The Sun. — London, England, 1861-06-06 00:00:00

lIONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Owing to the sudden inerease in the demand for Money at the Stock Exchange, and the exportation of gold to America, the rates of discount continue firm, and very little business is now transacted under 6 per cent., which is the minimum of the Bank of England, where numerous applications are Made in consequence. Notice has been given that tenders will be re ceived for a further sum of .£lO,OOO, in 6 per cent. debentures, for British Guiana. A fair amount o f b us i ness was repor t e d i n th e Liverpool cotton market yesterday, and prices were steady. The sales were about 12,000 bales. The Magdalena has arrived from the Brazils with £30,000 in specie. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1861. 1860. Great Western £42 , A 4 £42,945 No rth-Western South -Western trighton Midland 18outh-Eastern Great Northern 22,838 22,311 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 6,60.5 7,441 N orth-Eastern 41,511 37,819 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,188 15,246 West Midland Great Southern and Western, Ireland 8,186 8,398 Edinburgh and Glasgow Grand Trunk of Canada Groat Western of Canada These returns show some very unfavourable features ; on the Great Western there is a decrease of £721 ; on the North Western of £8,010; on the Midland of £8,951 ; on the South Eastern of £3,473; the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £12,445 ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £4,058. There is however an increase of £5,707 on the South Western; £5,855 on the Brighton £527 on the Great Northern ; £3,692 on the North Eastern ; £lBO on the Edinburgh and Glasgow ; £945 on the Grand Trunk of Canada ; and £856 on the Great Western of Canada. The death of Count Cavour has caused great agitation in the English Stock Market and also on the Paris Bourse. Consols have receded -7 per cent., and the Rentes have fallen almost 40 centimes. Speculative sales have been pressed to a consider able exrent, and extreme heaviness pervades each department of the Stock Exchange. The present prices for Consols are 89 I for transfer, and 901- ex dividend for the July settlement. The New Threes have declined to 891 1, the Reduced to 891 e, and Bank Stock to 231; Indian ditto is firm at 226 and 228, and Exchequer Bills are steady at 6s. dis. Very few transactions have taken place in the Toreign Market, and prices tend downwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 711; ditto, 1858, S5l ; Mexican are heavy at 211 22 ; Spanish De ferred, at 43; and ditto Certificate, at 58. Increased business has prevailed in the Railway Share Market, although the dealings have been of a very limited character. East Anglian, Great Westerns, North-Westerns, and North British have receded ss. ; South-Westerns, 10s. ; and Mid lands, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue flat. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have de clined to 158 ; and Grand Trunk of Canada to 19a. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares con. tinue very quiet, at barely former prices. Char tered of India, Australia, and China, and London Chartered of Australia, brought former rates. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9a I -3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities B 9rnti New 3f per Cent. Annuities India stock ••P Ditto 5 per Cent .. . 9B 7/ x d Ditto Debentures, 1858 9 5 4a Ditto Bonds 1:1,000 lO dis t : Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, July 10 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid. .10,tto £5OO. 6 dis FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded... .. • Turkish 6 per Cent • Ditto New Loan Ditto Account .- - dCCCLLnt 051 Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9a, Ditto Account 9ll a CHELMSFORD R . 4 CES.—(This Day.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA.PII. COMMITTEE HANDICAP. Liberality 1 Night Revel . 2 gataplau colt 3 Four ran. THE TREAT Y OF PARIS ACCEPTED BY THE UMTED STATES. We take the following from the Washington correspondent of the New York Herald, dated May 21, 1861 tie" It appears that m ore th an a month ago our Govern nt gave notice to the Power s o f E urope, who took part in the Congress of Paris in 1866, th a t t h ey were willing to accept the code they adopted at that period, which declarsd privateering to be piracy. How, then, will it be possible for England, one of the Powers in question, to refuse to accept the unqualified offer of our Government to adopt their own code ? And how will it be possible for her after this to treat the rebel States simply as belligerents, how ever pliant may be the opinions of the legal advisers of the, Crown ? Thi s t i mely act of our Government places England in a false and untenable position, if she persists in regarding the privateers of the South merely as ,belli gerents." " More than a month ago," that is some time about the middle of April, the notice was forwarded from Washington, and must have been received about the Ist of May. The usual method is to send the despatch to the American Minister, and for him to present it to the proper Minister of the Crown. Has it been so presented is now the im portant question. In answer to a question frcm Sir S. Pakington, whether her Majesty's Govern ment had received any such intimation from the Government of the United States, Lord J. Russell replied, " that propositions have been sent to America. tiV e have not as yet received any answer to those propositions. They have been gone, I should think, a fortnight, and expect soon to receive a reply to them." How is this ? Notice of acceptance is sent by the United States' Government—about the middle of April, and about the middle of May the British General de spatches propositions "to America !" We presume Lord John Russell means the "United States," and not, by America, the so-called Confederated States also. That her Majesty's Government have not re ceived the notice of acceptance sent in April is most certain. Where is it ? Did the late Ambassador fail to present the notice ? Has he carried it away with him: he judging that it would help the Re- Publican party, whose success has caused his return to Private life.— The Landon American. CONVOCATION OF Tilfi oLEßfi'vr. It is generally understood that the convocation A the prelates and clergy of .the Province of Canter bury, which stands adjourned until Tuesday, the 18th instant, will not at that time meet for the despatch of business, and that no further meeting of that body will take place during the present year. There are two or three circumstances on the g .e ro li und of which it will probably be found con be rememberedenttt this course should be adopted. It will the Are that i at the last meeting of Convoca tion Upper House direc°tePdand Bishops composing the committee on the sub'etchte Lower House to form a with a view to a repojrt of " Essays and Reviews," inon vocation generally, on the nature of that volume; ak:rder, if necessary, that synodal action may be a upon it. That com mittee, consisting of Archdeacon .examination Denison and other "gaged since their gentlemen, have been actively of the ready for pre appointment in a critical Volume, but their report is not yet Convocation Bentation. As there are no other subjects at present Pressing upon the consideration of there is no absolute reason why an immediate meet ing is necessary. Another reason for postponement arises out of the legal proceedings which the Bishop °„,f Sali s b ury h as comm enced against th e R ev. Dr. /lo wland Williams, vicar of Broad Chalke, on ac count of his essay, entitled Bunren' s Biblical Re searches, and in which, of course, no progress can esmade previous to the proposed day of meeting, o s pecially as the matter is to be thoroughly fought r u t on both s id es. A not h er reason f o r further pro rogation is is to b e f oun d i n th e con ti nu ed indisposition Inc Archbishop of Canterbury; for although his t,raen has attacl_ to a great extent recovered from the h a i _ ". of paralysis under which he lately suffered, A n Still too feeble to engage in any active official uuty 71 , 4r4orning Advertiser. eh h ds er 3.14 tee]: stock stock Beitast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen Sc Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, !Brock., k Passage Cornwall . Do A A. ( gets no div. , until 6pc peran., Do B r has b een d. toß' Dublin & Belfast June i Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock) Do do B do I Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee I Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland 'Great North ern Do do A stock Do do B do 'Gt. S. tt W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gun. stock ' Irish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshlrf, London and Blackwall' Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover' Lond. &Nth. Western Loud. (t 5 Nth. Western L'derry & Coleraine I,'derry & Enniskillen Man. Shet. & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares metropolitan Midland Do new Do Uirming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Po shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk North British.. \'cr.Dev.itail&Dk.stotik D , 4. 3tk ; A reef; no d. _ _ until 6pclias beenpd.B Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do do , G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds ...... Do York North London Do new North Qtafibrdshire N. and S. W. Junction N ot. .45 Grantham Rail zobles ........ -- Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon S.-Durham & I ,anc. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1SGO) Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rall Ulster .• Do. Do Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pint Waterford At Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class .. WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail • West Midland—Oxford, Do. Newport, Do. Hereford, 46 48 41 13 85 87 PREFERENCE SHARES. Lai el Railways. llPaid Closing Business Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £sr ftris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £10,41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. !Cork & Bandon, 51 p. e. !Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per et. stock. iEastern Union, 4 per ct. ! Do. 5 per cent. guar... lEdinhGlas. sp.c. shares I Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... ,Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. ! {ii v.!. Northern, 5 p. ot.r il' o.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.o.pm i Do. 4/ p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Pt. Nh. of Scotld. let pf 5 GtSn. & W (Ireland) 1 p. of. pref. stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct to. Redeemable, 41 p.ct. Do. Redeemable. 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. cit. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsli Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birmg.p.:uar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 4/ pc. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnstst£s3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Gen.& Brig. 5 pe.gu. No.l no. 5 p. c. No. 2 no. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5( e. No. 4 Do. do. 4 per cen , . Do. do. 4 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon. Chat. and Dover Do.W. (A rceiv. no div Ex.A fillip cis pd on 00, B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and N.W. Coy. and' Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & 5.W,7 p. et stock Do. 41 per cent . Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of 2s. 6d... ....... Londondy. & Cole. / sh Londony. & Ennis. / sh %Tan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent qaryoort & Car., 4 p. c. Do. 44 per cent Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. 44 per cent Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. et ' Norfik sp. c. Ex. st. 1845 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do 1847 Do.sWay. Val.Ex.stlB47 North British, 5 p. o Do. New, grua. 5 p. 0 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do Nth.Dev.lttil. & Dck.Co. N-East Cons. Pref. 4 p. c. Do. 44 p c. redeemable Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen.gua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. 'South Eastern (iteadin2 ' Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent lOO Do. Fixed fip.c. let is lOO mouth Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO Do. 44 per cent lOO Do. 5 per cent' lOO S.-Yorkshire, 4p. a gua lOO Stock. & Dar. Asp. c n all Do. B 6 per cent all Do. C 6 per cent all Witted & Kilkny, 6p. c lOO W.3lid -Oxf Ist Gua stk 100 Do. 2d do 100 ID o.Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 i DL, perpet, 6p.c. pf 1866 100 Pu. till 1869, Ist is. 100 1100 102 20 21 51 0 99 101 108 112 105 108 108 110 10d 108 122, 124 80 82 109 111 90 92 175 77 113 115 110 111 ,102 IC4 1106 108 97 99 98 100 89 91 90 92 IC2 IC4 94 10 17 18 10} 101 74 78 20 21 1 1 10 104 15 154 113 115 113 115 137 140 113 115 101 103 1150 155 128 131 71 74 88 87 131 141 124 126 68 70 a IP 135 137 101 103 91 93 109 111 108 110 I 11 91 93 99 101 100 101 P ip Id ip 221 23 1131 133 10 10i 221 231 99 100 99 100 08 100 85 87 264 271 82 33 32 33 45 48 124 126 120 125 101 103 120 122 115 117 LINES LEASED Al FIXED RENTALS. _ - Leasing ICloaingl Bumming Railwaya. Paid Co.'a I Price. Hung Bedford and Bletchley all Ln &N.W • • • • Bulkinghamshire 100 Do ... •... 9f 96 Chester ,t Holyhead 100 D 0........ 53i Do. 5i percent , 100 'Do •••••" 1 121 123 ' Do. 5 „ i 100 Do. , .... 10 111 Clydesdale June lOO Caledon.., 100 102 Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E.O 15} 16i E.Lincolnsh. g 6 per c lOO Gt. North. 131 133 E.Union,HarwichShs ; alt lE.Counts., 4i 4f Do. Woodbridge lOO 11#4 Gl s .Barr.& Neils.Drct. 100 Do. new .. 100 Gloster & Dean Forest, all llrtlp'l Dock & Rail..., all Hull and Selby ...... I all Do. halves.. Do. quarters all Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5p.C lOO London & Greenwich) 100 Do. Preference 100 Lon.,Tilbury o t S -end; 100 Lowestoft gua. 4p c lOO Do. R per cent lOO Mnc.,Extn. &Matlock' all Bradford Prefer-I Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.Bsßri Yk.N. 31d. Do. ,Do. Lntt . N. W.: S.Eastern Do ... .•...i Peto kUo.i Noifolk.. •bO. I.NVV&M 100 !Midland 5. 5 6. E.Cowats all Do all Do all IDo. all ;Midland all 'Lk NW L.Yk. all ;Do, 100 Gt.Nortli 100 ,T.Brassey, 1 Do. ence S ock - New markt,BuryEx. gua.. 5 bercent..... Do. 6 p. c Northn.&Estn. 5 p. C. . ... ... Do. Fixed 5 p. North "Western. .... Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares ...... A. Roy s tn. itch., & She Shrewsbry& liereford Do. do. S.-Staffordshire ...... Wilts and Som erset. 4Croydia: all * 7 6ean... 100 pt. West. 111 %AG Duty; stock stock stock stecic stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 263 13i 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10 10' stock stock stock 26.6 d. 12,E stock 6 stock 1.0.6 SlLAlthilii. - ItEET.- (THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Closing Business Paid.' Price. Done 8 84 81 83 6 7 97 99 961 87i 5 6 41 43 8,1 if 171 15 49 50 38 40 27 29 82 534 264 274 108 110 125 127 109 110 102 IC4 130 Th 2 104 106 721 731 60 62 11101 111 1 50 f,l 118 120 44 46 94i 941 943 054 10 11 42i 43 4 8d 121 1214 Pj 95 97 8 6d 54 66 621. 63i lon 1o3; p gp 59 Cu 90! 91/ 95 f)8 4/ 4 1 92 10i 77 19 114 116 326 An 85 87 46 48 39 41 79i 80 82 64 03 95 4 7 394 404 9 1 6 04 p 5 4 i p 55 ts : t r, d 81 83 114 11! 51 6 100 100 100 16 13 9 100 100 1100 18 17} 49} 73 V i i 1101 1110 I 941 j 94j 1211 20& 1 P 1031 591 91i 80 791 824 14 100 100 100 all all 110 112 'l9B 202 CO 62 1112 117 87 90 34 3i 91 96 P 55 57 15 16 131 133 115 120 - - P 10i 11 91 I Si Pi) i nn I 200 THE -`,.SITN, - LONDON; THURSDAY 'EVENING, JUNE 6, 1861. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. Paid. all 100 all all all all 61 68 95i 96i 6 7 75 60 65 70 65 70 41 5/ 100 100 100 all 4i 41 d Railways. t iantie & St Lawrence ,Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent. 1)o, " Do. Buffalo and Laae Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant, &G odricb p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 187: Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.&S.l:astn. (Lim; Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim. Cape Town & Dock Scril 'Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4; p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. e. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1876 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 ', Do. do. 1872.. G t.lndlarenfn.gua.sp.c. ,Po. New gua. 5 p. 0... Gt South. of India (Lim guaranteed 5 percent. Do. do. 14. - W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Do. 5i p. c. do. '7B do Madras guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. 0. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. I Newßrunswick Cando Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.Bpc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde ..........1 ,i+> Do. Punjaub .... 4e, Do. Do. ........ d , 4 Do. Indus. St. Flo. ? t gl {Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. [ 11 1/ d i pr 1 • d 1001 101 97 99 98i 994 984 994 191 204 65 68 54 58 34 36 44 47 31 36 33 36 98 09 tdfd 91 96 d 101 ri 9 4 9kl v 5 98 90 P 2 85 87 95 116 57 89 5 7 5 7 99} 1001 lid / d —d 93 95 'AYS. 11i 12i 3} 2¢ 2 22 23 71 71 81 19# 20 8 4 38i 394 8 9 36 37 53 55 5 40 13 14 5} 6 la it'll ads,' 22 23 6 61 * 1 20 21 tusinege done LAW INTELLIGENCE—(2hts Day). lIOUSE OF LORDS. Peers Present.—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Wensleydale, and other peers. APPEAL. - MONEYPENNY V. MONEYPENNY. .The Lord Chancellor dismissed this appeal by consent of counsel on both parties at the bar of this house. APPEAL.-THE HON. DAME GRACE CHARLOTTE MENZIES V. SIR ROBERT MENZIES, BART. The further hearing of this appeal, which had been ad journed for an amicable settlement, which was not effected, was resumed this morning. The Lord Chancell•lr expressed his extreme regret that this case had not been compromised. It was a disgrace to the country to which the parties belonged, and to the pro fession, that such a disagreeable litigation could be carried on for such a long series of years between a mother and her son; but counsel can only discharge their duty and plead the cause of their respective clients. Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C., is now being heard for the re spondent. This was an appeal from a decision of the Court of Session in Scotland, and the point decided by their first in terlocutor appealed from was whether the value of unlet shootings ought to be brought into computation in fixing the extent of the widow's locality lands. On 25th February, 1851, their lordships found that the whole right of shooting over the locality lands was by the disposition of lands conveyed to the defender during all the days of her life after the decease of Sir Niel Menzies. And the question raised is whether the value of the shootings of the locality lands, although not let by the said Sir Niel Menzies, ought to be taken into computation with the value of the other shootings on the estate in ascertaining whether the provi sions made in the said dispositions in locality does or does not exceed the extent allowed by the entail to be settled on the wife of the heir in possession, in case of his prodecease. The pursuer avers that the value of the shootings over the locality lands is £7OO a year. The appellant claims one-fourth part of the lands let, and the question is whether the unlet land is to bear the same rental in value, or £5OO per annum. The lands are situated in Menzies, Rannoch, and Foss, Perthshire. Their lordships decided in favour of the respondent and the appellant appealed. The majority of the consulted Judges of the Court of Session were in favour of the respondent. The case is not concluded. Solicitors for the respondent : James Robertson, W.S., 12, Herriot-row, Edinburgh ; Maitland & Graham, 19, College-street. Westminster. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell and a Common Jury.. NEWTON V. NEWTON-WHITFIELD AND FRITH. This was the petition of the husband, a merchant and manufacturer at Sheffield, and he prayed for a divorce on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondents, to which there was no appearance on the part of Whitfield, but Frith put in an answer, in which he did not deny the offence of adultery, but pleaded that the respondent was a woman of profligate character, and that there was no at tempt on his part to seduce her. The respondent pleaded denial, and that her husband committed adultery on several occasions with a woman at Manchester, whose name was unknown. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Spinks appeared for the peti tioner; Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. T. E. Palmer for the respondent ; and Dr. Wambey for Frith. Dr. Spinks opened the pleadings. Dr. Deane then stated the case, from which it appeared that the parties were married on the 14th of November, 1857, at the parish church of St. Philip's, Sheffield. The wife had come originally from Birmingham or Bilston, at which latter place her relatives were living prior and sub sequentto the marriage. They cohabited until the beginning of 1860, when a discovery of her misconduct was made by the petitioner. There was no issue of the marriage, but the parties appeared to live happily together. The petitioner was c mpelled to be absent from home about six weeks at a time, and about four months in the year altogether, and it was during these absences that the alleged acts of adultery were committed, sometimes even at the residences of the petitioner at Weston-bank, and Kenwood-road, Sheffield. It further appeared that the respondent was a woman of loose character,with whom the petitioner had been acquainted previous to the marriage : but, notwithstanding that, he treated her with the greatest kindness, and before leaving home he placed persons with her to protect her from relapsing into her former course of life. The:co respondent Whitfield was a low singer at casinos, but Frith was the son of a respectable optician in Sheffield, who was in good business, but it did not appoar whether he was in partnership with him. The first act of adultery was alleged to have taken place with Whitfield in April, 1860, and was subsequently repeated, and she afterwards committed herself with Frith. The petitioner having dis covered her misconduct, which occurred while he was travelling on business, sent her away, making her at the same time an allowance sufficient to support her and ;pre vent her being driven into the streets. The learned counsel read letters from the respondent to her husband, speaking of him in the most grateful terms, and also letters written after the discovery of her criminality, which she virtually admitted, and in which she implored her husband to take ne, pate,. Some witnesses were then called in support of peti tioner's case. [The case is likely to last the whole day.] POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH. STREET. AN UNENVIABLE CHARACTER.—John. Gilbert, a young man, was charged with the following robbery : Mr. John Hiller, cashier at 229, Regent-street, said that he was in Compton-street, and seeing a constable bringing a female along he moved back to let them pass, and as so•n as they had done so, three men, of whom prisoner was one, rushed up to him, and the prisoner seized his watch break ing it from the chain, and handed it to one of his com panions, who immediately bolted. In answer to questions from Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prose cutor said the prisoner did not take the watch " properly," as he felt the tug. Weeks, 55 C, said that on taking the prisoner into cus tody he exclaimed, " Oh, you've got the wrong man," but he found that he was the thief, and he gave a false address. Prisoner said he was guilty of taking the watch. Gordon, 336 A, said he had known the prisoner for five years as a thief, and to belong to the worst class of thieves in " The Dials." Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for six months ; with hard labour. •TXREATENING TO POISON A HUSBAND.—Mrs. Ger trude Ann Brown, a respectable-looking female, was charged on a warrant with threatening to poison her hus band. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the husband, and said that he resided at 60, Goodge-street, Tott enham -court-road, and that on Whit- Tuesday the prisoner had bit a piece out of her husband's arm, and she had threatened to do for him and to poison him. This kind of life had been going on for ten years, the husband not being able to keep anything in the place. Mr. Tyrwhitt—She has a very fine bonnet. The Husband—Yes, your worship, I laid out £5 on her the week before Whitsun week. My wife drinks, and I am unable to conduct my business owing to the state of mind lam in through her conduct. My children are in a wretched state. - The wife said her husband wanted to get rid of her and have another lady. Mr. Tyrwhitt--This is the way. When once they begin to drink nothing stops them. It's no use wasting words on her. Ordered to find two sureties in £lO each for three mouths, IHIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, June 6.—Wind this day at noon, North- Easterly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather ; thunder storm yesterday afternoon. PORTSMOUTH, June 6.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Osborne, from Trieste. PILL, June 4.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Percy, for St. Vincent. PLYMOUTH, Juno 4.—Wind N.W.—Arrived---J. H. Thornton, from Matanzas. LONDONDERRY, June 3.—Wind W.—Sailed—Candia, for Miramichi. CARDIFF, June s.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Amina, for Gibraltar. CLYDE, June s.—Wind W. — Arrived—Clara, from Newfoundland. . OFF HURST CASTLE, June G.—Arrived—Magdalena, steamer, from Brazils. GLOUCESTER, June 5.- 1 % Ind N.W.—A.rrived—Forest Queen, from Pomaron. SWANSEA, June s._Wind S.W.—Sailed—Orion, for St. Thomas. FALMOUTH, June s.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Her Ma. jesty's steamer Bulldog ? for Plymouth. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPR.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Havre, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Courier, steamer, for Jersey. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning: — Arrived, June 6—Cobden, from Caen ; Slork, from Faro; Courier, from Antigua ; Swallow, from Grenada ; Olba, from Guernsey; Castle Howard, from Trinidad ; Precisa, from Stockholm ; Senator, from Algoa Bay ; New Margaret, from Porto Rico; Alfred, from St. Vincent ; Kopke, from Konlsberg ; Surpass, from Nevis ; Glori, from Landscrona ; Comet, from Madeir a; Janet Wilson, from Porto Rico Joseph Leg, from Guernsey Sparkling F om oam, fr ns om Borbice; Min erva, from Emden ; Rover, fr Guerey. Arrived, June 6—Adamant, from Calcutta ; Boreas, from Havre. EAL, Thursday Passed—Lamuella, from MaDuritius, for Lo Morning. ndon ; Eury cloden of Arbroath, f rom t h e northward, for th e westward ; Q D H, commercial code, from the northward, for the west ward; Lily of New York, from Wilmington, for London; Parrock Hall, from St. Kitt's, for London ; Vittoria, ship, from the westward, for London; Zebra, screw steamer, from London, for Malta. A small schooner was on shore on the Goodwin at day light; ehes came Of on the flood, and pmeecled. PRESENTATION OF THE CITY PREE- Dom TO MR. CORDEN—(THIS DilE) To-day the presentation of the freedom of the City, de termined upon by the corporation in March, 1800, took place in the Council Chamber of the Guildhall. The testimonial to Mr. Cobden is a box made of English oak and solid gold. The right hon. gentleman was introduced by Mr, W Connell, common councilman. Mr. Cobden having taken the oaths as a member of the Fishmonger's Company, to which he was admitted at an early hour in the morning, The CHAMBERLAIN, addressing Mr. Cobden, said the city would have been unfaithful to its antecedents and added injustice to inconsistency if it had overlooked Mr. Cobden's great exertions. He referred in eloquent terms to the beneficial results which the treaty with France was likely to produce, and to the general commercial policy of the Emperor, particularly to the relaxation of the passport system in France. The Chamberlain then offered Mr. Cobden the right hand of fellowship as a citizen of London, and presented the testimonial. Mr. COBDEN, in acknowledging the compliment, was re ceived with unbounded applause. He said he should be wanting in modesty if he were to appropriate to himself all the merit which had been so lavishly bestowed upon him in connection with the great question of free trade upon which they had heard so eloquent and excellent an eulogium. He had been a humble workman in that cause with many others, and he must only attribute it to accident, and not to any exclusive merit on his part that he had been prominently made the representative of the great principle to which he had alluded. And he must say that, in relation to the particular occasion which had brought him there to receive so high an honour from an illustrious corpo ration, he should be trespassing beyond the bounds of truth and modesty, if he were to say that either he or this country had much merit in the commercial treaty with France. For ourselves, we had nearly finished the task of striking the fetters from our industry. For 30 years we have received at the hands of successful statesmen—and he might parti cularly mention the names of Huskisson, Sir R. Peel, and others,—an almost complete measure of commercial reform so far as regarded the question of protection to ono interest at the expense of the consumer. There was little remaining to be done, and what did remain consisted of items which it might almost be said were allowed to remain on account of their insignifi cance. But it was a very different question on the other side. Now it was remarkable that two countries more favourably situated and circumstanced than any other two countries in the world should have remained so long estranged from each other, and deprived of the advantage which a mutual interchange of commodities would give them ; for it was a fact that no two great nations, so near together as neighbours—so diversified as France and England—separated, or to speak more properly, commercially united by 20 miles of sea, should have been thus estranged. For on one side of the Channel France had hardly taken the first step in commercial reform, although she had been the great teacher of nations in the great truths of political economy, not withstanding that Turgot and Say had administered the truths of those prin ciples, and notwithstanding the noble band of Basile, Che valier, and others—notwithstanding their efforts, France remained the most prohibitive country in the world. It was reserved for the present Emperor to effect these changes which had overtasked the power of any of his predecessors. He had been aided by the most enlightened members of his Government, by his Minister of Commerce, for whose great and courageous abilities, he (Mr. Cobden) was glad of the present opportunity of expressing his most sincere respect. But it was to the Emperor personally that was due the great reforms in the French tariff. France yielded silk, wine, oil, and a variety of other articles which were denied this country, while on our side we were endowed with greater riches than were possessed byour neighbours beyond the Channel. (Cheers.) In fact, nature seemed to have eiven to France the greatest abundance of that which could be fa educed on the surface, while there had been given to us those various ingredients which required the skill and the intelligence of workmen to fabricate into those multitudinous articles which provided us with ex change against the productions of the whole civilised world. But it was not in the diversity of the national productions which these two great countries possessed the unrivalled extent of means of exchange. Nature had stamped the people with a genius so different, that they seemed admirably suited to supply each other's wants, and make good each other's defects—France with a versatility of taste and ingenuity touching the laws of producing articles of luxury and taste —England with solidity, perseverance, and force, aiming to produce those articles which entered into the con sumption of mankind. If he compared French. men and Englishmen, he should almost say perhaps that though the Frenchman had more brains in the tips of his fingers, the Englishman had more brains in the strength of his arm (laughter.) Now we should be very untrue to principles and should be wanting in faith as regards the interest of France which we had not shown in our own case, if we did not believe that the measures taken by the French Government would redound to the benefit of the country. He ventured to say that in ten years the measures of the last vear—he oie.ni oie complete change in the commercial system of France inaugurated last year—would be looked back upon as the crowning glory of the reign of the present Emperor, and he ventured to say that it would be found in France as it had been found here—that those interests which now believed themselves to be menaced with the greatest danger would be found to have derived the greatest benefit from the change. (Hear.) Lord Aberdeen once said that the nation that had made great preparation for war was apt to wish to test the efficiency of its preparation. He said advisedly that this commercial treaty must be practi cally incomplete—he was going to say it was a mockery so long as the governments maintained the same attitude as they did now. It was the duty of both govern ments to take such steps as would allay the anxiety of men of business in other countries which must exist so long as this attitude was preserved. In order to realise the full benefits of the commercial treaty, he would only add, in reference to the remark that had been made, he was there to bear testimony, not only to the complete good faith with which the French Government observed every detail of the treaty, but their anxiety thatithere should be no possible mis take or misunderstanding as to the :practical arrangement of the treaty in a satisfactory manner. This brought him, in conclusion, in expressing his gratitude to the Court for the honour they had done him on this occasion, to refer to the circumstances under which the freedom of their corporation was voted to him. That which gave to him an essential satisfaction was that, at the time when he was arranging the details of the treaty before they could be published, he was assailed. (Hear, hear.) Such was the lot of all men placed in similar positions, and he did not men tion it by way of complaining, but he was assailed at a moment under circumstances when it was not in his power to reply, when it would not have been correct and proper to have done so, when he knew that the circum stances of the case when they came to be developed six months after would justify him and refute his calumniators —(hear, hear)—but in the mean time,whilst he was power less, the only danger that he felt was that during his pro ceedings the manufacturing community would be so dis couraged by these misstatements that they would not come to Paris to assist him with that practical knowledge of the details of their several trades with which he eould not be acquainted, and without whose assistance it would have been almost impossible for him to have concluded the treaty. It was at that time that the Court, has ing no knowledge of the details of his proceedings, threw the shield of its protection :over him—(loud cheers)—and it was for this that he now presented himself, and from the depth of his heart thanked them for the honour they had done him. (Loud and continued cheering.) The Court then broke up, and Mr. Cobden was enthusi astically greeted as he left the place. STREET BAILIVAYS. We have always advocated the adoption of street railways in the cities of Europe, simply because we know so well, from actual experience, the immense advantages which accrue wherever they are intro duced: Two roads have been in operation in London for several weeks ; both together are barely two miles long, yet the number of pas sengers carried over them has excited the intense surprise of the Londoners. Over one road during ten weeks, and the other seven weeks, upwards of 173,000 passengers have been conveyed by the Company's cars, showing an aggregate of nearly 1,000,000 annually. The subject has been so thoroughly ventilated in this country, and the people have, in spite of all the prejudice which has been brought to bear by influential and interested parties, become so thoroughly convinced of the in calculable advantages of the system that it is diffi cult to find words to place the matter in any new form, and probably equally unnecessary to make further comment thereon. Still, we feel so forcibly the vast importance of the subject that we cannot refrain from allusion to it. Numbers of those who, in the absence of occular demonstration, were decidedly adverse to even the experiment, are now in the ranks of its warmest supporters. The railway department of the Board of Trade has made a highly favourable report on the sys tem, The undaunted energy which has accom plished the introduction of street railways into this great city must enlist the admiration of every man of any nationality, who possesses any nobility of mind. Obstacle after obstacle, delay after delay, and insult upon insult, has arisen and been offered, but only to be swept away by the in domitable Mr. Train, whose name is now a household word in every land. After a delay of six weeks, caused by the strike of ironmen the third metropolitan ioad, from Westminster-bridge to Kennington-park, was commenced on Thursday morning last, and will be open to the public before the end of June. Simultaneously the Bank of Eng land road, extending about three miles from the Bank, is to be built ; also lines in Portsmouth, Exeter, Bristol, and, Cork,— The London American, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COAIMONS.—YEStERDAY. The SPEAKER entered the house at twelve o'clock, but it was not until twenty minutes past that public business commenced, owing to there not being sufficient members in attendance. The Stockport District Water Bill was read a third time and passed. The South Essex Water Bill was read a second time. CHURCH RATES. A number of petitions were presented against the abolition of church rates. THE GALWAY CONTRACT. Mr. CALCOTT presented a petition from Clare, in favour of a continuance of the Galway Mail Contract. , NOVA SCOTIA. Mr. CAIRD hoved an address for a copy of the de spatches from the Government of Nova Seotia relative to the gold discovered there.—Agreed to. FRIENDLY AND ASSURANCE SOCIETIES. Mr. S. ESTCOURT moved the second reading of th's bill. He said he had not heard of the slightest objection to the first clause. With respect to the second, he did not seek to cast on these societies any responsibility which they were not at present liable with respect to the publication of their accounts. The clause only required the society to mike a return of the receipts and expenditure during the year, the date of the establishment of the society, the number of members, and the amount invested. By the third clause the county court was fixed upon in which penalties were to be received, but he had seduced the sum, which origi nally stood in the bill at £5, to £l. The bill was read a second time. COUNTY VOTERS (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion for gsing into committee OR this bill, Mr. MURE moved an instruction t) the committee to make the rules and regulations contained therein conform able with those of the Act 19 and 20 Vic., chap. 58, in so far as they are applicable to counties. The SPEAKER said the instruction was informal, but it was quite competent for the committee to deal with the subject without the instruction being given to them. On the SPEAKER putting the question that he do leave the chair, Mr. BLACKBURN said he had to move an amendment to that motion. The bill which the hon. member proposed to go on with contained no less than sixty faults, which he himself had amended. He should therefore pro pose, as an amendment, that the 1311 be reprinted with the amendments proposed, and that the house should on the present occasion merely go into the crmittee on the bill pro forma. _ Sir E. COLEB ROOKE said he had taken the utmost trouble in framing the bill, and was therefore very desirous to proceed with the consideration of it without delay. He would leave the question as to proceeding with the bill in the hands of the house, although he thought they would not have for some time so favourable an o.portunity for dis cussing the bill as the present. Mr. ROEBUCK complained of the manner in which business was transacted on Wednesdays. He found there was no less than sixty alterations proposed in this bill, and he did not think that the hon. member was a fit person to make such a law as he proposed. The Lord Advocate was the proper person who ought to have introduced the mea sure. There was a system springing up of peddling into the constitution on the part of private members on Wcd nesday, and he thought the sooner the system was put an end to the better. The LORD ADVOCATE said he could not agree with the statement of the hon. member who had just resumed his seat. He was of opinion that private members had as good a right to bring in bills as members of the Govern ment. His hon. friend (Sir E. Colebrooke) had paid great attention to the subject,and he thought he was es competent to deal with the question as any member in that house. (Hear, hear.) With respects to the GO amendments which it was said had been made to the bill, it was certainly true there were that number of amendments, but they were much to the same effect, namely, the alterir J the month from Sep tember to August. The bill would effect a great improve • ment in the registration in Scotland, and he thought the present was a very favourable opportunity for considering its provisions. Sir J. FERGUSSON thought the house would be in a better position this day week to discuss this bill. The changes proposed were very important, but the bill was most loosely drawn up, and although it proposed only to assimi late the county to the borough registration it required no less than sixty alterations. Under such circumstances he thought the bill ought to be postponed. Mr. DUNLOP, under certain circumstances, was not unfavourable to delay. He was, however, quite ready to go on with the bill. - Mr. LOCKE said he should not have obtruded himself on the house had it not been for the ob:;ervations of the hon. member for Sheffield. He thought the hon. member, if he recalled his recollection for a moment, must become aware that mr ly of the most important alterations of the electoral law had been introduced by private members. (Hear, hear.) It was to the e:;.ertion of private members that the Jews owed their present position in that house. (Hear, hear.) Then, again, there was the law that admitted members to Parliament without the property qualification; for that also they had to thank a private member. (Hear, hear.) There was also another bill on which the hon. and learned member invariably recorded his vote; he meant the ballot. (Hear, hear.) He though the hon. member for Sheffield would wait for a very long time before he found that mersure brought forward by members who occupied the Government side, or by those who graced the Opposition side of the house. (Hear, hear, and laughter.)EHis (Mr Locke's) opinion was that the most important changes in the ! .ws affecting the people had been introduced by independent and private members of Parliament. Mr. C. BRUCE thought that on the present Wednes day when a very attractive proceeding was to take place (the opening of the Horticultural Gardens), the hon. member ought not to persist in his intention. The amendment was withdrawn, rqd on a motion made by the LORD•ADVOCATE for the adjournment of the debate until Friday next, it was agreed to. WHITE HERRING FISHERY (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion that the bill be read a second time, c.A.I.RD said he could not consent to this bill, which contained a very stringent penalty of a twiner bill. The penalty to which he alluded was that if a person we., found, not simply dealing, but even having in his possession, such a fish at a certain season of the year he should be subject to a penalty of £2O. He thought the Lill ought to be referred to a select committee. Mr. ELLICE was in favour of referring the bill to a select committee. The LORD ADVOCATE said he should not object to the select committee if any result could be arrived at during the present year. The inquiry would be so large that it would be altogether impossible to arrive at a settled conclusion this year. The bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted this day week. CORK INFIRMARY BILL. The house went into committee on this bill—Mr. MAs- SET in the chair. The whole of the clauses were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be reported. DWELLINGS FOR THE WORKING CLASSES BILL. This bill was read a second time. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS OATH RELIEF BILL. Mr. LOCKE moved the second reading of this bill. He said he thought a great deal of misapprehension existed as to the effect of this bill, as it had been thought its provisions were more extensive than they really were. This bill was simply for the purpose of enabling those who have a conscientious scruple to the taking an oath by leave of the judge, to make an affirmation. That was the whole of the bill, and it was confined to criminal cases, and the reason he so confined its operations was because the civil court possessed the power of allowing witnesses to give evidence after having made an affirmation. All he proposed to do was to extend the privilege of the civil to the criminal courts. Notice had been entred on the paper that it was the intention of an hon. member to move that the second reading of the bill be taken that day six months, but he was quite at a loss to know on what ground, be cause the bill was totally different from that of the lion. member for Tavistock, as he had attached the same pen alty for making a false declaration as that for taking a false oath, viz., an indictment for perjury. The hon. and learned member here cited several cases to show the neces sity of the bill, and concluded by moving the second reading. Mr. S. ESTCOURT moved the adjournment of the debate. six x urn w m ee e ka nt would b L e O w C i K th E dra h w o n p , ed hoo th aa at ao t h h e e h m ad ot f i o o r n th fb e r la a s d t j been watching for an opportunity of bringing it forward. The honourable gentleman, he did not think, had ever read the bill— [Mr. Estcourt said he had.] He (Mr. Locke) was delighted at that, because he did not object to it, and he supposed his reason for moving the adjournment of the debate was to give an opportunity for some one to come in who had. (Laughter.) The Attorney- General had no objection to the bill, and under such cir cumstances he hoped it, would be road a second time. Sir G. C. LEWIS said he had been infohned of the ' operations of the bill. He did not tb 4 nk there was any danger in allowing certain witnesses to make affirmations in preference to taking an oath. He thought, however, the second reading of this bill could be taken that day on the I understanding that his hon. s , id learned friend, the At torney. General, should be free to take whatever course he pleased when the bill was in committee. Mr. SPOONER supported the motion for the adjourn ment of the debate simply because there was so limited an attendance of members of the legal profession. Mr. ESTCOURT withdrew his amendment. Mr. HENNESSY moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. After a few words from Mr. D. GRIFFITH, Mr. ROEBUCK said it appeared to him that the pre sent bill was to extend the privilege given to Moravians, Quakers, and Separatists to all other classes, and as such he approved of it. As the law stands, a man in a peculiar cut coat or shaped hat, when he had the oath tendered to him in a court of justice, would say, " lam a Quaker ;" the judge immediately would reply, " The law relieves you from that oath," and an affirmation would be received. Now what would be the case of a man in a similar situa tion, not either Quaker, Moravian, or Separatist? He would come into court, and with a sincere religious desire to observe the injunction, " Swear not at all," he would object to the taking of the oath. The judge would ask if he were Quaker, Moravian, or Separatist, and he might reply " I do not know what you mean by Moravian or Sepa ratist, but lam a Christian. That would not avail him, and he would either have t take the oath or bear the at con sequences of a refusal to do so. He thought it unju what religious privileges were allowed to Quakers lhld be refused to Christians, and therefore he should s u pp ort the motion for the second reading. w h en there After a short discussion the house divided , appeared — 65 For the second reading ................... 31 s hould Against it .. .. ............... . ...... —34 Majority .................... _ _ Tho bill was then read a second time. TRAMWAYS (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Col. DUNNE moved several amendments to some of the clauses of the bill, some of which were agreed to. Mr. BEAAIISII m oved the following proviso to o ne o f the clauses of the bil l :—" Provided always, that it shall not be competent to make application for a tramw ay or tram ways, under the pro visions of this or th e granteds asitdatutoY and i) recited act, t o un ite places between which a rail way or railways dire c tl y connecting the same shall havelbeen constructed under the rpowers e i r n s authority of Parliament, or between which for the same purpose shall have been force." Mr. V. SCULLY strongly objected thought it highly objectionable toto the pro v i so . H e com peting with railways. This proviso prevent tramways such being done, and he could distinctly pr o hibited pass without enterin his not therefore suffer it to Mr. CARD ELL • g protest against • said the proviso it. the bill passed last was to be found in year, and was intended to be donehe should like to know what Mr s Caym, i on the present occasion. %. f T 41 , 4 , 1 , §eg it was me re ly +,...amly A Wir. 100 15 all . [lOO 1 FOREIGN RAIL Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardenne5........... • . Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Cormeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rue quay. 6 p. c. Do.. do. [Great Central of France grt.Ltucem., Con. she... Italian Junction Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva Namur & Liege .... •.. • Do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Paris,Lyons, & Mediter 'aris . & - Orle . ans ..... itecife & S.Fran.(Pern.) l zua. 7 p. et. 1irn...... 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Prov. of England 42 20 Do. new • . ... 50 National Bank 26 {New South Wales-- all 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 46 47 20 Ottoman Bank 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 10 ID°. new 25 'South Australia all 25 Union of Australia 50 Union of London ioe Unity Mutual.. ...... ' 60 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 110 114 111 Do 6p. centlBBo-2 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 108 110 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1014 1014 1014 Cape G.Hope, b p c,lBBO 100 105 106 Do. 1890 100 1054 1065 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.kJuly 100 108 iOU Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. p.c., 1888 &upwde 100 99 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C sterling, 1875 lOO 108 109 S. Aus,Gop.c.lB7B.& up lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 - - Do. do. 6p. c. Ap.kOct lOO 1055 106 1054 DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min lOO stock East and West India stock London stock St. Katharine stock Southampton lOO stock Victoria 20 Dot New . _ .............,... 2 ld par MI — ELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 13 14 --.. 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) 2 2i 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) I all 25 kustralian Agricultural 19 30 32 301 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 44 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 32 35 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 et. Do . C oD h oo a .. n p . rlpe Preferencee f l e. a t n 7. i d p p s e T re r e c. l .. e (( .11 L . t .. 1 ra . .. . .: l a a all l l l o l l : 20 Do. C. (Limited) 5 English & Aus. e(ltiin)) 324 Canada Land l2 14 10 1 5 10 113 1_:8 174 et. Co p. sll n.ocEng.&Stultg. all st. Crystal Palace s e t t .. DE Electric c6tric Telegraph 100 Xi 33 33 20 E.lndia Ir i D ... b l O l O5 I_o6 I_oB anal 1 id * d 100 95 97 25 Do. New .......... 15 Gen. Steam Navigate oPper. all 31 31 31 a 113144 I_ — . iai 1 1 Great Ship Limited ).. , all 1 Do. 174 pet Preference all : Lon . L G . Omnibus District 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 I 1 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 24 34 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 14 1 d Z3l 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 Oid 10 Netherlands Land . . . 5 Do.B p.e.Pref..iss.atl , all i 1 1 00 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 510 ' 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all * 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 100 8 ii. 5 - 3 - Shares (Lim.). 15s. pr * I Do. New 50 Pen. 30 12 13 50 Do. New r dSea4tin. le .g. ip.c all 17 18 20 Re all 164 17* 50 Rhymney Iron s i t ! O p r e l e ' n u I t l a: L I on n . rd i S es z t n ec i s in i s. ( ( l tlie i la m mm) ) al l 71 7.3 all 44 5* 15 D o , New 100 Royal Mail Steam 6o 47 49 1 3 2 3 7 130 34 25 South Australian Tel Scrip all i i 1 Submarine I Rea tered •••• •I 1 Do. do. Re„- s- 10 Do. d° A ency or 10 'Trust and —g I; ) tis 1 I I ( Ij a u n (1 ) 1 :1 Austrlasia(..m , TT r is Can: 5 —-- 20 ,Trac Ln.Co.oi .- , P - '„ „ 1 id pr at. Scot. Austin. Inv. (L and V. K'dom Tel. Co. (Lim./ 100 Yu Dlem9o Law i 0 28/ 9 ' 30 id pr 9 10 nical defect that had been started by the railway com panies. Mr. SCULLY said the previso was slipped in last year in a very objectionable way. It was openly withdrawn in the house, when the subject was under discussion, and it was slipped in again when the bill was passing through its final stage. Mr. _IDY objected to the proviso, and expressed his surprise that the former act contained a somewhat similar enactment. Sir M. VETO thought it perfectly futile and ridiculous to imagine for a moment that tramways between two towns, connected by railway, could successfully enter into compe tition with locomotive power. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Beamish, Mr. Butt, and other hon. members took p ar t, th e p rov i so was agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be reported. THE GALWAY CONTRACT. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Col. FRENCH took the opportunity of denying the statement which had been made on the eve of the division on the budget, that the Irish members had asked the noble lord the First Lord of the Treasury to receive a de putation of them in order to intimidate the Government. The noble lord had stated that Father Daly told him that he had no authority to make such a request, but he seemed to have an impression that that gentleman had some authority, and Lord John Russell had stated as much, and that circumstances had influenced many gentlemen in opposition, and ca use d more t h an 16 mem b ers to a b sta i n fro voting against the Government. He emphatically denied that the Irish members had sought in any way to indirectly influence the noble lord at the head of the Government. Lord PALMERSTON said that the statement of the . o m u b e t m that be,r gallant member was unnecessary, afterflk o r r r. Daly bad n o audio asiiimrifolar disclaimer ing.had be T en he m re ad o e ou b l y d thhee n 0 0 0n d rd last even • city to make any such offer. Lord NA.AS said he felt great pleasure • that this subject was at an end. (Hear.) He, however, regretted that the noble lord had not asked Mr. Daly whether h e h a d any authority to make the proposal. He wou ld not at that moment enter into the subject of the Galway con tract, because he felt certain that that subject must be brought under discussion at the earliest possible opportu nity. Col. DUNNE denied the statements that had appeared in some of the daily journrls, that Irish members gener a lly were influenced in their conduct by corruption. He begged to say that they were no more influences by those motives than any other member of the house. He could not help saying, with reference to the Galway contract, that if the Government intended to open that contract to comFetition it would never be completed. He thought that the parties under the Galway contract had been very unjustly dealt with. He did not complain of the Postmaster-General withdrawing the contract; but what he did com plain of was the conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who, for sixteen months, so acted with with respect to the subsidy in a manner that rendered a breaci of contract inevitable. Mr. GREGORY denied emphatically the statement that the Irish members had determined to tamper with the Prime Minister, and to make terms for their support on a recent division. He believed that the indignation was simulated by themselves for party purposes, and it was to be regretted that the strategem had succeeded. He had voted against the Government on national grounds, and his vote was intended as a vote of want of confidence. Sir G. LEWIS said he should not have risen had it not been for the remarks of the hon. member to the, as he called it, simulated indignation of his noble friend the Sec retary for Foreign Affairs. His noble friend's remarka were dictated by an impression that prevailed, from a state ment that had appeared in the early part of the day, that Government had entered into a compact relative to the Galway contract. His noble friend's indignant denial was not only not simulated, but indispensable to the vindication of the personal honour of the members of the Government. Mr. V. SCULLY said the reports which the Govern ment complained of were circulat - _,sd by their own friends for the purpose, in which they succefded, of securing votes in the division that was to be taken in the evening., He must say that it appeared to him that the noble lord thought it would be far more suitable to him, speaking of his political sagacity, to remain in blissful ignorance of the proceedings of Father Ds'y. The noble lord could easily have ascertained whether or not Father Daly had any autho rity to make proposals, had he ask d him, but it did not suit his pm pose to do so. With nsprct to the Galway con tract he could only say that before it was entered into he, in company with his then colleague (Lord Fermoy),, had repeatedly waited on Sir S. Cunard to induce him tr, direct his vessels to touch at Cork, and it was only wh' J n the Galway contract was entered into that he d;d so. After a few observations from Mr. O'DONOUP,HUE the subject dropped. CAPTAINS ON THE RESERVED LIST. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair for the purpose of going into committ:e of supply on the navy estimates, Mr. B. COCHRANE rose and moved the following re solution :—" That the captr;ns of the royal navy, who were placed on a rNerved Fs distinguished from a retired list, on account of the , : having E :Tv; I long and well, in aLcordrrue wit'A orders in cor - icil, of the 25th day of June, 1831, e 'd the COth day o 2 January, 1856, have g_ eat rea, 3n t compla'n that the a, fan gement entered into a ith the Board Admiralty hes not b:en fairly car i:ed out, and I."‘at the iniustie3 with which these officers have hren tr:i' d ;g most prejudieal to the public service. Admiral WALCOTT seconded the r; solution. ii thought the reserv - I cap' &ns had full came to complain of the injustice that had b - ;:n done them, and ho trusted that rremb3rs of the House of Commons would not allow old and meril;ol:ous officers to be so treated. Lord C. PAGET said he readily admitted the gi:evances under which the officers laboured. The r( served list was intended for commanders who had no prospects of active employment, and it was intended to be raderstood that officers accepting the reserve pay web not to rise in rank simultaneously with those officlrs on fie active list. After a few words from Major EDWARDS, the house divided, when there appeared— For the resolution Against it • • 27 Majority —8 The house then went into committee of supply. On the motion that £469,835 be granted for new works, improvements, and repairs in yards, Mr. HENLEY obj cted to the vote, because it had been said it would lead to the outlay of £1,000,000 of money. Lord C. PAGET rose to make certain explanations, but the time for suspending debate has:ng arrived, the vote was not proceeded with. Some unopposed returns having been ordered, the house adjourned at six o'clock. TYRO WON AMERICAN INDEPEN DENCE, AND WHO WILL PREMFE IT? Since the initiation of the American rebellion, the leaders in the conspiracy have maintained a system of such extravagant boasting that a stranger might suppose that the " chivalry " possess all the military skill and experience to be found on the other side of the Atlantic, and. that the United States Government was a thing of Southern creation, existing only by the kind indulgence of South Carolina and her followers, A glance at a few facts and figures will show how foundationless is the supposition. At the time of declaring their independence, the colonies contained a population of 3,247,000 ; 1,893,000 of whom were inhabitants of the sec tion now known as the New England and Middle States, while 1,354,000 belonged to what are sow the Southern or Slave-holding States. For the War of the Revolution the New England and. Middle States furnished 174,012 men, Massachu one out of se t seven setts alone r supplying o p 6 u 7 l , a 9 t o i 0 7 n , giving. Thewhole :of the Southern States furnished but 56,997 soldiers—a less number than the Commonwealth (then colony) of Massachusetts. During the whole of the revo lution South Carolina provided but 6,447 soldiers, and Georgia, which, at that time, extended west ward to the Mississippi, but 2,097 Southern men. The inhabitants of these States were so nearly divided between their loyalty to the House of Hanover and their support of the Continental authorities, that had it not been for the enthu siasm of the Northern people, which led them to make every sacrifice of blood and treasure, the declaration that these " colonies are, and of a right, ought to be independent," could never have been maintained, and the signers of that declaration, instead of being handed down to pos terity as the most unselfish of patriots would have ' been known and execrated in English history as the blackest of traitors. Whatever may have been thought at the time, of the ambitious colonies, it has long been conceded that those communities justly claimed a place among the nations of Christendom. the commercial and manufacturing peopl e __ , o s. the That position was earned, for the most part, by North, by the men whom the F. F... 1 e ,a_n c d t the " chivalrous" gentry of the Caro uu and trade rs" iwere pre served from the murderous scalping . rifle or t " o dir a t e y sp m is e e cha a n s ics a ," w ra h n i e le t o lleica l n ow . ces ances tors I Indian, and the more murdero us ifs of the the " tory" the _ marauders, by the fathers of the very men whom 1 they now look upon wi th Having done but little i-, with h lofty contempt. rearing the temple of liberty, they rash and sacrilegious hands to overtur n sacre d edifice, and to d e fil e the altar. Lightly ains e they appreciated the ben e fit these trying times, an inde pendent lin g into o r of a free govern men t being, and Wanto n l y nation s p rang th e y now str iv e eto undo the successful labors of o th ers, sympathisers continued faith ' • in their cause, the abroad, and no instigators of the vile treason must go own, it will continue to exist. Without down to a sure but unenviable fate. As it was in the days w hen the col on i es were struggling for a noble birthright, and Won it i n sp i te o f t h e domestic foes who found profit and support in the swamps and on the savannahs of the South ; so will it be in these perilous times, when freedom engages in her second struggle for existence. The enemy is of the same stock as was the worst foe then, and fights with the same desperate and vindictive spirit. And, as in the first instance, so in this—the enemy of the American Republic must fall. Sooner or later all those who have engaged to war against free institutions on the Western Continent must sink into ruin and disgrace. Apparent success may attend their exploits at the first, but they can never resist, with any chance of establishing a firm foothold, a people who have a vow regis tered in heaven that the land that was purchased by the blood of heroes shall not be polluted by the feet of traitors.—London American. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE AT KENTISH-TOWN. —Yesterday morning as a lahvarin g naan was passing through Gaisford-street, Tz4ntish-town, in looking through the carcases of 50u,....ew1y-built houses, he was asitonished to gee the 1- 1 9 of a man hanging between the joist is of one Upper doors. H e ra i se d an alexm, and th e police having cut the body down, Mr. Woolen, surgeollb seat for, wlao pronounced life extinct. in tory .o is., ON aver )-61 the ?lee, Mr. 1 of v on Share stk stock 100 - 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock stock 20} 204 10 100 100 100 5i of 2 It I I i:141 Sit 131 &