The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-09 00:00:00

of the army and navy, and of the relations be tween Europeans and natives are full of interesting details and valuable information. It is gratifying to know that the judicial and police systems, which afford universal satisfaction, and have repressed crime within very narrow limits, are only modifications of those introduced. by Sir Stamford Raffles. European legis lation for Orientals is always a very difficult flatter, and the proceedings in the Indian law courts are often tedious, expensive, and unsatisfac tory. The police system of Java, which was origin ally framed by an Engli s h man , deserves the atten tion of Indian statesmen, from its simplicity and success. We heartily commend these volumes to the attention of all connected with our Indian legisla tion, or interested in the welfare of those great colonial possessions. Without accepting all the in ferences which Mr. Money draws from the facts he records, or assuming that the application of the Dutch system in India would have been equally suc cessful, the re i s no reason w h y we s h ou ld not pro fi t - by the experience of others, and consider how far the better state of their subjects and finances may be due to causes under our own control. The com plete and varied information supplied by the work before us renders it especially worthy of thought ful and attentive consideration. 1 10NEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. - , 1 CITY, Two o'CLocii. There has been an active demand for money, in consequence of an expectation that the minimum rate of discount will be adjusted at a higher point, and the quotations in the open market have ranged as high as 51- and 51 per cent. for the best com mercial bills. The final instalment of 30 per cent. became due to day on the last Indian loan. The ttnnual meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of British North America has been called for the 4th proximo. A fair amount of business was reported in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were firmly maintained. The sales were about 12,000 bales. About £20,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. The steamer Oneida, which left to-day for Brazil, took £960 in gold and £15,000 in silver. At the forthcoming meeting of the Inter-colonial Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, a dividend at the rate of 71,- per cent. per annum will be proposed. The directors of the Bank of England have not made any alteration in their discount regulations to-day. There has been been very little movement in the market for Public Securities to-day, the transac tions having been limited, and principally con nected with the settlement of the account. Con sols for transfer are 91: I, and for the acconnt 92 to •921. The New Threes and Reduced are heavy at 894 90 ; and Exchequer Bills, 10s. to ss. dis.; Bank Stock is 232 ; India 5 per Cent. Loan, 101: z ; ditto Debentures, 961 s ; and ditto Bonds, 20s. to 158. discount There is very little alteration in the Foreign Market, and the dealings are of a moderate charac ter. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 to 711; ditto 1858, 556 to 561 ; and ditto 4 per Cent. guarantee& 1001. Dutch have improved to 641 ; Grenada to 16 i ; and Portuguese to 47i 2. Mexican are heavy at 221 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. advanced to 871; and Chilian 41 per Cents. brought 83i. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1861. 1860. Great Western North-Western South -Western Brighton 16,295 15,972 Midland South -Eastern Great Northern 24,863 26,829 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 6,574 6,820 North-Eastern ........... 39,621 40,214 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 12,011 12,070 West Midland The above returns show a marked falling off in the receipts, particularly for those lines traversing the manufacturing districts. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £2,140, the North Western of £7,351, the Midland of £1,060, the Great Northern of £1,966, the South Eastern of £Bl7, the Bristol and Exeter of £226, the North Eastern of £593, and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £59. The South Western shows an increase of £1,685, the Brisht,Th 4:323, the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £1,052, and the West Midland of £lBB. In the Railway Share Market to-day the deal ings were to an average extent. The unfavourable character of the traffic returns, however, caused a further slight decline in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire and South Easterns declined 55.; Eastern Counties and North Westerns, 10s. ; and Great Northern, A Stock, £l. Caledonians, South Westerns, North Eastern (Berwick), and West Midlands advanced ss: The Foreign and Colonial Markets have con tinued very dull, and prices have exhibited no change of importance. South Austrian and Lom bardo-Venetian realise 1577, ex dividend, and Grand Trunk of Canada have declined to 194, East Indian and Great Indian Peninsula remain at about pre vious prices. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are eat. Bank of Australasia declined 10s., London and Westminster 55., Peninsular and Oriental Steam improved ss. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9 90 896 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities _ 9l f t New 3 per Cent. An nu iti es New 21 per Cent. Annuities 7sk India Stock. .... . ... .. s Ditto 5 per Ce n t Ditto Debentures, 1858 96} 1 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO l5 dis Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, June 6 .. 922 India Stock for Account Ditto 5 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian 5 per Cent .. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852 876 Chilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent .. 701 Ditto 41 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup. not f un d e d.. 5l Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cont. bividonds on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. TWO O'CLOCK Consols, Money 9ll 1 Ditto Account 92 1.- THE TRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2} per mille prem., and the short - exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.5 per £1 sterling. standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about he same pride in London as in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1071 to:1071 per cent., which, when compared With the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the exchange is against England, But, after making allowance for loss of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves no profit on sending gold to the United States. Th Le Augsburg Gazette states that the population of the Electorate of Besse has diminished very sensible since 1859. In that year the number was 737,392, and in 1860 only 718,518, being a decrease of 17,876 in one year. A letter from Mons states that the sudden de parture and the declaration of bankruptcy of M. Lacroix, head of one of the banking houses in that place, is the sub ject of general conversation. The liabilities are estimated from 1 , 00 0,00:if. to 1 ,200,000 f. A journal of Mona an nounces in a postscript that M. Lacroix has been arrested in Paris, with a quantity of valuable securities in his pos session. An extraordinary affair occurred the night before last in the Rue Notre Dame do Lorette. Two boys, aged respectively thirteen and fourteen, a pprentices to a pastry cook, had a quarrel in the kitchen, and the younger, Henri D-, who was of a very violent character, rushed at the other, Charles B----_ • and a t tempted to throw hi m d own, b u t the latter, being the stronger, re pulsed him. On that, Henri snatched up a knife, ivid declared that he would stab the other. The latter called for help, and the servant girl came in, but just as she did 50 , Henri fell bathed in blood, and instantaneously expired, h ating plunged the knife right into his heart ! The co,a- Ini-sary of police, on being called in, thought at first that Charles must have itibbed his companion, but he soon ac quired the con v i c ti on t h at H enr i had really put an end . blB own exigence. 100 100 100 100 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share; Railways. raid I Closing Business I Price. Done. Rlythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5. Eris. & Exet.4 p.et.stocl Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 4i per c,eu• Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 5i p. C. Cornwall. 5 per oent. 1 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun ' Do Ist Class Fret E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B S p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Conn. Ex. 5 p. e. No. I Do. do. No. Do. New 6 per et. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&G las. sp.e. shares Do. 4p. gua. S. & D 14:din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. I' , o.sp.c.Reclm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 4} p. e. do. do. Do 5p c edm. 5 p.c. pm i • • 'Gt. 14 It. v i E3cotld. Ist pf ' G t.Sn. &W ( trelaml) p. ct. pret. stock Great West. (Berke anei /Tants) Ext. 5 p. ct. to. Redeemable, 4i p.ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Itirm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh Do. do. sp. et. pref Do Birmf.r.zuar. stock Do. Chester gua. share IDo. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 4i pc. pref. Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock. Do.Barnsl.stls 3s 104 pr Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) .. Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No. , Do. 5 p. c. No. '2 Do. gua. 6 p. C. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4, Do. do. 41 per cent Po. do. 4} p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.K&C.P ' Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til Do. 4 per cent. Pre! Lon. Chat. and Dover Do.W. A rceiv. no div Ex.A Map cispdon no. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex 13 Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W, 7 p. et stock Do. 44 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus of 2s. 6d ..... Londondy. & Cole. sh Londony. & Ennis. sh Sh. &Lin. 6 per et' Do. .£6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per Cent Marycort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent. Mid. Con. 6 p o. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. 44 per cent Do. Leic. & lift. pref. st Norlik 5 p. c. Ex. et 184 e Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. s Way.Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. 0 Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. tin. g. pf. shs Do. do. do Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. 44 p a. redeemable Do. G.N.E. 4 per e. pref Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848., !Do. Tork, H. & Purch. North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new p 1 ;Scottish North-Eastern 1 34 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,g - ua.6p.c I Do. 7p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. los. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) I Do. 44 per cent. Do. Fixed 4 p.c. Ist is. south Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 14 per cent. Do. 5 per cent' 'S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. e gua t 4 Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c4O Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 percent Watrf d & Kilkny, 6 p. 1W.311d -Oxf Ist Gua stk' Do. 2d do !Do.Newport 3 p.c.pf.red. I Do. Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 18 Do. till 1869, Ist is. stock stock stock 99 101 20 21 5i 6 99 101 108 113 105 108 108 110 106 108 122 124 80 82 109 111 9 , 92 75i 76} 113 115 111 113 101 103 1106 108 VI VV 98 100 89 9t 90 92 100 102 9i 10 17 18 101 101 74 76 20 21 10 10i 15 15i 14 116 14 116 L 37 140 114 116 LOl 103 30 155 18 131 71 74 86 87 131 141 125 127 68 70 i it' 134 136 101 103 91 93 IG9 111 108 110 I 1i T. 91 93 99 101 102 103 p ip 22i 23 ip 131 133 10 10i 221 231 99 100 99 100 98 100 85 87 26,1 27i 32 33 32 33 45 48 124 126 118 122 100 102 121 124 115 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. ram. Leasing !Closing Business ßailways. - Co.'s I Price. Done. Bedlord and Bielalley all Ix &N.W Bmkinghamshire .._.. 1 00 Do ..... • • 94 96 Chester & Holyhead... 100 D 0........ ,53 6361 Do. 66 percent 100 Do. l2l 123 Do. 6 1 00 Do. .• • 110 111 Clydesdale June" 100 Caledon... 100 102 Colchester, Stour Val. ' all E.U.StE.O 156 166 E. Uncoils sh. g 6 ppi r c. l ICO Gt. North. 132 134 E.llnion,HarwichShs. alt E.Counts., 46 41 Do. Woodbridze.... 100 Gls.Barr. & Neils. Drct. 100 Do. new .l 100 Gloster & Dean Forest all llrtlp'l Dock & Rail..' all Hull and Selby Do. halves. all Do. quarters all Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c , 100 London & Greenwich ' 100 Do. Preference 100 Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end, 100 Lowestoft gua. 4p c lOO Do. i per cent lOO Mnc., Bxtn.,&Matlockl all Mid. Bradford Prefer- Do. Ylc.N. Md. , Do. Do. . S.Eastern Yeto &Co. l'corfol.k.. Do ... 109 111 200 204 61 63 'll2 117 87 90 IL N'iV,SzA ence Sock • • NewmarktßuryEx. gua. 5 percent.... ) Northn.&Eastn. 5 p. c.I Do. 6p. c Do. Fixed 5 p. North Western ... Preston and Wyre. t Do. d Shares A. Itoystn. Hitch., & Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford) Do. do. S.- Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon croydA i Midland E.Counta :Do. Do. Do. Midland .1,3 c NW Do. Gt.Nortl►. T.Brassey Do. et. West) 4 Irgtif S 31 91 96 55 57 15i 18 131 134 106 110 it 1 P 101 11 80 In Si 2i, stock 50 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock ( 10{ i stock stock 25.0. 12i 12 stock 6 ' stock 10s. 10 1.0.6 ASR.A.RE MARKET)-•TBIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCK 4 Railw as. Paid. Closing I Business y ! Price. Done Belfast and Ballymena 'Bin, Vol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch Juno) Blyth and Tyne IBost. Sleaf. andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrock., k•Passage Cornwall (A gets no div Do A until (i pc peran Do B hasbeen d. toB Dublin & Belfast -June Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do NNV A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do_ _ _ (t S. k W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish Soilth-eastern.... T,ancashire k Yorkshirc London and Blackwall' Lon., Brio - ht. & S Coast Lon d., Chat, and Doverj Lond. dz Nth. Western Lond. & th. Western L'derry At Coleraine I;derry & Ennisßtllen Man. Shef. & Lineoln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Midland Do new.......L Do uirming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares IMid Kent ....... Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry 4t Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. do Ros !North British.. Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stook Di k 3tk ; A recs no d.f until 6pchas beenpd.Bl Do B stock . Nth. Ealitern—BerwiCkt Do do , G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York ........ North London Do new North s taffordshi re N. and S. W. Junction N ot. &Grantham Rail Peebles ........ Portsmouth Rhymney.....- Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon • . S.-Durham & Lane.Un. South Eastern ...... South Wales • • S. York. and River Dun !Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton Darlington Do do Do New (1880) Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1. ThameallavenDk&Rail Ulster . •• Do•••••••.•• ******* • Vale of Neath 1 Victoria Sta. and Pim. Waterford & Kilkenni Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class ......... Do 2d class .. •• •• Westrfaqlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford, Do. Newport, Do. Hereford, 8 84 81 83 6 7 98 100 igt 46,1 41 43 8 /3 17 18 49 50 38 40 264 27/ 84 86 27i 0 11 113 25 127 10 111 LOS 107 30 I:i2 LOS 107 70) 60 62 [OBl 109! 60 91 [l9 120 46 47 94 94i t4i 051 14 11 44 41 3i WI 1201 t2O/ lip 94 96 7 t3d 52 64 62 64 Olt 102; 4 4P 584 591 891 90 94 98 41 4 1 91 10} 74 78 [l4 116 86 .131 88 47 48 40 42 801 80! 63 65 94 96 4 7 391 404 94 10.4 p 5 6 d p 55 56i 2 Zi p fr, 80' . 82 lli 12 47 49 40 43 80 85 100 100 100 16 13 9 100 100 100 all }loo 110 1031 4 1091 8/ 119/ 941 3l 4 31 95/ • 4* 401 12(4 1 201 94} 71 I 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 101/ 21 584 9 81 4,0 8044 65 100 100 100 all all Tlit SUN, LONDON, TrItIN4DAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1861. BRTIISH POSSESSIONS• Railways. 1 Pri ce. Closing IBusinessdone ~ - Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent........ Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Po. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcirtta.,tS.Eastn. (Lin.) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext 1 Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4- p c. Debentrs all 100 all all all all 100 69 941 95i ; 4/ Si d 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 5 51 Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864. Do. 1865-1876 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per et. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. Soutb.of !ndia(Lirn)l guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. G t. W. of Canada Shares Do. New IDo. 6 v.c. '73 witlet opt. Do. 5i P.C. do. '77 d 0... Do. 5A p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras, guar., 4f p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent..... Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 5 d 0.... ... Melb.Corp. C p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick Candal ity.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share, Do. do. Land d 0... • • • • .1 Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land - do. ..- .... Oude (Limited) 1 Scinde .......... s i..: Do. Punjaub .... ca Do. Do. ........ ca 8. Do. Indus. St. Flo. c.. nun Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. AIL' 1} 1 d pr 11 1d 99 100 974 98i 99 100 99 100 20 21 65 68 55 60 37 39 45 48 37 40 37 40 96 97i ldf d 98 96 d 11 fl} 91 9}(l 6 100 88 82 64 86 941 05i 87 69 li 1 di 5 7 5 7 98& 99f' lid 1 d -- — d 92 94 'AYS. 61 61 - -p 2 *I I 1 11 12 3# 2 3k 21 22k 233 6, 7 71 8i 19 20 ni 39i 8 i 36 57 53 55 41 40 18.8. all all all all all 14 A 5 51 0 81 14 41 4 d 22 Z 3 - 6 61 20 24 18 2} 2~ 1 E -175 185 310 350 974 1024 204 214, 7.4.0 54t 17s 13.9.6 6 61 15 17 4 5 56 6 # I 2 21 38 40 2 2} 6.2.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.8.6 2 9 / 110 1.4.0 9.18.9 1 1% 52 55 31 5 46 46 4! 811 51 7 i 9 96 40 42 li 10.6.7 la 4 all 18.1 •.S 24.8.0 295 305 2 3' 130 135 35 37 11 21 51 5/ 174 184 67 70 335 3t5 95 100 105 115 11 2 94 10i 13 14 13 14 NES. 13s - Cd 1i.2 99 1 I 96j I 5 1 I 10 13 14} LAW INTELL - GENCE—(7har Day). COURT (F EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief iron Pollock and a Special Jury, RATH V. LEWIS. This was an action broght by the Rev. Mr. Hatch against Messrs. Lewis and Lewi, the attorneys, for alleged negli gence in conducting hi defence, at the Central Crimina Court, on the occasion o his trial, on an indictment for in decently assaulting twc children, named Eugenie and Stephanie Plummer, wh had been placed under his care for their education. Mr. Ha3h, at the period referred to, occu pied the position of chapain of the Wandsworth House of Correction, and the resulbf the trial was that he was found guilty on both indictments and sentenced by Baron Bramwell to 4 years' imprisonment Mr. Hatch afterwards indicted the elder girl Plummer foiperjury, when the jury found her guilty, and she was accordngly taken into custody, and Mr. Hatch was liberated fran prison. The charge against Messrs. Lewis was, that bey had omitted to call certain witnesses who were in atbndance on the first trial, and in consequence of such omision Mr. Hatch was found guilty. The defendants pleade( not guilty. Damages were laid at 15,000. Mr. Montague Chambcs appeared for the plaintiff, and Sergeant Shee was for tht defendants. It will be recollected thtt, on Friday, Feb. 1, Mr. Mon tague Chambers opened tle case on behalf of Mr. Hatch in a very long speech, ii which he detailed the whole of the facts of the cave, and at the close of the learned gentleman's I.c-quirks the Lord Chief Baron wished that another judge (Baron Martin) migh proceed with the case, as le (the Lord Chief Baron) had but a few days previous to ;he trial recovered from a severe indispositior. Mr. Chambers wished, as his lordship had heard his opening speech, that an adjournment might take place, in order to allow his lordship time to prepare him self for the hearing of the case, v; hick he said would occupy a considerable time. The proceedings were ulti mately adjourned until to-day, and this morning at an early hour the court was very much crowded with persons anxious to hear the termination of this very remarkable case. On the cause of "Hatch against Lewis" being called on by the officer of the court, Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., who appeared for Mr. Hatch, said he had received a personal communication from Ser geant Shee asking him to allow tL•c case to stand over for a short time. He at once said he should have no objection if it was for the convenience of his learned friend ; at the same time he had informed him that he could not consent to any delay which would prejudice his client. At a con • sultation, yesterday, he asked his client whether any arrangement had been made for postponing the case, and that not having been done in the proper way he was present that day to proceed with the case. , Mr. Lewis, the attorney and defendant, said his counsel, Sergeant Shee, informed him he had had a consultation with the learned sergeant, and also with his lordship, and was told there was no objection on the part of the Court or the other side to a short postponement. He (defendant) at once said there were others to be consulted, namely, the jury. He imme diately had a dozen letters written from his office, and posted before 5 o'clock, directed to the gentlemen serving on the jury, and he supposed they were Uelivered last night. The Lord Chief Baron said he certainly was applied to to postpone the trial; and what he said was,tb at he should have no objection provided both sides agreed. He thought he ought to have had notice of the postponement of the case, as he had come down specially to try the case. Mr. M. Chambers said he informed Serjeant Shee that his client must take such steps as were necessary to com municate regularly with the jury and others to prevent in convenience. The Lord Chief Baron said it was a most irregular and improper mode of conducting business. The communicat ing with the jury by letters pasting through the post•office was not respectful either to the Court or jury. Mr. Lewis told his lordship the statement made to him was that a communication had bzen made to his lordship as to a postponement, and that thera was no objection. The Lord Chief Baron said ghat he consented to was nothing more than could have been agreed to by both parties. Mr. Sergeant Shee, who at this moment entered the court, said he understood there would bo no objection to a postponement, and that he would sxplain the reasons that had led to the application. He hid for five or six days been engaged in, the Divorce and Probate Court in a very important case, and he had to make his reply to the Court that morning. Under those circututances, it was impos sible he could attend before his lordship in that court ; and therefore he had asked, and thought he had obtained, his lordship's leave to ascertain whether the case could not be postponed. The Lord Chi, f Baron thought tha case must be post poned until to-morrow. Mr. Lewis said the public officer refused to take the notice of postponement when he offered it to him. The Lord Chief Baron—The officer did quite right, and the defendant must know very little as to the mode of con ducting business in the superior courts if he thought the officer ought to have received his notice. He did not sup pose the defendant thought an attorney had a right to go and put off a case, by merely telling the officers of the Court that it was postponed. The consent of the attorney for the other side ought to have been obtained in writing and the Court nna Jury would_ have been informed of the arrangement in the regular way, and then no inconveni ence would have been occasioned to any one. A Juror said he had been kept in town for a long time to try this case at great inconvenience, as he wished to go abroad. The postponement was a great inconvenience to him. The Lord Chief Baron postponed the case until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, and ordered the defendant to pay any costs to which the parties might have been put to by their attendance that morning. Mr. Lewis asked that the costs might be considered as costs in the cause, as it was not his fault that the plaintiff had been brought into court that moi ning. The Lord Chief Baron replied that that was certainly true, but then the plaintiff ought not to have been put to the expense and inconvenience of attending that day. The defendant must pay the expenses he had been put to. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(phis Day.) OLD COURT. (Before Baron Channell.) UNWHOLESOME FOOD. George Jones, a butcher, was indicted for exposing for salo in Newgate-market a quantity of meat quite unfit for human food. The jury, after hearing the evidence, found the prisoner guilty. His Lordship said there were circumstances in the case which induced him to deal with. it very leniently. He 'therefore only sentenced him to two months' imprisonment. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) RAPE AND ASSAULT. Delobe, the black man, and Mary Sullivan, his paramour, were placed at the bar this morning to receive sentence, they having yesterday pleaded guilty to two indictments charging them with rape and assault. His lordship sentenced both prisoners to fifteen years' penal servitude. This closed the business of the sessions. POLICE .INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Two ATTEMPTED SUICIDES AT THE SERPENTINE. Sarah Ann Stoodley, a middle-aged woman, cook in ser vice, at 5, Hammersmith-terrace, Hammersmith, was charged, before I%L. Tyr whitt, with attempting to commit suicide at the Serpentine river, Hyde Park. The prisoner was taken into custody by constable Floyd, 153 A, and on the way to the station-house she told him that her mistress had charged her with doing something she had not done, aad henoe the attempt she had made on her life. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded her for a week. Ann Samuel, a servant out of place, was next charged with attempting to destroy her life by drowning in the Ser pentine. When taken out of the Serpentine, by Parsons, the head boatman of the Royal Humane Society, she told him that she was in great distress and had no home, and that tke was induced in consequence to make the attempt on her life. Mr. Tyrwhitt also remanded her for a week. pprr,s , n AV'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Our market to •day was but moderately supplied with beasts. Prime beasts commanded a steady sale at last Monday's prices. Otherwise the beef trade was heavy, at barely late rates. Down and half-bred sheep were scarce and in request at extreme quotations, but long-woolled sheep were a dull inquiry at previous currencies. Lambs were in moderate supply and sluggish request on former terms. Prima small calves were firm in price. Inferior calves, however, ruled somewhat heavy. Pigs and much cows realised quite Monday's quotations. IMtBRIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 55s 4d; barley, 36s 10d; oats, 24s 7d ; rye, 35s 2a ; beans, 42s lld ; and peas, 40s Bd. Tvz Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 56s Od ; barley, 37s 6d ; oats, 24s Od ; rye, 35s 9d; beans, 42s Od; peas, 40s 9d_ _ . , ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 75,88 b; barley, 18,464; oats, 8,872 ; rye, 46; beans, 4,993 ; peas, 194 quarters. • • METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Per Slb, to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 4 4 8 Secondquality do. 4 0 4 4 Pme.S'thdowndo.4 10 5 2 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Large arse. calves 4 8 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 5 4 5 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 8 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Second qualityclo. 310 4 2 Small porkers 4 8 5 0 Lambs, 6s Od to 7s 4d. Suckling calves, 20s to 325; and quarter-old store pigs, 24s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. ! FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs.... 6,9601 Sheep Calves rigs, 3201 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENRALL.—The supplies of meat are only moderate, and the trade generally rules steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; lamb, 5s 8d to Gs 8d ; veal, 4s 4d to Ss 2d ; pork, 46 Od to 5s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May B.—There was a moderate supply of fat stock on offer in to-day's market, and trade ruled steady, as folloWs : Beef, 3s 8d to 4s 10d , mutton, 4s Od to 5s Od ; lamb, Gs 4d to 7s 2d ; veal, 4s Sd to 6s Gd ; pork, 4s 4d to 5s Od per 81bs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May B.—Prime beasts and sheep sold readily at very full prices, but other kinds of stock were a dull in quiry. Beef, from 3s Gd to 5s ; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; lamb, 68 Gd to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; and pork, 4s 6d to 5s Od per 81bs ; suckling calves, 18s to 24s ; quarter old store pigs, 24s to 30a each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £l9 Os each. FOREIGN !Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. A rdennes Bah. &S. Fran.. Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine .cz RaiL Copiapo Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France .... Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. a Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Tutnhout Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. e. Pref......... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & Orleans . • Recife & S. Fran. (fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg...... Ito - yal Danish... - Royal Swedish o. 7 per cent. Pref .'ambre & Meuse o. 54 per cent. Pref an Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c S.Aust.SzLomb Vene tin Southern of France I S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flandera . Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West'rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ...... ...... o. 8 per cent Pref. ... Zealand BRTTIS Alfred Consols TliiltiaT; !British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist )I ;East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... !E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.)! Gam. JeS t.Aubyn(Gwen.)! Great South Telgus 1G .Wheal Alfa. (Phil ack)' G. Wheal Vor (Helston) jGrenville j Herod's - Foot Hingsbon Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) North Downs North Frances (Illogan) N. Wh '1 BasePt (1110 .4 an) ;North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.), I Sortridge Cons. Min.oo.; South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan) ! S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim! S.Wheal Fran. (Illog,e.n), 'Stray Dark Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Croit Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard), West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan); !Wheal Buller (Redruth); Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant); Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)! Wheal Treiavvney (Lis.)! FOREIG 20 ;Australian ,D..LAut.ra Gopper,Lim 17.0 I Qg 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 324 334 324 / 5 Doi-an d and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. die. 40 Cobre Copper al l 39 41 Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail 2 Fortuna. all 21 21 20 General all 24 26 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 1 ip Kapunda (Limited) 1 11 14 p 24 3 Linares all 84 9 5 Lusitanian 2 4d ip 1 Mariguira all i 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L il2s.6d d 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Leadi Mining and Smelt l all 3 5 S Port Philip I 1 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. i 1 28.2•8 1 1 United Mexican • 1 ,Worthing (Limited).— all JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 81 83 40 Australasia all 61 62 61 25 Bank of Egypt all 18 19 100 Bank of London ..... 20 IBank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &C. all 204 21 25 Ch. Mer. of In. L on.& Ch. all 100 City 100 C010nia1....... 25 37 39 2011 ,Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 20 tEng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 154 164 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 22 231 20 Do. new 5 14 1; 50 (London and County 20 ,35 36 351 1 50 London Joint Stock 10 31/ 20 !Lond'on and S.African lO 2 11 100 London & Westminster 20 66 67 664 100 'Nat. Prov. of England 42 20 'Do. new l2 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales all j 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank .. . . 100 Provincial of Ireland - 10 iDo.new all 25 ISouth Australia 25 'Union of Australia 50 Union of London 100 Unity Mutual 6O I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. , Can. Gov. 6 p.c.J a. &July 1877-9 lOO 111 114 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 109 11l Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1011 1024 102 4 Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 1054 1064 Do. 1890 100 1054 1064 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1074 1084 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. G ov. sp. 0.,1866 100 99 100 Do. sp. 0.,1871 to 1876' 100 99 100 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 98 99 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterllng„ 1875 lOO 1074 1084 S. A us,Gf;p.c.lB7B.& up lOO Vio.Gov 6p c. Ja, &Julyj 100 Do. do. (Sp.°. Ap.&Oct 1 100 1054 106 1054 1051 DOCKS. stock Commercial lou stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min boo stock , East and West India stock iLondo- lOO 49 50 49 I stock jSt. Katharine lOO 56 58 stock Southampton lOO stock Victoria . 20 Do. New . 2 id par _ MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Atlantic R. Mi. Stm (1d) , -- 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint „I all 14 15 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 32 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4 44 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 32 5 5 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 12 14 324 Canada Land all 112 116 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ' all st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Stultg all 25 Do. Pref. 7} per cent all— et. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 106 108 20 E. India Irrign. & Canal 1 id ,f d st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 3} 35 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 1 Great Ship Limited) all f 4 1 Do. 174 pct Preference all I 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 34 5 31 1 e ad d. ra E s x I t r e r . ..an T d el Ca (L n i a m l , 1 4 L.G. Omnib us C o. (Li m ) a ll ; I 2 10 0 all 24 4 1 34 25 National Di e. C o. ( Li m. ' 5 14 1 d 20 Nerbe.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 04d 10 INetterland s L and all —— 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 4 1 100 iN. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 510 1 ,N.D.Au stralasian (Lim.) all 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 158. pr 10 Orintl. In. St eam(Lim.) 8 5 4 st. ireelß.Lnd.&lllin.(Lim) 100 50 62 50 'Pen. & Oriental Steam all 72 74 724 50 1 Do. New ..... .. 30 10 12 414 20 , Red S ea& ln.i . ag,'•4lo.e. . all 17 184 50 I IlllYmney Iron 15 Do. New 100 , Royal Mail Steam, .. 60 46 43 st. ;Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 126 130 25 'South Australian Land all 32 i 4 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip. a u 1 Do. do. Registered .an I 10 Do. do 10 ,Trust and Agency of AUStriaßill (lim) Ist is: 20 ' fr.& Ln.Co. of Upr•Can. 5 2 5 K'dom Tel. Co. (lhm) 1 Id 4. 10 0 an Dienien'o Land COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) JONES V. FA.RLAN. After the jury were sworn and counsel opened the case on both sides, the plaintiff did not appear to be examined, and it was agreed to withdraw the record on payment of the costs of the day. The action was to recover an account for jewellery, gold, &c., delivered, ani for work and labour done, amounting to £l7 is. 6d. The defendant pleaded that the usual credit allowed had not expired, and paid £1 7s. into court, and as to the balance, never indebted. Record withdrawn. HUNTER V. SPRATT. This was an action of ejectment. The defendant did not appear. Verdict for the plaintiff. PARROCK V. WYLD. This was an action for damages for assault and slander by a servant against his master. It appeared from the opening statement of the plaintiff's counsel, that he had been seven years in defendant's service, who isa mapseller, and exhibitor of the Great Globe, in Leicester-square. Some plates had disappeared from the Great Globe, and the defendant charged the plaintiff with criminal neglect in allowing other persons to rob him, and that he was robbed by him, whereupon plantiff said he was a liar, and defendant knocked him down and attempted to beat him with a stick. Some of the plates were found afterwards under the floor of the exhibition. Mr. Wyld, by his counsel, withdrew the slanderous words used by him against the plaintiff, as there were no grounds for using them, and the plaintiff's counsel withdrew a juror, and the action was dismissed. WARSSAII V. WINGATE. This was an action for £l6, value of an engine pattern intrusted to defendant to make patterns from, but not re turned. Defendant had returned nine pieces of the value of £2 10a, out of forty not returned. Defendant did not ap pear. The plaintiff was examined, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff's balance, £l3 10s. TATHAM V. WHEELER. This was an action for £22 7s. 2d., for goods sold and delivered. The defendant pleaded the general issue and a set-off for sacks returned as overcharges in the particulars of the account delivered by the plaintiff to the defendant. The plaintiff's solicitor, Mr. Begbey, was examined to show that defendant, after action brought, offered to consent to a Judge's order for•£18 10s. and to pay £lO 6s. and costs, but witness could not imprison on this order, as it would be under £2O. The plaintiff proved the delivery of the cement order, and written acknowledgment of the defendant's foreman, Mr. Bloomfield, and that the defendant was not entitled to the set•off claimed by him ; that all set offs were allowed and the balance claimed is now due. Sacks returned after action brougbt £1 2s. His lordship ruled that plaintiff could not recover more than nominal damage—balance £2l 4s. 2d. The defendant's counsel, in addressing the jury, said that this was an attorney's suit, and the only difference between the parties was whether this account should stand above or was £23 Is. ; and deduct from it £4 4 s . Id . f or overc h arges below and £ sacks 2O to a entitlend casks him re t t u o rhniegdh or low costs. The amount , balance duo £lB 16s. 2d. without costs, as he ought to have brought this action in the County Court. Of consent, verdict for £2l 75., to pay in a week and costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Comraissioner Goulbourn.) IN RE THE ELECTRO PRINTING COMPANY. The petition against this company was this niornfng dis missed by consent without costs on either side. Mr. Bayley, counsel, ani Mr. Kent, of Cannon-street West, appeared for the several parties. This was the only case in the list of Mr. Commissioner Goulbourn's court, THE ENGLISH CHURCH AT NAPLES.—A letter from Naples states that orders had been received from Turin, confirming Garibaldi's grant to tile nglish residents of a piece of ground for the purpose of building a church. EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b,, blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. ' • h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast ( dull); r., rain; s., snow; t., thunder. A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). The weather continues very cold for the season not only in every part of France, but in other parts of Europe, The accounts receivod from Nice state that on Monday snow fell on the mountains near Nice • a t Rome, on the same day, there was heavy ra i n and hail, accom panied by thunder and violent gales; and at Brussels like -1,180 a 1 . 411 of HAY MARKETS. SIIITTIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clove) do., £3 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 15s to £2 Os per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND...—. Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 53 ; clover, £3 lob to xo oo 01 , ona otio-Tr, .c 1 loa to £ 20 per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clovei, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 15e to £2 Oe per load. A fair demand. COAL MARI (Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. :ET—MAY 8. the close of the market Lambert's West Hart ley l6 6 Tanfield. Moor Butes 13 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting 24 0 Do. Anthracite 21 6 Wylam 16 3 Hastings Hartley —l6 9 Holywell 16 0 Howard's West Hart- s, d. North Percy Hartley,. 15 6 Walls End. Hartlepool..... ---- 17 9 Harton l5 6 Peases West . 15 0 Hetton .. lB 0 South Hetton 18 0 Framwellgate l6 3 Heugh Hall 16 3 ley 16 6 Ships at market 52; sold, 28. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING'. LONDON, May 9.—Wind this day at noon, North- Easterly ; light breeze, and cloudy weather. DEAL, May B.—Wind N.E.—Anived—Sea Star, from the River, and sailed for Adelaide, South Australia; Stanley, screw steamer, from the River, and sailed for Trieste. PLYMOUTH, May B.—Wind E.S.E.—Sailed—Northern Light, screw steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, May B.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Diadem, from the Channel Islands. Sailed —Her Majesty's ship Flying Fish, for Plymouth. • HULL, May B.—Wind .MT S ailed—Margaret Camp bell, for Gibraltar. CARDIFF, May B.—Wind E.—Sailed—Acacia, for St. Thomas. LERWICK, May G.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Milenka, from Greenland, clean, and sailed for Davis Straits, after repairing. GALWAY, May 7.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Parazia, screw steamer, for Boston. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Victoria, and Portland, from Cardiff; Havre, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Ann Patterson, for Sunderland ; Ann, for Sea • ham ; William and Charles, for Cardiff; Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey; La Poule, for Cherbourg; L'Etoile, for Carentan. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Britannia, from Cadiz; Start, from Brussels; - Magnet, from Amsterdam. Sailed—Johannes, for Gluckstadt; Amy Louisa, for Archangel; Faithful, for Shields and Cadiz; Castor, for Hudikswald ; Bride of the Sea, for Cronstadt ; Margaret Edwards, for Algoa Bay. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed.—Jack of the Walk, from St. Michael's for Hull. Anchored. —Alfred Vittery, from St. Michael's, for orders; Miss Nightingal e , f rom L on d on, f or Porto Rico. Sailed.—Magdalen, Swedish corvette, for Gothenburg; South Seath, for Bremen. THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. S. 9 a.m. ——— Nairn 29/2 136 35 N.W. 3 9 s. 3 Aberdeen Leith 29/2 45 39 N.W. 2 1 b. 2 Berwick 29'61 44 38 W. 2 3 b. 3 Ardrossau Portr..sh Shields Galway 2989 50 47 N.E. 2 1 b. 1 Scarborough 29/6 43 39 N.W. 2 3 c. 3 Liverpool 2982 47 41 N.W. 2 2 c. 1 Valentia Queenstown 29'86 52 51 NE. 2 3 C. 1 Yarmouth 29'81 I 43 42 W. S. W. 3 1 b. 4 London 29'82 44 40 N.N.W. 1 9 0. Uover 29132 45 43 S.E. 4 7 o. 3 Portsmouth ...29 . 73 148 46 E. 3 9 f. 1 Portland Plymonth Penzance Jersey CHESTER RACES—(Thi$Day.) ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. DEE STAND CUP. _ Angelo 1 Jacintha Twiligb.': 3 Nine ran. LATEST BETTING. DEE STAKES. sto 4 agst Yorkrainster (taken) RACING FIXTi RES FOR 1861. Y. York Maiton l6 Salisbury l6 Bath „ ' 21 Nlenehect , * 22 Harpenden Epsom 2B JU' Chelmsford Beverley Hungerford Ascot ll Hampton l9 Newton 19 Odiham ................25 Newcastle ..... . ....... 25 Bibury Club., ........... 26 Stockbridge....27 Wiuchestcr .... J IT: Newmarket Carlisle Worcester Liverpool July Abingdon 9 Pontefract 11 Nottingham .. 16 Stamford is Southampton 23 Hartlepool 29 Goodwood 30 AUG Lewes Brighton Brighton Club 9 Wolverhampton l2 Reading 14 I Radcliffe l9 Egham 20 Oxford 22 York ..28 Plymouth ..29 :111BER. SEPT: Devon and Exeter Stockton Derby Warwick lO Lichfield lO Doncaster 17 Richmond.. 24 Leicester Walsall Monmouth Manchester Autumn 27 OCTO Newmarket F 0 I Newmarket S 0 l4 IBERZ Newmarket II 28 NOVE Worcester Autumn.. 5 Liverpool Autumn .. 13 [BER. Shrewsbury Autumn....l9 IRELAND. Wicklow JULY. Bellewstown 18 I Down Royal Corporation.. 24 AUGUST. Heath of Maryborough .. 8 J Roscommon 22 SEPTEMBER. Curragh.. I Tramore ll Cashel 2s EMIGRATION TO CANADA. In 1860 there landed at Quebec 10,150 immi gran ts-2,491 wereEn glish,2,B3llrish , 1,850 Scotch, 1,809 Norwegians, and 725 Germans. About three-fourths of the English and Scotch remained in Canada and about a fifth of the Irish, the rest proceeded on to the United States. But other im migrants arrived by other routes, and the whole statement for the year stands thus : Landed at Quebec, 10,150 ; arrived via United States, 4,829 ; making 15,042, of whom 7,152 pro ceeded to the United States and 7,827 remained in Canada—a larger number than in 1859 by above 1,500. 4,769 of these new comer selected Western Canada to settle in, 614 the Ottawa district, 1,200 Eastern Canada. Although nearly all the Norwe gians proceeded to join their large settlements in Illinois and Wisconsin, a small Norwegian settle ment has been established at Gaspe, and it is hoped it will succeed, as the natives of Norway are by their former habits peculiarly adapted to the cha racter of that part of Canada, which has hitherto been almost rejected by all other European im migrants. Of the German families who have within the last two years settled on the Upper Ot tawa, 40, who brought with them a capital of only 75 dols. each, together 3,000 dols., have property already of the value of nearly 12,000 dols. A con siderable proportion of the English and Scotch im migrants were farmers, many bringing with them a capital of from £3OO to £l,OOO. The two classes most wanted are female servants and agricultu ral labourers —men who can plough and mow and reap, and who understand draining ; and such men soon become landowners. During the abundant harvest of last year 2 dols. a day were offered in vain by farmers for labour, and a larger supply will be in request this season, as the farmers are prosperous, and extending their operations, and the general prospects of the province have greatly improved. Of the assisted emigration, 10 youths who arrived from the Wandsworth and Leeds Refor matories were directed up the Ottawa, where they were all immediately employed ; and a party of 40 from Lord Palmerston's estates in the county of Slico. who had been rt•ev.Lcioa n ikla a flona being all able young men and women, found imme diate employment in the rulal districts, although the young men had not been ac cus t ome d to agri cultural pursuits. It appears that, in spite of rei terated warnings, skilled mechanics and clerks still present themselves in great numbers. It does not seem known that the posts of mercantile life are occupied by the sons of successful immigrant far mers. Mr. Buchanan, the Government chief emigra tion agent, reports at the close of the year :—" The class of people whom we want, and who cannot fail to do well, are those who, having a small amount of capital, are prepared to purchase and settle on our lands, and make homes for themselves in the forest, as the inhabitants of this free and fertile land have done before them ; the hardships to be en countered now are less than they were 25 years ago, when a few thousand people were scattered over a long frontier of country." With 100 or 200 dollars men can purchase the right of those who make it a business to chop and clear a few acres, erect a loghouse, and sell. The mineral discoveries are attracting attention. It will be interesting to watch the effect of the civil war in the United States upon the European emigration of the present year. It is stated that M. Doyen, the sub• Governor of the Bank of France, has left Paris for Constantinople, ac companied by an accountantand M. Cousiniery, the Smyrna banker. The object of this mission is to come to an ar rangement with the Greek houses involved by the late failures. THE DOUBLE CHILD MURDER IN SUFFOLK.- The miserable woman Salmon, who recently murdered two of her children at Edwardatone, near Botsford, has since her imprisonment in Bury St. Edmund's gaol, manifested such unmistakeable symptoms of insanity, that it has been deemed advisable to place her, without further delay, under proper restraint. Shehas accordinglybeen removed to St. George's in• the-Fields lunatic asylum. PEDESTRIANISM EXTRAORDINARY. — T. Andrews, a nativeas to of astonishing in walking Ewsasexin on Saturday last, perf orme d the g or running 83 m il es on a ingfeat of n Braintree, road having several nasty hills to trouble the pedestrian. The path to be traversed was from Sudbury to Bury, in Suffolk, a distance of l6) e • miles, and this had to be covered five times. His first journey was accomplished in a trifle over two hours ; he started at five in the morning, and reached the end of his fifth trip by half-past ten at night, Strange to relate, at the conclusion of his task, he appeared very little distressed. Andrews offers for a reasonable wager to walk 60 miles a day, for six consecutive days. A MODERN " FAIR MAID OF PERTH."—Mr. Millais, in filling up a group of those exquisitely drawn figut co w hleh have reuderea ins works so very highly valued, some time ago took for a model a little girl, remarkable for her classic fineness of feature, a pupil at the Industrial School at Perth. The painter is about to give the finishing touch to the picture; and the little "Fair Maid" the other day set out to London, that he may have the benefit of a final sitting before removing the work from his easel.— Edinburgh Courant. MUNIFICENT LAYMEN.—Mr. A. Pryor, of Hy lands, near Chelmsford, has undertaken to build 'a new church in the neighbouring parish of Widford, entirely at his own cost. The old church, a very dilapidated structure, is in course of demolition. A "school church," erected by Mr. C. Morrison, vice-chairman of the Victoria Dock Company, for the use of the inhabitants of the district which the docks may be said to have created, has just been completed. The building has cost about £2,500. Mr. G. H. Packe, M.P. for South Lincolnshire, has contributed about £l,OOO towards the recently effected restoration of Caythorp Church, near Grantham. With such instances as these of liberality on the part of the wealthy laity, and no doubt many other recent acts of equally munificence might easily be added, the Church of England may tak e courage for the future. action A Mlle. Rivay yesterday brought an a before the Tribunal of Commerce against IU. Rety, director of the Theatre Lyrique, to compel him to execute an en gagement into which he had entered with her. Her state ment ,was that, having compose d an opera call e d " Maitre Palma," which had been performed at his theatre, without, however, any great success, h e h ad ad guaranteed her forty represen directed her to prepare a new one, entitled " L a Croix Blanche," and h shet at h i on a s d , nc in January ; but that though cco°rampmoseedre opera, he had never produced it. To this M. Rety a nswered that the d ramatic censorsh i p had greatly m odified the work, and h a d changed its title to that of f, Gaston." It was, therefore, not the same as that which he had ordered, and he was on that account not bound to produce it. But the Tribunal finding that, after accepting the opera, he had wilfully delayed the produc tion, ordered hi m to pay the plaintiff I,ooofr. as d ama ges for the injury she had already sustained ; also to represe nt the work wi t hi n a fortnight under paw ' of paying her a furthermata Qt 6,0001 r. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY. The SPEIKER entered the House shortly alter twelve o'oloek, but it was fully twenty minutes past that hour before fourty members assembled, when the hon. gentle men took the chair. PRIVATE BILLS. The Portsmouth Water Bill was read a third time. The Great Dover-road (No. 2) Bill was read a first time, as were also the following—the Caledonian Railway Bill, the Romney Railway Bill, the Salisbury and Dorset Junc tion tßailway Bill, the Rliguny Railway Bill, and the Staffordshire Potteries Water Bill, UST. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented in favour of the Budget by Mr. Bazley from Manchester, and against the Master and Operatives Bill by Mr. Gaskell. FRIENDLY ASSURANCE BILL. Mr. S. ESTCOURT brought up the Friendly Societies Assurance Bill, which was read a first time and ordered to be printed. AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ACT AMENDMENT BiLL. _ _ Lord RAYN asked permission of the house to post pone the second reading of this bill for three weeks, in order that he might s ee w h a t course was t a ken with th e measure referring to th e assau l ts on women an d c hild ren , w hi c h had beenintroduced by her Majesty's Government. The second reading of the bill was consequently post poned to this day three weeks. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PREVENTION BILL. Lord RAYNHAM, in m ov i ng t h e second reading of the bill, said its objects were to amen d the existing law by ren dering all persons present at dog - fights and cock-fights liable to conviction as eiders and abettors. Th e bill a l so sought to increase the punishment of p ersons convicted of skinning live animals from. three to six months imprisonment with bard labour. He also proposed to increase the area in which it was now compulsory for cattle drovers to wear b edges, so as to secure their convic tion for brutality committed beyond the metropolit an dis tricts ; and he further sought to facilitate the prosecution and conviction of persons charged with working horses in an unfit or diseased state. The noble lord concluded by moving the second reading of the bill. Sir G. LEWIS was of opinion that the Act of 1849 had been found sufficiently operative and effectual for the ob jects which the noble lord had in - view ; at all events ha could state that no complaints had reached him (Sir G. C. Lewis) in his official capacity that the existing law was at all inefficient in bringing offenders to justice. He there fore suggested to the noble lord the propriety of set fur ther pressing this measure. Mr. HALIBURTON thought the bill was very crudely prepared, and it would be best for the noble lord to with draw it, Mr. HENLEY said if not withdrawn, ho should now move that the bill be read a second Vine that dly six months. Lord RAYNHAM expressed his readiness to withdraw the bill. Mr. HENLEY withdrew his amendment, and eventually the bill was withdrawn. VALUATION (SCOTLAND) ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. BLACKBURN, in moving the second reading of this bill, stated that its scope was to require the assessors to return the net value of the property assessed to county rates instead of their gross value, as required by the existing law. In fact the bill was designed to extend to Scotland the same principle as the Government by the Parochial Assessment Act of this session established in England. The LORD-ADVOCATE objected to the bill on the ground that it would raise the franchise in burghs, and would completely overturn and put into complete confusion the system of rating which at present prevailed in Scotland. The bill would have the effect of reducing the property tax in Scotland by 20 or 25 per ceht. He must therefore move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. S. ESTCOURT gave his support to the Second read ing of the bill on the ground that it went to assimilate the practice of assessment in Scotland to that which was suc cessfully adopted in this country. Mr. F. PEEL urged that the bill was objectionable on the ground of its interference with the amount of income and iuhabited house taxes which at present was levied in Scotland. Mr. G. W. ROPE suppm ted the second reading of the bill, which went tl remove a great injustice which at pre sent existed in Scotla•:-id. Sir G. C. LEWIS denied that the Parochial Assess ment Bill ho had introduced would interfere with the basis on which the franchise existed, or that on which any of the Queen's taxes were levied. This bill, however, pro.. posed to do both, and therefore was wholly dissimilar from the measure he had brought forward. Mr. MITRE supported - the bill, and contended that the objections to it would be found on examination to be wholly untenable. Mr. BLACK reminded the house that a similar bill had been rejected last session, and that this year the people of Scotland had petitioned almost unanimously against its reintroduction daring the present session, because they felt that its operation would greatly interfere with a system working well and satisfactory at the present moment. He should therefore vote for the amendment. Sir E. COLEBROOKE also opposed the bill, consider ing that the system of assessment in Scotland was based on a better principle than the system which existed either in this country or Ireland. Lord J. MANNERS said that he should, with much pleasure and satisfaction, give his vote for the second read ing of this bill. Mr. FINLAY also supported the second reading of the bill, for he could not acquiesce in any of the arguments which had been advanced against its principle. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that as responsible Finance Minister he felt bound to give his most strenuous opposition to the bill, which went to sub vert the whole principle on which the income tax was based in this country. Sir J. FERGUSSON gave his support to the prearable of the bill, and should therefore vote for the second reading. Mr. POLLARD-TTHWTHART supported the bill, re oi.tKrug- tnat the system of valuation in Scotland was fraught with hardship and injustice. Mr. BUCHANAN objected to the bill, which was so crudely drawn that it could not be easily remodelled. The house ought to deal with the measure as they found it n•w, and to reject it without making any attempt in committee to frame a new measure. Mr. BLACKBURN replied, and said he by no means sought to interfere with the income tax, which couli be levied on the gross valuations as at present. Ho only sought to establish the net valuation for the purposes of local taxation. The house then divided, when the numbers appeared— For the second reading 7B Against it Majority —6B The bill was accordingly lost. COUNTY VOTERS (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of Sir E. COLEBROOK E this bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed 011 the 4th June. TRAMWAYS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The house then resolved itself into committee on the Tramways (Scotland) Bill, Mr. MASSEY in the chair. After several verbal amendments the clauses were agreed to. On the motion of Sir E. COLEBROOKE, a clause provid ing that tramways should not be laid down in burghs without the consent of the magistrates and council was brought up and agreed to, and the house having resumed, the bill was reported with amendments. MASTERS AND OPERATIVES BILL. Mr. MACKINNON said that he brought forward the bill under the belief that without some legislative enact• merit it would be impossible to put an end to the system of strikes which unfortunately had prevailed, and were still existing. This bill was identical in its provisions with that he had introduced last year, and which had not only passed this house without any opposition, but had received a se cond ginthceoLortteeezowf who had wnhoetreeloisted the evi dence been referred au select e the session terminated. The bill h a d rece i ved reading before to d o r i the support of the public in all parts of the coun try, and the only opposition which had arisen was that of certain coal owners, who desired to be exempted from the operation of the measure, and with a view that they should be fully heard he would consent to refer the bill, after its second reading, to a committee up stairs. He should therefore now content himself with moving that the bill be now read a second time. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that while he ad mitted that it might be desirable and expedient to es tablish means by which the disputes between masters and work men might be speedily terminated by arbitration, still he objected to the scheme or plan by which the hon , member, the author of the bill, sought to accomplish the design he had in view. At present there was existing a law-5 Gee. IV., cap. 96—by which, by a reference to a justice, the award could be enforced ; and he much feared that if this bill were passed it would lead to a confusion as to the authority by which these strikes and controversies were to be ended and settled. The bill proposed tol establish a concurrent jurisdiction with that which already existed ; it was cumbrous and expensive in oa and thedmc the he its machinery, and yet no provision was made or suggested as to the means by which the expenses which its operation would involve could be defrayed; He, therefore, should certainly object to the bill altogether. Mr. KINNAIRD regretted the opposition he had just heard from the hon. and learned Solicitor General to o f the a measure which was in reality the result labours of two select committees after a full examination by both. The bill was permissive, and the exPe a di tise di w cati m on a of course be defrayed by those who sought the - - a of the councils of arbitration, which the establish. In the absence of any Government measure, to the second hoped the house would give its sanction b il l sought h t: reading of this bill. _ in the view Sir J. SHELLEY expressed his concurrence taken of this bill by the hon. and learned Solicitor-General, oug ht to be so taken up by The subject, if taken up at all, the responsible Government Mr. W. FORSTER objecte d , to ebill, because he thought the controversies believed that would best be settled by personal intercourse n, between mtion on the second reading of the bill. the establishment of these councils would only tend to increase disputes and controversies . He should therefore vote a g ainst 'IL doubted b e good arise, he should give his support to the LIDDE t much whether this bill would m asters answer the purpos . e con emplated ; but in the hope that there mo tionmighfotr a second reading, then to be referred to a select com mittee. Sir J. PAXTON supported the bill, which he consi dered would be of the greatest advantage to skillqd artizans, as the cou nc il s of arbitration which had existed 70 years i n France had effected much good. Sir G. C. L EWIS said that while he gave th e au tb or o f this measure th e f u ll es t cre dit for the philanthropy which had actuated him in again presenting it to th e consideration of the Legislature, he could not, for the reason stated by his hon. and learned friend the Solici tor-General, with others, give his assent to the further pro gress of this bill, and he should therefore, but with regret, move that the bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. L. GOWER admitted the great difficulty which t h e course of th e present debate were well beset this question, and thought that many o f t h e o bj ections and it was with reg re t h e felt constrained to vote amendment. i r na founded, i f s a e v d o i in s Mr. CROSSLEY oppos e d th e bi ll, bec a use he was con inobpeetrtaetriveeet,fiaednd bbrimuuestee masters d ou m g en ht t v l i i e n e s e e a e d d disputes u ihecedoubl hou s e be themselves than by any council that could be established, H "to leave well alone," and to reject this bill. Mr. MELLOR also opposed the bill. Mr. AYRTON rose and was addressing the house in support of the bill when a quarter to six arrived, and the' debate was necessarily adjourned. 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