The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The continued withdrawal of sovereigns from the Bank of England for transmission to America, has given rise to the impression that increased firm • tress will be speedily experienced in the general discount market, and the meeting of the Bank of England directors is awaited with some anxiety, because it is thought that they may deem it advisable to adjust their minimum quotation at a higher point. This expectation has had the twofold effect of stimulating the demand for accom modation, and of inducing capitalists to ask in creased terms for the negotiation of commercial bills. In the Stock Exchange there is an ample Supply of money, and the rates for loans on stock range from 4 to 4/ per cent. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the demand was very limited, and prices of all descrip tions were id per lb. lower. The sales were 4,000 bales. The half-yearly interest on Brazilian 5 per Cent. and the 41 per Cent. Bonds, and on Sardinian 5 per Cents. will be paid on and after the Ist prox. About £lO,OOO in gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday, but 190,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for transmission to America. The Foreign Exchanges, yesterday afternoon, were, in most instances, rather higher; the rates OL Austria, however, exhibited a considerable de cline. Gold at Paris and Hamburg is now about 3.loths per emit. cheaper than in London, The steamer Etna, which left Liverpool to-day for New York, took out £298,746 in specie. There has been a very quiet market for Public Securities to-day, and the few transactions recorded have not led to any change in prices, Consols being 9 1:1,- for money, and 91i 92 for the account. The Market nevertheless continues heavy, owing to the efflux of gold from the Bank and the expectation that the rate of discount will be advanced. The New Threes and the Reduced are heavy at 892 it, the New 21 per Cents. are 75,1, and Exchequer Bills are firm at 4s. dis.; India 5 per Cent. remains at 1011 Business in the Foreign Market has continued very quiet. Mexican have improved to 23 231 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. to 881 ; Portuguese are steady at 471. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 to 71; ditto 1858, 551 to 561; ditto £lOO Bonds 59. The chief transactions in the Railway Share Market have been in connection with the arrange ments in progress for the liquidation ; speculative sales, however, have preponderated, and a slight downward movement has taken place in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western and Manchest er, Sheffield and Lincoln haveldeclined 55., and Worth Eastern (Berwick), South-Eastern and West Midland, 10s. Caledonian have improved about ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have also Chown some slight variations. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have improved to 16 and 161, and Bahia and San Francisco realise 10 ; East Indian have improved to 991 ; 1001 ; and Great In dian Peninsula to 97 and 971; Great - Western of Canada have declined to 11, and Grand Trunk of Canada are steady at 20. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in very limited request. Oriental Bank kayo receded ss. ; Peninsula and Oriental Steam advanced £1 ; and Royal Mail Steam declined ss. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. 2 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 89a / 3 per Cent. Consgs Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities B 9i i i New 21 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 lsa ludia Stock , Ditto 5 per C e nt .. . . ... 101 a Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent. 94 Cools for Account, June 6 Exchequer Bills, 11,000, 11d 4 3 dis Ditto £5OO 3 6 die Date Small _ FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING- PRIC ES. *razilian 5 per Cent • Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 BB -a, 'lexicon 3 per Cent .. 23/ 3 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1653. t,. . 47 Spanish 3 per Cent.. ... Ditto New Deferred .. — Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto New Loan Ditto 4100 Bonds ' 59 Dividends on the above payable in London. Tinzur (rn LOCK. Vonaols, Money 9la 1 017... SHE MINISTER FBOIII THE UNITED STATES. His Excellency Charles Francis Adams, the Zewly-appointed Minister from the United States to the British Court, was one of the passengers by the Niagara, which arrived at Liverpool on Monday forenoon. He was accompanied by his wife and daughter and two sons. Immediately on landing they proceeded to the Adelphi Hotel, where shortly afterwards he was waited on by his worship the Mayor. He was also waited on by a deputation From the American Chamber of Commerce in Liver- Pool, by whom he was presented with the following adrircas 44 To His Excellency Charles Francis Adams, Minister of the United Stites of America, to the Court of St. James. " We, the President and members of the American Chamber of Commerce at Liverpool, consisting of English men and Americans engaged in commerce with the United States, desire to tender our hearty congratulations to ycur Excellency on your arrival on our shores. We rejoice especially to welcome one bearing the honoured name of Adams—a family which has already given twe Presidents do their country, and which gives promise in your own :person of attaining the eminence already acquired by your predecessors. While we sincerely deplore the unhappy differences which have sprung up in the United States, we cannot but express a hope that even yet they may be ex tinguished without giving rise to those embittered feelings which are unavoidably engendered by civil war. We shall st all times joyfully co-operate with your Excellency in any measures that may be calculated to promote sentiments of good will between England and America; and to perpetuate those feelings of amity which have so long and so happily prevailed between the two countries. Signed by order and on behalf of the American Chamber of Commerce, "S. B. GUION, President, pro tern." Ilia Excellency replied as follows: "Mr. President, and gentlemen of the American Cham ber of Commerce--I heartily accept your cordial greeting on my arrival in this great city. It is now more than 40 ears since I left these shores. I was then a boy, and now I am past the age of middle life ; but the interval of time has produced far greater changes in the relations between the country I now repr e sent an d th e ki ng d om of Great Britain than any I can trace relatively in myself. As I watched the process of discharging the letter-bags from the steamer is whisk I had just made my passage, and reflected how often the same process is now repeated by means of such admirable nautical despatch, I felt in its full force the ever-increasing magnitude of the commercial relations be tween the two countries, and the importance of aiding by every practical method in developing them to their fullest !extent. The progress of your city, gentlemen, manifests the groat expansion of the same idea. L on g may it con tinue, by cultivating the arts of peace, to present the strong est inducements to the preservation of harmony between the two nations. I come here desirous only to develope the fraternal feelings to which you have been pleased to allude in your address to me. Such I believe to be the wish of the Government of the United States, which has sent me, , as well as a very large portion of the people, irrespective of any personal differences that may now unhappily prevail among them. Permit me here to concur with you in the hope and the trust that time and trial will bring round a better state of feeling there, so that we may all once more unite and co-operate in the blessed work of promoting the Prosperity of the civilised world. Not doubting that this would he joyfully hailed by you in your respective useful vocations on this side, I can only pledge to you all my in dividual efforts to contribute to the same result." His Excellency left Liverpool by the 3'40 train en route for London. TILE mAi LS. MAILS DUE. Australia' Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) . May 19. Do. Brazil and Cape Verds Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, Bc . . Cuba and Mexico Canada, &o. (via L'clerry) .. • • ' • • • M ay 29. Cape of Good Hop e , s cc. .. • • .. .. May 15. China, Penang, and Singapore ?via' S'a . mpto . n . ) j lN n la n y e 19. 1 Do Gibraltar (via Southampton) • 'lsl • (.via arseilles) May 13. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via • SoUtha . ropto . n . ) l‘ M ia s Y v 1 1 9 9 Do. (via Marseilles) - - • India (Bombay), (via Southampton) May 13. Do. (via Marseilles) .. • . .. M a y 26. .. May 20. 'Lisbon . • • • • • • • • ' .. May 11 Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. May 11. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Jane 4. Vigo, and Oporto .. • • • • " • . May 11. United States, California, &c. .. • • • . May -. 1 5 Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe .. O ver d ue West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &o. M a y 14: (via Marseilles) May 13. .. June 4. MARRIAGE OF THE DAUGHTER OF THE BISH OP OF :BATH AND WELLS.—Yesterday the marriage of the Hon. Miss Emily Dulcibella Eden, daughter of the Eight Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, was celebrated at Wells Cathedral, when she was married to Mr. Edmund Henry Dickenson, second son of the late Mr. William Dickenson, of iiingswekton House, near §oraerton. IVARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. R arm ay s. 50 ,Belfast and Ballymena a 3.14 i3ir., Wol , and Str. Val. a. :oak Birk., La., and Ch. June, 101 25 Myth and 'Tyne I al 10 Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co I all 'ock Bristol and Exeter lOl :ock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen .t Cardigan al 50 Cork and Bandon al 20 Cork, 'Brock., &Passage al 20 Cornwall . a) Do CA gets no city. , A- .1 until 6 c perau. 1)0 hambee p uf tol3 Dublin & Belfast June al Dun., Perth, &Ab. June al East Anglian lOO Eastern Counties lOl Eastern Union, A stoc,k 100 Do do B do 100 Do Nw A, late 1 4 .1U3ds l3 East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 Edin. Perth, k Dundee 1 00 Forth & Clyde Junction al Furness Glasg. and S. Western 100 Great Nthn. of Scotland al Great Northern lOO Do do A Stock Do do 11 do Gt. S. & IV. of Ireland 100 Great Western ..r 100 Do Str Val ". ,- ,11a.. stock 100 Trish South-easteria al Lancashire & Yoe:shin 100 London and Blackwall 100 Lon., Brig - ht. &S Coast 100 Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 T.ond. & Nth. Western 100 Lond. & Sth. Western lO6 L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen al Man. Shef. & Lincoln lOO 3Laryport and Carlisle al Do do shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do new..... Do Binning. & Derby 400 NTid. Gt. W. of Ireland al: Do ; shares all Mid Kent. Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle al: Newry t Armagh. def 9 Newry, Warnpt. & Roe all Norfolk lOO North British ...... 100 Nor.Dev.ltail&Dk.stoci: 100 Di k itk ; A recs no d. until 6p01ia.4 beenpd.Bl 100 Do It stock . 1 100 ,Nth. Eastern—Bcrwickl . 100 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 16 13 Do Leeds I 100 Do York llOO North Loudon lOO Do new 5 North Staffordshire , 17 N. and S. W. Junction ! al' Not. & Grantham Raft ; 100 reehles Portsmouth I all Scottish Central Scot N. E., Abcr. stock 100 Do Scot. Mid, stock 1 100 Shropshire Union 100 Sit tinp bourne & Sheer. all South Devon . 100 S.-Durham & Lane. Un. 22 South Eastern ...... 100 South Wales .......... 100 S. York. and River Dun 100 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all Stockton & Darlington all Do do ll Do New (1860) 3 Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1 lOO ThamesHavenDk&Rail, 22 Ulster " . all 20 DO 2 Vale of Neath , 100 Victoria Sta. and Pim . all Waterford & Rilkenni 100 Waterford & Limerick all (West. Cornwall ,West London all Do Ist Class Do 2d class .. • all Westllartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford, 100 Do. Newport 100 Do. Hereford 100 8 8i 81 83 971 94 46 98 39 41 82 E 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. Shale! Railways. Tam , Closing Business Price. Done. 'OO 102 20 21 5} 6 99 101 [OS 113 [O5 108 [OB 110 [O6 103 [22 124 80 82 [O9 .111 90 92 75 77 [l3 115 110 112 [Ol 103 06 108 97 99 98 100 89 91 tui ilXi 9i 10 17 18 101 10! 74 76 20 21 10 10i 15 15 Closing Business stl raidl Done 150 155 128 131 71 74 85 87 181 19; 125 127 81, 6S 70 1M 13(1 ,102 104 91 93 109 111 108 110 11 91 93 99 101 1001 101 k P iP d hn 22i 23 [3l 133 10 10! 22 231 99 100 90 100 98 100 85 87 264 274 32 33 31i 324 46 48 124 126 1120 125 1 100 102 120 122 1115 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid Co 's I Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley &NW L 100 Do ..... • • 9 4 9 . ( .. 1 95 Chester & Holyhead 100 D 0...—. ••' Do. 5i percent 100 D 0....... 121 Clydesdale 123 Do J s unc Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E.O 154 161 141 Lincolnsh. c; 6 pe7r c 1 ICO Gt. North. 130 IN 131 i " 1 1 00 0 'DCacilid.o.;:.. 10 10 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 E.Union,HarwichShs. l all 'E.Counts.l 4 41 Do. Woodbridge... 100 811 . Glg.Barr.&Neils.Dret. 100 Caledon... Do. new ; 100 Do. .• Gloster & Dean Forest i all Gt. West. Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail., all .Yk.N.&l3rl Hull and Selby. all I YIc.N. Md. 109 111 Do. halves. , all 'Do. Do. quarters........l all i Do.. Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c.l ICO ,Ln&N./1". 199 202 201 London & Greenwich. 100 ,S.Eastern, Si 83 Do. Preference ...., 100 .1112 117 Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end 100 Peto &Co.) 87 90 Lowestoft g - ua. 4 p c.. I 100 Norfolk.. Do. 0 per cent lOO Do Mne., Bxtn.,&llatlock! all IL NW&M 31 3,1 Mid. Bradford Prefer-j ence Stock lOO ilgidland.. 91 96 Newmarkt,l3ury Ex. gua. 5 percent-- 15. 5 6-E.Counts. Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all 'D0.,...... 55 57 Do. op. c. - - Do. Fixed sp. c..... all Do: .. . North Western ... all Midland 15 1 1 18 Preston and Wyre. all L&NW ) 141 L.Yk. Do. Shares A. all IDo. lAoYsto. H i telt, Sliep 100 ,Gt. North l3O 132 s ti .. r s e t w afr s;r: d r& ah l i. l .r e e reford 100 a111 IT.Brassey 111 122 1 191 iWwitultt !.t Somerset 100 Gt -D o• - anes.t 9100 1 i 9 2 121 p ] 9 4 1 dicroYdii. 1.4,4 Drztli Bedford and Blotchley Buckinghamshire Chester & Holyhead Do. 5i per cent Do. 5 . „ Clydesdale Juno Colchester, Stour Val E. Lincolnsh. t 6 pe: r c E. Union, Harwich Shs Do. Woodbridge.— Glg.Barr. & Neils.Drct. Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest, Hrtlp'l Dock Rail.. Hull and Selby. Do. halves. stock stock stock s too( 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 [9.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock [2 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock Share' 11!ythe and Tyne 10 per' c. pref. (issued at £5( 1 fsris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock 1 Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £10,4,} percent 1 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 1 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent 1 IDun.Perth&Aber.Jun. iDo Ist Class Pref 1 L'.Aw. ,- ,n.Class A 7 &sp.e l Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.._ I Do do. Class C 7 p.c 1 I ' E. Coon. Ex. sp. c. No.l l Do. do. No. 2 1 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. t Eastern Union, 4 per et., I Do. 5 per cent. guar...l , rldin.&Clas.sp.e. sharesl 1 I Do. 4p. c gua. S. & D.' : N.:din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 1 Furness, 5 per cent .... 1 Glas.& S. Wcst.g.a. sp.c. ' 'Great Northern, 5 p. ct. IDo.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm : Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm (lt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. 5 G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Great West. (Berks and pants) Ext. 5 p. ct to. Recleemable,4/ p.ct I N. Redeemable, 4 ct. Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. 'tit. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 41 p c. pref. Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock. Do.Barnal.st£s3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pe.gu. No 1 Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do, Rua. 6 p. a Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 Do. do. 41 per cent Do. do. 4,1 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.e.S.(div.def.til '65 Do. 4 per cent. Prut Eon. Chat. and Dover Do. W. A rceiv. no div. Ex.A til6p cispd on /* `o. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B ton. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct ton. & 5.W,7 p. et. stock Do. 41 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl antis. of 2s. ad ..... ..... .. ~ Londondy. & Cole. sh (1 1 Londony. & Ennis. sh a , Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct IC Do. £6 Do. 3.1 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent `l.laryoort & Car., 4p. c. a Do. 4% per cent a Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock ll Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p,c. 11 Do. 4% p. o. pref. stock ll Do. 4i per cent I Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. et. 1 , Norflk sp. a Ex. st. 1816 1 Do. p. a Pref. do 1847 1 Do.sWay. Val.Ex.st.lB47 I North British, 5 p. Do. New, gua. sp. c.... I Do. Bor. rn. g. pl. she Do. do. do Nth.Dev.llail. &Dck.Co. I N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 1 Do. 4% p c. redeemable..; I Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref.' I , Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref.'B. Do. Leeds, 6 p. s. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, 11. & S. Porch. North Staffordshire.... Ithymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt 'Scottish North-Eastern 3% p. a pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. gook Smith Devon, Ann. Ws. Do. Fixed 4% per cent, South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4% per cent Do.Pixed4ip.c. Ist is "ouch Wales, gua. 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent Do. 5 per cent: ' S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. e gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 ner cent - Do. C 6 per Viratrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c. -Oxl Ist GUastk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 li.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet, ip.c.pt 1866, Do. till Ist is., stock stock stock 26 100 stock stock stock stook stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10 10 stock stock stock 25.13 d 12A 12i stock stook 12 12 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10 10 1.0.6 6 7 97 99 964 n 5 8 41 43 8 8i 164 171 43 50 38 40 27 29 82 84 23 29 109 111 125 127 1091 1101 103 105 130 1112 105 107 71} 71t 80 62 091 110 59 61 [lO 120 45 47 931 941 94 05 101 tl 41 42 4 3. (1 1 121 i 1211 llr 94 98 7 6d 52 54 624 63 1024 103 : 4') 586 13 s9i 901 001 94 VS 41 3a 1 9t "1 74 76 113 115 33 44 R 5 Si 46 48 39 41 80 804 83 (5 84 98 4 7 394 404 94 10i p 5i 8 p 1 , 561 2 2 p d p 80 82 lli 111 5# 6 not 10 1091 f 6O 60 119 k 93; 41 3; 94/ 411 1 1211 I I 1 P 102 a i P 901 I 80 7t 100 100 all all all BRTIISH POSSESSIONS. LA lir INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). Closing Price. Larej Railways. Paid. lusiness done EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. 65 68 95 96 'Sittings in Error, before Lord Clief Justice Cockburn. and Justices Williams, Crompton Willes, Hill, Byles,' and Keating.) SWINITS V. BACO'. 41 51 d 7 75 80 05 70 65 70 5 61 The contention raised was whethm the tenant was un lawfully and wilfully holding over posassion of his tenancy, after notice given, against his landhdy, contrary to the statute. Mr. Kennedy resumed his argumeit for the plaintiff, Mrs. Swinfen, and maintained that tlere was, in this in stance, a wilful and malicious holding ever possession after due notice given to quit, and of the phintiff's title to the lands in question, and read several Acts )f Parliament, and cited several decisions in support of hisargument to that effect. Lord Chief Justice Cockburn observd, that if Mrs. Swinfon had been a party to the compomise, and if the compromise had been held good, her notto to the tenant to quit would not have been held good, because she had parted with her interest in the lands, but, as it did not take effect her title reverted to her, and the c_uestion raised is whether the notice to quit is good, and whether there was a wilful holding over of the property as against her, the de fendant believing that under the coiaproinisr she had no title, and that the title to the lands was in another person. Mr. Kennedy submitted that there was a demise of th property to her, and by the compromise she had not lost her right, therefore her notice to the tenant tc quit was good, and that he had incurred the penalties of the statute by holding over after due notice given to quit. The arguments arc not yet concluded. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) THE LATE ARISTOCRATIC SCANDAL.—Dnumy.om (COM MONLY CALLED VISCOUNTESS FORTH) V. DRUMMOND (COMMONLY CALLED VISCOUNT FORTII).—JIDGMENT. In this case, the facts of which have been aready fully reported, the point at issue being whether thi petitioner was entitled to a judicial separation, she having )een proved to have committed adultery with a person naned Boring, with whom she went to America, subsequent ~ce the filing of the petition. The case, it will probably be remembered, came on for argument on WednesJay last uron an appli cation by the petitioner to be allowed to give additional evidence, in order to disprove the alleged charge of collusion with the respondent, her husband. The Queen's Proctor, through the instrumentality of the Attor ney-General, intervened, and from the information he had received was induced to plead, and the application on the part of the petitioner that additional evidence might be given was refused. The Attorney-General contended that according to ecclesiastical law parties in sari della° could not be held as entitled to the relief prayed for, and he ap plied to have the petition dismissal. The case being the first of the lind under the statute, the Judge Ordinary adjourned his judgment until this morn ing, when his lordshipdecided asfollows : After recapitulating the facts, Ye said that ho knew of no case where any party, suing fcr matrimonial relief, had been guilty of adultery, in wheh such relief was to be given, if that adultery had be en dearly proved to have been or at all. That il i e n ut th to e e th as e e P o r f ce P e r ed oc in to g r B v ) . Proctor, where h co a i d nm be it e t n ed d s e u e b id se ed q the same circumstances had Ifeel proved ; and as the peti tioner in the suit now before the Court had herself proved that she had been guilty of adu tery, she was not entitled to any relief in a matrimonial cause for judicial separation or divorce. He must therefore dismiss the petition. - VINEGAR WORKS. EXTRAORDINARY DISCLOSURES RE SPECTING SERMONS 6. BISHOPS' CHARGES. At the Sheriffs' Court yesterday was tried before Mr. Kerr, the case of Rogers v. Havergal. Th e pl a i n tiff i s a retired Cergyman, and the defendant is the Vicar of Cople Vicarage, in Bedford. Mr. Hudson, of Fenchureh•street Buildings, stated for the plaintiff that the action was brought to recover £2 10s. for 20 sermons sold and delivered to defendant. Mr. Marchmont, agent to the plaintiff, stated that de fendant ordered upon the 27th April, 18.59, a sermon upon " the Thanksgiving for the Termination of the Indian War," price 2s 6d. This was sent, and subsequently de fendant wrote for copy of sermons, and 20 were sent upon general subjects. Since then defendant wrote for a special sermon upon the re-opening of his church, and for this he paid £l. A number of letters were read by Mr. Hudson, and in one defendant was surprised that so many sermons had been sent, but " ho would lock them over, and keep what suited him." (Laughter.) The letters provoked great laughter and surprise, such phrases as " Stock sermons," " What have you in stock," and " send me so and so," occurring so frequently, that his Honour called the business a " sermon manufactory." Plaintiff's agent remarked that many clergyman had four or five sermons a week to preach, besides Bible classes, and it was impossible to give original sermons. The sermons were lithographed in sets of 30. (Laughter.) His Honour—Then, if I went into two or three ofrarc.Lca on ono Sunday I might stand the chance of hearing the same sermon at each 1 (Laughter.) . Pl'" laintiff's agent—Precisely. In answer to the claim defendant produced a circular sent co him by plaintiff, and contended that he had returned the sermons. _ _ 33 1 3:i rV A desultory conversation ensued, and plaintiff's agent 41—i- cAtehed all prices, and some as high His Honour—What sermons fetch £5 5s ? 11} si 9 Si Mr. Marchmont—A bishop's charge or an. archdeacon's address? His Honour—Do you manufacture bishops' charges ? Witness—l can produce a man who has written them. His Honour—What woald a sermon before the Lord Mayor cost ? 5i Witness—From £3 3 s . t o £5 55. all 1 10s. all all gi n 51 I His Honour (to Mr. Hutson, who is a Common Council man)—there is no knowing where our sermons come f rom . (Much laughter.) Mr. Hudson—l was not aware of it till to-day. Defendant then urged teat he had returned the sermons, and complained of the price, but it was shown that ho had paid 10e. into court for foir, thereby admitting tho price; that he had kept the sermons for a very long time ; and that plaintiff had not received them back even now. De fendant said that oven in the case of the sermons , paid for he had to rewrite:them bfore he could preach them. His Honour —Perhaps you picked out the tit bits. (Much laughter.) I mut hold that you did net return the goods within a roasoisable time, and find for the plain tiff for the full amount, wih costs of attorney. POLICE I NTEL;IGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN OLD TRICK RE IVED.—Joseph Williams was charged with the follow artful fraud :—Ralph Ingram Newton, a stone mason,living at 25, Lewisham-street, Westminster (and who irmed a striking contrast to the prisoner, having a freshand ruddy look, evidently just from the country, while he prisoner was a dirty dissipated looking fellow), said that !erne days ago the prisoner met him in the neighbourh”d of Leicester-square, and asked him to buy a golf cheat. seying he wanted 50s. for it. Ho told the prisoner ho did not want it, but the prisoner returned to him and said he would let him have it for 12s. aui his silver chain. He told the prisoner ho did not wnt it and prisoner then said he should have it for 125., and ci la's representing that it was gold he bought it. He afternrcs found that it was only brass. Yesterday, seeing the ma in a public-house, he spoke to him, and he ran out, but e pursued and captured him. Prisoner—Did I not salhat it had been stolen ? Prosecutor—No, you dinot. A. jeweller said that thatain was nut worth morn +4,..n. 35., and if gold it would hro been worth £3 or £l. There was no gold whatever in t) chain. The prisoner, who saiche did not know but that the chain was gold, was then unmated for trial. ROBBERY AT A JEWEE:R'S BY CIIILDREN.—T Wo little boys, n amed Knight andd`Grath, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealina gold chain of the value of 355. from the shop of Mr. Lisbcrg, jeweller, 322, Oxford- street. William Furneaux, assiant to Mr. Lansberg, said that on the previous evening lwas putting some chains in the window when he saw the isouer M'Grath leave the shop, and directly after miss& (10 of the chains from the counter. Frederick Sturn, amber assistant, said that M'Grath came to the shop that Erning and asked if a piece of brass chain was gold, and heien recognised him as the boy he had seen at the shop bo7e. Charles Harwood, a.stant to Mr. Gedding, pawn broker, near Lisson-pc, said the chain was brought by Knight's mother, who'd her boy had found it, and as he believed it had been stln, he detained it. Mr. Tyrwhitt said Thad done quite right. A constable said the Knight's mother afterwards went to the prosecutor and Id him all about it. Knight said he had it from Al‘Grati M'Grath said that :tight told him to take the chain, and that his (Knight's;nother would sell it, and give him money to go to the pla. Mr.Tyrwhitt said hesiuld remand the boys—the eldest of whom is nut more tla ten—for a week. THETTRIN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY' EVENING, MAY 15, 1861. ..~--~: CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday, at a Court of the Commissioners of Sewers, held at Guildhall, Mr. Deputy Christie in the chair, Dr. Letheby, the medical officer, reported on the state of 203 houses that had been inspected during the week, and ho submitted a list of 59 places for sanitary improvement. He likewise re ported that the officers had seized 1,6741 b. of meat as unfit for human food. Nearly the whole of this was seized in New-gate-market by Mr. Fisher and Mr. Newman. 7151ka. of it were diseased, 3581 b. putrid, and 6011 b. from animals that had died from natural causes. It consisted of 8 sheep, 1 calf, 1 pig, 16 quarters of beef, besides 17 pigeons, 5 widgeon, and 1 fowl. The mortality returns are still above the average for the season. Last week there were 54 deaths in the city, whereas the number for the corresponding period of the last five years is but 49. More than half of the deaths were among children of less than five years of age, and only seven were among old persons of 60 and upwards. The chief causes of death were as follows :—Phthisis, 9 ; pneumonia, 5 ; and bronchitis, 6. Among the zymo tic class of diseases there were 13 deaths, viz., 7 from who Oping-cough, 2 from continued fever, 1 from scarlet fever, 2 from diphtheria, and 1 from diarrhoea. Sixty-eight births were registered dur ing the week, of - which number 35 were boys and 33 girls. Dr. Abraham moved that it be referred to the city solicitor to prosecute the persons con cerned in the sale of the diseased and putrid meat mentioned in the medical officer's report. Mr. Pear son, the city solicitor, submitted that if some little discretion were allowed him in this matter the com missioners would proceed gradually, as they were now doing, to put a stop to this traffic, and that it would increase the difficulties of conviction if they were to appear too frequently before the criminal tribunals. He believed that was also the opi nion of the judges before whom such cases had been tried, who, nevertheless, had commended the course which the commissioners had already adopted in all such transactions. Thereupon the motion of Dr. Abraham was agreed to in a modified form. Deputy Lott asked Mr. Haywood, the engineer, when the upper part of Cheapside would be open for traffic. The greater portion had been quickly and satisfactorily repaired, but the remainder had been a week in hand, and omnibuses from the northern suburbs of London were compelled to go through the narrow streets on the North of Cheap side and the Bank, delayed and obstructed at every turn by those gigantic nuisances, Chaplin's and Pickford's vans. SA laugh.) The engineer stated that the delay had been occasioned by the groat fall of rain on Saturday which had caused a sink ing of the work, but he hoped the whole of Cheap side would be open to-morrow (this day). The Court, after the transaction of some routine busi ness, adjourned. DBSTRUCTION OF GRIMBLE AND CO.'S , Between one and two o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out at Messrs. Grimble's steam vinegar works, in Cumberland-market, Regent's Park. The plant occupied a large space of ground, and com prised warehouses, stores for grain, houses for vats, a spacious brewery, and the machinery depots, the whole running in one direction behind nine houses, and only terminating at Augustus-street. A fire raging so furiously amongst so many buildings, it is hardly necessary to say, caused the utmost excite ment amongst the neighbours, and several painful scenes were witnessed of persons rushing wildly into the street in their night crothes, bringing with them their children, A plentiful supply of water was procured, and the hand engines were placed in the most command ing positions, and at once set into full operation. The water, however, thrown upon the flames ap peared to make scarcely any impression, and the spacious range of warehouses, the 17 vat-houses, and the store-rooms, presented one broad sheet of fire, which kept lapping over the -backs of some eight or nine other houses in the market, as well as threatening several more in Augustus street. The official report of Mr. Braidwood states " That the warehouses of Messrs. Grimble and Co., in Cumberland-market, the store-rooms, and 17 vats, are nearly destroyed ; the offices, the brew ' houses, and machinery are seriou damaged by fire, and the back of house scorched and glaps broken. The contents and buildings were insured in the Sun Fire-office. The fire was extinguished by firemen, with engines of the brigade." Eight other houses were partially damaged. The Earl and Countess of Harewood and family come to town to-day from Hareword House, Yorkshire, for the season. Reports were in circulation yesterday in the City 0/ tue proutturilb, Of another iwiltOl loan but ..t hey are be lieved to be to a certain extent preina.,./... that, in consequence of the disturbance to the revenue from the famine, the Government may require between this date and the sth of April, 1862, about £4,000,000, and Sir Charles Wood is therefore expected before the session closes to take a vote authorising that amount. The negotiation of the loan, supposing it to bo needed, will most likely not take place until toward the end of the present year. All v i g . so_nn i e . etedwith Indian finance will, of course, dope-1211''p _- ways may experience in supplying their respectivo wants. An extraordinary case of conspiracy to defraud by means of a suppositious death came before the magis trates at the Dublin police-office on Monday. A Mrs. Maria Higgins was entitled to a life annuity, payable out of the Court of Chancery, with power to dispose by will of the fund in court. In 185 S the husband of this woman produced a certificate of her death and of her burial in Glasnevin Cemetery, and also a will, purporting to be made by her, and in virtue of it a sum of £5OO was drawn out of the court. Recently the fraud was discovered, and the coffin, when examined, was found to contain only stones and rags. A young man named Devereux was implicated in the fraud. The, case was remanded till Friday. SHOCKING CASE OF CHILD MURDER DISCOVERED IN DEAN'S-YARD, WESTMINSTER.—On Monday an inquest, adjourned from Friday last, was resumed and concluded before Mr. St. Clair Bedford and a respectable jury, at the Westminster Hospital, on view of the body of a nowly-boi n infant, a female, which was found near to Dean's-yard, Westminster. It appeared from the evidence that on Tuesday last, as a youth named Lead was passing a pas sage leading into College-street from Dean's-yard, he saw a basket, and spoke to the porter about it. On its being opened it was found to contain the dead body of a f male child. The body was removed to the Westminster Hos pital, where, on its being seen by Mr. Charles Costello, he found a piece of tape which had been used for a stay lace tied tightly round its throat. It was then handed over to Mr. W. B. Slater, the house surgeon, for a post-mortem examination. Mr. Slater said that in his opinion the de ceased had been alive above 24 hours. Ho found great congestion of the brain, and there were bruises on the face and head. There was a deep indentation on the, throat caused by a ligature being tied tightly round it. The lungs floated in water, and were fully inflated. He attributed death to the ligature. Police-constable Grant, 32 B, said that he and Constable Powley, 223 B, had may every pos sible . inquiry in order to discover who placed the body where it was found, but without success. Verdict—Wil ful murder against some person or persons unknoVvn. THE ASHTON STRIKE.—The coal miners at the extensive colliery at Limehurst, near Ashton-under-Lyne, held a general meeting in the large room of the Welling ton Inn, Oldham-road, on Monday, when the differences pxisting between the masters and men were fully discussed. With reference to reduction, about which the men turned out last week, .the employers have agreed not to enforce it, What the workmen met about was principally in reference to the stoppage of six pence from some of the colliers employed in a different mine to theirs. It was ultimately agreed to resume work, and all seems now to be satisfactory. Xtl antic & fit Lawrence Bom.,Barodait.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. 8 Do, Do. !Oi Buffalo and Lake Huron N Do. New .0 Do. Preference IQ I uff li alo,Brant,&Godrie et. bds. Aug. 1, IS7'2 - s Do. do. July 1, 187:il )0 Do. do. June 1, 187-! 5 Cieutta..tS.Eastn.(Liml Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim )1 9 Cape Town Sc Dock Sort 9 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c ,Demerara 9 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ock East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. O Do. F Shares Ext ;0 Do. Jubbulpore O Do. 41 p c. Debentrs O Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 O Do. 1865-1870 ock Grand Trunk of Canada 10 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. )0 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. )0 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. 10 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. 10 Do. do. 1867.. 10 Do. do. 1872.. ask 1 3 t.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. ;0 Do. New gua. 5 p. c... )ck Gt. Soutb.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. ;0 Do. do. 20i Gt.W. of Canada Shares 20 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt 100 Do. 5a p. c. do. '77 do 100 Do. sip. c. do. '7B do stock liadras, guar., 4 i P. c• • • stock Do. do. 5 per cent stock Do. 4/ p. c. Extension 20 Do. 5 stock nelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bads. 20 Newßrunswick et Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.fip Class A Capital Share .. Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. (Jude (Limited) . i '1 stock Scindc .. 20 Do. I'unjaub .... d g 20 Do. Do. ........ Fs ! stock Do. Indus. St. Pio. • V r,f,,,ti 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN RAIL. ?,0 Algerian 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam. 10 Ardennes...—. •• • • • 10 Balt.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c.] 5 Belgian East. Junction 10 Beziers to G raissessac Cartneaux Mine Rail )0 Copiapo ••••••• • • • • • 10 Ditto Extension .... !O Dutch Rhenish ........ tO Eastern of France .... !O Grand RUE x uar. 6p. c. Do. G reaCentral of Franc(' t. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... 20 Lierre & Turnhout ....I 20 Lyons & Geneva •• • 20 Namur & Liege .. .. •• • • 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of France.... 16 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. 20 Paris,Lyous, & Mediter. 20 Paris & Orleans.... •• •• 20 I Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. lira... • • 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... 20 Royal Danish •• 5 Royal Swedish •• • • 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... 20 Oan Paulo, lira, g. 7p. c. 20 Ti.Aust.&Lomb Venetin, 20 Southern of France.... 20 q. East Portugal 7 p ct. 8i West Flandern ........ [0 Do. 5i p. e. Preference.. 20 W. Az N.W. of France .. 20 Western of Austria.... 20 IWes tern of Switz et land 6 Tiesbaden ...... 6 FOo. 8 per cent Pref :0 Zealand . BRITIS A Itre'a Consols (Phtlaco : British Iron IClifl'ord !Devon G. Cons. (Tavis t ) !East Bassett (11logan) !East Caradon !E. WI Rinse] (Tavistk ) Gam.FiSt.Aubyn(G wen ) Great South Tolf.r.,us G.Wheal Alfd. (Phil tick) G. Wheal Vor (Hels ton) !Grenville illerod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) North Downs North Frances (Tog an); Wh'l BasseallloanY - North Wheal Crotty .. Par Consols (St. l3lazey) Providence (Uny Lent.) ISortridge Cons. Min. Co. 'South Caradon(St.Cleer); .S. Cann Brea (Illogr,an)..l 1 B. I)ev. Iron &Gen., Mimi IS.Wheal Fran. (Illogan)i IStrayl'ark 5 Tamar Silv.,S6 Lead Min 10 Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) , ;West Basset (Illogan) 1 W. Caradon (Liskeard)' IWest Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan)' ,Wheal Buller(ltedrutli) ;Wheal Edward (Cale.)' Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) ,Wheal MaryAnn(Men.)' ,WhealTrelawney FORM 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lini 5 Do.LandanilldiningCo. 1 ,Clarendon Cons.MinCo 40 Cobre Copper - 2 J'ortuna. 20 General 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr I} !Kapunda (Limited) 8 ,Linares 6 I . .usitanian, 1 ;Marlquita 1 N.RliineC.;opofS.Aus.L , 20 • I'ontgibaud Silver,Leadi Mining and Smelt I 5 Port Philip 1 'Scottish Austrin. (L.) 2d'2 . 8! United Mexican 1 I'Vorthing (Limited) Do I d 33 M I .” ais. 39 41 7 9 21 24 25 IkIIP 86 9 ip 1 id 3 5- 1 all 2 all 428.6 d I I.k JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 40 82 84 40 I Australasia 25 (Bank of Egypt. I all 18 19 100 ;Bank of London ..... 50 62 61 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all -- 20 IChtd.Bank of India, &c. all , 201 201 2.5 ,Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch . all 100 ICity 100 'Colonial ...... 21 37 39 20•11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London . 20 20 !Eng_ Scot., & Aus. Ch all 15$ 163 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 221 231 23 3 20 Do. new 5 13 I/ 50 I London and County 60 London Joint Stock 20 London and S. African-, 10 2 13 100 [London & Westrninsterl 20 65 67 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 -- 20 Do. new l2 50 National Bank ........ , 25 26 New South Wales 1 all 25 lOrient. B. Corporation ' all 146 48 46/ 71 20 Ottoman Bank .. . all 16 17 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 'Do. new. 25 1 South Australia ..., all , 25 'Union of Australia all 38 39 50 Union of London .• • 12 25 26 100 Unity Mutual COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 111 114 111 Do fi p. cent.lBBo-2 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 '.09 111 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1013 102 Cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1880 1 00 1055 63 Do. - 1890 100 1053 1063 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100' 1073 1083 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.Y. Gov. sp. C., 1866 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 98 99 981 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 1073 1083 S. Aus,Gop.c.lB7B.& up lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja., &July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 4 100 1 1053 106 1055 DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock I Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO stock East and West India stock London , lOO 49 50 stock 'St. Katharine lOO 56 58 stock ' Southam.pton lOO stock Victoria .. ........ W 100 i 96 98 97 20 ,Do; New .—............,.. - A 2 1 id par M fSCELLANEOt S. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint . 1 all 14 15 10 Atlantic lt. Ml. Stm (14 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 1 all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 82 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4 44_ 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 32 35 20 Do. 8,7p.e.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.&Srnltg - . all — 23 Do. Pref. 74 per cent all st. \Crystal Palace at. Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb. 100 106 108 20 E.lnd a Irrign. & Canal 1 id id I i st. Electric Telegraph 28 Do. New l5 5 lEnglish & Aus. Copper all 34 34 15 ;Gen. Steam Navi,gati )n 14 1 'Great Ship Limited) all 1 4 1 Do. 174 pet Preference all i 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 34 4 .L.G. Omnib us Co. (Lim.) all i . i2O Madras I rr. and Canal. .a 1 i 10 Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim ) all 24 3s 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 li I d . 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 oi e 1 10 Netherlands Land 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all i 1 100 Y.Br.&NovaScotiaLn d 80 510 1 N.Tl.Australasian (Ll a m.) all i 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 3 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. ipr 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 8 5 4 st. peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 109 50 52 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 71 73 72* i 50 Do. New 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.e. all 174 18 so Et h yrnn ey Iron 15 Do. New, all 44 5 100 Royal Mail Steam . go 46 48 46 st. ;cot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 126 130 25 South Australian Land all 83 34 34 1 j Su b mar ine TeL Scrip a ll i :: I , l : egiste d r o ed l 5 7 Aus t r lasia (11m)lst is, 3 k a _ 11 1 00 I D rr o u , s d t o i)and. Agency of 20 Upr.Can: 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co (lim.) 1 id In ICQ Pan Diemeu'a Laud a., 284 90: i TILL 11:CE OF GOLD. The quotation of g)l4 Paris is about 1} per mine prem., and the short exchange. London is 25.271 per £1 sterling. On comparing these re' with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for t dard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 3-10ths per centgarer in London than in Paris. By advises from Ham:g the price of gold is 125 per mark, and the short exchanges London is 13.51 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the BIM Mint price is, therefore, about 3-10ths per cent. dearer London than in Hamburg. The course of exchangtNew York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 104 a to per cent., which, when compared with the Mint par betwi the two countries, shows that the exchange is against Ennd, But, after making allowance for loss of interest and arges of transport, the present rate leaYgo 119 p r dt On klin gold to the Vatted States. AMERICAN SHIPS AT CARDIFF.-OD. Wednesday last, Captain Rowland, of the New York ship Joseph Fish applied at our police court for the purpose of asking per mission to take the oath of allegiance to her Majesty. Ile is a native of Barnstaple, but has been naturalised in America. Ho is about sailing from this port with a cargo of coal for Cuba, but is apprehensive, as the ship is an American, that it may bo captured. As he felt desirous of sailing under British colours, he also wished to transfer his allegiance to the Crown of Great Britain. The magis trates informed him that ho must have his ship duly chattered as a British one, in accordance with the pro visions of the Merchant Shipping Act, if he wished to secure the protection of the British flag. The captain thanked the Magistrates, and left the court somewhat perplexed as to the best course he could adopt to secure the speedy de parture of his ship. The American shipowners and masters who are now in this port are placed in a similar painful situation. Some of them are determined to hoist British colours en their passage outwards, whilst others declare they will lose every stick rather than lower the American flag. We fear that this town and neighbourhood will for some time to come be serious sufferers by the war that has just broken out—Star of Gwent. A YOUTII ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.—On Saturday evening, a melancholy fatality occurred to William Ryland, 15 years old, who lived with his widowed mother in*York street, Cheetham. The deceased and Charles Wilcock, who was about the same age, were firing with pistol and ball at a target which they had formed against the wall in Mrs. Ryland's cellar. Whilst the deceased was passing from the target to the place from which they had been shooting, a distance of about six yards, Wileock, in pr o eT . t r _ ing for the next shot, accidentally pulled the trifg d eL eas " e l: pistol, and the shot entered the left temPle ng imme. passing completely through his head, Monday,"usibefore Mr. diate death. An inquest was held, on Herford, the city coroner, when the jury Mulled a Va.. diet 9f "Accideutal death." 11 1 d pr 1} id 99 100 97 99 98i 99A 984 99# 194 2O 65 68 55 60 26 38 44 47 36 39 36 39 964 074 1 d d 93 95 11 Ili 9i g ,l Y 6 100 88 E 2 84 86 A 44 05y 87 E 9 5 7 5 7 983 P9i' lid Id' d 92 94 WAYS. 51 5 - -p 2 114 1 11 12 31 21 I 31 2k 22i 231 61 6i 7/ 8/ 19 20 2 1 .3/ 39i 8 9 36 37 53 55 41 4 d 13 11 51 6 84 Ai 1i !I 4 < l l 22 23 6 61 91 At 20 21 ES. lt 1 170 180 360 369 97} 102 23 1 23 51 di 35 17 3i 41} 5i 1 6 2 2i 39 41 2 21 - 11 51 13 4 41 41 4t 41 51 74 84 Ot 39 41 295 335 2 3 130 1 35 35 37 it 21 8; 56 176 186 69 71 310 350 95 100 105 115 1i 2 96 106 12 13 16 18 7i lli 100 i 491 35 97 i 11 I} g4i 5 1 All {lOO 15 all 100 1 .4i 131 18.8. all all all all all 16 it 231 3.2.10 1.14.0 7.4.0 17g 13.9.6 40 6.2.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.6, 2a lla 1.4.0 9.18.9 10.6.7 a 1 4 I 24.8.0 13s Cd' 09i 101 23 6} 6 4 ' 391 9 10 4 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tins DAY.) The SPEAKER did not take the chair until some time after 12 o'clock, in consequence of there not being a suffi cient number of members present.to constitute " a house." PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third iii;e and passed : The Alton, Alresford, and Winchester Railway Bill, and Rhyl Bridge Bill. The_ following bills were considered, and ordered to be read a third time :—Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrith Railway; Henley in Arden Railway; Southampton and Netley Railway; and 'We'd Cheshire Railways. NEW TRIAL IN CRIMINAL CASES. Mr. BUTT rose to move the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to enable a review being taken of erroneous verdicts in criminal cases. In 1844, Sir F. Kelly, following the footsteps of an eminent legal autho rity, introduced a bill for the above purpose, but the con sideration of the bill was delayed until th e y ear 1858, when he introduced the bill again, and its principles were affirmed by a considerable majority. It had been objected to by many to allow appeals from decisions of the Court of. Queen's Bench in criminal trials, but in certain cases it had Leon found of great service. In cases of misdemeanour an appeal was allowed, but in felony there was no such right, and the reason why the distinction was allowed was, that felony incurred, in the event of a conviction, forfeiture of goods, se that a man charged with the more serious offence did not possess the privilege en joyed by him who was convicted of a lesser offence. By his bill he proposed to sweep away the distinction between felony and misdemeanour, and giving the man tried in the Court of Queen's Bench for felony the same right as that possessed by a man con victed of the lesser offence ; and he further proposed -to extend the.power of that court to bring criminal cases be fore them from other courts by a writ of certiorari. In several instances the opinion of the judge went with the verdict of the jury, yet in many cases it had been proved that both judge and jury were wrong, and an innocent man had been in many instances convicted of an offence he had never committed. He did not think a more glaring want of the bill he at present had the honour of moving the second reading existed than in a.. ease o r xi?. Barb.v, the attorxi..Y) i lrk ""' ^ case was familiar to the house, from the fact that they had granted him compensation. Then, again, he would instance the ase of the Earl of Dundonald. The noble earl exerted him self to obtain a new trial, but was perfectly unable to do so. If he had succeeded, he would not have gone down to the grave with the sting of his trial rankling in his breast. It was true the ultimate result was the triumph of the noble and gallant earl over the aspersions of his enemies; but if the bill now before them had been law at the time, much of the suffering of so gallant a man would have been prevented. Dr. Smethurst's case proved the necessity of the bill, and referring to trials still mare recent—that of Mr. Kirwan, in Ireland, and Mr. Hatch, in Westminster Hall—showed the great. necessity there was for the passing of the bill. The hon. gentlemen then proceeded to point out several cases which had occurred in Ireland showing the necessity of his measure, and instanced a case of a man convicted of murder. Before sentence was passed he was asked in the usual form why he should not suffer the penalty of the law. If i he had said the witnesses had sworn falsely against him, he was told that was no answer in point of law. If he said to the judge you have ruled a point of law wrong; that was no answer in point of law ; but if he said the clerk had committed an error in drawing up the indictment, and it turned out be one of the most trivial nature, then he had sufficient to arrest the passing of the sentence. He knew he shoull be asked if he proposed to give appeals in acquittals as well as convictions, but as he did. not do so in this bill, he felt there would be some objection, and he trusted the House would read the bill a second time. Sir. G. C. LEWIS said this was another instance of Wednesday inflictions. Last session the House had in a very marked way rejected is bill, which was precisely similar in its enactments. He did not think that anything had occurred since that time to show that the bill was re quired. Did the hon. gentleman think it was a common occurrence, for the innocent man to be found guilty in this country ? (Hear, hear, from Mr. Butt.) If the hon. gen tleman meant by his cheer to infer that it was so, he' (Sir G. Lewis) felt a strong conviction, in which he was sup ported by the learned judges of the land, that such a cir cumstance was of very rare occurrence. He thought the bill would be a mockery to a man in prison in saying to him you can appeal against . your sentence, because it would be entirely useless to ghte the privilege without you made some provision for the pay ment of the costs. He did not think the case of Dr. Smethurst afforded the slightest argument in favour of this bill, which sought to enact that appeals be given to certain criminal cases. The real ground of uncertainty in Dr. Smethurst's case was the fallibilit) of the scientific evidence. Then, again, Mr. Hatch's case did not afford the hon. gentleman any stronger argument in his favour. (Hear, hear.) He thought Mr. Hatch had a much better chance of making out his case by 'proceeding by way of an indictment for perjury than by having a new trial, _ . . Hatch would be ells - which they could not have done had it been a new trial. He was totally at a loss to see the necessity of this bill. Did the hon. gentleman believe that courts of appeal would never make any mistake. (Hear, hear.) As the measure created quite a revolution in criminal law, he should move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. (Hear, hear.) Mr. M‘MALLON spoke in favour of the bill. Altar a few werds from Mr. BUTT, the motion for the second reading of the bill was negatived without a divi sion. ANNOYANCE JURORS (WESTMINSTER) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, and several new clauses having been added to it, it was reported with amendments, and ordered to be reprinted. PIERS AND HARBOURS BILL. Mr. PAULL moved the second reading of this bill, which he said he had now for four sessions brought under the consideration of the house. On the last occasion the bill was referred to a select committee for consideration, and the present measure was founded upon the opinion contained in the report, and also upon the evidence given before the committee. He did not propose any new prin ciple or any new matter of detail, but as the powers had been given in several bills that have received the sanction of Parliament, viz , the Tramways Bill, the Fairs and Markets (Ireland) Bill, he thought it could be safely given to Piers and Harbours. The machinery for carrying out the provisions of the bill could be amply discussed in com mittee, but he proposed that the act should, in the event of its receiving their sanction, be carried out by the Board of Trade. Its principal object was that in the event of parties wishing to save the money expended in ott lining an Act of Parliament to take land and levy tolls for the making of piers and harbours they might, after they had deposited the plans and compiled the whole of the standing orders of Parliament proceed by provisional order of the Board of Trade with the construction thereof. He had p rov ided for the prope r consideration of any objection that might arise to any proposed new works by adopting the a rrangements now insisted on by t h e ir standing orders with respect to legislation of this de scription. Mr. M. GIBSON said, although the bill from its name might be supposed to effect the same object as that pro posed by the Government, it did not in the slightest degree clash with it, and if the house should agree to read it a second time, it might be made to act as an aid to the Go vernment measure. If the Legislature thought proper to throw the duty of carrying out the provisions of the bill on the Board of Trade, he should have no objection to give all the assistance in his power to it. (Hear, hear.) On the part of the Government he had to say there was no ob jection to the second reading of the bill ; but he must re serve to himself 6he right to suggest any alterAtion might be ~ ,, , nsidered necessary in committee. . Mt. lIENLEY thought the bill Lutslit be greatly im proved when they came to consider it in detail in com mittee. Sir L. PALL supported the bill. He said he was the owner of a harbour which came within the provisions of the bill, and if it received the assent of the Legislature he should, without doubt, avail himself of its provisions. The bill, after a few words from Mr. BUCHANAN, was read a second time. MINES TRESPASSES PREVENTION BILL. This bill was read a second time. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL, This bill was read a second time. The other orders of the day having been read and post poned, Mr. MURE obtained leave to introduce a bill to make further provision for the regulation of the British Whit° Herring Fishery in Scotland, btained The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ° _ TRANSFE it OF STOCKS AND ANNUITIES. I the leave to bring in a bill to increase at the Bank transfer of stocks and annuities tran!Pr respecting the of Ireland, and to make further provision pu blic stocks or mutual transfer of capital in certainE v gland and Ireland ; funds transferable at the Banks of the afbaiceilities or and for other purposes. BOARD OF WORKS. METROPOLITA financial of f politan Board of Works under the transactions of the 14 6 t l r O ° 4 to the 25th d Mr. PEEL moved fo N r a return showing the day of March, 1861, Act 21 and 22 Vo• c. Loans—The each loan; the rate of principal sums bor rowed,with the date and amount interes t; the annual sums repaid on account of the loans, as follows :,-1. As to with dates of repayment ; and principal sums outstanding. 2. As to Works—The several sums borrowed for the works with dates of borrowing, and any other sums received available for such works ; and the monthly pay ments for works executed and services performed, with de scription of the several works and services. 3. As to Sinking Fund—The amount of the main drainage rate as sessed in each year ; the payments made to the Bank of England on account of such assessments; the amounts received for investments sold, and the interest received upon . ilM4t4lelltS i tll9 0n19 1 ,14tP paicl for iATO§tII29I 3 . I S Inl'r,4"Cd; the interest paid upon bonds, debentures, or securities issued ; and theimounts applied to the redemption thereof, with the dates of such application. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Leave of absence was granted to Major Sibthorp for ten days, on the ground of domestic affliction, and to Mr. Wil liam Leslie for a week, through ill health. The house then adjourned. YORK RACES—(This Day.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. THE TYRO STAKES. Miss Coutts a •••••••• I Miss Swift 2 Six ran. THE FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP. Wildman Montrose Lady Trespass • 3 Ten ran. RA.WCIAFFE STAKES. --- Jung Frau ........................................ 1 Dutch Sam 2 Bioudella 3 Seven ran. LONDE SBORO CU P. Lopeateher ..t Spicebox Angelo .............. After a dead heat, Lop catcher and S p ic ebox divided the stakes, and Lopeatcher walked over. TALLY-HO STAKES. Assignment ........................ Lady Williams ....... . Six ran. CONSOLATION SCRAIIBLL• Spicebox . 1 Antwerp ...... 3 Count Polo Seven ran. LATEST BETTING., TUE DERBY. 4to 1 aget Dundee (taken) 9to 2 aget Diophantue (taken) 7 to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) 8 to 1 agst Rouge Dragon (taken) 12 to 1 aget Kildonan (taken) 12 to 1 agst Dictator (taken) 20 to 1 agst King of Kent (taken) 20 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 45 to 1 agat Neiglawair (falcon) Offers to bet 1,000 even on Lord Stamford's lot against Mr. Merry's. ARRIVALS AT IsIALTON. Cambondo, Prince of Orange, Glen Stewart, Miss Dun stable, Greta, Charlton, Mountain Doe, Queen of Naples, and Lamblauder. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The fresh arrivals of English wheat in this morning's market were small. Good and fine samples changed hands readily, at very full prices to, in some instances is per quarter advance on last week's rates; but inferior kinds were a dull sale on former terms. In foreign wheat a fair retail business was transacted, and the quotations occasionally favoured sellers to the ex tent of is per quarter. Floating cargoes of grain were in moderato request, at very full prices. We have report a moderate demand for barley at pre vious currencies. Malt was firm in value, but the inquiry for it was by no means active. Oats moved off steadily at extreme quotations. Beans ruled firm ; but peas sold slowly at late rates. In the flour trade there is very little change to report. Generally speaking, there are no sellers except at full prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. 'Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English...• .• 280 50 1 1,760 1 210 Irish.. ..... 750 F0reign........ 11,215 1,5 0 1 I 11,155 1 801 sacks 6,512 brie. WIIITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat are modcrately extensive, and the trade rules heavy, as follows : Beef from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 8d ; lamb, 5s 8d to Gs 8d; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 4d; and pork, 4s Od to 5s 2d per Sibs. by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Goo 3 and fine hops move off steadily, at full prices, but other kinds aro much negleetei. COUNTRY MARKETS. - At tfiiireTriltalaleFrilalAlleoWc..--MAX 1 3 4-- The trade was moderate, and prices were about is over the rates of last week—white making 64s to 70s, red b6B to 665. The supply of barley was small, and not much changed in value. Oats were in steady request, with a firm sale, from 2Gs to 34s per 24 stone. Beans met with a ready sale, fiom 45s to 60s per qr. SLEAFORD--MAY 13. The attendance was moderate to-day, with a tolerable supply of wheat. Trado free, at rates unattainable the last week. White wheat ruled at 60s to 68s, red 54s to 62s per qr. Barley was in limited supply, at 37s to 43s ; oats in dull demand, at former prices, 22s to 30s; beans limn 44s to 58s; peas, , —ste —s. LYNN-MAY 14. There was a moderato attendance. The supply of wheat was an average one, with a slow business. Good sorts realised previous quotations; inferior hardly so dear. Bar' ley in small supply, at the prices of last week. Oats were in fair demand. Beans in short supply, and in some casea advanced is. Peas firm. Old white 5Gs to GOs I Old red 50s to 54s Barley 2Bs to 42s Oats Beans .38s to 44s I Peas ISs to Hs THE WEA TJLRR. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, DF. ,C. I. S. ! etw o ce a n m B . and B. E. *M. . . -- Nairn 30.22 55 52 S.W. 5 9, o. 4 L Aberdeen eith .. l o :. 3 . g , i 55 4 37 9 , 5 4 5 8 3) 1 S 1 . I I : , .. S.W. 1 33 5 84 c oc ... i Berwick Ardrossan 33'37 i 52 48 1 W.S.W. 3 6 o. Portn , sh Shields 30'35 I 54 51 N.W. 4 3 b. Galway . 30 41 ' GO 59 W. 1 9 0. Searborsugh 30'38 53 51 W.S.W. 2 1 b. Liverpool 30'44 50 49 S. 1 5 f. Valentia .. 3045 55 54 N.N.W. 1 9 f. Queenstown._ 30'42 58 57 S.S.W. 1 5 0. Yarmouth.... 30'40 53 52 I I b. : London , 30'38 1 56 53 I N.W. 1 3b. . Pover 130 . 38 58 .53 S.W. 1 2 b. I : Portsmouth 30'38 56 53 N.W. 3 6 0. Portland j 30'41 56 51 N. 1 8 m. Plymouth , 30'40 56 55 ' N.N.W. 3 3 c. Penzance 3 0 ,15 55 54 S.W. 1 9 o. Jersey 30'43 59 55 N.N.E. 3 2 f. EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduces to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical Hs causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 1) deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. 3. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (fsr evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Clotd (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b,, blue sky; c., clouds (detaches) ; 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, (1 to 9). ZIIIS DAY'S SHIPPING• -•- a t noon, N. ; LONDON, May 15.—Wind this dad.Y light breeze, and fine weather very"..... S a iled —Dolphin, for CARDIFF, May 13._Win d Havana; Ifuron, for Quebec. , mr._Arrived—Delaraere, —Winn 0. from Caldera. Mel • 13 —Arrived—Sweet Home, . P DS• of foretopmast. YARNIOL TR —OA ,_,a,with lots SWANSEA, May 14. from Shields, for 13 i 1 4 - T v lc —Wind N. W.—Arrived— PORTSMOVTIE , ~.o na 7tyniouth. 0011 Huntley, from ect--H.M.S. Icarus, H.M.S. megmra... Zi ll ah " , from Bristol, fur f orN te v e i rn. ,oiz e r s o ; sing l4 o .— de Arr c i l v th e a d— ; London, lb Boston. i' v3, May 14—Arrived—H ampshire, from St. Jam isivgn do Cuba. SLI O° 9 May 7.—Arrived—M arengo, from New York. SUNDERLAND, May 13 .—Sailed-11Iassaniello, for madras. SHIELDS, May for Callao. 1 1. —Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—Caledonia, OFF QUEENSTOWN, May 14.—Arrived—Mouldane, (s.), Lrom Alyab; Wilton Wood, from Buenos Ayres. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Mary, from London; North Star, Brackley, Eclipse, Uziella, Amelia, and Queen Victoria, from New port; Lady Eglington, steamer, from Dublin, and left for London; L'Etoile, from Carentan; Henderson and George Thomas, from Cardiff. TSltiheledx—ewHecou:k st es,f e o a r m H e ul r, l. which sails to-day for New York, takes out £13,500 specie. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPII.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, May 14—Arabia, from Colombo ; George Kidd, f rom Mauritius ; Blue Jacket, from Terceira ; Leon Ray mond, from St. Michael's; Pon on, from Calingapatam. Arrived, May 15—Eleanor, from Table Bay; Taunton, packet, from Guernsey ; Helen, from Demerara ; Win. Brown, from Mauritius. Sailed--Ranger, steamer, for Cronstadt ; City of Ham burg, for Hamburg. D EAL , Wednesday Mor nin g . Passed—Pioneer, from Cardiff, for Hamb ur g; St. Joseph, from Santander, for London ; Im peratrice Eugenie, for Port N(‘tal ; Georgetown, for bg19911-4 9 * ir9 90,011 la r of led. aan the ;ra em of 1111. lea vho rith !15 115 140 115 103 113 113 137 113 101 100 100 100 all all .14 i ~.____,