The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-08 00:00:00

210NEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. • -.1 , CITY, Two o'CLocK. The rates or discount still show an upward ten dency, and the inquiries aro more numerous than might be expected, owing probably to the expec tation that the market will shortly exhibit in creased firmness, in consequence of the adverse effect of the American struggle and the exportation of specie. Within the last day or two upwards of 5 per cent, has been charged for the best bills in discount circles, and the consequence is that nume rous applications are now made to the Bank of England. Gold is now about one-tenth per cent. dearer in Paris than in London, but one-tenth cheaper in Hamburg than in this country. About £36,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday, but 40,000 sovereigns were Withdrawn The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited a slight advance in the rates on Hamburg and Amsterdam, but on Venice and Trieste the quotations were a shade lower, In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday busi tress continued active, and prices firm. The salep Were about 12,000 bales. Several failures are expected in the manufac turing districts, where trade continues in a very unfavourable state. The steamer Edinburgh, which left to-day for New York, conveyed £84,000 in specie. The market for Public Securities continues to present a heavy appearance, owing to the civil war in America and the reactionary movement in the Rentes, but the quotations do not exhibit any alte ration of importance, Consols being 911 1 for money and 92 921 for June. The settlement is now in active progress, and continues to engage the atten tion of the dealers and brokers. The New Threes and the Reduced are 891 90, and Exchequer Bills are 4s. dis. ; Bank Stock remains at 232 and 2331 ; India Loan has receded to 1011 a ; ditto 5 per Cent. Rupee Paper is 941 ; and ditto 51 per Cent. 1001, being steady. Business in the Foreign Market has been mo derately active, and prices tend downwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 to 711; ditto 1858, 551 to 56 ; Mexican remain at 221 ; Portuguese at 471 ; Sardinian are heavy at 80 1 ; and Rus sian 41 per Cents. at 91 1 ; Spanish have improved to 54 1. The transactions in the Railway Share Market Were of a very limited character, and in most in stances a further downward movement took place in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midlands declined 55.; North Western, and South Eastern, 10s. ; :Great Western, Caledonian, and North Eastern (Ber- Wick), 15s. The Foreign undertakings were neglected, the only business recorded being in South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, which declined to 151 15i, ex dividend. The Colonial lines were flat. Great Indian Peninsula receded 55., and Punjaubs os. Grand Trunk of Canada, Great Western of Canada, and East Indian barely maintained previous values. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have also shown increased depression. Oriental Bank have receded 55., and Peninsular and Oriental Steam 6s. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES . Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 895 90 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 895 90 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l India Stock ... .. ... Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto Scrip .. 1011 Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 6f per Cent lOll Ditto Debentures, 1858 961 Ditto, 1850 .... , Ditto Bonds £l,000 Oitto under £l,000 Consols for Account, May 9 India Stock for Account — Ditto 5 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid. Ditto £500 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4i per Cent., 1860 .„ , 88 71 Mexican 3 per Cent 221 Ditto Account New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent. Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent, Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred tiDitto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded.....• • 5 i Turkish 6 per Cent .. 71 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds ' 57/ Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money 9ll i Ditto Account EI i ENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT— (7his Day.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justicc Willis.) BURGLARY. John Linton, aged 28, described as a shoemaker, and John Munton, 50, a baker, were charged with burglary in the house of Levi Clark. - - The jury found the prisoners guilty. The learned Judge sentenced Linton to seven years' penal servitude, and Munton to 12 months' imprisonment. FELONIOUSLY POINTING FIRE ARMS. Joseph Smith, 45, was charged with feloniously pointing a loaded pistol at Alfred Howes, and feloniously attempting to discharge the same at him. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The prisoner then pleaded guilty to the second indict. went, charging him with the misdemeanour. The learned Judge sentenced him to six months. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN DAYLIGHT. Ann Coker, 23, John Coker, 21, James Tucker, 21, Nlary Ann Welsh, 18, John Morley, 19, and Ellen Welsh, 16, were charged with robbery with violence, on James Bassett, and stealing from him bank notes and gold, value together £B2, and one eye-glass and other articles. The learned Judge summed up, and the jury returned a verdiee of Guilty against all the prisoners. The learned Judge sentenced John Coker, J. Tucker, and J. Morley to seven years' penal servitude, Ann Coker to 18 months' imprisonment, and Mary Ann Welsh and Xllen Welsh to 12 months' imprisonment. Tllll 001LILEROIAL BANK ROBBERY. John Durden, !edger keeper, and J ames Holcroft, agent, Were placed in the dock on the charge of robbing the pro prietors of the Commercial Bank. There were seven indictments. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., applied for a postponement of the Case, on the ground that it was one of such intricacy that t hey had not had time to prepare the defence. The learned Judge said he consented to the application with great reluctance. The case was postponed till next !onion, when it would be tried on the first day that the Adge was present. POST OFFICE ROBBERY. Two letter carriers were sentenced to six years penal ser vitude for stealing letters, one of which, that stolen by the Prisoner Reinche, contained Bank notes to the amount of Zl4O. RAPS AND ASSAULT. Delobe, the black man of Drury-lane, and Mary Sullivan, were arraigned on the charge of rape on the person of a young girl 14 years of age, named Oliver. The facts of the case have already appeared in The Sun. Both prisoners pleaded guilty. They were then arraigned on a charge of assaulting a gentleman who attempted to protect the girl, and also Pleaded guilty. Sentence was deferred. THE MAILS. Australia, Ceylo n , and MAILS DUE . ampton) .. s e Mauritius (via South- Do. •. • • .. .. May 19. Brazil and Cape Verde (via Marseilles) May 13. .. .. June 4. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &e . . Cuba and Mexico .. . • • .. Canada &c. (via L'derry) . .. • • .. May teD. Cape,, of Good Hope, &c. .. .. • • • • May 8 ‘dhina, Penang, • • June 1. and Singapore (via) 5: . ,,, Do (via Marseilles) a ton) May 2. Gibraltar (via Southampton) • . .. May 13. ludia (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) M a l} 1 1 1 9 . . Do. (via Marseilles) May " 13. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. May 11. Do. ( v i a M a rseilles). • • • • May 20. Tr{ E MURDER NEAR NOTTINGHAM.— The ad turned inquest on th e b o dy o f Joseph Smith, who was so d r/31411 Y murdered by hi s own so n at Ilkeston on Wednes ay, May 1, was resumed at the Queen ' s H e ad publichouse, B ath -street Ilkeston, before Mr. Coroner Whiston, on .Mon rY• , The eviden ce was en ti re l y conc l us ive, and the jurors :turn e ed a v er di ct of 4, W i lfu l M ur d er " aga i n st the pia r Qeorge S m ith f or the murder of hie father, , Joseph 44ll, PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. Paid Closing Business I Price. Done SHARE . MARKET)-•THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHAKES AND STOCKS. 1 Closing Businen I"..ai;:,v ay s. l'aid.l Price. Done Belfast and Ballymena Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and 311d.C0 , Bristol and Exeter Caledonian • ;arniarthen & Cardigal Cork and Bandon Blrook., A:Passage Cornw(el A l ... • Do A gets no div. until 6 peran. o B , hasbeen d. toP Dublin & Belfast -Juno Dun., Perth, &Ab. June I 8 81 81 83 6 . 7 98 100 Of BfS 98 I 8 EastAnzliin Easter! Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh t 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 Gt. S. et W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val pia. stock Irish Sonth-eastern r.aneashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brizht. & S Coast Lond.. Chat, and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. & nth. Western.. L'derry dr Coleraine Iran. net. 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M. Conn. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pet et. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 percent. Edin.&Glas.sp.e. shares Do. 4 p. e gua. S. & D. 'din. Perth& Pun. 4 p.c "urness, 5 per cent .... rilas.& S. West.g.a. 5 P.C. ;rent Northern, 5 p. cf. ro.sp.c.Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 4i p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Nh. of Scotid. Ist pt f Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) p. ct. pref. stock Great West. (Berke and Rants) Ext. 5 p. et. to. Recleemable,44 , p.et Do. Redeemable. 4 p. ct. Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 'lt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. 1 1 Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do liirrnzfruar. stock 1)o. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 4; p d pref Lan..kYork 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per o. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pogo. No. I Do. 5 p. o. No. 2J Do. gua. 6 p. C. Do. do. 5 p.c No.l Do. do. 4i per cee. Do. do. 4 p. c. shares.. Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stook. Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.` Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '6s' Do. 4 per cent. 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Scottish Central, new p 1 Scottish North-Eastern i;:;. 1 f. stock Do..Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4i per cent. South Eastern (Readin Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed i p.c. Ist is , outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 41 per cent. Do. 5 per cent' S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. e gun Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c. Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 percent Watrfd 6 p. e. W.Mid -Oxf lst Gua stk Do. 2d do - Do. Newport Jp.mptred. Do. Perp et till 18 p. 69, c. t 1866 Do. plst is., LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid . I Leasing Closing B us i ness Railways. Co.'s Price. D one . .1 Bedford and Bletchley Bulltinghamshire ... • Chester & Holyhead Do. 5i percent, •• Do. 5 I Clydesdale June Colchester, Stour Val 1 E. Lincoth. gap , r e E.Union, arwichShs ' Ln SzN.W Do ....... 9i 96 D 0........ 53 634 Do ...... . 121 123 Do, 110 111 Calidon... 100 102 E.U.&IIC 15i 16i .Gt. North. 132 134 lE.Counts: 4} 4I Do. Woodbridge.... l Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dret. 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POLICE INTELLIdENCE%—t2X4 Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STRIKE AT THE PORTLAND WORKS—IMPORTANT CAN?. —George Bannister and Thomas Carpenter, both of 5, Little Brook-street, silver polishers, and Thomas Britton, of 10, Saville-street, electro-plate finisher, all in the em ploy of the Portland Company (lialitA, a company em ploying above 100 hands in the manufacture of silver spoons and forks, and whose works are in Riding House street, Oxford-street, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on a warrant, with unlawfully using threats and intimida tion to one Frederick Warren, also a workman in the em ploy of the company, for the purpose of forcing him to be long to a society called the " Friends of Labour Society," contrary to the statute 6th George IV., cap. 129, sec. 3. Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, appeared for the Portland Company, the prosecutors, and Mr. Wontner for the de fence. Mr. Lewis, in opening the case, stated that the company employed above 100 hands, and that owing to the strike which had taken place the works had come to a sudden stop, and that already, although it had only been in operation a few days, it had cost the company about £l,OOO. He should prove his case and then ask him (the magistrate) to visit the defendants with a very severe sentence. Mr. Peter Bonner, of 17, Queen's-row, Camden-town, said—l am in the employ of the Portland Company (Limited) as secretary, and their works are in Little Riding-house-street, Oxford-street, a company established for the purpose of the manufacture of silver spoons and forks. The three defendants are employed by the com pany :also, and on Monday last the workmen left with out any notice, the defendants being among them, and never returned to their work. There were between 150 and 160 hands employed. All have struck except complainant and another man, and left the materials in course ofmanu facture. The average wages of the men is from 355. to 40s. There is no cause for the strike that lam aware of. CHESTER RACES.-TUESDAY. Frederick Warren, 50, Langham-street, Regent-street, said—l am a silver finisher in the employ of the Portland Company in Riding-house-street, and the defendants are in the same employ. There is a society amongst the men called the Friends of Labour Society, and it is held at the Green Man, in Union- street. Previous to Saturday, the 4th of May, all the defendants had asked me to belong to the society. On Saturday last I was at work on my stool when Bannister came up to me and asked me did I intend to belong to the society. I said I did not. Bannister then called me a " blackleg," and said, " They will kill you." Carpenter and Britton afterwards asked me to join the society,7Britton stating " they'll kill you, you —." There is a secretary to the society who also waited on me several times. On Saturday afternoon I had occasion to go to the public house, and went up stairs to the kitchen. I saw Ban nister there and upwards of 100 others in an adjoining room. They were the workpeople at the Portland Company's Works. Bannister said—" Here's the The people were coming out of the room, the meeting hav ing just broken up. Bannister said—" Push him out; throw him down stairs ;" and no sooner were the words said than I was pushed down stairs, but so suddenly, that I can't say by whom. I was injured at the back of my head, and reported the circumstances to the directors of the com pany. Yesterday (Tuesday) morning, on leaving my work at breakfast time, I was heoted at by those out on strike because I chose to work. Shillingford, one of the officers of the court, said—l went into one of the rooms in the public-house and found that a bill in large letters said, " The Friends of Labour Society is held here." The meeting had just broken up. Mr. Wontner cross-examined the witness Warren at some length, and then addressed the magistrate on the de fendants' behalf, and called Richard Woohall, of 50, Wens street, Oxford-street, one of the workmen, who said he worked next to Warren, and heard Bannister ask Warren to join the society, and Warren said he had taken an oath not to do so. By Mr. Tyrwhitt—The workpeople may talk to each other. Bannister works at another bench. By Mr. Lewis—l am on strike. My wages were 30s Some men worked overtime. Did not know why he was on strike. Lads and women were employed at some of the works, and the men did not like it. Had heard Warren say he had taken an oath not to belong to the society. Would not swear that Bannister did not call Warren a blackleg. Could not exactly say what they struck for. Saw a bit of a scuffle. Saw Bannister there and Britton. There was a rush to the door. Did not hear the expres sion " Here's:the --; let's kill him. Mr. Wontner said the men had been taken very sud denly, and he should like a little time. After a few minutes, George Street, of Colville-place, Tottenham-court-road, in the employ of the company, said—l, was at the meeting of the Friends of Labour Society on Saturday evening, and saw Warren in the next room to that in which the meeting was held. The door was open of the room he was in. I came out of the room, and saw him there. I saw a scuffle, Warren having hold of the man by the hair of his head. The man had told Warren to go out, but he refused, and then the men six or seven said they world shove him. Warren then hit him in the eye, clung round his neck, and they fell down stairs together. Tile strike took place on Monday morning. I know a man named Penshaw. He was not there on Saturday. By Mr. Lewis—l am on strike. lam not a member of the society. I went to the meeting on Monday. It was to tell us that the masters had closed the factory at Woburn green, and were employing boys and girls. I did not go up to the meeting and mention that Warren was there. My eye was not hurt much. Alfrid Richards, 34, Cirencester-place, in the employ of the company said, The work people struck on Monday about nine. They worked till that time. Warren was at work on Monday. I was at work on Saturday. I work next to Warren. I know he was not at work on Saturday. I saw Bannister speak to Warren. Bannister asked if he (Warren) would join the Union. Warren said he would lot him know at one, but afterwards said he had taken an oath that he would not. Bannister then said " You are a nice -," but he did not hear him say that he would ,‘ kill him." By Mr. Lewis---I belong to the society. It was well known that Warren would not belong to the society. I cannot say whether anything else took place. I heard no more. Would swear I did not hear Bannister call War ren a "black leg." Bannister and Warren were talking for five minutes. Mr. Tyrwhitt, in the course of some lengthy remarks on the case, said workmen had a perfect right to meet together to fix their wages or to make regulations as to their work, but this was quite another thing. The men were charged with threatening and intimidating a workman with the view of making him join a society. These cases were be coming really important. He believed the threat was used by Bannister. He considered it very imprudent of Warren in going to the union on that day—it was very unfortunate indeed that he went there. The only question was, was there a case against Britton and Carpenter. Nothing could be more atrocious than the despotism of the many over the few. He should be obliged to send Bannister for one month to prison, and would take bail in £lO for Carpenter and Britton each for three months to keep the peace. THE WEATHER. his bankers account alone amounting to £lO,OOO per annum, he implored the magistrate to accept of bail, not only on account of the length of time Mr. Newton had been in prison, but on account of his age and the infirmity under which he was labouring. There were gentlemen of groat stability in attendance, who were perfectly willing to give bail to a large amount to ensure the attendance of Mr. New ton at the Sessions. Mr. Leech said he had only been a few months on the roll of attorneys, and he was afraid the important interests of his client might have stared from want of experience. Mr. Woolrych said that Mr. Newton had no reason to complain of his attorney, who had conducted the defence of his client for seven weeks with great ability and great pro priety. He (Mr. Woolrych) would not act on surmises or what was not evidence, but on facts, and upon these facts he must reject the application made to him for bail. The four prisoners were then formally committed for trial. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. The Grosvenor Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 50 added; 3-yr-olds, 6st 121 b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st llb ; six and aged, 9st 31b. Grosvenor Course. 10 subs. Mr. W. l'Anson's General Hess, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Charlton) 1 Baron Niviere's Cosmopolite, 6 yrs, Oat.. (H. Grimahaw) 2 Mr. Copperthwaite's Twilight, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (G.Fordham) 3 The following also ran :--Weatherbound, Lady Ripon, and Feodorowna. Betting-7 to 4 agst Twilight, stc 2 agst Cosmopolite, 5 to 1 each agst Lady Ripon and General Hess. Cosmopolite led to the half distance, where General Hess challenged him, and won cleverly by a short neck, Twilight a bad third ; the others pulled up and passed the post in the order given. The Mostyn Stakes of 10 sous each, with 10C added, for 2- yr-olds. Three-quarters of a mile. 17 subs. Mr. T. Parr's Tolurno, Bst 101 b (Clements) 1 Mr. R. C. Naylor's Barricade, BFt 61b (Challenor) 2 Mr. Drummond's Egyptian, Bst 61b (G. Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—Leonora, Baliverne, Impera• trice, Paradox, Neptunus, Bannerdale, and The Pilot. Betting-4 to 1 agst Tolurno, sto 1 agst Egyptian, 100 to 15 each agst Baliverne and Neptunus, 7 to agst Impera trice, Bto 1 agst Bannerdale, and 10 to 1 agst Paradox. Barricade, Neptunus, and the Pilot formed the front rank to the distance, when Tolurno, in company with Barricade and Egyptian, came out, an•l ran a close race home, Tolurno winning by a neck; a head between the second and third. Leonora a good fourth, and Imperatricet fifth. The Palatine Cup Stakes of 15 soya each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for all ages. One mile and a half. Mr. Ten frroeck's Optimist, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Lupus, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Midgley) 2 Mr. G. Bryan's Faultless, 4 yrs, Bst (G. Fordham) 3 The following also ran—Angelo, East Stanley, Dune any, and Oxford. Betting-3 to 1 agst Oxford, 7to 2 agst Faultless, 3to 1 each agst Optimist and East Stanley. A good race, won by a neck ; Faultless a bad third, East Stanley fourth, the others beaten off. The Chesterfield Stakes, a handicap of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for 3-yr 'olds. Once round and a distance. (14 subs.) Captain Gray's Pancake, 7st 71b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Swindell's Sawcutter, 7st 121 b .. (G. Fordham) 2 Mr. Fitzhugh's Shepherdess, 7st ..... (IL Grimshaw) 3 Lord Chesterfield's Jacinths, 6st 101 b (J. Phillips) 4 Betting-6 to son Sawcutter, 3to 1 agst Shepherdess, 4 to 1 agst Pancake. Won easy by a length ; three lengths between the second and third. The Wynn stay Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a sweep stakes of 5 SOTS each. Three-quarters of a mile. (32 subs.) Mr. Foubert's Underhand, aged, Bst Clb (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. J. Dawson's Misty Morn, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b.. (Bullock) 2 Mr. Robinson's Brassey, 4 yrs, 6stlllb (J. Adams) 3 The following also ran—Lord of the Manor, Cheesecake, Bradfield, Nutbush, Prince of Orange, Confusion, Spanish Fly, Longshot, Chirper, Wynnstay, and Camerino. Betting-3 to 1 agst LoEgshot, 100 to 15 each agst Cheese cake, Lord of the Manor, Prince of Orange, and Camerino; 12 to 1 agst Underhand. Won by half a length. Confusion was left at the post. Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added, for all ages. Once round and a distance. 6 subs. Mr. G. Bryan's Stanton, 3 yrs Mr. Frank's Zuleika, 3 yrs Mr. Ilyrn's Philomela, 4 yrs Trothplight, My Dear, and Count 8010 also ran. Handicap Plate of £5O each. Half a mile. 17 subs. Capt. Chriatie's Miss Julia, aged, Oat 41b 1 Mr. Bruce's Lord of the Manor, 5 yrs, Bst 10Ib Mr. Jackson's Harriet, 3 yrs, Gat 131 b Seven ran. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT AND RAILWAY COMMISSION. On the re-assembling of the commissioners yes terday, Mr. Bird, C.E., of Robert-street, Adelphi, described his plan for an embankment, a roadway and railways on the Middlesex side of the river be tween London-bridge and Westminster. The em bankment would run from Queenhithe-stairs and thence along the north bank, terminating in or near Westminster. There would be a public carriage road anti footways on it from flhatham-platsp. Blackfriars, to Whitehall, and railways, one com mencing at Queenhithe and terminating opposite Manchester-buildings, and another to unite with the Victoria and Pimlico Railway, together with a pond or reservoir with ingress and egress for the tidal waters adjoining the Thames at Fulham, with sewers, sluices, culverts and spoil banks. There was a bill now before Parliament for effecting this object at an estimated cost of £750,000, with power to increase. There would be three lines of railway, two for passengers and one for goods, which would have the effect of materially relieving the crowded thoroughfares of the metropolis from the heavy traffic that now blockaded them. Mr. T. L. Evans submitted a high and a low level roadway ; the high level road to be carried on Done columns 30 feet apart, and the low level to carry the sewer; also a granite or iron tramway on both sides of the road, with footpaths, with 33 acres of docks and jetties, at an estimated cost for the north side of £553,000, and a total, including the south, of £851,000. Captain Plumer explained his plan for a low level sewer sunk between the present shore walls and low water mark, with a short stone face wall of five feet high over. By means of this arrangement the tide would flow over the embankment, and barges and boats be admitted to the wharfs as usual. The plan also contemplates the construction of a road way or viaduct over this, and the running of a low level sewer underneath. Mr. B. Bush proposed that a railway, a sludge way, and filter for the sewage should be placed side by side, and a road above the sewer, under the sludgeway, with a view to remove the sewage manure by railway. Mr. Ernest Gohns, a native of Hanover, was being examined on the plan he proposes .when the commissioners rose BRTITSH SPOESST.ONSS. Railways. 'Atlantic &St Lawrence IBom.,Barodak.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent....... Do, Do. Baffalo and Lane Huron IDo. New 'Do. Preference Buffalo,BrantotGodrich p. Ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.AtS.Eastn. (Lin.; Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. C p. c Demerara Eaetn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, pm 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p: c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 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.lndiaPenln.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... 'Gt. South.of India (Lim', guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt IDo. 5i p. c. do. '77 c:o I Do. 5i p. c. do. '7B do Madras, guar., 4} p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 44 p. o. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp: 6 p. c. Bnds. Newßranswicic Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0..... ... Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ 1 Scinde Do. Punjaub lg El Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo &T.; Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. Mall 100 i 1 Paid. Closing Price. 66 69 911 851 di 15; d RAIL 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 5 6k 11 1 d } pr d 99 100 975 985 99 100 99 100 20 21 65 68 55 60 37 39 45 48 37 40 37 40 98 P 75 ldid 9k 96 d 11 11} 91 1.1 96 100 88 12 84 86 94e 054 67 89 le I d 6 7 6 7 98} 99} lad 1 .1 92 94 'AYS. FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes ........... Bah. &.S. Fran.. Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo &...... Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva, ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. C. Pref ......... !Northern of France.... IDo. New Shares 'Norwegian Trunk Pref Paris,Lyons, & Mediter !Paris & Orleans.... • • • • Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. Riga Dunaburg- !loyal Dani5h........•• Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flandern Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West , rn of Austria.... West,rn of Switzerland Wiesbaden IDo. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand BR IT I SI ! Alfred Consols (Pl;Hack _ . ! British Iron 'Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ), Gam.eSt.Aubyn(Gwen )! i Great South Tols 1 G.Wheal Alfd.(Philack) , G. Wheal For (Helston) iGrenville Herod's- Foot . Hingston Downs (Lady Bertha !Margaret (Uny Lelant) North Downs ;North Frances (Mogan) ' N. Wh'l Basset (1110 ;an) •North Wheal Crotty :Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co.: ! South Caradon(St.Cleer)' S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim 'S.Wheal Fran. (Illogen) Stray Park :Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Crort Vale of Towey (Carm ) , West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) IWheal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (11pri Wheal Treiawney (Lie.)' FORE 20 Au strall an 1 IBonAoeordCopper,Lirn. .20 Brazil St.J.del Itey,Lim 5 Do. Land and Mining• Co. 1 Clarendon Cons. Mine° 40 'Care Copper ,Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 Fortuna. !O General 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda 3 [Linares 5 Lusitanian, ...... 1 Mariqui(a 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead, _ I_Mining and Smelt I 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) *VS/ United Mexican . 1 Worthing (Limited) Do JOINT-STO 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 40 Australasia 25 Bank of Egypt 100 Bank of London . 20 'Bank of Turkey 50 British North American 20 Chtd.Bank of India, ttc. 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. 100 'City 100 Colonial ........ 20'11 Com. Bank of Canada.. 100 Commercial of London. 28 'Eng., Scot., (Iz Aus. Ch.. 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral 20 Do. new 50 I London and County .. 50 London Joint Stock .. 20 London and S.African.. 100 'London & Westminster 100 Nat. Prov. of England 20 Do. new ........ 50 'National Bank 20 New South Wa1e5...... 25 Orient. B. Corporation: 20 Ottoman Bank 100 , Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new 25 'South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union of London 100 Unity Mutual 51 fti -10 1 2 I I 1 11 12 3i 2,1 31. 21 22 23i 6! 7 8 20 1 19 8 394 8 I 36 37 53 65 if 4ld 14 15 61 6 84 ' Si al 22 23 6 61 91 9, 206 216 26 2t 1 t 175 185 340 350 97& 104 206 216 6 66 15 17 4 5 51 6 21; 38 40 2 2,6. 1 1 52 55 32 6 4} 4i 4, 5} 7i 8 9 91 40 42 i 295 - 305 2 3 130 135 35 37 11 21 5i 61 174 k 181 67 70 335 315 95 100 105 115 1t 2 91 10i 13 Ft 13 14 i d t i 32} 33k dis. 39 41 7 9 i i 2} 2f 24 2d iP 1 i lip 86 9 id ip i i i id 3 5 I i i d 6i 6 4 I ANK S. 81 83 61 62 18 19 61 53 11 1 d 24 21 72 74 37 39 15! 10 22 23i 11 11 35 36 2 14 66 67 47 48 16 17 38 40 25 26 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. , Can.Goy. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 . lOO 111 114 Do 6p. cent.lBto-2 100 1111 1 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.l 100 :09 111 . Do. 6p. e. Mar. & Sept. 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 10i4 1024 1024 2 Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 1054 1064 Do. 1890 100 105 4 1064 oN.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1074 1084 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 NI. S.W. Gov. sp. 0.,1868 100 99 100 994 Do. sp. 41,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. p.e., 1888 & upwde 100 98 99 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 lOO 1074 108; S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO - - Vie. Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July 100 - - Do. do. 6p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1054 106 1054 i DOCKS. stock !Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.PreLMin. leo stock East and West India .. 100 115 117 stock London stock St. Katharine.. lOO 56 58 stock , Southampton lOO stook !Vistoria r 100 96 98 20 Do , New . —.........•/... 2 id par MISCELLANEOUS. 10 , Anglo-Mexican Mint.. all 14 15 10 Atlantic 11. Ml. Stm (1d) -- 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 32 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4 44 41 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. TeL A. (Lim.) all 32 85 20 Do. 13,7p.e.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 12 14 32; Canada Land all 112 116 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lint' all at. Cop.Min.ofEng&Smitg. all 25 Do. Pref. 7; per cent. at. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference at. Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Dab lOO 106 108 20 E.lnclia. Irrign. & Canal 1 Id 4 d at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 3; 34 15 Gen. Steam Navigati in 14 1 I:00140101 M G , yr:L D o. p .. r eoe: e r. ddh a iiro t .uaile.: Ship nbililau.aas l nsrriT , c i ezac m oroes toeFn i (i.f. t iaae( : Lrni d emalia ) nmml . n. c e .. ). ) laaa a 8511 1 1501: 1 18. 1415 : p 11113404 04d 1 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim ) 34 25 National D ie . Co. (Lim 5 1; 1 d 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all I 1 1 N.llAustralaslan (Lim.) all ; 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all ; 1 1 10 °Anti. In. Steam (Lim.) 8 6 4 a t. Pee l l l .Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 50 62 50 ['en. & Oriental Steam all 72 74 724 50 Do. New ........... 20 lied Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.e all 17! 184 50 RhYlrineY Iron New 15 Do. 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 46 48 g. T is e t l er l i eri . p all ; t et. scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 126 120 South Australian Land all 82 34 4 i 25 10 1 Do i.,, , t is. 1 i * d 0.... • • all 5 7 . Agency of 10 Trust and . 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (Um. 1 id 199 VA II Diepon's LAW , 28 9 c , l O u o b . ln do a . ri n n : 20 CrA.&usLtnri.aCsoi.ao(ll4r.Can 5 2. 1 lusiness done 661 95 41 51 THAMES. IRE GREAT ROBBERY OF SlLK.—William Crane, porter, who was apprehended in London on the 25th of March last, and Joseph Barker, a shoemaker, Peter Debock, his brother-in-law, calling himself a silk dealer, and John Newton, silk throwster, who were apprehended in Derby, on the 19th of March, were brought before Mr. Woolrych for the last time this morning, for the purpose of being committed to Newgate to take their trial at the next Old Bailey Sessions. They are charged with stealing and re ceiving 10 Vales of China raw silk, valued at £l,OOO, the property of the St. Katharine's Dock Company. - This investigation has extended to a length almost un precedented in the annals of police reports, And has neces sitated the examination of a great many witnesses. The evidence closed yesterday, and the prisoners were re manded, to avoid going before the Grand Jury, who had not then terminated their labours at the Old Bailey, it being agreed on all hands that a case so important and compli cated could not, in justice to the prisoners or the prosecutor', be tried until the next Old Bailey Sessions. Mr. Angell, solicitor, applied to the magistrate to accept of bail for Debock, and urged that there was no real evi dence against him except what the police had extorted frinn him, and there would be a time when his character would be cleared of the serious imputations suggested by some of the witnesses, and an account given why he was in pos session of three £lOO notes paid to Agg and Hunter by Newton for the silk. Mr. Angell also urged that the pri mer had been in custody seven weeks, and that it would be a great hardship to detain him in custody until the next sessions. Mr. Woolrych—l can't accept bail. I consider the case against Debock a very strong one, but I will not prejudice him by making any further remarks. Mr. Hudson asked the magistrate to take bail for Crane, and said he attended there to watch the interests of the pri soner at the request of Messrs. Drakeford and Co., the eminent silk merchants in the city, to whom Crane had been a faithful and honest servant for many years Messrs. Drakeford had often entrusted Crane with an immense amount of property, and had the highest opinion of his integrity. Mr. Woolrych also declined to take bail in this case. Mr. Leech, solicitor of Derby, in a very eloquent address, said he approached the termination of this e ase with great diffidence, and he was actuated by a subdued spirit. He, however, felt confident of an acquit tal when all the facts would be laid before a jury. He (Mr. Leech) might have brought forward evidence which would have relieved Mr. Newton of much of the odium attached to him, but he knew the megistrate'sjudg ment was formed by facts and facts alone. He denied a good deal that had been advanced against Mr. Newton by the Derby police, and that denial would be supported on the trial that l by ythe ma ny respectable p ersons. H e did not mean to deny magistrate had only one course to pursue, i and that was to send thiscase before another tribunal. The case at l but at the proper time and u m s' ade clear, and Mr. NeNi tonpac would pe sr ebeenrelieved everything would tlooked o ; B t uhsep suspicious, beeio imputation of having received the silk with a guilty knowledge. After alluding to the large troaactimis vaAich Nr, Newt= had 1799/1 pgaged, 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 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). 211 IS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, May B.—Wind this day at noon, North• Easterly ; light breeze, and dull, cloudy weather, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, May 7.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Mars, transport, from Hong Kong. DEAL, May 7.—Wind N.E.—Afrived—King of Italy, from the River, and sailed for Port Phillip; Concordia, from Rio Janeiro for Altona; Sylph, from the River, and sailed for Gibraltar; Anglia, from the River, and sailed for Calcutta. DARTMOUTH, May 7.—Wind S.—Arrived—Berenice, screw steamer from Amsterdam, and lett for the Mediter ranean, alter coaling. PLYMOUTH, May 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--Northern Light, screw steamer, from London for the Cape of Good Hope ; Athens, screw steamer, from Southampton for the Cape of Good Hope. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, May 7.—Elise, from Amsterdam ; Aurora, Frederickshall; Pride of the Ocean, from Bombay; Re form, from Arendal ; Venture, from Dantzic ; Persian, from Alexandria. Arrived, May B—Catarize, from Rangoon; Galled, from Terceira ; Isabella and Jane, from Guernsey. Sailed—Sea Star, for Adelaide. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, May 7—Avon, for Trinidad ; Stellal 'steamer, for Genoa—both from London Majesty's sips Cyclops and Rhadamanthus ' from the West for the River; Busy Bee ; from NeViill4 191* LOUdVai METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, t etween 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. S. 9 a.m. Nairn 10 . 01 j3B 31 N.N.W. 8 3 C. 6 Aberdeen .... 2.".92 I 37 I 35 E.N.W. 5 4 c. 3 Leith Berwick 29 92 1 46 43 N. 4 6 c. 3 Ardrossan Portz, sh Shields Galway 29 99 48 45 E. 6 9 0. 4 Scarborough 29*96 40 39 N.N.W. 3 9 a. 4 Liverpool 30.02 42 38 IV.N.E. 2 6 c. 1 Valentia ?a u r e m en o s ti t l y . n . : 2(93:ta 51 41! NYE. 4 5 6 I° o . . t 33 London 2 9 .96 42 39 N.E. 1 9 o. Dover 29'90 45 42 E. 2 7 0. 1 Portsmouth Portland Plymonth Penzance ... : 29 . 85 53 62 N.E. 1 2 b. 1 Jersey ••••• 29 88 53 50 I N. 3 2 b. i 2 tion, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tms DAY.) The F.PrAurn. entered the Horee shortly e.fter twelve o'clock, 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 %Railway Bill, the Rliguny Railway Bill, and the Staffordshire Potteries Water Bill, PETITIONS. Pctitions were presented in favour of the Budget by Mr. Baxley 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. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. MAGUIRE gave notice that to-morrow he should ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he would consent to the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the operation of the export duties en foreign rags as affecting the manufacture of paper in Ireland ? LABOURERS' COTTAGES BILL.° Sir L. PALK, in moving the second reading of this bill, drew attention to the crowded state of the cottages of the humbler classes in the rural and agricultural districts of this country, from which immorality, indecency, and even fearful criminality arose, and remarked that while in towns and cities efforts have been successfully made to remedy these great evils, still the plague was permitted to run riot without check in the districts to which this bill was intended to apply. To show the necessity for such a measure, the hon. baronet cited a recent prosecution of a labourer for a criminal assault on his own daughter in his cottage, almost under the shadow of the towers of Windsor Castle, and to another case where an hitherto virtuous young girl 1 ad become pregnant by her own brother ; all of these and simi lar cases owed their origin to the present crowded condition of the cottages of the labouring classes. The whole object of the bill was to extend to those rural and agricultural districts the provisions of the act for the improving the dwellings of the labouring classes in the metropolis, and also of some of the provisions of the Sewers and Drainage Acts. He did not mean to say that the bill was perfect or that its details were not capable of improvement, but he believed all the details could be improved when the bill got into committee. (Hear.) He was ready and should be happy to adopt any alterations that might be suggested, but he called upon the house to take this step in order to secure those sanitary regulations and provisions for moral improvement which had been secured to the inhabitants of large towns. He concluded by moving the second reading of the bill. Sir G. C. LE WI S admitted that the cottages of labourers were quite open to improvement, but he believed there existed among solvent landowners a desire to improve this class of dwellings, and to put them in as good a condition as the means of the landlord enabled him to do. Such was the case in the county in which he himself resided, though in other counties it was probable that good and wholesome accommodation was provided, excepting the sleeping apartments. To the object of the bill he was not opposed, but he feared the provisions by which those objects were proposed to be carried out would be found impracticable. For instance, the bill proposed to enable any landlord to raise by mortgage a sum not ex ceeding £l4O for the erection of each cottage, under the sanction of the Chairman of Quarter Sessions. This would be an entirely new function to be imposed upon the chairman of Quarter Sessions, and was objectionable, and equally so was the proposal to fix upon the Home Secretary the duty of deciding what should be considered a proper cottage accommodation. To the principles of the bill he was not opposed ; and, therefore, should vote for the second reading, but to the machinery he must reserve to himself the right to object on a future day. Mr. R. DUTTON supported the bill as much called for in the agricultural districts, and ho trusted it would be allowed to go into committee, where it would be so modi fied as to meet the evils which it was designed to cure. Mr. B. COCHRANE also supported the bill, and suggested that the several improvements could be best effected by the Government making the necessary advances in the same way as under the Drainage of Lands Act, as by this the objection raised by the right hon. baronet the Home Secretary would be got rid of. After the speech of the noble lord at the heal of the Government recently at Romsey, he thought the subject might well be left in the hands of the present Administration. Sir W. JOLLIFFE remarked that recently great im• provements had been made in various districts by landlords, who found it to be greatly to their own advantage to amend the habitations of their cottager tenants. While he gave every creait to tne originators 0/ the UM, ne, ruougat the evils now existing arose from the operation of the present law of settlement which prevented the erection of proper residences for the poorer classes in agricultural parishes, lest the demand on the parochial funds should be increased. He feared that the bill would not be productive of the re sults which the hon. baronet LSir L. Palk) anticipated, and looking at the impracticabilityof the details of the measure, he therefore 'must hesitate before he gave it his support. Sir B. LEIGHTON defended the county he repre sented from the imputation that the landlords refused tr improve the cottages of their tenants, lest the parochial rates might be increased. He concurred in the opinion which had been expressed as to objectionable and impracti cable details by whichthe object of the measure was sought to be achieved. He held it to be impossible for non-resi dent landlords to prevent the overcrowding of the cottages of labourers, for though a resident landlord himself he found a great difficulty of effecting that great desideratum. Mr. COLLINS admitted the desirability of such a mea sure as the present, but suggested that it should be sent to a select committee. Sir J. TROLLOPE objected to the reference of the bill to a select committee, which would destroy its prospect of further proceeding during the present session. He sug gested the substitution of the Enclosure Commissioners for the Chairmen of Quarter Sessions, as the proper authority to carry the provisions of the bill into effect. The bill could be amended in committee, and with that view he should support the motion for the second reading of the bill. After a few words from Sir G. C. LEWIS in explana- Mr. SLANEY gave his hearty concurrence to the prin ciple of the bill, and expressed a hope that the hon. barinet who had introduced it would not be discouraged by the technical objections which had been raised to it. The bill would be equally advautageous to the landlords and their humble tenants. Mr. HENLEY scrutinised the details of the bill, which he believed would be practically inoperative, and remarked that the improvement of rural cottages should be rather left to the good feeling of the landed proprietary, and con tended that of late years a vast march in that direction had been made. He strenuously opposed the proposition to fix these new duties upon Chairmen of Quarter Sessions ; and concluded by recommending his hon. friend (Sir L. Palk) to undertake, after the second reading, to reconstruct the bill, in order that its provisions could be remodelled and rendered less objectionable than in their present form. Mr. WHALLEY supported the bill, and joined in the recommendation to substitute the Enclosure Commissioners for the Chairmen of Quarter Sessions. • Mr. BARROW concurred in the views expressed by the right hon. gentleman below him (Mr. Henley), and strongly objected to the reference of the bill to a select com mittee, because he considered that its provisions should be publicly discussed for the full information of the public. Lord HENLEY remarked that there was one objection to the measure which ought to be got rid of before the house consented to give the bill a second I eading. The point was the amount of interest which was to be paid for advances made for the purpose of carrying out the act. He could state from his experience ci raising money for county improvements in his own district, that there was great difficulty in raising money to be repaid in instalments at five per cent., and yet the bill limited the rate of interest to 4 per cent. There were other points of objection which he entertained to the measure, but as (the house seemed disposed to concede a second reading of the bill, he would abstain at present from entering upon them. Mr. S. ESTCOURT supported the bill, and hoped in Committee the bill would be so remodelled so as to be un objectionable. The bill was then read a second time, and was ordered to be committed pro forma en Monday next. AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ACT AMENDMENT ____-,—__ BILL. Lord RAYNHAM asked permission of the house to post pone_ the second reading of this bill for th ree w eeks, inni:tw that he might see what course was taken with the me as ure referring to the assaults on women and children, been introduced by her Majesty's Government. The second reading of the bill was consequently post poned to this day three weeks. w hich had BILL. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PREVENTION Lord RAYNHAM, r t . o r s u . eTahl also proposed p l o a s l e s d o id the existing law by ren! bill, said its objects were to saline dog-fights and cock-fights i n mo ving the_ second reading o f t h denng all persons present liable to convictio lo isti ri punishment of persons convicted sought to increase the punishment film three to six of skinning ici th ers ha a r n d d lab ab oll et months imprisonment in which it was to increase the area now compulsory for r s to wear ba d g es, so as to secure their convic tion drove .t committed beyond tion for brutah Y ,the metropolitan dis tricts ; and lie f further sought to facilitate the prosecution and conviction. o persons charged with working horses in an unfit or diseased state. The noble lord concluded by m oving 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 he contd.-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 not fur ther pressing this measure. fir, . 1 14 141A . U4Wki til9ught tho la 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 time that day six months. Lord RAYNHAI‘,I expressed his readiness to withdraw the bill. Mr. HENLEY withdrew his amendment, and eventually the bill was withdrawn. VALUATION (SCOTLAND) ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. Mc. 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 cent. He must therefore move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. S. E ST COURT gave his support to the second read ing of the bill on the ground that it went to assimilate tha practice of assessment in Scotland to that which was suc. cessfully adopted in this country. Mr. F. PEEL urged that the bill was objectionable oil the ground of its interference with the amount of income and inhabited hcuse taxes which at present was levied in Scotland. Mr. G. W. HOPE supported the second reading of ilia. bill, which went to remove a great injustice which at pre... sent existed in Scotland. Sir G. C. LEWIS denied that the Parochial ASSOSS-. 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 front the measure he had brought forward. Mr. MUM 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 pe o pl e 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. R e should therefore vote for the amendment. Sir E. COLEBROOKE also ;Posed the bill, consider ing that the system of assessment in Scotland was based on a better principle than the system which existed either is 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. kr. 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 welt to sub.. vert the whole principle on which the income tax was based in this country. Sir J. FERGUSSON gave his support to the preamble of the bill, and should therefore vote for the second reading. Mr. POLLARD-URQUHART supported the bill, re marking that 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 commutes to frame a new measure. Mr. BLACKBURN replied, and said he by no means sought to interfere with the income tax, which could be levied on the gross valuations as at present. He 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. COLEBROOKE this bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed on 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. COLEBROORE, 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 l the bill was reported with amendments. MASTERS AND OPERATIVES BILL. Mr. NIACKINNON said that he brought forward the bill under the belief that without some legislative enact • ment 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 reading in the House of Lords, where it had been referred to a select committee, who had not closed the evi dence before the session terminated. The bill had received 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 Pi second reading, Ito a committee up stai rs . H e 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 establish means by which the disputes between masters and work men might be speedily terminated by arbitration, still he objected to the scheme or plan 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-sth George 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 to . establish a concurrent jurisdiction with that which already existed; it was cumbrous and expensive in its machinery, and yet no provision was made or suggested as the means by which :the expenses w h ic h its operation. would involve could be defrayed. He, therefore, should certainly object to the bill aleogether. Mr. KINNAIRD regretted the opposition he had just heard from the hon. and learned Solicitor General to a measure which was in reality the result of the labours of two select committees after a full examination by both. The bill was permissive, and the expenses would of course be defrayed by those who sought the adjudication of the councils of arbitration, which the bill sought to establish. In the absence of any Government measure, he hoped the house would give its sanction to the second reading of this bill. Sir J. SHELLEY expressed his concurrence in the view taken of this bill by the hon. and learned Solicitor-General. The subject, if taken up at all, ought to be so taken up by the responsible Government of the country. Mr. W. FORSTER objected to the bill, because he thought the controversies would best be settled by personal intercourse between masters and men, and he believed that the establishment of these councils would only tend to increase disputes and controversies. He should therefore vote against the motion on the second reading of the bill. Mr. LIDDELL doubted much whether this bill would answer the purpose contemplated ; but in the hope that there might be good arise, he should give his support to the mo tion for a second reading, then to be referred to a select committee. Sir J. PAXTON supported the bill, which he Gond dered would be of the greatest advantage to skilled artisans, as the councils of arbitration which had existed 70 years in France had effected. this S i n again presenting it to the Sir G. C ur . e L t E he Wa e s . a t id cr la it t f w o h r il t e he h p e h g i a la v n eLe p a y nt w h h or ic o h f ofhi hi ts in Legislature, he could not, for e as r e s f e o n r t e , to b t u h t e w fu i r th th r e e r g p r re et : consideration d actuated era tin the reason stated by his hon. and learned friend the Solici tor-General, bill bill, l and o h t a h r e he r ae s d , gave haoul dhti secondhs time this day six months. GOWER admitted 'the great difficul which evBesothatf thist h beset this question, and thought that many of the objections raised in the course of the present debate were well founded, and it was with regret he felt constrained to vote in favour of the amendment. Mr. CROSSLEY opposed the bill, because he was con vinced it would be i noperative, and because he thought these disputes could be better settled by masters and men themselves than by any council that could be established. He advised the house "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. The other orders having been disposed of, the house ad journed. CRESTE.R RACES.—(This Day.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. CHESTER CUP. Ben Webster Chere Arnie First Lord Millionaire .............. Sixteen ran. Won easy. LATEST BETTING. 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