The Sun. — London, England, 1861-06-13 00:00:00

ASCOT RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. J , i2,' Ben Cashio . 2 THE GOLD CUP. Thormanby 1 Seven tan. ST. JAMES' PALACE STAKES. Walloon Knight of St. Patrick Lisbon Three ran. £lOO PLATE. Snapshot 1 Nuthatch 2 Sycophant Eight ran. 2.z - 02178Y MARKET .z.IID CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. A quieter tone pervades the general money mar ket, and the directors of the Bank of England, as anticipated, have not found it necessary at their usual weekly court to modify their discount regulations. A further sum of £15,000 in gold was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. The Yorkshire has been announced from Mel bourne with £154,500 in gold. Continued dulness was apparent in the Liver pool cotton market yesterday, and the sales barely reached 8,000 bales, 2,000 of which were for export and on speculation. Prices in several instances were rather lower. The market for Public Securities opened with a steady appearance, but rather less firmness is now perceptible, some speculative sales having been effected. Consols are now quoted 891 Z- for transfer, and 90/ " sellers" for the account. The Now Threes are steady at 89/ 2; the Reduced have improved to 891 ; Long Annuities are 151; Ex chequer Bills, March, 6s. dis. ; and ditto, June, 4s. prem. ; Bank Stock is 2311 233 ; India 5 per Cent. Loan, 98 / ; ditto 4 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 771; ditto 5 per Cent., 933- 94/ ; ditto Del entures, 957,- and ditto Bonds, 10s. dis. The dealings in the Foreign Stock Market to day have again been rather numerous, and prices in several instances exhibit more firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 711; ditto (1858). 551 4 ; Bra -981 ; Buenos Ayres Deferred, 28 ; Mexican, 221 ; Spanish Passive, 171 ; Russian 41 per Cents., 92 ; and ditto 3 per Cents., 62. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round flgures as under : 1861. Great Western . £42,4:55 North-Western South-Western Erighton 17,794 Midland South-Eastern Great Northern 22,210 ..Lancashire and Yorkshire .. Bristol and Exeter 6,838 North-Eastern '38,771 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln North British 6,475 West Midland Great Southern and Western, Ireland 7,801 Edinburgh and Glasgow (Glasgow and South-Western 8,309 great Western of Canada 1860. £4 ,697 83,804 23.155 15,873 33,414 21,238 24.323 36,860 7,664 33,779 10,557 6,171 7,330 8,086 6,252 8,493 6,612 The returns in several instances continue of a very unsatisfactory character. On the Greet 'Western there is a decrease of £1,442 ; on the North Western of £1,704 ; on the South Western of £3,391; on the Great Northern of £2,113 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £665 ; on the West Midland of £240; and on the Great Southern awl Western of Ireland of £585 ; but there is an increase of £1,921 on the Brighten ; £2,995 on the Midland ; £1,143 on the South Eastern ; £4,992 o the North Eastern ; £1,347 on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln; and £856 on the Great Western of Canada. The' transactions in the Railway Share Market have been principal) connected with the arrange ments for the liquid a tion of the account, and owing to the unfavourable character of the traffic returns, prices have in several instances shown a downward tendency. Caledonian and Lancashire and York shire declined 55., and Great Western and North- Western 10s. ; Midland, North Eastern (Berwick), said South-Eastern, however, have improved ós, The Foreign and Colonial Markets have con tinued very dull, and prices have also shown less Firmness. Dutch Rhenis:t have declined to 131, Great Western of Canada to 10fi 1„ East Indian to 1001 and Great Indian Peninsula to 981. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinue in fair request at about former quotations. London and Westminster, however, have declined ss. ; Oriental Bank, ss. ; and Crystal Palace Stock, Ss. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Iteduced Annuities . 891 a 3 per Cent. Consods Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9l t Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l India, Stock • Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent 77 Ditto 5 per Cent ... litto Debentures, 1858 9si Ditt4 , Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, July 10 9oa India Stock for Account — Ditto 5 per Cent. March.) June. Exchequ er Bill s , £l,OOO, 11d. D tto £500.. Date Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. I 3 razilian 5 net Cent Ditto, 1839 & 1859 9Bl Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent •••• Ditto Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account -Russian 5 pet Cent. 1822, £ St .. 102 Ditto 42 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859.... Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consol s' Money B9l i Ditto Account 902 sellers. 4 pm IRIS DAY'S 6'HIPPLVG. LoNDoN, June 13.—Wind this day at noon, South- Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather. PILL, June 12.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Michell, for New York. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Thule, from Lisbon; Wonder, steamer, from Guernsey; Alliance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Adele, for Newport; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAPPSEND. Thursday Morning-. Arrived, June 12—Countess of Leicester, front Guern sey ; David Malcolm, from Trinidad ; Mary, and Wave, from Guernsey. Arrived, June 13—Neptune, from Havre; Percy, from Hobart Town; Crescent, from Demerara • Spray, from Caen ; Ir ene , from Bermuda; Phoebus, from Jamaica ; Louisa A nn , from Portland ; Rover and Ellen, from Guernsey; Scio, from Trinidad DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed —John, for Havre ; Biefield Heuer, for Adelaide ; C id, screw steomer, for Bilboa ; David, for Cardiff—all f rom. London. THE NORTH AMERICAN ARMY.—It is not the -ambitious, the restless, and the insatiable who enter the American army ; but men who wish for adventure, and who like command—for in America there is no influential class, as with us, to invariably throw their influence into the scale of war. War is too expensive a luxury for the American nation, and the great and admirable method of instituting an expensive profession, the expenses of which are paid by the masses, to support rich men's son, has not yet been dreamt of by the American philosopher. . . , The only quality that renders an American unfitted for military ser vice is his proud incapacity for obedience. He hates uni form as he hates livery, and he does not acknowledge the divine right of generals. His mind is not receptive of x ipe clay ; h e detests those small punctilious exactions which in the English army seem almost intended merely to ruffle the temper and break the spirit of the men. He will march, and bear fatigue with any one, but he does not like to have to perform menial services that should only be re quired from "helps." The result is, that of all the volun teer corps in America the most popular is the Zouave regi laent of Chicago.—Dickens's "All the Year Round." VACLOSING OF SEVERAL THOROUGHFARES. The t °ll "ing streets are closed against the traffic of vehicles, 1 .," 31 ord er o f the Metropolitan B oar d o f W o rks, viz.: ""' in g-street and Bedford-street, Covent-garden, for the pur pose of constru c ti ng 100 f ee t o f a n ew main sewer, in - - k ,:""len with th a t b enea th th e new ly formed street. `'ew C oventry -street, Leicester-square, West-street. Soho, and Li chfield•street, Newport-market, are also closed for Lae Purpose of being re , paved. SRARE MARKET.-(TRIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Si:are Railw Closing Business Paid. ays. } ' Price. Done 50 •Beliast and BallyMelt, all • : , .14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 885 , tock Birk., La., and Ch June 100 SI 83 25 Blyth and Tyne • all 10 !lost. Sleaf. and Mid,Co all 6 7 stock Bristol and Exeter , lOO 97 99 stock Caledonian _ - 10 Carmarthen & Cardif.ra , all 50 Cork and Bandon 21 Cork, I tirock., all —-- 20 Cornwall .... ...... . 10 C,Passagc CA gets no div. , Wll 10 Do 13 -- , i all . hasbeen• d. tol3 Do A 1 until tip( peran. ' 50 Dublin & Belfast , June all 41 43 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. .1 unc all 85 9 stock East Anglian lOO 17/ 155 stock Eastern Counties lOO 49 50 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 38 40 stc,,tc Do do B do 100 28 29 25 Do Nw A, 13te Eli3ds 131 stock East Suffolk stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 1 100 82 84 stock lEdin. Perth, & Dundee 100 261 271 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock , Furness stock IGlasg. and S. Western 100 107 109 10 Great Nthn.of Scotland all 125 127 stock Great Northern stock Do do A stock stank Do do B do , 100 130 1t,2 stock lit. s. &W. of Ireland I 100 103 105 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 62 12 Irish South.eastern ~, all stock Lancashire & Yorkshir• 100 -111 1112 stock London and BlackwaP 100 50 42 stock Lon., Brii.rht. & S Coast 100 118 120 119 stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 44 46 stock Loud. &Nth. Western 100 94 545 9f stalk Lond. & mth. Western lOO 94 05 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 ;_.',lorry & Enniskillen all 105 11 stock Man. Shef. & Lincoln lOO 434 44 50 3f aryport and Carlisle all 121 Do do 1 shares •all 10 Metropolitan 7l 4 Rri stock Midland 6.4.0, Do new stock Do Virming. & Derh' 100 94 96 60 likl. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do shares — '5 M . Mid Kent. .. •• •• 10 Do, Cray Line 110 \'ewcastle and Ctrlisle all 10 Nevry & Armagh, def 9 8 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all stock Norfolk .•••••• • • • • • • • 100 54 56 . stock North British ...I 100 625 631 stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stooi. 100 stock D, 4 stk : A rocs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B' 100 stock Do B stock ... ••, • • • 100 stock Nth. Eastern—Befwick 100 1035 104 1035 45 25 Do do., d.N.E. purchase 16 11 4 I • P stock no Leeds .............. I 100 595 60 60 stock Do York a t.r. North 1.0.,100. 10 Do new 6 9.16.1 North staffordshire 1° N. and S. W. Junction tack Not. &Grantham Rail lOO 80 85 10 1 - e•bles .....• 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney ..... - ,tock scottish Central took scot N. E., Aber. stock jlOO 31 ,13 took Do Soot. Mid. stock lOO 85 87 lock "sbropshire Union , 100 46 48 10 Sittingbourne il; Sheer. all . tock South Devon 25 S.-Durham & Lane. lin 221 tock sJufh Eastern tock South Wales , lOO 62 64 took •;. York. and River Dun 100 93 55 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok al: 4 7 25 Stockton & Darlington all 395 loi 25 Do do ll 95 10.; i 25 Do New (1800) 3 51 6p 8 5 rock Tectr Vale ...... • lOO lock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesH av enDk&Rall 22 - 50 Ulster ••• . a oh 2 551 56535} 25 Do . , 2 110 Do .. . :.... .. .....- ..„ 2 dll ock vale of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 111 111 ocK Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall .„ • • all 55 6 20 West London.... ••,..•j all 10 Do let class .. •..., all 20 Do 2d class . ock WestHartlepool Harbr I and Rail ' 100 ock West Midland—Oxford 100 46 48 47 ock Do. Newport, 100 41 43 ock Do. Hereford, 100 86 88 stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock Fat.p. 10 19. 16. 1 stock stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock atock 12 10 gtoek 10 stocis stock stock stock stock Share' Railways. paid Closing Business Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 per, c. pref. (issued at £5 , kris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock I Do. do. do. Shares ICaledon £10,41 percent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. leornwall, 5 per cent Dun. Perth&Aber.Jun. Do ist Class Pref 11 4 1Anzn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Conn. Ex. sp. C. No. 1 Do. do. No. Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. IDo. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c gna. S. & D. kdin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glos.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c , Greif, Northern, 5 p. ct. iro.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm, Do. 41 p. c. do. do. I Do. sp.c, Redm. 5 p.c. pm ,r 4 t. N h. of Scotid. Ist pf ; 5 S t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 1 p. et. pref. stook Great West. (Berke any' Rants) Ext. 5 p. ct. 1.: o. Redeemable, 44 p.et Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares lilt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg.zuar. stock Do. Chester gua. share Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 41 p c. pref Lan .&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st£sl3s 104 pe Do. 6 per C. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No. , Do, 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. C. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. -1 Do. do. 4 1 per een'. Do. do. 4i p. e. &tares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. etock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ! Do.4p.c.R.(div.def.til '6s\ Do. 4 per cent. PrO Lon. Chat. and Dover Do.W. (4 rceiv. no div i Ex.A tilfipc is pd on 1 "`o. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Con. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. tt S.W, 7 p, et. stock Do. 41 per cent Do. (Prtsrn. perpi acne. of 2s. 6d...., ',. • • • • • • Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh Ilan. 811. &Lin. 6 per ci Do. £6 , „, 100 102 20 21 5h d 99 101 1 108 112 105 108 108 110 106 109 122 124 80 82 W 9 111 90 92 75 77 113 115 110 112 102 104 106 108 97 90 93 100 89 91 90 92 162 IC4 94 10 17 18 101 102 74 76 20 21 10 104 15 154 113 115 113 115 137 140 113 115 101 103 1150 155 128 131 71 74 83 87 13i 14 124 126 Do. 3 percent , Do. recteem. 6 t.erecut ".14try , ort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 41 per cent llid. COO. 6 p c. stock ' Do.Con.Bris. Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. c. pret. stock Do. 4l per cent.. , • • • • • • Do. Leic. Jr Hit. pref. et iNottic 5 p. c. Ex. at. 184 f. Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do 1847 Do.sWay.Val.F.x.st.lB47 North British. 5 p. 0 Do. New, gua, .S p. C Do. Bor. Um g. pt. sh, Do. do. do N tit. Dev. R ail. & Dck. Co. N- E as Leona. Pref. 4 p. c. Do. 44 p e. redeemable Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref ' Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 I Do. do. Quarters, 1848 !Do. York, H. & Purch :North Staffordshire j llhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new p 1 +icottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen.zua.6p.c Do, 7 p. c, pref. stool. south Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Tteadin Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4i per cent. 00.Fix,a 613. c. Ist is. mates, gp a. 4 p.c. Do. 14 per cent. Do. 5 per tiOut . ..... S.-YorksOtre, 4 p. a gua. Stock. dr. Dar. A 5 p. C Do. B 6 ner cent Do. 6 percent Watrtd & litlkny, 6 p.c W. 3141 -Oxt Ist Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.ptred. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1866, Do. till 1869, Ist ie.! 6 68 70 '134 136 102 104 91 93 109 111 108 110 I li 1 91 93 N 101 100 101 P ip 224 23 131 133 10 104 22t 23% 99 100 99 100 98 100 85 87 25 27i 5l ni 314 34i 45 48 124 126 120 125 101 103 1120 122 tllO 117 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Fail ! Leasing !Closing B us i ness Railways. Co, 's , Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln&N.W Buckinghamshire 100 Do ....... 52 Chester & Holyhead ; 100 D 0... ..... 531 Do. 51 percent. 1 00 Do •••"" 121 123 Do. 5 „ 1 00 Po. 110 211 Clydesdale June lOO Calidon„, 100 102 Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E.O 154 1.6 i E.Lincolnsh. g 6 por e ! 1C1". Gt. North. 132 134 E.Union,llarwichShs ' ali E.Counts. la Do. Woodbridpv.... 100 , Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct. 100 Caledon..,! Do. new 'NO 'Da •••• • • Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West., llrtlp'l Dock .Lt Rail. .1 all Yk,N.&lir Hull and Selby. .1 all Yk.N. Md. Do. h ... all Do. 1)o. quarters........j all Do. • Lane &Carl qua. 5p _c.; 100 In tN 110 112 London ~~ Greenwich. I [o. l'referenee Lon.,TilburyA S -end Lowestoft Lcua. 4 p c Do. e. per cent Zinc., Bxtn.,,t,Matlock, Mid. Bradford Prefer-1 100 S. Eastern 100 Do 100 Veto ,tCo 100 Norfolk, 1 100 Do. all L NW&MI _ _ 200 203 e 2 112 117 87 90 Ne e w ne m e a S rk ro t c ß k ur ; Ex. . i . 5 1 . 0 5 0 6. , E zr . i c d o la u n n a ts ... qua. 5 percent.... Nortlin.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. Do. fi Fixed 5. c. all D. North Western.p. all Midland Preston and WL& N Wyre. all L.Yk. Do. Shares ...... A. all Do. Roystn.iliteh.,&Shep 100 'G t. North Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Brassey Do. do. 1 Do. S.-Staffordshire ...... all M'clean Wilts and Somerset.. 100 kit. West wimblqdou &Cronin, t au 1,./k Brea St Si 93 95 i i P 55 57 15. 18 (131 133 ,115 120 I -P 89 91 81 Pi) stock 20 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 'stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock b r itocK stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock st st 10s. 10 1.0.6 PREFERENCE SHARES. all 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 } all ail 100 100 100 all all THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1861. ' , nainess done [Ol I i POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH. STREET. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would discharge the defendant, bui he ought to be very thankful, and had better keep himsel, in the hands of a medical man. LA TV INTELLIG KS CE—(27as L4ay). COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell and a Common Jury.) KNAPP V. KNAPP AND HORNBLOW. This was a suit instituted by the husband, a farmer, re siding at Broad Blumsden, Wiltshire, for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co respondent. The respondent pleaded condonation and con nivance on the part of the petitioner, and the co-respondent denied the adultery. Mr. sergeant Pigott and Mr. Dowdeawell appeared for the petitioner; Mr. Wordsworth, Q.C,, and Mr. Jessel for respondent, and Mr. T. H. Lewis for the co-respondent. Mr. Sergeant Pigott stated the case. The parties were married in April, 1859, and the respondent was the daugh ter of a farmer in the neighbourhood where the petitioner resided. They were both young, the petitioner being only 24, and the respondent 20, years of age ; but very shortly after the marriage he found that his wife, though young in years, was very determined in character, which pecu liarity was developed at a very early st ige of their inter course. She insisted on having beer for her breakfast in stead of tea, and, this point being conceded, she made further demands, in all of• which she succeeded, and in a very short time she established her self as the chief authority in the household of the petitioner, who appeared to be a quiet and inoffen sive character. It was also alleged that she was in the habit of slapping her husband's face, and, on one occasion, her conduct became so violent that in order to protect him - self he was obliged to place her in a room, in which he locked her until she became calm. He was compelled to separate from her, but on a promise of amendment he took her back, and she rewarded this kindness on his part by forming an adulterous intercourse with the co-respondent. It appeared, however, that the co-respondent, who was a parish clerk, and had a wife and seven children, was very culpable in the transaction, and that he had availed himself of the Absence of the servants of the petitioner in June last, who were engaged in haymaking, to visit the respondent, and to take improper liberties with her, which laid the foundation of the subsequent adultery. He called at the petitioner's frequently afterwards, and the respondent was in the habit of treating him to cyder, and sometimes stronger beverage, and under the influence of the latter he had been heard to state that he had been at "Little Johnny's," meaning the petitioner, "and that he had done some business with the mistress." This came to the know ledge of the respondent, and she taxed him with it. A letter was discovered by the petitioner which referred to this subject, and in which he expressed his regret for his indiscretion. It was in the handwriting of the co-respondent, but not signed, and it contained some doggrel verses of a very amatory character. The misconduct of the parties became notorious, but as is usual in such cases, the husband was the last person to be come acquainted with the fact, and he continued to cohabit with his wife without suspecting her infidelity. The evi dence would show that she expressed an apprehension that the child of which she was about to be delivered would bear a strong resemblance to the co-respondent. The learned counsel then proceeded to state that the respondent in her answer alleged that the petitioner was in the habit of hav ing young men home to carouse with him, that he taunted her in their presence with not being in the family-way and made other indecent observations respecting her, for which there was not the slightest foundation. She also said that she was induced to sign the deed of separation through fear, but the fact was that the petitioner was in bodily fear of her and not she of him. She pleaded condonation also, and it could not be denied that on the 26th of August last they slept in the same bed, but that was owing to the fact that there was no dry bed except in the petitioner's room, and it would be proved that he entreated her to leave his house. Elizabeth Austin was examined—She stated that she had been in service at Mr. Knapp's last year. She remembered last July there being a haymaking at her master's, and Mr. Hornblow being asked to come and assist. Mrs. Knapp stated afterwards to her that Mr. Horn blow had taken improper liberties with her that day. Mr. Knapp told her afterwards that, she liked him better than her husband. She remembered one day that her mistress and Mr. Hornblow were in a room together and she listened at the door. Her mistress had on a silk dress, and she heard it "rattling," and on another occasion she peeped through a window and saw Mr. Hornblow put his hands up Mrs. Knapp's clothes. She also saw them kiss ing each other, and witnessed other familiarities pass between them. Mrs. Knapp said to her one day, "Do you think that Mr. Hornblow loves me ?" and she said she did not think he did. Mrs. Knapp replied and said, "You have said that to aggravate me," and on a previous occasion she showed her a box which she said contained a charm to make a person love her. (Laughter.) The witness ad mitted in cross•examination that she had received money from the co-respondent to conceal what she had seen. Some other witnes es were called who corroborated the preceding evidence. There was no defence by the counsel for the respondent. The jury found a verdict for the petitioner, and the Court pronounced a decree nisi with costs. CENTRAL clam AL COURT—(7his Day.) NEW COURT. (Before Baron Bramwell.) THE COMMERCIAL BANK FRAUDS. John Durdon waa again indicted for stealing several sums of money, the property of Mark Hunter, and others, of the Commercial Bank of London, This was another indictment of a similar nature of which the prisoner was acquitted last night. The other charges against Holcroft have been postponed till next session. Evidence having been offered, Mr. Metcalfe addressed the jury at some length for the prisoner. The learned Judge then summed up the evidence, and The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The learned judge, in passing sentence, said the prisoner had been carrying on a system of fraud upon the bank of which he was a confidential servant, and through the plan he had adopted of making false entries in the book, he had actually defrauded the company to the enormous amount of £66,100. He did not think he should be doing his duty if he did not pass a punishment to the utmost limit he could go ; and, therefore, he sentenced him to 14 years' penal ser vitude. THIRD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) George Brown, Richard Swindle, and George Dawson were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Geo. Fairburn, and Jane F lawksworth a n d A nn F orres t were in dicted for feloniously receiving a portion of the property, knowing it to have been stolen. The jury acquitted Ilawksworth and found the other prisoners guilty. Brown and Swindle were sentenciad to 18 months', Daw son to nine months', and Forrest to six months' imprison ment. Thomas Bellmore was indicted for robbing a man of £l4. The evidence of the prosecutor was to the effect that having been drinking some beer with the prisoner, he left the house and proceeded along Thomas-street, in the Wyndham-road, when he was seized round the neck from behind, and in a short time lost both his senses and his money. The jury acquitted the prisoner. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton.) Richard Hodgson, apparently about 35 years of age, was indicted for committing a rape upon the person of Rebecca Walker. The jury had not returned a verdict when we went to press. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE—A NARROW ESCAPE.—Thomas Lalley, a gilder, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhiit with attempting to commit suicide. Sharrill, 60 C, said—About seven the previous evening he received information that the defendant had attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself in a c u pb oar d a f ew days previously. He took him into custody, and asked him why he did it, and he replied, " That he did not know what he was about at the time." Mr. Henry Jones, jun., surgeon, 23, Soho-square, said he was sent for, and found the defendant had been cut down, and leeches were being applied to his forehead. The defendant was in a comatose state at the time, but as his pulse was going he found he would survive. His head was livid, but fortunately when discovered he had only hung a short time. He attended the defendant and applied resto ratives. Defendant said he resided in Lit chfield -street, and that he was not in his right senses at the time he did it. He had fallen off a kerb and hurt his forehead. He was sorry for it, and would not repeat the act. THE LATE MURDER -IN .LIVERPOOL.—At the Liverpool Police•court yesterday, John Lyons, a coal. heaver, was brought up on remand, charged with the mur der of Catherine Flaherty, a woman of dissolute habits It will be remembered that during a public-house brawl in Clement-street, Lyons committed a brutal assault upon the deceased, which caused her death a few hours afterwards. During the investigation of the case yesterday no material additional facts were elicited, and the prisoner was com mitted for trial on the charge of manslaughter. COOLNESS IN A MOMENT OF TRIAL.—The Coale seer Advertiser tells a story of a lady in that city whose dress was stepped upon by a partner in the dance. The skirt was torn, and a whalebone thrust out into the circle in a very unseemly manner. The lady coolly took hold of the article, drew it from her, walked to the door and threw it out, and took her place in the cotillon just in time to " forward and back." Although her dress " collapsed," she did not. That lady would walk up to the cannon's mouth or the altar without fear or trembling. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. • Share :Lallwaya. atlantic & St Lawrence+ Born.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. 13 Buffalo and Labe Ituron Do. New ....... Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich p. et. bds. Aug. 1 1, 1872 'Do. do. July , 1875 !)o. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.&S.La sta. (Lire; ICape,Eastn.Prov. (Lint.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip 'Ceylon Guarantd. G p. c 'Demerara stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4-5 p c. Debentrs 1 Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864 1 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. 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( I m l 71 I noi . 9 10 100 &u Dieuteu'o Laud . 0 4°l IMPE RIAL PAR LIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given by commission to the follow ing bills : Customs and Inland Revenue. Stockton and Darlington Railway (New Railway). Great Northern Railway (Purchase of Hertford Line). Belfast and County Down Railway. Mid Wales Railway. London and North-Western, and Manchester and Shef field and Lincolnshire Railway (Manchester London Road Station). Eland Gas. Portadown, Dungannon, and Omagh Junction Railway. The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Earl St. Germans, and Lord Monteagle. Their lordships then adjourned. --- HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. - THE AFFIRMATION BILL. Sir J. TRELAWNY presented six petitions in favcur of this bill. GALWAY CONTRACT. Colonel FRENCH presented a petition against the with drawal of the Galway contract. Mr. M'MAHON presented similar petitions from Ennis corthy and other places in Ireland. SWITZERLAND. Mr. KINGLAKE gave notice that on going into corn• mittee of supply he should ask her Majesty's Government what progress had been made in the announcement made in her Majesty's speech in the arrangements in securing neutrality and independence of the Swiss confederation, also whether the continued occupation by French troops of ter ritory declared to be past of Switzerland is sanctioned by the guaranteeing powers, and he should also take the opportunity of calling the attention of the house to the dangers threatening the independence of Switzerland. HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER JACItALL. Mr. CAIRD said on an early day he should ask whether it was true that a fisherman had begn killed, and another seriously injured in Argyleshire, in consequence of shots fired from her Majesty's steamer Jackall, while at sea, and also who was responsible for such a proceeding. AFFIRMATION BILL. The adjourned debate on the amendment on the second reading of this bill, viz., that the bill be read a second time that day six months, was resumed, Mr. DILLWYN thought the bill a very good one, and therefore he should give his vote in favour of the second reading. He could not see the farce of the different arguments that had been urged against the bill. He had a great objection to the cross-examination of witnesses on points of belief in courts of justice; for himself he wished belief was a matter of certainty. He wished he could believe that he could obtain absolution from a frail mortal like him self. Belief he looked upon net as a matter of will but of possibility, and he was far from thinking that this bill would interfere with the administration of justice. On the contrary, he was of opinion that it would tend to the reduction of unnecessary oaths, and thereby religion would be advanced and justice furthered. It had been said that Government should have brought in the bill, but, because they had not done so, he did not think that the house was called upon to reject this measure. (Hear, hear.) In this bill nothing new was asked for. India was now a part of the dominions o f the Crown, and the law in that part of the world allowed all this bill proposed to do in this country. Why should England be behind India in respect to oaths and affirmations. In giving evidence a person did so as a duty to society, and he thought society ought to get that evidence in the best way it could. Refer ring to the great mystery that surrounded the mysterious murder at ROad, if a person came forward and said he could give most important evidence that would tend to elucidate that mystery, if he were cross-questioned as to his religious belief before giving that evidence, and he was neither Separatist, Quaker, or Moravian, his evidence would be inadmissable, because he could not conscientiously take the oath. In India they allowed barbarous and ignorant persons to give evidence without taking an oath, and the jury took the evidence for what it was worth, and he was; as he had said before, at a loss why the same privilege should be denied in England. He voted for the bill because he believed that the interests of justice would not be impeded, or the interests of true religion interfered with. Lord R. MONTAGUE objected to the bill, as it was framed solely for the purpose of relieving those who looked upon the taking of an oath as an empty ceremony. He did not think the parties interested in the passing of this bill would rest content, supposing Parliament sanctioned it; but that the house next year would be called upon to give its assent to a bill abolishing oaths altogether. Mr. BAINES said he had hoped before ho came into the house that some other mode of dealing with the question than that of rejecting it altogether would have been sug gested. He approved of the bill he held in his hand. The hon. gentleman was quo ing, some passages from it when he was informed it was not the one then under con sideration. Sir G. C. LEWIS said he should give his vote against the second reading of the bill. It could not be said that the law at present was based upon any narrow religious prejudices. The Quakers, Moravians, and Separatists were relieved from the taking of an oath, because they objected to do so from religious scruples. The law also admitted the evidence of pagans, heathens, llindoos, and Chinese to be taken, when it was given after the witness had stated that he considered the declaration he was called upon to make was binding upon him to speak the truth. The bill appeared to him to be intended to meet the case of a defect in religious belief. When a person of known opinions entered a witness-box he did not object to give evidence, but his evidence was objected to. The measure seemed to him to be based on an erroneous view of the case for which a remedy was required, and he for one could not consent to throw upon the judges of the land a duty impossible for them to discharge. The bill seemed to him altogether to miss its mark, and therefore he could not give it his support. Mr. ROEBUCK said the question was both a difficult and important one. He thought the bill a good one, and therefore he should give it his support. He should like to have the question, whether an oath was any guarantee for speaking the truth, fairly argued. Many a trust • worthy man had been put aside because he conscientiously refused to take an oath; and one who took the oath, without the least intention of adhering to it, was allowed to give his evidence. That some remedy to the present system was required was evident. For instance, a man who was said to be an unbeliever could be robbed with im punity. Knock him down, rob, murder him ; 'no, not murder him, because you then put it out of his power to give evidence, but treat him in the most brutal manner, and he had no remedy in a court of law. Because, if the man happened to have no corroborative evidence, counsel for the prisoner had only to ask him whether he was a be liever or not before he gave his evidence, in order to get rid of his testimony altogether. (Hear, hear.) A con scientious man refused to take an oath because he objected to it religiously, but a rogue who took it, looking upon it as a mere matter of form and nothing else, was al lowed that which was denied au honest man. It was because he objected to such a state of things that he should give the bill his support. Mr. WALTER objected to the bill because it destroyed the difference between man and beast, and because it struck at the root of truth. Mr. DENMAN could not support the bill because it would be of no avail in the case of the shuffier and liar. Mr. M. SMITH o . posed the bill, because if it received the assent of the house it would remove one of the safe guards against perjury. _ _ ' ported the measure, voting for no religion at all. (Divide, divide.) Sir J. TRELAWNY replied, and the house divided when there appeared— For the second reading.. Against it .... 136 Majority Ln went into tOo committeebill. S o ß n I i L b L i s , bill, which was for the purp ose of allowing locomotive carriages to travel on turnpike roads. Clauses amendment. up to 10 were agreed to, \li!h some trill'ng On proposed the f o ll owing proviso .—" Fro cßlaLuAseelK, 1 Mr. vided that no locomotives propelled by t hall be used ofr p thea r 1 ‘ a, i m a within the limits of any municipal or eam 8 borough, hori without authority in: writingeynortaroy other autr Sir J. SHELLEY thought that none of those locomo tives should be allowed to run on turnpike roads with out the permission of the Board of Works. He thought the streets of the metropolis were quite unsuited to r unn i ng • of these enormous carriages. The hon. and learned member had given up the amendment he had given notice of, but he should take it up, and he therefore moved an amend ment to the effect that none of the locomotives shall run within the limits of the metropolis without a license for that purpose being first obtained from the Metropolitan Board of Works, with such condi tions in the license as may be deemed necessary for the public safety and convenience, and any person running locomotives without such license shall be liable on convic tion to a penalty not exceeding £5. Mr. GARNETT said the clause in the bill as it stands had the satisfaction of the Lord Mayor of London, and he therefore thought the amendment was altogether un necessary. Sir J. SHELLEY said the consent of the Lord Mayor only extended to a very small part of the metropolis, whereas that of the Metropolitan Board of Works had power over the whole. Mr. GRIFFITH moved an amendment to the proposi tion of the hon. baronet who had just resumed his seat as follows—" nor within the limits of any municipal or parlia mentary borough, without a license for the purpose being first obtained from the mayor and town council under their common seal." -70' Mr. W. PATTEN said the greatest difficulty would arise if every town council was allowed the privilege of legislating in the same manner as that house. Some coun cils would give consent and the other refusals, and the greatest inconvenience would arise. He thought the real qu , stion that ought to be discussed was whether these loco motives should run on common roads at all. Mr. SYDNEY thought great inconvenience would arise from the running of these locomotives in the metropolis. He need not mention the crowded state of the roads in Shoreditch or High-street, Southwark, to show how great would be the confusion by the appearance of these great locomotives in that part of the metropolis. He lived in tha part of the metropolis monopolised by one of those tram roads—that running to Bayswater—and the result was that one half of that broad thoroughfare was completely mono polised by the carriages on that tramway. Mr. ESTCOURT objected to increasing the difficulties of traffic in the metropolis. No one now could travel in a carriage along the lines occupied by the tramway without getting the wheels of the carriage in great danger. Sir G. LEWIS said he thought the clause as it stood was sufficient; but he did not think there could be any objection to the proposed amendment of the hon. baronet the member for Westminster as tar as the metropolis was concerned. With respect to the provincial towns, if it was thought proper to empower the Home Office to make regu lations, he would carry out the regulations to the best of his judgment. After a short discussion the committee divided on Mr. Griffith's amendment, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority —7l The Usher of the Black Rod here summoned the Speaker to the House of Peers to hear the royal assent given to several bills, for which see Lords' report. On the return of the Speaker, the house divided on Sir J. Shelley's amendment to clause 11 of the Locomotive Bill, when there appeared— For the amendment. Against it Majority.. —lB Clauses 12 and 13 were agreed to. On clause 14, Col. FRENCH moved an amendment to the effect that Ireland be exempted from the operation of the bill. The amendment was negatived without a division. The preamble was then agreed to, and the bill was re ported with amendments. The house then resumed. INDICTABLE OFFENCES (METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS) BILL. The second readi ng o f this bill was postponed until the 3d of July. ANNOYANCE TO JURORS (WESTMINSTER) BILL. This bill, as amended, was considered, and ordered to be read a third time. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS OATH RELIEF BILL. _ On the motion for goingijoCommittee on this bill, Mr. M'MAHON objected to the consideration of this bill, as it was precisely similar to that which had been dis posed of two or three hours ago. Re concluded by moving that the house go into committee that day three months. Mr. LOCKE said that what he proposed to do for Eng land in this bill was already the law in Ireland, and for the hon. and learned gentleman not to be aware of that fact appeared to him most extraordinary. The sole object of his bill was to extend the practice of making affirma tions to criminal cases as it at present existed with respect to civil cases. The l SOLICITOR-GENERAL said his objection was one of degree. It arose from the circumstance that many witness as would be tempted to tell a lie without there was the fear of an indictment for perjury for doing so. Mr. CRAWFOTJ) said if there was so much objection on the part of the Solicitor-Goneral to what was the law in Ireland, he wanted to know why a bill for the practice in that country was not brought in by the hon. and learned gentleman. Tho hon. member addressed the house up to a quarter to six at which hour the debate terminated in accordance with the standinp; orders. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS JUNE 12. AFFIRMATIONS BILL. Order read for resuming adjourned debate on amendment proposed to question, " That the bill be now read a second time," and which amendment was, to leave out the word "now," and at to end of the question to add the words "upon this day six months." Question again proposed, " That the word 'now' stand p•irt of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 66; Noes, 136. AVE 9 - 66. Adair, H. E. Finlay, A. S. Pease, H. Adam,W. P. Forster, W. E. Pigott, Francis Agnew, Sir A. French, Fitzstephen Roebuck, J. A. Ayrton, A. S. Goldsmid, Sir F. Scholefieid, W. Baines, E. Greene, Capt. J. Scott, Sir W. Baring, Thos. Geo. Gurney, Samuel Seymour, H. D. Baxter,...W. E. Hadfield, Geo. Shelley, Si r J. V . Bazley; Thomas Hankey, Thomson Sheridan, R. B. Berkeley, IL Heygate, W. U Smith, J. B. Bristow, A. Jervoise, Sir J. Stacpoole, W. Butler, C. S. Kershaw, J. Stansfeld, J. Caird, James Langton, 11. G. Talbot, C. R. M. Clay, James Lanigan, J. Tollemache, Hon.F. Cobden, It. Lawson, W. Waldron, L. Corbally, M. E. Leatham, E. Warner, Edward Davey, R. Locke, John Watkins, J. L. V. Davie, SirH. It. F. Maguire, J. F. Western, T. S. Denman, G. Mellor, John Westhead, B. Dodson, John G. Miller, William White, Jas. Douglas, Sir C. Mills, T. Williams, W. Dunlop, A. Monson, W. J. TELLERS. Ennis, John Ogilvy, Sir J. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Ewing, H. E. C. Paget, C. Dillwyn, Lewis L. NOES, 136. Abercromby, R. W. Gray, William Mordaunt, Sir G. Adderley, C. B. Griffith, C D. Morgan, Major Atherton, W. Haliburton,'Justico Mundy, William Baillie, H. J. Hamilton, Lord C. Naas, Rt. Hn. Lord Baring, Sir E. Hamilton, Major Newdegate, C. N. Barrow, W. H. Hardy, J. North, F. Beach, W. W. Headlam, Thos. F Northcote, Sir S. 11. Beamish, P. B. Heathcote, Lord S Patten, J. W. W. Parker, Major W. Beecroft, G. S. Henley, Ben tinck, G.C. H lT e e y n g n a e t s e s T s , ir j. F. P. Pennant, n H t, . Benyon, R. Col. Beresford, W. Hill, Hon. R. Potts, George Black, Adam Hope, G. W. Ridley, Sir M. W. Blackburn, P. Hotham, Gen. Lord Rowley, Hon. R. T. Blencowe, J. G. Howes, Edward Sclater-Booth, G. Bramston, T. W. Humberstone, P. S. Selwyn, C. J. Brooks, R. Hunt, G. W. Seymour, Sir M. Browne, Lord J. T. Ingestre, Viscount Smith, M. Bruce, C. L. C. Jermyn, Earl Smith, Abel Cavendish, Lord G. Jolliffe, Sir W. Smith, S. G. Cayley, E. S. Kekewich, S. Somes, Joseph Clive, H. G. W. Kendall, N. Spooner, R. Cross, It. A. Kennard, It. Stanhope, J. B. Dent, John Dent Kinglake, Serj. J. Stirling, Win. • Duff, M. E. Knatchbull-Hugess Steuart, A. Duncombe, A. Lacon, Sir E. Stuart, Major W. Dundas, Sir David Lefroy, A. Stracey, Sir 11. Du Pre, C. G. Leslie, W. Taylor, Colonel East, Sir J. B. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Torrens, R. Edwards, Major H. Lockhart, A. E. Trollope, Sir John Egerton, W. Longfield, Robert Valetort, Lord Elphinstone, Sir J Lopes, Sir M., Bt. Vandeleur, Col. Enfield, Viscount Lyall, G. Vansittart Wm. Estcourt, S. Lyg:on, Hon. P. Verner, Sir Wm. Farrer, James Mackie, J. Walpole, S. H. Fellowes, Edward McMahon, P. Walter, John Fergusson, Sir J. Malcolm, W. J Wallington, J. W. Fortescue, Hon. D. Manners, Lord J. Whitbread, S. Galway, Viscount Martin, P. W. Whitmore, H. Gard, R. S. Martin, J. Wickham, H. W. Garnett W. J. Massey, W. N. Woodd, B. T. Gavin, Major Miller, T. Wynn, Col. George, John Mills, A. Gordon, C. W. Mitford, W. T. TELLERS. Gore, J. R. 0. Montagu, Lord R. Hardy, Gathorne Graham, Lord Wm. Montgomery, Sir G. Packe, C. W. Greenall, G. Moody, C. A. Mr. HEATHCOTE objected to the bill, as it would no_ remedy the evil complained of, but would lead to greater difficulty, and open the door to all sorts of evasions. Mr. LOCKE said by the Common Law Procedure Act of 18.54 the judge had, in civil cases, the power of relieving a person from taking an oath if he stated that the doing so, according to his religious belief, was unlawful ; and the present bill only sought to give the same power in crimi nal cases. The affirmation in the bill now before them set forth that an oath would not, in the judgment of the wit ness, be more conducive to the speaking the truth than his deliberate undertaking to do so. But the Common Law Procedure Act required a witness to declare that, accord ing to his religious belief, the taking of an oath was unlawful. The fact was, the whole tendency of legislation on this subject had reference, not so much to the relief of the conscience of witnesses, as to furthering an act of justice. No inconvenience had ever arisen from the relief that had been already given to certain sects. He should vote for the second reading of the bill ; and in the event of its not being successful, he should bring forward the bill on the same subject that stood lower down in the orders for that day in his (Mr. Locke's) name, and he should claim the votes of many:gentlemen who objected to the measure then under discussion, because in his bill he ex pressly laid it down that a person making an affirmation must have a religious belief. (Hear, hear.) Mr. AI‘MAHON should vote against the second read ing of this bill. The affirmation set forth in the bill was such as the most careless could take, because it contained neither reference either to speaking the truth or the reli gious belief of the parties making the declaration. Mr. MELLOR thought the bill ono that would be of great service. He had met with cases where failures of justice had taken place in co isequence of there being no such power as the bill proposed to give the judge, With out committing himself further than the present bill with respect to the question of oaths, upon which he entertained a strong opinion, he would give hi s vo t e i n f avour of the second reading of the bill. The SO LICITOR-GENERAL most strongly objected to the bill, and he advised the house to be very cautious before they agreed to the changes proposed by it. Va rious efforts had been made in former years without success to effect the object now proposed, and he thought their ancestors had acted right when they declared that persons without a religious conscience or belief should not be accepted as witnesses in courts of justice. He believed it was admitted that the change, as far as witn esses were concerned, would not stop there. He thought the bill was objectionable in principle, and seem to hold out an invitation to those who wished to evade the responsibility of giving their evidence under the sanctity of an oath. oRf theEC OR NorthernD E RS 1 I ICI Circuit, t Sir J. SHELLEY rose amidst loud cries of it Divide!' T h P a S s NbVeieenli.-- appointedlA r J tx) . He said they had had the reasons of many legal gentlemen B THE why they intended to vote for or against the bill, and he bill p of Ipswich, rendered this bill the anxious to state that in giving his vote in favour of vacant by the resignation lie was not, as bad been reported, of all those, who Rip- of Mr. David Power, Q.c, LETTERS FOR 7HE SOUTHERN STATES OF AMERICA. A notice of which the following is a copy has been re ceived from the Postmaster-General of the United States : " Post-office Department, Washington, May 25, 1861. "All Postal Service in the States of Virginia, Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas will be sus pended from and after the 3,lst instant. order will " Letters for offices temporarily closed by this _ North be forwarded to the Dead Letter-office, ex cept those for Western Virginia, which will be sent to Wheeling. (Signed) "M. BLAIR, Postmaster. G enera l . " In due course all letters from the United K ingdom for warded to the Dead Letter - offic e at Washington will be returned to the Dead Letter-office in London, and in such case they will be opened and sent back to the writers. assuming s ing that Nevertheless, as this s us p ension of the p ostal s ervice is such stated to be only tempo rar y , the Postmaster-G eneral will continue to forward in the general mails for the U n i ted may States be posted lettersi li theaddressed United Kingdom, Statesdo m su,referredm towhich a course is desired by the writers.—BY Command of the Postmaster-General; June 12 ROWLA.ND HILL, Secretary. .!._,,.........__ ? nw IRON CASED SHIPS. In the matter of ironcased ships the French Ad miralty has taken one line, and our Admiralty has taken the other. The French have convinced themselves that ironcased frigates will supersede all other vessels as fighting ships, and they are building a new navy, therefore, as fast as they can do it. The Duke of Somerset did not pretend to deny that what was recently stated in the House of Commons was true. France has so many iron sides in hand, and is making such exertions to complete them, that in a year's time or so she will have a fleet of some six-and -twenty armour plated vessels--a force equal even in mere num bers to our Mediterranean and Channel squadrons together. The Italians, too, and the Spaniards are each preparing their ironcased vessels, and it is, of course, possible that Spain and Italy may be in alliance with France. All this while we have only seven ironplated frigates in hand ; so that for the moment, if these vessels are really such im pregnable fabrics as they are said to be, we are clearly behindhand, and might be taken at a dis advantage. That, in fact, was the argument of sir Joh n P ekington's speech the other day. lle looked at the case from this point of view, and urged our Admiralty to protect the country by immediate exertions of some kind or other. That there wee something in the matter, thus considered, is plaits from the intentions which Lord Clarence Paget an nounced ; but there is also a really strong case OR the other side, and the Duke of Somerset's state ment brought it out very forcibly. The French, it is true, are building all these ves sels, but they are building them very indifferently. Our Admiralty can see all their mistakes as they go on. It seems as certain as possible that in. twelve months time their models Will be utterly superseded. The Achilles, for instance, will pro.. bably be as far in advance of the Gloire as th e Gloire was in advance of an old sailing frigate. Even with our present experience, we are a long way ahead of the French—not indeed in results,.but in ide as . F or exam ple, the Duke ob served,, that if it should be advisable to make defensive pre parations of some sort without loss of time, we co'ald do so very easily by finishing off as ironsides some fabrics which have been commenced as wooden two deckers. "I do not think," continued his Grace, " that they will be very efficient; but these ships will be at least as good as the French." In other; words, our very makeshifts will be as effective 'as the best productions of our neighbours ; and this, we dare say, is true enough. Not that the French, are incapable of turning out good vessels ; they are among the lest shipbuilders in the world, but they are in such a hurry to " reconstruct" their fleet, and the true theory of these new weasels is as yet so imperfectly apprehended, that the results must from the very nature of things be imperfect, too. All this is so very clear, and in this respect we are so completely on the safe side, that the only question is as to the security of the country during the " infancy" of the new science. What should we do, for instance, in the event of war, if are enemy should meet our half-dozen ironsides with is fleet three times as strong ? To this it is briefly replied that orders have actually been given for the imme diate completion of five of the makeshift vessels described above, and if these are at least as good. as any others afloat, while our six or seven originals. are far better, we could not be taken at any great disadvantage. Moreover, we could push that system of conversion to almost any extent. If there was any " pressure," we could cut down our three dsckers, plate them with iron, and send them out to keep the seas till we had got better vessels built.. But the Duke had another argument also, and a.' most important one it was. We have assumed throughout that these iron cased frigates are really or practically invulner able ; at any rate, that they are so much less vul nerable than other ships as to possess an incon testable superiority. But it happens that within the last few days this supposed impregnability has been brought seriously into question. "I now find," said the Duke, alluding to very recent experiments, " that Sir William Armstrong's guns have fired through eight-inch iron with the greatest facility." In point of fact, an Armstrong bolt of about 110Ib. weight was sent through and through. a target not only stronger than the sides of any- French ship, but stronger than those of the Warrior herself. We should like to know all the conditions of the experiment before founding a conclusion upon it, but, if all is true that is reported, the science of attack has once more become superior to the science of defence, and ironsides are compara tively worthless. Our fleet of gunboats, if each. vessel carried a 1001 b. Armstrong gun, - would be a. match for all the iron navies of Europe. Govern ment, indeed, has been proceeding upon this caleu tion, and has been serving out these tremendous engines to the ships of our fleet, so that if for the moment they should be inferior in powers of defence they might be superior in powers of attack. All this, however, does really show the extreme difficulty of the problem, and goes far to justify the hesitazion which our Admiralty has shown. The Duke of Somerset admitted with perfect . candour that Government got perplexed by its own experi ments. The more they try the more they are puz zled. First it is found that armour plates, if strong enough to resist a shot, are too heavy for the vessel to carry. Then, when a new ship has been laid. down with 'flotation enough to carry thicker plates, it is found that plates of the new thickness can be pierced by a new projectile, and so are no longer to be relied upon. In fact, one of our departments is working against another, and each gets the upperhand in turn. In the Victoria Dock lies the redoubtable Warrior, on which all the resources of the Admiralty are concentrated, so that she may take the water proof against at tack. Just across the river stands the Royal Gun Factory, where all the science and organisation of master-minds are employed in manufacturing engines for the destruction of such- vessels as the Warrior and her kind. As soon as we have suc ceeded in one place, we succeed again in the other, and the second success destroys the first. The French are only carrying out one idea; we are elaborating two. They are building iron sides as fast as they can ; we are experimenting upon ironsides, and at the same time developing new powers of artillery. It is because we learn so clearly what a gun can do that we are puzzled over the armour by which a gun can be opposed, and at length, just now, instead of precipitately building ironsides, we are supplying our old ships with new 100-pounders. The Duke of Somerset's explana tion was not only very interesting, but exceedingly frank, and it is impossible to deny, after what has now been said, that the problem before our autho rities is enough to perplex them. We can only trust that during this period of transition they will never allow our actual means of protection to sink below a safe standard.-7imes. EAST INDIA COMI;ANI'. A general court of proprietors was held yester , in the cha i r. cesl da rr y, he a m t in t u h t e es Colonel SYKES Moorgate-street. 'c o l‘o f lin. r p h a. e nY la 's st court having been read, The CHAIRMAN announced tht t the dividend on the ordinary stock of the company would become payable on the 6th of July. The SECRETARY then read the statement of the capital fund and investments of the company . A copy of th e p e titi on to t h e Crown, praying for anincreased allowance from the Government, with the reply o f Si r Ch ar l es Wood declining to enter tain the prop os iti on , were t h en rea d to t h e meet ing, the chairman expressing his opinion that as nothing was to be expected from the Government the proprietors must arrange to supply the neces sary funds from their own resources. Dr. Finch gave notice of a motion on this subject for the next court, to the effect that the amount of the =claimed dividends, being £14,000, and the interest thereon, d t i e h n t e rimental to the being about £4OO per annum, such interest be appropriated for the pu s r e p ehr o vi s ga e hn s lt o ys f bill just introduced into parliament by Sir C. Wood, Mr. SHAW called the attention of t e l hle m d e l :o a a u:r Y t a . n t a o a a would interest such s and he of said, the w publ i c b breach of faith with those who were studying for the Indian civil service. He moved a resolution to the effect that the court were strongly of opinion ecarorfe faithwas to nf tal t l h y e n p n r c o a v ll i e s d ion fo r , a n d s of the Act The resolution Victoria. was seconded by M ported by Mr. Jones, Mr . Hel r- Cook e , sup and agreed to. ps, and Mr. Austell, resolution condemnat or y o f Mr. JONES moved a the conduct of the autho •T 1 * tie in acting contrary to Bat the Horse Guards government declarin the proclamation of the for qualifying. for g all natives of India eligible service, as evinced. s i tuations in the military medical otherwise in their late rejection of a gen tleman,se qualified, on the ground of his being a Pars by Dr. Finch , a nd The resolution was seconded d carried . Some routine an business having been transacted, Lite court broke up with a vote of tha.aks to the chairman. P RI E STLY IM MORALIT Y.—An interdicted priest, named Cohas, residing at Passy, was tried at the Tribunal of Correctional Police on Saturday, on several charges of indecent assaults on children, as well as of robbery, com mitted at Passy. It appeared from the evide32 ce, that he had officiated as priest in the diocese of Lyons an d Moulins, but was obliged to leave through dishonesty- in money' matters. He then came to Paris, and was attl to hed to the Church of St. Germain l'Auxerrois, but, hay in g repeated his dishonest practices, was interdicted by the. archbishop of Paris. The trial was conducted with closed doors, and the Court sentenced the prisoner to 18 month: went and a fine of 600 f. ,I.l_ Ile 7itg ial )Eti he by u- stock