The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-16 00:00:00

;iation, At the w ee kl y meeting of the Executive Com mittee on T ues d ay, a letter was read stating that a missionary of Tobago, We3t Indies, has been sue. cessfnl in growing cotton, and inducing the natives to enter into the cultivation. Some samples of fair West Indian have been'forwarded, worth from 28c1. to 3 0d. per lb. A considerable extent of land has been prepared, and application for seed was granted, including Sea Island, which, it is ex pected, will yield good results. A letter was received from the British Consulate, Islay, Peru, reporting that a great desire prevails to plant cotton, and that the valleys cn the coast, W here there is a vast amount of land lying Nertv.e, are admirably suited for its growth. Appli cati)ns for seed aro frequent and urges'. An agri culturist in the Valley of Lmb', about eighteen leagues from Isl a y, has already planted a consider able qaintity of land, and wou!d greatly increlse hie operations if he could obtain seed. Another a pplicant hcs 250 acres prepare d for sowing; and _ll.e 00E81119 in transmitti ng thi s rep )rt, expresses his willingness to aid, in every possible way, in extending the cultivation of cotton in his district. A letter was read, enclosing two samples of good ,! s eftli cotton f rom Lib er i a, worth 2e. 2d. and ,zs : 4d. p er l b . respectively. The writer expresses his desire to extend his operations, and a supply 9f seed was granted to him for the pur- Pose. Letters were received from Cape Coast, Africa, stating that the growth of cotton is extend and that the results, so far, have been most satisfactory. A copy of the Portuguese decree, for- Warded by the Board of Trade, was received, which grants various bounties to the cultivators of cotton cithe province of Angola, to be cl a i me d an d re - ved annually until 1872. A letter from Salonica reports that the cotton crop presents a promising IP P e arance, and the most energ e ti c measures h ave bee n adopted t o p revent t h e devastation of the ~,1 18t s. His Excell enc y, Akif P as h a, Governor of i7seedonis, has himself been living in tents and huts, to encourage the villagers to collect the locusts. Upwards of 10,000 okes have thus been gathered, and es many more destroyed in the nearest tisinities of Salonica. A despatch forwarded by th e Forei gn Offi ce was rece i ve d f rom h er M a j esty ' s consul at Janina, together with a sample of cotton grown from the Xeres seed. The desire to Cultivate cotton is rapidly extending in this con• sUlar district among both landowners and,villagers ; nothing but experience is wanting to ensure corn- Plate success, and to render cotton one of the staples Of the cou n t ry. I n the p l a i n o f Arta, there has be en great activity. Early in the spring Mustafa 48114 1 the ow ner o f a vas t exten t o f pr i me l an d , s ent to his agent 5,5001 b of seed procured at Xeres, Wh ich was distributed to fonr or five villages, in p a rts of the pl a i n most su i ta b le for cotton. Feime Bar, another landed proprietor of Arta, has also procured from Xeres 5,5001 b of seed, which has °een distributed with a careful choice of locality. 01. 3,200 o k es of seed supplied this year by Government to , Epirus, 1,000 okes, or 2,7501 b, h ave been sent to Arta, and distributed in small r a ntities am ongst 25 v ill ages . Th e l ate M ud i r of Preview, before leaving, had also made experiments With Xeres s ee d, w hi c h h e h a d sown on diff erent descriptions of land. Everywhere throughout the Arta district there is readiness and desire on the Par t Of all Classes to embark in cotton cultivation, Which is the more remarkable as the people of Epirus are to a proverb opposed to innovations. A letter Was read from New York, presenting a gin to the Ass ociation, which the maker thinks is well adapted for long staple cotton. A sample was submitt e d for inspection, showing the manner in which East Indian cotton is so often adulterated, and which it ae hoped will be effectually checked by recent Legislation on the subject. There was no other basilicas. MONEY MARKET AND COMMOIAL INTELLIGENCE, - -----~o --- - CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. R EDUCTION IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND RATE OF DISCOUNT. At their weekly court to-day the Bank of Eng. land directors have notified that the minimum Quotation for interest and discount had been reduced fr om 7 to 6 per cent. This announcement was not generally expected, as a reduction was considered improbalA till after the distribution of the July dividends. The corn raercial classes have therefore been very agreeably s urprised to find themselves enabled to discount their bills nearly one per cent. cheap er th an t h ey Thad any right: to' anticipate for a few ,we e k s . l itithorities have been for some time recuper tiug thei r reserevee, and as it was very generally kno wn that the position of the establishment justi. lied the measure. now adopted, it has not excited !Quell astonishment. During the past fortnight the availabl e b e l ances of the banking and other discount establishments have also shown a gradual Increase, and if account be taken of the further additions that will most probably be made to the dividends hay a been paid, is may be presumed that the authorities have only now discharged a duty that would ulctimately have been forced upon them. The direct.c,rs of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, idon, and China have declared a divi dend at the r ate of 10 per cent„ and have announced a call of £7 10s on the new shares, payable on the ist Negotiations are in progress for the transfer or the business of the British and American Exchange t 0 the London and Colonial Bank. The South Eastern Banking Company have taken P r ettliees arid arranged for imm e di a t e ly open i ng four additir,ual branches, viz., at Hastings, Graves end, Blecleheath, and Clapham. Gre at I t has loeen an nounce d that the share list of the "reat Wt teal Metal Tin Mining Company will close " &ter day next, the 18th inst., for London appli efal°lls, and on the f o ll ow i ng M onday for those 41. 41 thr j country. EThe b iddipgs of 30,000,000 rupees (X 300,000) in lla on _lndia took pl ace yesterday at the Bank of 'iogland.. The proportions allotted were :—To e Sloutta, 16,60,0000 rupees ; to Bombay, 12,00,000 ta Pees ; and to Madras, 1,40,000 rupees. The mini pr ice was as before, viz., is Hid per rupee on 4 41 eutt a an d M a d r as ; and i s 111-d on Bombay. tin applications within the limits amounted to 183 'renders on Calcutta and Madras, at Is Hid dill r eceive about 26 per cent. ; on Bombay, at 2s, fts 1314 1 4 per cent.; and all above these prices in prlt Will be noticed th a t th e app li ca tions within e limits have amounted to £1,830,000; on the th,f"uus occasion they were £2,140,000; and before £1,240,000. c 041,, prospectus of the Great North Vor Tin and preePer Mining Company has been issued, with a . each Nei capital o f £25,000, in 5,000 sh ares o f £ 5 feat,deposit, £1 on application, and £1 on allot- This company is formed for working the Vo ll— ,, n ln eluded under the name of the Great North is :I. 411 a Property which it is proposed to purchase t re "uate in the midst of the valuable and produetice lee„ ge and Crowan mines, and is to be held on 11. 61 ; f or twenty- one years . Th e re ports which the been published concerning this mine aro of avelnost satisfactory character. Captain Symons i nto t he Great Vor flacan intersects and divides or ! WC) equal parts the large and productive basin etalliferous killas lying on and between the eoti„,gtaaite is dof Godolphi n an d C rowan, and everywhere ie es the l o d es which it disturbs. Captain Pascoe th :ls rep ort says, " one point of great interest in grea t uture development of this mine, is the set t ° ln which r u ns th roug h th e cen t re o f t hi s t r i et u nd also throu g h th e r i c h es t m i nes i n thi s di s - Poli c , a na nlelY, Alfr e d C onso l s , Wh ea l Tr ema y ne , and Great Wheal Vor and Great Wheal to b tu ". This flucan is considered by all miners we 8 the prin,:ipal feature of all their mineral th a alt h." The property, however, cannot be other is ° f tto I. che , s` end mostvs:u:ble kind; wtGich ilrth confirm e d by the fact that, treal the Great wheal Vor Mine which immediately abuts Cotton on it. Ore value £1,240,000 was obtained between 1825 and 1843. Captain Mark Reed, the late ma nager of the Great Wheal Vor Mine, bears his testi mony to the value of this project. This company, therefor', with so fair a field before it, and a small outlay have evident prospects of success. The direc tors are gentlemen of standing and are eminently practical men, hence, under such circumstances, inveetore in its capital stock, the directors are confident, may feel perfectly secure in realising re munerative dividends. The laet week's raimay receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under:— 1864. 1863. Forth-We tern - e103,931 £34.014 youth-W6stern Brighton. Midland North Eastern Great Eis 'ern South Eastern Bristol and Exeter These returns when compared with those of the same period of last year are of a very satisfactory character. On the North Western there is an increase of £9,917; South Western, £5,168; Brighton, £1,769; Midland, £4.399; N or th Eastern. £9 ; 888; Great Eastern, £5,191 ; South Eastern, £2,758; and on the Bristol and Exeter, £92. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes Were 66f. 05c, ex coupon. There is an activa demand fir money in the open market, and the rates are 51 per cent. for first-class bills, and 51 per cent. for superior descriptions. An alteration in the allowance of interest for deposits has been made by Messrs. Overend, Gur ney, and Co., Messrs. Alexander and Co., and the joint•stock establishments. The rate for money at call is now 41 per cent., for seve❑ days notice of withdrawal 5 per cent., and for fourteen days 4, per cent. The market for the English Funds continues dull, and quotations show a gradual downward movement. The unfavourable feeling regarding the Danish question has been sufficient to counterbal ance what favourable effect should have been pro dnced by cheaper money. Consols are now 891, 90k for money, and 904 for the account. The New Threes andEßeduced Annuities are 894 ; Red Sea Telegraph, 20k ; Exchequer Bills for March, Bs. to 3s. dis.; and for June, 43. dis.; India 5 per Cents., 104 k 1, and the 4 per Cents., 991. A general downward turn has been apparent in the Foreign Stock Market and business is very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 771 ; do., Con solides, 471 489 ; Greek, 24 : I; Mexican, 441 1; do. New Loan, k dis. to 9 prem.; Spanish Passive, 31k 4 ; Portuguese, 481 ; Russian Scrip, 4 prem. ; Venezuelan Scrip 6 to 51 die.; and the Confederate Loan, 63 64. BoAuess in the Railway Share Market has eon, tinned inactive, but in a few instances prices have shown an upward movement. Great Western, North Western, Metropolitan, and Midland have each improved 53.; Great Northern A Stock, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s.; and North Eastern (Berwick) £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive at about previous quotations. Bank and iNlicillaneous Shares are dull, and in some instances are a shade flitter. Maritime Credit Compzny are quoted 1 prem.; London and Vene. zuela Bank, 4 14 prew. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing , ;bar, Railways Paul. Price. Business don e 190 Atlantic &St Lawrenc( all 60 62 6 k 1 Bom.,Barodat.Centlno lot 1036 1044 ( Gu. I percent., 20 Do. New . 8 20 Do. E. 5hare5......... 76 par 623 tOi Buffalo and Latce Huron all i 5 4 10 Do. Preference ...... all 84 94 ,00 f Buflalo,Brant,&Godrich 10 „ 77 82 ( 5 p. et. bds. Au g . 1, 187 1 00 Do. do. July 1, 187; 10t 77 8: iOO Do. do. June 1,1:• : ' 100 77 82 st Clcutta.& S. Ez , stn. (1,; , 100 101 103 St Cape TOW"! 6 Dcc,k Scrz 100 98 100 stock NlaFtn. Ilengll g - tl. sp. 100 106 108 steak Last Indian. 01. sp. c 100 1054 1064 icq 20 D. do. G Ext..... 15 1 . - 1 P 20 Do. do. H do. .. 15 6 3.P stock Grand Trunk of Canada [au 204 211 100 Do. Ist Pro. Bonds.. all 73 15 100 Do. co. deterred.— .. all 6: 64 100 Do. d Prel. Bonds.. all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 55 57 100 Do. 3d P,ef. stock .. al i 50 5t 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 43 t 5 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook... all 29 31 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 27 .31 stock GLlndtaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 1054 1066 106 5,1 20 Do. New gull. sp. c... 12 i 1 1 , Do. January, 1862 .. stook Gt. South.of India.(Lim euaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 206 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 104 206 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 90 02 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. . all 82 8 1 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 par iP stock Madras. guar., sp.c. .. 100 103 104 , stook Do. 41 p. o. Extensicu, 100 97 99 stook De. 44 do —.. 100 9: 04 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stook Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 56 58 100 Do. 7p. C. Mortg. Bds. all 80 Newßrunswick & Cancli Class A an d B all 3 5 N.Rl.C'da6 po lst 1 bds 100 82 74 stock Scinde .......... (100 101 105 stock Do. Delhi.. .:.: , 100 1024 1034 20 Do. do .. a 2 I d ip st Do. Pun cub .... tco ,-. .13 BA 1031 IDo. Do. ........ , ,f,„t 1 , 100 Book I Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 1 1.100 96 98 , COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. k_;au.Gov. 6 p.o.J a ,Jul} 1 1877-81 . . .... 100 1104 106 I Do. Ap. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 103 SO5 I Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 Do. sp. o. Jan.&July. 10,' 93 05 931 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 Cape G.llopo, 6 p c,1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1801 100 1(9 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 112 —Ceylon ' N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 'Mauritius 5 per cent .. 100 106 108 1084 ;Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 IC9 N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 [O2 104 I Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oot. 100 - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p a., 18,;t 100 994 1004 —. Dv. sp. c.,18i1 to 1;;71 100 994 1004 Do. (1° 4 .1888 &upwde 100 994 1004 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 109 111 i Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling, 1875 lOO 105 107 ,Q s . u A e e u n s s G l a 6 n p d x G . i c 6 v 7B . j Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 . 6 & P t; p c . Do. lo 610.0. An.&00.. 100 109 110 llO BRITISH MINES., 2 'Ambrian Consol. Gold I If id :).ifford Amalgamated 34 36 Devcu G. Cono. (Tavist ; 1 560 670 East Bassett (Illogan) SO 63 63 Mast Cicgau Gold Ltd East Caradon ".14.6 28 29 East Cam Brea 3.4.0 0 Oi E. WI Russel (Tavistk ; 8.13.0 n 44 - Gam..tSt.Aubyn(Gwen fAt 7 9 la reat South Tolgus 17s 24 la. Wheal Vor(Lleiston 40 33 34 le 6.16.1 84 81 8.1'2 48 40 (ling - stun D0wn5...,... 4.18.0 31 31 Lady Bertha 'Margaret (tiny Lelaut 04 1 4 16 Marke Valley.. 4 Ilyndy Iron Oro (Lim.. 2i 14 I d New Setun l9l 80 83 —• North Downs •;;/ 12 24 N.WIII. lia,sset(lllo4 - all 3.1.0 14 2 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols Blaze) 20 rrovidenee(Uny Lelnt. 10 0.7 40 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer 14 l 450 170 S. Cam Brea (Mogan) — Fran. 13.1P.9 40 45 - Stray Park , 30.17.6 29 31 - ramarSilv.& Lead Min. 'Tin Croft 0 171 184 West Basset (Mogan), • 14 94 10 4 1Y Cr radon (Liskearcil 5 16 18 West &don WheLl Basset (Mogan 1 5* 90 95 Wheal Bulleratedrutli;i 10 23 32 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant;l 2.0.6 WhealLuthott ....... 3.5.8 14 21 24 Wheal MaryAnni:Men.l 8 14 16 'Wheal 3eton 1 ! 684 225 235 Wheal Tretawney (Lis )i 7 19 21 Wheal Union I 1.17 14 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 1021 Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford, 1 t guaranteed stock, 1241 Ditto, West Mid., gua. shares, 5i per cent., 186:5, 5} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., per cent., 1858, 94 1004 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Belgian Eastern Junction, 1i Great Luxembourg, 10} N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 10i Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin),:l2l Sambre and Meuse, 7} FOREIGN MIMES. St. John del Rey (lim.), 44 Yudanamutana of S. Australia, 3 BANKS. ellliance - (lim.), 61 1 Ditto, new, 54 Bank of British Columbia, 111 Bank of Utago, lim., 5 British and Californian, 1im.,r61 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and" China. 40 Chartered titer. of India, London, and China, 70 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11 Continental, lira., 17 European Bank, lim. 131 1 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), Ditto, new, 16 Imperial Bank (lira.), 401 Imperial Ottoman, 14 I 19 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 5/ London Chartered Bank of Australia, 241 London and Colonial (liin.), 21i f 2 London and County, 611 5i London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim., 201 London Joint Stock, 47t London and 51 estminster, 941 5 Merchant Bank, lim., 22/ f 2 riletropolitan and Provincial Bank, Um., 30 Midland Bank 151 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lim., 131 South E astern, lira., 7 4 Union of London ,581 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, Continental Union Gas, lim., Credit Mobiliu, Crystal Palace, 32) East Indian Financial, Urn., 4i Egyptian Corn. and Trading, ltm ., 4; Financial Corporation, ai Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 7f Home and C A ssurance, lim , (5} Hudson's Bay, 19 International Financial Society, lim., 10/ Joint Stock Discount, lim., 71 Land Securities, 1:m, 5 London Financial Association, lim., 271 London Provincqtl Marine, 3t M dras Irrgation and Canal, National Dhcount Company, Jim., I Ottoman Financial Association, lira., 4 By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 stcrlin_:. 'tandard gold at the English I%fh't price is, therefore,about 3-10th s per cent, d earer in Londo n th an i n H amburg. The , N3urse of exchange at New York on Lond on for bills at 60 days' sight is about 204 per cent., and the premium on gold is 863 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of gold from the United States. 15 - MITISI - 1 FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. GOTERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, July 8 . 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B9k 9 i New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1594.... Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire gth J an., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2oi Mhrch. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 8c.3 per Cent 7 8 4 die par Ditto £5OO Ditto £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 51- per Ct. Do Account.. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 shut Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do Account.... Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 99/ Do Certificates Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do 5/ per Cent., May, 1879 . — Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do Bonds tl,OOO — Do under $1,000.. 7011EIGiN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian. Bonds, 5 per Cent — Do 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4f per Cent., 1852-68-60 Do 1863 B7} Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.... Do Account . 9si Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 3Bl ,hilian 6 per Cent. Do 4} pet Cent Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Danish 3 per Cent., 1826 Do 5 per Cent. 1863 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent — Do, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account Do Coupons — Guatemala 6 per Cent. Do, 1839 and 1859 Italian b per Cent.(Mareranlana Railway ; Mexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do Scrip £l3 paid Pin Do French Scrip, Ex. 251 20c.. Do 6 per Cenr. A.nglo-Frecncli. Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent. Do Deterred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) .. — Petuv;an 4/ per Cent Do Account, 1)0 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) .. — Do 4i per Cent., 1862 Do Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 — Do Account 4Bl Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Russian 5 per C en t., 1822, £ St B9/ Ditto 4f per Cent., 1850 .. Ditto 3 ver Cent 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Ditto Anglo-Dutch Ditto Scrip, £3O paid 4 pm Sardinian 6 per Cent .... Ditto Account Spanieh 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Festive Ditto Account 3ll 1 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent Ditto Scrip, £5O paid pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 7O Ditto, £IOU Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account !Ditto £lOO Bonds 7l/ I Ditto 1863 -.. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. _ Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto .A.C3count Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864 f Ditto Scrip, £3O paid 5 die Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond .u. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -- Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f Ditto Account Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gu11... Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto:Account .......... Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s. PieJmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f Consols M TWO O'CLOCK. oney ...................... 894 90k Ditto Account .......... 90i Liverpool Cotton Xarket—This Day. Market opEna very steady, and transactions will probably foot up to 8,000 or 10,000 bales. FATAL ACCIDENT AT EDINBURGH CASTLE,. --O n Sunday morning the dead body of James Henderson, private in the 92d Regiment, now stationed - at Edinburgh Castle, was found in the gardens at the foot of the rock. It is supposed the poor fellow had been endeavouring. to escape from the Castle in order to visit hi , wife or some friends outside, and that in descending the rock his foot bad blipped. He was married only seven we, Ile age, SHARE ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuls,S. hare ___ CIA ilvvay?. I 3.14. i D6'4 shares etropoli tan Midland Do Nen - Do Birrning. & Derby Mid, (it. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid hest Do Cray Line • North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee !Nth. Eastern—Berwiok Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. INorth London 1.16.4 1 Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central ,Scot N. E., Aber. stocri Do Scot, Mid. stock.. ,Shrews. and Weiclipoo; !Shropshire Union .... South Devon ... ,South Eastern. South Wales S. York. and River Dun IStaines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton .3: Darlington Do Do New, 181& Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do !Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim IWaterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxiord Do Newport Do Hereford; Paid. , ',' l pir.. Wol., and Str. Val. t '(llythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleal.,and Mid.tio ' Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cort and Bandon jCorn wall tD o A A vets DO dig' Do . B till opc.p an.haE been paid to B. !Dublin & ilellast Juno. all 'Dun„Pcrtb,&Ab. Junc. all b.:(linburgh & Glasgow., 100 Glasg. and S. Western. 100 :GreatEas:ern, Ord. stk ' 100 Ditto A stock I 100 Ditto East Anglian st j 100 IGreatNorthof Scotland! 100 Great Northern i 100 Do A stock 1 100 Do B do llOO Gt. S. a i n't IV. of Irelan,, 1100 Great estern . 100 Do Str Val gal:. Etoc', , ..00 Lancashl:e. St Yorkshir: ! 100 London and Blackwa • II 100 Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast ) 100 Lon., Chat., and D over 100 Lon. & Ncr'h Western! 100 'Lon. &. Sw.th Western ) 100 !Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 Alaryport and Carlisle.t all _ .. 1 } aa-1111 Closing Busines& rrioe. done. S Si RI Di 84 66 118 119 6 7 35 37 16 17 91 93 103 105 16 7 6i 7i 13t 133 142 143 12S 02 91 93 e 5.1 66i 11Z 1123 66 t 7 104 105 41 43 , 111 1123; 974 885 i 55 34 113 ;14 1311 .131! 101 IC3 53 65 244 1010 102; 58i 691 91 42 125 130 1b 231 77 70 10 11% 121 123 36 38 11J I 661 I 1121 13} 67i i 1 1 2 t 12 97} 574 7 114 13f 1311 i 1021 2 3 59i 64 66 83 E 6 sol eol 1104 106 8 9 364 374. 94 10 7 Ei ' 163 170 6 7 3 E I) 107 110 N 32 ME SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1864. Tks day. LAW INT, (This Day.) HOUSE OF LORDS. YELVERTON V. LONG - WORTH (OR YELVERTON). (Present the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Kingsdown, and Lord Wensledydale.) At the sitting of their lordships this morning, The Attorney-General said that the time at which certain letters were written was a critical period in the history of the case. inasmuch as they tended to throw some light on the position in which the parties were placed before going to Scotland. The letters he had read unquestionably showed that marriage, honourable marriage, was the only matter in question then, and that in the corres pondence, Miss Longworth was expressing to Major Yelverton her views or the impediments to their marriage, arising out of his circumstances, and his pecuniary arrange ments with his uncle, which he had disclosed to her at Balaclava. No irnpress:ou had entered her mind except marriage—marriage under ordinary circumstances, and in the ordinary way, It had been a great shock to her to hear of the impediments which made it impossible that the marriage could take place, notwithstanding the mutual en gagements which existed between them. In her letters she proposed to discuss these impediments, and she sug gested many sacrifices that she would be willing to make to enable him to relieve himself of his pecuniary difficulties. Then came the alternative thrown out to her of a secret marriage. She was most unwilling to listen to the proposal, but by degrees she came to entertain it, and what he (ihe At torney-General) believed to be the true interpretation of many of the letters bearing on the subject. These were the only terms proposed—these were the only terms she thought the man she loved capable of proposing. The Lord Chancellor inquired upon what branch of the inquiry all this correspondence bore? Did it bear at all upon the Irish marriage? The Attorney-General said not upon the Irish marriage but upon the other branches of the subject. It was neces sary that the antecedents of the parties be inquired into. The Lord Chancellor was afraid they would never come to a conclusion of the case if they indulged in those vague generalities. There was no pretence, as he understood, for saying that there was any connection between them before they arrived in Scotland. Lord Brougham inquired whether what took place out of Scotland by correspondence migh t not throw light upon what took place in Scotland, giving a meaning to certain declarations and actions, an d making those declarations and actions clear, which oth erw i se would be ambiguous. The Attorney-General said h e could not carry the matter beyond that, and proceeded to quote from the letter to show what was the real position of the parties at Balaclava and other places before their arrival at Scotland He adverted to the use of the word " friend," which it had been urged bore a certain meaning, but he (the Attorney-General) had never heard that the meaning attempted to be put upon it was the accepted meaning in English society, and held that it might have been used in the most virtuous way by a woman. who was looking up to a man for marriage. It was a gross libel upon the respondent to put any other in' erpre tation on it. Quoting from other letters written by Major Yelverton, he contended they were not the letters of a man who had made improper proposals to a lady, which she was not in disposed to accept. Letters written by Miss Longworth at the same time confirmed the same views, and were indeed susceptible of no other meaning. Arejor Yelverton, on account of his debts sad his pecuniary arrangements with his uncle, had intimated to her that he would be obliged to live abroad, and she, in return, said she was ready to make a sacrifice to their mutual position, by assenting to a secret marriage. These were the ceses on the one side and the ether ; and then came the discussion between them what the nature of that sacrifice should be. There was not a word in the correspondence that was not applicable to the sacrifices she would have to make by consenting to ILlito this time h a d a p ls to her, and h a d e was cap a bl e o f any neverna e s v e e c r o ndi made an m de ea anything 0 1 ‘ t :1 1; o j su e hr r oa Ybw eethat r o u ph . dishonourable proceeding. When, therefore, she said she would submit to what he wished, she merely meant that she would submit to a private and secret marriage, how ever distasteful and distressing that mode might be of realising her dreams of happiness. That was clearly Major Yelvertou's view of the case, as appeared from his subsequent letters, and it was upon that understanding that their meeting in Scotland was arranged. Up to this time the correspondence had almost especial reference to arrangements for marriage. _ _ Mrs Yelverton and her two friends arrived at five minutes to 12 o'clock, and took their accustomed places in the Reporters' Gallery. The Attorney. .General urged from these letters relating to marriage that the respondent could not be supposed to mean that she submitted to that which had never been pro posed. In her letters bee.ring upon this point there was a great deal of poetry and sentiment, much that was romantic, but nothing of harm; nothing that was unusual in the slightest degree. He thought their lordehip3 would have no difficulty in coming to that conclusion. The Lord Chancellor was understood to express his assent. The Attorney• General referred to a phrase in one of the respondent's letters in which she said that the moral dilemma in which they had been placed might prove the salvation of them both, and contended that no immoral interpretation could be put upon it, as urged by the counsel for the appellant. In the same letters she spoke of the secret marriage which had been proposed, and repeatedly urged that she did not wish him to do anything that was dishonourable with regard to his relations. Lord Bingsdown— A. secret marriage would have been just as inconsistent with his engagements to his uncle as a public marriage. The Attorney-General apprehended that what she meant was, that she did not wish him to put himself in a position by their marriage to prevent him from paying his debts, The respondent di s ti nct l y pleaded that he had told her of these engagements in the Crimea, and also that ho could not at present marry on account of them. What she meant was, that she did not wish him to make any sacrifice on her account, and that an avowed public marriage luight, per haps, stand in th e way of his getting from his rela tives money for the discharge of his The learned gentleman said he would read extracts from a few more letters bearing on this point, and then he would land the parties in Scotland. These extracts bore a simple, natural, and obvious c onstruction, and it was, he thought, only an impure mind that could put an immoral construc tion upon them. Having brought the parties to Edinburgh the learned gentleman said he should now depart somewhat from the facts to inquire what was the law in Scotland with which they w,uld ha ve to deal. lie referred to the dicta of Sir William Grant, i n the case of Dalrymple, and other high legal authorities t o s h ow the character of the marriage l a w in Scotland, and how it bore upon this particular case. Lord Brougham—lf a man said to a woman in Scotland de verba in presents " I m arry you, " would that be a legal marriage ? The Attorney-General_yes) undoubtedly, if there was nothing to discredit it. Lord Brougha m—Wi thout any The Attorney General—yes. Specification of time and place ? The learned gentlemen then proceeded with his exami nation of authorities. COURT OF B ANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr Commi4sioner Goulburn.) before the co mm i ssioner this morning were devoid The of interest. terest. LL.m adjourned 1 7e r el e a com e to. impression that some examination dividend meeting. would be gone into, but as at the hour appointed none of the present, it may be inferred There e d a a p y appeared r s e a d pr o ol b ' appointed e a d n " i p that legal gentlemen cm e arrangement hadas a Beautifully arranged, varied, and tempting as the goods look in the shop window s of the traders of the West-end, they assuredl?, give frequently but a very inadequate idea of the sto ck within —of the rare objects of art and taste which abound a nd c a nnot be ma d e a public gaze of in the window, being too costly for exposure to the wear and tear, or not suited to the general taste of the pas sing multitude; therefore but a faint idea can be formed of the variety within that comes at .the call, produced ready assistant. Take our jewellers' show windows, i(.: instance, and compare the inside wealth ef g. ode displayed with the exterior, or take ono house especially as an examnle, which is acknowledged to have one of the most beautiful by the public displays of goods, and with a most extensive range r s e p n ei c c h m eii of the Regent -street. This i o T f . s A id . e s a i n m d p f s r o o n nt a w n i a nd c o N o v . s , to s s o h . olws4t,heßm in --that of Messrs firm is still, notwithstanding ts advantages, unable to place large stock that m in a t y h b e clocks, dressing cases, ar ticles of ornament for the ap artme nt , and co s tl y j ewe ll ery . e Ns s i e n l l e c ° t w e d evenf rom a o f f a i F r There is profusion in every department, and there is an ex tensive range in the pr:ces to meet all demands. Few firms can offer such variety in goods and su c h a Vast stock, and the doubting and those desirous of making advantageous purchases should pay 154, Regent-street, a visit,—Court Journal. DR. STANLEY CHEERED OR HISSED P—The cor respondent of a weekly conteropora r T, 4 Contemporar y writes • "You will hardly require me to point out to you a mistake in your summary of news for last week. N ot only did the tton-placet of Dr. Stanley's degree g e t t r i umphantly out yofsixtothe one, but the d ean himse lf did n arrow minority of such u v s ot t e h d e b e y om a p moi lillaienrtt of ignoring oontrary elements. and became one of us. Your mistake arose from the fact that the Prince of Wales's degree was conferred on him at a special congregation, in company only with his suite. Few of those present will forget t h e eloque n t L a ti n ity of our public orator's peroration when he presented the dean for his degree, and When at the close of an enumeration of his various merits, his striking power of biography, his love of truth, he addressed him thus—' Te igitur Oxoniensibus tuffs invidemus. Tails cum sis, noster este,' the thunder of applause effectually drowned the spiteful hisses of the opposition, and made th e d ean f ee l, as he aft erwar d s sa id, th a t a little oppositio n added a Test to the hon our . I s h ou ld not have troubl e d you wi',l this note, had I not felt anxious to claim the honour of Dr. Stanley's connection for our University. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, WESTMINSTER. ROBBERY BY A GERMAN AT THE VICTORIA RAILWAY STATION, PIMLICO.—EmiIe Thielicir, a German, was charged with stealing a carpet-bag, at the terminus of the Victoria Railway Station, Pimlico. Mr Inspector Fray, of the Company's police, stated that at about noon yesterday he saw the prisoner at the station in the company of another man. He had his suspicions of them, and he watched them. When he first saw the pri. 'Boner he had no luggage with him. In a few minutes, as a Croydon train was about starting, he saw the prisoner carrying a carpetbag, and going with it towards the Grosvenor Hotel. He stopped the prisoner, when the other man ran away. Witness asked him where he got it from. He observed, "It's mine, It's mine." He tried to go away. I❑ answer to Mr Selfe, the Inspector said that there was the name of Mrs Howard on the carpet-bag, with the direction on it of Sutton, Surrey. There was a quantity of wearing opparel in the carpet-bag, with various oche: articles, which were of the value of above £lO. The prisourr, who is supposed to have been concerned with other depredations at railway stations, was remanded till to-morrow (Friday). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. MRS LIDDERMORE'S GRIEVANCES.—SINGULAR CASE. —Mrs El;za Liddermore attended before Mr Knox to answer the complaint of Mrs Harriet Gee, of using threat ening language towards her; and there was a cross com plaint against Mrs Gee of assaulting Mrs Liddermore. Mr Edward Dillon Lewis, from the office of Mr Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared :or Mrs Gee. The case wag briefly this :—On the 4th of June Mrs Gee was coming down stairs with a basin of water in her hand, when Mrs Liddermore, who had a hammer in her hand, threatened to break Mrs Gee's haad, and upon this, accord ing to Mrs Liddermore's statement, Mrs Gee threw the basin of water over her. Mrs Liddermore, who is a lodger of Mrs Gee's, handed the magistrate the following list of grievances, and a daily register of tho number of bugs caught in her apartments, from March 21 to May 20. A. summary of the grievances as follows :—Number of buga destroyed during the at..ovo period, 800. The area door taken away and the house rendered unsafe. The water closet locked, and the key taken away and refused. Continuous knocking for two nights from 12 till 4in the morning. A pail of whitewash upset, and the doors of the apartments plastered with the same. The water run off on several occasions." Mr Knox suggested that the better court ) would be for Mrs Liddermore to leave the house, but Mr Lewis said it was a quarterly tenancy, and it was not until Mrs Lidder more received her summons that she took out one against Mrs Gee. Ile thought if each was bound over to keep the peace to the other that it would be sufficient, Mr Knox assented to Mr Lewis's suggestion, and that course was adopted. AN INCAUTIOUS PROSECUTOR — Jane Williams, a char woman, was charged before Mr Knox with stealing from the person of NN'm Nicholas, of Hillicgdon, Middlesex, a silver watch of the value of LG. The prosecutor was first charged with being drunk, and discharged. George 'Weeks, tobacconist, 15, Sherwood-street, said that while in the Devonshire Arms public house, Denman street, that morning, shortly before one o'clock, he heard something heavily fall on the ground, and on looking round saw the prosecutor lying on the ground and the prisoner trying to bite his watch guard in two. The prosecutor's watch was gore, and the landlord came round and closed the doors and sent for a constable. The prisoner ' was sober, but the prosecutor was very drunk. In answer to Mr. Knox, the witness said he did not eee the prisoner pass the watch to any one, but she might have done so as there were several persons present. Mr Nicholas said he was "exceedingly" drunk the pre vious night. He last saw his watch at ten o'clock, and it was then attached to his person by a guard. When he re covered himself he found himself in the station. The prisoner said the prosecutor had treated her to wine all the evening, and took her to the Haymarket and bought her a bouquet. wooc, 180 C, who took the prisoner into custody, stated that the landlord of the house informed him that he had seen the prisoner spit something on the floor like a piece of the guard. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. THAMES. ROBBERY BY A " VERY RESPECTABLE WOMAN."— Margaret M'Gregor. (also called M'Geary) aged 33, and described as a housekeeper, of No. 43, Lucas-street, St. George-in-the-East, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with stealing 211bs. of bacon, the property of Alphonse Gilet, a Frenchman. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, eefended the prisoner. The prosecutor, who gave his evidence through the medium of an interpreter, keeps a beershop and provision store, No. 10, Lucas. street. The prisoner occasionally dealt there, and on several occasions obtained goods on credit which she paid for. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner came to the shop and purchased a pint of beer and a quarter of a pound of Cheshire cheese. As she was leaving the shop he missed a piece of bacon off the counter. Ho went after her, and found the piece of bacon under her shawl. She said it was her first offence, but he suspected she had before robbed him of a large piece of bacon and on another occa sion of a German sausage. Mr Stoddart cros,-examined the witness, but did not materially shake his testimony. He then made an appeal on behalf of the prisoner, who, he said, was a very respect able woman, and not likely to commit such a robbery unless impelled by some uncontrollable impulse. Mr Partridge said he couli make no distinction between rich and poor. He did not know whether she was actuated by a sudden impulse or was a confirmed thief ; but as the prosecutor suspected she had robbed him several times before, he fined her L 5 for the unlawful possession of the bacon, or a month is default. DIARKETS--This Day, MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 298 6d ; barley, 27s lld ; oats, 20s Od ; rye, 348 Id ; beans, 34s 10d ; and peas, 338 9d. THE SIX WEEKS' ATERAGES.—Wheat, 39s 3d ; barley, 29s 4a ; oats, 19s 94 ; rye, 308 4d ; beans, 31s 5d ; peas, 32s 94. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 95,549 ; barley, 2,741; oats, 4,748; rye, 20; beans, 2,961; peas, 202 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE To-day's market was seasonably well supplied with beasts, both as to numb3r and quality. All breeds moved off slowly at Monday's currency. The general top figure was 4s 8d per Blbs. 'We were fairly supplied with sheep, which came to hand in good condition. Downs and half breds sold seedily at full prices, the extreme figure being 5s 2d per B.bs ; otherwise the mutton trade was heavy, and in some instances the quotations had a downward tendency. Lambs were in good request at fully previous rates, viz., from 65 to 7s per 81bs. Calves were in good supply and sluggish request on former terms. Pigs and ranch cows were dull, but not cheaper. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6' Primecrs-wool d 0.4 6 4 10 Secondquality do. 3 8 4 0 Pine. S'thdown d 0.4 10 5 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Largo arse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality 510..4 04 4; Small porkers 42 4 6 • Lambs....6s Od to 7s Oct. Suckling calves, 16s to 20a ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... . Cows 135 Sheep and lambs .... 1,050 Sheep and lambs 7,200 ! Calves .. 320 Calves - Pigs 37o{ MEAT MARKETS. NEWGITE AND LEADENTIALL. — The supplies of meat are very good, and the trade generally is stea iy,'as fol lows :-11-ef, from 3s ed to 45 4d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 6s alto 6a 10d; veal, 4s 4d to bs Od ; and pork, 3s 4d t o 4s 8d per Blbs by the carcase. s c , rl , - _ , ALL, June 15.—Seasonably good supplies of stock on sale here to -day, and the trade generally ruled heavy, as followst,from 3s 4d to 4s 80 ; mutton, 3s 100 to 5s Od ; lame, 6s 00 7s Od; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 6d to 48 00 per Sibs, 0 sink the offal. ROMFORD' June 15.-I'rinle stock was in fair request, at full prices. Otherwise, the ttat.;o was in a sluggish state, as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 38 80 to 58 Od; lamb, 68 4d to 7s 4d ; veal, 48 Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 45 6d per Slbs ; suckling calves, 16s to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 255; and railch cows, £l6 Os to £l9 each. HAY MARKZTS. SurrurirLD.—Meadow hay, £2 10s to £4los Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s tip : and straw, £1 4s to lOs per load. A moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.--Meivio;Y hay, £2 12s to £4 12s ; clov e;' £4 Os to -P5 lOs Od ; and strtov, £ 1 4 s to £1 lOs per load. Trade inactive. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £2 .0s to £4los; clover, £4 Os to £5 12 s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lO s p er l oa d. Supply limited. ROBBERY AND DESERTION.--A soldier, named William Painter, deserted from the 19th Regiment, lying at Chatham on Thuroday last, It was soon disco vered that he had previously broken open a box belonging to Captain G. Douglas Harris, for whom he was acting as, servant, and had stolen therefrom three £5 notes in halves, :1 gold chain, with locket set with rubies, pearls, any emeralds, a gold repeat3r, and two sets of studs, one garnets and the other chasea gold. The man is a native of Wilt shire, about 20 years of age, of light complexion, and fiat • footed. He w as em ploy e d as a bricklayer during the build ing of the International Exhibition, 1862, and then met with soma accident which has made him left-handed. It i. supposed that he intends getting to America to enlist in the Federal army. EMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS--Yesterday. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed Bourton on the Water Railway, Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (No. 1), Dublin and Baltinglass Junction Railway; Dublin, Rathmines, Rathgar, &0., Railways; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Blackburn, &c., Lines), Lancashire Union Railways, Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway (Cross Keys Bridge), Southall' Railway, and SJuth Eastern Railway (No. 4). DUBLIN METROPOLITAN RAILWAY BILL. Mr HERBERT moved, with respect to the Dublin Metropolitan Railway Bill and the Dublin Railway Bill, that the orders of the house of the 9zh of June be read and discharged, and that the bills be recommitted to the former committee. lie also moved that the Dublin Trunk Con necting Railway Bill be also recommitted. Mr H. BAILEY, the chairman of the committee, whose decision was objected to by the hon. member opposite, said, the utmost consideration laci been given to the measures, and he hoped the house would not adopt the unusual and extraordinary course of reviewing its decision, bemuse the committee had not considered itself justified in passing. Mr P. O'BRIEN supported the motion. Mr WHITESIDE opposed the motion, because the measures reported against would, in order to give a central station to Dublin, which was not wanted, cut up some of the best and principal streets. Alter a long discussion the motion was agreed to. GAOLS BILL. In reply to Mr NEWDEGIATE, Sir G. GREY said he hoped to be able to bring the bill on for discussion on Monday next ; he also proposed to take the committee on the Factory Act Extension on Fa day next at 12 o'clock. FORFEITURE OF LANDS AND GOODS BILLS. Mr. C. FOSTER moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to rep-al the ancient act whicn condemned persons convicted of felony to entire forfeiture of lands and goods. He said the time bad now arriv,d when an alteration was most desirable of the nature he pr posed, because, as the law really stood, the innocent were frequently punished for the guilty, In convictions for misdemeanour no such forfeiture was incurred, and to prove the unfairness of the matter he would lengthen his remarks by stating that, if a person stole a piece of coal which was of a nominal value, and was convictes. of felony, all his furniture and property became forfeit to the Crown, whilst in one of the worst cases of misdemeanour no suth penalty was incurred, The law of course was evaded by persons charged with felony making over their property to a third person, but great and unjust loss was occasioned by such a process, because he believed there were cases in which an innocent person charged with felony having made over his property before his trial which resulted in an ac quittal, the person to whom the property had been conveyed actually set up a positive and undoubted right to the pos session of the property. The hon. gentleman then referred to the case of Mr Be wieke, and said such an occurrence showed more clearly then he could dc, the actual necessity for the bill. Mr E WART reconded the motion. Mr HUNT said the enacting part of the bill amounted to three lines and a word, yet it proposed to repeal an act which had been in existence for many centuries. Before he assented to a second reading of a bill, he thought some good reason should ba shown for its necessity, but in the present case he felt bound to say that no such reason had been submitted to the house by the hon. member who had introduced the measure. He was not indisposed to assent to some alteration of the law, but then what he wished was that certain classes of misdemeanours should become Halle to the forfeiture incurred for felony. Under all the circumstances he thought himself quite justified in moving that the bill be read a second 'Limo that day three months.. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought that what his hon. friend intended by moving the second reading of the present bill was merely to affirm the principle that the pre sent law of forfeiture was such that it ought no longer to be maintained. If the hon. gentleman would leave the matter in his hands he would undertake that it should be thoroughly examined and dealt with as a Government mea sure. He could not bind himself to go the length of sup porting the bill in its present form, but he would give his vote for it on the clear understanding that it merely in- tended to affirm the principle of the bill. Mr WHITESIDE said the law was founded on neither reason nor humanity, and could not be defended on any principle. Mr. HADFIELD was of opinion that the law as it stood at the present moment was well calculated to perpetuate a race of thieves. If you took away a convicted man's home what was 1: eto do when he came out of prison ? No one would employ him, his home was gone, and what couid he do but go thieving again. The felon's children were rendered homeless by their father's crime, and they were actually driven to adopt a dishonest course of life. Mr ROEBUCK was of opinion the rich were not kepi from committing felony by the fear of losing their property. Loss of property therefore was no protection, and all they did in thnt direction was to inflict pain without securing any corresponding benefit. He advised the hon member who introduced the bil: to hand it over to Government, who he felt would deal with the matter in a proper spirit. In taking it up he begged Lo impress on the Government that there must be no trifling. Mr MALINS strongly supported the measure as one of the most humane description. The old law had remained in force too long. Sir G. GREY said his hon. and learned friend the Attor ney-General had most unequivocally promised to take up this measure ; and therefore it was necessary that time should be afforded to look into matters connected with the subject, and also into the law of foreign countries. Sir F. KELLY cordially supported the bill, and urged the hon. gentleman to persevere with it, unless the Govern. ment gave a promise to bring in a measure on the subject during the present session. The SPEA.ICER then put the question from the chair, when the second reading of the bill was agreed to without 4 division- SECOND KDITION. bUN OFFICE, HALF- PAST 4 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGEITCE—This Day, _ HAMPTON RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH') MANOR PLATE. L B i i t r t d l efi,ldsavage 2 Baliverne 3 Thirteen ran. COSTS SECURITY BILL. Mr. BUTT moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to repeal the necessity of Irishmen residing in England giving security for costs in the event of their unfortunately being driven into litigation. Par liament had already affirmed the principle of the bill, and he therefore hoped the house would agree to the second reading. Mr WHITESIDE hoped the house would not assent to the passing of the bill. If they allowed the bill to pass it would enable an Irishman, who had neither money, charac ter, or case, to sue a gentleman resident in England. It was only reasonable that before Irishmen, who were not al ways noted for length of purse or extent of possessions, com menced actions in this country, they should lodge a sum as security for costs, because in the event of a decision in England against an Irishman, and vice versa, the judge in whose court the case was heard had not the power to enforce the judgment in Ireland. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL supported this bill. The house then divided, when there appeared 99 For the second reading 61 Against it Majority —3s The bill was then read a second time. COUNTY VOTERS' REGULATION BILL, Mr DODSON moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to im p rove the law with respect to the preparing and exhibitin g the lists of vot ers, and also to make certain stringent regulations with respect to new voters, and also to enforce on the overseers the duty of at tending more closely than usually is the ease to the correct ness of the description and address of the voter; and the bill also proposes that the polling number shall be affixed after each voter's name and other details which would, if the bill passed, facilitate the mode of taking the votes at contested elections. Air HUNT said, in agreeing; to the second reading of the bill, he did so on the understanding that ho should be at liberty to move certain amendments in committee if he thought fit to do so. After a short discussion tho bill was read a second time. APPEAL IN CRIMINAL CASES AMENDMENT BILL. Sir P. KELLY, bofore moving the second reading of this bill said he thought it would be for the convenience of the house if the bill was read a second time that day pro forma, and the discussion taken upon the motion for going into committee. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he could not con sent to such a course, as the Government were opposed to the principle of the bill. The second reading was then postponed until the 6tleof Jul SERVANTS HIRING (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of Mr. DUNLOP for the house going into committee on this bill, Mr. BLACK moved that the bill be committed this day three months. The amendment was negatived, and thehouse went into committee on the bill. Several new clauses having been a dded to the bill, Sir J. FERGUSSON moved an amendment to the pre amble, when the house divided, and there appeared— For the amendmen t 7 Against it ..................... 1)6 Majority The CHAIUM.A.N then reported progress and the house resumed. ELECTION PETITIONERS' BILL. The adjourned dobate on the amendment on going into committee on this bill was resumed, and occupied the house up to a quarter to six, when it closed according to the rules of the house. The County Constabulary Superannuation Bill passed through committee. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned, NEWTON RACES—Tats DAY. GARWOOD STAKES. Weatherspy ... Golden Drop ... Gaily . • . 3 Nine run. St. Paul's School, The annual "apposition," which took place for the 355th time, was rendered more than ordinarily brilliant yesterday by the presence of the Prince of Wales, 'I he schoolroom in which the speeches were delivered was decorated with unusual magnificence, a colossal plume of the Prince cf Wales's feathers being placed in front of the gallery facing the platform, and a costly chair adorned with the initials A. E., and the City arms, having been provided for the royal visitor. Long before the commencement of the day' s business all the seats were occupied by a distinguished assemblage, among whom were the Archbishops of York and Armagh, the Bishops of London, Oxford, Lichfield, Llandaff, and Down, Lord Ellenborough, Lyttelton, and Truro, and Chief Bar on P o ll o ck. The Princ e , w h o h a d parta k en o f a magn ific e nt l unc h eon in the h ouse of the High Master, Dr Kynaston, entered the schoolroom at about half-past 2, when the following pro• gramme was gone through in due ot der : Commemoration of the Founder—Spoken by the second moni or—Venab!es. Governors' Prize (presented by the Surveyor-A.ccoun tant)—Grook Varse Translation---Masainger. The Bond man, Act. 3, ra ne 4. You have redeemed,' to • strikes dead all omto,t'—Cowie. Highly commended, C, Smith, I'. Peck, E. A. Knox, E. NV. S.)uth. Latin Hexameters—Legionurn ;;equito—Tac. Ann. J.. 61—E. A. Knox. E. W. Sou'h, coal. Highly coca rnendwi, P. Peek, C. M. Cowie. Slew h Prize—(Presented by the High Master)— , tur utra sint ad dial urnrta ern st&biliora verbs an opera hominum,' P. Peck; second prize, C. Smith; highly c ora _ mended, E. A. Knox, E. W. South, E, R. Lancester. Truro Prize—Founded by the Lord High Chancellor, Baron Truro, in 1851, in grateful acknowledgment of the benefits derived by him from his education in St. Paul's School—(Presented by the High Master)—Engtish Essay Town and Country,' F. A. Upton. Highly commended, C. R. Taylor and E. H. Llnkestor. Milton Prize—Frunied by Sir C. M. Clarke, in 1851, for an English poem on a sacred subject. (Presented by the High Master.) The Nile—God's River.'—Ezek. xxix. 3. Venables and Upton, equal. SPEECHES. Acharnenses, I-194 Aristophanes—Dicaloporis, J. A. Kempe; Herald, M'Gill ; Amphitheus, P. Peck ; Ambas sador, C. Smith; Pseudartabus, C. R. Taylor , Theorus, Damant. King John, Act IV., Sc. 1,2, Shakepere—Hubert, Lan , . kester ; Prince Arthur, M'Gill ; King John, C. R. Taylor ; Pembroke, Bennett; Salisbury, Mason. The Rivals, Sheridan—Captain Absolute, P. Peck ; Sir Anthony Absolute, C. Smith ; Mrs Malaprop, F. A. Upton; Lydia Languish, M'Carthy. Bourgeois Gentilhomtne, Moliere-31. Jourdain, C. Smith; Maitre a Denser, M'Carthy ; Maitre de Musique, Stewart ; Maitre d'Armes, J. A. Kempe ; Maitre de Philo sophie, F. A. Upton. The verses written in "Commemoration of the Founder" by the High Master were distributed about the room in La'in and English, but were recited is English only. The practice of reciting the prize composition is now abandoned, and spectators are content to witness the reward of merit without ascertaining its extent. Thus the elocutionary talent of the young gentlemen was only displayed in the series of dramatic scenes, Greek, English, and French, placed under the head speeches.' These were all acted with great spirit, the tragic scenes being, however, less en titled to commendation than the others. When the last laugh excited by the pleasantries of 31. Jourdain and the Maitre de Philosophic had subsided, the scholars were informed that at the gracious request of the Prince of Wales their holidays would be elongated to the extent of a week, which was increased to a fortnight by the seven bishops, who each solicited a day. As the guests re tired " Three cheers for the Prince" and " Three cheers for the Bishops" caused the venerable building to resound, It is understood that the old Pauline dinner will be re. , vived this year on the 2d of July. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. E GOOWOOD CUF. to June 14.) Age Pt lb Claremont .. 3 7 7 Bel Demonio .. 4 7 0 Bacchus.. Glendustc The Little Stag.... 3 7 7 M"rtle Lori ZetlAnd .... 3 7 3 1 - 10111 ox The Major.. 3 7 3 .. 3 7 3 E M sp .l e ly ra C nc a e rew 37 3 WEIGHTS FOR 111 (Calculated Age at lb Lord Clifden 4 9 7 Stradella Limosina Blithfield Dollar The hanger 4 9 0 East Lancashire S-,i King La Toucques 4 8 10 Queen Bertha Scottish Chiet 3 8 0I WORCESTER SUMMER MEETING—JUNE 30. The Worcester Stakes. One mile and three furlongs. Age st lb Burgess 'lrs Somerville Manchester Moulsey Vacuna Lord Z atland 3 6 3 Outlaw Fisherman's Daughter .. 3 6 0 Olivia Farnhifba Under the Cloud 3 5 9 Wildman 3 5 7 The Tyke .• • • .... 3 5 7 Queen of Trumps 3 5 7 Age at lb Fairwater Umpire The Monk a 8 12 Johnny Armstrong 5 8 9 Dollar 4 8 General Hess Twilight Exchequer King of Utopia Loiterer Beverley Fantail . , Myrtle Fontenoy Chaff 4 7 0 Canzonette RACING FIAT 'RES FOR 1864. Bibury Beverley 22 Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B Newcastle-on-Tyne .... 28 New Forest Hunt ...... 2S Ipswich 3O Worcester (Summer) .. 30 RUMOURED UNION IN HIGH LIFE.—The follow. jog preposterous paragraph appears in the Owl of yesterday : --It is confidently asserted in well-informed circles that an alliance will shortly take piece between the Right Hon. E. Horsman, M.P., and the lovely and accom plished Benjamina Disraeli. The ceremony, including a full choral service, will be conducted by Sir John Paking ton, who will preside at an organ outside Westminister Abbey. General Peel has consented to act as best man. Since writing the above, we regret to learn that, at a meet ing of the bride's friends, held at Lord Derby's house on 11 Ionday, the contemplated union has been postponed. A ROYAL BOTELY.—rrectous to her departure from Balmoral last autumn her Majesty, feeling the want of a shelter house from rain showers in Lochnagar, gave orders for the erection of a small dwelling, or simply a bothy, having a "but and a ben." The bothy is about finished, and stands a few hundred yards from the " white pole," known to Lochnagar touri s t s , a nd nearly throe miles from Altnaguisac. Th e b u ildi ng i s o blong, having a two stalled stable in the same li ne w ith the Royal apartments. The two entrance doors are in front, the one leading to tht) but and beu, while the other opens into the stable. The difficulties of building on such a site may be understood when the fact is known that for nearly two miles the build ing material had to be "carted" without any carts, the building was under the superintendence of Mr. Beaton, architect at Balmoral.—Aberdeen .Tournal, MONUMENTS AT WOOLWICH. --A fine Portland stone statue of the puke of Wellington, 6ic. bin, in height, which has lain for some years in the Tower a mong yesterdb.) raised on a pedest a l i n the hf a ro leading from the Milit ary Sore t p h r e in o c l i d p% s i to t rr o , roug Department offices to the pier in Woolwich Arsenal, T• site selected by Captain Catlin, C. 13,, Royal Navy, Director General of S tores, is hi g hl y a pp ro priate. th e statue, o,riarne. erected A gr at theauite ob r e o lis e k n off, a which wh i c h is a work of some merit, has been somewhat da ad ien, ad a a na the sword and one of th e fi ngers have been k nor th-eaet entrance to the rev i ew grouLd on Woulwich common, find intended as a anonurnental memorial to the bpec i a w t drinking rouesill be of t.uiata p memory of Major Little, a staff officer of the garrison who died in 1851, was yesterday formally opened for the use of the public. The work has been executed with much taste by the Government contractor, Mr. Tongue, of Pluuastead. SPURIOUS HALF-CtOWNS.-A writer in a con• temporary says :—I think it my duty t o caution your readers aga i ns t a r ecent issue of spurious 1T:1f-crowns, so constructed as almost to defy detection. I had one re turned to me last week, which, af t e r closely examining and testing in various ways, I still believed genuine, but not satisfied with my own decision, I submitted it to a silver smith, who, after applying the usual methods of detection and weighing, also pronounced it genuine. Upon a still closer examination, however, I noticed a very slight ine quality in the outer rim, which induced me to place the coin in an upr 7 ght position in a press, and the result was that the outer rim came off in a c i rc l e a nd split the piece d o wn the middle, showing it to have been made of an upper and under surface of stout silver, enclosing with the ring (also of silver) a body of what appears to be zinc : I should think, however, that the quantity of silver used in its cor- Etruction would be very nearly a third of its entire bulk. I will only add that its weight exceeded a genuine half-cloy by abAit four grains,