The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The rates of discount continue firm, and there is a steady demand in the open market as well as at th, Bank of England. The next drawing for bills of Exchange on India will take place on the 18th inst., the amount being .X 400,000. The Ceylon, which left to-day with the Bombay mails, conveyed £8,700 in gold, and £212,250 in The Universal Marine Insurance Company's third ordinary meeting of shareholders is now being held. The report presented by the directors states 7that the amount paid in the course of 1862 out of the funds of the company for adjustment cf extended to £326,153 9s. sd. ; of this sum, £237,112 Os. 10d. proceeded from the business of 1860 and 1861, and the directors are now able to announce that, by its payment, the liabilities of those two dis astrous years have all but terminated. The claims paid up to 31st of D,cemher, 1862, amounted to , £B9 041 Bs. 7d., leaving, therefore, a balance of £124,000 of premiums against the risks outstand ing on that day of less than £3,500,000. The prospectus has been published of a loan for Salvador. The amount is £400,000 in an 8 per cent, stock, at the price of 85, with a 3 per cent. accumulative sinking fund. The instalments are spread over a period of six months, the stock is redeemable at par, and the authority for its negotiation being complete no ratification will be required. The money is to be applied to the esta blishment of a hank, building three piers, the construction of bridges ana tramways, ..nd the importation of skilled artisans, all of which are much required, in order to develope the resources of the country. All the revenues obtained from the works thus constructed, and one-half of the Customs duties, are to be hypothecated as security for the interest and sinking fund, and the Bond holders may nominate their own agents for the collection of these revenues. The prospectus states that Salvador has neither an internal nor external debt, an-1 that the population has largely increased within the last three years. The quotation is Ito 2 prem. At a meeting held yesterday of the creditors of Messrs. Janvrin, Grassie, and De Lisle, who failed with liabilities for about £90,000 in December last, it was resolved, after a long discussion, to place the estate in bankruptcy. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up . 4, to this day, are in round figures b.s under : ti 1863. 1862. s i Great Western £53,811 £48,915 North-Western South- Western Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 31,770 29,668 1 , Brighton dand - ii 39,635 35,71 a ~ Nor t h-t E astern South-Eastern 19,423 15,380 i Bristol and Exeter 6, 876 6,582 at 'Edinburgh and Glasgow .. Grand Trunk of Canada .. 18,553 18,409 These returns are in most instanees of a satisfac- st, tory character. On the Great Western there is an l, iu:trease of £4,896 ;on the North Western of £8,067; l i l l on the South Western of £4,066; on the Great ti Northern of £2,917; on the Lancashire and York- 1: shire of £2, 02 ; on the Brighton of £3,365; on s ty the Midland of £3,920 ; on the Nort h Eastern of £2,513 ; on the South Eastern of £4,043 ; and on si the Grand Trunk of Canada of £149. Two o'CLocK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were at' 69f. 85c. to 69f. 90c.—Firm. Continued basiriess has prevailed in the market 4 ,, for the English Funds to-day. several sales, partly 1 1 for delivery, having taken place, which caused an additional decline of full per cent. The tendency seemed to be unfavourable, and speculation inuc- ' tive. Consols are 92k for money, and 92i a for the account, The New Threes and Reduc , d Annuities are heavy a' 901 t ; India Five per C iits. are 1(t8 and the 51 per Cents. E:ifaced, 1!2; Exon , qut..r Bills al e par; and busines has taken p,,,ce in Indian Bonds at 18s. to 20s. pt.( m. In the Foreign Market there is rather more animation, but prices are heavy. OA Turkish 6 per Cents. are 898 901; do. 1858 have receded to 681 ; do. 1862 to 681 691, V. nezu. t 6 per Cents. to 59 I, Italian to 69i, do. Marernmana R ail- Way Loan to 71i 72 ; but Greek have improved to 20 ; Mexican have declined to 311 1, Spanish Passive to 61 and the Certificates to 91 Business in the Railway Share Market continued Moderately active, anO, owing to the favourable character of the traffic on most of the principal lines, prices exhibited rather less depression. Great Northern, ~nd London and Blackwall re ceded ss. ; South E astern, 10s. ; and South- Western, 15s. North Eastern (Berwick), however, improved 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines were inactive, and the few dealings reported were at about pre vious quotations. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares were in moderate favour. Bank of London :have im proved to 116 ; London and South African, to 261 ; Ottoman Bank declined to 411 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam realise 73i 8 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 59f 60. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities , , 92/ 2 New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock ...••••• Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. _ Ditto 51 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100 D 't , Bonds t: Lou° ..., Ditto under £l, OOO Consols for Account., April 8 Cent............ 921 / Exchequer Bills, £lO OO, 21 per , par FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent ... ..... Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ..... . 9 3 k Ihilitin 6 per Cent. _ D ;to 61 per Cent Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid 1 i i Pm Egyptian 7 pet Cent 061 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup 'nth 2O 1 Ditto Coupons I' ,o,: m t per gent. ( ‘laremmana Railway . 711 2 Mexican 3 per Cent . ... Ditto Account N9w Granada Pe !, 4i per cent. ~- Ditto 4A per Cent ~1 862 .. iirto Account. 87 3 / 4 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .......... Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ 5t........ Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sarlinian 5 per Cent. .... • • Ditto Account Spanish :i per Cent Ditto Account.. IY.tto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. 9a 1 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account 9O Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 681 1 , Di tto Account .. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1802 Ditto Account 69 1 81 Venezuela, 3 per Cent 24 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 London. 9 Di v idends on the above payable in Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail 64/ Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account .................. TWO O'CLOCK. Console, Money Ditto Account .......... • At the first day's sale of the paintings belonging to M. Meffre, the well known dealer in Paris, the highest price (13,000 f) was given for an Italian landscape, by Both; a sea view by Backhuisen, called "The White Sail," was sold for 6,8001; a " Shepherd Reposing," by Berghem, brought 4,700 f ; a "Child Dressing," by Ter burg, 4,5001; and a " Night Scene in the Environs of Haarlem," 2,650 f, The majority of the pictures belonged to the Dutch and Flemish schools ; but there were a few French ones, among whichthe most remarkable was David's " Belisarius," which sold for 7,1501. The only works of contemporary French painters wore two by M. N. Diaz, "A Forest Scene," which was knocked down at 1,5501, and the 4, Fairy with the Pearls," at 3,500 f. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphic. Steamship Company have this week added a new steamer to their line, called the City of Cork, built by Messrs. Denny, of Dumbarton, of 1,550 tons; and the new steamer City of London, of 2,560 tons, by Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor, is fast approaching completion and is expected on the station in the course of the next two months. ,dvan• ,f these r or this .plated )n - side e re" These on eide' hese ad t' larger trengt ll ' zueturet eak and 11 harm greater d in. all than ''' ne would wooden The seri of which I,ked : the hips, a nd a strucLing comPa' t- If plicate(' ost of an fan froll ali- P s q u i ne zoo for this °fining i° 3 to the fantity Of 5 that can ;aus d by )ken and ith whi ell lating by the Pru estructiva — int teens ° not be all - ly, before p of to- paid, may nay prove .e wants of structure, rith which ner of War emarkablet construc`•. tle of Wei forme d pOY _Aty tn AcMI - 0 • the co ntra 0 ilties bet Wee contraotol; guod irolit tially 00004 ~.•. Sr ~• • ......_/ 00 0 01, h 2. 0,000 .7,000 0° :ni si, furnishe-, 00 ow I V labour 0, luel udi :ro i ‘f the coe-e,et•-/ forgetep koe ant. the o°B of t 1 £1L,8,000, ocoide • tug th e het 0 sired to 00 tB P. 6 (Lia leisu r .Lyilt, too 3 lob oee ioc l n for tr ° Yet' ru pa ,), theh 10 e4 pt; 5 the v e .ionin it a 0/ 8r tract. a l e If d uP °l349 q l l: )rincot, B au' De, IleC t i . ° o3°, l l. ,f the p aring t i lj t eboe r , 212, 11 3,1 0 0 d ,otes, t p , ext n o lle o ott , 2 Ao ioco of be tha ° r L 67. SHARE MARKETS--This Day. ORDINARY SHARES Aril STOWNS. Sharel Railways. Closing Business Paid. i , Price. done. 3.14. 1 Bir., Wol., and S tr. Val. 26 Blythe and Tyne. 10 liost.,Sleitt,and at Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall X 10 Do A "gets no di \ 10 Do. B 11116 "" Pan ' lla ' been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. 25 Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. at 1 Edinburgh & Glasgow. at Glasg. and S. Western st Great Eastern, Ord, stk at Ditto A stock st Ditto Eai4t A nglian st GreatNorthof Scotland st 8 Si 7 8 86 88 116 117 61 7i 40 42 13 14 88 20 106 108 49i 50i 46 48 241 251 Great Northern... st Do A stock st Do B do st Gt. S. an W. of Irelan , • st Great Western • • st Do Str Val gua. stool, st Lancashire & Yorkshirt st London and Blackwal st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast st Lon., Chat„ and Dove' St Lon. & North Western St Lon. & South Western 4 Man., Shef., & Lincoln ' 0 Mary/tort and Carlisle 124 Do Z shales 10 Metropolitan ,4 Midland .4.(l Do Nei, - st Do Binning. & Derb) 50 Mid, Gt. W. of Irelano 25 Do. 4 shares 121 123 120 122 131 136 101 103 66t f6} 1081 IC9I 71 73 114 115 40 42 98t 99 10. !(,I4 4+4 45i it 141 124 i 25 li lip #l4 v 6 26 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line st. North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee At Nth. Eastern— Be rwie 25 5 !.0 Do, G.N.E. purchas Lecds - 1 Do 1 ork at Do Carlisle.... 41 North London it' Do New .16.4 North Sta frord ire .. U' N. and S. W. Junction st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stoct st Do Sent. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and We ichpoo at Shropshire Union 8 1 South Devon st South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 ntaines,Wok.,andWok. 25 Stockton it Darlington 100 100 100 03.4 52 53 25 2t” 984 99 661 87} 8;1 114 116 1 1i 164 161 Ili Ai 121 123 45 46 101 103 25 Do 25 Do New, 1860 st Taff Vale.. 10 Do B 10 Do C 50 Ulster 25 Do .10 Do it Vale of Neath it Victoria sta. and Pim it Waterfbrd & Kilkenny , t West Cornwall st W. Hartlepool Har. 1 st West Midland Oxford' st Do Newport' st "Do Hereford 50 51 32 34 92i 93 t 8 59 7 8 374 384 9 10 t 74 8 p 149 151 4i 5 •4a 3 1 P 4I 424 35 37 98 100 12l 1?01 1 66 I 5; 73 4 22 99j Eii 01 1001 14} 14 98, 9 ` 7 l . BRITISH POS,ESSIONS. 922 Closing ' Ihari Railways Para. Price. 14usiness don, 100 atlantic Lit k Lawrciiii — all 63 65 63 itir j Bom.,Baroda,St.Cent Int 1 ,,, 1 04 105 j Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New ... .•. • . 2 4 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares. cO4 Buffalo and Lake Hun», ai, 44 5 10 Do. Preference 100 Buffillo,Brant,diGodricl ,,, ,L 77 E 0 / 6p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 ' 100 Do. do. July 1, 187'1 100 75 76 100 •)o. do. Juno 1, 1, - 4 100 73 76 st iflcutta.&S.Eastn.(L ,, ) 100 103 105 st l'apeTown AT Dock Seril 100 118 109 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p lOO 106 I , 7 1061 stock Vast Indian. gu. sp. c lo' 1064 1 0 64 1064 6 20 Do. do. G Ext 5 1 1 4( 1 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canadc lu, 204 :,14 100 Do. Ist Pre'. Bonds all 65 67 100 Do. uo. deferred all 50 63 100 i so. 24 Fret. Bonds all 57 59 100 Da. do d fer ed all 44 46 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. d ••lerr c 1.... al! 34 38 100 Do. 4th Pref. so k 100 Do. do deferred all 22 24 22 stock (it.lndiaremi,..gw,:op.c I 0( 1054 !06 20 Do. Newgua. sp. e l9 4 1 I 20 Do. January, 1862 stock (it. South.of India(Lin, guaranteed 5 per cent. 1.(A0 102 104 204 GI. W. of Canada Share , all 124 13 12/ 204 Do. New .. ....... 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 100 102 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 93 «5 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 14p stock Madras guar.. sp.c. .. lo' 1034 101 it 00) Do. 44 p. o. Extensio Hu 96 98 stock I .c. 4 d 0.... . i , (• 3 5 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 4toek ‘1.•1b.( ott,. • 1.. c. line 5 , melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 49 51 1 00 Do. 7 p.o. 11ortg. Rd, al 40 N* wily answick et Can •; ' las, A ~ n i B all 3 5 V.ll.l.C'das pc Ist I bds luo 83 (.t, 8 -,, k Soi ("1 , . 0 6 ,( 7 1064 st Do. Delhi • • 100 1034 1044 ( Do. do •••• 7 ' " C. 2 4 OP 20 Do. Punhtub .... ?, t , 1 , 4 i 81 ,'o. Do. •—•••• , I 7.g. , l''l' 1 , 3; lO•D, st, ck • ),-.. indus.St. Flo.) k , 98 inn )I," , , : -•' '' L :;, • ~i , SECURITIEz - .. • .a.i, ,, ,. i , t.c.,,,, r.),, I 1677-44 ..... .. .... 1.. loci R. 74 1074 I Do. e p.c. Feb. kt • Ait,_ to , , 1. Do. 6p. c.Mar..t, gent 100 ,5 1( 7 D 0... p. c. Jan.&July. 10,1 il 98 Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 .5 97 ',ipeG. Elope, 6 p c,1'47; b.... 1( 9 11l - . Do.Ap &Oct. 188 , 10( , 1 , 3 115 Do 18.:: 10:' 1,4 .16 Do. •lan. & Juiy, 18 6 1.. 10 : 1 tit 114 'Ceylon. ;Srov.lB , ll. 5p , 10' —-- MBu• lime 0 , rer cent .. 100 111 113 NICal Gov. 6 per cent , 160 I 111 !N.B.Gov. 6 p.e..1a.&.1 u. 100 1 0 6 1',7 Jo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct 10 , , , i N.S. W. 6 ov. 5 p c.,18. • 100 1004 1014 l ' Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1:.; I 100 1 1014 1004 Do. d0.,1888 ikupwd, 160 10 004 0 101 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. t. 1 sterling, 1(475 100 1064 1074 Queensland Gov. 6p. e 100 . 1 113 lb. Aus Li tip.0.1676..t up lOO 111 113 111$ ' Vlc.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..ttzJul) 100 108 110 Do. to 5 p.a. An.&00.. 100 1114 lll4 1114 44_ BRITISH MINES. 2 ;Cambrian Consol. Gold \ 1 4d 23 9 ltiinorti Amalgamated.. 21 _-_• Devon G. Con.s.;Tavist. 1 530 540 East Bitesett(lllogan).. 30 771 82 4 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. 4d p - East Caradon ...... .... 1.14. , 46 47 454 _ East Carn 8rea........ 3.0.0 9 9 E. WlRussel (Tavistk2 7.19.0 4 6 —._ t. 4 am.ezSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 57X 16 1 Great South Tolgus.... 176 61 CI , ( J. Wheal Vor (Holston 40 7 74 74 ?Grenville Herod's-Foot s.l , 46 48 L L li a a d r y ga ß re er t t ( h t j a ny .—lling•ston Downs Lelant 4 2 . . L 0:. 6 0 2 ; 3 4 4 4 M ark e Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ' 26 1 4 4 New beton ..19: 135 145 i orth Downs zi 21 34 —. 1 ~. Wh '1 Bassfq(llle..cm (.17 ., 4 4 Forth Wheal Crotty Par Consols(St. Blazey 14 44 5 10 Providence(Uny Lelnt. 10.6;: 0 42 SouthCara don(St.Cleer: II 1 40 3 5 415 S. Calif Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6) 4 44 Wlieai Fran. (Mogan 18.1 .9 90 05 Stray Park 5 ;Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. 46 4 10 1 10 Tin Croit .............. 19 West Basset (Illogan).. 14 124 134 W Carzdon (Liskea rd, 5 33 35 West Setozs ..... • Wheal Basset (IllogaW t 4 65 70 Wheal Buller( RedrutW r. 624 671 Wheal Kitty (15.Lelan1) 2.0.6 7 % WhealLud ott _ 12V heal Mar yAnn (Men ) 8 154 15 4 Wheal beton , . 584 245 2 55 248 _ .; I,,,,i'rreiawney (Lis. ". 17 18 Wheal Union 3.17 $ 54 ___ PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 1111 Great We4ern, 4 par cent. irred., 89} - Sou , h Eastern, 4i per cent., 100 PREFErtE NC centSHARES AND STOCKS. Greathaste n, perpref., 104 y North British £lO gua. shares, 1881, 101 LINES LEASED A. FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 95 London and Ch Anent = per Cent., 94/ Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 9 FuREIGN RAILWAYS. . _ Great Luxembourg, iq I N. Rail of Buenos tyres, gua. 7 per cent. (lim.), 24),3 FO it EIGN MINES. Dun Mount. Copper NW. Co. (lira.), 6 Fort una On.), 5} Kapuida lh JOINT-STOCK IANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool aim.), 24 3/ Australasia, 831 Bank of Egypt, .z 8 Bank of London, 116 City, 93 Continental, 2 English and Irish (lim.), 31 Eng., Sco . and Australian Chartered, 251 L o ndon Clitrtered Bank of Australia, 2;} London Joint Stock, 36 1 London and South African, 26} Ottoman Bank, 911 Union of London, 34 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 191 Crystal Palace, 33 Madras Imgation and Canal, 3} National Discount Company (lim.), 8/ Oriental Inland Steam (lim.), 7,( Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, :3} 1 Ditto, ne w, Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (lim.), 3 Royal Mail Steam, 591 60 " We are informed," says the Nord, "that the Council of State has commenced the preparatory labours for drawing up a bill for effecting the definite conversion of the 37 millions of 4i and 4 per Cent. rente which are still in circulation." RAPID MULTIPLICATION.—Two French Cana dian ladies, Madame Dagenais and Madame Laurin, sisters, have just celebrated with their husbands the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, by a religious service in the church of Sault-au-recollet. They are the daughters of Mr. LemaY Delorme, who at the time of his death in 1849 had a p, sterity of 225 children and grandchildren aliv e. Another similar instance of rapid multiplication is supplied by the family of Madame Rosalie Gagne Talbot, who died last month at St. Pierre, Riviera du Sud, near Quebec. She was married at the age of fourteen, and died at seventy eight, having had seventeen children, and at the time of her death an addition of 183 grand and great grand • children, all alive, all of them in easy circumstances, and same rich. If the offspring of the twelve patriarchs only increased at this Canadian rate, it would not take many years for it to number millions.-21onerea/ Witnots, 80 84 150 160 29 31 ...at; SITS, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) SPECtILATING ON THE ROYAL PROCESSION-SILBERBERG v. WRIGHT. This was an action to recover for cigars, plaintiff being a wholesale and defendant a retail dealer. Plaintiff's clerk said the goods had been supplied and ought to have been paid for. A letter was produced from defendant, and handed up for his Honour's inspection. After his Honour had read it he said—" I see that he expects to make a great deal out of the Royal procession. Do you know if his anticipations have been realised 2" Plaintiff's clerk—l cannot say, but I think our debt ought to be paid. His Honour—You see he trusts to the Royal procession. Plaintiff's am afraid we cannot depend on that. His Honour—No, and it is not the most brilliant mode of displaying oar loyalty. I must make out the usual order. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELLY TORTURING A PONY.—George Dare, a master baker, 47, Greek-street, Soho, appeared to answer the com plaint of Mr. Wm. Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of having caused and procured a pony to be tortured by being worked in an unfit state tor labour. The case was proved by Rutherford and Guest, two of the society's officers, who said the pony was attached to a cart, and in consequence of observing it lifting one of its legs as if in great 1 ain, they were induced to more closely examine it, when they found it had a dislocated hip and was spavined. In addition to this the pony was very old, and mere skin and bone, and bore evidences of having been re cently severely whipped, and was quite unfit fur wor, . A man named Stanning was in charge of the pony at the time, and, on being spoken to by the officers, said that he was obliged to flog the pony to get it along, and that his master sent him out with it. Stanning was taken into custody and ran, +nded, that the master might be also proceeded against by the society's officers. Rutherford said the pony had been put nut of its na.ory, the defendant Dare having had it slaughtered. The defendant Dare said, in defence, that he was no judge of horses, and that he had fed it well. Dare was fined 20s. or 14 days, and Stanning 6s. or seven days' imprisonment. ROBBERY AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.—Three men, named Daniel Murphy, Edward Brezell, and John Cane, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing, at the Black Swan, Ryders-court, several articles, the property of Mrs. Mary Tobin, licensed victualler. Mrs. Tobin said that about 3 o'clock on Tuesday the three prisoners came into her house, and remained there all day. Between 9 and 10 at night Cane and Brezell asked permission to go upstairs, which she gave them, and after theyleft the house she missed a quantity of wearing apparel, some knives and forks, a table cloth, two windsor chairs, and seven pewter pots from the kitchen. Daniel Macarthy, a tailor, of 19, Castle-street, Leicester • square, said that he was in conversation with Brezell and Cane, yesterday, and when Cane said they had taken the table cloth and the knives, and that they had melted the pots, also that they had sold one chair and were going to sell the other. He had previously seen Murphy, who told him that he prevented the others taking the clock from the wall. He told Murphy that it was a shame the men had robbed Mrs. Tobin, as she had been so kind to them. Patrick Leonard, a shoemaker, said Cane told him that he was combined with the others in taking some articles from Mrs. Tobins, and that Murphy had nothing to do with it ; also that some of the things had been sold. _ _ _ One of the prisoners asked Mrs. Tobin whether she would not have seen him take the things away if he had done so ? and she replied in the n egative, stating that it was such a peculiarly constructed house. Three constables, who took the prisoners into custody, said they had not traced any of the property. In answer to a question, Mrs. Tobin said Murphy did not go upstairs. Mr. Knox said he should remand the prisoners, but would take Murphy's own bail to appear in a week. WESTMINSTER. PLUNDERING AN HOTEL PROPRIETOR -..Ann Culiens, Irishwoman, recently in a nunnery, was charged with plundering her master. Mr. Marten Wallac , the proprietor of Wallace's Hotel, K. nighte.bridge, said that the prisoner was recommended to him in July last, and entered his establishment as a house maid. About six or seven weeks ago, in consequence of a lady telling him that the accused was a very dishonest person, he discharged her, and subsequently discovered that he had been plundered of a qut•ntity of linen and some plate. Some silver spoons were subsequently brought to him from a pawnbrok r, with whom they had been pIL dged, and he had also seen some table linen which had been iden tified. That also had been pawned at the same shop as the spoons. A pawnbroker's assistant produced two table cloths. The identified the prisoner as the person who had pawned thew. He knew her well. Alexander Ruddy, 2 B, said that he had received infor mation of this robbery, and had been some time in quest of prix , ner, whom he apprehended yesterday at a concert at Mary ebone. On searching ber bole he found two hand kerchiefs, which had since been identified by Mrs. Wallace, Prisoner at first, denied the robbery, but atierwards ad mitted that she had taken the things which had been found, Prisoner now said that those were all she had taken, and pressed the magistrate to believe this. The magistrate reminded her that she had at first denied that she had taken anything. Prisoner now hoped that her late master would forgive her, and, as an inducement, said he was very kind and charitable. She was remanded. THAMES. PAWNBROKERS AND SLOEWORKERS .—A poor and wretched-looking Irish woman, named Catherine Minahan, who carried a squalid infant in her arms, was brought be fore Mr. Cooke, charged with illegally pawning a pilot coat, the property of which had been entrusted to her. The prisoner was arraigned in this court with her hus band, 7 weeks ago, for pawning coats, the property 01 Messrs. Bousfield and Co., the extensive clothiers in St, Mary Axe, and she was then convicted and sentenced to three weeks impr.sonment and hard labour. Her husband was discharged on purely legal grounds, although there was no doubt he had shared at d spent the money raised upon the property. The prisoner was again arrested last night and Mr. John Smeaton, a gentleman in the service of Messrs. Bousfield and Co., said that several coats given to the prisoner to make up had not been forthcoming, and that the firm had been put to great loss and inconvenience by the system of pawnbrokers lending money to the poor on unfinished materials and work that had been made up. He then proved the delivery of materials to the prisoner to make up into coats in the month of December last. Mr. Charles Cresswell, pawnbroker, of 88, Whitechapel road, produced a coat pawned on the 3d of December last for 10s., which was identified by Mr. Smeaton as the pro perty of his employers. A girl named Mary Connor said she pawned the coat for the prisoner, who gave her 2s. 6d. for her trouble. Kelly, 130 H, tqlid the prisoner and her husband had ob tained materials from other tailors and slopsellers, and pawned them. George Mursam, foreman to a elopseller, said he had en trusted coats to the prisoner's husband. They had never been returned. Mr. Smeaton said the coat which he had just identified was only basted together, not finished. Mr. Cresswell had given him an opportunity of looking over his stock, and afforded every information, but he must complain of his taking in unfinished work and new coats of such persons as the prisoner and the girl Connor. It was contrary to public morals and entailed great expense and trouble on wholesale slopsellers and ethers. Mr. Cooke quite agreed in all Mr. Smeaton had said. It was unsafe for pawnbrokers to act in this manner. Pawn brokers must know that poor persons like the prisoner could not be legally in possession of new and unfinished coats. It was a dangerous proceeding for pawnbrokers to lend money to the poor on materials entrusted to th. m. He fined her Is., and 108., the money advanced on the eoat, and in default of payment one week's imprisonment and hard labour, SHIPPING —This Day. LONDON, March 12.—Wind this day at n3on—South- Easterly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with slight rain. HOLYILEAD, Oct. 11 . _S B.—Sailed—Edward Alli son, tor Calcutta ; Rescue, tor San Francisco ; Balgowrie, for Valparaiso;Herald ; for Buenos Ayres; Marmion for , Gibraltar. DAramonTßA Oct. 11,—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Ocean Sprite, tei St. Kitt's. CLYDE, March 11.—Arrived—Glacius, from St. John's, Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, March 11.—Winn W.N.W.—Arrived— N. S. del Carmen, from Bilboa. SALCOMBE, March 11.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Andan'e, for Trinidad. On MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived.--Marquis of B u t e , Wensleydale, and Bewlay, from Sunderland ; Georges, from Cherbourg. Sailed--Argyll, steamer, for Carentan. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, March 12. M ar i e, from Holbeck ; Princ e Regent, from Rio Grande; Echo, from Guernsey; Auguste, from Stavanger; Carl Alb er t, f rom H els i ng b org; Surogo, from Porto Rico ; Tactoria, f rom A arr h aus ; L a dy Hilda / from Demerara ; Birkby, from Bomb a y ; Did o , from Go thenburg. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—H.M.S. Fox, from west, for Woolwich; H.M.S. Black Engle, from river, for Portsmouth; Garibaldi, for Bavaria; St. Katharine, for Sierra Leone ; Bonnie Dundee, for Port Philip—all from London ; D. H. Spearing, barque, for London; Cluny, for Hull—both from Queenstown; Hawthorn of Sunderland, from west, for north. Sailed—Napima and Trinidad, for West Indies, the addition of corporal punishment would be far more effectual. Col. NORTH considered that they were far too mealy- mouthed about a set of ruffians. (Hear, hear.) The expe riment of corporal punishment ought to be tried. He men t' i ened the case of a convict named Wa rd, who had, in all, been sentenced to 46 years' penal servitude for murderous assaults on the warders in prisons in which he had been confined, and asked if it would not have been far better to have put up the triangles immediately after the commission of these offences, and have flogged the scoundrel and any others who supported him? (Hear, hear.) The fact was convicts were treated far better than hard-working men; indeed their treatment was a scandal throughout the country. Mr. CLAY hoped the house would not give way to a panic with respect to garotters. Many marvellous garot ting stories he had discovered to be quite untrue. Last Sunday he dined with three experienced metrorolitan police magistrates, who declared that there was no apparent in crease in crimes on the person, styled garotting." Not believing that an exceptional state of things existed for this bill, he should oppose it ; besides, he objected to flogging a man like a dog. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY said he should support the amendment, believing the law was amply sufficient to punish all kinds of offenders. They ought to be satisfied that the Consoli dation Act passed with great deliberation, two years ago, had filedin its object before they agreed to retrace their steps. There was a fashion in crime as well as in suicide, and he believed that the', publicity given to the garotte attack made - upon an hon. member of the house had led criminal, to adopt a like made of robbery. He could not, however, go so far as to say that no exceptional state of things existed in the course of the past year, but there had been no failure of the law ; several garotters had been detected and punished, and were now undergoing penal servitude. Crimes against the person were not now greater than at any former period, and therefore it would not be well to adopt Lt the present moment a species of " panic" legisla tion. It would not be well, he thought, to encumber the statute-book with additional acts on the same subject, see ing that the criminal acts were only consolidated two years ago. Moreover, a committee was sitting on the subject of criminal law which had not yet reported to the house. In the case of the villain mentioned by the gallant member (Col. North) . the bill would be inoperative for the offences committed by him, but he would take upon himself to say that such a ruffian could not have returned from Bermuda without having his back well scarred. (Hear, hear.) The infliction of several whippings in public on the same criminal would, he considered, constitute a disgrace to the statute•-book. (Hear, hear.) He apprehended, too, that no judge would be found to sentence a criminal over and over again to corporal punishment. (Hear, hear.) Sir S. NORT H ,OTE said h:s hon. friend would not have brought forward his measure to punish garotters it the Government had shown a disposition to deal with the Nub: ect . There were no flaws in the bill but what could be really amended in committee. Happily Fr,arntting had greatly subsided, but they could not forget that at one re cent session of the Central Criminal Court twenty-seven persons were indicted for assaults upon the person and twenty-four convicted. (Hear, hear.) Her Majesty's subjects deserved the protection which this bill would afford. (Cheers.) The house then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment .... , 6B For the second reading l3l Majority The bill was then read a second time. GARDENS IN TOWN PROTECTION BILL. This bill was read a second time. LONDON COAL AND MINE DUTIES CON TINUANCE EILL. Mr. COWPER moved the second reading of this bill. After a few wends from Mr. WILLIAMS and Mr, AYRTON, Mr. DOULTON gave notice that when this bill was in committee he should oppose the handing over of the 4d. coal duty to the Metropolitan Board of Works, though he should support the other portion of the bill. The bill was read a second time. THAMES EMBANKMENT (NORTH SIDE) BILL. Mr. COWPER moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. DOULTON called attention to a statement which he made the other night with respect to the cost of the new street. He had now the exact figures, and desired to lay them before the house. The net cost as stated by the en gineer of the Government Department was £460,00, but the estimate of the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works was £690,000, exhibiting a difference of £230,000. (Hear, hear.) The engineers had since reviewed their respective estimates, and the present difference betweek them was £120,000. Mr. AYRTON considered that the bill should be re ferred to a committee up stairs. Mr. COWPER intimated that this bill would be sub mitted to a committee of the whole house, when it could be discussed clause by clause. There was a little ambiguity between the estimates of the engineers as to the line the street would take; hence the original disparity in the esti mates. There was no difference between them as to the value of the property. Mr. LOCKE said the valuers were the proper parties to furnish the real cost of the property. Mr. TITE explained that the difference of the estimates arose out of the cost of improving the approaches to the new street. The bill would, however, be referred to a select committee. The bill was read a second time. SUPPLY. The report was brought up and received. WAYS AND MEANS. The report was brought up and received. The bill passed through committee. SALMON EXPORTATION BILL. The bill passed through committee. BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was recommitted and certain amendments agreed to, to be read a third time to-morrow. The house adjourned at 25 minutes to six. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOU:,E OF COMMONS, MARCH 11. AFFIRMATIONS BILL. Order for second reading read. Motion made and question proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time." Amendment proposed, to leave out the word now,' and at the end of the question to add ihe words uyon this day six wont hs.' " Quecton put, " That the word now* stand part ut the question." The house divided--Ayes 9' ; Noes, 142. AYES 96. Adair, H. E. Glyn, G. G. Fender, - J. Adam,W. P. Goidsmid, Sir F. Pilkington, James Angerstein, W. Gower, P. L. Pollard Urquhart W Ayrton, A. S. Gowei, G. W. L. Ponsonby, A. Baring, Thos. Geo. Greene, Capt. J. Portman, W. H. B Barnes, Thomas Gregory, W. H. Potter, E. Bazley, Thomas Gregson, S. Pugh, D. Beaumont, W. B. Grencell, H. R. Raynham, Viscount Be, kelvy, C. Hadfield, Geo. Roebuck, J. A. Black, Adam Hanbury, R., jun. Russell, A. J. E. Browne, Lord J. T. Hankey, Thomson St. Aubyn, J. Buller, Sir A. Harting,ton,Marquis ScholefieLd, W. Butler, C. S. Henley, Lord Seely , C. q Buxton, C. Ilibbert, J. Seymour, H. D. Carnegie,lin. C. Ingham, R. Seymour, A Clay, James Jervoise, Sir J. Sheridan, IL B. Clifton, Sir R. King, Hon. P. Sidney, Thomas Cobden, R. Kinglake, A. W. Smith, J. B. Coningham, Win. Knatchbull-Hugess Stanley, 0. Cox, W. Layard, A. H. Stansield, J. Craufurd, E. H. J. Lawson, W. Stuart, CoL Crawford, R, W. Leatham , E. Taylor, P. A. Davey, R . Levinge, Sir R.G.A. Tite , Wm. Dodson, John G. Lewis, Harvey Turner, J. A. Doulton, F. Locke, John Verney, Sir Harry Duff, M. E. Merry, James Wemyss, J. Dundas, Frederick Mildmay, H. Western, T. S. Evans, Sir Ds L. Miller, William Westhead, J. Ewing, H. E. C. Morris, D. Williams, W. Fenwick, Henry North, F. Wyvill, M. Forster, W. E. Ogilvy, Sir J. TELLERS. Gibson. T. M. Onslow, Guildford Trelawny, Sir J. S Gilpin, C. Paget, C. Douglas, Sir C. NOES -142. Adderley, C. B. Goddard, A. L. Montgomery, Sir G. Addington, Hon. W. Greaves, Edward Morgan, C. 0. S. Agnew, Sir A. Grey, lit. Hn. Sir G. Morritt, W. Annesley, H. Griffith, C. D. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Arbuthnott, Genii. Grogan, Sir E. Noel, G. J. Ashley, Lord Haliburton, Justice North, Col. Baillie, H. J. Hardy, Gathorne Packe, C. Baring, Thomas Hardy, J. Packe, Col. Barttelot, Col. Hartopp, E. B. Pakington, Sir J. S. Bathurst, A. A. Nay, Sir J Papillon, P. 0. Beecroft, G. S. Heathcote, G. H. Patten, J. W. Bentinck, G. W. P. Henley, J. Peel, Gen. Bentinck, G. C. Henniker, Lord Pevensey, Viscount Benyon, R. Hesketh, Sir T. Powell, P. S. Berkeley, Hon. F. Holland, E. Puller, C. W. Blackburn, P. Hopwood, J. T. Rogers, John J. Blake, J. A. Hornby, W. H. Rose, W. A. Blencowe, J. G. Hotham, Gen. Lord Rowley, Hon. R. T. Bouverie, P. P. Hunt, G. W. Sclater-Booth, G. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Johnstone, J. J. H. Scott, Lord H. Bruce, C. L. C. Johnstone, Sir J. Scourfiela, J. H. Bruce, H. A. Jolliffe, H. Selwyn, C. J. Burghley, Lord Kekewich, S. Seymer, H. K. Burrell, Sir P., Bt. Kendall, N. Smith, M. Butt, Isaac Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Smollett, P. Cave, S. Knatchbull, W. Somerset, Col. E. Chapman, J. Knightley, R. Somes, Joseph Clive, Capt. G. W. Laird, J. Stanhope, J. B. I Cobbett, J. M. Leader, N. Stuart, Col. W. Codrington, Sir W Lefroy, A. Sturt, H. G. Cubitt, George Legh, G. C. Sturt, Col. Cubitt, Ald. Legh, W. Tollemache, J. H. Du Cane, C. ' Lennox, Lord G. G. Trefusis, Hon. C. H. Duncombe, A. Lennox, Lord H. G. Turner, C. Duncombe, W. E. Lennox, C. Upton, Genet al Dundas, Sir David Leslie, C. P. Vansittart, Wm. Verner, Sir Wm. Egerton, Sir P. Leslie, W. Egerton, E. C. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Walker, James H. Egerton, W. Lindsay, General Watlingto n, J. Echo, Lord Lopes, Sir M., Bt. Whitmore, H. Elphinstone, Sir J. Lyall, G. Wickham, H. W. Enfield, Viscount Lygon, Hon. F. Willoughby, Sir H. Yane, Col. Macdonogh, F. Woodd, B. T. Farquhar, Sir M. McEvoy, E. Wynn, C. Foley, Hon. H. W. Martin, P. W. Forde, Lt.-Col. W. Martin, J. Fortescue, Hon. F. Mills, A. Gard, R. S. Mitford, W. T. Atherton, Sir W. Getty, S. G. Montagu, Lord R. Fergusson, Sir J. THE MURDER OF MR. FITZGERALD.—DUBLIN, Wednesday.—Dennis Dillane was this day con. victed as accessory before the act, of the murder of Mr. Fitzgerald, in the county of Limerick. Sentence was de ferred. It was by Dillane, who is a shopkeeper, that the assassins, Beckham and Walsh, were hired. The trial of Matthew Dillane, for the same crime, is postponed until next assizes. William Cooke pleaded guilty to the charge of harbouring Walsh, In this case also sentence was de ferred. -----• CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PREMIER AND THE LORD CHANCELLOR ABOUT CHURCH PATRONAGE. —lt may be remembered that some weeks ago the vicarage of St. Peter's, Isle of Thanet, in the patronage of the Arch bishop of Canterbury (value about £650 a year), fell vacant by the death of the Rev. Sanderson Robins, on the very day before the new Archbishop of Canterbury came into possession of his tempora lities, by doin g homage to the Queen. The presentation, therefore, lapsed to the Crown, and Lord Palmerston, seeing the closeness of the case, generously waived his supposed rights, whereupon the Lord Primate presented the Rev. J. R. Hall, rector of Boldon, near Gateshead, and prebendary of York, his grace's nephew and examining chaplain. The Lord Chancellor, however, claimed the right of presentation on the ground that the benefice was in his gift, not in the gift of the Premier, as being under a certain value in the king's books. The mat ter was referred to the law officers of the Crown, and they have confirmed his lordship's claim as against his chief. Lord Westbury will therefore present his own nominee, and Mr. Hall, whose rectory of Boldon has been filled up, will have the pleasure of finding himself without any pre ferment at all. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.---Yesterday. SECOND READINGS, The foll3wing bills were read a second time :—Athenry Ennis Junction Railway (Extension of time) ; Manchester and Milford Railway; Southampton and Netley Railway. TUNBRIDGE-WELLS AND EASTBORNE RAIL- WAY BILL. The order for the second reading was discharged. AFFIRMATIONS BILL. Sir J. TRELAWNY moved the second reading of this bill, and, in doing so, explained the present state of the law with respect to oaths in courts of justice, which he described as very defective. He did not desire to abolish the taking of oaths, believing that their retention where parties had no objection to take them would be useful, though he might show from holy writ that men were told to " Swear not at all," but to go just now into a disquisition on the policy of retaining judicial oaths would be probably beside the ques tion. As the law stood, a witness who had conscientious scruples against oath taking was allowed to make an affirmation in li,u of an oath, but a juryman was compelled to take an oath. The present condition of the law with respect to oaths was full of anomalies. He quoted the opinion of Mr. Gladstone, Sir G. C. Lewis, and others, in favour of guaranteeing to the public perfect free dom in matters of religious beliefs. The law, as at present, favoured sceptics who looked upon themselves as privileged persons exempted from attendance in courts of justice. No less than 83 petitions were presented in favour of this bill in 1861, alone, and public opinion out of doors was greatly in its favour. He saw no reason why the bill should not be read a second time. Sir C. DOUGLAS seeunded the motion. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL alluded to a motion on the paper by the hon. member tor Wexford (Mr. M'Mahon), to move that the bill be read a second time that day six months, and as that hon. and learned gentleman was not in his place he should submit a similar motion to the house. (Hear, hear) Had the measure simply sought to assimilate the law of Scotland with that of England and Ireland with respect to affirmations, he should not have opposed it. To the first clause he had no objection ; but the second one was most objectionable. The Act of William 111 . Permitted Quakers to. wake affirmations in civil cases ; .ind the law in this respect remained unaltered until the reign of Geo. IV., when an act was passed permitting Quakers and Moravians to make affirmations in cri minal proceedings. Subsequently in that reign Sepa ratists were admitted to enjoy the like privilege. The Ist and 2d Vict., the Common Law Procedure Act of 1854, and the act of the hon. member for Southwark (Mr• Locke), somewhat extended and defined the nature of affirmations. The privilege of affirmations given under these acts was based on the belief that the persons Were simply actuated by some religious scruples, and not by complete scepticism. The bill would, if adopted, introduce a complete change of principle, and not merely, as the hon. baronet assumed, a slight extension of the present law with regard to the present oaths. The law was ample for every reasonable purpose. He had never heard of any in convenience to jurymen from not being permitted to take affirmations. If the bill simply extended to jtirymen, its purpose was too small ; but if he gathered its purpose rightly, it would refer to oaths taken by hon. members at the table, by officers of tha Inland Revenue, and by ap praisers in swearing to the value of goods on which a seizure had been made. The 2d clause, which the hon. baronet said was similar to the one adopted in India, would obviously create great difficulty, and completely alter the old law, for which there existed no real necessity. The great object in civil and criminal pro ceedings was to elicit truth, and he held that the bill would introduce greater inconveniences than now existed in the endeavours of the Courts to elicit it. It often happened that witnesses made a feint of not kissing the book in order to avoid some portion of the solemn obligation of an oath ; but a person capable of doing this would be per mitted by the bill to escape altogether the consequences of giving false testimony. Little or no benefit would accrue from the passing of the bill. (Divide, divide.) Mr. ROEBUCK said it was a very melancholy circum stance that whenever it was proposed to alter the law it was invariably opposed by practising lawyers. (Hear, and laughter.) Practising lawyers, for instance, opposed the recent alterations in the bill with respect to amending the commercial law, and thank God without success. (Hear, hear.) Theirs was a craft, and their object was not so much to improve the science of law as to make it yield honour and profit. (Hear, hear.) When a man who was a genuine sceptic was asked whether he believed in a future state of reward and punishment, and answered " No," he told the truth. (Hear, hear.) And if another said he did, but in truth did not entertain any such belief, they would admit his testimony, though he had obviously told a lie. He supported the bill, because he behoved it would admit good testimony that was now shut out. Un believers were not all unjust or dishonourable men, and if their testimony was abnegated a great injustice might ensue to society. Sir J. FERGUSON briefly-opposed the bill. Sir F. GOLDSMID supported the bill on the ground that no civil disability whatever should be placed upon wit nesses in courts of justice on the scure of their religious belief. ' Mr. HENLEY opposed the bill, and intimated that the address of the hon. and learned member for Sheffield (Mr. Roebuck) had materially strengthened his opinion against it. His experience t,uiliA to exhibit that oaths were indispensable in our courts of justice. The hon. and learned gentleman had justified the truth of the saying that when a counsel had no case, he generally deemed it wise to abuse the counsel on the opposite side. (Laughter.) This was exactly the case of the hon. and learned gentleman. Mr. LOCKE adverted to the act which he was instru mental iu passing—which permitted the application of affir mations to criminal as well as civil proeeedings— and said it was as stoutly opposed by hon. gentlemen opposite, and on the same grounds as were arrayed against this measure —(hear)—yet it had resulted excedingly well. One Irish member at the time sharply opposed his measure, on the ground that it was not needed ; whereas the provisions he sought to apply to England were certainly at that time in force in Ireland. (Laughter.) He would support the present bill, because he confidently believed it would admit much valuable testimony into our courts of justice at pre sent excluded. Mr. INGHAM strenuously supported the bill. Mr. CONYNGHAM said the opponents of the bill pro ceeded on the assumption that there were no moral punish ments in this world, arguing that unless a person believed in a future condition of rewards and punishments, his testimony would be valueless. Cons id er ing that abstract religious opinions should constitute no disability in persons coming before the courts to give evidence, he sho . uld give his earnest support to the measure. (Cries of Divide, divide.") Sir C. DOUGLAS explained that the law passed for ap plication to India admitted, on affirmation, testimony of the most valuable and indispensable nature. For instance, if the Attorney. General were to be grossly assaulted in going down the Strand and he could only prove it by a single witness, and he Objected to take au oath on ac• count of his religious scruples, whereas such testimony could be freely adduced in our Courts in India, based upon laws passed by that house, would that be just or proper. (Hear, hear, and divide.) He read cases show. l ing that people entertaining consc i en tious scruples against the taking of oath s b ecause they were unbelievers, held that they were bound by honour to tell the truth ; also a county case, where the son of a baker in Norfolk refused this oath because he was not a believer, but as the judge refused to take his testimony, and the witness seeing that his father's interests w ou ld t h us be injured, he gave way and took the oath. (Hear, hear.) Cases of this kind showed the necessity for the bill. (Divide, divide.) The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 96 Against it Majority —46 The bill was consequently lost. DISEASES PREVENTION (METROPOLIS) BILL. The second reading of this bill was postponed for a week. SECURITY FROM VIOLENCE BILL. Mr. ADDERLEY, in moving the second reauing of this bill, explained that the recent violent assaults upon and robbery of unoffending people rendered it requisite to apply to them the provisions of the act passed to punish offenders who might, for the sake of notoriety, assault her Majesty, namely, the punishment of whipping. (Hear, hear.) He had received an immeuse nutnber of letters from various parts of the country, from magistrates, scientific writers on crime, and governols et prisons —communications so nume rous that he could not possibly acknowledge them all—all speaking favourably of the iipplicaton of whipping to cases of an incorrigible nature, (Hear, hear.) It was said that juries would not convict if they knew that an offender would be subjected to corporal punishment. Now in this country he conside. - ed that juries would, in their verdicts, follow the bent of public Opinion in the matter. (Hear, hear.) In his opinion he considered that a aecdnd conviction of garotting with murderous violence should be punished with death. Surely corporal punishment could of be too severe a punishment for a man wbo, in the dark ness of the night, sprang out of his hiding place, like a tiger from his lair, and not only robbed, but brutally ill treated his victim. (Hear, hear,) The right hon. baronet the Secretary of State for the Howie Department seemed opposed to the application of such a punishment to such offenders. Sir G. GREY explained that if flogging was made imperative cases would occur in which it could not be ap plied. He preferred that the punishment, if the bill were agreed to, should be optional with the judge. Mr. Al): ERLEY said where criminals were found to be in too delicate a state of health to undergo the punishment of flogging, of course it would not be inflicted. Mr. HADFIELD moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months, on the ground that corporal punishment would brutalise mankind, and unnecessarily eo, as other and equally effective corrective punishments could be devised. The other evening a noble lord (Rayn ham) unsuccessfully sou ght to introd uce a bill to promote d ome stic telicity by flogg ing the husband who assaulted his wife—(laughter)—but the house very properly rejected his measure. The punishment of flogging was not much re sorted to in the prisons of the country. The honourable gentleman read statistics in support of his assertion, and testifying that the practice was gradually getting into disuetude. On inquiry, he believed that the sys tem of tickets of leave, though now so much villified,:would be found to work well, and be the means of restoring, at least, 90 in 100 to their homes and friends, and to a future life of labour and respectability. In the case of the sill he boy Oxford , who sought notoriet y by firing a Queen, probably a good horse whi pp i ng wo uld have been a pistol at t sufficient correction. (Hear, and laughter.) Mr. HIBBERT said as he found, from experience, that penal service was not a sufficient deterrent to the commis sion of crime, he should support this bill, considering that The Coronation of the First Czar of Russia. On the 16th of January, 1547, the coronation was per formed. It does Tof appear that in this ceremonial the ordinary rites of the communion and of anointing were carried out. The pr ceeding was . very simple in its details. Karamsin, who gives a very short, but in fact the longest account of it, made by putting together the few historical and contemporary facts that remain, says :—The Grand Prince repaired into one of the halls of the palace, at the entrance of which were assembled thesboyars, the voyvodes, and the princes and officers, all of whom were magnificently attired. The confessor of the Grand Prince having re ceived from his hands the holy crucifix, placed it with the crown and collar on a gold salver, and carried these emblems into the Cathedral of the Assumption, followed by the grand equerry Glinsky, the treasurers and the sec retaries. The Prince, after waiting for a short time, repaired also to the cathedral, preceded by another confessor, who bore a crucifix in his hand, and who sprinkled t he bystanders copiously with the holy water. Ivan was followed in train by hi , brother Youry, and the boyars, the princes, and, in fine, the whole court. After arriving at the cathedral the monarch placed himself amongst the holy fathers, and re -1 ceived the benediction of the metropolitan. The choristers then intoned the hymn, "In plurimos annos," and mass was celebrated. In the midst of tht church, and on a platform twelve steps high, and carpeted with velvet and damask, two seats were placed, covered with cloth of gold. These were destined for the monarch and the metropolitan, who took their places on them. A richly decorated table, was placed in the front of the dais, on which the royal insignia were deposited. These were presented to Macaire by the ecclesiastics ; he then rose from his seat, and taking the crown, put it on the head of Ivan IV. of Russia. After the crown was placed on the royal brows the me tropolitan pronounced a solemn benediction. Finally, in a loud voice, he prayed the Almighty Father to endow this new David with the mightof the Holy Spirit, to place him on the throne of virtue, and torender him as terrible to his enemies as beneficent to those who should faithfully exe cute his word. The hymn " In plurimos annos" was again intoned, and the ceremony was over, The Grand Prince descended from his throne, received the congratulations of his friends and nobles, took part in the litany, and thence proceeded back to the palace, his path being covered with carpets of damask and velvet. As he passed the steps and gates or the church his brother Youry scattered over him some pieces of gold which had been carried in a vase by Michel Glinsky. The coronation was viewed by a vast multitude of people, who during the ceremony remained motionless and pro foundly silent ; but no sooner had their monarch loft the church than the mass rushed tumultuously towards the place which he had occupied. As if a god instead of a man had sat or stood on the draperies of the throne, they tore them to pieces that they might possess but the smallest frag ment as a commemoration of the solemn event A more striking picture than this could not be given of the bar barous ignorance of the Russian people at the commence ment of the reign of Ivan the Terrible. It is worthy of remark that the monarch thus crowned with due pomp assumed for the first time the title of Czar. Vassili, his father, was sometimes called Czar, but did not attach it to his primary title of rank. Ivan did, and in so doing made himself more dignified in the eyes of his sub ects. For the scribes of Moscow instilled the idea that in his act the accomplishment of the prophecy of the Apoca- lypse was fulfilled in the foundation of the sixth empire, which empire was Russia. The name also having a Bib. lical origin, endeared itself to the people, recalling to them the rulers of Assyria, Egypt, and Judea. Fourteen years after his coronation the title of Czar was confirmed on Ivan by Joseph the Patriarch of Constantinople.—Social Science Review. MARKETS—This Day MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. —Wheat, 46s 2d ; barley, 36s 10d ; oats, 21s lld ; rye, 33s ld ; beans, 36s 2d; and peas, 37s 3d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 47s Od ; barley, 36s 3d ; oats, 21s 4d ; rye, 33s ld ; beans, 36s 4d; peas, 37s 3d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 80,721 ; barley, 55,387; oats, 19,607; rye, 106; beans, 5,346; peas, 1,296 qrs. FRENCH CUSTOMS. The Director of Customs has just published re turns, showing the imports and exports during the month of January last, and comparing them with the imports and exports for January, 1862, and 1861. An analysis of these returns will indicate the articles of which the imports and exports have increased and those which have diminished. Among the articles of which the importation has increased raw cotton figures fora value of 12,260,560 f against 2,680,380 f in 1862, and 27,977,8101 in 1861. The importation of raw bilk in creased likewise in January to 23,765,4131 fr:an 13,203,3151 in January, 1862, and from 12,521,746 in 1861. The importation of raw wool increases considerably, being 11,814,9031 in January lest, 4,010,7001 in 1862, and 6,030,600 f in 1861. The quantity of the articles imported is in proportion with the value, the same average price being ach,pt(d for the three years-1863, 1862, and 1861. Tho other articles of which the importation has increased ar e cast-iron, hemp, cochineal, oil, tallow, cattle, and wrought metal. The importation of coal has diminished, the v...lue imported in J.lnuary last being being 8,653,0001, against 8,964,0001 in Janu ary 1862, and 6,319,000 in 1861. Farinaceous ar ticles figure for 6,733,738 f in January last, 27,612,6631 in 1862, and 5,419,8401 in 1861. Next come colonial produce, cocoa, coffee, and sugar. The object of reducing the import duty on these articles appears to have been attained, and the importation is equal to the consumption, if it has not exceeded, it as is generally supposed among the retailers of those articles. The importation of articles of British manufacture has likewise diminished. Woollen stuffs figure for 3,891,300 f in January, 1863, and for 5,173,4091 in 1862. Cotton cloths for 502,7061 in January, 1863, and for 1,584,031 f in January, 1862. The importation of machinery like wise diminished. Among the exports wrought silks have increased from 17,000,000 f in 1862, and 26,000,0001 in 1861, to 28,000,000 f in January last. Woollen stuffs exported have increased from 7,000,000 f in 1862, and 14,000,000 f in 1861, to 17,000,000 f in January, 1863. The cotton cloths exported in January last figure for 2,815,000 f, 1,904,000 f in 1862, and 3,166,0001 in 1861. The export of linen and hempen thread has likewise increased, as well as dressed skins and hides, brandy, refined sugar, and raw wool. The list of articles of which the export has diminished is not as long as that of last year. Wine figures for 11,6285651 in January last, for 12,616,7021 in January, 1862, and 10,711,608 f ia 1861. The Director of Customs proposes henceforth to publish the monthly returns of the imports and exports. The imports amount for the month of January lest to 162,000,000 f, and the exports to 175,000,000 f. The import duties collected in Janu ary last amount to 11,113,0001. In January, 1862, they figured for 11,899,0001, and in January, 1861, for 8,130,000 f. The drawback paid in January last amounts to 4,419,0001, and in January, 1862, to 1,700,000 f. Gold appears to be coming into the country, and silver to be leaving it. The gold imported in January last amounts to 51,000,000 f, and the gold exported to 27,000,000. The silver imported amounts to 10,500,0001, and the silver exported to 16,000,000 f. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, March 12. Market strong. Sales about 7,000 bales. Im port, 735; previously, 9,220. FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT HASTINGS.—The wedding celebration festivities here concluded with a procession of the Volunteer Fire Brigade, a display of fireworks, and a huge bonfire on the hill, behind the ruins of the castle. All this went off well, and about half-past 11 o'clock nearly the whole of the people had returned home. At a quarter to 12 o'clock a respectable tradesman named Stacey a poulterer, carrying on business in Castle-street, a ent on the hill, and, in the temporary absence of those who had charge of the smouldering embers, he rushed into the midst cf the burning heap. Only two or three lads were then in the neighbourhood ; they raised an alarm, but before the unfortunate man could be extricated his flesh had been quite charred. He was removed to the infirmary, where he soon expired. It may naturally be expected that this has cast a terrible gloom over the otherwise joyous proceedings of th• day. THE ILLUMINATIONS AT MANCHESTER. — At Manchester, on Tuesday night, owing to the crowded state of the streets during the illumination, some very sad accidents occurred. A man named Richard Kay was crushed to death. Another man, who had two loaded pistols in his pockets, one of them a nvolver, was shot hrough the lunge by one barrel of the revolver exploding accidentally. He was carried to the Inffrmary, where he died during the night. A youth, aged 16, had one hand shattered by the accidental explosion of firearms. The hand was amputated at the Infirmary, and the patient bore the operation well. In all, more than a dozen persons were taken to the Infirmary during the night in consequence of accidents more or less serious. THE GUARDS.—The brigade of Guards was assembled at Hyde-park on Tuesday to fire a feu de joie in honour )f the Royal marriage. In the barracks various entertainments were provided. At St. George's the captains regaled the men of their companies with a Bri tish meal of beef, plum pudding, and porter; the health of the Prince and Princess of Wales was drunk with loud cheers, the band playing national airs during the dinner. The non-commissioned officers, and the wives and children of the men, were entertained by the commanding officer, who, on the occasion of the procession entry of the Prin cess, provided, together with the officers of that battalion, accommodation by which 500 persona were enabled to view the procession, which was enjoyed by the friends of the offi cers, non-commissioned officers, and privates of the Cold- stream Guards. THE BEACON FIRE ON MALVERN HILLS.—The fire lighted on Tuesday night on the top of the Wor cestershire Beacon, the highest point on the range of Malvern 111110, was a complete success, which after the disappoint ment that was experienced in 1856, was the more gratify ing. The torchlight procession started from the Abbey at 7 o'clock, and, the night being favourable, was seen for many miles. At Worcester, which is eight miles distant, the fire of torches could be clearly traced as the bearers (300 in number) winded their devious way up the heights. This, as seen from the vale of the Severn, was a most beautiful sight. The procession extended nearly half a mile. The top of the bill was reached soon after half-past 7, and the torchbearers assembled round the pyre, which was 60 feet high, the area of the base being 60 feet by 40 feet. The mass of combustibles had been freely sprinkled with petro leum and tar, and it immediately lighted. The flames rapidly spread. Gradually they increased until they ascended in a column to a great height, lighting up the clouds, which reflected the lurid glare, visible at an im mense distance. Answering fires were lighted at several points on the Malvern range and on Bredon-hill, and other distant eminences, and from Worcester the light was very brilliant. It was seen from that city still burning, though with decreased light, up to near midnight. Before the fire was lighted up a discharge of rockets took place, and these were also seen trom Worcester. The receipts of the annual bell just given at the Opera Comique, for the benefit of the Dramatic Artists' Fund, have exceeded, it is said, 30,000 f. A fine painting, representing the adoration of the Shepherds, supposed to be by Lesueur, has been dis covered at Basouge-de-Chemere (Mayenne). THE QUEEN AND THE LEWS CALAMITY.—We (the Northern Ensign) are gratified in being en abled to publish the following letter, and are sure it will be perused with loyal satisfaction throughout the north Windsor Castle, Feb. 21, 1863.—Sir,—I have had the honour to submit to her Majesty the Queen your letter of the 16th inst., together with the list which accompanied it, of the subscriptions to the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans of the Lews fishermen who perished in the late gales. I have been commandel by her Majesty to for ward to you the enclosed cheque fur £5O to aid these poor widows and orphans ; and I am directed to request that they may be assured of her Majesty's sincere sympathy,- I have the honour to remain, your obedient servant, C. B. PHIPPs.—Sir J. H. Maxwell, Bart." UNITED STATES MAILS.—Tho Inman steamship Etna, Captain Brooks, sailed yesterday from Liverpool for New York, with the United States mails. Besides the mails she tcuk out a full cargo and a fair number of pas- sengere. LEICESTER, 1 lth.—The hosiery trade in several departments is becoming more animated, although business has been this week partiall3 interrupted by the general holiday. In the rural districts trade is quiet. The yarn market is firm, and high prices continue to he made. No s t o cks of hosiery or yarns are on hand, In the wool market there is no material change, Business remains pretty g enerally quiet and prices without important alteration. The Ost-Deutsche Post of Vienna states that two persons concerned in the robbery of jewels and papers of the value of 24,000 florins, which was committed in May last at the residence of the Prince de SChWarzerl berg at Vienna, have just been discovered. All the objects stolen, 'with the exception of about 8,000 florins worth, have been found in their possession. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was very scantily supplied with beasts, and the demand for all kinds ruled active at an advance in the quotation realised on Monday last of 2d per 8 lbs. The best Scots and Devons realised bd per 8 lbs. Sheep—the show of which was limited—sold readily at an improvement in value of 2d per 4 lbs. The best Downs, in the wool, sold at 6s 2d, out of the wool, 55,4 d per 8 lbs. The few lambs on offer changed hands steadily at from 7s 4d to 8s per 8 lbs. We have to report a fair demand for calves at extreme cur rencies. The supply was very moderate. Pigs supported late rates, but milch cows were very dull. Per 81b. to sink the offal. 8. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 S Primecrs-wool d 0.5 2 5 10 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 , Pme• S'thdowndo.6 0 6 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Laigb erse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime Scots, Occ. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 6 Urse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Large bogs 3 8 4 4 Second qualitydo. 4 2 5 0 Small porkers ..., 4 6 4 8 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 204 to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts . 671 i Cox- s Sheep . 700 ' C;xlves 312+ FOREIGN SUPPLY. Bets Sheep Calves Pigs Ig'S. MEET MARKETS. NEVOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are limited, and the demand rules steady, as follows: Beef, from 2s 10d to 46 2d; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d; veal, 4s 6d to 58 Od ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per Sibs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, March 11.—The supplies of stock were mo derate, and the trade ruled steady at full prices. Beef, from 3s 6d to 48 8d; mutton, 3s 8d to os 10d ; veal, 4s 6d to Os 2d ; and pork, 38 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. _ _ ROMFORD, March 11.—Most kinds of stock moved off steadily at extreme rates. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 8d to Os Od ; veal, 4s 6d to 58 2d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 8lbs; suckling calves, lOs to 20s; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 295; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os eaoh. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £4 5s Od ; clover do., £3 108 to £5 15s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 18s per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £4 8s ; clover, do., £3 lOs to £5 128 Od ; and straw, £1 10s to £1 18s per toad. Supply good. WHITECHAYEL.—Meadow hay, £2 2s to £4 ss; cloves do. £3 lOs to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 88 to £1 18s per load. Trade steady. CRIME IN FRANCE. The Court of Assizes of the Seine yesterday tried a liberated convict named Gaillotte, aged 50, on charges of robbery and forgery. The prisoner, who is a man of some talent, and capable of assuming almost any character, was in his youth, according to his own account, for some years in the service 01 Count Marcullus as valet, and accompanied his mas ter to Naples, Venice, Athens, and other places in the East. Later in life he had the misfortune to commit a crime for which he was condemned to five years' hard labour. On his liberation, instead of remaining at the town assigned him for a resi dence, he came to Paris, and in the beginning of last year he called on a Mme. Crepon, a wine-dealer in the Rae Bellechasse, to whom he presented himself under the name of Meunier (he having stolen the passport of a man bearing that name). Mme. Crepon did not recognise him at first, but he at last convinced her of his identity, and she then told him that his wife hat died broken-hearted in conse quence of his deserting her, and that his daughter was still living and very well off. He expressed the utmost anxiety to see her, and Mine. Crepon accordingly accompanied him to Montmartre, where the young woman resided. He acted his part so well that no suspicions were e ntertained as to the truth of his story, and his recovered da ug hter actually supplied him with the means of living in idleness for several months. During one of his morning strolls, the prisoner met a countryman pained V t asked the Northern Railway terminus, who t h e Way to the Rue de la Michodiere. The prisoner offered to accompany him there, and by the way learned that his co mpanion was going to fetch ten N or th ern Railway bond s which had been purchased for him. Under pretence of counting the bonds, the prisoner managed to steal three of them, ev hich he sold soon after to a money-changer, and signed the receipt with a fit'se name, thus adding forgery to theft. He was arrested for the robbery, and fully identifie d b y M.. Valliant and the moneychanger. A ft er hear ing the evidence, the jury at once found the pri. sonerguilts, and the Court sentenced him to 12 years' hard labour. The police have just succeeded in arresting one of the persons who carried off nearly the whole contents of M. Favereau's ladiee linen warehouse in the Rue Taitbout, a foetnight ego. The pris-,ner, a woman named Marie G—, was arrested while attempting to sell part of the stolen goods at a house of ill-tame, and cu searching her lodgings at the Batignolles the remainder of the property was discovered. It appears that the woman had been engaged for a few days to replace M. Favereau's servant, and had taken the opportu nity of stealing a duplicate key of the inside door leading from the house into the shop. On the night of the robbery she concealed herself in thehen house till all its inmates were gon e to bed, and t en tered the shop and admit ted her accomplice, a man, whom the police have not yet been able to find. TELLERS .7 1 ; 7 • I