The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-09 00:00:00

hT ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The money market remains unchanged notwith standing the payment of the dividends which it was thought might have augmented the available supplies, and created greater easiness in the rates, if even it did not moderate the general enquiry for accommodation. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : 1863. 1862. Great Western £64,385 £65,542 South- Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Great Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 37,260 33,822 North Ea s t ern Bristol and Exeter 6,668 6,976 North-Western Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln 1 5, 776 14,105 Edinburgh and Glasgow , great Luxembourg 4,746 4,629 These returns generally show a falling off com pared with those of the same period of last year; but it must be taken into account that the Inter national Exhibition caused a large increase in the passenger traffic. On the Great Western there is a Tolling off of £1,157; on the South Western of £5,388; on the Brighton of £1,869 ; on the South Eastern of £1,097; on the Great Eastern of £531 ; on the Great Northern of £2,894; and on the North Western of £2,260; while the Midland show an increase of £2,005; the Lancashire and Yorkshire of /3,438 ; the North Eastern of £2,044; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,671; and the Edinburgh and Glas gow of £BO4. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Ner budda Coal and Iron Company took place to-day, for the purpose of affording Mr. J. H. Blackwell, the company's agent is India, an opportunity of describing the position of the estates in India. The property is situated in Central India, about 530 riles from Bombay, 800 from Calcutta, and 12 miles from the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. The directors of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Company have issued their report this morning in anticipation of the ensuing annual meeting. The directors call the attention of the shareholders to the results of the working of the rail way during the year 1863 in comparison with those of the six preceding years. The re ceipts of the past 12 months amounted to £218,607, being £13,195 more than those for the previous year_ The working expenses represented £85,443, being £6,494 more than in previous year. The in creased expenditure has been incurred in the main tenance of the way and works, in the purchase of timber and rails, in extensive repairs to bridges, &c. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were heavy at 68f. 60c. Heavy. The transactions in the market for the English Funds have not been very numerous, but they have resulted in a decline of k per cent., Console being 921 k for transfer, and 921 4 for the August account. This heaviness is attributable to a few speculative sales. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities continue at 921- -I, the New 2i per Cent. Annui ties are 76f, and the 30 Years do., 15. The India 5 per Cent. Loan remains firm at 108/ 1, and the 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper at 116. The Bonds are marked 14s. to 18s. prem., and Exche ' Suer Bills ls. die. Rather more business is reported in the market :for Foreign Stocks. Sales, however, have prepon derated, and prices have slightly given way in consequence. Greek have receded to 354 1; the Coupons to 16 ; Mexican to 362 ; Spanish Passive to 331 t, and the Certificates to 124 I. Turkish 6 per Crnta., 1858, have been dealt in at 704 714; do., 1862, at 674 68 ; and the Consotid es are 501 8 f being flatter; Venezuelan 6 per Cents. are 564; Italian 5 per Cents. are marked 71 1. Egyptian have risen to 103, and in the other de scriptions the changes are unimportant. The operations in the Railway Share Market have again been very limited. In one or two instances, however, a firmer tone has prevailed. Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire have each advanced about 55., while North Western and Mid land have declined ss. For the Foreign and Colonial undertakings pre vious quotations were generally current. Recife and San Francisco realise 161, East Indian 107/ 1084 ; Great Indian Peninsula MI 108/ ; Bombay and Baroda 107; and Punjaub 1061. Bank and Miscellaneous Snares are flat. Im perial Ottoman have receded to 18/ i; London and Westminster to 791 ; Union of London have im proved to 37 I ; and Royal Mail Steam are steady at 661 67 ; International Financial shares are quoted sto 5? prem, ; London Financial l 4 to 11 grew, ; Hudson's Bay Company / to 1 die. ; and Egyptian Trading Company, 1 to / prem. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Dank Stook 23 5 3 /4 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 2} per Cent. Annuities Aur.uities, 30 yrs, expire nth Jan., 1880 — 1 2)itto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — India Stock — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent lO7 oitto 61 per Cent Ditto bonds £l.OOO — Ditto under £1,000 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Consols for Account, Aug, 6 921 1 March June Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.. 1 die 2pm 2pm Ditto £SOO Ditto Small .. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 ner Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 nhilian6 per Cent lO3l Danish 4 per Cont., 1863 Egyptian 7 pei Cent lO3 21 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons -- Ditto Account 3 5/ i i • Ditto Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent . . Ditto Account ial 1 1 7 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. r.ruiris.n 41 per Cent. Ditto 1862 — 11 1 Ditto Account 7 86 rortugue Be 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ditto Account 471 R ussian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St 94i Ditto 41 per Cent.," 1850 Ditto 5 pe r C en t. 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Ditto Account SPanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account • 54 Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account .. * ** . 481 I Ditto Passive • ***** D itto Account ** : ****** S panish C ert. of Coup not funded 33 Ditto Account ...................... 121 I T. Litite.b.4.6cpcer Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 4unt Cent. 1858 Ditto Ditto, fleOrrO 7" Ditto 6 pe r e, n lid a ........ t• 1862 Ditto Account. • Venezuela, 3 per bz; t — , Ditto 6 per Cen.t~ 1862. Dividends on th.e ab ...... ...... le ........ don. Itali a n, 5 per Cent., 1861, zx.25 fr ancs Ditto Account .............. — 711 1 / onsols, Money ..................TaBBE O' CLOCK. 921 i Ditto August Account Liverpool Cotton Market---Thi e bay. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM,) Quiet. Sal e s about 4,000 or 5 ,000 bal e ,. 'in Port, 4,894 bales ; previously, 3,240. tURIED ALIVE.—The Birmingham Daily Gazette reports that while a man, named George Sandford, aged 18 ? e ars, was engaged on Tuesday afternoon with some others deepening a well at Great lia.ropton-road, Birmingham, 4 , 1 While he was removing some of the old brickwork, the ; 1 1 , d e of the well, whi c h i s 19 y ar d s deep, fell in and buried 4 114 . Mea sures were i nstan tl y t a k en to recover the body , 11 : 1 up to th a t even i ng f our or fi ve y ar ds of the earth had 13 "r 1 removed, but the body was apt they recovered, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share 100 Want° &St Lawrence all 61 63 625 ,t k j 13om.,Baroda&.Centlnd its.; 1061 1074 107 1 ( Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares. 7l 111 p 81 401 Buffalo and LaKeffuron aii 54 61 10 Do. Preference all 75 8 too Buflalo,Brant,&Godriell 10 , p. et. bds. Aug. 1, P. , 2 100 Do. do. July 1, 1875 100 100 Do. do. June 1, Ps:4 100 st Cleutta.&S. Latin'. (Li 100 106 107 1061 at Cape Town & Dock Scril 100 1 1 81 1091 stock Eaatn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1084 1094 1095 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. lOn 107 108 1081 71 8 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 14 14p 20 Do. do. H do. .. 10 t lip 11 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 1n •29 21 204 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 74 75 74 100 Do. no. deferred...... all 57 60 1 00 Do. gd Pref. Bonus.. alt 85 67 100 Do. do defer , ed...... all 50 63 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... all 44 46 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 35 37 100 Do. 4th Pref. sio k... all 26 30 26 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 22 24 22 stock GLlndiarenut.gua.sp.c. 101, 1071 108/ 1085 71 14 8 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 1 2 p 20 Do. January, 1862.. 8 1 141 , stock Gt. South.of India(Lim) ~:uaranteed 5 per cent 1(.0 106 107 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all lit 111 201 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 97 100 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90 , 2 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 f 4 p 2L stock Madras guar.. 5p.0. .. 100 106 it./7 1 06 5 I stock Do. 44 p. e. Extension 100 99 10 i stock 19c.4f d 0........ 100 a 7 99 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb.Corp. is p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 51 100 Do. 7p. c. Alortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswiok aCantia Class A and B all 3 5 N.Rl.C'da6 po Ist p 1 t bds 100 84 86 stock Scinde (100 1081 1091 st, Do. Del ii lOO It 6 107 Do. do •• 2 # 20 Do. Punjaub l5 11 lip st Do. Do. , g i g ] , k, 150 106 107 1061 ock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) lO3 104 103 ' 4 )IJUNI A L V Eftls/ 15N I .-tt4A.D..) Or. ac.l 1877-81 100 105 106 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Am.,. 100 u. 5 )07 I Do. dp. o. Mar. & Sept, 100 105 107 101 Do. 6p. c. Jan.&.lttly. 100 951 961 96 51 - I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 Cape G.Hope, 6p c,1872 100 108 110 I Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 112 114 Do. lat 100 113 115 IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 , Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 105 107 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 109 111 1 N.8.G0v.6 a.&.Jul) 109 1054 1061 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. (sov. 5p :4,18 100 100 101 I Do. sp. c.,18,s to 1 •if 100 101 102 1011 4 I Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 1011 102/ 1014 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 111 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 1051 1064 1065 Queensland Gcv. 6p. a 100 1.0 112 S.Aus G6p.alB7B.Scup lOO 110 112 Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dauly 100 107 109 Do. to 5 p.c. An.&Oct.. 100 lilt 1114 11111 --- BRITISH MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 Id iclutord Amalgamated.. 25 27 Devon G. Cons..(Tavist.) 1 540 660 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 71 80 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd.: 53. 4d ip East Caradon ; ':.14.r 271 21 284 East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 85 Si -- E. Sri Russel (Tavistk ) 8.1.6 24 34 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 571 8 11 Great South Tolg - us 17e 41 44 C. Wheal Vor (11elston 40 64 74 Grenville.. Foot :f 41 43 iiingston Downs 4.'7.0 21 3 Lady Bertha • Margaret (tiny Lelan t' 114 3 1 5 37 61ar a Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 20 14 d New Setun .. 191 110 120 North Downs 2l 2 21 N.WIOI Basset (Illo4au, 1.17.0 3 34 North Wheal Crotty 2.4.9 4 45 41 Par Consols (St. Blazey, 15 4 5 20 l'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 - SouthCaradon(StCleer, 13 1 415 *5 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 24 25 '..Wheat Fran. , 18.1..9 75 80 Stray Park Lamar Silv.& Lead Alin 4l - fin Croft 9 234 224 West Basset (Illogunl l5 12 13 \V C: radon (Liskeard; 5 23 25 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illog-an) 5 4 674 721 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 50 tiO Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLud, ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 12 14 124 Wheal Seton 585 215 225 Treiawney (Lis.) 7 15 17 Wheal Union 3.17 35 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINAR.Y SHARES AND STOoES, Share' Railways. Bir„ `Vol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A ,2,ets no div Do. B till 6p c.p an.has tttt been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun.,Perth,RiAb. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. t3lasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stuck Ditto East Anglian at GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern ...... • • Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. ant W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val g-ua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire Loudon and Blackwalt Lon., Bright,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover, Lon. & North Western) Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. DO x shares Metropolitan Midland Do New _ _ Do Binning. lz Derby ?lid. Gt W. of Ireland Do. y shares Mid Kent I Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick, Do, G.N.E. purchase, Do Lecds Do York Do North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stool, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpoch Shropshire Union South. Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do . Do New, 1866 Taff Vale. . Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford Do. Newport Do Hereford raid. Closing Busines p 'A ce. ! done. 8 81$ - - 8} 81 85 87 118$ 119 J 6 6i 40 $1 15 16 95 96 109 11 1 52i 63i 49 51 241 1:51 127 128 129 130 134 136 101 103 664 67 1121 113} 76 77 1 118 120 44 45 102} 103 105 106 45 16 121 121 1261 1281 14 lip 97 99 53 51 244 25 1021 1031 89 60 1 89/ 001 118 120 1 1 16 L 6 n.l l2 121 123 46 47 I 99 101 50 52 12 33 92 1)24 69 71 100 102 74 8 18 39 10 11 o 8 84 p 153 156 Of p' 3 Si 78 82 166 160 27 29 96 f 7 39 41 104 106 92i f i PREFERENCE SHARES. London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, 116 London and Brighton 7 per cent. pre,. stock, 155 6 Mid. Consolidated, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 141 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Colchester, Stour Valley, 70 London and Chatham 4; per Cent., 93/ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Belgian Eastern Junction, 1} Dutch Rhenish, 175 g Great Luxembourg, 14 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 165 San Paulo ;lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 0* Ditto, 24 West Flanders, di per cent. pf., 10f Western and North-Western of France, 201 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim.. 48 Cobre Copper, 30 1 Pedrin, Nor h Del Rey, 1 1 Mont. Aureoq liraz. Gold Min. Co. ( lim.), 2f Santa Barbara cold Mine (lim.), I Scottish Australian, lim., f St. John del Rey (lim.), 55 6 Yudanarautana of S. Australia 31 1 JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool 341 1 5 4 1 Bank of Queensland (Um), '3/ Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 301 Colonial, 40 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 23} 1 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Rm.), 191 18/ 1 1 Imperial Ottoman, 181 ; 19 181 London and Brazilian (lim.), 43 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 28f London Joint Stock, 37i London and South-Western (lim.), 8i London and Westminster, 79f South Australia, 40f Union of London, 371 61 7f 7 f DOCKS. London. 641 St. Katharine, 64!!* Victoria, 1001 i MISCELLANEOUS. Angio-Mexican Mint, 19} Berlin Water Works, lim., 8i Crystal Palace, 381 71 Ditto, pref., 112 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, lim., 2/ / International Financial Society, Um., 7 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 5} Joint•stock Discount, 41 London Finamial Association, Rm., 61 / Oriental Inland Steam, lim., Peninsula and 0 , iental Steam, -- Ditto, new, 47 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lim,, 27 Royal Mail Steam, 67 60 7 6/ S. African Irrigation Investment, lim., 4} The offices of Surveyor-General of Prisons and Chairman of the Directors of Convict Prisons, ren dered vacant by the decease of Major-General Sir Joshua Jebb, K.C.8., havo been conferred by the Secretary of State for the Home Department upon Lieut.-Col. Edmund Y. W. Henderson, of the Royal Engineers, who has for many years been Controller of the Convict Department in Western Australia, 1181 119} 1271 i 66} i i 1121 ; 13a 119 45i 41 103 21 i 106 45} 53 i I i 103 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE COLONEL WAIJGH-THE LONDON AND EASTERN BANN.. Mr. Sargood applied this morning for the release of the bankrupt from custody. It will be remembered that a short time since his honour, Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, granted leave for the bankrupt to come up and surrender after the expiration of 21 days, unless the order was set aside on appeal. No appeal, however, was made, and he now sur rendered. Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, opposed, on the ground that no notice had been given to them of the intention to apply for his release. The first he heard of it was a notice in the papers this morning. He gave a slight sketch of the case, which is very generellyeknown. The bankruptcy took place so far back as 1857, when the bankrupt absconded and resided abroad for some years. He was after some time outlawed ; but on his return to England he was ar rested at the suit of the official managers of the estate of the London and Eastern Bank for £50,00a, and by another creditor. Although the bankrupt had been allowed to sur render he had not got protection. Mr. Sargood contended that notice to the creditors was not required by the statutes or by the rules ; and, besides, the detaining creditors had had notice, and that was suffi3ient. Mr. Linklater urged that the creditors were entitled to appear in any matter connected with the bankrupt's release or applying for his discharge, and it would take some time to get the voluminous papers and material to ground the opposition. Mr. C. E. Lewis, for the official managers of the. London and Eastern Bank, also opposed on the ground that he was not prepared, and the case would last a long time. His Honour ultimately said that he would not interfere until the case could be heard on its merits, and the assig nees must have reasonable time allowed them. The case was adjourned to a day to be fixed by Mr. Com missioner Holroyd. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREE r. A BATOR OF ITALIAN BEGGAR BOYS.—Five boys named Marco, Pieto, Guiseppi, Luigi Bozzini, and Luigi Scildi, who get their living by going about the streets at the West-end with guinea-pigs, which they exhibit as an excuse to enable them to beg, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with begging. Thorpe, 88 C, proved seeing the boys following and annoying gentlemen, in Albemarle-street, and asking them for money. A gentleman asked the boys what they had to say, and in reply they said they had done nothing. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he supposed they were brought to this country by a padrone. • Thorpe said they were brought here under pretence of being taught a trade. Mr. Bowles, one of the inspectors of the C division, asked that the boys might be remanded, so that the Italian Ambassador might be communicated with, with the view of sending them back. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded them for a week. It appears that though Italian boys have frequently been remanded on the suggestion that they would be sent back by the Italian Ambassador, they seldom or never have been. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—This Day. THE RIOT AT CREMORNE GARDENS. The further hearing of witnesses in this case was resumed this morning. The court was crowded to excess._ The several defendants, Reginald Herbert, John Bir kett, Joseph Edward Saville, Robert Shawcross, Charles M'Dougall, and Charles Mott, were charged in a great number of counts with riot, and creating a breach of the peace at Cremorne-gardens. The witnesses Forrest, Fisher, Hack, and three or four police-constables were examined, and repeated their state• ments which have already appeared in :1 he Suit. Each was submitted to a most searching cross-examina tion, more particularly Forrest, who it was sought to prove a prize fighter, and not as he stated himself to be, a com mercial man. in explanation he said on one occasion a man insulted him, he returned the blow, and on the spur of the moment he said he would fight him for £3O. The money Was staked, the fight took place the next morning, and he won it. Thst was•the only time he had ever taken part in a pugilistic encounter. The other witnesses adhered strictly to the evidence they had given as to the part each defen dant took in the disturbance. Mr. E. T. Smith was then examined. He said the scene at Cremorae on the occasion of the riot was one of the most disgraceful things he had ever seen. He begged of the people who were unwillingly mixed up in it to desist, and assist him in restoring tranquillity. The destruction of property was enough to distract any person. There were between 30 and 40 police-constables present, and they were completely overpowered. Mr. Digby Seymour, who appeared for Shawcross—Do you know, Mr. Smith, that there is a party frequenting your gardens known as the white choker party. (Laughter.) Mr. Smith—Upon my word, I don't know. Mr. Seymour—Do you know whether Shawcross belongs to that party ? Mr. Smith—l don't know. I know nothing about the " white-choker" party. From what I have since heard from some persons of position, I believe that in his sober moments he would not be guilty of a dishonourable action. Mr. T. Atkinson—You say the destruction of property was very great ? Mr. Smith—Yes, it was enough to drive a man distracted. (Laughter.) I never saw such a rush as was made towards the close of the affair in all my life. The Assistant-Judge—You say all the defendants were present taking part in the disturbance ? Mr. Smith—Yes, my lord. Mi. Seymour—Can you speak to any particular act done by either of the defendants? Mr. Smith--No, I cannot ; the confusion was tre mendous. The Assistant-Judge—ln what state do you think Shawcross was when you saw him ? Mr. Smith—Decidedly the worse for liquor. This closed the case for the prosecution. Sergeant Ballantine then addressed the jury on behalf of Herbert. As there are five other leading counsel to fol low the learned sergeant, and witnesses for the defence are to be examined, the case will not terminate before to morrow. The Proposed Regulation of the City Traffic. Yesterday a committee of the House of Commons, con sisting of Mr. Baillie, chairman, Mr. Kekewich, Mr. Dut ton, Mr. Nicol, and Mr. Buller, met to consider and take evidence on this important subject. Sir W. Alexander, Q.C., Mr. Russell Gurney, the Re corder, and Mr. Chambers, the Common Sergeant, appeared for the bill; Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., and Mr. Round, far the merchants and traders of the City, against it; and Mr. Bradbee for the London General Omnibus Company. Sir W. ALBXA.NDER, in opening the case, said the bill was for the better regulation of the traffic in the streets of the City, and for the prevention of obstructions therein by the regulation of omnibuses, cabs, carriages, and carts, and the loading and unloading of the same, so as to enable the daily increasing traffic to be conducted in a safer manner, and with less delay. It was a matter of immediate urgency to relieve, regulate, and facilitate the enormous traffic radiating from the railways and converging from all the outlying dis tricts. The great object of the measure was to empower the Corporation to divide and regulate the mass of traffic flow ing from London-bridge to the end of Cheapside by divert ing a principal portion of the omnibus and other traffic down Cannon-street, which was at present unused, and which, to the great inconvenience of trade and the public, now hugged and blocked up the Poultry and Cheapside. The regulation in this way of the traffic by the police at London-bridge had worked most beneficially, and it was proposed to extend the system to all the other main thoroughfares within the City jarisdictiOn. Powers would also be taken to regulate the height and width that vane, drays, and other vehicles with goods should be laden with, with the breadth between the outsides of the wheels; also for determining the particular streets and the time of day and night at which conveyances with goods should pass, or be prohibited from passing, the mode in which cabs or hackney carriages shall be distin guished when empty and when plying for hire, and the time of day when coals shall be delivered into cellars ; the regula tions liable to be enforced by penalties to be approved by th Secretary of State. It was proposed that all the omnibus traffic destined for Fleet-street and the Strand should go via Cannon-street, ana that for Holborn, Oxford-street, and Regent-street via Cheapside. At present, owing to the absence of the proposed methodical system, a large body of police, draughted from their ordinary duties, had to be em ployed at an enormous expense. It was found that while in one hour 221 omnibuses passed through Cheapside, only two went through Cannon-street, the total vehicles through Cheapside being 1,158, to only 600 through Cannon -street ; and in consequence of the " crawling system" and the block up, an omnibus often occupied half an hour between the Mansion House and Sir Robert Peel's statue at the end of Cheapside. The total number of vehicles passing through Cheapside from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. was upwards of 16,000. It was also intended to regulate the loading and unloading of goods in all the cross and lateral throughfares, which greatly aggravated the general obstruction. . The petition presented by the merchants and traders of the City opposed the bill as an arbitrary interference with their existing right of way, and the facilities they had long enjoyed of loading and unloading, and contended that the proposed legislation would be t an t amo unt to preventing them from carrying on their trade. Mr. Deputy Lott, Common Councilman, and other wit nesses were then examined in favour of the bill, and the committee adjourned. Dreadful Sufferings of a Ship's Crew. The transport-vessel Favourite Lass arrived at the Royal Arsenal yesterday, with a cargo of re. turned war stores from St. John's, Newfoundland, and having on board as a passenger Capt. Thomas Croft, the commander of the sailing vessel Thomas, which left Woolwich on the 3d April last, laden with guns, shot, shell, &c., for Quebec. This vessel, with its valuable cargo of Government stores, was completely lost off the coast of Newfoundland, and the following extracts from the log-book show the dread ful saffaings of the crew, many of whom lost their lives in consequence of the privations they endu ed: ' May 10.—Ice thick and strong; took in topgallant sails and courses; turned the ship's head W.S.W. to get clear of the ice. The pumps were attended to. At 2.30 pm. a tremendous large piece of blue ice, which could not be cleared, struck the ship on her port bow with such force that the bow was stove in. All hands were called to work the pumps. May 13—The pumps have been con stantly at work, but the ship is vow filling fast,and the time has arrived to clear away the boats to sa?e our lives. On sounding the pumps 7 feet of water was found in the bold. The pumps were worked until 8.30 p.m., and the boats were then put out as the water increased in the hold, and every picce of ice that struck the ship made her condition worse. At 9 p.m. all hands got into the boats, and we found the latitude 49.50 N., and the longitude 47.60 W. We pulled round the ship until she went down at 2 a.m,, in a squall of sleet. At 4 a.m. we turned our boats' heads to W.N.W., to endeavour to make the land, which we did on the 20th at 11 p.m., all of us being helpless and miserable, after being eight days and two hours drifting amongst ice in the open sea, four days being very severe weather, almost famished, the water being out and the biscuit wet with the sea water. We entered Bird's Island cove, where the mate managed to climb up a rock and called out to the inhabitants of a house for assistance, which was immediately rendered. The men were got out of the boats, and attended to in a most humane manner, but it was evident that some were too far gone, and on the 24th, William. Moore, and on the 30th, Charles Stevens, died. On the 3d of June four of the crew were taken to Bonavista, and the surgeons ampu putated some of their feet, after which John Di xon died on the 6th, and William Brown on the 7th. The captain, mate, and three hands left Bonavista on the Bth for St. John's, where we arrived on the 16 , ..h, leaving two men at Bonavista, one dying and the other very ill.—Signed, WILLIAM GAM, mate." THE TRIAL FOR LAND STEAM FIRE ENGINES. At a meeting of the committee for the encouragement of improvements in land steam fire engines, held yesterday, his Grace thm Duke of Sutherland in the chair, the follow ing prizes were awarded to the successful competitors at the late trial of engines at the Crystal Palace :—For large class engines, first prize of £250 to Messrs. Merryweather and Sons; se cond prize of £ lOO to Messrs. Shand and M ason ; small class engine, first prize of £250 to Messrs. Shand and Mason ; second prize of £lOO to Messrs. Lee and Co. (Ame rican builders). The committee highly commetdd the class of engine of Mr. W. Roberts, of Millvrall. The Prince of Wales at Mercers' Hall. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales honoured the Mercers' Company with his presence yesterday morning, at their hall in Cheapside, for the purpose or taking up his freedom in that most ancient of the twelve great City guilds. The master, wardens, and court of assistants met at noon. The old structure had put on quite a fes tive aspect in honour of the day, banners being suspended from its walls, and a bank of flowering plants rising from the dais prepared for the royal visitor. The worshipful the master, the Rev. Mark land Barnard, incumbent of Colney, himself the fourteenth of his family who had held that office, was hupported by a full court. The master and court of assistants, attired in their scarlet robes of office, were in waiting at the Cheapside gates to receive the Prince, when his Royal Highness, whose car riage had become blocked in that busy thoroughfare and had been turned by the police into Ironmonger lane, suddenly alighted at the private entrance, and as it were taking his entertainers in flank necessi tated a somewhat ruffled reception. The gracious cordiality of the Prince and the ready self-possession of the members of the court soon set matters straight, and his Royal Highness, accepting the conduct of the master, ascended the grand staircase into the hall, where the royal presence was grace fully acknowledged by the ladies, who thronged both sides of the apartment. As the Prince ascended the stairs the band of the Artillery Company, under the conduct of Mr. Hird, played a few bars of the National Anthem. The Prince of Wales was attended by Lieut.-Gen. Knollys, Lord Alfred Hervey, and Capt. Grey. His Royal Highness having taken his seat upon the dais, the master standing upon his right hand, and the other members of the court being stationed around, Mr. Barnes advanced with the books of the company and read therefrom the various entries re ferring to the necessary suspension of the standing orders, and the proposal to confer the freedom of the company upon the Prince of Wales, which was described to have been carried by acclamation in a full court. His Royal Highness having bowed his acknowledgments, Mr. Barnes administered the customary oath. The Rev, the Master then addressed the Prince in the following WESTMINSTER. CHARGE OF STEALING A GOLD WATCH AT CREMORNE GARDENS.--A young man of respectable appearance was charged before Mr. Arnold with stealing a gold watch at Cremorne Gardens, It was staled to the magistrate that the owner of the watch was not present. He signed the police-sheet at the station, and promised to be at the court about 10 o'clock. He had not arrived, and had sent word that he had to attend at a wedding that morning, and that as soon as the cere mony was over he would make his appearance at the court. Two constables, Potter, 174 B, and Wadne (detective), 36 A, proved seeing the watch and guard in the prisoner's possession. The latter observed the prosecutor, immediately upon missing the watch, place his hand upon it, while it was in the prisoner's hand. The prisoner was remanded for a week. ASSAULTING A WIFE.—John Grant, a water carrier, was charged with a most violent assault on his wife. The complainant, a female of short stature, who appeared in a very delicate state of health, said that she had been under medical treatment for above four weeks. On the pre vious evening about 11 o'clock, on her return home, she ftund the prisoner there enjoying himself with some young men. Shortly after she had some words with the prisoner when ho gave her a violent blow with his clenched fist, and knocked her down. While on the ground he jumped upon her, and was afterwards flung downstairs by him. She has been bleeding from her nose and mouth all night. V 33,t00k the prisoner into custody, and said that the com plainant, who gave him in charge, was bleeding very much 1061 from her mouth. 103 I The prisoner was remanded. MARYLEBONE. AN EXPENSIVE MISTAXE.—Sarah Morlis was charged with the following unprovoked assault upon Elizabeth White, a married woman. Prosecutrix deposed that about four o'clock yesterday afternoon she was walking with her husband in Portman market, when the prisoner, who was very drunk, came up and said she had " lagged " a boy. Mr. Mansfield—What did she mean by that ? Mr. Franklin (the usher)—lt is a flash term for trans portation. _ Prosecutrix continued—Prisoner told her husband to leave her, as she would get him " lagged." She called her (witness) Mrs. Taylor. The husband said that was not her name, and they walked away. Prisoner followed, gave her a blow on the back, and was about striking her on the face when she was stopped by her husband. A constable came up and took ber in charge. She, however, rushed from him and gave prosecutrix a tremendous blow on the right eye. (IC was greatly swollen and blackened). In reply to his Worship, witness said she had never seen the prisoner before, neither had she ever appeared to prose cute any one. Enos Porter, 58 D, supported complainant's statement. Prisoner said now she was sorry, and that she was mis taken in the party. Mr. Mansfield—lt appears that you in your drunkenness mistook the complainant for some other party, who had done no more than their duty in banging to justice some thief or malefactor—a duty owing to God and to man. Out of a feeling of spite and revenge you have assaulted this poor woman—cowardly assaulted her. I shall punish you most severely, in order that an example may be made of you. I fine you £lO, or else be imprisoned for three months. THAMES. CHARGE OF STABBING.—A foreign seainau, who gave the name of William Roberts, and who has been in cus tody since the 28th of June, was brought up on remand, before Mr. Woolrych, charged with feloniously cutting and wounding Chailes Legg, a labourer, of No. 2, Little Union street, St. George's-in-the-East. It appealed that on the night of Sunday, the 28th ult., the prisoner and the prosecutor had been drinking together in a public-house called the White Fox, in the Back-road, Shadwell. On leaviug the prisoner joined the company of a girl, and went down a court with her. They had not been gone many minutes when the girl came ruining back much alarmed, and said the prisoner had a knife and attempted to stab her. The prisoner raised a knife in a menacing attitude, and the prosecutor said to him," Bill, put that knife away, it won't do in this country. The prisoner said " I strike you ; I will," and made a blow at Legg, who put up his right arm, and received the blow upon it. A constable came up directly afterwards and took the pri soner into custody. The prosecutor bled a good deal, and has been under medical treatment ever since. Robert Smith, 2b3 R, picked up the knife with which the wound was inflicted directly afterwards, and produced it. Heinrich Dwyer, a German boarding house-keeper, con firmed the statement of Legg. _ Mr. John Brown Ross, physician and surgeon, of High street, Shad:well. said on the 28th of June I was called to the police-station in King David-lane. I examined the witness Legg. I found an incised wound on his right fore arm two inches in length and one inch in depth. It bled very freely indeed, and there has been a good deal of sup puration sines. The knife produced by the constable would inflict such a wound. The prisoner, in defence, said—Three men on the top of me were licking me. I said : "Look out, I have a knife," and cut one of them, and T put the knife away. Mr. Woolrych committed the prisoner for trial, SHIPPING—This Day. ' ON D O N, July 9.—Wind this day at noon—N or th- Westerly ; light breeze, and fine weather. P LYMOUT H, July B.—Wind W.—Arrived—Severn, from the Clyde for Sydney. O FF F A LMOUTH, July B.—Arrived—Monsoon, from Natal. BRIDGEWATER , July S.—Wind W.N.W.—Elise, from Rie Grande. KINGROA.D, July S.—Wind N.—Arrived—Ocean Spray, from New York, Htan, July B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Elise, from Miramichi. BY MAGNETIC TELEORAPIL GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived —Prince Albert, from Caen; Germania, from Dantsic ; Hesse Darmstadt, from Havannah ; Deerfoot, K from ostendje ; Laura , fr om St. Lucia, Osprey, from from Egersund ; Providence , from Dunkirk; Savina, guernsey; Union, from Caen; Gladstone, from Calcutta; Eyr, from Dram. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Walwah, from Sunderland, for Saragossa; Assa Crag (screw steamer) from the West for London; Calliance, from London for Melbourne; Walkington (barque), from. the North. for West; Perseverance, from London, for St. John's; Point, from London, for Jamaica ; phoebe, from London, for Salcombe; Plato, from the north, for west; Mogul, :from Sunderland, far Bombay; Hannah Mary (barque), from tho north, for west; Elsa An n, from the west, for London, Sailed--Branteel, for Algoa Bay ; Cauca fur Singa. pore, with all the outward bound. terms : May it please your royal highness—lt is a source of unfeigned gratification to the master and war dens, to the court of assistants, and to the genera lity of this, company, to have had the honour of en rolling your royal highness among the members of the Mercers' Company—the first in rank and the most ancient in constitution of all the guides in the City of London. Your royal highness will perhaps allow me to observe that the antiquity of the Mercers, as a metropolitan guild, may be traced as far back as 1172, and that the company received its incorporation in 1392 at the hands of his Majesty King Richard 11., who conferred upon it the dis tinguished honour of becoming one of its brethren. I will not run the risk of wearying your royal highness by enumerating the many persons who as members of this company have done honour to it, and whose arms, arranged round these walls, bear testimony to the respect in which they were held ; but I cannot pass lightly over such names is Sir Richard Whittington, the great artist of his own fortune, and the founder of those extensive chari ties which are happily more substantial than the romantic legend which is associated with his memory. Nor must I omit to mention Caxton, to whom we are indebted for that invaluable art of printing which has brought the nation from a state of practical darkness to one of intellectual light. A word, too, must be given to Dean Colet, the founder of our great Pauline School, which has long been the nursing mother of students and poets, of war riors and divines. The name also of Sir Thomas Gresham, celebrated for his magnificent foundation of the first Royal Exchange, and for his confidential position in the council of the great sovereign Eliza beth, must not be forgotten here. I come now, sir, to one who was memorable in history, Sir Thomas Boleyn, grandfather of your illustrious ancestor, Queen Elizabeth, who was herself a tree sister of this company ; and, passing on to modern days, we have the gratification of including among our members, by ancestral descent, that gallant soldier, Lord Hill, who throughout the Peninsular war was second only to the indomitable Wellington. It only remains for me to express to your royal highness eur deep sense of the honour you have condescended to confer on us, and to assure you that we fervently trust an abundant measure of happiness may be in store for your royal highness and for your beautiful and accomplished bride. May the bright example of your intellectual and high-minded father, whose early death the nation still deplores, ever influence your path through life. May you, under God, be the instrument to displace that thorny chaplet which the will of God has woven for your august mother, our beloved sovereign, whose personal attributes and whose domestic virtues so greatly en dear her to her subjects ; and when, in the course of Providence, you are called to assume the throne of your forefathers, may you be spared not merely to rule over the millions which compose this mighty nation, but to live and to reign within their hearts." The PRINCE listened with marked attention to the Master's address, which was admirably delivered, and replied as follows :—Master, Wardens, and Court of Assistants, I am glad to avail myself of the last opportunity which my stay in London affords me of attending here this day to receive the free dom of your ancient and honourable company. The oldest of the city companies, the Mercers, is hardly exceeded by any in the amount of its charities or in its capabilities of doing good. How these powers have been exercised the list of the foundations of the company and of the distinguished persons whom you have enumerated as benefactors and freemen tell us. Amongst the latter the great Sovereign, who was herself a sister of the company, stands conspicuous, and commerce and science appear equally to have lent their representatives to en noble the Mercers' Company. To be connected with such names in the freedom and history of your company is an honour and a privilege I am proud to have conferred upon me, I thank you sincerely for the terms in which you have mentioned the names of my beloved mother and the Princess, and for the happiness you desire for us both. The beautiful casket containing the freedom was now handed to the Prince, who examined it with evident admiration and interest. A work of the highest goldsmith's art, this casket is wrought in Gothic style, with pillars at each corner, the lid bearing the form of a Gothic cupola, very richly ornamented and surmounted by a crown in various coloured enamels, from which rises the Prince of Wales's plume. The front is divided into three arches, or compartments, the centre one bearing the arms of the Prince and Princess of Wales in coloured enamels, surrounded by the Garter with its motto, " Honi snit que mal y pense." In the centre of the remaining arches are the arms of the Mercers' Company, also in coloured enamels, with their motto, "Honor Deo." On the reverse, divided in like manner into three arches, the cen tral one bears the following inscription— " Presented to H. R. H. Albert Edward Prince of Wales, K.G., by the Corporation of Mercers, Premier Guild of the City of London, on the occa sion of his royal highness honouring them by accepting the freedom of the company,July 8,1863." This inscription is supported on either side by the monograms of the Prince and Princess of Wales in plain blue enamel. The casket is based upon a slab of black Australian marble, ornamented with gar. lands of flowers in gold, and the whole work is worthy of the artistic taste and skill of the success ful candidate for its design and execution—Mr. C. F. Hancock, of Bruton-street. The Master now presented the various members of the court to the Prince of Wales, who presently retired to the banqueting room, where a c i v i c luncheon, prepared by Messrs. Staples, of the Albion, was served on the company's service of g old ,A a ta h s a te le r plate, with their accustomed precision and judg ment. The Prince sat on the right of the yDinugrinag tsheaetrep°alls4t Master, Mr. Johnson, the father of the com p an y , a b ig octogenarian, hnesss l et hand.oceiip ma R oya l proposed " The Health of his Royal lii-th-ge Prince of Wales, citizen and Hi ghness the having been warmly respond edrnercer." This toast to, hi high- ness took cordial leave of the 8 royal members of the company , and and the several pally, aDd retired. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. NEWMARKET RACES.—This DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Black Lily w.o. £5O PLATE. Rosa fi11y............ Fletton ......... 2 Seven ran. CHESTERFIELD STAKES. Scottish Chief._ Crytheia Becky Sharpe Eleven ran. HANDICAP PLATE.I 1 • 00 0000000000000000000 . 3 Neophyte Prophet Columba Ten ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Zeloo 1 Meriden Seven ran. LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL CUP. sto 1 agst Oakapple (taken) 7to 1 agst Barchettina (taken) Bto 1 agst Joey Jones (taken) 100 to 7 agat Imperatrice (taken) 100 to 7 agst Erin-go-Bragh (taken) 100 to 7 agat Fantail (taken) 100 to 6 agst Carisbrcok (taken) GOODWOOD STARES. 4to 1 agst Anfield (taken) Bto 1 agst Knutmford (taken) 10 to 1 agst Bellman (taken) 10 to 1 agst Blondin (taken) 100 to 3 agst Grimstone (taken) 100 to 3 agst Zapateado (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 4to 1 agst Buckatone (taken) 7to 1 agst Carnival (taken) THE DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered) THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. Bank of England Return.—This Day. An Account, pursuant to t] cap. 32, for the week ending of July, 1863: ie Act 7th and Bth Victoria on Wednesday, the Bth day ISSUE DE ttiotes issued ..—...X28.614.000 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.631,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,964,000 Silver Bullion .... £28,614,000' 'ARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi £1- tat 1,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 5,593.834 Other Deposits 18,595,718 Seven Day and other Bills 657,598 £28,614,000 EPARTMZNT. Government Seon- £42,644,425 M. ] rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,016,838 Other Securities 23,603,448 Notes Gold and Silver 860,969 Coin July 9, 1863. £42,644,425 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. NAVAL PROMOTIONS—This Evening. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this day : • Mr. Walter Harlstone and Mr. C. E. W. H. Hutton, midshipmen, to the Warrior. Mr. C. W. Dickinson and Mr. Francis S. Knowles, naval cadets, to the Warrior. Mr John Giles and Mr H. B. Beresford, midshipmen, to the Resistance. Lord Lewis Gorden and Mr. H. J. Knight, naval cadets, to the Resistance. Mr. H. Francis E. Haigh, midshipman, to the Liver pool. Thomas C. Heathcote, Clement Royds, and William A. Beckles, Naval Cadets, to the Liverpool. G. T. Temple, Midshipman, to the Defence. Alexander W. Ogilvy, J. S. Haumet, and Horace H. Barnard, Naval Cadets, to the Defence. Julian A. Barker, Midshipman, to the Royal Oak. Frederick S. Kelly, Edward L Bawtree, and Frederick Maitland, Naval Cadets, to the Royal Oak. R. F. Hoskyn, midshipman, to the Emerald. Reginald A.B. Carey, and R. D. B. Bruce, naval cadets, to the Emerald. Pierre G. Evans, midshipman, to the Black Prince. Edward Goldney, Archibald R. Harence, and J.D. Dram, naval cadets, to the Black Prince. Mr. James Erskine Russell, nominated to a naval cadetship. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Tees Conservancy, West Shropshire Mineral Rail way, South Yorkshire Railway, Great Northern Railway (Cheshire lines), Glasgow and South Western, and Ayr and Maybole Junction Railways, Scottish Central Railway, and Standedge and Oldham Turnpike Trust bills were read a third time and passed. The Colonial Letters Postal Bill was read a third time and passed. The Telegraphs Bill was read a third time and passed. The Poor-law Board Continuance Bill was read a second time. The report of amendments to the Sheep and Cattle (Scot land) Bill was brought up and received. The Statute Law Revision Bill passed through commit tee. PUBLIC WORKS (MANUFACTURING DIS- - TRICTS) BILL. On the motion for receiving the report of amendments to this bill, The Earl of DERBY stated that Yorkshire was alto gether excluded from the provisions of the bill; that parts of Lanchashire, 50 miles from the place of distress, was taxed under it, which was obviously unjust ; and that many of the districts felt it to be so unjust, that they roused to take advantage of the rate at all. Earl GRANVILLE said he agreed with the noble earl that the amendment which had been made, by inserting the word "owners" in one of the clauses, was quite unneces sary, and therefore he should have no objections to its being struck out. He would consider the other objections taken by the noble earl, and state the determination he arrived at before the third reading of the bill. The report was then received The report of amendments to the Thames Embankment (South Side) Bill was brought up and received. The Militia Ballot Suspension and Weimer Vestry bills passed through committee. The Passengers Ant Amendmen t Bill was re ad a third time and passed. The 'Amu Societies Bill was read a second time. lONIAN JUDGES. Lord CHELMSFORD moved an humble addsion ress to her Majesty for copies of any p a p er in the posses of the Secretary of State for the colonies containing any charges of conduct consistent with their judicial office against Sir George Marcoran and Sir Anastasio Nidian, late judges of the Supreme Council of Justice inhe t lonian Island s , [LEFT SPEAKIG.] HOUSE OF COMMONS —This Evenin g Th e SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock, * PRI VATE BUSINESS. The Colne Valley and Halstead Railwa y , Metropolitan Railway, and Rumney and Brecon and Merthyr Railway Junction R ailwa y Bills were read a third time. Tydfilo was a s Th e Sidmouth and Budleigh - Salter ton Railway B read a second time. GUILJHALL ENTERTAINMENT On the motion of Sir De L. EV an address for re turn of tho number of the metropoliStan police employed within the City to assist the police of London in maintain ing order on the recent occasion of the e n t er t a i nment at the Guildhall to his Royal Highness the Princ e o f W a l es was agreed to. VAGRANCY ACT (SCOTLAND). Mr. COCHRANI gave notice that to-morrow h e should a s k the Lordl Advocate whether he intended to introduce a bill to apply the English Vagrancy Act to Scotland. COPYRIGHT. Mr. BLACK gave notice that, early next session, he should introduce a bill to consolidate the acts relating to literary copyright, unless the Government in the meantime intimated their intention of bringing in such a measure. INDIA. CONINGHAM gave notice that ou Monday he should ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to adopt the suggestions of the Royal Commissioners with respect to remedial measures for the Indian army, in order to pre vent for the future a loss annually of GO in every 1,000 men. INFANTICIDE. Mr. COX gave notice that on going into committee a supply, ho should call attention to the extension of infan• ticide in England and Wales. PACKET ESTINLATLS—A I .7STEALIA. Sir S. NORTHCOTE eaid he intended, when the packet estimates were before the house, to call attention to the route to Australia via Panama, and ask the intentions of the Government thereon. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. In reply to Mr. MARSH, Mr. FORTESCUE stated that the Government could not prevent convicts who had served their time going wherever they pleased. ORANGE LODGES—PRINCE EDWARD'S K ISLAND. In reply to Mr. MAGIIIIRE, Mr. FORTESCUE stated that his noble friend at the head of the Colonial-office had learned with regret that the native Legislature had passed an act for the incorporation of these lodges, because it was calculated to foment religi ous animosities. As the act had not been received it would be improper to state what advice the Government might feel disposed to give her Maje>ty on the subject. MONUMENTS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. _ . Mr. AYRTON inquired of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what conditions monuments erected by public subscription, in memory of public men, could be placed in Westminster Abbey; and whether it was the fact that fees to the extent of £2OO were demanded by the Dean and Chapter for permission to place the bust of the late Sir G. C. Lewis in the Abbey, and for what purpose the fees were applied ? Sir G. GREY, in reply, read a letter from the Dean, stating that permission to erect monuments rested with himself and the House of Commons. He (the Dean) was anxious to check the erection of monuments, because they encroached upon the space required for public worship. The fees demanded were the same in the case of Sir James Mackintosh. The right hon. baronet read a list of the modes of appropriating the fees, &c., the balance being appropriated to repairing the fabric, and other purposes. ROAD FROM CHARING-CROSS TO ST. JAMES'S PARK, Sir H. VERNEY asked the First Commissioner of Works whether it was the opinion of the Government that a carriage road ought to be opened from Charing -cross to the Mall in St. James's-park ; and whether, if it was thought desirable, he would take an early opportunity to carry it into effect? Mr. COWPER said the subject was under consideration. To carry out the proposed plan it would be necesary to pull down a house or two. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. In reply to Mr. WYLD, Mr. FORTESCUE intimated that the Government had not as yet given its consent to the reconstruction of this company; neither had any remonstrances been received from Canada. THE WAR OFFICE. • Mr. CONINGHAM asked the Under Secretary of State for War whether any measures had been taken by the Go vernment to investigate the merits of Captain Forbes's breech-loading principle, as compared with Asmstron's; whether this principle had not been already adopted by Russia, in the flotilla on the Caspian Sea ; and whether the Messrs. Horsfall had manufactured any of these, so called, Clay's guns for the British Government. The Marquis of HARTINGTOO replied that no com munication had been received at the War-office from Capt. Forbes. He could not tell whether the Russian Govern. ment had adopted the breech loading principle. ROSTER OF CAVALRY REGIMENTS. Col. SYKES asked the Secretary of State for War whether the roster of relief of the Cavalry Regiments in India was interrupted in the case of the Queen's Bays which had been ordered home in November, 1861, at which time the regiment was greatly reduced by the loss of ten officers and 161 men In four years, and by volunteering, and which still remained below its strength ? _ The Marquis of HARTINGTON explained that these matters rested with the Commander-in-Chief. In the case specified an exception had been made. "THE CROWN SOLICITOR" (BANKRUPTCY). Mr. COX asked the Attorney-General whether there was in the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street, Lon don, an officer called " The Crown Solicitor ;" and, if so, what his duties were; by whom and under what authority he was appointed ; what his remuneration was ; whether the same was paid by fees or salary; and out of what fund it was paid ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL entered at some length into an explanation. Mr. Aldridge had been appointed to take charge of pauper cases. The allowance had been settled at £1,200 a year, which involved some expenditure, reducing the actual pay much below that amount. JAPAN. In reply to Mr. B. COCHRANE, Mr. LAYARD replied that British residents had been warned to provide for their protection. No information had been received at the Foreign-office stating that the period for ultimatum of the Japan Government had been extended 1 days beyond the already specified time. ALEXANDRIA TELEGRAPH CABLE. In reply to Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. F. PEEL stated the rupture took place 70 miles from Alexandria, and that it would be repaired in about a month. POLAND. Sir J. FERGUSSON intimated that when the ad journed debate came on he intended to ask the hon. member for Sheffield (Mr. Roebuck) a question. INDIAN BUDGET. Sir C. WOOD intimated, in reply to an hon. member, that he had not yet determined the exact day when he should call attention to the finances of India. FORTIFICATIONS (PROVISION FOR EX PENSES) BILL. Lord PALMERSTON moved the second reading of this bill. Sir F. SMITH moved, as an amendment, " That no further expenditure be incurred for the present upon that part of the project for fortifications which is based on the assumption that an enemy might land in force and attempt to besiege Portsmouth and Plymouth, except on such works as are in a very advanced state of progress." (LEFT 'EAKING.) PRESENTATION OF A VICTORIA CROSS.—Thild honourable decoration has been awarded to George Hi n ckley, a quartermaster of the Sphinx, 6, paddle-sloop, for gallant conduct in an attack Dia the city of Fung-wha, Chi na , on October 9, 1862. Ilinckley car rie d off; while ex posed to a heavy fire from the enemy in going and coming, The two officers d off at on his shoulders, one aDevonPor t fter the otonherThurs day, the cerem on y of the presentation of the cross took Sphinx being ab out to be pai place there at the Government Parade, Mount "Wise, on Tuesday. About 1,000 seamen and . marines were landed from the various men-of.war in commission there to w itness t h e p re sentation. Ad miral Sir Houston Stewart, K.c . 8 ,, presented the cross in the name of her Majesty. F IR E AT THE TZARSE.O-ZELO PALACE.---•A few days s i since i t r e Tz b a r ra o k k o e .z n el u e t atthe he Emperor of , near St. P e t ers b urg , through the c arelessness of a servant, who for g ot to extin guish his light on g oing spa lac a e to bed. The servant's room was situated in the fourth story, on the left side of the front of the palace, and the tire extended through two stories above. The church is not destroyed, though much damaged, but the cupola fell in. The pictures and valuable objects in many of the principal apartments were preserved, ,but much material damage was done to the building. VOLT AIRE'S ESTIM ATE or TUE rOP ES.—The interest of the human race requires a check on the power of sovereigns for the protection of the peopl e . This re ligious check mi g h t, b put in the hands o f the Poyp e general agreement, have b e en interfering in temporal us. • • These Pontiffs, by arrels q warning kings andpeoples only to appease them, by reserving of their duti es , b y re b u ki ng their crim es , b y atrocities, would hav e been al excommunications for grew; ot n are God upo n ear th ; b ut me ways regarded a s the images to the law s an d mora l s of their country—lawreduced f or th e i r d e fence and morals ofte n corrupted.— _ s u s n a often despised, .L AN INCIDENT I N TRE H lee s M. OUSE OF COMMONS. — Yesterday, at the morn curious incident occurre d in the Houseingsitting, a som ewhat ing a violati on o f one of the of Comm ons , involv standing orders of the house. It is known to those who are in the habit of attending the House of Commons that immediately after prayers the Speaker takes his seat at the clerk's table, and sits there until 40 members are present, that number being necessary to make " a house." During that period of waiting no member who has entered the house if member, ouse must leave it until the required 40 are present an ignorance or forgetfuln ess o f th e standingerdera: ventures towards the door, he is politely requested by the ser geant-at-arms to retire to his seat. Yesterday, at ten minutes past twelve, there were not more than 20 mem bers present, when Sir William Dunbar, one of the Lords of the Treasury, hastily left the Ministerial bench, and went out of the house unperceived by Captain Gosset, the deputy sergeant, who was in aGendance. Mr. C. Forster and Col. French communicated what had occurred to Capt. Gosset, who had been conversing with the Marquis of Hartington, and off went the captain in search of the fugi tive Lord of the Treasury. In the course of a few minutes Sir William Dunbar, much to the amusement of the mem bers present, made his way back into the house by a aide door, Capt. Gosset having missed him in the lobby. Soon afterwards a house was formed, and the Speaker, who appa rently enjoyed the affair as well as the other members, was not officially informed of the mistake which the incautious Lord of the Treasury had made.—Atornrng Post. MONTROND'S DEBUT AS A GAMBLER as related by Captain Gronow :—" When very young, at the court of Marie Antoinette, a certain M. de Champagne, an officer of the Guards, who was playing at cards with him, said, Monsieur, vous iricher.' I‘fontrond answered, with the sang-froid' which distinguished him through life under very different circumstances, C'est possible ; main js n'aime pas qu'on me le dise,' and threw the cards in Chem ,pagne's face. They fought next morning with swords, and Montrond was run through the body. He was confined to b u t when he got we l l a gain , called his bed for two m onths, Champagne , and, althoug h he received an other out M. de • wound, succeeded in killing his adversary. This duel set him up in the world as a dangerous man to meddle with, and saved him from many insults, to which his very E • luck at play would have exposed him. T picious Aleyrand sai d,d propos of this, 'II vit sur son mort,'" 1 1/ P,l 1 ;,. ; ; I 13.14. kb 10 et et 50 20 , %4.0 9.18.9 12.10 53 i i 124 f 128} I