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

Cotton iation. At the w ee kl y meeting of the Executive Com mittee on T ues d ay, a letter was read stating that a Missionary of Tobago, West Indies, has been sue. eessfal its growing cotton, and inducing the natives to enter into the cultivation. Some samples of fair West Indian have been forwarded, worth from 283. to 3 0d. p er lb . A considerable extent of land has been prepared, and application for seed was granted, ineluding Sea Island, which, it is ex- Pected, will yield good results. A letter was received from the British Consulate, Islay, Peru, l'e P °r tcg that a great desire prevails to Plant cotton, and that the valleys on the coast, Where there is a vast amount of land lying Waste, are admirably suited for its growth. Appli cations for seed are frequent and urgent. An agri culturist in the Valley o lamb; about eighteen l eagues from Islay, has already planted a consider able Taintity of laud, and would greatly increase h ia operations if he could obtain seed. Another aPPlicant has 250 acres prepared for sowing ; and the Co nsu l , in transmitting this report, expresses cis willingness to aid, in every possible way, in extending the cultivation of cotton in his district. A letter was read, enclosing two samples of good Useful cotton from Liberia, worth 2s. 2d. and 2 s. 4d. per lb. respectively. The writer expresses his desire to extend his operations, and a supply at seed was granted to him for the pur- P o se- Letters were received from Cape Coast, Africa, stating that the growth of cotton is extend ing, and that the results, so far, have been most cattsfeetory. A copy of the Portuguese decree, for- W arded by the Board of Trade, was received, which gra nts 'Various bounties to the cultivators of cotton la the p rov i nce of Angola, to be claimed and re ceived annually until 1872. A letter from Salonica reports that the cotton crop presents a promising aPPearance, and the most energetic measures have been adopted to prevent the devastation of the loc ust ,. His Excellency, Akif Pasha, Governor of Macedonia, bas himself been living in tents and i llti ts• to encourage the vill agers to co ll (ct the l ocusts. Upwards of 10,000 okes have thus been gathered, and as many more destroyed in the nearest vicinities of Salonica. A despatch forwarded by the Foreign Office was received from her Majesty's Consul at Janina, together with a sample of cotton grown from the Xeres seed. The desire to cultivate cotton is rapidly extending in this con cellar district among both landowners and villagera ; nothin g but experience is wanting to ensure com- Plete success, and to render cotton one of the staples of the country. In the plain of Arta, there has been great activity. Early in the spring Mustafa Pasha, the owner of a vast extent of prime land, sent to his agent 5,500ib of seed procured at Xeres, W hich was distributed to four or five villages, in tarts of th e pl a i n most su i table for cotton, Feime B YO another landed proprietor of Arta, has also Pro cured from Xeres 5,500ib of seed, which has been distributed with a careful choice of locality. 0 f 3,200 okes of seed supplied this year by Government to (Epirus, 1,000 okes, or 2,7301 b, have been sent to Arta, and distributed in small quantities amongst 25 villages. The late Mudir of •rrevisa, before leaving, had also made experiments , Wi th Xer es seed, wh i ch he had sown on different ° A eser iptions of land. Ev er y w h ere th roug h out the A rta district there is readiness and desire on the Part of all classes to embark in cotton cultivation, _ Wh ich is the more remarka b le as the people of Epirus are t o a proverb opposed to innovations. A letter W as read from New York, presenting a gin to the Associ ation, which the maker thinks i s we ll a d apted for long staple cotton. A sample was submitted ! T or inspecti on , s h ow i ng th e manner i n wh i ch East j e c clian cotton is so often adulterated, and which it lis hoped will be effectually checked by recent e gislation on the subject. There was no other casiness. lIONEY MARKET AND COMMtitOIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. R EDUCTION IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND RATE OF DISCOUNT. At thei r wee kl y court to- d ay the Bank of Eng. laud directors have notified that the minimum quotation for interest and discount had been reduced f rom 7 to 6 per cent. This announcement was not generally expected, as a reduction was considered improbab'e till after the distribution of the July dividends. The corn taercial classes have therefore been very agreeably ,sur p r ised t o fi n d t h emse l ves ena b led to discount h their bi lls nearly one per cent. cheaper than they ' r a i d any ri g ht to ant i c i pate f or a few weeks. us authorities have been for some time recuper ating their reserves, and as it was very generally , . 11 "i'n that the position of the establishment justi due the measure now adopted, it has not excited the astoni s h ment . D ur i ng t h e past fortnight : e available balances of the banking and other nien unt establishment s h ave a l so s h own a gradual incr ease, and if account be taken of the further additions that will most probably be made to the .3 6I PPlY of capital in the open market after the "vidends have been paid, it may be presumed that . t he auth or i t i es h ave only now discharged a duty that would ultimately have been forced upon them. The directors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank °f India, London, and China have declared a divi dend at the rate of 10 per cent,, and have announced a call of £7 10a on the new shares, payable on the I st Negotiations are in progress for the transfer of the business of the British and American Exchange to the London and Colonial Bank. The South Eastern Banking Company have taken Premises and arranged for immediately opening four additional branches, viz., at Hastings, Graves end, Blackheath, and Clapham. It has been announced that the share list of the Gre at Wheal Metal Ti n Mi n i ng C ompany will close o .. 11 Saturd a y nex t, t h e 18 th i nst., for London appli :4ltions, and on the f o ll ow i ng M onday for those eroe .4 the country, b . The biddings of 30,000,000 rupees (£300,000) in ~1 118 on I n di a t oo k p l ace yesterday at the Bank of 'eleland. The proportions allotted were : —To e 'leutta, 16,60,0000 rupees ; to Bombay, 12,00,000 rPees ; and to Madras, 1,49,000 rup ees . Th e mini °tu price was as before, viz., is I per rupee on i iti eutta and Madras ; and i s lltd on B om b ay. I'4!° applications within the limits amo un t e d t o 183 C , t . B . Tenders on Calcutta and Madras, at is lltd receive about 26 per cent. ; on Bombay, at 2s, fu ° out 15 p er cent.; and all a b ove these pr i ces in 11 . t , It Will be n o ti ce d t h at the applicat i ons w i t hi n e limits have amounted to £1,830,000; on the p r evious occasio n th ey were £2,140,000 ; and before h at, £1,240,000. Co he p ros p ec t u s of th e G reat North Vor Tin and per Mi n i ng C om pany h as b een issued, with a Pro posed ca pit a l o f £25,000, i n 5,00 0 shares of £5 e ach ; deposit, £1 on application, and £1 on allot meut• This c o mpany is formed for wor ki ng the i r ll es included un der the name of the Gr ea t N orth i:'• The property which it is proposed to purchase aitu ate in the midst of the valuable and producti ve re age and C rowan m ines, and is to be h e ld on h e for twenty-one years. The reports which tt ;' a ° bee n pu b l i s h e d concern i ng t hi s m i ne are o f a m ost satisfactory character. Captain Symons t ? the Gre a t V or fiacan intersects and divides of .° t wo equal parts the large and productive basin granite ruetalliferoue killas lying on and between the of Godolphin and Crowan, and every where in his the lodes which it disturbs. Captain Pascoe the 1 41_ report says," one point of great interest in future development of this mine, is the [ t r eat fe u sett °au which runs through the centre of this hie ; and als o th rough the richest mines in this dis ilaeaelY, Alfred Consols, Wheal Tremayno, t3-? ;" r ass and Great Whe a l V or an d G rea t Wh ea l e a 1 ; t1 ". This flucan is consid ere d by a ll mi ners e esal a L the principal feature of all th e i r m i nera l e 6 -4 `a." The property, however, ca nno t b e o th er is o f the r i c h es t and most valuabl e ki n d ; w hi c h laether confirmed by the fact that, from the Great Wheal Vor Mine which immediately abuts on it. Ore value £1,240,000 was obtained between 1825 and 1843. Captain Mark Reed, the late ma nager of the Great Wheal Vor Mine, bears his testi mony to the value of this project. This company, therefore, with so fair a field before it, and a small outlay have evident prospects of success. The direc tors are gentlemen of standing and ere eminently practical men, hence, under such circumstances, investors in its capital stock, the directors are confident, may feel perfectly secure in realising re munerative dividends. The last week's raiiway receipts, aicertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under:— 18G4. 1863. North-Western £103,931 £04,014 South- Western Brighton Midland North Eastern Great Eastern South Eastern Bristol and Exeter 51,154 27.711 20,549 7,053 These returns when compared with those of the same period of last year are of a very satisfactory character. On the North Western there is an increase of £9,917; South Western, #;5,168; Brighton, £1,769 ; Midland, £4,399; N or th Eastern. £9,888; Great Eastern, .£5,191 ; South Eastern, £2,758; and on the Bristol and Exeter, £92. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Ren tea were 66f. 05c. ex coupon. There is an active demand for money in the open market, and the rates are 5i per cent. for first-class bills, and 51 per cent. for superior descriptions. An alteration in the allowance of interest for deposits has been made by Messrs. Overend, Gur ney, and Co., Messrs. Alexander and Co., and the joint stock establishments. The rate for money at call is now 41 per cent., for seven days notice of withdrawai 5 per cent., and for fourteen days 5i per cent. The market for the English Funds continues dull, and quotations show a gradual downward movement. The unfavourable feeling regarding the Danish question has been sufficient to counterbal ance what favourable effect should have been pro duced by cheaper money. Consols are now 89k, 904 for money, and 904 for the account. The New Threes andlßedueed Annuities are 891 ; Red Sea Telegraph, 204 ; Exchequer Bills for March, Bs. to 3s. dis. ; and for June, 4s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1044 e, and the 4 per Cents., 994. A general downward turn has been apparent in the Foreign Stock Market and business is very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 771 ; do., Con solides, 471 489; Greek, 24 1; Mexican, 444 ; do. New Loan, 2 dis. to I ; prem. ; Spanish Passive, 314 a ; Portuguese, 484 4 ; Russian Scrip, 4 prem. ; Venezuelan Scrip 6 to 54 dis.; and the Confederate Loan, 63 64. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued inactive, but in a few instances prices have shown an upward movement. Great Western, North Western, Metropolitan, and Midland have each improved 55.; Great Northern A Stock, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 102.; and North Eastern (Berwick), £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive at about previous quotations. Bank and Mieeillancous Shares are dull, and in some instances are a shade flatter. Maritime Credit Company are quoted 19 prem.; London and Vene zuela Bank, 4 11, prem. 13.14.' st tO Et Et , 50 20 SHARE 8 8 81 91 84 i 6 118 119 6 7 35 37 16 17 91 93 103 105 SO i 7 1100 all all all all 100 100 100 i 6.13.4 0.6.41 l 2. 1 0 61 71 131 133 142 143 128 (32 Al 93 C5l 66; 112 112 66 t 7 104 105 41 43 111 112}; 07i 08i 1 55 54 113 )14 131± BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing • har, afitlways Paid. Price. Business don, 1110 atlantic & Lawrenet all 60 62 s k J Boin.,Baroda&.Ceritlno 10 , 1034 1014 Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares .04 Buffalo and Lam: Huron all 61 10 Do. Preteronce 00 lO 77 82 6 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, l'i7k 1 00 DO. do. July 1, 187:- , 100 77 81 100 Do. do. June 1,15 ti 100 77 82 st Clcutta..t S. Eici tn. (Lin 100 101 103 st Cape Town Seri: 100 98 100 stock lilasitn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 106 108 steck East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1054 1064 1061 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 15 p 20 Do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada lee 201 21. 1 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 73 15 100 Do. co. deterred.— all Of 64 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 55 57 100 Do. 3d Pt ef. stock all 50 52 100 Do. do. deferred._ all 43 45 100 Do. 4th Pref, stock... all 29 31 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 27 .31 stook GtlndtaPentn.gua.sp.o 100 1054 1064 106 51 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 2I p Do. January, 1862 .. stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 6 per cent. 100 103 104 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 104 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 90 92 100 Do. 54 p. 0. do. '77-8.. . all 82 81 10 Indian Branch Limiter.; 2 par 4p stock Madras- guar., sp. o. 100 103 104 stook Do. 41. p. a Extension 100 97 99 stook De. 42 do .. 100 92 Di 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 60 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 56 58 100 Do. 7p. t» slortg. Bds. all 20 NewßrunsWlOkac Canda Class A an d B. all 3 5 N.lll.C'da6pclstpptbds 100 82 24 stock Soinde ........ (100 101 105 stock Do. Delhi .: 1100 1021 1034 20 Do. do 's , 4 E 2 d ip at Do. Punjaub 1 all 113 11.4 1034 Do. Do. , 100 ook Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 1,100 96 98 , COLONIAL GOVERNMEN'I SECU RITIES. p.c.Ja. - - 1877-84 . ..... ........ 1 104 106 -- Do. 6p. e. Feb. & Aug. 101, 103 ;05 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 Do. Ep. o. Jan.&July. 10t 93 05 934 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 04 Cape G.Hope, 6p 0,1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1801 100 1(9 11l - iDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 112 ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 10e' 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 196 108 1084 INatal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 IC9 -- 'N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.J a.6iJ uly 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 px,,18,', lOO 994 1001 Du. sp. c.,18t2L to 1571 100 994 1004 Do. d0.,1888 &upwda 100 994 ICOI New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 102 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. steriing, 1875 lOO 105 107 , 6.Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 110 112 'Queensland Gcv. 6p. C lOO 108 110 - rVic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul; 100 - Do. 10 D.O. AnAzOot. 100 109 110 110 _ . (This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Days WESTMINSTER. ROBEERY BY A GERMAN AT THE VICTORIA RAILWAY STATION, PIMLICO.—EmiIe Thielick, a German, was charged with stealing a carpet-bag, at the terminus of the Victoria Railway Station, Pimlico. _ _ Mr Inspector Fray, of the Company's police, stated that at about noon yesterday he saw the prisoner at the station in the company of another man. He had his suspicions of them, and he watched them. When he first saw the pri soner he had no luggage with him. In a few minutes, as a Croydon train was about starting, he saw the prisoner carrying a carpet•bag, and going with it towards the Grosvenor Hotel. He stopped the prisoner, when the other man ran away. Witr.es asked him where ho got it from. Ho observed, "It's mine, It's mine." He tried to go away. In answer to Mr Seife, the Inspector said that there was th© name of Mrs Howard on the carpet-bag, with tho direction on it of Sutton, Surrey. There was a quantity of wearing apparel in the carpet-bog, with various other articles, which were of the value of above £lO. The prisonor, who is supposed to have Bien concerned with other depredations at railway stations, was remanded till to-morrow (Friday). MRS LIDDERMORE'S GRIEVANCES.-SINGULAR CASE. —Mrs Eliza Liddermore attended before Mr Knox to answer the complaint of Mrs Harriet Gee, of using threat ening language towards her; and there was a cross com plaint against Mrs Gee of assaulting Mrs Liddermore. Mr Edward Dillon Lewis, from the office of Mr Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for Mrs Gee. The case was briefly this :—On the 4th of June Mrs Gee was coming down stairs with a basin of water in her hand, when Mrs Liddermore, who had a hammer in her hand, threatened to break Mrs Gee's head, and upon this, accord• log to Mrs Liddermore's statement, Mrs Gee throw the basin of water over her. Mrs Liddermore, who is a lodger of Mrs Gee's, handed the magistrate the following list of grievances, and a daily register of the number of bugs caught in her apartments, from March 21 to May 20. A summary of the grievances as follows :—Number of bugs destroyed during the above period, 800. The area door taken away and the house rendered unsafe. The water-closet locked, and the key taken away and refused. Continuous knocking for two nights from 12 till 4in the morning. A pail of whitewash upset, and the doors of the apartments plastered with the same. The water run off on several occasions." Mr Knox suggested that the better course would be for Mrs Liddermoro to leave the house, but Mr Lewis said it was a quarterly tenancy, and it was not until Mrs Lidder more received her summons that she took out one against Mrs Geo. lie thought if each was bound over to keep the peace to the other that it would be sufficient, Mr Knox assented to Mr Lewis's suggestion, and that course was adopted. AN INCAUTIOUSPROSECUTOR —Jane Williams, a char woman, was charged before Mr Knox with stealing from the person of Wm. Nicholas, of Hillingdon, ➢lliddlesex, a silver watch of the value of £6. The prosecutor was first charged with being drunk, and discharged. George Weeks, tobacconist, 15, Sherwood-street, said that while in the Devonshire Arms public house, Denman street, that morning, shortly before one o'clock, he heard something heavily fall on the ground, and on looking round saw the prosecutor lying on the ground and the prisoner trying to bite his watch guard in two. The prosecutor's watch was gore, and the landlord came round and closed the doors and sent for a constable. The prisoner was sober, but the prosecutor was very drunk. In answer to Mr. Knox, the witness said he did not see the prisoner pass the watch to any one, but she might have done so as there were several persons present. Mr Nicholas said he was "exceedingly" drunk the pre vious night. He last saw his watch at ten o'clock, and i: was then attached to his person by a guard. When he re covered himself he found himself in the station. The prisoner said the prosecutor had treated her to wine all the evening, and took her to the Haymarket and bought her a bouquet. All wood, 18G C, who took the prisoner into custody, stated that the landlord of the house informed him that he had seen the prisoner spit something on the floor like a piece of the guard. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, July 8 901 i 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894.. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 'sth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2of Mhrch. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2a & 3 per Cent 7 8 4 die par Ditto £5OO Ditto £lOO and £2OO :ank England Stk, 51 per Ct. Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 shut Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 L) o Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent . . -- Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 — Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 .. D.. bonds i, I,oUtt . — Do ender £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Do 1859.. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 45 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 B7l Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do Account 955 Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 3Bl hi lian 6 per Cent. — Do 4/ per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent • Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent. 863 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 4yptian 7 per Cent ' — Do, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account Do Coupons — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do, 1839 and 1859 - Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway ) Mexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do Scrip £l3 paid • • m Do French Scrip, E x . 25f 20c Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-Freench Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada Do 2 per Cent. Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Do Accou.m... . i Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) ... ... — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account • • Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. Do Account 4Bl Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid .... — pm Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St 894 Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1880 .. Ditto 8 per Cent 1859 •.. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 874 Ditto Anglo-Dutch Ditto Scrip, £3O paid 4 pm Sardinian 6 per Cent •••• Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Ditto Ao3ount Swedish, 4.per Cent — Ditto Scrip, £6O paid — Pm turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account .. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 7O Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 714 Ditto £lOO Bonds.. Ditto 1863 -.. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent .... Venezuela 3 per Cont. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account .... Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto Scrip, £3O paid Ditto lf per Cent 10 Florins. -- payable in Lond , a. Austrian, 6 p er C en t,. E x . Dividends on the above Belgian 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f... Ditto Account Dutch 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861 Ex 25 francs — Diti!o'Acco unt .. * Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4} per Ct. Ex. 4s. Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Console Mono TWO O'CLOCK. y ...... ............... 89i 90k Ditto Acc0unt........... 90i - - - Liverpool Cotton Illarket—This Day. Market opens very steady, an d transactions will probably foot up to 8,000 or 10,000 bales. FATAL ACCIDENT AT EDINBURGH CASTLE. --011 Sunday morning the dead body of James Henderson, private in the 92d Regiment, now stationed at Edinburgh Castle, was found in the gardens at the foot of the rock. It is supposed the poor fellow had been endeavouring to escape from the Castle in order to visit his wife or some friends outside, and that in descending the rock his foot had slipped. He Was married only seven weeks age. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share' Railways. Paid. 13ir., Wol., and Str. Val. Ilytlv3 and Tyne. B ost..Sleat:,andMid.oo 1 !Bristol. and Exeter Caledonlan Corit. an:. Bandon !Cornwall !D o A A gets no div D o. i it till Upo.pan.has • een baid to B. Dublin & e Belfast June. {. Du n., Pert h,&Ab. J une. Edinburgh & Glasgow. !Uleisg. and S. Wester n. iGreatEastern, Ord. stk { Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian St !GreatNorthot Scotland 1 G mat Northern I Do A stock Do 13 do ,Gt. S. and W. of Irelan ; !Great Western Do Str Val ‘2,113,. stoal Lamas:ll,7e &'1"orli - shire London and illaokwall Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lou. & Noel Westernl. ILon. & So'.th Western IMan., Shot., & Lincoln. iMaryport and Carlisle. Do 1 shares... ..... Metropolitan !Midland Do New Do firming. it Derby Mid. Gt. W. of' Ireland . . Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle 'North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central (Scot N. E.,Aber.etocir Do Scot. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welohpoo, Shropshire Union ,South De7oll 'South Eastern , t ;Routh Wales IS. York. and River Dun 4C: taines,Wok.,andWok 15 Stockton- Darlingtox i 6 Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale.... Do B JJO Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta, and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny ' West Cornwall W. Hartlepooll3ar.&P West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford Closing 1 Business Price. I done. 101 103 53 65 21. 251 1010 I'o2 581 691 91 92 125 130 14 26 t, 77 79 101 11} 121 123 36 38 64 66 83 85 80} 801 101 106 8 9 sOi 37i 94 10 7 1 8 i 165 170 6 7 ; 3 p, 107 110 N 32 BRITISH MII 'Umbrian Consol. Gold Glitiord Amalgamated Devcn G. eon.. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) i i , ] a a s s t t c C a lo r g ad a o u n?. Go . l . d . East Cara Brea... E. W'lRussel (Tavistk.) GamltSt.AuDyn(Gwen Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Voraielston Grenville [lend's-Foot ilingston Downs ! Lady Bertha Margaret (llny Lelaut Alarke Valley. I Nlyndy Iron Ore (Lim ; New Seto n ,_North Doun, N.W h'i Basset (111o4an North Wheal Crotty Vat' Consols VA. Islazep erovidenee(Uny Lelnt.; 'South Caradon(St.Cleer S. Cana Brea (Illogan) IS.Wheal ,T,+ ran. (Illogan ; !Stray Park Po-:mar Lead Min. Pin Crort West Basset (Mogan), W C , radon (Lisk ear d West Setort •••• Wheel Basset flllogaw • Wheal Buller(ltedrutli)l Wheal Kitty (U.Lclant) , WhealLudeott Wheal Mary Ann (Lien ) Wheal Seton Wheal Treiawney (Lis )1 Wheal Union ni 184 9i 104 16 18 ,80 190 90 95 13 32 2.0.8 3.5.8 8 58} 3.17 11 21 14 16 225 235 19 21 If 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 1022 Cit. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford, 1 t guaranteed stook, 1241 Ditto, West Mid., gua. shares, 51 per cent., 1863, 5,1 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, London, Brighton, &c., 4/ per cent., 1858, 931 1001 FOREIGN RAILWAY t 3.. Belgian Eastern Junction, Great Luxembourg, 10f N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 101 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin),„l2i Sambre and Meuse, 7} FOREIGN MINES. St. John del Rey (lim.), 44 Yudanamutana of S. Australia, 3 BANKS. Ellliance(lim.), 61 f Ditto, new, 54 Bank of British Columbia, 111 Bank of ctn . °, lim., 5 British and Californian, lim.,!6f Chartered Bank of India, A ustra li a, and ' China, 40 Chartered &ler. of India, London, and China, 70 Consolidated Bank, lira., 11 Continental, lim., 17 European Bank, lim. 14 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), Ditto, new, 16 Imperial Bank (lim.), 406 Imperial Ottoman, .184 19 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 51 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 241 London and Colonial (lim.), 21f f 2 London and County, 616 51 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim., 206 London Joint Stock, 476 I London and 51 estminster, 941 5 Merchant Bank, lim , 226 2 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lint, 30 f Midland Bank (lim.), 15f Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lim„ 136 South Eistern, lim., 76 Union of Loudon ,586 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 111 Continental Union Gas, Um., 8/ Credit Mobilitr, 8/ Crystal Palace, 32) East Indian Financial, Brit., 41 Egyptian Corn and Trading, Um., 4/ Financial Corporation, 3; • Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., Home and C A ssurance, lim., 61 Hudson's Bay, 18 International Financial Society, Um., 101 / 1 Joint Stock Discount, lim., Land Securities, bin., Li London Financial Association, lim., 27} London l'rovincial Marine, 31 M +dras Irrigation and Canal, 11 National Discount Company, lim., 141 / Ottoman Financial Association, lim., 4 By advices from Hamburg ',he price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.53- per £1 stcrlin.4. Standard g, oid at the English Mint price is, therefor e, a b ou t 3-10 the per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bill s a t GO days' sight is about 204 per cent., and the premium on gold is 86a per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of gold from the United States, i id S 4 36 560 670 63 63 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1864. Ths day, LAW INT, HOUSE OF LORDS. YELVERTON V. LONGWORTH (OR YELVERTON). (Present the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Kingsdown, and Lord Wensledydale.) At the sitting of their lordships this morning, The Attorney-General said that the time at which certain letters were written was a critical period in the history of the case. inasmuch as they tended to throw some light on the position in which the parties were placed before going to Scotland. The letters he had read unquestionably showed that marriage, honourable marriage, was the only matter in question then, and that in the corres pondence, Miss Longworth was expressing to Major Yelverton her views of the impediments to their marriage, arising out of his circumstances, and his pecuniary arrange ments with his uncle, which he had disclosed to her at Balaclava, No impression had entered her mind except marriage—marriage under ordinary circumstances, and in the ordinary way, It had been a great shock to her to hear of the impediments which made it impossible that the marriage could take place, notwithstanding the mutual en gagements which existed between them. In her letters she proposed to discuss these impediments, and she sug gested many sacrifices that s h e wou ld b e willing to make to enable 'him to relieve himself of his pecuniary difficulties. Then came the alternative thrown out to her of a secret marriage. She was most unwilling to listen to the proposal, but by degrees she came to entertain it, and what ho (ihe Attorney- General) believed to be the true interpretation of many of the letters bearing on the subject. These were the only terms proposed—these were the only terms she thought the man she loved capable of proposing. The Lord Chancellor inquired upon what branch of the inquiry all this correspondence bore? Did it bear at all upon the Irish marriage ? The Attorney-General said not npon the Irish marriage but upon the other branches of the subject. It was neces sary that the antecedents of the parties be inquired into. The Lord Chancellor was afraid they would never come to a conclusion of the case if they indulged in those vague generalities. There was no pretence, as he understood, for saying that there was any co/erection between them before they arrived in Scotland. Lord Brougham inquired whether what took place out of Scotland by cerrespondence ni ght, not throw light upon what took place in Scotland, gi v i ng a meaning to certain declarations and actions, and making those declarations and actions clear, which otherwise would be ambiguous. The Attorney-General said he could not carry the matter beyond that, and proceeded to quote from the letter to show what was the real position of the parties at Balaclava and other places before their arrival at Scotland. He adverted to the use of the word "friend,'' which it had been urged bore a certain meaning, but he (the Attorney-General) had never heard that the meaning attempted to be put upon it was the accepted meaning in English society, and held that it might have been used in the most virtuous way by a woman who was looking up to a man for marriage. It was a gross libel upon the respondent to put any other interpre tation on it. Quoting from other letters written by Major Yelverton, he contended they were not the letters of a man who had made improper proposals to a lady, which she was not in disposed to accept. Letters written by Miss Lougworth at the same time confirmed the same vi ews, and were indeed susceptible uncle, d n e o bt o s and ther hmiseapneicnut Majo r Y e l verton, on accountpecuniary arrangement s w ith his intimated to her that h e would be obliged to of h his a o d f live abroad, and she, in return, said she was ready to make a sacrifice to their mutual position, by assenting to a secret marriage. These were the cases on the one side and the other ; and then came the discussion between them what the nature of that sacrifice should be. There was not a word in the correspondence that was not applicable to the sacrifices the would have to mak e b y consenting to age. Major Yelvertcn up t o th i s time had dishouourable proposal s t o h er, and had n rni y y thing to show that he w as capa b le of any never ee second vv ee rr dmo made e a a t a . dishonourable proceeding, When, therefore, she said she would submit to what he wished, she merely meant that she would submit to a private and secret marriage, how ever distasteful and distressing that mode might be of realising her dreams of happiness. That was clearly Major Yelverton's view of the rase, as appeared from his subsequent letters, and it was upon that understanding that their meeting in Scotland was arranged. Up t. this time the correspondence had almost especial reference to I arrangements for marriage. 1141 4 661 2 112i,132 (57i - i 1124 12 974- 574 7 114 13f 1311 i 1021 2 3 59a 33 4 Mrs Yelverton and her two friends arrived at five minutes to 12 o'clock, and took their accustomed places in the Reporters' Gallery. The Attorney ;General urged from these letters relating to marriage that the respondent could not be supposed to mean that she submitted to that which had never been pro posed. In her letters bearing upon this point there was a great deal of poetry and sentiment, much that was romantic, but nothing of harm; nothing that was unusual in the 'slightest degree. He thought their lordships would have .031 no dif f iculty in coming to that conclusion. The Lord Chancellor was understood to express his assent. The Attorney. General mimed to a phrase in one of the respondent's letters in which sho said that the moral dilemma in which they had been placed might prove the salvation of them both, and contended that no immoral interpretation could be put upon it, as urged by the counsel for the appellant. In the same letters she spoke of the secret marriage which had been proposed, and repeatedly urged that she did not wish him to do anything that was dishonourable with regard to his relations. Lord Bingsdown— A. secret marriage would have been just as inconsistent with his engagements to his uncle as a public marriage. The Attorney-General apprehended that what she meant was, that she did not wish him to put himself in a position by their marriage to prevent him from paying his debts, The respondent disti nc tl y pleaded that he had told her of these engagements in the Crimea, and also that he could not at present marry on account of them. What she meant was, that she did not wish him to make any sacrifice on her account, and that an avowed public marriage might, per haps, stand in th e way (of his getting from his rela tives money for th e discharge of his liabilities.. The learned gentleman said he would read extracts from a few more letters bearing on this point, and then he would land the parties in Scotland. These extracts bore a simple, natural, and obvious construction, and it was, he thought, only an impure mind that could put an immoral construe ti n upon them. Raving brought the parties to Edinburgh the learned gentleman said he should now depart somewhat from the facts to inquire what was the law in Scotland with which they would have to deal. Re referred to the dicta of Sir William Grant, in the case of Dalrymple, and other high legal authorities to sh ow the character of the marriage law in Scotland, and how it bore upon this particular case. Lord Brougham--If a man said to a woman in Scotland de verba in presents "I marry you, " would that be a legal marriage The Attorney-General—yes, undoubtedly, if thero was nothing to discredit it. Lord Brougham—Without any specification of time and place ? The Attorney. General—y„. The learned gentlemen then proceeded with his exami nation of authorities. COURT OP BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr Commissioner Goulburn.) Th e cases before the commissioner this morning were devoid of interest. IN RE COOL.WAUGH. To-day was appointed for an adj ourned dividend meeting. There appeared to be an impression that some examination would be gone into, but as at the hour appointed none of the legal gentlemen in the case were present, it may be inferred that acme arrangement had been come to. too costly for for B e autifully arranged , varied, and tempting as the goods look in the shop windows o f th e t ra d ers of the Nest-end, they assuredly give frequ en tl y b u t a very inadequate idea of the stock w ithi n — of the rare o bj ec t s o f a Le made a public gaze rt and of exposure to the wear and tear, or not suited to the general tast e o f t h e pas sing multitude; therefore but a faint idea. can be formed taste inthe w window,h i c h abound bebeing g add cannot of the variety within that comes at the call, produced by the ready assistant. Take our j eweller s' so w-vvindows, for instance, and compare the inside wealth of geode displayed with the exterior, or take one house especially as an example, which is acknowledged to have one of the 1 3208 t beautiful public displays of goods, and with a most extensive range of side and front windows to show them in. —that of Messrs T. A. Simpson and Co., No. 154, Regent-street. This firm is still, notwithstanding its adva nta ges) unable to place in the window even a fair specimen of the large stock that may be selected from of French clocks, dressing cases, ar ticles of ornament for the apartment, and costly jewellery. There is profusion in every department, and there is an ex tensive range in the pr;ces to meet all demands. Few firms can offer such variety in goods and such a vast stock, and the doubling and those desirous of ma king advantageous purchases should pay 154, Regent-street, a visit .—Leourt Journal. res D po it n . d S e T n A t N o L f EY a e E e E k R I y E D 0 0 n R t I p S o S r E a D r y ? — vi, T r h i tee sc " You will hardly require me to point out to you a mistake in your summary of news for lest week. Not on l y did th e mon-placet of Dr. Stanley's degree get tri umphantly out voted by a majority of six to °lie, but the d ean himself did Cuosnthtrearcyomelpelmimenentst.oafnigdnboercianrogethoeneof u narrow minority of such s. Your mistake arose from the fact that the Prince of Wales's d egre o was conferred on him at a special congregation, in company only with his suite. Few of those present will forget the eloquent Latinity of our public orator's peroration when he presented the dean for his degree, and when at the close of an enumeration of his various merits, his striking power of biography, his love of truth, he addressed him thus... , To igitur Oxoniensibus tuis invidemus. Talis cum sis, noster esto,' the thunder of applatte effectually drowned the spiteful hisses of the opposition, and made the dean feel, as he afterwards said, that a little opposition added a zest to the honour. I should not have troubled y ou w ith this note, had I not felt anxious to claim the honour of Dr. Stanley's connection for our University. THAMES. ROBBERY BY A " VERY RESPECTABLE WOMAN."— Margsret M'Gregor. (also called M'Geary) aged 33, and described as a housekeeper, of No. 43, Lucas•street, St. George-in-the-East, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with stealing 211bs. of bacon, the property of Alphonse Gilet, a Frenchman. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, refolded the prisoner. The prosecu' or, who gave his evidence through the medium of an interpreter, keeps a beershop and provision store, No. 10, Lucas-street. The prisoner occasionally dealt there, and on several occasions obtained goods on credit which she paid for. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner came to the shop and purchased a pint of beer and a quarter of a pound of Cheshire cheese. As she was leaving the shop he missed a piece of bacon off the counter. He went after her, and found the piece of bacon under her shawl. She said ivas her first offence, but he suspected she had before robbed him of a large piece of bacon and on another occa sion of a German sausage. Mr Stoddart cross-examined the witness, but did not materially shake his testimony. He then made an appeal on behalf of the prisoner, who, he said, was a very respect able woman, and not likely to commit such a robbery unless impelled by some uncontrollable impulse. Mr Partridge said he could make no distinction between rich and poor. He did not know whether she was actuated by a sudden impulse or was a confirmed thief; but as the prosecutor suspected she had robbed him several times before, he fined her ,X 5 for the unlawful possession of the bacon, or a month in default. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES, - Wheat, 39s 6d ; barley, '27s lld ; oats, 20s Od ; rye, 34s Id ; beans, 34s Iod ; and peas, 33s 9d. THE SIX. WEEKS' AvEßAGEs.—Wheat, 39s 3d barley, 29s 4d ; oats, 19s 9d ; rye, 30s 4d; beans, 34s 5d peas, 325 9d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 95,549 ; barley, 2,741; oats, 4,748; rye, 20; beans, 2,961; peas, 202 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. To-day's market was seasonably well supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. All breeds moved off slowly at Monday's currency. The general top figure was 4s 8d per Sibs. We were fairly supplied with sheep, which came to hand in good condition. Downs and half breds sold s eadily at full prices, the extreme figure being 5s 2d per Blbs ; of herwise the mutton trade was heavy, and in some instances the quotations had a downward tendency. Lambs were in good request at fully previous rates, viz., from Gs to 7s per 81bs. Calves were in good supply and sluggish request on former terms. Pigs and milch cows were dull, but not cheaper. Per 811;s. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. S. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool do. 4 6 4 10 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pme. S'thdowndo.4 10 6 0 Primo large oxen 4 2 4 4 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second qualitydo....4 0 4 4 !Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6 - - Lambs....6s Od to . 7s Od. Suckling calves, 16s to 205 ; and quarter-old store pigs ; 20s to 25s each. • TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows l3s' Sheep and lambs 7,200 I Calves 540 Pigs 370 Beasts .. sheep and lambs 1,050 Calves ....•. 320 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWRATE AND LEAbENHALL.—The supplies of meat are very good, and the trade generally is steady,'as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 6s 2d to 6s 10d; veal, 4s 4d to 58 0d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Blbs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, June 15.—Seasonably good supplies of stock on sale here to-day, and the trade generally ruled heavy, as follows : —Beet, from 3s 4d to 48 8d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; lamp, 6s Od to 78 Od ; veal, 4a Od to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, June 15.—Prime stock was in fair request, at full prices. Otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state, as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 6s Od ; lamb, 6s 4d to 78 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 48 6d per Blbs ; suckling calves, 16s to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l5 Os to £l9 each. HAY MARKZTS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £4 lOs Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per loai. A moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.--hfeaiow hay, £2 12s to £4 123; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per load. Trade inactive. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £4 108; clover, £4 Os to £5 12d Od ; and straw , £ 1 4 s to £ 1 ]Os per load : Supply limited. ROBBERY AND DESERTION.—A soldier, named William Painter, deserted from the 191 Regiment, lying at Chatham on Thursday last, It was soon disco vered that he had previously broken open a box belonging to Captain G. Douglas Harris, for whom he was acting as servant, and had stolen therefrom three £5 notes in halves, a gold chain, with locket set with rubies, pearls, and emeralds, a gold repeater, and twozets of studs, one garnets and the other chased. gold. The man is a native of Wilt shire, about 20 years of age, of light complexion, and fiat • footed. He was empl o y e d as a b r i c kl a y er d ur i n g the build ing of the International Exhibition, 1862, and then met with some accident which has made him l e ft-handed. It is supposed that he i n t en d s ge tti ng t o A mer ica to enlist i n the Federal army. 2.14.0 3.4.0 8.13.0 581 6.10.t' 8.1'2 4.18.0 2.8.6 4.:1 . 0 16! 2! 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.0. 118.18.9' 130.17.61 8 . ; 2f 2 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Yesterday. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed Bourton on the Water Railway, Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (No. 1), Dublin and Baitinglass Junction Railway; Dublin, Rathmines, Rathgar, &es., Railways; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Blackburn, &c., Lines), Lancashire Union Railways, Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway (Cross Keys Bridge), Southam Railway, and South Eastern Railway (No. 4). DUBLIN METRO POLI TAN RAILWAY BILL. Mr HERBERT moved, with respect to the Dublin Metropolitan Railway Bill and the Dublin Railway Bill, that the orders of the house of the 9:h of June be read and discharged, and that the bills be recommitteA to the former committee. He also moved that the Dublin Trunk Con necting Railway Bill be also recommitted. Mr H. BAILEY, the chairman of the committee, whose decision was objected to by the hon, member opposite, said, the utmost consideration had been given to the measures, and he hoped the house would not adopt the unusual and extraordinary course of reviewing its decision, because the committee had not considered itself justified in passing. Mr P. O'BRIEN supported the motion. Mr WHITESIDE opposed the motion, becaus3 the measures reported against would, in order to give a central station to Dublin, which was not wanted, cut up some of the best and principal streets. Atter a long discussion the motion was agreed to, GAOLS BILL. In reply to Mr NEWDEGATE, Sir G. GREY said he hoped to be able to bring the bill on for discussion on Monday next ; he also proposed to take the committee on the Factory Act Extension on Fri day next at 12 o'clock. FORFEITURE OP LANDS AND GOODS BILLS. Mr. C. FOSTER moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to repeal the ancient act which condemned persons convicted of felony to entire forfeiture of lands and goods. He said the time had now arrived when an alteration was most desirable of the nature he pro posed, because, as the law really stood, the innocent were frequently punished for the guilty. In convictions for misdemeanour no such forfeiture was incurred, and to prove the unfairness of the matter he would lengthen his remarks by stating that, if a person stole a piece of coal which waa of a nominal value, and was convicted of felony, all his furniture and property became forfeit to the Crown, whilst in one of the worst cases of misdemeanour no such petialty was incurred. The law of course was evaded by persons charged with felony making over their property to a third person, but great and unjust loss was occasioned by such a process, because he believed there were cases in which an innocent person charged with felony having made over his property before his trial which resulted in an ac quittal, the person to whom the property had been conveyed actually set up a positive and undoubted right to the pos session of the property. The hon. gentleman then referred to the case of Mr Bewicke, and said such an occurrence showed more clearly then he could do, the actual necessity for the bill. Mr EWART seconded the motion. Mr HUNT said the enacting part of the bill amounted o three lines and a word, yet it proposed to repeal an act which had been in existence for many centuries. Before he assented to a second reading of a bill, he thought some vod reason should be shown for its necessity, but in the present care he felt bound to say that no such reason had been submitted to the house by the hon. member who had introduced the measure. He was not indisposed to assent to some alteration of the law, but then what he wished was that certain classes of misdemeanours should become liable to the forfeiture incurred for felony. Under all the circumstances he thought himself quite justified in moving that the bill be read a second time that day three months. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought that what his hon. friend intended by moving the second reading of the present bill was merely to affirm the principle that the pre sent law of forfeiture was such that it ought no longer to be maintained. If the hon. gentleman would leave the matter in his hands he would undertake that it should be thoroughly examined and dealt with as a Government mea sure. He could not bind himself to go the length of sup porting the bill in its present form, but he would give his vote for it on the clear understanding that it merely in tended to affirm the principle of the bill. Mr WHITESIDE said the law was founded on neither reason nor humanity, and could not be defended on any principle. Mr. HADFIELD was of opinion that the law as it stood at the present moment was well calculated to perpetuate a race of thieves. If you took away a convicted man's home what was he to do when he came out of prison? No one would employ him, his home was gone, and what could he do but go thieving again. The felon's children were rendered homeless by their father's crime, and they were actually driven to adopt a dishonest course of life. ➢lr ROEBUCK was of opinion the rich were not kept from committing felony by the fear of losing their property. Loss of property therefore was no protection, and all they did in that direction was to inflict pain without securing any corresponding benefit. He advised the hon member who introduced the bill to hand it over to Government, who he felt would deal with the matter in a proper spirit. In taking it up he begged to impress on the Government that there must be no trifling. Mr MALINS strongly supported the measure as one of the most humane description. The old law had remained in force too long. Sir G. GREY said his hon. and learned friend the Attor ney-General had most unequivocally promised to take up this measure; and therefore it was necessary that time should be afforded to look into matters connected with the subject, and also into the law of foreign countries. Sir F. KELLY cordially supported the bill, and urged the hon. gentleman to persevere with it, unless the Govern- merit gave a promise to bring in a measure on the subject during the present session. The SPEAKER then put the question from the chair, when the second reading of the bill was agreed to without a division.. COSTS SECURITY BILL. Mr. BUTT moved the sec )nd reading of this bill, the object of which was to repeal the necessity of Irishmen residing in England giving security for costs in the event of their unfortunately being driven into litigation. Par liament had already affirmed the principle of the bill, and he therefore hoped the house would agree to the second reading, Mr WHITESIDE hoped the house would not assent to the passing of the bill. If they allowed the bill to pass it would enable an Irishman, who had neither money, charac ter, or case, to sue a gentleman resident in England. It was only reasonable that before Irishmen, who were not el- ways noted for length of purse or extent of possessions, com menced actions in this country, they should lodge a sum as security for costs, because in the event of a decision in England against an Irishman, and vice vet se, the judge in whose court the case was heard had not the power to enforce the judgment in Ireland. The SOLICI TOR-GENERAL supported this bill. The house then divided, when there appeared 99 For the second reading .... Against it Majority The bill was then read a second time. COUNTY VO TERS' REGULATION BILL. Mr DODSON moved the second rending of this bill, th e object of which was to improve the law with respect to the prepar ing and exhibiting the lists of voters, and also to make certain stringent regulations with respect to new voters, and also to enforce on the overseers the duty of at tending more closely than usually is the case to the correct ness of the description and address of the voter ; and the bill also proposes that the polling number shall be affixed after each voter's name and other details which would, if the bill passed, facilitate the mode of taking the votes at contested elections. Mr HUNT said, in agreeing to the second reading of the bill, he did so on the understanding that ho should be at liberty to move certain amendments in committee if he th o ught fit to do so. After a short discussion the bill was read a second time. APPEAL IN CRIMINAL CASES AMENDMENT BILL. Sir F. KELLY, before moving the second reading of this bill said he thought it would be for the convenience of the house if the bill was read a second time that day pro forma, and the discussion taken upon the motion for going into committee. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he could not con sent to such a course, as the Government were opposed to the principle of the bill. The second reading was then postponed until the 6th of July. SERVANTS HIRING (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of Mr. DUNLOP for the house go i n g into committee on this bill, Mr. BLACK moved that the bill be commi tted this day three months. The amendment was negatived, and the house went into committee on the bill. Several new clauses having been added to the bill, Sir J. FERGUSSON moved an amendment to the pre amble, when the house divided, an d there appeared— For the amendment 1 1 76 Against it ...................... --109 Majority .................. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress and the house resumed. ELECTION PETITIONERS' BILL. The adjourned debate on the amendment on going int ) committee on this bill was resumed, and occupied the house up to a quarter to six, when it closed according to the rules of the house. Th e County Constabulary Superannuation, Bill passed through committee. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. St. Paul's School. The annual "aF position," which took place for the 35,5t.b, time, was rendered more than. ordinarily brilliant yesterday by the presence of the Prince of Wales. The schoolroom in which the speec hes were delivered was decorated with unusual magnificence, a colossal plume of the Prince of Wales's feathers be ing placed in front of the gallery facing the platform, and ra. costly chair adorned with the initials A. E., and the City arms, having been provided for the royal visitor. Long• before the commencement of the day's business all the seats were occupied by a distinguished assemblage, among whom were the Archbishops of York and Armagh, the Bishops of London, Oxford, Lichfield, Llandaff, and Down, Lord Ellenborough, Lyttelton, and Truro, and Chief Baron Pollock. The Prince, 1v13.4) had partaken of a magnificent luncheon in the house of the High Master, Dr Kynaston, entered the schoolroom at about half.past 2, when :he following pro gramme was gone through in due order:— Commemoration of the Founder—Spoken by the second moni or—Veafibles. Governors' Priz3 (presented by the Surveyer-Accoun tant)—G,eek Verse Tran slation---Masieger. The Bond man, Act. 3, 5C2119 4. • Yo . o have redeemed; to • strikes dead all comfort'—Cowie. llinbiy commended, C. Smith, E. A. Knox,E. W. S out h . P. Peck, Latin Ilexameters—Legionum E;sequia3—Tac. Aun, I. 61—E. A. Knox, E. W. South, equal. Highly r com mended, P. Peck, C. M. Cowie. Sleat h Priz3—(Presented by the High Master)—( Q•~~ri tur utra sint ad diuturnitatern stabiliora verba an opera, hominum,' P. Peck; second prize, C. Smith; highly coax.. mended, E. A. Knox, E. W. South, E. R. Lancester. Truro Prize—Founded by the Lord High Chancellor, Baron Truro, in 1851, in grateful acknowledgment of th e benefits derived by him from his education in St. Paul' s School—(Presented by the High Master)—Engiish Essay Town and Country,' F. A. Upton. Highly commended, C.R. Taylor and E. R. Lankester. Milton Prize—Founded by Sir C. M. Clarke, in ISSI, for an English poem on a sacred subject. (Presented by the High Master.) ' The Nile—God's River,'—Ezek. axis. Venables and Upton, equal. SPEECHES. Acharnenses, I--194 Aristophanes—Dicmopolis, J. A. Keznpe ; Herald, M‘Gitl ; Amphitheus, P. Peck ; Ambas sador, C. Smith; Pseudartabus, C. R. Taylor ; Theortr, Damant. King John, Act IV., Sc. 1,2, Shakspere--Hubert, Lan. kester ; Prince Arthur, M'Gill ; King John, C. R. Taylor ; Pembroke, Bennett; Salisbury, Mason. The Rivals, Sheridan—Captain Absolute, P. Peck ; Sir Anthony Absolute, C. Smith; Mrs Malaprop, F. A. Upton; Lydia Languish, M'Carthy. Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Moliere—M. Jourdain, C. Smith ; Maitre a Danser, M'Carthy ; Maitre de Musiqu e , Stewart; Maitre d'Armes, J. A. Kemp° ; Maitre de Philo sophie, F. A. Upton. The verses written in "Commemoration of the Founder" by the High Master were distributed about the room in Latin and English, but were recited in English only. The practice of reciting the prize composition is now abandoned, and spectators are content to witness the reward of merit without ascertaining its extent. Thus the elocutionary talent of the young gentlemen was only displayed in the series . of dramatic scenes, Greek, English, and French, placed under the head speeches.' These were all acted with great spirit, the tragic scenes being, however, less en titled to commendation than the others. When the last laugh excited by the pleasantries of M. Jourdain and the Maitre de Philosophic had subsided, the scholars were informed that at the gracious request of the Prince of Wales their holidays would be elongated to the extent of a week, which was increased to a fortnight by the seven bishops, who each solicited a day. As the guests re tired " Three cheers for the Prince" and " Three cheers for the Bishops" caused the venerable building to resound. It is understood that the old Pauline dinner will be re< vived this year on the 2d of July. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. E GOOWOOD CUP. o June 14.) Age st lb Claremont 3 7 7 Bel Demonic) .. 4 7 0 Bacchus.. Glendusk The Little Stag 3 7 7 Myrtle Lord Zetland Holly fox The Msjor 3 7 3 Molly Carew 3 7 3 Esperance 3 7 3 3ft MEETING—Jugs 30, , no mile and three furlongs. Age st lb Burgess Urs Somerville .. 4 6 10 Manchester Moulsey Vacuna Lord Z etland 3 6 3 Outlaw Fisherman's Daughter Olivia 3 5 13 Farnham Under the Cloud 3 5 9 Wildman 3 5 7 The Tyke (Zama of Trumps 3 5 7 WEIGHTS FOR T (Calculated Age st lb Lord Clifden .. 4 9 7 Stradella Limosina Blithfield .. 4 9 0 Dollar .. The Ranger 4 9 0 East Lancashire Salt King La Toucques 4 8 10 Queen Bertha Scottish Chief 3 8 0 WORCESTER SUMME The Worcester Stakes. 01 Age st lb Fairwater Umpire The Monk a S 12 Johnny Armstrong 5 8 9 Dollar 4 8 8 General Hess a 8 8 Twilight Exchequer King of Utopia Loiterer Beverley Fantail Myrtle Fontenoy .. 4 7 2 Chaff 4 7 0 Canzonetto RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. JUNE Bibury Beverley 22 Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B Ne weastle-on-Tyne .. 2S New Forest Hunt 2S Ipswich Worcester (Summer) Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford Nottingham . 9 Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn Goodwood Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes Huntingdon Wolverhampton . , 9 Reading Egham .. l6 Dover .. SEPT. Weymouth 1 Baden-Baden Warwick September 6 Bridgwater 8 Leicester 8 Doncaster Oxford lB Yarmouth York August 2E Plymouth .... 23 Lichfield 29 Devon and Exeter ..., 30 Stocktcn . ... Derby ... . Brecon .. 19 Richmond Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth .... 22 Manchester Autumn .. 23 NewmarketFirst October 27 RUMOURED UNION IN HIGH LIFE , —The follows ing preposterous paragraph appears in the Owl of yesterday :—lt is confidently asserted in well-informed circles that an alliance will shortly take place between the Right Hon. E. Horsmao, 1 1 1. P , and the lovely and accom plished Benjamina Disraeli. The ceremony, including a full choral service, will be conducted by Sir John Paking ton, who will preside at an organ outside Wcstminister Abbey. General Peel has consented to act as best man. Since writing the above, we regret to learn that, at a meet ing of the bride's friends, held at Lord Derby's house on Monday, the contemplated union has been postponed. A ItOTAL BOTHY.—Previous to her departure from Balmoral last autumn her Majesty, feeling the want of a shelter house from rain showers in Lochnagar, gave orders for the erection of a small dwelling, or simply a bothy, having a "but and a ben." The bcthy is about finished, and stands a few hundred yards from the "white pole," known to Lochnagar tourists, and nearly threr, miles from Altnaguisac. The building is oblong, having a two stalled stable in the same line with th e R o y a l apartments. The two entrance doors a re i n f ront, t h e one leading to the but and beit, while th e o th er opens i n t o the stable. The difficulties of buildi ng on suc h a s i te m ay be understood when the fact is known that for nearly two miles the build ing material had to be "carted" without any carts. ..n ie building was under the superintendence of Mr. Beaton, architect at Balmoral.—A berdeen Journal. MONUMENTS AT WOOLWICH. --A fine Portland stone statue of the Duke of Wellington, 6ft. Gin, i n height, which has lain for some years in the Tower among the old stores, was yesterday raised on a pedestal in the C. 8., Royal Navy, Di rector G principal th or oughfare leading from the Military Store Department offices CO the pier in Woolwich Ars enal. The which h t e e ni c s eh e r selected s c toaefdwsboycrokrCesosp,f ta s is ionmhCeiagif t hl n yappropriate. Th e statue, merit, has been somewhat , da maged, and the sword and one of the fingers have been broken off, which will be of course repaired, A obelisk adapte d as a drinkin g fountain, and erectedgraatntihtee north-east entrance to the review ground on Woolwich common, and intended as a monumental memorial to the memor y of Major Little, a staff officer of the garrison who died in 1861, was yesterday fornially opened for the use of the public. The work has been executed with much taste by the Government contractor, Mr. Tongue, of Plum stead. SPURIOUS HAIP-.CROWNS.—A writer in a con temporary says :—I think it my duty to caution your readers against a recent issue of spurious half-crowns, 80 constructed as almost to defy detection. I had one re turned to me last week, which, after closely examining and testing in various ways, I still believed genuine, but not satisfied with my own decision, I submitted it to a Silver smith, who, after applying the usual methods of detection and weWaing, also pronounced it genuine. Upon a still closer examination, however, I noticed a vet) , slight ine quality in the outer rim, which induced me to place the coin in an upright position in a press, and the result was that the outer rim came off in a circle and split the piece down the middle, showing it to have been made of an upper and under surface of stout ever, eoclosing with the ring (also of silver) a body of what appears to be zinc. I should think, however, that the quantity of silver used in its con struction would be very nearly a third of its entire buts. I will only add that its weight exceeded a genuine half-crown by about four grains. 111 ST. :MBER.