The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-14 00:00:00

other )Bt of dages ; . The d cost 1 longs 1 ?erCY 3 , h oats t seen ;1 1P• In tits, en SO. 7fi soul rge lar 38tC .ft. she ry um ii t L side& 1 guns, their .y be Teasel ONEy MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCI. Symptoms of increasing easiness are still per ceptible in the general discount market, although the demand is tolerably well maintained. Repay ments to the Bank of England to-day have exer cised some effect, but there is plenty of money, and bankers appear desirous of emp'oying their resources in the negotiation of commercial bills at the current rates, evidently in anticipation of lower quotations. A further sum of X 86,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. During the last few days there has been very little animation in the foreign and colonial produce markets. Sugar has been rather cheaper, while full prices are maintained for tea, coffee, and spices. Rice has been dull, while a heavy tone has prevailed in the tallow market, in consequence of a pressure of sales. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 425., and last three months' delivery 455. per cwt. At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Accidental Death Insurance Company, the report, which was adopted, stated that the premiums re ceived from all sources during the year amounted to upwards of £6b,776 against £47,878 in 1861. The claims during the year were £34,579, giving a total, since the commencement of the society, of £215,579. The office of managing•director has ceased, and his duties are now performed by the board in rotation. Two O'CLOCK. At the first half-yearly meeting,held to-day, of the North British Australasian Company, Mr. Samuel Ellis presiding, the report presented for the appro val of the shareholders stated that in consequence of the anxiety occasioned by the late unsatisfactory result of the colonial management, the directors had commissioned Mr. Euatace Anderson, the chairman, to undertake the task of visiting all the properties, with the view of making a thorough examination of the company's affairs, and a full report of his labours is promised at the next annual meeting. The return issued by the East India Railway Company shows that the traffic receipts far the week ending the 26th April last, amounted to £14,117, on 604 miles open ; while in the corre sponding week of the previous year on 359-1- miles the sum received was £8,605. On the North-West Provinces Division for the same period the receipts represented £5,522, and for the corresponding week of 1862, £2,729 At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were heavy, at 68f. 80c. to 68f, 45c. A rise of * per cent. has occurred this morning in the English Funds, and the market is consequently 'very buoyant and animated This improvement is attributable to a variety of favourable circumstances, such as reinvestment in consols, the easiness of money, and the encouraging hopes regarding the coming harvest. Consols are 921 d for money, and 92; for the account. Foreign Securities are dull and rather heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 6711 ; do. Consolides, 50Z 1; Mexican, 371 ; Greek, 351 1 ; do. Coupons, 164 9 ; Portuguese, 481 ; Peruvian, 87 ; Spanish Passive, 331 ; do. Certificates, 121 d ; Venezuela, 56 57; Egyptian, 1041 ; and the Confederate Loan, die. to par. In the Railway Share Market the operations have again been on a very limited scale, prices in one or two instances being ratner firmer. Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Western have advanced 55., and North British. 10s. ; while Caledonian have declined 58., and Great Northern A Stock 108. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Lines con tinues very inactive, and there is no change of im portance to record in values, For Bank and Miscellaneous Shares the in quiries were of the most limited description. Lon don and County have improved to 44i 5 ; Char tered of British Columbia are firm at 11 to 11* ; and Crystal Palace Stock at 384 ; London Financial s hares are quoted li to 1Z prem. ; International Financial ditto, 4j to 6k prem. ; General Credit ditto, 14 to li prem.; Hudson's Bay Company, ditto, par to i prem. ; and Egyptian Trading Company, ditto, 1 to 14- prem. BRITISH FUNDS--ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 237 9 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ;Iper Cent. Consol s A nnu i t i es 921 I New 3 per Ce n t. Annuities . Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2ll India Stock 227 Ditto 5 per Cent ... 108 1 1 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent.... , Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 1001 I 1 Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Dirt,' Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,OOO l9 pin Console for Account, Aug. 6 921 Exchequer Bill s , :Xl , O OO 2 March 1 per Cent.. 3 1 pm Ditto £5OO Ditto Small .. FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4 3 / 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Egyptian 7 pet Cent lO4l Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 3si 1 Ditto Account.. - Ditto Coupons Italian 5 per Cent. (Dlaremman.a Railway) 791 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Granada l5l Ditto 2 per Cent. . Ditto Deferred — Ditto Land W arran t s (H ec t ares ) Peruvian 41 per Cent. .......... , ... ._ Ditto 1862 Ditto Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 4Bl 1 Ditto Account .. Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St 941 Ditto 41 per Cent., ,1850 Ditto 1860 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 5Bl Ditto 5 per:Cent. 1862 apanieh 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred . Ditto Passive ..... Ditto Accoun t Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd. Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account s6f 7 61 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account — Ditto Cl onsols, M one TWO O'CLOCK. y Au gust Account 92! 1 • Li June rerpool Cotton Market--This Day. (R EUTER'BTELEGRAM. Previ ously 237. ) , Bale s about 4,000 bales. Dull. N o Imports, nocording to ft " -------------."" and Co., of i on r c ular of Messrs. Arles • Dufour result of the silk crop in Europe, which i s n ow ' d t , e :lug to a close, is found to exhi bit, with the excepti on with the last as regards quan improvement in comport s ,: v o i f . S pain and Syria, a decided tity as well as the yield of the From the issue of e l : r a v e: d e l :fe e t declin e n e o f the dima 8 e , 0 r Whether this im nexvtaymeeanFts cmayrop b i e t w ascribedillbe ta:ct pro LEverywhere in merely to the exceptionally fine been moderate, France and Italy the price of cocoon s e h r a . B enabling the throwsters to make contractsolireinraw silk at rates about 10 per cent , below the corresp very Period of last year. Contracts for thrown silk hav e greatest aenart?°- thoat recloon the stock of old silk being still rather hea vy, said r Y 32i linnted, turers being disposed to operate with the so long as the American trade shall remai n w i very. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OP CANADA. —lt appears that the directors of this company have been informed by their financial agent in Canada that the loss on through traffic collected and converted, as_ certained up to 27th June last amounted to 249,938 dolts. (£51,357), :lad that there remained a further sum of Ame rican funds for conversion at that date of 8,819 dole. In addition to which there were balances in account with con necting railways still unajdusted. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closini? lhart Etailways Paid. Price. Business don, 100 tt 'antic Az St Lawrene( all 61 63 4,,k j flom.,Baroda&Cent 107 I€B 1074 qu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares zO4 Buffalo and Laae Huron at. 5 6# 10 Do. Preference 100 I Buflalo,Brant,&Godrirli 6p. et. bds. Aug. 1, D-72 tQ 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 let, 100 tio. do. Jua, I L-• 100 st Clcutta.NS.Kastn. , 100 106 107 et Cape Town Az Dock Sent 100 1(84 1094 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. t 100 1084 1094 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. ion 1664 1076 106; 74 6/ 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 lip 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada too 20 21 100 Do. Ist Prel. Bonds all 73 75 100 Do. co. deferred. all 57 60 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 65 67 100 Do. do deferred all 60 63 . 1 00 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37 10 0 Do. 4th Pref. sio k all 26 30 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 24 stock Gt.lndlaPenui.gus.sp.c 100 1071 103 0 20 Do. New gua. sp. 12 1 2 20 Do. January, 1862 8 1 14 stook Gt. South.of India(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1064 1071 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 114 114 201 Do. New ...... . 18 96 9 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8 all 90 12 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1; P stock Madras guar., sp. c. stock Do. 15 p. c. Extensioi, 100 100 101 100 1004 stock Dc.4t do lOO 117 99 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stook Melb.Corp. np. o. find, 10e - 50 Moth. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 54 100 Do. 7 p.c. 51ortg. Bds. al, 20 Newßr mama a Candi: Class A and B. N.ltl.C'da6 po Ist 1 bds 100 84 86 stock Belinda (100 1084 1094 1081 st Do. Delhi ( Do. do ... t r . ? 2 fp 20 Do. Punjaub 15 16 14' et Do. Do. ........ 100 106 107 took Do. Indus. St. Flo.) , 1100 103 104 Tat F 13. !rove in ttended captain twelve Their Tumble- arthen, ey, and ational ted the 3 idence rincess larmar - rmance ce last F 12. after- escort, at the Cloud r 10. ,ch un- of the ppearS If, and ress. rll. h, and about e there seen of end of n to be Id will ty will f some AY).-' imated troops o „ alt at the nd then meneed, was one tie divi- )ast fey, ich aro 4ancersr uards, present xtvalry, 1 Horse it of 42 , ok part Royal lout to UN.-- stand, aburgh vas in- 3uther y corn year.-- L AND Vichy spirits .naiety, in the ;, peti- Not- )eculiar tch one favour, cient to [LTON S • IOIIIICO 011 Paris, Baden ounced , The to, and .quis of ntly on merous 3counto e very condi- kstro- Royal Is itself consi ' The second pract Mr. , as he of the nison, :•avity SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share Railway. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost., Sleaf.,andMid. Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do Ato pets no diN ti ll 6p e.p an.har Do. B been paid to B. Dublin 415 Belfast June. Dun „Perthot Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow., Glasg. and S. Western. ) GrettEastern, Ord. stk 8 81 si 81 88 67 119* 1191 6 6i 40 41 15 16 95 96 109 111 52i 63} 49 5 1 24} 15 Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian et GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern 1271 128 129 130 134 136 101 1 0 3 67 67. Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire At Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Bright.4s S. Coast Lon., Chat-, aad Dover Lon. & North Western' Lon. & Sty‘th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 1 Maryport and Carlisle. 1134 114 76 77 118 120 44 46 1021 103 105 106 45 46 DO I shares . Metropolitan Midland Do New 121 128} :281 1 4 I t , 97 99 Do Binning. & Derby Olid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwici , Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle , North London 54 56 244 25 103 1034 59 60 90 94 L 9.16. 41 Do New North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction, Scottish Central . 118 120 at, 1 16 i 11 12 (Scot N. E., Aber. stock 122'124 . 46 47 99 101 Do Scot. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok_.,andWok Stockton kDarlington Do Do New, 1886 Taff Vale. ... Do B Do C 50 52 32 23 92 112 i 69 71 100 102 7e 8 88 39 10 11 8 84 p 153 186 5} 61 3 Si p Ulster Do , Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim ,Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall 78 82 166 160 W. Hartlepool Har.dzlt.l West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 27 29 48 47 39 41 104 106 ORDINARY SHARE S AND STOW% S. Closing Busines, price. done. 130 291 671 i 114 I 44 IU3 2/ 55i 5 103} 891 90} COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. an.li or. 6 p.c.J a &J ' 1877-81 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 106 tOB Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sept. 100 105 107 i Do. fp. c. Jan.&July. 100 951 964 961 1 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 Cape G.flope, 6Oct,lBn 100 108 110 Do.Ap & O 188 t 100 112 114 Do. 189 t 100 113 115 t Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 !12 114 :Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115 Maudtius 8 per cent .. 100 105 107 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 109 111 N.B.Gov.6p.c...ta.&July 100 1051 1061 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 100 100 10 1 Do. sp. c.,18/1 to 1 - _;,( 100 101 102 - Do. d0.,1888 4tupwds 100 1011 1021 ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 INova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 1051 1061 'Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 t' 0 112 S. Aus G6p.c.1873.& up.. 100 110 112 iVio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 107 109 Do. io 6 p.c. An.&Oot.. 100 1113 112 1114 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 id • übflord Amalgamated.. 25 27 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist., 1 5 40 660 East Bassett (Mogan). 30 75. 80 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd.. 53. id 11: ) East Caradon 71: ' aGE. Ea rame s w t a C i a u rn uB ß se r i er T . a . v . itit . k ... ;. 8 3 . . 1 4 . . 6 0 2 8 1 1 3 8 i ct S S o t u A th ub l Y o r ic iw s. e t n .. ) . 5 1 7 7! 4 8 4 4 1 4 1 14. Wheal Vor( elston 40 61 74 Grenville ts.l6. t 51 61 [lend's-Foot 8.12 41 fs 2 tiingston Downs 4.17.0 24 24 i Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lel= t v 4 35 67 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim 24 11 New Setun l9l 110 120 North Downs 24 2 2/ N.Wh'i Bassetallozau t. 17.1. 3 31 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 4 5 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 i 2 44 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 f 415 425 8. Cant Brea (Illogan) 6.15.6 21 24 !'.Wheal Fran. (Mogan; 18.1-.9 75 80 Stray Park • ramarSilv.& Lead Min. 41 # I fin Croit Y 211 221 West Basset (Mogan) ll 12 13 W C' radon (Liskeard) 5 23 25 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 671 721 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 50 60 W heal Kitty (U.Lclant) 2.0.6 - WhealLndcott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 12 14 Wheal Seton . 581 215 225 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 15 17 Wheal Union 3.17 , 33 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. ----- Cornwall, 5 per cent. gua., 21 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 1074 London and S.-Western li per cent., 1064 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Si i Great Luxembourg, 14 Paris and Orleans, 401 FOREIGN MINES. Yudanamutana of S. Australia (11mA WI JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (Rm.), 110 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 111 11 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 23f London and Comity, 44k 5 National Provincial of ]tngland, Ditto, new, 3.5 Union of England and France (llm.), Si ITISCBLLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 38e Ditto, pref., 113 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. £B7O issued 00, NI 71 Joint •stock Discount, 5k London Financial Association, Um, 61 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 6 per mills pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.226 per .E 1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of IS 17s. 106 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold in nearly 2-10 the l er cent. dealer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 125 p.r mark and the short exchange on London is 13.5 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mirt price is, therefore, rather more than 3-10ths per cent, dearer in London than in Ham burg The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 158 to 157 per cent., and the premium on golf is about 4S per cent. At these rates there Is a profit on the importation of gold from the United States. THE FIRE IN LANGHAM PLACE.—Mr. Manrice's premises have fortunately only been slightly injured by the late lamentable conflagration. THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE bas for some time lighted 11 P the Avenue de l'lmperatrice by the means of two enor wens electric lights that are placed on the summit.. ENGLISH AND FRENCH POSTAGE.—A reduction to one-half the charge made on letters to and from England is likely to be the first result from the deliberations Of the Post office conference now sitting at Paris. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Stuart.) THE COUNTESS DE LA SETTA V. LORD ♦ERNON. This cause, which has atti acted so much public interest, came before his honour this morning for hearing, on ad journed motion that the Countess de la Setta should have access to her children, the appointment of guardians, and that the trustees should be restrained from appropriating any part of the sum of £l,OOO secured to the Countess and her children, as set out in the deed. At the conclusion of the arguments, His Honour delivered his decision, which was to the effect that the children, or infants, were to be made defen dants in the suit, and that the trustee under the deed were to be the guardians of the children. With respect to the increase of the sum of £4OO, now payable to the Countess, to £7OO, his honour made no order, but said, if a want of funds should arise, application could be made to him at chambers. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Chief Baron Pollock,) CHARGE OF - WILFUL MURDER. Thomas Lidbetter was indicted for the wilful murder of Martha Lidbetter, his wife, and also of his son Daniel. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, The prisoner was a cabinet bar-fitter, residing in the Borough-road, and for some time had given way to intem perance in consequence of several contracts which he bad taken turning out a pecuniary loss. The unfortunate man had no ground of quarrel with his wife, and after he had inflicted the wounds on them which produced death, delibe rately went to a medical man residing in the neighbourhood with whom he was acquainted, and intormed him of what he had 'lone. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, on the ground of insanity, NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) CHARGE OF IYILFUL MURDER. Mary Ann Payne, 21, married, was indicted for the wilful murder of her son, Charles Albert, aged two years and three months. The prisoner pleaded not. It will be recollected that the prisoner resided with her husband at No. 8, Alsop•terrace, Marylebone, and that on the &b. of June, about half-past eight, a great excitement was occasioned in the neighbour hood in consequence of the prisoner jumping out of the second floor window. On being picked up she was conveyed within the house, and a surgeon sent for. It was afterwards discovered that the infant child of the prisoner died from wounds which had been inflicted on its throat. When the surgeon arrived he found the prisoner in a state of insensibility, and when she partially recovered she told him she had met with the accident he was attending her for, from falling from a door-step. She had no recollection of having jumped out of window, and when she was told of the death of her child she appeared perfectly bewildered. mr.sleigh, for the defence, appealed to the jury to acquit the unfortunate woman at the bar on the ground of tem porary insanity. She had suffered very much previous to the birth of her child, and as she was then pregnant, he in sisted that the morbid state of mind, consequent upon that circumstance rendered her an irresponsible person. -- ---- - The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, on the ground of insanity. THIRD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE INDECENT ASSAULTS ON WOMEN. James Smith, alias Arthur Robert Willoughby Wade, 35. a gentlemanly-looking man, described as a soldier, pleaded guilty to several indictments charging him with indecently assaulting a number of pregnant women. The circumstances connected with these charges will be in the recollection of the public. The Recorder said the prisoner had pleaded guilty to five indictments of misdemeanour. 'Upon the first count he should sentence him to twelve months' imprisonment, and on the second to six months—the latter sentence to com mence at the expiration of the first. Wm. James Martin, shipwright, pleaded guilty to an in dictment charging him with stealing a gold chain, the pro perty of Win. Robertson. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. Themes Redwood pleaded guilty to an indictment charg ing him with stealing a number of miscellaneous articles, the property of Samuel Johnson. He was sentenced to IS months' imprisonment. Win. Smith pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him wiih stealing a watch, the property of Philip Dods well. He was sentenced to six years' penal servitude. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Edinburgh Water Bill was read a third time. FORTIFICATIONS (PROVISIONS FOR EXPENSES.) Mr. MASSEY brought up the report of the resolutions, making provision for the expenses and payments to the Bank of England, already agreed to. The house then went into committee, and a clause to this effect was embodied in the bill. The house resumed. UNION RELIEF AID ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. On the motion for going into committee, Mr. CHILDEItS rose to move, "That, in the opinion of this house, it is desirable that any monies raised under this . bill, by way of loan on the security of the rates in the dis tressed manufacturing districts, should be applicable to assist emigration to such colonies as may be will ing to co-operate in carrying it out." He, for one had not much faith in the employment of the distressed artisans on public works, believing that the greater proportion of the money would go into the pockets of the contractors and in the purchase of materials ; but as the general opinion of Lancashire was in favour of the plan, he had felt it his duty to give it his support, Supposing the war in America to shortly cease, it would take at least four or five years before the cotton trade of Lancashire could be restored to its former condition. For many years the influx of people into the cotton districts bad been at therate of 35,000 a year, and he attributed the great increase of crime last year to the inability of these people to obtain a living, and thus they became a component part of the dangerous classes. The emigration from this country and Ireland from 1852 to 1858 was far larger than in the four or five preceding years. In the years 1860-1-2 there had been a great falling off, so that in prosperous years the emigration had been much greater than in those of an opposite character. In the present year, however, there had been a great augmentation of emigration. Acts of Par liament were in existence to enable parishes to assist the irremovable poor and orphan children to emigrate by a charge on the rates not to exceed one-half of the average rates of the three previous years; but the adoption of sueh a plan in order to relieve the distress in the cotton districts would be but as a drop in the bucket. But by the adoption of his motion, as an addition to the bill, parishes would be materially aided in promoting emi gration, and they would find that the colonies would readily co-operate in so good a work. Many of their southern colonies had ceased to a great extent to be pastoral, and now presented a multitude of these mining and manufacturing occupations which went so far to make up the wealth of nations. Hence there was an ample field in our colonies for the profitable employment of the distressed artisans in the cotton districts. It was absurd to say that the English mill hands oould not stand the climates of our colonies in the southern hemisphere, because they were particularly adapted, on account of the genial warmth that prevailed, the absence of snow, east winds, and fogs, to renovate the impaired health of these artisans. Though numbers of emi grants had gone during the last year or two to Australia the labour market had not been disturbed nor wages re duced. He contended that the "assisted" emigration he proposed would be a great boon to the distressed cotton hands, who, he was satisfied, were most desirous of emi grating. In the course of a year or two a stun of from £200,000 to £300,000 would be available, out of colonial funds, for the promotion of emigration, provided the emi grants themselves contributed a little sum. He appealed to the house to accede to his motion, and thus mitigate the prevalent distress. Mr. MARSH seconded the motion. He spoke from great experience when he said that our colonies would be glad to receive a great accession of emigrants. The colo nies did not want particular specialities in emigrants. If they bad good common sense and kwere willing to work they would be sure to succeed. For instance, in the old days of transportation, it was found that London pick-pockets made the best shep herds. (Laughter.) He quoted statistics to show that wages in Queensland were high, and food exceedingly cheap. It was, too, a capital place for women, because there were no shops. (Laughter.) Mr. NEWDIGATE supported the bill, because an ex ceptional resource was needed in the present extremity, and he was satisfied that this was the best one that could at the present juncture be devised for the relief of the distressed cotton-workers. The e migration, under proper guidance and protection, of women was exceedingly desirable, in order to correct the present glaring disproportion of the sexes in this country. Colonel W. PATTEN denied that the Lancashire com mittee were hostile to the eraigration of the distressed cot ton hands. They had no right to expend money placed in their hands for the relief of distress to a foreign object not indicated by the donors. (Hear, hear.) The committee were taking steps to guard against the distress that might be apprehended in the winter, and he hoped the house would believe that the committee would do their best to meet all the rational requirements of the distressed opera- tires. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FE ItRAND considered that the hon. member (Mr. Childers) would not succeed in carrying his motion, because the manufacturers had leagued themselves with the Go vernment to keep them in the vicinity of the mills, in case their services should be required. It appeared that £460,000 out of the £1,000,000 subscribed had alone been devoted to th e operatives, making, with the 5200,000 lately raised under this bill, only 30s. per head on the 400,000 to 500,000 needing aid. There were actually 30,000 able-bodied men out of employment in Lancashire, and he advised the local committee to direct their attention to carrying them into the districts where he knew for a fact there was at that mo- ment a paucity of haymakers, Mr. BAGWELL adverted to the l a mentable distress among agriculturists in various parts of Ireland, especially in the west, and said the way the two classes of her Ma jesty's subjects—those in Ireland and in Lancashire—were treated presented a remarkable contrast. Nothing was done for the former, but if the Government did not afford these poor people succour, he warned them that the people would fail in their loyalty. Mr. HIBBERT contended that the present state of the law hffurded every facility to parishes to aid in the emigra tion of distressed inhabitants willing to leave their native land. After a few words from Mr. ADOEItLEY, Mr. VILLIERS advivd the hon• member (Mr. Childers: (LEFT SPEAIiING) TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR TI E ____........---,e Miles Opene d. 1863. 1862. Belfast and N. Counties,..... 13G 136 Belfast and County Down , 49 49 Blyth and Tyne 2B 2 8 1914 Bristol and Exeter........... 1214 - Caledonian Cockernaouth& Workington B 4o Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l r• Cork and Youghal ... 324 2 ' Cornwall 631 531 Deeside l7 1 2, Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 11; Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 Dublin and Meath .... Dub: & Wicklow and Wexid 485 '° 3 Oundct i Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31 Edinburgh and Vrlasgow Forth & Clyde Junction ... 30 3 '-' ) Furness, &c 5O 6 Glasgow & South-Western .• 198 19 .1 Gt. Eastern,Nrfk. &E. Union ~ 663 6 „ , Great Northern 330 3.3,., Great North of Scotland 5B a 665 bl t. N orthn. & Wcstn. (Irel.)„ 71; , qt.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrind.) 35 ; --9 4/ ,;,J4 Great Western 10564 ivr.,:' Inverness & Aberdeen Juiac. 866 imic Irish North-Western 145 145 Irish South-Eastern 251 234 Lancashire & Yorkshire 393 395/ Limerick and Ennis.. Limerick and Foynes 2 Llant.ily 4 2 41 Leaden & North-Western London and Blackwall 5l 51 London & South-Western • Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2504 2414 London, Chath am , & Dover .72 721 Do. Metropolitan Extension 10 Lond., Tilbury, & Southend Man.,Sheffield,& Li nc oln s h Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l : 4 4 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 6145 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irlncl. 259 5 192 Monkland 715 716 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 14 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and New. & Car 894/ 8-8 North London 9 . 9 4 North Staffordshire 254 252 Oswestry and Newton 5O 42 Ithymney 194 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52195 52 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern ..... Somerset and Dorset 391 395 South Devon South-Ea5tern.............., 306 306 Stockton and Darlington .... 165 183 Taff Vale 55 55 Ulster Vale of Clwyd. Vale of Neath 251 251 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 West Cornwall 275 275 W.Llartlepool Harbr.&Rail 4B 48 W'haven,Cleator,&Egrinnt 7 7 Whitehaven Junction l2 12 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 45 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 Austrian B2B Belgian Eastern Junction 265 Bombay, Baroda, & ten. India 1855 Buffalo and Lake Huron l6li Uetroit and Milwaukie Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France..........,, 1078 East Indian 932 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Indian Peninsula , 495 Great Luxembourg .......... 134 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada.... 346 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 439 Northern of Canada ..„„ . . , j 4 Northern of France . ......... o'6 Norwegian Trunk ........ 44 Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1.191 Paris and Orleans 1340 Pernambuco 775 Royal Danish 69 Sambre abed Meuse.... ..• , 6B WEEK. Receipts. Railways. 1863. 1862. 2,237 £ £ 2,296 688 652 2,022 1,621 6,668 6,977 17,311 414 16,84 2055 432 :i6l 223 238 516 390 1,522 1,3 , 7 390 864 1,483 1,254 1,783 1,765 11R 1 , 644 1,224 1,204 1,134 7,878 7.071 3,029 2,353 8,831 7,902 31,012 31,543 27.085 29,979 1,865 2,004 591 480 8,384 8,4.5 61,385 65.542 1,431 1,132 1,772 1,777 57,260 33,822 190 19J 270 138 721 6 ua 103,501 1025,761 2,138 ,016 27,321 34709 21 562 23,431 5,411 5, 5 k 0 1,085 2 ill 1,018 15 . 776 1 4 4 05 1 , 3 , 4 1,1i6 1,434 1,290 091 4 28 7 ,;* 40,3 7 0 5:393 5 , 241 1,481 1,60 3 2,341 2,352 13,385 11.870 43,1'7 5 41,931 3,454 3,4 02 8,468 7. 754 1,077 v.v. 902 8 33 2,221 1,915 3,908 3, 468 5,145 4,6 29 417 804 3.5 43 5,5 08 24,772 25,876' 5,533 5,459 1,826 1,620 176 197 2,001 1,`31 322 345 1,324 1,369 973 878 4,253 3,451 632 430 857 630 853 675 1,361 1,236 ,4 0,519 33,544 fai 1321 161 i 185 1 1060 6331 logo 4371 134 319 311 3,118 863 1,914 1,30 4,863 4,312 50,654 48,016 18,584 10,979 8,690 7,37 2 4,746 4,69 592 455 18,275 15. 88° 2,537 2.057 755 713 15 14* . 119 90 n 1 17 e, 7 56 : 31x 64 0 73 7 1338 1,06 13M 1201 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—LAS EVENING. LIVERPOOL CUP. 9to 2 agst The Knave (taken) 9to 2 agst Oakapple (taken) 6to 1 agst Joey Jones (taken) Bto 1 agst Erin go Bragh (taken) Bto 1 agst Victor (taken) Bto 1 agst Fantail (taken) 100 to 7 agst Flytrap (taken) 100 to 8 agst Barchettina (taken) 000DWOOD STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Bellman (offered) 10 to 1 agst Anfield (offered) 100 to 8 agst Knutsford (offered) LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING, JULY 13. The Sefton Handicap of 5 Boys each, with 50 added, for all ages. Winners extra. Half a mile. 20 subs. Lord Stamford'e Cerintha, 3 yrs, Est 81b ....(J. Loates) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Don't Come Late, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Morris) 2 Betting-5 to lon Cerintha, who waited upon the non favourite to the centre of the Stand, when she went up and won, hands down, by a length and a half. The Sefton Stakes of 50 sovs each, 10 ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 61b. Winners extra. One mile and a quarter. 5 subs. _ . _ Lord Stamford's Barchettina, Bst 61b .. (A. Edwards) w.o, A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds and up wards ; weight for age ; winners extra, with maiden allowances. The winner to be sold for 100 soya. Half a mile. 8 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Confidence, 5 yrs, 9st 21b (J Goater) 1 Mr, Hodgman's Virginia, 2 yrs, 6st 51b (Morris) 2 Mr. H. Owen's Antipodes, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (A. Edwards) 3 Betting—Even on Confidence, and 5 to 2 agst Antipodes, and 3 to 1 agst Virginia. Virginia with a slight lead made play in the centre of the course with the favourite on her whip hand, and Antipodes next the rails, the latter running any way but straight. At the distance Confidence joined the young one, the pair run ning locked together to within a few strides of the chair ; when the former obtained her advantage and won by a head ; a bad third. The Bentinck Testimonial,'a handicap stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 says (in specie) added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. The second saved his stake. One mile. 18 subs. Mr. Gorden's Johnny Armstrong, 4 yrs J Doyle) 1 Mr. T. Hunt s Misfer t u ne, 4 y rs (Thomas) 2 Mr. Bell's Flower Safety , 3 y rs (J. Grimshaw) 3 Gemma was scratched at 3 20 p.m. Betting-9 to 4on Johnny Armstrong, and 4to 1 agst Misfortune. They bolted from the post, the favourite with the lead, Misfortune going on second, with Flower Safety at her girths, to the Bridge turn, rounding which Doyle set his horse going, and was never after caught, and won in a canter by a length. Flower Safety was beaten off upwards of a dozen lengths. The Tyro Stakes (handicap) of 5 sow each, 2 ft to the fund, with 50 sous added, for 2-yr-olds. • The winner to pay 10 sows to the fund. Half a mile. 20 subs. Mr. Hodgman's Virginia, 7st 81b (T. French) 1 Mr. Saxon's Lady Mary, 7st 41b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Goodlass's Guicowar filly , 7 st 101 b (Whiteley) 3 Mr. Orme's Sabra colt, 7st 81b Mr. W. Owen's Glasgow, 7st (Oystead) 5 Mr. J. George's Flash filly, Bst .. . (James) 6 Mr. Barber's Macbeth, 7st 71b (G. Noble) 7 Betting-2 to 1 agst the Sabra colt, 3to 1 agst Lady Mary, 7 to 2 agst Virginia, 100 to 15 agst any other. Virginia cut out the work, having Lady Mary, Glasgow, and the Sabra colt as her immediate attendants to the die. tance, where Mr; Saxon's filly took a slight lead, which she retained to the stand, where Virginia got to her. The pair finished a punishing race home, the latter winning on the post by a head; there was a length and a half between the second and third ; the others, who were beaten off, passed the chair as placed. A Selling Race of 5 sous each, with 30 soya added, for all ages; 2-yr-olds Bst, 3-yr-olds 9st 101 b, 4 yrs and upwards lOst 61b, fillies and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 100 soya in the usual way. If entered to be sold for £5O allowed 71b, X2O 141 b. Half a mile. Seven subs. Mr. H. Owen's Boeotian, 2 yrs, 7st (L2O) (W. Oystead) 1 Mr. J. H. Cuff's Gaiety, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (£5O) (Lancaster) 2 Mr. Fowler's Gun Trick, 5 yrs, 9st (zoo) .... (J. Osborne) 3 Betting-4 to lon Boeotian, who, with the best of the start, made running to the enclosure, where he was caught by Gaity, the pair running together to within a short dis tance of home, where Gaiety swerved considerably towards the favourite, who won at last by a short head, a couple of lengths separating the second and third. The winner was bought in for 22 guineas. The Great Lancashire Produce Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 sovs added; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; un tried stallions or mares which never bred a winner al lowed 31b; both, 51b. The winner of the New Stakes at Ascot, July Stakes at Newmarket, or of any other 2-yr old stakes of 500 sovs clear, 51b, or of any two of such stakes 101 b extra. Horses having started three times without being placed allowed 51b. The second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 25 soya towards the expenses of the course. T.Y.C. 36 subs. Mr. J. Saxon's Lady Mary (Sib), Bst 21b (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Lord Adolphus, Bst 101 b (J, Osborne) 2 Mr. Fobert's Syren, Bst 71b (J. Doyle) 3 Mr, T. Stevens's Fisherman's Daughter (31b), Bst 41b (A. Edwards) 4 Mr. Merone's Cardinal (31b), Bst 21b (T. Merone) 5 Mr. R. C. Naylor's Little Saxon (31b), Bst 71b (Challoner) 6 Betting-5 to 4on Fisherman's Daughter, 7to 2 agst Syren, and 7 to 1 agst any other. In consequence of the extreme fractiousness of Lady Mary, who resolutely refused to join her horses, the start was delayed some time. When the flag was lowered the favourite next the rails was first off, and came on for 200 yards, when she was headed by Lady Mary, who was shortly afterwards followed by Syren and Lord Adolphus, the latter obtaining the second place opposite the Stand, but was never enabled to reach Mr. Saxon's filly, who won cleverly by a length ; half a length between the second and third. Fisherman's Daughter was an indifferent fourth. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. JULY. Hungerford l6 Southampton. Pontefract 16 Cambridge Stamford —l6 Knutaford ... ... Winchester 2l Hartlepool Nottingham 21 I Gocdwood AUGUBT. Brightcn Brighton Club 6 Lewes Wolverhampton ll Reading l3 Wenlock l4 SEPT: York August Plymouth Egham Stockton Oxford Lichfield . ,MBER. I Wordsley Devon and Exeter Derby Summer Weymouth Kings Lynn 3 Warwick .. 8 Leicester lO Doncaster Brecon - Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn Newmarket let Oct. . Edinburgh, &c. Club. OCT , Coventry Bedford 6 Caledonian Hunt Newmarket S. 0 ..12 Novi Worcester IRI Lincoln Autumn Kelso Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 413 ER. Shrewsbury Autumn.. .SH. AUG IZII3T. Heath.... Wicklow . 11 OCT SEPTE3 Londonderx y.... ,BER. BER. Limerick Jenkinatown Park Curragh Carlow Listowel 2l Curragh 20 WRIGHT'S RACING RECORD.— The summer edition has just made its appearance. It contains a com plete return of the races that have taken place this year up to. and inclusive of, the Ipswich meeting, besides an index to all the horses that have run in Great Britain, Ireland, and France, as well as the nominations for all the principal races yet to be decided. MARLBOROUGH- STREE r. ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A DISCHARGED SERVANT.— John Davis. now a cabman, but formerly in the employ of Mr. George Himes, laceman, of Sydney-alley, Leicester square, was charged with stealing a piece of linen, the pro perty of his employer ; and he was further charged, on suspicion, of stealing a parcel of lace, &c., of the value of £46, the property of Mr. Himes. Mr. Himes said that on Tuesday last he went out of town, and on his return he missed from his shop a parcel of lace, of the value of £l6—the parcel containing trimmings, flounces, &c., sent to him on approbation. He called in Sergeant Joy, and placed the matter in his hands, and afterwards learned that the prisoner, who had formerly been in his employ as a porter, had been seen watching about his premises. He had not traced any of the pro. perty, but a girl in his employ gave him the duplicate re lating to a piece of linen, which duplicate she had bought of the prisoner. The piece of linen had been taken from his shop while the prisoner was in his employ, and was his property. Sarah Gibb, a young woman in the service of Mr. Himes, deposed to buying the duplicate relating to the linen of the prisoner, and said that she saw the prisoner near Mr, Himes's on Wednesday last. Mr, Himes said he had been to the pawnbrokers and seen the linen, and it had his private marks on it. Sergeant Joy, 9 C, proved apprehending the prisoner out side Mr. Himes's shop, the prisoner at the time being en gaged in watching the shop. On telling him the charge he made no reply, and on showing him the duplicate he ad mitted selling it to the female servant in Mr. Himes's em• ploy. The prisoner was remanded. THAMES. ALL FOR LOVE.—Eugene Metcalf, a pale-faced and me lancholy looking young man, aged 20, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with attempting to commit suicide. A police constable named George Crouch, No. 330 stated that the prisoner, who was a young man of good character and ability, was porter at a respectable house in the city, and had become attached to a young woman with whom he had quarrelled, and the little affair preyed on his mind. On Saturday night, at a late hour he was found near Messrs. Garford's oil mills, Limehouse-hill, labouring under the effects of poison, and apparently in a dying state. He was called to the prisoner, who was foaming at the mouth, in great agony, and his eyes were inflamed. A doctor was sent for who administered a powerful emetic, which dislodged some of the poison from his stomach. The prisoner was then taken to his dwelling at No. 29, Pbabe-street, Limehouse, and was still in a very low state, and suffering from the effects of the poison he had taken. _ Mr. Woolrych—What poison did he swallow? WitneEs—Oxalic acid. The prisoner said he bought it at No. 23 Ludgate-hill on his way home on Saturday night, and that he had been in the practice of buying oxalic acid there to clean leather. The prisoner also said that, having quarrelled with his sweetheart, he determined to end his life. The prisoner, in defence, said he was very much upset by what had occurred between him and his " young woman," and that caused him to act as he, had done. Mr. Woolrych—Why this is an act of madness. You have acted very foolishly indeed. You ought to have ex hibited more firmness than attsmpt to commit such a wicked act as suicide. You will be confined for a week, under the care of the excellent chaplain of the House of Detention at Clerkenwell. ANOTHER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE LONDON DOGS. —A young woman named Emily Grant, who has been leading a wretched life, and was for some time servant to some of the Rateliff-highway prostitutes, was brought be fore Mr. Woolrych, charged with attempting to commit self-destruction in the waters of the London Dock. A police-constable, named Brown, No, 51 H, said that the prisoner deliberately threw herself from the Old Gravel lane Bridge into the London Dock basin last night, at a quarter before 10 o'clock, and went down. A dock watch man put off in a boat with grapnels and a long staff and boat .hook, and brought her out of the water. She said she was in great distress, and did not know what to do. The woman was very ill. Mr. Woolryoh said this was very shocking. He lectured the prisoner on the folly and wickedness of her conduct in a very forcible manner, and then remanded her to prison for a week. SUICIDE AT WINDSOR CASTLE.—Last evening, about 7 o'clock, one of the housemaids attached to the castle at Windsor, committed suicide by throwing her self out of a top story window on to the parapet beneath, a distance of about 70 feet. When the body was taken up, it presented a fearfully mutilated appearance, and life was wholly extinct. It appears that the deceased had for some time past been under the medical advice of Dr. Brown, who had enjoined that she should not be left alone, but she made some excuse to her attendant for quitting the room, and immediately proceeded to commit an act of self-destruc tion. A coroner's inquest will be held upon the body, but being within the Royal preoinets, it will be before the special coroner, BEIt. SHIPPING—This Day. LoNpox, July 14.—Wind this day at noon—Norte r W es t e rly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rat cloudy, AY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. S OUTHAMP TON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Hammoia (steamer), from Hamburg; Georges, ,:t from Cherbourg ; Raub'Don (steamer), fr om London ; Havre (steamer), from Havre. C ore Sailed_Gertha, for E lsl. BY mAGNB.ric TELEonArn• _ . Arrived, Manilla:onm°, '' • from Dentin , ~,s i ly 13—Battle, . •e • Omega, from from Pitea. GRA, vl,sEfio, Tuesday Dlorning. Sailed land. Nicole, for llL,rnosand; Helvellyn, for New Zealand. Tuesday Morning. 121.EAL'for Calcutta; City of . u a . Grawfor from Weed Passed—Renown, from L6.ri s ~° l l; ,v vi8 :013, from London, °,lSerland, for Mauritius; Calcutta, from London, for Wag, for Port Phillip; Levant, from Eden, from Shields, for Palmeri , Indies, for London. t left un der sail this morning for far The Channel flee mouth. 1 —Cotton.—The cotton tni‘rket • aow, Sa l ) . 1 • • C-LAs has been quiet of last week. Goods and Yarns.—The during the week, without any change without any change in prices. Iron.-- in tho quota r a ni t ' activity in the pig-iron market this week, the strength of speculative purchases an advance of and on nearly 2s. per ton has been established, To. day a fair busi. sees was transacted in warrants at about 558. cash, and for rekreeht be:Lien:rile for ward delivery in proportion. The close was quiet, tellers prevailing G. I\l. 13., Nos. 1-3, Ms., 535. 6d. ; Gartaherrie, Nos. 1-3, 595., Ma. 6d, ; N o , 1, Coltness, 696. ; Calder, 555.; Giagarnook. 54,5, 6d. t Egli n t on . 5-1 u Banquet to Captains Speke and Grant. Last evening the members of the East India United Service Club entertained Captains Speke and Grant, the discoverers of the source of the Nile, at a sumptuous banquet—the first public dinner given by the club—at Willis's Rooms. About 160 gentlemen were present, including General Jacob, C.B. (chairman), Colonels North and French (vice chairmen), Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein, Lord Stanley, Sir J. Lawrence, Sir R. I. Murchi son, Sir L. Peel, Sir G. Everest, Sir J. Currie, Sir G. Back, Sir James Hogg, Sir C. Nicholson, Sir R. Vivian, &c. The usual loyal toasts having been given, The CHAIRMAN proposed the toast of the even ing, " The healths of their fellow Grant," members and brother officers, Captains Speke andwhom he characterised as the two modern heroes of the Nile. He adverted to the fact th a t f rom the time of Herodotus the source of that river had been a subject of curiosity, and quoted from Luean to show that the ancients regarded it as the Indians regard the springs of the Ganges, as a kind of divine mys tery. He said that 30 years ago, in reading a work on Egypt, he had been struck with the wording of an ancient inscription which it contained—" I am he that was, that am, and that shall be, and no mortal can lift the veil that surrounds me." That was popularly attributed by the Egyp tians to the Divine hand, but it might not in appropriately be applied to describe their ideas of the origin of their sacred stream. That origin, however, had now been discovered by their friends Captains Speke and Grant, and he heartily congra tulated them on their great achievement. (Loud cheers.) There were some objectors who asked, " Cui bono ?" in the same spirit as the Scotch ma thematician, who, when invited to a perusal of Milton, quietly inquired what it would prove ? (Langhter.) To these objectors he could only reply that anyone who unravelled a leaf of the book of nature, and who, as "the priest and interpreter of nature," expounded one passage in her open scroll, was a benefactor to mankind. (Hear, hear.) If they exulted in the researches of a Taschandorf, who succeeded in finding an original manuscript of the fourth century in a convent upon Sinai, how much more pride should they feel in the labours of their friends, the results of which had an import ance that non© could estimate ? When Newton brought a ray of light into a dark chamber, and separated it into its component elements—when Galvani experimented upon a poor frog, and made its limbs quiver by means of an agent to them un known, their experiments might have been re garded at the time as trivial, but what immeasur able power had they not put into the hands of man ! And so with their guests It was impossible now to foresee what consequences to science might arise from their discovery. Who knew what new fields it opened to us, in language, in ethnology, and in geographical inquiry ? (Hear.) It might be the means of introducing us to a new country of gorillas, and possibly might even supply P►ofessor Huxley with his " missing link." (Laughter.) They did not even fully understand the dis covery, much less were they able to estimate its value, and they must wait for the book Captain Speke had promised them to gain further information upon the subject. (Hear.) Captain SPEKE, in acknowledging the compli ment, paid a graceful tribute to the hospitality of his entertainers, and dwelt upon his attachment to the service of which both he and they were mem bers. He then stated that after being ten years in India, he took furlough, and instead of coming direct home, spent some time in Africa, which had since become the land of his adoption. They were all aware of what he had done there. (Hear, hear.) It was not every expedition of the kind that was successful, and on his first journey he was speared and kicked out of the country. (Laughter.) That was at the time of the war in the Crimea, and as that was too great an inducement for him to with stand, he proceeded thither. On returning to Eng land, the Geographical Society, then in full force, wished a large tract in Africa to be explored, a piece of land which was described by certain church missionaries to be as large as the Caspia❑ Sea. At the suggestion of Sir George Back, an expedition was accordingly organised, in which he (Captain Speke) took part, and laid down what they saw in the map before them—the southern end of the Vic toria Nyanza lake, He believed from the first that the Nyanza was the sourceof the Nile, as he had sur veyed in Thibet, audsaw such a strikingresemblance between some of the lakes there and that to which he referred as led him at once to the conclusion. When he returned he had no sooner shown his maps to Sir Roderick Murchison than be said to him, " Speke, we must send you there again." (Cheers.) Captain Grant, an old fellow-sportsman in India, volunteered to take a part in the expedition, and a more honour able, upright, and honest wan he never met with, (Hear, hear.) He had told them all the tale, and now returned his most sincere thanks for the honour they had done him in making him one of their guests on that occasion. Captain GRANT also briefly returned thanks. The " Home Government of India," proposed by Colonel North, and acknowledged by Mr. Mills, vice-president of the council, and " The Visitors," concluded the list of toasts. THE LABEDoYERE COLLECTION has been bough for the Imperial Library for 80,000 f., containing al the newspapers, pamphlets, caricatures, and bills that were pasted on the walls during the whole of the Revolution; altogether tha most extraordinary collestion of the kind ever gathered together. BRITISH FISHERIES.—The annual report of the Fishery Commissioners show that the herring fish ing off the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man was very productive in 1862-830,934 barrels were cured, an in crease of above 162,000 barrels over the previous year — and 494,910 barrels were exported, an increase of 101,996 barrels. The quantity branded increased by 81,365 bar rels, showing the increased reliance of the Continent upon the brand. The Continent is the only important foreign market; the large trade to the West Indies before eman cipation has shrunk into nothing. Last year for the first time several boats fished off Wick for her rings in the winter. They were found with milt and roe, with the appearance of becoming full fish in three or four weeks. The experiment will probably re peated and extended. The opinion is now very The entertained that the herring spans twice in the yea _ s . ,_...... cod and ling fishery of 1862 was about an aversgr:dhoesmul° not generally entertained Several vessels went to Rockall, but the adveetuweather was appear to have been very successful ; experienced there, and it was though this c aused several B re t too many at. tempted the enterprise at once, and that 4 oats, manned by to come away disappointed; 13,14 h hayed in tkLherring 43,508 fishermen and boys were ;italainuPoincrease ofi3P3 boats and cod and ling fisheries in 186 d 2 of the boats, nets, and 757 men; and the estimateestira ated that these fisheries and lines was L 811,355. It is 0 000 other persons. also gave emploympt to abovb 3, the following :_ « A A Turin letter contains i m portance has not been t t h h . e eust solemnity of which taken place at Turin, under sufficiently remarked is of the shooting fete which h o f PrincaesHjumbert. This The nation the patronage to attract awakeningattention, military s pirit is calculat ed that it will begreat Powerful only as feels instinctively and far as it shall be armed, .. able to defend itself. Na tional rifle -shooting societies exist more or less in all free countr iesinßurop e, but scarc ely anywh ere i s i t essentill a monarc hi ca l and conservative in s tit ut i on. In Switzerland it bears a very marked political colour, and only a certain l part of the population take part in it. n Italy, on the con trary, it is governmental and conservative ; and everywhere the upper classes apply themselves to the exercise. Prince Humbert was invited, by a deputation of the Swiss marks men, to be present a t the Federal rifle festival at Chaux de-Fonds, As the acceptation involved an official journey abroad, the question had to be submitted to the Mi n i s t ers, who The Ministry o decided in the negative that to allow the hereditary P abroad rince to travel or on the eve of his majority, and on the o ccas i on of a fete possessing so marked a character as the Swiss national rifle meeting, would be inopportune. Had P r i nco Amadeus been the person invited, the Go vernment would have made no objection; but much greater reserve is necessary with respect to the pre sumptive heir to the throne. Besides, Prince Ilurnbert is to go to Naples during the month, which is the principal reason alleged for declin ing the invitation to the federal fete. The camps for mili tary instruction have commenced in Italy. They have been formed in Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia, and Tuscany. This is the first time, since the war of 1859 and 1860, that Itiaian troops have been assembled in. training camps That fact is the best proof of the re-establishment of tranquillity, and of the complete absence of disquietude in the interior. Although the provinces are deprived of troops, order and calm prsvail dverywhere." CRYSTAL PALACE, ONE SHILLING DAY, MON DAY, July 13.—Admissions on payment, 7,731; ditto by season tickets, 1,099; total visitors, 8,830. ~_..~. _ .18 .20 .25 25 .27 -3] ...z1 ...21 ~.22 ...24 ~..25 ....29 ....30 ..20 ..21 ..22 ..26 ..16 ..14 IREL. END. DUBLIN, JULY 13. At the Wexford Astiizes on Saturday Joseph Kelly was convicted ot . the murder of Michael Fitzhenry, a national schoolmaster. The Solicitor- General went down speCially to conduct the case. There was nothing of religious animosity, or party spirit, or agrarian combi nation connected with the crime. It appeared fret n the evidence that the pri soner's father had a ernallfarm on the estate of Lord Carew, the rent of which he was unable to pay. It was arranged, with the consent of the landlord, that the farm should be tr ansferred to Fitzhenry, part of the consideration being that the latter should support the prisoner's rather, a man about 70 years of age, or pay him £6 a year. The prisoner after wards repenting of this bargain wished to take the old man with him to America, whither he was pro ceeding with his wife, and of .e,md to accept £6 from Fitzhenry as a commutatio n of his life interest. The schoolmaster would not consent to this, and the prisoner expressed his fe , P-ings about it in bitter terms to several of his ne:,ghbours, but nothing came to theo rthe pa knowledge rtparties s w of were together hedec in the town of to create su kaieewionli f Ross on the 16th of - May, end were drink ing togethe r i n several places ,, both there an d on the way home. Th e prisoner managed to k e ep hi mse lf describedd ru sober, nk but t lh t y h h the eo deceasedne prisoner's ofthe es bwwieaitnlfne a became a oxi s cated, and was "staggering on the w n ay d h a o n m ot e h ; er bu p t e t r h so ey n t h were in their compa n y s en proceedingor fromtogether suppo r t h on his e r effects w m e id re nie u h lt t i , m t a h t e el d y e ed issuing eeese c ompanion, and occasionally fallin g of drink. The schoolmaster was found nest e lying dead in a ditch by the roadside, his skullday fret_ tured over the temple and beaten in behind, and a wound over the thigh as if made by forcing a blunt instrument into the body. It was proved that pri eoner had purchased two bars, one of red and one of horsehoe iron, that day in Ross, and that he car ried them home. The wounds were such as the heavier bar of iron would have inflicted, and it Was found on the prisoner's premises. The trial com menced on Friday, the jury were locked up during the night, and on Saturday it was concluded. The prisoner was ably defended by Mr. Hemphill, Q.C. ; Serjeant Armstrong replied on the part of the *Crown ; the Judge, Baron Hughes, briefly charged the jury, who, after 15 minutes' consultation brought in a verdict of guilty. The Judge, in passing sen tence of death,stated that the jury would have been guilty of a violation of their oath if they had come to any other conclusion than the one at which they had arrived. The prisoner declared he was inno cent, and the Judge said it was useless to address any observations to him while in that state of mind. The following scene then ensued : The prisoner (who appeared quite unmoved by the dread ful position in which he stood) said— I would have gone 100 miles with Fitzhenry and seen no harm done to him. When am I to be hanged ? The Judge—On the 11th of August. Prisoner—Where am I to be buried? The Judge—Within the precincts of the gaol. Prisoner—ls it next Monday I'm to be hanged ? The Judge—No, ma the 11th of next month. The prisoner was then removed, but was subsequently ordered back into court, it having been ascertained that the 11th of August was Tuesday and not Monday. His lord ship then sentenced the prisoner to be executed on Tues day, the 11th of August. Not withstanding the unsettled condition of the United States, there is little if any diminution in the number of emigrants from this country. Hun dreds of the peasantry depart every week by the Cunard, Inman, and other steamships calling at Cork harbour. On Thursday two steamers, the Georgia and the City of London, sailed from that port for America, taking out 500 emigrants ; 350 shipped on board the City of Landon and 150 on the Georgia. A Strange Scene in the Paisley Police Court. (From;the Caledonian Mercury.) A SERGEANT OF MILITIA SENT TO PRISON FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.—On Thursday at the Burgh Police Court, Paisley, before Bailie Caldwell, Sergeant Thomas Henderson, and John Cook, Alfred Henderson, Nicholas Fynn, and George Gardiner, drummers in the Renfrewshire Militia, were charged with having on Tuesday last com mitted a breach of the peace within the house of A. Thomson, - W illiamsburgh. After the examination of several witnesses, who deponed as to the breach of the peace being committed, Sergeant M'Lean was called, who, on being ex amined by the Fiscal, the following strange scene took place : By the Fiscal—Did you see any fighting. Witness —I did not say I saw any fighting. Ai a gistrate — Are you aware that you are in a Court of Justice ? Witness —Perfectly, sir. Fiscal —Did you see any fighting? Witness —I heard a noise, sir. INlagistrate—That is no answer to the question. I shall put it in such a manner as you will require aye or no to it. Did you see any person fighting in Thomson 's public:hou , se on 7 Tuesday, t b o et s way en the hours of one an Witness—l heard a noise, but I o paid no attention e d six clock . to it. Magistrate —Do you know the meaning of the word fighting ? Witness —Please to tell me the meaning first. Magistrate —I am not here to answer questions. Answer me the question• pertinent ' Witness —I ask you that . question ; answer me Assessor —You are put into that box as a witnes ' s fighting. and you are bound to answer any ques tions, and I consider the above is One and , if you re fuse you are liable to be sent to prison that fighting Witness —Striking of hands is Assessor —I suppose that you mean is when one person strikes another Witness —That will do now. . Assessor —Do you understan d ri V witness—Perfectly. -n- E nglish ? The Assessor again repeated the question which the magistrate p rev i ously put, if the witness saw any fighting, to which he returned the same answer. The Assessor said he would again put the ques tion, and it would be at his (witness's) peril to refuse to answer it. Witness (in answer to the question)—Do you want me to tell a falsehood ? I cannot answer tho question. Magistrate—Then you will go to prison. Assessor-1 recommend that he be sent to prison. The magistrate then sent him to prison for ten days for refusing to answer the question. Mr. Thomas Campbell, writer, agent for one of the accused, proposed to cross-examine Sergeant M'Lean, but to this the magistrate objected, on account of his being committed to prison. The ma gistrate was supported in this decision by the as sessor ; and after the commitment had been written out by the clerk the gallant sergeant was marched off to prison, not a muscle of his face betraying either surprise or indignation at his being sent to durance vile in such a summary manner. After the examination of two other witnesses, Sergeant Cook and Drummer Gardiner were found not guilty, but the others were found guilty, and fined in five shillings, or five days' imprisonment. Advices from Madrid of the Bth state that the Minister of War is engaged in drawing up a series of reforms to be made in the mi litary tribunals in Spain and at Havana. The Ga. zette states that the Duke d'Osuna received the Queen and royal family at his property of Alameda. The fete is described us of extra ordinary magnificence. The gardens were illuminated at night by 9,000 lights, and a supper of a most splendid description was given at two in the morning, everything at the royal table being served on gold. A fire broke out in a flax warehouse in High street, Hull, on Saturday morning, and destroyed an immense amount of property before it was subdued. The warehouse was situated in a q uarter where inflammable material was stored, and the whole of Saututrday outd an the gre ater portion of Sunday was spent in pting the flames. The damage is es timated at above DlO,OOO, Amaziah Goodwin has just died at. Lyman, Me., and was present at the capture United States.. He was 100 years old. He fought in the te British officer Major Andre , who Abrmavereird r(:tvattiLa.u, who was hung as a spy Wabh.thgton.—Amoicatt Apr: that COM- RIAL Hon. at tell citor- r waS i f Mr.