The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-09 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLooK. The demand for discount accommodation is mo derately active at previous rates. At a meeting of the creditors of the old bank, Hereford, and of the Ross and Archenfield Bank, Ross, resolutions of a similar character were adopted as at the previous meeting of the Ross cre ditors. It was also resolved that Mr. Richard Hereford, and Mr. Wren Hoskins should act as creditors' assignees, in conjunction with Messrs. Suter and Luckes, the former of whom is the ma nager of the Hereford branch of the National Pro vincial Bank of England, and the latter the manager of the Ross branch of the Gloucestershire Banking Comp any, The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets during the last few days have not been very extensive. The public sales of tea have been concluded without any material change in values. Sugars have, in most instances, sustained previous rates, while good and fine qualities of coll2e have been in fair request at late quotations. Rice and fruit have been dull, and the dealings in tallow have been circumscribed for both present and for ward delivery. About £85,000 in bar gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The amount of specie conveyed by the Magdalena, which left to-day for the Brazils, was £221,993. The return o f t ra ffi c rece i pts u p o n the Bengal Division of the East Indian Railway for the week ending the 15th Marsh last, gives a total of £15,614; the amount received in the corresponding week of the previous year was £8,869. On the North-West Provinces Division during the same period, the sum realised represented £4,324, while, for the same term last year, it was £2,655. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram. the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 6,935. Heavy. A very small amount of business has been trans acted in the Consol Market to-day, except in con nection with the settlement, bat a few sales have taken place, and the quotations are flatter in con sequence, viz., 91 -I b t for transfer, and 921 1 for the July account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities have not varied, the quotations spin being 911 m ; Bank Stock also remains at 232 234. Transactions have taken place in India Stock at 231 234 ; and the 5 per Cent. ditto at 1071 108. A general improvement has taken place in the Foreign Market, and business is more active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 ; do., Con solides, 501 1 ; Greek, 361 1 ; do., Coupons, 17k I; Spanish Passive, 331 34; Mexican, 336 34; Italian, 72; ; Venezuela, 581 ; Granada, 15-2 16 ; and the Confederate Loan, 2 to 1 dis. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been of a very limited character, and prices have shown a downward movement. London, Chatham, and Dover have declined about £1 100. ; Great Western, 10s. ; and Great Eastern, North Western, and Midland ss. For the Foreign and Colonial lines there has been a very limited inquiry. Bahia and San Francisco remain steady at 191 20; Recife and Sin Francisco at 161; and San Paulo have declined to 22 ; Great Western of Canada are flat at 111; East Indian hole declined to 1098; and Great Indian Penin sula to 1 104. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show no material variation in prices. International Financial shares are quoted 5k 6k prem. ; London Financial ditto, 1 21 prem. ; and General Credit, 21 21, prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 234 2 915 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent • C 92 11 N ew 3 • Consols Annuities New 2 Per Cent. A nnu iti e s i per C ent. Annuities New 34 per Cent. Annuities In dia Stock * 232 4 1 Ditto 5 per Cent lOB n Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent I n tto 54 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 100 Bank Stock for Account Console tor Account, July 9 92k FOREIGN FUNDS—eLosING eatcEs. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 45 per Cent., 1852-58-60 • .. ... . ... .... 9 1004 1 Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant. R-Uptian 7 pet Cent , 1005 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup gut — _ . Ditto Account — 36 5i i 6k l. 1 61 Ditto Coupons Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 11. 611 1 17 Mexican 3 per Cent .... I • Ditto Account. Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l5l 16 151 Ditto 2 per Cent .. 91 Ditto Deterred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — P ,, ruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862 _ Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. 491 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, ' 9 l '6O, 62 — Ditto Account 491 i i i Ditto Scrip, (1862) £39 paid 5 pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per C en t., 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent •••••e•• ..... Ditto '•"'°" Spanish 3 per Cent ' Dit to Acc ount s4f Ditto New Deferred .. — Ditto Account 4B Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup no t -- funded .. D itto Account n 111 12 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account . 9li 3 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 7ll 1 i Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent Venezuel a , 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 41 per Cent.,Ex. 25f 9B Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 G '1 Ditto 4 per Cent. Cerra ul 101 Italian, 5 per Cent , 16611,cEuxte.s25francs , Ditto Account. .. Console, Money .... THREE O'CLOCK. Ditto Account 99211 Liverpool Cotton Market —T Da (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Very quiet. About 2,000 bales. Import, 22,635, Previously, 12,928. SHIPPING—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. • PLYMOUTH, Tuesday M • The Star of Teem 632 of tollB t..;apt. William Culbert, belonging to Mr. S. Tull M o rn i ng. belonging L aunceston, which passed up Channel yesterday, ° r e o k r' Lo h a strong wind from the westward, is onl y 6 ron, w i t having left Otago, April 1, days from New Zealand, She brings 32,527 ounces of goldds 1,664 bales of wool, 126 bales of sheep skin valued at £130,000 ; also six. cabin and 13 steerage passengers. s, and 229 hides ; The Star of l'asmania experienced strong and breezes thick foggy weather, from 1at. '55 . 1 0 S , and long 1471 v lat. 58.40 S , end long. 113 W . , duri ng which much ice :vat: passed. Shq rounded Cape Horn Apr 1 18, had six days' calm on the Line, which wai crossed May 14th ; and spoke, on the 16th, long. 32.30 W., the barque Tiptree, exhibiting Swedish colours, 16 uays from Rio Janeiro for Falmouth ; arm, on the 19th, lat. 3.30 N., long. 30.50 W., the ship with City, of Aberdeen , which left Sydney March 13, w'th 2,959 bales of wool, 200 hides, &c., and some passen gers for London. The ship Aboukir, of Glasgow, left Otago for London April 1. The s ips h . ~ harlot of Fame and John , Duncan were loading wool for London when the Star of Tasmania left. SOrTHA.MPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Breme n , steamer , f ro m Bremen ; Flonstino from Dinan ; La Jeune Benjamin, from St. Malo; Havre steamer, from Havre. -- GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, June 9 . — Christian from Barbadoes; Grudalta, from Catania; Mathilda Wattenbach, from Calcutta; Abeona, from Leghorn ; Visitor, from Mogador • Water witch from Sines • Eudora, from Matanzas; Water from Calcutta ; Adelina, from Nevi,; Baffle, from Hinders; Hortensia, Brute, from Onermershyl ; Hamsterly Hall, from Riga; Confidence, from Callao ; Dibrich Portcseer, from Colombo; Red Riding Hood, from Poo-chow-foo ; Tigranes, from Grenada. EAL, Tuesdag. Passed—Patrician, from Poo D -chowfoo ; y Sta M r of orninTas mania, from Otago ; Speedwell, fro m D emerara ; Arbitra tor, from Cardenas ; Ottodina, from C ey l on ; Conflict, from Portland Bay. PLUCKING FLOWERS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE --Yesterday, at the Lambeth Police-court, Lient.••Col. G. A. Brownley, of Wyatt-villas, Norwood, was fined 10e., in addition to ss. damage, for plucking some roses in the gardens of the Crystal Palace. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOult) S. Share Railways. i Paid. Closin g Price. 13.14. • Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost., Sleat.,and !Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ;Cork and Bandon I Cornwall Do A A gets no di v Do. B till ap c.p an. has been pai to B. 50 IDublin dr Belfast Junc. 25 , Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. at Edinburgh & Glasgow. st Glasg. and S. Western. st Great Eastern, Ord. atk at Ditto A stock at I Ditto East Anglian at st GreatNorthot Scotland si Great Northern... at I Do A stock at Do Bdo at Gt. S. and W. of Ireland, at Great Western ...• •• • • at j Do Str Val gua. stock; at 'Lancashire dr Yorkshire at London and Blackwall at 'Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at 'Lon., Chat., and Dover at ILon. & North Western at Lou. Sr Scr.th Western at j man., Shetoir Lincoln. 50 !maryport and Carlisle. 12i I Do f shares • . 10 IMetropolitan st Midland 5.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. do Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. shares 25 Mid Kent ,10 Do Cray Line at North British st Edin., Perth, Sr Dundee at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 j Do, G.N.E. purchase I at I Do Leeds at Do York at Do Carlisle.. at North London 10 Do New 4.18.4 North Staffordshire 1 0 N. and S. W. Junction at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock at Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpool 3t Shropshire Union at South Devon at South Eastern South Wales at S. York. and River Dun to statues, Wok.,and Wok. 25 Stockton dr Darlington 15 Do ! Do New, 1866 st Taff Vale. ... 10 I Do B 10 I Do C 50 Ulster Do 2.10 , Do st Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim st Waterford & Kilkenny st West Cornwall st NV. Hartlepool Har.Szß st West Midland Oxford st I t Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Sitar , Railways Pain. Price. Business don. 100 ( t ;antic &St Lawreno all 55 57 , 3om.,Barodadt.Cent Inc 100 109 110 1095 1 / Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. 5 11 1 P 6 5 204 Buffalo and Lave Huron all 5} 55 10 Do. Preference ~•• . all 75 8 too ButTalo,Brant,&Godria tot p. et. bds. Aug. 1 , 187 .' , 100 Do. do. July 1 , 187 : - to o 100 /0. do. June 1, 1s;,1 100 St •;leutta.&S.Eastn. I Li , ) 100 108 109 al p 4 st iiapeTown & Dock S 100 9( 1104 1105 10 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. p. 100 111 1 2 111 stock East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 1 1 .94 111 1105 9/ 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 1 } tip , 20 Do. do. H do. .. 10 1 lip 115 5 stock Grand Trunk of Canada iu( 104 05 100 Do. Ist Prel . Bonds.. 311 68 70 69 100 Do. uo. deferred...... all 5 65 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. all 58 60 100 D. do defer , ed...... all 45 60 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... all 41 41 1 0 0 Do. do. deferred— all 34 36 1 0 0 Do. 4th Pref. sic) k... all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 23 25 stock tantharenui.gua.6p.o 100 110} 1105 1105 / 20 Do. New gua. sp. C... 12 1 2 1 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 15: Stock Gt. South.of India (Lim, guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1085 1095 20 4 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 1 t 11} 11 5 20 4 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 97 100 97 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 89 in 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p stock Madras_ guar., sp. c. stock Do. 4/ p. c. Extension 100 102 103 102 stock Dc. 44 do lOO 99 101 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds lOO 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay all 50 53 100 Do. 7p. a Mortg. Bds all SO Newßtunswick & Canda Class A and B. all 3 it N.Rl.C'da6 po Ist t bds 100 84 86 stock Saluda .......... (100 1(94 1,r5 st Do. Delhi Do. do •t tt 2 IP 20 Do. Punjaub 5 15 1} lip at Do. Do. , 100 1074 1084 1075 ock Do. Endus.St. Flo.) t 10( 05 1(7 WON lAL (21 IV ERN Si EN t -.mut art F.,- p.e.Ja &J ut . 1877-S1 Do. 6p. c. Feb. dt An: 100 5 7 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 I+7 Do. S p. c. Jan.&.July. 100 97 08 98 Do. 6 Inscribed stoca 100 45 97 Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0.187: 100 108 dlO Do.Ap &Oct. 188 100 It 2 114 Do. 189, too ;13 15 111 Do, Jan. & Julv. 1891.. 100 115 117 - i Ceylon, N0v.1,78, fi p t 100 113 115 114 Mau Run) per cent .. 100 108 1.0 110 'Nata , G,v. 6 per cant.. 130 1(9 111 N.lS.liov.op.o.Ja.(l/Jul) iOu 1074 184 LAI dp. e.Ap. & Oc. 100 - - N. S. W. G ov. S p 18 100 1025 1034 I Do. Sp. ,tol .5 100 103 104 103 - , Do. d0.,1888 & upwch 100 1034 1645 104} 35 4 !New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 112 ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. star - Ling, 1875.. lOO 1075 1084 1085 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 3 115 Aus Ci6p.0.1676.& up.. 100 113 115 - iVio.Gov. 6.p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 110 11? - Do. to 811.0. A.D.ALOot.. 100 1114 1115 1114 BRITISH niNEs, , C i a i m mo b r ri a a A n m Co a n lg s a o m l. a G te o d ld .. Devon G. cons. (Tavist., East Bassett ( Mogan ).. East Clogan Gold Ltd. East Carsdon . ... East Care Brea ..: .. E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.; Gam4cSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South To Igus.... U. Wheal Vor alelston Grenville ........... 11 erod's- Foot tiingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelaut 11arke Valley.. yndy Iron Oro (Lim New Setun .. North Downs s;. 'I Basset (11104 mi orth Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey s P o r u o v t h i d c e a n r e a e d ( o U n n ( s y t L e e i l e n e t ; 3. Carn Brea (Illogan) Wheal Fran. allo4 - an, Stray Park Tamar Silv.ez Lead Min Tin Crort West Basset (Illogan) Carndon (Liskeard) West Seton .,•••• Wheal Basset (Mogan, Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (tiLelant) WhealLudiott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton 53. '&4.0 8.1.6 17; 40 0.16 t 4.17.0 2.0.6 94 4.3.0 heal Treiawney (Lis ) Wheal Union 2.4.0 10..7 5.15.6 18.1 . ..9 1 1 28.9. 17 1 4 5 5 2.0.6 2.10.8 46 5 15 16 AO 250 15 17 3t 4 93 5 30 291 8 PREFERENCE SHARES. Lancaster and Carlisle, 4i per cent. pt., 104} London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 101 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pt., 106 i London and Blackvvall, 4} per cent. stk., 101 . 1 London, Brighton, &c., 4 per cent.. 1803. 92 London, Chatham, ac, Metrop...eixt., B, 6 per cent., 102 Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 82 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Hull and Selby, 11 I London and Chatham 4i per Cent., 94i London and Greenwich. 65 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 137 i Wilts and Somerset, 93 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (11. m.) gua. 7 per cent., 19; 20 191 Eastern of France 20 N Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (2i), 3 Recite Etna San Francisco gua 7 per cent., 10 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., 91 Ditto (all), 22 FOREIGN MINES. Alamiilos, limited, Cappe liun ). D 4 el Rey, 14 r Unit C e efort h: d::1 11: Pe z i '4er N C ' n i2:l (I.llol.N), T 6 Allian - STOCK TUNICS. P an i : of A London and Liverpool (111 n.), 33 Baunsktiviaa, 7 Egy pt, 1 2,44 Chartered Bank is A an m k e o ri t ca ß - ? : lis t ic s. o n i fr. m British North AmeriuE,x 8 Continental, :14 tinabia, Imperial Bank (lirn.), 21 12 imperial Ottoman, 194 London and Brazilian 'Rm.), 414 London and County, 434 4 - London Joint Stock, :i7* 6, 7 gi Scinde, Puojaub, and Delhi (lim.), 2i standard of British South Africa aim,). 174 MISCELLANEOUS, Australian Agricultural, 23 Berlin Water Works, 84 Crystal Palace, 364 7 64 East India Irrigation and Canal, 54 Electric l'elegrapli, 105 International Financial Society, Urn., 84 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. 870 issued 90, 454 Andras Irrigation and Canal, 34 National Discount Company (Rm.), 94 Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, Ditto, new, 41 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, Um., Ditto (£/,) 3i S. African IrrLation Investment (Um.), 44 Submarine Telegraph Scrip THE FORTHCOMING WIMBLEDON RIFLE MEETING.—The London Scottish eight to compete for the Queen's Prize will be Li: ut.-Colonel Lord Elcho, M.P., who stood first on the list in the competition; Lieut. Scott, Captain Cree, Captain Macgregor, Lieut. Suthe rland, Lieut. Puckle; and Privates E, G. Mackenzie and Starke. 25 8 8i - - Si 8.1 85 87 1171 117 k 6 7 40 41 14 15 91 93 108 110 52 63 48 50 24i 25} 1271 124 128 129 134 136 101 iO3 661 (71 1101 1114 77 78 116 118 44 46 102 1024, 1044 1054 451 464 llf 12 j 128 i2Bi 1 4 1 1? 97 99 blf 52f 24 25 102 f 1021 58} 59ti 89} 90} 115 117 11 11 01 101 1(1 11i lei 119 121 464 (74 98 100 50 52 32 33 911 44 7.1 72 100 102 8 'it 71 39 9, 11)4 0 7) 8; p 153 156 5i 51 3 Sip 77 E 0 155 157 Business done. lta 521 f i f CI 6! 7 1101 77i 7 40 4! 5 1o2) 2 1051 5 15i 11; t. 148 i 4 52 11 sot 89 28 30 45 (6 38 40 101 103 COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. CHARGE AT BALAKLAVA. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) 46 4 101 2 NE W COURT. LAW INTELLIGENCE — This Day. (Sittings in Banco at Westminster, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, Mr. Justice Crompton, Mr. Justice Blackburn, and Mr. Justice Mellor.) THE EARL OP CARDIGAN V. LIEUT.- COLONEL THE HON. SOMERSET TALBOT CALTHORPE-THE LIGHT CAVALRY It will be recollected that a short time ago Mr. Bovill, Q.C., on the part of the Earl of Cardigan, obtained a rule calling upon the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Somerset. Talbot Caithorpe, who served in the Crimean war, and who had written a book entitled " Letters from Head-quarters, the Realities of the War in the Crimea," by an officer on the Staff, to show cause why a criminal action should not be filed against him for a libel reflecting upon the military reputation of the noble and gallant general. The libel complained of was contained in the description of the attack by the light cavalry brigade, under the command of the Earl of Cardi g an, upon the Russian batteries at Balaklava, in which the noble ears contended that his military character and honour had been impeached, by its being said he did not take his brigade through the battery, but that, " on coming up to the battery (as he afterwards himself described it), a gun was fired close to him, and for a moment he thought his leg was gone. Such was not the case, as he remained unhurt, However, his horse took fright—swerved round—and galloped off with him to the rear, passing, on the way, by the 4th Light Dra goons and Bth Hussars, before these regiments got up to the battery." Earl Cardigan, after the first edition of the work, called the author's attention to the above errone ous statement, and in the second edition, without altering the original text, he published a notice, in which he simply stated that no doubt the statement that his horse ran away with him was erroneous. In a third edition he still retained the objectionable passage, with a similar note. Mr. Kinglake's recent work on the Crimea had again called attention to the events there, and the noble earl found that the calumnies in reference to the charge at Balaklava we. e being freely spoken atout in public society. In February he called upon the author to stop the publication of the work, or expunge the objectionable passage, but he declined to do so, and therefore the iule was applied for and granted. Mr. Sergeant Shee this morning showed cause against the rule, and was followed by Mr. Coleridge on the same side. At tne conclusion of the learned gentleman's argu ment, Mr. Bovill, on the part of his lordship, was heard in reply, and was addressing the court when we went to press. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. Benjamin Everett was indicted for feloniously receiving a quantity of lesiher and other articles used in the manu facture of boots and shoes, the property of George William Shelton. The case did not possess any general interest, and had not concluded when Ni e weut to tress. A person named Dowden surrendered to an indictment for libel on Mr. Allnutt. He was discharged on hia own recognisateces. The remainder of the morning was occupied in the dis posal of five cases of uttering counterfeit coin, in which the persons charged were sentenced to short terms of imprison ment, with hard labour. THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) Robert Jones, alias Joyce, pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery, with violence, on several females, and stealing monies from them. Joseph G.rdner also ple , ded guilty to a charge of steal ing a watch from Josiah White. Sentence in both cases was deferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1863. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 8. PRISON MINISTERS BILL. Moved, "That the bill be now read a second time." Amendment moved, to leave out the word now' and insert this day six months.' On question, that ' now' stand part of the motion? Content, 65; Not content, 30. CONTENT. LORD EARLS LORDS Westbury (Lord Somers Dormer Chancellor) Wi c kl ow E bury DUKES Yarborough Foley [Teller] Devonshire VISCOUNTS Granard (Earl Gra- Grafton Eversley nerd) Newcastle Hutchinson (E. Heytesbury Somerset Donoughmore) Kenmare (E. Ken- MARQUISES Sydney mare) Bristol BISHOPS Leigh Normar.by Bath and Wells Lovat EARLS Worcester Lyitelton Abingdon LORDS Lyveden Airlie Abercromby Manners Beltnore ArundellotWardourMostyn Camperdown Belper 0 verstone Carnarvon B►antyre Petre Chichester Bolton Ponsonby (E. Bess- Cowper Boyle (E. Cork and borough [Teller] De Grey Ornery) Portman Derby Camoys Rivers Ducie Carew Sal toun Granville CliffordofChndleighStaffcrd Grey Colville of Culross Stanley of Alderley Hardwicke Cranworth Stourton Powis Dartrey (Lord Cre-Vaux of Harrowden Saint Germans Dstorne) - Wodehouse NOT CONTENT. DUKE VISCOUNT LORDS Marlborough Melville Calthorpe MARQUISES BISHOPS Castleniaine Cholmondeley Carlisle Congleton Westmeath Cashel, &c. Denman (E. Dun- EARLS Chichester more) Amherst Lichfield Egerton Bandon Llandaff Feversham Dysart [Teller] London Polwarth Harrow by Ripon Rayleigh Mayo Salisbury Redesdale Tankervillo LORD Stewart of Garlies Berners [Teller] (E. Galloway) HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUNE 8. EDINBURGH BOTANICAL GARDENS. Order for Committee of Supply read. Motion made and question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair." Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the ezel of the question, in order to add the words "in the opinion of this house, the Royal Botanical Gardens of Edinburgh should be open to the public atter the hours of Divine servfce on Sundays, as is the case of other Botanical Gardens supported by Parlia mentary grants," instead thereof. Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the ques tion." The house divided—Ayes, 123; Noes, 107. AYES —123. Agnew, Sir A. Gower, F. L. Mure, David Antrobus, E. Gower, G. W. L. Noel, G. J. Aytoun. ii. S. Grey, Sir G. North, F. Baillie, H. J. Grosvenor, Earl Ogilvy, Sir J. Baines, E. Grosvenor, Lord R. OHagan, T. Baring, Sir F. Hadfield, Geo. Pantie, Col. Baring, Thos. Geo. Hamilton, Lord C. I'admore, R. Baritelot, Col. Hamilton, Major Paget, Lord A. Baxter, W. E. Handley, John Palmer, sir R. Beecroft, G. S. Hankey, Thomson Palmerston, Visct. Berkeley, C. Hartington,Marquis Papillon, P. 0. Black, Adam Headlam, Thus. E. Patten, Col, W. Blencowe, J. G. Holland, E. Pease, H. Bouverie, E. P. Mo s,al., T. B. Peel, Sir R. Bridges, Sir B. Humberstone, P. S. Peel, F. • Briscoe, J. I. Hume, W. Peto, Sir 31. Bruce, H. A. Butt, W. Price, R. G. Butt, Isaac InE.,restre, Viscount Pritchard, John Caird, James Johnstone, J. J. H. Puller, C. W. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Johnstone, Sir J. Ridley, Sir M. W. Cavenelsh, Hon. W. Jollide, H. Smith, Abel Childers, H. G. E. Kendall, N. Spooner, R. Cliflord, C. C. King, J. It- . Stewart, Sir M. R. Cowper, Hon. W.F. Kinglake , Serj. J. Sturt, Col. Darner, S. D. Kingscote, Col. Taylor, Colonel Dundas, Frederick Kinnaird, Hon. A. Thompson, H. S. Dunlop, A. Lacon, Sir E. Tollemache, Hon.F. Ellice, E., jun. Langton, W. H. G. Tollemache, J. H. Ennis, John Leighton, Sir B. Trollope, Sir John Ewing, H. E. C. Leslie, W. Turner, C. Fellowes, Edward Long, R. P. Verner, Sir Wm. Finlay, A. S. Marge, J. Wallington, J. Fitzgerald, W. S. Mainwaring,_T. Whall e y, G. H. Fitzroy, Lord F. Marsh, M. H . Whitbread, S. Foljambe, F. J. S. Martin, P. W. White, L. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Martin, J. Whitmore, H. Gard, R. S. Mildmay, H. Winnington, Sir T. Getty, S. G. Miller, William Woodd, B. T. Gibson. T. M. Mills, J. R. Wrightson, W. Gladstone, W. E. Milnes, R. M. TELLERS. Goddard, A. L. Milford, W. T. Brand, H. B. Gore, J. R. 0. Montgomery, Sir G. Moncreiff, J. NOES —lO7. Acton, Sir J. Fane, Col. Morris, D. Adam,W. P. Fenwick, Henry Morrison, W. Agar-Ellis, Hon. L. Ferrand, W. Mundy, William Bailey, C. Forster, W. E. O'Conor Don. The Baring, H. B. Foster, W. 0. O'Ferrall, M. Bathurst, A. A. Gavin, Major O'Reilly, M. Beaumont, W. B. Glyn, G. G. Paget, C. Beaumont,Somerset Greenwood, J. Peacocke, G. M. Bellew, R. M. Greville, Col. F. Phillips, G. L. Bentinck, G. C. Grey deWilton,Lord Pilkington, James Bouverie, P. P. • Hamilton, 1. T. Pollard Urquhart W Bright, J. Hanmer, Sir J. Potter, E. Browne, Lord J. T. Hardcastle, Jos. A. Redmond, J. E. Bruce, Lord E. A. Henley, Lord Ricardo, 0. Buchanan, W. Hopwood, J. T. Itothschild,Baron M Bulkeley, Sir R. Jackson, W. Russell, A. J. E. Buxton, C. Jervoise, Sir J. Scholefie,d, W. Calthorpe, F. H. Knightley, R. Scully, V. Clay, James Langton, W. G. Shafto, R. D. Clifford, Col. Lawson, W. Shelley, Sir J. V. Clifton, Sir R. Leader, N. Shirley, E. P. Close, M. C. Leatham, E. Smith, Augustus Cochrane, A. D. Legh, G. C. Smyth, CoL Cogan. W. H. Lennox, Lord G. G. Stuart, Col. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Lennox, Lord H. G. Talbot, C. R. M. Collins, T. Lindsay, W. S. Taylor, P. A. Cox, W. Locke, John Trelawny, Sir J. S. Davey, R. Lopes, Sir H. Vandeleur, Col. Denman, G. Lygon, Hon. F. Vyner, Reginald Dent, John Dent Lysley, W. Waldron, L. Dillwyn, Lewis L. MacEvoy, E. Watkins, eel. L. Duff, M. E. Mackinnon, W.(Ly.)Western, S. Dunkellin, Lord Mackinnon,W. A. Williams, W. Dunne, M. Maguire, J. P. Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. Merry, J ames TELLERS. Elmley, Viscount Monsell, Rt . tin. W. Gregory, W. H. Lsmonde, J. Morga n, C. 0. S. Stirling, Wm. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. TATTERS ALL'S--MONDAY. Notwithstanding the settling followed each day's trans actions at Ascot, the heavy nature of the wagering left large and important balances for adjustment at the Corner this atternoon. The attendance in consequence was ex tremely large, and mustered at a very early hour. Money, as usual, appeared extremely plentiful, the paying and re ceiving passing over (although slowly) without the slightest hitch. Towards the latter part of the day the committee of the room made known their decision with reference to the Fernhill Stakes at Ascot, and declared all bets thereon to be void, which was received with strong expressions of dissa tisfaction by some of the oldest and most experienced mem bers, as being opposed to all precedent. This was subse quently followed by the exhibition on the glass of the fol lowing, from the office of the Messrs. Weatherby, which, we need not say, did not allay the feeling prevailing with the bookmakers, most of whom had sett ed on the race at Ascot. and were now called upon to pay upon Umpire . “ TUE QUEEN'S STAND PLATE.—The owner of Um pire, the Pecond horse in this race, has claimed the prize, on the groutid that Knowsley, the horse that came in first, did not carry his proper weight, having taken the allowance of 141 b. as a maiden 4-yr-old, whereas he walked over for the Municipal Stakes, at Doncaster, i n 18 , 1, and was entitled to an allowance of 10Ib only, as not having won a Plate or Stake in 1862. " Lord Glasgow, being now aware of the mistake, admits the objection; and Umpire is declared the winner of the Queen's Stand Plate.—By order, " J. AND E. WEATHERBY. " 6, Old Burlington-street, June 8. The excitement occasioned by these interruptions mate rially delayed the progress of the afternoon's business. Speculation upon future events, as would be expected, was entirely suspended, the only bet we heard during the day being ,10,000 to 125 against Lord Westmoreland's Birch Broom. BEAU BRUMMELL'S VALET AND " OUR FAILURES." —The story, says the Saturday Review, belongs to the time when the taste of our fathers, under the Regent, clothed the fashionable human neck with a majestic well-starched gorget of white linen several inches high, upon which the china of the dandy solemnly reposed between two lofty side wings of shirt-collar. The labour of dressing for dinner culminated in the proper arrangement of this architectural column of cambric. It was a work of time, and at once a delicate mental and mechanical operation, to make the cravat yield to exactly the right hairbreadth, and take and keep the exact classical folds which would show off to best advantage the superincumbent visage. Any undue limpness of the material, any impatience or indecision in the manipulation, was sure to bring the whole concern to an unsuccessful end. The insufficient tie had to be thrown by, and the process of coaxing, moulding, and tyin; a fresh one into shape was begun again and again, till the fastidious wearer was satis fied with the complete effect. No wonder that Beaußrum mell's valet felt the responsibility of the situation, No wonder if he answered the inquiring looks of an astonished friend who met him, after his master had gone out in full dress, tripping downstairs with 'a whole sheaf of rumpled but clean neckties over his arm, with the quiet and digni fied explanation, "These are our failures," THUNDER STORM AT MANCHESTER.—Manchea ter was visited on Sunday morning by a thunder storm. The first flash of lightning was seen just as the sera vice had commenced iu the churches and chapels, and the heavy thunder and lightning which followed created visible consternation amongst the female portion of many congre gations. Over St. Paul's Church, Kersal, Higher Broughton, the olouds were very low, the force of the storm being apparently in that neighbourhood. At half-past 11, while the Rev, Canon M'Urath, the rector, was proceeding will the service, the roof was struck by lightning. The fluid ran down one of the columns, and a gentleman who was sitting near was stunned for the moment. A little heap of dust upon the floor showed the place at which the fluid had passed to the earth. Happily, there was no further damage. The ladies were seized with a panic, and, not withstanding the efforts and appeals of the rev. canon, the congregation dispersed before the service was concluded. ORIGIN OF SOME OF OUR OLD SIGNS--The Plum and Feathers (originally the Plume of Feathers, or the Prince of Wales), the Cat and Wheel (St. Catherine's Wheel), the Bull and Gate (the Boulogne Gate), the Iron Devil (La Hirondelle), the Billy Ruffian (Bellerophon), the Rose of the Quartet Sessions (Rose de guatre saisons), MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STEALING A BILL OF EXCIIANGE, &I —A MAGIS TRATE'S GROOM CHARGED WITH RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.—Henry Franklin, formerly in the employ of Mr. James Heavens, saddler, &c., of 28, South Molton street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a bill of exchange on the Bank of Ireland for £lOO, two horses' bits, and a number of sponges, the property of Mr. Heavens; and Henry Armstrong, a respectable-looking, man, living at 77, Grosvenor-mews, and who for many years has been in the service of Mr. Henry, the magistrate, was charged with receiving the bits and sponges with a guilty knowledge. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the prisoner Armstrong. It appears that Franklin was discharged by Mr. Heavens from his situation of errand boy on Saturday week, and after he left the bill of exchange for £lOO on the Bank of I eland was missed by Mr. Heavens from his cash-box, which was deposited in the safe in bis counting-house Suspicion fell upon Franklin, and he was then sought for, and admitted that he had taken the bill of exchange, and as he could not pass it hod destroyed it, and in confirmation of his statement a young man named Silvester, a baker, em • ployed at 36, South Molton-street, said that Franklin, with whom he was acquainted, asked him to buy a book for 2d., and at the same time showed him the bill of exchange, saying that he had found both it and the book, and he afterwards told him that he had torn up the bill of exchange. Franklin made a further statement, in consequence of which Mr. Heavens went to Armstrong and found that he had in his possession two horses bits and some sponges, and Arm strong admitted that Franklin had brought them to his place, and in answer to questions put to him by Wright, 90 C, as to whether he knew where Franklin brought them from, he said he supposed from his master's place, as he knew where he worked. Mr. Lewis cross-examined Mr. Heavens, who said he could only swear to one of the bits and one piece of sponge ; that he knew the piece of sponge by its being damaged, and therefore he would not have sold it. He, however, admitted thrtt in every case of sponges there were pieces like it. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate at some length on Armstrong's behalf, stating that he had been in one gentle man's (Mr. Henry's) employ for 30 years, and always bore a good character. There had been no attempt on the pri soner's part to get rid of the things. The prisoner had acted incautiously and imprudently, but the question was, had he feloniously received the things. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not understand, and there had been no attempt made to show, how the prisoner Arm strong came to let Franklin leave the things with him. He did not hold, neither did the other magistrates, with the system of examining and cross-examining which had been shown to have been pursued by the police towards the pri• soner. It was a case for trial, and he should commit the prisoners, but would take one bail in £lO for Armstrong. THAMES. A COUPLE OF RUPFIANS.—WiIIiam Platt, aged 22, furnace man, of Glengall-road, Poplar, and William Hard castle, boiler maker and rivetter, of No. 7, Bromley •street, St. Leonard-road, Bromley, were charged with violently assaulting Christopher Dalobe, of No. 226, Gray's-inn road, horse -keeper; and William Pearce of No. 11, Cour land-grove, Clapham, joiner. The two complainants, well-conducted and respectable young men, were passing along the Commercial-road, with two friends, the mother of one and the wife of the other, when the two prisoners approached them, and with out the slightest provocation of any kind struck them and knocked them down. In the struggle which took place Pearce's coat was torn. In answer to questions by the magistrate, it appeared that Platt first struck the com plainant, Dalobe, and knocked him down, and that on Pearce missing his friend and relative, he turned round and went to his assistance, and was struck by Hardeastle, who also fell upon him and tore a coat. It was nearly a new coat. The two ruffians, in defence, said they knew nothing about the affair. The policeman who took them into custody was called and said they were both sober. Mr. Woolrych said the prisoners had committed violent assaults and without the semblance of provocation. They were a couple of ill. conditioned brutal fellows. He fined Rardcastle 10s. for the assault, and 108. for the damage done to the coat, and fined Platt 12a. The penalties were paid. THE HOPEFUL SON.—William Gray, a tall and strong lad, aged 17, was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with robbing his father. The prosecutor, William Gray, sen , of 7, Ball's-build ings, White Horse-street, Ratcliff, said he was a lighter man. He put away a half sovereign in a box a few days ego, and on Saturday afternoon when he went to the box for the gold it was gone. He went in search of his son, but did not find him till last night. He asked him if he had taken the money. The prisoner said, "Yes I did, and have spent it." Some time ago the prisoner took a silk hand kerchief away from him and pawned it for 2s. The prose cutor, in conclusion. "My son will not work. He is old enough to get his own living. I have brought him up to my own business. He is 17 years of age, and I am near 60 years of age ? I want to get clear of bim. He comes home late at night, after being with bad company, and has often laid in bed until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The prisoner, on being called on for his defence, said that he could say nothing about the matter. Mr. Woolrych—You are a lazy, idle fellow, a worthless fellow; you will not work, you keep bad company and bad hours, and put the finishing stroke to your worthlessness by robbing you r f at h er of his hard earnings, the half sovereign which he wanted to buy provisions fir himself and your mother. You are a base good-for-nothing fellow. I shall remand you until next Tuesday. Full benefit of reduced duty obtai ne d by pur chasing Horniman's p ure Tea; very choice at 3s 4d. and 4s. 44 High Standard "at 45. , . 4d. (f ormerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported, Agents in every town supply it in packets, THE INSURRECTION IN POLAND. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) CRACOW, May '3l. You have heard that on May 15 Padlewski war shot at Plock. A few days before his execution he was taken before Gen. Semeka, and is said to have received the most splendid offers of advancement in the Russian army if he would return to the insur gents and prevail upon them to lay down their arms. Padlewski replied that his previous life did not justify the Russians in making such a proposal to him, and moreover that the General made a great mistake if he thought any one chief possessed the power of staying the insurrection, which existed in all parts of Poland, and would go o❑ increaaing until the country was liberated. He added that it he were set free he should feel it his duty to rejoin his detachment at once, and asked Gen. Semeka whether, if Moscow were in arms against the Tar tars he should not behave as he (Padlewski) had behaved in Poland. The General's reply, of course, is not given. After Padlewski had been condemneo to death his sentence was kept a profound secret, and a report was even spread that he was not to be shot, it being feared (as is alleged) that the insur gents would attack the town of Plock and endeavour to liberate hint. However, at 4 o'clock on the morn ing of the 15th he was brought out for execution. He had taken the Sacrament some days before, and it had been arranged at his particulpr request the' he should not have his eyes bandaged. He stood facing the soldiers on the edge of his grave, and, until the last moment, smoked a cigar. He said as he took up his position that it was sad to die at twenty-seven, but that his death would not be in vain. The order to fire was given, and Padlewski received 12 bullets in the legs and lower part of the body. A soldier was sent forward to despatch him, and almost before his convulsions were at an end he was thrown into the grave and the earth shovelled over him. Padlewski, like Langiewicz, Bentkowski, and so many of the chiefs who have distinguished them selves in the Polish insurrection, belonged to one of the scientific branches of his profession, and besides his commission in the Russian army, held a Pro fessorship at the Military Academy of St. Peters burg. He was at Warsaw the night of the forced recruiting, followed the fugitives to the woods, and took the command of the first regular band of in surgents that was formed. A Russian officer, writing to the _Ruski Invalid (popularly known as the Invalide .Russe—as if it were likely that the organ of the Russian army would be published in the French language) gives an account, which does him infinite credit, of Nar butt's last battle, and dwells with admiration on the heroism shown by the Lithuanian insurgents throughout the action. Narbutt was killed, and the Russians, to prove they were not insensible to the high qualities be had displayed, and as a mark of sympathy for his followers, gave up his body, and it is said were even represented at his funeral. What wo'ild the Russians have done with Narbut if he had lived? To give up a dead body is, after all, not much, and to know what the sympathy of the Russians is worth one would like to see them show some mercy to the living. Another Lithuanian chief as brave and as devoted as Narbutt has fallen, wounded, but alive, into the hands of the Russians, and as it is feared the injuries he has received may not be mortal, his numerous friends are must anxi ous about his fate. An ordinary leader wounded as Sierakowski was would have allowed himself to be taken to the rear, but he insisted on being carried forward, and ultimately, his detachment being com pletely overpowered, was taken prisoner. He is now lying in a hospital, and when he gets better will doubtless be brought befora a court martial and accused as a deserrer from the Russian army. To enter the Russian army deliberately, and afterwards desert and fight against Russian troops would :no doubt be a most serious offence, but Sierakowski has done nothing of the kind. He was taken when a boy from his native Lithuania and sentenced for some act of hostility to the Russian Government to serve as a common soldier in a re giment stationed at Orenburgh. For eight years he carried a musket. He was then made an officer, and, thanks to his superior abilities, soon obtained promotion, End became captain on the Staff and Pro fessor at one of the military collegesof St. Petersburg. When the thousand-and-one commissions for re forming everything in the Russian Empire were established, Captain Sierakowski was appointed to the Commission for Military Affairs, and was sent to England, France, Prussia, and Austria, to report on the organization of the army and the institu tions connected with it in those countries. He spent a long time in England, had frequent inter views with the late Lord (then Mr. Sidney) Her bert, and was a constant attendant at the House of Commons whenever the subject of army reform was brought forward. He also visited our military academies, hospitals, reading-rooms, & c ., and passed a week at the Staff College. At a cer tain international social scientific meeting, held in London, Captain Sierakowski proposed as a subject for discussion, " The moral effect on the soldier of corporal punishment ;" when some surprise was expressed at such a topic being brought forward by an officer in the Russian army. Nevertheless, this officer in the Russian army made the most earnest endeavours to get corporal punishment abolished in the service to which ho belonged, and which he had been forced to enter; and it was owing in a great measure to his recommendation that the right of beating in an arbitrary manner, and without the decision of a court-martial, was abolished. I have heard some Poles, very natural haters of the Russians, say in reference to the limi tation of stick law in the Russian army, " I am sorry for it ; I only wish it had been extended to the officers ;" but Sierakowski sought to do good to those who had injured him, or rather did not con sider himself injured by the Russian army, and least of all by those with whom he had been com pelled to serve eight years in the ranks. I believe That when the insurrection in Lithuania broke out, Captain Sierakowski was in Warsaw, and that he was sent to Wilna on some mission by the Grand Duke. The temptation was too great for him, He was in his own country, saw his own people fight ing, and with the consent, if not by the express order of the National Government, hastened to place him self at the head of an insurgent band, which had just been formed on the borders of Livonia. The rest is known. After gaining several brilliant vic tories he was at at last surrounded by an over whelming force, was himself badly wounded, and fell, still fighting, into the power of the enemy, in whose hands he now remains. DESTRUCTIVE FlRES.—Shortly before 12 o'clock last night a fire brake out in the premises of Mr. Barnett, a glass manufacturer and picture-frame dealer, in Houndsditch. The discovery was made simultaneously by Sergeant Nurse and Police-constable No, 634, of the City force. An alarm was raised, and in the course of a few minutes the parish engines, with several of the London Brigade under the direction of Captain Shaw and Foreman Bridges, attended with a powerful body of engineers and firemen, as well as two land steamers. A good supply of the New River Company's water having been procured, the enginds were at once set to work, and before 1 o'clock this morning the flames were entirely extinguished, but the premises of Mr. Barnett from the ground floor were destroyed. The origin of the fire is at present unknown. It is understood that the sufferers were insured. About half-past 3 a destructive fire took place in the premises be longing to Mr. Wybone, beershop keeper, termed the Seven Stars, situatnd in Duke-street, Lower Chapman-street, St. George's-in-the-East. The flames wer e not extinguished until the premises were burnt out and the whole of ., the nd contents, consisting of wearing apparel, stock.i.n-traeuseerely fixtures, were destroyed, and the adjoining premnisetshes Union damaged by fire, &c. The loss will fall upo Fire-office. PLAIN TRUTH.—Our pickets and the enemy's on Morris Island (Charle ston harbroanter,)thcoenulv,earnsed fmrieneilay across the narrow creek which have been otten sent to tura vessels freighted wittooLeciloa Our side with requests fork ecipro-al eargoes of coffee, the . total want el which the rebels say is a source of great diz lc Say, Yankee," was shouted acrosit the comfort to them. haint you tired of this war ?" No, rsiivre.creth„e o th e r day, respon d e d our p t h e rebel ; " icket. " It's a-- insisted you're just as sick of it as we are, and you know it."—.New York Irtbune. THE GREAT EASTERN.—The Great Eastern ar rived off New York on the morning cf the 27th ult., and was safely anchored there on the afternoon of that day. T ile Great Eastern sailed from Liverpool on the 16th of MaY, THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. NAVAL PROMOTIONS—This Evening. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this afternoon : John T. H. Norris, master, to the Hawke. Robert T. Hodges, master's-assistant, additional, to the Cumberland, for the Lizard. James S. Barrett, master's-assistant, supernumerary, to the Narcissus. Promoted to First-'lass Engineers—Joseph Wyllie, of the Valorous; W. Frazier, of the Indus; Peter Eckford, of the Asia; W. t-earson, of the Emerald; Thos. Scott (B), of the Cumberland. _ . Promo`ed to Acting First-class Assistant Engineers — Joseph I'. Rlbinson, of Scout; James M'Gough, of Sur prise; Frederick Pointon, of Orestes; James Crawford, of Martinet; R. Wyllie, of Bustard; Angus Leitch, of Kes trel ; W. Barclay, of Medea. Naval Cadets Nominated—Charles R. Arbuthnot, Henry Vashon Baker, Frank J. Grassie, Fredk, G. Ree, Charles C. Stuart, J. C. R. Scott, G. Huntingford, R. H. Hutch ings, C. G. W. Aylen, Henry C. A. Morshead, Nugent H. M. de Guyt, Ferdinand, Beauclerk, Wm. Harney, C. Wm. Hicks. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord „ BERNERS presented a petition from Great Yar mouth against the Prison Ministers' Bill. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Coventry Markets, and Bristol and Porteshead Pier and Railway Bills ware read a second time. THIRD READINGS. The Manchester Corporation Water; London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway ; Dublin Corporation Water ; Tramore Embankment; Knighton and Central Wales Railwayr eread a third ; and C timeand ‘V passed.a les Es tension Railway Bills we GREECE. Earl RUSSELL, by command of her Majesty, laid on the table certain papers relating to Greece, to the election of Prince William of Denmark to fill the throne vacant by the flight of King Otho, and also to the cession of the lonian Islands. SECURITY FROM VIOLENCE BILL. The Earl of CA RNARVON moved the second reading of this bill, and said objections had been raised to this measure because it enacted, as was said, a particular pun ishment for a particular offence, in other words, bec ause it was looked upon as special legislation, and it was ob jected to by those who were opposed altogether to the infliction of corporal punishment under any circumstances. He could not but think that the objections against the measure were perfectly futile, and that the offences with which the bill dealt were of a nature to justify the infliction of very severe punishment. The crime of garotting, which last winter had created so much ten . or, had, it was true, subsided a great degree; yet it was not impwsible that it might revive in the coming dark season, and if it did so it was of the utmost importance that a power should be given to deal with such offenders that was well calculated to deter others from committing similar outrages. He could not agree in the opinion that corporal punishment was altogether ineffectual. If so, why was it still retained as a punishment in both the army and navy ? On the contrary, he thought nothing so effectually put a stop to repetitions of a particular crime as the infliction of that description of punishment. The governors of the different gaols found from experience the best results follow fr. - An its infliction, and their lordships might depend that if something was not done as early as possible they would more than likely in the coming winter they would have a recurrence of those robberies by violence which prevailed so extensively last year. He hoped their lordships would agree to the second reading of the bill. Lord CRANWORTH said the introduction of the bill created in his mind a feeling of panic as well as sorrow. He objected altogether to special legislation, because it was per fectly impossible to prevent particular crimes by special acts of Parliament. If the bill passed it would become inope rative, because it would never be put in execution except in cases of persons under 16. By the bill the birch rod was to be used in cases of youths, but with respect to adults the flogging was to be administered by any instrument the court might think fit. Now, what was that instrument to be ? It was quite certain you could not, at the present day, inflict the bastinado, then, what was the instrument to be used ? There were other enactments in the bill which it was qu ite impossible to carry into operation, and therefore he moved that it be read a second time that day six months. Lord WODEHOUSE. supported the bill. After a few observations from Earl GRANVILLE, who objected to the measure, The bill was read a second time without a division. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. tPETITIONS. Mr. Cox, from the 2d Surrey Volunteer Corps, against the 20th clause or the Volunteers Bill. BRITISH GUIANA. Col. ROWLEfaid — tielfnaer§eCretary of State for the Colonies, whether it was true that Mr. Beaumont, au English Barrister, had been appointed Chief Justice of British Guiana, ver the heads of the Crown law officers in the West Indies, many years his senior; and, if so, why ? Mr. FORTESCT.JE replied that no rule of promotion had been violated. The rule acted upon was to appoint the most competent officers. Hence the Secretary of State had selected a gentleman of the highest ability and require ments for the post. HOURS OF WORK OF CHILDREN. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that on Monday he should ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intended to bring in a bill to limit the hours of labour of children in factories and other works. HIGHWAYS. Sir B. LEIGHTON asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the power of justices to order a contribution in aid of turnpike roads, where the funds of the Turnpike Trust were insufficient, continued in districts in which the new Highway Act 25 and 26 Vic. c. 61, had been adopted, and, if so, on whom the order was to be made, and how the amount was to be recovered ? Sir G. GREY said the question really resolved itself into the legal interpretation to be put upon the act of Parliament, and came more properly within the province of a court of law. He might say, however, that he apprehended the justices had the power to make the order referred to, MEXICO. Mr. R. LONG asked the Under •Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the statement of James L. Hart was cor net, viz.," The vice consuls of the United States of America and of Prussia have retired from the French camp" (at Puebla), " and have been unsuccessful in their mission in asking that the women and children might be allowed to leave the beleaguered city :" and, whether any representa tive of Great Britain took part in such mission or remon strance. Mr. LAYAR D replied that he knew nothing of the facts. No information of the kind had reached the Foreign-office. THE SLAVE TRADE.—:SEIZURE OF A FRENCH SHIP. Mr. ADDINGTON asked the Secretary to the Admi ralty, whether any official intelligence had been received of the circumstances wider which a French vessel, recently detained by Her Majesty's Ship Zebra, on the west coast of Africa, on suspicion of being engaged in the slave trade, refused to show any papers authorising her to hoist the French flag, and was subsequently liberated by the prize court at Sierra Leone; and whether the decision of the prize court will involve the officer in command of her Majesty's ship Zebra in any demand for compensation for the capture and detention of the suspected slaver ? Lord C. PAGET replied that in February last her Ma jesty's ship Zebra perceived a suspicious vessel, which on being hailed refused to show her colours. A shot was fired across her bows, when she showed French colours. On being boarded appearances were found denoting that she was engaged in the slave trade. The master declined to show his papers, and she was taken in tow and carried to a spot where a French man-cf-war was expected to be found. Such however, was not the case. A reiterated demand was made to the master for his papers, but as he again refused to pro duce them, the vessel was taken to Sierra Leone, and adju dicated upon three days after. The French Consul pro duced the papers and apologised for the obstinacy of the captain. No demand had been made for compensation. MALTA AND ALEXANDRIA TELEGRAPH. Sir W. GALLWEY asked the Secretary to the Treasury if he would lay upon the Table of the House a return of all monies voted by Parliament or contributed from the Indian Government for making, transporting from this country, and laying the cable now working between Malta and Alexandria, with a detail of all payments made to Messrs. Glass and Elliott relative to this cable previous to it s being opened to the public ; also a copy of the lease to Messrs. Glass and Elliott, by whom this line was worked, with the gross receipts since such lease was granted. Mr. F. PEEL had no objection to produce all the paPer_s: Sir W. GALLWEY asked if the hon. ge ntleman would postpone any further vote until the papers were before the house ? a contract with the parties, and that ho co Mr. F. PEEL replied that the GovernlurdennottiVe tehreeruenfodreer, postpone the vote. 1 Viscount RAYNHAM asked athuthorities had power to Law Board whether parochial= CASUAL PAUPe every et. nn EPirleSsident of the Poor into workhouses of per refuse at any time the . ad e far casual poor ? sons who applied accordingwas entitled t° to la i w eli rest workhouse and the responsibility application at the peri\slorn. w V h I a L L w I a E s R r f e o S a r ai r y e h l authorities. The complaint of the with the parish lrePdieesdti destitute of providing the rueeguisite accommo ' dation and provisions rested no bl e lord had b een received at the Poor Law Board, and di r ections give n to make inquiry into the circumstances set forth. SEA FISHERIES (IRELAND). In reply to Sir E. GROGAN, Mr. 1%1. GIBSON replied that the Government cons id ere d it very desirable that the recently app o i n t e d royal commis sion should extend its inguirits to the fisheries on the ecast of Ireland. (Hear, hear.) THE EXTRA MORNING SITTING. In reply to Colonel FRENCH, Sir R. PEEL intimated that the Government proposed a morning sitting on Friday in order to take the Irish Fisheries Bill. ENGLISH CHURCH SERVICES (WALES) BILL. Mr. 'WALPOLE postponed this bill till Friday week. THE PURCHAZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. Lord ELOHO desired to learn of the Chief Commis sioners of Public Works whether a complete survey had been made by a competent surveyor of the Exhibition; and, if so, whether he would lay it on tho table of the house ? Mr. COWPER replied that, it had been carefully and minutely surveyed by Mr. Bunt, the surveyor of the board of works. His estimate was moved for last night, and would be immediately in the hands of hon. members. Lord ELCHO did nit wish to be troublesome, but he did not allude to an estimate; had there been any report by a competent surveyor ? Dir. COWPER could not E 47 whethet there was sny such document in existence. He knew that the cur v eye had forwarded an opinion on the subject, but he could no say whether it was in writing. He should, however ", be able to answer the question to-morrow. II NIFORMITY ACT. Mr. BUXTON then rose to move the following rest tion :—" That, in the opinion of this house, the subscrip— tion required from the clergy to the ThirtrOine Articles ought to be relaxed." [LEFT BITTING.] LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. FOREIGN OFFICE, JUICE 1. The Queen has been graciotely pleased to appoint Percy Mitford, Esq., now Attache to her Majesty's Legation at Brussels, to be a Third Secretary in ber Majesty's Diplo matic Service. JUNE 9. The Queen has been pleased to approve >f Mr. G. Kohler as Consul• General at Sydney, New South Wales, for his Majesty the King of the Netherlands. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Senor Alfredo Duprat as Consul-General at the Cape of Good Hope for his Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of M. Braouezec as Honorary Consul at Sierra Leone for his Ma jesty the Emperor of the French. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial CM , . portance in the Gazette : Henry Rowan, silversmith, Sheffield William Poyner, butcher, Shiffnal, Salop Henry Beck, town traveller, Tottenham Alfred Trill, commercial traveller, Homerton Richard Jones, comm i ss ion agent, Nottingh-hill-gate Benjamin Callow, artist, Lioerpool Henry Broom, butcher, Widworthy, Devon James Wilding, butcher, Shrewsbury John Rowland Wight, painter, Barnsley Joseph Spencer, wheelwright, Scawby, Lincolnshire Charles Lloyd, grocer, Rainhill, Lancashire George Bish, engineer, Stratford John Geach, carpenter, Paradise-street, Marylebone W. H. Onions, boekseller, Shrewsbury Clarissa Brooks, wine merchant, house agent Henry Oldham, jun., ironmonger, Camden -town BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. James Hatham Holmes, merchant, Strand Philip Cross, butcher, New Cross, Kent SCOTCH BANKUPTS. John Shearer, wine and spirit merchant, Glasgow Irvine and Co., auctioneers, Edinburgh Joseph Carruthers, vintner, Forfar David Martin, grocer, Stranraer James Macnee, oil merchant, Glasgow James Strang, fruit merchant, Hamilton Thomas Farrie, qnarrir, Linlithgow Alexander Wallace Mamie, draper, Dundee Hector Maclean, merchant, Lossiemouth, Elgin James Drummond, ftesher, Crieff SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This y, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH• • ARRIVALS AT NEWTON. Crisis, Lady de Trafford, East Lancashire, Wynnstay, Sir Watkin, Comet, Flytrap, Ratcatcher, Captain Crow, Paddy O'Rourke, Fanfreluche, Devotee, and Prince Arthur. ARRIVALS AT HAMPTON. East Sheen, Cadiz, Reindeer, Gem of the Sea, Vigil Caller Ou, Millionaire, Welland, Folly, Woodcraft, Water witch, Bryan Boru, Atlas, Brother to Oberon, Sanita, Walloon, Disappointment, Dirt Cheap, Maud filly, Canary, Gar otter, Lord Burleigh, Baffler, Walpole, Stonewall Jack son, Littlego, Speedy, Blight, and Zeloo. Course of the Exchange...—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18 11 181 Antwerp — 25 45 25 47i Brussels — 25 45 25 47/ Hamburgh — 13 7* 13 8 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 119 119 f Vienna frieste Petersburgh — 36 361 Berlin — Madrid C a di z L 25 521 25 60 Milan n ilan 25 52/ 25 60 Genoa — 25 55 25 60 Naples P a l ermo — 25 60 25 65 Mess i na — 25 60 25 65 Lisbon — 52, 5/ Oporto — 52/ 53 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz.. al7 9 Mexican Dollars - o 0 5 11, Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons 0 0 0 Naval and Military Intelligence, THE NAVY. VALETTA, June 3.—The Vice-Admiral Comman der-in-Chief R. Smart, K.H., left this morning, carrying his flag on board the Marlborough, 131, Capt. C. Fellowes. The Trafalgar, 0, Capt. T. Mason, left port shortly afterwards. These vessels are, it is said, bound on a cruise to Corfu, and are expected to be back in about a fortnight. The Meeanee, 80, Capt. G. Wodehouse, is still in port. The Revenge, 73 (flagship of Rear-Admiral H. R. Yeiverton, C. 8.), will probably leave for Corfu on the return of the Commander-in-Chief. Vice-Ad miral Sir 'Nm. Fanshawe Martin, K.C.8., who left Malta the week before last, in her Majesty's ship Magicienne, 16, Captain W. Armytage, for Marseihes, by way of Sicily and Italy, Las been seriously ill of a fever contracted at Naples. He was too unwell to leave the ship,which accountsfor Rear-Admiral Yelvert on arriving here by the packet instead of by the Magicienne, as expected. A tele gram has since been received reporting the state of Admiral iklartin's health as much improved. The Government contract steamer Una, Capt. Farmer, leaves this afternoon for London, with the follow ing military passengers :—Capt. Hewitt, 2d batta lion 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Mrs. and Miss Hewitt ; Mrs. Montagu, wife of Colonel Montagu, Royal Engineers, 1 child, and servant ; Lieut. Wil son, 2d battalion, 15th Regiment, Lieut. Dawson, ditto, Assist.-Surg. Hinton, ditto; Mr. Ward, Pur. veryor's department, and son ; 1 sergeant, 32 men, 4 women, and 10 children, of various regiments; and two other contract passengers. A Government survey was held on board this vessel yesterday, when the surveyors reported most favourably on the accommodation provided. Capt. W. Brett, private and military secretary to his Excellency the Governor, leaves this evening by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's packet Massilia for Eng land, eta Marseilles. It is reported that his depar ture is connected with the proposed naval dock to be ccnstructed at Malta, about which papers have been asked for in Parliament, and explanations re quired. Capt. Sir William Fairfax, aide-de-camp to the Governor, quitted this island on the lstinst. by the Vectis, on leave. A letter received by our Chatham corrl Oak,esponde de. from on board the iron-clad frigate Ro y ant scribes the performance of that vessel in the run from Chatham to Spithoad as being in the highest degree satisfactory. After leaving the Noro all the fires were lighted and the vessel was put at full speed, when, notwithstanding a strong head wind (force 5 to 7) and a heavy rolling sea, the iron-clad attained a speed of 11 knots an hour, and that too against a strong breeze. The Royal Oak's steering seab qu alities rok e a r c e described o a N a e e r x c h e e l r l e n b t 0 . w s A l i t n h o u igt thech h run i nu gn e osefatrheeelYshainpy l gives the and ventilation forward h down channel, she exhibi t e d stoke-holes, having r emained ro w lli i n th g. most complete satisfaction, the e ng i ne or th ' e n a e ft room, toge ther very cool. In order to meet the requirements at Chatham dockyard for the construction of those iron vessels in progress, as well as those intended to be baiit at that establishment, directions have been received from the Admiralty for two additional planing ma. chines to be erected at the dockyard by Altssrs. Brown and Co., to be used in preparing the slabs of iron for encasing the exterior of the iron vessels. ' The same firm has also received orders from the Ad miralty to construct a pair of overhead travellers for lifting the armour-plates and other heavy por tions of the iron ships, the cost of the additional machinery being close upon £5,000. notification has been received at Chatham f h Dockyard that an examinationcandidates vacant appointment of master smith will be held at a o t r a the Sheerness Dockyard on Thursday Lea While at Chesterford, it was the permanent aunoy:.rice of the late Dr. Blom:field every Easter= day that a stream of carriages was pasbing through the vil% lage, giving it the appearance, and too much of the reality, of a noisy fair, while conveying the racing men of the day to Newmarket. It was only slowly that the Jockey Club was induced to alter the first day of the meeting to Easter Tuesday. The Duke of York, when applied to on the sub. ject by Bishop Howley, declined to alter his practice, brit added that, " Though it was true ho travelled to the races on Sunday, he always had a Bible and Prayer-book iu Ills can