The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-10 00:00:00

E 4.41 1I E T 112, AND COMMELCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The mercantile public have commenced prepara tions for their accounts, due at the beginning of the ensuing quarter, and the general discount market during the vet few days will no doubt show symptoms of itieriiasing activity. This temporary demand fir money will doubtless delay the ex pected concession of farther facilities. The inquiries to-slay have been of a moderate character, and the quotations for first class commercial piper still rules from 51 to 6 per cent. _ _ _ A furihcrsum or £30,000, in bar gold, was taken into the Bulk yEstErday. The amount of gold reported by telegraph to have been despatched from l!Lqbourne Bina the date of the last mail is £195,000. It hes been announced that the share list of the Queensland Sheep Inveattamt Company will close on Tuesday neat, the 15th instant. The City Mercantile Club, it will be seen by announcements in another place, is preparing for operation. The application list is on the eve of closing, and shares were in demand to-day at I 1 prem. The North British and Mercantile Insurance Company' s annual report for 1863, presented to the proprietors on MarCh 7, shows the following very satisfactory results:—Fire Department—The net premiums for the year amount to £165,192, being an increase over the premiums of 1862, of £45,600 ; the losses have been £67,980. Life Department— The following new business was transacted :—Sums assured, 1933,839; premiums, £32,702, or nearly 25 per cent. more then the large amount effected in 1862. The claims by death are considerably below the company's expectations. Setting aside, in sus pense, against current fire risks, the sum of £55,064, there will remain a balance at credit of profit and loss account for the year oF £50,597; the reserve fund now amounts to £243,401. Looking to the necessity for maintaining a large reserve fund, on the strength of which the operations of the Com pany may be largely extended with advantage to the Proprietors, at less hazard, the directors recom mended that the dividend to be paid shall not ex ceed 10 per cent. free of income tax. The brit week's raiLway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under:— 1364. 1863. Great Western £54,993 X 54,893 North-Western south-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorlishir, - Bristol and Exeter North Eastern 42,448 48,577 Great Eastern .. North. British Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 16,488 14,630 These returns, compared with those of the same period of last year, are in several instances of en unsatisfactory character. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £lO3, the South-Western of £2,051, the Brighton of £1,495, the South-Eastern of £2,886, the Bristol and Exeter of £lB6, the North-Eastern of £6,129, and the Great Eastern of £5(38, while the North-Western shows an increase of £4,972, the Midland of £4,193, the Great N, - ;r; hern of £3,019, the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £3,510, the North British of £543, and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,858. Two O'CLOCK. In the early part of the day the market for the English Funds was again a little firmer, but the movement only represented 1-16th per cent., and it has not been maintained, the latest quotations being precisely the same as those last reported yesterday afternoon. Consols for money are 918, end for the account, 911, Z. Speculation is v‘ry dull, but the discontinuance of active selling recently induced, and a few purctases have imparted, a firmer tone to the market, The New Threes and Reduced An nuities are 81- ; Exchequer Bills, par to ss. dis. ; India, 5 per Cents. 1041 I, and Bonds, 83. die. There has been very little alteration in the Foreign Market, and business is conducted on a limited scale. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 694 a ; do. Consolides, 50! Mexican, 43.1 Greek, 2211 ; Spanish Passive, 344 35 ; do. Certi ficates, 13i ; Italian, 66a ; Portuguese, 481 ; and the Confederate Loan, 43 45. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have not been very animated; prices, however, are well maintained. Great Western have improved 108., and Brighton, Midland, and South Eastern, 53., while South Westerns have declined Bs. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without Change of importance as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, London and Westminster being steady at 801. London Bank of Scotland have improved to 131, 141 ; Lon don and County, 561 t. 7. South Eastern Banking Company are quoted par to prem. ; Financial Corporation,ll to 2 prem.; Credit Mobilier, 1 to 1i prem. ; Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company, 34 to 41 prem. ; and Q teensland Sheep Company, a to 1 4, prem.; Imperial Financial, 3 to 3-1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, April 8 3 por Cent. ReduceLt New 3 per Cent ... S. 413:unties, 30 yrs, expire J an., 1880.. i)itto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 - Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 & 3 per Cent. par 5 die Ditto VOO Bank England Stk . , 41 per Ct., last 14-y:. 233 40 INDILN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... Ditto Account .. • • Ditto 6 per Cent. July, 157 U Ditto Accoun./..... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1588.... — 1 )itto Enfaoed Paper, 4 :.er Cent. — Ditto.s per Cent,, Jan. 1872.......... Dito bt per Cent., May, 1879 . .. — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April. 1861 Ditto . ditto Aug., 1866 -- Ditto Bonds £l,.r. 0 ., Ditto under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS-0 NI: O'CLOCK. Aaatrian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859.....- Ditto 4 per 1552-53-60 S 7 b 1863 Ditto _ - Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — i >itte Account.... Ditto £lOO Bonds 9l Cuba, 6 per Cent. .. — .. ehilian 6 per Cent. lO3 Ditto 4i psi Cent .. — 's Colom o bian 6 Scrip £3 O pd Ditto Scrip, £3O paid . 4 di e Paniel 3 per Cent., 1825 -11;„quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 99i . gyptian 7 per Cent Ditto, Second Issue .. Italian 5 per Cent. plaremmtula Railway) 73 Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account Peruvian 4} per Cent — Ditto Account — Oi l - o 2 per Cent. Ditto 41 per (Dent., 1862 Ditto Account c.'.; 52 Ditto li pen Cent . _ Pieamontese, 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Scrip (1663) £42Bs. 3d, paid — Pm Portuguese 8 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. Ditto S per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 4 Bl Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St .— Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 . Ditto 6 per Cent, 1862...... 8 irditi on 6 p e r Cent.......... — Ditto Account ci ptnish 3 per Cent .......... Ditto PasslV3 si Ditto Account 35 4/ ' l3 „, a ,nish Cert. of Coup not funded T'itto Account 4 rkish 6 per Cent. IST , .. s)itto Account , ....... ~.. c 11 8 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 I) itto Account .. 691 $ 9 ! Ditto, • £lOO Bonds e uezuela 3 Zhu per Cent. count , ....... elk 1) . At ° AP 6 per Cent., 1862 .......... .. Ditto Account 591 60 591 Dividends on the above payable in Lend ni 13n.„, 64 -- ' ll 2 /per Cent. , Ex. 12 Guil b• p i a 4 per Cent. Certificates „Ditto Account r;‘• 4-C1117411 Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. eo nßole TWO O'CLOCK. Money . .. 91 I)i tto April Account .......... u• • 9 1 i a BEARE NIARKETS,—This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOIs.S. RullwayD. mat; I Bir., WoL, and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,aridltid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cori( anti Bandon Cornwall D o A A . .. gets no (ill Do. D o. 3 tid Op e.p a,d.har• beet paid to i. Oa% a Belfast Juni. Junt , . Er"..iburgh & Glasgow. Ulasg. and S. Western . CreatEastern, Ord. sti , I Ditto A stock 8 8i Si 9 83 f 5 120 121 Ditto East a.m . ;Han st GreatNorthot Sootland areat Northern Do A stock Do 8 do Gt. S. an t W. of Irelaw: Great Western no Str Val 61 : 1: - Yq I.ancaslatet:& Yorkshir, London and tackwal Lon., Brigt.t.,..t. S. Coast Lon., Cliat., and Dow' Lou.. & Western Lon. & Western I lan., Shet., & Lincoln. I.aryport. and Carilole. Do # shares • Nietropolitan I Midland Do . 6 7 36 18 16 17 93} 94} 107 IC9 f6i ;7i 126 ifl 128 229 1:32 !34 95 97 64i ni Do P.irm.inz. Derb) Cit. W. of Irelaw; Do. shares Mid tient • Do Cray Line Nor thßritish &din., Perth, & Dund.3e Nth. !:astern—Berwle ,, 1)o, (L .E. pureharie 110 Lecds 9.13.1 12.10 Do York Do Carlll4le North London Do New North Staffordehire eni S. W. Junction Scottish Central =cot is. E., Aber. atom Foot. Mid. stock 1 Shrews. and Weioltpoo;' Shropshire Union oath Deyon south }astern South Wales S. York. and liver Dun tatnes, Wo tn,an dWok. Stockton .6z Darlington- 1)o Do New, 186 C 'Taff Vale.. . ....... Dot Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neatti Viotorla at,. and Pim Waterford e.; liilkeany, Wect Cornwall VV. Hartle r ul,ol West Llidland Oxford Do Newport Do IRreard 100 100 ICIO 100 all 100 all all all all 1(0 100 100 '6.13.4 1.9 109 b 6! 71 101 10: 41 42 107 107} g 110 51 52 10Th 1085 126 /At 90 93 52 /4 24 26 104 101 51 59.4 88i 836 12! 127 1 2 77; 781 14t 123 126 44 43 lOU 63i 644 34 Z 6 EU} 61 100 102 81 91 17 38 9 10 t• 7 8 169 Its 5 6 ! 3 111 91 9k 22 24 47 4 71 126$ 65 4} 1c93 63 02 11 41 107 , 991 8, 51; 103 i 8 1201 1 5211 101 1001 89 S 01 2 BRITISH. POSSESSIONS. Closing , •ihare ttailways Pia. Price. Business don. 100 4.tiantio &St Lawreno all 59 41 Sk iiom.,Baroda , t.Cent Ind to , /034 1014 Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New .. 8 p 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares... 74 P 1 P :103 Buffalo and Lake Huron al; Of 5; 10 Do. Preferenoe ...... all 71 81 00 1 3ulfalo,BrautolGodricl: s p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 00 Do. do. July 1, 187:. tOO +lO. Jun., 1, li••; , . to at ".:lOuttit,2•S.Eit9tf:.o.. 100 101 IC3 138 at OapeTown Dock icri , 100 IC3 10 stock Ewan. Bent:cal gu. 6p. 100 i 054 1061 stock Mist Indian. gu. sp. e. ton IC4 105 1044 20 Do. do. G Ext..— 15 . i 4 p 20 Do. do. H do. .. 15 4- t p 154 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 193 20) pi • 1 00 Do. let Fret. Bonds.. :3 100 Do. do. deterred.-- all 57 61 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 66 61 1 0 0 Do. do. defer; ed...... all Si 63 1 0 0 Do. 3d et. stock ... al; 49 51 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 31 42 100 Do. 4th Pret. stoat—, all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 22 t 5 stook Gt.indiareniu.oma.6p.o. 100 103 4 104 ! 104 1 3 4 20 Do. New gua.'s p. c... 12 Do. January, 1382 stook 61t. South.of ludia(Lini guaranteed 5 per cent. TWO 103 IC4 201 Gt. W. of Canaan Sharet• all 94 10 94 804 Do. New . . 18 11 104 f; 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 92 94 100 Do. 53 p_. o. do. "i 7-8.... all 85 87 10 Indian Brancb. Limited 2 p 11, stock 31adr6,s. ~ Tuar., sp.c. .. 100 1,23 10j IC3I 2 Adolf Do.4s p. o. Extension 100 97 ' 139 stock De_ d 0........ leo 52 96 20 Do. Fifth ) xtertslori. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnc6. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 55 58 100 Do. 7p. c. 6lortg. Bda. all -- 10. Newllr unswick a Can& Class A. an ri B all 3 6 .N.ltl.e'daB pc Ist In& 100 82 54 •I•O.rN scinde .......... (100 103 104 101 stock Do. Delhi. 4 4 ' 100 1021 1033 to Do. do .... 5J 2 #42 at ))o. Punjaub call 1223 1033 Do. Do. "12: Lo stook Do. Indue.St. Flo.) k tf) , . 9B 10) k%140.1\1;i0., UOVEANI+I.IO4T 6eAGGlturtEs. .1;11! . 1.00 101 103 1)0. ap.c. F. c Au;: 100 160 102 - Do. si p.c.Mar. & Sept. 100 09 101 101 - Do. p. c. Jan.&July. lOC 8d 31 904 - Du. 5 inserihed stoct 100 83 01 - G.ll one. i p 100 106 108 - , Do.Ap Oct& 1880 100 108 110 Do. NO 110 112 Do. Jan. k July, 1591.. 100 108 109 - 'Ceylon, N0v.1:378, 8p c 100 111 114 - Mauritius 0 per cent .. U I I'6 108 - Natal Gev. 6 per cent.. 130 1 , .8 110 1N..13.t10v. p.c. J a.&July 100 101 103 - p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p ISt, 100 99 100 - I Du. sp. e.,16/1 101171. 100 99 101 994 Do. d0.,1888 dcupwds 100 09 100 994 2 - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c - sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO - Aug G5p.e.1878.& up lOO 10) 111 Vic.Gor. ()p.c. Ja.&July 100 - - i Do. to .3 o.c. An..ltOot.. 100 110 111 1 111 BRITISH. MINES. 2 11.Xinbrissi Consol. Gold 1 jd - Amalgamated.. • - 31 36 - Doyen G. Cone. (Tavist.) 1 570 680 - Kast Bassett (Illogan).. 30 65 7 0 - East Clogau Gold. Ltd. - - - East Caradon 1.14.e 304 314 - Oast Carp Brea... 3.4.0 7 74 - E. WI Rhssel (Tavietk.; 8.0.0 - IGam.&SLAuhyn(Gwen 5E31 10 11 - Great South riolgus 7A 4 44 - ju . Wheal Vor (Relator') ;0 31 .13 ?6 5 1 - - 'fend's-Foot 8.12 85 37 - tlingston Downs 4..8.0 4 44 - Ledy Bertha - Ilargaret (tiny Lelaul 17 19 - 51arxe Valley.. 4 ‘lyndy Iron Oro (Lim ' 2i 11 - Yew Setun lO3 81 05 - • 'r tll Downs •,l 14 2 - NAT 101 Basset (1110 ;au, 3.1.0 2 24 )?orth Vat.tal Crotty .. 2.6.9 - l'ar Consols(St. Blaze) , - - crovldence(Uny Lelut., 10.6.; 44 46 3outh Caradou(St.Cleer It 1440 t6O 8. earn Brea - - Fran. 18.10.0 15 60 - iStraf Prrk - Av.& Lead Mtu - - Pin Crott 0 20 204 West Basset 14 11 12 - IV radon (Lisreard, 5 21 23 - West Seton • 474 81 86 - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 1t , 5 195 - Wheal Buller(Redrutii) 10 874 924 - Wheal Kitty (I.7.Lelant) 2.0.6 31 37 - Wheal Ludeott - Whoa' MaryAnu;:dcri ) 8 13i 144 - Wheal Eleton SI 175 185 -t, Heal Treiawney (Lis ) 7 2 - Who'd union 3.17 24 zg rREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, Chester gua. stock, 75 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 971 Midland 44 per cent. pf. stk. rd., 1024. 14 PREFEMENCE SEIARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., hietrop. Ext., 13 fi per cent., 09 Loudon and S.-Western si per vent., LINES LEASED Al' FIX ED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and:Southend, 931 Midland Bradford pref. stock, 9.1 a FOREIGN ILWAY& Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 1 R'Jyal Sardinian, 2 FOREIGN MLNEEL Cape Copper, Rm.. 10 Yudaaauzutana of S. Australia, lim., 2} 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Anglo Austrian. 61 Bank of utago, Um., 4 3; Brazilian and Portuguese, lim.. 81 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 111 ; Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 431 3 Chartered Viler. of India, London. and China, 63 East London, lim„ 71 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 31 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., 3 ; London Bank of Scotland, lira., 14 141 London and County. 561 7 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch., lim., 101 London Joint Stock, 401 London and Westminster, 80 1 Merchant Bank, lim., 111 Mercantile and Exchange. Um. ' 131 Metrop. and Prov. Bank aim.), 24 Midland Bank (lim.), 131 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 4 t Ditto, ditto, 34 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim,, 101 10 Union of Australia, Ditto, new, at)/ 3 ► Union of Ireland (11m.), 19 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim, 21 1 Commercial Union ',lnsurance', 9 Contract Corporation. Mt, 6 Electric Telegraph, 1061 Gen. Crt dit and Finance of London , Um., 71 1 1 Hudson's Bay, 181 International Financial Society, 121 12 Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam, lim., 7; Ditto (all), .51 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavonr), 6 Der cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 85 Joint stock Discount, lim., 61 London Financial Association, Ilm., 25 London General Omnibus Company, 21 London Mercantile Discount, lim., Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 121 1 National Discount Company, lim., iff Nova Scotia Gold and Land, ilm., ; ; Oriental Inland steam, Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 801 11 Ditto, ne, 501 Quebrada Land, Rail , and Mining, lim., Royal Mail steam, 87/ Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lien, 61 1 SO, If E WILL lIAVE I^ I—Messrs. Macmillan end Co. announce a reply by Professor Charles Kingsley to Dr. Newinqu's pamphlet, " Mr. Kingsley and Dr. Newman," under the title of 46 What, then, does Dr, NeW■ mart teach ?" Paid.' Closing Price. Ensinest , done. ME MT N, Ii)NIION, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common Jury.) TRUEFITT V. TRUEFITT, AND REED. Dr. SpiAs and Dr. Tristram, instructed by Barton, Longdon, and Co., appeared for the petitioner; and Dr. Deane, Q.C, and Dr. Wambey, instructed by Messrs. H. H. Deacon and Son, for The respondent. This was a suit by the Husband, who claimed damages, for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, Mr. Henry Reed, who en tered no appearance. The respondent denied the adultery, but placed no other plea on the record. The petitioner is a solicitor residing at Rutland-villa, Murrell-hill, and the respondent, who was a neighbour, is engaged in commercial pursuits. The parties were married in Feptemb2r 1851, and there were two children issue of the marriage. The co-respondent and his family were on visiting terms with the petitioner, and, until the alleged improper intercourse took place, the petitioner and his wife lived on very effectionate terms. Mr. Walter Truefitt, a relation of the petitioner, proved the marriage, and said that he had visited the petitioner end his wife, whose maiden name was Berridge, up to the time of their separation. They appeared to live happily, and the two children who were females were of the respective ages of nine and seven years. Miss Mary Ann Nicholls said that she was in the habit of visiting Mr, Truefitt and his wife, and staying at their house occasionally, at Rutland-villas, during a period of three or four years. They appeared to be on very happy and comfortable terms. She knew the family of the Reeds, and she met Mr. Henry Reed at Mr. Truefitt's house. She identified the handwriting of Mrs. Truefitt in letters pro duced, in which that lady admitted having committed her self with the co respondent on one occasion, and in which she earnestly entreated forgiveness, beseeching her husband to receive her back, and not to publish her disgrace. In cross-examination the witness said she had been en gaged to be married to Henry Reel, but she herself had broken off the engagement. She denied that she had accompanied Mrs.Truefitt and another lady to the Kensing ton Museum in April, 1863, or that she had asked Mrs. Truefitt to induce Mr. Reed to renew the engagement. She said that she would see him, but she bad not seen him or written to him, and she had never ask d Mrs. Truefitt to invite her to her house for the purpose of having an inter view with him. Her father was a wine merchant, at Chelsea, but he had also an engagement with; Field, the parson employed as a detective in these cases. Sophia Jaue Adams said that she had been employed as cook at Mr. Truefitt's until lest year. Her master was in the habit of going out in the morning on his business about a quarter past nine o'clock, and remaining.away until the evening. Bet ween February and May, 1863, Mrs. Truefitt used to leave home at half-past 10 o'clock in the morning and remain out until lunch time, and occasionally later. On one occasion she heard the report of a gun, and after wards Mrs. Truefitt went out. She remembered there being a party at the house in 1863, and Mr. Reed was one of the guests. Mrs. Truefitt went to her sister's afterwards, and returned. The witness then deposed to having teen pre sent with her fellow servant when Mrs. Truefitt accused her of having been guilty of adultery with Mr. Reed, which she at first denied, but afterwards admitted. Mr. Truefitt said he would forgive her, so far as forgiveness went, and she should want for nothing, but that she should not live with him. Sarah Wilson, a housemaid in the service of Mr. Truefitt, corroborated the evidence of the preceding witness as to the admission of Mrs. Truefitt of her criminality with Mr. Reed when accused by Mr. Truefitt. She had seen Mre. Truefitt and Mr. Reed in the drawing-room together, but never witnessed anything improper between them. Mrs. Truefitt was in the habit of going out very often, and she had seen Mr. Reed at the back of the house in the fields, and he sometimes carried a gun, which he used to fire ; upon which she observed Mrs. Truefitt on one occasion leave the house and go by a footpath to where Mr. Reed was. She did not tell Mr. Truefitt that she had seen her mistress and Mr. Reed in the dining-room together. A letter from the petitioner to his wife, dated May 26, 1863, was read. It was addressq to her during her absence at her sister's; and the petitioner told her that he had Le come acquainted with the fact of her having been in the habit of meeting Mr. Reed frequently, and that familiarities hid taken place between them, which satisfied hilt that she had been guilty of adultery. he said that she had become the talk of all the public-houses in the neighbour hood, and he also charged her with not paying tradesmen, and concluded by desiring her not to return home. Thomas Needle Smith said he had been a foreman at some works at Muswell-hill. He knew all the parties, and had seen Mr. Reed in a field back of Mr. Traefitt's. He had 'a gun with him generally, and when he fired it Mrs. Truefitt used to come out of the house and meet him. That occurred almost every day about last May. They usually' walked together in the direction of Weed Green, and they were in the habit of larking. They returned to gether someimes in the afternoon and sometimes very late. Lie saw Mr. Reed at Mr. Truefitt's while the servants were Out. Denis Coughlin, a labourer employed by the previous wit ness, deposed to having seen Mrs. Trnefitt, who wore a Garibaldi dress, and Mr. Reed, who had a Turkish cap, at he bedroom window at Mr. Truefitt'e, and he had seen them on other occcasions kissing hands to each other from their respective houses. Three other labouring men were examined, who deposed to having witnessed acts of familiarity between Mrs. True flit and Mr. Reed. Mr. George John Taylor said that he was a trustee and executor of Mr. Reed's father, who left property to the amount of £6,000, which was to be divided squally between the six children at the death of their mother. He had no means of knowing the business of the co-respondent, further than that he used to go to sea, but he was not a sailor. This closed the petitioner's case. Dr. Deane opened the respondent's case, and was pro ceeding when we went to press. THE CALAMITIES OF WAIT.--At t Austrian coun tess of ancient race, who lost four of her sons during the war in Italy, has now been deprived of her fifth and last eon, who fell at the battle of Oversee. In her deep grief she besought a merchant to undertake the mission of find ing and bringing home the remains of her child, and after some trouble the task has been accomplished. The body was found buried with 65 other Austrians, and hes been conveyed to Vienna. SWEETS FOR THE MILLION.—The majority of the clear drops and sweets of all kinds are produced from sugar boiled over the fire in copper pats to a very high temperature. By this means most of the water in the sugar is thrown off by evaporation, and only pure sugar remains. The consequence is, that after their manufacture they are very liable to absorb moisture from the atmosphere, and therefore they are obliged to be kept in bottles, otherwise they would melt end run together. "'Arley-sugar, for in stance, is the purest form in which sugar can be manufac tured ; hence it is soldered down in tins, otherwise it would deliquesce in a very short time after being exposed to the air, as moot of us have experienced. After the sugar is lefilrd it is emptied out of the copper pans on to the marble slabs, and the colouring matter Leing added, it is worked up until nearly cold, but yet ductile. It is now formed into any shape that may bs required, by means of a little ma chine woreing two brass rollers, each roller or cylinder cen teining a number of sunken dies of various designs,tho under and upper cylinder exactly corresponding, so as to make the mould complete. The plasticsugar is passed between these rollers as fest as the boy can work the handle, and the chest of sweets issues out the other side, covered with hundreds of little designs, generally Prince of Wales' feathers, crosses, drops, stars, or some simple ferns, held together by a thin film of slept., from which they are freed by simply breaking them up and working them together. They are then packed in bottles, and at once corked tightly, to keep out the atmosphere; and so they appear in the retailers' shops.—Office 4 Week. ' TBE VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT.—The cffirts the Jews have made, and the sufferings, losses, and humiliations they have borne for the purpose of obtaining sepulture in the Valley of lehosaphat form a singular fea ture in human history. No other nation has ever thus strug gled, not to live in their own land, but to be suffered to lay their dust therein. Many descriptions have been made of this marvellous place, but I confess none of them ever afforded me a notion of its actual appearance. Wandering alone past the fountain of Siloam and by the arid bed of Keldron, it suddenly opened on use a perfect mountain of graves—a hill side paved with sepulchral slabs. Each stone is small, so small as to lead to the conclusion that the bodies must be buried perpendicularly. At all events, if tteo multitudes there interred were simultaneously to arise they would form a crowd as dense and compact as it would be enormous. Short Hebrew inscriptions (some evidently of great age) are on all the stones; and those aro laid together with in tervals only of a few inches, as in our oldest city church yards. The slabs are almost on the level of the ground, and of equal height, so that it is literally one large pave ment of death—an appalling, almost overwhelming sight. Eraser's Magazine. SUPERSTITION.—A funeral took place in the upper district of Ardcloch, the other day, at which a Strange superstition shooed itself. The procession had to cross the Findhorn in order to get to the churchyard of Ardlach, and a boat was employed in cerrying over the mourners; but it being deemed inauspicious to take the coffin over in that convenient manner, four men waded across it—much to their personal inconvenience, no doubt.—Nairn Telegraph. THE TRADE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN PORTS.* The Customs returns show the following quantities of coals and coke exported over sea from the north-eastern ports in February :—Newcastle.on-Tyne, 124,672 tons of coals, and 12,929 tons of coke, being an increase of 11.702 tons of coal as compared with February, 1863—Sunder land, 66,397 tons, being an increase of 4,391 tons—Hartle pool, 17,544 tons, being a decrease of 12,795 tons. Blyth e xported 9,491 tons—Warkworth, 3,727 tons—Seaham, 1,375 tons. In the value of goods other than coals and coke exported there has been a &Intense, amounting to £29,218 at Newcastle—Hartlepool, 113,794—and Middles borough, £16,242. There was an increase, however, of £6,323 at Sunderland. Newcastle exported to London and coastwise , in February, 162,377 t ons o f coa l s --Suu.- d er land, 160,930—Hartlepool, 103,961 —Middlesborough, 13,001--aud•Seaham, 34,866 tons, BPORTING TJ:TTELLIGEOL, LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING, THE GRAND NATIONAL. Steeplechasing has this year received an impetus, of which, if the sport was to hold its own with the rapidly in creasing business of the turf, it stood somewhat in need. To the regret of its many admirers and the joy of its no less numerous enemies, " jumping" races were getting rather out of fashion. Light weights and courses, cer tainly not selected for the difficulties they presented, had contributed to admit a weedy class of animal possessing a certain turn of speed, with whom better horses had little chance. The evils of this were apparent, and many noble men and gentlemen bestirred themselves to effect a refor mation. Conspicuous among them has been the Hon. W. G. Craven, and to his exertious in the proper direction it is mainly owing tha! - , the altered state of things, of which the present Grand National is the first fruits, is nely to prevail. Mr. Tophani, the handica r per, has, in confor mity with the wish of all but a few interested parties, raised the weights to the old standard, and this com bined with some improvements and alterations in the course, recalling in some measure the palmy days of the Liverpool Steeplechase, when the names of Peter Simple, Jerry, Lottery, and Gay Lad, were " household words," has contributed to invest the race with an interest lacking to many of its preleceesors. Nut that speculation on the event has been at any time very brink. Iu that respect it has par taken of the general languor fallen on the sporting world. But of what business has been transacted the Liverpool has had the greater share. The entry has been a large one—the largest indeed known, and from the publication of the weights Bantam has held the position of first favourite. Emblem, from her great performances last year, had still, despite the weight, many influential friends; but she has gradually retired in favour of her sister and stable compa nion Emblematic. Jerusalem and Sinking Fund, Portland and Wee Nell, have each and all been backed with much spirit, and probably at ne time has the fiat of Judge John son been waited for with greater anxiety. Cross-country races aro proverbially lotteries, and the eudders change in the weather resd,ering the ground eitremely heavy, has en tirely- put to the rout the "morals" and the "certainties" with which the credulous have up to this time been be guiled. Fortunately the snow had disappsared this morn ing, and the srand and enclosure presented a far different aspect from yesterday. The betting was very fluctuating, Jerusalem and Bantam being the buckets in the well, wile alternately strove for the premiership. A twice-told tale is but a dull affair. Sufficient to say that 25 came to the post for the great event, which was won for the second time by Lord Coventry, Emblematic, own sister to the last year's victrix, landing his lordship's popular colours in a very easy manner. The Sefton Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes, of 5 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra, but not to be accumulative. Six furlongs. 63 subs. Mr Jackson's Veterinarian, 3 yrs, sst 71b.... (Cameron) 1 Mr Wood's Rose, 3 yrs, Est llb (Ward) 2 Mr Rich's East Lancashire, 4 yrs, 7st Mr Payne's Tomfoolery, 3 yrs, sst 71b (J. Grimshaw) 4 The following also ran :—Ellerton, Persuasion, Ghillie Callum, and Alice Leigh. A protracted delay at the post was occasioned by several breaks away, in one of which Persuasion and Veterinarian ran to the distance. When the flag was lowered the former jumped away in advance of Veterinarian, Tomfoolery, East Lancashire, and Ellerton to the turn into the straight, when she ran out, leaving Veterinarian with a clear lead ; East Lancashire next the rails, with Tomfoolery and Rose at his girths being next in pursuit. At the distance East Lancashire and Tomfoolery were disposed of, Rose follow ing suit in the next few strides, leaving Veterinarian to canter in the winner by 10 lengths. Ellertou and Alice trotted in after the placed horses, followed by Ghillie Cal lum, who got badly off. Persuasion walked in, bat did not pass the post. The All-aged Selling Stakes of 5 sore each, with '25 sore added, for two-yrsolds and upwards. Weight for ago, with maiden and selling allowances. T.Y.C. 4 subs. Mr Yardley's Mrs. Nesbitt, 3 yrs (£2O) (Ward) w.o. A Handicap of 40 sovs, for all ages. T.Y.C. 12 subs. Mr Barber's Cutaway, 3 yrs, Est 4lb (Loathe) 1 Lord Uxbridge's Erytbia, 4 yrs, Est. 31b .. ,„ (T French) 2 Lord Bateman's Gipsy Girl, 7st 111 b (including 71b ex) (J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr R. Backhonse's Mrs. Nesbitt, 3 yrs, bat 121 b (Ward) 4 Mr H. Goater's Poland, 4 yrs, Tat 101 b ....(E. Taylor) 5 Mr 0 wen'e Ellerton, 6 yrs, Sat 81b (A. Edwards) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Gipsy Girl, 7to 2 eget Cutaway, 4 to 1 agst Erythia, and 5 to 1 agst Ellerton. The three placed got away in advance, Cutaway, on the inside, having a slight lead, which he retained to the half distance, where he drew away and won very easily by a couple of lengths ; a bad third. The others were beaten off, The Grand National Steeplechase (Handicap), of 20 sovs each, 11 ft., with 100 soya added. The second to save his stake. Winners extra. About four miles and a quarter. 87 subs, 26 of whom declared, and two did not name. Lord Coventry's Emb'ematic, 6 yrs, lOst 6ib (G. Stevens) 1 Mr J. Astley's Arbury, aged, list 12lb (B. Land) 2 Mr Dalton's Chester, aged, lOst .. W. White) 3 Mr T. M. Naghten's Thomastown, aged b), 12st • (J. Murphy) 4 Captain Lamb's Ocean Witch, 5 yrs, lOst 21b W, Reeves) 5 The following also ran:—Reporter, Sir William, Jeru salem, Harry, Bantam, Wje Nell, Leonidas, Serious Case, Romeo, Little Bob, Portland, Satanella, Bell's Life, Ireley, National Petition; Real Jam, Brian Borhoime, Martha, Miss Maria, end Satin. The Czar was struck out at 2.15 p.m. Betting-4 to 1 agst Jerusalem, sto 1 agst Bantam, Bto 1 agst Emblematic, 10 to 1 each agst Wee Nell and Serious Case, 20 to 1 agst Ocean Witch, 26 to 1 agst Romeo, 33 to 1 each agst Bell's Life, Thomastown, Ireley, and Harry, 40 to 1 each agst Arbury and Martha, 50 to 1 agst Miss Maria, and 1,000 to 10 agst Brian Borhoime. Exactly helf an hour after the appointed time the 25 com petitors were mounted, and having taken their canters they proceeded in a body past the stand, their variegated colours presenting under the bright sunshine a picture not seen cf late years at Aintree. Mr. Marshall speedily got them in order and despatched them from the post, I r eley being the first away, but as they reached th e l ane h o w as beaded by Wee Nell, who rushed through h er h orse s and went on with a clear lead, closely follow e d b y I re l e y, Jerusalem, Thomastown, National Petiti on, Ar b ury, S er i ous C a se, and Portland, who formed URI advanced division; then came Bantam, Brian Borhoime, Harry, Romeo, Chester, and Miss Mario, in whose wake Ocean Witch, Reporter, Bell's Life, Emblematic, and Leonidas were seen in advance of the ruck, at the tail of which came Silk and Satin and Sir William. On entering the meadows they gradually selected their places and cleared the first • obstruction without a mistake, with the exception of Satanella, who fell and re tuned home; and 'at the succeeding fence the numbers were further decreased by the favourite striking the timber heavily, which brought him to grief. Mr. Edwards was soon remounted, but this mishap left him considerably in the rear. ' Approaching Val entine's -brook, 'Wee Nell some what increased her lead, and cleared it two or three lengths in advance of Ireley, Serious Case going on third, Portland fourth, close up with whom came Brian Borhoime, Ban. tam, and Thomastown, the others following in close com pany. Rounding the flag for B eecher's-brook Ireley headed Wee Nell, and proceeded along the upper ground some half-dozen lengths in front, the Rednesford mare still lying second, close up with whom were Thomastown, Ball's Life, Real Jam, Arbury, Reporter, Chester, Portland, and Ocean Witch, tol'owed by Leonidas, Bantam, and Emblematic,; the latter lying wide of her horses on the extreme right— the others beginning to exhibit a disjointed appearance. The water jump was cleared cleverly, and as they pro ceeded along the canal side the leading horses closed np and ran in company to the fence in the course, Ireley still holding his own, but half way across the common he was headed by Real Jam, who came on with a clear lead and cleared the artificial water in front of the stand first, followed by Ireley, ti's-brook, which Arbury I T t h o o m m eo a , at t o h w e n r , ea l: boretlianngdb,rLouegonhitduap by Jerusalem, Martha, Leonidas, Bantam, A r b ur y, an d Silk and Satin, and Emblematic, ill which order they pro ceedadaleng cleared h in .advance,eedws to having Valentine's -brook, Emblematic, Thomas town, Chester, Brian Borhoime, * and Ireley as at t en d ants. Arbury retained his advantage to the fence i nto t h e course, t eme tane Thomas which the two leaders cleared nearly together, followed by Thomastown and Chester. Portland and Brlau Borhoime, less fortunate, fall on landing, and were atopped on enter ing the straight. Emblematic ran up to Arbury, headed him as they cleared the hurdles at the distance, and won very easily by three lengths, a distance separating the pair from Chester, who trotted in third, clone up with whom was Thomastown, in whose rear came Ocean Witch, who was placed fifth, Bantam sixth. Leonidas, Wee Nell, end Serious Case were the next lot. --- TO TEE EDITOU OF THE strx. SIR,—By referring to my notes of Monday last, yon will observe that The Sam was the only paper in Landon or the provinces that repudiated the claims- Of Bantam for the Grand National Steeplechase, and stood on Emblematic alone as the winner. It gives me great pleasure to state that the judge's decision accords with the opinion I then expressed. A FRESH MAN. Liverpool, Wednesday, 4 p.m. The following is .the extract from my letter in reference to the above : " Bantam has been the rating favourite for the last few weeks, and has been selected by almost every prophet in London as ail winner of the great race; but, great horse as he is, as well as being one of the moat accomplished fencers, ho shall not have my confidence on the present occasion, although he was illy selection last week when at Bto 1. No doubt he will very likely strut Bret favourite, but, as Lord Dundreary would say, That's no reason ho should win,' Emblem carries the top weight, but will give way to her stable companion EDIBLENIATIC, who will carry Lord Coventry's money, and if she meets with no accident in the race and runs up to her trial, I shall fully expect the judge to hoist her number as the winner. * * MY final luireesion le that tho Grand Nltioual Steeple- chase will be won by either EMBLEMATIC, Jerusalem, or Wee Nell, and I expect when the numbers go up the judge will place E7IBLEMATIC 1" A Welter Stakes (handicap) of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 30 added ; for 3.yr-olds and upwards. Mile and a quarter. 9 subs. Mr Clayton's Coverdale, 3 yrs, Bst 10ib.. (Wilkinson) w.o. The Aintree Plate (Handicap) of 50 sous, Entrance 2 sus. One mile. 11 subs. Lord Bateman's Danaus, 3 yrs, Est 2lb (inclu. 71b extra) (J. Grirnshaw) 1 Mr Barber's Jack's Alive, 4 yrs, Est 10Ib (Taylor) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Danaus, who won in a canter by a length and a half. The HuLt , :rs' Stceplechgse, of 50 sovs each, with a cup, value 100 sovs, the gift of the gentlemen of Liverpool, added; for bona fide huaters that have never started for any handicap steeplechase, 12st each. The Grand National Steeplechase Course; about four miles and a quarter-30 subs. . _ C3p. Temy:st's Bright Hopes, aged (Owner) 1 M J. Drevinow;h.t Mr J. i%idlward jna.'s Jocular, aged .... (Mr. DaviBon) 3 The following also ran :—Philo, Choltuondeley, Jacob, and Pal ruquet. Betting--2 to 1 agst J,)cular, 3to 1 agst Jacob, 4to 1 agst Dreadnought, and 6 to 1 egst Banbury. After repeated refusals and falls the race was reduced to the three placed, Bright Hop3s winning easily by eight lengths. A head between the second and third. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's gunvessel Ranger, commissioned at Woolwich by Commander W. E. Gordon on the 29th ult. for the slave preventive service on the West Coast of Africa, is ordered to take in her am munition at the powder buoy off Woolwich Arsenal on Mond.::y, and to swing at Greenhithe for the adjustment of her compasses in preparation for sea. The gunvessel Landrail, Commander Thomas H. Mirtin, from North Atnerica and the West Indies, fitted out and commissioned in September, 1860, was yesterday taken into basin at Woolwich, and commenced stripping in readiness for being paid off. The Aurora screw frigate, Capt. Sir L. M. Clin tock, sailed from Spithead for the north coast of Scotland on Tuesday evening. The Dee paddle steamer sailed from Spithead on Tuesday evening for Devonport, with the Pioneer screw sloop in tow. The machinery of the Pioneer will be transferred to the Megrera screw troopship, for service in that vessel, which is also coated inter nally with the patent Spence preservative cement. One of the recommendations of the recent Com mittee of Inquiry in the dockyards, has just been adopted at Devonport. The.inspectors and leading men are now able to work occasionally with their gangs, in consequence of their being relieved clerical duly, which is to be performed hereafter entirely by clerks. The screw steamship Princess Royal, 89, Cap thin Jonte, flag of Rear-Admiral G. St. Vincent King, C. 8,, got up steam on Tuesday morning, and procecied from Hamoaza into Plymouth Sound, where she eNchanged salutes with the Royal Ade laide. She has since shipped her powder, and is preparing to depart for the Cape static!), to relieve Narcissus, 39, f l ,9g. of Itear•Admiral Sir W. Walker, K.C.B. The following appointments were made yesterday at the, Admiralty :—Capt. Charles Wake, to the Bulldog, commissioned ; Capt. F. H. Shoat, to the Gladiator, commissioned; C. pt. A. Wilmshurst, commissioned; Cornelius W. M•Dermott, pay master to the Bulldog; Telmer, surgeon, to the Bieck Prince; Lawrence A. C. Roherts, Marma doke L. Kelham, Alfred Vander, and IL F. Hoskyn, midshipmen, to the Bulldog; Gilbert E. Harrison, nominated to a naval cadetship; Richard O. Jones, un,ster's assistant to the Bulldog; George Deveson, clekir, to the Bulldog ; Robert Roughton, chief engineer to the Bulldog ; R. W. Hulford, engineer, to the Bulldog; John Adams, John I\l Kenzie, and John T. Morgan, assist.-engineers, to the Bulldog. THE ARMY. A memorandum from the Horse Guards states tl7lat pubda notice will be given as soon as the date ut the nt-;.1, ellaraination tot dircct commissions has find, and that the necessary communication will then be forwarded to all candidates concerned. Colonel Shaw's new system of gnu-carriage, now complete, was yesterday inspected by the Ordnance Select Committee. of Woolwich Arsenal. The gun adapted for service without trunnions, and intended fir a course of experiments, was maLceavred in the presence of the committee and a number of expe rirnced officers belonging to the Royal Artillery. The gun is pointed at the port-hole or embrasure by raibing and depressing the breach only, the muzzle resting immovably on a pinion. This im !movement insures greater safety to those engaged in action, as the apertures for working the guns will with this system be considerably reduced in d;mension. The gun and carriage aro now ordered to be transported to Shoeburyness to be subjected to a course of experiments. MADAME TUSSAIJD'S.—A fall-length model of George Victor Townley, who was recently tried and found guilty of the foul murder of Miss Goodwin, but re ceived a respite from the capital punishment upon the sup position of being insane, and was afterwards sentenced by the Government to penal servitude for life, is now added to tho Chamber of Physiognomy in Baker-street. FEARFUL WEATHER IN THE ATLANTIC AND Loss OF LlFZ.—News of disasters to shipping continue to reach Liverpool every day by the effects of the recent fearful gales in the Atlantic. A despatch, dated New York, Feb. 24, gives the following record of shipping disasters :—The ship Onward, Captain Sherman, from Liverpool, which arrived here on the 20th, experienced heavy westerly gales on her passage; lost head sails, and receive i other damage. The National Steam Navigation Company's steamer Vir ginia, Captain Grace, which arrived here on the 21st, reports having encountered very severe westerly gales. On Jan. 14. in lat. 49, long. 28, in a terrific S.W. to N.W. gale, lost lower topsails. which were blown fromthe ropes, split fore mast staysail and main spenser, and shipped a heavy sea, which stove a quarter-boat to pieces. A seaman, named Egan Thompson, was washed overboard and lost. The s hip Queen, Captain Arcue, from Liverpool, which arrive.] h er e on the 22d, was from Jan. 1 to 30, from lat. 47 to 54, long. 30 to 45, and experienced very heavy weather and fearful westerly gales. The Queen passed large quantities of wreck, and a portion of a ship's upper deck, with four beams attached, which had apparently been formed for a raft. The Queen also :ost one man, named Thomas Menet. A disloyal anticipation, to the following effect, we observe in a leading article in one of our chief morning con temporaries : "This microscopic ' Royal Highaese,' kicking in the arms of his Grace of Canterbury, and resent ing the Jordan water with heterodox screams and plunges." THE LEAMINGTON MURDER.—Yesterday the Sheriff for the county of Warwick reed% ed intima tion from Sir George Grey that the clemency of the Crown would be shown in, the case of ARII Eatwell, who had been engaged by her mistress at a statue fair, after being seduced by a man who refused to marry her, and who was sentenced to death last week for murdering their child im mediately after its birth. The Secretary of State had been memorialised in this case to support the strong recommen dation of the jury that the prisoner should have mercy ex tended to her, on the ground that there were " grave doubts as to the consciousness of the said Ann Eatwell at the time she committed the offence." HER MAJESTY'S STAGHOUNDS.—These hounds met at Cookharn on Tuesday, when they had a bril liant and severe inn of three hours. The stag, after being uncarted creased the Thames below Marlow, and, going direct north, passed High Wycombe, Ureat Misseuden, Prince's Risborough, Little Hampden, and Wendover to the right and left, and was finally taken at Kymbol, four miles from Aylesbury; distance from point to point 19 miles. The distance passed over by the hounds must have been 25. COUNTY RATES.—A Parliamentary return, movel for by Alderman Salmons, shows the growth of the suers raised by authority of the Quarter Sessions in the metropolitan counties. In Kent the county rates pro duced £17,656 is 1840—in 1850 the county and police rates produced £22,077, and in 1862, £36,291. In Surrey the amount raised was L 17,803 in 1840, £46,051 in 1850, and £70,497 in 1862. In Middlesex the amounts raised was £81,261 in 1810, £88,851 in 1.850, and £143,125 in 1862. In Essex the advance was much less—the amount raised was £25,599 in 1840, £29,160 is 1860, and £33,661, in 1862. [ADVERTISEMENT.] — Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Batter than a Fortune.—Tbese purely vegetable extracts can be safely and effectively used by all persons suffering from internal or external ailments. The directions wrapped round every pot of ointment and every box of pills are am ply su ffi cient to guide the most diffident and encsurage the most timid. When illness makes its appearance, and remedies are easily sought after, none will be found more effectual than Holloway's in alleviating and assuaging the pains of 'the diseased and the afflicted. Both ointment and pills purify and preserve every component part of the human body. It will not do 'to use them one day and neglect them on the next. Steady perseverance must be maintained till health is restored. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clo2.k. DISPUTED ELECTIONS. Sir W. MILES brought up the names of the gentlemen appointed to try the validity of the Berwick•upon-Tweed and Lisburn elections, stafing- that the general committee will, on Monday next, strike the committee to try the validity of the Barnstaple election. PENAL SERVITUDE BILL. Mr. NEILL gave notice that is the Penal :Servitude Bill he would move an omission in clause 2. TRESPASS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. ORMSBY GORE moved the second reading of the bill, the object of which was to assimilate the law of Ireland to the law of Engllnd as established by the Act of 1831, which had worked extremely well. Sir R. PEEL said he would offer no objection to the second reading of the bill. lie thought certain modifica tions would have to be made in committee in certain provi- ' sions of the bill, eTpccially those relating to the pursuit of game. The bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted after Easter. WATCHING OF TOWNS (IRELAND) BILL. Sir H. BRUCE moved the secpnd reading of this bill, which had been readorel necessary owing to the failure of the police to ex.,eive their duty in Ireland. It was not that that force generally was wanting in ability, but in conse quence of their being appointed to perform duties for which they had not been organthed. The cost of the police in Ireland amounted in round numbers to three-quarters of a million, yet little good was effected, and, speak ing generally, the country was most badly watched. The object of his measure was to empower the Lord Lieu tenant to appoint watchmen in addition to the police force, as it might be asked for by the inhabitants of certain towns and boroughs for night duty, and in the event of his Excel lency not attending to the representations within the space of three months, then the towns commissioners of those places requiring additional force might secure and pay them themselves. _ . • __ Sir It. PEEL objected to the bill. The eff , ot of it would be to create a number of watchmen or " Charley's " (laughter)—in addition to the police. The result would be that tho two sections would come into collision, and instead of protecting the public peace it would be more likely to endanger it. Such places as Cork and Galway did not ask for such a measure, and he could but regrot that Coleraine should be so unruly as to require additional watchmen. The bill had been most carelessly draw up, end under 'these circumstances he hoped it would not be pressed forward. If he could point out any defects in the present police force, or it he could show him how ho could add to its present efficiency he should be most happy to carry his suggestions into effect. Lord NAAS supported the bill. He thought it was one that would do a great deal of good, and not at all likely to lead to the consequences anticipated by the right hon. baronet who had just sat down. Mr. H. HERBERT defended the Irish judges from a charge of having neglected their duty in the suppression of crime. Sir It. PEEL disclaimed any intention to speak' disre spectfully of any of the Irish judges. Sir F. HEYGA.TE did not think the intention of the bill was to take the appointment out of the hands of the Government. He thought it would be advisable to allow the bill to be read a second time, and thus its defects could be amended in committee. _ _ _ Mr: GEORGE also defended the Irish judges. Col. DUNNE testified to the efficiency of the Irish con stabulary, but denied their efficiency as a protective force. Mr. BEADY objected to the bill, and moved that it be read a second time this day six months. After a few words from several hosktmembers the bill was withdrawn. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (METRIC SYSTEM) BILL. Mr. W. EWART moved the second reading of this bill. The object lie had in view in submitting the present mea sure was to introduce the metric system of weights and measures, which had met with the approbation of the great Continental Powers. He had introduced a bill with the same object last year, but he had not been successful in passing it through Parliament. On the present occasion all ho proposed to do was to introduce a permissive bill. Committees of the house had reported in favour of the system. A majority of the house had also declared in its favour, and the congress held at Berlin came to the conclu sion that the metric system was the most convenient form of international weights and measures. At the last meet ing of the British Association, held at Newcastle, Sir Wm. Armstrong strongly urged the introduction of the metric system into this country. The other day there had been a meeting of the members of the Chambers of Commerce, of the United Kingdom, and they had come to an unanimous conclusion in favour of the system which ho was ad vocating. The metric system of weights and measures was not now legal in this country, and the object of this per missive bill was to make it so. If his proposition received the sanction of Parliament the most beneficial effects would result to many of the trades in the country, because thin it would be in the power of portions of the mercantile community to adopt the metric system if they felt so disposed. When the novelty of the system had worn off, he telt there would not be the slightest opposition to the rendering the bill a compulsory measure. Mr. LOCKE secinded the motion for the second reading of the bill, because he looked upon the present system of wcights and measures in England most defeetive. If the motion was agreed to it would enable hon. members to improve, if it should he thought necessary to do so, certain portions of the bill, because he felt certain his noble friend was only anxious that the system should have a trial in this: country. The hon. gentleman then proceeded, to draw a comparison between the system at present in we in England end the French metric system, and said that beyond all question the latter was the best. No inconvenience could arise if the present measure was agreed to, because it left it entirely to the choice of the public whether they would use the met•ie in preference to the present ay stem of weights and measures. He did not think it was a fair objection to this measure to say that because grown-up persons had become acquainted with one system they should not be asked to learn another. He was certain the must beneficial results would follow the in troduction of the metric system, and therefore he hoped the house would give its assent to the bill of his hon. friend. Mr. M, GIBSON said the present measure had nothing at all to do with decimalising the coinage, but it was one the object of which was to change the unit, and the ques tion before them was would they.graht ayermissive change in that unit. They had already two standards, viz., the English yard and the avoirdupois° pound, but if the pre sent permissive bill was agreed to, there would then be a third, namely, the metric, which would not at all add to the simplification of the subject of weights and measures. On the former occasion he had stated that he objected to the compulsory use of the metric system being added to our present weights and measures ; but as far as regards the permissive power to usi•tg the metric system in certain con tracts if the p ►rties engaged in them preterred it, he had no objection. He weak' not therefore oppose the second read ing of the bill ; but he wished it to be clearly understood that he guarded himself against assenting to all its clauses. He declined to say that it would be right to add a new stan dard to the system of weights and measures now in legal use. Mr. HENLEY thought the subject of such importance that alteration ought to be left in the hands of the Govern. ment. The hon member for Southwark appeared to be of opinion that if they succeeded in getting the present bill through Parliament the compulsory measure would very shortly follow. He thought he ought t, rest satisfied with the acknowledgment of the legality of the metric system in this country, and as the right hon. gentleman the President of the Board of Trade had stated he guarded himself against accepting the whole clauses of the bill, he (hir. Henley) should not vote against the second reading. Mr. ADDERLEY said it was of the greatest importance to the commerce of the country that there should be an uniform system of weights and measures, but he could not estimate the importance that such an uniformity would confer upon international commerce. There been much ridicule cast upon the metric system, but it is easy enough to turn any syste LI into ridicule, and therefore it was not to be taken as a proof of the correctness of certain deduc tions because laughter happened to bo occasioned by it. He looked upon the metric system as one of most marvel lous simplicity. Mr. HANKEY thought the G overnment ought to have taken the matter in hand after the decision of the house last year. He thought the right hon, gentleman the Pre sident of the Board of Trade was only wasting the time' f the house by declaring his intention not to oppose the second reading, while it was well known that he was opposed to alt its details. He suggested that the bill should pass the present stage pro forma, that the Go vernment should then take the matter into their hands. It was quite a farce for the house to go into committee on this bill, when it was known that the right hon. gentleman would oppose the progress of the measure clause by clause. Mr. WALTER looked upon the measure as a revolu tionary one, because it proposed to alter the whole system of weights and measures now in existence. A permissive bill was altogether out of the question; if the system was adopted at all it must be compulsory. A great cry at one time had been made in favour of the florin, it was looked upon as a great step towards a decimalisation of the coinage, but he was certain a more useless 'and absurd coin had never been made. (Hear, hear.) There was rome sense in the half-crown, but the only purpose that had been served by the coining of the florin was to do some unhappy schoolboy or servant out of his fee. (Laughter.) moved that the tell be read a second time that day six months. Mr. J. B. SMITH supported the bill. Colonel SYKES said it was a disgrace to this country to lag behind all other nations in adopting the metric) system. Ile meld only rconcile the the measure was met by objection with which the supposition that many hnn. members never learned decimals when they were at school. (Laughter.) Mr. BUXTON approved of the principle of the bill. Col. BARTELorr expressed his intention of voting against the measure. Mr. BAINES thought the metric system an admir a bl e one, and he also thought the hon. member who had moved the rejection of the bill would live to o regret hi s h av i ng i n the slightest degree rpposed its intrduction. The hou the ed e ec i s vid o e n d d , For w re h a es there appeared-- ee Against it Majority The bill was then read a seco n d irate. CATTLE DISEASES PREVENTION AND IM pouTATIoN BILLS. Mr. BRUCE in moving the second reading of these two bills detailed to the house the cruelties perpetrated upon cattle in their transport from the breeding quarters to the place of sale, and also the lamentable Effects that followed t h e co nsumption of diseased meat, which in many cases is sold to the poorer classes. Cases of that description had frequently occurred, and in one which took place in the city of London within the last two years nearly 80 persons were seriously affected through partaking of diseased meat, which had been sold to them in the shape of sausages. Then, again, thre was another system of "polishing" up diseaSed meat, which was effected by killing a good, sound fat ox at the came time as the diseased cattle, and then smearing or rubbing the hot fat of the good animal Over the dead carcase of the latter, It was of the utmost mportauo that these objectionable practices should be discontinued, e Ad the most effectual way to accomplish that was to establish a rigid inspection over all animals before they were exposed for sale in the public markets. The object of the bill. was to prevent cattle trom being turned out in any field in a diseased state; from being exposed for sale or being driven along the highways in a similar state ; the penalty for doing either of which was not t 3 exceed VA. Another provision was, that it was imperative vn all railway and canal companies to thoroughly cleanse the trucks and boats used for the conveyance of cattle, and that the animals should be watered once in every 12 hours. In specters would be appointed under the bill who would, in a great measure, prevent the importation of diseased meat from foreign parts. He proposed that after the bills had been read a second time they should be referred to a select com mittee, with a view of c nisolidating the other acts now in existence on the same subject After a few words from Mr. Packs, Mr. Caird, Mr. New detate, Mr. Holland, and Alderman Salomons, The bills were read a second tittle and ordered to be re ferred to a select committee. LAND DRAINAGE (PROVISIONAL ORDERS) 'BILL. This bill was read a third time and parted. The other orders of the day h,viug be'n disposed of, the house adjourned. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.) SHREWSBURY RACES--THIs DAY. COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE. Jack Ketch .. 1 Rose of Denmark .. 2 Ailesbnry _ Four ran. SHIPPING—This Day. LoNnoN, March 10.—Wind this day at noon—South. West ; moderato breeze, and fine weather. UN DE at, AND, March 9.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Queen of the East, tor Shcogbai. . . _ FALMOUTH, March 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrrived—Helen, from London for Bermuda. PORTSMOL TH, March 9.—Wind E.—Arrived—Peven say, screw steamer, from London for Bermuda. Orr DOVER, March 10.—Arrived—B ellons, screw steamer, from New York. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, March 9.—Napoleon, from Gravelines. Arrived, March 10.—Nora, steamer, from Rotterdam. DEAL, Thursday Morning. • Passed.—ll.M.S Supply, from the Mediterranean, for Wool wich—Justia, screw steamer, for Barbadoes—Jor neizza, for Cardiff—Sylph, for Port Natal —Bolina of Jersey, for Jersey—Rosolla, for Launceston, all from London— Cce ur de Lion, from Shield, for Cagliari—Deerfoot, from Shields, fur Constantinople--Wye, from Sunderland, fcr Singapore—John Fenwick, screw steamer, from Palermo —Berkby, from Calcutta, both for London. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Mar. 20. via Marseille; Mar. 14. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. April 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. 30. 'hula, Penang, and Singapore, via Suuthatapton.Mar. 20. via Marseilles Mar. 14. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Mar. 13. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, vie. Southampton Mar. 20. via Marseilles.... Mar. 14. [ndia (Bombay), via Southampton .. Mar. 13. via Marseilles Mar. 22. Portugal.... April 5. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via S9uthainptou Mar. 13, • . -- via Marseilles Mar. 14. Igcwfoundland Mar. 16. Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Mar. 10. by U.S. packet by Canadian packet Mar. 11. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Toneritfo .. Mar. 10. Bahamas, via New York Mar. 11. Mexico.. All puts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, t Mar, 30. California, and British Columbia.. A ROYAL CHRISTENING IN 1600. The following account, written by a contempo rary and eye-witness of the baptism of King Charles 1., is of some interest at the present moment, inasmuch that, like the princely eldest born of the present Prince and Princess of Wales, King Charles I. was at his birth the son of the heir to the English throne (James VI. of Scotland and I. of England), and of a female scion of the royal family of Den mark. It is literally copied from a manuscript in the Lyons-office at Edinburgh, " written by John Blinsele, Hay Herald : " Upon Wednesday, betwixt eleven and twelve hours at even, the 19th day of November, 1630, the Queen's Majesty was delivered within the Palace of Duutermling of a man child. God of His mercy make him His servant, give him long and prosperous days to live, both to God's glory and to the welfare of !he country. Upon Tuesday, the 23d of December, the King's Majesty came from his chambers to the Chapel Royal, conveyed by the Marquis of Huntly, the Earls of Montrose, Chancellor, Cassils, Mar and Winton ; my Lord Lyon ; Sir George Douglas of Ellen, Knight ; John Blinsele, Hay Herald ; James Borthwick, RothsayjHerald ; and Thomas Williamson, Rcss Herald; Daniel Graham, Dingwal Pursevant; William Makeson, Bute Pursevant; and David Gardner, Ormond Purse vent; our coats of arms displayed, trumpets sounding before us, conveyed his Majesty to the Chapel Royal. And there his Majesty was placed on the east geivil of the chapel. And thereafter my Lord Lyon, Master of the Ceremonies, Heralds, Pursovante, and Trumpeters, came to the Queen's chamber, and there was a pall of gold, silver, and silk, very magnificent wrought (as it was spoken) by his Majesty's late mother, of good memory, which was sustained and borne by six knights—viz., the Knight of Edzell and the 'Knight of Duddup ut ono end, the Knights of Trequair and Ormiston at the other end, and in the midst of the pall on every side the Knight of Black Ormis ton, called Sir Mark Ker of Ormiston, and Sir William Balindon of Broughton ; and within the pall the Bairn, borne by Marquis de Rohan, a nobleman of Brittany, who bore the Bairn in his arms from the chamber to the chapel; and on one side of the said Marquis de Rohan his brother, called M. de Soubize ; and on the other side of him the Marquis of Huntly; and tehind him my Lord Living stone, who bare up the Bairn's royal robe of purple velvet lined with damask. The Bairn was covered with cloth of gold and lawn. And behind, the dames of honour, the Marquis of Huntly's wife, the Countess of Mar, with the wives of my Lords Treasurer, President, Secretary, with many other dames of honour. And before the pall was the Bairn's honours borne, viz,, My Lord President bare the crown ducal ; my Lord Spynie bare the laver and towel ; my Lord Roxburgh bare the basin; myLord Lyon, Master of the Ceremonies, heralds with our coats displayed, trumpeters sounding before us, with sundry other noblemen, We naked. to the chapel till we came before his Majesty; and there, on the north side of the said chapel, the pall and Bairn was placed. The Lady Marchioness of Huntly bare the Bairn within the said pall all the time of the sermon. On the east side of the said pall was two chairs of cramoisy velvet where the two brothers sat beneath his Majesty. On his Majesty's right hand and on the west side of the pall sat these noblemen ; The Marquis of Huntly, Chancellor, Cassils, Mar and Win ton, treasurer, secretary, clerk register, advocate, and sundry ether noblemen of the secret council. Upon the south side of the chapel, my Lords Livingstone, Spynie, President Roxburgh, and sundry other noblemen and servants of the two Frenchmen who were his Majesty's gossips. The ser mon and baptism was made by Mr. David Lindsay, Bishop of Ross, and minister of Leith, which was upon Romans 13th and 2d. The time of sermon being ended, Mr: David Lindsay cheered it over again in French to the two French men that were gossips, and thereafter he proceeded to the baptism of the Bairn. 'rho pall and Bairn was brought to the pulpit, borne by the said Marquis de Rohan, and his Al a j es ty came in his place to the said pulpit with the 'laid noblemen ; and the minister baptised him, naming him Cbarles ; and then after a Psalm sung, and blessing said, my Lord Lyon proclaimed his styles, and called him my Lord Charles of Scotland, Duke of Albany, Marquis of Ormond, Earl of Ross, Lord Ardmannogh; and thereafter Dingwal Pursevant proclaimed his styles out of the west window of the said chapel, crying with a loud voice— Largess of the most high and excellent Prince, my Lord Charles of Scotland, Duke of Albany, Marquis of Ormond, Earl of Ross, Lord of Ardmannogh. Largesse I largesse ! largesse I Aud thereafter John Blinsele, Hay Herald, did cast out of the said window one hundred marks of silver to the poor, of the duke's largess; trumpets sounding, the castle shot nine cannons ; his Majesty ranked from the chapel to the chamber as he did before. The pall, Bairn, and honours were borne, and the lord's dames ranked from the chapel to the Queen's chamber, the gossip Marquis do Rohan bore the Bairn as he did to the kirk; my Lord Lyon, Master of Ceremonies, heralds, Pureevants, trumpets sound ing before us." A RASCAL PROPERLY PUNISRED.--George Arm strong, a private of the 30th British Regitnent, who took advantage of his leave of absence to cross to the Atno 'lean side, enlist there, receive the bounty, cr o ss to return to his regiment boasting ‘..f his rascality, has been tried by court martial, and sentenced to be drummed out of the ser vice, and afterwards imprisoned for two years,—.3lontreal paper, A POLITE CHRISTIAN. --A lady, who was a strict observer of etiquette, being unable to go to church ono Sunday, send her card.-4tnerican paper. MARK LEMON'S " Wait for the End" forms vols. "Isis u t o n r a y a t by Zsleoy. of England" has just been pub. 693 Gnd 699 of T s uchnitz's Collection of British Authors. 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