The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-11 00:00:00

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B l visit assure )t exist m High' i ev ery i t h the of the ingland 43 trust both further 3dshiPP I court" ith j O l peopl e d a nti" 1 High' ex pres B s, whe n , ss yotir aluable virtue o WD I C h on the ple. am pto ll of °lir presel v. he pla t ' l then° chee rs Ids CO N ' e tioc i° i ffordo" A thaivi r f part °` o the ir ri ifi c ent enew ed / d ba ck ) quai ° a Royal : n - e , the - ' la ° ie p.- passag e Is we re , Co l ° lle' airalain IC; were !eding . of 0113 rrange Beach !aptai o° of the Dr Wi; a tion 0 , of the than ks ne sh i P mpallf9 vn were , )lays co , ler th e olour e° ,essiooß be I slty et th is lendele• national 3 wr itten • the li ed O. W MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a fair demand for money to-day, and the rates show no alteration, the best bills being nego titted at 3/ per cent. - The Prince of Wales has been announced from Melbourne with .£68,540 in gold. The Committee of the Stock Exchange has ap pointed Friday, 13Th March, a special settling day in the shares of the followingcompanies :—Midland Banking, Company, Lebong Tea Company, Joint stock Discount Company, each to be marked ; Para Gas Company, to be marked in the bi-weekly list only; West Africa Company, not to bemarked at present ; and the Strand Hotel Company, which is not to be quoted. Two o'CLocK. At Paris., this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were 69f. 70c. to 691. 77c.—Heavy. An adjourned meeting of the Union Bank of England and France was held to-day, for the pur pose of confirming the proposed articles of associa ton, Mr. C. B. Colchester in the chair. The *airman moved that the marginal articles of the association only be read, upon which a discussion as to the propriety of reading the rules, which formed a bulky volume, took place. :The motion Was, however, carried. The debate upon the seve ral clauses was proceeding when this report left. The second adjourned meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Janvrin, Grassee, and De Lisle, was held to-day at the office of the accountants, Messrs. Coleman, Young, and Co. After a lengthy dis oussion, it was resolved that the estate be wound 'al ) in bankruptcy, in consequence of the difficulties anY other mode of administration would present. The English Stock Market has presented a very quiet appearance, and a heavy tone has prevailed. Consols for money are 92k 6 1 and for the account 92 1 f. The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced are fiat at 90t 91 ; Bank Stock is 238 ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. dis. to par; India Five per Cents., 108; Gold is now about one-tenth per cent. dearer in London than in Paris, and about three-tenths per cent. higher here than in Hamburg. Business in the Foreign Market has also been restricted, and prices exhibit a downward move. Turkish 6 per Cents. 1854, are 90 91; do. 1858, 68 1 691 ; do. 1862, 69k ; and the Consolides, 421 ; Spanish Passive have receded to 261 261; Italian are 691 4; Greek Bonds have been 201 and 191 ; and Mexican Stock 318 I. _ _ In the Railway Share Market business continued dull, and prices exhibited little change of import ance. Metropolitan declinei ss. ; and London and 131 ighton, 10s. Midland, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern, improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial Markets remained inactive, with little variation to report in ♦alues. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares were in limited favour. Bank of Australasia, however, improved to 83 and 84; London and Westminster, to 771 i ; Union of Irelan I, to 91 ; and Austra lian Agricultural realises 23i. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 238 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl 3 1 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 94 3 Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent. Consols for Account, April 8 921 1 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent — .Ditto £SOO F OR EIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Egyptian 7 pet Cent 961 1 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup•ms 2O. 193 Ditto Coupons .... Mexican 3 per Cent 311 Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent ~1862 I)itto Account. B7l Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account 471 8 Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St. , Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 "IPanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account...... Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account 463 1 1 Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 :itto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1832 Ditto Account 6 93 3 4 1 i Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 233 Dividends on the above payable in London. hutch 2/ per Cent., Lx. 12 Guil 651 Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Ditto Account .. 693 3 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money I )itto ' Account ...... The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.22 k per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 178, iold. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 k per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.5 f per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English 31int price is, therefore, about 3 -10 the per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 188 per cent., and the premium on gold is 72 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of gold from the United States. CRIME IN FRANCE. The Court of Assizes of Aix (Bouches-du-Rhone) has Just been engaged in the trial of six men named Gerard, Jean, Stematis Lewtakis, Gascoing, Treguier, and Crodo- Peulis, on a charge of armed mutiny at sea. The pri soners formed part of the crew of the French merchant vessel the Union of Ro,coff, Captain Guillibert, which Bailed from Marseilles for Sierra Leone. The mutiny took place on the coast of Africa, about eighty leagues from the Bissagos Llands. The mutineers confined the cap tain and the mate in their cabins, but by so doing de prived themselves of the power of getting provisions which Were there locked up, and after remaining for thirty six hours without food, they took to the boat, and landed on the island where they were plundered by the natives, and then taken to Goree. The captain had arrived there some days before, and on his report they were ar rested and put in prison, and afterwards sent to France for trial. The prisoners in defence of their conduct said that they had been driven to it by the cruel treatment of the capt a i n . The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but with extenuating circumstanc.'s against Gascoing, who was con demned to 18 months' imprisonment, and against Treguier and. Crodopoulos, who were sentenoed to 12 months. The other three were acquitted. A tragical event has just occurred at Desport (Herault). Two masons named Favier and Last el, brothers• in-law, between whom some cause of irritation existed, met while out shooting water-fowl. After some altercation the men fired at each other, when Castel was so severely wounded that he died the same day ; Favier, who was also wounded, but less severely, has been arrested. An attempt at murder was made three days back at the prison at N lames (Gard), by a man named Thorne tin, upon a fellow-prisoner named Boyer, against whom he eLtertained bitter feelings of hatred. The weapon used was a knife, the blade of which broke at the third blow. Boyer Was wounded in the arm only. The assailant was imme diately seized and placed in close confinement. HEALTH OR H.R H PRINCE ALFRED —A tele gram received yesterday says :—His Roysl Highness Prince Alfred is now quite convalescent. He is permitted to take free out door exercise and his usual meals. The disease has entirely disappeared. The steam-frigate Cacique arrived at Toulon, three days back, from Alexandria with 150 persons from China and Cochin-China, by way of Suez. The passengers are generally convalescents, or men who have obtained their discharge. A fire broke ont three days ago on board the horse-transport Var, now in course of construction in the yard of M. Arman, at Bordeaux, and caused considerable damage before it could he extinguished. The t, essager of Bayonne of the 7th states that several whales having been seen in the Gulf on the pre vious day, attracted great numbers of people to the heights of Atalaye, near Biarritz, to witness the gambols of these northern visitors. _ _ . A bill which had 'oeen presented to the Legisla• tive Body for dividing among all the charitable establish /news the expenses of children who have been deserted has been withdrawn. By order of the Prefect of the Seine, the bridges of Issy and Billancourt will be open to the public from this day. SHARE MARKETS—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOoh.S. Share RailwayB. 3.14. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val 25 !Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleaf.,and Mid. k.lO st Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall 1100 Do. AB nets A ope n .pa o div n. been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. 25 ,Dun.,Perth,& Ab. Junc. at !Edinburgh & Glasgow.; st 'Glasg. and S. Western. st Great Eastern, Ord. stk! st Ditto A stock st Ditto East Anclian FA st GreatNorthof Scotland st Great Northern ...... . • st Do A stock st Do B do et Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland! at !Great Western at I Do Str Val Yorkshire stock St !Lancashire & Yorkshire st !London and Blackwali st 'Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast st Won., Chat., and Dover St !Lon. & North Western st )Lon. & South Western st !Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 !Maryport and Carlisle. 124 I Do ewes 1 0 !Metropolitan st Midland '‘. 4 . 0 Do New ssot slid. G B t irm xv in . 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent g o • f & Ir D el e a r n b il v 10 Do Cray Line st North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase st Do Lecds st Do York st Do Carlisle.. st North London 1 ° Do New P.lB.4 , North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction. st Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock st Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpool st Shropshire Union st South Devon st South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 staines,Wok.,andWok. 26 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do . • • • 25 Do New, 1860 st Taff Vale.. .. 10 Do B 10 Do C 50 Ulster 25 Do .10 Do it Vale of Neath it Victoria sta. and Pim st Waterford & Kilkenny ,t West Cornwall ;t W. Hartlepool Har.,411 it West Midland Oxford ;t Do Newport It Do Hereford Paid. Closing Business Price. done 8 8i 7 8 86 88 116 117 6 7f, 40 42 13 14 88 20 106 108 49i 50i 46 48 241 15i 121 123 120 122 134 136 101 103 651 (0 1 1081 109} 73 1 111 115 40 42 9Sf 991 10 . 1014 41i 454 11 14} 124 i ;25 it lap 94 96 52 53 25+ 261 98i 99 51 , 1 66; 67} Sit 114 118 1 1 14 p 1 16 lel 11 11/ 121 123 45 48 101 103 50 51 32 34 92} 03 E 8 69 7 8 874 384 9 10 74 8 p 149 151 44 5 3} p BRITISH P Railways k tlantic & St Lawrence Rom.,Barodadt.Cent I Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . ...... 20 Do. E. Shares... zOi Buffalo and Lake Huron 10 Do. Preference 00 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrieli p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 00 )o. do. Jun, 1. 18 - 4 1 st leutta.& S. Eas tn. c ) st 'apeTown & Dock Sort ock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6 p. ock East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 20 Do. do. G Ext 1 Do. do. H do. .. k Grand Trunk of Canada / Do. let Bonds . ) Do. Go. deferred...... uo. 2d Pret. Bonds.. ) D. do d fer ed...... ) Do. 3d P ef. stock ... 1 Do. do. d-ferr: d.... . I Do. 4th Pref. e o k... Do. Go deferred )l. Gt.lndiaPenuk.gua.6p.o. ) Do. New gua. Januiry, 1562 .. )1c Gt. South.ofindia (Lim •uaranteed 5 per cent. )1 Gt. W. of Canada Shares )4 Do. New • • 56' Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt.' .00 Do. 54 p. 0. do. '77-8.. . 10 Indian Branch Limited ,ock Madras guar., 5 p. 0. .. ,ock Do. If p. c. Extension ;ock De. 4. d 0.... .. 20 Fifth Extension. rielb.Cort, A p. o. Bnd ,o Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. 10 Do. 7p. o. Mortg. Bds 10 ewßrunswioka Candy Class A sni B v.iti.C'da6 pc Ist pt bdsl ock Scinde Do. Delhi, ( Do. do 1 iS 10 Do. rani aub .. . a Do. Do. • • hr.° )ek Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 80 84 150 160 29 31 4l i Ei I 35 37' 98 100 ,s , ;ESSIONS. all 100 (101 , 100 2 15 100 10, 102 104 121 13 7i 100 102 93 [5 - 1 lip 103} lut 96 98 3 5 49 51 3 6 83 85 1( 6 107 103 i 104 i A tP to3i 1044 Os 100 103} .' ti LON! Al, (it t V Ell \NiB, , SECURITIES. -i, ....tr.', .t, p.e.,la. a 1 ui - 1 1877-81 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Au, 100 1. 5 , 87 I Do. 6 p.c.:llan& Sept 100 ,(5 147 ; Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. top 07 98 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 t Ape G.Hope, 8p c,187: , 100 109 111 I Do.Ap &Oct 188( 100 113 115 Do. 189 , 101 114 116 !Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1 8 61, 6p c to_' - - Mau itius 0 per cent .. 100 111 113 Nat'l G..v. 6 per cent . 130 .1 111 -- N.l-0.c40v.6 p.e..)....tJul int. 106 l"7 - LA). 6p. c.Ap. & Oc. 101 _ !N. S.W. G ov. 5 p c.,18 101. 10 1 4 1013 ' Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1 . _;• o 100 1003 1013 I Do. d0.,1888 &upwd , 100 100 101 1003 3 3 New Zealand 6 p cent 100 110 112 !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. 1 sterling, 18 75 lOO 1663 1073 Queensland Gov. 6p. 0 lOO 1 113 S. Aus Gtip.c.lB7&& up lOO 111 113 -- Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 108 110 Do. in s o.c. A.n.,tosts. 100 1113 1113 111 i BRITISH NINES. .....—: roE D :aa ev sstt on ecaa G li.. .;on..(Tavist. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 3d 0 ehtlord Amalgamated.. 21 23 East Bassett (Illozanl.. 30 773 823 1 530 540 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. 3d p B a res... .. ... . 1. 3 0 ) ..0 4 9 6 1 9 4 i E. W'l Russel (Tavistk. 7.19.0 4 5 Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen.) 57 16 1 G teat South Tolgus.... 17;. 63 (3 (3. Wheal Vor (Relator' 40 7 73 I Grenville Herod's-Foot 8.12 46 18 Hingston Downs 4. 7.0 23 3 Lady Bertha Margaret (Ony Lelant ti, 34 36 Mark e Valley.. 4 \lyndy Iron Oro (Lim ' 2i 1 4 d New Setun l 9) 135 145 North Downs -:3 21 34 WWI Basset (1110 ;an 1.17.1 4 4 North Wheal Crotty i'ar Consols(st. Blazey 11 43 5 10 "rovidenc,e(Uny Leint. , to.o. - 0 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer ti 405 415 3. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.1 51 if 43 .Wheal Fran. (Mogan 16.1 .9 90 95 Stray Park 5 amar Vv.& Lead Mill. 43 3 1.0 Tin Crott .............. 4 19 20 West Basset (Illogan).. 13 123 133 W Caradon (Liskeard, 5 33 35 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan, f 3 65 70 T vi, Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 62 1 3 03 13 1 7 6 3 — 7 _ S v :' , : il heal ee :: r K mr i ae t r ti w nA . n ( (G .Lelant) 5 - . : L : e 3l( I L a ei n ns t .. ): 2. 87 0.6 7 $ 3 .... WhealLud ott heal Seton sBi '245 255 17 18 Wheal Union 3.17 5 53 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., co Great Western, 5 per cent. red. pref., 1031 North Staffordshire, 22} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 8 per cent , London and S.-Western 41 per cent., 103 LINES LEASED AL' FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 205 i. North Western, 17 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8} Great Luxembourg, 151 Recife and San Francisco (lim.) , gua. 7 per cent., 181 FOREIGN MINES. Scottish Australian, / 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia, 84 3 Bank of Egypt, 27} Bank of London, 114 Bank of Queensland (lira), 81 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 22 Continental, 31 London and County, 45 London and South African, 26} London and Westm►nster, 77} National Provincial of England, new, 2li Oriental Bank Corporation, 576 Ottoman Bank. 42 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (Um.% 3} Union of Australia, 51t Union of Ireland (lint), n MISCEL LANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 23 National Discount Company (lira.), 51 Natal Land and Colonisation Co. (lim.), 5 1 In the Paris corn market during the past week prices remained firm, and holders seemed generally averse to make any concession. The four marks of flour were quoted at 61fr the sack of 157 kilos ; wheat, 34fr 25c the hectolitre and a half ; rye, 20fr the 115 kilos; barley, 18fr the 100; oats, 24fr 50c the 150 kilos. Count de Bois-le Comte, formerly French Minis ter at Florence, whose death has been erroneously an nounced by some of the journals, is in a state of health which still allows hope to be entertained by his family and friends. [A D VERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Sto mach.—The wisest cannot enumerate one quarter of the distressing symptoms arising from enfeebled digestion, all of which might be readily dispelled by these admirable Pills. They remove all unpleasant taste from the mouth, flatulency and constipation. Holloway's Pills rouse the stomach, liver, and every other organ helping digestion, to that healthy tone which enables it fully to convert all we eat and drink to the nourishment of our bodies. Hence these Pills are the surest strengtheners and the safest restoratives in nervousness, wasting and chronic debility. Holloway's Pills are infallible remedies for im paired digestion, eructations, and a multitude of other disagreeable symptoms which render miserable the lives o thousands. These Pills are approvable by all classes. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) THE EXTERIOR COURTS AND DISTRICT COURT-IMPORTANT QUESTION OF JURISDICTION.-JENKINS V. DOUGHTY. This was an action to recover L 7 Ils., and strangely exemplified the fallacy of all that old womanish twaddle which has partly given rise to Mr. Bouverie's projected 87 I b Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, said—My client seeks to recover £7 lls. for money lent. £2 of this money was lent in Birmingham, and the remainder in the City of London. His onour—How have we got jurisdiction over Bir mingham P Mr. Buchanan —Part of the cause of action arose in the City. His Honour—The money lent at Birmingham was a separate cause of action. Mr. Bucbanan—Well, then, you have seen that we may not split our demand, but I think I can get over the diffi culty. Now, Mr. Jenkins, have you seen defendant in London since the whole amount was due? Eaintiff—Yes ; and he has promised to pay. His Honour—Well, there is an account stated, and per haps you will go on with that. Mr. Buchanan—Certainly. 66 4 109* 73 115 141 4 9981 9i 100 i 1 I His Honour—l have jurisdicti , n under an account stated. 14 * 124 * 11 i Verdict for plaintiff with full costs. Had the plaintiff brought his action in the superior court, a point of law of this kind could have arisen, and, as may be seen, he was very nearly now being nonsuited upon a question of jurisdiction. 521 983 55i POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. - _ PICKING POCKETS, ASSAULTS, &C., AT THE ILLUMI NATIONS.—Henry Roff, plumber, 2, Westbourne-park, was charged with assaulting King, 247 G, Halcut, 135 C, and Butcher, 109 B, and Henry Haden was charged with attempting to rescue Roff and assaulting Prescot, 237 G. The defendant Rofi was making a great noise and distur bance in Piccadilly, and was requested to go away by King, when he struck him on the breast a violent blow, and got a large crowd round the officer, and it took seven or eight constables to take him to the station. On the way there Roff behaved with the greatest violence, and kicked Halcut and Butcher in the most violent manner, rendering the latter incapable of doing duty. The defendant Haden at tempted to get Roff away from the constables by pushing persons on them, and on Prescott taking him into custody he struck him a violent blow. Roff said he was tipsy, and Haden that he was sorry. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that, instead of assaulting the police, it was the duty of every one to assist them, for they were only carrying out the regulations intended for the comfort of everybody. Roff was fined 10s. in two cases, and 20s. in a third, or 40 days' imprisonment in default; and Haden was fined 205., or 14 days. James Till, of 28, Queen-street, Pimlico, was fined lOs for assaulting Waterson, 144 C, in the Haymarket. Charles Thurston, of 91, Kensington-gardens•square, coachman, was fined 205., or 14 days, for assaulting Ser geant Stevens, 236 A. George Clark and George Harris were charged with attempting to pick pockets in Regent-street. Barrett, 16 L, having given evidence, prisoners were re manded for a week. William Griffiths was charged by 163 B with loitering in Pall-mall, for the purpose of committing a felony. 163 B and 288 B having given evidence, prisoner was remanded. 2i 9 2 4 k I t 684 Fineineaß done 105 41 06 11 David Hearn was next charged with picking the pocket of a lady in Regent-street. Harris, 304 A, proved seeing the prisoner try several ladies' pockets, and on taking him into custody he dropped a por t emonnaie. Remanded. Ernest Marshall and Thomas Marshall, of Whitechapel, cheesemongers, were charged by O'Brien, 363 S, one of the mounted police, one with letting off fireworks among a line of carriage 4, and the other with attempting to rescue his brother, 22 1061 6 51 10:3i 14 I lot Mr. Tyrwhitt, thinking the detention the defendants had undergone sufficient, discharged them. DEMOLISHING THE ILLUMINATION LAMPS AT THE H.►YMAREET THEATRE.—John H. Simpson, of 34, Fore street, Cripplegate, medical student, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and disorderly, and destroying a number of illumination lamps at the Haymarket theatre, the property of Mr. Buckstone, the lessee. The defendant was seen by a constable to go up to the lamps and make several blows at them with his stick, breaking a number of them. A person in the employ of Mr. Buckstone proved the amount of the damage to be at least 15s. Mr. Thrwhitt ordered the defendant to pay the damage, and a fine of 2s. 6d., or 14 days' imprisonment in default. The Metropolis and the Illuminations. London last night was bright and glorious with myriads of lights—its streets alive at midnight with the roar of count less multitudes. There was something almost overwhelm ing in the endless lines of light, and in the wonderful pro cession of the.people. The whole of the population seemed to be in the streets. At times the main thoroughfares were almost impassable. The carriages could not stir—even the foot-passengers could not advance. Assuredly one of the grandest features of the night was the marvellously good behaviour of the people, who were to a great extent their own police. At times, indeed, a band of roughs—but even the roughs wore rosettes I —pushed its way through the dense throng by a rather rude and sudden charge ; but even these were good humoured. Those who had chosen to survey the illuminations from carriages seemed in many instances to repent of their choice. Occasionally an empty vehicle appeared to indicate that its former occupants, utterly tired of the delays which so fre quently occurred, had fairly given up the attempt in despair, and joined the ranks of the pedestrians. The Victoria Tower —This majestic tower would appear naturally to present itself as an object for display upon such occasions as that of last night, when for the first time an attempt was made to illuminate it. Its great height and massive proportions rendered it a matter of difficulty to decide upon the particular mode of lighting which would best render it an object of attr , ction among the numerous brilliant spectacles presented in the metropo lis. The Board of Works made .:n experiment of lighting the summit of the tower by means of Tampions, or, as they would be called in this country, "grease pots"—large vessels filled with tallow, each lampion having two wicks of more than an inch in diameter. These were ranged in four rows, gradually rising, upon the roof of the tower, and at the foot of the central turret, others being placed in the smaller turrets spring ing from each corner of the tower. The thick atmosphere of last evening did not afford the best opportunity of judg ing of the effects of this mode of illumination, but under any circumstances the experiment of last night could hardly have been a great success. As it was, for a brief space the result was striking, the beautiful tracery of the numerous openings and the gorgeous gilding lavished upon the various turrets being brought out in a most effective manner by the ruddy glare cast upon them by the 800 or 900 lights employed, while the deep shadow in which the main shaft of the tower was left presented at a dis tance the appearance of a gorgeous pavilion suspended in mid-air. But last night, after a brief interval, the rain ma terially interfered with the experiment, the lights being gra dually extinguished or deadened until there remained but little t eyond a dull glare, which was not visible beyond a very limited distance from Palace-yard, The illuminations at the Gov a e m rn o m n e g n st t t o h ffi e c e e h s ie a f n f d ea o t t u h r e es r War-office, the Treasury, of public the n b i u g i h l d t n s g o s m w e e r r s e e , t h f o c u o u s e r , s e t , h e the Ordnance-office, all had their appropriate devices. At St. Paul's Cathedral, in addition to the electric light, there were a host of powerful lanterns, such as those which are now used in the Roy al navy. Round the base of the dome hung 24 bow lanterns (red), and 24 mast lanterns (white), whilst higher up there were 16 others, similarly varied in their colour. These lanterns were placed in their position by sailors told off for the pui pose. Abundant pains had un doubtedly been taken to make the display as effective as possible, but the effect obtained was perhaps scarcely so satisfactory as might have been desired. The Monument was illuminated by the electric light, and the lamp employed was the one used by Professor Holmes at the International Exhibition. Four hundred and twenty nitric acid batteries were employed, and it was calculated that in a clear night the light would be visible at a distance of 30 miles. Much of its effect, of course, was injured by the unpropitious weather of last night; but the sight was still a very striking one, as was that of a somewhat similar display upon the summit of the Duke of York's Column. The National Gal lei y derived an unaccustomed beauty from the lines of light, which, glittering from its awkward outlines, seemed for once to make them beautiful. In fact, the scene in Trafalgar square was one of the grandest imaginable. Its vast area was filled with spectators, some of whom marched off to wards Pall-mall to witness the illuminations of the clubs, whilst others turned down towards Westminster, where an equally brilliant display awaited them. It was well worth while to turn aside from these various throngs and to walk into St. James' s - park. Even here there was a large assemblage of people; but it was as nothing to the hosts in the neighbour ing streets. Many men,not unused to crowds,gave up the at tempt to make their way through the dense masses that swarmed around them. In the park a sight could be seen which was not one to be missed. In other parts of London, only particular portions--or sections so to speak—of the illuminations were visible; but from the Park the mighty glare of the whole city could be seen, lighting up the sky with a redness that seemed that of some mightly conflagra tion. Instinctively the mind recurred to those days—they were only 80 years ago—when some such lurid glare in the sky warned people in the country that London was in flames, kindled by the torches of a maddened and infu riated mob ; and the whole of the difference between that time and this—!he whole of the mighty progress that had been made—was forcibly suggested by the sight. It is needless to say that all the West-end tradesmen Aid their best to add to the general effect of the display. Perhaps Temple-bar looked as well as almost any one of the chief points, the graceful decorations which have lately almost entirely changed its aspect being shown to the best advantage by the brilliant light from Fleet-street and the Strand. The traveller who, after an inspection of the illuminations of the West, had still sufficient courage, or strength, or time, to journey Eastwards, would have found his journey well rewarded. At the Custom House there was a large star with the oyal initials ; the rinity House, the Mint, St, Katharine's Docks, were all brilliantly illuminated. The exterior of the theatres—within whose walls the ap plause of crowded audiences testified how heartily the privilege of free admission was appreciated—presented a most brilliant appearance. At Drury Lane there was a large crown, with jewels complete, Prince of Wales's feathers, two imperial stars, with the usual initials, and gas jets through the portico. There was a large star at Co vent-garden, and at Her Majesty's there was an imperial crown, with wreaths of laurel. At the Lyceum, Mr. Fechter exhibited a crystal plume of feathers of great size, and two central stars, the arms of Denmark being in the centre of one of these, and those of England in the other. Mr. Buckstone's display at the Haymarket was more elaborate. A transparency, representing the army and navy of England welcoming the Princess, was on the pedi ment, at each corner of which, as well as in the centre, tripods were burning, with a complimentary inscription be low. On each side were two large stars, with the initials of the Prince and Princess, and the six columns in front of the theatre were decorated with coloured lamps. At the Adelphi Mr. Webster provided a transparency of the happy pair, with the Prince of Wales's feathers, the letters A. A. surrounded by laurel, and a large star above all. The Olympic had a transparency with portraits, surmounted by the Prince of Wales's feathers and the motto, "May peace and happiness ever be theirs." At the Theatre Royal, Westminster, Mr. Bouicicault displayed to the inhabitants of Lambeth the initials A. B. on a blue ground, the feather, and two wreaths enclosing medallion portraits of the Prince and Princess. The Surrey showed a sunflower in crystal glass with four initials P. W. and A. A., with crown and wreath. The Strand had a large star; and the St. James's a transparency. The display at the clubs was equally brilliant. At the Carlton there were flambeaux along the front of the build ing, with wreaths of laurel, colossal Prince of Wales's plumes, a coronet and motto ; whilst the Reform had a blaze of light from numberless gas jets and tripod lamps. At the Junior United Service there was a special de vice of rose, thistle, and shamrock, intertwined into a large medallion, surmounted by a Royal crown over the centre window in Waterloo-place, with the princely plumes below; whilst in Charles-street appeared the letters A. A., with a central radiating star, and there were rows of gas jets around the cornices of the building. At the United Service in Pall-mall there were four crystal devices, all with different mottoes. The Athenaeum had two large wreaths of laurels, and encircling the initials P. W.; and the Naval and Military displayed a new style of crystal star, with a central plume jewelled. At the Union there were two laurel wreaths, with A. E. A under a radiating star; whilst the Conservative had a plume, crown, and motto, with laurels, amidst which the rose, thistle, and shamrock were displayed. The Army and Navy had a plume surmounting a shield, encircled with laurel, the words "Army and Navy Club," and beneath its motto, " Unitate fortior.'' The Travellers' showed tripod lamps and a similar display to that of the Reform Club ; and the Guards' had a pair of very large laurel wreaths, a large Prince of Wales's feathers, stars, and the initials A. E. and A. L., all terminated by a true lover's knot in gas. The East India Army and Navy, in St. James's-square, had the plume and motto " Ich dien," the initials, and two stars. Brookes's had the initials A.E.A.. and a star in gas ; and at Arthur's all the columns in front of the building were ornamented with scrolls of gas jets surmounted by the plume. The Volunteers' showed the Priite of Wales's plume and wreaths of laurel, with two large stars ; and the Wyndham also had the Prince's plume and A.E,A. in gas. The Mansfield Club, 18, Harley street, a large gas star, &c. The Conservative Land So ciety, Norfolk •street, Strand, the Prince of Wales' plume in brilliant gas jets, with motto, " Ich Dien," in large letters, the whole of colossal size. Messrs. Day and Sons' great binding, three rows of gas jets along the cornice, sur mounted by a twelve-foot gas star, Frederick May, her Majesty's newsman, Prince of Wales' feathers and motto in centre, connected on each side by festoons and two Brunswick stars, and at the base a chain of festoons; the whole in variegated lamps, and fireworks from Salisbury-crags. The Jazzing spectacle was witnessed with immense delight and in perfect order by several hundred thousand spectators. The weather was cold, with a slight snowfall. ABERDEEN.- - A volunteer display and a banquet was held. In the evening fireworks were let off, and the pub ic offices and many private houses illuminated. BATH.—The Abbey was illuminated by means of the lime-light, and there was a Chinese lantern procession in the evening. BELFAST.--This town was brilliantly illuminated. BIRMINGHAM.—The town was brilliantly illuminated. Every house in the principal streets were lit up. A most gorgeous effect was produced by the lighting of the tower, dome, and façade of St. Philip's Church, the ball at the top of which was surmounted by a gross of coloured glass, which was illuminated, and was seen for miles round. BRADFORD.—For the celebration of the Royal marriage yesterday 10 triumphal arches, mostly having transparen cies, were raised in the town, and there was a tasteful arch at one of the entrances to the Bradford Peel-park. The Mayor planted two trees in the park, erne an oak and the other an elm, in honour of the Royal nuptials. The first is henceforth to be called the Albert Edward Oak, and the other the Alexandra Elm. A debt of £3OO which remained upon the park was extinguished by voluntary subscriptions given on the spot. CHATHAM.—AII the ships in harbour were decorated with flags from stem to stern. At dusk a torchlight pro cession, headed by the High Constable and the town authorities, preceded by the Royal 'Marine band, peram bulated the towel. The front of the dockyard, the entrance to the Royal Marine barracks, and other public buildings, were brilliantly illuminated. CRYSTAL PALACE.—The festivities commenced at two o'clock by a royal salute of 21 guns fired from the grand terrace. This was followed by a display of the fountains and cascades. The National Anthems of Denmark and Great Britain were sung in full chorus by the visitors. A little before seven the upper series of fountains was dis played under the illumination of coloured fires, which pro duced a most brilliant effect. There were 33,411 visitors. DUBLIN.—The fireworks from Wellington monument in the Park began at 10 pou., and tinged the sky for miles with the deepest crimson, while the acclamations of thou sands rent the air. The men-of-war at Kingstown engaged in a sham fight. The celebration in the provinces has been equally successful. GREENWICH.—The inmates of the Union numbering;be tween 900 and 1,000, were regaled with roast beef and plum pudding, with porter for the adults and nuts and oranges for the juveniles, in honour of the event. The illumina tions were very general, the four entrance gates of Greenwich Hospital being magnificently lighted. LIVERPOOL.—The day was entirely devoted to fes tivities. The streets were decorated with flags and de vices, and were scarcely passable. Wedding favours were almost universally worn, even by the poorest. All the vehicles were decorated. The illuminations were general. The Mayor gave a ball to 3,000 people; there was also a ball at St. George's-hall, and similar festivities in other parts of the town. Her Majesty's ships were all gaily decorated, as well as the merchant shipping. The Ma jestic fired salutes and was illuminated. MANCHESTER.—The illuminations were numerous and splendid, a special feature being the large number of private houses which had devices and illuminations. A bonfirewas lit on Kirsal Moor. PORTSMOUTIL—The main thoroughfares of Portsmouth, Portsea, Southsea, and Gosport were draped with flags, and triumphal arches and monstrous garlands spanned the streets. At 10 o'clock the fog cleared away, disclosing the fleet anchored at Spithead in one long line from east to west, dressed with a line of flags from water's edge, the name of the ship being exhibited by her three alphabetical flags. In addition, huge standards, national ensigns, and garlands were fixed at each royal masthead, the Revenge, flagship of Rear •Admiral It. Smart, K.H., being conspicuous above all others by a monster garland on her main royal truck. At 8 p.m. a rocket discharged from the Revenge, flagship at Spithead, gave the signal to the fleet under Admiral Smart's command, and was immediately succeeded by a Royal salute of 21 guns from each ship, blue lights being burnt from each yard arm and yards manned. The salute concluded, a display of fireworks took place ; 10-inch shells and flights of rockets were discharged and burst with won derful brilliancy, bringing out clearly the outlines of the fleet at anchor. Ryde displayed a long line of bonfires along the esplanade, while the Portsmouth line of sea beach opposite the anchorage of the fleet at Spithead was a line of fire. The streets were one blaze of illuminations, and the dome of St. Thomas's Church was splendidly lighted up with blue lights and coloured fires. The cele bration of the day has been at Portsmouth throughout a success. The above are only a few of the principal towns in which rejoicings took place. To give even an oul line of the whole that celebrated the occasion would be impossible. THE AFFAIRS OF GREECE. The following circular has been addressed to the diplomatic agents of Greece by M. Mavrocor date, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs : ATHENS, Feb. 27 Malevolence, for the purpose of alarming public opinion in Greece, and of compromising the tranquillity of the State, has perfidiously spread a report that men, always ready to sell themselves to the first comer, and to serve the worst cause, were concocting in the dark against the honour and safety of the country odious plans, which are said to have for object the restoration of the Bavarian dynasty, which the nation and the Assembly of its representatives have solemnly and for ever excluded from the succession to the throne of Greece, declared vacant by decree of the National Assembly. Although such an attempt would be as senseless as impossible before the patriotism of the Greeks, the Pro visional Government nevertheless watches these men with a vigilant eye, and will defeat, with firmness and resolution, their culpable proceedings. I therefore authorise you, sir, to formally declare to all and every one, to foreigners as well as to natives, at your place of residence, that any attempt for the restoration of the fallen dynasty would be vain and senseless ; that no prince of the houseof Bavaria can hence forth ever reign in Greece, unless he cuts a way to the throne through rivers of blood and over piles of dead bodies, and that any Greek who should think of such a restoration, or take pert with foreigners who might show such a desire, would be guilty of the crime of high treason, and be pun ished with all the severity of the laws. The Greek nation cannot allow any citizen to disobey its unanimous and sove reign will. I avail myself of this opportunity to request you also to contradict, in my letter lately published by the Augsburg Gazette, which gave the text of a pretended pro clamation in favour of the ex-King—a proclamation said to have been circulated at Athens, and favourably received by the moderate party. Nothing is more chimerical, sir, than that assertion of the Bavarian journal. No one in Greece, neither individual nor party, has ever thought of publishing any proclamation of the kind; it would have been a crime or an act of madness. I authorise you, sir, and request you, to give the greatest publicity to the present circular. D. C. MATROCORDATA. AVESTAIINST ti,. DISGRACEFUL AND UNFEELING PROCEEDING.—A very respectable-looking young woman came to the court, and solicited the magistrate to assist her under the follow ing circumstances : Applicant said that she wished the magistrate to afford her an opportunity of seeing her husband, who was lying dead at his lodgings. She considered she was entitled to do so, but was not permitted. Mr Arnold asked when he died ? Applicant replied that he died yesterday, he had gone out on the prey ous day for a walk, and returning unwell did not survive long. Mr. Arnold inquired of whom applicant complined, Applicant replied the landlady of the house where her husband lodged, Mr, Arnold— You were not living with him, I suppose. Applicant—No, I was not, I was in service when intelli gence was brought me of his death, I have engaged an undertaker to bury him, and I think it most extraordinary that I should not be permitted to go to the room he rented, I am his lawful wife. Mr. Arnold—lt seems to be very cruel and unjust that you should be denied the right, but it is a matter in which I cannot help you. V hat do you suppose is the reason for the landlady refusing to admit you ? Applicant—The only reason I can assign is that she must want to possess herself of my husband's property, to which lam entitled. He had not much, but what he had she has no claim to. Mr. Arnold—You must take out letters of administra tion to entitle you to take possession of his effects. The landlady's conduct is very heartless, but I cannot compel her to admit you to the house. Applicant retired much dejected. The Cfficial Gazette of Turin contains a decree authorising the Cavour Canal Company to contract a loan of a million sterling, to be reimbursed at par in seven years. The Giornaledi Napoli announces that the mail was attacked a few days ago by some armed peasants, and robbed of 800 ducats. The Monitore Cattelico and Difensore Cattolico, two Bourbunist journals of Naples, were seized at Naples on the let. The Austrian journals announce the creation at Vienna of a central statistical committee. The Govern- anent organ has commenced a series of articles upon the origin and importance of the institution. The memorial de Lille has the following : " A sudden change of fortune from an incident which has all the appearance of a romance, has just oc curred to a cotton spinner at Roubaix. This man, aged 29, who was in the employment of M. esrousseaux of the above town, being about to marry a young woman of the same establishment, had sent to Brussels for a certificate of birth, having been brought up at the Foundling-hospital of that city. Instead of tbe certificate asked for, the young man received a notice to call en the burgomaster of Brussels on important business, and on doing so was surprised to learn that he was the son of a Russian Prince and a young lady belonging to the Belgian aristocracy, and that a pro perty of from eight to ten millions of francs awaited him," The Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna states that two persons concerned in the robbery of jewels and papers of the value of 24,000 florins, which was committed in May last at the residence of the Prince de Schwarzen berg at Vienna, have just been discovered. All the objects stolen, with the exception of about 8,000 florins worth, have been found in their possession. A Paris journal announces an important innova. tion in the postal service ; the Government, they say, is about to present to the Legislative Body a bill to admit letters being received at the Post-office after the usual hour of closing. A double, triple, or quadruple rate is to be charged according to the time at which the letters are pre. seated, The different corps intended to form the Camp of Chalons this year have just received orders to send beforehand detachm ents of gardener-soldiers to sow with vegetables, at the righ t season, the gardens destined for each regim3nt, so as to produce all that may be required for the troops during their stay. The ground, which has been already cleared and prepared by the troops who re mained in the camp during the winter, is in the most favourable condition. A fire broke out in the night of the sth in the large village of Mattrei, near Innspruck, by which twenty one houses and two churches were destroyed. A decree in the ilioniteur makes three promo athminaoi dvl have b2r t eyoe medals. nominations de aleithers. rank w To ohu offne d o kr ee f findei recipients officer haven. i t ns Another t an l et distinguishedre ah L al g id o c n n tr he o ee e . n il oau ; f n : o s lu32r themselvesdo, h p po p rme a s r eh e r e n v t a t badoDn i to r hf e ec wood,t h o o r n of u especiallyrNavalof Co n submittings tr u h c i - s on the coast of Mexico. tions at the Ministry of Marine, w as l a t e l y rece i ve d by the the hulls of vessels. This proceeding, which E m m e M t p h r d o d r f eo, for the to t l -A h w E t e adapted for may also be applied to the disinfection and seasoning of holds, consists in a carbonization of the surface by the aid of a jet of lighted gas ; the system is now employed on a large scale in he English and Frenoh arsenals. Rejoicings in the Country. EDINBURGH, Tuesday.—The Royal wedding was cele brated here with unparalleled magnificence. In the morn ing there was a review of 2,500 military and volunteers. In the afternoon a banquet attended by 800 gentlemen. and a popular demonstration of loyalty attended by three or four thousand persons. From 7to 11 o'clock there was a grand illumination of the wide valley between the old and new town, from the Castle to the Calton-hill, as also in the prin cipal streets. There was a great bonfire on Arthur's Seat, ol i MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE, A very small supply of English wheat was received fresh up to this morning's market, in poor condition. The attendance of buyers was limited, and both red and white qualities sold heavily, at about Monday's currency. The supply of foreign wheat was large. In all descrip tions sales progressed slowly on former terms. Fluctuating cargoes of grain were in slow request, yet no change took place in their value. Witb barley the market was moderately supplied. Fine malting parcels were tolerably firm ; but other kinds met a dull inquiry at barely stationary prices. About an average business was transacted in malt at late rates. S weet English and Scotch oats ruled firm as to price but for other kinds the trade was heavy at previous cur. rencies. Beans were dull, at Monday's decline in prices; but peas maintained their former value. The dealings in most kinds of flour were extremely moderate, at late quotations. ARRIVALS TII rs WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English 250 Irish — - • - Foreign 4,190 6,420 9,750 570 sks 6,010 brls. BOROUGH HOP. We have to report continued heaviness in the trade for hops, and prices have a downward tendency. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade rules in active, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, March 11.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOVI, March 10.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Tra veller, for Kurrachee. PLYMOUTH, March 10.—Wind S.E.— A.rrived —Matuori, from London for Melbourne. SWANSEA, Oct. 9.—Wind S.W. —Sailed—Alvey, for Valparaiso. HOLYREAD, Oct. d S.W.—Sailed—Elona, screw steamer, tor Bilboa. (BT MAGNETIC TEL/MR./MO GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, March 11--Maria, from Rouen ; Sara, from Frederickshaven ; Otto and Olaf, from Ystad ; Gesina Mensigna, from Helsingborg. Sailed—Belgium, steamer, for Ostend; Dwina, steamer, from Dunizig. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—Fairy Queen, screw steamer, from Bordeaux, for London ; Countess of Fife, from London, for Adelaide THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LIVERPOOL RACES-THIS DAY. SELLING STAKES. Lufra 1 X enius Glasgow _ , 3 Four ran. SEFTON HANDICAP. Leontes .... 2 Peignoir.... -,,, 3 Dictator. - Eight ran. THE GRAND NATIONAL. Emblem Arbury 2 Yellow Girl 3 Fosco Sixteen ran. Ten lengths between second and third. £lO HANDICAP PLATE, Leontes walked over. AINTREE PLATE. Twilight 2 Mountain Buck IMPERIAL PRALIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. SECOND READINGS, The foll3wing bills were read a second time :—Athenry Ennis Junction Railway (Extension of time) ; Manchester and Milford Railway; Southampton and Netley Railway, TUNBRIDGE-WELLS AND EASTBORNE RAIL- WAY BILL. The order for the second reading was discharged. AFFIRMATIONS BILL. Sir J. TRELAWNY moved the second reading of this bill, and, in doing so, explained the present state of the law with respect to oaths in courts of justice, which he described as very defective. He did not desire to abolish the taking of oaths, believing that their retention where parties had no objection to take them would be useful, though ho might show from holy writ that men were told to " Swear not at all," but to go just now into a disquisition on the policy of retaining judicial oaths would be probably beside the ques tion. As the law stood, a witness who had conscientious scruples against oath taking was allowed to make an affirmation in lieu of an oath, but a juryman was compelled to take an oath. The present condition of the law with respect to oaths was full of anomalies. He quoted the opinion of Mr. Gladstone, Sir G. C. Lewis, and others, in favour of guaranteeing to the public perfect free dom in matters of religious beliefs. The law, as at present, favoured sceptics who looked upon themselves as privileged persons exempted from attendance in courts of justice. No less than 83 petitions were presented in favour of this bill in 1861, alone, and public opinion out of doors was greatly in its favour. He saw no reason why the bill should not be read a second time. Sir C. DOUGLAS read the motion. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL alluded to a motion on the paper by the hon. member for Wexford (Mr. M'Mahon), to move that the bill be read a second time that day six months, and as that hon. and learned gentleman was not in his place he should submit a similar motion to the house. (Hear, hear.) Had the measure simply sought to assimilate the law of Scotland with that of England and Ireland with respect to affirmations, he should not have opposed it. To the first clause he had no objection ; but the second one was most objectionable. The Act of William 111. permitted Quakers to make affirmations in civil cases; and the law in this respect remained unaltered until the reign of Geo. IV., when an act was passed permitting Quakers and Moravians to make affirmations in cri minal proceedings. Subsequently in that reign Sepa ratists were admitted to enjoy the like privilege. The let and 2d Viet., the Common Law Procedure Act of 1854, and the act of the hon. member for Southwark (Mr Locke), somewhat extended and defined the nature of the affirmations. The privilege of affirmations given under these acts was based on the belief that the persons were simply actuated by some religious scruples, and not by complete scepticism. The bill would, if adopted, introduce a complete change of principle, and not merely, as the hon. baronet assumed, a slight extension of the present law with regard to the present oaths. The law was ample for every reasonable purpose. He had never heard of any in convenience to jurymen from not being permitted to take affirmations. If the bill simply extended to jurymen, its purpose was too small ; but if he gathered its purpose rightly, it would refer to oaths taken by hon. members at the table, by officers of the Inland Revenue, and by ap praisers in swearing to the value of goods on which a seizure had been made. The 2d clause, which the hon. baronet said was similar to the one adopted in India, would obviously create great difficulty, and completely alter the old law, for which there existed no real necessity. The great object in civil and criminal pro ceedings was to elicit truth, and he held that the bill would introduce greater inconveniences than now existed in the endeavours of the Courts to elicit it. It often happened that witnesses made a feint of not kissing the book in order to avoid some portion of the solemn obligation of an oath ; but a person capable of doing this would be per mitted by the bill to escape altogether the consequences of giving false testimony. Little or no benefit would accrue from the passing of the bill. (Divide, divide.) Mr. ROEBUCK said it was a very melancholy circum stance that whenever it was proposed to alter the law it was invariably opposed by practising lawyers. (Hear, and laughter.) Practising lawyers, for instance, opposed the recent alterations in the bill with respect to amending the commercial law, and thank God without success. (Hear, hear.) Theirs was a craft, and their object was not so much to improve the science of law as to make it yield honour and profit. (Hear, hear.) When a man who was a , genuine sceptic was asked whether he believed in a future state of reward and punishment, and answered "No," he told the truth. (Hear, hear.) And if another said he did, but in truth did not entertain any such belief, they would admit his testimony, though he had obviously told a lie. He supported the bill, because he believed it would admit good testimony that was now shut out. Un believers were not all unjust or dishonourable men, and if their testimony was abnegated a great injustice might ensue to society. Sir J. FERGUSON briefly opposed the bill. Sir F. GOLDSMID supported the bill on the ground that no civil disability whatever should be placed upon wit nesses in courts of justice on the score of their religious belief. Mr. HENLEY opposed the bill, and intimated that the address of the hon. and learned member for Sheffield (Mr. Roebuck) had materially strengthened his opinion against it. His experience tended to exhibit that oaths were indispensable in our courts of justice. The hon. and learned gentleman had justified the truth of the saying that when a counsel had no case, he generally deemed it well to abuse the counsel on the opposite side. (Laughter.) This was exactly the case of the hon. and learned gentleman. Mr. LOCKE adverted to the act which he was instru mental in passing—which permitted the application of affir mations to criminal as wall as civil proceedings-- and said it was as stoutly opposed by hon. gentlemen opposite, and on the same grounds as were arrayed against this measure --(hear)—yet it had resulted exoedingly well. One Irish member at the time sharply opposed his measure, on the ground that was not needed ; whereas the provisions which he sought to apply to England were certainly at that time in force in Ireland. (Laughter.) He would support the present bill, because he confidently believed it would admit much valuable testimony into our courts of justice at pre sent excluded. Mr. INGRAM strenuously supported the bill. Mr. CONYNGHAM said the opponents of the bill pro ceeded on the assumption that there were no moral punish ments in this world, arguing that unless a person believed in a future condition of ra wer ,' s and punishments, his testimony would be valueless. Considering that abstract religious opinions should constitute no disability in persons coming before the courts to give evidence, he should give his earnest support to the measure. (Cries of " Divide, divide.") Sir C. DOUGLAS explained that the law passed for ap plication to India admitted, on affirmation, testimony of the most valuable and indispensable nature. For instance, if the Attorney- General were to be grossly assaulted. in going down the Strand, and he could only prove 1 by a single witness, and he objected to take an oath testimony n ony ac count of his religious scruples, whereas in India, based could be freely adduced in our Courts t b upon laws passed by that house, would wl ld rea n d at cas e es ju sb st ow or . proper. (Hear, hear, an.l. ing that people entertaining conscientious scruples against the taking of oaths because they were unbelievers, held that they were bound by honour to tell i th Norfolk truth ; lso a w h e re the son of a baker n refused county case, this oath because he was not a believer, but as the judge r efused to take his tes timon y , and the witness seeing that hie ,father's interests w o u ld thus be injured, he gave way and took the oath. (Hear, hear.) Cases of this kind showed the necessity for the bill. (Divide, divide.) The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 9G Against it Majority —46 The bill was consequently lost. DISEASES PREVENTION (METROPOLIS) BILL The second reading of this bill was postponed for a week. SECURITY FROM VIOLENCE BILL. Mr. ADDERLEY, in moving the second reading of this bill, explained that the recent violent assaults upon and robbery of unoffending people rendered it requisite to apply to them the provisions of the act passed to punish offenders who might, for the sake of notoriety, assault her Majesty, namely, the punishment of whipping. (Hear, hear.) He had received an immense number of letters from various parts of the country, from magistrates, scientific writers on crime, and governors of pri sons — commun ications so nume rous that he could not possibly acknowledge them all—all speaking favourably of the application of whipping to cases of an incorrigible n a t ure . (H e ar, hear.) It was s aid that juries would no t c o nvict it , they knew that an Now offender would be subjected to corpo w yal Punishiliden t. in their in this country he considered that juries p 2 verdicts, follow the bent of public opipionin- the matter. (Hear, hear.) In his opinion he considered that a second conviction of garotting with murderous violence should be pimished with death. Surely corporal punishment could. of be toosseYere a punishment for a man who, inthe dark ness of the night, sprang out of his hiding place, like a tiger from his lair, and not only robbed, but brutally ill treated his victim. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department seemed opposed to the application of such a punishment to such offenders. Sir G. GREY explained that if flogging was made imperative cases would occur in which it could not be ap plied. He preferred that the punishment, if the bill were agreed to, shoald be optional with the judge, Mr. AD DE RLEY said where criminals were found to be in too delicate a state of health to undergo the p unishment of flo gging, of coarse it would not be inflicted. Mr. H.ADFIELD moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months, on the ground that corporal punishment would brutalise mankind, and unnecessarily so, as other and equally effective corrective punishments could be devised, The other evening a noble lord (Rayn ham) unsuccessfully sought to introduce a bill to promo t e domestic felicity by flag g i ng the husband who assaulted his wife—(laughter)--bur the house very properly rejected his measure. The punishment of flegging was not much re sorted to in tho prisons of the country. The honourable gentleman read statistics in support of his assertion, and testify;ng ;hat the practice was gradually gett in g int o disuefirde On inquiry, he believed that the sys tem of tickets of eave, though now so much vilified, would he found to work well, and be the means of restoring, at least, 90 in 10) to the .r hr nee and friends, and to ,e future lie, of lab lir an t respectability. In the case of the silly boy Oxrottl, who sought, notoriety by firing a pistol at the Queen, probably a geod horse whipping would have been a sufficient correction. (Ilear, and laughter.) Mr. 111 BBERT said as he found, from experience, that penal service was not a suffieisnt deterrent to the commis sion of crime, he should supp rt this bill, considering that the addition of corporal punishment would be far more effectual. Col. NORTH considered that they were far too mealy mouthed about a set of ruffians. (Hear, hear.) The expe riment of corporal punishment ought to be tried. He men tioned the case of a convict named Ward, who had, in all, been sentenced to 46 years' penal servitude for murderous assaults on the warders in prisons in which he had been confined, and asked if it would not have been far better to have put up the triangles immediately after the commission of these offences, and have flogged the scoundrel and any others who supported him? (Hear, hear.) The fact was convicts were treated far better than hard-working men ; indeed their treatment was a scandal throughout the country. Mr. CLAY hoped the house would not give way to a panic with respect to garotters. Many marvellous garot ting stories he had discovered to be quite untrue. Last Sunday he dined with three experienced metropolitan police magistrates, who declared that there was no apparent in crease in crimes on the person, styled " garotting." Not believing that an exceptional state of things existed for this bill, he should oppose it ; besides, he objected to flogging a man like a dog. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY said he should support the amendment, believing the law was amply sufficient to punish all kiuds of offenders. They ought to be satisfied that the Consoli dation Act passed with great deliberation, two years ago, had felled in its object before they agreed to retrace their steps. There was a fashion in crime as well as in suicide, and he believed that the publicity given to the garrotte attach made upon an hon. member of the house had led criminals to adopt a like mode of robbery. He could not, however, go so far as to say that no exceptional state of things existed in the course of the past year, but there had been no failure of the law ; several garotters had been detected and punished, and were now undergoing penal servitude. Crimes against the person were not now greater than at any former period, and therefore it would not be well to adopt et the present moment a species of "panic" legisla tion. It would not be well, he thought , to encumber the statute-book with additional acts on the same subject, see ing that the criminal acts were only consolidated two years ago. Moreover, a committee was sitting on the subject of criminal law which had not yet reported to the house. lii the case of the villain mentioned by the gallant member (Col. North) the bill would be inoperative for the offences committed by him, but he would take upon himself to say that such a ruffian could not have returned from Bermuda without having his back well scarred. (Hear, hear.) The infliction of several whippings in public on the same criminal would, he considered, constitute a disgrace to the statute -book. (Hear, hear.) He apprehended, too, that no judge would be found to sentence a criminal over and over again to corporal punishment, (Hear, hear.) Sir S. NORTHCOTE said his hon. friend would not have brought forward his measure to punish garotters if the Government had shown a disposition to deal with the subject. There were no flaws in the bill but what could be easily amended in committee. Happily garrotting had greatly subsided, but they could not forget that at one re cent session of the Central Criminal Court twenty-seven persons were indicted for assaults upon the person and twenty-four convicted. (Hear, hear.) Her Majesty's subjects deserved the protection which this bill would afford. (Cheers.) The house then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment .... , 6B For the second reading l3l Majority Thd bill was then read a second time. GARDENS IN TOWN PROTECTION BILL. This bill was read a second time. LONDON COAL AND MINE DUTIES CON TINUANCE EILL. Mr. COWPER moved the second reading of this bill. After a few words from Mr. WILLIAMS and Mr. AYRTON, Mr. DOULTON gave notice that when this bill was in committee he should oppose the handing over of the 4d. coal duty to the Metropolitan Board of Works, though he should support the other portion of the bill. The bill was read a second time. THAMES EMBANKMENT (NORTH SIDE) BILL. Mr. COWPER moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. DOULTON called attention to a statement which he made the other night with respect to the cost of the new street. He had now the exact figures, and desired to lay them before the house. The net cost as stated by the en gineer of the Government Department was £460,090, but the estimate of the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Woks was £690,000, exhibiting a difference of £230,000. (Hear, hear.) The engineers had since reviewed their respective estimates, and the present difference between them was £120,000. Mr. AYRTON considered that the bill should be re ferred to a committee up stairs. Mr. CO W PER intimated that this bill would be sub mitted to a committee of the whole house, when it could be discussed clause by clause. There was a little ambiguity between the estimates of the engineers as to the line the street would take; hence the original disparity in the esti mates. There was no difference between them as to the value of the property. Mr. LOCKE eaid the valuers were the proper parties to furnish the real cost of the property. Mr. TIT E explained tbat the difference of the estimates arose out of the cost of improving the approaches to the new street. The bill would, however, be referred to a select committee. The bill was read a second time. SUPPLY. The report was brought up and received. WAYS AND MEANS. The report was brought up and received. The bill passed through committee. SALMON EXPORTATION BILL. The bill passed through committee. BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS ACT AMEN DMENT BILL. This bill was recomitted and certain amendments agreed to, to be read a third time to-morrow. The house adjourned at 25 minutes to six. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING—TUESDAY. A. Handicap Hurdle Race of 6 Bove each, with 40 added ; winners extra. Two miles; over six flights of hurdles, Mr. T. Hunt's Jacob (late Boniface), 6 yrs, 9st 51b (J. Knott) I Mr. T. Hughes's Remunerator, aged, Bst 81b (G. Stevens) 2 Baron de Memel's Avalanche, 6 yrs, lOst 41b (J. Kendall) 3 Maritana and Pot Pourri also ran. Betting-6 to son Avalanche, sto 2 agst Remunerator, 6 to 1 agst Jacob, 6 to agst Maritana,B to 1 agst Potpourri. Jacob, next the rails, made play, with Remunerator in close attendance ; Avalanche, Maritana, and Pot Pourri, running wide, following in the Grder named. Jacob swerved and knocked down the first hurdle, as did also Avalanche. Passing the stand Remunerator ran up to Jacob, who, how ever, again, on rounding the tutu, secured a lead of several lengths. Avalanche was last until coming into the straight, where both she, Pot Pourri, and Maritana were soon after wards beaten; and Jacob , carrying on the running through out, and without having to make any final effort, won by ten lengths. Four lengths separated tho second and third, who were the only others that passed the post. A. Handl.. ap Plate of 40 sous—winners extra. Half a mile. 23 subs. Mr. R. Riddell's Leontes, aged, 7st lllb (Inc. 9lb extra) (T. French) 1 Mr. Bell's Pupil, 4 yrs, 7st Betting-5 to 2on Leontes, who made all the running, and won by six lengths. A Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added, for all ages ; two-yr-olds, 6st 71b ; three, Bst 71b ; four, 9st 101 b; five, six, and aged, lOst 41b ; penalties and allowances. From the Canal- point in (nearly three-quarters of a mile). Gnu) bs. (J. Ml. Lord Stamford's Xenius, 3 yrs , t 21b .. (I. Grime an ) 2 111 r. W. Owen's Glasgow , 2 y rs, Betting-3 to lon Xen ius, who made all the runnin g , 8s 6 s an t 21b and won by twenty lengths. The Liverpool Spring Cup (Handicap) of 100 sovs in specie, by subscription of 5 sovs each, with 60 added; winners e xtra; about one mile and a half, starting opposite the Stables. 51 subs. Mr. F. Swindell's Tolurno, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (J. Adams) 1 Mr. W. Owens's Brilliant, 5 yrs, 7st 81b .... (Clement) 2 Mr. Disney ns Upperhand, 6 yrs, Bst (Doyle) 3 £he following also ran :—Bombadier, Costa, Flytrap, Mountain Maid filly, Bohemia, Picco, Douche, and Lazy Boots. Betting— 7 to 4 agst Tolurno, 4 to 1 agst Costa, 11 to 2 agst Bohemia, 8 to 1 agst Bombardier, 10 to 1 agst Douche, 12 to 1 agst Mountain Maid filly. Won by a length; six. lengths between the second and third. The Tyro Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for two year-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 51b; second to receive 30 sovs ; winners extra ; T.Y.C. 26 subs. ord Sta mford's Hypatia, B s t 51b (J. Mann) Lord 1 Uxbridge's Redcap, Bst 101 b Mr. J. Hind's Lord Zetland, Sot 101 b (Fordham) 3 The following also ran : —Prescription, Bonne et Belle Loose Fish. Betting-10 to 1 agst Bonne et Belle, 4to 1 each agst Hypatia and Lord Zetland ; 100 to 15 agst Prescription. Won by a head ; same between second and third. The Prince of Wales' Cup (Handicap), value 200 soya the lessee, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs ea oh, -year• olds and upwards ; wi nners ex t ra . F rom t h e for gi tiinve ree by Canal point in (about three-quarters of a mile.) 39 subs. Mr. Gordon's Johnny Armstrong, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Doyle) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Libellous, 6 yrs Bst Mr. Mei ry's Escape, 3 yrs, 6 s t 21b (J. Grimahaw) 3 Lord Anuesley's Ace of Clubs, 4 yrs, 7st 81b ... (DaleY) 4 The following also ran :—Fravola, Spicebox, Griai, The Gun Trick, Tolurno, Garibaldi, Revolver, Quicksands. it Paid. all A T t ~~ ;, I