The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-03 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. An active demand is still experienced in the general money market, and the rates exhibit firm ness. At the Bank of England yesterday the bullion operations were rather important, £39,000 in bar gold having been sent into the establishment, while 90,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for transmission to Constantinople. The prospectus has recently appeared of the Pho togenic Gas Company, the object of which is to purchase M. Mangruel's patent, with a view to its general introduction throughout the kingdom. The light is said to be obtainable either from ordinary gas or atmospheric air, to possess great brilliancy, and to be free from ammoniacal and sulphurous acid vapours. Besides these desiderata, it is stated to be less costly than ordinary gas, and that its use will not necessitate great alterations in existing fittings. Application for licences by sub-companies have been made to the patentee to apply the atmos pheric air to the lighting of railway stations, vil lages, &c. The capital is fixed at £200,000, in shares of £5 each. The Dunaburg and Witepsk Railway is a Rus sian line, projected under a concession granted by th e Imperial Government, and the company has a fixed nominal capital of £2,600,000, on which the Czar guarantees an annual interest of 5 per cent. for 85 years, and an additional one twelfth per cent.. to redeem the ca pit a l at par at the expiration o f that term by annual drawings, commencing the first year after the completion of the works. The com pany is constituted according to English law, with directors residing in London, and an agency in Riga. The Government guarantees to pay the interest in s t er li ng mone y, an d not, as in previous cases, in roubles, and to pay the interest and sink ing fund half-yearly. The net receipts of the line are applicable in relief of the guarantee, but the company is authorised, in priority, to set apart 10 per cent., to the extent of £lOO,OOO, to form a re serve fund against contingencies, and the share• holders are to be entitled to all profits up to 6 per cent., and to one half of all further profits, above 6 per cent., until th e G overnment be reimbursed the monies it may have paid in respect of the interest; after which the shareholders are entitled to the whole of the profits. The line will be 161 English miles in length, convect Dunaburg with Witepsk, and enable the wheat-growers of Sindlensk, Mohilew, &c., to transport their produce at all seasons of the year, as well as at a less cost than the present cumbersome means afford. The shares are quoted t 14 prem. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were firm at 69f 60c. There has been very little animation to-day in the market for the English Funds, and the tendency of prices has been rather unfavourable, Consols having receded to 91i 92 for money, and 91 15-16ths 92 1-16th for the account. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 918 ; India 5 per Cents. are 1072 -1-; and the 4 per Cents. Enfaced 96. Bank Stock is 233 235. The general tendency of the Foreign Stock Market has been rather unfavourable, and the deal ings have been upon an extensive scale. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, have continued steady at 704 I; those of 1862 have been 71/ since recovering to 72 a ; and the Consolides have declined to 51i f, ; Greek are quoted 328 331, and the Coupons, 15* 8 0 Spanish are also flatter, the Passive being 34 I, and the Certificates 12 4; the Confederate Loan is de pressed, at . 3 2 die. Dealings have been recorded in Portuguese 3 per Cents., 1853, at 491 I, and in the 1862 issue at 494 a l. Russian 4* per Cents. have been marked 91/, the 3 per Cents. 59, and the 5 per Cents. 922. Business in the Railway Share Market continued inactive, and prices have shown a slight downward movement. Caledonian, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have receded 58. ; Great Eastern, Great Western, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s.; North Western, 155.; and London and Black wall, The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have re mained without any material variation. Dutch Rheinish realise 17-1-; Recife and San Francisco, 16k ; Grand Trunk of Canada are firm at 201; and Great Western of Canada flat at 111 ; East Indian are quoted 1094 ; and Punjaubs, 1071. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally remain steady at about previous rates. I nternational Finance Company Shares are quoted t- prem. London Financial ditto, 1-'1 21 prem. ; General Credit ditto, 2 2 1 3k prem. ; and London and Lisbon Cork Wood Company ditto, 4 11 prem. —RITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. hank Stock 233 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New per Cent. Annuities New 2i per Cent. Annuities — NewN 31 per Cent. Annuities lnuitie, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — itto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — India Stock, Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent ......... .... ... Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Bonds .. Bank Stock for Account ....... .......... Bank Stock for Account .......... Co nsols for Account, J une 9 ....... 92 1 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent — Ditto £5OO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60 Chinon 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. ............. Equador New Consolidated, Pper Cent l7l Ditto, Provisonal Land 'Warrant - Egyptian 7 per Cent Ditto, Second Issue • ........... reek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Con pone Ditto Account 331 2/ 31 Ditto C0up0n5............. . Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 80/ Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New G rana d a .... 34 a / 1 4 I .......... Ditto 2 per Cent ........... 33/ Ditto Deterred .. Ditto Land W arrants (Hectares) ..... 9/ . Peruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 49/ a t Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, St ...... Ditto 4i per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859. SDitto 5 her Cent., 1862 Sardinian pe cent panish 3 per Cent Ditto New Ditto Account .................. iliac, Passive ................ Ditto Account ........... 34 / Spanish Cert. of Coup TVA funded ..... 12} Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 t Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 I i D itto Account 7l/ 2 2la Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela, 3 per Cent 26 1 Ditto Acc oun t 5 a 59 81 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 ividendson the above payable in London. Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent 1 861, Ex. 25 francs - Ditto A.ccourtt. • 72k .......... Consols, Money .... THREE . 1 0'CLOCK. Ditto Account .. . ................. .92 xd An exceedingly gracious tribute has very re cently been offered to tish manufacturers of e skill and taste of our Bri Napoleon 111. Although furniture,tevhy his Imperial Majesty long been noted for the elegancerench themselves have u and cunning of their workmanship in the produc N ti a o p ofe furniture and other home decorations, the Emperor brevet, conferred upon Messrs. rackaas yet, " Fournisselleanl ,civ by ; a i h m a p m e r , i 0 1 Oxbrd-street, the title of STATUE OF SHAKE:WERE OVER 1)--,mpereur." in refer- RIMY-LANE PORTICO.--A correspondent Writes t in aid ence to the proposed performance at " OldoIt)r8u fora very of the Shakapere Monument Fund, that the at ti;ye,o"ver the portico in': Brydges-street might be obtaineda small sum of money, and that, in that case, two or tages would result, namely—having a very good 4 ". ready to hand, and securing its removal from a spot where it is lamentably inappropriate and out of place, for there I ke image of the immortal bard stands, pointing With sarcastic significance to a blank playbill, Y i nK, as plainly as a statue can say, " There is norhi n _ fi nd a in my way going en here!" Where th.y will be i ablo place for the Aatue, adds the write,r, remains to suit abo him but at any rate, they do not appear to care much Ilt Aina in that neighbourhood. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share; Railways. Paid. 1254.1 10 st st 50 20 8ir..1V01., and Str. Fal l all Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co all Bristol and Exeter Caledonian lOl Cork and _Bandon ' all Cornwallall Do A A f2;cts no div an Do. B till P c *P "' hal. ] all 1 been paid to B. ' 8 81 8 9 85 87 nn 1181 pant _ 50 Dubßritt Belfast Junc.l 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.' st :Edinburgh & Glasgow. st 'Glasg. and S. Western st Great Eastern, Ord, stk st Ditto A stock st ! Ditto EastAnglian st St 'GreatNorthof Scotland ;Great Northern.. st Do A stock St r Do Bdo st Gt. S. an' IW. of Ireland et Great Western lit Do Str Val gua. stock I st I Lancashia & Yorkshire; st 'Loll on and Blackwall! et !Lon., Bright,& S. Coast, Bt 'Lon., Chat., and Dover: et !Lon. & Nor'h Western' st , Lon. & Sw.th Western 5 ° ;Maryport and Carlisle. et Nan., Shef., Linco l l e n : 12i i Doi shares • 10 !Metropolitan st ;Midland ' Do New land ; 4 1 , G B t irro 25 I Do. 4 shares 25 'Mid Kent oflrDeerby 0 l et Xdin., Perth, & Dundee s North h C ß ra r y Line st !Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase ;1 st Do Leeds st ; Do York st Do Carlisle st !North London 10 Do New 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 ;N. and S. W. Junction st 'Scottish Central st 'Scot N. E., Aber. stock st Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 'Shrews. and Welchpool st ;Shropshire Union st South Deyon st , South Eastern , t 'South Wales St ,S. York. and River Dun 20 !Staines, Wok.,and Wok 25 ;Stockton & Darlington 25 I Do 25 Do New, 186 t. st .Taff Vale... 10 i Do B 10 Do C ............... 50 ;Ulster .............. :! 25 Do . 12.10 Do ........ st Vale of Neath ........ st ;Victoria sta. and Piin..! st Waterford & Kilkenny; st ;West Cornwall..... st !W. Hartlepool Har.&R.! : st West Midland -O x f or d : I st DoNewport st I Do Hereford, : 6 7 39 fl 134 19i 91 93 108 110 53 64 48 50 24} 25i 127 128 128 229 134 136 101 103 C 8 eBl 111 11“ 77i 786 116 118 41 42 103 102 k 104 k I(si 45 46 12* 12* 1291 1291 1 4 1 x? 97 99 52 0 24i 254 102,2 103 i 59 60 90 90i 115 117 1 1 1 1 PI IC lei . 11 4 , .1?1 1 119 - 121' 46 47 98 100 0 62 32 33 021 621 70 72 100 102 7 8 37i 38i 9,10 i p p 153 Ib6 i 6/ 0 3 24 pi 79 82 155 157 28 80 44i Isi 38 40 99 101 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuh.S. Closing Business Price. I done. 118 17$ I I' 53 's 2 R 1.?81 9 67i i 111 1 4 43t lu2 105k1 45i 104 3 2i 021 70 1 BRITISH PI Shan 100 sta 1 20 20i 10 100 { 100 100 stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock Railways stock stock stock 20 stock 50 100 stock :want° & St Lawreno tioni.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent — Do. New . Do. E. Shares.. Buffalo and Laxelluron Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant o tGodricl, 8 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 1 Do. do. July 1, 1872 1 Do. do. Juue 1, 1879 Clcutta.,t S. Eas tn. (Lin ) Cape Town & Dock Sall Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c Last Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. . Bonds Do. ao. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. stock Do. do deferred. Do. 3d P, ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. sto k... Do. do. deferred...... GLlndiaPenuf.gua.sp.c. Do. New gna. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim, guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Slittre _____ Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.... llndian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Dc.4k d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnth Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. tdortg. Bds. Newßrunswick Candi. Claes A ant B -_ . po Ist pt bds I Scinde ..........) Do. Delhi. 1 • • Do. do g,, ..- , . Do. Punjaub .... Do. Do. Do. Indue.St F 10..) GOLON IAL ERN k , au.Gov. 6 p.e.J a tt,.l 1877-51 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Au:2 Do. Ep. c.Mar. & Sept D 0..! p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,187:. Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 Do. 189( - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, Nov.lS7B, 6 p Maui itius 8 per cent .. Natal Guv. 6 per cont.. N.E.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.,tJ ul) Do. 6F. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5p 1, 18 Do. sp. c.,18‘ to - Do. d0.,1888 atupwcli - New Zealand 6 p cent. - , Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. 10 6om. A,D.,toot„ , SSESSIONS. Pald, all 100 100 100 100 100 100 10n all 100 (in 100 a EN Closing Prioe. 54 57 109 110 1 lk p P 61 bf 8 84 108 109 109,E 1101 110 1:2 109 a 110 1} lip 1 lip 19i 20a 68 70- 5! 55 68 60 45 60 41 43 34 36 27 30 23 25 110 ill 1 2 p 1 1p 1071 108 a 11} il4 9 'Bf 97 100 89 e 2 109 i I i p 107 108 101 102 68 100 50 53 3 5 84 86 100 1)0i 107 108 4 iP 1 107 k 108 104 106 1091 10 11 f 20k 20 69 8 111 ; Mt 8 4.1 1 .;l) Li 1111'1 hrs 107 108 163 1(6 103 Ic6 97 98 95 97 108 110 112 114 113 115 115 117 113 115 108 110 109 111 107 108 102 1031 103 104 tOn 104 i tl2 11i too 100 too 100 100 107 108 :3 115 113 115 110 112 111 111 i 97 1 i i 1091 108 74 1111 BRITI S 2 :Cambrian Consol. Gold t.;1111ord Amalgamated Devon G. Con., — !East Bassett (Tav ist 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd , East Caradon -- I East Cam Brea... -- E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ;! I GamASt.Aunyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus IG. Wheal Vor (llelston; !Grenville... i e n r g vl s 'tso-n Downs Foot I Lady Bertha ' Slargaret (Uny Lel= t; —Clarke Valley.. 4 Nlyndy Iron Ore (Lim. New Seton North Downs - • N.Wh '1 Basset(lllo4an North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey: 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt. , l iSouthCaradon(St.Cleer,i - ,S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. ) —e. Wheal Fran. (Illogan, -- /Stray Park 5 . Tamar Silv.6z Lead Min ' !Tin Croft West Basset (Illogan) %V Caradon (Liskeard), ;West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan), <<vheal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Ki tty (U.Lelant)i SVhealLudc ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ): Wheal Seton . , wheal Treiawney (Lis.)) ;Wheal Union 6 id 21 23 525 335 / 0 0 111 id kr) tai 7 76 36 4 11 13 41 5 ei 7 66 6 4) 47 26 3 # 1 33 35 ei 110 120 11 26 st 46 46 41 46 56 42 44 400 410 3 36 75 80 36 38 3.4.0 8.1.6 571 17s X 1.16. r 8.12 1.17.0 2.0.8 4.3.0 t.17.L 2.4.9 10.r1.7 5.15.6 1 28.9. 19& 2 0 1 12 13 25 27 235 246 70 75 45 50 2.0.6 2.10.8 5i 8 1 15 1 6 6 68i 240 S6O 7 16 17 3.17 31 41 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 44 per cent. red., 100 1} North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 93 North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pret:), 101 301 i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 44 per cent., pf., 96& London and Blackwall, 44 per cent. stk., 101 for money London, Brighton, &c., 4 • per cent., 1858, 101 London, Chatham, ac., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 101 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Greenwich, 65 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 96 51 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 171 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 161 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 9} 1 Ditto (all), 23 21 3 FOREIGN MINES. East an t a d el ta rb ß a e r y a Alamillos, limited, I ; lion Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 14 4 r(,ltho 21, 1.. )'3 / 1 1 i i ne l (lim.), I General, 21 St. John d 1 Yudananamai?:ld, lim., 11 United Mexican e (liill.), 55 43 Vallanzast (11111. )' 74 &Bianca Bank of Londr JOINT-ST OC K andLivileArNpotlS.(llm.), 33 4 3 of S. Australia aim.), 34 turaralbiala' 101 China, Bank of London, 1254 ankch, °atudlnAcluiarilitelisl and 294 Chartered Bank of British E C n ha g r li t: h re , d sco ß Imperial Bank ( lira.), 22 an Chartered, 23 2 4 imperial Ottoman, 20t i 20 • London and Brazilian (liin.), 431 London, Butmos Ayres, and River Plate ft.t i London Chartered Bank' 2 Australia, 284 z 4 London and Couuty, 44 of Australi London and Northern (11m.), 33 London and South African, 28 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), Ditto, Reserved iss. at £2 pm., 124 Midland Bank (lim.), 84 74 National of Liverpool, limited, 9; 10 New South Males, 52; Oriental Bank Corp oration, 554 Union of London, 3614 DOCKS. London, 541 St. Katharine; 611. 51- 41 54 5 MISC EL LANEOUS, Crystal Palace, 33 East India Irrigation and Canal, 51 g Er glish and Australian Copper, la Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), . 7 - , Ditto, 6 ner cent. Bonds rd. ,870 issued 90, 451 Joint stock Discount, 4i 4 1 London Financial Association, 7} London Gencral Omnibus Company (lim.), Madras Irrigation and Canal, 4 Oriental Inland Steam (lim), 5 1 . I /loyal Mail Steam. 64 a 2 S. African Irrigation Investment (lira.), 41 I PO STAGE BETW EEN F RANCE AND ENGLAND.—It is believ e d , says a contemporary, that arrangements are on the B vo of compl e ti on f or a un if orm an d i n t erna ti ona l postage system, at reduced rates, between France and Eng and. The Late Fatal Railway Accidents CORONER'S INQUEST.-THIS DAY. Mr. W. Carter, the coroner, opened an inquiry this morning into the causes connected with the death of Geo. Salmon, an engine-driver in the employ of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, Watkins, the guard of the train which met with the acci dent, said ,the deceased with himself joined the train at East Croydon with engine No. 131, for the purpose of taking it along the loop line to Victoria Station. Nothing happened until they were between Streatham and Balham when the explosion occurred, and the next thing he recollected was seeing the deceased lying on his face on the bank of the line dreadfully scalded. He was a very careful man, and was always very attentive to his business. The house-surgeon deposed to the deceased being brought to the hospital suffering from severe in juries on the evening the accident occurred. There never appeared to be the slightest hope of his surviving. The stoker who was with the deceased was very rapidly improving, and perhaps he might be able to give some in formation relative to the cause of the fatal accident. Some further evidenc3 was taken when the investiga. tion of the mater was adjourned until the 24th inst. FUNERAL OF THE TWO GUARDSMEN. This afternoon a great concourse of persons assembled outside the Guards' Hospital, Rochester-row, Westmin ster, for the purpose of witnessing the departure of the funeral cortege of the two unfortunate soldiers who were killed on the occasion. Shortly before two the bodies of the men were conveyed from the hospital in the ordinary kind of hearse, followed by mourning coaches in which were the relatives and friends of the deceased. The orderlies of the hospital also followed, and on the arrival of the melancholy cavalcade at Brompton Cemetery it was received by the greater part of the regiment with the usual military honours, the band playing the "Dead March" in " Saul." At the conclusion of the prayers the firing party, which consisted of about 24 men from the company to which the deceased belonged, advanced, and, having fired a farewell volley over the graves of their deceased comrades, the mourners, troops, and spectatore lett the ground. The report of the medical authorities relative to the other sufferers at present inmates of the military hospi, al, is very satisfactory; all are progressing as well as could be desired. Pryme, who received such injuries to his back and ribs, and whose life was despaired of, is now in a fair way of recovery. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STRE ET. A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH ANNOYING FEMALES IN THE STREETS.—John James, described as a gentleman, of No. 9. Lansdowne-terrace, Regent's•park, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and disorderly, and annoying females in Berkeley-square, &c. Cronin, 215 C, deposed that about 10 o'clock the previous evening he was in Berkeley-square, and saw the prisoner put his arm round a female's waist. A man then inter fered, and got the prisoner to desist and go away. He (Cronin) then followed the prisoner, and saw him behave in a similar manner towards two other females, who seemed much annoyed, and, after struggling with the prisoner, suc ceeded in getting away. He then crossed over and remon strated with the prisoner, telling him that if he did not con duct himself properly he should take him into custody. The prisoner then went on to Hay Hill, when, having been him stop another female, he took him into custody. The prisoner said he was very sorry, and was drunk at the time. Mr. Tyrwhitt said such assaults on females could not be passed over, and prisoner must pay 205. 2 or be committed for fourteen days. FRAUDULENTLY DISPOSING OF PROPERTY.—Ernest Barranie, described as a merchant, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with "that being the bailee of three rifles, four pistols, and other property belonging M. Alexandre David Carit, he did fraudulently convert the same to his own use." Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough- street, ap peared for the prosecution. The case was very imperfectly laid before the magistrate, but it appears that the prosecutor (M. Carit) is the agent for a French house, and entrusted the accused with the property, and that he pledged it improperly. The accused was remanded for a week. A FEMALE PICKPOCKET,—Deborah Lingard. a young woman, who gave a false address, was charged with pick ing the pocket of a young Frenchwoman in Regent-street the previous afternoon. The prosecutrix had her attention called to the prisoner by two ladies (whose attendance at the court this day week will be of essential service in furthering the ends of jus tice) who said the prisoner was robbing her, and putting her hand into her pocket she missed her purse. The prosecutrix, Louise Bertrand, of 1, Green-terrace, Clerkenwell, said she did not see the prisoner pick her pocket, but the ladies did. Remanded. Business done THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1863. CARACCIOLI. A Monsieur le Redaeteur-en-Chef du Times. MONSIEUR LE REDACTEUR,—J'apprends que dans le limes, du 16 Mai, votre correspondant de Turin, vous ecrit : Que les aventuriers qui out fait cause commune avec les brigands out ete traites d'une fapon trop douse. Si le Comte de Christen efait attache a la meme chaine qu'un malfaiteur ordinaire, a comnzon malefactor (c'est-i-dire un voleur ou un assassin), on doit se rappeler que ce memo malfaiteur n'etait qua le complies du Comte, et que tour deux ont fait ensemble une expedition de brigandage, &c. Le fait set, que messieurs de Christen et Bishop sont traites comme des gentilhommes: pour leurs compagnons de cap ti vite le bagne est trop bon." ne peut y avoir de doute sur la personae que l'on a voulu designer par ce mote—un malfaiteur ordinaire, a common malefactor. C'est le Chevalier Achille Caracciolo des Ducs de Girifoles. Il fit en effet avec le Comte de Christen la campagne des Abruzzes, riatiment appelee par votre correspondant, one expedition dc brigands, quoiqu'il n'ignoro pourtant point que cette campagae a eu lieu pen dant le siege de Gaete, et que ces soi-clisants brigands oat fait capituler a Banco, un des meilleurs generaux Piemon tois, le General de Sonnaz a la tete de sa division. De plus, M. Caracciolo juge avec M. de Christen dans le memo proses, condamne avec lui it 10 ans de travaux forcel, enferme dans la memo cellule a Santa Maria Apparente, fut au bagne attachd ala memo chaine. Ainsi que l'attesta Lord Henry Lennox, dans son eloquent discours, quand, en parlant de sa visite au bagne of Nisida, it dit avoir eu de la peine a reconnaitre attachds ensemble par de fortes chaincs, Monsieur de Christen and Monsieur de Caracciolo. II est done evident, Monsieur le Redactear, que votro correspondant n'a pu avoir en vue quo le Chevalier Carac ciolo quand it traitait de malfaiteur la personae qui await ete attaché it la memo chaine que la Comte de Christen, et qui auparavant s'etait battu avec lui. I 1 y a certaines in suites qui partent de trop bas, et s'attaquent trop haut, pour qu'elles puLssent arriver a leur but : elles n'eclabous sent que ceux qui les lancent, et ne meritdat qua la dedain. Mais j' attache trop do prix a Popinion de la libre nation Anglaise pour garder le silence, quand je vois que les servi teurs du Piemont, cherchent a l'abuser par d'aussi groissiers mensonges, et que, non contents d'applaudir aux fusillades, its cherchent encore a salir da venin de la caloranie les plus nobles caraci eres. Ignorant les faits je n'en doute pas, vous avez donne a l'insulte, monsieur le redacteur, la,publicite par votre jour nal; a ma reponse vous dev,z cette memo publicize. Beau-frere de M. Caracciolo et ami do M. de Christen j'ai le drcit de l'exiger ; mail j'aime mieux m'en rapporter a votre loyaute, certain qu'elle vous fera un devoir de publier ma iettre. Votre correspondant s'est garde de nom mer la personne qu'il insultait, c'est toujours en se cachant ainsi quo marche la calomnie. Aussi pour la dernasquer et pour toute reponse n'ai-je vouiu quenommer celui que I'on eppelle un malfaitcur, le complice du Comte de Christen! Oui, ils etaient complices Jun de l'autre, complices pour faire leur devoir de soldats I Officier de l'ancienne armde Napolitaine, M. Caracciolo n'abandonna pas eon d rapeau, et c'est pour etre reste fidele a son serment et a son roi qu'il gemit aujoud'hui, avec son noble compagnon. M. de Christen, scus les verroux Piemontais. Mais, aussi eons la veste et le bonnet rouge du bagne, sort honneur de gentil hmatre etait intact, et it ne cessart pas au moins de porter noblement son nom. Un dern:er mot, monsieur, votre correspondent pretend que Messieurs de Christen et Bishop sent traitds comme des mais que pour leurs compagnons de cap ileae le bag ne est trop bon. J'ignore comment soot traites ces infortunes, je sais seulement que M. de Christen est encore le compagnon de cellule de M. Caracciolo dans la fortress& d'Alcxandrie oil M. Bishop est aussi detenu. Je n'insiste pas, monsieur le redaeteur, pour vous de mander d'imerer ma lettre dans le plus pr °chain numero de votre journal; je sais qu en Angleterre, a queique parti qu'on appartienne, on respecte les valuate, et toutes les in fortunes noblement eupportees,—Agreez, monsieur, le redacteur, &c. VISCOMTE DE LUI'E. Nuits COte d'Or, le 29 Mai, 1863. Je duis vous prevenir, monsieur, que j'adresse one copie de cette lettre a plusieurs journaux et que je lui don nerai la plus grande publicity en France et a. l'etranger. [Translation.] understand that in the Times of the 16th ult. your correspondent at Turin wrote to you:—" That the ad venturers who have made common cause with the brigands have been treated in the gentlest manner. If the Count de Christen was attached by the same chain to a common malefactor (that is to say, to a thief, or an assassin) one ought to recall to mind that that same malefactor was only the accomplice of the Count, and the two of them had together embarked upon an expedition of brigandage, &c. The fact is that Messrs. de Christen and Bishop are treated like gentlemen—for their companions in captivity, the con vict prison is too good." No one can possibly have an instant's doubt as to the iden tity of the person intended to be indicated by these words, a common malefactor—viz,, the Chevalier Achille Caracciolo des Dues de Girifoles. He, it was in effect, who made with the Count de Christen, the Campaign of the Abruzzi, politely called by your correspondent, an expedition ot brigands, although he could not but be perfectly well aware that that campaign took place during tne siege of Gaeta, and that these so-called brigands had compelled to capitulate at Banco one of the ablest of the Piedmantese generals, General de Sonnaz, at the head of his division. More than that, M. Caracciolo, tried in the same cause with M. de Christen, condemned with him to ten years' incarceration with hard labour, shut up in the same cell with him at Santa Maria Apparente, was attached with the same chain to him at that convict establishment—all which was attested by Lord Henry Lennox (very recently in the House of Commons) during the course of the eloquent speech delivered by his lordship when, describing his visit to the convict prison of Nisida, he spoke of having had the pain of recognising fastened together by the same strong chains Messrs. de Christen and Caracciolo. It is thus evident, sir, that your correspondent could not possibly but have had in view M. the Chevalier de Caracciolo—when he designated as a malefactor the person who had been attached to the same chain with the Count de Christen, and who had already been associated with him in the same warlike enterprise. There are certain insults which emanate from a source too low, and are directed altogether too high, to render it possible that they should ever reach their aim. They bespatter only those by whom they are hurled—and they merit only disdain. But I attach too much value to the opinion of the free English nation to remain altogether silent when I see that the sycophants of Piedmont endeavour to delude it (that Public Opinion in England by any such monstrous misstatements as these— and that, not satisfied with applauding fusilaed!, they strive to sully with the venom of infamy the noblest characters. Ignorant, I doubt not, of the facts here stated, you have given to this insult, sir, the publicity of your journal. To my reply, therefore, you owe that same publicity. As the brother-in-law of M. Caracciolo, and as the friend of M. de Christen, I have the right indeed to demand this. I prefer, however, on the contrary, simply to appeal to your sense of courtesy and generosity, feeling assured that you will hasten, in discharge of an honourable duty, to publish my letter. Your correspondent, it is observable, carefully guards himself from mentioning the name of the person whom he insults. It is always thus covertly in fact that calumny advances to its end. And now, also, in order at once to unmask it, and as my sole and sufficient response, I have wished to do no more than simply to name him who is called a malefactor and the accomplice of M. de Christen I Yes— they have been accomplices the one with the other—accom plices, that is, to do their duty as soldiers ! An officer of the old Neapolitan army, M. Caracciolo, would not abandon his flag—and it is precisely because he remained faithful to his c ath and loyal to his king, that he has to lament to. day, together with his noble companion (and accomplice !) M. de Christen, under the Piedmontese prison-bolts. Yet, as under the vest and the red cap of the convict prisoner his honour as a gentleman remained intact, he is still none the less enabled to carry his name nobly and unsullied. Ono word more, sir : your correspondent pretends that Messrs. de Christen and Bishop are treated like gentlemen, although for their companions in captivity the convict pri son is too good. Now, lam ignorant certainly as to how those unfortunates are treated. I only know that M. de Christen is still the companion in captivity of M. Caracciolo in the fortress of Alexandria, where Mr. Bishop is also detained. I now only urgently request you, sir, that you will pub lish this letter of mine in the earliest possible number of your journal. I know well that in England, no matter what political party one may belong to, respect is always shown to the vanquishei, and always accoraed to misfortunes that are nobly endured.--Accept, sir, the assurance of, &c., VISCOUNT DE LUPE, P.S.—I think it but right to apprise you beforehand, sir, that I shall address a copy of this letter to several other journals, and that I purpose giving it the greatest possible publicity in France and generally throughout the Continent. TUE LOUVRE.—The Museums of the Louvre were raised by Napoleon I. to a high degree of splendour. Louis XVIII. further enriched them with 111 paintings, at a of Antiquities. s reign that the r a c n e s li t s ofa of 6 A 6 i B il 2 o 6s w f as . l a t d d w e a d s to also t h d e u; i i u n g s e u h m i Charles X, purchased 24 paintings for 6 2,790 f., and com pleted the Museum of Antiquities, which bears his name. Louis Philippe purchased for the Louvre only 33 paintings, at a cost of 74,136 f. Since the accession of Napoleon 111. the New Louvre has seen several new galleries formed. Thirty master-pieces of the highest order of merit have been bought, at an expense of nearly 1,000,000 E, among them being "Toe Conception," by Murillo, for which 615,300 f. were paid to the heirs of Marshal Soult ; also, two pieces by Velasquta, two Hobbemas, and oue a beautiful Denuer. Several invaluable pieces of sculpture have also been ob tained ; and, fast of all, the Campana collection, which cist 4,000,000 f. The Apollo Gallery is now terminated, deco rated, and furnished. The Emperor is organising the great museum which is to bear his own name, and that of the French school of painting, on the right and left of the Pavilion Denon, the first floor of the Now Louvre. Napo leon 111. has contributed more largely to the splendours of the Louvre than any other Sovereign since Francis . Galt:qnani. EARLY BIRTHDAYS ;—Then came the time when, inseparabie from one's own birthday, Was a certain sense of merit, it consciousness of well-earn e d di st i nct i on. When I regarded my birthday as a g ra ceful achievement of my own, a monument of m y p ersevera nce, independence, Olympia S qu i res b ecame in volvedto that d egree , th a t I Squires was most beautiful at b in o (o t' and good sense, redoun din g g reatl y to my honour. This was utteteohueranniversary.se ), period andl o whenlv Olympia her used to be obliged to g et out of m y litt le bed in the night, about expressly to exclaim to Solitude," 0, Oly mp i a S qu i res !" Visions of Olympia , . c l othed entirely in sage-green, from which I infer a defectively-educated taste on the part of her respected parents, who were necessarily unacquainted with the South liens;ngton Museum, still arise before me. Truth is sacred, and the visions are crowned by a shining white beaver bonnet, impossibly suggestive of a little feminine postboy.—atarles Dickens in " An the Year Round." Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) No change. Firm. Sales, about 5,000 bales. mport, 21,737; previously, 17,784. MARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. The supply of English wheat received fresh up to this morning's market was very moderate. Selected samples changed hands slowly, but at full prices. For inferior parcels there was very little demand, yet there were no sellers, at reduced rates. With foreign wheat, chiefly ex granary, the market was well supplied. The demand for all descriptions was very inactive; neverthess, Monday's currency was steadily supported. . Floating cargoes of grain were in fair average request, at late rates. The barley trade ruled firm, and fine grinding and dis tilling parcels changed hands at rather more money. The supply on offer was small. Malt was firm, and for good and fine produce slightly en hanced rates were paid. There was a full average supply of foreign oats on the stands, but tae market was scantily supplied with home grown produce. Most descriptions were in fair request, at Monday's currency. Beans and peas were in short supply, and the trade ruled firm, at extreme rates. In all kinds of flour sales progressed slowly. Neverthe less the quotations were well supported. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oath. Flout. 240 Foreign. ... 9 , 30 t 1020 1 550 680 1ri5h...... 110 280 10,420 --28,880 sks. 2,5;0 brls BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues firm, and late rates are well sup ported. The supply of foreign hops on offer is large. WHITECHAPEL. The trade is dull, at reduced rates :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 3a 10d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d; lamb, 5s Od to 5s 8d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED).—We are requested to state that the following influential names have been added to the list of directors of the above company : —William Bevan, Esq. (Messrs. William Bird and Co.), Laurence Poultney• hill ; Thomas Dakin, Esq. and Alderman (Messrs. Dakin Brothers), Abchureh-lane, Director of the Bank of London; John Elfin, Esq. (Messrs. J. B. Elfin and Co.), Abchurch lane, Director of the London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate Bank; George Garraway, Esq. (Messrs. F. and G. Garraway), St. Helen's-place; R. Lane, Esq. (Messrs. Lane, Harkey, and Co.), Old Broad-street ; Pieter Gerhard Vanderbyl, Esq. (Messrs. Rutherford and Vanderbyl), London. THE ORANGE REIGN OF TERROR.—It would have been some mitigation of the terrible system of re pression carried out in 1796 had it been carried into effect by a regular military force, disciplined to the usages of civilised war, and free from the passions of an infuriated party , but the Government thought fit to place arms in the hands of 37,000 Protestant yeomanry, who admitted no Catholics into their ranks, and were suffered to assume the Orange Ribbon—the insolent badge of Protestant ascend alley. The cruelties perpetrated by these men, both before the rebellion, and while it was raging, and after it seas sup pressed, differed only in degree from the worst enormities of the French revolutionists. Unuor the authority to search for concealed arms, any person whom any ruffian, calling him self a Protestant and loyalist, and either with or without a military uniform, chose to suspect or pretend to suspect, was liable to be seized, tortured, and put to death. Hun dreds of unoffending people, and people who were guilty of no other offence than professing the creed of their fathers, or of letting fall a word of discontent, were flogged until e t h a e t : o w l S e e r a e l insensi bl , or made to stand upon one foot upon asup:iienetteedd stoptake. These were the most ordinary Punish aon'rse well a sS the regular t a : f e xo wrete w he e d r.e v b i i c l t l i e m t was half hanged, nsd w t ti s h: t os o r r n ab:ll f t errtooe troops st treatment, head l bt Militia and d pitched yeomanry, cap. and reputed malcontents of the better class, were quarter e s s : l appears n.cef t o o r construed as an unlimited in caso of rest ravishment, and, have ed robbery, bone e devastation,tahem invariably at.r ee _History of England. resistance, murder,— Massey' s and Isaac H ° arbour gold NOVA SCOTIA GOLD MINES. Ace unts from Sherbroke, Wine Harbour, fields are most encouraging. A gentleman who recently returned from the eastern gold fields, says that 33 tons 6 cwt. of quartz crushed at Goldenville yielded 115 lbs. 6 dwt. of gold. The quartz was taken from the Newfoundland claim on the Mulgrave lead at Isaac Harbour, a n d is the result of four men's labour for five months,—Preton stan dard, MaT 5. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, June 2.—The yarn-market has been remarkably quiet to-day, but spinners are remarkably firm, and do not evince any disposition to give way. There have been some large offers made for yarns, at about ld. per lb. decline on the terms of last week, which have all been declined. This market, as well as the Liverpool cotton-market, has been unfavourably affected by the news to hand per City of New York steamer. Some of the pri vate telegrams received here respecting the Liver pool cotton market led to the inference that they had possession of American news that had not reached Manchester. Later on this afternoon it was reported that the item of news which had caused uneasiness in the Liverpool cotton market was that stating the probability of 100,000 bales of cotton reaching New Orleans as the result of General Banks' recent operations in the. Teche country, the• quotations of cotton at New Orleans being reported at 48 cents., and declining. Whatever may be the cause the market here has been very inactive, for all kinds of yarn. Sellers, however, owing to the contracts on hand, appear indisposed to press sales, and, with the exception of one or two descriptions of yarn for India, which are rather weaker in price, there is no change. For cloth, also, we have had a quiet, dull market. Scarcely any business has been effected. Manufacturers are quoting the same prices as last week, but to effect sales it would be necessary to make some concession. This applies to shirtings and all classes of fabrics suitable to India, as well as to printer's and other cloths suitable to the home trade. For some weeks past the market has not been affected by the unfavourable advices to India, but this morning the buyers for the lead• ing shipping houses have shown more shyness, and the large offers making by some of them last week, but which fell through owing to the demand for higher rates, have not been renewed. There is some business reported on American account from the blockade runners, and it will be observed in the cotton circular of Messrs. Gibbes and Co., of Charles ton, that there is plenty of inducements, from the fact that prints selling here at a shilling per yard realise in the Southern States as much as 12s. 6d- per yard. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report :--" Since our last report business has been interrupted by the holidays, and little or nothing has been done during the week. The unfavourable accounts to hand per telegraph from Bombay and Calcutta have also caused buyers to hold aloof, and on the whole we have an exceedingly quiet market; but as pro ducers generally are free from stocks, and in many cases deeply engaged, there is no anxiety to sell, and we make no change in our quotations." LEEDS, 2d.—There has been a large attendance of both buyers and sellers at to-day's markets. The principal business has been done in good meltons, for which many of the leading merchants were in quiring, and nearly all offered for sale were bought up. No advance was effected in prices, but it is quite evident that the plain trade is really very much better than it has been for more than a year. The demand is not confined to blacks, but indigo-dyed blues, browns, steel mixtures, and Oxford bird's eye mixtures are taken in fair quantities. Three quarter shirtings and thin fabrics in bright fancy colours have not much regard, though some small capitalists chose occasionally to job in them on specu- lation. Superfine black unions are in about the same condition. The manufacturers are too much engaged in working to order to bring any of their new styles to market, but it does not transpire that any novelties have been forthcoming beyond what have been noticed in these reports. _ NOTTINGHAM, 2d.—At this Exchange-hall to ds y there was a moderate attendance of merchants and manufacturers ; but the demand was of only a limited character for lace yarns, and prices were the same as heretofore. The inquiry for hosiery yarns was also slow, and very little change from late rates occurred. All kinds of silks were nominally unaltered. In the brown net department very little business was done, and recent rates may be quoted. ROCHDALE, lst.—To-das's market cannot be re ported in a better condition than it was last week. Buyers have not attended so numerously as is their wont, and the few who were present from a distance made the least possible impression on the stocks in hand. High prices are still the impediment to more extensive sales of plain flannel; but finer and fancy sorts are in better request. The shipping trade is but slack, although a few orders have recently been received. The prices of other woollen goods of Yorkshire make remain high, though sales are not brisk. The wool market is in a very quiet condi tion, and calls for no special remark. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CHARING-CROSS RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday at the offices of the South Eastern Railway Company, is compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords, for the purpose of considering the provisions of the fol lowing bill now pending in Parliament :—A bill for regulating the capital and debenture debt of the Charing-cross Railway Company, and for authoris ing the amalgamation of that company with the South Eastern Railway Company, and for other purposes. The Hon. Mr, BYNG occupied the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the object of the bill was to enable them to increase the capital of the company in order to enable them to grant the lease of the site of the hotel to the Charing-cross Hotel Company, and to enable the South Eastern Rail way Company to lease this undertaking or to amalgamate it with their own. The pur chase of St. Thomas's Hospital had absorbed a considerable amount of capital, and provision was not made for it in the original estimates, and it had become necessary by the present bill to raise the necessary capital. It had also been found necessary to take steps for enlarging the accommodation pro vided by the railway; and indeed there was every reason to believe that even with this third line of rails, which had been laid down, it would be as much as they could do to carry on the traffic to their own and to the public satisfaction. The direc tors had promoted the erection of the hotel, and had little reason to doubt that it would prove of con siderable advantage to the undertaking. Another of the objects of the bill was to amalgamate the Charing-cross Company with the South Eastern Company. The total amount of capital authorised to be raised was £700,000, out of which they were empowered to subscribe towards the capital of the hotel £65,000. The SOLICITOR then read the heads of the bill, and after a slight discussion a resolution was carried approving of the bill. Mr. SMITH said he should like to have some in formation as to the time the line would be opened, as the shareholders were getting impatient at the delay in the opening. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, observed that their engineer assured him that the line would be opened in September next. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. Yesterday an adjourned special meeting of this company was held at the London-bridge Station, for the purpose of considering the following bills pending in Parliament :—An act to confer further powers on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway with reference to the widening and improve ment of the Pimlico railway and for ether purposes. An act to enable the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company to extend their railway to Green wich and Woolwich, to improve the communication with the Victoria station, and to execute certain other works in connection with their undertaking, and to amend the acts of the said company—Mr. Scott in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the board deeply regretted the late accident on the line, and sincerely b y ha p, thised with the unfortunate sufferers. They had er• dered an inquiry into the cause of the accident, and f trus ted that th e y would soon satisfy the public that the coinpany was not to blame. The details o the bills had already been exp e lained to the sharholder A resolution approving of the bills Was then car s : ried. The meeting was then made special shareho ld er s confirmed an agreement between and the the B r ighton and t he Horsha m , Dorking, a n d Leather head Company far the workin g o r the latter line by the former. The proceedings then terminated. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS--This Day, The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. THIRD READING. The Cork and Kinsale Junction Railway was read a third time. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time—Dare Valley Railway, and Launceston and South Devon Railway. The house, for a 'Wednesday, was unusually full in con sequence of the interest excited by the Public-houses Bill, LISBURN ELECTION. The members of this committee, appointed to try the merits of the petition against this election, were called to the table and sworn. PUBLIC-lIOUSES BILL. Avery large number of petitions were presented in favour of this bill. Mr. HADFIFLD presented 73, signed by 19,136, in favour; Viscount ENFIELD two, but he begged to inti mate that he entirely dissented from their prayer—(hear, hear) ; Mr. VANSITTART, with a similar disclaimer—(hear, hear) ; Mr. PEASE, from a place in Ireland, praying that the bill might be extended to that country; Mr. H. BERKELEY, two against the bill, on the ground that its provisions would contravert the liberty of the subject— (hear) ; Mr. Cox, several to the like effect; also by Mr. RoEiruck, from 24,000 to 25,000 of the male inhabitants of Sheffield, which he looked upon as an expression of the opinion of the town on the subject; Mr. J.B.SMITH 7 several from Stockport. Mr. SOMES then moved the second reading of the bill. Had the bill been placed in other and better hands, greater justice would have Leen done to the subject. He feared it would suffer from his advocacy, He disclaimed being actuated, in proposing this bill, by a blind and bigoted zeal for the Sabbath; neither had he any desire to trench, as he had been accused, upon the liberty of the working classes. No one more sincerely desired to promote the true interests of the industrial classes than he did. The opening of public houses fur eight hours on the Sabbath was a great evil, constituting a temptation and a snare to working men on a day when they were at leisure, and had some portion of their wages in their pockets. In Manchester, last year, 3,373 people were taken into custody for drunkenness, and 1,549 of these cases occurred between 10 o'clock on Saturday and Monday mornings —far more than all the apprehensions for the rest of the week. Several magistrates and judges gave it as their opinion, based upon their magisterial and judicial experience, that drunkenness was the fertile cause of all crimes. Mr. Broughton, the magistrate of Southwark Police-court, declared that theta was more drunkenness on Sunday in London than in all the capitals of Europe. The sight of drunken women was very sad, and in every case it happened that where the wife and mother drank the family went to ruin. And a committee of that house had distinctly de clared that drunkenness was the sole course of the misery and the crime in the country. Justice Coleridge said scarcely a criminal came before him who had not been led into evil courses by strong drink. Baron Gurney said the source of every crime could be traced to drunkenness. Mr. Justice Patteson, when on the bench, declared that he should have nothing to do except for the prevalence of drunkenness. Earl Shaftesbury said that nine-tenths of the pauperism and woes of the industrial classes were caused by their own pernicious habits, and especially from the terrible evil of intoxication. (Hear, hear.) Dr. Chal mers entertained a like opinion, and the chief physician of the London Hospital said that 75 out of every 100 cases were attributable to drunkenness. The bill simply asked the house to extend a principle already laid down that where the welfare of the country required it special legislation should be adopted. The bill was in consonance with the feelings of the working classes of this country. For instance, up to the 2d of June 4,101 petitions, with 693,255 signatures, had been presented in favour of the bill, and 110, with 148,577 signatures against, and probably this day petitions in favour of the bill, with 100,000 additional signatures, had been presented—considerably over half a million signatures altogether, and chiefly from the indus trial classes and their wives and daughters. (Hear, hear.) Even the drunkards were in favour of the bill, for three pe titions from well known and avowed drunkards had been sent up to him by the curate of Altringham in Cheshire, desiring to have a restraint placed upon their weakness. (Hear, and laughter.) The important parish of St. Pancras had been canvassed on the subject, and the result was that 25,051 were in f avour o f t h e bill, and 18,289 against —giving a majority o f 7,462 i n f avour . M any of the publicans of Liverpool had signed petitions in fa vour of the bill. Ihe hon. member saidhe had the opinions of between 80 and 90 magistrates and police constables in favour of the bill. A restrictive act of the nature he sought had been in operation in Scotland for nine years and with the best effect, and a Royal Commission appointed to re port on its operations had declared their opinion that it had worked exceedingly well. (Hear, hear.) Restrictions of the like nature prevailed in New York and Tasmania. He was so satisfied that the bill would constitute a great boon to the :public, that he was prepared at any trouble or cost to himself to extend its blessings to the indus trial classes, (Hear.) Mr. PEASE seconded the motion, declaring that it would be one of the greatest boons yet conferred upon the industrial classes ; nor would it restrict the liberty of the subject of what the house was naturally very jealous. It would promote religion, education, and common decency. He pointed to the fact that the Sunday school teachers were universally in favour of the bill, who saw much of the evils of drunkenness, in proof of its efficacy. He beggedthe house to let the bill go into committee, where the bill could be amended. _ Capt. JERVIS moved that the bill be read a second time this day three months. Drunkenness had not increased ; but, on the contrary, had greatly diminished from year to year, and yet they were asked to make it a penal offence. The system of petitioning that had been adopted in favour of the bill was of an extraordinary character ; a more care fully organised system had never been heretofore witnessed. (Hear, hear.) The petitions had been in the course of pre paration for some months, and all at once the house was everwhelmed with them. And then some of the petitions had been proved to have been forged. Notwithstanding the restrictive act in Scotland, it did not appear, from the returns, that drunkenness had lessened, or that the con sumption of spirits had decreased. (Hear, hear.) He was told that the petitions were got up by a society the members of which paid ss, a year, but which had other objects in view than the closing of publie houses on the Sabbath—namely, reduction of the income tax, and no examination of weights and measures. (Laughter.) The result of the passing of the bill would be (and in his opinion he was borne out by the opinion of Mr. Arnold the magistrate) the illicit sale of spirits on the Sunday. He saw no reason why excursion ists and others should be deprived of refreshments on the Sabbath. Instead of working men using public houses under good management and proper police supervision, drinking clubs would be established all over the country, as was the way in Scotland. (Hear.) Cottages a little way off the towns were advertised for, and rules drawn up for their guidance, that the members should not split. (Laugh ter.) His experience in the army showed that the more openly soldiers were permitted to drink, the less drunken ness was there. If a colonel shut up a canteen it usually led to an increase of drunkenness. Mr. K. SEYMER seconded the amendment. He de precated the language, such as " canting hypocrites," used by the journals in the publichouse interest towards the hon. member for Hull (Mr. Somes), and those who acted with him, as he believed they were thorougly sincere in what they were doing. Enactments of this kind would not promote the morality of the people. Would it not be un just to prevent a working man, who walked for miles through the streets, probably oarrying a child, in order to see the green fields, to have his glass of beer to refresh himself, when they and others could go to their clubs, and drink what they liked. (Hear, hear.) Class legislation of this kind• would greatly irritate the people as in the past. (Hear.) This bill might be adapted to small villages, but could never be brought into operation in large towns. When they closed the Post-office on Sunday it was supposed to be an act in accordance with the feeling of the country, but as soon as it was effectuated the whole country rose against it, and it was rescinded by the house without a trial. Such would be the case if this bill were passed, and they would probably have a renewal of the Hyde-park riots. (Hear.) They would find it heard to separate John Barleycorn from the people of this country. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) He trusted the common sense of the house would reject the bill ; most assuredly if it were adopted the house would be compelled in a great hurry to rescind it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CLAY would do everything in his power to lessen drunkenness, but as he did not consider this bill would have that effect he regretted he could not support the proposition of his hon. friend and colleague. Were the bill endowed with a permissive character, like the Health of Towns Bill, he should be prepared to support its going into committee. Mr. HORSFALL supported the bill. He had obtained, since the mover of the amendment (Captain Jervis) spoke, a return of the consumption of spirits since the passing of the Forbes Mackenzie Act in Scotland, and instead of the consumption of spirits continuing the same as previously, there had been a falling off in the consumption in five rnlyear st of no less than 75,000 gallons. And the Royal sioners reported most favourably of the moral the chief effect of the change. Eighty-two out of n of i. The Chief towns in the country were in favour of the b r eported that member (Captain Jervis) represell Constable of Harwich, which the honezrable t the habits of the there had been a great improvernruenakenness and quiet on and gallant town, especially in regard to d of tho bill, so that they Liverpool petitioned in fe. act. A very large majority of rest on the w s abba the Sabbath. heven hundredva barrnen and barwomen of might get and he cited statistics in pool were in favour of the closing a t every town and rural v the householders of .L e ie P it would be found that a majority of the lags were polled of toe same opinion as the people o f inhabitants were bill wouldconfer The bill c o o f n P fi u r b in i i a c t h i B o e r: thisl:th o pinion. Sra b Li ve rpoo • l were l o f b t t al c l asse s of this country. (Hear.) Mr. W. MART IN o pp osed the bill. If passed in its pre he bill w th er e e y pa o sse ld d o pre sent form the people would be unable to get ev en th e i r din _neirf a or v s i c u t p o p ry e robveeerron commontSabbath.heeen4 qu ickly find that they had str ung t h e bow to w tightly, feel- r i gs of irritation on the part of the people would be created, n and they would have a repetition of the Hyde Park riots, when the house would, as on that occasion, have to go through the undignified course of giving way to a mob pressure from without. People would drink actually out of spite, aed thus drunkennThey will d r i n k who e s u s e v • e o r u d d be promoted. rank before, And thole who always drank will drink the more (Laughter.) Mr. BAINES supported the bill. The signatures to the petitions in favour of the bill were tour-fold; those against, Which constituted a sufficient manifestation of the opinion of the public out of doors for the house to act upon. He was satisfied that the passing of the bill would elevate the moral and physical condition of the people. Originally he was opposed to this bill, not to its principle, but because he objected to the total closing of public-houses on the Sab bath, being in favour of evening closing; but he gave way to the desires of a body of respectable working m en who approved of closing public-houses on the Sabbath. Mr. PACKE apposed the bill o n account of its tyran nical character. Mr. LAWSON viewed the s ubject as a police question, considering that unless so viewed they would have no right to interfere is any way with the liberty of the people in re gard to the consumption of strong drink. He cited the opinion of the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Bruce) in favour of the bill, though he said he obj ec t e d t o i n t er f ere w i t h th e "recreations of the people." (Hear, hear.) The legislation of past years had been attended, beyond all dispute, by a diminution of drunkenness and this being so, it would be well for tho house to take a step in the same direction, because increased good could not fail to result from it. In order to avoid any appearance of hardship he should be willing to support in committee the insertion of a clause permitting public houses to be open for two hours per day to accommodate travellers; but merely to accommodate London was no reason why drunkenness on the Sabbath should be per mitted all over the country. (Divide, divide.) Sir G. GREY said he voted for the introduction of the bill out of respect to those who promoted it, but he could not shut his eyes to the fact that its promoters would not stop short of the provisions of this bill, were it adopted, but would seek to place a prohibition on all Sunday recrea tions whatever. (Hear, hear.) If the bill were passed, not a single glas.3 of beer or spirits , could be legally purchased throughout the whole of= England on the Sabbath--not from 11 on Saturday , evening till 6 o'cl , ck on Monday morning. (Hear, hear.) Now, he was bound to say, if the house was so ill advised as to pass this measure, its provisions could not be carried out. (Hear, bear.) Everything tended to show that drunkenness was greatly on the decrease all over the coun iry, and the right hon. Daronet cited figures with respect to persons taken into custody for drunkenness in the n3etropo litan district which supported his statement. In the last twoin:lr e t i a o s n e of of th 2,00 e 0 i n the me tropolis, e - op population. - And he could report a si milarl y im p roved state of thin g s tro y l e is a o th tw er i e the hadtaubdeiceng a the dim i n in Liverpool and other large towns, a circumstance he attri buted t the improved education and habits of th e p eo p le. The reaction which the passing of the bill would creato ire the minds of the people would be fr au g ht with dan g er, Th e habits of Scotland were different from those of En g la n d ; not obser vance of the Sabbath was in accordance with the desire of beer but spirits was chiefly consumed; an d a rigid that country. In London, at oue o'clock on Sunday, they would see crowds of young men and women respectably dressed fetching their dinner beer. Now why should they and many families be deprived of fresh beer, and compelled to bottle it and place it in a secluded place for use on Sunday. The bill would be a great injustice to excur sionists and others. He blamed the promoters of the bill for seeking by acts of Parliament to improve the morals and alter the habits of the public; by doing so they would retard the happy progress now taking place. (Cheers.) lie asked the house to reject the bill. Mr. H. BERKELEY referred to his committee of 18b5, and defended its acts, As to this bill he should oppose it as an attempt to cripple the liberty of the subject. (Divide, divide.) Mr. ADDERLEY rose amidst loud cries for a division. The bill was aimed solely against drunkenness, and it couldhe easily amended in committee so as to be adapted to the reasonable desires of the respectable class of the com munity, Sir S. M. PETO said, as one of the largest employers of labour in the country, he was not prepared to adopt a strin gent measure of this kind. They must deal equally be tween all classes, Let the seller and recipient of fish on the Sabbath be punished. He c ould su pp ort a bil l for a restriction of the hours of selling beer and s p irits o n the Sabbath, but he could not do otherwise than vote against the second reading of this bill. (Divide, divide.) Mr. NE WDEGATE would support the second reading, on the understanding that this bill was rendered permissive in committee. (Divide, divide.) Sir H. CAIRNS would support the bill, in the belief that it would lead to a restriction of hours. Sir J. SHELLEY opposed the bill. Mr. HUNT was in favour of a bill restricting the hours. Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN should vote against the bill, be cause it was not endowed with a permissive character. Mr. HARDY opposed the bill, and trusted the Govern ment would introduce one to amend the licensing system. The house (five o'clock) being very impatient for a divi sion, Mr. SOMES briefly replied, and being appealed to by Mr. AYRTON whether he would endow the bill with a per missive nature, stated that he should abide by the pre. amble. After a few words from Lord H. VANE, The house divided, when there appeared— For thegcond reading lO3 . . Agams Majority against The announcement was received with loud cheers by the opponents of the measure. The bill was consequently last. SHEEP AND CATTLE (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. SALMON FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. M'MA.HON postponed the second reading to Wed nesday next. METROPOLIS TURNPIKE ROADS ACT AMEND MENT BILL. Bill recommitted pro forma. FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Sir R. PEEL this bill was road a se cond time. He should propose to make a day sitting for it next Thursday ; he should then make a statement of the nature of this bill. SUPPLY.—DAY LICENCES. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, a resolution was agreed to in committee of ways and means to fix the charge for occasional licences to sell beer, spirits, or wine at 2s. 6d. per day, such licence not to exceed six days in all. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned shortly before six o'clock. FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, EIGHT O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. ASCOT RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ROYAL HUNT CUP. Victok .... Glenorchy The Knave 3 Twenty-nine ran. SCRATCHED —Catch'em Alive, Zelle, and Polynesia. SWEEPSTAKES. Santhal Dirt Cheap . Lord of Linne ELEVENTH TRIENNIAL STAKES. Becky Sharpe 1 Catastrophe Mdlle. de Chesnois Eight ran. CORONATION STAKES. Lady Augusta Fantail 3 Grafton Lass Five ran, ASCOT DERBY STAKES. Oneaander Queen Bertha 2 .. 3 Blue Mantle Seven ran. FERN HILL STAKES. Tomato Lady Abbess Midnight Mass Five ran. VISITORS' PLATE. Millionaire Paste Vinegar Hill . Nine ran. FIFTH BIENNIAL STAKES. Sac,charometer Judea •. •• Tom Fool Nin© ran. NAVAL PROMOTIONS—This Evening• The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this afternoon : Commander—David Miller, to be Captain. F. W. Sutton (B), engineer, to t he Indus, as supernuw merary. Edward Tewell, acting engineer, to the Orlando. Asia Thomas Catehpool, assistant-engineer, to the , f o r the Charger. Thos. Scott (B), to the Cumberland, as supernumerary. J am es Legate, to the Edinburgh, for tenders. • HEALTH OF LONDON, - (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) In the week that ended last Saturday the total number of deaths registered in London was 1,296, exhibiting a slight increase on that of the previous week, which was 1,259. The average number, as ob tained from the returns of corresponding weeks in the ten years 1853.62, and corrected for increase of population, is 1,139. The number contained in the present return is, therefore, 157 more than it would have been if the average rate of mortality had pre vailed. The births in last week exceeded the deaths in the same period by 701. Sixty-eight deaths from smallpox were registered last week, 21 of which occurred at the age of 20 and upwards. Typhus was fatal in 46 cases, diarrhea in 12, scarlatina in 78, measles in 39. Of 178 deaths assigned to diseases of the respira tory organs, 93 were caused by bronchitis, 54 by pneumonia, Bby asthma. Phtbisis was fatal in 159 cases. The son of a labourer, residing at Plum stead, died from the effects of poison , the paper on the walls of the bedroom containing large quantities of arsenic, A girl, aged 14 years; died in the West minster Hospital from tetanus. A man, aged 57 years, died from car buncle. The dea th s of four persons were cause d b y delirium tremens, and one person died from intemperance. Six deaths oc curred from burns or scalds ; five children and one adult were suffocated. The deat hs of two nonagenarians were recorded ; wer e aged respectively 9 4 and 98 . week the births of 1,005 boys and 992 girls, in a 1 1 5,997 children, were registered in London.ilP the ten corresponding weeks of the - eats 185362 ,be average number (corrected) was 1,170,