The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-14 00:00:00

MONEY XARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The official minimum of the Bank of England remains at 6 per cent., the directors, at their weekly court to-day. not having deemed it expedient to make any alteration for the present. A good inquiry for accommodation has been experienced in the open market this morning, and the rate for the negotiation of first class bills is 5 per cent. This change, however, is not only in exceptional instances, 5t per cent. being the more general term. Money is abundant, and the future is regarded with satisfaction. ihare The Tasmanian, from the West Indies, has E s ' brought £435,730. C' A special meeting of the shareholders of the Bri s. - tish and American Exchange Banking Corporation 81 was held t o -d a y, f or cons id er ing the terms of ama l ga - Illation with the London and Colonial Bank. Mr. Jamieson occupied the chair; and the resolutions as 81 , recommended by the directors were unanimou s ly 8' carried. The name of the new institution is to be 1 12 the International Bank Limited, with a nominal E. capital of £1,500,000 in shares of £5O each, of Which £l5 is to be paid up. The last week's raiLway receipts, ascertained up 2625 to this day, are, in round figures, as under : 1864. 1363. B' Great Western North - Western South-Western Brighton . 20,763 21,298 el Midland Lancashire and Yorkshire 43,650 38,430 . Great Eastern Great Northern North British Bristol and Exeter North Eastern 59,367 54,148 !! Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 18,950 16,959 ' si These returns, when compared with those of the et same period of last year, are generally of a very °„ satisfactory character. On the Great Western there , It o is an increase of £4,280, on the North-Western of 25 £8,790, on the South-Western of £2,299, on the n Midland of £2,631, on the Lancashire and York. V shire of £5,220, on the Great Eastern of £2,652, ic on the Great Northern of £5,611, on the North 5 2 ( British of £1,121, on the North• Eastern of £5,219, 1 2, and on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of 8 81 £1,991, Two o'CLocK. 8 At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's fi te►egram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 55c. _ Firm. Firmness has been imparted to quotations through a rumour that the authorities at Denmark are sh actively seeking for a peaceful termination of the 11 war. But there are other favourable influences at Sk work, such as the hope of cheap money and a good 2 2 ; harvest, which are also affording strength to prices. I! The English Funds are better than last evening, 1 , and Consols are quoted 90Z- for money, and 901 1 , 91 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced 1.1 Annuities are 89a t.; India 5 per Cents., 1041 i and do. 4 per Cents., 99a. The principal feature in the Foreign Market, which is generally firm, is a rise of 3i per cent, in et, tho Confederate Loan, viz., to 76 78, upon the con- t firmation of the resignation of Secretary Chase, IA Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691 ; do. Con- 1: solides, 511 1 ; Greek, 24i 25; Mexican " x. all,'" 29 1; do New, 26a 26i ; Spanish Passive, 29 1; ii and do. Certificates, 10 1. et , The dealings in the Railway Share Market con tinue moderately active. The settlement of the l ° accounts, however, has occupied the principal at tention of the dealers and speculators, and prices in ti most instances have shown considerable buoyancy. 11 Great Northern A Stock have improved £5; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, Midland, Caledonian, and si North Eastern (Berwick), each £2 ; North Western, et , £1 103 ; Great Western, £1 ; and Great Eastern, i , £1 15s. The Foreign and C o l o nial undertakings remain in limited request at about previous rates. Bank and Mis3ellaneoas Shares continua du' although an upward movement has taken place in values. London and Colonial realise 23 21 ; Me. 'I tropolitan and Provincial, 281 29 ; Alliance, 674 1 68 Union of London, 63, 69 ; International Fin. - sncial, 104 a ; London Financial, 2812 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 901; Ebbe Vale shares are quoted /t, prem.; Maritime Credit, 11 2 prem.; and Thames Plate Glass Company, 11 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Aug 9 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent B 9l 1 New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 Atunuties, 30 yrs, expire &th Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 _ March. June. 4 dis par Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct. Del Account,. 240 INDI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10 3 / 4 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 .... Do Account.... Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 . 99a Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ... . 91 3 / 4 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ...... c..... Do 5 3 / 4 per Cent., May, 1879; ll4l Pu Isends£l.ooo Do under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Do 1859.. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4 3 / 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 B6l Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do Account 9l Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 371 Minima 6 per Cent .. — Do 3 pee Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent, 1864 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per,Cent lO2l 3 21 Do, Second Issue * . Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 241 Do Account Do Coupons Do Account.... - ~, — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 Italian 5 per Cent.(lllaremmana. Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do 6 per Cent, 1864 Do French Scrip, Ex. 251 20e.. — dis Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ..... Ditto Scrip, £23 paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do Account — ' Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7 2 '9, '6O, 62,'3 47/ 8 71 8 7 Do Account Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent., 1850 — Do 3 per Cent 1859 .. Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do Anglo-Dutch . ... — Do Scrip, £3O p a id - pm Sa rdinian 6 per Cent B5 L' o B p .v !i. : ll o i2 4 .ll. h e c 3 c c o o p u u e n u r t t c e n t - . —' -u0 New Deferred DoAccount „ nut Swedish, p—i s AccountrC.4e Massiver p t r o . 1 e ( . t _ l -: .n. _ ...... 10 i 10 Do I ke , • oop not funded lint Tvprkoiti°Ahece6lPopl'io:rtt9;ati.dV3sl _ Plu 92 Do 6 per C ent. iWi m • Do Accou n t .• - . 7l/ Do £lOO 80nd5...: 7ll .Do 6 per Cent. I* - e. . Do Account Do £lOO Bonds .... ' 1863 . Do . Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent . . .......... N'enezuel a 3 per Cent. ......................... Do Account.... .................... Do 6 per Cent., 1892 . Do Account. ......... 57 / ............ . Dividends on the above payabl . e . in L do , Amstrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. on 4 Belgian 4i per Cent., Ex. 231.. E "' Do Account ............... ... 98 i . Dutch 2 3 / 4 per Cent., Ex„ 12 Gai1........ 62/ Do 4 per Cent. Certill cater .......... 100 French Rentes, 2 per CE. lit.. ........... Italian, 5 per Cent., 186.1, Ex. 25 francs.. 68 Do Accoun t Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. Pi ethnontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25' — THREE O'CLOCK eQu s olB MOR v 0., •,••11•11 ..... 9 01 i Do ACC°II,IO,t 5 t,( , 4 '.. 0 . INS T 51 11; " erNO ;c1 f or t he E truc` s , ew Y egl 4, .r the le SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing :Railways. Paid.' Price. $ ti g 91 85 47 124 121 6 7 35 26 16 17 90 92 106 1(8 51 52 7 8 138 140 157 150 128 13! 90 9 711 721 119! 124 69 71 10.9 tt6 93 45 1 117 1173 97i J33i 61; Csi 1135 114 1203 i 139 108 110 51 fsi 25 `,6 1(8) IG9j 83 3 / 4 61a i 97* 126 129 14 24p 78 8D 102 111 125 130 36 38 58 60 $5 1,7 94i SI4I 104 106 8 9 374 38/ 04 10 c. 7} Si 165170 6 7 3 4 p 105 110 S 5 37 11Th 17 98 7a 651 3.14. Gir., wol., and Str. Val. st Biythe.and Tyre. iu Bost.,Sleat,andMid.Co st Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian W .0.11• 5 0 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall 10 Do. B 10 Do A , tAni r cp et e s .p n a o ru d m il s 111 been paid to B. 50 Dublin ,t", Belfast June.' 15 Dun.,Perth,,t Ab. Juno.' St Edinburgh & Glasgow. at Glasg. and S. Western. St Great Eastern, Ord. stk at Ditto A Etock at Ditto East Anglian at st GreatNorthol Scotland st Great Northern.. •• •• • • it Do A ctOck it Do B do it Gt. S. and W. cl Irelan( , it Great Western st Do Str Val pa, stock it Lancashire gi; Yorksli;rei it London and Blackwell: it Lon., Brlght.,A 8, Coast it Lon., Chat., and Dover it Lon. & North Western it Lon. A' So..tla Western it Man., net., At Lincoln. ;0 Maryport and Carlisle. 2i Do t shares.. t *Metropolitan it Midland Do New . . at Do Binning. A Derby JO iJid. Gt W. of Ireland 15 Do. shares 16 Mid Kent ... 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 3t Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase ;t Do Leeds It Do York it Do Carlisle it North London [ 0 I Do New .1 6 . 4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction ) ;t Scottish Central it Scot N. E., Aber. stocl• It Do Soot. Mid. stock .0 Shrews, and Weiohpoo. it Shropshire Union It South Devon.... ;t south Eastern it South Wales t S. York. and River Dan Statnes,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington 16 Do :5 Do New, Ib6G ;t Taff Vale.. 0 Do B 0 Do C Ulster 15 Do _lO Do It Vale of Neatl ;t Victoria sta. and Pim ;t Waterford Kiltenny It West Cornwall it W. Hartlepool Har.alt t West Midland —Oxford et Do Newport ct Do Hereford BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Railways Paid. Price. Business done 190 'Xt!antic &St Lawrence all 59 61 Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Sk 100 1011 1021 102 /11 Ga. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares... 7l par 1 p 201 Buffalo and Lake Enron all ai 6 10 Do. Preference ...... all 8 9 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 100 77 82 6 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187', 100 Do. do. July 1,187: 100 77 81 100 Do. do. June I,IK, 100 77 82 st Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin, 100 98 1(0 at leapeTown r Dock Seri; 100 98 100 stock lEasin. Bengal gu. sp. , 100 104 106 stook lEast Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1(21 1-31 20 Do. do. U Ext..... 15 / 1 p 20 Do. do. 11 do. .. 15 stook Grand Trunk of Canada Wu 19 20 100 Do. let Pref. Bonds.. all 72 74 73 2 100 Do. Co. del erred. ..... all 6 64 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 66 68 601 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 55 57 100 Do. 3d PI el. stock ... all 48 5 100 Do. do. deterred...... all 43 15 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 29 31 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 28 30 stook 'Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.o 100 103 104 1031 ' 2O Do. New gun. sp. a... 12 / 4 Do. January, 1882 stook Gt. South.of India(Lim ,_,^naranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 1(2 20 / Gt. W. of Canada Share a ll 91 10 1 , 0 4 Do. lgew 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 89 01 89 100 Do. 5/ p. o. do. '77-8.. .. all 82 St 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 / d ip stock Madras.. guar., 5p.0. .. 100 104 1011 1001 stook Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 95 0 7 stock De. d 0........ 100 40 02 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock nelb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds. 100 50 01d b. & Hobson's Bay. all 77 59 100 Do. 7p. O. Rortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick & Cand.o Class A. and B all 3 N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds 100 82 84 stook eind.c,‘ (100 1011 10'1 s 1 oek! Do. Delhi 1 1 100 i 1001 1011 20 Do. do x 2 pr ip 30 De. Punjaub <-.11 all ,001 101 D e . Do. stock I Do. Indus. St . Flo. J I kW° 94 96 COLONIAL DOVER: MENT SECURITIES. - ,Can.Gor. C p.c.Ja &Jul) -1877-8 i . . lOO 100 tot 99 ICO - Do. A P.C. Feb. & Aug 100 162 IC4 - , Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept 100 102 114 - Do. Op. o. Jan.&July 10C 87 89 88 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 87 81 , Cape G.llope, op c,187:9 100 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1891• 100 109 11l - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 107 109 - :Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 - 111.auritius 6 per cent lOO 104 106 - I Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 1(06 1(8 N.8.G0v.6 p.c..ra.&Jul) 100 99 101 100 - I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & 001. 100 - -„ - ,N. G ov. 5 p c.,lSui 100 97 I' 9 - I Du. 6p. e.,18/1 to 1011 100 417 98 - I Do. d0.,1868 &upwdi , 100 07 98 98 71 - 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 - iNova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. - sterling, 1875 lOO 100 102 - Queensland G'cv. 6p. c lOO 103 101 - S Aus G6p.c.1878.&up„ 100 105 108 107 - Vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..tOuly 100 - - Do. to p.e. An.ALOot.. 100 100 i 110/ 1091 101 - - - - BRITISH MINES. 2 Hanibriau Consol. Gold 1 1 id - Amalgamated.. - 31 33 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 570 680 - East Bassett (Illogan).. 80 05 67 -• East Clogau Gold Ltd. -- - East Caradon ...... 2.14.6 284 201 - East Carn Brea.. - ;E. WlRussel (Tavistk )I 8.13.0 44 5 - I Gam.&St.Autqn(Gwen • 084 7 9 -Q reat South Polgus 'l7e 2} 21 - G. Wheal Vor (11c1ston, 40 29 31 - Grenville 6.16. ( 61 71 - er:,d's-Foot 8 .12 88 40 - ,11 ingston Downs 4.18.0 31 41 - I Lady Bertha - klargaret (eny Lelant 91 8 10 - - Nlarlte Valley.. 4 Ilyndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 24 12 1 d - New Setun l9l 75 85 - • North Downs 2l 14 2 - , I.Wll'l Basset (111o.ran 3.1.0 11 11 - North Wheal Crotty - Par Consols (.st. Blaze),, - - 20 , rrovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 78 40 - douth Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 455 475 - S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. - - - I S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 45 60 - {Stray Park 30.17.6 28 3 , ,1 - ramar Silv.& Lead Min - - - Pin Crort 9 16} 174 171 -- West Basset (Mogan).- 1i 9 10 -1V Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 15 17 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 8711 21f - I Wheal Buller (Redruth) 10 57 29 - Wheal Kitty (G.Lelant)l 2.0.6 - WhealLudcott I 3.5.8 1I 2 - Wheal Mary Ann ;Lien ) 8 13 15 - Wheal Setou 584 220 230 - , Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 I - Wheal Union 3.17 14 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 95 BANKS. &gra nndMistermA•n's (lim.), 116 4} Ditto (£5), 28 Alliance limo, 671 it 8i Ditto, new, k 2i Anglo Austrian, n Anglo-Italian, limited, 56 British and Californian, DM., Oi 6 Commercial Bank of India and the East, Ditto, issued at 10 pm., 2 , 4 Consolidated Bank, lim., 1 2 1 Continental, lint, 18 East London, lim., 81 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered,:22l 2 English and Swedish. 1 112 .. 1 6 . Hindustan, China, and Japan (Lim.), 311 41 Ditto, new, 221 Imperial Bank (Rm.). 3 3 Imperial Bank of India, .Z.lhina, and Japan, lira., 51 Imperial Ottoman, 181 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 6 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 18 London and Brazilian (lira.), 531 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 551 London, Birm., and S. Staffordshire, Um., 251 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 254 London and Colonial (lim.), 24 31 44 London, Hamburg Cont. Exchange, lim., 164 London Joint Stock, 50i 49 London and Northern, lim., 211 Mercantile and Exchange. Lim., 191 111 etropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 281 9 New Zealand Bank Corporation, lim., 11 6 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lira., 13/ South Eastern, Inn., 76 Union of Australia, 50/6 Union of London, 624 4 3 MISCELLANEOUS. inance, AM zo rr and Lard 9a u nna l d t c u i T r a lar, Trading, idni 2 in id2..g.F. A Au u s s i t r ra al l i ia an n il! r, Fin orn, Coniranv of African Merchants, 3i.. r - C lE,, r ga e ys d tp i d l n o i a b i Financial Corporation, 6t # Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 81 7, Gen. Credit and Finawe of London, lira., 7} Ditto. new, 41 Home and C donial Assurance, him , 6 Hudson's Bay, in Imperi .1 and I . lercantile Credit Asso., lira. , 9 4 Internationalncial lira., 10/ . International Land Credit. lira., 411 Joint Stock Discount, Ifm., 7t London Financial Association, 2sa Ditto, new , 2 London General Omnibus Company, 2 1 3 141 ,dras Imgration and Canal, Ditto, (all), 2 0 4 National Discount Company, lira., 151 Ditto, new, 12i lira.. 4s National Financial, Ocean rit ar i ne (Insurance) , 2 2 Oriental Gas (Urn.), pato, new, It Royal fall Steam,' 934 Telegrat li. Construe. and Maintenance, Um., 4i Warrant Finance, lim., West ladia and Pacitic Steam, TIM SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. - Wilde and a Special Jury.) 110PLEY V. 110PLEY.-EXTRAORDINARY CASE. Mr Kerslake, Q.C., Dr Wayabey, and Mr Day were counsel for the plaintiff, and the respondent defended his own case in person. The hearing of this case, which commenced yesterday, was resumed this morning. It was a suit instiststed by the wife for judicial separation on the ground of her husband's cruelty, and the respondent, who had been fortnerly a schoolmaster at Eastbourne, Sussex, and was sentenced to four years' penal servitude for having caused the death of one of his pupils by chastising him too severely, entered an appearance, and pleaded denial and condonation. Mr Kerslake, in stating the case, said that the parties were married in 1855, the petitioner being about 20, and the respondent 36 years old. The respondent had been educated for an usher, and was a person of considerable mental culture, zeal, and energy. Notwithstanding the disparity of years he had succeeded in obtaining the affections of the respondent, end the consent of her parents to their union, which turned out most uneertunate. After the marriage they resided at 22, Grand Parade, East b. urne, and there were three children issue of the marriage, who were living when the respondent opened a school and had several pupils. The parties went to Paris and other parts of the continent immediately after the marriage, and on the day when the ceremony was solemnised, the respon dent informed his wife that he did not intend to cohabit with her until she had received such training ac his hands as would qualify her to discharge her duties as the mother of her children. He said ho wished to make her a model wife. While she was pregnant with her first child he com menced a series of acts of the greatest violence, which con tinued until the period of his imprisonment for causing the death of the youth Reginald Channell Cancella. During the term of his confinement in gaol at Lewes, his wife acted with great kindness to him, and at the time of his libera tion, as he hld no home to go to, she allowed him to take up his residence with her at a cottage at Wakefield, in the neighbourhood of Eastbourne, which had been provided for her by her friends, which cir cumstance formed the found ation of the alleged condonation. The learned counsel read a letter from the petitioner to her mother, in which she spoke in high terms of her husband dating the period of their cohabitation, and said he was in structed to state that that letter was dictated by the respon dens ; he read also a letter which the respondent delivered to his wits, in which he accused her of not obeying his in junctions. He :aid, that in addition to acts of violence the n habit of using the most opprobrious respondent was in ts, ep ithets, such as calling liar "a dunce," saying that she was beneath the lowest of Lis et:.rvants, and he accused her of having caused the idiotcy of one tj their children by her mismanagement. Mrs Fanny Hopley, the petitioner, was examined by Dr Rowley. She said that her maiden name was Cobb, and that her father was a gentleman of independent means Rho resided at Eastbourne. The respondent visited at the house before the marriage. They went to Folkstone after the marriage, and his conduct there was harsh. They did not live together as man and wife until three or four days after the marriage. While on the continent he made the statement to her relative to her becoming " a model wife" before they cohabited. They returned to Eastbourne in about three weeks, and then by his direction. She commenced to study rules for her guidance in house. keeping which ho had laid down for her. (These rules were put in.) These were given at different times. In January, 1856, she was pregnant, and being angry at some mistake she made in the lessons he had set her, he struck her a violent blow, but she could not say whether he knocked her down. The next act of violence was in the February fol lowing, and she suffered so severely from his ill-treatment that. she was obliged to go to bed and send for a medical man. On the occasion of the birth of her first child he would not allow her to have a medical man, and she deli vered herself. Five days after the birth of the eldest child, he compelled her to go out with him in a fly. He took the child with then, and it was deposited in a hamper. (Laugh ter.) He assigned as a reason for making her go out that it would be n change. She had seen him beat the first child before it could walk, and frequently saw bruises and marks on its person in consequence. In the year 1857 he had thrown lesson books and copy books at her and frequently spat in her face. On one occasion when she swallowed a fish bone he said it was a great blessing for him she was about to be choked. He said he loathed the sight of her, and he had forbidden jeer to fondle her children, He said he could scarcely keep bin hands from her, and threatened to beat out her brains, and he also frequently kicked her in the bsck, Her eldest chili; had exhibited idiotcy early, and had been placed in Earlswooe'. Asylum, but she could not say whether the idiotcy took place before or after it had been beaten by her husband, They brought him to London for advice. He said the only mode of getting knowledge from her was by beating it out of her. She might have said that she married him merely for a home, but it was in consequence of his behaviour. He several times called her a "Mend" and a " demon." On ono occasion she left him and went to her mother's, but he hal sufficient influence over her to induce her to return. [The case was proceeding when we went to press.] SIIERIFFS' COUR I. (Before J. E. Davis, Esq., and a jury.) TIWItIPSON'S CRINOLINES AND THE PRINCESS OF WALES, -SINGULAR. ACTION.-HILMER V. RIDDLE. This was an action to recover a sum of money for engrav ing a copperplate, Mr Mathews appearing for the defendant. It appeared from the statement of plaintiff that a short time ago he was employed by the defendant to make an en graving of a pretty woman wearing a dress set out by Thompson's Prize Skirt Crinoline. Subsequently, how ever, the defendant changed his mind, and said he would have the face a portrait of the Princess of Wales, for which purpose a carte de visite was prepared. Plaintiff made a very good portrait, but he could not get his money. Mr Mathews, for defendant, called his client, who said that he went to an electrotyper to gave him an esti mate for electrotyping a plate. The electrotyper (Skinner) did so, and defendant considered hat it included the en graving. He did not give the order to Hilmer, but to Skinner, who delayed the work, and at last sent it home valueless. In the engraving the portrait of the Princess was very well done, but in the proof of the electrotyped block Skinner had shown the Royal lady with a :light moustache and a black eye. (Great laughter.) It being impossible that Thompson's crinolines would derive any degree of patronage under the circumstance defendant declined to pay for the work, but he did not object to the plate engraved. Skinner (the electrotyper) said his estimate did not in clude the engraver's charges. The job was a very difficult one. Witness did it as well as be was able, and there was no delay. The jury, after a very brief consultation, found for the plaintiff, SKINNER V. RIDDLE. This was an action without a jUry, in which plaintiff, an electrotyper, sought to recover for a block. Mr Mathews said it was utterly useless, and could not be said to be well done. An independent witness from the body of the court said it required touching with a graver, and the plaintiff in the last action said it required time to get it set. His Honour could not say that the proof from the block was at all complimentary as a portrait, and, indeed, when compared with the other engravings, was most inferior. Plaintiff must be non-suited, but perhaps HUD= would give him something. _ . (Tho reporter mas informed that a poem upon crino. line is in course of publication, and the block was re quired for purposes of illustration.) A VERY KNOTTY POINT. —A respectable woman, with an order to protect her property against her husband and his creditors, came before Mr Paget, and said the order had been granted on her application, six months ago, and she had been in business and doing well ever since. Her hus band was very persistent, and had applied to her to take him back ; she was very willing to do so, but was desirous ct ascartaining first whether lie could claim the property she had acquired, and, secondly, whether his creditors could make her property available for the payment of any debts he might have contracted. Mr Paget—Have 3 ou accepted your husband again ? The applicant—l mean to take him back, and forgive him, providing I shall not have to pay his debts. Mr Paget said that he would rather not answer the questions put to him. He was asked more particularly it the wire's property was liable to the husband's debts, if cohabitation was resumed. He would not answer the qUestion or give any advice on the subject. He had not all the facts before him, and he would not answer the ques tion on a mere statement. The applicant had better apply to a respectable solicitor and ask his advice on the subject. The applicant—May I live with my husband again., Mr Paget—lf you like. AN ALABAMA MAN ON THE WRONG TACK.—Ann Sim mons, a well-known thief, was brought before Mr Paget charged with stealing a silver watch and a coat, the pro perty of James Higgs, a seaman, who belonged to the Confederate steamer Alabama, and was on board of her in the late engagement with the Federal steamship Kearsage. Higgs has been living with many of his shipmates at Conroy's lodging-house, No. 134, Ratcliff Highway, and tlte Palmetto flag has been hoisted there. Higgs tell in w;! 1 1 a girl a few days since ; she took him to the prisoner's house in Bluegats-fields. He was drugged there and fell asleep. When he awoke next morning another woman was lying alongside of him. His coat and watch were gone, and the woman he found by his side denied all knowledge of the property. He asked for his waistcoat, which was brought to him by the prisoner, and he sent out for a half gallon of beer, which the prisoner, the other woman, and himself partook of. Subsequently two pawnbrokers' dupli cates were sent to him at Conroy's lodging house. Two pawnbrokers produced the watch and coat. George Petty, a police constable, No. 90 K, said the prisoner told him the Alabama man came home with Kate Hurley, who left him, and Lydia Wood then supplied her place and remained with the sailor. It was Kate Hurley who pawned the watch end coat, 111 T Paget remanded the prisoner for a week. MARKETS—This Day, MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WELKEY AVERAGES.— Wheat, 41s 9d ; barley, 278 8d; oats, 2 it: 10d ; rye, 28s 9d ; beans, 368 ld ; and peas, 32s Bd. THE SIX WEEKS' Av ER LOES..— Wheat, 41s 2d ; barley, 27s 11d ; oats, 20s 7d ; rye, 3ls Od; beans, 355 6d ; peas, 33s 6d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEL---Wheat, 78,909 ; barley, 1,138 ; oats, 3 ) 366 ; rye, 138 ; beaus, 2,225 ; peas, 339 quarter®, METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market, to-day, was well supplied with beasts. All breeds moved off slowly at a decline in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and - crosses sold at 5d per Sibs. T mu tton trade was somewh a t h eav y, at barely late rates. The he bestshow Downs realised was moderately extensiv e, and the 55 4d per 81 bs. Lambs were in : e f wa sh e p s hort supplY, and steady re ques t , at , full currencies, viz., rimeta trade ;7 f r om 5s 8d to 7s per Bibs. , as inactive on ; f orm er terms. The supply of calves was extenb:Ye. Pigs an d mulch cows sold heavily a t l a t e rate s. Per Bibs. t o s i n k the o ff a l. a. d. s. d. S. d. s. d C nd 4 2 Pme. s' thdown d 0 .5 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 L argo orse . calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, eZe. 4 10 6 61Primecrs-wool d 0 .4 8 5 0 Seeoquality do. 3 R u r r s s e e .:in i a f f ..beaste 3 2 3 0 Prime small d 0... 4 10 5 0 sheep 3 6 4 0 ...5s 8d to 75 Od. Large hogs ...... 3 6 4 U 6 Small porkers..., 4 2 4 6 22 s ; an d quarter-old store pigs, TOTA.I. StlrrLY. .... 1 400 1 Beasts ... ..... , Sheep.. 150 i Sh and lambs.. • • 1 0,100 1 Calves ............ 7301 Pigs ............... 250 Second2o Suckling t c o k 2 li ) n s g e qualityac c a it ilv . e°3l:lll2b ts :: POREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .............. 630 Sheep and lambs 1,800 Calves ............. . 641 Pigs ................ MEAT MARKETS. t ju altyflu'3l:l—Pitne ‘ls 2d to 4s 8d i and pork, NEVIGATE AND IiEIDENRA . LL.—The supplies of meat are seasenably good, and the trade is inactive, as follows : —Beef, from 3s Cd to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 5d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 5s Od to Gs Od; veal, :1 - s 8d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 45 6d per 81bs by the carcas e . beasts and sheep were in prices; otherwise, the trade was Od , mutton, 4s Od to Ss 2d ; taunt 5s 8d to Gs 8d ; se al,ve steady he S ay u : I r i e ß A q e L u e L e t s ' , slowly at our quotations :- 35 8d to 4 ' s 6d per Blba, to the offal. from 3s Gd to 6 8 0 , . 'A.—The supply of stock was scoson- Beef, from 3s Gd to 5s Lci , mutton, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; lamb, Gs Od to 7s Od ; ve al, 4s Od to .15 . 8,5 ; 11 _, nu pork, 3s Gd to 45 6d ROMFOILD, July per 81bs ; suckling calves, 16 s to 22s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20a to 265; and I=au '-' e "'vs, £l4 Os to £l3 Os each. ably good, and sales progressed. Ay MAREI2TS. • SMITHFIELD. straw, 4 Bto 8 £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and , 1 48 to £1 lOs per load. Z 4 10 Od ; clover, A fair trade. CUMBERLAND.' Os to £4 I.os ; clover, , £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and LI is to Zl. 108 per load. Trade inactive. adowlta WnrrEcHAr y, Z 3 Os to £4 103; olover, Tl m e a e d a o w 4 0 w h hay, 43. £1 Os to £5 103 Od ; and sL raw t 41 to 41 lOs per load Supply rather limited. COAL M Prim of Coal per Ton at s. d. t the olo®c of the market. llastings Hartley 3 Holywell ..... ...... 16 'Fantleld Moor 8 u t 0 5..1 3 6 , West Hartley ........1617 3 Wylam .............. 3 \Valls End. Hetton ..............IGIB 6 Halton .............. 6 T ans t a ll 16 6 Hebburn .......... a.t. Snips marks Walla End. Haswell ..............18 6 Hartl e p oo l ..is 3 East Hartlepool 18 3 Haugh Hall 17 6 K elloe . ... • 17 3 South lelloe 17 6 Brzddyll'a Ilotton •17 3 South Raton 19 6 Byron ..166 9 A, 48 ; sold, 44. GEORGE 13owYER.—We ob serLvEeTtThEaßt FSltir%l SlReorge Bowyer has given the fol lowing rap over the knuckles to the Morning Advertiser : Sir —I see in your paper of the 11th a s t a t ement t h a t " it is not denied—indeed it is admitted"—that Monsignore Talbot and Monsignore Howard hays been rent here by the Pope to deliver a mandate to the Irish members to vote against the GOVCTIIITICIat. There is not one word of truth in that statement. Nonsignore Howard has not come here ; and Monsignore Talbot has come over to visit his brothei, ' Lord Talbot de Malahide, and his other relations, and not for any political business whatsoever. No mandate nor any communication has been made by him, or any one else, from Rome to the Irish members. I hope that, as a matter of fairness, you will publish this letter. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--This Day, WESTMINSTER. A FEMALE IMPRISONED WITHOUT A FlNE.—Mary Anne Clarke, a married woman, and of a most viulent dis position, was charged before Mr Selfe, with assaultin Ellen M'Gowan, also a married woman, who, in conse quence of a wound inflicted on her head by the prisoner, was obliged to be taken to the Hospital. It appeared that the complainant and prisoner lived at No 8, Great Petet-street. About 12 o'clock yesterday, the prisoner attempted to break in the door of complainant's room without any provocation having been given by the complainant. The latter about two o'clock went to the Police-court to get a summons for the damage. On her return she saw the prisoner, who told complainant that if she got hold of her she would kill her. Complainant, who is near her confinement, then went into a room and remained there till the evening, wishing to avoid the prisoner. In the course of the evening the complainant left the room, but she was no sooner in the presence of the prisoner than she gave her a heavy blow on her head with a blunt instrument, which she had succeeded in concealing somewhere. Complainant bled severely from the wound, and was taken to the hospital. She afterwards attacked complainant's husband with some gingerbeer bottles, which she flung at him. She also (the same day) broke open the shop door of the landlady's part of the house. Each complainant gave evidence, and said that the prisoner bad no provocation to act as she had done, and that on former occasions she ought to have been brought to that court. Par Solfe observed that she was a violent and most dan gerous woman, and must be punished. She was sent to prisoner for a month, and was held to bail to keep the peace for the same period. MARLBOROUGH-STREET= EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION.—REFUSAL TO GIVE ur A DEAD BODY.—Mr Pearce, barrister, accompanied by Mr Wall, of the firm of Smith and Wall, New-inn, Strand, attended before Mr Knox this morning under the following circumstances t.-7. Mr Pearce said he attended on behalf of the executors of a gentleman to apply for a warrant against a person named Herman, who kept a cafe in Dean •street, Soho, but as he observed that person in court, perhaps he would give such an explanation as would not necessitate his doing so. The dead gentlemen had for some years resided at Chelsea, but unfortunately for him had ben decoyed into the house of Mr Herman, and after being there little more than a month, during which time he had led a very diss'pated life he was found dead in his bed. An inquest was held on the dead body, and the executors sent in a leaden coffin, and made the necessary arrangements for the deceased's inter ment at a cemetery, but on the deceased's friends going to Mr Herman's to remove the body Mr Herman refused to permit them doing so, setting up a claim for more than £l.OO, although the deceased had spent nearly £e.oo during the few weeks he had been staying at the caftL He (Mr Pearce) wished to state that there was no excuse for Mr Herman acting as he was doing, as the executors were persons of undoubted respectability, and would satisfy every claim, if just. Mr Knox asked whether the body was still at the cafe. Mr Pearce said it was, and that the executors could not get it away, although the undertaker had gone with the hearse for it. Had Mr Herman not been present ho should have asked for a warrant against him, so that he might show cause why he detained it. With regard to the coffin, that was clearly the property of the executors, and being of less value than £l5 his worship had jurisdiction in the matter. It was no doubt an offence at common law to keep a b ov e ground, and had the body not been soldered a do b : dy ma sufficient nuisance for interference could have been caused. Mr Herman said he was told his bill should be settled before the body was taken away. Mr Knox said Mr Herman's claim was against the exe- tutors. Mr Herman said that he should not be able to get his money for a long time. Mr Knox —Suppose I order the cof f in to be given up, and leave you with the dead body. Mr Pearce said he could give the names of gentlemen who would pay any just demands. Mr Knox said Mr Herman could go to a court of justice and assert his claim, but as for thinking he could detain a dead body, that was all - nonsense. Mr Herman had evi dently been speculating upon that melancholy transaction. He would tell Mr Herman that the result of the offence would be that he would be left with a deady body, and get no money at all. Mr Herman refusing to give up the body, Mr Knox said he would order an immediate detaining summons to be made out, and would order—supposing MI Peurce's case made out—that the coffin should be given up, and then the Board of Health could interfere and make Mr Herman do something with the body. Mr Pearce said that surely, if Mr Herman had one spark of decency left, he would give up the body, and he would then find no difficulty in the matter. A summons was ordered to be made out. Mr Knox told Mr Herman that the summons would issue, and he might depend upon it that, if ho touched the coffin, with the view of taking out the body so as to detain it, he would be sent to prison. He considered Mr Herman's conduct a disgrace to humanity, and he .had no hesitation in saying that his conduct, in supplying 'he de ceased with drink and the means of dissipation, had accele rated the unfortunate man's death, The summons was then ordered to issue forthwith. THAMES. (From the Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday July 12—Wednesday, July 13.) ADMIRALTY, JULY 12. Her Majesty, by her order in Council of the 9th of July, 1864, having been graciously pleased to sanction certain arrangements proposed by the Board of Admiralty with a view to the advantage of the naval service, the Lords C,om missioners of the Admiralty hereby give notice of the mode in which the arrangements in question will be carried into effect : " FIRST, AS RELATES TO CAPTAINS, The active list of captains to be reduced from 350 ;0 300. " 2. The existing system of placing on a retired list all captains who may from time to time attain the age of GO without having served in their present rank to be extended to captains who may attain the age of GO and have served a portion of but not the full sea time required to qualify them for promotion to the active list of flag-officers. Such officers to receive retired pay as follows : "If on the 10a. Gd. half-pay list when retired, 18s. per diem. "If on the 12s. 6d. half-pay list when retired, 20s, per diem. "If on the 14s. 6d. half-pay list when retired, 20s, per diem. " Such officers to assume the rank and title of Rear- Admiral at the time they would have obtained their flag by seniority had they remained on the active list, and then to receive retired pay at the rate of 25a. per diem, subject, however, to the proviso contained in paragraph 7. "3. The above system of retirement to be extended to captains who may have attained the age of 55, provided they be willing and desirous to accept the same, subject to the proviso contained in paragraph 7. When the active list of captains shall have been reduced to 300 no captain shall be eligible for retirement under this clause who has not been five years on that list. "4, Captains who shall be found physically uLfit for service may, at the discretion of the Board of Admiralty, be allowed to retire irrespective of age, at the several rates of 13s. or 20s. a day, according to their standing on the list, provided they shall have served at sea in the ranks of lieu tenant, commander, or captain a combined period of 15 years, and if less than that period of service at the rate of 16s. a day. Such officers to be allowed to rise in rank and pay with other captains of their standing, subject to the proviso contained in paragraph 7. "5. A limited number of captains who may have attained the age of 50, and who are not desirous of further employ ment, to be allowed, at the discretion of the Board of Ad miralty, to retire on the foregoing conditions, and subject to the same proviso. When the active list of captains shall have been reduced to 300 no further retirement of officers to take place under this clause. " 6. Captains who may arrive at their turn for promo. don to the flag list without having served the time required to qualify them for their active flag to be placed on the list of reserved rear• admirals. " These officers, and also such officers as may under the provisions of the Order in Council of the Ist August, 1860, have been already promoted to the reserved flag list, to be allowed pay at the rate of 25s a day, subject, however, to the proviso contained in paragraph 7. "7. The increased rate of 25s per diem half pay to be extended to officers who, un.:er the provisions of the Order in Council of the let August, 1860, have already attained, or may hereafter attain, the rank of rear-admiral on the retired list, subject to the same proviso. All officers who are either now or who may be in future retired under the pro - visions of the order in Council of the Ist of August, 1860, to be allowed to rise to the higher grades on the retired flag list, according to the seniorities which they respectively held on the list of captains, but without receiving any further increase of retired pay or emolument. '• 8. No officer who was not on the active list of captains previously to the let of August, 1860, to be allowed more than the pay of 20s. a day on attaining the rank of rear admiral, unless he shall have completed one year's service at sea in the rank of captain. " SECOND, AS RELATES TO COII3IANDERS, "9. The active list of commanders to be reduced from 450 to 400. " 10. The existing system of placing on the retired list, ander the conditions specified in the Order in Council of August, 1860, all commanders who have not served within a period of 15 years, either afloat or in command of revenue vessels, or in the Coast-guard, or as mail agent or transport officer, to be extended to commanders who have not been so employed during a period of ten years, such officers, and officers of Greenwich Hospital of similar rank, to be per mitted to assume the rank and title of retired captain, on reaching the age of 60, or on attaining 15 years' seniority on the list of commanders, and to receive on their retirement pay on the scale provided for in the said order in Council, with this difference only,—that officers who shall in future retire will be allowed to reckon their service in the Coast guard on shore, or transport service on shore, as half the same period served at sea, instead of one-third as at present. " 11. The same plan of retirement, with its corresponding benefits of rank and retired pay, to be extended to com manders who may have attained the age of 55, provided they be willing and desirous to accept the same. " 12. A limited number of commanders who may have attained the age of 45, and who are not desirous of further employment, may be retired on the foregoing condition, at the discretion of the Board of Admiralty. When the active list of commanders shall have been reduced to 400 no further retirement of officers to take place under this clause. "13. Commanders who have already been removed from the active to the retired list of that rank, under the pro visions of the Order in Council of August, 1860, as well as those who may hereafter so retire, to be allowed to assume the rank of retired captain on attaining 15 years' seniority, but without any increase of half-pay or widows' pension, beyond that authorised by the said Order in Council. "THIRD, AS RELATES TO LIEUTENANTS. " 14. The active list of lieutenants not to exceed 1,000, instead of 1,200, the number at which it is at present fixed. " 15. Lieutenants who have completed 15 years sea ser vice in that rank, and who have attained the age of 45, to be allowed to retire with the rank of retired commander. Such officers to receive retired pay, and their widows to be allowed pensions on the scale provided for in the Order in Council of August 1, 1860, with this difference only—that such officers who shall in future retire shall reckon their service on the Coast-guard on shore, or transport service on shore, as half the same period served at sea, instead of one-third, as at present. " 16. Lieutenants who are either now on the reserved or retired list, or who may be in future retired under the pro• visions of the Order in Council of August 1, 1860, and lieutenants of Greenwich Hospital, to be allowed to assume the rank of retired commander on attaining 15 years senio rity, but without any increase of half-pay or widows pen sion beyond that authorised by the Orders in Council under which they were respectively retired," SHIPPING--THIS DAY, LONDoN, July 14.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little c10t: 4 3 7 . DAuTIOITTH , a July 13.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Ag memnon, front - .London for liurrachee. Sailed—Red Jacket, for Malta. K IN GROAD, July a 3 Wind N.B.—Arrived—Julia, from Havannah. CARDIFF, July 13.—Wind N,W.—Sailed—Margaret Jane, fcr Gibraltar. NX.—Sailed—Ward Chap. L I btERICK, July man, for Quebec. .—Arrived—Zillah, from TuALEE, July 13.--Winn°T.sE OFF HURST CASTLE, July 14.—Arrived—Ellona, steamer, from Alexandria. L ova re FOYLE, July 14.—Arrived—Nortir American, screw steamer, from Quebec. (BY aIAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning; Arrived, July 13—Ebenezer, from K onigsberglert, from Guernsey — Trea sure, from Oporto—Marie, from Bruges—Hero, from Eggersund. Arrived, July 14—S icka and Dannbrog, from Gothenburg —Zuma and Ellen, from Guernsey--Sophia, from Helsing borg—Trio, from Hudickswall. Sailed, July 13—Osbert, for Ascension. Saied, July 14—Oporto, for Lisbon--Julia, for Yoko hama—St. Mango, for New York —City of Hamburg, steamer, for liqvre. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, July 13—Hero, from London for Madras, Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market strong, but rather easier tone. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. Imports, 2,439, Previouoy, 5,337. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 21 per mule pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.20 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is rather more than 1-ICth per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per ma r and the short exchan7 ou London is 13.51 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3-10 the per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. --- PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—It is said, in the best informed circles, that the Parliamentary session will be brought to a close on the 29tb. or 30th inst. DIE BEGINNING OF THE END.—The Ministerial fish dinner is fixed for Saturday week, and it is expected that the remaining Parliamentary business will be got through by Saturday fortnight. VISIT OF SIR JOHN PAKINGTON TO THE CHANNEL FLEET.—Yesterday Sir John Pakington, with whom was Rear-Admiral Charles Eden, C. 8., and Rear- Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, visited the Channel Fleet at Spithead. Sir John Pakington also inspected the cupola ship Lion of the St's, moored iu Fortsmeutb. harbour, Business done. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, LIVERPOOL RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CRAVEN STAKES. .. • Zisca 3 Holstein £3O HANDICAP PLATE. Beeper Gipsy Girl Hopeless Eight ran. MOLYNEUX CUP. Windham Fantail The Clown Five ran. AINTREE PLATE. Alice Leigh Cutaway Sluggard Four ran. LATEST BETTING, LIVERPOOL CUP. 2to 1 agst Black Deer (taken) 7 to 2 agst Clown (taken) 9to 2 agst Ghillie Callum (taken) STAMFORD RACES-THIS DAY. ST. LEGER. Birchbroom 1 Brindiei Lady Hylda Three ran. WELLA.ND STAKES. Tomfoolery BURGIILEY HANDICAP. Bradamante East Lancashire Early Purl Eight ran. CITY BETTING—THIS D.Y. LIVERPOOL Cur. 3to 2 agst Black Deer 2to 1 agst Ghillie Callum sto 1 agst Stanton sto 1 agst Clown 10 to 1 agst any other THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening, ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal assent was given by commission to the fo lowing bills :—Tlnion Assessment Committee Act Amend ment—Coventry Free Grammar School—Superannuation (Union Officers) Government Annuities Act—Divorce and Matrimonial Causes—Greek Loan—Life Annuities and Life Assurance—Worcester, Bromyard, and Leomins ter Railway Settled Estates Act Amendment Durham University—Sunningdale and Cambridge Town Railway-Argyllshire Roads—lndependent Gas Company— New Quay and Cornwall Junction Railway—Midland Railway (Bath and Tliornbury)—Leeds, Bradford, and Halefort Junction—London and South Western Railways —oswestryand Newton and other Railways (arrangements) —Llandilo and Teiffo Valley Railway—Bodmin Railway— London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway—(Tunbridge Wells)—Scottish and North Eastern Railway—Southamp ton and Netley Rai way—Rammell's Patent—Furness Gas and Water—Hayling's Railway—London Docks, St. Katherine's Docks, and Victoria Docks Amalgamation — Stockport and Ashton Roads—Wisbeach Water—Grand Western Canal and Bristol and Exeter Railway— Newry and Armagh Railway—Carnarvon and Llanberris Railway--Fleetwood Docks—Vale of Crickhowell Rail way—Crieff and Methvin Junction and Branch Railway— Finchley, Willesden and Acton Railway—Londonderry Improvement—Cheddar Valley and Yalton Railway— Wersum Valley Railway—Pembroke and Tenby Railway—Wellington and Drayton Railway—Helston and Penryn Railway—London and North Western Rail way—London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (No. 2)— Shrewebury and Welchpool Railway—Charing-cross Rail way—Peeblesshire Roads (No. 2)—Belfast Improvement (No. 2) —Kingston and Eardsley Railway—Southern Railway—Ardrossan Ilarbour—Bolton Improvement — Great Northern Railway (Barnet Branch) —Wallasey Embankment—Llanelly Harbour Improvement—Maccles field, Bollington, and Maple Railway—Walford and Edge ware Junction Railway. The Lords' Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Viscount Sydney, and Earl St. Germans. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the woolsack at the usual hour. PERILS OF RAILWAY TRAVELLING. Lord BROUGHAM called attention to this subject, and said it was exceedingly desirable that some steps should be taken to insist on some arrangement by which the pas sengers in railway carriages should have mean of com municating with the guard. On foreign railways the sys tem was universal. He concluded by asking whether the Government intended taking steps to compel railway com panies to effect such a desirable object. Earl GRANVILLE said the subject was engaging the attention of the Government. His experience of foreign railways was, that whilst the guard could communicate with the passengers, the passengers could not communicate with the guard. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time :—Whitby Water—Bourton on the Water Railway—lsle of Wight Water—Hamilton and Streathern and Caledonian Railway —Clyde Navigation—Bristol Port Extension Railway— Stockport Distrist Water—Blyth and Lyme Railway— Torbay.and Brigham Railway—Midland Railway—North London Railway (Additional Powers). PENAL SERVIIUDE. The Commons' amendments to this bill were then taken iato consideration. The Earl of SHAF TESBURY moved that their lord-ships insist on their amendments. Clause 4 provided that the ticket of leave man should report himself once a month, but their lordships were of opinion that such an arrangement would be pro ductive of much evil, and accordingly altered the clause so as to make compulsory upon the ticket-of-leave man to report himself after leaving the prison, and after that as often as might be agreed upon. The bill went back to Commons, where their lordships' amendment was objected to, and the clause was restored to its original state. He moved that their lordships insist on their amendment, as he would rather imperil the passing of the bill than agree to such a cruel and unnecessary provision. The result of making a ticket of leave man report himself once a month would in effect be to prevent him ever.obtaining honest employment, and under such circumstance the only course open to him was to relapse into crime. He contended that if thcseunfortunate men were taken by the hand at the proper time it would be the means of making them honest and in dustrious, but if they were thrust back into their old courses, by having to report themselves, as the bill now stood, evil, any not good, would be the result. The i',:irl of CARN ARV ON supported the amendments of the Coultav'us. (LEFT SPEAXINO•) HOUSE OF COlO/ 011 S — This Evening. The SFEAKER took the chair ht 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Sir M. BEACH took the oaths and his pest on his election for East Gloucestershire. ROYAL COiLMISSION. Sir A. CLIFFORD, Deputy 'Yeoman Ushet Pf the Black Rod, summoned the members to the bar of the Upper House to hear the Royal assent given by commis. sion to several bills for which see Lords' report. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Albert Bridge and Approaches —Erith Tramways—Water ford and Limerick, Limerick and Foynes, and Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railways—Waterford and Wex ford Railway and Rosslare Harbour—West London Docks and Warehouses—North Western and Charing-cross STANDING ORDERS REVISION, Colonel W. PATTEN moved for a seleot nunittee to revise the Standing Orders : — Mr Massey, Lod Stanley, Mr Edward Pleydell B ouver ie, Mr Milner Gibson, Mr Sotheron Estcourt, Mr Gathorne liardy, Lord Robert Cecil, Mr Ingham, Mr Edward Egerton, Dir outfield, Mr llassard, Mr Adair, elr Lowe, Colonel French, and Colonel Wilson Patten. Power to Bend for persons, papers, and records ; Five to be the quorum. The hon, and gallant member said that it had been custom ary at the close of the session to ent, reconsider the standing orders with a view to their imp rovem availing themselves of the experience of the sessi. There were no less than 505 private bills this se.sion to bed ecided during the session and it was impossible to get thro c u o gh mm tl o t n e e m s o in tshoe t r he ahs c o o u m sto -: the t o IA I-1o :e s :It frith o f in r enableoit t ees them h o e f m in time. Of course they hal as much right a tla h in the House of Lords to have their standing ceders business. as lt they had had in this house in regard to private bus e i re been proposed to have a tribunal external to this house to deal with the facts of any private 1 bills, and to have the m erits considered by a committee et the house. lie did not feel, stew this proposition was made, that he could accede to it. A . proposal had also been made to reduce the numb, it of members of committees to two. He was also opposeel to that proposal, because he thought it would disturb pub lie confidence in the decisions of com mittees. He thoug' at it would be advisable to have the number of commits ces reduced from five to four, and to give the chairman a. double vote in cases of difficulty. Sir J. SHELLE Y said he thought more time should be given to consider th it; question. He gave notice that to morrow he would n love that the hon. baronet, the member for E versham (Sir I. Willoughby), and the hon. and learned member for the TOV :er Hamlets (Mr Ayrton) be added to the committee. Sir L. PALK dre' at attention to the unnecessary number of witnesses that wec:e called to prove a particular point, notwithstanding the intimation of the committee that they were satisfied with. reference to that point. The reply vir tually of counsel was that the committee would take the conduct of the bide into their hands. He thought that this subject should be one of the subjects on which the committee propcsed should decide, After some remarks from Sir J, FERGUSON and Mr A.YRTON, _ _ _ Mr N. GIBSON said he thought this question should be referred to the select committee of standing orders. .Mr HODGSON and Mr WHALLEY made a few observe- Lord STANLEY advocated the subject being referred to a select committee, and he considered that reducing the number of members of a committee to three would give the members greater responsibility, and be attended with benefit. There was no necessity for any new regulation relative to the admission of a number of witnesses to particular points, as that power was vested in committees. He contended that the real remedy to meet an evil which was manites, in regard to private bill legislation, was to extend the hours in the day on which committees sat, which at present were about three hours and a half. Lord E. HOWARD drew attention to the hardships inflicted in certain districts by bills being promoted for railways which it was never intended to construct, but which were intended merely to embarrass lanled proprietors in the neighbourhood. Lord R. CECIL said that a committee of the house should have the power to impose costs in the event of ftivolous objections being made to an undertaking. Mr MASSEY atr,reed with the noble lord (Lord R. Cecil) as regarded the infliction of costs, and he thought the ex periment by the hon. and gallant member (Col. W . Patten) was entitled to an experiment, although he saw serious dif ficulties in dealing with the subject. He thought the house should have sufficient confidence in the standing orders committee to allow the subject to be referred to that tribunal, in order that a national scheme might be agreed on, which from the zeal and intelligence of this committee might be expected to obtain the sanction of the house. Mr SOTHERN ESTCOURT wished his name to be withdrawn from the committee, which was agroed to. PRIVATE BILL REFEREES. On the motion of Col, W. PATTEN, that it was expe dient that referees should be constituted under the autho rity of this house for the more speedy and econo mical decision of certain questions of fact com monly arising in the proceedings upon private bills, the resolution was ordered to be an instruwion to the Standing Orders Commitee. CAPTAIN DE BURGH. Mr HANBURY asked the Under Secretary of State for War, whether Captain Da Burgh should be allowed to command the Uxbridge Yeomanry Cavalry when charges which are preferred against him are still unsettled ; and whether the order for the annual assembling of the yeomanry can be countermanded until the matters pending be cleared up ? The Marquis of HARTINGT ON explained that Captain De Burgh had satisfied the Lord Lieutenant of the county in reference to the complaints made of him. [LEFT SITTING.] Bank of England Return,•—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth Vietorip, cap. 32. for the week ending on Wednesday, the 13th day of July, 1564 ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes lamed ........X27,61=,675 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin Bullion 3,634,9"J0 Silver Bullion .... £27,645,675' £27,048,675 PARTIEENT. Government Seen- rities including Deadl eig-htAn unity) £11,172,125 Other Securities 20,365,384 Notes Gold and Silver 702,437 Coln £.33.319; , :36 '. MILLER. Chief Cashier. BA.Nlilli 0 D Proprietors' Capi tal Xl-1.553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 4.683,803 Other Deposits 15,082,746 Seven Day and other Bills 538,616 £39,319,230 N July 14, 186!. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.---This Day, OLD COURT. (Before the Lord Chief Justice Erie.) THE RUSSIAN FORGERIES OF ROUBLE NOTES. Carl Albrecht Abrahams, a foreigner, described as a labourer, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with feloniously uttering two forged Russian notes for the payment of 50 roubles each. Sentence deferred. THE CHARGE UNDER THE FOREIGN ENLISTMENT ACT. Sohn Seymour pleaded guilty to an indictment under the Foreign Enlistment Act, charging him with enlisting men as firemen on board a steamer called the Rappahannock in the service of the Confederate Government. Mr. Metcalfe, on behalf of the prisoner, said he had borne a very good character, and had for some years carried on the business of a shipping master ; persons came to him and he sent them to any ship which might be in want of hands at the time. Under such cir cumstances he engaged the mei4 as firemen on board of the vessel in question not knowing he was acting contrary to law. The Solicitor General, on the part of the Crown, said the object of the prosecution was rather pre vention than punishment. He was willing to accept Mr Metcalfe's explanation, and under the circumstances he would be quite content if the pri soner was bound over in his own tecognisances to appear when called on to receive judgment. The prisoner was accordingly liberated on these condi tions, and the learned judge told him that if he attempted to renew the offence he certainly would be called on, and would be sentenced to the full punishment provided by the law. THE LATE FOREIGN COMMERCIAL FRAUDS. Gustave Lhemann, 31, described as a merchant; Lucien Flatow, agent ; and Emile Werner, agent, were indicted for unlawfully conspiring together by false pretences and obtaining from Nicholas Tanco, Armero, and others, large quantities of silk and other pods to the extent of £2s,ooo,with intent to defraud. Lhemann and Flatow pleaded guilty, but the trial of Werner, who was admitted to bail, was by consent postponed until next session. SHOOTING WITH INTENT. Samuel Hubbard, aged 85, described as a seaman, was indicted for feloniously shooting at George Knight with intent to murder. There was a minor count reducing the offence to intent to do grievous bodily harm. Mr. Ribton prosecuted, and M r ' Lilley defended. The facts of this case are of a very painful character. The prisoner believed that his the wife had been guilty of adultery with prosecu tor, and while he was lying in bed fired a pistol containing slugs at him, but onl y a trifling wound was inflicted. t all the jury bad to The learned Judge said, tha e prisoner was guilty of do was to say whether th e would recommend that firing with intent , and h they found the pr isoner guilty of the lesser offence with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The ques tion of the aggravation would be a question for him to consider. turned a verdict • 1, with • The; 3'l re ot guilty intent gr i e yous bodily harm, and added a strong re to do commen d a tio l to mercy on account of the aggrava tion the prisoner had received. The learned jutlge, acting on the recommendation of the jury, sentences. the prisoner to one month's further imprisonment. Thomas Atkins, 27, omnibus conductor, indicted with feloniously wounding Emma Ludford, with whom he cohabited, was acquitted. The prosecutrig, evidently with the intention of screening, gave a very different version of the occurrence fr om that she gave before the magistrates. The court ordered her expenses to be disallowed. d One or or two other minor cases co nclu ade jou the rned to ness of these SCESiOBP, which were Monday, Aug. 15. _ A letter from Trouville announces that the Prince and Princess do Metternich have rejoined their three chil dren, whom they had left at that place when they proceeded to Fontainebleau. The Duke and Duchess de Morny have also arrived at Trouville, where they are expected to re main the greater part of the summer. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills A t 60 days' sight is about 260 per cent., and the premium on gold is 14u per cent. At these rates there is probably a small profit on the importation of gold from the United Staten. pea Ci3l Vi iiS no. 51 i