The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-14 00:00:00

MM!e! lr- ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Symptoms of increasing easiness are still per ceptible in the general discount market, although the demand is tolerably well maintained. Repay ments to the Bank of England to-day have exer cised some effect, but there is plenty of money, and bankers appear desirous of employ in g their resources in the negotiation of commercial bills at the current rates, evidently in anticipation of lower quotations. A further sum of £86,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. During the last few days there has been very little animation in the foreign and colonial produce markets. Sugar has been rather cheaper, while full prices are maintained for tea, coffee, and spices. Rice has been dull, while a heavy tone has prevailed in the tallow market, in consequence of a pressure of sales. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 425., and last three months' delivery 455. per cwt. At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Accidental Death Insurance Company, the report, which was adopted, stated that the premiums re ceived from all sources during the year amounted to upwards of £65,776 against £47,878 in 1861. The claims during the year were £34,579, giving a total, since the commencement of the society, of £215,579. The office of managing•director has ceased, and his duties are now performed by the board in rotation. e in ded ain weir len, and Inal 3ess t ar - nee last ter ort, the mid un the tars %nd Lere L of of be Rill will Ime RE. yal It to Lour ar t 4, the the the the nd, rgli in- Two O'CLOCK. At the first half-yearly meeting,held to-day, of the North British Australasian Company, Mr. Samuel Ellis presiding, the report presented for the ppro val of the shareholders stated that in consequence of the anxiety occasioned by the late unsatisfactory result of the colonial management, the directors had commissioned Mr. Eu3tace Anderson, the chairman, to undertake the task of visiting all the properties, with the view of making a thorough examination of the company's affairs, and a full report of his labours is promised at the next annual meeting. The return issued by the East India Railway Company shows that the traffic receipts fir the week ending the 26th April last, amounted to £14,117, on 604 miles open ; while in the corre sponding week of the previous year on 3594 miles the sum received was £8,605. On the Nurth-West Provinces Division for the same period the receipts represented £5,522, and for the corresponding week of 1862, £2,729 At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were heavy, at 68f. 50c. to 68f, 45c. A rise of I} per cent, has occurred this morning in the English Funds, and the market is consequently very buoyant and animated This improvement is attributable to a variety of favourable circumstances, such as reinvestment in consols, the easiness of money, and the encouraging hopes regarding the coming harvest. Consols are 92a 4 for money, and 92i for the account. Foreign Securities are dull and rather heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 67;1; do. Consolides, sot I ; Mexican, 371 ; Greek, 351 1 ; do. Coupons, 161 ; Portuguese, 481 1 ; Peruvian, 87 1 ; Spanish Passive, 331 ; do. Certificates, 121 d ; Venezuela, 56 57; Egyptian, 1041 ; and the Confederate Loan, dis, to par. In the Railway Share Market the operations have again been on a very limited scale, prices in one or two instances being ratner firmer. Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Western have advanced Os., and North British 10s. ; while Caledonian have declined 55., and Great Northern A Stock 10s. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Lines con tinues very inactive, and there is no change of im portance to record in values, For Bank and Miscellaneous Snares the in quiries were of the most limited description. Lon don and County have improved to 441 5; Char tered of British Columbia are film at 11 to 118; and Crystal Palace Stock at 38i ; London Financial shares are quoted 17,- to la prem. ; International Financial ditto, 41 to 51. prem. ; General Credit ditto, 14 to lf prem.; Hudson's Bay Company, ditto, par to I prem.; and Egyptian Trading Company, ditto, 1 to 1-1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 237 6 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 1per Cent. Con so l s A nnuities New ew 3 per C en t. A nnuities 925 1 14 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 211 India Stock .. 227 28 Ditto 5 per Cent .. 108 5 5 Ditto Enfaced P a p er , 4 per C ent Ditto 6 per Ce n t Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 1005 / 1 Ditto ditto April, 1864 1004 4 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, Aug. 6 921 4 Exchequer Bills, £l ,OOO 2 March June 1 per Cent.. 3 1 pm Ditto £5OO Ditto Small ~ — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto £lOO Bonds 955 Chili= 6 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent Egyptian 7 per Cent 1045 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 periCent„ 1824-5, ex-Coupans 351 5 Ditto Account~ Ditto Coupons l6/ 4 Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 7 9 / 1 Mexican 3 per Cent .I)itto Account New Granada l5l Ditto 2 per Cent..... Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) -- Peruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 1862 .. 87 5 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account .. . Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 484 5 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 945 Ditto 45 per Cent.,llBso Ditto 1860 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account •• Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account — Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ......... Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO3 4 Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 56/ 7 65 I ~a Dividends on the above payable in London. 'a.l;l*til, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 Francs.. i to Account Consols, As'lL_lone THREE O'CLOCK Ditto 8 3! ...................... 925 ug - u t Account .. live uns esS, ced the and 5 of ' WI ous nts ery di- •om rge ilar oft. ery dal ied oth 'so- feet 5 of ad- Let. mpool Cotton Market —This Day. ~ BE II Bales about 00T0EitiZleT:. Li GRAM.) pall. Previousl y 2 37. No Imports, According i:; ---------- " ----------- --------.0 circular f --- and Co., of Lyons, th,, ° Messrs. Arles D u f ou r the silk crop in Europe, which is now drawinregaltioltaajoelfose, is found to call bit, with the exception only of Syria, a decided improvement in comparison with tol:unesalsdtva a regards quan tity as well as the yield of the of Wl:thether this im 0m the issue of Lee e : y next year's crop it will be ascertained Everywhere disease, or provement may be ascribed to the decline where in merely to the exceptionally tine weather. rarawoderate, _ er s . ilk at Franco and Italy the price of cocoons h as enabling the throwsters to make contracts for rates about 10 per cent. below the corresponding last year. Contracts for thrown silk have been ver l 3 ,' l of the stock of old silk being still rather heavy, and limited, t riani turers being disposed tooperate with the greatest caution so long as the American trade shall remain without reco very. THE FIRE IN LANGHASI PLACES—Mr. Maurice's premises have fortunately only been slightly injured by the late lamentable conflagration. THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE has for some time lighted up the Avenue do l'lmperatrice by the moans of two enor mous electric lights that are placed en the summit. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing , Shia, Railways Paid. Price. Business dons 100 tiantio &St Lawrenec all 61 63 Llom.,Barodaa.Cent Ind tk 160 107 ICB 1075 7 Gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. New 10 2 21000 0 5 18:DDi o. Preference enr S t aei h rn t et r na, eGe . . Bl 1 p :Ili 55 86* 10 ,, 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1672 1 00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 lOU 100 'o. do. Jun, i, 15;.4 100 st Clcutta.a S.Eastn. (Li ) 100 106 1(7 at ('apeTown & Dock SoriT 100 11 , 85 1091 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1085 1091 stock East Indian, gu. p. c. 100 1 0 7 108 106; 75 61 75 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 15 15p 20 Do. do. H do. .. 10 15 15g 111 1 stock Grand Trunk of Canada lee 20 21 • 100 Do. Ist Fref. Bonds.. a!1 72 74 73 100 Do. no. deferred. all 56 59 100 10.1d.uiri.0:. in; 75 1 14 p Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. all 65 67 655 100 Do. do deferred...... all 50 63 100 Do. 3d P. ef. stock ... all 44 46 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 35 37 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stoic... all 26 30 100 Do. ao. deferred...... all 22 24 stock GtlndiaPenm.gua.sp.c. 100 1075 103 108 75 8 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 1 21 , 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 15; stook Gt. South.of India(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. luo 1061 1074 2 . 0 4 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 11 5 114 40 4 Do. New . 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 97 100 99 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90 02 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 55 p stock Madras guar., 5p.0. _ 100 106 +O7 1061 stock Do. 45 p. 0. Extension 100 1005 101¢ 100 1005 stock Do.4A d 0........ 100 57 99 4 985 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock slelb.Corp. sp. o. Bud,. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 54 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. ab 20 Newßr anima. t Cands Class A and B all 3 5 N. Itl.C'da6 pc Ist pi bds 100 84 86 stock Scinde (100 1085 1091 1081 95 Do. Delhi.. Do. do ,i•ss 1 100 1(6 107 et . 2 1 ip 20 130. Punjaub 5 15 1.4 st Do. Du. ........ fait , 100 106 107 ock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 000 103 104 SHARE MARKETS---This day. Share , Eallwaye. 13.14. 10 Bt st 50 20 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. ! Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Corn wall D o A A gets no dfv Do. B ti llOpc.pan.haF been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western., !Great Eastern, Ord. stkl 8 8i - - 84 Si 85 87 1114 1194 6 64 40 41 15 16 95 95 109 111 53 64 49 51 24i isli - - 128 129 129 130 134 136 101 103 67 67§ Ditto R A sto'ck.. Ditto East Anglian et GreatNorthot Scotland (Great N orthern...... • • Do .A stock Do B do G t. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancaslwe & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. .Sz North Western, Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares . Metropolitan Midland 113, 1111 76 77 118 120 44 46 1021 103 105 106 45 46 In 121 1 1281 i 281 ,1 16 lb 97 99 Do New Do Binning. (!z Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick 54 56 25 27 103 1031 Do, G.N.E. purchase! Do Leeds 59 60 90 904 Do York Do Carlisle.. North London . L 9.16.4 Do New North Staffordshire 'N. and S. W. Junction 'Scottish Central 118 120 1i 11 p 16 t 6 111 12. Scot Di. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun statues, Wok. , an dWok Stockton k Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale. Do B Do C 122 - 124 46 17 99 101 50 52 31 33 92} 02f 70 72 100 102 7} 8 38 39 10 11 o 8 8i f; , 153 156 5* 3 o 3 3i p Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim , Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall \N. Hartlepool Har.eat , West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 78 82 166 160 27 29 46 47 39 41 104 106 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOufsS. p . id. Closing I Busines, Price. done. 130 29j 671 if 114 f 13} I , Bi 44, lu3 21 ; 1061 12) 1 128 k } 55i 5 6 1031 3 891 90} 32 92& i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.e.J sz.l ut2 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. Jz Aug.loo 118 ItB Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sepi 100 105 117 Do. 5. p. c. Jan.&July. 100 964 964 964 4 6 Do. 5 Inscribed stool( 100 94 96 Cape G. Hope, 8p 0,187: 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 112 114 , Do. 1891 100 113 115 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. lOU 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115 Mau , itius 6 per cent .. 100 105 107 103 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 119 111 IN.B.Gov. p.c.J a.&J ul) 100 1054 116.3 1054 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p., 18, 100 100 101 - Do. sp. c.,lBri to 1.',/e 100 101 102 I Do. d0.,1888 & upwdi 100 1014 1025 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 IOU 1053 1064 Queensland Gcv. 6p. a lOO t• 0 112 S. Aus (16p.c.1878.& up lOO 110 112 - , Vic.Goy. 6 p.c. Ja.lauly 100 107 109 Do. to 6 p.c. An.&Oct.. 100 1111 112 1111 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 uhnoro Amalgamated- , 25 27 Devon G. Con.. 'Pavist., 1 540 660 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 74 77 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 53. id 29 1 81 East Carado n ...... 114., 28 29 East Cara Brea... . 11.4.0 8 84 8 -- E. WlRnssel (Tavistk.) 8.1.6 2/ 34 (18 .m.aSt.Anbyn(Gwen.) a 74 S 11 Great South Totgus.... 17s 41 41 (3, Wh ea l Vor(lielston 40 61 7k Grenville tierucl's- Foot 8.12 41 43 — tiingston Downs 4.)7.0 21 I Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant 94 a 5 37 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim , 2): f New Setun l9) 110 120 North Downs 23 2 2) N.wh'i liaseet(lllo4"an 1..17.( 3 3/ North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (6t. Blazey) la 4 6 4 20 ProvidenCe(Uny Leint.) 10.6.7 12 44 South Caradon(St.Cleer; 1) I 415 425 S. Cam Brea allogan) 5.15.61 2/ 21 '.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18 . 1 .•.9 75 8o Stray Park Parnar Silv.& Lead Min. 41 1 Lin Crott y 211 221 West Basset (Illogan) ll 12 13 W C. radon (Liskeard) 5 23 25 West Seton IVheal Basset (Mogan; 51 674 72/ Wheal Iluller(Kedruth) 5 50 60 Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLud. ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 12 14 Wheal Seton . 584 215 225 wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 15 17 Wheal Union 3.17 I 3/ 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Cornwall, 5 per cent. gua., 21 20} Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 91 North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref.), 103 Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent., 44 PREFEttENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, Great Northern, 51 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, a per cent., 1.07 i London and S.-Western 4i per cent., 104 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 2101 London and Chatham liii per Cent., 9 4 Shrewsbury and Hereford, Lon. and N W., 139 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 84 Dutch Rhenish, 17} Great Luxembourg, 14 . Paris and Orleans, 40} FOREIGN MINES. Cobre Copper, 31 Don Pedro , Nor h Del Rey, I United Mexican (lim), 7 Yudanannitana of S. Australia (lim.), WI JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Agra and United Service (lim.), 110 Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 30 5 Australasia, 71 Ditto, new, 311 Bank of Queensland (lim), 94 British and American Exchange (11m.), 1 3 1 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 111 11 Chartered tiler. of India, London, and China, 54 31 English, Soo , oh, and Australian Chartered, 23} 1 Imperial Ottoman, 191 19 London and Colonial (lim.), 31 London and County, 441 5 London and South African, 251 London and Westminster, SO National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 35 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (Um.% 2; South Australia, 40 Union of Australia, Hi 51 Union of England and France (Um.), Si 8 Union of London, 37} MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 385", Ditto, pref.. 113 Gen. Crt dit and Finance of London,flim.,l 31 1 General Steam Navigation, 281 9 International Financial Society, lira., 94 10 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 55 Ditto, El per cent. Bonds rd. 1870 issued 90, 584 74 Joint•stoek Discount, 5; ; London Financial Association, lira., 85 Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 795 84 9 Ditto, new, 47 A fire broke out in a flax warehouse in High- Street, Hull, on Saturday morning, and destroyed an immense amount of property before it was subdued. The warehouze was situated in a quarter where inflammable ►naterial was stored, and the whole of Saturday and the greater portion of Sunday was spent in putting out the flames. The damage is estimated at above £40,000, gmMil;:= THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Stuart.) THE COUNTESS DE LA SETTA V. LORD VERNON. This cause, which has atti acted so much public interest, came before his honour this morning for hearing, en ad journed motion that the Countess de la Setts should have access to her children, the appointment of guardians, and that the trustees should be restrained from appropriating any part of the sum of £l,OOO secured to the Countess and her children, as set out in the deed. At the conclusion of the arguments, His Honour delivered his decision, which was to the effect that the children, or infants, were to be made defen dants in the suit, and that the trustes under the deed were to be the guardians of the children. With respect to the increase of the sum of £4OO, now payable to the Countess, to £7OO, his honour made no order, but said, if a want of funds should arise, application could be made to him at chambers. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Chief Baron Pollock.) CHARGE OF VILFUL MURDER. Thomas Lidbetter was indicted for the wilful murder of Martha Lidbetter, his wife, and also of his son Daniel. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, The prisoner was a cabinet bar-fitter, residing in the Borough-road, and for some time had given way to intem perance in consequence of several contracts which he bad taken turning out a pecuniary loss. The unfortunate man had no ground of quarrel with his wife, and after he had inflicted the wounds on them which produced death, delibe rately went to a medical man residing in the neighbourhood with whom he was acquainted, and informed him of what he had done. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, on the ground of insanity, NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) CHARGE OF WILFUL MURDER. Mary Ann Payne, 21, married, was indicted for the wilful murder of her son, Charles Albert, aged two years and three months. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. It will be recollected that the prisoner resided with her husband at No. 8, Alsop-terrace, Marylebone, and that on the B,:h of June, about half-past eight, a great excitement was occasioned in the neighbour hood in consequence of the prisoner jumping out of the second floor window. On being picked up she was conveyed within the house, and a surgeon sent for. It was afterwards discovered that the infant child of the prisoner died from wounds which had been inflicted on its throat. When the surgeon arrived he found the prisoner in a state of insensibility, and when she partially recovered she told him she had met with the accident he was attending her for, from falling from a door-step. She had no recollection of having jumped out of window, and when she was told of the death of her child she appeared perfectly bewildered. Mr.Sltigh, for the defence, appealed to the jury to acquit the unfortunate woman at the bar on the ground of tem porary insanity. She had suffered very much previous to the birth of her child, and as she was then pregnant, he in sisted that the morbid state of mind, consequent upon that circumstance rendered her an irresponsible person. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, on the ground of insanity. THIRD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE INDECENT ASSAULTS ON WOMEN. James Smith, alias Arthur Robert Willoughby Wade, 35. a gentlemanly-looking man, described as a soldier, pleaded guilty to several indictments charging him with indecently assaulting a number of pregnant women. The circumstances connected with these charges will be in the recollection of the public. The Recorder said the prisoner had pleaded guilty to five indictments of misdemeanour. Upon the first count he should sentence him to twelve months' imprisonment, and on the second to six months—the latter sentence to com mence at the expiration of the first. Wm. James Martin, shipwright, pleaded guilty to an in dictment charging him with stealing a gold chain, the pro perty of Wm. Robertson. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. Thomas Redwood pleaded guilty to an indictment charg ing him with stealing a number of miscellaneous articles, the property of Samuel Johnson. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. Wm. Smith pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing a watch, the property of Philip Dods well. He was sentenced to six years' penal servitude. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. Banquet to Captains Speke and Grant. Last evening the members of the East India United Service Club entertained Captains Speke and Grant, the discoverers of the source of the Nile, at a sumptuous banquet—the first public dinner given by the club—at Willis's Rooms. About 160 gentlemen were present, including General Jacob, C.B. (chairman), Colonels North and French (vice chairmen), Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein, Lord Stanley, Sir J. Lawrence, Sir R. I. Murchi son, Sir L. Peel, Sir G. Everest, Sir J. Currie, Sir G. Back, Sir James Hogg, Sir C. Nicholson, Sir R. Vivian, &c. The usual loyal toasts having been given, The CHAIRMAN proposed the toast of the even ing, " The healths of their fellow members and brother officers, Captains Speke and Grant," whom he characterised as the two modern heroes of the Nile. He adverted to the fact that from the time of Herodotus the source of that river had been a subject of curiosity, and quoted from Lucan to show that the ancients regarded it as the Indians regard the springs of the Ganges, as a kind of divine mys tery. He said that 30 years ago, in reading a work on Egypt, he had been struck with the wording of an ancient inscription which it contained—" I am he that was, that am, and that shall be, and no mortal can lift the veil that surrounds me." That was popularly attributed by the Egyp tians to the Divine hand, but it might not in appropriately be applied to describe their ideas of the origin of their sacred stream. That origin, however, had now been discovered by their friends Captains Speke and Grant, and he heartily congra tulated them on their great achievement. (Loud cheers.) There were some objectors who asked, " Cui bono ?" in the same spirit as the Scotch ma thematician, who, when invited to a perusal of Milton, quietly inquired what it would prove ? (Langhter.) To these objectors be could only reply that anyone who unravelled a leaf of the book of nature, and who, as " the priest and interpreter of nature," expounded one passage in her open scroll, was a benefactor to mankind. (Hear, hear.) It they exulted in the researches of a Taschandorf, who succeeded in finding an original manuscript of the fourth century in a convent upon Sinai, how much more pride should they feel in the labours of their friends, the results of which had an import ance that none could estimate P When Newton brought a ray of light into a dark chamber, and separated it into its component elements—when Galvani experimented upon a poor frog, and made its limbs quiver by means of an agent to them un known, their experiments might have been re garded at the time as trivial, but what immeasur able power had they not put into the hands of man ! And so with their guests It was impossible now o foresee what consequences to science might arise from their discovery. Who k n ew what new fields it opened to us, in language, in ethnology, and in geographical inquiry ? (Hear.) It might be the means of introducing us to a new country of gorillas, and possibly might even supply Professor Huxley with his "missing link." (Laughter.) They did not even fully understand the dis covery, much less were they able to estimate its value, and they must wait for the book Captain Speke had promised them to gain further information upon the subject. (Hear.) Captain SPEKE, in acknowledging the compli ment, paid a graceful tribute to the hospitality of his entertainers, and dwelt upon his attachment to the service of which both he and they were mem bers. He then stated that after being ten years in India, be took furlough, and instead of coming direct home, spent some time in Africa, which had since become the land of his adoption. They were all aware of what he had done there. (Hear, hear.) It was not every expedition of the kind that was successful, and on his first journey he was speared and kicked out of the country. (Laughter.) That was at the time of the war in the Crimea, and as that was too great an inducement for him to with stand, he proceeded thither. On returning to Eng land, the Geographical Society, then in full force, wished a large tract in Africa to be explored, a piece of land which was described by certain church missionaries to be as large as the Caspian Sea. At the suggestion of Sir Georg e Back, an expedition was accordingly organised, in which he (Captai n Speke) took part, and laid down what they saw in the map before them—the southern end of the Vic toria Nyanza lake, He believed from the first that the Nyanri was the source of the Nile, as he had sur veyed in Thibet, and saw such a strikingresemblance between some of the lakes there and that to which he referred as led him at once to the conclusion. When he returned he had no sooner shown his maps to Sir Roderick Alurchison than he said to him, " Speke, we must send you there again." (Cheers.) Captain Gram, an old fellow-sportsman in India, volunteered to take a part in the expedition, and a more honour able, upright, and honest wan he never met with. (Hear, hear.) He had told them all the tale, and now returned his most eincere thanks for the honour they had done him in making him one of their guests on that occasion. Captain GRANT also briefly returned thanks. The " Home Government of India, proposed by Colonel North, and acknowledged by Mr. Mills, vice-president of the council, an d " The Visitors," concluded the list of toasts. been bough TILE LABEDOYERE COLLECTION has for the Imp er i a l Library for 80,000f1 containing al the newsp a p ers , pamp hl ets, caricatures , and bills pasted on th e wa ll s d ur i ng the who l e o f the Revolution;that were altogether the , must extraordinary colleetion of the kind ever gathered together. BRITISH FISHERIES. —The annual report of fish ing Fishery Commis s i oners show that t he herring off the coasts of S co tl and and the Is l e of Man , wa _ s _ verY productive i n 1862-83 0,934 barrels were cured, year— and " in crease of above 162,000 b arrels over the previous and 491,910 b arre l s were exported, an increa se of 101,996 barrels. The quantity branded increased by 81,365 bar rels, showi ng th e i ncreased reliance of the C on tinent upon the brand. The Continent is the only important foreign market; the large trade to the West Indies before ieman cipation has s hru n k i nto nothing. Last year for the first ti me severa l b eats fished off Wick for t her rings in th e w i n t er. They were foun d with milt and roe, with the appearance of becoming full fish in three or four weeks. The experiment will probably be re peated and extended. The opinion is now very g enerall y entertained that th e herring spans twice in the ye ar. The cod and ling fishery of 1862 was about an average fishing. Several vessels went to Rockall, but the adventure does not appear to have been very successful ; severe weather was experienced thdre, and it was thought that too many at. tempted the enterprise at once, and that this caused several to come away disappointed; 13,144 boats, manned by 43,508 fishermen and boys were employed in the herring and cod and ling fisheries in 1862, an increase of 183 boats and 757 men; and the estimated value of the boats, nets, and lines was £811,355. It is estimated that these fisheries also gave employment to above 53,000 other persons. A Turin letter contains the following :—" A solemnity o f w hi c h the importance has not been sufficiently remarked is the institution of the national rise shooting fete which has just taken place rec, Turin, under the patronage of Prince Humbert. This awakening of the military spirit is calculated to attract attention, The nation feels instinctively that it will be great and powerful only as far as it shall be armed, and able to defend itself. Na tional rifle-shootin g societies exist more or less in all free countriesinEurope, but scarcely anywhere is it essentially a monarchical and conservative institution. In Switzerland it bears a very marked political colour, and only a certain part of the population take part in it. In Italy, on the con trary, it is governmental and conservative ; and everywhere the upper classes apply themselves to the exorcise. Prince Humbert was invited, by a deputation of the Swiss marks men, to be present at the Federal rifle festival at Chaux de-Fonds. As the acceptation involved an official journey abroad, the question had to be submitted to the Ministers, who decided in the negative , The Ministry considered that to allow the hereditary Prince to travel abroad or on the eve of his majority, and on the occasion of a fete possessing so marked a character as the Swiss national rifle meeting, would be inopportune. Had Prince Amadeus been the person invited, the Go vernment would have made no objection; but much greater reserve is necessary with respect to the pre sumptive heir to the throne. Besides, Prince iluinbert is to go to Naples during the month, which is the principal reason alleged for declin ing the invitation to the federal fete. The camps for mili tary instruction have commenced in Italy. They have been formed in Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia, and Tuscany. This is the first time, since the war of 1859 and 1860, that Italian troops have been assembled in training camps That fact is the best proof of the re - es t a blishment of tranquillity, a n d o f th e comp l e t e a b sence o f disquietude in the interio r . Alth oug h th e p rov i nces are deprived of troops, order and calm prevail everywhere," CRYSTAL PALACE, ONE SHILLING DAY, ON DAY, July 13.—Admissions on payment, 7,731; ditty by ieabou tickets, 1,099; total visitors, 8,830, NAVAL PROMOTIONS —This Evening. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this day : Thos. Lumley, promoted to chief engineer. Thos. Elliott, appointed paymaster in charge of the Wye. E. F. Nicholson, paymaster, to the Duke of Wellington. Naval Cadet Nominated—Robert Henry Stewart. MARLBOROUGH• STREE T. ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A DISCHARGED SERVANT John Davis. now a cabman, but formerly in the employ of Mr. George Himes, laceman, of Sydney-alley, Leicester.. square, was charged with stealing a piece of linen, the pro perty of his employer; and he was further charged, on suspicion, of stealing a parcel of lace, kc., of the value of £46, the property of Mr. Himes. . _ Mr. Himes said that on Tuesday last he went out of town, and on his return he missed from his shop a parcel of lace, of the value of £46—the parcel containing trimmings, flounces, &c., sent to him on approbation. He called in Sergeant Joy, and placed the matter in his hands, and afterwards learned that the prisoner, who had formerly been in his employ as a porter, had been seen watching about his premises. He had not traced any of the pro perty, but a girl in his employ gave him the duplicate re lating to a piece of linen, which duplicate she had bought of the prisoner. The piece of linen had been taken from his shop while the prisoner was in his employ, and was his property. Sarah Gibb, a young woman in the service of Mr. Himes, deposed to buying the duplicate relating to the linen of the prisoner, and said that she saw the prisoner near Mr. Himes's on Wednesday last. Mr, Rimes said he hed been to the pawnbrokers and seen the linen, and it had his private marks on it. Sergeant Joy, 9 C, proved apprehending the prisoner out side Mr. Himes's shop, the prisoner at the time being en gaged in watching the shop. On telling him the charge he made no reply, and on showing him the duplicate he ad mitted selling it to the female servant in Mr. Himes's em ploy. The prisoner was remanded. THAMES. ALL FOR LOVE.—Eugene Metcalf, a pale-faced and me lancholy looking young man, aged 20, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with attempting to commit suicide. A police constable named George Crouch, No. 330 K, stated that the prisoner, who was a young man of good character and ability, was porter at a respectable house in the city, and had become attached to a young woman with whom he had quarrelled, and the little affair preyed on his mind. On Saturday night, at a late hour he was found near Messrs. Garford's oil mills, Limehouse-hill, labouring under the effects of poison, and apparently in a dying state' He was called to the prisoner, who was foaming at the mouth, in great agony, and bis eyes were inflamed. A doctor was sent for who administered a powerful emetic, which dislodged some of the polion from his stomach. The prisoner was then taken to his dwelling at No. 29, Phosbe-street, Limehouse, and was still in a very low state, and suffering from the effects of the poison he had taken. - _ _ Mr. Woolrych—What poison did he swallow ? WitneEs—Oxalic acid. The prisoner said he bought it at No. 23 Ludgate-hill on his way home on Saturday night, and that he had been in the practice of buying oxalic acid there to clean leather. The prisoner also said that, having quarrelled with his sweetheart, he determined to end his life. The prisoner, in defence, said he was very much upset by what had occurred between him and his " young woman," and that caused him to act as he had done. Mr. Woolrycli—Why this is an act of madness. You have acted very foolishly indeed. You ought to have ex hibited more firmness than attempt to commit such a wicked act as suicide, You will be confined for a week, under the care of the excellent chaplain. of the House of Detention at Clerkenwell. ANOTHER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE LONDON DOCK. —A young woman named Emily Grant, who has been leading a wretched life, and was for some time servant to some of the Rateliff-highway prostitutes, was brought be fors Mr. Woolrych, charged with attempting to commit self-destruction in the waters of the London Dock. A police-constable, named Brown, No, 51 H, said that the prisoner deliberately threw herself from the Old Gravel lane Bridge into tha London Dock basin' last night, at a quarter before 10 o'clock, and went down. A dock watch man put off in a boat with grapnels and a long staff and boat-hook, and brought her out of the water. She said she was in great distress, and did not know what to do. The woman was very ill. Mr. Woolrych said this was very shocking. He lectured the prisoner on the folly and wickedness of her conduct in a very forcible manner, and then remandedher to prison for a week, SUICIDE AT WINDSOR CASTLE.—Last evening, about 7 o'clock, one of the housemaids attached to the castle at Windsor, committed suicide by throwing her self out of a top story window on to the parapet beneath, a distance of about 70 feet. When the body was taken up, it presented a fearfully mutilated appearance, and life was wholly extinct. It appears that the deceased had for some time past been under the medical advice of Dr. Brown, who had enjoined that she ehould not be left alone, but she made some excuse to her attendant for quitting the room, and immediately proceeded to commit an act of self-destruc tion. A coroner's inquest will be held upon the body, but being within the Royal precincts, it will tie before th e special coroner. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING, JULY 13. The Sefton Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for all ages. Winners extra. Half a mile. 20 subs. Lord Stamford's Ceiintha, 3 yrs, Est 81b ....(J. Lostes) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Don't Come Late, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Morris) 2 Betting-5 to lon Cerintha, who waited upon the non favourite to the centre of the Stand, when she went up and won, hands down, by a length and a half. The Sefton Stakes of 50 soya each, 10 ft, for 3-yr-olds; colts, Bst 10,b, and fillies Bst 61b. Winners extra. One mile and a quarter. 5 subs. Lord Stamford's Barchettina, Bst 61b .. (A.. Edwards) w.o. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds and up wards; weight for age; winners extra, with maiden allowances. The winner to be sold for 100 soya. Half a mile. 8 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Confidence, 5 yrs, 9st 21b (J Goater) 1 Mr, Hodgman's Virginia, 2 yrs, 6st 51b (Morris) 2 Mr. H. Owen's Antipodes, 3 yrs, Bst 12Ib (A. Edwards) 3 Betting—Even on Confidence, and 5 to 2 agst Antipodes, and 3 to 1 agst Virginia with a slight lead made play in the centre of the course with the favourite on her whip hand, and Antipodes next the rails, the latter running any way but straight. At the distance Confidence joined the young one, the pair run ning locked together to within a few strides of the chair ; when the former obtained her advantage and won by a head ; a bad third. The Bentinck Testimonial,'a handicap stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 soya (in specie) added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. The second saved his stake. One mile. 18 subs. Mr. Gorden's Johnny Armstrong, 4 yrs 3 Doyle) 1 Mr. T. Hunt s Misfortune, 4 yrs (Thomas) 2 Mr. Bell's Flower Safety, 3 yrs (J. Grimshaw) 3 Gemma was scratched at 3 20 p.m. Betting-9 to 4on Johnny Armstrong, and 4to 1 agst Misfortune. They bolted from the post, the favourite with the lead, Misfortune going on second, with Flower Safety at her girths, to the Bridge turn, rounding which Doyle set his horse going, and was never after caught, and won in a canter by a length. Flower Safety was beaten off upwards of a dozen lengths, The Tyro Stakes (handicap) of 5 Bove each, 2 ft to the fund, with 50 sous added, for 2-yr-olds. The winner to pay 10 Boys to the fund. Half a mile. 20 subs. Mr. Hodgman's Virginia, 7st 81b (T. Frenc h ) 1 Mr. Saxon's Lady Mary, 7st 41b (J. Grimshsw) 2 Mr. Goodlass's Guicowar filly, 7st 101 b (Whiteley) 3 Mr. Orme's Sabra colt, 7 st 81 b (A. Edwards) 4 Mr. W. 0 wen's Glasgow , 7 s t (Oystead) 5 Mr. J. George's Flash filly , B st .. Mr. Barber's Macbeth , 7 s t 71b (G. Noble) 7 Betting-2 to 1 agst the Sabra colt, 3to 1 agst Lady Mary, 7 to 2 agst Virginia, 100 to 15 agst any other. Virginia cut out the work, having Lady Mary, Glasgow, and the Sabra colt as her immediate attendants to the dia. tance, where Mr. Saxon's filly took a slight lead, which she retained to the stand, where Virginia got to her. The pair finished a punishing race home, the latter winning on the I post by a head; there was a length and a half between the second and third ; the others, who were beaten off, passed the chair as placed. A Selling Race of 5 sovs each, with 30 soya added, for all ages , 2-yr-olds Bst, 3-yr-olds 9st 101 b, 4 yrs and upwards lOst 61b, fillies and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for no soya in the usual way. If entered to be sold for £5O allowed 71b, £2O 141 b. Half a mile. Seven subs. Mr. H. Owen's Boeotian, 2 yrs, 7st (X2O) (W. Oystead) 1 Mr. J. H. Cuff's Gaiety, 4 yrs, 101 b (E5O) (Lancaster) 2 Mr. Fowler's Gun Trick, 5 yrs, 9st (L5O) .... (J Osborne) 3 Betting-4 to lon Boeotian, who, with the best of the start, made running to the enclosure, where he was caught by Gaity, the pair running together to within a short dis tance of home, where Gaiety swerved considerably towards the favourite, who won at last by a short head, a couple of lengths separating the second and third. The winner was bought in for 22 guineas. The Great Lancashire Produce Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 sovs added; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; un tried stallions or mares which never bred a winner al lowed 31b; both, 51b. The winner of the New Stakes at Ascot, July Stakes at Newmarket, or of any other 2-yr old stakes of 500 sovs clear, 51b, or of any two of such stakes 101 b extra. Horses having started three times without being placed allowed 51b. The second to receive 50 soya out of the stales, and the winner to pay 25 soya towards the expenses of the course. T.Y.C. 36 subs. Mr. J. Saxon's Lady Mary (51b), Bst 21b (J, Grimshaw) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Lord Adolphus, Bat 101 b (J. Osborne) 2 Mr. Fobert's Syren, Bst 71b (J. Doyle) 3 Mr. T. Stevens's Fisherman's Daughter (31b), Bst 41b (A Edwards) 4 Mr. Merone's Cardinal (31b), Bst 21b (T. Merone) 5 Mr. R. C. Naylor's Little Saxon (31b), Bst 71b (Challoner) 6 Betting-5 to 4on Fisherman's Daughter, 7to 2 agst Syren, and 7 to 1 agst any other. In consequence of the extreme fractiousness of Lady Mary, who resolutely refused to join her horses, the start was delayed some time. When the flag was lowered the favourite next the rails was first off, and came on for 200 yards, when she was headed by Lady Mary, who was shortly afterwards followed by Syren and Lord Adolphus, the latter obtaining the second place opposite the Stand, but was never enabled to reach Dir, Saxon's filly, who won cleverly by a length; half a length between the second and third. Fieherman's Daughter was an indifferent fourth. WRIGIVB RACING RECORD.— The summer edition has just made its appearance. It contains a com plete return of the races that have taken place this year up to, and inclusive of, the Ipswich meeting, besides an index to all the horses that have run in Great Britain, Ireland, end France, as well as the nominations for all the principal races yet to be decided. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, July 14.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. hl ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Hammonia (steamer), from Hamburg; Georges, from Cherbourg ; Rangoon (steamer), from London ; Havre (steamer), from Havre. Sailed—Gertha, for Elsinore. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, July 13—Battie, from Dantsic ; Omega, from Manilla';Bruno, from Pitea. Sailed—William Nicole, for Hernosand; Helvellyn, for New Zealand. _ _ DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Renown, from London, for Calcutta ; City of Calcutta, from London, for Glasgow; Vision, from London, for Port Phillip; Levant, from Sunderland, for Mauritius; Eden, from Shields, for Palmeria ; Crawford, from West Indies, for London. The Channel fleet left under sail this morning for Yar mouth. Course of the Exchange.—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18 11 181 Antwerp — 25 471 25 521 Brussels —. 25 471 25 52/ Hamburgh — 13 71 13 81 Paris Ditto Marseilles - 25 50 25 55 Frankfort on Maine --. 119/ 1198 Vienna Trieste .. 11 3S 11 42 Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid Cadiz L eg h or n — 25 57i 25 621 Milan Genoa ,-- 25 571 25 62f Naples Palermo .— 25 60 25 62i Messina Lisbon —52 i Oporto — 521 53 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z...... £3 O n o g 1 Mexican Dollars GLASGOW, July 11.—Cotton. —The cotton market .has been quiet during the week, without any chang e in the quotations of last week. Goods and Yarns. —The market hoe been firm, without any change in prices. Iron. week There has been neat activity in the pig-iron market this , and on the strength of speculative purchases an advance. of nearly 2s. per ton has been established. To. day , a fair busi ness wa s t r ansacted in warrants at about 555. cash, and for ward delivery in proportion• The close Was quiet, sellers prevailing G. M. E., Nos. 1-3, 545., 535. Gd• ; Gartsherrie, dols. Nos. 1-3, 59.9,, 545. 6d, ; No. 1, Coltness, 595. ; Calder, 555.; Glengarnock, 548. ~d• Eglinton, 545. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF C ANADA, —lt appears that the directors. of this company have been informed by their financial agent in Canada that the lose on through traffic collected and converted, rted ~ certained up to 27th June last . amounted to 249 93R , -s -(£51,357), and that there remained a further sun ; - rican funds for conversion at that date of 8 — of Arne addition to which there were balances in ,819 dole. In con necting railways still unajdusted. account with Aulaziah Goodwin has ju s t died and was present at the capture Years n rileveowluatsion°,° at Lyman, Me gre Unitedat A S m i, e a r t i e c s a . old. Re fought in the” of the brave and unfortunate who was hung ass spy ty ~'F'ashington.—American Officer Major lEgteri.—Znerican pale ECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LIVERPOOL RACES.—This DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL CUP. The Knave 1 Dr. Synta x .......... Flytrap 2 3 Eleven ran. WELTER CUP. True Heart, ~,,,,..._. 1 Curler 2 ME EtSEY STAKES. Persuasion ... Pretty Girl filly Practitioner .. 2 Four ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE gave notice that on Tuesday next he should call attention to the cession of the lonian Islands. JAPAN. Earl GREY stated that since it had been stated that Mr. Moss had deliberately shot a policeman in the territories of Japan, he (Earl Grey) had received a letter from that gentleman, who denied the statement, and said he was at tacked by an armed party in a most unwarrantable manner, and in defending himself he shot a police officer. Earl RUSSELL understood that the reason the state• ment was made was because Sir Rutherford Alcock had been stated to be too favourable to the Japanese. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Ely Valley Extension Railway Bill and the Brecon Junction Railway Bill were read a third time and passed. SAVINGS BANKS BILL (AMENDMENT). This bill was read a second time, PRISON MINISTERS BILL. The Commons' amendments to the Lords' amendments to this bill were then taken into consideration. The result was, their lordships adhered to their original amendments, but some additional words were added to their first amend ments. THE SHEEP AND CATTLE (SCOTLAND) BILL This bill was read a third time and passed. STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES BILL. This bill was read a second time. ' REMOVAL OF IRISH POOR BILL. This bill passed through committee, and was reported with amendments. GROWING CROPS SEIZURE (IRELAND) BILL. Earl ST. GERMANS moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to place the growing crops beyond the reach of creditors unless the debt was above £2O, thus putting ordinary creditors on the same footing as the landlords. The Earl of DONOUGRMORE and the Earl of HARDWICRE both gave notice that in committee they would move cer tain amendments. The bill was then read a second time. CLERGYMAN (COLONIES) BILL. This bill was read a second time. LAND DRAINAGE (PROVISIONAL ORDERS) BILL. Their lordships went into committee on this bill. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Edinburgh Water Bill was read a third time. FORTIFICATIONS (PROVISIONS FOR EXPENSE S.) Mr. MASSEY brought up the report of the resolutions, making provision for the expenses and payments to the Bank of England, already agreed to. The house then went into Committee, and a clause to this effect was embodied in the bill. The house resumed. UNION RELIEF AID ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. On the motion for going into committee, Mr. CHILDERS rose to move, "That, in the opinion of this house, it is desirable that any monies raised under this bill, by way of loan on the security of the rates in the dis tressed manufacturing districts, should be applicable to assist emigration to such colonies as may be will ing to co-operate in carrying it out." He, for one, had not much faith in the employment of the distressed artisans on public works, believing that the greater proportion of the money would go into the pockets of the contractors and in the purchase of materials; but as the general opinion of Lancashire was in favour of the plan, he had felt it his duty to give it his support. Supposing the war in America to shortly cease, it would take at least _ _ four or five years before the cotton trade of. Lancashire could be restored to its former condition. For many years the influx of people into the cotton districts bad been at therate of 35,000 a year, and he attributed the great increase of crime last year to the inability of these people to obtain a living, and thus they became a component part of the dangerous classes. The emigration from this country and Ireland from 1852 to 1853 was far larger than in the four or five preceding years. In the years 1860-1-2 there had been a great falling off, so that in prosperous years the emigration had been much greater than in those of an opposite character. In the present year, however, there had been a great augmentation of emigration. Acts of Par liament were in existence to enable parishes to assist the irremovable poor and orphan children to emigrate by a charge on the rates not to exceed one-half of the average rates of the three previous years ; but the adoption of such a plan in order to relieve the distress in the cotton districts would be but as a drop in the bucket. But by the adoption of his motion, as an addition to the bill, pari,hes would be materially aided in promoting emi gration, and they would find that the colonies would readily co-operate in so good a work. Many of their southern colonies had ceased to a great extent to be pastoral, and now presented a multitude of these mining and manufacturing occupations which went so far to make up the wealth of nations. Hence there was an ample field in our colonies for the profitable employment of the distressed artisans in the cotton districts. It was absurd to say that the English mill hands oould not stand the climates of our colonies in the southern hemisphere, because they were particularly adapted, on account of the genial warmth that prevailed, the absence of snow, east winds, and fogs, to renovate the impaired health of these artisans. Though numbers of emi grants had gone during the last year or two to Australia the labour market had not been disturbed nor wages re duced. He contended that the " assisted" emigration he proposed would be a great boon to the distressed cotton hands, who, he was satisfied, were most desirous of emi grating. le. the course of a year or two a sum of from £200,000 to £300,000 would be available, out of colonial funds, for the lromotion of emigration, provided tea d eni t i o grants themselves contributed a little sum. He aPPeet the the house to accede to his motion, an d thus initiga prevalent distress. He spoke from Mr, MARSH seconded the motion. great experience when he said Coat our lotsn.ies would Thee be obo co . glad to receive a great accessio n of emigranuera igrants. If nies did not want particular specialities re willing to they bad good common sense andt succeed. For work they would be sure o f transportation, instance, in the old "Lts ma de the best shep it was found that London pick-p quoted stat i s tics to show th a t .3, herds. (Laughter.) He .. an d food exceedin g l y wages in Queensla nd were l place for women, becaus e th ere cheap. It was, too, a capita :the bill, becau se g hter.) a were no shops (Lau Mr. NEWDEGATEeseudpePderirtie(tlhe present extremity,ll aenld w„s the best one th a t could at the ceptiona l res ource wa s h% h e was satisfied that t rese nt juncture bTeudeesed for the relief o f t h e distressed c p emigration, under p roper guidance otton-workers. of women was exceedingly desirable, in and protection, order to correct the present glaring dis proportion of the ' a this country. sexes Co l on el Av. FATTEN denied th a t the Lancashire com mittee were hostile to the emigration of the distressed cot ton hands. They had no right to expend money placed in their hands for the relief of distress(ea to a foreign object not in di c ated by the donors. H wer e taking steps to guard agains r t , h th ea e r d . stress The that committeemight be apprehended in the winter, and he hoped the house would believe that the committee would do their best to meet all the rational requirements of the distressed opera tives. (Hear, hear,) Mr. FE BRAND considered that the hon. member (Mr. Childers) would not succeed in carrying his motion, because the manufacturers had leagued themselves with the Go vernment to k ee p th em i n t h e vicinity of the mills, in case their services should be required. It appeared that £460,000 out of the £.1,000,000 subscribed had alone been devoted to the operatives, making, with the £200,000 lately raised under this bill, only 302. per head on the 400,000 to 500,000 needing aid. There were actually 30,000 able-bodied men out of employment in Lancashire, and he advised the local committe e to direct their attention to eairying them into the districts where he knew for a fact there was at that mo ment a paucity of haymakers. Mr. BAGWELL adverted to the lamentable distress among agriculturists in various parts of Ireland, especially in the west, and said the way the two classes of her Ma jesty's subjects—those in Ireland and in Lancashire—were treated presented a remarkable contrast. Nothing was done for the former, but if the Government did not afford these poor people succour, be warned them that the people would fail in their loyalty. Mr, lIIBBERT coutended that the present state of the law afforded every facility to parishes to aid in the emigra tion of distressed inhabitants willing to leave their native, land. After a few words from Mr. ADDERLEY, Mr. VILLIERS advised the hon. member (Mr. Childers) to withdraw his motion. He proposed that there should be no compulsory emigration, but that it should be quite optional. He had not, however, exhibited that either the operatives or the parishes supported his motion. Then he clearly de monstrated by figures that the emigration during the pre sent year had greatly increased, If so, why interfere with what was going on ? The hon. gentleman had stated pub licly that the colonies had a quarter of a million of money ready for the promotion of emigration; but he had not shown that such really was the case, though the hon. mem ber had stated that he expected to be made the holder of this large sum. The mass of emigrants did not care to go to Australia, but to America, and the right hon. gentleman quoted statistics in support of his statement. tie feared the hon. gentleman had unfortunately mixed up his humanity with his interest in Australia; in fact, accord ing to him, England'e misery was Melbourne's opportuity. His opinion was that if employment could be found here for the distressed operatives in this country it would be impro per to encourage emigration. Cotton operatives were not required in Victoria, and, indeed, several of the colonies had no need of such hands. It was the duty of Govern ment to see that men were not encouraged to leave their native land unless they were well satisfied that they stood s a e g n o d 9d chance of doing well in the future. It was useless . oepewn.as n p o a t ri s s uffi hea cie h n a t d capital Wher i e nl he th r e operatives to Queensland or any other place em ploymentitalalworehannealswoetrgtakeep emigration in check, but they ample P dient had not seen it expo to put the law in f curtail emigrati on orce. The Government could not Mr. HENLEY' by h deprecated the use of the expression rig t hen, gentlbourne's opportun• eman, "England's misery was Mel succour afforded b ay," as positively indecent, seeing the home. y Australia r (Hear, hear) He o the suffering operatives at to the £250,000 spoken lacked information with respect to promote emigration . about as to be furnished by the colo niesdistress in the coming wintr Fearing that the Lancashire he deemed it wise to give every be exceedingly severe. that might possibly tend, in th-eei7dpower to the authorities misery that prevailed. (Hear, hear.)iscretion, to mitigate the of the £200,000 to be raised under Could any portion emigration ? this bill be devoted to Mr. VILLIERS replied that the • guardians could m oney for any purpose to which at the present use the c ould devote the ordinary poor rates. (Hear.) time they Mr. COBDEN thanked the right hon. gentleman (M r , Villiers) for the patience and zeal which he haddevoted to the alleviation of the distress in Lancashire. (Hear, hear.) The motion would be inapplicab l e , b e cause the session was nearly at an end, and it wou ld be re q uisit e to send out to Australia to get the co-operation of the authorities there to assist in the work. He had inquired at the Colonial-offi ce' and found there was not ls , in ha nd, so far as the colonies were concerned, to assist emigration. (Hear, hear.) Then the Queensland Company, and indeed, the Emigration Office, in prescribing the nature of persons helped to emigrate, omitted factory operatives, because there is no field of ope rations for them. The operatives themselves—especially such as lived together in parishes, receiving from 0s to £2 per week—objected to emigrate. If so, they would have heard a good deal about it. It would be cruel to ship off people to the antipodes, without being sure they would do well when they got there. Queensland was one of their youngest colonies, and with a small population, and possibly in a few months they might learn that this population was too great for its resotuces. He advised the working people not to emigrate to any place except they were pretty well certain that they would be able to do well for two or three years abroad, and not to be carried away by such ill-advised schemes for their so called benefit, as that advocated by Dean Close, who, in a recent case, desired to consign a number of emig rants to the care of Captain Pitt, an aide-de-camp of the governor, without being satisfied that they would do well there. Sir B. LEIGHTON supported the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped the debate would bear some fruit, and that the house would quickly divide upon the motion. He defended the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Villiers) from some expressions cast upon him with respect to his address. His right hon. friend simply meant to contend that it was no part of the functions of the Government to direct and control emigration. Ihe right hon. gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) then entered into an explanation of the existing sets bearing upon the matter at issue, and argued that this was no time to lay down a new principle of operation, seeing that these acts were deliberately enacted, and when wages and comforts of the industrial classes were being generally enhanced. The factory operatives were not a class of emigrants who would succeed in the colonies. Moreover, the bill was only sought to be enacted for six months, so that it would be futile to place this clause within it. Our colonies had be haved nobly in regard to the Lancashire distress, and it would be unfair to send them shoals of emigrants for whom they had no need. He should, therefore, vote against the motion. (Cries of " withdraw.") Mr. DODSON supported the motion. Mr. CHILDERS withdrew his motion so that the house might go into committee, when he should prepare a clause that would, he hoped, meet with the approval of the Government. _ _ _ After a few words in explanation, by Mr. HORNBY and Mr. FERRAN)), . The motion was withdrawn. The house then went into committee, On clause 1, Mr. POTTER proposed to add the following proviso : Provided always, that the sections 3 and 5 of the said Act shall be construed and read as if the words " one shilling and sixpence" had been there inserted in lieu of the words "three shillings.", Mr. VILLIE RS raid he had fixed the amount at 3s, after minute inquiry, and believed it would work well. Alter a short disussion the amendment was withdrawn, and the clause passed. Mr. TOLLE MA.CHE proposed the following clause : That section 3 of the act of last session , as extended by this act, shall be read and construed as if the words " six shil lings and sixpence," were substituted in that section for five shillings." Mr. VILLIERS assented to the amendment, so that the clause will stand at 6s. 6d. In reply to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, Mr. VILLIERS intimated that the rate of interest would be similar to that paid on account of public works. The remaining clauses were agreed to. Mr. CHILDERS desired to propose an amended clause with respect to emigration. Mr. VILLIERS asked his hon. friend to propose the clause on the report. The sitting terminated at 4 o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock. [LEFT SITTING.] LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 13. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Senor Federico H. Hemming as Consul-General in London for the Repub lic of Venezuela. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Vicente Soto y Calvet as Vice-Consul at Newcastle for her Majesty the Queen of Spam. WHITEHALL, JULY 11. The Queen has been pleased to preGlenb sent the Re. John Bremner to the church and parish of ucket v , in the presbytery of Alford, and county of Aberdeen, .vacant by the appointme nt of the Rev. W. Gordon, as Assistanof the t Hod successor to the Rev. James Drummond, Minister church and parish of Glenbervie WHITEHALL, JULY . 11. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir John Don- The Bart., to be Unpaid Cotpaissione.r and Chair man of the General Board ot.ComTissioners in Lunacy for Scotland, in the room of William Forbes Mackenzie, Esq., deceased. INDIA- OFFICE, JULY 13. ed to appoint Lieut.-Colonel Eobert Lyon V s ! yi o r, of the. Royal Madras to be her mh . j it est,;' s , r Consul at Zanzibar ; and Her Majesty has been gr±'_cuiol,ll,Bl,y pleas Artillery, Lieut.-Col. Herbert F d re 's liD)we' of the Bcmbay Staff ' pp j o ij in N t E L 2 i 3 e t -Colon to appoint of Corps, to be her M a jestyConsulat Muscat. Lieut.-Colonel . el 23. The A xsaek. Unattached, b .' ,tAI I be S n ' S pyetAao pleased d A e Win.tha Cheque Corps of ' her MajestY's Hon. Gentlemenat Arms, of vice Car gill, retired. _ _ __ BANKRUPTS. The following are t he only bankrupts o f commerc i a l im portance in the Gazette : 17-re-derick Thomas Castleton, grocer, Clapham John Eltom, fishmonger, Deptford Edward Staples, corn merchant, Ely James Foley, stationer, Bristol Asser M. Lotinga and Abraham A. Lotinga, merchants, Sundeiland Thos. Basten, builder, Reading Mark Slack and Christopher Slack, timber merchants, Hereford Francis Dean, blacksmith, Stoke-upon-Trent Thomas Forster, cabinet maker, Ripon "William Mabe, butcher, Swansea John Thrustle, butcher, Kingston-upon -Hull Abraham Lung, butcher, Clitton Ttiomas Telling, baker, Stratton Thomas Holland, candlewick spinner, Stockport' Wm. M. S , l - nick, clerk, Crippleg a t e .City BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLLED. Edwin Ingledw, farmer, Gloucestershire Wm, 11. Wedd,ll, clerk, Islington SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Hector Monro, farmer, Farness Chisholm and Harper, coal merchants, Leith Thomas Raining, farmer, Garleff, Kirkcudbrightshire SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. --This Day. ABINGDON RACES —This DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRIAL STAKES. Umpire 1 Queen of Trumps Eight ran, NURSERY STAKES. I Wangle Eye Sensation Eleven ran. RACING FIXTU Ju: RES FOR 1863. Hungarford l6 Pontefract 16 Stamford Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Southampton 22 Cambridge Knutsford Hartlepool 27 Goodwood.... 2 ,UST. York August lB Plymouth 2O Egham 25 Stockton 5 Oxford 27 Lichfield ............... Au Brightcn Brighton Club Lewes Wolverhampton ll Reading Wenlock l4 SEPT] Devon and Exeter Derby Summer Weymouth Kings Lynn......, 3 Warwick ........ Leioester lO Doncaster 15 MEER. Wordeley .......... ZI Brecon 22............... Richmond Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket lat Oct. • 29 Edinburgh, &c. Clubs 30 Ocz , Coventry .............. 6 Bedford .... • . • • 6 Caledonian Hunt • 7 N e wmarket S. IBBEL Lincoln Autumn Ke! so 21 Gloucester Newraarkat Houghtm ~26 '~. '.'`,.