The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-15 00:00:00

ONEY NARKET SHARE MARKETS—Ths day. ... ORDINARY SHARES AND b: °" " l3 ' AND - CODULTXRCT ATI INTELLIGENCE, Share' Railways. I paid) Cl os ing Business i I price. done.. 4* , CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 2 Si st Blythe and Tyne. T he money market to-day has been influenced to to eoetesteet e eneene.co. l a o a -81 9} li trifli ng st Bristol and Exeter .... 100 84 q_ extent by the active demand for accommo dation st Caledonian lOO 118 119 ~_ n ew made by the members of the Stock p cork; and Bandon an - - 20 Cornwall all 6 7 The for adjusting their fortnightly accounts. to i),,, A A nets no die; all - - sligh tly e available balances have consequently been to Do. B f • V 6p %i l l n t . o h Is all - - - trenched upon, and the brokers have ad- 50 I , Dul,lin & ' L li ellast June. all N?; Yli en n t eed th e i r rates for first-class securities to 6-1- per 24 ' l ',l. d ', . ll llfu e r r,t il i ttUg u o n „ ° : 1% 910 %. her" a movement which has augmented the num- at ,GlftVg. And S. WOW,Tra. 100 1 4 1 7 401 1 uer of f . . at Gre.ai Eastern, Ord. stk 1 ,, 00 ... ~,"' inclUtries at the Bank of England. at Ditto A stock es ibe sum of 564,000 in gold was taken to the St Ditto East knglian 81 100 Ad ante • a Gre.incortho'f Scotland 100 - - ' of England to-day. at Great Northern... lOO 1 31 133 100 142 143 t; ad at Do A stock A , valorem dividend of 10 per cent , has been at Do Bdo me elared -_ at co. S. an IW. of lrelan , 100 91 03 _ 5.1 4.._ upon the paid-up capital of the Upper Great Western ..„ lOO 051 661 061 See axed Tea Company, The • at i L apt-lout% Val gun. . 11 o a r . 1 c stock; sil r e ° 10 j 0 11 a 1121 capital stock of the New Club Company, at London and Blaokwall; 100 66 67 Vhi e h .• was formed the other day with a most dis- et Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast! , 100 41 43 i1n0.,..:_, at Lou., Chat., and Dover 100 , 1111 1121 112 100 104 iO5 ra 6.4'ssted directory, has, we learn, been so at Lon. & Not? So h Western Western 100 97 2 9 8 i hand ' applied for that very few shares remain on at a M o at . . , ' 23 ' ' het:: & Lincoln. 100 56 5 6 J and the directors have resolved to close 50 Maryport end Carlisle. all -- - the a ~ 121 Dot shares... ..... 0. all - - PpilCatiOn list early next week. The spontanee at Metropolitan all 1 113 114 One a pplication o ,,, for membership is at once conclusive - Do New Of th e necessity for such an institution, and evidences in 4 e great all - - . 1 4 etPa o . Nt. W. g o . f & lr D el e an rh d y 1 :1 0 1 1-01 103 ehe. .confidence reposed in the directors. The 25 i u p d e k t r si t l , ares ~... all - lin : l e to be erected on the same scale as the Carlton 10 Do Cray Line 53 65 We ' t he Reform Clubs, and situate in Pall-mall, and et North Britis , Perth, h & Dundee 100 241 25} a re sure will be an addition to the architectural at Nth:Eastern-Berwick 100 1016 1021 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase !6.13.41 - - a Ittneta re B of St. James's. • st Do Leeds lOO 581 695 At the fi rs t annua l mee ti ng t o- d ay o f t h e s h are- st D o Y or k holdern of the Imperial Ottoman Bank, at Do Carlisle .... - - Sir Wm. at North London el 1 a y in the chair, the report of the di rec t ors, pre- 11.4 N o p r% StStaffordshire .. : : all 7 77 2/ 79 1) rente d for adoption, stated that the accounts to the at s N o . o w i d sil s. c i e V a . tr J a irction. all 105 111 ~,8..t, December show a net profit of £185,680 Os Scot IN. E„ Aber. stocO 100 36 38 11 4° C 1 1 or nearly 19 per cent. per annum on the paid- 8 1 1 t) Shrews. ioSco n t.2 t l N d re . stock oitpoo 100 a11 --__ -_ a l' "Pita' of tho bank, from which has to be de. at Shropshire oue Union ...: 100 64 6 , 6 5 Qu oted, in accordance with the statutes, first, the st South Ea:te n ni - --• 100 vol soy di s tribution paid on aeco n nt in March last at the :I South Wales and River Dun Igo ° 10 - 4 106 - tate of 5 per cent. per annum, amounting to £48,937 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok. all 8 . _9 . I N ; and, secondly, 10 per cent. for the reserve fund. 25 St b m o kton & Darlington a l lO 2 7 2 11 7 6, , ° f the balance, viz., £118,174 10s 9d, one tenth is ' s Taff ffrl"Naelew' 186 G 1 1 0 0 0 I 75 6: 1;0 4 (' a Ppropriated by the statutes to the founders and 10 Do B 8 6 7 0 1 Do C a dministrators of the bank, and the remainder is 150 Ulster - - av ailable on this occasion. The committee propose 11. 5 10 E o o 2O -- P - - 1 ' Payment of 15s 9d per share, making with the e , t i klf of Neath tnd pi interest already paid a dividend at the rate of st Wat o eif a or a d a iz a Kilke m uny 100 1 - - nea rly 16 per cent. per annum. at West Cornwall ; 100 15033 31 3 st NV. Hartlepool flar.&ll ; 100 1 - - It is understood that an arrangement is in pro- at West Midland -Oxford 1 100 - at Do Newport! 100 - - R P"; bY which the business of the British and st Do Hereford' 100 - - the erican Exchange Bank will be transferred to BRITISH POSSESSIONS. _"° London and Colonial Bank, which at present carei e Closing B on business in Canada and the West Indies. ;hart Rai/ways Colo t his arrangement the capital of the London and 10 - Tr A.tlantio &St Lawrence all 60 62 - vial, Bank will be increased to £3,000,000, of Sk i floni.,Barop&Centlnd 100 1034 1041 VGilieh ..( u. 5, , pe. cent. 4 14 50,000 will be pato up. 20 Do. New . . 20 Do. E. 5hare5......... 75 pars p .--. 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all s 5 05 10 Do. Preference ..., .. all 81 95 Two o'CLocee. 4 00,5 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 77 82 At Paris this morn i ng , accor di ng t o R en ter's I 6 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1870 telegr am, .oo Do. do. July 1, 187 , 100 77 81 T here the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 93c. too Do. do. June 1, IK4 100 17 01 8 0 2 3 v is rather a heavy market for the English at ( .3 311 1'' p U e t `1 3 0 " W & 11% E i i ) B O t e n iitr ' ;; 100 98 1 100 i.. °11 0 6 , and the prices are k lower than they were stock Eaatn. Bengal gu. Sp. , 100 . 1 , 0 1 . 08 . " t he early part of the day, Consols being 90k etc: I , ..t e t . ln d d o ian...n Flx s t p .:. c . . 100 1 wilt Jon 5 P 1:° transfer, and 901 : i for the account. The un stoWek Grand Pr o tlnk of C d /t o nads . 1 1 0) 205 214 tifavourable weather for outdoor operations, and the 100 s0 Do. Ist d l'ireg.rrßoodn.di.. all 73 , 1 5 5 4 731$ a neas iness still felt on the subject on the Conference, 1 1 0 ° 0 Do. 2d . Pret. Bonaz all 66 68 66 Th e checking business and creating heaviness. 100 Eg.. i g - I l f e e f t. r s r fo d cij . ::: all 50 V, : 7 2 ° New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 1 ; 100 Do. c 41% ireetr.reetdna:: aall : : g g Ex chequer Bills, 7s. dis . ; India 5 per Cents., 1041 ; too Do. d t o..deferred...... s.ll 27 31 and the Bonds, 15s. die. stock Gt.lncliaPenin.gua.sp.o 100 105 5 5 1066 1061 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 5 p 21 Th e fluctuations in the Foreign Stock Market - Do. January, 1882 ~ - h a stook Gt. South.of India (Lim 445 /re not been important. Mexican remain at guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 I ; but the New Scrip shows an advance of i, i lei Gt i . ) W o. g w Canada Shares all 10 i 3 1 . 4 ,; ;'Z.) I dis. to i prem.; Greek Bonds have receded 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 do wii 7 li' t . t3 op . t: all al : 2 0 :1 4to 24,1 ; Turkish Consolides have improved kto 2 0 .D 55 p. : li. Ind Branch o. Limited 2 par 1p 48 k a. si ; and the Confederate Loan, after advancing stook ook Madras. guo. ar., sp. o. .. 100 97 100 103 104 Do. 41 p. Extension a Per cent., has receded to former quotations, viz,, stook De. I,t d 0........ 100 92 91 to 6 3 64. 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- - stock 31elb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 - - In the Railway Share Market business has been 50 Melb. & nobson's Bay. all 56 68 100 Do. 7 p.c. .Bela.g all - - very inactive, and few changes of importance can se Newßruvswick a Canda h e reported in prices. North Western are firm at Class A and B. all 3 5 N.ll,l.C'da6 po Ist pi bds 100 82 04 1 12, and Midland at 1311 Q. stock Seinde ..........) (100 104 105 stock Do. Delhi 1 64 i' 100 1025 1035 The Foreign and Colonial lines continue in to Do. do .. 'Lt el 2 Id ip limited request at about previous quotations. st Do. Punjaub .... Ni c. i all 1(3 104 1031 Do. Do. - 13 ank and Miscellaneous Shares generally sup- s oce i Do. [newest ' l .o.j eine 196 98 Poll former prices. Union of London have im- COLONIAL GOVERNMEN'I SECURITIEs. Prov ed to 581; London Bank of Scotland to 19k ; - cee.thr. e p.e.J a. &Jul) u .. . Pe 104 106 105 , ro Pcan Bank, 131 14 ; Hudson Bay Company _... 1 1 ) 8 0 7 . 7 e - e s ! e:173 - ..e; Au k . 100 183 105 ' 9 ° , 49 1 3 - , ; while Royal Mail Steam have declined to -_._ I 80 0. . e , f ) ..e c ..ej a a n et u et, y t : too 102 104 i t ; Millwall Ironworks are quoted k i prem. ; - ; Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 84 Im perial Bank of China, - Cape G. Hope, 6p c,1873 100 104 106 k 1 dis. - 1 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 _ - I Do. 1801 100 IC9 111 BRITISH YIINDB-ONE O'CLOCK. - ;Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 112 GP - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 GOV ERNMENT FUNDS. - Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 p e r Cent. Consols - Natal Gov. 6 per cant.. 100 107 109 ~.., OA , _ - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&Jul) 100 102 104 1035 3 _ r,__ccount, July 8 le Gent. Reduced - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S. W. Gov. 5 p .1., 18t 100 991 1005 iir 3 per Cent - I Du. sp. c.,lBti to Er( 100 991 1004 1 , 7„ 2 i per Cont. Jan. 1894 .... - --, I Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99/ 1605 1005 5 it ia ‘ t , o . s per Cent., Jan. 1873 - -, , New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 103 111 ,„4011itis, 30 yrs, expire Bth Jan., 1880 - - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a - for 30 yrs, expire sth Au g, 1885 „ - - sterling, 1875 lOO 105 107 1095 4- ' 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... - - Queensland Gcv. 6p. a 100 108 110 - S. Aus G6p.c.1678.& up lOO 110 112 Eeee March. June. - Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - - `‘ ol7 lller Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 7 dis ___-___Do. to 6 p.c. An.&Oot.. 100 109 110 1095 Ditto £5OO - BRITISH MINES. 8a $lOO £lOO and £200 ,`, ll England Stk 55 per Ct. ... - 2 Cambrian Conaol. Gold 1 1 id 1 +Jo Account., ' - - Clifford Amalgamated..) - 30 36 .. 1N D ,.,.,_ ~,- Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 560 670 .I.4 c ii_ .; " UOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - East Bassett(lllogan).. 30 63 65 , 4 Stock, 105 per Cent ,, April 1874 - -• East Clogau Gold Ltd . . - - - d , 4 -f 0 Account -- East Caradon ...... .... 1.14.6 28 29 ij i) ° 5 per Cent. July, 1570 .... - East Cara Brea... .. .. . 34.0 9 95 ..r,O Account - - N. W'lltassel (Tavistk.) 8 . 13 . 0 3 5 45 4- ' 0 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen , 581 7 9 - Great South Tot u 5.... 171 25 2 5 ~,, Do Certificates - - G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 93 34 D o Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .... - - Grenville ... 6.16.. 81 81 4j , 0 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - - Elercid's Foot 0.. 8.12 88 40 Do 55 per Cent., May, 1879. - - , ilingaton D0wn5...... 4.18.0 35 35 - l▪ ie 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 - - ' Lady Bertha i 2.8.6 6 Du Bonds .41,000 .. - 1- , Margaret (U n y L e l ant ui 14 16 Do under £1 , 000.. - Slarke Valley.. 4 \lyndy Iron Ore (Lim ' 25 15 1 6 FORRIGN FUNDS-ONX O'CLOCK. - New Setun l9l 80 85 -• ,North Downs -..... N s . e i r ‘th n ' w ,l B n a e s a e l et e ( r i o ll t o ty „,; . n 4 tlstrian Bonds, 5 er Cent .. ---- 2 3 .' 2 6 15 . .9 0 4 11 4 1 1 4 22 1 4 Do- brazilian 5 per Cent . 1859.. 1011 - Par Consols (St. Blaney; - - - 1)0 45 per Cent., 1852-58-60 - 20 Vrovidence (Uny Lelnt. 10.0.1 40 42 Ru e Do 1363 - - 18 outhCaradon(St.Clecr 1 1 5 450 GO - 8. Cain Brea (Illogan).. - - - 0)13408 Ayres 6 per Cent - - IS.Wheai Fran. (Illog,an 18.18.9 40 45 ° 9 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ...... - Stray Park 30,17.6 29 31 titan 6 per Cent. - -,' ramarSilvA Lead Min - - - 9 .171 181 t,, 0 0 41 per Cent - - ;West Basset (Illogan).,. 11 91 101 101 eil'lstablan 6 per Cent - -;W Cr rzdon (LiSkeard; 5 16 18 1)41, 6 per Cent. - West Soton ...•.. 475 180 190 ,/ ) ,, sp ! 3 pet: Cent., 1825 - - Whesl Basset (Mogan) 55 90 95 ) Per Cent. 1863 - - Wheal Buller(Kedruth) 10 23 32 klgy,X a r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - - Wheal Kitty (G.Lclant) 2,0,6 - - bran o 7 per Cent .. - - , WhealLudcott Qre e i ?ecor ,d Issue - = i'' , Ei l e e s a l 5 3 1: t r n y n Ann ( Jaen.) 8 14 16 585 225 235 D ° u per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. - - I Wheal Treiawncy (Lis.) 7 19 21 bo Account - - I \Vireo.' Union 3.17 , 11 2 •,.. 0 C,,,...... __ Do ' 1859 — Nazilian 5 per Cent D Do 41 per Cent., 18_52-58-60 t Do 1863 uenos Ayres 6 per Cent p bo 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. _.... ' 4i lian 6 per Cent. t 1) , 0 41 pee Cent (40tobiau 6 per Cent Cub _ -...,a, 6 t a . , per cent. 0 , _ - 1, 418 a 3 per Cent., 18.0 i. . -° per Cent. 186 . 3 . 4 tledor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. „P ti c ,ati 7 per Cent.. — 0 b. ? ' 3 d Issue -r b ee „ 4 , s c ee pe o r t ' Cent., 1824-5, ca-Coupons.. b''' 4 .,„ . con nt _ ° uoUpo as 1) 0 A , 6 , coon ] it 4 r , a teltal a ii :per Cent. a7O 1 839 id, 1859 — It -2 a ` t (Mareinmana Railway) 76 .1 ketiel2as Per e (' r e lent ) n 3 1 444 I° Aceo, int Pm •., 0 s eri v 3 paid ... •• • dis 200 D ° Pren P ( a Scrip, Ex. 25f h 4 1) 0 ,- °8 Per Cent. Anglo-Freenc .. — 94 d:e New"nab. It tperial 5 per Cent Gr N au ada D.. 2 pe r Cent. 13°efe) Ted Pertle'viLaue . Wa rran t s (Hectares ! ........ " u • 41 per Cent — 0 'Clloc amt.... - ) ..... 4no 'A Pa r Cent. Wribarren).. . ....... —..... b e ' , A i 1 ,er Cent., 1862 l 'ort,, 4l ' n . °l7 ' otuat b• - bue ie 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto!tt o A __ ' , moron to , Pet Cent., 1856, ,I , ~ 9 I '6O, 62,'3 -Uit ' ccount — 4 1 b 4 10 1 863 S crip, ID paid :t 8 4, 11 11 per Cent., 1822 850 , lSt Dit t 44 per Cent., 1 bit , 3 per Cent 1859 bit il3 5 Per Cent, 1862 Di' a t 3 A nglo-Dllth .• • • -- ... (it' ll . ; ) Sc rip, £2O paid — pm 1 .1 . - iatt 5 per Cent —t, itt , A _ 05,., n.ccount .61?,' h 3 per Cent )19 0 Account blf to New Deferred D 1 to Account _ t to Passive Sp a it to Account 324 11 i ii, jell Cert. of Coup not funded lOl I 1 511, ; , e 1 , 1 1 ~ ,t 0 Account — T 1,,,, 44.4, 4 per Cent t , l Ao tt O,l °ll P, Z6O paid 4 pm D• i 0 Per Cent. 1854 ~11 1 1 to Acco unt ) j ii I °6 per Cent. 1858 bi t t 0 Account .... IP t°3 SIOO Bonds jghl,l toet Cent. 1862 • 71,1 i i 'lO Account .. n_ 0 £lOO Bonds.. . 'lli t bit Ditto 1863 .• . --- Vela, eQuaramteed 4 per Cent. .. • .b i , LI la 3 pe• C ' t. 63' 'to Accoii.nt Qn to 14 .0 i '' rer Cent . , 1862 1 ~,, A b it ~ Accorint 56 bit '„(/ ~.8 . per Cent, 1864 tr i fl , crip £3O paid die 1- "° 4 I per Cent it li. 1)i ridends on the above payable in Loud ,u biL, l74 , i per Cent., 1861, Es . 25 francs — PeP -'•'4 kneount 691 riar teeollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 44°4 s, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25t 0 44 Tw ' o OCLOCK. 4 4°14 I I I i )314° AlltineYt ........ PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 88} Great Western, Birmingham gua. stock, 76 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, Mc., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per oent., 97 Ditto, ditto, C 6 per cent. 80 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 20i West Flanders, 7i FOREIGN MINES. Yudanarmutana of S. Australia, lim., I I BANKS. &Mance - (litn.). 61 Anglo Austrian, 71 Anglo-lctalian, limited, 5/ Bank 01 Queensland (lint), 181 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and'China, 391 English, Sco,ch, and Australian Chartered, 211 European Bank, lint. 13} 14 Hindrstan, t,hina, and Japan (lint.), 33 Ditto, new, 16 15/ tnperial Ottoman4l9l liand Mortgage Bank of India, lint., I London Bank of Scotland, lint., 191 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 241 London and Colonial (Urn.), 211 London and County, 65 46 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lint., 206 London Joint Stock, 46J London and South African, 25 Merchant Bank, lint , 23f Oriental Bank Corporation, 59 South Eastern, lim., 51 Union of Australia, 56 Union of Ireland, l;m, 20i Union. of London, 58i; MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 181 Australian Agricui aural, 19 Bombay Gas, 11- m. 5i Co n tinents!. Union Gas, lira., 6! G EgYPIP:.n Cora. and Trading, lira. 43 eP Credit and Finance o f London, llm., 7} v -Judson's Bay, 19/ 19 International Land Credit. lira., 43 Joint Stock Discount, Rm., 7¢ Land Securities, lira., 5/ London Financial Association, Bin., 27/ Ditto, new, 15 161 National Discount Company, lira., 141 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lirn.,— Ditto, ditto, 2$ Panama, New Zealand, and Australian m a p, u m. , Ditto (all), el Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lira.. 27 Royal Mail Steam, 91 PATENT MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON.--Num • ber of visitors for the week ending June 11, 1,877; total number since the opening of the museum, free daily (m ay 21, 1853), 819,283. THE NAVIES OF THE WORLD..—The navy of Great Britain carries 14,050 guns, of France 8,876, United States 4,184, Russia 2,013, Holland 1,220, Denmark 958, Sweden 920, Spain 904, Austria 852, Italy 789, Portugal 362, Norway 340, Turkey 297, Brazil 276, Prussia 265, Greece 119, Peru 104, Chili 66, and Belgium 28. The navies of the world consist of 1,684 steamers, and 1,296 sailing ships carrying 36,653 guns,—American Paper. Tltl SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEil'tl) Meeting of Middlesex Magistr ates. THE GOVERNMENT GAOLS BILL. A special meeting of the magistrates of the county of Middlesex was held yesterday at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell•green, to consider the Gaols Bill now before the House of Commons, and to take such measures regarding the said bill as the Court may deem necessary. Mr. HENRY POWNALL occupied the chair. The report of the Parliamentary Committee of the Court was presented by Mr. Turner, which, after alluding to the bill, merely recommended some slight addition to one of the clauses. Mr. Sergeant PAYNE said under this bill powers would be given to the Secretary of State to alter and annul rules for the government of prisons. At the present time the clerk of the peace was required to send once a year all existing rules for the govern ment of prisons approved by the justices and all new rules which were proposed, and when a certificate was received that they had been sanctioned by him they had the force of law; but under the 4th clause of the present bill it was enacted," That it shall be lawful for one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, by writing under his hand, from time to time, and without such rules being submitted to him, to annul, alter, or add to any rules for the time being in force for the government of any gaol, and any rules made by the said Secretary of State in pur suance of this section shall be binding upon sheriffs and all other persons during the time that they are in force." Therefore it was clear that under this section he would have power to put his pen through all the rules that were then in existence, or alter them in any way that he might think it fit to do. He could wipe out all existing rules and orders, and make new rules and orders without consulting the justices at all, and therefore he said that this bill would give the Secretary of State powers which were contrary and repugnant to the very spirit of the Constitution of the country. If it were not so, then, he asked, what was the use of this act of Parliament ? By the act of the sth and 6th William IV., it was required that all rules in force, with copies of proposed rules, should be submitted to the Secretary of State ; but by the fourth clause of this act he could alter, annul, or add to any rules without their being sub mitted to him, and such rules of altered rules would be binding upon all persons. That was a most dangerous clause, and one that ought never to have been submitted to the House of Commons. There was no doubt that Sir George Grey had been pestered by a certain class of persons out of doors, and scarcely knew what to do, but he (Mr. Payne) did not believe that his own mind went with such an enactment as that. The learned sergeant having read the sth clause of the bill, said that clause would give him power to authorise a Roman Catho lic chapel to be built in Coldbath-fields prison, and if that was not complied with he could order the Roman Catholic prisoners to be removed to some other gaol, there enter a contract for the erection of a new Roman Catholic chapel, and then call upon the magistrates of the county, and they would be bound to pay for it. Mr. SWIFT said Sir George Grey had disavowed, in the House:of Commons, any intention of doing anything of the kind. Mr. Sergeant PAYNE said that might be so, but Sir George Grey would not always be Secretary of State: This bill placed that power in the office of Secretary of State, and the question was not what he intended to do, but what the law authorised him to do. He could enter into contracts which were binding on the justices, but the Secretary of State incurred no liability whatever. He bound the jus tices, but he refused to be bound himself, and said he was not liable for anything. When the money was to be paid, he:stepped behind the screen, say ing, " These are the gentlemen who are to pay ; I am not liable." His (Mr. Payne's) objection to the bill was that it gave the Secretary of State an un constitutional power. He could bind the magi strates without their consent in any way he pleased ; he could call upon them to pay any expenditure he might incur out of the county rate. Their autho rity was set at nought, and they would be no longer the guardians of the county rate or the county purse. His objection was not merely to the power of appointing Roman Catholic chaplains, but it was to the principle of the bill ; for such undefined, un limited, and dangerous powers ought not to be given to any man. He hoped the Court would agree to his motion to petition the House of Commons against the bill, and if that should be agreed to he would then submit a form of petition. Mr H. H. HARWOOD seconded the motion. He seconded the requisition to call this meeting; for this was a matter of the deepest importance to the county, and they ought not to allow the opportu nity to pass without giving expression to their feelings on the subject. The Court of Aldermen of the City of London had already taken action on this bill, and they thought it strange that they were not backed up by the magistrates of the county. The preamble stated that " it was expedient to amend the law relating to gaols, and to discontinue certain gaols that are inadequately provided with the means of regulating the discipline and classification of prisoners ;" and as in many instances the governor had almost the entire control, the placing this power in the hands of a competent authority might be attended with good results. But the most unrea sonable and the most objectionable part of the bill was the fourth section. It had been drawn with great art, ingenuity, and subtlety, and seemed to be totally unconnected with the bill. The Parliamen- tary committee said this bill gave the Secretary of State no more power than he then possessed ; but be said then, cui bono—what was the use of thi s clause ? Mr TURNER said when the rules were submitted to the Secretary of State he could alter the whole of them, and he could add fifty new ones if he thought fit. Mr HARWOOD said even if he admitted that, he did not see the use of this clause in the bill unless it was for some lurking mischief ; but he hoped what was said in that court would be spread over the-length and breadth of the land, and show that the magistrates of this county had discussed the measure, so that the hands of those country gentle men who had seats in the House of Commons might be strenghthened in recording their votes against the bill. Mr. TURNER did not believe that the bill was in tended to take from the Court the power that the Prison Ministers Bill gave them, for if such rules were made as to be in opposition to that bill they would become void. That was a recognised prin ciple of law. No power would be given by it to alter the law of the land, but merely to carry it out, and nothing more. Mr. Sergeant:PAYNE having shortly replied, The CHAIRMAN put the motion, which was car• tied with about four diessntients. Mr. Bergeant PAYNE then moved the following petition be presented to the louse of Commons against th© bill "The Petition of the Magistrates of the County of Middlesex— " Showetla—That your petitioners have observed with surprise and regret that a bill applying to all county and city prisons, gaols, and houses of correction in England has been introduced into your hon. house, by which most undefined powers are proposed to be given to one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State to annul, alter, or add to any rake for the time being in force for the government of any gaol, without the concurrence of her Majesty's justices of the peace for such counties or cities, and for authorising such Secre tary of State in certain cases to make contracts in the names of such justices, by which they are to be bound without their consent to pay out of the county rates for the removal to, and the lodging and maintenance of county and city prisoners in other gaols; and the said bill also proposes to give such Secretary of State the Power of making a par tial order applying to particular prisoners or par ticular classes of prisoners confined in such gaols, and to make the keeper of any prison who di so b eys such order of the Secretory of State subject to a penalty of £2O per day, in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable. "That such provisions are contrary to the exist ing regulations, by which the Government of county and city prisons are placed under the direc tion of the county and city justices, who have now the power to make rules, orders, and regulations for the government of auch prisons, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, and your peti tioners humbly suggest that the granting of such general and undefined powers to a Secretary of State would be entirely unprecedented, and that the provisions of the said bill, if carried into effect, would not only be a great inroad on the rights of the county arid city magistrates throughout the kingdom, and subject the ratepayers in counties to a large and excessive taxation, but would also be subversive of that system of local self-government which has always been found to be most useful and effective. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray, that as the said bill proposes to gi%e such extraordinary and undefined powers to an officer of the Govern ment, contrary to the spirit of the existing laws, and consequently subversive of the cowers of the magistrates, and to the detrim en t o f th e ratepayers of the country, that the said pro v i s i ons ma y not pass into a law, and your petitioners will ever pray ." Captain MORLEY seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN supported some portions of the bill, which empowered the Secretary of State to order prisoners confined for short periods to be pat in smaller cells than those committed for long periods. . .. _ Mr WALTERS, while looking upon some parts of the bill as dangerous to be put i nto t h e h an d s o f th e Secretary of State, said there were some parts of it that would be really beneficial, and, so far, the in tentions of the Legislature ought not to be frus trated, The CHAIRMAN put the motion for the adoption of the petition, which was agreed to. A discussion then arose as to the presentation of the petition, and a motion was made that Mr New degate, who had a motion on the paper, should pre sent the petition to the House of Commons, to which an amendment was moved that it should be presented by the members for the county (Lord En field and Mr Hanbury); and it was carried by a majority of one that the presentation should be en trusted to Mr Newdegate. There being no other business, the court adjourned. Something Like a Fashionable Marriage, (From the London Review) When a notorious criminal is executed, th e envoys of the Press, it is well known, are on the groun d a ll night, bivouacking boldly with the c row d. Th e Morning Post seems to have accorded th e same proud recognition to Lord Frederick C aven di sh that the Times did last February to the fi ve p i rates. A w a t n a t o very g i n early w e h fi o n u d r — i l l: n gb efore faithful emissary reli giously attending a matntinal service in the Abbey. How he got there, or why he went there, unless he had been in a pew throughout the night, it i s not easy t o k explain. t o There, h owever , at the carriages he was seated, watching worshippers, looking as they arrived, and last in astonishment at the number of coronets, which was so great that he was driven to exchange confidences with an Abbey verger on the subject. The picture of the inde fatigable matrimonial correspondent talking affably to the police and the Cathedral officers about the carriages is instructive and edifying : "A veteran official in Dean's-yard was heard to express his opinion that Dean's-yard had never been so full of ooroneted carriages since her Majesty's coronation." This is the - proper way in which information should be gathered. It is a bright example to foreign correspondents throughout Europe. We can conceive how, on such a subject, the matrimo nial correspondent would treasure up everything that fell from the lips of so great an authority, and how important he would feel it to get the numbers of coronets in their right and accurate order. The early ten o'clock service soon began and ended; the matrimonial correspondent somewhat severely, and, we think, pharisaically, remarks that the object of those present was less devotion than the gratifica tion of feminine curiosity. This appears an uncha ritable censure from one who had been in a pew all night, and who accordingly could attend morning prayers on this occasion without much additional trouble. After service the Abbey was cleared of strangers. But the matrimonial correspondent was soon back again, if indeed he wail put out at all ; and we have a burst of descriptive power which seems clearly modelled on the famous description in Macaulay of the trial of Warren Elastings:— The friends and relatives of the bride and bridegroom took their places early. There were th) Bishop of Oxford and Lord Houghton. Earl Stanhope sat next to the Queen's Advocate, Sir John Pakington behind them, and Black Rod opposite. The Earl of Powis, High Steward of the University of which the bridegroori's father is the "honoured Lord and Chancellor," was teen far away under the pulpit. Whether "far awa7 under the pulpit" is a pic turesque way of saying that the matrimonial corres pondent had a distant view of his lordship in the reading-desk, it is not easy t o d ec id e . On a matter that the ch so all-important as that, where Barl Powis and Black Rod sat, it is a pity that history should be appeared with the choir. At 11‘ !tlf.Put thus loosely written. o f "the altar." hereafter to remember nthaeturall So themselves .. them selves "at the junction of the °I , . I.w2iltlh posteded eclewrge well Posi.'nly choir the tran septs, " and that the clerg y b etook wits, o th e vicinity to one the bride entered, attended waited the audience came. At a quarter marriage iyn e n ded commenced.by b r i dem a i d l s t , whose admiration.'' ir a t jee.,, " elir3ited universal will be a proud recollection after life to the noble bride and bridegroom that it o RE,, . e B. Grey read When the opening exhortation. tok h fi t 're w clerg y men es e x aust e t : marry them. The Hon. and , he was succeeded in turn by the H on. and Rev. W, IL Lyttelto a e. Then the ve rs i c l e and prayers were c h an ted by the Rev. S. F. Jones W. H. Brookfield whose "voice was admirably hoard." The R who by this time d d e i ll e B e o v h . n ,Wt.h the Y b t e t l e l I s t o Weddingnosblerdi crowd of : f : read the concluding exhort:t v i e . , - 2 1 . 1r peal. Through Last of all the had recovered himself a ga i n _ gaVe the benediction. a Th e organist played oat the 46 0 1I f on m . an d o l 2 f — - th e aa nd, and brid e groom erry the r la a d e i g es ou a t ed a ni g entlem:m • bride passed to the Jeragaielli C‘amb -er, where the regis ter was signed. A very ;merge crowd assembled outside the Deanery to see th e newly-married couple enter their eatrlage ) and, addB the matri monial correspondent, with a gettine flow o: sen timent and enthusiasm, "every hat Wes' raised 1" That this is the right style for the hi stor ian of the marriages of the aristocracy to write in cannot be dis puted. It is powerful, picturesque, and animated, and under all of it we every now and then seem to catch the fresh gushinge of a human heart. Few writers could go day after day to see noblemen turned off, and preserve through it all that child like simplicity of nature which is equally ready in the discharge of d to jot down what veteran officials have to sa y y about the carriages, or to raise its hat to a lord. These are the things that make us all f , v -, -Ling. There is a kind of evergreen literary ability that always astonishes us, while it charms. re The matri monial correspondence of the Papers a one type of it. Another and equally remarkable type is the flow of poetical description in the advertisements of auctionEerai What a g enius must be required to keep ail the we ci " A i ngs in high life di s ti nct an d -, s t •t life-like 1 What a genus m.. i take to d es cribe all the upland lawns and well-watere_ pasture lands about Surrey mansions which are to b e 'old or Ist, so vividly and yet so diff erently ! Tha t the .7 "111 knows nothing of its greatest man is a reflection from which occasionally it is difficult or impossible to escape. Full many a village Hampden, if we are to believe Grey's elegy, lies buried in the country—full many a town Macaulay lies buried in the fashionable columns of the Morning Post. MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—Among the most noted oriminals of modern times, we may mention that of Doctor Coaty de is Pommerais, who was guillotined a few days since in Paris for poisoning Madame de Pauw, whom be shlaodwliyadpuooiesodntiong her. h A insure her life in h is favour, u n der p retence of being ind e bted to him in cer tain sums of mone y , and who after war d s p re vailed upon his vi c t im to f e i g n illness te or f i u g l i l u 1 for the more effectually carrying out his base desi g ns by length portrait model of th e cu'prit, taken from photograph by M. Trin quart, of Paris, exp . , !ssly for Madame Tussawl's exhibi tion, is now added t 4 0 the chamber of physiognomy, in Baker-street. NG, JUNE 15, 1864. T h Fatal Accident at Egham. THE I NQUEST. L, The inquest to ascertain the can: of the death of Robert Wilkey, Edwin Hall, Joseph Clegg, ; , 2hn Coppard, and William Winfield was resumed yesterday at 12 o'clock, at the Literary and Scientific Institution, Egham. Colonel Yolland was present to watch the proceedn,7 B in behalf of the Board of Trade. The following gentlemen were also present :—Mr F. Clarke, for the brothers of Mr Trigg; Mr Chubb, of Gray's-inn, for Mrs Hall; Mr Robinson, of Jermyn-street, and Mr Newman, of Chelsea, for Mrs Clegg; Mr Lamb, of Ship-street, Brighton, for Mrs Trigg; Mr Rawlings, of Romford, for Lee and Trainer, the engine-driver and fireman; Mr Crombie, the law clerk, Mr Frederick Clarke, the secretary, Mr Beattie, the engineer, and ,1r Godson, the superintendent, were also present on behalf of the South-Western Railway Company, The jury, with Mr William Gardener as foreman, having answered to their names, the Coroner said that at the pro• cnedings on Thursday he had pointed out the evidence he should require. He should first take evidence as to the gradients, the stations, and the signals; then the time of starting and arrival; and, lastly, whether the code of sig nals were properly exhibited and observed on the night in question. The jury would have the assistance of Colonel y o ,:and, but it was not probable that any engineering ques ti e „: would arise. He (the Coroner) desired to know if th e guar d s fireman were present. Mr Crombie said the guards were present, and notice had been sent to th e 1 2uses of the engine driver and fireman, arning them to atteael• Mr Rawlings said ha represented them, and he would not at present tender them evidence. The following evidence wait :hen taken : William Frederick Godson, su p,:rinteudent of the line, said—The line on which the accide,:t took place was the Staines and Wokingham, properly' eo called. Special instructions were issued with reference to the traffic on the Tuesday, and for other days of Ascot Races, They were issued to every servant of the compaay with regb:rd to the service of the week from the 4th to the 11th of June. That would comprise the four racing days. With regard to the exhibition of signals on the Tuesday there were instruction,: on the third page. Witness was at Ascot all day. Those instructions would be delivered through the head of each department, Mr Beattie having charge of the engineering department. There were not any times mentioned, and the traffic was of necessity uncertain. There were 11 plate layers on the line between Egham and Ascot, accoi ding to the regulation, which is in the following words :—" Line be tween Waterloo and Ascot, and between Reading and Ascot.--On Tuesday and Thursday platelayers will be sta- tioned along the railway between Waterloa and Ascot and between Reading and Ascot to signal trains throughout the day, and until the last train has passed. After the passing of every train they will show a stop signal for five minutes, to be followed by a caution, signal for five minutes more; but when the line is clear, and the preceding train has passed over ten minutes, they will show an all-right signal. While stop-signals are shown fog-signals 'rust be put down also. When a platelayer shows one red sig nal enginemen will not stop their trains, but pro ceed very cautiously till the obstruction is seen." The first station from Ascot will be Sunningdale, which is about two miles, Virginia Water is the next, and beyond that is four miles, and then the Egham station another two miles. The signals at Sunningdale are the usual standard and two auxiliary signals, one for the up and one for the down road. At Virginia Water the same. Between Virginia Water and Egham there are gates called Rusham from 1,250 to 1,300 yards from the Egham station. That is a level crossing, and a gate keeper and standard signals. There is as auxiliary signal 530 yards from the Egham station, and worked from there. On Tuesday, in accord ance with the regulations, there was a platelayer named Wm. Drew near the distant signal. He had directions to be there the whole day. Mr Crombie—All the platelayers we have, Mr Coroner. By a Juror—There were arrangements made for putting out passengers at various stations, Egham amongst the number. By Mr Rawlings—Both Mr Scott and myself were pre - sent. There was no such train on the Monday night as on the Tuesday. If the driver of the train had to stop he would have his instructions from Mr Scott, through the guard. The second train had to stop at Staines, and the memorandum now put in is in Mr Scott's handwriting. The printed regulations are special, but do not interfere with the ordinary traffic. On Tuesday, the 7th, 14 special trains ran, but no notice was given to the public of them. They were to run at intervals of five or ten minutes, but the ser vants of the company were not informed when they were likely to pass. The station masters had notice to expect trains every or any minute. We have the telegraph on this line, but it is not used to signal the train from one station to another. Mr Henry Clay is the station master at Egham, and was present. It was customary to run either engine or tender first, as was convenient. Witness was familiar with the rules. There is no time-table at Ascot. If the train was run ning, tender first, he (witness) was not prepared to say communication could be fixed. The train, as made up, would carry about 400 persons. -There is a rule as to the guaid seeing that communication was fixed. The engine driver can only communicate with the guard by the whistle. Witness went to Egham after the accident and saw the station master there. Mr Scott was then at the station. Witness did not say anything to any person at the station. By Mr Chubb—The plate layers were on duty early in the morning, and were not relieved all day. The second train started six minutes after the other train. . . The Coroner—You mean the interval between the two ,rains. Witness—Yes, precisely. I was only uncertain as to he accuracy of my watch as to general time. By Mr Chubb—The engines of both trains were running —tender first. _ By the Coroner—There are general orders as to the sig nals, but no special instructions. After the train has passed the signal, the danger is fixed—five minutes red and five minutes green. Mr John Strapp, resident engineer of the South Western Company, said he prepared the plans produced, ie., under his dire ti on, and he had checked them by the working plans of the line. The distances are correct as stated. The distance from the Egham standard to auxiliary is 513 yards, and from the auxiliary to the level crossing at Rusham-gate is 703 yards. The gradient from Rusham to Egham is at the rate of three feet three inches per mile, the distance being three quarters of a mile. Beyond that point towards Ascot the line rises for a mile and 18 chains at a ratio of 45ft 3in per mile. The line takes an easy curve of rather more than a mile, and you could see the signal at Rusham gate a little more than half a mile before you get to it. The standing signal can be seen a long distance before the auxi liary signal. John Walker, guard in the service of the South-Western Railway Company, deposed he was in charge of the up train which left Ascot station at 10 minutes past 7 on Tuesday, the 7th inst. He took the time from his own watch, having referred to it. Mr Scott directed him to leave. He is the traffic manager. Instructions where to stop were in writ ing, and witness gave them to the driver Honer. The paper (produced) was in Mr Scott's hand writing, and contains the names of the places we we-e to stop at. The train consisted of 14 carriages and a break. We had to stop at Egham, Twickenham, Barnes, Clapham, and Vauxhall. They were not to stop at Virginia Water. In pursuance of those instructions we stopped at Egham station, having get there at 20 minutes past 7. The signals were all right, and barring the caution signals there was not anything to interfere. The train stopped at Egham 'ut down passengers. According to the rules and regu lations the usual time for stopping at Egham was a minute or a winutb and a half. The train barely stopped two minutes at the — 9gham station. The extra traffic, and some altercation with son,' passengers, made the difference in the delay. He got out apt rhostation, and having done his work, under guard, he (witness) took and had the signal from tho' s .s whistle and showing the orders to start from the at.: lion master, and gave the usual signal to start by blowing his the green flag. Witness did not look back until after alter ing his break, and before his train had Lot 20 or 30 yards from the platform, he saw the following Ulna coming round the curve under the wooden bridge. The Coroner (to Mr Strapp)—How far is that? Mr Strapp-1 will have it measured accurately. Examination continued—Witness called out loudly that the other train was coming on, He did not know whether his driver heard. He (witness) did not know whether the steam was full on when the second train came under the bridge, but " I am certain it was on when it shuck our train, but whether reversed or not I beating say, but I should think it was by the beating of it." The train ran into them, and the result was that the last break van was broken up, and one second next to it, and the next one too, also a second class slightly damaged. So were all the other car riages, less or more, the effect of driving the train forward. The rear of the train was about 20 yards frcm the platform when it was shuck. After the collision, when he (witness) came back he saw three bodies lying there dead. After some little del: y witness went on to Staines, after h avin g first gene to the down road to stop the down traffic. The second train was not to stop fit Staines. All those who were injured were attended to. There was no whistling as the train came on, The 9xiliary was put on as the witness's train passed the aro- a,.. ..and the standing were at caution and raised to danger , ' a w; ci ' were _never lowered, By Mr Groteble—All the signals were right. The p late- layers were all ris -ht with . hand signals. By Mr Rawlings-- WI tness Read in The ordinary tra:6°fan between London the co mmunication was ing. When the train left. Condon applied, but not on returrpug, .h ° e n tender being first. the inquiry was adjourned After some further evidence until Friday ,danee, " M. Emile 011ivier," says the 10epen,.. "has forwarded to the electors at Toulon, w.ho have some idea of supporting him as a candidate fox' the Council-General, a circular drawn up in terms almost similar to the reply recently made by him to one of his electors, and published in the journals. A pamphlet intended to explain M. 011ivier's con duct is about to appear. The rupture which has take e t w een him and all the o ther members n place b of the Left is nevertheless still more marked, espe cially Agee the presence has been remarked of M. 011ivier, as well as lki.D arimon, in the commission charged by the Government te examine the ques tion of cheques." GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY,--The "dited accounts of this company show that the 5... ^eipts for the half-year ending the 31st of Dec., traffic rb.. Ato £207,871, and the expenses to £149,17 1863, amount. . ~eluding £23,731 or 11,42 per cent, for or 71 76 per cent I._ . nod and estimated ' fo r cotton, kc., compensation aseertat, balance of £58,697. The amount damaged and lost, leavings ! he Government of India on o f interest paid and p a y able b y 31st of December, 1863, cap it a l deposited with them to t he ahl ph, 947, to the Govern was £2,570,8 11 ; the p rofit p aid and m ent out of revenue amo unted to £614, 947 1 leaving a b a lance chargeable against half surplus prot;:s over 5 per c ent of £1,955,864. The capital account shoe; used that £10,783,690 had been r eceived, and £10,456,877 expbAded leaving a balance of £326,813, THE FEDERAL NATIONAL DEBT.—An American has measured and weighed the Federal national debt,, which is 4,000,000,000 dols. Estimated in silver dollars, he says that if they were placed ed g e to edge they would stretch nearly 90,000 miles. Their weight would be 125,000 tons, which would lead 62,500 railway trucks, the aggregate length of which would be 355 miles.—Tattanta Star. AMERICA. [The following appeared in our Late Edition, of last evening :—] (Per the Peruvian via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, JUNE 3 (Evening). lOn Wednesday evening Grant ordered. Wright's corps, supported by Smith, to attack the Confede. ra t e )osition at Cold Harbour; Hancock, Burnside, an d - Woren being in readiness to advance their front. Afte's' a three hours' engagement Wright captured and he:,:.l the Confederate works in his front. An unsuccessfQ l endeavour was made by the Confederates to recap; re them. Sheridan defeated the Confederate cavalry and Clingman's infantry at Cold Harbour on Tuesday. Burnside's corps advanced on Wednesday, and was within a mile of Mechanicsville. Lee occupies a good position north of tke Cbicka• hominy. He has been joined by a large portion o Beauregard's troops. Fitzhugh Lee, with 500 cavalry, is reported to have been captured, whilst attempting a raid on White House. The Confederates attacked Butler's left on Wed nesday, but were repulsed. A Confederate ironclad attacked the Federal monitors in James River, but was driven up after two hours' engagement. The Confederates have erected formidable batte ries on the Mississippi cud burned several steamers. The Federals are being driven out o! Arkansas by the Confederates. • NEW YORK, JUNE 4, EVENING. Despatches from General Grant dated yesterday afternoon state : "Early this morning we assaulted the enemy, driving him into his entrenchments, but gaining no decisive advantage. " Our troops occupy a position within 50 yards of the enemy, and are there remaining. We cap tured over 300 prisoners, Our loss is not severe." Other official despatches state that the Federal loss was 3,000 in killed and wounded. Three colonels were killed, and two wounded. General Tyler was severely wounded. General Forrest's cavalry are said to be at Corinth, preparing for a raid in General Sher man's rear. The Federal Government has announced that they are prepared to pay in advance the interest on the public debt due on July 1. They have also raised the interest on temporary deposits to 6 per cent. The steamer Caledonia has been captured. NEW YORK, JUNE 3, Evening. Gold opened this morning at 92i, but declined to 904 under the announcement of new financial measures by the Government. NEW YORK, JUNE 4 (Evening), Money easy.. Gold, 92 prem. Stocks steady. New York Central, 131 i ; Illinois, 127; Erie, 1111 ; 5.20 Bonds, 106. Petroleum—crude, 42c. ; refined, 64c. (Per the City of Baltimore via Crookhaven.) NEW YORK, June 4, (Morning). General Grant's despatches down to Thursday morning report no general engagement. The War Department announces that no later despatches have been received, assigning as a reason that a storm had disarranged the telegraphic communica tion. Heavy firing was heard on Thursday at White House, leading to the belief that an engagement was progressing. Sherman continues his advance. On Wednesday he was beyond Dallas. His cavalry occupied Altona Pass. The Richmond Examiner states that the Con federates repulsed Howard's corps of Sherman's army the previous Saturday with the loss of from 5,000 to 7,000 men. The Secretary of the Treasury has announced that he will receive sealed tenders until 16th June for 75,000,000 dole. of 6 per cent. bonds, redeemable in 1881. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money higher. Gold 91 prem. Exchange on London 207 to 209; on Paris 2.70 to 2.724. Stocks quiet. New York Centrals, 1321 ; Illi• nois, 1261 ; Erie, 111 Z ; 5 20's United States Bonds, 1051. Course of the Exchange.—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto .. 3 Month!, 12 0/ 12 1 Rotterdam .. 12 01 12 1 Antwerp .. 25 65 25 70 Brussels — 25 65 2.5 70 Hamburgh — 13 81 13 9 Paris .. Short. 25 20 25 271 Ditto Marseilles 12621 25 671 Frankfort on Maine -- l2oi Vienna Trieste Petersburgh .. 32 32/ Berlin — Madrid . • • . 48 481 Cadiz Leghorn — 25 671 25 75 Milan — 25 70 25 75 Genoa 25 70 25 75 Naples Palermo .. . 25 721 25 771 Messina .. 25 721 25 771 Lisbon —51 a Oporto . - Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars . 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) .. 0 0 0 HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Register-General'e .Report.) The deaths in London were 1,213 in the week that ended on the 4th inst. ; they rose to 1,285 in the week that ended last Saturday. In the last four weeks the mean temperature of the air was suc c e ssively 61 deg. 8 min., 52 deg., 50 deg, 4 min., and 59 deg. 6 min., showing great fluctuation. The increase of deaths last week was entirely amongst persons of middle age (20-60 years), th e num b er s in that period having been in two weeks 328 and 388. The average number of deaths in the twenty. third week of ten years 1854-63 is, with a correction The excess in the return above the estimat e d num b er i s, there for increas e of p o p ulation, 1,155. fore, very nt eon s derable, and amounts to 130 deaths. At the present lime the most fatal complaint in the epidemic class is measles, to which 82 deaths are referred. Typhus Was fatal in 51 cases, whoop ing-cough in 50, scarlatina in 47, diarrhea in 19, diphtheria in 11, smallpox in 5. Nearly half of the deaths from measles occurred to children one year old and less than two years. Five deaths from this disease were recorded in the sub-fibtrict of Gray's-inn-lane, 6 in Islington, 5 in South Hackney, 9 in the district of Shoreditch, 7 in Bethnal-green, 9 in St. George's-in-the-East (6 of which were in the sub-district of St. Mary), and Bin St. Luke's. Measles prevails chiefly in the East districts. Typhus was returned in five oases in the sub-dis trict of Mile-end New Town. girls, Last week the births of 985 bo y s and 938 in all 1,92 3 children , were re g istered in London. In the ten corresponding w eeks of the years 1854- 163 the average number (corrected) was 1,687. BERLIN, June 13.---Count de Bismark yesterd He after ay r eceived a deputation from Schleswig. wards had a long conference with Prince Gortecha koff. In the afternoon a Council of Ministers w as held. In the evening the King received Prince Ciortschakeff and Count de Bismark, and h a d a long audience. The Prince will leave to-morrow for li.issingen. QUESTIONABLE AUTHORSHIP OF AN OLD JOKE. —l:t is in vain to inquire whence came such a man as he w h o said to a friend, "I heard you were dead 1' ' and,when the friend denied the truth of the report, replied, " Sure, ho who told me was more worthy of belief than you are 1" The story is Irish, Greek, H.indoo, Chinese; but its age is n ot to be detest:allied. IMPERIAL PARLLUIENT HOUSE OP COMMONS.—This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed :—.. Bourton on the Water Railway, Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (No. 1), Dublin and Baitinglass Junction Railway; Dublin, Rathmines, Rathgar, &0., Railways; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Blackburn, &c., Lines), Lancashire Union Railways, Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway (Cross Keys Bridge), Southern Railway, and South Eastern Railway (No. 4). DUBLIN METROPOLITAN RAILWAY BILL, Mr HERBERT moved, with respect to the Dublin Metropolitan Railway Bill and the Dublin Railway Bill, that the orders of the house of the 9th of June be read and discharged, and that the bills be recommitted to the former committee. He also moved that the Dublin Trunk Con necting Railway Bill be also recommitted. Mr H. BAILEY, the chairman of the committee, whose decision was objected to by the hon. member opposite, said, the utmost consid3ration had been given to the measures, and he hoped the house would not adopt the unusual and extraordinary course of reviewing its decision, be3ause the committee had not considered itself justified in passing, Mr P. O'BRIEN supported the motion. LEFT SITTING. The Wholesale Emigration of the Circassians The emigration of the Circassians to the Turkish territory furnishes the Sleds with matter fer an in dignant article against the severe measures pursued by the Russians against those unfortunate popula tions. Actuated by a love of liberty and indepen.. deuce to an ex t ent that i s not often witnessed, those warlike tribes, fi n ding themselves borne down by numbers and obliged to quit the mountainous regions their native lan ln of their forefath ers , bid an eternal farewell to th a e n s d , , seeka an without asylum resources on andnn almost n without clothes, . other territory. The writer, after remarking that Turkey, formerly the land of slavery, is now affording protection to the persecuted from every part at Europe, goes on to give some details of interest relative to the hostilities which have been so long going on on the Caucasus :—" This war, which ends in the collective emigration of the population, has lasted ever since 1727, and no one can enumerate the brave defenders of their country who have perished during the long interval. Sinc e 1783 the war has been waged with unflagging per tinacity; but the Russians met with little success until 1818, when the famous Jermalof com manded. Notwithstanding the advantages gained by him, however, the populations held their ground against Paskiewitz and his successors; they were led, first, by Kasi-Motilla, then by Sohamyl, and lastly by Ismail Bey : they would have maintained the struggle still longer had they been aided. But of late years Europe has altogether neglected them, and not long since a small expedition of Polish emigrants, commanded bfa young French officer, was unable to succeed, because it met with no support. The Russians, moreover, have eon- , ducted this war in the Caucasus with the skill, cunning, and extreme means which they employ on all occasions. The conquest of Georgia in 1787, the manner in which the will of the last King, George XI., was made in favour of Paul 1., with the other circumstances of the subjection of this small but flourishing kingdom, would furnish ample materials for many volumes of history and romance. After the submission of the Georgians and the Abases, Russia undertook the more arduous task of reducing the Tcherkeses or Circassians. Being unable to subdue them by open force, she progressively surrounded them by a military cordon, which was constantly drawn closer, and adopted that skilful strategy of occupation of which Lord Napier, in the apologetic despatch which we have published, indicates the last combinations. Pre. viously it was by pressing them at once from all points of the compass that Russia had well nigh succeeded in surrounding them, relying much more on this local strategy than on fighting. Thus mill tary colonies of Cossacks, supported by the garrisons of lekaterinogrol, Mosdok, Gregoroscaia, and Kis• liar, gradually occupied the north of the Caucasus as its conquest was effected, whilst the strong occu pation of Georgia to the South deprived the Circas4 sians of support on that side. At the same time the Russian maritime possessions of Anapa, Soukoum• Kale, Djelendjik, and Soudjouck-K ale, intercepted all communication with the sea, and, finally,the reduc tion of the llaghestan cut off all hope of assistance from Persia. As for the Caucasus itself, we have se veral times explained to our readers both its situa. tion and extent. This celebrated chain of mounts tains, of the most famous on the globe, is one of the natural barriers of Asia. It extends from the Black Sea to the Caspian, from Anapa to the peninsula of Bakou. At one time it contained a population of 4,000,000 of men, of whom the Georgians, the Abases, the Tcherkesses, the Ossetes, the Kistes, and the Lesghuiz, were the more remarkable. The Russians have divided it into two provinces, that of the Caucasus or Cie-Caucasia, with Stauropol for its capital, and the Government of the Caucasus or Trans-Caucasia, retaining Georgia or Grusia, with Tiflis, Telaw, Erivan, Gori, Elisabethpol, and Koutais." The Siecle does not believe that the country thus conquered will remain indefinitely tranquil; insur rections will, it thinks, break out from time to time :—" Notwithstanding," says the writer, " the emigration which is now taking place, will the sub. mission of the Circassians be complete ? We do not think so. There is too much hatred accumulated considersin some d y in the hearts of these mountaineers for them no t to seize the first opp ortunit y to revolt, her a triumph become of Kazi certain, notwithstand ing the depopulatio n and the mili tary measures which butwill b e the tak e cCa u c a sus u c s Russia s will Poland. The great shades - -Moulla in and Schamyl will reappearthe mountains, and the war will be more desperate than ever." How GREECE STOOD AFTER THE BATTLE OF MANTINEA.—The dying exclamation of Epaminon das—" I have lived long enough, for I die unconquered"— was the farewell to that glory which he alone had obtained for Thebes ; and his last breath was spent in bidding his countrymen make peace. Polopidas had fallen two years before at the battle of Cynoscephalse in Thessaly (B.c. 364). All parties, except Sparta, were content to join in a general pacification, on the basis of the status quo, recognising the new constitution of Arcadia, and the independence of Mos sene. To this last article Sparta would not consent ; but her spirit of practical resistance was confined to the aged Agesilaus, who, in his 80th year, sought a new field for his restless energy in Egypt. After aiding Nectanebo the Second to obtain the crown, he died, on his road to Cyrano, B.C. 361. After the pacification, the power of Thebes speedilycollapsed, in a manner that showed howAcdoumllppleatuelsye s he owed her sudden elevation to the bril liant qualities of her few great statesmen. Sparta was fi nally fallen. The new power of Arcadia was yet in its infancy appears to fall upon the scene of energy and conflict, while the exhausted states await the new destiny which was pre pared for them by the secession of Philip to the throne of Macedonia (B.c. 359). Athens alone seemed to retain, in The long t hs r oe a rv in lito o re f 7 m ees a d, match pion her free constitution, her maritime power, and her eucces vigour enough to become the cham bates of her ecclesia and eion of able statesmen, p l ees ion orators,of t Hellenic w who o f Dora ofithenes, in his 18th pleaded auses in her courts, had been crowned by the first appearance aitraobulreisthointethhyoluugsh, year (B. c. 364), passed oliferuranedd ltibheertyde. into t h e comparatively pointless Middle Comedy. It was Euripides, and the satire of the Old Comedy h a d wereiler d n r o a rni longer gwears comparable p l not till the following generation that the New Comedy of manners and intrigue flourished in the hands of Philemon and Menander. Plato was still alive, and Aristotle was 24 years old ; but the groat sects of philosophy were yet in their infancy. The art of Phidias had lost none of its beauty in the hands of Scopes and Praxiteles ; and paint ing war approaching the perfection which it afterwards reached in in the hands of Apelles. These fair fruits from the root of Hellenic liberty attained their perfection as the stem that bore them :began to wither. —Philip Smith's IlistgirY of the World. THE PARIS CALCRAFT.—" Si n ce the day," says the Figaro Programme, " when the last of the Sansone was able, as he so philosophically expresses it, to give himself the satisfaction of really washing his hands and writing his memoirs, the executioner in Paris has been M. Hendereich, who resides in a handsome house on the Boulevard Beaumarchais. The person who lives on the same floor with him is the actor Laferriere, who salutes his neighbour en the stairs, thinking him a private citizen. M. Hendereich has living with him a youth of 15, whom he is having educated at one of the colleges. The lad calls M. Hendereich his uncle, and is not aware that the latter is an executioner. The youth is also ignorant that he himself is the son of a condemned prisoner, and that he was taken care of from charity by the man who had been charged to execute his father."