The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-17 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Continued steadiness prevails in the general dis count market notwithstanding the diminution in the demand for accommodation, and the lowest rate for first-class three months' bills is 3/ per cent. The Bank of England return for the week to Wednesday laat,f , s was exp cted, exhibited an im portant diminution in the Other securities and the Private Deposits, const-quent upon the repayment of the recent extensive advances to brokers and the public. The particulars are as follows : Active Circulation .. £21,539.015 Increase .• .. 158,1 5 Bullion .. .. 14,749,876 Decrease .. • • 75,093 Rest . 3 277,029 Increase .. • • • • 32,754 Public Deposits .. • • • • 4 948.458 Decrease .. • • • • 64.5,376 Other Deposits.. .• • • • • 16,381,914 Decrease .. .. • • • • 2 ' 214,804 Seven Day and other Bills .. • • 655 981 Decrease .. • • • • • • 1,617 . 11,046 . Government Securities No ,888 alteration Other Securities 20, 4 08,633 Dec. ease .. • • • • • . 2,594,815 Notes Unemployed .. • . .. 6,997,080 236,040 Decrease .. • • • • • At the halt-yearly meeting of the Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool, held to-day, a dividend of 10s. per share was declared. At the halt-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South Wales, held at ,Sydney on 29th April lest, a dividend was declared at the rate of 15 per cent, per annum, and a bonus of 21 per cent. on the paid• up capital, making 20 per cent, pert nnum. The half-yearly meeting of the 13-ink of New Zealand was held at Aueklaed on 30th April lest. The balance-sheet showed the net profi-s to amount to 135,910 10s. Bd. A dividend of 10 per cent, was declared, and the sum of 124,000 was added to tht reserve fund. The dividend to be recommended at the forth coming meeting of the National Discount Company, is at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum for the last half-year. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets has continued moderately active during the last few days. Tea, however, continued dull with out any change to record in prices, ffee has, in some instances, slightly declined, while full rates have been sustained for sugar, rice, indigo, and wool. The tallow market has been dull, and prices have shown less firmness for both present and future delivery, Two O'CLOCK. A decline of / per cent. has taken place this morning in the English Funds, and . the market consequently wears a heavy and dull appearance. The fall has been induced by speculative sales, and mot from any overt, political, or social causes. Consols are 921 93 for money, and 93 1 for the account, The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 93 /. Bank Stock continues firm at 236 237; India S►ock at 226 228 ; the 5 per Cent. L9an et 1081 ; the 5 per Cent. Enlaced Paper tt 1071; and the 51 per cent. ditto at 1161. Exchequer Bills are par to 3s. prem. A general decline has taken place in the Foreign Market, and busines6 is dull. Turkish 6 per Crnts., 1858, are 71 1; do. 1862, 671 68; do. Consoiides, 51 51k; Mexican, 37/ 1 ; Portuguese, 481; Greek, 35 t ; Spanish Passive, 331 ; do. Certificates, 121 ` ; Peruvian, 87/ ; Italian , 71/ 1 ; Egyptian, 103 t 104/ ; and the Confederate Loan, 4 dis to par. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been limited, and prices have in some instances slightly given way. Great Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Eastern, each receded 55., while North Eastern (Berwick) have improved 55., and Caledonian 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings con tinue inactive at about previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous shares show no mate rial alteration in values. Internalinnal Financial Shares are quoted q to 6 prem.; General Creoir, 11 to prem.; London Financial, 11 to lt prem. ; E4yptian Trading Company, t to 1 prem.; and Hudson's Bay Company, ais. to par. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 237 6 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities , 3t 3 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs,4ixpire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl i 8 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent lO7l iittu 5i per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Consols for Account, Aug. 6 93/ 3 Exchequer Bills, Ll.OOO 2iMarco per Cent , par 3 pm Ditto £SOO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE 0'CL0...K.. Brazilian 5 per Cent •••• Ditto 5 per Cent., 1843 , Ihiliati 6 oar Cent... . Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 E.gyptian 7 pea Cent — Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ,ns — Ditto Account. Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 80* Mexican 3 per Cent t iitto Account . I ) ..ruvian. 4i per Cent.. June pai 3 p par 3 p par 3 p Ditto 1862 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ...... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — , Ditto Aczount.... Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St --- Ditto 6 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 6 per Cent , — Oitto Account 9O Spanish 3 per Cent: Ditto Pstsreve Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account Turs , sh 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto A.Thent 7l 1 1 1 'Ditto, £lOO Bonds 7l Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 6B 7t i Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account 7ll TWO O'CLOCK Consols, Money 92/ 3 Ditto August Account SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, July 17.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly; moderate breeze, and finb weather; but rather cloudy. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived—Marie Louise, from Norkoping; Alma, from Gottenburg ; Victoria, from Padstow ; Gordon A. Thomp son and Mary Ann, from Cardiff. Light and Sign, from Briton Ferry; Marquis of Bute, from Sunderland. - .;.Salled—Emeraid, for Cardiff. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, July 16—Maria, from Hors , ns; Reels'tea, from Gottenburg ; George Rubinson, fr m Frederickstadt. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed_ DEAL, screw steamer, for Malta , Una. screw steamer, for G Ina - both from London, V.G.R N., Commercial Code, from the West, for the North. ATROLE.—The Pit°"EC2B SHOOTING IN BREADALBANE AND of Bea lb shooting prospects in the extensive districts a r e spec . a __ and Athole are highly encouraging. The are a b un e dant l IIY on all the dry and well shelterel moors, eeadaatll3B:lll wing, tind I a " the y oung ceonsiderable distance. On the high 33 rt broods are now strong on the grounds of OFFICIAL VALIIATIgatne is also plentiful,—Scotsman. cheapening of goods "—So great has been the fixed at the Custom-h o the official value was manufactutrheat the t fa c i a l valuation of our pro duce and £240,72 0 , 859 , while the real vaiexported in 1862 w as or about half. The cotton 1„„nout: e was but £ 123,992 , 264 , the declared value of £30;648,731. bcutures exported were of they were official l y recko ned worth z t l2 a s t the Custom•houseB'sl. AUSTRALIA. — PLYMOUTH, — PLYMOUTH,Tho i : b d 6 Li g ht of the Age, from S y d ney , April 17 y.—The ship Channel off this port th a morning, S he la br. passed up sengeis. No gold, but a full car g o of wool and hi 22 pas landed four of her p assen g ers here t o - day t, h ' es. She .3' a pilot boat. THINGS TAXABLE.—The Urbana ( ( No) Union has a few taxes to propose:—For not bowi ng to a nigger, one dollar ; for reading the proceedin gs of Con gress, 25 cents a day—Sumner s speeches in full, 10 dollars extra; for swinging on a gate, 55 cents; for pulling a cat's tail, 10 cents; for eating steak more than three tim es a day, three dollars ; for counting the stripes in a balmoral, 50 cents; for not appreciating " John Brown's" song hourly, one dollir ; •for lending a new,..paptr, five dollars , (Sec Presidents for trying to "e.scapa history," two ceut 4 . 31Lssago.) SHARE MARKETS--This day. Share; hallways. Paid. 13.14. 8 8i - - 81 8/ 85 87 1194 1204, 6 6i 90 41 15 16 95 96 110 112 53} 544 50 52 24i 154 1284 1201 130 13 134 136 101 103 661 671 114 1114 76 77 118 120 44 46 1021 103 f 1053 1L64 45§ lri 124 12/ 129 29i 14 11 97 99 55 67 26 28 103 103 i 59 60 90 904 118 120 l 1z iffi Itif 112 11 :22 124 46 i 7 99 iOl N 52 31 33 92i 43 70 72 100 102 71 81 38 39 10 11 8 sa In :56 3 341, 79 81 156 160 ORDINARY SHARES ANT) STOt;F- '7; Closing Burine Price. done. 864 1201 / / 54 } 3,1 128 k Of 7} 114 i 119 1131 I , e 1291 55 i 2 i 1031 If 4 i 922 i Bir., Vol., and Str. Val. j Blythe and Tyne. flost„Sleat.,audnid. l / 4 .k , IBristol and Exeter Caledonian 1, .ore and Bandon I COrn We I' 1 1)( ' A i l 111 ‘ 4 et e s .p n a o n.ha , dig Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun., Perth,& A b.. 1 unc. 1 Edinburgh & Glasgow. ) ,Glasg. and S. Western. 'Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock East A nglian it GreatNorthot Scotland !Great Northern........ Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an W. of helm'. Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancash,:e & Y orkshirc London and Blackwal Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor h Western Lon. & So . .th Western Shef., & Lincoln. ,Maryport and Carlisle • IJo t shares M etropoll tan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundeel Nth. Eastern—Berwim Do, G.N.E. purchas Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New north Staffordshire .. !N. and S. \V. Junction. Scottish Central Scot 1. E., Aber. stool. Do Scot, Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpoo Shropshire Union south Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Daelingtou Do . Do New, 1866 Tall Vale. Do B Do C UlBter Do Do.— Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall N. Hartlepool ar.ct R. West blidfand Oxford Do Newport l Do Hereford' YSi I vv Palo. All I ,antic & Ft Lawrem. lom.,Baroda&.Cent Gu. kper cent.. Do. New Do. E. Shares... ' tiutlaiu anu Labe tl 00. Prelerunce . •tullalo,lirant,&tiodrit 0 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1- • du. July 1, 1r.7 o. , 10. Jul. 1, i. utta.,r:). t..atiln. apeTOWn & Dock Scr . • Eastn. Bengal gu. S p. • halt gu. 5 p. do. Or Ext.:.. Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk ()learnt& 1 )o. lat I'r• . Bonds.. Do. t.o. oel erred w. ed Pro. Bon s.. DJ. do d fer ed.- ido. 3d I' et. stock Do. do. d ierr. d.... Do. 4th Pref. s o k... Do. xo deferrcd...... li t.lndlaceeutu.g tot.Op.o 1)o. New gua. 5 Do. January, 1862 .. South.ol India(Lin, uaranteed 5 per cent. tit. W. of Canada Sham t Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't c,pt Do. 54 i,. c. do. '77-8. . Indian Branch Limited Ataciras guar., 5 p. o. Do. if p. c. Extensio. bc.-1 Do. Fifth Extension, *it•lb.t orp. N. u. Lino Melb. elz Hobson's Bay, Do. 7 p.c. &long% Bth, w Br um wick d Can,. (lag, Aan B. . NT.lll.C'dari po ISt p 1 ba, Soinde ou. Delhi 00. do .•• • • ) u . Puniaub Du. •• •• .4 l)L. tndus.St. Flo.) 27 29 46 47 39 41 104 106 BRITISH POs'igsSl, Closin. Price. t;t.)l,ONl A L GOV ERN p.c.J a &Jul ; -. 11,77-5 i - Do. u p.c. Feb.& A Ali.. - Do. dp. c.2,lar. Sev - ; Do. F. p. c. Jan.&.July. - ; Do. 6 Inscribed stow ape G.Hope, 6p 0,187: Do.Ap Oct& 188( Do. 189 , 1 - :Do. Jan. & July, 1801.. - ('eylon, N0v.1 , 78, 8 p - Mal itillB per cent „) - Na,a; G,,v. 6 per cant.; - ' uo. dp. c.Ap. & Oc; - N. 5.W.60v.5p - ; Do. sp. Ato L + 1 - ; Do. d0.,1888 &upw(l, ; - INew Zealand 6 p ;Jew.' - ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. u. - sterling, 1875. - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. - .Aus ;Vie.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&J ul I - Do. to 4 110. A D.ASI , Rl7l` l F-1 62 (4 107 u 8 1 p 1 p 5i 62 74 8 106% , 07 84 1094 C 9 110 LL7 1 8 lf 144 1i 1i 20 1 72 74 55 e 8 65 67 50 63 44 46 35 37 26 30 22 24 107 i 10i 1 11 1 14 1064 107.• 1 St 9 97 100 90 ":2 I P !€6. 07= '00) I 0 8 100 53 55 3 5 ' l 4 86 .08 109 1. 6i 1. 7i - 7 6 ' ii. 7 . 1021 I! 3 ti;l, I Its (06 ( 8 15 7 v 6 07 94 v 6 108 ilO tl2 114 'l3 'l5 112 , 14 113 115 106 107 (1(i 112 106 1(7 ICO 101 101 102 ►Ol4 IGett tO IA2 !i6 107 0 1;2 t 0 112 1 0 7 109 113 I►2l 2 I( :ambrian Consol. Gold 1 i id - num.: Amalgamated 1 - 25 27 , - . ievon G. Con.. ist. 1 540 60 - i , :ast Bassett( [Bowan 7O 78 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 52. 4(1 - East Caradon ..... 'L 1. 274 284 284 - East Cam Brea... . ,.4. 8 84 - - (E. Russel (Tavistk. , 8.1.6 21 Ai - iGam.tzSt.Aubyn(Gwen 8 1 t - Great South Tolgua tin 41 41 - i. Wheal Voralelstol 10 6 7 i - IGrenville .16 54 6 - . 41 83 ingston Downs... . j 4. 7.0 21 2t - , Lady Bertha - ! vlargaret (tiny Lelari ; R 35 4 - Clarke Valley 4 r ilyndy Iron Ore (Lim a ti 1 6 - New Setun l9i 110 120 - vurth Downs 2 2 i - iiasset( Ill° !.17. , 3 34 - orth Wheal Crotty • 2.4., 4 4 0 - t'ar Consols (st. Blaze) 10 4 5 20 Tovidence( IJny Lelnt. t0.•, - , .2 44 - South Caradon(St.Cleer 11 1415 425 - S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.e 2 1 2t - -.Wheal Fran. .9 75 80 Stray Park - titular Silv..sz Lead Mit 4O 1 I - j fin Crolt, 214 224 224 - 11 , 1; eat Basset, 1! 12 13 - C radon (I..lssearci 5 23 25 West Seton - tVlieai Basset (Mogan fif 674 724 - heal Buller(Kedrutl. - 'A heal K itty ( Lelatt► 2.0.6 - WhealLud ott - Wheal Mary Ann (Men l2 14 Wheal Seton . . 584 215 225 Y. heal Treiawney Wis., 7 15 17 - Wheal Union 3.17 31 4 PHEFEREN O E t•HARES. Midland, Leicester ind Hitchin 4 per et., t. 5 Scottish North Eastern 7 p r cent. pret, 140 West 11Lidland gua. 5i per cent, 18s3, 5; PREFErtENCE SHAKES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, s per cent., . • Ditto, per cent., C, 881 London and S.-Western 4g per cent., 105 k LINES LEASED A r . FIXED RENTALS. Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 9S Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 96} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.l gua. 7 per cent., 201 Namur and Liege, mix. 6 per ent. pf., 211 San Paulo 'limb gua. 7 per cent., Ditto, 214 FO REIGN MINES. Cobre Copper, 32 - - Santa Barbara sold Mine (Urn.), ir Yudanamutana of S. Autitr.ua (Inn.), 31 RANKS. Bank of New Zea . l j a ° n i : ‘ ,l l l -STOCK English, Sco ch, and Australian Chartered, 23i I mperial Ottoman, 191 London and Brazilian tlim.), 42 London Joint Stock, i 6 London and South African, 26 Union of Australia, a3i MISCELLANEOUS Berlin Water Works, Um., 81 Electric Telegraph, 104 Gen. Uri dit and I , finance of London, lim., 3i I International Financial Society, Um., 10 Joint .stock Discount, 51 6 Oriental Inland Steam, lim., 5k WANTED, ANOTHER UNDERGROUND RAILWAY. —The scheme proposed by Mr. Baylis of a great trunk line from Strarford to Oxford-street or Hyde p irk-corner, would remove from the City streets a great part of that heavy omnibus and goods traffic, which now encumbers the Poultry, Cherpside, Lu tgate-hitl, and Fleet •st , eet. There is equal need for another line, or an extension of the Metropo;itan, to the rear of the Bank, and thence again to Fenchurch-street, to establish communica tions between the north and west of London and the lines that are alreadyen rapport with then. tropolitan and the east • ern suburl s and valleyot tneT [lames. Until some such exten sions of railway communications are made, we must expect an increase, not a decrease, of traffic in the streets, and seeing that to street improvement there must be a limit, we must hope for increased space by railways below the surface, for therein do we best see the promise of an effec tual remedy for the evil which threatens to grow too great for us. If we consider the wretched means of communica tion with the k ity at present possessed by the Metropo litan Railway, which carries 30,000 passengers a day, the importance of extension will be seen to be in no way secondary to any consideration of public convenience, and if the extension had to be made out of public moneys, we b;lieve that in the end public interests would be pro moted commensurately with the outlay —City Press. Ituranet4r, doix 100 (1 ok 100 I lf, ICO THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1863. THE INSURRECTION IN NEW ZEALAND. (From a Correspondent.) DUNEDIN, OTAGO, May 18. The assurance given to the House of Commons by the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies as to the prospects of peace in New Zealand will not have prepared the British public for the announce ment that the colony is on the eve of another war, if hostilities have not by this time been commenced by the Governor, for the natives have already struck the first blow. Another of those murderous attacks which characterised the opening period of the last Taranaki war has just occurred at Taranaki, resulting in the deaths of two officers and six mtn of the 57th Regiment. Tbey were escorting some provision carts, and, surprised by a Miori ambus cade, were shot down and tomahawked, their bodies being afterwards horribly mutilated. Before proceeding to detail the circumstances in connexion with this melancholy afftir, I will briefly recapiiu- iato the events which have led to it. The condition of the settlement of Taranaki has for a long time been a scandal to the colony. The unfortunate settlers, whom the last war had made houseless and homeless, and who were earning only a scanty pit tance as road labourers, had anxiously expected a visit from Sir George Grey ever since his arrival in ihe colony, but it was not until the early part of March last that his Excellency had been able to proceed to Taranaki. The General Assembly in the last Session passed a v)te of £200,000 " for the reiLstatement of Taranaki," such reinstatement to be effected in such manner as his Excellency and his advisers should deem advisable. Ir was for this purpose that his Excellency visited the settle. went, and it is from this visit that have arisen the circumstances which have followed. During the last war at Taranaki the settlers lo cated on a block of lend a few miles to the south of New Plymouth, which is known as the " Tatarimaka Block," were compelled, owing to the unprotected state of the position, to desert their farms and come into the town. Toe Tataraimaka was of ❑o value as a strategic point, and the enemy were allowed to occupy it, and destroy and plunder the deserted homes of the settlers. At the cessation of hostilities there was no agreement made as to the restoration of Tataraimaka, and the natives occu pying it were permitted to rest in possession; at least, no attempt was made to dislodge them. Consequently ever since the close of the last war, until quite re cently the " Tataraimaka Block" has remained in the possession of the natives, who, with some show of reason, claimed to have conquered it by force of arms. It must be borne in mind that there was no question of title involved in the possessio❑ of this block of laud. The legal right of the Europeans to it was never called in question by the natives; therefore it. 3 occupation was a question affecting only the natives immediately concerned, and not. as in the case of the Waitara, a matter in w.tich the whole native population, or at least numerous powerful tripes of it, was interested. It was ob vious that no reinstatement of the settlement of New Piymouth could be affected so long as a body 'if rebellious natives occupied one of the finest por tions of the district, the actual property of the settlers, and within a few miles of the town. It was, therefore, always expected that the reoccupa tion of the" Tataraimaka Block" would be one of the first steps of his Excellency, and it was tolerably certain that if this was effected by force a general disturbance would be the result. His Excellency had evidently paved the way for this step months before; and wails the colonists were blaming him for neglecting Taranaki, he had, by a wise and far sighted policy, been taking measures for the restora ion of the rand peaceably and quietly. A short rime before proceeding to Taranaki, Sir Georg. , Grey made a flying visit, privately and without ceremony to the Waikatoes—a numerous and powertul section of natives living on the Waikato river. TheWaikato is the stronghold of the "King" party, and here reside the Maori King and his most influential supporters. Ugly rumours had been promulgated respecting the disorganised state of this district, and Sir George determined to sea for himself. He accordingly lett Auckland, attended ,nly by two or three chiefs in the employ of the Government, and, unannounced and unexpected, he succeeded in reaching the very centre cf disaffection, and penerated even to the sanctum sanctorum of Maori Royalty, but the dusky Monarch was away with his Court at some other place. It was not long before Sir George was recognised, and the news spread like wildfire that the Governor was among them. Deputations of chiefs came in from all direc nuns, all anxious to rub noses " with their father the Governor." There was universal rejoicing all along the river; a picked crew of young chiets paddled the Governor's canoe from p ace to place, young girls and women chanted songs of welcome, and the greatest kindliness prevailed. Still, it is wortby of remark, as sh swing how little reliance is to be placed on these manifestations of personal regard, that they went Lo further than this. The natives forgot the Governor in the friend, and so long ai3his Excellency maintained that position they were content to bury the remembrance of the quarrels and disputes which had occurred previously, But it would not do for the Governor to content himself with paying and receiving friendly compli ments. He had come to judge for himself of the intentions of the natives, and to endeavour to die suade them from the suicidal opposition to his plans which had been organised. A magician's wand could not have wrought a more sudden change than did the introduction of political subjects. The chiefs who had been foremost in their demonstrations of welcome now grew cold and silent. In reply to his Excellency's advice to give up their "King" movement, as it would certainly bring them into trouble, they positively refused to do so. They were disposed to concede every 'Aber demand but this. Their opposition to roads and steamers, and the Taranaki question, were minor considerations com pared to their support of their King, as the embodi went of a distinct nationality. A sudden attack of illness compelled Sir George Grey to return without extending his visit as he had intended, but before he left, he made amemorable declaration to the King" chiefs. He told them he intended to go to Taranaki and take possession of his land there, meaning Tat Asimaka. It is tolerably certain that his Ex cellency obtained a promise from the Waikato chiefs not to interfere with his movements at Tatareimaka. This promise, there is reason to believe, has been kept, as evidence is given of letters having been sent to the Taranaki natives, coanselling them to give up the lan.t to the Governor. On March 6th his Excellency, accompanied by Gen. Cameron and the Colonial Secretary and Native Minister, left Auckland for Taranaki. He first had en interview with the Taranaki settlers, and his next step was to order the military in gar rison to march out and occupy Waireka-hili, a com mending position south of the town,the gallant taking of which during the last war by the men of the Niger, under Capt. Cracroft, will be remembered. This position, abandoned after the war, and since occupied by the Maories, lay between the town and the Tataraimaka Riock. It was quietly taken pos session of by the troops, and a stockade completed on the 17th of March, just three years that very day since the outbreak of the last war. Deputations of native chiefs waited upon the Governor to deprecate the steps he was taking, but his excellency told them very plainly he intended to take possession of al i laud the rightful property of the Europeans. As to Waitare, it should be investigated. In order to prepare for any emergency, as the attitude of the natives round Taranaki was not very assuring, strong reinforcements wersi sent for from Auckland, and 100 men of the Royal Artillery, under Captain Mercer, were formed.in,o a body of irregular cavalry to co-operate with the mounted force being orga ❑ised under the Colonial Defence Act passed last session. This latter force has been placed under the command of Lieut.-Col. Nixon. A demonstration of the troops in garrison was made in the direction of the Tataraitnaka ; but, as the reinforcements had not arrived, no attempt at occupation of the position was made, and the troops returned to town. No natives were ercoun 'ered, and beyond the vaguest rumours there was no evidence of any intended opposition to the occupation. On the arrival of the reinforcements, a strong force, consisting of 200 of the 57th, under Col. Warre, and 100 artillerlmen acting as cavalry, but having two wino, under Capt. Mercer, was at once marched out to Tataraimaka t his Excellency and Gen. Cameron accompanying it. No opposition was offt red ; on the contrary, the Governor was re ceived with white fl igs flying and general shouts of welcome by the natives, who had congregated in considerable numbers, unarmed, to receive his Ex cellency. This peaceful solution was no doubt brought about—first, by the admirable and powerful disposi tion of the military force; and, secondly, by the knowledge on the part of the natives concerned that they could not count upon any active assist ance, in cbso of resistance, from their powerful allies, the NVaikatoes. Although they had given up Tataraimaka so quietly, more than one dark hint was thrown iut that the Governor must stay his hand there, or else trouble w , )uld result. It was not long before a complication arose. I must state that the Tataraimaka block of land is divided from the settlement o. New Plymouth by a belt of country the property of natives, and through which no Eu ropean is allowed to pass. The road to the Tata- raimaka from New Plymouth skirts along the beach. Some alterations were deemed necess try i❑ this road, and a mititary road party was put on it. It oad occasion to take some btones out of the bed of a rivulet running from and through the native land. Tois proceeding gave great offence to the Maories, ind their attittv'e was esteemed so dangerous that tearful of a possible collision, the road party was withdrawn. Every precaution was taken to avoid disputes with the natives, and it was hoped that hey would gradually settle down into quietness, but it soon became evident that the quiet manner in which Tataraimaka had been given up was nothing upon which to build hopes of peace. The natives distrusted the Governor, they saw he was quietly getting round them, and they evidently felt that they were in his toils, from which nothing but a vigorous struggle could extricate them. 'racy would not believe that, having come so far and brought so large a force, the Governor would be content with simply taking possession of his own land. The whola native population in the neighbourhood of Taranaki became excited, and the marching of armed parties, witnessed from the redoubts, the burning of large beacon fires at night—all denoted a high state of fer ment. From the Waikato district the news was dis cont.:- ging. An armed party of 200 natives, under the flag of the King, had proceeded to pull down a court house being built by the Government ; they had then marched to the establishment of Mr. Gore, the com missioner of the district, and who had lately incurred some odium among the rebel natives by issuing a news paper in she native tongue to counteract the journal published by the Maori King. Mr. Gorst was not at home at the time, and the IVlaories broke open his printing-office and carried off the printing-press, type, &c. It was evident mischief was bre wing in that locality, and it was not long before Mr. Gorse and his family had to leave the district. Since then the Europeans residing in the Waikato country have all been compelled to leave. Many of these had married native women, and their hatf-caste chil dren had been carefully educated and well brought up; these the natives, in conformity with their old customs, have taken possession ot. Even the mis sionaries have been driven from the district. Intelligence was received in Auckland that a larg r party of Waikato natives were marching down to Taranaki, and Gen. Cameron, who had only lett the latter place a few days previously, at once hur ried back in the steamer. HO did not arrive at all too soon. Matters were looking decidedly ugly ; ad sorts of rumours were flying about, and it was considered advisable to take extra precautions. On April '45 a warning was sent to tae Governor by some friendly natives that the rebels intended to commence fighting on the day bat one following (Monday). Similar intimations had been conveyed to the settlers living outside the town, and they were all in a great state of trepidation, many of them coming into town. His Excellency chose to disregard this warning, and even endeavoured to induce the settlers to go back to their farms, as they had nothing to fear. It was a most fortunate thing that his advice was not taken, and that it had not been necessary to send out small detached parties of military during that day, as it was afterwards dis covered that an atiabu , h of three armed parties of rebel natives had been stationed on the road be tween New Plymouth and Tataraimaki, with the avowed ictention of cutting off the first Euro peans who should pass that way. Still, singular as it may seem, although the threatening atti tude of the natives was publicly known and com mented on by the Taranaki journals , no steps were taken by the Governor —or, at any rate, only vet . ) imperfect steps—to guard against the danger. It would appear that his Excellency would not believe the Maories intended to fight, and he was deter mined, if possible, not to be the first to strike a blow. The result is soon told, and a melancholy tale it is. Two escort parties were passing along the Tatarai maka road on Monday, May 4, when they were fired into by some natives in ambush. One of the escort parties managed to retreat in safety, but the officers and men composing the other party were, with one exception, shot down, and their bodies afterwards brutally toutihated. Tho3e killed are S' aff Assistant Surgeon W. A. Hope, M. 8., Lieut. T. H. Tradgett, 57th Regiment, Sergeant Samuel Hill, 57th Regi ment, and Privates Euward Kelly, John Flynn, Bartholomew Macarthy, end William Barks, filth Regiment. When found, the bodies presented a frigetful spectacle, and those of the officers had been almost entirely stripped of their clothing. Mr. Hope had been shot through the right shoulder, the ball having penetrated both lungs and lodged near the spine on the left side. There was a tomakawk wound over the left side of his head and a deep spear wound through the face and upper jaw. Lieuta Tradgett had been shot through the chest and through the thigh, but had no other wound. The other victims had various gunshot wound, and had been hacked about the head with tomahawks and speared through the chest. Mr. Tradgett appears to have died almost instantly, but Dr. Hope must have struggled hard with his assailants. The sergeant was senior colour sergeant of his regiment, and Kelly had five medals. Tne receipt of the intelligence produced a pro found sensation in Taranaki. Alarm guns were fired from the redoubt on Mersland hill, and tnes oengers despatched into the country to order all the outasettiers into the town. Two hundred volun teers were told off for patrol duty. On the follow ing day the troops were marched out and took up a position on native land, and a redoubt was hastily constructed. No native were encountered. 1 forgot to state that the arms and ammunition of the murdered men and the carts of provisions were taken possession of and driven off by the natives. Sir George Grey adopted the plan of re garding this outrage as a m ur d er, an d t h us , if pos sible,depriving the circumstances of the character of a successful combat, An inquest was accordingly belt! on the bodies, when the jury found a verdict in accordance with the circumstances, adding to their verdict their opinion that, though the Govern ment were in possession of information of the dan gerous state of the road, owing to the threatened recummenceinant of hostilities, sufficient precautions had not been taken. The greatest excitement prevails all over the colony. Her Majesty's ship Eclipse has just returned with a reinforcement of 300 troops from Auckland, and has gone back for more. The Governor has delegated his authority to the Superintendents of the North Island Provinces, authorising them to call out the militia it necessary, and by the steamer just arrived at Port Otago a communi cation has been received from the Governor stating that the G ,vernment have determined on occupying the native land between New Plymouth and the Tatarimaka, in order to place thereon a settlement of persons able to protect themselves. Free grants of 50 acres of land and one acre at the site of the villages, arms, ammunition, and rations are offered to all who will hold the land on a eyßtem military tenure. Stockades are to be built on the land. The greatest enthusiasm ou the subject pre vails in Otago, and I have no doubt a sufficient number of volunteers will come forward. There are now about 30,000 able-bodied men in this pro- vince, and it is seriously contemplated to raise a volunteer contingent of 1,000 men. Ot course, it is impossible to predict what will be large result of the late outrage.. By the last av d rge body of Waikato natives we re mrc hing, down to Taranaki, and if the .Governor s hould floe it necessary to proceed to hostilities it its very pro bable that the whole native population south of Auckland will be drawn into the struggle. It may be safely stated that fully 20,000 natives are located in the country between Auckland and Taranaki, and these tribes are openly hostile to th e E uropeans. It is a fortunate thing that the natives appear will ing to confine hostilities to the old theatre —Tara naki; and, unless further complications arise, it is improbable that any attack will be made upon Auckland. The military road is now open to the Waikato river, and fully commands the approach to Auckland on the south, and it is not likely the natives wiil be able to threaten the capital from any other direction. One thing is very certain,-.-that Sir George Grey will not precipitate matters, and the colonists hhve every corifidence in his judgment. If wir ensue it will be nothing of his seeking, and he will be the better enabled to strike boldly when the necessity arises from the knowledge that every other alternative has been exhausted. The Woitara, that old bone of contention, has been given up by the Governor. This I have on the most undoubted authority. An investigation has been going on gaietly for some time, and 1 be lieve his Exce,leney has decided upon handing over the disputed land to the rival native claimants to settle the matter among themselves. Tnis is a wise and politic measure, mid will remove the last plea for antagonism on the part of the " King" natives. It remains to be seen what effect it will have on the natives, and if it do not result in silencing their opposition it will prove that they are actuated only by a spirit of determined hostility. Sir George Grey may depend on the general sup port of the colonists at this crisis. Already a com mon danger has enlisted a common sympathy, and although the Governor has been blamed by a large section of the colonists, all differences of opinion are now merged into a general expression of sympathy and support. Most of the men of the 65th Regiment, whose term of service ie almost expired, are going to re main as settlers in the colony, facilities for that pur pose being under the consideration of the Govern ment. It was intended to purchase Tataraimaki.: from the settlers, and place a military settlement .ere. It is satisfactory to state that, apart from the native difficulties, the colony is rapidly progressing. The Middle Island provinces, being untrammelled with native if iirs, are going rapidly ahead. Much of this is no doubt due to the impetus given to every branch of industry by the gold discoveries in Nel son and Otago. Some idea of the progress the Middle Island is making may be gathered from the fotlowing comparative statement of: imports, ex ports, and revenue : IMPORTS, Increase 1862. 1861. for 1862. North Island £1,273,293 £937,385 £335,808 Middle Island 3,352,798 1,556,426 1,796,372 EXPORTS. 1662. 1861. Inzreape. North Island £265,585 £212.540 £53,045 Middle Island 2.156,256 1,157,707 998,549 CUSTOMS' REVENUE. i i 62, 1661. Inc: ease. North Island £141,686 £1211,909 £14,677 nidole island Miss Rye's mission to this colony has bas been a subject of general interest, and has, on the whole, oeen successful. Like most first attempts, some mistakes have been made, but the experience that lady has obtained will enable her to prosecute her philanthropic efforts to find homes and employment for the thousands of our tellow-country women suf fering in England. Miss Rye was not so fortunate in her selection of emigrants as she might have been, .nd the consequence was that her protegees were a longer time in obtaining employment than they would have been if they had been of a better class. While there is a steady demand for good domestic servants, there is but little chance for women who have been entirely unaccustomed to work. For governesses, sempstresses, and women of light occu pation, there is but a very limited opening indeed, and any large emigration of these classes to New Zealand would only end in misery. Really well educated governesses will generally find employ ment, but a great proportion of those who come to Ole colony in that capacity have not fulfilied that condition. It is a great mistake to suppose that any ordinarily educated person can obtain employ ment as governess here. A movement is going on in the colony for the purpose of bringing out families of the distressed cotton opert,tives in England, and establishing -pecial settlements in various parts of the colony. Several schemes are at present being discussed, but as yet nothing definite has been decided on. The goldfields of the colony are steadily pro gressing in extent and value, and several ships car rying large freights of gold have left for England direct. I reserve further particulars respecting the New Zealand goldfields for another communication. ,_......,,-........... THE ROUPELL FORGERIES. At the Chelmsford assizes yesterday an action came on before Mr. Baron Channell and a special jury, Roupell and another v. Haws and another, to recover by writ of eject ment an estate at Great Worley, to which the plaintiff claimed to be entitled as heir-at-law of the late Mr. Roupell, The defendants pleaded that they were legally in posses sion of the estate in question under a conveyance by Wm. Roupell, the illegitimate son of the deceased, to whom it had passed by deed of gift from his father, and the important question involved in the cause was whether this deed of gift was forged, or a genuine instrument ; the case on the part of the plaintiffs being that Wm. Roupell had forged this deed, and al-o will, by means of which he came into pos session of the whole of his father's property. This he has since parted with, and the object of the present and other actions that are pending is to recover back the estates from the parties who had purchased them, on the ground that Wtu. Roupell, who at the present time is under sentence of penal servitude for life, became possessed of the property by forgery and fraud, and, consequently, had no legal title to convey it away. An action of a similar kind, it will be recollected, was disposed of at the last summer assizes at Guildford, but upon that occasion the defendant con sented to compromise the matter, and agreed to pay the plaintiff half the estimated value of the estate that was the subject of the action. It is understood, how• ever, that the defendants in the present action are deter mined not to come to any terms, but to take the opinion of a jury whether William Roupell is truly charging himself with forgery and fraud, or whether it is not merely a con trivance to regain possession of his late father's property for the benefit of the tamily, and this is the important question involved in the present proceeding. Sergeant Shoe, Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. J. Browne, and the Hon. Mr. Thesiger appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Bovill, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Garth were counsel for the defendants. Sergeant Slice, in commencing his opening of the case for the plaintiffs, explained the nature of the action, and said that it was brought to recover possession of two farms, one called Bury farm, and the other Hard's farm, in the parish of Great Worley, in Essex. The plaintiff, Richard &Alpell, claimed as the heir-at-law of Richard Palmer Roupell, who died on the 12th of eptember, 1856, and his case would depend on the validity of a deed of gift, alleged to have been made by Richard Palmer Roupell, and which he should prove by the evidence of William Roupell, in whoAr favour the deed of gilt was made, was a forgery, and that the signatures of the attesting witnesses were also forgeries. He should likewise prove that a will, under which William Roupell was appointed executor, and took possession of the whole of the property of his deceased father, Richard Palmer Roupell, was also a forgery. The case for the plaintiff, therefore, as heir-at-law, was simple.w.,of He should prove that he was the only legitimate child 4 the deceased Richard Palmer Roupell, and that if rove to which he referred were forgeries, and he should himse. , , ,_,., they were so by the evidence of William Reupeet.et.law:lo:ld would be entitled to claim this property i alsehunder William the defendants, who only derived a tit erty so acquired. p deede Roupell, would be bound to give up tbe_P e r i ! at.lav , a ppeared Although, however, the case for the ld h e r necessary that ho to be a very simple one, still it wou the b _way, in order that should give a few details relative ton understand the nature of the jury might be better able m oro n d gr andfather of William explained that in the the inquiry into which theyl,Bw3s the eabgrout to enter. He then yeaorrtune to his son, Richard Palmer Roupell died, the a mount of between £300.0 0 possessed of property to . £100,000; was and at his death, in 1856, he h came eventually whole of which should prove to be a forgery. He w ß a o s u pel 1,0 f at leavingleasr and .t £400,006, the Roupell, who was the illegitimate son, under the will w that Richard Roupell it right to say . . was a man of thoug ht . us disposition, and although he was ll' fi TO mg possession of Wi. h il i i c a u m the most penurious year 1854 he only whom he had &ion allowed £2OO per annum for the support of his establishment at Brixton, and week to his son William Roup,ll, £1 a only in wealth, down to the ho articled to an attorney, and who, there was no doutt, was a mi n a a a n w o f h g o r p e o a s t s a e b s i s l e i d t y g , r a e n a d t c o o f o m i n e e s :p t , d a e n t d e r w m h i n o e w d o spirit, would carry an o d u a t an y plan that he had det ermined •apon with out any regard to The COME quences. Not wi I hstandinz th e p os i t i on o f Wi ll i am Roupell at this period he appeared to have entered very largely into speculation; in the beginning of the year 1856 he was in the pecuniary difficulty, and this drove him to commit the forgery under which the defendants claimed to be entitled to the property now in dispute. He should show that he owed his solicitor, Mr. Whittaker, £2,500 for money that had been advanced to him, and to different banks sums exceeding £20,000; he was bound, under the guarantee of Mr. Whittaker, to replace a sum of £12,000 in May, 1856, at the London and Westminster Bank, and it was impossible for him to do so without making away with some of the property of his father. The learned sergeant then proceeded to state that Richard Palmer Roupell was possessed of a great many estates in different parts of the country, and explained the mode in which William Roupell had, by means of forging deeds of gift from his father, con trived to obtained possession of the greater portion of this property, and to raise large sums of money upon it, It will be unnecessary to go into the details of the proceedings that were resorted to in this respect as they have frequently been made public, and it will be sufficient to state that the suggestion on the part of the plaintiff was tha , -, William Roupell had, during his father's lifetime, been carrying on a system of fraud and forgery, which was consummated by the forgery of his will in order to raise money to relieve himself from his embarrazsments. Mr Bovill, in the course of the speech of the learned sergeant, objected that he had no right to give any evi dence having reference t 3 oth€r forgeries than the alleged forged deed of gift relating to this particular property. Baron Channell, however, said he did not think he could exclude the evidence, but he would take a note of the objec- tion. Sergeant Shee then proceeded with his narrative, and he said that a most extt aordinary part a the case was the fact that William Roupell went boldly to his own solicitor, Mr. Whittaker, and got him to draw up the forged deed of gift upon which the defendants relied, and after it had been engrossed. William Roupell returned it to Mr. Whittaker, with the signature of his father apparently attached to it, and he should prove that this signature, and those of the two attesting witnesses, were forgeries. Endeavours were made to procure the sum of £12,000, which was so press ingly required at this time, but a difficulty arose as to the title, and one gentleman who had agreed to advance the money, ultimately declined to do so unless Richard Palmer Roupell joined in the security, and the negotiation went off upon this ground. This was used as a strong fact in sup port of the suggestion that the father was utterly ign rant of such a deed of gift being in existence, and that if he had been applied to the while of the fraud that had been prac tised in relation to the property would have been discovered. The learned sergeant then proceeded to state that down almost to the very period of his death, the deceased had evi dently acted upon the supposition that the whole of his pro party was at his disposal, and had not been in any way in t, rfered with, and he executed a codicil to a will only 12 days before his death to that effect. When the jury had heard the evidence they would Entertain no doubt that Wm. Roupell was guilty of the act of forgery and fraud to which he bad alluded, and that the heir-at-law, who had by means of flys forger/ and fraud been deprived of his property, was entitled to recover in the present action. He did nol deny that William Roupell had squandered the whole of the property of his deceased father, and that the object of the present action was to recover back the property of his family. The heir-at• law, however, had nothing whatever to do with the proceedings of William Roupell, and if he should make out the facts to be as he had stated them, the jury were bound to give a verdict in his favour. He should call Wil- Ham Roupell as a witness. It would be useless to deny that he came from the gaol to give his ex idence, and that he was under sentence for another forgery, but the jury would nut forget that although he had undoubtedly cora- milted a great crime he had also wade a great reparation. The evidence for the plaintiff was then proceeded with. The first portion of the case consisted of proof that the plaintiff was the only legitimate child of the deceased, and that he was consequently entitled to claim in the present action as heir-at-law. As this was, of course, merely forma proof, it will not be necessary to give the evidence in detail. Mr. Bovill put some questions to Mrs. Watts, the sister of Mrs. Roupell, in reply to which she stated that through the proceedings of her nephew, William Roupell, she had bean reduced to poverty, and was penniless. Betore this she had been in the had of going to Paris, amd ther places on the Continent, but she was now unable to do so. She expected to get something by the present proceedings. The a itness here became very excited, and objected to answer such questions as had been put to her. Baron Channel] told her that she was bound to answer the questions. She then said that what she meant was, that Messrs, Linklater, the solicitors for tho plaintiff, had promised to in tercede for her. She was on very intimate terms with Mr Roupell. She did not remember ever having said that the property was left to Mrs. Roupell to save the 10 per cent. legacy duty. Witness was acquainted with the eldest son, John Roupell, and she believed that he annoyed his father a good deal, and that he went abroad that he might reclaim himself, and she understood that his father allowed him £2OO a year. Wn.. Roupell's father was very fond of him, and witness also was proud of him, notwithstanding his mistor tune, What she expected of Messrs. Linklater was to get back a house that belonged to her which Wm. Roupell had mortgaged. Ever, bony was fond of Wm. Roupell, but she could not say that he was his father's favourite son. He used to say that Win. Roupell would be a great man some day. "And so he was," said the witness. She was not aware that old Mr. Roupell was very keen after money. She knew nothing about his habits. Evidence was then given that the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. houpell took place in December, 1838, and that the plai tiff was born in July, 1840, that at this time Wm. Roupell was six years old, and his brother John ten years older than he was. It appeared that the reason for the delay in the marriage taking place was, that Richard Palmer Roupell believed that if he married, his father would not leave him any of his property. One of the witnesses who was cross-examined said that old Roupell was a very energetic man in business, and his furnaces were constantly going. He carried on the business of a lead smelter, but he was unable to say whether he melted anything else besides lead. The peculiar tone in which the witness said this caused a good deal of merri ment. Baron Channell said he did not see that they had any right to inquire how a man made his money. Money was made in a variety of ways. (A laugh.) Mr. Hawkins asked the witness whether the furnaces were not always lighted and " ready for anything ?" (A laugb.) He merely smile I, and did not answer the question. Roupell, the convict, was then examined, and his appearance created a good deal of sensation in the court. He was not dresses in the prison garb, but the large beard and moustache he exhibited on the last occasion when he was examined had be-ax removed. He gave his evidence with the utmost coolness and self-possession. He said—l rememb r living at Peckham with my father and mother. They then passed as Mr. and Mrs. Carter. I think we left Peckham to go to live at Aspen-house, Brixton, in 1839, _ . and tney then went by the names of Mr. and Mrs. Roupeil. I had an older tauther, John, and two sisters younger than myself at this time, and I remember the birth of my brother Richard, the present pl intiff. I think he was born in 1841. (The witness made a mistake ; the birth took place in 1840.) My father spent the g. eater part of his time at Cross-street , Bltckf~iars-road, and that was in fact his dwelling-house . His plice of business was in Gravel-lane. He used only to go to Brixton on the Sunday, and he remained all day and returned on the Monday morning to Cross-street. He was very caretul and inexpensive in his habits. I wss articled in 1849 to Mr. Haslam, a solicitor, in Copthal court, and I was afterwards assigned to Mr. Rees, who sndc ceeded him, My father at first allowed me one pouu a week. Mr. Bovill submitted that evide nce of this character was really immaterial. The question w as whether a certain deed datel the 9th of January, 1856, was a genuine or not. Baron Channell said it appeared to him that the evidence was admissible ; but it was a very important ca , e, and h e should take a note of the objection. lie thought that the t r eatment of the son by the father was an admissibl e fact M ad the was then Continued, He in the cause. The examination of Mr the allowance to 256, a week ' me 30s. a week. I had t it :, said—My father 1852, and he afterwaaard, increasisegave ra y dinner in the City, He provide my clothes down to the period of b• d eath. lS At con tinued this allowanceas in difficulties as to the end of 1855 . I money matters. svemaneneed from Those diffici.ilties , a solid addition to the time my father • ted to give me my allowance, and omit 1856, I owed my 'n .Tanuary, bankers, the London ' and in Bank a large su m of money. I kept an accoun t at this time with Messrs. Herries and Co., the Bank of England, and I think also with the Unity Ban k. I owed the London and Westminster Bank at thi time £12,000. That sum had been borrowed in August 1856, and it was to be rep a id i n January' 1856. I was very ' d es irous to repay thi s sum, but my accounts were very low at all my bankers, and I owed Messrs. Herries and Co. £4,800, if not more, I also owed £4O 000 to the Guardian Insurance Company, and a l arge sun; to my solicitor, Mr. Whittaker —several thousand pounds. 1 had no means whatever to pay these debts, and my father knew nothing about them. The witness here proceeded to explain the circumstances connected with the copyhold portion of the Great W or l ey estate being surren d ere d in his name in order that some beneficial arrangement might be made with the steward of the manor. Mr. Roupell went on , to BR , . that in co n sequence of this he obtained possession of the the deeds relating to the Essex property. His father, he said, opened the strong box at Cross-street, and he took the whole of the deeds relating to the Great Worley estate, and at his father's request he gave him a receipt, but he described the property as the " Havering property" instead of the Great Worley property. He said that he purposely confused the two properties, but his father discovered the error and corrected it. Mr. Roupell then went on to say that after he obtained possession of the deeds he made fair copies of theta, and also procured copies of the leases to the tenants, and he took all the docu ments except the originals afterwards to Mr. Whittaker, his solicitor, and he kept the original deeds in his own possession, and locked them up in his bureau. At this stage the cause was adjourned. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. PONTEFRACT RACES.—Tnis DAY. ALEXANDRA PLATE. Paddy O'Rourke Cellarius Globule Stockman PARKHILL STAKES. Vanessa Tarlatan Legra Six ran HUNGERFORD RACES—THIs DAY. STAND PLATE. Lord of th e M anor Rest 3 Neilgherry Fifteen ran. STAMFORD RACES.—Tats DAY. KELTON STAKES. Amelia beat Muffler. CLIFDEN CUP. Trap Merry Hart 1 Bohemia 3 Thirteen ran. LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day. ____ COURT OF DIVORCE. SCOTT V. SCOTT. This was a petition for restitution of conjugal rights by Captain John Sowden Scott, late of the 31st Regiment of Foot, praying tha t his wife mi g ht be com pelled to return to c,,habitation. The respondent answered that she had not left her husband without reasonable excuse; that the peti tioner had been guilty of divers acts of cruelty. The case was opened yesterday by evidence of the wife, who stated that her hu sband had been guilty of threatenin g to shoot her, and had left her on several occasions without money in a strange place. The petitioner was examined at considerable length, t o show that nothing more than the usual quarrel- , that occur when a mother-in-law is a resident in the house ever took place. A number of witnesses were examined this morning to bear out the allegations of the petitioner. The case will not conclude before late this evening. SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Potter and a Common Jury.) SINGULAR ACTION UPON A PROMISSORY NOTE.-JACOBS V. REES. This was an action upon a promissory note, and defend ant had put no less than five pleas on the record. Mr. Thos. Angell appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Charles Robertson, of Crosby hall Chambeis, for de fendant. Mr. Jacobs said he lent money, and he advanced defend ant money on the promissory note in question. De fendant paid many instalments, and failing at length to keep up the payment was sued. Mr. Robertson here asked if there was not an agreement in writing P Plaintiff—Not relating to that promissory note. After defendant was sued he called upon me and wanted to pay tte balance without costs. Cross-examined—The note was made by a person named Herne. Ido not know if Herne made the paym( nt. The book produced comes from my office. No payments have been made that are not entered there. I cannot swear there was not an agreement made in reference to the amount ad vanced on the note. £l3 6s. was advanced on the note. The note was for £l6. Mr. Robertson said that his client was simply in the posi tion of surety, and thtit he ought not to be liable for any sum further than that advanced. Mr. Angell urged that plaintiff was not bound tolend his money for nothing. A person was as much entitled to charge a profit upon his money as a person who opened a shop had to make profits on goods exposed for sale. Plain tiff had only charged 12 14s. for 12 months, and surely that was not exorbitant. The learned Secondary briefly summed up, and the jury found for the plaintiff for the full amount: The learned Secondary granted a certificate. SMALL-BEER CHRONICLES. (From All the Year Round.) In the second column of the Times advertisement-sheet appeared, the other day, these mysterious words, "Audi, vidi. tact"—coupled with the announcement that a trust worthy personage was just about to start for the Continent with a view to certain " private inquiries." The advertise ment was inserted by one Messrs. Pollaky and Co. Now, here is a new state of things. The organised spy system has sprung into existence quite recently. By the advertisements is,ued from this office of Mr. Pollaky's, and from another similar establishment kept by retired Inspec tor Field, you are invited to place in the hands of these gentlemen any affair you want cleared up, entrusting the particulars to them, relying on their secresy, and on the diligence they will show in serving you. But what sort of inquiries are those in which the ex-detectives are ready to engage? What sort of people are those who apply to Messrs. Pollaky and Field for their secret services? I wonder to what extent the establishments of these pun veyot s of useful information are patronised by the public ? Of one thing about quite sure—there are more men to be seen standing at the corners of streets than there used to be. Are these men—they are generally seedy in their attire, and in the habit of sucking small pieces of straw or chewing the stacks of leaves to while away the time—are th e se men the age nts of Pollaky and Co., and for what are they on the look-out? For more things, depend Drnthan ar e dreamed of in ou r philosophy. When M. inkwater Dreggs gives two dinner-parties, o ne following the other, all the guests who are invited to one of those festivals are instantly seized with a firm conviction that the dinner to which they are not asked is the distinguished one, while the meal at which they are invited to figure is the second-rate affair. Now, it is not too much to suppose that these suspi cious personages are in the habit of putting their difficulties b e observes what proportion the cabs in the hands of Messrs Pollaky and Co. Away goes the trustworthy emissary to Wilton-cresent. He plants himself .I tO )B lk t irs. Dreggs'e door bear to the p rivate vi h :l e nu studies the appearance of the rankun d whiche. ri in the dethr e social scale , or, if unable to do g th u i e s e , t p s er a h e a d p ' s b l e re opinion as to their iwenaigirrialgasrehtre:wrado i cr!o d n iv y i e d r u s a a l t. , io f n orro w isthhisthoew Waiter, learns gentlemen n o c a o re me o s v to er e t x h a e ctly what sort of tthheeirdwooinre,loarndafrlonmtlehiamir is being entertained within com pany W ith the infoimation. he has g ained, the trustworth y one returns to his employer, and next morning the Seed • party, and who had the3mans, who were at the first nobodies, who, for the mos t p l easure of meeting a society of is cabs and flies, learn that, on reached their destination festival, there was a cab, and that a "regular swell turnout, with only one among other Hansom ; and that the company comprised, a distinguished dowager - countess , persons, a baronet and his lady, , a genius, two members of parliament, and consorts, and a cabinet minister." This knowledge the Seedymans th en take to their hearts, and batten thereon hurt, but with a certain malignant pleasure, nevertheless. of England Return—Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the week ending cf July, 1863: she Act 7th and Bth Victoria, on Wednesday, the 15th day ISSUE DET otes Issued .......X28.5343.C95 'ARTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,1 60 Other Securities .. 3.634,9 00 Gold Coin do Bullion 13.886, 095 Silver Bullion .... £28,536,095 £28,536,095' BANNING D T op riet ors ' Capi £14,553,000 Rest l'ublic Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 4,948.458 Other Deposits 16,381,914 Seven Day and s other Bills EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities ((including Dead WeightAn nuity) £11,046,828 Other. Securities 2O 9''8.633 Notes 6,997.080 G o ld and Silver 863,781 Coin £39,516,382 hi. : £39,816,382 :A RSHALL, Chief Cashier. July 16,1863. The summary of the Melbourne Argus of the 25th of May says:- 4 , The business accomplished by the Parliament of Vic toria during the month has been small in amount. The Legislative Council have laboured with some diligence, but the results have not gone beyond the advancement by a few stages of the measures submitted to them. The Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the Local Government Bill, and the Customs Laws Amendment Bill have passed through committee; and the Immigration Bill, the RefOrDla.. tory Schools Bill, and the Youthful Offenders Bill have been read a second time. The Immigration bill will again be con.idertd in committee. Some members have taken objection to the composition of the advising body sitting in London proposed to Le created by the bill, and over this bone there has been considerable skirmishing. It is hoped, however, that the information brought by last wail, as to the formation of a Victorian Emigration Society in London (such as the Government contemplates), and the desire that i 00 nf a nd purposes,t abouthe i L rlwe e oo r ou l d o n ui ew e .l lyingßo e By among the Lancashire people to seek Austra lian grown up lien shores, will induce a majority of the Council to fall in with the vieuworifi;ouffoetrhbiienill:aiingsiursatnryti i t ii h e t h p e as T s r a e g a e s at the disposal of the Agent-General. zz:st'g I son, tier, yith y or ars. r, of 1 on had and 'ken lire, p of the thy, vere pro be- )een 1 for )een. be- here ther to of t the the uly, outs, ring .use age, ?en, and boor ling uud the On and pen, a to i on &her )11tle arks oot- 62, urns ie as pied ticey vith was g in ear- ;e, a lace, I the the the er I treA lent, Y.- den— nor ;o of tgh tody eons the rune rove hep 'ron2 mer box, entB ndit . the mrto- 0 see orse, pay E the Re ?ards tare. 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