The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. During the last few days an extra demand fJr money has been experienced in discount circles. This increase is attributed to the liquidation of bills falling due to-day—the 4th of the month—and to the wants of agriculturists, whose busy season is mow commencing, and to the extension of orders in the manufacturing districts. The rates remain firm at 3i 4 per cent. The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday comprised the influx of £15,600 in bar gold. The Chili, from New Zealand has brought £120,000. Intelligence was received here last evening stat ing that Messrs. Dye, Ogareff, and Co., carrying on an extensive business in the iron, flax, and tallow trades at St. Petersburg had stopped payment. The amount of the liabilities has not been correctly ascertained, but from the large connection of the house it is supposed that the obligations are consi derable. Biddings for £400,000 in bills on India took place at the Bank of England yesterday. The proportions allotted were—to Calcutta, £220,000; to Bombay, £160,000; and to Madras, £20,000. The declared minimum price was, as before, ls. 113-d per rupee on Calcutta, and ls. 1140. on Bombay and Madras. The applications within the limits reached nearly £2,000,000. Tenders on Calcutta at ls. 118 d. will receive about 29 per cent., on Bombay at 2s. about 34 per cent,, on Madras at Is. 111 d. about 36 per cent., and all above these prices in full. The public sales of colonial wool were brought to a termination yesterday afternoon, and about 94,450 bales have been disposed of. Prices, which opened at a decline of about 1/d. per lb., subsequently im proved, and at the close the current rates were much the same as on the conclusion of the previous auctions. The last week's railway receipts up to this day are in round figures as under : 1863. 1862. G r eat Western £60,205 £58,535 101,081 88,939 IN4 orth-Western 24,881 21,303 South- Western Midland 43,347 37 . 325 2 South-Eastern 5,001 20,285 G r eat Northern 1 a ncashire and Yorkshire 44,416 30,289 North Eastern 42,490 40,030 Great Eastern Bristol and Exeter Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 17,881 13,371 Great Western of Canada These returns show in most instances a further important improvement. On the Great Western there is an increase of £1,760; North Western, X 12,144; South Western, £3,578 ; Midl and, £6,022 ; South Eastern, £4,716 ; Great Northern, £697; Lancashire and Yorkshire, £4,127 ; North Eastern, £2,460 ; Great Eastern, £5,060; Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £4,510 ; and on the Great Western of Canada, £674. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were firm at 69f 75c. The quotations for Consols have varied but slightly since yesterday, they being now 92 k for money and account. General inactivity of business has pervaded the Stock Exchange markets for some time; but perhaps much of the dulness now per.- ceptible is to be attributed to the fine weather, which has induced many of the mem bers to put in an attendance at Ascot. The New Threeb and the Reduced Annuities are more buoyant at 911 g. A transaction has taken place in the Red Sea Telegraph Annuities at 21Z- ; and Exchequer Bills continue at 4s. to is. dis.; Indian descriptions remain firm ; the 5 per Cent. Loan is 1079 108; the 4 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 96 ; the 5 per Cents, do., 107; the 51 per Cent. do., 114; ; and the Bonds, 109. prem. The Foreign Market presents a quiet and heavy appearance. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 71t; do. Consolides, 51 514 ; Spanish Passive, 34 344; Greek, 338 d ; do. Coupons, 159 7, 1 ; Mexican, 341; Portuguese, 49;; Italian, 721 73; do. New Scrip, 21 31. prem.; Granada, 16/ ; Venezuelan, 54 59; and the Confederate Loan 21 2 dis. In the Railway Share Market the operations were again of a very limited character, and prices have in several instances a further slight depression. Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Western have receded about 55., and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s.; while Great Eastern, and London, Chatham, and Dover have improver' ss. For the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there lfas been a very limited inquiry, and quotations exhibit no material change. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in some instances rather firmer. London and County have improved to 441 ; and Crystal Palace Stock to 35k. The shares of the International Finance Company are quoted 64 a prem. ; the London Finance ditto, 18 2k prem. ; and the General Credit ditto, 2t 3 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 233 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per C ent . C onsols Annuities 94 24 New 3 p er C ent. Annuities 91a New 21 per Cent. Annuities New 3} per Cent. Annuities .... 188 — Annuities, 30 y rs , expire ath Jan., 0 — Ditto for 30 y rs , expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21 India Stock ....... 1 Ditto-- 5 per Cent lO7/ 8 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 96 Ditto 5 per Centlo7 iitto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto ;April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1140 Bonds ELMO Ditto under £1,000.. Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, June 9 •• 921 2 Exchequer Bills, £ l,OOO 21 p er C en t .... 4 1 die Ditto £5OO Ditto Small ............ FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent.. .. . . . CDitto 44 per Cent. 92 la ailian 6 uer Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. Equador New Consolidated, liner Cent — Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant ..... Egyptian 7 pei Cent 100 / Ditto, Second Issue ........ . Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup• ms.. Ditto Account 33 Ditto Coupons 15 Italian i per Cent. (M aremmana Railway) 81 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account .... 34 1 New Granada Ditto 2 per C en t Ditto Deterred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Poruvie.n 44 per Cent . Ditto 44 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. . ... . " Ditto Per Cent . , .. . ..... . Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62. Ditto Account ...... Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, i S t. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent ............ Spanish 3 per Cent i';itto Account 55 Ditto New Deferred .. Ditto Account .. 49 Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. 12/ t htto Account...... Tur Dikistto h A6co per Cent. 1854 9l cunt . Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditt o Account 72 11 Ditto Guarszteed 4 per Cent lO3 Vene zuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent 674 Dutch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1 861, Ex. 25 francs -- Ditto Account. . Ditto Scrip, 186 . 3, Zl4 su"d. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Mone y _Ditto Liverpool Cotton Mark et — This Day. (RE G T ER' 8 TELEGRAM.) __di._ Firm. Sales, fully 5,000 bales. 27,371; previously, 39 521. Import SUMMER ASSIZES.—The following days a re appoint-d for the Midland Summer Circuit, 1663, by the Lord Chief Justice ind Mr. Ju , tice Williams :—Oakhaco, July 10 ; Northampton, 11th ; Diicester, 15th; Notting. ham, 20th; Lincoln, 24th; Derby, 29th; Warwick, August 3. Share Railways. Paid, 13.14. 45 10 et et 60 20 6.4.0 .1 Dir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. 13ost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cora and [louden , Corn wqll gets no di \ D po o, A B till 6p c.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East A nvlian st GreatNorthof Scotland 1G reat Northern.. Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western • • • • Do Str Val Yorkshire stock Lancashtte & Yorkshire London and Blackwal' Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor' h Western Lon. & Sty.th Western Sl a a r n y . , p S o h r t e f a . , n & Lincoln. d Carlisle. M Do Z shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . . Mid. GE GBEin7Win. :_il.f*&lrDeelarnbdy be. 4 shares paid Kent — Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle... North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction iticottitsh Central [9.18.4 Scot N. E., Aber. stock: Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welclapoo, (Shropshire Union ;South Devon South Eastern South Wales York. and River Dun staines, Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale. . Do B Do e Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterfbrd & Kilkenny West Cornwall . Hartlepool Har. &R West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 12.10 ihar. 100 Atk i 20 zoi to too 1 stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock 100 - 100 10 stock stock stock 20 stock 50 100 Closing 1 Business Price. done 521 3; 49 1111 11 1161 45 A 4i 5 1021 i t 105 i 5 15i I 07 ) • 102} i SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOe.b.S. , SSE Pax& till 5 al, all 100 100 100 100 100 ion BRITISH P hallways wade AL St Lawrenr ilonl.,Baroda.k.Cent In,. Gu. 5 per cent.. Do. New . . Do. E. Shares... liutalo Lino Lake Ilium' Do. Preference LiuEalo,Brant,&GOdricl p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 167`.e Do. do. July 1, 187 )o. do. June 1, 16.4 Clcutta.AlS.Kastn.( l,,, I;apeTow•n At Dock Strut Eastn. Bengal gu. b p. haat Indian. gm. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canada 1%0. Ist Fret. Bonds Do. 00. deferred...... Do. 2d Pret. Bonds.. Do. do drfer ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. err, d...... Do. 4th Pref. Ei.o k... Do. do deferred...... G t. In (bare n ILI. gua.sp.e Do. New gua. 5 Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.ol India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share Do. New ....... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 56 p. c. do. '77-8.. . Indian Branch Limited sladrfts guar., 5 p. c. Do. It p. o. Extensiot Dc. Do. Fifth qelb.Coru. ts p. o. Both Nlelb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Bds. ew Br unswick a Cand, Class A an 1 B ... v. itl.C'da6 pc lst pl bds Scinde Do. Delhi . . Do. do a Do. Punjaub a C Do. Do. t 7 Do. Endus.St. Flo. J „2, 8 8i 8 9 85 87 117 .1181 6 7 39 41 134 144 91 93 108 110 53 54 48 50 244 25i 127 128 128 129 134 136 101 1 0 3 68 (83 111 111 776 784 115 tlB 41 42 103 1036, 1046 1(56' 45 46 12k 12k 129} :291 1 1411 97 99 1 52 53 24i 25i 1021 Ink 59 60 90 90i 115 117 P lei i 6/ 119 - 12 f 46 47 98 100 50 52 32 33 92i 622 70 72 100 102 7 8 37i 38i 9,19 i,, 7} 8; P 153 156 i . 5 1 3 Si 79 82 155 157 28 30 44 15} 38 44 99 101 rSIONS. Closim! Price. 54 57 109 ItO 1 p p 5a bf 8 81 1(8 109 149 i 110] 110 1 2 1(94 lt, 1i llp 1 lip 19f Of 68 70 5! 55 68 60 45 60 41 43 34 36 27 34 23 25 110 111 1 21 1 1f; 107} ICBf 11f flf 9 8i 97 100 89 (2 107 iuB P 101 10! 1,8 100 55 53 all 100 (wt. 100 3 5 84 86 1(91 1.4 W 7 108 fP lip 107 1c 10t 1(6 stock stock COLONIAL GOV ERNAI BY! ic ITI tip.c.J t.tJ ul: 1877-54 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Auf: 100 ((3 1( 6 Do. dp. Sept 100 (03 186 Do. p. v. Jan.:Linty. 10u 97 98 971 8 Do. 5 Ins cr ib e d stock 100 91 97 951 Cape G.Hope, 8 p 0.187: 100 108 :10 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 112 114 Do. 180: 100 :13 115 114 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 1.00 115 1 17 'Ceylon, N0y.1(.78, 6 p 10L. t l3 115 ,Mau thus d: per cent .. 100 108 1 0 'Natal Gw. 6 per cent.. 130 189 111 1091 IN.B.Gov. 6 p.O.JaAJ tit! lOU 107 118 Do. dp. e.Ap. & Oct. 100 \. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18 108 1024 1(34 1031 Do. Sp. c.,18.1 to 1 I 100 103 104 Do. d0.,1888 4upwch 100 1034 1044 1044 ;New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 112 lls !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 107 108 :Queensland (icy. 6p. c. 100 :3 115 .Aus Gtip.c.l67a& up.. 100 113 115 I Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.laul) 100 110 111 Do, to 69. c. Ar)./zOct. 100 111 1114 1111 BRTTTSH 'Cambrian Consol. Gold itAillOrd Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. k "ravist East Bassett ( I llozanh East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon East Cara Brea.... E. W'l Russel iTavistk., Gam..lDSLAuhyn(Gwen.; , Great south Tolgus t.;. Wheal Vor (Lielston Grenville... El erGd's-Foot tiingston Lady Bertha Margaret (lJny Lel= t Vlarke Valley.. Ilyndy Iron Ore (Lim New Setun •• North Downs W '1 Basset ( I 110 ;au north Wheal Crotty .. l'ar Consols (n. Blazey Crovidence ( Uny Lelnt. South Caradon(St.Cleer, S. Can Brea (Illogan).. ~ 1V heat Fran. (Illogsm Stray Park Tamar SilvA Lead Min Pin Cron, West Basset (Illnan) W Carrion (Liskeard West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan, Wheal Buller(itedruth) W heal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton . • ,v heal Tretawney (Lis.) Wheal Union 8.1.6 0.16 s.l 4. 7.01 2.0.6 4.3.0 1.17.1 2.4.9 10.0.7 11 18.1 •.9 28.9. 174 5 2.0.8 2.10.8 5i 6 15 18 !40 P5O 16 17 31 4i PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. C. 6 per cent. pref., 132 3 London, Chatham, and Dover , per cent. pref., 101} PREFEttENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Cxt., B, 6 per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent., U, 81 LINES LEASED AL FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 97 London and Greenwich, 65 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 191 201 Great Luxembourg, i.ll San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., 91 Ditto (all), 221 FOREIGN MINES. United Mexican (lim 7i Vallanzasm Gold, lim., lg Yudanamutana of S. Australia (11m.), 3} JOINT-STOCK Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (lim.), 33/ Bank of New Zealand (Um.), I I Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11 Chartered ..ier. of India, London, and China, 52} E n n o.6 0 nup g an l deddd i r iooo s e autn aan a and Banklrish um ( r 3 22 . ) , 4 London and :lndnddi acss ß ouoo r buun a .ttu z haht i n i_ yA i l: a vf n 4 . Dre3lB ( cie l t i al T h4nrii,n ) (2l , )2, London Joint Stock, :i7 Sc f Anodjtirjeatellitrah.inster, 80 79/ LondonSl i t n a i n o Standard o r South Africa 17; SS London, 658 41 ,DOCKS. Crystal Palace, 3• mis cELLANEOI TS , East India Irrigation and Caa 5i l, Madras Irrigatio n and Canal Peninsula and O. ie n t a l Steam, Ditto, new, 48! Foreign. Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE, n. .... Zuu • 18. ;......... June 12 clineoralia and Mauritius, via via I\ S i o a u r t s li e t t p sk to .e i t i u n i : 4 2 drazil and Cape Nerds, by British Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.: .. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southarnpton.Junee 2. — • via Marseilles ..J Falkland Island June 4. Gibraltar, via Southampton June 2. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 2 via Marseilles June 12 India (Bombay), via Southampton June 10 v ia Marseilles June 5. Portuga1.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton June 2. via Marseilles June 5 Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... June 4 by U.S. racket.... W.C. of Africa. LI a leira, and IlivenCearndian packet. Juna 5 . June 10 Bahamas, via, km Yuri - June 4. Mexico LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE DAY.-IN RE SPARSE AND BRIDGES.-A DIVIDEND AFTER A HUNDRED 'YEARS. This was an application to prove a debt by the petitioner, who is the legal representative of a Miss Anne Asher, who was a creditor under the estate of these bankrupts. The bankruptcy occurred as far back as 1746, and a sum of money had now fallen to the bankrupt. The debt and interest amounted to £B6O. The proceedings were of the ordinary nature, although there were several difficulties in tracing the case, and the original commission had been boat. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FORGING A NAME TO A POST-OFFICE ORDER.—A young man named Kett was brought before Mr. Knox, charged with forging the name of Mr. Isaac Pulvermacher, electri cian, of Oxford-street, to a Post-office order. Mr. L. Lewis appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner was in the employ of Mr. Pulvermacher, as second clerk, and absconded from his employ, and after he was gone, a letter was missed, containing a Post-office order from a customer of Mr. Pulvermacher named Wood, a medical gentleman, residing at Wakefield. Mr. Pulvermacher said the signature to the order was not in bis handwriting, and not like it. It was like the prisoner's handwriting, and he believed it to be the pri soner's. George Milton, assistant to Mr. Attenborougb, of Oxford street, jeweller, said that he cashed some Post-office orders for Mr. Pulvermache last month, but could ne;; say that he cashed the ono produced. Henry Ge rge Baker, clerk, Scot t's bank, said the Post cffice order was paid into Mr. Attenborough's account on the 11th of May. Mr. Knox said he could not help adjourning the case, owing to the way in which it was brought beforo him, till to• morrow. IN RE FISHER This bankrupt was a chemist at Leyton, and came up and obtained his discharge on accounts by Mr. Boyd, Al dermanLury. The estate will pay about 10s. in the pound, IN RE DELL This bankrupt was described as of Holborn, glove factor, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge , he was opposed on the ground that he had f died to file Ihe accounts required ; and the official assignee saki that in the cash account alone there was an item in which there was a deficiency of £BO, His Honour said that thebankrupt had had maple oppor tunity to furnish the accounts, and the examination would now be adjourned sine die, with protection for a month, not to be renewed unless the accounts were filed and deemed satisfactory to the official assignee. IN RE THE HON G. A. H. CHICHESTER. This was a meeting for last examination and discharge. The debts amounted to about £9,000; no assets. Mr. G. F. Cook opposed for Messrs. Fuller and Co coachmakers, of Bath. Mr. Sargood objected to Mr. Cook being hoard, on the ground that he did not bona fide represent Messrs. Fuller, but Mrs. Chichester, who was in a cause between her and the bankrupt in the Divorce Court. His Honour held that Mr. Cook had a locus standi, as he was instructed to tender a proof which had been admitted, and his authority to oppose must be assumed, as he stated he had been instructed, notwithstanding the correspond ence letween the bankrupt and Mr. A. Fuller, to come to an arrangement. His Honour ultimately granted the dis charge. Business don, 110 0i 11 20k 64 9 SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) BOOTS AND HOUSEMAID-SAM WELLER AND RIS BEER- KEW V REMMENS. This was an action to recover gratuity and "beer money," plaintiff being a boots and defendant a hotel keeper. Tho plaintiff stated that he entered defendant's service as boots at no wages, but he was promised £1 at the end of thtee months. His Honour—Well, what about the beer money ? Plaintiff—lf I did not approve of the beer I was to have .s. per week. His Honour—And did not you approve of the beer P Plaintiff—No, indeed, I could not drink it. (Laughter.) When I lefc he only gave me 10s. Defendant Etil—l rook this lad out of the Union, and I promised him 10s, if ha gave satisfaction for three months, and 20s if he did so for six month 3. As to the beer it was very good, and the guests drank it. If the plaintiff refused he was not to have any equivalent. He made Bs. per week out of the feasts, and he left me in a very shabby manner. Defendant called a witness who generally corroborated him as to the bargain. Plaintiff—Do you think it is likely that I should go to his place for fourteen weeks for 10s. Besides, I was to have half what the househmaid got—(great laughter)— and she got sixteenpence, and I only had fourpence. (Re newed laughter.) I only made 3s. and 4s. per week out of the guests, and sometimes I did not get anything. His Honour--I think it is very improper to make such bargains with his out of the workhouse, and it would be better to pay a salary at once, but plaintiff is directly contradicted, so I must nonsuit him. Nonsuited. THE MERCHANT AND HIS BUTLER.-IMPORTANT DECISION -FRANCIS V. COLESWORTH. This was an action to recover damages sustained in con sequence of defendant refusing to accept the services of plaintiff. Plaintiff stated that he had engaged with defendant (who is a merchant of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate-street) to act as butler at £4O per annum. Plaintiff tendered his services, but they were refused. Defendant stated that although plaintiff's references were not altogether satisfactory he engaged him for a month upon trial. Plaintiff was to come in upon a certain day, but he did not arrive when defendant and hie family retired to rest. About 11 o'clock at night plaintiff alarmed the house by knocking up the inmates. He was permitted to remain, but in the morning defendant asked him what ex cuse he could offer for not coming in proper time, and he said he was in the country. Thi-4 not being satisfactory, defendant refused to accept his services. Plaintiff said that he could not get his clothes made soon enough. His Honour—l cannot help that ; but I must hold that plaintiff did not tender his services in a reasonable time, and that defendant was not bound to accept them at 11 o'clock at night. 108 71 Plaintiff nonsuited. 110 i 131 MARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. —Wheat, 46s 5d ; barley, 33s 8d; oats, 22s 8d; rye, 40s 2d ; beans, 38s Ild; and peas, 35s 9d. THE SIR WEEKS' ATERAGIES. - Wheat, 46s 3d; barley, 34s 4d ; oats, 22s ld ; rye, 33s 3d • beans, 378 lid; peas, 355 5cL ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 84,946; barley, 3,145; oats, 7,063; rye, 13; beans, 2,692; peas, 236 qrs. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to• day, was seasonably 'well supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. All breeds moved off slowly, and Monday's prices were barely supported. The extreme value for Scots was 4s 10d per Ms. Sheep— the supply of which was moderate —were a dull inquiry, and, in some instances, the currencies had a drooping ten dency. However, the best Downs realised 45 10d per Lambs were very dull, and inferior breeds were in favour of buyers. Prices ranged from 5s 4d to 6s ld per Blbs. From the Isle of Wight, 150 head came to hand. Calves were in large supply, snd heavy request, at barely stationary prices. Pigs and milch cows were very dull. Per 81b. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. i s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primecrs-wool do. 4 6 4 8 Second quality do. 3 8 4 4; Pme. S'thdowndo.4 8 4 1• Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 I Large orse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, otc. 4 8 4 10 I Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 Il► I Large bogs 3 4 4 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 I Small porkers , 4 2 4 6 Lambs, 58 4d to 6s Bd. Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 18s to 28s. TOTAL STIFFLY. FOREIGN STIFFLY. Beasts Cows l6O i Sheep and lambs 95U - - t - Sheep and la m b s .. 6,100 ( Calves Calves Pigs 4OO i ME AT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are only moderate, and the trade is inactive, as follows Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 4d , mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, June 3,--The supplies of stock were reason ably good, and the trade generally ruled heavy, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 58 4d to Cs 8d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. • ROMFORD, June 3.—A1l kinds of stock moved off slowly, at the annexed quotations :—Beof, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 8d . veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 6d to 46 6d per 81bs ; suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 28s ; and mulch cows, £l4 to £lB each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s ; clover do., £3 108 to £5 15s; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. A steady trade. CUMBERLAND.--Mewlow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s; clove, do., £3 lOs to £5 128; and straw, 11 10s to £1 16s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Od to £4 108 ; clover do, 10s to £5 15s; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. A fair demand. GUILDHALL ENTERTAINMENT,—TtIe City com mittee who are managing this have just effected an in surance in the Royal Insurance Company for £50,000 on the building, new ereckions, fittings, and furniture, &c., of Guildhall, for the space of six weeks, to cover the period during which the hazards of the preparations and festivities are in existence. By this means the City avoids all the special risks necessarily attendant on the festive occasion in question. ECHO OF BATTLE.—An eye-witness, from Morris Island, of the attack on Charleston gives, in the Charleston Mercury, an account of the excitement occa sioned in Battery Wagner by a curious cause, as soon as the forts and batteries in the outer harbour became fully engaged, " The echo of each discharge," he says, " re turning from the high sand hills upon the extreme southern end of th e i s l an d , b ore a mos t str iki ng resem bl ance t o dis charges of musketry, apparently popping off for a time as though skirmishers were becoming engaged, and then, as the report s o f P ort Sumter's broadsides were borne back to sd, our ears, sounding like the roll of platoon firing. In a m inute every gun on the land face was manned, their de tachrue?ts h aving been quietly watching the progress of events in th e h arbour. Litut.-Colonel Dargan, 21st Regi ment South C arolina Volunteers, as brave and discreet an officer a s i s to be found in the service, ' who had stationed himself in B a tt ery Wagner, as a centralpont from which to use his r eg i ment, spran g to the saddle, and, rushing across the parad e o f the fort, was speedily flying to the ap parent scene of conflict. He soon discovered te cause of the sound, and returned to his position. So perfect was this deception that it was only by courting the reports and then listening, to the echo in answer thereto that I could con vince myself that it was not musketry," WESTMINSTER, THE EXTRAORDINARY RIOT AT CREMORNE.—Regi nald Herbert, John Birkett, Edward Saville, Herbert Shawcross, Charles Mott, and Evan M'Dougal, the six gentlemen who have undergone so many examinations upon the charges or riot and assault at Cremorne, made their final appearance this morning at this court. The attendance of persons anxious to hear the last of the case was, as before, very large. Mr. Sleigh, accompanied by Mr. Abrams, again appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Smythies for Herbert, and some other legal gentleman for the other defendants. On the paqies all appearing before the magistrate, Mr. Sleigh sail—l understand Mr. Hutchinson wishes to say something to you, and I think, with submission to you, that now is the best time. _ _ Mr. Hutchinson—My application is in behalf of Saville. You are aware, sir, from my former statement, that he is an officer in the army, who bas obtained leave for a short visit to London, but who should be with his regiment again as soon as possible. The object of my application is to effect this if I can obtain your sanction. The sooner this is settled the better for this young gentleman, and I have therefore respectfully to ask you to send this case for trial at the Central Criminal Court, instead of to the Middlesex Sessions. The defendants would have the advantage of having the case tried by one of the judges. Mr. Arnold—Why should I depart from the usual course ? Air. Hutchinson—The Central Criminal Court holds its sessions next week, the Middlesex not till the week after next, so that a week's time will be saved. Mr. Arnold—The orders from the Secretary of State's office must crevent my complying. I have no power to help it ; it must be tried at the Middlesex sessions. The whole of the depositions having then been gone through, defendants' bail were again taken for their appear ance at the sessions. THAMES. THE MODERN TARPEIAN R OCKS. — Elizabeth Smith, aged 21, of 16, Palmer's Fully, Ratcliff.highway, a single woman, and Annie Wilson, 29, a married woman, were brought up on remand, charged with attempting suicide in the London•dock. The first named prisoner threw herself into the water from the New Gravel -lane bridge, and the other from Old Gravel-lane bridge, and were both saved by the dock watchmen and police. They were remanded for a week to the Clerkenwell House of Deter, tion, to which place a number of would-be suicides have been almost daily com mitted by the magistrates. The Rev. Mr. Jephson, the chaplain of the prison, has given much good advice and spiritual consolation to persons who attempted to destroy themselves, and particularly to the unhappy women wh-, while labouring under excitement and drunkenness, have plunged into the water from the Old and New Gravel-lane bridges, where suicides have been lamentably numerous. Mr. Woolrych said the excellent chaplain of the House of Detention had written to him that the prisoners were very penitent and sorry for what they had done, and that they might be trusted at large again, the friends of one and husband of the other consenting to receive them. He hoped their contrition was sincere, and that they would not attempt to commit ,uch rash and wicked acts again. They had been in prison a week, and had suffered pain and in convenience. He should now discharge them. Julia Smith, a young woman, was charged with com mitting a similar offence this morning. John Ashburn, a police , constable, 246 K, said he heard the screams of a woman between the hours of one anu two o'clock, and was informed that a woman had thrown herself into the London-dock. He went upon the Foxes-lane bridge, and saw the prisoner struggling in the water. A waterman got into a boat with a long staff and boat hook, and got her out alive. There was some difficulty in resusci tating her, and she was insensible for some time. ➢lr. Woolryoh remanded the prisoner to the House of Detention for a week. ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL. The physieians'and surgeons of St. Thomas's Hospital, in consequence of a communication from the treasurer, re cently held a meeting to consider the relative merits of the sites now proposed for the future hospital—and their atten tion was particularly directed to the question of the admis sibility of Myatt's ground it Camberwell for the purpose. Dr. Barker, the senior physician cf the hospital, was re quested to make known to the treasurer the unanimuus opinion of the meeting that Myatt's ground is not eligible for the purpose. With respect to the principles which should determine the site of the future hospital, the meet ing adhered to the opinions which had been expressed in a memorial 'signed by all the physicians and surgeons on the 11th of November last, and then circulated among the governors of the hospital and others, and published in the papers. The meeting found that the opinions expressed in this memorial had been abundantly confirmed by the expe rience of the great diminution of the usefulness of the cha rity which has already resulted from the distance of the temporary hospital in Surrey-gardens from the centre of London. Tho meeting believed that the• selection of Myatt's ground by the governors would, in consequence of the great additional distance of the hospital on that site, very greatly increase the above evil. and would ruduce to a still lower level than at present the usefulness of the cha rity. The meeting expressed a hope that, if the site of Bethlehem should be unattainable, the governors might secure for the new hospital some site as near as Bethelem, or even nearer, to the centre of the metropolis. Finally, Dr. Barker was requested to direct the trea surer's especial attention to the concluding words of the memorial signed by all tho physicians and surgeon's in November last : the pattern of its form er " At present, before ali o th er objects, there presses, in o H u o r sp o i p t i a n l i b on e , re t s h to o re o d ne ac i e m or p d e i r n a g ts to o need that St. Thomas's usetulness—not misplanted in some country district, where it would scarcely at all fulfil the objects of its existence, but re-constructed as nearly as may be in the very heart of London, where, according to ;he intention of its founder, it may still efficiently minister, as for three centuries it has ministered to those innumerable emergencies of disease and accident which belong to so vast a city." THE BRAZILIAN LEGATION. —His Excellency the Commander do Carvelho Moreira and family, and the personnel of the Legation, will leave the Brazilan Lega tion to-day for the Continent. A THEATRICAL DIFFERENCE. —A case of general importance to the theatrical profession was heard before Sheila' Arkley, at Edinburgh, on Friday last, and again on Monday, in which Mr. Charles Lyall, of the Royal English Opera Company, is pursuer, and the said company and the managers —Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harri son--are defenders. Mr. Lyall sues for recovery of salary, withheld by the managers under these circumstances :—By the memorandum of agreement between the pursuer and defenders, the former is taken bound ,4 to give his exclusive r n e san e services to the said Lou isa P y ne a nd William Harrison, to play and sing such pa rts as ma y be required of him, eithe r performer refusing or nnetxisedde;,c,lTod " to be subject to th e rules and re. 4 i n London owhich o declares that provinces; and 1:, e t regulations ne glecting to act a part or cast assi gned to him or her by the m anagers, shall forfeit f or ever y such part, three weeks of his or her salary, and be liable to the cancellation of hie or her engagement, or either, at the option of the managers." During the late engagement of the company in Edinburgh, the managers required Mr. Lyall to sing and play, and assigned to him a short subordinate part in addition to the principal character ho was to represent in the same opera. Mr. Lyall having refused, the managers inti mated that be had thereby forfeited three weeks' salary in terms of the 4th regulation above quoted ; and hence arose the present question with a view to recover pay ment of the pursuer's salary. Mr. pandas Grant, advo cate, appeared for the pursuer, and Mr. Somerville, S S.C., for the defenders. Mr. Somerville, in defence, pleaded let, that the sheriff had no jurisdiction, the defenders being foreigners, who had not resided 40 days in Scotland, and that the Court of Session was the only commune forum, be fore which a foreigner, not having a 40 days' domicile, can be competently sued, in support of which he quoted numer ous authorities-2d, to the merits, he pleaded non-liability, in respect of the terms of the agreement between the par. ties. Mr. Grant replied at great length, and also cited nu merous authorities in favour of the pursuer's case. At the close of the arguments, the sheriff intimated that he would take time to consider his judgment, hlr, Somerville then stated that his clients being anxious to obtain a judgment, without prolonging the litigation, he was quite ready to give up the plea of no ju'isdicton, and to take the sheriff's judgment upon the agreement itself if the pursuer would consent to that course without leading proof. This Mr. Grant was willing to do it practicable ; but the sheriff having intimated that he could not make up his mind upon the agreement without some light from individuals conver sant with operatic m•magement, the case was ultimately continued, that a remit may be arranged to a person so qualified,—Noth British Daily Mail. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 5 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. ASCOT RACES—THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. THE GOLD CUP. Dead heat with Tim Whiffler and Buckstone. MAIDEN PLATE. Lady Evelyn colt < Glance colt Petersham Four ran. £lOO PLATE. Gem of the Sea Senorita) Gentle Kitty Fourteen ran. FIRST BIENNIAL. Scottish Chief Y 1 Master Richard Knight of Snowd en Eleven ran. ST. JAMES'S PALACE STAKES. Gladstone 1 King of the Vale THE TORTURES OF AN ORRERY ! My memory presents a birthday when Olympia and I were taken by an unfeeling relative—some cruel uncle, or the like—to the slow torture called at Orrery. The terrible instrument was set up at the local theatre, and I had expressed a profane wish in the morning that it was a Play ; for which a serious aunt had probed my conscience deep, and my pocket deeper, by reclaiming a bestowed half crown. It was a venerable and a shabby Orrery, at least one thousand stars and twenty-five comets behind the age. Nevertheless, it was awful. When the low-spirited gentleman with the wand said, " Ladies and gentlemen (meaning particularly Olympia and me), the lights are about to ba put out, but there is not the slightest cause for alarm," it was very alarming. Then the planets and stars began. Sometimes they wouldn't come on, some times they wouldn't go off, sometimes they had boles in them, and mostly they didn't seem to be good likenesses. All this time the gentleman with the wand was going on in the dark (tapping away at the heavenly bodies between whiles, like a weari some woodpecker) about a sphere revolving on its own axis eight hundred and ninety-seven thousand millions of times—or miles—in two hundred and sixty-three thousand five hundred and twenty-four millions of something elses, until I thought if this was a birthday it were better never to have been born. Olympia also became much depressed, and we both slumbered and woke cross, and still the gen tleman was going on in the dark—whether up in the stars, or down on the stage, it would have been hard to make out, if it had been worth trying—cyphering away about planes of orbits, to uch an infamous ex• ent that Olympia, stung to madness, actually kieked A pretty birthday spectacle when the lights were turned up again, and all the schools in the town (including the National, who had come in for nothing, and serve them right, for they were always throwing stones) were discovered with exhausted countenances, screwing their knuckles into their eyes, or clutching their heads of hair. A pretty birthday speech when Doctor Sleek of the City-Free bobbed up his powdered head in the stage-box, and said that before this assembly dispersed he really must beg to express his entire approval of a lecture as improving, as informing, as devoid of anything that could call a blush into the cheek of youth, as any it had ever been his lot to hear delivered. A pretty birthday altogether, when Astronomy couldn't leave poor small Olympia Squires and me alone, but must put an end to our loves! For, we never got over it; the threadbare Orrery out ore our mutual tenderness; the man with the wand was too much for the boy with the bo vv."— Charles Dickens, in "All the Year Round." me. Reminiscences of " Stonewall" Jackson. The following is from a correspondent of the New ork Times; — In the course of my journeyings as a correspondent, I have met with many old classmates and acquaintances of the late rebel General Jackson, from whose lips I have heard much about him ; and, as everything pertaining to this remarkable man seems to interest the public, I will set down two or three anecdotes which have not yet found their way into tho public prints. Jackson, you know, was a graduate of West Point in the clans of 1846, considered the most remarkable class that ever graduated from the Acadmy. M'Clellan, Couch, Foster, Leno, Seymour, Stoneman. and others equally or less distinguished belonged to it. While at West Point, he was regarded as decidedly dull and slow. It took him three times as long to learn his tasks as the average of the boys, but when he had them, he had them well. He was of a retiring and tactiturn disposition, but whenever he spoke his face would light up with a pleasant smile, At this period he used to fancy he had consumption, and was wont to sit bolt upright at his meals. Illustrative of the difficulty he had in learning anything, I remember an anecdote of General Seymour's. Seymour was, at that time, learning to play on the flute, and Jackson (they were young lieutenants together) took it into his head that he also would learn. He went to the work with his accustomed vigour and perseverance, but he could not succeed in learning to play even the simplest air. He blew six months on the first bar of, " Love Not," and then gave it up in despair. The story of his behaviour at Chepultepec, I have seen given, but incorrectly. It is thus—Jackson was a lieutenant in command of Magruder's Battery. The 15th regular infantry was ordered to charge up the road, but the fire was heavy, and the men seemed disinclined to advance. Perceiving this, Jackson stepped out on the road, amid a shower of missiles, exclaiming— " You see, my men, there is no danger, follow me 1" whereupon they immediately ruEthed forward to the charge. At various periods of his life he was afflicted with different forms of hypochondria, One of his manias was to believe that everythihg he ate went down and lodged in his left leg I At another time he would never eat except by the watch, at the precise moment; and he would take out his watch, lay it on the table, and eat at that moment. If the meal was behindhand, he would not eat at all. Probably camp life cured him of these eccen tricities. Current reports have stated that Jackson was slovenly and rough in dress ; in action or on the march not distinghishable from the common soldier. Th's, at least lately, since he came into high command, seems to be in- correct. In the manuscript diary of a rebel engineer officer --which we found at the Chancellor House on our arrival, and now in my hands—among entries of the greatest inte rest and importance, extending over several months, I find the following portrait of " Stodewall" Jackson. It is, as you will observe, a mere silhouette, but the picture is almost Carlyean in its taoch :—March 25. . . About dinner time "Stonewall" Jackson came over to make a visit to the General. I went out to ride, and met him going away in the road between headquarters and: dr. Garnett's. He was sweep ing along at an easy gallop on a handsome bay. Passed so quickly that I had not time to distinguish his features nothing in him to recall the caricatures which popular vene ration has delighted to make of the popular hero; hand somely dressed in full general's uniform—a jaunty cap, a full black beard and a fine horse; altogether a rather daz zling vision for one used to our slovenly headquarters." Jackson's mode of attack was peculiar, even in the tactical formation of his troops, and it was his own. He always threw his men in in column of battalions, about a two com pany front, without skirmishers, resting on their colours, and with a yell peculiar to his men. He was a gallant foe, and I have heard many an officer in the army declare he would like nothing better, if we only had this affair settled up, than to follow Stonewall Jackson into fight. His per sonal loss to the rebel cause is immense ; but he has trained many able division commanders such as Early and the two Hills. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, June 4.—Wind this day at noon —North- West ; light breeze and fine weather. SWANSEA, June 3.—Wind S.—Sailed—Nameless, for Halifax. Lonon FOYLE, June 3.—Arrived —Bohemia, screw steamer, from Quebec. S UNDERLA ND, June 3.—Wind N.Vir.—Sailed—Misfor - tune, for Calcutta. 3 —Sailed —Johann Heinrich, for SHOREH AM, June Quebec. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRATEsErrD, Thursday Morning, J une 3.—Manhor n, from Barbados; Crusad er, Arrived, from Guernsey; Minerva, from Christiana ; Dorset, from G uerns ey; Triton , from Ceps of Good Hope ; Crystalitacipo Matadors, Pa lace, from Rotterd am ; Crimea, from Revel. Arrived, June 4—An p reten, from Christiana ; isa from Porto Rico ; Fortuna, from Palermo. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, May 3—Dia Perle, from Alexandria, for _Lon don; Ganges, from Leghorn, for London. Passed —Maid of Judah , from London, for Port Phillip ; G. F. 0. Heyne, from London, for Calcutta • Maria Harris, f ro m London, foe Monte Vid eo; Rosins ' Claypole, from London, for Nassau; Eliza, and Charlotte, f ro m London, for Cuba; Commodore, f rom L ondon, for Penzance. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. THIRD READING. The Cork and Kinsale Junction Railway was read a third time. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time—Dare Valley Railway, and Launceston and South Devon Railway. The house, for a Wednesday, was unusually full in con sequence of the interest excited by the Public-houses Bill. LISBURN ELECTION. The members of this committee, appointed to try the merits of the petition against this election, were called to the table and sworn. PUBLIC-HOUSES BILL. A very large number of petitions were presented in favour of this bill. Mr. HADFIFLD presented 73, signed by 19,136, in favour; Viscount ENFIELD two, but he begged to inti mate that ho entirely dissented from their prayer—(hear, hear) ; Mr. VANSITTART, with a similar disclaimer—(hear, hear) ; Mr. PEASE, from a place in Ireland, praying that the bill might be extended to that country; Mr. H. BERKELEY, two against the bill, on the ground that its provisions would contravert the liberty of the subject— (hear) ; Mr. Cox, several to the like effect; also by Mr. ROEBUCK, from 24,000 to 25,000 of the male inhabitants of Sheffield, which he looked upon tts an expression of the opinion of the town on the subject; Mr. J.B.Smmt, several from Stockport. _ _ Mr. SOMES then moved the second reading of the bill. Had the bill been placed in other and better hands, greater justice wculd have Leen cone to the subject. He feared it would suffer from his advocacy, He disclaimed being actuated, in proposing this bill, by a blind and bigoted zeal fur the Sabbath; neither had he any desire to trench, as he had been accused, upon the liberty of the working classes. No one more sincerely desired to promote the true interests of the industrial classes than he did. The opening of public houses Ur eight hours on the Sabbath was a great evil, constituting a temptation and a snare to working men on a day when they were at leisure, and had some portion of their wages in their pockets. In Manchester, last year, 3,373 people were taken into custody for drunkenness, and 1,549 of these cases occurred between 10 o'clock on Saturday and Monday mornings—far more than all the apprehensions for the rest of the week. Several magistrates and judges gave it as their opinion, based upon their magisterial and judicial experience, that drunkenness was the fertile cause of all crimes. Mr. Broughton, the magistrate of Southwark Police-court, declared that there was more drunkenness on Sunday in London than in all the capitals of Europe. The sight of drunken women was very sad, and in every case it happened that where the wife and mother drank the family went to ruin. And a committee of that house had distinctly de clared that drunkenness was the sole course of the misery and the crime in the country. Justice Coleridge said scarcely a criminal came before him who had not been led into evil courses by strong drink. Baron Gurney said the source of every crime could be traced to drunkenness. Mr. Justice Patteson, when on the bench, declared that he should have nothing to do except for the prevalence of drunkenness. Earl Shaftesbury said that nine-tenths of the pauperism and woes of the industrial classes were caused by their own pernicious habits, and especially from the terrible evil of intoxication. (Hear, hear.) Dr. Chal mers entertained a like opinion, and the chief physician of the London Hospital said that 75 out of every 100 cases were attributable to drunkenness. The bill simply asked the house to extend a principle already laid down that whore the welfare of the country required it special legislation should be adopted. The bill was in consonance with the feelings of the working classes of this country. For instance, up to the 2d of June 4,101 petitions, with 693,265 signatures, had been presented in favour of the bill, and 110, with 148,577 signatures against, and probably this day petitions in favour of the bill, with 100,000 additional signatures, had been presented—considerably over half a million signatures altogether, and chiefly from the indus trial classes and their wives and daughters. (Hem, hear.) Even the drunkards were in favour of the bill, for three pe • titions from well known and avowed drunkards had been sent up to him by the curate of Altringham in Cheshire, desiring to have a restraint placed upon their weakness. (Hear, and laughter.) The important parish of St. Pancras had been canvassed on the subject, and the result was that 25,051 were in favour of the bill, and 18,289 against —giving a majority of 7,462 in favour. Many of the publicans of Liverpool had signed petitions in fa vour of the bill. I he hon. member said he had the opinions of between 80 and 90 magistrates and police constables in favour of the bill. A restrictive act of the nature he sought had been in operation in Scotland for nine years and with the best effect, and a Royal Commission appointed to re port on its operations had declared their opinion that it had worked exceedingly well. (Hear, hear.) ttestrictions of the like nature prevailed in New York and Tasmania. He was so satisfied that the bill would constitute a great boon to the public, that he was prepared at any trouble or cost to himself to extend its blessings to the indus trial classes, (Hear.) Mr. PEASE seconded the motion, declaring that it would be one of the greatest boons yet conferred upon the industrial classes, nor would it restrict the liberty of the subject of what the house was naturally very jealous. It would promote religion, education, and common decency. He pointed to the fact that the Sunday school teachers were universally in favour of the bill, who saw much of the evils of drunkenness in proof of its efficacy. He begged the house to let the bill go into committee, where the bill could be amended. Capt. JERVIS moved that the bill be read a second time this day three months. Drunkenness had not increased ; but, on the contrary, had greatly diminished from year to year, and yet they were asked to make it a penal offence. The system of petitioning that had been adopted in favour of the bill was of an extraordinary character ; a more care fully organised system had never been heretofore witnessed. (Hear, hear.) The petitions had been in the course of pre paration for some months, and all at once the house was overwhelmed with them. And then some of the petitions had been proved to have been forged. Notwithstanding the restrictive act in Scotland, it did not appear, from the returns, that drunkenness had lessened, or that the con sumption of spirits had decreased. (Hear, hear.) He was told that the petitions were got up by a society the members of which paid ss, a year, but which had other objects in view than the closing of public houses on the Sabbath—namely, reduction of the income tax, and no examination of weights and measures. (Laughter.) The result of the passing of the bill would be (and in his opinion he was borne out by the opinion of Mr Arnold, the magistrate) the illicit sale of spirits on the Sunday. Tie saw no reason why excursion ists and others should be deprived of refreshments on tee Sabbath. Instead of working men using public houses under good management and proper police supervision, drinking clubs would be established all over the country, as was the way in Scotland. (Hear.) Cottages a little way off the towns were advertised for, and rules drawn up for their guidance, that the members should not split. (Laugh ter.) His experience in the army showed that the more openly soldiers were permitted to drink, the less drunken ness was there. If a colonel shut up a canteen it usually led to an increase of drunkenness. Mr. K. SEYMER seconded the amendment. He de. precated the language, such as "canting hypocrites," used by the journals in the publichouse interest towards the hon. member for Hull (Mr. Somes), and those who acted with him, as he believed they were thorougly sincere in what they were doing. Enactments of this kind would not promote the morality of the people. Would it not be un just to prevent a working man, who walked for miles through the streets, probably carrying a child, in order to see the green fields, to have his glass of beer to refresh himself, when they and others could go to their clubs, and drink what they liked. (Hear, hear.) Class legislation of this kind wou d greatly irritate the people as in the past. (Hear.) This bill might be adapted to small villager, but could never be brought into operati n in large towns. When they closed the Post-office on Sunday it was supposed to be an act in accordance with the feeling of the country, but as soon as it was s ffectuated the whole country rose against it and it was rescinded by the house without a trial. Such would be the case if this bill were passed, and they would probably have a renewal of the Hyde-park riots. (Hear.) They would find it heard to separate John Baileycorn from the people of this country. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) He trusted the common sense of the house would reject the bill ; most assuredly if it were adopted the house would be compelled in a great hurry to rescind it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CLAY would do everything in his power to lessen drunkenness, but as he did not consider this bill would have that effect he regretted he could not support the proposition of his hon. friend and colleaeue. Were the bill endowed with a permissive character, like the Health of Towns Bill, he should be prepared to support its going into committee. Mr. HO RSFALL supported the bill. He had obtained, since the mover of the amendment (Captain Jervis) spoke, a return of the consumption of spirits since the passing o of the Forbes Mackenzie Act in Scotland, and insteavdeuf:22y: consumption of spirits continuing the same as i perc e i yea i rs there had been a falling off in the consumption ei ref and social of no less than 76,000 gallons. And the wieners reported most favourably of themo _ of 87 of the chief effect of the change. Eighty-two out the bill. The Chief towns in the country were in favour h ofonourable and gallant yal Commis- Constable of Harwich, which ;eenient in the habits of the there had been a great imp 0 member (Captain Jervis) ;to drunkenness and quiet on pthreesented, reported that town, especially in rar n h u ndred barmen and barwomen of the Sabbath. -einfavour of the bill, so that they Sabbath. A very large majority of ev tli might get lest on the Liverpool were in favour of the closing the householders= the Liverpool petitioned Sabbath, and he cited statistics in of publichouse confirmationofsthis opinion. If every town and rural polled i t would befound that vil lage were poll a majority of the in h a bitants were of the same opinion as the people of Liverpool. The bill would confer a lasting blessing upon all classes of this country. (Hear.) Mr. W. MARTIN opposed the bill. If passed in its n pre sent form the people would be unabl e t o get even their din ner or supper beer on the Sabbath. If t h e bi ll were passed —if a victory over common sense were obtained—they would quickly find that they had strung the bow too tightly, feel ings of irritation on the partof and they would have a repetition of the Hyde Park riots, when the house would,occasion, have to go through the undignified as cou o r n se that o f giving way to a mob • pressure from without. People would drink actually out of spite, and thus drunkenness would be promoted. They will drink who never drank before, And those who always drank will drink the more I (Laughter.) Mr, BAINES supported the bill. The signatures to the petitions in favour of the bill were four-fold; those against, which constituted a sufficient manifestation of the opinion of the public out of doors for the house to act upon, He was satisfied that the passing of the bill would elevate the moral and physical condition of the people. Originally he was opposed to this bill, not to its principle, but because he objected to the total closing of public-houses on the Sab bath, being in favour of evening closing; but he gave way to the desires of a body of respectable working men who approved of closing publio-houses on the Sabbath. Mr. PACKS opposed the bill on account of its tyran nical character. Mr. LAWSON viewed the sub u estion, ject as a police q considering that unless so viewed they would have no right to interfere in any way with the liberty of the people in re gard to the consumption of strong drink. He cited the opinion of the Under-Secretary of State for the Horne Department (Mr. Bruce) in favour of the bill, though he said he objected to interfere with the "recreations of the people." (Hear, hear.) The legislation of past years lad been attend e d, b e y on d a ll dispute, by a diminution!, of drunkenness, and this being so, it would be well for the house to take a step in the same direction, because increased. good could not fail to result from it. In order to avoid any appearance of hardship he should be willing to support in committee th e i nser ti on o f a c l ause p er mitting pic houses to be open for two hours per day to accommodate travellers; but merely to accommodate London was no reason why drunkenness on the Sabbath should be per mitted all over the country. (Divide, divide.) Sir G. GREY said he voted for the introduction of the bill out of respect to those who promoted it, but he could not shut his eyes to the fact that its promoters would not stop short of the provisions of this bill, were it adopted, but would seek to place a prohibition on all Sunday recrea tions whatever. (Hear, hear.) If the bill were passed, not a single glas. of beer or spirits could be legally purchased throughout the whole of England on the Sabbath--not from 11 on Saturday evening till 6 o'clock on Monday morning. (Hear, hear.) Now, he was bound to say, if the house was so ill advised as to pass this measure, its provisions could not be carried out. (Hear, hear.) Everything tended to show that drunkenness was greatly on the decrease all over the coun try, and the right hon. baronet cited figures with respect to persons taken into custody for drunkenness in the metropo litan district which supported his statement. In the last two years there had been a diminution of 2,000 in the me tropolis, notwithstanding the increase of the population. And he could report a similarly improved state of things in Liverpool and other large towns, a circumstance he attri buted t the improved education and habits of the people. The reaction which the passing of the bill would create kru_ the minds of the people would be fraught with danger. The habits of Scotland were different from those of England; not beer but spirits was chiefly consumed; and a rigid obser vance of the Sabbath was in acccordance with the desire of that country. In London, at one o'clock on Sunday, they would see crowds of young men and women respectably dressed fetching their dinner beer. Now why should they and many families be deprived of fresh beer, and compelled to bottle it and place it in a secluded place for use on Sunday. The bill would be a great injustice to iexcur sionists and o th ers . H e bl ame d the promoters of the b for seeking by acts of Parliament to improve the morals and alter the habits of the public • bd o ing so they would retard the happy progress now taking place. (Cheers.) He asked the house to reject the bill. Mr. H. BERKE LEY referred to his committee of and defended its acts. As to this bill he should oppose it as an attempt to cripple the liberty of the subject. (Divides divide.) Mr. ADDERLEY rose amidst loud cries for a division. The bill was aimed solely against drunkenness, and it couldbe easily amended in committee so as to be adapted to the reasonable desires of the respectable class of the com munity, Sir S. M. PETO said, as one of the largest employers of labour in the country, he was not prepared to adopt a strin gent measure of this kind. They must deal equally be tween all classes. Let the seller and recipient of fish on the Sabbath be punished. He could support a bill for a restriction of the hours of selling beer and spirits on the Sabbath, but he could not do otherwise than vote against the second reading of this bill. (Divide, divide.) Mr. NE WDEGATE would support the second reading, on the understanding that this bill was rendered permissive in committee. (Divide, divide.) Sir H. CAIRNS would support the bill, in the belief that it would lead to a restriction of hours. Sir J. SHELLEY opposed the bill. Mr. HUNT was in favour of a bill restricting the hours. Mr. 11. B. SHERIDAN should vote against the bill, be cause it was not endowed with a permissive character. Mr. HARDY opposed the bill, and trusted the Govern ment would introduce one to amend the licensing system. The house (five o'clock) being very impatient for a divi sion, Mr: SoMES briefly replied, and being appealed to by Mr. AYRTON whether he would endow the bill with a per missive nature, stated that he should abide by the pre amble. - After a few words from Lord H. VANE, The house divided, when there appeared— For tha second reading lO3 Against it _ Majority against -175 The announcement was received with loud cheers by the opponents of the measure. The bill was consequently lost. SHEEP AND CATTLE (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. SALMON FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. M'MAHON postponed the second reading to Wed. nesd ay next. METROPOLIS TURNPIKE ROADS ACT AMEND. MENT BILL. Bill recommitted pro forma. FISHEItIES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Sir R. PEEL this bill was read a se cond time. He should propose to make a day sitting for it next Thursday ; he should then make a statement of the nature of this bill. SUPPLY.—DAY LICENCES. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, a resolution was agreed to in committee of ways and means to fix the charge for occasional licences to sell beer, spirits, or wine at 2s. 6d. per day, such licence not to exceed six days in all. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned shortly before six o'clock. Erection of a Franciscan Monastery near Manchester. (From the ,Manchester Guardian.) The foundation stone of a church and convent of the Franciscan Recollect Fathers was laid at Gorton, on Satur day morning, by the Rev. Canon Renoit. The commu nity, as it at present exists, is composed of five monks (Belgians) and several novitiates, and for the past 18 months they have been living at Fairfield. A few days ago they removed to a house near the Roman Catholic schools at Gorton, adjoining the site of their new church and convent. The ceremony on Saturday was the laying of the foundation stone of that building. The portion of the structure that will be built first is the library, and until the remainder of the edifice is erected the library will be used for the purposes of a church. The work will proceed gradually, as the funds permit, and the whole will not be commenced at once. If the structure be com pleted according to the plans, it will be a large and very fine edifice. It will be built of brick, largely faced with stone, and present a frontage to Gorton-lane of 230 feet; 50 feet will be occupied by the west facade of the church, and the remainder by the guests' quarters of the convent. The style will be Gothic, of a continental character, from the designs of Pugin and Hanson. The church will be 180 feet long by 50 feet wide; and its choir will be 50 feet long, and accommodate 60 persons. At the west front will be a tell graceful tower, which will terminate with a high-pitched pavilion roof, peculiarly continental in its design. The body of the building will be provided with side aisles and clerestory. At the east end will be transepts, spire, and chapels. At the south-east corner there will be a portiuncul,—a feature of buildings belonging to this Order, and associated with an interesting episode in the life of St. Francis d'Assisi. Under the spire will be the chapel containing the high altar, dedicated to our Lady and St. Francis. On each aide the high altar will be a lesser altar, one to the Blessed Saviour, and the other to St. Joseph. Behind the high altar will be a chapel dedicated to St. Bonaventure. On the north side of the building, and fronting the cloister which separates the church from the convent, will be five or six confessionals. At the rear of the Church, running northwards from St. Bonaventure's Chapel, will be the sacristies and chapter-house; and in the same quarter will be the community and study. The convent will be provided with a cloister court, measuring 85ft. by 60ft. a library near the study, a refectory 63ft, long, a kitchen court, kitchens, larders, dining-room, and a series of parlours for guests. The upper storeys of the building will be devoted to sleeping apartments, and rooms of lesser importance. The entire cost is estimated at £B,OOO. Though the building will thus be erected for a The ev musicalCa non NotwithstandingP Benoit of comparatively small sum of money, the plan shows that it will possess considerable architectural attre,cions, and that. it will be surpassed by few ecclesiastical edifices in this neighbourhood. It may be interesting this is the second convent of the Order in England, and that the Recollet Fathers follow strictly the rules and aus to know that terities of St. Francis. in the Gorton Roman Catholic school-room, serer' g Toole, assisted by the fathers performed by the Rev. Canon The ceremony on Saturday commenced with H . i e g e h b M ei a n ss was assisted by a band from Hyde, and by several of t a l o n into the her s c t h h o e o r l e -•r w o o a m s a and a r b g l e e sa e t d he v. c . o a m lis m te u . ni T ty h .. sermon. At the close of the service the foundation-storta The clergy and school children marched in procession to favourable n,,wnf the weather of the convent was con course of spectators. After the stone had been laid, the Rev. Canon Benoit delivered a short address. He on ei r te abl e e f s t t h a e te said that it had given him great pleasure to take part in the in teresting ceremony which they had that day performed. It was an event of no ordinary character. It was not like the building of a house which, on the death of its present owners might pass into other hands, there was some thing about a monastery of a permanent character. When prtehaeehthseedryetuniheae the first Franciscan fathers that dwelt there should die, others would pass into the same state of poverty, and prac tise the same virtues, and the place would become a per manent dwelling of the Order. The erection of that monastery was an event of no ordinary character in another respect, because it was the first link of an im mense chain of good works—poverty, humility, and alms giving of every kind. There, at midnight, while others were refreshing their weary limbs with sleep, the Francis can fathers would rise to sing the praises o f God. They would practice continued prayer for mercy at the time when others, perhaps, were doing all they could to bring the anger of God upon the world. There, all would have access. Those who had many trials to endure, those who had many crosses to bear, and those who %ere burdened with their sins would find in the hallowed cloister men who would be ready to receive them with open arms, and who would not send them away without comfort. a t the porch of the monastery There, as in times of old, the wearied trave ller might find reet. He hoped that they might see the time when the eixty cells of that new mo nastery wo uld be completed, and each of them in of the holy children of St. Francis. He h a bit e d bon e hoped !het they might see the church reared, and raise its towers above the buildings around, worthy of that God to i t was dedicated. -He truste 1 that the tenef 't . whomlolls of friends would assist the fathers to complete their work, e nd he hoped that there might never be another Henry VII- or another Cromwell, to put sacrilegious hands upon their dwelling.—This concluded the ceremony, and the clergy repaired to the temporary residence of the fetters to partake of refreshments.