The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-17 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. An easier feeling in discount circles has been 3 ap parent this mornin g , but the rates continu e firm at A per cent. The settlements at the Stock Exchange are Completed, and the influence of the cessation of d emand from this quarter is now being favourably experienced by the mercantile public. About £5,000 in gold was taken in, and 100,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank yester day, In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no material change. The Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company 1 8 a new undertaking deriving considerable im portance from its introduction by several eminent mercantile firms in this country and on the Con tinent, including the International Financial Society. Its object is the development of com merce with Upper Egypt, Nubia, the Soudan, and adjoining countries, as wet► as the borders of the Red Sea, by establishing trading relations with these districts. Agencies are to be appointed on both coasts of the Red Sea, and the operations of the company will extend from Cairo, 11 1 3 the Nile, following the courses of the White and Blue Nile, whilst communication will be carried on between the interior and the Red Sea and its east and west coasts. The company Will buy or exchange the produce, consisting of cotton, coffee, sugar, rice, tobacco, gums, oils, ivory, senna, beeswax, ostrich feathers, gold dust, silk, indigo, &c. The Viceroy of Egypt is assist ing the mercantile public of his dominions by means of subsidies and telegraphic communications between the principal towns, and thus rendering important services in developing his country's resources. Advances are to be made to the cultivators of the soil, who, it is said, can well afford to pay tour or five per cent. per month for monetary accommoda tion, and this department of the company's business Will not be the least important and lucrative. The capital is fixed at £2,000,000, which is to be raised by £2O shares. Three•-fourths of the amount has been already subscribed. Mauritius Government 6 per Cent. debentures for £400,000, one half in bonds having ten years to run, and the other half in bonds having 15 years to run,were offered to public competition by the Agent General for Crown Colonies yesterday. The mini mum declared for the former was 105, and for the latter 106-1. The application for the 10 years' bonds amounted to £122,400, of which £107,800, ranging from 105 to 104, was allotted, leaving £92,200 undisposed of. The application for the 15 years' bonds reached £299,200, of which £285,700 were at and above the minimum, and the whole £200,000 was disposed of at prices ranging from £lO7 3s. 6d. to £ll3 2s. 6d. The crown agents intimated their willingness to treat the highest of the rejected ten ders for the 15 years' bonds as applications for the balance of the ten years' bonds, if the persons in terested so desired. At the annual meeting to-day of the shareholders of the South Australian Company, Mr. Edward Divett, M.P., in the chair, the report, recom mending the payment of the usual dividend, viz , 7 per cent. per annum, or 355. per share, on the 15th July and 15th January next, was unanimously carried. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 6 8f 70c, 681 65c. Heavy. The transactions in the English department of the Stock Exchange continue circumscribed, and they have not led to any change in values, Consols being 92 k for money, and 92k for the account. Speculation is restricted on account of operators devoting their almost exclusive attention to foreign bonds and railway shares. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 91-1 2 1,-. A transaction has taken place in the 30 Years Annuities, 1855,14 i 15. The India 5 per Cent. Loan is quoted at 1078 to 108-1, the Debentures are 100 k e, and the Bonds 12s. to 16s. prem. General heaviness prevails in the Foreign De partment, and business is rather quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 72 ; ditto Consolides, .504 51 ; Mexican, 371 8 ; Greek, 39 391 ; ditto Coupons, 18k 19; Spanish Passive, 348 358; ditto Certificates, 121 ,-1; Italian, 72k t.; Grenada, 16; Portuguese, 49/ ; the Confederate Loan, 2to 1 dis.; and the New Venezuelan Loan, to 1 prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been of a very restricted character. Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, and South Eastern have each improved about bs., while London, Chatham, and Dover have declined 108. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings generally remain without any material variation. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are, in one or two instances, a shade firmer. Bank of Australasia New Shares realise 314 f-, ; London and Brazilian, 424; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 771. International Financial Shares are quoted 61 a prem. ; London Financial, 21-- a prem.; General Credit ditto, 21 4 prem. ; and the Egyptian Com mercial and Trading Company , 2 l 42/ 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 232 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 911 I 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92i 2 New 3 per Cent. Annuities luntuttes, 30 yrs, expire F9th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 14 15 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lO7l 8i Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 _ Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 . 1001 I _ Ditto Bonds £LOOO Ditto under £1,000.. pm Consols for Account, July 9 92/ i March June I 1 dis Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent Ditto £5OO 1 pm Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852.58-60 'banish 4 per Cent., 1863 Egyptian 7 pei Cent — Ditto Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account • • 39} 1 i 19 Ditto Coupons l9l i 18/ Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 3Bg 1 71 'Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. .-- Ditto Deterred — Peruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 4i per Cent, 1862 — Ditto Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 491 A Ditto Account 491 .Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859.. 5Bl Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 'Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 intto Account 7O/ t Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. — Venezuela, 3 per Cent .......... Ditto Account.. . _ Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 9 Ditto Account ..................... I Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2k per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Es. 25 francs 721 Ditto Account TWO O'CLOCK Consols, Money 4)itto Account 92i i Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, (RETJTER'S TELEGRAM.) Firm. Sales, about 6,000 bales, Import s, 7,435 ; previously 7,098. THE FRENCH ELECTIONS BORDEAUX, JUNE 16. 111. Cure has been elected by a majority of forts , votes. CAMBRAI, JUNE 16, M. Boitelle has been elected by 15,429 votes, against M, steinewart, who obtamed 14,874 votes. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share ilailWap. Closing Business Price. I done. 3.14. ! Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. 25 Itilythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co et Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall Do A A gets no diN ti El 6p e.p an.has Do. B been paid to B. 3 Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. 1 IGlasg. and S. Western. l I GreatEastern, Ord. stk I Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian st 1 GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an I W. of Ireland Great Western • • Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashve & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Bright,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So'.th Western Man., Shef., & Linco ln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . Do Binning. SL Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee 'Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase I Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle... North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny' West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 8 8i 81 85 87 1181 .1181 6 6i 40 41 14 15 91 93 ICB 110 52} 634 48 50 24 25 128 i 131 t 134 101 661 1291, 1326; 136 03 671 121 123 43 45 1011 102 1041 105 45j 16 111 1.17, 1284 ,281 14 nd 97 99 6.4.0 14.16.4'' 51 3 / 4 52 3 / 4 24 3 / 4 25 3 / 4 1012 102 3 / 4 —u ssi 594 89 893/4 115 117 11 11 16 lei 11 12i 119 121 46i 47i 99 101 SO 52 32 33 911 021 69 71 100 102 74 8 :8 39 10 11 r.,1 8 84 p' 153 156 5/ 5/ 3 3i p' 28 30 45i (0i SS 40 10Z 105 NI I 6.51 111 i 121 43yk 102/ 105/ 128 } 102} BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing 0 Share hallways Paid. Price. Business done 100 Atlantic &St Lawrencc all 57 10 stk S Bom„Barodadv.Cent Ind 100 109 110 109 t Gu. 5 per oent. 20 Do. New . ...... 5 11 p 20 Do. E. Shares.. 5 15 1 4 p 204 Buffalo and Laae Huron all 5 64 10 Do. Preference .... all 74 8 1001 llufralo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1 , 1873 iOO - - 100 Do. do. June 1, 18;4 100 - - st ClcuttadizS.Eastn.(Lir ) 100 108 109 at Cape Town & Dock Seri) 100 1094 1104 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 111 1 , 2 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 10^ 1094 111 110 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 11 lop 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada . Luc 194 20 100 [)o. Ist Pret. Bonds all 71 74 734 24 3 100 Do. no. deferred all 55 58 55 6 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 61 68 100 Do. do deferred all 48 52 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37 100 Do. 4th Pref. sto k 100 Do. do. deferred all 23 25 stock GLlncllaPenin.gua.sp.o. 100 1104 1104 1101 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 1 2 ) 20 Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim; guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1084 1094 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 1 t 15 111 5 204 Do. New 1.8 91 94 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 97 100 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 89 02 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 108 P stock Madras. guar, 5p.0. .. 100 1074 4 stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 102 103 stock Dc. 4a d 0........ 100 19 101 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - - stock Melb.Corp. fS p. o. Bncl, 100 - - 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 50 53 100 Do. 7p. c. Dlortg. Bela. all - - 20 Newßrunswick & Canda Class A and B .. all 3 5 N.ll.l.C'da 6po Ist pi bds 100 84 86 stock Soinde (100 111 112 112 § Do. Delhi st t Do. do ••r, C 2 IP 20 Do. Punjaub 5 15 14 14p .st Do. Do. ...... . , i n() 1074 1084 cock Do. Indus.St.l l lo.) (10c , 105 107 COLONIAL tit/ V Elti. , 4 MEN 1 z•,EC U 11.11 1 - (~ax..tiov. p.c.Ja Sz.l ul) - 1877-81 100 107 108 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 i(5 107 - Do. dp. c.2.lar. & Sept. 100 105 107 - i Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 974 984 984 8 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 96 98 - 'Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1877 100 108 110 - ; Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 112 114 - , Do. 1891 100 113 115 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 115 117 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115 - IMauritins 8 per cent .. 100 109 111 - Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 109 11l I N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.&July 100 108 1 0 9 - I Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18,A 100 1024 1 03 4 - Do. sp. c.,18,1 to 1t. , 1 100 103 104 1024 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 1034 1044 1045 - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 112 114 - ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - sterling, 1875 lOO 108 109 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 113 115 - iS.Aus G6p.c.1873.&up lOO 113 115 - Vto.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 110 112 - Do. lo 6 p.o. An.&Oot. 100 111 1114 1114 BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 Icl - uliflord Amalgamated- 1 - 20 22 East- 1 EEDaa c aarni ev ss on ec G or . Con.. (Tavist. ; 1 530 540 - East Bassett (Mogan). 30 86 2.3 gau Gold Ltd. 5 .14 3 4. .. 00 2 4 79 d 78 4 60 p 281 74 - WlRussel (Tavistk.) 8.1.6 34 84 - Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen.) 571 11 13 - Great South Tolgus.... 17s 45 44 - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 64 7 - Grenville 6.16. e 6 64 - 11 erod's- Foot 8.12 44 46 - tlingston Downs 4.17.0 24 3 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (Cm! Lelant. 94 33 3 5 - Marke Valley.. 4 Ilyndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 24 15 t - New Seton .. 192 110 120 - North Downs 24 11 25 - N.Wh 'I Basset (1110 4an t 17.0 34 - North Wheal Crotty - Par Consols (St Blazey: 14 44 54 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.10.7 12 44 - South Caradon(St.Cleer, lI 4024 4074 - S. Cara Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 24 3 - S Weal Fran. (Mogan, 18.1 -.9 75 80 . - Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Alin 44 11 - Tin Crort 2O 21 - West Basset (Illogan) l4 12 13 - Caradon. (Liskeard) 5 25 27 - West Seton 238 45 .-Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 674 7 2 24 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 50 00 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - - WhealLud , ott - W heal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 to 16 - Wheal Seton 584 230 140 - wheal Tretawney (Lis ) 7 1 5 17 -- Wheal Union 3.17 34 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4i per cent. red., 1014 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 91 2 Midland 4i per cent. pf. stk. rd., 104 i 5 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct., 941 North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref.), 1(24 South Eastern (Reading Anna., £1.0.6), 244 Ditto, 4i per cent., 024 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4i per cent., pf., 97 London, Chatham, Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 101 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4i per Cent., 934 4 It II FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco aim.) gua. 7 per cent., 20k Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 9 Ditto (all), 2.) South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 23 FOREIGN MINES. Alamillos, limited, I Cobre Copper, 251 7 6 74 Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 11 Santa Barbara 'fold Mine (lim.), 1 St. John del Rey (Rm.), 561 United Mexican (11m.), 71 JOINT-STOCK FUNKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (11M.), 341 1 Australasia, 74i 5 Ditto, new, 311 Bank of Egypt, 2.34 8 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 12 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 231 Imperial Ottoman, 191 20 London and Brazilian (lim.), 42 1 DOCKS. London, 64 St. Katharine, 65 MISCELLANEOUS, Berlin Water Works, Crystal Palace. 37 6/ Ditto, pref.. 114 International Financial Society, lim., 81 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. £B7O issued 90, 45} London General Omnibus Company (lim.), Natal Land and Colonisation Co., lim., National Discount Company (lim.), Oriental Inland Steam, lim., 5 Peninsula and 0 , tents! Steam, 776 Ditto, new, 47i THE HOP PLANTATIONS.—ROCHESTER, June 16% —The late genial rains have had a beneficial effect on the hops. There are still complaints that the bine is attacked by vermin on a few grounds. Up till now there is every indication that the crop, if not a large, will be fully an average one, although much will depend on the weather during the next few weeks, the hop, of all our vegetable productions, being most affected by atmospherical varia tions. About a month of warm sunny weather, in which the hop delights, will undo much of the mischief caused at the commencement of the season by the cold winds. In many of the plantations the bine has already reached the top of the poles, and altogether the planters' expectations are exceedingly promising. LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day, COURT OF OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE WAUGH. His Honour, to-day, gave judgment on the petition of this bankrupt, Colonel Waugh, to be allowed to surrender under his bankruptcy. Mr. Linklater said the assignees had taken the opinion of the ereditors on the question whether they would consent to the bankrupt being allowed to surrender without bring ing into court the £590 he admitted that he had taken with him when he left England. Creditors to a very large amount had concurred, and he (Nil. Linklater) was in structed by the assignees to say that they consented to the bankrupt being allowed to surrender unconditionally. An individual creditor (a Mr. Prior), who was a creditor for £4,000 opposed on the ground that the very day before the bankrupt left England he borrowed £B5O. Mr. Sargood objected to any specific charges being gone into in the absence of Col. Waugh, and he (Mr. Sargood) was not instructed to enter into the case on its merits. Mr. Lewis said he appeared fcr Mr. Prior, and was pro ceeding to state the circumstances under which the bank rupt borrow ed the £BOO. Mr. Sargood objected to Mr. Lewis being heard, and complained of the hardship on the bankrupt. His Honour—The hardship is on the creditors, but I cannot hear Mr Lewis, as the case stood over solely for the assignees to consider whether the bankrupt should be allowed to surrender—but the creditors would have an opportunity of stating their grievances when the bankrupt came up to apply to pass his last examination. Mr. Linklater repeated that they did not oppose the bankrupt's unconditional surrender on the faith that the bankrupt would give the fullest examination in his power as to his transactions, and at meetings of the town creditors and country creditors it was decided that it was unadvis able to prosecute the bankrupt at the expense of the estate. Any creditor might indict him at the public cost. There was a very large amount in the public treasury, but he was not aware bow far it was available for that purpose. His Honour referred to the previous Act of Parliament by which the non-surrender of a bankrupt was declared to be a felony, and the bankrupt subject to transportation for life. That clause, however, had been repealed by the pre sent Act except under circumstances, and he himself con sidered it very doubtful whether the bankrupt was amen able under the words of the present Act. He thought, therefore, that the interests of public justice would not be advanced by a prosecution, for there appealed to be a feel ing on the part of judges and juries to take advantage of any technicality, and therefore bankrupts—however gross the commercial fraud—escaped. He did not know anything of the bankrupt's conduct. He had heard statements, hut there was no evidence before him. The creditors would have an opportunity of opposing the bankrupt's discharge. He should, therefore allow the bankrupt to surrender, but as the bankrupt would, if the decision had been adverse to him, had the opportunity of appealing, he would give the creditors the same, and withhold drawing up the order for twenty-one days. Mr. Linklater suggested that the order should be made, but protection withheld, as there would be nothing to ap peal against. This course was adopted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN " ARTIST'S" TROIJBLES,-A FORGIVING HUSBAND —Mrs. Collins, wife of Mr. Sydney Collins, of 31, Little Pulteney-street, St. James', well known especially in sport ing circles for his ability as an " artist in colouring black eyes," was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt on a warrant charged with violently assaulting her husband. It appears that at times the defendant leads her husband, who appears to be a good-humoured man, a very unpleasant life owing to her violent conduct, and it has compelled him to seek the protection of the court. On the present occasion Mr. Collins said be did not wish to press the charge, and asked that his wife might be dis charged. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the defendant to enter into her own bail to keep the peace towards her husband. THE USE SERVANTS MARE OF THEIR MASTERS' NAMES. —Two young prostitutes, named Julia Warren and Ann James, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with disorderly conduct, and John Ford, in the service of Lord Clarence Paget, was charged with attempting to rescue them from the custody of the police. Police •constables Austin and Cane proved the case against the females, and said that while crossing the Haymarket with the female= Ford came up and interposed and pushed against him, and on his telling him to desist he said that he was Lord Clarence Paget of the Admiralty, a member of Parliament; and, seising him by the collar, said he would take him (Austin) to Scotland-yard. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You are sure he did not say he would take you to the Admiralty. (Laughter.) I suppose he is a gentleman's servant. Ford—l am in the service of Lord Clarence Paget. The constable (Austin) threw me on my back. Austin—That was done in struggling with you. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Ford will have to pay lOs ; and the girls, who have not been here before, I shall discharge. THAMES. THE SWELL ➢ZOB ON THE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY, —Robert Fitzgibbon, a well-known member of the swell mob, aged 29, who described himself as a plasterer, residing at an eating-house in Shored itch, was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with stealing a purse and money from the person of Susanna Bonett, a young lady dwelling at No. 21, Susanna-street, Poplar. The prosecutrix said she was a passenger on the North London Railway from the Islington station to the Stepney station yesterday afternoon. Her mother accompanied her. At Hackney Wick, one of the stations on the line, eight or nine gentlemen got into the same carriage. The prisoner was among them, and he seated himself on her right hand side. She was seated next to the window. All the gentle• men who got in at Hackney Wick commenced playing at cards and betting. The prisoner said he would show the other gentlemen a trick with the cards they had never seen before; and, addressing her and her mother, said, " You may all bet if you please." He then had his coat tail over her dress, on her right hand side, where her dress pocket was. Her purse and about lls, 6d. in silver were in that pocket. While the prisoner was betting and looking sted fastly at the card playing, she felt his hand in her pocket. She jumped up quickly, he drew his hand out, and she saw her purse hanging to her pocket, and three parts out. There was a key in the purse when she put it in her pocket. It was gone. She had since recovered it, The key was picked up in the carriage. She said to the prisoner, " You have picked my pocket, sir." He took not the least notice of what she said, but appeared to be deeply concerned with the card playing, and said to the gentleman opposite, " I'll bet ycu a dollar." She said, " Never mind, I shall know you again, you shall not escape me." On the arrival of the train at Stepney, and before it had completely stopped, the prisoner jumped out of the carriage and " flew" right away. She followed as closely as possible, and called out " that man has robbed me." The guard of the train came to her assistance, and the prisoner jumped into another car riage. She pointed him out to the guard, who ordered him out of the carriage. The prisoner would not leave, and he was dragged out. The guard detained the prisoner tilll a policy eonstabla arrived. Stedman Nicholls, 33 K, said the prisoner was given into his custody, and wanted to beg the lady's pardon, and com tromise. He found on the prisoner a railway ticket, pen knife, and 4d. in money. The prisoner said he lived at an eating house in Shoreditch, opposite the Great Eastern Railway station. He went to all the eating houses in the street. The pcisoner was not known at any of them, but was in fact a swell mob thief well-known in Shoreditch and the Kingsland-road, Mr. Bowdier, the junior clerk; s'id this was the sixth case of the kind on the same line of railway within a fort night. The leader of the gang, Graham alias Campbell, was convicted on Monday at the Middlesex Sessions for robbing a lady, named, Cuthbert, at the Stepney railway station, and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude. Mr. Woolrych—We must ascertain more about the pri soner. I shall remand him for a week. THE NEW PRIMA DONNA.—MIIe. Antonietta Frieci was born in Vienna, in the year 1839, and is therefore now in her twenty-fourth year. When she was only fourteen, a writer in 2he Queen informs us, she fre quented the Conservatory of Music, in order to acquire the first knowledge of that art ; and afterwards becoming ac quainted with Mme, Marchesi, she began to study singing under the direction of that renowned songstress. The rapid progress she made, and the talent she evinced, clearly showed that some day she would take a high position in her art. She made her debut at Pisa in 1857. Although a little town compared to those to which she was afterwards called, our readers must know that the Pisan public, com posed principally of students, is Nery hard to please. The brilliant success she met with there made her namo known throughout Italy ; and after having charmed by her clever performances Livorno and Florence, she was en gaged to sing at Turin and at the San Carlo, Naples. She passed from one triumph to another, each public acknowledging her talent, and the more than extraordinary feeling (what the Italians call sentimento) that she put into her acting. After. baying sung at Bologna and Lisbon, she she was hasb engaged eeu for re . t e h n e g t a h g e e l d (mpr jcerotier Imperial Theatre mta) o f o f Moscow, rthe t hird where se a. son. She was received there with the greatest enthusiasm, and whenever Mlle. Fricci sang, the house was crowded in every part. She had the honour of singing at a concert before the Empress of Russia, and received some splendid presents, consisting of a diadem of brilliants, brooches, and necklaces, the Emperor and Empress expressing personally to her their high satisfaction. She is now at Covent garden for the second season. When she made her first appearance In London, almost every journal was of opinion that she bore a strong resemblance to Madame Grisi, in voice and acting, as well as in personal appearance. Un" boubtedly Mlle. Fricci possesses rare talent, sufficient to make her a worthy substitute for that great prima donna. GOOD EYESIGHT.—The lion and the horse dis puted one day as to whose Eyesight was best. The lion saw in a dark night a white hair in milk; the horse saw a black hair in pitch. So the horse won.-411 the Year Round. 78 82 155 157 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1863. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, BETTING AT MANCHESTER, TUESDAY. - - _ For the Northumberland Plate, Polynesia finished the favourite, advancing from 20 to 1 to 6 to 1, which was taken rather freely. Bto 1 would have been taken about Caller Ou; and, although no money was put on Brighton, the highest offer against him was 9 to 1. Clarior and Marigold appeared to be friendless, and Doefoot at one time was not very steady, as 100 to 6 was laid, but at the close 100 to 7 was taken. For the St. Leger, all the money that could be obtained at 9 to 2 was taken about The Ranger. 100 to 6 was taken about King of the Vale, but the layers against Baron Rothschild's colt were much the stronger party. Closing prices : NORTHUMBERLAND ELITE. 6to 1 agst Polynesia (taken) 7to 1 eget Caller Ou (offered) 9 to 1 agst Brighton (offered) 14 to 1 agst Doefoot (taken) 20 to 1 agst Carbineer (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Bohemian (taken) 20 to 1 agst 13, illiant (taken) 20 to 1 agst Adventurer (offered) 20 to 1 agst Pilot (offered) 20 to 1 aget Clarior (offered) 25 to 1 agst Marigold (offered) 25 to 1 agst Oldminster (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. 14 to 1 agst Knutsford (taken) 14 to 1 agst Blondin (taken) 14 to 1 agst Anfield (taken) 25 to 1 agst Luiterer (taken) ST. LEGER. 9to 2 agst The Ranger (taken) 100 to 6 eget King of the Vale (taken and offered) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. -- JUNE. Stockbridge lB I Ipswich 25 Chelmsford 23 Carlisle 3O Newcastle-on-Tyne .....23 Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July 7 Liverpool ..13 Abingdon 11 Hungerford l6 Pontefract 16 Stamford ..16 Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Southampton.. 22 Cambridge Knutaford Hartlepool 22 Goodwood Brightcn Brighton Club 6 Lewes Wolverhampton ll Reading l3 Wenlock 1181'. York August lB Plymouth 20 25 Egli= Stockton 25 Oxford 27 Lichfield . 3l IMBER. _, SEPT: Devon and Exeter 1 Derby Summer Weymouth Kings Lynn 3 Warwick Leicester Doncaster l5 OCTI Coventry Bedford Caledonian Hunt Newmarket S. Q. 12 NovE Worcester . ... 3 IR Word sley z Brecon 2l Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 Edinburgh, &o. Club 30 IBER. Bellewstown Down Royal Corporation 21 Lincoln Autumn 20 Kelso 21 Gloucester 22 Newmarket Houghton 26 ;MBER. - - Heath.... Wicklow ... 11 SEPT: Curragh Carlow . 9 Lis towel 2l OCT, r§hrewsbury Autumn.... 16 SH. Curragh LT. Tranlore ...... VUST. Londonderry.... l4 IBER. Limerick Jenkintown Park 23 IBER. 20 AQUATICS. CHAMBERS AND GREEN FOR £4OO. The first of the great aquatic contests fixed for decision this week came off yesterday, viz., that between Robert Chambers, the present Champion of the Thames and Tyne, and Richard A. W. Green, Champion of Australia. The distance to be rowed was from Putney to the Ship at Mortlake, and the match was remarkable as being the first in which a sculler from one of the most distant of her Majesty's possessions abroad has had the courage to make a voyage to England and contend for the coveted honour of Champion sculler of the river Thames. The extraordinary excellence of Chambers as a sculler did not deter Green from at once making a match, as it will be remembered he came to this country for the express purpose of rowing the best man in England, and, consequently, in the world. Green arrived in England before the race between Chambers and Everson was decided, and although anxious not to lose time in effecting his object, he accepted the advice of his friends and remained quiet until that match was decided, and then he challenged the winning man. Green brought a great reputation with him from the antipodes, and from the specimens of his power as a sculler, which a favoured few have had the for tune to witness, he was looked upon as a very awkward opponent for the redoubted Chambers. The start took place at six minutes past two. Green having won the toss for choice of station took the Middlesex side of the river. A fair start having been effected, Green immediately showed a little in advance. On arriving at the Duke's Head, he was nearly clear of Chambers, and in about 20 more strokes he was a boat's length ahead. Be fore arriving at Craven Cottage he had increased his lead to two lengths. In crossing, and nearly opposite the Crab Tree, a raft of timber which was being towed up the river looked like proving fatal to Green's chance, as those on board the steamers thought he would row right into it. At this point Chambers, who appeared to be rowing w ithi n himself, put on one of his well-known spurts, and passed Green as though he was standing still. Having obtained the lead he passed under Ham mersmith -bridge several lengths ahead. Off Chiswick Eyot, many of the steamers having followed Chambers, who had obtained a great lead, actually extinguished any chance that Green might have had. Chambers won by at least a quarter of a mile, Green having given over row ing from this point. Betting at starting-3 to lon Chambers. At one part of the race, where Green led by nearly two boats' length, the besting was only 2 to 1 on Chambers, and in some cases as little as 6 to 4 was laid. FRESH CHALLENGE FROM GREEN. Last night Mr. Howell,.on behalf of Green, called at the Sporting Life, and left £5 and the annexed challenge, to row Chambers a second match, for £2OO a-side and the Championship:— "Richard A. W. Green, having been defeated by , Robert Chambers solely through an accident, is pre pared to make another match, to row over the same course, for £2OO a-side and the Championship. He has left £5 with the Editor of the Sporting Life to make another match, and articles can be drawn up and signed at Harry Kelley's, the Bells, Putney, on Tuesday evening next." SHIPPING—This Day. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Alma, from Stockholm ; Atalanta, steamer, and Ebenerger, from Jersey ; Pera, steamer, from Alexandria. Sailed—Courier, steamer, for Jersey ; Wonder, steamer, for Guernsey. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, June 16—Moles, from Memel ; Harriett, from Toronto ; Emma Goodwin, from Sierra Leone ; Hawk, from Sines • Magdalene, from Norkoping ; H aabet, from Assens ,• Lady of the Lake, from Agersvnd ; Delphin, from Gombodu ; Racer, from Reggefure ; Transit, from Feder sund ; Endracht, from Bodine. Arrived, June 17—Margaret, from Narva. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Talbot, for Cacicutta ; Elizabeth Ann, for Por Natal ; Marian, from Puti— all from London. Passed—Hannibal (of St. Da's), for St. Ive's ; Fanny Fern, for Brixham—both from Lon don. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.227 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English }lint price of £3 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. deafer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark, and the short exchavge on London is 13. g per £1 sterling. tandard gold at the Evglish Mipt price is, therefore, rather more than 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg, The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 161 to 1614 per cent., and the premium on gold is about 474 per cent. At ththeseeurnatiteesdthere is•a profit on the importation of gold States. RESECTION OF THE PROPOSED NEW LINE TO BRIORTON.—On Monday, after a sitting of five weeks' duration and a vast expenditure, the committee threw out the proposed new line to Brighton promoted by the London, Chatham. and Dover Railway Company, the chairman stating that the committee were unanimously of op i n i o n that the preamble of the bill was not proved. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PETITIONS. By Sir J. HAY, from chemists of Wakefield, against the bill for prohibiting the sale of poisoned grain; several against the Endowed Schools Bill. PRIVATE BUSINESS. _ _ _ SECOND READlNGS.—Morayshire Railway; North Lon don Hallway Extension. THIRD READING.—Peterb rough, Wisbeach, and Sutton Railway. ENDOWED SCHOOLS BILL. Mr. DILLWYN, in moving the second reading of this bill, said he regretted that a large number of petitions had been presented against his measure. He considered, how ever, they were based on a misapprehens'on of the measure, and doubtless much of the abuse that had been heaped upon him personally was attributable to the same cause. When he placed his bill on the paper for to-day it did not occur to him that the Oxford commemoration would then be under celebration,and theta number of hon. members, especially the two members for the University, would desire to be at Oxford to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales. Though at the time he declined to postpone his bill, he begged now to move that the order for the second reading be discharged, as he saw no probability of pressing the bill to its ultimate stages this session. He wished to have the measure fully and calmly discussed, and would be ready in the future to introduce all reasonable amendments. He denied that his measure could be construed into an attack on the national (;hurch. He was actuated by any earnest desire to remove all civil disabilities on account of religious opinions. Next session he should re-introduce the bill. Mr. SELWYN, in seconding the motion, denied on his part and those who acted with him in that house that any attacks had been made on the hon. member for Swansea (Mr. Dillwyn.) They had discussed the subject temperately and courteously. The attacks he alluded to must have been made out of doors. Mr. DILLWYN admitted that this was so. Mr. SELWYN trusted this was the last occasion on which they would be asked to enter upon the discussion of a measure of this kind, which had now been five years before the house, and that instead of entering upon unprofitable discussions the hen. member would devote his experience and time to rectify the wants of the population in regard to the education and its spiritual need. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LO WE hoped they had heard the last of the bill. By it if a Dissenter founded a school for Dissenters it would be so used, but if the King of England established a school for the education of those attached to the Church of England his gift would be void. (Hear, hear.) He need state no further, because this was a fatal objection to the bill. These discussions created ill feeling between Dis senters and member of the Church of England. Lord HENLEY hoped the hon. member would proceed with his bill next year, because, at present, Government ' injustice was inflicted upon conscientious Dissenters in con nection with their Endowed Schools, Mi. FORSTER considered that the bill would simply uphold that spirit of civil and religious liberty, which for many years had been the bent of the legislation. He blamed the Government for their conduct on the bill. Mr. HADFIELD approved of the bill, because it would remove a piece of spiritual intolerance of the most objec tionable nature. The order for the second reading was then discharged. NAVY PRIZE MONEY. Sir J. HAY moved the second reading of this bill. Lord C. PAGET said the Government had a Consolida tion Bill in preparation which would be introduced early next session. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Hardy, Mr. Col- Her, and Mr. Selwyn took part, Mr. STANSFELD said he trusted the hon. bart. would withdraw his bill after the pledge of his noble friend that a consolidation bill of the most complete and compre hensive nature would be introduced very early next sessien. „Ultimately the bill was read a second time. ELECTION PETITIONS BILL. Mr. HUNT moved that the Speaker leave the chair. Sir F. GOLDSMID hoped the bill NI euld not be pro ceeded with, as it would tend to encourage bribery and corruption by discouraging bona fade petitioners. Mr. ADDERLEY considered that the bill ought to be proceeded with. Mr. K. HUGGESON supported the measure, citing his election experiences in support of immediate legislation on the subject. A committee should examine petitions as soon as presented, and decide like a grand jury whether or no they should remit it for further investigation. (LEFT SITTING.) STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, June 16.—The yarn market to•day has been decidedly more cheerful, and there has been a good inquiry, more particularly for the markets of the Levant, of Italy, and for the home trade. On the whole only a limited business has been transacted. Prices are very firm. There has been no business of any moment doing for India, and there is no change in this branch of the market either as to prices or demand, since Friday. The buyers for Germany are particularly quiet. In the cloth market there is also a better feeling than there was last week, but there ie no change to quote in prices. Buyers still keep aloof, and ma nufacturers do not manifest much anxiety to sell. The sort of panic feeling which seized the market last week seems to have passed away. Many of our spinners and manufacturers are now well engaged to order; but the check to business which has recently taken place is preventing others who had felt disposed from resuming work, and the number of mills altogether closed is still large. The singular fact still remains that while so many mills are idle, and while hundreds of thousands of operatives are unemployed, little at tention has yet been directed to practical efforts to permanently increase the supply of cotton. Nearly two millions sterling has been raised by subscrip tion and other means to relieve the destitution y of the unemployed, and y e t through the cotton companies and other agencies for growing cotton (the only perfect remedy for the distress) compara tively little has been done. The total paid-up capital which has been embarked in these schemes, profitable as they promise to be, does not reach £200,000, and yet the House of Commons, was told in 1861, on good authority, that the average profit on works of irrigation alone in India (so necessary in undertakings connected with cotton-growing) is 694 per cent. LEEDS, June 15.—The woollen cloth markets to day have been much the same as those of last Tues day; but, withal, a little more business has been done. The parcels generally wage up were of a miscellaneous character, and they included a fair portion of ordinary broadclothsand heavy fabrics for the colder season of the ye. Rather more business was done in medium white goods. The purchases of fabrics for autumn and winter are cantious;y'made, and, indeed, except in the way of orders for future delivery, no great amount of busi ness is doing in goods for those seasons. he reports from Dewsbury, Batley, Batley Carr, T and other places celebrated for heavy goods, show that the manufacturers are busy, but that the sales, for the season of the year are not brisk. Still there is nothing of an absolute depressive nature in either the condition or the prospects of the woollen trade. Prices of both wools and goods keep firm. NOTTINGHAM, June 16.—There was a better at tendance on 'Change to-day, and the demand for lace yarns was more oimated than on Friday, business being done at fully late prices. The de mand for hosiery yarns was som e wee: quiet, and prices remained the same as heretofore. Silk firm. A moderate demand took place for brown nets, and prices were the turn in favour of the seller. NIGHTINGALE PlE.—Gretry, the musician, says a clever writer in the Saturday Review, was a con stant friend of Isabey, the painter, till the connection was rudely dissolved by that most dangerous of all pastimes, a practical joke. He was passionately fond of nightingales. He used to vow that they were the best of models, the best of music masters, and that he was largely and eternally in debted to them. His love of music did not interfere with his taste in cookery ; and although he ate little, he was a gourmand of the first water. One day he was dining with Isabey, his entertainer, warmly recommended a pate of most appetising exterior. He ate eagerly of it, and declared it to be one of the very best he had ever tested in his life. " It is a pate of nightingales," said Isabey. Grotry turned pale, laid down his knife and fork, took up his hat and cane, tottered out of the house, and never entered it again. It is a pity he had not learned to regard such things philo sophically, like one of the best of our English song writers, Captain Morris : And a song at my heart alike rushes, Though I've not fed my lungs Upon nightingale's tongues, Nor the brains of goldfinches and thrushes. Or, as the editor of the Almanaell des Gourmands replied to a sentimentalist who objected to eating robin-redbreasts. S'il fallait avoir pitie de tout le monde, on ne mangerait personne." CARDIGAN v. CALTHORPE.—MoraIists may, per haps, not unprofitably consider the observation, which seems to be well founded, that simultaneously with the abolition of duelling there has been a luxuriant growth of envy, hatred, malice, and &.1 uncharitableness in the British army, —Saturday Retie Mr. Bright in America. A meeting of persons friendly to the success of the Northern arms in the war now raging in America was held at half-past 7 last evening, at the London Tavern; Mr. Bright in the chair. The large room was crowded to inconvenience, and many who arrived about the time appointed for the opening of the proceedings were unable to obtain admittance. Mr. BRIGHT, after a few introductory observa tions, said—lf we look back somewhat over two years and a half, when the question of secession was first raised in a political shape, when the news first arrived in England there was but one opinion about it. Every man admitted the folly and madness Of the South, and protested against the belief that there was any grievance which would justify them in revolting. (Hear, hear.) Every man hoped that some means might be discovered by w hich the terrible calamity of war might be avoided. While the reins of power were slipping from the feeble hands of Mr. Buchanan into the hands of Mr. Lincoln there was a moment when men thought they were about to see a great question settled, per haps by some moderation on the one side and some concession on the other. As long as everybody be lieved there would be no war everybody condemned it ; but it was a gross absurdity for any man, with the history of the world before him to believe that the people of the Northern States, 20,000,000 strong, would sit down quietly while the dismem berment of their country was going on, and make no answer to the war which had been commenced by the South. (Applause.) He did not speak in justification of war; he was only treating this question upon the principles which were acknow ledged almost universally throughout the world, and by an overwhelming majority of those who accepted the Christian religion. (Hear, hear.) Those principles ware acknowledged as much in this country as any where else, and it was only ju st we should judge the Uoi'ed States by princ i p les upon which we ourselves should be likely to act. But the North did not like to see the dismember ment of their country—(hear, hear)—they did not like to see a conspiracy of Southern politicians and slaveowners to seize their forts and arsenals with out preparing resistance. (Hear, hear.) And then, when the people of England found that the North was about to resist, and that war was inevitable, they turned away their eyes from the South, which was the aggressor, and looked to the North, saying if the North would not resist there would be no war, we should get our cotton, and trade would go on as heretofore. Those, therefore, who had condemned the South at first were inconsistent now in their con demnation of the North. (Hear, hear.) He would now transport them in mind to Lancashire. The interests of Lancashire were the interests of the whole United Kingdom, and clearly of not a few of the inhabitants of the metropolis. (Hear.) What was the condition of our greatest manufacturing industry before secession had been practically attempted ? Almost 90 per cent. of our cotton came from the Southern States, and nine-tenths of it was the produce of the uncompensated labour of the negro. (Hear, hear.) Everybody knew we were carrying on a prodigious industry upon a more in secure foundation, and it was the commonest thing in the world for men, whether in or out of Parlia ment, who were discussing the future of the cotton trade, to point to the existence of slavery in the United States as the dangerous thing in connection with that great trade. (Hear, hear.) That was one of the reasons which on several occasions stimulated him to urge the Ministers of this country to im prove the Government of India, and thus give us a chance of receiving a considerable portion of our supply from that country, so that we might not be left in absolute want when the calamity occurred, which all thoughtful men knew must some day come upon the United States. (Applause.) Our supply of cotton being raised by slave labour, two things were indisputable—first, the supply must be insuf ficient ; and, secondly, it must be insecure. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps many were not aware that in the slave States the extent of land employed in the cul tivation of cotton was a mere plot in comparison with the whole cotton region. He spoke upon the authority of a report lately presented to the Boston Chamber of Commerce when he stated that the whole breadth of land on which cotton was grown in America did not exceed 10,000 square miles — about the size .of two of our largest counties; while the land of the ten chief cotton-producing States was sixty times as large, being about twelve times the size of England and Wales. Therefore, it was not because there was not land enough that we had not cotton enough in former years ; it was not because there had not been a demand, for the demand was constantly outstripping the supply ; it was not that the price had not been sufficient, beeause the price had been much higher of late years, and the profit to the planter had been much greater. And yet there had not been a sufficient supply of cotton for the wants of the Manufacturers and spinners of of the world, or for the needs of civilisation. (Hear, hear.) If the price of cotton in Liverpool during the five years between 1856.60 were compared with its price in the five years between 1841-45 it would be found that every pound of cotton fetched an increased price of more than 20 per cent. Not withstanding that we were every year in greater difficulties with regard to our supply. And what was the reason ? It was this—there was not labour enough in the Southern States. We saw every day in the newspapers that there were 4,000,000 slaves in the Southern States. But some of these were growing rice, some sugar, some tobacco, some were employed in domestic duties, some in business in towns, and there was only about one-fourth of the whole number regularly engaged in the cultivation of cotton. The increase in the production of cotton must depend upon the increasing productiveness of the labour of this one million of slaves, and on the natural increase of the population from them. But the natural increase of the slaves was rather less than 2/ per cent., and the increase, therefore, from the million of slaves would be only about 25,000 in the year. The increase in the production of cotton from that source, therefore, would not probably exceed, even it it reached, 150,000 bales per annum. There could be no remedy for that state of things under slavery, because there was no large immi gration into the Southern States. Labour was not honourable nor honoured in the South, and there fore free labourers in the North were not likely to go there. (Hear, hear.) Of all the vast emigra tion from this country between 1846 and 1860, amounting to two and a half millions of people, a mere trifle went South. Whence, then, could the planters of the South receive an increase of labour ? Only from the slave ship and the coast of Africa. (Applause.) But, fortunately for the world, the United States had never yet become so bowed un der the heel of the slaveowner as to consent to re open the slave trade. (Applause.) Therefore the Southern planters were in this unfortunate condi tion—they could not tempt, perhaps they did not want, free labourers, and they could not get slave labour from Africa. Bat was it not possible that be placed upon a our vast cotton industry , w hich had been standing on a menacing volcano, m ight rock which nothing could disturb? Imagine the (Loud applause.) negro f a e n w y e n r war over, the UnionD riedsatonryedm, aanndasulpapveorsye that there re. e P gro O e n s now wouldbe contrary,ia the North and in Canada, if the lash and the wouldScul South e onem o branding iron were abolished, would turn their there e r t e h e faces to the genial sun of the South. There would also be a great immigration of free labour horn the North, and the whole of the South would be open t o the enterprise and industry of all. With sl a very ou abo w lis e h s e h d o a u n ld d fi fr n e d edo a m ra fi p r i m d ly increase established in the n the Sth growth of cotton, and not only would its growth be rapid, but its permanent increase would be se cured. (Applause.) In short, there was no greater enemy of Lancashire than the man who wished the cotton industry to be continued under slave labour. (Hem) He would now turn from commerce to politics. Our newspapers, statesmen, writers, and speakers of every class were constantly telling us of the wonderful influence which English constitu tional Government and English freedom had over the position and career of other nations in Europe. If we exerted that influence, and we prided our selves upon it, it would be no humiliation to ad mit that we ourselves felt some of the infinenca exerted upon us by the great American Repub lic. (Applause.) American freedom acted upon. Europe, and there was nothing better known. at the west eid of this great city. (Laughter and applause.) He had left the House of Com mons about 7 o'clock, just as they were proceeding to a discussion on the ballot. There was not in. general much discussion, because the whole question was conceded. (Cheers.) There was no practical argument against the ballot; but if there was it was one which its opponents dared not use. But if this argument were used—that in the United States at the recent elections in several States by means of the ballot returns were made which were hostile to the existing Government, and the popular will was freely expressed even in the face of a Government with 600,000 or 800,000 men in the fie!d—the oppo. nents of the ballot would wish somehow or other that the United States were ever so far off: because it might, unhappily, come to pass that th© people of England might think that that which saved people in America from the power of indiviLirial oppression or Government dictation might have precisely the same beneficial effect in England. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The people of England bad an interest in everything which happened in America, and when he spoke of the people of England he did not mean the wearers of coronets and crowns, but the 20,000,000 of the people who lived upon their labour, and who having no votes were not counted in our political census, but with out whom there could be no British nation at all. (Loud applause.) These had an interest, as great and almost as direct an interest as though they were living in Massachusetts or New York, in the tre mendous struggle for freedom which was now shaking a whole continent. (Applause.) During the last two years there nad been much said, much written, and something done in this country to gain. us the hate of both sections of the American nation, the North and the South. (Hear, hear.) He be lieved a course of policy might have been taken by the English press and Government, and by the in fluential portion of the American people, that would have bound us to the hearts of the 20,000,000 of the North, that would have obliterated all remembrance of the war of the Revo lution and of the war of 1812, and we should in heart and spirit have been for all time virtually one nation. (Applause.) He could only hope as time passed and our people became better informed they would become more just, that ill feeling of every kind would pass away, and that in future all who loved freedom here would hold friendly con versation with all who loved freedom there, and that the two nations, separated as they were by the ocean, but come as they were from one stock, might in the future be united in soul, making together every possible effort for the advancement of the the liberties and happiness of mankind. (Loud, applause.) Mr. BRIGHT then introduced to the meeting Mr. Conway, a gentleman from Eastern Virginia, who gave an account of his experiences both in the South and North. Other speeches were made and resolutions passed, and the meeting separated. 1 LONDON GAZE T TE—Yesterday. WAR OFFICE, JUNE 16. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Edward Alfred John Harris, her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation, and Horatio N. Lay, Esq., employed with the special mission of the Earl of Elgin to China, in the years 1857 to 1858, to be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Th ird Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN OFFICE, JuNE 12. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Ludwig Wiese, as Consul at Victoria, Hong Kong, for his MajestyWiese, the King of Sweden and Norway. JUNE 13. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. B. R. Hebeler as Consul-General in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland fer his Royal Highness the Duke of Nassau. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Walter Graham as Consul at Cape Town for the United States of America. - - DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 15. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edward Rogers Griffiths, Esq., to be Stipendary Magistrate for the Falk.. land Islands, WHITEHALL, JUNE 15. The Queen has been pleased to nominate the Rev. Her man Douglas, M.A., to the perpetual curacy of the church of Newborough, in the county of Northampton, and diocese of Peterborough, void by the cession of the Rev. John. Watson. JUNE 16. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend Henry Christian David Chandler, 8.A., to the rectory of Narbeth, with the chapelry of Robeston, Watham, other wise Robeston East, annexed, in the country of Pembroke, and diocese of St. David's, void by the death of the Rev. William Lloyd. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Walter Gregor to the church and parish of Pitsligo, in the presby tery of Deer, and county of Aberdeen, void by the death of the Rev. Edward Hume. BANKRUPTS. imp The following are the only bankrupts of commercial portance in the Gazette : Thomas Tassell, victualler, Erith Richard L. Woods, clerk, Warwick-street, Pimlico Wm. T. Carter, clerk, Fulham Thomas Coll, farmer, East Farleigh, Kent Thomas Gardner, butcher, Blackwall James Gocher, butcher, Low Layton, Essex Joseph Louys, commission agent for wine, City Job E. Gledhill, plumber, Rochdale Robert Ryde, provision dealer, Bury, Lancashirp James Barlow, cart sheet maker , Bury, Lancashire Benjamin Stuckey, beer retailer , Kenn, Somerset James Johnson, licensed victualler, Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire William H. Jones, house decorator, Piccadilly John Powell, coal merchant, Abergaveany, Alonmoutb.. shire John Aldersley, beerhouse-keeper, Leeds John Casimier Berner, baker, Farringdon-street John Page, hairdresser, Upper Kennington-lane Henry Frederick Hoene, master mariner, Islington James Nicholas Kenney, Post-office clerk, Strand BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. George R. Young, manufacturer of fancy woods and gilt mouldings, Southwark Edward H. Eldrid, veterinary surgeon, Horsham, Sussa James Shaw, cotton spinner, Scholes, Yorkshire SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Errington Ross, farmer, Killearnan, Ross•shire George Reid, farmer, Kingcase, Ayrshire Thomas Buchan, commission merchant, Glasgow. Course of the Exchange---Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam .. 11 18f 11 521 25 471 5 521 A n t wer p — Brussels — 25 474 13 Eit Hamburgh — 13 71 25 30 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine 3 Months: : 219 1° S 5 22 1 5 1 55i 4 55 5 21 Vienna Trieste . 361 361 Petersburgh ........ Berlin .............. Madrid ......... .• • 49 49i 25 57} 25 5 Cadiz ............•• Leghorn G M e i n lan oa • —; 2 2 25 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 71 25 2 2 5 5 6 66 2 55 k FNaalpelresmo. ................ • 25 25 55n 25 62} L ivl is ee b s o i n na -- 523•47 t 25 52 Oporto — 2i 4A .. 4 53 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz Mexican Dollars . s y h a s f e t r e i s o b u n s r y a , cc D i d o r e s n e t t s o h c i cue re, rr t o d c n o n l 0 May ne l o M ond ans o af , t e c r o n l :n o e l ACCIDENT TO A COLONEL OF V OLUNTEERS . — A v at " : Commandant of the Dorset Rifle Volunteers. Four corn. panies of riflemen assembled at Sh a ft es bury on Monday in order to :go through battalion drill in the cricket-ground, and were put through numerous evolutions by Col. Mansell, who was in command of the battalion. Everything passed off satisfactorily until the volley firing, when the colone l unfor tunately got too near ' the line of fire, and one of the cart ridges struck him in the eye. He was immediately removed from the ground and conveyed to the residence of Messrs. Bennett, surgeons. where he received every attention from the medical men of the town. The wound is a very serious one, and doubts are entertained whether the gallant colonel will recover the use of the injured eye. NICKNAMES !—Sir Buivicr Lytton, in one of hie noveis embodies in words a rtfiection which hem occurred to everybody i n his experience of life . Whatever be the cause, a " Jack" has little chance against a " John" in the race for fortune, although he may stand high in the estimation of his friends as an amiable, or even as en excel lent man. Great men and good soldiers have had sobriquets to be sure, such as the nickname of " Le petit Caporal" for Napoleon , or the prefix o f " Stonewall " to identif y t he Southern fames belli from a host of namesakes. But when a man becomes a "Joe," as Hooker, or an "Old Abe,'' as pres id e nt, or " Bill," or " Shiney William," as Mr. Seward, he ma y he looked upon as marked out for an inferior place in the world. We hear in the Southern papers of " Presi. dent Davis" and General Lee—in the .Noithein of " Old Abe" and " Fighting Joe." Americans on both sides are fond of nicknames, but the difference here is siguificant,--n , Army and Navy Ciazette.