The Sun. — London, England, 1853-06-29 00:00:00

.fourtll32 , xttioit SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. NEWCASTLE RACES. Neville Canute ' (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Larrywheut Audubon TYRO STAKES. QUEEN'S GUINEAS. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. _ _ The Lords' Amendments to the Portsmouth Railway Ililt were considered and agreed to. The followinc , bills were read a third time and passed :—Blyth and Tyne Railway ; Fisher's Divorce; Milford Haven Docks ; Monmouthshire Railway and Canal ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rail way (Wolverhampton Station, &c.) SOUTH DEVON AND TAVISTOCK RAILWAY BILL. On the motion that this bill be considered with a view to its being read a third time, Mr. S. HERBERT wished that the motion should be postponed for a few days. Sir J. Y. BULLER objected to any postponement, as the third reading had already b een d e l aye d once. Mr. COLLIER said the postponement of this bill would have the 'effect of throwing it out altogether. Mr. SOTHERON hoped the request for a postpone ment would not be pressed. Mr. S. HERBERT deferred to the feeling of the house, and withdrew his opposition. Mr. LOCKE gave it as his opinion that sooner or later the narrow gauge would have to be extended to the west as far as Plymouth, and it would be a national calamity to allow a small measure like this to interfere with the accomplishment of that object. After a few words from Mr. L. HEYWORTII, the bill was ordered to be read a third time. WEXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY. Mr. GROGAN moved that the order that the report on the Wexford Junction Railway Bill do lie on the table be read and discharged. That the bill be re-committed to the former committee, with leave to sit and proceed to-morrow. Sir J. HANMER opposed the motion, on the ground that it was not shown► that the company had the means of constructing the railway. Mr. J. FITZGE:RALD and Mr. F. FRENCH sup ported the motion-. The house then, divided, when there appeared— For the rdotion 49 Against it Majority against it The motion was accordingly negatived. Mr. O ' ELAHERTY moved that the Galway Im prevenient Bill, and the Galway Harbour Bill, be re committed. PETITIONS. Mr. 13ALL presented several petitions from dissenting bodies, against the Government Education Bill. Mr. MIL and Mr. L. HEYWORTH presented petitions to the same effect. Mr. COBBETT presented petitions from Oldham against the Registration of Assurances Bill. BRIBERY AND TREATING AT ELECTIONS. Mr. WALPOLE gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to bribery and treating at elections. INDIA BILL. Mr. WARITER gave notice that to-morrow he should ask the Government whether, in the event of the Go vernment of India Bill being read a second time, they would consent to the introduction of a clause to limit its operation to a limited and short term of years. WEST INDIA LOAN. In reply to Mr. TOLLESIACHE, Mr. WILSON said the attention of the Treasury had recently been directed to the subject of the West India Loan. It would be remembered that in 1843, a hurricane occurred in the West Indies, which caused a great destruction of property in Antigua, Monserrat, and Nevis, and the British Government afterwards agreed to advance to those three Islands the sum of 1 50,0001., upon their undertaking to pay 4 per cent. interest on the loan, and to repay the capital by instal ments of 10 per cent. Antigua had paid about 9,0001. of her share of the debt, and another instalment would become due in August next, but the other two had not paid anything but the interest. An application had recently been made to the Government to reduce the rate of interest, and the Treasury having had the matter under its consideration, it had come to the following determina tion, viz., to recommend the Government to modify the terms of the loan in this manner :—Antigua should be required to pay up the instalment due in August next, and then the balance should be paid by yearly instal ments of 5 instead of 10 per cent., while the interest should be reducel from 4 to n per cent., and I,per cent. charged by the local government for managing the loan entirely remitted. The s ame t erms would be open to the other two islands when they should have placed themselves in the same position as Antigua with regard to the payment of the overdue instalments ; but a con dition would be added to the effect that, in the event of any of the islands failing to keep the new terms, the Government should be at liberty to revert to the old contract. TRANSFER OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. V. SCULLY moved the second reading of this Lill. The bill was confined entirely to Ireland ; and, after many years' study of the subject, it was his sincere opinion that a measure of this kind was the fittest to re medy the evils of Ireland. The act of 1848 was too overburdened with technicalities. It was a mistake to suppose that the incumbrance of property was entirely owing to the reckless conduct of proprietors ; but defi ciencies of the system of transfer and register of land i n that country had h a d qu it e as muc h to do with it. Of course, local distress and the poverty of the country had had a considerable effect in hastening that con clusion. A bill had been introduced in 1850 for the security of repayment of advances which went to some extent in the direction of this bill, but not so far as was desirable. When that bill was introduced a meeting of Irish landlords was held in Dublin, which passed resolutions approving of the principle of the bill, but recommending that its provisions should be greatly extended. His bill was founded entirely on the string of resolutions agreed to at this meeting, and he believed that if the house would pass the bill it would do much towards increasing the property of Ireland. He pro posed free trade in land, that every mall should have the power of disposing of his land as he liked during life or after his death. He trusted that the Govern. ment would take up the bill, but if they did not he should be satisfied with the bill receiving a second read ing this session, and next year, should he be in Parlia ment, he would pledge himself that he would lose no opportunity of pressing it forward. Sir J. YOUNG said there was no objection to the second reading of this bill, on the contrary, he thought the house ought to be much indebted to the lion. and learned gentleman for having brought it forward. It was right, however, that lie should mention that the Government intended to appoint a commission to inquire into the whole subject of the sale and tenure of land, and no doubt that commission would turn its attention to this and other similar bills. There was a strong desire in this country to simplify the mode of tranferring and securing titles to land ; and the house ought to be much indebted to the hon. and learned gentleman for the ability and clearness with which he had dealt with the subject so far as Ireland was concerned. After a few words from Mr. NAPIER and Mr. HEAD LAM, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be referred to the select committee on the registration o assurances. COURT OF COMMON LAW (IRELAND) BILL. The committee on this bill was then resumed, and the remaining clauses were agreed to. ELECTIONS BILL. This bill was passed through committee. SEAMAN'S SAVINGS' BANKS BILL. This bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed this day fortnight. PUBLIC LIBRARIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. C. FORTESCUE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to extend the Public Libraries Act of 1850, to Ireland. The bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day week. PUBLIC HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was passed through committee. SHERIFFS' COURTS (SCOTLAND) DILL. This bill was considered as amended, and ordered to be read a third tide on Friday next. LIVERPOOL ELECTION. Mr• PRESUFIELD moved that Mr. Speaker do issue his warrant to the clerk of the crown to snake out a new writ for the electing of two burgesses to serve in this present Parliament for the b oroug h o f Li verpool, i n the room of Charles Turner whose elections and Willi am F or b es Macken zie Esqs., void. Nothing came out in the have b een d e t erm i ned to be tify the suspensi on of the writ. committee w hi c h cou ld jus hgainst the late memberswnt. The t rea ti ng esta b lished kind, and the committe e wwearse unanimously o f op i n i on of the m ost moderate that the evidence was not of that further inquiry on the suspension nature to sa nc ti on any day. There ought, therefore, t o be of the wr it f or a single 'potion. no obj ec ti on to this Lord D. STUART said it had been his move that the vote at the next electi onf intention to should be taken by way of ballot ; bur Liverpool lie Was • in formed by the Speaker that he could not do it as an amend ment to, this motion, and he had no alternative llst to move that the writ be suspended until the 20th of July next, in order that he mig ht have time t o move for leave to bring in a bill to carry out hi s first intention. His object in making this motion W as not to punish the electors, but to afford an opportunity Of testing the efficacy of the ballot in preventing corrupt practices at elections for large towns. The noble lord was proceeding to combat the arguments which had been used on former occasions against the ballot, but Lord J. MANNERS rose to order, as it was mani festly irregular to refer to -a-- speech which had been made in a former debate, and upon a totally different question. The SPEAKER decided that the noble lo_d was out of order ; and Lord D. STUART said he would abstain f. ern quoting these speeches again, though it was a very common practice to do what he bad done. This was not the first time that Liverpool bad been convicted of bribery and treating, for Messrs. Ewart and Denison were unseated on the same ground in 1831, when the writ was sus pended in the same manner that he now proposed, to give the Marquis of Chandos time to bring in a bill to prevent corruption at the next election. It was not, however, on the ground of the corruptibility of Liver pool that he made this motion, but as he had already stated, to test the ballot in a large town. The noble lord spoke up to six o'clock, when the SPEAKER adjourned the house until to-morrow at four. STATE OF TRADE. (Font the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, June 28.—The cloth market is without change. The demand from the printers and the home trade houses continues to be steady ; but shippers are still holding back from business, for the reasons that in fluenced them last week. Manufacturers, however, are indifferent about taking orders ; and the prices of last week are therefore firmly maintained. The spinners of Indian mule twist, like the makers of India goods, though doing extremely little in the usual channel, are yet very steady in price, partly because they are, to some extent, able to sell in other quarters. For 30's water in the bundle, there is a better demand than for 16's to 24's, which feel the absence of the China demand ; there is consequently greater stiffness in the former than in the latter. Yarns for domestics, say 16's to 18's warps, and 16's to 20's pin-cops, are found more difficult to purchase than they were a week ago ; the better qualities have gained about a d. per lb. ; and this is causing the makers of those fabrics (who for some time back have had a losing trade) to harden in their terms. The producers of 28's and 32's throstle warps are also inclined to harden in price, because of the call there is for those articles. Yarns suitable for the Blackburn market were steady. Various counts of doubled yarns are rather higher; as are also some counts of single, suitable for Russia. On the whole, the American advices, which give dif ferent accounts of the weather from different parts, have a tendency to sustain the price of cotton ; and the firmness of this article tells upon yarns and goods. In regard to the weather on the other side, the following extract from the circular of a most respectable firm at New Orleans, is deserving of notice :—" There are still some complaints of the growing crop, but they do not appear to us to be worthy of much notice ; some, the larger portion, complain of cold and drought ; others, of superabundance of rain ; but we cannot see any well-grounded complaints proceed ing from planters who have sufficient force to take care of their crops." It appears that the opera tives at Blackburn who left their employment last week did so before the expiration of the notice that had been given ; and finding that they had thus acted ille gally, they have resumed work for the required time. In this city the hands in one considerable weaving establishment have turned out. We understand that a preliminary meeting of millowners from different lo calities has been held in Manchester to-day, with a view to a general concert under existing circumstances. HALIFAX, June 25.—The uncertain state of foreign politics has a tendency to check operations both in yarns and in manufactured goods ; and most persons are limit ing their transactions. Wool is quiet and rather easy to buy. ROCHDALE, June 27.—There has been a rather thin attendance of buyers in the market to-day, and a less amount of business transacted than on the preceding Monday. Coarse goods have been principally inquired after, while those of a finer quality have been less in de mand. Low-priced English wool continues scarce, and anything under 17d. per lb. meets a ready purchaser; but wools above that price are rather lower, and more difficult to sell. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—DanieI Donoghue was brought be fore Mr. Henry to answer the charge of bigamy. Jane Murray, the second wife (a woman of respectable appearance proved that she was married to the defend ant at Clapham church in May last, and she had since ascertained that he had a wife living, to whom he was married about five years ago. Owing to his ill-tieat ment, witness had been compelled to leave him, and she had taken a lodging for the present in King-street, Westminster. He followed her up, however, and she was driven to appeal to his worship for protection from his violence. She was willing to support herself and his two little orphan children, as she had done for along time past by working bard day and night ; and if he would keep away from her, and restore the furniture which he had taken from her, and which was her pro perty, she did not wish to prefer any charge against him. Mr. Henry, seeing that 'the witness had a black eye and other marks of ill-usage upon her face, inquired how they were occasioned ? - Witness replied that they were occasioned by his kicks ; but she had no wish to have him punished if he would promise not to molest her again. Inspector Durkin, of the A division, handed up a cer tificate of the previous marriage, and said that the woman had promised to attend, but there had not been time to complete the evidence. The prosecutrix stated that the defendant's first wife was dead. The certificate produced related to his second marriage. The wife here entered the court, but she was not ex amined, her evidence being inadmissible. The defendant, who seemed to treat the case with great heartlessness, said that the prosecutrix had nothing to complain of. She lived with two or three years beforo they were married, and it was only by her boring him that he ever consented to marry her at all. As for beating her, he certainly did give her a little chastise ment, that was all. Mr. Henry remanded him for further examination. A curious application was made to Mr. Hall, just before the closing of the court. A young man, respect ably dressed, stated that he was married on Monday morning at Islington church, and they had scarcely got out of the church when his bride threw her wedding-ring in his face, declared she would not have him, and re turned home to her friends. What was he to do ? Could he not have a summons to compel her to live with him ? Mr. Hall regretted that he had no control over the young lady, and as the marriage had not been consum mated, the applicant could hardly go into the ecclesias tical courts for the restitution of conjugal rights. The application was certainly a novel one. Men came to the court every day to try and get rid of their wives, and there had been two such appeals to him that very after noon ; but unfortunately they never had a man implor ing to have his wife restored to him. HA MMERSMITII.—A very respectably-attired and genteel-looking young woman, named Mary Doggett, who was described in the police-sheet as a servant, was brought before Mr. Bea,don and placed in the dock on the charge of stealing a silver watch and chain, belong ing to a young man named John Hughes, under the following very extraordinary circumstances : The prosecutor, a tall, athletic young man, on being sworn, said that he was in the service of his father, who had charge of some premises and land belonging to a gentleman named Lucas, at Greenford, in Middlesex. The prisoner had been employed by his father to assist in haymaking during the last nine days, and during that time she slept in his father's house. On Monday morn ing when witness left his chamber his watch and chain were then quite safe, and in the latter part of the day he found theY were gone. Mr. Beadon—ls the watch found ? The prosecutor—Yes, sir ; it was found upon the young woman. She was discharged from my father's on Saturday night. The prisoner—l left on Sunday morning, John. The prosecutor : She came to my father's house on Monday, and said she wanted something she had left behind. She went upstairs, and I afterwards missed my watch. My father wanted to pay the prisoner is. per day for the time she was in his service, but she was dissatisfied with that sum. The prisoner : I told him I had the watch when I left. Mr. Beadon :Is that so ?L-The prosecutor : YeS, sir; she told me she had the watch. The prisoner : You know you gave me the watch, John. Mr. Beadon (with great surprise) : There is some thing more iu this case than there first appeared.. His worship then asked the prosecutor if lie could give any reason why she took the watch ?—The prosecutor : I cannot give any reason, sir. _ _ Mr. leadol: Cannot you form an opinion ?—The prosecutor : I do not know, sir. The prisoner here interrupted the examination, and said they had been keeping company for some time, and he gave her the watch and chain. Mr. Beadon : Have you been paying your addresses to her ?—The prosecutor said he had been keeping com pany with her for a short time. - Mr. Beadon (with indignation) —The prisoner is dis charged. It was most disgraceful conduct on the part of the prosecutor, and it is a pity such a case was ever brought into court. Go about your business, and leave the court directly. Get down, sir. The prosecutor immediately retired, and was soon some distance from the court. The prisoner stepped from the dock crying most bit terly, and said she was to have been married to the prosecutor on Monday last ; the banns had been pub lished, and everything was arranged for their union, but it was broken off. His father had been scandalising her character, and she did not know w hat she w as t o do. Mr. .13eadon said, under the circumstances, if she valued her character, he thought the watch should be given up to the prosecutor, for it was pretty clear the father was not agreeable to their acquaintance, His worship then made an order for the watch to be delivered up to the prosecutor, upon his paying -;,he ex penses for her conveyance to that court and back to Greenford. The prisoner thanked hiS worship for his kind inter ference, and then left the court. COCKNEYISMS. —Witness— " This here feller broke our winder with s tater, and hit Isabeller on the elber, as she was playing on the pianer."—Magistrate—" The conduct of the prisona' and his general characta' renda' it propa' that he should no longa' be a meniba' of society. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH ; JUNE 28, This day being the anniversary of the coronation of her Majesty, was observed at this port as a general holi day. At twelve the garrison fired a Royal Salute from the platform battery, which was taken up by the Vic tory, guardship ; when, on the second gun being fired, the whole of the squadron at Spithead commenced a Royal salute, which from their numbers must have given the landsmen a small idea of an action at sea. The un propritious state of the weather prevented the demon stration that otherwise would have taken place in "dressing ships," and a feu de joie from the garrison. It is still blowing half a gale from W.S.W. The Nerbudda, 12, Commander Boyd, was paid ad vance at Spithead yesterday, and only awaits the mode ration of the gale to sail for the West India station. The Elfin, Royal dispatch yacht, Master-Commander Balliston, and the Prince of Wales's fishing-boat are ready for undocking, both having been elegantly re embellished in keeping with the Victoria and Albert and Fairy. The Spithead fleet has completed four months' provi sions for sea service. SHEERNESS, JUNE 28, The Desperate, 8 guns, screw steam-sloop, Captain William W. Chambers, made her number on demand at 8.30 p.m , yesterday, at 9 p.m. anchored at the Great Nore, and at 8 a.m. this day came into harbour from the Arctic expedition. The Desperate left the Phcenix, 8 guns, screw steam-sloop, Commander Edward A. Inglefield, and the Diligence transport, within about 15 miles of Cape Farewell, on the 19th inst. It being a dead calm at the time, the Desperate communicated with the Phoenix and Diligence through the day, receiv ing all letters and official dispatches from them. She brings home three sick seamen from the Phcenix. On parting company, the Phoenix took the Diligence in tow, and loud and many were the hearty cheers given by each,until sound was distanced. About seven days pre vious to their parting company with the Phoenix and Dil igence, the squadronfell in witha very heavygale of wind, when the paddle-wheel steam-sloop Barracouta, Com mander George Parker, with the Breadalbane in tow, parted company from the Phoenix, Desperate, and Dili gene, and was not seen again either on the outward or homeward passage of the Desperate. The squadron fell in with a great number of icebergs of considerable altitude, and were for several days previous making their head way through immense masses of floating field-ice. With the exception of the three seamen sent home by the Desperate, the health of the officers and seamen on board the Phoenix and Diligence was excellent, and the parting company proved them in high spirits. There were a number of whales seen, all of which were old fish, and extremely large. The Desperate came home under canvas, in consequence of having exhau s ted her fuel, within out 12 hours' consumption. The screw steam-vessels proved most decidedly advan tageous in making her way through the loose floating ice, the body of the ship clearing a course for the full and free action of the screw propeller, while the floats of the paddle-wheels were constantly requiring the stopping of the engines to replace defective floats, unable to con tend with the heavy masses of floating ice alongside. This being the day fixed for the anniversary of her Majesty's coronation, all ships in commission dressed ship at 8 a.m., and at noon Royal salutes were fired from the Waterloo, Monarch, and Horatio. The Port saluted also. The saluting company was under the command of Lieutenant W. Cary, R.A., and a scene of some considerable confusion took place in consequence of the tubes in nearly every gun missing fire ; the result was, that nothing like saluting time could be kept, and the last gun making up the Royal salute was not fired for nearly two minutes after the proper half-minute saluting time. It appears the Ordnance are expending all their old stores, much to the annoyance of those whose duty it is to command saluting companies. WOOLWICH, JUNE 28. APPOINTMENTS. Masters—George Williams (1851), from the Cyclops, to the Brisk, 14, screw steam-sloop, of 250-horse power, at Devonport ; and Richard 0. White (1851), from the Coast-guard, to the Miranda, 14, screw steam-sloop, of 250-horse power, at Sheerness. Second-Master--James H. Ryan, recently acting second-master to the Rifleman screw steam-sloop, to the Sybille, 40, at Devonport. John T. Gowland and Stopford C. Tracey have been appointed master's-assistants. PROMOTIONS. Mate Grenville M. Temple (1850), serving on board the Excellent gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, to the rank of lieutenant. The new regulations relative to the warrant•ofcers' increase of pay was read to those on check here on Saturday. RAILWAY lATELLIGENCE. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER- HAMPTON. A special general meeting of the proprietors in the above company was held yesterday at the London Tavern. Colonel Rusbout took the chair. The SECRETARY read the notice convening the meeting. The CHAIR3IAN said the object of the meeting was to take into consideration the bill before Parliament. This was composed of three measures, but two only of these the directors proposed to the shareholders to prosecute. The Stourbridge Extension line was one which nobody at nil acquainted with Stourbridge could require any in formation to satisfy them as to its desirableness. It was one mile, two furlongs, and two chains in length. It would connect the line at Stourbridge with the town, the cost of which was estimated at 30,0001. It was a line the direc tors unanimously advised them to proceed with. Another line was the Kingswinford Branch, two miles, three fur longs, five chains in length. This branch was originally contemplated by a bill of the year 1845. Nov, an addi tion was made to that line of five furlongs ; therefore, in the whole, it was three miles long, the estimated cost of which would be 85,0001. This the directors also ad vised them to carry out, as it would touch very rich mineral districts, and went to Oak. Farm. lie (the chairman) now came to the St ra tf or d E x t ens i on Bill. That, for 'several reasons, it was not considered advisable to pursue. He might say also that there was one new clause in the act, as in all railway acts passed, now brought in by the President of the Board of Trade, which prevents the payment of any dividends to share holders if the bill is not carried into operation within the time specified in that bill. For instance, they had three years for the purcha se o f l an d an d four years for the completion of works. Therefore, accord ing to the clause inserted in all bills, they must finish their branches within four years, otherwise the dividends would be stopped. It was the first time that clause had been brought in. The 23d clause of the bill also provided that stock may be raised in preference and ordinary shares, as three-fifths of the proprietors present, person ally or by proxy, might determine. He would conclude by moving the following resolution :—"That this meet- ing do approve of the bill now submitted to the proprie tors, which is entitled as follows An act to extend the powers limited for completing, and for purchasing, lands for the Stratford-upon-Avon and Kingswinford branches, and the Oxford and Wolverhampton Railway, and to extend such respective branches ; to construct a branch railway to Stourbridge ; and to authorise the raising of certain sums of money by preferential shares, and for other purposes.'" The resolution having been seconded, Mr. PARSONS, after reading the heads of the bill, pro ceeded to remark upon the three proposed branches. The Stourbridge was mile, and it was determined that this should be completed. The traffic upon this branch pro mised well, owing to the large works there, Foster's works were there, and the quantity of iron and coal which they receive is about 50,000 tons a year. The Kiugswinford branch was authorised in the year 1845, and ho believed they would have a very ample traffic upon it. The Stratford branch was authorised by an act in 1546, the powers of which were allowed to lapse. They entered into a conditional purchase in 1852, but the inhabitants of Stratford were not satisfied to remain at the mercy of the Worcester and Wolverhampton Company, and a bill had gone through the Commons to enable the London and North Western to make a line from Leamington to Stratford upon-Avon, the effect of which would be to shorten their branch. There had been considerable discussion among the board as to the propriety of proceeding with that branch. They were in a position honourably to abandon the branch, but before they did so he (Mr. Parsons) would remind them of the effect of so doing. The cost of the line had been stated at 120,0001., to be raised by preference shares. The cost might - bb dimi nished to 80,0001., for a double line of railway, whereas the London and North Western on their works proposed a single line. He warned them particularly not, by any act they might do at that meeting, to put it out of the power of the directors to proceed with the branch, should subsequent deliberations cause them to come to the conclusion that such a step would be advisable, since the London and North-Western wanted by means of their line to get into South Wales. Mr. THORPE, one of the directors, explained the rea sons which influenced them in coming to the determina tion to proceed with the two branches only, but had no objection to the powers lying in abeyance. The resolution was then put and carried, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting separated. A A MODERN BRIGAND.—The Union du Var publishes i - rom Nice interesting details of the arrest of a cele brated brigand, Pietro Spina, who, for several years patrt, has spread terrorand desolation in the town and pro vince of Cuneo (Piedmont) ' • he has just been arrested by four resolute gendarmes of Limona, a village situated in one of the valleys which skirt the other side of the Mari time Alps. Pietro was a man of athletic form, and endowed with great muscular strength. Hi s fea tures were remarkably handsome, and he was a great favourite with the fair sex even among the wives and sisters of the gendarmes, who gave him intelligence v.then danger was threatening him. His favourite, how e'. er, was a young girl, named Cecchina, of great beauty, , and very fond of dress and good living. The Count d'Aspromonte, captain of the gendarmes, hearing of this penchant of Cecchina, gained her over by presents, and a length by inviting her to a dinner, in which the champagne of the country was not spared, she was induced to make important revelations, and pro mised like Dalila to betray her Samson. She arranged with the gendarmes that they should follow her at a dis tance when she went to carry provisions to Pietro, and soon after she had entered the cave in which he had ,round refuge, and while he was enjoying the food she h.ld procured for him, the four gendarmes rushed in, an d secured him, but not without a desperate struggle, Het was heavily chained, and conveyed to Cuneo, to aw wit his trial. IIEALTH OF LO. WO THE WEEK. The official report says : —The deaths registered in London in the week that ended last Saturday were 990, and show an increase on the return of the previous week. In the ten correspondinc, weeks of the years 1843-52 the average numb er was 976, which, if raised in proportion to increase of population, becomes 1,074. Hence it appears that the actual mortality of last week is less than the estimated amount by 84. On a comparison of the results of the last two weeks a small increase is observed in all the more important classes of disease, except of "diseases of the respiratory organs," which shows a decrease from 127 cases to 116. Zymotic diseases in the aggregate rose from 208 to 214; amongst these diarrhoea increased from 24 to 33, typhus from 30 to 52 ; while measles fell from 20 to 15, scarla tina from 39 to 27, hooping-cough from 67 to 56. The following three cases of cholera were registered in the week :—At Fulham, 3, Willow-place, North-end, on 18th June, the daughter of a brickmaker, "cholera infa,nturn." At 2, Princes-street, Spitalfields, on 24th June, the daughter of a pencil-case maker, aged 6 months, "cholera infantum (3 days)," In the sub-district of St. Mary (St. George in the East), at 9, Severne-street, on 19th June, a coalwhipper, aged 33 years, died of "cholera (13 hours)." Mr. Stone, the Registrar of Brompton sub-district, says :—" The occupier of No. 6, Sloane-place called on me this week, and stated that his house is rendered highly prejudicial to health from defective drainage, ag gravated by a cowshed in close proximity to his dwell ing. All the houses are more or less similarly affected. Of the comparatively few deaths in this district from cholera in 1849, one occurred in the next house, No. 5. On that occasion and also subsequently, I have called attention to the continued existence of this nuisance. Sloane-place, appears to be entirely neglected as regards sanitary improvements." Six deaths occurred between the 19th and 24th June inclusive in the London Fever Hospital, Islington. Mr. Watts, the registrar, states that "there has been a great iuflux of cases into this hospital for some time past ; 120 patients now occupy beds in the wards ; many are convalescent, and their support falls heavily on the funds of the establishment. The annual subscriptions have been decreasing for some years, while the accommoda tion has been much extended." At 4, Hill-street, Peckham, on 20th June, a female, aged 74 years, died of "gastric fever (about 6 weeks)." The medical attendant remarks in his certificate :—" No drainage in the street. Ventilation of the houses pre vented by the smoke from the chimney of a brewery lately built." In .the sub-district of St. Nicholas, Deptford, at 7, Rope-walk, on 23rd June, the son of a labourer, aged 4 years, died of a "fit from poison of scarlatina (14 hours)." The medical - attendant of this case makes the following note : " Scarlatina of the most malignant kind prevails in this locality ;" and Mr. Paine, the registrar, adds : ---"I have registered three deaths in one house which occurred within four days. The place is nar row and very confined. The houses are small, mostly occupied by two or more families, and without drainage." On 19th June, at 18, Little George-street, sub-dis trict of Somers•town, the son of a porter, aged 2 years, died of "exhaustion from disease produced by a poi sonous atmosphere." Post mortern. Inquest. The medical man (says Mr. Matthews, the Registrar) stated that it arose from the burial-ground of St. James's, the back rooms being close to the churchyard. In the sub-district South St. Giles-in-the-Fields, at 34, Parker-street, on 22nd June, a carman, aged 27 years, died of typhus. Mr. Faulkner, the Registrar, writes as follows : "I am informed that there is a dreadful smell in this house, an open privy is in the yard which is very close, and overrun with rats which come from a sausage manufactory next door. The drains are also very offensive. The death occurred on the ground floor where the deceased would of course be more ex posed to the poisonous atmosphere. He was a fine healthy young than." At 2, Three-pigeon-court, Aldgate, on 18th June, the son of a shoemaker, aged 4 years, died of "marasmus, through neglect (5 d a y s )." The medi ca l a tt en d ant adds on the back of his certificate : "This child was brought to me in a dying state in a disgustingly filthy condition (as was also the mother). Disease and neglect have done their work. It is my opinion that I never should have seen the child at all but for the certificate of death." Mr. Spencer, the registrar, adds : " There are three houses in the court in a close situation and badly ventilated, also in a bad condition." At 88, Beresford-street, Woolwich, on the 17th June, a tailor, aged 28 years, died of "inflammation of the brain." Mr. Rixon, the registrar, adds : "This indivi dual was in the militia, and returned from a month's drill at Maidstone to his house on the Bth June (stop ping one day at Gravesend from illness). His wife states that he complained very much of pains in the head dur ing the latter days of his drill from exposure to a hot sun. On his return he managed to do a little work till the 14th June, on which day he was confined to his bed, and died on the 17th June." In King's College Hospital, a servant, aged 32 years, died on the 18th of June of " palsy dependent on lead poisoning ; gout, suppression of urine." He was brought from 26, Gough-street, Clerkenvell. On the medical certificate it is mentioned that "this man was a pot man, and attributes his lead palsy to cleaning pewter pots. The superficial extensor muscles of both arms very pale, almost white, The oth3r muscles their nor mal colour." At 24, Great Pulteney-street, ot 20th June, a baron died of " decay of nature" at the age (as registered) of 100 years. The following additional cases are selected from the returns of the week :—At the Crompton Arms; Cuth bert-street, Paddington, a licensed victualler, aged 50 years, died on 19th June of " carbuncle (9 weeks.)" A gentleman, aged 67 years, " large carbuncle (7 weeks), retention of urine, exhaustion." In St. Saviour, at 39, Surrey-row, on 21st June, a plumber, aged 59 years, " paralysis ; carbuncle (14 days)." The daughter of a tailor, aged 23 years, died of " epilepsy (18 years), pul monary apoplexy (12 hours), obliteration of jugular vein from cicatrisation after burn." A bootmaker, aged 57 years, was accidentally suffocated by impaction of a piece of beef in the glottis." Post mort. The son of a woollen-draper, aged 14 years, died from " acute peri tonitis (6 days), occasioned by a small substance getting into the appendix cacti, producing inflammation in that cavity." Post mort. Two women died on 21st June of typhus, in the workhouse, Bethnal green. A gentleman, aged 47 years, died from " accidentally swallowing an embrocation composed of laudanum and ammonia (4 days)." A woman, aged 49 years, died of " trismus ; hernia ; femoral ; strangulation (6 days)." The son of an oil-skin manu facturer, aged 3 months, died of " herpes (from birth), convulsions (one hour)." A woman, aged 62 years, died of " gastro-hepatic derangement, biliary vomiting (2 days), rupture of stomach." Last week the births of 805 boys and 740 girls, in all 1,545 children, were registered in London. The average number in eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 was 1,442. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 . 597 in. The mean temperature was 57 . 4 deg., which is 3.1 . below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day, except Friday and Saturday, and this depression on Monday and Tuesday amounted to more than 7 deg. The highest temperature was 78-7 deg., and occurred on Tuesday. The mean difference between the dew point temperature and air temperature in the week was 7'7 de g . ; the greatest difference was 20.1 d eg., an d occurred on Friday ; the least differences were 1.8 deg. and 1.5 deg. on Wednesday and Friday. The wind blew from the north or north east on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and from the south-west at the beginning and end of the week. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 25. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senses ll3 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 4l Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration ll6 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations Premature Birth and Debility _ 2O Atrophy 39 Old Age Sudden Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance..... 66 Causes not specified 10 11 990 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES . Population Deaths in cone- Enumerated. spending week Deaths in the ISM. - of 1852. iieei . West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Females. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. Total . ..1,545 990 A HINT.---It is not generally known that the leaves of geraniums are an excellent application for cuts, where the skin is rubbed off, and other wounds of that kind. One or two leaves must be bruised and applied on linen to the part, and the wound will become cicatrised in a very short time.—Galignani's Messenger. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—•HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS ARE SURPRISING REMEDIES FOR THE CURE OF DAD LEGS.—Mrs. Sarah Ashby, of Knowsley, had been a sufferer for a considerable time from a bad leg of a very alarming description. Several medical gentlemen at tended her, and she had recouse also to other remedies usually 'adopted in such cases, but all were of no avail, and after being reduced to a very distressing condit'on from continual pain and suffering, she was induced to try Holloway's Oinment and Pills, and these astonish ing medicines effected a perfect curo in a comparatively short time by strictly following the directions given with them. She has continued in excellent health ever since. Sold by all druggist's, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY. THE BALLOT. Mr. BONHAM-CARTER moved for leave to bring in a bill to provide that whenever a commission to in quire into the corrupt practices at any election for any county, division of a county, city, borough, university, or place, in the - United Kingdom shall have issued, under the provisions of the act of the 15th and 16th years of her present Majesty, the votes at the two elec tions next subsequent thereupon in any such place shall be taken by ballot. He said on the passing of the Re form Bill it was expected that that measure would have produced freedom of election, but it was soon found that it did not stop intimidation, bribery, and other cor rupt practices, and the opinion began to spread that the ballot would be the only remedy. The great debate on the ballot took place in 1838, and in 1839 the question culminated, the numbers who divided being nearly 550. Afterwards interest in the question declined. During the last parliament m any in easures were passed for the purpose of obtaining purity of election. The last general election was au exciting party struggle, and 30 members had been unseated for bribery and corruption. They need not be surprised, that after 225 contested elections, followed by more than 100 petitions, the question of the ballot should be revived. In 1852 the numbers who voted for the ballot were 246, and 144 for it ; and in 1853, the numbers were 232 against it and 172 for it, so that there was an increase in the supporters and a diminution in the opponents. Finding that there was such a large number in the house ready to support the application of the ballot, and seeing that a large number did not present themselves at the division, knowing probably that their constituents were not unfavourable to the measure, he had thought it right to give an opportunity to members who might be doubtful as to its applica tion generally to try the experiment on a small scale. He would now state the bounds of the measure to which it would at first apply. The Lords had not signified their assent to a commission for Malden, but he proposed it should be one of the boroughs in which the experiment should be tried. It contained 845 electors, and 5,888 inhabitants. Last night the address was sanctioned by the House of Lords for Barnstable and Tynemouth. Barnstable bad a consti tuency of 869 electors, and Tynemouth 1,169. For Canterbury, Kingston-upon-Hull, and Cambridge, there were commissions sitting. In Cambridge there were 1,984 electors, in Canterbury 1,874, and in Kingston upon-Hull upwards of 5,000. These constituencies were of a variable character, and afforded a fair opportunity of trying the experiment. Some of these boroughs were so large that if the commissions reported that they ought to be disfranchised there would be great difficulty in disfranchising them. There was certainly a considerable portion of these electors who were f reemen, an d they might withdraw the franchise from them ; but he did not think that the corrupt practices were confined to the freemen. He proposed that the returning officer of any borough should be held responsible to apply the act, when, from common notoriety, or from a notice in the Gazette, the borough came under the operation of the bill ; that there should be polling booths, as at present, at which the electors should present them selves, and that when an elector was identified, the poll-clerk should present him a card, which the elector should take behind a screen, and that he should put the card into a box. He did not apprehend that this was a perfect scheme, but he was quite ready to hear sugges tions for its improvement. He thought the house would be glad to see some new element introduced into the debates on this question. He thought that, on general grounds, this was an opportunity which ought not to be lost of giving a fair trial to tthe ballot, so that both its advocates and opponents might see its effect in working. Mr. F. PEEL was sorry that the right hon. gentle men who usually occupied the Treasury bench were ab sent from the house this evening. As, however, the noble lord the member for London had stated to him some of the reasons why he should oppose this bill, he (Mr. Peel) would trouble the house with a few ob servations on this occasion. Hei certainly thought that after the full and complete discussion which the ballot had received during this session, it would not again have been brought before the house after so short an interval of time. The hon. gentleman (Mr. Bonham Carter) said that he brought forward the question with a view of giving a trial to the ballot ; but it certainly seemed that a question like that ought to be disposed of upon broad and general grounds, and not upon an exceptional piece of legisla tion. If the ballot were really calculated to suppress the anomalies and disorders of the electoral system, it ought to be applied universally, and not to any particu lar district. If on the other hand, although it might cure evils of one description, it would open a door to other evils of another class, then what right had the house to inflict it upon a particular district, and to throw the miseries of experimental legislation upon one part of the country in order to give a lesson to other parts ? Besides when particular laws were to be for particular places, it was usually upon the application of persons connected with and interested in the locality acting by the desire of the inhabitants, or at least of a section of them. No such desire had been put forward in this in stance. Nor did the lion. ineraber's proposal give the ballot a fair trial. It seemed to be pretty generally ad mitted.that for cases of bribery and corruption the bal lot would not be attended with any very good effect ; it was rather in those places where intimidation existed that its exponents hoped that it would prove useful. But this bill applied it to cases of bribery. The bill, too, if passed into law, would be inconsistent with the act to which it referred, for at the very time that the commission was sitting and endeavouring to bring to light the corrupt practices attending an election, another election would b e go i ng on i n th very same borough, of which all the proceedings would be shrouded in the most complete and convenient silence. For these reasons he trusted that the hon. member would with draw his motion. Mr. H. BERKELEY, though a friend to the ballot, certainly objected to its introduction in such homoeo pathic doses. He must deny the statement of the hon. gentleman (Mr. F. Peel) that the friends of the ballot were of opinion that it would be ineffectual in putting an end to bribery ; on the contrary, they believed that in all constituencies of any respectable size the ballot would put an end to corruption and bribery. Mr. FRENCH, who rose amidst great cries for a division, said that, as her Majesty's ministers were not in their places this evening, and it was understood that the house would not sit late, instead of proceeding to consider this rather important question, he begged to move that the house do adjourn. The SPEAKER put the question, which was answered by an almost unanimous affirmative, and the house ad journed. Lord Burghley has paired for a fortnight with John Heathcote, Esq., M.P. for Tiverton. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTE.RDA Y. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Mackellar and Hampson, of Gresham street, City, shawl warehousemen, first dividend of 2s. 4d. in the pound, pay able at 12, Abchurch-lane, 'City, on Saturday, July 2, and three subsequent Saturdays. Clugston and Chapman, of Paul's-wharf, Thames-street, merchants, third and final dividend of 2 3-16 d. in the pound, payable at 12, Abchurch-lane, on Saturday, July 2, and three subsequent Saturdays. George Townson, of Church, Lancashire, plumber, first dividend of 4s. in the pound, payable at 76, George-street, Manchester, on :Lay Tuesday. Alfred Platts, of Sheffield, tailor, first dividend of 2s. fid. in the pound, payable at 11, St. James's-street, Sheffield, on any day on or after July 2. Ruddock and Ebison, of Bradford, marble masons, first dividend of 3s. 4d. in the pound, payable at 11, St. James's street, Sheffield, on any day on and after July 2. Robert Liddell, of Doncaster, saddler, first dividend of 3s. 4d. in the pound, payable at 11, St. James's-street, Sheffield, on any day on or after July 2. Richard Walsh, late of Everton, Lancashire, li cense d victualler, a dividend of 2 s . lid . in the pound, payable at 3, Lime-street, Liverpool, on any Monday. Peter James M`Manus, of Liverpool, commercial tra veller, a dividend of 2s. 11id. in the pound, payable at 3, Lime-street, Liverpool, on any Monday. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Charles Perkins, of Liverpool, lodginghouse keeper— John Rimmington, of Faradon, Nottinghamshire, farm bailiff—William Walton, of Halifax, Yorkshire, joiner— Thomas Nicholls, of Holbeach Marsh, Lincolnshire, black smith—Thomas TJnderwood, of Preston, Lancashire, out of business—William Eeadei, of Stapleton, Gloucestershire, farmer's assistant—Frederick William Bush, of Bristol, millwright—Arthur Philip Nicholson, of Fareham, South ampton, mail contractor—Henry Bradbear, of Frant, Sussex, plasterer—James Teece, of Dawley Bank, Shrop shire, tailor—Robert Corner, of Castle-acre, Norfolk, tea dealer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Thomas Kimber and Robert Cobb, of Blackheath, schoolmasters George Henry Watson and Joseph Black burn, of Bradford, Yorkshire, wooldealers—William Henry North Williams and Joseph Powlett Taunton Wil liams, of 13, Upper Baker-street, St. Marylebone, chemists —W. Barnes and C. Turner, of Reading Berkshire, civil ongineers—James Hulme and John Wood Smith, of Mac clesfield, Cheshire, silk manufacturers—Frederick Bollon, Henry Bollen, Henry Buck, and Ed war d J ames Crock ford, of 13, St. Paul's Churchyard, lace warehouseman (so far as rewards E. J. C roc kf or d)—G eorge Hammond and Thomas Hammond, of Manchester, watchmakers—Josh. Hallmarke, Isaac Aldebert, and John Hallmarke, of 57 and 58, Long-acre and Bow-street, coachmakers—Thomas Piper, William Piper, and Wil s o n Th omas Pi per , o f 173, Bishopsgate-street, builders—Thomas Shaw and William Hyde, of Pule-hill, Yorkshire, coal merchants John Groves and Thomas Terry, of Knaresborough and Scriven - with-Tentergate, Yorkshire, common brewess— Jonathan Williamson and John Walker, of Liverpool, tobacco manufacturers—James Gay Hiern and Everard Mylne, of Stafford, attorneys-at-law —Edward Gaby and John Fisher Wills, of 221 and 222, Holywell-street, Shore ditch, and John-street, Whitechapol, oil merchants— James Nelson and Henry Goulding, of Oldham, Lancashire, cotton spinners —Henry Barton and Gentle Brown, of Liverpool, shipowners—James Holroyd and Charles Ro binson, of Leeds, woollen cloth manufacturers—Richard Moore and John Moore, of 84, St. John-street-road, tailors —William Bubear and Robert Bubear, of Wellington, Somersetshire, bag manufacturers—Samuel Litchfield and James George, of Birmingham, jewellers— William Ball and Richard Jeffs, of 226, Regent-street, skin dealers— Thomas Chapman and Edwin Taylor, of Birmingham, ja panners—Thomas Dimmock Gibbs and James Gibbs (de ceased), of Plumber's-row, City-road, mercers. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Alexander Manuel, of Glasgow, mason, July 1 a n d 22 , at two, at the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. Miss Jean Findlay (deceased), of Dumfries, July 4 and August 2, at twelve, at the Commercial Inn, Dumfries. James M‘Laren, of Edinburgh, hotel keeper, July 4 and 26, at two, Kennedy's Ship Hotel, Edinburgh. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 28. STOCK EXCHANGE. The market, though dull in feeling, has been steady in price and closed w ith ou t c h ange in yes terday's quotations :—London and North-Western, 1154 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 30 ; Midland, 7 2 . i ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 65i ; Shrews bury and Hereford, 15-16 dis ; York and North Midland, 294. MANCHESTER, JUNE 28. STOOK EXCHANGE.—There was very little business, and prices were lower :—Caledonian, 34i ; East Lancashire, 18 ; Kendal and Windermere, 14i ; Lancashire and York shire, 783 ; London and North-Western, 115 i, 4 ; Mid land Railway Consols; 72k, 4 ; South-Eastern, 21 5-16. BIRMINGHAM,JUNE 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions in this market to day were in Shrewsbury and Birmingham Stock, at 62 ; and Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Bank, at 20; Shrewsbury L. and N. W. Guaranteed and Shrewsbury Preference were offering at low prices, but did not find buyers; South Staffortis were inquired for, at 18s. 9d. dis. ; Londori and North-Western Eighths are st ea dy, a t 6s. 3d. t o 7 s. 6d . premium, with but little doing ; the special settlement for this now stock is expected to be fixed in a day or two. The ordinary settling days are to morrow and Thursday. BRISTOL, JUNE 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market remains without any marked variation in prices. Business small. Great Wes, terns were done at 89 cash to 894 ; ditto Four per Cent.- p.m. ; Bristol and Exeters at 101. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, JUNE 28. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Wilhelmine, from Prestoe ; Ython, Memel ; Maria Theresa, Buenos Ayres ; Isabel, Fayal ; Lady Margaret, Memel ; O cean , T r i n id a d ; A nna, ' Struer • Minerva,Ronen ; Invi nc ibl e , C a di z ; S an t os Se gundo, Oporto ; Duke of Argyll, Bombay and Kurrachee; Carnpaneza, Bahia. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Hawk, for Hamburg ; Epsom, Sydney ; Anna Margretta, Hamburg ; Woodbridge, Melbourne and Geelon , r; Polar Star, Mel bourne ; Missie, ditto ; Ida Elizabeth; Sourabaya; Santos Segundo, Oporto. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Christina, for Constantinople, &c. ; Frau Gebki, Varel ; George Ro binson, Bermuda ; Sir Robert Sale, Calcutta ; Bolton, Brake : Ellenborough, Sidney ; Syria, Sidney; Elizabeth, Copenhagen ; Warbler, Leghorn. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 28. • The Margaret, Bombay to Liverpool, was spoken May 25, lat. 5 N, long. 25 W. The Perny, Bombay to Liverpool, was spoken May 25, lat. 5 N, long. 25 W. The Greenfield, Liverpool to New York, was spoken June 22, lat. 49 N, long. 7 W. The Senator, Galatz to Falmouth, was spoken June 11, lat. 36 N, long. 10 W. The Empire, for Quebec, was spoken June 25, lat. 50 N, long. 11 W. The screw steam-ship City of Manchester Captain Leitch. arrived i n th e M ersey l ast night from Philadelphia with 162 passengers and 20,000 d o ll ars i n spec i e. Sh e l e f t on the 11th inst. The wreck of a ship, apparently British and timber laden, with loss of main and wizen masts, was passid in hit. 47 N., long. 14 W., by the Glaucus, arrived here from Trieste. One of the crew of the ship Matilda, announced yester day as being totally wrecked near Holyhead, was drowned when she struck ; four others had died since she left Bahia. A telegraphic message was received from the surveyor for the underwriters of this port this morning, stating that the sea was running so high that it was impossible to reach her ; that her cargo was washing away, but that should the sea moderate a portion might be saved. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Burlington, Shields to Valparaiso, April 6, lat. 25 S, long. 37. The Advance, from New York, in search of Sir John Franklin, June 6, lat. 42, long. 63. The Bird, of Dundee, London to Adelaide, S.A., April 28, lat. 29 S, long. 29 W. The Harold, from Liverpool, steering S, May 11, lat. 17 S, long. 25 W. The Valparaiso, Liverpool to Lima, May 24, lat. 7 N, long. 24 W. The Ariosto, Baltimore to Australia, June 4, lat. 26 N, long. 36 W. A brig, Portland Bay to London, May 22, lat. 6 N, long. 26 W. A ship, Calcutta to London, June 6, lat. 31 N, long. 38 W. The Rosins, Bahia to Falmouth, June 9, lat. 39 N, long. 37 W. The Robert Parker, Cardiff to New York, June 9, lat. 41 N, long. 50 W. The Maria, St. Jago de Cuba to Swansea, June 10, lat. 42 N, long. 47 W. The New York, Liverpool to New York, lat. 32, long. 66. The Colonel Cutts, New Orleans to Liverpool, May 29, lat. 31, long. 78. The John Hancock, Now York to Liverpool, June 7, lat. 40, long. 69. The Calcutta, London to Boston, May 22, lat. 50, long. 8 W. The Susan E. Howell, Cardiff to Now York, May 23 lat. 43, lo ng . 12 . , The Achilles, of Glasgow, bound W, June 7, lat. 46 N., long. 51 W. The Balfour (barque), same day. The Amphitrite, Newport to Wilmington, May 29, ht. 27 N., long. 40 W. The Euterpe, Bombay to Liverpool, June 6, lat. 35 N., long. 38 W. The Adelaide, Buenos Ayres to Falmouth, June 19, lat. 46 N., long. 11 W. The London, Newcastle to Quebec, June 13, lat. 46, long. 39. The Henry Grinell, New V,.,1, Livorpool, 21at, lat. 50, long. 17. The Huron, of St. Andrew's, N. 8., bound W, 24th. The Messenger, hfoulmein to Sunderland, March 30, lat. 24 S, long. 67 E. The Johannes Marinus, Batavia to Middleburg, April 2, lat. 26 8, long. 61 E. The Catharine, Calcutta to London, 25th, lat. 31 S., long 13 E. The Athelstan, Arracan to Liverpool, May 16, lat. 3 S, tong. 19 W. The Libertas, Sunderland to Calcutta, 18th, lat 1 N, long. 22 W. The Bahamian, Bahia to Queenstown, Juno 11, lat. 38 N, long. 3 W. The Content, Aberdeen to Melbourne, 20th lat. 46 N, long. 16 W. The Emma Graham, Liverpool to Rio Janeiro, June 21, lat. 45 N, long. 11 W. The Mary Henzle (bark), for Madras, June 17, 1at.41 N. long. 12 W. The Sir John Rae Reid, for St. Kitts, same day. The Guide of London, Newport to New York, lat. 53, long. 43. - - The Patriot of Yarmouth, N.S., Shediae to Clyde, lat. 47, long. 36. The Bowline, Liverpool to Valparaiso, April 18, lat 51 S., long. 50 W. The Zephyr, Cork to Barbadoes, June 5, lat. 29 N, long. 34 W. EAST INDIA AND AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. The Brooksby, M'Ewen, from South Australia, has arrived in the Downs, sailed Feb. 18, St. Helena April 11. The Australasia, M'Pherson, from Van Diemen's Land, has arrived in the Downs, sailed from Hobart Town March 3. The Nautilus, Turner, from Mauritius, has arrived in the Downs, sailed March 19, St. Helena, April 28. The Priam, Comyn, from Bengal, has arrived in the Downs, sailed Feb. 23, St. Helena, May 9. The Lady Head, Jones, from Bombay, has arrived at Liverpool, sailed March 5, St. Helena, May 10. The Rob Roy, Rankin, from Bengal, has arrived at Liverpool, sailed March 11. The Amoy, Cuningham, from Akyab, has arrived off Falmouth, sailed Jan. 29, St. Helena, April 20. The Henry Gillespie, from Port Philip, has arrived off Falmouth, sailed March 10. The Southern Cross, from Van Diemen's Land, has ar rived off Falmouth, sailed from Hobart Town March 5. HOBART TOWN.—Arrived—The Anglia, March q, from Calcutta ; Oceanica , Melbourne ; Tasmania (st), 7th, Mel bourne; Gertrude, Bth, Geelong. Sail e d—Th e O r i en t a l Queen, March 8, for Sydney. GEELONG.—Arrived—The British Empire, March 9, from London. MELBOURNE.—Arrived—The Exchange, March 11, from Wellington ; Yarra Yarra (st), 12th, Launceston ; Sir Ro bert Peel, Gottenburgh ; Cleopatra (st), 13th, Adelaide; Glance, Leith • Medway, London ; Elizab e th, Ad e l a id e. Sailed—The delbourne (st), March 13, for Adelaide and England. ADELAlDE.—Arrived—The Victoria, Feb. 12, from Mau ritius ; Anna Dixon, 13th, Melbour ne ; Q ueen o f Sh e b a, and Sea Witch, Mardi 14, Melbourne • Ranee, 14th, Whanipoa ; Shackamaxon, 15th , Port Wakefield ; Eliza beth, Gth, Gottenburgh, and sailed 9th for Melbourne. MILITARY QUARREL. -- Major - General • Wetherall, Deputy-Adjutant-General to the Forces, made an official visit to Dover Castle on Tuesday last, to investigate the circumstances originating a very unpleasant dispute which took place in the mess-room one evening during the previous week between two captains of the Ist bat talion of the Rifle Brigade. The inquiry lasted several hours, and the result placed both gallant captains under arrest. Thus the matter remains for the ipresent.— South-Eastern Gazette. TEE SILENT MEMBER.—I am an article becoming scarcer and scarcer every day, soon, probably, to disap pear altogether ; so let me write while I can, and if, after three or four letters, I should cease writing, you will know that it is because I, too, have been afflicted with the prevailing epidemic—have spoken, and am no more. Not that I must absolutely hold my tongue, for in the House of Commons talking is entirely distinct from speaking, and is perhaps practised most by silent members like myself, who need not watch for weak points from opponents, or fear anticipations of our best hits from friends. The world can never know even what is spoken in the house. No human being has ever read a speech of Mr. Hume's, so much of its spirit escapes in the reporter's translation. Still less has the world any idea of what is talked here— " Where more than echoes talk along the walls." flow often have I heard the antecedents—family, fortune, age, dress, manners, physiognomy, and prospects--of an hon. member discussed as a running commentary on his speech concerning either Indies.! and how often has the commentary been better than the text, howbeit all unknown to fame ! We silent members feel a rankling sense of in justice, we are valued only as a class, we are not appreciated individually ; we know our inestimable importance ; yet who feasts us with public dinners ? who caricatures us ? who vituperates us, or gives us any other encouragement while living ? who will tell of us when we are gone ? What a stimulus to silence it would be if the nation were to vote a public monument in the Abbey to some member who had represented, say Dumborough for fifty years, and had never once uttered a speech in the house ! What a fine subject for a sculptor ! No inscription should be allowed, no date, no name ; but the verger should ibe permitted (if possible, without a fee) to whisper the sacred word to all young M.P.'s, and even to Sir John Shelley, who tries to seem one.-270 Press. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—JUNE 28. At this morning's market there was a good attendance 01 town and country dealers, and an extensive demand was experienced for wheat and flour, both for consumption and on speculation, at an advance of fully 2d per 701b5., and 6d per sack and b arre l. O a t s and oatmeal met a mode rate inquiry at p rev i ous ra t es. B ar l e y a nd peas were with out change in val ue ; qr. er. Indian corn wa more ind for. but Egyptian beans must be quo ted 6d per White brought fully last week's pric rather es, but yello q w uire r eceded fully 6d per 4801b s . N o sa l es o f floating cargoes reported to-day. IPSWICH—JUNE 28. We are sparingly supplied with wheat at this day's mar ket. The trade evinced an unusual and decided firmness, and sales were quickly made at an advance of from is to 2s per qr. on all qualities. B eans very dear. The copi ous rains we have had have much improved the prospect for a crop of spring corn ; but the wet weather has retarded the hay harvest, and some large extent both of grass and clover being cut will have received some injury. PER QUARTSR. PER QUARTER. Wheat, red (old) 42s to 49s Barley, grinding ... 000 to 00s Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) 4S s t o 56 s Peas Ditto (old) Barley, malting ... 30s to 3281 Flour, per sack 008 to 0 00 AVERAGES FOR Tus WEER ENDING JUNE 25, 1853. Wheat Barley - Oats - Beans 00s Od , 11 1 Peas HULL—JUNE 28. At to-day's market we had a good attendance of farmers, with a small supp l y of wheat. They crenerally a sked wild! and irregular p r i ces, and ultimately"the market settle d down at a full a d vance of 2s to 3s per qr. Foreign In short supply, and a many samples withdrawn. All de scriptions are i s t o 2 s p e r qr. dearer. Barley without alteration. Beans fully as dear Peas in good d emand ' and no good ones on the market. Oats the turn dearer. Linseed in good demand at full prices. There is also s, good sale for cakes. The import of rapeseed is for crushers account. Cakes are more inquired for. Cattle bones nre• only slow sale. s 8 s !; Wheat, English, red 54 to 56 P eas, gray an d bl ac k 36 to " Ditto white 56 to 58 Linseed, Black Sea... 47 to 48 Dantzic and Kouigs- Ditto Petersburgh ... 41 to 46 berg 52 to 55 Ditto Riga and Arch- Pomeranian and Ham- angel burgh Danish, Holstein, and Memel 3B to , 49 Friesland 46 to 50 Per Ton. Russian and Odessa 42 to 46 Lins. c., Hull 8/ ssod to 010 s Od Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 2017 t t o o 2 1 9 3 Tta Ditto e i n e d f. for. 62/6110100sdttoo 0 0 1 1 0 0 ; 19 to 20 Rape cakes ... 100 s Od to 000 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 27 to 2'..) Ditto foreign Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel. 40 t o 421 Rye Meal to -- CORK-JUNE 27. Brls. Cunene,. White wheat 00s Od to OOs Od Os Od-20 stooe. 12 Red wheat 22s 6d to OOs 01) Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od 00s Od-20 do. Ditto OOs Od to Oos Od JJ Barley OOs Od to OOs Od Ditto 068 Od to Oos Od OOs Od-16 do. Ditto Oos Od to OOs Od Bere OOs Od to 00s Od Os Od 30 Oats Ditto OOs Oil to OOs 01 00s Od do. Ditto 00s Od to OOs Od Pigs ...00s Od to OOs Od OOs Od per cwt. Quantity sold at the highest prices : 00 barrels whit e w h ea t ; 00 red ; 0 barley ; 0 0 bore ; 14 oats ; 0 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week Wheat, 3. Barley, 29. Bere, 00. Oats, 240. Pigs , ° 0. Return of cattle sold for week ending June 25 : Pigs, 174. Sheep, 372. Cows, 85. PRICES OF BUTTER. GANI'. CURRENCY. First quality Second quality Third quality 76s Third quality 6 70 Fourth quality Fifth quality 7 os Fifth quality 6lO Sixth quality 62s l Sixth quality 5 31 CORR. — Flour—First, 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; extra 16s Od; seconds, 12s Od to 13s Od ; h ouse h o ld s, 9 5 to lls ; thirds , 7s to sOd per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, 7s 3d to 7s 9d ; oatmeal, 10s 6d tolls ; wheatmeal, 9s 6d to lOs 6d per cwt. Indian corn, 61 10s Oct to 71 55 Od per ton. Bran, 4/ 150 Od to 510 s Od per ton. Hay—Farmers, 39s Od to OOs Od; averages 00s; dealers, 45s Od to 65s Od ; average, Os per ton. Straw Farmers, 25s Od to 32s Od; average, 30s ; dealers, 34s Od to OOs Od; average, Os. p er ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf, bid t° Od ; household ditto, 56d to Od per 41b.—Fresh butter, 0d t° , lid per lb. Eggs, 4s 4d t o 4 s ad per hundred. Meat -bah to 8d ; mutton, 6d to 6Ad ; veal, 5d to 8d ; pork, 5d t° 6d ; bacon, 7d to 8d ; sausages, 6d per lb.— Fish, Newfound" land, 001. Os to 001 Os per ton ; Scotch herrings, OOs to 0 00 ; Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes, white, 12d to 13d; Pinks , 14d to 16d.—Coals, Newport, 19s; Lydney, 19s; Calm, 150 Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., Cs 10d per imperial gallon_ Hides, market, 30s to 36 5; S a lt e d , 30 s to 3 8s per cwt. Us'" skins, 3id per lb.—Bangor slates 2/. 17s. 6d to 31. per ton.` Fleece wool, 20s to 21s per stone.—Hemp, 381. to 42/. P° ton—Timber, Memel, 3/. 150 ,• red pine, 31. 158 ; yellow do., 3/. ss. per ton ; deals, 191. to 201. per hundred.—Bark, redo 8/. to 101. 10s. per ton.—Tallow, 490 6d to 50s per cwt.—Hops , 71. lOs to 0/. per cwt.- Tar, Archangel, 198. per brl.—Guluis, Peruvian, 121. Os to 001. per ton. COURSE OF EXCI TANGB—yasTzttu A r. A msterdam .. •• .. 11 17 Gibraltar Ditto, three months .. 11 ISN Leghorn s 5 Rotterdam, 11 19 Genoa „„ „ „ 25 40 Brussels .............. 25 27 1 ,4 Venice ....... ..... , lliunburgh .. 13 7% Naples .. 41% Altona .......... •• • • Palermo 124% Paris 25 5 Messina .... 125 Ditto, three months .. 25 0 Lisbon ................ 53 14 Marseilles. ........ .. 25 27% Oporto .. • 53% Bo ardeaux .•• • • Rio Janeiro .... • Frankfort-on-Maine .... 120 Buenos Ayres Berlin .. . ..... ........ New York, 60 days' sight Vienna .. • • ............ 11 3 Phil a d e l p hi a Petersburgh 37% 'Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ................ 50 Portugal Gold Coin 00 0 Cadiz.. .. 50% Me x i can D ollars 0 4 11% Barcelona.. .. .... • ..... New Dollars ...... 00 0 Seville SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post.offia by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] Day when made up From what When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due In Office, London.* Dispatched. England* America(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... krrived America (by . Uuited Sts. packet) ..........N June 28 .. Liverpool ... July America (by U. States packet) July 5 Southampton June 30 Australia (via South ampton) ..........31 July 4.. ... • Southampton Ditto (via Marseilles) N July 8 Ditto (via Capo of I.lood Hope) ...... • • • . ..N August 4 Africa ( West Coast) .. N 23rd of the month. Plymouth.. June 28 Alexandria.. ...• • ... N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover .......Tune 29 Alexandria.— 31 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton July 4 Bahamas 51 2nd of the month Southampton July 1 Belgium Daily... . . ...... Dover Daily Brazil ..............31 , 9th of the month.. Southampton July 16 Buenos Ayres.. .. —AI 9th of the month.. Southampton fuly 1 6 Cape of Good Hone ..N 14th of the mouth Plymouth .. Juno 26 Cape of Good Hope .. N Plymouth .. Cape de Verde 14th of the month. Plymouth .. Tune 2G Ceylon (see India) Ceylon •• ......N 14th of the month Plymouth .. fun 26 Channel Isles ......N Mon.,Wed Southampton Pu. Th. gat Chill— ••••• • • • -d & 17th of month Southampton July China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7 ,8,17,21,&27 °rm. D0ver...... Tune 30 Constantinople 4th Sr, 20th of mon. Southampton July 4 cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dover ...... rwicedal I Egypt (see India) France & N Twice da11y...... Dover ...... rwicedally Gibraltar ...Di 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton June 26 Greece (see India) Greytown .......... DI 2nd & 17th of mon. southampton July 1 Hatnburgh ..........N T ues d ay & Friday London ..... Tues. Sat. Havanna,' .......... 51 2nd of the month Southampton July 1 Holland ............ M Wednesday & Sat. London gon Thur. Honduras M 17th of the month. Southampton July 1 6 India (viaSoutliampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton June 20 India (via Marseilles)sl Bth&2lth of month Dover June 30 lonian Isles (see India) Ireland & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead Li5b0n........ • .....M 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. Southampton June 26 Madeira 51 9th of the month Southampton July 26 Madeira ............ N 23rd of the month Plymouth June 2 6 Malta (see India) Malta 7,17,19,28, 30 ofm. Deer June r9 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ....N 14th of th e month Plymouth .. fun- 26 Mexico . • ......DI 2nd of the month.. Southampton July Naples..... N sthisth2sthof m on. D over J u ly lu New Granada ... 31 2d & 17th of month Southampton July 1 New Zealand By private ship .. Various ports Uneer t ''' Papal States ithlbth2stholmon. Dover .....• TOY 2 Peninsula,..........Al'tit 17 th2Bthotinon. Southa m pt o n June .c Peru ••••• • • • • . .Itl td & k7th of mon. southamptcn July 1 Port Natal .•• • • , ..N 14th of the month Plymouth .. tune 2 6 Sicily .. N s thl s th2sthotnion, Dover ...... July Tuscany so) 15 th25thohnoti. Dover .„ July Venezuela __Di 2d & 17th of month Southampton /WY Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) ....... West Indies ..111 2d& 17th of month Southampton Tub - 1 * When any of these dates fall on a Sur dispatched on the following day, with the ex Southampton), and the Malta, both of wide] day preceding. 'day , the mails will he :ception of the India (vii It will be dispatched the BIRTHS. OP A SON. ij • ce Y da- On the 26th inst., at 164, W est b ourne -t er ra ce, park, the wife of Charles Stanley, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 27th inst., at 29, Clifton-road, St. J°l-in's.w°°j' the wife of Walter Aldridge, Esq. MARRIED. On the 25th inst., at St. Andrew's, Holb orn, Robert Clark, Esq., 8.A ., o New Ormond-street, Queen -square, to Mary, fourth daughter of the late Peter Theodore Shaw, Esq., of Brimpton, Berkshire. On the 25th i ns t., a t A s hf or d , K en t, Arthur Jan , second son of the late Thomas Deane, Esq., Rambled°ll, Bucks, to Anne Elizabeth, younger daughter of Mark Mx man, Esq,, of Ashford. DIED. On the 26th inst., in the 22d year of his ago, 'Milian), the youngest son of Henry Stucke, Esq., o f Norwood green' Middlesex. On the 26th lust., at his residence, Kingsland, after an illness of a few hours, George Story, Esq., aged 63. LONDON : Printed and Published by 3,117RD0 YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precin c t o f th e Savoy. in the county o f Middlesex, Wednesday, Juno 29,1853. ~~ s t } EVENING, JUNE 29, 1853.