The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. THORNHILL took the oaths and his seat for Derby shire. jPRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the East Lancashire Rail- Wa y ( ., (No. 2) Southport, &c., Bill, and the London and S outh-Western Railway (Basingstoke and Salisbury Branch) Bill, were considered and agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. MULLINGS presented a petition from a local law society, praying for amendments in the Stamp Act. Sir C. LEMON presented a petition from a savings bank, against the Savings Banks Bill. Mr. COBBETT presented a petition from a body of eYers, in favour of the Factories Act. Mr. A. PELLATT presented a petition from the l'otteries, in favour of the rights of labour and the People's Charter. Mr. PUGH presented a petition from Newtown, Montgomeryshire, in favour of the ocean penny postage. Mr. G. DUNCAN presented a petition from the Cham ber of Commerce of Edinburgh, praying for an amend ment in the Passenger Act as far as relates to cabin and steerage passengers. Mr. H. W. WICKHAM presented a petition from t he Chamber of Commerce, Bradford, Yorkshire,' against Mr. Cobbett's Factory Bill. THE CAB STRIKE. Bir R. H. INGLIS drew the attention of the house to t he strike which had taken place amongst the metropo litan cab drivers, and said it had been attended with great inconvenience to the public. Now, considering that the Cab Act had been passed without being referred t 0 a select committee, and that the fares had been fixed la defiance of the recognised principle of political eco 11°ray, he wished to ask whether the hon. gentleman the U nder-Secretary for the Home Department was prepared 110 W to submit the question to a select committee ? Mr. WALPOLE said, before the hon. gentleman gave an answer, he might, perhaps, be allowed to state that th e great ground of complaint amongst the cab pro prietors arose from their not being allowed to charge b ack fares, as was suggested in committee, and he should he glad to know if the Home-office was prepared to bring lil a bill to amend the cab act in that respect. Mr. FITZROY said he believed the charge of 6d a -414 within the metropolis was considered fair and rea 40Oable ; but, from a communication which he hsd had With th e cab proprietors, it appeared that the abolition e t back fares had been productive of great injury to th emselves. It was, however, impossible to revert to t he old system of back fares ; but, as under the existing a•ct - cabmen were sometimes liable to be imposed 11 P° 1 1, he proposed either to bring in a bill, or to propose a clause, providing that when a cab was t aken beyond a certain radius, the driver should he entitled to some additional fare, to be fixed by the 4118 e ; and also providing that a driver should not be ii (l apelled to go beyond a distance of five miles. (Hear, t he Looking at the reductions which were made in $. 6 cost of licenses, and also the reductions which had :ken place in the price of provisions, sixpence per mile Yaa an amply remunerative fare within the metropolis, hnt beyond that the driver ought to have some addi ‘iolaal fare, and he, therefore, regretted that the foolish proceeding which had just been taken would greatly el obarrass him in carrying out the intention which he b ad just announced to the house. (Hear, hear.) Mr. 13. DENISON submitted that, as the public Were suffering great inconvenience from the absence of ca lm at the railway stations, the honourable gentleman b ht to p u t hi mse lf at once in communication with the ea proprietors, with the view of obtaining an imme diate settlement of the dispute. Mr. FITZROY sa id th e b o dy was so numerou s that h e Was at a loss to know how to proceed in the matter; out a s the secretary of the body was aware of his views I _ ll l 3 on the su bj ec t, h e h o p e d th e y wou ld b e ma d e generally ' 4l °Nvn. He should be most happy to put himself in e°4l niunication with the cab proprietors if he only knew h ow he could do so. (Hear.) The subject then dropped. SOUTH SEA STOCK. Th e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave noti c e that to-morrow he should move that the house do r esolve itself into a committee of the whole house, for the purpose of passing resolutions to enable the Trea sury to pay off discontented South Sea and other annui tants. METROPOLITAN BRIDGES. Mr. OLIVEIRA. gave notice that on the first day of going into committee of supply, he would put a question ; t he right hon. baronet the First Commissioner of y ° it o s upon the important subject of the metropolitan 14; LUNACY REGISTRATION BILL. li n the motion for going into committee on this bill, t• A. PELLATT called for some explanation of nature and object of the bill. He found, upon look g throu g h it, that it proposed to pay certain commis 4:tlet's 2,0001. a-year, and to grant them retiring allow- QeB of 1,2001. a-year, besides creating other offices, i ell , would have salaries attached to theca. varying. 40 , 14 5001. to 1,0001. a-year. No w , he submitted that 1 1 ,' .4 e explanation ought to be given of all this, and he rr • those who had charge of the bill would do so. . WALPOLE - said the bill created no new charges ), m4t ever in the lunacy commissioners, and their officers 4 1 % at present in receipt of the salaries which this bill e rred to. The object, in point of fact, of this and two to mer bills in the papers of to-day was to simplify and tiolidat e a ll th e acts relating to the law of lunacy. 11 1 e house then went into committee, and the whole the clauses were agreed to. LUNATIC ASYLUM BILL. Up the motion for going into committee on this bill, ,0...1.40rd DUDLEY STUART drew attention to the of a dangerous lunatic, named William Winshaele, lit% after a quarrel with another lunatic, at Colney tch, was locked up in a padded room. There he was th2Wed to remain alone for twenty minutes, and upon th' return of the keeper at the expiration of that time t 4. lunatic was found dead upon the floor. An ex h.lbation of the body then took place, and it was found 47, some of the ribs of the lunatic were broken and th. '-tgs punctured. A coroner's inquest vas held upon b ody before it was physically possible that the the or friends of the deceased could receive notice of kf t ,Ldeath, and since the deceased was a pauper he was V:id that attention was not given to the case which i tl -U ld Otherwise have taken place had the lunatic been better circumstances. The verdict of the common Ir, / was " accidental death," and he wished to know if 1) - noble friend the Secretary of State for the Home e t , E 2artment would have any objection to produce any ertripondence which might have passed on the subject tl l i o ease. tr Lord PALMERSTON said he had caused an en -14,7„ to be made into the case, and it certainly did tr,sr to him that the keeper was to blame for not t t ,'llg called in medical aid when the lunatic was t o Ned f r om his antagonist, or been present in the yard to p r event the quarrel. However, it was a consolation lf,‘ t low that no medical relief could have saved the the deceased. There would be no objection to Mace the correspondence. r• WILLIAMS insisted that Mr. Wakley, the li 4N ,, l ler t was not in any way responsible for no notice been given to the friends in time to admit of their Mpg present at the inquest. Air „. FITZROY added a few words to the discussio n, ‘l l , 4 ° eing a visiting magistrate, he knew that no blame I)7ever could be attached to the keepers in this case. Si 'truth was, the magistrates were forced to exercise ( ie li , 7°h economy that they could not employ suffi hytt 1' . competent keepers to carry out the non-restraint eta Pllt te r a few words from Captain SCOBELL and Mr. . 4 P I ELD, eSPOONER said the remark of Mr. Fitzroy satis to F 8.), 1 11 1 that the maintenance of lunatic asylums ought upon the state, instead of the local rates. Of th he house then went into committee, and the whole e Clauses were agreed to. LEFT BITTING. t1Z11(301{ING ACCIDENT.—This morning a shocking acci o6k4 °e eurred to a little girl, about eight years of age, e na ar me of Pye, whose parents reside in Braziers P ringdon-street. It appears she was passing When3a St onecutter-street, with an infant in her arms, (z , o . her foot slipped off the curb at the instant a heavy aa cle A Passing, and a wheel passed over one of her tared and leg, which was frightfully smashed and frac- She w as i mme di ate l yta k en to St. B ar th o l omew ' s °4)ltal. The infant was fortunately caught by a female passing, without having received any injury. ote.?.IDICNT TO T HE E XPRESS T RAIN BETWEE N OXFORD LON DON. —On M on d ay th e ex p ress t ra i n , which a t : B ., to hav e l e f t the Great Western station at 7.57, r t ,,.,ed at 8 . 10, and proceeded safely through without t a tt ,'"g up the lost time, as far as Reading. Thence nn, at a rate of upwards of 60 miles an hour, to t In a. little distance of Southall, where the driver perceivediG the crank axle of the engine to break, instantly tt o cie jeling the whole machinery out of order, and scat -4.lllghe fire with a bright blaze as it proceeded. The happily did not break oft; or do more than run 13 g along the wooden bedding on which the rails le laid, or the train, which was proceeding at least a e a minute, must have run from the embankment. iLoa.driver and guards succeeded in stopping the train 21asabout a mile's distance, without any accident to the 41) sengers, thus saving them most miraculously from iirai overthrow which, from the pace of the train-, must Vaproved fatal to a large proportion of the passen • A. messenger was instantly dispatched to Southall, whi ch he met with an excursion train, the engine of came down for the stopped train. The express tin i es t could not be moved, but the detained train, i444.terd t . o the excursion train, proceeded, after some erepairs to the break van, slowly along the down e, stopping at each` station;an'd thus reached Pad ifiton station, without any further mishap, at 11.10. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK, HIS DAY. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export. The market closed tamely, but firmly, at previous rates. The sales comprised 6,000 American, 250 Pernam and Marauham at bid. to i/d., 300 Egyptian at 7d. to 9d., 1,000 Surat at 3-id. to 5d., and 40 Sea Island at 2s. 2d. to 2s. sd. per lb. Railway shares were firm, with but little business doing. The improvement in the resources of the British American provinces has been so remarkable that, even in contrast to Australia, it deserves special attention, and affords matter for sincere congratu lation. One might have expected that the attrac tions so suddenly offered by our southern colonies would have proved very damaging to the Canadian settlements, but such does not appear to have been the case. The foreign exchanges were a shade lower yes terday afternoon, bills dated 90 days being taken at 25 171 to 20 on Paris, 25 171 to 221 on Antwerp, 11 18 to 1 on Amsterdam, 13 61 to 62- on Ham burgh, and 10 56 to 58 in Trieste. Gold is in more demand again for exportation to the Continent. Yesterday there were 2,4271. 13s. Id. of New Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Stocks accepted at the Bank of England. This is the first acceptance for a long period, but probably would be followed by others if the Eastern question were disposed of. There has been a very steady market for Public Securities, but the dealing has been principally for money. Consols have been done at 98g s for Transfer, and 984 for Account. The New 31 per Cents. have realised 101/ to 102, and the 3 per Cents. 994 to g. Bank Stock has been quiet at 228, and India Stock at 255. Exchequer Bills have realised par to 3 premium. In Foreign Securities, there is still very little business doing, but prices are maintained. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been 231, and the Passive, 51. Portuguese 4 per Cents. are 432. Brazilian 5 per Cents. have been firm at 1021. Buenos Ayres Stock is worth 621. Mexican Stock has been done at 26.1 to 27, and Peruvian 41 per Cents. are at 1 discount. Sardinian Stock is at 95k. Dutch 21i per Cents. are 641 to 1. The Railway Share Market is rather weak and fluctuating, and the transactions have reference chiefly to the settlement of the Account. Mid land, Caledonian, and York and North Midland have been chiefly dealt in. The French Shares are again rising ; and, as usual about the settling day, are scarce. The Gold Mine Shares have been neglected. The Land Companies have been flatter generally. The Joint Stock Bank Shares are mostly sup ported, but Union of Australia have been heavier. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. ( From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . ...... ........ 99h 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities . . 9B New 3i per Cent. Annuities lolk 21i 2 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Stock South Sea New Annuities Consols for Account 11th August 9Bl Exchequer Bills, ld. £lOOO . 2500 . Small par 2 3 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto New, 1852, 4A per Cent 99i 3 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 62A Grenada Bonds, Ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon 2ll Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. B4 Peruvian Scrip 1 d Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4; per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 95, Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 231 i Ditto Passive (Converted) Venezuela Bonds, 3A per Cent. ... Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent l5 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .... TEIREE O'CLOCK. 98g. 98g i Consols Ditto August Account , in the Ger at M. d'ol ew days, he Empl , r°, Propositiow he follovo s, a reliel —" This set bier, to el 3n went an Danube, an rer, mail. Thep lace, and - ovided Ltscha to O le ; of the Rug' Lures of d e. ing the Prr n Schuuda s by a OP- art ; 47 p er. a arrested' lecree, Pr ° ' ;witzerlan' ferences soon find:" even me! rangemeli t 's 4 atria demands irnal, sta° 3erlin liaya 'ce of tha t it rernavr for a Pa ci ' I wished i n , idles on the Onimertee rrectioll 0 1 of the o ' hat he wi,a ut den' anise& 1' [egecl tlo t , acted wit) , have done t had re- ederick of ;th, under, His roP F the Pie" - utum4 nza, that Governo r been in $ Lore ste t y, name! amily, Imola and contains Deputies se bodies , )ral ce re; hedral ry of the nnounee s :on Guer; station revious. e il himself' ihortly. L Marina , ration 0 his house icovereu' )s a rorl 3mory a,' Lndez a° K 1 in the [1 be re he sag e ) Corte* a• o f the Finance ° oject for m illiono , and the :s to th e proprifs lemerit• [ll well" tion ye . e repo rt showe d that the rt of the Fair Dr, a t the Miniq ) ned 130 cons° a c are' of per• iting it . a s then se, fill ,nrrienvi respel l 3ting of Clark , Bruce !abbeil, ..- . '3/1. ES I'Q., .; e CO al" an this ;s, w 35 a t the b e re me of Prince ,surer liof" ;IVY . her of w hich w ere r pose, e aths, tione, extra veral THE NEW PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY AND DR. TVYLDE. The members of the Orchestra and chorus of the New Philharmonic Society have, before separating at the close of the second season, agreed to present to Dr. Henry Wylde an address expressive of the feelings of admiration and regard which they entertain towards him. They say, "As the originator of this great so ciety which has done so much, and is destined to do so much more, for the advancement of music of the highest order, as the director of music, attending to all the com plicated arrangements of the concerts, and to' the con struction of the successful programme of this season ; as one of " the conductors of the performances and as a composer who has'added to his titles in this respect the music of 'Paradise Lost,' of which 'our country has reason to be proud, now hold a distinguished position which we are delighted to see him occupy." This address, so honourable to all parties, received upwards of three hundred signatures. Dr. Wylde replied in a becoming spirit, and expressed the grati fication which he derived from the prospect of finding himself next year again at the head of a body of musi cians so skilful and so highly disciplined. THE OCEAN MAIL DIORAMA. Another important and interesting addition has just been made to this charming and most instructive exhi bition, illustrating the route of the ocean mail via the Cape to India and Australia, at the Royal Gallery of Illustration, Regent-street. The addition referred to is that of a beautiful picture of Constantinople. Thus, whilst Australia has already been for a long time, and is still, of a lively interest to every Englishman, the Turkish question, the all-enarossing quarrel between the Northern Bear and the Eastern Lamb, has become of late one of the most startling topics, in which every body feels more or less directly a deep concern. The proprietors of this exhibition had promised to the public that whenever a subject of exciting and universal interest should present itself, they would readily use their utmost endeavours to give such a representation of its leading features as would prove satisfactory to their ever-numerous audiences, thus showing their intention to return their best thanks in the best manner, for the encouragement with which they have been hitherto so signally favoured. They have, in this instance, remarkably succeeded, both in the choice and execution of the popular subject now under our notice. That magnificent picture gives us an idea, as perfect as could be, of Constantinople and its suburbs. No thing important is omitted. We see the great canal which passes through the town. Near it is the Seras kier's Tower, the Mosque of Soliman, otherwise named Solimania. Farther on are the hotels and residences of Ambassadors, the Arsenal, &c., the whole enlivened by views of Turkish soldiers, horses, &c., parading in the public thoroughfares, views by no means inopportune in the present circumstances. It will be sufficient to add, in conclusion, after having stated the great plea sure which we took ourselves in that beautiful sight, that some travellers, lately returned from those regions, and among them who have visited Constantinople in particular, have all attested the perfect accuracy of the picture, so well deserving praise in every other respect. STRIKE AMONG THE BRICKLAYERS AT THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—About half-past one o'clock yesterday the bricklayers working at the New Palace of Westminster struck. The trowels were laid down, the jackets put on, baskets taken up, and the men walked out. The labourers were of course obliged to follow in the wake of the bricklayers, and the New Palace has been deserted by both bodies of men. The cause of the strike is said to be a demand on the part of the men, and a refusal on the part of the master, for an increase of wages. The men assembled in clusters in New Palace-yard and the ne i g hbourhood, c onsulting as to ulterior proceedings. STRIKE OF SOUTHWAR K LABOURERS.— The water side of the borough of Southwark is in a great state of excitement, in consequence of the strike of nearly 2,000 labourers, who have been working at the diffe rent snffrance wharfs. The pay of the labourers for the last fifty years has been, their employers say, 3d. per hour, including the time occupied in breakfast ing and dining, and two pints of porter per man ; the working hours have been from six till eight, thus producing 3s. 6d. per day. They received this price when provisions were dear—when bread was ls. 3d. per quartern, meat ls. per pound, and porter 6d. per pot—and they now strike and require 4d. per hour with all the above advantages. The reason they assign for increasing the demand is, that the suffrance wharves have the privilege of landing foreign goods, the coasting trade having recently been superseded by the railways. The wharfingers state that if they are com pelled to pay 4d. per hour the expense will ultimately fall upon the merchants and consumers. 300 men pa raded round the wharves in the course of yesterday, and threatened to do desperate mischief to any labourer who dared to go to work for less than 4d. per hour. It is said that from 400 to 500 men struck at Scovell's, from 200 to 250 struck at Humphreys' ' from 150 to 200 struck at Fenning's, from 200 to 250 struck at Allen and Stevenson's, from 200 to 250 struck at Cur ling's, and that several other strikes of similar extent were made in the course of the day. Most of the above large concerns have. been -obliged - to submit on account of the number of foreign vessels and craft lying alongside the wharves, laden with most valuable cargoes. SHARE MARKETS.-(TIIIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Fatal Leasing Compans. Paid Closing Price this day. 100 RAILWASa. Aberdeen...... Ambg. Nottng. Bost Eastn. June Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsb. & Cheshire Juliet__ Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 ,Do., £2O. . . Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. 8i all 100 all Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. St. 50 St. 1 L. &N.W. ICaladon... -- 27 5i 94 101 9 7 d Gt.Northn Gt.Westn. Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N.Md Do Do IS.Eastern ,IDo 20 22 33--2 ad 102 164 68i 691 22t 22i 20j 21 Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon. Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin&Belfast June. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ..... Do. New ..... 106 -10 S 54 - 56 150 152 - 34 1132 -- 114 56 -- 57 274 -- 284 144 -- 144 26 -- 27 102; 6S 9 8i 22H Norfolk Do 98 - 100 Lu. &N. W. & Midld. Stekton & Darlingt. Midland... i . -4p 8 - 9 St. 10 St. St. East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... Do., (£lB E. & H.).. Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Ci^ ss A. late E. U. 5h.... Do., do. Do., B. & C. East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June__ Ed in burgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) !Great Western.. 'lrXn South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do Thirds 5i - 5i 34 - 4 124 -13 i 44 - 46 50 40 25 25 33 - 35 73 - 74 34 all all 1 CO 52 - 55 72 - 74 30 . : 32 87 88 1 56 58 134 - 136 110 112 90t —90 i 7 76 101 104 16 —l7 p 78t - 781 46 —41 d 3t 3 d 15i —15 i 48 i 87. 8 57i 7 111 901" g 1 103 'lOO all 3 : 100 Lancash. cSz Yorkshire Do., Fifths ....... Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Craby. &South - pt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.& S.Cst. London & N. Western ,Do. Fifths E. Count. Do Do ... L. &N . W &Ln& Yk Do Gt.Northn Do Lancash. & York sh Mr3lClean Stockt. & Darling Do IGt.Westn. MINES. Agua Fria Auglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Pm 781 3 - 31 tOi - iO9 65 - 67 150 - 152 150 152 9i lt —1 pad 105 1&6 1161 116 2 —21 p lip 89:1 904 Do. ,J.W.511.,M&8...0 London & S.Weltem Do., £50.... ..... Do., £4.0 ...... ......... Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. Z:Ennisk. Afancb..Silef.cirLincln. Do., Man. &Li". L. .I;dland ................, 41; —34 d 11 15 18 20 29 24 100 100 100 100 ... - -(11 72/ - 72; 41 - 43 1 Do. Birming.& Darby Itidland G.West.(ir.) Do. Sliares .......... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newmarket . Do. Buy Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 55 -- 57 P 3t -- 344 2t 3 8 - 9 52 - 54 Norfolk Do., New Northn. Counties Un North British ..... 38 n d 33 —34 North Devoa, N 0.1.. Do., No. 2............ Dc., ?! A Deferred ... Do., i B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North Western........ 82 - 8t N. & S. Westru. Juno. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Ceutral Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westu Guaranteed Stock , Shrewsby. & Hererd , Slir3wsby. & Chestca (Nor. W. Min Do. Halves, d 0...... Do. Oswestry ...... Shropshire Unior South Devou South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. RivsrDur Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway... Vale of Neath ..... 501 - 511 93 - 95 61 -- 63 58 - 60 68 70 1.1 idi® 17 19 9 134 144 ..... 3ad 19 21 72 734 36 366 13 14 21s.i 1 100 '2O 11 100 105 A 116 i Aiii 111 90A 90 721 42 i if 21 5O 1 i 30 20 1 40 14 all all all 30 1 10 218 i 25 100 100 20 Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austria. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issued at pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General.. ••• ••• 11 d 32 - 33 103 -104i* 1 p 1 1 d par 2i -- 3 d par 4 d d (1 g d 4 ip 7 9 4 4i 3 4 32 —34 it d ip 1 -- 10i -- 11A p 65 -- 75 7A -- BAp 2 — 1 d 14 -- 16 1 P lf d fi d d d p' 6i d-- -- 71 par par— p g P d— par d Par 23 -- 25 4 -- 5 d— par Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth . Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexiean&S.Amerien New Granada Nouveau Monde Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick Wed C0rnwa11........ iNVmble don &Croydou Woodford ....... ....... York Newctl. & Berw. i Do. Extensions....... ,;Do. G.N.E. Purchase ;York & N. Midland.. 25 - 27 2 2i 154 - 30 - 32 9 - 10 69. —70 i rit 71-d —24 d 60 61 69i 70} 12i GOi i i i 1 50 50 100 100 20 10 20 35 Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Yuba Busines this day. 31 3 2i 4i d = t dl - di JOINT-STOC: Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Buk. of Asia Colonial 'K BANKS. 81 - 82 - i lip id pa.. .. -- Commercial of Lond. English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of England I - BP 3 - - 3p Do. New National of Ireland Oriental Bank Cor poration Provincial of Ireland' Do. New ... -- • ' 25 1 all ' 2 10 all Royal Australu. Bkg. and Gold Imp. Co South Australia ;Union of Australia Do. New Union of London iUnion of Madrid ..• - .. ... - ~ 481 - 49 814 2 1,/ PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 Aberdeen 92 . - 96 St. all Do., No. 2,7 p. c... 88 -- 92 St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. a. St. 103 105 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian £l.O 106 108 15 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5* per cent 19* 20* 61 61 Corlr&Bauclons*p.c 1 id 61 all Dundee Perth&Aber aeon Junction 6/ 61 rs* , all AastAnglian (X,31 Os) 5 all Do. (25) 7 per cent. 5 5 - ' • 71 -2- Db. (E 7 17s) 7p. ct 11p 6i all Eastern Countie3 Ex tensionis p. c. No.l 1/ —2B p 61 all Do., No. 2 l/ 2 p 10 all Do., New 6p. c St.. 14/ 151 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent ... 20/ 211 , St. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. 5 all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 5* per cent .. . St. 100 Glasgow &S. Wes tern guar. 5 per cent.... St. 100 Great Northr 5 u.c. 128 130 1281 St. 100 Do. sp. c.,Redeem., at 10 p. c. pram.— 112 114 113* 64 all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 8* 9 8, 1 -, 50 6 Gt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Ex. sp. c.).. 6 —7/ St. 100 G. West. fixed 4*p c. 103 104 16 6 Lan. &York. P. £2O, *d. St. 100 Do., 6p. c., SLock... 149 151 St. 100 London and Brighton Guaran reed 5 p. c... St. 100 7 1 0. Pref., sp. c. St. ... 50 all Do. Convertible, sp. c.,1852 . St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. 151 157 50 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds 3l 4 122 12* Londonderry& Coler * Shares . 12* all Lonely. & Ennis. Sh 13 14 25 all Mau ch. ,She 7., & TAn., 1 Shares, No. 1 Bl 81 10 all Do. New, £lO lOl 11 6 3 ,Do., £6 12), all Mary pt&Carl. 4p c. 12i all Do. 4# per cent....... p 12* 10f Do ... ..... ............. ••• St. 100 - Mid.Consol. 6 p.c. St. ... St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 151. 1521 161 5 Do. Pref. 42 per cent. r„ pi St. 100 Norfolk Extension... 114 111 - x St. 100 Do. Pref. 5?; per ct... 118 122 St. 103 Do. Way. Val. 5 p c St. DO North BeLish . 20 all North Staffordshire — St. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. 215,6 p. c. . . 1154 15 15 Do 8 all Shrews& Eirm. N. C` lO4 104 10 all Shrewsby. & Cbestel (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 17A 18 10 10 Do. 5 per cent — PI 25 all South Devon — 151 1 10 11 Do. New pax 1 P 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of gl Os.6d. 26 —26 A 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Gnar. 104 —20 i 5 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. id St. 100 York. Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. 103 105 17 SDo 25 10 York& N. Midland H & S. Pu.ch par 100 20 10 50 i d— par 45 47 79 80 81 8i 4 3 4al i 181 17i 180 J 49 81 46 x all 7 9 i i i 33,1 4i 66 5 Th 7 x new 11 6} i MARKET NEWS-(THIS DA Y. ) CORN EXCHANGE. Although the supply of English wheat on sale in to-day's market was very moderate, the demand for all kinds was in a sluggish state. In prices, how ever , no c h ange took place. For forward delivery scarcely any transactions were reported. There was an increase in the show of foreign wheat. Good rod parcels were thin, and quit e as d ear as on Mon day. In other kinds very little was doing. Floating cargoes were iu steady request, at full cur rencies. No English barley on offer ; but the supply of foreign was good. The trade was . firm, at extreme quotations. We had only a moderate inquiry for malt and oats, on former terms. Beans, peas, and flour were quite as dear as last week. English .. Irish ,•. • • Foreign .. Wheat. 940 ARRIVALS THIS WERE. 1 Barley. I Malt. I 1,250 Oats. 4,230 2,350 13,290 13,820 I 7,110 Flour. 530 430 sks 2,510 brl WHITECHAPEL. FOREIGN. 10 4 Antwerp&Rotterdam 11 id 5 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 1 20 8 Beziers to Graissessac 1 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin. 14 2 2 0 0 1 8 0 D D u ij t o c n h a ß nd he ße ni s s a h ncon 2 / 20' all East Indian 5 .51° 20 1 Do. Extensioli ll 141 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 2Ap 20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 1 11/ 201 all Gt.WesternofCanada Shares 5 3 Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c pref — id 20 15 Luxembourg 7 —7, 7i 10 10 Do. (Railway) 4 — 4?, 5 2 Do. 1 5 3 Do. (Canal) ll —l4 10 4 Do. 6p. et. pref 1 20 9 Lyons & Mediterran 2 —2# p 20 71 Midi-as 2 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) 8 50 all Do. (ex interest) 16 all Northern of France 351 —35 351 xd Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds. 20 all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) 14 141 10 all NorwegianTrunkPref 8 9 20 10 Paris and Ly ons l7l —l7 271 x d 10 all Paris and Orleans 44 —46 20 all Paris and Rouen 43 — 4 5 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 37a 378 3 7i 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherb rg . 44 -- 6i 104 7i Quebec & Richmond —id 20 all Rouen and Havre..... 194 —2O 50 2 Royal Swedish — d 20 all Sambre and Meuse 9 _ 9 91 9 20 2 Sth-Eastrn. of France 20 6 Southern of France p 20 2s. Upper India Scrip —ip Pm si all West Flanders _4i .5t 10 10 Do. 51 per c. Pref . . dis 20 10 Western cf France - 9/9 10 2 West. of Switzerland / 4 a 20 9 Zealand 3 -- 2 d The general demand was in a very sluggish state , to-day, at our quotations. Beef, 3s 2d to 4s Od ; n iutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 48 10d to 6s Od ; veal, 3t3 &l to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per 81bs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Our market is very inactive, at last week's prices, Duty, 140,0001. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(TEIS DA Y.p LONDON, July 27.—Wind this day at Noon, S. - to S.W., light breeze, and cloudy. PLYMOUTH, July 26.—Wind, S.W.Arrived—Lady Peel, Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, July 25.—The Herald, of Guernsey, Callao to London, is on the rocks, and bilged; cargo dis charging. The wind is strong. LONDONDERRY, July 25.—The Fairy, of and from this port, for New York, is on shore inside of Lough Foyle, but is not making water. DEAL, July 27. Wind, W. S. W. Arrived -- Nile, Shanghai ; Ann, Cochin ; Oromaeto, New Orleans ; Ocean Queen, New York ; Jeannette, Matanzas. Sailed —Rochester, South Seas. LIMERICK, July 26.—Arrived—Ellen Forester, St. John's, N.B. ; William and Joseph, Quebec. WARRENPOINT, July 25.—Wind, S. W. Ai-lived— Hosten, Quebec. SUNDERLAND, July 26.—Wind, W. by S. Sailed — Harvest, Cape of Good Hope. POOLE, July 26.—Wind, W.S.W. Quebec. FALMOUTH, July 26.—Arrived—Marmion, Hava,nnah ; Odin, Quebec, from Truro. BRISTOL, July 26.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Lucy, Bar badoes ; I. K. S., St. John's, N.B. KINGROAD, July 26.—Arrived—St. John's, N. B. ; Downs, Bathurst. MILFORD, July 26.—The Venus, Newport to ek.rk, has been towed in hero leaky. WESTPORT, July 26.—The Waterford, from 'Quebec, has been on the rocks, and it is feared has recei red some damage. NEW MEDICAL MOVEMENT.—Some members of the medical profession have combined for the purpose of starting an " Anti-Advice Gratis Society," the precise object of which is stated to be the organisation of the profession against all unpaid or ill-paid hospit Ed, poor law, and army and navy appointments. TRADE OF THE AFRICAN COAST.—The estab;lishment of the mail-packet communication between England and the west-coast of Africa, is likely to developo an im mense trade with that part of Africa, particularly in palm-oil. A steamer is about to be sent out to ply on one of the principal rivers on the coast, as a feeder to the English mail-packet. KING'S COLLEGE.—On Monday last a handsome chased silver tea and coffee service was presented to the Rev. John Edwards, M.A., Principal of Bonchurch College, and late Second Master of Knv's College School, by 123 of his late pupils, as a testimonial of their esteem. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1853. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JULY 2G. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL. Clause (whereas it would tend to a more speedy and effective administration of Indian Affairs in England, and would materially diminish the expenditure of such administration, if the business of the two departments of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and the Court of Directors of the East India Company, were transacted in one and the same building, it shall be lawful for the said Board of Commissioners to pro vide, and the said board shall, within two years from the 30th day of April, 1854, provide, in some suitable situation, sufficient offices for the transaction of the business of the two departments as aforesaid ; and the said board is hereby empowered to sell the buildings and premises now occupied by the Court of Directors in Leadenhall-street, in the city of London, and to apply, the proceeds thereof to defray any expenses which may be incurred in providing convenient offices, in one building, for the use of the said Board of Commissioners and the said Court of Directors)—brought up, and read the first time. Motion made, and question put, "that the said clause be now read a second time." The Com mittee divided :—Ayes 61, Noes 74. MINORITY—AYES Gl. Anderson, Sir James Goderich, Viscount Scobell, Captain Beaumont, W. B. Gower, F. L. Seymer, H. D. Bell, James Greene, J. Sheridan. R. B. Biggs, William Gregson, Samuel Smith, J. Blackett, J. F. B. Heyworth, Lawrence TS:lietrh,,sitir. GeorgeV Brotherton, Joseph Hindley, Charles Spooner, R. Brown, William Joßifle, Sir W. O.H. Stanley, Lord Bruce, H. A. Laslett, W. Stirling, W. Burrell, Sir C. M. Liddell, H. G. Thornely, Thomas Cheetham, John Liddell, T. Clay, Sir W. Maddock, Sir H. Vansittart, G. H, Duncan, G. Maguire, J. F. Wslmsley, Sir J. Dund as, F. Massey, W. N. Walter, John Dunlop, A. Miall, Edward Wilkinson, W. A. E wart, William Milligan, R. Williams, William Feilden, M. J. Morris, D. Wise, A. Fergus, J. O'Brien, P. Wodehouse, E. Ferguson, Joseph Pellatt, A Fitzgerald, Sir J. Peto, S. Forster, Charles Phillinaore, J. Fuller, Augustus E. Phinn, T. Gardner, Richard Price, W. P TELLERS. Bright, John Smith, John Benj. MAJORITY-NOES, 74. Bailey, Sir J. Herbert, Sidney Palmerston, Viscount Baines, M. T. Hervey, Lord Alfred Patten, W. Baldock, E. IL Hogg, Sir James W. red Frederick Berkeley, Admiral Horgan, T. B. Percy, J. Blair, Colonel Kendall, Nicholas Ricardo, 0. Boyle, Hon. Colonel Keogh, William Russell, F. C. Bruce, Lord E. . Kirk, William Sadleir, J. Butler, Charles S. Langton, li. G. Sawle, C. B. G. Cardwell, Hon. E. Lockhart, A. E. Scully, F. Clive, Robert Lockhart, 'W. Smith, M. Tucker Dent, J. Lowe, Robert Strutt, E. Dering, Sir Edward Macgregor. James Sutton, J. H. M. Divett, E. Mangles, R. D. Tancred, Henry Wm. East, Sir J. Marjoribanks, D. Vance, J. Egerton, Edward Masterman, John Villiers, Hon. C. Esmonde, John Mauls, Colonel Wellesley, Lord C. Ferguson, Sir Robert Mills, Thomas Wickham, 11. W Fox, R. M Milnes, R. M. Willoughby, Sir H. Gladstone, Captain Michell, W. Wood, Sir C. Goddard, A. L. Molesworth, Sir W. Wrightson, W. Gordon, Admiral Monck, Viscount Young, Sir John Graham, Sir James Monsell, W. Gre ives, E. Moody, C. TELLERS Greene, T. O'Connell, D. Ilayter, W. G. Hastie, Archibald Osborne, Ralph Bailey, Sir J. Headlam, T. E. Owen, Sir J. Another Clause (And whereas, by an act passed in the third and fourth year of his Majesty King William IV., intituled, " An Act for effecting an arrangement with the East India Company, and for the better Government of his Majesty's Indian Territories till the 30th day of April, 1851," it is enacted, that the President of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, but no other commissioner, as such, and the secretaries and other officers, shall be paid by the said Company such fixed salaries as his Majesty shall, by any warrant or warrants under his sign manual, countersigned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being, direct : Be it enacted, That such fixed salary shall in no case be less than the salary which shall be paid to one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State ; and that only one of the said Secretaries to the Board shall be capable of being elected or sitting and voting in Parliament — brought up, and read the first time :—Motion made, and Question put, " That the said Clause be now read a second time :"—The Committee divided ; Ayes 110, Noes 29. MAJORITY—AYES 116. Bailey, Sir J. Fuller, A. E. Afostyn, E. Baines, M T. Gladstone, William Newdegate, C. N. Bass, Michael Thos. Gladstone, Captain Norreys, Sir D. J. Beaumont, W. B. Glyn, George Carr O'Brien, Patrick Berkeley, Admiral Goddard, Ambrose L. O'Brien, C. Berkeley Grenville Goderich, Viscount 0 Connell, D. Blackett, J. F. Gordon, Admiral Oliveira, Benjamin Blair, Colonel Gower, F. L. Oshome, Ralph Bonham-Carter, J. Graham, Sir Jas. Owen, Sir John Boyle, Col. Greaves, Edward Palmerston, Via. Brotherton, Joseph Hayter, Hon. W. Pechell, Sir G. Browne, Valentine Headlam, Thomas E. Peel, F. Bruce, Lord Ernest Hervey, Lord A. Peto, S. Bruce, H. A. ' Burrell, Sir C. M. Butt, I. Cardwell, Edward Chaplin, W. J. Cheetham, John Clay, Sir W. Clive, R. Cowper, W. Dent, J. Daring, Sir E. Divett, Edward Duckworth, Sta. Duffy, C. G. Duncan, G. Dundas, F. Dunlop, A. East, Sir J. B. Esmonde, J. Ewart, William Fellden, M. Fergus, John Ferguson, Joseph Fitzroy, Hon. Forster, C. Fox, R. Charles Ricaido, 0. Hogg, Sir James W. Robartes, T. J. A. Horsfall, Thomas B. Robertson, P. F. Howard, W. G. Rumbold. C. E. Howard, Lord E. Russell, F. C. Hutchins, E. Sadleir, J. Hutt, William Sadleir, John Keogh, William Scully, F. Kimmird, A. F. Smith, John Abel Laing, Samuel Smith, M. Tucker Liddell, H. G. Spooner, Richard Lockhart, A. E. Stanley, Lord Lowe, Robert Strutt, Rt. Hon. E. Macgregor, James Tancred, H. W. Maddock, Sir H. Thornely. T. Maguire, John F. Tyler, Sir G. Mangles, R. Villiers, C. Pelham Marjoribanks, D. Walcott, Adm. Masterman, J. Wellesley, Lord C. Manic, Colonel Wilkinson, W. MiMes, R. M. Wilcox, B. Michell, William Wilson, J. Molesworth, Sir W. Young, Sir J. Monck, Lord Molise!, William TIMM Moody, C. A.. Smith, V. Freestun, Colonel Morris, D. Phillimore, J. G. MINORITY—NOES, 29. Anderson, Sir James Kirk, William Sullivan, M. • Ball, Edward Langton, H. .G.. 'Vance, J. Biggs, William Massey, W. Vansittart, George H Butler, Charles S. Milligan, Robert Walmsley, Sir J. Ciook, J, Mills, T. - Wickham, Henry W. Egerton, H. : . rellatt Apsley " Wise, John A. Gardner, Richard . Percy, J. William Greene, John l'himi, T.. TELLERS. Oregson, Samuel • Price, W.P. nestle, Archibald Sawle, C. B. G. Williams, W. Kendall, N. Scobell, Capt. . Bell, J. - - • EXTRAORDINARY CAB ACCIDENT.—Last evening, few minutes after ten o'clock, an accident of A singular character occurred to the cab No. 1640, which had re ceived a fare at the London-bridge station of the Brigh ton railway, and was proceeding at a moderate pace along the Strand. On arriving opposite to Exeter-hall, an omnibus, which was passing in the same direction, caught the hinder wheel of the cab, and lifted it com pletely off the ground. The cab was thrown over with great violence, and the horse fell on its side. The driver was pitched from his box, but appeared not to have sustained any serious injury. A large number of persons immediately assembled and fears were enter tained that the gentleman inside had been hurt, as he made no attempt to get out of the cab. The door was opened and he was found at the bottom struggling amidst carpet bags and luggage, to which, in all proba bility, he owed his escape from injury. He received only a few bruises. The side cf the cab was broken in, and the horse was terribly lacerated. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.—The twenty-third meeting of this associ ation commences its sittings at Hull on Wednesday, the 7th of September. The general committee will meet on that day for the election of sectional officers and the dispatch of the business usually brought before that body. The first general meeting will be held on the evening of the same day at eight o'clock, when the address will be delivered by Mr. W. Hopkins, M.A., F.G.S. The secretaries for the meeting are Mr. Henry Cooper, of the Hull Literary and Philosophical Society, and Mr. Bethell Jacobs, President of the Hull Mechanics' Insti tute. The committees of sections will meet daily from the Bth to the 13th September inclusive. AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION.—The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week show a decrease as compared with the pre ceding week, but are still very many. They comprised altogether twelve vessels—seven to Port Philip, with an aggregate burden of 3,048 tons ; two to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 1,713 tons ; two to Hobart Town, with an aggregate burden of 911 tons ; and one to New Zealand, of 305 tons. Their total capacity was, consequently, 5,977 tons. The shipments of manufac tures and merchandise have been on a rather less active scale, but the rates of freights are well supported, with a tendency in special cases to advance. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY. The Mauritius, screw steam-ship, belonging to the General Screw Company, arrived from Plymouth this morning, with about sixty passengers. She also brought a small quantity of specie, 479 cases of indigo, 136 bales raw silk, 5 bales of silk piece goods, 13 packages torahs, 4 cases champagne, &C. The Vectis, a new ship just built for the Peninsular and Oriental Company, arrived this afternoon. She left London yesterday at 4 p.m., and on reaching North Foreland was compelled to anchor for the night, owing to the very thick state of the atmosphere. She is built_, exactly upon the same principle as the Valetta, w ' ship we have previously described. The Vectis s in the charge of Captain Powell. KENSINGTON GARDENS.—The handsome gates which formed so conspicuous a feature in the transept of the Crystal Palace, in Hyde Park, during the memorable Exhibition of 1851, having been purchased by the Com sioners of Woods and Forests, have been placed at the southern point of the gardens, at the extremity of the these handso me gates, surmounted wit h th temporary privi lege gravel walk formed some t ime since across the gar densp in the direction of Bay swater, and which fo rmed year, r t . he l t e h g e e e a ci l u lo e w st e r d ian in r t i e royal crown and other mas sivehdee i Exhibitionn 1851 dung y ornaments, show tog reat advantage at this spot, and will form a carriage entrance, as well as for foot passengers, if r equired at some future period. REMOVAL OF NUISANCES IN ST. LUKE' S. Th e Board of Guardians of this parish have given public no tice that they have formed themselves into a sanitary committee, with a view to put into force the powers given them by the Nuisance Removal Act. They pur pose visiting all those parts of the parish where nuisances exist. GOORKAII AND THE LIVERPOOL CUP.-Mr. Edwin J ames , Q.C., has given an opinion on this affair, in which he says : If it be intended to di spute the right of the owner of the horse Gocrkah to the Liverpool Cup, or stakes, notice should be given to the stakeholder not to pay over or to part with the stake or plate, and an indem nity should be proposed by the owner of the second horse against the consequences of such refusal. Should an action be brought against the stakeholder he can apply to the court for an interpleader issue, and the question will then be distinctly raised as to the age of the horse, and will be tried by a jury. The certificate of the vete rinary surgeons, which has been given, is not conclu sive, and the owner of the second horse can try the fact by the procua above suggested, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo. I 1 E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. 2 Shares Do. Shares Lon. &Greenw l Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Mo.uch.Bxton and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Northern and Bastern sp.c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shares.l Roystn.&Hit. Do.Shepth.St. I Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p. c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst MISCEL Aubin Coal and Iron Australian Agricult. Australsn.Pcific.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Aeduetion Co Canada Company Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France, Eastern Electric Tel. of Irel. Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land._ N. B. Australasian... NAIL of Europe Steam "eel Rr. Peninsular & Oriental Do. do. Portland Iron C 0..... Royal Mail Steam.... Scot. Austral. Invest, Do. New Scrip ....... , South Austral . , Lancl Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Land EOTTS. ii I 35 65 - 68 69 71 1 —2i pxn ••• ---. . I .••• • ••... ••• - p la -- la P ' 1 - iip 46 -__-. ii 16i --- iii A MIDLAND CRYSTAL PALAO E. BIRM 111 C II TUESDAY. —A. project (originating with Mr. Samuel Beale, the deputy-chairma n of the Midland Railway Company) has been started for erec ti ng i n Sutton Coldfield-park, a public edifice after the plans of and for similar purposes to those of the New Crystal Palace at Sydenham, and moreover there appears to be every probability of its success. A very nume rous an d most influential meeting of magistrates, merchants, and manufacturers of the borough, at which the Mayor presided, was held at the public office this morning, when the proposal of Mr. Beale was fully discussed and unanimously approved. Sutton-park, by road, is about seven miles from Birmingham, or nearly half-way between this town and Lichfield. It is proposed that the corporation of Sutton, in whom the park is vested, shoull convey at a nominal rental, for a period of 999 years, 200 acres of land— the park being a beautiful tract of several thou sands, unoccupied and useless, except for the grazing of a few cattle—on the condition that the corporation of Birmingham should erect an ample and magnificent building for the reception and accommodation of the people of Birmingham and the surrounding districts, and as a repository for the exhibition of specimens of the manufactures and artistic works of the midland counties ; the property to be vested in the corporation of Birmingham, but the inhabitants of Sutton, who would be largely benefited by the establishment of the institution, to enjoy the same privileges as those of Bir mingham. It was understood that if the project was adopted by the corporations of the two towns, the Mid land Railway Company would, in all probability, con struct a branch line from their station at Broomford forge, and thus provide, at nominal rates, an easy and ready access from Birmingham to Sutton. The distance would be less than from the centre of Lon don to Sydenham. Mr. Beale, Mr. C. Shaw, Mr. Muntz, M.P., and other gentlemen who addressed the meeting, argued that provision for the recreation and instructive information of the working classes of Bir mingham and its neighbourhood was absolutely re quired, but that, in consequence of the high price of land, it was impossible to obtain it immediately con tiguous to the town. The leading gentlemen of Sutton had intimated their wish to enter cordially into the pro posed scheme, and Mr. Muntz advised that the men and corporation of Birmingham should "strike while the iron was hot," and secure the great advantages now presented to them. It was calculated that a rate of a halfpenny in the pound would pay the outlay, and re deem the building in twenty years ; but the general . opinion was, that the receipts would be more than suffi cien to pay the outlay and management within that period, to say nothing of the excellent moral effect it would in the meantime produce upon the neighbouring population. A deputation, consisting of the mayor, Mr. P. H. Muntz, Mr. B. Baldwin, Mr. Beale, and Mr. H. Smith, was appointed to confer with the inhabitants of Sutton, and to put the matter into such a shape that it might be clearly and definitely placed before the corpo rations of that town and Birmingham. Votes of thanks were then passed to Mr. Beale and the mayor, and the meeting separated. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN ItAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending July 23, 1853 £19,238 15 4 Corresponding week last year 17,569 11 3 Increase in 1853 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending July 23, 1853 £14,177 3 7 Corresponding week last year 13,868 3 7 Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 55,093 2 6 Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 53,268 12 1 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WZSTERN itAlLWAY.—Traffic re ,urn for the week ending July 23, 1853 £5,002 13 5 corresponding week last year 4,340 16 4 £661 17 1 Increase in 1853 THE NEW STAMP DUTY.—It is important to the mer cantile and general trading interests to know that the new stamp duty comes into operation from and after the 10th of October next, when every receipt for money paid, irrespective of the amount, will require to be given on a Id. stamp. THE NEWMAN DEFENCE FIIND.—The Birmingham Gazette states that Dr. Newman has handed over the balance of his defence fund, 3,6001., to the new Roman Catholic University in Ireland, with the exception of a few hundred pounds given to one of the religious houses in this country. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—A special court of the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers was held yesterday at the office in Greek-street ; R. Jebb, Esq., in the chair. The following commissioners were present :—Sir Charles Fellowes, Mr. Hackshaw, Mr. Hunt, and Mr. Spencer Smith. A communication was read from the authorities of the City of London, agree ing to give 2,0001. as their contribution towards the drainage of the site of the new cattle market at Hol loway. This offer was agreed to, and the works were ordered to be commenceeforthwith. A NOVELTY IN COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.—The following notice, which was yesterday posted up in a most conspicuous portion of the Exchange News-room, will convey a most satisfactory idea of the brisk state of the trade in fine goods at present carried on between this port and New York. We must premise that the Bal tic only arrived in the Mersey on Tuesday night, and will not sail again till the 27th inst. :—" Cargo for the Baltic, for New York, will be received at the Huskisson Dock to-morrow morning, at 8 o'clock. In consequence of the great pressure of goods, shippers will have to deter mine their priority of shipment of goods now in town, and ready for shipment, by casting lots at Brown, Shipley, and Co.'s office, this afternoon.—July 20, 1853." In obedi ence to this notice, about seventy persons presented themselves at Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co.'s office in the course of the afternoon, when a scene of unusual interest and animation varied the ordinary routine of business—the drawing of the lots exciting as great in terest as would be displayed by a group of gambles round a rouge et noir table. The Baltic carries about, 700 tons of goods ; the rate of freight, which has been raised 1/. since the Ist inst., being Si. The quays of the Huskis son dock, during the last few days, have been entirely blocked up with carts, loaded with fine goods.—Liver pool Times. THE LATE SUSPECTED MURDER NEAR CLEVEDON.— The coroner's inquest on the body of Mr. Joseph Smith, of the mysterious discovery of whose body on the beach, near Lady's Bay, some particulars have already appeared in The Sun., was resumed on Monday afternoon, at the Bristol Hotel, Clevedon; but, notwithstanding a protracted inquiry, the mystery which surrounds the matter could not be thoroughly cleared up. The evi dence of Mr. Shipton, the surgeon by whom the post mortenz examination was made, established the fact of there being bruises on the top of the head, and on the face and nose, and also two wounds near the eyes, but the witness could not fix with zany certainty the means by which they had probably been caused. Mrs. Brett, the landlady of the White Hart Inn, Widcomhe, near Bath, where he had been staying previous to his arrival at Clevedon, was examined at some length, and proved that he was an upholsterer of London • but it appeared doubtful from her evidence whether he had ever really been possessed of a Bank post bill for 2701., which, ac cording to his own account he had received on the 12th inst., and must have had about him at the time of his death ; the supposition being, that having got into her debt and being wh oily without means, he had made false representations of his financial position, for the purpose of obtaining prolonged credit and further advances. The jury, in the absence of any satisfactory proofs, returned an open verdict, " That the deceased was drowned in Lady's Bay, but how or in what manner there is no evi dence to show." THE ARMY.—On Thursday last the depot of the 74t1i Regiment received a sudden and unexpected route from Kilkenny for Dublin, where they arrived the same evening at the Linen Hall Barracks, and on. Tuesday morning, at 11 o'clock, were visite d b y their colonel, Lieut.-General Alex. Thomson, C.B.—an old Peninsular officer—previous to their embarkation, which took place the same evening, to join the head-quarters of their re giment, on their way from the Cape to India. At the conclusion of the inspection the general expressed him self highly pleased with the clean and soldierly appear ance of the men, and with everything that came under his notice ; and the pride he felt at her Majesty's graci ously placing him at the head of so fine a regiment, and hoped they would ever support the high character which they so fully and meritoriously deserved ; trusting they would yet add fresh laurels to those already won in the Peninsula, and recently at the Cape of Good Hope ; and promising to meet them again at the time of their em barkation. A BALLOON ACCIDENT IN FRANCE.— A balloon-ascent took place at Mont-de-Marsan on the 20th, a young woman of 21 years of age, named Emma Verdier, the daughter of a gardener, being the aeronaut. The bal loon rose most evenly and majestically, and as the weather was perfectly calm, no apprehensions were en tertained of any accident. The next day, however, the inhabitants were muck shocked at learning that the young woman had fallen to the ground in about two hours and a half after the time of the ascent at Montes quiou, a village 60 miles distant, and was killed on the spot. From what was afterwards ascertained, it appears that some haymakers, near Montesquiou, were startled at seeing a white body fall to the earth at a short dis • tance from them. They found it to be the body of a young woman dressed in white. She had fallen head foremost and her skull was split open, the brains being scattered about. At no great distance was to be seen the anchor of the balloon fixed in an oak, a long piece of rope being attached to the iron. The balloon was also seen rising rapidly and floating away. It is sup posed that on the young woman attempting to effect her descent, the anchor caught in the tree, and the rope then breaking gave such a shock to the wickerwork basket in which she was sitting that she lost her balance and fell out. Nothing has since been heard of the balloon. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The Great:Western, in consequence of the impediments in the way of adequately developing the Birmingham and Oxford, fails to com pete with the standard of 1851, but it displays a lively advance upon the income per mile for 1852—a solid and thorough test of what the Birmingham and Oxford must yet become. There can, therefore, be no doubt that the steady four per cent. will be fully and gratifyingly maintained. EVANESCENT ART.—The most remarkable exhibition of dissolving views is that of the National Gallery, where, through various chemical processes and mechani cal means, the pictures of the ancient masters are under going dissolution,—Puna. RAILWAY AND CANAL BILLS. The fifth report of Mr. Cardwell's committee, appointed to consider the principle of amalgamation as applied to railway or railway and canal bills, has just been issued. It states that it appears to the committee to have been established in evidence that competition fails to afford the public the same security in respect of railway accom modation which it gives in the transactions of ordinary trade. The report reviews at considerable length the evidence given before the committee on various subjects relating to the management and working of the railway system, and concludes by stating the general views of the committee thereon. For the purpose of carrying into effect these views the committee recommend : " 1. That the mode in which railway bills are now dealt with in the House of Commons should be revised with the view of securing, by the institution of a committee of a character more perma nen t th an h as h ere t o f or e b ee n the practice, a comprehensive review of all schemes submitted to Parliament in every session. That to this committee the railway department of the Government should afford all the advice and assistance which the committee may desire. " 2. That, for the investigation of contested bills, the committee should divide the whole country into districts ; should decide questions of principle, and make arrange ments for the decision of questions in which more than one district might be interested and should so direct the investigation of schemes within the several districts as to secure for the public, within each of them, the utmostpul vantage which might be derived from a judicious combina tion of new lines with those which already exist ; they should also make provision for facilitating the passing of unopposed bills. " 3. That no scheme should be investigated without security being taken that, in the even of its passing into a law, the works will be actually made. " 4. That the practice of locus standi should be adapted to the necessity which exists for trying in a direct manner, and with a comprehensive regard to the general advantage, the public issue involved in any scheme ; and that provi sion should be made for the payment of costs in cases where the proceedings of any party shall appear to have been Mu sory, vexatious, or unwarranted. " 5. That working arrangements between different com panies, for the regulation of traffic and the division of pro fits should be sanctioned under proper conditions and for limited periods ; but that amalgamation of companies should not be sanctioned, except in minor or special cases, where it clearly appears to the standing committee that the true and only object of such amalgamation is improved economy of management, and consequent advantage to the public. " 6. That running powers should generally be discouraged on the score of danger, and conceded only in cases where the public object of free transit from one system to another cannot practically be insured by other means. " 7. That every railway company should be compelled to afford to the public, in respect both of goods and of passen gers, the full ahvantage of convenient interchange from one system to another : to afford to every class of traffic, in chiding postal communication, just facilities ; and to ob serve all statutory provisions, especially those requiring equal charges under the same circumstances ; and that where complaint arises that any company has violated any of these obligations, provision should be made for the hear ing and decision of such complaint in open court, with power to make use of the interference of the railway de partment, for the purpose of ascertaining by what specific and detailed arrangements such complaint may be effectu ally redressed. 8. That where any dispute arises between two or more railway or canal companies, and the companies agree to refer it to th e B oar d o f Trade, that board should be em powered, if it think fit, with a view to the public interest, to entertain the reference, and its decision should be valid and binding on the companies. " Since the general principle of increasing the stringency of the criminal law in England, so as to render liable to prosecution persons guilty of culpable negligence tending to the risk of human life, even in the cases in which no fatal consequences ensue, is under consideration in a select com mittee of the House of Peers, to which bill, embodying such a provision, has been referred, your committee having already stated that their views upon this subject, now re commend that for the better management of railways it will be desirable,— . "9. That every board of directors should be required to register with the Railway Department some one person, to whom should be delegated the chief authority over all the external discipline of the company and its servants ; also, for every part of the line, some person should be registered as resident engineer ; and for every portion of the locomo tive stock, some person as locomotive engineer. " 10. That the general regulations of each company, from. ' time to time in force, should be transmitted to the Rail way Department, and that the inspectors of that depart ment should have pewer at all times to examine the books • in which the arrival and departure of the trains from the several stations are registered, and the books in which the particulars of the moving stock of the company are re corded ; also, iu cases of inquiry into the causes of accident, to examine the servants of the company. " 11. That provision should be made for enforcing the moans of constant communication between all the servants, to whom the safety of the passengers in any train is in trusted." AMERICAN SLAVERY. TO THE EDITOR OP THE BUN. SlR,—Will you allow me, through the columns of your paper, to make an appeal to the many readers of " Uncle Tom's Cabin ?" There are thousands, even of those who disapprove the purpose and challenge the fairness of that great American novel, who have had their sympa thies called forth in behalf of the race it advocates. In the Southern States of America such sympathies find ready vent—in England, and at the North oppor tunities are more rare of legitimate action. I have been passing part of the summer in Clerke county, Virginia, where two cases affecting persons I have known for years have greatly excited my sympathy ; and I now venture to make my most earnest appeal to persons richer than myself to assist me in the attempt to give them freedom, home, and happiness. The more pressing case is that of a man named John Gordon, a very light mulatto, a blacksmith and paper-hanger by trade, whom I have known since 1842, and who bears the highest character amongst the gentlemen who employ him. He was born the slave of Mrs. Hawes, of Rappahannock county, and received his freedom at her death, when all her negroes were emancipated, and provision made for their trans port to Africa. John Gordon, who had recently mar ried a slave woman, to whom he was much attached, preferred to remain in Virginia. He has continued to reside there fifteen years as a free negro, - but, under the laws recently passed by the Convention, he has been summoned before the County Court, and warned that he must quit the State within two months, or re turn into slavery. It is easy calmly to read or state these facts, but it was not easy to listen to them calmly when the poor fellow came up to speak to me. He h a d an idea that all persons in free countries would pity him —that "Miss Lizzie from England and the North" could do something to assist him in the pur chase of his wife, and at least some of his eight children, so that they might leave the State together. Was there nothing I could do ? he asked— Was there nothing he could do to prevent his being sepa rated for ever from his family, leavin g his wife and children to the uncertai n c h ances of slavery ? "Oh ! I would do anything to save them," he said, with a pathos that deeply touched me ; " anything on earth but go back and IA a slave again, Miss Lizzie. I could not bear to tell him that I had no power effectually to assist him—that I could give him only my own few dol lars and my sympathy. I did what any one, I think, would have done in my place. I promised, however painful it might be to me, to ask assistance—that I would lay his case before my friends when I came north, and see what could be done for him. The gentleman who owns the family also urged me to interest myself in the case. He is a person of great benevolence, and the heir-at-law of Mrs. Hawes. Ins tead of opposing the eman cipation of her n egroes he took the most lively i n t eres t in their welfare, superintended their embarkation, and continues to receive the most grateful letters from Liberia. But he is far from rich ; and, though he assures me that to secure the freedom of E ve li na and her chil dren (he bought them originally at John Gordon's earnest request to prevent them b e i ng so ld south, and the con sequent separation of the family), he will gladly sell them for less than half their market value. The state of his affairs is such that he would not be justified in g iving them their fre e d om. M y other case is that of a woman, now about 30 years of age, who was the beloved and devoted attendant of one of my n eares t re l a ti ons . It was h er mistress's most earnest wish, upon her deathbed, to give Sarah the freedom she had long sighed for, and after many difficulties, owing to the arrangement of the pro perty, the family was enabled to give her her free pa pers. But by the same law which operates so harshly against John Gordon, she is compelled to leave the state within the year, or to return into slavery. She has a husband, to whom she is devotedly attached. Conjugal affection is (not unnaturally) rare amongst negroes, but this is an attachment which I have never seen surpassed in any condition, and she cannot bear to leave him. He is a slave, of excellent character, trusted and esteemed through all the neighbourhood—but, un fortunately, though hired by the family to whom Sarah belonged, and living for the past ten years under the same roof with his wife, he belongs to another mas ter. This gentleman is willing to sell him to his wife for a sum very much less than his real value. They have southern friends willing to do all in their power to promote their object, and, were they free, have been offered employment and the highest wages in Baltimore. About 6501. are necessary to accomplish both these objects. Their cause seems to have been committed to my hands, and I earnestly pray that, though I cannot present the case in such a way as to infuse my own feelings of compassion into the breasts of others, that some of those to whom I thus appeal may be willing to assist me in an object, which must com mend itself to every breast that estimates the value of family affection. Any sums will be gratefully received if remitted to Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; or, to Messrs. Smith and Elder, 65, Cornhill.—l have the honour to remain, sir, yours faithfully, MARY ELIZ. WORMS LEY. Newport, R. 1., July 13, 1853. ATTEMPTED VIOLATION.—George Bell, aged 50, a coachman in the service of Mrs. Starkie, a lady residing at Charlton-house, near Cheltenham, was brought be re the magistrates of that town on Monday, charged with attempting to commit a rape on the person of his daughter, Elizabeth Bell, aged 16. It appeared from the evidence that, on Saturday afternoon, the prisoner and his daughter went to look at an empty cottage in Rosehill-street, Charlton Kings, which the former pro pose*d taking, and while going over the premises, the prisoner made a violent attempt upon the virtue f his daughter. She resisted to the utmost of her power, and managed to foil her assailant in his abominable designs. Mr. A. W. Gabb, surgeon, deposed that he had examined the girl's person, and was of opinion that an attempt at violation had been made. The prisoner was committed for trial at the assizes, to be held next week at Glou cester. It transpired that the prisoner made a similar attempt on his daughter about two years since. .-;