The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-14 00:00:00

to be outh -3 day pton. 7 and inces Vigo, at [alta, inder The irned ie re- ed in reach udder , and other :ft for -Lon eilles, id for 53it : 47t ; nited, e rate busi slight Last a. 48± ) 28 ; rem. ; rem. 6. ire of pitate ;gage iot,of a •Irar XoTir i v MARKET AND COMBIERCIAL IT.UELLICTENOI.4I. CITY, Two o'CLomr. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 'with a firm aspect, and prices were extreme for 411 descriptions, except Americans, which were ether higher. The sales were estimated at 7, 000 abaleen 1,000 of which were taken for export. The a ail waY Share Market was steady, at a slight advance in quotations. The commercial advices from the Brazils report very little imp rovemen t in the general state of trade, At Bu enos Ay re s the markets were freely °eeKl.el, and the supplies of merchandise continued Val to the demand. In Rio an extensive busi eßs lea Ltd been d one i n co ffee, and from Bahia . we rn that th e t ransac ti ons i n p ro duce were of an 4 'c r er i _age amount. bin Great R uss i an Railway scheme is still kept b 9ali tiently before the public, and the shares el le r allotted the progress of the . con ester•cy II will be watched with increased curiosity. was the day appointed for the issue, That there are no means of ascertaining TO t number were awarded to bona fide applicants. as 18 is a secret which the public will never learn, t h e t he promoters have, of course, proceeded a 4 p ar i t i g h the subscription lists were frill. The greater d of the shares, it may be presumed, are in the ae li n 8 of the concessionaires or their agents, and Th„ - PNrtunity presents itself they will be emitted. to i"rainal price of the shares in this market is _premi um , b u t on th e C on ti nen t, at Paris es g ecial lY) business is recorded at a higher value. za -a upholding these nominal quotations a demand 4 413t be encoura g ed, and the attem p t will, no in ' Prove partially successful, nothwithstand wagrnthee questionable character of the scheme, the quak i ng% of the press, and the prospect of au ale ue dividend never being realised, supposing the r_,Nvere constru c t e d. r eo "ices from t h e C on ti n ent describe some of the ''.e3r markets as presenting a rather improved eeTearance. At Berlin the value of discount ac trwrucdation has declined to 4i per cent., and at be b r u e r a g si t e o r. s and si. The Paris market is also riffhe 24th annual meeting of the National Pre- L c ial Bank of England was held to-day, J. F. L a urie in the chair. After a speech from the Jail -111 . art Mr. Robertson, the manager, read the le Poft • to. from which the following extracts were --met :‘ The Dir ec t ors are h ap py t o a dd that during the past tiD:", a conside ra bl e increase has taken place in the oP° B its of the Bank, as well as in its general transac nThis accession of business combined with the ; 3n rat e o f i nterest , w hi c h, w ith th e exception ( - la sho r t i;', t erval, p reva il e d t h ro u g hout the year, has enabled the bet rectors to place a favourable statement of account „2 4 e the mee tin g , showing a rest, or undivided profits, al,t Dec., 1856, of 237,8331. 12s. id. this sa tisfactory position of the bank's affairs, the r lt "itectors propose to declare, as before, a dividend at the rat -e of 8 er cent per annum, together with a bonus of jo P- • P Per cent • both dividend and b onus t o b e pa id as rang in J u ly. Aft er p a y men t o f th e b onus t h e reserve an d Will stand at 185,3331 12s. ld. h:ln conclusion, the directors have to state that a o i tl a a r ;3 of 10 p e r cent. was given to the officers on their e 8 at th e c lo se o f th e y ear , o f w hi c h t h ey h ave no nut the proprietors will approve." ti The Chair man , i n answer t o th e various ques the'l of Mr. P err y, ex pl a i ne d th e cons ti tut i on of b ra b ank, which had no house of b u siness as a di r l lch in London, nor within 65 miles of it ; the t . e etore had, th ere f ore , no accounts with the bank, eiula r . c ould they h a v e advances from it. He (the b eea lrta an), was the only one, and that was b 0 „ . 40 he had sold his private bank at to v i ?r to this institution, which bound him e t , t ,,,'"P his account with them. This, how eoa Bank as all on the right side, for there was a nerable bala nc e at the National Provincial am it his favour. The accounts were daily E'cl by the directors, and every check possible b e placed upon the securities. No director would p a i ri °wed to hold Shares, except all his calls were • The accounts were given as much in detail e ol e y l se where, an d t o ma k e them more so might repii raj a° up rivalry to the establishments. The a f te. were received with satisfaction, and soon sous rep or t was a d opte d , an d a mo st unani -4,1(11 vote o f th an k s was passe d t o th e di re ct o rs, 1 131 1 ° Mr. Roberts on an d the officers of the estab rekeat. k acie Bank Directors, as was anticipated, have not lire._ any alterati on i n th e i r t er ms of discount. At ti hs '_ertt th e d emand although greater t h an f or some tiro, Past is still t oo act i ve to a d m it o f an y relaxa huthobut many are strongly of opinion that the ere will be enabled to make some conces -I°B ere n o, g. f o ,. the Stock Exchange there is a brisk demand ii\ r ‘s money, and a leading broker has borrowed ` 4 OOO/. on Consols at 8 per Cent. The English F un d s are very firm, and at one tivt!sti,°d they tended upward s , b ut a supply of money m!s. has temp orar ily prev en t ed a further improve : 4 t , Business is moderately active, and the pub- 1 tt ,making are investments, 'ho ug h not to any 1( bl eat event. Consols have be en 94 to 941 for I D r ° o6 7, but a r e now about 931 94. The account e 2 es have been 94 The New Threes are ; the R e d u ced, 921 ; the March Exchequer k . "" are ls. to 4s. prem. ; the June do., at 4 641 '; the Bonds at 98i ; and the India Bonds e7R Pr em. e m• t( ()II Fo reign Stocks the dealing are not numer- N lt ."ing to some large sales. Turkish 6 per gradhave declined to 95 to and the 4 per are 100 for money and 1014 for account. I g 9 i3n 5 per Cents, 99i to 1001 ; ditto new, Per c e eruvian 3 per Cent., 54i. Portuguese 3 g ! thel ail , , , 45. Prussian 4 per Cents., Sar 'Ph Spanish Passive, 251. fob • . .li te ek . : owing are the nominal prices of Foreign 23 4,;'•Z -Grenada Deferred Bonds. 6l 7 ; Mexic ot, Peruvian 41 per Cents., 77 78 ; ditto 3 per 11 .„,rtsQ, 5 3 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; 1 ~vept a Per Cants., 104 106 ; ditto 41 per ü b efe rr j 6 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 2 ; ditto *tßaip''' 25 1 ; ditto Certificates, 6g ; ditto Ti m e ' 5 i 6. 1 t o thOst Week' ys railwa receipts, ascertained up ` -( ay, are i n round figures as under :- 41. 1857. 1856. 1 Borth. We..,e . we ' rn eight stern attll °ll .... . 13,456 12 726 moth 31,686 29,642 ... 16,946 16,862 La NT '44 ......... 12,764 11,694 -Orthern • e a'hire i„kstei a nd Yorkshire 'ne at -" taete r 6,453 6,235 er a nd - t . Holyhead Lan_ acashire 6,569 6,188 "Ater and Carlisle I, lo 4c h h . e rator, Sheffieldand Lincoln , 5 918 5,872 10,049 9,008 &filudon • 0 rth s ta.Efa _ 2,287 2,211 ilatd, Iv or y°. itte r , °ester, and Wolverh 4,123 3,644 P , di n t,"a and Limerick aPnedrtGhl,aasng 1,340 1,000 11 1 in zi b li u r r t i h, o d w Dundee 5,837 5,283 6,314 5,869 Inode Railway Share Market business was itist ra telY active,and • an eea, a 84012 prices have shown, in most Perth, t bkne,ashire and improvement. Great-Western, a Torkshire, advanced ss. ; Edin burg (.Berwick)n, Dundee, South-Western, North __`a•ledonian, 1/. The South Eastern, 108. ; and about prey' e French Shares were quiet, at bliPrevious rates, but the Canadian Shares a a a ' t ‘b improvement. Great Western of Canada ad- L oz c e e ta d , 0 10 s, ; Lombardo Venetian and Great t mi urg were firm. raj oa rng Shares were neglected, and ruled at no p elnOtatiOnS. or joint Stock Bank Shares there was a fair to e.d J• Bank of Egypt advanced be. to 10s. • IT • °I I and AV t • 11 1011 o p es rru.n , ter, ss. ; Oriental Bank and t ,,' Australia realised former values, W e t_ 'le Miscellaneous Market business was very ' a llci previous rates were barely maintained. I 'I:FUINTDs.-CLOSING PRICES-THIS DAY. List:) (From the Qificval Business done. Der n. . 92i i i , p er VII. Reduced Annuities 91 .4 34. 4 ii,,,,, :,,,eat. Consols Annuities O2ii_iiii India i Der Cent. Annuities 221 la end intikC ......... • .......................... _ . th.-„s. .ClOOO .......... ......... 004;‘r, tinder • 21000 .p! --° ', 3 for Account ' 946 g I —locagner Bills 2,d. 2 p 1 D grin tt:t:lo° ° °9 : 1° 1 1 30 . e . .u.s. (18-0:i1:8: .516. FOREIGNI r Cent. FUNDS—THIS 11221 a r44c4 0 1 0 . II 99 Pja ur 73 . P •.‘o. 18 59 ...... DAY. 6 per Cent :t_bi!ttttol,l„epwe,rlB Cent 29 and 1839, 5 per Cent.. 991 i •"'etic an , _ rA 5' Account . 23i .._ bro , Bonds, 4i per Cent b! t ° Per Cent .. . — 1 , 0 itisq Account 51i rt!igneEe Bonds 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 -- 13 14 - ' a. 4 . 0 1803, 3 per Cent. 45 D itto 1522, 13onde, 1622, ,L St., 5 per Cent._ -1 N rc i i • t 9 4 6 Per Cent. Fin a In , 2 onls, 5 per Cont. ......... ‘-‘,1?,%h Ronde, 3 per Cont. Ditto Account Ditto New 1) f d 342 Ditt A ° erb' ' per 25i iPa • 0 ccouut T 11!811 committee Cert. of Coup. not fuu Fi i "k 'hh ilonth, ca nt :gs Ditto Account p e r 95 5 bitto Guaranteed, 4 per C en t. 101 d Di, ideuCs:on the above payable In London. THREE O'C LO CK ; ~Contols, m oney 94 i Ali*, Acomat (June 4) ~, men In 94" SHARE MARKETS—(This Day). RAILWAYS. Closing rriCe, this day Shr.l ra d RAILWAYS. A m b g . Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Blackburn Bluth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Caledonian........ l ebester & Holyhead !Cork and Bandon ;Cork, Black. & Pass ;Cornwall D 9. A ......... ...... Do. B Dublin&Belfast Juno Dun. P. &Aber. June 'East Anglian Eastern Counties lEasternljnion,A.stk IDo., do. B IDo. New A...... (East Kent East Lancashire !East Suffolk Do. ;Edinburgh& Glasgow Edir.b. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Duudee Forth and ClpieJunc. Furness ....... l lGlasgow & S.Western Great N. of Scotland 'Great Northern Do., A. Stock ,Do., B. Stock !Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western. ;Do. Str.V.R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. ;Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Third 5......... Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Loud. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western ,Do. Fifths Do. Eighths 'London ir S.Weatern' Lnandrry.&Coleraine Ludmirry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.&Lineln. Metropolitan .. Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement IMidland Do. Birming. &Derby ;Midland G.West.(lr.) (Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.- ......... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick do. Extension _ Do do. G.N.E.Purch. I Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. 'Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 i Portsmouth 10 ißhymney 1100 Scottish Central ...„ 100 Scot. N.E.Abran. St 100 Shropshire Union 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer, all I South Devon 100 South Eastern all 'Do. 41 per c. Shares 100 'South Wales 17 ;S. Yorksh. River Dun 7 ;Do. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok„, all Stockton & Darling..; 15 I Do. do., 1854 I Do. do., 185 16 ,:Stockton & Hartlepl ' 100 Taff Vale 100 IDo. Pref., No. 1 , 22 Thames Hay. D. &R all Vale of Neath all ; Watered. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall.. all ;West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydov, BRITISH Pi 0 I all .8 I 9 Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 8 I all 'Do. ..... 10A Buffalo & Lake Hur 100 Buff. , Brut. Godch 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June,'74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. d 0..... Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada, Do. New IDo. Bds., payable '571 Do, do '76 p.'6o l Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without' h. 100 10 all !CI all ;0 4 !C) all !Oi 8 )0 all )0 all )0 all )0 all ;0 10 !O 5 !O 5 !O 55. ?,0 5 !O all option Madras, guar. , q p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 44 p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do !Onde (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do FOR lA-atwrp &Rotterdam Ardennes.. Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France , Do. New ' Euphrates Valley IGt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist. sp. c.p . Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria Ante - c.la I Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Norwegian'Prnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans, Recife do San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. pref. Southern of France.. West Flanders IDo. 5) per c. Pref W.&N.W. of France ,Western of Austria.,, 'West. of Switzerland ,Wiesbaden Do. 8 p. cent. prof. 'Zealand ........ JOINT-STI all (Australasia 18i Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co all British N. American 8 C.Bk.of Ind.Au.&Ch 50 City 25 'Colonial 20 'Commercial of Lond all : Eng. Scot. &Ans. Cht all ;Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust all Ditto New 20 'London and County 50 Ind.&E.Bnkng.Corp 10 'London Joint Stock 20 iLond.andWestminst. 35 (National Pro. of Eng. 10 IDo. New ............... 22A National Bank all - New South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp 15 Ottoman Bank '5 'Provincial of Ireland all IDo. New 1 I R . Ans. B. &G. Im. Co all ,South Australia all 'Union of Australia 211 Do. New 10 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual .50 , Westrullk Loud , A 5i - 5a 8i- 9 6G - 68 81 - 9 89 - 91 74 - 744 35 --- 36 - ... 5 4 - 8; - 9A 19 - - 20 11i - 12 52 - 54 35 - 364 - 7 d 98 99 59 : Gt ii - ii 97 - 98 8 - 8: 1 , 97 E 1 3 - 98 89 - 91 122 -- 123 102 - 104 67i -67 i 63 - 65 1 70 -- 74 -- 8 p 6 -- 8 p 1021 -- IU2 - 1101 - 111 106 - 1061 jai 43 83 - 84/ 54 - 56 i'6 = is,l 63 - 65 3i - 31 1 43 - 44 87 88 3i 3 d, 2i 2f 41 42 65 66i1 96 99 4 4Bd 8 10 10,1 30 - 314 7 - 5 106 - 108 1 251 -26 ti 48 - 50 2A - 10 1 183 - 191 75 - 76 86 - 87 N I Old 6 5 d 40 - 42 204 - 21 4 - - 4 7 - 9 2' - 3 51 - 6 ISSESSIONS. P id P }96 98 95 97 95 97 = 107 - 109 11 - 1h) 19 i -20 i 64 - 66 91 - 92 21 -21 i !) 24 - 243; 2i - 232' 99 100 1.15 - 120 115 - 119 106 108 19 20 211 211 1 d par iP iP li -7- 2i.p. 7 - 71 la 2 3 p 5/ 1 d 32 324 par tr. 2n - A 7 7t ,5~ _ ~~~~ _ 30 - 11 - 4 20 - 20 - 38i -- 39 58i -- 59 57 -- 59 i d -- par . -- -. 17 -- 19 1 -- li 81 -- 8 31 -- 321 41 -- 5A 94 -- 10 30 -31 i par -- 1 p BANKS. 87 - 89 1 - li( 52 - 54 __ ___ li is 62 64 171 -- 17i -- 17 -- 17 Business done this day. St. St. St. !100 100 100 all 100 all 25 ' all 00 all 25 all !O all st. 100 St. 'lOO St. 100 St. 103 St. 100 St. 100 25 23i 25 16i 50 ; all St 100 St. 1103 10 ,3!.1 20 IV, 20 all 10 I all St. 1100 5 all 5 all !,0 all LO all .0 I all 44 48 40i 41. Ad pal 56 58 6 - 7 ••• ••• 1 9 -.• 7d rirE S ()IN, L,O NDON, THURS DAN WEN IN G, Y 14, i 857, CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.) Paid; RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices this day. Business this dry THE WALWORTII MURDERS. 100 Buckghamsh 100 Clydesdale Jc. all , Col.Stour Vy. 100 g. 6 p.e all I 1 Un. E H Sh • 100 Gras. Darr. & Neils. Direct. 100 Do. New all ,Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hull & Selby all Do. I Shares all IDo. a Shares all Lon . &Greenw Do.Freference Lon. Til., &S., Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock' Mdld. Bradfd.' Newmarket Ln. &N. W. Oak don ... E. U.&E.O Gt. Worthn E. Count. ) Calclouian. 92 - 94 97 - 99 - 13 133 - 135 3i- 41 TRIAL OF BACON AND MS WIFE. :Old Court.—Before Lord Campbell and Mr. Justice Cress well.) Thomas Fuller Bacon and Martha Bacon his wife, were again placed in the dock this morning, charged with the murder of their two children. Gt.Westn. Y. & N.M. ili = iiii At the wish of the jury, MN Pearson and others were recalled, and, in answer to questions put by Lord Camp bell, said they had no recollection of having seen the children on Sunday, the 28th of December last. _ _ _ Do I Do S. Eastern Do r 2 -12 i 1103 10 4 par—gyp Mr. Sleigh then rose to address the jury on behalf cf Mrs. Bacon, and said in doing so he should occupy their attention but a few minutes. The first question for them to consider was, whether the female was concerned in the commitment of this murder. Pcto &Co Do Lu. &N. W. & Midld. Midland... 2i - 2$ 88 - 90 all all all all BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. &Wyre E. Count ' Do Do Do 54 - 56 Lord Campbell—l thought, Mr. Sleigh, the first quOstion to consider was the state of the prisoner's mind. Mr. Sleigh—Precisely, my lord ; but in the event of of the jury deciding the affirmative that she was con cerned, then it would become their duty to consider the state of mind she was in at the time. He contended that it had been abundantly shown during the present interrogation that she was a person of unsound mind. At the time of giving birth to her last child her mind be came seriously affected, and up to October last she had been the inmate of a lunatic asylum. Such being the case, would it be sate to convict her of the heinous crime of murdering her two infant children. He trusted they would take into their consideration the whole of the con duct of the unhappy woman, and also the evidence of the medical men that had been called for the prosecution, be cause be felt if they did so they could come to no other conclusion than that she was a person of unsound mind, and therefore not accountable for her actions. 'Do. Sluri. noystn.& Hit. L. &IS . W Do ,Gt.Northn T. Brassey M. MClean Stk.&Dar Do ... - ... 130 - 133 ... 8 - 9 9 - 9 i 32, 88 Shrews.& Herl 12 all iS. Staffordsh 1 50 , WearVal.gGpel 25 I all Do St. [lOO ,Wilta&Sororst .... 31, 1 i itn. 86 Gt.Wesi E SHARES. 92 =-- 94 93 - 95 5 1 = c --- NS - 112 1108 - 112 Mr. Metcalfe, for Bacon, in addressing the court, said he felt he laboured under great disadvantage in defend ing a man who had been held up as an object of scorn by the whole of the public press. He would be one of the last to interfere with the liberty of the press, but the conductors of the public journals ought to be careful how they inserted paragraphs which endangered a man's life. But there was still a power left to protect au un offending man, and that was justice. He felt that Mr. Bodkin had conducted his case with such fairness as to merit his gratitude and thanks. With respect to the evidence that had been placed before them, how far did it affect the male prisoner ? Was it at all probable that a person who had made np his mind to commit a crime as horrid as the one they were now investigating, would not have taken steps for bis own escape ? but the prisoner had done nothing of the sort ; be had acted in a manner which, under all the cir cumstances of the case, proved that he was innocent of the crime of which he was accuse. There was not evi dence to show that this was a concocted murder between the two prisoners. Was it at all likely, that if he had contemplated the murder of his wife and children, he would have gone to Mrs. Monroe's on the Sunday pre vious to the discovery of the murder, and solicited her to come and remain with his wife while he was from home? He said he would not. And it was entirely owing to the circumstance of Mrs. Monro, unfortunately, not being able to comply with his request earlier than she did that the murder bad been committed by the wife the moment she was left alone. The evidence of C )ok, the policeman, of itself was conclusive evidence that the female prisoner had committed the murder. It would be recollected that in his evidence he said there were spots of blood in front of the drawers in the bed-room, upon which stood a looking-glass. Now what could bs inferred from this but that the female prisoner had in flicted the wounds on her throat by her own hand, and that she bad stood before the glass in order that she might not cut too deep. It was impossible to believe that she would have consented to her husband making the cuts on her throat in order to allay the suspicion. It had been clearly proved that the unfortunate woman was a person of unsound mind, and it was in one of the paroxysms of the malady that she had committed the murder. He could not deny that Bacon in the course of investigation into the murder uttered many untruths, but his state of mind, his anxiety to save his wife must be taken into con sideration, for the whole of the evidence proves that he was much attached to her. Then it had been given in - IP ''. 12 -- 12 71 - 72 113 -li' 1105 - 107 1100 - 102 60 - 62 101- 4 - 101 5i -- 6i 93 -- 95 83 - 85 84 -- 86 100 -- 101 9i -- 10 16i -- 17 91 -- 101 71 -- 73 19 -19 A 9 i -- 9i _I 141 -- 144 132 -- 134 137 - 140 114 - 116 - [154 - 156 ..a . 61) 66 68 130 - 132 96 - 98 86 - 88 11 = Ili fa -- 1.6 91 92 li ld ... - evidence that blood was found on a certain pair of trousers, but the medical man who had been called to prove the fact, bad admitted that other substances would produce simi lar marks. The learned gentleman then went through the other parts of the evidence, and contended there was nothing to fix the guilt of the murder upon his unfortu nate client. He concluded his remarks by Paying he felt confident the jury would take the same view of the case that he had done, and by their verdict fully acquit him of the crime laid to his charge. Lord Campbell then commenced his summing up of the evidence, and in doing so, said he had no other ob ject but that truth might prevail and justice be vindi cated. He trusted they would be entirely guided in their decision by the evidence that had been laid before them, and that they would dismiss front their minds any accounts they might have heard or read. As far as the woman was concerned be thought they would have very little to consider, for the evidence went evidently to show that she was concerned in the murder, and the next question they would have to consider was the state of her mind. She seemed to have been deprived of her reason by the visitation of God, and did not know right from wrong. She had threatened the lives of her dearest relatives, and they had it also in evidence that she had been confined in a lunatic asylum, and there was reason to believe that she was not cured of the malady when she was taken from the institution in October ; this was quite evident from the fact that had been proved in evidence, via., that her husband was anxious that she should not be left alone with the children, and all the witnesses for the prosecution concurred with one voice that she was not a person of sane mind, as her conduct showed. Under these circumstances they might very properly return a verdict of acquittal—the result of which would be that she would be placed under proper treatment until God pleased to restore her co nsciousness. With respect to Thomas Bacon, no motive for the death of the children had been shown on his part. On the con trary, it was proved that he was extremely fond and attached to his children, also that he was in a comfort able situation and earning his bread by honesty and in dustry. There was nothing like direct evidence, and the I scheme that had been said to have been concocted seemed still more improbable. Such being ,the case, it would be their duty to see whether the circumstantial evidence was strong enough for them to act on. If they thought it was so, then ho would remind them that circumstan tial was quite as strong as direct evidence. If, with the whole of the facts before them, they should be of opi nion that they were inconsistent with the innocence of Thomas Bacon then they would return a verdict accord ingly. His lordship then proceeded to read the whale of the evidence, and said the jury would remark there was nothing to prove there was any person present but Mrs. Bacon when the murder was committed. The letter written by Mrs. Bacon, in which she accuses the male prisoner of the crime, would not be taken as evidence against Thomas Bacon ; the jury must treat it as the pro duction of an insane person and unworthy of belief. His lordship having finished reading the evidence, The jury retired to consider their verdict, and, after an absence of a hour, returned a verdict of not guilty against Thomas Bacon, and a similar verdict against Martha Bacon, on the ground of insanity. Lord Campbell said he felt it his duty to say he en tirely concurred in the verdict of the jury. Whatever crimes the prisoner. Thomas Bacon may have com mitted, he felt confident he was entirely innocent of the charge of which they had just acquitted him. It would be a source of satisfaction to the jury to know that since be (the learned judge) had been absent from the court he bad been informed that the female prisoner had confessed to the chaplain of the gaol that she alone had committed the murder. (Sensation.) The other indictments against the prisoner were with drawn. The chief constable of Stamford was in 'waiting with a warrant to arrest Thomas Bacon on the charge of murdering his mother, 21t -22 f 1110 - 112 . 114 - 116 1 105 - 110 i• - i'i 22i -23 A 98 - 100 911 - 9i 27 - 28 2 - 3 p ... - •• i 23 - 2 MINES. 193 - 2(21 ? 7 - 8 [6O - 170 [55 - 1 1 4 - 18?), - 7 4 - - 17 - 19 19 - 21 5 - 6 22 - 23 5 - 6 14 - 2 330 - 340 6 - 7 290 - 310 - lj 4 - 4. 200 - 220 - 1 38-32 _ Ifiii - 150 260 - 270 360 - 380 5 - 5 i 18 20 45 - 47 23 - 25 TRANSPORTATION BILL--The following notice is printed on the back of the ticket issued by the Lord Mayor concerning the Mansion-house meeting for Fri day next :—" The meeting will be invited to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament to introduce clau , es into Sir G. Grey's bill. First, to confiscate and apply to productive uses the labour, skill, and indus trial powers of all criminals during the full period of their sentences ; secondly, to empower the Home Sec retary in certain cases to substitute for fixed periods of imprisonment and transportation a proportionate num ber of hours of labour to be performed by convicted criminals in this country, or in the colonies, as consi derations of economy and expedience may dictate ; thirdly, to provide in all such cases for the moral and religious instruction of each criminal, with an allowance of food, bodily comfort, rest, and recreation, correspond ing in character and amount with his conduct and in duQtry, on confinement, so as to excite motives, powers, and habits of industry, self-reliance, and self-control, and thus render criminals the voluntary instruments of their own maintenance, punishment, reformation, and release.—Vide the evidence, appendix and reports of the House of Commons Committee on Prison Discipline, July 29, 185 Q." 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Can I --- • IV= Diemen's Laud,,, X N 1 12 .. ,- .~ 3,1 - 36 i - 1 i -- 1 !O 7 Z` 27 * all ;Co 15 1 4 0 I all 2 all all 3 all 5 1i 1 all 1 all 1 all !.0 all 1 all 1 all 1 all dBi all a 5 l9 10 all 10 all 50 40 00 32 t, St. 100 - St. 100 St. 100 St. all 25 all 5 all 5 all 4 all 1 fi s 20 18 St. 100 1 all 5 all 10 10s. 25 911 15 14 i all .',O 10 LO all LO all 5 5 5 5 10 5 to all 5 all 5 1 st, 100 1 all 0 all 1 all L 2 58. 15 all 50 all 50 10 50 all 15 all 30 60 PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. g I • r 21 . • • t L ZiljA4 o n t HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MAT 13, JUDGMENTS EXECUTION, &c., BILL Order for second reading read ; motion made, and question proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time :" —Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," snd at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day six months." Question put, "That the word now' stand part of the question." The house divided — Ayes, 137; noes, 99. SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock. TATTERSALLS'—(This Evening.) DERBY. 7to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) 7to 1 agst Saunterer (offered) 10 to 1 agst Anton (offered) 12 to 1 agtt Bird in the Hand (taken) 12 to 1 agst M.D. (taken freely) 12 to 1 agst Shillelagh 13 to 1 agst Sydney 100 to 7 agst Arsenal (taken) 16 to 1 agst Adamas (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn (taken) 20 to 1 agst Znyder Zee (offered) 25 to 1 agst Strathnaver 33 to 1 agst Wardermarske (taken) 40 to 1 apt Blink Bonny 66 to 1 agst Blue Devils colt (taken) THE OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Mce , tisitna (taken) ASCOT GOLD CUP. 5 to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) 12 to 1 agst Pole Star 16 to 1 agst Zaidee LUDLOW RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) STEWARDS' CIIP. Dead Heat between Ephorus and Early Bird. Eight ran. IMPERIAL PAR LIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took hts seat on the woolsack at five o'clock The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a peti tion from the civil servants of the Crown, employed in the Registry and Record-office at Seaham, praying for an advance in the allowances from the superannuation fund. _ _ Lord VIVIAN presented petitions to a similar effect. THE OPIUM TRADE. In answer to a question from the Earl of SHAFTES BURY, The LORD CHANCELLOR said that, in conse quence of what had passed In this house last session he had communicated with his honourable friend the President of the Board of Control, with respect to the legality of the traffic in opium. (Hear, hear.) Immediately after the termination of the elections he had drawn up a statement setting forth all the facts of the case to be submitted to the law officers of the Crown. The case had been submitted to the Hon. Court of Directors of the East India Company, to ascertain whether, according to their views, the facts had been correctly stated. He expected, in the course of a few days, to receive the document, when it would be laid before the law officers, and their lordships would be made acquainted with the result. _ _ AYES-137. Mair, H. Gard; R. Paget, Lord C. Aithorp, Lord Gifford, Earl of Patten, Col. A.nderson, Sir J. Gilpin, C. Paull, Henry Baring, T. Greenell, Gilbert Pease, Henry Bathurst. A. A. Greenwood, John Pechell, Sir G. Baxter, W. Gray, Captain Philips, R. Beale, S. Griffiths, C. Philipps, J. Bethel], Sir R. Grosvenor, Ld. R. Pilking,ton, J. Biggs, John Ourdon, Brampton Platt, J. Black, Adana Gurney, Samuel Pugh, D. Blackburn, Peter Hadfield, George Puller, Christopher Bonham-Carter, J. Ilanhury, Robert Ramsay, Sir A. Bouverie, Hon. E. P. Harris, J. D. Ridley, George Bramley-Moore, J. Hassard, Michael Scholefield, W. Brampton, T. W Hay, Lord John Sclater, George Brand, Hon. H. Headlarn, T. Seymour, H. Brown, J. Hindley, C. Sibthorp, Major Buchanan, Walter Horsfall, T. Stanley, Lord Butler, C. S. Ingham, R. Stapleton, John Buxton, C. Jervoise, Sir J. Steel, John Caird, J. Johnstone, hope Steuart, A. Clive, George Johnstone, Sir J. Stuart, Colonel Codrington, Gen. Keating, IL Tay'or, S. Colbrooke, Sir E. Kershaw, J. Thompson, General Cowper, W. F. King, J. Thornely, T. Cotterell, Sir H. G. King, Edward Townshend, J. Cox, W. KingsCo:o, Capt. R. Trelawney, Sir John Crossley, F. Kinnaird, A. Tynte, Col. C. Datglish, R. Knatchbull-llngUet a on Vivian, J. C. Davey, R. Legh, G. C. Walter,J. Davies, D. Lincoln, Earl of Warburton, Major Dillwyn, L. L. Locke, J. Warre, John Divett, E. Mainwaring, T. Watkin, Edward Drummond, H. Melillo, Richard Watkins, Col. Dunbar, Sir W. Marsh, M. Westhead, Joshua Elphinstone, Sir J. Masco, W. Whitbread, S. Evans, T. W. Melgund, Lord Wickham, H. Ewart, W. Merry, J tmes Williams, W. Evart, J. Miler, Taverner Willson, A. Fergus, John Mills, A. Winnington, Sir T. Fitzgerald, J. Milton, Viscount Wise, A. Fitzroy, Henry Moncreiff, J. Woods, Henry Fitzwilliam, C. Morris, D. Worsley, Lord Fitswilliam, G. Mnlgrave, Earl of Foley, H. W. Neate, Charles Foljambe, Francis Nisbet, R. P. Foster,:W. 0. Paget, C. TELLERs. Cranfurd, E. H. J. Dunlop, A. NOES-99. Adderley, C. B. Duncombe, A. Archdall, Capt. M. Dundas, G. Ayrt n, A. East, Sir J. Bagwell, John' Egerton, Edw. C Ball, E. Estcourt. T. Beach, W. Fagan, W. Bennet, Capt. P. Forde, Colonel Bernard, W. Forster, Sir Geo. Boldero, Col. 11. G. Glover, E. Booth, Sir Rt. Gore Greene, John Bowyer. G. Greer, Samuel Boyd, J. Gregory, W. Brady, J. Hardy, G. Briscoe, J. Hatchell, John Brace, Major Hildyard, R. C. Burghley, Lord Hodgson, B'. Butt, I. Hopwood, John eharlesworth, J. C.D. HothßM, Lord Christy, Samuel Hudson, G. Cla k, J. Ingestre, Viscount Close, M. Johnstone, H. B. Cole, 11. A. Jones, D. Coote, Sir C. H. Kinglake. A. Conyngham, Lord F. Knatchbull, W. Corry, H. T. L. Knox, W. S. Cross, R. A. Laurie, John Cabitt, W Liddell, H. G. Darner, L. D. Lisburne, Earl Davison, R. Lygon, Bon.F. De Vere, S. E. APCann, J. Devereux, J. MacEvoy, E. Disraeli, B. M'Clinteck, John Dobbs, W. C. MacMahon, P. Dacane, C. March, Earl of Miller, Stearn Montgomery, H. L. Moody, C. Moore, G. Naga, Lord Na 4er, J. ()'Brien, P. ,)onoghoe. Daniel O'Flaherty, A. Ossulston, Lord Pakington, Sir J. Falk, L. Powell, Francis Power. N. Scott, Captain Seymer, Smyth, John Spooner, R. Sullivan, Michael Taylor, Colonel Tollemacho J. Tottenham, C. Trollope, Sir J. Vance, John Vansittart, G. Warldron, Laurence Whiteside, J. Whitmore. H. WoAd, B. Wyndham, General Wynn, Lt.-Col. - TELLER. French, Colonel Bland, L. H. ELECTION EXPENSES. Motion made, and Question put, " That leave he given to bring in a Bill to release Candidates at Elections of Members to serve in Parliament from the Expenses of Booths and taking the Poll, and to make the payment by Candidates of the Conveyance of Voters to the Poll illegal."—The House divided ; Ayes 151, Noes 58. BYES-151. Adair, H. Adeane, Henry Althorpe, Viscount Anderron, Sir J. A^rton, Ball, E. Baring, T. Bathurst, A. Baxter, W. Biggs, J. Black, Adam Blackburn, Peter Boldero, Col. H. G. Boaham-Carter, J. Booth, Sir lit. Gore Bowyer, G. Brady, J. Itramley-Moore, J. Bramston, T. W. Brand, H. Briscoe, John Butler, C. Byng, G. Caird, James Christie, Samuel Clay, James Clifford, C. C. Close V. Codrington, General Colel .roke, Sir T. Colville, C. It. Conyngharn, Lord F. Cotterell, Sir H. Cox, William Craufurd, E. 11. 3. Crawford, R. Cross, B. Crossley, F. Cubitt, W. Dalglish, B. Darner, L. Davey, It. De Vere, S. Devereux, J. T. Diliwyn, L. Dobbs, W. Drunamond, H. Duncan, Viscount Dutton, It. East, Sir J. Evans, T. W. Finlay, A. Fitzgerald, J. Montgomery, Sir G. Foljambc, W. Moody, C. Foster, W. Mulgrave, Earl of Fortescue, F. Napier, J. Gard, R. Neate, C. Gilpin, Charles Nisbet, Robert Goddard, A. North, F. Greer, S. O'Brien, P. Gregory, W. O'Connell, D. Gray, Captain O'Donoghoe, D. Griffiths, C. Pager, C. Gordon, B. ' Patten, W. Gurney, S. Pease, H. Hadfield, G. Pechell, Sir G. Banbury, Robert Philips. R. Hardcastle, A. Piikington, J. Hardy, G. Platt, James Harris, J. Power, N. Tiassard, M. Puller, C. Hay, Lord J. Ramsay, Sir A. Headlam, T. Rtdky, G. Herlihy, D. Scholefield, W. Ilindley, C. Sihthorp, Major Horsfall, T. B. Smith, Sir F., Ingram, H. Smyth, Col.; Jervoise, Sir J. Spooner, R. Johnstone, J. Hope Stanley, Lord Keating, H. S. Stapleton, J. Kendall, N. Steel, J. Ker, R. Steuart, Andrew Kershaw, J. Stuart, Colonel Kin:, L . Thompson, Gen. Kinglake, A. Thornely, T. Kingscote, Capt. T. Tollemache, J. Kirk, W. 'I relawney, Sir J. Knitchbull-HugeSsen Warburton, G. Lain ton, 11. G. Warr', J. Legh, G. C. Wstkiu, E. Lincoln, Earl Of Watkins, Col. Locke. J. Westhead, J. Lockhart, A. E. Whitbread, S. M`Cann, J. White, J. M.Cullagh, W. Williams. W. MacMahon, P. Winnington, Sir T. Matnwaring, T. Woods, H Malins, R. Worsley, Lord Mangles, C. E. Massey, W. Maxwell, Col. Idelgund, Viscount Miller, S. B. Mills, A. TELLERS. Grosvonor. Ld. R. Shelley. Sir J. Adderlcy, C. Archdall, M. Bagwell, John Bailey, C. Bennet, Capt.P. Berkeley, H. F. Bernard, W. Bland, L. Charlesworth, J. Cole, H A. Du Cane, C. Dunbar, Sir W. Dundas, G. Dunlop, A. Elcho, Lord Ellice, E. El phinstone, Sir J. Euston, Earl Fcnwick, H. Fergus, J. NOES-58. Fitzroy, lion. H. Fords, Co!onel Foster, Sir G. Hatehell, J. Hodgson, %V. Hopwood, John Hudson, G. Ingestre, Viscount Johnstone, El. B. Johnstone, Sir J. Jones, D. King, E. Knatchhull, W. Liddell,ll. G. Lygon, Hon. F. Miller, T. Montgomery, H. Morris, D. Naas, Lord O'Flaherty, A. Ossulston, Lerd Paull, H. Sclater, G. Scott, Capt, Taylor, Col. Tr&lope, Sir J. Yansittart, G. Walcott, Admiral Waldron, L. Whiteside, J. Whitmore, H. 'Willson, A. Wise. J. Woodd, B. Wyndham. Gen. Wynne, W. TELL'EIIe. Seymer, H. ilo than', Lord LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, May 11.—Wind this day at noon, N.E.; mo derate breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, May 13.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Free Trade, from Rio Janeiro for Christiana; her Majesty's steamer Malacca, for Malta and Gibraltar. OFF PORTSMOUTH.—Arrived—Hotspur, from Calcutta. OFr WEYMOUTH.—Arrives—Southampton, from New York. PLYMOUTH, May 13.---Wind E.S.E.—Arrived--Her Majesty's steamer Urgent, from Barbadoes; H.M.S Ex mouth, Lisbon ; H.M.S. Colossus, ditto. OFF PLYMOD TH,May 12.—Arrived—Diana, from Bremen for New York; Irene, Adelaide, S.A. CHANNEL, May 13.—Arrived—Southampton, from Cal cutta. OFF SCILLY, May 11.— —Arrived—Skito, from Cal cutta. DARTMOUTH, May 13.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Equity, from Licata. SWANSEA, May 13.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Augusta Schneidee, from Cuba. Sailed—Bonenza, for Cape of Good Hope; Centurion, for Sierra Leone ; Congress, Que bec ; Coquette, Villanova. FALMOUTH, May 13. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Martha Clay, from Havannah ; Ariel, St. Michael's. CLYDE, May 13.—Arrived—James, from Vielanosa. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOIITHAMTON, Thursday, 10 a.m. Wind E.S.E. Arrived— Resolution and Cherchear Witch, from Swan sea ; South, Pluton, Clara. Elizabeth and Mary, Ino Jessie, ero, Florida, and Martha from Newport; Ariel, ateamer, Havre. Sailed—Effort, for Sunderland. LIVIMPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—New World and Constellation, from New York ; M. Ogden and Breadalbane, Savannah ; Sempster, Welmington ; Fortuna, Tunis ; President, Antwerp ; Eagle Wing, Palermo; Lambertus, San Sebastian; Wm. Thrift, Marseilles ; Nelena, Santander ; Z. Hendrika. Bayonne; Geordina, Bordeaux ; Arethusa, Memel ; Shalimar, Bombay ; Calpe Bayonne, Zelinda. Sailed—Rival, for Naples; Livonia, Pernambuco; Dra manter, Christina; Arthur, Riga ; Melodia, Gion. QUEENSTOWN, May 12. _ _ Wind S.E. Arrived—Portia and Star, from Paraiba • Fidez, Lu oine, sane May, Smyrna ; d ' Maid of Orleans, Alexandria ; Alma, Callao; Suberb, Cardenas ; Fisherman , Malta ; Carl, Gonives ; Dream, Pozella ; Circassian, ; Arc tic Hero, Smyrna ; Competitor, Foo-choo-foo. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.34 a.m. Wind E.S. E. ; last hour's ebb; fine. Arrived, May 13—Norge, from Calcutta ; Emelie, Batd holm ; Heinrich, Lisbon. Arrived, May 14—Ornen, from Kioge ; Cay Deidreich, Newstadt ; Anna Margaretta, Nordersohlius ; Carl Rich ard; Dantsic ; Orient, Hamburg ; Blondina, Prcesto ; Jo hanna Margaretta, Randers; Vorwarts, Rostock; Caro line, Helsingborg ; August, Gravelines ; Hermanne, Ran ders ; Furet, Gravelines ; Donor, Trieste. DEAL, Thursday, 9.24 a.m. Parsed, May 13—Effort, from London, for Montreal. Passed in Tow—Token, from Moulmein, for London. Passed, May 13—Samuel Enderby, from London, for St. Helena; Hornet, from London, for Melbourne. In addition to the number of emigrants recently for warded to Australia by the aid of the Wellington Emi gration Fund, another party, in all amounting to 70 persons, will be sent out to Canada on the Roth inst., being the first despatched to the British North Ame rican colonies under the auspices of the society.— Canadian Nam MADAME TIISSAIJD'S EIHIBITION.—Two highly inter esting figures have just been added to this popular col lection of wax models. They represent her Royal High ness the Princess Royal and the Prince of Prussia. The princess is attired in an elegant blue silk dress, trimmed with white and pearls, and her head or namented with a chaplet of white roses and pearle. The figure of her Royal Highness is beautifully constructed. The Prince is represented in a dark blue military uniform, with silver lace, and 18 most life-like in appearance. CASE OF BHAWANNY LALLA H. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved for a re ! return of the appointments held by Mr. Thomas in the civil service of the East India Company in the month of September 1854, and of the appointments he may have sires held up to the date of the latestaccounts, distinguish ing judicial from other appointments ; and also fur copies of any correspondence that may have taken place between the Governor or other superior authorities at Madras and Mr. Thomas relative to the case of " Bhawanny Lallah v. Thomas," and to the judgment delivered thereupon in the Supreme Court of Madras by Chief Jus tice Sir Christopher Rawlinson. The noble earl pro ceeded to observe that the case he was about to submit to their lordships was a case of great tyranny and oppression. It appeared that upon some unfounded charge, Bliawanny Lallah, a merchant of great worth and respectability, was arrested at the instance of Mr. Thomas, in 1854, and for 14 days was marched backwards and forwards in charge of a con stable, without any charge being made. In fact, for upwards of 17 days this Indian gentleman was kept in confinement, and was exposed to much suffering, without ever being brought to trial, or declared to be guilty of any specific charge. He afterwards instituted legal proceedings against Thomas, and gained a verdict with damages to the amount of 1,000 rupees; but a point was reserved for the consideration of a supe rior court. That judgment had been afterwards set aside, and up to the present moment this much-injured gentleman had been unable to gain any redress for the indignities and injury to which he had been sub jected. (Hear, hear.) These being the facts of the case he had thought it his duty to draw their lordships' a , tention to the circumstance. He had been told that Mr. Thomas had been dismi-sed from the service, and he should be glad if such was the fact. Could his noble friend say so Earl GRANVILLE said the noble earl was not jus tified in making such sweeping charges against the admi• nistration of justice in India, and the civil servants of the Indian Company. The correspondence to which the noble earl bad referred had not yet been received, but was expected in the course of a few days, and until then be did not wish to express any opinion as to the actual merits of the case. An iequiry, without doubt, would be made into the whole affair. Lord CAMPBELL expressed his regret that no steps bad yet been taken to improve the administration of justice in India. The motion was withdrawn. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMBIONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 5 o'clock. Mr. H. Baillie, Mr. Cowan, Mr. F. Williams, Col. Biddulph, Lord Haddo, Mr. Cheetham, Sir M. Chohnouthey, and two other members took the oaths and their seats. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following private bills were read a third time and passed :—Exeter and Exmouth Railway, Great Southern and Western Railway Capital, and Inverness aud Nairn Railway. PORTLAND HARBOUR BILL. Mr. OSBORNE nominated the following select com mittee on this bill :—Mr. Osborne, Col. Freestun, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Portman, Mr. H. Sturt, Mr. her Sey mer, Mr. R. B. Sheridan, Mr. C. Sturt, and five mem bers to be added by the committee of selection. Five to be the quorum; and that the committee have leave to sit and proceed on giving two days' notice in the Private Bill-office. Agreed to. CANNOCK MINERAL RAILWAY (No. 2) BILL. Mr. MALINS moved that this bill be committed, be read, and discharged, and that the bill be withdrawn.— Agreed to. CHATHAIII LANDS, &c. BILL. Mr. OSBORNE nominated the select committee on thi bill. Mr. o,borne, Sir F. Smith, Mr. P. W. Martin, Mr. J. A. Kinglake, Sir E. Dering, Mr. Whatman, Sir B. Bridges, Sir J. Ramsden, and five members to be added to the committee of selection—five to the quorum —and that the committee have leave to sit and proceed on giving to days' notice in the Private Bill-office.— Agreed to. CHATHAM DISTRICT WATER BILL. Mr. C. FORSTER moved that this bill be committed, be read, and discharged; and that the bill be withdrawn. —Agreed to. PETITIONS. Numerous petitions were presented against the Civil Service Superanuation Fund Act ; petitions were also presented against the paper duties ; for the removal of the Jewish Disabilities, &c. Col. FREESTUN presented a petition from the civil servants of the Crown attached to the part of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, and whose appointments date sub sequently to 1829, praying this honourable house to amend the existing Act of 4th and sth Wm. IV., cap. 24 ; and also to repeal the 27th sectio❑ of the said act, for the improvement of the scale of superannuation allowances. RETURNS. Several unopposed - returns were ordered to be laid upon the table of the house. SIR J. BOWRING. On the motion of Lord GODERICH, copies or extracts of correspondence between Sir J. Bowring and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, relative to the re-construction of the Legislative Council of the colony of Hong Kong in the years 1855 and 1856, were ordered. BRAZIL. _ _ Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on this day fort night he should move for a select committee to consider our relations with Brazil. INDIA. Mr. KINNAIRD gave notice that on Thursday, the 11th June, he should call the attention of the house to a petition presented some time since from the Protestant missionaries of Bengal, and to move an address to the Crown thereon. THE ADMIRALTY. Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that on this day fort• night he should move for a select committee to inquire into the constitution of the Board of Admiralty, with a view to render it more efficient for the public service. LAND TAX. Mr. KINNON gave notice, that on this day fort night he should move for a select committee, to con sider the state of the land tax. CLIFFORD'S BOAT APPARATUS. In reply to a question from Colonel SYKES, Sir C. WOOD said, that Clifford's mode of lower ing boats bad been tried . in the Navy, and wa s th oug ht well of, and t o a certain extent the ships had adopted it. MERCANTILE MARINE ACT. In answer to a question from Colonel SYKES. Mr. LOWE said there wasno alteration contemplated in the Mercantile Marine Act, and if there had it would not attempt to make it compulsory on all ships to nee Cliffords apparatus. THE SCOTCH HERRING FISHERY. In answer to a question from Colonel SYKES, Mr. WILSON said that as the Commissioners were undecided what " brand" should be used for the herring fisheries in Scotland, and as regarded the harbour of Wick and the harbours in that part of Scotland, he intended eborily to ask for a committee to consider questions arising out of the harbours for mercantile and general purposes. HONG KONG. Mr, DUNLOP asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, with reference to the fact, appearing from th e Parliamentary paper No. 147, of last session, that, whils the emi:ration officer at Hong Kong had refused to grant a certificate for more than 81 Chinese coolies being taken to sea by the John Calvin, bound for Havana, that vessel carried away 297 such passengers, of whom 110 perished on the voyage, by suicide and disease, and 23 more in quarantine and hospital at Havana : whether the conduct of the master, in taking passengers exceeding so greatly in number that for which the certi ficate was granted, was a contravention of the Chinese Passengers' Act of 1355, and, if so, whether instructions bad been given for enforcing the penalties under the bond granted at Hong Kong in terms of that act ; or, if it be not, whether her Majesty's Government would propose an amendment of the act to remedy a defect which gave occasion to kidnapping and its consequences : and, whether any communication had been made to his department of an explanation having been demanded or received from the British Consul General in Cubs of the statement, so far as regards the John Calvin, contained in his report on the cases of that vessel and the Duke of Portland, that he had minutely inquired into them, and that there was no blame whatever attached to the mas ters of that vessel I Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the officers at Hong Kong only licensed for 80 coolies, and that the others were carried against that license. The authorities were considering whether the law was sufficient to prevent such conduct, and if so, measures would be asoordingly taken, and if it was found the law was defective he should take steps to amend it. With regard to the conduct of the Consul at Havannab, no blame was justly imputed to him. 89 7414 4 101 32i i 3i 103 i 6711 i i 1024 i j 5i 106 5/ 6/ 2 1001 100 43l 3 i 3 I 83i 4 35 4,1 100 5i 50 50 60 25 73 1 6 i i Ka i i 411 65* 61 96A 8 18i 19 751 i 20 25 25 12 65i i 5 i i 91 21i 241 101 IR i i Do.. Pm 541 1131 14 13i 1001 913 (1 1121 * i 4g i 4 701 70 15 i THE CHARTIST CIIFFA.Y. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why William Cuffay had not participated in the general amnestygranted in the spring of last year by her Alajesty,to all political prisoners I Sir G. GREY said his name was on the list sent out, but that probably it had not arrived when the hon. member's information left Van Diemen's Land. THE MURRAIN. Lord NAAS asked the Vice President of the Board of Trade, whether her Majesty's Government had re ceived any communications relative to the murrain said to be raging among the cattle on the Continent ; and, whether he would lay such communications on the table of the house ? Mr. LOWE said that no communication had been reeeived that could be laid on the table of the house. The communication that had been received had been handed to Dr. Greenhow for a report, and when ready it would be laid on the table of the house. If that did not satisfy the noble lord he would then lay the original documents on the table of the hours. THE SHIP " LORD RAGLAN." Mr. LAURIE asked the First Lord of the Admi ralty whether it was decided that 1,000 troops, with officers and women, were about to leave Kingston for the Mauritius on board the ship Lord Raglan ; and whether a vessel of such tonnage was capable of con taining so large a number witli any comfort or safety ? . . Sir C. WOOD said that the Lord Raglan was only to take 727 men, with officers and women, and 70 boys. She as quite capable of taking that number. THE TRANSIT. In reply to a question from Admiral WALCOTT, Sir C. WOOD took the opportunity of stating that in. telligei ce bad been received from the Transit, dated Cape de Verd Islands, and that everything was going on satisfactory. (Hear, bear.) EDUCATION. In answer to a question from Mr. SLANEY, Sir J. PAKINGTON said he did not contemplate bringing in a bill this session on the question of educa tion, but he would introduce the subject for the conside ration of the house by motion. MARRIED WOMEN. Sir E. PERRY moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law of property as it affected mar ried women and their separate earnings. The object of the bill was to secure to married women who separate from their husbands a right to their earnings after such separation. He also proposed several other matters connected with the present law relative to married women, The upper classes were able to pi otect themselves, and what be asked for was the same protection for the middle and workin ,, classes as the rich already enjoyed by settle ments,'&c. Mr. H. DRUMMOND seconded the motion. He thought, however, they should first alter the law of divorce a mensa et thoro. Tne ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was not a m• tion like ordinary motions of law reform, but it was on, that affected our social relations to a very great extent, and he entered at some length into his objec tions to many parts of the measure. He doubted much if the majority of the women of England would like to be placed in the strong-minded position of having to answer for all they did and said, as this bill proposed. Sir J. PAKINOTON stated his views on some of the difficulties attending this question, at the same time ex pressing his opinion that an alteration was required in the present law. It was a delicate subject to deal with, and would require much caution. Mr. B. HOPE addressed the house. [LEFT SPEAKING.] CHARLOTTE BRONTE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—May I ask for a corner for the following, taken out of a Review, which is an ample answer to the state ments in the " Life of Charlotte Bronte," regarding my father's charitable institutions.—Yours, &0., W. W. dARI7S WILSON. Weston-super-Mare. "Now, we are in a position to state, that, when 'Jane Eyre,' came out, many old pupils and teachers, who were at Cowan Bridge when Miss Bronte was there, wrote to Mr. Wilson's family, denying, and grieving over her statements as to bad diet audtreatment,' etc. ; and the lady who was snperintendent of that institution in 1824 (whose husband now heads a college in America) wrote, in 1855, a long and complete answer to all the assertions in `Jane Eyre,' and her able letter appeared in a Review. We wish we could have inserted all this important letter, but we have only space for the follow ing extract. She say s— " The columns of the leading papers have been for some time past much occupied with obituary notices of the late Miss Bronte, and many conveying the impres sion that her treatment at the Clergy Daughters' School, when at Cowan Bridge, was of a character not only to affect her health, but to darken her prospects in after life. Now, as I have it in my power entirely to refute these charges, I should consider myself in a measure concerning them, did I not make known to the world the truth of the case, and thereby exonerate an j exc,l - and eminently useful clergyman from the Irtputa tiors cast upon him in "Jane Eyre,' as well as to vindicate an institution which has been to the poverty stricken clergy a blessing of inestimable value." She then goes on to say— "ln July, 1824, the Rev. Mr. Bronte arrived at Cowan Bridge with two of his daughters, Maria and Elizabeth ; the children wore so delicate that there were doubts whether they could be admitted into the school. They were received, and went on so well that their father brought in September two more, Charlotte and Emily. During both these visits Mr. Bronte stayed at the school, sat at the table with the pupils, and saw the whole routine of the establishment, They all inherited consumption from their mother, and were taken home ; none of them, as has been stated. had any attack of fever or died at the school. I can truly say that none of the pupils were denied a sufficient quantity of good food ; they were never limited ; meat, vegetable, and puddings, daily in abundance ; any state ment to the contrary is most false. Charlotte was a bright, clever, happy little girl, never in disgrace. In size remarkably diminutive, and if, as has been asserted, she never grew an inch after leaving the school, sbe must have been a literal dwarf. . . . Let us hope, that in caricaturing an institution which has been such a blessing to the daughters of her own church, she had no injurious motives, but, misled by a vivid imagination, and a dim recollection of thirty years, when she was but a child, she published in an unguarded moment, un mindful of the consequenc..o-s. mi.statements. the ten• dency of which has been to calumniate a most excellent institution, and to bring disgrace on religion. . . • When it is known that I have been absent 12 years from my native land, and 10 years previously had with drawn, from conscientious motives, from the Church of England, I think I need not fear being considered a par tisan ; my only object is to do justice, and to state to have the T p h e u b w l i h c o thing e s h a i s s l t e h t e t y e r had A y r e s beenbeen k a e n m a r u e. s seen, as she quotes one sentence out of it word for word, but has carefully suppressed all in it that bears BO favourably on the School. She allows "itis a subject she approaches with the greatest difficulty ;" and ad mitting an improvement in the school, seems greatly puzzled how to do this, and yet defend her friend's as. sertions in "Jane Eyre." _ _ With the above we would take the testimony of hundreds of pupils, who with their parents have grate• fully acknowledged the advantages they received at these institution, rather than the account of one, how. ever talented, wh o w h en b ut a c h i ld of n i ne left the es• tablishment, and has so ungenerously cast an odium upon him who first plaialed such a help to our poorer clergy, and who has yearly undertaken the risk of the support of near 300 pupils and teachers, for, including a preparatory school, there are about 150 daughters of clergymen boarded, clothed, and educated, at only 14/. a year each, including everything, and, in the " Ser. vants' School," above 100 girls trained for service, each paying but 10/. a year. The schools are situated in Westmorland, built on Mr. Carus Wilson's property, half a mile from Casterton Hall, his residence. They stand amid beautiful scenery, on high and healthy situ• ations. They require above 1600/. a year, in addition to the payment of the pupils, to cover all expenses. To TELL GOOD EGas.—lf you desire to be certain that your eggs are good and fresh put them in water ; if the buts turn up they are not fresh. This is an infallible rule to distinguish a good egg from a bad one. SUICIDE OF A LADY 131 POISONING.—An elderly maiden lady named Martin, who resided at Heavitree, near Exeter, comm itted suicide by taking essential oil of almonds on 'Monday. As the deceased did not appear at her usual time in the morning, one of her family went into her room and found her lying on the floor. Dr. Madden, surgeon, of Heavitree,was immediately sent for, but on his arrival he found that life was extinct. At a coroner's inquest, held on Tuesday, evidence was ad. duced to show that the deceased had for some time been in l desponding w a y, an d the jury returned a verdict f low,ofe,.empinary insanity." eve -500 idly tin had the ► in ayb' ,sets ned. ran -2 of rites de rket an esin Tar s an mm ived nant y 6; and 7051. is of ates, arter mek i two ueen ome- 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 25 20 100 IIGN. 13 i 121 i 74 88 7f 17f 17a 30i 31 47i