The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1861.

MI GALWAY CONTRACT.

1. laftWtif tu MT. NV II ITEMDI,
Mr. I:REGORY stated that it wee his intenti,n to move
ter • "elect committee on the Grimily cootract on the 14th
Wet., sod to take the Naas of the house upon the motion.

laws was not yet prepared, but was under consideratioa.
In the new court it was pi 1.0-.4 that amongst the judges
there should be a certeiu proportion of barrister, and advo-
cates of the Scottish liar. and also a certain proportion of
the civil servants of the crown, and of barristers practising
in the native courts. It was also proposed to admit natives
of India to the judicial bench ; and the omission which had
been made in this n,pect in the first instance had been
since remedied. It would also be competent to the i:over-
nor.General to send the judges on circuit ; and thus the evil
in every case of a crime committed by an Englishman of
having the prisoner sent to Calcutta—which amounted vii-
Willy to a denial of justice—would be avoided. lie these
means he trusted that the character of the English nation
for impartiality and justice would be maintained, whilst
the natives of India would be secured the advautages
arising from their own institutions.
Leave wit given to introduce the bill.
EAST !NMI (I 'IVIL SERVICE).
Sir C'. WOOD then rose to ask leave to introduce the
third bill of which be hail given notice, via., a bill to confirm
certain appointments in ludo., mid to amend the law con-
cerning the civil service there. He thought that the
intereste of the civil servants would not be seriously,
'
if at all, affected by this proposed measure and
that the benefits it would secure would outweigh
all its imaginary evils. The object of the bill was
to legalise certain appointments which had for 50
years last been made in India contrary to law, to render
such appointments legal for the future, and to provide that
in veetein exceptiooal cases appointments might be made
notwithstanding the restrictions imposed by the old statute
law. Sir Charles enumerated a variety of cases in which
the letter of the law had been violated by the appoint-
ment of uncovenanted servants to offices which could be
legally filled only by covenanted servants. These appoint-
ments, he observed, did not call for censure, but rather
merited approbation, and he read the opinions of a series of
governors of Jodie, who had strongly urge d the admission
of natives to offices of higher responsibility, and a larger
employment of uncoveuanted agency in India. This
bill, therefore, after confirming the appointments
already made, would remove the practical bar
which prevented the admission of the uncovenanted
service to certain offices, by authorising, under special
circumstances, and with restrictions and precautions,
the employment of uuouvonanted servants iu the
high offices now confined by law to covenanted officers.
This measure, he added, had met with the general coucur-
renee of his council.

After some remarks by Yr. WHITESIDE, on behalf of
the civil service of India,
Mr. AYRTON expressed a hope that a door would not
be opened to jobbing, and that some guarantee would be
given that the appointments should be given to natives of
helix, and not to adventurers front Eugland.
Lord STANLEY said, as to the first part of the bill,
the house, he thought, had hardly any choice. The
only question was whether they should maintain the ex-
isting exclusive ri3ht of the civil service. He bad come to
the conclusion th►t this was impossible. There were two
dangers incident to the proposed change ; one, that of di-
minishing the value of the civi► service appointments ; the
other, the opportunity it would afford to the authorities in
India to introduce into the service their own pirate con-
nexions. He believed that the restrictions and safe;uards
would obviate the last, and the compensations would be
tumid to comitervil the former risk. _ _

Seymour, Sir J. Per-
gramma, and Mr. Vanaittart made cursory observations upon
the object of the bill, and leave mu ultimately given for its
introduction.
EXCISE AND STAMPS BILL

On the order of the day that this bill, as amended, be
considered,
Mr. AYRTON observed that by the wording of clause 9
shopkeepers who went out to seek orders for goods would
be deemed hawkers and brought under the operation of the
act, which he thought was not intended.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this was
a subject on which he must speak with some reserve,
because the law with regard to hawkers wee somewhat
doubtful ; but there was an established practice which it
was not intended to disturb. The intention of the
clause was to meet a particular class of cases. It bad been
represented to him that there was a clams of persona who,
though 'ideally hawkers, escaped being charged the license
by camas( gessples, and the object was to cause those per-
sons to be charged as hawkers. No person having a And
place of Weiser and selling goods by sample would be
deemed a hawker under this clause, unless he were hawker
alread
Iu c auee 14 a provision was introduced that in the event
of a number of persons having to sign an agreement or re-
ceipt one only need sign his name across the adhesive stamp.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
he would on a future day move to recommit the bill in
enter to aid the proviso of which he had given notice.
The report was then received.
SP ?PLY—COMMITTEE.
PERSECUTION OF PROTESTANTS IN SPAIN.

On the goalie. that the Speaker do leave the chair.
Sir IL PEAL inquired what step had bees taken by the
government in cousequeoce of the pledge given by Lord
Palmed."' relating to the relijious persecution to which
British subjects in the south of Spain were exposed, there
being 7CO in the consulate of Cadiz ; and whether they
objected to lay upon the table a copy of the
between the British government and theßranisli cn":"V., run
He bad had a letter from the south of Spat, which showed
that, although the Prime Minister had given natidactm7
assuraoces in the matter, the Foreign Minister had not fol-
lowed them up.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that he had taken steps in the
matter. The feet was, Mr. Gordon, the vicroonaul at Xeres,
had behaved in an unjustifiable manner in forbidding a pro-
testant service anywhere except in his own house, and that,
being • Homan catholic, he would not allow. Our minister in
Spain suggested Mr. Gordos's raignation, but that not
having been sea in, be (Lord J. Russell) had taken mea-
sures to have smother person appointed. It was the opinion
of Sir Andrew Bnehaaan that the Spanish government had
no desire to prom the law of the country against protestant
oloormass.
Mr. V. SCULLY said that the bon. baronet had alluded
to the peneeutioa of 700 protestant merchants in Spain,
wherein is TodullAields Prison many person were confined,
as may as a hundred of whom sometimes were Roman
catholic., who receive no religious ministrations whatever,
insomuch as Roman catholic priests were not allowed to enter
the prison. The Solicitor-General of England had also given
hie opinion that it was contrary to law for priests to be
allowed to visit Romeo catholic prisoner, in their cells. He
hoped the hon. baronet would "noosed in his object, but he
thought he might have looked a bails nearer home.
After some remarks from Mr. WitAum,
Mr. (LIVE said that if he understood his hoc. friend to
say that there were some hundred Roman catholic prisoners
at a time in Tothill.fields prison who could obtain no religious
instruction from their clergy, ho (Mr. Clive) could under-
take to say that was not the case. If his hon. friend would
give him notice, and would put • question to him on the
subject, he would endeavour to state the whole patient's",
and would also ask his hon. and learned friend the Solicitor
General to give • legal opinion on the subject. (Hear.)
Mr. WILLIAMS said be happened to be for 12 months
one of the visiting justices of the prison in question, and no
application had reached him during that period from any
Roman catholic prisoners complaining of their being de-
prived of religious instruction.

Ratu intelligent.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-JuNz 6.

Bitting' in Banco in Tsrm.—(Bafor• Lord Child Justine
Cockburn, and Justices irightinao, Crompton, and
Blackburn.)
WIEN V. CRAILERWORTR.—WALICVIRLD RUCTION.

The Solicitor-General moved fora rule nisi with a view
to the crown taking off the file the plea which the court
hail en:Oiled the defendant in this ease to plead. Ile stated
that he had agreed with Sir F. Kelly, who appeared on the
other side, that the important question which the plea
involved should, if the court assented, come on for argu-
ment on Monday next.
Rule granted.
CANE OF WILLIAM CORBETT.

Mrs. Cobbett moved for a habeas corpus to bring up her
husband, on the ground that the ca. ea. under which he was
confined had been obtained by fraud. Having stated the
grounds for her application,
The Lord Chief Justice said there were two difficulties in
the way of granting a rule. By a rule adopted by the
judges a party in custody on a civil process could not have a
habeas corpus to one before the court to contest tbe validity
of any part of trod process. The court was not at liberty,
even if so disposed, to question the propriety of that role,
and if the rule was wrong, it must be amended by the
legislature. The other difficulty was that a habeas corpus
could not be granted union the ca sa.was set aside, and a ca.
sa. could only be questioned and set aside on the motion of
a counsel, as was done the other day in this caso.
Application refused.

• dealer in cigars, and the keeper of • lodging-
house for "gentlemen engaged in professional business"—
Untie, public singers. Lytheer also deposed to improper
intimacy between Whitfield and Mrs. Newton. The evidence
against Frith, who was the son of an optician in Sheffield,
was that he had spent a Sunday evening with Mrs. Newton
while her companion was at chapel. He had tan with
him • friend named Peter Hibhertson, in whose father's ser-
vice Elliott had once been. Frith went with Mrs. Newton
into the drawing.roon:, but Hibbertiton remained chattering
with Elliott. A cub driver also deposed to having
driven the reepouslents to questionable houses in Sheffield.
The husband did not discover his wife's misconduct till his
return from one of his business journeys, and he then sent
her to her grandmother's, at Billiton. She wrote him two
letters, in which she implored him not to get her divorced,
but to give her one more trial. She attributed her guilt to
an unfortunate propensity she had to drinking.
The respondent had put a recriminatory plea on the record,
but she offered no evidence in support of it.
Frith denied the charge, and also 'dieted that he had
became acquainted with the respondent at a brothel.
The jury found a verdict for the husband, and the court
made a decree nisi, condemning the co-respondents in the
costs.

Dr. Wamby—But my client will not have to pay the
whole ?

Sir C. Creswell—You must settle that between you.
(Laughter.) Of course those which refer to the charge
against Whitfield will be separated, but each coreepoodent
will be liable for the whole costa of proving that part of the
case which is common to both allegations—in other words,
by far the greater portion of them. (Laughter.)
Mr. Palmer asked the court if this was not a proper ease
in which to direct the petitioner, who knew perfectly what
the respondent was when he married her, to make sumo pro-
vision for her maintenance

Sir C. Creswell--That is, to reward her for having
thrown away the chance for which she ought to have been
thankful, of becoming once more a decent and reapectsible
member of society. (Applause.)
Application refused.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Jests 6.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)
IN RE JOHN TALUS.
The bankrupt, late proprietor of the Illustrated Nnos of
the World, was described as a newspaper proprietor of the
Strand. This was the examination meetiog. The balance-
sheet, prepared by Messrs. Browne and Dubois, shows the
liabilities to amount to 14,624/. 13e. Bd. ; and the assets,
9,0191. lla. 9d.
Mr. A. Turner, for the assignees, requiring additional ac-
counts, an adjournment was ordered.
IN RE COLE, JUN.
The bankrupt was an ironmonger, of Mark-lane. This
was the examination meeting. He owes to unsecured
creditors, 7,5441. ; liabilities, 1,583/. Assets, in this country,
1371. ; due on consignments to Calcutta and other places,
5,107/.
The bankrupt passed, the certifiede sitting being ap-
pointed for October next, with a view to the realisation of
the assets abroad.
IN RE W. T. omen NO.
The bankrupt was a bill-broker of Old Broad-street. In
the absence of accounts, the examination sitting was ad-
journed. The liabilities are said to be of trifling amount.
(Before Mr. Orromisrioner Fans.)
IN RE SMITH AND panewr.—RENEWED PROTECTION.
The bankrupts were tanners and leather merchants of
Bermondsey. Their examination was recently adjourned
sine die, with a limited protection, which expired this day.
Mr. Liaklater, on behalf of the bankrupt Smith, asked
for a rerewal of the protect'on.
Mr. Murray, for the assignees, would only consent to pro.
tection for a fortnight.
This was given in the ease of both bankrupts.
IN RE P. DE TRIOOTTE.
The bankrupt was a wine-merchant, of bfemeovy.oourt,
Towerotreet. This was the adjourned examination meet-
ing. He owes to unsecured creditors, 8041. ; liabilities,
5,4111. ; assets about 1,0001., of which only a small sum has
yet been realised.
Mr. M. Abrahams, fur the assignees, offered no oppo.
sition, ►nd the bankrupt passed.
IN RE PINKERTON AND HAWKINS.
In this case, reported yesterday, the certificate of Pinker.
ton was suspended for six months, and not granted imme-
diately, as would appear from an inadvertence in the report.
The oame of "Mr. Commissioner Foublanque," before
whom the case was heard, was omitted from the heading.

TALLOW.—Tumumst EVEMNG.—TheMaIt is quiet.
Annexed are the closing prices :—Soot, Ms. ; June, Ms.
buyers ; October to December, WI. ; Old Y. C. re-weighed,
525. Gd. Deliveries to last evening, 408 emits; arrivals,
146 casks.

COTTON.—LivERPoor, Jima 6.—A good bulimia con-
tinues to be done, without change in prices. The sales are
ri.,000 bales—including 9,1'30 American, i to 9d.
2,200 Surat. bd. to ; Egyptian, Kid. to lOrl. ; 20
Pennon, Sid.—of which 2,000 are for speculation and
export. The week's import, is 43,1 W bales.

WOOL AND WOLlTED.—Bitanrotto, JrNE G.—The
market is very flat in every department. Wool is in very
icanty demand and prices are drooping; indeed there has
been a gradual decline in the currency for some time put,
and all sorts of wool may Le Lail at least 2d. per lb. lower
than a month ago. There is a very limited business doing
in both yarns and pieces. Both spinners and manufacturers
are doing their utmost to curtail production, and there is a
large quantity of machinery standing. The most business
doing in the piece department is in fancy articles. The
French merchants are looking on, but do not opera.e. They
appear to be waiting for the new tariff taking effect.
Country draper. operate to a small extent in the ware-
houses.

CORN.—Maycn►YTee, JUNE h.—There was only a
moderate attendance at our market this morning. English
wheat was offered at a reduction of fully Is. per quarter
and forei -n 2d. per 701b1., without leading to more than a
limited bushiest'. English flour must be quoted Is. per
sack, and American 6d. to Is. per barrel lower, with very
little inquiry. Oats and oatn.eal sold slowly at rather less
money. Egyptian beans declined Is., and Indian corn lid.
per quarter.

B IRMINGHAM, JUNE 6.—At this day's market there was
an increased supply of wheat, and all kinds gave way Is. to
2s. per quarter. Barley held for previous rates. Oats and
peas unaltered. Beans It per quarter lower. The millers
lowered the retail price of flour Is. Bd. per sack.
Dimas, JUNE 6.—We had again a moderate supply
of wheat, which met a very good sale at fully last week's
prices, with the turn in favour of the seller in many
instances. In barley scarcely anything doing, and prices
nominal. In oats, beans, peas, and seeds no alteration in
price. Wheat, best, Si., to 60s. ; middling, 40s. to 485.;
inferior, 30s. to 365. Barley. 30s to 428. Oats, 235. to
335. Beans, 465. to 50a. Peas, 425. to 465. per qr. Flour,
fns, 475. to 50a. per sack ; seconds, 455.

NEWARK, JUNE s.—There was a fair show of farmers'
wheat at market to-day ; for the finest sorts lest weel.'s
prices were fully maintained, secondary and out of condi-
tion simplest Is. per qr. lower. The little business done in
barley, was at la. per qr. less money. Oats and beans were
• dull male.
NIVIBUIT, JUNE 6.—Our market continues largely sup-
plied with wheat left over principally from previous sup-
plies. There was rather more inquiry for the beet sorts at
• decline of Is. per qr. ; other aorta neglected. Barley
maintained late rides. Oats, beanie, and peas very dull.
171111IDGX, JUNE 6.—We have • moderate supply of
grain at to-day's market. Wheat sells &lowly at a reduc-
tion of Is. to 2a. per qr. on the prices obtaioed last week.
Spring corn meets a slow demand and prices are mole in
favour of the buyer.
Eorttnnaon, JUNK s.—We had in the market today
1,123 qrs. wheat, 385 barley, 911 oats, and 193 beans.
There were sold—Wheat, 864 qrs. ; barley, 214 : oats,
724; and beans, .163 qrs. As compared with last week—
Wheat was 9d. up on top, and Is. down on average.
Barley was sd. up on top, and 2d. up on average. Oats
were Is. up on top, and 6d. up on average. Beano
were Is. down on top and Is. 4d. up on average. Prices per
imperial qr.:—Wheat, 365. Od. to 645. 6d. ; barley, 26e. Od.
to 4140. Od. ; oats, 26e. 0,1. to 3.5 e. Od. ; beets, 31s. Od.
to 495. 6. Weight of top—Wheat, 6411 be.; barley,
551bs. ; oats, 4611 e. ; beans, 6711b5.

CATTLE.—Erinnuman, JUNE 5. —ThPre was • large
supply of fat cattle, which, from the number of English
buyers, met • brisk demand, at • slight advance in price,
with • total clearance. The supply
e of sheep was about
the same ; demand fair, and unaltered. Extreme
top price of best heifers, Ba. . per imperial stone ; cur-
rent top price of best bullocks, Bs. ; secondary, 7s. 9d.
Top pnee of best clipped hogs, 70. per lb. ; best sheep in
wool, Bifd. ; secondary descriptions, 7d. Lambs, 235. to
30e. each.