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London, England, 1858-11-24 00:00:00

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fertile ' bed of crime in the agricultural dis-
tricts as game and the Game Laws. It would pro-
bably be a moderate estimate that one-half or two-
thirds of our agricultural eriminills were led into
evil courses by the Game Laws. It was never felt to be
a crime, but rather an honour, to break them ; yet
to succeed•in what was no crime, although so great
a temptation, a youth mast learn all the secrecy
plotting, and cunning, and perhaps more than all,
which would be necessary to success in a real
crime. To abolish the Game Laws would be to
anticipate the work of reformatory institutions.
In the country a large part of the lads in those
schools will be either poachers themselves, or the
disciples of poachers.
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working will be fully brought under public notice.

It would be useful next session to obtain a return
of the number of magisterial convictions, of the
fines or punishments imposed, and of the, cost to
the parish of supporting the wife and family while
the husband lay, in gaol. Also of the assize trial:,
with their results, for personal violence, fatal or
not so, arising from the Game Laws. Something
must be done. It is very desirable that the winged
game at least should be preserved for the amuse-
ment of the gentry,; but it can no longer be tole-
rated'that armed: gamekeeperk taking the law into
their own hands,- should murder and be murdered,
and that pheasants and hares should take prece-
dence of the -morals 'of the country. We- have,
however, before indicated how game might be pre-
served abundantly on quite a different system.

LOSS OF A FLEET O.F MERCHANTMEN
.IN THE CHINA MEN.

Some excitement was created yesterday morning
at Lloyds', by the. posting of a telegram, dated
" Corfu Nov. 22," announcing that a whole fleet of
ships had been cast ashore at Swatow. Fifteen
vessels, of which eleven were English, were
wrecked, and eight others were driven ashore—
from which it was inferred that a fearful tornado
had swept the coast. The telegram is to the fol-
lowing effect :
" Hong Kong, Oct. 13.—Despatched from Corfu
to Captain Halsted, Secretary of. Lloyds', on the
22d inst.

" LOST AT SWATOW.
The British brig Anonyme.
Danish brig Ayanita Adriana.
British ship Glendower.
British schooner Gazelle.
British barque Hong Kong.
British ship Shapscott.
British ship Kinaldie.
British barque Louisa Baillie.
Oldenburg brig Laura.
British barque Louisa.
British barque Moultan.
British brig Pantalon. •
Danish barque Thusnelde.
‘, LOST ON PRATAS SHOAL.
British ship North Star, Attridge.
" ON SHORE AT SWATOW.
British ship Alfred the Great.
British barque Beverley.
British ship Dennis Hill.
Sardinian brig GioVanni.
British barque Harvest Rome.
Bremen barque Ohio.
British barque William Fredeiick.
".LOST IN THE PACIFIC.
Belgian ship Constant."
On inquiry at the Underwriters'-room' we learned
hat only' four of the ships were insured at Lloyds'.

A Cabinet Council 'was held yesterday afternoon
at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
in Downing-street. The Ministers present were—The Earl
of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lord Chancellor,
the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, Mr.. Wa-
lpole, the Earl of Mahnesbury, Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Gen.
Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir John Pakington, the Right Hon.
J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners.
His Excellency the Greek Minister had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at

his official residence in Downing-street.
Dr. Aclana had an interview with the Earl of
Derby, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing.

street.
The celebrated ship Charles-et-Georges, with, its
commander, Captain Itouxel, has arrived at Bordeaux from

Lisbon.
The bar silver brought by the West India steamer
has been disposed'of at 61d. per oz., being a decline of id.
from the price realised for that by the previous packet.
A general meetinF of the London and West of
Ireland Fishing and Fish Manure Company (limited), Sir
John Burgoyne in the chair, was held yesterday, in compli-
ance with the statute, a twelvemonth hating expired since
the company came under voluntary liquidation. The
report of the liquidator, Mr. W. C. Wryghte, stated that
all the property had been realised, and all the admitted
debts discharged, but that the winding-up could not
be finally completed in consequence of two actions in Ire-
land, which, although abandoned, had not been formally
discharged by the Court. It was also mentioned that there
were some defaulters in payment of calls. An immediate
return of se. per share was, however, proposed, and reso-
lutions were unanimously passed, approving the report and
accounts, and authorising the liquidator to proceed forth
with for the recoveryof the calls overdue.
PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about per mille discount, the short exchange on London
is 25-071 per £l. On comparing these rates with the Eng-
lish Mint price of £3 17s. 10.1 d per ounce for standard gold,
it appears that gold is 3-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than
in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is
424 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13-4 i
per a sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price
is therefore about 210tlis percent. dearer in London than in
Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on
London for bills at, 60 days' sight is about 1091 per cent.,
which when compared with the Mint par between the two
countries, shows that the exchange is slightly in favour of
England ; and, after making allowance for charges of trans-
port and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a
trifling profit on the importation of gold from the United
States.
CAUTION TO. BANKERS.—A case of the deepest
importa.--ree to the commercial community is likely to arise
out of n late case of alleged embezzlement. It appears that
of the sums not accounted for by the defaulter, was Ore for
£BO, paid by Messrs. Crosfield by cheqUe on. the Warring-
ton branch of the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank.
This cheque was drawn in favour of MessrS. Blundell, and
duly paid to thepresentative, Mr. Forrest, on being pre-
sented,signed, "pro J. Blaisdell and Son, Jno. Forrest."
This had been done in numerous instances before, and was
quite common with other banks, under similar circum-
stances. Messrs. Blundell, however, are trying to recover
the amount from the bank, on the plea that their agent had
no power to sign cheques, and, pending the trial, we believe
the local banks will not honour cheques of a similar kind,
without the written authority of the principals.— IVarring-
ton Guardian. •
DEATH OF SIR JOSEPH BAILEY, BART., M.P.—
Our obituary on Monday recorded the death of Sir Joseph
Bailey, Bart., Isf.P,. for Brecknockshire, which event took
place at his residence, GlanuSk-park. The deceased baro-
net descended frOm a family long settled in Yorkshire, and
Was born at Great Wenhanr, in Suffolk, in 1783. He mar-
ried, in 1810, the daughter. of Joseph Latham, Ese., of
Llangattock, in the county of Brecon, and secondly, in
1836, the daughter of John Hopper, Esq., of Wilton Castle,
Durham. - Sir Joseph, ho was one of the largest iron-
masters
in England,
,was M.P. 'for Worcester from 1845 to ,
to 1847 ; 'and lime the general election- of 1817 has sat for
Brecknockshire. By his death a seat in Parliament for
that county becomes vacant. The deceased baronet is suc-
ceeded in his title and . estates by his grandson, Joseph A,
Bailey, who was born at Leamington in '1843, a sons of the
late J. Bailey, Esq., of Easton Court, Her,fordshire, and
M.P. for that county.
NEW GRAVING DocKs.---The new graving docks
in connexion with the Victoria Docks, the construction of
whicluwas commenced about two years Lack, have been
completed, and are stated to have proved perfectly success-
Ail. 'They are on a new principle patented by Mr. Edwin
Cirrk. By a hydraulic lift and a contrivance for subse-
quently floating each -vessel into shallow water, where all
the noiessary examinations and repairs can be conducted
from Iv3rkships alongOide, the excessive cost of the excava-
tions nece:l-sary under the old system is entirely avoided.
The first experiment was tried yesterday, when an iron
vessel of 600 tons was,raised to its required position in 35
minutes. The outlay on the works has been £116,000, fur-
nished by w'
a few engineers and capitalists associated for the
purpose as a company under the Limited Liability Act.
The advantages, simplicity, and inexpensiveness of the plan
having been demonstrated, it may be expected to be exten-
sively, carried out not only at home, but at the principal
ports of Australia, California; &c., where the absence of such
facilities is a cause of constant difficulty.
FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES
RAILWAY.—An inquest was held yesterday at Great Shel-*
ford, before Mr. Barlow. coroner for the county of Cam-
bridge, on the body of Mr. William Palmer Barber, late
station-master at Great Shelford. who was killed by a pass-
ing train while stepping off the platform in the pertbrmance
of his duty. Mr. Sproule, district superintendent, attended
to watch the proceedings on behalf e f the Eastern Counties
Company. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
death." The deceased has left a widow and one child
totally uuprovided for.—A driver, named Hoare. was also
killed in the vicinity of March, about three o'clock on Mon-
day morning. He was working a special up coal train to
Cambridge. Peterborough is a water-station ; and the
deceased, when about three miles on the Peterborough side
of March, mounted the wzll of his tender to see whether or
not lie wanted.water. His fireman, missing' him, went to
look after him, stopped the engine at March, and, a search
being instituted, the mangled body was found about three
miles' from March. It was evident the deceased had slipped.
off.' An inquest was held yesterday, • and a verdict of
" ccidental death" returned. The deceased has left a
wife and family.
MANCIIESTEIZ, Tuesday.—A feeling of greater
confidence prevails in the market to-day. Priees of yarns
aiad•clbth are higher than en-Tuesday last,-especiallywhev
immediate delivery can be made. There has been a mode-
rate amount of business transacted.