The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-08 00:00:00

THAMES.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OP AFFILIATION.—A respect-
able-looking woman named Hannah James, and residing
at 46, Clarke-street, Stepney, appeared before Mr. Yardley,
for the purpose of affiliating two illegitimate children upon
the putative father, George William Holmes, a master gun-
stock maker, and a vestryman of Bethnal-Green parish,
residing at No. 5, "Belvidere," Cambridge .road, Bethnal;
Green, who had received two summonses and did not ap--.
pear. Mr. Fletcher, solicitor of Arbour-square, Stepney,
represented the complainant, Mr. Charles Young, solicitor,
of Arbour street, East, Stepney, represented the defendant,
and when the case was called on, at once said the defendant
would admit the paternity, and consent to pay 55. per week
or 2s. 6d. per week for each child.

Mr, Yardley said the woman must be sworn, and prove
formally on oath the defendant was the father of her
children.

The complainant said she had lived with Mr. Holmes at
his wife for 11 ye ars, commencing in 1849, and that three
children had been the issue of that connection. One of
them was dead ; the other two—Emily, born Jan. 12,1852,
and Georgiana Alice, born Jan. 20, 1856--were still living.
The defendant was the father of them. He turned her out
of doors about two months ago, and was now reaping the
fruits of her property. She had £BOO worth of property,
and Holmes had taken it all from her.

Mr. Yardley--How came you to live with a man as his
wife without being married to him, and let him have your
property ?

The complainant—l don't know, air. Two months ago
he thrust me into the street.

Mr. Fletcher—The defendant has bought :houses with
this woman's money, and made theta over to himself.
There is a suit in Chancery now going on against him for
the recovery of the property.
Mr. Yardley asked the complainant if the defendant had
contributed towards the support of the children within the
first 12 months of their birth.
The complainant—Oh, yes, sir, he lived with me before
and after their birth.

Mr. Young—The defendant will not offer any opposition
to the order being made. He has lived with the woman 11
years.
Mr. Yardley—l order 2s. 6d. per week for the mainten-
ance of each child from the date of the summons, and
£lss. for costs.

The complaisant—How am I to get the remaining part
of my things? Holmes has got my property in his house.
Mr. Yardley—l have nothing to do with that, my good
woman. Consult your attorney.

THE COMMODORE PERRY.—From the notice
given of the fact of six to ten guineas having been paid on
gold and wool on board this vessel at Lloyd's, some misap-
prehension is likely to arise in the minds of persons having
friends or relatives on board ; and although as much as 15
guineas was paid yesterday on the gold, there is no real
apprehension amongst persons well informed on the sub-
ject as regards the safety of the vessel. The distrust arise
from the shippers of gold.
By the present Australian mail intelligence hu
been received of the sailing for England of the following
goldships :—Copenhagen, December 26, with 30,225 ounces;
Wellesley, 25th, 23,441 ounces ; Champion of the Seas,
30th, 44,000 ounces; and Suffolk, January 10th, with
32,383 ounces—making a total of about £5211,000. Includ-
ing the amounts by the Commodore Perry, Cleadon,
daha, Essex, and Indemnity, of which advises had pre-
viously been received, the aggregate Australian gold
known to be at sea for this country is £830,000.
The letters by the Bombay mail were delivered
yesterday afternoon, and confirm the fact of the 51 per Cent.
Loan having been closed. It also appears that the recent
rise in Government Securities has occurred in the faoe of
an advance of 3 per cent. in the rates of discount, the terms
of the Bank of Bombay being now 10 to 12 per cent. The
minute of Mr. Wilson on the proposed issue of a Govern-
ment note ctrculation against one-third specie and two-
thirds securities, which is likely to have an !important
influence on prices, does not seem to have transpired.
A third return of four pounds per share has been
(upon application of the official manager, Mr. Wryghte, to
the Master in Chancery, under the winding-up) directed
to be made to the shareholders of the Royal Bank of
Australia who have paid the calls making (with the two
former paymenti of £2O and £6) the sum of £3O per share
returned to the contributories, after discharging all the
debts, little short of half a million, and the expenses of
winding-up. The report of the official manager states that,
the recent adverse decision in the House of Lords, on the
appeal against the Scotch decision in the case of "Drum-
mond, deceased," only determines that the mode of re-
covery is not by sequestration, and that another proceeding
is to be pursued. The report also announces that the Bale
of the remaining property in Australia, the only other re-
quisite to the final winding-up, has been advised to take
place on the 20th of January last by public auction at
Sydney, the result of which is not yet to hand.

LIGHT ON THE VARNE AND RIDGE.—We (Ship-
ping Gazette) are enabled to state that the Trinity Board
have strongly urged upon the Board of Trade the necessity
that exists for placing without further loss of time a light-
ship on these dangerous sands; and that the Board of Trade
have acceded to the recommendation of the Elder Brethren.
The lightship will be moored probably at the N.W. junction.
of the Verne and Ridge, or immediately fronting the Eng-
lish coast.

According to some of the private letters NO
Manchester, the profits of that city continue on an unpry
cedented scale, and are expected for the future, under the
commercial treaty and the simplified tariff, to increase evert
at a still greater pace, supposing the contingency of a co!-,
ton failure to be avoided.. Three individuals are each sal
io have recently returned £lOO,OOO to the income-tax, lar,
the gcnoral gains of the cotton trade at present aze roughq
estimated at £1,000,000 sterling per month. During 401:
nary and February the deposits at the Manchester Savini'
Bank alone were £37,000.
At a meeting of the Great Ship Company, the
Tuesday, Mr. Hope in the chair, various amendments in P.
deed of settlement were carried, together with a resolution
to raise £lOO,OOO additional capital in 17j per cent. prefer-
ence share of £1 each, redeemable in two years, at 20 Per
cent. premium.

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