The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-01 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF IVOR

1

A meeting of this board was held in the Co
Chamber, Guildhall, yesterday. The Presiden',
i
Thwaites, Esq., took the chair at 12 o'clock.
FINANCE.
The cash statement for the present week sll4
a total general balance of £230,061 ss.
• A report was brought up from the finance
mittee, recommending, among other things— tl
1. That, inasmuch as a special fund is ereo
by the act of the last session of Parliament for in)
'drainage works, the sums in the hands of the bet
or which may hereafter be received by theimj
respect of the £140,000 borrowed from the Om
Mutual Society, be appropriated to general
poses, under the ordinary precepts for 1858, 5°
as concerns the charges included therein applicol
to entire parishes. _

" 2. That the board do, in the ensuing session`
Parliament, seek statutory powers to re-apportP
among the several parishes concerned, the debt
respect of the £200,000 borrowed by the Metro,,
Titan Commissioners of Sewers from the Rock P:
Office, and expended on seweracre works, aeeorall
to the actual benefit derived by each parish Pi;
that expenditure; and that it be referred to/
Works and General Purposes Committee to con'.
der andframe a proper apportionment on thatb°,
and submit the same for the approval of the how
" 3. That the board do apply, in the ens'session of Parliament, for statutory powers to ;'
distribute the debt of £43,721 15s. the amoll
expended in the construction of the dounter's ere',
Diversion Works, and to make such debt a 010
on the metropolis at large.
Mr. TFRNER, pursuant to notice, moved as

amendment to the first recommendation—,, ,
inasmuch as the recommendation of the committe
sanctions the permanent application of borrooi,
,:
money to meet the current expenses of the boar,
and such recommendation, if acted upon, will tlir°
upon the ratepayers of future years a burden
it is not just to impose upon them, the recoP;l
mendation be not adopted ; and that the subject t;
the appropriation of the £140,000 be referred boc
to the Finance Committee for further considei4
tion."
Mr. DALTON seconded the amendment.
After considerable discussion, in which sevo'i
members took part, the amendment was put fol;
negatived upon a division, by a majority of 31 to
The .original motion to adopt the recommendation
of the committee was then put and carried.
The two other recommendations of the commio
were adopted without any serious opposition.
The other business disposed of was of a routill'
character.

ATROCIOUS AND EXTRAORDIN-1-11

CHARGE.

At the Clerkenwell Police Court, yesterday, Philip Ccii
ford, described as a lathrender and timber merchant, °
Kingsland, was charged, at the instance of the Londe!:
Society for the Protection of Young Females, with a l'Oe
revolting and atrocious offence.
Mr. Buchanan, of Basing-hall-street, who was instructe4' 1
by the above society to prosecute, stated that the dial
against the prisoner was one of the most appalling that had.
ever come under his notice. Prisoner had taken advantage
of the tender age and inexperience of two girls, aged respce'
tively 12 and 11, to ruin one and to materially injure 01°
other. The girls, named Emma Jane and Rosa Bulwinkle,
were the daughters of,a respectable newsvender. Prisoner
had visited the shop for the ostensible purpose of purchaa'
ing papers, tobacco, or ginger beer, but really to accoar
plish one of the most infamous purposes that isle
ever conceived. After visiting the shop for solve
little time, he ingratiated himself into the good graces of
the family. On Whit-Monday prisoner invited the Baugh"
ter Emma to accompany himself and daughter to Black-
heath. He sent his daughter home, and, taking Emma to
a house in Whitechapel, succeeded, under circumstances of
unparalleled aggravation, in effecting her ruin. -under
threats that he would inform her mother, she frequently
met him, and he took from her various small sums Of
money. At last he persuaded her to leave home, and he
took a room for her. Now one would suppose that that
was villany enough for a man. But no i Prisoner still con'
tinned his visits, and, condoling with tke distressed mother,
said he thought he could find her.' To the poor child he
conveyed the intelligence that her mother had desired 'lira
to say she would inflict some injury upon her if she caught
her. In July he called upon the mother, and saw Rosa
(aged 11) in the parlour, and he then and there so
far succeeded in effecting his purpose that be
communicated a foul disease to her—(sensation)—being
only disturbed by the entrance of her sister. The child
Emma was discovered by the mother ene night outside the
Victoria Theatre, and was at once taken home.
Mr. Buchanan then called the mother, whose statement
contained circumstances entirely unfit for publication.
Amongst some other statements, she said that prisoner had
offered her daughter some sovereigns if she would be quiet,
and he could show her how to get her living on the town.
She described with many tears the visits of the prisoner
after the abduction of her daughter, and his condolations I
upon the subject.

In answer to the charge, prisoner, who did not examine
any of the witnesses, said it was all lies.

He was accordingly remanded till a future day, for the
completion of the depositions.

1850.
Y.____lB4B, Iftl ti D ED ITI ON SHARE MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)
a ____ FOREIGN.
Closing 1 Business • - .----4........._
LA W INTELLIGENCR.-(- THIS DAY.) ' FATAL DUEL IN
- COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. The Union Commerciale &
.
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. .1 Paid. price.
Done.
(Mr. Commissioner Helroid was the commissioner of the ult., contains the followinu
overies
S' UN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. Share! Railways. - Paid. C/14,foein.g Bt n
Done.e s a
10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 51 day, but not. having perfectly recovered from his recent place yesterday in the en,
20 Ardennes all - - p illness, Mr. Miller, the Registrar, presided, and carried tween two" Officers of the
P. 'raft
12.10 Amberg., A offing. Bost.
20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. 3 i d il,
out the business of the day.)' ' ' - belonging te a detaches
•
MANCHESTER RACES. and Eastern Junction 10 61 64
50 and
and Ballymena. all - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 41
20 Beziers to Graissessao. all. 7
.S., on ' .
IN RE DAVIDSON AND GORDON-THE WEST HAM DISTIL- liars. Subjoined are
NeeckS•
* 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 81
Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail: all 2 2
20 Dutch Rhenish
hns, at 1
Mr. Commissioner Goulburn has intimated his intention On the evening, beff
(THIS DAY.) Junction lOO 66 68 6 Eastern 'of France ...... all 27 2id
wen ids' •
25 Blackburn - p to deliver his judgment in, this case, which has been so long arose between the
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
all 30 82 20 Great Central of France all - -
ing words having
period is
25 Blyth anti Tyne
pending, on Wednesday next.
. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Stock Bristol and Exeter
the company of Wee Willie
. ,
giSMeSt 1
1 Stock Chester and Holyhead . 100 47 47 47 874 i 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - -
... viduals ..in clue
Reveille
2 50 Cork and Bandon all - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - -
Sobieski
3 20 Cork, Blkrock,lz Passage all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian.. . 8 31 41 p POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--(THIS Diq.)
. • lowing day,
bitter, the tw
t Paris,'
20 Cornwall all 41 51 20 Lucca & Pistojß, 5 p-.c.p•f. all
Seven ran. Won easily by two lengths.
10 Do. AEA trees. no div. all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 25
BOW-STREET. by a soits-ql
10 Do. 8331 Maria Antonia all - -
ing wood,
Bonn,' TRIAL HANDlCAP.until6p.c.per an. I all -
ha sheen pd.toß. " 20 Do. do. New - -
Young
gUGHT
woman,AT Lwa.assip.
Little Girl
three 101
1 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all -- s 20 Namur and Liege all 191 1-acjedallea
tßetzseleyb
a,
ra rbaet
before
or g lild. -IHo oeknirnyg,
duel
acce
h the A i Diemont
2 5t20c5,,. Vau:t.,lnerAliien Abr.Junc.
100811
Ifil 17 161 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref..... all 214 22
16 Northern of France..., all 391 401 charged with robbing a gentleman of his purse, fusil or r
4) Lady Abbess
3 Stock Eastern Counties
Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 ' 6-3 64 631 1 4
100 47 49 20 Do. Nest Shares - - p
10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 The prosecutor stated that, last, after having spent two .ad
a pleasant evening with some friends,'he was, on his way' from e
on the
si Eight ran. The winner objected to.
______ Stock Do: do. B Stock 100 31 33 20 Ottoman, gnu. 6 per cent 7 3 1 4
..-
), at 11 17-------- ----7------------------ - - - ---
E. East Kent :(Ite.E.U3dC At 15- 17- 16 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 351 354
20 Paris and Orleans - through •Bloomsbury-square, when the as an
woman at the bar caught hold of his arm and asked him if the
2d of ' 1110117.EY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. Stock2o East Lancashire lOO 96 97
all -- - 1 Recife& S. Fran. (Pam.) 9 id 1p
20 ' It F-uaa• and7p •Deti 1 •n(i.ll;iumr .• .• •.
4 - - - he was " good-natured."- (Laughter.) He told her to go ha•
10 Do - -
about her' business, but she refused, and made another of
________._
in, on 6(
Stock Edinburg. and Gleggow 100 69 70 70
10 Rome and Frascati .... all - -
attempt to prevail upon him to give her somethingto drink. 1
- CITY, Two o'CLocK. Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 284 29 20 Royal Danish all - -
5 Royal Swedish - - He again refused, and attempted to proceed on his road
:s.
ruorruthes&u Clyde Junction
liej
._--- -...:
at FW The Bank of England return, completed to the sloe%
4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - -
home, when another woman, no doubt .a confederate of the
Stock Glasgow& South Westn. iGh 94 96 20 Sambre and Meuse all 71 8 ,
for aboth 29th ultimo, shows some rather unfavourable fea
10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref.
all - -
lures, The bullion, consequent upon the export of
- 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104
Stock Great Northern lOO 107 108
lin, on,t - specie to the East, and the demand for the Conti- Stock
b).°:l.°: A Stocks
1
active demand for money, the other securities have
reserve of notes has been diminished to a near! Stock Doe.Str.Vl.Rail Gna.Stk. 100 55 57
, 161 Do. Thirds ,
J Stock Do. New Thirds 144 12 13 p
16 12 13 p 20 Southern of France ... . all 23 23
81 West Flanders all 53 6
10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference
20 Western of Switzerland all - -
20 Zealand thrust her hand into his trousers' pocket and stole his our
. Both women then ran away, but he give an. alarin and
friends on the occasion of its being the last nigh
eks. U
20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 2 21 ."
prisoner was taken into custody.
tient, shows a small diminution, and, owing to the
._Stock grt. sar
itihdieWrnstn.(lreld) 1000 1:t 1041
so i 1
74
20 Western of Austria....
_6 - -
, Mr. Henry-Were you sober at the time ?
C, at 11
lisle. all
- - 6 Wiesbaden , all - - Witness-I can't.say I was quite sober, neither c
been augmented nearly half a million sterling. The g I.linsi cal turthaLastardsle. B7 n 6Do 8 per cent. Pref all - -
I was drunk. I had been drinking a little wine T
Bible for
lerlin, 0 • 'similar amount. In the Public Deposits there is a Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 99 991 991 i
year, but I perfectly, remember all that ()mum
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
161 Do. ::11.0.. F 216 6 p
The police-constable on duty near the sq,
eight slight increase; but the Private Deposits, in conse- 29 shares 7 _ p
Closing Business heard a cry of "Stop thief, and hurried to
, quence of commercial payments usual at this time 2g
it Weustt Riding Union
alit _
......-
Share'
. 1
Railways. Paid. price. Done.
t Paris,o
so hport
the cry seemed to proceed .. from. On his
of year, show a diminution of about a quarter of a 11.6.3 London and Blackwall. all 51 64
ra.
saw the prisoner running, and he ham., Albany, million. In the other items of the balance-sheet 11.6.3 t, 113,:n.N. Ziolitaotnlis°s&ashst 103 i 111-- 113 112 100 Atlantic
ea
sed &a
tS4
pLearwLeAce all
__
___
pursuit. After a chase for a few rainut,
there is little alteration of importance; they will Stock London & North Westn 100 974 08 971 1 1
Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnti 9 i Ip 91 her, and took her into custody. At b
121 Do. Eighths
gu. 5 percent
portemonnaie produced. On being
Paris, be seen in the subjoined table :- Stock London& South-Westn. DO - 95 954 w`T
18 - -
25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all - -
18 Do. -Addit. Capital A 6 par fp containing, as it appeared to do, a g
, Active Circulation .. .. .. Z 20,110,350 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all - -
18 " Do. Do. B 44 par fp
found to contain nothing but pawn'
)re in' ' Increase .. . 404,360 Stock Sian., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 394 40 391
. .. ..
204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 1 9
e year 1 •Bullion .. .. .. .. .. 18,967,100 10 Metropolitan 3 -- d
204 Do. New l6l 124 114c1 Mr. Henry-Is the prisoner kr
uary, i, Decrease .. .. • • .. 181,897 Stock Midland lOO 1031 1011 1034 1
Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 77 79 ion 1 Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 1 100 83 88 Constable-OM yes, your
gust; 6° . Rest .. .-..- .. .. 3,115,077 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - ---.( 6p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 )
100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100' 80 85 'B3 offender, and has only been iy
Increase .
9,878 25 Do. 4 Shares all - -
10 • Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 77 81 which she was committed for
Englan Public Deposits " ••
••
••
. .. .. .. 9,806,029 100 Newcastle and Carlisle. , all - -
20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. / 4 p
sent. She has also had at'
Februal Increase . 145,211 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 114 121
20 Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - -
[1 ,invisi Other DdpoSits . . ; .. .. 12,903,618 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9- -
20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. - - pm acquitted. She's a well-k.
Decrease .. . • . .. 245,389 20 Newry, warpt., & Roe all - -
20 Central Oude (Limited) 25. 64. - --
Mr. Henry-Well, pri,
SeVen Day and other Bills .. .. 712,770 Stock Norfolk /00 65 67
20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 1 14p
Le plane
50 North. Counties Union. 34 al : d
all - - answer to the charge ?
Decrease .. . .. .. 39,924 Stock North British lOO 621 621 621 2 i 174 Demerara
lUs, and • Government Securities .. .. 10,808,591 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e sit lip ~.,_ , .
lock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1084 109 "09 ar Prisoner-I plead g,
except
No alteration. Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div.
all - - summarily. I don't
•
20 Do. C Shares
. Other Securities .. •
.. .. 16,950,153 until 6p.e.hasbeenpdß 100 - -
20 Do. E Shares Ext. 10 - --p objection to anythin
Miarkahl - Increase •.' .. .. 456,033 Stock Do. B Stock - -
Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 941 951 95 41 20 Do. Jubbulpore ' 5 - -
Mr. Henry, finer
perihery Notes Unemployed .. . • .. 12,744,965 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 i d d 100 D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s, all - -
20 Geelong& Mel.gua.sp.c. all 174 18 184 disposed of the cr
Increase .. .. .. .. 497,095 Stock Do. Leeds lOO 49 49j- 494 11 if
Stock Do. York lOO 78 761 7SI eto. c Geelong Corporation 6 1 100
/ per cent. Bonds - _
six months wig
anets. About £40,000 in gold was taken into the Bank Stock North London lOO 01 103
:lock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 36 37 37
ig of the of England yesterday. 10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd
and City Junction 23 is. - - 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 78 774
100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref. lOO 91 92
IStance,
20 North Staffordshire 174 41 4 d ,
...
20 Gt.lndiaPenin.l.Tua.sp.c. all 211 214 AN INco'
Of 13 se! In the foreign exchanges yesterday the rates
20 North-Western
Huts, butt., were generally slightly higher. , 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 74 83
Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 31 33 20 Do. do 4 i iP Mr. Jeff
is higo The Liver pool Cotton Market yesterday pre- .10 Peebles all - - , 20 c Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip
( guaranteed 5 per cent. 1 2s. - - a leg of
. this coo!, seated a very steady appearance, and 7,000 bales 20 Portsmouth l9 7 5 d
224 MlT".eowf Canada Shares 7;131 , V4i
4164 d
91 Jan,
10 Rhymney lO - -
a two pi' . vere sold at previous quotations. Stock Scottish Central lOO 112 114
weig'
1 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 1 4
Stock Sooth. N.E. Aber. Stock 100 284 284 284 100 all 106 108
..., •
/ opt. till '6O
a 51
Pinter Pi As usual, at the commencement of a new year, Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock' 100 85 87 M
100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 106 108
a •
the financial and mercantile community .are taking rStr Sitting§lllslt.i
s ooreurnienirSheer. al?? 4:
472
d ' 100 Do, do. '73 without opt. all 105 107
1 into consideration the general prospects of mono- Stock South Devon lOO 37 38 31 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do .. all 99 100
20 Madras, guar., 41 'p. c. all 181 191
xo-ins--
100 75i 764 70t 51
0
rn
tary and commercial affairs. As far as can be Stockto Scutt,-Eastern
100 76 78 20 Do. do. 5 per cent, all 201 21 _
1
20 Do. 41 p. e. Extension.. 15 id 3 d
filer beg judged at present these are of a very en- 20 Spophiroorks.&Riv.Dun. AV 134 14
20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 10 1 p
20 Do. Fourth do.
1 couraging character. A rapid return of ac- 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok., all 911
lock 3lelb. Corp. 6 tc. Bonds 100 - -
le gins--- tivity in business is scarcely anticipated, but 25 Stockton .Si Darlington. t 1214 334 . 341 34 4
Newl3runswic &Cando.
20 { Ry &Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 2 14d
a hope is entertained that the improvement 25 Do. do. 1855
Cla•ssACa itl Share
Tinter
- Stockton lz Hartlepool 161 - -
.. Do. do. Lan•el d 0... : ..
-which has already commenced will be further Stock Taff Vale • 100 - -
20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 4 3 d
signs, developed during the next twelve months. Indeed, s .-fr
t 4., k Tha• mPrees
fietraevnec:bia Li i 11420 -_-_-_ -__
.. Do. do. Land do. . - -
no doubt whatever can be felt on this point, unless, Stock Vale of Neath lOO 91 93 w c Northoflndia Tramp:m;(l 29.
( Limited, Scrip
Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - -
20 Dude (Limited) -
Signs, ' unfortunately, political affairs should assume an 50 Waterford & Limerick all - -
26 &hide
.4 •ti 15 1 11p
unsatisfactory appearance. An extreme degree of 20
vvr-esntgtrnonwallery. Pal. aaill 6 64
20 Do. -
r signs, '
20 Do. New
i.,`• 6 P I'
caution is still exercised in all branches 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till
20 Do. - Punjaub
• • 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 31
20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. bIDX' 5 4
1 signs, , of trade, but our relations with distant - mar- 5_ Do. B all 61 61
20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - -
all - -
:0 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par
kets, -as well as throughout Europe, are 1g
isragadsosn
all- - -
4m. l being gradually renewed, and as confidence 20 Do. 2d Class .... - -
ger than, , •
increases there is reason to believe that operations PREFERENCE SHARES.
* BRITISH MINES
I
t the Sp will extend until the condition of commerce will Share Railways, I Paid.
' I Closing . Business
Price. I Done. Share! Mines. Paid.
luator ( bear comparison with former years. Amongst
'rimer) 1
25 Blythe and Tyne It per
capitalists the contemplated negotiation of loans, c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49
51 -- Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.1'
luator ( which, taken at their estimated amounts . '''t t 1 1 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 ,
20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - 20 pritish Iron
- Condurrow (Camborne)
'inter) 1 of £30,000,000, are anxiously discussed, and -some tock Caledon 210, 41 per cent 100 103 105 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.)
12.10 Do. Quar. Shares No. 2. 7. 10 - - - - East Bassett (Mogan).
of the flatness now noticed at the Stock Exchange 52 .10
& Holyhil, 51 pc 100 - - - Great South Tolgus....
may be attributed to the influence which it is supposed Stock Do. do. sp. ct. - - G.Wheal Alfd.(PhillacT
61 Cork & Landon, 51 p. c all - - - G. Wheal Vor(Helstc
WWI these projects will exercise upon the state of the St 6 Dup. Perth,& Aber.Jun all 6 61 - Lady Bertha
- North Frances (Ilk
Money Market. It must still be remembered,however, stock toA. reValsasgsßA67pc&.6.Pc.. 100
100 103, _- North Wheal Crof
the Co , that there is a plethora of capital, and that the -Stockoe 11 ri Coon.do•C Class
P7cl:c/i•o:i 1400 ' 1(112 117 - N.Wh'l Basset (I'
- Par Consols (St.
Presider diversion of a moderate quantity to foreign coon- Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 114 116 . ..... Porkellis Unit.
Stock De. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 31 133 - Sortridge Conr
Press Stock tries, if the payments should. be spread over a Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 84 86 - SouthCarado,
Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO - - - • south C. Br.
lengthened period, can scarcely be expected to
- S. Wheal F,
week sli°l
5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all - -
produce any return of stringency to the prejudice of ctock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - s Tamar SW
finance 6'‘' commercial enterprise. Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 73 74 74 31 Mining
Stock Furness, 5 per cent - - 10 Tin Crof
inks- it The fluctuations in the bullion at the Bank of Loci (las. &S Weitz a. spc lOO , 113 115
k Great Northern, sp. ct lOO 122 121 1 - United'
- Vale c
dis cres • England during the past year have been important. stock hh)Ar„Redmo'2l"*Pm 100 112 1 0t44 i 112
- West
- W. C
.nt for 4'51`,! On the 6th of January it stood at £12,643,193, but NO- DO:4l,Cliedn;.,s pc. . pm. 60 ei 6s i 654 -My
if the bos'
10 Gt. Nh.•of Scotld, Ist vt. all 101 111 - W'
on the 6th 'October it amounted to L 19,526,475.
R•
c Gt. Sn.& w areland)4 1 ioo - -
y thee',
Stock
- I'
the Cle", In the " other securities" the alterations have also ? p. ct. pref. Stock
re at West. (Berks and
reneral been considerable. On January 6th they were 50 '
Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. - - -
- -
100 95 97
1858, 0° £25,661,066, but on the 2d of June they only exhi- stock Do.' Redec
Irreeemmaatee,,444ll?. cct:
100
845
88
89
84
1 applies bited a total of £14,579,458. Stock Do. Irredeemable,
,d 0.., m? '
_ss 90
g 5085101
. Rdeef. n
Since Monday last the imports of specie have BtoBck it..siipiot. ;rf atrreefs 11 aloo 100
91 lie}
e-appor been about £892,654, and the
10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. exports have com-
ares all 164 174 he debt prised the following shipments direct from London 10 Doh do. 5.p. ct. pref all 10 104
- Stock Do Binning al
stock 100. 72 74
to Metro to the Continent during the week ending Thurs- 261 Do. Cheste4rual-
-hares all 18 19
Rock , day last :-Gold coin (Boulogne), 260 ounces ; bars 131 Do. do. do
all 131 111 141
5, accor
N 20
0c k Eiton..d.(lz)•Yoor•k 6 p.c. stock 100 143 145
(Hambro), 8,186 ounces ; silver coin (Boulogne),
latish
Stock Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l 100 - -
3,200 ounces.
Stock Do. pref., p. c. ...No. 2 100 - -
rred to ;
.v to co_,ll The Atrato, from the West Indies has brought S,
stook Do. p. c..
took Do. New gua., 6p. et lOO - -
No. 4 ICO - -
I that by £186,427 'in specie, and the Persia, from the United Stock Lon.& N. W.Cov.&Nun-
r the boio States, £137,083, eaton, 5 p. et.
Stock Lon.&B. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 100 120 122
ie ensul; There has been very little speculative business in
124 I olanldeo3dndsvhr &isle, 4 shs lall - -
7ers to t the Stock Exchange Markets to-day. The Com- 124 T....ondondy.& Ennis 4sh all - -
ie alllOll
Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et. 100 123 12f
mitten might tter's Cr mitt
just as well have adopted the sugges- 6 Do. re 44 4
Do. 31 per cent.
A a chop tier that the House should be closed like the Paris Stock
121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. all -
Bourse on New Year's-day. The Funds are rather 124 f Do. 4 per cent... . .
Do. -
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The Union Commerciale of Antwerp, of the 28th
ult., contains the following :—" A fatal duel took
place yesterday in the environs of St. Bernard, be-
tween two officers of the Ist Regiment of the Line
belonging to a detachment at the Maison Peniten-
flare. Subjoined are the details, which have been
furnished us by a,person connected with the locality.
On the evening, before the duel a warm discussion
arose between the two officers in question. Insult.
ing words having been exchanged, the captain of
the company ordered M. B—, one of the indi-
viduals -in question, to withdraw. On the fol-
lowing day, the quarrel becoming still more
bitter, the two officers agreed to meet accompanied
by a sous-ojicier and a soldier, in a neighbour-
ing wood, and to determine the matter by a
duel according to the American system, with the
fusil or musket. Arrived at a convenient spot, the
two adversaries placed themselves at a distance
from each other of, as one party said, 60 paces, but,
as another alleged, of only 40 paces. They took
the fusils from the hands of the witnesses, who,
having withdrawn to some distance, M. P—, one
of the principals, although the offended party, fired
his gun in the air. His adversary, however, it
appears, took deadly and deliberate aim, and lodged
his ball in the abdomen of the officer P—, caus-
ing a frightful wound, through which his liver and
intestines protruded. The unfortunate man, after
about twenty minutes of excruciating suffering,
expired in the aims of the sous-qfficier who had
accompanied him. He had previously uttered a few
words intimating that it had been his fixed deter-
mination to spare his adversary. The latter, how-
everols it unhappily appeared, declined to imitate
his generosity. M. B—, it is stated, left the
bloody scene to seek the services of the surgeon of
the detachment. Being unable to find him, he fled
from the hands of justice. All the above details,
although furnished by a person deserving of every
credit, are given only under all reserve." The
Precurseur of Antwerp gives the following account
of the same event :—" On Saturday evening
(Christmas-day) a party of officers were engaged
at St. Bernard playing a game lof whist. Sub-
Lieutenant Pierard, of the Ist Regiment of the
Line, forming part of the detachment in the gar-
rison at the House of Correction, was one of the
party, and while holding the cards in his hand ob-
served Sub-Lieutenant de Brouwere, of the samere-
giment and of the same detachment, stationed behind
him, and watching attentively his mode of playing
the game. On several occasions M. de Brouwere
expressed his opinion as to the manner in which
M. de Pierard handled his cards. His comments
becoming offensive, a warm altercation ensued
between the two officers. The dispute waxing
serious, insulting expressions were uttered towards
each other, M. de Brouwere going the length of
attacking the memory of the father of M. Pierard,
who bad been an officer in the Artillery, but who
was some time dead. Those attacks having greatly
irritated the son, it was finally arranged that a duel
with pistols should takeplace on the following day.
The next day, being Sunday, the two persons met
at about noon to arrange preliminaries, when find-
ing it impossible to procure pistols without ex-
posing their intentions, and thereby running the
risk of being prevented carrying out their project,
it was ultimately agreed upon that the duel should
take place by means of two fusils. Such are the
details which we believe it our duty, under reserve,
to communicate. The following are the facts which
subsequently occurred, which may be thorougkly
relied upon :—On Sunday, at a little after 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, the two officers left St. Bernard
and proceeded towards the open country. They
were accompanied by a sergeant and a soldier, the
latter, under the orders of Lieut. Pierard, carried
the two fusils. According to the version of the
sergeant and the soldier, the two officers had in-
formed them that they were going to shoot spar-
rows ; tkey had never said a word to them about a
duel. Arrivedat a level field, the two officers gave
orders to their inferiors (still following the ver-
sion of the latter) to withdraw to some distance.
This having been done, each of the officers took
a fusil or gun in his hands, and walked in opposite
directions until they reached a distance of about 40
or 50 paces from each other. Two shots were then
fired in an imperceptible interval. The Sub-Lieu
tenant Pierard received in the centre of his abdo-
men his adversary's ball, and fell immediately on
his back. The officer de Brouwere having hastened
up to him, Pierard uttered some incomprehensible
words, and then expired. His death appeared to
be almost instantaneous. The body of the unfor-
tunate deceased was in a few minutes afterwards
transported to the barrack of the House of Correc-
tion of St. Bernard. The sergeant and the soldier
who had accompanied the officers to the fatal ren-
contre have been placed under arrest. The Sub-
Lieutenant de Brouwere for a time disappeared. It
was reported that he had fled from justice, but in
the course of yesterday he voluntarily presented
himself before his superior officers, by whom he was
handed over to the military magistracy of our pro-
vince. Since yesterday evening de Brouwere is an
inmate of the cellular prison of our city. An in-
vestigation into this bloody drama and somewhat
mysterious affair is now being actively pursued.
The military auditor of the province of Antwerp
has just been to St. Bernard to organise an inquiry
of the most minute character. The Sub-Lieutenants
de Brouwcre and Pierard were both in the list of
promotions published in August last."

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deeds are surely worthy of being disintettea
from the dust of ages, and held up to the-
admiration of succeeding generations. The*:
author deserves to be congratulated on the
accomplishment of his laborious task, in
which he has shown himself to be a faithful as well
as a sympathising chronicler, recording the vices of
the fraternity as well as its nobler qualities, and
the weakness and insignificance of its decay, as well
as the noonday of its great achievements. It is a
most interesting and valuable history, and if the
g cam al reader feels inclined to skip some of the de-
scriptions of ordinary events and customs, he will
be fully repaid by the perusai of the more stirring
portions. The work is likely to obtain a standard
character, giving a page from the great history of
the past which well deserves to be borne in mind
and held in admiration by the present.

A History of the Knights of Malta. By Major
Whitworth Porter, Royal Engineers. 2 Vols.
Longman.
The history of the Knights of the Cross has
always been one of the most vivid and stirring
pages in the
.records of chivalry. In every
romance, whose scene is laid in the middle ages,
the Templar or the Knight of St. John figures con-
spicuously. No reader of Ivanhoe can forget Bois
Guilbert, and it was not only in prose that their
achievements were celebrated. The ballad, the
war song, the lay of the troubadour, have all ren-
dered a tribute to their valour, if they have less faith-
fully painted the darker sides of .their characters.
Sir Walter Scott, in his spirited ballad of " The
Fire King," tells how, in charging the infidels—
" The Knights of the Temple and Knights of St. John,
With Salem's King Baldwin against them, came on."
Even in the sober pages of history, however,
the narrative of their exploits reads like a
romance. The Orders themselves were intended as
the very incorporation of piety and chivalry, and if
in the enthusiasm of the founders, the weakness of
human nature and the inevitable recoil from exces-
sive severity were lost sight of, still in the hour of
trial the nobility of purpose which had originally
animated the knights reappeared in full vigour. If
the pride, and avarice, and luxury of the Templars
was sufficient to authorise the witty rejoinder of
King Richard, and there is too much reason to
presume from contemporary records that the
Knights Hospitallers were by no means more per-
fect, still beneath the rack of the executioner, and
before the hordes of the infidel, they displayed un-
rivalled courage. The suppression of the Templars
by Philip the Fair is well known to all readers of
history, and also the striking episode of the recan-
tation of Jaques de Molay and Guy, his companion,
of the confessions forced from them by the fear-
ful tortures to which they had been subjected.
The old tradition, too, is familiar to many, which
tells how the murdered .Grand Master, perishing
at the stake, summoned the King of France and
the Pope to appear before the judgment-seat
within a year and a day. By a curious coincidence,
Philip the Fourth and Clement the Fifth both died
within that period. The extermination of the
Templars did not affect their more fortunate
brethren •of the White Cross, whose greatest
achievements were yet to come. They received
some of the enormous wealth of the Templars,
though &considerable portion was appropriated by
King Philip, under the plea of reimbursing the
expenses of the trial. After the loss of Jerusalem
and Acre, the Knights of St. John, under Fulk de
Villaret, established themselves at Rhodes, which
position they gallantly maintained for two centuries.
Their triumphant repulse of the army of Sultan
Mahomet excited the greatest enthusiasm through.
out Europe, and its effect on the mind of their
imperial enemy may be gathered from the epitaph
which he ordered to be inscribed upon his tomb.
Dying very soon after this failure, he turned from
the catalogue of the provinCes he had subdued, and
the victories he had achieved, and directed that
they should write upon his grave "My intention
was to have captured Rhodes, and subjugated
Italy." One would have thought that this declara-
tion told plainly enough to the European potentates
the folly and danger of allowing the advance of
the Turkish hordes upon Rhodes. Yet we find
that in the second siege no aid was sent, and the
Knights were again left to their own unassisted
efforts. The result was not surprising. After
maintaining the struggle for six months against
overwhelming odds, the Knights were forced to
capitulate, and, thanks to the magnanimity of
Solyman the Magnificent, obtained favourable terms.
They were compelled to abandon the strong.
hold they, had so valiantly maintained, with
diminished numbers and clouded prospectS, cheered
only by the sense of having nobly fulfilled their
duty, and by the general enthusiasm which
their gallantry had excited throughout the
civilised world. Charles the Fifth, himself
no mean soldier, on hearing of the termination of
the siege, turned to his courtiers, and said, " There
has been nothing so well lost in the world as
Rhodes." Thera remained, however, yet another
struggle against the Turks which should avenge
this disaster, and add yet brighter laurels to the
wreath of the Knights of the White Cross. The
triumphant defence of Malta must. ever remain one
of the most striking proofs of the superiority of
noble enthusiasm and undaunted courage over mere
numbers. The readers of Prescott's " Philip the
Second" will remember how much of his second
volume he has devoted to the record of this event-
ful siege. The tardy relief from Sicily, which had
been so long promised and so ardently desired, was
at length scarcely wished for, since the besiegers
were wavering in their attacks, and the scanty
remnant of the Knights could almost have wished
to have won the triumph alone. They arrived, how-
ever, and the besieged had the well-earned delight
and satisfaction of witnessing the departure of that
proud fleet which had threatened their annihilation,
leaving the White Cross of St. John still fluttering
on the battlements of Malta. It is mournful, after
the record of such glorious achievements as the
defences of Rhodes and of Malta, to follow the
gradual decay and deterioration of the Order to its
ignominious• expulsion from the island it had so
gallantly preserved, by the forces of the Republic
under General Buonaparte. At the present
moment Count Colloredo holds the nomi-
nal office of Grand Master, but its glory
has indeed departed since the days of Peter
D'Aubusson, L'lsle Adam, and La Valette.
Major Porter was surprised at finding the difficulty
which existed in obtaining information concerning
the Order of St. John, and thinking, from the
striking interest of their story, and the historical
value of the narrative, that a clear and complete
account of their origin, achievements, and fortunes
would be generally interesting, he has set to work
to supply a deficiency. He has searched through the
ponderous volumes of the public library of Malta,
and the papers of its Record-office, as well as study-
ing the few works extant on the subject, being there-
by enabled, in addition to the particulars of sieges,
and battles, which are the common property of his-
tery, to introduce some details of the habits and
organisation of the order, which have never before
been made public. He has fulfilled his arduous task
with fidelity and success. The style is clear and
lucid, the information copious, and the writer is
evidently animated by a corresponding enthusiasm
when he tells of the victories of the White •Cross,
or how a mere handful of knights and men bid defi-
ance to the valour of the Turkish hordes. He has

full opportuxity, in the recital of sieges, to display
his powers as a narrator; and in tracing the line of
Grand Masters, he shows some skill in depicting
and analysing character. The three chief ornaments
of the Grand Masters were Peter D'4ubusson, who
defended Rhodes against thy first attack ; L'lsle
Adam, who covered defeat with the honour of a
victory ; and La Valette, whose stern defence of
Malta gavethe name to its chief city. The unflinch-
ing resolution of his character, unyielding either to
fear or pity, was well suited to the terrible crisis
through which he had led his order. His sacrifice
of the noble defenders of St. Eleno, however ne-
cessary in warfare, appears almost heartless, but it
shows to what a pitch the heroism of the defenders
had been raised when men could be found volun-
teering for such a post. St. Elmo was a port at
the point of the promontory, that, running outinto
the sea, divides the harbour of Malta, and it com-
manded both sides of it. The Turks attacked it
first, feeling the necessity of gaining such a posi-
tion. La Valette perceived the importance of
its retention and owing to the negligence of
the Turks who left the communication
with the opposite forts open, he sent fresh
reinforcements nightly, and removed the wounded.
As the defences gradually gave way beneath the
tremendous engines of the Turks, the besieged per-
ceived that their destruction was inevitable, and
sent a message to La Valette explaining the state
of the fort, and begging permission to leave it.
This he refused, but sent them fresh aid. The
enemy, however, saw their mistake, and cut off the
communication. When the brave defenders saw
themselves invested on every side they perceived
that they were to be sacrificed for the sake of the
others. Many angrily complained, but La Valette
sent a scornful message, saying he would send
others for the post of honour, and they should be
recalled to safety. The bold Knights of St. John
could not suffer such a taunt ; if the post was to
be held till the last, none but themselves should

Philosophical Principles of the i'nglish Language.
By George Jenkins.
Here-4n the form of a thoughtful little shilling
treatise upon the Philosophical Principles of the
English Language—is the announcement of a
forthcoming grammar by the author of the trea-
tise—a grammar to be constructed in accordance
with the philosophical principles here laid down.
Mr. Jenkins has certainly contrived to startle his
readers into surprised attention. He has begun by
shaking their faith in Lindley Murray. He there-
upon piques our curiosity to the utmost possible
degree, to know whether he will fill up the hiatus
caused by the removal of an old favourite, by
building up in lieu of it a new and more secure
reputation. Our uncertainty upon this head, time
alone can satisfy. Mr. Jenkins has something to
say upon " language"—upon the " Adnoun"—upon
"Person," and upon " Pron ouns," variously,
whether " Noun," "Collective," or " Ap-
positive." After a few introductory philoso-
phical remarks upon the verb, he analyzes
that vital part of speech carefully and
with all possible deliberation. His notions as t
the philosophical principles regulating the English
language are certainly characterised by great origi-
nality. In conclusion, the author of the treatise
announces that the grammar in progress will be
adapted to schools and persons unacquainted with
any other language, and, above all things, will be
plain, practical, and philosophical. We shall be
curious to welcome it, and shall watch with some
interest for its announcement.

POSTAL CONMUNICATION BETWEEN
IRELAND AND AMERICA,

We yesterday gave a telegraph announcemen ,
hat a deputation had waited on the Lord Lieute-
nant of Ireland, for the purpose of laying before his
Excellency the resolutions on the subject of postal
communication between Ireland and America,
adopted on a recent occasion. The following is a
more detailed report of the proceedings :
The deputation consisted of the following noble-
men and gentlemen, viz. :—The Right Hon. the
Lord Mayor, the Earl of Howtb, Lord Talbot de
Malahide, the Hon. George Handcock, Sir James
Power, Laurence Waldron' M.P. ; John Vance,
; Francis Codd, T.C. ; Benjamin L. Guinness,
William Long, T. C. ; Alderman G; Roe, Dr.
Gray, T.C. ; Alderman Lambert (Lord Mayor
elect), Jonathan Pim, Henry Grattan, and Charles
Granby Burke, Esqrs. Having arrived at the Vice-
regal Lodge, the deputation were ushered by one
of the Aides-de-camp into an apartment where the
Lord Lieutenant, attended by Lord Naas, Chief
Secretary, was waiting to receive them.
The LORD MAYOR, having thanked his Excel-
lency for the promptxess with which he had
acceded to the request of the deputation to grant
them an interview, and having stated the object of
the meeting recently held at the Mansion-house,
read the resolutions which were adopted on that
occasion. His lordship observed that great interest
existed in commercial ,circles in Dublin on the
subject of postal communication between Ireland
and America, and that the deputation were con-
vinced that his Excellency would do everything in
his power to advance that project.
His EXCELLENCY replied as follows:—You can-
not feel a greater anxiety than I do myself on this
subject. There are many things which are sup-
posed to require official reserve ; but it would be
quite ridiculous to affect any official reserve when
my opinions on the subject are so well known in
so many different quarters. I have no hesitation
in saying that I am as much interested in the suc-
cess of this great enterprise as any citizen of Dublin
or inhabitant-of Ireland; and I have never on any
occasion hesitated to express the interest which I
take in it, and, what is of still more importance,
•I have never hesitated to urge on the Govern-
ment my views on the subject. , I have no
sort of hesitation in saying that I individually
am most anxious to promote the welfare of the
enterprise, which I think is for the benefit of the
country; and I will not cease urging upon the
government at home the propriety—and I might
almost say the necessity—of giving it their assist-
ance. You must see that there are always consi-
derable difficulties in the way of government giving
assistance upon so large a scale as would be required
here and in this case particularly so. There are
three departments of government which have to
be considered in this matter—the Treasury, Post-
office, and the Admiralty ; and I may say there is
another department of government of still more im-
portance, which is that very important body—the
House of Commons. Therefore, it is not only what
I think best, or what I think expedient, but what
the Treasury, the Post-office, and the Admiralty
think best, and what it is likely the House of
Commons will consent to. It is quite evident that
the feeling of the present day is against bolstering
up any commercial enterprise. Therefore, it would
be contrary, of course, to all the principles of the
present day that this company should receive the
assistance of Government for its own sake—that it
should be brought into existence by assistance of
Government. We can only look to it with a view
to assist in the public service. Already some little
assistance has been given to it—that is to say, so
far as the public service is concerned—by the colo-
nial mails being given to it. I cannot conceive
that the Post-office could by any possibility refuse to
give the company the conveyance of the Irish mails
—the Irish letters. It seems to me quite impossible
that if the thing were properly laid before the
Post-office that it would insist on the Irish letters
going to England—and thereby taking an extra
time in their transit to America. Therefore, I think
there can be no doubt that if it were properly laid
before the Post-office, the payment for the Irish
letters, which I understand is between £20,000 and
£30,000 a-year, would not be refused. Then, I think
that if a proper representation were made, it is im-
possible that the letters of the new colony of British
Columbia could be refused. It is very evident that
the feeling of the present day is against bolstering
up commercial enterprises by government, and in
that light probably this one might find a difficulty
in dealing with the question ; but if it can be proved
that the public service is benefited, then I presume
the government has a right to render its assist-
ance. If letters can be conveyed to St. John's in five
days, and telegrams from London to Washington in
six, as I think it has been proved that they can be
conveyed, it appears to me that a subsidy for postal
purposes must eventually be granted. In the mean-
time I understand that a subsidy has been given
for our North American colonies. I cannot con-
ceive that the Post-office can refuse to give the
£30,000 a year which the letters between Ireland
and America yield to the revenue ; and I think we
have every right to expect that postal communica-
tion with British Columbia should go by this route.
I cannot but hope, too, that if this enterprise is
carried out as it has been begun, the superior ad-
vantages of the route between this country and the
United States must obtain a subsidy. I shall have
great pleasure in forwarding to the Treasury the
memorial you have presented to me, with the
strongest recommendation that anything that is in
reason requested should be acceded. to.
The LORD MAYOR thanked his Excellency for
the favourable answer which lie had given ; and
said he was sure every member of the deputation
felt that the matter could not be in better hands.
The LORD-LIEUTENANT said that nothing would
be left undone on his part to obtain for the enter-
prise the favourable consideration of Government.
Mr. HENRY GRATTAN observed that Mr. Lever,
daniddntohte expecteelniny with which lie was connected,
any money from Government for
building ships, or bolstering up
their enterprise.
Their object was to get
public money for public
services. He thought that, considering the more
rapid conveyance of letters to America by the Gal-
way line, the new company was entitled, with
reference to the conveyance of the mails, to be
placed on equality with, if not to obtain a pre-
ference over, other companies which were situated
at a greater distance from the coast of America. In
asking for the conveyance of the mails they did so
.on the ground that the public service would be
benefitted thereby. His Excellency had mentioned
that three departments of the Government were to
be consulted, and he wished to know whether the
deputation ought to make the application or throw
the burden of doing so on his Excellency's
shoulders. He thought it would be better in the

hold it. Feeling themselves doomed, they deter-
mined to keep the place as long as human valour
and endurance could maintain it. Gradually the
devoted band gave way, gradually their numbers
diminished and the enemy advanced. The author
draws an effective picture of their meeting together
in the little chapel of the fort the last night that
they felt it possible to hold out. Their anticipa-
tions were correct—that solemn gathering was
their last—yet those sixty worn and feeble war-
riors repulsed the attack once more, and at mid-
day the Turkish forces retired. When they.
renewed their onslaught, however, the brave de-
fenders of St. Elmo fell one by one. at their posts..
A few of the MalteSe soldiers, proverbially expert
in swimming, escaped-by plunging into the water,
and nine prisoners Were F. aved by being captured
by the corsairs who formed part of 'the Turkish
army; to be sold for slaves. Eve other defender
perished sword in- hand, having maintained the
shattered bulwark more than a month against the
whole power of Solyman's army, These noble

first instance that the applications to the Treasury
and the Post-office should be made by the deputa-
tion.

The' LORD-LIEITTENANT--I can 'see no harm in
anybody making au application to the Treasury,
and particularly such an influential deputation as I
hare the' honour to see before inc. heir support
will be most valuable in backing up my reprc:kn-
tation.
The deputation then withdrew.