The Express. — London, England, 1851-05-22 00:00:00

,C l O. •-• 0/. ,1 , c ._9-- -17 4: 74"-z. car- r Tte Txprt% No. 1,479.) LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1851. orrice. ESTABLISHED FOE THE INC:MANCE or ALL aisus OY PItoPERTY IN TOWN UK COUNTRY. JIJOANS, ie SUMS cot less thKo £lOO. on approved perenaleaearlty, and aLk Polley, are created b the ROT AL Kaman; •34 GENERAL nee sae Ura ASODBANCE sad LOAN end ANNCI rY COMPANY. Ercepectusee aed every latoraudina may be obtained el the sports is all (Al principal loose, out the Head Otßee, Weal. Landu. WIC SHAW, Meseslog Di:tett*. and exclusive right of . episcopery to bo the rulers of ' Christ's flock and priestly dispensers of the sacra ments, is no part either of the Christian religion or of the doctrine of the Church of England. It now remains for me to compare the different aspects under which the catholic theory, under the Anglican and the Roman view of it, presents itself to the mind of a thinking and inquiring believer in church principles ; but this I must reserve for another letter. M. A. P.S. Since sending the above letter to press, I have fallen in with tho subjoined declaration, con tained in an address just delivered to the clergy of his diocese by the Bishop of Exeter. "I need not tell you that the bishop and his clergy, with his people, arc a complete church : per haps in some respects more to be recognised as such than a national church, because we all know that a diocesan church is the appointment of God himself. A national church we believe to be in full accordance with the gracious will of God, carrying out, under his direction his great views : but still it is not appointed to us in scripture, I look upon that as human insti tution —upon our own diocesan church as a divine institution." RAILWAYS. MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. [THREEPENCE, and bondholders in the country, art therefore not to expect the usual courtesy of an answer to their letters on the business of the agency, but must make an expedition to see Colonel Facto's clerks. The last quotations of exchange on London at foreign places arc as follows : Previous Latest Quotations. Quotations. Al, xamlria 971 I 97; 981 Batavia Bombay, 6 months Calcutta, 6 mouths Colombo B6 64 92 ('hristiana, 3 months Ilavana Kandy (Ceylon) Mauritius New York, 60 days Penang, 6 months Ditto, 3 months 4s. 10d. Paris, short Ditto, 3 months 2lf. fi2l 24f. 821 Vienna Our adviecs from foreign metal markets are as follows: THIS DAY. Two oTtocx. The share market opened to-day at the full range of the marked rally which took place yesterday after noon, and prices in many instances speedily attained a considerable advance ; Great Westerns reaching 821; Lancashixo and Yorkshires, 67; London and North Westerns, 123 ; Midlands, .561 ; and York and North Midlands, 24. This advance, however, was not maintained, sellers again coming forward at the higher rates, but, since the breaking up of the Bank Court has become known, more confidence has become manifest, and prices are generally looking up again, the general range being now decidedly higher than at the close of business yesterday afternoon, and the prospects of the market altogether better. Two o'Ccocr. The English stock market has worn a much im proved appearance to-day ; the breaking up of the weekly Laird at the Bank of England, without any interference with the rate of discount, having induced more disposition to operate. Prices have consequently risen 1 per cent., and at this improvement the market generally shows more con fidence. The purchases in the Reduced Threes, on account of the sinking fund, continue as usual, and contribute to the support of the market. Consols opened at the closing price of yesterday, 971 to for money, and have since risen to 97! to f, whilst for the 10th of June the quotation rules at 97t tot,. The official report of business comprises: Three per Cent. Consols, 971, k,t ; do. for account, 974, 3 ; Three per Cents. lteduced, 961 2, ; Three and-a-Quarter per Cents., 971, A; Long Annuities, 1860, 71, 3-16; ditto thirty years, 1800, 71 . ; Bank Stock, 2101. The Exchequer-bill market has been a trifle firmer to-day, though still unsettled. Bargains to some extent have been concluded in the 1,0001. bills, at 425., 435., 415., and 445. prem. • ditto 5001., 411. ; ditto small, 455.; and in India B onds, 1,0001., at 335. prem. In the foreign stock market there is a general in disposition to operate, and the prices of one or two descriptions have suffered. I'cruvian Five per Cents. have been transacted at a lower figure, business being marked at 801 for acct., and Spanish Actives have .further declined to 191, though now a trifle better again. The entire business list of the day comprises only: Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates, 894, 4. Peruvian Five per Comte., 1849, for account 30th May, 80, 1411. Spanish Active Five per Cents., for account, 20, 191; ditto Passive, 51, 1; ditto Three per Cents., for account, 394. EEIVDEES, STOVES, sad Wavers of the above we retreatea bar aril trading, le WILLIAM IL Du ItTOMISHOW-1100111"001101PAWITILEILT ((earner d Newaraetoreti, ?o. t sad 2, NEM2ALMWMT, sad PILKIIraPLACL, LON MN, They re the herr he the weer, sad meter reit sa ansorlamit of VENDERS, sTOTINI. MAlKidli. nu. litOiva sad 'ANIMAL ISONMONOMMT r rm. 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Anibin Notting, Bostli II Ili 3I 4 r:' 7: 1 131 134 10 21 II 1944 oleo to-day op to I o'aloak. Ili I New York, May 10.—Copper new sheathing con tinues in demand at previous prices, 21 cents. for suits. Yellow metal sells freely at 161 cents., six months. The market fur irou bits been rather unset tled: 40 tons Swedes have sold at 85 dols., and about 1,000 tons of Scotch pig at 20 doll. to 20 dots. 50e. In lead sales of English pig have been made at 4 dols. 621 c. to 4 dols. 671 e. eash, and of Galena at 4 dols. Vie. 11 . ! V. LADIES ' FRI lIND —ROWLANDS' AQUA roan. —Thu I. tke mot fragrant and reksitiss wham ever b the .. Souls of Flown' It voids, Its INA and delightful edonneentee lar deyn ft is tremor, ellmistior, yet seds rjerand la as newlealled profile. For MK eillam it bug INIFICOriIIi or Yon immer= l ll set i V illi me il 7ent-eetArnated. ekree boats. OM 4A. ROWLAND add SONS, 20, Ust i. Oarthel. Wfaden; Bid try eheasiVe and perfume. Nil —A °nuns FOUNTAIN of the AQUA IYOIIO le exhibited M the Crystal Mee. I little expected to have it in my power to quote so complete and decisive a ratification of my argu ment on national churches. I knew from the bishop's pamphlet that he found no difficulty in charging his metropolitan with heresy, and refusing submission to the highest tribunal of the church, in which he is an officer ; but I did not look for so direct and posi tive an assertion of the same conclusion as that to which my argument had brought mc. I commend it to the special consideration of I). C. L. Will he re fute the bishop, or will he accept our conclusion? If the latter, will ho show us that, upon high church principles, there is a church of England at all—that we arc not to have twenty-five churches of England? or that either the church of England or the Anglican theory of it has not been brought to a reductio ad absurdum by the Bishop of Exeter ? 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Bta,—lt follows hum the argum ent carried on in ay pr . eviime letters that the Anglo-catholic theory of episcopacy ultimately resolves itself into the in deper.dent sovereignty of each single bishop, subject only to au universal council of all the bishops of Christendom. The combination of a particular num ber of bishops into one church, seeing that it rests on accidental and extraneous limitations, cannot furnish a binding and imperative reason to any in dividual bishop for abandoning what he holds to be orthodox truth or fur submitting the spiritual charge of his 'diocese—a charge entrusted to him by apustolical commission—to the opinions and dicta tion of other bishops, superior to him in no one res pect but that of numbers. Accordingly this is the very theory . which the Bishop of Exeter is practi eally carrying out. He repudiates the authority, religious and ecclesiastical, of his metropolitan; ho anathematises him as a heretic ; he openly announces his resolution not to submit to the supreme tribunal of the church of Eughuid, thereby proclaiming most emphatically that he acknowledges no superior. The concurrence of the metropolitan in the judgment given be that tribunal has not the weight of a feather with him in commanding, if not his personal assent, at host his canonical obedience ; and there is not the smallest room for doubting that, even if the assem bled episcopate of Englund were to sanction and ratify that judgment, he: would, with undiminished in trepidity and confidence of being right, denounce them as abettors of heresy and traitors to the truth. The llishop of Exeter is the recognised champion of the Anglican doctrine of the episcopate : his course, in my opinion, is the legitimate application of that doctrine, for he is working out in practice that con clusion, which I had established by argument and by an analysis of the principles of Anglicanism. I find therefore no fault with the bishop's logic, what ever opinion I may entertain of his loyalty to that church which gave him his bishopric and its emolu ments: only, I ask, what is the irresistible inference from these premises? The disintegration, the disso lution of the church of England: its extinction as a single church. Remove what, if these principles and this conduct be correct, is the only link which binds the church of England together into one whole, the connexion, namely, _with the state : let that church cease to be established, and the laws of the realm to have any control over the pro ceedings of its members, and the inevitable result both in theory and in fact, will be that the church of England will disappear altogether. Here might be 25 churches in so many dioceses; one united church of England would be a non-existent thing. It could only be at best, according with what is really involved in the Anglo-catholic doctrine, but a loose conglomeration of so many bishops as chose for the time to act together : for the Bishop of Exeter's con duct establishes the accuracy of my conclusion, that there would be no true, lawful, church bond of union, which could over-ride the independence of a single bishop. But the Anglican appeals to the existence of dis tinct national churches from the earliest ages. The fact is certain, but it does not help the Anglican. His appeal does not enable him to escape from the two fundamental principles of protestantism—the right of private judgment, and that of Christian ar ietie. or churches to govern themselves; nor does t-itablish for him in their stead the Anglo c.cliolic dogmas of the divine rule of bishops and the • oval oracle of truth. The history of national churches, as I showed in my last letter, is pre-emi nently the history of discord, disunion, and conflict int opinions ; and the episcopate, as such, provides no guiding light for the distressed searcher after prate and truth. The appeal to national churches ▪ proves the fact of tfictr existence as separate and .elf-governed societies; but does nothing for cliaril; up the points in debate, the principle, Dan ly on which their legitimacy is founded and the authority on which the creed they professed was held to he true. I do not dispute he right of the witty of Christians in England to act as an inde -13,14:nt body, and to lay down their own articles of f.uth ; quite the contrary; I strenuously mainfli n it. To show me that the church of -kinea did the same, only . con fi rms my assertion. Ti' rt weyt of do c t r i ne , it tells me nothing as to the rowel • on which African orthodoxy rests; and as "' mune, the historical existence of the African rti. ril l only records one, among many other in- 1 st3l '-'" , of the exercise of the inherent right of self itinuumetit. Their creed, it is replied, was deter by the African bishops; and their church was rub cl he . epiimpal swa y. True; but that creed was 4rit t° 7 4 because it wee decreed by bishops, hr e. that many other creeds, equally put forth eat , p hilotw, have been adjudged to be hereti . anti the naked fact that the African t so ciety:l'l'4 t h ei we r re ..f °verlad ' e s an ind " den • eati ou mumps, contains noground or josh& whiten to build the universal doctrines that Talliis the necessary and only lawful form of c lovernment, and that the bishops of every separate nation have the right to detach them selves from a church of many nations, in which they had been incorporated. It might just as rea , sonably be argued, that because separate nations have often in the history of the world formed independent sovereignties, therefore Ireland has an inalienable right to detach herself from England, Lombardy from :Austria, and so on. The Greek !church is one of the greatest of national churches. The Anglican condemns it as guilty of rejecting one of the most cardinal points of the Christian faith. He recognises the apostolicity and legitimacy of the Greek episcopate, yet that episcopate has not pro tected millions of Christians from damnable error, and does not make the Anglican pause an instant in exercising his private judgment against it, and taking side with other bishops against those of the Greek church. The English episcopate pronounced a similar judgment of corruption against , the Roman church, and acquiesced in the disruption which the state, in the name of the Christians of England, effected from Rome. Yet the validity of the Roman episcopate is unchallenged, although it could not prevent its English members from judging of religious opinion for them selves, and justifying a government founded ea the revolution carried ant by the State. We know that episcopacy was for many ages universal throughout the Christian, as mo narchy was universal throughout tho civil world. We know, too, that the opinion was general tkat episcopal government was instituted by divine ap pointment as the only legitimate form of rule for Christians, precisely as the same opinion was generally held respecting kingly power. We know that, in the absence of any principle founded on the laws of human nature and human society, the opinion of the exclusive legitimacy of kingly rule has been exploded, and the full and complete title to lawful sove reignty of any settled government, whatever be its form, is acknowledged by the universal consent of mankind; and I say that it is for the Anglican to show, the burden of proof lying wholly upon her, that the parallel form of ecclesiastical polity, episco pacy, does not full under the same category, but possesses an absolute, universal, and eternal preroga tive, founded on an express and peremptory charter, or on its own nature and the nature of the Christian church, to be the solo legitimate organ of govern ment for Christians. And here it is where the fatal weakness of the Anglican theory plainly reveals itself. It is utterly Unable to assign any great and adequate ends for the sake of which this perpetual and exclusive privilege should have been conferred on episcopacy. There are, indeed, two great and glorious ideas which have been the objects of the most ardent aspirations of the heat and noblest of men : two final causes, so blessed, me exalted, as to be able to worthily justify the crea tion of any special institution for their attainment. Truth and unity in every age have kindled the most longing desires and the most vehement affection in the hearts of the holiest Christians, and have been the objects of their keenest search, amidst the con flict of creeds and Christian churches. Truth and unity are the priceless legacy which good men fondly believe their departing Lord must have bequeathed to his sorrowing people, and they are the divine blessings of which catholic theory proclaims the episcopal church to be the sole depositary. To realise truth and unity for Christians was the catho lic episcopate instituted; and therefore truth and unity are the indispensable logical conditions of the catholic theory. One holy and aixxitolical church is Se motto of all catholics. Cathclieity and unity ace, if not identical, at least cognate ideas, mutually implying each other. The Anglicans emphatically claim to be catholics. They rest their legitimacy as Christians on their catholicity. Yet, alas! truth and unity are precisely the results for which the Anglican theory does not offer the least se curity. It sees episcopate battling against episco pate—one national creed warring with another: a doe p and inward principle whereby to ex tract truth and unity from such elements the Anglican theory has none. If the catholicity and legitimacy of the church of England depend on the principles of her constitution providing for truth and unity, according to the tractarian theory (and this must be dune in such a manner as that every appeal to the fatal protestant principle of private . judgment in establishing the orthodoxy of her doctrines by ca tholic consent, stall be rigorously excluded), then hopeless indeed is the task to acquit her of being a schismatic, and to prove that she has not cut herself off by rebellion from the communion of the one only church. Does catholic unity consist in the confession of the same orthodox doctrine? By the belief in the procession of the Holy Spirit, and the denial of transubstantiation, the English episcopate is separated from almost the whole episcopate of Christendom. Is catholicity union? Then shall the Anglican layman be told that he possesses it in the communion of some 30 bishops, proscribed and repudiated by thousands of the undoubted successors of the apostles ? How is he to defend his church against the terrible sentence of schism, except by invoking that glorious principle which is the birthright of every Christian, as well as of every man—the name and power, and intrinsic majesty of truth, as she reveals herself within every human breast ? And if catholicity cannot be found by the Anglican, either in uniformity of doctrine, or in social union with other episcopal churches, in what does it consist? In the institution of episcopacy But what is that in the Church of England but mere similarity of outward polity, an external form, a rite; no reality or power. I say similarity ; far an episcopate which has neither the right of de claring the faith, nor of judging supremely in the church, nor of acting as its legislature, is no more identical with an episcopate which possesses all them powers, than the monarchy of Russia is identical with the monarchy of England. To say that Eng land had political catholicity with Russia would in-1 deed be a strange assertion ; and would at any rate Iplace catholicity . in the most purely superficial re 'semblance in no inner life or principle. Since then the church of England, by her confes sion of faith and her isolated existence, bears witness to the fact that episcopacy gives no guarantee far truth of doctrine or ecclesiastical unity, what moral or spiritual end can be assigned for its being made an indispensable element of a Chris tian church ? It is a priesthood, replies again the Anglican; it alone is empowered to impart vali dity to the sacraments. But what is this, I ask, Intel a:claim founded on a purely arbitrary enactment- 1 a condition resting on no moral law or principle, but solely and simply on the Lord's good pleasure ? God forbid that I should question with the faintest breather doubt the Lord's right to create such an arbitrary condition of church membership. We are saved by his grace and mercy ; it is not for us to challenge the terms he is pleased to impose on the salvation we owe to his bounty. But the whole question here is the evidence we have of the Lord's will. If the privilege claimed by the episcopate to have been made priests between God and man, and to be alone empowered to constitute the sacraments • mesas of grace is not founded on any natural fltnesa, of any inherent spiritual qualification ' presaged by bishops, as compared with any other ofileers, appointed in any other manner by the Christian people, but rests solely on the simple ex pression of the Lord's good pleasure, then the Christian church is entitled to demand the clearest, most indisputable, and peremptory evidence of soak an enactment—the must explicit and unchains.. able charter for such a prerogative. It is menden* by the confession of eatholics of every age, that sari a charter is not to be found in Scripture, as inter preted by the ordinary laws of language ; and ae the Church of England claims no power of affixing to the words of the sacred volume any other sense than such as is warranted by those laws, and rejects every d oc trine, as an essential part of revelation, which Is not found in that volume , we tell the Anglican is the name et the Christian ; that the divine ti b ti fe 11 ti DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN GLASGOW. Last (Tuesday) night, shortly before twelve o'clock, a firq broke out in Mr. Stewart's cooperage, Dunlop-street, which has been attended with avery serious loss of property. The premises, which base been all but entirely consumed were very extensive, forming a complete square, in the centre of which a valuable and extensive stock of green wood was piled up. The drying stove was placed at the north side of the square, and it was in this portion of the cooperage that the fire had its origin. The line of com munication between the whole extent of the works was complete, save that the south side of the square, where the most extensive part of the operations were carried on, was separated from the rest of the cooperage by a gable wall to the east and west. The cooperage, was surrounded on the cast, west, and north side by valu able property, some of it of a very inflammable nature. The fire appears to have been smouldering for a consider able time before any alarm was given, as almost immediately after it was discovered in the cooperage, the flames burst forth from the roof with great force. Notwithstanding the , exertions and promptitude with which the tire brigade turned out, the progress the flames had made precluded all I hope of saving any portion of the north and west sides of the cooperage—the range of buildings from end to end being one mass of flame, which spouted in terrific volume from every window, and beat fiercely against the south gable of a fine range of occupied tenements immediately adjacent, which was very nearly involved in the conflagration. Had it not been, indeed, for the thickness of the gable wall, where, fortunately, there was no window for the fire to find entrance, nothing could have saved this building from destruction. The fury of the flames, however, at length exhausted themselves in that part of the cooperage, and relieved all anxiety for the safety of the tenement in question. The flames, which were blown eastward by the wind, soon caught hold of a portion of the wood in the centre of the square, but it was confideutly anticipated that the protecting gable wall at the south-end of the square would prevent the spread of the fire to that valuable part of the works. The efforts of the firemen were principally directed, therefore, to the ex tinguishing, if possible, of the flames which had seized on the wood, and threatened the destruction of the whole stock. In this attempt it appeared for a time that their efforts were about to be crowned with success, as no doubt they would have been, had not the fire at length penetrated the western gable of the south side of the square, owing to the tremendous heating of the bricks. In a few minutes dense volumes of smoke, followed almost immediately by mares of flame, almost paralysed the firemen ; but they only paused to renew their efforts with still greater vigour for the preservation of the adjoining property. The gable wall on the cast end of the now ignited building was chosen as the point to cut off the further spread of the flames, and at this spot Mr. Turner brought the greater part of his strength to bear, in ceder to cheek their advance, a neces sity all the more imperative, as the cooperage at that place is connected with the oil and candle store of Mr. Smith, and with the plumber work of Mr. Ferguson, both of which have their entrances off Itopework-lane. Had the fire effected a lodgment in the east wing of the square, it is impossible to say . where it would have stopped, or how much property might have been destroyed. Fortunately, however, the exertions made at this point were successful, and the ravages cf the flames were entirely confined to the other three wings of the cooperage. It was not till close on five o'clock on this (Wednesday) morning that complete mastery was obtained over the tire, and all danger of its ex tending still further averted. In addition to the wing of the square, which remains untouched, a large stuck of wood piled up on the outside of the south side of the cooperage also escaped, and by pouring in immense quantities of water a considerable portion of the stock that stood exposed in the centre of the yard was saved, though with extreme difficulty. The probable amount of the loss, including the buildings, which do not belong to Mr. Stewart, will not fall short of 5,0001. Mr. Stewart is insured with the Globe office for 3,0001., which may possibly cov e r th e grea t er part of his loss. This is now the fifth time, we understand, within the Wt dozen years or so, that this cooperage has been on tire, though on no previous occasion was the de struction so complete. Complaints were heard on many sides as to the limited supply of water.—Forth British MANAGEMENT OF THE ROYAL WOODS AND Follll9l3.—Yesterday, the government biU to make better provision for the management of the woods, forests, and land revenues of the crown, and for the direction of public works and buildings, was printed. It contains 36 clauses. The object of the bill so to separate the duties of the Com missioners of Public Works and Commissioners of Woods and Forests. The First Commissioner of Woods, on _ the passing of the act, is to be the First Commissioner of Works and Buildings. Alteratiose ere to be made in the two departments. The royal woods and forests are to be placed under the management of a surveyor-general and deputy surveyor-general. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests are not to sit in the House of Commons. The te 11:pube mfay sit in tbe_Houeo of Commons, whose salary is not to . exceed 2,0001. a year. The Commissioners of Works and Buildings are to manage the royal parks. There is a schedule annexed to the bill containing a list of acts in relation to which the Commis sioners of Public Works and Buildings are to perform the duties. THE NEW LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OP APPREN TICIA AND SERVANTS.—Yesterday the important act of parliament which received the royal assent on Tuesday for the better protection of persons under the care and control of others as apprentices or servants, and to enable the guar dians and overseers of the poor to institute and conduct prosecutions in certain cases, was printed. This act, which resulted from a late painful case, contains nine clauses, and is now in force. It is provided that persons—masters or mistresses—refusing or neglecting to supply necessary food to apprentices or servants, or unlawfully assaulting them, are guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable to three years' im prisonment, with or without hard labour. The costs of such prosecutions are to be allowed. A register is to be kept of young persons under sixteen years hired or taken as servants from any workhouse with particulars as pre scribed in a schedule annexed to the act. Young persona who are hired from workhouses, or bound out as pauper apprentices, are to be visited twice at least in every year, and the officer is to report to the guardians "in writing whether he has found reason to believe that such young person is not supplied with necessary food, or is subjected to cruel or illegal treatment in any respect." Where the residence is more than five miles the parties are to be visited by the *Seer of the union or parish in which they reside. The act authorises and requires parish officers to prosecute in certain cases where injury has been inlictsd on a poor person under sixteen years of age. Justices an to bind over parish officers to prosecute, and the coda of such prosecutions are to be allowed. The act extends to England and Wales. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending May 11 :--4,7081. corresponding week lam year, 4,7461. The above is exclusive of the receipts avail able under the agreement with the London and North Western Railway Company. • • ELTROPRAN AND NORTH ANZRICAN RAILWAY.—A despatch tram Frederickton, N. 13., dated April 29th, states that a bill b pensed the House of Assembly giving all the mimed hoe he the width of Ave miles on each side of ifire ettbo Nerepses am* North American Railway for do WWI KIM isequir. 1 3 71 1 4 3 1 12 111 39 11 AI 43 131 141 9 , 42 9 II pm 33 33 101 41 dim. ; „ 3 „ 141 13 71 93 96 1 1 001 1211 1221 3 31 pm 31 4 „ 2 2 pat 92. 63 1 9 3 dim 71 GI 414 31 31 WA di. S4l 55i 17 164 3.13 SO 32 II Be 34 3 64 II 24. ii 4 124 dui 3 2. die —du II qMa 14 13 IS iii 1A II I Ills 12 IA I 41. .14 IC IC _ _ ii/ 114 274 2$ 2 1 die : 11 9 10 7 61 44 I 15411 dl. 191 20 1 2 229 13 i I pm 231 22i 27 23 Si %Pm 7 6 pu I7i 111 II 43 316 33i 11l 10 1 2! Pm SO 23 Sli 3 . 31 ; 93 W 3 i 6pm 43 44 II 6 pm 2I Ile 7/ II If If pa 3/ 3 die 14 21/ 43 431 G 6 4. z 16 16 21 21d" 111 I Dm P 6 I 16 16i pr. - _ '164 li? 2 ! Si Pa ' I 1 11 1 17 4 4 8 i i Ipa IS I 5 II 14 114 t l q 1 Ms ALWAYS. 9 171 17 f 4 the 3 I pot 21 7.77 1 3 7 /I 3_ 3. 14 1 dim 4 i 4 4 $ 1 U 21 244 i l l 94l Si I MIDLAND RAILWAT.—Trak foe the woolc ending May 18 : 21,88 7 /. la. Id.; ditto May 19, 183 0 , 77,&7/. 15e. 10d. itgregde—U360.402,9284.16. 6d. ;1851, 405,3761. U. 9d. • Do. shares Do. Fifths Do. was Riding (J peedn and Thirek 00.T1Ibury Extens. &sip' Brighton. & S. Conn! 'London & North -Menton. Do, do., New sham . •• • I EZ:ire7l - 1-,11. • 5ad13.(C)1 ,Lo . ndon k Soutb-Wer•terul 0 . . . . Da., 1:10 3lanelt.,Bux ~ and lintionk Itnisch.,dher.,& Lineation. tio. Man.& Lin& Union " - !5u: . 50 eiare; Do. Birm. uM Derby MidtandOreatWeCerna.; :le~port, ALersaeeenJ, \orfolL .. ... ... ... Do. New Sto... , Northern Counties Claim. Newry and Enniskillen ' North British .. ,I,North thatford•hare . North %totem . N°. th k Routh Woot.loso, lOsford, Wore., & Wolter ico:hab Central .ice r~ ::: Shrew.. ai Bina., Claw A 11 Do Claw If l [ swids. wabui Mk Oldlle itur. W. Mtn.) .... . I &Die ICniOn ... . loath Woks . • . .. iout.tt IridukkiliverDun dh . eff,lMlLAGoule,s.Dr. liurlieg sad Dumferml int it awl lisrUepoul.. Dew Videllskallas r isl — e7t Ye:ti% •• " .__.._... west Cornwall .. Tork,Neymutle do. Estnimons ...I Do.O.N.E.Purchame rock and Noah hfidlaad LINES LEASED AT Fl g 'Berke k Dante. Eat 3 per Q. (Wart to Gt. Weatera S)J liitettghtinahint tornJ unc ealladulygat.,nrwithguar. matte ilea to tit. Went. 110 J Ditto without a guarantee' (leased to CirestWestern' 13 'Bine, Wolv., and Dudley ealiadulyiel.,orwithattur. (lewd to tireotWnuen, 13 Ditto without a gotranter (*marl tireat %Yemen . . W L mdua& \. W risen ',Clyde - LW ix; neti;e; 1.. (le r' d CS•l'kel" OitLiooolash.guar 6p.Ct. (lewd to at. Northern) Ammeter k Dean Yawn Dewed to Great Weatorol fludidielby(LtiorlANMl Do. shorts (ditto) Do. sham (ditto) .. La Bradford (Midland, London and Oreenwiebi (e red to SoutilZie;il Ditto Preference (thtto), Lowestoft G unr.4 ye rCent. ( kred to„Nor;e119 Ncirtliera&Rooter') s . paret! (lewd to Liat.Countlet.: Ditto ditto New Preatoo&Wyra Dem. Goo.' itN.Weat.it Wc.al[ori• Ditto shales (A) (ditto) Road., Guild., and Reigate Deemed to Malt fa tern Roptca and "Dwain (Dim to Great Northers Do. Shapreth Laten.(ditto allgtallbrdaltire (leased to Mr. Wagon Wear Vo • p. Ct. pm (losoed to StocittooStEk.r tiooterset, &Herm (Wooed to Grt. Wets= 4 in..' 101 Do. Nov SIO ... 3 Do. SO 100 I XxlsooCooo.Dalt.op.Eti SO Norio. k ritipsom Dc 0.4.1 1 0.0 Ont. our.' S Sortk et 4 0014 Worosollor,.. 00 . 4 Waver., SILO par Oast I Obrewobouldtkula.Now Ovoiositel . II Obro.oliCbooilklioo.44 labs.) pot Mat— ... U Montt Doom If York. Notwoost Gtadorth of Sag.poroh. 3 Ditto Ditto 10 Yorkt:LlOLEl.6llSioriat POLDON DJ 10 1610Sousaa4 ands= .. 10 Cuo wlnns (nonce) 14 3dY• I Ulm !Wank 24 Dor 14 Mr dor 110 imam/ LW. llortbirs el trams . • and Ilsoisaos 30 Paris 6rl Odom 10 MY sal ism 16 Pub td Ilarbeers 30 ism td Hoye 30 IhowIe• led Now 13 Tommal Nantes Si Writ Maims 141 lei e 10 ,Caledoulan CIO 13 Chester and Holyhead . all Dundee, Perth, and Aber. deed Junetleo .. . 1 EaltAnellani6l.lo.l6p.Ct. 61 Postern Ortundee Eatene.,l pot Ct. No. 1 61 Ditto do. No. 2 , 10 Do. New 6 per Cent. Stook 1 20 EsettlsloWietpro.6pkt 3 'Edinboro% Perth, aod Donde% per Vent . 12i Oriel Nordwin 5 per Oent 23.64.8taltWeetrn(1)3Jidolts; LancoaldreitTorke. Pal 'lOO Ude 4 Cent. block, 11. 100 03eet.' 1851,, tram thenr, Z. 30 IDdleoiNver.B peeet.,lB3l 100 INS! illew ow. 4 per Ct.' I • LiendediolaWeetern New Gil ec sc. 37 Q of i 54 41 Q 4 i in i 93j 6 122 $ li 33 20 i i 6+ If bf f 19 lee 19 NI ii" I 121 201 20 141 li IQ 21 if f 3 k I 7 IS IS 16 $4 36 tht 161 4i S 41} ll} 1411 • • • According to a notice issued by the Bank of Eng. land, the transfer books of the Three per Cent. Con solidated Annuities will be closed from the 12th of June till the 17th of July ; the Three per Cent. An nuities, 1720, from the 13th of June till the 17th of July ; the New Five per Cent. Annuities, from the 13th of June till the 17th of July ; and annuities for terms of years from the 17th of June till the 17th of July. At the South Sea House, the transfer hooks for Old South Sea Annuities will he closed from the 12th of June till the 17th of July. The dividends on all the above will be paid on the Bth of July. The transfer books of East India Stock will be shut on the sth of June, did opened again on the 15th of July. Ilank shares are at present attracting only a limited amount of attention in the market for investments. The sales reported during the week comprise : Colonial (25(. paid), 111. 1; London and Westmin ster (201. paid). 27,1, 28; National of Ireland (221. 10s. paid), W!, 4 ; Provincial of Ireland (2.11. paid), 421 ; South Australia (251. paid), 241; 1 nion of Austra lia (25/. paid), 341; Union of London (101. paid), 12, 1 , Z. Dock sham have undergone little change in prices, which are marked as follows: Commercial, $1; East and West India, 145; London, 1131, 113; St. Katharine, 70, i; Southampton, 15. Steamboat shares have not engaged so much notice as (Slate, and prices show a little weakness. The sales reported are : General Steam Navigation, 28, 271 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 071, US; ditto New (5/. paid), 101, 10; Royal Mail Steam, 77, 70. Insurance shams remain firm and unchanged at the following quotations :—Albion, 66; Alliance, British and Foreign, 211 : ditto Marine, 361 ; An chor, 11; Atlas, 171; British Commercial, 7; Cleri cal, Medical, and General Life, 20; County, 80, ex div.•, Crown, I.i ; Eagle, 61; Equity and Law, 5 ; English and Scottish Law Life, 23; European Life, 113; General, 51; Globe, 136; Guardian, 56; Imperial Fire, 213; Imperial Life, 181; In demnity Marine, 50; Law Fire, 21; Law Life, 43,3, 46; Legal and General Life, 41; Lou don Fire, 19; London Ship, 19; Marine, 151 ; Medi cal Invalid and General Life, 23 • Monarch, 1 ex div. ; National Loan Fund, 21 ; Life, 24 ; Plncnix, 156 cx. div.; Professional Life, 195.; Provi dent Life, 30; Rock Life, 61; Royal Exchange, 221; Sun Fire, 209; do. Life, 46 ; United Kingdom, 4 ; Victoria Life, 5, 54. In the shares of Reversionary Interest and Invest ment Societies, there is no change. Prices are quoted:—General Reversionary and Investment, 1)1 ; Equitable Reversionary, 1091 ; ditto, New, 23; Reversionary Interest, 100. Miscellaneous shares are quoted as follows in the official list :—Assam Tea Company, 61 ; Australian Agricultural, 15 ; Australian 'trust, '2O ; Anglo- Mexican Mint, 25 ; British American Land, 141 ; Canada, 47 ; lludson's Bay Stock, 203 ; Price's Patent Candle Company, 233 ; South Australian, 24_t_ ; Van Diemen's Land, 1 to 2. The Austrian government has determined to reduce the paper money within 20,000,0001., and to that sum the issues of the Bank of Austria are to be confined. The return of the latter for the month of April showed that the circulation was 24,828,6871. The government is now adopting measures to restrict the circulation and increase the bullion, in which it is likely to be successful, as the lute returns given by us on Saturday show an evident improvement. The large claims of the holders of Ikfcrred Bonds on the government of Mexico are well enough known, and so is the neglect with which they have been treated by the authorities here and in Mexico. As Mr. Payno is no doubt fully empowered on every financial question affecting the Mexican administra tion, we are requested to call his attention to the following correspondence between a Deterred Bond holder and parties here : To the Committee of Mexican Bondholders. April 21, 1831. Gentlemen,—Finding that the last Mexican mail has brought int.:l4(l,e° of the indemnity money being se cured, and that consequently a settlement will have to be made, I request you will have the kindness to inform me whether any information has been received relative to the Deferred Unconverted Bonds, of which I am holder to the extent of 1,300/. There have already been two payments of interest on the Active Bonds, to which the Deferred are entitled on their conversion, which should now no longer be delayed, and I feel assured the Committee will not shrink from their engagement to protect the iuteresta of all classes of bondholders by doing all in their power to obtain their conversion. Any information you can give me at your earliest convenience will be esteemed by Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Committee of Mexican Bondholders, Loudon, 61, Moorgate•street, April 22, 18.11. Sir,—ln reply to your letter of yesterday, I am instructed to inform you that the committee, by the last packet, for warded memorials from six firms holding Deferred Mexican Bonds shut out from the conversion of 1816, and instructed Mr. Falconnet to support the same ; and that they, at the same time, addressed the ptesidelA on the subject gener ally, though former representations have remained without reply except through Colonel Facio. I have the honour to be, do., (Signed) N. A. Si tson, Secretary. (A Copy.) 25th April, 1951. Sir,—Will you have the kindness to inform me whether you have received by the last Mexican mail any instruc tions in reference to the conversion of the Deferred Mexican Bonds ? for as a settlement is about to be made on account of the assignment of the indemnity money, it is important that no further delay should occur.-1 am, sir, your obe dient servant, Colonel F. Facio, 32, Great Winchester-street. Mexican Financial Agency. Sir,—l received your letter of yesterday's date, and I can only say in reply to it that I have received no instructions by the last mail in respect of the Deferred Mexican Bonds. I beg at the same time to decline any answer to further written communications, as all questions on the subject will be answered verbally at this office.—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, (Signed ) F. Facto. 32, Great Winchester-street, pril , 18d1. It will be seen by the concluding letter, which was sent " unpaid," that Colonel Facto declines " any answer to further written communications, as all questions on the subject will be answered verbally at this office." This was addressed to a gentleman engaged in a public o ffi ce at the other end of the city, who is obliged to attend at his office, as Col. Facio is in Winchester-buildings. This gentleman, 4% per CI. Wan, 4e 2 FOILEIG 6 t 7, per . et. Nava Arra, U 7 Iwr It. ‘13343. 143 $ 3 PCT Ct. UM., I 4 6 3 per et. Da W ntrh. 763 24 per et.. Dutch, 41 4 ua 4 pa Ct 1 34 ttat4b. L. 4 PO Eq.3w. 4 14 p Ct. (hands.. 174 144 LATEST FORET( PARIS. MAT 11. rt N DR. S per Ct. Melimn. 34: Si 411ter CL PerurLutl 1 Ditto Itefore4. 361 7 5 per Ct. Porttegue.e. 90 &mann, 111 13 41 per Ct. 1001 1 6 per Ct. +l4alsb. Aettre.llf 201 3 per Ct. 6;.‘16b41. xq 44 Po. Pmvre. j 21 Per Ct. Wenesotia. 314 Do. Deferred. 12 11 IN EXCHANGES. For Account. Openiag . lll4o(4. l LewesLl Clootai. 3 per Cents. 5 per Cents .... .... ! 5 per Cent., New Loan 4 per Cents. II per Cents i 1 . Elebangn on Inndon : at sight, 25; .4 cl.4ys. 24 99i. Belgian, 5, 1310 9 91 Money. Naples. It. atm I• ~ 5, 19.2 ..... ... Boman Loan, I+lo 754 ... Do. 4; Do. 2 Piedmont sp. Cents. SO 40 Bmk hoes 38 IC 90 SS TO 30 $626 .I us_ 11 9n63 1 90 63 f 90 33-1 54 II Sou • • `••• • PARIS, M.tr 2l.—Versailles (right brink). 273 7.3 dote (left bank), 210; Puna and Orluana, 0211; liouen and Ilan* 215. Marseille', and Arignoa, 2101; Strasboung 1:21e„ 143 ; Cenire. 420; 110111 ime and Amiens, 240; Orleans and 11 ddeaur. 301 73; Northern. 072 30; Parig and Strlnlvurg, 365 73; Tours and Nuns, 271 23; Dieppe awl Fecanep, 192 30. MAY 16.—Threc per Cents., 36; after Bolsa, 344 cash, 36 paper. Four per Cents., 111. Firs per Cents., 16; after Bola, 16 paper. Coupons, 81 ; after Bolxa, 81 paper. Passiv e s, ; after Doha, 61 cash- Bank of St. Ferdinand, 103. Exchange on LOllllOll, .710.70. VIENNA, MAY 20.—Fire per Ccnt. Metalliques, Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 8-la ; Bank Shares, ; Exchange on London, 12.38. N API.ES, M Y 14.—Neapolitan Fives, 1011. Exchange on London, 467. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING LANK-THIS DAY. Bra ‘ll.—The public Wes are going oft without spirit, but the importers are buying in largely, to sustain the market. Refined dull; grocery lumps, Ills. to rib. Comm.-250 casks of plantation Ceylon were offered. About one-third WM bought in; the remainder sold nt ashada lower prices. flood ordinary native Ceylon quoted at 10s. Cocoa.-600 bags low and middling Trinidad sold it public sale, at from 3.55. to 395. TRA.—No alteration in prices. Ries.-2,500 bag. Bengal sold in public sale ' at Ns. rat. to 10s., which was a decline of 3d. to 6d.; 1,6110 bags Madras sold at 7s. to is. fbi., which was a decline of 3d. SALTPETILE.—Refraction (fine) sold in public sale, at Vs. to 281. 6.1.; rams:lieu 61 to 61, 26a. to 64,, which were previous rates. . . Ptiesro.-2.50 bags sold in public ale, ut a shade lower prics. Corrox.—The public sales were chiefly withdrawn. Rem continues dull of sale, and priers are a shade lower. In other articles no material alteration. TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY. The market is firm to-day, at the prices quoted he low, viz.:—Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 345. fitl. to 375.; last three months, 38s. to 3ris. 3d. SMITHFIELD HAY NI.IItKE'r.—THIS DAY. Messrs. Cooper and Davis ri port very little doing, at the following quotation:—Prime Meadow Hay, 725. to Ws. ; in ferior ditto, 541. to fin. ; Rowen, 455. to 655. ; Clover, 70s. to Wis.; second cut, 70s. to Sas.; Straw, 26e. to 30s. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 21.—There was quite a panic in our share market this morning, and up till !o'clock prices of all the kad. leg stocks were 4to 5 per cent. lower. Bat at the latter part of the day an improvement took place; prime somewhat recovered, and there was a more healthy tune in all transmittal. Tie sales ate:— Caledonian. l3—Cheater and Holyhead, 19t— Ditto (pref. guar. 54 pit tient), 151—last Lancashire, 131144—Lancashire and Yorkvlilre„ 514 6 —Ditto (filth shares), 71 ti.—London and North Western, 120— Ditto (new 4 sham), 3e 3 21 34 4 p.—Ditto (fifth shares), 34 p.—Ditto (4.aharee, C), 21 p —Mancliewer, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 274 7 4 Midland, 53 41 I—Ditto (4 shares), 164 IT d.—North staffordshire, 7/ d.--Slutor.bury and Chester, is -south raitern and Dover, 234 1 I—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension No. I and 2), 54 el.— York and North Midland, 22 14 2 4 Ureat tiituthern and Western, 39 4 —Ditto (pref. lsiltsres). 13-141 p. MANCHESTER, MAY 21.—The prices of shares have undergone a farther decline, hat there has been a pretty fair business in Leeds, East Lancaahire, and South.Fastet n stocks. BIRMINGHAM, MAT 21.—Our market wee very had this morning. but eligkaly recovered towards the eluee. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Ws were dame at 44 di.. DIsCIIARGE OF CAPTAIN PAULET SOMERSET.— Yesterday morning Captain Paulet Somerset, having com pleted his sentence of imprisonment, was discharged from the House of Correction, Culdbath-fields. A great number of persons had assembled to witness his departure at the usual hour, but he had been discharged about one hour before that time. Aoser.stosE.—According to the census return which was made by " Henry James Prince," as head of the family in the Abode of Love, 65 individuals were located there on the night of the 31st of last March. It appears, by the description of the persons in the census paper, that all, except Henry James Prince and Julia Prince, his wife, are enjoycn of this local board on very slight tenure indeed, as they are described under the head of " relation to head of family," some as visitors, and the others as servants. We give the following analysis of this pious sect :--5 clergymen without cure of souls; I civil engineer; 1 landed proprietor; 1 member of the Royal College of Surgeons, not practising ; 2 annuitants; 1 solicitor and master extraordigary ; 1 gen tleman; 6 fundholders • 1 farmer, of 509 acres, employing 30 labourers; 1 groom; poetboy ; 3 helpers in the ;dallies ; I shoemaker; 8 women house-servants; 2 dressmakers; I *errant boy ; 3 carpenters ; 1 mason ; 6 laundresses ; I tailor ; 9 wives of visitors; 7 unmarried female visitors ; 1 unmar ried male visitor, 16 years of age ; 1 ditto, 7 years of age; 2 ditto, 3 years of age ; and two female visitors, one of them G and the other 4 years old. Total of males, 30; total of females, 35. Thera arc but 5 children, of the respective ages of 7,6, 4,3, and 2 years. It is evident from the re turn that this " Abode of Love " does not depend for its population on an increase from members residing within its precincts, as, although the males and females are so nearly balanced, those who have been paired are not blamed with "pledges of wedded love."—Sonserset County Ga zette. THE CROPA IN GERMANY.—Our correspondent at Frankfort writes, on the 20th May, as follows, with regard to the agricultural prospects in Germany The expectations of a good harvest in this and the central wt of Germany are very great. The winter crops, which had sprung up with great rapidity in the warm days of Fe bruary and March, have suffered slightly from the cold weather during the last month ; but the damage is very trifling, and, with a tine summer, of no consequence what ever, Ten days ago rye was in the ear in the Saxon pro vince of Prussia; the wheat stood well, and the potatoes were just beginning to show. In Hessen everything wsa a little more backward—perhaps advantageously so. The German farmers are complaining already of the prospects of a good harvest with such low prices. Farmers are alike all over the world. The fruit trees have everywhere dis played a profusion of blossom. There has been little or no blight, and but Tory little injury has been done to the earlier kinds by night frost'. Plentiful crops will do more to keep Germany in oaks than all the armies, press laws, or police, the governments ma mate." el i i II I 7i Si to 92 4 Ma 1; die