The Express. — London, England, 1860-04-20 00:00:00

T b.. ita., who aehltowledge in You the r.. ra sad the taduesee of so great • amoral power, desire to give expression to their gratitude before the whole sf Europe. ✓wrefore, amidst Irk univenal sorrow for the threatened sepiration of Ni,v. your country, from the co wman „seam. they protest with vow again,t the foreign ew. ,roarlitiwot, and they invoke with you the mergelie te.i.tance ..f the first Italian parliament against the carry -11,4 ~ u t of thts.hanieful barter ; that at the very coast 01 the isittle f"r Italian unity one of its valiant provinces should not be wrenched' from it ; that in the war waged f..r liberty that blessing should not he denied to the city that awe birth to you, the champion of the unity and lihrrty of Italy, t., tior undersigned Italians, at this moment of danger f,, country, Ik•orral, proclaim now more tha n ervir. •,, a ..1, , t0n duty tow..nis the conimoe safety, the plat ...sing. - all fur ra.•h, and each for alt." IN,evt.n.• with firmness, General, and the Italians are with you. (Tle signatures follow). SCENE IN THE .AMBRJCAN CONGRESS. The Sri , . York Times of the 6th give* the follow .ieeolunt of a scene in the Rouse of Representatives at w•dongton on the sth instant : " Quite a scene wee pre .ll3il,l in the bonne toalay, while it was in committee of the whole on the gate of the union. The chairman, !Ingl is', he could not restore order, called the Speaker to his seg. Mr. Pennington 's appeal and the mace of the sagenut.at..%rina had the desired effect, and the members t..snc• quiet. Mr. Lovejoy had 'reached the climax if his iknuneiation of eleven, when he found himself ▪ imme.lwt•ly in front of the democratic side .4 the hall, gesticulating violently. Mr. Pryor, springing t.. his feet, protested againnt the gentleman crooning over bi their side of the hall, sal shaking hi. futa in their fares. Other. followed Mr. Pryor'a example, and at the mine time the republicans hacked up Mr. Lovejoy. The prospect wow was for • general mehe. The Deputy Serseaat-at-Anne appeared. lest as.. molested to stand ankle and keep out a the way. All were on their feet, and apparently pi-e -nema f•or eetion, rues,' uming on the row, •others riming to . del the storm. No blows, however, were struck, sal peace o. cm condition that Mr. Lovejoy would either ✓ t .•ak from his seat or fn.m the clerk's desk. Selecting the latter p•sitkes the speaker continuesl in an eloquent of hitter denuneinthe of slavery and slartiloblen, whir b a ramming Aro was kept up against him by eaithem gentleeaea• LAW INTELLIGENCE (PHIS DA Y. ) COURT OF COIitMON PLEAS. Mting. in Dram.. —Wades Laid Chief Justice F.rle, and Juittioes Willa., Byle., seal Keutoug.) wMRe , it. r. •,, A CANAIiO Or coax. Th.. • Ltie was tried at the Lott Marton Amuse* before the I,r4Chtef Justine Erle, when the jury found for the plitintat for 2,0g0f. Mr 1..1, now rioieril fur • rule for a new trial, upon the 'Tomtit first the eyelet was against the evidence. T 6. lmitot. IlreliOrr• t 4 Mean.. Demetno, hirinerly ta and the real defrodants were News. HAI. rim inerclunti, at ('orb. Marra Hall purchased the 1411.4 I.rliag rrpra - arptsag lb. cows, areal part their money 1.4 it. Tay pureha.til it of • Mists Martin, who had taken lon, a Prf.orl aimed labor" to whtim Demetrio had hamlet' it dewily before tasakruptcy. The 'migrates claimed .-or• upon the ground that the pretended sales to le. 1.. u. stet Mrs Hestia was fictitious, sad the principal ipaitra was whether Miss Martin was lawfully retitled to as. •ofis which she sold to Marra Hall. Th. Losil Chief Janice said there was sainber corr. of ewe in depute cadet my sands, circumstance., and con gal. ring this feet the rude woad he granted, but the court migicr , 44,l that the parties should make some mm 14,10,1.14 a. to lioth cases. far the etrilesce IRS snarly !anneal, mid it ...all Is• a gnat salads! if the decisions Ia the two eras adverse. lAA farther setteatttssl that sake the Factors' Act, wsi at cameos kw, kesens Hall haring perch...cal the is a bar We =amber, were entitled to stain it •le Cher Mimi Martin had • gond title ur mot. II this point were • p•4l one thew anwt be • aussak, gnuatal m this pit ales. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) m.c.vsiox-Housr. v•llorim, Foley and Mary Anne Harley were charged with .tesding a portentuanaie. containing two sovereign. and a LAI. from the penile of Samuel Martin. The prosseentor said he Ir. in Sunootreet veatemlay after. woe. when he my the two primean and Souther female, who. aolual him to treat them, W whiel le commuted, and had three or four pots of ale with them. After hong there some toile they all three. left him, and noon aftrr thr two pri. amen nine, hark, awl the prisoner 'Foley took hie raw .41t of hi. 11 , 41..1, pocket and ran away, timor.te Clark mid he was a the heershop iu Sun.street, and ...or the two iwi.wers and another V. umle drinking with the promeutior. They all net away and the prisoner Foley returned and sot by the pr.......ut4.ed aide, put her hand in his packet anal took out a purr. The promieutor *troweled with her. but .he of away oast ran off. Witnem told a ....nit dole what he had seen, and the two prisoner% were liikCo)lAl.. • Mr. Condom,' (to poorelitor) -I thought you said both it. prisoners earn.. and t•mk yiiur pone . : Pro-mentor I thought goo , lint I was not sober at the time. I had had rour beer and gin before that. Mr. Goodman—Vim taw double thee, I Pummel' Promieutor - Yaglriuthat stategenerally du. (Laughter.) VIA he saw the prisoner F o l e y run out of the beereiliiii. mod show a pan. toll young MILD, put it in her )swan suit run otr; .h e was afterw;rda taken into commis with the other primmer. Sir IL l'anlers senteueed them each to three months' im. pruonsteit, mil toll the prosecutor that he thought it was a most di.gn. slut thing hi think that a man like be, 42 odd, Mould Like two .ash girls as the prisoners, only . 17 of age, iat.. a herr...hop, owl give them three or al at'. He had paid dearly for it, and Sir Robert gLeil of it, fur hr thought it nerved him right. THANES. NOIIIIItItT ay AN Et roi.ter. CONSTANI.N. .14..1.4. Sloe, r, ages! IN, snit As a lalaiurer, was iron...hi before Mr. Melte charged with stealing two rued four sistaitees (nail the !wean' .1 John !toes. turn. in at the Blue Author Tavern, in Dork.street, Whiteth.tial. trot night there was a concert at the Blue Air.hor TIN,-rn, and the prisoner was there, seated on th. 4ft hawl of the lsirman, who was talking to A fn. pria.ner was I.y one of the waiters in the • .i.oli•lin a . o t to put his hand nit.. the I.rosecutor's pocket • tate (loin it two .hi sal four sitpetiees. The amt., iiiii called to Hate., who mimed hi. money and dent:inks' it ~(the prisoner, who eselainted with a mleilin " I have not got. the 111.41 A,,... and atteliii.t..l to kola. 11w h .,.• . The pr..nor NA s prevented from doing so, and be w.ilked op and down the quire in front of the hat, 00111 a Is4l. •••••••1•1A 1 .1, MA• ..311141, and he ... f ivrt, Tn.. mole howl iindestations i his in. I. 1.1 he was wrongfully accuses!. On the way to • the sist,..o house, the primmer admittisl taking the nes from iLdes, Anil offered to refund it, what. WAS IA • 11.. • •'I T!... nionev sr.. taken front him. mlooor *aid he wa. so"' Imply alien he committed the .lal not know what he was about. It was " 4 ". ' 1 " lo . hi. lwltniPles. to commit robberies. He hail been A 1..11r, CASAtAIIIC Alba IY•li:11.1 polire-sen,sisint of the If said the pna•oer ass a very 1.1 constable while he was in the f..rce, and there were niant reports azainst bin; for I...ing asleep on duty, olniokenuess, ant r000pila; with h.,w women. Mr. N.8 . 1f.• -It is well the fort••• have got tido( such a aims I the prisoner to ail weeks' imprisonment out h.. 161 FURTNrIt l'olittr...pownrYtelt ON THE ArrAIRA Or IT.II This motion.; a. i.uttil Part V. of "Further 1/..tabu : : to the Affair. of Italy." It con alit.. .4 a rornapoolot t ee respecting the publication in • pub imentary pan,r of the report of a oniver. ration the antwtatou .4 May,, mall Nice. .Lich t".• Place h-tworn the Itaron Itchleiuirs, the Pnitaian Mi• sitter, oral the Prince fir Li Tour .I*.tuvertpte. Thia one ter otion n a y coulllentially communicated to Loot Moran ▪ hy Karon rlehlemits, awl by hit LmL.hip rustle known to laird Joltu Runiell. The boron expo-ram hm.alf a. 1.-nally annotol Iw the publi....tmw of the ✓ntertation, moil intonate* that the praetiee of publah• iag .I.lmteliot for the information parliament is camel o a t i....ieb an ettent in (hit e...intry that he mutt here. Ater be ni•ww rearrtail iu hl. iuterc.nar.e with the Eugliali atultitt.lt. Loot John Ituaa4l in reply inenruela lard Itl...olse411•• ...pre.. to Munn, Schleinita hi. (the Foreigs 4.11:tter . 14 regret that the paper in question alsoull Lave 1•• n puhliabol. or A SlANl*FAtilltrlt. Mi. Eh Holt, am of Mr. H,.lt, manufacturer, .4 Lark.hill• kltirn, went out int.. the country last San. day. sail returool home is the evenly.; 17 tram. ou the liithen. BIMINI, of the awl Yorkshire Railway. Ite tb:hte4 at the liaot Pala Station. at the )uartion the hoe with the Ateringt.wi Hranch After alightragg foist No soap, he provolot. 4* he thought. to the road ; hut, "wag to the the ~.,,ht. he .1.1 ta4 nor exactly where 1.. wa• awl after taking a few Meta, he fell Cnee the rrtalions a .11 .4 the railway on t o th e r t nal Arneath, • .1.1.411.4 about ten feet. rm. .4 hm I m p a ni Ira. tun.l, 1111 Mi. in mild..., h.. !malaise"! nine opine] in. pirtiay Ifw rtnirs+l n..Mnlpv unrwevar. It e• ins long am... a • lar raialiii 4.t0r.. 1 at the Irony F 04.1 am! 0 I. tin,. the .Logerons Maio of the platform iitaml4 le seumbersl. ifewititir tie Mien. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1860. MONEY MAREE7.-Tlll3 . DAY: SHARE LISTS.-71118 DAY. Two o'Cwoz. Two o'Csocu. The railway share market to-day is flat, in sympathy with Consols. Very little hi:mimes is going forward. Several of the heavier stalks exhibit a fresh reduction of I to per cent London and North Western stock is now quoted 99 to 4 ; Great Western, 681 to 69} ; Midland, 114 to 116 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 100 to 106; Caledonian, 91 to ; South Eastern, 87} to ; Great Northern, 114 to 115 ; and Eastern Counties, 541 to 551. Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are pretty steady, at 1 9-16 to 1 11-16 prem. Other foreign as well as colonial and Indian railway shares are quiet. IR I PA I RAILWAY& I C lesia g I 8 1 1 4 4 ,1 =lf The funds to-day are rather flat, owing to a sup ply of New and Reduced Three per Cent. Stock. Consols are quoted about 1-16 per cent. lower than yesterday afternoon. Very little business is going forward in any department of the Stock Exchange. British railway stocks are again weaker. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rented were quoted 70fr. lbc., being bc. lower than yesterday. The Indian rupee paper continues in demand, and firm. The Indian Five per Cent. stock of 1869 is likewise inquired for. The New Victoria Six per Cent. Debentures are slightly flatter, at 1061 to 1. ... Consols are officially marked 941, 95, 941, and 941 for money, and 941 for the account. The present quotations are 941 for cash, and 941 to for the 9th of May. Bank Stock has been dealt in at 225, 2231 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, at 931, ; New Three per Ceuta., at 931, 1,1; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents., at 791 ; Indian Five per Cent. stock, 1859, at 1061, 1, ; the Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, at 981, ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent, at 104; Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858, at 961, 87 ; India Bonds, at 4s. dis. ; and Exchequer Bills, at 81., lls., and Bs. prem. Foreign stocks present no variation worthy of notice. The Turkish Loan of 1854 remains quoted 761 to 77, ex div., and that of 1858, 611 to 1. Sales are recorded as follows • Brazilian Old Five per Cents, 99, ex div. ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1868, 90 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, (scrip) par ; Chilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 851 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, 651 (exchange 128.) ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1863, for account, 431, ; Russian Five per Cents., 108; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 961 ; Spanish Three per Cents., 47 ; ditto Passive, 16 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for account, 761, 1 , az div. ; ditto Six per Cents., 1868, 611 ; ditto for account, 611. The discount market retains the easier appear ance lately noticed. Thebest bills are taken readily at the Bank minimum, or, if they have not more than a month to rim, at 41 per cent. The demand at the Bank has quite subsided, and yesterday was quiet. The residue (34,0001.) of the gold by the Suffolk is, it is said, being refined. Fresh arrivals of Australian gold are daily ex pected, the Copenhagen, with 157,0001., having been at sea 115 days ; the Greyhound, with 20,0001., 93 days ; the Monarch, Norwood, and Ocean Chief, with a total of 286,0001., 86 day. ; the Montmorency, with 36,0001., 82 days ; the Lightning, with 54,000/., 71 days; and the Lin colnshire, with 87,0001., 70 days. The aggregate is 639,0001. The exchange at Bombay is reported slightly more favourable for this country. The suspension is announced of Messrs. Taylor and Pears, of Great Tower-street, in the Stafford shire ware trade. The firm have an establishment in Staffordshire, and deal chiefly with America. The absence of remittances from that country is believed to be the immediate cause of their embar rassments. The amount of the liabilities is believed to be limited. Asto.,Net.lkolAZ.Ja.l aelesrVaL lark,lam,doebeLloo. a TO TB Ile lie Blyth an s Ma &wins. li md.c Bet Mal and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon tbnina. Do. A Ano die. twine Do. B p.c.lrpaalld to B. Dublin and:Belfast Joe. Don& , Perth, &Abd.Ja tut Anglian Eastern Oolustlea Buten. Union, Bieck A Do. Stook II Ea4,Bl2lfolk el 71 101 103 91 919 U Ditto Edlnbeugh and Glasgow lidlnbro', Perth, Dundee U North and Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Western 11 Great North of Scotland NI, Great Northern /01 Do. A Stool( Ot lkoc l. Booth& West (Ira) Greet Weetw Do.StourValOowak. lataaarblalret London and Rockwall Lon.,BrightonAklLOort ILonOnaChathoLADOw. London ! ! !lorth Ream. Loodoe&SouthWestau Loncloodorry&Coierola Do. __ao2.l Eoulakilicn N 11.1;;;GT Metropolitan Midland . _ Do. Dino.* Dorby. • NU. at. Wootora car e.) Newcastle sod Newport, Abor.Alloro. Newry& Ansoffkolfe._ Nower.Werroop. dims Norfolk Northern Coungtoo U North British _ _ _ The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return shows this week au increase of 2,319/. ; the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 538/. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, an increase of 4,5091. ; the Midland, an increase of 4,1691. ; the North Eastern, an increase of ; and the London and South Western, an increase of 2,369/. An extraordinary meeting of the Groat Northern Railway Company is called for the Bth of May, to consider nine bills now before parliament. One of these authorises the construction of a railway between Doncaster and Wakefield. Another is for making an improved conununication between the Great Northern Railway and the Metropolitan Railway, near Kinds-cross station. A third autho rises the Midland Railway Company to construct a station in the parish of St. Pancras, and to effect arrangements with the Great Northern and North London Companies. Another is for establishing railway communication between Bedford and Cambridge. Application has been made to the Stock Ex change to appoint a settling (lay in the shares of the London and Provincial Marine Insurance Com- Tte Emigration Commissioners have taken up the ship Royal Charlie to carry passengers from bouthampton to Table Bay at 111. 11s. Bd. per statute adult. The Mencius has arrived from China with 584,800 lbs. Of tea. With reference to the freight nuirket, Messrs. Sharer, Lomb, and Co. report as follows : We have again to record steadiness in Baltic and Ameri can freights. From the former, especially, balances has been active since our last, and the improvement then noted fully sustained. With the exception of Cronstadt, whence Use trade is late in opening, all the ports show an unusually largeexport of grain to England and th e Continent this spnng. The White Sea trade has been briskest for wood, and the inquiry for grain and first-class cargoes is at present limited. Ti, the Mediterranean a rime has taken place, but recent advice-. rep.rt that large supplies of tonnage have reached come of the chief shipping ports, and the return trade is quiet. Handy vessels, however, continue about the same value, our corn market being firm. The natural sequel to the continued favourable accounts from India have been a still further reduction of the outward rates. To the BraziL. and Plate they remain high ; and to the WestCoset are slacker. Late heavy arrivals have contributed to de press the quotations fur - berth ships hence to Australia, Ac. The pi eition of the market for American securities in noticed as follows by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. : There is no new feature in the market for American Peen. !item During the past week there has been a steady de mind for State stock, more particularly for the United B States Five tier Cent. onds, and although but a moderate amount of actual business has been transacted, prices have generally improved. ril URSDAT EV IMMO. Consols, which closed yesterday at 84it.79610r the 9th of May, opened this morning at 96 to ~ and closed at 94 13-16 to 15-16, or 941. For money the last price was 941 1. The . official business report is u follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 94k, 96, 94/ ; ditto for ao count (9th May), 951, 941 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, k, ; New Three per Cents., 931, 1, /, Bank Stock, W 4, 2231; India Stock, 221, 218, 221 Indian Five per Cent. Stock, 1869, 1061, 1051, 1061, 1 ; ditto for account, 101 1 ; Five per Cent. " named " rupee paper, 981, ; ditto Five-and a-Balf per Cent., 1031 ;Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, 1868, 9Th, 961 ; ditto, 1869, 864 ; India Bonds, Bs. dis. ; ditto, Small, 10s., 3s. dis. The Indian Five per Cent. Stock of 1869 con tinues in demand, and again rose per cent. to day, closing at 1061 The inquiry for the In dian rupee p.Aper likewise oontinnes, and prices are advancing. India Bonds remain heavy, and were marked 10s. to 3a. dis. Exchequer Bills were last quoted Bs. to 12s. prem., allowing a recovery of Is. The foreign stock market was steady. Turkish stocks, after improving i per cent., left off th e same as yesterday, the loan of 1854 at 76i to 77 ex die., and that of 1858 at 611. to Brazilian Scrip was marked par and i die. The market for bank shares was more active, and prices were steady. London and Westminster Bank were inquired for. Bank of Turkey were marked li and 1 die., being firmer. Madras Irri gation shares continue in demand. Electric Tele graph stuck was quoted slightly lower. The new Victoria Six per Cent. Debentures were firm, at mai to q. Victor Emmanuel Railway bonds continue in de mand, and are rising. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE U* 11.11CT1130 nuegaArs.) EPSOM :SPRING MXICTING.—(THIS DAY.) ENTRY FOR WATERLOO PLATE. Bel &perinea, 6 yrs, 91t1Mb ; Soothsayer, 5 en, Bet Mb; Charles the Second, 5 yrs, Tot 121 b ; Ryton, 3 yrs, 6d 101 b; Kitty Kingston, 3 yrs, id nb. WALTON STAKES. One mile and half. Starke, Pomona, Promised Land, Faliclide, Confectioner, Weatherbound, Lord Berkeley, and Red Eagle are here. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Two miles and a quarter. Fright, Roman Caislh., 0111 Robert, Clydesdale, Special License, Mouramdf, Madame Chantgly, Fly by Day, Lovett, Secret Treasure, Flitch, Heine*, Minster, Remo rester, oao, Simple Simon, Wallace, Confectioner, Actress, Professor Dick, Narcissus, Chance Shot, Treacherous c, Maid of Orleans, Bribery e, and Dame are here. WELTER STAKES. One mile and a half. Mancini, Volunteer, Gonda, Vulture, Niger, and Wan. deter are here. TWO.YEAR.OLD STAKES. Six furlongs. Cantab, Warrior, Captain Fortibus, Arabia, J. 41110 Brown, Dartmnor, Biddy Nutta, La Kens, Archeress, Hotly f, Lady Lupus, Hawks Eye, King of Kent, Lady Little, and Neighbour are here. Orin' AHREVALS. —Zodiac, Paleface, and White Wave. MINES.-7HIS DAY Two o'CLocz. The mining market to-day is quiet. Alfred Consols shares have been dealt in in the Stock Ex change at 3 ; East Basset, at 894 ; East Caradon, at 81, and Whim' Kitty (Lelant),at b3land Shares in Wendron Consols, Wheal Clifford, South Caradon, awl Pendeen Consols have also met with business. St. John del Rey Mining shares are inquired for, and are marked 231. General Mining(Nova Scotia) have been dealt in at 23. At a meeting d adventurers in Wheal tnion. held yester day. th e ae e,,ent a allowed • cash halancezinst the mines of 304/. ; but there are arrears of to theamount of 211/. 13s. A call of 24 6d. per share was made. The Buller and Bertha Mining Company on the 18th in stint made a call of 101. per share. The Beat Caro Brea mine accounts presented at the meet ing yesterday exhibited a cash bidanceagainst the undertak ing of :tl9/. he. ZI. The arrears of calls amounted to 7141. 17.. 61 A call of 5.. per share was made. At We.t Wheal Margaret meeting, held this day, •eall of S. per share was made. At • two-monthly meeting of shareholders in (treat South Token Mine, held yesterday, the accounts showed a ensh kahnee la favour .4 the undertaking of 2,845/. A dividead of Br. share was declared. The Wait Caedoa me sold yesterday realised, with car riage, WM. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LAND.—(THIB DAY.) The weather in Landes since Let Wednesday law bank tliove y wintry, with mow and hail, and galas from the meth War* so sane* that the (intend and Fronk arils day morning, am not arrive till Isle la the even in;. This morning was partially cloudy and in the shade very cold. Wind north. t' cation be iimildeg littl e pro. gtvas and two or three weeks later than hat year. The attendance of the trwle in Mark-lane today was fair, the tone hem; pricey of moat articles of the trade without material alteration. The supply of hoine.griorti gnun was very small, and of imuntr) -made flour also 1.111.111. The imports of foreign grain into London alike but Monday were reported this morning as small of dour, large of wheat, fair of barley, amt large 11 owls. Wmitse.—Eagludi Inlet, but firmly maintained upon last M.astay'a advance. Yonagn unaltered, arm an value. Ftol'll steady at last llooday's ales**. BSILIT firmly held at lent Mosiday'a advance. OAT* with lees basiner doing, unaltered in price, at last Monday's advance. da ßaal rates. & and Egyptian maintained at last Mon y's PIUS firmly held at het Monday's pries —rather dearer. CITIUMIT QCOTATIoNrZ, DITT PAID. Wurae.—Faclish white, 46k. ; red, 44.. to 525. ppeer yr. ; frt.: and Kati os tlarg. 4r iv. to ties. per 4941 h. ; Ka.tock, Baltic ports, 46. i. to 528. ; French, red, 46a to 51.ki. ; white, 414. to Ms. flowt.—Town, 44.. to 465. ; Norfolk, 34,. to 3.55. per 2843 b. ; French, 38s. to 42. par 2801 b. ; American (United States), 945. to 29a. par bnrrsl Kuz..e. —ragliob. 31s. to 46.. per qr. ; Baltic, 30s. to 38e. ; other .rent., 96.. to 28s. per qr. OAT& —British. '2os. to 28s. per qr. ; Russian, 225. to Ma. per qr. ; other Baltic porta . 21.. to per yr. BaA3a —English tick, 335. to 34. ; harrow, 39.. to 42.. per qr. Foreign, 325. to 40a. per qr. Egyptian, 34 to 335. 6d. per qr. PRAIA. —English boilers, 38s. to 441.. ; hog and grey, 34v. to Wm ; foreign white, Ms. to Ma TlAATlNGl2tnoomi.—Since last Friday only three grain. laden revech were reported arrived at ports of call, viz. :- 1 lorley and 2 maim. The latest reported males were.. follow.: -Maize arrived- !•ialoniva 3.1., dd. per 480 80, To lay the tone wav bnn, but the elneuce of arrived cargoes and the high prices asked by the importers precluded busi- ARRIVALS INTO LONDON PROM APRIL 1670 APRIL 20. 10/41161 sad eouteß. kWh. 76601 p. 111111 L • ur e :: :: I 11". .... ,rso : ii,‘4•3l : [AL AVICRAOMIL Rim* Raney. Mar. le April 7 14 81x weeks' Ass Avenge 2o uolo 11.6 101 111 IN 14 471 fd Os 14 310 auks. 41116 Ild likar Ora l e l s tu 0 bras Peas. I ift Us Id MUs 114'37s 3d ias id Its Id Us led 38s 74r37$ 7d Us 114 Us 44 Us Od AA 34 37s 7d As Id IN Id tod Ass 114 1 35 s 7d l a, Us 44 23s 74 sd sas Us 34 Yls Id IN Id 104 Us Id 24 , -,- Us 2C lis Ild Us 24 Us 24 114 11111 11 Drrt —Wbest, Du*. O•tti are. Drum ais4 Pea. IN. DIAOLUI SHOWING TUN TIXCIOATIOPIP 1N THR ATERAGS PRICK ot WHEAT Id RIMI TIM SIX WFRRR HARED 4Q I 47 V 44 5 45 6 45 2 ii - 711. 1 •• r LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) (ST ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (MOll OUR OW CORRLAPUNDETT.) Gram market very lirm. Coil! business in wheat at Id. advance sitme Tuesday, dour realisin extreme rates. Ischia Amu in fur inquiry At 375. I ? s. : dd. for (hints, sad :his for Him& I'Act.titkins. Beau+, 375. Oats, oatmeal, sad Curleyfine at full prices. MINCING-LANE.--(THIS DAY.) sre,Ai.—We have had a very doll market this week, and although a .lecline of M. to Is. was submitted to in order to effect sales, the amount of blueness done has le en small. Itefiued : The market dull ; hut prices are un ahem!. cowits.—The public sales have gone off well consider. ing the quantity offered, but oe....anottally a decline of 1.. ban been aoreptasl. Tt t. The hulk the ('hina tea bits been bought in at the public aides, for a-ant of linyem, at previous rates. .1 A• 111 .111 heavily at a deeluie of 2.1. per lb. Pekoe at a .Im-line of about two. RICE Iw.. sold steadily at previous rates. Rer has declined Id. per gallon. MALTPILTRE A small amount of business only done, and prime are with difficulty supported . lint - ks have add to a limited extent, at a slight decline. In other articlesa, material alteration. klarketagenemlly lave been dull this week. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The markot is steady. Tows tallow is quoted Al.. C i f. bet cash ; Petersburg Y.C., on the •pot, tir., tid.; 565. ; May sadJaas, Ma. ; Oct. to Dec., :th. BOROMB HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden sod Smith report that the pine at present has made but little proseem and is unusually hack. ...int. This was the owe at this time in 140, after a similar wet winter, and the hop duty may paid 3-I.OOIV. The market is firm at late prim, ud but very few hops am offering. Sr WI fir or A CLERGYNIAtest WIPE .4T TIrPON. —A moot .164re...tint.: case of suichle has j u .t occurred at Tipton, in !tooth Staffordshire. ne tmforlonate victim of self. destruction wad the wif.• .4 the Rev. E H. A. Gwyunc, M. A , incumbent of Tipton, and chaplain to a division o f the Mtaffontshire Ride Corps. At the inquest, held ye. tenter, it appearest that decenr.l, ..n Monday last, sent for an Minn! .4 vorntil.l oil of bitter Art.ouglo,..llttletwlay mo rn . Mg she war taken very iU, and I..fo o • could he procured she expired. .\ I.ttle which had ena• Wised the oil of almonds WWI found, and the mouth of the dlseram.l smelt strongly of the politoo. A bottle which had co alman! laudanum was sip, found cnipte. The hushand deces. c d, and ..ther witnem.m, .44641 that she frequently iadulrsl (a esenoisc stimulatd., and at such times she often threatened to dc.to.y ber.elf. Mr. plergrOn, stated that the deceased Ita.l been under his can ...ircrtsl tam.. wh.lst affm.ted by the use .4 stimulants; and h. , helwrnl that death resulted Irn, taking the oil of bitter almond. The inquest was not concluded at 7 o'clock, when our pun.,•l left, but the verdict would doubtless be one of tempurary insanity. Star. 17. Mar. 24. Mar. St.:April 7 Aprlll4 • . r .. I : Si Si 7 8 18 19 14 9 56 e SS IS II SS 78 80 30i 801 00 100 115 k 119 119 116 Mk ea Mei 0 111 11 rlll 92; a 62 62i li 2 116 116} 96 96 66 67 31 61 idla 61 2! I 79 110 106 1011 9 9e Si Si dig 4! 44 11l I iiarth Devoe D.l 101 12 100 100 Dn.l - N. Ifostero—Dorwkik Do. 4,ll.Pirs. no. EiT.-.7: Do. ToTriT North London Northtt&WortaisTma North Staffordshire—. Oilord,Wor.,‘Woliver Nobles PFlonowilk Ithroney Scottish Osaka Scottish N. IL Aber.SUE Scottish MkDead Shropshire Union ItittinghounsetSbeern South Devon South Eastern South we►es _ a. Vorksh. St Elver Staines,Woki_ 4mA:a Stockton & Dartingtos Ditto ditto Tai! Vale Mita Do. Do. Val! of •km Pimlico Waiflora • Mow Ciern• 111•0 Lendis BAnerirs. BAs.! idler{ p. I. Bt., ' lealodonton. 110 Dun. Perth,it Aber. Jun Eon Anglian, A, IS p. et Do. B, 6 p. ct Do. C, 7 p. et F.. Conn. Zs., 5 p.ot. lio 1 Do. __ do._ . Noll (.1.8.‘ Do. Yew 43 p. et. W.; Eastern Union, 4 p, se. Edin.& Glasvw,s p. at. Eiltn.,Perth,Dun.,4. p.a. Northern, 6 p. 44. Do.Sered.at 10p at Do. 4 percent. Do.6p.c.relat6 p.c.pm. 04. N Scotiond, Ist Pref. Gt. West. BerluitHants Do. redeem. 4} p. cent Do. redeem. 4 p. cent Do. irredeem. 4 is. ct. Do.6p.ctredeern Pref. Do. Eirm. Pref. Shares Do.ChesterPt.Sh.Bp.c Do. do. do. lip. c. Do. Sinn. Gut Stock Do. Chest. One Shares do. I Do. do. do leutc.tt Vorluh. d Lon.&Brtild.. 6 p.e.Oma. St No. I Do. p.c. do. No. 2 Do. p.c. do. .... Do. i.e. do. Ns. 4 Do. p.c. do. .... Do. p.e.prf. eh. d 0... Do. 7p. e. Tref. Stock.. Do.ep.e.do.(W. RAC. P.'. Do.ep. e. St.. ,div. del. NB Iw.l.Aam and Dover 100 100 100 100 100! 100 100 LR\W.Cov.&Nuu, LaS. W 7p.c.St.late sh. toudondrryarEnnis. Mito.Shef.lLlso.4lp.ot. Do. ZS Do. si per cent . Do. redeemable Sp.ct. 31.11 and Cons.Op.e.Stock Do. Cons. Br.* B.Sp.c. Do. 41p et. Pref. Stook Do.Letalltchin 4 p.c. New.RAber.tc.,per.6p. nowith op4tooffilliel6 Norfolk Sp. ct.E.v... Stock North Britlah 6 per cent Do. New Gua 6 p. ct. Do. Border Union boa N.Boa—Berw.4 p.c. Prf. Do. do. do Dl Do. Lettlib p.ct. No. 1 10 Do. York. H. & &pure. all North Stafronlshlre 0/0 Ox. W.kWolop.e. 100 Do. lrt all Itoottleb Cent. Neer Pref. Scot. N. 6S} p. et. Prig gt Do. Aber. gu. 6 p.c Do. 7 p. cot Pref. Stock S. Devon Fixed 41 p. e. 6.1•4.. Head. An. 41.0.6; Do. 44 per cent Do. axed 44 per cent, D. Wales gas. 4 p. cent Do. 41 pa. cent S. VortsMre 4 p. c. gun Btock.&DsrUngtonsp.c Do. do. B6p.e Do. do. C 'p.c .WsterAtlitlkenny6p.c 100 100 100 100 ,100 TORSION _LAILIVAT/4 Antwerp & Rotterdam lATOcm?" _ _ Belgian Junction B. Are A; 8. Fernando Raters to Gralaseeene If armenta Mae &FALL IC:PT:tendon 101 74 1 148 .., ,3 P P:: 10 11 it pinl 1 dia be I PILICTERENCII 5111,3418. I Claming prime. 96 99 100 10! Si S 99 101 110 1111 108 109 110 11! 109 111 1:4 116 90 d 2 110 112 74 76 117 119 110 11! 103 106 86 87 117 -- I tit 117 0 I 0 3) 70 110 111 10(1 110 1 3 ipm In ii 1 as idle 1 Pol 23 24 1!4 118 117 119 73 TS 10 104 tit len 100 102 100 102 80 01 le 101 U SS 00 2* lei at U U $1 as MAYS. Clods( prices. I i 1 11 4 2 } 22 n tt !I 1i 4.1 . 61 6 dial De. at B BuNsiotlakenereall Do. New Do. Preference Buft,Brent,./Mierekeich 6 p.o. Bd4, Ang.1.1271 endoevedbyßul' Do. Ju1y1,1873. ALB ditto Do. Janet, WU. ditto Osleutes lk B. Lotern Cape TADock6psr cent. .egns oploo, = Besiern Neel Indian Do. Jubbalpore Do. 47 p. et. Debeut Do. 6 Is el do °edam& Melbourne Onad Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per M. Pref. . . Do. 6 per et. Dolma Do. 7 per et. NM Do. do. Ufa. OmDo. do. 1672. it Innen Peninsula Do. New Gt.W Gt. B. eet al IO seed;nes g. Do. New Do.Bda,purfik : Ft.tlll4o Do. do. 73 till 60 Do do. rs tboutop. Do.67p.et.Bds. ,pay. 77 lisdnus Guar. 44 per et. Do. do. 6 per ct. Do. 47 per et. Exton Do. 4th &Gen. do. Melb.Curp.6p. et. Bonds N. Brunswick a Canada dams A rap. di. Do. do. Land do. Do. do. B cap. do. .ou p fe . (Ilmidoted. ) Land do. Du. Punbiob Do.D6d. St Mtg. 6 p.ct St. Andrews & Quebec A Trbablud.llmlted, Scrip llNitch Rhenish lissteru of France Gt. Central of France Ct. Luxelulog Const.llk Italian Junction _ _ !lake Constance & B.M. Little and Turnhout I tombardo- Venetian one and Geneva Maria Antonia Mans.&Liege t By the Dn. tip.c.Prf. 1 Beig.gov. Northern of 7ranco INervreglan Think Prof. ) 'Pavia. Lyons, and %milt Pads awl Orleans liecife and M. Yrancloco Pernambuco' R. 7p c. 'Riga and Dunalrung lane and RrucMl .... ROFSi Danish • • • • Royal Swedish I Do. 7 per cent. 'Sambre and Meuse Do 64 per cent. Pref llauPanlo,llm2a.7peret Southern of France west Flanders Do. 64 per cent. Pref West. & N. W. of France Western of Austria ,Wiesbaden No. I SIL UNSTlllret. Ot.NortiL4p.o..TankJaly too NM M. Toren& 4p • e.Yer. llOO MASI K. N. *hal 100 111,. ORLlVeite. 411). et do. 1 1 e 0 .... IR. MAN& N. Doc p. et. llllo • • . pliamo, St. IC.orarnerrial 114,000 1 M. 110. I p...• ppd., min, K 066,088, St. Emit and %teat luMa.. 11,6311.110, St. London 1,980,000' St. St. Katharine 1100,1114 St. Southampton SOO, St. Victoria 114 N.) Da New ZINO* leek Flows. I.‘, OLDINAZY MAIMS AID STOCKS. Ib.IN BRITISH POBB7FBIUV o. ii 17 ',l 14 et 71 7S Ss 70 76 es 73 Pm' 3 431 11 II Ms sin 1 1 di, dis 101 102 Dm pm t loo pm 1 101 20 211 34 85 91 98 iee 71 82 85 70 72 70 . 72 * die I 1 Ms I 131 n 71 dls 97 99 97 99 97 99 90 93 99 90 90 99 91 93 1 1 01 dig 5 7 5 7 6 7 6 7 99# 100 a # dle 96 I I - dial ti sing pH ,I Solos to-day p..tcrday. j tot pm. p- m - irl 1011 - tai r EALLWATIL pion. I Salm 100 - - - 100 - - - 100 - - - 100 - - - 100 - - - 100 100 101 1001 - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT No. IBk I Bro Ms. i Pd. I Cl. primal Wes. .... .. CarLOov.6p.e.JaiLeJol 100 114 116 .... .. Do. 6par esoL, IWO OM .... .. Do. 6 per cent., 1881 lOO 112} .... .. Do. 6 per °ant., 1882 llOO .... .. Do. 6 per ot. reb.dAurc 100 109 111 . Do. 6per ct. liarAllep 100 110 112 ;MOO). .. Do. 6 per cent. lOO 901 1001 991100 2.1100000 .. Do. do. Sertp 34 .... .. New Brunswick Bonds 100 107 1061 104 .... .. N. S. Wales Ov. sp. e. 1806 100 96 100 .... .. Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 99 100 .... .. Do. 6p. c~ 18118 .... .. Nova Scotia 6p. ct. SM .... Deb. redeem. 1876 lOO 107 106 1074 .... ... &Aust. Gov.!' p.c. Bonds 100 110 112 .... .. Vie.Giv.6p. e.JaiLtlnly 100 I .... .. Do. do. 6p. e. Apr.* Oct 100 106 106 1064 111 JOINT BTOCN DANIS. No. I Sh. I BMW. I Pd. 10. prima I Salta. 20,000 100 Agra and IL Bor. Beak .60 75 77 22500 40 Australasia all 74 74 724 10, • SS Bank of BEM 6,000 100 Bank of Loudon SO 61 53 10.000 90 Bank of Turkey — 20,000 60 'British N. America 13,200 20 I mo. r Bank of India, ralia, and CIS .an 191 Ini 20,000 25 Chrtrd. Mere. of India, Lon., and China all 111 33 nd *OOO 100 City 90, ▪ 100 'Colonial 40,000 90.11 than. of Canada an 25,600 100 Com. of London 9O 19 21 M,OOO 10 Fog. Soot. tt AusLChartd an 161 17 80,000 20 0. Bank of Switzerland an 36,000 20 Lon. Ch Bank of Multi all WI 23 20,000 60 Loudon and County 40,000 60 Loudest Joint Stock 60,000 100 Los. and Westminster 2O 10,000 100 Nat Prey. of England 36 25,000 90 Do. New lO 90,000 60 National Bank 26,000 20 New South Wales — 60,600 25 Oriental Bank Corpora all 24,000 20 Ottoman Bank 20,000 100 Provincial of Ireland 4,000 10 Do. New 16,000 25 South Australia all 40,000 25 Union of Australia 00.000 60 Union of London 3,000 100 1 Unity Mutual — IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. No. 181, I Com,AnMs. IPd ICI. prima I Bales 10,0001 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 14 14 . - 10,0001 15 Australian altritral •• • • In n 25 - 3501000 Atlantic Tel. (Um.) all - - - 47,000 10 Berlin Waterworks an 4 5 - 60 Brit. American land 40 - - - 6,000 60 Brit. & Irish Mag. Tel. a all sr se - 3,261 20 Do. B 7 per c. till 1002 all 10 25 - 11,779, 20 Do. C - 8,915' 34 Canada Land all 110 125 - 1,0001 10 Channel Islands Tel. (L) all 6 II - 356000 St. Cop.ll4.otEnad Smelt. al/ 15 30 id - 11,000 25 Do. Pret 74 per cent. all 241 254 id - 1,002925 St. Crystal Palace 100,320 86 Do. Preference 260,000 86 Do. Op. et. Pere. Deb lOO 103 106 - 700,000 lit. Electric Telegraph 7,199 25 Do. New 70,000 6 Ina and Aust. Cop. - 20,000 1.5 Oen. Steam Navigation 14 - - - 150,000 1 Great Ship '1.1m.) 26000 M Indian and Aust. Tel et - - 12,000 II lam District Tel. (L) 2 1 Oldfs - 60,000 la tandem Discount (L) - 100,000 4 Lon. Gen. Omnibus Co all 11 14 - 60,000 10 Madras lntim A Canal 1 24 11 pm 31 1 10,000 10 YedlterrantanlikaTeL an - - - 12,000 10 Me:liter. Sr. Tel. (Um.) an 0 4 - 80,000 15 National Discount Co 6 1 01 dla - 11,810 10 Netherlands land - - - 60,000 5 Do. Bp. c., la. at 1 dia all 4 4 - 1,724 100 N. Bruns. &N. Soot. M BO 10 15 - 188,679 IN. Brit. Australasian an i s 1 f 4 60,000 1 Oriental Goa - 60.000 1 Do. "New Shard" Us. 1 par - 10,000 10 Orlon. In. Btm. (Lint.)A 0 - - - 5,000 10 Do. do. B S - - - 10,000 10 Do. do. C la. - - - 000,000 St. Peel River land & Yin. all 40 11 49 20,000 50 Penh). and °Sen. Steam an 70 91 - 20,000 60 Da New 3O 13 15 pm - 40,000 20 Red See it Ind. Tel. 41 - 10,000 ii . fz e 6Oys. by Br. Gov. 121 Sri Ipm 174_4 60 y Iron 10,000 15 No. New all 24 61 - 15,000 100 Royal Mall Steam - SO 52 M - 0.000 St. Scottish Aust. Investan. 100 110 1.30 - 14,206 25 South Australian Land all 04 35 i 36 75.000 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip - 76,000 1 Do. de. Registered all 1 - 50,000 20 Trust & In. Ca Up. Goa 6 - - - 10,000 100 .Van Diemen's land lO U - Tss Waarnita.—All yesterday it blew a bard breese at Portsmouth from N.N.E., with occasional slight falls of hail, snow, and sleet. The air was intensely cold throughout the day. Barometer at 9 a.m. 30'18 ;at 610 p.m., 30•13. During the whole of yesterd ay Chatham was visited with a violent gale from the E.N.E., with occasional storms of hail and sleet. At times during the day the wind blew with the force of a hurricane. . _ _ _ DEATH OF THE "FIN POET."—Our obituary of to-day records the death of Jas. Wells, a character well knoWn in the vicinity of Boston as the "Fen Poet," and the fens. He was originally an aviculture] labourer, but. by fairly entitled to be regarded ma one of the "celebrities" of assiduously using the .cant y means at his command, be 28 fitted himself, at the age of to enter upon the duties of a village schoolmaster, which honourable poet he filled with great credit for more than 110 years. In common with other village schoolmasters he took up the work of landsurveying, which he followed with such regularity that he waa never known to be prevented by any circum stance from following the chain for sixty harvest. rn recces non. Besides these duties he did a great deal of work in the way of drawing up agreements and making out wills, being, in fact, a sort of fen lawyer. He also sus tained the offices of deacon and occasional preacher in' oounexion with the Baptist denomination worshipping in Salem chapel, Boston, and by his exertions, aided by the help of friends belonging to all denominations, • small , Baptist chapel was erected in Helloed Fen, a few jeers I ago, and called by some " The poor man's lqpicy. As • poet he contributed for • series of years to the far-famed " - Noble's Compendium," several of the conundrums being from his pen. He was extremely benevolent, and sa far as his means would allow he was ever ready to give his mite to help individual need, cr to advance the interesta of any movement designed to benefit the community.— t Sta mford Mercury. STERPLICHASINO IN FRANCE —A correepondent from Pau writes on the 14th inst. An amateur steeple chase and a couple of fiat races, open to all horses ridden last season with our' drag, tame off this afternoon in the wesenee of an unusually large number of spectators. Nine horses started for the first-named event, but, notwithstand ing the short distance, the moderate pace, never equal to that of our English hounde when running the 'drag,' and the small fences, only three pained the winnin g ca rt ahem were either down or completely pum ped outlong before the finish. Better things were certainly expected of thew A thoroughbred horse, Traveller, the prope ;t ts i f and ndden by Mr. It. L. Power, came in firs t, an but an easy winner, closely wowed by Canaletti, • • bred mare of the country, and • coarse-bred horse from the Emerald Isle. The fiat race was a hollow thing, being won easily in two heats by Mr. Laweon's thinsfactois, with his owner up. The hunting season having been thus brilliantly closed, • fresh series of outdoor pastimes will have to con sole us for the absence .4 its c‘citements until the heats of the appnoching summer shall force us to fly to cooler lati tudes. The annual steepb,liaae was won last Wednesday 1 7 U. Florda's Pollux, beating three others, and well nigh distancing Traveller, the winner of toslay. It was • well *attested race among the first three hotels in." 101 100 100 100 100 3 ral r Oi 9 i 106 1 1 111 MITI OS e as 1 llf 116 ISt 96 6! es 43 371 i 40 47 risi I . 1101 ';H II 1! Poll 19 8 14 38 111 8 0 37 3m 63 66 le i i dui 12 16 6 Ms tsi 61 96 91 22 23 MA sroccs. Tr - dT CI. prima 1 Bair. IN 04 gel.. 111 100 IS N 110 i _ln ROUSE OF LORD& —TwintsoAT, Arum 19. The Low) Camtezu.os took his pest on the woolsack K 6 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Scottish Dniinsie;u7dlmprovement Company Bill, and the Manchester and Buxton Road Bill, were road a second time. NAVAL RESERVFA. Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that in a few days he should call the attention of his noble friend at the bead of the Admiralty to the state of the naval reserves. MARRIAGES (EXTRA PAROCHIAL PLACES) BILL. This bill passed through committee. THE CONSTITUENCIES UNDER THE NEW -- ItEFOaM BILL The Earl of EGLINTON mid that before the motion of his bon. friend opposite (Earl Grey) with respect to the l goverensent Redone Bill was brought on, he begged t° the noble lord's attention to the propriety of including Scotland and Ireland as well asEnglend and Wales, as • sub ject to be laid before the proposed committee. Earl GREY them rose to move that a select committee be pointed to ittire what would be the probable increase of e°umberof rmors in the counties and boroughs of England and Wales from a reduction of the franchise, and whether any and what change was likely to be made in the character of the constituencies by such increase, and also to inquire what difference thete was between large and small coo sti tuencies in respect of the proportion of the registered elector% who usually voted in contested elections, and into the causes of any such difference which might be found to exist, likewise into the means by which elections in very large constitnencies were practically determined, and into the expense incurred in conducting them. The noble earl observed that it was very doubtful that the Reform Bill would ever come before their lordships in any form, and it therefore became desirable to obtain such information as might enable them to form correct conclusions as to a future measure. It was further desirable to ascertain what would be the result of the proposition of Lord J. Russel—the effect of creating large constituencies, and the man ner in which overgrown boroughs had exercised their privilege. He commented on the alma., corruption, and immorality which commonly prevailed in the large boroughcand denied that the labouring classes wen really unrepresented under the present system. He did not my that the existing electoral system was perfect, but ho did consider that. a more searching and chipseedonate in quiry stoild be ta:.de into the coneoquences of the change than it woe likely to receive in the course of the debate. Unless all parties concurred in framing a measure founded on wisdom and experience, they were in danger of the overthrow of the balance of pa rties,: and of the estab lishment of au unbridled democracy. He warned the house of th e consequence-I of adopting the representative system, which had worked so ill in the United States, and of its duty to refuse its sanction to any measure which it did not believe, in es deli'.erate judgment,conducive to the further interests of the country. The Duke of ARGYLL would not oppose the motion. on the understanding that it would not interpose needles., delay iu the discussion of the Reform Bill. He understood the object of the bill to be the verification of the returns on which the Reform Bill was founded. Those returns, when ever tested, had been found to be perfectly accurate. After taunting Earl Grey with his connexion with the cabinet of 1852, and its reform proposals, he urged the necessity of is settlement of the question. for which no more opportune time could he found than the present. The noble lord inti mated that it was not their intention to oppose the principle of the government bill, so that the second reading of the measure might be considered as having been agreed to. Under these circumstances it was not too much to expect that there might be that union of parties which wuuld lead to a settlement of this important question in the pre sent session of parliament. He could not avoid pointing out the danger to the country from further delay in settling this question. Delay might prove dangerous to the con stitution and injurious to the character of their public men, whose sincerity was already suspected. Contrasts: were drawn in every newspaper between the professions of gen tlemen before they were elected and the language which they held in the House of Commons. He saw uo prospect of a better time for settling this question than the,pre , sent. Was it nut better to settle this question in a time of peace and calm, when they were free from any undue external pressure, than when the minds of men were in a state of agitation and excitement? Now that they had a measure which, in its main features, did not differ much from the bill of the late government, he hoped there would be a sufficient degree of public spirit, !and such an aheenee of acrimony and party spirit, as would induce a majority of both houses, if they could not consent to the measure of the government in the precise form in which it stood, at leant to settle what was to be the amount of the borough and county franchise. (Hear, hear.) Lord VIVIAN said he did not rem to &direr the house on this question, but, as reference had been made to a letter which he had received, he begged to say that the person who wrote that letter was a person on whose ability and accuracy he could rely. His statement was, that in the borough in Cornwall referred to the number of electors would be double that which was given in the minted re port. (Hear.) Under these circumstances he thought that the question should be referred to a committee. - The Earl of DERBY said he could not but be somewhat apprehensive, from the speech of the noble duke, who de precated all political acninony in dealing with this ques tion, that he said the members of her Majesty's government were not yet sufficiently impressed with the importance of the gumtree, and that the noble duke, more especially art appeared from the speech with which be had favoured 'the house, and his reference to the conduct of former minister++, was less desirous of coming to a satisfactory settlement of this question than of keeping alive the spirit of party agita tion, and seeking to throw upon his political opponents that which he felt to be the invidiousness of the task which, according to him, it appeared that her Majesty's present go vestment had reluctantly taken into their hands. (Hear, hear.) The noble duke had favoured the house with some historical reminiscences. He certainly could go somewhat further back than the noble duke ; but there were some in which the noble duke had some advantage over him, for the noble duke referred to conversations and inducements held out to the government to undertake the Reform Bill of which he (Earl of Derby) had no knowledge. The Duke of ARGYLL sail lie referred to what took plarm when Lord J. Russell introduced the Reform Bill of 1852. The Earl of DERBY—In what period of 1852? The Duke of ARGYLL said he believed the first Reform Bill of Lord J. Russell was introduced in February, 1852. The Earl of DERBY said the noble dupe had certainly surprised the house by one fact, namely, that Lord John Russell, of all men in the world, was extremely unwilling to deal with this question of parliamentary reform —(laughter)--send that to the best of his power he resisted the reduction of the county franchise to 101.—that he was opposed to the measures which bad subsequently been pro xand that the fact was that Lord J. Russell wax ually but reluctantly the victim of circumstances, and osed, ed at the wheels of a triumphant parliamentary ma jority to sanction measures which were against his own de sire. The noble lord, it appeared, was as much opposed to the principle of further reform as perhaps they should find the noble duke one day opposed to the principle of univer masuffnigeand vote by ballot, which he now so much disliked, but which he intimated were not so bad as they seemed. But the noble duke thought fit to allude to the measure of the late government, and the terms and conditions on which that bill was introduced. Little as he desired to follow the noble duke into a discussion of that measure, he was tot unwilling to meet the noble duke upon that question if forced upon him, and to state the course they took for an ' honourable settlement of it. The noble duke stated, but , not quite correctly, that on his first entering into office h e pledged himself to introduce a measure of parliameutare reform. The fact was that lie carefully guarded himself lagainst giving any such pledge. He did pledge himself that during the recess her Majesty's government would devote I their attention to a consideration of the question, with a hope that if there was a public feeling such as they trusted there was at that time, they should be able It o submits measure which, if it did not satisfy all parties. would meet with the enaction and support of moderate men 'of all parties. Ho stated at that time that he wan induced to take that emirs', not from any sense or conviction in his own mind that any muctic-il proposition for altering the existing state of the representation was actually card for, but that inasmuch as succes.ive minister. had pledge./ the honour of the Crown—had pledged the Crown iin person to such a measure -he accepted the reepon te.thseay v n o ligh . t i be to u rv iet . t h l e a ' deem, though without any wise of its intrinsic re-comity, the ! i t h a i I . .. , 1 t p y i of o t flat a t. i t t r .!! e ce . a ; nd a and , generosity, trusting pledge which he honestly gave. lie was glad tbe noble duke op wake and hi. colleagues . were willing to concede the inquiry proposed by his noble friend (Earl Grey), although the con- COMBIOTI was made under some pressure. (The Duke of ARGYLL: No pressure whatever.) Well, then, under no pressure ; but the noble duke conceded it upon the under standing that it wan not to cause any delay in the progress of the government measure. If the noble duke meant to say that, whatever progress wan made in the committee, legislation upon the subject s h o uld go on nevertheless, then he (the Earl of Derby) thought the government were putting themselves into a po sition which he could not cemprehend. Either they must ' consider this inquiry altogether unneeemary to satisfy the mind of parliament, and therefore they ought to have re fused it as uncalled for, or they thought it useful for the purpose of determining whether the present measure was one which ought to receive the sanction of parliament, and consequently should act upon it. (Hear, hear.) They were *eked to investigate • page and important subject, of which the numerical question was the least important, before ii committee of noble peers, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the measure was one which could be safely and ju diciously adopted by parliament. (Hear, hear.) He earnestly hoped that not only those in their lord ships' bonne, but also hon. member,. in the Neilsen( Common*, would take full time) to deliberate on the Lets awl date which would be placed before then,. Even if a session or two sessions were loot, he thought that loss of time would he adequately satisfied by the knowledge that they were proeceding on sound data and making thenvelves thoroughly aware of the consequences of the important alteration they were making. He hoped the inquiries of this committee would tend to throw light upon a subject which wry. , at present in great darkness, and enable their lordahips to judge how far they might safely adopt • proposal which hei been hastily and imperfeetly laid before parliament. He should be sorry if that house should be uniier the ne- - I . 1 , 1 , I