The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-12 00:00:00

THE STN, LONDON, .-................ .310.NEY MA RK ET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARKET.-( T HIS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS. -4. . E . a ,,,. Closing I Business • ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. S hare Railways. ." Price. Done. - --- CITY, Two o'CLoctc. - , _____ ied it, Share Railways. The Bank of England return for the week end- paid. l Closing Business Prim Done. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence' 1 all 78 79 it. illor, Wednesday last shows a further increase of r, -- i. - gi - Amberg., Notting. Bost. -- -- -- Leased at 6 per cent.. bullion, and a falling off in the other securities. and Eastern Junction 10 61 61 18 Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd 1 9i i d gu. 5 percent i lebration 50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all - - 18 Do all - - • ,) This indicates continued easiness in the Money 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str.Val. an 8 9 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 1d 51 Dream ill Stock Birk., Larc., and Chesh. N Market, owing to the quietude of trade and the 18 Do. Do. 841 1 /d3l 4 Junction lOO 67 69 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all ' 7 8 e passion all 11 111 201 Do. New l6l •- -- d rates :-- absence of active speculation. 'Next week, however, 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 83 100 j Buffalo,Brant. &Godrich 1 100 .85 90 rine, w list the demand may temporarily increase, as several Stock Bristol and Exeter payments have to be effected in connection with loan Stock Caledonian. lOO 85 86 oc , Stock Chester and Holyhead . 100 48 49 481 I 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 82 86 t 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 in nought. and other engagements. The particulars of the 50 Cork and Bandon all • - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. Id par lo the Post t ; . . 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 25. - - 4. . Though • b alance-sheet are as subjoined :- 20 Cornwall all 44 51 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s- - - pm ~ atA rcves. no div ( all - - 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -_ 1 P most „ Active Circulation .. .. •.. £20,618,485 10 Do. A I 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an. (all - - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 par 4p 0 1 I) ateriors. Decrease .. .. .. .. 381,205 hasbeen pd.toß. 171 Demerara - - , il hOf Bullion . . . . .. . . .. 19,461,005 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 1 1d 4 brush Increase Rest Increase . 166,983 Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1011 1024 10'2 11 24 li 100 151 161 151 1 161 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 91 10 Stock East Anglian 2O Do. C Shares all - - ~a 0 .. .. .. .. " , . 3,365,590 100 62 63 62 20 Do. E Shares Ext. 10 par i p npa.- 0 Increase .. .. • • • • 82,752 Stock Eastern Counties Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 45 47 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - g meuble , Public Deposits .. .. .. 7,329,287 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 100 D 0.41 p.c. Eds. pay.'s9 all - - par ty Increase .. .. .. .. 303,054 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - - Geelong_ Corporation 6 lOO _ • a pus u 20 Geelong & Mel.gua.s p. c. all 19 20 191 Other Deposits .. .. .. 14,484,986 25 East Kent all 13 15 per cent. Bonds b it. enoui? 100 95 97 Sto i Decrease ..' • • • • • • 97,171 Stock East Lancashire to Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 793,613 20 East Suffolk all - Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 31 32 31 30 11 10 Do - 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 71 73 71 a Decrease . 13,187 St oc k Edi n b ur g and Glasgow 100 70 1 71 1 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref. ... . 100 89 91 90 'I oak ; Government Securities .. .. 10,696,147 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 29 29 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. all 99 160 100 991 1001 ti ;ire, Decrease 2,660 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 1 4 1d 31 Other Securitie . s . : : : : : : 16,512,809 Stock Furness - 20 Do. do 4 4 d par 0. Decrease 272,740 Stock Glasgow & South Westn. 1(X) 96 98 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 2s. - - o 10 20 gnonne.' •• •• .. .. Notes Unemployed • .. .. .. 12,625,085 10 Great North of Scotland all 101 100 1041 1051 10 4 5 guaranteed 5 per cent. tl Stock Great Northern 2O/ Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 16 161 16 Increase 525,050 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 88 90 88 1 fe 00 0 04 , 20 Do. New 100 137 139 The Bank of France return • t issued shows an Stock Do. do. B Stock ills Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 101 1 10 5 4 100 c Da Bonds pay. 'd6_,with 111e100 56 56 1 5 1 opt. till '6O increase of nearly a million sterling in the discount Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 100 56 57 100 Do. do. "/3 without opt all 102 104 n O and of more than two millions in the 12 Irish South Eastern.... all - - 100 Do. 51 P.C. do. '77 do 85 90 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c all 17 1 18 1 tc private deposits. The bullion amounted to 3 5 10 0 1 Do.Lan caster and Carlisle. all Thirds 613 r £20,970,900 , b e i ng a d ecrease of L 64,810. The t 4 Do. New Thirds l6 -12 13 p 20 Do. 4p. C. Extension.. 1 5 1 4 19 0 Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95 r 05 951 '} f 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.e. 10 1 4 d : 9 1 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 lld 20 Do. Fourth do. decrease in the active circulation is £1,185,990, and 9 Do. do. £9 shares.. 7 f 1d Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - lie in the private account there is an augmentation of 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 - - Newßrunswick&Canda. v f li ntsS 20 Do. Southport - -d tl £2,001,520. 11 . 6 . 3 Lon don and Blackwell. all °a 0 3 Class ACapitl.Share.. ri hs : The Foreign Exchan ges, yesterday afternoon, ex- 5t0ck11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. 41 .- lea}::„,„„ .2 tx 1 - Lr: hibited asr Stock London & North Westn 100 .. Do. do. Land 0... tl ight decline in the rates on Holland. • 74 1 4 d IEI Do. EighthsNorthoflndia Tramroa.d 1 Tes, 0,24 93 20 1 2s. South-Westn. 100 Limited, Scrip co ' ( . At the Bank of England, yesterda there were no bullion operations of importance. Y . , Lon.,Brighton &S.Ceast 100 . 2 i ari2 6 •4 Stock London& Sou 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all - - 25 L'derrgr & Ennis . killen. all - 20.. Do.Do d d e o . . B L C an as d ita d l o d .. e 1 .. 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde lO .- --d 55. - - 4 15 4 1 p heaVen : The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed 20 Do. d ar 10 (' 'with a very steady appearance, and 10,000 bales 10 Metropolitan Stock Man., het, & Lincoln lOO _ 3B 3 .... 9 d 38 100 1015 102 1 01 1 i 20 Do. New 20 Do. Punjaub Stock Do. Binning. & Derby. 100 Stock Midland 76 78 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. ht,; 5 4 f d Were disposed of at full quotations. 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 1 • olf Since 95 D. 1 S res ...... - • all - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Icl *pi Ii " Monday last the imports of specie have 100 Nentas i lte and Carlisle. an - - ----- + - to Siligl ' been c about £394 779 and the - 1 £242 130 3 , a nd sting . ' ' 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 - 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 12 13 FOREIGN. exclusive of the following shipments direct from 20 Newry, Warpt, & Ros all - - London to the Continent during the week ending S tock Norfolk lOO 64 66 Railways. Closing Business q' Sharel Paid . l price. Done. se. 50 North. Counties Union. 31 3i 1 d Thursday last :-Gold coin, Boulogne, 350 ;''ditto 100 611 62} 62} 14 1 Oeaso. b Stock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk. 100 - Stock North British 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 4/ 5 fOil l bars Belgium, 250 ; ditto ditto, Dordt, 50. Silver Stock Do.A Stk.-Arec.no div. fi ,AOl,l ll f until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - 20 Ardennes all coin, Boulogne, 3,400 ; Hambro% 900 ounces. Stock Do. B Stock lOO - - 20 Bah..kS.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. 31 la ci 5 Belgian East. Junction all 13 The inquiry for discount accommodation in Lom- Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 931 931 93 1 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 11 1 d d 20 Beziers to Graissessao.. all 7 C( bard-street, as well as at the Bank of England, is Stock Do. Leeds l OO 48 484 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 125 remarkably quiet. An active competition, there- Stock Do. York lOO 78 1 78 1 78 4 1 20 Dutch Rhenish Stock North London lOO 101 103 6 Eastern of France ...... all 26 261 fore, exists for the small supply of commercial bills 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd 20 Euphrates Valley 2a. -- p g ow brought into the market, and they are freely liege- and City Junction.... £3 ls. - 20 Great Central of France all - - ly 41 d 121 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 61 61 20 North Staffordshire.... 171 h tinted at terms ranging from 21- per cent., accord-all - 1 1 13 1 10 Italian Junction .. . 8 - - .0 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - k ing to quality and the date they have to run. 29 31 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - si Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 10 Peebles all - ' 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 1 1p 84 I Although there is a steady extension of business, as 20 Portsmouth - - indicated by the Board of Trade Returns and the 10 Rhymney lO - - too 115 117 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all - - 34 Maria Antonia all - - 1 b 2 in • 271 27 1 20 Do. do. New - - Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 _ 874 81 .20 Namur and Liege all 8- 81 t 0 creasing traffic on all the principal lines of rail- Stock Scottish Central Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 50 4 ges t h e Iva y, the wants of the commercial classes arc yet Stock Shropshire Union ol w a n ti .., , 10 Sittinotourne & Sheer. all •41 21 d 16 Northern of France all 36/ 37 - fi deo' too limited to create any important impression upon Stock South - Devon lOO 37 3 8 20 Do. New Shares - - p P 7 . con the value of money. Stock South-Eastern lOO 741 1 741 1 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 81 91 le 1111endati°11i Stock South Wales 3y Will 0 At the half-yearly meeting of the Mid-Kent zo SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 13 141 131 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 324 331 t trio; °ell' Railway Company, this day, a dividend at the rate 18 - - taines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 52 54 2a c Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) 1 9 5 i d 01 E 2200 Staines, do " / gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) ... j . Of 4 per cent. Th rt per annum was declared. e repo 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 36 87 365 25 Do. do. 1854 221 - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - h was satisfactory, and showed an increase of £BBl, 25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - - 10 Rome and Frascati .... all Stockton & Hartlepool 16/ - - 10s. 6d. in the revenue of the past six months, - 100 _ ..._ 20 Royal Danish all - - Stock Taff Vale 5 Royal Swedish - - '1 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - over the same period of 1857. The net balance Stock Do. Preference, 100 - - 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6:1 75 71 13 Words I ' l available for dividend was £1,713 2s. 4d., and Stock 25 ThamesilavenDk&Rali 22 - - Vale of Neath lOO 88 90 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 91 91 Belcher. , which, after the payment of the same would leave Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 Southern of France .... all 20 21 a -50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 81 West Flanders all 51 51 E doubt 11 1 it balance of £B5 18s. 9d, to be carried forward. 20 West Cornwall 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 24 k trity. rn, The report was adopted. 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all - - 20 Western of Austria .. , 6 - - 1 rin fief t 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Western of Switzerland all - - ! fi • 16 611 . The English Stock Market to-day has been rather 7 p.c. has been pd. to 13 all 3 31 6 Wiesbaden - - h r sent ] . 5 Do. B all 6i al Rat and all - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref.... all - - 1 , the transactions have been limited. A 20 West London 20 Zealand all - - 1 r their 01,1 4 • tfy heavy 10 Do. Ist Class . all - - ii hick 19 et tone still exists, partly in consequence of 20 Do. 2d Class all - - is o f svi r the conti nue d d epress i on on th e P ar i s B ou rse. PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. g Consols are about 95i 1 for Money, and 951-, .1-, for Closing Business Share Mines. a Account. Share' Railways. Paid • Price. Done. Price. Done. 0 Pa i d. 1 Closing Business G rL.g. The New Threes are flat at 951 i, and the Re- 25 Blythe and Tyne 1C per __ c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 bl I - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 4 74 b til l/ duced Annuities at 951. Exchequer Bills are j Stk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 94 9.5 20 British Iron 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - Condurrow (Camborne). 20 - - . t( ging t i 6. I). marked 335. to 365. prem., and the Bonds 1001 ; dock Cal edon £lO, 44 per cent 100 103 105 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 465 475 Iptaal ' o pt' India Stock is flat at 219 and 221 ; and the Deben- 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - - • -- East Bassett (Mogan). 30 185 195 -,.% erday I n )fo Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 10G - - - Great South Tolgus.. , 175 12... 13 ri , tures at 98k 1, and the Bonds at 18s. to 225. prem. Stock Do. do. sp. ct. - - 116 - G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillaci) 11.18.8 21 34 b. pliant t he Cork & Bandon, 51 p. a all - - -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 1 1 isbon t ° lit Business in the Foreign Securities is quiet, and Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 661 - Lady Bertha 100 100 103 - North Frances (Mogan) 84 6 7 1150 brollgeo prices remain vvithout any material alteration. Turkish 6 stoc - &Align. Class A 7 & spc _ __ 113 118 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 21 31 a e passe9goo . . 100 108 112 - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 7 8 Cl L which 1 4 06 ISt • per Cents. are 891 to 901 ; ditto Scrip, Stock Do. do. Class C7pc .. issue, '7Bl to 79 ; ditto, 2d issue, 7 to 61 Stockß(' E. Conn. Ex. 5 pet. No.l 100 115 117 Do. do N 0.2 100 114 116 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 16 17 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - a .111a111b 1. 7,49t e discount. Portuguese Bonds are steady at 46-L • t Stock 100 132 134 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 63 1 1 I 13 the "" 0 3 4 ' Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 81 83 Stock Do. New 6 per c . - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 430 450 a Russian 5 per Cents. at 113; ditto 4 1 per Cents. at 100 - - - • Soeth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 25 2/ Stock East Lana 6 per ct ,z Tilt' ie , 2- S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 220 230 220 a 1.50 insr 9 9 9 ; Sardinian at 791 801 ; Peruvian (Uribarren) stock Jon. Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - 5 Tamar Silver and Lead ii •Deol i Mining Co 4l 111 angarl o) are flat, at 84 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents. at 4C Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 75 76 751 Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - 10 Tin Croft 9 31 44 a paelE o g ° o' Venezuela 5 per Cents., however, are firm at 43 1 . Stock Glas. AS West., a. 5 pc. 100 113 115 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - r had Deti' The new Austrian Loan is kto I premium. Stock Great Northern, sp. et. 100 120 122 120 StockiDo. spc Itcdm.,lop.e.pm 100 111 113 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12a 6d 1 1 - West Basset (Illogan) l4 20 22 I ly hora e 'Tlie The transactions in most of the principal railway Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. h inst. i ,go , 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 64 66 - Wheal Basset (Iliog-,an). 55 220 230 shares this morning have been limited, and the 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pi all 11 115 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 in of 0 ;0 Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 IAA Wheal Edward (Cale.).. 51 21 21 s !d to suProi tone of the market is rather heavy. Caledonian Stock p ct. pref. Stock .. j - - - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12 t] the tw 9 2 j o r have declined ss. ; Eastern Counties, lOs • Great • , 50 rest West. (Berke an Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. a . 6 - - - wh , l3laryAnn (Menhe) 8 46 48 461 7 - - Wli'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 i 32 34 30 2 a had 30 ' Northern, ss. ; Great Western, ss. ; Lancashire Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p et. 100 92 94 . P ge fr and Yorkshire, 10s. ; North Western, ss. ; South Stock st Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 85 87 FOREIGN MINES I had o n 01 t X O6 Western, 10s. ; Midland, ss. stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 86 88 ~ Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref. 100 99 101 1001 20 Australian 'widen 8 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares all 10 101 1 Boa AccordCopper,Lim lOB par 1p 4 The Colonial Market is active, and prices in some 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 2 s h ares all 161 171 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 10 12 instances have improved. East Indian and Great 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref all 10 104 5 Do. Land and Mining - Co. all 11 25 t St !'S. Indian P en i nsu l a h ave b een i n d eman d , the former Stock Do Birming ar. s tock 100 73 74 1 Clarendon Consols Min- i 264 Do. Chester gu gu ar.shares all 19 20 . ing Co. of Jamaica ... i --- d advanced 10s., and the latter ss. ; Grand Trunk of 131 Do. do. do 0 1 20 Do. do. do. - Cepiapo l6 10 12 ( Ellgi lißil o f Canada have been pressed for sale and declined to Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 142 11 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 1 • of 1 iI pplies _Ay 30, but have since partly recovered. Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l 300 - - 120 2 Fortuna le OW - Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 20 General all 194 204 24 20 1 Foreign Railways are inactive. Lombardo- Stock Do. New gua., 6p. et... 100 - - 3 Linares all 8 9 81 3 Venetian were done at 61 1, and the original issue Stock Do. do. sp. a No. 4 100 - - 5 Lusitanian 0 , 0 Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun- 1 Mari nits all. I/ 1 ad• 0 , at 84. eaton, sp. ct. - t o 1 , b.. 0 0 0 ,0, o Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 Ip 1 4 b.. 0 o to ' 0 In Bank and Miscellaneous Securities business is late 3d shares lOO 163 168 20 Pontg,ibaud Silver, Lead ) 01 to 0 i quiet, and previous rates current. 121 Londondy &role, 1 she all - - Mining and Smelt.... all 41 5 bus 24 0, 0 0 0 124 Londoudy.& Ennis 5 sh. all - - 5 Port Philip 1 100 0 gip° 0 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 122 124 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 _ ,_. 0 . 10 00 6 Do. £6 l5 4 IP 28.2.81 United Mexican all 21 3 pr 00 I ‘ , 0 0 0 BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities Stock Do. 31 per cent. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. all - - b 81 ,•,0 (~1 00 I 951 do. 0 '' to ° 0 $ per Cent. Consols Annuities - - 12 4 / Do. - - Share Securities. Paid. Closing Business •• 6 ° to ° I Now 3 per Cent. Annuities Prices. Done. 954 4 Stock 311 d. Con. 6p. c. Stock . 100 - - rdo. 0 0 10 0 India Stock rptlo 0 219 21 Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. 100 140 142 1415 - 1 Ditto Debentures 9B Stock Do. 4/ p. a pref. stock.. 100 104 105 101 -- Can.Gov.6p.c..Tit. & July 100 113 114 114 to ° / Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Consols for Account 1 5 422 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 1 ip ,-- Do. 6 p.e.Fl).&Aug. 100 111 1121 b.. 0 6 00„ 1 I Stock Do. Leis. & Hit. st. 100 96 98 - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 114 1154 1151 ?bn 1 , to; 1 10 1 Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s 1 all - N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 111 112 1111 itto 0 Z O ! March June. _.c. redeem, at sp.c. pm j 9l 10 -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - tto 0 ' tot 0 E.,xchequer Bills £l,OOO, 2d. & 11d.. - 136 5 3 10 Do. Perpet, 6P. a with -N. S.W. Gov. sp. a Deb. 100 100 101 .. 1 6 0 0 0 Ditto Small, 14 , . 33 1 36 option till 1866 all 111 12 ' 0 0 i do. o n to , , . Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent .... 1005 10 Norfolk Deb. 4p. c. shares all 9 10 - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 pu, 0 ,'" to , I Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 100 - - 051 - S.Aus.Gt6pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 ; poti 0 v to 6 i FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. Stock Do. 51 p. arref. do. 1847 100 - - Peruvian 45 per Cent - -7 Vict-Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 107 109 dz 3 ( 0 )100, ; Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - - poc 0 „to . Stock North British, sper cent 100 111 113 core 1 ‘ , ll to ° 1 Ditto (Uribarren), 45 per Cent. - - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Inds 0 „"10 0 „ I Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. hsv 0 " i , to I", I Ditto Account - - Sharei Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing Business 100 o`oto "„ 0 Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent ll3 Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 98 99 98 rice. Done. dtto 0 0 to," 1 Ditto Account .. 99 17 Do. do. do. 813.4. 1 dis P Tdo 0 „ J o! I Sardinian 5 per Cent 791 805 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. a No. 1. 13 - - 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - - bun 0 - 1- , to; 1121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 . 9 - -- 40 Australasia all 90 92 • do. 3 ;," to ' SPanish 3 per Cent. 44 25 Po. York, H. &S. Parch'. 10 5 d P 25 Bank Of Egypt all 26 26 mn. 1 w Turkish 6 per Cent - 20 North Staffordshire . . all 23 231 100 Bank of London 5O - - ALL._, o r); Ditto Account - - to 05 o",„04 Ditto New Loan - Stock Do. do. do., 2d goo Stock Ox.Wr. & Wol. 6pc. 15 . t .,„ • 100 111 113 00 British North American all 56 58 Ditto Account • dil" - 79 20 Chtd. Bank of India, & c 10 2 lid Od , do,l_,o , Venezuela, 5 per Cent. - - 100 City 5O 61 63 I.; wo u , Pip Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 100 Colonial 25 - - ce Surrey lot . Dividends on the above payable in London. Stock Do. 3i per c. pref. stock 100 - 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all - - arn-door v TWO O'CLOCK. Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 - - ) 36 o 100 Commercial of London. 20 - - a 6d to 3 , 5, ~ Consols, Money 954 1 Stock Do. 7p. a pref. stock. 100 - - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 161 17 161 1 id to ~,,, t 4 Consols for Account 10 Do. Fixed 41 percent . all - - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - 2a20 Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 211 22 211 2 is Od ; 61 16 T, 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading ,28 9 1 i ~t 6d e oc",l - Ann., 1.0.6.) all 244 25 241 50 London and County ... 20 - -- 271 t 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 - - )Osls 0 fist;i Stock Do .45 per cent POLICE INTELLIGENCE.- THIS DA Y. ) Stock Do.Fixed4lp.e.lstis ireloo London & Westminster. 20 - - 471 5 , 4s Od to 1$ '."1 03 1 105105 105 100 Nat. Prow . of England. 35 - - 77 E tt glis ll9 (P • 4 Stock Do. New do., 2d issue. 100 - - 20 Do. new lO - - Fre nch , Stock South Wales, gas. 4 p.c. 100 - - Id ; Fr e i , - MARLBOROUGH -STREET. Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO 50 National Bank 25 - - 3Od eo e ''' , SINGULAR FREAK. --Samuel Page, a very tall young 20251 Stockton and 4 Dar. gun. all 161 171 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 40 391 1/ D 5 all 29 30 i 0 , f lad, and who appeared in the dock dressed in a neat bonnet 25 j Do. 6 per cent al 33 31 20 Ottoman Bank all 201 201 201 mid gay shawl and crinoline, was charged with beingfound Provincial of Ireland eels, 8J 601 foi •, 4 . ‘ Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, d halib n .,; 4 ' 1!,j; t loitering in Oxford-street attired as a female, for the pur- - - 0d; brwis v is ; 25 South Australia - - 171 - - s, 6 d to e l pose of committing a felony. ' 25 Do. New 25 Union of Australia all - • - ice and r o ot,' The prisoner, while in the dock, notwithstanding the LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 26 Do. New 2O - - . • pair; e bitili, tittering of all persons in court, seemed to treat the matter • leasing Closing Business 50 Union of London lO --- - 24 100 Unity Mutual 55 - - label; Wis j with the greatest self-composure. Railways. Paid. Co.'s. Price. Done. lOO Western Ilk of London 60 20 19d its, r sine „) erel, O s to Griffin, 238 D, said that about two that morning he saw ..... Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W - - 1 carp .-- ' the prisoner loitering in Oxford-street, near Mr. Gray's Buckinghamshire ... . 100 Ln & N.W 98 100 - MISCELLANEOUS. yard, and suspecting that, although he was attired as a Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 104 106 Colchester, Stour Val . .i all E.U.&E C 17 19 Closing 1.,. Sharel Miscellaneous. 1 Paiell price. fr,usiness dons 4 0 female he was not one, and that his object might be the / E E . 1 i L j n i n i e c o n 1 , p H s s h r i I r , e , I , e g h . 6 s p h . e s : 1 3s Od t°,, p commission of a felony, he went up and spoke to him, ask- laTt G E. t c .N e :r n t t h s: 14 4 2 144 44 ____ and P r- ing if he was in disguise. He said he was not, and Do. Woodbridge ... I 100 - - 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. all 12 13 1 •0: Gls.Barr.&Neils Dret.l.loo Caledonin asked him to let him go, but he did not feel justified in Do. New ' 100 Do. - 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). * ll 240 270 25 Australian Agricultural 19 3:3 34 4 0 ii Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. - - 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 1 doing so, and took him into custody. 3 10a OA to Hart] ool.DelL&Rail. all P Yk.N.&Br - - 10 Berlin Water Works • . all 21 31 , Mr. Bingham said the first impression when a man Hull and Selby irk, 2 0 all Yk.N.Md. 111 113 10 Do New, issued at £5 dis 3 - - i dressed as a female was that he did so for the purpose of Do. 1 Shares all Do. - ~. .e f" Da 1 Shares all Do. knocking somebody down and robbing him. Was anything London&Greenwich - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 39 41 East... 65 675 20 Do. B, 7p• c. till 1862.. all 19 21 ropolik ''''- known of him? Do. Preference b loaf. The prisoner's mother, a respectable-looking woman, the Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co. 91 • , Do Barking Shares.. all Do. .... _ 93 92 ' 100 Canada Land 10 Chan.l elands Tel.(Lim ) all 9 10 V ill' b wife of a greengrocer in said Lowestoft, gua. New-street, Dorset-square, 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk.,i - - Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Snatg all - - 341 b t o ato f i she left him in bed at ten the previous night, and that the Do. 6 per cent lOO Do .. _, .3lanc.,Buxtn. &Matk. all LN W&3l - - 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 24 25 381 b, 41 If il o i things he 21 1 5 Crystal Palace ad f to -,, lato ~JP fourteen, .:.wore belonged to her. He was oxlY juSt turn Midsb.le Redcr, ,g.fip.c. all Stk.& Dar - . urteen, and helped in the Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland .98 140 5 Do. Preference all 4/ 5/ 4s Od ;1 lor'i 0 Mr. Bingham shop.2o Eastern Steam all - - Newmarkt.,ll v - ur.- Ex 1 5. 5. 6. E.Counts. 1 100 102 105 al 'O O told the lad 4 P Pin Stock Electric Telegraph Od ; 11 8 thing again that he must not do such a guaranteed sp. a 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all 1 11 11 ~ .- or he mfg • thn & Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 6B 60 131310 , b , get into trouble. If the mother Nor • 10 Europ. &Ind.JunetTel. 105. - - all Do. had not given a reason abl e Do do. 6 er cent. . 9 Europ.okAm.Stm.(Lim.) all 1 11 i't account of him he should have -' sper cent: all Do. Do. Fixed 2O GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim all - - c1 17 ,,bi remanded him. She had better look ~ L&N W / after him and keep him 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 64 10 8 ;., o r 1 " in order. Presto n and Wyre. 1 1 "' & L.Yk. j - -- .El 8s ,1•••' 1 'r The lad was then given up to his mother,Do. i Shares .... .. A. all Do. 100 Gt. North 142 144 • 20 London Discount 51115 d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 1 s li 11 ci t/ oi d , groat grief. who seemed in Roystn,llitch.,& Shep Lan ArYk - - 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - - )£4 1° 8 ,, 0 r ; 1 Shf. Roth. &Gol. g.sp.c. 1811 6 . 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all (34 71 £1 85 r c i ` . Shrewsbry& Hereford all T Brassoy 91 it 91 all 31• Clean .11 111 25 National Discount C 0... 5 11 i d tationB.. c ol t . South Staffordshire .. • Wear Valley, g. 6p. C. all Stk.& Dar - - 10 Netherlands Land 10 Do do 6 - - all 1 2 £4 10 0 ' 1 011 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.- Do. do.. ............ all Do. West. 90 92 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,l so. at 1 dis. all 1 11 or gi, 8s 1 ) • Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. 8 9 Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.,tßrgtu 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaL and 80 15 is 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. 20 North of Fu • • Steam all FRIDAY. 1 Oriental da " "" Gas all 1 1 • LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. DOCKS. 1 Do. New Shares 1. w t.) 15s. 1 dis par 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 21 3 he ma r ' 11 to 1 egst The Brewer (taken) 1 Closing 1 Business 50 Pe n . , o Share Docks. I Paid P r i c e. Done. & Oriental Steam, all 84 85 841 is Vl u• f'' 12 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 50 Do. New 1 6 - 20 Red Sea & Ind. Tele 12 13 28 10 1 1 4 .• • "19 20 to 1 agst Miss Harkaway (taken freely) StocklCommercial lOO - 50 Rhymney Iron gr. 84 d 1p 871 all 25 26 3 .. ...11 CHESTER CUP. 15 Do. New " • . id• • '. . fie 'li 28 to bagst Royal Sovereign (taken) Stock IDo 4 perCent.Pref.Min. 100 - 100 Royal Mail Steam 60 - _ Stock East and West India... 100 ores . - 1 Scot.Austrln.lnv.(lAm.) all 120 1 : 12i Stock London lOO ,too •.• • ' •11 , 30 to 1 agst Bankrupt (taken) - 25 South Australian Land. all 35 3 . 7 - ••• 1 4 Stock St. Ii - 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 4 1 ..••• 3 5 to 1 agst Underhand (taken) Stock Southampton lOO _ 1 Do. do Registered all ..... . Stock 'Victoria 100 100 102 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. Can. 5 ..... . 45 to 1 agst Raspberry (taken) zo Do New 1 18 - 100 ,Van Diemeu'e Land .. 281 9 3,1 66 to 1 agst Tunstall Maid (taken) ZU WU. 4LL ,larso PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. Cl os ing Business M ines . 1 Closing Business Share l Railways. Paid ' Share Prioe. Done. Paid. Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 1C per I C. pref. (Issued at £5O) all 49 51 - Alfred Consols (Philack 2.11.10 64 74 jStk Bris. & Exet4p.ct.Sback 100 94 96 20 pritish Iron 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - - Condurrow (Camborne). 20 - - tock Caledon £lO, 45 per cent 100 103 105 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 465 475 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - - • -- East Bassett (Illogan). 30 185 195 Stock Chester & Holyhd, 55 pc 100' - - - Great South Tolgus... 17s 12..., 13 Stock Do. do. sp. ct. lOO - - 116 - G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 24 4 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. all - - -G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 95 1 1 Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun. all 6 65 - Lad y BerthalBs 6d f 1 Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 100 103 - North Frances (Illog an) 84 6 7 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 113 118 - North Wheal Crofty... 7.9.4 25 34 Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc - N.Wh'l Basset ( Illogan) nil. 7 Stock E. Conn. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 115 117 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 16 17 Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 114 116 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - Stock Do. New 6 per et. Stock 100 132 134 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 63 1 1 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 81 83 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 24 430 450 Stock East Lanc. 6 per et lOO - - - • South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 25 2/ 5 E.& W. York. Jon. fifths all - - - S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 220 230 220 stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 75 76 751 Mining Co 4i 15 14 Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - 10 ' Tin Cro ft 9 31 15 Stock Glas. &S West. <, a. spc. 100 113 115 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 120 122 120 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 4 1 Stock Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm 100 111 113 - West Basset (Illogan) ll 20 22 Stock Do. 45 p. c. do. do. - W. Caradon (Liskeard). 20 65 70 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 64 66 - Wheal Basset (Mogan). 51 220 230 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt all 11 115 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 Stock Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 1 -- p. ct. pref. Stock .. j iuu - Wheal Edward (Cals.).. 55 4 21 - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12 50 Lest West. (Berks and 6 - - - Wh'lMaryAnn(Menhe) 8 46 48 461 7 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. . - - Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 45 i 32 34 30 2 Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p et. 100 92 94 . Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 85 87 FOREIGN MINES Stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 86 88 ~ Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pr ef. 100 99 101 100} 20 Australian 74 4ft 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 10 104 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 10i par 5p 1 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at 25 p.) 27 1 2 shares all 164 175 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 1 0 12 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 10 105 5 Do. Land and Mining - Co. all 11 25 Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 73 74 1 Clarendon Consols - d 264 Do. Chester guar.shares all 19 20 in g Co. of Jamaica I - - 14 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. - Copiapo l6 10 12 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 142 15 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all I 4 Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l 100 - - 120 2 Fortuna Stock Do. pref., sp. C. ...No. 2 100 - - 20 General all 191 2O 24 20 Stock Do. New gua., 6p. et... 100 - - 3 Linares all 8 9 81 Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - 5 Lusitanian Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun- 1 Mariquita eaton, sp. ct. i 5. i 4 Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 p 1 4 late 3d shares lOO 163 168 20 Pontg,ibaud Silver, Lead 125 Londondy &role, 4 shs all - - - Mining and Smelt.... all 41 5 12 LondOudy.& Ennis 4sh all - 5 Port Philp Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et. 100 122 124 30 Santiag - o de Cuba l6l 1 1 6 Do. £6 44 4 IP 28.2.8 f United Mexican all 24 3 Stock Do. 34 per cent. 125 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Do. 4 per cent .. - - 12 4 / Do. - - Share Securities. Pa i d. Closing Done. Business Stock Mid. Con. 6p. C. Stock . 100 - - Prices. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et. 100 140 142 1415 Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 104 105 101 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 i ,}p.,- Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 113 114 114 Stock Do. Leis. & Hitpref. st. 100 96 98 - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 111 11 4 - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. Az Sep. 100 114 115 11S1 10 ( a ll 91 10 - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 111 112 111 Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s 1 pp. e. redeem, at sp.c. pm j 10 O. Perpet, 6p. c. with -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - option till 1866 all 111 12 ' - N. S.W. Gov. sp. C. Deb. 100 100 101 10 Norfolk Deb. 4p. c. shares all 9 10 - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 100 - - 055 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 Stock Do. 55 p. c. rref. do. 1847 100 - - - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 ; Stock Do. WavAral.Ex.Sk 18 47 100 - - -- 7 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 107 109 Stock North British, sper cent 100 111 113 . Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dsk.Co. 100 - - Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing Business Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 1 00 - - Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 98 90 98 Price. Done. 17 Do. do. do. 13.4. 4 dis p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - 125 Do. do. Quarters,lB46 . 9 - -- 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk / 50 - - 25 Po. York, H. &S. Purch .. 10 1 d p 40 Australasia all 90 92 20 North Staffordshire . . all 23 235 25 Bank bf Egypt all 26 26 Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. (pc. ls . ig 1® 121 123 100 Bank of London 5O - - - Sto c kc Do. do. do., 2d gua lOO 111 113 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all - Stok Do. 45 p.c. Db. stkin perp 100 99 101 00 British North American all 56 58 85 Scottish Central, new pi all - - 20 Chtd. Bank of India, kc 10 2 14d Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 100 City 5O 61 63 Stock Do. 35 per c. pref. stock 100 - 100 Colonial 25 - - Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. 100 - - 20.11 Co lo Bank of Canada all - - Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 - - 100 Commercial of London 2O - - 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 11 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 165 17 161 i 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. all - - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - 1.0.6. South Eastern (R eliding 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 215 22 211 2 Ann., 1.0 6 ) all 245 25 241 50 London and County - 275 1 Stock Do .44 per cent lOO 103 105 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 - - Stock Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is lOO 103 105 105 100 London & Westminster. 20 - - 474 4 Stock Do. New do., 2d issue lOO - - 100 Nat. I'rov. of England. 35 - - 77 Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - - 20 Do. new lO - - Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO - - 50 National Bank 25 - - 20 S.-YorksMre, 4 p.c. p.s .gua all 165 175 20 New South Wales 25 1 Stockton and Dar. 5 . all 29 30 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 40 391 t 25 1 Do. 6 per cent al 33 31 20 Ottoman Bank all 205 201 201 a Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, Provincial of Ireland Li 6 percent. - - 25 South Australia - - , 25 Do. New - - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 25 Union of Australia all -•- 96 Do. New 2O - -- e - - 24 a* Railways. Paid. Leasing 100 Unity Mutual 55 - Co.'s. Price. Done. 100 Western Bk of London 50 20 19d THE STN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1859, LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) GREY V. ZENKINS.-JUDGMENT. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—The question in this case is as to the effect of the statute of the 19th and 20th of the Queen, in the sale of settled estates. The pro visions of the Act is to facilitate the sale of such settled estates, and it authorises and empowers the Court to make a sale of such settled estates. In this case the settlement is dated Sept. 6, 1832, and the property in question is conveyed to trustees in trust for the' use of James Adam Gordon for life, and in trust for 500 years to secure an annuity of £6OO to-the widow, with power to her to charge the pro perty with £2,000, if there are no children of the marriage ; but this latter charge of £2,000 may be varied afterwards if there are children of the marriage, and with this limitation the reversion in fee is vested in the testator. The testator to carry out the purposes of the trust gave a power of sale. There was no issue of the marriage, and the testator made his will on the 27th of August, 1852, by which he left all his property to certain persons in trust, to sell or to hold his property under certain trusts which he specified in his will. He died on the Ist of March, 1854. The case came before me upon a special case, and I held that as the testator had not exercised the power of sale the power of sale was gone. This opinion was renewed by the Lord Chancellor, and there was a petition presented to me, under the Settled Estates Act, to sell the property; and, as I had a power and right to sell, I ordered a sale of it. And the present question is raised by the purchaser, who contends that the meaning of the act is, that before the Court has the power to order a sale, that every person beneficially inte rested under the will must be called as parties, otherwise he cannot obtain a good title to the property sold to him. His Honour, after carefully re viewing the several bequests in the will, and considering the powers of the trustees contained in the will, and refer ring to the powers given by the Settled Estates Act, came to the conclusion that a good and valid title was given to the purchaser of the property in question, and decreed ac cordingly with costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster, after Term, before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) DIdC.SON V. THE EARL OF WILTON—LIBEL. The trial of this eaan wag rognmed at the sitting ot the Court to -day. Major Walker was recalled, and haying answered several questions, Captain Powley, adjutant of the Tower Hamlets Militia, was next examined with respect to to the expenditure of the funds of the regiment, and was subjected to a very severe cross-examination by Mr. Hawkins on the part of Colonel Dickson. Although he was adjutant of the regiment he could not tell whether Drummond left the regiment in dis grace. On the 21st of July he summoned Ser geants Manley and Holdham in the adjutant's room, but it was merely to sign a certificate. Colonel Dickson had made reports against his conduct. But he did so un known to himself. In answer to further questions, he said I did not know I had been reported to Colonel North. I learnt I had afterwards been reported as early as July, 1855. He (Colonel Dickson) threw down Colonel North's letter on the charges against me, but I never read it. • Re-examined—l never knew I had reported to the Earl of Wilton, until the year 1858. With respect to the ex pression about the little bird, which occurred in'One of my letters, it arose in consequence of the proceedings against Captain Dixon. I obtained three or four certificates from other officers, as to their having hoard Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson mention the subject about the little bird that told him anything, and also that he had a way of his own of getting rid of officers. I obtained the certificates in conse quence of directions I received from the Earl of Wilton. Captain Dixon—l received a commission in the Tower Hamlets Militia in 1853. During the embodiment I acted as president of the mess. I was succeeded by Captain Branch. I requested Colonel Dickson,:through Major:Wal ker, to hold a mess meeting. I did so several times. About a fortnight before the regiment was disembodied it was stationed in London. I think it was during that time I made the request I allude to. In January, 1857, I met Col. Dickson in the Haymarket. He stopped me and insulted me most grossly. He said I had never given in ray accounts. He also said for my conduct in the mess he would report me to Lord Wilton and Lord Panmuro, the Horse Guards and Lord Combermere, .and also that he would bring my conduct before the Junior United Ser vice Club, of which I am a member. I told him also to tell Lord Wilton that I had received " dunning" letters, written at his instance. He went on in a very rabid—(laughter)—way. I raised my hat and left him. We had had differences at Woolwich. I considered his conduct tyrannical and oppressive. I got a letter on the sth of May, 1857, from Col. Dickson. I enclosed a copy of that letter to the Earl of Wilton. I again saw Col. Dickson, two or three days afterwards, in Regent-street. He asked me if I had received his letter. I said yes, sir, and have replied to it. He began again to talk, and I loft him. I had requested board of inquiry to inquire into the charges made against me. I was exonerated. I applied to Lord Wilton for a copy of the report, but I only received au extract ; that part by which I was acquitted. In the autumn of 1857, and beginning of 1858, I wrote to Lord Wilton touching that report. FR 031 THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT FOREIGN-OFFICE, Frs. 6. Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—l live at 12, Regent street. I am not following any profession. When I left the regiment I was in arrears with the mess, but I paid my account in June. I had a balance in hand, but I did not pay it over for some time, because there had not been a pro per mess meeting. Colonel Dickson complained that I brought strangers to the mess. I was arrested once, but it was done illegally. Re-examined—l have heard Colonel Dickson say that he had a little bird that told him all that went on in the regiment. He repeatedly told me so. I have heard him say he had a way of getting rid of an officer without a court-martial. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Robort Alexander Osborne Dalyell, Esq., now Acting Con sul-General at Belgrade, to be her Majesty's Consul at Erzeroom. The Queen has also been. graciously pleased to appoint Alfred Septimus Walne, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Cairo, to be her Majesty's Consul at Alexandria. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 9. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. George Joachim Goschen as Consul-General in London for the Free Hanseatic Cities of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Alexander Connal as Consul at Port Louis, Mauritius, for his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 10. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Banbury—Bernhard Samuelson, Esq., in the room of Henry William Tancred, Esq., who has ac cepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR OFFICE, FEB. 11. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Pattle, from the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Lieut.-Colo nel, vice Foster, who exchanges. 2d Dragoon Guards—Westropp M‘Mahon Weir, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Agnew, deceased. 3d Light Dragoons—Cornet Daniel Henry Doherty, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Pott, appointed to the 11th Light Dragoons. 16th Light Dragoons—Lieut.-Colonel Charles John Fos ter, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Pattie, who exchanges. 2d Regiment of Foot—Ensign Sidney Henry Latime r Tin ley Widdrington to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Martin, promoted; Ensign Eustace Lovelace Hercy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Drake, promoted. Bth Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Richard Westrop Saunders, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Hol lingsworth, appointed to the 24th Foot. 13th Foot—Brevet-Major Hugh Maurice Jones to be Ma jor, without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Faunco, who retires upon full-pay; Lieut. O'Neil S. Segrave to be Captain, without purchase, vice Jones. 17th Foot—Alfred John Josselyn Ravenhill, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. 9th Foot—Ensign Frederick Geo. Frith to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hales, deceased ; Ensign T. H. Kirby to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Frith, whose promotion, by purchase, on Dec. 7, 1858, has been can- celled. 24th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Smith Hollings worth, from the Bth Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon. 24th Foot—Ensign Arthur W. A. Nelson Hood to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pears, promoted ; Robert Crossman, Gen+, to-latt Ensign., .hy . 1 1..re.h.e., -do. Hood_ 44th Foot—Lieutenant George Ingham to bo Captain, without purchase, vice the'llon. Henry Handcock, de ceased. 50th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Evelyn Fyler to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hebden, who retires ; Ensign Henry Evelyn W. Preston to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Fyler. 68th Foot—Lieutenant F. De Luttrell Saunderson, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Vaughan, who retires ; En sign Cyril Blackburne Tew to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Saunderson. 71st Foot—Edward Francis Brownlow, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Fawkes, promoted. Rifle Brigade—Lieut. A. Loftus Tottenham to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Hon. B. R. Pellew, deceased. 3d West India Regiment—Ensign Stephen George Allman to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mulliner, promoted. Invalid Depot (Chatham)—Lieutenant and Adjutant Henry Saville, from the Royal Engineer Field Train, to be Ad jutant, vice Pope, promoted to be Staff Captain. HOSPITAL STAFF.—John M'Gilp, Gent., to be Assistant- Surgeon to the Forces, vice Spence, appointed to the 82d By Mr. Hawkins—l cadnot give one single date when the little bird was mentioned. I cannot tell the date, the place, or whether there was any person present at the time. I recollect on one occasion he told me that if I slept out of the barracks he should know of it. This was the night before the naval review at Spithead. I know an officer named Lee. I don't know whether he left the regiment in consequence of striking an officer. I know he resigned. Foot. BREVET.—Brevet-Lieutenant - Colonel Thomas Faunce, re tired full-pay 13th Foot, to bo Colonel in the Army, the rank being honorary only. • WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 11. MEMORANDUM.—The undermentioned officers having obtained first-class certificates at the School of Musketry, at Hythe, have been appointed by the General Command ing-in-Chief, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, to act as Instructors of Musketry to the following Militia Regiments : Lieut. William Stares, Louth Militia. Lieut. Beauchamp Henry Colclough, Wexford Militia. COMMISSION BY LORD LIEUTENANT._ Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia—Lieut. Wm. Brame Abbot to be Captain. _ Captain Brasch—l succeeded Captain Dixon as president of the mess meeting in January. There was no mess meet ing while I held that office. I gave evidence before the regimental board in 1857. I was directed by Colonel Dickson to apply to Captain Dixon for his account. I did so more than once. I told Colonel Dickson what Captain Dixon said about his accounts. I told Col. Dickson that Capt. Dixon did not consider him an authorised person to receive his balance and receipts. Col. Dickson was very angry, and he said he would have Capt. Dixon's name struck out of the regiment. Ho said, after that, he should report him to Lord Wilton, Viscount Combermere, and Col. Piper. On one occasion Col. Dickson asked me to sign a cheque for the wine merchant's account. Ho said the wine marchant's account must be paid, and that he should want me some day to give a cheque for, the whole balance. I told him that, under present circumstances, I would rather decline. He then told me ho should report me to Lord Wilton. I simply bowed and retired. (Laughter.) Cross-examined by Mr. E. James—The cheque for £l5O BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Arthur M'Donald, innkeeper, Kingston-upon-Hull. BANKRUPTS. William Trigg, builder, Witley, Surrey, to surrender, Feb. 18, at one, and March 17, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. . _ Willim e Jennings, lace dresser, Sneinton, Nottingham, Feb. 22 and March 15, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Henry Wood, baker, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, Feb. 22 and March M, at eleven, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. John Leake, wine and spirit merchant, Newark -upon- Trent, Nottingham, Feb. 22 and March 15, at the Shire hail, Nottingham. John Peter George Smith, banker, Liverpool, Feb. 22, and March 16, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. John Collingwood Tarleton, shipowner, Rhyl, Flint shire, Feb. 22, and March 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. _ _ James Schofield, grease manufacturer, 'Views Moss and Blue Pits, Rochdale, Lancashire, Feb. 25 and March 18, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Francis Hollington, draper, Worcester, Feb. 24 and March 17, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Henry John Groves, music seller, Newport, Monmouth, Feb. 22 and March 22, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. _ _ _ Edward Body, furniture dealer, Ramsgate, Feb. 24, at two, and March 28, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Philip Jones, dealer, Mynyddysllwyn, Monmouthshire, 'Feb. 22 and March 22, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Robert Wells, grocer, Bristol, Fob. 21 and March 22, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Thomas Varcoe, carpenter, St. Austell, Cornwall, Feb. 24 and March 23, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Michael Holloway Dean, grocer, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Feb. 22 and March 15, at eleven, at the Shire-hall, Notting ham. Edward Yapp, butcher, Leominster, Feb. 21 and March 14, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. William Papprill Collins and Henry Edward Collins, mapsellers, Paternoster-row, City, Feb. 25, at twelve, and March 25, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Troup and Son, manufacturers, Strathmiglo. Alexander Fraser, sculptor, Glasgow. David Walker, ironmonger, Leith. David Rodgers, lace and muslin merchant, Edinburgh. was drawn, and £lOO was paid to the wine merchant, and £5O to Hodge and Lowman. Colonel Dickson showed me the receipts. There might have been some smaller accounts outstanding in Woolwich. I can't fix the date of the first mess meeting. NVherever it was the accounts were not submitted. Other subjects were discussed. Capt. Wallack—l have been in two regiments of the line before I entered the Tower Hamlets Militia. On the morning of the disturbance Col. Dickson said to me that he had heard I had expressed an opinion against the way in which he commanded the regiment. I was much sur prised and annoyed. I, asked him to give me the name of the person who told him, but he refused, simply saying, " You see, I know all about it." He also gave evidence with respect to some shakoes that had been obtained from Messrs. Isaacs, for which Colonel Dickson had received payment from the Wellington fund, but which the Messrs. Isaacs had not been paid. Mr. Davenant, in answer to questions put to him in cross-examination by Mr. Hawkins, said the moment there was an enquiry into the circumstances Col. Dickson said he had paid more than he had received from the Wellington College Fund, among the injured soldiers. I cannot say that Col. Dickson ever saw Isaac's bills. I can say that Col. Dickson never had a copy of Isaac's bills. I knew he never said ho would call and see whether everything was correct. I had a great deal of correspondence with the Colonel in 1856 and 1857. I wrote to him in 1857 about the money. I have not always been on the best terms with Col. Dickson, but I believe he was always in• the wrong. (Laughter.) I have written several letters to Col. Dickson. In one of the letters I expressed my utmost contrition and begged in the most humble manner to be restored to his confidence in consequence of his having reported me for neglect. Notwithstanding, my having written that letter, I believe he was wrong when he re ported me. (Laughter.) [The case is expected to last the whole day.] THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 12.—Wind this day at noon S.W. ; fresh breeze and cloudy. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning, Wind W., with heavy rain. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)• GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind, S.W. ; tide, three hours' ebb ; weather clear and fine. Arrived, Feb. 11.—Gifaon, from Kurrachee, Arrived, Feb. 12.—Marinus, from Madras ; Viscountess Canning, from Guernsey ; Decision, from Antwerp.. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind S.W., by S., fresh. No arrivals. Sailed.—Fingalton (in tow), for Sheerness : Olive Nicola, for Leith. BANK Or ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 9th day of February, 1859: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £33,243,570 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 18,768,570 Silver Bullion .... 533,v43,570 £33,243,5701 RANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- Government Secu rities (including DeadWeightAn nuity) £10,696,147 Other Securities 16,512,809 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 692,435 counts) 7,329,287 Other Deposits 14,481,986 Seven Day and other Bills 793,613 £40,526,476 a i.l £40,526,476 ,AIMIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated Feb. 10, 1859. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the Bth day of Feb., 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per cwt From the British possessions in America 2Ss 9d Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 26s 7id Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies —s —d Average price of the foregoing 27s lid §:COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YEsTERDA.Y. Am iterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17i 11 18 Antwerp Brussels — 25 35 25 371 Hamburgb. P ar i s 25 121 Ditto 5 1 5 3 71 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Genoa Naples Palermo Messina 25 351 1181 10 64 10 68 3 , 51 49 491 29 65 25 50 40a 121 1211 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York •• • • E.I. Co's bls. 13. we bls . 00d Calcutta, Co.'s rupee -- 241 26 24 Bombay ditto Madras ditto — ' 26 24_ East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 24th ult. to the Bth inst. Bengal .................. Madras .......... ........ Bombay ................ £0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £0 0 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 9l 0 0 0 DEATH FROM A FALL IN HUNTING.--The villa , r. e of Luckington, near Badminton, during the last few days has been in a state of gloom in consequence of the death of Mr. Thomas Bell, yeoman, from injury to the brain, caused by his horse falling while hunting with the Badminton hounds on the Bth of January. The horse, a fine animal, presented by his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, s lipped on the opposite side of a bank while leaping, and while struggling to regain his legs gave Mr. Bell a blow on the head, which injured his brain. Mr. Bell took no par ticular notice of the matter for a week, when he was taken with pains in the head, which gradually grew worse till death took place. During his illness he was visited by the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and the Marquis of Wor cester. The unfortunate man was 55 years of age, and for forty years nevi. missed a season without being in the field with the houns. An inquest was held on the Ist instant, and a verdict in accordance with the above facts returnea • .—.Bath Chronicle. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY). The LORD On I.NeELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. POLICE OF SCOTLAND. The Earl of DERBY said the report with respect to the Scotch police could not be laid on the table before Easter. The LORD CHANCELLOR postponed the second readinc , of the Winding -up Act till Thursday wee k. The LORD CHANCELLOR, at the request of Lord Campbell, postponed the second reading of the Vexgtious Indictments Bill, and the Juries in Civil Causes Bill, until the Ist of March. CRIME IN IRELAND. Lord, CLEMENTS moved that a humble address be presented to her Majesty for a return of the names of all persons assassinated in Ireland from the 20th of May, 1836, to the 31st of December, 1858 ; the date of such assassination; the names of all persons who have been wounded or attempts made to assassinate, for the same period ; the date of such attempt; the county in which such persons resided ; the names of persons arrested, if .any, on suspicion of such assassination or attempted assassination ; by whose order committed ; the informations, by whom taken ' if any ; date of i m p r i sonmen t ; if brought to trial state the date ; if convicted state the date ; if acquitted state the date ; the sentence ; and if sentence was carried into effect or commuted. Lord DERBY said he fully expected that the noble lord, in moving for the extensive returns he had done, would certainly have explained his reasons for doing so. The returns moved for were most extraordinary, and would put the country to a very great expense for no useful pur pose. He must object to the returns moved for, and in doing so he trusted their lordships would support him. Lord CLEMENTS did not expect there would be the slightest opposition to the return. He was unfavourable to putting more power into the hands of the Lord Lieu tenant of Ireland than he at present possessed, especially as neither he nor his officials had been successful in their efforts to protect life and property in that country. There had been of late a very great increase of outrages in Ireland, while unfortunately very few persons committing them had been discovered and brought to justice. Lord MONTEAGLE hoped the noble lord (Clements) would withdraw his motion. Viscount DUNGANNON thought the Executive Go • vernment of Ireland had done its duty, and he looked upon the return moved for as perfectly unnecessary. He looked upon it as an undeserved reflection upon the Lord:Lieutenant of Ireland. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DESART objected to the return being granted. The police of Ireland he considered had acted of late in a most judicious manner. Lord CLEMENTS said, as his motion was so strongly opposed, there was no other course open for hint but to withdraw his motion. He certainly had not intended it as a reflection upon the Executive Government of Ireland. The motion was then, by leave of the house, withdrawn. THE MILITIA COMMISSION. Earl GREY asked her Majesty's Government when the report of the Militia Commission would be presented to their lordships ? Lord HARDINGE said he could not at the present moment give the noble earl any defininite answer to his question. He begged to assure him that the Royal Com missioners would lose no time in their inquiries, and the report would be presented at the earliest possible moment. The noble earl might rest perfectly satisfied that the various militia regiments already embodied were in a high state of efficiency, and that many of them were equal in discipline and character to those of the line. . Earl GREY said that, according to present arrange ments, the expenses of a militia regiment were about as much as those of the line, while they were not so effective ; and he looked on the present state of affairs as an injustice both to the regiments of the line and the militia. One of the first faults of the system was .the facility it offered to men of enlisting into two or even three regiments of militia, and receiving a bounty from each. The disembodied militia was perfectly useless as far as defensive operations were concerned, since they would not be re-organised in less than a fortnight, and in ease of invasion or war breaking out, the first fortnight was precisely the period when their ser vices would be most required. He placed the highest value upon commissions of inquiry, but they required to be con ducted with care and judgment; ho was afraid, however, that such was not the case with the Militia Commission, He objected to the frequency with which commissions were appointed. (Hear, hear.) At present they had four or five commissions sitting upon subjects which it was the bounden duty of the Government to inquire into. He looked upon the Government as a standing commission, and he deprecated the system of deputing inquiries to commissions which properly belonged to the Government itself. The Earl of DERBY said that he was always ready to listen with great respect to anything the noble earl stated on a subject to which he had devoted great attention, but he had not expected from the noble earl's notice merely to ask a question, that the noble earl would have entered into discussion as to the reasons for referring matters to stand ing commissions generally, and as to the whole constitu tion of the militia, or that the noble earl would, on the pre sent occasion, repeat arguments the natural conclusion from which was that the noble earl wished to get rid of the militia, and have no force of that kind. Now, whatever objections there might be to the reference of matters of every description to commissions of inquiry, the noble earl could hardly object to the course pursued in the present in stance, because in the course of last session, when this ques tion was under discussion, the noble earl expressed in their lordships' house great gratification that this particular sub ject was about to be referred to an inquiry by commission, and only regretted that the commission was not of a wider and more extensive character than that proposed by the Go vernment. (Hear.) Again, the noble earl said,—and he (Lord Derby) valued the admission,—that inquiries by com mission were the most valuable means of obtaining useful in- formation for the guidance of the Government. He must say that that general principle was strangely at variance with the general complaint now made by the noble earl against the appointment of commissions; and the declara tion made last year by the noble earl was equally at vari ance with his present condemnation of the appointment of a commission in this particular case, (Hear.) He was not now about to enter into a discussion respecting the merits or de merits of the militia; but he would venture to say that in the hear of difficulty and danger which this country had passed through, the militia was found to be a most powerful auxiliary to the army and defence to the country. (Hear, hear.) If the noble earl was right in his argument this country ought at all times to have a force ready at a mo ment's notice, even when there was no probability of war, for the defence of the country, it was quite clear that in that ease the militia system must be abandoned; and there must be, whether it was wanted or not, a large increase of the regular army, sufficient to meet a sudden and unex pected emergency. Their lordships need not be told that at present a large portion of the army was engaged in India. He was speaking in the presence of an illustrious duke (the Duke of Cambridge) when he stated that there were 73 or 75 battalions of European infantry in India, and altogether the Europeans acting in arms in India amounted to about 90,000 or 100,000 men. If, therefore, the principle were sound that it was necessary to maintain a sufficient army at home to meet any sudden demand that might be made by what he considered the most improbable of all con tingencies, and at the same time to carry on the requisite reliefs, Parliament must be prepared to abandon the militia and enormously to increase the regular ai my. The present discussion had come on quite unexpectedly, and he might say, quite irregularly, as there was no question before the house, and no one could have expected from the noble earl's notice'that it would have arisen ; riut ho must say, in refer ence to the complaints made by the noble earl to the effect that there were to be no improvements, and no measure brought forward by the Government, that the militia commission was only appointed at the latter end of last session. If a commission had been appointed, as the noble earl had suggested, composed of two or three individuals, and if they had proceeded, in the absence of any evidence, to express their own opinions, and offer their own recommendations, such a course would have been liable to more just reproaches than those levelled by the noble earl against the course pursued. (Hear, hear.) What was the course taken by the Government ? They desired not to do away with the militia. If they had, a commission of this kind would not have been the proper mode of proceed ing. But what the Government desired to obtain was in formation from practical men, as to the practical defects of the present system, the means of improving the militia, and a practical way of making the staff of the disembodied militia more available than it was at present. The Government also wanted an inquiry relative to the frequency of desertions from the militia, and the frequency of re-enlistments, and there was not one of the subjects referred t o b y the noble earl which bad not been referred to the conunisolosnone for l their report. The commission was composed, not three or four persons, wholly unconnected adl would have recommended, but comprised offi ers of high standing , n e d all the most expe and distinction of the reg ular f rienced colonels of militia regiments, whose knowledge of the system would enable them. to give the most valuable assistance and advic e. hear.) That was the cow s which the Government thHaoeugllit to take, and for which, until the present moment, he flattered himself that the Government had the sanction of the n earl's high autho rity. (Hear,. hear.) The commission had inquired into all the mints on which the noble earl thought the system at present deficient, and he did not think that the noble earl w as justified in assumin g that the commission would take a long time to make its report. Their lordships would, indeed, have a right to complain if the Government, after a ppointing a commission, and when its repo' t was expected in six weeks or two months' time, had brought forward measures of their own devising without waiting for the re sult of the deliberations of the committee. (Hear, hear.) He trusted that their lordships would not think that either in the appointment or instructions, or composition of the commission, the Government had been guilty of any dere liction of duty ; but they would have been guilty of a dere liction of duty, if they had proceeded to legislate without more perfect information than they possessed last year, and at a moment when they were about to obtain full informa tion. (Hear, hear.) Earl GRAN VILLE denied that his noble friend (Earl Grey) was guilty of any inconsistency. His statement that evening was quite in accordance with his language in the discussion last year. It was then admitted on both sides of the house that there were defects in the system of the mi litia, and that a properly constituted commission was the best mode of dealing with it. His noble friend now com plained that the constitution of the commission was not likely to lead to a speedy settlement of the question, and that was quite clear from the answer of the noble viscount (Hard inge). The commission had now been in existence nine months, and had still an enormous mass of business to get through. His noble friend had also referred - to the number of commissions now sitting. He (Earl Granville) hardly knew a subject which had not been so referred. They had six or seven commissions sitting on different subjects con nected with the navy and army. The only ques y nected with the Colonial - offic e which p resented any d ae li r iii a (the lonian Islands) had be en referred to a comnassio. that . manner which was hardly legal, and it seemed sutchheenxotbrt ordinary powers had been conferral on I earl at the head of the Governnaiteen _ .Is,donecidlinboedvtioegpiairreedantyo explanation of his acts, but tu st rn. d h Half the business of tho explain himself on his t re i a s nds of a commission. He did Home-office was now in not find so much faulot withhetliii pract Majesty hisnoble friend, odfenacneyidnelhaeyr whiehpr'esvpenretsedentthaedm for he had so little c lad visers that he was g mportant subjects. mf'inthIICIDIOND, a s chairman of the commis fr°Tinh eD dealin g u k e o s i on , said it was He more could have been done dur i n g the recess. e should like that the noble earl (Ea r l Gre y) would come before the commission, as he could, no doubt, give them valuable information, and he would pro mise that his examinationear would not b e extended beyond a day or two. _(_Hear, h, and laughte.) Earl GREY sp.id be would have no objection to give any Information he possessed upon the subject. (Hoar, hoar,) The subject then dropped. TRIAL BY JURY. On the motion of Lord WENSLEYDALE a return was ordered of the number of civil cases in which juries had been locked up to consider their verdict. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. • NEW MEMBER. Mr. SAMUELSON took the oaths and his seat as znezuLer for Banbury. PETITIONS. Mr. HADFIELD presented a petition from Whitfield, and Mr. SAMUELSON from Manbury, praying for the abolition of the duty on paper. A number of other petitions were presented to the same effect. The LORD ADVOCATE presented a. petition from a borough in Scotland against the continuance of the opium trade. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition agreed to at a pub lic meeting in Edinburgh, and another from Lancashire, in favour of Parliamentary eform. Mr. CONINGHAM presented a petition from the inha bitants of the city of London for the same object. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT.. Mr. T. D UNCOMBE asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whethe r it was the intention of the Government to introduce any measure for the improvement of the Patent Law Amendment Act (1832), or to reduce the stamp duties payable on letters patent for inventions to £5O, payable be fore the expiration of the third year, and to £lOO, payable before the expiration of the seventh year of the patent right which falls due next year. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said, with respect to the first question. it was not intended at present to make any altera tion; and as regarded the other questions of the hon. mem ber, it was not considered advisable to reduce the duties alluded to. SCOTCH LUNACY ACT OF 1857. In reply to Mr. BAXTER, The LORD ADVOCATE said that the commission to inquire into this subject had made their report only very recently, and if the question came again before the house he would be able to give a more decided answer. TIIE BRITISH MUSEUM. Lord ELCIIO asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Government - had come to any determination as to the enlargement of the British Museum, or the arrange meat and distribution of its heterogeneous collections ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the subject of the organisation of the Museum was still under the consideration of the Government. INDIA. Lord STANLEY gave notice that on Monday next he would bring in a bill to enable the Secretary of State for India, in Council, to raise money throughout the United Kingdom for the use of the Government of India. IRISH SPIRITS. Mr. HASSARI) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it was his intention to propose that any reduction should be made in the duty now payable upon spirits manufac tured in Ireland ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied in the negative, and expressed his pleasure in being enabled to state that there had been no increase in illicit distillation in Ireland, notwithstanding the increase of the duty on Irish spirits. THE NEW POST-OFFICE ORDER. Mr. RICH called attention to the order of the Post master-General of the 27th of January last, directing, in effect, that after the 10th of the month all letters which were not prepaid should be opened by the post office authorities ; and to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exche: quer what provisions had been made thenceforthto guard the inviolability of letters sent through the post-office. The hon. member contended that the order sub judice was most impolitic and unjust. It had been ascertained that within a certain period there were 1,273,000 letters dropped into the Post-office improperly directed, which gave an amount of 610,000 a-year which never reached their desti nation. It was very unfair to the public to open-the let ters which - were carelessly posted, and which being of a confidential character should have been respected. Sir S: NORTIICOTE assured the hon. member that the order was not made for the convenience of the Govern ment or for Treasury purposes, but for the convenience of the public, and that its operation was injurious to the re venue. The order was in conformity with the plan of Mr. Rowland Hill, and had his approval. It was a fact that a great number of the letters in question were sent for pur poses of annoyance. There were 523,000,000 of letters posted in the United Kingdom in the year. Two and a-half millions of them were not prepaid, of which no less than 60 per cent. .were of an annoying cha racter. With reference to valentines he begged to state that these were not always of such a character as might naturally be supposed to pass between young men and women. (A laugh.) Out of 800,000 of those there were no less than 60,000 (which were not pre-paid) which were of an offensive description; some of them contained soot and the dead bodies of certain animals. (Alaugh.) A great number of these letters also contained merely the advertisements of tradesmen, and to such an extent had the nuisance proceeded that numbers of persons had given order that no unpaid letters should be received at their establishments, which, of course, sometimes led to the re jection of letters that were of importance. Six thousand letters were returned daily to the dead-Jotter office, which were not only immediately forwarded to the writers by the first mail, but free of expense. In no ease whatever had there been an instance of the contents being abused. (Hear, hear.) ARMY AND NAVY EXPENDITURE. Mr. W. WILLIAMS asked the right hon. gentleman the member for Radnor to inform the house why the Com missioners of Audits' account of the expenditure on the army and navy in the year ending the 31st March, 1856, was £1,156,509 more than the Treasury account of the said expenditure presented to thin house ? Sir G. C. LEWIS explained that it was impossible the audits could agree in any two years. After a few words from Sir W. JOLLIFFE, The subject dropped. THE NEW FOREIGN OFFICE. Mr. TITE asked the Chief Commissioner of Works what steps had been taken with reference to the rebuilding of the Foreign Office in Downing-street, and entered into details of the proceedings of the commission on this subject. He understood that Mr. Scott was the architect who had been selected to construct the andlthat it was to be in the Gothic style; if so, that syle would not harmonise with the buildings that would sur round it. The Duke of Buccleuch, it was understood, would rebuild his dwelling in the Italian style, and he con tended that that style would be preferable for tho new building, not only on that ground, but in consequence of the other architecture in the very neighbourhood of the site of the proposed new office. _ _ Lord J.MANNERS—In answering the question of th• hon. gentleman, I think I cannot do better than recall to the recollection of the house the exact position in which this subject stood when the change of Government took place last year. That position was, in fact, a complete dead lock. It then appeared to me, as it also did to this house, that the best mode of meeting all the difficulties of the case was to appoint a select committee thoroughly to investigate all the complicated details connected with the question. That committee sat for a long period, examining all the most im portant witnesses, and they eventually arrived at some very definite and satisfactory conclusions on the whole subject. Their report was not ready until the middle of July, and it was impossible to ask the house to take any steps then, in consequence of the late period of the session. However, I devoted a good deal of time during the recess to the recon sideration of the whole subject, and to an examination of the report and evidence. The main points of this question to which the committee refer are four. They first recommend that one of the successful competitors should be appointed architect of the Foreign-office. They next express an opinion that as far as the style of architecture is concerned there is no material difference in economy, commodiousness, and public utility between the different styles. In the third P lace, they recommend th at in any plan that ma y be adopted care should be taken that the plan selected should be so arranged as to be in harmony with any more general concentration of public offices. Lastly, they recommend that purchase should be made of the plot of ground be tween Charles-street and Downing-street. In conse quence of that last recommendation I directed notices to be given in November-for the purchase of that plot of ground, and a bill will be brought before the house in a few days with that object. It then became my duty to consider what recommendations should be made to the Treasury and what steps should be taken to bring the question in a certain and definite shape before Parliament this session. The com mittee recommended, and I agree with them, that the archi tect should be selected from the successful competitors. As far as appears from their examination and from the public results of the competition, the first three prizes stand upon an absolute par. They also decided that in respect to commodiousness and public security there was no pre ference between the contending designs of what may be called the national or foreign styles—the Gothic or the Italian. That being the case, I had to decide which of the three prizemen should be the architect employed, and which of the contending styles should be adopted. I say that a decision on that point was arrived at, not by Government, but by the site on which the building was to be ph!efth The selection of the architect was governed by the decision in regard to the site. A few days after I had naideinnia_ commendations to the Government, tion from my noble friend the Secretaryl d Vlid, if pos recoefivell :for India that it was highly expedient that . g sible, be found in the immediate neigmhbounuof, h s ood of Down due considera ing-street for the new Indit.n office. Up r ano- that proposed for Con we found ece of aj the erection of a a Foreign g-offi7round. Md;lnoblr e friend in council theurcha of the Go decided that this ground sh uld !: 1 of Indian-office should vernment, and that the erectsesnitect as the Foreign-office. be confided to the same m id tanetion the proposed arrange- Thus if the house of design, and these two ment, there will be siniform' ity I.ll' great whole. The new Indian-office offices will make one p l a_ e v m ar_ i o ck ce un , der a former system, was t o will occupy the fR with this agreeable differ be occupied by ° onc e that the wuo l le expense will be defrs,yed out of Indian instead of imperial resources. It now becomes my duty to desire Mr. Scott to put himself in communication with the authoriti e S of the F ore ign-office, and to make a plan a dapted to the altered circ umstances of the case. lam in the drawings a n d P I one telid N to vhi daily expectation of receiving eh promote the a n t h house e s and th e course I propose to a ll, I d° l l h t in i l s c, s hould sanction it, . pub lic convenience, and be consistent with due economy. I and appro ve d th ese p l ans, t P o r° rb s i e n' as soon as I have seen it the working drawings and sections to the com petition of some of the most eminent contracting building firms. When I have received tenders from them, it is my i n t en tion to place in the lib rary o f the House of Commons for the inspection of every member, the matured plan and de sign of the architect, and the estimate at which the contrac tors guarantee to complete the building, so far as the build ing itself is concerned. I believe that if the house co-ope rates with th 3 Government in this course they will see this long vexed question settled in a way which will be satisfac tory to the public—that a Foreign-office will be erected worthy of the country, and that the expenditure will be by no means disproportioned to the importance of the building to be erected. (Hear.) Sir B. HALL said that the noble lord having declared that when he came into office he found this question at a dead lock, it looked as if there had been a want of activity on the part of the noble lord's predecessors in office. [Lforldt J. Manners disclaimed the imputation.] He therefore - bound to state the cause of this dead loc k.. In 1S b 6 was appointed by that house to consider 46: a the whole of their question of the public offices, and in conoequen Y