The Sun. — London, England, 1859-07-15 00:00:00

YITY &FLARE CITY, Two o'CLock. 'he Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets dur ing the last few days have shown rather more buoyancy, and higher rates have been realised for several of the principal staples. There has been am active demand for tea, and some large transac tions have taken place in common congou. Sugars have been in more active request, and prices have exhibited an upward tendency, particularly for good and fine qualities of British Plantation. In the Refined Market higher rates have been current for dried goods. Extensive sales of Plantation Ceylon coffee have taken place, and enhanced prices have in most instances been obtained. The in quiries for rice, however, have been limited, and rather easier rates have been accepted by holders. Saltpetre bas been dull, owing to large quantities being announced for pubiic sale. The sales of ndigo continue to proceed with considerable ani mation, the rates realised at the opening being well 'maintained. The sales of foreign and colonial wool will commence on the 21st inst., when the large quantity of 88,000 bales will be put up for public competition. Tallow continues extremely inactive, and prices have further receded. P.Y.C. on the spot is at 3s. 61, and last three months, 545. per cwt. Owing to the decline in the terms of discount, the joint-stock banks have reduced their rate of interest for deposits to 11 per cant. Even at that quotation they are likely to have more money than they can immediately employ, in consequence of the dulness of trade and speculation. With the exception of a few railway calls and loan, instal ments there is nothing, apart from commercial requirements, to stimulate the demand ; and until an impulse is given to enterprise, the market may be expected to retain its present easy appearance. Accounts from Liverpool state that in the Cotton Market, yesterday, rather less activity was appa rent, but prices remained very firm. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. In Railway shares a moderate business was transacted, and prices in most instances presented a slight improvement. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. The demand for silver is moderately active, and the price remains steady at .ss. 21d., but a few parcels have been disposed of at ss. 21d. per oz. standard. The Ocean Queen has been announced this morn ing from New York, with £280,000 in specie. The market for English Securities to-day has been rather quieter, but the variation has amounted to =2 per cent. Consols closed yesterday at 95! i ; this morning they were 9311, but an improvement to 952 I has since occurred. The latest quotation is 9 51 -a. The other markets all show an im proving tendency. Several transfers have taken place, at prices ranging from 951 to 952, I3ank St oc k is firmer, at 221 Three 1 to 223 ; the N ew p er Cents, are stead Redu ce d are flat 952 I; y, at 95/ 96 ; b ut t h e to India Stock has improved 2181 , to 221 ; ditt o L oan Debentures, at 9sl= • and the Scrip, 951 4; and Exchequer Bills are 275. to 295. premium. Business in the Foreign Stock Market continues rather active, and prices are well maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 83 to 85 ; ditto, New, 71 to 73; an d th e 4 per Cents, are marked 1031 and 10417 Dutch 4 per Cents, have advanced to 101; Russian 41 per Cents. to 99 ; Sardi n i an , t o 86 and stead 87 ; Br az ili an 41 per Cents., to 941 ; M ex i can i s yat 191 ; Peruvian (Uribarren), at 81; ditto 3 per C en t s., at 71 ; Spanish 3 p er C ents., at 44 ; ditto Deferred, at 321-; and V enezue l an 21 per Cents., 29 ; but the 1 per Cents, are firmer at 151. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following 25 Blythe and 1.--737ne it p £5 0) er) . is the p r i ce of American- Securities : c. prof (issued at Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock j2O Do. do. do. Shares Redeemable. Prices. tuck Caledon £lO, 411 per cent United States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2, Do. 6 per Cent Bonds Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds — 75 77 Stock Do. do. sp. ct .......... Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 92 94 Cork & Bandon, 5/ p. c. Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds 93 95 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun M assachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. St ock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc . Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... Bonds 100 101 Stock Do. do. Class C7pc . .. Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania S per Ct. Stock — 82 84 Stock Do. d 0........... N 0.2 Pea nsYlvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 83 85 Stock Do. New 6 per et. Stock Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bond& Divers' 80 82 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per at. - Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 5 per Cent, St. Bonds 1888 83 85 5 E.& w. York..Thn. fifths Boston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds --- Stock Edin.&G las. spc shares Illinois Central 7 per Cent. )ck Furness, 5 per cent .... Illinois Central 6 per Cent. olkk ( i Gr ia e B at & N S o lV rth es ern t, ~ tp s . Pc. ct. Illinois Central 7 per Cent (Freelands) DDD000...4,5tip0 Redm. 10p.c.pm Do. shares, 60 doll. paid c.pirteeddmo..:d s o pe . . pm. Michigan Central 8 per Cent 1869 82 84 Do. do. shares 40 45 to Gt. x .of Scotld, Ist pt. ....... cock (-41.5 n.& w (Ireland) 4 Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort p. ct. pref. Stock ... gage Str. Bonds, not cony., 18.59 100 102 rest West. (Berks and Do, do., Ist, do. ............ 1865 97 Hants) Ext. 5 pct. . . ,ock Do. Redeemable, 44 p Ct. New 7Lrork Central 6 per Ct., 1883 ock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. nrit convertible 83 85 ,ock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... NI. w York Central 7 per Ct., ock Do. sp. et. Redeem p ro f 8 Do. 13irm , Prof. Shares convertible, from Yune 15, • 10 46-t. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 1857-59 1864 93 95 Do. do. s h ares shares ' 69 71 10 Do do. sp. et pref..... New York and Erie, 7 per Ct., ock Do Chester ' guar, stock 3d mortgage 34 Do. do. do .. , New York and Erie 7 per Ct., convertible 1862 t Des do. do. ,ock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock New York and Erie, 7 per Ct., ;ock Lon.SEßrig.spc.gu. No.l sinking fund . 1875 ock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 Do, do. shares 7 9 ock Do. New gua., 6p. et.., The Railway Share Market has exhibited less tookoc D0. .0n .11 A P ' .2; -ov. &I o n! . firmness, most of the principal lines having re- eaton, sp. ct. ceded about ito 1 per cent. An improving ten- Stock li a n ie &A A, a 7 r g i ct. stock deticy, however, is now perceptible. Caledonian 121 London 4 & Cole, 1 shs. 8 . 0 21_ 1 1 ._92:vt.m.dy.& Ennis 1 sh. and Eastern Counties have declined 'ss. Great k mun.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct. Northern, Midland, and Oxford, Worcester, and 6 Do. so Wolverhampton, 10s. ; North British and North Stock Do. %per cent. 121 Ilaryport & Car., 4 p.c Eastern (York), 155., and Lancashire and York- Do. 4 per cent .. shire, North Western, South Western, and South . 124 Do. Eastern, £1 • London' and Blackwall have im- Stogy`- -'Lid. proved about ' £l. Stock Do. 44 p. c. ref. stock The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have' 6 Do. with op tion t til e l f lB , 6 t o also been a shade flatter. Lombardo-Venetian OP, shares declined to 10-1, 101, and the new to 10 -and to Stock We °. e ll', NAber, l eg. r pret.s p.c. redeem, at 5 p. c. o m 10 10k Paris and Lyons are at 35, and Sant - i - e an d D p o. ti P pn eT i g,a 6 p 6 . a with Meuse at 6?--. East Indian ex dividend - d ,r e quoted 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares 100 and 1001• G t Indian P i -. „ rea en nst. da ex div. - ni. uo Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 2 ' Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 184 97-4-, and Grand Trunk of Cana Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 ' 3 .4 ex div. 34. Joint Stock Bank and M 'Lleellaneous shares are Stock North British, spercent inactive. Bank of Aus t aalasia have declined 103 Stock Do. New, k c 3 e 9 r k czn o t Lond on an d Westm'nter, Ott oman Bank, Electric Lel il t - gas e t v . irred:4 p.c. Deb: Telegraph, and Pled Sea Telegraph, brought f ormer Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. rates. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. a No. 1. 124 Do, do. Quarters, 1846 25 Do, York, H.& S. Punt) 0 .0 North Staffordshire .. . cock Ox. wr. & W o l. 6 pc . l s t g Lock Do. do. do., 2d gua Lock Do. 4i p.c. Db.stk.in perp 81 Scottish Central, new pt tack Scottish N.-Eastern deb tock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock tock Do.Aberdeen.grua.6pc. tock Do, 7p. a pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann, 108, 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) tock Do 4-1 per cent Stock Do. Fixed 4i p.c. I s t i s itock Do. New do., 2d issue Stock South Wales, gua. 4pe Stock Do. 4i per cent .20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua 25) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e 255 Do. 6 per cent Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 percent.- Share' Railways. 12.10 13.14 Stoei Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock stook Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16/ 1613 41 Stock' Stock Stock Stock 12 1 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock! Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock] Stook' bank BR ISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES . Stook lT 1 23 221 3 per C ent. Reduced Annuities 951 1 i 3 per C ent. Consols Annuities 95 65/ Wil New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan 0 -- Ditto for 30 Years, expire sth App 1885 18 India Stock •. .. . 2181 21 Ditto Debentures ***************************** 951 i 1 I, Ditto Loan Scrip .. DDitto Bonds, £l,OOO at ) under £l,OOO .. . .... . .. , Consols for Account (Aug. 9) • .... ; Vxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d..........., 2B 9 / 7 / 9 'Ditto £5OO Ditto Sma11, 11 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 945 Grenada New Active, 31 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred 5l Mexican 3 p er C en t. Ditto Account .. 194 Peruvian 45 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto (Uribarren), 4f per Cent. _ Ditto 3 per Cent. 7l rortucuese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto Neva Deferred, 3 per Cent 321 2 Ditto Passivelo Turkish 6 per Cent 841 4 Ditto Account Ditto New L oan Ditto Acco un t 1 'Venezuelan 5 per Cent. Ditto New 2/ p er C ent. — Ditto 1 per C en t 151 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 24 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per CQut. Consols, Mone THREE O'CLOCK. y and Account 951 8 .--.........--__ __.. LETTERS FOR LOMBARDY, PARMA, AND MODENA. According to a communication just received from the Sar dinian Post Office, all the regulations and rates of postage in force in the Kingdom of Sardinia have been provision 3', as well as to ;.he Duchies of ally extended to Lombard Parma and Modena. Letters, newspapers, and other printed papers, addressed tarriedbardy, Parma, or Modena, will, forthe present, be forw via Prance, in the mails for Sardinia, and will be subject in all respects to the rates of Postag e and general regulations applicable to correspondence addressed to Sardinia. By command of the Postmaster qeneral, ROWLAXD R ILL, Secretar, General Post-office, Otb. Jul ' y, 1859. f JUST WHAT WAS TO BE EXPEC TED .—..." l owing impo r t an t bit s o f news, " says t h e Vien na e cone ol - apondent of the Times, " are from official sources :—.4 A . very unfriendly feeling has sprung up between the Em peror Napoleon and Victor Emmanuel. His Holiness the P ope w as b urnt in ef f igy at Milan a few days ago, and the Lombard Jesuits have come to this 'City (Vienna) as their s arthlY paradise.' " PREFEREN , DAYS) ORDINARY SHARES AND gTOCRS. Ip a id . I Closing i Di:sinus Price. Amberg., Notting. Bost., and Eastern JussAi on l Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tvne Bristol and )Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon al Cork, Blkrock,&Passage a] Cornwall Do. Aa] IA rms. no div. Do . B ( until6p.c.per an. a hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast June. al iDun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc al East Anglian lO Eastern Counties lO Eastern Union A Stock 10 Do. do. B Stock 10 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent al East Lancashire lO East Suffolk al Do Edinburg and Glasgow 10 Edin.,Perth, & Dundee lO Forth & Clyde Junction al Furness Glasgow & South Westn lO Great North of Scotland al Great Northern lO Do. do. A Stock lO Do. do. B Stock lO Gt. South.& Wstn,(lreld) 10 Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lO Irish South Eastern a] Lancaster and Carlisle a] Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 10 Do. do. F 116 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport al London and Blackwall al Do.Newiss.at 25105p.5h — Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 10 London & North Westn 10 Do. Eighths London& South-Westn lO L'derry & Coleraine a] L'derry & Enniskillen. al Man., Slid., & Lincoln lO Metropolitan Midland . lO Do. Binning. & Derby. 10 Mid. Gt. west. (Ireland) al Do. Shares al New Castle and Carlisle a] New., Aber., & Herefd a] Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros al Norfolk lO North. Counties Union North British l6 Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lO Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6 p.c.hasbeenpdß 10 Do. B Stock lO North-Eastn.—Berwick 10 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 161 Do. Leeds lO Do. York lO North London lO N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 23 North Staffordshire— North-Western a No. & Sou. W. Junction a Oxford, Wor.,& Wolves lO Peebles a Portsmouth 1 Scottish ney 1 Central lO Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 10 Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 10 Shropshire Union lO Sittingbourne & Sheer all South Devon lO South-Eastern lO South Wales South Yorks.& Riy.Dun Do. do ll Staines, Wok., & Wok al Stockton & Darlington a] Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & llartlepool IC Taff Vale lOO Do. Preference, No. 1 ThainesHavenDk&Rall 22 Vale of Neath lOO Waterford & Kilkenny 100 Waterford & Limerick al West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal ,Do.A.—Arecv.nodiy.till ID 7 p.c. has been pd. to B o. West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class I 10 ,I all 6 1 7 8] 72 74 10& 11 95 07 834 84 ll I 41 5 a 8 9 0 14} 151 o 594 60i O 40 43 O 27 29 8i r 1 13 15 10 191 96 72 '4 27 28 0 92 93 ll ok 101 5 103 105 [) 86 88 130 132 ) 105 107' ) 5 /i 60 4 ) 55 60 Lll i Lll 85 90 [4l 114 12,1 p L 6 11 i 12 4 p a 954 964 , I a 7 id ll 65 68 ) 112 114 ) 95 94 ri li I d 1 954 964 al L 5 7 10 11 34 87i 84f 31 4 3 4 60 59 60 721 3 104 41 86 li I 2 591 60 961 6 661 114 96k 5 1 6i Ni i 3 571 8 94 I 76 1 i 1 i I 101 i 2 all all 61741 i 3; I MONEI I MA 104 105 80 82 I 9 11 jp 60 62 3i 34 3 d 57f 581 94 94?, 11 11 (1 48 49 76} 77 100 102 le. ,? 14 : 1 3 t a .11 6 6 1 09 32 34 ill - I 9 8 6 c pp 110 112 D 0 25 26 D 0 80 82 50 45 46 tl 4 3 d )0 42 44 73 74 xo 61 63 J 1 63 67 18 di 8 11 11 3GI 37i 69 73 6 6-i g 71 (HARE • •••••••,... . .ga Closing Business 1 V L` /JLltlillLO. Share) R a il ways . 1. "'".1 Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne It perj c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 51 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 s t 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - tuck Caledon £lO, 4/ per cent 100 102 104 Itlo Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 10 - - • Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc 100 - - Stock Do. do. sp. et ... . - - Cork & Bandon, 5/ p , c a ll - - Dun. Perth,& Ab er. J un a ll 51 6 4 Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7& spc 100 99 101 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc._ 100 110 114 Stock Do. do. Class C7pc . 100 107 111 Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. N o.l . 100 114 115 Stock Do. do ............. N 0.2 100 113 115 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 129 131 130 1 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 78 82 Stock East Lanc. 6 per ct.... . 100 5 E.& W. York. .Ten. fifths all - - Stock Edin.&G las. spc shares 100 Stock Edin. P e rth ,& Dun. 4 pe. 10 0 - - - Stock Furness, 5 per cent ... • 100 - - Stock Glas. &S West. • a. Spa 100 112 114 sStock Gr eat i3o Nli tm. r e t a hnt Northern p, et. 100 11 1 9 113 121 Stock D o . 44 p. c. do. do. 'do I,op • c •mlOO 1 100 104 106 100 D0.5p.. It edm.,s pc. p m 80 84 8,) 10 Gt. ITh of Scotld, Ist pf all 11 111 Stock (-41.5 n.& w (Ireland) 4 1 - Inn p. W e s t . (Be Sto rk c and SO rest - - Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. St ocklDo. Redeemable, 4i p ct. 100 94 96 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. 100 85 E 7 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do 100 86 88 85 Stock Do. sp. cf. Redeern.Pref 100 99 101 8 Do, Birm. Pref. Shares all 94 104 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares all 164 174 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 10 104 Stock Do Birming, guar. stock 100 73 76 284 Do. Chester guar.shares all 19 20 134 Do. do. do 20 Do , do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 Stock Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l 100 - - Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct lOO - - Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - Stock Lon.& N. W.Cov. &Nun eaton, sp. cf. - - Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock late 3d shares lOO 1.58 162 124 London 4 & Cole, 4 shs all -- - 12. Lomt:nady.& Ennis sh all 8 9 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., p. ct lOO 2 2 126 P 6 - Do. £6 i Stock Do. %per cen t . 124 lllaryport & Car., 4 p.c all - - 124 i t 4 per cent... . - - tock M id. Con. 6p. c. Stock - - to'ck Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct lOO 142 144 took Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 104 106 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 P Stock Do. Lebo. & Hit.pref. at. 100 94 96 10 Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s all 9 10 p. 0. redeem, at 5 p. c. n m 10 Do. Pe et, 6p. c. with option tlll 1866 all 114 111 1 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares all - ••••• ;took Do. 5. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 tGa - - ;took Do. 5i p. c. Pref. do. 184 100 - - ;tock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - ;took North British, spercent 100 110 112 !tuck Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - Itock Nth.Dev.Rail.& D9k.Co. 100 - - ;tuck N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - tock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 98 100 17 Do. do. do. 8 13.4 14 1 p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1846.. 9 - 25 140. York, H.& S. Furth. 10 d 20 North Staffordshire ... . all 224 234 934 , tuck O x . W r. & Wol. 6 pc. lstg 100 124 126 124/ tock Do. do. do., 2d gua lOO 122 126 ,tock Do. 4/ p.c. Db.stk.in perp 100 100 101 Scottish Central, new pr all - - tea Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - tock Do. 3/ pert. pref. stock 100 72 74 tock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 118 122 tock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 118 122 10s. South Devon, Ann. 108. 11 101 101 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. 1 - -- 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) all 234 241 tock Do .4/ per cent lOO 104 105 tock Do. Fixed 4/ p.c. Ist is tock Do. New do., 2d issue lOO - - tuck South Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO - - took Do. 4/ per cent 'loo - - 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua all - - 25) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.a all 2Si 2C4 25 5 Do. 6 per cent all 33 311 I tuck Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid , Leasing Closing Business Cos. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all ;La & N.W I Buckinghamshire .... 100 ILn& N W 98 100 98 Clydesdale Junction„ 100 Caledonin 102 104 Colchester, Sto ur va. all E.U.&E C 17 18 171 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.e, 100 Gt. North. 139 141 E Union,HarwichShs. all E.Counts. 4 4 4 i Do. Woodbridge . 100 Gla.Barr.&Neils,Drc . t . l . 1 00 Caledonin Do. New .... . ... lOO Do. — Gloster& Dean New........ all Gt. West. ITartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby ...... . all Yk.N.Md . 110 11 2 Do. f Shares all Do. Do. f Shares all Do. .. . ... London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. 90 92 92 Do. Barking Shares all D 0.... . Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et lOO Norfolk . Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. . _ Mane.,Buxtn. & Matk all LN ...... 21 2 2 2f Midsb. & Reder,g.6p.e all Stk.& Dar Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk lOO Midland . 98 100 Newmarkt.,BuryEx t 5. 5. 6. E-Connts. Pin guaranteed 5 p. e. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all D 0....... 56 58 D D o. o. F do ix . 6ed 5 per peer cent. ent... D . all D o o . . ...... Preston and WL& N W m. all tt Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. — Roystn,Hiteh.,& Shep 100 Gt. North. 137 139 Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 1811 6 Lan.& Yk Shrewsbry& Hereford all T Brassoy 94 10 South Staffordshire .. all M'Clcan . 104 11 Wear Valley, g. 6p, c. all ftk.& Dar Do. do. Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West 87 89 Wimbledon& Croydn all L.&Brgtn 8 9 DOCKS l P a i d I Closing Business Pride. Done. - 124 1 - 74 5 - 03 102 Share] Railways. 174 20 Stock Sto. Stock 100 100 20 I gi Stock (Paid. C P l r o i s ce in . g I B D us o i n n e o . se 2.11.10 15 101 II ...... ..... 1 Closing i Mteinee; Price. Done. 5 6 2 3 20 — 1 440 450 17s 165 17i:1 11.18.8 14 2 4 + 9 1 1 18s 6d 18 I , 84 6 7 7.9.4 7 8 nil. 74 84 14 114 124 9 6s 4 24 230 240 2 21 4 18.18.916• 170 44 2 9 4 4 2 44 40 12s 6d 4 4 14 21 22 10 125 130 54 165 175 6 105 115 5 2 2 1.7.2 84 944 8 38 40 4 4 28 30 f par p 9 10 42 44 9 11 2i 2f 23 25 1 10 11 1 d I iP 3 4 a a 14 2 41 T Hilt D EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. 100 I Atlantic &St Lawrence SUN 79 Si Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Bstroda&Cent.lnd 131 164 17 . 4 g. 5 percent LA TV INTELLIGENCE —(THIS DAY). 18 Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 14 1 d -4 , 18 Do. Do. B 9 11 1 d HOUSE OF LORDS. 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 5 51 201 Do. New 164 51 61d LIVINGSTON (OR FENTON) V. LIVINGSTON. 100 I Buffalo,Brant&Godrich j 100 _ t 6 p. Ct. bds. 1 A ug., 1872 I This was an app ea l f rom a d ec i s i on o f t h e Court of Sea -100 I sion in Scotland, h o ldi ng the val i d i ty of a marriage with 20 Clcutta.& Do, do. S.Eastrn. 1 June, 1874 Do. do. 1 July, 18731. 3.0. id Ip ' 100 a deceased wife' s s i s t er, and leg i t i macy of a son of the 2 0 Cape,Eastn. Pro v .(Li m .) 2s. marriage. 20 Cape Town & Derck Scrip 2s. 11 rid Lord Brougham, Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. Otl, and Lord Campbell were unanimously and decid e dly o f 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p. c . 74 . 171 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal,gu.sp.c 5 1 4 d 41_. who was domiciled i n E ng l an d w i t h hi s d eceased wife's sis 4ock East Indian, gu, sp. c lOO 99/ 1004 1 04 100 20 Do. C Shares all - ter, was invalid, null, and void, according to the l aw o f 20 Do. E Shares Ext all 20 201 Scotland, and that the respondent, son of that marriage , 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 --, 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds, pay.'s9 all 1001 1011 1011 was illegitimate, and not entitled to succeed to his father's 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.s /). c. all 19 20 estates in Scotland, and that the appellant, as next of kin, to. Geelong Corporation 6 } 100 was entitled to take the entailed estates as heir of entail. t per cent. Bonds took Grand Trunk of Canad a 100 34 35 34 Their lordships reverse d th e d ec i s i on o f t h e Court of Ses -1 00 Do. 6p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 74 76 741 sion in both appeals, with costs, and remitted the cases b ac k 00 Do, 6 per cent. P y re 20 Gt.lndiarenitl.g,ua.sp.e all 97 98 94 71 to the Court of Sessio n t o d ec l are accor di ng l y. 20 Do. New, gua.s per cen t 4 1 4d 31 20 Do. do 4 ' 20 j Gt.S.of Ind Lim.—Scrip ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 12s. 1 id LIVERPOOL MACES—(THIS DAY.) 201 Gt.W. of Canada Sh ares a ll 154 151 151 _ 204 Do. New )0 I Do. Bonds pay. ' 76 with 1 ept. till '6O ( )0 Do. do. '73 till '6O )0 Do. do. ''/3 without opt all 101 10.3 HANDICAP PLATE. )0 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d o 10 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 90 95 Shafto 2 :0 Do. do. 5 per cent. all -- 97 4 5 7 4 . Lad Kinston 3 !O Do. 4f p. c. Extension.. 15 88 92 ,90 y g 3) Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 1i f d Five ran. It/ Do. Fourth do. )ck Melb. Corp. 6pp c. Bonds 100 s - QUEEN'S PLATE. Newßrunswick&Canda. 0 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6p c Jack Spr;ng ..... ,10 Class ACapitl.Share.. — d Borderer Do. do. Land d 0... .. 0 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 _._d Match —Emily beat Coalition filly. 1 . Do. do. Land do. LIVERPOOL ST. LF,GER. _ ) i Northoandia Tramrojui 2s. Aston Limited, Scrip ) Oude (Limited) ) Scinde ..., 4 15 —d d Act ason 1 I Do. ce 8 1 Do. New L I ... 12 1 4 d MOLYNEUX PLATE . t ) Do. Punjaub ~s w sif di Botany 1 n Do. Indus. St. Flo. t0„.7 10 1 2 d Heiress 1 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 I Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 = Ancient Brit on - h Six ran. B ICK E R STAFF STAKES. Dead heat with Knuckle Duster and Birdbolt. Deciding Heat—Knuckle Duster beat Birdbolt. STANLEY STAKES. • Aidour ...... Wallace THE' SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1859. [LEFT SPEAKING.] ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JULY 12. ADMIRALTY, JULY 12. orohibits the clause in the recent treaty with Japan which importation of opium ? Lord J. RUSSELL said the article Wag contraband by the laws of the country, but he did not thank Government should interfere to enforce those laws. EDUCATION, 4gcc. IN SCOTLAND. Mr. LAIRD asked the Lord Advocate whether it was his intention, on the part of the Government, to intro duce a bill this or early next session on. the subject of educati on i n S co tl an d, an d es p ec i t zlly with reference to the abolition of tests in Government schools; also, whether it was his intention to bring in a bill to abolish infeftments in burghs in Scotland. The LORD ADVOCATE said, that from the diffi culty attending the subject referred to in the first question, and the lateness of the session, it would not be desirable to bring in a bill on the matter, and the latter reason also ap plied to the postponement of legislation on the subject of in feftment till next session. THE NEW FOREIGN OFFICE. Mr. TITE asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he had ropy objection to place the drawings for the new Foreign-office, together with the designs to which the two first premiums were formerly awarded, in the library of the house, with as little delay as possible, and without waiting for the tenders from the builders for the actual construction of the Gothic design Mr. FITZROIsaid that the library was not suited to the exhibition of the designs and drawings alluded to; but as the reading-room was adapted to that purpose he had given directions that they should be placed there to-mor row, where they could be inspected by hon. members. THE TREATY OF PEACE. In reply to Mr. HORSMAN, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that no official communica tion had been made to the Government on the subject, but he was informed by the French Ambassador that the terms of the treaty were the same as those which had already been published. He had directed the attention of Lord Cowley to the subject, and desired him to ask for some information, but his reply was that no further statement in addition to what had already been published would be made by the French Government until the return of the Emperor to France, which was expected on Monday next. LONDON CORPORATION BILL. On the motion that the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday, Sir J. SHELLEY said that this bill, which stood for second reading this evening, contained no less than 73 clauses, and he would repeat what he had previously stated, namely, that the measure would re ceive considerable opposition. He appealed to Government to say whether it was right to bring on this question in the middle of July, when it could not be fully discussed. It was impossible that the bill could be proceeded with this session, and it was much more desirable that such a bill should be brought in at an early period of the session. If. however, the bill was not removed from the books that at least it would be stated on what day it was proposed to proceed with the further stages. The bill had been very much altered since it came from com mittee, and it was feared that another bill with reference to the financial part would have to be introduced ; and, there fore, he thought it would be better to postpone the present bill, and bring in both bills next session. Sir G. C. LE WIS said that up to the present time there had been very little legislation, and he did not think the house would be in possession of much more information than they had already obtained, and the most objectionable portion of the bill—viz., that of finance—had been sepa rated from the measure. He; was anxious that the house should express an opinion, and on Monday next he would name the day when he would bring the bill forward. MILITARY MEDICAL OFFICERS. In answer to Captain VERNON, Mr. S. HERBERT said, with regard to the first ques. tion, that great improvement had taken place in the situa. tion of the officers alluded to, but it was not deemed desir, able to extend the warrant in question. LETTER INSURANCE. In reply to Mr. EVANS, Mr. LAING said that if the hon. member would satisfy Mr. Rowland Hill as to the efficiency of the system to which he referred, the Government would be ready to consider the question. In the absenee of information, it could not be expected they would deal with the subject. EPISCOPAL CHURCHES IN SCOTLAND. In answer to Mr. HUNT, Lor PALMERSTON said that the general opinion was in favour of deferring any measure on this subject till next session, and the Government would not bring in any bill this session with reference to the matter. TENANT COMPENSATION IN IRELAND. The O'DONOGHUE called the attention of the Go vernment to the relations subsisting between lordlords and tenants in Ireland. Mr. CARDWELL assured the hon. member that the subject was occupying the most careful consideration of her Majesty's Government. AFFAIRS OF ITALY. Lord ELCHO said that, as he had promised the other evening, he would withdraw his motion, but at the same time he would avail himself of the right which he reserved to himself of making an explanation of the motives that in duced him to place this motion on the books of the house. The noble lord then proceeded to vindicate the conduct of the late Government in respect to the recent hostilities on the continent. LONDON GAZETTE-( THIS EVENING.) The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. William Thomson, D.D., Provost of Queen's College, Oxford, and Preacher at Lincoln's Inn, London, to be one of the Cha plains in Ordinary to her Majesty. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, JULY 12. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Reverend William Selwyn, 8.D., Prebendary of Ely and Margaret Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, to be one of the Chap. lains in Ordinary to her Majesty. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JULY 12. The Queen hai been pleased to appoint the Reverend Charles Kingsley, Junior, Rector of Eversley, to be one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to Her Majesty. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 12. • • •- The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. William George Grey, now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Berlin, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Em bassy at Paris. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Wm. Lowther, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at St. Petersburg, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Berlin. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint John Savile Lumley, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Madrid, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Lega tion at St. P.tersburgh. • The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Richard Edwardes, now Secretary to her Ma jesty's Legation at Frankfort to be Secretary to her Ma- - jes's Legation at Madrid. he Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Frederic Hamilton, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Athens, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Lega tion at Frankfort. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Fletcher Cavendish Charles Conyers Norton, Esq., now First Paid Attache to her Majesty's Embassy at Paris, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Athens. Corps of Royal Marines—Captain Edward Stanley Browne to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Fleming, retired on full-pay; First Lieutenant Harry Lewis Evans to be Cap tain, vice Browne, promoted; Second Lieutenant Joseph Philips to be First Lieutenant, vice Evans, promoted. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Norfolk Militia Artillery—Andrew Russell, Gent., to be Quartermaster. Shropshire Regiment of Militia—Quartermaster-Ser geant James Armstrong, late Renfrew Militia, to be Quar termaster, vice Wallace Boyce, resigned. Docks. stock Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 per Cent Pret . Alin lOO Stock blast and West India lOO Stock London„ Stock St. K atharine... ....." 100 Stock Southampton Stock Victoria 40 Olne 100 100 y! 12 Share FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes ft ah.&S.Fran.,Lirn.7l).c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian.... Lucca &Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. Lyons and Geneva .... Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Porn.) ) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria ', Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref. Zealand 5 1 4/ p, 1 di 41 1 iil 2 2} i 5i 5 24 25 61 7 24 3pi 19 Si 20 3d P 9 10 34 35 52 b 4 2 21 d 64 61 81 9 204214 9/ / 5 6 21 22 6 1 I Share! Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) 20 British Iron 'Con durrow (Camborne) 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Mogan). Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Phill ac k) G. Wheal Vor (llelston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Blaxy) - ,Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) Soi'th C. Brea( Illogan).*, lS Wheal Fran. (Mogan); 5 Tamar ; Silver and Lea d Mining Co 0 'Tin Croft - UnitedMines(Gwennap) - !Vale of Towey (Carm.) - !West Basset (Illogan) - W. Caradon (Liskeard) - Wheal Basset (Mogan) - Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) - Wheal Kitty (U, Lelan t) , - Vvh'l Mary Ann (Menhe)l - Trelawney (Lisk.)l BRITISH MINES. I Paid. FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon Accord Copper, L im. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at 25 p.) 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... 40 Cobro Copper Cepiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 Fortuna, 20 General 3 Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita 1 New Granada 1 N.RhineCop. of S.Aus.L 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt 5 Port Philip 30 Santiago de Cuba 28.2.8}1United Mexican JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sharel Joint-Stock Banks. 10 Colonial .11 Com. Bank of Canada.. : 10 Commercial of London. !O Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. O Gen. Bk. of Switzerland O Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. 10 London and County )0 London Joint Stock .. )0 London &Westminster.. 10 Nat. Prov. of England. 9 Do. new O National Bank O New South Wales 5 Orient .11k. Corporation tO Otteman Bank Provincial of Ireland LO Do. New 5 South Australia 5 Do. New 5 Union of Australia 15 Do. New ie Union of London )0 Unity Mutual )0 Western Bk of London tare' Securities. i 100 160 100 Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing Business I i Price. Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 70 72 Australasia all &3 85 84 4 Bank of Egypt all 241 251 Pank of London ! 50 • 45 47 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo , all - British North American all - ' ---- Chtd. Bank of India, &c i 12 11 lld City i 50 64 66 Colonial • • 25 - - Com. Bank of Canada.. all - - Commercial of London. 20 18 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 154 161 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 201 201 204 1 London and County ... 20 - - London Joint Stock ... 10 - - London & Westminster. 20 - - , Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - 150 2 Do. new lO - - National Bank 25 - - , New South Wales Orient .11k. Corporation all -- - Otteman Bank all 18 19 181 Provincial of Ireland Do. New all - - South Australia - - 301 i Do. New l7l - - Union of Australia all 47 49 Do. New 2O - - Union of London lO 25 29 254 4 Unity Mutual ' 6O - - Western Bk of London 50 - - d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Paid. l Closing Business Securities. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c Ja. & July 100 1121 113 11.4 413 Do. 6p.c.n.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 10C 107 108 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - -„, „,, N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 974 066 vr NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. S. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 108. 1074 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&July 160 1091 1104 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - MISCELLANEOUS. Share' Miscellaneous. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint X) Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Z 5 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Roy-al Mail . LO Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at 25 dis 50 British American Land $0 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. 10 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 [0 Do. C . )0 Canada Land IO Chan. Islands T el. (Lim ) ock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Sniltg E 5 Do. Preference 7} per ct 5 Crystal Palace 5 Do. Preference Eastern Steam ock Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co .0 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) • Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim 5 Gen. Steam Navigation :0 London Discount 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co O Mediter. Electric Teleg 0 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) ▪ National Discount Co O Netherlands Land 0 Do do 5 DoBp.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis O N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) O North of Europe Steam 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares 5 Peel River La n d & Mi n • en. & Oriental Steam D Do. New D Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Ethymney iron 5 Do. New . . Royal Mail . Steam L Scot.Austrin. inv. (L im.) South Australian Land. L Submarine Teleg. Do. do Registered 1 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. Can: ) Van Dtemen'a Land all all all 158. all all rad. Crlorsicein.g 113usiness done 13 14 180 210 28 30 I i 36 38 19 21 13 15 110 114 8 9 24 25 lf g 1104 110 1 2pi li 1 1 d li 11 5 6 a 1 di I 11 4 I 1 d par 21 2/ 76 78 1 10 11 1 1p 121 22 54 si 56 115 130 35 87 11. 551 8 9. MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS —(Tins EVENING) The LORD CUANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 6 o'clock. RIOTS AT . The MarquisTHE of CLANRICARDE KINSALE asked whether the Government had received any information with respect to the late disgraceful outrages which had been committed by a regiment of Antrim militia against the inhabitants of Kin sale. The outrage was of the most disgraceful character, as the officers knew well the Orange opinions of the regi ment. The Earl of RIPON said information had been received at the War Office that a riot had occurred on the 12th July, between the Antrim Artillery Militia and the inhabitants. The most active steps had bean taken by the magistracy, and the Antrim militia had been remo% ed from the place. It was the intention of Lord Seaton to institute a most search ing inquiry into the whole of the circumstances connected with the riot, and he trusted, on the report of the inquiry being received, it would turn out that the reports which had appeared in the newspapers were greatly exaggerated. LONDON AND NORTH •WESTERN RAILWAY. thesenOtnback fo mo r ti r o e n co o m f m th it e m D e u nt ke of DEVONSHIRE this bill was THE BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE RAILWAY. The debate on this bill was further adjourned. THE ITALIAN QUESTION. Earl GRANVILLE, before the noble earl moved for the papers of which he had given notice, said the Government were not in the possession of any further information with respect to the termsof peace that had been signed by France and Austria. HQ therefore trusted that the noble earl would postpone his motion, as any discussion at present would be attended with great in conven i ence . _ _ The Earl of MALMESBURY said he would postpone his motion to a future day, but he wished then to allude to a subject which he should have mentioned had he brought forward his motion. He saw'that the Dukes of Modena and Tuscany were to retain their States, but he saw no such statement• with regard to the Duchess of Parma. He believed that the Duchess of Parma was one of the most popular of Italian sovereigns, as he knew her to be one of the most deserving. He did not think the discussion would be attended with the danger that the noble earl opposite supposed, although negotiations were pending ; but he would willingly accede to the request of the noble earl. Earl GRANVILLE said he never meant to lay down as a rule that it was undesirable to discuss questions of foreign policy while negotiations were going on. In the present instance he merely thought it would lead to a dis pute with respect to which only imperfect information had been received. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE attached great im portance to decision s i n that house on quest i ons of foreign policy. He felt certain a full discussion of the Italian question would have averted the war. Lord BROUGHAM complained of the despotic manner in which the negotiations which led to the late war had been carried on. The Earl of DERBY sa id Sardinia appeared to have been treated throughout the matter as a secondary party. It had been stated that peace had been signed between Austria and France ; he should like to know whether peach had been signed between Sardinia and Austria. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Earl GRANVILLE said the only information received was, that a certain convention had been signed between the Emperor of Austria and the Emperor of France, which would form the basis of peace. Lord STRAT FORD DE REDCLIFFE said * it was not so mu c h o f the interference with foreign states, as of the mode of interference, that he complained, and he hoped that this w ou ld b e recollected on all future occasions, and it would u n d ou b tedly lead to an improvement of our foreign policy. Lord WODEHOUSE said the noble lord at the head of the Government was most anxious that the questions of foreign policy should be fully discussed. The difficulty in the case was, they did not know what they were going to dis cuss. The despatch of Sir J . Hudson, with the answers to the despatch of Count Cavour, could be given, but with respect to the despatches of Count Cavour, the Government had not officially received them, therefore they could not be produced. Their lordships shortly afterwards adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—gins EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. WITHDRAWAL OF ELECTION PETITIONS. The SPEAKER announced that the petitions against the return of the members for the boroughs of Athlone, Berwick-on-Tweed, and Sandwich were withdrawn. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed to :—Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway, Hertford, Luton, and Dunstable Railway, Lanid loes and Newtown Railway, Portsmouth and London and South-Western Railway Companies, and Sevenoaks Rail way Bills. The following bills were read a third time and passed ; Blackburn and Preston Road and Bridge, Bradford, Wake field, and Leeds Railway, Coins Valley and Halstead Rail way, Liverpool Exchange, Metropolitan Railway (Devia tions, &c.), Tendring Hundred Railway. MINERS Mr. KINNAIRD presented a . petition from Barnsley district, signed by 5,500 miners and others, for short time and education for the children employed in coal and iron stone mines and for a uniform system of weighing the ma terial at the p i t ' s mouth ; and, also, for the adoption of means to ele va t e the physical and intellectual condition of miners, CUSS. Mr. H ADFTELD moved T for OM returns •f the ports and places in the * United Kingdom approved by the Lords Com missioners of the Treasury, or the Comtaissioners of Cus toms, for the purpose of warehousing goods liable to Cus toms duties ; together with the amount of duties collected at each port or place, and the amount of customs expendi ture for officers' salaries and other outgoings incurred thereat during the year ended :the 31st day of December last : of the quantity of tea, sugar, coffee, wines, and spirits, and tobacco, directly imported into, and removed under the warehousing regulations, to each port or place, during the year ended the 31st day of December last, each return to be shown in separate columns : of all losses to the Crown ascertained to have taken place during the removal of goods under bond from one bonded port or place to another, during the year ended the 31st day of December last : And of all losses to the Crown ascertained to have taken place on goods deposited in the warehouses approved by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, or the Commissioners of Customs, stating the names of places and the causes of loss, for the year ended the 31st day of December last. Re turns of all deficiencies ascertained to have taken place during the removal of goods Under bond from one bonded port or place to another, during the year ended 31st Dec. last. Of all deficiencies ascertained to have taken place on goods deposited in the warehouses approved of bythe Lords Com missioners of the Treasury, or the Commissioners of Cus toms, for the year ended the 31st day of December last; and, of the aggregate amount of the salaries of the officers andclewrkarseheomusg departmentspilnoyedinandootfhethr the Customs s in o ci f d a e r nt as al to, the estimated, for th e year ended the 31st day the e p s e a c m e m e b can er b e last. CHANNEL FLEET. Lord W. GRAHAM asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Government had received any information respecting the formation of a large Channel fleet at Brest and Cherbourg, with gunboats and other means for embarking . and disembarking tro o p s; an d if so , w hether they had demanded any explanatio n f rom th e F renc h Go vernment on the subject? Lord J. RUSSELL said he had received information from her Majesty's consul at Brest, to the effect that there were no such preparations as those alluded to, and in the absence of any direct official information, he thought it would be better not to press the subject further. IMPORTATION OF OPIUM. Mr. BAINES asked the' Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what means were being adopted to enforce thg COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Ile;fordshire Regiment of Militia—Ensign Frederidk Aldrich to be Lieutenant, vice John Harwood Griffiths, promoted ; Ensign Edward Napleton Cheese to be Lieu tenant, vice Edward Williams, promoted; Ensign Henry Wood Willett to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Baskerville Mynors, resigned. Royal Carnarvonshire Militia—Henry Kneeshaw, Gent., to be Ensign. East Suffolk Regiment of Militia Artillery Corps—Howard Whitbread, Esq., to be Captain. Ist Devon Regiment of Militia—Thomas Wolby North more, to be Ensign ; Richard Anson Brine to be Lieute nant, vice Yates, resigned ; John Charles David Agar to be Ensign, vice Brine, promoted; Thomas Dimond Hogg to be Captain, vice Webber, resigned ; John Tyrrell to be Ensign ; George Augustus Pollard to be Ensign. Royal London Militia—Ensign Augustus Newton to be Lieutenant, vice Arthur Cumming Thomas Brown, pro moted; Ensign Frederick Richard Fortnum Keats to be Lieutenant, vice Frederick Pete, promoted ; and Ensign Thurlby Smith to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas William Andrews, promoted. 2d Regiment (Light Infantry) of West York Militia— Ensign Eugene Thomas Curzon Whittell to be Lieutenant, vice Wynne, who retires ; Ensign William Whitaker to be Lieutenant; Ensign Albert Darley to be Lieutenant ; En sign John Townsend Daniel to be Lieutenant. Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Captain Chas. S. Hawkins to be Second Major; Captain Thos C. N. Nor bury, late Captain 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Senior M a j or , vice Edward Winnington, resigned ; Lieut. Ernest Peel to be Captain, vice Norbury, promoted; Ensign Geo. Coulson Childs to be Lieutenant, vice Augustus Bolle de Lasalle, resigned ; Lieut. John Vause Monckton, late Ist West York Rifles, to be Lieutenant, vice . J. L. Vivian, res i gne d Wm. Henry Howes, jun., Gent., to be Ensign, vice A. H. Garland, promoted. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Isaac James Sloper, oilman, St. Marylebon e , to surrennder July 26, at half - past two, and Aug. 17, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alfred Bower Blenkarn, merchant, Fenchurch-street, City, July 25, at eleven, and Aug. 29 , at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Robert Dobson, tailor a draper, Colchester, July 26, at half-past twelve, and Aug. 17, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Henry Oppenheim, timber merchant, Old-stre et-road, July 25, at half-past twelve, and Au g . 24 , at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPT. George Gallic, cabinetmaker, Leith. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act ith and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 12th day of July, 1859: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £31,813,055 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,9 00 Gold Coin & Bullion 17,338,035 Silver Bullion .... - £31,813,055 1 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savinc,s' Banks, Commis mis sion ers of Na tional Debt, and DiVidend Aol counts Other Deposits 16,354.798 Seven Day and other Bills n 1,813,055 , EPARTMICNT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weigh tAn nuity) .......... £ll ,420,e80 Other Securities .. 1:',802,911 Notes ............ 10,100,525 Gold and Silver Coin ........... 603,736 883,207 £39X27,1352 Id. :4RSHALL, Chieftafe's2 bat July 14,18/9. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 12th day of July, 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : P From the British possessions in A mer i ca 26ser scwt. Muscovado, the produce of the Mauriti us 24s ldfd Muscovado, the produce of the East Indi es 3 0s Old Average price of the foregoing 26s 2d COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Turs DAY. Amsterdam . Ditto Rotterdam — 11 13/ 11 14 Antwerp Brussels — 25 7f 25 121 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 30 25 35 Frankfort on Maine — 116} 116/ Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 341 34f Madrid Cadiz — 49# 49 Leghorn — 30 0 30 10 Genoa — 25 75 25 80 Naples Palermo —122 i Messina — 122 123 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro , 6O days st. .. New York — .• • • • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) .. .. per oz. a 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 00„ 0 5 21 IMPERIAL PABJLJAI\Ii 3 NT HOUSE OF LORDS—(YEsn:RDA r; 1. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on s'ee 'cc .00 1aaele at five o'clock. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from .1.% e Pr o . visional Council o f Auckland, praying for a separate legis lature for that colony. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the Moun 'on•el Railway Bill was read a second time; and the Lond a. i and South-Western Railway and the Border Counties R: Ivey bills were read a third time and passed. • THE BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, ANI CHESHIRE RAILWAY. • On the motion that this bill be read a third time, Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY complairied of t he i DLOVi co y provisions of the bill, especially to one which em p ower od to stop up a c er t a i n s t ree t i n Bi r k en h ea d , whic h was at present of great convenience to the public. s Th I clause for stopping up the crossing had been inserted in the committee, and he moved, as an amendment, that th e stop page should n o t take place without the consent of the Mersey Dock and Harbour Company. Lord TORRINGTON defended the clause inserted in committee. After a short discussion, in which the Earl of Chichester, Lord Redesdale, Lord Colchester, and the Earl of Donceigh more, took part, it was decided that the question. should be referred to the Board of Trade, and the debate was ti ere upon adjourned. LORD STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE'S MOTION. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE said it weuld be recollected that a few evenings ago he proposed to b sing the Italian question under discussion, but he had postponed bringing forward that motion, reserving the right of de ing so at a future time. In consequence, however, of a thetty of peace having been signed, he begged to withdraw his notice from the paper altogether. ATTORNEY AND SOLICITORS' BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill, which was to improve the education and sts.tua of solicitors and attorneys, and to shorten the terms of clerkship to three years of those who had taken a degree at one of the universities. After a few remarks from Lord BROUGHAM, The bill was read a second time. THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY'S TERRITOF.Y. The Earl of CARNARVON asked whether her Majest ye Government intended in the .present session to take : ray steps with reference to the North American territory o aer which the Hudson's Bay Company had held an exclusive license to trade with the Indians. He remarked that %he whole of the extensive territory to which his question re ferred, measuring at least 1,500 miles in every direction, had until recently been under the government of the Hudso ea Bay Company. That portion of it which lay behind the e land sea called Hudson's Bay, and which included the h nd drained by the rivers pouring into that sea, had been ge en to the company by a charter of Ch ar l es 11 . ; but the (Alter portion, laying on the western side of the watershed of he Rocky Mountains, and watered by st reams which either discharged themselves into the Pacific or flowed southwa: els towards the United States frontier, was devoted to Indi an occupation, though it had for many years been under tie government of the Hudson's Bay Company in virtue of their exclusive license to trade. In 1821 an act was pass ad which empowered . the Crown to grant that license ; and in 1838 the license war renewed for 21 years, and that tel m expired on the Ist of May this year. His right hon. file zd then at the head of the Colonial-office, after giving the subject his best consideration, decided that it would be in expedient to renew the license on the same terms. Gnat changes were taking place, year after year, in that regi of the world ; British Columbia had risen to a very con d-, derable position, and Canada itself had acquired a great av g mentation of population and wealth. All these conditic us were adverse to the renewal of the license. There was a strong opinion, also, prevailing upon the subject both here and in Canada adverse to the renewal of the license. It had therefore been determined not to renew the license, but to allow it to drop without making any provision for the go vernment of those large territories would be very dangerous. His right hon. friend the late Secretary for the Colonies therefore determined to offer the Hudson's Bay Company the renewal of their license for one year. The company refused this, and he then offered it for two years, which the com pany declined. On various grounds it was most undesir able to re-establish this monopoly for more than two years. The circumstances under which its first establishmenttook place were such as to supply a reason for it which no longer existed. Without going into the long history of the con test between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North- Western Fur Company, in which some blood was spilt and frequent atrocities were committed, he would observe that at the period when Parliament was called upon to interpole for the settlement of that dispute, Canada and the other British North American provinces were in a very un developed state, and if those vast hunting grounds to the north-west, divided from Canada by lakes and rivers, and by an immense interval of space, had been placed under the Canadian jurisdiction, that jurisdiction would have been little more than nominal. On the other hand, to have aban doned the territory would have been to invite a recurren: of the old feuds. The exclusive license was therefore lee - towed on the Hudson's Bay Company. It was now allege that by the establishment of that system the Indian trite s had been preserved. If it had preserved them, however, t bad reduced them to helplessness, and make them depen I upon the company for their very subsistence; they looks I. to the company for their food and clothing, and for all tl fl necessaries of iife. Great care must therefore be taken, i t any arrangements that might be made, lest the sudde a withdrawal of that superintendence should prove destrue - tive to the Indians. It had been said that the Hudson' 3 Bay Company's license should be maintained for the sal of the fur trade. He did not underrate the value of the fu r trade, but it should not be the first consideration. H believed it would be possible, for many' years to come, t o devote a great part of the North American Continent es e elusively as a hunting-ground for fur-bearing animals, le tt ho desired to see the more southerly portion, which W. is capable of cultivation, properly colonised. The first object, however, must be to establish as early as possible sorrel provisional authority to dispense justice in that country, and to deal •with all questions of conflict arisin g, whether among the white men themselves, or be tween white men and Indians, oramongst the Indians the73.l - It would also be requisite to en.coree the saluta ry regulations under which alone the sale of spirits had bee n ; allowed. The more serious class of offences should be trr ns ferred to another tribunal, by sending the ot - enders to take their trial in one of the neighbouring col:steles—British Columbia, or the Red River Settlement. OW ers or magi strates might be appointed to reside in different p arts of the country, and although they could not have a larh'e staff at their disposal, they might be in the same position as her Majesty's consuls and vice-consuls in the East, and exercise great influence in the region where they dwelt. lie quite admitted that throughout a great part of these extensive territories colonisation was impracticable, and would pro bably continue to be so, us long as richer and please rater parts of the earth remained for human occupation. But the report of an officer sent by Mr. Labouchere to examine the country, and other exploring expeditions made within the last two years, had shown that from the Red River Settle ment to the base of the Rocky Mountains, there existed in many districts a fertile soil, well timbered, and well watered, the natural eapabiliqes of which were proved by the fact that it was the chosen hauntof enormous herds of buffaloes, and there could be no doubt of its fitness for agricultural occu pations. Gold, indeed, had been the chief attraction to draw population to British Columbia and other new countries; but wherever nature afforded a fair prospect . of reward to encou rage the ener g y o f man, there colonisation mightbe expected to advance, if it were not precluded by impolitic restrictions. The noble lord concluded by recapitulating the points which he had brought forward, namely, the establishment of a line of stations between Canada on one side and British Columbia. on the other; the establishment of colonies, however small, which would give to this country undisputed sovereignty on the non here side of the boundary; the establishment ofat least a provisional system of government, and the appointment of magistrates in the territories to exercise control and adminis ter justice, and the application of the bunting grounds to the purposes for which they were intended. Above all he would press on the Government that the privileges of a trade ing company should not be allowed to stand in the way of imperial colonisation. The Duke so uke NE WCASTLE l o o f nganen tresting a said that lii N s oi n th ob A le in f r ri o nl had , and had t rave ll e d so far beyond the limits of the question of detail to which he had give n no ti ce , th a t he (the Duke ofNe rhe sub jects which had b een a d ver t e d t o . He f u lly c astle) would probably not b e a bl e t o reply in all importance of the question as affecting the relations exi st ing in eon recognised i the g between the Hudson's Bay Companyin the territory b_ e Upper Canada and British Columbia. Hemight leed that he was not prepared so soon after his acceptFice have al of the seals of the Colonial-office to answer the questions which had been put to him ; but having for many yearn turned his attention to the question, he was enabled at once, and decidedly, to reply member plytothe of n th ob e l H e earl;onse of at c l o e m as m t o tw ns e , lv h e e years ago, as a private brought forward the subject of the Hudson's Bay Company. The noble earl, in the latter portion of his speech, had tra velled beyond the limits of what was called the li cense d territory, and had encroached on that part of the territory of the Hudson's Bay Company where they had proprietary rights under the charter of Charles 11. As negotiations were p a a y rt C no o of m dt P hou an ebq y tue o ex n stei t o he subject of the no b le m into h H ud e zn t ' l s at B would p d t h e i d e n d c n i n h o atgr h wit h t h f oll o w ht fined himself to the licensed territo ry n, M an e d i c f o h n- e between the Rocky Mountains and the o cean. The noble earl asked if he Dray nj d dicet l h a a d st t . t thhaet He tHhasuotdslo f a r an e, di s B proposed to renew th e li cense of the Hudson's Bay Com pany, which havin g l asted forty-two years, expired in s tffio hade y Comp a ny d from b e t ehne lenoblehadft openne earl, until , ac c ept e dtthatn w h e a, of fe an rej e o x iced tenej at it, i e t f , b the offer made t o th em by the Secretary for the Colonies thoethliceasnsree regarded oedne thoretwnouyaeasorsiesmßoreay. Company an d in reference to others interested in the question ; for he believed that it ves better that the ques tion should be settled now than that it should be suspended for two years, and that for the reasons stated by the noble earl connected with the discovery of gold in Bri tish Columbia, and the extension of colonisation in that direction. He would state at once to the noble earl that it was not his intention to recommend her Majesty's Govern ment to extend the license of the Hudson's Bay Compel?) , for any period whatever. That license having expired in - May last, all that remained was to make provision for the Government of the territory. The noble earl said that if that was the case, it was desirable that regulations should be established with reference to the trade carried on, and for securing the relative positions of the settlers and the natives. For this p ur p ose l eg i s l a ti on was Powers necessar y, but might be taken to appoint ma gi s trates who would be an- it need not be of a ver y com pli ca t e d c h arac t e r. au thorised to settle disputes and to deal withthat house or the House of Commons, a measure crimes,and he proposed in a few days be introduce eitherfor that purpose. It into was not necessary that the magistrates s h ou ld be sent out selected from the best • qualified residents; and they might from England, but they might be t have summary power eri tion punishment would offences of a more aggravat u ed n L ; and power would be give n small p offences, but in all gi be v re en fe t r o re d d eal to wi a t h h ig e h a e s r es tr i i n b volv e m s e to remit such cases eithe rto enable her Majesty to lay to Canada or to British Columbia, It would be necessary also. f trade with the India ns, .in excesses which might be shown towards. order to prevent the would from the cessation ofthe license arise down rules for the regulation o . those people. an y private trader to go into the country witho u t any o f th e license of the Hudson's Bay Company, an d th e r i g h t of restrictions hitherto imposed by the company. He believed that he had succintly answered the questions of the noble earl. The noble earl had pressed on him one or two other points, and among them the encouragement of colonisation in the northern portion of the Hudson's Bay Company's licensed territory, and also on this side of the Rocky Moun tains. He did not think it desirable that the government and the Colonial -office should take steps to colonise ; their duty was rather to give every facility to, and to see that no impediments were placed in the way of, colonisation. This led him to a further point raised by the noble earl, namely, the establishment of regular communication between Canada and Vansouver's Island. The noble 'earl said that pi= with that object had been under the conaideration of THE N.17,1'. We regret to hear that Rear-Admiral Henry Dundas Trotter, while paying a visit at the Hydro graphic Department at the Admiralty yesterd ay afternoon, was seized with a paralytic attack. The gallant Arctic voyager was at once conveyed to his residence, in Devonshire-place. A strong line of defences to connect Fort Gomer with Fort Monkton, in the Portsmouth district, will be commenced forthwith. The Hornet, 17, screw, Commander Viscount Gilford, was paid off at Portsmouth yesterday under the superintendence of Capt. A. Farquhar, of her Majesty's ship Victory. She had been officially inspected the day previous by Commander Gard ner, of her Majesty's ship Asia, in the absence of Capt. Gordon, commanding steam reserve, who passed the highest encomiums on her senior lieute nant for the cl ean l y state of the ship, and the man ner in which she had been cleared out, and her gear, &c., returned to store. The same evening the crew had leav e as h ore unt i l yesterday morning, the time appointed for paying off, when every man returned on board perfectly sober and clean, a'credit to themselves and their officers. The w h o l e o f t h e crew, with the exception of some half dozen, have rejoined the service. We regret to hear that her gallant commander, Viscount Gilford, still suffers at times most acutely from the wound which he received in his arm at the taking of Canton. The Neptune, 91, screw, Capt. Sir W. Hoste, will leave Portsmouth harbour on Monday next, and anchor at Spithead. This fine . old three decker sailing ship, recently converted into a screw two-decker, is not surpassed, in point of beauty, by any modern ship belonging to the Queen's service. Trafalgar, 91, screw, Captain Edward G. Fan shawe, may be expected to arrive at Spithead to day or to•morrow. A court-martial be held this morning on board the Victory, flagship, in Portsmouth harbour, to try Mr. C. A. Goodyer, late paymaster of her Majesty's ship Hornet, on a c h arge o f neg l ec t o f duty. The paddle-wheel steam vessel Firefly, hr ving been thoronghly repaired at Woolwich, was yester day ordered to be masted and rigged, and other wise prepared for immediate commission for coast service. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Commander H. F. Al‘Kil lop, to be Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard; Lieut. Hawksworth Fawkes, to the Imperieuse ; and Lieut. Henry E. Stephens to the Urgent. THE AR2IIF. The Duke of Cambridge as General Commanding in Chief, held a levee yesterday afternoon at the Horse Guards, which was numerously attended. Lieut.-Colonel Augustus Flemyng and Lieut.- Colonel Hamilton Fleming, of the Devonport and Woolwich Divisions of Royal Marine Light In fantry, promoted in July a n d O c t o b er , 1855 , h ave been permitted by the Lords of the Admiralty to retire from the service in the enjoyment of full pay ; and Capt, Robert Murray Curry has been promoted to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, vice Flem yng, and Capt. Edward Stanley Browne, vice Fleming. Capt. Snow, Woolwich Division Royal Marines, was yesterday appointed for service on hoard the guard-ship Queen Charlotte, to relieve Capt. J. A. Stewart. Second Lieutenant Framp- ton, Royal Marines, recently joined, yesterday left Woolwich in charge of 1 seraeant, 1 corporal, and 40 privates, belonging to that division, for service on board her Majesty's screw steam-ship Mars, 80, at Sheerness. The head=quarters of the Ist battalion of the 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment having arrived at Graves end, from Calcutta, in the King Philip, the depot companies of the regiment at Chatham are ordered to proceed from that garrison to Gravesend this day, in order to join head-quarters. The depot is uowards of 250 strong. Yesterday a detachment of 112 non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Marine Light Infan try and the Marine Artillery, under the command of Capt. G. Webb, left the head-quarters of the Chatham division, and embarked on board the line of-battle screw steamship Mars, 81, Capt. J. N. Strange, now fitting for sea. The examination of officers for admission to the Staff College will be held at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, commencing on the Ist of August, be fore Major-General Cameron, Vice-President, and the following mem"ers of the Council of Military Education :—Major-General Portlock, Lieut.-Col. Addison, and Colonel Elwyn. The examination will extend over seven days. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON July 15.—Wind this day a t noon , W est- North West;i light, pleasant breeze, with fine weather, but less sultry than for some days past. COWES, June 15.—Arrived—Ocean Queen, from New York. HULL, July 14.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Kingsdown, from Richibucto. PLYMOUTH, July 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Roseano, from Monte Video. Sailed—Her Majesty's steamer Hima laya, for Sheerness. OPP DARTMOUTH, July 14.—Arrived—Sarah Fleming, from St. Mary's, - U.S. PENZANCE, July 14.—Wind variable.—Arrived—Bebee, from Algoa Bay. SWANSEA, July 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Pearl, from Cuba. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived, July 14—Lizamoore, from Valparaiso. Arrived, July 15-oezon Maid, from Nantes; Milton, from Galveston. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday morning. Wind calm ; tide, first hour's flood ; weather very fine. Arrived, July 14—Sir W. F. Williams, from Shanghai; Linga, from Caen. Arrived, July 15—Valparaiso, from Callao. Sailed—Lord J. Russell, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind S., light. Passed in tow, July 15—Menam, from Canton for London. EXTENSION OF THE DIVORCE ACT.—The Govern ment have determined to extend the benefits conferred on the community by the Divorce Act of 1857. The public will have observed in our law reports the facilities already afforded by the " full" Court by the absolute dissolution of marriages no longer tolerable to the parties groaning under their yoke. These facilities are now to be extended. A bill just presented by the new Lord Chancellor enacts sittings Victo ria, o e f that all the judges of the three superior courts of commo n law shall be judges of the Divorce Court, in addition to th e judges already appointed by the Act 20 and 21 cap. 85. The Judge-Ordinary (Cresswell) and eig h t rirear, and at theother fli judges d c g e e a s r t o futohredci dissolving i a t i l . g. e to marriages) appoint s: v m any such times as may appear to them necessary or convenient. The Court, when it shall so think authorised aeer paaarsat it o t e on. the s o i r t with closed doors. The Court may make o er custody of children after a final dec ree divorce d vinculo. With a view to prevent fraud and collu sion, every petition for dissolving a mar r i age w ill b e re ferred to the Attorney-General. THE CROPS IN THE WEST. -_The weather has enabled the aculurists of Devonsh ire the western counti es t o save their ha y: recent p r i m e conditions o p ire and n l d e i n t i d o i n d gri . t The cutting of oats has already commenced in Devonshire, and the wheat harvest, should the present fine weather con tinue, will begin in the above county in about a week. The cereal crops are very fine, and the yi e ld i s expec t e d t o b e abundant. Potato es abundant. Mangold-wurtzel looks T w 4 e l e l ; a pbpultep i the e r e fiy has att ac k e d the turnips in some places. s expect e d t o b e exceed i ngly goo d , an d cider rural beverage of Devonshire, will be plenti the popular ful. CROSSING THE NIAGARA FALLS ON A TIGHT ROPE.-_IAGN has just IRA FALLS, JUNE 30.—Monsieur Blondin as successfully accomplished the feat of walking across the Niagara river on a tight rope, in the presence of a crowd variously estimated at from five thousand to ten thousand persons. He first crossed from the American stopping midway to refresh himself with water raised 'an a bottle with a rope from the deck of the steamer Maid of the Mist. The tune occupied in the first crossing was seventeen minutes and a half. The return from the British to the-American bide was accomplished in twelve roinuto. York .Eferaid.