The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-01 00:00:00

CITY, Two O'CLOCK. More activity has been apparent in the Foreign and Colonial produce markets during the last few days, and some of the principal staples have slightly improved in value. For tea there has been a steady inquiry, and at public sale a large quantity has been disposed of at fully late rates. The better descriptions of British West India sugars have improved about 6d . to is. per cwt., and other qualities, both Colonial and Foreign, have fully supported previous rates. Coffee has been in active demand, and, owing to the small quantity on offer, Plantation Cey lon has been at high quotations. Native Cey lon sold readily at fully• former prices. Rice has been rather inactive, but in some instances a. slight improvement has taken place. For rum the de mand was inactive, with little or no alteration to report in values. Spices have been in limited re quest, at about previous rates; and the transactions in saltpetre and cochineal have been of a very limited character at previous prices. Tallow has exhibited rather more firmness ; P.Y.C., on the spot, having advanced to 535. 3d.; June delivery, 535. to 535. 3d., and last three months, 535. 9d. to Ms. per cwt. At public sale Australian tallow realised full 'rates, viz., sheeps', 51s. 6d. to 525. 9d., and beef, 51s. to Ms. 3d. per cwt. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed with a very steady appear ance, and 10,000 bales were disposed of at previous quotations. The Railway Share Market was very inactive, and prices were depressed. About £60,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for exportation to the continent. The specie by the Europa, viz., £114,197, has been taken for the same purpose. The Silver Market is quiet but firm ; bars are quoted at 62Z-d. per ounce. In the general money market the demand is still tolerably actil e, but the preparation for the bills due on the lith of the month have created very little effect upon the terms charged for negociating first:class, bills. The Bank minimum of 21- per cent. is still enforced in the general market, and the applications at that establishment are consequently more numerous. Share Stock Stock Stock Stoc': Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stocks Stock' Stock Stocks 161 1613 4, Stock Stock The Copenhagen has been announced this morn ing from Australia, with 21,954 ounces of gold, valued at £87,816. The impending Indian loan still forms a subject of anxious consideration in Stock Exchange circles. The latest impression is that an imperial guarantee will be obtained. Such a course might be con sidered a bad precedent ; but, the affairs of India being now in the hands of Government, the con cession, after all, would make very little difference, for it can scarcely be presumed that the resources of India, now that tranquillity again prevails, will at any time prove insufficient to provide for the necessary expenditure. Stock Stock 12. Stock Stock 10 Stock' Stock' There is , very little variation to report in the English Stock Market, where operations continue limited and quotations firm. At one moment an improving tendency was observable, and a frac tional rise took place, but it was not maintained. The result of the Reform Bill has created no effect, and the revenue statement appears to have given satisfaction. Consols are 951 a for money, and 954 96 for May. East India Stock is steady at 221 ; ditto Loan Debentures are heavy at 98} ; and the Bonds are at 10s. prem. Exchequer Bills are marked 355. prem., and Bank Stock, for account, 228, ex div. Stock 50 I Stock Stock Stock A very moderate business is recorded in Foreign Securities and prices remain without any material alteration, Turkish 6 per Cents, being 93 to 931; and ditto, New Loan, 791 ; to 791 ; Dutch 21 per Cents. are steady at 651 ; and Brazilian 41 per Cents, at 94i ; Mexican Stock is firm, at 211 ; Spanish 3 per Cents, at 45; and ditto Certificates at sk; Peruvian 3 per Cents, arc flat, at 731, ex div. The New Austrian Loan is 11 to 2 dis. The committee of Spanish American bondholders have received advices from Mr. Mocatta, dated the 3d of March, from which it appears that the state of Venezuelan affairs is not very favourable, as the following letter will show Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock " Two days after the arrival of the Government here the Ministers resigned. After a lapse of a week a new Ministry was formed, composed of—General Soublette, Foreign Affairs ; senor P. de las Casas, Finance ; Senor Rafael ArseLs, Interior ; Senor Correa, Sub• Secretary of War, ad interim. On the Ist instant large groups of people as sembled in the principal market-place. A fire was discovered in a large provision store adjoining the Government-house, doubtless the act of an incendiary, and thereby furnishing a motive for the assemblage. "The President, General Castro, ordered out the troops, and dispersed the mob. Last night there was again an alarm, but nothing. transpired. "A revolutionary movement has occurred at Coro. The pretence is, to proclaim federation, but it is considered to have another object. The Government have despatched troops to suppress it. " Mr. Mocatta further says that he will await the arrival of the next packet before determining to return to Eng land." Stock, Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock A moderate amount of business has been trans acted in the Railway Share Market, and prices in several instances have slightly improved. Caledo nian, North British, North Eastern (Berwick), North Eastern (York), and South Western ad vanced ss. ; North Western, 10s. ; and Great Western, £l. Brighton, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South Eastern declined ss. ; Blgekwall, £1 ; and Vale of Neath, £1 10s. In the Foreign Market Lombardo-Venetian are steady, at 9-7- 91 for the old shares, and at St 81 for the new; Paris and Lyons declined to 33a. The Colonial undertakings are a shade firmer. Great Western of Canada advanced to 168 16-1 ; Great Indian Peninsula to 1011; and East Indian to 1021 103. Stock, Stock] Stock Stock Stk 20 tock 12.10 Stock Stock ei st2k Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock! Stock; Stock; Joint Stock Bank and Miscelleneous Shares show very little variation from previous rates. London Chartered of Australia, Oriental Bank, and Otto man Bank brought former rates, and Red Sea Telegraph improved to 101. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock 221 Ditto Debentures 9Bk ptto Bonds, £l,OOO Vsiatt9 under Xl,OOO cn__nkStoek for Account lO 14 225 x d ...eta for Account 9R Exchequer March. June. 330 - 18 , £l,OOO & lld 35 J BrazilianPßlCES OF r o 2d. * * ce nTIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 5 p er Ditto 1858, V: p n er ....... Mexican 3 per Cent. 94j Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent, 2ll Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish S per Cent. ................ f • 73 1 d Spanish Cora. Cert. of Coup, no i j un h e . a Turkish 6 per Cent. Ditto New Loan ................... Ditto Account .................. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2/ per Cent 6sh Two O'CLOCK. Consols, Money ................ 951 w Consols for Account (April 7).... 951 951 Ditto, May ................ , 6 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 100 stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock 26 1 morning Henry TILE RIBBON TRIALS AT BELFAST. — BELFAST, Thursday. —At the sitting of the court `Gowan, Smith, Bernard Smith, James Donaghyt,iliFsran_cis M William Laverty, William Funnig,an, Daniel J am es Patrick Kelly, David M Weigh, Hugh Finlay, John Finlay,M'Kenna D an i e l Barr, and William John Macau" eY secret were put on their t r i a l f or b e i ng mem b ers o f an illegal society. Sir Thomas Staples, Q.C., Mr. Robertson,‘Z t i . Mr. Joy, Q.C., an d M r. M' Kernan represente d t h e Crown; Messrs. Ferguson and Hamil defended the prisoners. _a. Sir Thomas Staples stated th e case f or th e C rown. H u gh I.; , rolin and John K e ll y , th e i n f ormers, were exam i ne d , an d their statements w en t t o s h ow th at t h ey were members of Lodge No. 12, meeting in Belfast, and that all the pri soners were members, with the exception of Macauley, a member of No. 13, who was present as a visiting member when the arrests were made. They detailed the constitu tion and objects of the society, and repeated the declaration of secrecy and brotherhood made on the admission of a mem ber, and gave an account of the secret signs and passwords which were in use amongst the members, and which were changed yearly. They deposed that they had not held any co mmunication with each other, or any members of the Lodge No. 12, since their arrest. The witnesses were cross examined at great length by counsel for the defence.— Belfast Nees Letter. SUICIDE AT THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—INQUEST. —Yesterday, Mr. Sergeant Payne held an inquest at the Ward Sehool-room, London Wall, on the body of John Bancott, aged 59 years, 23 years porter at the Bank of Eng land, who committed se lf - destruction by cutting his throat. It appeared from the evidence of several witnesses, that the previous morning, about half -past seven o'clock, the water closet door was fastened, and on breaking it open the de ceased was found on his knees, with his throat cut, and a razor lying by his side. He had lately been in a low state of mind, in consequence of a desk belonging to the secretary of the Bank of England having been broken open. The deceased hid the key of the office on the night of the rob bery, but no suspicion rested on him. The incident pressed on his mind, and no doubt led him to destroy himself. The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased destroyed kim self while in a state of temporary insanity." 13k 20 Stock. Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stocki 124 12i Stockl Stock 12} 12i 1 1 Stock Stock Stock' Stock 10{ 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stook Stoc;l Stock) Stock Stock) Stozk Stock B A, Stoc - k Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25) 2 5 1 1 Stock JIIO.2VEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. 1 SHARE Bedford and Bletchleyl Buckinghamshire ... Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Val E.Lincolnshire,Lr.6p.c E Union,llarwichShs Do. Woodbridge Glg.Earr.&Neils Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Ham 000l.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares . Do. Shares. London AG reenwich. Do. Preference .. Lon.,Tilby.StSoutenW. Do. Barking' Shares Lowestoft, gnu. 4 p. et no. 6 per cent Mane.,Buxtn.k Matk .d b c titedcr,g.T.e N3liieLd:smiraarifto„ridltyrryfm. xtk guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& EaStn• 5 1 10 . Do. do. 6 per cent. p w er yre Do.pre Preston and Do. shares ....,.A. Roystn,llitch.,& Shep Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6 p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn IS DAY.) E.ailways. Fi:T6 Arnhem., Notting. Bost. and Eastern JUIV"ii0111 I.7:eßast and Ball - , mena Bir., Wol., and tstr.Val Birk., Lanc., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall 13.14 Stock Do. A A roves. no div. unt 16p. c.per an. Do. B ha sheen pd.toß. Dublin an dßelfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.:iunc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.Uods) East Kent (East Lancashire 'East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.VLR ail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do,Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.. Brighton &S.Coast London Sr North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & llerefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor. Dev: Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— &rec.no div until 6p.c.ha sbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.--Bervk l ek Do. do. G.N.E.Purchas€, Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S. Westn., llampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhyrnney Scottish Central scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok.. Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do, Preference, No. 1 TharnesHavenDk&Rail Vale or Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class all 100 34 100 100 6 61 7 8 62 64 11 32 35 924 93 82 821 5 5; 81 9 15 1i; 59 60 45 47 30 32 13 15 92 93 72 73 27 271 93 94 10 10} 102 103 86 88 132 134 105 106 58} 582 56 58 83 87 11) 124 p 11)- 124 p 94 95 d 67 69 [l2 113 944 05 1 92} 921 38 331 2 lii 1011 1011 74 78 11 12 581 581 34 4(1 58} 581 j 100 100 100 1613 4j Q 3 le, 17i all all 100 all 92 S2i n d 46f 17i 76 16.1 :02 101 161 100 100 100 100 all all all 4i 41 d 14 14f 7 $ 33i 34} 107 109 26i 27 82 83 45 47 3i 214 40 42 64 66 60 66 all all all all all 8 11 3Gai 374 65 68 6 61 2 3 6 61 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 92 82 # 1 I 591 60 5921 661 1124 12 1011 2j 58 1 I 92i } Paid. Closing Business Price. PREFERENCE SHARES. Railways. Blythe anu Tyne 11. per C. pref. (issued at 250 ) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do, do. Shares Caledon 210, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & ITolyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 5 p. Cork & Bandon, Si p. c. Dun. Perth,& AbeT.J un. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc... Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Do do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per et. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lane. 6 per et E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S Wcat.. , _r a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. et Do. 5 Itedm.,/op.c.pm Do. 44 pc p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. itedm..s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf Gt.Sn.R5 w (Ireland) 4 1 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester g, uar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lom&Brig.spe. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 I Do. NeW gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 L on. & N. w.Cov. I-Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon : &S : W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 & Lin., 6 p. ct. Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Do - Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c.n m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 54p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent iDo. New, atm. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& D Pk. Co. N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do.. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. 11.eeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 140. York, IT. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist gr, Do. do. do., 2d vua Do. p.c. Db. stk. in perp Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 3 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua,6 p.c. --• Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1 0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist 18 1 Db. New do., 2(1 issue ) South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent s.-Yarkshire, 4 p.c. gua , Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent 'Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent.- all 1100 100 100 100 100 all all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.1. Paid. I Closingprice. 49 M 95 97 1100 102 5 i 6 1 98 101 112 116 108 112 114 116 112 114 130 132 b'2 84 71 73 110 112 117 119 110 112 103 105 03 05 11 11& 96 t: 87. 88 90 100 102 10 101 161 174 91 101 72 74 181 191 9 9 141 1 l4/ ,140 142 Ills 120 1160 165 123 125 _,,,e IP 70 72 139 141 101_ 103 p 94 96 9} 10 111 111 9 9i 'l6Bl 1094 97 08 t 4d d 23 p 1 123 125 118 120 99 101 10:4 10-1 24 241 102 101 102 104 28i 291 32& 33 53 56 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Leasing I Closing' Business Paid.! Co.'s. Price. Done. Share Docks. iLn & N.W ] Ln & N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. ell 100 100 all 100 all 100 .. _ 100 Caledonin 100 Do. all Gt. West all Yk.N.&IIIH all Yk.N.Md.' all Do. all Do. 100 S. East 100 I Do. 100 Peto &Co , all Do. 100 Norfolk 100 D o all LN all Stk.& Dar 100 Midland . 5. 5.6. E.Counts. all Do. all Do, ****** 'all Do. **** all & L. y k. all DO. *** 100 Gt. North. 1811 6 Lam& Yk all T Iltassoy all Dl Clean all Stk.& Dar a ll Do. 100 Gt. West* all L.&Brgtu DOCKS 98 100 102 104 17 18 142 144 4i 41 1109 111 64 65 115 120 93 94 96 98 iP 57 59 1137 140 94 a - 1 10 11N 90 92 8 9 Stock Commercial Stock Do4perCent.Pref.Min Stock East and west India Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO StockiVictoria zU ; Do New P.; 18 Closing I Business I Paid p r i c e. , Done. Share THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1,185 L. Sham; Railways. 1 I Closing Paid. price. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 85 88 Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Baroda& Cent. Ind 13i " d gu. 5 per cent 18 Do all - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 d 18 Do. Do. B 44 d 44 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 64 7 201 Do. New l6l - -- d 100 J Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 100 ss 90 ( 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 82 86 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 20 Ckutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim 1. 3.0. par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 1 4 11 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 P 171 Demerara - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 102 103 103 24 20 Do. C Shares ell - - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 par 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - 20 G eelonig& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 19 20 sto. S Geelong Corporation 6 1 00 ( per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 37 100 Do. 6p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 78 771 7 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 93 04 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 1004- 1014 1011 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 & d par 20 Do. do 4 - - 20 I Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 2s. guaranteed 5 per cent. -- 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 151 161 16 4 201 Do. New all 1013431 10 1 d 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 103 105 100 Do. do. V 3 without opt all 103 105 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 4-1 p. c all 17 171 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 19 20 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 18 18/ 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 10 I d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 20 /Newßrunswick&Canda. Rv.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 d Class ACapitl.Share ▪ Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO d ▪ Do. do. Land do 20 I NorthoflndiaTramro. - 4d 2s 1 Limited, Scrip •20 Oude (Limited) - 20 Scinde 4.5 15 par 4F • 20 Do. 4 sa 4 9 all 20 21 20 Do. New 1 1 ,2 Lo 10 1 4 (1 par 4 20 Do. Punjaub - C) d -20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. bt,,t . 10 id u d 20 St. Andrews At Quebec A 18 - 10 ,Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 4d par • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp '& 'Rotterdam all 44 54 20 Ardennes all - p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 d 5 Belgian East. Junction all / 1 25 Beziers to Graissessac all -•-- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 1/ 24 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 27, p 20 Great Central of Franc- all - - • 20 Gt. Luxem.. Con. fib S all 61 7 10 Italian Junction 8 - - 20 Lake Constance & Bak all - 20 Lierre and Turnhout - - 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 11- 11p 94 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all - 20 Lyons and Geneva - - 334 Maria Antonia all - - 20 Do. do. New - 20 Namur and Liege all 81 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pre.: all 20 20. 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares - - p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 20 Ottoman. gua. 6 per cent 7 -- - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 331 31 331 20 Paris and Orleans 20 Reci.e& S. Fran. (Perm' } gua. 7 v. et. (Lim.) 9 81 20 Riga and Duniburg 4 - -- 10 Rome and Frascati - - 20 Royal Danish all - - 5 Royal Swediih - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - 20 Sambre and Meuse all 61 7 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 54 6 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 23 24 20 Wes ern of Austria .. - 6 - - 20 Wester Jof Switzerland all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Zealand all - - BRITISH MINES. Dfinee. Share) Paid. \ Closing Business Priee. Done. lAlfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 6 7 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborue) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 460 470 East Bassett (Mogan). 30 200 210 -- Great South Tolgus l7s 15 16 G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 25 35 G. Wheal Vor (1Ielston) 95 4 Lady Bertha lBs 6d 1 11 North Frances (Illogan) 85 75 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 5 7 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 95 105 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 15 14 15 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 25 2325 2375 • 50i , 41 C. Brea( Illogan). 2 25 3 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 200 210 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co. 45 15 2 10 Tin Crow 9 4 45 Unitedllines(Gwennap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 5 West Basset (Illogan) l5 2t 23 W. Caradon (Liske2rd) 2O 776 824 Wheal llaaaet (Illogan) 64 150 200 (Redruth) 6 130 140 [Wheal Edward (Cals.). - 3 [Wheal Kitty (IL Lelant) Lt." 104 115 Wh'l Mary Ann (:lttrihe) 8 46 43 Trelawney (Link.) 45 30 32 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian I Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOs par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 20 Do.St.Johndellley,Lim l5 11 12 5 Do. Land and MiningCo all -- 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica --d 40 Cobra Copper all 36 38 375 Copiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Min,g.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all 95 104 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 5 1 New Granada all 1 N.lthineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 5 fp 1 I 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 4 5 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba 165 111 15 28.2.85 United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing Busines s Prices. Done. - Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.& July 100 115 116 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 1115 1125 -- Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 103 104 NovaScotir Gov. 6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1115 112 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 1115 112 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. B Sharei Joint-Stock Banks. Paid, Closing Price. usiness Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. oSwitzerland Lon.Char.Bk.of Austral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster I'rov. of England Do. new National Bank New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 68 70 24i 25 1 1 cil 62 64 1 100 100 20.11 100 151 161 25 , all all 111 23} 232 47 49 20 201 21 20idl MISCELLAhEOUS, Miscellaneous. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Roy al Mail. Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at £1 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1802 Do. C. Canada Land Chan.lslands Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg Do. Preference 7i per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lon d. G en. Omnibus Co. Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at I dis. N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim ) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Laud & Min. Pen. & Oriental Steam. Do. New .. Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam ,l Scot. Austrin. Inv. (Li mj South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. Van Dienielea Land all all all 15a. all all Paid.l C r i° r s ice in r g Zusiness done 13 14 !20 250 32 34 21 31 36 38 19 21 14 15 23 128 9 10 24 25 102 104 1p 11 1 5 6 i I d $ 1 I 1 Elio par 21 3 83 85 13 14 p V 235 24 65 7 61 63 1125 125 36 37 1 1 9 11 Business Done. amount of the classesgreat a ied w h %r 1 he contended that there was nothing n gi ee ve en t d he soe fr ia a l ne p h o i s s i e tio t n o those ‘vele of of v h o o t n ers n w ie o m ul b d er n s ot o b pp e o e s d it d e ed to to sh th ow e e ll on a s t ti a tu l e ar ne g i adduced on behalf held. They could not conceal from themselves there was a . IMPE R IAL PA_LLIAMENI.. c i w by i nthgeir d esin i .....____— ees t r e e ll t ige e c —(YESTERDAY). country by the operation of the savings bank clause. justly entitled to the right. The House of Commons ' would (Hear, hear.) He called on the house lea exercise their judg- listen to that appeal, but not by adopting this bastard seat on the woolsack went without reference to mere party cons id era ti ons , an d s y s t em o f legislation. He trusted this is question would soon by consenting to allow the bill to go into committee, and pass into abler and better hands—into those of the noble when it was amended there it would settle the question'at lord, who. had an hereditary claim, or those of the hon. etice that on issue satisfactorily. If they did net adopt that course member for Birmingham, who represented the feeling out 'etee to in- the question might be indefinitely postponed, or brought of doors. It was said the noble lord was actuated by party etes. forward f or cons id era ti on w h en the p üblic mind was agi- motives, and thi s was a subtle party move to displace - the N - tated and inflamed. Government. He for one would support the resolution, Sir R. PEEL said he rose for the 'purpose of making a but not on party or. on factious grounds, but en public few observations on the important subject under discussion, grounds. He for one was no enemy to party connexions ; Ire party the house was governed. He should vote with and considering the number of gentlemen who were still the landthe ' nob )e lord desirous of addressing the house he certainly thought that that on this occasion their conduct . was governed by the the time for making long speeches had well-nigh gone by. purest motives. As far as he was individually b concerned, (Hear, hear.) At all events, if any gentleman desired to 'he had shown he was not prepared to give up to party his address the ho use b e f ore th e conclusion of the debate, he right to judgment on important que s ti ons. On two very trusted the house w ou ld accor d t o t h em, as it had done to great occasions, he had assisted as mu c h individually as any man to displa ce 'th e G overnmen t, a lth oug h he had felt those who preceded, iz a kind and courteous attention. After the deepest regret at being obliged to separate himself from this protracted discussion, after the very satisfactory man- a statesman for whom he entertained the warmest seem_ ner in which thid bill had been debated, after every part of pathy on public grounds, and towards whom he felt the feelings ofpersonal attachment. They had been it had been disse c t e d an d di sem b owelled, to use the expres- warmesttauted with the diff erence of opinion on' that side of the sion of his right hon. friend the member for Ashton, after house, but they would see that in the "moment of a great the very admirable manner in which the qubetion had been crisis they could be united, with the exception of two or treated in the able speech of the right hon. baronet the three deserters. They would not hesitate , to stand faithful to the principles whi c h h a d ma d e t h e great L i beral party 11 e member for Carlisle, he did not prop ose to crater into any recognised as the organ of public opinion • they would re lengthened disquisitions upon the subject of the franchise, main true to their colours, ' colours, and stand faithfully to their nor on the philosophy which the right lion. gentleman the principles, and look forward with proud confidence to the Secretary for the Colonies had introduced into the discus- result of the division, with the hope that the ultimate re sion of this m:ddie-class bill. (Hear, hear.) He should suit would justify them, and that in the triumphant ma jority the success of the resolution, not enter upon a di scuss i on o f th e G rey l etter, or of the the people which wou woul ld r d ecognise welcome the wisdom and th e j us ti ce o f misgivings of the h on . mem b er f or C am b r id ge town, that house (Cheers.) Neither should he quote Clarendon, Mackintosh, or De Mr. GASKELL would have been content to give a silent Tocqueville, or the Athiest friends of the Under Secretary vote if he could entirely concur either with the Government for India. (Laughter.) He was surprised that the noble or with the noble lord. There were some parts of the bill he did not approve of • but ho could not vote for i the reso dlord had quoted the opinions of a man like Mr. Holoake. 1 • • • ution • it appeared to him to raise a false issue. (Hear.) (Hear, hear.) The no bl e l or d oug ht t o rec oll ect that this Mr. ' SLANEY said he s h ou ld vo t e f or the resolution, was a man who went about the country lecturing against not because he wished to destroy the bill, but because he ' the Bible. (Hear, h ear .) H e a tt emp t e d to d o so lately at hop e d t o see it amen d e d . Doncaster, but the feeling a ga i ns t hi m was so s t rong t h at Mr. E. C. EGERTON t rus t e d t h at the Gover nmentwould see the necessity of reducing the borough franchise, the mayor who had given the building was obliged to with- and would not allow the carrying of the resolution to pre- I draw his permission. (Hear, hear.) At that stage of the vent them from proceeding with the bill at a period which debate they could scarcely hope to introduce any fresh was so favourable for the settlement of the question. materials of criticism, but they might still derive some ad- Mr. COBBETT wished to state his reasons for voting in vantage from favour of the se con d rea di ng o f t h e bi ll. He did not ap- . looking with a critical ey e on th e d e b a t e which prove of the whole bill; on th e contrary, there were man had taken place. They mi g ht f o ll ow the example of the of its details of which he disapproved;'there y but were a First Lord of the Admiralty, and discuss the question with- variety of new franchises which had occupied public atten out any asperity, as he did—(hear, hear)—or discuss it tion almost ever since the passing of the Reform Bill of with the modest mildness of the Solicitor-General. (Hear, 1832, and he thought it very desirable that the bill should be hear.) 11 e would ask—where we re th e y? (L aug ht er. ) H on , read a second tim e , in order that th e y m i g ht b e cons id ere d in committee. The bill was wide enough in its scope to gentlemen might laugh, he did n o t mean i n w h a t par t o f allow of the opening of the question of the ballot. The ro that assembly of 600 palpitating members—he meant, where e,eistration of votes was included in the very title of the bill; were they in the discussi on o f thi s grea t and serious ques- and the hon , member for Bristol (Mr. H. Berkeley) might tion ? lie had sat' there almost without solution of con- take advantage of that to propose in committee a elapse ene tinuity. (Laughter.) They, had sat there since Monday bodying the principle of vote by ballot. He did not call him week listening to the opinions and sentiments expressed, and self a man of the people, but from long habit and from the membersinight well be astonished and bewildered, not as to education he received in his early days—(cheers) —he had a how they would vote, but by the opinions they had heard very strong desire to see those who laboured, whether at the expressed. It was said of the celebrated John Wilkes that loom or on the land, in r far better position than they' now when asked what his politics were, he replied, " I never were, (Hear, hear.) He knew there were those among them was a Wilkesite." A great many hon. gentlemen were in who suffered greatly, and he thought the house ought to give that position ; they had heard opinions from that side which their attention to this. His o .vn conviction was that if they ought to have come from the other, and from the other side attended to this more then they did they would find the opinions which ought to have come from that ; they had working class not so anxious for these changes, which sonic heard from Conservative members not only Liberal, but called organic, but that they would find that class satisfied Radical sentiments—(hear, hear)—whilst on that side they with the efforts of the house, while the house would better had heard hon. gentlemen endeavouring to throw dissent represent the working men than it did at present. (Cheers.) among their ranks, and holding opinions which might very Mr. COLLINS said he concurred with those who thought well come from the right hon. meniber for Cambridge and that something ought to be done to settle this question ; the right hon, gentleman who sat beside him. Those two and holding that view, he should give his vote against the gentlemen had left the Government with g reat dignity. resolution. (Hear, h ear .) (Hear, hear.) Lord Derby h a d sa id h e h a d lost two Radical Mr. WESTERN objected to the transfer of the county colleagues ; that was a new name for the right hon. mem- voters to the borough, even in those cases where the bill bar for Oxfordshire—(a laugh)—and it must have struck would fairly operate as a transfer. The mischief would be dismay into the heart of many an Oxford squire to hear him that those voters in most cases would be non-residtats. This qualified by the Prime Minister as a Radical. (Laughter.) effect would result—the resident electors having an interest An hon. gentlemen asked hint if he was afraid of the people ? in the affairs of the borough would be swamped by the non lam not afraid of the people, says that burly country gen- resident voters. (Hear.) There were other portions of the tleman, the junior member for Dorsetshire. (Great laughter.) bill equally objectionable, but after the long and able debate The right hon. member for Stroud has been styled a pale- which had taken place, he would- not further obtrude on din. (Laughter.) He certainly had galloped very freely the attention of the house. He approved of the principle 1 through the ranks, but happily he had got a fall—(hear, enunciated in the resolution of the noble lord the member hear)—and his passion must have since been somewhat sub- for London, and should accordingly give it the support of dued by the ample dose of Dover Powder he had received. his vote. (Great laughter.) As for theright hon. gentleman who ad- Mr. HODGSON would vote against the resolution of the dressed the house on Tuesday, that ornament of the noble lord. He could not but think that the house had not assembly, such was his power of debate, such his excellent treated the Government with the forbearance which, under eloquence, that he must be a bold man who did not hesitate the circumstances attending this question, they deserved. to rise after he had addressed himself to any subject. With respect to the bill, he did not mean to say that he en- They had also heard the right hen. gentleman the member tertained no objections which might not easily be removed for Dublin University. Some one had called him a windy in committee. It was his intention to vote against tho re orator. (Laughter.) He must say that if the debate had solution, and in favour of the Government bill. commenced on Monday week very windy, they had since Mr. WYVILL intended to support the second reading had the cataract and the volcano—" the torrent and tern- of the bill, because he thought it might be made a good pest of passion." The hon. gentleman who had just re- bill in committee, and also because he believed that, if they moved from his seat, said he-had not entirely given up the rejected it, it would be impossible to pass any measure of opinions he advocated last year. They were certainly rather reform during the present session. strong. Perhaps the hon. gentleman did not know exactly Mr. G. HUDSON complained that the resolution of the what they were. When it was proposed to entend the frau- noble lord, besides being unparliamentary was an unusual chise and increase the number of electors in the counties, proceeding on the second reading of a bill. He (Mr. Hudson) the hon. gentleman said, " Their s ense o f h onour , an d l ove should vote again s t th e resolution, because he believed that of fair play would not let them look tamely on and see such it was not intended to advance reform, but to be used as a great mischief done." He was glad to find the hon. gen- mere clap-trap for the purpose of defeating the bill. The tleman had not entirely given up these opinions. (Hear.) noble lord refused everything, and pledged himself to He was not surprised if - members could not make up their nothing. He should not again follow the noble lord into minds—what with resolutions, counter-resolutions, pro- the lobby for the sole purpose of turning out a ministry, to pose's, and propositions. He would like to ask the Chan- whose admirable manner of conducting the business of the cellor of the Exchequer what will be the fate of the bill, or, country every man who had r i sen i n th a t d e b ate h a d b orne in the language of the f as hi ona bl e nove li s t w h o sat beside testimony. (Hear, hear.) him, what will ho do with it? (Laughter and cheers.) The Mr. WALTER said th a t h e f u ll y agree d with the de right hon. member for Dubli n U n i vers it y had likened the scription which had been given by the right hon. member noble lord and the noble viscount and a third to the witches for South Wiltshire, that this bill would require to be gutted round a cauldron of incantation. The Chancellor reminded before it was rendered passable; whilst of the resoluti on it him of Hamlet soliloquising : might with equal justic e b e said that it committed nobody, " To be or not to be that is the question : suffer and meant nothing pr ec i se . This was a v er y di sagreea bl e - Whet • , her 'tis nobler in the mind, predicament for the hou se t o b e pl ace d i n. Wi t h t h e per to The sling and arrows of ou t rageous f or t une ; mission of the heus e h e wou ld s t ate t h e reasons why he Or to take arms against th e sea o f t rou bl es, should vote against th e secon d rea di ng, an d a l so a b stain And, by opposing, end th e M ?—T o di e ,—" from voting in favour o f th e no bl e l or d' s reso l ut i on. Con sidering all the circumstances of Lord Derby's Govern- To die ; not at trli. (Cheers and laughter.) The noble lord ment, he (Mr. Walter) had been of opinion that reform was the member for Tiverton told the Governme n t they e bad a ques ti on w ith w hi c h h e s h oul d not have meddled at all. much better go on , an d i f the resolution was adopted, in- H a d L or d Derby openly taken th a t course,the country corporate it with th e bill. Th e First Lord of the Admiralty would have been perfectly satisfied with him, but, like other tel them it was an offe ns i ve an d f act i ous resolution. (near.) imprudent peopl e , he accept e d a bill without , , o considering He thought such an expressio n o f o pi n i on was not at all how he was to meet it. Beside all this, he m might have justified. (Hear, hear.) Let them consider what this bill known that, however liberal might be the measure he was? It was y reposed to amend the laws relating to the re- brought in, it would fail to satisfy the Opposition, as the presentation of the people; every single portion of it had temptation to them to outbid him would be too great to be been objected to, and universal fault and dissatisfaction ex- resisted. (Hear.) With regard to the identification of the pressed against it, but if adopted they would have this ad- suffrage, there had been a great deal of discussion, as hon. vantage, that it might lead almost immediately to some prac- gentlemen seemed to confound equality with identity, tical legislation, which would be an advantage to the house whereas the two things were perfectly distinct. Equality and the country. What was the resolution ? At first sight, of suffrage was a question of degree, whereas identity was but at first sight only, it seemed open to the objection that a confusion of qualifications ; and here he had to express it was a mere abstract proposition, and one hon. membersaid his approval of the bill, inasmuch as it preserved the va he could not determine to vote for it, as it did not state the "- riety in the qualifications. For his own part he was an ad exact opinions and intentions of the noble lord. The Solid- vocate for an equal franchise in boroughs and in counties, tor General and the First Lord of the Admiralty had told and on this point he thought the hon. gentleman the mem them the resolution was most irregular; but they were now ber for Oldham had done more for the Government than positively assured that the resolution was quite regular, any of the Government's own members had done in defend quite Parliamentary, and quite consistent. (Hear, hear.) ing that portion of the bill which had been most attacked The ex-commissionerimperial—(laughter)—told them there by the other speakers in the course of the debate. Should was no precedent for such a resolution being moved on the the resolution be adopted, which was likely to be the case second reading, which selected the important points of the by a small majority, he did not see why Government might bill for objection. The Solicitor-General said such a course not withdraw the bill and bring in another based upon what was unprecedented in the Parliamentary annals of theceun- were now understood to be the views of the house. If they try. In 1844 when the Bark Charter Act was before the took that course he would willingly give them his support. house, an arnendmentin the shape of a resolutionwasmoved But the worst course they could pursue was to dissolve, for by Mr. Hawes, and the numbers were ayes .185, noes 30. it would be :highly improper for them, a Conservative ' On that occasion there voted for the resolution the right Government, to go to the country on a Reform Bill. If hon. member for Oxford University and the present Mi- the Government were to dissolve, they might possibly gain nister for 'War. (Hear, hear.) Hon. gentlemen complain some strength ; but they would in that case fling upon the that they do not know what are the intentions of the noble floor of the political arena a bill which would become the lord. If the resolution werecarried and the Government de- subject of a squabble among the most radical and violent leafed, and if they relinquished office, he believed the noble classes in the community. lord would be prepared, without delay, to lay a bill on the Mr. GREENALL said he had come to the conclusion table. (Hear, hear.) He believed the noble lord would be I that his vote ought to b e aga i ns t the resolution of the noble ready to pledge himself t o do so , if th e h ouse sanc ti one d his lord the member for London ; for although the noble lord resolution. (Hear, from Lord J. Russell.) He would treat might possibly, carry that resolution by a small majority, the subject in a statesmanlike and straightforward manner. still he did not believe that he would be able to produce a (Hear, hear.) The resolution involved every serious issue. better measure than that into which the bill of the Govern- They were told that if adopted it would be tantamount toe. ment might lie converted if the house were to go into cora defeat of the Government. He for one did not see that mittee upon it. would be a very great or serious inconvenience. (Hear, Mr. GILVIN was willing to state at once that he was hear.) It was not th e first time they had got rid of a we a k prepare d to tote for the resolution of the noble lord the Government and substituted a strong one to deal with, member for the City of London; and if lie had no other a great question. As regarded the question of reform, reason for doing so, it would be that which the right hon. he did not think it would be any very serious inconvenience gentleman the member for Oxford gave upon a notable oc if the Government was defeated, and the discussion ad- casion, viz., that every word of the resolution was as true as journed, perhaps for a year or two, as suggested by the hon. Gospel. (Hear, hear.) He was convinced that to give the members for Birmingham and Ashton. (An HoN. MEM- franchise to the working classes was the best means to make nen—Five years.) Let the question be adjourned even for them feel they had an interest in their country. (Hear.) five years, and. let a little healthy agitation take place. Mr. HENLEY would not have thought • it necessary, (Hear.) A full and free discussion of the great principles involved could not but be advantageous, and could not •but under ordinary circumstances, to have addressed any obser tend to exercise a wholesome and legitimate influence on vations to the house ; but it was known that he, in their debates. (Hear.) The noble lord had been the object common with his late right hen. colleague (Mr. Walpole), of the sneering observations of the Solicitor-General. It was unable to give his assent to the bill of the Government. was quite true the learned gentleman had that evening . He had listened with great attention to the whole of this given a tardy expression of his regret—(" oh," "hear")—but he had taunted the noble lord, and urged him to give debate, and if he had heard anything which in any degree some expression of his intention. (Hear.) He thought he shook the opinion he had formed of it, he should not have had found a vulnerable point, and came down with extracts had the least hesitation in saying so. (Hear, hear.) He from country papers, showing that somebody sa id some- thou ht the bill was somewh a t un d erra t e d. It was g , in where that Lord John and John Bright had co me to an his opinion, a very large measure , no t on l y i n w h at i t understanding; he imputed to the noble l or d most, unworthy motives of private advantage—('a no, no," and cheers)—he did, but still more in the principles it contained. Now, did impute them. ("No, no," and cheers.) The noble lord, accor di ng t o th e most moderate computation it increased however, had treated the hon. and learned gentleman's ex - the constituencies by one-half. (Hear, hear.) The mea planation with so much kindness, that he would not furthe r s allude to it. (Hear, hear.) The hon. and learned gentle- sure that did this could not be a ver y sma ll one . (H ear, man should recollect that those wife live in glass-houses— hear.) Various reasons had been put forward for the equa (oh, oh)—he would say it, those who lived in glass-houses lisation of• the occupation franchise in town and county. should not throw stones; he had tried a dodge to injure the The noble lord the Secretary for India had said how absurd noble lord, but it had recoiled on himself, and he might it was that a man living on one side of a street should have now go and philosophise with the Secretary for the Colonies on this middle-class bill. (Laughter.) The Secretary for a vote for the county, and a man g livin on the other side the Colonies said the mainspring and backbone of the bill should not. That might be very well if there were not other was the preservation to the middle classes of the political anomalies of a still larger character. The hon. member the power which for twenty years they had exercised so much Under-Secretary for the Home Department (Mr. Hardy) to the advantage of the state. The whole inside of the bill S justified this measure upon what seemed to him to be a had been disembowelled by the right hon. member for rather extraordinary mode of reasoning. He said that this Stroud, and had neither principle nor backbone. The bill was not a change in the principle of the county suffrage, had excited nothing but dissatisfaction, it did nothing but , because an occupation franchise was introduced into coun unsettle existing arrangements. He maintained it did not ties by the Reform Act of 1832. But the great question admit any considerable portion of the working classes to the was how the principle had been applied. No one could say enjoyment cf their rights ;it admitted some new classes, but that the introduction of the county occupation franchise by it deprived the e borough freeholders of their ancient rights ; the Act of 1832 had at all altered the fact of property being it maintained all the small boroughs, and (what w as o ne o f the basis of the county qualification. (Hear, hear.) It the most objectionable parts) it proposed to introduce voting added perhaps a fifth or sixth to the number of voters. But papers. The small number of electors voting at the late what did the present bill do ? The present number of election for Marylebone was urged as an argument for their county voters was estimated at 500,000. The bill proposed e introduction ; but it proved nothing, as, of course, with twee to let in 300,000 occupation voters. But what did it do be- Liberal candidates in the field, the Conservative electors sides ? For some purpose which it was not easy to under would 100,0 e 015 would not care to vote. These voting papers, like those stand they took out of the county representation result used in the election of guardians by parishes, would be freehold voters and added them to the towns. The overwhelmed, liable to a great amount o fraud. He did not want to see would be that property would be sure to be swould any serious displacement of the present system ;he was not and the whole electoral powers of the counetie h plain result of in favour of electoral districts, or of uniformity of suffrage ; the occupation voters. That would be t whether £lO oc ho very much adhered to - the opinion of the right hon. the measure. He would not say anything limit; but the vast - member for Carlisle, who said a few evenings ago, "I will cupation was a proper or an improperthat class. say that a bill, taking as the new point of departure the £lO majority of the voters would belong an d ° A great many Powergn franchise for counties, lowering-to a considerable extent the would bo completely in their . h t lowering s the franchise - borough franchise—prohibiting the payment of traveling meats had been used arms danger of •in pointed out the reducing expenses, multiplying polling places, disfranchising within towns ; but no one had moderate limits the smell er b oroug h s, an d en f ranc hi s i ng, th e coun ty f ranc hise so as to put the whole power into the been spoken of as a raea with strict impartiality, the lar ger coun ti es an d th e l arger hands of one class. The bill had cities—l say that e ven now , at thi s momen t , my b e li e f i s sure d ea li n g with The a counties s contained subject that had never b upwards of 10 of dealt that a bill so framed w ou ld comman d suppor t on eac h s id e with before. they were about to vastly of the house. To such a measure ho would be disposed to millions of people, and ies. Nut while there were 10 en givemil- his cordial adhesion. He trusted he should see this large the constituer n e the counties tere were between pr inciple soon embraced in a bill which might lead to a lions of population • the and eight millions in.boroughs. For the 10 satisfactory issue. He trusted that this year, next year, or seven . n the counties there were 500 0 00 voters, and for perhaps in two or three years, they would have a measure millions in the boroughs ' there were 430,000 which might lead to a satisfactory ctory settlement, instead of the e It voters. was proposed to take 100,000 from counties, and this crude and ill-digested bill. The right hon. member them into than boroughs. I He was not touching now on for Cambridge had said it was crude and ill-digested. The put_ s franchises. • the fancy at gave .500,000:in the boroughs House of Commons had said so, and had been almost unseal in the mous in the condemnation of the Government bill. In and . 700,000_ . counties. But what was to be done doing so they had shown Ministers a faithful mirror of the with regard to members ? You were going largely to in public the voters in largely to bl' • d out of doors, by giving oche to the sentiments cerase counties, with scarcely any addition pule min expressed on the platform of every meeting which had b e en the members. The measure now proposed proceeds don the HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH RATES, The Duke of MARLBOROUGH gave notice that on this day week he would move for a select committee to in quire into the assessment,and collection of church rates. INDICTABLE OFFENCES (METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS) BILL. On the motion that this bill be read a third time, Lord CAMPBELL said he entirely agreed with the pro , visions of this bill, which enacted that no persons should be liable to an indictment at the Central Criminal Court until there had been a preliminary investigation before a police magistrate ; but he wished the further proceeding with the measure should be postponed for a short time, so that a few amendments might be made in certain clauses. He objected to that pdrtion of the bill which g ave persons who were neither magistrates nor lawy ers th e power to commit per sons who might be brought before them. This was, however, hitherto entrusted only to grand juries, mayors, or aldermen. The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed to postpone the third reading of the bill till Monday next. RAILWAY TICKETS BILL. This bill passed through committee. MANSLAUGHTER BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved , the second reading of this bill, which was to enable coroners, in cer tain cases, to take bail for the appearance of persons against whom a verdict of manslaughter might be returned. Coro ners' juries frequently brought in the most absurd verdicts of manslaughter on frivolous grounds, and before the grand jury no shadow of evidence was given to support the accusa - tion. On one occasion a quantity of logs of timber floated down the river, and caus e d th e d ea th o f a person, and upon a coroner's inquest taking place, a verdict of manslaughter was returned against the owner of the timber. (Laughter.) Lord CAMPBELL and Lord WENSLEYDALE approved of the measure. The bill was then read a second time. VEXATIOUS INDICTMENTS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. EVIDENCE BY COMMISSION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER. took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway ; Glasgow Public Parks and Galleries of Art ; Kingstown Water ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Station at Manches ter); Poole Water ; and York Improvement. The Vale of Neath Railway Bill was read a second time. CHICHESTER HARBOUR EMBANKMENT. Mr. BONHAM-CARTER moved for a copy of the re port of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, in the year 1851, relative, to the embankment of certain waste lands in Chichester Harbour subject to be overflowed by the tide, and also a deed of covenant, founded upon the same, between the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and Messrs. Merritt and Greenhill, dated the 9th day of July, 1851.—Agreed to. Mr. C. FORSTER moved that the order, that the Dart mouth and Torbay Railway Bill be committed, be read, and discharged ; that the bill be withdrawn, which was agreed to. _ PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented prayino for the repeal of the duty on paper ; against th e Endowed Schools Bill ; for the repeal of the hop duty, &c. CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Mr. BRADY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was the intention of the Govern • ment to introduce a bill for the better regulation of the Corporation of the City of London ; and if so, when it would be laid on the table of the house. Mr. S. ESTCOURT said he was prepared to bring in two bills, one financial and the other municipal, after Easter. THE TROOPS AT TRINIDAD. Sir DE LACY EVANS moved for an address for copies of all correspondence, up to the latest date, concerning the mortality and sickness of the 41st Regiment at Trinidad, and concerning the unhealthy location of the barracks in that locality. He also asked for some information on the subject. Gen. PEEL said that orders had been forwarded to the Governor.• General at l3arbadoes for the withdrawal of the troops as soon as possible. The motion was agreed to. THE PAPER DUTY. Mr. DILLIVYN asked the Secretary to the Treasury under what section of the statute the Board of Inland Re venue had forbidden Mr. Routledge, of Eynsham Paper Mills, to send out without Excise survey half stuff made into slabs similar to those imported free from Russia ? Mr. S. ESTCOURT said the section in question was the 66th of the Paper Duty Act, and there was a difference be tween the two materials alluded to. LOCAL ASSESSMENTS EXEMPTION ABOLITION BILL. General BUCKLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what course he intended to pursue in reference to this bill ? Mr. S. ESTCOURT said that he had received numerous deputations from religious, charitable, and literary institu tions on this subject, and he was satisfied that he could not induce the house to pass the bill in its present form. He thought, under the circumstances, the best course would be to proceed by commission. EXPLANATION. Lord ELCHO rose to make a personal explanation in reference to what he had said during the debate on the Reform Bill. In what he had said respecting the observa tions made by the Solicitor-General, he had not the slightest intention of approving of anything reflecting on the character of the noble lord the member for the city of London. He was told that the words "private advantages," applied by the learned gentleman to the noble lord, had been interpreted offensively towards the noble lord, but he was sure his learned friend did not use the words off e n s i ve ly, and for ,ho wOtaid sOoner,at ttin,--no out rather than say a n ything disrespectful to the noble l or d. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL explained that he used the words "political aggrandisement" and " private ad vantage" in a purely political sense. Lord J. RUSSELL expressed himself satisfied with the explanation. The subject then dropped. INDIA. Mr. WILSON moved for an address for copies of de spatches from the Governor - General in Council to the Sec.. retary of State for India of the 26th of January and the sth of February, 1559; and of the despatches in reply of the Secretary of State for India to the Governor-General in Council of the 9th and 16th of March, 1852.—Agreed to. EAST INDIAN FINANCE. Mr. WILSON also moved for an account of the receipts and disbursements of the Home Treasury of the Govern ment of India, from the Ist day of May, 1858, to the 30th day of April, 1853—the last three months estimated ; estimate of receipts and disbursements of the Home Treasury of the Goverment of India, from the Ist day of May, 1859, to the 30th day of April, 1860 ; statement of the sums subscribed to each of the public loans open in India in each month, from the Ist day of January, 1857 ; copy of financial despatch of the 31st day of January, 1859, and estimates of receipts and disburse ments of the Home Treasury, from the Ist day of May, 1859, to the 30th day of April, 1860 ; estimate of the re ceipts and disbursements of the Home Treasury of the Secretary of State for India in Council, from the Ist May, 1859, to the 30th April, 1860. Copy of financial despatches to the Government of India, dated the 19th January, 1859, No. 6. Of the present amount of the guarantee fund of the East India Company ; together with an estimate of the probable amount thereof when the same shall become applicable to the redemption of the capital stock of the said company, on the assumption that during the re mainder of the period for which such fund is to accu mulate the average price of the public stocks will be the same as that which has prevailed since the same was first created ; of the amount of interest payable in England on debt incurred since the Ist day of May, 1857 of the amount of interest payable in India on debt incurred there since the Ist day of May, 1857, deducting therefrom the interest of 4 per cent. Stock sub scribed to the loan and cancelled ; of the balance in the Home Treasury on the Ist day of May, 1857, and on the last day to which the same has been made up, exclusive in each case of deposits on account of public works guaranteed ' • and, of the balances in the Indian Treasuries on the Ist day of May 1857, and on the last day to which the same have been made up (converted into sterling, at the rate of two shil lings the company's rupee) ; beiny copy of Parliamentary paper presented to the House of Lords on the 18th day of March in the present year.—Agreed to. POLICE AND TOWNS IMPROVEMENT. Lord ELCHO moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Police and Towns Improvement Act, so as to enable towns and populous places in Scot land to avail themselves of its provisions for sanitary and other improvements, without at the same time adopting its provisions as regards the establishment and mainte nance of a police force.—Agreed to. ENDOWED SCHOOLS (No. 2) BILL. The second reading of this bill was postponed till Tues day, the 12th April. THE GOVERNMENT REFORM BILL. Lord PALMERSTON said it would be very desirable, if the debate on the Reform Bill came to an end that night, and asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what course he intended to pursue ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—l thought the suggestion I made on Tuesday night would meet the general wishes of the house ; and I shall be ready, as far as I am concerned, to fulfil every part of the promise I made on that subject. But really the matter must be left in the hands of hon. members them selves, for the question was of far too great importance for him to take upon himself the responsibility with refer ence to the continuance or the conclusion of the debate. I may, however, add, that, on the part of the Government, I am ready to come to a division to-night, and I hope, if it is not concluded to-night, that there will be some dis • tin sl understanding that it is not to pass over to-morrow. (Hear, hear.) THE REFORM BILL. THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. DU CANE resumed the adjourned debate. He felt bound to support the second reading of this bill. He denied the truth of what was alleged against the bill, namely, that it was not a measure of reform; and he taunted the noble lord (Lord Palmerston) with op posing the present bill, which gave some extension of suffrage, while he himself never did so. lie certainly felt lound to object to two points in the bill, namely, the identity of the suffrage and the disfranchisement proposed How - ever, these were matters of detail which might be discussed in committee, and were not questions of principle. (Hear, hear.) The part of the bill of which he most strongly ap proved was that which related to the working classes. The manner in which the measure proposed to deal with these classes, as regarded the franchise, by con ferring it on those who were egueated and intelli gent, was most admirable. It also tended to promote habits of frugality and prudence amongst the working classes, and he believed that must necessarily meet the approval of the thrifty portion of those classes.. He denied that there was any public manifestation against the Government Reform Bill, or in favour of the views of the hon. member for Birmingham, which would enable that house to come to a conclusion that the public were op posed to the former—(hear, hear)—or desirous to adopt the latter. He did not take the same view as certain hon. members did of what was termed " fancy franeliisea," and Business Done. • • basis that' there was not to be any great redistribution of seats. But could any one suppose that if you were geiing to add 300,000 voters to the counties they would be long con tent without a redistribution of seats ? It was impossible to suppose such a thing. If the constituencies. were the same and the quality of voters the same, and the ten millions had only 160 representatives, and the seven millions 330, could such a strange stare of things ex:st for a Moment? He might he met from the Treasury bench by the argument that he must not complain because the comities had always hail a less number of representatives than bosoughe and the t that was the old state o f things. He d:d not compfein, but if the answer was a good one, what became of the equality of the £lO franchise, for there had always been a du:bre:ice betwc en the county and lorough voters? If you created equality of voting, it was impossible to -keep of;: redistribution of seats, and you must give the counties their just share of the re re sentatien. The noble lcrd the Secretary for India said that the Government bill was just the thing to smooth down that difficulty. If so, it ow can those who were averse to a redis tribution of seats think the measure so good a one ? What would became of the exist:nee voters in counties ? It could not be said exactly how it would work; but it was clear that the present constituencies would be swamped. If you brought in at once a number of new voters equal to three to four, it was clear that the old voters would stand in a dif ferent position to that in which they now stood. He came now to the extension of the suffrage in boroughs The ques tion had been argued on that the (Ministeriel) side of the house, and the hon. and learned n:ember for Cambridge borough bad given a di ;tint definition of what was in tended when he said that we should no longer have a rough and clumsy mode ofletting in people to the franchise, that the old-fashioned system of letting them in in the gross was no longer to exist; the principle must be that of selec tion. The hon. and learned member gave a curious illustra tion of the principle. He said when a man was tried for his life, or for his character, which was dearer than his life, by a jury, for any such purpose any 12 men were sufficient, but when you come to the more responsible matter of elect ing a member of Parliament, by the' 1 9-1000th part of the electors of Marylebone or the Tower Hamlets, you could not trust to the same rough procesi, but you must have the principle of selection. It was said that you would get the best of the working classes by the new franchises proposed. He (Mr. Henley) wished to examine them, and see how vott would get the best of that class. It was not pretended .(hie was not speaking of that portion of the working classes who were humbler than those who had £lO houses)-:it was not asserted—that the franchise, which took in fOters, and lawyers, and schoolmasters, would affect 'ft Oa—they were the gents of the collection. (Hear, and a Titer.) The next class were the lodgers. Ho did not apprehend that men who paid Bs. a week for lodgings, or ss. a week for unfur nished rooms would be of a lower class than £lO house holders. Then, the only thing which remained was the sav ings bank franchise They were told that you would not reduce the £lO franchise on account *if the anomaly which would arise; but he should lik e t o k now h ow the anomaly between the franchise for £3OO in the Three per Cent. Con sols and the £6O savings bank franchise was to be recon ciled. Both were to be money or money's wet th in Govern ment securities, and how Xtib in one Goverument security, and £3OO in another, could be equality, he could not corn prebend. (Hear.) Was £6O in a savings bank a fair test by which you could . say that a man among the working classes' who did not possess itwas not as respectable and trustworthy as a man who did? (Hear, hear.) He said that it was no such test at all. He was ready to admit that a man 'who had £6O in the savings bank might be, and probably was, a most respectable person ; but what were the circumstances under which one man had it and another did not possess it—for that was the real point ? (Hear, hear.) It wits said that you wanted to measure a man's prudence, self-respect, amd care, and that was the security But there was a difference between a married man and a single man, and between a man with a large and a man with a small family. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Henle) happened t o b e a man w i t h a l arge family. A m an might be respectable and trustworthy among the working classes, although h e m i g ht not b e a bl e to put money in th savings bank. There was such a thing as putting children to school among the humbler as well as the higher classes. There were thousands of children run ning about the streets who did not go to school, and if a man with four or five children let them run about the streets, and • sent his wife to work in a factory, if he was a money-mak ing man he might get £6O in the savings bank, but he was not a more respectable member of society than a mien who put his children to school . and let his wife attend to his family, and therefore did not make money. (Hear.) There fore £6O in the savings bank was not a fair test of a mem ber of the working classes havinga right to the franchise. He did not admit that the savings bank franchise standing alone was a criterion of the right of a working man to the franchise. The right hon. gentleman the Secretary for the Colonies spoke - of the danger of the extension of the fran chise in that direction. His right hon. friend nearldm (Mr. Walpole) spoke of a £6 franchise. That would admit 10400 voters, not more; but if you made that alteration in the borough franchise, which was now 400,000, would that compare with what was proposed by the bill, namely to let in 300,000 or 400,000 ? He would now say a word or two on the amendment of the noble lord. That was the question before the house, and which bore on the vote of eve r y mem ber. He agreed with what had been said, that they had not got the issue fairly before them. It was not the of the second reading of the bill simply and purely. They had got on the one hand the amendment of the itoble lord, and, on the other, the declaration of the Government. He should have occasion to notice both. What did the noble lord's amendment secure—for that was the first question ? It secured, certainly, to those who affirmed it, that there would be no transfer of the freehold franchise in boroughs. The great part of that was completely met by the clauses which had been somewhat irregularly eaut into the bill by the-Government. What did the last part of the amendment do ? It was as vague as anything could be—so vague that no human being could assign any definite mean ing to it. If the Government was to reduce the lodger fran chise from Bs. to 7s. 6d., it would satisfy the noble lord's amendment. Was it worth while to meet such a measure by such an amendment ; and he asked himself why it had been done. It seemed to him to have but orle object. He did not deal with men's motives ; he had nothing to do with them, and he thought they would be better without them. (Laughter.) The only object was to get the votes of many members of the house, who did not like to vote against the second reading of the Reform Bill; and it was a kind of means of kicking out the bill without that inconvenience. (Hear.) That semen° be the object of the amendment. He, for one, could not join in that process. (Hear.) He (Mr. Henley) was one of those who thought it very de sirable this question should, if possible. be settled. There were two things which he had gathered front this debate. One was, that a very considerable number of members of the house, if not the majority, were anxious that the thing should be settled this year. (Cheers.) He also believed the larger number were quite disposed to say that in its present shape the Government bill would not settle this question. (Cheers.) Of those two points anybody who had attended to the debate must be pretty well aware. He, then, for one, was ready to go into committee on the bill ; and he hoped When they got into committee, the deliberations of the house would • have their due weight with the Government, and induce them, if possible, to get the bill into such a shape as to afford reasonable ground of satisfying the more moderate people. It was quite out of the question to satisfy all. (Cheers.) Do what they would, they could not do that. He quite agreed in thinking that it did not matter one farthing what bill the Government brcught forward. (Cheers.) He believed whatever it was, it would have been pulled about and torn to pieces, and a party would have been formed against it, just as much as had now been done. (Hear, hour.) This was very natural, and he blamed nobody for it. It was very natural on a subject which was one of such enormous diffi culty that hardly any two persons in private conversation could agree upon it; and, the Government not having a ma jority in the house, it was a very tempting opportunity for the gentlemen opposite to exercise what was their perfect right, and tear any measure of the Government to pieces. It was something more than their right—he did not know that it was not their duty—to tear it to pieces, if it was capable of being torn, because, no doubt, by that means, we might get a better measure. (Hear, hear.) But he would also say to the Government that, considering the position they were in when they took office, and that they were now bringing forward a bill under such known and vast difficulties, that did not place them in the same position with regard to making alterations which they could not agree to, as if they had a great majority at their beck, and their own friends had not been divided in opinion. He would venture in all humility to say that this was an important consideration for the Government, with respect to their own followers, in going into committee. The situation was a peculiar one, and must be judged of by its peculiar circumstances ; and those rules could not be applied to it which probably would otherwise, in a general way, be applied in a case where the Government had a majority at its beck, instead of being in a known minority, with a great number of its own' friends differing in opinion. hie had stated frankly his objections to this measure, and he now stated, equally frankly, why he could not support the motion of the noble lord, which would do no good, but hang up the subject for another year, and give more opportunity for that agitation which some persons would be glad enough to create. Those per sons, indeed, if a Reform Bill was brought forward with the provisions of which they. could not agree, would use it as additional fuel for the fire, and no good would come of that but exasperation of feeling, and setting one class against another. Hewes, therefore, very anxious, as rapidly as possible, to settle this question. Many members had said that if we took one step downwards, wo roust go to the last step at once, with no resting placebetween. He doubted that very much; he did not think the people of this coun try were unreasonable. (Cheers.) He .believed we could go down by steps, and . go safer by step s . Hi s grea t o bj ec - • tion to this bill was that it laid down a principle which would prevent our going down by steps, because equalising the occupation franchise throughout the whole country would to a great degree hav e th a t e ff ec t. (H ear , hear) Equality of franchise, in his opinion, was dangerous. Two examples had been quoted to frighten the house—those of France and America. He did not want either of them, but our own mixed constitution, in which each part of the com munity should have its due share. Classe s of people as well as individuals were likely to be :elfishif they got all the power into their own hands. Our constitution, with its ins and outs, and what people might call its ab sur di t i es, had contrived to stand for hundreds of years, and it was remarked by Lord Macaulay that it had stood because the people, when they wanted any improvement, did not look about for any new-fangled fashions, but proceeded to get what they wanted by the old ways. He believed that con stitution afihrtled more liberty, more security for life and property, than any other; and though he wished; if he could, to amend it, he wished to do so by an extension of its old principles. (Cheers.) Mr. 'ROEBUCK—Sir, no one estimates morehighly than I do the importance of the subject we are now discussing. In the many years I have been in Parliament no such great subject has occupied our attention. Other matters may have had a mom en t ary i mportance, but they have been cir cumscribed in point of time, and in the extent of their ope rations. But the alteration you seek now to effect is an altra tion in the constitution of this country. The acts of this house influence tho destinies of the whole world, and there fore the act which we are now about considering is an act that influences the happiness of mankind. This is why I wish, if possible—not to put an end to this subject, for an end to it we cannot put ; but I want to go forward. My object is to obtain what reform I can; and the question 'that I ask myself is, in what way can I best obtain that reform ? There is, sir, a matter now before the house, and that mat ter is twofold. What is it that we aro about ? We are about to reform the Reform Act. Then we have got two inquiries to make—what is it that requires reform ? and, what means shall we take to attain the end we desire ? Now, sir, I will at once apply myself to those two matters ; and I have too much respect for the house to occupy their attention for a long time at this period of the debate; I will study brevity as much as I can. The House of Commons, from the very day of its establishment; has been in a state of constai fluctuation and change. Now it has changed as regards its own influence in the state; now it has changed as regards. the persons who elect it. For many years the House of Commons was the humble handmaid of the House of Lords.. But the House of Lords took to themselves the pastime of - Z it 1? Share' 1000 Stock Stockl