The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-14 00:00:00

VONEY MARKET AND CITY NE WT!. CITY, Two o'CLocm. The Bank of England return, completed 'to the 12th inst., exhibits some important change e. In the reserve of notes there is a rather large in crease, while a small addition is apparent in the s Lock of bullion. The public balances show a large falling of, but there is a more than corresponding a ildition to the private deposits. The other securities , owing to the recent augmented demand for mane; f, have been increased to a moderate extent. Th e various items and the changes they present, are , s hown in the subjoined table:— Active Circulation £20,5`.i 0,015:4,640 Decrease .. .. • • • • 2 Bullion 16 0 42,949 • • Increase • • • • • • Rest • • • • • • 86046 3,405 655 Increase .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 , 212 Public Deposits •9 989 4.884 Decrease .. . • . • • • 903,452 Other Deposits.. • • .. .. 15 , 526 , 334 Increase .. 1,346,417 Seven Day and other Bills .. 711,672 Increase .. 18,773 Government Securities 11,102,802 Decrease .. .. 200,000 Other Securities .. 17,811,439 Increase .. • . .. 375,889 Notes unemployed .. 9,314,140 Increase .. 313,715 During the last few days there has been a mode rate amount of business transacted in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Market. Tea experienced a slight advance in price, while sugars have been a shade flatter, except for refining qualities. Coffee bas brought steady rates, and in rice, fruit, and spices the dealings have been to an average extent, without any material alteration in values. At the public sales of indigo an advance of about la, per lb. was established on good and fine descriptions, but in the tallow market a heavy tone has pre vailed, prices having slightly given way, both for present and forward delivery. A moderate business is reported in discount eircles, and the rates still show rather a doWnward tendency, owing to the abundance of capital and the limited supply of commercial securities. The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday comprised the withdrawal of £4,000 in gold for exportation. The Atrato has arrived from the West Indies with £123,600 in specie. Increased firmness prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and the sales reached 17,000 bales, of which 10,000 were for exportation and on speculation. An advance of s d. per lb. was estabLished in the value of American and Swats. The Bank of France return for the month ending the 13th inst. has just been published. It shows that the bullion has increased about £1,900,000, the notes £1,300,000, the Treasury balances £426,600, end the advances on stocks, &c., £1,290,000 ; but there is a decrease of £520,000 in the bills discounted. The half-yearly dividend on Turkish 6 per Cent. Bonds of 1858 has been announced for payment, and notice has also been given that the Bonds, 'amounting to £56,100, drawn in December last for hiemption on the Ist of March, will be paid off at Par on that or any subsequent day. Speculation being very much restricted, the Market for the English Funds, although exceed ingly lrm, presents a quiescent appearance. The tendency of values, nevertheless, continues favour able. Consols for money and the 6th proximo have be en 93 93k, but they are now 921 93 for the former, and 93 93 1 for the latter. The New Threes and the__ Red uce d are f i rm at 931 ; Exchequer Bills, March, at 16s. prem. ; ditto, June, at 18s. prem. 13ank Stock is at 241 and 242 ; India ditto, at 226 ; and ditto 5 per Cent. remains at 1068 A rather acti ve b us i ness h as t a k en pl a ce in the Foreign Market, and prices are generally well main tained. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 841 851 ; ditto, 1858 , 751 76 ; M ex i can h ave i m p rove d t o 35a f,- ; Russian 5 per Cents to 101; ditto 3 per Cents to 6 4b ; and Eqnador to 181 191; Spanish are firm at 5 4; ditto Passive, at 204 21; ; bid the Certifi cates are flat at 71 BA-; Italian are steady at 671 68. Increased activity has prevailed in the Railway Share Market, and several of the principal British lines have further advanced. Eastern Counties, Great Westerns, and Brightons have improved 10s. ; South Easterus, 15s ; and Great Northerns, Ll. North-Westerns, South-Westerns, and Mid lands, however, have receded 55., and South Wales, 108, The Foreign and Colonial Markets have also ~1 811° wa a more cheerful tone. South Austrian and Lombardo -Veneti a n have advanced to 20i; Grand Trunk of Canada to 25 and 251; and Great Wes tern of Canada, 121 /,. joint S tock Bank and Mi sce ll aneous Sh ares rally support previous rates. b RITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 a uk Stock ~ per Cent Reduced Annuities . ... 93 1 4 'pe)er Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock Per ent. Annuities 931 4 Ditto 5 er Ce. D itto En p faced nt 1068 Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent lOl/ 1 Ditto 51 per Cent ~. -13.tiittttoo Debentures,Bondsxlo ,00 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100 27 6 kilt to under £ 3,000 Consols for Account March 6 . India Et ock for Account, 5 per ..... March. I June 11 z e h e q u e t. Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... Ditto £500 Ditto Small I bra POREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ilia 5 per Cent (1,,;!tt0 4/ per Cent, 1858 '''"u.7l 6 per Cent 9/tador New Consolidated .2-ex ican, 3 per Cent Di tto Account urenada Active it ssian Do. Ex ove Cen r-due Coups. &Hectares lO/ u„ itto Acc 5 per t. 1822, LSt — Ditto 101 i "' ti Do 3 per C en t. 18 59 Path itt :3h 3 per Cent D itto New Deferred — Ditto Account Ditto Passiv e 21/ 20/ 1 208 IPaarisb. Cert. of Coup. n o t f un d e d urkish 6 per Cent Otto New Loan Ditto Aceo nt 768 51 .....Ditto £lOO 80nd5.... 77 Venezuela, 3 per Cent .. _Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian 6 per Cent. Ex. 10 Florins.. 524 Jiutch. 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 GU. trench Rentes, 44 per Cent., Ex. 25f loof. 25c. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 674 4 8 74 18 ' THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Account THE SEXAGENARIANS OF THE HOUSE OF COM- I lmws.—The following members (62 in number) claim to be Wholly excused from serving on election committees, on ac count of being more than 60 years old :—Mr. T. Alcock, Gen. Arbuthnott, Messrs. E. Ball, W. H. Barrow, Col. Bernard, Messrs. T. T. Bernard, A. Black, P. P. Bouverio, T. W. Bramston, J. I. Briscoe, J. Brocklehurst,R. Brooks, Major Bruce, Gen. Buckley, Captain Banbury, Messrs. M. Corbally, W. Deedes, E. Divett, Sir E. Dundas, Mr. E. Ellice, Sir De Lacy Evans, Messrs. W. J. Fox, G. C. Glyn, S. Gregson, C. G. Grenfell, B. Gurdon, G. Hadfield, T. C. Haliburton, Sir W. G. Hayter, Sir W. Heathnote, 3,lessrs. J. W. Henley, R. Ingham, J. J. H. Johnstone, J. Kershaw, Sir H. Leeke, Mr. Long, Col. Lowther, Messrs. W. Lysley, J.M‘Cann, W. M arshall, C. A. Moody, W. lurray, W. Nicol, R. O'Ferrall, C. W. Packe, Col. Packe, Viscount Palmerston, Messrs. D. Pugh, 0. Ricardo, D. tobertson, G. P. Scrope, R. A. Slaney, Sir F. Smith, Messrs. R. Spooner, J. Steel, G. Traill, J. A. Turner, Sir W. Verner, Admiral Walcott, Sir J. W a l s h, Messrs. B. k`Gbie Willcox, and W. B. Wrightson. 'IIIE ADULTERATION OF BREAD. —Out of 32 4 ►ltples of bread recently analysed by the Lancet Analyti geal Sanitary Commission, alum was found in 17 samples, oz more than one half. The quantities ranged, per quartern loaf, between 25.91 grains and 15806 grains ; and per sack 92 41b. loaves' between 5 oz. 4 drs. and 33 oz. 2 drs. It ?pears that as a rule the more resp ectable hi gh - priced b iers, wh.obuY the best flour and sell s u p erior bread d o not make use of alum, for the employment of which no necessity whatever exists. The principal reason why alum is generally 118,e„e4, by the bakers who sell'cllieap bread is, they are thereby - "Wed to use a less expensive flour, and to impart to it the . Z °ll , r and appearances which belong to flour of superior a " t Y and of higher price. That the addition of a power -411 s ubstance lik e a l um , and in the large quantities dethc ,:abY The lancet Commi ss i o ners, is prejudicial to health i s " 18 productive of derangement of the digestive organs, Well a scertained. The adulteration of bread with alum me °lllr arY to law, and bakers using it are liable to punish ,_4; both u n d er t h e Brea d A c t as well as under the eo.t Bill f or th e P revention of . Adulteration; the former 4'ee 18 ) indeed, rarely an d a t l ong intervals, enforced ; but azt i t ter , as respects the adulteration of bread as of oth er 8, is inoperative. It is, therefore, obvious that the v : is at present wholly in e ff ec t ua l i n putting a stop to a ascandalous and i n j ur i ous a d u lt era ti on of a prime " of sttily consumption. 481 8 1 71 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. a Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. _....... Redford itnd Bletchley all Ln.&isT.W Birkenhead. Buckingh , "141 i re lOO Do. 95 97 Chester & H ilyhead lOO Do .. 53 55 Do. 5i per cent 100 Do. 125 127 Do. 5 „ 500 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. gBpr c. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all Pl,Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge... . 100 •• •• •• Gls.Barr.&Neilsr. 100 Caledon .. .. Do. new Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .. 4 Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 111 113 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 In.&N.W 199 204 Lon. and Chat. Ext. 11 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c all Do. .... ... .. .. London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 634 Do. Preferen •13 Lon.,Tilb.& b.. - 1- hend 100 Peto &Co Bl 83 Lowestoft gua. t p 0.. 100 orfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do.• Ninc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 34 44 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts, p i p gua. 5 per cent... Northm&Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent..... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 100 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western all Midland 151 161 L&N.W 1 Preston and Wyre. 1 all & L. j 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • . .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 1331135 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 121 123 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset. 100 Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn , tz Croydo . all L.&Brgtn 84 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share/ Railways. p aid. i Closing Business Prices. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.e pref. issued at £5 Bris. & Exet. 4 p. c. st Do. shares Caledon. qr. ishrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 5 p. c. Cornwall. 5 percent Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. I Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. c-1 Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.& Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & Furness, 5 per cent Glos.& S.West. gn. 5 p.c Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.ltedm.lop.c. pm Do. 4j p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redir.atsp.e.pm Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berko and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do, redeem. 44 p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. et Do. irredeem, 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref Birm. pref. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Do. firm. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do Do. do Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. etock Do.Barnsl.st£s 28 10dpe Do. 6 p, e. (East Lan.) Do. 44 p. c. (Blaekb. pur Lon. &Brig.sp.c. gu. No.l Do. 5 per centdo. No 2 Do. 6 per cent do Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C. P.) Do. 4 p c. st. (div. def. liP 65 Lon.Chat.&Dny.sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. Sr Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. at., late 3d shares Do. 4A per cent Do...(Prtsm. perpl. aimed of 2a Londondy. di Cole. she Londony. & Ennis. t she Sh. & Lin. ti per ct. Do. 46 'Do. 31 per cent. Do. redeem. 6 percent... Haryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. D, 4 per cent. ........ M o idla 4 nsi Con. 6 p, c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 44 p.c. pref. at. rdem Do. 44 p,c. irredeomable Do. 44 per cent .... • . . Do.Leic. andHit,4per ct Norflk. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. at. 1847 D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lB47 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New zua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. she. Do. do. do. Nth.Dvn,Rail.&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons, pref. 4 p.c. Do. 44pr. ct. redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref. Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, EL & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... RhymneyGuaranteed.. Scottish North-Ea stern p. c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c, pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4i per cent Southwrolt D D oo.a. el o opkir Es F ddm pp l iz_ xe Dae:eotrl p. : nkAs 113 4 :s:c i t. ) 665darm e .ppo r 4... a c pcc e nt.. c tk Do. 44 per cent Do. do. 1859 S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gllll S Do. sp . c . gua Dar, p. , Do.Nevvport 5 ny, /3 . P•o p l.r B eg i T/o. till 1869 93 95 20 21 6 6i 99 101 109 111 109 111 126 128 81 83 112 114 90 92 118 120 113 115 106 103 109 111 98 100 98 100 89 91 89 91 102 104 9i 10i 17 18 14 11 76 78 20} 211 10 lot 15 16 135 137 102 104 112 114 11! 114 135 140 112 114 150 155 128 129 74 76 95 97 13} 13} 124 126 1 ipm 64 71 I iPmi [3O 138 LO3 105 •• •• 94 96 11 113 [O9 111 11 llpm 102 104 97 99 i die par dis pal 22 23 32 136 10 11 10s. 10 10. 6. 24; 25 101 103 101 103 ivs Bd DOCKS. 28 29 32 34 31 33 42 45 128 130 123 126 103 105 123 126 119 122 stock Commercial ....... , . I 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent. Pref.3lin u:io stock !East and West India 1 ,30 123 - 1 , 25 stock ,T,or_do - .. —•• • • I C ,O 67 59 68 stock 'St. Katharine lOO d o ec , 601 , i stock ,SoutilamPton lOO _ " stdoklVietoria .. ........ 20 t Dui lie* , . r .,• , ...r...... - A ~ 2 1 d p SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY•) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. faid.lßusiness done. Closing rrice. i Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bost„Sleaf.,and 3 lid. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A I A gets no div ti 116 p e.p an.has Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June East Anglian 64 7 96 67 1051 loot 1061 6 Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do DoNw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth, & Dundee GlasF.T. and S. Western. G reatNrthn. of Scotland) Great Northern. f IDo A stock . "Do Kdo ... 20 541561 118 f 118 I7f it. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire, London and Blackwall Lon., Bright,& S. Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln IMaryport and Carlisle , j 7170& I && 107 6 9511 1011 i 421 i i 8k i 1311121 li p DO -* shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birminz. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland] Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry, Warnpt, dr Nos Norfolk North British N or. Dev. RaildsDk. stock Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc has been pdß ,Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York North London iDo new North Staffordshire Z:. and S. W. Junction 'Not. Gran. RI. & Canal Portsmouth Rh 3 mney Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scat. MM. stock Shrews, and Welchpool ghropsbire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lanc. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok. ,and Wok. Stockton Darlington Do Do New, 1860 iTaff Vale.. I Do Pref. No. 1 ThameaHavenDk&Raill Ulster Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford A; Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.6zlt West Midland -Oxford Do Newpor , Do Hereford 5 6 42 44 10i 11 19i 204 56 67 53 55 35 37 92 93 301 311 101 103 117 i 118 i 1171 1184 134 136 101 106 701 70f 57 6) 1051 107 60 62 120 122 44 46 95i 651 101 102 - 6 11 421 43 71 81 1318 1321 1 11 ) 102 104 67 0 66 66i 981 981 # d p 55 bsi 87i 85 99 101 5 4i 10 11 93 95 125 127 44 46 101 103 4G 48 37 39 841 841 68 69 99 101 51 61 384 314 84 9i 5; 6 4 144 148 55i 56i 2i 3i d PO 93 130 133 7 "II 47 49 43 46 90 02 681 66 i 13.14 25 10 st st 50 20 6.4.0 10.16.1 12.10 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 100 100 12 I I 94i 81 63 09/ 5/ THIRD EDITION. Itailway a. Paid, Clo sing 1 Price. Business done SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent hid Gu. 5 per cent.. Buffalo and Laxe Huron Do. New ....... Do. Preference Clew t a.&S. Eastn. (L ) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim ) 'CapeTown & Dock Scrip Demerara . I:astn. Bengal gu. 5 p. e East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. 44 p c. Debentrs. Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Do. 1856-1871 Do. do. G Ext Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 iG t.lndlarenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c G t. Soutb.of In die (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras guar., 5 p. Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 41 d 0.... Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newl3r unswick Canda By.&Land(Lim.)g.6pl Class A Capital Share .. !Do. do. Land d 0.....• • • 61 67 90 100 i 5 si d UPERIAL PAHLIANIENT. 7} 72 5 61 HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Earl STANHOPE presented a petition from Derbyshire against the education minute. Lord BELPER presented petitions to the same effect. THE HARBOUR OF CHARLESTON. Earl STANHOPE said he wished to ask a question of the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, relative to a rumour which had reached this country, to the effect that a second squadron of six ships had been despatched by the American Government, filled with stones, to be sunk at the mouth of Charleston harbour. It /tad also been reported that a thir.l squadron was in progress of equipment for the same purpose. What he wished to know was whether the Government had re ceived any information bearing on the subject. He had hoped that the despatch of the noble earl had settled the subject, as he had acted in a minner that entitled him to the unqualified praise of the country. He could not think the destruction of a commercial harbour like that of Charles ton could be looked upon as an act of war, on the contrary it could only be looked upon as a war against the bounty of Providence. He should also like to know whether any communication had been received on the subject from the French, and whether, if any information has been re ceived, what steps it was proposed to take ? Earl RUSSELL said he had not received any official communication on the subject, and therefore he could only think the rumour was untrue. Charleston harbour could only , be looked upon a commercial harbour, and he coml. sidered it would be most barbarous to destroy it. The replies of the American Government to representations which had been made to it was that the stone fleet was looked upon as an end to the blockade, and not for the purpose of destroy ing the harbour. With respect to the French Government, that Government took the same view of the subject as that of her Majesty, and had remonstrated against any act which would lead to the destruction of the harbour. He could not say whether any despatches had been received on the subject by the French Government. THE THEATRES IN PASSION WEEK. Viscount DUNGANNON called the attention of their lordships to the licenses accorded by the Lord Chamber lain to the various theatres in the metropolis having this year been wanted with the omission of the usual clause prohibiting their being opened on Ash Wednesday and during Passion Week. He thought a great part of the religious public would highly disapprove of the alteration; at all events, at its being made to grow above the other. He hoped that„ on further consideration, the resolution would be rescinded, and it could but act very detrimentally if it was allowed to remain in force. 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. Scinde ..........1 4.: Do. Punjaub .... V, ,t Do. Do. ..... •• • ..I r't Do. Indus. St. Flo. F c e, Trinidad (Lim.) Borip.. Lord SYDNEY said he was glad of the opportunity of explaining his point, as a great deal of misrepresentation existed on the subject. The alteration in the licenses had been made in consequence of representations that had been made to him by the metropolitan managers of the theatres, and he confessed he could not see why the H aymarket theatre should remain closed in Passion Week, while the Casinos and the Alhambra were allowed to remain open. If it was thought desirable that the theatres should be closed on Passion Week, then all places of a musemen t ought to be treated in the same way. There was no in tention of offending the religious feeling of any p ar ty, an d c h h e an d g id e... The subject then dropped.not anticipate any bad results wou ld f o ll ow th e OUTRAGE IN IRELAND. Lord CLE MENTS moved for a copy of the report of the lock-keepers of the river Shannon of the height of the water in the month of August, 1859, 1860, and 1861; and also moved for copies of the report made by th e lock keepers at R oo sky Lock of an out rage comm i tte d t by an unlawful assembly of persons, and of the i n j ur y corn • mitte don on th o e r publicabon the 16th d a y o f August, 1861; property of the r i ver S hannon, at Roosky, also the reports of the police respecting the above outrage, as well as any explanations made to account for the non-interference of the police to prevent injury being committed to the public property, Earl GRANVILLE said there would be no objection to the production of the papers. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-Tim EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. J. BRAMLEY-MOORE took the oaths and his seat 'or Lincoln. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the Revised Code of Education ; for a Reduction in Life Assurances ; against this country taking any part in the RllBBO. Dutch Loan until the wrongs of Poland were redressed, &c. HOP DUTY. On the motion of Mr. PAPILLON several returns were ordered in connection with the hop duty. NAVAL ESTIMATES. Lord C. PAGET brought up the navy estimates, which were ordered to be laid on the table. ROYAL ATLANTIC MAIL COMPANY. Lord DU ' KELLIN gave notice that he would ask her Majesty's Government whether any communication had been received on the subject of the Royal Atlantic Mail Company, and whether there would be any objection to lay it before tbo house. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Mr. MAGUIRE gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he would draw the at ention of the house to this subject. THE SUN, LONDON FRIDAY EV E NINE, FEBRUARY lA, 1861 THE NEW NATIONAL GALLERY. subject was under the consideration of Government, and steps would be adopted to render the means of approaching the Exhibition mole commodious, if possible. Lord ELCHO asked' the First Commissioner of Works, whether there was any truth in the report that plans for a new Natonal Gallery to be erected on the Burlington House site have been prepared; and that a vote for its erection is to be proposed to Parliament in the present Session : whether, in the event of such being the intentions of Government, the plans and elvation of the proposed building will be exhibited before any vote is proposed to Parliament ; and, whether any decision had been come to as to the purpose to which the present National Gallery is to be devoted. Mr, COWPER said that there was no doubt the Na tional Gallery, at Trafalgar-square, would shortly be un able to cont a i n a ll th e co ll ect i ons of national pictures, and of course means must be devised for their, reception else where. i IP 90i 1001 1011 1021 99 101 1014 102 k 102 103 1034 1041 24 25 71 73 GO 83 39 41 40 46 37 40 37 40 100 101 id ip 99 100 12f 12 81. 8 98 102 93 95 99i 1004 92 94 90 92 5 7 4 0 1011 102 i £6 99 6 i ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Colonel SYKES asked the Secretary of State for War, in reforence to an advertisement in the public papers headed " Army Medical Department," stating that there would be a competitive examination for thirty military assistant sur geons, whether her Maje ty's Subjects in India, and coloured British subjects in Canada and the colonies, would be allowed to compete ? Why 1,824 recruits, for the Bengal Presidency alone, were sent out at the end of last year, the fixed establishment of European troops of all rums for India, namely 71,000 men, being at the time exceeded by 9,770 men; and, why the Queen'sßays, ordered home from India, were stopped at Cawnpoor on their march to embark far England ? Sir G. C. LEWIS said that his hon. friend had moved for certain returns last session which contained the greater part of the information which he required. It was not considered desirable to employ coloured persons in the British army, as they were useful only in their own climate. BARRACKS AND MILITIA STORES. Capt. JER VIS asked the Secretary of State for War whether the advertisement in the newspapers of the 10th instant, in which tho War-office, asking for tenders for the repairs of barracks and militia stores, was correct; and if it was the intention of the Government to take the militia stores and barracks out of the hands of the county magis trates, and relieve the counties from all future expense for repairs, &c. ? Sir G. C. LEWIS stated that the Home Office did not undertake the duty of providing for the repairs for barracks and military stores for the militia, and the hon. and gallant momber was entirely under a misapprehension on the subject. _ _ DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Mr. MAGUIRE put a question to the Chief Secretary For Ireland, in reference to a statement made by him on the 9th of February, concerning the districts of Kali and Skib berreon. Sir R. PEEL said that this question was evidently put with the view of discrediting the statement which he had made the other evening on the subject of the alleged dis tress in Ireland. It would take too much time to read the letters from different parties which he had, or he could satisfy the house as lo the source from which ho obtained his information. The statement which had been made of the extent of the distress in Ireland originated in a desire to revive agitation. If he was mistaken he would be glad to retract what he had said ; but he could assure the house he believed that the statement as to there having been an exaggeration as to the extent of the distress in Ireland was correct. Mr. MAGUIRE said ho asked a question with respect to a particular district, and would expect an answer to it. Sir R. PEEL said the hon. member had assumed that what he (Sir Robert Peel) had stated was untrue. He' had received a letter that morning from Kanturk, which he would read to the heuse. Mr. MAGUIRE asked, as new matter was about being entered into, whether it would be competent for him to reply to the right hon. baronet. The SPEAKER decided that the hon. member was at liberty to do so. Sir R. PEEL said one of the letters was from an ex officio guardian of the Kanturk Union. (Cries of " Name.") He declined to do so. The right hon. baronet then read the letter in question, in which the writer stated that the distress in lianttnk was not what was described, and that the statements of Mr- Maguire were unfounded. (Cries of " Order.") ThbeertSyPtE. readAlK th Eß e d l e e e tt ii c l r. ed that the right hon. baronet was at liberty Sir It. PEEL then read the remainder of the letter. He also read a letter from Skibbereen and Skull, in the county of Cork, in which the writer spoke in terms of the greatest censure of the unfeeling conduct of the Irish landlords in that part of the country towards their unfortunate tenantry. (Hear, hear.) His statement would be corroborated by hon. members in that house, and he would not hesitate to ex press his opinions on the subject, notwithstanding the abuse he had received during the last three months from interested and dissatisfied agitators. (Hear, hear.) IRON PLATES. Sir FREDERICK SMITH nsked the Secretary of State for War when he expected to receive the report of the Iron Plate Committee; and whether he intended to lay it upon the table of the house ? Sir G. C LEWIS said that the subject was under con sideration of the Board of Admiralty. INFRINGEMENT OF THE CONVENTION WITH FRANCE Mr. BENTINCK asked the President o f the Board of measure in of her Maj es ty' s Go vernmente 'in that h ouse or to take any steps for the purpose of putting a stop to the present manner of dealing, in this country a n d i n Ireland, with British and French fishing boats capt ure d for infringements tade wh e t t o h i e n r tr it introduce any th e intention m of the Convention of 1843 ? Mr. M. GIBSON said that there was no complaint with regard to the manner in which this country acted in regard to the Convention ; and the French Government had been communicated with on the subject, and the communication had been received in a friendly manner. (Hear, hear.) FORTIFICATION OF THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. Mr. DILLWYN asked the Secretary o f S tate for War whether there is any truth in the report that it is the in tention of the Government to construct fortifications on the islands of the steep and flat Hohnes,and the adjacent coasts, for the protection of the upper part of th e B r i sto l Ch anne l. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that during the misunderstanding with America it had been decided to erect forts on the islands mentioned by the hon. member. CONVENTION BETWEEN SPAIN AND MOROCC. Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked the Under S cretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether the Government was in possession of a copy of any convention which had been concluded between the Government of Sp a i n an d th a t o f M orocco , whereby one-half of the receipts of the Moorish customhouses has been pledged to the Government of Spain; and, if so, whether they will lay the same before this house ? Mr. LAYARD said that Government were in possession of papers on the subject, but could not at present lay them on the table. Mr. CHILDERS asked the First Commissioner of Works what steps Government proposed to take for rendering the International Exhibition more accessible, and whether any of them will require the approval of Parliament. Mr. COWPER said, that no doubt the approaches to the exhibition were too narrow for the convenience of the number of persona that znight be expected when it was opened, The [LEFT SITTING.] LONDON GAZETTE.—(This Evening). FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB 11. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. E. C. Downing as Consul at Cardiff for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Jose Gervacie Sotillo as Consul in the Island of Trinidad for tho Republic of Ven( zuela. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 14. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of John Peter Grant, Esq., Lieutenant- Governor of Bengal, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. WHITEHALL, FEB. 13. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for appointing Hugh Seymour Tremenheere, Esq., Richard Dugard Grainger, Esq., and Edward Carleton Tufnell, Esq., to be her Majesty' s Corn misioners for inquiring into the Employment of Children and young Persons in Trades and Manufactures not al ready regulated by Law. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 13. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lieu tenant-colonel Charles Doyle Patterson Egon of Her . Majesty's Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard, vice Captain G. V. Macdonald, resigned. CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 14. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. City of Lincoln—Tohn Bramley Moore, of Aigburth, near Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Esq., in the room of George Fieschi Heneage, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR-OFFfCE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 14. Grenadier Guards—General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., G.C.8., &c., from the Scots Fusi lier Guards, to be Colonel. Scots Fusilier Guards—General Sir Alexander Woodford, G.C.8., G.C.M.G., &c., from the 40th Regiment, to be Colonel, vice General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, appointed to the Grenadier Guards. The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade—Field Marshal Lord Seaton, G.C.8., G.C.M.8., to be Colonel-in-Chief, 59th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Plomer Young to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Jeremiah Taylor, deceased. BANKRUPTS. Richard Willoughby, printer, West Smithfield Joseph B. Chatfield, draper, Horsham, Sussex Henry Ablitt, grocer, Montpellier-row, Brompton Lewis Green, carpenter, Crouch End, Hornsey John Wood, farmer, Headcorn, Kent Henry Ablewhite, Stowmarket, Suffolk William Hart baker, Hackney-road) George Wm. Glinister, grocer, Stepney Thomas Williams, licensed victualler, Jermyn-street William H. Pickergill, licensed victualler, Marsh-gate' Lambeth James Bull, baker, Newport, Isle of Wight William Martin, hay dealer, Ruislip, Uxbridge Thomas Crawley, boot lace manufacturer, Smithfield George Peffani, sail maker, Minories George Hedge, timber merchant, Coventry Benjamin, Amos, and Jcseph Greenwood, cotton manu facturers, Halifax John Wiggleswerth, Thomas Wigglesworth, and Jere miah Wigglesworth, cotton manufacturers, Accrington, Lancashire. John Smith, sen., and John Smith, jun., cotton manu facturers, Lancashire. SCO ['CH BANKRUPTS. John Fulton Anstruther, merchant, Port-Glasgow Jehn Donaldson, slater, Glasgow Wm. Sage, joiner, Hamilton John Haddow, farmer, Holmains, Lanarkshire Wm. Liddel, cattle dealer, Denny Peter Ferguson, house factor, Edinburgh Wm. Martin, farmer, Muirdike, Ayrshire Thomas Morrison, contractor, Grange Mouth Robert Miller, builder, Ckapelhall, Lanarkshire George Fraser, miller, Mulben Mills, Elginshire John Hay, merchant, Garmond Village, Aberdeenshire AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed, from the returns made in the week ending Feb. 11, 1862 exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per. cwt. . From the British possessions in America 23s. 111 d Mauritius East Indies Average price of the three foregoing 24s. 101 d. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Thrs DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18 11 181 Antwerp — 25 375 25 40 Brussels — 25 375 25 45 flamburgh — 13 74 13 8 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1185 119 Vienna Trieste Peteraburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn — 25 55 2.5 60 Milan — 25 521 25 575 Genoa — 25 525 25 675 Naples Palermo — 120 1201 Messina — 120 1205 OLis b rto 525 on . — 62 52k po 521 Rio Janeiro Now York — Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons 0 0 0 SPORTING INTELLIGBNCF. TATTERSALLW-YESTERDAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Suburban (taken) GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst The Dahe Oaken) 10 to 1 agst Huntsman (taken) 25 to 1 agat Bucephalus (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered) 9to 1 agst The Marquis (taken) 15 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) THE DERBY. 17 to 2 agst Old Calabar (taken) 23 to 1 agat Ensign (taken) 40 to 1 agst Master Fenton (taken) Nothing done on the Chester Cup. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TrEuRspey. The business of the day was almost confined to Hunts man and The Dane for the Grand National Steeple Chase ; 10 to 1 was taken about the former, and offered against the latter ; but towards the close 10 to 1 was taken rather freely about The Dane, and 100 to 6 was booked a few times against Jealousy.—Closing prices : GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst The Dane (taken) 10 to 1 agst Huntsman (taken) 109 to 6 agst Jealousy (taken) EXTRAORDINARY DETERMINATION TO COMMIT SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, about two o'olock, a man, with his face hideously disfigured, and the flesh charred from the effects of pistol shots, was brought to St. Thomas's Hospital by two police constables. The officers stated that as they were going their beat that morning along a road in the neighbourhood of Bromley, Kent, they had found the unfortunate man lying on the pathway in the state in which he then was. Their impression at first was that a murder had been committed, as no pistol or gun could be found near, but upon conveying him to the divisional surgeon that gentleman pronounced him to be not dead, but most seriously, if not mortally wounded, and upon examining the injuries he said that they must have been self-inflicted. He applied some temiorary remedies, and directed the constables to convey him at once by train to St. Thomas's Hospital. Mr. Bell (house surgeon of that institution) immediately attended, and found that there must have been two shots fired, the first directed against the forehead, where the bullet, however, did not enter the skull, but glanced off under the scalp. From the burnt condition of the flesh, the pistol muzzle must been held withcn an inch of the forehead when the shot was fired. This shot having failed in its effect, the wretched man must have placed the muzzle of the pistol in his mouth for ano ther attempt, because the palate is completely charred, as well as the and though a bullet entered the roof of the mouth, the front teeth had not been broken. Even th's shot did not prove fatal, the ball having evidently glanced from the palate and lodged in the neck. Death is, how ever, almost certain, and may be hourly expected. The name of the unfortunate man is unknown ; but from the appearance of his clothes, which were of blue pilot cloth, it is inferred that he belonged to some marine institution. Ills linen was marked " 9 >4 9. D. 2." Yesterday morning Mr. Laing, the ex-magistrate, who for many years presided at the old Hatton-garden Police-court, expired at his residence, in the Inner Temple, at an advanced age. The deceased wan called to the bar on the 9th June, 1839, at Lincoln's-inn. THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE WATERLOO ROAD.—This afternoon Mr. Sergeant Payne opened an in quest at St. Thomas's Hospital on the body of the unfor tunate man Robins, who lost his life by the falling of the pavement in the Waterloo road on M on d ay l as t. Before the inquiry can be fully entered into a survey and exami nation of the scene of the accident will have to be made. Share 190 stk 204 294 stock, stock f 100 15 all 100 FOREIGN RAILWAYS 20 Algerian •••• 10 Antwerp 46 Rotterdam. 20 Ardennes.... ••• • • •• i W Bali.&S.Fran..Lim. 7 p.c. 5 Belgian East. Junction W Beziers to Graissessac.. Csrmeaux Mine it gall )0 Copiapo .......... .... 10 Ditto Extension .... R) Dutch Rhenish . . 20 Eastern of France .... !O Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c. !O Do. do. reat Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. sirs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. p. c. Pref. Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Paris, Lyons, & Medi ter. Paris & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7 p. ct. lirn Riga & Dunaburg. . Royal Danish .......... Royal Swedish ....... Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust 3LLomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p et. West Flanders ........ Do. 54 p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West , rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand . . . . all 7 all all all Of 6; 1 -p 1 11 12 44 4 6 1p 23 z 4 10 10i 8 41 20 21 19 40 8 10 8 421 4.i 53 65 3; 2U 12 15 Fl Si 91 91- pr bin 2 2}p 284 zuj 74 71 10 )04 22 23 BRTTI SI A. 1 fred Consols (Philack Ilritish Iron pifford Devon G. Coub. (Tavist. East Bassett (Illogan).. East Caradon ..... East Carn 8rea........ W'l Russel (Tavistk. (3 am.B6St.Aubyn(Gwen. Glreat South Tolgus.... 1, Wheal Alfci. (Phil ack , Wheal Vor (llelston irenvi lie ETerod's-Foot !lingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant liarke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) North Downs... ...... North Frances (Mogan Basset (1110 worth Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey Providence (Uny Lelnt., Sortridze Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleef; 3. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim '.Wheal Fran. (liioV,ll‘ Stray Park Tamar Silv.Sz Lead Min Pin Crort Vale of Towey (Carm ' West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan Wheal Buller(Redruth , Wht.l Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.LelanV Wheal MaryAnn(Men.i Wheal Treiawney (Lis.; t 1 2 31 33 405 415• 50 624 30 31 101 11 2 21 14 l6 4 41 6 7 1t 1t 39 41 2 21 43 454 10 101 id +pm 5 6} 31 3} If 2f 76 ti 42 44 N 320 '3O 21 3 1091 1 I 07i 30 32 1 2 8 9; • 12& 131 39 (1 285 2Z 95 100 65 75 11 2 10 11 15 16 18 19 100 2 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim ail I 1 5 Brazil Land & Min.Co all It 11 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo ; di.. 40 Cobre Copper all 32 24 Copiapo . 1 DunMoun.Cop.M time° ail 1 lt 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 4 1 2 Fortuna , all lt. 24 21 20 General all 23 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 pr p 11 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 it p 1 3 Linares all 8 9 5 Lusitanian 2 6 d pr 1 'Mariquica all 1 IN.RhineCopof S.Aus.L 1 6 1 d . 20 I Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 11 14 11 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) loa. ;1 pm 11 20 St. John del Rey (L.) l5 63 65 644 28.2.81 United Mexican .. ail 86 9 1 ,Worthing(Limited) all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.e.Ja. &July 1877-S2 Do 6p. e,ent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. -- 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 106 103 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 94 991 991 81 Do. Inscribed stock 100 t 7 09 Cape G.Hope, 6p 0,1880 100 110 112 Do. 1890 100 110 112 - - - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 110 112 Ceylon, Nov.lBol, 6p o 100 1071 N. timov. 6 p.o. d 11.&July 100 105 106 Do. 6p. (LA p. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. G ov. sp. c.,1860 100 99 100 991 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 971 981 Do. d0.,1888 &upwcts 100 961 974 971 New Zealand 6p. cent. ICO 106 108 ( Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c I sterling, 1875 lOO ilO7 108 S. Aus,G6p.c.lB73.&up lOO - Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 103 104 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1061 1071 107 61 7 S. Au5,G6P.0.1873.& up.. Vio.Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July I Do. do. 6 p.o. Ap.&Oct.... 103 104 'lO6l. 1071 107 61 7 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 A gra&UnitedScry ice 60 88 90 881 40 Australasia all 65 67 651 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Ba'k of London 50 British North American all 52 53 ' 761 20 Chtd.Bank of India, .tc. all 211 211 25 Ch. Mer. of In. hon.& Ch. all 22 54 100 City 100 Colonial ~ . 20•11 Cora. Bank of Canada.. all - - par 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 181 181 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - - 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 251 26 20 Do. new all 255 251 50 London and County 50 'London Joint Stock 20 London and S. African_ 10 pr 4p 101 100 London & Westminster 20 75 77 76 100 at. Prov. of England 42 - -• 20 Do. new l2 - 50 Nationalßsnk ..... 25 - - 29 Ne w South Wales.- all - - 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 534 544 20 f Otto-ran Bank .. all 21 22 211 100 ' Provincial of Ireland .. 25 - 10 Do. new - - 25 South Australia - - 25 Union of A uNtralla all 142 43 424 50 Unt, of London I 12 131 32 311 Z- 6 f 2 100 Unity Mutual.. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-M exican Mint .. all 16 17 10 Atlantic Ml. Stm (1d) all 1 11 i 4 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all -- 25 Australian Agricultural 19 ?6 28 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 - 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 54 51 50 British American Land 40 - - 50 BAT Mag. Tel. A. (Urn.) all 20 32 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 II 321 Canada Land all I 107 110 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all - - 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 21 - - st. Cop.slin.ofEng.&S rad tg all - - 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference it Do. 6 p et. Perpet, Deb lOO 102 105 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 7l - 14 • Do. B 7l 11 01 20 E.lndialrrign. & Canal 1 pr ipm 14 at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 - 5 English & AllB. Copper: all 3 34 15 Gen. Steam Navigate ni 14 - 1 Great Slip Limited) all 1 Do. 171 p. et Preference all 4 I 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 41 - 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 1; 1/ 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2 21 10 Sled. Exten. Tel. (Lim ' all 5 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all - - 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 I 1p 4 4 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 1d 10 Netherlands Land all - - 5 Do.B p.c.Pref_iss.atl dis all 4 I 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 4 11 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all If 14 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 11 10 Orinti, In. Steam(Lim.) all 7 71 7 1 at. Peel - R.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 51 53 50 Pen. Sc Oriental Steam all 68 70 70 694 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4lp.c. all 194 191 'lOl 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 10 16 Do. New all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54 53 21 at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 132 137 25 South Australian Land all 32 14 1 Salmarine Tel. Scrip all 1 Do. do. Registered a.l 10 Do. do. . all 4 6 1 2 Telemph to Ind's. (L,) 1 Idi pa' 10 Trust and Agency of Austrlaaia (11m)lst is, 1 pi' 3 P 20 Tr.40l pr. Can, 5 1/ 5 U. Al' dom Tel. Co. (Urn.) 1 1/ u4l 1.0 San Dilmen'S Land ~ 2 84 910 7i 5* 18i 1021 102 f 1011 25 41 51 41 100 f 1 12 09; 100 14 I f 10 f 15 1 I 1 8 ! i 6 k k 20 3.9.3 3.0.0 7.7.0 61 178 6.15.0 8.12 4.14 1.12 e ul 4.3.0 2$ 12.3 2.0.0 2.2 '.l 11i 10.6.7 s.ite all 18.14. U, 2719.1 13s MI 412 9 30 1 3171 20 IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY. THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. Lord EBURY said with respect to the two bills he had introduced for making certain omissions from the Prayer Book, that he did not intend to move the second reading of either till after Easter. THE EDUCATION MINUTE. (continued from The Sun of yesterday.) The Earl of DERBY said he certainly did riot rise for the purpose of following his noble friend in the very clear, calm, and temperate statement he_had made, but merely to ex press the belief, which he believed would be shared by their lordships, that it was highly undesirable to enter into a discussion of the mod ifications proposed to be introduced until time and opportunity had been allowed for their due consi deration. He (the Earl of Derby) was quite ready to say for his own part that, whatever objection he mi g ht h ave t o many parts of this system, which had not begin altogether removed by the noble earl's proposal, he yet thought that the proposed alteration was a step in tho right direction. (Hear.) He hope 3 that whenever the subject again came on for consideration it would be discussed in the absence of anything approaching party feeling, and with an earnest desire to carry out effectually any scheme which might be suggested fur the improvementof the education of the lower classes of the community. There was one point on which he was not quite sure that he understood his noble friend. He was not sure whether his noble friend had expressed his intention, notwithstanding the opinions he had given, that with regard to the training colleges there would be no alte ration with regard to the amount of assistance and support which they had hitherto had. There was another question which he wished to ask. He had not heard any statement as to the noble earl's intention with regard to requiring pupil teachers to attend a second year, as well as the first, at the training colleges. This question was a most impor tant one, not only with regard to the amount of instruction, but wi h respect to the supply of schoolmasters for the country at large, for the commissioners' report went on the whole to show that the amount of pupil teachers now fur nished was about equalled by the requirements of the coun try; but if they had the same number of pupils leaving the training colleges every year that they now had at the end of two, they would be doubling the number of pupil teachers, whilst they diminished their efficiency. He should be glad to know whether the Government had in any de gree reconsidered that question. He understood, also, that his noble friend intended to place on the table the revised code, and, side by side with it, the altera tions he proposed, by which means their lordships would be better able-to judge of there. Ho would not sit down a ithout doing his noble friend the justice of saying that nothing could be more open, fair, and candid than the statement he had made, and he (the Earl of Derby) only hoped that their lordships would be enabled in their future discussions to imitate the admirable temper in which his noble friend had introduced this subject. (Hear.) Earl GRANVILLE said he must take the opportunity of expressing his acknowledgment of the fair manner in which the noble earl had dealt with the objections which had been brought to the Government scheme, and his very great satisfaction at hearing the noble earl express his hope that no party feeling would be mixed up with the discus sion of this matter. He held in his hand the revised code, in which he had marked all those passages which were new in distinction to the old; by the side of these he had placed the amendments which he now proposed should stand, by which means he hoped all would be made clear. As to the training colleges, with regard to the colleges themselves, the lecturers, the certificated assistants, and the Queen's scholars, all these would remain exactly in the same state as before. (Hear, hear.) With regard' to the other point the noble earl had mentioned, he should like to take some little time for consideration. Lord EBURY, with reference to the amount of attain ments required of schoolmistresses, related an anecdote respecting a noble relative of his who had made inquiries respecting the appointment of a schoolmistress, and after having stated her qualifications; which were deemed insuf ficient, the only concession he could obtain was that a knowledge of the Latin roots of all the words might be dis pensed with. (Laughter.) Earl GRANVILLE said his own feelings was that it was impossible for a teacher to learn too much, if he learnt it all perfectly well. (Hear, hear.) But there was great disadvantage in the teacher having a smattering of a large uumber of subjects without being master of one. (Hear.) Lord LYTTELTON, who had placed on the paper a string of resolutions offering objection to the revised code, said that the noble lord had in a great measure taken the wind out of the sails by the elaborate statements he had just made. He (Lord Lyttelton) need scarcely say that he had placed these resolutions on the paper only pro forma, and had no intention of using them in their present shape. It was quite clear, at the same time, that the noble earl's con,essions would not satisfy all the objections he enter tained to the revised code. He did not wish to prejudice the question further, but in the event of objections similar to those he felt not being brought forward by some other noble lord, or right rev. prelate, he should certainly bring forward his view of the subject again, and possibly early in the next month. Their lordships then adjaurned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THE REVISED CODE OF EDUCATION. Several petitions were presented from different parts of the country, and several learned and corporate bodies, praying for a regulation or modification of the Revised Code. NEW WRIT—IRISH LORD OF THE TREASURY. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a new writ was ordered for the election of a Knight of the Shire for the borough of Longford, in the room of Colonel Luke White, who had accepted office as one of her Majesty's Commissioners of Treasury. _ EAST INDIA (GODAVERY) BILL. Mr. J. B. SMITH moved an address for copy of the minutes and correspondence of the Secretary of State for India, the Governor General of India, and the Go vernors of Madras, relating to the opening up of the navigation of the River Godavery to Berar, from the Ist day of January, 1860, to the present time; and of the re ports and correspondence of the engineers and others em ployed on the works for the same period.—Agreed to. COLONIAL AND MILITARY EXPENDITURE. Mr. A. MILLS gave notice that he would call the atten tion of the house at an early day to this subject. ACCIDENTS IN MINES. • Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, with reference to the recent calamitous accident at the Hartley Coalpit, he had received any information from the Inspectors of Mines with refe rence to the necessity of there being two shafts to each working mine? Sir G. GREY said that when the report of the Govern ment on this subject was ready, it would be laid on the table. THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT. Sir H. STRACEY inquired of the President of the Board of Trade on what day he proposed to introduce his bill to amend the Merchant Shipping Act; and whether that bill would include amendments to the present law ap plying to owners and salvors of vessels ? Mr. M. GIBSON said it was intended to give notice to morrow of the introduction of such bill, and he would endeavour to fix an early day for its being brought forward. The bill would contain some amendments in the existing law, and he trusted the alterations would meet the appro val of the house. the Board of Mr. BENTI RAILWAY Ncaskasked t ACCIDENTS. the President of Trade, w h e ther, in consequence of the repeated recurrence of ra ilway accidents, it was the intention Of her Majesty's Government to introduce, during the present session, any measure founded on the report of the committee on railway accidents which was laid on the table of the house in the year 1858 ? Mr. M. GIBSON said it did not appear from reports received from Government inspectors on the subject of railway accidents that any new circumstances had arisen during the past year which rendered any interference with the management of railways . necessary. Not withstanding that there had been two railway accidents recently, the number of accidents for 1861 had been much less than in preceeding years, although the number of miles traversed by railways amounted to 50 per cent. increase, and of travellers availing themselves of railway transit to 100 per cent. HARWICH HARBOUR. In reply to Captain JERVIS, Mr. M. GIBSON said that the Government had directed an inquiry into the subject of the prevention of the extension of sand deposit at the entrance of Harwich Harbour. At the same time, while the Government Was willing to contribute towards the object of au improvement in regard to the state of the harbour, he thought that Harwich and Ipswich, which would benefit so considerably by such improvements, should c ontribute to the expense of any undertaking that might be considered necessary. LAW RELATING TO JOINT. STOCK COMPANIES. In reply to Mr. Alderman SALONONS, Mr. M. GIBSON said it was intended by Government to introduce a bill for the consolidation and amendment of the law relating to joint-stock companies. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "WARRIOR." Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the Secretary to the Admi ralty if there is any truth in the statements which have appeared in the newspapers as to the bad qualities at sea of her Majesty's skip Warrior, and whether he will state to the house the nature of any official report which has been received at the Admiralty as to the performances of that ship during the heavy gales to which she has been lately exposedrd C . PAGET said that th e G overnment had received o ? no official information on the subject of the W arr i or. Sh e arr i v ed at Lisbon, and the captai had addressEd a letter to the Comptroller of the Navy which he wo u ld rea d. Th e no ble lord read the letter, in which Captain Cochrane said, " 3 ou will be glad to hear that we have had a continua tion of gales of wind. (Laughter.) The ship behaved very well—nothing strained — no accident. We found th e main yard fiche=, slightly ity sprun gi s o but end of the letter, we fished it at sea w ith i ron as strong as ever." He adds, at th e has "The spring in the yard I do n o t con eideranything to do with the t • • &raining or working of the ship." He {Lord C. Paget) was happy to bear his {es.. 1 timony to the efficiency of the vessel. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a week's leave of absence was granted to - the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the groUnd of domeatic affliction. THE REVISED CODE OF EDUCATION. Mr. R. LOWE , having brought up Papers connected with the revised code issued by the Committee of Privy Council, and having moved that they do lie on the table, proceeded to state they contained the modifications which the Govern ment proposed to make in the recent minute, and were, as far as Government were concerned, the result of six months' controversy. The Government had paid most respectful at tention to the opinions that had been ventilated by a num r of able gentlemen in pamphlets and in speeches,and had endeavoured to make the minute conform as far as possibl e to the views which experience had pointed out, Before stating the nature of the amendments which it was proposed to make it would be necessary, in order to make the matter intelligible, that he should give some explanation. He could not presume that all hon. members had ;pent the last six months as he had done in the perusal of pamphlets and speeches on the subject, and in order to c irry the house with him as far as possible it was necessary that he should fix the exact limits of the controversy that had taken pla - e. The objects of the Committee of Privy Council could not be better explained than by its own minutes. They were "to promote education amongst the children of the labouring poor." And the means it took to carry out these objects was by "giving assistance to voluntary effort." The species of voluntary effort to which it gave assistance was defined to be "schools in connection with some recognised religious denomination, or school in which, besides secular instruc tion, the Scriptures are read daily frrm the authorised ver sion." No grants were made to schools which were not open to inspection, but the inspector did not interfere with reli gious instruction, discipline, or management, beyond veri fying the conditions on which grants were made. No annual grant was made except upon the report of the inspector. It appeared therefore that the religious element underlaid the whole system, and it was only in connection with some reli gious denomination or society like the National or British and Foreign Schools that the grant was administered. The conditions onwhich the gr ant was givfm to Church ofE ngland schoolswas that the inspector should be satisfiedwith the state of the schools generally, but in the schools of all other de nominations the inspector did not inquire at all into the re ligious instruction. By an order in council, bearing date Aug. 10, 1840, it was ordered that the inspectors of Church of England schools should be previously approved by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York respectively for their provinces, that they should be removable at their pleasure, and that duplicates of their reports should be sent to them and to the bishops of their dioceses. That order was still in full force and could not be altered except by the authority of an act of Parliament. It followed then that the inspec tors of Church of England schools, which consisted of four fifths of the whole number of schools under the administra tion of the Privy Council, did not inspect the state of reli gious instruction in the schools as inspectors of the Privy Council, but in the other character in which they were clothed by the order of 1840, as servants, as it were, of the two archbishops. Their report was sent to the Privy Coun cil, and if the result was not satisfactory no grant wee; given, The next point was as to the method in which the Government assistance was given. The assistance for the maintenance of the schools was technically called, in the language of the education department, annual grants, and they were divided into three heads. First there was the capitation grant, which was given for each child who had attended in the school 176 days and upwards. The amount varied from 3s. to ss. for girls, and ss. to 6s. for boys, giv ing an average of ss. a head. The condition required from the school was, that 14s. a head had been already expended upon the child, and the amount of the grant under that head alone was £77,000. The division was that which consisted of certain allowances to certificated teachers, the first and most important of which was the augmentation grant which was given upon the certificate. The Com mittee of Privy Council held examinations every year, at which the successful candidates received certificates, and according to the class attained those certificates had a certain money value capable of increase every five years. That money value was called the augmentation, and the terms on which it was given were that the mana gers of the schools should contribute twice as much, so that if the augmentation amounted to £l5, that sum would not be payable to the teacher unless the managers contributed at least£3o. These grants were to be given in aid of the sala ries of the teachers and as a means of distributing the grants to schools. These grants were liable to be withheld even if the teachers were guilty of no misconduct, and even if, from any misconduct of the manager, government aid was with drawn, the augmentation might be withheld from the teacher. There was also a grant for training pupil-teachers and teaching them to draw, and teaching them the Gaelic and Welsh languages. These pupil-teachers were put in the position of apprentices, who were taken into the service of the school at thirteen, and continued in it for five years, at a payment for the first year of £5, and increasing £2 10s. a year up to £2O. The whole of this payment was provided by the government, and the amount required under this head was about £300,000. The three grants together made up the whol ) sum as near as possible to £550,00r). The question as to the administration of this department was referred by her Majesty in the year 1858 to a royal com mission. That commission after three years' investigation reported in favour of the continuance of the grant upon the principles he had enumerated. It gave the weight of its approbation to the system of basing the instruction in this country upon assistance given by government to volun tary religious effort. It recommended the continuance of that part of the system which he had mentioned in speak ing of the annual grant, but recommended the total abolition of the s nnual grants and the substitution of the two capitation grants, one to be paid by the government upon 140 attendances at the school being proved, and the other out of the county rates, upon an examination of the pupils. That which took place in March last year forced upon the government the consi deration as to how far they should adopt the report of the commission, and there were reasons why they considered that the matter admitted of no delay. They took the sub ject therefore into their most serious consideration, and after an investigation, with all the means at the command of the committee of council, they came to the conclusions which had been embodied in the revised code now before the public. The house was now in a condition to form an opinion as to the merits of that revised code, and he would, therefore, with their permission, state the reasons which had led the committee of council to come to the decision at which they had arrived. When these annual grants were first established it was firmly believed that they would be provisional and temporary, and if there was any doubt of that, he thought the fact was sufficiently established by the frequent motions in that house, by the appointment of a royal commission, and above all by the authority of Earl Russell, who was the leading Minister of the Crown in the House of. Commons at the time when the system was ina gurated, That noble lord said he did not think it was in tended the system should pervade the whole country, but that the object was create models of teaching. He e- Lowe) made these remarks because it would free him from he any presumption if, in the course of his lhere observat ions, were many any things in this sys tem t excusable, whichshould it t criticiseashis d r atheruyfrt:themealyd administer. defensible, o f , the department sible, and even right, if regarded from Earl Russell's point of view, but which Iwere not proper when the system was to assume its final form. One other remark he would make. It was generally the practice of those who introduced a question to the house to elevate and exaggerate its importance, and to speak of the manner in which they were overwhelmed by its weight. - On the contrary, he would beg the house not to over-esti mate the importance of the present question. It was not in itself of first-rate magnitude. It was not, properly speaking, of the magnitude of the educational controversy, and would really be found to turn on the simple question of the annual grant. The Government were satisfied by the reasoning of the Educational Commissioners and by the knowledge and feelings of the country, that it would net bu wise or right to innovate on the foundations of this system. They had after proper consideration loyally subscribed to uponi thefeelings disturb an w h i to went to call , the necessity of the present edu catio nal system, and he did not and since i t had gainedhi k i tsuch would a inte rests friend c ountry and stayed withhim 30 years---7(laughter) t ' strongo ri gh t e. hold h a o d r w heard se of to a m —and the unexpected perpetuation of th e present system had been simila rl y remarkable, that the Government lie was quit e p repared to upono of the th a e say adopted as the basis of their pro ceeding th e present s y s t em. They had no wish to disturb ofany h tits they believed principles, and they w ere en d eavour .. i n g loyally and ho noura b ly to carry it out in the manner which would insure the greatest permanency and efficiency in supplying the educational wants of the coun try. (Hear.) The first fault he found in the system, and the n co its omt partiality.pmeirevaai o d n e e o r r e i ha t permeatew d a st halso ich e tghreeawt reported,hf fault t was oeofu n thetwhatcountry. system het would call did le left too much to spontaneous education, the consequence of which was that the foundation schools were rather regulated by the wealth and public spirit of the persons inhabiting the locality, than by the number of its population. He would state a few facts to show this, and which might suggest the kind of remedy to be 'proposed. The number of schools assisted by the Privy Council was, at the time the com mission reported, 6,807; whereas the number of those not assisted by the Privy Council was 15,962. But although the number of unassisted schools was greater, the number of scholars was much smaller. The number of pupils in the assisted schools, which formed a proportion of only one•hil of the wh o l e , was 917 , 000 , w hi le t h e num b er o f pupils 1 the unassisted schools was only 654,000. If they went fur ther and extended their view to the number of children f the class for whose education they wished to providethey would to five. would find the proportion stood something i ss w i hich it was Privy Council, and five-ninths were it! Ta king Four-ninths of them were in schools not assisted a k i into con the avowed object of the council to assist. that in the sideration the facts reported by the commission, f urth of the children schools of the Privy Council only one-fourth t and cipher,_ they four by the were thoroughly taught to read, n w the schools which the that in one-ninth of the chil edifferent dioceses pop ulati ons found privy t c h o e u m nc o i r l t d if e y s i i n re g d r t e o su a l s t sicsttivo e education. Further than such parishes, there w 1 if following results In * dren actually received an the dio- I wi o th the Privy Cow ie ' cese of Oxford, including nthhamt,hhereinfound, less n t n o 3t, eff e ctive ere on y In the such parishes, there were only fivei In Devonshire, with 245 parishes, there were only diocese 4 o f Hereford,i n two sc hools connected with the Privy Council, Dorsetahire irs alf iat is yer- ;on him. ,bby luc and la it pri :ake sen lard Lard lard ain, rth ther and ;-• , ; !ons hat ,an- 9 18 ais ded 3 Of up the 3 Of , ta 1 for 26 13i 20 100 2e tici 121 , 12i 100 100 100 all all