The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-25 00:00:00

, . TH E SUN, LONDON , c . ........., 1.0........',•MaCC _11•••••• MONEY iffAIiKET sHAri..,:, MAit ~iii'S This Day). Lii.v.El 1..m/lota.) AI exxED RENTati.''. —.0.--- AND RAILWAYS. ''lir* Paid R. T ,...„,.... - Leasin,4 Closing Price. Flasines, ----- I Companies yester •a , this day COMMERCIAL MTELLIGENCE. 'insi• g i'r c - I fluidness doi e eihr. Paid tcsaLwalt • yester fay this day — Bt - : 1 - 00 BuTkg - ha — msh . Ln.&N.W. 97 —99939 7i Si CITY, Two O'CLOCK. St. 100 Olydesdal eJc Oaledon .. 100 102 - --- --- . E.O Letters from Liverpool mf - ntion that the Cotton 12 i 10 ‘7,, n:r. I'4 o ttn4. Bost 25 all Col.Stour Vy St. 100 E.L,n. g. 6p. E.U.& .. Gt. North 13 15 139 141 Eastn. June.— 5 a si Market yesterday closed quietly, and the values of 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4 44 50 all .Belfast & Ballymen ... ... St. 100 IGlas, Barr. & Caldonian. most descriptions were without any material altera- 13i all Btrmng. Welverh. 4 Nells.Direet. tion. The sales amomeed to 9,000 bales, 3,000 Stour Valley 7i 81 St. 100 Do. New Do St. 100 Birkenhd. Lancsh. (t 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn ... ... of which were taken by the exporters, and 1,000 by Ch es hire Junct 69 --71 the speculators. The Railway Share Market mani- 25 all Rlac i thurn 25 all Do. i Shares. Do 25 all Myth & Tyne original 12a all Do. i Shares. Do • ••• fested a steady appearance, and prices were well 4'25 oss. at X 45).... 25 26 121 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l2i 134 maintained. St. 100 rlristoi & Exeter__ 89 91 24 25 By a circular addressed to his creditors, the St. 100 'Caledonian.... B7i —BN 871 20 all Do. Preference Do .. St. 100 Lon. TH., &S. Peto &Co. 95 97 St. 100 Hhester & Holyhea. - 36 3$ - 10 j 10 Do. Bark. Sh. Do ••• ••• suspension of Henry P. Maples, commission mer- 5i all Manch.Bxton. Ln.dgN.W chant, of No. 4, Arthur-street, East, is announced.'Cork and Bandon... ••• ... Cork, Black. & Pass. ... ... and Matlock & Midld. 2i 2a 20 5 e al l l 20 an Cornwall ••• ••• St. 100 Mdld. Bradfd. Midland... 94 96 The failure is alleged to have been produced by the 10 ll a__ i D 6, A. present depreciation in the value of steamships. 10 all Do. B ......•• - ip A meeting of creditors is called for the 31st inst. 50 all Dublin&BelfastJune ... d 2 5 an m,. P. &Aber.Junc. 7ii 8 50 all NAEst.5 p.c. Do 57 59 50 all De. 6 per at. Do ... ... The terms proposed by the Leadenhail-street St. Ixi F,ast Anglian ......... 16i 17 50 j all Do.Fixedsp.c Do— St. 100 Eastern Counties..... 59 5811 i • authorities for the negoci ition of the loan of five2s all Prest. & Wyre L. &/s. W. ... ... St. 100 EasternUnion,A.sti , 44 46 12A all Do. i Shrs. A Do millions sterling were published yesterday after- St. 100 r), ( 10 . . • . St: 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn'l3s 138 noon, and they generally accord with what has 25 84 no. New A ... 25 AU Fait Kont .. ..... 14 16 been previously announced. The instalments havel2 all S. Staftordsh.. M. Mclean 10 1(4 St. lio East Lancashire ••• 87 8J 88 50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk4Dar. .. . to be paid during a period of six months, and as 20 ill E.st Suffolk ...... ••• ... 25 all ,Do Do 32 ..? . 3 10 all Do only five millions are to be raised in the first in- - ... st. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgo cr. 62 - 63 stance, no important effect will be produced in the 2t. 100 Edinb.PrthADunde 27i —28 i 8 PREFERENCE SHARES. money market. 0 all Forth and ClydeJunc. ... ••• 25 , I all Blyth and Tyne 10 p.l rm I _ IP _ A Al_ -lit- - - - - LI- --,A• - _I ._ . A 1,. St. 1°() Furness .. . ..... .• ••• ••• I n rty•nf ticari o+ RAI 1 I all 100 100 all 100 100 The fact that the authorities do not intend to avail themselves, in the first instance, of the power given them to a larger extent than 5,000,0001., has produced a sar,isfactory impression ; and as the application for allotments will doubtless exceed the capital of the loan, it is generally imagined that the scrip will soon rule at a premium. The official returns relating to trade and navig tion for the two months ending the 28th Frbruary have been published. From them it appears that the total declared value of exports from the United Kingdom was 14,510,0161., tieing a decrease com pared with the like two mouths in 1857 of 3,861,129/. The decrease is perceptible in c , als and culm, cotton manufactures, earthenware, haberdashery and millinery, hardwares 'and cutlery, linen manu factures, metal., silk manufacture., Mit sh spirits, refined sugar, woollen ant worsted manufactures and sheep's and lambs' wool. A. slight improvement is apparent in beer and ale, cotton yarn and ma chinery. The importations of the principal articles have been larger as regards brimstone, cocoa, coffee, wheat, barley, Indian corn, flour, hemp, rice, and sheeps and lambs wool. There was a diminution in raw cotton, flax, fruit, provisions, raw silk, rum, brandy, Geneva, unrefined sugar, tea, tallow, and wine. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) Brie. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Nortliern 90 - 92 9i - 10 102 - 103 89 - 91 126 - 128 98 - 100 5.i - 59 56 - 53 94 - 56 103 a d Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock ICalei:lli..ClO 4i p. 0, Ches & Ho. 5i p, c, ii =Di 'it. §th.&West.(lre). Great Western. St. gJ St. Do. do. 5 per cent_ Cork& Bandons ip.e Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. , Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cl 3. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co•Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St !East Un., G. 6 p. c. 100. 51., 10 per cent. , , Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. i Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6p.cts E.&W. York. J. stlLs Edin.& Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed, Prth .&Dun. 4p.c • Furness, sp. ..... Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. C. prem.,,. Do. per 4icen t •••••• 8i 9i 9 "a --- Do. Str.V.ll aim. St Irish South-EaKtern Lancaster do Carlisle. Do., Thin 83 85 10 12 p 10 12 89 —89 i 1 d 1 d 1103 - 112 105 - 110 112 - 117 110 - 115 147 - 132 89j• B 105 - 107 95i - 96 1 - i 92 - 93 106 5 95i i 93 2i 72 - ii rdi --di 38 - 39 110 - 112 102 - 104 97 -97 i 68 - 70 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 51 p. 0. prem. Gt.N. of Scot.lst Pr( Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St.' Gt. W. (B. &11. Ex.spc Do. con. red, 4 p. e. Do. con. re l. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per sent. Do. 5 p. c, red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c. P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Cua. Stk Do. Chesil, Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do 62 -- 64 10i -- 11 12 - 13 92 - 94 87 - 89 88 - 90 99 - 101 -16 i 16 - 17 10 - 10 72 - 74 19 - 20 9i - 10 14 - 15 138 - 140 60 - 62 - 3 52 - 52 The shipping accounts exhibit a decrease in the amount of tonnage employed in the foreig❑ trade in the United Kingdom for the entries inwards, and also for the clearances outwards. In the coasting trade there is also a decrease in the Amount of tonnage employed both inwards and outwards. 91i - 92 2 - 1 48 - 49 75 - 76 92 - 94 Lan.& York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. ct... Lon. di S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... The following important notice is attached to the Board of Trade returns :—" An account of the real value of the principal articles imported having been much desired, arrangements have been made to add such an account to the usual monthly accounts of trade and navigation. But it is not practicable to publish simultaneously the value and quantities of the imports for the same mouth, as the Custom house cannot compute the value of the articles, ac cording to the different qualities, origin, &c., as set forth in the current market prices, but must wait to be furnished with an average price for each article imported from the several countries. The account of the monthly value of imports will, there fore, be necessarily deferred until the month following the publication of the quantities im ported." 4h - 31 8 - 9 8 - 9 -165 30 - 32 Londy.& Color. Sh. Londy.&Ennie. Sh. M., S. , &L. 6 p. Cent. 8 4 d D . o. do. do. £6 ... Do. do. 3,1 per cont Marypt. A Carl. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent Do. do. .. . 120 - 122 66 - 70 LIO - 112 27 - 27 80 - 82 47 - 49 -- 2 35 - 26 69 - 70 83 13 - 15 7 - 5 9 11 35 - S 6. Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Norfk.Deb.4 p. c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4p. c. Pd Do. do. do ~1 -- 139 -- 101 -- 92 ••• ••• 10i ---. 11, The annual report of the Canada Company read at the meeting to-day, states that their affairs were making steady and favourable progress. The dis posals of land exhibited a large increase over these in 1856, whilst the average price obtained bas been ss. 11d. an acre higher. The laud sold and leased during the year was 2,498 acres, and that leased was 44,510 acres. The collections of money in 1857 compared with those of the preceding year, showed a decrease of 4,7471. currency. Tree state of the colony was however getting more prospe rous, and further receipts were expected. The settle ment of the claims with the tenants in default had been arranged to the exient of 20,0001. In con clusion the directors expected that the lands in the hands of the company would in future realise better prices. The surplus assets in London was 23,4941., and in Canada about 8,0001. currency. The report was adopted, but no dividend was de clared. - 106 95 - 97 1 # - i oi - - 1" 16* Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. I Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York El. &S. Par North Staffordshire, Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. p. c. 2d guar Do. do, Debeatr. St Scot. Ccut.New Pref Sc.N. E. Aber.g. 6p. c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 46 pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 41 pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4. p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. C Do, do. do. 22 —2 3 par 118 120 106 108 100 3 - 3, 1 2 6i - 6$ 120 - 125 120 - 125 74 - 76 10 - 244 -24 i 1 - 192 100 - 102 Rio : 105 i ii - i,i The directors of the Bank of England have not made any alteration in the terms of discount. It was generally imagined that a reduction to 2i per cent. would have taken place. Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. 4 7 7 : 53 BRITISH MINES. .. . 2/ 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 12 13 I 1 2 20 14 British Iron - •.• ... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 80 10 1 Dev. Gt. Oasis. (Tay.) 460 480 ... 30 East Basset (Mogan) 85 95 ... 17s Great South Tolgus_ 14 15 17/5 Grt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 5 51 74 Grt.W. Vor (11elstn.) 11. 2 17s Lady Bertha ... 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 9 10 N.W.Basset (Illogan) 13 14 ... ▪ 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4 5 14 Par. Cons. (St•Blaxy) 18 19 m 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 1# 1# 24 Caradon (St. Cleer) 360 370 2 S. Cara Brea (Illogn.) 4 3 / 4 5 3 / 4 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 230 250 5 44 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. I— 1 3 / 4 10 9 Tin Croft 34 4 40 Un.Mines (Gwenuap)— 1256 V. of Towoy (Camar.) 11 I . # 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 2l 25 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ) 110 120 54 Wh. Basset (Illogan) 220 240 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth) 295 305 54 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 6i 71 ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 114 --12 3 / 4 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht.) 43 45 44 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 23 15 FO ktEIGN MIN ZO 14 lAustmnau — 1 10s. 'Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 3 P 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .C 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes 6: Cuiada .. 20 15 Do. St. Jonn Del Rey 12 3 / 4 13 3 / 4 13 1 4 Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica — ...d 40 all Cobre Copper 39 41 ... 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co 3 3 / 4 d 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares - 9i 5 1 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita - - 1 all Now Granada 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.Ldlll.4l Snalt . 5 3 / 4 64 5 1 Port Philip . ••• 30 16i Santiago de Cüba all United Mexican., 33 44 Increased firmness is apparent in the market for English Stocks, and rather more business has been done. The suspense preceding the publication of the details of the loan is now removed, and a few purchases have taken place in consequence. Con sols have been 97 to 971 for money, 971 1 for ac eount. The 5 per Cents. are 1131. The March Exchequer Bills are 365. premium ; and the June ditto 365. to 395. premium. Bank Stock is 227. ' The business transacted in the Foreign Market is limited, but prices remain unaltered. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1011 1021, and the 4 per Cents. mio • minal. Brazilian 5 per Cents. aro 104 ; ditto, 1829 and '39, 103 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 81ft 82 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 1001 ; and Sardinian 5 per Cents., 911 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 61; Mexican, 191201; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 811 821; do. 3 per Cents., 561 571 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; R uss i a n 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents, 44 441 ; ditto New Deferred, 261 I. _ The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1858. X 25,203 1857. X 25,115 Great Western... North-Western South,-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern 52,116 11,942 10.602 28 803 14,070 57 580 12,707 10,722 29 847 14,427 Great Northern 20,8i0 21.782 Lancashire and Yorkshire 18.988 21,614 Bristol and Exeter Eastern Counties East Lancashire 4,898 22 301 5,047 5.338 22,203 5,799 Manchester, Sheffield, & North-Eastern 8 401 29,423 8.863 31.035 North Stafford 6.946 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver Edinburgh and Glasgo w _ _ _ _ _ 3.706 5,512 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Grand Trunk of Cacada Great Western of Canada... . Northern of France 3.020 11,439 10,622 37,497 St. St. St. 20 Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshir Do., do. P £l6 ... Do. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Do. Southport._ ~. London St Block wai Do. New, i s. 5/. 10s. Lond. Bright.SzS.us , London & N. Wester Do. Eighths . London St S. Weytcrn Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. St Ennislt. Manch.Shet&Linein. Metropolitan . Midland Do. Birming. & Derh Aidland 14. West.(lr. Do. 1 Shares ....... Newcastle &Carlisle. Newpt.A hem dalrfd Newry & Armagh '; ewry , Warr enpoin & Restrevor Norfolk ..... Northn. Counties Un North British ...... North Devon, Rail. , Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock ..... N. Eastern - Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire North Western N. 4 S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester Wolverhampton Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney icottish Central Sc t. N.E.Ahrdn. Si Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern Smith Wales S. Yorksh. RiverDn , Do.. Stainee,Wok.,&Wok Stockton & Darling.. Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18K5 Stockton di Efartlepi Taff' Vale Do. Pref., No. Thames Flay. D. &R. !Vale of lWaterfd. & Waterford&Limeiick West Cm nwa11........ West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B ,West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class 33 96i i POSS ESSIONS. A tian. and St. Law. Bombay, Barotla, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. e. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo di Lake flur., Buff., Brnt. Godeh. 6 ry. e.bds., 1 Aug.,`7‘2 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do, do. , 1 June '74 Calcutta 'and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Demerara. Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. D 0.44 p.e.8nd5., 1 59 1 Geelong dr Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. .2.1 IGTI. Trunk. of Canada I Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Canada, Do. New Do. Bds., payable '571 Do, do., 76, p.'60... Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i P.C Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 44 p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) Reinde, guar. 5 per c Do FOR. Antwrp& Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia & Fra -cicco tzelgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 5 Dutch Rhenish I Eastern of France 3. Euphrates Valley 1 Gt. Central of France ,1 Great Luxembourg ti Italian Junction 1 Lake Const. & Bale .1 Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian LI Lucca lit Pist.sp.c.i II Lyons and Geneva 3 Maria Antmia [I Do. New gamnr & Liege Do. do. ti p. c. Pref Northern of Frauce Do. New orwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife & San Pram , (Pernam.i g. 7 p. c Riga and Thinaburg Rumz and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent Sambre and Reuse )o.siper cent. pref southern of France West Flanders Jo. 5A per c. Pr.jf W.&g.W. of France Nestern of Austria 47 0---t-. of Switzerland aden 8 p. cent. prof. Zeal and ........ JOINT-STOP Agra & United Serv tustralatna Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co gritisb N. American C.Bk.of Ind. Au.&Ch City Commercialof Canada Commercial of Loud. Eng. Scot. &Aus. Cut. Lon. Ch. Bk.of A ..st. !London and County London Joint Stock. Loud. and Westminst, National Pro. of Eng. Do. New............ National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New Smith A ustralia Do. Ne w Union of Australia Do. N ew Union of London Unity Weltru Uk t and i - iP i - iP 9 - it 180 - 85 75 - 80 70 - 75 - 'lOBl -109 A 1i -- 2 i; ld -- I/ 19 20 46 48 813 82}' , 2 # —21 t - iP 181 - 194 24 2ct 106 - 111 106 - 111 100 101 19i 19. 20. 21 d par BP H - BP ••• • •• i • : i P 51 - 66 ••• .-- ••• 1 - Ii 3 1 4 - 27i -27 i .i h = iii - 5 26 -- 27 9 2o - 21 37 —38 i 8 8 84 93 —31 i 54 56 i d part 16 - 18 74 - 8 84 - 21i - 29 4i - 4i 9 - 9i 26 - 27 .. -' ••• BANKS. ..• - ..• 84 - 8G 21i -21 i 47 -. 49 3 - i 53 - 60 -18 t 18 - 18, • - 43 - 45 37 - 39 17/ -17 i 46 - 48 26 - 28 23 - 25 M• ''''' •.• 1 ••• ...... 'tea 3.755 5.032 5 770 2.947 8,617 8 595 38,385 In the Railway Share Market this morni ng , the transactions have bean of a moderate character, and with one or two exceptions prices have been well maintained. Eastern Counties, and Lanca shire and Yorkshire, improved ss. ; Great Northern, Great Western, and S uth Wales, 10s.; and Eat Suffolk, V. North-Western declined 55.; and Caledonian, South-Western, and North Ea-tern (Berwick), 105. The Foreig❑ lines are quiet, at about previous quotations. In the Colonial lines a slight improvement has taken place. East Indian have advanced 10s. ; Grand Trunk of Canada and Great Western of Canada, 10s. ; and Great Indian Peninsula, ss. Joint Stock Bank and Minellaneous Shares are inactive at about former quotations. gnalgEr FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE u'OLOcK. (From the Official Lieta Ensinees done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94 7 i 5 per Cent. Annuities ll3l Bask Stock for Account 227 Console for Account Exchequer Bills, lid. Ma rch. June. £lOOO coo - . ................. 36 37 40 137 9 5ma11,..,........ Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.... 100 991 Ditto, 1359 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian 5 per Cent, Do., 1829 and 1839, 5 per Cent . Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Bauman Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent llO Ditto, .q per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 1 per Cent. urkiah Bonds, 6 per cent — ""` Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. . TWO O'CLOCK. _ _ Console, money 97A Ditto, Account MISCELLANEOUS. 000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim,) ... .. . 25 19 Australian Agricult 25 26 10 all Australis, Royal Mail 1 10 all Berlin Water Wo r k s 34 4i 10 2 Do. New isa. at Si. d 50 40 Brit. American Land 35 40 100 321 Canada 145 150 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 113 114 1131 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 28 32 25 all Do. Pref. 7 4 p. cent. 26 28 5 all Crystal Palace II 16 5 all Do. Preference 4 all 'Crystal Pal, of France 20 all Eastern Steam 4i 5 41 St. :100 Electric Telegraph 1 ' all Electric Tel. of Irel ..„ 5 all En.drAust.Cop.SmCo 11 12 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. 9 all Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.,) 4 —4i 20 ‘ll Gen. Ir. Sc. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 5 London Discount 4 all Loud. Geu. Omnibus 3 3i 20 10 'Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all 'Mediteran. Elec, Tel. 8 9 10 all IDo. Extension Teleg. 10 all Mexican& S.Amerion 25 5 INat. Discount Co. ~, 10 6 (Netherlands Land — 10 all 'Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p.c.PLiss.at 1 d 2 3 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 INew B. &N. S. Land 17 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov,s p.c.D. 96 97 961 1 all N. B. Australasian... g 20 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 2 3 1 all Oriental Gas 10s. Do New Shares id 5 all PeclEr. Ld. & Minrl llf - 21 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 78 —BO 78 50 10 Do, New 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 loyal Mail Steam 62 —64 1 all scot. Austral. Invest St. 100 S.Aus, Gov.6p.c.bda lO6 108 26 all South Austral. Land , 1 • all Submarine Tel. Scrip - 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus. Ln. Co. UP. Can. - 100 28i Van Diemen'a Land.., 10 11 , ID 11A St. St. I*4 St. 10(i 100 all all St. 50 St. St. tit. st, 25 Bt. ;100 3 i 100 ;100 100 100 100 116 109 100 100 31.1 100 100 100 1100 100 100 100 all 14 16i ,100 lc() 4i, 18 9 18' all 18 all 20i all 100 1911 100 1100 2s6cl I all 203 20 100 100 100 100 all all all all IGN. , , " l• T f 7 • r TIC E SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH2S, 1858• IiVIP.e;AIAIs PAR LIAMEN T. HOUSE OF COMMONS. -(YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time :—Dun dalk and Enniskillen Railway Bill, Midland Great Western of Ireland Bill. PRIVATE BILLS. Colonel W. PATTEN moved that whenever a recom mendation shall have been made to a committee on a private bill, either by the Chairman of Ways and Means, or in a report from a department of the Govern ment referred to the committee, the committee shall notice such recommendation in their report and shall state their reasons for dissenting, should such recom mendation be not agreed to— Agreed to. EAST INDIA tRING OF DELHI). Mr. KINNAIRD moved for a copy of the evidence taken before the court appointed for the trial of the King of Delhi.—Agreed to. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY CO NJ PANY (WIGAN STATION). - Mr. WOODS moved for copies of the memorial from the Mayor and Corporation of Wigan to the Board of Trade on the subject of the Wigan station of the Lanca shire and Y ,, rkshire Railway Company : and of Captain Tyler's report upon that Ntation ; together with any correspondence which has taken place with the BJard of Trade on the euhject.—Agreed to. TRUSTEES RELIEF BILL. This bill was brought fnaTi - 1;; - Lor - d; — a;d read a firs' time. VALUATION OF LANDS (SCOTLAND) ACT - - AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. DUNLOP moved the second reading of this bill, which be said was rendered necessary by the present defective state of valuation of land in Scotlea.), on which the assessments were based. The object of the bill was to establish one uniform system of valuation for Scotland, under which all the local rates, as well as public taxes, should be assessed. By the present law deer fore-ts, shootings, wood lands, and feu-duties were exempt from valuation, uole,s they were actually let or yielded a profit, and being so exempt they could not be assessed as the public and local taxes. He thought it would be batter to read the bill a second time, which would allow the opponents of particular parts of the bill to discuss them fully in committee. Mr. CRAUFURD seoonded the motion. Lord DUNCAN moved the second reading of the bill this day six months. The matters treated of in the bill were fully discussed, and divisions taken on them on the passing of the Act of 1854, which this bill was to amend. He condemned the measure before the house as being drawn up in a spirit directly contrary to that which pervaded the bill of 1854, and which Parliament then confirmed. The Act of 1854 provided - for the valuation of deer forests, shootings, &0., when let, and unlet. The feu duties was the most important part of the bill, and had justly roused the indignation of the people of Scotland, because if the bill was passed it would materially interfere with the investments of the savings of the middle classes in land, a feu duty in Scotland being similar to ground rents is England ; and he put it to the house whether they would pass a bill to make the Marquis of Westminster, or any other English landed proprietor, liable for the rates and taxes of land he had let on building leases. Such would be the effect of this bill iu Scotland, and as such a 'law would be a manifest injustice, he moved that the bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. G. DUNDAS seconded theamendment. After a discussion, in which Mr. Mackie, Mr. Finlay, Mr. Black, Sir M. S. Stewart, Mr. Cowan, Lord Elcho, the Lord Advocate, Colonel Sykes, Mr. Craufurd, Mr. Blackburn, Sir J. Elphinstone, and Sir G. Montgomery took part, Mr. DUNLOP said he would not force his motion. The amendment was then agreed to without a division. TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN. Mr. HATCHELL rose to move for copies of the re port of the Dublin Police Commissioners to the Chief or Under Secre ;. ary for Ireland ;of warrant authori-ing an inquiry by the Solicitor-General for Ireland and Mr. inquiry.Stro nge, J.P.; and, of instructions (if any) to govern the Lord NAAS appealed to the hon. gentleman to post pone his motion, in consequence of the unavoidable absence of the Attorney•Generai for Ireland, who knew what had been done in the matter, and who wished to make a ..ta , etnent on the subject. Mr. HATCHELL declined to do so, and proceeded to detail the parkiculara which have already been pub lished in con: ection with this matter. Mr. BAG WELL seconded the motion. Lord NAAS again complained of the conduct of the honourable member, in not postponi g his motion, and, in consequence, moved the ad journment of the debate, on the ground that it could not be properly discussed in the absence of the Attorney- General for Ireland. He was in Duolin at the time of the disturbance, and was welt aware of ad that bad been done, having been consulted on the matter. He, how ever, entered into the course that had been pursued with reference to the inquiry, which he said was consistent with precedent, and added that means Would be taken to speedily brine the cause of complaint into a court of justice for decision. Mr. WHITESIDE (who was absent in consequence of attending her Majesty's levee Anis morning hie pre sentation a-ince bis appointment _ to this office of Attorney-General for Ireland, entered the house just before Lord Naas sat down), alter lamenting what had occurred in Dublin between the police and the students of Trinity College, said that d tubts existed in his mind of the legality of a commission issued by the will of the Crowe, contrary to the ordinary coalmen law of the land. He did not think such a commission had authority to administer an oath. After examining the precedents bearing on the question, which induced the Government to open the inquiry, the right hon. and learned gentle man said the evidence was now being taken in a calm and considerate manner, and on the 9th of April, when the assizes commenced, the parties complained of would be put upon their trial, and he shculd be present to con duct the prosecutions. Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD said great misrepresenta tion had gone forth in reference to this metier, and he expressed an opinion that the college authorities were to blame for not interfering earlier in the matter. Had it been at Oxford or Cambridge the authorities would have interfered much earlier. He believed it would be found that no one was wounded from the swords of the police, because, although they drew them, they did not use them, though they did their batons, with which they inflicted several injuries. When the time came he thought it would be found that greater injuries had been inflicted on the police by the students than by the for mer on the latter. He condemned the course pursued by the Government in reference to the inquiry and its sudden termination, without inquiry into what would prevent a repetition of the proceedings. The course there adopted was unheard of, and would be a disgrace to a French court of justice—the gentleman who con ducted the inquiry being the Solicitor-General, who, after examining the accused parties, was the officer in public court as their prosecutor. The fiefs had been of a serious character, an d on S atur d a y eight Dublin was for several hours in th e h ands of a mo b, y e t no inquiry had taken place into it. He a,lrefl the Government if Co l . Browne, on the p ar t o f the police, had demand ed a pub lie inquiry ? Mr. SPOONER. condemned the conduct of the last speaker on a inotien of this kind entering into par ticulars and attacki ng t h e G overnme nt, when he knew that by the forms of the house the noble lord (Lord Naas) and the Attorney-General for Ireland were precluded from again addressing it to answer the state ' ments of the learned gentleman. To enable them to do so he should move the a .jeurnment of the debate. Mr. PACKE seconded the motion. Mr. MeCARTNEY considered commissions of in-. quiry tbeless. • They had never been known to be pro dective of goad. Tuey had been considered by the ma gistracy of Ireland as a one-sided tribunal without authority to enforce the law. Mr. WHITESIDE said the right hon. and learned gentleman (Mr. Fitzgeraln) appeared to think that if he bad been in his (Mr. Whiteside's) place he would have ire ituted a public inquiry into the conduct of the police day by day—(hear)—but not on oath up to the 9tb Anvil, the day-of the trial. If such a course bad been adopted; the person so advising it ought, in his (Mr. Whiteside's) opinion, to be impeached for having an opi-n it quiry pending the trial of the par ties. He defended the n , nduct of the Government in the course they had pursued ; and in reference to tee c mdition cf Dublin, the right hon. gentleman said that that city was never in a happier state, or society more agreeable there than now. (Hear, and laughter.) He sheuld not imitate the example of the right hen. gentleman (Mr. Fitzgerald) in matters of this kind. That right hon. gentleman censured the Government for having no oue to prosecute in this ease, yet in the case of the Belfast riots the right hon. gentleman declined to prosecute. He (Mr. Wniteside) a-issued the house that be should at all times be disposed to di s charge his public duties irre speetive of friends or foes. Mr. COGAN regrette d the disturbance ;in Dublin. It now assumed a seriou s aspect and was likely to revive feelings which he had hoped had long since died out in that country. He wished a full and open inquiry had taken place. He regretted to find that a sectarian attack had been made on the police by one of the Dublin newspapers, and countenanced by th e Irish Government. It mattered not now whether the papers asked for were Government that Orangeism g ranted, because from the discus s i on t h ey f oun d t h e people of Ireland were n ever should have ascendancy in Ir e l an d, tot an th en e d G . oh Mr. VANCE conde mn ed the sectarian and party character that had bee n g i ven to these disturbances by commissiondetermined was showa gentlemen ou the other side of the house which they did not deserve. The object appeared to be to make poli tical stock out of them, the same as in the Stockport riots. (Hear, hear.) He quoted an extract from the Free man's Journal, published before the entry of the Lord Lieutenant into Dublin, cautioning students that, how ever well their square caps might be stuffed, they could not resist policemen's batons, showing, the hon. gentle man said, that something was Premeditated. After some remarks from Si r . D. , AN CIRRUS and Mr. STANHOPE (the latter of whom condemned this debate pending the trial of the men), Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD contended the Attorney- General for Ireland had net answered his facts, and reiterated his former statements, remarking that the Attorney-General for Ireland advised the issue of an illegal commission, with the Solici- Itor -General for Ireland to conduct it,. and he would base to conduct any criminal proceedings that eventuated out of the illegal commission. Se asked if it was true that notice wan given by the college autherities of this probable outbreak. The inquiry reepectieg the Belfast riots was not instituted with a view to criminal proceeilings, because he bad previou-ly prosecuted through the ordinary tribunals the offenders. Lord NAGS again complained of the c 'urse that bad been pursued with regard to this motion, which he thought would have been confined to the production of papers, and not made the subject of party attack by the late Attorney-General for Ireland. If the conduct of the Government was to have been censured, formal notice of such intention of censure ought to have been given, when the Government would have been prepared to defend the course it bad pursued in reference to this matter. The disturbances were not of that character they bad been de scribed, for no outrage was perpetrated. It was the duty of Government to act in a conciliatory spirit on such occasions, and his belief was that if large bodies of police or military had been called out the moat serious consequences might have happened. The Go vernment were deserving of praise for the moderation they had displayed, and the precautions adopted to pre vent what otherwise might have been a serious ow break. With regard to the Issue of the commission the noble lord defended the course pursued as the best under the circumstances that coul have been adopted, hevit,g determined to yield to public feeling for an inquiry. He knew of no protest from O il. Browne relative to the in quiry and its being private, but he reminded toe house that it was on the application of the legal advisers of the police it was conducted privately. Mr. SPOONER then withorew the motion for the adj.‘urnment of the debate. - Lord NAAS said the Government bad no objection to produce a copy of the warrant, but not the other papers, as they were of a confidential nature. After some remarks from Mr. HATCHRLL in reply who consented, Tne motion, as amended, was agreed to without a division. The other Irders baying been disposed of, the houe• acjonrned at a quarter to Nix o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NORTHAMPTON RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The propitious weather underwent no change, and the attendance, for a second day, was unusally numerous The sport was sufficiently exciting tosustain thecuriosity even of the most indifferent spectator, and altogether a more successful meeting was never ctlebrated at Northampton. The pro perity of the gathering is likely to be rendered permanent, if we may judge from the goodly ce lection (tf autographs wbich Mr. Mar shall, sen , the clerk of the course, secured for his " red book." In whatever quarter be solicittd patronage, his request was instantly complied with, and the readiness with which gentlemen subscribed to the principal stakes for next year, attests the great popularity of Northampton races. The proceedings commenced at half-past one o'clock with the St. Liz Handicap, for which Odd Trick, "the Stakes favourite," ran his sixth second thus early in the season. The Althorp Park Stakes was remarkable for the success of Stockham, who was not backed by his party ; whilst his stable com panion Merryman, who did not even obtain " a place," was made first favourite. The start for this event was most tediously delayed by Miss Finch, who was so fractions that it was impossible to get her to the post. The Spencer Plate was won by Yaller Gal, who made the most of a favourable start, and was never caught. The event of the day, however, was the Racing Stakes, for which the two Derby colts, Land and Kelpie, were brought out to give a public trial of their prowess. Happy Land had to concede slb to Kelpie, and he sig nally failed to accomplish his task. Still the impression made by Kelpie's running was not so favourable as might have been expected ; 5 to 4 was, strange to say, betted oniaappy Land The races were decided as under : Renewal of the St. Liz Handicap, of 10 sous each, h ft, with 100 added. Winners extra. One mile and a - • --- - quarter. (24 subs.) Mr. J. Shelley's Gunboat, by Sir Hercule', 4 yrs (incl. 71b. Extra) 84 21b Mr. T. Parr's Odd Trick, 4 yrs, 8-it 3ib (Fiatman) 2 Mr. Saxon's Queen 8.5., 4 yrs, 6st 6lb (Tack) 3 The folio log also ran :—Cbaptrone, Marabou:, Farthingale, and Vrow. Batting-2 . to 1 aget Gunboat, 3to 1 aget Marabout, 4to 1 agat Odd Trick, On going to the post Vrow oroke away, and ran the course thraigh before she was stopped. Afttr the first 200. yards Guhboat went, ahead, held the 1e4.1 to the end, and woo easily by about three quarters of a length ; bad third. The Althorp-park Stakes of 10 KM, each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31o; winners, 51b Extra. T.Y.C. Half a wile. (29 subs.) Mr. T. Parr's Stockbatm, by Weathrrbit. B.t 71b (E. Forster) 1 Mr. J. Clark's filly by Windboun,l—Elcot's darn, 31b (J. Mann) 2 Sir L. Newman'e Fusee, Bat 12Ib (in slb extra) • (Bates) 3 The following also ran :—Mies Finch. Ming-at-Irma, Mariola, Back Gammon, Merryman, Vigo, Strafford, The Dutchman's Daughter, Fairy Queen, and El.• Ea. B-tting--7 to 2 agat Merryman, 5 to 1 agst King-at- Arms, 7 to 1 each agst Miss Finch, The Dutchman's Duighter, and Hells, 13 to 1 aget Fusee, and 100 to 8 aget the Mcot's dam filly. Mi-s Finch could not be in duced to go near her hone.. After an hour had been wasted in the unsuccessful attempt to get her to the post, the wart was effected without her. The runners got away on excellent terms. At the distance Stock ham and the Eluot's dam filly -i-gled themselves out, a fine raos in ending in favour of the former by a head Fusee was third, four lengths off; Dutchman's Daughter, Helier, and:Merryman were. next. The Northamptonshire Cup Stakes of 10 soya each ; the winner to be sold fur 500 save, if deatanded. Two miles. (9 sub---.) Mr. J. Thompson's Broadlands, by Buckthorn, 3 yrs, 61t 9lb (But look) 1 Mr. J. Parker's Martha, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Bray) 2 Mr. Saunder's Ma-ter Bagot, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Snowdon) 3 The following also ran :—Cockatoo, Laverea, Bar barity, Cbaperone, and Cornboro'. Betting-6 to 4 agst Broadlands-3 to 1 agst Master Bigot-7 to 1 agst Martha. Won easily by a neck ; three lengths between second and third ; the others widely scattered. Tile Spencer Plate of 100 sovs, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10ft, and 5 only if de clared. Winners extra. Five furlongs. (46 subs., 19 of whom pays 5 soya ft.) Mr. Craven's Yeller Gal, by Woolwich, 3 yrs, 7A llb (French) 1 Mr. Fisher's New Brighton, aged, B,t 121 b (Efugbea) 2 Mr. J. Bartard'd Wouvermanß, 3 yrs 6st 31b (Bennett) 3 Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Zuyd er iee, 4 yrs, Bst 91b _ (Wells) 4 The following also ran :—Lord Nelson, Whanghae, Lord Berkeley, Badsworth, Pyrrhus the Second, °robe hill, Harry Stanley, Lord Stately, Ethon, Broadlands, Lilydale, Dumfries, Little Treasure, July, Cawood, Mies Waters, Mats, and Magnus Troll. Betting-5 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee, 6to 1 agst Lord Berkeley, 10 to 1 each agst Cawood and Orchehill, 100 to 8 agst Harry Stanley, 100 to 7 each aget New Brighton and Ethon, 15 to 1 aget Yaller Gal, 100 to 6 agat Broadlands, 100 to 5 each a ga t L o rd N e l son an d Wouvermans. Yaller Gal led from start to finish, and won by three quarters of a length ; same dist , nce be tween the second and third, a neck between the third and fourth, Lord Nelson was fifth, Cawood, six'h, and Badsworth next Miss Waters and Whailhae were last but two, and Brosdland , absolutely lost. The Delapre Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 25 added. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs, if demanded, in the usual way. Althorp Park Stakes Course. Half a mile. (17 sub=.) Mr. Dray's Little Glrard, by the Emperor, aged Bst llb Mr. Parker's Bianca Capella. 3 yrs, 6st lib (F Adams) 2 Mr. Nicholson's Marauder, 3 yrs, 6st 51b . . (Bray) 3 The following also ran :—Old Torn, Sorceress, War field, Magnus Troll, Venetia, Young Dutchman, filly by the Flying Dutchman—Pegotty's dam. Be ting-2 to 1 agst Marauder, 5 to 1 aget Old Tom, 7 to 1 each agat Sorceress and Venetia, 8 to 1 agst a s n e . con A d fine e go ra t c y e 's ; d w a o rn n fi h l y ty a , I h o ea t d o ; 1 asst nec k o h u e n t g we D en utc t h h m e and third. Sorceress was a bad fourth ; Oid Tom was fifth. The Racing Stakes of 20 Bove (acb, b ft, with 50 added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b ; and fillies, 84 616. Winners extra. One mile. (7 subs.) Mr. T. Parr's Kelpie, by Weatherbit, 84 1016 (E. Forster / 1 Lnrd Ribblesdale's The Happy Land (inc. 51b extra), 94 lib (Forst ham) 2 Msj it Houston's Harry Staulsy, Bs. 101 b (Fla'man) 3 Captain Cbristie's Orchebill, 84 10lb (Wells) 4 B-tting-5 to 4 on Happy Land, 5 to 2 agst Kelpie. Happy Land was first off, but they had scarcely gone 20 yards when he was pulled back into the third place, Kelpie taking up the running, with Harry Stanley second. held a clear lead until breasting the hi 1, when the favourite joined him, and at the far turn quitten tim and went on with the lead. On entering the straight, however, Kelpie was again in close attend ance upon Happy Land, and at the distance he came away by himself, and won in a canter by four lengths ; bad third. Before the race 25 to 1 was offered against Kelpie for the Derby ; after it 1000 to 60 was offered. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 apt Clydesdale (taken) sto 1 apt Any other (offered) _ DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Toxopholite AQUATICS. MATCH WITH MODEL YACHTS. The lovers of this sportenj:yeia;OthClafternoon's amusement on Tuesday, which took place on the Ser pentine River, Hyde Park. The run was in four beats for a silver cup, to be decided by winning the first three heats, and the boats engaged were first-class models. Firet Heat. qodele. Rig. Owners. Emma Lugger Mr. J. Bull. Sylph Anne Lugger ............... Mr. G. Serridge. Mr. W. Turner. Three Williams --Lugger Won by the Emma. Seoond Heat —Sylph, Anne, Emma, and Three Wil liams. Won by the Sylph. Third Heat. —Sylph, Emma, Three Williams, and Anne.—Won by the Sylph. Final Heat —Sylph, Three Williams, Anne and Emm a . —The Sylph again came in first, thus Winning the first prize; the second going to;the Emma, 26 1 13 1 20 St. 92 13 741 5 20 123 25 20 St. 1091 10f 19i a Ha I 1161 1091 102 93i 3 LITER&TURE. The Moors and the Pens. Be F.. G. Trafford. 3 v,tls. Smith aed This is a eye; ly c iristructe I s ory, and di-plays great skil in the working out of the design. It is true that misers have of els before figured as im portant personages in the pages of fiction ; but the character of Sir Ernest Ivraine is in many respects a peculiar one. On the principle of lucas non lucendo, the abode in which he "starved and sinned" was called Paradise. His two sons vary in disposi tion as much as it is possible to suppose. Ernest, the elder, was timorous and nervous ; he seemed as if the shadow of the fatal spot in which he was born had blighted his spirit and darkened his mind. Henry, the younger, was in nothing indigenous to the spot ; he pined for freedom, and son obtained it. With no friends to help or fortune to aid him, be started forth to create for himself an independence ; he at last gained honour, but by no royal road, as too often is the case with the heroes of romance. Stern reality and hard toil are described as the ordeal through which he passed triumphant. He might have said of himself— "My noontide, India may dtclare, Like h-r fierc- ~un", I fired the air 1" While his brother was vegetating among the swamps and fens of Lincolnshire, H enr y was eork ing out his destiny with a vigour and brilliancy that b-fitted a plant fostered by a tropical sun. The heroine, Mina, is a charming creation. She was a child of the Highlands, and ihe alternation from the fens to the moors is a striking contrast, and contributes to the eff , ct of the story. The author remarks that language seems power less to express the change from "the ceaseless bustle and turmoil of mate's work to the majestic grandeur, and awful truth of God's ; from the great city, to the lonely country, frem the flush of England's roses, to the glow of Scotland's heather." Mina marries the miser's son, and the .life she led may be imagined, she was a true imperaona•ion of the Highland character, and with the love of country burning in her heart—with the memory of its grandeur and eoetry lingering in her mind, with its visions of the mountain and the flt.od haunting her day dreams and hevering over her sleep, she was immersed in a wilderness, fur body and soul, and connected with people with whom she had no idea in common. The child of the moors was no more out of place in the fens, than was the daughter of warrior chiefs and high-souled matrons whose jewels, like the Roman mothers of old, were the sons who should shine in their country's history, isolated among sordid misers and gro velling spirits. It is sad to dwell on this page of Mina's life, the reader is glad to leave it liebind and see her out on the world, for even she could not en dure at last to remain longer. It is a solemn thing to behold idle death-bed of a miser, " the ruling passion strong in death," is never stronger than when the possessor feels that he is vanishing away from his possessions for ever. Some earthly feel ings most look to Heaven for their full perfection. The highest and purest emotions of our nature here below need not beextinguished when the summons shall call the mortal to put cn immortality. Ambi tion may behold its perishing chaplet exchanged for an unfading crown. Affection has all to hope and nothing to dread from - the translation to above. " The harvest scene of love is there ;" but in whose paradise, from the hunting grounds of the Indian war chief to the sublimest vision of the enlightened believer, has the miser found a place ? The last hours of Sir Ernest and his sister are awfully de scribed ; and the peculiar horror that all sordid dispositions manitest at the thought of others em ploying those shining heaps they would fain carry wit h them into the dark unknown and bur y for ever in the night, of the grave, exemplifies m,st empha tically that where the treasure is theta will the heart be also. There are other passages in the story that increase itsintetest ; and the disclosure ceecer n jug Westwood is very ingeniously contrived. With the promise and prospect of two for tune?, Mina had to endure years of penury. It is satisfactory to think teat she was at last endowed with some portion of wealth. Iu their free and happy home among the mountains of Mina's beloved land, the son of Sir Ernest might feel ail the happier from the thought that his competence had been secured by the mer chant, and not the miser. Away fiotr his early a-sociations, he was another man, he might be said to renew his youth, as time, in his flight, bore away still further the impression of the horrors of the past, and led him to bless the day he left the fens for the moors. The Life of Mahomet, and History of Islam. By William Muir, E3q. 2 Full. Smith, Elder, and Co. This lab , orious and valuable production forms the commencement of a work on the rise and pro gress of the Mahometan faith, which is likely, though somewhat tedious to the general reader, to become a standard work of reference for the scholar and the student. The peculiar character •of the country and it+ inhabitants, he absence of any , great events or striking characters such as have lighted up the pages of most tsatioaal annals, the entangleuuent of the dynasties, and the petty con flicting powers, joined to the isolation of the coun try and its comparatively unknown language, have rendered the early records of Arabian history one of the least known in either hemisphere. It was far otherwise in later years whFri the Moslem name was a terror to Europeans, and when the victorious army of Abderrahman swept over Aquitaine and Bordeaux. The patient and laborious author endeavours to carry back the Arabian records to the earliest possible traces, and he searches among the dust of ages with which they are overlaid with commendable perseverance, though we must con fess without always meeting an adequate recom pense. The work before us only carries down the life of Mahomet to the era of the Hegira, or flight from Mecca to Medina, which took place about A.D. 622, and therefore the most exciting and extraordinary part of the narrative is not yet reached. A great portion of this first instalment is occupied by the introductory history, and com ments on the various sources from which the bio graphy of Mahomet is derived, their comparative value arid authenticity, whether historical, tradi tional, or legendary. The author promises, should events permit him, to complete the life and career of the Prophet. He is fully capable of ap prtciating the lessons and reflections which may be drawn from it, and traces the rise and orig,n of the idea of conversion in Mahomet's mind, in an able and satisfactory manner. We are glad thst he pur poses complet.ng a work so labotious in iti charac- j and so valuable in the extent of its information, for though trie subject be somewhat tediou-, and • cannot be said to approach the r.,mance of most of the early eastern annals, the pre-Idanitte history is useful to the student, and enables the reader to comprehend the dth a e ff d o i r s ded jomtseudchanredwcioynflicting opportunityc. r circum stances u for m - s the advance of the Mahometan supremacy. The author apologise, in a note, for any errors that may have cr.pt into the latter pages of the work, as being a member of the Bengal Civil Service, all his books of reference bad been secured from the att .cks of the mutineers, and were inaccessible. The labour and research which has been bestowed on the work must have be. n considerable ; indeed, the author i 3 rather too lavish of his notes, from which there is scarcely a page that is free. It would have been better to have interpolated a few with the text, or to have placed them at the end of the volume. We trust that the speedy settlement of the Indian difficulties will enable the author to re gain his literary property, and to conduct his ardu ous undertaking to a satisfact ry conclusion. Gaston Bligh. By L. S. Lavenu, author of " Erlestnere." 2 vols. Smith, Elder, andCo This work exhibits a decided improvement upon the author's foimer wotks. There is more connec tion, more unity, and the characters, though eccen tric, are much more natural, and delineated with greater effect. The conversations are still far above the ordinary level of comprehension, and gentle men and ladies discourse in somewhat mythical German fashion, but there is more vitality and hum in feeling amid the speculative theories than in " Erlesmere." Though the circunis:ances are I different, there is a strong resemblance in the characters, and a kind of vague shadow over the work, evidently resulting either from the author's own experience, or from her habits of thought and literary tastes. Shelley, Keats, and Tennyson, with many Italian authors of similar eLaracter, are among her chief favourites ; but keen and sensitive as is her appreciation of poetry in its highest sense, and elevated as are her views of human nature and human capabilitie4, there is a deficiency of practical earnestness. Self sacrifice is upheld in its noblest aspect ; love and truth are shown in their native angel guise ; but yet there is wanting a sense of the reality of life, a perception that to act is nobler than to dream. In direct antagonism to the narrow and degrading mer cenary spirit of the age, its vaunted common sense and business-like, earth-bound views, there is a school of philosophers who scorn the world, its cares, its rights and claims altogether, forgetting aahgroteshea. at the of heaven does not forsake the earth. Thgatesb who se i e s that the lark who pours out its ftoh h re om et r o o f om for another no t c f l o a r s s s a forsake the highest principles in the trifling duties of existence, who see in the way-side pond as clear a reflection of the untroubled skies as in the lonely lake, and of this class we trust our author will be one of the exponents and advoca'es It is with great satisfaction that we see a w riter of such abilities and prospects advancing in the right and onward path. The characters aro far more interesting in thin work than iu the last. Tae herO; G-iston Bligh, is a striking contrast , o h's w•••ther, who treats him with' co ld nss and i.n .e , s Porn a !hl , takeu Kenn , of duty. th- ojec: of nis avt , ch;oeT.i - , wi.o is COM• veiled to telust- ;dr c t. o ' . f rom F bek:lience io her in tier, is drawn w. , h. ewe and :skill) hongh with:a certain coliness. Ulric& Smiib is another promi nent character, but she is probably-not intended to excite the reader's sympathy, and sbe does not do so. The various subordinate figures are ably drawn, and we accept the work as a promise that the author will one day take a high rank among the writers of fiction. On Consamption. By R. P. CoVon ' M.D. S e . condEd.ttion. John Churchill, New Burlington. street. The author of this able and valuable work occu pies an eminent position among medical practi tioners. Besides 13:in e ,o- a m-mber of the Royal aliege of Physicians, he is one of the physicians to the Brompton Hospital for Consumption, arid the:efore has every oppeituu.ty of studying the variations and pecultati•ies of tuis painful and niel.incholy disease. The work before us is an essay, which ob ained the Fothergillian Go'd Medal f t•ie Me kcal S yof Londat, and tt • medial experience of Dr. Cott( n has therefore been d by otio.rs, skilled in the art of healing. He divides Iris work into three parts, and gives in a cle-r arid succinct style, an account of the nature of consumption, its symptoms, arid treatment. A long experience and extended ob-ervatinu are evi_ dery in ha paged, and his remarks on the predis posing causes and excitants of the disease are highly instructve. Thus out of 1,000 patients, 841 fol lowed in door pursuits and 159 out-door occupa tions, ,hus proving the invaluable importance of fresh air and exercise. When it is remembered that policemen, coachmen, hawkers, dr,c., are incLuded in the above ist, who are exposed to the most unfavo able changes of the weather, the contrast is still more striking. Another startling fact is ,fhe Pre valence of the disorder among domestic servants, who alone number 129 (lit of the 1,000. Many siwil,r facts, which deserve the attention of those who are in any way responsible for the health of others, may be met with in this volume, and all who are interested in its melancholy records, either personally or for their relatives, would do well to study Dr. Cotton's simple and pracr, tical advice for obtaining health and relief. ~ - The Good soldier : A Memoir of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C. B , compiled • fron2 authentic sources by the Rev. W. Owen. Situp kin, Marshall, and Co. The later events of General Havelock's life are now a part of history, but the interest attaching to his career will Lot be satisfied with the mere nar rative of his feats of arms. The earlier portion of his life, his campaigns and military achieve meats, together with as much of his personal and domestic character as may with proper discretion be made public, are described in this little volume, which does credit to its author's judgment and feeling. It is concise and well written, Mr. Owen wisely leaving Gen. Havelock to speak for himself on every opportunity. It is a highly interesting little volume, and the character it draws of the de parted hero sets a brilliant eiample to all who can rival him in his high spirit and sense of Christian duty, though they may never compete with his - talents for military command. The History of England. By L - zil Madaulay. Vol.V V. Longman. The fifth volume of an excellent edition of this celebrated work is now ready. The contents of the four large volumes in which it was originally puhlisln d will oocupy seven of this smaller size, which are wore convenient for perusal, and equally suitable for a library. The price is moderate, and the type clear and good. IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING: THE COLLEGE ELECTION. Although it would be rather premature to specu late on the result of a contest which may be per severed in until the last day of the current week, still it may be stated as the general impression that Dr. Gayer's chances of ultimate success have been materially and unexpectedly diminished by the issue of the first day's polling. The learned gentle man is the undoubted favourite of the heads and corporation generally of the University, and every one supposed that at the start, at least, he would li,ve beaded his opponent, as the resident voters were by an overwhelming majority pledged to sup port him. Mr. Lefroy s great strength on the contrary, lay in the non resident or outvotes, and it was not anticipated that they would show in any considerable force until the second and subsequent days of the election. It was reported yesterday that Mr. Letroy's majority might have been much larger, but hat it was deemed better policy to keep down the numbers, lest parties residing in the country should come to tLe conclusion that the ts,ue was virtually decided by the figures of Tues day, and that, therefore, the journey to Dublin might be safely avoided. Such a notion, if enter tained to any extent . , might materially alter the relative positions of the candidates, and that, too, before the close of the second day. GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION. Yesterday the Solicitor-General sat at 12 o'clock in the Castle, to hear any statements that might be msde by witnesses relative to the occurrence at Trinity College on Friday, the 12th of March. Mr. Kemmis, Crown-Solicitor, attended on the part of the Crown ; Mr. Hamilton, solicitor, at tended for the pt.ilice ; and at a subsequent period. Messrs. Lynch, Q.C., and Lawson, Q.C., having been sent for, arrived. The investigation was de clared to be private, and was conducted with closed doors. The Solicitor-General allowed reporters from the public journals to be present and take notes, on the condition that no reports should be published until after any criminal prosecutions that might take place. Mr. R. Conway Hickson, J.P., a gentleman from the county of Kerry, attended and volunteered a statement of what he saw occur at the college on the day in question. Having made his statement, he was examined by Mr. Lynch, Q.C., and subsequently by the Solicitor-General. The examination did not occupy much time. No other gentleman offered or web produced to give evidence. The Solicitor- Gencral remained until 2 o'clock, at which hour the Court, adjourned. Col. _Browne and Mr. O'Ferrell were present during a portion of the ex amination of Mr. Hickson. No frtsh evidence being tendered to day, Mr. Commissioner Hayes formally announced that the inquiry was at an end. CURIOUS WHITEBOY CASE. The papers publish the report of a singular trial which took place at the Kildare Assizes, before the Lord Chief Justice. Tuomas Staunton, a shop was keeper, and a man possessed of conside ra bl e means, r c ni t ds e , d (r) po hsa per osting n r yo i n e t i i i i c , es a a t tl ua ir N a e juror of Kildare, and agent over the estate of Mr. Conway Richard Dobbs, in case he dared to interfere wi h the ter:ants, and if he and the land steward, Mr. M‘Dermott (whom the notice also threatend to murder), did not quit the country. The case had for some time previously caused considerable excitement and interest throughout the county, as until a very recent period it has been totally free from outrages of a Riband or Whiteboy character, and it therefore became of importance that the prosecu timi should be vigorously and effectually carried out. The prisoner was convicted, and the Chief Justice, in the following impressive mann er , pro nounced sentence upon him ; °h eu we e were appear construerrogp t- itt i h t a tyo t oi f have it i : h eqbvue ver dict. " Tn , tnas Staunton, you have been found guilty by th e jury upou evid en u : ta e ony : ol lu jsedv doubtie iryPwot impossible f r any one who was present in court, and .18.enet your tddir.eiec:ati.,`,PsBlBnotyow fi h tath i hr i e u aYt :; ay t rl h o, the greatest generosity and kind ness. It appears that for some reason he wished to ex• arcise towards you a right which, as your landlord, h • undoubtedly possessed. You had acted in such a way that he wished you to cease to be any longer his tenant. At your own requTst a valuator was employed to value your farm, and be valued it at a sum less than 1001. Yon however, objected to this sum as not being sufficient, and you eventually received a sum of 2001., together with your clops, you paying the rent up to the t'rue when you were dispossessed. You accordingly gave up po session of the land, and from that time to the present you seem to be continually doing everything in your power to worry and annoy the bailiff on the lands of 11 1`Dermott. As far as I can judge from the evidence I have not the f mallest doubt upon my mind that ytu. \-\ era endeavour ing to introduce into this county that Whiteb.y system which is the bane of other counties. I have in a case like this no discretion but to in pose upcn you as severe a sentence as the law a lows. It is absolutely and iudis pensaVy necessary that every One intrusted with the admitaistriAiin t.f Vie law should endeavour to put aft end, in its commencement, to this deplorable sy,tmn. It is mistrable —it is wretched, that a man in your positiono: s of comparati ve affluence for your class, should now stand in su c h a p os iti on as y ou d o bore to i -day. Toe sentence of th e C our t i s th a t y o u undergo seven years' penal servitude." The m an p , ri a s p o p n a er re wasntly about awel 41-droeysseeadrsaonf age drespectable-look in g TRINITY COLLEGE ELECTION, Dosux.—The polling commenced on Tuesday root-wog at nine o'clock and c!o:• , ed at five p. u., when tee uumbers for i thefirsptoldiseyd were declared as follows :—LEfro y , 294 • Gayer, 250 majority, 44. Dr. G a y er is underancl to have all the members of his committee, as well aa the lar ge majority of electors resident in Dublin, 211 I