The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMIYIEROTAL INTELLIGENCE. I Bhr. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday manifested a very heavy appear ance, and values of all descriptions continued to decline. The sales were estimated at 4,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by the speculators. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and prices Were without any material alteration. Al, further addition of 64,0001. was made to the stook of bullion in the Bank of England yesterday, and the return: which will appear on Friday is expected to show an increase notwithstanding the recent withdrawals. As the demand for money at .the national establishment is still very re stricted, a steady augmentation of the notes and a diminution of securities are also an ticipated. Under these circumstances the probability of a reduction in the minimum rate of discount has been freely discussed in commercial circles, but it is generally admitted that very little advantage amid be derived from a further cheapen ing of money,, the terms being already as low as 2± percent. in the open market. At the Stock Exchange, where business is exceedingly dull, loans can be obtained on Government securities at 1i to 2 percent. It is rather singular that with such a plethora of available means speculation should remain so quiet ; but there can be no doubt that if louse the demand for securities became excited, a period of animation would quickly follow the inac tivity now experienced. The Bank Directors, at their meeting to day, nude no change in the rate of discount. It is, nevertheless, expected that another per cent. will be taken off ere long, owing to the superabundance of money. A general meeting of shareholders in the Belgian Eastern Junction Railway Company has been held to-day, at which a report was presented, showing an available: - sum of 10,362/. 10s. 4d. ; but the debts still'required to be liquidated amounted to 33,446/. During the past year the receipts of the line had exceeded the former one by 1,960/. Some discussion took place on the propriety of developing the traffic, and reducing the expenditure, after which the report was adopted. The resolution for raising 36,0001. by the issue of obligations was then agreed to. The market for the English Funds is rather buoyant, a further rise of i t per cent. having taken place, but the operations have been limited. There is very little doing in' any department, and the brokers generally complain of the few commissions they receive. Consols have been 961 97 for money, and 97 971 for account, but they are now about 97 for both. The March Exchequer Bills are 375. premium ; and the June Small ditto, 375. to 41s. premium. lndia Bonds are 30s. premium. In the Foreign Stock Market a fair amount of business has been transacted, and prices have fluc tuated to a moderate extent. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 101± to leti ; Ditto 4 per Cents., 104 ; Bra zilian 5 per Cents., 10311 ; Buenos Ayres Deferred, ; Metican 3 per Cents., 20k ; Peruvian ait per Cents., 81 ; Russian 4i per Cents., 100 ; Spanish 3 pUr Cents., 44i ; ditto Deferred, 261; ditto Cer tiacates, 4i 5 ; Belgian 4i per Cents., 1001 ; and Dutch 2i per Cents., 6.51 _ . The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks •- - Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 61; Mexican, 20 20.} ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 81 S ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 9 9 101 ; Spanish 3 per Cents, 44 441 ; ditto New Deferred, 261 f. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under 1858. 1857. Great Western £23 , 1 34 £ 24,450 North-Western 51,647 56,61 8 . n liontb-Western mright an 9,181 1 0 , 622 ...midland • Gouth-Eastern Great Northern , ea/Atka and Yorkshire 18,404 21,463 ...Sristol and Exeter 5 ,247 5,772 , gast Lancashire 4,891 6,108 Lancaster and Carlisle klitach•ater, She ffi eld, & Lincoln 7,854 9.033 Worth Stafford Orlord, Worcester, and Wolver 3,765 3.907 ...Wist Hartlepool 2,547 2,8410 Xdinburgb and Glasgow . 5,147 5,429 Glas gow and Sou h-Western ...... 5,862 6,294 Bootie') North-Eastern 3,475 3,440 arp,nd Trunk of Canada Groat Western of Canada 7,472 9,984 Northern of Francs In the Railway Where Market this morning a very limited business has been transacted, and Owing to the unfavourable traffic returns of most Of the - principal - lines, prices have been depressed. astern _Counties, Great Western, and North- Western, have receded ss. ; Caledonian, Lance 'hire and Yorkshire, and Midland, 10s. ; and North ?Astern (Berwick), and North Eastern (York), 1/. South Wales improved about 1/. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been rather quiet, but It a alight irnprovenient on yesterday's prices. Paris Ind Lyons have advanced 5a ; Great Luxembourg, 6 8. ; Pernambuco declined ss. ; Great Western of Canada improved ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 1 08. ; Great Indian Peninsula and Scind e were dealt in at former quotations. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares have exhibited very little animation. Bank of Egypt declined 10s. ; Oriental Bank, 103. ; and London and, Westminster about ss. „ • 15RITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (Prom the Official Ltist:) Business does 3 , per Cent. Oonsols Annuities !kilt Borgia, £lOOO .......... ........ I nitto, under £lOllO 3O p itank StOck for Account Colsols ter Account ambigua: Bilis, 24d. March. June. • £1000 ' 5500 37 41 i4l S nail PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. .Idrailuan 5 per Cent atuenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — ' Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent. . . 0 Allan Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent . 75 'Lazing's 3 per Cent — ifitto Account 2o' 191 Perniian Bonds, 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Actount 565 Russian Bonds, 1822, .1.: St., 5 per Cent._ ' Ditto, 44 por Cent. lOO Sardinian Bongs, 5 per Cent. ... ....... Sonish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account , . . 441 111 Ditto IiT,AW Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account* lii!:nish Committee Cert. of Coup, not fun. 41 6 Turkish Bonds, 6 par cent lO2 Ditto Account .. Ditto Guaranteed, i per Cent. _Ditto Account, Venezuela Bonds, 4a per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. telgian 4i per Cent., ox. 25 francs D itch Exchange, 25 per Cent., 12 Guilders 6'a a • 2 MIME O'CLOCK. Console, money Consols for Account , (April 8) 96 18 20 100 100 100 20 20 20 20 St. 20 20 100 20 CAITRIBURT HALL—We understand that Mr. Morton, the spirited proprietor of this most popular establishment has, after a lengthened negotiation, suc ceeded in obtaining this lease of very convenient ground adjoining, on which it is proposed to erect a picture gallery, in which a large collection of the choicest spe classics of high art will be thrown open for the inspection 'of his numeroui patrons and friends. MARRIAGE AT THE MANSION• HOT:MIL—Min Ada Blanche Carden, third daughter of the Lord Mayor, was ./esterday married to Mr. Frederick Brodie. At the conclusion of the ceremony, which was performed at St. Mary Woolnotb Church, Lombard-street, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave an elegant repast in the lon g parlour of the Mansion house to a large number of their relatives and private friends. ▪ LIVICRPOOL, March 17..—The screw steamship City of ItaltiMore, Captain Leitch, belonging to the Liverpool, • New Fork, and Philadelphia Steamship Company, sailed ktnce to-day for New York with a large cargo and a consietrahle number of passengers. On Saturday next the Canard steamship Persia will leave this port with mails, cargo, and passengers for New York. Mn. BASS, M.P.—Mr. M. T. Bass met with a severe accident whilst hunting with Mr. Meynell Ingram's hound., at Kedleston, on Tuesday. Very soon after ks hounds had thrown off, Mr. Base's horse, in taking a low f en ce, leaped upon some boggy ground, and in clear ing himself threw his rider and galloped over him. Mr. Bess received several bruises and was a good deal shaken; he was also struck in the face by the horse. Lord Scars ' dale immediately despatched a messenger to D erb y for • Mr. Gi s b o r n e to meet Mr. Bass at the King" Head, whither he was conveyed in his lordship's carriage. Mr. Baer was able to go to his r. sidence, Byrkley Lodge, in bt• afternoon.—Derby Mercury. 12 SH MARINETS This Day). RAILWAYS. . - nosirg Prico yeater lay. Paid i KAILITALYe. 10 Pimhg. Nottng. Boat Eastn. .Junc all Belfast & all Birmng. Wolverh Stony Valley 100 Birkenhd. Lancsh Cheshire Janet v.ll Blackburn all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 100 Bristol & Exeter__ 100 C a ledonian.— ..... •. 100 „ Ch e ster & Holyheari 11;-; Cork and Bandon , a_;' Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all De. A all Do. B all Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. &Aber. June. 100 East Anglian 100 E as t er n Counties.....loo EasternUnion,A. stk. 10 " Do., do. B. 8i DO. New *** 100 all East Kent .. ~...... East Lancashire all East Suffolk all Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgo w 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundet all Forth and ClydeJunc. 100 Furness 100 Glasgow &S. Western all Great N. of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock ..... 100 Ct. Sth.&West.(lre). 100 Great Western. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua. Si all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster &Carlisle. 141 Do., Thirds. 15 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorksitir. 6 Do., do. F £l6 7 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Do. Southport. all London & Blackwal' !Do. New, i=s. 5/. 103, 100 Loud. Bright. di S. Cs t 100 London &N. Wester 5 Do. Eighths 100 London & S. Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndudrry. & Ennisk. 100 Hanch.Shef.&Lineln. l 13 Metropolitan 100 Midland . 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland G.West.(lr. all Do. Shares .. ... all Newcastle & Carlisle all Newpt..t% berg .&.Hrfd 9 Newry & Armagh all ewry, Warrenpoint & Restrevor 100 Norfolk.. 3i Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 100 North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock ......... 100 Do., B Stock 100 N. Eastern— Berwick 116 Do do. G.N.E.Purch. 100 Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London . . ... 31.1 N. &S. Wstn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn.. 17i North Staffordshire.. all North Western... ..... all N. di S. Westrn. une. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... all Peebles 19 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 100 Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union 8 Sitingbourn e &Sheer 100 South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 South Wales all S. Yorksh. River Dun 14 Do. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton Er Darling 20 Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 1855 16i Stockton & Elartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. 100 Vale of Neath , 100 Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Col nwall all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class Easiness dor e this day . 51 - 6 - 69 - 71 9i - 10 25 - 26 89 - 91 871 - 881' 37 39 7i lei —1 7 i 58 59 45 47 30 32 15 - 17 88 - 90 63 - 64 27i - 28} 90 - 92 9h - 10 102 - 103 91 - 93 126 - 127 99 -10 t 58 -58 i 56 - 58 81 - 83 9 —ll p 9 —ll p 80i 90 1 d 1 id i = 4 104 - 106 95 - 95 - 92 - 93 39 - 49 96f - 9? 68 - 70 12i - 14 61 - 63 3i - 3 0 51 - 54 ... .... .., 90 92 lq 1 d 47 49 74 76 92 94 4 - 31 8 - 9 8 - 9 31 - 33 ••• •• 9 5• d 111 113 27i 28 80 82 47 49 3 2d, 35i 36} 69 70 82 83 13 15 d 7 5d 9 11 35i Z 66 e• I iOi - 3i 6h - 6# BRITISH POSSESSIONS. all Atian. and St. Law. I 1 9 Bombay, Baroda and Cemlnd,guar. 5 p. c. all Do. all Do. Additional A all Buffalo & Lake Hui. 100 Buff., Brut& God ch. 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 Juno, '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 286 d Central Oude (Lim.) 1 Ceylon A shares all Demerara. 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian all Do. C Shares 5 Do. E. do. all D 0.4 p. c. Ends. ,'59 all Geelong di Melbotirne guar. 5 per cent. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada an Do. 6p. c. Deben all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c all Gt. Wostn. of Canada 13 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, P. '6O all Do. do., '73, do. all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 4 i P.C all Do. do., 5 per c 15 Do. 4i p. 0. Exton 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c 5 Do. 4th Ex., do ss. Ondo (Limited) 15 Scinde, guar. 5 per c a ll Do i - ip }B5 90 18 - 82 74 - 78 ... 1 ... li 109 } , I- 2 p - lg 18i -19 i 47 - 49 82 - 83 211 - 21/ - iP 19 -19 i, 2 - 106 - 111 106 - 111 104 108 19i —19 i 20 —214 i d par fP fP Par p FOREIGN. all iintwrp & Rotterdam all Ardennes 3 Bahia & Frar cizeo... all Belgian East. Aunt. al 1 Beziers to Graissessae all Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 15 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 2s. Euphrates Valley all Gt. Central of Franc all Great Luxembourg ti Italian Junction all Lake Coast. & Bale all Liorre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca & Pist.sp.o.l. all Lyons and Goneva all Karla Antenla all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6p. c. Prof, all Northern of France., 8 Do. New all NorwegianTrnk.Prel all Paris and Lyons all Ditto New all Paris and Orleans._ 9 Recife ds San Fran., (Pernam.l g. 7 P. c 11 Riga and Danaburg all Rome and Frsscati all Royal Danish - all Royal Swedish all Do. 7 per cent. all Sambre and Meuse all )o. 5i per cent. pref. all Southern of France.. all West Flanders all Do. 5 per c. Prof all W.& N.W. of France 6 Western of Austria all We t, of Switzerland , all N Leal aden all Do.B p. cent. pref. all Zealand • ••• JOINT-S' 50 Agra & United Sor all ustralasia .......... all 'lank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all 13ri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co all Iritish N. Americas. 10 C. Ilk .of Ind. Au. &CI 50 City 25 lolonial all Commercial of Canada 20 )ommorcial of Loud. all :ng.Scot.&Aus.Clit all 'Jon. Ch. Ilk.of A 20 ~ondon and County 10 .oladon Joint Stock. 20 f,ond.andWestminst. 35 national Pro. of Eng. 1C )o. New............... 25 lational Bank all new South Wales all 'Mental Bank Corp all Ottoman Bank 25 Provincial of Ireland all )o. Now all ;with Australia 12.1 Do. New all . Union of Australia 10 Jo. Now 10 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual 50 • IYetitrußk 01 bond l 51 - 6 •••• .• • •.• 3i - 31 4/ - 27/ - 27 ih = i ••• - ••• 4i - 51 26 - 27 - 9 201 - 21 38 - 38 8 - - 96 - 31/ - 3I 54 - M - i PI 16 - 18 I - - 8 8i - 9 241 - 2 . 1 : - 4 9 - 9i 26 - 27 • .•• '''''' •' ••• '''. • !K BANKS. 84 - 86 21/ - 47 - 49 ... '.... oil 3 i - 2i l 58 - 60 18 -- 18 43 -- 45 37 -- 39 171 -- I 8 ... -- ••• 46 - 48 26 - 28 23 - 25 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL*, Leasing Closing Prices Business Shr. Paid IleumsTs. Companies this dar this day St. 100 Buckghanash. Ln.&N.w. 97 99 St. 100 Clydesdale Jc, Caledon... 100 -- 102 25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 13 15 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p Gt.Northn 139 141 5 all E. Un. H. Sh E. Count. 4 41 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. ••• ••• St. 100 Do. New , Do • -- ••• n all !Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt•Westn — 25 all Illull & Selby. Y. & N.M lOB -- 110 all Do. Shares. Do 12 all Do. Shares. Do — • ••• 12/ all Lon.&Greenw &Eastern. 1211 —13 i 20 all Do. Preference Do 24 25 St. 100 Lon. Tit., &S. Peto &Co 95 97 10 110 Do. Bark. Sh. Do ••• 5i all Manch.Bxton. and Matlock' & Midld. 2i 2i St. 100 Mdld. Bradfd. Midland 94 96 64 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count 4 - io 50 all N.4/Est.s p.c. Do 57 50 all De. 6 per et.. Do 50 all Do. Fixed sp. cDo • •.• 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. es/s. W — 12i all Do. Shrg. ADo • -- ••• St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 135 138 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 8. 12 all S.Staflordsh.. M. MClean 104 —10 i 50 , i WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. !25 all :Do Do 9 14 334 fl St . 100 jWilts&Somrst Gt.Westn ! 88 • 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p.' c.pref. (issd.at 501,) Brie. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares , Caledn. £lO 4 p. c Ches. & Ho. 5 i p.c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Bandon 5 ip.c Dun.Perth.&Aber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B Op. e Do. do. Cl 3. C 7 p. c i Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No. I Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. C. Do. W. 0 per cent. Do. 101. Dobontr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cont._ East Lancash.6p.cts. E.&W. York. J. sth. Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. Furness, 5 p. c Glatt. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. C. Redeem at 10 p. c. p re m. Do. 44 per cent ... Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. pram. Gt.N . of Scot.lst Pm Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per e. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&II.Ex.Spc Do. oon. red. 4i p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do, sirrpe4. 4er c, red, 'ent. pref., Do. Birm. Pref. Sh o. Chester Bp. e. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do, Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do. Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l ••• - ••• 94 - f 6 - 102 ••• • 6 - 6 106 105 112 110 127 - 110 - 110 - 117 - 115 - 132 - 74 St. St. ---- ••• - 118 - 112 - 104 61 -- 63 104 -- 11 D0.,P., 5 p.e.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. et... Lou. & S.W. 7 peret. St. 12i 12i St. late 3d Shares ... Londy. dr Color. Sh. Londy. &Ennis. Sh. ~ S., &L. 6 p. Cent. o. do. do. £6 ... 5i 92 87 88 99 10 St.! 12A 12i 121 )o. do. 3i per cont. larypt. & Carl. 4 p. c.' Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Rid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. o. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. o. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New., Aber., &0., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. at. Norfk. D ob. 4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 D0.Wv.17.5p. t., 1847 ( North British Do. V. Preference I N.E.' Berw. 4 p. c.Prf Do. do. do -8) - 90 - 101 - - 751 - 20 - 10 -1g - 140 - 165 20 123 25 20 St. Do. Leeds 6 pe. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs. , 1848 Do. York H.& S. Pura North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. di Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar._ Do. do. Debeutr. St. Scot. Ceut.New Pref. Se.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0. 3. p.c. pf. St South Devou ISt. S 8i St. St. 25 10 L 0.6 100 100 100 100 Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent S. les Gua. l l p. c. "^ do. 4i p. c • 4 guar sp. C 120 - 122 66 - 70 25 1 11, St. 110 U .J• IWaterfddi Kilk. 6 pc BRITISH - 139 - 101 11 ••• •• 11 - 106 91 96 1— 6 d t par 22 23 119 121 106 108 98 100 1121 110 h 1171 111 103 120 - 125 120 - 125 I 74 - 76 10 -10 i 24 - 25 100 - 192 100 - 102 99A 100 100 14j i iii = i'4 137 i 99 100 k 119 i 241 1024 MINES. 11 - 80 - 90 470 - 490 85 - 95 15 - 16 5i - 6 - 2 1i - 9 - 10 14 - 15 ••• "... ••• 19 - 2C li - li 360 - 370 41 - 5i 200 - 221) 11 31 - 4 1+ - 14 I 25 - 26 110 - 120 220 - 240 295 - 305 71 - 74 114 - 12 4. - 45 1 23 - 25 HINES. P - 2 12i -13 i 40 - 42 13 - 15 id p id p 8; 1 8 17i -- i -- 9i 16— 1 - i - ;ti • • • '. • • • 5 -- 6 21 - 2t 3i - 89j i it 8i 591 81 i 103 z d 91} 59 8} 8 90i i I 99 6} 1041 5 41 51 96f 6$ 92. 3/ 2/ qi i 81 81 7i 52 } 92f 90f 48i 8 75i 4154 92 3 31 6 i i 9/ 6/ 1121 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) .4 !British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay. ) kl East Basset (Mogan) .7s Great South Tolgus ',5 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 7$ Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.; .7s Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Mogan: 15 North Wheal Crotty Li Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy: 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.' . 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co' 4 Caradon (St. Cleer; 2 S. Cara Brea (Illogn. 9 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 4 ram. S. &L. Min. Co I Tin Croft 0 Un. Mines (Gwennap) ~ s 6 V. of Towoy (Camar.) .4 W. Basset (thogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) ,Wh. Basset (Mogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstek) 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN A Australian )s. Bon Accord Cop. (1i..) 7 Brazilian Imp. (issue d at £5 pm) di Do. Coeaes & Cuiada .5 Do. St. John Del Rey 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica...." ill Cobre Copper 16 Copiapo dl Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co ill Fortuna 11 General al Linares 1i Lusitanian dl Mariquita ill New Granada .11 Noveau Monde .11 Pont. Sil.LdM. & Smlt 1 Port Philip 6i Santiago de Cab United Mexican....,. MISCELLANEOUS. 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) -.9 Australian Agrieult. l 11 Australn. Royal Mail all ,Berlin Water Works.. 2 ID°. New iss. at 51. d 40 000 25 1 Brit. Amerioan Land Canada 10 IDo.Go.6pc.Jan&July ,11 'Copper Min. of Eng. al Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent 611 Crystal Palace 611 Do. Preference 4 I all ,Crystal Pal. of Franco' ;Eastern Steam.., 100 ElectricTelograph all Electric Tel. of Ire' all En.dtAust.Cop.SunCo 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. all , Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) all Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 14 'Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount ... all Lond. Gen. Omnibus' 10 Magdalena. St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. all Do. Extension Teleg. all Mexican& S.Amorice 5 Nat. Discount Co -6 ,Netherlands Land._ all iDo. Do. all Do. 8 p.c.Pf. iss. at Id.. 3 Do. Do. 80 I New B. &N. S. Land 1.60 'N. S. W. Gov. 5 p. c. D. all N. B. Australasian... all Nrth.of EuropeSteate all Oriental Gas 10s. Do New Shares all I Peelitr. Ld. St Mbarl, a ll Peninsular 4 Oriental 10 Do. New all Rhyme, Iron 60 Royal Mail Steam , all Scot. Austral. Invest, 100 S. Ans. Gov. 6 p. c.bds. all South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 5 True. Ln. Co. UP. Can 1 28i Van Dosiou'a Land 25 26 11 '- 3i - 41 35 - 40 145 - 150 113 - 114 28 - 32 26 - 28 11 - 16 4 t -- 46 ••• 44 - 5 102 - 104 p•• - „. li - 11 4 -4. •.• d 3 g Is 3i ••• - .. 8 - 9. i - i - _ lea 3 21 1 d 17 20 96 97 2 3 1 P 2 yi 78 80 7 8p 21 53 62 64 i la ••• - ••• 10 - 11 20 I 1 • 161 1091 48i 82A 2 21i 19} 19 1 111 1 5 4, 10 9 I 1., ~ 5 ~ 11 20 f 1 1c 35 2 30 al 20 11 40 al ... 11 1 al Si I 30 1 li 33 1 18h 17j 6i :nal 31 2 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) HOUSE OF LORD.-7-APPEALS. Peer; present—The Lord Charcellor (Baron Chelm,i -f )rd), Lord Brougham, Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensley dale, and other Peers. CLARKE AND ANOTHER T. NAM. The further hearing of counsel in this part-heard appeal was resumed this morning, Sir Richard Babel!, Q. C., was beard for the opponent The present appeal is brought against a eecree made by the Maser of the Rolls in a suit of Hart against Clarke. This suit was instituted by the respondent (alleging himself to be a partner in this mining concern) in order to have the 'dined partnership dissolved, the accounts taken, and the property realised under the di rection of the Court. In pursuance of an arrangement which towards the latter end of the year 1848, had been made between the appellant and the respondent and a Mr. Horn, the respondent undertook to negotiate for the purchase of a certain mining property, called the Goldscope Mines, in the parish of Crosswaite, in the county► of Cumberland. By an agree ment dated the Ist day of November, 1848, the respon dent accordingly purchased of William Clemenoe, for the sum of 11,0001., his interest in the mine, under a take note granted to hint by Lieutenant-General Wynd ham. It was arranged that this agreement should be adop'ed and the mines worked by them as a mining undertaking. On the 27th August, 1853, the respondent filed his bill in Chancery, praying• for a dissolution of the part nership, an account to be taken of the partnership tran sactions, and as the said l pm was held for the benefit of the copartnership, that the property might be realised under the direction of the court, that the appellant might be restrained by injunction with dealing with the lease or interfering with i%he management of the com pany, that a receiver and ►manager should be appointed, and that the balance of the net profits paid into court be for relief. The Master of the Rolls, and afterwards the Lo - rds Justices found the plaintiff (tntitled, to the relief asked by his bill, Against this decision the appellant appealed and contended that the plaintiff had forfeited his shares in the company by not contributing towards the exoense of carrying it on, and that the bill ought to be dismissed with costs. Counsel for the appellant--Sir Richard Bothell, Q. C- ; Mr. Matins, Q.C. ; Mr. Tapping. Mr. Maline followed (Sir , Richard Bethel!) on the same side and is now being heard feLtbe appellant. Bennet and Stark, Furnital's Inn, appellants solicitors. Counsel for the respondent, Mr. Cooper. G. W. Marsden, Queen-street, Cheapside, re spondents solicitors. It is probable that the arguments in the same cause will occupy the court the whole of this day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulbourn.) IN BR B. 111100“. This was an adjourned meeting for choice of assignees under the estate of this bankrupt, who was described as of Tichbourne-street, auctioneer and picture dealer. Mr Philip appeared for the petitioning-creditor, and Mr. DAlton and Mr. Took for creditors to a very large amount. The choice had been adjourned at the instance of. Mr. Dalton in order to give one of his clients, a gentleman named Barton time to prove a sum of 7,9031. money lent. It appeared on the previous occasion that Mr. Barton claimed for money lent but could not produce any of the securities which he had previously held, namely, promissory note., as after they had been de posited, the bankrupt bad them returned to him on the assertion that he could obtain money for them and re. pay Mr. Barton, but he had neither repaid him or returned the notes. His Honour considered this a case in which the credi tor ought to have the opportunity of proving, and be now did so, the bankrupt stating that he had put the notes in the fire. After some discussion, other debts were proved, and Mr. Barton, who is a merchant tailor at Newcastle, was appointed assignee, and Mr. Dalton, solicitor, to the estate. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended March 18, 1858, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WLIEAT BARLEY OATS RYE BEAM PEAR 45s la 36s 6d l 23s 3d 31s 3d 4 37s lld 41s 2d BANK OF ENGLAND. HALF YEARLY MEETING THIS DAY. This afternoon the half yearly general meeting of the proprietors in the Bank of England was held at their house in Threadneedle-street. The meeting was more largely attended than on many previous occasions, owing to the commercial crisis through which the country has lately passed. Mr. Sheriff Neave, the Governor, presided. There were present, the Attorney General, in his capacity of standing counsel to the Bank, Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., Mr. Thomson Hankey, M.P., Mr. Weguelin, M.P., Mr. Bonamy Dobree (the Deputy Governor), Alderman Salomons, and others. The GoYERNOB said he had to acquaint the Court that the profits of the Bank for the half-year ending the 27th of February amounted to 808,2941. 9s. 7d., making the amount of "rest" at that time 3,848,5091. ls. 11d. After providing for a dividend at the rate of 5i per cent. for the half year, the "rest" in the Bank would be 3,048,094/. ls. 11d. The Court of Directors there fore proposed that for the half year ending the sth April next a dividend of si t per cent. should be declared without deduction on account of income tax. Mr. BORRADAILE asked what it was that accounted for the rest being 138,009/. less than it was at the close of the weeks of that period of the year. The GOVERNOR said that arose from the amount of rebate which was carried to the next account. The nature of discount WW I , that the amount deducted for interest was deducted at the time, and therefore applied to the whole of the time the bill had to run. The inte rest due upon those bills would come irk to the accounts of the next half-year. Mr. BORRADILIC urged that the amount was unusually large. The GOVIENOB replied, that it probably arose from salaries and wages having been paid at the time referred to. Mr. CLARKE said the profits of the bank would have, undoubtedly, been greater had it not been for the late commercial crisis. Taking all the circumstances into consideration he thought that the present was only the postponement of a larger dividend. Mr. BOREADAILE expressed a hope that if such were the case it would be announced from the chair. It had been the practice to divide the profits of the Bank up to a certain point, and be could not imagine Mr. Clarke was right in what he had suggested in reference to the postponement. The CgAIRMAN replied that the bank had taken the precaution to retain something on the suspense account. There might be some further losses, and while the direo tore had written off the direct losses they had reserved a proportion, which would be sufficient to meet the pos sible losses which might be outstanding. Mr. BORRADAILE thought that a larger result might have been hoped for from the profits of the bank which had been announced. He thought the proprietors might have hoped for a larger dividend. The GOVERNOR said that the idea in the mind of the hon. proprietor appeared to be, that the loss upon bills could hardly have amounted to so much as to reduce the dividend to what it at present was. Confining himself to that particular the hon. proprietor might be right ; but he begged to remind the Court that the bank had made great sacrifices in the sale and purchase of stock to assist the commercial world. (Hear.) Mr. Alderman SALOMONS had the fullest confidence in the directors of the Bank. He thought that after six months great anxiety to all who had been concerned in monetary transactions, it was very desirable that there should be a discussion upon the abstract question of dividend. (Hear, hear.) On the motion of the GoVERNOB, a dividend of 51. 10s. per share for the ball-year ending the sth of April, free of income tax, was declared, and the proprietors were informed that the warrants would be ready for delivery on Tuesday, the 6th of April. In answer to a question from Mr. Thompson, The GOVERNOR stated that the Wet tern branch of the Bank was successful and was yielding a profit. Alderman SALomoms proposed a vote of thanks to the Governor, the Deputy• Governor, and the Court uf Directors, for their able management of the affairs of the Bank during the past half-year. Mr. CLARKE seconded the motion, which was unani mously agreed to. The GOTERNOR, in acknowledging the compliment, said that, in conducting the affairs of the Bank, the directors derived great satisfaction when they found that they were approved of by the proprietors. There had been consiberable difficulties during the last ball year, and it must have become well known that the interests of the proprietors and the public were combined and nearly interwoven. It was the duty of the directors not to lose sight of either, but to keep in full view the interests of both. The directors bad the satisfaction of knowing that they had been just stewards. They had been tried severely during the past ha f-year, but they wero glad to find that they had passed through the ordeal satisfactorily, and that they were held to deserve the `mod of praise which the proprietors had accorded to The Court then broke up. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WREAT I BARLEY I OATS I RYE 1 BEANS TEAS 15s 5d 36s 3d 22311 d 32s 9d 38s bd 403 11ild ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 101,172; barley, 66,507; oats, 13,T22; rye, II; beans, 1,268 ; pcas, 1,771 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATN AND MADENHALL. There was visit a moderate inquiry here to-day, as follows : —Beef, from 3e Od to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s $d to 4s 8d; Pork, 33 Od to 4a 4d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHA.LL, March 17.—T0-day's market was but mode rately supplied with each kind of meat, and the trade generally ruled steady, at late rates :—Beef, from 3s . 4d to 4s 4d; lauttun, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 48 Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 2d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, March 17.—We had a fair demand here to day, at our quotations : --Beef, from. 3s Od to 4s 6(1 ; Mutton, 33 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 4s 6,1 to 5s 2d ; Perk, 43 Od to. 48 841 per Sibs ; Store Pigs, —8 to —s ; Mach Cows, 121 12s to 161163 ; Leaii Cows, —/ to ---/; Suckling Calves, 123 to 203 each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ 4s; clover, 3/ lOs to 51 Os; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 104 per load. Truk) steady. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 41 4s; clover, 3i 103 to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 6s to 11 lOs per load. Supply moderate, and trade less active. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2-103 to 41 4s; clover, 31. lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 103 per load. Trade rather dull. COAL MARK Prices of Coals per ton I. d, Bell's Primrose l2 Tanfield Moor Butes 13 Tanfield Moor l3 6 Bebside's Hartley l4 6 Buddle W. Hartley l4 6 Bates's West Hartley l3 c Davison's West Hartley 15 0 Holywell l5 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 15 0 Haswell Gas 12 6, Longridgo's Wet Hartley 14 61 North Percy Hartley l3 6 [ . .-31A1tcs 17. the close of the market . Walliend b ko. 8. P. nlOll l 3 Harton l3 6 Powell's Duffryn Steam 21 6 Riddell l3 6 Cassop i i $ tlengu 11a11 .......... 15 0 [.ambton 17 0 fiebburn l3 0 losforth l3 6 Hilda.. .. .............. . l3 - South D urham . .14 0 l'rimdon 17 0 Wharneliffe 12 6 Hetton ................•••.,1617 6 Braddyll roes . .. l7 South ..... 17 3 .. A, 242 ; sold, 158. Wsllsend. &o. Framwellgate l5 0 Acorn Close l5 0 Seiper Gra.inge ...1e 9 Adelaide Toes l6 9 Ships at market LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(rhis Day.) LONDON, March 18.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; light breeze and fine ; cloudy at times. Arrived — OFF DOVER, March 17.—Wind N.W.— Johanba, from Tyne for Rio Janeiro ; Lucknow, from Calcutta oa By t Sunderland. taarc h Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Ex press, for Havannah. PLYMOUTH, March 17.—Wind for Newfoundland. _ NEWPORT, March 17:—Wind W.—Sailed—Great Bri tain, for Bombay. CARDIFF, March 17.—Wind for Hong Kong. SWANSEA, March 17.—Wind N.W.—Arrived —Mon gostier, from Coquimbo ; Georgian s, Cuba. QUEENSTOWN, March 16 . — Wind W.—Arrived—Glado lus, from Callao ; Bucephalus, ditto ; Lady Bruce, ditto ; Maria, Gibraltar ; Casque, for Liverpool for Halifax, with loss of sail, &ca. PORTSMOUTH , March 17.—Wind variable.—Arrivod — Nortons, for Callao, and sailed for Antwerp. SOUTHAMPTON, March 17.—Wind N.N.W.— Sailed— Orinoco (s), for West Indies; T agu s ( a ) , Gib ra lt ar , PETERHEAD, March 16. — Wind S.W.—Sailed—Sove reign, for Greenland. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind W. (p. New 17.—Balbec, (s. c a i, f rom Havr• ; Do d o, A r rived, March IX—City of Calcutta from Akyab ; Elizabeth Cushin g , Hood,Cu shin g, Charleston ; Henry, Francis, O r Ceara Dunkirk; Barbara, St. Michael's. Off.—Blanuhe. l Orleans; (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind W.S.W. ; tide half-hour's ebb ; v er y o ne . Arrived, 17th—Furet, from Gravelines. Arrived, 17th—Lionne, from Gravelines ; Collier, from Antwerp. Sailed, 18th—Panope, for Leghorn. Sailed, 18th—Panther, steamer, for Boul ogne ; H anover , steamer, Ostend ; Springbok, Cape of G oo d H ope ; Rail way, St. Michaels; Sydney Hall, Genoa; Gl o b e , L awn s tton ; , Gipsy Queen, Terceira. DEAL Thursday Morning. Wind W.S.W., moderate. P a ned—Palestine, from New York ; Calibre, from Port Natal--both for London . A rffom London ; Carmine, ; Hedda Frederick, St. trbe l s i from Shields, for Naples. c ; bo j r a e s d s — on ne . c be s c lo c u a tt f a o_r Cardiff Sailed—Calliope, Morning Star, President Fillmore, Emma Colvi, _ an d Rectitude, with , nearly all the outward bound ; the DiautUrap for 14911 4914. And as compared with the month ending the 14th 0? Fel ruary, 1857, the above returns show a decrease of 189,6711. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 481,572/. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed iQsues of the several banks, the following is the state of the circula- tion : The private banks are below their fixed issues i:1,298,840 Tho joint-stock banks are below their fixed issues 763,903 Total below the fixed 189110 £2,052,743 The Sootch banks are above their fixed issue,.. £660,617 The Iris li banks are below their fixed issue 10182,500 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments daring the month ending the 10th of Feb. was 15,550,7211., being an increase of 3,493,586/. as compared with the previous month; and an increase of 5,426,9301. when compared with the same period last year. The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as follows : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,130,524 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks Total of gold and silver held 24,393,673 Being a decrease of 152,0731. as compared with the pre vious return, and a decrease of 40,174/, when couir pared with the corresponding period last year. ADVVIITISEMENT ]—Holloway's Ointment an admi rable remedy for the afflicted. The number of years this invaluable Ointment has stood• the test of publi c opinion, and the longer known the better appreciated, le a testimony of itself more power ful than a nything th a t written in pra i se o f the curative p ro p e r ties it could be ringworm, sc ald head, and all diseases possesses. For of the skin, it is unequalled. Recent wounds or old ulcers may very shortly be healed by . its use. For tumours, bad breasts , o r scrofula, the re . i s no remedy to be com• pared with it, and in con j unction as a purifier of the blood.—Sold b y all meiicine vendors throughoutui went, W or ld, and at Profe.ssor 20, Strand, London, 1131 i 961 6 i ST. MARTIN'S HALL. The oratorios, now in course of performance at this hall, are produced in a manner highly credit able to the directorship of Mr. Hullah and the talent of his executive corps. " Israel in Egypt," given last evening, is one cf Handel's finest works, being full of the inspiration of genius from begin ning to end, and replete with entrancing and thrilling music of the highest order. We must admit that a greater degree of care in the expression of some of the choruses would have been advantage ous ; and a little less liberty in the treatment of the solos would have increased the effect of Mr. Perrin's singing ; but, on the whole, the oratorio was very honourably sustained. Miss Banks dis tinguished herself in the forcible recitatives of Miriam, and possesses a voice well worthy of assiduous cultivation. The imposing chorus, "He gave them Hailstones," was rendered in a masterly style, eliciting au unanimous encore, and " The Horse and his Rider" was equally well given. We 'may alike congratulate Mr. Hullah and the public on the success of the series of oratorios now attract ing admiring and crowded audiences to St. Martin's Kan. PRIVATE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of circu latioa of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 13th of Fob. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Irish and Scotch banks for the same period, and the average circulation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 10th of February (the nearest date furnished by their returns) will give the following re sults of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : Jan. 16, Feb. 13 ' Increase. Decrease. -- 1857. 1858. --- —__— X £ £ £ Bank of England .. 19,435,856 19,811,279 405,423 Private Banks Joint-stock Banks 2,473,175 2,538,4.54 65,219 . - - -- —.— Total in England •• .. 25,003,465 25,523,683 515,2i8 Scotland 4,020,548 3,747,828 277,222 Ireland ...... -- United Kingdom .... 34,067,047 15,143,497 476,450 I ~, .~ .. t yr 4.)fl SUN °PPR E , o'tvack. WARWICK RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MATCH OF 500 SONS. Courier 401. HANDICAP PLATE, Sorceress walked over. Baronage Alboni fi11y...... . . Six ran. MATCH FOR 1001. Linda Dawn of Day ANNUAL STEEPLE CIIA.SE. The huntsman Forest Queen .. Minerva......................................... 1 Eleven ran. SCURRY HANDICAP. Impatience Eardrop U-elese Chester .. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Englernere Chester Border Chief Six ran. Won by half a length. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. 1 Old Dog Tray Woodyeates _ Four ran. SELLING RACE. Filly by Chanticleer Laes of Richmond Hill HUNT CUP STEEPLECHASE. Z )uave Grayling Telegram Six ran ..., 3 2 AQUATICS. SCULLERS' MATCH FOR 50 SOVS. ASIDE. An excellent race took place this day between Thomas White, of Bermondsey, and George Drouett, of Chelsea, from Putney to Mortlake, for 50/. aside, and, in conse quence of the well-known celebrity of the men, great interest was manifested, and a large number of spectators assembled on board Citizen K, which was chartered for the occasion. The betting was in favour of White, at 5 and 6 to 4, though this was his first appearance in a match above bridge in outriggers. Drouett having twice defeated the well known Thomas Day of Wandsworth, and also rowed a most excellent race with Stephen Salter, which he lost through a foul. The start took place at 20 minutes past 4, and White gradually drew a little in advance, obtaining a l.ad of about a length at the Crab Tree, both rowing in first rate style. On nearing Hammersmith-bridge, but little difference was observable ; but from thence to the finish at Mortlake, White gained a little, winning the race by about three boats' length. The time to Hammersmith-bridge was 10 minutes, Barnes'-bridge 21 minutes, and the whole distance 24i minutes. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.) The LORD CLIANORLLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from Clerkenwe 1, praying for an equalization of the poor rates THE CAGLIARI. The Noses LORD then said he wished to call the atten tion of the house to a publication lately issued by the Neapolitan Government. It related to the capture of the Cagliari steamer, and the detention of two of our fellow subjects. The law was laid down by the noble viscount lately at the head of the Government. He stated that the captain of the Cagliari had voluntarily conducted the vessel into the Neapolitan waters, in that case he (Lord Palmerston) would rot be justified in interfering in favour of the two British subjects before the case am investigated by the Neapolitan authorities. But if the vessel were taken by superior force outside the Neapolitan waters, then the British Government were entitled to d.-and the instant release of the two men. He (Lord Lyndhurst) had no doubt that that was the opinion of the law officers of the Crown. The document in question, which bad lately beenissued by the Nea politan Government, stated that the seizure had been effected by two frigates on the high seas, and by them brought into Neapolitan waters. (Hear, hear.) Upon that statement we had a perfect right to demand the instant liberation of our countrymen. He did not in tend to put any question to the Government on the subject, but he was perfectly willing to leave to them to determine, owing to the time that had elapsed since the capture had been effected. He merely tlirecO dot these observations for their consideration. The Earl of MALMESBURY said before he made any remark be begged it to be distinctly understood, that up to the 26th of last month her Majesty's present Government were not responsible for the acts of the late Ministry or the Sardinian Government. Before he made any observations on the remarks of ' the noble and learned lard, it would ba as well to state how the vessel was captured. The noble lord here detailed the facts relative to the seizure of the vessel, and then proceeded to say that since her Majesty's present ministers had come into officesome papers bad been produced which justified them in adopting measures to refer the matteragain to the law officers of the Crown, whose report would be laid before the house as speedily as possible, together with all the documents to which reference had been made. Tee noble earl, in conclusion, said the house might rest assured that the Government would not relax the slightest in their endeavours to relieve the two men from the cruelty of confinement. [LETT BITTING fiOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening The SrEsicEa took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. 711.0WIRAY (Judge-Advocate) and Lord DUNICEL LIN took the oaths and their seats, the former for Dur ham and the latter for Galway (County). SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY (EXTENSION OF TIMEI BILL. This bill was read a second time. GALWAY ELECTION. Mr. ROEBUCK. presented a petition from the freeman of Galway relative to the motion for the introduction of a bill for disfranchising them on the g round of bribery, in which the petitioners prayed that equal justice might be extended to all who had been guilty of bribery. The petition then proceeded to state that the evidence taken before the commission went to show that Lord Clanricarde, lieutenant of the county, wa. a party to the bribery at the elections for 1862 and 1857 by furnishing the money by which the electors were bribed. That Sir T. Backe, M.P., deputy lord lieu tenant ; Dr. J. V. Browne, professor of Queen's Col lege ; Mr. o . Flaherty, Mr. T. Moore, justices of the peace, and Mr. R. Carter, deputy clerk of the peace, were also guilty of such practices as agents, and the petition has expressed a hope that equal justice would be done to all who had been guilty f any such misconduct—the great as well as the small, the powerful as well as the weak—the latter having received the bribes which the others had paid to them. (Hear.) AUSTRALIAN POSTAL COMMUNICATION. Mr. MACARTNEY moved fur a copy of any supple• mental contract made since July, 1857, with either the European and Australian Mail Company or the Royal Mail Company, or both, for the conveyance of mails to and from the Australian colonies. Agreed to. IR LAND. DUBLIN, WEDNUDIY. LEGAL OPINION ON THE LATE OUTRAGES. As the students left the hi‘a ec irk a . msyitotutuabtbfioso,rn who r l were Ge n tle in e addressed n, Iby haveth e to Rev. t said they aciod, duct this day. Your gentlemanlike proceeding, both on your way to the castle, when there, and on your return, is a complete refutation of the calum nies of your enemies. (Cheers.) You have got the entire sympathy of the public with you ; and I trust that you will take no part in external pro ceedings or in anything that can in the least degree bring discredit on the college to which you belong. (Cheers.) The heath of the college are determined to have them punished to . the utmost measure of the law. We have obtained the opinion of the most eminent legal authorities to the effect that Col. Browne is equally amenable with every mem ber of the force who was guilty of violent conduct towards the students ; and it is intended that in formations shall be sworn against all the policemen who have been identified. I again en e tr h ea ib t it o i f o o: : 1: not to cause any distur bance. I would also implore of you to endeav our to induce y our friends to ab stain from being drawn into any x feeling. ARMY CLOTHING, .1,0. Air. LAURIE moved au address for returns from the various commanding officers of regiments and depot bat talions in this country and in IrelAnd of the several re quisitions made by them between the Ist day of Septem ber,l 1857, and the 28th of February , 1858, in the Var Department, f - supplies of clothing and necessaries, articles with the dates of the same, and when the id number of letters written to and receivteo. r were received from the War Departmednft;o:antdheofsvthare Department on the subject.—AgreedACCOMMODATlON.rn of the forre u y voted during the last three years for bar Mr. LAT . rac snm ks s o in f niorTear the metropolis, and how the stuns have RRIREA m oved C been appropriated. a DIS MISSAL OF MURZA ALI AKBAR. Sir DE L. EVANS moved for a copy cf a ll th e cor respondence between the Court cf Directors and the William APCoiL cb ß ee D n Ua . G°tlva9. ernnaent ef 13..,mbay respecting the dismissal of Id Ali Akbar; including memorial of Muiza Ali Akbar to the Court o f Directors, presented through the MB. sin E ak LIS'S has MIT B om bay Government in the year 1855 ; also the letter tried a second of Murza Ali Akbar to Sir James Melville, K.C.8., time for Secretary to the Court, wits the Court's answer,— Attorney-General, this murd er a nd f oun d gu ilty. The Agreed to. orney-General, in stating the case for the AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Crown, mentioned the following extraordinary oil lir. PACKE gave notice that on the motion for the cumstance :—At the inquest on the murdered gen second reading of the Agricultural Statistics e denim's body, M'Cormack actually had the bold -13:11 he His should move that it be read a second time ) nese to get himself empanelled on the jury. who months. that day Aix months. object in doing this was to prevent the lad from THE ROYAL WARRANT OF OCTOBER, 1854, drove Mr. Ellis on the occasion of his death rom the murderer • Guu. WYNDHAM asked the Secretary of State fo r stating is his evidence that ho knew ' War whether any, and what and so effectually did M'Cormack succeedin steps had been taken, or . inti were in midating the witnessb y . his presence and thre aten progress, to alter and amend the Royal War rant dated 6th Oct. 1854 'I lad denied having any know ingg,ntures that the,D . . .. although he has Gen. PEEL said that his change of position had not ledge of the assassin, l since sworn Altered tail opinion with regard to this warrant—(hear, that he know him w heti to fired the fatal shot, TRINITY COLLEGE ELECTION. The Very Rev. the Provost, returning officer for the University, has fixed Monday next for the elec tion of a member to represent the University, vice the Right Hon. J. Napier, new Lord Chancellor of Ireland. LIMERICK riLE CTIONPETLTION AGAINST AfAJOIS GAVIN. The report current at the close of this election has proved correct. Mr. Ball has lodged a petition to unseat Major Gavin, on the ground of intimida tion and treating. This step is formally announced, on the authority of a communication received at Limerick from the petitioner himself. The length of time that has elapsed since the election had led Mr. Ball's friends to suppose that he did not in tend to dispute Major (avin's right to represent Limerick ; but all doubt is now at an end, it seem!, as evidence has been collected to support the petition. hear)—or the - only • satisfactory mauner in whiois it could dealt with. (Hear, - hear) The warraLkhad not acted just y, and he believed the cotn pint mill, officers wtllfounde'l. On taking office be found the dr.& f a new warrant hart been prepared, with m toy porti ;,f apptoved, bat Ai he thought au alteration ought not to be made in a warrant of so muck importance without investigation by. a Royal Commission, it was his intention to olatia from hon ourable members th e appointment l 'of such a Royal Commission, to take into considera:ion the report of the Royal Commission on which this warrant was founded, and also to consider the present system of pro motion in the army. (Hear, hear.) He would take care that every branch of the service was fully repre. tented, and that every officer who felt himself aggrieved by this warrant should have an opportunity of appearing before the Royal Commission and being fully faeara. (Hear, hear.) • CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT. Mr. H. BERKELEY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether her Majesty's Ministers intended to act on the intention of their predecessors, and appoint • select committee to inquire into theworking of the Cor rupt Practices P. evention Act ; or what course they in tended to pursue in relation to the act, which would expire with the present session of Patliamentl The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said her Majesty's Government considered the best course in reference t 3 this subject was to introduce a new bill, founded on the experiences of the last general election, and when it was so introduced, to submit it to a select committee. (Hear, hear ) TURNPIKE TRUSTS. Mr. S. WESTERN asked the Secretary for the Home Department whether it was the intentisn of her Ma jesty's Government, during th e p res e n t s ession of Par liament, liament, to bring in any bill for the abolition' of the turnpike system throughout England ; or whether they intended to support the clause releting to turnpikes contained in the Highway Act of last session. Mr. Secretary WALPOLE said that on taking office he found the subject had been under the considera tion of the late Government, who had a bill in course of preparation. He had not yet seen it, but as soon as it was ready he would give it his serious consideration. He was, therefore, unable at present to give a positive answer to the question of the hon. member. TELE ARMY BEFORE DELHI. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Under Secretary of the Board of Contrrol whether the report war+ true that biz months' batta was all that the army before Delhi was to have in lieu of prize money ; or whether it was only the first instalment, and all that the,Grovernor-General was able to grant for . their patient endurance and hernia bravery Mr. 11. BAILLIE said that six months' batta awarded y the Governor-General to the army before Delhi wan the titmo,t sum which by law be was entitled to grant, but he (Ur. Bail lie) was able to state that the claims of the army, both before Delhi and in the garrison of Luck now, were under the consideration of Government. OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE. Mr. CRAUFURD asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the despatch of 4th March, ad dresse by the Rail of Malmesbury to Count Walewelti, was submitted formally or in substance either to the French authorities in Paris, or to their representatives in England, for the purpose of ascertaining the opinion of the _French Government thereon, before the official presentation of that document to the French Government on behalf of the British nation) The hon. and learned member proceeded to refer to dates in support of the assumption on whioh his question ap peared to be founded, but he was called to order by the Speaker. The CLIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was hardly fair on the part of the hon. and learned member to address this question to the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, because the hon. and learned gentleman must feel that if there was the slightest foundation for hit gratuitous assumption in the matter, it was not without the cognisance of the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs. (Hear, hear.) There was the utmost inclination on the part of her Majesty's Go vernment to deal frankly with the Houie of Commons on our foreign affairs, but he put it to the house whether questiuni of this kind ought to be sanctioned by the house—(hear, hear)—and he should not have said another word in answer to the inquiry of the hon. and learned gentleman, if he had not so irregularly gone into com parison and calculation of dates, from which he seemed to infer, that from the interval that had elapsed some unusual cemmunication--ae might esy some sur reptitious communication—(bear)— ha 4 take'. place be tween the two Governments ; but if the hon. and learned gentleman, before asking the question, had for a mo ment considered the impo, taxied of the subject, and other matters connected with the forwarding and re ceiving such a despatch, he must have fourid some rea son for the apparent delay. It was, of course, necessary before such a despatch of that importance was for warded to a foreign Government, that it should receive the careful deliberation and consideration of the Cabinet, and then to submit it, when entirely com pleted to her Majesty, who was then at Osborne ; be sides that, the m itter at the time was such that for 43 hours it was impossible to cross the channel. The right hon. gentleman again protested against the course pursued in this matter by the hon. and learned gentle man. Tne subject then dropped. TIIF GOVERNNIENT OF INDIA. In answer to a question from Mr. V. Situra, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCEIEQUER laid it was his iuten:ion to introduce a bill for the boat-r government of India before Easter. On Monday mat he would probably be able to state the day. THE CONSULAR=.7A. Mr. S. FfrZGERSLD gave notice that on Monday next he would move the appointment of a select com mittee to inquire into thu state of oar Consular system. (gear, hear.) GODREVY LIGHTHOUSE. Mr. A. SMITH moved the appointlient of a'select committee to inquire into the circumstances connected with the erection of the Godrevy Lighthouse, and to report their opinion as to the proper position for th• the same. Mr. PAU - 14T, seconded the motion. Mr. HENLEY said eight memorials had been sent in by persons Engaged in the coasting trade, calling atten tion to the necessity of putting a lighthouse on this coast the first which was presented about the autumn of 1854 but they were divided i❑ opinion where it should be erected. After tracing what had been done by the Trinity House and the Beard cf Control in reference to the subject, the right hon. gentleman said that he thought matters cf this Lind should be Mt to the execu tive, and not brought before the him e. By adopting the f amer course a saving of time and money was the consequence. He considered the Trinity House and the Board of Control had done what they considered best after a full enquiry into the subject. He hoped the hon. member would ❑ot press the house to a division, bat if he did, he (Ur. Henley) should vote against him. Mr. WYLD considered the spot selected for the Eghthouse was not the best for the general navigation of this part of the coast. He supported the appointment of a committee. Mr. BENTINCK also supported the appointment of a committee. Mr. CARDWELL rose to address the house, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) 33a a 9 la i 18 181 28 30i 45 ~._ 21 i