The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AN') 10.M.DIERCTAL INTELLICF.NCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. There has been a steady business transacted in the Foreign and Colonial produce markets during the last few days, and with one or two excep' ions full values have been current for mcst of the principal staples. Sugars of the finer qualities have been in fair demand and realised a slight advance. Coffee remained very firm early in the week but has since - given way in price. Cocos, rice, and fruit have been well supported at previous quota tions, but tea has been at slightly reduced values. For saltpetre there was a rather active inquiry, and at public sale improved prices were realised for the finer descriptions. The Tallow Market ruled Very steady with a slight downward tendency in prices. P.Y.C. on the spot is now quoted 555. 3 'l• ; May to June delivery, 553. ; and last three months, 525. per cwt. The public sales of foreign and colonial wool being the second for the present year commenced yesterday afternoon. There was not much anima tion in the biddings, and the attendance of both home and foreign buyers was but limited ; compared With last sale's closing rates, the prices realised wen about lid. to 2d, per lb. lower for the finer qualities, and id. to 11. for Cape descriptions. The quantity to be offered at this series is about 60,000 bales, the chief proportion of which is from Sydney and Port Philip. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday clo3el without the least anima tion, and prices tended downwards. The sales amounted to 12,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken on speculation, and 2,000 for export. The Railway Share Market presented a steady appear ance, and values were fully supported. The Bosphorus has arrived from the Cape of Good Hope, with 1,2001. in specie. Money cOntinues easy and abundant. The terms currentiu Lombard-street range as low as 2k per cent. This day the half-yearly meeting of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company took place at the London Tavern, W. J. Hamilton, Big., in the chair. The report stated that the works were pro gressing favourably except at the Bhore Ghat, where some delay had taken place. The traffic on the 88i miles open from Bombay to Campolee and Warsund, amounted to 32,8671. lls. 8d being an average of 1,261/. 2s. 9d. per week, and leaving a profit of 17,4711. ss. 2d., being an increase of 8,312/. 2.'4. 7d. on the corresponding period of the previous year. Some discussion took place in respect to the mode of auditing and other matters, when the report was adopted. The market for English Securities has not re covered from the depression noticed yesterday afternoon. Further sales have been made chiefly on speculative account. Besides the adverse effect of these operations some disturbing rumours have been circulated wkich, though not generally credited, are sufficient to prevent a recovery. This state of things is merely temporary, for with a con tinuance of easy money, and the favourable course of political affairs, the Funds will, no doubt, main tain a high value. Consols for transfer have been 97i g and 97i ; they are now 97/ g for money, as well as the 6th May ; and 97 9-16 11-16 for June. The New 3 per Cents, are 95i 96k, the Reduced 9 6 k. Long Annuities (1885), 18g. Exchequer Bills are 365. prem. for March, and 345. to 375. for June. Bank Stock is 2211 2i, India Bonds 18s. to 21s. prem., and Ditto Loan Debentures 100 i. Business in Foreign Securities is dull, and prices generally lower. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 98a ; Ditto 4 per Cents. 104 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 20i ; Russian 4i per Cents., 1021 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 ; Venezuela 41 per Cents , 35 ; and Dutch 2i per Cents., 66 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks Grenada Deferred Bjnds, —; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 20 1 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 82. 83 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 57 58 ; Portugu-se 3 Per Cents., 45 465 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 112 ; ditto 45 per Cents., 101 102 ; Spanish 3 per C4 / 1 48 ., 44 44 ; ditto New Deferred, 26k 27. Messrs. D. Bell, Sou, and Ca., give the follow lag as the prices of American Securities : GOVERNMENT s SECUSITE I . K Unit e p Redeemable. Per Cent. d States 6 er Cent. United St ates 6 per Cent. Bonds 1867-1868.1863...101 106 SECURITIES. Itettnekya 5 6 p p er CentSTATE d per Cent. Bon s karyland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)." ::: 7881 —9l 186i-1872... 91 93 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ...100 103 "issiPpi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. nonds 1841-1871... 11., ississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... E-ennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock E_eenneylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 81 83 Ilyit7iia 6 e n saes 6 per Cent. Bonds ... 82 84 per Cent. Bonds 1886_ 82 84 V irginia, 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 82 84 LOANS Bost on 4i per Cent. Bonds OF C1T1E5.1883... 90 Montreal 6 p er C en t . B onds 1 856-1865... New O r l eans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. lst Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 81 83 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 78 80 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 80 92 Illinois Central (Shares), $3O paid 12 d 10d Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... Do. do. do. 186 9... 85 87 New York Cent ra l 7 P. C en t ., C onver t 1864 ... 93 95 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 83 B3 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mor t-1883... 71 73 D. York an d Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... . York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fu n d 1875... Pa nama. 7 per Ce n t., I s t Mortgage 1865 83 90 11 ' 3 nnsYlvania Central 6p. Cent.. let M0rt.1880... 8 90 The transactions in the Railway Sbare Market this morning have been extremely limited, but the 'variations in the leading lines have been about to Per cent. Caledonians and North Westerns n ave improved ss. ; and Eastern Counties and North Ristern (York), 10s. Brightons have de clined ss. ; Great Westerns, 10s.; South Westerns, it. 10s. In the Foreign and. Colonial markets scarcely any business has been transacted. Grand Trunk of Canaan declined about 15s. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are at previous quotations,. BRITISH FOND 3 THIS DAY AT ONE (fel OCK. ( t'rora the Waal Lutz) Bank Sto c k,. •. 2223 li 3 per dent. Reduced :nr.sitiAtt 9e A 3 per Chu Consols Arinqitio3 New 3 per Cent. A • ''''"' L ong Annuities (Exp. sth 'Jan., 1860) — Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 14 Dl' t. 30 Y , y - ki o, expire sth April, i88&.,_ 181 India Loan Debentures lOOl 14i Bonds, *a.), 0 `)itto, nucler £lOOO 2l CoLsols for Account ...... .... 9n Exchaquer Atlas. .....-a. Alircb. June. , 1000 saitn.,.. . 36 I 31 7 ............ .. 36 40i 37 3 PRICES OF FOIt.EIGN FUNDS A.T ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican 3 per Cent .. . . Russian Benda, 10.‘22; .... . ' Si: ... 6 .... .... Ce.n.t......... _2oi Ditto, 44 per Coin per t SD • web Bowie, 3 . ....... 41 Tctrkith 130n6a, 6 per cent .. Ditto Account, ........................... VB l Ditto Gluattuteed, i per . Z ................................ 10 8 y Ditto Account ............. Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent .. :::::: .. ....... . : .. IV Dividencli on the above par; . bie .in London. Dutch Exchange, 2 por Cent., 12 Guilders 66 h Two o'cLoc K. ._ ..... 971 $ ......... 97 9-16 11-16 Consols, money Consols for Account, (June) ture at petition to the Emperor 13 now in course of Cigna- Havre, praying that in consequence of the rapid extension of the commerce of that port, it shall be made the chief town of a new deparment, to be called the Seine Maritime. THE WRECK OF THE AVA.—We learn by the over land wail that the treasure and cargo were being rapidly got up fro m t h e wreck of the A va o ff T r incomalee, The shalt o f t h e Alma bad been recovered, an d sen t on in the Bentinck steamer. When the Flindostan left Aden the shaft had been of into its place, and the Alma was e xpected t o sail forg Calcutta on or about the 18th of A.pril, M W I 11" K OF THE SUEZ STEA M ER .— c 1 deyttch from The dated April 24, brings a sad piece of news. PatlY, Medjidie Satz ateam(r belonging to the Egyptian Com- Pril 5 . , ran ashore in a storm we The ship went all to pieces, and of 58 persons The lieuteca near Jaffa, on were on board, 23 are reported to have perished. ptain of the ve , sel, M. Deyrieux, and one of hie ca rgQ 4a uts, M. Bautnier, are among the victims. The said that 4 s utz Zhich was very valuable, is entirely lost. The insured at Alexandria for 600,000 f. It is by aom the assurers are, in a great measure, covered nter assurances in Paris. lagine tion. dation ) than Ban ally in attack marl- ration ale por forwt r overn- trans- renoh ; by the ds, re me due 18 now ned to of my receive Ice I übject . - Mr. tin my ouched priding ing an iy way m of I 16th of are in fficee of metruct bonab idertook l rockets nale, to army, no_ h part of ivantity, a►l those xhausted red, for a feeb!e to would the con• ) venture is timell to caul effect it one con• the task, )Ur Poles i against gitimati) original xture of aicknesst ' inan-of . ob-proof• bout aof ting bat aye afro 5, at the Lotion of [lows :--- bombes e bt4che artuiee re sups' Here at supe osseseive )r I theP etend to i, but I ire made back as finis long or even TSKI, Govern -1 making vantage% uttering Atteriee , f water, it as the ask any may be k ; with we ma,' d gangs Society tion of request :5 lord tons to t situa uccess- [lotions ions in 'vent, ary. better irriva Maw - er.—A doing° during ices at Report St. 50 St. St. 100 3i 100 100 St. 100 St. 100 St, 100 25 16i St. 100 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 20 17i 20 all 10 all gt.. 100 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY SHA. MAR4KETS - (This Day). RAIL WAYS. itAnwAin /ostng Prioed yester day Business done this day- Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... !Belfast & Ballymen% Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... !Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian Chester & Holyhea'l !Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D 6). A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber. June. East Anglian ....„ Eastern Counties..... Eastern TJnion,A. stk. Do., do. 8.. ...... Do, New A _ lEast Kent ••• !East Lancashire East Suffolk ........ Do. _ Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. Prth . &Dund. Forth and Clyde June. Furness ..... 5i - 6 71 - 8i 69 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 ! 89 - 91 85g - 861 35 - 37 •.. - ... 4i - 5 - 8 BAI 16? - 17 A, 614 - 6211 45 - 47 - 30 - 33 14 - 1 . 6 88 - 90 ••• -- --.--- 62i -63 i 28 - 284 Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). Great Western. Do. Str.V. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. ' I Do., Do Th:vis Do. New Thirds „ I Lancash. & Yorkshir- Do. , do. F 116 Do. Do., £9 ..... Do., Wet. Riding Un. Do. Sonthptmt. London & Blackwell Do. New, izs. 5/. 10s. Lond. Bright. &S.Cst London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lnclndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Midland ....... 91 - 93' 9i - 10 103 - 104 87 - 89 126 - 128 100 - 102 57i - 56 - 58 j 81 - 86 10 -12 p 10 - 12 p 91A - 92 1 - 1 - - 6 = 4 105 - 107 941 - 95} - 94i - 95 38 39 id 95 —95 i 66 68 Do. Binning. & Derby Midland 0. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.it berg.&Hrfd , Newry & Armagh Newry, Warrenpoint & Reatrevor 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. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester Wolverhampton.... Peebles Portsmouth ri - ii 61 63 3d 52i —52 i 93 94 2 1 d 47 48 753 93 95 4 4pd 7i 8 9 306 -- 316 • - ..• 7 - 4 d Ithymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer ,South Devon South Eastern South Wa1e5...... .... S. Yorksh. RivarDu jDo ...... 108 - 27 - 28 78 - 80 45 - 47 2i_. 36 - 37 72 - 72. 83 -83 i 13 - 15 7 - 5< 8 - 10 35 - 36 Staines,Wok.,&Woli Stockton & Darling 1 Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton di Hartlepl Taff Vale IDo. Pref., No. 1 IThames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath ,100 -103 IWaterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limeri ck !West West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A I Do. B • . .• - .• 2i - 3 6.} - 61 West London Do. First Class Do. eccoud Class BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Barodo., and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. i - ip Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake Hur Buff. Brut. & Godch 6 p. Ads., 1 Aug.,'72 Do, do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., I June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. • D 0.4 p.c. Bnds.,'s9 Geelong di Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunk, of Canada Do. 6 p. c, Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pare Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. o. o ß N ds e . w , payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Dv. do., '73, without, - hp 7 - 8 183 - 88 78 - 81 76 - 79 1 -.- li 1 1101oi -111 i ,1I ri la -- i 2Gi 21. 49 50 81 83 211 —21 i -i;. 19i —19 i lid, 106 - 111 106 - 111 option Madras, guar. 4i P.C Do. do., 5 per e. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.e. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) einde, guar. 5 per c 105 —lOB l 19i —19 i 2 t 6d par IP lip Do - FOREIGN. Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia & Frar,citco.. iselgian East. Jnnct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Coust. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca Lyons and Geneva Maria Anteula Do. New Namur St Liege Do, do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New NorwevianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c 'Riga and Dunaburg Roma and Frascati, Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Sambre and Meuse ")o. 5i per cent. pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5: , j, per c. Pra . W. & N W. of France. Western of Austria Wuet • of Switzerland ►y le sl aden Do.B p. cent. pref. Zealand ......... .. .... JOINT-S' Agra & United Serv Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk. dc Ln. Co British N. American C. •Bk of Ind. Au. d t Ch City ......... ............ Colonial Commercial° f Canada' Commercial of Lond. Eng.Scot.drAus.Cnt. Lon. Ch. Bk.of A .I , t. London and County London Joint Stock. Lond.anclWestininst., National Pro. of Eng. Do. New... National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp ,Ottoman Bank 25 all all all Provincial of Ireland) Do. New South A astralia Do. New Union of Australia Do. Now Union of London Unity Mutual Westrußk of Load 6 - 61 I - $ 1 - Ij 31- 3i 4 - 4 27i -28 i 8 - 81 .d i 1 1 47 ii =--- 26 9. c) 211 --- 22 3371 38, 323 - 32 Eo : 52 +~ 15 - 17 I - 81 - 8 21 - 214 5 - 51 9 - 94 24 - 25 ,4,1 .... ••Il IC BANKS. 80 - 82 211 -21 i 46 - 48 - 2i 57 - 59 19} - 194 ••• -- ... ii ii 38 -- 39 188 61 --63 95 - ii 30 - 32 23 - 24 :1 lid L INES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL. Paid RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies 100 100 all 100 all ;100 IBuckghanish Clydesdale Jc Col.Stour Vy. . g. 6 p. E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. Shareg Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S.I I Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.Spc. NAL Est.s p.c. De. 6 per ct Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. 6t Wyre Do. Shrs. Roystn & Hit. Shrews. & Her, S. Staffordsh W earVaLg6pe Do )Wilts&Somrst Ln.&N.W. (Jakdon E.U.&E.O Gt.Nortnn E. Count. Caldonian. D 0.., Gt. Westn . Y. At N.M Do Do .Eastern Do 1 . 00 5 IPoto &Co I Do I Ln. &N. W. & Midld. ' Midland_ E. Count Do Do L. &N. W Do Gt. Northu f T. Braesey M. MClea•. Stk. dtDar Do Gt. Westn Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) Brig. & Ex. 4 p.c. 3t. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 4i p. c. !Ches. dr 110. 51 p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork &13audon5ew.c. Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cis. A Sli. Do, do. Cis. 13 6p. c. Do, do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co. Ex, sp.c No. I Do. No. 2 IDo. New 6 pr. e. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., per cent. Do. 10/ Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent_ East Lancasb.6 p.cts. E.&W. York. J. sth , Min.& Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Prth. &Dun. 4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. e. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N . of Scot.lst Pre - Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&II.Ex.Spc Do. con. red. 4i p.c. IDo, con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irrcd. 4 per tent. Do, 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester lip. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh Do. do. do. Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St Lon. &B. G. 5 pc.No.l D0.,P.,5p.e.5t.N0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. et. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r . et Lon. dr S. W. 7 per a late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. # Sh Londy. &Ennis. A Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. L 6 Do, do. 3i per cont. Marypt. Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4A per cent Do. do. 100 100 100 100 1100 t all i all Aid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. ,Do. Con. Br. 6 p.c. Do, 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &I-1. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p, c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. 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, 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pe. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur INorth Statiordsinre Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar 'Do. do. Debeatr. St Scot. Ccut.New Pre , . Se.N.E.Abor.g.op.e. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. IDo. d0.:3 p.c. pf. St 1 'South Devon Do. fixed 4A pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Anil.) of £1 Os. 6d. ID°. 4? per cent, Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4. pr. cant S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do, do. 41 p. c IS.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar ?Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do, do. do. IWaterfd& Kilk. 6 pc Closing Prices yester iay 93 - 100 100 -- 102 13 - 136 - 139 4 - 4t la - iiii I2i - 13 . 24 - 25 94 - 96 24 - 2i 95 - 97 57 - 59 1 137 - 140 8 - 9 10 - 10 : - 3 - .33 89 - 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. -- 'lOO - 102 6 - 6i 108 - 112 105 - 110 112 - 117 110 - 115 130 - 135 se• —. •• ... - .. 72 - 74 di :=iio 1110 - 112 10.3 - 101 62 -- 64 10 -- lli -6 i -- ei 93 94 87 81 88 89 100 101 10 16 I 7 9i 101 72 74 18. 194 131 1413 138 140 160 - 165 118 - 122 6 - 1 66 - 68 137 - 139 100 - 101 92 - 94 11 - 1J: IIF6 108 97 - 98 11 - is par 23 115 - 120 105 - 107 - 100 1 5 .0 - 122 125 - 127 74 - 76 10 - 24 - 241 101 - 193 101 - 103 1 lot : la 27A : i; ,i 1 1 32i 101 1001 Bnsines' this day. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) HOUSE OF LORDS. -APPEAL. IEIPPRN AND ANOTHER F BARLEY. This appeal sway aypointed for further hearing this morning at half-past ten o'clock. The hearing of this cause will probably occupy their 1 rrdships the whole of the day. EVENINq, APRIL 30, 1E558. IRELAND. DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING. THE GREAT ANNUAL CATTLE SHOW. The yeArly cattle show r.f the Royal Irish Agri cultural S,,ciety came off yesterday with consider able eclat, and was followed in the evening by the usual reunion. Lord Eglinton was pres nt, and delivered an admirable speech, in the course of which his Excellency touched upon several topics of general interest, preluding his address with a graceful tribute to the merits of his predecessors in the office of Viceroy : " I cannot but feel (said his Excellency) that it was in this building I first addressed an assemblage of Irish men, when I was invested with the office which I now hold by favour of her Majesty, and I rejoice that I should have again the opportunity of, fur the first time, address ing a public assemblage in the same place on my return to Ireland. (Applause.) Pleasing as these occasions are, I cannot but feel that on both occasions I have been placed in a certain position of difficulty and dig hdvautage, in spite of the kindness which I have experi enced at your hands then as I de now. Then I came en tirely new to official life. I came to fit.d myself the suc cessor of a man of distinguished ability and of long-tried official experience—one who had conducted the affairs of this country through difficult circumstances with that ability which distinguished him then, before, and since. (Hear.) I now find myself in a ra• her—a more than tither disagreeable position, of succeeding Lord Carbide —one who by his amiable disposition and his unwearied courtesy won all hearts, and by the accomplishment of his mind adorned the office which he held, and by his eloquence shed a brilliancy over the driest subjects on which he touched. But, though I must acknowledge, wi h deep humility, my inferiority to those noble lords, either in official knowledge, in talent, in eloquence, or in accomplishments, yet I an not afraid to undertake the duties of the office. (Loud applause.) 1 did when I came here before fear I might be unequal to the task. I doubted, because I was not acquainted with the Irish character. (Hear.) I ought to have known, as I know now, that you world accord me a fair trial, and give me e hearty welcome (loud applause), and that so long as I do my duty by the people of this courery they will extend to rue their kindness and considera'ion. (Ap lause.) Six years have gone past since I last sat in this chair—and what changes have occurred since then ! These years have been years of strife and bloodshed —of an European war, of the Indian mutiny, of national calamity and national glory. Buy T e.jelee to say tboy have been years of steadily-increasing prosre rity for Ireland. (Cheers.) In these few years agricultere has spread itself over the country—farming, in every way, has improved—capital has been expended—crime has diminished. I rejoice to say that On coming back here I find Ireland in a condition of prosperity such as I did not think it possible that it could obtain when I last ad dressed a meeting of this society. I then remarked—and I remember a‘most the very words—the turning point of Ireland's misfortunes was at hand, and that the darkness which had so long brooded over it would soon break up into sunshine. I think lam completely jus tified in saying that that turning point has not only been reached, but has been long since passed—that the sunshine has broken through the clouds, and that Ire land is now rapidly arriving at that position which her beet friends would wish her to reach. (Applause.) I think that I may not be called too sanguine if I predict a happy and a glorious future for Ireland—a country whica by its fertility and richness, by its position and beauty, and by the talents and ready wit of its people, nature seems to have intended to be the brightest gem of the British crown. (Loud applause.)" MARKET NEWS.--(Thin Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCE". (Sittings in Banco before Lord Campbell, Julticoa Wightman, Erle, and Crompton.) The Court was occupied the greater portion of the day in hearing spacial cases of no public interest. PRINCE OF WALES INSURANCE COMPANY V. HARDING, MANAGER OF THE ATHENZUM INSURANCE COMPANY. -JUDGMENT. Thts was an application fcr a new trial. The plain tiffs had insured the life of Mr. Jodrell in a large ■um, and reassured three policies in the defendant's office. After the death of Mr. Jodrell the defendant refused to pay the policies, alleging special reasons for the refusal. The court, after 'entering minutely into all the points raised, said there were no grounds for disturbing the verdict. Rule discharged COURT OF CONIIION PLEAS. (SiAingi in Banco before Mr. Juvice CrOwder, Mr. Justice Wines, and 11r. Justice Byles.) KIISHE V. PIOOBD. In this case a rule had been obtained for a new trial. The action was originally heard in the Lord Mayor's Court, before the Recorder, when a verdict was returned for the defendant. Tee plaintiff obtained discount of the defendant for a bill of 1001., taking in payment a certain number of gold chains that were to be of a spe cific quality, but afterwards they were f ►und to be of an inferior quality, and a question of fraud was raised on the trial but negatived by the jury. The sum in dispute was 261. 11. s. Mr. H. James appeared t9-day, and consented to the rule being made absolute for 201. Mr. Powell, for the plaintiff, consented. Rule granted absolute accordingly. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Channel].) READ V. KING-MISCHIEVOUS DOGS. This was an action tried at Guildhall before Mr. Baron Bramwell, when a verdict was returned for the plaintiff, damages 20/. The plaintiff is a silk merchant, carrying on bssinees in the City, and residing in Kent. The defendant is a surgeon, residing at Elthaw. Mr. Robinson obtained a rule on a former day, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new verdict had, on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence, and the im proper receptim of evidence. Mr. Hall, to-day, showed cause against the rule, on the ground that it was not necessary to show that the dogs were mischievous or savage. The Court took time to consider their decision. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Befora Mr. Commissioner Faue.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANS.-IE RE H. I. CAMERON. To-day was appointed for the adjourned last exaroina• tion of this bankrupt, who was the manager of the Royal British Bank. Mr. Linklater, on behal of the assignee 9, asked for a further adjournment for two months, and that the bank rapt's solicitor should undertake that an account of the debts and liabilities, and the assets should be handed over to the official assignee withic one month. Several adjournments bad taken place on promises made that some account should be fi,ed. Hii Honour asked vihs the accounts had not been filed (the bankruptcy hay.ng taken place nearly twelve months since). Mr. Linklater said that the reason given on former occasions was that as the tankrupt was about to be. tried with the Irectors of the ltayal British Bank he feared that any accounts he filed might be used in evidence against him. Mr. Cotterill, for the baskrupf-, said that an applica tion bad been made for a new trial. His Honour said that had nothing to do with the natter. The bankrupt roust do his duty towards his cre , litor4, and the better way would be to adjourn the case sine die, and leave the assignees to pursue any cour-e they may tbink proper. Mr. LiiiLlata said he would be content if the under• tAking he requested was given. His Honour did not stia why the ordinary balance sheet should not be filed, and not a mere statement, Mr. Linklater said that wouli probably occupy a considerable time. Toe general statement, in the first iwitance, would assist the aes•gnees. The case was ultimately ad ourned, tr. Cotterell giving tie required undertaking. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(TIis Day.) MA RLBOROU_GKREEr.. DARING ROBBERY OV AN OPERA. C:4LABS.—Ann Delaney, a de termined-looking woman, with an infant in her arms, was charged before Mr. Bead 3 o with steal ing an opera glass, value 20e., the property of Alfred G. G. Bonar, the secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Bavaria. Mr. Bonar said he resided al 13, Lower Belgrave street, Etton-sgeare, and that ou the previous evening, in coming out of the Opera House, in the Haymarket, he was accosted by the prisoner, who was begging. After going a short distraice, h e imagined hAi felt a touch at his pscket, but thought nothineof it far a a raiment, and, mis'iog the weightof the operagiseet he then found he had been robbed. Oo turning round ho saw no one near him but the prisoner, but from the adroit raanner in which it was done, and from the manner of the woman he could scarcely believe she had done it. He spoke to a police man about it, buteven then did not feel c:stisfied she bad done it. However, on the officer searching hcr, it was found in her breast, under her clotll o9 . :He then gave her into castey. Police ninstaole Bentley said that the prisoner, on the previous evening, had done a nearly similar thing, but on that occasion it was a pocket bandke.tsclaief, and she had also put that in her breast. Mr. Btadon said, a more au d a cious rcat,bery be bad never heard. The manner in which it wai; done showed she was in the practice of doing strata things, and he was determined to put a stop to such robberies. He should, therefore, sentence her to hard labour for six months. THAMES. PRECOCIOUS DEPRAV I TY . Thorns) Clamcey, aged 10, but who did not look so old, and is ose of the m-st auda cious young thieves that ever came in , o a police court, was brought bef , re Mr. Selfe charged with stealing 171 lbs. of iron, the property of some perwon u. known. Tile prisoner is the son of a police cot stable of the K division, and has set at defiance the wise counsels and good advice of his father, who hears a most excellent character, and is a very good officer. The buy ran away from school some time ago, and then broke away from his home and mixed with vagrant and dlishonest boys, who made a thief of him, and he was convicted f e l on y in November last and committed to prison. lite father had since endeavoured to reclaim him and keep him at home, but without effect. Last n ight he waq detect e d b y a po li ce consta bl e named Lewis,No. 403 K, with some other young thieve, carrying a bag containing 17lIns. of iron, which be had no doubt stolen. The prisontr refused to say how he became possessed 'of the iron. The prisoLer'a father said he did not ltaiow what to do with his con, and that if he could be sent to a reforma tory school he would gladly contribute towaris his maintenance. He could not keep the boy at home or at school. Mr. Selfe said he felt pity for the fatker, but he could n ot allow the bey to be preying en tam p u bl ic . H e sentenced the prisoner to two months: imprisonment and bard labour, and afterwards to be nt to a Refor matory School for five years. SIR JOSEPH PArroN, M.P.—We learn from the on Derby Mercury that. a few days a g o, the workpeople the Chatsworth e‘t ate of the Duke (,1 Devonshire pre sented to Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P., a Piece of plate, with au address, expressive of the "teem and gratitude which his conduct towards them had created. The plate co nsisted of an inkstand, with richly o rnamented border and a pierced pla te, containin g two handsomely cut an glasses, with richly chased taps, a a wafer hex in the centre, on which is placed a taper ca ndlestick. On one side is engraved Sir Joseph's arms, e ,, (1 on the other the following inscription :—"Presented to Sir Joseph P axton , M.P., on the occasion of his resigning the agency of the Chatsworth estates, es 00 mark of the esteem in which he is held by the werkpeople in the employment of his Grace the Duke of D evons hi re , a t Chatsworth. —March 25, 1858." THE LORDS' MINUTES. — From the minutes of the House of Lords li ttle can bo learn t respecting the actual votes of their lordships, and were it not for the reporters of the pre ss the fate of th e Oaths Bill o Tuesday would still be unknown to our read er s. A s a 4 ` " proof of this we copy verbatim the minute on the Oaths Bill and the rejection of the clause admitting the Jews into Parharneet :—" Oaths Bill—Order of the day for the house to be put in committee and the Lords summoned read ; —House in committee ac cordingly ; an amendment (Lord Wicklow's) moved and negatived ; an a,nendment (the Lord Charxellor's) moved, and (after long debate), on question, agreed to ; esterda a further amendment made ; the report th ereo f to be reeeived on Thursday n ext," The division list, it is true, is appended, 'c (y y). ut the above is the regular " minute" of proceeding. Why not be more explicit. PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD. —Fifty shipwrights were en tered as extra men at this dockyard, yesterday, for the financial year, and 20 smiths. Upwards cf 200 candi dates offered themselves. CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat on sale in to-day's market, coastwise and by land carriage, was limited. On the part of the factors, shown to accept lower prices ; but the trade was in a sluggish state, and millers purchased with much caution, on former terms. Upwards of 10,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come to hand this week, and most kinds moved off slowly, at lionday's currency. Floating cargoes of grain sold on former terms. The imports of fog eign brley being large, that article sold slowly, but we have no change to notice in value. In malt, about an average business was doing, on former terms. We had a good demand for oats. and fine corn was the tura dearer. • Beaus, peas, and flour sold at full quotations. ARRIVALS TIM WEER. Wheat. Barley. i Malt. 2,010 I 120 I 2,980 English Oats. 1,270 2,750 Flour. 750 Irish Foreign I 10,881 I 11,940 890 sk.. 12,410 /3510 brls NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. Prime beef, mutton, lamb, and veal sold steadily at very full prices. Other kinds of meat moved off slowly on former terms. Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. I s. d. s. 30ef, inferior 2 8 3 0 Mutton, inferior 210 :3 2 Do., middling 3 2 3 4 I Do., middling ..... :3 4 3 8 Do. prime large 343 6 j Do., prime ,.3 10 4 2 Do., do. 5ma11....3 6 3 I Vea1 ...., Pork, large .2 10 3 6 Pork, small 3 8 4 2 Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d. BOROUGh We continue to have a fair demand for good and fine hops, at full prices. All other kinds on a slow sale, but not cheaper. The supply of hops o❑ offer is extensive. New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70s to 112 s ; Weald of Kent do., 54s to 6tis ; Now Sussex do., 50.1 to 66s ; Year lings, 21s to 50s. COLONIAL. TiA.—The public sales of this article went off heavily, but without showing env important reduction in prices. 15,000 packages were offered, of which only about 2,000 were sold. C unmon Congou is quoted 12d. per lb. SUGAR.—The market remains steady at previous rates, and a fair business has been transacted in most qualities. In the Refined market there is little alteration to report either as respects demand or prices. COFFEE.-- The market is rather flat, the only transac tions being in Plantation Ceylon, which realise barely pre vious quotations. RlCE.—Thero is rather more activity in the demand for this article, and at public sale former rates were fully supported. 6ALTPETRE.—Thero has been rather active inquiry for most qualities, and prices are rather firmer. TALLOW.—The market is steady. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 55s 3d, May and June 555, and last three months 52s per OWL GREEN FRUIT.—The market for all kinds has improved. Oranges sustain their pace; two parcels ex Stock and Prospero, of St. Michaels, sold by Keeling and Hunt, went at the same figure as obtained last week. Lemons in better demand at an a dvance of ls. to 2s. per case. Barßarcelona nuts are in request, the stock in first hands being limited. Black Spanish and Brazil nuts remain without alteration. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 30.—Wind at noon, W. ; moderate breeze, with shower of hail. CHATHAM, April 29. —Wind S. W. —Arrived —Anna, from Sierra Leone. PLYMOUTH, April 29.—Wind W.S.W.--Arrived— from Cape of Good Hope. Sailed—H.M.S. racoa for the eastward. R Bo a a c p o h o o n r a u n s a (ss e), .C AR DIFF, April 29.—Wind W.S. W.-- Sailed—Floating Cloud, for Rio Janeiro; Renovator, Gibraltar; Margaret Rachel, ditto. WANSEA, April 28.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Mandanas, for Calleira. ARDROSSAN, April 27.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived Aurora, from Demerara. SHIELDS, April 29.—Wing N.W.—Sailed—Thalia, for Quebec. IN THE CHANNEL, April 29.—Arrived—Speculant, from Bahia for Rotterdam. QUEENSTOWN, April 28.—Wind N.W.—Sailed— Lif fey, for Barbadoes. WEST HARTLEPOOL, April 29.—Wind S.W.—Sailed-- Hanover, for Iquique. CLYDE, April 29.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Wm. Camp bell, for Trinidad. MALTA, April 23.—Arrived—Colombo (s), from Alex andria, and left on the 24th for Southampton; put back on the 25th, with some derangement of her machinery. DEAL, April 29.—The Oudorszka Amstel (Dutch ship), from Batavia to Rotterdam, went ashore on Newcombe Sand, off Dungeness, early this morning, but was assisted off, and proceeded, without loss or any apparent damage. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Friday. This morning, between 8 and 9 o'clock, a waterman's boat from Devonport was swamped in the Sound, with 14 persons in her ; of these, one waterman and, it is said, six or seven of the crew of the Renown are drowned. SOUTHAMPTON. Friday Morning. Wind W., fresh. The screw steamer Calcutta, Captain Blackmore, from India, arrived off Portland yesterday, landed a few pas sengers, and proceeded for Gravesend. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived, April 29—Eastern City, from Akya.b ; Runny mede, Africa ; Sangines, Cienfuegos ; Southern Chief, Tigress, and Frank Flint, New Orleans; Blue Jacket, St. Michael's. Arrived, 30—The Pole Star (new barque), from Hull; I 4 ofwer, Huelva; Elizabeth Machtelina, Rotterdam ; Belle of the Ocean, New Orleans. Off.—W. W. Smith, from Bassein ; Advance, Advice, Shepherdess, and Jane, New Orleans; Zetlaud and Boa dicea, Mobile ; Empress, Invincible. A brig is on shore on the Main, below Waterloo. (13Y SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning Wind W. ; tide last hour's ebb ; cloudy. Arrived, April 29--Aerolite, from Swan River ; Rosean, Trin adad. Ai rived, April 30—Hero, from Barbadoes ; Lightning, St. Michael's; Diana, Enelholm ; Roselyn, Grenada; Spirit of the Trade, Calcutta ; Aerolite, steamer. Hamburg. Sailed.—Saxon, for Stettin; Lord John Russell, steamer, Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind W.S. W., strong. Passed.—Elizabeth, brig, from the westward; Marli, Granada ; St. Petra, Bilboa—all for London ; Gem of the Ocean, from the westward. Anchored. —Ermelindo, for Oporto ; Cornelia, Halifax ; Mary Ellen, Demerara— all from London. S ailed . —Precursor, for B amburg. We perceive that a sergeant has been appointed to the provost-marshalship of Sir Colin Campbell's army. This is, we believe, the first instanc e on record of a non-com missioned o fficer ever having in a British army been en trusted with such powers. It is, however, a very wise step.— Caku(lo Phoenix. 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 25 all St. 1100 10 all St. 100 t. 100 0 all St. 100 St. 100 16i LOO LOO 100 100 all all all all all all all all all all 100 1100 286 d 86 i 171 61A i 100/ 57, 7 1064 95k 47 764 6 BRITISH MINES. ..• 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 101— 111' 20 14 'British Iron ... 20 iCondurow (Cambrn.) 80 50 10 1 ,Dev.Gt.Cnsls. (Tay.) 450 470 ... 30 ;East Basset (Mogan) I 5 105 17s Great South Tolgus l3 14 .... 17t5 , G rt.W.Alfrd. (Philk ) 5 61 ... 7$ ,Grt.W. Vor (Helstu ) 11 2 ••• 17sLady Bertha -I i ... 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 6 7 ... . N.W.Basset (Mogan) 10 , 1 11 i ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4 ... 1/ Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy)l 171 181 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... •.. ... 6s, Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 11 lj ... 2 S. Caradon (St. Clear) 380 400 ... 2S. Cara Brea (Illogn.) 4 1 ... 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 210 229 5 4 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 1 11 10 9 Tin Croft 3l 4 ... 40 Un.Minea (Gwcnnap) ... ••; ... 1256 V. of To woy (C,amar.) 1 It ... 1A W. Basset (Illogan) 23 24 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 101 110 ... 51 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 210 220 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 280 - 300 ... 51 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 54 5 1 ... 1176 Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 9 10 ... 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht.) 43 —• 45 4A Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 24 26 aci ei ao F , ar O d e a:: (iN (U) Mt - 4 1 N_ .. • 20 . E i p 1 1 7 0 1 s . IA B o u n s t Accord 4 35 27 Brazilianlinp.(hsuel at t 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocacs dr Cuiad k ... ... 20 15 Do. St. Jonn Del Rey 13 14 1 i Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica_ _ — ...,, 40 all Cohn Coppor lO 42 ... 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co. - id 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares - - 9i 5 1j Lusitaniau ...... 1 all Hariquita - I 1 all New Granada it i 1 all Noveau Monde 20 all Pont.Sil • LdM.di Smlt 6 7 5 1 Port Philip — ••• 30 16i Santiago de Cuba , 2 21 all United Mexican ... I 3$ 3,1 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim,) -- 25 19 Australian Agricult. 28 30 10 all Australn. Royal Mail 14 —1 10 all Berlin Water Works. 3 4A 10 ; 2 Do. New iss. at 5/. d 50 40 ;Brit. American Land j 100 32 }Canada Canada 1135 140 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.JauStJul)llls 116 1151 St. all Copper Min. of Eug. 25 30 25 all ,Do. Prof. 7q p. cent. 25 5 all ,Crystal Palace l4 1A 11 5 all ;Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France 20 all ;Eastern Steam , 3 3 / 4 St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all ;Electric Tel. of Irel 5 all ;En.daust.Cop.SmCo 1i 11 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. 9 all Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.,) 3l —44 20 ‘ll ;Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 15 14 'Gen. Steam Navig at. 20 5 London Discount 4 all 'Lon& Gon. Omnibus 3 3 / 4 20 10 ; Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all ;Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 7 8 10 all I Do. Extension Teleg. 10 all Ilexican& S.Americn 25 5 ;Nat. Discount Co — j 10 6 ;Netherlands Laud.,,, 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at ld ll 21 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 New B, &N. S. Land 16 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 100 102 20 1 aallll N s.;t l3. I,.o A f u s s u t r r o a i l le as s i th an... am 1 all Oriental Gas - 1 10s. Do Now Shares id ip 5 all Ld. & Minrl li ; 2 3 / 4 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 78 80 50 10 Do. New 50 all Rhymnoy Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 59 • 61 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 1k 1 St. 100 S.Aus.Gov.6p.c.bds. 109 111 25 all South Austral. Land 35 36 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co.Up.Can. 100 281 , Van Dienien's Land..l4 154 ilfoßSh'S TELE,4BAPH. • The 'Moniteur of, yesteida,y contains the lordly jug semi-official statement :—" A meeting took place yesterday at the Foreign-office for the pur pose of examining a proposal made on behalf of De. Morse, a citizen of the United States of America, to whom is due the system of telegraphic commu nication which has received his name. No doubt the discovery of the principles upon which that sys tem is founded does not belong to Dr. Mors?, but he was' the first to transfer that discovery from the region of speculative science into that of prac tical application. It is owing to his labour and to investigations, the honour of which is incontestably due to him. that electrical communication, whica before his time was but a mere fact assested by science, has become a reality, and one of the most useful acquisitions which our age has made, and has to bequeath to posterity. The important service which Mr. Morse has rendered to the whole woad, to governments as well asto individuals, is attestedby the admiration which his systen, when applied, has universally excited, and by the use which has been made of it throughout both c,ntinents. In almost all the countries where the electric telegraph is used, it is his apparatus which we .find at work. Dr. Morse being unable, meanwhille, to obtain a patent for his invention in Europe, as inthe United States, has thereby found himself deprived of the profits which he ought to have derived from the working of it t and which would have afforded him a legitimate recompense for his labours and his pecuniary sacrifice]. It_ thence appears that it would be an injustice if all the countries which now profit by the application of his system should not now take this state of the case into their con sideration, and directly grant to Mr. Morse, a col lective remuneration. With this conviction, ho has thought • himself entitled to appeal to their sense of equity. The Emperor's goveiment, think ing that such arequest had a right to a sympa heti° reception, has not hesitated to support it with the other governments which make use as it does itself of the Morse system. This measure has been re ceived with the same feeling as that with which it was made. In Austria, in Belgium, in the Nether lands, in Piedmont, in Russia, in the States of the Holy See, in Sweden, in Tuscany, and in Turkey, this apparatus is employed as it is in France ; the governments of these different countries have ad hered then to tbe proposal of the Emperor's govern - -ment, to examine in what manner they could evince their gratitude to Mr. Morse, and it was iu conse quence of this generous determination that their representatives met at the Foreign Office yesterday. Their first sitting gives us reason to believe that they will easily be enab!ed to agree upon a measure of remuneration, the honour of bestowing which will be shared by all the governments in whose generosity Mr. Morse has placed his confidence." THE WAR IN CHINA. (From the Times.) We have not hitherto been very sanguine as to the result of diplomacy with the Chiuese Empire, but at least our negotiators have now made a step in advance. They have so far trampled Chin , se etiquette under toot as to communicate directly with the higher authorities. The four ,Commis sioners have succeeded in delivering their creden tials to the provincial Governor of Soutchou-fou, who is in direct and easy relations with the Imperial Court at Pekin. The result is that the real state of the case is brought under the notice of the Emperor, who, but for this bold step, might for years to come have remained in ignorance of the real nature of the late operations at Canton. The Emperor has at once superseded, or lather degraded, Yeh, and has applintecl in his place as Governor- General of " Kwangtung and Kwangsi" a certain Hwang Tsunghai, who is favourably known as a person of superior enlightenment and liberality of opinion. This proves that the Emperor and his immediate advisers are b:-ginoing to appreciate the momentous character of the questions which they are now called upon to discuss wi h the outer world. They will appoint, as it is said, without delay, a Commissioner on their part to negotiate with the Commissioners of the Four Powers at Shanghai. We can scarcely antici pate that the Chinese Commissioner will be pre pared to accede to the demands which will be made upon his Government, but for this we must be prepared. All the usual machiusiy of trickery, evasion, and dilatoriness will surely be tried again ; its rests only with the four Commissioners to frus trate these designs, and to insist upon an imme diate solution of the questions at issue. We must not permit ourselves for one mom( nt to be the dupes of the idle forms and ceremonies in which the Chinese deli,ht, but go at once to the mark what ever it may be. No answer or a delayed answer is a refusal. It operates as such, and as such it should be understood. Firmness and decision in negotia tion, backed by immediate action, when necessary, constitute on our side the only elements of success in our negotiations with these setni-barbarian=, who seem in their own persons to unite the rude cun ning of the savage with the polished craft of the civilised man. We shall be much surprised if it does not even tually turn out that such intercourse with the Chinese as we require is a matter far less com plicated than, from the blunders of the last 150 years, one might presume it to be. Mr. Oliphant and M. de Contades, who conveyed the notes of the Four Powers to Sou-tchou-fou, although un guarded, experienced no incivility or violence from the Chinese in the course of their passage to and fro. They passed along canals for two days, and at last they reached the great city of Sou-tchou fou, which they describe as being about the size of London. The Governor's palace stands in the centre of the city, and to this spot they were conducted along streets crowded with spectators for a length of two miles. Much interest, and something of wonder, might be discerned on the faces of this mighty crowd, but there was perfect silence and orderly behaviour. The Governor re ceived the emissaries with salutes, placed them in seats of honour, and feasted them with Chinese delicacies. The next day he returned their visit, when they plied him with champagne and other good things. In due course they took their leave, and departed on their return to Shanghai, having been completely successful as to the object of their mission. If the same bold policy which has cha racterised these preliminary measures be carried out in more esential matters, we should "'eve good hopes -of a speedy and satisfactory result. The Chinese people themselves are probably well-dis posed enough to enter into commercial rela'ions with us. The real obstructions arise from the officiali, who see, or fancy they see, their profit in our exclusion. Before concluding these few re marks, we would call attention to an extract from that well-informed French journal the Univers, which we tiauefer into our columns this day. Rome and Opium are the two pivots—so we are told—on which the present contest turns, France representing th. , religion, and England the drug. We are, therefore, necessarily antagoui4tic to each other, for the religion must kill the drug, or the drug the religion. It is in France, in the year 1851, that a public writer can put such trash upon paper, and find even a dozen readers THE NEW DEPART3IENT IN THE INDIAN GOVERN MENT.—We are indebted to the Calcutta Englishman for a paper of some official importance. It is a reso lution by the Governor-General in Council, re organising the departments of account and audit throughout the empire. Hitherto those depart ments have been included among the offices open to all civilian. A clever collector might hope to be Accountant-General. An over-severe commissioner might be made exceedingly useful as sub-treasurer. A young civilian wlko bated examinations, but bad some brain fur business, might secure in the Treasury full work and exemption from the vernaculars. As a matter of course, although the work was not badly done, no one in the department had any special qualifications. The chiefs were compelled to rely on their subordinates, and the real business cf account is perhaps almost as com pletely in the hands of clerks as it is in England. It became necessary to introduce a more scientific ar rangement, and after a long u)rrespoodence the follow ing eche:ne has been finally adopted :—The five Trea suries of the three presidencies are thrown into one department. No civilian can enter until he has passed five years in the Mofussil, and once entered he remains for life. He is promoted in the department, and in the department alone, shif.i''ng every two years from pre sideucy to presidency. He will thus before ho reaches the higher grades have acquired experience is evernynpart the of India. In order to insure him fair P pay is a little better than in tee ordinary"bnlnches of than I,OODr. a the service, and no salary is to be less month. The plan is by logical no means an ynnskinlfuiltsone. It carries the princ'ple of centralisation t result, in a department wheretcen:fra requisite of success. The :aftrionn:i ipAret!jiedefin'c'syt to presidency must greatly modern reforms c arseanDlarge the experience of individual efficers, and Fist in imitations must r_ T e h n e de l r im t i h t e a m tion som of eß p h ro at mo m tio r n e frequent and complete. promises at least that efficiency which springs from habit, and secures the thorough devotion of each man to work. Above all a , it ssures us that the nominal bi n bead of each division shall be also its real head, that our I accou nt? shall no lon g er depend on the exertions 0 fT- ' responsible Gemcz and unknown D'Silva. —.Friend of India. A YANKEE JUDGE.—The other day a little boy was before the Court for stealing a ball of thread. "D s " ohargelhim, said Judge Brownell ; " it is to fly a kit e w ith, I suppose . A man was brought for stealing fat from a bullock. He alleged that he stole it to greasehie boots with. " Well, then," said the judge iti&guautly, " Why couldn't you cut it out of the kidney, instead of spoiling a whole quarter. There was plenty of loose fat lying around to grease your boots with, without spoiling a quarter. Guilty—Penitentiary two months."— Knickerbocker. - _ MPJ.; .I. Als P RLIA MENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took,his feat OD the cirGolwik live o'c:ock ..•• , •••• il .• • l'E ANNEXATION OF OGEE. The Earl of ALBEMARLE, in• presentiq a peti tion from 12,000 inhabitants of Manchester and Salturd,. praying that the Kingdom of Oude might be restored to the King, and 'that he might also be restored to the throne, stated that it V 734 his intention on Monday, 10th" of May, to bring forward a motion to the effect that it is the opinion of this house that the principle of annexing native States in India, for supposed default of heirs, or under pretexts of anal-administration on the part of native princeg, is a flagrant violation of international law, op posed to the feelings of the people of India, derogatory to the Christian character, and dannerous to British rule, and that this bous , e, therefore, pledges itself Lietce. for card to abandon such a policy. THE SECRET DESPATCH TO TLIE GOVERNOR- G ENERAL. In reply to Eail GitANVILLE, The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said the despatch alluded to by.the noble earl was strictly secret, and nothing could have been' more dangerous thau to have made known the contents of the despa oh at the time it was sent cif, as it contained the instructions as to the course to be puretied after the capture of Luckuow. DIVORCE ACT. Lord LYNDHURST ca'led the attention of th e noble and learned lord on the woolsack to the answer be gate to his goeition a few days ay. He begged now to ask whether it was the intenti , n of Goveratn,nt to f x ten d the Divorce Act to Ireland? The LORD CHANCELLOR said it way not the in tention of the Government to the act to that part of the kirgdcm. SECOND* READINGS. On the motion of LordREDESDALI: the followiti2 018 were read a second time: —Berg and Ralclifie `Pater; Chester Gas ; Haeling,deti and Rawtenstall Water Madras Irrigation and Canal ; Malvern Improvement, &c. ; Nottingham Gas ; Scinicoates and Kingston upon-Hull Gas, StaEhrdshire Potteries Gas, and St As Fen on awl Longton BARREL ORGAN SUPPRESSION BILL. The Marquis a WESTMEATH moved the aceoud reading of this bill. The nu!sance which this bill et ught to deal with was one that most of their lordships must av,. become acquainted. From morning till night the quietude of private dwellings was broken' by the continual grinding of barrel organs, or the horrid and discordant strains from a German brass band. With respect to the latter, he got a little " relief, for the performers tired and left the plase, but unfortunately, the organ never tired. (Laughter.) The ' Police Act contained clauses ter the removal of nuis ances, but the policemen seemed di , posed to frustrate its action by the manner in which they acted to wards these men, who were imported i n t o thi s country by droves by scheming and designing persons, to play those horrible barrel organs. lie knew several instances where the moi,t serious consequences had very nearly ensued owing to the refusal of one of these organ men refusing to go away after he was desired so to do. The noble marquis said be trusted their lordships would read the bill a second time, and then any amendments tbat might be necessary might be made in committee. The Earl of WILTON moved the second reading of the bill this day sx w,eks. Lord LYNDHURST said his noble friend had asked whether he weal support the second read ing of this bill, and he had told him he would do so on one condition, namely, that he to . re'y remodelled it in committee. By the bill, as it at pre sent stands, any persen playing a tune' upon a bate within ten miles of the metropolis, might be, _ - by some person, deemed a disorderly per I:, and consequent'y be dragged befere a marl , trate and fined 408. or a month's imprisonment. He did not think a bill containing such a provision ought to be sanctioned by their lcrdshipe. (Hear, bear.) They might read it a second time—(" No, uo ")—but they must entirely alter it and ne w model it in committee. lie had a very musical friend who lived in one a those hol called chambers in Old-square, Tois gen tleman worked hard night and morning at the study of Lis profession, and he could conceive his looking out of the w.ndoefearly some May morning, seeing the sun shinirg upon the cbininey-pets— for it never shone any where else—and being tempted to take a walk into the country. He might put his flee in his pocket, and walk off psebaps to Hamps - ead-heath, perhaps to Homey lane, or perhaes to Richmond-hill, and having sat down begin to blow upon his flute—which he did most beau tifully. People would be attracted round him in consi derable numbers, but after he had played for a quarter of an hour or 20 minuses, a man in a blue coat, having a letter A and a number marked 'on the collar, would come up, and, presenting a piece of parchment or paper, say, " Read this ! " " What does it mean ? " " Oh ! the magistrate is sitting at the King's Arms, and requires your attendance." "My attendance I For what?" " Why, sir, you are an idle and disorderly person—(a laugh)—you are idle yourself, and make other people idle by attracting them by your beautiful playing on the flats !" "What does this mean?" "It's under Wratraeatla's Bill." " Wentritin's ; why, that must be an Irish act (Renewed laughter.) "No 1 Lord Westmeath's Bill. You must come before the magistrate. He is sitting to hear the case, and will com mit you as ati idle _and disorderly pirson, and sentence you to one month's imprisonment with hard labour." (More laughter.) This was a curious bill. He did not knoW whether his noble friend, Who was one of the most straightforward persons he knew, objected to the per formance of bands in the parks on Sundays. (Lord Westmeatn made an observa , ion which did not reach the gallery.) His noble friend said he did not interfere with that; her Majesty's bands were excepted from the bill. Teat was true ; but while the Queer's bands played in Kensington-gardens, what happened in Victoria and Regent's-parks By a side ;vied his noble friend wou'd put an end to wliat he considered a most excellent and lsu :able establishment—the performance of bands in the parks on Sundays. (Hear, hear.) Further, there were many companies in the city of L )radon which h a d p r i va t e bands as et mee 4 e.e--processione with them, but this bill would put an end to ell such peoceedings. On the 9th Nov.s a great ceremony was performed, ail the city com panies went in procession with the Lord Mayor, accom panied by bands of music. Under this bill all persons who played in those bands would be liable to be impri soned for a month, with bard labour. What sense was therein that ? At present there were in Lai many German hands of great merit which played in the strtets surrounded by crowds of people, who were attracted by the beauty of their music. Did his noble friend mesa to say that if all the inhabitants of a street wished that one of these banJe should play in it they should not have the music which they desired ? Was he not right in saying that his noble friend, in trying to abolish one nuisance, was creating a much mere abo u•inahle one of another kind ? A noble friend of his (the Earl of Wil - on) had alluded to Punch. He recollected that b'€n this subject of street nuisanc is was discussed in the other House of Parliament .Punch was by universal acclamation excepted ; but his Pan-pipes would bring aim within his noble friend's bill, and he would be at once sentenced to a month's imprisonment, with hard labour. (Laughter.) There were some mews- behind his house, and he had noticed that about the dinner hour of the inhabitants the street music was regularly detained in the neighbourhood of the small tenements therein. He lied no doubt that the players were paid, and if they were it could only be because their performances were agreeable to the humble proprietors of hemes in that district. He recollected very many years ago, when young, having a neighbour who was learning to scrape the violin. He was at first disposed to complain of his neighbour's innocent pastime as an annoyance, but on a little ri fiection he said to himself. "Is it wise in me to object ? Let me ace whether I cannot stand it without distraction. If I can, what an admirable discipline it will be to me in pursuing my mathemati cal studies. (Laughter.) Af er a time he ceased to hear this "nuisance" as it was called—it made no impression on him. (Hear.) Again, he knew a story of a woman who took a house near to' a blacksmith's forge. On the day of, taking poeseesinit she heard the blacksmith's hammer for the first time. and thought it a nuisance. She went to the landlord and sought to get rid of her engagement. "Ob, no, Ma'am,"_ said the man, "I can't let you off; try it for a week.; A week elapsed, and by that time she ceased to hear the noise—it made no impression on her; and for 10 years_ afterwards she lived in the same house, without . ack suffer ing any inconvenience from the clan , : of the bHlear smith's hammer or the sound of his bellows. (" , it was im hear,"'and laughter.) He repeatsed,that in its po , sible for their loriships to pas this bill pre sent shape. G, with stentorian German bands to t h EI E a m d u s G i c R o A f N t h V o s f e L s r ea m p w r e i f t a er v i ree:r.:4l e t wh e e ut e the public earb 0 lunge and barfly composed det and taste. Yet the former would be suppressed : by this (baille,awr, hers.) Lord latter would remain a priv.leged nuisance. Lord DUNGANNON supported he amendment. Lrd CAMPBELL —I object to any organ-ic change g lE b tT en H p r u e t p , lie t d h (Laughter.) 13 motion for the AT s ie nm e d c o! h d aer r ci e qu a ul d : i s n s ot g fi o Wn w a Eh s aBvTi ri negatived, carried unanimously. EXCHEQUER BILLS (20,911,5001.) BILL. This bill was real a second time. THE OATHS BILL. The report on this bill was brought up and agreed to, and the bill Was ordered to be read a third time to morrow (this day). THE CAGLIARI. The Earl of AIRLIE rose to put a question to the Seent9ry of State for Foreign Affairs respecting the opinion s f-,iven by the law eiflicers of the Crown in the case of the Cigliari, and also to inquire whether any an swer had yet been returned by her Majesty's Goverotnent to a rad.ic‘? addressed by the Marquis d'Azeglio to the Earl e f Mahue - el - my, dated 22d March, 1858, and in chiding a communication from Count Cavour to Caont Gripelio, dated 18th March, 1858. The noble lord said he did :nit find a complete agie , gient between the papers which hail b3CII laid bef ire the house with regard °eb. o lifis.cation and condemnation of the Cagliari. There appeare‘d to him to be one discrepancy with regard to a matter of fact, and one with respect to an ex ) p . r e efi r s e i tt o p n ec o t f opinion used hy the noble earl (Malmeshurny Explanation on the to that fact, and he wished for sornF 4l Ex w P as ia the fact that •111,j,ct. What he wished to establish e oi c ui r e o n w in n at h i a o d n d o e f e th ar e e e d a t g o l . i b a ei t ers illegal, the part of the which b t a h i e t l a a k w e no place, ffic f and al-o the expression of opinion Government.ounds for taking strong He would n m o e b a l s e u e: e r s ;, ag th ai a n t s t t h t e b r e e we re p not speak of this as qu estiona llea ° itaglar o f policy but one of law 'FE. 20i 100 100 100 20 20 20 174 20i 20i 190 100 100 100 50 !00 100 20 50 20 25 1 50 25 12A 12 20 St: St. St. St. 26 13A 20 St. St.' 12i 12i St.! 1.•2 14 14 St. St. 7 St. 20 126, 25 20 MN