The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-24 00:00:00

qv , Lfi'h•T ,„To, 'pm 's7 774 17 Vz. LIA AN D T "1", • ri0m . 2.1 - r,11,07AL IIiTE;LLIGEL CITY, Two o'CLocir. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday mani fested rather more animation, but prices of all descriptions were unaltered. The sales amou!lted to 10,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the speculators, and 1,000 by the exporters. In Rail way Shares a very limited busines was transacted, and quotations were fully supported. The directors of the Peel River Land and Mine ral Company state, in their annual report, that there is asum of 12,9051. 4.5. 9d. :available for a divi dend. It is therefore proposed to diattibute 2s. per share, which will absorb 12,0001. A report has also been issued by the directors of the Crystal Palace Company, Which is considered more favourable in its general tenour than any yet issued. These is a balance of profit of 13,7991. ; and if the results of th e present season are as profitable as they promise to be, there is some probability of a dividend at tlie end of the year. . _ .Small quantities of silver continue to arrive from the Continent, the Seine from Boulogne yesterday having brought 23,0001. worth. The demand is rather less active, and the steamer which will leave for, the East on the 26th is reported to take out only a limited supply. . The official returns relative to trade and naviga tion for the five months ended the 31st May, have been published. From these it appears that the total declared value of the exports from the United lingdom ,for the five months was 43,226,371/. against 50,195,5411. in the like period of 1857, showing a decrease of 6,969,1701. The decrease is Perceptible in coals and culm, cotton manufactures, earthenware, haberdashery and millinery, linen nianuractures, linen yarn, silk manufacture, and thrown silk, woollen, and worsted manufactures, woollen and worsted yarn, and hardwarr; and autlery. The importation of the principal articles were 4rger as regards raw cotton, rice, spices, and raw sugar, There was a diminution in cocoa, leather manufactures, raw silk, spices, tallow, tes, wine, and sheep and lambs wool. The shipping accounts exhibit a slight improvement in the tonnage cm- Ployed in both the Foreign and Coasting trades, both for the entries inwards and the clearances oats-ales. Thera was a general meeting of the Canada Com pany to-day, Charles Frank, Esq., in the chair. The lands sold and leased from Ist January to 2 8th May were 6,138 acres'; town lots, 12 acres. The receipts were 24,1491. A dividend of 1/. per share was agreed to. The report was adopted. The Funds are steady, but the transactions con tinue limited. There is scarcely anything doing, either on speculation or for investment. With the exception ef the daily purchases by the Bank broker, there are no import ant operations of a bona fide character. Consols have been 95 i Z., at which they have remained all day. The New Threes and the Reduced are 95 96i ; the Lurch Exchequer Bills, 365. pm. ; ditto June, 22a. Pm. ; and the Bonds, 1001. Bank Stock is 220 to 221. - The only transactions recorded in the Fofeign Stock Market are in Brazilian Loan at 1 dis.; Spa 116h Passive at 71 ; ditto Certificates at 4k ; and Turkish 4 per Cents. at 1041 ; the 6 per Cents. &re 94i 94. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under ' 1868. 1857. Great Western North-Western gouth-Western `Brighton 1 8,623 19.995 ididland . .32,690 33,208 ~„8 611t h-Eastern - 21,914 21,406 ureat Northern 18,683 20 BS4 Lane.agt•ire an:l VPrkshire Liitul and Exeter 6,867 7,096 Chester and Holyhead 6,106 6,529 taut La ncas hi re 6,648 7,252 ,ktancheaterStaffordSheffield, & Lincoln 10,079 10,669 ' N orth Staff ord • 6,678 7,914 .11 orth-Ettetern Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver.... 4,290 4,838 West Hartlepool t dinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and South-Western Great North of Scotland 1,340 1,238 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada... 7,511 9,784 Northern of France .. 36,423 37,955 The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been of a very limited character this morning, and Prices in several instances have exhibited a further slight downward tendency. Caledonians have re ceded as much as 21. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 68 .; and North Eastern (Berwick) and South Eastern, 103.; Great Westerns improved about 10s. Edinburgh and Glasgow, Brighton, Midland, and one or two others, vere at yesterday's quotations. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets scarcely any business has been done Past Indian have declined 10e. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s. ; and Great Western of Canada, ss. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares have been rather firmer. Canada Land have improved 2l• ; Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 1/. ; and Royal Mail Steam, 10s. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official Litz) Nil Stock Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 954 6i 11 :ov, Three per Cent. Annuities India Loan Debentures - Ditto Bonds, £lOOO ()ous ()ou sels for Account els £5OO Snia - 1 zebequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent Ditto, 1859 ilitle.b.6 OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian g per Cent t , Ditto Scrip, 1853 . . QD.ni6h tiokds. 3 per Cent. bat,. Passive 74 B ,Peniph Cert. of Coup. not funded tallish Bonds, 6 per Cent. s)itto Account lO4l Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for account (July 8) 951 I a a 95 March. Julie. .• 33 33 22 19 .. 1 d It is understood that arrangements have been made by the Government with the Royal Mail Company to continue the Australian mail service, via Suez, until Tome new and permanent contract shall have been en tered into. The trails, &c., from Sydney, of the 11th of May, 11th of June, and 11th of Ju:y will be brought to Suez by the European, the Australasian, and the Emeu respectively, which vessels will, in like order, convey from Sucz to Australia the mail?, &c.; which left South ampton by the Teviot on the 12th inst., and those which Well be despatched thence by the Cambria and the Teviot on the 12 , 1 of July and the 12th of August next. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANY.—Mr. E. T. Smith, the spirited lessee of Diary Lane, has reason to con gratulate himself on the success of his undertaking, cer tainly a novel and most speculative one, of offering a Musical banquet of such excellence at prices that enable the million to be partakers cf it. Madame Persiani and Madame Garcia play every evening to crowded and enthusiastic audiences. We must also offer our full reeled of praise to Messrs., Mapleson, the musical agents, by whose exertions the artietcs composing the Italian company have been so ably end so successfully engaged. LETTERS OF CEEDlT.—Occasions sometimes wise "there bills drawn in foreign countries against letters of Credit issued by English houses are refused acceptance upon presentation. The practice is palpably a bad LIT of repudiation, but it can be legally pursue?, and this fact in times of emergency presents a great temptation. Time, during the panic of last autumn, it was understood to have been adopted to a censideral.le a x.ent, especially in the case of bills drawn from the Ri►er Plate. Tae tech- Shoal plea is that the contract is coefinei to the grantor and grantee of the letter of credit, end that no third Party can acquire any absol re rights under it. The Power of evadiegithe spirit of an agreement by a Ttifible cf this kind must naturally tend to subsea C0111111e1c:al Morality, and it is understood that a shot t act is about to be introduced, with the view of placit g ill letters a credit in the same category as bills of exci,ange, so se to render them negotiable by indorseineut, aed Letts give th e holders of them, or of any draughts drawn under their authority, power to enforce payment ty summary Procedure.—Ti es TEE LATE ME. JA3IES JARDINE, C.E.—We rec:rd With regret the death of Mr. James Jardine, civil cngi neer, Mr. Jardine introduced the Crawley water into Edinburgh, constructed the TJuion Canal, was the engi neer of the Dalkeith Ra lsay, and drained Lech Leven. Ile was born in 178 d at App!elartb, in Datarier-shire. Ie youth he was befriended by Professor Plufair, was entrusted by Dugald Stewart with the instruction of his eon, subsequently Colonel Stewart, and had the honour of teaching two of Dugald Stewart's most eminent upils, Lord John Russell and L9rd Palmerston, the oigher mathematics. It was by the recommendations of illayfair that ho afterwards adopted the profesLiou of an engineer. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, IS;8. LINES LEASE D AT FIXED , RENTAL. ID P 1 FAALTAY,,TENT. 2=lar;TY OF ARTS.—(This Bay.) Lensing Closing Price- ir ese Shr. Paid RAMWAY3. Compan'es yester 'ay this day. St. 100 Buckgh.amsh. Ln.&N.W.I 99 101 St. 100 Clydesdale Jo Oa Mon... 101 - 103 103 25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 13 15 ft. 100 B.Litt. g. 6 (lt.Northn 138 140 133 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4 5 St. 100 Mag. Barr. di Caldonian. Neils. Direct. St. 100 Do. New Do. 2; all Glstr.lr,Dn.Fr Gt.Westu. 50 all Hull az 6elby Y. Se N.M. 109 111 25 all Do. A, Shares Do 124 all Do. I Shares. Do . . ••• 12/ all Lon.&Greenw S.Ea.stern l3 14 20 all Do.Preferenee Do 24 25 St. 100 ' Lon. &S. Peto &Co 9B 100 10 10 IDo. Bark. Sh. Do •• ..• 54 all Maneh.Bxton. and Matlock & Midld. 24 ——2 St. Mdid.Bradfd. Midland 97 99 6/ 5/ Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count ip 60 all N.drEst.s p.c. Do 57 59 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do 50 all Do.Fizedsp.c Do 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &11. W ... 12A all Do. 4 Shrs.4 Do . ••• 13t. 100 IRoystn.ddlit. Gt.Northr 137 140 10 I all Shrews.& Her T. Brame; 8A 12 all S.Staffordsh.. H. MClea. 91 10410 50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. . 25 all ID() Do 324 334 St. 100 IWilts&Sontrut Gt.Westn, 90 92 HOITSE cOnliio 7 l3,—(This Day.) ANNUAL CONFERENCE. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'cic-ek. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The arnnal conference between the - representatives of this institution and the council W 33 held at the Society's hones, John-street, Adelphi. The chair was taken by Wentworth Dilke, Esq. Mr. P. LE NEVE FOSTER read the report of the council for the past year, from which it appeared that the four candidates whin distingelislied themselves at the society's: examinati one f at t year, Frank Mei - shall, Henry Cullum, Edwer.l Hiatus), and Edward Philip Plowman, have been app o i n t e d t o c l er k s hi ps i n th e Privy Council office. Tee report then ;sheeted to the queition of whether the examinations should be in London or the provinces, and then went on to say that the Council, after an anxious consideration of the question, determined to adopt the scheme originally put forth, namely, to hold an examination wherever an institution, or a group of institutions, would make sa , isfacn tory arrangements for the due and hrnest working of the examination papers by the candidates. To carry out the system, the council invited the forma tion,of local boards, and imposed upon them the further duty of holding a' preliminary examination to test the handwriting and spelling of the candidates, their know ledge of English grammar and the common rules of arithmetic, as well as their kno sledge of those special subjects in which they proposed to be examined by the society's examiners. The council, as early as circum stances permitted, issued the programme of the examina tions to be conducted on this system. It was, f r reasons t 3 which it is unnecessary for me to allude, delayed in its publication, and was not issued till December, giving a shorter notice both to the institutions and the candi dates than was desirable. However, notwithstanding this delay, the matter was taken up heartily by the insti.• tutions, and the result hi 6 been the formation of 58 local boards, a much larger number, taking all the circumstances into consideration, than could have been anticipwed. The examination papers were sent down to each board in sealed packets, with strict injunctions for their being opened in the presence of the candidates, at the special hours and 'on the spacial days appropriated for the sub ject-. The papers, when wcrk , d by the candidates, were reunite' by the 1 seal boards, accempanied with a 'decla ration, signed k,y a given number of the B 'ard, to the effect that the papers forwarded therewith were worked, in tke presence of a certain number of the board, by the candidates who e numbers they respectively bore, without any assistance whatever, from books, notes, • memoranda, from each Other, or from any other per on, and that not more than three hours were occupied in working the papers, awl that no candidate was allowed to resume, or complete, Lie paper after having Mt the examination rem in the course of the time assigned to that paper, and further, tLit the paper of questiors given to each candidate was taken from the envelope iu which it was transmitted from the Society of Arts, the seal being hr ken in their presence and in that of the assembled carolidatee, at the corn nieuctineut of the time appointed for tOe paper in the time-table issued by the Sec'ety ; and, finally, that Lot fewer than a certain number of the Local Beard were present daring the whole time that the candidates were ergaged with the papers. Tloe Local B etrde, in every instance but one, Lave mo-t carefully attended to all the regulations ; and it is a most gratifying c'reneistance to ropers. The number of candidates who attended the previous examinations was 1,107. Of this number 501 were de clared by the local boards as eligible for the final mini nation ; of them 288 were subsequently examined in ' Whitsun week, 3GO certificates were awarded to 399 candidates, and 89 candidates were uneumssful, 23 in stitutions have joined the Union daring the year, whilst dering the same period thirty-four have been removed I from the Society's books. The condition of the Insti tendons is far better than when the Union was first established ; there is more attention paid to the real:y nsefulnbjset=for which their fouodere ietencled there; there use more cl ;s3es ; and ornt'ne part: of the puhlc, there • The following private bills - were read a third time and pawed : —Athenry . and Tu ui Railway, B rkenhead Improvement Commission-en (G-la and Water), Dublin and Meath Railway, Redditch gailway, and Stockton and Darlington Railway (North Ridine LONDON CORPORATION REFORM. BILL. Several petitions were presented by Alderman Cope land, Alderman Cubits, Lord J. Russel', and Allerman Sir J. Duke, against the Landon Corporation Reform Bill, especially against the clause that confiscates the revenues of the corporation without compensation. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. BOLT, considering the bill pot in peril the rights of private and corporate property throughout the king dom, could not accept the report of the committee to whom the bill had been referred, and moved the follow ing resolution :—" That the petition of the Corporation of London against the said bill, which was presented upon the 28th day of May last, be referred to the com mittee, and that the Corporation of. London ba beard by their counsel, agents, and witnesses, before the com mittee on the allegation , ' of such petition." He divided the bill into two partroonefivaucialtheother political. The financial part proposed the simple regulatien of taking away a large portion cf the revenue of tee corpo ration, without compensation, whilst those who received emoluments from the corporation relative to certain dues, &c., were to be compensated by the corporation out of their remaining revenues. He objected to the bill on the ground that it interfered with the rights of pro perty ; and his definition of the owaerahip of property was, that they : could be maintained in a court of law, or could obtain redress for a wrong inflicted. There was no distinction in law in the enjoyment of property between individuals and corporations, and they ought to consider the question of tnetage, tolls, and dues belonging to the corporation as if they belonged to aft individual. The rights of property depended on their universality, and he thought it neither just, wise, or expedient to interfere with them by this bill. The income of the corporation was 100,033/. a year from land, and 100,0001. a year from markets, tuetage, and o her tolls. With respect to the 100,000/. a yeae from land, a large portion of that erope.ty would soon expire by the running out of lease-, &.c., and tke corporation had very wisely put by for some years 20,0001 a year, and must for some years to come, to obtain a permanent income of 105,000/ a year. Out of the-other 100,000/. a year - were pad for expenses of col lection of tolls, &e., which were vary heavy. 10 0001. a year were deducted for dra ebacks on preperiy exp , rted, and there wore other charges which made the expenses in that department about 30,000/.. a-ye'ir, so that the corporation had only 70,0001. aeyear f om the tolls, and 80,000/. a-sear from lande e making together about 150,0001. a-yeas. And how was teat sum expended! There was a debt of a coition secured on the revenue of the corporation one-half of which hal been' spent in purchasing land for the improving and widening of streets, the land for which had been dedicated to the pub lic. The interest of that debt was about 50,000/. a year. The administrition of justice in the city amounted to 50,0001. a year, making together 100,0001. a year out of the 150,000/, per ann. income. Of the balanc,, about 12,0001. per annum were spent in city improvements, 10,0001. in church and pensions, an , ; 10,0001. for 'eel dental expenses see:hely. Tue last roneunt might be considered large, but the house must bear in mind that one year they had to bury a hero ; another year to erect a monument to his memory ; a third to receive with be coming splendour and hospitality our sovereign ; fourth, a foreign priece. The civil government of the c:ty cost about 30,0001. a year, which he thought was not too much for maretain.ng the hospitality and spin dour of the city. Tee publin had advaecJl money to the corporation on the security of - the revenneg, and Parliament ought not to abolish t t at security upon the good faith of ehtch the money was advaroed. All teat was asked was for the house to deal with the Corporation of London in the sane way they deeit a - ith Liverpeel. to who.n they gave compensation. The rights of property depended upon the universality, and when once emitfred they no right to investigate this acquisition. Tue tulle levied on goods corning up the Tharnee might be unjust, but he cared not for that. They were hi existeece, and the owners had no rtght, to be deprived of them without compensation. They might adopt the i political regulations continued n the bill or enlarge teeth, but send back the financial part of the bid for further consideration. The Cerporation ef London ought to be heard. They might strike, if they pleased, but hear them first. There was neither wisdom, justice, or expediency in depriving the corporation of their pro perty. To do so would be an act of confiscation.. lelr. CRAWFORD seconded the motion. Ho raid the corporation c.f London were as anxi ous as any one to have the corporation placed on a footing with the spirit of the times, but they were averse to the confiscating chereetee of t . Trio bill Wal seen a ms to Lull on the understanding teen. tee corporation should be beard against it before a select committee, though the right hon. eectl?man the Home Secretary appeared to be of a different opinion. The conviction on ;he minds of many hon. members was that the bill wee to be sent to a select committee after its second readine-, and the corporation heard before teem. Sir G. GREY said there were ne riehts of property in a corporation the same as in an individual. The muni cipal corporation bill established the principle of dealing with corporate funds without compensation. 'The best course for the honourable and learned .gentle man to have taken would have been t. - ) moire the committal . -Of the bill this day three months or to have .gone into committee, and on these elenses have urged the arguments he bad u ed in sup 13:At of his motion when they could have been consi dered. If the further progress of the bill was to he delayed, it should have been done by a direct mo tion. He by no means raid delay was not neces sary at this period of the reason and the state of the Thameo—(hear, hear)—for probably de'ay would be advantageous. He, however, warned the Corporation against imagining that the bill would then he amended in accordance with their wish. It would then in all pro liability be ame. dad more in consonance with the interests of the public which in many instance were opposed to those of the corporation. (Hear.) He be lieved the result of delay would would bo to carry out more fully the valuable reek micendation of the Royal Commissioner', and the Corpera'ion of London would then probably re;: rot tee y had not accepted the concessi n this bill gave them. If the further progre:=B of the bill was delayed, he should consider himself no longer bound by this bill, and ho should consider himself freer to act mu e in accordance with the recommendation of the Royal Commissioners relative to police and other mat ters. (Rear, hear) H e cons id ere d i t was L etter to go into committee on this bill, and then they could con sider the expediency of the corporation of London being permitted to Impose duVea on corn after Parliament had abolished the corn tax. is a moro .ge.nerai appreciation of their capabilities fur good. Thtse fact-, coupled with evidence of their in creasing numbers Li all chen,ions, contra , fict the oft peattd statement that mechanics' institutions are failures. Tney are graduslly, slowly it may be, but surds, taking a permanent poesti-in in the country, and when we see thir results in the r xaminatioss which have lttely takas place, whether we look at the Society's final r x.tminatiosle, or those which have been held in connection with the provincEal unions, we cannot but see that they are exercising a powerful irfiaczce for good, and assisting very materially to bring about a vast improvement iu the education of the country. The CHAIRILS.N made a few observations on the report, and alluded to the failure of one of the local boards in carrying out the rules laid down for public examinations; but the council had the satisfaction of stating that the candidates who would come up for ex ttnissfi , t: fron local boards wonld not ssfr r i.y tire utnitsion, but that th , c3uLe.i. 'n.sti to award two prizes of 51. and Si. each. With respect to the future it was the intention of the retiring council to recommend to their successors to withdraw certain subjects for examination, because owing to the arguments wade by the Government for the test of proficiency, they had become supetfluoua so far as the oi•jects of the society woe concerned. The first question which they would have to nettle was, what was toe most convenient season of the year iu which the annual examination should be held for the future. Isli. HOLES, of the York aul Leeds Institution, said the resolution he intended to move embodied nearly the whole of the subjects to which be wished the council to direct its attention. He wouli therefore move it with out further observation. It was minions, " That this tnerCn% is of opinion that the present system oft xami nation of the Society of Arta, conducted through local centres, would he improved by introducing the f. el'angrs That to she local boards should be at tached ix twiner , . Secondly, that fur this purpose ;t is essenial thas the centres of rxaminations should b 3 re duced (not to exceed fivc). Thirdly, That the examina tions be oral as well as by written 7rapers." Ile moved the resolution on the part of Yorkshire and Leeds, which cortainod a vtry large number of pupils, amend.- inn to about 20,000. Mr. ROMNEY, of the 'Manchester Institution, and one of the local board of examiners, seconded the resolution. He bad heard with regret that it was intended to abo lish drawing, and to substitute vocal music. He con- sidered the drawing class one of the most important. A. die.cussion then ensued, in which the limiting the centres of examination was opposed by the Rev. Canon Grdlestone, of Thistol, Mr. 113 land, of Bradford, and several other gentlemen. The CHAIRMAN said the system recommended by the resolution bad been tried, and found unsuccesaul. The 22,000 members alluded to by Mr. nolo only contri buted two guineas a-year to the objects of the society, (Laughter.) _ Mr. COLE was of opinion that instead of limiting the centres of examination they ought to be extended in every direction. Tie moved the f.llowing arnendmeLt to the resolution of Mr. holes :—" That the 0,,n -rence is of opinion that for the benefit of those for whom the Society of Arts' examiners are inteuda,T, the system of local boards should be extended throughout the society's union, wherever the localities can make t•atisfactory arrangements for the working of such boards." Mr. W. WILLIAMS congratulated the corporation on their having retained the services of one of the most eminent gentlemen at the bar in their defence, with reference to the right of the corporation to levy a tax upon corn Meters. Cuonabe, Da!afield, and Co. many years since refused to pay it, and the corporation of London had not the c mrage to go iota a court of law and enforce it. He denied• that the corporation of L.Adon had bet-rowed a million of money without b as ing the most ampl e means of paying it off by the interest of the property in which it was invt sted or by the imposition of local taxes. The only sum bortoa ed witl ott the e advantages was 92,C00/. for the budding of thil jw ay prison. The At torney-General entered into many details connected with the income and exp=denture in comparison with the Governmental expenditure of a similar charac:er. [LEFT SPEAKING.] Mr. JOH.NSTON, of Barnet, seconded the amendment. Mr. HOLES replied that if success was wished for, a great rtldUcti na Of the centres of E xamination must be made. It was ridiculous to pursue thn syst em at present in existence, of having two or three bonus in a very small district. If the wishes of Yorkshire were attended to, 201. would readi:y be contributed towards the expeote of the Examination. The amendmeLt was then put to the meeticg, w►ien it was cal riel by a major;ty of 24. The CHAIRMAN said the next business to settle was the period of the year at which the final examination of candidates was to take place. CHANGE IN THE LEADERSHIP OF THE OPPOSITION.— It is rumoured that in conseepance of Lords Palmer ston and Russell having been so worsted in their recent Parliatnentary cot.ll cte, the '• disappointed pair" will short:y retire from the field, and the Whig leadership be Resumed by Sir George Correwall Lew i 4. The right hon. baronet having married Ltrd Clarendon's sister, is of course eligible for the pest, and competent to the die. charge of his important duties. Should the contemplated change take place, the most damaging results to the Derby Ministry may reasonably be acticipated. Disraeli will, of course, be. unequal to cope with such an oppo nent, and will, it is feared, las annihilated in the first encounter, which, in ouch a ca-e, would moult in the instalment of Sir Gecrge as Premier of England. Then, indeed, will Fierefordshire realise the full extent of the sacrifice shelas - made in rejecting him as one of her re presentatives.—Hereford BuMBAY AND BAHODA RAILWAY. —Lieutenant-Colonel Kennedy, one of the directors of this company, has put forth a letter to the shareholders , urging that the board should be increased in number. 14e says that the board as it exists consists of persons successively nominated by the directors themselves, and complains of acts r f ioju— lice and caprice consequent upon th e existence of an overruling influence thus acquire I by individual men.- bers. Whether the statement is well founded can be de termined only by investigation. It is possible the merits of the matter may lie on the other side, or that there may be mutual faults ; but, judging from a.l r xperiecce, and especialy from an analagous case recently presented, Cjl. Kennedy has ventured upon a rash and hopeless course in appealing to shareholders d:sintereetedly to inquire into any question against the rnaknity in power.—Times. INCREASE OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS.— Orders from the War-office arrived ye terday I ni 4 Diag at the head quarters of the Royal Engiueer er . tablishruer,t, Chatham garrison, for four new enepaniee to be rained, which, in addition to those now in force, will increase the Engi neers to 36 companies, and, as each company is to he made up to 120 strong, will give a force in this u seful branch of the service of 4,320 men. AMERICAN LETTERS,— A United States mail was des patched yesterday by the s ()unship() ty of Washiegten, which also took cut about 90 cable passengers. The Africa, Cunard eteanur, Fails on Saturday next for New York with the mails ald passenger,. Letters will be re ceived at the Liverpoil pot-office on Saturday or til 7 30 a.m., with lata fees nitil 8.30, and on the landing stage until 9.30, AN ALGERIAN SILDIEtt'S EXECUTION.—A strarge event occurred at A'giers last week. A n Arita soldier was taken to the Piece Babel Dead to be shot, in virtue of a sentence of a military tribunal. Re walkei celm y to the spot, and on arriving there suddenly pulled a knife from beneath his g +rmeets, and pinnged it into the abdomen of a corporal, sytn, with a tkachment cf his regiment, was marching at his tilde. Th e linld a as ini mediately wrested from him, but he then threw hiureaslf on the ground, and energetically opposed every attempt to make him rise. He was consequently shot as he lay. The corporal was o.mveyed to the hospital, and it was there found that his wound is so dangerous that he is not likely to reitover. Great astonishment is felt that a condemned crimi:sl should have been able to p0' 813 " himself of a k .ifs. After a short discussion, it was arranged that the final ex tminations of candidates should take place in the evening, on certain days between Easter and Whitsun tide, to be fix-,d by the council of the Society of Arte. It was also decided that the present minimum age of candidates for examination should remain as at present (16). cSrith respect to the question in what manner the local boards could beneficially co-operate with the insti tution in fersarding the preparation of their candidate,' for tx imination, Mr. Al'lvoit moved the following resolution :—" Tbat it be recommended by the cot ference to all the local boards that they put thetweleue into communication with the directors of the institutions with which they may be severally connected, in order to asist out the formation or the continued action of classes for the pre paration of candidates for the society's examination." The resolution, having been seconded by Mr. SPOONER, was unanituou4y adopted. The CHAIRMAN said the n. xt sulject for the consi deration of the conference was—Can the local boards advantageously act as administrators of prizs echenses for children between 12 and 16 years of age, so as to induce them to continue their iustrection betxeen the time at which they leave the elementary schools and the time at which they become admissible to the examicia tions of the Society of Arts. Mr. CHEEiTER moved a resolution to the effect that it would greatly promote the interest of the public edn• cation and: the success of the scheme of examinations adopted by the Society of Arts if the local board should act as administrators of er'ee schemes for children between 13 and 16 years of age, so as to induce them to continue their instruction between the time at which th y usualy leave the e'ementary school and the time at which they become admissible to the examinations of the Society of Arse. The re solution was adopted unanimou-Iy. The next sus ject for deliberation Was whether the central inueentus and galleries in the metropolis, which are the property of the pubic, or sueeidised front the public funds, could be rendered useful to the institu tioi a in the different parts of the country by sestemati cally lending to them !qecitneris for exhibition, or by granting to them unrequited duplicates. Mr. COLE raid no:dangtr need be anticipated by rend -1 g specimens of art into the provieces. Upwards of 1,000 specimens were sent to Manchester during the late exhibiti n and not a single fracture occurred. He be lieved that there were a great many duplicates in the British Mueeri which were not wanted, and could with advantage be given to mechanics' institutions. Speci mens might uleo be sent from the National Gallery and the Turner colic ions. Mr. BLAKZ paid the people of 'Tit ksbire did not want a lump of old stone troll, the Bri,ish Museum. Tbey did not care about looking at such a thirg as that. (Laughter ) They were perfecly contentto let the British Museum stand in all its glory %here it did, but perilous of the pictures of the National Galhay :IA the Turner collection would be very attractive, and would be gazed upon with delight, but he should like to know what amount of gratification could be experienced from gazing on an old sphynx. (Laughter.) The great mistake meat at the Crystal Palace eas that the great amount of mon , ;y was ! , •pciat upon the What did the people want with Ni , •eveh winged exoPpt to see how precious it,;!y they were ? (Loud laughter.) lie had no 04-jetiou to pictures; to old stones be had the greatest objection. (Laughter.) A resolution in favour of a periodical exhibition of the Art Treasures of the tnetropolis in the provincz.s was agreed tg,as was also resolutions in favour of the open ing of National Museums and Galleries to the public of an evening.. . The other .qae‘tiona on the paper having hen 4dered, the u.e,tinr: SPORTING INTE:LIGENCE. CHELMSFORD RACES-WEDNESDAT. The Town Piste (Handicap) of 50 save. One mile. Mr. King's Fq-by-Day, by the Flying Dutchman, 3 yrs, 5,t 4:b (Caßtance) 1 Mr. Harrison's Uhique, 4 yrs, bat lib (in. sil) extra) (Reeves) 2 Count Battbyany's Sehoolferow, 3 yrs, sat 414 (J. Daley) 3 Kr. P. Barling's Earaistopper, 6 yrs, 6-t 12ib (Plumb) 4 Betting-7 to 4 each ag-4 Earthaopper atd 4 to 1 apt Fly-by-Day, sto 1 sgst Schoolfellow. Won by a length and a-half ; had third. The 111a1:ton Stake, of 5 80V8 each, with 30 arldee, for two and three-yr-olds ; optional Ealing weights, &c. Hal a nail-. 5 pubs Mr. Harrison's Lady Well, by Kingeton, 2 irs, (401) sst 7th (Reeves) 1 Mr. Melli-di's Yess, 3 yr-, (401) 7-1 t 41b...(Cuatanc€) 2 Mr. Chamberp's Hassock, 2 yrs (401) 5:4 7:b...(Perry) 3 Capt. Holton Rhy's filly by Windhound, h b, 2 yrs, (1001) 7pt (Plural) 4 Betting —6 to 4 aget Hassock, 2 t a 1 agst Lady Well, 3to 1 agst Yeea. Won by six knolls, 10 lengths be t ween the sr condland third; Wind ound filly was beaten Yesa lost start. The winner was sold to Mr. S. Day for 105 .-90ineasr. 1. - oe Cup Stak - es of 50 anvs. added to handicap of 10 bov4 each. 3 f , winnersf-x-ra, the second to save his stake. One Lade and a-half 10 subs. Mr. King's Naughty B>y, by Womersley,.4 yrs, Est (Cu •tince) 1 Mr. J. Ward's Triton, 6 yrs, 74 81b (swift) 2 Mr. F. Fisher's Brother to Farthingale, 3 vra, 44 10lb (Wiltshire) 3 Betting 6 to 4 at;•t Naughty Boy, .7 to 4 agst Brother to Farthingale, and .5 .0 2 agst Triton. Won by a heed —a n ck between the second and third. The Mark's Hail Stalio3 (.1 5 soya each, with 25 added by Mr. W. P. Eloneywoorl, f)r 2-yr•o'ds and upwards, optional selling weights, &c. Half a roile. 5 9nb.. Mr. A.l.elida'm Oracle, by Augur, 2 yrs, sst 13lb (501.) (CuLtar.ce) 1 • Mr. Barker's Effie, 5 yrs, 94, (501.) (Swift) 2 Mr. anffit.'s Ur&ess o ged, B‘t 111 b (301) (Plumb) 3 Mr. D. &omit. Piece, aged, B,t 81b (301) (C:e , swtb) 4 Betting-5 to 2on Oracle, who w, nby t,l. , rre lengths; a I,ngth bttwsen t - ecOt d and. third ; Lad kurtb. The winner s!1.1 t- Mr. B. Land for 25 guineas. The Quetn', Pate of ICO gs ; 3-yr-olds. 7:t 7;b ; four, 94 ; five, 94 61b ; six and ..g d, 94 9;h, Two Col. TeViA3 Yorkshire Grey, 6 yrs, 9aL 91b 1 Count Battbyat,y's The Courier, 3 yrs, 7.t 7.b (Swift) 2 Mr. Hodgman's BAnneekLurn, 4 yrs, 9F4 ...(Plumb) 3 Mr. J. A. King's age 1,9 st 91b ) 4 Betting-3 1 on Yotkmt..rr,.., Grq, 5. t 1 ag't The C. tiller. A fine :ace in the ei .4a:cc. Won by a h3.1c1; a bad third. A Scurry Handicap Plate of 30 soya. Half a mile. Mr. StatuLrd's Frautious, 5 yro, 9s , (Wells) 1 Mr. Baruard'S-Conc?it, 2 yrv, sst 12113 (R-ever) 2 Count atthyany's Schoelfelbw, 3yre, sst 61b (car. sst 71b) Bradl-3) 3 The following also ran : —Eardrop, ltenown, Yesa, and Glimpse.- • - B.:fling—Even and 5 to. 4 on Fra, , ...loris, 5 to 4 agst Eardrep. Won by head ; half a length between thou second and third ; Yesa was fourth, and atrerop sixth. NEWCASTLE-UPON-IYNE RACES-TUESDAY, ADDITIONAL PARTICULABS. The Trial Stake a 5 iov, , each, witb2oadded, for 2-yr olds and up man . s ; weights for age. The second caved his stake. T.Y.C. 7 fulp. Mr. J. Lnmsden's Shaft°, 2 pre, 5 t (carrisl .5 , t 41b) (ChaDotter) 1 Mr. Dawson's Awful, 2 yrs, sst (in. 3ib ex.) (Madden) 2 Sir C. Monek's Barefoot, 2 yis, (carried sst (Mackbcrn) 3 The following also Tan :—Sir 'Walter Scott, Aske, Rosedale, ar:d Curse Royal. Rating-5 to 2 aget Awful, 3to 1 agstHarefoot. are 5 to 1 agst Shaft°. Won by a 1—„-th, tAu I,..ngtoe between o , e 0p,...e a d t.plid, Oita iourth. Nut Lla Dcrby of 10 nova each, p. p., with 100 added, for three-yr-old colts, 34 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b ; the . . . , second received 50:. Once rennl. 20 subs. Mr. J. Sec tt'a Lonrange, by Longbow, Bst lib (..Xsbinall) 1 Mr. C. Pcck's Ronconi, Bst 7lb (Buinby) 2 Mr. J. Jack , on's Night Ranger, 8:t 71b (J. Osburot) 3 Pelissier also lan. R.ltting .5 to 1 on LAngraoge, 9 to 2 agst Pelier-ier, and 6to 1 agst Night Ranger. Lobgrange wade pfay with Night Ranger second, Ronconi third, and Petis sier Wt. In this order they ran at a slow pace t) the halt-mla pest, where Pelletier becaure second, but drepperi behind on entering the straight. At the eis tancts Ronconi took his place behind Longrange ; the favour - Ai?, however, kept his lead to the eird, and won cleverly by a length ; two lengti.s between the Pecond and third ; a head bftwi en the third and fourth. The pace way very mo.!erate fir the rust Thekkarnber:i' Platbliandicap oc. 5 soya each, with 100 added ; the Feeond saved hie stake. One wile and a quarter. 20 subs. Kirkbrade's Julia, by Teddington, 3 .) 1:1'o (Little) 1 Mr. Wright's Peto, 4 yrs, 7.t 9 b (Goodwin) 2 Mr. Gray's Meta, 3 yrs, G„t 101 b (Bullock) 3 The following also ran :—Maid of lltrwent, Lady Alice, Medallion, Thel3,au, and La'iy Wiliam. . - Mr. Andrew's The Martlet, 5 yrs, 7st 10Th (Charlton), was weighed fur, but did not get to the post in time to Betting-5 to 2 aget Peto, 4to 1 ag.it Meta, sto 1 ag-t Lady Alice, 6to 1 aget Julia. Won by a length ; two lengths between t'le second and third; bad fourth. Lady Williarni bolted at the Nawcastle Turn. The Selling S•alies of 3 EOVS each, with 30 added, for two-yr-cld; and upwards ; optional selling weights, &c. Half a mile. 6 übs. Mr. James's Tho Abbess, 74 101.) (301.)......(Au5tin) 1 Mr. G, Johnson's CSitlienger, 3 yrs, 64 10. b (301.) (Little) 2 Mr. Ile'rn% Pontifical, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (301.) (Snowden) 3 The foil wing also ran :--Snuff and The Deer. B , ,ttinf —Even on Puutiiical, 3 to 1 sgst T.:° A.Lbess, and 6 to 1 aget any other. Won in a canter by a length ; same distance between the second and third; bad fourth; Challenger and The Deer lost start. T.ie winner was bought in La. 39 guineas. The Tyro Sakes cf 10 soya each, p.p., vith 50 added, for txo-yr-cllB—ealts, B.t 71b ; 4il•. The cecond saved his stake. T.Y.C. 16 subs. Mr. 0. Wintworth's &Weft B,t 71b (4sbmall) 1 Mr. Bell's Marstillaie, Bst 61b (inc 2:b cx) (Bashrm) 2 Mr. J. Oabtrne's Gnatcatcher, B.t 6ib (inc 216 tx) (J. Osborne) 8 Tie following also ran :—Prelude, Vivace, and Strathnn. Betiing-7 to 4 agst SAW ff, 3 to 1 agst Marstil iai,e, sto 1 ag..t Prelude, 6to 1 agst Goatcati Ler. A. rentatkably tins race with the first tl:re• flora the dis tance resulted in fay( ur of Sci:uicff by a head, Ms.rseil laise beating Gnatcatcl3er (who rsn round her horses at the Lott no turn, and came up outside) by a head ; two lengths between the third aid fourth. StratLern was tailed off. WEDNESDAY. The Lie 'used Vlotuallers' Handicap. Shafto Avt fat Bradity Nino ran. The Grand S and Stakes. Markelliaise Meta The Nerthuthbelland Plate. Underhand Dead heat between Ptnsioner and Hain!et fur eecond ' Orr-. Fourteen ran. Won by a neck. The Visitors' Stakes. C Rdcar Four ran. Tho Queen's Guineas. LougrAnge W.O Owing to the frequent occurrence of wrecks in the St. Lawrence, between the island cf Anticosti and Quebec, the Canadian Government about two years back estab lished tog .teaniera so as to tow ships with perfect secu rity bet: een those points at a. urctlerate scale of charges, No advantage, however, is taken of the measure, and already 10 vessel; bound from Europe are stated to have gone ashore dur.ng the present teason. The loss falls mostly upon our undsrwriters, and as far as they are concerned no one can feel regret, since it is in their power to protect thetnselves, if they choose, by ioserting a clause in the policies of insuraut e, by which it would become the interest of the ship to avail itself of the pre caution offered. THE PAST Pit - ESERVED.—The splendid. mansion ou the east side of S o h o square i s undergLing charges which forcibly remind us of the instability of all earthly gran dour. Hero the Earl of Biadfor.l, afterwards the great Duke of Mole, held his court Onslow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, succeeded. The millionaire, Baron Grint, spent upwards, of 5,0001. in 1780 upon it, :when Inigo Jones exhausted the resources of lics art, and the two brothers Adam, the architects, known by the soubriquet of the " i ir talents upon the greater part et the building, while Rebecca and Angelica Kauff man decorated its ceilings. The genius of music, as per sonified by the house of D'Almaine and Co., in latter days took possession of its amplit ude for its humanising purposes, and in di• se halls, where eret was harmony, is cow the din cf workmen prep arin g this almost palatial residence for the reception of what ? —Preserves and Pickles. The well-known house of Crosse and Blackwell, huge es it was, cries aloud for more space. Thus the annexation of the nei6th wring mansion where piquant ;nits held their reign, will he in future the depository of piquant sauces. F'oo.i for the mind giving idace to food nor the body—leaden plates of music to preserving dishes of solid tin, the latter, tha , k; to the loncet 8 Sanitary Commission, having supplanted the poisonous death-in the-pot coppers of former times. Commerce and trade tb, se two formidable Captains of the age, in taking posses sion, have resolved to spare the memorials of the past, and, thus we find a house which has thriven by preserv es pre serving its consistency in extending its gua r di ans hi p v relics which belong more to lebnertitlit than uttit o y.: UMW? Service Ga,:ctte. DrIP..R.J.LTS (This Day). PAILWAYa. Closing ycater 'ay Bu these done this day. RAUMAID6 !Paid Ambg. Noting. Bost. t Eastn. June Belfast & Ballymen: Birmng.lvo;h 4 Stour Valley .. Birkenhd. 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Lon. & S.W. 7 per et. late 31 Shares ... Londy.& Color. Sh Londy. &Ennis. Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. IDo. do. do. £6 Do, do. 3i per cont. Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i por cent 'Do. do. s(id. Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br.Eir.6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. 4,t11. Pref. St. New.,Aber., &c., pr. 5 p.e.red. p.c.pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Norf k. Deb. , ' p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 Do. V.5p..,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference .. N. E. Berm. 4 p. 0. Pe : . „Do. do. u., Do. Leeds 6 pc. No.l Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York 11. ai S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. d4Wolv. t p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d gudr Do. do. Debectr. St Scot. Cent.NQ w Fret Se.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. do.3A p.c. pf. St South Devon do =-: di 1112 - 114 160 - 165 121 - 123 i - 66 - 68 137 - 139 102 - 101 92 - 94 1106 - 16-8 1 d ••• - 24 23,,ij 118 - 122 101 - IOG 101 - 103 120 - 122 125 - )30 73 - 75- 10 - 10/ Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. o. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4 p.c. Sh Do. New 41 pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 4• p. c S.Yorksh.4 p. c. Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. o Do. do. do. Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc 221 - 231 101 - 193 101 - 103 j ••• -- ••• 100 - 102 15 - 17 23 - 29 ••• ---• ••• 48 PREFERENCE SHARES. 48 - 50 95 - 87 !100 - 102 6 c# 112 115 107 - 110 115 - 118 113 - 116 132 - 134 79 - 81 63 65 lot Ili 91 93 84 86 84 86 99 101 104 16 17 9i lof 71 731 18! 19 9 9:f 13. —14 a 138 142 - 3 20 all U all 113 4 St. 100 St. 100 1241 5 Et. ,100 25 I all 25 1 all St. 100 10 13 St. 100 St. i loo 50 I all 25 all 100 ill 25 m all 10 9 20 all St. 100 50 33 St. 100 5t.,100 St.lloo tit.ll.oo St, 100 25 161 St. 100 St 100 St. 100 1031.1 17 . j all loo. 20 20 10 St. St. St. St. .St. 49i i i 3A 107 1 99 90 1 121 12 10 20 20 50 20 12 3 25 r 20 St. St. 8i St. St. 1.0.61 BRITISH MINES. 2112 , Alfred Cons. (Phi ll oi 9i -1 0 a 20 14 /British Iron ... 20 I Condurow (Cambrn.) 50 -- 60 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 470 49.) 30 East Basset (Illogan) 90 - 95 17s!Creat South Tolgus l4i 153 111Crt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 5 3 —6. t 7 Vor (Helstn.) 13 11 ... 17s Lady Bertha ... 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 5 7 N.W.Basset (Illogan) 93 103 6115 North Wheal Crofty 5 6 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy)l 18 19 9 Pork.ellis U. (Wend.) ... Os. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 1$ ... 23 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 395 —• 405 ... 2S. Cam Brea (Illogn.) 3 4 ... 19 S.W. Frances(lllo,gn. )235 --235 5 44 •Tam. S. &L . Min. Co.I 1 10 9 Tin Croft 3.t 31 ... 40 Un.Mince (Gwenuap) 80 100 12se, V. of Towey (Camay,) 1 ... 14 W. Bas,,et (Illogan) 243 253 20 W. Caradou (Liskrd ),100 110 Wh. Basset (Illogan) lBO 200 5 Wh. Buller (ltdruth) 275 285 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 41 5i ...• 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 9 10 .... 8 I Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 44 46 4 I Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 25 27 FOREIGN Australian Bon Accord Cop. (li.) Brazilianlmp.(i,sueri at .C 5 pm) Do. Cocaes 6c Cuiada, Do. St. John Del Rey! Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica...— Cobra Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co. Fortuna General Linares Lusi tanian Mariquita New Granada Novean Monde ' Pont. Sil. LdM. & Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican MINES. - P l l 11 - 21 •.. - .•• 12 - 13 12 44 11 13 2 2J 29 21 91--- 10 I} 1d 1 5 - 7 A - 0 - 1,1 3k - MISCELLANEOUS. 1000' 9UO Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 25 19 Australian Agricult. 29 30 10 all lAustrain. Royal Mail 11 11 10 all ,Berlin Water Works. 33 44, 10 2 'Do. New in. at Si. d 50 40 !Brit. American Land 100 324'Canada llO 115 116 13 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 1154 116/ 1164 St. all ; Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 all Do. Pref. 7 1 p. c e nt. 25 --27 5 all ,• Crystal Palace l/ 12 11 1 5 all ;Do. Preference 4 all ;Crystal Pal, of France 20 all ,Eastern Steam 3l 31 St. 100 Electric'Felograph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel 5 all :En.dtAust.Cop.Smeo lf 14 10 j 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel, 9 I all Eur.&Am.Stm.(liin,.) 34 4 31 20 %11 ,Gen. Ir.Se.Col.(lim.) 15 14 ;Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 5 Loudon Discount 4 all Loud. Gen. Ginnibuk 2i 2i 20 110 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 73 gl 10 all ,Do. Extension Teleg. 10 all Mexican & S.Anierien 25 5 I Nat. Discount Co — • 1 10 6 Netherlands Land 1 —l/ 10 all ! Do. Do. 5 all IDo.B p.c.Ptiss.at Id l., 2 2 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 New &N. S. Land 14 17 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 1024 1021 1 all N. B. Australasian... 20 all Nrth.ofEuropoSteaxe 2i 1 all Oriental Gas 1 108. Do New Shares id ,14 21 1 p 5 all Peellir. Ld. & Minrl. 2 50 all Peninsular dt Orient& 78 79 78 9 50 10 Do. New 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam..,, 59 60 • 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. St. 100 S.Aus.Gov. 6 p.c.hds. 110 — 112 25 all South Austral. Land 3T3 38 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co.UNCan 1001 28i, Van DlOl3l9'S Laud 12“.• 7i ' 10s. 1051 1 5 all 100 100 100 100 36 100 1381 start EAST INDIA The Eeneral quarterly court of - this company was held yesterday, at the India House, Leadenhall-street, for the purpose of laying before the proprietors for their approbation the unanimous resolutions of the Court of Directors, granting an , uities to General Sir Colin Camp bell of 2,000/., an•l to :tlajor-Ganeral Outran of 1,000/. also for laying before the proprietors a bill (No. 3) ❑ow before Parliament, entitled " A Bill for the better Go - vernment of India." t nc eLair was taken by Sir F. Currie. The minutes of the last quarterly court having been read and confirmed, The CHAIRMAN said a letter had been received from the Governor-General of India, L )rd C ►nnicg, acknow ledging the vote (,f confidence passed at a former court. The Secretary then read the following letter : Allahaba,d, Kay 11, 1858. To the 'kn. the Court of Directors of the East India Company. Hon. Sirs, —I have had the honour to receive your labor of the - 24t6 Feb. transmitting the resolutions passed by your Hon. Court of the 10th, and those passed by a Gene rsl Court of the East India Company on the 17th of that month, These resolutions refer to the manner in which the resources of this Government have been employed in the suppression of the mutinies in India, to the achievement of many important triumphs by the forces of her Majesty and of the East India Company, and to the condition of those persons who, though not holding military rank, yet performed valuably military services. I have directed that the resolutions be published in a general order, a copy of which is enclosed. The sane general order shows the steps which I have taken to communicate the resolution especially to the several offieen mentioned therein by name. I shall hereafter have the honour of forwarding to you the answers which I may receive from the same °thee's. I now beg to b. allowed allowed to offer to your Hon. Court my sincere thanks for the favour which you have conferred upon ma by your resolutions, awl I request that you iviq submit to the Hon. Court of Proprietors my respectful sense of the honour which I have received at their hands, I say with confidence, not only for myself and for the Government of which I am the head, but for every officer who serves it, that the approbation conveyed in yourreso• lotion will b e an incentive to new zeal in the discharge of the arduous duties entrusted to us.-1 have the honour to be, with great respect, lion. S;rs, your most faithful humble servant, CANNING. ANNIIITE TO SIR CoLIN CAMPBELL. The CHAIRUAN sail it now became Ns duty to call upon the Secretary to lay btfire the Curt of Proprie• tors the una , :imous resolution of the Court of Directors, grar.ting an annuity of 2,000/. t Sir C. Campbell dor• ing his natural life. The Secretary read the resolution, which stated that the annuity was to C4111111411C.; from the period of the taking of Lueknow, and that it had been conferred for his eminent and brilliant services in r..iscuing the resi dency of Lucknow, and in restoring the supremacy of the Bii4ish authority in India. , (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The CHATEMAN said it now became his pleasing duty to move the confirmation of the resolution of the Coart of Directors. (Cheers.) He would not at that time enter into a detailed statement of the eminent services of Sir Colin Campbell, as they were as w6ll known to each of the proprietors as they were to the Court of Directors. (Hear, bear.) He had great gratification in being the orgen in bringing forward the resolution; and that feeling pas enhanced by the fact that it had been his gold fortune to serve with Sir C. Campbell, and he could conscientiously say that a better soldier or a man more devoted to his country did not exist. (Hoar, hear.) Captain EASTWICK said he had great pleasure in :coonding the motion, as be felt that no man had con taited more to the glory and fame of the British army i India than the galsot Gerund. (Hear) He trusted that he might long be spared to enj ry the honours conferred upon biro by the Crown and the British nation. (Hear.) Mr. CRAWBIIIY sail h - e greatly disapproved of the pro ceedings that had taken placa in Outle. He thought they had been unjust and oppressive, and to mark his feeling on tee subject, a!titnn , ,l, t•e I , y t j ct..d rf,r , r,l d 7• ti. t ; uil.ed ee. vim; he should move as an amendment that the Court refuse to ratify the resolution, and thus pro bit agoirrat the proceedings which have taken place at Outir. Mr. Josiss seconded the amendment. After a few ob3ervat'onq from tho Chairman and Mr. Prinsep, the amendment wai withdrawn, and th e rah° . lution carried unanimously. ANNUITY TO SIR J, ODTRAM. A. res.lution, conferring an annuity of:1,0001. on Sir J. Outram, was then proposed. After some discussion the resolution was agreed to, and notice given by a proprietor that at the next gene ral court he should move that the annuity be continued to Sir James's son. The CRAIMIN then gave notice that the meeting for the eoufirroatien of the resolutions would be held that day ft rtuight. THE NEW INDIA SILL. The Camircut then laid btfore the court the new bill for the govertstnent Of India. Mr. - MACISENZLE disapproved (1 the composition of the council fur the govcroinent of India under the bill. He considered that Lord . Paltneiston's measure was far superior to the pres en t one, hecat.se it went openly for ward in the i l i ght direcion, white the bill they were con sidering did not pos4ess such a quality. A. short discus: ion here followed with respect to the proposition of the measure. the CHAIRMAN, in answer - to an hon. proprietor, said he did oot ki ow what the loose of Commons would do with re Acct to-the court. He did not think they knew themselves yet what they were going to do. The bill was silent as to the Court of Directors, except as to the taking the government cf Incha out of their bands. There was nothing in the bill abolishing the company. General Barons c,nletuned the provisions c.f the'bill. An Hon. PLOPRIETOR eaid nothing was c!eatly defined in the bill, but he did not think a great commercial company could be abolished by a few words in the pre senL 'rite CHAIRMAN coif szed that there were portions of the bill which defied Lis comprehension. Mr. JONES th:)u2ht the present Cuurt bad bettir be E.,ljourned for a week, In ordrr that they aright fully coimider the mode of procetding. After a shert discu,sion, it was determined to idopt this course, on the understandinc, that 141. r. Jones'd mo tion respecting the p o li cy pursued' in Oude should have precedence of other business. The Court then adjourned until Wednesday. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended June 21, 1858, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT I BARLEY OATS RYE I BEANS 43s 10t1 1 30 s 30s 7'd 26110 d 1 268 OJ , 42s 5a 143 s 4J TIIE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WIIE 1T I BARLEY I OATS I RYE BEAM I PEAS 44s 6cl 30s 7d 26s 2d 32s Od 413 lld 43s 01 ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK Wheat, 77,592; barley, 1,099 ; oats, 3,733 ; rye, 134; beaus, 2,574 ; peas, 119 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although the supply of heast;intoTiaycmarket was very moderate, the demand for all breeds ruled heavy, and Monday's prices were with difficulty supported. No change to.,k placa iu the value of sheep, for which the inquiry was far from active. The supply was searoLably good. The gener:d quality of both besets and sheep was inferior. him° Down lambs sold steady—other breeds slowly, at unaltered eurienoies. The show was rather limited for the time of year. We were heavily supplied with calves, which sold slowly at a decline in value of fully 2d per Mg. Pigs and mulch cows were a dull inquiry, et late rates. Per Sibs to sink the oftals. e. ii. e. (1.1 e. t. e. Interior 80&5t5....3 oto 3 2 PritsoSouthdown 4 6 410 Second quality.... 3 4 3 tilirgo ern. calvt e 3 6 4 2 Prime largo oxen 3 S 4 Orimo email do 4 4 410 Prime Scots, 4c. 4 2 4 4iLargo hogs Inferior Sheop ~.3 4 3 FlSreall porkers 4 2 4 4 Second quality ...3 10 4 2Suckling (Alyce-17 013 0 Prime arse.-wlled.4 2 4 41Quarter old pigs.lB 23 0 Lamb, 5s Sd to Is Oti. TOTAL SUPPLY. FORZION SUPPLY. t3easts 805 Sheep and lambs Calves ................... 511 Pigs Beasts 2OO Sheep and lambs .. l,OOO Calves 312 Pigs — ME AT MARKETS. NEWOATZ AND LEADENHALL.—Oar markets continue to rule very inactive, as follows : -Beef, from 3s Od to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; Lamb, 5s 4d to Ge 6d ; Veal, 3a 8d to 4s 61; Pork, 3s 01 to 4s 01 per 81bs by the crams. SOUTITALL, June 23.—The supplies of fat stock here to day was seasonably good, and the hade generally ruled heavy, at barely last week'3 prices:--Boof, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 6,: to 4s 8d; Lamb, 6s Od to Gs ; Veal, 3s 3d to 4s 8 , 1; Pork, 3a - 4d to 4s Od por filbs, to sink the offal. • ROITFORD, June 2'.—The supply of stock waa mode rate. Limos sold steadil3, at full prices. Otherwise the trade ruled heavy Ecof; from 2s 8d to Is 4d ; ilutton, 3s 8(1 to 4s lOd ; Lamb, is 4,1 to i's 8d ; Veal, 3s Btl to Ls 0l ; Pcv it., 4s 0.1 to 4s (id por Sibs ; Store Piga, —a to —s; Milch Cows, 151 —s to 181 —a ; Lea n C ows , —1 to —1; Suckling Calves, 14a to 2ds each. HAY MARKETS. SMITRIPIELD.—IIeadow hay, 2/ 103 to 41 Os; 'clover, 31. lUs to 51. Os ; and s t ra w , 11 5s to 11 Ds per load. A fair average supp l y, and a sing sh demand. ' CUMBERLAND. ---11cadow hay, 21 10i to 4/ Os; clover, 31 Ms to 51 Q. and straw, 11 63 to 1/ 1 04 per lo ad. Trade dull. W RITECHAPEL.—IiewIow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ Os; clover, Qs and straw. 1 s 3/. lO s t o 5/ 0 5 to 1/ lOs per load. ; B nth hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. TEE REPRESENTATION OF IiONITON.—Sir Jl4llBll W. Hogg has announced his deteinination to contest thin b9ronli whenever an orportuvii y 90,are, It, 13- 11. 3-.1- iid, an up dy. of will 'act ling ,bly ,ical add tjec )uld sig • 0 of Irds Pam• vent Ltii of 73 of spds 1 hee the mere N.; trool rroill etiog V. 4 0, liao; soef calif all all all all all all all all 100 1100 12s6d all all all all 78 61 1011 87 3T 9lf 48i 8 70/ I •~ k., • , II