The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-17 00:00:00

I ._. ~_ TIDE SUN, LONDON, MONEY MARIcr'T .„„, 4., SHAA.r; MialtlCß"l:.3- This Day). LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Shr. Paid HAILwAis. --,--- RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Blasi AM) Companies. yesterday this COMMERCIAL INTEL.T.,IGENCL i Shr. /Paid iiiILWAYS. ' ' r osin Pr,c , - • Business done -- - --- --- -- --"---- - yesterday. this day - St. 100 Buckgharash. Ln.&N.W 98 - 100 I ---,ague- ____. ~..... .^_.,.^_.,- 000. _ - •••••• St. 100 Clydesdale Jc Calsdon .. -- 99 101 98 -.-- -.-. i - CITY, Two O'CLOCK. 121, 10 Amk,-. Noting. Boat. 25 all Col.St our V y . E.U.&E.O 13 1 5 & Eastn. June.- Si - 6 5,1 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p. Gt.N or th n 138 - 140 50 all Belfast & Eallymen 81 - 8i *' Accounts from Liverpool state th a t the Cottons all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Couut. 4 --4 I , Market yesterday presented less animation, but 13/ all Birrang. Wolverh. a SL ,100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Stour Va11ey......... 72 - 73 . . i Neils. Direct. prices continue to improve. The sales amounted St. 'lOO Do. New Do .. - ••• L St 1100 Birkenhd. Lanesh. dr to 7,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken by the ' Cheshire Junct...... ••• -.- 25 I all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt. Westn. ... - ... • exporters, and 1,000 by the speculators. The 25 all Blackburn 9l - 91 50 all Hull de Selby. V. & N.M. 110 - 111 25 all Do. 1 Shares Do 25 all Blyth & Tyne original Railway Share Market closed with a very active i 121 all Do. 1 Shares Do • - ... £25 (iss. at £45)._ ... -• ... 121' all Lon.&Greenw ~Eastern. 121 - 13 2 13 appearance, and values were fully maintained. St. 100 Bristol & Exeter...... 94 - 96 95 141 • 20 i all Do .Preference Do 231 - 24 4 I The amount of gold taken into the Bank sestet- St. t. 100 a1ed0nian............ 911 - 94/ 3895 41 5 • i St. ;100 Lou. TH., &S. Pete &Co. 97 - 9 • 100 Chester & Holyhead 37 •--- 39 l day was about 130,0001., and calculating the daily 50 an Cork and Bandon._ ... - ... 10 110 Do, Bark, Sh. I o 2 -- ... - 21 t influx since the date of the last weekly return, it is 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. ... --... 51; all Manch.Baton. Ln.diN.W ' and Matlock & Midld 1 20 all Cornwall 4 - 5 thought that the stock of bulli on m us t now exceed 10 all D. 3. A - ... St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland... 97 - 99 98 • 17 , 0 00,000/. No signs are yet apparent of any 10 all Do. B -- -. 61 51 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count.. 1 - 1p 50 all Dublin . ... - ...d 56 - 58 extensive efflux, the shipments both to the coati- all Dun. P. dzAber.Junc. 8 - 9 tent and the East being still very moderate. The s z t a . 100 East Anglian ......... 181 - 1.9 19 50 all N.&Est.s p.c. Do 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do ... - ... 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do •• --- ..• • St. .100 Eastern Counties...,, 6 3 - 64 631 41 3 25 ' all Prest. & Wyre L. &la. W. ... - ... Orinoco from the West Indies has just arrived with St. 1100 Eastern Union A.stk. 49 - 51 50 11 1,0701., but the overdue Australian vessels have , St. 100 t ' 33 _ 35 - ••• Do., do. ..... ..... ... not yet made their appearance. Soon after they 25 84 Do. New A ....,....,.. ••• - ... 18 12 0 t . 1 ! la 100 a 1 1 1 SR Do. sets. we .& H e r sn S •di hrs Hit 4 . Gl D L o Northri 138 - 140 T. Brassey 7h - 81 25 all East Kent 15 - 17 arrive a further important addition will be made to St. 100 East Lanca517ite.......1 . . 9 3 - 95 12 all S. Staffordsh.. M. MClean 103 - 11 ... 1 the stock of the precious metals ; and it appears to 20 a ll East Suffolk 50 all 25 ! all !D WearVal.g6pc StkatiDar. - ... o Do 33 -- 33 • be the general impression that the aggregate will 1 , 0 I all i Do. - ••• St. 100 ,WiltsdiSorarst Gt.Westn.l 91 - 93 0 at. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 671 - 681 reach a higher point than has been known for many 0 all Edinb. and Peebles._ l e. - ••• PREFERENCE SHARES. r pars. -t. 100 Eclinb.Prth. &Dundee 29 -3) 291 30 291 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. l 0 all Forth 2nd ClydeJunc • ••• - ••• A further slight decline was apparent yesterday St . 100 Furness' • _ ... c • pref. (isscLat 500 ... - ... ... . .... ... . ••• 1 St. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 90 - 95 afternoon in the rates of continental exchange. St. 100 Glasgow & S :Western 9 4 - 96 20 7 o. 4 per c. Shares.. ... - ... 10 all Great N. of Scotl a nd 91 - 101 St. 100 Caledu. £lO 41 p. c. 102 - 101 , Rumours are circulated to the effect that the 'at. 100 Great Northern ..., , 107 - 103 108 St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. ... - ... ) Russian Government contemplate the negotiation it. 100 Do., A. Stock _ - 94 1 -4.1100 Do., B. Stock - 133 St. 100 Do, do. 5 per cent... ... - ... of a loan. After the immense expenditure entailed 61 .all Cork &Bandonslp.c. ... - ... E St. 100 It. Sth.&West.are). 103 - 105 105 by the lat., war some operation of the kind would St. tOO Greatwestern. ... _ 621 - ti 3 63 21 31 61 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 6 - 61 i ... . • St. WO E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. - - I 12 all trim • not creat e surpr i se , an d it is rather rem ar k a bl e St. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua. St 6 1 - 63 St. 100 Do, do. Cis. B 6p. c. 108 --112 that an attempt to raise money in Paris or in Lou- South-Eastern. ••• - ... 5C all Lancaster &Carlisle. 84 - 87 St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 110 - 114 - don has not be e n made before. r rn 1611 1 , 0 , Do., Thirt 5.... ..... 161 15 Do. i The subjoined communication is from the Co- St. 100 Lan New Thirds 1 0 -12 r , St. 100 Do. No. 2 ll2 - 117 cash. &Yorkshir . e . 961 - 9 7 96 '2 76j St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St 135 - 135 I mitten of Mexican Bondholders :-" The corn- 16 I 6 Do., do. F £l6 .. i - 1 d 20 all East Un. , G. 6p. c. ... - .., 10 per cent. - ... 20 ... I Mitten are in receipt of advises from Mr. 10 all Do, 10 Dobentr.Sh. 3 ; 1 Do., Wst. Riding Un . ... - ... 5 all Do. 51,,- ' all Do. Sonthpurt. ... . ... - ... t Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 18th u lt . Si nce hi s 111 all London & Blackwell 6/ -... ... 61 St. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... - ... 1 k last, about X 11,600 had been collected in Manza _ St. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst 107 - 109 1031 8 St. 'OO lEastLancash.6p.cts. ... - ... 1 nillo and Mazatlan, and $5,131 had been shipped 8 2 t 0 . 100 11 London &N. Wester 102 -.. 102 1021 4a 1 E • diW, York. J. sth s ... - ... 5 all ! Do. fifths - - ••• 11 . 0 9 'II` Ediu. dr GI. sp. c. Sh. ... • - St. 100Ed • Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 74 - 76 ... from Guaymas for Panama. In p o liti cs th e grea t 10 , all D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...0 . - ... wt confusion prevailed. Variou s marauding bands i 12 2 5 Do. Eighths 1 - i(i St. 100 Furness, sp, c -- ... St. 100 London &S. Western 99 - 100 100 1 99,E St. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.e . had at first proclaimed the name of Santa Anna, es all Lndndrry.&Coleraine ... - . St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c ll9 - 121 but, finding it unplpular, dropped it, and con- St. 100 Do. sp. o. Redeem 25 all Linlndrry. & Ennisk. • - ... St. 100 Manch•ShadiLincln. 401 - 41 411 1 at 10 p, c, prem.,.,111. - 114 114 tented themselves with declaring against the Pre- 10 ,lA Metropolitan ......... ... - ... Si, 100 Do. 41 per cent - 107 1.00 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 i silent, and in- favour of General Zuluaga, who 10 . 1 Do. J. L. Rieardo's 1 arrangement ......p• c. pram - €6 bad turned against the President. On the St. 'lOO Midland -10 . 0 a 1001 1 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPre. 10 1 - 11 5 15th and 16th these different parties having pos- St. 100 Do.Birming.&Dcrly 72 - 74 I 20 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) ... - ... 20 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. . . - ... P sassed themselves of the most commanding parts of 50 all Midland o.West.(lr.) -- - - 50 6 Gt. c on, * EI - • 6 f the capital opened fire against each other ; but on 25 all • Do. 1 Shares ......... ••• - ••• 100 all New ca * stle & Carl isle ... - ... St. 100 Do. red. 41 P.C. 92 - 94 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. C. 86 - 88 the 17th and 18th there had been a truce to enable 25 all Newpta berg.&Hrfd. 13 - 14 50 9 Newry & Enniskillen ••• - ... St. 100 Do, irred. 4 per tent. 87 - 89 the belligerents to come to an agreement, which St. 100 Do. sp. c, red. prof. 99 - 101 20 all ''iewry - , Warrenpom' t • Would seem a matter of difficulty between parties & Rastreyor St. 100 Norfolk.. - -. 8 all Do, Birm. Prof. Sh.. 10 - 161 • bent on each other. Troops were 61 - 66 10 all De. Chester Sp. c.P.S. 16 - 17 10 all Do. do. sp. c. do. ... 10 - 101 destroying 50 33 Northn.Counties Un 31 - .i.id St. 100 Do. Birm, Gila. Stk. 74 - 76 • 'Urchin on the capital also from Guanajuato, St. 100 North British 531 - 51 53 1 4 1 it i Guadalajara, dro.; and it was also said that General St. 100 North Devon, Rail. & 261 all Do. Chesh, Gua. Sh. 19 - 20 13A all Do. do. do 9l - 10 Dock Stock ............ ... -•• ••• r gam and General Vidaurri had declared against St. ' lOO • Do., A Stock ......... ••• - ••• 20 al Do, do. do l4 - 15 • the President. st. 100 Do., B Stock ... .... _ ••• - •• St. 100 Lan,di York, 6pc.St l3B - 140 1140 I e St. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 pc.No.l ... - ... 1 , . There was a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. . S , t. 100 N.Eastern --Berwick 981 - 991 99 i 9 i i St. 100 D0.,P.,5p.c.5tN0.2 ... - .., , zo all Do. do, Extension _ ... - ••• St. 100 Do. New Guar, 6p.c. ... - ... i B. Heine, Semen, and Co. to-day, at which it was 25 16; Do do. G.N.E.Purch. 11 - A 6 agreed to pay in full, the estates showing a surplus St. 103 Do Leeds - 531 531 - St. 100 Do. do. sp. c,, N 0.4 ... - ... f St. 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & St 100 Do. York B4 - 85 85 44 I of 52,8321. 11s. 4d . Th e li a bili t i es were 879,619/. St. 100 North London 95 -97 Nuneaton sr. et... ... -- ... , 72. od., but in respect to them it was expected 10 31.1 N, &S. Wstn., Ramp- St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... 160 - 165 r there would be no claim against the estates. i stead, and City Jn... ... - ... 1 20 1171 North Staffordshire 31 - 3 14 1 1 121 all Londy.di Color. 1 Sh. ... - ... A The transactions in the Funds have been limited, 20 ' all North Western. - - ... 121 all Londy.&Ennis. 1 Sh. .. - but the quotations have further advanced to the st. 100 H., S.,&L, 6p. Cent. 121 . - 123 t 10 all N. &S. Westrn. June. 81 - 91 6 41 Do. do. do, £6 ... .. 1 - 1 51 e extent of 4 per cent. The general prospects of the St. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton., - 334 St. 100 Do, do, 31 per cent. 66 - 70 •, s money market, together with the increased firm- 20 18 Portsmouth - - 5 d 121 all Marypt. i',Carl.4 p.c. ... - ... 10 10 Rhymney l2l all Do. 41 per cent •. - ..• ness in the Paris Bourse, have produced this im- 124 101 Do. do. - ”. St. 100 Scottish Central ...-. 109 - 111 Provement. Consols are marked 97 to 974 for St. .100 Sc , A.ltst.E.Abrdn. St. 261 - 271 St. 100 alid.C n onsol.6 p.c. St ... - . I 8 money, and 971 i for account. They are now 974 i st. 100 Shropshire U n i on .-49 - 50 St. 100 Do.Co.Br„Bir.6p.c. 136 -13 St. 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St. 102 - 101 1021 The I. St. 8 Sitin g b o - arne &Sh eer . 34 -24 New Three per Cents. are 974 I ; th e R e - 50 100 South Devon 36 - 38 St, 100 Do, L. &H. Pref. St. 93 -95 94 1 , d ueed, 974 1. Exchequer Bills are 365. to 40s. st. 100 :South Ea5tern......... 76 - 77 77 1 10 all New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.pm. ... - ... 3 10 9.11 ! De. 41 per e. Shares ... - ... 10 all Do. Perpot. 6 pr. ct. 114 - 11 pram, ; and the Bonds, 1004 4. Bank Stook is 224 St. 100 South Wales B3 -8411 to 22 6. 20 all f€ 4. Yorksh. River Dun 13 -15 at 10 all Noe k. Deb. 4 p.c. SI i. ... - ... I St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... - ~. 20 10 Do.. 7 - 5 d 1 Poreig 20 all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 9 - J 1 St. 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 ... - ... bus. n Securities are firm, and a very extensive 'flees has been done, at prices in most instances 25 all IStoekton & Darling 37 - 38 St. 100 Do, Wv. V.sp. ~ ,1847 ... - ... St. 100 North British 137 - 109 I 25 1711 Do. do., 1854 - - ••• 7 31 Do. 71. Preference...l ... - ... • 1. be v e yesterday's range. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 25 5 I Do. d 18'15 0.,..... ... St. 100 N.B. Beres. 4 p.c. Pd.! 97 - 98 99 2to 1021 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1051 ;Brazilian ... 161,Stockton & Hartlepl. ... - ... 17 81 Do. do. do 4 - I d , a ha.. ry St. 100 I Taff Vale • -- 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 pe. No.l ... - ... 8 1' vents., 103 i ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 1 to 85 ; st. 100 Do. Prof., No. 1 - ". 25 22 Thames Hay. D. &R ... - ... 121 9 Do. do, Qrs., 1848... ••• - .. 1 83 ditto Deferred, 20 ; Danish 3 per Cents. 25 10 Do. York 11. &S. Per. 1 - 4 I 6 Ai l t o 8 4 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 201 ; Peruvian 20 all Val: of Neath ...... - 103 20 North Staffordshire_ 22 - 23 $ .71 per Si, 1 0 0 Ox., Von, & Woly. 6 Cents., 84 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 464 ; 1 . S so t. 100 lWaterfd. & Kilkenny .. - „. all WaterforddiLimerick ... - .. p.c., Ist guar. ...... 1!O --a 122 0 • 4 1144 . , la n 5 per Cents., 112 ;Sardinian 5 per Cents , 20 all 'West Cm nwall ... - ~„ 10 all West! End of London St. 'lOO !Do. 6p.c. 2d guar... 107 - 109 ult 4 t 0 ; 264 7 . B Panish 3 per 451 1 ; ditto Deferred, Cents., and Crystal Palace 7 - 9 St. 1 100 Do,! do. Debentr. St. ••• - ... 81 all Scot. Ceut.New Pref. _. - ... _,. Venezuela 41 per Cents., 33i to 341 ;I 5 all Do. A Deferred, 131 ; and Dutch 21 per Cents., 661. 8,_Ti,,,3 follow ing 5 all ! Do. B - 68 St. 100 6c.N.E.Aber.s.6p.c. 119 - 121 1191 20 all ;West London - .„ St. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 101 - 112 are the nominal prices of Foreign 10 St. 100 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St. 71 - 73 71 3 all I Do, First Class ... 25 all South Devon lO/ - 1C „tickS :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 6; Mexican, 20 all I Do. Second Class... ... - ... 4 u4 201 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 83 84 ; ditto 3 10 all ; Wmbledon &Croydon ... - ... 10 all Do, fixed 41 pr cent. ... - ... 1 r 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Readin< , Per cents., 561 57 ; P or t uguese 3 per Cents., 455 HRITISI3 POSSESSIONS. Ann.) of £1 Os. 6‘. 25 - 251 I 25 per to 1 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4 St. 100 Do, 44 per cent 99 - 101 5 all I Atian. and St. Law. I ... - ... St. 100 Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh 9B - 100 Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 454 ; lB 9 !Bombay, Baroda, andi St. 100 Do. New 41 pr. cent „„ Ditto New Deferred, 264 1. Cen•lnd,guar. sp.c, 1 - / St 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. ... - ... 18 all Do. - . St. 100 Do. do. 44 p. c • - ... P An active business has been reported this morn- 204 all -Buffalo & Lake Hut 131 - 141, 20 all *.Yorksh.4 p.c. Guar ... - ... I 100 100 Buff., Brnt. di God ch. 25 all took. &Dar., sp. c. 28 - 29 ing in the Railway Share Market, and quotationslBB - 92 1 100 100 I g p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72l 25 19 Do, do. do. ... - ... P have imp rove d about ito 1 per cent. Bristol and I Do, do., 1 July, '73 1 84 - 87 St. ; 100 W a terfd&Kilk. 6pc ... - ... lee, Great Western, North Western, Midlan d , r Xxeter, Eastern Counties, Edinburgh, P er th , an d 100 100 D o , d o., 1 J une, '74! 81 - 81 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East, ( par ---1 p ' BRITISH MINES. b un 20 2s6d Central Oude (Lim)! ... - ••• - 2112 'Alfred Cons. (Philk.)l 12 •-• 13 No rth British, and North Eastern (B e r w i c k) , i m - 20 I.os Ceylon A shares ll -11 p 21 / ••• 20 14 British Iron I 3 - 5 r p r oved 10s. ; South Eastern, 15s. ; and Lance- 20 1 Do, B. do. . . ... - ... ... 20 Condurow (Cambru.)l 80 - 50 ahire and Yorkshire, 1/. The foreign lines are 171 all Demerara - 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 1 460 - 460 20 2s. Eastern Bengal - i i l . ttliet.. North of France improved 55., and Sou- St. 100 East Indian 111 - 112 1121 131 121 . 17s Great South Tolgus..l 16 - ' th ere 20 15 Do, C Shares 2 - 21p 1 ... 27/ East Basset (Thogan)loo - 105 17 ..... 17/5 rt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 4,1. - 51 era of Prance ss. In the Colonial undertakings 100 all D 0.41 p.c.Bnds. '57 ... - ... ... 71 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Ia - it t air amount of business was transacted. East 100 all Do. do, do,, 's9;do. ... - ... ... 17s Lady Bertha - - 1 11 G Ind ian improved 1/. 10s. ; Grand Trunk of '2O all Geelong & Melbourne, 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 10 - 1... guar. 5 per cent. ...I 191 - 201 ••• ean acia, 1/. N ,. .W.Basset (Illogan) i 16 - 6 17 St. 100 Gd. Trunk. ofCanads.' 50 - 52 5N 21 11 21 ••• - , . killing Shares are quiet, at about former quota- 100 all Do. 6p. c. Deben...l 83 - 85 85 41 tio,-, 20 all Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 per c. 214 - 22/ 21 ...... 6/ 1 1 h 5 IZ:th eo a ns Vh . e ( a s l t. C ß r iax ott y y ) -"S•9 S or t. Co U. (Wend.) 2 5 05 -: 2 6 1 a 214 l 20 4 Do. New, guar. 5 p.c. 1 - 11 p' 5 4 ••• 6s. Sort. ns. Min. Co. 1/ - 11 Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were 20. 1 all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 211 - 214, 21a *** 2 S. Caradon (St. Clear) 360 - 370 ai taw hi gher. I 20 13 Do, New - 1p 131 ••• S. Cam Brea (Illogn.) 5 - 51 1 f , sha de Bank of Australasia advanced 15s • i 1 • 2 I 100 all Do. Bds., payable '57 ... - ... *** 19 S, W, Frances(lllogn.) 240 - 260 Dental Bank ss. ; and Union of Australia, ss. tai 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O !110 - 115 ••• 5 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 1 -1/ 1 8 . Canada Land Shares • improved 21. to 3/. lOO all Do. do., '73, do. 'llo - 115 10 9 Tin Croft 4l - 44 • 100 all Do. do., '73, without 40 lin. Minos (Gwennal4 ••• -- 20 • • • ceninsular and Oriental Steam declined 10s. option 105 - 110 ••• .. 125, V. of Towey (Ca.mar.) 14 - 11 11 all Madras, guar. 41 p.c.' 194 - 204 ... 11 W. Basset (Illogan).. 241 - 251 21/ 20 all Do. do., 5 per c 214 - 22 211 1 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 105 - 115 d$ 20 FUNDS TEIB DAY AT ONE (YCLOi: a. 20 10 Do. 41 p. c. Exton. par -i p ••• ... 5 4 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 230 - 250 (From the Official Lid:, 20 5 Do. 3d Ex,, g. sp.c. 1 - I.lp l 61 6 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 320 - 350 ••• sank Stock N.. 8 per e i t i o ne! Re do tenoCent.nee eo; Account . n n u iuutet Ann u ities si t s - lip 61 224 6 5 20 ss. Conde (Limited) - 4.. ... 51 Wh, Edward(Calstck) 71 - 84 ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (IL Llaut) 131 - 14 4 ; *Apar ge nt . • 97 1 A i 20 5 , &hide, guar. 5 per c. 11 -2 p ... 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 46 -- 48 97 4 I 20 all iDo ••• - ••• 44 Wh. Trelawiaey(Lis.) 21 - 23 0 01 .sola P fo r r - FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES. Ezeheoeer Hilla, a-11 ........... " 7 * I , . 8 ......... .............. ......... . •....... 4 3 0 6 p p ElOOO ........ ....: 10 all Antwrp&Rotterdam' 6l -6/ 20 71 'Austmlian - Exchequer Bonds, 185; . El4p; . 6..snt .. 100 20 all Ardennes... .•• -- ••• 1 10S , Bon Accord Cop. (IL) 1d- ii P a 5 all Belgian East. Junct. 1 - 14 14 ' 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued . 01tt0,1859 ... .. Doi I 20 all Beziers to Grais.sesse.c ... - ... at £5 pm) - 2/ .... • ftlOEll OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONB O'CLOCK. 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ... - ... lira •Coal Mines and Ry, 31 - 41 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 13 - 14 134 i 1 , aaaan 5 per Cent. - 30 1 111 1 1 1 Clarendon Con. Min. "uelios Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. b4 31 5 20 all Eastern of France - 281 • Co. of Jamaica„.... ... - ...d ~,a.!tto Deferred, 3 per Cent. . - 40 all Cobre Copper 39 -41 40 Nuad. mak Bonds, 3 pei Cent., 1825 B3l 4 20 2s. Euphrates ! Valley ... ... - ... ... 16 Copiapo orNew Consolidated l4l 20 all I Gt Central of France ... - ... 1 all Dun Mountain Cop. urenad a New Active, 24 per Cent. ,•Ditto Deferred,,, •' 6 2 - 0 4 - 1 20 all Great Luxembourg... 84 - 81 81 / per Mining Co. ... 4d - i P 14 exican aper cnt 16 6 Italian Junction -•- ••• 2 all Fortuna - ........ ~... i - id ' Per • 0 ................. 20 all Lake Const. & Bale ~ - ... 20 all General - 161 161 avian Bonds, 44 per ant .. Ditto Account .. ... .... ..... ....... .. ... ........ 20 all Lierre and Turnhout . , - ...d 3 all Linares - 9 4 ei 1 ortuguese Bonds, .5 per ' Cent., . Col, .. i..8.4"i - 84 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 51 - Sip 5 1/ Lusitanian 4 41 - id Ditto 18b3, 3 per Cent... ............. : ....... 461 5 all Lucca & Pistsp.c.y.. . . - - 1 all Mariquita - 20 all I Lyons and Geneva... 28 - 29 Ditto Account 1 all New Granada i - 4 46:4 20 all Lyons & Med iterran. ... - ... Russian Bonds, 1622, ,e, St., 5 per Cent.,,, 112 1 all Novean Ronde - . 331 all Maria Antenia Ditto, 44 per Cent.- m 20 all Pont.Sil.LdlSl.&Smlt 5 - 6 1001 10 all Do. New Strdiniar Bonds, 5 per Cent. - ... 81 - • 91 5 1 Port Philip -.- ... 30 161 Santiago de Cuba - 21 Ditto Account 92 14 1 20 all Do, do. 6p. c. Pref. 201 - 211 Spanish oomis, 6 per vent. - 91 MISCELLANEOUS. Ditto New Deterred 3 per Cent, jOitto At.count ' P lOOO 900 Atlantic Tel, (Lim.) ... - ... 264 4 20 all Paris and Orleans 56 - 58 .. Ditt.. Passive 25 19 Australian Agricult. 254 - 261 64 vlsl:lanisa Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 51 5 1 20 9 Recife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7IL C. is - iP 9 4 i 10 all ; Australis . Royal Mail 2 - 24 21 , rl,l ht• Bwittb, 6 par cent lO all Rome and Frascati- ... - ... 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4• - 5 u itto Account lO 2 Do. New 158, at E./. d ... - ~ 103 42/ 20 all Royal Danish l6 -18 lutto Guaranteed, i per Cent. - 5 all Royal Swedish / - 4 9 8/ 100 324 Canada - .., 138 6 ~e b itto Account .. - 10 all Do. 54 per cent. pref. 8- 8 1 8 4 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 11 . 4. - 1141 114 114 Ditto for accou nt 34 31 44 20 all Southern of France.. 221 - 221 221 4 St. all 'Copper Min. of Eng. 27 - 32 Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent ' l3l 84 all West Flanders 4' - 5 25 all ,Do. Prof. 74 p. cent. 24 -26 5 all , Crystal Palace l4 - 11 1111 Dividends on the above payable in London. 10 all Do. 54 per c. Prof . 9 - 91 20 all We WesternW e . d t N.o.afVos.fwAoi ftuzsetSwitzerland li France aai :l. 2 :7 7 . ......._- 28 :: 1 2,_______atch Ertchange, 2,1 per Conk., 12 Guilders 661 5 all I Ds. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... ... TW 0 O'CLOC IL. 20 20 all 20 all 'Eastern Steam 5 - 6 41 1 .... Console, money . Ditto, Account ..................................... 9 1 / 9 7 7 1 I 6 all !Wiesl aden - 103 • 1 all ,Electric Tel. of Irel. ... _ ... 6 1 all I Do 8 p " - ." 1 • .......______________ _ 20 lan IZeal . and .. Cont. . Pre • ". -- ... 5 all 'En.dtAust.Cop • SmCo 14 - 11 11 : ''' lO I.os.'Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. ~, _ ... ELECTION OF A CANON OP MANCEIESTER At a JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 9 all Eur.&Am•Stm.(lim.) 4 -44 in Manchester Cathedral, the 40 all Australasia 2O all Gen. Ir.Sc.Cel.(lim.) ~, _ ... chapter held on Monday __ John Howard Marsden, B.D. of St. John Col- 25 18/ Bank of Egypt Bk.& Ln„ Co: 4884 - 5 8 2 6 861 15 14 ,Gen. Steam Navigat. ... _ ... 274 les e : Cambridge, rector of Great Oakley, Rise; was 100 50 Bank of London 231 -24 20 5 - London Discount ... 11 1d 3/ 4 all ;Loud. Gen. Omnibus 38 - 34 - tineotedleanon of Manchester, in the place of the Rev. 40 all J.Bri,Col. 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. . .. Inlobard Parkinson, D. D., deceased. The new canon 50 0 11(1) l e ßri ß t k ish N. American .., ..---- ..... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 - i 16 ~..the eldest sun of the vicar of Eccles. f 1 d. Au. atCh. . all !Do. Extension Teleg. ..„ _ ... •Ye SATt he , WILL HIS PAPA SAT 1-A report is current at 100 50 ;City ......... 100 25 'Colonial - 61 10, all Mexican& S.Amerien .„ _ . eh es ( t u tabs (says the Sporting Correspondent of the Van, 100 20 Commercial ___ _: * 8 : 1 184 23 5 !Nat. Discount C 0.... 11 - 1 1 4 , I,,reehraQuardian) that the Prince of - Wales is about to 20 all Eng•Seot.&Aus.Ctit l .B - fsik 10 6 !Netherlands Land.... 1 - 14 ' , t ' il e a " select few" thorough breds, and place them 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of &att lB 10 all Do. Do. - 31 5 all 1 1 :: 1 ) o. 8 pc.Pf.iss.at 1d 3 - 31 - linen . " Care of young Johnny Day ; but of this more 20 all Ditto New ~ 5 3 ea Do. - 1(12/ i t ••• 50 20 !London and County ~. - ... It ap 100 80 New! B. &N. S. Land 17 - 20 the deal hem a parliamentary return just issued of ..• 50 Lnd.&E,Bnkne • Coza) ... _ ... St. 100 'N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 95 - 96 roanuf act ar ed value of British and Irish produce and _s_o 10 Loudon Joint Stock.. - ~. 20 Lond.andWestmmst. ... - forei gn u rea exported from the United Kingdom to luo •.. 20 1 a a nee nte • - . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r. t ß h .. o A f u E s u t r ra opo las s i t a eani n... ..i . -.._ 1 . 1 all riental Gas - 11 ended th _ „ putties and British possessions, in the year . 20 10 Do. New BO 25 National Bank - O. ' 1 10S. Do New Shares P cou ntrie ° 41 st December last, that the total to foreign .0 ".... .0 5 all Peellir. Ld. & Minrl. 21 2a , 7,115.28 was 85 , 0 39,9901., and British Possessions, 20 all New South Wales.... 44 - 46 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 79 - 8i) 79 (lee 47/ ' ,A R „,„. 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 38 -40 i 381 a I 50 10 Do. Now - 8 p greet akz'rr E MIGRATION.-The Government erni- 20 20 Ottoman Bank - 201 201 i 50 all Rhymney Iron sail e d I .,:fp Storm Cloud, 907 tons, Captain Campbell, 00 25 Provincial of Ireland ... - ... 1 10 .4 1 1 a Do .A . u N s e . w ß.&G.fin.co. ... - .. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 63 - 65 Ad e i ai julla,,Plyrnouth on Saturday , the 13th instant, for 1 . .08 ~inuele. .62th__Au..stralia,with 49 married couple-, e• - 7. 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 - 14 14 / 2 2 :5 , all all South union ofA Australia ustr a l i a 44 St. 100 s. Ans. Gov.° p.c.bds. 107 - 109 108 • ;Res of one ::.,, ?0 wgle women, 31 boys between the- ••• , „ Iwo itifaulea twelve, 30 girls between the same ages, - 46 45 21,D0. New -26- 28 27 1 i 25 all South Austral. Land 38 -40 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 4 - 1 ••• I° Ule e l ' a, and 3 fe male -making a total of 832 5 0 10 Union of London.... 23 -25 1 all Do. Registered - 1 tailihqual to 2211 st t 1 , 132 Irish, and a l lte sc a o d t u ch lt . e, 182 of whom were 00 50 UnityMutuai ... . . _ „al 20 5 Trus. Ln. Co. Up. 101, 281 Yanyiesaeu's Land,. 10 !a: 12 AQ - Y 46431)31 ; Qt,i;114 . 1 ~..a a_ , , „,d tiI4ITIST3 POSSESSIONS. WO all iAtian. and St. Law. I 18 9 IBombay, Baroda, and Cen•lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 4 18 all 'Do. 204 all .Buffalo & Lake Hur 134 —14 k, 100 100 Buff., Brnt. di God ch 88 92 100 100 :4 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72i Do. do., 1 July, '73 1 84 87 100 100 Do. do., 1 June,'74 l 81 84 20 2s. l Calcutta and S. East. par ip 20 2s6d Central Oude (Lim•)i 20 I.os Ceylon A shares 114 lip 2 20 1 Do, B. do, . . 174 all Demerara 20 2s. Eastern Bengal St. 100 East Indian 111 112 U2l 13i 12i 20 15 Do. C Shares 2 -- 2/p i 100 all D 0.44 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 LOO all Do. do. do., '59, do. ••• 20 all Geelong dt Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 19i 201 St. 100 IGd.Trunk. ofCanads. 50 52 50 24 14 21 100 all Do. 6p. c. Deben B3 85 85 41 20 all Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pert 2ll 224. 21 20 4 Do, New. guar. 5 p.c 1 11 p' 5 4 204 1 all I Wcstn. Gt. of Canwla 211 211, 214 13 Do. 20;— ip 13 LOO all 'Do, '57 ... [OO all Do. do., '76, p. '6O )110 115 LOO all ,Do. do., '73, do llO 115 [OO all .Do. do., '73, without option 105 110 20 all Madras, guar. 44 p.c l9l 20/ 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. 214 22 21i 20 10 Do. 4i p. c. Exton. par p 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp, o. 1 14p 1 6i 20 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. 1 —14 p 20 ss. Onde (Limited) 20 5 ,Scinde, guar. 5 per c 1. 2 p 20 all ,Do • • ••• TIDE SUA LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1858 LAIPlati..4.L PAR LIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(This Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following, billy ware read a second time and ordered to be o mmittod :—Allendale Stinted Pasture ; Birkenhead Improliement Commissioners (Gas aed -Water) ; Blackl urn Railway ; Manchester Poor ; Sel kirk-and Galashiels Railway ; Stockton and Darlington, Wear Valley, &c., Railway Companies Amalgamation ; Warrington and Stockport Railway (Capital) ; aLd Chester Gas. (LEFT SITTING ) NOTTINGHAM RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Arrived.--Peter Flat, Nicholas, and Little Yeoman. Vandermeulin is not expected to run. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK (This Day) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, GUILDHALL. (Sitting at Ni e i P r i us, b efore Lord C amp b e ll an d a IP Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. BROWN AND OTHERS. FOURTH DAY. The trial of the information againrt the directors and manager of the Royal British Bank for c eespirieg by false pretences to defraud the shareholders and cue town and the public, was this day resumed. The same counsel appeared as before. Mr. Paddieon's eximieation was resumed. A letter from Cameron to Brown, dated Nov. 26, 1855, was put in and read. It detailed the state of Mr. Brown's account up to that period, and asking for a liquidation of the balance. It is stated that previous to Mr. Cameron's depa r t ure f or Scotland, in January, 1855, the amount was 23,9051. 5 1. 3d., which, on his return in May bad bee n i ncreased to 74,5391. la., ow i ng to cer tain amounts; having be en t ransferred f rom M r . W at t on ' s account to Mr. Brow n ' s, and that at the date o f the letter it amounted to 77,6981. 's.2d. Mr, Cameron in that letter called upon Mr. Brown to provide additional security and take means to liquidate the debt. In December following, Mr. Brown wrote to Mr. Cameron, inclosing him a draft for 1071. odd to be placed to his credit. In October, Mr. Cameron wrote a letter to Brown, urging the necessity of insuring and registering the ships; and Mr. Brown's reply, on which was a memorandum in Cameron's handwriting, that the matter had been arranged. On the 20th of November, 1855, Mr. Owen gave notice of a motion for the appointment of a committee to investigate the convertible securities, which was seconded by Mr. L. N. Valiant ; at a subse quent meeting, held on the 4th of December, when the defendants were present. Mr. L. N. Valiant seconded the motion, and Mr. Esdaile, Mr. Stapleton, Mr. M'Cloud, and the general manager, were appointed the committee. On 17th December a meeting of the committee was held, when Mr. Stapleton, Mr. M'Cloud, and the general manager were present. Mr. Brown's securities were examined. A valuation of them was made in a tabular form, which was produced. He believed the pencil marks on them were upon them when they were presented to the committee. Some of them were in Mr. Cameron's handwriting and others Mr. Walton. Mr. Huddleston proposed to read the valuations of the ships held as security by the bank. Lord Campbel—Whose valuation is it 'I Mr. Paddison said he always understood it was Mr. Walton'e. Mr. Huddleston then read the valuation, Mr. Paddi son examinieg the original. The ship Hornet was 1,287 tons, and was purchased in July, 1854, for 18,3501. There was expended on her 3 , 50 0/.—total, 21,8501., and the present value was entered id pencil 15,000/., and again 18,0001. The Magdalena was 870 tons. She was purchased in May, 1863 ; cost, 4,750/. ; there was expended on her 3,500/.—total, 8,2001. ; present value 5,500/. and 8,0001. The witness, in answer to questions, said that some of the pencil figures, showing a lower valuation, had been placed on the list since its produc- I tion before the security committee. Evidence was then called to prove the writing in foiled wax partly Mr. Walton'e, governor of the bank at that time. A Juryman said he eaw a mistake of 10,0001. in a Copy of the list produced. Mr. Atherton said it was a deduction made in the Court of Bankruptcy relative to vessels in the list not mortgaged to the bank. AJtiryman l --fbedifference still exists after that explanation. Mr. Huddleston then read the ; statement. Helen Lindsay, 544 tens, cost 6,500/., expended on her 1,500/., valuation in pencil 6,000/. and 7,0001.; Hero, 455 tons, cost 4,5001., expended on her 2,0001., valua tion in pencil 4,8001. and 5,500/. ; Ambroeium, 437 tons, cost 6,6001., expended on her 1,0001., valuation in pencil 5,0001. and 5,5001. ; Ocean Wave, 347 tons, coFt 6,6001., expended on her 1,5001., valuation in pencil 5,0001. and 6.0001. ; Bride, 396 tons, cost 2,7001., expended on her 1,2501., valuati on i n p enc il fignrcs2,Bool. and 3,2001.; Wasp, cost 2,500/., expended on her 1,4001., valuation in pencil 1,5001. and 1,8001.' Rosy Brown, cost 3,0001., expended on her 1,500/., valuation is pencil 1,6001. and 2,2001. ; Caroline Brown, 112 tons, co-t 2,0001., expended on her 460/., valuation in pencil 1,2001. and 1,7001. ; Young Morgan, 135 tone, cast 2,1001., expended on her 5001., valuation in pencil 1,6001. and 2,0001. Mad onna , 126 tons, cost 1,1001., expended on her 35Q1., valuation in pencil first sold, and in the other 1,4501. Mr. Walton initialled the whole of the account, which gave a total of cost of the ships, 82,850/., and the valuation first 52,5001., and the other 65,8501. Mr. Peddison was then examined on the freights. Mr. Linklater was then called to explain the mistake discovered by a juryman. He said he had not discovered it before the paper was put in that day. It might have been brought to his recollection sone time since, bat he could not say. Mr. Paddison was recalled. He stated that on the 17th December, 1855, a court was held at which a reso lution was ad opted stating that whereas H um ph re y Brown, E sq ., M.P., was indebted to t h e b an k i n a la rge sum of m oney secured to the bank on severa l s hi ps, an d whereas it app eared to the committee the secur iti es now held we re i nsuff i cient, it was necessary to realise them; and whereas M r .H . Brown had offered to g i ve a ddi t i ona l recurity by mortgages over real properq, and an assignment on a ship called the Severn, it would be for the advantage of the bank to sell them forthwith, and that consequently the broker to the bank b e di rected to sell them for the benefit of the bank as th e y came into port, and render an account to the bank. ISir, R a'rown, on receipt of a copy of this reso lution, rep u di ated this decisicn on the part of the com mittee, remarking that they cou ld not place his affairs - in the ha n d s of other persors w ithout leading to the most awkward revelations in Teference to t h e b an k . A very v o l uminous correspondence was then read, relative t o th e details of Me Brown attempts of th e b ank to realise his securities, of an unin teresting ch aracter. 'e account of the At an interview with Brown and Cameron in the pre sence of Mr. Paddition, Mr. Blown stated that he had not received the Hornet's freight. Messrs. Buchanan and Brown, of Liverpool, had intormed the bank before, in answer to an inquiry from them, that they had paid Mr. Brown 700/ , the amount of the freight. After M r . Brown' had left, Mr. Cameron said to Mr. Paddieon, " how ainful it was to find such a man AI Mr. B rown so pcoannitting himself to falsehood s ." A letter of Mr. Brawn'e acknowledging the receipt of 500/, on th e Hernet's freight from Messrs. Buchanan sad Brown, of Liverpool, was put in and read. Mr. Atherton said—That, Hem my phrey Brown's debt. loid is the whole of Mr. Paddis on ' e , pro a e Of Mr: Several letters were put in on the part of the respec tive defendant s re l ative to Mr. Brawled debt, and their conduct in ref erence to it. Mr. L. Winterhottom, of Stroud, an officer of the Gloucestershire B ank, was called. He stated that in 1850 Humphrey Brown opened a drawing and discount account with the bank. He was at that time conducting a silk throwing business at Tewkesbury. On two occasions the bank took mortgages of the ships the Rosy Brown, the Brid e , . and the S evern . On the Rosy Brown they received 9851. ; th e Bride, with the freight, 1,7151., and the Severn 1 ,021/. In December 1854, the balance against Mr. Brown was 9,554/. Mr. E. James objected t o the reception of that evi dence, as showing knowledge of those mortgagee. Lord Campbell said that if it could not be carried further it bad better be withdrawn. The evidence was withdrawn accordingly. Cross-examined by Mr. Huddleston—The bank ad vanced 4,0001. to Mr. Brown in Decembe r , 1854 ; out of that 2,6001. were paid over to th e British Bank. The Gloster Bank held in addition to the ships, mortgages erties, estimated to be worth In 1851, 1852, and magistrate, and bad twice to be rich, He was ere A s i t l ill carrier, and afterwards traffic taker, and furnished re ports thereon to the House of Co mmon f?. ainollB7nlel ß sl;d32 : : . tj e vteM x iher. a re'ri l oblor i u n f fißdtt e rhic d soteet — hwi benonyHoef distinct r e owineup k aaagr n lsyoih e s:er w reda.p o lu f ni ad o g.o a was ec r t n y one hei n occasiongiv en to a Brown's securities had balance due to the By Mr. Atherton -Mr. Brown was bankrupt in 1831 and 1835. the bbae en nkroofi Royal sli,eoeota. Britishn and there Bask. w v ßy Mr. Huddleston—He did not know if the first was superseded, and that he paid 20. i. in the pound on the latter. Mr. Wymark deposed that in September, 1855, he sold the Madonna f9r 9 50/., and i n M ay , 1854, be sold the Young Marquis for 1,7651. : he paid the proceeds over Mr. Brown. He was instructed by Mr. Brown and the Monster. shire Banking Company to sell the Rosy Brown. A paper was put in on which was written by Mr. Brown, " say nothing about the sale of Rosy Brown, or certain parties will want me to pay the proceeds over to them H. B." , Sir F. Kelly objected to the evidence. It did not bear on the crnspitacy, but rather that Mr. Brown was de ceiving his brother directors. Lord Campbell said be did not see the materiality of the evidence, and it bad better he Withdrawn. The evidence was withdrawn accordingly. Mr Ridley, ship broker, d eposed that he sold the Ocean Wave by auction at Lloyds on 5:1 March, 1857, fur 35751. ; and on the same day th e H ornet was sol d for 5,6271., and the Ellen Lindsay w as so ld on t h e 25th June 1857 for 3,2001. Mr. Wyemark was reealled.--Efe sold the Ambrosina for 4,0001., but he could not state the date. Mr. Ridley recalled A 4 d. Cre6N-uauljned by Mr. E, Business this day Jatnes—Tbe Hornet wa s sold to Mr. Greenhouse. . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. London rnerch.nt. Witness (:id -not k eow if th e effi e i a: assignee had been offered 10,0001. for hrr. The ships _ were sold in the name of the oener, and by direction f HOUSE OF LORDS.--(YESTERDAY.) the Royal British Bank. He sold Mr. Brown the e • • 5 ' -k Toe .1..4010) uIIANCELL.II seAt . Ambrocina in February, 1854. for 6,1601. It was proposed t o ca ll ev id ence to show prev i ous GENERA L WINDIIAM. mortgage of th e s hi ps w h en the money was advanced. Tne Dike t t CA )BRIDGE „eel he.wa-satrai_d Mr. James obj ec t e d to i ts being received unless a be :said i u t ; reepeetieg tLe con .uci , : ut Goli:lai knowledge of th e mortgages were brought home to the Windham at C awn p ore h a d not b een proper ly under defendants. stood. He was so little in the habit of addrelsing tLe Mr. Atherton said h e wou ld not call such evident-. heuFe, that he doubt e d h e h a d not b een so Explicit.as Le to say was t ought to have been. Wh a t h e w i ssec i het Evidence was the n g i ven of the sale of the ship, and in tiie letter he had rec e i ve d f rom Sir Win Caneple:ll, that at the time of th e sa l e s hi ps had depreciated from 35 to 40 per cent. General Windham was entirely exonerated from all Mr. Walton, son of the late governor, said that he blame, but that blame attached to some other querter, and hie father had liquidated the whole of his father's and that ti e case of tl o a parsons was now in the Ilexes debt of 60,0001. The amount was for discounts ; his lof the Commander ie-Chief in India, who, he was co 1- father commenced returning the bills before his death, fideet, won!d deal with them in a proper military and the witness had sirce that event returned the spirit, which he had displayed in every otheraction. That remainder. His father valued the ships for the bank, was what he intended to say, and as be had not been so He was a man of great experience in shipping reported, be wished to set himself right before the public. matters. (Hear, hear ) Mr. Paddison recalled—He did not believe the Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from bank knew of the previous mortgages on the ships - Colchester, pre) ing fur a discontinuance of all grants till Aug. 6, 1856, and the bank stopped on Saps. 3, for the purpose of celebrating idolatrous worship. 1856, and after Mr. Cameron had left the bank. Esrl GRANVILLE presented a petition praying [To be continued in our last edition.] that the Government of India m.ght be placed in the hand. of the Crown. CHURCH OF ENGL AND SPECIAL SERVICE BILL. On the m o ti on t h at the house resolve itself into committee on this bill, Toe Earl of WICKLOW wished to know the reasons that had led to the introduction of the present measure. He thought it unnecessary and uncalled for. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY defended the bill, and said it was absolutely necessary that a measure like tho present shoal pass into law. Viscount DUNGANNON thought the bid a great improvement upon the one introduced by the noble earl (Shaftesbury), but it was his opinion that it would open a door to dangerous innovations. The house then went into committee on the bill. On the first clause, Lord WENSLEYDALE proposed a verbal amend ment to extend the operation of the bill to other places tban cities and towns where large populations were congregated, and where the church accommodation was not sufficient, which was, after some conversation, negatived. The Bishop of OXFORD proposed to substitute 10 ; 000 for 5 000 as the number of the innabitante in the towns to be affected by the act. After a short discussion the house divided— For the amendment ..., 13 Against it Majority IS The Earl of POWIS moved to alter the words of the clause so as to allow the preacher to read from the Litany or any other part or parts of the Common Book of Prayer. . _ Lord CAMPBELL thought it was desirable that it should be left to each particular minister to decide what part of the Liturgy be would read. After a short conversation the amendment was agreed to, as was the clause and clause 2. On clause 3, The Bishop of LLANDAFF proposed a clause em bracing tho union of adjacent parishes in mining and manufacturing districts for these objects. The clause, after some discussion, he which approval greatly preponderated, was, on the suggestion of The Eishop of MANCHESTER, postponed until the bringing up of the report. The Earl of WICKLOW suggested, on the reading of the preamble, the omission of a few words which authorised services being performed in places of amuse ment, as concert rooms, taverns, casinos, and the like, but not in a dissenting chapel. After a short discussion, the preamble passed. The Trustees Relief Bill passed through committee, when the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following billy were read a second time :—Atlan tic Telegraph Company, Liverpool Ex.lhange, Metropo litan Railway (Abandonment of Undertaking, &c.) Oude Railway Company, Rochdale and Manchester Road, Salsbury and Yeovil Railway, Vale of Tory Railway, Manchester Assize Court House, South Wales Railway (Further Powers, &c.), and South Wales Railway (New Railway, &c.) TEES CONSERVANCY. Mr. HUDSON moved for a return Of all moneys borrowed by the Tees Conservancy Commissioners, on the security of the Tees Conservancy Fund, under the authority of their Acts of 1852 'and 1854, in each of the following years, viz., 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, and 1857 ; showing-1, The several sums borrowed ; 2. The names of the partiesfrotu whom such sums were borrowed ; 3. The nature of the security given in each instance; 4. The date of each security ; 5. The rate of interest payable and paid thereon ; 6. The total sums so borrowed ; 7. The total now due. — Agreed to. ASH WEDNESTA Y. On the motion of Lord PALMERSTON, it was agreed that the house at its rising should adjourn till to-morrow (Wedne.day) at 2 o'clock, it being Ash Wednesday, to allow hon. members to attend church. INDIA. Mr. W. EWAItT gave notice of a motion relative to the future i►nprovemeut of India. CONSPIRACY BILL. Mr. M. GIBSON gave notice that on the motion f.,r the second reading of the Conspiracy to Murder Bill, he should move an amendment to - the effect that the house had heard with much concern that, it was alleged, the recent attempt on the life of the Emperor of the French had been devised in England, and to express their detestation of such guilty enterprises ; and, further, that they were ready to assist in remedying the defects of our criminal law, afterdue investigation, were any proved to exist, yet they could not. but regret that her Majesty's Govern ment, previous to inviting the house to amend the law, -had not felt it to be its duty to make some reply to the despatch of the French Government, dated Jar!. 30, 1858. (Rear, hear.) THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH. Mr. GRIFFITEI asked the First Lord of the Trea sury, whether, since the later of the oth of Feb., from the French Ambassador, expressing the regret of the Enveror for the publication of the addresses in the Monikur, had not appeared in that paper in the same way as its predecessor of the 20th of January, asking for redress, for the information of the French public, it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to suggest to the French Government, that its publication would, in their opinion, be conducive to a satisfactory termination of the transaction ? Lord PALMERSTON said, before answering the question of the hon. member, I wish to put a question to the house. (Hear, hear.) I wish to a:ik the house what is their wish and intention on a matter of great national importance. Whether it is their wish and in tention that the friendly and confidential relation— (cheere, and loud cries of " Hear, hear")—that happily exists between the two countries should be re tained, or whether it is their wish and inten tion to infuse into the relations existing between the two countries a spirit of irritation, bitterness, and enmity. (Cheers, and cries of " Hear, hear.") If the latter be their object no more effectual course can he adopted, though not a very dignified one, than the con tinuance of the personal attacks in this house on the Emperor of the French and the French nation—(hear, hear)—and therefore though with great regret (and I will try to prevent it), yet if the house chooses to pursue that course, on them be the responsibility. (Cheers, and cries of " Hear, hear.") If, on the other hand, the house attaches that importance to which I attach to the maintenance of those friendly relations, as now happily exists between the governments of the two countries, I entreat them to discourage—(bear, hear)—the continuance of those excessive personal a'tacks and annoyances- (Cheers, and cries of hear, bear)—on that Emperor who has been the spontaneous cho'ce of the French empire. (Cheers). With regard to the question, I have to state that it is not the inten tion of Her Majesty's Government, to adopt a course of a proceeding ouch as the lion. member suggests—(Cheers) —because I think it would be highly improper, and it the hon. member will permit me to say, without offence, an offensive and excessively absurd one. (Cheers, and loud laughter). THE CAGLIARI STEAMER. Mr. MONCKI'ON MILNES inquired whether the Government had taken any further steps respecting the detention and trial of the British Engineers of the Cag liari steamer by the Government of the King of the Two Sicilies ? Lord PALMERSTON said that her Majesty's Go vernment were iu communication with the Government of Naples, through the English consul in that country on this subject. Oar consul had attended to the buthet he regrett e d e pro ceedings iu the Neapolitan Court, and h a d g i veni ue a tt en t i on to them. The statement he had communicated that to state that Wat k t's mind and nnicated to her Majesty's Government wag w ri aito the trial of Pares was proceedin t, a. , were i unfortunately s suffering from the imprisonment he b gone, and the apprehensi ons that exist a c f c; ' in tre h a is dy in u i l n i d de l r i:s Palmer ston) regretted result of t b their ay t trials. ile nc i,l h il .i a e state y. a' ' of mental excite ment that it was impossible he (Lord Palmer tNhaepplersesownta.ttso bnatain beenap himi;inodu trial could take place for Con , ul, who had placedto the Government c I leder hospital the . . British country where ho was subjected in tßritisho treatment osp ltalin f t r h o ll n t i British persons, both medical and others. (Hear.) He bheopinedigtbbtarteewoivther. proper(Hearm, hear,) treatment and kindness _ L UNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND). Mr. BLAND asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Government intended to introduce any measure this session respecting the management of lunatic asylums in Ireland ? Mr. H. HERBERT said he could not pledge himself to the introduction of such a measure this session. • THE POOR LAWS, Mr. WISE asked the President of the Poor Law Board whether he contemplated the introduction of any msai.ure to after the mode of rai,ing tie rates for f , be relief of the po o r ; an d w h e th er he could ',lsser.t to lea appointrasia of a committee to consider the policy and general effect of the present laws relatiag t p44e!tlemeatr removal, and parochial acsesemont ? Mr. EOUVERIE eaid he did not oenteini , ate ilinuecrninbc ; su a c u li i‘ a v, in ( 77 .rie e.: , • that suggested by the ion. atter the nemeruus inquiries that . l ' :d -j- t - i " ;;; u piLe ce on h th rY s suject of the poor laws. The 13,11 with reference to the irremoveable poor would ex ,ire nix'i year, and he . thought desirable an inquiiy should take place into its operations during the ten years it had been In opt ra tion. (Hear, hear.) He should be prepared to ask for a committee during the present seasion to inquire into that subject. (Hear, hear.) bcarcii UNIVERSITY REFORM'. In reply to a question from Lord E LCHO, The LORD ADVOCATE said he h a d prepared an outline of a bill for Scotch University Reform, which he hoped shortly to introduce. The report of th e committee withwith re ference Aberdeen hous University e would soon b e la DUBLIN POLICE FORCE. t e h r eta ce ble to of t Mr. GROGAN rose to move for a committee to i n . quire into th e p resen t s t a t e o f the Dublin police foroe, both asregarded the number and efficiency. The expense for the maintenance of the Dublin police force was exorbitant and extravagant in comparison to the number of men and its efficiency. The hon. gentleman th ere entered into a s t a ti s ti ca l compar i son o f the Dublin polio. with many of the large towns of Ireland, and also those of England and Scotland. Mr. VANCE seconded the motion. Mr. H. HERBERT sail he bad hoped that the reasons he had given the hun. member in private for not gran log the committee would have been sufficient, and he should not have pressed his motion. He (Mr. Herbert) opposed the motion. Had it not been for the unavoidable absence of the Attorney-General for Ire. land attending to his public duties in that country three tills would have been introduced by him before the one which would have had reference to the motion now before the house. Referring the subject to a com mittee wouol defer a settlement of the question this session. Mr. VANCE addressed the Louse in support of the motion. The fact that the police of Dublin cost 11; llfd. in the pound, whilst London only cost 6d., and Liverpool, fild., showed there was Extravagance adopted in connection witn the Dublin police force. The motion was negatived. THE RECENT ANNEXATIONS IN INDIA. The next matter on the paper was a motion by Mr. if. BArLme, to call the attention of the house to the causes which had led to the rebel! ea in her Majeety's ozone in the East; and fur copies of a secret despatch signed by the President of the Board of Control, in the year 1831, addressed to Lord W. Bentinck, and ordering him to annex or otherwise assume the &dads. istra'ion of the kingdom of Oude ; of the despatch of Lord W. Bentinck, explaining his reasons for net cat rying those orders into effect ; of the correspondent* which took place, through the secret department of the Inslia House, between the President of the Board of Control and the Governor-General of India in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835, in reference to the annexe. lion of Oude ; and a copy of a note or minute signed by Sir Henry Ellis, when a member of the Board of Control, expl ining his reasons for dissenting from tho projected annexation of Oude. Lord PALMERSTON appealed to the hon. member net to bring forward his motion now. The subject to which be was about to call the attention of the house was a sort of parenthesis to that on which the debate was adjourned, and he thought it would be better to allow the house to come to a conclusion on the latter first. Mr. BAILLIE said there might have been some reason for his giving way if this had been an ordinary occasion, but it was not an ordinary occasion. The house was called upon to legislate for India without any information having been accorded to with referees:* to the rebellion in that country. The motion which he was about to bring under the notice of the house might possibly throw rome light on it, and therefore he thought the noble lord would admit he was justified iit bringing it forward before any decision was taken on the bill. A very general and a very natural desire pre. vailed among all classes to ascertain the cause of the mutiny which Lad taken place. Various reasons had been assigned for it, and explanations offered by men in high authority. He was bound, however, to say that those explanations had not been deemed satisfactory by the people. Some most eminent numbers of the Court of Directors had given the public their opinion, and amongst the rest his hon. and gallant friend the member for Aberdeen, who seemed to be of opinion that this had not been a rebellion, but a military mutiny, which had its origin in an insult inadvertently offered to the tell. gions prejudices of the Sepoys, and he supported that view of the case by a reference to the mutiny at Vellore, which was no doubt produced from such a cause, but was happily suppressed by the military authorities. An. other dirtinguished member of the Court of Directors, of great knowledge and experience in Indian affairs, the hon, member for Leominster, in an address which he some time ago made to his constituents, candidly con. fessed that be could see no reason for the rebellion, but he supposed that a madness or a frenzy had seized on the soldiers which he was altogether unable to explain. A third member of the Court of Directors, not less distin. guished for his services in India than for his literary reputation, denied that it was a mere military mutiny, and said it deserved more the name of a national move. went, and that the elsject was to drive us out of the country. These were the discordant opinions of those to whom they should look for correct information on this suhjecl. Her Majesty's ministers, however, hat called upon them to l egis l ate f or I n di a, b ut they had not condeseeeded to furnish them —nor, he believed, ware they able to do so—with any information relative to this subject. It was under these circumstances that horhad felt it his duty to call the attention of the bonse to this subject ' • and he would now prooeed to state what he believed to be the opinions generally entertained by on* fellow-countrymen in India, who were unable to express; their opinions in consequence of the restrio;ion that had been placed upon the press of India. The general opinion which prevailed was, that this rebel. lion originated in a conspiracy on the part of portion ef the Mahomedan population of the country, and that the question of greased cartridges was adroitly taken advantage of by the conspirators, its order to secure the sympathy and supp or t o f the Hia. done, and to a great extent they succeed, They be lieved that this conspiracy was suggested by the valuable opportunity that presented itself in consegtence of the state and condition to which the government of India was reduced by the course of policy which had of late years been pursued, and the reckless disregard of cones. quences with which that policy had been carried into effect. These might be strong opinions, but he did not avow them without being prepared to state fully the ground on which he was compelled to come to that conclusion. Those who had studied the march of mite in India could not fail to have perceived that a great change had of late years taken place in the conduct and policy of our Indian government. Thegreatest sta.es,nen that India had produced had all been of opinion thatthe wholesale annexation of natke states by the Britirk Government was alike impolitic and unjust. But it would seem as if those who had of late years had had the contrul of affairs in India were utterly ignorant of the opinion's proceeded e zi Zo of those great and illustrious statesmen whose maxims allow him to allude he P the opinions of Illunre, of Weliington, of Elphi netens, farther, ought to perhaps Lava been e the house their wouldguide. e and of Wellemley. The first authority that he would cite was that of the Duke of Wellington, who seemed to have formed at an early date strong opinions on the impoiio, of annexation :—" In my opinion the extension of our our territory and influenc e h as been greater than 1110&1216 Besides we have ad..led to the number and description ei our enemies by depriving of employment those who have heretofore found it In the services of Tippoo and the Nizem. Wherever we spread ourselves, particularlyifwe aggrandise ourselves at the expense of the Mahrattas we increase this evil, we throw out o employment and means of subsistence all who have hitherto managed the revenue, commanded or served in the armies, or have plundered the country. Thesepeople become additional enemies, at the same time that, by the extension of our territory, our means of supporting ourgovernment and of defending ourselvesareproportionately decreased." These were the opinions of the Duke of Wellington. Then the Marquis of Wellesley gave a practical illustration of hin feelings when having conquered Tippoo Saib, he did not he would e o r p t ria ci h r : ( I ) ta f j S a i l: of Mysore. And now ri ve;; them h over to the Rajs of Myeore. And now he would gi ve the annex his dominions, but handed ld ti ' ' T. Munro. "Even if all India could be brought underuh dominion, it is very question a bl e w h et h er the British such a change, either as it regards the natives or oar. selves, ought to be desired. One effect of such a eoa. quest would be that the Indian army, having no longue so y wit/like neighbours to combat, would gradually low its military habits and discipline, and that the native troops would have leisure to feel their own strength, and, for want of other employment, to turn it against their European masters. There is no example of any conquest in which the natives have been so completely excluded from all share of the government of their country as British India, Among all the disorders of the nativ e s t ates the field is open for every man to raise himself ; an d h ence among them there is a spirit of emulation, of rest l ess enterprise, and independence, fax prefer a bl e t o the servility of our Indian subjects. T h e existence of i n d ependent native chiefs is also use f u l in drawing off the turbulent and disaffected among oar native - troops." --- ilaesewere - the opinions of Sir Thomas Munro. And now he would give them the opinion of Mr. M. Elphinstone :—" It appears to me," says that writer, "to be our interest as well as our duty to use every means to preserve the allied Governments ; it sa also our interest to keep up the number of independent powers." He would not weary the house with quota• tions, and would only give another authority, that of Lord Edenborough, whose practice was not always in accordance with his opinions, He said :—" Our Go• vernnint is at t' e head of a system composed of native states, and I would avoid taking what are called rightful occasions of appropriating the territories of nati►• states. On the contrary, I should be disposed, as far eis I could, to maintain the native states ; and I am satisfied general h hteirva a neit t encrggta t htlet e oeyng in towhov a eeue i r n rresn t u l am i. b i tic n jeote e nhn n etost c ris e di toeoyofrf.fe, considered . India, hoTae permanentf ne states gi would thel states, ud, c 0 and n yio t t i • a l s so these statesme❑ was that we should Lbrough the natives, and that was the Polio/ of Tr, that year • our Indian government down to 1833. vnether that act had or new C: titer Act was passed. Led not any influence he was unable to s: y, but from that giloatyhr:netrgoan: . ec if fi n a l ll i i ' i time the ancient policy of our g overnment was totally reversed. From that period the policy of ourgovero meat governments. hal been to aanlide e.vaetri.vveoll,:einocr e t eu,nistnydttooget absorb rid t b : 0 f r w i 3t t 4•4 i annexy their dominzong. . He would not offer at this stage any opinion as to the justice of that policy. w h THIRD DAY. [The following appeared in successive editions •f The Sun of yesterday :--] The trial of the information against the directors and manager of the Royal British Bank for conspiring by false pretences to defraud the shareholders and cus tomers and the palette, was this day resumed. The same counsel appeared as before. Sir F. Thesiger proposed to examine Mr. Paddison relative to the appointment of a general manager in the place of Mr. Cameron in December, 1854. Mr. Sergeant Shee asked before that was done to be allowed to read the minutes of the Court of Directors after the 28th March, 1854, when Mr. L. M. Valiant, brother-in-law of Alderman Kennedy, first became a director. Lord Campbell said that the learned sergeant might then draw the attention of the jury to those parts of the minutes to which he referred. Mr. Sergeant Shee said he would do so. The learned sergeant then read the minutes. Commencing with 28th March, on which day it was agreed by toe Court that Messrs. Fuller and Horsey should be instructed to sell the Welsh works at a commission of one per cent., and in the event of their not being sold to be pti6id 1001. for their trouble, and 2501. for advertising, &p., which those gentlemen accepted on the understanding that the works should not be sold for less th an 50,0001. It also appeared that Mr. A. Spens, another brother-in law of Alderman Kennedy's, joined the directory on the lit of August. The tendency of the evidence went to show that Mr. Valiant took no part in the advances. Mr. E. James read Mr. Clarke's report relative to the value of these mines, dated 10th Sept., 1853. Mr. Clarke was a director up to 1853, and after that he went to the works with a view of managing them to relieve the bank of its burden. In that report Mr. Clarke stated he had been enabled to come to a better understanding of the value of the works, and he was then of opinion that with an outlay of capital and good management, the in come to be derived from them, formerly estimated at 10,0001., might be doubled. pinions on these matters the report further stated, were sometimes erroneous, and often visionary, but he had good grounds on which to base his opinion and to show that it was no chimera of the brain. The report then detailed the data on which that opinion was founded. Lord Campbell said the effect of Mr. Clarke's report was, that after he had ceased to be the manager he had a high opinion of the works. Mr. Paddison's examination was then resumed. It commenced with the period first referred to, viz , the appointment of a new general manager. The witness then proceeded with reading the minutes, the reports from the inspectors and others relative to the subsequent state of the mines and the position of the bank in reference to them, and how to realise the secu rity. A report from Mr. Thompson was read, which stated the mines as inexhaustible, and that gentleman was appointed manager at a salary of 1,000/. a-year, with a commission of 7i percent. subject to certain restrictions. A report dated in October, 1854, was put in, in which Mr. Thompson stated the iron works were producing a profit of 2,0001. a-year. From Jan. 20 to May 20, 1855, Mr. Cameron was absent • wing to a dangerous illness. Mr. Thompson resigned the management of the men about January, 1855, at which p er i o the disbursement on account of the mine amounted, as shown by the books of the bank, to 84,0001. At a court in May, Mr. Humphrey Brown proposed to go down and inspect the Welsh works ; but before doing so Mr. Beveridge, the Garth manager, on the suggestion of Mr. Brown, saw him at his private residence before going to the directors, that they might talk the matter over in an unre strained manner. Mr. Brown was directed to go to Wales, and in his report made certain suggestions, for which he received the thanks )f the Court of Directors. On September 29, 1855, Mr. Beveridge was instructed to serve on Mr. Trehorne, agent for the ground landlord, notice of the intention of the bank to give up possession of the Garth Works in September, 1856; up to the time witness had anything to do with the bank the Liverpool property had produced nothing towards the liquidation of the money advanced on it; the prior mortgage bad absorbed all, and the 5,0001. advanced was still due. The Cefu Park Works lease expired in September, 1850; neither were renewed. This closed the •xaminiation in chief of the witnesses relating to the Welsh Works, and the cross-examination was reserved. Mr. Beveridge, superintending manager of the Cefu, Garth, and Park Works—The Park works only were productive, and that to a small extent. The balance sheets presented to the Court of Directors were true statements of the expenditure and income. There was a profit and loss account sent with them. Eight 'balance sheets were furnished from 1852 to 1855 inclusive. They were addressed to Mr. Cameron, or Mr. Munro kis private secretary, or secretary to the Welsh Works Committee ; fir some time weekly accounts were furnished to the directors. The witness was cross-examined by Sir F. Kelly, on which to found an objection to the admissibility of the documents in evidence. Lord Campbell said the object of the Crown was not to show their truth, but that they were submitted to the Court of Directors, which was a point independent of the accuracy. Sir F. Kelly said that the balance sheet for 1812, on which a portion of the results of •the general balance sheet depended had not been proved to hare been sub. mitted to them. Lord Csmpbell said it appeared to him that tke ba• lances were not material, when they had the result of the whole concern as it appeared in the books of the Bank. Sir F. Thesiger said it was important to show that from time to time the attention of the Directors was brought to the loss being sustained in respect to the mines. The witness said the balance sheet showed an aggre gate lose of 1,4301. 2A. Od. There was only one year a profit was made. The losses included losses in trading, and losses not legally trading losses. Mr. Bocill, Q. 0., objected to the admission of the evidence as showing losses, because a sum of 9,0001 for plant, and several thousands expended in iniprovernentg, had not been taken into consideration in these balance sheets. After some further examination of the witnesses in reference to this point, he did not know where bis re ports were, unless they were in the hands of Mr. Linklater ; he only signed one of his reports, and that wai in 1852. Sir F. Th;siger intimated his intention to next enter into the blington Cattle Market debt, and also De Tart's debt. Mr. Paddison was recalled, and said the deputation from the Whigton Cattle Market had an interview with the Directors of the Bank in December, 1849, and laid their plans before the directors fur the new market ; and in January, 1851, the parties gave two pro missory notes, amounting to 6,0001, both of which were dishonoured. There were several renewals before 1852, and in August, 1851, 1,0001. was paid on account. The parties to the bills were declared to be worthless, excepting Mr. Harrison, who was sued abroad. Mr. De Tart died, owing the bank about 2,0001. for bills that had been sent to him to collect at Boulogne. A dividend of 4s. in the pound was however paid. Sir F. Thesiger said they would now proceed with evidence as to Mr. Gwynne's debt. He did not intend to show how these debts were dealt with by the bank, but merely to prove that they were contracted. Lord Campbell—Yes, that will be the third point in your case Mr. Paddison was then examined by Mr. Wrbaby. He said Mr. Gwynn. was a director in 1849, and on Feb. Gth, 1850, the time when he was a director, he ob tained an advance of 3,0001. He offered as security his promissory note, and as collateral security, the Bush Mills Iron Works,and a mortgage on the same. The Bush Mills were taken as security. In the following year Mr. Gwynne obtained a further advance of 5,0001. on a bill drawn: on Sir James Anderson. The bill was dis- honoured in Nov., 1852, and in consequence a resolu- tion was passed in January, 1853, disqualifying "John Gwynne, Esq.," as a Director. The securities deposited by Gwynne, embraced amongst others 2,250 shares in the Irish Peat Company. Mr. Gwynne died after the stoppage of the bank in 1856. The total advances to Mr. Gwynne amounted to 13,4161. 03. 11d., and nothing had been realised by the bank from the securities so deposited. The state of Mr. Gwynne's account was frequently brought before the direction and discussed. The next point entered on was Mr. Muliens' liability. Mr. Paddison deposed that Mr. MuNene died in De cember, 1853 ; and at a court of directors immediately after, a resolution was agreed to by the direc tors present, in which they recorded their regret for his loss, and the lively recollection they entertained for his z3al in extending the distribution, and bearing evidence of the great qualification he possessed for carrying out that work of which he was one of the eatliedpromoters. After some further evidence, the Ceurt adjourned shortly before six o'clock. LIVIMPOOL, F e b.l6.—lntelligence has been rece i ve d at this port that the auxiliary screw steamship Bahiaua, Captaio George Sharpe, charierA by the Ea t India Conspany faum her owners, the South American and General Steamship Company, for the conveyance of troop, made the passage from K urrac h ee to Bombay, a distance of 515 miles, in 47 hours, believed to he the quickest passage between those points on record. Before leaving England the BAhiPala wile fitted with a lifting propeller,