The Sun. — London, England, 1860-07-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Money Market continues in an active state, but the commercial community are enabled to obtain the accommodation they require at the current rates, although the recent failures have rendered the discount houses more reserved. It is probable, however, that a quieter tone will prevail after the engagements due to-day shall have been liquidated, and increased relief may be looked for when the dividends are paid at the Bank of England. The leather trade continues in a very depressed state, owing to the announcement of further failures and the expectation of additional casualties in the country. So sudden a collapse has seldom been witnessed in any particular department of business, but in this instance it appears that affairs have long been in a very unhealthy state, and the consequence has been that the embarrassments of one or two leading firms have led to the disorganisation of the entire trade. The liabilities of the houses which have already suspended probably approach two millions sterling, and it is feared that the assets in most cases will fall short of the estimates originally formed. The following is a list of th© failures up to the present time :—Messrs. Stratfield, Laurence, and Mortimer; Messrs. J. H. Smith and Co.; Messrs. Smith and Patient ; Messrs. W. and C. Mundy ; Mr. Hacker ; Mr. A. Waring; Mr. T. H. Mortimer, of Andover ; and Mr. Gibson, of Godal misg. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the transactions were less extensive, and prices were steady. The sales were about 8,000 bales. Busi ness in the Railway Share Market continued rather active, and quotations tended upwards. At the meeting of the Colonial Bank just held the report was adopted, and a dividend, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, was declared, free of income tax. The directors bad awarded a gratuity of 10 per cent. upon the employes' salaries, which met with general approval among the proprietors. The market for Public Securities has been quiet to-day, and tolerably steady. Consols being 93; I for the 18th inst. Very little speculative business has been reported, and the dealings for transfer are too limited to create animation. The New Threes and the Reduced are firm at 93; 8 ; India 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper remain at 102, but the Debentures are flat at 961; the Bonds are 9s. to 4s. dis. ; ditto 5 per Cent. New Loan, for account, is 1041 ; and Exchequer Bills are heavy at par, 2s. prem. A very small amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices are firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 771 to 7711 ; ditto New, 60 to 601; and the 4 per Cents. are 1021 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. remain at 44. The Ocean Alarine Insurance Shares are 18 prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, 11 prem. ; and the Universal, I- 8 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been inactive, but the few dealings entered into have been at slightly enhanced quotations in seve ral instances. Great Westerr, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western and South-Eastern have improved 55., and South-Western, 15s. ; Eastern Counties have declined 55., and Manchester, Shof field, and Lincoln, 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets no business of importance has been entered into. Grand Trunk of Canada have declined to 28 281 ; Great Western of Canada to 1.0, ; East Indian and Great Indian Peninsula brought previous rates. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at about former quotations. Union of Australia realised 43 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam 71 72i ; and Royal Mail Steam 51. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 k New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 6 per Cent. Ditto 51 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO ... 4 Consols for Account, 10th July 931 1 India Stock for Account 224 with div Ditto 6 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brasilian 5 per Cent Ditto 1843 Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 Mexican 3 per Cent 2l Ditto Account - 2l Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. 44 31 Russian 5 par Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto 4i per Cent 93 Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred Spanish Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded 4l 1 Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, ex div 93a i POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.; MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT AT BEN CAUNT'S.—Elizabeth Young was charged with the following assault at "Ben Gaunt's," the Coach and Horses, St. Mar.in's Lane. sto Mr. Benjamin Caunt, jun., said that en the previous stc evening the prisoner came into his father's house, and hay ing been served with some porter, used very disgraceful 1 language towards the barmaid, and on th e p otman attem p t- , tc ing to put her out, she struck him with a pint pot a severe st( blow on the head, causing a large swelling. Ho (Mr. st ( Caunt) went to the potman's assistance, when the prisoner Ft( gave him several kicks, and only having the use of one st: arm (the witness's arm was in a sling, he having met with st , some injury), he was in danger from her violence. She st had been drinking before coming to the house. s t Charles Pearman, the potman, proved receiving a blow on the head with a pint pot. etc The prisoner said she had only had five pints of beer etc that afternoon, and did not think that would make her drunk. Fined 10s., or seven days. ASSAULT ON A FENIALE.--IThOM&S Miller, I tall Stout man, was charged with assaulting a young female, named Catherine Newman, by striking her on the eye a very etc severe blow, rendering her insensible for some minutes, sti and causing her to seek medical assistance at the Middlesex St' Hospital, her eye being covered with a bandage. Mr. Beadon, having animadverted on the defendant's 1 conduct, fined him 305., or a month in default. THIS DAPS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market wag . scantily supplied with English !, wheat. Owing to the more favourable accounts at hand st, in reference to the crops, and the continuous influx of st, foreign wheat and flour, the trade ruled heavy, at Monday's decline in the quotations. Nearly 25,000 quarters of foreign wheat having reached ns, that description of produce changed hands slowly, and the currency was almost nominal. In floating cargoes very little was doing, at late rates. There was a moderate demand for barley, at full prices. The transactions in malt were somewhat restricted, on former terms. We have to report a dull sale for oats, and inferior parcels were again rather cheaper. Both beans and peas changed hands slowly, at late quota. thins. Flour was dull, and country marks were the turn lower ARRIVALS THIS VrEEX. Vi'heit.. Barley. Malt. Oats, English 480 2O 1,240 150 Irish — Foreign 24,910 2,060 50,1501 630 Backe. 7,060 brie. Flow'. • BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Our market is firm for all kinds of hops, at full quota tions. The duty is called 2165,000. WITITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat are moderate, and the demand is s teady, as follows : Beef, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; mutton, 38 6d to 5s 4d; lamb, 56 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Sibs. by the carcase. A Florentine abbe, now in Paris, has made the most wonderful discovery in connection with photography and electricity that has ever been heard of. He is able, in sending a telegraphic message, to produce, at the opposite end of the wire, the fac-simile of the writing that the mes sage has been sent in. So perfect and correct is it that he has, to prove the undoubted fact, transmitted a portrait. - Proposals have been made to him to come over to England ; and, should it be found as valuable a discovery as supposed, Government is ready to make liberal offers for the secret. Its chief use would be in discovering the enemies of the law. Byron was wrong when he said " Revenge is sweet, especially to woman." On the contrary, to a woman of an exalted mind, the forgiveness of injuries is productive of more pleasure and satisfaction than any amount of ven geance obtained. Her Most Gracious Majesty is a liv'eng proof of this, for when she succeeded to the Crown, Lard Melbourne advised the removal of certain persons from the Royal presence who had expressed themselves rather fsteely as to her impetuosity of temper under the roof of her Royal mother. She replied nobly, The Queen of England does not remember the injuries of the Princess Victoria." — Court News e~ SHARE 111ARKET.--(illIS BAT.) Share' M,ilways 50 I Belfast and Ballymena 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. stock Birk., La., and Ch June 25 `Blackburn 25 jßlyth and Tync 10 Bost. Sleaf. andlslld.Co stock 'Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian 10 10 Carmarthen A Cardigan 50 jCork and Bandon 20 Icork, I , lrock., &Passage 20 'Cornwall (A gets no div 10 Do A 1. im tii pc perm 10 Do B 1 hasbeen pd. toli ; 0 Dublin A Belfast June. 5 E Dun Perth, &Ab. June. ek 111 'Eastern A e ' rn n ick in k E ri p s o t er n U °l. don,anCounties***** * ******* 16 EaDs:?;;Tuffivolicl a te EU3ds. !0 10 Do ..... ) ) c e k k EEddlinnbruregrtithA, .111111,7:0ewe 10 Forth A Clyde Junction )ck Furness )ck Glasg. and S. Western 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland >ck Great Northern )ck Do do A stock )ck Po do B do >ck Gt. S. A W. of Ireland >ck Great Western >ck Do Str Val gua. stock L 2 Trish South-eastern )ck Lancashire A Torkshir: )ck London and Blackwall Ac Lon., Bright.. 9 Coast 15 Lond., Chat., and Dover! )ck Lond. 5 Nth. Western [24 Do eighths vk Loud. A , th. Western I L'derry A Coleraine 1 L'derry A Ennismilen )ck Tan. Shef. A Lin^oln 50 Naryport and Carlisle l2i Do do 3 shares [0 Netropolitan )ck Midland )ck Do r , irming. & Derby 50 Nid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do 4 shares 25 hid Kent. . 10 Do, Cray Line DO Newcastle and Carlisle 10 Newry A Armagh, def 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. rick Norfolk 50 N bn. Counties Union.. rick North Br; tish .......... rick x - or.Dfv.Tiail&Dk.stoct rick D•Astk;Arecsnod. until fpchas beenpd.B rick Do B stock .•••• • - • • rick Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase rickDo Leeds ..... ......... rick Do York Ica North London 16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction 12 Not. &Grantham Rail 1 0 Peebles ..... Portsmouth 8 8 75 77 111 121 71 104 106 93i 94 stoc .0 Rhymney . - ........ rck Scottish Central Ick scot. N. E., Aber. stock ick Do Scot. MK stock ck Shropshire Union 0 Sittinebourne & Sheer. Ick South Devon .... •• • • • • ck South Eastern .... • • • • ,ck South Wales ,ck S. York. and /liver Dun 9 Staines, Wok,. and Wok 1 5 Stockton & Darlington 15 Do do Stockton t Hartlepool sok Taff Vale )ck Do Pref. No 1 15 ThamesHavent k&Rall in Ulster .... • • 15 Do )ck Vale of Neath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim )ck Waterford & Kilkenny SO Waterford & Limerick ?0 West C , •rnwall ....... 10 West London 10 Do let class 20 Do 2nd class )ck West Midland—Oxford 25 Do. Newport )ck Do. Hereford' all 100 3J 100 100 100 ,Y) 100 [0 13 4 100 100 100 174 all ei 7 8 9 16 17 66i 574 36 38 25 27 77 78 303 31 103 105 114 11t; 114 116 131 133 I ll3i 1144 6)4 70 60 65 1 1 100 all 100 all all all all all 100 all 100 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 57 61 1 1141 15; 131} 89; 1 105 1 i 70 114 131 11 101 k 2 95 i I 401 11 Paid. I Closing I Business I Price. I Done. 118 f 171 105 105 i 0 71 1113 _ll5 Ili 12 11011 IC2 1 121 12ft 1 95 96 10 11 401 414 3 2 d 1171 fist 456 98 7 6dl 55 57 34 3 d 6.3 634 07i ' Id 1t - 52 52} 81a 82 101 106 4 ST d Pa 10 6} 61 115 117 314 524 66 88 49 51 4 3d 44 46 851 Sss 66 68 79 81 6 8 39 40 84 9p 5251 5!.31p1 d p 63 58 104 111 51 61 44 96 10 11 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share ! Railways. !Paid. I Closing Misfiles. Price. Done. 25 Sly the and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5( ctk (Iris. & Exet.l p.ct.stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares •ock rCaledon £10,41 per cent ock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun.Perth&Aber..Tun ock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.e ock Do. do. Class B 4 p.c ock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c ock E. Conn. Ex. sp. e. No. 1 ock Do. do. No. 2 ork Do. New 6 pelt et. stock. ock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. ock Do. 5 per cent. guar... ock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares ock Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. ock Fdin. Perth& Dim. 4 p.c. ock 'Furness, 5 per cent .... ock G las. & S. West.g,.a. 5 p.c. ock Greht Northern, 5 p. et. ock Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm ock Do. 41 p. e. do. do. 00 Do. Bp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotid. Ist pf. Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 DCk p. ct. pref. stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. ock I Do. Redeemable, 41 p.ct. ock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. ,Do. Irredeemable, do )ek 1D0.5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 8 .Do. Tlirm. Pref. Shares. to rt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. 10 Do dcs p. ct. pref .. ick Do Ilirm - r.guar. stock.. 231 Do. Chester gua. shares 134 Do. do. do. 10' Do. do. do. ick Lan. &York 6p. c. stock )ck Do.Barnsl.st £5 3s 10(1 pc )ck Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) )ek Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l ick Do. sp. c No. 2 ick Do. gua. 6 p. c. ick Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 ick Do. do. 44 per cell'. 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares ick Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock ick Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) )ck Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '65) 15 Lon. Chat. and Dover )ck Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct ick Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock ick Do. 4A per cent Gd. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns 124 Londondy. & Cole. sh. 121 Londony. & Ennis. 4 sh.' ock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. 6 Do. .£1 ck Do. 34 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 124 Mary. ort & Car., 4p. c 124 Do. 41 per cent. ock Mid. Con. 6 p. 4 stock )ck Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. ock Do. 41 2 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 )ck Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. viz Norflk sp. c. Ex. 5t.1816, lel( Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 ock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.sf.l Bl7 ock North British, 5 p. C. ock Do. New, gua. 5 p. c.... 10 1 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 10 r Do. do. do. ock Ntli.Dev.R ail. & Dck.Co. ock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. ock Do. Lerwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. a. No. 1 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 25 Do. York, IT. &S. Purch 20 North Staffordshire 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. 84 Scottish Central, new pf ock Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock ock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. ock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. 0.6 `South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) ic Do. 44 per cent. • Do.Eixed 4p.e. Ist is. • south Wales, gua. 4 P.C. ik Do. 44 per cent. ;k S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. i Stock. & Dar. Asp. c i Do. B 6 per cent i Do. C 6 per cent • Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. • W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet. G p. c. pf 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is. Do. do. 2d is. Do. Hereford 44 p.c. pf. 04 06 101 103 51 61 [Ol 103 [l4 116 [ON 110 [ll 113 [lO 112 126 128 79 81 110 112 90 92 75i 78i 118 120 117 119 111 112 105 107 85 87 97 99 98 100 88 92 90 92 101 103 9 101 17 18 19i 11 74 76 20 205 10 105 15 15} 139 191 55 158 32 136 68 70 201 211 116 118 1521 1571 12 124 126 128 4 ip 6) 71 i il, [4O 142 [O3 105 91 96 11 113 I I PI 91 93 90 97i 1 d id p 23 24 73 75 122 124 IA 11 231 21 102 104 102 104 89 91 99 101 86 88 28 29 331 341 33 34 45 50 124 126 120 122 91 101 11i I'4 1 11 p stocl stool stool stool stool MI all all a 21 103 2 93 2 'ALS. Business Done. MineS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RED Railways. raid.! Leasing \Closing Co.'s. 'rice. B ch ed es o tert an r d o ß ir le h t ad l i a oooo ll L Lun n o. L i N.. w, 0 . 51i4 5;2; — I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap. &Oct. ivy ~,,,I .-..,--. - . - Buckinghamshire..... MtSettLANtOtS. Do. do, 5i per cent 100 Do. 125 127 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 134 141 Do. do. 5 per cent 100 Do. 113 115 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Cilledonin 103 105 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C, 16 17 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 5 4/ E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p. 100 Gt. North. 138 140 50 British American Land 40 E.Union,Harwich S c. hs all E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge -- 100 Gl s. Barr.&Neils,Dict. 100 Caledonin 20 Do, 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 19 21 Do. New .. • _!.....• 100 Do. —., _ 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 13 15 Gl os ter& Dean * Forest all Gt. We st. —32 i Land all 11 8 12.3 Hartlpool.Dek.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all 6 8 Hull and Selby 25 Do. Pref. 7i per . cent... all 21i 254 208 211 stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference Da . Shares Shares .. : : : ..... 1:0 0 1 l all D D Lno o.. iii..w.. Lana& Carl. g11a. 6 P. stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deben. 100 104 106 stock Electric Telegraph Do. Preference ••• • . •25 Do. New l5 p 1 Tilby & Soutend. 100 Peto & Co. 92 94 93 London & Greenwich 1 1 00 00 S D . o East. - 115 120 Lon., • 5 English & Ans. Copper. all 21 2 1 2/ 111 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 Do.l Great Ship 1 imited).., all i 4 I &31 24 31 3 Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all \L NWI so. 174 pct Preference i id i Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 Do.erfolk .. ...: 5 Lon. District TeL (Lim.) 2 11 1 d 100 i 20 London Discount(Lim.) 5 / 0 d Mid . 6 B P r e a r d e f e o u r Bradford . ;ref: r " - ve c wna nce a S r t k oc t. k x . u - r . y .iii 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 I guaranteed 5 p. a 1 61.060. 6 11 13 1;11:d u 9 i 5 1 98 p 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 24 34p 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all p.c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 all IDO• ...... 5 _ 6 _ 5B Do. do. 6 per cent .. . all Do. ...... 10 Med. Exten. TeL (Lim.) all 24 i 4 Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. ..... • 7, 715 aid 31:4 144 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 1 North Western IA NW) 10 Netherlands Land all Prestcin and Wyre. I all & L sk, i 5 Do.B p.c.Pref_iss.ati dis all Do. 4 Stares A. all Do. ..... . - 100 N. Br.&NovaSeotiaLand 80 10 i 15 4 Roystn:Eittch.,& Shep 100 Gt. North. 136 139 1 l'sr.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 4 Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Brassey 1 03 106 1 Orien tal G as (Limited). all 1 1 Do. Do. 1 I South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean.. I 101 11 1 0 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 -- . Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. \9l 93 10 Ditto B. Wimbledon I Croydn. all L.& Brgtn 71 84 ----- stock Peelll-Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 45 48 DOCKS. - 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam ----_ .., 50 Do. New 25 11 13 p sok Share' Docks. I raid ] Closing I Busineso 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4lp.c all id P I Price. Done. 50 Rhymn ey I ron 15 Do. New all 51 6 stock Commercial lOO 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 504 514 51 stock Do. 4 per Centrref.Min. 100 stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ), 100 120 130 1 24 stock East And West Indies.. IC2 2 5 South Australian L an d' all 341 351 stock London lOO 061 7 1 übmarine Tel. Scrip., all stock St. Katharine lOO 1 Do. do. Registered .... all stock Southampton 1100 10 Do• do.. —.. all 6.1 7i , stock Victoria 20 , Do New ,,..,...,., 2 i'l P 100 all Diemen's Land ~. go 9 lo; 97 d 6} I 20 311 I .3.3 85$ I I 20 •ll I 1 oo 100 100 100 100 100 THE SUN, LONDON' WEDNESDAY EVENINO, JULY 4, 1860. THIRD EDITION. Paid. Closing Frice. lusinoss done SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. 84 86 94i 95 lid d, 4i 41d 1 6 61 75 80 70 75 63 73 ip 1 it 3, 1} 1 di 99i 1001 I d par d par 99 99} 101 104 21 22 271 281 90 92 .55 60 67 72 57 62 55 60 971 98 d d, 11 lid 101 11 10 91d 96 98 95 98 96 98 90 92 86 88 961 97 90 92 11 1 d 5 7 5 7 98 99 lid 1d —d 94 95 I id MAYS. 4* 44 1 2} 2i 2} lid 235 d } 2-1 i 6 11 7i 19 Pi, 3st sob' 8 9 3ti 35 52 54 2 10 almost every clause in the bill was open to objection. It had been said in the course of the debate that under the present system the employment of a certain class of la bourers who were not able to perform a day's work, tended to demoralise them—a statement which he denied, and con tended that giving employment to such a class prevented them becoming paupers. Mr. WALTER supported the bill, and denounced the existing system. Ho said that the opponents to the mea sure contended that it would disparochialize different parishes, but he contended that the question of highway management was one that could be more properly confided to a central board instead of to local authorities. Roads were part of a great national system, and constituted the great arteries through which the wealth and commerce of the country flowed. He believed the manage ment of highways was most imperfect, and re ferred to his own neighbourhood, where these roads had deteriorated considerably within the last 20 years. The management of these roads in many cases were en trusted to parties who were quite ignorant of such matters, and the very worst eoonomy that could be adopted would be that of not securing good roads. Col. W. PATTEN supported the amendment. Sir W. JOLIFFE supported the bill, and denied that the arguments used against it were sound, being based on narrow grounds, and resulting from prejudices. It was of the greatest importance that there should be an efficient system of management of high roads. Mr. DILLWYN contended that the operation of the principle in South Wales, which it was intended to intro duce into this bill, was most encouraging. Mr. CAYLEY briefly opposed the bill. Sir G. LEWIS said that the house had been engaged during the greater portion of the present session in political and constitutional questions of great importance, and he hoped hon. members would not consider that a measure of such social interest as the present should be postponed merely in consequence of the lateness of the session. There was nothing of greater importance than the improvement of these arterial communications. Hav ing paid, several years' attention' to this" subject, he was quite prepared to recommend the adoption of this mea sure. (Hear, hear.) The bill was formed with a view merely of enabling magistrates in quarter sessions to in troduce this bill into towns, and it departed from the for mer bill in not being compulsory. He denied that at pre sent there was any representative system in regard to high ways, because vestries merely elected a surveyor, but he was not a representative, and the subject of the present bill was to introduce a representative system. He believed that mag istrates would not act in opposition to the wishes of their tenants, and to the feelings of their neighbour hood in reference to the question of expending money, on highways. Tho right hon. baronet referred to South Wales, with reference to which there appeared to be some misunderstanding on the part of the oppcnents of the blll. The principle of the measure 'vas in operation in six coun ties in South Wales, and the objection was that it did not go far enough. In fact, the people of South Wales de sired the same bill as that now before the house. He considered that as there was a difference in various parts of the country, it would not be advisable to have an inflexible system applied througho u t th e ki ng d om . Mr. HENLEY said that in his opinion the bill would not secure the services of skilful officers, and that it would increase tho expenditure of the ratepayers. He objected to the bill also on the ground of its centralising tendency, notwithstanding tho statement of the right hon. baronet (Sir G. Lewis) to the contrary, and he considered that the representative system was at present in operation. It had been said that this bill was advocated by the public at large, but what proof was there of this ? There were only 5 petitions signed by 92 persons presented in favour of the measure, whilst there were several petitions signed by over 20,000 persons against it. The house divided, and the numbers were — For the seconi reading 203 Against Majority —B3 The bill was then read a second time, and was ordered to be committed on Monday next. DEALERS IN MARINE STORES BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. HENLEY said that the hon. member (Mr. Spooner) who brought in the bill had made no explanation as to the bill. As he understood the provision of the measure, it in cluded goldsmiths, silversmiths, blacksmiths, and all who dealt in metal, and required them to keep books in a certain way, and subjected them to the inspection of the police. Mr. SPOONER said that the bill had reference to per sons carrying on business illegaly, and the amount of such business was very considerable ; and in Birmingham no less than £40,000 was disposed off annually through the medium of these dealers. It was very desirable that there should be some alteration in the law, and he explained that there should be an application made to a magistrate to justify the inspection by the police. Mr. NORRIS also considered that legislation on this subject was necessary, and asses ted these marine stores were extensive receptacles of stolen goods Sir G. LEWIS considered that the bill was very arbi trary, and he regretted that he had not had an opportunity of communicating with the police authorities in reference to the subject. After some further discussion the house went into com mittee, and clauses 1 and 2 were agreed to. On clause 3, Sir G. LEWIS suggested that the clause was not suffi ciently explicit in the definition of marine dealers, and would comprehend a class that could not be considered in that light. Mr. HENLEY objected to the clause on the same ground. Some conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr. HANKEY appealed to the hon. member (Mr. Spooner) to withdraw the bill, as it was not probable it would be carried. Mr. SPOONER said he would accede to what appeared to be the wish of the house, provided the right lion. baronet (Sir G. Lewis) would admit the present inefficient state of the law, and direct his attention towards discovering a remedy. Sir G. LEWIS said that he could not promise to bring in a bill on the subject, but he would commu nicate with the magistrates and police authorities on the subject. The bill was then formally withdrawn, and the house resumed. METROPOLITAN BUILDING ACT (1855) AMENDMENT BILL. The bill went through committee, and the house re sumed. mom WAYS, ROADS, &c. BILL. Mr. CItAUFURD. in moving that ;he house go into committee on this bill entered into some explanations to show that the present state of the law was ussatisfactery as regarded the facility for indicting persons for the com mission of what might be alleged to be nuisances. There was a conflict between judicial decisions in regard to the right , of parties who might be unjustly indicted. He was merely anxious to meet the circumstances of the case, and if the objections to the measure were persevered in he would withdraw the bill. After some irregular discussion, The motion for going into committee was negatived without a division. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT AMENDMENT This bill went through committee, and the house re sumed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of. The house adjourned at six o'clock. Sharel Railways. luu etk 1 18 20i 204 10 100 I 100 100 Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind Gu. 5 par cent ... Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron 17i 20 stock 20 20 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 tock Do. New . Do. Preference Buffalo,l3rantsGodrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara.. Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. P Shares Ext..... Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Geelong & Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndiarenin..Tua.sp.c. Do. New cua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. of Canada Shares stock sto Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '7O, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O. Do. do. '73 without opt., Do 5. p. c. do. '77 do MadraZ guar., 4J j p. c D o. d o , :_,Ter cent Do. 41 p. C. ~'tension Do. Fourth d 0... • -• • • Do. d 0........• • • Melb.Corp. 6 p. c. Bnds. Newßrunswick & Canda _ . Ily.&Lan d(Lim.)z.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde Do. Punjaub g Do. Do. ........ Do. Indus. St. Flo. ? f „.9. S t. A ndrews it Quebec A Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN 10 Antwerp Hotterdaml 20 Ardennes ..........•••• 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 5 Belgi>m East. Junction 20 ,Beziers to Graissessac..l 6 ICarmeaux Mine & Rail 100 ,Coplabo 10 Ditto Extension. .... 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 20 Eastern of France .... 20 Grand Rus. Guar. '6 p. c. 20 Do. do. 2 ,; Great Central of France . 0 Gt. T,uxem., Con. slis... !CI Italian Lake Const 9 Lierre Turnht: lt •• • • Lyons & Geneva .... • • Maria Antonia ..... ...1 0 Do. New .. •••• • • • • ••• •1 O Namur & Liege . :0 Do. 6p. c. Pref... 16 Northern of France.... 9 Do. New Shares O Norwegian Trunk Pref. O Paris,l.yons, & Mediter. O Paris & Orleans... !O Re g cif(Pern.)' ua. e 7 p. ct. 1irn...... 9 'Riga ct [0 Rome & Frascati .. O Royal Dani5h.......... 5 Royal Swedish ........ 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse .0 Do. 5i per cent. Pref 9 San Paulo, lim, fr. 7p. c 0 S. Aust.&Lomb Venetin 0 Southern of France 81 - West Flanders ..... [0 Do. 51 p. c. Preference /0 W. & N.W. of France /3 Western of Austria /0 Western of Switzerland 6 Western .... • 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref tO Zealand 94t I 13 15 1 5818 ;d i id ip 20 2L 5i 1 si 91 22 23 BRITISH MINES. Paid., Cl os ing Business Price. Done. Share —Allie i Consols (Philaci; 20 'British Iron ;Clifford - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.)! - East Bassett (Mogan)" - East Caradon ...... ! - E. WI Russel (Tavistkil - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) - Great South Tolgus - G ' Wheal Alfd. (Philack),,: - !G. Wheal Vor (Helston) - 'Grenville - Herod's- Foot. - Illingston Downs - !Lady Bertha - !Mirzaret (Uny Lelant) l - !North Downs - INorth Frances (Illogan) - IN.Wh'I Basset (1110 an) - North Wheal Crofty - Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelut.) - !Sortridze Cons. Min. Co. - ! South Caradon(St.Clecr) - S. Cam Brea (Mogan). • 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. - S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) - Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv..k Lead Min. 10 Tin Croft - Vale of Towey (Carm ) - West Basset (Illogan) - W. Caradon (Liskeard) - !West Seton - ;Wheal Basset (Illogan) - !Wheal Buller ( Redruth) - !Wheal Edward (Cats.) - !Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)! - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) - !Wheal Trelawney (Lie.) 2 - .11.101 4 41 ( it ; 1 2 235 1 435 4-:! 5 30 1.40 150 145 8 214.6 81 8/ 7.541 40 12 541 40 42 178 111 12 ,12.13.9 / 11 91 5.14.6 21 * 8.12 271 29 4.8.5 31 4 1.8 4 0 .6 S 9/ 45 21 41 51 11 4 5 5s 51 6 9.18.9 88 91 11 121 13 10.6.7 461 48 12s 11 1/ 11 295 300 3/ 3 Si all 1 14 08.1=.9 155 165 122.18.0 57 59 41 21 2 9 441 41 113 s 6d 4 14 184 19 1 5 67 CO 471 310 320 5/ 140 150 5 90 95 61 11 21 1.7.2 141 151 8 21 22 61 27 28 MINES. • 1558 4 9 d pr 271 15 30 31 all die. all 43 45 44 . 16 11 13 o all 4 1 . all 2 3 all 23 25 r . 11 . 1 d par 1 14 p 21 . all 10 11 2 d p . all 1 108. 1 1 d , . all 5 7 54 1 .. 10s, a / 1• all 14 2 .. all f I OCK BANKS. 3k 50 I all 66 63 701 70 .. all 211 22 .. 50 54 66 55 in all St 11 x. all 19/ 201 20 194 20 Di 1. all 30 72 .. 50 75 77 .. 2a ... all n . 20 h.. all 161 161 nd all all 221 23 .. 20 10 ter 20 d . 42 12 ... 25 ... all ... all . all 431 1:: all 171 181 ... all — ... all all 43 ... 12 24; RNMENT aECURITIES. u 100 112 115 100 1111 187 100 1880 100 1111 1 mg. 100 ille 112 ept. 100 110 112 .... 100 'lOO 1001 1001 1 100 duly 100 ) 105 106 1051 6 Oct. 100 1886 100 99 98f 1876' , 100 98 11 99 Ards', 100 97; 984 90 7; 84 P..". 100 106 107 106 1 1 100 107 109 July 100 ,Oet. 100 1071 108 i. 1081 8 7; FOREIGN 0 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Llm. 15 Brazil. Imp. (is. at X;p.) Do.St.John del Rey,Lim 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. 1 Clarendon Con a.MinCo 10 Cobre Copper Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 Fortuna. 20 General 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) ILbiares 5 Lusitanian 1 rariquita 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L W Pontgibaud Silver. Lead Mining and 6 \PortPhilip 1 Scottish Austria'. (L.) 281.81 United Mexican 1 ' Worthing (Limited) 1 I Do. JOINT-STO , O Agra&lTnitedService Bkl O Australasia 5 Bank of Egypt O Bank of London O Bank of Turkey O British North American Chtd.Bank of India, kc. f 5 Chiller. of In. Lon. Ch )0 City )0 Colonial .. 1.1 l Com. Bank of Canada 00 Commercial of London . 20 Eng., Scot., Ans. Ch 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 00 London Sc Westminster 00 Nat. Prov. of England 20 Do. new ••••••• 50 National Bank ....... 20 New South Wales..... 20 Do. new 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank 100 Provincial of Ireland . 10 Do. new 25 South Australia 5 Union of Australia A) Union or London 10 Unity Mutual . . COLONIAL ,GOVERNMEN' ; 'an.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. ezJu Do. 6p. cent. 1: : Do. 6p. cent. 187 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. 6p. c. Mar. A: Sept. i Do. 5 per cent Do. Scrip N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. 6p. c. Ap. sc Oct. N. S. W. Gov. sp. 6.,1866 Do. sp. a. 1871 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 Az upArds Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0. sterling, 1875 I S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 up.' ,Tic. Gov. 6 p.c. JaAJuly I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap. &Oct. 108; 8 7; PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the Census Bill, so far as related to the profession of religious doctrines; against the Highways Bill; ag ainst the Sunday Trading 81l ; against the alleged aggression of the Lords in respect to the Duty on Paper Bill, and praying the house to vin dicate its privileges. THE REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that to-morrow, when the Prime Minister brought forward the resolutions relit ing to the Paper Duty Bill, he would move, as an addition to such resolutions, that an humble address be presented to her most gracious Majesty humbly praying that she will not prologue Parliament until a bill for the repeal of the excise duty on paper has been submitted to her for her assent. (Hear, bear, and laughter.) The hon. member also inquired of the Home Secretary whether it was intended by the Prime Minister to move the resolutions seriatim, Or whether he would submit the three resolutions to the house together 2k I I for the consideration of hon. members. Sir G. LEWIS said that he believed the practice was to propose resolutions of this character seriatim, and he sup posed his noble colleague would adopt that course. CHURCH RATES LAW AMENDMENT. On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, Mr. HUBBARD explained at some length the provi sions of the measure, which was not calculated to interfere with the conscientious convictions of Dissenters, though it does not go the same length that some hon. members advo cated, or the views entertained by those who were desirous of a severance between Church and State. The bill affixed no stigma on Dissenters, but he considered that some pro visions were necessary in order to render the object of the act mom clear. He was convinced that the bill would work satisfactorily, but at this advanced stage of the ses sion it could not be expected to pass through both houses. Under these circumstances he would move that the order of the day for the second reading should be discharged, but he pledged himself that if Government, or some influential member of the house did not like the subject he would in troduce a bill on the question next session. (Hear, hear.) Mr. D. GRIFFITH objected to postponing legislating on this subject. Ultimately the motion was agreed to, and the order of the day for the second reading of the bill was discharged. HIGHWAYS DILL. Sir G. LEWIS moved thesecond -- reaaing of this bill. Mr. HODKIN SON moved as an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day three months, He drew attention to the unpopularity of the measure, as indicated by the number of petitions presented against it since its introduction. One of the reasons, no doubt, why the Government proposed this bill was, that several roads in the country were inbad repair ; but he did not cotsider that a large board would be better calculated to carry out the ptotess of road -making than sur veyors, who were chosen every year by, the rate-payers. They were generally the parties most using the roads, and most interested in keeping them in repair ; while they were usually selected from the longest rate-payers. By the plan proposed in this bill for the present system, to establish whichurveyors, paid treasurers and paid clerks, all of situations were to 'be held by different individuals these boards would require a place for meeting like the Metropolitan Board, and then they would place themselves in communication with the Secre tary of State. In all probability they would ultimately have a Highway Board sitting in London, and analosons to the Poor Law Board, and the result wouldbe to increase the expenditure of rate , payers. In adverting again to the unpopularity of the bill, he said that no less than 360 peti tions had been presented against the bill, which were signed by 26,000 rate-peyote, which, however, did not represent the aggregate of thoeo opposed to the bill, because in many cases the petitions were merely signed by the chairman of different boards through out the country. He also strongly objected to the principle of the bill, as it was calculated to affect the impartiality of magistrates, who would be one day prosecu tors, and the next judges trying offenders whom they had prosecuted. The hon. member referred to tloUth Wales, where the principle of this bill was in operation, and which gave considerable dissatisfaction. The tolls on turnpike roads amounted to more than the conveyance by railways, and in some instances as much as MO a mile had been ex pended in keeping the roads in repair ; and in 1856 no less than £2,149,733 had been laid out on these roads through out the country. Mr. HER SEYMER supported the bill, and referred to an opinion expressed by the late Sir Robert Peel in 1846, who proposed to introduce a measure on the subject con taining the same principle as this bill relative to district boards and paid surveyors. That sagacious statesman said them were no less than 16,000 different local authorities connected with the management of highways, which, he contended, was injurious to the interests of the agricultural classes, with whom good roads was a matter of the greatest importance. Mr. FREELAND opposed the bill, which, he contended, would increase the burthens of the rate-payers. Besides, the measure would place magistrates in situations inwhich they might be suspected, as their interests might be different to those of the rate payers. Mr. KNIGHT did not expect that the bill would have been persevered with, and though he entertained many ob jections to the meas ure he did not recol lect the m at that moment, an d therefore he would not detain the house at any length. He b elieved that the roads in En g land were not in a bad condition, and they were far superior to any Ho concluded by urging on the Home other in Europe. Secretary not top ress the bill, which was unpopular, at so advanced a period of the session. Mr. DEEDES said that the present system with regard to the repairs of roads was the worst that could exist, and an alteration was imperatively required. He approved of the bill, though he thought it might be improved in com mittee. After a few words from Cclonel TIIOSIPSON in favour of the bill, - Mr, 13ARBOW supported the amendment, and said that THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY. MARSEILLES, JULY 4. The Courrier de Marseilles states that a skirmish took place on the 30th ult., near Messina, between some detachments of Garibaldians and a portion of the Royal troops. GENOA, JULY 4 (via Marseilles.) Advices from Palermo state that a new Ministry had been appointed in Sieily by Garibaldi, as follows : Foreign Affairs Signor Natolie. Interior Signor Daita. War Signor Orsini. Public Safety Signor Laporta. Religion Public Instruction Signor Loggia. Finance • Giovanni. NEWMARKET RACES—( This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] £5O HANDICAP PLATE. Lady Peel Tadworth Queen Bee Eleven ran. TOWN PLATE. Butterfly filly King of Diamonds 2 Sneer filly • Five ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Tyrant .. Greek STAMFORD PLATE. Satellite Brown Dachess 3 Stampedo ___ Eleven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Asteroid Vinegar Hill SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Tadworth Jewish Maid £5O PLATE. T.Y.C. Alarm filly Sparkle Esther Ten ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. sto 1 agst Gridiron (taken) ST. LEGER. sto 2 agst Thormanby (taken) 7to 2 agst The Wizard (taken) 12 to 1 agat Umpire (taken freely) 16 to 1 agst St. Albans (taken) 16 to 1 agst Buccaneeer (taken) 50 to 1 agat Stampedo (taken) THE DERIIT, 1861. 25 to 1 agst Dictator (taken) CARLISLE .RACES—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] LOTTERY STAKES. Red Eagle Dilkoosh.. Maggie Four ran. SCURRY HANDICAP. ;cey Jones 1 Ricoelot Four ran. C 62 . BY CASTLE STAKES. Doefoot COMMERCIAL TR A VELLERS' STAKES. Filly Ratan .. 1 !•1 MPERIAL PARLIAJMN T. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.) The SrEAKER took the chair at a quarter past twelve o'clock. FROM TILE GAZETTE OF LAST EVENING. BREVET, Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel William Fan shaw Bedford, retired full-pay 60th Foot, to be Major- General, the rank being honorary only. Major-General Sir Archdale Wilson, Bart., K.C.8., Bengal Artillery, promoted on the 14th Sept., 1857, for distinguished services, to be placed upon the Fixed Esta blishment of General Officers of her Majesty's Indian Forces from the 21st 859. Brevet -Major Richard Sept.,'Buckley Prettojehn, 14th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Captain Charles Thompson, 61th Foot, to bo Major in the Army. Captain Thomas Penton, Bth Light Dragoons, to be Major in the Army. Quartermaster John Dunlop, half-pay 75th Foot, to be Captain in the Army, the rank being honorary only. The promotion to the rank of Major-General of Colonel James Edward Gordon Morris, Bombay Infantry, on the 13th April, 1800, has been cancelled. The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent on the death of General John M‘lienzie, on the 14th June, 1860 : Lieutenant -General Sir John Bell, G.C.8., Colonel of the 4th Foot, to be General. Major-General Horatio George Brooke, Colonel of the 88th Foot, to be Lieutenant-General. Brevet-Colonel Charles Emilius Gold, from the 65th Foot, to be Major-General. Lieutenant 'Colonel Frederick Amelius Whimper, half pay Unattached, Major of the Tower of London, to be Colonel. Brevet-Major Henry Charles Capal Somerset, half-pay 27th Foot, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Lieutenant- Colonel. Captain Chas. Edmund Thornton, h a lf-pay Unattached, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Major. The undermentioned promotions to take place conse quent on the death of General Sir Robert John Harvey, C. 8., Colonel of the 2d West India Regiment, on the 18th June, 1860: — Lieutenant -General Sir Samuel Benjamin Auchmuty, K.C.8., Colonel of the 7th Foot, to be General. Major-General Peter Edmonstone Craigie, C. 8., Colonel of the 31st Foot, to be Lieutenant-General. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Charles Alger non Lewis, from the Grenadier Guards, to be Major- General. Lieutenant-Colonel George Augustus Filmer Sulivan, of the sth Light Dragoons, to be Colonel. Major Francis Carey, 26th Foot, to be Lieutenant- Colonel. Captain George Lambrick, Royal Marines, to be Major. The undermentioned promotions to take place in her Majesty's Indian Forces, consequent on the deaths of G eneral Sir David Leighton, K.C.8., Bombay Infantry, on the Ist June, 1860 ; Major General Francis Spencer Haw kins, C. 8., Bengal Infantry, on the 3d June, 1860; and General Samuel Goodfellow, Bombay Engineers, on the 15th June, 1860 : TO BE GENEUALS. Y;eutenant-General James Stewart Fraser, Madras In fantry. Lieutenant -General Peter Delamotte, C. 8., Bombay Cavalry. TO ISM LIEUTENANT - GENERA LS. Major-General George William Aylmer Lloyd, CB., Bengal Infantry. Major-General Alexander Tulloch, C. 8., Madras In• fantry. TO BB MAJOY-GENERALS• Colonel James Edward Gordon Morris, Bombay In fantr l y. Coonel Claud Douglas, Bengal Infantry. Colonel Joseph Hale, Bombay Infantry. The Commissions of the undermentioned Officers of her Majesty's Indian Forces to bear date as follows, : Major-General Robert Thorpe, Madras Infantry, instead of 21st September, 1359, 27th September, 1859. Major-General James Scott, Bombay Infantry, instead of 27th S e ptember, 1859 , 25 th October, 1859. Major-General Charlton Holl, Madras Infantry, instead of 25th October , 1859, 28th Novemberr, 1859. Major-General Charles Hewetson, Madras Infantry, in stead of Nth November, 1859, 21st December, 1859. Major-General Morden Cart 30th hew, Madras Infantry, in stead of 2 1 st December, 1859, December, 1359. Major-General Augustus Abbott, C. 8., Bengal Artil lery, instead of 30th December, 1859, 13th April, 1860. The undermentioned officers of her Majesty's Indian forces retired on full pay, to have a step of honorary rank as follows ; TO BE 'MAJOR-GENERALS. C o l o nel George Conolly Ponsonby, Bengal Cavalry. Colonel nielmel Franeklin Willoughby, C. 8., Borabay Artillery. 7; all 5 100 all all all 100 2001 991 23 } 11 574 8 6 i to 59 59 97! i I 1011 all 100 all I 100 7 all 100 ATI; 9 1 ; Colonel Francis Charles Wells, Bombay Infantry. Colonel Charles James Green, Madras Engineers. Colonel John Grant, Bombay Artillery. Colonel Edwin Henry Atkinson, Madras Infantry. Colonel Charles Campbell, Bengal Infantry. TO BE COLONEL. Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Fraser Macpherson, Ben gal Infantry. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Major William Biker, Bengal Cavalry. Major Edward Armstrong, Madras Infantry. TO BE MAJOR. Captain Wilmer Owen Harris, Bengal Infantry. BANKRUPTS. Dawson Plane, draper, King's Lynn, Norfolk, to sur render, July 17, and Aug. 14, at half. past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Gridley, coach-maker, Islington, July 11, at half past two, and Aug. 14, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Wladislow Spiridion Kliszeaewski, watchmaker, Cardiff, July 17, and August 14, at eleven, at the Bristol Court. William Hormsfield, merchant, Manchester, July 17 and August 3, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. William Whittingham, corn miller, Saint Helen's, Lan cashire, July 10, and Aug. 6, at the Liverpool District Court. Thomas Alfred Pickering, manure dealer, Pigott-street, Limehouse, July 17, at half-past two, and Aug. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Stephen Charles White Bassett, grocer, Sheer ness, July 13, at one, and Aug.. 13, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Charles Thomas Collins, wine merchant, Fenchurch street, July 19, and Aug. 9, at eleven, at the Birmingham Diitrictrourt. John Lord, commission agent, Birmingham, July 16, and Aug. 8, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Emmanuel Maignol, photographic agent, City of Lon don, July 13, at eleven, and Aug. 13, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Samuel Perry, manure dealer, Woodfield, Salop, July 13, and Aug. 13, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Grant M'Lean, merchant and agent, Glasgow. Alexander Drummond, commission agent, Glasgow. THE JAPANESE AMBASSADORS. NEW YORK, JUNE 20.—The Japanese Ambassa dors, with their long suite, made their entrance into New York on Saturday last. Great prepara tions had been made for them by the municipal authorities, and the favouring heavens lent their smiles to make the display everything that could be asked. The bay of New York, the beauty of which in the eyes of New Yorkers, at least, is justly celebrated, was alive with yachts and steamers, waiting to receive and accompany the train, and the shipping at the docks was gaily dressed and sparkled with all the hues of the rainbow. The Ambassadors were to arrive from Philadelphia by way of Amboy, which would bring them up the bay at the hour when it was brightest and most cheerful. As their steamer passed up it was duly saluted from the various forts in the harbour, and upon arrival was received with the proper amount of gunpowder. Long before the hour every avail able window on the line of procession was occupied. The streets below were filled with an immense throng, reminding me of the streets of London on the day of the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, and wherever a little open space permitted trees to grow they bore a full fruit of ragged boys. As the procession started a rising cloud fortunately ob scured the sun, which was before then blazing down with a summer heat, so that both ambassadors and people, seers and seen, could perform their respec tive functions without inconvenience. Of the de tails of the procession it is sufficient to say that it consisted only of the ambassadors and their train, the city Government, and the local militia, about 7,000 strong. The chiefs of the embassy manifested a stolid indifference to the whole display, and to the crowd gathered to s^e it. As one of the latter, I was unable to see that either of them raised their eyes, or in any way showed the slightest knowledge that there was a human being near them. A guard of honour upon each side, and a policeman at each door of the carriage, kept the crowd at a distance; but there was no sign of a consciousness that there was any crowd there. The subs of the embassy were by no means so indifferent. They waved their handkerchiefs and fans, and kissed their hands to the ladies, who crowded every window. Many of them also were armed with opera-glasses, with which they scanned the balconies and windows with all the air of an habitue of the Opera. Most of them wore French kid gloves; with that exception, there was nothing Occidental in their toilets. Few had hats ; most of them wore their dark hair braided upon the tops of a their heads ; two or three only had their crowns entirely shaven. Their dresses were generally of sombre colours, little ornamented, and suited for travelling. Most of them smoked, and, with the exception of the chefs, they were chatting together, calling each other's attention to this, that, and th© other thing on the line of their march, and indulged in frequent peals of merry laughter at what they saw. From the windows and balconies they looked like old men, and from their high cheek bones, dark braided hair, and tawny hue might have been mistaken for American Indians. A nearer inspection, however, entirely disabused one of such an idea. They are many of them young, their features are straighter than those of the American Indian, and in their scrupulous personal cleanliness they bear no resemblance to that filthy specimen of humanity. After they were deposited at their sumptuous apartments in the Metropolitan Hotel they were left to themselves for a day. On Monday they were received by the Mayor at the City-hall. This was the last of their tortures, and now it is understood that they are to be permitted to enjoy themselves quietly and like reasonable beings. I meet them about in the various shops, where their curiosity or acquisitiveness takes them, and I am struck with the tho rougly business-like manner in which they canvass the goods and beat down the shopkeepers. An education in Paris could not have made them greater adepts at the business. Photographic works seem to have a greater interest for them than anything else. They are not only having themselves constantly " taken," but they are also examining and buying stereoscopic views and every sort of photographic works. They go about quietly, under charge of policemen, gathering little crowds about them wherever they stop, but with quite as little trouble to themselves and quite as unmolested as Lord Elgin's suite were allowed to go about Jeddo. They are getting anxious for the Niagara to be ready. The workmen are driving on the work upon the vessel as fast as possible, and it is understood that as soon as she is ready they will leave. LOBD PALMERsToN's RESOLUTIOA. The following are the terms of the resolution as laid on the table of the House of Commons last night :- 1. That the right of granting aids and supplies to the Crown is in the Commons alone, as an essen tial part of their constitution, and the limitation of all such grants, as to the matter, manner, measure, and time, is only in them. 2. That, although the Lords have exercised the power of rejecting bills of several descriptions re lating to taxation, by negativing the whole, yet the exercise of that power by them has not been frequent, and is justly regarded by this house with peculiar jealousy, as affecting the right of the Com mons to grant the supplies, and to provide the ways and means for the service of the year. 3. That to guard for the future against an undue exercise of that power by the Lords, and to secure to the Commons their rightful control over taxa tion and supply, this house has in its own hands the power so to impose and remit taxes and to frame bills of supply, that the right of the Com mons as to the matter, manner, measure, and time may be maintained inviolate. VHS DAP S SHIPPING. LONDON, July 4.—Wind this day at noon—West; light breeze and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, July 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty'■ ship Vesper, from the West Coast of Africa. Sailed—Donna Isabella, for Canada. NEWPORT, July 3.—Sailed—Nathaniel Thompson, for Jamaica; Manna, for Thomas. SWANSEA., July 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Duke. of Northumberlitud, from Cuba. Sailed—Bella Donna, for Coquimbo. SUNDERLAND July 2.—Sailed—Cornelia, for King George's Sound. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH•) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. Arrived, July 3—Teuto nic, steamer, from Hamburg Tagus, steamer, from Lisbon. (BY IVE)IA.RINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAYESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. ; weather fine. Arrived, July 4.—Marys, steamer, from Guernsey; Leo, steamer, from Rotterdam, DEAL, Wednesday Morning• Wind N.W., moderate. Passed—Warrior, screw steamer, from London for 1110- gad or. A steamship is on the Goodwin Sands. Boats have gone to her assistance. Tier name, &c., unknown. The change change in the Portuguese M i nistry announced yesterday is said to be favourable to the p ros p ects of honest finance in that country. DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN FLEET-STREET. --yes_ terday a free public drinking fountain, erected at the sole expense of Sir James Duke, Bart , M.P., Alderman of the ornamental, Church, of Farringdon-Without, was put up at St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet 'street. The fountain is highly somewhat after the style of that erected by Mr. Gurney,' M.P., at St. Sepulchre's Chureh, Snow-hill. ~ The Gift . ofa Ward," James Duke, Bart., M.P., It has th inscription, this NV_ r ," in . a semi -circular scrcll, on and Aldernupef. either of which is placed medallions, oil which is written ' " Elected Lo rd Ma y or, 184" 8, and ~ Elected Member for London, 1810." The fountain will be publicly uaauxu rated in the course of a few days, SOCIAL DISABILITIES OF COLOUR. The Rev. Edwin Chapman presents his compli ments to the editor of The bun, and transmits to him, with a request for its publication, a correspon dence which has taken place between Mr. Commis sioner Hill, Recorder of Birmingham, and Mr. Chapman, on the one part, and Sir Samuel Cunard on the other : Bristol, Tune 11. Sir Samuel Cunard, Sir,—Under ordinary circumstances, as strangers to you, it would be our duty to apologise for intruding upon your time and attention ; but in a matter which intimately concerns the repu tation of your excellent line of packets to the United States, and, indeed, the honour of our coun try, we fee: that the statement which we have to lay before you will show 3ou that we have good reason for respectfully calling on you to prevent a repetition of misconduct in your agent which no Englishman can regard without indignation. We are sure that it cannot be your will that your pas sengers, because they happen to be persons of colour, should meet with partial and unjust treatment on board your vessels. Great Britain recognises no distinction of rights because of colour, and the cap tains of her mail packets, you will be the first to agree, must not be permitted to cringe to the un hallowed prejudices of foreigners, and thus to make them the scenes of social oppression. We gratefully remember your promise in 1847, that no more offences such as that committed against Mr. F. Douglass should take place on board of our steamers. That this promise has been broken by your agent in the case which we now proceed to lay before you will cause you deep concern, both because you must have considered it as binding upon all in your service, and because of the morti fication which has been inflicted on persons whose position, conduct, and character make the indig nities to which they have been subjected bitterly felt both by them and their families and ft ionds. That so much time has elapsed since the voyage was made before sending this application to you arises from the fact of the documents necessary for establishing the case having been only lately placed in our hands, owing to their not being forthcoming when reclaimed from a gentle man to whom they were entrusted, in the hope that he would immediately perform the task which has devolved upon us. We enclose extracts from a letter addressed to the gentleman above referred to, detailing t h e case of Mrs. Putnam and her party, and also a copy of a letter from your agents at Boston. United States, which will put you in possession of all the frets ; and we courteously but urgently beg to bespeak your attention to them, and ask for such action thereupon as the case clearly and imperatively demands. It only remains to say that some weeks since Miss Redmond, sister to Mrs. Putnam, a highly in telligent and most estimable person, now studying at the college for ladies in Bedford-square, Loridon, was present at an anti-slavery gathering at the house of one of the subscribers to this letter, and there laid the case before the persons assembled, who feeling themselves implicated in the unworthy and mot inhospitable treatment which American passengers had experienced in one of her Majesty's mail packets, receiving the subsidy of the nation, and sailing under official colours, requested us to take such measures as should be necessary for pre venting a recurrence of such disgracefnl injustice. In speaking plainly, we feel, Sir Samuel, that we are offering our best tribute to the candour and generous feeling by which we believe you to be actuated. Waiting the favour of your reply, We remain, sir, your faithful servants, M. D. HILL. EDWIN CHAP MAN. Address—Rev. E. Chapman Durdham Down, Bristol. This correspondence when completed it is our in tention, we hardly need say, to publish in the newspapers. (Extracts from Mrs. Putnam's letter.) London, Nov. 29. 18:59. To - -, Esq. . . Sir,—We purchased tickets as first-class pas sengers on board the steamer Europa, Captain Leich, our party consisting of four—C. E. Putnam, Sarah L. Smith, Henry G. Cassey, and my son Edmund T. Putnam. A few days before the steamer sailed I received the enclosed letter from Mr. Bates, the agent of the Cunard Company. Upon its reception I called upon the gentleman, asking him why we were denied privileges which are granted to every one until they prove themselves unworthy of them. He said American ladies and gentlemen would object to sit down by the side of coloured persons. I told him we were obliged to sail in the steamer, and I thought there would not be the least trouble, as we were able now to travel in the Nor thern States of America without any, and were treated well at some of the best hotels, and I ex pected on board an English steamer I should re ceive good treatment, as persons living under her government were not judged by the colour of their skin but their conduct only ; and I hoped we should be allowed our seats at the table. On the 2d November we started, and when we had been on board about two hours one of the servants told us he wished to speak with us if we would follow him. We did so, and were shown into a very small room, and told by him that the captain wished us to take our meals there by ourselves. We told him that we should be rather uncomfortable, as the room was in the ex treme stern part of the boat, and one of our party was an invalid, and had left home on that account. He said he had received his instructions from the captain, and there was no alternative. . . . During the whole voyage we were not allowed a seat at the table. . . . And during the last few days of our voyage we were obliged to sit in the ladies' cabin ' by ourselves, and servants bring us food as if we were criminals, when we had conducted ourselves with the strictest propriety. The captain commit ted a great wrong in submitting to the dictation of an American agent.—Yours, &c. (Signed) C. E. PUTNAM. (Copy enclosnre.) B. and N. A. Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Office, 99, State-street, Bos ton, Oct. 27, 1859. For your information we desire to inform you that a separate table will be provided for yourself and party on board Europa, hence to Liverpool, where everything will be furnished you that first cabin passengers are entitled to; the person who applied fer your tickets did not state the fact that the party were coloured, otherwise we should have informed you. Should this interfere with your expectations, please apply at this office at once, and we will refund the passage money.—Respectfully, (Signed) E. C. and J. G. BATES. Mrs. C. E. Putnam and party, Salem. Durdham Down, Bristol, June 28, 1860. Sir,—On the 11th inst. I sent to a friend, with a request that he would forward it to you, as I did not then know your address, a packet containing a letter addressed to you, signed by Mr. Commissioner Hill and myself, and certain enclosures which we wished to lay before you. . As we have not been favoured with any reply, I have the honour of forwarding to you copies of the above mentioned documents, and earnestly ask your attention to them, and an answer at your early con venience. I am, Sir Samuel, your faithful servant, EDWIN CHAPMAN. Sir Samuel Cunard, Bush-hill, Edmonton. Bush-bill-house, Edmonton, 29th June, 1860. Sir,—l hare received your letters of the 11th and 28th instant. I do not seo that any advantage would result from discussing the subject matter of these letters, therefore I must decline e ntering into any corres pondence on the subject.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, S. CUNARD. The Rev. E. Chapman, Durdham Down, Bristol. which a w . ild tradi in Somerset- SIR FRANCIS DRAKE.—At a farm large roun . d stone, n sh o i w re u t s h ed ere as is th a e r w e e li i e gl in t o t n he a shhaarro.pesvo,f. fa were away . for ten years she tion is current. When Sir Francis set out on his voyage, it is said he told his wife Übe might, at the expira_titonwlifiellieetyopv4leraFsai: ematlercrectuegaaian.suiTtoern. years elapsed, during - w y_ was as constant as Penelope, but whesi e church,huge stone fell through the On her way to til a upon the train of her gown ; and air elostly she tun , back, declaring that she knew it came from her husband. .Shortly after he returned, and, disguised as a beggar, solicited alms of her at his ONV2I door • in the midst of his feigned tale a smile escaped him, and she recognised and joyfully led him in. her, and ni_rx, THE . STOCKS.—This antiquated piece of machi nery is, it appears, s till som ething more than in much older times. We find that the West Riding constabulary, at Bradford, have been settling off old scores with a host of offending tipplers, during the last week, by " clapping" them in the " stocks." The place of punishment was fully occupied both on Saturday and Monday last. TIIE NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE ACEOSS THE Tmt.aes FROM TIuNGERFORD Mnitxrr.—Consideraele progress has been made in the preliminary works for the construction of a railway bridge across the Thames from Hungerford Market on the Middlesex side to Pedlar's-acre, Lambeth; a large number of piles for the construction of coffer dams have been driven and an immense caisson sunk on the west side of the Suspension Bridge, in which divers are at work clearing the sand and shingle from the solid bed upon which the foundaticus of the piers aro to rest. Yesterday wo:kmen were engaged in constructing another caisson on the eastern side for a similar purpose ; the 3 , e 3 , 1 2 3 formed of immense shields of east iron, firinlY f_as' n together with screws, bolts, and nuts. Ths-. •50tke fare ttt prosont confined to the Lemle,th sine, a 6:10,1"ew of a r e CA may be obtained from the Suspnsien Beige• 118 1,18 145 118 105