The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-27 00:00:00

MONEY - WIARKEi AND 0 0MIYIERCIAL TWTELLIGETTOE. CITY, Two o'Ceoce. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days have been moderately active, and most of the leading articles have t een dealt in at steady rates. Tea has been dull, and until the delivery of the letters by the Overland Mail to-morrow little alteration can be expeeted in the market. Sugar has been in fair demend, more particularly good grocery descriptions fit far home consumption. In the refined market also a rather larg e business has been done, and at fully late values. Coffee has been steady, and good coloury been at full qualities of Plant a ti on C ey l on h ave , values. Rice has be?n dull, as also saltpetre. The Public sales of colonial wool continue to proceed with animation, and the rates current at. the (Tell ing of the series aro fully sup eorted . Tallow has been rather firmer. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 48 s. 3d., and for last three months delivery 48s. ad , and town t tllow 465. Gd. to 46'. 9d. per cwt. The operations in the bullion department of the Bink of England continue limited, but it is fully believed that a fair proportion of the 303,0001. brought by the Heather Bell will be added to the Stock f precious metals. The demand for exporta tion to the East and als3 to Francs is very quiet and likely to continue so, in consequence of the alteration in the exchanees. The latest advises from America report a slight advance in the quota tions for 60 days' bills, and there is some proba bility of mederate remittances being received from that country, The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday clased with a heavy aspect, and prices of all kinds were unchanged. The_ sales were estimated at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, 500 of which were taken for export, and 500 on speculation. At the meeting of the Cobra Copper Company to -day a dividend of 11. per eh tre was declared for the half year. The general demand for discount continues with out alteration, and the terms are still fully iper Cent. below the minimum. Early nex week, how ever, there is likely to be more activity among the bankers, &c., owing to the numerous pay- Ments for which provision has to be made. A. dividend of ls. Gd. per share is recommended by the directors of the Mariqeita and Nttw Granada Mining Company. Trade .iu France is progressing steadily, and dining the last fortnight operations among the manufacturing interest have increased in conse quence of some large American orders. With regard to business in this country, it may also be asserted that there are indications of ina raluvement in m os t d epartments. Occasional lutes are announced, but they are not of general IThe mportance, and are principally for small amounts. suspension has Just been reported of t,Messrs. Seaman and 'u Keen, i n th e s ilk t ra d e , h u t e l iabilities ar e li m it e d . Trade may nevertheless bec co esidered h ea l t h y ; and wh i le specu l at i on to G atinues se qui e t, th ere is nothing to lead the anti c i pa ti on of any serious disasters. , ve ry small am oun t o f b us i ness h as b een re -2A I ‘ted iu the English Stock Market. Speculation pralmost dormant, as the ope ra t or s are awaiting ey settle ment, which will take place on the 4th 111 °. Meinwhile, few dealings, except in c b -11 " t ion with the usual arrai.gements, will and 11 for account. They are now about 951 pall for b ot h . The New Threes and the Re• u 2 i leed ar e 9Gi Exchequer Bille, J u ne, 235. to 68 . pretn. Peek Stock has risen to 225 227. 42 . 4 rather li m it e d b us i ness has been transacted. the market for Foreign Securities, and the alterations in prices have not been important. i ' L 'utleish 6 p er C ents , are. 95i ; ditto 4 per Cents., 455 1 ; Brazilian Scrip, ± dis. to par ; Peruvian 4i D'r Cents., 891 ; ditto Uribarren, 76 ; Spanish 3 pe r Cents., 438 ; Venezuela 5 per Cents., 391 ; 44d Dutch 2; per Cents., 66 1. hmoderat e amount of b usiness has been trans t_ed this', morning in the R a il wa y Sh are M ar k et, _ 4 a furthe r s li ght advance may be reported most of the leading lines. Great Western, 1:1 " 4111 ire and Yorkshire, Midland, Nor h r aat ern (Ber w i c k ) and North-Eastern (Leeds) ioa t.":ved 5 8 . , and Great N ort h ern an d South 10s. sad The foreign li nes are ver y inactive, ... show little or no a l teration in values. In the C o l on i al Market East Indian have ad lancedife_e ss. to 10s. Grand Trunk of Canada, fullylndian Peninsula and one or two others 81 . 1 P'At • , beim-Steck Bank T • 8 previous rates. ' l ave been d alld Miscellaneous Shares hive declin m e ? _erately active. London and County 2rienal Baninkss. Sc.;London and Westminster, ss. ; uni on of 3 , Ottoman Balk, ss. ; and Atht ios. In the Miscellaneous MarketandSouth_ Atlantic T e l egraph are quoted 300. Steam Navigation are dealt in at 25. IltaTiapr FUND 3 THIS DAY AT ONE o'( - .A OCK. Baal; Prom the Off%celt Last:} St k 225 7 ' 8 14 " Peorcee.nt. Reduced Annuities Di tto e Gl A tor Th e n ,: Ditto 3 en g Annii per Cent, Annuities mines, expire sth Jan. 1860 Years, expire oth Jan , 1560 1$ and slo l Years, expire sth April, 1855 18 7-16 1 io ns entur es sol e P 9 &zel leg $ ne u . r . Account C 195 3. 10p0 Bills- . March, June. 26 I 23 .................... . .............. ............................ . ........... traziliaenS p it quer Bonds .. . ;C . ; Cent. per Cent btittElGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, PDitto ertivia,", '448 185 i d Ditto 10,4 lanl per Cent— ittolic"nt. , th per Cent. Urribarren 76 Torbitt; A !ieun:A. t a per (axon. ... o i es . 43$ „11l -Hond a 95 Ditt' uat e Ace e • Cent. Account Gua ranteed 4 per Cent. IX% ve_ Account ...unus,s per Cent ner o o, Ditto ecount Dot lends Dig, on the above pa , able in London. Ditto Account 1..... ... -6-6 TWO o'CLO( K. 95i Consols, money ............. Ditto account ............... E CASE OF MR. BARBER. The following deputation of raernber3 cf Parlismem baited upon the Chancelllr of the Exchequer, yesterday, eas e the repnrt of the sEli:ct committee on Mr. Barber's I L , r . a : --• Mr. B , ady, Mr. A. Mills, the Right Hon. T. y'Wrier Gibson the Hon. Eliot Yorke, Mr. Cobbett, leo"tionel Fitz ' tepbf n French, Mhjor•General Sir n Smith, D. Williatnq, A. Ingram, Charles Forster, la t a ,, L e° ,...llina, F. M. CAcott, W. Conyngham, Adsm Jan, R. E Ewing, Mjar Edward Sc.4t, M. Sulli- C lay, E. Akroyd, G. Haduald, J. C. Cobbold, Cheetbarn, C. J. Both!r, Colonel Free tun, F. E. ...` eadl Atn, and P 0,•;,..., 011-i.n. N din wiTY N PEN V. I , v'irr,luiv. i i..., .g.e was still pro• g wh en our despatch left Stafferd last night. vide nce was th en a dd uce d i n support of the claims of the defendant, the heir-at-law. The Bank o f Li verpoo l have declared a dividend at t he rate of 8 per c.,:tit. per annum, together with a bonus q 1 0 .,„ per share. ALLSOPP AND SON'S BREWERY.—Messrs. Allsop and the largest ( Iti are about to erect at Burton - upon-Treat . brewery in the world. The tenders sBa3ntsioilw;er.•Bariszt,l,,- L I g h." :----Baker and S.)n, London, t.---pttinuh tre 83 7051. ; Lee and Son, London, 17" k and Parry, &enfold, 87,0311 ; Lucas, B 86 rO 1 t 0 h 0 er 1. :, j•°llcl'n, 9 5,9441 ; Cuhitt and Po ditt i, 93,753/. ; KA, dittoC,°.b I di_t , o ,l, 9 ; 2 A, ,5 31 20 e / r . B ; , / ° The lowes t "140. 96,81,3/. ; Ililland, ditto, 97,9 1 7 t"d er, that f Me,:sr-. Baker and Son, was acce P t :, d t . e _ . MAILS TO .tketrfttloi.—The British and N,lttr tr al t f r e4ll Itiyal mail steamer Po•ria sailed on Saturday t. tyril the ALrsey with the usual weekly mails f . b . _ I:4led States. The screw steamer No% a Scotia, b ~ n ' n2 lng to the Mon real Stsainshid Company, will sail iinwti Wednesday with the United States and Canadian ij a , i , lP • The letter-liox at the Post-office will clips a :n[lr.;''" a•ra., and the late fee-box at 10.15. The landing e box closes at 11. A.l letters and newspapers b 3 'els eteamer etc e Mer Nil must be p repa id . On Saturday the Cunard gara sails for Boston with mails. 1_ VOLUNTEERS FOIL TEM NAVY. From the let of Octo .."r, 1 853, to the 31-it of December, 1855, 258 met volunteered into the Royal Navy direct from merchant '::.,,Rfu-11,2, and 13,716 from the shore making a total . l ?1nh'5,974. The alUe seamen from the merchant shippiri ered 198 roen, and the able seamen from the shore v 54 men ; 4,189 from the shore were only " ordinary,' l'r inferior seaman, abd 5,133 were seconlass ordinary ee a ' li eu Of all thesa volunteers 1,170 had previously liery • ed to the Royal Navy, ay.) .ougb, were ig the ()lour• entity value place t, and left at p and e pre sume le till, :d and 33 pre t ka:f noise file he g they ound, val. _ s as id house ock of house , p bad found 'hams lotheo. ing at WAI- L In ed uP is ex. in. mmit• H. —A• that II ced to baud's out of he had slating licate, aat be ted in :ation• e hug' would ) right aningt Mr. ,hescet of the sddy's Irish. m y n a louses 1 the t apt con' dart' THE SITS, LONnON, TUESDAY EVENING, LINES LkAtiED AT FIXED ii.ENTA I,S. Shr Palo RAVILWATS. Leasin,. ctosin• Price , Basine4 Companies yes' er lay this day. ER. 100 IBuckghamsh. E.a.kN.W. 100 102 St. 100 'Clydesdale Jc Caledon... 103 105 25 all ICol.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 14 16 %t. 100 g. 6 p.: Ort.Northo 139 141 6 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4 5 St. : 100 IGilas. Barr. & N e il s . Di r ect. Caldouian. St. :100 Do. New Do 2» all ,Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn — 50 all & Selby. V. & N.M llO 112 25 all IDo. 1 Shares. Do 14 all ,Do. Shares. Do 12t all ILon.&Greenw S.Eastern l3 14 20 all iDo.Prefercnce Do 231 241 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 93 96 10 10 IDo. Bark. Sh. Do 6i! all !Manch.Biton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2l St. 100 I Mdld.Bradfd. Midland 97 9 6 s,ilNewmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count • 113 50 all N.drEst.s p.c Do 5B 60 50 • all Do. 6 per ct.. Do 50 . all IDo.Fixedsp.c Do ..... 25 all I,Prest. & Wyre L. & 121' all IDo. 1 Shrs..4 Do • ••• St. 100 FRoystn.& Hit. Gt.Northt 138 142 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8i 9 12 I all ,S.Staffordsh., M.MClean 10 10.} 50 , all WearVal.gtipe Stk.&Dar. Do 321 • 331 , s 2s t. 100 all co - V D iltz&Somrst Gt. Westn. 89 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. IBlyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. 00. 4 per c. Shares.. 'Caledn..£lo 4 p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5 p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork&P.andonso.c. ,Dun.Perth.&At:er.J. IE. Anglian Cls. A Sh. IDo. do. Cl 3. B Op. c. iDo. do. Cis. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c Ne.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c St. (East Un., G. 6 p. c. !Do. Si. , 10 per cent. Debentr.Sl,. ,Do. do. 4 per cent... lEast Lane ash. 6 p.cts. E,&W. York. J. sth. Min.& Gl. 5 p. c. Sh Ed. Prth.& Duu. 4p.c Furness, sp, ..... I Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Groat Northn. 5 p.e. Do. 5 p. c. Redo -m. at 10 p. c, prem...„ Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at p. c. Gt.N.CScot.lstPrc. Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.Z.:H.Ex.Spc I Do. con. zed, VI p.c. Go. con, re/". 4 c. Do, irred. 4 per )ent. Dc, 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. 131 rm. Pref. Sh.. Do, Chester Sp. c.P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. Do, Birm. Gus. Stk. Do, Chesh, Gua. Sh. Do, do, do Do, do. do Lau.& York, 6 ,)c.St Lion. &B. G. 5 pc. No 1 Do. P., sp. c. St. N 0.2 Do, New Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do, 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N.W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r . ct Lon. & S. W. 7 per ct 48 - 50 93 - 95 lid - 103 5i 7 -6 IM • 115 1(3 108 115 - 118 115 - 117 ,132 - 134 1 79 - 81 ••• ..'". •• Ci a 120 --- 122 112 - 114 105 - 107 65 - 11. - 90 -- 92 81 -- 83 82 -- 81 P 6 -- 98 -- 10 16 -- 17 , 9i -- Pi I 72 -- 74 18 __ 19 9 -9; 13i 1140 - 142 • •• ''.. late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. Sh Lon(v.&Ennis. j Sh A, S. cL. 6p. Do. ( o. do. .26 Cent. Do. eo. 3i per coot. farypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent )o. do. ...... 1/60 - 165 122 - 124 68 - 7u Si. 12. 121 1 121 ••• '''''' • • Wid.Cens.i. 6 n. u.L Bit.. 6 p.c . Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. & 11. Pref. St. Ne A.be r. , &e., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c. pm. )o. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. SForfk.Deb.4 p.e. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846, Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1817. Do.Wv.V.sp. ..,1847. North British Do. N. tteferelice N.B. Barw. 4 p.c. Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848_ Do. York LI. &S. Pur. North Staffordshire Os., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d our._ Do. do. Debeatr. St. Scot. Cent.Ncw Pre! Sc.N.E.Aber.r.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. ,Do. c 10.31 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do, fixed 44 pr cent S. Eastern (Reading [. An 139 - 141 102 - 10.1 92 - 94 111 8L 9a ... - ••• 108 - 110 98 99 ►/ i d i - P 23 - 24 119 - 121 105 - 107 93 - 100 St . St 1 St. St. 1 i 25 10 1.0.6 119 - 121 125 - 27 74 - 76 101 - 1 St. St. St. St. St. 1100 100 ,100 100 100 I all all in.) of £1 Os. 6d. , o. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 44 pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. IDo. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. IWaterfd&liilk.. 6 pc 233 - 243 101 - 103 101 - 103 i 16i - 17A 1 23 - 29 40 7 45 120 4 GOODWOOD RAUEZ.—ghis Day.) --~---- (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AND PIGEON EXPRESS CRAVEN STAKES. 1 Nereus , Gourd.. Tame Deer Mentalore 3 MATCH. O.i.►nda beat. Mimosa easily. GRtTWICK STAKES. ...„. 2 REPORT ON THE PRISfftIVS OF EIVOL.-41VD. The 23f1 Report of the Inspector of Prisons for the south-rn d strict of Eneland was publisned last week. Dr. Perry, the inspector, reports that the merits of the "separate" system of chscipline con tinue to he recognised wherever it has been con sistently carried out, and that the advantages of productive, as distinguished from merely vexatious or punitive, labour are more and more tx - ensively admitted every year. The difference in the expense of prisoners is pointed out to the attentien of the Secretary of State. In Reading gaol, for example, • the average annual cost of a prisoner is 271. 12s. lid., while at Abingdon, in the same coon y, it is 41/. Os. ld.. The disparity, in Dr. Peril's opinion, suggests a careful inquiry into the cause, which he is not prepared himself to assign. The crank-labour system is pursued at Aylesbury gaol, notwithstanding the disapproval of the Inspector, who calls for the interference of Mr. Secretary Wal- • pole. In the Devon county prison at Exeter an old convict who had played the part of Palmer, the poisoner, and refused to ea - , was fed for some days by the stomach-pump. The practice of closely cut ting the hair of prisoners, severely denounced by Dr. Perry in former repeats, has been tacitly abandoned in this p , ison. Bradninch gaol is re- rotted to be only fit for a temporary lock-up house. At Doreheiter county gaol the dietaty is insuffi cient. At Poole town geo' there is no chaplain, and thus the Act of Pardament is contravened ; aor is there a schoolmaster. The dietary arrange ments of the Gloucester county gaol are still open to grave objections, and the watit of some musical instrument to lead the psalmody in the chapel is pointed out as necessary to relieve the mono 'ony uf the service and render it rather more attractive to the prisoners , . A rule requiring mar ried male offieers to sleep in the gaol every night has been wisely relneed, and they are now allured to " sleep out" eve , y alternate night. The governor of the Bristol City 13 ,- ideweli is reported I r keee ing his journal ir. a louse and slovenly way ; at pre sent it is bet a poor and imperfect Tema of occur - renees. Dr. Perry made a prot.-st against the (in& nded) introduction of the crank system at the *ionthampton twn gaol. The ventilation of the debtors' rooms there is very defective, and should be looked to. • In the chapel of Hertford conney gaol psalmody is very much requ'red in order to relieve the tedium of the prayers At St. Alban's gaol some prisenets were illegally kept in irons, conerary to the Act of Parliament, lay, the irregularity was to be r,ct fled. The dietary of this gaol is deft 'tent. For Maidstene gaol a second chaplain is urgently required. The want of some light labour to k-ep the prisoners out of mischief is pointed out as a fault in the House of Dateotion at Clerkeuwell, Middlesex, and ir is suggested that cab-drivers ought not to be commie t , d thtther for non-payment of their dues tai the proprietors of i their vehicles. There is a want ,if acc•matnedaion i at the House of C,rrection in Col, bath and the school arrangements are bad. The want of ac commodation in the Westurioeter pris n is st:11 greater, and the general disorder and m i smanage _ men' appear to be disgraceful. The City Prison at Holloway, on the other hand, is spoken of by Dr. Perry in terms of eulogy an d commendation. The s tate of the debtors' prison, in Whitecroseastr oe t, which recently led to a change of sys!em, and the retirement of the late governor, Mr. Burdon, has long occupied the attention of the Corpora.. tion of the city, and most of the Inspector's sug gestions have ben adopted. The use of tobacco is no longer permitted in the day rooms, nor is cook ing allowed there. Certain bath or lavatory ar rangements have added materially to the camfort of the prisoners, and the enforcement the rule forbidding the extnt n f entrance or "footir g" inoney from newly-admitted prisoners has been pi o ductive of the best resuits. The use of Indian meal in the Monmom.h and Usk gaols has led to com plaint. The governor of Bath city gaol, reported against for misconduct, was "recommended" by the Secretary of State to retire from office, as " the facts of the case required his dismissal ;" but it ap pea's that a functionary styled the " bailiff" declined to carry out the recomm-ndation, so that the governor was retained in office unclgt his shit( r The exercise and abuse of this irresponsible autho rity is pointed out as a gross and glaring anomaly by Dr. Perry. In th Surrey county gaol the want of "something to do" is felt by the prisoners. The crank sys em flourishes in the new House of Correction at Wandsworth ; the labeur is hard and unproductive. The cutting and picking uf rags for paper, however, will be introduced shortly. Iu the Queen's Prison the discipline is reported as lax, and the sale of spirits is carried on to a great extent, in defiance of the law. In the Lewes county gaol Dr. Perry recognises as a grievance the refusal to allow the prisoners to take any exercise on Sundays—a stretch of Sabha tarian strictness beyond even that of 'he Jewi-h ceremonial law, which allowed a person on the "Sabbath" to walk, although no , . more than two miles. There is a rule requiring exercise every d y, and the violation of this rule is reported to the Secretary of State. In Salosbury county gaol the only means of ahluti,n is at a pubic sink, where the prisoners must strip before each other. The debtors, too, are like the criminals, locked up at dusk, and in winter puss 16 hours in darkness. Hardly a prison, in shoot, in which some grievance is not noticeable. MARKET NEWS.—(This Dapi.) BHA,- 11. J`l (This Day). RAILWAY:!. P;;.1 ! Hon g • r yester lay •,AILWAt 10 Ambc. Nottnc. Bost. & Eastn. Jane.... 11 Belfast & 11 'l3srmn,, \Volvo. h. .% Stour 10 IBirkenhd. Lan tn I Cheshire 11 Blackburn 11 IBlyth &T 3 no original £25 (iss. s,t £45) St. 1100 Bristol & Exeter St. 100 St. 100 iChestcr & 50 1 111 ICork and Bannon 20 all [ 'Cork, Black. & Pass 20 all 'C ornwa ll 1U 101 all D,, A all Do. B 50 all Dublio.EißelfastJun , 25 1 all j Dun. P. &Aber Juno. Ft. 1100 !East Anglian St. 100 :Ea,stern Counties.. St. 100 MasternUnion,A.stk St. :100 Do ., do. ► ...... 25 8. Do, Now A 25 all East Kent St. 'lOO 'East Lancashire 20 all East Suff , l7. 10 all I Do.. St. :100 'Edinburrh&Clavo t. 'lOO 0 all Forth and Clyde June. St. 100 Farness ... St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western 10 all Great N. of Scotland St. 'lOO ,Great Northern St. 100 Do., A. Stock .., St. 1100 Di t) ., B. Stock St. 110x0 ! t. Sth. &,West. (Ire) St. 100 GreatWesterri. St. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua.St 12 all 'lrish Routh-Eastern. 5C I all Lancaster &Carlisle. 161 1.4 t 'Do., Thirds to 1.5 Do. New Thirds St. 100 IlAncash. &Yorkshir 16 t 6 'Do., do. F £l6 ... 9 7 jDo. Do., £0 3 Cyst. Riding tha 20 ' all IDo. Southport...... 11 i all !Loudon & Blackwal' 11A 1j 1710. New, in s. 51.105. St. 100 ILond.Bright.& S.Cst St. 100 London &N. Wester 12A 7A Da. Eighths St: 100 ;London & S.Weat ,, rn 5 all iLndndrry.&Coleraine 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennislc. It. 100 Manch • Sher. &Lir al r 10 3 lictropolitan St. 1.(A) . St. 100 :Do. Birming.& Der 50 all M idl and O. WeSt.ar. 25 all , Do. A 5hare5......... 00 all 'Newcastle & Carl isle.. 25 all INewpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. 10 • 9 'Newry & Armagh ?.0 all !Newry, Warreupoinl & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties 'Ur, North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern— Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch.' Do. Leeds jDo. York (North London 'N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney ?cottish Central Scot. N .E. Abrd n. St Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union S'..tingbourne &Sheer South Devon...—. South Eastern...". South Wales 3. 7n.!,,,.. cg Pli - 81 66 - 61 11 - 12 - 27 89 - 91 7ti 37 - 39 ••• . 4 - 5 - - 84 16 17 61 - 624 45 - 47 30 - 32 14i - 154 90 - 92 ni C3i 25 -25 i 90 - 92 94 -10 i 101,i -102 A 82 - 84 131 - 133 102 - 104 48i - 49.1 , N - 53 87 90 111 12io 114 —12 An 9 —91 i d 1 a 5! 6a 109 - 110 1. 911 - - 1 91'1i 94 - 95 35 37 2 ld 924- —92 i 61 66 61 - 63 3A - 51;) ... ... .. 100 100 100 16j 100 LOO too 31.1 elle .... 904 -91 i 2 - 1 46 - 47 71.4 - 724 96 - 98 6 - fi 71 - 8 - 9 27 - 29 7 - 109 111 264 26 81 83 44 46 3 - 2 34. —35 i 67i 68 79 bu '3 6 4 9 31 33 2U all Stainee,Wok.,&Wl. 25 all Stockton & Darling.. 25 20 ; Do. do., 1854 .... 25 7 Do. do., 18% . Stockton & Har St. l loo lTaff Vale... _ 100 Do. Prof., No. 22 _names Hay. D. &E. 100 Vale of 100 ; Waterfd. & Kilkeen) all ,Waterford&Limeria all West Coinwall , all 'West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all Do. A all j Do. B ••. - ••• 96 -- 99 • • •• •• 2/ - 3i 6i - 61 all West London all I Do. First Class all Do. Second Class Bonness done this day RILITISFI POSSESSIONS Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.incl i guar. 5 p.c. IDo. ;Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff., Brut.&Goich. 6 p. e.bds., 1 Aug.:7'2 Do. do., 1 July, '7 Do. do., I June, '74 Calcutta and S. East ;Central Gude (Lim. 'Ceylon A shares D emerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'SP Geelong & Melbourut guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben I at, In, Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New Do. Ms., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Du. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4 p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. Do. 3LI Ex., g sp.c Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) &intl.°, guar. 5 per C Do d- -- id 73 -- 181 -- 88 75 -- 80 74 -- 78 •.• -""" ••• i .... la ha 1031 - 104 - IP 17 -- 18 37 -- 39 72 75 2O -20 i , 4d par 17i 14 33 301 'lO6 - 110 106 - 110 'lO3 106 171 181 191 20 lid lid $ d id il d— id ..• •.• par r• FOREIGN. 10 all A ntwrp & Rotterdam 5.1 51 5i 20 all Ardennes 20 3 Bahia & Francirco... d par 3 5 all iselg,ian East. Junct. k 18 20 all Be ziers to Graissessac 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse , Coal Mines and Ry. 2l 2i 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France ... ••• 20 all Great Luxembourg 7l 7i 71 10 ti Italian Junction — -. 20 all L.-se Const. & Bf e 20 all Lierre and Turrho 20 ii Lombardo.Vene - i• 21 3 ; 8 t 5 all Lucca & Pist.s, . . . ..• 20 all Lyons and Geneva 22A 23 33: all Maria Antellia 10 all Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 2ll 214" 16 all Northern of France 36i 36§ 20 8 Do. New 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref Si 9A 20 all Paris and Lyons sog sop, 20 all Ditto Now 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 9 Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c d 20 1} Riga and Dunaburg 10 all Rome and Frssosti.... ••• 20 an -- Royal Danish ..... •-• 5 all Royal Swedish 4 all Do. 7 per cent. 20 all Sambre and Meuse._ 71 7a ig 10 all Do. 5i per cent. pref. 8 9 20 all Southern o N f 8i all West Flanders 4 5 10 all Do. 54 per c. Prd 20 all W.&N.W. of France 23 24 20 6 Western of Austria._ 20 all of Switzerland 6 all •'V .es &den 6 all Do.B p. cent. prof. 20 all Zealand T-STUCK BANKS. A v gr a. a .r dz a j i ° l3 l . nited Serv 11(7 40002 7: 5 :1 1 3 8 f fa o ag n y d P o t u 50 all grit. I c Ci l t V y k ..of i ln . d A .A. m n eri .dt e C an b 6 3 .° •- 54 0 20 3 50 10 k f 21 0( 000 220.1105 Commercial - 3 6 0 2 20 all I Eng.Scot.drAus."Zta: 11: 1 --- 21 Bk . d, lin. c o . 42.3.8. 50- 236 231 20 ofCa 50 a2lOl (London and 50 10 London J aß o n i ka n . t °C : t °A o n ei ttY. 11 3 .1 0 81 •--- 13191 29 00 20 Lond.andWestrainst. —32 31 00 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... 48 20 10 Do. New ... ••• 50 25 National Bank 20 all New South Wales 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 37 38 371 120 all Ottoman Bank 00 25 Provincial of Ireland' 61 63 10 all Do. New .•.• 25 all So astralia 25 15 Do. Nevr 25 all Union of Australia— 52 5 4 52i 2 ... 15 Do. New 45 47 CO 10 Union of London 23 —24 23i 00 50 Unity Mutual... ••• _Q9 50 Weetrak of Loud. 19 174 BRITISH [ 2112 Alfred Cons. (Phillo 14 British Iron 20 Cowl aro w (Cambrn. ) 1 Dev.Gt.Cnsls. (Tay.) 30 ;East Basset (Illogan) 17s Great South Tolgus 11i Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 75 Grt.W. Vor (Efelstu. ) 17s 'Lady Bertha 8 jN. Frances (Illogan) N.W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellia U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleerj S. Carn Brea (Illogn. S.W. Franees(lllogn.: Tarn. S. & L. Min. Co, Tin Croft Cu. Mines (Gwennap V. of Towey (Camar. W. Basset (Illogan).. W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstck) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) I Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 16/15' 40 1256 li 781 .FOE..6IUN 'Australian Bon Accord Cop. (li.) Brazilianlmp.(issued at .C 5 pm) Do. Cocaes dr Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min.' Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo Dun Ilountain Cop per Mining Co. Fortuna General 1 Linare s ILusitanian Mariquita New Granada No vean Moude Pont.Sil.LdAi.a Smit Port Philip !Santiago de Cuba United Mexio an MINES. 84 - 3 - 4 50 - CO ti 465 - 47•? 90 9 5 15 16 - 6 - 6i ._ la - 7i - 4 - 9 5 16 - 17 11 395 -• 405 - 34 230 - '4'4 o i - - k 3 3i 70 - 90 - lk 22 - 2 4 1 , 95, - 105 1170 - 110 200 - 220 41 - 5 I 8 - 9 46 - 48 ) 24 - :.6 iVIiN N.O a a a a P 1 13 11 - 12 10 - 42 12 - 13 / - i li - 2h 1. 26 li l — 1 d i i 5 - 7 b. 1 3f - 3i Maid of Kent.. Two ran.—Toxopholite scratched about 1 p.m. LATEST BETTING. STEWARDS' CUP. 13 to 2 agst Peter Flat 10 to 1 agst any other. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. SOUSE OF COTAMON3—(This Day-) The SPEAKER took tins chair at 12 o'clock. NEW WRITS. Sir W. JOLLIFFE moved for new writs for South Devon and North Cheebire, the former vacant I , Y the acceptance of the Coiltern Hundreds by Sir J. Y. Baer and the latter by the appointment to a similar office of Mr. W. T. Egerton. The motion was agreed to. PRI V ATE BUSINESS. The le , rdee ameHdalents to the South Wales nail Why (new railway, &c.) bill and the Vale of To wy Railway bill, were considered and agreed tn. Colonel WILSON PATTEN called attention to the standing orders of the house with a view to ferns im• provemente. He adverted particularly to the difficultie , in the way of railway committees, and recommended the appointment of five perwanent chairmen. He bad bad communications with gentlemen of experience it , the house, and he was happy to say that three most experienced chsirtn,n bad agreed to serer. Lerd R. CECIL concurred in the view expressed t y Colonel Patten, and considered that the majority of members were unfit for such cornrni tee duties as were imposed upon thew. With regard to private bills much evidence was taken, and ene witness, Mr. Denesen. the chairman of the Great Northern . Railway, recont• mended that the jurisdiction should be taken away from the hou-e altogether. It frequently happened Cart members of the committee, from ignorance of the man ner of conducting inve-tigations in courts cf justice, pursued lines of examination wholly irre'evant, and they allowed counsel to play all sorts of tricks wilt them. Occasionally a member of the committee struck up a mare's nest, and tio:emed a witness a day an t a half, although the expenses to the parties amounted te 2001. or 3001. a year. Per,nanent chairmen would hay , to sit 50 days in the session, four times 'a day, at:cl thought it was only just that they should receive com pensation for their labours. Mr. D. GRIFFITHS complained that in these cam ,mittees couneel receive enormous and unreasonable fees, and rushed about front one co:nruitt(e to another. lit trusted that that system would receive a check, espe cially as the counsel practicing before Parliamentary committees were not reqif - ed to be so astute, or their legal talents so perfect, as those who practised in courts of jte tics. Sir D. NORREYS thought that gentlemen degraded themselves by the centralisation of business iu tha. house. Lie believed that much of that business rniAt be transacted in their various counties, at a very much smaller expense than was ircurred in bringing it to London. - C A. WILSON PATTEN hoped the day would never come when membtrs of that house would be paid for their parliamentary services. The CHANCELLOR of ,he EXCHEQUER promised that the attention of the Government should be nailed to the report of the commtttee app iuted fur the rev:sioe of the stanfing orders. Co'onel PATTEN moved, that this house will rot in• sist on its privileges with req.“! to a,•y C in pr.- vats bills sent down f. ow u.n House cf Lords which re fer to ttl s and charges for services performed, and are not in the nature of a tax. The motio.i was agreed to. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. BILL. On the order for the consideration of the Lords Amend ments on this bill, Colonel SYKES moved as an amendment that they be considered this day three months. The East Inch, Company had gainei an empire which Alexander the Great or Augustus Cosgar might have envied, and he thought, therefore, it might have been re• spected by the Government instead of seeking its extinction. He had been for a long time con nected with the comp any, and he could say that there had always bee a a desire to prevent war, annexation, and extens;ons. and that what had b-en done had been forced up .n tl - em by the home Go vernment, and they had been obliged to confirm the acts of the home Government against their better convic tions. With those exceptions, there Lad not been a failure in its a.dmini Ara ive power. Millions of men and abundance of stores had been conveyed t,, India, and he held that there had not bean *lngle failure, and, so far as be was aware, not a complaint. The directors, be maintained, had been actuated by the best intentions to ensure to the people of India their right, privileges, and justice. (Hear, hear.) It could not be contended that the Company was responsible far the ILdia.n mutiny. which arose from the fact that a certain numb .r of gallant men preferred death to dishonour, and would not do that which was cppoeed to their reli gious convictions. Thct spirit rapidly tan tilt-no/lg., the army of Bengal, and speedily made it a cuirass of mutiny. The bill ciu-bed a court which enabled the people to come before the public with their complaint-, and which put an end to party strife in that house on Indian affairs—strife which he contended had been a disgrace to the British character. What was the present state of India Everything must succumb to our arms there, but it wai like putting a man's finger upon a globule of quicksilver. He thought be bad got it under his power, but only let him look around, and he would see 20 globules starting on every side. That Was the exact state of India at pr , sert in reference to our military ope rations there. He believed that the prc ent state of this question was the re'ult of a mist tke. Some mendacious papers bai stated that there was a determination on the part of the put.lic that the authority of .the company should be transferred to the Crown. Many members of that house bedevci the - u st,tement3, and hence the la , rge division whica t )olr place on the que3tlon. He might remind the hou,t3 that there were at bat moment 481 petitions before the house in reference to India. Of these 126 were f - )r the removal o: the 1-ysteen ol caste, 89 were again,t i ,olatry, and 145 were for the extension of Christianity. S o t h at there were 360 petitions c l ose l y touching the f ee li ngs o f t h e people. (Hear, bear.) He believed th..t in this movement the natives of India would come to the conclusion that the Government was not caring for them. [LEFT SPEARING LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Mt.) LONDON, July 27.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.E. ; light breezo, and fine, PLYMOUTH, July 26.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Lady Peel, for Quebec ; Gana bi s , ( s.s. ) , Coast o f Af r i ca . FALMOUTH, July 26. —Ari ivect—Lord Hardinge, from Havana ; Christian, Hava na ; J o h anna, Ri o U rau d e . CaDB. July 26 . — Arrived—Jo,ephine, from Havanna ; Jeseey, Montreal. DUBLIN, July 26.—Arri ve d - -Illos, from Quebec ; Man aanito, St. John's. QUEENSTOWN, July 2G.— Arrived—Dave, from Liver pool, for Mel bourne. LIVERPOOL, July 2 6. --Arrived— Sally Ann, from Whitehaven, for Cardiff, with loss of mainmast, and two men washed overboard in a squallyesterday off the isle of Man. PILL, July 26. —Wiwi N.N.W.—Arrived—Thomas Baring, from St, George's, U S. MUMBLES. July 26 - .Arrived—Tay, from Quebec. BEAUMARIS, July 25. - --During the night of the 24th of July the vessels lying here encountered a heavy gale, which caused the Reaper, from Whitehaven, and the Sarah, from Banaw, to become leaky. S WA NSEA, July 2 4 .—Arrived—ChAzdia, from Co quimbo; Aurone, San Sebastian. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM.), LivaarooL, noonday Morning. Wind S.S.E. Arrived, July 26.—Margaret Jones, from Seville ; Dodo, screw steamer, Rotterdam. Arrived, July 27.—Niagara, from Quebec ; Perseverant, Antwerp ; Queen of the South, Callao. Off. —Loodiarlah, and Stranger. The mastheads of a schooner wera seen yesterday, at fivo p.m , three miles north-north-west of the Bell Buoy, by the steamer Fur, which brought away main boom and part of stern —the latter round. Sailed, July 26.—British Queen, screw s t eamer, f or Havre; Muscougus, Philadelphia; Tor on t o , M otttre . 4l ; America, screw steamer, Cadiz ; Lebanon, screw steamer, Salonica ; Advance, Newfoundland. Sailed, July 27.—International , for Mobilo. (BY SUBMARINE AND BR TISH TE• EGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind S.S.W. ; tide first hour's flood ; weather fine. Arrived, July 26—Sardinia, from Eassien • Johanna Maria, Soderham ; Eliza, Riga ; Alacrity, Algca Bay ; Maria Louisa, Havaimah ; Albion, Colombo; C ommerce , Caen ; H.M.S. Firefly, St. Paul de Loando ; City of Ham burg, Hamburg. Atrived, July 27 Fycno rd, from Rotterd am ; Baro ness,Hav ; Gtio an n ahe;Sna, siaa King,rand ia ßiga ; J ongo Li e f ter, St Petersburge ; Margreta G es i na , St. Petersburg. Sailed, July 27 —Guiding Star, for Archangel. DEAL. Tuesday Morning. Wind S.S. W., moderato. Passed—Or , zin, fr.en Wells, for Alexandris ; Arrow, Sundt rlatol, Oporto; Bosphorus, London, Calcutta; Mary Gillispie, brig, from westward, London ; Mary Watkins, schooner, from the north, for the westward. Anchored—Victoria, brig, from Shields, for Alexandria ; Liverpool Packet, barque, from the north, for westward. Sailed--Teresa, Virginie, Canaro, Ealing Grove, Prutb, and all the outward bound. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Govornors of the North American Pro vinces and the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. At a meeting of the Australian Mining Company to-day, Mr. R. F. Davis in the chair, it was resol‘ed, after considerable discussion, to diecontinue mining ope- rations for the present. The report of the Maraquita and New Grana'a Mining Company, preparatory to their meeting on tie 29th, recommends a dividend of le. per share. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. Old meadow hay, 31 Os to 4/ Os Od; new do., 3/ 5s to 41 03 ; old :lovo , 4/. 5s to 51 5e ; new do., 41 Os to 4/ 108; and straw, 1112 s to 1113 E per loao., A. good supply, and a heavy trade, on lower terms. CUMBERLAND. Old meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 5s ; new, do., 3/ 6s to 4/ Os; old clover, 4l Gs to 5/ 6s ; now do., 4/. `?s to 4/. 12s ; and straw, 1/ 13s to 1/ 17s per load. Trade dull, at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL. Old meadow hay, :31 Os to 41 4s ; new do., 4s to 4/ Os ; old clover, 4/. 4s to 5' 4s ; new do., 41. 01 to 4/ los ; and straw. 1/ lie 01/ 16 , r,t r loa I. Both hay and straw, the supplies of which were extensive, moved off slowly, at drooping pikes. COLONIAL. TEA.—Pending the arrival of the letters by the Over land Mail the market is quiet. Common congou is quoted 90. to 91d. per lb. SUGAR —There is a fair inquiry for the better qualities at fully late rates. Inferior descriptions are dull of sale. In the refined market rather more business has been done, and previous quotations are fully supported. COFFEE. —No chlnge can be reported in prices, and the market is quiet. RICE.—The market remains very quiet, and prices may be quoted a shade lower. Rum.--There has been very little business transacted, and prices are without the slightest alteration. SALTPETRE.—A moderate quantity is announced for public competition during the week. Privately. there is very little business doing, but prices remain steady. TALLOW.—Rather more activity is noticeable in the market. P.Y.O has improved to 4>s 6(1 for spot. and 478 lid for last three months. Town tallow realises 46s 6d to 46s td per cwt., net cash. COAL M kltlirf.— JULY 23. Prices of Coals per ton at the close of the market s d. Holywell l4 6 Huddle W. Hartley l5 3 North Percy Hartley l4 9 Tanfield Moor l4 9 ranfield Moor Butes 14 9 Walker Primrose 0 Wylam Wallsend, ka, Wsllsend, Sto s 4 (iddoll l4 9 'fetton 3raddyll l6 6 hambton l7 3 Russell's Eletton Iti 3 ShiuclifTe l5 6 Nixon's Merthyr & Carff2l 0 l Elunwiek l4 0 Belmont 14 P Slips at market, 43--Sold, 4(3. Country ariets NORWICH-JULY 24. There was a good supply of English wheat, and a very small supply of foreign, with a fair demand at is per qr. decline. Barley 2s dearer. Besns and peas Is higher. In flour a reduction took place of is per sack, with a good demand. COLCHESTER—JULY 24. A smaller supply of wheat to-d:Ly, but millers and merchants not being eager to purchare caused dulees.. in the market, at a very slight advance. Beans and peas fully as dear. Spring corn unslteied. Prices to-daywe.ro as follow :—Virheat, white, 48s to 545; red, 46s to f Os; barley, 32s to 38s ; oats, ;Xs to 30s , beau* , 51a,zagan, 388 to 40s ; middle and small, 42s to -143; pews white, 42s to 44s ; grey, 448 to 465. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, Ste., received in the port of London, from th e following ports. limn July 19 to July :24, both inclusive. 4 d 4), 290( - ; 150 20 ( 1358 1101 300 t 4 a d r 4 cs 0-1 38 Colchester ............ ; Harwich 1 Leigh taldon ..................... NOTTINGIIAM—JULY 24. At our corn market to -day there was et fair show o f wheat, mostly tak en off in retail, and prices were rather lower—beat sorts, la to 2s per qr. down. A good de. mud. Wheat, white ... , . Ws to ---s Red 4Bs to —a Barley, grinding '3ls to s 0at5............ 399 to 343 Beans .............. 42s to -- s ( - i - KIRKALDY 7 Juu 24. We bad good supplies of wheat to-cfay. Sales ready, at is per qr. under last week's rates. Oats and barley very small supply ; sales quick, at is higher. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. j Beans. First 46s Od ?Os 63 305 Od I Os Od Second Third 36s Od 268 Od 1228 Gd Us Od 12i St. t S. St. 20 20 10 5 5 20 20 76i 7 91 1021 83 2 103 49i 9 91A I 109 91i 6i 941 92 i i 49i 50 9 1 1 90i 46 72k 11 24 116 I 1031 4 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Lim. ) 1 .' . 1/300 25 19 Australian Agricult. 29 30 10 all 'Australia. Royal Mail 1 .... 14 10 all Berlin Water. Works 34 44 10 2 Do. New iss. at 51. t. ... 50 40 (Brit. American Land ... •• ••• 100 321 Canada ll5 120 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.JankJul ) 113 114 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 all Do. Prof. 7§ p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace ll 14 14 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France .. 20 all Eastema Steam.. St. 100 , Electriciclegraph ~,108 —. llO 1 I all Electric Tel. of Irel . _ 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 14 —1; 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. . ...... 9 all Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) 24 ii 20 ill Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ... _ ... 15 L 4 Gen. Steam Navigat. . ..... . 25 20 5 London Discount 4 all Loud. Gen. Oinnibub 24 .2g 21 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ~.. _ ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... _ ... 10 all Do. Extension Telog. 7/ .- 74 10 all l‘lesica,n& S.Amerien .. _ . 25 5 Nat. Discount Co a3 41 10 6 (Netherlands Land .. _ . 10 all ' Do. Do. 1 2 5 all IDo.B p.e.PLiss.at ld ll 11 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land ... ... St ' 1 100 IN.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 981 994 99 1 all N. B. Australasian... i 20 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 21 3i 1 all Oriental Gas 1 108. Do New Shares id i r 5 all Peelin. Ld. & Minrl 2 21 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 784 794 50 10 Do. New . 76 S p 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 aoyal Mail Steam 59 - - 61 1 all icot.Austral.lnvest. 1t -- 11 St. 100 S. Ans. Gov. 6 p.c.bds. 101 1 25 all South Austral. Land 36 3T 361 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip I ---• 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co.lJp.Can !.. -- 3.2 105 284 Van DIONIOU'II Laud, lO4 iii Ui; Five ran. JULY 27, 1868. LITER ATURE. Novas and Novelists from, Bli7:abeth to Victoria. By J. Cordy J anieson, author of " Crttve Rise," ko. 2 vols. Ilur•t and Black'.tt. The subject of this work is an attractive one ; it introduces to our consideration one of the most sparkling fields of our national litera- ' tune ; it shows us a list of names that are net only held as trophies of distinwitn ly • ourselves, but are familiar to most cultivated anti educated minds in Europe. The name's of Defoe, Fielling, Goldsmith, and Scott, besides I a crowd cf followers, are sufficient to refute the old assertion that novels are frivolow, contemp tible f.jintts, unwoTtLy the n o ti ce o f pereons of sense and principle. Yet, though the subject is well selected, and though the author has favourably dittinguished himself by his former works, the re sult is very disappoiruing. In the first place, the author has att , mpted too much. Taking in such an extent of time, he had lo,ret ,, r have confined his atfentiou to a few eminent names, instead of crowd iog his clnvas with minor figures, which, in true pre-Raphielite fashion, appe r out of all relative proportion. Trio volumes would have ben much more agreeable had they been cons, ctu ively writ ten—had they formed a sort of running common- tat 37, comparing the merits of one ago oil epoch with another ; no icing hew the charge of manners anti the speed of education effecti.d litoature ; when plays and novels led, and whin th y followed, the t.o,tn of the day; how time and taste refined, purified, strengthened till the jest and scorn of the wise and wary grew into a mirror of social existence, and an instructor whose t-achingt ihe truths of life the best and greatest need not always despise. fesread of tins gene:al history, Mr. Jeaffrrs n has given us nething but, a at riot of memoirs, t ome of them mere outlines, and few offering much that is novel except in the way departinen , certainly, none of creicisni. It, this need complain of Mr. Jeafft esen's wieinally, and it is on this point that he is niost set-4-'llBly at fault. It is difficul to believe that a writr of any degroe of taste or ability, who hAS even formed a slight acquaietance with the writers whom hi t• eas of, should be serious in his authoritative denunciations or rbirpsedical eulogi , s. Leaving the earlier volume, which seems to be. mot fdrly written, we need but instance a few of his c•itrcisms on our Most eminent writers. It is not too much to say that the terms in which he speaks of Charles Dickens would b applicab - e to Slurkspeare. Great es is our admiration for Mr. Dickens's unquestionable abi ity, we earn t allow him a rank above the author of " Ivanhoe," • r admit that " wherever tie-re are non of Eoglish origin, se , aking the is nglish t Ague, flu re the genius f Charl, a Dickens is one of the important facts of life." He proceeds to tl-scribe the marvel , loin avidity with which his works are " read in all regions of tl,e earth wher e tare is a literature to translate them into," a very necessary proviso ! This style of adulation, we can hardly call it criti cism, might have beet' expected from an enthusias tic youth just intr; duced to the marvels of Mr. Pickwick arid Nicholas Nickieby, but cowing from 4i wriier of Mr. Jeaffresoe's experience we are at least surtrised. Mr. Thackeray is nt xt in rank to Mr. Dickens, two such writers of fiction ne previous age produced ;" and as Mr. Jeaffres ,n's temple of tame has fewer pedes'als than that of Pope's vision, rio room is left for the author of " The Cax•ons." " He is eni , led to foremost rank ansoug , t writers of talent, as dislingui.hed from writers of genivs ; he is a carefol end w artist cletlee ofe .tive tactrity. All that good eoinno . nEngli,hintelligence, applied to belles lettres, can achieve, he has accomplished, but more he has not." It will prcb bly strike the ri.adet . that the intelligence of Mr. Jeaffresoe's common acquaint ance. is about as ordinary in its character as the existence of that very rare quality—common seusc. He may possiblyne s , rnewriat surprisA, too, after reading the above delicate istiuction, to come to the following passage —though, it is tate, surprise is early 1 ft behind in Mr. Jeaffreson's pages :—" It is needless to say that Mr. Wilkie Collins is generally regarded as a mail of commaudina• genius, and one destined to occupy a principal place in the Republic of Letters." Mr. D sraeli s novels are spoken of with a kind of pious horror, with the ex ception of " Henrietta Temple," which is ranked far above its more brilliant and distingui-hed suc cessors. But we have said enough to display the taste, moderation, rand judgmene of one from %shorn we should certainly have expected batter things. If it be true that "Tan censure wrong for one who writes amiss," Mr. Jeaffreson had beter resume his old profession, where at le ''at he has the chance on his side. He has proved, very cer.ainly, that he is not one cf those who are " born t judge,' and that an au:hor who has writ-n very entertaining novels is decidedly unfitted. for the arduous task of weighing the meri s of his predecessors and contemporaries. National -Airs and other Songs: Harmonized Airs. By Thomas Moore. Longman and Co. Moore's Melodies are so frequently ou our lips, both orally and vocally, that no formal introduc tion is repured for these charming volumes, wherein Apollo brilliantly displays his fascioating duality, and blends the truest of poetry with the choicest of music. Wore rendered a great benefit to his f, llow-creatures when he exercised his genius in giving words to the delicious airs which have been hummed and trolled, time out of mind, l,y every man, woman, and. chill possesAng "au ear." " A thing of beauty is a joy for ever," and the reprcductiou of these mellifluous themes in such attractive form, proves that they legitimately belong to the imperishable, as far as mortal duration can reasonably extend. The first book, containing the Irish Melodies, issued some time :ince, reckivei our commendations in warm terms of eulogy, and we can only assert that thee present publications, completing the series, are in uniform style and excellence, claiming the admiration of all who appreciate the combination of elegance and coavenience. The portable Ei ze of these tr , lumei is a great advantage, and a lady can convey tly,m to a neighbour's for the purpose (f enjoying a friendly morning practice, or delight ing an evening circle, without the expense of a cab or the attendance of a "button boy." The harmonic arrangements are perfect ; as the names of Sir John Stevenson and Sir Fleury B-shop folly testify ; and the adaptation of " The last rose of sum mer," and " Rich and pare wL re the gems she wore," for four voices, are among the most entrancing specimens of concerted strains we ever met. " Sing, sing ! Mu,rie was Given ;" " Has Sorrow Thy Young Days Shaded ;" "The Young May Morn," and numerous others of our olden favourites, claim especial notice ; but where all are enchantng, it is difficult to select. We most cordially recommend this beautiful edition of some of the most beautiful lyric poetry and melody extant ; to the patronage of our readers ; for the volumes constitute a perfumed musical bouquet calculated to set the spir:t dreaming, in thQ Elysium of sweet sounds." and "lap it Spinal reformity : Cases and Observations. By Samuel 'lure, F.R.C.S. Second ed►tion. Churchill. The miserable deformities cured by his humane and aagaci.Jus treatment au:hoi ise us in every way to designate the write: of this very curious pam phlet as professionally, and, in the truest sense of the word..., a practical philanthropist. Mr. Hare's record of "Cases and Observat . ons" coming within the ranee of his own practice, are directly illus trative of the benefit el results obtain&blo by close ' attention and persever ance in some of the mos t un promising instances of S p inal a f ormily_ , esul s o btained, moreover, it should be observed, witlicut the use of steel stays or any other similar con trivancep. The cases are carefully given, end ren deredsei- Set more c o mprehensible by a series of terrible engra vings. engra vings. They ourstiute the record of a rie o f successe s in many respects v er y remarkable.'s They re'er variously to cases of later-1 cu va ure, of excurvation, of inter va; ion ' and of anguhr m pro jection. Besides the pamphlet under no. ice, Mr. Hare is the wri. er of an aut rorita; ive work on the elicited the c o m m.:J d . i Curvature of the . t ti„en—s of a the t volume an c w et : . a ic n la d has Medical Gazette, as well as of other profes4onal journals, besides ru • nuing to a third edition within a comparatively time short line from the date of its original publication. GALE AT LIVERrOOL.—LIYERP OL, July 26.--During the whole of Saturoay night and early on Sunday morn ing a sever e sale visited this town and port, the wind blowing in heavy squalls from the north-west. In the town trees sere blown down, and some damaze was caused in expo , •ed positloni t) the roots of houses, but no case of personal injury has been reporteri. A number of casualties to the coasting shipping have been reponed at the UNd,rwriters' rooms, including the following The schooner Mineral, from Barrow for Ellesmere-port, ' laden with iron, was driven on shore near Southport, and became a wreck, the hands being saved by the Southport lifeboat. A ves s el called the Thornton ran ashore opposite the Clarence-dock, but came off at the flood tide. A sloop has been reported as having dis appeared near the West Hoyle Bank. The schooner Sally and Ann, from WLitehaven, arrived this morning, reports that two of her bands were washed overboard and lost. The steamer Mona's Queen, from Douglas for Liverpool, reports having seen a piece of %reek, ap parently part of a paddle-box, floating near the Bell Buoy. A schooner was seen to strike the banks inside ; of the Bell Buoy yesterday, and she became a total wreck. The Mona's Queen also reports having seen three mast-heals upright about five miles north-Ivolt of the Bell Buoy. PARLIkMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YEsTERbAy.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolieck at five o'clock. THE RANELAGII SEWER. Viscount TORRINGTON said be had received a letter from the engineer uf the Metropclitan Board of Works with referencs to the returns be had moved for in connection with the Ranelagh Sewer. The letter informed him that the returns bad already been printed by order of the house. lie had answered that letter, stating that the returns already printed did not contain the information required. Until he received a reply to that answer, he should abs'ain from any remarks on the subject. TaE LATE MR. TURNER'S PICTURES. Lord ST. LEONARDS asked whether there was any intention on the part of the Goverment to build a.gal lery annexed to the National Gallery, to be called the Turner Gallery ; and whether they intended to transfer the pictures now at Hampton Court to the National Gallery ? The Earl ef DERBY said he entirely agreed with his noble and learned friend that it would be a great mis. take to transfer the pictures from Hampton-court to the National Ga is ry. It was, undoubtedly, the intention of the Government to take steps to provide additional accommodation lp,icreaeysseefdou fltrieyodmtotsensible z for h pe r eosfFutrheet country e variousas soon tea as they wereoh arret. o v f a r o a e r o li f am th e e nt T a n ry rn b e u r e o in o e l s i s e . otio H n, e and in the new arrangements care would he taken to give Ina effect to the conditions under which Mr. Turner made his bequest t) the ration. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion cf L-rd REDESDALE the Warrington an l Stockpilt Railway (capital), aid the Clyde Naviga tion Bill, were read a third time and passed. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH BILL. The third readirg of this bill having been moved by the Earl of DERBY, L-:rd REDESDALE and Lord STANLEY of ALDSALEY offered some o j coon, or. tae ground that the original ,oeme nth,d not been wile,: out as was intended by Parliament. The third reading Wll9 negatived without a division. CORNWALL 'SUBMARINE MINES BILL. The standing orders, attcr some discussion, were rue perded, in ordtr that this bill, r.hich was to settle the rights of the Crown with revect to certain minerals in Cornwall, between high and low water markp, might be read a second time. TEIE RIGHT OF SEARCH. Lord LYNDHURST, in'rising to put the qtieftieß2 of which he had given notice to the Secretary of State . fcr Foreign Affairs with respect to the right of visit, :aid,—Your lordships, no doubt, may most of you have sad a speech which was made by Mr. Dallas, the Ame ricas Minister, a short time since, at a meeting of his feliow-4r,jects to celebrate the anniversary of American independence. On that occasion the hon. - gentleman stg,d that the question of the right of visiting American v;. , si,el3 in ,ime of peace on the high seas had been finally is a subject, toy lords, of so much import aucs and such deep interest that it is material that we should receive a cl , stioct and precise account of the terms on which that settlement is based ; and I have therefore given notice of a question which I intend to propose to my noble friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire, in order that he may give us some explanation on the subject to which I have referred. Many persons —perhaps I ought not to say " many persons," but se veral persona, and those in a high political position— appear to think that Oat proceeding was not justified, and that in point of fact we have surrendered a most valuable and important right. Tne answer whin') T mat e to that is that we hay. virril! d.rod LAG ri g nt, fir west, in poinl. of taut, no such right as that which is contended for has ever existed. We have abandoned the assump tion of a right, and in doing so we have, I think, acted justly, oruderoly, and wisely. (gear, bear ) Now, my lords, with your permission, I shall proceed to make a few observations upon the general question, and to refer to some authorities on the subject ; but I assure you that I should not have troubled you were it not that I thick it is of great importance that this question should be distinctly and finally understood and settled. The first proposition which I state is this :—That in no writer on international law has that right ever been asserted ; and, in the next place, that there is no decision of any court of justice having jurisdiction to decide such questions in which that light has been admitted. I wish in making this assertion to fortify myself by some authorities ; and Z cannot quote a higher or a better authority than that of the English judge Lord Stowell, who states distinctly, in the words which I am about to read—in conformity with what I hare stated—that no such right has ever been asserted by any competent authority. His words are these— " I can find no authority that gives the right of inter ruption to the ravigation of States in amity upon the high seas excepting that which the rights of war give to both belligerents against neutrals." This is a distinct statement made by that noble lord, in addition to which I beg leave to refer to the authority of Wheaton, who states the proposition in these terms— " It is impossible to show a single passage in any insti• tutional writer on public law, or the judgment of any c3rirt by which that law is administered, which will jos. tify the exercise of such a right on the high seas in time of peace, independent of special compact." So that your lordship perceive that both on this side of the water and in America, by the best authorities,and by the highest jurists, that light, in the passages to which I hare referred, is controverted instead of beit g ndmiitjd. (Hear.) It has been agitated long between this country on the one aide and America on the other. The eminent jurist on the other side of the water makes his statement and assertion ; four corresponding autho rity on this side of the water makes his assertion—and those assertions directly and distinctly agree. For any self, my I Ards, I have never been able to discover any principle of law or reason on which that right could bes supported. I will refer again to the same high English auebority—Lord Stowell—upon this subject, and you shall hear whai; Le emphatically states with respect to it. Tout di dinguished jurist says— "No nation can exercise the right of visitation and search on the high seas except on the belligerent claim. No such right has ever been claimed nor can it be exer cised, without the oppression of interrupting and harass ing the real and lawful navigation of other countries, for the right when it exists at all is universal and will extend to all countries. If I were to press the consideration fur thtr it would be by stating the gigantic mischiefs which such a claim is likely to produce." I may add that another very high authoritp—' he Awe. aeon Judge Storey—in a well known case expressed the name opinion in almost the same terms and in lan guage as emphatic. So here again is a coincidence of authority between the two parties agitating the question —the authority on this side of the water corresponding exactly with the authority on the o: her. But Ido not think it necessary to refer to ar.y cases in support of the question I am considering ; I will refer only to the principle on which the question rests. What is the rule with respect to the high seas and to the navigation o f the high seas ? All nations are equal upon the high seas. Whether they be strong and powerful or weak and imbecile, ail are on a footing of perfect equality. What is the position of a merchant ship on the high seas A ship is part of the dominion of the country to which she belongg, and what right has the ship of one nation to in of ary other nation, where the rightsterft e of princ:ple is so c l ear an d re a there equalship I The so distinct that there can be no doubt about it. lam utiwilhog on a question of this kind to refer to any ar guments of my o wn, cr to any authority which I can possess on the subject ; but hear what is said by Lord Stowell with respect to the navigation of the high seas. His language is this : All nations being equal have an equal right to the un interrupted use of the unappropriated parts of the ocean for their navigation. In places where no local authority exists, where the subjects of all Statesmeet on a footing of entire equality and independenae, no one State or any of its subjects has a right to assume or exercise authority over the subjects of another." That is a confirmation of the doctrine which I hays stated, that the principle on which this question is to be decided is the equality of all nations on the high seas. Admitting this principle how can it be asserted that the ships of one nation can interfere in any way with the vessels of another Then, having laid this „clown, the cnsideration next occurs that difficulties may arise out of frauds which may be prac.ised on the high teas, and it is said that the flag of America may for fraudulent purposes be astumed by another Power. But how can the act tf a third Power, or of the subjects of a third Power, by possibility affect any right existing on the part of the United States ? Take this case : —By our treaty with Spain we have a right to visit and serrch Spanish vessels with a view to prevent the slave trade. But ho w can that agreement between us and Spain by any possibility affect the rights of Amerisal Clearly in no way at all. But then what aro our cruisers to do I They are placed in a most difficulapcsition, because it is quite clear and plain, if one of our cruisers see a vessel hearing the American flag, and have reason to believe that that fl g is assumed, he mos' examine and itquire iota her right to carry that Sag as best he can. If the result should be to give him a strong suspicion that .he v-ssel has no right to the flag she bears, he tray visit and have an examination of her papers, and if he then find that his suspicions are correct he may dea 1 with her in the manner in which be would be justified in dealing with her as between England and the country to which she belongs. The American Government has no rightt interfere in this case. The matter is entirely haws^ the English cruiser and the vessel seized. But, i 1 4 1, 1 4, s'anuld turn out that the vessel is an America), and s . a right to use the flag the situation is this—h e mu st of o iur6e apologise for his acts, and make ump e L otiy P t e h n ; eation for any jury done. (Hear.) That is_ aoad. The position in which the two countries are "If a palm) ma else of the Unitel States. B. a'a officer to seize a American Minister for Foreign AffAir 4 thus P states .. the gistrate gives a warrant to a policy f he ventures to execute son, will make par ticular person, the office a r, be i identity of the individual he will should ie the result of his inquiries sa. the fohreedoes not In .w the per. turn out cor d execute the warrant. If his information t t i h s e fy w h a i l ro ra a n s t, t a o n re ct his proceeding s are correct also d arrested the wrong ; but if it turn out m ade a mistake an that he has man be must make ample compensation for the injury w hich he has done. The tw o mules seem to me to be prfectly analogous. A distinction has been attempted to be drawn—for which I think there is no foundation —between the right of visit and the right of searcbJ Visit and search are two separate wards in our vocabu lary of international law, but they express what is cow' veyed by , a single te rm i n f ore i gn voca b u l ar i es "le droit de vi.site ' What is the use of visiting if you can do no thing ! How can a mere visit convey the information ad, :bat• day lUD. low I, a no last 89a 91 91 44, 38 SCO 6;17 i 410 627 k 4isle• n ad. , re of 'rob, was d by dour e till ng at t the Con• Iowa• stern r, the of 1 11 ucted 10t so from &S . laoce urred tu ber ant . d yed This inge" ke. ,R~t' t bri a.3 the lAst an d vier' 00 ), of 47; 18 18 20i .co .00 20 ) 20 2Efid 84 i 38i 20i i all all all 3 i I