The Sun. — London, England, 1860-02-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The interruption to trade occasioned by Mr. Gladstone's Budget having lessened the demand for accommodation, the Money Market now pre sents a tranquil and somewhat easier appearance. Instead of 41- per cent. the charge for negotiating first-class paper is now about 3 .1 per cent.; but the slightest increase in - the inquiry would probably create renewed firm ness, as the recent course of events has rendered capitalists exceedingly ♦igilant and cautious. At the same time, however, it noticed as a very fa vourable feature, that the outflow of gold from the Bank, which was the primary cause of the rise from 2} to 4 per cent. in the minimum rate of discount has been arrested, and, so far as can be seen at present, there is no immediate probability of its resumption. No alterations of importance were apparent in the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. The bar silver brought by the Para'a from the West Indies has been sold— part at 62d. and part at 621 d. per oz. standard. Notice has been given that the Exchequer Bills, dated March, 1859, with the interest due thereon, will be paid off on the 12th proximo, when the interest will cease. Letters from Liverpool report that in the cotton market, yesterday, business was rather dull, and prices exhibited no change of importance. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales. The railway share market closed quietly, but quotations were firm. At the meeting of the Southampton Dock Com pany it was stated that the not profit for the past half year was £7,703 Os. Bd., which, added to the surplus brought forward, would make an available balance of £8,486, from which a dividend of 2 per cent. was declared, leaving a sum of £1,279 2s. 3d. to be carried to the next half year's account. A decided improvement has taken place to-day in the market for Public Securities in, consequence of extensive purchases on speculative account, the operators having been encouraged by the favour able tendency of monetary affairs, owing to the diminished shipments of gold and the down ward tendency in the rate of discount. Con sols are now very buoyant at 95 to 95k for money and at 95} for the account. The New Threes and Reduced have advanced to 95 4 ; India New Stock has improved to 1041 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper to 984, ditto 51 per Cent. ditto to 1031, 104 ; ditto Debentures are firmer at 971 fl, and Exchequer Bills remain at 245. to 275. prem. In th; Foreign Stock market business is mode rately active, and prices show a general improve ment. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 791 to 80 ; ditto New, 661 ; to 67k; Mexican has advanced to 211 ; Russian 41 per Cents. are firmer at 97Z, ; ditto 3 per Cents., at 658 ; Spanish, at 458 ; and Dutch 29 per Cents., at 66k. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 prem. ; Universal ditto, prem. ; the London and Provincial ditto, k prem. ; and the Canadian Loan 2 i prem. The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been rather numerous, and prices generally have exhibited an upward movement, the advance amounting to about to I per cent. Caledonian, Eastern Counties, Blackwell, South-Western, Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midland, and North- Eastern (Berwick), improved ss. ; Great Northern, Great Western, North-Western, Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and South-Eastern, 10s. In the Foreign market there was not much activity. Prices, however, were firmer. Lombardo- Venetian improved to 11; 11-Z- ; Great Luxem bourg to 7k; and Bahia and San Francisco to 64 7. The Colonial lines have been steady. East In dian brought 1011 101; ; Great Indian Peninsula, 991- 991; and Great Western of Canada, 121. Joint Stoek Bank and Miscellaneous Shares hive shown no variation:of importance. London and Westminster have declined about 58.; and I'Tew South Wales, 6s. ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam have advanced 10s. k 111.1,1111 FENDS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. tank Stock *„ Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 951 1 t per Cent. Consols Annuities 1 ' L' 4 4v? 3 per Cent. Annuities W Stock Ditto 6 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent — Ditto 6 per Cent. Ditto 51 per Cent lO4 3,1 Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto, A 1859 e3nsol s for Account (March) Ladle. Stook for Amounnt — Ditto 6 per Cent lO4/ 4 1 xchNuer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d 24 7 thICES OF renuictx FENDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. &Lexie= 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Itussian, 1822, £ St., 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent . I Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Ditch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 661 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 95 Ditto Account (March 8) , 95i PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. ANCHORS, &c. (MERCHANT SERVICE). b This committee re-assembled yesterday ; Sir J. '"lphinstone in the chair. Mr. Macdonald, manager of the Liverpool Cor poration testing machine, stated that the machine *I LI in oonstant use, and was not sufficient for the Work required. In 1855 the number of fathoms of c hain cable proved was 10,717, of which 8,862 were fo und„ to be defective, and 576 were condemned. In i 85 6 the number of fathoms proved was 11,336, of 7aich there were defective, 9,575 ; condemned, VEt• In 1857 the number of fathoms proved was .1 2 ,826, of which there were defective 10,393 ; con "hmed 316. In 1858, the number of fathoms Proved was 9,387, of which there were defec tive 8,278; condemned 383. In 1859, up to `tllgust 1, the number of fathoms proved was t f en, of which there were defective 4,038, con "embed 357. The number of fathoms of close link p r oved during the same period was 36,884, of which here were defect i ve 2 1 ,487, an d con d emne d 1,5 41 . T he defects chiefly arose from the cables being con structed of bad iron. The condemned chains were frequently sold to the owners of vessels. The cables vessels classed at Lloyd's are required to be tested. T he cables of the Royal Charter were not tested by „ t he Liverpool m ac hi ne . O ne o f t h e ma k ers a t Liverpool had a testing ma c hi ne , b u t h e did no t believ e that any other of the makers had a machine. B Mr. Jackson—Six te s ti ng mac hi nes would cot be sufficient to do all the work required. Many s hips went to sea without having their cabl es t es t e d . tte had no doubt that if all the cables were tested t here would be a great saving of life and property. Mr. Henry Wood, chain-cable and anchor maker. ar Liverpool and Chester, said there was a testing Ilt ttehine at his establishment, the steam power of ,bi t ieh tested up to 300. The machine was similar o ° that that used in her Majesty's dockyards. Van-- o" 3 qualities of iron were used in the manufac hr.° of cables and anchors. He preferred Stafford tre iron for small sizes, and Welsh for the larger b ri e k The best cables were made from Plymouth 6 1.8 . The strain on the 2k-inch chains was 81 tons Tthe merchant test. The chain cables for the hal Chart er wer e m an u f ac t ure d a t hi s w orks. bi d eize was 2,1 inches and the strength 72 tons. seersnot believe that either the chains o r an c ho r s at fault in that case. - Was of opinion that all p ub ß°ing ships should have their cables tested at a t ew c establishment, and believed that a public ." It: would effect a great saving of life and property. a t • t hought the shipowners and underwriters were tc , il i fied with the corporation test at Liverpool, and Di ft ql not say whether they would prefer being a: e d under the supervision of a Government in pos_!tor. He _did not think any places would sup ett the expense of an establishment for testing Ar l3 t London, Liverpool, and the Clyde. The Nvolit l ; tr alty test in the case of the Royal Charter t' "I •o have be e n 81, and if it had been required „ the cabl es s h ou ld b e put to that test better iron bee " o have been used, and the cost would have c reased. The Committee then adjourned. ta t , t ; is unde rs t oo d th at t h e ceremony o f l a yi ng the er clalion st one o f th e l arge memor i a l w h ic h is to v'eed at Brompton barracks to the memory of tell officers and men of the Royal Engineers who by the Crimea will take place on Friday next, hue Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY tVitNI*G, FEBRITAItY 22, 1860. BRITISH POSSESSIONS Sharel Railway% Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent Dom., Baroda& Cent. Ind t Tu. 5 percent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference Builalo,Brant.&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Ben gal.gu.sp.c East Indian, fl . u. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4f 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 percent . Debentr IDo. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872. IGt. IndiaPenin. gua.sp.c. Do. New, gua.s per cent. Gt. South. of Ind.Lim.— guaranteed 5 per cent Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. 'l3 without opt Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do [Madras, guar., 4} p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Do. do. •••• I Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share , Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Oude (Limited) Scinde 4 41 Do. New ce (, Do. Punjaub . Do. Indus. St. Flo. a; a " St. Andrews & QuebecA Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 100 1 Stk 20} 10 100 I 100 100 17} 20 S took 100 Stock, 20 Sto. Stook 100 100 100 100 100 Stock Stock I Paid. Closrioe. Izugineu price i all 100 87 89 96 97 341 rii all all all X lOO 100 100 1. 3 0. 30. Od all 100 i all 1 all ss. / all 5 all 5 f 61 5 1 I 6} par I p li Icl id f d 1001 1011 d d Ip P 100 1001 100 i 1011 20 21 35 36 94 95 731 741 85 87 76 78 75 77 98 981 tel 1 d 1 5 1 ,1 1 8 21 1 7 21 1 d 95 ICO 98 ICO 95 100 90 93 86 89 961 971 90 9 1011 1 Id id lgt d id 3 d 90 18 al id 14 96 a FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam lArdfamen Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Belzian East. Junction Reziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo_ Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c iGreat Central of France ~Gt. Luxem., Con. sh A Italian Junction Lake Constance di sale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian 'L'runk Pref Paris,Lyons, and Medit Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse De. 51 percent. Pref. Southern of France I West Flanders Do. Si p. c. Preference IW. & N.W. of France (Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per oent. Pref Zealand...—. COLONIAL GOVER SECUK [TIES. 25 Blythe and Tyne 14 per - Can.Gov.6p.c JR.& July 100 113 115 4:1. pref. (issued at 250) all - - - Do. 6p.c.Fb.drAug. 100 109 111 1 Stk Brie . & Exet4p.otStook 100 95 97 - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 112 114 20 Do. do. do. Shares l4 - - - Do. 6 per cent. 1877 100 - - tock Caledon 210, 41 per cent 100 102 104 - Do. 6 per cent. 1880' 100 - - 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, N 0.2. all - - - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 09 110 61 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all - - - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. - - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 99 160 61 Dun. Perth,hr Aber.Jun all 55 6 - D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 100 99 100 091 Stock E.Ang - n. Class A 7 & spc 100 99 101 - Do.sp.sen.lBBB and up 100 99 100 994 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 112 116 - NovaScoldaGov.6p.o. St. Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc ... 100 105 107 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 08 109 1( Stock E. Conn. Ex. 5 pct . No.] 100 14 116 - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 199 111 Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 113 115 - Vict•Gov.6p.c..Tandauly 100 - - Stock Do. New 6 per at. Stock 100 128 130 - Do. do. April & Oct. 100 110 111 1115 5 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. i 100 82 84 Stock, Edin.&Glas. spc shares 1 100 111 113 MISCELLAIIEOUS. Stock' Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D.l 1 0 0 90 0 2 Stock I Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.' 100 77 78 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 14 15 StocklFurness, 5 per cent .... 1 100 - - 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited), all 130 170 StockPlas. &S West': a. 5 pc. , 100 121 123 25 Australian Agricultural 19 32 33 LI StocklGreat Northern, sp. ct. l 100 120 122 100 112 114 10 Australian Royal Mail. all - - Stock . Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm' 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 41 55 Stock 'Do. 44 p. c. do. do. - - 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm BO 87 8 9 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 38 40 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, let pt all - - 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 1 20 22 stock j Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4I i 100 94 93 20 Do. C / p. ct. pref. Stock ...I ) 100 Canada Land 321 122 127 50 Great West. (Berke and 10 Ch an. l s l an d s Tel.(Llm ) all 8 9 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. . 6 - - Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 15 29 S took ID°. Redeemable, 41 p c . t . . 100 9 7 99 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 24 v 5 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 10 0 87 89 86 Stock Crystal Palace. lOO 271 321 30 Stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 81 91 5 Do. Preference al 5 55 Stock Do. sp. ct. Itedeem.Pret 100 100 182 Stock ,Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deb lOO 101 104 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 10 1 . 04 Stock. Electric Telegraph lOO 102 104 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh. all 17 18 25 Do. New 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 105 101 5 English & Aust. Copper all 25 21 21 Stock Do. Birming. guar. stock 100 76 77 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 26 4 Do. Chester guanshares all 20 21 1 Great Ship (Limited).. all 1 4 134 Do. do. do - - 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 139 141 20 'London Discount 5 15 1 d Stock Do.Barnsl.St £5 3slodpc 100 - - 4 liond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 14 14 Stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) . 100 - - 20 'Madras Irr. and Canal 1 11 2 2 Stock i on.&Brig.spc. gu. No.] 100 116 118 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - - Stock Do. ,sp. o No. 2 100 116 118 10 lied. Exten. Tel. (I,im.) all 3 4 Stock Do. gua., 6p. ct. Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 116 118 10 Netherlands Land all - - Stock Do. Do. 41 per cent lOO - - 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at idle. all 5 5 5 Do. do. 41 per c. shares 1 - - 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 - - Stock Do. 7 percent. l'ref. St. 100 153 P 7 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.)' all 5 5 Stock D 0.6 p.c.do.(W.E.&C.P.) 100 132 136 1 O r i enta l G as Stock D 0.4 p.c S.(div.deLtil'6s) 100 66 -68 1 Do. New Shares lss. 5 d par 2.5 Lond. Chat. and Dover all 214 221 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 6 - - Stock Lon.& N.W.Cov.&Nun- 10 Ditto B 6 - - eaton, sp. ct. - - Stock Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 100 - - Stock Peel River Land & Min lOO 50 52 121 k Londondy & Cole, 1 shs. all - - 50 P en. & O r i en t a l St eam a ll 78 80 195 95 12 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. all - - 50 D o. New l5 12 14 Stoc Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 124 127 .20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr l5 1 1 p 6 Do. £6 4l 4 I p 50 Rhymney Iron all 21/ 22 23 I____ools CliffordGß D DE aore o evsyw . atoaNtnl Bassett s3G w aioßas. Stock Do. 31 per cent. 10 , Do. redeem. 6 per cent. 5 1 1 p 121 l araryport & Car., 4 p.c. all - - Do. 41 per cent... .... all - - litook ScotAustrln.lnv.(Lim.) 100 120 130 12/ 125 South Australian Land. all 34 36 Do - - 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 1 1 Stock Mid. Con. 6p. a. Stock 100 - - 1 ,Do. do Registered all 1 1 'Stock 1 Do.Con.Bris.&l3lr.6p.ot . . 100 189 141 20 ITr.,k Ln.Co.of Upr.Can 5 - Stock . ' Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 102 103 100 Van Dipmon's Land _ BRITISH MINES. 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 5 i 1) Stock Do. Lei°. & Hit.pref. et. 100 93 95 10 1 NewportAbet&c.pret.s 1 •, all 10 101 p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n in 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. o. with Share Mines. Paid, Closing I Business option till 1866 all '2 121 Price. Done. 12 10 Do., till 1869 Stock Norflk 5 p.o. Ex.Stk,lB46 104, - - .-.--,. Alfred Consols (Philaok) 2.11.10 31 4 x 0 British Iron Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - 16 11 2f Stock D 0.5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - I T ( 1 1 1 : : 1 o uv a g v is s a l . t u g . k t . ) . )) 7 - - :3 14 0 1 ; 08 43 1 2 4 1 5 14 0 05 1 i 1 6 :5 3 14 0 5 1: 1 at _-..... GG E a .alm s .‘ t ,i C ter a sa r it a : d i o uf n lb.ywn (IGI i znk : 1 2 25 ..7 44 . 1. 0 2 513 7 i 7 5164 5 1 100 109 111 1105 Stock Stock North 00. New, British, vu a. 55 perpe r centce n i 100 111 113 - E. ' Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref.' 64 a 13.4. 1 5 d Stock Stock N N t - h E a p s e t ‘. ' a lt o n a s i 1 .. & P r p e f ' . k 4. p C . ° c : 100: 95 9 - 1 4 9 1 - 3 17 Do. do. do. 28 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 •l3 - - - G. Wheal Vor(flelston) - Grenville 5l 3 34 25 'a o. York, H.& S. Porch. 10 s 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 .. 9 ; 4d - 91 all 23 24 - Herod's-Foot 8 26 2 6 20 North Staffordshire ...• 121 123 - Hingston Downs 4.16 4 5 Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g 100 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (tiny Lelant) Stock Do. Redeem., 2d gua.... 100 - - Stock Do. Irredeem., 24 gua. 1 ( 0 115 117 - North Downs 24 6 61 10 Itliymney Guaranteed. all - - -- North France s'l Hogan) 10 5 6 81 !Scottish Central, new p 1 all - - . ... N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) 5 5 64 Stock o;cottish North-Eastern 100 - - - North Wheal Crofty.. , 7.9.4 8 95 Stock' 31 pert . pref. stock.... 100 73 75 10 Par Consols (St. Elazy) 11 12 13 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. 100 122 124 :-... Providence (Uny Lelia) 10.6.7 44 50 Stock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock. 100 125 130 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 10s i 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10m. all 11 114 - SouthCaradon (St. Cleer) 11 25 260 10 Do. Fixed 44 percent. all - - - Sooth C. Brea( Mogan). 2 21 3 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading - S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18 ,9175 - 185 Ann., 1.0 6) all 24 241 - Stray Park 18.18.0 25 26 215 Stock Do .41 per cent lOO 101 103 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.e. Ist is Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 92 94 10 Tin Croft 9 4 51 Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO 101 103 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d Stock S.-Yorks lire, 4 p.c. F,, , ,ua lOO 85 88 - West Basset (Illogan). 11 19 2! 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c all 28 29 - W. Caradon (Liskeard) . . 10 80 82i 25 Do. B 6 per cent - West Seton 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 32 33 - Wheal Basset (Illogan). 55 179 180 Stock Watrfd & Kilkuy, f.p.c lOO 50 55 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 too 10 3 - Wheal Edward (Cale.).. 6 14 it - Wheal li itty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 14 15 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - Wli'l MaryAnn(Meithe) 8 30 32 - -- +VIII TrelßWTley (Lick. ) 44 29 31 Paid : Leasing Closing Business _ ----_ Railways. FOREIGN MINES Co.'s. Price. Done. South '1 i ntirt:e,((o. a .1 -- 27* i d—r----- -' par - - ---- - ---- -- - litmltont and Illetellley all Ln do IN. W • . !! I Buckinghamshire 100 I.n & N.W 99 101 1 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. ' 504 31 '5l Do. do. 54 p. ct. .. • • 100 Do. 124 126 124! 54 all Po. do. sp. et....., 100 ,Do . a — J B l r o a n z A ii m . i r l n d p C . oi.p:p.aeT,ls.iii.; 1 _ ..... Clydeadale.Tunetion. 100 Caledoninllo3 105 Colchester, Stour Val.. all E.U.&E C' 15} :61 20 Do.St.Jolindelltey,Lim 16 7 8 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.e. 100 G t.North.!l4o 112 _ 401 5 ccc D ool o apt . ,r L ireit4n a p n (do d oonp a p n c : o l rn M s i . n m i i i i n gC c o o 1 1 5 11 2 44 Od d E Union,HarwieliShs.i all 1 Par E. Counts.' 41 41 Do. Woodbridge _. i 100 ! . Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret. . 100 Ca.l ....... 1 .... '—.. Do. New I 100 !D o. .. i 20 General 2 1 Drourtaoaun.Cop.Ming.Co allaal 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 Ai d I Gloster& Dean Forest! all iG t. Wes . t. .! 3 Linares all 101 lli d Ffartlpool.Dck.&Rail.l all lYk.N.ealr' 5 Lusitanian [lull and Selby Do. 1 Shares ' all D 0....... —•— IN. Rhi neCop.of S. Aus.L its. }d i P Do. 1 Shares ; all D 0...... 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead . ~,_ NM' 208 212 212 Minim: and Smelt.... all 4 6 100 S. East... 64 6 6 5 P or t Phi l i p 1 1 I Lan n c. do &L t a G rl r . e gu en a.s c p h .c. wi . 1 100 Ln& Do. Preference 18.2.81 United Mexican _ Lowestoft,L on. , T i 1 b y g & u S a o . t 4 tt p e n o d t .. i ' , 1 1 04 Do 6 per cent I 100 'Do. _ _ I NI P e o t r Norfolk.. ' o a l k e' °.; _ 93 _ O5 _ _ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Baslllol6 Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. P7lOB. Done. Nlaiii.n.cn.,rßauaxiit,rni.rizr3reitaetrk 100a11 L ll. lsT idi W an ic d 3l . 9 2 6 1 9 :1 sues Stock , —_ _ __ Newtnarkt.,BuryEx 1 , 5. 5. 6. E.Counts -I 1 p i guaranteed 5 p. e. ) , 57 59 100 'ApTa&UnitedServiceßk 50 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.e all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent.... all Do. — 25 Bank' of 14,pt all 24 241 50 51 53 Do. Flved 5 per cent. : all Do. 40 Brit. Col. Bk.& LoanCo all North Western all Midland 141 15 Preston and Wyre. i 1 , all I , Lsk I& N . i 1 50 British North A mer i can a ll 57 1 20 'Clod. Bank of India, dzo all 201 21 Do. 1 Shares A. all , Do. , _ 25 Cli.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch. all 31 33 Roystn,llitch.,& Shp, 100 'Gt.North.'l3s 137 1 1 1 W OO Colonial City : . 1 . 10 . ,: I. ._ r . C . , 1,1 jrn . n . a . dd . oa . n .. a 2 2 51 0 5 01 7 _6 0 2140 38 Shr , wsbry& Horetord: 100 T Brassey 104 106 20.11 i . 1 I C C o o n n i s i u Ban k e r ci Do. Do. i 1 "• • I 4 4Co South Staffordshire ..' all 3PCicart .1 lot it Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 190 92 20 lEng , Scot., & AWL Ch. all 14 1 Wimbledon& Croydn. l all L.&Brvtir 71 81 2O Gen 'Bk. of Switzerland all — 44 20 Lon.Char.l3k.otAustraL all 221 221 DOCKS. 50 London and County 20 . 50 ;London Joint Stook •.• lO Share Docks. Paid Closing , guinea. 100 , London & Westminster L2O 55 • Prioo. ' Done. 100 Nat. Prov. of E ng l and. 35 20 Do. new . . ... . ......... 10 . BO National Bank ........ 25 --- r ---- Stock Commercial lOO 20 'N ew So u th Wales .. ... all Stock Do 4 perC en t.P re f . Mi n lOO 25 ' Or i ent . 1 4 k . Corporation all 40 41 41 20 Ottoman Bank .. ~." .. all 19 2 0 StockrEwxt and W est I n di a—, 100 -_ Stock 'London lOO 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 77 79 Stock St. Katharine lOO 10 Do. New Stock Southampton lOO 25 South Australia Stockyictorta ......... ..... .... t , 100 102 104 25 rUnlon of Australia all 30:00 Now tuatseetswatl I 50 union of London Bill 28 29 I 1 0 , Uaity Mutual es GO ..... RIM 'AYS. 41 41 d par I 1 2 24 11 1 d d 24 25} 8} 7 li lipl 8 81 14 191 36 364 - 9 10 344 35 53 SS 11 13 16 5i 6 891 19 20 :1 22 23 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT'. HOUSE OF COMMON S.—(Tura DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The `hatchet Harbour Bill was read a second time. CARLISLE AND wEvmouni ELECTIONS. The committees appointed to try the petitions against the return of the members for these boroughs were sworn. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against different points in the budget, for the reduction of the duty on malt, con currently with the reduction of the duty on foreign wines and spirits; against the abolition of church rates ; against the licensing system proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; in favour of the repeal of the duty on paper; of the exemption of incomes under £1.50 a year from the inc.ane tax • in favour of the Amendment of the Poor Law, &c., II IGHWAYS BILL. An HON. MEMBER gave notice that on the motion for the second reading of this bill, he would move, as an amend ment, that it be read a second time that day six months. VOLUNTEER, CORPS. [LEFT SITTING.] LAW INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices.) ♦PPEAL MOTION -- ELDERTON V. CAMROVS COALBROOKE STEAM AND SWANSEA RAILWAY COMPANY. -.- This was an appeal motion from a decision of Vice- Chancellor Sir John Stuart, declining to adjudicate in this cause pending arbitration. Objections were taken to surcharges of two sums of £1,200 and £l,BOO in accounts taken before the Master, and the proof tendered before the arbiter. Their lordships were of opinion that it was not compe tent to dispose of these preliminary objections at present, and refused this appeal motion, with costs, without prejudice to any question that may be raised on the merits. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE EVANS. This was a certificate meeting, I;nd the bankrupt was described as a solicitor of Farnham. Tho official assignee informed the court that the bankrupt was absent, and the solicitor to the assignees expressed an opinion that the bank rupt would not make his appearance to-day; in fact, he had written a letter setting forth that, in consequence of his property not having been converted, ho should not at this time apply for his certificate. Mr. Lawrance, for the creditors, urged upon the court to proceed with and determine the case. An attempt to serve the bankrupt with a summons to attend had been unsuc cessful. The Commissioner doubted it he could go on, the bank rupt not being present. Mr. Lawrance quoted the 198th section of the act, and a case in which Commissioner Fano heard a cause in the absence of the bankrupt, and refused the certificate. This was a case in which the bankrupt (Evans) disputed the adjudication, but in March, 1858, he had absconded. The Commissioner asked if, under all the circumstances, a criminal prosecution ought not to be ordered ? Mr. Lawranco—What is the use of doing so in the ab sence of the bankrupt ! The bird has flown, and the bank rupt was too astute a lawyer to remain within the jurisdic tion of the Court. This was a case in which, although uncertificated as a bankrupt, the bankrupt had obtained his certificate, enabling him to practise as an attorney, and it was a matter that ought to be well ventilated for the protection of the public. Mr. Commissioner Holyroyd here arrived, and advised that a special jury should be appointed, and that some exertion should be made to notify the same to the ab sentee. Mr. Lawrence agreed to this, and an adjournment was ordered for one month. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH- STREET. A PICKPOCKET AT THE HAYMARKET THEATRE.--Thos. Welsh, 22, was charged with attempting to pick pockets at the Haymarket Theatre. ____ Charles Brown, 304 A, said that about 12 the previous night, as the audience were leaving the theatre, he saw the prisoner, who was inside the theatre, place himself beside two ladies as they were passing out, and while they were waiting at the door for their carriage, he saw the prisoner put his left hand into one of the ladies' pockets. The lady looked him full in the face, and he did not succeed in getting anything. The prisoner then walked back to the dress-circle, and followed two other ladies from that place to the door, and again put his left hand into one of their pockets, but was again unsuccessful. He (Brown) then followed him into the theatre again, when he followed two ladies and a gentleman outside up to their carriage door, and he there saw him put his hand down by the left side of one of the ladies, and he then took him into custody. Prisoner put some questions to the constable, but they only had the effect of strengthening the case against him. Sergeant Cole, 23 C, said that in 1855 he had the prisoner in custody, when he was discharged; on May 25, 1857, prisoner had three months for picking pockets ; and on April 21, 1858, he was tried at the Westminster Sessions for felony and discharged. Mr. Beadon committed the prisoner for three months with hard labour. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE —STRONG E CASE.—Phoebe Taylor, of 9, West-street, Golden-square, was charged with attempt ing to commit suicide by taking laudanum, appearing in a very dejected state. Weal, 204 C, said that on the previous night about a quarter past 11 while passing along Grosvenor -street, Gros venor-square, he heard a sound as of a cork being pulled out of a bottle, and on looking round saw the defendant with a bottle at her mouth. He took the bottle out of her hand and at the time she exclaimed, " I've done it again." He asked her where she got the laudanum, some:of which was in the bottle, and she said she had bought one pennyworth at the chemist's in Davies-street, and a second pennyworth at another chemist's. On going to the chemist in Davies street, he ■aid he had sold her a pennyworth, and offered the defendant an emetic, but she refused it. Upon this he took her to the St. George's Hospital, where an emetic was administered, but the doctor said he could trace no lauda num. Mr. Beadon asked the defendant what induced her to act as she had done. Defendant said she did nor know. Weals said she told him that she had taken two penny worth before, and that she meant to make away with her self. The defendant again said she had nothing to say, and she was remanded for a week. THIS 'Mrs SHIPPING. Lownorr, Feb. 22.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; moderato breeze and cloudy. PORTSM9UTII, Feb. 25.—Wind, W.N.W.—Sailed—Her Majesty's steamer Alecto, for Coast of Africa—H.M.'s str. Falcon, for the eastward. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 21.—Wind, N.E.—Sailod— Mariner, for the Cape f Good Hope. HULL, Feb. 21.—Arrived—Alster (as.), from Antwerp. Sailed—liVarjakka, for Moulmain. BRIDLINGTON, Feb. 21.—Wind, N.E.—Arrived—The Holyrood (as), from Rotterdam for Leith—Jane Hughes, from Port Nadoc for Newburgh, With damage to bows, loss of bowsprit, slipped both anchor s , &c. having been in con tact with the Holyrood fromYarmouth to Newcastle, with serious damag e t o b roadside, having boon in collision with the Margaret, from Southampton to Sun derland. PILL, Feb. 21.—Wind N.N.E.—A.rrived—Hedwig, from Bremen for St. Thomas; Parga, from Cork for Gre nada. DOVER, Fob. 21.—Wind N.N.W., strong.—Arri ved British Oak, from Charleston, with damage in midships, having been in collision. ➢Y ELIICTUIC TELEGRAM) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind N. Arrived, Feb. 20.—Tiber and British Lady, from New • port ; Alceete and Ceylon, from Cardiff; Dispatch, steamer, from Jersey; Meridian, from Rouen; Satelle, from N ea th. Sailed, Feb. 20.—Ceylon, steamer, for Alexandria ; Cou rier and Atalanta, steamers, for Jersey ; Georges and La Poule, for Cherbourg ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre. Arrived, Feb. 21.—New York, steamer, from Bremen ; Havre, steamer, from Havre; Foyle, steamer, from Lon don; Empress Eugenie ' steamer, from Liverpool; Vi o l e t, from Waterford ; Abbotsford, from Sunderland ; 'Welling ton, from London ; Pursuit, from Hartlepool; Virtue, from Cork ; Martha, from Cardiff; Elizabeth and Richard, from Port Madoc ; Bird, from Cowes. Sailed, Feb. 21.—St. Nicholas, for New York ; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey ; Foyle, steamer, for Dublin ; Empress Eugenie, steamer, for London ; Theodore, for ilanelly. Wind S.SW. LivEamioL, Wodnosday M orn i ng . A rrivod — lndofatigabl e , from De Greav©. SUBMA.RINP. AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Mor n i ng . Wind N.W. tide second hours flood ; weather cloudy. Arrived, Feb. 2 l—Raphael, from Algoa Bay. Arrived, Feb. 2 2.—Leo, steamer, and Batavia, staemer, from Rotterdam ; Sinai, from Havre; Orontes, fro m J a . maica : Triton, steamer, from Calais. Sailed.—Belgium, for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday M orn i ng . Wind N., li g ht . Passed.—ller Majesty's ship Doe, from Woolwich, for Portsmouth ; Empress Eugenie, screw steamer, from the West; Queen of Clyde, from Calcutta—both for London; Zodiac, from London, for Brest; Balgowrie, barque, from the North for the West. Sailed, in tow. —All the homeward bound, for London. THE SNO TV AND ITS EFFECT The Falkirk Herald says :—" For some days back, from earliest dawn till latest dusk, a most in cessant firing has been heard on all sides of the town. A lengthened storm had driven the feathered denizens of the woods from their sylvian seclusion, near to man's habitation, and that in the enfeebled condition caused by extreme cold and lack of food, they presented a temptation and fell an easy prey even to an inexperienced marksman. Our hedge rows and garden shrubberies have literally been infested with lurking fellows armed with every variety of rusty muskets, some of whi , :n, to appear ance, it would have been a debateable point wherein consisted the greater danger of firing or being fired at. In the midst of half-a-dozen onlookers, a sports man, seemingly from some of the mining villages, blew a wood pigeon into pieces as it was resting ca the snow a few yards from the muzzle of his gun. Numerous poaching cases have been detected, but many have occurred which will doubtless escape de tection. We should gladly hail a thaw for no other reason than than that it will put an end to the idle ness and disreputable practice in which so many of our labouring population, especially the mining portion of it, have been at this season tempted to indulge." The Perthshire Advertiser remarks—" With the grounds so covered with snow, and subjected to the intensity of such a severe frost, sheep on hill farms must have suffered greatly ; indeed we hear that large numbers are dying among the °dills, and that those which live are kept in existence at a ruinous expense for hay. In the Highlands matters are much the same; and in addition, it is said that want of food has made serious havoc in deer forests. "Wildfowl have suffered dread fully ; and on farms in the neighbourhood of preserves, a ceaseless warfare has been kept up between the farmers and their servants and clouds of hungry moorfowls and blackcocks for the possession of the stackyards. Rabbits are also named among the unfortunates, large numbers daily dying off everywhere. To wood pigeons the storm has been particularly severe. They were seen falling dead from the trees through sheer want, and the wildest became so tame that boys found little diffi culty in shooting them down by dozens. Small birds were thinned off rapidly, and the less timid betook themselves to houses quite freely. On Monday, we know of a robin going into a kitchen, and at once perching itself familiarly upon the guidwife's shoulders ; and on Tuesday a pe.ir of hedge-sparrows became and still continue members of the same household, and are already so domesti cated. that they deport themselves like old friends." 7111 S DAY'S MARKATS. PRICE OF GOLD. --The quotation of gold at Pari s is about # per milled, and the short exchange on London is 25.14 por starling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price Of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about 1-10th per cent, dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from. Hamburg the nice of gold is 422 p er mar k , an d th e s h or t exchange on ndon is 13.31 per £1 storlinq. Standard gold at the English Mint price is therefore about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of ex change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1081 9 per cent., which, when compared. with the Mint proportions between the two countries, shop is that the ex change is slightly against England • and, after making allowance for charge s o f transport and difference of inte rest, the present rate leaves no profit on 'ale importation of gold from the United States. CORN EXCHANGE. There was only a limited supply of English wheat on offer in to-day's market; but the general condition of the samples was tolerably good. On the whole the trade ruled firm, and Monday's prices were well supported. No foreign wheat has come to hand this week, but the show of samples was seasonably extensive. The demand was far from active, nevertheless the quotations ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain commanded active rates. The barley trade was somewhat active, and fine qualities fit for malting and sowing purposes sold at high quotations. We have again to report a dull sale for malt, on former terms. Tho oat trade was firm, and good sound corn was rather dearer. Beaus, peas, and flour sold steadily, on former terms. ARILITALS TRIP WASIK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats Fleur. English 6lO ( 01,58 1 650 ' :150 1 460 Irish Foreign — i 2,100 --- i 50 mks. I I —Ws. BOROUGH HO?. Most kinds of hops are held at full prices, but the de mand generally is very inactive. WHITECHA.PEL. The supplies of meat are good, and thu trade rules steady follows . Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 61 ; lamb, Om Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; and pork, Ss 64 to 5s Od per Lib., by the carcase. COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWCASTLE-UNDER LYNE-FEB. 20. At to-day's market there was only a moderate supply of wheat, and the best samples meeting with a good demand, readily realised prices which were fully is over last week. Fine barley advanced is per qr on late rates. Beans were in request and very firm. SLEAFOR .1' EL 20. The supply of wheat was pretty tolerable, with a mid dling demand, and little:alteration in prices. Wheat, red .42s to 4ts Oats.... 24s to 291 White do .48s to 53s Beans 42s to 44s Barley .38s to 448 Peas ~..34s to 37, LEEDS-FEB, 21. The supply of wheat was small, and a more limited de mand pervaded the market than of late, owing to contrary winds. Barley and oats in demand, a t full prices. Beans and other articles were unchanged. SHEFFIELD-FEB. 21. Red wheat, par sack of 3 imperial bushels...l6s 641 to 18s Od White 11 1/ ...18s Od t• 20s Od 71 1; „ New red 11 ...17s Od to 18s Od New white ~ 11 ...18s Od to 19s fid Beans ,t t 1 ... 16e 641 to 20s Od Peas, per qr 42s Od to 48s Od Grindinc , barley, per qr 33s Od to 35s Od Malting ditto, „ 37s Od to 438 Od Oats 22s Od to 30s Od Millers' prices for flour-1s 6d, is Bd, and Is 10d per .41b. NORWICH CATTLE-FEB. 18. Our market to •day exhibited a good show of store cattle, comprising Scots, shorthorns, and Irish. A moderate trade was effected, although there was a tolerable attendance At the close fully one• half of the stock remained unsold. Scots, 4s to 4s 6d ; shorthorns, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; Irish, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; Devons, Os Od to Os (estimated weight when fat). Fat beasts a dull sale, at 8s Od to 8s 6d per stone. Sheep—There were fair supplies of sheep in the pens. Fat sheep, 8s Od to 8s 6d per stone ; prime, 9s. Pigs—A poor supply. Store pigs 25s to 30s; fat pork, 8s Od to 8s 6d per stone. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTYADAY• Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 151 11 151 Antwerp Brussels — 25 171 25 22 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles 25 321 Frankfort on Maine — 1171 Vienna Trieste 25 26 1 13 13 Peteraburgh Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa 3 , 41 41 30 25 26 37} 40 17i 5 55 401 1 . 21} 122 621 63 Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) ,, 0 5 2 South American Doublons FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. :n the following table E signifies that letters are dospatehel by evening mails from London, and M by morning mails. Next DESTINATIONS. Despatch Port of Malt of Mails. ' Despatch. due. Australia and Mauritius, vial, Southampton W 1 ar. 12, E Southarnp. Mar. 11 . Ditto, via Marseilles Bahamas and Havana via New York Nfar. 5, E Liverpool.. Mar. 15 Canada, &e. (by Canadn. pckt ) Feb. 22. E Liverpool.. i Feb. 22 Cape of Good Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena Mar. 5, E'Devonport IMarch 3 China, Penang, and Singa- 1 pore, via Southampton j Feb. 20, 31 , ,Southamp. overdue Ditto, via Marseilles Gibraltar, via Southampton - Feb. 20, Sl' Southamp. overdue Honduras and Blewtields .... Feb. , D Southamp. Feb. India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampton Feb. 20, IL Southamp. overdue Ditto, via Marseilles filar. 27,3 71.1 I Southamp. Feb. l:el 2 2 0 5 India (Bombay), via South ampton Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres, i and F. Islands Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Feb. 27, Al Sauth am p . F e b. 21 fdalta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Feb. 20, M Southamp. overdue Ditto. via Marseilles tlexieo and Havana Newfoundland ,Mar. 2,:E'Liverpool.. United states and British N 1 America (by British packet)Felt. 25, E Liverpool.. Feb. 22 Ditto (by U. S. packet) , Feb. 22, E Southamp. West Coast of Africa, Ma deira, and Tenerilfe Feb. 23 E Liverpool.. Mar. 10 Rest India, Califoi ilia, / ene zuola, Chili, Peru, Grey. town, New Granada, &c. ,Mar. 2, Southamp. Mar. 1 LETTER OF 31. MICHEL CHEVALIER OJV THE EXPOI?T-4TION OF ENGLISH COAL. The following letter, addressed by M. Michel Chevalier to a friend in this country, possesses great interest from the facts which it contains and the arguments which it employs with reference to the facilities for procuring coal granted to France by the commercial treaty. M. Chevalier's facts effectually dispose of the fictions by which the Con servative leaders in both Houses of Parliament have attempted to convert into a ground of national apprehension not the least important part of the proposed measure : " Paris, 73, Rue de l'Universite, Feb. 18, 1860. " My dear friend,—Nothing is spoken of here but the objections raised against that article of the treaty which regards the exportation of coals ; and I take the liberty of writing you a few words on the subject. It is a subject with which lam per fectly familiar—and by this I mean that lam not only familiar with the subject itself, but that I am also acquainted with everything that has occurred in reference to this portion of the treaty between the two Governments. " The assertion put forward is to the effect, that we should be prevented from carrying on a mari time war if deprived of English coal ; or, in other terms, that we obtain the means of carrying on a maritime war by being allowed to lay in a stock of English coal. is a ()Toss mistake respecti ng f ac t. F rance has fewer coal t mines than England, but is not wholly destitute of them; tho greater part of her mines are at a distance from the coast; but by means of our canals and our railways, now almost completed, the distance may be got over without too great expense. I have made calculations, from which it results 'hat the French coal sold in our maritime arsen -,its (Brest, Cherbourg, Lorient, Roche fort) would ',lot cost more than 10s. the ton (1,000 kilogramir.es) above the English coal, and that some tim-- 4 " not hp more than 5s In r time of peace manse forges of Brest, &c., Aze., millions for coal. "In the Mediterranean the case is still . stronger. There the English coal is as dear as the coal of Main (Gard), of Bessegeir (Gard), and of Grais sessac (Reranit). Lastly, England has an interest in the two contracting parties being allowed freely to export their coal ; for our coals in the south (Alain, Bessegeir, Graissessac, and even sometimes Rive de Gie) might be found extremely convenient for its Mediterranean fleets. " And, also, we can obtain the Belgian coal ex tremely abundant and extremely good. " Thus the pretext invented :by the English Protectionists is absurd ; it is directly contradicted by the facts ; they are, in reality, pursuing, but one end—that of sowing distrust and irritation between two great nations " This course of the Tories is in fact provoking on the part of England an unfriendly act towards us. The rejection of the article of the treaty would be an unfriendly act, and it would be taken for such in France. The cry would be raised of Per fidious Albion !' Our great manufacturers would exclaim that they have been duped about the re duction in the export duties on English eoal. " The moral and political effect expected from the treaty : the drawing closer together of two great nations, would not be attained. " And this would be the case even were the ar ticle to be struck out from the treaty, with the con sent of the French Government.—Ever yours, " MICHEL CHEVALIER." THE SOCIAL EVlL.—Last night, at twelve o'clock, a second meeting of an extraordinay description took place at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly. At the hour named swam 300 females of the unfortunate class, many of whom were most fashionably attired, assembled (in accor dance with invitations which were indiscriminately issued at the cafes and other places of resort in the locality) to partake of tea, coffee, and refreshments. Subsequently ad dresses were delivered by several ministers and gentlemen with a view to induce any females of tho class named to enter their names as candidates for admission to various re formatories, arrangements having previously been mule for this purpose. The vicinity of the hall was crowded by persons anxious for admission, who were refused unless provided with tickets front the committee who organised the movement. A similar meeting will shortly be held at the East end of London. SHAiiB lIIARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHAMES AND STOCKS. losing Busbies' Share, C Pr Railways. Paid. ce. 12.1 i Au! kerg., IN wing. Bost. I and Eastern Junction 10 el 6/ 50 IBelfast and Ballymena all 13.14 il;ir., Wel., and Str. Val all 8 81 Stock Birk.,La., and Ch. June 100 73 74 25 Blackburn 25 Myth and Tyne all 10 , Bost. Slefd. & Coon all 81 7 Stockißristol and Exeter 100 104 106 Stock 'Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 50 Cork and Bandon 9 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all ...... 6 — 64 tll un sp.c.per an. 21 1 ( 0 9 Cornwall a l A roves. no div. aall ll , hasbeen pd.toß. 50 inublin and Bell ast June. all 25 ,Don.,Perth,lir Abr.June all 7 4 8 Stoc': East Anglian lOO 134 141 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 5 5 4 674 574 Stock !Eastern Union A Stock 100 38 40 Stock I Do. do. B Stock 100 26 28 274 25 I Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 20 'East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 814 92 1 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 20 291 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn lOO 101 103 10 Great North of Scotland all Stock Great Northern lOO 1084 1001 1091 9 Stock Do. do. AStock lOO 974 981 98 4 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 135 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 169 111 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 60 65 12 Irish South Eastern all Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 100 1004 Mt Stook London and Blackwall. 100 86 68 Bt4 Stook Lon.,Brighton&S.Coast 100 121 112 111 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover all 124 134 12# 134 Stock London & North Westn' 100 99 994 0 4 4 12i Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 921 93} 93 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine all 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 8 10 Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 39 40 994 404 50 llaryport and Carlisle 124 Do. do. 4 Shares all 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO 108} 1084 1084 Stock Do. firming. & Derby., 100 86 88 50 11id. Gt. West.(lreland) all 25 Do. 4 Shares all 25 Mid Kent all 10 Do. (Cray Line) all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & llerefd, all 91 104 10 Newry & Armagh (aet) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk lOO 57 59 884 50 North. Counties Union 34 34 I d Stock North British Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stook Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 921 934 921 25 Do. do. G .N.E.Purchase 1613 1 14 14 d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 47} 471 Stock Do. York lOO 761 775 761 Stock North London lOO 108 110 20 North Staffordshire 174 31 31 d 131 10 No. & Son. W. Junction all 9 94 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Waiver lOO 36 37 874 4 10 Peebles all 71 8} 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO Stock Scottish Central lOO 113 115 Stock Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 274 28 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 86 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 48 49 10 I Sittingbourne & Sheer all 4 3 d Stock South Devon lOO 42 14 Stock South-Eastern lOO 885 481 884 f • Stock I South Wales S tockiSouth Yorks. & Riv. Dun lOO 70 72 20 ;Staines, Wok., & Wok all 6 8 25 Stockton &'Darlington all 384 194 39! 25 Do. do. Stockton & llartlepool 164 Stock;Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 iThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 50 Ulster 25 Do. 2O 24 31 p 12101 Do. Stocks Vale of Neath lOO 60 62 0)4 10 Victoria Station & Pim 95 104 11 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 - Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall . 20 West London 10 Do. let Class all 20 Do. 2d Class Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock PREFERENCE SIIARMS. i p a id . I Closing 1 Business Share Railways. Price. Done. ,AI J; THE BUDGET. Mr. Gladstone has addressed the following letter to " The Committee of Importers and others, Mincing-lane" : Downing-street, Feb. 21. Gentlemen,—l have the honour to acknowledge your [otter of the 17th. I must beg you not to constrae the present communica tion as the answer of the Government to your representa tion. It is intended only to narrow any apparent ground of difference between us, and to suggest the ground of proceed ing most convenient with a view to the progress of public business. Your letter refers to that portion only of the financial proposals of the Government which is intended to meet, by compensating charges upon trade and exchange in one form or otter, a share of the loss anticipated from the approach ing remissions of duty. You eamment more or less adversely upon the Penny Registration Due, upon the charges for removals and opera tions in - warehouse, upon the stamp proposed for Dock Warrants and for Contract Notes ; and besides, you ob servo that any tax meant for revenue should be imposed, not upon traders as a class, but upon the community. I distinguish carefully between your particular and your more general objection. And with respect to the latter, I respectfully ask you to consider whether the financial scheme of the Government, viewed for one moment as a whole, is really open to the charge of relieving the commu nity at the expense of traders as a class ; and whether, on the contrary, the head and front of the attacks upon it be not this, that it too greatly relieves trade, and therefore re lieves traders also in a primary and special sense, and this by means of a tax to be imposed on the community. It is with reluctance that her Majesty's Government re commend to Parliament any new charges upon trade in any form. But the case is a very simple one. They found that in order to give the requisite breadth to their scheme, and secure some of its main ends, it was necessary to give a re lief from present taxes amounting to nearly four millions for the year 1860-1, and to nearly five millions if we include the residue to take effect in 1861.2. They found that they might obtain this great relief, and along with it largely re duce establishments and patronage, and effect collaterally great administrative reforms, at a charge of something over three millions to the revenue of the corning year. They did not conceive that they could ask for more than about £2,100,000 from that revenue, with the present high scale of expenditure, even for the great purposes which they have had in view. It is, therefore, no wanton infliction which they suggest ; but they are desirous to arrange, with your assistance and that of others who are well .informed, a bene ficial commutation. They rely with confidence on your willingness to venture something for the public good. They wish carefully to consider with you how to keep the pecuniary demand within bounds, and, above all, how to prevent creating new obstructions in tho course of trade where their main object is, wherever possible, to destroy old ones. I now pass to your comments upon details. Most or all of the resolutions on which you comment may require to be modified, but you will agree with me tha t definitive medi cation had better be reserved until it c au express the final intentions of the Government. Nor will you bo surprised or offended when I tell you that, as the Minister most directly responsible, I am reluc tant to ask my colleagues to give the subject their final con sideration, until I am myself able to pay a less divided atntin to the details than will be possible until the House of Commons shall have dealt with the larger and more vital questions involved in the scheme for remission of duties. I may, however, give you certain limited assurances, on which you may rely apart from anything that the neces sarily technical language of the resolutions may appear t o suggest. With respect to the Penny Registration Duo, its basis is this. We have (I trust) arrived at a stage in our legisla tion when the whole pressure of Customs' Duties will cease to be felt beyond a very narrow list of articles, and when the largest share, possibly four-fifths or mor e , of the entire Import and Export Trade of the country. thus absolutely relieved, will continue to receive important services from Customs' establishments that (including superannuations) cost the country above a million a year. The Registration Due is intended, without affecting the operations of trade as duties do, to make a moderate contribution from trade itself towards this heavy charge. The requisite classifica tion is of necessity, but inadequately, expressed in tho re solution. lam satisfied that it will not be difficult, and that the measure is in principle generally admitted and ap proved. The warehousing charges aim at the same ; and like wise at establishing a greater equality between certain classes of places, with regard to warehousing advantages, than now exists. I admit that many of them are too high. I further admit that it may be open to consider ation whether, in respect to some of them, at least, and especially in regard to removals, a different form of proceeding may be preferable. A most re spectable deputation from Liverpool has urged that all dealers in bonded goods should be required to take out an annual license; and the Government are desirous to obtain the opinion of the commercial world upon this suggested alternative. With respect to Dock Warrants and to Contract Notes I refer to what I have already said respecting the proper time for definitive explanation or improvement. I beg, however, to assure you that the former are not intended to bo liable to those frequent repetitions of the charge imposed which has been apprehended ; and, in regard to the latter, that it is not, and never has been, the intention of Government to ask fur a tax even of one penny upon bills of parcels, or upon anything that essentially belongs to that class, inas much as the trail , actions to which they relate are already regulated, and when they exceed forty shillings, taxed by law. Should the faithful application of this pledge be found to diminish the estimated fruits of the stamp, it will neverthe less, be redeemed. After giving your obliging consideration to this let . te c r you may perhaps be enabled to draw into more it is for the specifi forms any suggestions it may be agreeabl e to y ou t Mak i u e • I shall be most ready to communicate with you, l -n writing and personally, at the proper timo; ncl general convenience, rather than tha t of the Government, if I venture to recommend that by m utual communication the classes best informed and most directly concerned should as far as possible represent to us on behalf_ o f London and other places their collective w i s hes and opinions. with As this letter appertains wholly . to matters . of general in terest, I make no apology for sending it at once for publica tion ; and I have the honour to remain, gentlemen, faithful servant, much respect, your very W. E. GLADSTONE. VERY LIKE TIE SEA SERPENT.—WhiIe the ship Typhoon (just arrived at Liverpool from B om b ay ) was on her v oyaqe home, and when lin lat 6 2 4 N., long. 22 W . th e captain saw a large tree, upwards of 90 f eet l ong, an d w ithout branches, but with long fibrous roots, extending from Bto 10 feet from the trunk. The tree was very thick, and, frßin its general proportions, th e capta i n b e li eves , would be very destructive in the event of a collision with a ship. This is probably the great sea serpent, and the fibrous roots the mane so much talked of by other navigators. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack five o'clock. ENDOWED SCHOOLS. Lerd CHELMSFORD presented a petition from Roe hampton against the endowed schools bill. CHURCH RATES. The Bishop of CARLISLE presented petitions against the abolition of Church rates. TIIE LAW AND EQUITY COURTS. The LORD CHANCELLOR, said he had the honour to lay on the table of their lordships' house a bill for the fusion of these courts. The object of the Lill was to enable parties to a suit to obtain a final or satisfactory clod- On in the court in which their proceedings were first conemencod. Tho noble and learned lord made a few observations on the inconvenience at present experienced owing to the system now in existence. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, the hill was read a Iret time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord ItEnEsDALE the following bills were read a second time :—The Auchterarder Common Muir, Glasgow Town Clerks, London Hydraulic Power Company, Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons, Fergus River Navigation Imp rovement, Southall New Cattle Market, Waterford and Kilkenny Railway, East India Coal (limited) Company, and Dublin City Steam Packet. THE PLEA OF NOT GUILTY. Lord BROUGHAM introduced a bill for the purpose of substituting a new plea in criminal trials for that of not guilty. In many cases the plea of not guilty was merely regarded as a form, and it would be much better if some means were provided for superseding such a procedure. The bill was read a first time. • SIGNOR BUONCOMPAGNI. Earl GRANVILLE read a letter he had received from Mr. Corbett, the Charge d'Affairs at Florence, stating that he had not, as has been alleged in debate, attended any official reception of Signor Buoncompagni. At the same time, he said had he done so he should not consider it any impropriety. COMPANIES (ISCO) BILL. This bill was read a second time. sT. MARY-IN-RYDAL MARRIAGES VALIDITY BILL. This bill passed through committee. TASMANIA The Earl of CARNARVON _presented a petition from found to., ~ members retired after so shore that there was a fear that the council might altogether fail. To remedy this it was enacted that the members should. retain their seats for the whole of the six years for which they were elected. He thought, however (as we understood), that this act was only complained of to strengthen the complaint that judges were not allowed to sit. He (the Duke of Newcastle) did not think that such an arrangement was injudicious. The Earl of DERBY presented a petition from tl.e clergy of Tasmania, praying for the disallowance of the act upon other grounds than those just mentioned. The noble earl said on the formation of the colony large reserves were made in favour of the clergy. These reserves had been re served bythe Crown, and the first pecuniary payment made to the clergy was £3lO a-year. It was afterwards arranged that £15,000 a-year should be placed at the disposal of the Colonial Legislature for distribution amongst the clergy, but a further modification was made, by which the salaries of the bishops became chargeable upon tho colonial funds, and the salaries of the clergy were again very much reduced. When it was recollected that the larger sum had been guaranteed to the clergy, it was highly objectionable that, without notice,' their salaries should be suddenly reduced. The act of the colonial legislature which affected the rights of the clergy was passed through the two houses, and received the consent of the Colonial Go vernment in a few days. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said tha' , after some hesi tation, he had advised her Majesty not to agree to the bill for amending the constitution of the Legislative Council of Tasmania. CHINA.—EXPLANATION. The Earl of SELKIRK moved " That a humble address be presented to her Majesty for copies or extracts of letters from the Earl of Elgin to the Earl of Mahnesbury, No. 103, dated the 9th of May, 1858, respecting affairs in China, • with enclosures; No. 107, dated the 11th of May, 1858, with enclosures ; No. 110, dated the 15th of May, ISSB, with enclosures ; No. 112, dated the 20th of May, 1858, with enclosures ; and from the Earl of Elgin to the Earl of Clarendon, No. 99, dated the 28th of April, with enclosures ; and No. 100, with enclosures." The Earl of ELGIN—I do not rise to object to the mo tion, but as the papers, foe which the noble lord has moved, relate to a matter affecting myself, not in the position I now hold as a member of the Government, but in the position I occupied in China, I trust I may be permitted to address to your lordships a very few words by way of personal explana tion. lam not in the habit of trespassing on your lord ships' attention, and therefore I hope that when I proffer this request, as I do most reluctantly, and only from the conviction that an explanation is essential to vindicate my character and conduct, I shall meet with your lordship? indulgence. lam aware of the great inconvenience, and, as a general rule, of the great impropriety of referring in this house to what passes in another place. At the same time I cannot help thinking that my position as ex. Minister to China, more especially in the present critical state of our relations with that country, is one of a somewhat peculiar and anomalous character, and this may perhaps justify me in the expectation of receiving something more than au ordinary measure of indulgence from your lord ships. It does so happen that both Administrations—the one from which I received my first official instructions, and the other under which my important duties were per formed—have passed from their political state of existence. At the present moment, therefore, there is no person in office who is personally cognisant of many of the transac tions which occurred during the greater part of my mission in China, or who is able from his own knowledge to answer any inquiry that may be made, or to remove any erroneous impression that those transactions may have produced. Perhaps I may be allowed to mention, in illustration of what I mean, that a few days ago, when it was asked in the House of Commons with something like a taunt and a jeer, why the noble lord who negotiated the treaty of Tien-tsin did not himself proceed to Pekin to exchange the ratifica tions, if there had been in the other house any official per son qualified as I have described,the answer might have been given that, in point of fact, I was nevi". charged with the ratification of the treaty, that the treaty was never placed in my possession, that I never had the option of going to ?akin. (Hoar, hear.) Ido not mean in making that state ment to cast the slightest reflection upon my noble friends opposite for the course they adopted in regard to the treaty of Tien-tsin. On the contrary, I think they acted properly and naturally in charging the Minister who was to remain permanently in China with the duty of exchanging the ra tifications of the treaty; but I venture to say that, if the question to which I have alluded implied any insinuation, it it implied—as I suspect from the manner in which it was put it did imply —any doubt as to my willingness and readi ness to discharge a difficult and disagreeable portion of my mission, its sting would have been removed by such an answer as I have now stated. Upon another occasion, when some very severe reflections were cast upon me by an hon. gentleman whom T do not consider to be quite responsible for those reflections, because I read thorn, as well as the greater part of the rest of his speech, in an American review some days before he addressed the House of Commons— when I was charged, almost in the words of an article which I think I am capable of saying who the • author was, with having shown undue harshness to the Chinese, and with having pressed demands upon them which some of the representatives of other nations did not venture to put forward, my accuser might have been re minded that I did not go to China without instructions that it was not altogether a matter of choice to me whether I should make this or that demand upon the Chinese Govern ment, and, above all, that I should have assumed a serious responsibility if I had abstained from pressing the demand for a resident Minister in Pekin in the face of the positive and peremptory instructions that if I were forced to have re course to coercive measures, I was not to make a permanent arrangement with the Government of China, by which was meant, I presume, because we always use euphemisms in speaking of China, that I was not to make peace with China except after having obtained that eencession. Here, again, I do not mean to rest the justification of my demand for a resident Minister iu Pekin upon the fact that such was my instruction. I am ready to justify that demand upon its merits, for I am confident that if we intend to maintain per manent pacific relations with some 400,000,000 of the human as race, scattered over a country some 1,500 mile h lu l z llon b) duct many broad, if we intend that our merchants shall in peace their trade and commerce with that vast po with the we must establish direct diplomatic re lations in some shape or other, under some modification Pita or another, not because I doubt the Im perial Government of Pekin. planation but because ohnianiveonwia,shed a n ex , of O theb given le Foggested would at least think the answer which I havee of having been e unduly mainnd the that n o f nlsliosouflcid have relieved me from the imputationowett ards the Chinese and froth harsh and severe in my " ndu that the spirit indicate d by the the still graver imputatioton tally different front that evi nced by of my despatches was f other nations. These • representatives o o 111 COD, by the ven i ences were el . ' y little felt by me last year, because at lo which surround 1 that time a certain ha ei all the results of lthoueh, no doubt, many of the proceedings my mission—a t 'were fairly to which I was a par ty objections open t inquiry —indis posed persons to raise or to indulge in criticism. But the circumstances of the present time are very diffe rent. A very great calamity has occurred, and it is per fectly natural and right that the acts of the diplomatic agents who have been employed in China for some time past should, so far as they have a bearing upon the present state of affairs, be open to investigation and censure. Ido not complain of that. All I ask is that when I am attacked where I have not the means of defending , I may be excused if I take the liberty of making my defence in this place, and if I appeal to your lordships for permission to do so. (Hear.) With respect to the particular subject re fer red to in the despatches which have been moved for by my noble friend opposite, I shall only say that it has given me more pain and distress than all the other circumstances which occurred in connection with my mission put together. I gather from the usual sources of information that a gal lant admiral with whom I was associated in the discharge of very important duties in China naturally took advantage of an opportunity afforded to him by a discussion upon Chinese affairs some short time ago in the House of Com mons to enter into a review of all the transactions in which he had been engaged in China, from the commencement of the unfortunate affair of the lorcha Arrow down to the termination of his connection with that country; and in the course of that review he gave his own version of tbei circumstances which preven ted him from supplying me in the north of China in April, 1858, with that particular description of force --namely, gunboat s drawing little water—for which I had applied, which I certainly under.. stood him to have premised, and which I considered tra be essential to enable me to carry out the policy which I was ado vouriug to puma m that quarter. 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