The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET . ~ 3i COMdLRCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank of England return made up to the 10th inst. shows some very favourable features. The accumulation of the notes and gold is considerable, and a further relaxation in the rate of discount is not improbable. In the other securities there is a falling off of a million: and a half, and there is an augnienta+ion in the notes unemployed of about one million and a quarter. The bullion, throu,gli the influx of gold, has accumulated to the extent of three quarters of a million, the total being sixteen millions and a halt. The private deposits have decreased owing to the payments of the 4th of the month ; but the public deposits exhibit a moderate augmentation. The various items and the changes they present are exhibited in the following table : Rest Increase Public deposits Increase 601,907 Other deposits 16,205,945 Decrease 824,230 Seven-day and other bills Decrease Active circulation Decrease47l,7so Qovernment securities Increase Other securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase Total Bullion Increase It will thus be seen that the trade of the coun try remains in a depressed state, and until it is resuscitated no material reaction in the money market is likely to take place. While looking at the vastly improved state of the Bank's resources, it should be borne in mind that the change has been brought about by adversity, and not in any degree by the prosperity of commerce. Money is cheap and abundant because there is no employ ment for it, a limited amount being sufficient for the transactions now concluded. About 80,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank Yesterday, so that the next weekly return will no doubt exhibit a further large addition to the bul lion. The continental exchanges yesterday afternoon Were again rather lower. There is a slight increase in the demand for 14. ° 11 eY, but no alteration has taken place in the rates of discount. Since Monday last the imports of specie have b een about 702,6201., and the exports 412,1421., e_zelusi ve of the following shipments direct from -London to the continent during the week ending Thursday last Gold Coin, Boulogne ... 5,700 Ozg. 71 11 „ Bars B,lgiana 5.000 „ „ Bo u l ogne •., 5500 „ o ... 6, , Silver Coin.,, Ditt3oo „ Thera has been more firmness in the English _Stock market to-day, and a mo d erate amount of business has been done. The improvement is not Of much importance, being about per cent., but the tone of busiEess is stronger. It should be recollected that the present price of consols does not leave much room for a further rise, and the speculators perceiving this are not disposed to ex 14'10 their operations too far. Consols far money have bee n 96i i an d 96i ; for account they are C 4 rked 961 and 96i The New Three per Ii _ents. are 961 ; Reduced, also Obi Exchequer ill 3, 3 33. to 363. prem. ; the Bonds, 100 k ; and India Bonds, 20s. prem. urisish Foreign Stocks a mod era t e b us i ness h as b een transacted, at in mos t i nstances hi g h er prices. F: 6 Cents. n om i nal. Russian 5 per Cents. are 112 ; Sar dinian 4 !., per Cents,. have advanced to 100. Sar e s per Cents. are steady, a t 90/ ; Spanish 2 'r Deferred at 261 ; Belgian 4} per Cents. at 1 , 8 ; Dutch 2i per Cents. at 100 i 101 ; and Brazi 'jab. 5 per Cents, at 103 t. Buenos Ayres Deferred B onds have been marked for the first time at 20. Mexican 3 per Cents, are 201 Peruvian 4i per 2 Cents, have advanced to 811 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents. to 56 f ; and Portuguese 3 per Cents. to 452. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign a - ) Stocks :—G rena d a D e f erre d B on d s, 5 1 6 ; Mexican, 1, 20 i 201 ; Peruvian 4-is per Cents., 81 82 ; ditto 3 Per oent s ., ; P or t uguese 3 per Cents., 45 2 I 1 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4i per 10 Cent s.) —; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 46 ;la Ditto New Deferred, 26 26i. 101 ve in th e R a il way Share Market this morning a ‘2,1, , bo rY business has b een t ransacted. Prices, ;1' vrever ' in most i ns t ances how an upward tend- 21 -,11.°3'. South - Eastern advan ce d 5 5.; Eastern r 1-'ollnties South-Western, Midland and Norfolk, /I 1 0 5 , ; and Great Northern and Lancashire and S' Y orkshire, 1/. ; C a l e d on i an declined about 10s. ,A2l Ile Foreig n an d C o l onial lines have been quiet. i 6; great L uxem b ourg have advanced about ss. ; great Indian Penin.ula, si. ; and Grand Trunk ° f Canada, 10s. ; East Indian were steady at yester 'are quotations, and Punjaubs were dealt in at 101 prem. 21 In Mining Shares no business of importance was 21 ` 3 eel Alfred Consols b roug ht 11 1 111 • North 2( Wheel uita, Bassett, 161 ; B o n A ccor d Copper, '4 2 ; and 101 Atari q J oint Stock B an k an d Mi scellaneous Shares are 101 l vOry q u i e t . London and Westminster have re- 101 Peni nsular ab out 5s , and Union of L on d on a b out ss. z and Oriental Steam have improved 55., 21 and South Australian Laud 1/. El are quoted at 101 ectric Teleg ra ph 21 i 102 ex dividend. 21 BR,ITISH FUNDS. —CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. (From the Official Lid:) Per Cent. Reduced A nnu i ties ... Ensinees done. 6 tper C en t. Consols Annuitie5 .,, ,...."... . ... .96A ' D ":";'? 3 per Cent. Annuities 96 .2 d a Loag Annuities, expi re sth Jan. 1860... bitto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 1 Bonds. £lOOO ............ 2O p ‘44.e01s for Account Eitehe tiner Bills, 24d. D6l 81000 ........ t5OO ....................... .......... .xcliequer Bonds, 1858, Ri per Cent. 100 t PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS —THIS DAY. lira:Modal). 5 per Cent. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ditto . M Deferred, 3 per Cent. • ersican 3 per Cent .......................... ---: Ditto account (Feb ruary 2 6) 2) I" , eruvian Bond s, 41 per Cent 811 i 2 .Ditto Account ..., ~ ;Ditto 3 por Cent sBi 6 Po•ctuguese Bonds, 5 por Cent., Con. 1841 "Coate 18b3, 3 per Cent 4si DAV elan Bonds, 1 / 5 2.1,, E St., 5 per Cent ll2 Ditto, 46 per Cent. ......... .. „alirdinian &this, 5 per Cent. • 901 1 , 4 r.t. aish Bonds, 3 per Cut. Isitto Account k 264 A tr kiab Bonds, 6 pe r cent lO L Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. l' lgian 41 per Cent., cx. 25 francs 1 latch Exo; angt,, LA per Cent., 12 Guilders Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates 101 1001 Console, money Ditto; Account ****** ......... TWO (YCI:OCE. . 96i o"The subject for disc uss i on at the text meeting cf the i ;fo r d "Union," t o b e h eld on Monday next is, "That cu e county is bound to pr e t est, under the present cir , Instances, 4 1 against any al a er ation of th e law relating 1. refugees andconspirany. ' Moved by Mr. Thos. Green, iliol College. RETIREMENT OF THE A N DM , T h A o LT h ir a sA heIdDENT t A h T e pLotivtEn of /1 )01..—CAptain Bevis, 11 * . l for nearly 20 years, is about. A dmiralty agent at Liverpool la ) letire, having been promoted atozetahleoursanakndoifutpeonsi I:4ptain. Captain Bevis, who Z:ent ()facer, highly and deservedly respected ?Liverool r h e e p s e :u ct c e c d ee h d o ed th b i y " and at the Admiralty, will Viorninander Goldfinch. CANADA.N AND AMERICAN EMIGRATION.—An ini x ortaat arrangement has hen completedbe t t h w e ee G n ra t n he i ] Jondou and IN- orth-Western Railway and erg o f the ' Trunk Railway of Canad a , by which passengers at the &rst, second, and third classes can be Pi Old Broad. tondon ofEcea of the latter Company, .---' • etreet, RC , linent fo the . to their deFtinations on the American railwaycor r one payment, which includes con ' re , e from London to Liverpool, the sea transit, ' 7 t 4 earn by sailing ship, and the railway fare 1 4 Canada Pwards of 150 leading stations and cries in disc elth t e , r , I old the truitcl States, as far even as Kansas, a dad of 1,694 miles from Quebec, and of 1,818 from . Portland. The valuable pamphlets on the resources of Canada, the map of Canada, showing the railway o)tinections with the byuUnited States, th e t ar iff o r he G ou gh rates,and a n d the protection aff or d e d to em i grants tIY tTrunk route, continu e to he issued ietual, gratis , on application either personally or as by letter, At 21, Old Broad-atreet London, E.C. )0 all .8 9 all all 100 100 )01100 !O 2s. !O 284,1 !O lOs ' !O 1 all !O 2s. 3t. 100 !oil all all all all all A all 9 all ;0 10 0 I all .0 , all !O all 5 all !O all 6 all 0 15 ;0 all 10 all !O 2e. !O all !O all LC 6 !O all !O all 5 all :0 all ;0 all 13i all .0 all ',C) all ;0 all ll .0 all !O all !O all o~all 5 all !O all LO i all W all 8 all LO all !O all !O 6 !O all 6 all 6 ; all :0 all SHARE MARKETS—This Day). RATl,vtrAy9, thti day. 51 - 5i 8i - 81 71 - 73 9 - 94 94 - 96 93 -93 i 37 - 391 . . .• --- 4 - 5 ••• ....... ella 8 9 18A 19, 62 63 49 bl 33 35 15 - 17 91i - 92, • o• ..... c 73: Ei 28 - 29 • .• - 54 - 96 9i -10 i 106 -107 91 - 93 [3l - 133 LO3 - 105 60i - 60 - 63 84 87 10 —l2 p 10 —l2; , 93i 954 d ,o• —"" . 6i -6, , 107 - 16! 1001 - 10 • • '''''' . , - - 993 o • '... .e. • - ... 39i - 40, 981 - 99 71. - 73 fi - ii 62 - 64 3f - 31 - 53: 56i - A 52 - 53 8.2 i - 83. 95 - 97. ••• •.. - = 32 33 9 6 d 1 109 - 111 261 -26 i 49 - 50 3A - 30 - 38 75 - 754 83} -84 i 13 -- 15 7 -- 5d 9 -- 11 37 -- 38 Business dole this day. CO° - 0 ... '"" ,••• 7 9 31 n 6a THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1858 LIMERICK ELECTION. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) STATE OF THE POLL, 9.30 A.M. (From Ball's Committee.) Ball et_ Gavan Majority for 72 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) breLeozice,DoduNn a F n e d b. h l a 3 z . y — . - Wind this day at noon, N.E.; light NEWPORT, Feb. 12.—Wind E.—Sailed—Anlye Haverbaet, for Malaga ; Rienzi, Havannah ; Tropic, Ha vannah. PORTSIIOUTH, Feb. 1 2.—Wind N.E., foggy.—Arrived— Palmerst on , f rom Sydney, N.S.W. OFF SALCOMBE, Feb . 1 2.—Arrived—Daring, from St. Michael's. Orr MOUNT'S B A Y, F e b . 12.—Wind N.B. —A rr i ve d— Thetis, from Callao. PADSTOW, Feb. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Buena Moza, from Bilboa for Swansea. CARDIFF, Feb. U.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—Confiance, for Ceylon ; Emelie and Jessie, Bahia ; 171nia, ditto ; Ore. wind, Caps de Verde. LEITH, Feb. 12.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Glenshes, for Trinidad. SUNDERLAND, Feb. 1 2.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—City of Dublin, for Madras ; Retriever, Barbadoes ; Napoleon 111., Benna. HULL, Feb. 12.—Wi nd S.W.—Sa i led— Eliza and Emma, fo r Z anz ib ar. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 12.—Wi nd S.E. —S a il e d—T ev i o t (s), for Alexandria. LAIILASH, Feb. 11.—Wind E.—Arrived—Miranda, from the Clyde for Rio Janeiro; Irt, from Troon for Demerara. Sailed—Robert Leonard, for Boston. TROON, Feb. 11.—Wind E.—Sailed—Thomas, for Ha . vannab. ST. MICHAEL'S, Jan. 3 . —Arrived—Defence, of Elloby Island, from Africa for Queenstown, in want of provisions, sails, drc. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 12 . —The W. H. Prescott and the Barnadas Webb, both for this port, the Seaman's Bride and the Normandy, bound in, were aground on the bar of the Mississippi 22d Jan. BELFAST, Feb. 11.—The Betty, of Billovh, from Liverpool, for Dublin, is ashore at St. John's Point, a total wreck, crew saved. lhaiwicx, Feb. 12.—The Penelope, brig, of and for London, struck on Holy Island bar, and drove on shore on the south side. She will have to be dismantled and the cargo discharged, but she can be got off. MILFORD, Feb. 12.—The Deux Marie, from Cardiff for Nantes, was i n con t ac t w ith a schooner in the British channel on the 9th inst. The master and craw took to their boats, and wereipicked,up six hours afterwards and landed here CORFU, Feb. 12.—The Counga (barque). Pernambeso to Trieste, was wrecked on the Bth inst. at Fano, lonian Sea. The Colong (schooner), of Whitley, from Shields for Whitstable, was putting back yesterday leaky, when she got embayed between St. Abb's Head and He3reiouth Point, and brought close up to the breakers ; a coblie went out to give assistance, but was upset and a mail was drowned ; the crew landed afterwards, and this morning a steamer was despatched to take the vessel in tow. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind N.E. ; thick and buy, Arrived—Express, steamer, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Alliance, steamer, for Havre, Teviot, steamer, for Alexandria ; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. from Jersey; Havre, Wind S.E. Ariivod—Princess Royal, from Taganrog ; Confidence from Rouen. BARMOUTII, Feb. Ll. About 40 packages, principally b a l es and cases, came up from the wrack of the Albert by the divers to-day. DUBLIN, Feb. 12. The Cheval de Troi, on shore at Bray, is being dis charged, and expected to ba got off to-night or to-morrow. - CORK, Fob. 10. A large vessel, with sugar, has st ruc k on th e roc k s near Ballycotton, and it is feared she will go to pieces from the violence of the sea. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPII.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. tide, two hours' fl oo d. Arrived —Monte o a n ne e h c a li z i y is w to e , a f t i li .o e ma r ;Caen. DIAL, Sturday Morning. Wind calm. Passed, Feb. 12.—Salem, and Sola, from London for Liverpool. A letter from Rome, of the 6th, says :—"Carding Fieschi, who belonged to a junior branch of one of the eldest families of Italy, died last night. The death makes the number of vacant hats in the Sacred College eleven." MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA,—SOUTRAMPTON, Friday.— The Royal Mail Company's steamship Teviot, Captain Taylor, took her departure to-'lay for Malta and Alex andria, with the mails for the Australian and New Ze6land colonies, &c., 33 passengers ; specie, value 6,0001, ; jewellery, value 15,000/., and a misce.laneous cargo. WHITEOROSS-STREET PRISON.—Yeet et (ley at the Court of Aldermen,! Alderman Sidney brought up a report on the subject of the relief of debtors in White crose-street Prison. The report suggested that the bequests of testators for the relief of debtors should be employed in assisting such prisoners as were anxious at once to appear before the court, and not in reliev ing " troublesome old stagers." The report was unani mously agreed to. The court then proceeded to the election of a governor of Whitecross-street Prison, when Mr. Colwell and Captain Hicks having been selected out of the five candidates, a show of hands was taken, and there appeared 10 for Mr. Colwell and 10 for Cap• tain Hicks. The Lord Mayor gave the casting vote for the latter gentleman, WNITECROSS-STBEET PILISON.—A.DIfISSION OF SOLICI TORS.—The rules passed by the visiting je.tices for regulating the admission of solicitors and clerks state that in consequence of numerous ccueplainte that persons pretending to be solicitors receive money from prisoners and then neglect their business, a large consulting-room has been p rov id ed for solicitors and their cler k s, an d accountants, from 10 to 5 daily, an d t h a t a ll other persons will be enc l u d ed. A list of attorneys prac ti s i ng in the prison will be kept at the governor's office. Any prisoner may make a written statement to the governor of the manner in which his business has been conducted, l Department : —The and the list o f a t torneys with recorded testimon i als w i ll be open to e ver y pr i soner. VACANCIES, AP POINTMENTS AND P ROMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL SER VICE. —The Foreen vice -consul s hi p at Missolooghi, Greece, has become vacant by th e p romotion of Mr. Suter. Customs : A vacancy in th e G eneral Business Department h as b een created by the death of Mr. Henry Waite Nall ; Mr. Henry Hitchens has been appointed a clerk in the Legal Quays Departreen• in London ; Mr. W. G. Stewart has been promoted from clerk second class to principal clerk in the Long-room, Liverpool ; Mr. George St. George has been promoted P Liverpoole arson ha ; s Mr been from seco n d t o fi rst class clerk at Liverpool ; Mr. Fred. M. Holder h as b een promoted from second to first class clerk at tinted from thi r d t o second class clerk at Liverpool ; Mr William es third to sec( nd class clerk at Li verpool. Inland Revenue Department (Excise Bran c h)— Mr. Braley, examiner, Lae been . Richardpromoted r e o s l s has been ap pointedpro- moted supervisor of Bridlington District, Linn Collee- tion.—Civil Service Craze*. - MlNES.—Dividend mines have been most dealt in during the week, though progressive and sound rpecu lative mines are becoming in great request, and will become more ao when the rise in high-priced saares shall bring in sellers, with a view to profits and re-invest ments. Bassets have further advanced to 230, 240; in the 45 east, being the most eastern part of the mine, the lode is worth 4 tons, or 901. per fm. ; none of the deeper levels are up to this point, which is a most important one. South F rances, 250 to 2i50, but no material alteration in the mine ; Devon Consols, 46') to 470 ; Mary Ann, 46 to 47 ; Trelawuy, 23 to 24. Rose warne, 271 to 30 ; at the meeting the accounts showed a loss on the two months' working of 1001., and a ba lance in hand of 487/. ; the December sale of ore cre dited was 4961, is 3d, whilst the next wll realise. 7001. ; th e 70 fm. level is looking well, witn good stones of ore, although eastward there are 40 fns. to drive to get under the rich bunch of ore in the 53 ; the 70 west, also a lode, has 10 fees. to drive to get under the ore ground. 110 to 120, with difficulty in finding shares. Great been in reat re unit at Grambler and St. Aubyn have Alfred shares have advanced to fig, 5i ; there is a stream of hot water issuing from the bottom of Copper-house shaft, leading to the supposition that something good is sellers at 101 to 14 -Mining Journal of have been very flat ; this day. SOCIETY--The Peter• principal inhabita n t s of Fulham sat down n b o o p t r j z f ur a g r xhß d ßß i o s uv t 0 . 0 e n A tB l f sE r e No d : ive C ot oyLn_i:ootl e of th ose i ns tit u ti ons feast at the S wan Tavern, Walham khhenerche p a e n o n r iv s e orsma ar ynner on W e d nes d ay , w h en materially in the wi n t er se ason — held ab which the green, the to lr ob e n l a d n whichmtt h 6o h e os e i t r l o P l 2 f.ec s t t th magistrates and parish officers assemble for local business. The chair was ably filled by Captain Harwood, a considerable landholder in the neighbourhood, assisted by J. Mlatchford, Esq. In proposing success to the society, the chairman described the advantages of temporary relief in cases of distress among the industrious poor, and showed the increasing importance of the society, evinced by the gradual aug msntation of the sum annually distributed, and that, too, among recipients whose eves were fully investigated before they were as s i s t e d ; 25 years a go the sun so dispensed was but 11/. ; this had increased to 501. or 601 , and on the very last meeting night no less than 65 cases of distress were relieved with varioue sums, from se. to 20s. The chairman concluded a powerful appeal to the company it, behalf of the institution, and ga ve what he considered the toast of the evening, Success to th e P e t er b oroug h Benevolent Society," which was drank with great enthusiasm, and a collection made which exceeded 30/. although most of the guests w ere a l ready annual ,sub scribers. Among the absentees who regretted that they were unable, from various eircurnstaneCh', to attend, were H. B. Sheridan, E,q., M.P., Albert Smith, E. T. Smith, E-q., and others, who, nevertheless, forwarded band- , some donations. A number of new subscribers entered their names. The chairman's health was drunk with heartfelt cheers ; and in acknowledging the honours he expressed his gratification at having been selected to preside over a company of gentlemen met for so good a purpose, and pledged himself to do all he could to pro mote whatever tended to benefit the neighbourhood of which he was now e resident. The health of the Vice ' • Mr. Cover, of Fulham, the president and Caairman, , officers, the founders, the stewards and lady subscribers, were drunk and responded to, and the company, highly gratified with the selendid fare provided by Mr. Walker, and the attention cf Mr. E. Bennett, separated at a late hour, Shi. Ipl Ed`l RAILWAYS. 101Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junc 11 Belfast & Ballymen, 11 ißirmng. Wolverh. 4 Stour Valley. ..... 0 1B rkenhd. Lancsli. d Cheshire Junet 11 'Blackburn 11 ,Blyth & Tyne original , 1 .£2s(iss. at £45) St. 1100 Bristol dr Eyeter St. 1 100 Caledonian. .... ..... St. 1100 Chester et Holyhead' 50 1 all Cork and Bandon 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass 1 20 all Cornwall 10 j all Da. A 10 , all Do. B 50 ; all I Dublin&BelfastJunc 25 ; all Dun. P. &Aber.June St. 1100 East Anglian St. :100 Eastern Counties St. !100 lEasternUnion,A. stk St. ;100 Do. ' do. B. 25 i Si Do. New A 25 i all jEast Kent ...... St. ID SLID 20': 10if • U !East Lancashire 11 jEast Suffolk Do. St. 100 !Edinburgh & Glasgow ! 0 all lEd inb. and Peebles 'E't. 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundo, ' 0 all IForth and Clyde June., St. X lOO ;Furness St. 100 ipla.sgow & S. Western 10 all ,Great N. of Scotland St. 100 'Great Northern St. 100 Do. A. Stock St. 1100 1D0., , B. Stock St. ;100 Ot. Sth. &West.(lre) St. 1100 :GreatWestern. St. 100 'Do. Str.V.R. gua. Si 12 , all Irish South-Eastern. 5C 1 all ;Lancaster &Carlisle. 16i 14f Do., Thirds 16i 15 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire L 6 6 Do., do. F £l6 3 Do., Wet. Riding Un 20 all Do. Sonthport. I.lil all London & Blackwa 1 St. ;100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst St. 1 100 London &N. Wester 20 all Do. Fifths 10 all ,Do. ,1G1.5h.,M&8...0 12A' 5 Do. Eighths St. 100 !London & S.Weatkrn 5 all iLndndrry.&Coleraine 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk St. 100 Manch.Shef. &Lineal. 10 , 13 Metropolitan 10 I , 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's • arrangement St. 100 Midland St. 100 Do. Birming.& Derby 50 all Midland G. West.(lr. 25 all Do. Shares . 00 ' all Newcastle &. Carlisle.. 25 , all Newpt.A berg.dalrfd. 50 I 9 Newry & Enniskillen 20 j all !Newly, Warrenpoini & Restrevor.. Norto . St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 16/ St. 100 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 1 Northu. Counties Ern North British 20 1.7 A all !O LO all it. ICO 20 I 18 10 10 St. 100 St. 100 St. ,100 St.' 8 50 !100 St. 1 100 10 all St. 100 20 all D all 5 all 5 17i 15 5 North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock Do., A. Stock Do., B Stock ...... N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E.Purch, Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester &' Wolverhampton Portsmouth 'Rhymuey Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St. `Shropshire Union !Sitingbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern Do. 4l per e. Shares South Wales S. Yorksh. RiverDtu* IDo. 16i 3t. 100 it. 100 15 22 10 all It. 100 $0 all !O all .0 all 5 all 5 all ~ , 0 all 10 all !O all LO I all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1834 ' Do. do., 185 'Stockton Sr Hartlepl !Taff Vale... Do. Prof., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Val: of Neath. ..... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall ; !West End of London) and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London _ Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon j BRITISH PO: 'Atian. and St. Law. ' Bombay, Baroda, and Con.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. , ;Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff., Bnat& p.e.bds.,l Au.g.,'721 Do. do., 1 July, '73; 1 Do. do., 1 June,'74l ICaleutta and S. lAst 1 Central Ouch) , Ceylon A ellares Do. B. do. iDemerara Eastern Bengal East Indian - Do. C Shares.. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong. & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canaiisil Do. 6 p. c. Deben t 'Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 per c ! Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. Now (Do. Bde., payable '57 iDo. do., '76, p. Do. do., '73, do. Do. do '73 , without option Madras, guar. p.o Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. Sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do> iOnde (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do ISSESSIONS. i - i 133 -- 143 188 -- 92 ' 84 -- 87 I 1 81 --84 par -- ip i s = ii, - 109 - 110 lip; 19/ - 201 43 - 50 83 - 85 21, - 21/ - 1 p' 211 - 21 I - 1 110 - 115 1110 - 115 105 110 19i 20 , 21 21i1 id— par 5 iPi i = iipl G 3 - 63 - 3i 43 33 —30 d 28 283, •• '... • • • •8 = .B.i. ••• . bi -- 53? 28 - 29 ..• •.• 8i - - 9 20 - 21 39_ - 394 9 - 91 31i - 35 96 - 57 i - lip! 16 - - 18 - - 71 22 - 22 4i - 4i 9 - 91 27 - 28 ••• ... •e • 93i 4 3i FOREIGN. 'Antwrp & Rotterdam I Ardennes... Belgian East. Junct 1 Be ziers to Graissessac Carman xdi Toulongs Coal ➢sines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France. Great Luxembourg 'ltalian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antetia Do. New Namur Sz Liege Do. do, 6 p. c. Prof, Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife di San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish _ _ !Royal Swedish ;Sambre and Meuse ' Do. 5 per cent. pref Southern of Franco West Flanders Do. 54 per c. Pivf W.& N.W. of France Western of Austria West. of Switzerland Wiestaden Do.B p. cent. prof. Zealand ........ 62& i 31 0 i 67i 281 i 1064 6 1 92 3 91 51 8i 108 7 101} 1001 1 93 9i 9811 9i 10 20 20 50 St. 61 521 31 3 97 G 71 7 52 83i f 2i 3i isi I st. st. 82 I St. 21 I FO il O 109 i 10 49 i 841 - 31 21i 6i 2 T 1i 35 30 20 111 1 8 i i 9i 1 ii I 1( I I, Shr.!Paid RAILWATS. Leasing Closing Prices Business Companies this day this day St. 100 Bnckghamsh. ..&N.W. 97 99 St. 100 jClydesdale Jc aledon... 99 IC4 25 all iCol.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 13 15 St. 100 E.Lis. g. 6 pa • t•Northn 133 140 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. . Count. 4 41 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. St. 100 Do. New s o ..• SOO 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. t.Westn — 50 , all Hull & Selby. V. & N.M llO 111 1111 125 all Do. Shares. Do — 12 all fDo. 1 Shares. Do • ••• 12 all Lon.dzGreenw S.Eastein 124 134 20 all Do. Preference Do 234 —24 St. 100 Lou. Til., drS.' , Pato &Co 97 100 93 10 , 10 Do. Bark. Sh. o siall Manch.Baton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2l 2 St. 'lOO Mdld.Bradfd. Midland_ 97 99 98 64; 54 Newmarket I BuryE.G.spc. E. Count —lp 50 all N.&Est.s p.c. Do 56 58 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do . • 0•1 25 allPrest. &Wyre L. &1%. W — I 121, all Do. 1 Shrs. A Do — ••• St. 100 ißoystn.dtHit. Gt. North 137 139 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Braes° 71 S 12 I all S. Staffordsh.. M. Mel ean 104 10 , 1 50 all jWearVaLg6pc Stk.&Dar. 25 , all (Do Do 33 35 St. 'lOO !Wilts StSomrstlGt•Westn 1 91 93 PREFERENCE SHARES. ••• - ••• 9() - 95 Ithi - iiii •• • .... • 111 ..• -•- ... 6 - 64 106 - 112 110 - 114 115 - 120 107 - 110 ,130 - 135 _ li - i. 6 119 - .21 11 - 114 .03 - 108 64 - €6 101 - 11 5i- 6 91 - 93 84 - 86 86 - 88 99 - 101 10 -15 i 16 - 17 10 -10 A 73 - 75 19 - 20 9i - 10 14 - 15 - 139 .60 - 185 r• ...... ••• 120 - 122 A - g 6:5 - - 70 t• ...• ••• t• ... ••• , • .... • • • 136 - 138 101 - 103 92 - 94 ill- iii - ••• ''.. ••• """ ••• - ... 1197 - 109 97 7 :- 98 i— i d - l 22 i - 23 121 - 123 [lO7 - 109 lot-li2 71 -- 73 10i -10 i 23 -25 ii 99 - 101 98 - 100 ia = ii JOINT,-STOCK BANKS. _.______________ all !Australasia ... . , 18VBank of Egypt 50 'Bank of London .. all IBri.Col. Bk.& Ln. Co all ;British N. Ame r i can 10 'C.l3k.of Ind.An..itCl‘ 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond all Enff.Scot.&Aus.o tit ' all Lon. Ch. Bk.of /last all Ditto New 20 London and County 50 j Lud.&E.Bnkng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock. 20 I Lond.andWestminst, 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. Now 25 National Bank all !New South Wales all ;Oriental Bank Corp 20 !Ottoman Bank 25 ;Provincial of Ireland ; all ,' Do, New.......... 1 I R.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co. all (South Australia., all , Union of Australi a 2A Do. New, 10 ;Union of London 50 Itinity Mutual , 50 Nostrußk of Loud 84 - 86 23,j 234 43 - 52'1 59 :-: GL 1 19i I Pi 1 5i 20i f 18.1-- 18 18t - 18 ..- • • 4 . 4 -- 4 . 6 38 -- 40 19i -20 t 30+ 45# 41 44- 46 26 - 28 - 25 .11 "" uld St. 12. 12i 12tr St. St. 5 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (ised.at 501. t, 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St ) 7 4 per c. Shares. t. 100 Caledn. £lO 4i p. c 100 Chas. & Ho. 5i p.e 100 Do. do. 5 per cent_ all Cork&Bandonsip.c ;4 all Dun,Perth.&Aber.J, 100 [E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. • 100 'Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. . 400 Eas.Co.Ex, sp. c No.l . 100 'Do. No. 2 . 100 Do. Now 6 pr. c. St all (East Un., G. 6 p. c. all PDo 5/ 9 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh, all !Do. do. 4 per cent._ , 100 . lEast Lancash.6p.cts. all E.&W. York. J. sths 9 i Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. 100 Ed Prth &Dun 4p o 100 ,Furness, 5 p. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 ;Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c, prom 100 Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all ,Gt.N.of Scot. lst Prc 18 ;Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 IGt. W. (B. &H. Ex.spc 100 IDo, eon. red. 4i p.c. 100 I Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 per )unt 100 Do. 5 p. c, red. prof all Do. Birm. Pref. Sb. all Do. ChestorSp.c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0... ,00 Do. Birm. Gus. Stk., all Do. Chesil, Gua. Sh, all Do. do. do.. al Do. do. d 0.., 100 Lan.& York. 6 pc. St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 1 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4. 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. et 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Shares all Londy.& Color. .Sh tall Londy. &Ennis. . Sh 100 NI. , S. , &L. 6p. C en t 4,3 o. do. do. £6 ... 1100 Do. do. 31 per cont all Marypt. h Carl. 4p. c all Do. 4 per cent ...... __ i 10: 2 ' Do. do._ 1 100 Slid . Consol. 6p. c. St 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6p. c 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St all New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p. c. re d. 5 p.c. pm all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. o t all Norfk.Deb.4 p.c. Sb 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 100 D0.Wv.V.5p..,1847 100 North British 3030. 71. Preference 100 N. E. Borw. 4p. c. Prf BiDe. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., IS4S..J 10 'Do. York 11. &S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c. Ist guar. 100 ;Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar 100 iDo. do. Debentr. St all 'Scot. Cent. New Pref 100 Sc.N.E.Alaer.g.6p.c 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St 100 Do. d 0.34 p.c. pf. St all South Demon all Do. flxod 44 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of 1:1 Os. 6d. 1100 Do. 44 per cent 1100 Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sla 100 Do. New 44 pr. cent h lOO 2 Wales Gua. 4p. c. 100 do. 4i p. c ' all .Yorksll.4p.c.Guar all i Stook. &Dar., sp. c„ 19 Do, do. do, 100 j Waterfdlt Lilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 2112r1.1fred Cons. (Plink.) 14 /British Iron 20 Coudurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dey. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 071 East Basset (Mogan) 17s reat South Tolgus 17i5 ' A:W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 7R rt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) . N. W. Basset (Illogan) 13115 North Wheal Crofty li 9 Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. MM. Co. 2i S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 2 S. Cam Brea (Illogn.) 19 S.W. Frances(lllown.) 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co e ,i 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) 12s V. of Towoy (Camay.) 14 W. Basset (Illogan) I 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ; 51 Wh. Basset (Illogan) 5 Vh. Buller (Rdrnth) 5i Vh. Edward(Calstcl( 117 s 'h. Kitty (U. Llant 8 Vh.bla.Aun (Monht.' 4 Wh. Trelawney (Lis. MINES. 11 - 5 - 7 F.O - t/0 450 - 470 97i - 1621 )6 - 17 - 5 1# 1 - 1t 10 - 31 16 - 17 4 - 6 20 - 21 4 - 5 11 - 1$ 360 - 370 5 - 54 240 - 26* 1 - 1# 41 - 4t lid- 11 24:1 - 251 1 105 - 115 1 220 - 240 320 - 350 - 8i 13 - 14 46 - 43 22 - 24 MINES. i i a -- i n n ii 2i .•• - ••• 12 - 13 39 - 41 12 14 id P' 16 —1 7 d 81 — i 9d f ••• ". ••• 5 - 6 2 - 21 4i - 4i :01JS. ••• ---- ••• 251 - 261 21 - 2t 4 -- $ 35 7 40 1 1 3 i - .47 - 32 24 - 26 - 1$ 4 - gi ••• --- 10 - 11 ••• •-• ... 11 --• 14 .4 ,41, ••• 1 i ci c i 31 34 ••• --- .. 8 - 9. " 3? - 3i a d 17 20 91 96 'I 1 P 21 '2A . iP 79i 8o 7 8 p 22 24 63 65 i los 108 - 38 - 1 - 1 ••• -- ••• 10 - 12 FOREIGN 74 lAustralian 10s. 'Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .£5 pm) all Do. Cocaes dz Cuiada 115 Do. St. John Del Rey IClarenclon Con. Min. eD Co. of Jamaica-- all °bre Copper 16 Copiapo all un Mountain Cop. per Mining C , all Fortuna all General all Linares li Lusitanian all Siaricinita all New Granada all Noveau Monde all il , 'out.Bil.Lklll.ck Sral 1 ort Philip 16i Eantiago de Cuba , all United Mexican MISG 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 19, lAustralian Agricult. all ;Austral/1. Royal Mail all :Berlin Water Works 2 ;Do. New ise. at 51. dl 40 Brit. American Laud, 32i Canada 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July all 'Copper Min. of Eng. all IDo. Pref. 71 p. cent all :Crystal Palace all IDO. Preferenco. all 'Crystal Pal, of Franco all Eastern Steam 100 Electric Telegraph all ,Electric Tel. of Irel, all lEn. &Aust Cop. SmCo 10s.!Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel, all Eur. &Am. Stm.(lim.) all 'Gen. Ir. Sc. 14 iGen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount all iLond. Gen, Omnibus 10 ;Magdalena St. Navig. all 'Meditoran. Elec. Tel. all Do. Extension Toleg. all Mexican& S.Amoricn 5 Nat. Discount Co. 6 .Netherlands Laud..., all ,Do. Do. all IDo.B p,c.Pf. iss. at 1d 3 I Do. Do. 80 Now B. &N. S. Land 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp.c, D. all N. B. Australasian... all NAIL° f EuropoSteam all Oriental Gas 10s. Do New Shares all Poollir. Ld. & all Peninsular & Oriental 10 Do. New . . all fillymney Iron 60 Royal Mail Steam.., all icot. Austral. Invest. Vanloo all S SDo . c. A. t u i:D s t e Austral.i G eo r ai o s al, a . b u d on s . d .. all Submarine Tel. Seri alli • ere 5 Tru s. Ln. Co. Up. Can.' 108 U 1021 28 114 i 1 1 I 6 101} 1 2 1 1 i .18A 9 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.--(YESTERDAY.) The Loan CHANCELLOR took bis seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. The Marq u i s o f WE STMINSTER presented a petition from the suburbs of the metropolis, praying for the equalisation of the prmr-i-ate. Lord SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from Lancaster, in favour of the first Special Services Bill ; also a similar petition from Durham, and another pray ing for the furtherance of Christianity in India. THE DEFENCE OF ARRAH. Lord DERBY said before the business of the day commenced he would take that opportunity of repairing an injustice, which be had been told he had committed during the late debate, to the gallantry and perse verance of a gentleman to whose heroic exertions the country was greatly indebted. In supplying a few omissions of the noble lord the Secretary of State for War, he mentioned certain circumstances connected with the defence of Arrah. Ho had attributed that gallant operation chiefly to Major Boyle, to whose science and engineering skill that garrison was mainly indebted for ultimate success. The omission complained of was that of a gentleman, Mr. Wade, the resident magistrate of the district, who took up the defence of the place after it bad been abandoned by the superior officer. The ornispion, he bad been informed, had caused some pain to the friends of that gentleman in this country, and also to a relative, a member of their lordships' house. Had that noble lord been present he should have assured him that he had not the slightest intention of casting a slight or slur on any person connected with so gallant an action. (Hear, hear.) In mentioning the names of gentlemen connected with the repression of the mutiny it was impossible to bear in recollection the gallant deeds performed by all, and to this circumstance, and this alone, was the omission to be attributed. Earl GRANVILLE said the number of civilians who had distinguished themselves during the mutiny had been so great that the Government felt the g - eatest difficulty in mentioning names without involuntarily inflicting personal disappointment and annoyance. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. Lord BROUGHAM said be rose pursuant to notice, to call their lordship' attention to a very important subject, he meant the state of the law respecting imprisonment for debt, including the tankruptcy and insolvency sta tutes. He did not mean to enter into the great question of bankruptcy law generally, because ho hoped and trusted that his noble and learned friend on the woolsack, having had his attention drawn to the subject, would not long delay in producing the legislative results of his in quiry. It was pretty nearly 30 years since he (Lord Brougham) had called theatteution of the other house of Parliament to this important subject ; more especially as regarded mesne process, and out of the statement be then made sprang two commissions, one respecting the law of real property, baying at its head the present Lord Chief Justice of England, the other on common law procedure. From these two commissions had proceeded reports of the deepest moment, which gave rise to various important improvements in the law. But the report to which he wished most particularly to direct their lord ships' attention was the report concerning imprisonment for debt. The cemmission from which that report eman ated consisted of the present Chief Baron, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Evans, the most distinguished commis sioner in bankruptcy, and Mr. Starkie, whose loss they had so recently to deplore. These commissioners reported their decided opinion in favour of the abolition of impri sonment for debt not only under mesne prosess, but even in case of imprisonment under executions on final judg• went: Indeed they gave the preference to the latter, being more clear as to the impolicy of imprisonment after final judgment, than in the other case. It would only be necessary to exhibit the working of imprison ment for debt to prove the impolicy of the law. It was a popular error to suppose that imprisonment for debt was part of the ancient common law of the land. Nothing could be more contrary to the fact, and it was not until the reigns of Henrys YII. and VIII. that a law was passed giving the creditor a right to arrest his debtor. In the time of the Stuarts was passed the first insolvent act, when the debtor obtained his liberty when his debt was under 1001., and on condition that he enlisted for a soldier ; and then came the Lords' Act, passed about a century ago, in which was the first compulsory provision respecting the giving up of property. That act contained a stringent provision to the effect that a debtor refusing to give up his property should be transported for seven years. He now came to the time when a regular insolvent court had been established. Ile found that at the time when two months' imprisonment was incurred previous to examination, out of 3,945 persons, 2,753 were subse quently discharged on their oaths without any petition, so that all these persons suffered months of incaroera• ' tion when there was not a tittle of rieitt for keeping them in one hour. What was wanted was a shifting exansination of the debtor, and an abolition of the absurd distinction between trader and non-trader. The only thing that could be done by the Court of Bankruptcy, even in cases of the gros eat fraud, was to suspend the certificate, or to grant an inferior certificate. That was not a punishment, it was merely the affixing of a stigma. Now, in the case of the Insolvent Court, a power estisted to imprison debtors. There was no jury in that court, the power to imprison was vested, without aey such intermediate power, is the Commissioner. Why should not a similar power be extended to the commissioners in bankruptcy ? He confessed that he was unable to see any reason. He also thought that it was very desirable that some person should be appointed whose office would be something in the nature of that of a public prosecu tor. The duty of this person would be to attend at the examination of the bankrupt, and watch the case on behalf of the public. He apologised to their lordships for going into so much detail on the subject, but it vial one ofilconsiderable importance, and he Ousted that it would have the consideration from the Government which it deserved. He concluded by moving for returns, showing the number of insolvents during the last five years, specifying those among them who were remanded and those who were discharged. The LORD CHANCELLOR admitted that this was one of the most difficult public questions with which the house had to deal. The difficulty, however, ought not to prevent the house from endeavouring to deal with the subject. His noble and learned friend had pointed to the anomaly of the two courts, but he (the Lord Chan cellor) could not see that non-traders and traders stood precisely in the same position. A tradermnstnecessariiy incur debts ; they arose in the course of his business, and hence an unfortunate crisis might at any time ruin him. But in the case of a non-trader ruin generally arose from the insolvent incurring debts thoughtlessly, and in many cases even fraudulently. He did not dispute that the procedure might be simplified by bringing the administration in all cases of insolvency before oueconrt; but still that would not obviate the question of prin ciple underlying the different positions between traders and non-traders. And again there was this difficulty in removing the system of imprisonment for debt, that if it were abolished it would be impossible to make people who were unwilling to pay meet their engegements. Every one knew that at the present day persons went across the Channel to save themselves from imprisonment, and thus defrauded their creditors. It eve❑ frequently happened that persons would rather remain in prison than give up their property and take the benefit of the act. Now if this were the case, even notwithstanding the liability to imprisonment, what would happen if that liability no longer existed ? It was not necessary for him to say that he would take this matter into his serious consideration, and if he could find any method of safely getting rid of imprisonment to a greater extent than it was already got rid of, he should not hesitate to fall in with the views of his noble and learned friend. Lord CAMPBELL was very much concerned to find that the Lord Chancellor gave the sanction of his authority to the continuance of a distinction between traders and non-traders. That distinction would divide those classes into honest and dishonest debtors. At pre sent it often happened that those who were declared bankrupts had merely been traders with a view to obtain the advantages of the bankrupt law. He thought it desirable that the difference between trader and non•trader should be abolished. The LORD CITANCELLOR explained that in his view the only difference between a trader and a non-trader was this, that in the one case the bankrupt must almost necessarily, in the course of his business, incur debt- , , and therefore in the majority of cases might be an honest roan, and in the other case the insolvent was not, gene rally speaking, obliged to incur debt at all, and hence in many cases turned out to be person guilty at least of moral fraud. The returns were then ordered. THE PETITION FROM CALCUTTA. Lord WENSLEYDALE believed that a copy of the petition of certain inhabitants of Calcutta upon the sub ject of the government in India had been laid upon the table of the other house. He therefore asked whether there would be any objection to place that petition, together with any correspondence relating to it, on their lordships' table, Earl GRANVILLE said that there was no objection to the course suggested by bin noble friend. As their lordships were aware, the petition in question had been returned to India, in order that it might come horns through the Governor-General in the ordinary way. In the meanwhile the Governor-General had obtained a copy of the petition, and sent it home with certain remarks upon it. This was the petition a copy of which had been placed on the table elsewhere. It was not strictly an official communication, and hence the Government had not placed it of their own accord upon the table. The house then adjourned at a quarter past G. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Y EsTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented, praying for Parliamentary reform ; for and against a change in the government of India; the spread of Christianity in India ; the aboli tion of the paper duty ; and against the London Corpo ration Reform Bill. METROPOLITAN WORKHOUSES. Mr. GILPIN gave notice, for Lord Raynham, that en the 19th the noble lord would move fur a select coin mittee to inquire into the condition of the administration of the law in the metropolitan workhouses, and other matters in connection with the poor. INDIA. Colonel SYKES gave notice that he should on Mon day movo for a return of the population, and annua l re venue of the north-west provinces of India, showing the population per square mile, and the pressure o; taxation per head for 1554 and 1855, and also a like return for the Bombay Presidency. TUE LICENSING SYSTEM, Mr. HARDY asked the Secretary of State for the home department whether it was his intention to intro duce any measure in the present session to alter the system of licensing alehouses, beerbouses, and other places of public resort, refreshment, and entertainment now in force, or for the better regulation cf such houses and places? Sir G. GREY said he was not now in a position to introduce such a bill, but he hoped before the end of the session to introduce a bill for the better regulation of ale-houses, in which provision for licensing would be introduced. THE DIVORCE ACT. 1 Mr. LYGON asked the Attorney-General whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring in a bill to amend the Divorce Act of last session in reference to affidavits, which, in the opinion of the Judgo Ordinary could only be made before the court sitting in London ; and whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring in a bill to extend the law of divorce to Ireland, and those portions of her Majesty's dominions which were left unaffected by the Act of last year ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the subject of the second question was under consideration. A substantial measure would be introduced for the Divorce Act, but not an amendment act. MORTALITY IN THE ARMY. Capt. ANNESLEY asked whether the Government had received any report from the regiments of foot guards which proved that the mortality, instead of 22 per 1,000, was little more than half that amount in those regiments ? Sir J. RAAISDEN said the report referred to had been received, which presented a more favourable return than that given by the commissioners. The comm7s sionere had taken the averages for the 15. years pre. ceding 1853, that of the report referred to only for the last 18 months. CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT. Mr. IL BERKELEY asked the First Lord of the Treasury when it was his intention to propose to sub mit the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act to the investigation of a committee ? Lord PALMERSTON said he intended on an early day to propose a committee for inquiry into the act. ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT (IRELAND). Mr. BAGWELL asked the Attorney-General for Ireland whether be was prepared to state the course which the Government intended to take relative to the Encumbered Estates Court Mr. FITZGERALD said he intended shortly to introduce a bill to perpetuate the E❑cumbered Estates Court in Ireland, and also to extend the law to unen cumbered estates. COUNT WALE WSKI'S DESPATCH. In answer to a question from Mr. WARREN, Sir G. GREY said that no direct or formal request had been made by the French Government for the prose cu,ion of any person in this country for conspiracy to commit an offence of this kind, but last year a copy of the proceedings taken in Franco against the parties named was submitted to her Majesty's Government un accompanied by any request for proceedings to be taken. If there had been evidence against the party sufficient to have arrested kim in this countcy, it would have been done. In answer to another question from Mr. WARREN, Sir G. GREY said a warrant had been issued against a British subject under the 9.h Geo.IV., as an accessory before the fact to a murder alleged to have been com mitted in France. (Hear, hear.) CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION. Sir F. KELLY a ked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to propose to Parliament, during the pre sent session, any bill for the settlement of the civil service superannuation question ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho was unable to give a definite answer to the question. RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. Colonel FRENCH asked the First Lord of the Treasury if he would lay on the table of the house the despatch of Sir James Outran', detailing the operations at Lucknow between the 25th of September, when Col. Inglis was relieved by him and General Havelock, and the 22d of November, when Sir Colin Campbell forc2d his way throuzh the rebel army to the Residency! Mr. V. SMITH said no such despatch had been re ceived by the Government, but that as soon as it was he would immediately lay it before Parliament. MILITARY SURGERY (EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY.) Mr. BLACK asked if a professor had been appointed to the chair of Military Surgery in the University of EJinburgh ; and if such appointment bad been made, if there was any reason for the class-room having. been closed for the last two sessions ? Sir J. RAMSDEN said no professor bad as yet been appointed. RED RIVER SETTLEMENT. On the motion for adjournment, Mr. LABOUCHERE, in answer to Viscount T3uRY, said he had received ❑o official report of the meeting at the Red River Settlement. He believed Mr. Ballantine, the gentleman referred to, had bee❑ illegally arrested, but a misapprehension existed with reference to his having been handed over to the Rifles to conduct him out of the settlement. Mr. BAflautine had since appealed to the liudscn'e Bey Company in this country. HUDSON'S BAY. In aniwur to a question from Mr. ROEBUCK, Mr, LABOUCHERE said that it was the intention , 1 her Majesty's Government to take po3session of the Hudson's Bay Company', territories, but they were Billing to renew the license to the Company under certain conditions, giving the Government exclusive power cf culonization, &u. The question of boundary between Canada and Eupert's Land were to be sub jected to a discu3Aon of the Committee of Privy Council by mutual consent. CANI'ILLON'S LEGACY. Mr. STIRLING asked the First Lord of the Treasury if it were true, or if he would obtaiu information from authentic sources as to the fact—that the legacy of 10,000 francs, bequeathed to the sub-officer Cantillon, who attempted to assassinate the late Duke of Welling ton, by the late Napoleon Bonaparte, in a codicil of his will, approving and justifying the attempt, had, since Dec. 2, 1851, been paid, with interest up to the date of payment, by the Emperor of the French. The doc trine of assassination was by that codicil preached and upheld by the first Emperor, and what be wanted to know was whether this mischievous doctrine had been endorsed by the fortunate successor to his fortunes. To Cantillon the wages of assassination had been duly paid, and his name was to be foiled in a list of others in the elf oniteur, left legacies by the Emperor and paid; but it was stated that, whilst all the others were not paid in full, Cantillon was paid in full with interest. Lord PALMERSTON said he thought the hon. gen tleman would have shown more good taste—(cheers, and cries of " No")—aud displayed more candour, if, instead of assuming an answer, he had asked what were the real facts. (Rear, hear.) The assumption that the money had been absolutely paid by the Emperor of the French was false, and in a matter of so much delicacy with regard to private relation, it would have been better if he had made inquiries and ascertained the facts before he brought the matter forward. It was true that Napoleon left Cantillon ten thousand francs, and the executors, M. Bertrand and Monthellon, between 1823 and 1826, advanced certain payments to him. When the Emperor of France issued a commission with reference to the payment of the legacies, Cantil -1 in's widow applied for the balance (1,200 fr.) she con sidered due to her late husband. The commission, however, refused to sanction its payment, in the belief that the first Napoleon was labouring under an :aberra tion of mind when he made the bequest. (Cheers.) Mr. STIRLING rose t 3 address the House in reply, but he was loudly called to order on the ground that ho could not be heard a second time. The hon. gentleman then explained, denying the assertion of the noble lord that he (Mr. Stirling) bad assumed the legacy was paid by the Emperor of the French. He was rejoiced at the answer that had been given to his question. (Hear.) The subject then dropped. COUNT WALEWSKI'S DESPATCH. Lord ELCHO asked if the Government had sent a despatch in answer to that of Count Walewski'e, and when it would be laid ou the table of the house ? MINISTER OF JUSTICE. Mr. W. E WART put a question to the First Lord of the Treasury, for explanation on the sintject of the appointment of a Department or Minister of Justice. CANTILLON'S LEGACY. Mr. 130WYER ruse to enter on the question of Can tillon's legacy, and was called to order. He said the hon. me►nber for Sheffield had asserted that the Em peror of the French had paid the legacy, and he wished to know his authority for that statement. Mr. ROEBUCK said he could not answer the que3• ticn. C111.:21... Lord J. RUSSELL inquired of the First Lord of the Treasury, whether he had any oljection to lay before the house instructions given to Lord Elgin on his depar ture for China, and the terms which were offered and rejected at Canton previously to the late bombardment. Sir C. WOOD said it was unusual to communicate to the house the instructions given to ministers, plenipo tentiaries, &c. No communications bad been received from China filet could be laid on the table of the house. In Answer to a question from Lord J. MANNERS, Lerd PALMERSTON said the Government had received from Lord E l g in a co py of the communic ation he addressed to Yoh , who bad g iven an answer to it, but there was not time to t ranslate it to be sent home b y the last mail, but it s substance had b een communicated I RE E Y l , 'O th ß is l' b l ill w ag rea d a to the Government. On the tnoti C on oß of P s O i ß r CORPOR ATE second time on the understanding that it should be, referred to a Select Committer. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Lord PALMERSTON then rose and said—l rise, sir, in pursuance of the notice which had been given by her Majesty's Government, to ask leave to introduce a bill for transferring from the East India Company to the Crown the government of her Majesty's East Indian dominions. In making that proposal I feel myself bound in the first place to say that I do not do it in any spirit of hostility to the East India Company, or as meaning thereby to impute any blame or censure upon the admi nistration of India under that corporation. I believe the East India Company has done many good things in Indio. I believe that its administration has been at tended with great advantage to the population under its rule. And it is not on the ground of any delinquency on the part of the Company, but on the ground of the inconvenience and injurious character of the existing arrangements, that I propose this measure to the h ouse. te It is perhaps one of the most extraordinary. Bin facts hou in the history of mankind that these British j remote d asshould have part of the acquired guch extensive dominion in continent of India. It is indeed remarkable that those regions in which science and art may be said to have first dawned upon mankind should be now subject to the rule of a people inhabiting islands which at a time when these eastern regions enjoyed as high a civilisation and as great prosperity as that age could otter were in estate of utter barbarism ; but still more remarkable is it that these extensive dominions should have been gained not by the power of a nation as a nation, but by an associa lion of individuals, by a mercantile oommunity, sups ported, indeed, to a certain degree by the power of their country, but mainly indebted for success to their own energy and enterprise. These two circumstances are undoubtedly singular, but it is quite as remarkable, quite as singular, that a nation like this, in which the science of government is perhaps better understood than in any other, in which the principle of popular representation has so long been established, should have deliberately consigned to the care of a small body of commercial men the management of such extensive terri tories and Ruch numerous populations. One could easily imagine that a wilderness in the northern part of Ame rica, where nothing lives except fur-bearing animals and a few wild Indians but little removed from the lower creation, might be confined to a company whose chief functions should be to strip the running animal of their fur, and to keep the natives sober ; but that a great country like this should deliberately consign to the man agement of a mere commercial company, of a set of irre sponsible individuals, a great territory, occupied by dif ferent races, professing diverse religiose, and in which all the questions of peace and war and of international relations with independent princes must arise was, he believed, a circumstance unexampled in the historyef m nkind. But this country never designedly did any such thing. The existing state of things grew upgradnally from a very small beginning. The original settlers began with a factory, the factory grew into a fort, the fort extended to a district, the district to s, province, and then came collisions with less civilised neighbours, injuries resented, attacks to be repelled, and conflicts which always ended in a victory and extension of territory. So, gradually, from one transaction to another, grew up that state of things in which the East India Company found itself invested with large commercial interestsand with most important political functions. This continued up to the year 1784, when there was an infusion of re sponsible administration into the affairs of the Company by the establishment of the Board of Control, under a slight interference from which the Company continued to discharge its political functions, and at the same time to exercise all its commercialrights. One would have ima gined that in a country like this that first step would have been followed up, that before anything else was done the reflective British nation would have pursued the course inaugurated in 1784, and that as the effect of the measure then adopted was to limit in a certain degree the political functions of the Company, the next step would have been to take them away altogether, and to leave the Company in its original position as a trading association. (Hear.) However, it happens that in this country commercial often excite deeper interest than political affairs, and the next step was, not to meddle further with the political functions of the Company, but to take away all the commercial privileges which originaly o instituted the foundation of its exist seer. Accordingly, in the year 1833 the Company alto gether ceased to be a commercial association, and be came, one may say, but a phantom of its original body. It lost the commercial character for which it was origi nally founded, and continued to be merely a political agent, by means of which the administration of India was carried on. Now, sir, I vet tore to think that the arrangement so made was a most inconvenient and most cumbrous one. The principle of our political system is that all administrative functions should be accompanied by Ministerial responsibility—responsibility to Parlia ment, responsibility to public; opinion, responsibility to the Crown ; but in this case the chief function of the Government of India is committed to a body not re sponsible to Parliament, not appointed by the Crown, but elected by persons who have no connection with India, except the situ' le possession of India stock. I think that that of itself is a /met objectionable arrange. ment. In this country we are slow to make changes. The indisposition to make changes is wise and useful. (Opposition cheers.) As a general principle it is wise, and nations do themselves great mischief by rapid and ill-considered alterations of their institutions. (Renewed cheering from the Opposition benches.) But equally unwise and equally injurious is it to cling to existing arrangements simply because they exist, and not to admit changes which can be made with advantage to the nation. (Ministerial cheers.) What can be more cunt brous than the existing system of Indian administration which is called by the name of "double Government r' In the debates of 1653 the right hon, gentleman the member for Bucks asked who was the government of India, and to whom he was to look as the authority re spansible for the administration of that vast empire. Why, sir, there is no responsibility. The Directors possess a power paramount, as the right hon. gentleman said, to everything else, the power of recalling the Gover nor-General, ley which any great system of policy may be at once interrupted. The functions of Government and the reeponsibility have been divided between the directors, the Board of Control, and the Governor-Gene rat in India ; the Beard of Centrol representing the Go vernment of the day, responsible to this house, respon sible to public opinion, appointed by the Crown, and ' exercising functions delegated by it ; the Court of Di rectors, elected by the gentlemen and ladies who happen to be holders of India stock, many of whom are totally ignorant of everything relating to Indian interests, and perhaps knowing nothing about Calcutta, Bombay, or Madras, except what they learn from the candidates for the directorship as to the presidency to which the cadet ship is to b.l)ng which is promised in return for their votes. (No, no, and bear, hear.) The directors are un doubtedly men of great experience and knowledge of India, but they are elected by a body of persons who have no peculiar faculty for choosing parsons to govern a great empire in the East. Then comes the Governor- General, invested with great, separate, and independent powers, and among those three authorities it is obvious that despatch and unity of purpose can hardly by passi bility exist. I won't trouble the house by going into a detailed explanation of the method in which business is done, because it is very well known to those hon. mem bers who have given their attention to Indian affairs that before a despatch upon the most important matter can go out to India it oscillates between Cannon-row and the Indiaehouse ; that it is proposed by one party, altered by the other, altered again by the first, and sent back to the other; and that the adventures of a de spatch between these two extreme paints of the metros pelis are often as curious as those "Adventures of a Guinea" of which we have all read. (Laughter.) It is obvious that this system of check and counter-check must be attended with great inconvenience to the public service and be productive of great delay. Take, for example, a body of 20 gentlemen generally agreeing in their views, and make 10 of them sit at the east end of the town and the other 10 in Westminster. Propose to them any question of average difficulty and importance, and the probability is that the two parties will come to different conclusions, not being able to exchange opinions and argument, and to arrive at a common result. So it is with the Board of Gantrol and the Court of Directors. The result in cases of material difference must necessarily be a middle term, satisfying the opinions of neither, carrying into effect the prinoiple of neither, unsatisfactory therefore to both, and probably less advantageous to the public service than the opinion of either would have been had it been entirely adopted. (Hear, hear.) Again I say that this system cf check and counter-chock may be. carried too far. There is no doubt that certain check' , are requisite in every political machine, but you may multiply your checks and counter-checks to such an extent that the functions of the machine, which are intended only to be controlled, are paralyzed for every useful purpose. (Hear.) Then what, let me ask, is the position in which her Majesty's Government stand in this house ? When Indian questions are discussed it is the constant habit of those who take part in the debate, critic:sing and impugning what has been done, to hold her Majesty's Government responsible for everything that occurs, although they cannot be fairly answerable for things over which they have not a perfect control, and which they cannot entirely diteet. It frequently happens, indeed, that the Government of the day are made responsible for acts which were done without their consent, and probably in some cases much to their dissatisfaction. (Hear.) Take, for instance, a matter, which has occupied the attention of the house, and whiab has formed part of the inquiries of a committee—the hiring of vessels to carry troops to India. I will venture to say that a majority et the gentlemen here imagine that the Government is the authority by which those arrangements are made. Not in the least. The Company is chargeable with the ex pense of transporting trsotiloaepnsudtoonvoletrontdhmiaee;nurittuvismertuhnsmetCennoatmtu;praaannidlyyt t w h ti u c g h h ta t k h e e s o u p p in t i h o e n sh o ir have weight w ith the C ompany, there arrangements are not made by the offi cers of the Govern ment, but by the officers of the East India Company itself. I say, then, it is most desirable that this complicated machine should be simplified and reduced in fact and form to that which it is imagined to be, but which it prac tically is not. I may be asked why we take this moment for proposing a change of system. (Cheers from the Opposition ) The inconvenience of different systems of administration are forced upon the attention of the Go vernment and the country from time to time by peculiar emergencies. Thus the arrangements of the military departments had existed in time of peace, but, though many felt that the division of the Ordnance into sepa rate departments and the distinction between the War. office and the office of the Secretary of State for War were inconvenient, it was not until the war in the Crimea drew the attention of the Government to the disadvan tages of that complicated system that we altered the arrangements, and it was during the Crimean war that the consolidation was effected by means of which we were enabled to carry on the struggle with Russia with far greater promptitude, vigour, and success than we should have been able to do if the old system had been continued. (Cheers.) I say, then, that as far as regards the executive functions of the Indian Government at home it is of the greatest importance to vest comple a te authority where the public have a right to thhietatsb in complete responsibility should rest, and that this country there can be but one gover n ing t re sponsible to the Crown, to Parliamen t , 'advisers of the opinion, consisting of the constitutionalnaccordance with the Crown for the time being, so it is i n as it would nd w to bo p d u y blic principles and practice of constitution, obuerst interests of the nation, be in accordance with the vast and important interests, that India, with nil itdierthe direct authority of the should be Place goveternrtFloitn the name of tshitetiCngrowinnpbayrtihia.e and s 'Li! to Farliament and the public for e public conduct, instead of being, Crowr, to be mainly administered by a set of gcntlemela a 3 now, everynie n t, and prt re -p p t o h n e s i i r Who, however respectable, however COn3peteitt 25 10 L 0.61 5 5 100 St.