The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-22 00:00:00

_t : _ _, ~. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and prices were well supported. The sales amounted to 20,000 bale, 4,500 of which were taken by the speculators, and 2,500 by the expor ters. Railway Shares were steady, and quotations Were without alteration. Discussions are again taking place with regard to the probability of a reduction in the rate of dis count. Money seems more plentiful than before, the demand for it does not permanently increase, and the influx of specie continues on a large scale. A. further accumulation of the Bank resources will, it is imagined, lead to a modi fication of the existing regulations at the Bank. Whatever course may be pursued, it seems Pretty certain that no great outlet will yet be made for the employment of such an amount of the accumulated means now lying idle, as will occasion an advance in the terms. The public are averse to new speculations, and only invest to a small extent in the old established concerns ; if this reserve continues, no sensible alteration in the state of the market can be expected until a revival in trade takes place. It is generally expected that the gold announced Yesterday from Australia will be taken into the Bank of England. At the meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Mait land, Ewing, and Co., a balance-sheet was presented Which showed the liabilities to be 164,3991. 55., and the assets 193,0491. 17% 2d. It is consequently expected that 20s. in the pound will be paid. The following telegraphic message from M. A. Poppe, the resident director of the Namur and Liege Railway, has been posted in the Stock Ex change :—" Brussels, Wednesday, 21st April.— The Bill approving the purchase of the Mons and Swanage Railway has passed the House of Repre sentatives." This day the half-yearly meeting of the West Flanders Railway Company took place, Mr. Richards in the chair. The report was satisfactory, as showing an increase of traffic, and beyond that ax augmentation of dividend. In the last half-year the receipts on all the lines amounted to 21,062/. N., and the total expenditure to 13,941/. 17s. Gd., leaving a balance of 7,1201. lls. Gd. The sum available for dividend was 5,0621. 12s. 3d., being equal to the payment of a dividend of 3s. 9d. per share. After a short discussion the report was adopted. Increased buoyancy has been apparent in the Euglish Stock Market to-day, owing to further purchases on speculative account. Several bona Me investments have also been made—including one to the extent of 10,0001. Reduced by the Govern ruent brokers—which have caused additional firm ness. The favourable progress of monetary and po litical affairs is producing a satisfactory influence, but business is still very limited. Consols are Marked 961 I for money, as well as account. They are now 961 and 961 97 respectively. The New 3 per Cents. are 95i /, and also the Reduced India Loan scrip continues steady at 991 100. The March Exchequer Bills are 345. to .375. premium, the June ditto 335. to 365. premium, and India Bonds 21s. premium. A moderate amount of business has been trans acted in the Foreign Stock Market, and quotations are rather higher. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 9 71 98 ex. div. ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 1041. Buenos Ayres 6 per cents. are 80 ; Chilian 6 per Cents., 103 ; Danish 5 per Cents., 102/ ; Equador, 14 i 1 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 201 ; Russian 41 per C ents , 1011 101 ; Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 57-i; ; and Dutch 21 per Cents., 66. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 191 20 ; Peruvian 4i per A C : ri ts., 81 83 ; P o rtuguese 3 per Cents., 45 '*n ; Rus s i an 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditt o 41 p er Cents., 9 9 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 431 441 said Ditto Deferred, 26 k. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under Itatth:iieeittet ez lBsB. 1857. £28,352 £28,943 53,344 59,281 Routh- 11 ,,, f righto n ril 14,180 15,008 ''''' idland ************* ' ******************** 27,520 29,853 South -Eastern *************************** 17,143 18,287 „Great Northern - 21,035 22,681 21,180 22,796 ta eashire and Yorkshire 5,771 5,784 Bristol i ch ester and Exeter 5,613 5,525 and Holyhead maancaster, and Carlisle Nnchester Sheffield, & Lincoln 8,877 9,456 orth-Eastern London sitfothdrs, W ev o o rcester, and Wolver 0 4,054 3,928 523 2 666 tlinburgh, Perth, and Dundee r-urnburgb and Glasgow Olaßgow and Sou' h-Western Grand Trunk of Canada A very limited business has been transacted in Railway shares to-day, but in several instances there is an improvement of about 1 to 1 per cent' in prices. South-Western and North-Eastern (Berwick) advanced ss. ; Great Western and Mid lands, 10s. ; Caledonian, 15s. ; and Eastern Coun ties and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1/. In the Foreign and Colonial lines there is little variation to report. East Indian have declined about 55., and Sambre and Meuse, 10s. Mining Shares have been dull. Devon Great Consols were dealt in at 460 to 4624 ; North Wheal Bassett, 104 11 ; and Wheal Mary Ann, 43. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at slightly improved rates. London Joint Stock I T l .ve advanced ss. ; Oriental Bank, 10s. ; and 'llion of Australia, ss. Electric Telegraph re taained steady at 104. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI OCIC. (From the Officua Lise:l Ila 11l Stock 221 22 95i i A i I, 7 , . cenQat. Keduced Al:Malt : Mb T:).W t CcusolE Aunnites 96i 1 . 8 i i I _ 3 Per Cent. Annuities 956 i 6 i — "ng India Annuities (Exp sth Jan., 1860) IB 11-16 Loan Debenture's 99i • e -Ditto Scrip !!„. 1 is Bond X 10 0 0 • . •.. uo_ sole ter Account . - i 7 6i Bt.:ha:pier Bills, 20; • March. June. /41000 Ditto Advertised 37 4 8 136 3 p 1 37 P Exchequer Bonds, 11458, 34 per Cent.... Ditto, 1359 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. • tranuan 5 per Cent. Ditto 1852, 44 per Cent. Buenos A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. -- Ditto Account BO OUilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO3 Danish Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825 Bl Ditto 5 per Cent 1024 Elliador New Consolidated l4i i Mexican 3 per Cent Portuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 — Ditto Account 4si Russian Bonds, 1622, L St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 41 por Cent. lOO4 1 2 Sardinian Bond's, 5 per Cent. apinish lloßds, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 44k Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 97.; Ditto Account, • Ditto Guaranteed.. per Cont. Venezuela. Bonds, 41 per Cent .. 35 Dividends on the above payable in London. . Belgian 24 per Cent., ex. 25 franca Ditto 4. per Cent. . Dutch Exchange, 24 p er Cent., 12 Guilders 66 Do. 4 per rent. Certificates .... ........ 99 Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 44 per Cent. A 12 ABB 00E00E. Console, money Consols account (May 6) ' ........ 7 . ... ...... W 4 7 FIRE IN CANNON-STREIT, ClTY.—Last evening, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out in the premis es cc copied conjointly by the Anglo-Australian and Univer sal Family Assurance Company and the United " 1 - . Mg,dom Benevolent Life Annuity Fund Society, Situ ate at No. 6 C a nnon-street - west. The discovery W as made by one ' ef the inmates Ferceving a strong smell of wood burning. Upon entering the board room of the l a tt er soc i ety, i t was f oun d to be on fire, which was not got und er un til ever ything in the room was seriously damaged and a quantity of books and papers destroyed, Which h a d been packed in the place under an iron safe. "One of the principal books were destroyed. They were deposited in an iron reliance safe, made by Mr. J. Tann, of Walbrook ; and although the stip on which it rested Was burnt so as to allow it to topple over and the iron b ecome red with heat, every book was found to be per-. uninjured. The origin of the fire is unknown. 'o:_premises and contents were insured. ~eINORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM DISTRICT BANK.-- 4.`l .. w wc astle-on-Tyne, April 21.—The order made CO LIS ' ° n i l' by the Lord Justices to wind up this bank has ?_v F o i the greatest satisfaction to the large body of credi b4r throughout the district. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SH A.R.r. MARKETS This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILwAlts. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. Eastn. . Belfast & 13allymon? Bung. Wolverh. d Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. (s) Cheshire Junct Blackburn ...... Blyth & Tyne original .£25 (iss. at £45) Bristol di Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall De. A Do. B DublindtßelfastJunc Dun. P. drAber.Junc. East Anglian ...... Eastern Counties EasternTJnion,A. stk Do., do. B. Do, New A East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. _ Edinburgh di Glasgow Edinb. Prth. tirDundw Forth and Clyde June. Furness ....... . Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock .... Do., B. Stock ... Gt. Sth. &West.(lre). Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gna.St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshir , Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Sonth.port. London & Blackwal' Do. New, is. R. 10s. Lond.Bright.&S.Cst London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S.Weatorn Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Linen. Metropolitan ........ Widland ..... Do. Birming. & Derb'• Midland O. West. (Ir. Do. Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle. Nowpt.t berg.&Hrfd Newry & Armagh ... N ewry, Warrenpoin• & Restrevor N0rf01k........... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ...... Do., A Stock ......... Do. B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n........ N. & S. Wstn., Hemp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. . N. & S. Wostrn. June Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton..... all Peebles 19 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N. E. Abrdn .St 100 Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union .. 8 Sitingbourue &Sheer 100 South Devon 1.00 South Eastern. ...... 100 South Wales all S. Yorksh. RivtkrDuT 14 11 all 11 ti St. 100 St. 100 12l 5 S. 100 '45 all 25 all St. 100 101 1 St. ! 100 St. ! 100 50 , all 25 ; all 100 , all 25 all 10 9 20 all St. 'lOO 60 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St, 100 25 103 St. 100 St 100 St. 100 10 3/.1 0 all .0 all it. 100 Do Staines,Wok.,BtWok. Stockton & Darling.. Do. do., 1834 Do. do., 1815 Stockton di Ilartlopl ' Taff Vale... IDo. Pref., No. !Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Noath... Watorfd. fi Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick ;West Cos nwall.. West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West L0nd0n.....,, Do. First Class Do. Second Class Closing this day 51 - 6 - B.f 69 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 88 - 90 84j -84 i 35 - 37 ••• ...... owl 8 - 8 ?,1 161 - 161 58. - 59 44 - 46 29 - 31 14 - 16 87 - 89 62; -63 i 274 - 28 89 - 91 - 10 10ii -102 k 87 - 89 126 - 127 99' - 101 56 -56 i 56 - 53 8i 86 10 —l2 p 10 12 p 89 89 1 i d li 1 a • ••• - ••• 6 - 6i 105 106 931 - 94 - 92 - 93 36 - ii 92i -92 i 64 - 66 fi = ii 59 - 61 34 - 3 52 - 53 92 03 ' 1 2 1 dl 47 48 73. '74 il 92 c 4 44 4a 8 9 2) - 31 7 4 d 106 - 108 1 26i - 27 78 - 80 45 - 46 2i - 36 - 37 69 - 70 82:1 - 13 - 15 7 - 5{ 8 - 10 35 - 100 =_ 16 6 all 5 all 20 all 10 all 20 all .. -- .. i - 31 61 - •65 ... BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 all 'Atian. and St. Law. 18 I 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 1 18 all Do. 18 all Do. Additional A 1 ap 20a , all Buffalo & Lake Hur. 9 10 100 100 Buff., 13rnt.& Godch. 1 85 90 100 ;100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug..'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 79 82 100 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 7' 80 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East. ... 20 1256 d Central Oude (Lim.) ... 20 2 Ceylon A shares 1 ••-• 1/ 17a, all Demerara . - ••• 20 2s. Eastern Bongal St. 100 East Indian 1103 1111 111 10i 20 all Do. C Shares 20 5 Do. E. do. , ig -11 ( I 6! 100 all D 0.4 20 all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 20 21 St. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada 147 49 48 100 I all Do. 6p. c. Deben Bl 83 81 20 all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore 2ll —21 i 1 20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c _ 201 all Gt. Westn. of Canada 19 191 19k I#d , 111 10020 13 all Do. Do.B N ds e . w , payable '57 ... . . 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '60... 106 111 100 all Do. do., '73, do. ... 106 111 100 all Do. do., '73, without option 105 108 20 all Madras, guar. 41 p.c 1.91 20 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. 2Ol —2l 20 15 Do. 4/ p. c. Exton d par 141 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c zr 20 5 Do. 4th Ex., do, ip 20 ss. Dude (Limited) 20 15 Scinde, guar. 5 per c 1 20 all Do • ••• FOREIGN. 10 all Intwrp&Rotterdani 6 61 20 all Ardennes ••• ••• 20 3 Bahia & 31 5 all Belgian East. Janet. II 20 all Beziers to Graissessac 6 all Carmeaux &Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. - 3a 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 271 —27 i 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt., Central of France ... 20 all Great Luxembourg 7i 8 • n 16 6 Italian Junction 20 all Lake Const. & Bale ~. 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ...d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 3 4 p 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. 20 all Lyons and Geneva 25 26 25 33i all Maria Anteula 10 all Do. New • ••• 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Prof 2l/ 221 16 all Northern of France 37# 37# 20 8 Do. New 10 all NorwegianTriak.Pref 81 91 20 all Paris and Lyons 3l/ —32 a 20 all Ditto New 20 all Paris and Orleans 49 51 20 9 Recife & San Frau , (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. •-• id 81 20 11 Riga and Danaburg 10 all Rome and Frascati— .. . 20 all Royal Danish l5 17 5 all Royal Swedish I 4 all Do. 7 per cent — 2C all Sambre and Meuse 8 •8/ 10 all ')o. 5,} per cent. pref Ba 9 8/ 20 all Southern of France 2O 21 ai all West Flanders 4 - 5i 5 10 all Do. 51 per c. Prof 20 all W. &N.W, of Franct. 231 24: 20 6 Western of Austria — 20 all West. of Switzerlan 6 all W lest aden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. prof — 20 al). Zealand ••• ••• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. 40 all Australasia BO 82 81 ilOl 25 all Bank of Egypt 1 2111 211 4 100 50 Bank of London4B 40 all Bri.Col.Bk.&Ln. Co — 50 all British N. American 20 10 C.Bk.of Ind.An.6lCh 31 2i 100 50 City - 57 59 581 a a 100 25 Colonial 201 all Commercialof Canada ;00 20 !, Commercial of Lond. • 20 all V,;,`ng.Scot.diAus.Cot. l7i 181 20 all ' Lon. Ch. Bk.of A.A. 19 20 50 20 London and County, ~. ••• 5 0 10 London Joint Stock. ... 291 00 20 Lo ud.andWestminst. . . 100 35 N a ti onal Pro. of Eng. .:. SOO 20 10 Do. New 50 25 Nationa.i Bank 20 all New South Wales 43 40 7.; 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 371 381 38i 20 all Ottoman B an k . 18 ... 00 2,5 Provincial of Ireland 61 63 62 10 I all Do. New. ............. 25 South P astrali; ...... Do. New ........ „ ... a 25 a ll l 2l?' all Union of Australia... 4▪ 6 451 15 Da. Now 3O 31 50 10 juion of London 1 1 0 0 ° 0 5 0 ° ‘li G7l- t U S t t l ra l l il ik tu o a l l I and Business done this day. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Comp ani es Closing Pricesda Business St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 93 100 St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. Caledon... 100 102 25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 13 15 it. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.c Gt.Northn 136 139 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4 41 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonlan. Neils. Direct. St. 'lOO IDo. New Do .•• ••• 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn — 50 I all Hull & Selby. V. & N.M lOB 110 25 all Do.. Shares. Do 12 all Do. i Shares. Do 12i all Lon.&Greenw %Eastern l2l 131 121 20 all Do. Preference Do 24 25 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 94 96 10 10 Do. Bark. Sh. Do • ••• 51 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W I and Matlock & Midld 23 - 2 i St. 100 Mdld. Bradfd. Midland 94 96 64: 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count p - 1p 50 all N.4Est.s p.c. Do 57 59 57 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do 50 all IDo . Fixed sp. cDo 25 all IPrest. & Wyre L. dth . W ... 121 1 all Do. 1 Shrs. A Do St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 136 139 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 9 12 all S. Staffordsh.. M. MClean 10 10 3 ,50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. 25 all ;Do Do 32 33 32 St. 100 ,Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn B3 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) St. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 94 96 20 9 Do. 4 per c. Shares St. 100 Calodn. £lO 44 p. c. 100 101 100 St. 100 Ches. di Ho. 54 p.c. St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent 99 61 all Cork&Bandons6p.c. 6f all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 6 61 St. 100 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c. 108 112 St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 105 110 St. 100 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 112 117 117 St. 100 Do. No. 2 ....... • 110 115 St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 127 132 20 all East Un., G. 6p. c. 5 all Do. 51., 0 per cent. ... 10 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. St. all Do. do. 4 per cent._ St. 100 EastLancash.6p.cts. 5 all E.&W. York. J. sth4 10 9 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. St. 100 iEd.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 72 74 72 St. 100 Furness, 5 p. c ..... St. 100 Glas. dr 5.W.G.5 p.c. _.. St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 117 119 St. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem . at 10 p. c. prem 110 112 St. 100 Do. 44 per cent lO3 101 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at p. c. prem. 62 64 62 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pr( 101 1-14 20 all Gt. S& W. (Ireland) ... 20 all Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 50 d Gt.W.(B.dal.Ex. s pc 51 rj St. 100 Do. con. red. 44 p. c. 92 94 924 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 87 8 St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent. 87 89 883 St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref. 99 101 1036 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 94 10 10 all Do. Chester Sp.c.P.S. 16 17 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do 91 St. 100 .Do. Birm. Gua. Stk 72 74 26; all Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh 186 194 13; all Do. do. do ............ 91 . 20 all Do. do. ... . .... . . 136 146 L St. 100 [A& York. 6 pc .St 138 140 St. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 pc • No.l St. 100 D0.,P., 5 p.e.St.No.2 St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. •.. St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 ... St. 100 Lon. & N.W., Cov. dt Nuneaton 5 r. ct - St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Shares 160 165 124 all Londy. & Color. 6 126 all Londy.&Ennis. 4 Sh. St.lloo S.,&L. 6p. Cont. 118 122 6 1 43 Do. do. do. £6 A St. 1100 so. do. 31 per cont 66 68 126 all Marypt. kCarl.4 p.c 1261 all Do. 44 per cent ••• 1261 103 Do. do. St. 1100 Mid. Consol. 619. c. St ... •.. St. ,100 Do • Con • Br•Bir.6p.c 137 139 St. 100 Do. 43 p. c. Pref. St 99 101 St. ,100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St 9l 1;,3 10 all New., Aber., &c., pr • 5 p.c.red. sp.c.pm. 10 all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. 10 11 10 ; all Norfk.Deb.4p.c.Sh. St. 1100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1246 ... St. 1100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 ... St. 1100 Do • Wv.V.sp. ~ ,1847 ..• St. 'lOO North British 106 108 107 8 7 33 Do. 71. Preference - . . St. 100 N.E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. 95 951 17 84 Do. do. do l4 -- d 20 13 !Do. Leeds 6 pa. No.l 123 9 !Do. do. Qrs., 18 4 8 25 10 Do. York.ll. dr. S. Pur 4l par 20 all North Staffordshire 213 23 St. 100 Ox., Wor. dr Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 115 120 117 1 St. 1100 IDo. 6p.c. 2d guar lOl 106 St. 1 100 !Do, do. Debectr. St 9B 100 85 all Scot. Ceut.Naw Pref. .. .• • St. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 118 120 St. 100 Do. do. 7 p.a. pf. St. 125 127 St. 100 Do. d 0.34 p.o. pf. St. 74 76 25 all South Devon lO 103 10 all Do. fixed 44 pr cent ... 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 24 243 s S t t . . 1 100 00 , D D o o . . F 4 i. 4 p ed er 4 c i e p n . t c. Sh. 1 1 01 1 — 7 1 1 03 93 St. i i 100 Do. New 44 pr. cent St. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. St. 100 IDo. do. 44-p. c l.Ol 103 1001 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar . 25 all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 274 283 25 l9 Do. do. do. St. 109 iWaterfddiKilk. 6 pc 46 51 48i BRITISH MINES. --------7--_ . . Pll2 Alfred Cons. (Milk.), 10 11 20 ' 14 i British Iron 4 8° 60 --- 480 460 2 •O• 10 2 31 0 0 D C E o ai,e n vt d .Gß ur ta o .sc w sent ( s C l ( sa i ra lro b g ra 7 a v n .. ) 1 y 0 100 17s 1 Great South Tolgus l4 15 1715 Grt. W. Alfrd. (Philk ) 6 53 7 brt.W. Vor ( l lelstn ) 11 --2 ••• 176 Lady Bertha *** 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 71 81 ••• ••• ••• 5115 h se e t al (I e ll i o .o g f a t r;) 10 4 6 11.11 101 ... 13 Par. Cons. (St•Blaxy)l 171 •-• 186 N *Nr North *B \ a N sr ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.), • - Os. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 11 11 • 2A S. Caradon (St. Clem- 375 390 i •:. 2S. Carn Brea (11logn. 44 41 . . 19 S.W. Francei(lllogn. 210 220 5 43 Tam. S. Sr L.. Min. Co. 1 i 10 9 Tin Croft 33 4 ... 40 Un • Mines (Gwennap) ... •• • ... 1256 V. of Towey (Camar.) 13 11 24 ... 13 W. Basset (Illogan) 23 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 10) 110 ... 53 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 210 220 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 280 - 300 , ... 53 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 6 6 i . 6 it ... 1.178,Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 10 • 11 .._ 8 I Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. )43 45 43 Wh Trelawnev Lis 24 26 4 : : 1 J____________.---------- - FOREIGN MlN_______________ 20 I 73 ;Australian 1 l 10s.lBon Accord Cop. (li.) t —6 p ri 35 27 Braziliankap.(issued at .C 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes dr Cuiada ... . . 20 15 Do. St. Joun Del Roy 13 14 1 3 Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica...-. ... ...e. 40 all Cobra Copper 39 41 ... 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co. 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 11 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada * i 1 all Noveau Monde 20 all Pont • Sil.LdM.ds Smlt 6 7 5 ' 1 Port Philip • ••• 30 161 Santiago do Cuba all United Mexican 3 3 3,5-MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 SOO Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ... -• _._.! 25 19 ;Australian Agricult. 28 - 30 10 all lAustraln. Royal Mail 14 11 10 all ,Berlin Water Works.. 33 43 10 2 IDo. New iss. at 51. d ... ... 50 40 Brit. American Land ... ... 100 323 Canada 135 142 136 St. 1(X) Do.Go.6pc•Jan&July 1143 115 1141 315 St. all 'Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 all Do. Pref. 7 3 p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace 1 1 ! 1 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France . , 20 all lEastern Steam....., ii 43 41 St. 100 ,Electric Telegraph 1 all ,Electric Tel. of Irel ... _ 5 all En.drAust.Cop.SmCo 11 fi 10 108. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. . .._ 9 all 'Eur.&Am•Stm.(lim„) 4 —43 20 9,11 Gen. Ir.Sc.CoL(lim.) ... .. 15 L 4 'Gen. Steam Navigat. ... ._: 20 5 Loudon Discount 4 all ,Loud. Gon. Omnibus 33 -... 34 20 10 'Magdalena St. Navig. ... ‘, 10 all M e diteran. Elec. Tel. 7 i 10 all jDo. Extension Tele& „„ .. 10 all Mexican ;6 S.Americn ~,. _ . 25 5 INat. Discount Co 1 --1 j 10 6 INetherlands Land i _3 4 10 all 'Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p. c.Pf. iss. at Id. 2 21 21 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 INew li. &N. S. Land 16 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 983 991 994 1 all S. B. Australasian... i 20 all Nrth.of Europe Steam 2 3 1 all Oriental Gas 1 10s. Do New Shares 3cl , ip 5 all Peelltr. Ld. & Miurl 2 - 2 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 77 —7, 781 50 10 Do. New. , 6 ?i 7ap 50 all ,Rhymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 6l .- .5 63 613 2 1 1 all Scot.Austral.lnvest l3 13 St. 100 S.Ans,Gov.6p.c.bds. 107 109 25 all South Austral. Land ... 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 _ i . 1 all Do. Registered - I 20 5 Trufan.Co. Up. Can. . . __... . .. 100 283 Van Dieraou'a Land.. 14 -- 15 1 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) ROLLS' COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) HUTCHISON V. WRIGHT. In 1855 the plaintiff insured his ship for 5001. with an association of shipowners, of which he was a member, who acted as underwriters in the insurance of their own ships, pledging their ships rateably and proportionably for payment of the insurance in the event of the loss of the ship insured. The plaintiff afterwards sold his ship by way of mort gage, but did not send notice of the transfer to the assc ciation, and the ship was lost. The plaintiff claimed the sum insured ; the association denied their liability. His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, in delivering judgment considered that as the sale of the ship was in realty not a sale out and out, but only a bona fide mort gage of the ship redeemable on payment, that the plaintiff was entitled to decree for the sum insured with costs. Hie honour granted a decretal order against the committee of the association in 1855, rateably and pro portionably, as they were by the committee at the time the insurance was made. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood.) POWEL V. AITKEN. His Honour delivered judgment in this case this morning. The points in contention related to the workings of a coal mine, bunking, and air courses, levels and roads, mentioned in an indenture entered into be tween the parties on the 27th May, 1843, adjoining the lands of Moffentry, which were given in exchange. His Honour directed certain inquiries to be made as to the workings of the mine, and to report. His Honour also disposed of the question of coots between the parties. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. THE MIDDLESEX GRAND JURIES. The two grand juries summoned every term for the county of Middlesex were sworn in this morning before Mr. .Tastice Crompton. The duty of charging them devolves on the senior puisne judge, but in consequence of that learned judge (Mr. Justica'Coleridge) having to sit at Nisi Prins, at Guildhall, Mr. Justice Crompton attended in his absence. The jury having been sworn, the learned judge ex plained the absence of Mr. Justice Coleridge, and said the juries were summoned according to ancient custom. They were the only juries in direct communication with that Court. Other grand juries returned their bills, and their respective Courts and the cases were afterwards often removed into this Court. In old times the Middlesex grand juries had important functions to perform ; generally great political trials and state prosecutions origin ated before them. Happily they were now living in better times, and gentlemen of their position and know ledge were rarely if ever called upon to discharge such duties ; but if worse times arrived their functions would be of the greatest importance. The learned judge then referred to their duties of the present day, which were mostly confined to cases of conspiracy and perjury ; and as the public had a right to come before them without going before a magistrate, it was necessary they should be very particular with the evidence. Ho looked upon prosecutors going before magistrates of the greatest importance. It was one of the most important parts of our criminal procedure, in order tocheck witnesses from stating on the trial anything for or against a prisoner different to what they stated on the preliminary inquiries. The grand jury then retired. El PARTS SALISBURY M.P.-CRIMINAL INFORMATION FOR LIBM. Mr. Welsby applied on behalf of Mr. Sali bury, M.P. for Chester, for a rule calling upon Messrs. Mills and Smith, the regietered proprietors of the Chester Observer, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against them for a libel on the 20th Feb. last, on the above gentleman. Mr. Salisbury stated in his affi davit, that he bad resided for some time in Chester, and since 1857 ho bad been chairman of the Chester United Gas Company, On the dissolution of Parliament, in March, 1857, one of the late members retired from the representation, and Mr. Salisbury's name was mentioned as his successor. On the 14 . h March of that year Mr. Mills, the reputed editor of the Chester Observer, called upon Mr. Salisbury with a copy of the paper 3f that date containing an article relating to the representation, and said that on Mr. Salisbury would perceive that he perusal of which, intended to support him as a fit candidate for the repre sentation of the city, and as he required capital to con duct the paper, he asked Mr. Salisbury to lend him 5001. for that purpose. Mr. Salisbury at once refused. He attended a meetirg in the evening, and was declared a candidate. On the following week, the day before the publication of the libel complained of, Mr. Mills again calle 1 on Mr. Salisbury and stated he had made up his mind to support bins, for which Mr. Salisbury thanked him. Mills then raid that, in supporting him, he must rely on pecuniary assistance in return for it, but that if he, could not assist him he must go against him. Mr. Salisbury declined to assist him, and informed Mills that he must do as he pleased. Mills urged Mr'Salisbury to re-consider his determination, saying he must stick to his bread and butter, however much he disliked Mr. Salisbury's oppsnent. Next week an article appeared in the paper affecting Mr. Salisbury's claims as a candidate for the representation, and from that time numerous articles had appeared in the paper not only attacking his public pretensions, but villifying also his private character. In the autumn of last year the gas company applied to Parliament for an act of in corporation, and in consequence of some objections made to it by the corporation of Chester it was withdrawn, and a subsequent bill introduced and passed in conso nance with the views of the corporation. In one of the articles relative to the supply of gas it was stated that "a more thoroughly practical convincing contradiction of the untruths Mr. Salisbury time after time has deliber ately uttered to cram his detectible gas bill down the throats of the people cf Chester cannot be given ;" and in another part, " We know his practloed ingenuity for shuffling too well to suppose that he will be at any loss for an excuse for his conduct, however shallow it may be found on examination." Mr. Salisbury, in his affidavit, denied that he had uttered untruths in reference to the gas bill. Lsrd Campbell—ls that the whole of the libel com plained of Mr. Welsby—Yes. Mr. Justice Wightman—There is no corruption charged. Mr. Welsby called attention to Mr. Mills' statements on application 19r assistance, and his subsequent con duct to Mr. Salisbury. Lord Campbell said it appeared to him the charges against Mr. Salisbury were unproved. Mr. Salisbury bad acted most honourably i❑ refusing to accapt Mr. Mills' offer. He did not see how the Court could inter fere by a criminal information. The other judges concurred, and the rule was re f med. TBNIPBBANOZ RIV A.LBY.-EXPARTE J. B. GOITGII.-CRIIII NAL INFORMATION. Mr. Quain applied on behalf of Mr. John Bartholo mew Gough, the celebrated American Temperance lec toter, for a criminal information against Frederick Richard Lees, for libel. Mr. Gough, though known as the American Temperance lecturer, was an English man by birth. He was, however, brought up in America, and in early life was addicted to intemperance. Ho was reclaimed about 15 years since, through the instrumen tality pf one of these societies, and from that time to the present he had almost exclusively devoted himself to the profession of a temperance lecturer. He came E n gland in 1853, to and lectured here for about two years. He then returned to America, and revisited this country in 1857, and during the time he had been here had been lecturing on the cause of temperance. Dr. Lees, against whom the rule was applied for, resided near Leeds, and, was well known as a writer on temperance, and also an occasional lecturer. The libels complained of were contained in certain letters addressed to Dr. Wilson, president e,f the National League ; but to better understand the relative position of the parties, the learned counsel said that Mr. Gough sought to propagate temperance principles by "moral suasion," and Dr. Lees by mea ns of the "Maine Liquor Law." (Laughter.) Mr. Justice Wiglitroan-one by moral force and the other by legal force ? (Laughter.) Mr. Quain—Yes. Mr. Gough was connected with the National League, and Dr. Lees with the National complained o f were that D r. Alliance, and the libels Lees charged Mr. Gough with being habitually narcoti cally intoxicated from chewing opium, using tobacco, and other narcotics ; and further, that he bad been seen intoxicated in the streets of London and Glaggow. Dr. Lees also, in his letter, designated Mr. Gough as " Saint Bartholomew." The learned counsel said ho had affi davits from Mr. Gough, his wife, and others, contradict ing the statements so put forth. Lord Campbell said no doubt Mr. Gough was a most respectable gentleman, and a sincere apostle of temper• arse, and set a good example of the principles he incul. cated, but he (Lord Campbell) did not think this was a care in v.bich he ought to interfere. Dr. Lees did not appear to have been actuated by any malicious motives, and he was likewise a zealous propagator of the doctrine of temperance, and for going still further by enforcing and if he h a d h ear d i m p r oper it by actual legislation, 100 100 all all all 8 4 i t i 16i 58i 9 9i 91 56i 13 i 89 11.} 105 i 5 94 31 4 3,3 92i I if 363 i 92 li 2i i 65 92 11 21 1 47 1 73a 4 3i 931 3 APRIL 22, 1858. and unfounded remarks indiscreetly stated, as repre sented, he (Lord Campbell) did not think that a ground for the interference of the Court, Dr. Lees seems not to have been actuated by any improper motive, and he (Lord Campbell) thought it was a case in which the Court could not interfere by criminal information. Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Jastice Erle, and Mr. Justice Crompton concurred. Ru'e discharged accordingly. NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL.-LMr. Power was this morn ing called to the bar and took his seat accordingly. LITERATURE. Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, 1857. Parker and Sons. It will be still fresh, of course, in the popular re collection, that during five days of last October, Birmingham was the scene of the first annual gathering of this very remarkable association. Its distinguished character has been now resplendently vindicated by this substantial and really noble volume, comprising within it the epitome p o a f , se it a s inaugural transactions. A more ext raor di nary book, in its way, has not for a long while through the press, according to our own recollec tion. It consists, as the title-page informs us, of " Inaugural Addresses and Select Papers." The inaugural addresses are five ; the papers and ab stracts of papers are more than a hundred. As to the former, the addresses, it will be very well re membered that the Inaugural Address was delivered by no one less than Lord Brougham himself, the president of this newly-created national association —Lord John Russell delivering an address ou Jurisprudence and Amendment of the Law ; Sir John Pakington one on Education ; Lord Stanley one on Public Health ; and Sir Benjamin Brodie one on Social Economy. As to the subsequent collection of papers, they will be found to have been judiciously subdivided under five heads namely, as the inaugural addresses will have indicated—Jurisprudence and Amendment of the Law—Punishment and Refor mation—Public Health—and Social Economy. The comprehensiveness of the last of these five divisions admits of its embracing within it themes as dissimilar as—Strikes and the Early Closing Movement, Savings Banks and Workhouses, Rail way Accidents and Free Libraries, Baths and Washhouses and Self-supporting Dispensaries, Prostitution and Intemperance. Under the head of Public Health we learn much that is instructive from Engineers as well as from Physicians, and observe among the contributors to this section a name otherwise familiar, that of Tom Taylor, the facetious and imaginative. In the miscellaneous treatises relating to Punishment and Reformation, we meet with some most acceptable papers from well-known writers and authorities, like Mr. M. D. Hill, Mr. Jelinger Symons, and Cap tain Maconochie. Several papers of great value upon the vital subject of education, refer more particularly to the education of the working classe3 as well as to middle class education. While upon the twin subject of jurisprudence and the amendment of the law, we have a very useful chap ter by Lione Levi upon judicial statistics, and some very admirable suggestions for a more speedy, frequent, and economical administration of crimi nal law, by Samuel Warren, the learned recorder of Hull, and member for the borough of Midhurst. One other masterly paper his yet to be particu larised, the production of a very profound and philosophic intellect—a paper by Mr. George Combe, on the Teaching of Physiolcgv. A foot note at p. xxvii of the" Introduction," by G. W. Hastings, appears in reference to this paper, by way of explanation. It is as follows : The unfortunate and, I must add, improper rdeeT tinn of Mr. George Combe's paper on the Teaching of Physiology by the Education Department, arose from misconception, and not from design. Partly from an idea that it did not refer to education, and partly from a belief that it had been published as well 33 printed (both of which mistakes might have been easily rectified by a proper Explanation), the rea ling of the paper was stopped. I was ❑ot present in the de p•artment at the time ; but learning what •had occur red, and feeling much annoyed at the circumstance, I at once made inquiries, and can state positively that no disrespect to the author, nor any disregard of the importance of his subject, was intended either by the president or by any otLer member. The only reparation possible has been afforded by giving the paper in full in this volume." As for the " purpose" of the association, Lord Brougham thus magnificently spoken at the clone of his admirable address "Knowledge is power; but its natural ally is the friendly power of virtue with which its dominion is will- ' ingly shared. This is above all true of the knowleclye which we shall seek to improve and to impart. The supreme Disposer and Preserver, who decketu himself with light as it were a garment, but defendeth all the earth as it were with a shield,' has provided that the false steps into which we are led by the twilight, will be prevented or retraced when the day dawns. If any one is still al trmed at the force which the people seem to gain when their faculties are expanded by cultivation, let him re collect that this happy process cannot be continue 3, and further knowledge acquired, without a new security being given by that very increase of knowledge sgaimt the delusions and the excesses from which the peace cf the community has. most to fear. We are reminded by the subject, as well as by the place where we are assem bled, of the exquisite invention, the happiest perhaps in the history of science, which makes the power of steam provide by its expansion for its own control, the one being nicely proportioned to the other. Knowledge is, then, both power and safety ; it exercises this self-con trol ; it gives to the mighty social engine both the movement and the gc•vernor— " Unmeasured strength with perfect art combined, Awes, serves, amazes, and—protects mankind I "Bat it is not safety alone that we expect ; we fondly hope for more; we confidently look higher. Undaunted by the resistance of adversaries, undismayed by the ob structions which the bias of prejudice, or the conflicts of faction, or the strife of controversy raise to impede social progress or to retard, its friends lift up their view to the loftier heights where religious and moral truth sheds an eternal light. Piercing the darkness of ignore ranee that shrouds our region, the mists of doubt that obscure, the storms of passion that vex, the instinct of selfishness that chills another, the eye loves to repose on that bright summit whore the same beams dispel all doubt from our opinion towards God, and warm our benevolent feelings towards men : As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form. Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm ; Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head I This is the eulogium of the association. MARKET lIEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended April 22, 1858, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT I BARLEY OATS RYE BEANS PEAS 43s 2d 36s 7d 24a 7d 4 30s 4d 38s 10d 41s 5d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WITEAT 1 BARLEY OATS I RYE I BEANS PEAS 443 5d 36s 8,1 23 s 8 d 30s 10d 38s 3d 41s 4d ENGLISH GRAIN S. Wheat, 76,791; barley, 29, beans, 1,359 ; pc SOLD LAST WEEK. ,353; oats, 8,637; ryo, 512; cas, 350 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Nearly the whole of the supply of beasts on offer to-day was the refuse of Monday, and the demand for all breeds ruled heavy, at that day's decline in the quotations. Sheep —the show of which was moderate—met a dull inquiry, at barely Monday's decline in value. Lambs, however, were in fair request, at very full prices. About 350 lambs reached us from the Isle of Wight. We were fairly sup plied with calves, which moved off slowly, at 2d per 81bs less money. The top price was 5s par Sibs. Pigs and mulch cows were very dull. Per - 81bs to sink the offals. - _ - 8. d. s. 8. (1. 8. 4 , . Interior Beasts.... 2 10 to 3 o,PrimeSouthdown 4 6 410 Second quality.... 3 2 3 4'lArge crse. calves 310 4 4 Prime larme oxen 3 6 3 B:Primo small do 4 6 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 310 4 oLarge hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 4 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 Second quality ...3 6 3 8 Suckling calves 19 0 22 0 Prime crse.-wlled.3 10 4 4 Quarter old pigs 19 0 22 0 Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s Bd. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 2lO FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEVIGATN AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat here to-day wore seasonably large, and the trade gener.lly ruled inactive, as follows : —Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 81; Mutton, 3s Od to 4s 01 ; Lamb, 5s Od to Gs Od ; Veal, 3.3 6d to .4e 6d ; Pork, 3s 01 to 4s 41 per Sibs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 21.—The supplies of stock, in to-day's market were seasonably large, and the trade generally ruled heavy, at drooping prices :—Beef, from 3s 0,1 to 4s 03 ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 103; Lamb, 53 Od to Cs 4d; Yea!, 4s Od to 580 d; Pork, 3s 3d to 4s 5d por 81bs, to sink the offal. -- HOMFORD, April 21.—We were heavily supplied with stock to-day, which sold slowly, on lower terms : Beef, from 3s 04 to 4s 24 ; Mutton, 33 64 to 5s C 4 ; Lamb, 5s Gd to Gs 6d ; Veal, 4s 4i to 5s 04 ; Pcrk, 3s 84 to 4s 44 per 81bs ; Store Pigs, —a to a ; Mitch Cows, —1 —s to—/ —8 ; Lean Cows, —/ to —1; Suckling Calves, 12s to 23s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 40 clover, 31 104 to 5l Os; and straw, 1 / 5 s to 1/ 10s per load, A full average supply, and a dull trade. CUMBERLAND. —Alea,dow hay, 2/ 10s to 5s ; clover, 3/ 10s to 5/ Os ; and straw , 1 / 64 to 1/ 10g per load Both hay and straw sold slowly, on former terms. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 109 11 to 4f 4s clover, 3/. 10s to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 108 per load Supply good trade dull. Wtittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. NEWMARKET RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 15 SOVS. Mentmore Lady Hercules Brown Middleton Eight ran. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. Governess 1 Hepatica Perfection Nine ran. Won by a head. 5 to 2 agst Hopa, , ica. (taken) 7 to 2 ag,t Perfection (taken) sto 1 agst Governess (taken) 7to 1 agat Hydrowel (taken) Bto 1 ags aoy other (offered) TWO-YEAR OLD STAKES. North Lincoln .., Enfield Castanette Eighteen ran.—Won by a length. SWEEPSTAKES 100 SOVS. Beadsman Sneer colt Strtamer.. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Admiralty ..... Polly Johnson Five ran. 50/. HANDICA.p PLATE. Orchehill.. Indulgence Nougat Twelve ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 30 SOVS. PhysaliA c01t..... Tournament Two ran. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 22 to 1 agst Botany (taken) 25 to 1 agst Kelpie (taken) 30 to 1 agst Wilton (taken) 30 to 1 agst AO auras (taken) 1000 to 30 %gat Palmister 1000 to 30 agst Saunterer (taken) 95 to 1 agst Commotion (taken) 50 to 1 agst Leamington (taken) to 1 agt Riseber (offered) DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Fitz Roland (taken) 8 to 1 agst Toxopholite (taken) 9 to 1 agst Longrange (taken) 12 to 1 agst Sadhury (taken freely) 14 to 1 agst Happy Land (offered) 15 to 1 agst The Hadji (offered) 50 to 1 agst Cock-a-doodle•doo (offered) 200 to 1 ag , t Forerunner (offered) 5000 even on Happy Land age, Sedbury (taken) IMPERIAL PAR LIAMEN T HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat o❑ the wool sack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the Cheltkr, Lam Water Bill and Gosport Water Bill ~as read a second time. THE CAGLIARI. The Earl of MALIIESBURY laid on the table ad ditional papers respecting the capture of the Cagliari steamer. OATHS BILL. Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from the City of London in lav,mr of the Oaths Bill, The Bishop of OXFORD presented a great number of petitions againA the Oaths' HI. Earl of DERBY presented a similar petition. THE OATHS BILL. Lord LYNDHURST, in moving the second reading of the Oaths Bill, said he should make but a very short explanation in moving the second reading r f this bill. It had been objected ou a former occasion by a noble earl near him (Earl Derby) to the form of the bill. He objected to the oath of abjuration and that excluding the rho Jews from Parliament being so mixed up together as to prec:ude the possibility of taking a vac.. on each separate question. Tnat of ection had been remedied by the pre,ent measure. With respect to the oath f abjuration, the alterations were not very eaten• sive ; they amounted to this, that all those parts relating to the ascending cf the Pretender had been struck out, and the remainder which was added t, the oaths of al leg ante and supremacy, formed but one oath. The first part of this bill, no doubt, would be assented to unani mously by this house. In the fifth clause of this bill, the vett:ion of the admission of the Jews to Parliament was e.uteed, and the bill provided that on a member of the Jewish religion presenting himself at the table to take the oath, the words, "en the true faith of a Christian," should be omitted. Now it Wa3 competent for any of their lordships to mote the omissi'm of this clause in committee, but in order to arrive at that stage it was absolutely necessary that the bill/should be read a second time. He had considered this question over and over again, and he felt certain many of their lordships would agree with him that it would be idle to have two discussions on the merits of the bill, and he proposed they. La . ° that the bill should be read a second time, .cr postpone the discussion on the Jewish disablities until they went into committee on this bill. He, therefore, simply moved the second read ing cf the bill. Earl of DERBY said he hoped the suggestion of the noble and learned lord would throw such weight with their lordships as to lead them to its adoption. The existing oath, it could not be denied, required alters• tion, as a great portio❑ had now become obsolete. He did ❑ot see any objection to the course proposed, and he was prepared to, give his support to the bill as Far as the first portion of it was concerned, which did away with the absolute part of the oath, but with regard to the latter part of the bill which rendered the question of the adwi-sion of the Jews into Parlia ment, he was still of the same opinion he had expressed ou former occasions, and could not take a different course than h'e had formerly taken. In committee he should move the omission of the clause by which Jews would be enabled to take their seats in Parliament. Earl GREY regretted the course the noble earl had decided on adopting, especially as the bill had been so strongly adopted by the other house. He felt it would most likely lead to a collision with the other house. The present, he contended, was a fitting oppertunity to concede the measure, for it would bu idle to suppose that the house could much longer withstand the gro , ing feeling with respect to the bill. He advised the noble lord to fellow the course pursued by the late Duke of Wellington in 1828 on the Test Act, who, although he disapproved of the measure, conceded to the general wish, and agreed to the bill. Atter a few observations from the Earl of WICK LO W, the bill was read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The falowing bills were ordered for third reading : —Alyth Railway, Peni.,ton, Thurlstone, and Oxspring Gas ' • the Chelsea Hospital and Waterworks Exchange of Lands Bill was read a second time. WITHDRAWAL OF THE CHARGE OF CON SPIRACY AGAINST DR. BERNARD. Mr. ROEBUCK asked the learned Attorney-General whether he could infcrm the house if it was the inten tion of her Majesty's Government to proceed with the indictment against Dr. Bernard for conspiracy Tile ATTORNEY-GENERAL explained the course pursued by the late Government with reference to the charge before the magistrate. Sir G. GREY—For conspiracy. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—The charge preferred against Dr. Bernard, after evidence had been taken, resolving itself into a capital charge of felony, as the ma g istrate before whom it was brought considered it his duty to commit him, said, that as the prisoner had been acquitted by a jury, and as the charge of con spiracy rested mainly on the same evidence, he had con sidered it inexpedient to proceed with the conspiracy, and Dr. Bernard might consider himself entirely dis. charged. Sir R. BETHELL said there was sufficient evidence to just , fy a charge of conspiracy being preferred against Dr. Bernard, but after the present Government came into office Mr. Bodkin said bef,ire the police magistrate that he was instructed to proceed against Dr• Bernard f the capit a off R ence. He (Sir R. Bethel ] ) G wvernment nisbeto know if Mr. Bodkin was instructed by th e o to change the charge against the p r ison_ er Th e ATTORNEY-GENERAL saidt:themre Bodkinr. e some mistake about it. H e doubted made such a statement. Sir R. BETIIELL said he had not received a plain answer to a Orin question. The ATTORNEY -GEN E RAI. said he was ready at any time tocdgenic,! U OF DIVORCE. ,pis conduc Mr. AYRTON asked the Attorney-General whether wasit intention of her Majesty's Governm en t t o introduce bill to facilitate the taking of affid av i ts any i n the Courc of Divorce and Matrimonial Causes ? T,„ ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he would make enquiries of the judge of the court, and if the mischief compliined of existed, Lally steps should be takel to remedy ii. PROBITES, &c. Mr. COWAN asked the Lord -Advocate if it were }is intention, with the essential co-operation of the other law officers of the Crown, to introduce one or more bills whereby, by one operation, probate, or letters of admi nistration in England or Ireland, and a confirmation of executors in Scotland, whether of testate or latest+, succession, might be rendered valid and effectual through out Great Britain and Ireland, so that the benefits parti ally obtained by the act of last session might be placed within reach of all the subjects of her Majesty ! The LORD ADVOCATE said there were some diffi calties surrounding the question. He had the subject, so far as related to Scotland, under consideration, with a view to the introduction of a DR. BERNARD. Mr. Serjeant KINGLAKE altered the following question on the paper—" Whether the Secretary for the Home Department, in the late prosecution of the Queen v. Simon Bernard, charging him as an accessory before the fact, and also as a principal, to the murder of Nicho las Battie was instituted in pursuance of advice given by the law officers of the Crown, to the effect that, as• suming the alleged facts to be true, the offence charged was punishable as a felony under the existing law of the realm ; and he asked whether the Secretary for the Home Department would lay any opinion which might have been given by the law officers of the Crown rela tive to the said charge on the table of the House but we were unable to get it in its corrected form. Mr. WALPOLE said the effect of the advice given by the law officers, and the opinions given by them was not a inatt:r for him to consrannicate to the house, but rather a matter for which he and the law officers were responsible. (Hoar, hear.) As the question had been altered in its terms, he saw no objection to answer it. The proceedings in the case of Dr. Bernard were taken under the assistance and advice of the Attorney. General, and he (Mr. Walpole) should have been ashamed of himself if, in the matter of a prosecution, he should have given directions of any kind without such assistance and advice. There was nothing to keep back, and in vindication of the Attorney-General, proceedings were propery ' taken by the late Government against All sop, not for a misdemeanour, but for a felony , that must have been prosecuted in the same manner as in Dr: Bernard's case. Doubts a ere from the first expressed as to the efficacy of the law ; and as the trial failed on facts, the question of law still remained unstt , led. The diffe rence between Alisop and Bernard's cate, was the ftr• mer we. a British-horn subject. Ac the trial failed on the facts, it would have been a most improper thing to have again proceeded on the same evidence with the charge of misdemeanour. CHELSEA NEW BRIDGE. Sir J. SHELLEY asked the First Commissioner of Works what were the intentions of the Government with reference to tho foot toll on Chelsea New Bridge ? Lord J. MANNERS said he had givea'nstzuctiove for the preparation of a bill, which he would not say would relieve foot passengers. He, however, thought it would be found a fair arrangement, but he reserved his expla nations till he introduced the bill. DECIMAL COINAGE. Mr. BLAND asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he could ,tale what progress had been made by the Decimal Coinage Commissioners since their preliminary report, presented Jest May, and when their final report might be expected ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was unab!e to hold out any prospect when the final re• port alluded to would be made. HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORY. Viscount BURY asked the Secretary for the Colonies whether any answer to Mr. Labouchere's despatch of Jan. 22, 1858, on the subject cf the Hudson's Bay ter ritory, had been received by her Majsty's Government; and whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Go vernment to introduce a measure for the settlement of the Hudson's Bay question during the present session of Parliament? Lord STANLEY said no answer had been as yet re ceived to the despatch rt f,rred to. Until her Majesty's Government had received an answer Irons the Canadian Government and the Hudson's Bay Company he thought it advisable to withhold the intention of her Majesty's Government on the subject. (Hear, hear ). THE CAGLIARI. Mr. KINGL AKE asked the Chancellor c f the Ex chequer when the opinions of the present law officers of the Crown in relation to the capture of the Cagliari would be laid on the table of the house, and whether the demand for compensation !vat been officially or not com municated to Sardinia The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER said the opinions of the law officers would that night be laid on the table of the house with other papers in connection with the Cagliari. No ❑otice bad been given of the second part of the question, and he asked to be allowed to give an answer on anther occasion. PENNY BILL AND RECEIPT STAMPS. Sir E. BUX CON asked the Chaoctllor of the Exche r what number of penny bil! and receipt stamps were issued during the last financial year. Tne CHANCELLOR of the EXCEIEQUER said 600,000 penny bill stamps and 73,400,000 penny receipt and cheque stamp had been issued during the period referred to. (Hear, hear.) NEW ZEALAND LOAN. Sir J. TRELAWNEY gave notice that on going into supply be .bould call attention to matters connected with the New Z 'eland Loan. DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. Mr. GLADSTONE gave notice that be should to mozrow put a question to her Majesty's Government relative to the Danubian Priccipidities. THE CAGLIARI. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER laid additional papers on the table of the house relative to the Cagliari, DIPLONIATIC SALARIES AND PENSIONSI Mr. WISE submitted the fo lowing resolu ion to the house, that it is the opinion (.f this house that the diplo matic salaries and pensio , s now et ar ed on the consoli dated fund should be brought under the mare immediate view and contr. 1 of Parliament, and be paid out of a ♦ote annually provided by the House of Commons for the purpose. [LEFT SPEAKING.] SPORTING IIV TELL IGENOE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. WEDNESDAY. Handicap Plate cf 50 SOVP. Bretby Stakes Course (6 furlongs.) Mr. Howard's Theodora, 5 yrs, B',t 12113...(J. Goater) 1 Mr. G. S. Ford's Ophelia, 3 yrs, Sat (Edward 4 2 Mr. T. Cliff's Flyaway, 5 yrs, Bat Sib ..(D. Hughes) 8 The following also ran :—Orianda, Young Hopeful, Tyre, Spinet, Magnolia, Bannockburn, Schoolfellow, Little Sam, nod Ophelia. Betting-3 to 1 asst Orianda, 4to 1 agst Little Sans, 8 to 1 agst Theodora, 10 to 1 each agst Bannockburn and Opltelia. Won by three-quarters of a lengths ; a length between the second and third ; Little Sam was a bad fourth ; Young Hopeful was fifth ; and Orianda sixth, close up with Young Hopeful. Plate of 50 soya for 3-yr-olds ; colts 84t 71b, fillies Est 4ib. R.M. (1 mile 17 yards). Capt. Lamotte's King of Sardinia, Bst 71b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Mill's Pensioner, Bst 7lb (Pritchard) 2 Mr. Goodwin's Flying Duke, 84 714 (E. Sharp) 3 The followin„ , also ran :—Courier, Harry Stanley, Adeliz, Gourd, and Killigrew. Batting-13 to 8 agst Killigre 7V, 6 to 1 agst Gourd, S to 1 each agst King of Sardinia and Pensioner. Won by half a length ; a length and a half between the second and third . &Bing Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sots each. The winner to be sold for 200 soya if demanded, duo. First half of Ab. M. (3 furlongs 215 yards.) 8 subs. Mr. H. B. Park's Little Sam, 3 yrs, 7st 101b...(Bray) 1 Mr. Mills's Greenwich Fair, 3 yrs, Bst 101b(Pritchard) 2 Capt. Christie's Admiralty, 3 yrs, 7st 121b(D. Hughes) 3 The following also ran :—Polly Johnson, Lady Ain tree, Mischief•traker, and Lady Nelson. Betting-7 to 2 agat Admiralty, 4to 1 each agat Polly Johnson and Greenwich Fair, 10 to 1 agst Little Sam, Won by a head ; a length between the second and third ; Polly Johnson was fourth. Match-200, la ft. T.M,M. (1 mile, 7 furlongs, 158 yards.) Duke of Bedford's Pavilion, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Hodgman's The Beacon, Bst (Fordbam) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Pavilion, who won by a length and a half. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, for 4-yr olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst sib. Allowances and penalties. Last three miles of B.C. 6 subs. Sir R. Bulkeley's Tasmania, Bst 51b (llumby) w. o. Jockey Club of 50 sovs for horses the property of mem bers of the Jockey Club ; four-year-olds and upwards. B.C. (4 tulles 1 furlong 173 yards.) Sir J. Hawley's Van Dunck, 5 yrs, B st 31b ...(Wells) 1 Duke of Bed!ord's Aster, 4 yrs, 7st 2lb (ltpgers) 2 Betting—Even between the two. Won easily by a length. LLOYD'S SIIIPPLNG.--(This Day.) an COWES, April 21 . L d o fi N n D e. ON, April 22._Wind at noon, S.E. ; light breeze win d Tr.—Arrived—Raleigh, f rom Callao. ic2o/3 . g _i i 21.—Wind Fanny y Hamilton, NW . . S a i‘l e f t LNa New Ra C g A la rt n p v fo F r , York. CLYDE, A pr ill9.--ailed — Oreo, for Quebec. ~ April 21.—Arrived—arm Flina, ABER i NE. ,nAonpgril Hanover. . OFF ST. ALBANS HEAD. April 21- -Arrived i —Cham. p i on of the Seas , from Calcutta. Sailed—Aria (s), for New York. FALMOUTH, April 21.—Wind variable.—Arrived—Pax. on, from Kooria Mooria bWANSEA. April 21.—Wind N.E.—Sailed.—ConeOUTSW, for Ceylon. from Wind N.W. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Arrival, April 21- - Titania, from Bahia ; Houghton New Orleans ; Expedient, Demerara. Arrived, April 22—Linda de Bereis, from Rio Gra n de Mersey, Hondur as; E . Sh arman, Now Orleans. Off Holyhead --City of Baltimore, screw steamer from Nov York. , Sailed - -Warlock, for Demerara; Union, Guayaquil. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind calm ; first hours' ebb; fine. Arrived, '2l4—Metropolis, from Guernsey. Arrived, i2d—Limus, from Tritste ; Prima Donna, Lagos; James, Berbice ; Wm. Hull, Catarua; Hutton Chaytor, Gibraltar. Sailed, 22d—Elizaboth, for St. Petersburg; Bencluch, Mauritius ; Samuel Doddington, Bombay. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind calm ; fine. Passad in tow—Samarang, from Singapore; Palm, St. Kitt's—both for London. Anchored—Eastern Star, from Loudon, for Adelaide. o of rr, )er • iaa re st, the )n, 1 ~- ~-i