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

I• , - --....-.......... ...„ .-- li L.NES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. ~. SRA i-;',L Bil &it :i.E l' 8-, This Day). 1 MONEY MARKET R AILWAYS. Shr.• Pala RAILWAYS. AITLI Companiesasing Closingthis day y ces Burs 4a7hiess - closin Prices 1 Busines s eons -- - Shr. Paid EarLwass. this day. thiS day. St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 97 - 99 COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. St. 100 Clydesdale Je. Caledon_ 99 - 101 --..--.. --- t -----""".. 25 all Col.Stour Vy, E.U.drE.O 13 - 15 41.------ 123 10 Ambg. Nottng. Bas ra _ 51 . sif st. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 /Le Gt•Northe 138 - 140 & Eastn. June.- o 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4- 4 t CITY, Two o'CLocK. 50 all Belfast & Ballymen 84 - 8,1 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. The Bank of England return made up to the 10th Neils•Direet. St. 100 Do. 'slew Do ... - ..• inst• shows some very favourable features. The T a ti ll o o l y verh. ~ 71 ...... 73 25 all Glstr.&Thar. Gt.Weste. ... - ... 1.3 all B S irra tou n r g V * . accumulation of the notes and gold is consi•lerable, 50 all dull it. .seiby. I. & N.M. 110 - 111 1111 9 - 9i St. 100 Birkenhd. eheshiro 3. La un n o c t sh. a ... ..... ... 25 all Blackburn ............ 25 all Do.. Shares. Do - ••• mid a further relaxation in the rate of discount is 25 all Blyth & Tyne origina 12 all Do. i Shares. Do ..... - 13 falling not improbable. In the other securities there is a £25 (iss. at £45)... ... - •.. 121' all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastoin. 12t - 13 ' tol & Exeter__ 94 - 96 23. - 24. . falling off of a million and a half, and there is St. 100 Bristol . ee - 01 93i 433 20 I all Do•Preferenee Do St. 100 aledoman..... ..... ue St. 100 Lou. Til., &S. Peto &Co. 97 - 100 93 141 augmentation in the notes unemployed of st. 100 seater & Holyheae 37 - 39 ' 10 110 ,Do. Bark. Sh. Do .. -- ”. about one million and a quarter. The bullion, si, all 'Manoh.Bxton. Ln. diN.W 50 20 • .. all o C c o oi r .k k , a ß n l d ao ßa k. n & do p n a . m .... . .....- :.. 4 - 5 through the influx of gold, has accumulated to the 20 all Cornwall St. e xtent of three quarters of a million, the total 10 all De. A •.. - ... 1.00 m a d n i d d. M ßra atl d o f e d k . iti tir dian kfidl d. cl .: 07 23 _-• 9 21 98 64 51 Newmarket being Six teen all , Do. B - ••• BuryE.G.spe. E. Count.. 1 - iP millions and a halt. The private 1 5 - g all "Dublin&BelfastJune ••• - ...d 50 ; all N.diEst.s p.c. Do 56 - 58 deposits have decreased owing to the payments of 25 all 'Dun. P. &Aber.June. 8 - 9 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do ... - ... the 4th of the month ; but the public deposits St. 100 East Anglian .......... 1 8_3 - 191 St. 100 Eastern Counties__ 62 - 63 62i 131 50 , all Do•Fixedsp.e Do 25 ' all Prest. thWyre L. &A. W ... - ... . exhibit a moderate augmentation. The various 121 all Do. 4 Shrs. 4 Do • - ••• St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk 49 - Si 50 A 33 - 35 St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt•Northn 137 - 139 iteins and the changes they present are exhibited St. 1 100 Do., do. B 25 si Do. New A -- ... 10 all Shrows.& Her T. Brassoy 71 - S in the following table :- 25 au East Kent ...... , I Rest - 921 50 12 Increase - ••• 25 all IDo.. Do 33 - 35 Public deposits - - -. Increase - 681 671 all all IW S• e S a ta rV fl a " L d g s 6 h p • C S li te l .dr el L n . ! I -- r! :E t. N w e e..t. s .l . 9 x l ß - Es. 93 Other deposits 16,205,945 , 0 all Edinb. anclPeebles_ ... - ••• Decrease - 29 281 I 25 all Myth and Tyne 10 P. • Seven-day and other bills - ••• 81.100 jWilts c.pref.(issid.at 50/.) ... - Decrease - -.. PREFERENCE St. 100 Brie. &Ex. 4 p.c. St. 90 - 95 St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western 91 - 96 20 7 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. _ - Active circulation - 10i Decrease - 107 106/ 6 1 st. 100 dies. n. £lO 46 p. c,lOl - 103 1 . Government s ecur iti es • 9,702.517 St. 100 Do. A. Stock .9- 93 92 3 p.c. ... - _ St. 100& Ho. 5 ... Increase - 133 St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... - .. 64 all Cork&Bandonssp.o. ... - Other securities - 105 , si all Dun.Porth.brAber.J. 6 - 61 Decrease --- 61.4 61 St. 100 E. Anglian Cls.A Sh. ... - - Notes unemployed St. 100 'Do. do. Chs. B 6p. c. 106 •••• 112 Increase - 12 all Irish South-Eastern. ::: -..... 87 St. 100 'Do. do. Cls. C 7 P.C. 110 - 114 Total Bullion St. 400 Eas • Co.Ex,sp.eNo.l 115 - 120 10 - 12 p , 1611 14111210., Thirds St. 100 Do. No. 2 ....... ..... 107 - 110 Increase St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. se. St. 130 - 135 It will thus be seen that the trade of the coun- St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 93 1 - 95 4 913 53 try remains in 20 all East Un. G. 6p. c. ... - ... • 16 ; 6 Do do. F £l6 ... I - i d 5 all Do. 5/. 1 • 0 per cent. ... - ... [ a depressed state, and until it is 3 ! 1 Do * , Wet. Riding Un. ... - ... 10 all JD°. 101. Debentr.Sh. ... - ... resuscitated no material reaction in the money 20 1 all Do * . Southport....... ••• - ... St. all o. do. 4 per cent... ... - ... Market is likely to take place. While looking at i St. 100 EastLancash.6p.ets. -.- _ 109 108 7 113, all London & Blackwell 63 - 61 61 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths ... - _ the vastly improved state of the Bank's resources St. 'lOO Lo n d . B r i g ht.&S.Cst 107,__ _ it should 10 9 Edin. & Gl. sp. 0. Sh. ... -- ... . . be borne in mind that the change has i',9 ' all Do. Fifths - ••• / St. 100 London &N. Wester Itaii 1014 1011 1004 14 St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 74 - 76 been brought about by adversity, and not in St. 100 Furness" S P. c ••• - ••• d lO an D0.,1a5h.,Med3...c i-- ....- i•- e any 123' 5 Do. Eighths St. 100 'Glee. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. ... -- ... egree by the prosperity of commerce. Money is St: 100 London & S.Weatkrn 98e - 993 981 9 3 St, 100 Groat Northn. 5 p.c. 119 - :21 Cheap and abundant because there is no employ -St. 100 Do. S P. c. Redeem. 25 'all Lndndrry . Si Ennis . • at 10 p. c. prem._ 111 - 114 inent for it, a limited amount being sufficient for se, cb !all Lndndrry.&Colera. its ... -... ..... 401 St. 100 Do. 43 per cent ...... 103 - 105 106 the transactions now concluded. 'lOO Manch•Shef.&Lineln. 39 1 - 10 IA Metropolitan 10 1 Do. 100 60 J. L. Ricardo's Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 ' About 80,000/. in go ld was sent into the Bankp. c. prem. - E 6 arrangement ...... ••• - ••• 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPr 103 - 11 Yesterday, so that the next weekly return will no St. •100 Midland - 99 4 k 98 1 9 3 20 18 Gt. $& W. (Ireland) ... - ... d oubt exhibit a further large addition to the bul- 71 -73 St. 100 Do . . Binning. & Derby - ... 20 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. ... - _ lion. . 50 all Midland o.West.(lr.) ••• 50 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spe 51 - 6 The continental exchanges yesterday afternoon We re again rather lower. The • on re is a slight increase in the demand for 2 2 0 5 1 1 .11 0 Do. 1 Shares ......... ••• - ••• ' 100 ' all Newcastle &Carlisle ••• - ••• 25 ; all Newpt.AbergaitHrfd l3 - 14 50 9 Newry & Enniskillen ••• - ••• Newry, Warrenpoint ••. - .•• St. 100 Do • con. red. 44 p.c. 91 -93 St. 100 Do. con, red. 4p. c. 84 - 86 St. 100 Do. erred. 4 per tent. 86 - 88 863 St. 100 Do. sp. c, red. pref. 99 - 101 8 all Do. Birm. Pref, Sh.. 10 - 153 10 all Do. ChesterBp.c.P.S. 16 - 17 e Y) but no alteration has talon place in the fryer 62 - 64 64 10 all so. do. sp. c. do._ 10 - 103 ' ra tes of discount. St. 100 Ntrfol 50 • 33 Northn•Countios Un 34 - 3 4 St. 100 Do. Birm, Gus, 51k. 73 - 75 Singe Mond a y l as t th e i mpor t s o f spec i e h ave St. 100 North Br i t i sh - 533 521 31 3 be en St. 100 North Devon, Rail. & 93 - 10 about 702,6201., and the exports 412,1421.,13A all Do, do. do 261 all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. 19 - 20 eaei •1 Dock Stock - ••• 20 al Do. do. do. l4 - 15 live of the following shipments direct from St. 100 Do., A Stock - ••• St. 100 Late& York. 6pc.St. 137 - 139 Lo ndon t r., 0 the continent during the week ending St. 100 Do., B Stock - •• St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l ... - ... 1173 r St, 100 D0.,P.,5p.e.5t.N0.2 ... - ... Thursday last :- St. 100 N.Eastern- Berwick 963 - 971 9 7 6 1 7 4 7 25 ; all Do. do. Extension - ••• St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. ... - ... 138 Gold Coin Boulogne ... 5,700 OM. 25 1 161 Do do. G.N.E.Purch. 13 - i St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. • ... - ... PP i p St. 1100 Lon. & N.W. Cov. & /3, Bars Belgiam ... 5,000 pj St 100 Do. York 823 - 831 833 23 3 3 Nuneaton sr. et... ... - ... St. 100 j North London, 95 - 97 St. 100 Lou. & S.W. 7 perct. .It It Silver Coin Ditto ... 6,300 ..„ 10 341 N.& S. Wstn., Hamp- late 3d Shares ... 160 - 165 stead, and City Jn.. ••• - ••• 121 all Londy.& Color, 1 Sh. ... - ... PO P O There has been more firmness in the English 20 173 North Staffordshire.. 33 - 3 4 20 all North Western 123 all Londy.&Ennis. Sh. nt... - ... Stock market t o -d ay, and a moderate amou of 10 all N. 4 Westrn -• •• 8.. June 81 -• 93 Cent. St. 100 M. S.,&L. 6p. 120 - 122 6 45 Do. do. do. £6 ... _ 3 _ b llain . ess has been done. The improvement is not 6 St. 100 Oxford Worcester * . _ St. _lOO Do. do. 31 per cent. 65 - 7 6felnuch importance, Wolverhampton 32 - 33 121 all Marypt.S.Garl.4 p.c. ... - ... being about 3 per cent., but 20 18 Portsmouth,,,,,, 9 - 5 d 121 all Do. 43 per cent "I t one of business is stronger. It should be -10 g 10 Rhymnoy 126 103 Do. do. - ••• recollected that the present price of consols does stt". 100 Scottish Central...... 1 - St. 100 Mid.Consol.6p.c. St. ... - ... 09 -- 111 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St. 261 - 261 not St. 100 Do.Con.Brßir.6 p.c. 136 - 138 lea ve much room for a further rise, and the St. 100 Shropshire Union .... 49 - 50 St. 100 Do, 41 re c, Prof. St. 101 - 103 103 SPeelilato St. 8 iSitingbourne &Sheer. 33 - 23 St. 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St. 92 •••••• 94 91 t e „, I's perceiving this are not disposed to ex- 36 -38 50 100 Soutli Devon 10 all New., Aber., &c., pr. doeLIQ their operations too far. Consols for money st. ' 100 I Sonth Ea5tern......... 75 - 751 75 Spored sp.e.pm. ... - ... 10 all JDo. 41 per C. Shares ... - ••• 10 all Do. Perpot. 6 pr. ot. 111 - 111 been 96i 1 and 96i 1 ; for account they are kiarioa ~ st. 100 'South Wales.... ...• .. . 831 - 843 10 all Norfk•Deb.4p.o.Sh. ... - ... 0 - m* 4 1 1 and 96i i. The New Three per 20 all 18. Yorksh. River Dun 13 -_. 15 • ci St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ~, - ... ene' 20 10 'Do St. 100 Do. 53 p.c. pf , 1847 ... - ... I'4ll B . are 96 # 1 ; Reduced, a:so 961 1. Exchequer 20 all st. 9 - 11 St. 100 Do•Wv.V.sp. i.,1847 ... - ... , 25 all Stockton & Darling.. $7 - 38 L ia .' 335 . to 365. prem. ; the Bonds, 1001; and St. 100 North British 197 - 109 1084 i mla %lids 20s r 25 171 J Do. do., 1854 7 31 Do. 71, Preference,,, ... - ... 14POre' s . p ern. 25 5 Do. do., 1855 St. 100 N.H. Bern% 4 p.c. Prf. '97 - 98 98 t rangacie .ign Stocks a moderate business has been Stockton & Hartlepl. ... - ... ... 161 Val ... .... ... 17 81 Do. do. do 1 - 4 d cl) at in most instances higher prices. St. 100Taff e, 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 pe. No. 1 ... - ... Tu rkish - ... 123 9 Do. do, Qrs., 1848._ ... - _ r, 6 per Cents. are loo t I ; and ditto 4 per 25 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. ... - ... 25 10 Do.YorkH.&S. H.de S. Fur, i - I 1 'dents, 310 • ditt o ~ nominal, Russian 5 per Cents. are 112 ; 20 all North Staffordshire_ 22 - 23 a• -` * l per Cents, have advanced to 100. Sar- 20 all ; Vale of Neath . ..... - 103 St. 100 Waterfd. & li!lkes.ny ..• - ••• 1 • St. 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 -.lnitial 550 all Waterford&Limenek ... - ... p. e. Ist guar. ...... 1.21 - 123 I N T P e r Cents , are steady, at 90i i ;Spanish 20 all ,West Cornwall.- - ... St. 100 ;Do. ep. c. 2d guar... 107 - 109 906 W Deferred at 261 1 ; Belgian 43 per Cents, at 10 all West' End of London St. 100 'Do. do. Debeutr. St. ... - ... • ' ; butch 2 1 and Crystal Palace 7 - 9 ii,„ . A per Cents. at 100 i 101 ; and Brazi -5 all ' Do. A -3 3 :: al St. 100 100 a all I s Sc c o .N t..C E e . A nt i; e N r e . g w .6 P p r . e c f . . ::. = .... b _" 0 per Cents, at 103 i Buenos Ayres Deferred 5 all ' Do. B St. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 103 - 112 .14°n cla have been * marke - d . for the first time at 20. I • London 20 all West e• - see Ste 100 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St. 71 - 73 Mexican . 10 all Do. First Class • - ••• • 0 ,, 3 per Cents. are 201 1. Peruvian 41 per 20 all Do. Second Class ... - ... 25 all South Devon - 101 vi lt•I• have advanced to 813 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents. 10 all ,Wmbledon&Croydon ... - ... 10 all Do, fixed 44 pr cent, ... - ... -••--- L 0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading t e 56 I ; and 'Portuguese 3 per Cents. to 451. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Ann.) of in Os. 6d. 25 --253 • , The following are the nominal prices of Foreign - 101 100 all lAtian. and St. Law, - .. •.. • St. 100 Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh 9ll - 100 s tocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6; Mexican, 18 9 'Bombay, Baroda, and ett. 100 Do. New 43 pr. cent ... - ... 213 120 i ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 81 82 ; ditto 3 1 , ' D Cen • lnd,guar. 5 p.c. ' 3 ....- / 183 St. 100 . Wales Gua. 4p. c. ... - ... 1021 St. 100 Do. do. 43 p. c •• - ••• P e r Dents., -- ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 203 all all Buffalo' & Lake Hur, 133 - 141: 20 all r•Vorksh.4p.c.Guar _ - _ . 46 • fiats,,Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4 i per 100 100 'Buff., Brnt. &Godch. / „ ..... 25 all Stock. &Dar., sp, o. 28 - 29 281 1 100 100 6 p.c.lads., lAu g.,'72 1 f ' 25 19 Do. do. do. - .•• O i. - -; Spanish 3 per Cents 44 46 ;.) Do, do., 1 July, '73j 84 - 87 St. 100 Waterfdir Kilk. 6pc _ - ... ttO New Deferred, 26 26i . 100 100 Do. do., 1 Juno, '741 81 - 84 ,82 - BRITISH MINES. ve la the Railway Share Market this morning a 20 2s. 'Calcutta and S. East. par - ap Lorlelvimited business has been transacted. Prices, 20 2s6d jCentral Oude (Lim.)j ... - ... ... 2112(Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 11 -- ./2 111 i elie w__ . er, in most instances Show an upward tend- 20 lOs 'Ceylon A shares 1 14 - lip 21 20 14 British Iron - 7 20 1 Do. B, do. ~......... ... - ... 0011Y_,,, South -Eastern advanced 55..; Eastern 174 all Demerara . - ... 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cmils. (ray.) 450 - 470 lo k T l es, South-Western, Midland and Norfolk, 20 2s, Eastern Bengal ,l - 3 1 . . 20 Condurow (Cambial.) 80 - 90 ... '274 East Basset (Mogan) 1)11 - 1023 y 0 _,..?.11d Great Northern and Lancashire and St. 100 East Indian , llO9 - 110 1094 10 17s Great South Tolgus_ 16 - 17 11,' 14 „,.hire, 11, ; Caledonian declined about 10s 20 15 Do. C Shares l3 - lip ••• - "`e •s'o ' " • • ' 100 all D 0.41 p.e.Bnds. '57 ... - ... • 71 rt.W. Vor (Helstn.) li -li G reat reign and Colonial lines have been quiet. .. 17g5 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 44. - 5 100 all Do. d d '59 • 0. 0., , d o. ... - ... ••• 17s Lady Bertha - 14 11 Qr e e : t t 1 - 4 , ll X . erebourg have advanced about ss. ; 20 • all ,Geelong & Melbourne ••• 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 10 - of 0 Indian Peninsula, ss. •; and Grand Trunk I guar. 5 per cent.... 194 - 201 ••• N.W.Basset (Illogan) 16 - 17 161 ••• ••• days da, 10s. ; East Indian were steady at yester- St. 100 Gd.Tr B unk. of Canada 48 - 50 49 4 6/15 North Wheal Crofty 4 .- 5 1." quotations, and Punjaubs were dealt in at i 100 all Do. p. c, en... 83 85 843 3 4 ••• ... 13 Par. Cons. (St.Blaary) 20 - 21 Prelti. ' 20 all ;Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pore. 211 - 211 21i 9 Pkellis U. (Wend.) 4 - 5 1 11 Min' 20 4 IDo. New. guar. 5 p.c. 4 - 1p! ••• ... 6s. Sort,or Cons. Min. Co. 11 ---.... 3701 rep ort° , log Shares no business of importance was 203 all Gt. Westn. of Canada 213 - 211, 211 ' heel (1 . Alfred Consols . brought 114 115 ; North 203 13 I Do. Now - ip' - 2S. Cern Brea (Illogu. 5 -53 M ari Bassett, 164 ; Bon Accord Copper, 3 ; and 100 all IDo. Bds., payable '57 ... - ... *** 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 240 - 263 pita, i. 100 all iDo. do., '76, P. '6o_ 110 - 115 ..• . 21 S. Camden (St. Cleer 360 5 43 Tam. S. & L.Min. Co. 1 - 11 do. -1110 - 115 - 43 delta Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are 100 all l D p o o: d d o o. , 73 • ' l 73 ' without; 10 9 Tin Croft etaLquiet. London and Westminster have re- LUU .. 40 Un.Minee (Gwennap), ... - option • lO5 - 110 •••• 12s •V. of Towoy (Camay,)) 14 - 13 le_ , about 5s , and Union of London about ss. . eninsular and Oriental Steam have improved 55., 20 all M adras ,l guar. 45 p.c. 193 -20 191 20 all J Do. do., 5 per c. ~, 21 - 2111 - 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 105 - 115 an South d - part/5f ... 220 - 240 are Australian Land 1/. Electric Telegraph 20 10 Do. 44 p. c. Exton. 6 i 64t - 53 Wh. Basset (Illogan). . 16 W. Basset (Illogan).. 243 - 253 quoted at 1013 102 ex dividend. 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 1 - 1 : 1 20 5 Do. 4th Ex., do, 8 - IP ••• ... 53 •• Vh. Edward(Calstek) 71 - 8 4 B RITISH F 20 ss. Oudo (Limited) , . - .., 5 Vh. Buller (Rdruth). 3'20 - 350 ... 117 s h. Kitty (U. Llant) 13 - 14 UNDS.-CLOSING PRICES-THIS DAY. 20 5 &bade, guar. 5 per c.l 1 - 111) 1 - li 8 Wh.Ma.Anu (Menht.) 46 - 48 (From the Offictal List;) 20 all Do •._ 4s Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 22 - 24 l a l per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 0 1 ( 3 . estneas dons. - ,Per Cont. Consols Annuities:: ............ 9 I i FOREIGN MINER. Vow 3 per Cent. Annuities ••• - ....... okt 6 l 4 A fa ng Annuities, expire sth .j.aii.. . 14 - 01 ... . - --2 8 8 10 all Antwrp&Rotterdam 64 - 61 61 20 74 Australian `ldlemitt° 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1 . 860 11 20 all Ardennes 1 lOs. Bon Accord Cop. (IL) id -if P g 5 all Belgian East , Junct 1 - 11 11 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(iesuel Bonds, £lOOO 00l . ............. 20 p 20 all Beziers to Graissessac ... - ... at £5 pm) - 21 eols for Account E 961 / 3 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse 30 all Do. Cocaes & Culada .. - ... zehequer Bills, 231. Coal Mines and Ry. 33 - 4 4 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 12 • - 13 £lOOO ~ 1 4500 36 33 p 20 15 Dutch Rhenish - 301 114 1 3 Clarendon Con. Min. 33 p 20 all Eastern of France - 283 8 hall„. Co. of Jamaica...". ... - ...d ~..... - ...... • nequer Bonds. lese, 9e per Cont._ 100 pi Ere2o all Do. New - ..• 40 all Cobre Copper 39 - 41 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS-TPIIS DAY. 20 2s. Euphrates Valley ... ... - ~. . 16 Copiapo 20 all Gt., Central of France ... - ... ..1 all Dun Mountain Bran Co pe 5 per Cent. ... .. ..... ............ 1034 20 all Great Luxembourg... 8 - 83 8 1 i per Mining Co. - 3d - IPI uhetios Ayres Bonds, 10 6 Italian Junction 2 all Fortuna - id Ditto b . . D eferred 3 per Cent. ............ 20 20 all Lake Const. & Bale '. - ... 20 all General ...Gteau 3 per Cent 2O all Lienv and Turnhout ... - .4 3 all Linares - 94 Ditto account (February 26). ...... ..... 203 f • 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 51 -51 p 5 11 Lusitanian - 3d Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent .................. 811 2 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.e.p. ..• - 1 all Mariquita - i I Ditto Account 821 f 20 all Lyons and Geneva... 28 i 9 1 all New Granada - 1 . Ditto 3 per Cent . . 56; 6 20 all Lyons & Mediterran. .. 333 all Maria Antonia Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 - ••• ••• 20 all Pont. Sil. LclMois Snell •5 - 6 Ditto 18.3, 3 per Cent. 20 all Namur & Liege ••• -- ... • Russian Bonds, 1622, 1:, St., 5 per Cent.... 112 30 164 - .ntiago do Cuba - 21 20 all Do. do. 6re C. Prof. 20. - 21 201 4 Ditto, 43 per Cent. all United Mexican 43 ••••• 4 , ger 100 16 all Northern of France.. 39 - 39/ 1 dinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. B esnlsh Bonds, 3 per Cent. - 93 MISCELLANEOUS. 1r 20 all Paris and Lyons 341 -35 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. , r Ditto Account „ - 20 all Paris and Orleans.... 55 - 57 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ... - ~. 261 1 20 9 Recife & San Frail., 25 19 Australian Agricult. 253 - 263 (Ukiah Bonds, 6 per cent lOl 10 all' Australn. Royal Mail 23 ••••• 21 k Ditto Account - 13P 94 1003 3 / 10 all Rome and Fritscati... ... - ••• 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4 --• 5 Dividends on the above payable in London. 10 2 Do, New W. at Si. d ... - ... 16 - 18 B el gian 43 per Cont., ox. 25 francs 5 all Royal Swedish 3 - i n , 50 40 i ßrit. American Land 35 - 40 •L'Utch Exeeange, 23 per Cen:;., 12 Guilders - 100 323 Canada ••• - ..• St. 100 IDo.Go.6nc.Jan&July 1131 - 114} 114 20 all Sambre and Meuse.. 74 - 5A Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates . lOl 1005 10 all Do. 53 per cent, pref. 73 - 8 St. all Copper Min, of Eng. 27 -32 TWO O'CLOCK. 20 all Southern of France.. 22 -22 25 all jDo. Prof. 7; p. cont. 24 - 26 Consols, money .. 5 all Crystal Palace Ditto, Account .. . 1 41 -__ li 1 1 i 10 all Do, 5 i per e. Prd . 9 - 91 91 5 all Do. Preference of the 20 1 6 1 Western ofAustria_ . - ... 1 -..._•!---±--..e-...-,......-.1, 961 20 all W.& N.W. of France 27 - 28 274 The subject for discussion at the next meeting 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... - 20 all :Easton' Steam 4e - 54 6 Oxford "Union ," to be held on Monday 2 6 :0 .West ei of Switzerland ... - ••• ; St. 100 Electric Telegraph - 100 101 i 1 2 the county is bound to protest under th n e ext is, "That reset e;r- 6 1 all IDO e sden " .......... ... - ... 1 all ;Electric Tel. of Irel. ... ..... . I cunastancea, against any alteration of the la p w rea relating 20 I 5 all jEn.&Aust,,C,op • SmCo 11 - 14 to aii Zea land„l•P.cent. pref. ... - ... ....... - ..... ... - ... lO 10s.'Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. ... refugees and conspiracy." Moved by Mr. Thos. Green, Ratio' College. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 9 all ;Eur.&Am.Stin.(lim.) 4 - 41 • ' RETIREMENT OF THE ADMIRALTY AGENT AT LIFER. 40 all Australasia ............ 181 - 86 20 all Gen. Ir.Se.Col.(lim.) ... ..... ... IBank of London .. -.. 48 --- 52 4 PO 44 ° 1 4 . ---.Captain Bevis, R.N., who has held the post of 25 183 Bank of Egypt - . traralty agent at Liverpool for nearly 20 years, is about 100 50 231 23 20 5 London Discount ... 11 fid to 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 34 - 34 tetire, having been promoted to the rank of post 40 all ;Bri..C. o l .l 3 k.dtLn. Co. ... - 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... _ . . caPtain. Captain Bevis , who was a zealous and intern- 50 10 ,C.Bk.of Ind•Au.diCb. -* •-•' all 'British N. American ** 10 all 'Moditeran. Elec. Tel. $ - 6 t i ll : 0 _ 0 810er, ' highly and ' deservedly respected both in _ 2 „.9, 10 all Do. Extension Telog. ... . - ... 4uo 50 City. ::- -- ... 09 6l 10 all ; Mexican & S.Amerien ..„ - , c o .:Pool and at the Admiralty, will be succeeded by 100 25 Colonial 25 5 iNat. Discount C 0.... 13 - i i Auclander Goldfinch. 100 20 Commercial of Lond. ;;; - •.' • aease koi , „. 10 6 'Netherlands Land.... 1 - 1 Poetant '''' AND AMERICAN EMIGRATION. -An im- 20 all lEng•Scot.drAus.Cia. 181 - 11 10 all Do. Do. - 31 London AND has been completed between the 20 all iLon.Ch. Bk.ofAast. 181 - 18 5 all Do.Bp.e.PLiss.at 1 cl. - Trunk4.'cd North-Western Railway and the Grand 20 all Dittol New f irst, seco a e it a w ••• 5 3 Do, Do. - / d ° Y of Canada, by which passengers of the 50 20 ,London and County •,.... - ... 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 17 - 20 Load - .‘"a' Red third classes can be booked at the ... 50 Ind.&E.Biakng.Co • ... - ... On offi e _ . 50 10 London Joint Stock. ... ••-• ... 301 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 94 - 96 951 a 1 an N. B. Australasian.- / - 1 street E . ,-, " of the latter Company, 21, Old Broad -100 20 Lond.anclWestminst e ... - ••• 451 41 20 all NrtleofEuropoSteam ... - tinent, for ki-, to their destinations on the American con -100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... - ... fi t one - wa . 20 10 Do. New 1 all Oriental Gas . 1 - 14 13 I) re fro m L 0.. .„ Payment, which includes the rail v Y idea.. or L:u°n to ••• ••• 1 lOs. Do New Shares P il) 50 25 National Bank 5 all Peellir. Ld. & Mitirl. 21 23 Epe, "" ._ arda o f 15 7 sailing Liverpool, the sea transit, either 20 all Now South Wales 44 -46 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 793 - 801 80 . 1 ., ; ee of 1,694 miles from .7 4 the th i u ship, and the railway fare t_o . leading stations and cities in Canada 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 3B -40 383 50 10 Do, Now . . - 8 P .a o . ted States, as far even as Kansas, a dir 20 20 Ottoman Bank - 204 50 all Rhymnoy Iron able?.s Provincial of Ireland .. - - I 10 all D R o .A . u N s e . w ß.&G.lm.Co. ... - ••• 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 63 - 65 ve n „, • rh o v „,,1, Quebec, and of 1,818 from 1 00 1 all Scot, Austral. Invest. 11 - 11 14 4 a, th e ' y the r.' ° ° ll neoti Snap of n thr • ° ° sl with th e P a am ad phlets on the resources of St. 100 S.Aus, Gov.6p.o.bds. 106 - 108 25 all South Australia 25 all South Austral. Lan 371 - 383. 3 91 9 a, showing the railway - •• b ough rates e United States, the tariff of 25 all 'Union ot Australia ,,, 44 -46 45 , and the protection afforded to emigrants 2,i'Do. Now ,•,•, .26- 28 1 all Submarine Tel. Seri 4- 1 ...__ 4 , , G rand Trunk route, continue to be issued as go 10 -1 Union of London 23 -25 231 1 all Do. Registered - 1 l m e uQ Pane, on application either personally or by ... 20 5 Trus. Ln. Co. Up. Can. ei• - - ••• stet et 21, Old B 1 00 50 Vnity Mutual . ” ..... ... _ .., d 10( , ‘ 281, Van jalemelee Laud,. 10 . !... 12 road- stye London, EX°. _, L A XI Y(4100$ ofLond' , rn .-- ~.c1 Wind S.E. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1558 LIMEEICK ELECTION. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) STATE OF THE POLL, 9.30 (From Ball's Committee.) Ball Gaya() Majority for 8111 LL",O3:II'S B : I IIPPINO.—(Thi Dar. LONDON. Feb. 13.—Wind this day at noon, N.E.; light breeze, dull and h az y. NEWPORT, Feb. 1 2.—Wind E.—Sailed—Anlye Haverbaet, for M a l aga ; Ri enzi, Havannah ; Trop i c, Ha vannah. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 12.—Wi nd N.E., f o ggy.—Arriveel— Palmerston, from Syd ne y, N .S.W. OFF SALCOMBE, F e b. 12 .—Arrived—Dat i ng, f rom St. OFF MOUNT'S BAY, Feb. 12._wind. N.E.—Arrived — Thetis,Michael's. from C a ll ao . PADSTOW, Feb. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Buena Moza, from Bilb oa f or S wansea. CARDIFF, Feb. 12.—Wi nd N.N.E.—Sailed—Con fi ance, for Ceylon ; Emelie and Jessie, Bahia ; Ulnia, ditto ; Ore sind, Cape de Verde. LEITH, Feb. 12.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Glenshee, for Trinidad. SUNDERLAND, Feb. 12.—WindW.N.W.— City of Dublin, f or M a d ras ; Retriever, Barbadoos ; 111., Benn e . HULL, Feb. 12.—Wi nd S.W.—Sailed—El i za an d Emma, for Z anz ib ar. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 1 2.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Teviot (s), for Al exan d r i a. Napoleon LAMLASH, 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 vannah. ST. MICHAEL'S, Jan. 3 . —Arrived--Defence, of Elloby Island, from Africa for Queenstown, in want of provision', sails, &c. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 12.—The W. H. Prescott and the Barnadas Webb, both fer this port, the Seaman's Bride and the Normandy, bound in, were aground en the bar of the Mississippi 22d Jan. BELFAST, Feb. 11.—The Betty, of Killough, from Liverpool, for Dublin, is ashore at St. John's Point, a total wreck, crew saved. BERWICK, 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 he got off. MILFORD, Feb. 12.—The Deux Marie, from Cardiff for Nantes, was in contact with a schooner in the British channel on the 9th inst. The master and crew took to their boats, and werelpickedjup six hours afterwards and landed here CORM Feb. 12.—The Counga (barque). Pernambuco to Trieste, was wrecked on the Bth lust. at Fano, lonian Sea. The Colong (schooner), of Whitley, front Shields for Whitstable, was putting back yesterday leaky, when she got embayed between St. Abb's Head and Heymouth Point, and brought close up to the breakers • a coble went out to give assistance, but was upset and a man was drowned ; the crew landed afterwards, and this morning a steamer was despatched to take the vessel in tow. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHATIPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind N.E. ; thick and hazy. Arrived—Express, steamer, from Jersey; Havre, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Alliance, steamer, for Havre, Toviot, steamer, for Alexandria; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Arrived —Princess Royal, from Taganrog ; Confidence, from •Rouen. 13 .4.113f0UTH, Feb. 11. About 40 packages, principally bales and cases, came up from the wreck of the Albert by the divers to-day. DUBLIN, Feb. 12. The Cheval de Troi, on shore at Bray, is boing die charged, and expected to be got off to-night or to-morrow. CORK, Feb. 10. A large vessel, with sugar, Ste., has struck on the rocks near Ballycotton, and it is feared she will go to pieces from the violence of the sea. (BY SUBMARINE G A B N A D y E B s B E I N T I D B i s a T t E u L r E d G a B y or . Wind calm, and hazy weather; tide , hours' flood. Arrived—Monte Christo, from Caen. DAM, ' Saturday Morning. Wind calm. Passed, Feb. 12.—Salem, and Sol; from London for Liverpool. Fieechi, who belonged to a junior bran c h o f one o f th e sari :—" Cardina A letter from Rome, of the 6th, oldest families of Italy, died last night, His death makes the number of vacant hate in the Sacred College eleven." MAILS POE AIISTRALIA.—SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.— The Royal Mail Company's steamship Teviot, Captain Taylor, took her departure to-day for Malta and Alex andria with the mails for the Au s t r alia n an d N e w Zealand colonies, &c., 38 passengers ; specie, value 6,000/. ; jewellery, value 15,000/., and a miscellaneous cargo. IMPARIAL PARLIADIE:NT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY,) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock, The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a petition from the suburbs of the metropolis, praying for the squalisation of the poor-rate. Lord SHA.FTESIMRY presented a petition from Lancaster, in favour of the first Spec!al Services Bid ; also a similar petition from Durham, and anhther pray ing for the furtherance of Christianity in India. THE DEFENCE OF ARRAJJ Lord DERBY said before the business of the day commenced he would take that opportunity of repairing an injustice, which he had been told he had committed during the late debate, to the gallantry an 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. He had attributed that gallant operation cbisfly 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 had been abandoned by the superior officer. The omission, he had 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 impassible 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 groat that the Government felt the g eatest difficulty in mentioning names without involuntarily inflicting personal disappointment and annoyance. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. Lord BROUGHAM said he rose pursuant to notice, to call their lordships' attention to a very important subject, he meant the state of the law respecting imprisonment for debt, including the bankruptcy and insolvancy sta tutes. He did not mean to enter into the great question of bankruptcy law generally, b e c ause h e hoped and trusted that his noble and learned friend on the woolsack, having had his attention drawn to the subject, would n:.,t long delay in producing the legislative results of his in quiry. It was pretty nearly 30 years since he (Lord Brougham) had called the attention of the other house of Parliament to this important subject ; more especially as regarded menu) process, and out of the statement he then made sprang two commissions, one respecting the law of real property, having at its head the present Lord Chief Justice of England, the other on common law procedure. From thje 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 commission from which that report eman ated consisted of the present Chief Baron, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Evans, the most distinguished Commis skner in bankruptcy, and Mr. Starkie, whose loss they had so re cently to deplore. These commissioners reported their decided opinion in favour of the abolition of impri sonment for debt not only under mesne pro3ess, but even in case of imprisonment under executions on final j mtg. 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 la•.r. It was a popular error to suppose that imprisonment for debt was part of the ancient cyrninon law of the WHITECROSS-STEEET PRISON.—Yeat erday at the Court of Aldermen,l Alderman Sidney brought up a report o• the subject of the relief of debtors in \Visite 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 Whiteeross-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. WHITECiOBS-STREET PCS TOR by S.—The rule s passed N.—ADIIISSION or Sonscr regulating the admission ' the visiting ju-tre , s for of solicitors and clerks state that in consequence of numerous complaints that persons pretending to be solicitors receive money from prisoners and then neglect their business , a large consulting-room has been provided for solicitor., and their clerks, and 10 accountants, fromto 5 daily, and that all other persons will be excluded. in the prison will be A list of attorneys practisieg a kept at the governor's office. Any prisoner may written statement to the governor of the manner in which his business has been conducted, and the list of attorneyswith recorded testimonials will be open to every prisoner. VACANCIES, A ProiNTIIENTS AND NOMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.Tne Foreign Depratutont : — The vice -consul s hi p at m i vacant by the ssolon g bi, Greece, has become promotion of Mr. Suter. Customs : A vacancy in the Gen ereatsd by the d General Business Department has beer. Mr. Henry H•, s e "' of Mr. Henry Waite Peal! ; J t.cneas has in the L.. ga l n been appointed a clerk Mr. W. G. s "OAP! Deartment in London • . btu wart been ' has promoted from clerk second class to principal clerk in the Long - room, Liverpool ; Mr. George St. George has been promoted f first class clerk a t Liverpool ; Mr. Fred. M. Holder h as b een clerk at Liverpool ; promoted Born second to first class 'noted from third t() Ir. Richard Ross has been 1 r,)- William Pearson has eshecond class clerk at Liverpool ; Mr class clerk at Liver o e l en promoted from thud to mecum" (Excise Branch) af e 'p. Inland Revenue Department pointed superviso r of . uaby, examiner, has been ap. tion.—Cieil Service 9 Bridlington District, Hull Collec- MlNES.—Dividen(relite. during the week, though progressive have been most dealt in _ five mines Sre becoming in great request, and will bring in eellere, with a e rise in high-priced shares shall tnents. Bassets have f view to profits awl re-invest the 45 east, being the further advanced to 230, 240; in lode is worth 4 tons, or eastern part of the mine, the levels are up to tbia r 0/, per for. ; none of the deeper one. South Frances point, which is a most important alteration in the min , 250 to 260, but no material Mary Ann, 46 to 47 e ; Devon Console, 460 to 470 ; warns, 27 3 / 4 to 30 ; at the TrelawnY' 23 to 24. Rose meeting the accounts showed a loss on the two moneh lance in hand of 437/. the working of 1001., and a be dited was 4961. is 3d, whilst December sale of ore cre dited 70 fm. level is ilst the next will realise 7001. ; although eastward looki ng there are well, with good stones of ore, the rich bunch of ore in re 40 funs, to drive to get under has 10 fins. to drive to the " ; the 70 west, also a lode, Grambler and St. Aultyn have under the ore ground. 110 to 120, with difficulty .3' been is great request at Alfred shares have advanced to in finding shares. Great of hot water issuing from the r 'b l o 'si ;there is A stream shaft, leading to the supposition thttam of Copper-house not far distant. Alfred Console ;:t something good is sellers at 101 to 11S. -.21/ininy Journal"e been very flat ; PETERBOROUGH BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The of this day. Peter borough Benevolent Society —on e 0 which help the poor so materially in : those institutions he nter season — held their 25th anniver sar y din ner on about 60 of the principal inhabitants wi nWesd, when of Fulham sat down to aimost recherche feast at the Swan green, the house at wh ich the magistratesWalham and parish officers assemble for local business, The chair was ably filled by Captain Harwood, a considerable the neighbourhood, assist ed b y j , Blackford, landholder in ta proposing success to the s ociet y , the nhckford, Esq. In airman described the advantages of temporary relief i eases of distress among the industrious poor, and showedn b the increasing importance of the society, evinced the gradual aug mentation of the sum annually distributed , , among recipients whose oases were t f ed, and that, too, l before they were assisted ; 9!; -- Year full investigated dispensed was but 111. ; this had increased ag° the suns so and on the very last meeting night no o a l sed to 50/. or 60/ , of distress were relieved with various ess tha n 65 cases sums, from ss. to 2tls. The chairman concluded a powerful e in behalf of the institution, and gave 4 ppeal to the company to what he considered the toast of the evening, "Success Benevolent' Society," which Wasd the Peterborough enthusiasm, and a collection made whichk with great although most of the guests were air exceeded 301., annual sub scribers. Among the absentees who regretted retted that they were unable, from various circumstance H. B. Sheridan, EN., M.P., Albert Smith,' , to attend, were E. T. Smith, EA., and others, who, nevertheless hand some donations. A number of new subscribers entered scribers entered their names. The chairman's health was drunk with heartfelt cheers ; and in acknowledging the honours he expressed his gratificati on at h aving been selected to preside over a company of g entle men met for so good a i purpose, and pledged hi mself to do all e could to pro- mote whatever tended to benefit the • nghbourhood of na The health which he was now a res ident. of the Vice- Chairman, Mr. Cooper , of Ful ham, the president and officers,oeere, the founders, the stewa rds and lady subscribers, were drunk and responded to, and the company,gratified with the splend id fare byprovidedv highly W a lker, and the attention of 111 r, B, Beunott, Mr. separated at a late hour, land. nithing could be more contrary to the fact, and it was not until the reigcs of Henrys VII. and VIII. that a law was passed giving the creditor a right to arrest his debtor. In the time of the Stliarts was passed the first insolvent act, when the debt; x obtained his liberty when his debt was under 1001., and on condition that he enlisted fur a soldier ; and then cause the LoroVe Act, passed about a century ago, in which was the first compulsory provision respecting 'he giving np 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. He found that at the time when two months' imprisonment was incurred previous to examination, out of 3,945 persons, 2,758 were subse quently discharged on their oaths without any petition, so that all these persons suffered months of incarcera tion when there was not a tittle of right for keeping them in one hour. What was wanted was a shifting examination 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 grosseetfrand, 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 existed to imprison debtors. There was no jury in that court, the power to imprison was vested, without any such intermediate power, in the Commissioner. Why should not a similar power be extended to the commissioners in bankruptcy 1 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 txamination 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 wag one ofconsiderable importance, and be trusted 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 w ere 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 trader msstnecessarily incur debts ; they arose in the course of his business, and hence an unfortunate orris might at any time ruin him. But in the case of a non-trader ruin generally arose from the insolvent incurring debts thoughtlesdy, 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 onecourt; 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 engagements. Every one knew that at the present day persons went across the Channel to save themselves from imprisonment, and thus defrauded their cre.iitors. It even frequently happened the: persons would rather remain to prison than RI /e 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 fisn I. Lou' CAMPBELL was very much concerned to find tkat the Lord Chancellor gave the sanclon 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 CHANCELLOR 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 debts, and therefore in the majority of oases might be an honest man, and i■ 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 a 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. Eat].. GRINVILLE said that there was no objection to the course suggested by his nobie friend. As their lordships were aware, the petition in question had been returned to India, in order that it might come home through the Governor-General in the ordinary way. In tho meanwhile the Governor-General had obtained a copy of the petition, and sent it hone 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 cfficial communication, and hence the Government had not placed it of their own accord upon the table. The house then afljourned at a quarter past 6. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Petitiona 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 Raynhana, that on the 19th the noble lord weuld move for a select com mitten 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 move for a return of the population, and annual revenue of the north-west provinces of India, showing the population per square mile, and the pressure o' taxation per head for 1854 and 1855, and also a like return for the Bombay Presidency. THE LICENSING SYSTEM. Mr. HARDY asked the Secretary of State for the home department whether it was his intention to intro duce any ineavFe in the present eenion to alter the system of iicen,ing eleneuen, bee.reou.es, and other • continent of India. It is indeed remarkable that those places of public resort, refreshment, and entertainment regions in which science and art may be said to have now in force, or for the better regulation cf such houses and places? first dawned upon mankind should be now subject to the Sir G. GREY sa id h e was no t now i n a p os iti on t o rule of a p eople inhabiting islands which at a time when introduce such a bill, but he hoped before the end of these eastern regions enjoyed as high a civilisation and the session to introduce a hill f oe th e better regulation as great prosperity as that age could offer were in a state of utter barbarism , of ale-houses, in which provision for licensing would be but still more remarkable is it that introduced. these extensive ooruinions should have been gained not dry the power of a nation a- a nation, bet by an associae time of individuals, by a meic,ntile coturnunit su ported, indeed, to a certain degree by the power of their country, but mainly indebted for succers to their own energy and enterprise. These two circumstances are uedoubtedly cirgular, 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 delib erate l y consigned to the care of a small body of com mercial men the management of such extensive tern. tories and such numerous pepulatione. One could easily imagine that a wilderness iu the northern part of Awe. rice, 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 , agemeat of a mere commercial company, of a set of irre• sponsible individuals, a great territory, occupied by dif. fin ent races,, professing diverse religious, 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 hi the bistoryof m nkind. But this country never designedly did any such thing. The E xisting state of things grew lupgradually 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 a province, and then came collisions with leas civilised neighbours, injuries resented, attacks to be repelled, and conflicts which. ale aye ended in a victory and eaten' ion 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 interests and with most important political functions. This continued up to the year 1734, when there was an infusion of re sponsible administration into the affairs of the Company by the establishment of the Board of Control, uuder a slight interference from which the Company continued tea discharge its political functions, and at the same time to exer•eiee all its corntnercial rights. 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 Britiela 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 iu 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 originally c instituted the foundation of its exist. e.,of eteccorciiegly, 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 cominernal character for which it was origi nally sounds and continued to be merely a political see t, by means ef which the administration of India was carried on, Now , sir, I vet tune to think that the arrangement so made was a nio-t inconvenient and most cumbrous one. Toe principle of our p, , litical system is that all administrative functions should be accompanied by Mtniz,terial responsibility—retpunsibility to Pulite. me .t, responsibility to pwblie opinion, responiihility to the Cr„; but in this case the chief function of the Goveeenaent of India iii cetutuitted to a body not re. spot siblo to Parliament, not appointed by the Crown, hat else ed by persona who have no connection with India, except the simple posse s sio n o f I n di a s t oc k. I that. teat of itself is a most objectionable arrange. went. 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 )esidercd 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 toll]. ' nation. (Ministerial cheers.) What can be more cum. brous than the existing system of Indian administration which is called by the name of "double Government /"I In the debates of 1853 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 ree sponsible 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 responsibility have been divided between the directors, the Board of Control, and the Governor-Gene ral in India; the Board of Control representing the Go. verntnont of the day, re sponsible 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 lel ,ng which is premised in return for their votes. (I•Te, no, and hear, 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 persona to govern a great empire in the East. Then comes the Governor. General, invested with great, separate, and independent powers, and among these three authorities it is obvious that despatch and unity of purpose can hardly by pessie 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 India-house ; 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 points of the metro. palls are often as curious as those " Adventures of a Guinea" of which we have all read. (Laughter.) It is obvious that this system of cheek 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 We tminster. Propose to them any question of average difficulty and importance, and the probability is that the two parties will come to different conclueione, not being able to exchange opinions and argument, and to arrive at a cenimon result. So it is with the Board of Centro! and the Court of Directors. The result in cases of material difference must necessarily be a middle term, satielyiug the opicious of . neither, carrying into effect the prinoiple of neither, unsat i s fa c tory therefore to b. 41), and probably less advantageous to the public service than the opinion of either would have been bad it been entirely adopted. (Hear, hear.) Again I say that this system oi check and counter-check may be carried too far. There is no doubt that certain checks 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 iu 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 fee everything that occurs, although they cannot be fairly answerable for things over which they have not a perfect control, and which they cannot entirely direct. frequently happens, indeed, that the Government of the day are made responsible for acts which were done without their consent, and probably in some asses much to their dissatisfaction. (Hear.) Take, for instance, a matter, which has occupied the attention of the house, rend which 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 of 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 troops to India ; it is the Company which takes up the ships, and not the Government ; and, though the opinion of the Government must naturally have weight with the Company, there arrangement* are not made by the officers of the Government, but by the officers of the Rest India Company itself. I say, then, it is most desirable that this complicated machine should be simplified and reduced in fact and forneto that which it is imagined to be, but which it prac tically is not. I may be asked why we tske this moment for proposing a change of system. (Cheers front the Opposition.) The inconvenience of different systems of administration are forced upon the attention of the Go• vernraent 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 W ar. office and the office of the Secretary of State for War were inconvenient, it was not until the war in the Crimes drew the attention of the Government to the dioadvane taxes 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 en 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 complete authority where the public have a right to think that complete responsibility should rest, and that whereas he this country there' can be but one governing body_ I.? sponsible to the Crown, to Parliament, and to zl p?t,l_ s c opinion, consisting of the constitutional smite w.?!rth 7; Crown for the timebeieg o , f principles and practice of the it would be in accordance with the best interestsortant interests, e n ti a t c u c t o iov rd , an as Eatiosip s o o ur it c i o g n i tbat India, with all its vast an . d ec l.raP suawe ity of the s'iould be placed under thevadmir of the Crown by the Crown, to be governed in tb e e of the Yarliament and the public for mew, and responsible publics conduct, instead of being. respoesible Ministers ot every part of theLinistered by a Crown sitting in P!irliae set of gentlemen as now, mainly a who, boweve r respectable', hvtrever competent THE DIVORCE ACT. IVlr. LYGON asked the Attorney-G;meral whether it aas the intention of h.-r ‘lajesty's Government to bring in a bill to amend the Divorce Act of la.t se,ion in reference to affidavits, which, in the opinion of the Judge Ordinary could only be made before the nowt sitting in Lsindun ; 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 portion° 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 b 3 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 font guards which proved that the mortality, instead of 2:2 per 1,000, was little more than half that amount in those regiments ? Sir J. RAMSDEN said the report referred to had been received, which presented a more favourable return than that given by tho commissioner& The comm s sinners 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. 11. 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 ? Lard 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 fur Ireland whether he was prepared to state the course which the Government intended to take relative to the Encumbered Estates Court ? Mr. FITZGERA.LD said he intended shortly to introduce a bill to perpetuate the Encumbered Estates Court in Ireland, and also to extend the law to unen cumbered estates. COUNT WALEWSKI'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 cution 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 France 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 him in this country, 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. I V, 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 asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to propose to Pailiament, during the pre sent session, any bill for the settlement of t'ie civil service superannuation que,-tioti ? The CHANCELLOR of he EXCHEQUER -aid he was unable to give a definite answer to the question. RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. Colonel FRENCH asked the First Lord of the Treasury it he would lay on the table of the house the despatch of Sir James Out ram, 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 foioA his way throuzli 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 UNI VERSIT Y.) Mr. BLACK asked if a professor bad been appointed to the chair of Military Surgery in the University of Edinburgh ; and if such app )intment had been made, if there was any reason for the class-room baying been closed for the last two sessions I Sir J. RA.MSDEN said no professor bad as yet been appointed. RED RIVER SETTLEMENT. On the motion for adjournment, Mr. LABOUCHERE, in answer to Viscount BURY, said he had received no official report of the meeting at the Red River Settlement. He believed Mr. Ballantine, the gentleman referred to, had been illegally arrested, but a misapprehension existed with reference to his having been hanged over to the Rifles to conduct him out of the settlement. Mr. Ballantins had since appealed to the Hudson's Bay Company i❑ this country. HUDSON'S BAY. In answer to a quest ion from Mr. ROEBUCK, Mr. LABOUCHERE said that it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take possession of the Hudson's Bay Company's territories, but they were %Ming to renew the license to the Company under certain conditions, giving the Government exclusive power of colonization, &c. The question of boundary between Canada and Rupert's Land were to be sub jected to a discussion of the Committee of Privy Council by mutual consent. CANTILLON'S LEGACY. Mr. STIRLING asked the First Lord of the Treasury if it were true, or if he would obtain information from authentic sources as to the fact—that the legacy of 10,000 francs, bequeathed to the sub-officer Cantilion, who attempted to assassinate the late Duke of %Velling ten, by the late Napoleon Bonaparte, in a codicil of his will, approving and justifying the attempt, had, since Dee. 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 ho wanted to know was whether this mischievous doctrine had been endors€ d by the fortunate successor to hie fortune 4. To Cantillon the wages of assassination had been duly paid, and his name was to be found in a list of others in the Moniteur, left legacies by the Emperor and paid; but it was stated that, whilst all the others were not paid in fell, 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")—and displayed more candour, ii, instead of assuming an answer, he had asked what a ere the real facts. (Hear, hear.) The a►sump ion that the money had been absolutely paid by the Emperor of the French was false, and in a wetter of so much delicacy with regard to private relation, it would have been better if he had made inquiries and asaertained the facts before be brought the matter forward. It was true that Napoleon left Cantillon te❑ thou-and franca, and the executors, M. Bertrand and Monthellon, between 1823 and 182(5, advanced certain payments to him. When the Emperor of France issued a commission with reference to the payment of the legacies, Coantil len'e widow applied for the balance (1,200 fr.) she con, sidered due to her late husband. The comnii , siou, however, refused to sanction its payment, in the belief that the first Napoleon was lehouring undh r an aberra tion of mind when he made the bequ , st. (Cheers.) Mr. STIRLING rose t) address the 11Juse in reply, but he was loudly called to order on the ground that he could not be heard a second time. The hon. gentleman then explained, denying the assertion of the noble lord that he (Mr. Sti►ling) had assumed the legacy was paid by the Emperor of the French. He was rejoiced at the answer that hag been given to his question. (Hear.) The subject then dropped. COUNT WALEWSKI'S DESPATCH. LordEL:64o asked if the Government had sent a despatch in answer to that of Count Walowski's, and when it would be laid on the table of the house I MINISTER OF JUSTICE. Mr. W. EWART pot a question to the First Lord of the Treasury, for explanation on the subject of the appointment of a Department or Minister of Justice. CANTILLON'S LEGACY. Mr. BOWYER rose to enter on the question of Can tillon's legacy, and was called to order. He said the hon. member for Sheffield bad 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 quei tion. CHINA.. Lord J. RUSSELL inquired of the First Lord of the Treasury, whether he had any objection 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 co mmunicate to the house the instructions given to ministers, plenipo tentiaries, &c. No communications had been received from China that could be laid on the table of the house. In answer to a question from Lord J. IKANNERs, Lard PALMERSTON said the Government had received from Lord Elgin a copy of the communication he addressed to Yeh, who had given an answer to it, but there was not time to translate it to be sent home by tke last mail, but its substance had been communicated to the Government. CORPORATE REFORM. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, this bill was read a second time on the understanding that it should be referred to a Select Committee. 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 India. 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 sxisting arrangements, that I propose this measure to the house. It is perhaps one of the most extraordinary facts in the history of mankind that these British islands should have Acquired Auch extenOiTO dominion in a remote part of the