The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-15 00:00:00

THE WEATHER—SUN 01111011, MAY 15. THERMOMETER, IN THE SRADE. ls—highest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night, 62—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.48—5ti1l falling. WIND, S.W. ; fresh, with rainy weather in the morn ir g —fine now, but cloudy. LONDON, SBTURDAY, MAY 15, 1858. The contest has been decided in one branch of the Legislature. It is still waging in the other. Notwithstanding the disclaimer of any factious motives by Lord SHAFTESBURY, the House re sponded to the truth and accuracy of Lord DERBY' statements and arguments, and sympathised with the high-minded and chivalrous declarations of the E trl of ELLENBOROUGH. The result was a majority of 25 of the Peers who heard or participated in the discussion against the factious motion which was reduced to 10 by the activity of the hunters after proxies. The decision of the Lords was, doubtless, a serious disappointment to the Pal merstonians. We do not see how Lord SH A FTESB URY can henceforth insist on the Etter observance of the Sabbath, when he lent himself to the conspiracy hatched at Cambridge House on Sunday last. The manly and straightforward speech of Lord ELL ENIOROUGH must have carried conviction with it to_ every disinterested and unprejudiced person. It enhances the regret that must be felt through out the entire kingdom at his resignation of the office for which he was incomparably the best qualified man in the United Kingdom. He might not have written or forwarded the despatch, and probably would not have published it had Mr. SMITH— late of Cannon Row—furnished the in formation which, in justice and equity, he was bound to forward to his successor, but which was unfairly and unjustifiably withheld. He might, we say, have changed his plans, but as it was we honour him for the decision and promptitude with which he repudiated the act of wholesalespoliation and published that repudiation to the world; boldly declaring that he neither invited nor dreaded the resignation of Lord CANNING. There is but one point about the entire transaction for which Lord ELLENBOROUGH can be blamed in the slightest degree. It was for the resignation which he sent in without con sulting his colleagues, knowing that they would unanimously reject the sacrifice, and believing that no amount of factious feeling—no greed for office, could stimulate any persons to 'go on after the only person who could fairly be held respon sible had expiated his offence, if offence it could be called. But while on this point, and this only, we condemn—we must also admire. There are faults that almost become virtues, and such was the sole mistake of Lord ELLENBOROUGH. Under the circumstances it was impossible to cast cen sure on his colleagues, who were totally un aeqnsinted with the intended publication ! Whe ther that publication were right or wrong, flay could neither claim praise, nor receive reproach. In.the Commons , r. CARDWELL 13111110 k fie n the real p o i nt in dispute. He knew that the Ho use could not sanction or maintain the intended contiscation,,,aou d therefore he em ph a ti ca lly de clared that n the proclamation it was not his intention to ask the Rgive any judg ment." This siding o ff o n to a collateral issue might do very well during the palm, days i demurrers, when paltry quibble: were s u bstituted special fur sound argument ; but it was unbecotan would-be Minister of the Crown, and uns u itable to to the atmosphere of a legislative assembly. Admirably did Sir HUGH CAIRNS administer the castigation so well merited by both Mr. CARD WELL and Mr. VERNON SMITH. His brilliant speech was worthy of the best days of British oratory, when there were intellectual giants in the land. It exhausted the entire subject, and might be placed on record as a noble vindication of the Ministerial policy and proceedings with H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. IL TROVATORE. THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), May 15, will be repeated Verdi's opera, IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Madlle. TitiertB ; AZUCella, Madame Alboni (her 2d appearance this season) • Manrico, Signor Giuglini ; For. rando, Signor Vialetti ; and Il Conte di Luna, Signor Aldi ghieri. The National Anthem will follow the Opera. To conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by M Massot, entitled FLEUR DES CHAMPS. The principal parts by Madlles. Pocchini, Annetta, and M. Durand. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public. Price 21s and 3 1 s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Offlee, at the Theatre. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titiens, Alboni, Ginglini. Piccolomini, Ortolani, Ballet i, Beneventano, Aldighleri. The following Arrangements have been made : THIS EVENING, Saturday, May 15— IL TROVATORE and FLEUR DES CHAMPS. The National Anthem will ollow the Opera. Tuesday, May 18—THE HUGUENOTS. Wednesday, May 19—Extra Night— IL BARBIERE DI SI VIGLIA (first time this season), and an Act of a favourite Opera, in which Madlle. Piccolomini will appear; and various entertainments in the Ballet, in which Pocchini will appear. To commence at half-past 7. Thursday, May 20—Extra Night—DON GIOVANNI and Friday, May 21—Extra Night—lL TEO VATORE and Ballet. Friday, May 28—Grand Morning Concert, in which all the artistes of the establishment will appear. In answer to numerous communications, it is announced that, for the convenience of the gentry residing in the envi rons, a Grand Morning Performance will be given on Monday, June 7, in which all the artistes of the establishment will Perform, including all the artistes of the ballet. Applications to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre. ROY AL ruiNcEss's THEATRE Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC HATH CHARMS. After which KING LEAL King Lear, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitled SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with IKE SCITOOL FOR SCANDAL. After which a Classical Extravaganza., entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). Cs. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. Dregs Boxes Upper Boxes._ 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit . . . Gallery THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be presented (for the ninth time at this theatre), the romantic musical drama of GUY MANNERING. Meg Merrilees, Madame Celeste ; Dandie Dinmont, Mr. B. Webster. To conclude with THAT BLESSED BABY, in whicli Mr and Mrs. Keeley will appear. Commence at Seven. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee and Directress., Miss Swauborough.—This Evening will be presented the COUNTRY SQUIRE, supported by Messrs. Emery, Belford, Charles, F. Seymour, Meagreson, Misses M. Oliver, M. Ternan, Portman, and Messrs. Selby. After which, the new burlesque of FRA DIAVOLO ; or, The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra Thavolo, Miss Swan borough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young. Followed by a new Farce, YOUR LIKENESS, ONE SHILLING. Messrs. Charles Young, Ray, and Miss M. Ternan. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, D UETS, isc., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Kiss Brunel], Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. W. T. Critchfield, John G. Fordo, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, 4e., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening In a Selection from "LA DAME BLANCHE" (THE WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English words by Desmond Ryan, Esq. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 3 BIS DAY—Morn., ft min. aft. 2 —Even., 15 min aft. 3 To-Monaow —Morn., 38 min. aft. 3—Even., 1 min. aft. 4 ts t".4. 0 frriz*&,--17 frs, 4, s N 471 - A c -- ) n THE SUN, LONDON, SATUR DAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1858 respect to India, on which they might rest their case. The ex-President of the India Board winced and writhed under the lash. He again displayed his petulant insolence, and manifested even more strongly than ever his total incapacity and unfitness for office. It is difficult to say whether ridicule or condemnation prevailed — both were well merited—he felt that he deserved them, and lost his temper. He attempted to play the bully on a small scale, but received a. painful although salutary lesson, that insolence was not argument, or unblushing assertion substantial truth. He couli not, by any amount of raillery, dispose of the stubborn fact, that he had impro perly kept back an important despatch, which he was bound, by every principle of duty and honour, to communicate to his successor in office, but which, after consultation with Lord PALMERSTON, ho carefully and deliberately suppressed. The debate will be resumed on Monday, but although the recognised leaders remain to be heard, we cannot anticipate any improvement on the masterly address of Sir Huou M 4 CALMONT CAIRNS. It should be stated that the real majority for Ministers was ten. One Peer, Viscount FALK LAND, voting as Lord HEMSDON, being twice en tered—viz., in person, and by proxy. What course will be pursued by the inde pendent Liberals on the factious vote of censure ? We can easily anticipate what the leaders will do —what every man with any regard to his political reputation will consider to be his bounden duty. But there are small fry seeking for place, and there is no doubt that the biddings will be high from the hungry expectants of office. It will, how ever, be an unfortunate move for those who suffer themselves to be seduced by the glittering bait. The country will judge more justly of the matter than the cliques, who care but little for the opinions of their constituencies, so long as there is not an impending dissolution. But should there be a hostile vote Lord DERBY will unques tionably not resign without an appeal to the people. Lord PALMERSTON adopted that course l i on a previous occasion, and the result justified his opinion. We believe that on the present occasion it would be still more remark able, and that there would be even a greater infusion of new blood. Those who have as yet explained their views have spoken clearly and unequivocally. Mr. DILLwYN and Mr. LINDSAY have shown that they will not give a factious vote to replace A really Tory Government, sheltering itself under a mask of liberality. Never was there a time when the Liberal cause depended more on the course pursued by professing Liberals. As we have already stated, however, the nation will not be misled by any sophistries that may be resorted to, in order to justify a factious and un warrantable proceeding. THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSE PLOT. MEETING AT LORD PALMERSTON'S. A meeting was held at Cambridge House yes terday. Upwards of 200 members of the House of Commons were present, and considerable unanimity prevailed. It was agreed that every effort should be made to turn out the Government, and the opinion was generally expressed that this ought to be done, without loss of time. In the event of a dissolution many of his Lordship's present friends might find it very inconvenient to attend another meeting of non-official intriguers ! Indeed, one member with more frankness than was pleasant expressed a hope that if they succeeded is their laudable endeavours to effect a turn out, the new Government would not include such pre cious stones as the CLANRICARDE jewel! Where upon a murmur of applause and suppressed sobs of " No ! no 1" mingled with "Hear, hears ! " rather discomposed the conviviality of the expec tants ! What the answer of their Premier was seemed to awaken a very lively misgiving in some, while others muttered that the whisper of the joke was something like—Di, do, dton ! THE SUPPRESSED LETTER. SECOND EXHIBITION BY MR. SMITH. Extraordinary as was the statement which Mr. SMITH delivered on Thursday night, and which we noticed in our third edition on that day, his second appearance, in the debate on the CARDWELL motion, was far more astounding than anything which we have yet heard, even from that Right Honourable Gentleman. Our readers will learn, by referring to Mr. SMITH'S speech, by comparing it with his former statement, to what a painful course of dishonesty and equivocation the Right Honourable Gentle man has been committed by an inordinate appetite for place. As to the points on which Mr. SMITH'S second statement is utterly at variance with the first, we shall not, at present, attempt any discussion. We shall await with patience the fifth version of this strange story, which will probably differ from its predecessors as much as they do from each other. Mr. SMITH'S remarks were received with deri sive cheers, which indicated the conviction of the House that he and Lord PALMERSTON have been guilty of a base intrigue to keep Lord ELLENBO ROUGH in ignorance of the real position of our Indian empire. Lord DERBY'S remarks upon this subject were admirable, and no one who hoard them can avoid suspecting that this is not the only one of Lord CANNING'S letters which the ex-Ministers have shamefully suppressed. g, &TEST NEWS. INDIA AND CHINA, By the arrival of the Calcutta mail we have received our private correspondence and files of papers from Calcutta to the 10th of April, and from Hong Kong to the 29th of March. The following is the letter of our Calcutta correspondent : "CALCUTTA, APRIL 10. " It seems clear that wo have a hot weather campaign upon our hands. The sepoys, some 3,000 expected, have escaped, and are swarming into Rohilcund and the provinces east of Benares. Bareilly overflows with them and with the armed ruffians who, beaten everywhere, still congregate wherever there is a chance of plunder or of anarchy. Bahadoor Khan is rapidly building up a regular administration . , collecting revenue, founding families, strikinc , coin in his own name. All the discontented seek his protection, and leader after leader, the Nana being the first, submit to a man risen from the ranks. He has, I am told, a strong body of cavalry, in which he reposes great con fidence, soma 25,000 Sepoys, and a❑ armed rabble which may be estimated at any number you please to fix. A week of victory would bring it up to a hundred thousand, and a day's reverse reduce is to a few desperate fanatics. There is a strong desire in some quarters not to attack him till the cold weather. Our troops, it is argued, will melt away ; we are too few to invest the province, and the Sepoys, the nucleus of the rebellion, will again escape, as they lid from Delhi aid Lucknow. It would be better to wait for reinforcements and pour down in cold weather in irresistible strength. On the other hand, it is said the existence of one province in rebellion keeps the remainder in eieitement, encour ages the disaffected, fosters plotting, and prevents the ro-estab'ishment of order, now as necessary for :he people as for us. To remain inactive during the hot weather is, moreover, peculiarly dangerous. Che natives usually select the hot weather for activeope rations because they know it paralyses the Europeans. They did so in the last great war in the Punjab. They did so last year, and there are apprehensions, vague, but not groundless, that they way do so this. These reasons, I am informed, have prevailed, and the hot-weather cam paign is to be commenced at once. The Commander. in- Chief has evidently distributed his army with this view. Eight thousand men-6,500 of them Europeans—re main in Lucknow under Sir H. Grant. Goruckpore, Cawnpore, Benares, Allahabad, and Dinapore have been weakly garrisoned, and the ref, a ning R. 000 Europeans and 2,500 natives proceed to the North- West—that is, to Rohilcund. The head-quarters lre transferred to Cawnpore, and Sir Colin Campbell is expected to command the great attack in person. His plans, however, have been somewhat dis- arranged by an unfortunate incident. " Colonel Milman, with 350 of her Majesty's 37th, 200 Madras Infantry, and 400 Madras Cavalry, was or dered from Allahabad to reinforce Azimghur. He diverged towards the Oude frontier, as I previously in formed you, to attack Atrowba, and encounter Koer Singh, who, with 800 followers, 1,200 of them sepoys, was rushing from Oude homewards to Behar. Col. Mil man, full, I presume, of European ideas, thought it im• possible to resist such a force, abandoned his camp, made a forced march of 40 miles and flunpaiimself into Azimghur. Kota- Singh, delighted, followed at speed; and Colonel Millman deceived, some say, by reports as to the fidelity Of his Madras cavalry, instead of defending the city, abandoned it, and retired into a little mud fort on the opposite side of the plain. Koer Singh followed and besieged him. The garrison had no supplies, and a sortie was suggested by the younger officers. It was made and mismanaged, and the garrison found themselves back in the fort with Izimghur lost, Captain Bedford and 11 Europeans killed, and enemy all round. The Govornor-General immediately ordered General Franks, with some 300 Europeans collected at Benares, to raise the siege. This might have been done, but the Commander-in- Chief, unaware of this plan, telegraphed an order pro. iiibiting all offensive operations, and ordering the gar rison to await the arrival of a column from Oude. Accordingly, General Franks proceeded on his way to England—he is very ill—sod Sir E. Lugard, with a column of 4,000 men, has left Lucknow. The march will occupy 14 days, and the enemy, driven out of Azimghur, must of necessity retreat to the south ,t, A portion of the column will therefore, it is said, oroceed rapidly to Benares, advancing, if necessary, to Patra. There are no troops available to protect Behar to e we cannot leave Calcutta without a regiment, the I eCrUltq ' 1,000 of whom have just arrived per Jason, are not yet fit for service, and the only other regiment, the 19th, is engaged watching the disarmed regiments at airrackpore. I doubt if Koer Singh, once beaten, can keep hie men togeth,r, but the affair is considered serious, and Behar, with its opium factories, is left very much -xposed. Panics have, of course, si r.ad t 1 roughthesta tions of the province, but Sir E. Lugard is an excellent officer, and the danger cannot be bug protracted. It places our true difficulty, however, in a strong light. These districts must be garrisoned after they are won, and we have not the force to do the work. There are upwards of 40 of them, exclusive of Bengal Proper, all ' in more or less danger, and ♦arying in eizs from districts as large as Scotland to districts as small as Suffolk. Each requires for the present one wing of an European regiment. Where are they to come from I Certainly not from the force now in the country, for Sir Colin Campbell, after garrisoning only a few stations, cannot collect more than 8,000 Europeans for the attack on Ilohilcund. We need more men if the war is to be brought to an early termination. It was want of men whice frustrated the operations before Lucknow—so frustrated them, that officers of experience hold our posi ' tion actually worse than before we entered Oude. This no doubt, an unju-t view, dicta'ed in pert by tl dislike a section of the army feel Sir Colin Campbell. It is, however, I fear thus far correct, that we have to defeat an enemy as strong as before, and scattered over a very much wider surface. " I must mention that the escape of the sepoys has for the time impaired the confidence of the army in Sir Cohn Campbell. The soldiers cannot, or will not, see that, had the sepoys been surrounded and they bad fought with the desperation they showed in the de tached houses by the river bank, we should have suf fered a loss which would have left the Sikhs and Ghoorkas masters of the situation, The Commander in-Chief had that ci:ntingency to think of as well as mere victory l " Jung Bahadoor proceeds with his army to Fyz thud, a stronghold almost as great as Lucknow, and held by some 30,000 men. It is watched rather than menaced by Colonel Re wcrof, with Captain Sotheby's Naval Brigade and some 900 Ghoorkas. Jung is at Allahabad on a visit to the Governor-General, and is said to be anxious to avoid a hot weather campaign. His mountaineers suffer nearly as much as we do, and he and his officers are nervously desirous net to return with greatly dimi nished numbers. He may be induced to remain, but to attack Fyzabad he will need Europeans. Sir John Lawrence has left Delhi for Lahore, having submitted full proposals to Government for the military and political defence of the territory. Arrange ments for the management of the confiscated estates, Jhujhur, Dadree, and Bahadoorgurh—they are as big as most English counties—have been com pleted. The prize property has been delivered over, and exceeds already 40 lees of rupees (400,0000 The Mili tary Commission judger rebels daily by the score, though of course with less of severity, but they have still 1,500 to try. The Mahomedans have been ad mitted into the city, and ord r is gradually restored. "I* Bengal there is little doing, but the Coles are still restless, and about ten days ago a great battle was fought between 50 sailors from Chyebaesa on one side, and 4,000 Coles on the other. The Coles were beaten, of course, but they fought angrily and had a few flint muskets. GOVERNMENT OE INDIA. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, MAY 14. DIVISION. Moved to resolve 1. That it appears from papers laid upon the table of this House that a despatch has been addressed by the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors to the Governor- General of India, disapproving a proclamation which the Governor-General had informed the Court he in tended to issue after the fall of Lecknow. 2. That it is known only from intelligence that has reached this country by correspondence published in newspapers that the intended proclamation has been issued, and with an important modification, no official account of this proceeding having yet been received; that this House iv, therefore, still without full information as to the grounds on which Lord Canning has acted, and his answer to the objections made to his intended proclama tion in the despatch of the Secret Committee cannot be received for several weeks. 3. That under these circumetancesthis House is unable to form a judgment on the proclamation issued by Lord Canning, but thinks it right to express its disapprobation of the premature publication by her Majesty's Ministers of the despatch addressed to the Governor-General, since this publio condemnation of his conduct is calculated to weaken the authority of the Governor-General of India, and to encourage those who are now in arms against this country.—(The Earl of Shaftesbury.) Objected to, and a question stated thereupon ; after long debate, the previous question was moved by the Lord Chancellor, and put, i.e., " Whether the said question shall now be put ?" Resolved in the negative. Contents (Present) (Proxies) -157 Non contents —(Present) llB (Proxies) —167 Majority for the Government lO CONTENTS (PRESENT). Shaftesbury Fisherwick Spencer Foley (teller) VISCOUNTS. Glenelg Falmouth Hatherton Sydney Keane Torrington Leigh BISHOPS. Lilford Carlisle Lismore Derry and Raphoe Meldrum London Monteagle Ripon Petre St. Asaph Poltimore St. David's Rivers LORDS. Ponsonby (tel!er) Arundell of WardonrSaye and Selo Ashburton Sefton .A...,,11e., Ii.CLIO Aveley Somerhill Belper Stanley of Alderley Boyle Stewart of Stewart's Broughton Court Camoys Strafford Campbell Sudeley Carew Suffield Chesham Sundridgo Clandeboye Talbot Congleton Teynham Cranworth Truro Dace Vivian Dartroy Ward Do Manley Wensleydale De Tabley Wrottesley Ebury Wycombe CONTENTS (PROXIES). ARCHBISHOP. VISCOUNT. Keulis (M. Head- York Leinster (Duke of fort) DUKES. Lein ter) Keumare Leeds Bisuors. Kilmarnock Earl Sutherland Gloucester and Bris. Erroll) MARQUISES. tol Kintoro (Earl Kin- Anglesey Manchester tore) Bredalbano LORDS. Londesborough EARLS. Brougham and Lovat Cottenham Vaux Lurgan C. oven Do Freyne Monson Do Grey Dorchester Melrose (E. Hading- Devon Dormer ton) Gainsborough Erskin 3 Minster (ff. Con- Harrowby Fing,all (Earl of yngham) Home Fingal]) Monteagle (M. Sligo) Innes (D. Rox-Gardner Mostyn burghe) Fitzgibbon (Earl Oriel (V. Massereene) Leicester Clare) Overstone Lindsey Godolphin Panmure Lovelace Granard (Earl Gran-Portman Morley nard) Ribblesdale Radnor Hamilton (Lord Bel-Stafford Scarbrough haven and Sten- Stourton Strafford ton) Stuart de Decies Suffolk and Berk-Holland Vaux of Harrowden shire Howden Vernon Waldegrave Hujesdon (V. Fa.lk-Wenlock Yarborough land) Worlingbam (E. Zeeland Gosford) NOT-CONTENTS (PRESENT). Chelmsford (Lord' Mayo Brodrick Chancellor) Nelson Calthorpe DUKE. Orkney Castlemaine Beaufort Pomfret Clanbrassill Buckingham and Romney Clinton Chaudos Sandwich Clonbrook Cleveland Seafield Colchester Manchester (teller) Selkirk Colville of Culross Northumterland Stamford and War- Crofton Rutland rington Delamere Wellington Stanhope Denman MARQUISES. Stradbroko De Ros Abercoru Talbot Dynevor Ailsa Verulam Downes Cholmondeley Westmorland Feversham Exeter Wilton Forester Salisbury Wincbilsea and Not-Foxford (E. Lime Winchester tingham rick) EARLS. VISCOUNTS. Gage (V. Gage) Amherst Bolingbroke and St. Grautley Bantry John Kenyon Bathurst . Canterbury Ker (Midlothian) Beauchamp Clancarty Kilmaine Belmoro Camberwel) Kingston (E. Kings- Bradford De Vesci ton) Brooke & Warwick Donerailo Level and Holland Cadogau Dungannon (E. Egmont) Cardigan Exmouth Polwarth Carnarvon Harding() Raglan Dartmouth Hutchinson Ravensworth De La Warr Lifford Rayleigh Derby Sidinouth Redesdale Desart Stra..hallan Sandys Ellenborough BISHOPS. Seaton Erne Bangor Sheffie'd (E. Shef- EARLS. Cashel, &c. field) Doncaster (D. ofChichester Sondes Buccleugh andLltudaff Southampton Queensberry) Rochester Stewart of Garlies Graham (D. of Mon. LORDS. (E. Galloway) trose) Abinger St. Leonard's Hardwick° Fagot Tenterden H owe rateman Walsingbam Lonsiale Eayning Willougby de Broke Lucau lerners Wynford Macclesfield R Iton Malmesbury lraybrooke NOT CONTENTS (PRoxiEs). • DUKE. ?ortarlington De L'ltle and Dud. Richmond l'oulett ley MARQUIS. ?owis Duusandle and Clan- Bath Rosslyn tonal EARLS. Selkirk Farnham Abergavenny Strathmore Gray Aylesford Tank crylle Hopetoun Beverley Vane Howard de Walden . Buck ingb arushire VISCOUNTS. Heytesbury Cat b car t Bangor Middleton Castlemaine Hill Moore Guildford Melville Plunket Hillsborough (M. St. Vincent Ranfurly Downshire) LORDS. Saltersford Leven and Melvin( Ardrossan Scarsdale Manvers Blayney Sinclair Mount Cashell Boston Templemore Onslow Clements Tyrone Oxford Cloncnrry Wigan DUKES. Devonshire Neweast'e Norfolk Somerset MARQUISES. Ailesbury Camden Lansdowne Towshend Westminster EARLS, Abingdon Airlie Albemarle Carlisle eaverinr Chichester Clarendon Cowper Denbigh Effingham Ellesmere Essex Fitzwilliam Fortescuo Granville Grey Ilchester Minto Munster Portsmouth St. Germains --- The majority ii favour of Government in the House of Lords should hav) been 10 instead of 9 ; the nameof Lord Hunsdon (Viscorot Falkland) appearing twice—voting by proxy, as well asbeing present. The Hon. Col Maxwell paired "against" the motion for the abolition cf church-rates with the Hon. C. Howard, " for.' MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. Our market t)-day was extensively supplied with vege tables, in whick a steady business was transacted. Fruit sold slowly, on former terms. FRUIT. Pine apples, perl b. 7s Od to 10s Filberts,pe r 1001 b 30s to 40s Colonial do., ea Os Od to Os Od Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 35s to 40s Grape; per 1b.....123 to 20s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to 00a Foreign do , 3s Od to 5s Od Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od Melons, each Os Od to Os Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Peaches, p. dos. Os to Os Od Strawberries, per Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os Ocl ounce ........Os 6d to is Od Apples, p. h. sr. 3s Od to 6s Od Gooseberries, per Pears, per doz ...6s to 10s Oci half sieve ....Os Od to Os Od Oranges, per d.)z.. 6d to is Od Currants, p. h. sv. Os Od to Os Lemons, p. dos. is Od to 2s Od Plums, per do. Os Od to Os Od Apricots,p. dcz. OsOd to Os Od Greengages, per h. sv.o3 to Od Cherries, per ,b. Os to Os Odj Raspberries, p.potl. Od to Od VEGETABLES. Greens,p. don. bun. 2sol to Is Shallots, per lb.. ..... 6d to 8d Cabbages, (14. Os Oil to Os Od Elorseraddish, p. b. Is6d to 4s Savoy d0.,p.d0. Os 21.1t00s 4d Parsley, per do. 4d to 6d Cauliflowerfi do.ls 6,1 to 2s Od Celery, per do is Od to is 9d Brocoli, p. tl,z. is Od to 3s Od Beet, per doz. is Od to 24 Od Potatoes, pe- ton 60s to 190. Parsnips, per do. Od to Os Od New do., pe• lb. 6d to 2s Od Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d Peas, per puinet Os to 5s Od lushrooms,p.ptl.lsOdtols 3 ( l Turnips, pa. bunch 2d to 43 Artichokes, per doz 6s to 8s Carrots, pelbunch... 6,1 to 8(1 Lettuces, per doz. is 0,.11s 61 Cucumberl each 91 to is 6(1 Endive, per scr. 2s 6d to 4s Garlic, perlb 6d to Os 8d Radishes, p.d.han. 8d to Isol Sorrel, persieve Od to Os Tomatoes, per hsv.Os to Os Oil Spinach, p,d0...1s 6d to 3s Od Walnuts per 100 ...0,1 to Od Brussels sirouts, per Chillies, per 1001 s 6d to 2s 01 half do.. 3s 01 to 4s 0(1 Capsicums, per 100 Os 01 to Os Onions, p.bush. Os Od to Os 0,1 Rhubarb, p. b. Os 2d to Os 81 New do. t sor bunch Od to 0,1 Asparagus, per bund 3s to 7s French beans, per Seakail,porpun .1s o._l tots G 1 - 1P1C..,. - . ..: is Od to 23 61 Turnip greens, per Leeks, pxdo 2d to 3d bush Os Od to Os Od WHITE , APEL. Beef, 'rom 2s 81 to 3s 10d • mu tton, 2s 101 to 4s 2 1 •, lamb, 5s Od to Gs 4d ; veal, is 4d to 4s 6d ; pork, 2s 10d to 4s Odper 81bs by the carcase, NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. ----- Turkeys, 4s Od to 8s Od ' • Poults, 5s 0 1 to 7 s Od; Geese , 6s Od to 7a 0,1 each ; Goslings, es Od to 7s Od ; Duck lings, 01 to 4s Od ; tame rabbits, Is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., 8d to la Od ; Pigeons, 6,1 to 10(1 each ; large Surregowls, Gs to 14s; barn-door do., 530,1 to 7s Od; Chick en 4, ssol to 8s per couple; Capons, 4s 0(1 to 5s Od ; Hares, 28 Oa t o 3 s 01 ; Grouse, Os Od to Os Od each • ' Pheasants, 04 0,1 to Os 01 ; Ptarmigan, is 0(1 to Is Gd • Woodcocks, 33 01 to 4s 0,1; S n ip es Cl to is 0(1; Wild Ducks 3s Od to 4s 0:1; Os 9,1 t o I s 3d ; Teal, Widgeons, Os 9,1 to is 6d; Plovers, 6,1 to 0 each; Guinea Fowls, 3s 0,1 to 4sod; Roasting pigs,4s 0,1 to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s Od English do., is Od to is 2d per lb. ; English eggs, 64 6d to 7s Od; French do., 5s 6d to 630 d per 120 ; Leverets, 3s Od to 4s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3310 d; mutton, 2s 10d to 48 2d; lamb, 5s Od to 63 4d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6,1; pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per Blbs., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 15s; Brills, is Od to 5s each ; Salmon, is Od to is 3d per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s Od to 6s each ; Soles, 3d to 2s Od per pair; Trout, 9d to Os per lb ; Lobsters, Gd to 2s 6d; Crabs, 6d to 2s Od; Whitings, 4s Od to lOs per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ; Natives, 48s to 52s per bsh. ; Mackerel, —s to 30s per 100; Smelts, is 6d to 2s Gd per doz. ; Skate, Os to 6d per lb; Shrimps, Os 0,1 to Os Od per gallon ; Bloaters, 4s Od to 8s Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 4s Od to Gs per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreys, is Od to 7s each ; Haddocks, 5s to lOs pei doz. ; Pike, 6,1; Sturgeon, 6d per lb; Prawns, 3s 6,1 to 5s Od; Mullets, Os 6d to is 6d each; Plaice, 4d to is each; Halibut, Gd per lb ; Flounders, is Od to is Gd per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to is ; Carp, is to 5s ; Tench, is to 5s per brace; Gurnets, 4d to ls. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from ed to 7d ; of household ditto, 4id to 6d per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS Market hides, 561 b to 6416, 3d to —d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 34d ; 721 b to 801 b, 34d to 3A ; 801 b to 881 b, 3A to 3id ; 881 b to 961 b, 3id to 44(1 ; 961 b to 1041 b, 44c1 to 40 ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 8s Oil to Os Od ; Calf skins, light, 2s 0,1 to 3s 6d ; ditto full, 5s Od to 5s fid ; Polled Sheep, Os Cd to Os Od ; gents, Od to Os Od; Half-breds, 6s Od to 7s 6d; Downs, 4s 8d to 6s 8d ; Lambs 2s to 3s Od ; Shearlings, 10d to 11d. 50 20 20 10 St. St, 25 St. 23 10J 100 201 1( 0 50 1 00 100 20 50 20 50 100 . 00 3 20 all. 14 all St. 100 St. 100 12i, 5 812S0 all 5 100 st.t. 100 St. 100 St. 100 50' all 25 all 00 ; all 25 all 10 9 20 all 20 ! 17i 20 all 10 I all St.il.oo 18 20i 100 100 i all 9 all I all all 100 1100 2s6d 20i 20 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all 50 all all THE GREAT DEBATE. The debate on the spoliation of Oude com menced in both houses last night. Mr. Cardwell's speech was pompous, feeble, and full of cant. The Right Hon. Gentleman, who, it is known, will have a high place in the Palmerstonian Cabinet should the Cambridge-House intrigue succeed, insulted the understanding of the House by de claring that he moved his resolution in " the performance of a painful duty !" The House testified its incredulity of this self-sacrifice by loud cries of "Oh," which were renewed and sustained when the Right Honourable Gentleman abandoned the defence of the Proclamation. In the House of Lords, the Evangelical Intriguer, although he spoke with fluency, was disingenuous in argument and verbose in style. He declared himself to be "not as other men are," but far removed beyond the influence of factious motives. This ridiculous piece of deceit would not go down at all, it being generally known that the object of the motion was to restore Lord PALMERSTON to office, who is SMAFTESBITRY'S father-in-law. Lord DERBY disposed of the Noble Earl's claim s to superior integrity in his most felicitous strain. Lord ELLENBOROUG Le s s p eec h d eserves to b e studied, for it was statesmanlike in conception, magnificent in expression, and lofty The great success of the night in spirit. w the Solicitor - General , whose masterl y achieved by Y speech wilt do much to influence public opinion. It pro duced a great effect in the House and the hon ourable gentleman when he sat down, was cheered to the echo, for several minutes. w e give a full report of this speech and recommend it to the attention of our readers. The Duke of Beaufort came to town last evening. His grace gives a full-dress banquet t.)-narirrow, in cele teatiop of the Qtteeo's birthday. THE ALHAMBRA PALACZ.—tier Majesty, the Prince Consort, with the members of the Royal Family and .eoite, honoured Ms. E. T. Smith's Alhambra Palace in Leicester•equare with a visit last evening, to see the celebrated American stud now perf , rming there. The building was decorat. d and cloyed to the general public. r. e royal visitors were received by Messrs. Howe and Cushing, and on leaving expressed the gr, tilcation with which they had witntsied the performances. We hear, with much regret, that althbugh Mr. Gye has by great exertion been enabled to perform his pro mise to the public, that the Royal Italian Opera should \ be Completed so as to be opened this evening, he is so much prostrated by the labour he has undergone that he will not blab]. to be present o n the occas i on . It ma y b e necessarysense of the skill and energy to m a k e thi s exp l anat i on, b ecause the put lie, by way o f testifying their displayed in th e might construction eall of such an edifice withi, so short a ti me , for Mr..Gye to receive their congratulations, an d his absence will now be attributed to the proper cause.—Times, AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY EvENING. • The Duncan Dunbar, Captain Neatby, for London, 93 days from Sydney, having left February 10, was off the port to-day. She has 55 cabin and 41 steerage pas sengers, and a cargo including 2,895 bales of wool, 269 casks of tallow, and 1,445 bags of copper, 39 packages, and 242 ounces of gold. The ship Water Nympb, Thomas Stewart, from Adelaide, February 4, for London, has also passed up Channel. She has a cargo of copper ore and - wool, and 500 ounces of gold. The Duncan Dunbar spoke, March 14, the brig Sunbeam ; April 1, the bark Amelia Gilbert, from Liverpool for Singapore ; sth, the French ship Goniaevet Julie, the English ship General Herbert, and the Hamburg ship Triton, all standing South ; on the 231 the Campe•down, from Rio for Hamburg; May 4 the Martha Hecz3ll, from Boston, and Venus, from Havannah for Falmouth ; on the 6th the barque Wieron, for St. John's, and on the 11th the Ocean Steed, from New Orleans for Havre. The Water Nymph poke March 19 the Prince Carl, and April 9 the American ship Sunshine. FALMOUTII, May 14.—The S wiftsure, frosn Mel bourne, with the February mail, arrived off Falmouth to-day, with 82,000 ounces of golddust and about 250 passengers landed here with the mails. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, May 15. —Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light airs, with occasional showers. PORTSMOUTH, May 14.—Wind W.—Arrived— Qleen of the Sonth ( as ) . from 51a,:iras. QUERNSTOW N , May IS.—Wind N. W—Arrived—Pa (riot King, from Callao. (BY ELECT RICTELEGRAPII.) PLYMOUTH, Satard:ty MorEing. burst, from China, arr i vod in Plymouth South this mom- Tile sloop Raceborio, 14. Co mman d o! . A r th ur Wilms- SOUTUAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind W.; heavy showe rs of rain since noon yesterday. LIVERPO:A, Saturday Morning. Wind S. (BY SUBHAIIINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind ; tido, first hours' flood ; weather cloudy, with rain. DEAL, Saturday Morning. PasseA—Ter, from London , for Swansea Wind S.S. W., moderate. THE HAWICIC AND CARLISLE HALLWAY.-A petition laving the Nignatures of upwards of 2,500 people in Ha vick, bas been forwarded to the House of Commons, oraying that the report of the committee in favour of the Langholm lino be printed before it is approved. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 41 Os; clover, 3/ lOs to 51 Os; and straw, 1/ is to 11 10a per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull, at barely late rates. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 Os; clover, 3/ lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ Os to 1/ lOs per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish trade. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 41 Os; clover, 31. lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 10a per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. a.—May 14. the close of the market Wallsend, &c. s Rraddyll l6 0 Eden Main l5 6 ciaswell 17 6 fietton Keiper Grainge l6 9 itewArt's 17 6 Russell's Hetton 16 0 Riddell l5 0 Kelloe le 3t, 59 ; sold 50. SHARE MARKETS (This Day). RAILWAYS. Paid R►ILWAYS. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ballymen• 131rmng. Wolverh. Stour Birkenhd. Laacsh. Cheshire June Blackburn & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Exeter...... Ca1ed0nian............ Chester & Holyheat' Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall De. A Do. B Dublin&Belfast June Dun. P. &Aber June. East Anglian ...... Eastern Counties..... EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. B. ....... Do. New A....... ..... East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ..... Do. Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. Pith. diDund4t Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness ... Glasgow & S.Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster do Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do, £9 Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport London & Blackwal' Do. New, iss. 51.105. Lond. Bright. & S. Cs t. London &N. Wester Do. Eighths London dr S.Weatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. I Manch. Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Midland ..... Do. Birming. & Derb , Midland G. West.(lr. Do. Shares ..... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt..E4 berg.diHrfd Newry dg Armagh Newry, Warrenpoint & Rpstrevor Norfolk. 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 London N. & S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St. , Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. RiverDm D 0......... ......... Staines,Wok.,&Wok Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Po. do., 1855 I Stockton & Hartlepl .Taff Vale... Do. Prof, No. Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of bath......... Waterf& & Kilkenny Wateiforcl&Limeriek West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A • Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Closing PM s this day 51 - 64- - 84 70 - 72 9j- 1 - 10,1 26 - 27 90 - 92 84i - 851 35 37 ..• . - CI - 5 8 - 8. 16/ - 17. 60 - 61 45 - 47 31 - 33 15 - 17 90 - 92 63A - 64 28 - - 28, 93 - 95 9i - 10 104 - 105 91 - 93 128 - 110 101 - 103 51 -55 i 56 - 58 86 89 11 —l2 p 11 12 p 91i —91 i 1— A d 1 a •.. ••• 6 - 6i 107 - 109 93 - 93. 1i - 95 1 - 96. 38 - 1 - 92i - 93 65 67 .•• - ••• 12 - 13 62 - 64 34 - 3 501 - 51 921 - 93i 1 2 - 1 ti 47 - 48 741 - 751 93 - 95 48 —48 d 7i iq. 8 9 30 - 32 .•• --- •• 7 —4• d 103 -- 110 27* - 28 80 - - 82 45 - 47 2i - 14 36 - 37 69i - 70 82i - 83} 13 - 15 7 - 5 8 - 10 35 - 36 99 .1 - 101 2 6 - 64 BRITISH POSSESSIONS Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake Ilur. l Buff., Brut. & Godeh. I 6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug..'7f . 4 Do. do., 1 July, Do, do. , 1 Juno '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.; Ceylon A Blares Demerara. Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. d0......._. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'so Geelong di Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per e Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bde. payable '57 Do. do., "76, p.'60... Do. do., '73, do. ... Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 41 P.C Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) Seinde, guar. 5 per c Do h - ip i - iP 8 - 9 183 - 88 77 - 80 75 - 78 •• - ••• i • '"' lit ••• .... ••• 108 - 109 -• - lB 19i —19 i 49 51 82 83 211 —21 i 19/' 1 .d( 108 - 113 108 - 112 105 108 184 —19 i 20d —20 d d /d - - I 6b 6,1 i - 1 I - 1.1 2g 2a 5 —4: 25 2N - ii = 4 3i - 4 p 25 - 26 .. - . 61 - 21 2 - 22 374 - 371) 30 - 301 ii - Ei. 1 Adj $ - - 8j 81- - 9 18.4 - 19 5 - - 5} - 9 / 1 22 1 - 231 K BANKS. 80 - 81 211 -21 i 45 - 47 ••• "".. •• 56 - 58 -- iii -- 184 191 -19 i 42 -- 44 39i -- 404 17i -- 184 61 -- 63 45 - 96 31 - 32 22 - 2;6 -; Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia & Francisco Belgian East. Jnnet Be ziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 2s. Euphrates Valley all Gt. Central of France all Great Luxembourg 6 Italian Junction all L—se Const. & Bale all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p all Lyons and Geneva all Maria Antonia all Do. New Namur kliega - . Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France ' Dd. New NorwegianTruk. Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife .k San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. C Riga and D unaburg Rome and Frascati-. Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. prof Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i per e. Pr.if W. &N. W. of Franc( Western of Austria West. of Switzerlane Lest aden Do. 8 p. cent. pref Zealand ......... JOINT-ST I Agra & United Serv Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American C.13k.0f Ind.Au.&a City Colonial , Commercialof Canada' Commercial of Lond. Eng.Scot.dzAus.ent. Lon. Ch. Bk.of A apt. London and County London Joint Stock. LonclandWestminst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank IProvincial of Ireland De. New South A astralia Do. New Union of Australia Do. Now Union of London Unity Mutual Westrn Bk of hood Business done this day. COAL MA.RIC Prices of Coals per ton a, s. d.' Taufield Moor l2 6 Taufield Moor Butes 12 t Howard's West Hartley Netherton 15 1.4 Wylain Bell's Primrose l2 3 Bebside's Hartley l5 9 Wallaend, &c. Lambton l7 0 Ships at mark 4 HONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, Two o'CLocir. The Bank of England weekly return of liabilities and assets, made up to the 12th inst., is again of an unfavourable character. The bullion, CORM.. quent upon the late withdrawals, has decreased to the extent of about half a million, while the reserve of notes has been trenched upon to a rather large amount. In the other securities there is a slight decline. In the Governinent Securities there is a falling off of about three quarters of a million consequent upon the payment of the Exchequer Bonds lately due. The public deposits show a very important de cline, viz., about one million and three quarters, and the private deposits have increased about three quarters of a million sterling. In the other items of the balance-sheet there is little change of im portance, and they will be seen in the subjoined table. Active circulation Decrease 192,400 Bullion Decrease Rest Increase Public deposits Decrease .. 1,862,868 Other deposits 15,243,836 Increase Seven-day and other bills Increase Government secari'zies Decrease Other securities Decrease Notes unemployed Decrease . . 77,029 11,113,840 302,620 The amount of gold taken out of the Bank yes terday was limited, viz., 10,0001., and it is ex pected that the least turn in the Paris Exchange would arrest the effiNx. At present a moderate profit is derivable from the export of gold and silver coin. Meanwhile the supplies of the precious metals from Australia and elsewhere continue on a fair scale, and will at all events, diminish the withdrawals from the Bank. The overdue vessels from Australia are now arriving, and the Duncan Dunbar may now be added to those reported yesterday. This vessel brings a limited quantity of specie, viz , 9681., but two or three others are daily expected, which are known to have a much larger sup?ly. In the Cmtinmtal txchanges yesterday there was no material alteration. Silver continues at about previous rates. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and prices of all descriptions were well maintained. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken on speculation and for export. The Funds are firm but the transactions are of a very limited description. Of course the nature of the Parliamentary proceedings checks speculation, and the anxiety caused by Mr. Cardwell's motion diverts attention from the returns issued by the Banks of France and England. The former is favourable, and the latter somewhat unsatisfactory. The variation in prices has been very limited. Consuls for transfer have been 97/ and for account 97i The New Three per Cents. are 954 96 ; the Reduced, 952 ' • and the New 21 per Cents. 82. Exchequer Bills, are firm at 41s. to 445. prem. ; the Indian Bonds, 225. to 243. prem. The Debentures are 100 k. Bank Stock is 2211 2221. Foreign Securities are rather inactive, and quo tations are firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 97 1; Brazilian 41 per Cents., 1021 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 821 ; Grenada New Active, 21i ; Russian 41 per Cents., 102.1 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 448; Venezuela 42 per Cents., 371 ; Ditto Deferred 15 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 991 8. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 201 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 86 88 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 61 : 63 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 451 461 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 101 103 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 1 ; and ditto Deferred, 261 27. There has been a very limited business transacted this morning in the Railway Share Market and prices still continue heavy. Eastern Counties have declined 1/. ; Great Northern 10a, ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire and Midlands ss. Great Western and Brighton were rather firmer, the former im proved 10s. and the latter ss. In the Foreign lines no business of any importance has been transacted, and quotations are quite nominal. The Colonial undertakings are flat. East Indian have declined 105. ; Great Indian Peninsular ss. ; and Great Western of Canada, about ss. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares have been dealt in to a very limited extent, and prices exhibit little variation from previous quotations. London and County have advanced ss. ; and Colo nial Bank declined ss. Crystal Palace shares were a shade firmer. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. ( From the Official Lisl4 Ban'. Stock 3 „er ..;ent. Iteduced Annuities 9si 3 o er Cent. Consols Annuities . 97 / N, , , per Cent. Annuities New 22 per Cent. Annuities India Loan Debentures lOO3 I,tiit Donde, .i.aUtJU .......... ......-~. o.A.sols for Account Exchequer 13111 s, 20.. March. June. ElOOO 0300 . 4l I 38 S not 4l 4 I 38 • Exchequer Bonds, 1 '58., :14 per Cent.... Ditto, 1359 1014 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Brazunin 5 per Cont. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — ilitto Account B2l Grenada New Active, 2/ per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 42 per Cent. lO2l gp tni2ll BoNds, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 4I a T arkish Bonds, 6 per cent 97 Ditto Account Venezuela Bonds, 44 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent. . . l5 Dividends on the :vim; payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2. per Cen";., 12 Guilders - - Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK , Consols, money Consols for account A despatch has been received from Ragus, dated May 13th, which states that the Turkish army has occupied successively Balosas and Vitouce, and those villages were burned to the ground. Grahovo had also been burned. The loss of the Montenegrins is nearly 200 killed. The struggle is still going on. METROPOLITAN SALOON O3INIBUS COMPANY. —In the Court of Bankruptcy, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Com missioner Evans dismissed the petition for winding-up with costs. 'NZ ANNUAL MOTION FOR TUE BALLOT.—Mr. Henry Perk ley, M.P., will bring on the annual motion for the Ballot on Tuesday, the Bth June next. When the motion was last introduced, as many liberal members were absent as would have given a majority for the motion. This should not happen a second time. 100 100 100 100 all all all all all 61 604 i 101 914 102 54i 5k 91i i 92S 3 i i al i 10713 8 PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 50/.) ißris.&Ex.4 p. c. St. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4i p. c 1 'Ches. dr Ho. 5i p.c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Bandons ip.c Dnn.Perth.&Aber.J E. Anglian Cis. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Fix,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 ••• - ••• 95 - 97 ►ioi 1 - 16 6 - 110 - 115 107 - 112 114 - 117 112 - 115 130 - 135 79 - 81 Do. Now 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Laneash.6p.cts E.&W. York. J. sth, Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prom Do. 44 per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prt Gt. S di W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B. dEll.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 44 p.c. Do, con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do. 5 p. c, red. pref. Do. Birm, Pref. Sh 'Do. Chester Bp. c . P. S. Do, do. 5 p. c. do Do, Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesh. Gna. Sh Do, do. do Do. do. do o[4an.& York. 6 pc. St Lon. &B. G. 5 pc.No,l Do. , P., 5 p. c. St. No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon, do N.W Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r . ct Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. ••• ••• 72i - li9 ::. iii 113 - 115 104 - 106 63 -- C 5 10 -- Ili 93 -- 94 87 -- 8► 88 -- DO 100 -- 162 9i -- 10! 16 -- 17 9i -10 i 73 -- 74 18i -- 19! 9 -- 9i 'l3i -- 14! 138 -- 142 late 3d Shares ... Londy.dx Color. i Sh. Londy.&Ennis. i Sh. M., S., &L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 ... .. 11 1 30 - 185 120 - 122 - 66 - 68 Do. do. 31 per cont. Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4A per cent Do. do. Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. N oak. Deb. 4 p. c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. t.,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N. B. Berw. 4 p. c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H.& S. Pura North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. di Woly. 6 137 - 1.39 100 - 102 92 - 94 ••• ••• lli 11 1106 - 108 p.c., Ist guar. Do. p. c. 2d guar Do. do. Debentr. St Scot. Cent. New Pref Sc. N. E. Aber.g.6p c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St [South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. .3. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 P. C. I Do. do. 4. p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc MINES. 98 ;- - -1 - -' 100 11 I d 2 1 2i -231 P 120 - 122 107 - 109 99 - 101 121 - 123 125 - 130 74 - 76 10 - 10; 23i -- 24 ; 102 -- 104 101 -- 103 100 - 102 15 -- 17 274 - 28, 48 - 51 11 12 3 4 8) flo 463 48) 95 100 14 15 5 —15 i 2 7i L 1i 11 6 ; 5 191 20, 1k :395 - 405 3A - 4 230 - 240 3- 1 } - 4 - 1$ 24i - 25, 10) - 119' 220 - 2S) 290 - 300 4i -5; 9 - 10 45 - 47 - 25 BRITISH 2/12'Alfred Cons. (PhiM.) British Iron ..... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 30 East Basset (Mogan) 17s Great South Tolgus., 1715 G rt. W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 78 'GA. W. Vor (Ilelstn.) 178 Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Clear)) S. Cam Brea (Illogn. S.W. Francesallogni Tam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un. Mince (Gwennap) V. of Towoy (Camay,; W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan).1 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstek) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh, Ma. Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 161 i5l 1280 5 11 7s FOREIGN Australian Bon Accord Cop. (IL) Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaos & Cuiadal Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop-1 per Mining Co. 1 Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian ,Mariquita New Granada Noveau Monde Pont.Sil.LdM. tit Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican MINES. i -i P li - 21 13 - 14 44 - 96 U - 12 $d 2 2 18 1 9 9f 11 d . • • - ... 6 - 7 - 2 3 - 311 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) Australian Agricult. Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Do. New iss. at 51. d 'Brit. American Land 'Canada 1100 all all all Do.Go.6pc.Jan&anly Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent ] ,Crystal Palace IDO. Preference. !Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam , 1100 all all 10s. all .01 14 5 lElectrielelegraph ,Electric Tel. of Irel. En. &Aust. Cop. Smeo Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. Eur. &Am. Stm.(lim.) Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) FGen. Steam Navigat. London Discount all Loud. Gen. Omnibus' 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. all 'Do. Extension Teleg. all Mexican& S.Americn 5 Nat. Discount Co 6 iNetherlands Land all !Do. Do. all ID°. 8 p.c.Pf. iss. at 1 d 3 ;Do. Do. ;New B. &N. S. Land IN.S.W. Gov.s /3. c.D. Austraia;ian Nrth.ofEuropeStaam Oriental Gas Do New Shares Peelßr. Id. (Ss Minrl Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Rhymney Iron goyal Mail Steam ieot • Austral. Invest . 100 all all all 5 28i, S. Aus, Gov. 6 South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trns. Ln. Co. Up. Can, Van Theme is Land •••'~',,, 29. - 30 14 - 133 -- 137 115 i -116 i 25 -- 30 25 -- 27 10 -- li 41 -- 4i 106 - 10 6 3 4i. •1 4 1 • d l 2t 3 ••• --- ••• 7 ••-• 8 1 1 2 26 2 16 20 101 102 2 3 id iP 2i ••• ...p 21 - 23 59 - 61 - 1 109 -1 1 1 35 - - 5i 1 - 1 1i - - 16 BIRTHS. BRANALL—On the 12th inst., the wife of Henry Braman, Esq., 2, St. James's-square, Notting-hill, of a daughter. NORSWORTRY—On the 12th inst., at Salt-hill, Slough. the wife of W. P. W. Norsworthy, Esq., of a son. STETENS—On the 12th inst., at Uxbridge, Mrs. Henri Stevens, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. EFFINGIIAM—HOLIES —On the 30th ult., at the parish church, Preston, near Brighton, by special license, Char' lotto, Countess of Effingham, to Thomas Holmes, ESq• RODNEY—SALWEY —On the 11th inst., at the British Ern' busy, Paris, Arthur R. Rodney, Esq., third son of the late Hon. Mortimer Rodney, to Alicia H. Salwey, th e youngest daughter of Colonel Salwey, Runnymede-park , Surrey. _ _ _ DEATHS. LOYD—On the 13th inst., at Overstone-park, Northasar tonshiro, in the 91st year of his age, Lewis Loyd, Es' - , the head of the banking firm of acmes Loyd and Co., la London and Manchester, during a period of 51 years, father of the present Lord Overstone. WATSON —On the 10th inst., at Boulogne-our-IW, the Rev. Richard Watson, youngest son of R.Watson, D.P., formerly Lord Bishop of Llandaff. LYON —On the 15th inst., at 42, Upper Norton-street, the daughter of Mr. Charles Lyon, aged four years. LoNDoN Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG! of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Th 4 SU* 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, is Ibs Nib of Middlesex, Saturday, May 1 1868• . ---- -- . 100 a la 'lOll FOR: :IGN. 841 5 103 931 i 30 100,} 21g 4 19g 6 6 i St. St. 26i 13i 20 . St. 25 10 1.0.6, 1000, 25 f 50 100 St. St. 25 100 St. 50 100 1 St. 20 1001 12i 1 124 121 St. St. 12i 25 20 St. St. 8 St. St. 1 i x 1