The Sun. — London, England, 1860-06-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY E'VENING, JUNE 15, 1860. . MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY.) ~ BRITISH POSSESSIONS. • • mein.. . CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. Business don nice. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce _ -- p ad. Closing i Business 100 Atlantic At St Lawrence all 85 87 Share Railways. Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Markets has shown more animation during the last 1:. 0 1.4 Price. Done. stk 1 Do, 5 psr cent.. ..... 100 961 971 ____ few days, and prices generally have exhibited B % . lf , a iv st o a i nd Ballymena all - 18 Do, Do. B 131 1d 1 d transient de- Buffalo and Lake Huron all 4 5 d 2011 Symptoms of recovery from the late , and Str. Val. all 8 •81 201 Do. New - - pression. Sugars have improved about 6d. per stock Birk ~ La., and Ch June. 100 71 73 10 Do. Preference 25 Blackburn . 9 . cwt while coffee has realised f ull values. The 25 Blyth and Tyne all - - 6p. ct. bds. Aug - . 1, 1872 transactions in tea have been limited ; prices, how- 10 Bost. Shef. and 3 • ll 61 71 . Slid. Co .044 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75 stock Bristol '. and Exeter ever, continue steady. stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardin - an 9 .- 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.; 2s. - - The dealings in rice have not be en ver y extensive, so Cork and Bandon r ' - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 21 14 d but there has been a fair inquiry for fruit and 20 I . or k, lill'ock., &Passage all - - 20 Ceylon G uarantd. 6p. c. 71 1 1 d 20 Cornwall - - spices at rather reduced values. Saltpetre has been 10 Do A(A gets no div I all - - 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 5 1 1 d , stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 102 1023 1 02 1 dull, no dealings of any importance having been - lotus c Prln 10 Do B', 1 P P • all - - r hasbeen pd. toB 20 Do. F Shares Ext..... 10 par 1 P concluded. The tallow market has been more 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all -- - 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO par 4 p 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June. all 8 9 100 Do. 41 pc. Debentrs all 99 99 1 active and the transactions for consumption as well stock East Anglian lOO 155 161 stock Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.. all 101 1013 stock Eastern Counties lOO 54 55 20 Geelong & Melbourne.. all 21 22 as on speculative account have been more numerousstock 100 36 38 Geelong Corporation 6 100 - - stock Eastern Union, A sto. • at a slight advance in prices. stock Do do Bdo 100 25 27 per cent. Bonds 25 Do Nw A. late EU3ds. 84 - stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 31 32 31 301 The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was 20 East Suffolk - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 91 93 911 10 Do - - 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 60 62 60 rather inactive, but prices remained without altera- stock Edinb 1 100 77 4 784 urgh & G asgow 1 00 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 , . all 78 80 tion. The sales were about 7,000 bales. In the stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 1( 0 291 30i 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 65 70 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 65 70 664 Railway Share Market business was more active, stock Furness - - stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 994 1001 .. S . S stock Glasg. and Western 101 103 105 20 Do. New gua. s p. c... 6 1d 1 d and quotations were in most instances a tr ifle 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all - - 20 Gt. Southof India (Lim) 10 11 15d higher. - stock Great Northern lOO 114 115 guaranteed 5 per cent. stock Po do A stock The demand for money is tolerably well main - stock To do Bdo stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 1121 1134 1 0 0 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 98 100 tained, but the applications are not so numerous stock Great Western . as they were a few days • a b ..o. Full rates are still stock Do Str Val gua. stock 10 0 60 65 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O. all 98 100 12 Irish South-ea stern .. • all - - 100 Do. do. ' 73 without opt. all ' 98 100 enforced for the negotiation of commercial bills. stock Lancashire & Torkshir , 100 1011 105 . 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 92 04 stock London and Blackwell 100 701 714 71 stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c... 100 88 90 There were no bullion operations at the Bank of stock Lon., S Coast 100 1144 1154 Bright...l: .stock Do. do. 5 per cent .... 100 98 99 99 '25 Lond., Chat., and Dover all 11 12 . stock Do. 41 p. e. Extension 100 92 93 s England yesterday. About £lOO,OO O worth of 1 .. 14 i stock Lond. &Nth. Western 1 00 1014 1(2 " 20 Do. Fourth d 0........ 10 11 i d Mexican dollars have been purchased by the Go- 121 - Do eighths - - stock Lond. & 'th. Western lOO 93 94 "°1 a stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Buds. 100 - vernment for China. Newßrunswick &Cando 25 L'derry & Coleraine - - The Edinbur h from New York, has been an g , 25 L , derry & Ennis= all 10 11 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g..6pc all 5• 7 stock Man. Shet. & Lin^oln nounced this morning with £64,103 in specie. 50 Maryport and Carlisle all - - .. Do. do. Land d 0........ 121 Do do i shares all - - 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. all 5 7 A call of 20 per cent. is due to-day on the Great ( 10 Metropolitan 3 24 2 d .. Do. do. Land' do. ...... Northern Railway Debenture Stock. stock' Midland stock "Do nirming.. & Derby 100 91 96 1161 17 161 20 Oude (Limited) ........ ss. - - stock Scinde ....: 100 100 101 The dividends has been advertised for payment so mid. G. W. of Ireland all - - 20 Do. Pnnjaub .... El a , O all 15 d 1 d on Peruvian 41 per Cent. external debt ; ditto 25 Do 4 shares all - - 20 Do. Do. ........ i. - 1' ? 5 - - d ' .5 lid Kent. . . - - etc)* Do. Indus. St. Flo. g r „," 100 95 91 Orica and Tacna, and on Portuguese 3 per Cents. 10 Do, Cray 'Line - - 20 StA ndrew's & Quebec AlB - - An improvement is exhibited in the Bank of 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all . - - 25 New., Aber. IT f 11 10 11 & ere d a 10 I Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 1 1 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. France return for the month ending yesterday • 10 Newry & Armag,h, def 9 7 6 d ' 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all - - 19 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 41 vi there is an increase in the bullion, and a decrease stock Norfolk.. .... .... - -p i 50 N•hn. Counties Union .. 3 5 31 3 d • 1 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. . 7 4 4 iu the bills discounted. stock North British 100 61 611 5 Belgian East. Jnnction all f 1 The market for Public Securities to-da has pre- stock Nor•Dev•Rail&Dk.stoe , 100 - 20 Beziers to Gra.issessac.. all - - y stock D• A stk ; A recs no d, 10 Buen.Ayres &S. Ferndo 21 - - P Rented a quiet appearance, and increased depression until (inches beenpd.B 1 00 - - 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 21 hasstock Do B stock 100 - - 100 Copialso _, ......&.... : . all - - ensued. Notwithstanding the receipt of higher stock Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 951 96} 96 10 Ditto Extension .... all 11 11d • 15 1 d d 20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 35 51 Slo prices from the Paris Bourse, sales have been 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 16134 1 24 stock no Leeds . effected, and the funds have consequently receded , stock Do Yore - - 1 stock North London - - 1 per cent., Consols being 931 ex. div. for account. 20 North Staffordshire 174 13 4 131 20 Great Central of France all - - The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced are... 12 Not. &Grantham Rail lO 6) 6( 20 Italian Junction ... all - - steady, at 931 ; ; Long, Annuities have receded to stock Oxf. Wor . & Wolverptn 100 41 46 20 Lake Constance & Bale. all - - 10 Peebles - - 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all - - 17 ; India 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is heavy, at 20 p • 20 Lyons & Geneva .. •• .. all - - ortsmouth - - all - - 971 I, •; ditto 51 per Cent. ditto, at 1021 ; and ' 10 RhYm"Y• • • ..• --•• •• all - 335 Maria Antonia ••• • • • stock Scottish Central - - Exchequer Bills are at par to 4s. prem. - stock Scot. N. E.. Aber. stock 100 331 341 3 3 1 20 Namur & Liege . . all 85 81 A fair amount of business is recorded i F • n Foreign stock Do Scot. Mid. stock... stock Shropshire Union lOO 87 89 100 49 51 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. .•• • • ... all 191 191 16 Northern of France.. • . all 381 39 4 Securities, and prices show less firmness. Turkish 10 Sittin e bourne & Sheer. all 4 3 d 10 20 NoDo. New Shares egian Trunk Fref. 12 all 8 0 - - p • stock South Devon 6 per Cents. are 77' 1 ; ditto New, 591 601; Spanish stock South Eastern Deferred are heavy at 381 ; Portuguese receded to stock South Wales .... 100 67 69 stock S. York. and lifyr Du n • 100 78 80 20 Paris & Orleans 20 1 • Recife &S. Fran. (Perm; all 52 54 46 , Mexican to 211 ; but Buenos Ayres Deferred 25 Staines, Wok,. and Wok al'. 6 8 gua. 7p. ct. lim 25 Stockton & Darlington all 381 391 20 Riga & Dunaburg lO - - are firm at 251, and Chilian 6 per Cents. at 104 ; 25 Do do 9 si 9 p . 10 Rome & Frascati ...... all - - - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - - 20 Royal Danish..... all 13 15 Venezuelan , remain at 241, and Brazilian 4 1 per stock Taff Vale . ~.. .. .. .• . • 10 9 - 5 Royal Swedish ........ all - Cents., 1860, at 871. stock Do Pref. No 1 lO4 - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - 25 ThamesHavent k&Rail 22 -- - 20 Sambre & Meuse The Ocean Marine Insurance shares are 1-, 5 ; 1 pm. ; 50 Ulster • • 25 Do the Thames and Mersey ditto, 1- 1 - 1 prem. • ; and the 1 2 10 Do 20 San Paulo, Him, u'. 7p. C. 2 ••••:••.• • • • • • • • • 1 5 i 4 SP 2 0 S. Aust. &Lomb Vene tin 12 id 51 3 Universal ditto, 1 1 prem. stock Vale of Neath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 10 11 The transactions' in the Railway Share Market stock Waterford ..1z Kilkenny 1 81 West Flanders 100 - - 12 10 Do. 64 p. c. Preference.. all 91 91 ;91 have been on a very limited scale, and in several 6° Waterford & Limerick all - - 7 20 W. & - N.W. of France .. all 22 23 20 West C-a•nwell ........ all 51 61 23 Western of Austria.... 6 instances prices have shown further slight depres- 20 West London ... ... all - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 10 Do Ist class all sion. Great - Western, North Western, South 20 Do 2nd class •••• • • • • - 6 Wiesbaden - - ........ all - - 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all - - Western, Midland, and South Eastern have de- ' 121 Worcester &Hereford.. 111 2 1 d - - - . - elined ss. London and Blackwill and Brighton PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. _ __,_ have declined ss. I Share Railways. Paid. Closing Business Closing 1 Business The Foreign and Colonial Markets have been Price. Done. Share Mines. ` Pa id . Price. Done. 'very quiet, San Paulo are steady at *1; ; Grand 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per - . - Mire i Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 4 41 r ...---------.- -. Trunk of Canada have declined to 301- 31 ; and C. pref. (issued at £5O all - - • 20 British Iron Gr i eat, Western of Canada to 11; 11; ; East Indian , :tk Blip. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 96 PS 120 Do. do. do. Shares - - - Clifford - 270 230 - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 445 455 are steady at 1021 stock Caledon X 10,44 per cent 10 0 101 103 - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 1121 11311221 • 12.10 Do. Quay. Shares, No. 2. all - - - East Caradon 2.14.5 8 4 hi 65 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. e. all - - - E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 111 12 nt•Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent... all - - - Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen ) 541 38 40 are also a shade flatter. London and C h t's Dun:Perth kAher..Tun. . all 52 61 - Great South Tolzus l 7s 114 12 • ounty ave declined stock E.Anan Class A 7 &sp.e. 100 101 103 - G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) 12.13.9 11 11 10s. ; and Ottoman Bank ss. ; Australian stock Do. do. Class B a p.a... 100 112 115 -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 4 Agricultural realise 30, and South Australian Land stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.a... 100 10 9 I_l2 Grenville... stock E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 100 110 112 112 - 5.14.6 21 31 - Herod's- F00t...., .. . 35. 1 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 110 112 110 1 - Hingsto n Downs 4.7.0 31 41 stock Do. New 6pm et. stock. 100 125 127 - Lady Bertha stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 81 83 - Margaret (Uny Lelant) 9 42 44 BRITISH FUNDS-ONE 'O'CLOCK. stock Do. 5 per s en t . guar._ 100 - - - North Downs / 5 51 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 i i i stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 110 112 - North Frances (Illogan) 11 • 4 5 New 3 per Cent. Annuities • - S. & A 100 90 92 - N.lVh'l Basset (1110 ,an) 55 5 6 stock Edin. Pert h Dun. 4 p.c. 100 75 76 - North Wheal Crofty .. 9.18.9 8 5 9 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - • - Par Consols (St. Blazey) 1 1 12 1 131 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.... 17 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 118 120 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 45 47 India Stock .. .. stock Grest Northern, sp. ct. 100 117 119 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 12s 11 11 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. - stock Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 111 112 - South Caradon(St•Cleer) 11 295 300 Ditto A por Cent. ... Ditto 51 per Cent. 1 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. ill - - - S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan)18.1q.9 1671 1724 Ditto Debentures, 1858 96 D itto Bonds L1,000 p. ct. pref. stock.... Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 1 10 0 97 99 i) - Stray Park 26.18.0 60 6 3 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 41 21 21 Consols for Account, 10th July 93} 60 Great West. (Berke and 10 Tin Croft 9 44 5 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d - - • - Vale of Towey (Carns.) 13s 6d 18 1 19 1 Ditto Small - West Basset (Illogan).. 2.4 stock Do. Redeemable. 4p. ct. 100 89 91 91 - W. Caradon, (Liskeard) 5 6 p p 7 70 FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 91 93 - West Seaton Brasilian 5 per Cent _ .. -- stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 103 10 5 - Wheal Basset ( Illogan ) 51 150 160 Ditto 44 per Cent. 1860 B7l 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 9/ 101 - Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 90 100 Ditto 41 per Cent. Scrip ld , 10 it. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh. all 17 18 - Wheal Edward (Cals.) 6/ 25 23 21 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. - 10 Do dos p. et. pref all 101 101 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 14 15 Ditto Deferred ' 2.5,5 stock Do Birmrr.guar. stock.. 100 74 76 261 Do. Chester gua. shares all 191 201 -___ p i N v ir e a a l r e ren e n y clljz i n s .3 8 i 22 r 8 Chili an 6per Cent Mexican 3 per Cent - 20 Do do do. ---- FOREIGN MINES. Ditto Account 20 Australian Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. .. 45 stock Do.Barnstst.£s3s 10d pc 100 - - 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim lss 4el 1 p Ditto Account - - 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £1 p.) 271 - Spanish 3 per Cent stock Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.ga. Wei 100 116 118 20 Do.StJohndel Rey,Lim 15 30 301 301 1 - stock Do. sp. 0. No. 2 100 116 118 Ditto New Deferred - 5 Do. Land and Mining,Co. all - - _. stock Do. gua. 6p. c. - die. _ Ditto Account .. 381 stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 116 118 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. al 42 44 44 Turkish 6 per Cent stock Do. do. 45 per cen' . 100 103 105 40 40 Cobre Copper 16 11 13 Ditto Account 771 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. 21 - - Copiapo. . .. 1 DunMoun.Cop•Ming.Co all _ 2 1 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account 60 i 20 General stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.def. til '65) 100 68 70 1 i d _par Venezuelan 3 per Cent 25 Lou. Lon Chat. and Dover.. All 21 221 If 1 111 , Ditto Account ... 241 stock Lou . Lon and N.W. Coy. and all 101 1 1 1 . Dividends on the above payable in London. Nuneaton, sp. et.... 100 116 118 3 Linares , 5 Insitanian 2 *d y , TWO O'CLOCK. stock Lon. & SAT, 7n. ct. stock 100 1521 1574 , 1 Mari nits all / I Consbls for Account, ex div .. 935 124 Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. all - - 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L.. 10s. 1d p 124 Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh. all 12 121 20 Pont baud Silver,Lead _ stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 100 126 128 -.... 6 Do. X 6 Mining and Smelt all 5 7 stock Do. 31 per cent 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.).. 10s, THE MAILS. 10 Do. redeem. 6 Der cent 5 1 f p 1 2 121 Marynort & Car., 4p. C all -. 121 Do. 41 per cent a ll - - 28•2• 81,United Mexican ........ ail 1 ------0,------ • - 1 'Worth 195.ing (Limited).... all stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. stock lOO - - 1 I Do l ----- MAILS DUE. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. 100 140 142 ---- • • Australia Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South- stock Do. 45 P. C. pref. stock.. 100 102 101 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 / 1 p ampton) .. .. .. .. .. .. Overdue. stock roc:LI - Age. & Hit. pref. st. 100 94 96 100 Agra&UnitedService Biel 5 0 - - 1 all - - e 5 Do. (via Marseilles) July 4. 10 Newport,Aber.&c.pret 5 1 ~,, fis 40 Australasia 25 Bank of Egypt all 211 224 Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. .. July 4. p.c. redeem. at 5 p.c.pm. i "''' 'ff 10i 100 Bank of' London 10 Do. Perpet. 6p. e. with • , Canada, &c. (via Londonderry) .. .. .. June 13.20 Bank of Turkey 3 - option till 1‘166 ....... all 111 121 501 Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. .. .. .. July 1. 12 10 Do. till 1869, Ist is. 9 11/ p 50 British North American all - - 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. ' all 191 20 191 20 China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) June 18. 124 Do. do. 2d is. 21 - - p 25 Ch. Mer . of In. Lon.& Ch. all 30 32 Do. (via Marseilles) June 12. stock Nortlk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 - - 100 City - - Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. .. Overdue. stock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. d 0.1847 100 - - 100 Colonial ...... , .... . . - - India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) June 18. stock Do.sWa.v.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 - - 2011 Com. Bank of Canada all - - Do. (via Marseilles) June 12. stock North Brsh 5p c. 100 110 112 stock ' -* - Do. New, guy.. sp. c.... 100 - - , 100 Commercial of London .2019 21 20 Eng., Scot, & Aus. Ch all 161 161 India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. June -. 10 1 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 1 11 P 20 Gen. Ilk .of Switzerland all -•- Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. June 20. 10 Do. do. do. all - - 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 2,3: 231 , Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, &c. .. .. July 5. stock Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dek•Co. 100 - - 50 London and County - 85 Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto .. .. .. June 11. • stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 91 93 50 London Jo int Stock - - Malta, Egypt, an d Ad en ( v i a Southampton) 10. stock Do. BBerwick, p.c. erwick, 4 Pref. 100 96 9 7 100 London & Westminster 20' - - .. June Do. (via Marseilles) .. June 20 17 Do. do. do a 13.4. 1 1 d 100 Nat. Troy. of England . 35 - - United States, California, &c. (% ia Cork) * .. June 21. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 113 - - 20 Do. new lO - - - Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe .. June 10 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 --, 50 National Bank ...... .. 25 25 Do. York, H. S. Porch. 10 p 1 20 New South Ma1e5...... all - - West Indies and Pacific, Carthgena, Cuba, &c. June 29. 20 North - - stock Ox.Wr•Wol. 6p. C. Ist g. 100 123 125 -124 1 25 Orient. B.' Corporation . all - - stock Do. Redeem. 2d gua.... 100 - - 20 Ottoman Bank ... all 17/ 18 I's 1 stock Do. Irredeem. 2d gun.. 100 120 122 100 Provincial of Irel and .. 25 . - - 881 T,HIS DAY'S SHIPPING. 10 P‘hyrnney Guaranteed: all - - • 10 Do. new all - - _ .ss 81 , _, Scottish Central, new pf all - - 25 South Australia - - LONDON, June 15.-Wind this day at stoa Scottish North-Eastern 25 Union of Australia - - 431 noon-South' 34 p. e. pref. stock.... 100 73 75 50 Union of London l2 - - strong breeze, and cloudy weather,•• stock Do..Aberdeen,gua.6p c. 100 - - with occasional h lOO Unity Mutual 6O _ - showers. -eavY stock Do. 7p. a pref. st o ck 100 - - PLYMOUTH, June 14.-Wind S.W . ' 10s. South Devon, Ann. 105. all 101 11 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. from Rio Janeiro. Isabel, .-Arrived-Donna 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent all - - ----. 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading - --7 7 , an.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July , 100 114 116 RAMSGATE, June 14.-Wind W.S.W ,-.Arrived-Ann., 1.0.6) - Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 - - Jesephiue, from Gothenberg for Oran, leaky. stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 101 103 - Do, 6p. cent. 1881 100 - - stock Do. Fixed 'i p.c. Ist is lOO 101 103 - Do. ' 6p. cent. 1882 100 - - BRIXHA.M, June 13.-Wind S.W.-Arrived-Elsinore, stock 'outh Wales, gm. 4 p.c lOO 89 91 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 'llO 112 from Hamburg for Port - au -Prince ; Wye, from Londo stock Do. 41 per cent. lOO 99 101 - Do. 6 p. c. Mar. S.: Sept. 100 110 112 n stock S.-Yorkshire 4 100 102 1021 1021 for Mogadore. , p.c. gua. 100 86 88 - 5 Do. 5 per cent 25 Stock. & Dar. A. 6 p. c.. all 28 29 - Do. Scrip DARTMOUTH, June 14.-Wind W.S.W.-Arrived- 25 Do. Ti 6 per cent - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 109 108/ Heather Bell, rom Hobart Town 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 33 34 - Do. 6p. C. Ap. & Oct. 100 - - -stock Watrfd & Kilkn - N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 100 101 IN TILE CHANNEL, June 15.-Exchange, from Londo n Y. 6 p.c. 100 44 48 , - Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 100 101 1001 for Copenhagen. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds 1 00 100 101 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C. QUEENSTOWN, June 14. - Arrive d-Edinbur g h, screw - , ; sterling, 1875 lOO 1108 109 I steamer, from Now York. Railways. p aid. Leasing \Closing I Business - I S.Aus.Gt.6p.c.lB7B & up. 100 110 . 112 , Co.'s. Price. Done. 'PLYMOUTH June 15.-The Nevobey, from Stavanger ______________ - IVie. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July' 100 I - - to Leghorn, has ' in h to day very leaky, and must put ere • Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W .. .. Buckinghamshire - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct , 100 1061 1071 . 1071 7 1 .... 100 Ln &N.W 96 98 Chester &H I h d 100 MISCELLANEOUS. discharge. ..,_ ~ 4 3 y ea .. ___ Do. Closing Railways. Paid. Share Business done Frice. 100 Atlantic At St Lawrence all 85 87 Bom.,Baroda&•Cent Ind stk G m 5 psr cent 100 964 974 .... 18 Do, Do. it 134 id Id 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 44 5 d 20 Do. New 10 Do. Preference ,„,, f Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich '• 6 p. ct. bds. Aug - . 1, 1872 100 75 80 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 68 73 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim! 1. 3 O. 4 d 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.; 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 35. 21 11 d 20 Ceylon G uarantd. 6 p. c. 74 14 4 d 174 Demerara.. all 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c 5 1 4 d stock East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. 100 102 1026 1 02 1 20 Do. F Shares Ext lO par P 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO par 4 p 100 Do. 44 p c. Debentrs all 99 994 stock Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 all 101 1014 20 Geelong & Melbourne all 21 22 sto. Geelong Corporation 6 100 _ per cent. Bonds stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 31 32 31 301 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 91 93 914 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 60 62 60 1 00 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 all 78 80 100 Do. do. 1867 all 65 70 100 Do. do. 1872 all 65 70 664 stock GtlndiaPcnin.gua.sp.c lOO 991 1001 20 Do. New gua. 5 p. c 6 4 d d 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 10 14 14d guaranteed 5 per cent. 20) Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 12 121 up 12 20i Do. New 1 0 0 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 98 100 opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O. all 98 100 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all ' 98 100 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 92 04 stock Madras, guar., 44 p. c lOO 88 90 stock Do. do. 5 per cent stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 92 93 20 Do. Fourth do lO 14 4 d 20 Do. d 0..... , all stock Melb.Corp. 6 p. c. Bnds. 100 Newßrunswick &Canda 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.V.-..6pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share • . Do. do. Land d 0.... 20 Do. do. B Capital do. Do. do. Land' do. 20 Oude (Limited) stock Scinde 100 100 101 20 Do. Pnnjaub .... g all 11 d 1 d 20 Do. Do. ... ; 7 1 5 —d Molt Do. Indus:St. Flo. g r ," 100 95 91 20 S t. A ndrews & Quebec A 18 10 (Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip 1 4 4 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 19 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 41 :41 20 Ardennes...... 20 13ah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c 7 # 44 5 Belgian East. Jnnctien all - 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac all 10 Buen.Ayres & S. Ferndo 24 p 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rai) all 21 24 100 Copialso all 10 Ditro Extension all lf lid 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c 6 20 Do. do. all 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 64 6} 20 Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre & Turnhout •• •• all 20 Lyons & Geneva .. • • 334 Maria Antonia . • • • 10 Do. New • • • ...... • • • all 20 Namur & Liege . all 81 81 20 Do. 6 p. c. Pref. . • • • • ... all 191 191 16 Northern of France.. •• all 384 594 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Fref all 8 9 p 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter all 3 lf 354 20 Paris & Orleans all 52 20 Recife & S. Fran. (Pero `, gua. 7 p. ct. lim 20 Riga & Dunaburg lO 10 Rome & Frascati 20 Royal Danish 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref all 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 84 84 20 San Paulo, lira, e. 7p. c 2 ad it 20 S. Aust. &Lomb Venetia 12 4d 4p 20 Southern of France all 20 21 84 West Flanders 10 Do. 64 p. c. Preference.. all 9 9) ;9) 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 22 23 23 Western of Austria.... 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zeal Ind all _ _ . Share Railways. Paid. Closing i Business Price. Done. 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 .131 stock ,Birk., La., and Ch June lOO 71 73 2 5 Blackburn 2 .5 Blyth and Tyne all 10 Bost. Shef. and Mid. Co all 61 71 stock Bristol and Exeter 100 103 105 1041 stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan 9 60 Cork and Bandon all 20 fork, lih•ock., &Passage all 20 Cornwall 10 Do A (A gets no div I all 1 0 Do B ha un sbeen pdtil pc perm. toB all . 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all -- 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June all 8 9 stock East Anglian lOO 151 161 stock Eastern Counties lOO 54 55 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 36 38 stock Do do Bdo 100 25 27 25 1)0 Nw A. late EU3ds. 20 East Suffolk 10 Do stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 771 784 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee Ito 294 30 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock Furness stock Glasg. and S. Western 103 103 105 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all stock Great Northern lOO 114 115 stock Po do A stock stock Po do B do stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 1121 1134 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 65 12 Irish South-eastern all stock Lancashire & Torkshir , 100 1011 105 stock London and Blackwall 100 70 4 714 71 stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 1141 1151 25 Lond., Chat., and Dover all 11 12 stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 1014 1( 2 101 f 121 Do eighths stock Lond. & Bth. Western lOO 93 94 901 2.5 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Ennis= all 10 11 stock Man. Shet. & Lin^oln 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 121 Do do 3 shares all 10 Metropolitan 3 21 2 d stock' 'Midland stock Do olrming.. & Derby 100 94 96 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do I shares all 25 lli4 Kent.. all 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Ctrlisle all 25 New., Aber. & Herefd all 10 11 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all stock Norfolk.. ........ 100 54 56 50 N'hn. Counties Union stock North British • 1 00 61 1 61 4 stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoe% 100 stock D• A stk ; A rocs no until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 stock Do B stock , 100 — n, .took sth. Eastern—Berwick 100 951 95} 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 16134 14 f d stock no Leeds stock Do Met . store North London 20 North Staffordshire— -10 N. and S. W. Junction 12 Not. &Grantham Rail lO 6 61, stock Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn 100 44 46 10 Peebles 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymn ey..... stock Scottish Central stock Scot. N. E.. Aber. stock 100 331 341 3 3 1 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89 stock Shropshire Union lOO 49 51 10 Sittincbourne & Sheer all 4 3 d stock South Devon 100 43 45 stock South Eastern 100 85 851 6 5 1 1 stock South Wales 100 67 69 stock S. York. and River Dun 100 78 80 26 Staines, Wok,. and Wok al'. 6 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 381 391 25 Do do 9 si 9 p Stock ton & Hartlepool 16 1 stock Taff Vale ~ lOO stock Do Pref. No 1 lO4 25 ThamesHavenl k&Rail 22 - - 50 Ulster • • 25 Do 12 10 Do : stock Vale of Neath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 10 11 stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 121 60 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West C , rnwall 20 West London. .. all --- 10 Do Ist class - 20 Do 2nd class 121 Worcester & Hereford ll3 2 1 d ilec — lncr or and Bletchley ' all Ln & N.W Buckinghamshire ster&iiyhea . d . :. 100 Ln &N.W 51396 5 i 2 8 • 1 1 0 000 0 0 Do Ch D p e ro o .. do. do. 553_pe°perr cent. 100 D Do o . c C o ly io d h e e s ti d t a e l r e , .4 t u o n a c r tl v on a . L . 1 12 513 1 12 15 7 all ECaledonia 1 U.&E C, •16 17 E.Lincolnshire,g..6p.c. 100 : - 3 -. 8 140 — E.Ernion,Harwich Shs 1 Glla Woodbridge rr all E.Counts. 43 43 D s .t eiis , D r . c . i. 100 Caledonin - Do. New - • Gloster Dean Forest all Gt. Vie . st. I= Hartlpool.Dek.&Rall. all Yk.N.&l3r Hull and Selby ...... all Yk.N • Mcl. l lll 113 — Do. 3 Shares .... •• • all Do. Do. 3 Shares ....• • • all Do. .. I Lanc.& Carl. gua. s p.c. 100 Ln.&N.W 207 210 London & Greenwich 100 S. East 63 65 Do. Preference ••• . .. 100 Do. Lon.,Tilhy.& Soutend. 100 Peto &Co 94 97 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 Nsrfolk • Do. 6 per cent. ...... . 100 Do. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all L NW &M 2/ 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer -100 Midland 96 98 ence Stock .. • • .- • • • • Nevrmarkt.,BuryEx 1 5. 5.6 E.Counts 3 a p guara nteed 5 p. C. all IDo. Nort h n. &Eastn. 5 p.c. , Do. do. 6 per cent .... all !Do. Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all . 11*(11 nd 143 15 North 'Wtstern ...... all 1, 1 a LiziMi Preston and Wyre. a ll l& L yk . j , Do. 3 Stares A. a ll D 0....... - 35 138 Roystnllitch., & Shep 100 ,Gt. .North. I ,_ ~_ Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 ,T.Brassey il i T 1 1p Do. Do. 1 ' ...... • South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean.. l 1 a Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 9! 94 Wi rnill nal 'lr. .t. rrno•rin all L. Well 7it 811 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 131 14/ 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 311 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4 5 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 37 39 29 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 19 21 20 Do. C. (limited) all 13 15 321 Canada Land all 120 125 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all 6 stock Cop.slin.ofEng&Smitg all 22 27 _ 25 Do. Pref. 7/ per cent all 2 4 1 25 1 25 1 stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deben. 100 103 106 stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 p 1 p 5 English & Aus. Copper all 21 21 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigati nn 14 1 Great Ship (Limited) all I I I 1 Do. 17/ p. ct. Preference 1 3d 3 p 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 2 11 id 20 London Discount (Lim.) 5 1 Old 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) a ll 11 13 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 21 31 p 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 2 3 25 National Die. Co. (Lim.) 5 1 Sid 41 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 11 1 d 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.e.Pref..iss.atl die all 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 10 1 15 1 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 . Do. New Shares (Lim.): 15s. Ipr • 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(LimiA 6 10 Ditto B. 6 10 Ditto C 2s. stock Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 45 48 45 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 2O 12 14 p 20 RedSen&lnd.Tel.g.4lp c 171 Id p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 51 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 50 3 511 stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 120 130 25 South Australian Land all 341 351 35 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all 1 Do. do. Registered 20 Tr. & Ln. Co.ofDpr.Can, 6 100 Van Diainon's X. 444 20 93 103 I Wind W. Arrived—Ralph, from Swansea ; Pet, from Scilly ; Courier, and Wonder, steamers, from Jersey; Temora, steamer, from London; Bethesda, from Sunderland. Sailed—Argus, for Scilly ; Temora, steamer, for Dublin ; Isabella, Mentnor, and Oak, for Sunderland. South Staffordshire .. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon t Croydn. all M'Clean.. 100 Gt. West. 1 all L.lo3rgtn KS. raid. i Closing Business Done. Docks. stork Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO stock East and West Indies lO stock London lOO stock St. Katharine lOO stock Southampton lOO stock Victoria, loo 100 102 $0 Do New ~.,..., a . id *P (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) RAVESEND, Friday Morni. Wind E. by S. ; tide la st hour's ebb ; weather showery. Arrived, June, J une 15—Rosina Claypole, from Jamaica ; Samaritan, from Antwerp; Arthur, from Libau ; Two Broders, from H oolcsiel ; Zwantina, from Gothenburg; Maria Beespa, from Rostock; Anderkin, from Cimbrits - haven ; Mary, from Oporto. Sailed, June 15—Risetino Elise for Funen ;• Vetro de Beys, for Calcutta. , DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind, S.S.W.; light. Passed, June 14—Morevian, from London, for Port Phillip. Passed outside the Goodwin Sands—Empress of India, from London, for Bombay; Sir Devoir, from Calcutta, for Loudon: The Exchange, from Quebec n , for Coenhan, passed 1 2(12 in Ch annel, reported fell i with Robbers ge Bride, from London, on the 24th, abandoned in lat. 43.50 S., long. 4b W., laden with salt, five feet in her hold, having been in collision with some other vessel apparently. Private letters received in Paris from Naples state that the King, Francis 11., has resolved to grant the People of the Two Sicilies a constitution on the model that by which the Emperor Louis Napoleon governs the French. The basis of this constitution is to be universal suffrage. This news, however, has not been confirmed, nor is any faith attached to this tardy concess on of the Nea politan Gearernment. In French circles people will have it that Prince Alfred of England is to be King of Sicily 1 IMPERIAL PARLI.4MENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(Tars DAY.) • The SPEAKER took the chair at 20 minutes past 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Cardiff IVator Bill were considered and agreed to, and the bill was ordered for third reading. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Inverness and Ross-shire Railway ; Man( Hester and Mil ford Railway; and Royal Naval' School. Mr. FOSTER moved that the report (m tke Caithness Roads (re-committed) Bill be considered on Monday next, provided amended prints have been lodged with the door keepers this day, which was agreed to. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented from members of the Roman Catholic religion, in favour of an alteration of the laws relating to the registration of births, deaths, and mar riages ; from the inhabitants of Southwark in favour of and against Sunday trading—(laughter) ; from different sects of dissenters praying for an alteration in the 4th clause of the Census Act; against the continuance of the opium trade with China, &c. ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION (EDINBURGH) BILL. On the motion of the LORD ADVOCATE, the house went into committee on this bill. Mr. MURE moved the following :—" That upon the death or removal of any of the present ministers of any of the above-mentioned thirteen churches, the successor or successors of such minister or ministers shall not be entitled to a salary or stipend of more than £550 per annum nntil such time as the Commissioners named in this Act shall have made such provisions as they may deem exile • dient for payment of a salary or stipend, amounting to not more than £.55 ► per annum, to the ministers to be nominated by them to the Tolbooth Church and the Old Church under the powers by this Act conferred upon the said Commissioners. The hon. and learned member said that the object of his amendment was to give the commissioners the power to deal with the salaries of the successors of the present in cumbents of the two churches in question. • After a few words from the LORD ADVOCATE, The clause and the amendment, with some verbal altera tions, were agreed to. Clause 16 was agreed to wit'aout discussion, and clause 16 was postponed after some remarks from Mr. Blackturn, the Lord-Advocate, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Black, Mr. Hadfield, Sir Graham Montgomery, Mr. C. Bruce, and Mr. Mure. Clause 17, with some alterations, was agreed to, as well as clause 18. On Clause 19, The LORD-ADVOCATE moved some verbal omissions, and the clause was agreed to, and also clause 20. Clause 21 was postponed. Clauses 22, 23, and 24 were agreed to. On clause 25, The LORD ADVOCATE movcil the following addition : —Page 12, line 7, after "acts," insert "and the right in security created by this act in favour of the creditors in the said annuities are hereby declared to be postponed to the rights in security created by the reciu,a acts, in so far as relates to the property thereby disposed or assigned for the security of the said creditors of the city, and the rights of the said creditors in relation thereto." The clause, as amended, was agreed to. Clauses '26 and 27 were agrato. Some discussion took place on clause 28, which has re ference to the payment of the second minister of the church of Montrose, in the course of which, Mr. C. BRUCE proposed that the stipend of the clergy men should be £340, instead of £250 a year, and proposed an amendment to that effect. _ _ _ Mr. BAXTER contended that so far from the income of the minister in question being reduced, it would be con siderably augmented. He suggested that the amendment should be withdrawn. Mr. C. BRUCE declined acceding to the suggestion of the hon. member, as he thought his proposal was fair and reasonable. After a few remarks from Sir G. Trelawny, Mr. Mure, and the Lord Advocate, the committee divided, and there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority —2B The amendment was accordingly lost. Sir J. TRELAWNEY considered that a certain amount of accommodation should be provided, and suggested the introduction in the clause of a provision to that effect. If such were not agreed to, the poor in Edinburgh would be deprived of the means of attending divine worship in the same way as they were in different parts of this country. [LEFT SITTING.] LA TV INTELLIGENOE.--(THIS DAl'.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justice Erle.) PEARCE V. LEVY. This was an action by the plaintiff, a marine store dealer, against the defendant, the proprietor of a cheap newspaper, for libel. The libel complained of was a comment upon the plain tiff's case when it was before the magistrate in the city. After a very humorous speech from Mr. Edwin James for Mr. Levy, The jury found a verdict fur the defendant. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.---(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) Eve Bennett, 40, widow, was indicted for feloniously and maliciously setting fire to a certain dwelling-house, with intent to defraud the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company. The facts of this case were simply, that in December last a policy of insurance was effected with the Phcenis. Insur anceCompanyfor £3OO upon certain premises in West-street, Gordon-square. On the day of the fire prisoner's husband was seen to leave the house early in the evening of the fire, and the prisoner also left very shortly after him. Two separate fires were afterwards discovered, one in the shop, and the other in the kitchen, which it was supposed by the company could not have occurred by accident. The com pany refused to pay the claim sent in for the damage done, and from circumstances that afterwards transpired the pri soner was charged with unlawfully causing the fire. _ . A number of witnesses having been examined to prove the charge against the prisoner, • ' Mr. Giffard, on the part of the prisoner, took an objection to the form of the indictment against the prisoner. Itset forth that the company was a corporation which it was not. The learned judge said he had the power to make an amendment to meet the objection. The amendment having been made to the indictment, Mr. Giffard again objected that the act of Parliament, under which the objection was made, did not apply to such cases as the present. Baron Bramwell overruled the objection. Mr. Giffard then submitted there was no proof of arson, as it was not sufficient to say the floor was scorched. Mr. Sleigh—The evidence said the floor was " charred." Mr. Giffard—" Charred" will not do. Baron Bramwell thought that a place could not be " charred" without being burned; and said there was quite enough evidence to go to a jury. Mr. Giffard then addressed the jury, but a verdict had not been returned when we went to press. POLICE INTELL IG CE--(THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST A PUGILIST.—AN TJNFOILTIINATE WATcrr.—John Donovan, described as a pugilist, and Eliza James were charged before Mr. Beadon with stealing a silver hunting-watch, of the value of XI, the property of Mr. Francis Morris, greengrocer, of Crown street, Soho, and Lignorpond-streot. The prosecutor said that, on his return from Hampton races yesterday evening, he called in at the Boar and Castle, Oxford-street, where the prisoners, who were occa sional customers at his shop, were. They asked him to • t h em something to drink, whi c h h e did, and then VA) left the house. As soon as he got outside he missed his watch, which had been broken from the chain. He went back and charged them, but he had no doubt the watch had been passed to a third person, as it was not found. It was a most unfortunate watch, as it had been stolen two or three times before. Mr. Bcadon—What is the prisoner Donovan ? Prosecutor—Oh, he's evidently a thief—but he calls him self a pugilist. The watch was a very nice one. (Laugh ter.) It's been a good deal of trouble to me, but I think it's all over with it now— (laughter) —and it won't bother me much more. Mr. Beadon said he would remand the prisoners for a week. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, JUNE 15. , Captain Judkins, the Royal Mail steamer Persia which left New York on the 6th inst., arrived here at 9.40 She brings 232 passengers, 729,766 dols. for England, and 301,910 dols. for Havre. She landed all her mails, and sailed again for Liverpool. All well. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YEStIERDAY.) ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the fol lowing bills : Refreshment Houses and Wine Licences. Sir John Barnard's Act, &c., Repeal. Malicious Injuries and Property Act Amendment. Torquay Gas. Horsham and Steyning and Beading . Roads. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford, and Worcester and Hereford Railways. East Somerset Railway. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and Severn Valley Railway. London and North-Western Railway and St. Helen's Canal and Railway Companies. London and North-Western Railway (No. 1). 'London Hydraulic Power Company. Grand Surrey Docks and Canal. North Kent Water. Bourton -on-the-Water Railway. Dumfries, Lochmaben, and Lockerby J unction Railway. Dover Gas. Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rnstrevor Railway. Bucks County Rate. Eau Brink Drainage. Buckley and Connah's Quay. Flintahire Railway. Cheshire Midland Railway. Hinckley and Leicester Railway. London and South Western and Bristol and Exeter Railway Companies. Manchester Corporation Water. Stourbridge Railway. Wellington (Salop) Water. Maidstone Water. _ _ Caledonian Itailway (Lestnahagow Branch). Dublin (City) Steam Packet Company. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH RATES. A great number of petitions were presented against the abolition of Church-rates. INSURRECTION IN NEW ZEALAND. The Earl of CARNARVON asked whether the reports of an insurrection in'New Zealand, which had appeared in the newspapers, were accurate. Nothing could be more de plorable than a collision between the natives and Europeans. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said no very precise infor mation had been received et the Colonial-office. He was sorry, however, to say that •it was impossible for him to return the answer the noble earl desired, namely, that the account which had appeared was untrue. There had been fighting, as had been described, but whether the disturbances were likely to spread over the whole of the island was uncertain at the time the last ac counts left. If it should prove true that the insurrection had become general, that would be a most serious affair. In any case , he assured the noble earl that the governor would take energetic steps to restore tranquillity. Volun teers were forming in great numbers, with equal zeal to that which had taken place, and by a private letter he had heard that a vessel had left Melbourne with 600 men, on board, and another was on the way from S)dney. The date of the letter was April 18, and the last Government d"spatch was March 31, but despatches were expected by the mail which 'had not yet arrived at Southampton. THE WINE LICENSES BILL. Earl GRANVILLE rose to a point of order. Viscount Dungannon had entered on the journals of the house a protest against the passing of the Wine Licenses Bill. He wished to know whether it was possible, in accordance with the orders of the house, for a peer who had been preseit during the discussion of the bill and had abstained from voting could, in accordance with tho standing orders, pro test against it subsequently. Lord REDESDALE said there was no standing order on the subject, but the practice had gradually crept in, and the noble viscount had only followed the example of others. FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. UNION OF BENEFICES BILL. The report of the amendments in this bill was brought up and received. HIGHLAND ROADS AND BRIDGES BILL. This bill passed through committee. • BERWICK UPON TWEED ELECTION. Earl GRANVILLE moved that their lordships agree with the Commons in the address to her Majesty, and that the blank in the petition be filled up in the usual manner. The motion was agreed to. TUSCANY. The Earl of MALMESBURY asked what steps the Go vernment had taken to got compensation from the Sardi nian Government for the British subjects whose property had been destroyed by the Tuscan police. Lord WODEHOUSE said he had urged the subject very earnestly on the Sardinian Government, and he thought a favourable answer would be received. THE NATIONAL DEFENCE REPORT. . In reply to the Earl of DERBY, Earl GRANVILLE said it was true the report was ready in February, but hod to be referred to another tribunal, and the Government did not receive the final report until about a fortnight ago. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SrEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Coln River Water Bill, and London and South-Western Railway (New Line to Bristol and Exeter Railway at Exeter, &c.) Bill were agreed to, and the bills were ordered for third reading. The ork and Limerick Direct Railway, Letterkenny Railway, London and South-Western Railway (Kingston Railway Extension, &c.), Montrose and Berm Railway, Swansea Harbour Trust, Waterford and Limerick Railway (No. 2), Hungerford Market and Charing-cross Bridge Com panies and Lincoln's Inn Bills were ;considered for third reading, as were also the Galway Harbour Bill ; London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (Metropolitan Extensions ) Bills. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented praying for an amend ment cf the poor laws in Ireland ; from the inhabitants of Marylebone, in favour of further communication between the north and south parts of Hyde-park, against the Poor Relief Bill, for a delay in the further pro gress of the Annuity Tax Bill, on the ground that it contained provisions not introduced in the first bill, and that the inhabitants of Edinburgh had not had sufficient time to consider its details, &c. ROYAL COMMISSIONS. . . The Usher of the Black Rod summoned the members to hear the Royal assent given by commission to several bills, for which sec Lords' report. CHINA. Lord J. RUSSELL laid on tho table papers relative to China. BREHON LAW COMMISSION—ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY. Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the labours of the Brehon Law Commission were yet brought to a close ; whether it was not a fact that the work, commenced in 1852, was to have been completed in three years from that date; and, whether the gentle men engaged on it were remunerated by annual salary, or by a contract for a certain sum ; and also, whether the Royal Irish Academy, to which Parliament makes an an nual grant, is open to the public for consultation and for reference to its literary contents—for reading and extract ing, as in the British Museum. Mr. CARDWELL said, with reference to the first ques tion, that the translation of ancient documents was in course of progress. The gentlemen comprising that cots - mission were selected for their proficiency in the Irish 'an, guage, and had discharged their duty most faithfully. The period originally assigned for the completion of their labours was seven years, and they would be terminated at the expiration of that time. As regarded the Royal Irish Academy, every facility was afforded respectable persons to visit that institution, and to make extracts from the valu able works and manuscripts it contained. NEW ZEALAND. _ Mr. Alderman SAIO AloNSaea whether her Ma jesty's Government had not received despatches requiring an immediate increase of the military force to assist in quelling the native rising in New Zealand ; and whether it was not therefore the intention of the Government to send out such reinforcements forthwith by steam? Mr. C. FORTESCUE, who was almost inaudible, was understood to say that when advises on the subject were received they would be carefully considered by the Go vernment, but they were not at present in possessizm of offi cial information on the subject. WAR RETURNS. Colonel DUNNE asked the Secretary of State for War why certain returns, ordered some time since by the house from the War Department, had not been presented, and when they would be laid upon the table ? Mr. S. HERBERT said that sill the returns moved for had already been presented, and would be laid on the table that evening, with the exception of one which was not pre pared. PUBLIC BUSINESS. In reply to an Ho`. MEMBER, Lord PALMERSTON said that if the Government could get through the navy estimates to-night, they would pro • ceed with the army estimates on Monday; and when they were disposed of, they would bring forward the civil ser vice estimates. Ho submitted to the house the pro priety of allowing the orders of the day to have precedence of motions on the paper on Fridays. That practice was adopted in order to facilitate the pro gress of public business, and he hoped it would not be de parted from on the present occasion, as the session was far advanced, and there was a great deal of important business to be transacted. (Hear, hear.) THE NAVY. - On the order of the day for going into committee of supply on the navy estimates, Mr. LINDSAY said that the commission which had sat on the subject of the best means for the more efficient man ning of the navy had recommended that there should be dif ferent exercises in the reserve forces and other branches of the naval service which had not been carried out. At the pre sent moment the country required a very large amount on the navy, netwithstanding that it was a time of peace. I should like to see for once the unique light of There was no less than £13,000,000 spent on ships an Arctic midsummer midnight, on hills, and sea, and annually, and this was done in consequence of not islands. It may be easy to imagine the sun declining to having a reserve force, the consequence of which was the horizon, and then beginning to travel upwards again; that the country at present was not properly but the precise q ualit y of the light, and the sin g ularit y of the sensation, can no more be known at home than the prepared in case of war. Besides, these ships cruising emotion belonging to seeing the green lapse of Niagara into about the Channel led ssme people in France to imagine its cauldron, or the blue sharp-cut angles of the shady side that we entertained an idea of invading that country, how of the Pyramids, discerned from 50 miles off. So I should ever silly such an idea might be. The resultwas that the peo not wonder if we find ourselves on the summit of some Dle of France were led to increase their expenditure in military N or wegian hill, or the rock y crest of some North Sea island, • on some longest d a y , instead of on our ow n lawn or the end naval preparations. lie did not apprehend that France squire's mere.—Ones a IVeek. would invade this country, but this was not the question The Turin, Gazette says that an officer of the under consideration ; but he thought it was their 1 Neapolitan court, named Bosco, has left for Sicily, declaring duty to be prepared for any emergency his intentio iof either killing Garibaldi (in a duel it is to be • . whichnot the at present ; for, though arise, was case that might supposed) or being killed by him. The same journal asserts that the Neapolitan Government has set a price of 20,000 whether the Admiralty ducats ( 85,0001 .) upon the head of Garibaldi. they had ships they were . not properly manned. A ques tion accordingly was raised as to Let us ocly fancy what a curious state of things credit for a desire had adopted the proper course, which he contended they it would be in which a ll our g reat " houses " s hould be either had not, though he gave that department closed or hostile, sulky or shut. No Sta fford House , or to dis char g e their duty to the best of their ability. Devonshire House, or Cambridge House, or Apsley House, No doubt there had been liberal pecuniary in_ or Bath House, or Lansdowne House, or Holland House ducements held out to the men engaged in the merchant (before a mightier master than politics had sealed its en service to enter the navy,' but out of 20,000 of that body trance !) No Houses at all I . Sappose all Piccadilly, and all Park Lane, and all Belgravn. and the var i ous t err it or i e s only 11,000 h ad enrolled themselves. They paid named a ft er t h e races o f Grosvenor, Berkeley, or others of £1,000,000 annually to officers on the retired and the same stamp—suppose all those " family mansions"— reserve list, and yet they required to have young and with their shutters shut, as in the month of September, or active men in order that the vessels should be open only to the voice of discontent. The thing would properly officered. He contended ,that they should ire seem odd to even such L ondoners as never participate in • ,port Jut° tits navy a number of young men, who, though their stately festivities. —Once a Week,. Share 1 hey might not aspire to the rank of commissioned officers- 500 or 600 members could be readily obtained when any would efficiently discharge the duties that now devolved on trifling party question arose, the hou se was almost deserted midshipmen. He was not one of those who were for the total when they came to discuss important questions relating abolition of flogging in the navy, which might be necessary the navy ; and unless the house put some pressure to upon topreserve blithe thought thatpunishment should Admiralty the present wretched system would continue,othe not be inflicted exce pt th e men wer e tried and convicted by and the same want of energy would be displayed. By a a court composed of officers and men. He would conclude false, penny wise economy they spoilt the effect of all they by the following motion, his object being merely to draw did, and this, in fact, was the whole difficulty. li e must the attention of the Admiralty to this most important say it was a disgrace to the country that there should be subject :—" That, with a view to greater efficiency in war the slightest delay in procuring sufficient men for the navy ; and less expenditure in peace, it is the opinion of this house and he thought the Government ought at OLC9 to say that more prompt and effective measures should be adopted whether they disagreed with the recommendations of the to complete the reserves of marines and seamen for her Manning Commission, and if they did not, whether they Majesty's navy." were prepared to carry them out. He concurred entirely Mr. LIDDELL said that great dissatisfaction was felt w ith th e ga ll a nt, admiral that to attempt to defend the from the non-establishment of school ships, and he believed country by f o rtifications was utter insanity- It would be a there was only one school ship in existence. waste of money to construct fortifications, and, as regarded Lord C. PAGET said there had been several communi- all practical purposes, the money so spent might be as well cations between the Admiralty and the Board of Trade re- thrown into the Thames. (Hear, hear.) An efficient fleet, specting the school ships. There were two classes of those costing half the money, would do more good than all the ships—namely, the ships exclusively for the navy and the brick and mortar and stone-work which they could put mixed school ships ; the ship Eagle, which had been sent together. (Hear, hear.) to Southampton, being of the former description. Mixed Mr. WHITBREAD explained, with reference to a com school ships the Ad m i r alty h a d n o t sent to Southampton plaint from Sir Charles Napier, that, although there was nor anywhere else, wishing to pause for a while and see no savings bank proper which paid interest upon deposits how the school ships exclusively for the navy succeeded. on board vessels of the royal navy, the sailors could deposit Surely the Government was entitled to take their time and their money securely in the "second chest," kept by the watch results before they ventured rashly to expend the paymaster. Another matter to which he wished to allude public money. With respect to the naval reserve, it was was the qualifications required for the coast guard and the making fair progress, and would get on faster only,that naval reserve. No doubt it would be easier to obtain men theyrefusedall but first-rate seamen. The proof of this was if the qualification were lowered, but then the efficiency of that shipowners were most anxious to get reserve men— the services would be proportionately lessened. the Great Eastern being, if possible, to be at least half manned from that source. With respect to enrolling Admiral DUNCOMBE sa id th e B oar d o f Admiralty had been accused of not making sufficient exertions to procure certainly rather a taking aspect, but he doubted men for the navy, but th e m a tt er was one of considerable whether it would be of much use in getting the 20,000 difficulty. On that day wee k h e went on board the Great men which his honourable friend had promised. The con- Eastern, and one of the o ffi cers t o ld hi m that the ship was dition of the petty officers on board men-of-war was already then short 78 "A B" s e a men , th oug h they expected to sail in 48 hours, and that they thought they would have to very much improved, and 'as to the question of discipline, endeavour to obtain them in America. It was true that the a bill would be shortly introduced considerably modifying vessels which were to carry the Prince of Wales and Prince the articles of war. The reserve was going on very fairly, Alfred hid readily obtained the requisite number of men; but th y had determined to take no second class men, as but those ships were engaged in a favourite service, and they believed th at certain recent unfortunate occurrences had afforded no criterion of what could be done with respect to arisen from a too indiscriminate enlistment. There were others. He was glad to hear that the noble lord intended now 9,000 boys training for the navy ; in addition there was to revise the articles of war, for he believed that a judicious the following reserve :—Coastguard, 6,612 men; naval re- revision of them would do more than anything else to serve (now), 1,105 men ; royal naval coast volunteers, make the naval service popular with seamen. Discipline 7,007 ; marines on shore, 6,084 ; making a total of 23,831 was of the greatest importance, but punishment should' be men, exclusive of marines and sailors, afloat. The St. commensurate with the offence committed. It should also George was being fitted for sea, and although only a few be certain ; but it was impossible to carry out the extreme days in commission was already half manned, and there penalties which were awarded by the present articles of were the Hecate, Torch, and other vessels also getting war. The recommendation of the commissioners with re manned with great facility. These were then our present Bard to the training of boys was a most valuable pal t of forces at home. He should have, greatly preferred not to their report, because they must look almost exclusively, he have addressed the house until after the hon. and gallant thought, to their educating boys for seamen as the future admiral the member for Southwark had spoken on the sub means of manning the navy efficiently. (Hear.) ject, as it was very much the practice of the hon. and gal lant gentleman to wait for him (Lord C. Paget), and then Mr. A. SMITH contended that by the practice of taking take him to task when he had no opportunity of replying. votes on account for the civil service, the estimates for that (Laughter.) In coficlusion, however, he would assure the service would never come properly before the house for dis house that no exertions should be spared by the Admiralty cussion. Those estimates had been increasing from _ yen r in endeavouring to get up these reserves as quickly a s p os - to year to a very cons i dera b le extent. In Bel they sible. (Hear, hear.) xam6,o6ouon,toeodo,toant9On 0 1 , 8 0 5 0 8 0 , t0 in £ 1 7 8 , 5 23 3 5, t 0 0 00 £ , 1, a 8 n 0 d 0,0 h 0 0 0, t i h n ee lB g s h l t to t Admiral WALCOTT said:he thought that greater advan lages ought to be held out in the naval service in the shape was full time for the h ouse t o l oo k i nto that expend;ture. of incentives to emulation, increase of wages, and a liberal The first item in the present esti ma t es was f or the Trea pension at the expiration of a certain period of service. At sury, who were themselves the chief s in ners i n t h e matter, i the present time, owing to their indiscriminate treatment inasmuch as they had not brought forward the e s ti ma t es at of good and bad seamen alike, we now experienced a deft- an early period of the session ; and as they had not p ro - ciency of men. He would again urge on the Admiralty perly performed their work, they could hardly be entitled the great importance of entering boys at ages between 11 to their pay. (A. laugh.) The most important perhaps of and 16 to the extent of 2,000 to 3,000 every year. That all the votes was, however, thatfor public education, which arrangement would be found to conduce very greatly to the had runup in amount in a greater degree than any of the efficiency of the service, and for that purpose training ships others ; and if they agreed to these votes on account, they ought to be established at Plymouth, Woolwich, Chatham, would hear nothing more with regard to the subject of and Deptford, and our principal mercantile ports. Ware them until a late period of the session, when it would be that done, he would stake his professional fame on it, our impossible to bring them under discussion. Th ere was also the vote for consuls abroad, which was likely to raise naval supremacy would never fade. Sir C. NAPIER, in alluding to the observation of the a most important discussion. Under these circumstan ces Secretary to the Admiralty (Sir C. Paget), that he (the hon. he hoped the house would not agree to the votes on ac and gallant admiral) always rose to address the house after count. He would not object to going into committee, but he proposed to take the sense of the committee upon the the noble lord had done speaking, said that he generally spoke very early in the debate; but if he did on any occa- first votes in the estimates. sion follow the noble lord, it was because he was taught by The motion of Mr. LINDSAY was then negatived without experience to do so. He thought the noble lord had given a division. very unsatisfactory replies to the able speech of his hon. friend (Mr. Lindsay), who had stated most distinctly and clearly that the recommendations of the Manning Commis sion had not been carried into execution. That commission recommended a reserve of 60,000 men, not including the 5,000 additional marines and 5,000 men on leave on other stations. The noble lord admitted that we had only 23,000 men, but the house would not include in that calculation the men in the different ports and dockyards. If the noble lord had read the report of the Manning Commission, he would have found that the number recommended was in ad dition to those men. The commissioners also hoped that the coastguard would be speedily raised, but that had not been done; and it had not been done because too many re strictions had been imposed. Those who were entrusted with the management of the coastguard had pointed out that the term of service was too long, and that therefore they could not get the men. The commission recommended 12,000 men as the number required, but the noble lord ad mitted they had only 6,800, and it was n6w nearly a year since the report of the commission was made. At the pre sent moment we were not in very favourable relations with other powers; and if things should get worse on the Con tinent, how were they to man the fleet on an emer gency ? His hon. friend behind him (Mr. Lindsay) had said of the 4,000 men recommended by the commission to be raised in addition to those on the guard ships and flag ships, and all the men scattered about for various purposes - in our ports, we had not a single one. Well, then, what reserve really had we? Of the numbers recommended by the commission we had only 3,182 men upon whom they could rely, and who were ready to be called out on an ewer • gency. In the tenders there were 576, in the district ships' companies, able and ordinary seamen, landsmen, and boys, they had 1,873 more. His hon. friend (Mr. Lindsay) asked with great propriety who were to officer the 20,000 royal volunteers when they got on board, and recommended that officers from the merchant service should be employed. Those officers were not to be paid, and he only asked for them that they should be allowed a simple decoration, such as an arrow on the arm. Those officers would accompany the crews in the fine ships of the merchant service, and would say to them, " I am a reserve officer, why should you not be a reserve seaman ?" He believed there was only the prejudice of those in office against such a proposal, and, for his own part, he thought the plan was a plain and sensible one. If some such system were not adopted, and any sud den emergency arose, we should be obliged to man our ships with convicts, the sweepings of the gaols, and what were called "Lord Mayor's" men. (Laughter.) If the Admi ralty had taken proper steps to take up the men who had deserted, to establish naval prisons in the different ports to punish them for that desertion, and to publish proper laws for their punishment, he believed we should have very little desertion. The noble lord said he was devising new laws, but he was a very long time about it. His hon. friend bad also recommended a higher grade of petty officers. At pre sent the difference between the seamen and the petty officers was not sufficiently great, nor the difference between the petty officer and the warrant officer. A seaman had nothing to look forward to but a boatswain, a gunner, or a carpen ter, except in time of war, when he might have an oppor tunity of distinguiShing himself by some gallant action. The condition of officers of the grades he had referred to should be raised, and that was only to be done by raising their pay. It was to be regretted also that school ships had not been established. The noble lord on that point only urged that it would cost too much money, and that the ships would ,have to be provided with batteries. 'What the devil did they wani; with batteries ? (Laughter.) The ques tion was, were those ships necessary for the service of the country. If they were, it was the duty of the Government to provide them at any cost. The Government had also ne glected to carry out the recommendations of the commission with regard to the seaman's fund and savings bank for the men at the several forts, by which their savings would be relieved from the liability of being plundered. As regarded the manning of the navy, the Great Eastern, the Peninsu lar and Oriental Company, and other great steam naviga tion companies found no difficulty in manning their vessels, and it was a disgrace to the country that her Majesty's fleet could not be manned. The great steam companies had no difficulty in getting seamen to go to the coast of Africa, the West Indies, or any other part of the world, and it was a disgrace to the country that vessels of her Majesty's navy could not be manned with the same facility. The Admiralty ought to adopt some means for popularising the royal navy, and he would also impress upon them the necessity of train ing boys for the service, because, although that might in volve a large expense, it was preferable to thet system of cobbling which had gone on since the peace, without any satisfactory result whatever. He expressed himself the more strongly on these subjects because at present confu sion prevailed, not only in Sicily and in the East, but he might say throughout the world. He believed that money had much better be spent in strengthening our navy than in fortifying our ports and towns. (Hear, hear.) For tifying our coasts would be entirely useless, because the Emperor Napoleon, if he intended to invade this country, would not be such a blockh ead as to attack fortifications, but he would find places at which to land on the east and south shores of Eng lan d . The only proper, and the only British way of d e f en di n g the country was b y having a well manned and well-disciplined navy. (Cheers.) Mr. BE NTINCK entirely concurred with the hon. mem ber for Sunderland in the opinion that the Board of Admi ralty had not exerted themselves to the utmost to carry out the recommendations of the Manning Commission, but the question was to whom did the blame principally attach? The board were no doubt directly responsible, but they bad many difficulties to contend against, and he contended that the blame actually rested with the house. It was the real culprit, because to its utter indifference to that question was to be traced the absence of the required exertions on the part of the Admiralty. The Admiralty, like other de partments of the Government, had to deal with that ham_ venient personage the Chancellor of the Exchequer, wh o often starved departments in order to balance his account,. It was almost too much to expect gentlemen opposite would run the risk of breaking up their Government by h av i ng a downright quarrel with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and therefore it rested with the house to deal with the matter. u n f or tunately, however, while an attendance of PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX. Mr. WHALLEY rose, pursuant to notice, to call atten tion to the present mode of assessing the property and in- come tax, with a view to a more equitable adjustment. The house was aware that, from the first imposition of the tax, the mode in which it was assessed and the principle of as sessment acted upon had occasioned deep dissatisfaction to the trading and industrial classes. This grievance had been repeatedly recognised in Parliament, and in 18.32 the subject was referred to a committee, but so difficult did they find it to lay down rules for a more equitable mode of levy ing the tax that they referred the matter back again to the house. His object was not on the present occasion to in vite the house to discuss the present mode of assessment, or to inquire whether it could be improved, and if so by what means, but merely to ask the Government to state what course they proposed to pursue in respect to it in the next session of Parliament, when the tax would nave to be re imposed in a permanent form. Common sense ;evoked against a system of taxation which charged upon precarious incomes derived from trades and professions equally with with permanent incomes, derived from real property; nor was any argument needed to prove its injustice. (Hear.) Still it might not follow that it was expedient to make any change; but in that case the onus was upon the Govern- meat to show that it could not be altered without inconve- nience and injury to the public service. But he thought he coull demonstrate that they had materials in their hands for the adjustment of the tax without inconvenience, and without exciting jealously and ill•feeling between the llnded and the trading interests. In 1853, the present Chancellor of the Exchequer admitted that the tax bore more hardlyupon industry and skill than it did upcn property, but added that a readjustment could not be carried out without the risk of evils greater than those which arose from its inequality ; and further stated that it was a temporary tax, and as such only could be maintained. In 1856,however, another mem ber of the Government, Sir G. C. Lewis, contended that the State, in estimating the capability of individuals to pay taxes, should look not at the amount of their property, but to the omount of their income, and that the ability of each person to pay should be measured by the annual revenue he possessed, and not by the value of that revenue af if it were to be sold and capitalised. He (Mr. Whalley) thought the country should know which of those two opposite views the Government now adopted, andwhether they could show that the opinion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was, that no adjustment of the tax could take place which would not produce evils greater:than those it was sought to remedy. All the testimony adduced by the committeee of 1852 was adverse to existing system of levying the tax, and tended to show not only that it was most unjust towards those with tinetuatingineoruee-derivable from the exertions of their o 13 industry, but thtit it gave rise to immorality and fraud. If it was possible to devise a remedy, it was, most essential to adopt it now that the property and income tax was about to be made the permanent source of revenue. In 1549 Parliament passed an act releasing from its liability to the poor-rate visible property, as stock in trade, amounting to £16,000,000 a year, and which might be said to be property of an analogous character to that which came under schedule I) of the Property Tax Act. It was true that by usage this class of property was exempt .from liability to the poor rate; but in the year he had mentioned the exemption was confirmed by Act of Parliament, and the burden trans ferred to the land. That act was originally I assed for two or three years, he forgot which, but since then it had been continually renewed without objection on the part of the owners of real property, by whom its justice had been previously practically recognised. When the bill of 184 D was under discussion the present Lord Chancellor, then a member of the House of Conmons, said it was most inquisitorial to attempt to tax stock irt i trade, but how much more inquisitorial must it be to tax property such as was assessed under schedule D, and which was not even, as, stock in trade was, "visible" property, but property that was invisible. (Bear, hear.) He submitted that in the courge taken with regard to the liability of visible personal property to the poor rate, they might find a means for the satisfac tory adjustment of the income tax in respect to incomes de rived from trades and professions. With the permission of the house he would react a letter upon the subject from Mr. George Coombe, a gentleman well known to many mem bers of the house as having paid great attention to matters of this kind. The letter stated that materials existed, and. were in the power of the Government, not only to ascertai - n the operation of the tax, but to set it free from all those et.)- jections which now aggravated its unpopularity, but thi.we materials could never come out before any parliamentary committee, or by means of any inquiry of the house ft, elf, but only by means of an investigation conduct ed b na y .some independent tribunals appoi nted for the purpose. sug gested that such an inquiry should be instituted, anti that they should have an authoritative statement as to whatwas the true state of the case. Mr. POLLARD_ uR QUHART believed that f t w ou ld be dangerous longer to trifle with the feelings of t UV people with regard to the injustice of this tax as now levied. Ha thought the time had come when it would be folly and madness any longer to trifle with the feelings of the country by refusing to grapple with this question. Sir F. GOLDSAIIII said there was a very strong impres sion in various parts of the country that there was unfair ness in the imposition of this tax. That unfairness had been submitted to because there had been a constant hope that in two or three years the tax would be taken off. That hope had now depart,d, and he thought the country ought now to have an assurance that the Government would grapple with the subject. Mr. J. P. WESTHEAD said he represented a city in which there was a great number of gentlemen of the legal and clerical profession, and he believed they all considered that this tax was most unfairly levied. He was sorry to say that the prospect before us in reference to this tax was very gloomy, and he feared that the tax would remain a burden on the industry of the country for some time to come. It appeared to him that a man, who byhis industry had attained to a position in which he could maintain his family in comfort, ought not to be taxed at the same rate as a man who had property to bequeath to his children. (liear.) He should certainly use his inflauce, if he sect*