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rs. ING. ig with le with -m Mtl ING. Lm-ship 3 m 0111- th 12 ; s, 19 ; I, 2 7; .ee, 6; 000 oz. r, four 3 baga )ot, 12 ves has ie death F peace. ger Ex. whites ; isly ex- L trader r, with d again he 31st. arnando and the red her April 2. 2d ult., ) of the Lys. DAY. seats in n the 3d. SI. Jules irmanv tned dis rand for g article deep in nitiment las been we must moment ne, since Inepiraey ndicated l at any unheard man of tertain a y inform ntenanca ries, that need by s allowed lust the ted him, mil —wag 'ural die !govern- equences ' , ere the ~ 595 ~ 100 ~ 90 . 89 515 60Th 690 640 445 6961 Chamber ght sup ,nsidered 3xam pies rward in ntracte d not any the cou nt," said :o ours ; wean us, It to be French enemy. Dn us to ! our in that re honour- Tublics, that it but also 848, "1 against iad pro did not such in- aces are should eceiving Alia of period ieri, to mmaind rag ce. ti gnac, de hemelf ied s quite ri g us. a clip' ) suit 10411 0 generals, because he wanted them himself to keep the country quiet at home. After some remarks from M. Tecchio, who spoke in support of the bill with certain modifications ; M. Casalis, who opposed it as a shameful concession to France ; Count Callori in favour ot, and M. Sinco against the measure the debate was adjourned to Monday. TURKEY. We have received Constantinople journals and letters to the 10th. During the absence of Fuad Pacha as the representative of Turkey at the Congress of Paris, his post of Minister of Foreign Affairs will be filled by Mabmoud Pacha, formerly Governor of Smyrna. Fuul Pacha is to take Vienna in his way to Paris. Letters from the Herzegovina state that Kernel-Effendi, Commis sioner, of the Porte, has formally made known a to the foreign conspls that the Turkish Govern ment would be disposed to give up ta Montene grins, as was spoken of some time ago, the valley of Nisic-Rudine, which forms part of the Herzego villa. The soil is fertile, and would afford to 10,000 i nhabitants if it were cultivated, but which it has not hitherto been, on account of the continual incursions of the Montenegrins and the tscoques. The population of Montenegro is generally much exaggerated. Many geographers estimate it at 120,000 souls but in reality it is not snore than 68,000. Such, at leapt, is the result of the census not long since made by order of Prince Danilo. A letter from allatz announces the thawing of the Danube and the resumption of the navigation by packets of the Austrian Lloyd's, between Con stantinople and Galatz. It is yet, however, frozen Up at Pesth. The Kro2istadt Gazette of Transylvania states that the town of Ibraila has been destroyed by fire, but it gives no details. The Chroni queur o f F r ib ourg s t a t es th a t a ll Sar dinian officers on leave of absence have been re called to their regiments. The petty electioneering disorders in the canton of Friburg have entirely ceased. An inquiry has been instituted by the authorities. The journals contain no political news of im portance. The Espana says the reason why the Maestrazgo has been declared in a state of siege is not political, but is owing to the " misdeeds" of the inhabitants. Accounts from Naples, in the Univ ers, state that serious preparations are being made fur defending the territory against Sardinia. Count d'Aquila, brother of the King, will command the squadron. 2 )000 troops of the line are engaged in levelling a portion of the height which commands the citadel of Gaeta. A letter from Vienna, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says:—" The Council of Ministers bas been lately much occupied with questions re lative to the concordat. There still remain many points to be decided for the execution of that con vention, and it appears certain that they will not be solved as heretofore, exactly according to the *ldles of the church. The lower clergy suffer from the new state of things created by the concordat: slid it is to be remarked that whilst in preceding ):ears the nu m b er o f s t u d en t s i n th eo l og y o f the University of Vienna was 46 per cent. of the whole, there was only 33 per cent. in 1857." THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. By the Lady Jocelyn. we have received files of Pipers from the Cape to the 10th of March. Wo take the following from the Cape Town Mali of the 9th of March : " To-morrow the Governor will open the fifth and concluding session of the first Parliament of the. Cape of Good Hope, and he may sincerely con gratulate them on the beneficial effects of their leigislation during the last four years, which, with the favour of Providence, has brought the colony to its present prosperous condition. Having carefully examined the finances of the colony, and established the revenue on a solid ba,is, they have strengthened every useful branch of the public ser vices and provided, in the amplest manner, for the Protection of life and property within our borders, for the due administration of law and justice, and for the mutual benefit of master and servant, by flimiting the powers and defining the right of oth. We e need only refer to the enactments or regulating the armed and mounted police, for enrolling the burghers for the defence lof their respective divisions, for encouraging the u rsaa tion of vol un t eer r ifl e cor p s , for extend the th e j urisdiction and increasing te numbers of district magistrates, with many other Acts of 'lle like nature, all tending to consolidate the shoe how much they have deserved the confidence thus "Ild gratitude of every good citizen. Industry protected has poured into the Treasury an increasing revenue every year, and as all our taxes are based on business transactions we have thus a proof of constantly-increasin g traffic. The revenue in 1853, the last year of the old Government, was 303,4721. Last year, 1857, the fourth year of the new Government, it was 401,8451. The value of colo nial produce exported iu 1853 was 732,5231. In 18 57 it was 1,833,7001. The imports for 1853 were 'valued at 1,639,1361. In 1857 they were valued at 2 ,637,192/. To this we have to add specie im- Ported last year to the amount of 246,6661. Do we ascribe this rapid progress in material wealth solely to Parliament ? By no means. Parliament itself was the creation of public spirit and grow ing wealth. Schools and the press had led the People to estimate the value of representative in stitutions, and prepared them to use their liberty w ith prudence, and to exert their power with a Strict regard to justice. AMERICA. YThe steamer Vanderbilt arrived off Cowes yester onaorning on her way to Havre. She left New k on the 10th inst. The Vanderbilt brought no mail ; but she had on board 206 pas sengers, an d $358 , 600 i n spec i e. un the 11th inst. , in lat. 42.0, long. 58.10, she exchanged colours with a large screw steamship, a uPposed to be the Cit y o f W as hi ngton. On the 14th passed an enormous iceberg in lat. 44.38, lon g . 46.38. On the 15th, in let. 45.58, long. 41.20, exc h ange d s i gnals with the British ship Sea Xing, with loss of maintop -gallant-mast. General Harvey and the commissioners for Utah Were to leave Washington for Fort Leavenworth on the 10th inst. „In spite of the d e feat of the governmen t on th e Deficiency Bill, the adminis*ration expected to get the army appropriations passed. Bill was of the administration on the Deficiency Bill was immediately followed by defeat on the Le eempton question, the former by votes of Southern, and the latter by Northern democrats. The Senate Will Propose a committ ee o f con f erence on Lecomp t.on) and government men believe they can carry it In the house. Colon e l B e n ton, who was announced as dead, was Still alive when the last advices left, although in a sinking state. The colonel is highly respected in the States. He is father-in-law of Col. Fremont, and has been a member of the Senate for 30 years. News has bee n rece i ved from Utah, to the effect that B:igham Youn g h a d notified Colonel Johnson to leave the territory of Ut a h b y the 10th of March, otherwise his tro vs would be annihilated. Young bad also tendered to the army sufficient provisions to last them to the States. The steamship America, from Liverpool, arrived out at Halifax on the afternoon of the 9th. She encountered on the passage heavy westerly gales. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, APRIL 10. y e sterday was firm and ac ti ve. The cotton market I he Pales embraced 4,500 bales. The market closed stiff on the basis of 121 c. for m i dd lin g up lands, 12i c. f or Mo bil e, 12i for Florida, 12 8 5 c. for l ‘ r ew Orleans and Texas middling. Wheat was More active l' , but irregular iu price. Sugars ad mleed le. per lb. Coffee was quiet. Freights 41°I 'tinned to rule dull. 3 At New Orlean s , on th e 9th, co tton sales reached ~)9 500 bale s ; pr i ces unchanged. Th e s t oc k was '.9,000 bales.. Sugars firm. Flour active. Pro l'lBiene firm.' Sterling exchange, 1062 to 107 i. , At Cincinnati, on the 9th, bulk meats and bacon laas advanced, with good demand. ehAt Baltim.ore, on the 9th, breadstuffs were un tgerscl ; provisions quiet, but no change in prices. ste •rhiladelphia, on the 9;h stocks were un autlY. Flour dull, but firm. Wheat limited, damp unchanged. C orn scarce , an d i n go od PrOiriSiOrii advancing. era. THE HONEY MARKET AND MEROJAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. _ Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily, and the values of most descriptions were without change. The sales amounted to 12,000 bale 4, 2,000 of which were taken by the speculators, and 2,000 by the expor ters. In the Riilway Share Market a very limited business was transacted, but prices on the whole tended upwards. About 86,5131. in gold has been announced from Australia to-day, the Albion and the Derwent having arrived. This amount will, no doubt, be sent into the Bank, as the export requirements are very limited. About 150,000 i. was added yester day to the stock of bullion deposited there, and the next weekly return will, no doubt, show a consider able improvement in that department. The Continental exchanges continue firm, and the accounts from New York report an advance in the quotation upon London. Indeed, it now appears to be in favour of this country, the Van derbilt having brought 74,7001. in specie. Money continues exceedingly easy, and the mer cantile community have ample facilities for the extension of business whenever an opportunity is presented. The best bills are negotiated at 2i per cent., and the large arrivals of specie strengthen the impression that the terms will continue low for some time to come. NewJoint-S took Companies were decidedly unpo pular, and very few other channels are opened for the employment of capital. Many persons antici pated a loan of at least to 5,000,000&, and as no such measure is contemplated the amount rnserved for that purpose is liberated, and again swells the amount available for investment and other quar- The Anglesey has arrived from Australia with 6,811 ounces of gold, valued at 27,3441. The half-yearly meeting of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company took place to-day—Mr. Mangles, M.P., in the chair. The report showed a satisfac tory result for the year, the credit side of the ac count exhibiting an increase of passage money, &c., in the aggregate of 50,2241. 17s. In conse quence of the mail contract being extended, the directors intend constructing four; new iron ves sels. The surplus would have enabled the directors to declare at this meeting a bonus of 11. per share, but as there was a deficiency in the repair and general account, they recommended the share holders to be content with the ordinary dividend of 21. per share, leaving the surplus to go to the reduction of the deficiency of that account. The main subject of consideration for the meeting is the proposed amalgamation with the European and Australian Company, who stated their losses to be only 40,0001., whereas they are now found to amount to 200,0001. A discussion is now taking place on that point, and is likely to be of some duration. The Market for English Securities has not been quiteso firm to-day, but no alteration of consequence has taken place. A reaction of 11 per cent. after the recent improvement cannot create surprise, but with money so easy and the growing confidence in the present Government will prevent any serious decline. Indeed the general tendency of the market is in the other direction. Consols for transfer have been 96i 1, and 96i ; for account they are marked 961 and 96i- 2. The market is now at its best point. Exchequer Bills are about 345. to 375. prem., and the Bonds (1858) 991. India Deben ture Scrip is 100. Bank Stock is marked 220 to A fair amount of business has been transacted in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices are rather firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 97i ; and the 4 per Cents. are nominal. Mexican 3 per Cents., 20 ; Peruvian 4/ per Cents., 81/ ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 56/ ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 ; Ditto 4/ per Cents., 101 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 91/ ; Spanish New Deferred, 26i ; Swedish 4 per Cents., 81 ; Venezuela 41 per Cents., 35i ; Ditto Deferred, 13g. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 6 ; Mexi can, 194 20 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 81 83 ; Do. 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto 4i per Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 43i 44t ; and Ditto Deferred, 26 . In the Railway Share Market to-day the transac- tions have been limited, and prices generally have shown a downward tendency of about to A per cent. Lancashire and Yorkshire and North Bri tish have declined ss. ; Caledonian, Great Nor thern, Great Western, North Western, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick), 108. ; and Brighton, 15s. In the Foreign and Colonial lines very little business has been done, and the variations are un important. Dutch Rhenish have receded about ss. ; and Great Western of Canada about ss. ; East Indian were dealt in at about previous rates. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares have been at steady rates. Bank of Australasia have advanced about 10s. ; and Oriental Bank declined ss. Peninsular and Oriental Steam declined ss. BRaisa FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (Prom the Ovicia/ List:) Baqic Stook 3 ?r4;ent. Reduoed knwiltltsB... 3 Der cent Console Annuities 96s i i New '?per Cent. 4 ituuttlas Long Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860) l3 India Loan Debentures 991 i Ditto Scrip C 01- 80 Ls for Account ... Eitc!,e4,lfir Bills, 20. March. June. £lOOO ... — 134 p t 50U . — 134 p Small Exchequer Bonds, 1858,34 per Cent.... 99i PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Mexican 3 per Cent 2O Ditto Account Pernvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Bl Ditto 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1622, £ St., 5 per Cent llO Ditto, 4i per Cent. Sardinian Bowls, 5 per Cent. Sp.nish Bonds, 3 per (lent. Ditto New Deferred , 3 per Cent. .__ . _ Swedish 4 per Cent. - - Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 97 . 1; Ditto Account, Ditto Guaranteed, t per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4} per Cent S6A TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money. Consols account (May 6) 961 20 10 10 50 St. ' lOO St. 100 10 all St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 12 all 5C all 161 14f 1.6 f 15 St. 100 16 6 9, 7 3E I 20 ' all 114' all 11 2i St. 100 St. 100 12a 5 St. 100 45 all 25 all St. 100 10 1 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25' all 00 all 25 , all 10 20 20 20 HEALTH OP LONDON DURING TBE WEEK. (Prom the .Repert of the Registrar General.) The deaths in . London registered in the week ending Saturday, Aprill7, were 1207, being nearly the same as those of the previous week. In the ten years 1848-57 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1102, but as the deaths now returned occurred in an increased population, they should be compared with the average, after the latter is raised in propor tion to the increase, a correction which will make it 1212. The number actually returned, therefore, agrees almost exactly with that obtained by calcu lation. Whooping-cough and measles still maintain a high mortality, the former having numbered 77 deaths in the week, the latter 55. • Two widows died at the age of 96, one at Walham -green, another in Islington workhouse. Last week th e births of 1009 boys and 956 girls in all 1965 children, were registered in London. thetheln average atene.aecorrespondingitumher was w 3 e l e s k B stfof the years 1848- EVEN-HANDED JUSTICIE.—Lord Clarendon wished to go round about tke bush. Mr. Erskine preferred going slap through it. Lord Clarendon wished to put his own arguments into the mouth of Sardinia, without commit ting England to truth and common sense on the case of the Cagliari. Mr. Erskine preferred committing Eng land to truth and common sense, and did it. Therein Mr. Erskine was insubordinate, as Nelson was when he stuck his glass to his blind eye, and swore he could not see the signal of recall flying at the mast-head of the admiral commanding him. But if Mr. Erskine deserves suspension, for forgetting official•subordination, surely h ang i n g would not be too had for Lord Clarendon, who has sacrificed national dignity, an d t h e r i ghts of British subjects.—Punch. THE MURDER AT ROCEIESTEL—The inquest on the holy of Mary Turner, who was murdered by her hus bandtßedocinheostuerr,pyapesetreyrdeastye.rdaih,etoinovkeeptligacaetioant WA! w'jcirued, the G , tiisldrheaPi°l,r RAILWAY Olosir g rria yesterday Ambg. Noting,. Bost. & Eastn. June Belfast & Bally raens Blrmng. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshiro Blackburn ••• 000000 ••• Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Caledonian.... Cheater & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall 5f - 6 7i - 8} 69 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 88 - 90 85i 35 -- 37 Do. A. ••• .'... .• Do. B Dublin&BelfastJnno Dun, P. &Aber. June. East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk Do., do. 8.. ...... Do. New A East Kent ..... East Lancashire East Suffolk Do.. Edinburgh & Glasgow . Edinb. Prth. &DundAe 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 Sonth-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds - 8 16 - 17 57} -58 A 44 - 46 29 - 31 14 - 16 86 - 88 M. . 18 ... 2 - 8: 3 274 - 28 100 all ' all 100 100 91 gi -- 10 1011 - 102 87 88 125 -- 127 99 101 561, 56 -- 58 ••• ••• 83 85 10 —l2 p 10 12 p 87i 83 1 1 d 11 a &Yorkshire Do., do. F A:l6 ... Do. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport London & Blackwall Do. New, i•s. 51. 10s. Loud. Bright. & S. Cat. London &N. Wester " Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennislr., Manch . She f. &Lincln. Metropolitan Midland ................ Do. Binning. & Derb' Midland G.West.(lr. ' Do. Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle. , Newpt..A berg.&Hrfd Newry di Armagh N ewry, Warrenpoint & Restrevor 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 L0nd0n..... ... N. & S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Contral Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St , i Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union . . Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Devon South Ea5tern......... ISouth Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun, 6 - 6i 105 - 106 931 - 94 1 - 4 911 - 921 36 - ii 91i - 92 63 - 65 fi - ii 100 3i 100 100 58 - CO 3i - 3 51i - 53 100 100 100 163 100 100 100 31.1 91 92 ' 2 i d —47 A 724 731 93 95 17} all all 100 - 8 - 8 - 9 2) - 31 7 4 d' 106 108 j 26/ 27/ 78 80 45 46 21 11.; 36 37 69 69. 821 834 13 15 . 7 5d 8 10 35 S 6 Do. Staines,Wok.,&Wok Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &I Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Coi nwall... West End of London and Crystal Palace 16i 100 100 22 100 100 all all all all all Do. IC Do. B Wost London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Ivii ::: 163 ii : - ii 6t - 61 ISSESSIONS. I - ip 1 - iP 9 - 10 185 - 90 79 - 82 77 - 80 1 - - 11 - 110 - 111 1j - 1i 201 47 49 81 83 218 21i - 1p 19 -19 i 21 - 166 - 111 106 - 111 105 108 20 201— 21 Ad par 4 P uP i - lip ••• -- ... :GN. 6 - 6 ... •••.• ••• I 1i 31 - 3i 41 - 4 27 - 27 ... ••• 7i - 8 85 4i 101/ i 88 1051 934- A 92} 53 2/ 92 11 ... - ..,. 3 3 - 3ip 24A - 25, - 9i 211 - 21, 37 - 37 ••• ••• 8i - 9A 31 - 32 49 - 51 91i a i id 15 - 17 i - i 101 I 8i - 8i - 9 20 - 21 4 - 5 9 - 9i 231 - 24: voi '. .., ••• -.-.. 1104 - LONDON - WEDN&SDA-Y SUN, SHAFT V, MARKETS —,This Day)• RAILW&YS. nosiness done this day. BRITISH Pi all t all ! all 100 1100 Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and I Cen.lnd, guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo di Lake Hur. Buff., Brnt.doGodeh. 6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 Juno, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A stares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. D 0.4 j p.c.Bnds.,'s9 Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk, of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pare Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Westu. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. d0.,'73, d 0.... Do. do., '73, without j2s6d all all all all option Madras, guar. 4 A P.C Do. do., 5 per Do. 4/ p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do ' Oude (Limited) 3einde, guar. 5 per c Do FOR Antwrp & Rotterdam I Ardennes Bahia & Francisco,,, Belgian East. Janet. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p Lyons and Geneva Karla Antonia Do. New Namur k Liege Do. do. 6 p. 0. Pref Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran , (Perham.) g. 7 P. c Riga and Dunaburg Roma and Frascati—. Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i per o. W.& N. W. of France Western of Austria._ Wort. of Switzerland W leak aden Do. 8 p. cent. prof. I Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 160 50 Agra & United Serv 40 all Australasia BO 82 8U 25 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 46 48 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co 50 all British N. American 20 10 C.Bk.of Ind.Au.&Ch 34 2i 100 50 City 57 59 56 100 25 Colonial 20,1 all Commercialof Canada 100 20 Commercial of Lond. 20 all Sug.Scot.drAus.Cat. 17t 184 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of A 19 20 191 1 50 20 London and County 281 50 10 London Joint Stock. 100 20 Loud.andWestminst. 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New •••. 50 25 Vational Bank 20 all Now South Wale ' s 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 374 38 371 20 all Ottoman Bank .... 1 .17 i 18 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 61 63 10 all Do. New.. ••• 25 all South astralia •• ••• 25 12 Do. New — 25 all Union of Australia 44 4 . 6 45 15 Do. New 3O 31 II 10 Union of London —24 i 100 50 Unity Mutual Mutua1............ . - 100 50 Wostrul3k 01 Loutt 19 —17 d Ln.&N.W. E.U.&E.O Gt.tiorthn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt.Westn V. k N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do Li. &N. W. do Miclld. Midland... 50 50 50 25 12i St. E. Count Do Do Do L. &N. W Do Gt.Northn i : T. Braosey M. liCloan Stk.4Dar Do Gt. Was tn I Blyth and Tyne 10 P. c.pref. (issd.at 50i.) Brie. SL Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 4 i p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork &Bandonsip.c. Dun.Perth.AtAber.J. Anglian Cls. A §ll. Do, do. Cls. B 6'p, c. Do, do. Cis. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No. I Do. No. 2 Do. Now 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51. , 10 per cent. Do. 10 Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Laucash.6 E.&W. York. J. sthN Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.o Furness, 5 p, c Glas. & 5.W.0.5 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 p. c. prem. Gt.N . of Scot. 1 st Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Prof. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spe 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 2p. c. P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gus. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do. Do. do. do Lan. di York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 D0.,P., 5 p.e.St.No.2 Do. Now Guar. 6p. e. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N.W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r . et... Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares ... Lowly. & Color. 4 Sh. Low:ly. &Ennis. 4 Sh. M., S., &L. 6 p. Cont. Do. do. do. £6 o. do. 34 per cent. Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Consol. 6p. c. St Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. c. Prof. St Do. L. ik.ll. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et gorfk,Deb,4 p. c Sh Do. 5 p. e. Ext. 1;46 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.Y.sp. 1.,1847 . North British . ...... • Do. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 po. No. I DO. do. Qrs., 1843 Do. York IL &S. Par North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Do. do. Debentr. St Scot. Ceut.New Pref Se .N E. Aber. g.6p. e Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.34 p.c. pf. St ' South Devon Do. fixed 44 pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Aim.) of £1 Os. 6d, Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh ' Do. New 44 pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p, c. Do. do. 4A p. e S.Yorksh.4p.e.Gua r 'Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. p c Waterfd& Kilk. 6 2611 13! 20 St. St. 12 12 126 St. 1.0.61 E V EATING, APRIL 21, lB5B Easiness this day. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] 501, HANDICAP PLATE. Theodora.. Orphelia ... Flyaway ... Eleven ran. King of Sardinia Pensioner 501. PLATE. E.M. Nine ran. SELLING HANDICAP. Little SAM Greenwich Fair Seven ran. NtWMARKET RACES. :•—(This Day.) .. 1 . 2 .3 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid Leasing Companies. MINES. Closing Pricey yester dal 98 - 100 100 - 102 13 - 15 136 - 139 4 - 43 ••• "'"' ••• lia = 'iv) .- -- . 12} --13 i 21 -- 25 94 -- 96 2 - 2i 94 - 96 p 57 - iP '136 - 139 8 - 9 10 - 10 ••• .... ••• 32 - 33 1 88 - 90 PREFERENCE SII&RES. ••• ••• 94 - 98 g -7 Di ••• --0 ••• 6 ..... 64 108 - 112 105 - 110 112 - 117 110 - 115 127 - 132 e•• ... 604 ••• ••• ••• 72 - 74 di --- iii 110 - 112 102 - 104 62 -- 64 10i -11 i 51 -- 6 92 -- 94 87 -8) 87 -- 89 99 -- 101 9 i -- 10 16 -- 17 72 - 74 18. -19 i 91 -- 9i 13i -14 i 1138 -- 140 1160 - 185 118 - 122 66 - 63 ••• - 137 - iig 0 9 , 9 - 101. U.L ..... 93 10 11~ 106 - 108 95 97 14 /d t - 22 i - 2 p 3 r 115 - 120 101 - 106 98 - 100 118 - 120 125 - 127 74' - 76 10 - 24 -24 i 101 - 193 101 - 103 101 ::: 103 it;i l ii 7 it Renwsts. Buclighamsh. Clydesdale Jc Col.Stour VT. E.Lin. g. 6 E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Share 3 Do. i Shares Lou. &Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. De. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. &Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shrews.& Her Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc iDo WiltsdrSomrst BRITISH 20 2014 e ß o r n it d is u h ro l w ro ( n c . a .... l . ) . ra. ... ) go --__ ;;o 10 1 Dev.Gt.Cnsls. (Tar.) 460 480 1(4 Di 9 . . 211eAlfred aixr c :0 0 :u ne n. ~, 30 East Basset (Illogan)k 50 100 ... 17s i Great South Tolgus„ 14 15 ... 17,5 Grt.W. Alfrd.(Philk,) 5 8 ... 7$ Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) 13 2 ... 17s Lady Bertha .... ... 1 1} ... 8 N. Frances (Illogan) /3 8 4 ..„ ... N. W. Basset (Mogan) 11 12 ... G/15 North Wheal Crofty 4 5 ... 1} Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 173 . 183 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... . ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 11 1 . 1 ... 23 S. Caradon (St. Cleer 375 390 ... 2S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 4} 4i ... 19 S.W. Fra.nces(lllogn. 210 229 5 43 Tam. S. Ir L. Min. Co. } 14 10 9 - Tin Croft 33 4 ... 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) .. ... 1256 V. of Towey (Camay,) 1} 11 ... 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 23 24 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 10) 110 .., 53 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 210 220 „.. 5 'Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 280 300 ... 54 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 6 6 3 ... 117 s 'Wh. Kitty (U. Llant 10 11 .._. 8 WhiMa.Ann (Mould. 43 45 44 Wh. Trolawney (Lis. 24 26 FOREIGN MINES. 1 10s. Bon AceordCop.(li,) t , p i ,i : 40 : 71 i A mp a u u s inv ti n • 35 27 Braziliatlmp.(issued at .C 5 pm) ........ . 11 2} 30 all Do. Cocoon & Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 13 --- 14 134 Co. of Jamaica 40 all Cobra Copper ' 16 Copiapo ••• • per Mining Co. 20 2 all ali O Fortuna ene ra l 3 all Linares ... - 10 41 M.41iSralt, 6 7 5 11 Lusitanian .......... :.. . 1 4 d i. all Mariqu its .. ' • — 4 ., 1 all New Granada — V 1 all Novean Monde ••• 22 30 16i Santiago de baba ~,I 2 ii all United Mexican I 33 4 all P p o o n rt t. p S h il nip . ~4 .. . ..... MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agricult. 1 24 . ou 28* 10 all ;Australis. Royal Mail 1 4 ~. , , 10 all Berlin Water Works 3 ..... J.g , 10 2 Do. New in. at 5/. d ... ..... 1 1 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) . ...... 50 40 I Brit. American Land ... ..... .".• 1.80 324 Canada 135 142 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 114 114, 25 all iDo. Prof. 7 § p. cent. 26 28 5 all Crystal Palace.. l, lA ii St. all Copper ' Min. of Eng. 25 1141 5 all IDo. Prefertuce 4 all Crystal Pal, of France . _ . . 20 all 'Eastern Steam 44 5 105 5 all 'En.laust.cop.SinCo 13 j'i 10 10s. Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. ... .i . 9 all Eur.&Am.gtm.( li usi 4 43 . 8 1 . 100 al L , B E l l e e e ct t ric a ti gra . of Ph lre . l 10 3... 20 All Gem Ir.Se•Col.(lim.) ... .. 15 14 Gen. Stearn Navipt. ... . 20 5 Loudon Discount •i , 4 all Loud. Gen, Omnibuo 3} 5 4 ;, i 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... . . a 10 all Do. Extension Teleg. ... ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 7 i 10 all Mexican &s.Amerion . 25 5 Nat. Discount Co 1 i i 10 6 'Netherlands Laud I —1 i 10 all Do. Do. _•- ...... .. ! . 3 23 5 all IDo.B p.c.4.iss.at 5 3 !Do. Do. . .... 2—l id 100 80 !Now 8.141, S. St. 100 N.S.W. Gos. 6 p.o.D. 98 99 1 all N. B. Australasian I i -- 20 all Nrth.ofEnropeSteam 2 s 1 all Oriental Gas 1 10s. Do Now bares . *d I ? 5 all Peelltr. 14, & Miurl. 2 50 all Peninsular ,s 1 Oriental 77 74 781 50 10 Do. No r . 6i Tip 50 all RhynineY Iron 100 60 Royal Mall Steam 6O 1 all .4cot. Anstral.lnvest l} St. 100 S.Ans.Goo.6p.o.bda lO6 1 25 all South Amaral. Laud ... . 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip i 1 1 all Do. Registered Up. Call ... -- ... i 1 20 5 Tru0.14 2 . 0 0. 1 I.' ' 28i Van Dieman'a Land l4 -s us .ELC.to.a(n.Pi.n..hic.mikoipu.j. 93 LLOYD'S at:UPPING.— (This Day.) LONDON, April 21. —Wind at noon, N.L. ; light breeze and fine. CARDIFF, April 20.—Wind W.--- Arrivcd—Hilda, from St. John's. PLYMOUTH, April 20. Wind S.W. —Sailed—Catbe line, for Quebec. COWES, April 20.—Wind W.—Arrived—Lady Jooelyn, (s), from Calcutta, and left for London; Asa Sawyer, Rio Janeiro. _ . . _............ DARTMOUTH, April 20.—Wind E.--Arrived—Flying Dutchman, from Hamburg. OFF THE WIGHT, April 19.—Arrived—Palm, from St. Kitt's. RAMSGATE, April 20.—Wind E.N.E.— Sailed —Mellor*. for Hong Kong. OFF PORTLAND, April 19.—Arrived—Elise, (Bremen brig), for Havannab. OFF DOVER, April 19—Wind N.E.—Arri7ed—Charlos, from Jamaica. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Calm and fine. _ Arrived— Foyle, steamer, from Dublin; Harriett, New port. Sailed—Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey; Foyle, steamer, London; Indus, steamer, Alexandria. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.S.W. Arrived, April 20—Cultivator, from New York; Fal mouth, Baltimore; Sylva, Charleston; Artizzn, Savannah; Derwent, Antigua ; Rita, screw steamer, Bilbea ; Lisbon. Arrived, April 21— Crusader, from Paraiba. Sailed, April 20 —Fauney To Elbe, for Rio Grande Commodore, Riga; Leonor Augustin e, Narva ; Miramichi ; Robert Hastie, Halifax. --- (Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISM TELE GRANI.) a.m. GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9/30 fine. Calm ; tido threo hours' ebb ; Arrived, 20th—Charl es, from Jamaica. Arrived, 21st— La HOVE!, from Sydney. wiled Vesta, steamer, for Oporto. REAL, Wednesday Morning. as cr p ow oun s a te , a s m ch er o , on fr e o r m , A B fr o i m ea b_ay ul i Wind calm• Bee 'lint• forPLasosneddo—oLj3; :Fdt7Yovrijaa,lfererolYrminismail, for Bremen ; Conciliator, gilefrom Constantinople, Hull ; Dawsons, India, Yarmouth. Anchored --French frigate and French brig A the westward. A public entertainment will be given by the citizen of Manchester to Sir James Brooke, K C.B , on Wed ,f a d a y next. Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Ti*ppel, K.C.8., has been invited. The direct and general elections for the members of the Second Chamber of the kingdom of Den mark, which expires this year, will take place on the llth of June, LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S' BENCH. (i , tting, in - banco, 1 - ;efcter - Lord'C impbeli, Mr. Justice ttiihtunan, Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr. Justice Crump. ton.) THE ROYAL 'BRITISH BANK TRIALS. THE QUEEN v. BROWN AND OTHERS. Mr. D. Seymour moved for a new trial on behalf of Mr. Cameron, late manager of the Royal British Bank, on the grounds that the verdict was against evidence, tni-direction of the learned judge, and surprise. Tao learned counsel argued that the defendant was not re- Fponsible for the report and balance-sheet of Dec., 1555. The balance-sheet was prepared by the chief accountant, t t e la n a d t e t d he h d is efe v n ie d w an o e f s t a h c e ts ca w se er :va m s e b r o e r ly ne offi eu c t ial b . who, with th e di rectors, were a l one res p ons ibl e , and e 3; thee con i• dente, and the defendant was entitled to a new trial. Tie it lordithips took time to Consider tho points raised. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Bcfore Air. Commissioner Face.) IN RE TOWNSEND. This was a meeting for choice of assignees in the matter of Mr. John Townsend, M.P. for Greenwich ; a great number of persons were present. It was ultimately agreed that an assignee should be bankruptcy. Butter ; th e appointed, but it was understood that steps a w c o c u o l u d nt b s e ar t e ak in en coun to r supe of preparation ra t h and Canniege. The debts are stated at between 5 , 000 4 the il k l u rs tc o tan sad 6,000/. ; assets uncertain. The case was proceeding on disputed proofs of debt. LATEST BETTING, ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 5 to 1 agat Hepatica (taken) 7to 2 aget Perfection (taken) 6 to 1 aget Governess (taken) 7to 1 agst Botany (taken) Bto 1 agat Chanionesse (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Phy3ican (taken) 25 to 1 agst Kelpie (taken) 35 to 1 agst Botany (taken) DERBY. 13 to 2 aget Fitz Roland (taken) 7to 1 aget ToTopholite (taken) 11 to 1 agst Longrange (taken) 16 to 1 agst Happy Land (taken) 20 to 1 agat Ancient Briton (taken) 25 to 1 agst Eclipse (taken) 25 to 1 agst Clydesdale (taken) 1000 to 30 aget Physician 40 to 1 agat Wilton 40 to 1 aget Cock-a-doodle-doo 100 to 1 apt Coxwold IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Barnstaple Water Works bid was read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. A. large number of petitions were presented praying for the abolition of church rates by Mr Hadfidd, Mr. Edward Ball, Mr.Liddell, Mr.lleeJes, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Briscoe, Mr. Phillips, and others. Several petitions were also presented against the abolition of church rates. OUDE. General P. THOMPSON said he had a petition to present from the Dewsbury Debating Club, praying for the restoration of Oude. Mr. WALPOLE doubted if a petition could be re ceived from a debating club in its collective capacity. General P. THOMPSON said the petition was signed by many individuals. Mr. WALPOLE suggested the amendment of the petition, FO as to make it as coming "from the under signed members of the Dewsbury Debating Club." General P. THOMPSON said the petition should be so amended. An Hon. Member said that petitions from Chambers of Commerce had been frequently received signed only by the Chairman of such b )dies. CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA. Mr. lIUNT presented a petition from a placo in Huntingdonshire, praying that Chri+tianity may be made be basis of the future Government of India. INCOME TAX. Sir J. V. SHELLEY presented petitions from the inhabitants of the Metropolis, praying for such an adjust meet of the income-tax as shall make a distinction be tween fluctuating and precarious incomes, and incomes derived from realised property. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. On the motion for going into committee, Mr. PACKE moved an amendment that the bill be oowmitted this day six months. No one respected con scientiouslobjeetions, in matters of religion, more than he did, but he apprehended that iu this case the objec tion to pay church rates resulted from a less elevated fueling than that of conscientious scruples. He cited the evidence of a number of witnesses ex.irnmed before the Church Rate Committee, to chow that the principal objections hitherto advanced against church rates did not arise from conscientious feelings. He denied that there was any general desire for the abolition of church rates, and he cited in rapport of his assertion the rejec tion of the champion of the cause (Sir W. Clay) by the Tower Hamlets ; and Mr. Miall, a great writer as well as speaker on the subject, by Rochdale. Mr. K. SEY NIER secimtled the amtudmetit. Mr. HUGrGESSON cordially supported going into committee on this bill. He considered the amendment came with a bad grace from the ministerial side of the house, because, if the present government had net been in power the future charge of the bill would have been handed over to the noble lord (Lord Stanley) secretary for the colonies. There was a great and growing feeling in the country against church rates, though the returns might not show it. Thousands who ob jected on principle to church rates paid them on account of the smallness of the sums generally levied. Church rates were undoubtedly wrong in principl They were a grievance to the dissents r, and so far from this objection to them being made a breeches pocket question, they were contested on principle. (Hear, hear.) He contended that church rates were an occupiers tax, and that they ought not to be en forced on dissenting occupiers, and he denied that the abolition of the church rate would benefit the landed interest. As a zealous churchman, he felt humiliated when he heard it said by churchmen that if the rate e as abolished the fabric of the church, in many instances, wonid be allowed to fall into decay. (Hear, hear.) Where parishes were too poor to pay a rate, he thought the fabric of the church shoal be repaired out of the funds in the hands of the Ecclesiastical Com missioners. To take the money out of the pockets of dissenters was a disgrace to the church. (Hear, hear.) Dissenters were worthy of their consideration, for we owed much of our liberties to them. The church ought to be freed from this tax, and rest on the affections of the people for her support. Mr. PUGH. (Carmarthenshire) supported the motion or goin • g into committee. It was high time for the peace of the country this question should be settled. The sacred cause of Christianity also required that the question should be set at rest for ever. England was the only country in which these scandals could arise about repairing the fabric of the Church. Mr. K. SEYMER aas anxious to give relief to dissenters to church rates, but not in the manner proposed. He thought the house ought to be very careful how they admitted the principle that no man should contribute towards anything from which he die canted. (Hear, hear.) He wished to relieve Di.senters from the tax, but in return they must abstain from voting for churchwardens, and other matters relating to the Church. Such a compromise was proposed on a former occasion by Mr. R. Phillimore. [LEFT SPEAKING.] Tux BuDarr.—The budget of the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been received in a most friendly spirit by the people of Manchester—even including the politi cians oflthe " Manchester school," who look upon it as a most successful one—one which, under the circum stances, could not be improved. On 'Change yesterday not a word was uttered against any portion of it, save by a few merchants on that a hich proposes to impose a penny duty on cheques , . The right hon. Chancellor's proposal with regard to the postponing of the payment of the Exchequer Bonds, &c., has not created appa rently the least surprise, inasmuch as everybody seemed to anticipate such a course, which is thought to be the onlo legitimate and proper one. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.—Last evening, as Mre. Neale, residing in Pitt's-place, Great Wild-street, was proceed ing along Drury-lane, she suddenly reeled off the foot pavement, and, to the great horror of the passers-by, fell under the wheel of a heavy-laden coal wagon, which happened to be passing, and before the driver could stop his horses the fore wheel passed completely over, acd the hind wheel lodged upon her chest. She was picked up insensible, and taken on a stretcher to King's College Hospital ; but from the nature of the injuries sustained she is not expected to survive. Till AUSTRIANS IN ITALY.—A letter from Piacenza of April 10, in the Unione of Turin, says that the con• centration of Austrian troops upon the Sardinian frontier is occasioning much remark. The Austrian garrison of Piacenza (in the Dachy of Parma) is con tinually augmented, and a detachment of 500 men bad arrived that day. Their violence and insolent bearing continually excite the resentment and indignation of the inhabitants. An officer of the detachment just arrived chose to lodge in the apartments belonging to the Mar quis Filippo Anguissola, who happened then to be out of town. The Austrian officer demanded the keys, which the valet de cltantilve of the marquis refused to give up to him. The doors were then broken open, and the Austrian, in spite of all protestations, installed him self in the coveted abode. More than a hundred persons belonging to the city had been drawn together by the rumour of this outrageous; act, but were obliged to re main pas ive lookers on at the inea. , ion of their fellow townsman's dwellicg. The Austrian general in com mand having ordered the officer to be quartered there, the order was put into execution by military force, and the mayor of Piacenza, finding that he could not assert Parmese civio authority in opposition to Austrian bayonets, immediately resigned his office. Da. BERNARD.—In the House of Commons to-mor row evening, Mr. Sergeant Kinglake will ask the Sec retary for the Home Department, " whether the late prosecution of the Queen v. Simon Bernard, charging him as an accessory before the fact, and also as a princi pal to the murder of Nicholas Battle, was instituted in pursuance of advice given by the law of of the crown, to the effect that, assuming the alleged facts to be true, the offence charged was punishati d . le a r a s o a , fs , w l b : under the existing law of the realer ; ther the Secretary for the Home pepaarntment Will lay any opinion which may have been given by the law offi cers of the crown relative to the said charge, on the table of ter k 911144 CORRESPONDENCE RbSPECTINGt PASS • PORT s. - - • - Yesterday was issa:d x return to the House of Lords of cor . re- pondence r e , pec.izig pass.r.oits. These cewmulacatiens include leiteis to and trout English C easul- at cereal, French ports and the Earl of Clarendili—let.ers which h..ve p .ssed i e tween Earl Cowley and Count Walewaki, and Earl Cowley and the Foreign-office. On the 9th ol March, the Earl of Matmesbury takes up the corres pondence. Among the documents is the follow ing extract from a lotter by Earl Cowley to the Earl of Malmeabury, dated March 29 ;-- " I have Count Walewski's assurance that if it were practicable for the French authorities at the ports or on the frontier to distinguish her Majesty's subjects from foreign refugees, and if it were poss ble to establish au exemption in their favour, her Majesty's subjects might come and go from France without passports or questions of any kind. The return to a stricter system of passports (for there is nothing new in the present regulations) has been rendered necessary in consequence of the facilities which a too great laxity had given to evil-disposed persons to penetrate into France ; but the Imperial Government know well that they have nothing to apprehend from the British people, who, however freely they may express their opinions in their own country, are not in the habit of exciting or partici pating in troubles abroad. Her Majesty's subjects, therefore, will ever be welcome guests in the Im perial dominions, and every facility capable of being generalised without endangering the principle of exclusion to which I have adverted above, will be with pleasure accorded to them. " I annex a list of the places where French con sular visas may be obtained :—Consuls-General : Gaillard de Ferry, London ; Fleury, Liverpool ; Count de Marieouit, Newcastle ; Bruant, Edin burgh ; Maubussin, Glasgow : De Burgraff, Dub lin. Agent Vice-Consuls : Zanole, Newhaven and Brighton ; De Itabaudy, Cardiff; Lepage de Longchamps, Swanea ; Lau rent, Jersey ; Loyeux, Guernsey." There is also the following letter, interesting to the owners of yachts : " CJunt Walewski to Earl Cowley. "Paris, April 8, 1858. "M. to Comte—Your excellency did me the honour to write to me on the 2d inst., to inquire of me whether the productiox of an Admiralty warrant and a certificate of one of the Engli s h yacht clubs continues to be suffi:ient to permit owners of yachts, friends accompanying them, and the crews of their vessels, to land in a port of the empire. "The Emperot's Government has not thought it possible, M. le Comte, to establish this except.on to the general regulations which now apply, as regards passports, to every person presenting him self on the maritime frontiers of the empire. Owners of yacht= as well as their travelliqg com panions, must, therefore, provide themselves with regular titres de voyage for occasions on which they might have to land iu France ; but as regards the men composing the crew, awr inscription on the ship's books is sufficient, as is the ewe for crews of merchantmen.—Accept, (tc. (Signed) "A. IVALEwsKr." PABLIAM.ENTAAT DIVISION. HOUSE OF CONINIONS-APRIL 20. SEPTENNIAL ACT. Motion made, and question put, " That leave be given to bring in a Bill to ropeal the Act of the first year of George the First, cap. 38, commonly called the Septen nial Act,' and to limit the duration of Parliaments to three years." The house divided—Ayes 57, Noes 254. AYES-57. A lcock, T. Ewart, W. Ayrton, A. Ea ing, Crum Bagshaw, Robert Forster, Charles Biggs, John Fox, W. J. Bake, J. Gibson, Milner Bland, L. H. Gilpin, C. ItiLlit, John Greene, John Butler, C. S. Hamilton, Capt. Caird, J. ' Harris, J. D. Calcott, M. Kershaw, J. Cheetham, John King, L. Clay, James Laslett, W. Coningham, W. M'Cann, J. Conyngharn, Lord F. MacEvoy, E. Corbally, M. E. MacMahon, P. Crook, J. Maguire, J. F. Crossley, F. Morris, D. Dalglish, H. NieJll, 1). Denison, W. H. Ogilvy, Sir J. Duncombe, Thomas Pechell, Sir G. Philips, R. Pilkiugton, J. Ricardo, 0. Roupcil, W. Salisbury, Enoch Scholcileld, W. Stuart, Loud J. Syke., Colonel Thoinwn, General Trelawny, Sir J. Villiers, U. Waldron, Laurence W 1 J aniei Williams, W. WlHymns, E. Wood, W. Wyld, James T LLLEJUI. Cox, W. Hadtleld, George NOES-254, Adderley, C. B. Elton, Sir A. 11. Mangles, R. D. Akroyd, E. Ennis, John Manners, Lora . ..T. Alexander, J. Es tcourt, T. Marion banks, D. Anuesley, lion. Hugh Evans, T. W. Mil er, Taverner Antrobus, E. Fenw.ck, li. Miller, , tearne Ashley, Lord Ferguson, Sir Robert Mills, T. Bagwell, John Finlay, A. Moncreiff, J. Bailey, C. Fitzgerald, J. Montgomery, Sir G. Baillie, H. Fitzroy, Henry Morgan, 0. Baring, A. Fogey, H. W. Mowbray, J. R. Baring. H. Foljatabe, Francis Naas, Lord Baring, Sir F. Forde, Colonel Newark, Viscount Baring, T. Forester, Col. Newdegate, C. Barnard, Thomas Forster, Sir Geo. Newport, Viscount Bernard, T. Fortescue, lion. F. Nisbet, R. I'. Barrow, W. Fortescue, C. S. Ossulston, Lord Bass, M. Frazer, Sir W. Packs, C. Baxter, W. French, Colonel Pakington, Sir J. Beach, W. Galway, Viscount Palk, L. Beaumont, W. Gard, It. Palmer, R. Beecrolt, G. Gaskell, J. Palmer. It. W. Bennet, Capt. P. Gladstone, W. Palmerston, Viscount Bentiuck, G. Glyn, G. Patten, Col. Biddulph, Col. IL M. (41yil, G. Pennant, Col. E. Black, Adam Goddard, A. Philipps, J. Blackburn, Peter Goderich, Viscount Pinney, Col. Bottleld, it. Grace, 0. Portman, W. Brand, 11. B. W. Graham, Sir J. Powell, Francis Bridges, Sir B. Greenwood, John Pryse, E. Briscoe, John Greer, Samuel Pritchard, J. Brown, W. Griffith, C. Ramsden, Sir J. Bruce, Major Grogan. Edward Ramsay, Sir A. Bruce, H. A. Hamilton, Lord Claud Rawlinson, Sir 11. Bruen, 1.1. Handley, 11. Rebow, J. Buckley, Gen. Ilankey, T. Repton, G. Buller, J. W. Harmer, Sir John Richardson, J. Bunbury, W. B. Hardy, G. Ridley, George Burghley, Lord Hay, Lord John Robertson, P. Bury, Viscount Hayes, Sir E. Rushout, Capt. G. Buxton, sir E. N. Heard, J. Russell, A. Cairns, H. Heathcoate, Sir W. Russell, F. W. Calcratt, J. Henley, J. Rust, James Campbell, R. 11111, Hon. R. Schneider, Henry Cartwright, IL Hodgson, K. Selater, George Cayley, E. S. Hodgson, William Scott, F. Charlesworth, , T. C.D. Holford, R. Scott, Major Child, Smith Hopwood, John Seymer, H. Cholineley,_Sir M. flornby, W, Sheridan, H. B. Christy, Samuel Horsiall, T. Shirley, E. Churchill, Lord A. Horsinan, E. Sibthorp, Major Clark, J. Hotham, Lord Smith, J. A. Clifford, C.C. Howard, Lerd E. Smollett, A. Clifford, Lt.-Col. li.M.Hunt, G. W. Spooner, it. Clive, George Ingestre, Viscount Stanley, Lord Close, M. Inglis, John Stanley, W. Colebrooke, Sir E. Jermyn, lit. !In. Earl Steel, John Colvile, C. li. Jervoise, Sir J. Stirling, W. Coote, Sir C. H. Johnstone, H. B. Tempest, Lord A. V. Corry, IL T. L. Johnstone, Sir J. Vance, John Cowan, C. Jolliffe, li. Vane, Lord 11. Crawford, R. W. Kelly, Sir F. Vansittart, W. Cross, R. A. Kendall, N. Verner, Sir W. Cubitt, W, Kerrisou, Sir E. Walcott, Admiral. Curzon, Viscount King, J. Walpole. S. Dalkeith, Earl King, Edward Wegeclin, T. Davison, It. Kinnaird, A. Welby, W. Deasy, R. Knatchbull, W. . Western, S. Deedes, William Knatchbull-HsguesSen Whitbread, S. Dent, John Knight, I. Whiteside, J. De Vere, S. E. King htley, R. Wlgram, Loftus T. Disraeli, B. Langston, J. H. Williams, S ,r W. Dobbs, W. C. Langton, W. G. Willoughby, J. Dod, J. Merry, James Wilmington, Sir T. Duncombe, A. Legit, G. C. Wood, Sir C. Dundas, G. Lennox, Lord H. G. Woodd, B. Dundas, F. Leslie, C. r. Woods, Henry Dunkellin, Lord Liddell, [I. G. Wyndham, General Dunlop, A. Lopes, Sir M. Wynn, Col. Du Pre, C. Luce, T. Wynne, J. A. Dutton, Hon. R. H. Lyall, George Wynne, W. Edwards, Henry Lygon, lion. F. Torke, E. Egerton, Sir P. Macarthy, Alex. Young, A. Egerton, W. Macartney, George Egerton, Edw. C Macaulay, Kenneth TICLLIIS. Elm' ey, Viscount Mackie, J. Jolliffe, Sir W. Elphiustone, Sir J. M'Clintock, Jehn Whitmore, H. THE EASTERN BANKING COMPANY. A petition is bankr❑ptcy was opened this morning in this case, and ballotted to Mr. Commissioner Evans. POLICE INTrJ.TJGENCE.—(This Day). MARLEOROUGILSTREET. BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A WlFlC.—George Robsrtß, a [Diddle-aged wan, of decei.t appearance, was charged before Mr. Beadon with committing the following brutal a Sault on his wife. Margaret Roberti, of John-street, Fit zro y-square, said the prisoner, who was her hu,band, came home on the previ- us evening, and .fter abusing her and her daughter struck her several times, and as she was about escaping from the house he seizA her by the arm and bit it through in the most savage manner. The prisoner then went to a public-house in the neighbourhood, and t o o n r e her o in h ff g herg bonnet,ter e and he a a quantity i seized h e hr, rha e ir: and gave he r severa l bl ows on h er b ea d . He had several times treated her i n a s i tn il ar manner, and she had given him into custody but Lad not pressed the charge. Lucy Margaret Roberts, daughter of the parties, said she saw her father, after abusing them, se i ze her mOthet's arm and bite her. While her mother had gone out, and before her father had gone out with the intention of fed le%ing her mother, be seized her (witness), shook her violently, and said be would kill her mother. Her father had so fr4htened her that she bad fainted. Police Constable 58 C said he found the prosecutor's arm bleeding from a terrible bite inflicted on it—the teeth having gone nearly through the flesh. The pri son,e in his presence , said t a also the fm e strucka females o thee commenced o s ni t . x d To re prisoner abue. inc ., him on his return home, and bis wife bad threatened to stab him on the previous day. This was denied by the daughter and mother. Mr. Beadon said it was a most savage assault, and he should send the prisoner for three months with hard labour. THE 316TROPOLITAN GAS QUESTION. DEI'UTATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. Yesterday deputations from the various metro polii an vestries and district boards, waited upon the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, Secretaty of State for the Home Office, for tie purpose of presenting a memorial and calling for the aid of the government with respect to the present supply of the metropolis with gas. On the arrival at the Home Office, the deputa tions were introduced by the Hon. Geo. Byng, M.P , for Middlesex, and amongst the metropolitan members present wire—Mr. Hanbury, Sir John Shelley, Viscount Ebringtcn, Sir C. Napier, Mr. Locke, Mr. W. Williams, Mr. Roupell, Mr. T. Duneornbe, and Mr. Ayrtoe. Mr. Cax, M.P., regretted his inability to attend. The deputation consisted of nearly 100 gentlemen. The Hon. Mr. Byng, in introducing the deputa tions, observed that they were the representatives of most of the public boards of the metropolis, and their object was to present amemorial, and address the Home Secretary on the import ant subject of the recent division of the metropolis into districts by the several gas companies, and to urge the govern ment to induce the House of Commons to grant a committee of inquiry into the whole metropolitan gas question. Mr. Greeuwell, the vestry clerk of Marylebone, read the memorial, to the effect that the gas com panies, most of whom had obtained their acts of parliament on the district basis of competition, had recently partitioned the metropolis amongst themselves, thus crewing a monopoly by destroying competition, and one of the principal evils of which be ng that the consumers veers placed entirely at the mercy of the metropolitan gas companies in re spect of price, quality, and quantity. The effect of this arrangement lied already been an increased price in the tenders to some of the metropolitan parishes, for the supply of gas to the public lampe, and no doubt, as existing contracts expired in other parishes, the same result would follow. In order to show that gas isnot merely a luxury the memo rial pointed to the report of Mr. Lowe, civil engi neer to the Chartered Gas Company, stating that the annual consumption of coal for gas making in Londox was about 840,000 tons, which would yield 7,728,030,000 cubic feet of gas, the value of which, at 44, 63. per 1000 cubic feet, was 1,738,0001. and that the annual sum paid to the various gas com panies in London was nearly 2,000,000/. per an num. After stating that some of the gas companies are not bound to supply gas to parishes or consu mers, even at their maximum price, and that others claim to have the gas owing for by an out going tenant paid by an incoming tenant or refuse the supply, a principle they considered most unfair —the memorial prayed the Government to support an inquiry by a committee of the House of Com mons inA) the existing arrangements for the supply of ges similar to that made respecting the supply of water to the metropolis, and the Home Secretary would be pleased to support any measure tending to destroy the evil effects of the monopoly and other grievances complained of. Mr. Hattersley, of Marylebone, and Mr. Young, of St. Pancras, pressed the matter ou the conside ration of the right hon. gentleman. Sir John Shelley and Lord Ebrington urged that this was a grievance, felt not only by the parishes, but by the private consumers. Mr. Redfern, of Newington, said the grand point was, to enforce upon the companies quantity, quality, and price. Mr. Walpole said he confessed that a very strong prima facie ease had been made out, both by the memorial and the statements made ; but what he would suggest was, that the deputation and the metropolitan members should agree as to the grouses and details of the inquiry they wished a committee of the House of Commons to enter into, and then he would bring tl.c whole question before Lord Derby. (Cries of "Hear, hear," and marks of approbation.) The Hon. Mr. Byng, on the part of the deputa tion, thanked the Howe Secretary for his sugges tion ; and it then retirel, highly satisfied with the result of the interview. MARKET NEWS. --('rte Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Although the supply of English wheat in to-day's market was very moderate, the demand ftions. or all kinds ruled heav qua y at Monday's decline in the quota lity of the samples was good. The show of foreign wheat was rather extensive, an d the millers purchased cautiously. In the currencies, how changed hands ever, no change took place. e m re al m t o ; d b or u a t te o , ats beans, and Fl oa ting cargoes of grain were a slow sale. O w ing to large arrival the barley trade was in a the quotations were state, n on former terms. and sluggish steadily,pea l s r , e the b a l a s tuaep extreme t lies r l e l m inquiryoef rates.whi e furh w The flour trade was heavy, barely supported. ARRIVALS THIS WERE. Wheat. Barley. ' Malt. Oats. Flour, 1,610 1 390 870 1 530 1,340 890 -- 2,020 860 at. brl4 English Irish Foroign '2,870 113,160 WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 28 8d to 3s 8d ; mutton, 2s 101 to 4s Od; lamb, 58 Od to Cs Od ; veal, 3s bd to 4s 8,1 ; pork, 38 01 t , ) 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcase. W a have a slow sale for all kinds of meat. BOIIOI7GH HOP. Goad and useful new hops are in fair request, at full prices. in all other kinds very little business is doing. Da. BERNARD.—Last night Dr. Bernard way present atWyld'a Reading-rooms, Leicester-square. lie we' re ceived with very warm congratu'atione, and made a speech on the occasion of his health being drunk. H said :—"Gentlemen,-1 thank you for these demonstra tions. You do not drink my health, but the health of your own coui.try. You drink to Liberty. But my mouth is shut until after my last trial. I must not speak. Yet I must express my gratitude to you and the jury who tried me. I relied firmly , on a jury of Eugli h nen. I must speak no more. I thank you trona ray lieut.!: St. 20 10 St. ~.t. St. St. St, 25 St. 20 20 10 St. St. 10 St. St. St. 20 20 100 20 20 20 20 20 St. 25 St. 5 St. 100 54 all 1100 100 100 100 3,41 100 1100 1 100 100 100 100 all all 100 1121 iooi