The Sun. — London, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

. • I TIIE SUN , LOND ___. .....__............___....__- - 'T. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. ' annw5....................... _ SHARE .MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 1 1 * 4. _ ' Closine• ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. . s , 1 usinessdone l ; Frice. • CITY, Two o'CLoCK. - c. 1 . Closing i Business 100 18 i A Bo t DGm la uo u :B t s ic apr as sora S ca t etn L tc a .e ss .n -r t e i n u c cl e a: 0 85 94 86 95 ,4i There has been a steady business in most descrip- Shar e' Railways. stk Bill tions of Foreign and Colonial Produce during the --- , Pald 'F ' Price. 1 Done. at Do. Il 135 lid a d . last few days. For tea, however, the inquiries were 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 1 - - 201 Buffalo and Lake - Huron all 4 1 s i o IC. 8 81 24 Do. New ....... ..... all - - 1 3.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all limited, the late advises by the Overland Mail from stock Birk., La., and Ch June. 10 0 76 78 wend- 10 Do. Preference China having caused no change of importance in 2 25_ Blackburn ate on , 'myth and Tyne all - 16 p. Ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187? values. The better descriptions of sugars have been 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:' 100 70 75 hi en a new in more request, chiefly for home consump- 10 Bost. Sleet: and Mid. Co. 1001 aa , stock Bristal and Exeter ...100 Do. do. June 1,18 N 100 68 , 73 temp- ' 100 941 04 1 et stock Caledonian 5 Clcutta&S.Eastn. (Lim' 1 . 30 . 5 d g P would tion, and a fair amount of business has 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lima 2s. - - Cc would been transacted in the refined market at fully 10 Carmartim & Cardigan all - - 50 Cork and Bandon - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 21 14 • - re tan.ce,2o Fork, Blrock , &Passtere all ss 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. C. 74 lt 1 . 6 / '' all 6 4 7 u l 20 Cornwall . 174 Demerara 1 than late rates. Coffee has been inactive, with 10 Do A ( all - - all 1 - 1 1 i • 34 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 5 a 994 share-10 DO B f 1 all - - stock East Indian, g - u. sp. a 100 a 94 100 the exception of the finer qualities, which h found ready purchasers at previous rates. The ave 1 h. . A na st gets biie6enp c n pp o de. rt d ao i n v ii . 20 Do. F Shares Ext l5 5 d pat as dis- 2 5 5 0 Dublin alla all - - 8 - - 9 20 Do. Jubbulre l5 }d pa be inquiries for rice were on a very limited scale. A lOO Do. 41 pc. Debentra all 995 lto meats partial demand was experienced for the better de- stock East Anglian ,eltfAasbt. June. 100 151 161 let 100 56 57 551 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.- all 101 101 th all 21 22 i , " Pe l t ß h 100 36 38 20 Geelong & Melbourne. lie scriptions stock stockst oc lc Eastern East e r n CountieslJ ndioo n , AB d 0 go. Geelong . Corporation 6 100 - - no of saltpetre, but prices underwent no stock Do 100 25 27 per cent. Bonds .. •• • • 25 Do NW A, late EU3ds 81 - - stock ioo G r D a n 0 d6Tpreurn cent.k CanadaPref,.mi change of importance. all --100 an d time • . At the public sale 20 East Suffolk 10 Do - - 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 53 55 54 G( his bill of indigo, there has been little 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 60 65 28 91 244 9 28 4 5 th twelve variation in the rates realised various stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 ,77 78 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 50 6, for the qua- stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 1' 0 294 301 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - 1 00 Do. do. 1872 .. all 50 55 a ter- lities, low and inferior kinds still showing a decline stock Furness - - tock G't.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 97 974 974 nu ant of of 6d. to Bd. per lb. on the prices realised at the stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 103 105 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 6 ad 4 d let given 10 Great Ntlin. of Scotland all - - 7 ( 3 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 13 11 11d off twenty 100 1151 116 guaranteed 5 per cent. aid be previous auctions. Tallow has been dull, the chief stock Great Northern stock Do do A stock dealings having been for forward delivery, at about stock Po do Bdo of the 2oi Do. New svi Do. Bonds pay. '76, with lined. a previous quotations. stock Gt. S. & IV. of Ireland 100100 11 7 3 04 1 7 14 11 71 1 100 all 96 98 the bill stock Great Westernopt, till '6O ;. 1 An active demand for money still imparts. firm- stock Do Str Val Ml 9. stock 100 60 65 12 Irish South-eastern ... all - - 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 95 07 :led in 1 ness to the rates of discount, which are likely to be 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do all 90 92 hi. ly been stock London and Blackwell 100 , 69 71 stock Lancashire & Torkshin 100 1061 1061 1074 stock Madras, guar., 4/ p. c lOO 86 88 88 well supported, while so large an amount of capital co refer- stock Do. do. 5 per cent lOO 96 07 in re- 114 124 stock Lou., Bright.. & S Coast 100 114 115 is applied to new joint stock enterprise. The rail- 25 Lond., Chat., and Dover ell stock Do. 44 p. c. Extension 100 90 92 D stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 1025 1034 1031 11 20 Do. Fourth do lO 15 1 d i tit lildren Way and other calls on various miscellaneous shares 125 Do eighths - - aployed. th and stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Buds. 100 - - Pc represent a large aggregate sum every month , school- stock Lond. & Atli. Western lOO 054 964 25 L'derry & Coleraine _ all - - Newßrunswick & Canda lo Some no doubt assist in maintaining the value of accom- 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 10 11 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 br e regu- modation, although very little capital is sent out of st s o o ck Man. Shef. & Lineoln - 100 401 414 41 1 i Maryport and Carlisle all - - Class A Capital Share .. Do. do. Land d 0........ in ras pro- shares all - - 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. all 5 7 01 It was the country for foreign undertakings. At the cur- 121 Do do 10 Metropolitan 4 3 2 d .. Do. do. Land do. ...... gly this rent rates, however, the mercantile classes are stock Midland - - er iring a stock Do airminea & Derby 100 96 98 stock Scinde .......... t a s a 100 974 9SI enabled to provide for their requirements, and 50 llid. (3 aW. of - Ireland all - t 1 icier 12 20 Do. Punjaub .... a F 7 14 d lad rmena in trade, although quiet, is generally sound, 25 Do . 1 , shares - - 20 Do. Do. ........ ',7' sa all - - d la xtension 1 25 Mid Kent all - - stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. _ ? s „," 100 91 95 e: dly, but 1 A fair amount of business was transacted in the 10 Do, Cray Line . . all - - 20 St. Andrews k Quebec A 18 - -- ed upon ' Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, 10,000 bales 100 Newcastle and Cirlisle all - - 10 Newry - & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip... l, / 1 d g legislate i having been sold at previous rates. 20 Newry, Warnpt. & 1105. all - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 111 of bound to i stock Norfolk - ......, e should The bar silver by the last West India steamer eo has been sold at ss, lid. per oz. standard, being a N , hn. Counties UP nion stock North British lOO • 634 64a 20 Ardennes.... , ........ all - -P 20 BahatS.Fran...Lim.7 p.c. Si 1 ad 71 to to 5 Belgaan East. Junction all 1 1 late° or stock a'or.Dev.alail&Dk.stesa . s 1 00 - ch further decline of id • and the Mexican dollars stock 13 , A stk ; A reel no O. 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all - - i present • 7 until 6pch as beelapd.B 100 - - to required have been disposed of at ss. 21d. per oz., showing stock D o B s t oo k .. ..... 100 9 -8- 4 9 -i 94 f 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 25 24 or stock Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 100 Copiabo .. ...... &.. .... all - - d ti a rise of Id. per oz. 25 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase 16134 14 1 d .... 10 Ditto Extension .... all 24 11d said that 20 Dutch Rhenish n a Par-- A call of £1 17s. per share, amounting to £92,500, stock rio Leeds .............. 100 53 5. 5_31 On 100 Bat 831 20 Eastern of France .... all 234 241 104 stock Do York to discuss is due to-day on the Calcutta and South-Eastern 100 104 106 '2O Grand Ras. Guar. 6p.a 6 - - 231 tl question stoce North London 20 Do. do. all - - ni Railway shares. save been 10 N. and S. W. Junction 19.16.4 North Staffordshire l7a 34 31 d 20 ,Great Central of France all - - al them Rail lO 61 61 20 I Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 61 74 mild have A meeting has been announced of the London 12 Not. & Gran 10 Peebles ...... ••••• • • • • all - - 20 Italian Junction ...... all - - Ns ' e present and County Bank, to receive the directors' report - Portsmouth - - 20 Lake Constance & Bale. all - - h lien h0n.20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all - - ch at this and for declaring a dividend, stock Scoo R ottish Central - - a alt. With Notice has been given that a meeting of the stock Scot. N. E. Aber. stock 100 305 8 3 8 14 , 331 Maria Antonia ........ all - - N s a totally stock Do Scot. - 111nd. stock lOO 86 10 IDo. New - - 1 a a4 5 1 11 1 11 - 53 8 431 - 53 8 553 1 P creditors of Messrs. Streitfield, Laurence, and Mor- 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 8 RI 2 2 221210 0 00600 c Northern D NPDßE, aaoo o e ;1. . . iiwi 6 Nstse p ei: i: . New Shares S.snronP hlfseT r o :ap e rr,nt f euisna3 . . Fran. France.... el . . . d, . .p. (Fern.) : . trr. . . . een.: . rt. .:. . .). allai 3719 3 19 8 5 I hick pro family in timore, will be held on Friday next, at the London . 10 Sittinebourne & Sheer. all 4 3 d stock Shropshire Uni0n.,..., .... 100 50 52 0 L i neglect of Tavern, where a statement of their afairswill tock South Devon .......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 44 43 ; 5 6 854 4 100 1 66 68 was made stock South Wales f its being submitted. stock S. York. and River Dun 100 1 79 82 20 Staines Wok,. and Wok all ' 6 8 I duce such Increased firmness was apparent in the English id of the • • Stock Market during the early part of the day, 25 St D oc o kto 6 ;l o & Darlington all 1 391 404 ( gua. 7p. et. 1im...... 13 2 14d .aving ad- - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - - 20 Riga & Dunabu a 14 - - N Owing to the plan proposed by Mr. Gladstone for stock Taff Vale ._„ • • - - aa . • .penditure, 10 Rome & Frascati ...... all - - I Do Pref. l'ao 1 lOO - - es of late raising money for the expenses in China, but sellers stock 20 Royal Danish .......... all 13 15 t the right have since come forward, and less buoyancy is 50 Ulster • • 25 ThamesHavenr. k&Rail 22 - - all sq 561 5 Royal Swedish ........ all - - ependiture2s Consols Do ave 12 10 Do .. been f for money h 931 20 2a 31p 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - c in this was apparent. , and .. : 11 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 8 81 i al had been 931 t - for account, but they are now practica ll y stock Vale of Neath 100 48 52 20 San Paulo, lint, g. 7p. c. 2 id 1 4 bills this 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim.. all 11 1 11 .1 flatter. The New 3 per Cents. and t he Reduced stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 12 pr OP E be able to 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Southern of France all 124 aOl 1 that prin- have improved to 931, 1 ; India Loan remains at 81 West Flanders 20 West C , rnwall . ... all 6 65 61 t be made to 1041 I ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is 97-Z 1 ; 20 West L0nd0n.......... all - - 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. all 91 94 I reject the ditto Debentures are firm at 961 97 ; and Bank 10 Do let class ........ all - - 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all ,22 23 20 Western of Austria.... 6 - - 1 A properly 20 Do 2nd class ........ all - - i 20 Western of Switzerland all - - Stock is at 229 and 2301 stock West Midland-Oxford 100 45 47 • 6 Wiesbaden - - I Bed the bill. 25 PO. Newport all 10 11 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all - - Business in the Foreign Stock Market continues stock 1 Asjection to Do. Hereford 100 - - 2 O 2O Zealand - - t the right tolerably active, and prices have improved. Turkish intent in hisBRITISH MINES. l 0 per Cents. are 771 to 771 ; ditto New, 601 601 ; he measure I 'Paid. ! Closing . Business 1 , Paid. Closing Business 1 y discussed Brazilian 5 per Cents. are firm at 1001 ; Mexican, Share Railways. 1 I Price. Done. Share, Mines. the bill had I Price. Done. 1 at, 211 ; Peruvian 3 per Cents, at 74t ci ; Russian - Last twenty - Alfre , l Consols (Philacka2.ll.lo 25 3 ( ren under a 44- per Cents. to 941 ; Spanish at 491 1 ; ditto De- 25 Talythe and Tyne 10 per 20 British Iron il6 1 2 1 ( :.ak (Iris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 94 96 - Clifford 1 - 235 245 l me without ferred, at 39; 401 ; Dutch 2 1 per Cents., at 61, and )20 I Do. do. do. Shares - - I c. pref. (issued at £5O 7•11 1 - - He deniod - Devon G. Cons. (Tavistal 1 430 440 ;sin amount ditto 4 per Cents., at 1011 1. - East Bassett (Illogan)..1 30 132 1371 stock Do. Guar. Shares, No. 2. all - - stock ICalerlon £10,44 per cent 100 103 105 - East Caradon ...... -.12.14.6 81 61 61 as anything The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 all - - - E. W'l Russel (Tavistka 7.4.0 12a 13 of Govern- 61 ;Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. - 90 Cornwall, 5 per cert. - - - Gam.&St.Aubsa(Gwenal 544 38 40 prom. ; the Thames and Mersey, 111 prem. ; and 61 DuraPerth&Aber.Jun. interference - Great South Tolgus. ...1 175 12 13 stock E.Anarn.Class A 7 &sp.c 100 101 103 - G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) l l2.l3.9 i 14 t employers the Universal, -} I prem. stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c lOO 114 116 -G. Wheal Vor (Helstona 94 4ia der a certain stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 105 110 166 The market for American securities during the - ,Grenville ' 5.14.6 24 ili naking pro- ' stock E. Coon. Ex. sp. c. No. 11 100 111 113 - (Grenville Foot ..... 8.12 28 30 st five hours 'past week has been dull. The following are the stock Do. do. No. 2 100 110 112 1 - IHing,ston Downs 4.8.6 34 44 stock Do. New 6 pet et. stcsk• 100 126 128 - Lady Bertha prices of the American Stocks:- stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 105 79 81 .- Margaret (Uny Lelant) 9/ 38 40 stock ' Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 - - , Redeemable. Prices - ,North Downs 2a 41 51 stock lEdin.&Glas. sp.c. share! 100 111 113 United States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868 96 98 - 'North Frances (Mogan) 11 35 41 stock 1 Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 - N.Wit'l Basset (1110 an) 5s 5 6 ?OAD. Do. 5 per Cent Bonds - North Wheal Crotty .. 9.18.9 8i 91 Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds - 93 95 stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - -.Par Consols (St. Blazey) 1 4 12 13 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. stock Glas.& S. Westas.a. 5 p.c. 10 0 118 120 20 Providence (Uny Leine); 10 . 6 . 7 45 47 ', has de' Bonus - 1011 109/ stock Great Northern, sp. ea 100 117 119 , - S o rtridge Cons. Min.Co.l 12s 1 1 5 1 4 stock ilao.sp.c.lledin., 10 p.c.pm I°^ 112 11t - 'aolitai caraaon(aacieera la z 925 213/4 etropolitan Pe nnsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock. - 82 84 stock Do. 4a p. c. do. do. Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds.. - 75 77 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 86 88 IS. Dev. Iron &Gen. , Lim.'; all 4 1 pose of en - which still Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 186842 90 92 10 Gt. /Ch. of Scotld. let pl. all - - - S.Wheal Fran (Illogan),18.1 •.9 160 170 Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 97 98 1 G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 1 100 08 100 '22.18.0 55 57 ' Mr. Kent. Stray Park Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 86 87 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Divers 79 81p. ct. pref. stock.... 3 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Mon. 44 21 2 4 )m London stock 50 Great West. (Perks and 10 Tin Crott 9 4 44 Tday morn - Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds .. 1886 81 83Rants) Ext. sp. et. . • 6 - - stock Co.r Redeemable,4l p.et . . 100 99 101 - Vale of Towey (Carna) 13s 6d 4 4 interview Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds lass 80 82 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 58 92 - IWest Basset (Illogan). .1118 19 - W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 67 69 Boston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds stock Do. Irredeemable, do._ 100 90 92 - West Seton he inquiry' _ Illinois Central 7 per Cent. .. 1875 - - 82 83 stock Do. 5 p.et. Redeem. Pref. 100 101 103 - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 140 150 se of the Illinois Central 6 per Cent. .. 1875 77 79 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 91 105 - ,Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 874 a 24 he nurse Illinois Central 7 per Cent. - 'Wheal Edward (Cals.) 61 li 2 id was libe - (Freelands) 10 Gt. IV. Ches. 8 p.e.pf.sh. all 17 18 10 Do dcs p. ct. pref stock Do Birmg.guar. stock lOO 75 77 77 - !Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 131 14a - 'Wheal Mary Ann (Menai 8 22 23 'with closed Do. shares, 60 dols. paid .... 42 40 dis 264 Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 201 - Wheal Trelawney (Lisal 54 27 28 Michigan Central 8 per Cent.. 1869 87 88 13% Do. do. do. Were admit -all 15 151 ' 15 4 FOREIGN MINES. Do. do. shares istrates had • New York Central 6 per Ct 20 Australian at Inspector not convertible. .7 ISB3 84 85 stock T,are&York Bp. c. stock. 100 139 141 stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s3s 10d pc 100 - - stock Do. 6 per e. (E. Lan.) _ 100 - - 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim. 15s 1d pr 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at Xs p.) 274 14 14 London, and , New York Central 7 per Ct., la stock Lo& Brig. 5 pc.s.rii.No.l 100 117 1 1 9 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 254 264 264 i No 2 100 117 119 n his hands; convertible, from June 15, stock Do. S P. c • ' 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all - _ 1857-59 1864 92 93 stock Do. g ua. 6p. c. lOO 140 145 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. i - dis, ed. £lOO 1) 1 Do. do. shares 75 76 stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 117 119 40 Cobre Copper all 44 46 If Mr. Kents New York and Erie, 7 per Ct., stock Do. do. 44 per cena .... 100 104 106 - Copiapo an as should 3 d mortgage . lBB3 76 76 5 Do. do. 44 p. c. shares.. 31 - - stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock. 100 155 158 1 Dunlioun.Cop.Ming.Co all 4 1 'ator of th e ' New York and Erie 7 per Ct., stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 132 136 2 Fortuna. ' 20 General a ll 23 24 convertible any acconr Do, do. shares l7 18 '25 Lon. Chat. and Dover.. all 20 4 215 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr. 14 d p ar 11 Kapunda (Limited)..... 1 11 if p The nurse' If ew York and Erie, 7 per Ct stock Lou. and N.W. Coy. and 3 Linares all 101 11 en informed, sinking fund.... . ./ . 1875 ,-- Nuneaton, ap. ct..... 100 116 118 5 Lusitanian 2 d p le liked, an Panama 7 per Ct., let mort •• - stock Lou. & 5.W,7 p. ct. stock 100 1524 1574 1 ililariquita all 44 1 ig to the die' gage Str. Bonds, not cony., 1865 100 102 stock Do. 41 per cent lOO - - 1 IN.lthineCopotS.Aus.L..ll2s.6d. 41 d ' Do. do., 2d do. of 2s. 6d._ . . ...... all - - use. It We!Mining and Smelt.... all 5 6 121 Londondy. & Cole. 4 sli. all - - be adjourned Business in the Railway Share Market has 125 Londony. & Ennis.. sh. all 124 1 24 5 Port Philip 1 1 4 airy whether shown rather more animation, and prices have stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 100 126 128 6 Do. £6 28.2.84 United Mexican ........ ail 11 2 • 311blie it WOI IWorthing (Limited).... all 1 I tended upwards. South-Easterns have improved stoce Do. 31 per cent e being then 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 1 a p 1 1 Do ... 19s. 1 4 ss. ; Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 12a Maryrort & Car., 4p. a all - - irs would be COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, 121 Do. 41 per cent all - - istrates were North-Westerns, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin- stock Mid. Con. 6p. c a stock lOO - - - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 112 115 irsued. Mr . eoln, and North-Easterns (Berwick), 10s. ; and stock \ Do.Con.Bris. &Mir. 6 p.c. 100 140 142 - Do. 6p. cent. 1881, 100 1 - - a w ned, that the Midland, 15s. stock Do. 41 p. c. prof. stock lOO 103 105 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 - - - Do. 6p. cent. 188.3 100 1 - - 1114 12 - Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 1 - - ched in every stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. 100 94 96 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 111 tla No change of any importance has taken place in stock Norflk sp. C. Ex. st. 1846 100 - - xeept the in - - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 111 113 - i Do. 5 per cent lOO 1001 101 100; 1 they knew ill 1•F - t ler 100 - - the Foreign undertakings. Eastern of France stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - stock Do.sWasal a . ,x.s . i - 1 Do. Scrip 5O 1 - - erintendent o realise 23/ •; Dutch Rhenish, 107-, ; and Bahia and stock North British, sp.c. .. 100 111 113 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 105 106 stock Do. New, gua. sp. c.... 100 108 110 - Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 - - avestigationf San Francisco, 71 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she 1 1 1 P -N. S. IV. Gov. sp. c., 1866' 100 981 995 • Le police and The Colonial lines are in moderate request. East 10 Do. do. do. all - - . - Do. S P. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 18 29 id used thei r Indian are steady, at 991 •; and Great Indian Perrin- stock Ntli.Devßail. &Dck.Co. 100 - - - Do. 5 p.c.,1888 &upwds 100 971 981 974 81 02 94 stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100- Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.' (17 trace 0 14 sula have improved to 971 ; and Grand Trunk of 1 sterling, 1875 ' 100 106 107 s mentioned 17 Do. do. do = 13.4. 1 1 d - S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up. 100 107 109 Canada to 281 13f ock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 98 99 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 - - - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1 - - ed in his em" .• Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares an s - , Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 lon 1085 108 Ti 84 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848_ 9 - - have had s eYork, H. &S. Purch. 10 1 d 1 p found out hi a shade firmer. U •eo North Staffordshire.... all 23 24 25 Do. Union of Australia, ex dividend, - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. were maul are dealt in at 41 1 do • TT ; a ....., : eation of London, ex divi- 8a Scottish Central, new pf all - - 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all - - 190 'Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 - 40 lAustralasia . tinier on th e dend, at 251 i ; and P en i nsular and Oriental 35 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 73 75 stock Scottish North-Eastern 100 !Bank of London ez) was only Steam have advanced to 73. stock Do.Aberdeen,gue.GP.c. 100 122 124 a informatio n stock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock 100 . 130 135 20 ;Bank of Turkey 3 - - rence to th i° _____. BRITISH FUNDS-oNE O'CLOCK. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 11 50 Brsh North American all - - 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 194 201 nof the sit' 10 Do. Fixed 9 per cent. all - - 25 ICh.Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 30 32 1.0.6 South Easteni(Readink Iby Superire Bank Stock r the coma 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 229 30 a stock Do. 45 per cent lOO 103 105 100 Colonial ................ 28 - - 20 . 11 I Corn. Bank of Canada.. all - - 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities t's resider 934 a stock aontli Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 89 91 100 ' Commercial of London. 20 21 22 New 3 per Cent. Annuities earch of the tudia Stock - stock S a Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 86 88 20 ('-',en. lik .of Switzerland all , - -- ving a child Ditto 5 per Cent. 10-11. i 25 Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c.. all 28 29 bed without Ditto l4ntaced Paper, 4 per Cent. 25 Do. B O per cent all 335 341 50 London ' and County .. 20 - - eeping in 0 9 Ditto b per Cent .. . 9726 5 4 25 Do. C 6 percent all 33 34 50 'London Joint Stock .. 10 - - I 100 (London & Westminster 20 - - stock Watrfd & Kllltny. 6p. c. 100 45 50 tested by th is Ditto Debentures, 1858 - - Ditta Bonds £l,OOO 63 d 122 124 20 IDo. new - - ree instanceS• Do. 2d do Ditto under £l,OOO .. 7 d - Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf. reel. all 10 101 50 National Bank .... • - - Coasols for Account, 9th Aug, .. 932 i - Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1866 all 111 laa 20 New South Wales.-- all - - • Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid - Do. till 1869, Ist is. all 1i p 20 IDo. new . ... all - - 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 1 - - 434 • D re , £5OO lpm - Do. do. 2d is. 5 -- , 20 Ottoman Bank . - Mo. Hereford 44 c.c. pal all - - Ditto Small 11l LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. lO Do. new - - noon-Sout h ' FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. 25 South Australia - - Mexican 3 Brasilian. 5 per Cent ......... .. 100 i Railways. I Paid J C o .'s. Lesine , Closing Business 25 Union of Australia iced-Golcon dM Equador New Consolidated ............ 114 I lo ' Price. Done. 50 Union o [ London l2 - - 2 li 100 natty Mutual .. 60 - - Ditto Bedford and Bletchley. 'all Ln &N.W ~ .• \ Arrived-Pri ns per Cent .................... ..- 1,, 'CU° ACCOUnt ...................... 21t ..,,eseian 5 Buckinghamshire,,., 100 Ln & N.W 97 08 MISCELLANEOUS. _ • " j ail 45 Cent......... Chester & Holyhead. 100 Do. .-Connect loll4 L., Avian 344 2per .......... Do. do. 51 per cent.. 100 Do 126 128 1265 10 -Angle-Mexican Mint ..1 all 1 134 19 Do. do. 5 per cent;, 100 Tao. 'll3 115 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 1 all 1 - d-Woodsto clo Account Cent. .................... 744 „._ . ecount Per Cen . t . . . 132 9. . ZS ' t . .................. .. -74 4 I Clydesdale Junction.. l 100 Caledonia 103 105 141Lincolnshirea s e6p.c. 100 25 Australian Agriculturall 19 29 31 -Era, for D e' Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C. 16 17 10 Berlin Water (Limited)' all 41 5 Gt. North, 138 140 -7 . 94i 50 ;British American Land, 40 - - Spanish 3 per Cent ......... E.Union,Harwich Shs, all E.Counts. 41 44 37 39 , ed-Demera raf Dat a A. ,Per Cent, .... 49 4 9 Do. Woodbridge 100 50 BALMag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all Divide an, . . the Cent. . 605 4 Ditto israulat ......... 495 Gls.Bara&Neils,Drct. 100 ,Caledonin - - 20 1110. 8,7p.ati111852 (Lim.) all 19 21 h ; John GI ' evs - 1 - ) s • .......... Turkish -e serred 394 404 D o. New .......... 100 IDo. .-...- - for Newfotta Per C ...... Ditto N ew a ent Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West, - 20 324 1 , IC)aon. 'Canada a ( (Limited)........', m Landi e ( . 1? .. .............. allall 11513 12105 ...ow e .. - Hartlpool.Dek.& Rail. all l'fk.N.&Br - - 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim.), all 6 8 Sailed -Alp Dutch Exchanged __ ...........hull and Selby ...... all Yk.N. Md. 112 114 stook ICop,alin.ofEngs&Smltg. all 22 27 on the above payable in London. Do. 4 Shares ....... all Do. 12 Do. 4 Shares ....... all ,Do. . arrived-Dia na ! Ditto Certia Gu il• 2 1 per Cent... 65 stock Do. Preference ,' 100 97 99 i Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 Ln.& . N.W 208 211 ii st°c toc li k lel D E D ;Electric . c 6 t l P r 7 l . i c e p .P c e t r P e l. Telegraph, Preference ' e Lle e :. e n . n ee . - . 1 , 1 1 0 0:0 5 i , 1 1 0: p 1 7 r 1 01 1 9 8 pp , 1044 from Quebe c Consols, Money . • 1014 4 London & Greenwich 100 'S. East. .. 63 65 , 13 1 ) e o t . o & Co. 92 94 Ditto Account, . : u. gu.... .... . T . 7.0. Do. Lon., 1 )•6 English &Aus. Copper.' all 21 21 ) ,Augu5t.......... st .......... 934 buyers lther•e&neeSou.t.e.nd•l 10000 100 Do. Do. 6 pert, cent ... • • • •• .1, Nw,t34 15 Gem Steam Navigate m 14 - - - - 1 Great a • hip 1 united), all 1 1 Do. Preference 13 isetn & Matk. all a 21. 31 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 Norfolk"..i - - Mane., i .&, Mask, Morning' ---______--------_-.- I refer- I __________________ Mid. Bradford 4 Lon, District Tel. (Lim,) 2 1/ it 100 Midland 96 98 ; e Stock ..• •• • •• .. 20 Landon Discount (Lim. 5 else 4 1 d om HaMbe' rs TIIE .1114 . 11„3. o nce 1 ,5. 5. 6 E.Counts i 1 p 4 L.G.L.G. Onalaibus Co. Co. (Lim ) all 11 1 nle ff --- -10----.... guaranteed 5 p• c. c• all Do. ..... 56 58 20 Madras Ira and Canal 1 21 3 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg, all - P ;patch. ate ( ' Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 P• • MAILS DUE. Do. do. 6 per cent .• .• all Do. - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) 811 - 3 4 all Do. ...... - - 25 National Dis. Co. (Lima' 5 Australia, Ceylon, and Ma Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Midland 144 15 20 NerbuCoal&lron (Lima 5 11 1 4 ampton) .. .. uritius (via South. North IVestern ...... _,: _ _ 10 Netherlands Land id all GRAPH.) • • • • Tv - - - _ •e. Do.. yre. all i i 1 1\ y . k. 1 5 Do.B p.e.Pretaissastl dis. all i day Moral-11D(via Marseilles)' Aug. 10. Preston and W i . Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. Aug 4 A. all Do. ...... - - Ik7o N. Br. &NovaScotiaLeed 80 10 15 weather 6,,ti, e i ,e, Canada, &c. (via Londonderry) .. -' - Do 4 Stares ....... N rth 1.36 139 . • Aug.- 2. Rov - stn Hitch.„a Shep 100 ct., 0 . ai 106 1 N.B.A.ustralasitin (Limal all 1 1 .mburg ; 1 Orientel Gas (Limited). all t 1 Cape of Good Hope, &c. . • ' • • July is. Skie • & Hereford 100 T.Bra,sey 04 _ wsbry 1 ...... ii P' 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) 15s. apr Morni n g' China, Pena ng, and Singapore (via S'a t Stag. 1. Do. Do. iof 11 10 Orintl.ln.Steani(Lim.)A 6 _ ..._ lay Moral Do. tflP on) July 19 Sll ffordshire .. all M'Clean.. LO Ditto B. .. 0 (via Marseilles) Jul ' wilts ol 1- a A Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 91 93 i for Gibraltar (via Southampton) y 27 . an, , & Bretia 74 84 10 Ditto C 2l. - in the svo s • • • • • • July 19 • Wimbledon & c!roydn.' all L. e __ India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) ' July 19. - -- - DOCKS. Do. _- -_____ for Loiadon. (via Marseilles) July 27. Business 50 Do. New 25 114 12ip India (Bombay), (via Southampton) _ __ _ -,..---- , I Closing i pit- Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. July 25. Share Docks. I raid' Price. Done. 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g . ,.4ap.e ell 4d. p 50 Rhymney Iron niece tO st o Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayr &c. .. .. July 19, - 15 Do, New all 51 6 _ a _ Ayres, .. .. Aug. 5. in to Sir O. Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto stock , - 100 Royal Mail Stearn • • • • .: July 21. Commercial I 100 - stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim.) 100 120 130 week. ces Egypt , Malta, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Jul 19 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pretalin. 100 - y . stock p , 2.5 South AIiStrSURA Land all 3 * 35 i e al 3 Do. periorn? _ .O , (via Marseilles) .. July 19. stock London and West Indies -1 tea - 1 Salturlarine Tel. ScruP.. a ll i I his p i United States, ondon ' 100 - 1, with. o et‘ California,orma &c. (i ia Cork) .. July 25. s l°ch, I St. Katharinell pl . & Registered .... all - aid Lieuten Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe . • stock SOLith West Indies and Pacific, Carthgena, Cuba, &c, Jul 30 Y • stock 20 m _, i!mpton • melon a - 1 100 97 99 10 Tr. & Ln. Co.of • UpeCan. 5 - 20 Yen Diemen's Land ... 284 9 10 1:)° i s ieW Isa .11••••• 2 id p Paid. Closing r usiness done wrence all 85 86 ent Ind 100 94 95 94k • * Ti 13/ lid e n d Huron all 4 1. all all 6-1 61 ;odricl, 100 75 80 1, 1872 1, 187: . 100 0 75 :I,IBN 100 68 73 i.(Lim' 1. 30. 1 d IP . (Lim; 2s. — s k Scrip 3s. 2 1 1 1 It 01 . ' . 6 p. c. x. sp. c all 5 1 1 1 31 ' sp. c lOO 9 94 100 991 I d p 1 5 d P a at 15 be• ntrs all 994 Ito ;u l rn 86.4 e , 2 1 2 01 Ltion 6 100 -2anada 100 28 284 28, Pref all 91 93 914 cbentr all 53 55 54 1862 1807 all 50 85 1872 ia.sp.c lOO 97 971 971 p. c 6 ad Id q. cent (Lim) 13 11 lad Shares all 114 11k 18 ti f 9¢d 8k '6, with all 96 98 0.. all 96 98 ut opt. all 95 07 7do all 90 92 p. c lOO 86 88 88 nt lOO 96 07 tension 100 90 92 10 11 1 d ll Bnds. 1,00 4.)g.6pc a ll 5 7 1 Share I▪ do all 5 7 100 97/ 954 T . , 7 ltd 1141 . all —d )• 4 . 100 91 95 lebec A 18 -- Scrip... 1 1 1 d IGN RAILWAYS. lerdam all 41 41 ,41 all —P .m. 7 p.c. Si 1 Id 71 unction all 1 iessac all & Rail all 21 21 all on 15 41 44d ce r. 6p. c. 6 231 o. all France all shs all 61 71 L Bale. all all all ........ all 8 81 ........ all 19 191 Ince.... all 37 38 •• • ... 15 p ik Pref. all 8 81 Ifediter. all 34/ 354 ..... all 53 55 (I'ern.) m...... 13 2 lid rg l4 L i ...... all ........ all 13 15 • • .. all Pref.... all e Pref all 8 83 2'. 7p. c 2 id 11 Venetin 12 pr Op ante all 141 z°k all 51 6 51 'er▪ ence all 91 91 'ranee 6 t z erland all all Pref all all PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. 1 I Closing Business Share Railways. {Paid. • Closing, Business i Price. Done. Share! Mines. ; Paid. Price. Done. -------- __ 25 TAlythe and Tyne 10 per Alfre , l Consols (Philack),2.ll.lo 24 3 c. pref. (issued at £5O All 20 British Iron ! 16 1 2 t' :.•tk (Iris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 94 96 i I 14 Clifford 1 235 215 20 Do. do. do. Shares — Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.); 1 430 440 stock ICalerlon £10,44 per cent 100 103 105 East Bassett (Illogran).. I 30 132 1375 stock !Do. Guar. Shares, No. 2. all 61 ;Cork & Bandon, 5 1 p. c. all East Caradon . ... ....I 2.14.6 81 8 iBl E. W 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent all I Russel (Tavistk.), 7.4.0 12 1 13 61 D u n.Perth&Aber.Jun. stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack)l 2 . l3 . 9 5 1 5 100 101 103 Great South Tolgus.... I 17 s 12 13 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c lOO 114 116 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 105 110 166 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) -- Grenvilles ' 1 91 5.14.6 25 :5- stock E. Coon. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 100 111 113 1 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 110 112 Herod's- Foot ..... ..... 8.1 2 28 30 stc3k 100 126 128 Hingston Downs 4.8.6 3 5 4 1 stock Do. New 6 per et. p . stock Eastern Union, 4per ct. 108 79 81 Lady Bertha stock 1)0. 5 per cent. North Downs 2 45 51 guar... 100 Margaret (Uny Lelant) 9/ 38 40 stock I Edin.&Glas. sp.c. share! 100 111 113 5 ' stock j Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 North Frances (Mogan) 11 35 45 N.Wh'l Basset (1110 an) 5 s 5 6 stock Fdin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 76 77 stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 —. North Whea l (St. Blazey) 15 12 13 Crofty stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. —. Par Consols 100 118 120 ef‘t Northern, sp. et. 100 117 119 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 45 47 stock jGr stock ino.sp.c.lledm., 10 p.c.pm 10. 112 115 ' Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 12s 15 15 stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. S. Cant Brea (Illogan).. I 31 25 31 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 86 88 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim.' all 4 1 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pl. all c G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 Stray Park '2 2 .1 8 .0 55 57 1 100 98 100 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan),18.1 •.9 160 170 stock ip. et. pref. stock.... 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. 45 25 21 50 Great West. (Berks and 10 Tin Crott 9 4 44 Hants) Ext. sp. et. . 6 stock Co. liedeemable,4ip.et . . 100 99 101 Vale of Towey (Carrn.) 13s 6d 4 1 West Basset ( Can). ) 13 14 18 19 stock Do. 11 edremabl e, 4p. ct. 100 88 92 —W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 67 69 stock Do. Irredeemable, do._ 100 90 92 West Seton stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 101 103 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 140 150 S Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 05 101 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 875 925 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. all 17 18 10 Do dcs p. et. pref all 105 11 Wheal Edward (Gala.) 61 lk 21 ' Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 135 145 stock Do Birmg.guar. stock lOO 75 77 77 ( Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) l 8 22 23 264 Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 201 'Whea t Trelawney (Lis.)' 55 27 28 131 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. stock Lan.&York Bp. c. stock lOO 139 141 s tock Do.Barnsl.st. - 053s 10d pc 1 00 20 Australian p i stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) _ 100 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim lss i d r Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gii.No.l 100 117 119 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at Xs p ) 271 11 15 stock Do. sp. c No. 2 100 117 119 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 255 265 261 4 stock 45 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No.l 100 1 1 7 119 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. 1 (Bs. stock Do. do. 44 per cen t lOO 104 106 40 Cobre Copper all 46 46 5 iDo. do. 44 p. c. shares.. 3 1 Copiapo D u nMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 5 1 stock 'Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock. 100 155 15S stock Do. Gp.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 132 136 2 Fortuna. stock Do.4p.e.S.(div.deftil '65) 100 68 70 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr. 120 General all 14 Kapunda (Limited) 1 123 241 14 p d par 25 Lon. Chat. and Dover.. ill 205 215 4 stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. ct..... 100 116 118 3 Linares all 105 11 stock Lon. & 5.W,7 p. ct. stock 100 1525 1575 5 Lusitanian 2 4d p 1 ililo.riquita stock Do. 41 per cent lOO all 1 5 2s. 6d. Do. (Prism. perpl anus. 1 IN.RhineCopof 5..ku5.L..1125.6d. 4 5 d of 2s. 6d. . . ...... all 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead _ 121 Londondy. & .dol.Mining and Smelt.... all 5 6 e. 5 sh. all 121 Londony. & Ennis.. sh. all 12 1 12 1 5 1 Port Philip lScottish Austrin. (L.) los. 5 1 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. 10 0 126 1 28 11 d Do. £6 28.2'81 United Mexican . ...... ail 11 6 2 stock Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 1 5 p 1 I Do ... 195. 1 5 121 Maryrort & Car., 4p. c. all 121 Do. 44 per cent all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. stock c.. \ Slid. Con. 6p. stock lOO Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 112 115 I stock Do.Con.Bris. &Mir. 6 p.c. 100 140 142 stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 103 105 Do. 6p. cent. 1881, 1 00 1 1115 12 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 Do. 6p. cent. 1863 1 00 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. at. 100 94 96 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 I ' s tock Norflk sp. c. Ex. at. 1846 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 1 00 111 111 , sp. c. Pref. do. 18 47 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 111 113 3 stock Do. 5 i stock Do.sWay.Val.E x . s t.lB47 100 i Do. 5 per cent lOO 1005 1 0 1 100 5 1 1 Do. Scrip 5O I I stock North British, sp. 0... 100 111 113 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. a.&July 100 105 106 stock I Do. New, gua. sp. c.... 10 0 108 110 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 1 1 1 p —N.S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866' 100 985 995 t 10 , Do. do. do. all Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 98 29 stock Nth.Devilail. &Dck.Co. 100 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 &upwds 100 975 985 975 81 I - stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 92 94 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.' ' I f stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 98 99 1 sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 17 Do. do. do ' 1 13.4. 1 5d S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up. 100 107 109 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 I 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 1071 1081, 108 Ti 84 .1 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 5d 5 p 1 20 North Staffordshire.... all 23 24 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 10 Rhytnney Guaranteed. all 190 i Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 1- 81 Scottish Central, new pf all 40 !Australasia . s tock , Scottish North-Eastern 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 al 34 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 73 75 100 !Bank of London stock Do.Aberdeengua.6p.c. 100 122 124 s t o ck Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 • 130 135 20 ;8 50 Bank North American all of Turkey 3 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 105 11 sh 10 Do. Fixed 4 i per cent. all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 19 5 20 5 1.0.6 South Eastern(Readink 25 ,Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 30 32 Aun., 1.0.6) stock Do. 41 per cent lOO 103 105 100 Colonial ................ 25 stock Do,Fixed lip,e. Ist is lOO 103 105 2011 I Com. Bank of Canada.. all stock ~t ontli Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO 89 91 100 Commercial of London . 20 21 22 stock Do. 41 per cent lOO 99 101 20 BEng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 161 161 stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 86 88 20 (--; en. lik .of Switzerland all -- 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 28 29 20 Lou. Char.Bkof Austral all 225 231 23 25 Do. B 6 per cent all 334 341 50 ' London and County .. 20 25 Do. C 6 percent all 33 34 50 (London Joint Stock .. 10 Watrfd & Kilkny. 6p. 100 I London & Westminster 20 stock stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua s c. 100 45 50 tk 100 126 128 ' 100 ;Nat. Prov. of England . 42 Do. 2d do 122 124 Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. all 10 105 20 ;Do. new 50 ;National Bank 25 Do.Perpet. 6p.e. pf 1 8 6 6 all 11 1 12 } 20 'Ne new w South Wales.... , all Do. till 1869, Ist is. all 51 p 20 IDo. Do.do. 26 is. 5 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 434 tDo. He reford 44 c.c. pf. all — 2 O Ottoman Bank 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. lO Do. new all 42 14 25 South Australia p a id .! Leasing 1 "Closing Business 25 Union of Australia Railways. 1 1 Co.'s. I Price. Done. 50 Union o , London l2 214 5 „ , lOO Unity Mutual 6O TIM SUN, LONDON, TCESDAY EvENINC4, JULY 17, 1866►. I MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS--(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Llanelly Railway and Dock Company, Manchester and Milford Railway, Mid-Sussex and Midhurst Junction Deviation, Petersfield Railway, Aylesbury and Bucking ham Railway (Amendments), West-end of London and Crystal Palace Railway, and London, Brighton, and South- Coast Railway (Deviations and New Lines, &c.) Bills were read a third time and passed. NEW ZEALAND BILL. On the motion that the bill be read a third time, Lord LYTTLETON asked that the third reading might be postponed, in order that the papers relating to the colony which had but latterly been laid before Par liament, might ba fully considered. If this were done no doubt many of the objections that at present existed might be removed. He should like to know whether the Government had received any information with regard to the disburbances in Now Zealand. Earl GR INVILLE acceded to the request for postpone ment, and said with respect to the second question the latest intelligence the Government had received was to the effect that there had been no more fighting, and the gover nor of the colony had retured to Auckland, and the place was resuming a more satisfactory appearance. the encomiums which had been expressed in reference to the noble the Secretary for Foreign Affair's despatches, but he thought they all showed to this moment no settled plan of action—they had not carried conviction to the minds of any of those parties to whom they had been sent. He thought that with regard to the south side of the Lake of Geneva there had been something unreasonable in the alarm directed to that part of Switzerland, but after the discussion in conference they would be better able to meet the difficulties of the case. He was not one who believed that any form of government ought to be changed by a sud den ebullition of popular feeling. At the same time he did not think, with noble lords opposite, that universal suf frage should only be adopted as against existing sovereigns in Italy, and not in the case in Piedmont. He believed, with his noble friend, that the King of Sardinia was quite as blameable as any one else, and one of the despatches of the noble lord at the head of the Foreign-office stated that the transfer of Savoy to France was a blot on the escutcheon of Sardinia. (Hear, hear.) The noble marquis then re ferred to the dates of despatches in the blue-book, and stated that they were not accurate; as for instance, a de spatch dated the sth of February, from Lord Cowley, was not received before the Sth of February. In one of the early despatches received from Count Cavour, he declared that Sardinia would not sell, baiter, or exchange any part of her territory, and yet, at that moment she had signed a paper for the transfer of Savoy, and it was also said that no engagement whatever existed between France and Sar dinia, and that the latter had had no intention of selling or exchanging Savoy, but that if the people had any grievances they possessed the constitutional right of petitioning the parliament of Turin, and their petitions would be con sidered. He wanted to know how it came about that the despatch containing such important information was three days on the road, instead of only 24 hours. Earl GRANVILLE explained that the first information he gave their lordships in reference to this subject the Go vernment received by telegram. Lord WO DEHOITSE said that Lord Cowley sometimes dated his despatches a day or two before sending them ; and further, a messenger was not sent over every day. The Marquis of NORMANBY continued—He did not remember a similar instance of delay, and it was strange it should happen on such an important occasion. He fully believed that the motion which was discussed in their lord ships' house in. February would have been carried if all the despatches had then been placed on the table. He hoped the noble lord at the head of the Foreign-office would not take the course which he had expressed in his despatch of the 15th of May, because he believed that he would not be supported by any other European power. The noble mar quis, as usual, spoke in such a low tone as not to be very distinctly heard in the gallery. Tiscount STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE said he was glad the motion had been accepted by the Government as a concession to the very moderate and reasonable speech of the noble marquis. At the same time, the subject to which the motion related was of a most extensive character, and he gathered from the silence which had been observed by noble lords opposite that there was no disposition to discuss it at any considerable length. He could not but admit the force of the observations which had fallen from his noble friend (Lord Wo lehouse) in support of the views of her Majesty's Government, but he must be allowed to observe that the subject was so much beset with danger, that there was so much of delicacy in everything appertaining to it—(hear) — and that there was so little certainty as to the results of the conference, that it would have been satisfactory to have learned from the Government that it was their intention to come to some understanding with France before any fur ther steps were taken. Ho thought that by going into the conference they were exposed to the dangers of appearing to give their sanction to the annexation of Savoy to France, or of increasing the coolness and estrangement which had lately taken place between this country and France. He was of opinion that what this country was called upon to do was to maintain as far as possible, consistent with the dignity and honour of the country, a state of peace and good feeling towards France. He did not entirely concur with his noble friend (the Marquis of Clanricarde) that it was to the permanent interest of this country to main tain a close and formal• alliance with France, though he believed that it was for the general advantage of Europe that the two countries should remain in a state of general amity, each evincing a desire to consult the interests and honour of both. Such relations would in his opinion be much more conducive to a lasting good understanding be tween the two countries than the more formal, close, and intimate alliance suggested by the noble marquis. Such an understanding existed at this moment in reference to opera tions at a distant part of the world, and in another quarter not so remote, and all that was desirable for the future was that such a state of relations should be maintained as should lead to cordial amity upon all matters concerning the gene ral interests of Europe. With regard to the position of Switzerland, he could assure their lordships that no one could admire more than he did the conduct of the distin guished confederacy of that country. Having been formerly connected with that country in an official capacity, and having had an opportunity of remarking the historic virtues of the people perpetuated through so many generations, ho could not but feel satisfaction at the reasonable demands the confederacy had made in stepping forward in defence of what they considered their just rights, and he should be glad to see her Majesty's Government enabled to give them SAVOY. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved that au humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying for a copy of the letter addressed by the Foreign-office to the Duke of Wellington in 1815, concerning the military fron tier of Savoy referred to in Lord John Russell's des patch to Lord Cowley of April 24. The noble lord said he had for some time wished to bring this subject under the notice of their lordships, and in now availing himself of that opportunity, at the outset he might say that none of their lordships entertained a higher value of the importance of the alliance of France with England than he did, because he looked upon the fact of a feeling of amity existing between two such powerful nations as a guarantee for the peace of Europe. The noble marquis then entered at some length into the question of the military frontier of Savoy and the late annexations to the French Empire, and contended that according to the terms of the treaty of 1815 those places were to be consi dered neutral, and he thought that there could be ha cer tainty that these annexations would cease at Nice, but that, on the contrary, they might possibly go on extending until they reached Genoa. He thought the Government ought to give the house all the information they possessed upon the subject, because the course France was pursuing was not, in his opinion, that of a great Power, which valued the alliance of England, nor was it at all consistent with the wish for the tranquillity of Europe. It was said that we had become a military nation, and that we were thinking of nothing but armaments and volunteers. Why was this ? Were the estimates voted in Parliament peace estimates? He contended we could not be considered to be in a position of peace. 'We were in a position of suspended hostility. Tie, for one, wished to get out of that position, and there • fore he thought it best to speak openly and honestly to the French Government, so that practical assurances might be given which would at once tranquilise the public mind. But was our excitement on this subject unfounded, or were our preparations unnecessary ? With reference to any invasion, they were more or lees unnecessary, because he felt perfectly convinced that no invasion of this country would ever take Owe. They talked of showing 2:5,000 or 30,00 volunteers in arms, but what could that number do in case of an inva sion? If there really was an invasion at any time they would have millions of men able to yield a spade or to fire their own fowling-pieces, and not bad soldiers into the bar gain, down on the coast within a few hours of the fi st land ing. However, there was not the most remote chance of any prince in his senses ever attempting to invade this country; but at the same time, looking at the general state of Europe, we were quite justified in making these armaments and pre parations, and all he contended was, that such a state of things was not peace but merely a state of suspended hosti lity. He believed that the excitement in France was mainly brought about by pamphlets written with the cognisance of Government, to two of which he would ask leave to call their lordships' attention. One of them, "Le Prusse en 1860," pointed out the path by which that kingdom might obtain supremacy in Germany; and the other, "La Question Irelandaise," alleged that Ireland waited and believed in her political resurrection at the hands of Europe. But there was one thing which these French pamphleteers never thought of, and that was the possibility of Europe being benefitted by being allowed to be quiet. He was a friend to the French alliance, but he felt that it would be impos- Bible to go hand in hand with France in the violation o treaties, and therefore he objected to going, without some previous understanding, into theproposed conference. They had an example as to the course they should take, as he be lieved it was very well known that the Prince of Prussia refused to meet the French Emperor nt Baden except on the express stipulation mat no question or change of ter ritory should term part of the deliberations. He should like to have a similar stipulation before the representative of England went into the proposed conference. To go without would not be for the interest of Europe, nor, what was more, for the interests of France. France had com mitted not only a fault, but a great mistake, in annexing Nice and Savoy, for no one could assert that her position in Europe was now so influential as it had been before that transaction took place. In conclusion, he had only to repeat his opinion that we should not go into the conference with out some previous understanding amongst thepowers. The noble marquis concluded by moving for the papers. Lord WODEHOUSE said there would be no difficult about the papers, but with respect to his noble friend's ob jection to going into the conference without a previous un derstanding, it should be borne in mind what were the cir cumstances which had induced the Government to consent to a conference. Very singularly his noble friend had over looked the wishes of Switzerland herself in his observations, whereas it was at the request of Switzerland that her Ma. jesty's Government had consented to be represented. (Hear.: The Swiss could not only appeal to the general ques. tion of European expediency, they had a right to a confer• once of the powers by the Aix-la-Chapelle protocol, and an express stipulation of the treaty of Vienna. (The noble lord here read the concluding clause of the treaty of Vienna, which provided for Switzerland an appeal to the powers in the case of any violation of her territory, and proceeded)— It appeared, then, that the Swiss were empowered to de mand a conference, and they had demanded it ; and that was the reason why her Majesty's Government were ready to go into the conference. With respect to previously at tempting to bind France to a certain policy, that would be evidently begging the question, and going merely to regis ter decrees which had been already settled. Besides, to ask for any stipulations would be a mistake, seeing that they could have no stipulations stronger than the treaties actually in existence. Now any one who looked at the map of Europe would see that the present position of the Lako of Geneva was exposed on both sides, whereas formerly it was only exposed on one side. The argument used was that the independence and neutrality of Switzerland were strength ened by the territorial possessions which had been secured to her upon her frontiers. Neither he nor any one else could _ affirm that by going into the conference they would not ob tain for Switzerland a complete and free discussion of the question, and if there should be no agreement come to Switzerland would not be left in any worse position than she was in now. (Hear.) He denied the conclusions to to which his noble friend had come, and he would maintain that they would not by their conduct ratify the treaty of Turin. The French Government put the matter in this point of view. They said the conference was required to meet for the purpose of reconciling the 92d article of the treaty of Vienna with the 2d article of the treaty of Turin. Some people said that would be to narrow the basis of dis cussion; but if those two documents were to be considered they would open the whole question. He thought he had explained some good reasons for going into the conference, and ho did not see those dangers a-head which his noble friend had pointed out. His noble friend had spoken at some length about the disquieted state of Europe, and also the state of this country, and said that he (the Marquis of Clanricarde) thought it would be increased by a conference. But he (Lord Wodehouse) considered that if such changes were to take place between France and Sardinia as had been made by this treaty, without discussion between the powers - of Europe who signed the treaty of Vienna, the disquiet of Europe would be increased. Persons would naturally say there had been one change, and the powers of Europe had not taken any steps with regard to it, and therefore other changes might take place with the same result. He did not mean to say, supposing a conference to meet and separate with out obtaining any such result as wished fort that that would be a satisfactory or favourable position for the question to be left in. But what ho said was, that not going into a conference would be dangerous and impolitic and unsafe, and it would be to disregard the views of Switzerland if they refused to enter into a conference. His noble friend had • alluded to the understanding Which existed before the late war, and he traced thence the course of events which had suddenly followed, but it was not for him to praise the despatches of his noble friend, under whom he was happy to serve, though he was glad the view which he had adopted had been approved. His noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs had shown in the despatches that he was fully sens ible of the importance and gravity of this ques tion, and that he felt the importance of maintaining the territorial pos sessions of Switz er l and. llis no b le fr i end a l so felt what a serious inroad had been made in the territorial arrangements of Europe. It would be useless te discuss the niotives.of those who had taken part in these matters. But perfectly certain, th at the treaties which had b ionng was perfectly and by which S avoy h a d b een conce d e d t o one France,thins had :seriously affected and altered, the position of Switzerland, and had greatly diminished the safety of that given a preced en t o f a d angerous an d un csaoutinsftarcyt,oarnyd had character to Europe. (Hear, hear.) The Marquis • of NORMANBY said he agreed that some attention ought to be paid to the wishes of Switzerland, who had invited this conference, but he did not agree with his noble friend that the position of Switzerland was worse than it had been before as regarded Europe, On the contrary, the gallant s tand whic h she had made had raised her in the estimation of Europa, He would not dispute as much countenance as the circumstances of the case would permit. He did not think that in the present debate full justice had been done to the position in which Switzer land stood, and to the great qualities which her people possessed. When he saw a country with such a limited population bringing an army into the field of not less than 100,000 men • and artillery in proportion ; when he learned from good authority that they were prepared to back up that force if necessary by a fresh demonstration to a similar extent ; and when he considered the limited means at their disposal, he felt it impossible not to entertain the highest esteem for their character. He did not agree with an opinion which had been expressed on a former occasion, that the acquisition of Savoy by France was a light matter, but at the same time he did not believe that the acquisition was of such a nature as to compromise the general interests of Europe or imperil the neutrality of Switzerlandl. No event could have shown in a more striking degree the power of France, and perhaps allowance ought to be made for the distrust and apprehension which Switzerland had manifested in reference to the ulterior designs of her more powerful neighbour. He was anxious that her Majesty's Government should be enabled to carry out their present European policy, of which he entirely approved, but he was afraid that the result of the confefence would add to their difficulties rather than diminish them. (Hear, hear.) Lord BROUGHAM expressed his entire approval of the remarks which had fallen from the noble lord the Under Secretary (Lord Wodehouse), and commented in strong terms upon the nature of the interference of France in the general affairs of Italy. He thought the best policy both for France and this country was a policy of non-interven tion, and he deeply regretted that it had been departed from. France complained that her motives were impro• perly suspected ; but the best way to prevent suspicion was to take care that her conduct was honest. He thought it would be much more advantageous both to the interests of France and England that there should be a good under standing between the two countries, than that each should be in a state of constant, unceasing, and vigilant prepare ion for the worst. (Hear, hear.) The subject then dropped. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL. On the order for the house going into committee on this bill, The Earl of CHICHESTER moved an amendment that the house should go into committee on this bill that day three months. The amendment was agreed to without a division, and the bill was consequently lost. METROPOLITAN BUILDING ACT (AMEND MENT) BILL. This bill passed the second reading. LEITH HARBOUR AND DOCKS BILL. This bill was also read a second time. BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS BILL. This bill was read a second time. LOCAL TAXATION BILL. This bill passed through committee. JEWS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE ESTATES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CENSUS (ENGLAND, &c.) BILL. This bill was brought up from the House of Commons and read a first time; as was also the Census (Ireland) Bill. INDEMNITY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY, The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. CRIMINAL LAW. Aldermen PHILIPS and GABRIEL, the Sheriffs of the City of London, appeared at the bar of the house and pre sented a petition, signed by the Lord Mayor and the Town Council of London, in favour of the bills now before Par liament to effect an alteration in criminal law. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed to :—Denbigh, Ruthin, and Corwen Railway, and Moy River Navigation. " ( PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the alleged un constitutional conduct of the House of Lords in reference to the paper duty, &c. GALWAY PACKET CONTRACT TRANSFER. Mr. DUNLOP moved for copies of the proposed assign ment of the Galway packet contract to the Government of Canada, and any communications stating the conditions or modifications on which the sanction of her Majesty's Go. vernment was sought to that transfer.—The return was ordered. --- PARTY DEMONSTRATIONS AND RIOTS IN IRELAND. Mr. COGAN gave notice that to-morrow he would move for leave to bring in a bill for the more efficient re straint of exhibition of party banners in Ireland. Mr. DAWSON asked for some information relative to the riots which had taken place at Lu.rgan, in Armagh, on the Ist instant. Mr. CARDWELL said that it was, unfortunately, true that riots had taken place at Liugan, but precautions had been taken to prevent any breach of the peace on the occa sion in question. A magistrate was in attendance, accom panied by 30 efficient constabulary, and no disturbance took place in the town itself, but in the evening the disturbance alluded to occurred in the north-west and western suburbs. He believed that two lives had been sacrificed, and an , nqairy was now going on in regard to this un for tmiat e affair. In reply to Lord NAAS and Mr. COGAN, Mr. CARDWELL said that he could furnish no addi tional information on the subj.:ct. FORESHORE AT PEMBROKE. Lord W. GRAHAM asked the Secretary to the Admi ralty if he could state whether the foreshore sold at Pem broke Dock by . the Woods and Forests, five or six years ago, was sold with or without consultation with the Admi ralty, and with or without its approbation;, and whether any inquiries had since been made, with a view to the re purchase of the same P Lord C. PAGET said that in 1854 the ground in ques tion ad been purchased of Government, and the Admiralty consented to that purchase. The parties who purchased did not complete the purchase, but they afterwards offered to do so, but a delay took place in consequence of the pro perty being in Chancery. In 1858 the Admiralty refused to perform the contract, but were directed by the Vice- Chancellor, before whom the case was heard, to do so. COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Vice •President of the Com mittee of Council on Education whether the Education Commissioners were about to make any report ; and whether the absence of the Duke of Newcastle would cause a sus pension of their proceedings ? . Mr. LOWE was understood to say that the proceedings would be delayed in consequence of the absence of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle. BRONZE COINAGE. In reply to Mr. HOPWOOD, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that a delay had taken place in the issue of the coinage in ques tion, but in coisequence of the absence of the Master of the Mint he could not supply the necessary information. CHINA. On bringing up the resolution of the committee of supply for a vote of £446,000 to defray the expenses of the war in Sir J. PAKINGT ON gave notice that he would enter into some personal explanations arising out of statements made relative to himself on a previous evening. Mr. ROEBUCK said that the people of England had been at first deceived in reference to the question of the war with China. He believed that if they were sufficiently in formed on the matter they would at once perceive that this war was neither for the honour nor the interests of this country. The war commenced with an attempt on the part of this country to force the opium trade on the Chinese, who had no desire whatever to enter into commercial rela tion with Englishmen. Then the treaty of Tein-tsin was pressed on the Chinese, and her dealings throughout with that people was a disgrace to the morality of western civi lisation. The hon. and learned member then proceeded to denounce the course adopted by our representative in re• &reticle to the affair of the Peiho. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he did not wish to deprecate discussion on the question. (Hear, hear.) It was most desirable that the people of England should be in possession of correct information in reference to the subject, which could not be obtained except from the careful study of certain documents of which the honourable and learned member (➢lr. Roe buck) had given too general an idea to con stitute him a proper guide. He denied that the treaty of Tien -tsin was forced on the Chinese, or that it was carried by any treachery on the part of the English repre sentatives, as it had the sanction of the Emperor of China. With respect to the passage of the Peiho, they had been deceived as regarded the fortifications, and he repeated that, in order to understand the whole subject, it was necessary that the documents to which he had alluded should be studied. After some discussion the resolution was agreed to. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. On the motion for going into committee of ways and means, Mr. NEWDEGATE moved "That the rules against proceeding with opposed notices and orders after a quarter before six o'clock on Wednesdays, under the standing order of the 19th day of July, 1854, b• applied to all business standing for evening sittings, upon which debate shall arise after one o'clock in the morning during the remainder of the session. He contended that the course which was taken in respect to business was derogatory to the dignity of the house and injurious to the public interests. Bills of an important de scription were sometimes introduced at so late an hour of night that they could not receive the necessary considera tion, and many important bills were abandoned altogether. After some remarks from Mr. E. James, Sir G. Lewis, and Mr. Disraeli, Lord PALMERSTON said that the present•session had been a very peculiar one—(hear, hear, and laughter)—and he denied that any blame was attributable to the Govern ment for any delays that had taken place in reference to certain measures. He considered they had rules enough to regulate them, and he objected to any arbitrary resolu tion on this matter, which he thought should be left to the discretion of the house. With respect to the lateness of the hours to which they occasionally sat, he begged to re mind hon. members that " The best of all ways, To lengthen our days, Was to steal a few hours from the night." (Laughter.) After a few words from Mr. HENLNY, Mr. NEWDEGATE withdrew his motion, and the sub ject dropped. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. In reply to Mr. RUNT, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he proposed to proceed with this bill. Over 400 clauses of another bank ruptcy bill had been agreed to in one morning sitting, and he hoped to carry the remaining 400 clauses of this bill in another sitting. (Laughter.) WAYS AND MEANS. The house then went into Committee of Ways and Means. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Sir, upon a recent evening, the right hon. baronet the member for Droitwich raised very fairly an issue with respect to the conduct of her Majesty's Government in regard to the finances of the country, and said that in the state and pro spects of the public expenditure, it was not just for them to have dealt with, or as he expressed it, to have tampered with, the finances its the month of February last. I only refer to that for the purpose of saying that I think no more proper subject of discussion could be raised, and that I hink the opportunity has arrived for discussing it. But with these matters of attack and defence I have no concern. I shall confine myself entirely to matters of business, and to the provision which her Majesty's Government propose to the house to make in order to meet the expenditure which has been voted in supply. The committee will have per ceived that there stand upon the paper two motions in my name. One relates to a sot of resolutions which have not before been printed ; the other to a set which the commit tee have seen printed for a length of time. One set of reso lutions is te provide for the recent vote of supply with re gard to China ; the second is that portion to which the right hon. gentleman halt just alluded, which has not yet been sanctioned, of the financial measures of the month of Feb ruary last. Sir, the latter I dismiss entirely at present ; and I confine myself to an explanation of the former. I wish to lay before the committee the exact state of the case with regard to the charges, as far as we are able to state them, that have now been incurred with regard to Chins ; because on a former eccasion I fear I was in some degree to blame for not having clearly explained them, and her Majesty's Go vernment are desirous that no misapprehension should exist. In February last the provision made for the Chinese expe dition was £850,000., to be charged on the finances of theyear then expiring, 1859-60, and a further sum of about double that amount, namely £1,700,000, to be charged on the ways and means of the financial year then about to commence, 1560-61. These sums together amounted to £2,250,000. I confine myself to round numbers for the convenience of the committee, and that was the whole provision which it was proposed to the house to make on account of the expe dition to China, whilst it was still an expedition only, and before we had any knowledge that it would necessarily have a directly warlike operation. The sum that is now further proposed on account of the warlike operations of the same expedition is a sum of somewhat greater amount, namely, £2,850,000. The vote upon the table is indeed somewhat larger than this; but two items are comprehended in the figures I have just stated. They include a sum of £500,000, a provision which was made in the financial arrangements of February, though the vote of supply was only taken last week, and also a sum of £400,000 on account of the previous war in China, which may be called the war of 1857, a charge of which we had no knowledge that it would occur ,in February, and for which no financial provision has been made. Therefore the whole charge of the present expedition to China, arising from the occurrences at the mouth of the Peiho down to the present period, so far as the Government eau state or conjecture them, is £5,400,000, to which is to be added the sum of 1450,000 :due to the former war. And perhaps it may be a matter of interest to the committee that I should state, in passing, the expense of a former war with China,in order that they may understand, along with other matters applicable to the subject, the tendency to a great increase of charge which is attendant upon the course of our present operations. The war of 1840 must have lasted, I think, between two and three years. I believe that Sir li.. last about treaty wa s i n 1842, so that the war would of about two-and-a-half years ; and the whole expense that war cha rgea bl e t o thi s co untry was no more than £3,200,000. So that the whole expense of that war, carried en for the length of time I have described, was no more than £700,000 in excess of th e sum which the Govern meat invited this house to provide for the present expedi. tion, even while the occurrence of a war was a matter entirely problematical. The whole expense of that war te this country, because a portion of it was borne by the East India Company, was only £ 4,200,000—a sum less by £1,200,000 than that which the house will have provided—has, I may say, provi ded —at least consented te charge during the pre sent session, on account of the war that has now commenced. That is the state of the case as regards the amount of charge ......5,5,400,000 on account of the present expedition, and £50,500 on account of the war of 1857, making togethe £5,850,000. I have no means of stating to the committee what has been the total charge of the war of 1857, because, although there were certain votes, not amounting to large sums, taken as votes of credit, yet the main portions of the expenditure were probably borne upon the estimates under the ordinary heads of charge ; and I have no means now of separating them from what was due to the general service of the country. With respect to the mode of provision that has been adopted by the Government, and proposed to the house, in respect to the portion of the charge that was made known to the house, and within the knowledge of th e Go vernment in February, it is as follows :—x8513,060, as T have stated, were charged upon the finances of 1859-60. Happily the provision made by the house in last July for the expenditure of that year was so liberal, that the whole of that £850,000 has been paid from the proceeds of the taxes, and not out of temporary resources. It pleased the house, towards the close of last session, to supply us with temporary means, in addition to the taxes that were then voted, by taking up one of the terms of the malt credit. The proceeds of that operation were somewhere about £300,000 or a million, But the revenue of the year was so productive, that even if that malt credit had not been granted we should have been able to pay the additioal charge included in the item on account of China, and still have had a surplus. As it was, notwithstanding the consi derable addition made at so late a date to the charge of the year, by taking £850,000 for the malt credit, the surplus of income over expenditure ou the 31st March amounted to no less than £1,587,000. Therefore it may be justly said as re gards that sum of £850,000, that full provision was made for it out of the taxes of the country ; and the temporary resource which enabled us to draw an alleviation from the malt credit, together with £250,000 which came in as a casual and unexpected payment from Spain, and applicable to the charges of last year, both contributed to swell that surplus of £1,250,000, and were, therefore, made applicable to the reduction of the debt. With respect to the £1,700,000 which the Government proposed to charge upon the finance of the present year in February last the case stood dif ferently. I cannot say that we proposed to provide for more than about £500,000 of that sum out of the taxes of the country. For if, on the one hand, we deduct that charge from the anticipated expenditure of the country as it then, stood, and if, on the other, we deduct from the anticivated revenue of the country, the proceeds of the malt and hop credits and the further payment from the Spanish Govern ment, the case stands thus—that each of those two sums very nearly balances the other, the charge for China being £1,700,000, and the amount of the malt and hop credit, with. • the Spanish payment, being about £1,650,000. It follows, therefore, that the provision made by means of taxation to meet the expenditure on account of China, according to ',;h e plans of the Government as explained in February last, was very little more than the surplus of revenue: over ex penditure which was then stated upon the estimate, or in round numbers about half a million of Money. So stands the case as to the provision made for that portion of the charge for the China expedition with regard to which the house was invited to take it into its consideration in Fe bruary last. I now come to the question how we are to make provision for the remaining portion of the charge, The remaining portion of the ch arge i s £3 ,3 oo,o o o—the vote , authorised last week being £3,800,000, but £500,000 of that sum having been included in the financial statement of February, and in the provision that was then made. I have therefore to go back to the period of February, as the basis of calculation of the means by which this suns is to be provided ; and I think there is no reason why I should depart from the estimates either of revenue or expenditure that were then made. As respects the re venue of the country, estimating it by its proceeds up to the close of June, I think that, considering its circumstances, the condition of that revenue is eminently satisfactory. It is ve:y difficialt—and indeed it would be hazardous—to form an anticipation of the year's revenue from the revenue of the quarter, and especially in a year when very considerable changes, reductions, and commutations, so to call them, of taxes have been made. But the result of it, I think, entirely comes up to, and even exceeds the expectations of Govern ment. Still I should not recommend the committee, and I should not think it consistent with the rules of prudence, to improve upon the estimates of revenue which I ventured to submit in February. Because there is, in the first place, a. tendency to partial stagnation in some descriptions of in dustry, connected either with the actual condition of the times or with the temper in which men's minds are dis posed to view them ; and there is likewise the important ele ment of a harvest that must certainly be late, and may too probably be defective; which, though they might not act very seriously upon the anticipated amount of the general income, yet I think would render it unsafe for us to make those additions to the estimates of February last which under more favourable circumstances I should not at all have hesitated or scrupled to recommend. Then, starting; from the estimated revenue of February last, I have now to state to the committee the manner in which the Government propose to provide for the charge which has just been voted by the committee of supply. The total of that charge is £3,800,000, taking the votes as they stand and have been sanctioned. I first deduct from that amount the sum of £500,000, which as I have already stated was included in the provision of Febi y Tan, and I then come to the Ties tiers how far the7small surplus, which was then estimated as likely to arise upon the revenue of the year above the expenditure, remains still available. That surplus, as wee to be expected in a course of long and detailed financial dis cussions, almost of necessity involving a variety of changes more or less important, while the measures of the year were passing through this house, has undergone some vicissitude. It is not however altogether disposed of. I could not under take to enter into very minute details with regard to the estimates of minor taxes, in respect to which great exacti tude and groat confidence in each particular are totally im practicable, and where the best that can be hoped is, after using every care and attention, that the general result may not be far wide of the mark. Proceeding upon that prin ciple, I would say that we stand thus with respect to the surplus that I estimated in February last. It then stood at the sum of £464,000. But in the estimate for the collection of the revenue which was then furnished to me, and which did not take into eonsideratien the practical effect of some of the financial measures of the year, particularly of the in crease of the income tax, there was an error not immaterial. That estimate of the expense of the collection of the re venue was too low by above £200,000. The committee will also remember that an important item in the general re sults of the revenue was made up of a variety of new charges that were about to be imposed. In the dis cussion of those new charges, with a view of mitigating their pressure upon the commercial community, who were called upon to submit to a number of minor taxes, almost all of which fell directly upon the profits of trade—with a view to make those charges as little onerous as possible various modifications were introduced, which led upon the whole to a loss, as compared with the estimate I made in February, of abont£lBo,ooo a-year. Taking together those two items on the adverse side of the account, they require us to deduct from the surplus of £464,000 about £400,000. But on the other side of the account, whereas it was first proposed that the abolition of the paper duty should take place from the Ist of July, it was found more convenient, for several reasons, that it should be postponed to the 15th of August ; and the effect of that postponement was to relieve the Excheqxer by the sum of about £200,000. Therefore the total lose upon the surplus estimated in February is about £200,000, after balancing those various items that I have now mentioned; and there remains in fact a sum of about a quarter of a million, or more-1264,000—which is available in part to meet the charge of the Chinese war. I come then to the proceeds of the paper duty—assuming that it should be the pleasure of the house that it be retained throughoLt the financial year. (Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) And if that be so, of course it will make an addition not immaterial to our re sources. (Opposition cheers.) The loss estimated to arise upon the remission of the paper duty as proposed in Feb ruary last would have been a million. The loss which would have arisen in consequence of abandoning that duty, accord ing to the terms of the bill which passed through this house, would have been £BOO,OOO. I cannot say how much of that will be recovered in consequence of the rejection of the bill. I doubt whether the whole of it will be recovered ; but I think it very possible that £600,000, or perhaps £700,000, will be recovered. That is upon the presumption that the duty remains payable to the close of the financial year. And, therefore, if it is the pleasure of the House of Com mons that that duty shoed continue to be levied through out the financial year, a sum of £700,000 in addition to what I have previously named may be taken as available in part to meet the charges of the Chinese war. These three item: —£500,000 for the malt credits, £250,000 for the Spanish payments, payments, and £700,000 in respect of the paper duty — g ive a total of £1,464,000, and deducting that ismer e of total which the house has authorised in be eemm -tte Provided for, to sup ply, £3,800,000, the sum _remaining i 6 0 6 n 4, 0 0 f ( the b e i n gar e committee, ad y w is h a ic a h um l o h f av l e 2, n 3 o 3 w 6,o t oo o in. Thevite atuhme attention remains to be provided provided for, the sum of £2,33 6 , 0 00 , re n together will, I believe,. for ; and those two sums taken out so financial t 4 h th e B B o u t o o m o t a l yh a e a l a w r sr already di; been epreviouslyh y an l tdaki:n s provided umo for b g e av f e oun to t —L2,664,00 0 he statement made in February, d the to co e m or ni re i s t p tee ond the taxes_ and the plan of provision then proposed, would not have taken from the taxes of the year, but would have been been £1,186 chargeable upon these extraordinary resources w'nich the Government invited the house to call in aid lender the peculiar circumstances of the times. We proposli to apply the same principle of a divided method of provision to the sum that we still require, which we used in regard to the sum with which we have already dealt—that is to say, to ask the 0 tef accordinge ees p sum ec ttiovofte committee to give authority for raising that sum in part by taxation and in part from sources other than taxation. In go doing we follow the rule which is commonly applicable to war expenditure. It is the opinion of her Majesty's Go vernment that that is the rule which ought justly to be ap plied to a case like that of China. First 'of all, because the scale of the expenditure is such--especially when it comes to a mode of charge rapidly growing under other header; that the country can hardly be expected to provide the, whole from the proceeds of the year's taxes. (Hear.)l may, perhaps, say that there it , anothe r _ ecial peas°ll, which is certainly applicable to the case, al the minds m ul u nd ' s ' of r mean c to be assigned to it may be very different in this :that we different members of the committee . . have already an outstanding elute - CI?, a fury o f debt du in hard hs T demand cash from China to ourselve s, a nd that