The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

21 - oNEy MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Foreign and C o l on i a l P ro d uce Markets si during the last few days hare been rather inactive, although prices generally have remained steady. For the better qualities of tea there has been a steady inquiry, and the new season's crop has brought high rates. Sugar has been in very limited request, the present high rates .pre renting a large export business being transacted, st and the home trade have bought to a very limited extent. Coffee has been in moderate request, and good qualities of Plantation Ceylon have fully maintained late values. Rice has been flat, and in Cocoa and rum scarcely any transactions have been st reported. At th e p u bli c s a l es o f i n di go p r i ces have gt been steadily maintained, although some consi- st derable quantity has been withdrawn. Saltpetre continues at steady rates, but tallow is dull. P.Y.C. si on the spot is quoted 535. 3d. ; March delivery, 538 . 6 d. ; and last three months, 525. 9d. per cwt. st' The Li verpoo l cotton mar k et yesterday again presented a very animated appearance, and 12,000 si bales were sold at a slight advance. In railway st shares the transactions were limited, and prices st r emained unalt ere d. st st It has been announced by the directors of the Et Madras Irrigationtand Canal Company that they have requested Lord Stanley's sanction to the election of Major Cotton as their chief or superin st - tending engineer, to proceed forthwith to Madras, and adopt all necessary measures for the complete survey of the works. The committee of the Stock il l Exch ange have appointed Monday, 21st February, it. a special settling day in the shares of this company, st' and business is to be marked in the official lists. At the Bank of England yesterday there were no St bullion operations of importance. The gold by the Si Norfolk, viz., £162,000, was delivered, and £BO,OOO si taken for transmission to the Continent. Si The Royal mail steamer La Plata, arrived from the West Indies, has brought £lBO,OOO in gold and 1 The demand for discount accommodation con- si tinues moderate, and previous rates are still as- St cepted for first class bills. In some instances choice st Paper of short date is negotiated at a fraction under St 2 per cent. si 100 100 100 1613 4 100 100 100 The principal topic of conversation in City circles to-day has been Lord Stanley's fi nanc i a l statement s s , in reference to India. Upon the whole it is regarded 5 ' as a very favourable explanation of the financial position of the Indian authorities, and particularly a fter the rumours circulated for some time past, s that a loan of £10,000,000 would be required, the announcement that L 7,000,000 is all that is now proposed, is regarded with satisfaction. The at- I tainment of that sum will create little or no effect Si aPon:the Money Market,which still remains in a very Si plethoric state. The failure of the Austrian loan will, I: fign i o t r i e s thought, prevent the negotiation of other s operations of a similar character, at least While continental affairs remain in their present u nsettled situati on . U pon th e w h o l e, th ere f ore, the prospects of financial affairs are satisfactory, and although occasional fluctuation may take place, no material change in the condition of the money , market is considered imminent. The half -yearly meeting of the Blackwall Rail- Way_ , Compa ny was h e ld to- d ay— M r. D an i e l i n t h e ellair--at which a very favourable report was ! ) _ re sented, stati ng th a t a b a l ance o f £ 23 , 792 1 l s. "a• remained from the half-year's traffic, applicable to dividend. The recommendation was 3s. 6 d. on the old, and 3s. 2d. on the 4 _ eivt, shares, for the half-year. There was compared al increase in the general receipts of £2,592, 25 Blythe and Tyne II per Pared tk 4is P .l . z e Uce7.Yi ed p.ct t st z o s cl ) with the corresponding period of 1857. i s The report vote was adopted, and it was agreed that the rk I c )o ie r. do. Shares r nt Shares should be converted into stock. A cordial 1270 D a o. Q a tar. sfiaLl:, e No. 2. Stock Chester ac Holyhd, Sipe of thanks was passed to the directors. Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. The tra nsact i ons in the market for Pu b l i c Secu- C''Cork tz e li t rrik be lk an c. ri .t. les to-day h ave i n di cate d rat h er more animation, Stock E.T;ign. dass A7i spc a nd the quotations have shown a tendency towards stock It: do. o Class. 3 C ; 3 / I : c c :*:* improvement. This slight but favourable change Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. is z eo o ..i is . to be attributed to the statement made last night Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock r a the House of Commons upon Indian finance, and Stock oc p as st t eLn an U e n . i fl o p n, er 4ger ct. he co mparatively small loan which the Council 5 E.k W. York. Jcn. fifths will require for the current year. The fact, too, that Stock LlVe G r i t a h s ,:L l ?in sh . r p c. es it will be raised without a Government guarantee Stock Furness, 5 per cent has been viewed with satisfaction. Consols have Stock gr i rt;t & i3O . ! V trl a C t rll: '. l - ,. 5 . P c: been dealt in at 954 4 for money, and 954 for the Stockoc liro:l4l);.RCe.dro:'d°ol.l.c.Pm account, and the present quotation is 954 1 for 1( 1 7 ) gni, - o w co m aartra both. The New Threes and the Reduced Annui- stock Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland); ties are 96 to 964- ; Exchequer Bills remain steady 50 G at re celrf ( Lt l (..;ia at 335. to , 365. prem. ; India Loan Debentures .... H ants e E m x a t i3l s e, p.ct ia . . D D o o ß ..re 41 it are ,. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. 98 1; Long Annuities (1860), 11 ; and ditto s 6 rock k Stock Do. Irredeemable, do ( 168 5), 18 3-16. Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref. 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares In Foreign Securities a fair amount of business 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. is recorded, and prices tend upwards. Turkish 6 shares per _ Cents. are 901 to 901 ; ditto New Loan, 794 to Stock Do l e 3 l l l 5 14 . c . t. P a r r e . f stock , 4 n, ditto, 2d issue, 61 to 6 discount ; Chili= m i Do. 0. Chesterguar.shares Loa n_ is nominally without alteration ; Mexican 20 Do. do. do. have r . improved to 204 4 ; Peruvian to 94 ; r oo st Lan n tl i r r i g rl . r spo 6 p . .c..s i t c oc o 11 ..15.ardinian to 801; ditto Small are marked stock Bo o: Kef., 5 p i; 0. 6 . p .1 t 0 2 Ti ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. are firm at 102 ; stock Do. do. sp. c. No. ; Buenos Ayres Deferred at 181 ; Venezuelan 5 per Stock Lo e n a &N , . s W p ..o o o t v . .&Nur - a dvanced are steady, at 441; and ditto Deferred have Stock Lp aie &A :it, a 7 r li f ft. stock, b een Austrian "4 i' Austrian 5 per Cents. have 121 Londondy 3/ cote, 4 ohs. Londoudy.& Ennis 4 sh. dealt in at 76, and the New Loan is at 1 dis. Stoc k 111an.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. to par; the letters of allotment were issued yester- St i oc 2 6 da y, and since then the market has been very depressed. i k 113 M 00 0 : ry li po 6pe rt r ce & car., 4 p.c. 4 1 i lt. 4 per cent .. ...... There has been rather more buoyancy exhibited s toc k Y ;.. l j Stock uo id .e,on.isr 6 10 11 .&iiiM ak .ci. in th e t.5..._ railway share market, and prices generally Stock Do. 41 . 171 1 . 1 C o . pref. stock.. En g li s h . S Ympathised with the improvement in the üblish fowl. Newport,Aber,&c.pref.s Midland ... Caledonians have advanced 15s. ; ( p• .c. redeem at sp. c. iim Stock lo Do. Leic. g Hitpref. at. and South-Eastern, 10s. ; and Edinburgh, 10 Do. Perpet, * 6 p. c. with Perth, - , option till 1866 ann. Dundee, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Brighton Chester and North-Eastern (Berwick), Ss. ; Man- Stock Do. 5 5 r. c. Eit4. 0 7t0 c a,18 8 4 4 brought eest er, She ffi eld, and Lincoln, and North Stafford Stock oc Do. lo Wrv . . c iral.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent former values. Stock Do. New, Vila. 5 Rer_ce_n o t a The foreign lin' es have been inactive, but prices Stock oc Nth a l); i I v ir ß re al ktp " .c. a to C eb Il aye also slightly improved. Paris and Lyons Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. In ss. ; and Lombardo-Venetian, ss. to 10s. ‘, 7 0 Do. te d d o s; 6p. c. No. 1. I r a the colonial market Grand Trunk of Canada gi i t . r lo o 'ki , u r . , 5 74' . '1, 84 urc ° i i ' . se I° a-; East Indian, 10s., and Great Indian 20 *oith Staffordshire .... Stock Gx.Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Peninsula brought yesterday's quotations. Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua Joint Stock Bank Shares have been dealt in to a Stock D° 8 Scottish Central, moderate extent. London and County hav e proved to 281 ; Ottoman Bank to 20 1 • and London Stock ro . .,ZtelLe a Igu f. a.6pc. im- Stock Scottish N.- Eastern o i Joint St oc k to 311 to 34Z. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Miscellaneous Shares have been flat. Peninsular la Do. Fixed 41 percent 1.0.6. South nui f leii (readi n g and_ Oriental Steam have declined to 85. Electric Telegraph, 1021 ; Royal Mail Steam are 63 to Stock Do .41 per cent Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is . 631, and Red Sea Telegraph, Bto 81. Stock Do. New do., 2d issue. Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Stock Do. 41 per cent 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. 25 1 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.a. 25 $ Do. 6 per cent Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. bock Do. York took North London ,0 IN. &S.Westn., Hampatd, and City North Staffordshire. 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction ock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver 10 Peebles 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney ;ock Scottish Central ,ock South. N.E., Aber. Stock ,ock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock ,ock Shropshire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer ,ock South Devon ;ock South-Eastern :ock South wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun 20 Do. do 0 Staines, Wok., & Wek 5 Stockton & Darlington '5 Do. do. 1854 5 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool :ock Taff Vale ;06 1 / 4 Do. Preference, No. 1 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Bail hock Vale of Neath BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Bank Sto c k 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96k 6 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Ann u iti es . 96 1 L Ditong Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860.... 1 3 16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Apr., 1885.. 18 3-16 t India Stock Ditto Debentures 9Bl Ditto Bonds, £l,OO O C onsols for Account __ 95 1 I I March - iune. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 10.. 33 6 33 5 D itto x,5 Ditto Small, 10. - I 36 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent. lOl/ _ Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 94 k -Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. Ditto Deferred lBl Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto Account Sardinian, 6 per Cent. Boi Ditto Account Ditto Small Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account . Turkish 6 per Cent. .... ****************** 3(31 Ditto Account ************************** T okAl Ditto New Loan ********************** Ditto Account ************************ '"i Ditto 2d Issue ********....*..********* 7 9 4 80 791 Ditto Account ....... Venezuela, 5 per Cent. ..... ........... 61 6 51 d Ditto Account • ..... 44 4 Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent .... 17 Dividends on the above payable in London - . Austrian, 10 Gu. £, 5 per Cent. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2f per Cent Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK • " Consols, Money 9sa • ' Consols for Account ock Waterford & Kilkenny 50 Waterford & Limerick ZO West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal 5 Do. A.—A rem% nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B 5 Do. B 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class 20 Do. 2d Class £3 is. 174 all all 100 all 16.1 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all . all 100 6 100 100 100 100 all The Austrian loan was allotted yesterday, but is said the amount subscribed is under £1,500,000. An in. stalment of 20 per cent. is to be made up to-day. The lasi price of the scrip this afternoon was par. a of St. requisi wn, for nentary re taken at eight xtlemen r Bart., nee O tion :--- r i g -ht of uded to emeretst tme one ,hat the ment of exercise tending .euld be ,ation is it is ex ntatives is, based could be s of the not ex asure at pies they Reform, agement ricts into )erty and cc That 1 occupiers tiled the applause Lguess to canied That ars Lumbers, 200,00 0 : j UStI Y members don had, lianaent ; now of than tha was also ultimately e 300 per aBure was irman ter- • clover, per load• Ds; clover 3 por load. N ; c l ov er I per load. fair busk• it 2s 2d to r lb. either for however! he refine" "tent, but lise 53s to )1y limited 7eylon, the ate rates•, I still a fair are fully business. ;urrent. r V alencia en effected a rather eportedin e quantity instanceo exhibited , 538 3d► )on w• ; d—Enter -Asteroid, for Bahia; I—Buoton A—Avorif ed—Cade• Los Ayres; ishin, f 0 for Ha' 'era, WI ails. _ _ ea --Mai' [orning. is ; Avon/ Carenton; •om New' mer, front flamer, for tontine'. PIT.) lorning• moderate. : Narran• 1 Dunkirk. Boulogne; Corning. .mlets, for a London, Jubilant, for the and the scent fro, 's holism ', Gen. Sit n. Lady :root froiu zived ill r shoral a Guard* and MO youngest tworth• tered at Compact ; inconle etropoli* a during * r of shill outW the Tor' colonies, for VAS.- To 'O 5 " lin 1 181 '1 e 11t col li s io su ddea n ii_, (ll4 recl4 SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. .10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 50 Uelfast and Ballymena.. 1.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. ,oak Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 61 6i 01 Junction. 15 Blackburn . 25 Blyth and Tyne tock Bristol and Exeter tock Caledonian tock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passa,ge 20 Cornwall 10 Do. A A roves. no div. l 0 Do. B until6p.c.per an. hasbeen pd.toß. i 0 Dublin andßeltast June. 5 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc )ck East Anglian )ck Eastern Counties )ck Eastern Union A Stock )ck Do. do. B Stock Z 5 DO:Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) n East Kent ;ock East Lancashire tO East Suffolk 10 Do ,ock Edinburg and Glasgow ock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee 10 Forth & Clyde Junction tock Furness took Glasgow & South Westn 10 Great North of Scotland bock Great Northern bock Do. do. A Stock bock Do. do. B Stock bock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) bock Great Western bock Do.Str.Tl.Rail Gua.Stk 12 Irish South Eastern 50 Lancaster and Carlisle 16} Do. Thirds 13 4 Do. New Thirds Lock Lancashire & Yorkshire 16 Do. do. F 216 9 Do. do. 29 shares 3 Do. West Riding Union 20 Do. Southport .6.3 London and Blackwall .6.3 Do.Newiss.at 2510sp.sh Lock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast took London & North Westif 124 Do. Eighths bock London& South-Westn 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen took Man., Shef., & Lincoln 10 Metropolitan took Midland tock Do. Birmiug. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) 25 Do. Shares 00 NeAastle and Carlisle 25 New., Aber., & Herefd 10 Newry & Armagh (def ) 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros took Norfolk 50 North. Counties Union k North British Nor.Dev.RailArDk. Stk ' ik Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß lock Do. B Stock Lock North-Eastn.—Berwick 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase took Do. Leeds (Paid. Closing I By,3;cllnnee.se 8 9 66 66 11 111 31 $3 95 06 85i 49 861 4si 4 1 61 94 10 154 164 62 63 45 47 29 31 13 15 95 97 71 72 29 29i 96 98 10 10i 1041 105 t 88 90 137 139 104 i 105} 56i 57 56 57 84 88 11i 14 p 11 14 p 95 96 }ld Cl el 1084 10 I 95f 1 o}6}d 924 93 38 89 1011 1021 78 78 12 13 GI 66 3 d 61 62 4 1 NI 1 1 d 481 78 294 101 103 41 44 d 1 14 _ 7 8 , 29 31 7 sdi 115 117 2a 274 85 87 45 47 d 37 38 71 /5 70 72 134 8 11 3 5 1 3ri 76 83 6 6i 3 3-1 6 i 61 86 4 f lhare PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. Paid. Cl r o ri s ee ins Business Done. 49 M 94 96 1103 105 6 6i 100 103 113 118 103 112 115 117 114 116 132 134 81 83 75 76 113 115 120 122 111 113 107 108 64 66 11 111 10 10} 164 17i 10 10 73 74 19 20 94 10 14t14 140 142 1120 122 1163 168 1122 124 - 11 68 70 140 142 104 105 . -- i P 96 98 91 10 11 12 9 10 11 113 98 99 i die p d p 23 234 121 123 11l 113 99 101 10 11 241 25 103 105 103 105 161 171 29 :10 33 31 48 5 81 1 100 i 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid.! Leasing I Closing! Business Co.'s.Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshireg.6p.c. E trnion,flarwichShs.l Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr./4Neils,Drot. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dek.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. % Shares Do. Shares London &G reenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. et. Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midab.& Redcr, cr.6p.e Alid.Bradfordra. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& haste. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre• t - - Do. Shares ...... X. Roystn,llitch.ot Shep Shf.ltoth.&Gol.g.sp.e. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire.. Wear Valley, g. 6 p.c. Do. do.. : .......... Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. Share Docks. ILn & N.W Ln& N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt.Nerth. E.Counts. Caledonin Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East I Do. ... Peto &Co. Do. Norfolk.: Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . 5. 5.6. E.Counts. all Do. all Do. • all Do. all Ve W y k. all Do. 100 Gt. North 18 116 Lan.& Yk all T Brassoy all M'Clean . all Stk.& Dar all Do. 100 Gt. West. . all L.&Brgtn DOCKS. Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref.Min lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria 20 DO New a•asa,a•a • a s • .! 18 Closing usiness Pilau price. Done. 98 100 101 100 17 19 [42 144 4 q .11 113 65 67 Ll 5 120 90 92 2f 1 98 160 I 58 60 1142 144 al 11 11i 90 92 8 9 89 I 56 i1 76 1 7 1 109 9 6 11 93 24 f 38 1 1021 1 all 100 34 100 100 9 311 1 781 4 1 100 100 all all 100 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1859, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. , 1„,..„, Closing Businass . Sharol Railways. '• ``'`" Price. Done. me 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence! all 78 79 79 Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Baroda& Cent. Ind 9 i i d 134 gu. 5 per cent 18 Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 1 d 18 Do. Do. B 44 1 f d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 8 204 Do. New l6i -- d 100 1 Buffalo,Brant.& ' Godricb 1 100 85 90 6 p. ct. bda. 1 Aug., 1872 ) 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 82 86 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. id par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. pm 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 I 1p 5 4 i . 174 Demerara 20 Eastern Beiwal.g - ,u.5p.c 5 4 /d Stock East Indian,'gu. sp. 0., 100 102 1021 102 i 4 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO I 4 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 20 Geelong - & Mel.gua.s p. c. all 19 20 St: Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 e l , , per cent. Bonds St Grand Trunk of Canada 100 30 31 304 I I 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.is all 71 73 71 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pre lOO 89 91 ,90 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 994 104 1 00 4 109 4 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 i I d 20 Do. do 4 i d par 20 5 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 12, ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 204 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 15j. 16} 16 20i Do. New 100 ( Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 104 106 I ept. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 101 106 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 102 104 100 Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do . 20 Madras, guar., 4i p. c all 17 184 17/ 20 Do. do. 5 per cent, all 191 20 20 Do. 4/ p. c. Extension l5 18 19 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c lO 1 4 rd 20 • Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 20 I Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO --d .. Do. do. Land do 20 ( Northof India Tramroad 2s. / Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde ,„43 15 4 1 p , 20 Do. 20 Do. New V. Z' 10 4 d iplo i 20 Do. Punjaub i 5 d 44 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo atg' 5 1 , d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 li Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 ,id 4 p 5 30 28.2.8/ I par 1 10 11 # f P 38 40 10 12 f 1 1 1 4 194 20 84 9i 1 d • 11 1 P 41 5 1 11 21 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 1134 1144 1134 14 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 111 i 1124 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. k Sep. 100 15 116. 1154 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 111 112 - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1004 1014 101 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100, 110 111 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 107 109 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share' Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 60 - - 40 Australasia all 90 92 25 Bank of Egypt all 26 26 100 Bank of London 5O - -- 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - 90 British North American all 56 58 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 2 lid 100 City 5O 61 63 62 li 2 100 Colonial 25 - - 32 i 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - - 100 Commercial of London. 20 - - 20 Eng., Scat., & Aus. Ch. all 164 17 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - 20 Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 21i 22 22 50 London and County ... 20 - - 28 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 - - 311 / 1 -- 100 London & Westminster. 20 - - 47 i 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - 20 Do. new lO - - 50 National Bank 25 - - 50 20 • New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 40 31 20 Ottoman Bank all 20 201 20 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New af' - - 25 South Australia - - 25 Do. New 174 - - 25 Union of Australia all - --- 5 4 3 1 4 25 Do. New 2O - -- 50 Union of London lO - - 241 100 Unity Mutual 55 - 100 Western Bk of London 50 19i 184 d MISCELLANEOUS. Shargi Miscellaneous. 1 Paid. °Mein! Business done ...., 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint'.. all 12 13 121 2 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 215 225 25 Australian Agricultural 19 33 34 331 5 10 Australian Royal Mail . all / 1 10 Berlin Water Works . . all 2i 3i 10 Do New, issued at !'5 dis 3 - - 50 British American Land 40 - - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 39 41 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land 32i 113 115 ~ 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 9 10 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all - - 25 Do. Preference 7i per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference all 41 51 20 Eastern Steam all - - Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 102 105 1024 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all . 0 1 li 10 Europ. & Ind.JunCt.Tel. 10s. - - 5 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all 1 15 1 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim all - - 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 20 London Discount 5 li 15 d 4 Lond.G en. Omnibus Co. all 11 11 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 6i 75 71 7 25 .National Discount C 0... 5 li id 41 10 Netherlands Land 6 - - 10 Do do all 1 2 6 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldls all 1 li 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 15 18 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 5 1 1 - 20 North of Europe Steam all - - 1 Oriental Gas - 1 Do. New Sh ares all 1 1 15s. 5 die par 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 25 3 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 84 85 85 50 Do. New 10 13 14 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 8 i d 1P 8 1 8 50 i ßhymney Iron 15 ;Do. New all 75 7/ 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O - - 63 i 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) all 120 1324 25 South Australian Land. all 35 37 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all I 1 1 Do. do Registered all 1 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.oi U_pr. Can. 5 100 ,Van Diemen'a and . pi. 9 11 TILE _POPE AND THE :PRINCE' OF WALES. On the occasion of the late interview of the Prince of Wales with the Pope, his Holiness rose on the entry of the Prince, and, coming forward to the door of the apartment to meet him, conducted him to a seat, and entered into conversation with him in French. Colonel Bruce was the only other person present. The interview was brief, and limited to complimentary expressions and sub jects of local interest. On the Prince rising to take his leave, the Pope conducted him again to the door with the same warmth of manner which he had manifested on receiving him. It is the intention of his Royal Highness to visit the numerous members of the various Sove reign families of Europe now domiciled in the Eternal City, before applying himself steadily to studies. A few days ago his Royal Highness went to call upon the King of Prussia, or rather upon the Queen, the state of his Majesty's health making it painful for any one to see him. The Prince has declined a formal visit from the French General, Count de Guyon, who proposed paying his respects to his Royal Highness at the head of his etat-major. The excellent habits of early hours, family devo tion, and healthy exercise, so meritoriously incul cated by Queen Victoria, are strictly followed by the Prince and his household. The Hon. Colonel Percy's services have been accepted by his Royal Highness during his stay in Rome. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord CRANWORTH presented a petition from the pro testant dissenters of Northallerton, complaining of the de cision of the Lords Justices which excluded them from administering trust funds of grammar schools. The Earl of CARLISLE and the Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented similar petitions. RIGHT OF SEARCH. Lord WODEHOUSE asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether ;he would lay on the table of the house, copies of the recent correspondence between her Majesty's Government and the Government of the United States respecting the right of search ? The noble lord hav ing alluded to the unpleasant feeling that arose last year between this country and the United States relative to the right of search exercised by British cruisers over vessels en the high seas, said, it ,from a correspondence that had ensued, the question had been left in a very unsatisfactory condition; notwithstanding that the noble earl at the head of the Foreign-office had adopted the principles laid down by General Cass. He thought it was of the highest im portance that the correspondence between this country and the United States should be laid on the table, in order that the true state of affairs might be known. The Earl of MALMESBURY—I have not the least ob jection to lay this correspondence before your lordships. I . am afraid, however, as my noble friend has read that por tion of it which has been published in America, he will find little of novelty or amusement in the papers which will be produced here. I think, however, the noble lord would have consulted the convenience of the house if he had waited until the correspondence was laid upon the table before ho indulged in the remarks he has made, as I expect but few of your lordships have seen that portion which has been pub lished. My noble friend has referred to the account of a visit which was paid to me by the American Minister, and has expressed surprise that within 24 hours I should have held language of a contradictory nature ; but that is easily explained. 'Upoit the first day the Minister for the United States called upon me, and asked my opinion upon certain points of international law relating to the right of search, I gave him what is commonly called an evasive answer—(a laugh)—as the subject was then under the consideration of the law officers of the Crown, whose opinions I received shortly afterwards. When I got that opinion I had no diffi culty the next day in replying to the United States Minis ter when he came again, as was agreed ; therefore, your lordships will see there was nothing extraordinary in the decision at which, apparently, I had suddenly arrived. My, noble friend seems to think that we have given up some great British right or privilege of vital consequence to this country. If I understand international law at all, which has not changed in our days, what is right now must have been right 50 years ago. At the latter period, or rather 45 years ago, circumstances were very different to what they are now. We were then at the close of a very long and se rious contest, by which all nations were more or less ex hausted, and at the end of which no nation but England possessed anything like a navy. The French navy had al most entirely disappeared. The American navy was small, having lost many of their ships, and the British navy was riding triumphantly over the ocean, being the only one in a condition to preserve the police of the sea, and to carry out those points of maritime policy which the circumstances of the time rendered necessary. But it must be recollected that at that time the feeling in this country respectinc , the slave trade was extremely strong, and in fact the English navy was the only one capable of exercising an effective con trol over that odious, traffic. We could not then expect assistance from other nations, and we treated matters rather with a high hand. We were masters of the sea, and we claimed that which, although it was for the benefit of all, must be admitted to have been more than we had a right to. Your lordships are aware that the slave trade is a perfectly legal traffic, except where treaties exist providing for its suppression, and there is no law whatever that gives us or any one else a right to visit a ship or seize her even if full of slaves, provided she is sailing under an independent flag, unless we have a treaty right to that effect with the nation to which that particular flag belongs. As peace endured and nations flourished, those who had lost their navies were enabled to reconstruct them and those who had had none began to create them. Feelings grew up among them with respect to their navies similar to those which we entertained in regard to our own, and naturally they began to dispute a claim which they had never submitted to with any good grace. Such was the case with France She had a slave trade treaty with us, and she said, " We are an independent nation, with a navy of our own, and we consider it an insult to be thought unable to fulfil our own engagements, and to maintain the police of the sea as far as our own flag is con cerned.. We are able to do it, and we do not desire you to meddle with our ships, but to leave them to us to look after." Such, too, was the language of the United States as their naval power and spirit of independence increased. I am not fond of expressing opinions upon the acts of my predecessors in office, but I must say I think they held out too long, considering all the circumstances, for the extreme exercise of the power we claimed, and which inter national law, strictly interpreted, could not bear us out in demanding. As my noble friend has stated, this practice of visiting all ships (the slave trade having much increased in consequence of the Russian war) created a great amount of ill blood in the United States, and I felt that the time was come when, instead of carrying it with a high hand as we had done 31 years before, it was better, that great country having a powerful navy, and able if they chose to prevent acts which we justly deprecate, that we should show our confidence in them, and rely upon their uniting with us to ' put a stop to the slave trade. The American Government, in their language, went as far into one extreme as we had formerly done in the other. They at that time declared that no right of search whatever should be allowed. Butia, the 10th of April, I think it was, General Cass forwarW" me a note with respect to what I then stated—an opi nion by which I am still prepared to abide—that it was written in a fair and candid spirit, and which I believed contained a just interpretation of international law. He did not in that note deprecate the exercise of the right of search under all circumstances. What he did state was that, although a nation might, upon particular occasions, be justified in resorting to it, yet that such a course should, in accordance with the principles of international law, be taken at the risk of the officer by whom it was pursued, adding that if there were sufficient grounds of suspicion to justify the proceeding he was of opinion no Government would be disposed to find fault with its adoption. Now, being aware of the spirit by which the American Government was animated upon this subject, what I agreed to do was this :—That we should establish, in conjunction with that Government, for the sake of maintaining the police of the sea, a code of instructions for the commanders of both countries which should be identical, and which should guarantee any officer acting within their scope against being open to blame. I was, moreover, of opinion, paying regard to the natural feelings of the people of merica upon this question, that it would not be unwise to invite the French Government to join us in pursuing the same course as that which I have just mentioned. I may add that it seemed to me that any code of instructions which should be agreed on by that Government and our own should be of such a nature as not to give rise to the suspicion upon the part of America that in assenting to it she was surrendering one particle of her national honour. It was, however, as your lordships must be per fectly well aware, more easy to propose such a scheme than to put it into execution. A considerable time, therefore, has elapsed during which the highest authorities of the French navy, as well as of our own, have been employed in considering this matter ; but the result, I am happy to say, has been that the Governments of both countries have agreed upon a code of instructions which are identical, and hat that code has been submitted to the American Cabinet, with an invitation to them to join with us in its adoption. Such, my lords, is the course which we have taken, nor can I regret that we have followed it. And although I may appear at first to have surrendered a right—an extreme and exaggerated right—in favour of which so much has been spoken as well as written—yet I thought, as I said before, that the time was come when it was better to place entire confidence in the proper feeling of the American people than to prolong an agitation which, in point of fact, ren dered them indisposed to aid us in our endeavours to put down the slave trade. (Hear, hear.) The best proof, my lords, that I was not mistaken as to the wisdom of that policy is to he found in the spirit which has since been evinced by the American Government both in its language and its acts (Hear, hear.) From that Government I have received the strongest assurances that it will use its best efforts to put down the slave trade with American ships. It has even gone so far as to make " officiously," but not " officially," a suggestion, in the expediency of acting upon which I entirely concur. It is that the treaty into which we have entered with the United States and which binds us, with a view to the suppression of the slave trade, to have £0 guns on the West Coast of Africa should be so modified that, instead of our being obliged to have 80 guns in that quarter, and America being enabled to fulfil her part of the stipulation by maintaining there two old sailing frigates of 40 guns which are perfectly useless in tko suppression of the slave trade, she should keep up a certain number of steam-vessels-10 steam gunboats amounting to two guns a-piece—which would constitute a much more effectual force than the two sailing frigates which have hitherto been employed. The Govern ment of the United States has, moreover, intimated that inasmuch as the slave trade on the coast of Cuba continues on:the increase it is its intention to send a larger number of vessels to that coast for the purpose of suppressing the traffic. (Hear, hear.) Such has been the spontaneous re sult upon the part of the American Government of the action of her Majesty's Ministers towards it upon this sub ject. What I have contented myself with doing has been to forward to the Government of America the accounts given by our commanders upon the African coast of the atrocious desecration of the American flag in the prosecu tion of the slave trade, and no language, I am happy to say, could be stronger than that which Lord Napier informs me was used by General Cass when he heard those reports, altogether independent of any comment which was made upon them by. her Majesty's Government. (Hear, hear.) And, my lords, while upon this subject I cannot refrain from expressing my satisfaction at another change which has taken place in reference to the question of the slave trade. Your lordships are aware of the complaints which_ have lately been made in consequence of the adoptiono the French scheme of negro emigration to the French . eton colo nies, and you cannot have failed to learn with satisfaction that at ehee weeks French abolishedGovernmentEastlast c fortnight ott. Africa, where it had led to greater complications than in any t that systemhas within o the he • in the Speech acquainted by a paragraph a , from the Throne other quarter. (Hear, hear.) , Y ou have also been made of France, at their invitation , w ith the view of arriving that we are carrying on negotiation s with the Government at some agreement by which the entire abolition of that system of negro slavery m i g ht be accomplished—(hear)— and through which we may be able under proper regula tions— in fact, under the same regulation s which prevail in ou r own case—to supply France with really free labour from the East Indies. (Hear, hear.) Nothing, lam happy to think, now seems wanting ~to enable us to bring all nations—each acting for itself, but at the same time in uni son with each other—to the resolution to concur with us in the suppression of the slave trade, and to abandon a plan from which the well-known horrors of the traffic but too often result. (Hear.) But one thing is wanted to consum mate this good end, and that one thing is peace. (Hear.) When the Russian war began the slave trade had all but died away. Its complete abolition was checked by that event, but, if we should only be fortunate enough to enjoy for some years to come the blessing of peace, the trade will, I feel assured, be completely extinguished. (Hear.) That blessing we have now every, reason to hope awaits us. The speech which was recently spontaneously delivered by the able and powerful ruler of France to the French Chambers tells us so upon the best authority, inasmuch as he from whose lips it fell is all powerful either for peace or war. We have his assurance that tranquillity will be maintained, and we have no reason to doubt- his-word, inasmuch-as-no man has more faithfully or .loyally kept these treaties which when he ascended the, throne -in 1852 he promised te ob serve. I have, therefore, my lords, the strongest confidence in the continuanc i peace, and the existence of that bless ing is all, I fel assured, that is required in order to put 'an end to a traffic odious in itself, and which this country has made so many and such great sacrifices to abolish. (Cheers.) The Earl of eCLARENDON—I am glad my noble friend has been afforded the opportunity of explaining to the house the course which he has taken in reference to this important subject, and also of setting right public opinion with respect to certain concessions which he is supposed to have made. The community at large have no means of acquiring information upon such transactions except through the medium of the press or the . papers which have been laid before Congress ; to one of which —the despatch of Mr. Dallas, which was alluded to. hy my noble friend behind me, and which I must say is one of the most graphic and interesting documents I ever read in my life—l would particularly refer. It presents such a picture of "the interior" as is rarely given. (A laugh.) It describes how much my noble friend opposite talked—how much he listened, and dilates upon the admiration which ha expressed, for the despatch of_ Gen. Casss. But it would seem that when my, noble friend asked Mr. Dallas to report , to his own Government the conversation which had. taken place, the reply was that,it was so multifarious that it was completely out of his power to comply with the request. Mr. Dallas however, it seems, suggested that my noble friend should himself undertake the office of preparing a minute of the conversation, and accordingly the noble earl .went,to his desk and with the utmost readiness wrote down that minute of all that passed of which your lordships have, heard, and which is certainly a most important document, binding as it does her Majesty's Government to undertake great treaty obligations. I for one—possessing some slight experience of such matters—could not help envying the self-confidence displayed by the noble lord in sitting down to compose in a few hours such a document, although my surprise is somewhat diminished by the explanation which he has just given, to the effect that he had previously held communication upon the subject under discussion with the law officers of the Crown. I should not, ,however, have troubled your lordships on this occasion were it not for what has fallen from my noble friend with respect to the course which he says was pursued by his predecessors in office. It would appear that the • noble earl considers we claimed a right of search, which could be exercised only by belli gerents ; and to exercise which, in time of peace, would be contrary to international law. We, however, never claimed or exercised any such right. The state of the law, as well as our practice towards other countries, was laid down with the utmost distinctness by my noble friend above me (tb.e Earl of Aberdeen) in language which commanded the as sent of the Minister who, at the same time, filled the office of Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the United States. It was then provided we should have the means of ascertaining the nationality of a' ship, and of learning whether she was in reality entitled to carry the colours which she bore. It was understood that , this course should always be pur- sued with great caution and discretion, and on the responsi bility of the officers in command, and it was provided at the same time that no vessel entitled to fly the American colours should be meddled with, nor should the British officers meddle with such a vessel, even though it absolutely had a cargo of slaves on board. Now, no doubt on the coast of Cuba acts may have been committed by our officers which can hardly be justified, though we do not even know the truth of that. It is perfectly true that . mail after mail brought over a catalogue of British outrages, some of which were manifest exaggerations, and of course such instances demand strict inquiry. In due time, I suppose, we shall receive reports of that inquiry ; but I believe that, except perhaps on the coast of Cuba, this search has been exer cised with great care and discretion by our officers, and, so far from the American Government having room for dis pleasure, I think they should be obliged to us for having rescued their flag when borne under such illegal and dis reputable circumstances. (Hear.) I believe, at all events, that the Parliament and the Ministry of this country would be much obliged to any other Power which rescued the English flag from similar disgrace. (Hear, hear.) But, in reality, the right of search, so understood, did work well. It was always confined to the African coast ; it very rarely interfered with the legitimate course of commerce; and the result to both Governments appeared perfectly satisfactory If, however, as the result of my noble friend's altered ar rangements there is to be no inquiry of this sort as to the nationality of a vessel, and if that nationality is to be as sumed from the colours which she chooses to fly, why there is an end of all precautionary measures.. (Hear.) The Earl of MALMESBURY—I may not have made myself thoroughly understood, and perhaps your lordships will allow me to explain. If the course just suggested by the noble earl were pursued, what would be the use of the identical instructions ? Those instructions are intended to give our cruisers the right of challenging only, so as to put an end to the anomalies which arose in the practice of different commanders, and to prevent the disputes which have hitherto taken place between the two countries. Ido not give up the right, which, on the contrary, is a well established right; but at the sense time we have thought it desirable to fix the responsibility upon the officers exer- cising it. The Earl of CLARENDON—Not having seen the in structions, I cannot give an opinion respecting them ; but I do not clearly understand even now, how these identical instructions will enable a British officer to institute inquiry as to the nationality of an American vessel. (Hear, hear.) At all events, we must have the same sets of rules and regu lations for all nations. We cannot have one code for a powerful, and another for a weak nation. (Hear, hear.) We must exercise the same forbearance, the same abstinence from inquiry, in respect to every flag, so that the flag of Monaco must be allowed by British cruisers to pass as un noticed as that of America. (" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) But I believe the American Government are quite as de sirous as our own honestly to put down the slave trade, and are just as unwilling as ourselves that the national .slag should be prostituted by shielding this abominable traffic. can only hope that the new regulations adopted and these identical instructions will be successful ; but to be success ful they must be adopted by other Powers than by Franco and England, for otherwise they might be easily eluded by adopting the flag of the country which has not subscribed to them, and they Would thus become wholly inoperative. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of ABERDEEN—It should be remembered that the right of search is by no means inseparably mixed up with the slave trade, and is only connected with it inci dentally. Considering it as an abstract right, the noble earl opposite (the Earl of Malmesbury) talked of our exer cising this claiM with a high hand. Now, I will read to your lordships how this "high hand" was exercised 20 years ago—exercised in a way which perfectly satisfied the American qovernment, and which has worked perfectly well ever since, with Out unduly interfering with the course of trade. In a despatch dated October 1841, to Mr. Steven son, I adopted these terms : " The undersigned renounces all pretensions on the part of the British Government to visit and search American vessels in time of peace. Nor is it as American that such vessels are ever visited ; but it has been the invariable prac tice of the British navy, and, as the undersigned believes, in all the navies in.thoworld, to ascertain by visit the real nationality of merchant vessels met with on the high seas, if there be good reason to apprehend their illegal character." To carry out this System a code of instructions was framed with the utmost care, and has ever since remained in force ; and if the new regulations spoken of by the noble earl prove as effectual as they were, he will do more than I expect, for I believe no code of instructions on this subject could be clearer or more advantageous to commerce than that drawn up about 1841 by Dr. Lushington and others. But it now appears that the American Minister has been congratulating his country on some concession made by the noble earl, and the President in his annual message has also referred to this concession as though it were something quite new. Now, I venture to say that 20 years ago every thing which it was possible for the Americans to demand or for us to grant had been granted. I will just read, how ever, a qualification which was then laid down, and which it may be useful to remember : " The President may be assured that Great Britain will always respect the just claims of the United States. We make no pretensions to interfere in any manner whatever, either by detention, visit, or search, with vessels of the United States, known or believed to be such. But we still maintain, and will exercise when necessary, our right to ascertain the genuineness of any flag which a suspeted vessel may bear. If, in the exercise of this right, either loss from involuntary error or in spite of every precaution, or injury should be sustained, a promp t reparation will be afforded ; but that we should enter tain for a single instant the notion of abandoning the right itself would be quite im possible." (Hear, hear.) I maintain still that it is quite h impossible to abandon the right thus laid down. (Hear, ear.) If the noble earl reserves that right, he does all that I ever pre tended to do ; if he gives up more than that, the result, I cannot but think, will be that it will become impossible to I maintain the police of the seas. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of CARLISLE--I hope that the principle so forcibly proclaimed in the extract just read by my noble friend will not be departed from in the policy of this country, unless we are assured of very palpable advantages from the adoption of some other scheme. I believe I am correct in stating that the principle just enounced is the identical one always acted upon until the accession of the present Government. (Hear, hear.) The adoption of the ne w code referred to by the noble earl, and to which I heartily wish all possible success, will, I trust, be deter mined on at the earliest possible moment ; for until some thing is resolved Upon respecting it the high seas will be absolutely left with no protection whatever. (Hear.) The Earl of DERBY—There seems to me, in point of fact, to be only an imaginary. difference between the views expressed on both sides of the house. Nobody contends for a single moment that this country or any other has a right to board and to visit the ships of another nation. On the other hand, nobody denies that this country or any other has a right, upon well-founded suspicion, to ascertain the nationality of a vessel carrying a particular flag. The question is, however, in what manner is that right to be exercised, and what proceedings aro to be taken in pur suance of it? Now, as long as there is no definition as to the course to be taken in such cases, you are always liable for the errors or indiscretion of the particular officer en gaged, and in point of fact, although he may have ascertained that there were plausible grounds for su s p ectin g the flag,ot a l is quite clear he has committed an in fraction of idntern. atn . law should that suspicion turn out t o bo ill-founed• N where theless, it is admitted that, under such circ on and p stances,unlroceedings there exists reasonable groun d of sus are taken accordingly, that is adn r edress. infractionYici But the object end— of the law for 1 which no country woaulddeman ha pe he w ill succeed in effect ingof my noble friend —and it—is to come to nd I a .di s ti nc t understanding between the French and the American Governments and the Go vernment of this country for the purpose of avoiding any caus e of difference for the future arising out of a visit paid by the commander of a cruiser in order to ascertain and t o ver ify the nationality . of a vessel. 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An influential deputation from gentlemen in Scotland, interested in the growth of flax, had an interview yesterday with Lord Stanley, in his capacity of Secretary of State for India, on the subject of the capabilities of India for the supply of flax to this country. Viscount Durrcert, M.P., having introduced the deputa- Mr. MILLER, chairman Of the Dundee Chamber of Com merce, stated that from information which had recently been received in this country, there was every reason to be lieve that flax could be produced in India of fine quality and texture. Indeed, he had himself received a sample, which had been fairly tested, and was found to be admi rably adapted for the manufacture of canvas for the navy. The British manufacturer was at present in a somewhat critical position with respect to the supply of the raw material. Neither Russia nor Ireland was likely to increase its production of flax; on the contrary, it was more than probable that from the increased value of land, and the rise in the price of labour, the supply from those sources would be diminished. Last year the import of flax amounted only to 50,000 tons, whereas from Russia alone ho had known the imports in former years to reach 80,000 tons. The question, then, was, how were the wants of the linen trade to be supplied? A committee had been appointed in Dundee, with a view to form an association for the purpose of encouraging the growth of flax in India, and they were anxious to impress on his lordship the great necessity which existed for improved means of transit, and of making some alteration in the tenure of land. Lord STANLEY said—As far as respects improvements in the internal communications of India I can only repeat that we are doing all we can to forward those improvements. The Government has been spending of its own money upon railways and public works an average annual sum of £2,000,000 a-year for some years, and in addition to that the Indian Government have guaranteed .E 5 per cent. upon nearly £40,000,000 of railway capital. I should have no objection myself to increase the number of those guarantees, but this does not depend upon the will of the Government. The state of the money market at present renders it impos sible to do so ; for we could not throw fresh guarantee secu rities into the market without depreciating those in the market already. When, however, the great railways now in progress in India are completed the great lines of transit communication through India will to a great extent supply the deficiency now so much felt. As far, however, as the roads were concerned, that was a matter more of local con cern than of arrangement in this country. In reply to a question from Viscount Duncan, Lord STANLEY said that the instructions which the home government had sent out would enable the authorities there to improve the land tenure, and in some cases to create a species of freehold. Sir G. OGILVIE—Then, supposing a man builds: a fac tory, or establishes a farm, there is no chance of his being dispossessed. Lord STANLEY—Just so. This instruction will meet your views exactly. Sir G. OGILVIE said that an association, which he men tioned, intended to distribute prizes among the most suc cessful growers of flax in India, and he inquired of the noble lord whether the Government could assist them in that respect ? Lord STANLEY replied that there was no objection in principle to the distribution of prizes for that purpose, but he thought the growth of flax in India would be much more influenced by the price the producers could obtain for their flax than by any premiums for its successful cultivation. The Government could not encourage the natives to invest their money or labour in the cultivation of an article unless there was a prospect of a steady demand for that article for the future. _ _ . . Some further conversation took place, in which it was stated by several of the manufacturers present that at this moment it was impossible to obtain a sufficient supply of the raw material, and that some of the mills were actually standing in consequence. Lord STANLEY said that the subject was one of great im portance to the country, and that they might depend upon it it would have the closest attention of Government, EXAMINATION LIST 1011 WOOLWICH. The following is a list of successful candidates for admission into the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, at the examination held at Burlington house, Piccadilly, in Jan., 1859 : J. D. Bowly, 17, Preparatory Military Academy, Eltham, 4,612 marks. J. H. Urquhart, 17, Dr. Bridgeman's, Woolwich, 4,285 marks. H. Fowler, 17, King's College, and Mr. Taylor's, Wool wich, 4,215 marks. M. T. Sale, 17, Rugby and Clapham Grammar School, 4,059 marks. W. C. O'Connor, 19, Queen's College, Cork, 3,930 marks. T. C. Cooke, 17, Harrow, and J. PFleming's, D.C.L., Tonbridge, 3,824 marks. C. E. Tuthill, 17, Dublin University, 3,806 marks. A. Warry, 17, Winchester, college, and Mr. Taylor's, Woolwich, 3,795 marks. C. Jones, 18, Upper Canada College and Dublin Uni versity, 3,727 marks. C. D. E. Smith, 17, Mr. Taylor's, Woolwich, 3,570 marks. T. F. Glancy, 18, Dublin University, 3,560 marks. W. A. Day, 18, Dublin University, 3,529 marks. C. Cunningham, 17, Glasgow University, and Mr. Tay lor's, Woolwich, 3,511 marks. A. H. Kildahl, 19, Dublin University, 3,430 marks. A. B. Brown, 18, Royal National School, New-cross, and Rey. C. Hughes's, St. John's-wood, 3,418 marks. W. S. Peat, 19, Trubey House, Woodford, 3,393 marks. C. Kirkwood, 18, Kingstown School, Dublin, and Rev. A. De la Mare's, Woolwich, 3,300 marks. J. W. Bernard, 18, Cheltenham College, 3,292 marks. F. H. W. Milner, 18, Eton, and Rev. J. H. Groome's, Earl Soham, 3,266 marks. W. A. W. Orange, 19, Grammar School, Halifax, 3,210 marks. J. A. Kelso, 19, St. Paul's School, and King's College, 3,208 marks. R. J. Haslet, 18, Dublin University, 3,195 marks. L. Downes, 17, St. Peter's College, Hadley, 3,175 marks. H. A. Barker, 17, abroad, and Rev. H. Pritchett's, Charlton, 3,165 marks. P. Lewis, 18, Cowbridge Grammar School, 3,121 marks. H. H. Baker, 17, Marlborough College, 3,110 marks. H. Allman, 19, Dublin University, 3,379 marks. S. Gardiner, 18, Royal National School, New-cross, 3,067 marks. A. C. Ward, 17, Mr. Osborn's Bath, and J. P. Flemings, D.C.L., Tonbridge, 2,958 marks. P. R. Barber, 18, Yarmouth Proprietary School, and Rev. F. Arnold's, Kingston-on-Thames, 2,946 marks. E. G. B. Gattey, 18, abroad, and Rev. W. Pritchett's, Charlton, 2,897 marks. F. H. E. Day, 19, Mr. Pritchard's, Eltham, and Clapham Grammar School, 2,874 marks. W. H. Wright, 17, Marlborough College, 2,729 marks. J. E. Toiler, 20, Harrow, 2,694 marks. J. B. Ormsby, 10, Dublin University, 2,655 marks. LOVE AND SUICIDE.-EXT.RAO.RDI- NARY CASE. Yesterday, Mr. Wakley, coroner for West Middlesex held an inquest at the Assembly House, Kentish Town, on Joseph William Jones, aged 22, late assistant to Mr. Emer son, surgeon, of 3, Lower York-place, who committed self destruction under very peculiar and determined circum stances. The evidence having been given by deceased's employer and others, to the effect that on Friday morning last he was I found dead in his room, and that death had been caused by prussic acid, a bottle which had contained that poison being ' found by his side. Harriet Ranson, a young person to whom it was stated the deceased was engaged to be married, was next examined, and the witness appeared deeply moved. She said that she resided at 7, Bishopsgate-street Without. She was well acquainted with the deceased, and she received a letter from him on last Friday morning. The last letter prior to that was on Monday morning. The witness handed in the letter she received on Friday, and while it was being read she became very much agi tated, and swooned away. The letter ran thus : " 8, Lower York-place, Kentish Town. " My dearest Harriet,—My gold watch is for you, and please apply for it at 1, Hamilton-place, Highbury Park North, of Mr. Llewellyn, who will give it up to you, as you are the one I most love of all. Therefore accept my watch, with my love.—Yours most affectionately "JOSEPH JONES." The letter appeared to have been written in a very hurried. manner. The witness having been restored to conscious ness said, with continued emotion, that the deceased had never written or spoken about suicide to her. They parted as friendly as ever on the Sunday before, and he promised to see her again before the month was over. She Bever noticed anything peculiar in his manner; and he seemed as usual when they parted on Sunday night, about a quarter past nine o'clock. Edward Champion, errand boy at Mr. Emerson's stated that on Thursday night, before going to his room, the de ceased wrote two letters and sent them to the post. He was writing another but he tore it up, and be then went to a cupboard where the poisons were kept. After this, about seven o'clock, he went upstairs, and he did not come down again. As ho was goin& up stairs he gave witness a parcel, containing a shirt, saying ho might have it if he liked. There was nothing unusual in the deceased's manner. And the witness further said, that he never noticed anything peculiar about the deceased. Other evidence was taken for the purpose of endeavour ing to gain a clue as to the state of the deceased's mind at the period he committed the suicidal act, but in vain; the d ecea sed being described as being always cool an col lected, and nothing had ever been observed in his manner denoting the least insanity. The coroner, in summing up, said that he never had a case before in which the evidence was so scanty and bare as to the state of mind ; and repudiating as he did such a harsh verdict as one of felo de Be, which did no good, but only gave pain to the relatives, he recommended as open verdict to be r etureed. The jury, after a brief deliberation, returned a verdict of " Suicide, leaving the state of mind an open question. any right which this country could claim, nor has he as serted any-right to-which we were not previously-entitled. Lord BROUGHAM had heard_With - very great satisfac-• tion the statement of hist - inob44 'friend the'Sectetary of State for Foreign Affairs, that negOiation.s Weidinlirrigrss • ' d betWeenthe GovernmentS of France' and :of . - fbis - , i eduic ry which there was reason to hope would have the effect of extinguishing that slave trade which has been, pressed on the western coast of Africa.' He had heard with satisfaction from his noble friend'opposik't4kps'etril i Alta been submitted .to the FrenchGeyeininent to lead - to a Satisfactory solution of the -difficulties - --;whfeh had arisen with respect to the right of inquiry or the-right - of visit, whichever it might be called, and that, in all pie- - bability, the question would be placed on a satisfactory footing by an agreement between the three Vewers. quite•agreedwith his noble friend below him, who was fer merly at the head of the Foreign Department, that the question with regard to search was not of necessity con nected with the slave trade. It was a question which applied to common pimey as well as that which he (Lord Brougham) certainly . thought as bad as any piracy— the slave trade. He asked their lordships what would: be the conse quence if the principles occasionally contended for . on the part of France and the United States were laid down—that no cruiser had a right 'to stop a vessel upon the high seas for the purpoge of ascertaining that' the flag hoisted 133 such vessel was one which it was entitled to use ? He must say that he thought the absurdities and inconsistenc,ica to which -so extravagant -a doctrine would lead had -been rather understated by his noble friend behind him. Supposing a vessel----say a common pirate—hoisted a national flag, according to:the doctrine contended for, no cruiser, except a - .cruiser of :the country whose flag she hoisted, had a right to stop her and institute an inquiry. • The Consequence would be that such a ship would take care to hoist the flag of a country which had no cruiser at (a laugh)—and she would, therefore, bo certain of escape. His noble friend had put the case of Monaco, and many similar instances might be mentioned. For example, San Marino, with its 1,500 inhabitants, although having a flag, might have no cruiser, and consequently the San Marino' flag might be used with absolute and• inevitable impunity, • net only by slave traders; but to cover any nefarious train! -- • actions: The difficulty was undoubtedly to make a "distir t &2 tion between visitation which included the right of boriecl.: ing and searching, and mere inquiry in order to asc - ertaln - 1 the nationality of a ves s e l ; but he did not think such int quirt' could be instituted without the risk of great inconv'e: nience and of possible collision bet Ween different countries ; • for much would depend upon the temper, prudence, and sa gacity of the officers—possibly very young men—who were intrusted with the duty of ascertaining that vessels were en titled tb hoist the flags under which they were sailing. He' believed the only way of preventing such collisions would be by adopting some code, or set - of instructions, which' might be agreed to by the United States and other coun tries. It must be remembered that by the law of nations,' which it was 'noW , the fashion to call internationarlaw,'! there was no distinction between one country and another; and the little States of Monaco and San Marino had just the same right to appeal to the law of nations, and to de- ' mand the scrupulous observance of its provisions as France, England, or any other Power. • (Hear, hear.) He had heard with great gratification the statement of his noble friend opposite, that he entertained no doubt, from the aspect of affairs on both sides the Channel, that peace Was likely to be maintained. He (Lord Brougham) earnestly hoped, and dev o utly p ra y e d, that his noble friend might be right in that 'expectation, and that his hopes were not too sanguine. Knowing, as he (Lord Brougham) did, the' strong, the unanimous, and the heartfelt opinion and feel= ing 'of all men on the other side the channel as on' ` against any breach of the peace, and after a long and 'unin terrupted continuance of that invaluable blessing, he would have been better satisfied, and have felt the more sanguine in his hopes, if there were in other countries, as there was in this, a constant, legitimate, and regular expression 'of public opinion and of publit feeling derived from the ines timable privilege of a - Parliament. The subject then dropped. i ;111.1 LAW OF PROPERTY AND TRUSTEES' RELI - Ef. - AMENDMENT BILL. The report of the amendments on this bill was received. The House then adjourned at a few minutes before half past six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the. chair at four o'clock. . . . PRIVATE BUSINESS. • Several private bills were read a first time, and ordered for second reading. The following bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed : Banff, Macduff, and Turriff Junction Railway ; Becken ham and Sydenham Junction Railway ; Bedford, Potton, and Cambridge Railway ; Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway; Birmingham, Erdington, and Sutton Coldfield Railway; Birmingham, Erdington, and Sutton Coldfield Railway (Western Line) ; Blackburn and Preston Road and Bridge ; Border Counties Rail Way ; Border Union (North British) Railways ; Bradford, Wake field, and Leeds Railway ; Breconshire Railway and Canal (Nos. 1 and 2) • Bridport Railway ; Burton-upon-Trent Bridge; Caledonian Railway ; Carlisle and Penrith, &e., Roads ; Carlisle, Lagholm, and Hawick Railway ; Caimarthen and Cardigan Railway ; Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway; Caterham Railway; Central Wales Railway; Charleston Railway and Harbour; Chichester Harbour Embankment ; City of London Union; Cleveland Railway; Colne Valley and Halstead Railway; Cork Butter Market ; Cork Harbour Reclamation ; Dart mouth and Torbay Railway; Droitwich Roads; Dundee and Newtyle Railway; Eastbourne Water; East Kent Railway Company; East Suffolk Railway; Epping Rail ways ; Palmouth Docks and Harbour ; Findhorx Railway ; Formartine and Buchan Railway ; Forth and Clyde Navi gation ; Gateshead Quay; Glasgow Corporation Water ; Glasgow Public Parks and Galleries of Art; Great Northern Railway ; Great North of Scotland Railway ; ' Great Western and Brentford Railway ; Great Western Railway; Hampstead Junction Railway; Herne Bay and Faversham Railway (Margate Extension) ; Hertford, Luton, and Dunstable Railway ; Hinckley and Melbourne Roads; Isle of Wight Ferry; Kensington Station and North and South London Junction Railway ; Kingsbridgo and South Devon Railway; King's Lynn Borough and Port and Harbour Improvement • Kingston-upon- Hull Docks ; Kingstown Water ; Kirkwall Harbour; Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lancashire Railway Companies ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Ossett and Dewsbury Branches) ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Rochdale and Rovton Branches) ; Lancaster and Carlisle Railway; Lands improvement Company ,• Lawton, Burs- km and Newcastle-under-Lyme Roads ; Lea.therhead and Dorking Railway (Nos. 1 and 2) ; Leeds and Hunslet Road ; Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway ; Llanidloes and Newtown Railway • Llanrwst and Abergele Roads; 'London and -North Western and (Altar Railway Companies (Working and Traffic Arrangements) ; London and North Western Railway (Batley to Adwalton) ; Lon don and North Westein Railway (Denton to Staley bridge) ; London and North Western Railway (Extension to Ossett, &c.) ; London and South Western Railway ; London Bride and Charing-cross Railway ; London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway ; Londonderry Bridge; Ludlow Roads; Malltraeth and Corsddaugau Marsh; Manchester, Liverpool, Swansea, and Milford Haven Junction Railway ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Sale or Lease) ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Station at Manchester) ; Maybole and Girvan Railway ; Mersey Docks and Harbour ; INler thyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny. Railway ; Metropolitan Railway (Deviations, &c.) •;,, Midland Railway; Mid- Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway ; Mountsorrel . 1 ' Railway ; Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway ; North and South London Junction Railway; North Bri tish and Selkirk and GalashielS Railway Companies ; North Eastern Railway (Harrowgate Branches) ; North E!istern Railway (Nidd Valley Branch) ; North W es t er n Railway; Norwich and Spalding Railway ; Norwich (City) Water ; Norwood and Streatham Railway; Oldham, Ashton-uer- Lyne, and Guide Bridge Junction Railway (Contribution u,iGui of u Funds, &c.) • Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne, ji.ne, &c.); Bridge Junction Railway (Working of Li Perth, Kinross, and Fife - Roads ; Pole - Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamoptonand RBour ailwa ney New Docks ; Railway Companies ; Portsmouth mouth Water ; Portsmouth and London and South- WesternSalford Borough ; and Railway ; Portsmouth Railway ;. Readings., and_ Hat field-road ; Richmond Improvement Scottish Central Railway; P S r ile e p ni to e n nt Kallet Water; Silver dale and Newcastle-under-Lyme Railway; Sittingbourne _ and Sheerness Railway (Additional Capital, &c.) i: Somer iabfrouurdthshuDr j a i rn ail T v i l d ly L i an s c u a u sh u i i rel.l - nion s ß e ai t c hr e a n 3 t7.l Wales, Pembroke, and Tenby Junction • ; Railway . ; South York shire and River Dun Company; 'Stokes :Bay Railway and. Railway South S Pier : Sunderland and South. Shields Water ,•' Swan age R a il wa y and Pier ; Swansea V.ale Railway ; Tavistock Markets, Streets, and Improvement ; Tenbury Railway ; Tendring Hundred Railway; Tweed Fisheries ; Vale of Llangollen Railway; Vale, of Neath Railway' Victoria Station and Pimli co Railway ; Wandsworth and Putney Railway ; Warrington and Stockport Railway; Wavency Valley Railway ; Wear Navigation and Sunder land Docks ; Wells and Fakenham Railway ; West LOndon Railway ; Weston-super -Mare Improvement and Market ; Westminster Improvements; Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Markets and Pier ; Whitehaven Harbour and Town; Whitehaven Port, Harbour, and Town; Wimbledon and Dorking and Epsom and Leatherhead Railways ; Wirral . Water; Woolwich Exemption; Worcester and Hereford Railway ; and York Improvement. INSURANCE AMALGAMATION BILL. Mr. C. FORSTER moved tliatiheorde; . faTtli7second reading of the Travellers and Marine Insurance and Acci dental Death Insurance Companies' Amalgamation Bill be road and discharged; and also that leave be given to bring in a bill to " dissolve the Accidental Death Insurance Com pany, and to asnalgamate the business of that company with the Travellers and Marine Insurance Company, to be here after called The Accidental Death Insurance Company to regulate the payment of stamp duties by the latter com pany, and for other purposes :"—That Capt. L o wthe d r and Mr. Steuart do prepare and bring in the bill.—Agree to. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented, prgYing for the repeal of the duty on paper, and the discontinuance of the trade in opium. DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. Mr. STAPLETON he subject of the state of gave notice that he would p ut a question to the Governme nt on the the Danubian Principalities. PARLIAME NTARY REFORM. ' Th e CHANCELLOR of t he EXCHEQUER gave notice that, on Monday, the 28th inst., he would ask leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws re lating to the election of Members of Parliament for England and Wales, and also for facilitating the' COMMISSIONS DE or ci werani. reg istration and vot in g of electors at Pa rliamentary e lections. Sir PURCHASE R AlState AND SALE OF NS asked the Sec re t ary of with reference to the letter from Sir C. Trevely Peel, a copy of which was laid before Parliament in July, 1858, whether the statement therein proposed to be made, of Sir Chas. Trevelyan's reasons of th for differing in some import ant respects from the reportproposals committee submitted appointed by himby Lord Panmure to exami ne the e to the Royal Commission onthe purchase and sale of com missions in the army, had . of State for War, and , been received by the Secretary if so, when it will be laid before the house? General PEEL said he had received a communication from Lord Panmure on the , subject, which he would be h by yto lay on th e t a bl e if it were moved for. With re g/i) to the second question, the Government considered t report in question EL 8 private and confidential. . MILITARY HONOURS TO THE HOST AT MALTA.. ' lir. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary of State for the' COlonies, whether any order emanating from any authority at home or at Malta was in existence, requiring the troops iof garrison to salute the Host, or whether there any any order to salute the Archbishop of Nalta,.or SIR all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 46 374 744