The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-16 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET 8119.4.6 MFG_ AIITS This Day). IND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, J r. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton n Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices of all st. descriptions continued to decline. The sales St amounted to 4,000 bales. The Railway Share st . t Market presented a very quiet appearance, and st. only a limited business was transacted, at about previous quotations. 5c 12 In the silver market business is dull, and bars 164 are now quoted ss. 11d. per oz. standard. The 4 6 t ! dollars by the last West Indian packet have been 16 fixed at sa. per oz. The Dolphin arrived yesterday 3 frank Antwerp with about 40,000/. in silver. 20 The meeting of the creditors of Messrs. 11 1 Walton and sons, shipbrokers, ctsc., was held It i 2 yesterday, and the accounts showed the total lia- st. bilities to be 80,000/., of which, however, only M 2 40,8471. are expected to prove claims upon the _5 estate, and the assets 7,900/. After some lengthy E discussion it was resolved to adjourn for a fortnight 10 in order that an investigation into the affairs of st : the firm might be made. 50 Money continues in limited request, and owing 26 to the superabundant supply, the terms remain without alteration. They range from 24 per cent., 1.0 and the result is that the applications at the Bank 20 of England are very unimportant. The Queen Margaret has arrived from China with 583,300 lbs. of tea. The Teviot, which has conveyed the heavy por tion of the Australian mails, has 192,3781. in specie on board. The Colonial Government geologist, Mr. Selwyn, in visiting the property of the Port-Phillip Com pany at Clones, states as follows :—" I have exam ined all the principal quartz reefs and crushing establishments in the Northern and Western gold fields ; and the Port-Phillip and Colonial and (Nunes Company's mine is the only one I have seen of which it would be possible to say that it leaves little to be desired, either as regards the system of working the mine, or the general arrange saints and management of the machinery. It is, ix fact, the only well-conducted mining establish- Ment I have seen in Victoria." There was a special meeting to-day of the Gene ral Iron Screw Collier Company when the resolu tion for a winding up of the company was put and •rrried unanimously. The annual meeting of the Van Dioman's Land Company was held to-day, when a report was pre sented, which stated that the annual rental of lands now amounted to 2,8667., and that arrange ments would soon be made for further sales. There Was no dividend proposed, and the report was adopted. St. 10 St. St. The market for English Stocks has been firmer to-day, but there is no increase of business, and the quotations consequently show very little alteration. Speculation is still very much restricted, but a better tone prevails, and in the evert of political Affairs making satisfactory progress, some return Of animation may be soon expected. Consols for transfer have been 96i and for account 963 They are now 931 and 96i 97 respec tively. The New 21 per Cents. are marked 803 to 811, and India Stock has been specially transferred at 220 to 223. The March Exchequer Bills are 38s. to 425. premium. In the Foreign Stock Market a moderate amount •f business has been transacted, and prices have not fluctuated to any considerable extent. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 102 1 ; ditto 4 per Cents, 1032 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents., 104 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 791 801; ditto Deferred, 171 ; Peruvian 3 per Cents. 56i ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 451 ; Russian 41 per Cents., 1003 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 26i ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 65t ; and ditto 4 per Cents. 101. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred, 5i 6.t- ; Mexican, 19 201. ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 801 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 89 101 ; Spanish 3 per Cents, 44 441. A. very limited business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market this morning, and in most instances a further slight decline may be re ported. Caledonians, Eastern Counties, Great Westerns, North Westerns, and Midlands, each receded about 55., and Great Northern, North Eastern (Berwick), and Vale of Neath, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are dealt in to a limited extent, and show little variation from pre ?ious rates. Great Western. of Canada de clined 55., and East Indian improved ss. Mining Shares have been exceedingly dull. Par Consols are dealt in at 191 ex div. ; United Mexi can at 4 ; and Santiago de Cuba at 2: 21. For Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there was a ♦ery limited inquiry. London Chartered of Australia improved about 55., and London and County brought previous quotations. London General Omnibus Company and National Discount Company were at previous quotations, and Penin sular and Oriental Steam improved about 103. BRMIK FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE o'CLoch.. (From the Official List;) Business done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Xew 2i per Cent. Annuities India Stock la its Bonds, XlOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 25 9 Ootsols for Account Exchequer Bills, 20. March. June. 21000 .........„. WOO 3B p I 42 38 p 138 42 *RILES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Standen 5 per Cent. Ituenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. in Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent. 'lli-avian Bonds, 4i per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent — Ditto Account se4 Portuguese Bonds, 5 por Cent., Con. 1841 -- Ditto 18b3, 3 per C on t Rubin Bonds, 1822, .c, St., 5 per Cent Ditto, 4i por Cent. ...... ... Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. ............ :: 91 SDtnisb Roads. 3 per Cent. • Ulla c Now Deferred, 3 per Cent ........; "' 26k %clean Bonds, 6 per cent. .. Ditto Account IDltto Guaranteed, 4 par Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. butok Exchange, 26 per Cen . :,., 12 Guilders o`i Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. Console, money 961 7 Ditto, Account SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. —During the week "ding the 18tb of March the visitors have been as follow s :—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free 4 , 1 Y 1 '• 2,894; on Monday and Tuesday, free evenings, ' 1 ,700 ; on the three students' days (admission to the 111 3,b1i0, 6d., 770 ; one s t u d en t' s ev ening, Wednesday, ," 8 ; total, 8,670. AUSTELLIAN CONTRACTS. —Each succeeding mail from our Australian coloni es con ti nues t o b r ing large orders ft ° l32 these dependencies for iron rails and pipes for "Wows purposes. Another is reported, on the present 1 1 , 3 easion f rom Vi c t or i a. An existing contract with the 11auth Australian GOVerntraert, for the supply of water A ii l sol ', to the amou n t o f some 80 ,0001. or 90,000 / . ster ling, 8 1 . now being carried ou t here with pr o mptitude, by ""113atent of about 600 o r 800 t ons per month, no tVi th r4nding the comined di of late p , 4 lild strike in the iron sadvantag districts, es and the difficulty ro- of o .l , ot , a ‘ ining continuous to nnage f or suc h l arge quant i t i es I dead weights,"—Mining Journal of March 13. LOO 20 20 20 St. 20 20 100 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 100 40 50 20 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Foreign and Colonial P ro d uce Markets, 12 during the past few days, have exhibited little ani 50 - Illation. The decrease for most of the leading arti cles having been extremely limited, and holders St. not being particularly desirous of pressing sales at 25 present rates. For tea th ere h as b een a very mode- 25 rate enquiry, and at private sale common congou st. realised 12i to 122 per lb . cas h . Sugar St has been exceedingly quiet, and in the st. Refined Market scarcely any business of 20 20 importance ha s b een repor t e d e ith er f or h ome use 20 or for exportation. There were very few inquiries 1 1 0 0 for coffe e , an d no a lt era ti on can b e quo t e d i n Plan- 50 tation Ceylon. For fruit there has been a moderate 25 t demand, and th e few lots of currants b oug ht i n at Sst. public sale last week have since been sold at full St. prices. Raisins continue at steady quotations. St. Saltpetre is dull, as also rice and r um . Th e de- 25 nand for tallow has rather fallen off, and pi ices are st. 20 lower. P. Y. C. on the spot and all the month, 555. ; 10 April to June, 535. ; and last three months, 525. st, per cwt. Town tallow is quoted 535. 6d. per cwt net sash. RAILWAYS. closli g ri , c , Yesterday. - 6 8 -8: 71 - 73 .~ 9~ - 10 26 - 27 90 - 92 92A - 93 37 - 39 ••• .•••• .., 7i - 8i 16 ‘ - 17 57i - 58, 47 - 49 3" - 34 15 - 17 89 - 91 64 - 65 27i - 28 52 -- 94 9A -- 10 [Oli -102 i 91 -- 93 L 26 - 127 [OO - 102 581 - 59} 57 - 59 83 8G 10 12 p' 10 12 90i 914 1 di 1 ••• '". - ).05 - 106 96 - 96: 90i - 91,! • •• ..". 39 - 40 97. - 98 69 - 71 ••• ...... • i - ii 0 •• ..... •I 61 - 63 - 52 - 52. 923, 034 ll 1 a 48 49 76 77 93 95 4 - 3i 7} - 8 3 - 9 31 - 33 -- L"d 111 -- 113 27 80 26i -- -- 82 47 -- 49 3 -- 2 d 35i -- 264 89i - 7O - 80 6 -- 81 13 -- 15 7 -- 5 d 9 -- 11 35i -- S6i '• ''' ••• • ••• • '". ... • .... ••• ..• --- •.• 93 - 101 ''.... 110• '''' ••• ."". • - 6j - ......' ••• 77 64 Paid, RAILWAY 10 Arabg. Nottng. Bost. all dE & B aa tn. Juno 11. e Belfast n all Bfrmng. Wolvorh 4 Stour Valley 100 Birkenhd. Lancsh dr Cheshire Jim& all . Blackburn 2s(is at £45) all Blyth & Tyne original 1 0 0 Bristol dr Exeter ~ 100 Caledonian. • 100 Chester & Holyhead / all Cork and Bandon..., 1 all Cork, Black. & Pass I 1 ail • Cornwall all D o . A . all Do. B all IDublindißelfastJunc all I Dun. P. &Aber.Junc 100 lEast Anglian 100 Eastern Counties 100 lEasternUnion,A.stk 100 IDo. ' do. 8..... ....... . SA Do. New A all ;East Kent ....., . ~ 100 East Lancashire ..... a a l l l l I lEast Suffolk Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 'Edinb.Prth.diDunde, all Forth and ClydeJunc. 100 Furness 100 Glasgow dr S.Western all Great N. of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 at. Sth.&West.(lro) 100 Great Western. ...... 100 Do. Str.V.R gua.St all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle. 14i Do., Third 5............ 15 Do. New Thirds ... 10 0 Laneash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F £l6 ... 7 Do. Do., £9 i Do., Wst. Riding Un all Do. Southport.... all London & Blackwall , 3 Do. New, its. 5/. 103. 1100 bond. Bright. dr S. Cs t 100 London &N. Wester 5 Do. Eighths 100 London & S.Western all Lndndrry.drOoleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 1100 Ilanch.Shef.drLincln. lA 'Metropolitan ......... 1 1 00 - Midland 1 00 Do. Binning. & Derby all Midland G. West. (Ir. all Do. t i Shares . all Newcastle & Carlisle. all Newpt..A berg.drilrfd 9 Newry & Armagh .., all Newry, Warrenpoint & RPstrevor 100 'Norfolk. ..... 331Northn. Counties Un ;100 North British ...... 1 100 ;North Devon, Rail. dr CDock Stock.. 100 Do., A Stock 1100 ,Do. B Stock 100 IN. Eastern— Berwick 163 bo do. G.N.E.Purch. 100 Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London.... 31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp- stead, and City Jn 17i North Staffordshire all North Western.. all N. &S. Westrn. June. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton all Peebles 19 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central ...., 100 Scot. N.B. Abrdn. St 100 'Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union . . 8 Sitingbourne &Sheer 100 South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 South Wales all S. Yorksh. RivsrDun 14 D 0......... ............. . all Staines,Wok.,&Wok, all Stockton & Darling., 20 Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 1855 16i Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. 100 Vale of Neath......... 100 Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West C0inwa11........ all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West London all I Do. First Class all I Do. Second Class St. 50 St. St. 25 St. St St. all Atian. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Con.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. all Do. all Po. Additional A all Buffalo & Lake Hur. 100 Buff., Brnt. & Godch. 1100 6.e.bds, , 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 Juno '74 2s. Calcutta and S. iast. i2s6d Central Oude (Lim.) 1 Ceylon A shares all Demerara. 2s. Eastern Bengal :100 East Indian all Do. C Shares 5 Do. E. do. , ..... all D 0.43 p. c. Buds. ,'59 all Geelong di Melbonrnel guar. 5 per cent 100 Gd. Trunk. o f C ana L all Do. 6p. c. Deben alt Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c all Gt. Westn. of Canada 13 Do. Now all ;Do. Bde., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p.'60... all Do, do., '73, do. all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 4i p.c all Do. do., 5 per e. 15 Do. 4i p. c. Exten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. 58. Oude (Limited) 15 Scinde, guar. por c A ll Do BRITISH POSSESSIONS, FOR: all lAntwrp &Rotterdam all Ardennes 3 Bahia & all Belgian East. Junct. al i Beziers to Graissessae all Carmeaux&Toulouw I Coal Mines and Ry. 15 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 2s. Euphrates Valley all Gt. Central of France all Great Luxembourg 6 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Liorre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venctian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.r.„ all Lyons and Geneva all Maria Anteula all Do. New all Namnr & Liege all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all Northern of France 8 Do. New all NorwegianTruk.Pref all Paris and Lyons all Ditto New all Paris and Orleans 9 Recife & San Frau., (Perham,) g. 7 p. c Riga and and Frascati.,. all lluntsazbsutir! Romeall all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Do. 7 per cent all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 5i per cent. prof all Southern of France all West Flanders all Do. 5A per c. Prjf all W. dt N. W. of France 6 Western of Austria._ al] We , t. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ....... all D o . B p. cent. profre all Zea1and.,,,,,,, JOINT-S' 50 Agra d: United Serv. all lustralasia ... all Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of Lond on .. I all Bri.CoL Bk..(kLn. Co all British N. American) 10 C.Bk.of 50 City 25 !Colonial all Coramercialof Canada 20 Commercial of Lond. all lEng.Scot.d.rAus.Clit. all i Lon. Ch. Bk.of 20 London and County 10 I London Joint Stock. 20 Lond.andWestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 25 National Bank all New South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp all Ottoman Bank 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New. .......... all South Australia 12 Do. New all Union of Australia.,, 10 Do. New 10 Union of L on d on 50 .Unity Mutual 50 Westrabk ol 1 oLd Business dose this day St. 25 St. 5 St. 1100 100 all 100 all 100 1 100 5i 12} all St. 100 10 all 12 all 50 all 25 all x d I 20 St. 12: 12, 6 St. 8i St. st. st. Buckghamsh. ,Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. lE.LIn. g. 6 E. U - n. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. Now Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. f Shares Lon. dr Greenw iDo.Preference ti Lon. Til., &S.' Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Baton. and Matlock I Mdld. Bradfd, Newmarket BuryE.G.spe. W.diEst.s P.c. IDo. 6 per Ct.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prost. & Wyre iDo. Shrs - . Roystn. di Hit. Shrews.& Her, S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc Do St. 100 Wilts&Somrst !D0..., Do ; I) I o . all 'Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.; ;100 Bris.&Eir.4 P.C. St. 9 'Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 'Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. 100 ,Ches. & Ho. 5i p. c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent allCork&Bandonsap.c I all Dun.Perth.&Ab or .J 100 E. Anglian Cls, A Sh. 100 Do, do. Cls. B Op. c, 00 Do, do. Cls. C 7p. c. 100 lEas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l [OO IDo. No. 2 [OO IDo. New 6 pr. c. St, all East Un., G. op. c. all iDo. 51., 10 per cent. a il 1)o. 10/. Dcbentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent._ 00 East Lane ash. 6 p.ets. all ,E.&W. York. J. sth s 9 I Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh . 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c.l 100 Furness, 5 p. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn, 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c, Redeem at 10 p. c, prem.,,, .00 Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. C. prom. all Gt.N. of Scot. lst Pr( 18 Gt. S 4W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spe .00 /Do. con, red. 4i p.c. 00 , Do. con, red. 4 p. c. DOO o. irred. 4 per sent. 100 Do. 6 p. c, red. pref. all Do, Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. ChesterBp.c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm, Gua. Stk. all Do, Chesh. Gua, Sh.l all Do, do, do all Do, do, do. 100 Lan.& York. 6pc. St. 1 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 1100 D0.,P.,5 p.c.St.No.2 'lOO Do. New Guar. 6p. c., 100 Do, do. sp. c., No. 4! 100 Lon. &N.W. , Cov. &I Nuneaton 5 r . et 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Shares all Londy. & Color, iSh all Londy.&Ennis. A Sh 100 M., S., &L. 6p. Cent 41 Do. do. do. £6 ... 100 Do. do. 34 per cent all Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c all Do. 4. per cent 101 Do. do. 400 hfid.Consol.6p.e. St 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6 p.c 100 Do. 4. p. c. Prof. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St all New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p. c. rod. 5 p.c. pm all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct all Norf k. Deb. 4 p.c. Sh. 100 Do. 5 13. c, Ext. 1846 100 Do, 5. p.c. pf , 1847 1.00 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 100 North British 3a Do. 71. Preference 100 N. E. Berw, 41). c. Pa Bil Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 9 Do, do, Qrs., 1848_, 10 Do. York H.& S. Pur. all North Staffordshire.. 100 Ox., Wor. (SL Wolv. 6 I 1 p.c., Ist guar. 100 !Do. p. c. 2d guar 100 IDo. do. Debentr. St all Scot. Cent. New Pref 100 Se.N.E.Alaer.g.Cp.e 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf., St 100 o. do.3i p.c. pt. St all South Devon all rDo. fixed 4i pr cent. all 'S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of El Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4i per cent 100 Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh 100 Do. New 4. pr. cent 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. 100 do. 4i p. c all .SYorksh.4 p.c.Guar all M ock. &Dar., sp. c , 19 o. do. do. 100 i 1 3 / a terfd&Kilk. 6 pc. Ln. &N. W. . Caisqlon... iGt.Northn' Count. Caldonian. Gt.lVestn. Y. & N.NI Do IS. Eastern. Peto & Co, il.n. &N. W. I & Midld. Midland...! E. Count.. L. &N. W I Do Gt. Nor thn T. Brassey M. Meloan ,Stk.dtDar `Do .(4t.VVestn: 1 97 - 99 1100 102 113 - 15 139 - 141 4 - 44 iiii :":"ii•o 12i -13 i 24 -- 25 95 -- 97 21 - 2i 94 - 96 57 i - 0 - 59 135 - 138 8 - 8i 104 -10 i C' - '9(i'; PREFERENCE SHARES. - 95 ••• - 90 - ... - 104 - . 6, - 112 - 114 - 120 - 117 - 135 """• •• - .. ....'.. • 0 ••, 74 - 1110 - 102 - 61 - 10. i - 51 - 92 - 88 - 99 - 10 - 72 - 19 9 - 14 - 138 - ••• .." 89 90 101 101 75 20 10 15 140 160 - 165 119 -12 i 66 - 70 1001 ••• , 137 - 139 9 . 3 - 101 90 - 92 ii - ii 1371 IfSi =l6 ••• - 94 - gE 1 - 4 41 - par 28 23 119 - 121 106 - 108 1 98 -100 llg 122 120 125 73 75 10 . 10 25 - 254 100 - 192 - 100 - 102 27 = 281 par ip par jp 10 12 185 90 80 85 75 80 ..• ••••• ••• 1 ..... lirj 106 -- 107 -- lit lg 19 - 20 47 T - 49 81 - 83 21t -21 i - 19 - 20 2 - 1 106 - 111 106 - 111 'lO4 -- 108 19i -- 19 204 -- 20' A d -- par iP ip ••• .... 400 par i p 51 - 6i ••• •••• ••• 1 Ii 3 i I 4 —3 2 2 d 261 274 .."'''. ••• 7i --8 i 4a 4B? 25 - 261 f 3 - - 6 20 1 - 21 37i - 371 71 - 8 81 - 91 31i - 32 31 - 311 53 - 55 i d pari 16 - 18 0 - i - 8 81 - 9 21 - 211 43 - 9 - 91 26 - 27 a BANKS, - - 84 86 221 49 ... . 4 -, 58 - 60 -- 18 17 --184 ... -- ... 43 -- 45 37 -- 39 171 -- 171 46 - 48 26 - 28 23 - 25 ••• •••• ••• .14 ;IGN. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1658 Paidl RAILWAYS. BRITISH ;1129A1fred Cons. (Philk.) 14 tl3ritish Iron ..... 20 Condurow (Cambru.) 1 Dor. Gt. Oasis. (Tay.) 30 EAst Basset (Illogan) 17s Great South Tolgus„ 1715 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 7 GA. W. Vor (13elstn.) 178 Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) 6115 North Wheal Crofty 1i Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 Yorkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 2. S. Caradon (St. Cloer 2 S. Cara Broa ( b lllogn. 19 S.W. Frances(lllo.n. 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Mines (Gwenuap) 1256 V. of Towey (Camar.) 16 W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 51 1 4 •Vh. Basset (Mogan). ' 5 Buller (Itdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstck) 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Monht. ) 14i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN 7A !Australian 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (IL ) 27 Brazilian Imp.(issuod at £5 pin) all Do. Cocacs & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 4 Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica all Cobro Copper 16 Copiapo all Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co. all Fortuna all General all Linares liLusitania.n ..... all Mariquita all New Granada all Noveau Monde 1 all Pont. Sil.alM. & Smlt 1 Port Philip 16 Santiago de Cuba all }United Mexican Leasing Companies. Closing' Prices yesterlar Business this day WARWICK RACES.—(This Day.) (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF FIVE SOPS. Terpsichore fi11y,,,,,,,,, Bachelor Regan..................................................... WILLOUGHBY HANDICAP Prince of Orange Goraehill... Avenger .............. Five ran. SPORTING! INTELLICISNOB. CLOSING PRICES. TRIAL STAKES (WARWICK). Even on Saunterer (taken) WARWICK RANDIGAP. 6 to 4 aget Vandermulin (taken) WARWICK STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 3 aget Weathercock. NOR THAMPTONSHIRE STAKES, 100 to 7 agst Costrel (taken and offered) 15 to 1 eget The Dope (taken) 100 to 6 agst Zuyder Zee (taken) 20 to 1 agst Odd Trick (taken) 20 to 1 agst Night Ranger (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATY. 15 to 1 agst ZuyderZae 15 to 1 aget Orchehill (taken) 20 to 1 agst Villikins (taken) Bto 1 eget Wo-overmaws and Lord Stately coupled (taken) 100 to 8 agst Dumfries and Melita coupled (t) CITY AND SEBUBRAN. 9 to 1 agst Schiedam (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 agst Adamas (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Peer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Botany (taken and offered) TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 eget The Peer (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Clydesdale (take 6to 1) 1000 to 15 was taken twice about The Peer winning ;his event and Ditto the Derby. DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Clydesdale (falcon and offered) 13 to 1 agst Toxopholite (taken) 15 to 1 eget Cock - a - doodle-doo (offered) 25 to 1 eget Kelpie (taken) Racing res for 1858. ,IL. AP I Richmond Spring 1 Newmarket Craven 5 Durham 5 Catterick Bridge A.borgayenny York Spring 13 Daley Spring l4 M. Cheater . 4 Bath ll Harpenden l4 Multon lr Epsom Spring is Newmark e t F S l9 22 Lauboidy Plymouth Spring 27 Salisb ury, 29 AY. Epsom liancheater ....111 Ascot 1 Hampton Newton 9 Beverley Summer 16 Bibury Club l6 Stockbridge l7 Wisehester Che!msford. Newcastle-on:ryas Ahongdon Carlisle .. Shrewsbury LY. Liverpool Nottingham Stamford Marlboroug)t Good w00d..,. UST. York Radcliffe 23 Egbam 24 Hereford 26 Stockton 26 Lichfield 3O 31 , Great Yarmouth Hereford Ipswich 1 Pontefrack Newmarket July Worcester Summer 8 AUG Ripon. _ Belford North Staf f ordshire 3 Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Wolverhampton • 9 Reading ll SEPTE Darby Cardiff . 2 Warwick Doncaster 14 Leicester 22 MBER. Monmouth 23 Manchesterautumu 23 Newmarket F 0 28 29 Northallerton 3O OCT( Chester Autumn 5 Richmond 7 Wrexham 7 IBER. Newmarket S 0 ll Ne wingakot; H - 25 NOV EMBER. Worcester Autumn 2 1 Shrewsbury Autumn ...11 Liverpool Autumn Irish Racing Fixtures for 1858. APRIL. Howth and Baldoyla I Curragh Spring JUNE. Carrigh . .22 I Tramora 29 Bellewetown ........... I Wicklow 27 Down Royal dorp .....20A.UGUSr. Heath of Maryboro' ...... I Galway . 17 Roscommon ............. 10 SEPTEMBER. Yams .................. 4 I Jeokioltown Park 21 Corragh ..................... 7 Johnstown 2ll Cashel OCTOBER. ****************** -- 5 I Down Royhl Corp lt Curragh .................. ..12 1 Limerick 2l TATTERSA.LL'S, MONDAY. Very little was done on the Warwick and Northamp ton events. 100 to 7 was taken several times about Adamas for the Chester Cup • nothing else in demand. For the T wo Th ousand, 5 to '1 was offered on the field, the Peer having a slight call of Clydesdale. At first 14 to 1 was laid against Clydesdale, to 501., for the Derby ; afterwards 1,200 to 100 was booked about him ; 14 to 1, and finally 13 to 1, was taken about Toxopholite. 500 EITCI was laid on Kelpie against Toxopholite. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTH WALES CIRCUIT. —I3A.LA, MERIONETM SUTRE*-2,IA.RcH 13. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton.) The calendar for this county, which is famed for the paucity of criminal business at the assizes, con tained the names of six prisoner's. A LOU:WS ADVENTUR E. John Davies was indicted for unlawfully wound ing William Williams by shooting him on the 22d January last. Mr. Vaughan Williams was for the prosecution, and Mr. .Morgan Lloyd d e f en d e d. The prisoner is a small fanner, living at Llwyn- Gladdaeth, near Barmoutb. The prosecutor is a farm servant, livin g at Sylan, a b ou t h a lf a mile off. liams, taking a d vantage of a bright moonlight, wont out a wo o i ng. He sought au interview wi th About 11 o'clo c k on the night in question, Wil- a fair damsel named Elizabeth Lewis, w h o was in the prisoner's service). Approaching the . house, he caught a glimp se o f the object of h i s a ff ec tions, who was sitting b y t h e kitchen window. Whilst he stood gazing he was rudely interrupted by the barking of a Scotch terrier dog. Exasperated at this the young man threw a stone at the dog, but the oely effect of this w a s to cause it to bark and growl louder and more menacingly than before. The prisoner got out of bed, and , taking his gun f rom the " press cup b oar d , he sallied forth. By this time the prosecutor had retreated into the high road, within a few yards of the house. Tha prisoner followed him, and threatened to shoot him if he would not go away. The prosecutor said he would go immediately, and he proceeded to do so. Davies seemed to be in a passion, and the prosecutor had not proceeded 2 i ith the ep r dr t hi gh off, when he w m as r fir v ed . and le isoner g. umpoTornhe The n h jd a u n rwyo ut,on abou t udeiida prisoner to mercy. Sentence, thr ee calendar mont h s ' NVillimas, recommended the imprisonment, for tu twlileporuotsehcaurtd l i on abour. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, m arc h 15. d y e r The sittings of the court f or t h e March General w Se Guildhall, Westrairr este ster. day morning at the Perry, charged with embezzling 51.,, the prop er t y of Mr. Borlase Hill Adams, and 800 t.., the pr operty of Mr. Pownall, havizg pleaded guilty, was sentenc e d t o f i ve years ' In the co e u re rse re o s f am th e e d ay oorga penal servitude. Louis Beauvais Craon, the lieutenant in the Royal Navy of P ortugal who pre sented a revolver at Claude Celestina at a coffee house in Leicester-squire, as lately reported at length in our columns, pleaded guilty, but sentence was deferred. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AMERICA. LIVER POOL, Monday.— We believe w are corre c t i n stat i ng that it has been arrauged, of the anticipated re sumption of the Collins or another line of United States' mail steamers that the Cunard C ompany's screw ves sels, instead of taking up the days formerly Occupied by run to and Boston, and as the former line, will be despatched from Liverpool to New York direct, or t?Boston and . New York, on any Company found necessary to supply the trade. day of the week in which the Halifax mail steam-ships of the n i t recommenceS.tatee mail line (when it 'its service) the Cu nard often e n Cunardthis a as may Ps, the Canadian Coin - Philadelphia, and New York screw - Steamers ; and the screw-steamers a returns to Li yp v w e i r t p h o t o h l e to U ills Cunard Company—it is evident that Liverpool is to Company's mail steamsh i ps , be well supplied with steam so mmunioation with pany's screw vessels ; the Liverp 0 0 1 , Ame rica, quite adequate to the wants of those interested in i the trade. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsao't at 5 o'clock. THE MARQUIS OF CLANRICARDE'S EX PLANATION. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, in a tone scarcely audible in the gallery, was understood to say that, owing to the unavoidable absence of a noble friend, he thought it advisable to postpone the explanation he had given notice of his intention of making this evening, until Friday next. TRANSFER OF LAND. Lord BROUGHA M brought in a bill for simplifying and expediting the transfer of land. It was read a first time. THE DEPUTY-GOVERNOR OF BENGAL. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH gave notice that to-marrow ho should move that the vote of thanks agreed to on the Bth of February ba read, for the pur pose of inserting the name of Mr. Halliday, the De puty-Governor of Bengal. THE SLAVE TRADE. The Earl of MALMESBURY said he had made in- quirt' relative to certain papers moved for by the noble and learned lord opposite (Lord Brougham) and he found it would be impossible to produce them before Easter. THE LATE " MISCONCEPTION." The Earl of MALMESBURY reset() lay on the tab'e a copy of the correspondence that had lately taken place between her Majesty's Government and that of his Im perial Majesty the Emperor of the French (published in another place). He was happy to say that that corre spondence put an end to the misconception that existed a short time ago between the two countries. That result had been hastened by the frank manner in which Count Walewski came forward after the late debate and expressed his regret that he had been mis understood. When noble lords read that correspondence they would find that the greatest good feeling now existed on both sides. (Hear, hear.) He had nothing more to say on that occasion than that her Majesty's Government placed the highest importance on a con tinuance of the alliance which had been of such immense . - importance to Europe. (Hear, hear.) He was sure that her Majesty's Government agreed with the con viction of Count Walewski, who said he was sure that the reconciliation of two great nations could be lasting only on one condition, and that was, that the honour of the one should never be sacrificed to the honour of the other. (Rear, hear ) DISTRICT COURTS OF BANKRUPTCY BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved, the second reading of this bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR trusted his. noble and learned friend would postpone, for the present, the further proceeding with this measure, as his learned friend the Attorney-General was about to introduce a Bill of a very comprehensive character on the subject. After a short conversation the second reading was postponed. THE LATE AFFRAY WITH THE POLICE IN IRELAND. Lord RODEN called the attention of the noble earl opposite to the cowardly attack of the police on the students of Trinity College, Dublin, on the occasion of the entry of the new Lord-Lieutenant into Ireland, and asked what steps the Government intended t, take in consequence? The Earl of DERBY said the facts that had come to his knowledge of the circumstances at the present mo ment were of so incomplete a character, that he was un able to give any definite answer to the question. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. —(YESTERDAY.) The SITAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Lord Naae, Lord Claude Hamilton, Lord Newport, Col. Taylor (members of the new Government), and Mr. Proby took the oaths and their seats. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—An dover Canal Railway ; Halifax Park and Improvements; and Ware, Hadham, and Buntingford Railway Bills. LONDON TRAMWAY BILL. On the motion for the Feoond reading of this bill, Sir B. HALL opposed the second reading of this bill,. and moved that its second reading be postponed for six months. He complained of a private company being allowed to come before the house with a private biil without giving the usual notices required by railway and canal companies. It was a novel principle for a private c give n them the metropolis,p o e n m p i a s n s n t t o andt t o ak e possession e appropriate hope hoped t of h 6of eutehst house would wf p o u tu b hl c notroads gimiddlev of the o e roads for the use of their omnibuses. The effect would be to materially interfere with the heavy traffic of the metropolis. In many cases in the City the roads were so narrow that only about one foot would be left on each side of the proposed tramway. The SPEAKER put tko motion for the second reading of the bill, which was negatived without a division. ST. LEONARD'S (SHORE DITCH) PARISH BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. S. ESTCOURT said that, as the promoters of the bill had consented to the introduction of a clause pu ting the election of guardians on the same footing as the rest of the kingdom, he had no opposition to offer to the bill. The bill was then read a second time. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented from several deaneriesagainst legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister; against the toll on Battersea bridge ; for an extensive measure of Parliamentary reform ; the repeal of the paper duty ; repeal of church rates ; in favour of marriage with a deceased wife's sister; against the repeal of church rates, &c. &c. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Sir W. JOLLIFFE, a new writ was ordered for the University of Dublin, in the room of Mr. J. Napier, recently appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland. RETURNS. A number of unopposed returns were ordered. THE LATE OUTRAGE IN DUBLIN. Mr. GROGAN called the attention of the noble lord the Secretary for Ireland, to the recent outrage in Dub lin, on the entry of the newly appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and asked whether the gross outrage on the students of Trinity College by the police had been offi cially brought under his notice, what steps he had taken in consequence, and if it was the intention of the Go vernment to institute proceedings against the police ? Lord NAAS regretted to state that a serious collision had taken p!ace between the police of Dublin and the students of Trinity College, when within the railings of the College. The noble lord recapitulated the facts in connection with this outrage, which occurred on the newly-appointed Lord-Lieutenant entering into Dublin. The noble lord added that as soon as Government were in possession of all the facts of the case, they should re ceive their best attention and consideration. INCUMBERED ESTATES COURT (IRELAND). Mr. COGAN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if be could state what were the intentions of the Govern ment as to the continuance of the Incumbered Estates Court in Ireland ? Lord NA -S said the subject was under considera tion, but if a permanent measure could not be proposed this session, a continuance bill would be proposed. GIFTS OF SCULPTURE. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the President of the Board of Works, in the event of any offers of sculpture, as approved specimens of the Fine Arts, being made by way of gifts to the nation, with a view to their being placed in the Parks, whether any objection would be raised on the part of the Government to their acceptance. Lord J. MANNERS said if such presents were made, the Government would be ready to receive them and take Her Majtaty's pleasure thereon. INDIAN AFFAIRS. Sir DE LACY EVANS, in a voice quite inaudible, gave notice of his intention to move a Vote of Thanks to certain Indian officers. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Sir W. JOLLIFFE moved that the orders of the day for to-morrow should have precedence of notice 3 of motion. Lord PALMERSTON asked if it was intended to be applied to the other Tuesdays during the session. The CHANCELLOR of the EICHEQUER said it was not, but only for to-morrow to go into ways and means. The motion was then agreed to. EAST INDIA LOAN BILL. On the motion fer the third reading of this bill, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would state the course her Majesty's Government pro posed to take with reference to a subject under discus sion on Friday Right, and bad caused considerable mis apprehension in the public mind—via., the case of the Cagliari. When her Majesty's Government accepted office their most anxious attention was given, and most naturally so, to the case of the Cagliari. The SPEAKER intimated that the right hon. gentle man was out of order in speaking on a subject foreign to the East India Loan Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was in hopes the house would have allowed him to have gone a little out of the way and made his statement. (Hear, hear, and "go on.") The SPEAKER suggested the bill should first be read a third time, which was acceded to. THE CA GLIA.RI. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then said, when her Majesty's Government entered on office the ease of the Cagliari was the first to which they directed their attention, and they found, after delibera tion, it was the unanimous opinion of the Cabinet, that the jurisdictjon of the Neapolitan Government had been acknowladged by their [predecessors in office, and the presant Government were pre clu ded from taking steps in contravention of that decis io n, th e jurisdiction of the Neapolitan Government hav in g Her 1111ljg/sty's Government also found that circumstances alluded to in that debate had been considered by their predecessors, and the opinion of the law officers of the Crown taken more than once on them. Finding that their predecessors had acknowledged the t jurisdiction of the King of Naples, G o vern her Majesty's had thought it desirable to r ecognise it, and to consider men what they had better do under the circumstances, and they cam e to the resolu tion, as the bes t means of assisting their countrymen in Naples in the unhappy circumstances in which they were placed, to send instantly a person of characte r an d influence to Naples, instructing him to insist on an im mediate trial of our countrymen, and to give them every aid he possibly could. When the discussion alluded to took place the noble lord the member for Tiverton (Lord Palmerston) in a manner unexpected, stated that Go- Term:ant byl been roconeiderieg the cptehtiou previous to their retirei.nent fro effiee, but ne (Cue Cennoellor ef the Exeeequer) was b iund to say after a careful extmi natitin of the papers 'here was no clue whatever to the information hen given to the house by the iible lord. (Hear, hear.) He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) accepted without hesitation the declaration made in Par liament by the fir -t minister of the Crown, but it was impossible for laineself and colleagues not to feel what must be the inevitanle consequences of such a declaration. (Hear, hear.) It entailed on the present Government a great responsibility, which they did not intend to shrink from--(hear, hear)—and they had felt it their duty under these new circumstances, for which they were perfectly unprepared, to submit a case to the present law advisers of the Crown, They felt themselves perfectly free from the engagement he apprehended had bound the Government and State of England, and when the present Government had ob tained that opinion, and duly deliberated on it, it would be our duty to do what we think best for the interests of the law and of right and justice. (Hear.) They would then aet without fear or favour whatever, and do that which they considered it behoved them to vindicate the rights of the Sovereign and the rights of our fellow subjects. Directions had been given for the production of all the papers and correspondence relative to this question, and departing from usua! practice the Government would, as soon as they received the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, submit them to the house. (Hear. hear.) He moved the adjournment of the house, to enable the noble lord to make a statement to the house. Lord PALMERSTON—I am very glad to learn from the right bon. gentleman opposite that the Government feel themselves at liberty to take this matter into consi deration, and that they intend to lay before Parliament the whole of the papers —not only, of course, the opi nions given by the law officers of the late Government, but also, no doubt, the opinions of the law officers of the present Government. It is perfectly true, as the right hon. gentleman stated, that the late Government did practically acknowledge the jurisdiction of the Neapo litan Courts. For a considerable time we were unable to ascertain where it was that the capture was made, and the impression we had was that the capture was made within the juri , diction of Naples. There was no ground, therefore, on which we could dispute the com petency of the Neapolitan Courts. After a consider able time there same from Naples documents—depo sitions, accompanied by a little sketch, which the right honourable gentleman is well aware of, showing the place where the capture was made, and that the vessel was not six miles south-west from the island of Sapri, beyond, therefore, the territorial jurisdiction of Naples. We then took the opinion of tje law officers of the Crown, but there was nothing in the opinion we re ceived which led us to think that we were entitled to dis pute the competency of the Neapolitan Courts. The matter remained in doubt on the material point on which it must turn—viz., whether the capture was forcibly made, or whether the captain of the Cagliari willingly placed himself under Neapolitan jurisdiction. The opinion was that if the capture was made entirely by force on the high seas we should have a right to claim the English engineers ; but if, on the other hand, there was a voluntary surrender, our right would not have been such as it otherwise would have been. This was the matter in doubt. It appeared clear that after the landing of the refugees at Sapri the captain and crew of the Cagliari determined to go to Naples for the purpose of giving themselves into Neapolitan jurisdiction and reporting the whole of the proceedings, and they were on their way to Naples when they met the Neapolitan frigates and gave themselves up. On these grounds we were advisel that it was not that clear case of forcible seizure on the high seas which entitled us to make an absolute demand on the Neapolitan Go vernment for the surrender of the engineers. A demand made must of course be supported by force, and we felt that when a step was tie be taken which might eventually and probably would lead to the necessity of employing force to carry it into effect, we should not have stood jastified in adopting such a proceeding unless we were informed by oar law advisers that we had a clear case of right against the Neapolitan Government which would justify us in resorting to extreme measures. So stood the matter, and when I stated the other day that the question was still under the consideration of the Government, what I referred to was that we were expecting further documents from Naples and from the Sardinian Government with respect to the demand made by the latter for the restitution of the vessel, because, if that demand were acceded to by the Neapolitan Government, and the vessel were reetore then, undoubtedly, our claim for the restitution of the two engineers would have assumed a different character from what it had before. That is what I referred to (some laughter from the Ministerial side), and I think the right hon. gentleman will find—though I know not whether information on this head may be before the Government or not--that we were expecting, so far as I was informed, further documents from the Sardinian Government with respect to the claim they were making on the Government of Naples. I am glad the right hon. gentleman says that he has no objection to laying the papers before the house, and when they are pre sented hon. members will then be more fully masters of the case than they possibly can by any verbal statements made on one side or the other. The motion for the adjournment of the house was then withdrawn. THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT. On the Report of Supply being brought up, Mr. B. OSBORNE, pursuant to notice, rose to call the attention ok the house to the course which her Majesty's Government intend to pursue with respect to the busi ness of the session. He said :—lf I needed any justifi cation for interposing between the house and the recep tion of the report of supply I should seek it in the unusual course taken by her Majesty's Government. But if that course was unusual, still more unusual was the reply made by the right hon, gentleman the First Lord of the Admiralty, in answer to several hon. members who called on him to give some sketch of the principles and policy of the Government. The right hon. gentleman the First Lord of the Admiralty, to my astonishment, and I believe to the astonishment of all present in this house at the time, referred us not only to a statement made in another place, but to certain speeches made on the hustings in Buckinghamshire and other parts of the country. In the first place I believe we have no cognisance of any statements wade " in another place," and gill less of any statements in ide on the hustings in Backinglaamshire or elsewhere. Therefore, if I needed to make any apology for interfering on the present occasion it would be entirely owing to the most unprecedented and most uuparliamentary course taken by the right hon. gentleman. He has referred me to a statement made in another place. Well, even giving him the benefit of that statement, I nevertheless main tain tbat the House is as yet ignorant of any principle laid down in that statement, and that as yet no policy has been propounded. That statement was particularly obscure in itself, and it has not been made clearer by these references given me by the right hon. gentleman. If it has not been made clearer by what was stated on the hustings at Droitwich, it has become still more am• biguous in Buckinghamshire ; and if any one turns to North Leicestershire, it will be found particularly evasive, contrary in King's Lynn, and utterly un intelligible in the county of Suffolk. (Cheers, and laughter.) What was the statement made and the course taken by the bead of the Government r As far as we are informed by the public press the noble lord seems rather to have made an apology for his present conduct than to have given any indica- , tion of his future policy. It seems that the first persons to whom he appealed to aid him in forming a Government were two noble lords and a right hon, gen tleman, a member of this house, who were always di rectly opposed to his policy. So much for his attempt at constructing a Cabinet, and his own principles. Well, when these two noble lords and this right hon. gentle man did not think it consistent with their position or principles to a-silt him in forming a government, he then turned to his more immediate supporters, and, I am free to say, has constructed an administration which, as far as the personal characters and abilities of the members of the Government are concerned, is equal to any Adminis tration I have seen iulthis house. ("Hear, hear," from the ministerial side.) But the question is, not about the abilities of those hon. gentlemen nor their respectability. The question is, what have been their principles, and what is to be their policy / Now, I am aware of the inconvenience of referring to statements made in " an other plaoe," but I have no other course to pursue ; and as I have been referred to them, let me see what the noble lord at the head of the Government stated, with one exception, to be the groundwork of his policy. The noble lord spoke at very great length, but I think that the country and the house would come to the con clusion that though he spoke much he said very little. I think that his speech turned more on the exigencies of his own position than the interest of the country. Now, is what did the nobl e l or d sa y was to be the course of h policy 1 He said My lords, it would bo idle for me to e nteri w nt h o ic a h ny l general description of the o pinions or the vie ws abstract declarations of hold upon public affairs. u policy are in point of fact of little or no use. They are mire words which may be construed into any sense, or, as sometimes happens,into sense. I can only say, my lords, that the policy o n ftheoGovernment to which I b e l ong @ d ua l:n ight naturally be expect e d f rom will be that which I ho p Th i e nis c t o r m at p i e o n s i ' tion of the the composition o f the A And there we a re lef t . look to the Admi nistration ! Before, howeve . r,. we us survey th e i r pos i t i on composi tion of the Administration, et and e xamine their antece d e n t s. A Government has come into office in an acknowledged minority. It is not pretended that they are the only possible Government. I will take upon myself to say that th ere are severa l hon. gentlemen on both sides of the hous e wh o , if th ey had been oalled upon, could have formed a Government. (Laughter from the Minister:al side, met by cheers from the Opposition.) It must not be supposed--and I think it wou'd be a most mischievous thing if it were sup posed—that the Government of this country depends on one, two, or even three individuals. (Cheers.) Let- us see, then, what is the position of an Administration which numbers a considerable minority as its supporters. (Laughter and cheering.) This Government call upo n the House of Com mons f or three things —for time, for bearance,on and money. (Laughter.) Now, before grant ing any of these demands I think we are bound to ask what claim the Government have to make them, and what their past conduct has been. It appears to me we have reached a new era in Parliamentary history. For merly contests in this house were conducted not merely in order to obtain places, but for the establishment of rival principles. (Hear.) What do we see now t Wos?: on the opposite (the Mi n i s t er i a l) b enc h e s a party who a. in opposition systematically thwarted and opposed o. 2 , i s t s he No, measures of the late Government. (Loud cries t A no," from the Ministerial side, and cheering from the Opposition.) I repeat that a party. wh i ch systematically thwarted the late Administration - awn (renewed cries of "No, no")—have ~ o oe into their pl.SeeJ, ahel; not een tent wite ini,,gir.g forward Hoch Mee-Tires as were upon the severe of the leou,e, holee of their predecessors with the view of pr,.. are rarieack7N the pigeon posing mea-mres whioh have nut" their confidence. (Cries of "N o , no," fro m the Ministerial 1nd...) In answer to that "No," I will presently prove ley aes , -ition. Since I have been a member - of this house, if there is one thing which more than annther I have heard insisted upon by the leaders of the present Government, it is the necessity that a Minister should. have a policy and a principle. (Cheers.) Over and over again have I heard the right hon. gentler:lieu oppo site (Mr. Disraeli) denounce a Minister who had neither a policy or a principle. Over and over again have I heard him, in most magnificent language, and in peri phrastic phrases, denounce that hand-to-mouth system which characterised the Whig party. (. laugh.) As we have been referred to speeches made at the hustingr, however, I may quote the language of the right hon, gentleman the First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir J. Pakington), who in his speech at Droitwich put the same idea into more homely phrases. The right hon, gentleman said,—" What Englishmen like is that whe. ther a man be right or wrong he should have an opinion —(a laugh)—and, having an opinion, should stick to it," (Laughter.) New, let us sea what are the opinions of the right hon. baronet, and whether his adhesion is to his past pri, ciples or his present position. (As laugh.) I must call to the recollection of the house the conduct of the noble lord at the head of the Government at the commencement of the present session. On receipt of intelligence of the guilty enterprise in Paris which we all mourn, tbat noble lord called upon her Majesty'a l Government in very strong language t o b r i ng f orwar d some effectual measure for repressing such attempts in this country. A measure was proposed in this hcuse by the late Administration, and what was the condect of the present Government ? When the hon. member for Bridgwater (Mr. Kinglake) moved his amendment, whi c h I regard as the twin brother of the amendment pro posed ten days afterwards, what was the course taken by the thee Opposition ? (Hear.) The present Lord Chenoellor for Ireland (Mr. Napier), with all the solem nity which distinguishes him—(a laugh)---caled upon the house to pass the measure. "Be Just," said he, " and fear not." The present Chancellor of the'Exchequer was loud in support of the bill. He treated the qtestion as .lutist one of French feeling, and give his earnest sup. port to the introduction of the measure as being agree able to the Emperor of the French. The amendment of the hon. member for Bridgwater met with no support. It was withdrawn, and the introduction of the bill was triumphantly carried. Ten days afterwards my right hon, friend the member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Mr. M. Gibson) moved another amendment, which was singularly ingenious —(a laseb)—but which, ifyou, sir, (addressing the Speaker), had not decided it to be Parliamentary, I should have said was highly irregular. (Laughter from the Ministerial side.) The right hon. member for Ashton had hitherto taken a different course. He bad always been the eloquent and able advocate of principles which are supposed to be symbolised by the lamb--(a laugh) —but on the occasion to which I refer he mounted the lion. (Loud laughter.) The opportunity was too tempting to the right hon. gentleman opposite and his party. He lost no time in getting up behind the right hon. member for Ashton —(a laugh) —and by good ma nagement and considerable address—aided, I am sorry to say, by the somewhat careless conduct of the noble lord lately at the head of the Government —(loud laugh ter and cheering)—he deceived, I was almost going to say jockeyed, the noble lord. (Laughter and cheering.) Now, I don't charge the hon. gentleman who did this with intrigue, but I do say that it was a manoeuvre die. creditable to a party, and will not add to their reputes tion. (Cheers anti laughter.) I will not detain the house by going into any discussion of the Conspiraoy Bill. For my own part I lament that the noble lord (Palmerston) did not send an answer to the Walewski despatch —(general cheering) —but I look upon that as a venial error, and, however strong my opinion may be, I do not think the omission called for the withdrawal from the noble lord of the confidence of this house. (Hear, hear.) Now, sir, one word about this cele brated Walewski despatch, of which there have been so many various readings. I find that no two gentle men agree about it. The right honourable gentleman the present Chancellor of the Exchequer in his speech here the other night called it an unfortunate lucubra• tion ; the present Attorney-General for Ireland called it an insulting despatch ; but what did the First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir J, Pakington) tell his constituents at Droitwich ! He eaid to them, "After all, my opinion is that the despatch has not been well translated. (Laughter.) I feel certain that too much has been made of it, and that no offence was intended by the French Government." Well, if that was the opinion of the right hon. baronet he was bound, on such an occasion as the last debate to have expressed it in this house. (Hear.) He was, I think, bound to tell the house that in his opinion no offence was intended, and that the despatch had not been well translated. He was probably think ing of his own translation, but he ought not to have de ferred acquainting us with so important a fact until he appeared on the hustings upon his acceptance of office. I think the Walewski despatch has been made more of than it deserves. I believe that if the counsels of the noble lord (Palmerston) had been followed an answer would have beeneent to that despatch, but as the house has chosen to expel that noble lord from power on suoh a ground, I, for one, am satisfied and bow to its deci sion. (Laughter.) We have been informed by a noble lord (Lord Derby) in another place of only one measure which he intends to submit to Parliament—viz , a new India Bill. I think no one who recollects the course taken by the present Administration on the introduction of an India Bill by the late Government could fail to be struck witb such an announcement. What was the course pursued on that occasion ? It is, I believe, con sidered discourteous to oppose the introduction of any bill, even when proposed by a private member; but the hon. member for Huntingelion (Mr. Baring) would not permit the India Bill to be introduced, and in another place my Lord Grey, to whom the noble earl (Derby) applied for assistance in forming an Administration, pre sented a petition from the East India Company against legislation, before the bill was even submitted to this house. On that occasion--the 12th of February —the present President of the Board of Control (Lord Ellen borough) after abusing the Directors of the East India Company, made this very remarkable declaration:-- " I think the time for making any change is peculiarly inopportune; if there had been any obstruction on the part of the Directors to the measures of Government, if they had not made themselves in all respects ancillary to the Government, then there would have been a necessity for instant legislation; but I have never heard it even sug gested that there has been on their part the slightest ob struction to any measure proposed by Government. Stand as sovereigns of the country before you think of forming a new Government.. . . I regard with distrust the measure whatever it may be, which the Government intend to pro pose. I most say I always view with great distrust extem porised constitutions. Time and God's Providence alone make constitutions of great empires ! When men in their self-sufficiency and arrogance think they can at once strike off a constitution which is to be the foundation of the hap piness or misery of millions of our fellow creatures they are baffled by th e i r own wea k ness an d the littleness o f min d Such which pperrseotnens defeatdstog hrtasepir o wn so vast objects," andtrortant a subjec t. brought rpresent n into Government.this house, L w T I a e w W a e s ll t „ h w e h co en urs th e e ta b k il e l wnbays the p right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer said : "I say again you are beginning at the wrong end ; you ought to have adopted the course which I recommended last year. When you had put down the rebellion you ought to have sent to India a Royal Commission with plenary powers, &c. Then when you had made yourselves when the country had made itself master of the situation, then it would hive been high time to legislate."—(The Timm' report, February 19, 1858.) But there was one speech made by a right hon. gentles man who did not take the objection that this was an im! proper time to legislate. He, forsooth, was for continu ing the present government of India for all time. The right hen. member for Enniskillen (Mr. Whiteside) answered the speech of my right hon. friend the late Chance:lor of the Exchequer (Sir C. Lewis) by quoting the observations of another right hon. friend, the mem ber for Halifax (Sir C Wood). Sir, I propose to answer him by quoting his own speech in the same manner. The SPEAKER—It is irregular to quote in this hosie speeches made here during the same session of Parliament. (Cheers.) Mr.B. OSBORNE—I quote these speeches as they appear laugh.) in print out of this House. (Hear, hear, and a ~. The SPEAKER—Certainly quotations from lu mp papers of speeches made in this house during the same session of Parliament are not according to the rules of this house. (Cheers.) Mr. OSBORNE—I bow at once to what you hart laid down as the law, but it is the irst time I have ever heard it enunciated. (" Oh, loh 1") However, lion, gentlemen wiil not easily forget what was said on that occasion. The right hon. gentlema n th e m e mber for Enniskillen d enounced the Ministry in the strongest language for interfering with the East India Company at all. He said it was the most perfect Government that could be imagined, and he likened the Ministry to a weathercock for altering their opinions within four years. What is their course now My Lord Derby says he has great re=pect for a majority of this house. Whence this sudden reverence! When we recollect that the admission of the Jews to Parliament— (cheers) majorities, r —has been I passeday i t here ia b a y p eo n i n e m s e o r f o u h s y a p o n c d r i o s s y er t w o helm irg ipretend that a majority in this house has altered his opinion u to the proper time for bringing in an India Bill. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman who has referred me to his speech at Droitwfoh found fault with her Majesty's late advisers for their vacillation and weakness. I ask him is there no vacillation in his own Cabinet 1 What coarse do they intend to pursue with regard to the Bank Act / Hon. gentlemen will recollect that in December of last year a committee was named for inquiring into the operation of this Act. The present Chancellor of the Exchequer opposed the appointment of that cop:mitts: He said there was no occasion for further inquiry, a ss d he added that he was ready for instant legislation. p l e , l l the right hon. gentleman, have they settltead_ talks of Tali: U. lotion, I ask him what course do among themselves ! Then, again, when he c hurch rates ! (Hear, tend to pursue with regard to er cburch-ratee, and has, (Lord. Stanley) votes (agains t in favour of their total I believe, written a p ik Government is. hear.) The noble lor a d in t p heme d m o b the fe a r o K ye i r :L it yn in n . abolition. (Hear.) Then , w h at ton) when he h as b rought tend to do respecting educat i on ! The First L or d of the Admiralty ( . !i h r t J b • o P rh ak g e i n g tletnun the swered by the r i g ht alathees forward a motion o n this subject, ha/ P a l r w e a s i y d s e n been swered by the r i g ht hon. gsu tleinu the President of Board of Trade (Mr. Henley), and by the right hon. gentleman the present Vice-President of the Committee of Council for Education (Mr. Adderley). 'Then, agair, I should like to put a question with reference to the Jew Bill. 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