The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-29 00:00:00

s Day.) COMPANY. ,hancellor to ies were not 3nded by his . eeding that Icy Court for z,—the proof luired to be ler was only th the proper up the buei. intended to in the act of a interfering ; lager, and to erred against nted by the the Conrt of eial manager books of the intention of ble assistance the assignee vcrsa. )ut the order loy collateral but it would. 7 to iocreass ive the costa tad you will )54, and the issignee. to apply. HI. fuetices Cole- BOARD. lemurrer to 6 reter's refusal wall, built by a the Dieaea• a sufficient or e expected to Mr. J u .tice . 6d. on a bill h, which was Hay, and die posted to the denied having had notice Of ge of a notice cot ice. Judge to sum iff—damageos his Day.) led Tingey, is , ery Compel:l9r iug him wits servant of the horse valued f the London :let instant, m my wa y to iving another rent. Wb tB me on the off ig before Ine• 'oid him, an d d a horse ga r ' wheel of the efendant, and ad no right to s an hour. [mined, ndent waned lest, and the trued till that d man name d mud Wadleft with receir the propel g-atreet, B. Seared that in Ir. Kent, th e he was being ept upon tb e i o n se vers' r was seep to :ent's to lease in Museal;: nt's shop lot Ipringthorf le : prisoners totu t of rec eivi . og Lo could bri e % his mea t el intended Of if he chose t° ) believed the ;hole tran B66 ; land the coll 11'8. —Ma ri ! of a laboure' ,nce.. Ham Pa tel/ t he • 13 paging:lb in heariee saw the P r ' nob. In 3lllv °b' He the" l l 'row the O a then eel le l prison er sal inch it him M a % deStraYipg n ip a working' )wing a 8 '1 of May oh° Ie r notice ished hia) ith the too r . ea ts towa, dg . She trle; ) eo be Or' nt. staterne'• ' IGATA en of in the P r is ; The F or , ItnperiegoevP, Septefeb Of Wife pon• ivately sit e 0 tiler IVO of the ered of its Class! in Ja" sll' now Feed to F ee 0 21 2 81 ▪ 180 0 • • 50 4) • 43 4 6 ".. 16 " .•.• 35 5 749. 6 L 686. 73 06'3. 38 d , , d sop, - nav i g gOr' b t Bar° 8 t a ir ee' of the, o a IA thi s 11 ~.0 0 9 f Sir Au.' Of .oUrDalg , J a b° ) e vbiler itiOD. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank of England weekly return of liabilities and assets completed to the 26th inst. is of a satis factory character. The reserve of notes shows au increase of over a quarter of a million sterling, and the bullion has been augmented to a moderate amount. The securities have been slightly di finished, and in the public and private deposits there is a small augmentation. In the other items of the balance-sheet there is little change of im portance to notice, and they will be seen in the anhjoined table : Active circulation Decrease Ballioo Increase Rest Increase rablic deposits Increase Other deposits Increase Seven-day and other: bills Decrease Government securities £20,191,370 91.560 18,112,402 185,422 3,216,099 5,467 4,931,120 195.210 13,987,923 15,570 813,911 36,514 10,526,563 No alteration. Other securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices were Without any material alteration. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales. The public sales of foreign and colonial wool will terminate this evening, and considering the dulness of trade, the quotations throughout the series must be considered to have been well maintained. The inquiry for money in Lombard-street is ex tremely limited, and judging from the appearance of the Bank of England return, and the low rates *barged for the negotiation of first-class bills, there is some probability of the discussion being revived with regard to the probability of a reduction of the minimum. In Lombard-street the rates range as low as 21 and 2i per cent., and at the Stock Ex change loans are obtainable, in Government Secu rities, at 1 and 2 per cent. There is very little inquiry for silver, and the quotations are without alteration. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about 136,896/ , and there have been no exports except the following shipments direct from Loudon to the continent during the week ending Thursday last : Gold Coin—Belgium —Calais —Hambro' OD - Boulogne 12,850 Bars—Boulogne .......... ........ 680 —Hambro' Silver Coin—Calais —Hambro' —Boulogne Bars—Boulogne 7OO There has been a sudden fall of / per cent. in t he Value of the Funds. This has been caused by extensive sales. The proximity of settling day has 110 doubt precipitated this movement, but there is 4180 v ery uneasy feeling abo u t F ranc e, w hi c h h as exerted a prejudicial influence. Consols for 4 , 1:4 ,_"eY are about 97k, and for the July account 97g. e Threes are 96i ; the Reduced, 961 ; Ex chequer Mils, 31s. to 365. prem. ; ditto adver tised, 15s. to 18s: prem. ; Bank Stock, 221 ; In dia ditto, 222 4 ; ditto Loan Debentures, 99a ; a nd ditto Scrip, 991. In Foreign Securities business is inactive and P, r ieee are rath er l ower . T ur ki s h 6 per Cents. arc o bi 96 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 92i ; Spanish New Deferred, 261 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 20k 3 ; -Peruvian 4& per Cents., 86i ; Brazilian 5 per Gents., 101.1 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 1001 101 ; 'venezuela 41 per Cents., 38 ; and ditto Deferred, The arrangements for the settlement of the ac count are now in progress in the Railway Share Market, and prices in most instances have shown 4 further decline. Edinburgh and Glasgow have d eclined 53. ; Eastern Countieß, Great Northern, .ThGreat Western, North-Western, Midland, and North : 44 ' ern (Berwi c k), 10 s . ; L ancas hi re an d Y or k sh i re i!1(1 S outh-Western, 11. Th e F ore i gn an d C o l on i a l t : o tles are flat. Great Luxembourg have declined it ' East Indi an , 11. ; G ran d T run k o f C ana d a, and Great Western of Canada, ss. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are A Atrei ne l y quiet, and there is little variation to re tin values. in values. Oriental Bank have declined 10 s . "Insular and Oriental Steam have improved 11., and Royal Mail Steam 10s. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. 11 411 k (Prom the Officszl Li t t : ) 3 Stock Per k; 3 p eat. Reduced Annuttis s N ee (l ent. Consols Annuities 971 i I t„ , i , 3 Per C en t. Annu i t i es I N I 4 Stock hAtte 111 Loan Debentures 99a " D ebentures Ne e ) i jri p k tch ' a .er Account equer 11111 e, 201. Mardi. Juno. cion .. t Ditto Advertised lid l5 18 t / t r rI'IBR FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES--THIS DAY. „ieau a !hun 6 per Cent. kuitt o 1852 er , 46 e per Cent. ex 3 , nt 2 0 i p ( "ttvian Bonds, 4i per Cent B6 ls , irlirdan Bon's, o per Cent. 15In irit Bo- 1 3 per Cent. D, '"' 3 26k Tu m .,te New Deferred, per Cent. / ,'`,'hh Bottle, 6 per cent f.)N 5i 6 5i V'tto Account llgo D efe)E.'2,lela, 13ons, 4por Cent rr d ed, 2 per Cent. . l5 Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. C° 2 140 18, money 97A s'unaole for account e t . nsole f or A ccoun t , (J u l y ) 97i LITERATURE. cio.no/ogy for Schools. By F. H. Taguemet. by the Rev. T. Alcorn, M.A. Longm an . Re -1"8 iS a very rueful little work, adapted for the is ge ne reader as well as for school instruction. It revised abridgment of the " Compendium of th r011010 gY," by the tame author, and it contains r aost impo r t an t d a t es o f po li t i ca l , ecc l es i ast i ca l , to the lit erary history fro m th e crea ti on o f th e wor ld b o th e end of last y ear . Thi s i s no t a very narrow t Otidary, b ut owing to the conciseness of the ar t2tenrent and the em pl oyment o f rat h er smaller gPe th an i n the former work, the promise is faith ulY performed. The copious indices afford every eedit for referen c e, an d a ll w h o h ave any occa -Ik°ll to refer to dates o r requ i re hi s t or i ca l accuracy, tgetald provide themselves with this useful little °4slpanion. Ex trait s ( hoisis ; Selections from modern French writers. By the author of "Amy Herbert." 1-4 , h nfignaan. th: h is is an admirable little volume, introducing 14,2° 11 11g reader to modern French literature in its of at advantageous form. The name of the author ' III IY Herbert" on the title-page is a sufficient tft lantee to the most careful instructor that none elm e :ices of continental literature have been in • 11 4 , - Z la the selection ; but no rigid affectation P r „ - ueela exercised, and fair samples of modern och writets are given. Victor Hugo, Alexandre ti t : 4 N Alphonse Karr, Emile Souvestre, Lamar and many other names of eminence meet Its. te re ., e ltracts are of sufficient length to allow of in sty' and to afford a g o o d s p ec i men o f th e author's toall We cordially comm en d thi s littl e vo l ume the Who are desirous of placing in the hands of shal l Tung and inexperienced reader a volume which beb'al w r1)1 iy the ahilitiea and excellences of coati- riters divested of their drawbacks. 17 " 3 -Trish Quarterly Review. No. XXIX. Th te . Sitepkin and Marshall. (IGv c' quarterly, as its r e ad e rs are aware, is . cbitfly for m to the topics connect e d with education, re eetZti°e, and pri son di sc i p li ne . It con t a ins, of articles on come other subjects, but the e que gf lP a l Portion of its contents treats of these ttirtC °llB . It st rong l y ma i n t a i ns th e p l an o f refor in i".:rY es tablishments, and all who are interested tloaart: O t t them of that s y s te m w ill fi n d muc h ° f th e them i n it s pages . Th e mos t prom i nen t Papers is an entertaining one on the Part °f 'no Feuilletons, and another, the sixth t of the " Odd Phases in Literature." A paper haa-ciarliamentary Reform takes a review of all that tine A 4 . te lY been said and done on this important and T i t "; The introductory letters on Industrial tetitioe'errnatory Schools for Ireland deserves at . . Nu a u ll, showing some defects ru the systems Y adopted. ~, _ SHARE. MARKETS (This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prlo, this day I lmbg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Juno.- IBelfast & Ballymen , Btrmng, Wolverh. Stour Valley... Birkenhd. Lancsb. Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) r Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Ds, A Do. B iDublindtßelfastJane Dun. P. &Aber June. East Anglian ...... Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A.stk Do., do. 8..... ...... Do. New A East Kent lEast Lancashire ..... 'East Suffolk (Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb•Prth.&DunclAt Forth and ClydeJnnc. Furness •••••• • ........ Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland'( Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire) Great Western. Do. Str. V.R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. :Do., Thirds— ...... 'Do. New Thirds Lancash. Yorkshir. Do., do. F £l6 ... Do. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwal' 'Do. New, i , s. 5/. 10s. Lon d . Bright. dr S. Cs t. London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S. West ern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Hanch.Shef.drLincln. Metropolitan Midland Do. Binning. & Derb Midland G. West.(lr. Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt. A berg.&Hrfd. Newry & Armagh _ ,Newry, Warrenpoint & Restrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail & Dock Stock ............ Do., A Stock. ...... Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Pnrch. Do. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n........ N. & S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.... Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central . 'lOO IScot. N. E. Abrdn. St 100 'Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union ... 8 Siti ngbourne & Sheer. 100 South Devon ..... 100 South Ea5tern......... 100 South Wales all 'S. Yorksh. River Dun 14 Do. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all (Stockton & Darling ) 20 Do. do., 1851 ) 5 Do. do., 1855 160tockton & Hartlepl 100 iTaff Vale 100 , Do. Prof., No. 1. 22 Thames Hay. D. &11 100 , Vale of Neath 100 Watorfd. & Kilkenny all ,Waterforcl&Limerick all West all ,West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West London all Do. First Class.. I all Do • Second Class.. nattiness done this day. Paid 5i - 6 7i - 8i 70 - 72 9 t i - 10 26 - 27 90 - 92 82i - 83 34 - 36 :ii --- -6 ... .... ... 8 - 8.1, 1 , 16 - 17 ; 60 - 61 45 - 47 1 31 - 33 15 - 16 88 - 90 64 - 65 27 - 28 191 - 95 9i - 10 102 - 103 89 - 91 , 128 - 1291 102 - 104 53 - 53 56 - 531 86 - 89 11 -12 p 11 - 12 : - .•1 891 - 904 1 - al 1 - ••• - •.• 6 - 108 - 109 91i - 92 I.s - 14 93 . 1 -94 A 36i 37 14. id 91. 92 63 65 12 - 13 62 - 64 34 - 3 504 - 514 ••• -- .., 9i -- 92 2 -- 1 4 1 464 -- 4741 714 -- 72. 95 -- 98 5 4id 7i 84 8 91 30 - 32 • • •• •• 7 4 d 109 - 111 27 - 28 ; 81 - 83 I 44 - 46 2l- lA ' 35i -36 A GS - 68 - 823 13 - 15 7 - 5 8 - 10 35 - 36 99 - 101 - -2i - 61 - 61 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 all Atian. and St. Law. ..• - 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 4 d 1p 18 all Do. ~. - 18 all Do. Additional A 206 all Buffalo & Lake Mir 76 - 84 100 100 Buff. , Bent. & Godch 183 - 88 100 100 op. c. has. , 1 Ang..'7l' Do. do., 1 July, 1 7:, 75 - SO 190 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 74 - 78 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East. - 20 2560 Central Qude - ••• 20 2 Ceylon A shares - 14 174 all Demerara . - ••• 20 2s. Eastern Bengal - par 21 St. 100 East Indian lO3l - 104..0 1041 4 20 all Do. C Shares 20 5 Do. E. d 0......... 4 •-• 4 54 100 all D 0.46 p.c.Bnds.,'s9 ..• - 20 all Geelong dt Melbourne • guar. 5 per cent ,134 - 191 St. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada 46 - 48 464 100 all Do. 6p. c. Doben B2 - 83 824 20 ali Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pare 204 - 201 20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c par - 206 i pH Gt. Westn.of Catia•lr ISi - 18 A 18i 201 13 Do. New - 24 10,1 190 all Do. lids., payable '57 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '6l) lOB - 112 [OO all Do. do., '73, do. 108 - 112 100 all Do. do., '73, without option lO6 - 108 20 all bladras, guar. 41 p.c lB - 19 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. 20} - 2011 20 15 Do. 41 p. c. Eaten. 1 d - 4d I 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 4d - lar 20 5 Do. 4th Es., do. - par 20 ss. Oude (Limited) 20 15 Scinde, guar. 5 per c par - 4 p 20 all Do - I FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp &Rotterdam 51 -- 20 all Ardennes 20 3 Bahia & Fra . citco , i 4 d 1p 5 all Belgian East. Junct. 1 - .14 20 al 13eziersto Graisscssac - 6 all Car - Immix& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 21 , - 3 20 15 Dutch Rhenish - 5 20 all Eastern of France 21 - 24! 20 2s. Euphrates Valley - 20 all Gt. Central of France ... - 20 all Great Luxembourg 74 - 71 74 10 6 Italian Junction 20 all L.se Const. & Bale - 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... - . • 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 21 - 34 . 5 all Lucca dt - 20 all Lyons and Geneva 221 - 234 33., all Maria Antcula - ••• 10 all Do. New . • - ••• 20 all Namur & Liege - 91 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Prof 214 - 211 16 all Northern of France 364 -36 d 20 .8 Do. New 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 81 - 94 20 all Paris and Lyons 2B/ - 29 20 all Ditto New - 20 all Paris and Orleans 47 - 49 20 9 Recife 4 San Fran., {Perham.) g. 7p. c. 4 -• 20 14 Riga and Dunaburg - 10 all Rome and Frascati - 20 all Royal Danish ••• 5 all Royal Swedish - 4 all Do. 7 per cent. - ••• 20 all Sambre and Meuse 74 - 10 all Do. 54 per cent. pref Bl - 9 20 all Southern of France l9 -19 A 84 all West Flanders 4l - 5 10 all Do. 5A por e. Pr d -94 20 all W.&N.W. of Franc( 216 - 221 20 6 Western of Austria._ - 20 all West. of S w it zer l an d - 6 all W iesl aden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. prof. - 20 alt Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. 40 all xustralasia 79 81 all Bank of Egypt. !2l 216! 100 50 !/.3....nk uf London ,45 47 I 40 all Bri. CoL Bk.& L n• C o ; 50 all British N. American! •... 2J 10 0,111r..0f Ind•Au.&Cb! 3 ..... 2i 10) 50 !City !56 58 , 100 25 Colonial 20 1 all Commercialofeanadal 100 20 !Commercial of Lond.l —18 i 20 all Elig.Scot.&Ans.Clit. 171 IS 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aast. 19i 20 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock. • ... 30 [OO 20 Lond.andW es t m i nst , 45 100 35 National Pro, of Eng. 20 10 Do. New • bp 25 National Bank ••• 20 all New South Wales 43 45 25 all Cliental Bau,k Corp 3B 40 33 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 62 64 10 all Do. Now 25 all South A astralia• ••• ••• 25 15 k Do. New ••• ••• 25 all Union of Australia 46 -, 47 ... 15 Do. New 3l 33 50 10 Union of London 100 50 Unity Mutua1,........ 100 50 WestrnEk o: Loud 19 = 17d 3 i 20 all 11 all 14 2 St. 'lOO St. 1100 14 5 St. 100 '45 all 25 ; all St. 100 10i 13 St. 'lOO St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 10 9 , 20 1 an St. 100 50 34 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St, 100 25 163 St. 100 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 all L 7. all 100 el 19 10 100 61} 601 1 103 2i 541 3i 31 1084 92 Li 31 94 37i 7 92 li 911 I 47 72 1 121 i TH!E SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1858. ARRIVAL OF TUE NEW "BIG BEN" AT WESTMINSTER. Ntittion Shr. Paid 11•11,RAY. Leasing Closing Prices Business Companies this day this day, St. 100 Backghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 99 101 St. 100 ClydesdaleJc Caledon... 102 104 25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 13 15 St. 100 ,E.Lin.g.6 p.e Gt.Northn 138 140 1381 5 all E. Un. H.Sh. E. Count. 4 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils.Diroet. St. ,100 Do. NM Do •• ••• 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt•Westn — 50 i all Hull & Selby. Y. & N. 31 lO9 111 25 all Do. Shares. Do • • ••• 12i! all Do. 4 Shares. Do — ••• 121 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern l3 14 20 all Do. Preference Do 24 25 St. 100 ,Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co .98 100 10 10 Bark. Sh. Do • ••• si l all Manch.Baton. L42.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2. St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland 97 99 9 7i 64 5.1 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count p - iP 50 all N.&Est.sp.c. Do 57 59 50 all De. 6 per et.. Do 50 all Do. Fixed sp. cDo • ••• 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &A. W — 12i all Do. Shrs. /1 Do • ••• St. 100 I lloystn.& Hit. Gt. Northn'l3B 140 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassei Si 9 12 j all S. Staffordsh.. 111.MClean 9 104 50 all IWVearVaLg6pc Stk.&Dar. 25 all Do Do I 32l St. 100 IWilts&Sorarst Gt•Westn ' 90 92 Yesterday morning, about half-past eight o'clock, "Big Ben," the largest bell ever cast in this coun try, was removed from the foundry of Messrs. Mears, at Whitechapel, where it was cast, and con veyed, under the superintendence of Mr. G. Mears and Mr. Oliver, the principal moulder. to the base of the great clock tower at Westminster Palace. It was placed upon an iron truck, securely bound with ropes and drawn by 16 horses. The crown of the bell was t , istefully decorated with a flag and a huge bunch of May. The horses' heads and whips of the drivers also were ornamented with bunches of May flowers. They arrived at Westminster shortly before 12 o'clock, followed by numerous spectators, and, after the work of about an hour, by the facilities afforded by mechanical contrivance, " Ben" was placed within the hoarding at the base of his final resting place. Unlike his predecessor the new " Big Ben " is tastefully ornamented with gothic tracery in low relief. On one side of his waist is the portcullis of Westminster, and on the other the arms of England, sharp and clear as if chased by the hand. Round the upper lip is cast in Gothic letters the following inscription :—" This bell, weighing tons., cwt., qrs., , WaS cast by Mr. George Mears, of Whitechapel, for t' e click of the Houses of Parliament, under the direction of Edmund Beckett Denison, Q. 0., in the 21st year of the reign of Queen Victoria, and in the year of our Lard MDCCOLVIII." SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. SPAIN. The following private telegram has been re ceived : " MADRID, May 27. " The Queen continues her maritime excursion. She has commanded that half a million reals shall be dis tributed among the population of each of the towns through which she shag pass during her journey. " General IsTarvaez has left for France. The Madrid journals of the 28th contain no news of political importance. In the Gazette are decrees ordering elections for provincial deputa tions, and establishing reserves of grain. The Doke de * Valencia (Narvaez) had left for France. The Government had sent out a circular to the gover nors of provinces directing them to cause the de struction of the tobacco plantations which have been opened in various parts of the country. At L'olet de Mer, in Catalonia, seven men had been arrested in a public-house for getting up a conspiracy, but it is not said what the object of the conspiracy was. The precise weight has not yet been ascertained, but it is believed to be rather over 14 tons, or 11 tons less than the oil bell. Its height is 7 feet 3 inches, and in diameter at the mouth it measures 9 feet. The weight, if possible, will be tested this day. _ _ Though there is less metal in the present bell than in the former, it 3 dimensions are not less than those of its predecessor, though its form is slightly different. Thl head is more rounded, and the wrist more sloped in. The sound bow, or place on which the clapper strikes, is also half an inch less in thick ness than that of the old bell. The upper parts of the new " Ben" are as sound as those at the very bottom. There are no holes, no symptoms of un soundness or cracks, and no refuse of the furnace on the collar to tell that the metal was too rigidly economised. Everything is exactly as it was wished, and Mr. Denison has expressed himself satisfied that both in tone and manufacture it is excellent. The unexpected thickness of metal in one part of the old bell caused its note to alter from what it was intended—E to E natural. With the pre , ent bell no accident of this kind has occurred, mainly owing to hot air being blown into the mould during the whole day of casting, thus preventing the sud den cooling of the surface of the metal and the porosity to which large castings in cold moulds are liab!e. The new bell is exactly as it was intended that it should be, namely, with th e no t e E. It i s stated to be so full of sound that a slight stroke even with a common switch makes it ring with a tolerable tone, and the vibration, after being struck with the clapper, gradually set les down lik 1 the sound of a trumpet slowly dying away. The clapper of the new " Big Ben," which is in readiness to be attached, is about half the weight of the one originally cast, being now about 6 cwt. instead of 12 cwt. as formerly. This huge bell, when hoisted in its resting-place, will not ring out in chime with its four neighbours, • but deliberately and distinctly toll forth Time's succeeding hour. THE FATAL PRIZE FIGBT AT GRAVESEND. - Yest rday morning an inquest was held at the Town Hall, Gravesend, relative to the death of Philip Red wood, aged 27, who died from injuries received in a pize fight with Morris, the " Brighton Pet," on Wed nesday. An account of the fight appeared in our paper yesterday. It was proved that the deceased l!ft home with the intention of fighting. He told one man that he was to have 3/. if he won the fight, and 2/, if he lost. A surgeon, who had made post mortem examination, attributed the death to injuries received in the fight. The deceased's mother in-law stated that on Wednesday night Morris called on her and said—" Don't blame me for what 1 have done to your son ; he woul I have done the same to me if he could." A verdict of " Man slaughter" was returned against Morris. At the Borough Petty Sessions, held at 11 o' c lock, James Donavan and James Oakey, who were assisting at the fight, were charged with the manslaughter of Philip Red mood. Mr. Henry Hutchinson was retained for the defence. Mr. Superintendent White asked fir a remand until Monday. Mr. Hutchinson contended that the magistrates had no jurisdiction, the offence ( f any) having taken place in Essex. The bench, however, de. tided upon remanding the prisoners until 12 o'clock on Monday next. Mr. Hutchinson then applied that the prisoners should be airnitted to bail ; but the bench re fused to entertain the application. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Lorgo supplies of vegetables wera on sale to-day, and the show of fruit was on the increase. The trade generally ruled steady, as follows : FRUIT. Pine apples, per lb. Ps Od to 10s, Colonial do., ca. Os Od to Os 0,1 1 Grapes, per 1b...... 8s to 12 s 1 Foreign do 3s Od to 5s 0,1 Melons, each Os 0,1 to Os Od Peaches, p. doz 24s to 30s Od Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os 0,1 Apples, p. h. sv. 3s Od to 6s Od Pears, per doz ...6s to lOs 0.1 Oranges, per doz.. 6,1 to is Od Lemons, p. doz. is 0,1 to 2s 0,1 Apricots,p. doz. Os Od to N Od Cherries, per lb. 6s to 8s Od Filberts, por 1001 b 30s to 40s Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 35s to 40s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to 0 )(1 Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od Figs, per doz ...... Os to Os Od Strawberries, per ounce ........Os 9(1 to is 6d Gooseberries, per half sieve ....2s 6,1 to 4s Od' Currants, p. h. sv. O s 01 to OS Plums, per do. Os 0,1 to Os 0(1 Green gages, per b. sv.Os to 01 Raspberries, p.potl. Od to 01 'ABLER. VEGET Greens,p. doz. bun. 2s Od to Is Cabbages, do. Os Od to Os Od Savoy do., p. b. Os 2d to Os 4d Cauliflowers, clods Od to 2s Gd' Brocoli, p. doz. is Od to is Gd Potatoes, per ton 60s to 100, New do., per lb. 2d to lsOd ['gas, per punnet 2s to 3s Od Turnips, por bunch, 2d to 4d Carrots, per bunch... Gd to 8d Cucumbers, eah lOs to MIMI Garlic, per 1b.... 6,1 to Os 8d Sorrel, per sieve ...... Od to OF. ! Spinach, p. d0...1.8 0 I to 2s Od Brussels sprouts, per half do ......... 3s 0(1 to 4s od' Onions, p. bush. Os 01 to Os Od New do., per bunch Od to 0,1 1 French beans, per 100 ........ is Od to 2s Gd Leeks, per d 0...,,,,,. 2d to 3d Shallots, per lb.. ..... 6d to 8d llorseraddish, p. b. i s 6d to 4s Parsley, per do. ... 4d to Gd Celery, per do is Od to 18 Od Beet, per doz. is 0(1 to 24 Od Parsnips, per do. Od to Os 04 Small salad, p. pun. 24 to 3.1 Mushrooms, p. ptl.lsod tols 3(1 Artichokes, per doz Os to 8s ILettuces, per doz. 101 is 34 I Endive, per scr. 2s Gd to 3s Radishes, p.d.ban. 8d to lsol Tomatoes, per hsv.oB to Os 0,1 Walnuts per 100 ...01 to Od Chillies, per 1001 s Gd to 28 04 Capsicums, per 100 N 04 to Os Rhubarb, p. b. Os 24 to Os 84 Asparagus, per bun. 286 d to 7s Seakail,perpun.ls 04 to 2s Gd Turnip greens, per bush OB Od to Os Od • NEWGA.TE AND LEA.DENHALL. Turkeys, 3. s thi t o 7s Od ; Ponits, 5s 01 to 7s 0,1; Goose, 53 (1 to 7a 0,1 each ; Goslings, 58 Od to 7s 0 , 1 ; Duck lings, 2s 6 , 1 to 1s Od ; tame rabbits, Is 0,1 to 18 94 each; wild do., 8d to Os 10d ; Pigeons, To to 10d each ; large Surrey Fowls, 7s to 10 s; barn door do., ssod toss Od; Chick ens, 58 Od to 7s per couple; Capons, 38 6d to 58011 ; Hares, 2a 01 to 380 d ; Grouse, Os Od to Os Od each • Pheasants, b Os Od to Oa Od ; Ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od ; `Woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od; Snipes, Os Od to ° s al; Teal, o.i to Os Od; Wild Ducks, 3s 0,1 to 4a 01; Widgeons, Os Od to Os 01; Plovers, Od to 0401 each; Guinea Fowls, 3s Od to 3s6d; Roasting pigs,ss Od to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —8 to —8 Od' English do., Os 11(1 to 18 3d per lb. ; English eggs, 6s Od to 6s 61; French do., 58 Gd to 64 Od per 120 ; Loverets, 2s Od to 4s Od each. NE WPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 48 Od; mutton, 2s 10d to Is 2d; lamb, 4s 8.1 to 5s 8d; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; pork, 2s 10d to 43 Od per Blbs., by the carcase. WEEITECRIPEL. Besf, from 2s 101 to 4s 0,1 ; mutton, 23 10d to 4s 2d ; lamb, 43 101 to 5s 8d ; veil, 33 4d to 43 8d ; pork, 33 Od to 4s Od per Blbs by the carcase, BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6a to 15s; Brills, 2s Od to 108 each; Salmon, is 0(1 to is 3d per lb ; Cod Fish, i s Od to 4s each ; Seles,4 d to 2s Od per pair ; Trout, 10(1 to Os per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2 $ G i l; Crabs, 6(1 to 2s Od; Whiti ngs, 2s Od to 6s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 12s to 168; Natives, Os to Os per 6sh. ; Mackerel, 2.5 s to 30s per 100; Smelts, Os 01 to 3s 6d per doz. ; Skate, Os to 01 per 11); Shrimps, Os 01 to Os Od per gallon ; Bloaters, 4s 0(1 to Ss Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 3s Od to 3s per 100; Scotch (1 0 , Od ; Sprats, Os 0(1 to Os 01 por b us h e l ; Doroys, sOdto 7s °sett ; Haddo c k s , 2s to lOs pet doz. ; Pike, 01; Sturgeon, 6,1 por lb; Prawns, 48 6d to 5s Od; Mullets, OS 6(1 to I s 6d each; Pl aice. 4(1 to Is each; Halibut, 6(1 per lb ; Flounders, is Od to Is 61 per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, &I to 1s; Carp, is to 5s ; Tench, is to 5s per brace; Guruets, 4d to ls. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6ii to 7d ; of household ditto, 4 itl to 64 per 4 lb loaf. _ _ HIDES AND Mim s ' Market hidos, 561 b to 641 b, 341 to 3.1 d; 641 b to 721 b, 34d to 36 , 1; 721 b to 801 b, 3jd to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 31.1 to 4d ; 8811) to %lb, 4d to 41d; 961 b to 1041 h, 44d to 4rat ; 1041 b to 1121 b, to —4l ; upwards, —4l t o ; ho rse hides, Ss Od to Os Od ; Calf skins, light, 2s 01 to 3s tid ; ditto full, 5s Od to 5s 6d ; Polleci Sheep, ed to O3 Od ; Keats, Os 01 to Os Od; Half-broils, Os 0.1 to 0 3 0:1; Downs, 53 Olt to Os Od ; LanAs 2s to 3s 0.1 ; Shearling,, lod to 11d. done so, but have allowed her Majesty's Ministers to carry on the Government of the country without dis turbance. The right hon. gentleman's speech appears to me to proceed on an endeavour to show that during the three months which have elapsed since the present Go vernment took office they have brought forward such measures, and pursued such a course 'in relation to foreign affairs, and likewise to India, as de s erved and commanded the confidence of this house, and if not of this house, certainly of the country. This proposition, I think, ought to be examined into a little closely. We cannot do this without examining, in the first place, into the relations of the Government with the governments of foreign countries, for almost the very first statement that I find in the right hon. gentleman's speech is the following : " It is well now for us to think lightly of the perils we have passed through—even to forget them ; but when I tell you, and tell you seriously, that the question of peace or war when we acceded to office was not a ques tion of weeks or days, but of hours, I am sure you will remember that peace has been preserved, whils the hon our of the country has been vindicated." (Cheers and counter cheers.) How is it, I ask, that our relations with France were in such a condition that the question of peace or war was not one of weeks but of hours. (Hear.) I cannot find from any member of the lath Covet nment—Land I took the opportunity of asking the Earl of Clarendon in particular—that when they were in office there was any apprehension of an imminent war. Tne only que , tion, as far as lam aware, on which it was supposed that any misunderstanding could have arisen between this country and that great empire with which we are in alliance —an alliance which I hope w;11 be long maintained—(cheers)--w as in reference to the residence here of persons who conspired against the life of the sovereign of that country, and the Conspiracy B:11 which had been introduced into this house. I cannot be• neve that a Prince of such great sagacity as the Emperor Napoleon, who has been so firm to the English alliarce, who has been one of the best, if not the very best, ally to us of any French Sovereign, would have taken any step which should raise apprehensions of war, simply be cause we refused to alter our laws and to change the ancient spirit of our domestic legislation at the desire of a foreign Government. (Hear.) _lf the right hon. gen tleman means to imply that, then I should have much less reliance on the security and stablay of peace than I have at the present moment. (Hear.) If this is his twain ing, I should not rely so firmly on the justice and on the pacific. policy of the French Government as I am dis posed to do. But above all, Icon barfly believe that to be true, because we are even now going into cotntnittee to consider the army estimates—the plan of which that 20,000 militiamen, well armed and disciplined, are to be disbanded, and we are to rely solely on our recruits and newly-raised troops, the greater part of our effective force and our veterans having been sent to India. I can not imagine that any such plan would be proposed by a Government which was r f opinion that peace hung upon a thread, and that we were in such danger that when thelste Ministers went out and the present Mi nisters came to peace or war was a question not of weeks but of hours. (Hear.) There is another part of this ques tion which, in my opinion, is of great importance, but to which the right hon. gentleman has not called atten tion. Every one will recollect that when the Conspiracy was brought into this hellos the right hon. gentle man, in this house, and the Etol of Derby in the other house, expreseel their approbation of it. (Hear ) We who voted agaiost that bill-99 in number—were sup• posed to be very bad patriots, and certainly I for one had no hope that we should be able to defeat it. But afterwards, when we came to the second reading, those who had swelled the majority of 299 embraced most readily the proposition of the right hon. member ftr Ashton, the obvious effect of which was to throw that bill over altogether. (Hear.) It was none ured that the then Ambassador of France compl shoed that he had rea son to expect that the gentlemen opposite would have supported the bill when they came into office--that it would have been carried through both houses, and that. hls execetations bad been disappointed. I con conceive that there might have been a great deal of irritation ex 'sting if that were the case, not against this cat - ary but. against the present Administration. The French G ,vern rneut might have felt aggrieved at the conduct of our Government, but that is very different from the two countries beirg on the brink of war. (Hear.) I believe the people of this couetry, and the people of France, taking them in the ma's, are cordially disposed to keep up relatior.s of peace. (Hear.) They both see that peace is nec , scary to cornruercial l ros;iericyand to the progress of civilisation, and they both are aware that the break ing out of a war must be attended with great evils and twist impose burdens on their resources which would be deeply felt I y both. I believe, then f .re, that the t wo nations are both inclined to peace, and that the diffieulty would be either in France or in England to induce the people to take up arms upon any petty melt r or with out some serious cause of quarrel. (Hear.) The Einpero: of the French in one of his despatches desired his Minister to soy that peace ccu'd only be maintained if the poseur of both rations were ke_pt intact—a sentitnert worthy of him, which we ought always to hold iu re epect. I should be glad eo hear, there! re, from the right hon. gentleman an explanation of the passage which I have quoted from his speech, and I hope be will tell us, too, how it ie that if we were within a few hours of war greater prepara•ions bare not been made for the defence ef the country than are proposed in the e army estimates. (I?eer.) The right hon. genticwian went on to make an, Vier statement in reference to Vie question of peace or war which is of the greatest inspert ance. In another part of his 'speech he says :—" A war between Naples and Sardinia, which would have been a war that would have set the whole world in flames, was nearly precipitated in order to inconvenience and perhaps upset a Government which was the choice, &ter due reflection, of the Queen r f this country, and which vas honoured by her confidence not formally, but sine rely and cordially, because they were the only party who would come forward and incur the res•ponsibility of carrying on Vie Government." Now, that is another subject with respect to which I ark for exp!anatior. There must have been great ferbearance in this house on that snaject. Those who sit on this side of the house were anxious that we should not betray, or detest, or abandon Sardinia. An hon. member gave notice of a motion to the effect " that this house trusts that in the difficulties which had supervened between Sardinia and Naples this Government will act in concurrence with that of Sardinia." I think that was a motion which it was pee fectly competent to an hon. member to make, and in which, unless an explaration had been given, he should have persevered. But as soon as this house un derstood that a proposal had been made to the Govern • went of Sardinia which that Government had accepted, and that negotiations had begun, there was no in etaerect interference with the Government. There was above all no wish whatever to commit Naples and Sardinia to hostilities. Oss the contrary there was every disposition to await the result of those ne gotiations. I might, if I should say anything on that subject, say that the house has shown over much patience upon it, because, although we profess to sup port Sardinia, we do not find that that concurrence has produced that which we might na urally expect it would have produced —an immediate concession on the part of Naples, at least of the ship and the crew that were seiz4:l—(cheers)—but that, on the contrary, there is every danger that the crew of the Caeliari—notwith standing that, according to the statement of Lord Malmesbure, the law officers of the Crown are of opi nion that the capture was illegal —or at least a great part of the crew, may have to suffer in the pestilential dungeons of Naples during the meet unhealthy part of the year. (Cheers.) So far, therefore, from being impa tient on that subject, or showing a disposition to destroy the Government, this house has been willing to accept any intimation, however brief or incomplete, which her Majesty'. Government might make upon it. Then there is another subject upon which the right hon. gentleman prefers a charge against a large portion of this house. I read with great surprise the statement which he male upon our policy in India. The right hon. gentleman says that the question was whether or not we should pursue in India a policy of extermination—whether we should maintain there a Mice of Europeans four times greater tban ever was maintained before—whether there should be no mercy shown to the inhabitants of India, and we should attempt to rule by force alone—or v he , ther there should be a discriminatisg amnesty with the view of affording us a chance of restoring peace in that country. Now, I wish to know who has ever proposed that policy of extermination? (Cheers.) Let us know where it was propoeed. Did the late Government rend out instructions that no mercy should be shown, that all persons who were taken should be put to death without exception, that theme should be a general massacre of those who had been our subjects because they had rebelled ? Or was it Lord Canning who issued such instructions ? Has Lord Canning, contrary to all that we have seen of his policy, proposei a policy of extermination, believing that we can rule in India only by force ? Where is the information I conceive that there is no statesman, whether here or in India, who has proposed such a policy. (Hear.) But I must admit—and I admit it with sorrow —that, great and cruel outrages having been perpetrated upon the mutineers at the commencement of the mutiny, and indeed for some months, not only upon unarmed men, but upon women and children, a spirit of resent ment and revenge took possession of those who had-arms in their hands, and that in many cases more persons were put to death than the vanquishing of the mutineers rts necessitated. I believe that Lord Canning in l i r, e ia e lanti the Government in this country—whether in that t th.rs of the late or the pr e seLt Altuisters—deplaned Should Ile any excess of re v e nge, andacre bad been arxions that at the first moment possible, when resistanceto show to the put dovtu, to act in a spirit of mercy, , d races of India that we wishecl to ol governwelfare, and not to govern a with them and for them, for their benefit and by force the many million inhabitants of India. That was, I believe, our policy; and yet the right hon. gen tleman, who expected to b e believed by his constituents, and who, I dare say, was believed by them— (laughter) —said to them that there are now in this country men who a re bent upon 8 massacre of a'l the native races in India, and who are determined that we ought to govern them by force ; and the right hon. gentleman took great credit Ix the Government for having sent the orders of March 24—orders founded, doubtless, upon humanity and good policy ; but I have not the smallest reason for bli-ving that any Government would not have adopted a pod oy of a sins lar character. These are the observa tions which I have thought it my duty to make with re spect to the statements of the right hon. gentleman upon foreign affsirs and the affairs of India, I cannot but think HAY AI ARKETS. SMITaFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 IN to 41 Os; clover, 3/ lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 8s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 28 ; clover, 31 lOs to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 5, t o 11 Os per l oa d Both hay and straw wero in moderate supply and heavy request, on former terms. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 108 to 4/ Os; clover, 31. 10s to 5/ Os ; and straw. 1/ 4s to 1/ 8s per load. Trade dull, at late rates. Supplies good. STATE OF TRADE.—MANCITESTER, Friday.—We have had no market since Tuesday, the holidays having put a i n th e shape of hilliness. Although s'op to everything prices on the wh( le, irflaenced by the flatness in Liver pool, rule slightly in favour of buyers, there is btill a good dcal of firmness manifested by sellers. Tbe num ber of transactions this week, however, is too limited to eaable - us to Linn a correct estimate of prices, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. HAMILTON pave notice that on Monday next the Chancellor of the Exchequer would move that on every Thursday during the remainder of the session, Government orders of the day should have precedence of notices of motion ; and on Thursday the Chancellor of the Exchequer would ask leave to introduce a bill relative to the funded debt. RAILWAY LEGISLATION. Col. W. PATTEN gave notice that he should, on Tuesday, 22d June, move an address to her Majesty for the issue of a commission to inquire into the effect of recent railway legislation. (Cheers.) THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS AT SIERRA LEONE. Mr. ROEBUCK asked the noble lord the Secretary for the Colonies a q eestion relative to the suppression of a newspaper called the New Era, lately published in Sierra Leone. The paper in question bad incurred the displeasure of the Governor of that colony, in consequence of its criticising his c , nduct ; and be, with the concurrence of the Council, issued an order in Council calling upon every newspaper in the colony to provide sureties, the same as was adoptt d in this country. The proprietors of the New Era sent in the names s f certain persons as sureties, but the Govern ment rejected every one of them, and the consequence was that the paper had been put down for some time. He asked the noble lord whether his attention bad been called to this order, and if so, whether he or the Go vernment bad done anything upon it, and if it bad, what ?and further, if they had considered the pro priety of recalling the Governor. Lord STANLEY said an order to the effect stated by the hon. and learned gentleman was issued in the course of last year by the Governor of Sierra Leone for all newspapers in the colony to find sureties--the Fame as the English newspapers. The Government, however, con,idered great inconvenience would result from the working of the order, and they had desired the Governor of the colony to repeal it. (Hear, hear.) It was not the intention of her Majesty% Governmenttorecall the Governor of thecolony. (Hear.) THE RIVER THAMES. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the First Commissioner of Works the following question :—Whether the principle just put forth by Dr. Odling, the Officer of Health for Lambeth, that the perpetual motion of the water of the Thames, and the flux and reflux of the tide, affects the oxidization of decomposing matters to that extent, "that he has never been able to discover sulphuretted hydro gen in Thames water," may not be well worthy of further investigation, as offering possibly the means of escaping the haz rdous and expensive drainage engineer ing undertakings that have been under consideration? Lord JOHN MANNERS was understood to say an enquiry was now going on relative to this subject. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. CLIVE brought f eta/aril his charge of breach of privilege relative to the attacks on him in the Carlisle Examiner, imputing to him corrupt mot ves as chairman of the North British and Caledonian Railway Bill, On a former occasion the hon. and learned gentle man brought the but ject under ttse consideration of the house, when it was ordered that Hudson Scott, the publisher, and Washington Wilkes, the editor, should this day attend at the bar of the house. Since that time he had hoped these parties would have retracted their charges, and he would have been satisfied ; but instead of that, they had been repeated in a subsequent publica tion of the paper. The hon. and learned gentleman was proceedirg to read the article in the subsequent publica tion, when Mr. T. BUNCOMBE called the hen. and learned gentleman to order. The printer and editor of the paper were in attendance to appear at the bar of the house fee the complaint made against them on a former occasion. He thought it unfair that the offence they hal to an swer should be exaggerated before they were called to the bar of the house. The SPEAKER said the hon. and learned gentleman was in order. Mr. CLIVE having read a portion of the second article, Mr. Hudson Scott aed Mr. Washington Wilkes were called to the bar of the house. In answer to a question put to Mr. Wilkes, he /dated be was the printer, publisher, and editor of the Carlisle Examiner. He published the article complained of in the paper of the 35th May, believing the statements, from in formation be received, partly from a public and partly from a private source, were true. Ile eas not then prepared to withdraw the article or give up the author from whom he obtained his information, but be thought if a commission were appointed, the parties who had given him the information would came forward and sub stantiate the imputations contained in the article. H e had the information from a gentleman connected with the line that was thrown out. Mr. Hudson Scott stated that he was not now the publisher of the paper, nor was he on the 345th May last. They were then ordered to wi.hdraw. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, then moved three rosolutione, to the effect that Washi ng t on Wilkes had been guilty of publishing a false and scandalous article, re fleeting on the conduct of the chairman of the committee (Mr. Clive) and other members of that committee, and that the Speaker do issue his warrant for hia committal to the custody of the Sergeen•-at-Arms. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL having seconded the motions, They were agreed to. Too CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved the discharge of the orders fur the further attend. ance of Mr. Hudsl.%n Scott.—Agreed to. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S SPEECH AT SLOUGH. Upon the order for the day of going into Committee of Supply, Lord J. RUSSELL (who was very inditinctly heard in the gallery) said—l should not be disposed on the present occa'son to call attention to our foreign relations, were it not from reports in the newspapers of what ap- peared to me to be a most extraordinary speech made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Hear, hear.) If it were only a speech pronouncing exultation at the result of a late debate in :thia house introduced by my right hon. friend the member for Oxford, certainly neither I nor any one would find fault with the Chancellor of the Exchequer for even excessive expression of exultation on that account. But there are other matters which deeply concern the relations of this house to the Govern ment, and the relations of this Government to the Go vernments of other countrie.. (Cheers.) In the first place, with regard to the relations of this house to the Government, we are informed in that speech that when the Earl of Derby was called upon by her Majesty to form a Government, that he stated that not above a third of the members of this house were attached to the party of which that noble earl was the head, and there fore that that was the only certain support on which be could rely. I know there are many who at the time, founding their opinion upon this fact—which it is now stated has been communicated to her Majesty—thought that the House of Commons ought not to consent to the existence of the Government. Those who thought so might have moved to address her Majesty, as has often been done, praying that an Efficient Administration should be appointed representing the majority in this house. But that was not the course pursued. The First Lord of the Admiralty told his constituents some time ago that he believed there were a great number of independent members in this house who were not attached to any particular patty, and be said that although the present Ministers might nut possess the confidence of a majority of the house upon their formation, yet their measures might be such as would conciliate the support of those indi pendent members, and thereby place them in the consti tutional position of having the command of a rnejority of the home. When 1 real that statement T thought it was the best defence which could be put forward for the situation of the minister•, and I thought it was a posi tion which might be constitutionally defended by those who bad taken office. But the house will observe that in that defence everything depends upon the conduct of the Ministers. It was for them so to shape the measures which they brought forward in accordance with the opi nions of the majority of this house as to establish a solid claim to public support. The great majority of this house I think, accepted that view of affairs, and, so far from having to complain of attacks, I think the Government have experienced the utmost forbearance. (Hear.) Differ ing as they do in opinion on many subjects from her Majesty's Ministers, it would have been in the power of gentlemen on this side of the house to array themselves in active opposition to the GovErnmeet, They have nt. t Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) i Brits. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. too 4 per c. Shares.. Calodn. £lO 4. p. c. iChes. do Ho. 5i P.C. 1D0._d0,5 per Cork &Baaidons i p. e. Dun.Perth.StAlrei.J. E. Anglian Cls, A Sh. iDo. do. Cls. B 6p. c. Do, do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas. Co. Ex,sp. c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c. I Do. 51., 0 per cent. IDo. 10 Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6 p. cts EAW. York. J. sth Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c..,..,. G1a5..61 , 5.W.G.5 p.c. ;Groat Northn. 5 p.o, IDo. 5 p. c. Redoem. at 10 p. c. pram.... Do. 4i per cent ..... Do. 5 j):C., Red. at 5 p. c. prom. Gt.N.of Scot. let Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 pore. Prof. St. Gt.W.(8..3111.Ex.5pe Do. con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. rod. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per sent. Do. 5 p. c. rod. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0.... Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 Do. ,P., 5 p. c. St. No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do, do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N. W., Cov. Nuneaton 5 T. ct Lon. & S.W. 7 wet late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. Sh Londy. &Ennis. i Sh. 11., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. Do. do. 3i per cent. ➢iarypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. lid.Consol.6 p.c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. & 11. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr . 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Norf k. Deb. 4 p. c . Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British 1160 - 165 121 - 123 i - I 66 - 68 137 - 139 101 - 103 92 - 94 Do. 71. Preference N. E. Beres. 4 p. c. Prf. Do. do. do I Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York 11. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. p.c., Ist guar. 'Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar ID). do. Debeatr. St Scot. Cent.Ncw Prof Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.e ,Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. do.:3A p.c. pf. St ,South Devon 11E6 - I(si 97 99 1 - fi 24 - 119 - 121 106 - 108 99 - 101 120 - 122 125 - 130 73 - 75 10 - 101 Do, fixed 4i pr cent. I S, Eastern (Reading I Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 'Do. 4. per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4. pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c IDo. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., bp. c Do, do. do. 23 - 24 102 - 1N 101 - 103 100 - 102 15 - 17 271 - Watorfdtt Kilk. 6 pc. 45 - 50 PREFERENCE SHARES. 9 - 8 - 97 0 = 3.& 6 - 64 110 - 115 107 - 112 114 - 117 112 - 115 130 - 133 79 - 81 ii : li 'l2O - 123 112 - 114 104 - 106 64 -- E 6 10 Ili 92 --94 i 87 -- 81 88 -- 90 100 -- IC2 9i -- 4 16 --17 9i -- 101 73 -- 74 183 -- 193 9f 9 134 -- 140 138 -- 142 11 = 11$ BRITISH 121 12 30 17s 11 178, 6115' 9 63. 40 12sel ri li7s 8I 4 Alfred Cons. (Philkj i British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) , ev. Gt. Cash. (Tavj East Basset (Illogan) Great South Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. ( Philk.) Grt,W. Vor (llelstn.) !Lady Bertha N. - Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crotty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Pork elli s U. (Wend.) 6011.. Cons. M: n. Co S. Caradon (St. Clem') S. Cam Brea (Illogn. S. W. Frances( Moo. ) Tarn. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft MINES. 101 - 111 3 - 4 80 - 460 - 483 90 • 95 14, - 151 4t - 6.} 11 2 84 113 7i - 104 6 - 7 20 - 21 fA 305 -- 405 240 -- 2;,0 - 1 4 - 4 Un.Mines (Gwennap)' V. of Towey (Caniar.) W. Basset (Illogan).. W. Caradon (Liskrd.), Wh. Basset (Mogan). Wh. Buller (Rdr nth). Wh. Edward(Calstck) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh. Ma. Ann (Monht.) Wh. Trelawnoy (Lis.) 11 241 251 1220 230 i 1290 3uo di 5 10 11 47 49 23 25 FOREIGN MIN N.L. ',/0 ' 'i ; Australian 1 H $ --". 4 1 tOF4.; Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 3 -8 p 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(ihsued at .C 5 pm) 30 I all Do. Cocaos di Cuiada ... , ... 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 13 14 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica...-. ... ... ,1 40 all Cobre Copper 46 49 ••• 16 Copiapo 1 I all Dun Mountain Cop ) per Mining Co i 4 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares - - 91 5 11 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada i i 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.lAlM.dtSralt 6 --7 5 1 Port Philip 1 ... ... 30 161 Santiago do Cuba ! z 2 all lUnited Moxican i 33— 34 z - 2 t l , 33 - 34 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 25 19 Australian Agricult. 30 10 all Australn. Royal Mail I, 10 all Berlin Water Works 3 2 -••••• 91 10 2 Do. Now iss, at 51. d 50 40 Brit. Aworican Land ... ... 100 324 Canada - 133 134 St. 100 • 1 Do. Go 6pc Jankl 1 . 116 1 117 , • .• • ~u 3116i C St. all Copper Min, of Eng. 2b 30 25 all Do. Prof. 7§ p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace ll 5 all Do. Preference 4 all ; Crystal Pal. of France 20 all lEastern Steam I 31 —4" St. 100 ,ElectricTelograph 1 all ,Electric Tel. of Irel ••• 5 all ,En.&Aust.Cop.SinCo 14 10 Ws.' Eur. & Ind•Jctn. Tel. 9 all ,Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.,) 3A 4 20 'Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) • 15 14 'Gen. Steam Navigat. •• ••• 20 5 London Discount 4 all ',Load. Gen. Omnibus 2A 21 21 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all /,lediteran. Elec. Tel. 7 8 10 all Extension Telog. 10 all ALlxicau&S.Ameriet 25 5 Nat. Discount Co 1 4 10 6 !Netherlands Land., 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do.B I n d d 12 1 6 1 4 5 3 I Do. Do. I rt. 1 8 00 N.S.V.Go v. 5 INewIIII kNv. S. .5 p.e.D. 1011 1021 1 all N. B. Australasian... 20 all Nrth.ofEuropeStearn 21 3 1 all Oriental Gas 1 10s. Do New Shares 5 all Peellir. bd. & Minrl l/ L 50 all Peninsular 4,1 Orienta 80 82 81i 50 10 Do. New.. 7 8p 50 all Rbymney Iron . 21 23 100 60 Royal Mail Steam.— 59 • 60 60 1 all Scot. Austral.lnvest. 11 11 St. 100 S.Aus, Gov.6p.c.bcls. 110 112 1111 25 all South Austral. Land 36 37 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus, Ln. Co. Up. Can .• • - ••• 100 28i , Van Diemen's Laud 1371 14 26f 1.3 20 St. St. 12? 14 St. 12i' 12i1 14 St. St. 7 St. St. St. 25 10 L 0.61 122 i 133 9 100 A 1001 that, in these respects, of the right hon. gentleman, who has great powers of description and of eloquence, in re. presenting to the people of Buckinghamshire that terrific scene for which he was indebted to h a own imagine• tion— (" Oh, oh," and laughter)—rather than to fact, it may most appropriately he said, as Wa3 said of the greatest poet of our country— " Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting time toiled after him in vain." That, no doubt, to a poet is great praise, but it is not precisely the praise which a etatestnan ought to receive. (Cheers.) He ought rather to confine himself within the limits of that which actually ex;ste, and ought not to put time so much out of breath as a poet may. (Hear, hear.) Such b e i ng hi s statement with regard to these affairs 1 think the right hon. gentleman is bound to explain what he really meant. B u t t h ere i s another matter upon welch he made a statement to his constituents whiCh appears to me to have been highly objectionable—l allude to that statement of his which involves a eery se. rious question —one not to be discussed in this house, but one at the sa me t i me upon which the leonstittrion of this country very muc h depends. It appears that the right hon. gentleman told his constituents that if a ma r 'city cf tt is house had voted a censure upon her Ma jesty's Government they w ou ld to defend th e i r opinions upon the hustings. (Ministerial cheering.) Now I beg leave to remind the house what have bees the maxims on the subject of other statesmen while pesse, e . ing the confidence of the Crown. They have thought, when there was a great question depending, upon which no satisfactory cone r could be obtained in this honer-, when the house and the Ministers of the Crown were de cide. ly at variance, such as was the case upon the great India . B.ll of 1784, upon the Reform Bill of 1831, upon the question of Free Trade in 1841—that the solution of any such question should be sought in an appeal to th e electors of the united kingdom. But it is quite another matter when th e question is whether the Prime Minister or a particular party should remain in office. And when. Sir R. Peel, i n 184 t i, ex pl a i ne d hi s con d uc t in this home on resigning (Alice, he stated that he had declined to propose or to advise her Majesty to dissolve this hemp, beceuse it was his o pi n i on th at th a t was a mos t deli ewe and sacred prerogative of the Crown, and ought not to be exerc:se d f or t h e purpose of anyindi vidual who might be at the head of affairs, or for the purpose of any party. Now, that entirely agrees with my opinion. And when I offered my resignation to her Majesty in 1852 I declined to offer any advice to her Majesty to dissolve the then Parliament. Bat there seems to be an opinion acquiring weight, which lam sorry to observe, that upon any occasion when the Mich ter has not a majority he may have recourse to that which Burke calla 1, and I think truly called, a penal diesolu tion—tbat is to eay, be may not only put the membe rs of this house to the great trouble and expenee cf an elec tion, but may expose them to the dangers of Any misre presentation to which they may be subject in the per formance of their duty. (Hear.) Now, that I think ought not to be the relation between the Crown and the mem bers of the House of Commons. (Cheers.) Ycu, sir, and your predecessors, when you have gone up to the other bailee of Parliament to ask fur the approbation of the Crown, have always asked that the most favourable con struction should be placed upon the motives and pro ceedings of this house. That prayer may have alluded originally to the personal will of the Sovereign. That personal will, as we all know, is now represented by the advisers of the Crown, and the advisers of the Crown are bound not lightly or needles:ly to attribute to of just, unpatriotic, or dishonest motives the proceedings of the majority of this house. (Hear) I lament very much that it vi as thought necessary for the late Government to as'. vice her Majesty to dissolve Parliament in the spring of la , t year. I be ieve that dissolution was not justified under the then existing circumstances. My opinion is that my merle friend the member f or Ti ver t on oug h t then to . have tendered his re:.iguation and have advised her Mej , !sty to call Lord Derby to her counc;le. I can act think, sir, that the evil to which I Lave referred witl he remedied by Lord Derby saying that whenever he is thwarted in Parllament—teat whenever any view which he may aivance does rot meet with the approbation of Parliament, h e w ill a t once a d v i se h er M a j es t y t o dlr. eolee Parliameet, and using that threat as a means c f covering the actions of members c f this house. (Hear.) I cae conceive nothing more likely to damage the con etittrion of the country—uot hing more likely to brie g on that question which is a question which might, I be lieve, be entertained, but which could not be entertained without considerable discussion and without considerable deference of opinion—l mean the question of .shortening the duration of Peiliarnents. (Hear ) That it a verb 'serious quest on, and if we bare repeated thre ate of die solution in order to compel memfiers e f this house, con trary to their own opinions, to vote according te the be hests c f a Minister, I can or ly say that this house will stand el with the Crown and Al with the country, be cause the country which sends us here does so in order that we may act for the public welfare, and not for the benefit f any ledivienal. Lime are general considera tions, ant although the threat of a dissolution has act been used in this house it has been used very commonly in society. (Oh f and derisive elle, re.) lam sure that I Dave heard it stated several times, and it is confirmed by what was stated by the right hon. gentleman. [An hoe. rnereber--" Where 71 The right hon. gentleman i his epen•ch at Slough said, that it the vote of this home hale been adverse to G evertrinent members of this house would base had to defend their opinions to the country. (Ileac.) Now, that could point to nothing but a dissolu tion of Parliament—(hear, bear)—and I say that before Friday last, It appeared from cenversations on all sides, that in ease of an adverse vote the G ivernment were • tertnined to civics her Majesty to dissolve Parliament. Tuey may contradict it if they can, and if they can I hope they wid say that they had no such intention. (Oh, e h.) After all, let me say again I think that, even afte r the result of the late motiore the position of this house to wards the Government is the same as the position v hick it held weep the Admiristrarion was first formed. (filer r, try ar.) 11t1nnIntliat it renal is still to be re: n whether the present Govertitnet:t can obtain and retain the suprort ref that which is ca I.>d a Liberal House of Communes, fry which I mean a House ef Cotnium e bound to sup pert measures of reform. (Uear, hear ) If they can do so, then this house, which has already waited with great patietc, will support them Ile tOOll as the y hare gained that confidence. (Heer.) The solution of the question has not yet been arrived at. (Hear, hear.) There are various questions which have to be brought forward upon which the Government will have to produce no a eures and to defend their opinions. (Hear, hear.) Ido not wish to anticipate any of them—(oh ! oh !") but we shall have several of them in the coulee of the next fert night or three weeks, and, if the Government succeed in gaiuieg the majority r f the house, those who agree with them vi ill of course rej rice, whi'es these who do not will have to how to the decision. Olean bear.) I ate willing to accept that position, far I think it a constitutional position fir a Minister of the Crown, but I do not think that airy Government which does not obtain c eufi lence, which does not eseiblieh itself in the ()Onion of this house, ought by threats of a dissolution, or hy any ruch unworthy means of that kind, to endeavour to obtain strength at the expense of the independence of members of this house. (Cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I can hardly flAtter my,clt that hon. gentlemen have read the observations which I very recently had the opportunity of addressing to EC:IMO c f my constituents whom I had the I,onour or mettirg ; hut of this lam quite sure, that the noble lord has a , Eurned that hon. gentlemen present c.)uld not have read 'them—(hear, hear)—btcause the no L., lord has endeavocrod to convey to the house that during the recess I went down to the county of which I have the honour of brim one of the representltivee, abusing tin House of Commons, complaining of it.: con• duct, and declaring that htr Majesty's .Ministers bad not rectived a fair and equitable treatment. (Hear.) Perhaps the noble lord will portmit rue to remind him, fur he has toad those observations—indeed (pointing to the noble lord, who was perusing a document)-4 see that he is still reading them —('ou I laughter)—and I must say that in my Opinion he would heave done much better to study t►.em Uef nhand—(hear, hear)—perhapp, I say, the noble lord wi.l penult me to remind him that there is no', in that Fpetch a single statement or a single phrase which authorises the statement which he has made !—( 'Oh, oh !" and "Hear, hear")—not a single sentence, I repeat, which authorises that state ment, or a single phrase which justifies the impression which he wished to convey. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Nay more, I say that if hon. gentlemen will read that speech thsy will find statements and phrases whic . .l convey a directly c2ntrary meaning. (Hear.) I am speaking from memory, but I think that I have a very fair rec,llection of what took place, and I felt it my duty to say in reference to some observations of ntt lion, gentleman, that I for one—and from my positioU I might be considered a candid and impartial judge— bad 110 r eason to complain of the present House of Com. mons. Considering that it was elected under the aus pices of our rivals, considering that it was supposed to possess an overwhelming majority agair.st us when we assumed the reins of office, I was bound to say that the Government bad received from the House c f Commons, as a body, a generous courtesy, and on more than one occasion the sense and spirit of the House of Commons had ht fild the uncea-ing in'rigues and the restless ma- cbinationB by which, from the first moment cf our enter- i n goffice the Government cf the Queen had been assailed. (Cheers.) Was that an attack upon the House of Com mons I (Cheers.) If so, I can only say that it was no rscAved as such Ly those to whom it was addressed, ard I ara sure that all who hates.. to ms, when the) recall chat 1 bace statsd to their ecul'ectioc, will absolve sce from the charge whi:;h the noble lord has wished by inuerida to convey to tb Louse. Mine was a dir lo r— (e lau_4l.)—and the noble lord has had the desert —(laughter)—and although it has taken more prepara tion I do not think that the entertainment cf the noble lord has been happier than that which I enjoyed. (" Hear," and laughter ) The noble lord says that he thinks himself entitled to make the observations which he has addressed to the house in cones quenceof the grave cbarac'er of certain statements which I made in relation to foreign affairs. He seems astounded at my having stated that when we acceded tooffice the question of peace or war with France was of a v e ry minute and delicate charrickr. The noble lord says that, after hearing that for the first time, he consulted Lord Clarendon upon the subject., and that noble lord bad informed him that be hal no knowledge of the immediate Bang r of such .a n event as war with France. Now, why did not the noble --..