The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-17 00:00:00

ONEY BURKE"; COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday presented less animation, but prices continue to improve. The sales amounted to 7,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken by the exporters, and 1,000 by the speculators. The Railway Share Market closed with a very active appearance, and values were fully maintained. The amount of gold taken into the Bank yester day was about 130,0001., and calculating the daily influx since the date of the last weekly return, it is thought that the stock of b u lli on mus t now excee d 17,00 0,000/. No signs are yet apparent of any ntensive efflux, the shipments both to the conti tent and the East being still very moderate. The Orinoco from the West Indies has just arrived with 111 ,0701.,_ but the overdue Australian vessels have not yet made their appearance. Soon after they arrive a further important addition will be made to the stock of the precious metals ; and it appears to be the general impression that the aggregate will reach a higher point than has been known for many Years. 1 further slight decline was apparent yesterday a fternoon in the rates of continental exchange. Rumours are circulated to the effect that the Russian Government contemplate the negotiation of a loan. After the immense expenditure entailed by the late war some operation of the kind would not create surprise, and it is rather remarkable that an attempt to raise money iu Paris or in Lon don has not been made before. The subjoined communication is from the Com• taittee of Mexican Bondholders :—" The corn tnittee are in receipt of advises frem Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 18th ult. Since his l ot, about $11,500 had been collected in Manza nillo and Mazatlan, and $5,131 bad been shipped from Guaymas for Panama. Iu politics the great est confusion prevailed. Various marauding bands had at first proclaimed the name of Santa Anna, but, finding it unpopular, dropped it, and con tented themselves with declaring against the Pre sident, and in favour of General Zuluaga, who had turned against the President. On the 15th and 16th these different parties having pos sessed themselves of the most commanding parts of the capital opened fire against each other ; but on t he 17th and 18th there bad been a truce to enable the belligerents to come to an agreement, which Lo ud seem a matter of difficulty between parties can 7 14 on destroying each oth e r. T roops were 4,4arg on the capital also from Guanajuato, G aT Clll adalajar a , &c.; and it was also sa id th a t G eneral Garza and General Vidaurri had declared against the P rwident. R. There was a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. o g ains, Semon, and Co. to-day, at which it was rreed to p ay i n full, the estates showing a surplus f 52 ,832 e 11s. 4d. The liabilities were 879,6191. 7 1. 5d., blit in respect to them it was expected t here would be no claim against the estates. The tran sac ti ons i n the Funds have been limited, b ut the quotations have further advanced to the 0 2tent of per cent. The general prospects of the mo ney market, together with the increased firm teas in the Paris Bourse, have produced this im provement. Consols are mar k e d 97 to 97i for ;IclloY, and 971 for account. Th e y are now 97i e New Three per Cent s . are 071- ; the Re -11,(1) 9 7i 1. Exchequer Bills are Ng. to 40s. t e em ' and the Bonds, 100 i Bank Sto c k i s 224 22 6. Z! e ign Securities are firm, and a very extensive et a : 64 has been d one , at pric e s i n m os t i ns t ances 10,") Yesterday's range. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 6 t o 1021 ; Der 0 ditto 4 per Cents., 1051 ; Brazilian g at 4. into, 1031 ; B uenos Ay res 6 p er C en t s ., 1 ° 85 ; ditto Deferred, 20 ; D an i s h 3 per C en t s. , 41 ( 1 1 84 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 201 ; Peruvian k w Ce nts., 84 ; Port uguese 3 per C ents., 46 1 ; i' 44 5 Per Cents., 112 ; S ar di n i an 5 per C ents„ 26i ; S tulieh 3 per Cents., 451 ; ditto Deferred, dirt I Y enezuel a 4i per C ents., 33/ to 341; Th e y ( erred i , 14.8. owin 131 ; and Dut c h 21 per C ents., 66g . 00 1` are the n om i na l pr i ces of Foreign 2 0i 20.'"-- g Grenada D e f erre d B onds, 54 6; Mexican, 14 1 , I 3 Peruvian 44 per Cents., 83 84 ; ditto 3 1 6 G etrts., 564 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 451 Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 44 per 1 :1: 4 4., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 ; nit New Deferred, 261 Thr. • 411 active business has bean reported this morn- Q v il l the Railway Share Market, and quotations 1; ; Itzlitlllireved about to 1 pe r cen t. B r i sto l an d , Nb l Z r s Eastern Counties, Ed in b urg h , P ert h , and too T ott T l e, Great Western, North Western, Midland, E pro t u . , B ritish, and N or th E as t ern (B erw i ck), 20 shir e 10 1 1 . ; South Eastern, 15s. ; and Lanca- 1 2 ?, toiet.and Yorkshire, 1/. The foreign lines are 20 1 th e ,, _ .Xorth of France improved 55., and Sou k fo r t °t or Sc. In the Colonial undertakings 100 1ticii,,, 4101 11:4 of business was transacted. East 100 C an n improved lOs. • Grand Trunk of 1 ° all ttds 1/ ' ki n ' • St. ing Shares are quiet, at about former quota- I.(t 20 l int S 20 0 144 .tock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were 20; Orierit:ll3igher. Bank of Australasia advanced 15s. ; 100 zank, 53. ; and Union of Australia, ss. to 100 new, %nada Land Shares improved 21. to 31, 100 *ar and Oriental Steam declined 10s. • 2O bit ill -*Bri FU NDS. —CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY, kuv (Front the Officuil List 4) Business done. k se ° k . ''''' ea t. Redu ced ............................. 224 26 25 _ :vs _ _ u zit nobuLl Annuities ............... 971 i i i tle Per Cent. AinAnnuilliti" ........ . ...... 974 7 014(112i per Cent. Annuities e .................... :: .. 2 4 t 1 4. a iitock ..................................... 219 22 1440iiii0343.foret e l3 c i o n u ii n , t 24 ... ............ .. ........... 971 7 a i ..." ........................ 40 36 38 p , lamb A y,. _ ...... ............ • ............. .. ....... 840 p oirectuer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent,.,. 100 ..0.13 59 100 i 1. i Ilil r , hail "% OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. t itle 411 8 Per Cent, 103 no s A __ 1 314 , reree Bonds, 6 per Cent. F4 3 5 3 Ivhilia, iVarred, 3 per Cent. uds, 6 per Cent • . 41 8. b ui tt , t° 3 Per Cent t am R " , 1 0, 3 psi . eet; . t . . iiii .......- 75 r:l44°rNew Co lid td' nso a e ................... to New Active • 24 per Cent ------ t ai l !tto Date ed • - • ........ ' 61 6 N'f: l° an 3 pe r r r cent 2Ol I .ll l .vian Bonds, iii per Cent e ) itto Account — t t t l Nnese Bonds, 5 pe r C en t ., C on. 1841 84 3 1 1 ,1 4 1 1 0 18b3, 3 per Cent 46 . 21 Iti ' 4O Account 46. 444 N.. Bonds, 1822, LI St., 5 per Cent., — s•Cto Account 112 111 1 / 4 , 1 111,6 4 4 Per Cent , 1001 991 , Rh ii, A 11 1 ; -itt o A lIKS. 5 per Cent. 144 ccount 921 t ,l ) itt u A h "de, 3 per Cent. bittyiceinini, ritt u dew Deferred, 3 per Cent , li nth,. 7,l"ft:it „. 't .iii i ,h ~asive 64 .1 ',19, 14 , `;,°...olunitteo Curt, of Coup. not fun. 54 5 1 i , -14 0 . un tte. 6 per cent l ' )1 4 ' e eont 103 i 24 13 i l ) O Qu ...... 1.. Ittu ar aned. 4 p er c o t "• tis ti , A ccoun t ;Ott t Bonds, 4 . .. e-....... n . . : .......... . 105 4 44 p r Cent .1) 4 .° f or aceount 34 31 44 i 5 Z L ‘c) Defer red 2 . •pe/. Cunt 13 , R ttll . c Dividends on the above parable In London. 41 h ange, 2h per Cent., 12 Guilders 661 tIItER 0101,0(1K. eori a ll4° o l l ! ,' MOne, 9 9 R .)y . ... .. ikaccount (Afaroh 4) csl,ko ~,. ---- 'lOl-44 1.1 1-. " OP A CANON OF /KANO/IEB ,4411tei h ►ld nli Mo n da y in Manchester Cathedral, J ---- h A Ct the a l a . ' 'oh II ES 0 was ,',Re 11 °rd tiarsclen, • Oakley, E4sex, ‘'etted agluridge, rector of Great Nob 4eacon of Ma nc heste r , in the place of the Rev. it al l l'arki the elde4t ration, D.D., decea sed. ~ 4 tk l t al)Pea a 1 1'1 °f the vicar 0 -411 1 : - -10 m 4fE r c e L t l u e ;n . just issued of ~s 1 eclared value l'4oto.Ufactures p arlia mentary British and Irish exported fr om the United Kingdo m sadi,iget countries in t he year produ to d and BrtiAb possessions, for-eign (10npti,.46 slat December last, that the total to ess.ons, 7 l at 85 039 990/ d British Poss 1 in 51247/ ' , ~ an b .401,1 • at4ot kitl-IRzitT EmlGßATiorr.—Tie Government emi -144,4 fkop Storm Cloud, 907 tons, Captain Campbell, . or 44 .t°l33 PlYnaouth on Saturda the 13th instant, t tl°Bsii,ideltl Bauth Australia, with y, 49 married couple., 7 11 % Of ~,elbens t 5 single women, 31 boys between th e , 10 sl a • , and twelve 30 girls between the same ales, -001, -30,an and 3'f 1 maki ng a total of 216 z o ! Neal t o eu ' a 6- 1114 , 1 0 221 i statute adults, 182 of Whom were 82 I rish, and 11 Scotch. 100 100 20 50 20 RiaLwAim, St. 10 St. St. 2i 10 llnba. lvottn. Boet. 0 all Li6clfEasatst. June.... 0 Ba u lly e n7en 3i ail qirning. Wolverh. t. 10 Cheshire Junct B S ir t k ou en r h V d ' . tl La ley nc ". 817.. " 5 all 11£1ack(bisus. at rn.. x .. 4 . 5 . ) 5 all Myth & Tyne original 25 100 Bristol (Sr. Exeter__ 100 Caledonian........ 100 Mester & Holyhead / all Cork and Bandon ) all Cork, Black. & Pass i / all Cornwall 1 all De. A 1 all Do. B all nblin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. drAber.June. 100 East Anglian . , 1100 Eastern Counties 1 00 EasternUnion,A.stk , 100 Do., do. f 1....... ..... . iB} Do. New A sal East Kent ...... 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk ........ all Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all l Edinb. andPeebles 1100 tEdinb.Prth.&Dundee all 'Forth and ClydeJunc. 1 00 i Furness 100 Glasgow &S. Western all ( Great N. of Scotland 100 iGreat Northern IMO ;Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire) 100 , Great Western. ..... 100 !Do. Str. V. R. gna. S , all !Irish South-Eastern, all jLancaster & Carlisle. - 4 ;Do., Thirds.. Do:New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F £l6 ... Do., Wet. Riding Un. 1 Do. Southport. 1 London & Blackwall Lond. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Wester Do. Fifths Do. Eighths London & S.West«rn Lndndrry.&Colerame Lndndrzy. & Ennisk.l Manch.Shet&Lineln. Metropolitan . Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland . Do. Birming.&Derh Midland O. West.ar. Do. 4 Shares ....... Newcastle &Carlisl Newpt.A berg.dOirfd Newry & Enniskillen '; ewry, , Warrenpoini & Rnstrevor Nortblk. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. +it Dock Stock Do., A. Stock Do., B Stock N. astern - Berwick Do. do, Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch Do Leeds Do. York North London..,, , N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central,..,,, Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St. Shropshire Union ISitingbourne &Sheer ?South Devon (South Eastern I Do. 4} per e. Shares iSouth Wales !B. Yorksh. RivorDnx Do. Staines,Wok.,&Wok Stockton & Darling Do, do 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff - Vale... Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R, Vale of Neath ;Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriok West Coi nwa11......., West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West L0nd0n....,..... Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbleclon&Croydon BRITISH Pi all tAtian. and St. Law. L 8 9 Bombay, Baroda and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. .8 all Do. 'i all Buffalo & Lake Hur. l 100 Buff., Brut& Godch. 100 p.c.bds., 1 Aug., 1 72; Do. do., 1 July, '73; 100 Do. do., I June, '74' 2s. Calcutta and S. East.' 2slid Central Oude (Lim.) 108 !Ceylon A shares 1 f Do. B. do. „ ..... all Demerara . 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all Do.4i p.e.Bnds. ' '57 all Do. do. do. '59, do. all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. e. Deben ah Gt. In. Pon. g. 5 pore 4 Do. New. guar. sp. o all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 13 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., 76, P. '6O all Do. do., '73, do all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 4i p.c all Do. do., 5 per e. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten., 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. e. 5 I Do. 4th Exi; do: se. ,Oude (Limited) 5 ISeinde, guar. 5 pore all I Do FOR: 10 all Antwrp & Rotterdam' 20 all Ardennes 5 all Belgian East. Junct 20 al I Beziers to Graissessac 6 all Carmeaux&Tonlouse Coal Mines and Ry 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 20 all Do. New 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France 20 all Great Luxembourg 10 6 Italian Junction 29 all Lake Const. & Bale 20 all Lierro and Turnhout 20 6 Lombardo -Venetian 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.o.p. 20 all Lyons and Geneva 20 all Lyons & Mediterran 334 all Maria Anteula 10 all Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 16 all Northern of France 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pret 20 all Paris and Lyons 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 9 'Recife & San Frai., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. 10 all Roma and Frssesti 20 all Royal Danish 5 all Royal Swedish 20 all Sambre and Meuse 10 all Do. 5i per cent. pref 20 all Southern of France all 'West Flanders 10 all Do. 5} per c. PrJf 20 all W. &N.W. of France 20 6 ;Western of Austria 20 all Wet t. of Switzerland 6 all w tea t aden 6 all Do. 8 p cent. pr e f. 20 I att Zealan d . 61 - 6 ... - ... 1 13 3' - 4i 3 - 28 - 28 111 1 . .... ••• - ii = gi Vi i ••• ••• ... -- ..d 5 .1 5iP ..... 28 - 29 20t -21 i 38j - 39 9 - 9} -34 k 56 - 58 i - ip 16 - 18 - I 81- 8i 8 - 22i - 241 4 - 5 9 - 9i 27 - 28 391 9 31j 9 i i i 81 8 1 i 22j f JOINT-STOCK BANK S. - 40 all [Australa s i a 86 25 1/3 . i Bank of Egypt 231 _.24 244 7 100 50 Bank of London 43 52 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co ... _ .. 50 all British N. American ... _ . 20 10 I C. Bk.of Ind. Au.drol. ... ...., " ... 100 50 City 59 -- 61 £6O 100 25 (Colonial 1( 0 20 Commercial of Lond ... _.••• 20 all ,Eng.Scot.drAus.Ciit lB Ni 184 18 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of A .4i-t lB 18 , 184 i 20 all Ditto New - 60 20 [London and County ~. ... 50 Lnd.dxE.Bukng.Corp ... ... 50 10 London Joint Stock. ... ... 30i 4 i 100 20 Lond.andWestminst, ... ... 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... ... 20 10 Do. New ". .." MI 50 25 National Bank 20 all New South Wales 25 all Oriental R an k C orp 3B 40 ' 38 i i 20 20 Ottoman Bank - 20 20 a/ 00 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ... 10 all Do. New. .. - - 5 1 0 .. -Ans.B.&G.l m•Co. ... '... 25 ali South Australia •.• 25 all Union of Australia._ 44 46 45i i 21 Do. New. E 6 10 Union of London., 23 25 24 3i 41 ,00 50 Unity Mutual ._.. . ... d lOg GO IWOWn I3 k Of bond ...... I 44 - 46 26 - 28 23 - 25 °A mci Business dons this day. Leasing !ompanies. 100 54 50 all 50 all 50 j all 25 L all 12ii all St. 'lOO 10 all 12 j all ; 1 50iall 25 1 all St. 'lOO feia. &N. W. ,OalQdor, E.U.dtE.O Gt.Nort'an E. Count. Calcionian.l D 0... !Gt. Wes tu. Y. St N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co, Do Lxi. &N. W. do Midld. Kidland, E. Count Do Do Do Gt. Northn l T. Brasov M. MCloan Stk.&Dar Do Gt.Weetn. 1; 166 1 15 St. 100 Shr. U all St. 100 St. 100 10 all 10 all l2i 5 St. 100 .5 all 25 all 3t. 100 10 ; 10 1 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 an 25 all 50 9 20 all it. 100 50 3 St. 1.00 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 16i St. 109 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 201171 20 I all 10 all 4t.1100 10 10 3t. 100 R. 100 - it. 100 4. 8 i 0 100 ;t. 100 O all ;t. 100 O all O 10 i 5 all 15 17i 15 5 16t 4. 100 3t. 100 15 22 !O all It. 100 ►6 all 0 all .0 all 5 all 5 all IO all 10 all .t 0 all LO all 100 - 1001 72 - 74 j 13 - 14 65 - 67 3i -- 53i - 54 981 - 94 1 - 52i - 53 84 - 85 95 - 97 if : i 14j a 8i "" oi 32j —33 A 9 5 a 1109 - 111 26i - 27. 49 - 51' - 24 36 -- 38 76 - 77 83i - 13 - 84 15 '5 d 374 - 100 - 103 8 - 9 6g - 6i 821 2i I 21 I 6g SAA 4- MAR E i'd- This Day). 95 i 4i 95 44 5 44 84 38 19 50 63 i 4/ 3/ 29h 30 291 108 94 3 132 105 63 21 31 96i 7 63 6 53i 41 4 99i 9 i 4 8 53 i 2/ 85 4f 77 1 6j 1 112 j 134 12f 20A 85 50i 44 24 1} 2i 23 A 5A 21' 13 5 ii I 35 1084 8 7 S t. 102 4 iii Ii 10 5 st. 4 • st 100 4 991 100 st. st. st. 41 -41 i/ 41f g 1 1001 I / C O 20 26 13 2u St. Closing Prices this day 911 - 100 100 102 13 -- 5 138 -- 140 4 - • •• ''''' {no in - 14 24 --25 97 - 99 2 - 98 - 10.) 56 - 58 `l3B -- 140 Igi fl ••• -- •.. 33 - 33 91 - 93 PREFERENCE SHARKS. all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (isad.at 50/4 100 IBris. & Ex. 4 P.C. St. 7 po. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 Caledn. £lO 4. p. c. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... / all ,Cork&Bandons6p.o. i all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. , 100 E. Anglian Cis. A Sh., . 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. I 100 I Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. 100 (Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 00 Do. No. 2 ...... ..... :,. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 3 all ,East Un., G. 6p. c. 5 all (Do. 5/., 10 per cent. 0 all IDo. 10/. Debentr.Sh. t. all Do. do. 4 per cent... 00 l East Lancash .6 p. cts. all E.drW. York. J. sths 9 Fldin. di Gl. sp. c. Sh. 00 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. )00 Furness, 5 p. a [OO Glas. & 5.W.G.6 p.e 100 'Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prom 100 Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c:, Red. at 5 p. 0. prem. all Gt.N. of Scot.lst Pre 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 G 't.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 46 p. c. 1.00 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. Irred. 4 per iont. 100 Do. sp. c, red. pref.] all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. o. d 0.... 100 Do, Birm, Gua. Stk. all Do. Chesh. Gua, Sh. all Do. do. do al Do. do. do 100 Lan, & York. 6 pc. St 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. Now Guar, 6p.e. 100 Do. do. sp. c,, No. 100 Lon. &N. W., Cov. di Nuneaton 5 F . ct.,. 100 Lou. & S.W. 7 perot. late 3d Shares ... all Londy. dr Color. 6 Sh. all Londy.&Ennis. 6 Sh. 100 M., S. , &L. 6p. Cent. 46 Do. do. do. £6 ... . 100 10. do. 34 per cont. all Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 46 per cent 10. Do. do. 100 Mid.Consol.6 p. c. St 100 Do, Con. Br, Bir. 6 p.c 100 Do. 46 p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St all New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 pc.pm all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et all Norf k. D eb. 4 p.e. Sh. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 56 p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. '.,1847 100 North British , 36 Do. 71. Preferen ce .., 100 N. E. Berw. 4p. c.PrL 81 De. do. do 13 Do. Leeds bps. No.l 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848_ 10 Do. York EL& S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 100 Ox,, Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., let guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar_ 100 Do. do. Debeutr. St. all Scot. Caut.New Pref. 100 •:c.N.E.A.lier.g.6p.e. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 46 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent 100 Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh 100 Do. New 4. pr. cent 100 . Wales Gus. 4p. c. 100 Do. do. 4. p. 0 all '.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all tock. &Dar ~ sp. o 19 Do. do. do. i 100 I Waterfd& Kilk. 6pc ••• ..... 90 - 95 1102 - 10 ••• ..... . ••• - 6 -6; 108 -- 112 110 -- 114 115 -- 120 112 -- 117 130 -- 135 ••• 74 - 76 119 - 121 113 - 116 105 - 107 64 -- €6 10i -- 11 92 -- 94 86 -- 88 87 -- 89 99 -- 101 104 -16 i 16 -- 17 10 - 10 - 74 -- 76 19 -- 20 9i -- 10 14 -- 15 138 -- 140 • '''. ••• 1160 - 165 121 - 123 3 - i 66 - 70 137 - 139 102 - 104 93 - 95 -"" .•, 122 5 i i 102 j et 114 - ii [la 98 100 i— / d ••• 1 22 - 23 lon i 120 - 122 107 - 109 96 - 98 119 -- 121 103 -- 112 71 -- 73 101 -10 i 25 - 253 99 - 101 93 - 100 ii = 29 RAILWAYS. • .07 a 109 .02 102. • '''"" • :•• ;•• t 99 —100 a ISSESSIONS. i - I }" par .•• ••••• 11 -... -- 1 112 - 113 , 2i 211); 19i - 51 - 84 - 21i - 1 - #l} 110 - 116 110 -- 115 jlO5 - 110 1 19/ - 204 1 21i - 22 1d- -p; 1 - lipj - Clogin Prices this day. 5i - 6 8 - 8. 72 •-- 73 - 6i : '6i ••• 94 - 96 9 54 -• 96, 37 - 39' 4 - 5 9 . 8 - 18 i - 19, 63 - 61 49 - 51. 33 - 35 15 - ri 94 - 95 •ii : gih gi : iii 94 - 96 91 -10 i 107 -10 i 92 - 94 1 131 - 131 LO3 - 105 624 - 621 61 - 63 $4 87 10 —l2 p 10 12 i r 96 —96 i d BRITISH 21 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk. )1 14 ritish Iron ... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.), 274 Rid Basset (Iltogan) 17s Great South Tolgus 17i5 Grt. W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 7?, rt. W. Vor (Heist%) 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) ... N.W.Basset (Mogan) o vvil 6115 North Wheal Crofty li Par. Cons. (St. NAV) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) Gs. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 2i S. Caradon (St. Cleor 2 S. earn Brea (Illogn. 19 S. W. Frances(lllogn. 1 46 ram. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 U'n. Minos (Gwennap 12s V. of Towoy (Camar. 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 54 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 5 Vh. Buller (Rdruth). 1 5i Wh, Edward(Calstek) 11/ 7s h. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 .34a. Ann (14enht.) 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) MINES. 1 ! 13 80 - 50 1460 - 41/0 1 1 100 - 105 1$ - 17 - 5 1; 1 1 10 - 11 16 - 17 5 6 - 20A -21 i 5 1i - lj 360 - 370 5 -5?; 240 - 265 1 - 11 41 - 44 1 -- 24i 1 -25 i iO5 -- 115 230 -- 250 320 -- 350 7i -- 81 13i -- 14 47 -- 49 21 -- 23 FOREIGN MINER. 20 71 Australian 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) p —}p I 35 27 Brazilianlmn.. (issued at. 5 prn) 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiada -.— .. 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 13 14 131 / I 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica ... ...es 40 all Cobre Copper 39 41 49 ... 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co 3d -ipi 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 ii Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita - i i 1 all New G rana d a 3 d 1 all Novean Monde ••• 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.diSmlt 5 6 5 1 Port Philip • • 30 16$ Santiago de Cuba all United Mexican 3i 43' 4 MISCELLANEOUS. 1 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 121005 a l u2 9 ll DA A u ns o.et tif aei l w i t zn if: A .yaa gr tl i: 3 ll l.a t u . d 2.253 f 6 41 23 50 10 a4Oll BBerirtl.inA.WmacterieranWoLarksn d 334 ...... :6 5 100 321 Canada 01 July 1133 1 1 :4 0 4 .3 1 13 14 3 1:14 4 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 2 41 7 1 41 3 1 2 li 25 all Do. 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Ld. & Mi nr l 24 2$ 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 79 80 79 50 10 Do. New . 7 8 p 17i 50 all Rhymney Iron 00 60 Royal Mail Steam._ 63 65 641 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 1$ li 3 St. 100 S. Au% Gov. 6 p. c. hds. 107 109 108 15 all south Austral. Land 38 40 1 all Sub mar i ne Tel. Scrip 1 1 1 all D. R eg i stered ?0 5 True. Ln. Co. Up. Can .. - - !..! A 281, VanDlemen'a Land lO --. 1 2 . 100 St. 1 20 50 50 50 100 Business this day 4 t--;) SUN OPPICE, Seven o'CiocJ;. itAiii3j.--(This Day.) RAILWAYB. 100 100 all 100 all 'lOO Bnckghanish. Olriesciale Je Col.Stour Vy. g. 6 p., E. Uu. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. 4 Neils. Direct. Do. If , w Glstr.&Dn.Fr tun Do. Shares. Do. I. Shares, on. mm a D LDI cuo:t and Matlock' .1 1'1 3 1: B e . i ß f r a k e: la e t e :S o n f n ed h u Se k we . Dp I.D N N 00. e: i..wFfs per Newmarket e pe t t. c. BuryE.G.spc. l l Do.Fix sdi e i d iwr s syr p . 4 . e c d , Roystn.4Hit. I Shrews.& Her S. Sthffordsh.. IWearVal.g6pc Do Wilts&Sonarst, to 11 , 1 (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) INNKEEPERS' PLATE. FOREST PLATE. Martha Prince's Mixture Earthstopper Yaller Gal.. Silica . Woadmite Steeple Hersey filly Eight ran. SELLING STA KES. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK (This Day; Miss Harkaway B)rder Chief .... HURDLE RA.CE. Seven ran. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, GUILDHALL. (Sitting at Nisi Priue, before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. BROWN AND OTHERS, FOURTH DAT. The trial of the information against the directors and manages' of the Royal British Bank for conspiring by false pretences to defraud the shareholders and cue timers and the public, was this day resumed. The same counsel appeared as before. Mr. Paddipon's examination was resumed. A letter from Cameron to Brown, dated Nov. 26, 1855, was put in and read. It detailed the state of Mr. Brown's account up to that period, and asking for a liquidation of the balance. It is stated that previous to Mr. Cameron's departure for Scotland, in January, 1855, the amount was 23,905/. 57. 3d., which, on his return in May had been increased to 74,5391. Is., owing to cer tain amounts having been transferred from Mr. Watton's account to Mr. Brown's, and that at the date of the letter it amounted to 77,6981. 7s. 2d. Mr. Cameron in that letter called upon Mr. Brown to provide additional security and take means to liquidate the debt. In December following, Mr. Brown wrote to Mr. Cameron, inclosing him a draft for 107/. odd to be planed to his credit. In October, Mr. Cameron wrote a letter to Brown, urging the necessity of insuring and registering the ships; and Mr. Brown's reply, on which was a memorandum in Cameron's handwriting, that the matter had been arranged. Oa the 20th of November, 1855, Mr. Owen gave notice of a motion for tbe appointment of a committee to investigate the convertible securities, which was seconded by Mr. L. N. Valiant ; at a subse quent meeting, held on the 4th of December, when the defendants were present: Mr. L. N. Valiant seconded the motion, and Mr. Esdaile, Mr. Stapleton, Mr. M'Cloud, and the general manager, were appointed the committee. Oa 17th December a meeting of the committee was held, when Mr. Stapleton, Mr. M'Cloud, and the general manager were present. Mr. Brown's securities were examined. A valuation of them was made in a tabular form, which was prodaoed. He believed the pencil marks on them were upon them when they were presented to the committee. Some of them were in Mr. Cameron's handwriting and others Mr, Walton. Mr. Huddleston proposed to read the valuations of the ships held as security by the bank. Lord Campbell—Whose valuation is it ? - Mr. Paddison said he always understood it was Mr. Walton'e. Mr. Huddleston then read the valuation, Mr. Paddi son examining the original. The ship Hornet was 1.287 tons, and was purchased in July, 1854, for 18,350/. There was expended on her 3,5001.—t0ta1, 21,8501., and the present value was entered in pencil 15,0001, and again 18,000/, The M ag d a l ena was 870 tons. She was purchased in May, 1853 ; cost, 4,750/. ; there was expended on her 3,500/.—total, 8,200/. ; present value 5,5001. and 8,010/. The witness, in answer to questions, said that some of the pencil figures, showing a lower valuation, had been placed on the list since its produc tion before the security committee. Evidence was then called to prove the writing in pencil was partly Mr. Walton's, governor of the back at that time. A Juryman said he saw a mistake of 10,000/. in a copy of the list produced. Mr. Atherton said it was a deduction made in the Court of Bankruptcy relative to vessels in the list not mortgaged to the bank, A Juryman—The difference still exists after that explanation. Mr. Huddleston then read the; statement. Helen Lindsay, 544 tens, cost 6,500/., expended on her 1,5001., valuation in pencil 6,000/. and 7,0001.; Hero, 465 tons, cost 4,500/ , expended on her 2,000/., valua tion in pencil 4,800/. and 5,500/. ; Ambrosium, 437 tons, cost 6,600/., expended on her 1,0001., valuation in pencil 5,0001. and 5,5001. ; Ocean Wave, 347 ions, cos t 6,6001., exp en d e d on her 1,500/., valuation in pencil 5,0001. and 6,000/. ; Bride, 396 tone, cost 2,700/., expended on her 1,250/., valuation in pencil figures 2,800/. and 3,2001. ; Wasp, cost 2,500/,, expended on her 1,4001., valuation in pencil 1,500/. and 1,8001. Rosy Brown, cost 3,000/., expended on her 1,500/., valuation in pencil 1,6001. and 2,200/. ; Caroline Brown, 112 tons, cost 2,0001., expended on her 400/,, valuation in pencil 1,200/. and 1,700/. ; Young Morgan, 135 tone, cast 2,100/. expended on her 500/. valuation in pencil 1,610 ' /. and 2,000/. Madonna, 126 tons, cost 1,100/., expended on her 350/., valuation in pencil first sold, and in the other 1,450/. Mr. Walton initialled the whole of the account, which gave a total of cost of the ships, 82,8504, and the valuation first 52,5001., and the other 65,8501. Mr. Paddison was then examined on the freights. Mr. Linklater was then called to explain the mistake discovered by a juryman. He said he had not discovered it before the paper was put in that day. It might have been brought to his recollection some time since, but he could not say. Mr. Paddison was recalled. He stated that on the 111 Th December, 1815, a court was held at which a reso lution was adopted stating that whereas Humphrey Brown, Esq., M.P., was indebted to the bank in a large sum of money secured to the bank on several ship, and whereas it appeared to the committee the securities now held were insufficient, it was neces ary to realise them ; and whereas Mr. H. Brown had offered to give additional security by mortgages over real property, and an assignment on a ship called the Severn, it would be for the advantage of the bank to sell them forthwith, and that consequently the broker to the bank be directed to sell them for the benefit of the bank as they came into port, and render an account to the bank. Mr. Brown, on receipt of a copy of this reso lution, repudiated this decision on the part of the com mittee, remarking that they could not place his affairs in the hands of other persons without leading to the most awkward revelations in reference to the bank. A. very voluminous cirreepondence was then read, relative to the details of Mr. Brown's account of the attempts of the bank to realise his securities, of an unin teresting character. At an interview with Brown and Cameron in the pre sence of Mr. Paddison, Mr. Brown stated that he had not received the Hornet's freight. Messrs. Buchanan l and Brown, of Liverpool, bad informed the bank before, in answer to an inquiry from them, that they had paid Mr. Brown 7001., the amount of the freight. After Mr. Brown bad left, Mr. Cameron said to Mr. Paddison, " how painful it was to find such a man as Mr. Brown so committing himself to falsehoods." A letter of Mr. Brown's, acknowledging the receipt of 5001. on the Hornet's freight from Messrs. Buchanan sad Brown, of Liverpool, was put in and read. Mr. Atherton said—That, my lcrd, is the whole of Mr. Paddison's proof of Mr. Humphrey Brown's debt. Several letters were put in on the part of the respec tive defendants relative to Mr. Brown's debt, and their conduct in reference to it. Mr. L. Winterbottom, of Stroud, an officer of the Gloucestershire Bank, was called. He stated that in 1850 Humphrey Brown opened a drawing and discount account with the bank. He was at that time conducting a silk throwing business at Tewkesbury, Oa two occasions the bank took mortgages of the ships the Rosy Brown, the Bride, and the Severn. On the Rosy Brown they received 9851. ; the Bride, with the freight, 1,715/., and the Severn 1,0211. In December 1854, the balance against Mr. Brown was 9,554/. Mr. E. James objected to the reception of that evi dence, as showing knowledge of those mortgagee. Lord Campbell said that if it could not be carried further it bad better be withdrawn. The evidence was withdrawn accordingly. Cross-examined by Mr. Huddleston—The bank ad vanced 4,000/. to Mr. Brown in December, 1854 ; out of that 2,6001. were paid over to the British Bank. The Gloster Bank held in addition to the ships, mortgages on several distinct properties, estimated to be worth 17,000/. but they rea li se d l ees. In 1851, 1852, and 1853, Mr. Brown was reputed to be rich. He was member for the borough, a magistrate, and had twice filled the office of mayor. He was on one occasion a carrier, and afterwards traffic taker, and furnished re ports thereon to the House of Commons. Re-examined—He knew of no security being given to the Royal British Bank. All Brown's securities had been realised, and there were still a balance due to the bank of 5,000/. By Mr. Atherton --Mr. Brown was bankrupt in 1831 and 1835. By Mr. Huddleston—He did not know if the first was superseded, and that he paid 20s, in the pound on the latter. Mr. Wymark deposed that in September, 1855, he sold the Madonna for 9507., and in May, 1856, he sold the Young Marquis for 1,7651.: he paid the proceeds over to Mr. Brown. He was instructed by Mr. Brown and the Glouster shire Banking Company to sell the Rosy Brown. A paper was put in on which was written by Mr. Brown, " say nothing about th e sa l e o f R os y Brown, or certain parties will want me to pay the proceeds over to them, H. B." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The LOUD CHANCELLOR took hie seat at 5 o'clock. Sir F, Kelly objected to the evidence. It did not bear on the conspiracy, but rather that Mr. Brown was de ceiving his brother directors. Lord Campbell said be did not see the materiality of the evidence, and it had better be withdrawn. The evidence was withdrawn accordingly. Mr Ridley, ship broker, deposed that he sold the Ocean Wave by auction at Lloyds on s:h March, 1857, for 35751. ; and on the same day the Hornet was sold 5,6271., and the Ellen Lindsay was sold on the 25th June, 1857 for 3,2001. Mr. Wyemark was reealletl.—He sold the Ambrosio& for 4,0001., but he could ❑ot state the date. M r . Ridley recalled and cross-examined by Mr. E. James—The Hornet was sold to Mr, Greenhouse, , , • ••-: oepeee iho b•i', and, if tb• - ----,- a rejeci - I to t onneo aierch•'•it• sWtuendid-not I —.------- ' -4.-3— v..if cle„caaial, measure Le alter . , .. , . h e nn o na wa ~ eee, se -yr taa roods 01 -h o l e the raise for • ictrodwee e ii.,jka-r3 embodying teis suggeation e • . ; .assignee had been offered .10 ; 000/. for her., Theerrelsips relief, of thy : poce ; and erhetisenheleteatet assent to: the aPlaeintineet ef a committee:o:Offifir .t'-'d 1 policy Mr. Il.OpE nedr e e se e the hLtIRE: aruitiat loud cries I were sold in - the : nano.: of the owner, and by' direeli,qp 4f . ` geneneel effect - of the present laws" scut leg .le scetiemeer n , of "Divide." Fie opp ose d the bill.. - - - Rdyal British _ Bank, He sold Mr, &own_ ;lab:- Mr. GARN.E•I'T supported the bill. - j 'Arntirminti in February, 1854. fur 6 2 1601. , remoyal. and parochiaLasesamei re id all: than did p s Lt . ; 6 a: t r.: a :l: b ipier©theichfoT.:: n.. The caL.NoELLoR . t i the EXCHEQUER said ! It r/s . propolred to cal; caidence to show ? Pr e . c . , 10 7 ,! ~.uh c •l i ll a . t s O u ne ch v a zie nin r et if the suggestion of his hon. friend, the Secretary of mortgage of the ship - see:hen the money was aeeeleed 1-4 he fleat;:ebt . , 4, uneeceset tYi State State for the Home Department-, woe adopted se 1 Mr.. times objected to its being received unless a i member ; and, 115 to' inpi ry brir;.,- Pl:,::`:i., a peeet w ei eoluti en o f th e difficulty. knorie ge of the naortgages were brought home to the' sauftl,eire.tlitieo';stuilne,eproooureli:rwqsu.ir-iels,;!,bit, i t i oen:: :tia j sr e * er, t ee otpn ~ 11 .de thought the house ought not. to lebk upon it as clefenda,pts; - • - • on unnaeeeing proposition. In hie opinion, if it ' was , Mr. .4.f liorton_ rl.lO. be wool-1 not n. 211 .17cie eviieee .. iirein,ove . able v - :- , ,ul., ~ . z ..` • 0 ±t' 3 „ ar, lia-ds. its adopted, the best effects woe's! without doubt fellow. Evidence was then, give n o f th e sa l e o f th e ship, aid thought it desirable ehaepurtieensnqeyntiteiray:esseshiitooliti:.acidt6tbaekieuenqpiunliarTceo‘p;.ma.ein:te4to:, Mr. SLANEY said he should reserve his vote for the that at the time of the sale ships had depreciated from 35 its operations duri g ng th t tion. (Hear, hear.) He should be prepared to ask Oes• . , measure the Government intended to propose, to 40 per cent. Sir J. TRELAWNEY haring replied, Mr. 7altoo, son of the late governor, said that be a committee during The house divided, when there appeared— and his father had liquidated the whole of his father's that subject. (Fleas, hear.) - e For the second reading Against it - ' • Majority for the second reading-----53 and the! witness had since that event returned the prePered an The amendment was rec e i ve d w i t h l oud cheers. I remainder. Hi s f at h er valued the ships for the bank. The LORD ADVOCATE said h e h ad outline of a bill for Scotch University Reform, viiiieb h e .. The bill was then read a sec on d ti me, and ordered to He was a man of gr ea t e x p er i ence in shipping hoped shortly to introduce. The report of the, coninefeten be committed this day fortni g ht. matters. • The house then adjourned. with reference to Aberdeen University wou ld soon .he . Mr. 'P a ddi son recalled—He did not believe the laid on th e t a bl e o f t h e h ouse. pp bank kn ew o f the previous mortgages on the ships . till Aug. 6, 1856 , an d the bank stn ed on Sep'. 3, Mr. GROGAN DUBLIN* POLICE FORCE. . rose to move for al:.oennittes to:iee 1856, and after Mr. C ameron h a d l e ft the bank. quire into th e p resent state of the Du b l i n police .ferce, Brown always re p resented to the bank the ships were both asregard e d th e num b er and efficie n cy. The (tepees. on the Voyage p , and on their return they should be for the maintenance of the Dublin - police foroe was. realised. The Crown then reseeded exorbitant an d extravagant in comparilon to the number Oliver, :of Li verpoo l . p with the debt of Mr. of men an d its efficiency. The Lou. gen tleman th i s entered into a s t at i st i ca l comparison of the Dublinpolice Mr. Paddison was called and examined by Mr. with limey of the large towns of Ireland, and also those Ballantine. He read the minutes of the different board of Enland and Scotland. meetings relativ e t o O liver ' s accounts, at which the Mr. g VANCE seconded the motion. • defendants were present. It referred to the advances Mr. H. HERBERT said he bad hoped that the to be made and made to Mr. Oliver ; the subsequent reasons he bad given the hon. member in private let offer of e composition of 3s. 4d. in the pound. At a board not granting the committee would have been sufficient, . meeting, held in February, 1855, Oliver's deed of trust and he should not have pressed his Motion. He (Mr. • was produced, and a resolution was passed that the Herbert) opposed the motion. Had it not been for the seal of the bank be affixed to the deed. On the 6th of unavoidable absence of the Attorney-General for Ire. March e 1855, at a meeting of the directors, the gover- laud attending to his public duties in tha t country three no: explained that he had co nsen t e d to tee guar an t ee bills would have been introduced by - him before the ef Mr. Walton in respect of a bill drawn by Oliver or Johnsop one which wo u ld h ave b a d re f erence to the- motie a for 4,2351. 175., and which was approved of by now before the house. Referring the subject to a cons- the board. On the Bth and 26th D ec . there were entr ies e mittee would defer a settlem e nt of th e question .this the manner in whi c h Oli ver ' s m i ss i ng bills were senion. . Bacon,found, and also a corresp on d ence w i t h t h e solicitors of Mr. VANCE addresse d s upport of Oliver's trustees, offering to refer th e di spu t e a b out the motion. Th e f act that the police of the house in Dublin cost the Iss bills to Mr. of the Chanc er y bar.cost 6d., and 110. in th e p oun d , wh i lst London only Mr. Geo. Anderson depo se d th at h e was a clerk in Liverpool, nid., showed there was extravagance adopted the Royal British Bank. Mr. Oliver kept an account in connection with the Dublin police force. , at the bank. On 13th October, 1854, he made out an The motion was negatives'. account of °Liven's obligations to the bank, which he THE RECENT ANNEXAT IONS IN INDIA, handed to Mr. C raw f or d, t h e accountant. The account commenced on 17th M a y, 1854. The next ma tt er on the paper was a motion by Mr. R. BAILLIZ, to call the attention of the house to the causes A long discussion ensued as to the admissibility of the which 131;d led to the reboil' a in he - .I%f j tra dmiii. list as evidence, without evidence being first given nions in the East ; and for i ci . opies of r a secret ee d t ell • that the past due bills book, containing the original signed by the President of the Board of Control, in entries, were laid before one or more of the directors, Lent Campbell rul e d th a t t h e b oo k s were admissible the year 1831, addressed t o L or d W . Bentinok, and as evidence to sho w th e par t eac h d e f endant took in the ordering hi m t o annex or otherwise assume the adsain. proceedings. istration of th e ki ng d om of Oude ; of the despatch of . Lord W. B en ti nc k , exp l a i ning his reasons for not Mr. Sergeant &lee eaid it had n o t y e t b een proved of th effect those in rr ayg orders into ; e correspondence that either of the d e f en d ants were members of the past c s,f which took place, through the secret department o due bills committ ee , t Lord Campb e ll sa id h e would put aside the list, and the India H ouse , b etween the President of the Board of Control and th e G overnor - General of India in the have the entries i n th e W e l ts read. annexe the committ ee f rom t h e commencement of Oliver's trans- Mr. Athert o n ca ll e d M r. P addison to prove who were years 1833, 1834, an d 1835, in reference to the annex lion of Oude ; an d a copy of a note or minute signed by Sir Henry Elli s , w h en a member of the Board- of action, which commenced in the early part of 1855. Mr. Paddi son th en proceeded to read the names from Control, e arn xpl, ining his re asons f or di ssenting from the the minute b oo k , wh i ch was a very tedious process, and projected annexation of Oud e . Sir F. Kelly h av i ng taken some further objections to Lord PALMERSTON appealed to the hon, b , r je e c n2 t t the dates to w hi c h M r. P addisoe ' s entries referred, when net to bring f orwar d hi s motion now. The subject to the dates to which Mr. Paddison's entries referred, when which be was about t o ca ll th e attention of thehourro Lord Ca m pb e l l said, Mr. Atherton, don't y ou thi n k was a sort of par en th es i s t o t h at on which the debate: some better a rrangements could b e made for genial at the names ? was adjourned, an d h e t h ought i t would be better to Mr. Athe r t on sa id , t h at i f he had known the names allow the house t o come to a conclusion on the latter would have b een requ i red he would have had a list of first them made out. He could get it done by to-morrow Mr. BAILLIE sa id th ere m i ght have been some morning, reason for his gi v i ng way if t hi s had been an ordinary Lord Campb e ll ( warm l y)—lf the objection be per. occasion, but it was not an ordinary occasion, The elated in I will a dj ourn the Court till to-morrow morning house was called u p on t o l eg i slate for India without for that purp ose , any inform a ti on h aving b een accorded to with referee** The Cou r t was accor di ngly adjourned at 20 minutes to the rebelli on i n t h at country. The motion which he past 3 o clock, was about to bri ng un d er t h e notice of the house might ' possibly throw tome light on it, and therefore be Sir F. Thesiger on entering the Court this morning thought the noble lord would admit he was justified ill complained of illness, and he was obliged to leave shortly bringing it forward before any decision was taken on after 12 o'clock. the bill. A very general and a very natural desire pre vailed among all classes to ascertain the cause of the mutiny which had taken place. Various reasons bad been assigned for it, and explanations offered by men in high authority. He was bound, however, to say that' those explanations bad not been deemed satiefactery by the people. Some most eminent members of the Court of Directors had given the public their opinion, and . amongst the rest his hon. and gallant friend the member for Aberdeen, who seemed to be of opinion that this had not been a rebellion, but a military mutiny, which had • its origin in an insult inadvertently offered to the reli. gious prejudices of the Sepoys, and he supported that view of the case by a reference to the mutiny at Velloro, which was no doubt produced from such a muse, but was happily suppressed by the military authorities. Au. other distinguished member of the Court of Directors, of great knowledge and experience in Indian affairs, the hon. member for Leominster, in an address which he some time ago made to his constituents, candidly cone fessed that he could see no reason for the rebellion, but he supposed that a madness or a frenzy had seized on the soldiers which he was altogether enable to explain. A third member of the Court of Directors, not less distin• guished for his services in India than for his literary reputation, denied that it w as a mere m ili tary mutiny, - • and said it deserved more the name of a national move ment, and that the object was to drive us out of • the country. These were the discordant opinions of those to whom they should look for correct information pa this subject. Her Majesty's ministers, however, had ' called upon the m t o l eg i s l ate f or I ndia, but they had nee condescended to furnish them—nor, he believed, were they able to do so—with any information relative to this subject. It was under these - circumstances that be had, felt it his duty t o ca ll th e attention of the house to this. subject; and he would now proceed to state what 'he believed to be the opinions generally entertained by our fellow-countrymen in India, who were unable to express their opinions in consequence of the restriction that had been placed upon the press of India. The general opinion which prevailed was, that this rebel lion originated in a conspiracy on the part of a portion of the Mahomedan p o p u l a ti on ' o f the country, and that the question of greased cartridges woe adroitly taken advantage of by the conspirators, in Order to secure the sympathy and support of the Hite dons, and to a great extent they succeed, They be. lieved that this conspiracy was suggested by the valuable state opportunity and condition that t h e i n government conaeitue u ee of Id of n th i: was reduced by the course of policy which had of late years beers pursued, and the reckless disregard of come. quenees with which bat policy bad been carried into effect. These might be strong opinions, but he did not avow them without being prepared to state fully the ground on which he was compelled to come to that conclusion. Those who had studied the march of event, in India could not fail to have perceived that a great change had of late years taken place in the conduct and policy of our Indian government. Thegrcatest statesmen that India had produced had all been of opinion thettbe wholesale annexation of native states by the British Government was alike impolitic and unjust. But it would seem as if those who had of late years bad had the contrel of affairs in India were utterly ignorant of the opinions of those great and illustrious statesmen whose maxims th that t f hEelywhoiun would o c i i t t e e was that of the Duke of Wellingto o , w h o seemed tohave , I f o u u i g ti h re t r t , o pe a rb v a e b ps e t e h n e t h b o e u ir s g e u w i o d u e ld aEellofosvre he himtoParl°lLeeedildto authority andthe opinion s i o l f ey l4 . l T u u h r e e, ot Wellington, first formed at an early date strong opinions on the impolicy of annexation :—" In my opinion the extension of our territory and influence has been greater than our means. Besides we have added to the number and description of ' our enemies by depriving of employment those who have heretofore found it in the tervioes of Tippoo and the Nizam. Wherever we spread ourselves, particularlyif we aggrandise ourselves at the expense of the Mahrattas we increase this evil, we throw out of employment aed means of subsistence all who have hitherto managed the revenue, commanded or served in the armies, or have plundered the country. Thesepeople become additional enemies, at the same time that, by the extension of our , territory, our means of supportfng our goverinnent and of . defending oursel vesareproportionately decrea s ed." Th ei s were the opinions of the Duke of W e lli ng t on . Then the Marquis of Wellesley gave a p rac ti ca l i ll us t ra ti o n of his feelings when having conquered Tippoo Saib, he did not . annex his dominion; but handed them over to the Rajah of Mysore. And new he would give the opinion of Si r T. Munro. "Even if all India could be brought under the British dominion, it is very questionable whether such a change, either as it regards the natives or our. selves, ought to be desired. One effect of such a corn , warlike neighbours to combat, would g ra d ua ll y loss quest would be that the Indian army, havi ng no longer any its military habits and discipline, and that the native troops would have leisure to feel their own strength, their E urionpean which masters. th e natives There ha : is no been example e and, for want of other employment, to turn it against completely excludedcountryasfrßomlitieahllitswhiaar.e Aofmotnhae allgo government the native states the field is open for ever en y in ni deil in it) himself • , and hence among them there is a spirit ef emulation, of restless enterprise, and independence, far preferable to the servility of our Indian subjects. The existence of independent native chiefs is also useful is drawing off the turbulent and disaffected among ear native troops." These were the opinions of Sir Thome* Munro, And now he would give them the opinion of. Mr. M. Elphinstone :—" It appears to me," says that writer, "to be our interest - as well as our duty to use every means to preserve the allied Governments ; it is also our interest to keep up the number of independent powers." He would not weary the house with quota. tions, and would only give another authority, that of Lord Edenborough, whose practice Ras not always in accordance with his opinions, He said :—" Our Go vernment is at the head of a system composed of native states, and I would avoid taking whatare called rightful occasions of appropriating the territories of native states, On the contrary, I should be disposed, as far as I could, to maintain the native states ;and I am satisfied notdoofef rr steha nisi, himself; , - conquest that the maintainence of the native states, and the giving to the subjects of those states the conviction that they were considered permanent parts of . the strengthen our authority." The opinion, thee, td ii "ff general government of India, would material these statesmen was that we should g over d , e 4°l7 through the natives, and that was _t n he a s t l y l ro 7 our Indian government down to 1833 I be . r that act had or new Cl arter Act was passed. W overruns:it was totally time the ancient policy of our g no, of ourgovernmeat reversed. From that period the r.a n y to get rid of native bad not any influence he was ucablket ablo but f rom bad been to take eve ry opportunity governments and na t ive princes , and to absorb or annex their dominion'.. of that olicy. What he vvauted, P • t o the justice He would not offer at this stage any opinion as IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OP COMMONS. —(This Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed :—Allendale Stinted Pasture ; Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners (Gas and Water) ; Blackburn Railway ; Manchester Poor; Sel kirk and Galashiels Railway ; Stockton and Darlington, Wear Valley, coo., Railway Companies Amalgamation ; Warrington and Stockport Railway (Capital); and Chester Gas. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. On the motion of Mr. E. ELLIC; leave of absence was given to Sir Joseph Paxton on account of ill health. PAPER Bury. Sir J. DUKE presented petitions praying for a re peal of the paper duty. QUARANTINE. Mr. C. FORESTER moved for a copy of the returns received from the British colonies of the number of ships placed in quarantine, and of other particulars relative thereto, in each of the ten years ending the 31st of December, 1854 ; also, f o r a co py o f or extract from a despatch rom Governor Sir George Grey to the Secre tary of State for the Colonies, dated November 7, 1857, on the subject of the military force in New Zealand dur ing his administration of that government P • and, for a copy of or extract from a d espa t c h f rom the Governor of Bermuda to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, incloriug a report from the commissioners appointed to inquire into the first appearance and spread of yellow fever at Bermuda in the year 1856 . —Ordered. ECCLESIASTICAL RESIDENCES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. NAPIER moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to improve the law with respect to ecclesiastical residences in Ireland, which at the pt e sent time was in a most unsatisfactory state. The bill was urgently called for by the clergy, who complained of the injustice inflicted on them, by being compelled to pay more than their fair share for the repairs of their re sidences, after theyhad been condemned by the proper authorities. If the house consented to the second read ing of the bill, he did not intend to proceed with it until after Easter, by which time the bill would be printed, and in the hands of members. Sir G. GREY bad no objection to the second reading. He thought the hon. gentleman had adopted a wise course in not proceeding with the bill until after Easter. The bill was then read a second time. CHURCHES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. NAPIER moved the second reading of this bill, which was to provide churchyards to certain churches in Ireland. He intended to adopt a similar course with this bill as the former on e . The bill was read a second time. CHURCH RATE ABOLITION BILL. Sir J. TRELAWNEY, in moving the second read ing of this bill, said he regretted that the conduct of the bill had not fallen into abler hands. He trusted that in the discussion which was likely to ensue they would be influenced solely by argument. It had been generally thought that church rates were a tax on pro perty, but he had consulted with a gentleman of great legal knowledge, and it was his opinion that church rates generally could not be considered a tax on pro perty. Then, again, the law with respect to the levying a rate was in an extremely unsatisfactory state, there being no less than five objections to the form of levying a rate, which might all be urged in the ecclesi astical courts, and such being the case he thought that neither Churchmennor Dissenters wished to see the present unsatisfactory state of the law longer continued. The hon. gentleman then referred to the Braintree case, and detailed the different appeals and re-appeals which cha racterised the whole of the law proceedings connected with that case, and contended that the present state of the law urgently called for amendment. He thought that all parties anxiously wished that the present nn seeaaly contests should cease, and that there should be an end put to these disgraceful discussions. Certain vestries, where stormy debates bad taken place with respect to-levying church rates, and also whether they should be expended in such items as washing the clergy. man's surplice, or whether there should be two or three bottles of sacramental wine. (Rear.) If the voluntary principle was adopted there need be no fear that churches would fall into repair. The system bad been tried in the b orough in which he represented the happiest effect. The c h urc h there neede d repa i rs , and be knew a gent l eman, a dissenter, who gave 251, towards that obj ec t , and a sum sufficient haring been raised the re p a i rs were carried out, and the church was now one of th e h an d somest buildings in the country. No one thought of as ki ng for a churoh rate in Tavistock— the idea was quite exploded. (Hoar.) The principle of the abolitio n o f c h urch rates had been already adopted in Ireland by th e a b olition of ministers' money. (Hear.) Last year th e no bl e lord promised to bring for ward a bill, but this year he wound adeputation round his finger and dismissed them without any answer. Then, while the d oors of the church were grudgingly and illiberally shut, th e dissenters threw open the chapels and i nv i ted all to eater. 'The cathedrals had lately be en t h rown open, but it was e xceedingly difficult to eras e f rom the minds of the working-classes their struggles with the beadle for a small space of cold stone. He thought that the churches ought 0 open every day, that short services should be read, al ld that religion should be made an every day thing, instead of, as now, being reserved exclusively for Sundays , - (Rear, twoouidldiomnost wbehiccohnfisvneerde hear.) S uc h b eing the case, th e working classes private life. (Rear b ' e ar.) He thought that if the iv churches were opened as he had me n ti o ned, and facilities were gen to the working classes to visit the parks fo e r ve a r y number dnbr o o f ke h n ou t re hr l o is o t g e h nin i g o and museums on the Sund a y a f ter th e services, a great deal more wou l d be done towards extending the influence of th e Ch urch than had ever before been ac complished. Th e hon. gentleman having a gain urged on the house to put an end to the heartbureings between churchmen and di ssenters by abolishing church rates, the s econ d re resumed his seat by movingading of the bill. Gen. THOMPSON seconded the motion, although he looked upon the pres en t b ill merely as a feeler to try the power of public opi n i on, as it contained no provision for the pecuniary loss whi c h would be entailed en the Esta bli.hed Church. He th ought the deficienc.T should be made good by the i mpos i tion of I d tax. Lord ROBERT CECIL opp osed a the m otion, and m oved that the bill be r ea d a seoond time that day six a il months. and The noble lord, at some length, stated his Church reasons, of England should said he thought belt extremely hard that the firsfirst contributionsblo vr t,:: w a p a n r d d s t that be nthe g looked uponrevenues thio called u on to collect her Church from the State, Sir A. ELTON thought that th e abolition of church h by bill voluntary a s the rates would be attended with th e best possible results, but he did not wish to see them a b olished without sonic of the remedy being afforded by th e S tate towards the repairs chnech. He thought the same plan adopted by jealousy, hearth • the State towards schools should be extended to the "horrible questio n of church rates, church. (Hear, hear.) o a r t m e d o t i t o h n e payment of which was most obnoxious, Mr. E. BALL said he did net think there was a single else to keep urning, aat q hnn u edd e d edd : ii o mds gnpmuustolths:oeatr thanys ceased the,, anything up bitterness between dissenters and churchmen, Ile cordially sup amendment. ported the bill. for the aboli tion of the established church, and complained of the "sneaking and petty larcenous" manner ill which its He M lo r. ok H ed u p p i o t n U t li he isi m ° e N a D sure n a p s p opponents were trying to effect their ohject. He trusted the house would reject the bill. Lord STANLEY thought the noble lord who moved the amendments had gone too far in matting forth the rights of a majority. It was the first time he had ever heard that a majority could do no wrong, Re appre beaded the rule of Government was that the majority were entitled to tax the whole for the benefit of thewhole. The noble lord bad quoted a return showing h ow man . parishes had accepted church rates, and h ow email many number had refused, but he had entirely passed over an important item in the statemeJt. The retur n whi c h h e bad quoted included only where the rate had been re fused. A refu.al must be preceded by a demand, and the noble lord had passed over the large and increasing num ber of places where no rate had been denianded, beoau,e it was well known it would be refused. Considering the present law was untenable, he had no choice lett but to support the bill. Sir G. GREY said he could not agree to the abolition of church rates without an equivalent, nor could he oppose the bill on the ground stated by the noble lord who moved the amendment. What he suggested as a compromise on a former occasion he now again urged—namely, that they should recognise the abolition of church rates, wherever they had been abolished for a certain time by the inhabitants, and that they should relieve the individual consciences of those who differed with the Established Church, by exempting them from payment of church rates, but at the same tivae they should not be allowed to have seats in the vestry, nor take part in any ecclesiastical business. He also suggested that landowners should charge their eetates to a limited amount to church rates. Under the circumstances he should feel it bia duty to CHURCH OF ENGLAND SPECIAL SERVICE BILL. On the motion that the house resolve itself into committee on this bill, The Earl of WICKLOW wished to know the reasons that had led to the introduction of the present measure. He thought it unnecessary and uncalled for. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY defended the bill, and said it was absolutely necessary that a measure like the present shoul.l pass into law. Viscount DUNGANNON thought the bill a great improvement upon the one introduced by the noble earl (Shaftesbury), but it was his opinion that it woul I open a door to dangerous innovations. The house then went into committee on the bill. On the fret claim!, Lord WENSLEYDALE proposed a verbal amend ment to extend the operation of the bill to other places than cities and towns where large populations were congregated, and where the church :accommodation was not sufficient, which was, after some conversation, negatived. The 13ichop of OXFORD proposed to substitute 10,000 for .5,000 as the number of the inhabitants in the towns to be aff.!eted by the act. After a short discussion the house divided— Fur the amendment l3 Against it 3l Maj ,, rity l7B The Earl of POWIS moved to niter the words of the clause so as t , ) allow the preacher to read from the Litany or any other part or parts of the Common Book of Prayer. Lord CAMPBELL thought it was desirable that it should be left to each particular minister to decide what part of the Liturgy he would read. After a short conversation the amendment was agreed to, as was tl.e clause and clause 2. On clause 3, The Bishop of LLANDAFF proposed a clause em bracing the union of adjacent parishes in mining and manufacturing districts for these objoets. The clause, after some discussion, in which approval greatly preponderated, waQ, on the suggestion of The Bishop of MANCHESTER, postponed until the bringing up of the report. The Earl of WICKLOW suggested, on the reading of the praatnble, the omission of a few worth which authorised services being performed in places of amuse ment, as concert room', taverns, ciainos, and the like, but not in a dissenting chapel. After a Omit discussion, the preamble passed. The Trustees Relief 13111 passed through committee, when the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) CONSPIRACY BILL. Mr. M. GIBSON gave notice that on the motion for ,he second reading of the Con' , piracy to Murder Bill, he ghoul I move an amendment to the effect that the house had heard with much concern that, it was alleged, the recent attempt on the life of the Emperor of the French had been devised in England, and to express their detestation of such guilty enterprises ; and, further, that they were ready to assist in remedying the defects of our criminal law, afterdue investigation, were any proved to exist, yet they could not but regret that her Majesty's Govern• merit, previous to inviting the house to amend the law, had not felt it to be its duty to make some reply to the despatch of the French Government, dated Jan. 30, 1858. (Hear, hear.) THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the First Lord of the Trea. eery, whether, since the letter of the 6th of Feb., from the French Ambassador, expressing the regret of the Ern;eror for the publication of the addresses in the Monikur, had not appeared in that paper in the same way as its predecessor of the 20th of January, asking for redress, for the information of the French public, it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to suggest to the French Government, that its publication would, in their opinion, be conducive to a satisfactory termination of the transaction ? Lord PALMERSTON said, before answering the question of the hon. member, I wish to put a question to the house. (Hear, hear.) I wish to ask the house what is their wish and intention on a matter of great national importance. Whether it is their wish and in tention that the friendly and confidential relation — (cheers, and loud cries of " Hear, hear")—tbet happily , exists between the two countries shoeld be re tained, or whether it is their wish and inten tion to infuse into the relations existing between the two countries a spirit of irritation, bitterness, and enmity. (Caeere, and cries of " Hear, hear.") If the latter be their object no more effectual course can be adopted, though not a very dignified one, than the con tinuance of the personal attacks in this house on the Emperor of the French and the French nation—(hear, hear) —and therefore though with groat regret (a n d I will try to prevent it), yet if the house chooses to pursue that course, on them be the responsibility. on t p o o t the which b o il t i h t other (Cheers, and cries of " Hear, h ear ," ) If, o baud, the house attach es th at i mportance a t s t a n c o h w t o ha t p h p e i maintenancey exists between e e rnidi relations,fODS, two countries, I entreat them to eat of ; the hear)—the con ti nuants of those excessive sc°u rag —( personal ear aqacks and annoyances— (Cneers Lear)—on that E mperor and cries of hear, who has been the spontaneous choice of the French empire. (Cheers). With regard to the question, Ih ve Go to ver s n ta m te en t t, that it adoptit i; a not thec our. irei-teeon-f tion of Her Majesty's proceedi ng ouch as the hon, member suggests—(Cheeri-1 —because I think it would be highly improper, and ii the hon. member will permit me to say, v.ithout offence, an offensive and excessively absurd one. (Cheers, and loud laughter). THE POOR LAWS. Mr. WISE asked the President of the Poor Law Board whether he contemplated the introduction of any et IL TRE S U:N, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBR UARY 17, 1858 25' 10 L 0.6 St. St. St. St.