The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-29 00:00:00

ante are all he chapters .onsiderable The writer tion he ex- Lders of art mess of his t u ns of the transported is a Metho ds opinions nt sketches .not always can at least His work, a spiritual .loomy cha• lid graphic and if the intentions warm sym •ts made by 1r the bene credit, and ding. The who, how uch infor it surprised ;lish reader urs, instead In his style. s given us 7e eminent paying the igs for his e numerous uced. It is er thinks of author only y, it is one records of Lion and in- ,snio Innes, y of Edin- iectures to a hor is a Pro trat e early )u t attempt torical nar d upon as a mpaniment all those Ilion which. in forming ter and pro less preten expresses a be sufficient that " if the 3g that true its genuine tale of the suggestion efixed some its progress es and lists ;ome length, Tbey con m not easily value to the ill of curious ;ory chapters meral aspect ime of Char of Scotland 3elebrities of then in use of Scottish a the Scotch. ancient law, e early dress dwelling* e seen that student, by .e past ; and ruct the cul nount of an& classified. r. By Vane ustace," &c. and melt?' will, a WI" minent e introdllee u t eir dealingSl *ve, are ear. sweep the ion, and the [p rewarded. und, and bill d unfinished. us to readers bably attract exciting and due amount ing are fully Isehokl Law. ister-at-Law, Routledge. st the reader id him when volume that ow we are If plain and matters. It serves in hie ibrary to dia -1 and every include the world. He Lting of those [ay life, such !rvant, guar rant, debtor c. ; also the npanies, in rty by will, Listrators. It s volume is lose who are id those who by avoiding law. The Culture 7ge Glenny, Every Day n," 8,:e., &c. DW. 11 known in that a com lmost super specially so, is from the Gazette, and .efore, been he continual nd the great y held, have attered tree 'orld in their Mr Glenny uctions here ty in all his 'stances, his by others, onvinced of form under he published trad ic ted by Lich is neces thoroughly lain instruc complicated Dressing the iprehensible ill prove, so sef u l work , . Lr or profee brary. We .e of a cos ach adorned .epresentog L Historical the histetl, r If r ights lently elta r wholesale stian woo; a list °L [ty an d t° Lralleled by 'hose of 61/ h t. one sk e t c tion al am bi their pur ces dece nc y certain pas, it has e! d Amateur' itary hand' ae, contain' an GIP I % pieces. t b le 3 AcCCP a ONEY _MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ADVANCE IN THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. The directors of the Bank of England have raised the rate of discount from 4 to 4, 2 1 per cent., or, ing to the pressure for money, and the enhanced quo tations demanded in the general market. At the meeting of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, a dividend (free of income tax), for the half-year ended 31st Dec. last, at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, was declared. Although the exportation of specie is still rather °derisive, the shipments are not so important as th ey Were a few weeks ago, and the recent receipts of Australian gold have satisfied the current re quirements o f th e b u lli on d ea l ers . S evera l d ays have now elapsed since any - withdrawals were ann ounced from the Bank of England, and if some lar ge remittances should speedily arrive from Vic toria it is probable that a portion would be sent i nto that establishment. To-morrow a call of £2 per share, amounting to '40,000, is due on the Dublin and Wicklow 6 per cent• railway shares. A special meeting has been convened of the Gr eat Ship C om p an y, f or th e p ur p ose o f c onfi r ming the r esolutions passed at the last meeting, the election of two more auditors, &c. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a moderate amount of business was transacted, and l V e es Were unaltered. The sales were estimated a b etween 7,000 and 8,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, but quotations were =Ar m. to hl week's railway receipts, ascertained up " l is day, are, in round figures, as under : h.,„.„. 1860. 1859. 1, 1 7,, , w estern ... £29,067 £27,946 Bo It 14 - Western I t r i lko n Q l4d - ",•Eastern 4: l ' Northern k t Whire and York s hire lionchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11. 111- Eastern .. Ntol Oxf o and Exeter 5,719 i,535 tcti iLb 'l, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,845 4,359 Oli o 11 rth and Glasgow 5,728 5,628 S e4 i t ilpir and South-Western 6,961 6,711 Or r .„, B }l North-Eastern 0r.,7 4 Trunk of Canada .. 13,188 9,284 ,-,t Western of Canada t 2 hose returns show a continued increase in the CeiPts of most of the principal lines. On the ; e at Western it amounts to £1,071, the North %%tern to £3,904, the South-Western to £B6B, 4: Midland-to £5,295, the Great Northern to th' 767 , the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £3,210, o `4 North-Ea s t ern to £2,930, the Grand Trunk of 0: 414 4 to £3,904 ; and the Great Western of -,l,lsada to £276. The re h as not b een muc h ac ti v it y i n th e E ng li s h h a . tae c l Market to-day, but the tendency of values ij been unfavourable, sales having been pressed e n Co nsequence of the rise in the rate of discount. ii ° l B have, therefore, declined to 941 1 for money 2 2 0 1 94 4 Z for the account. India Stock remains at 114; ditto New Loan is 104/ 1 ; Exchequer Bills .: 13 been d ea lt i n a t 16 s. prem. Bus iness in the Foreign Stock Market continues T H 4e i t e, and prices show no change of importance. exi t ra i i s_ h 6i per Cents. are 7811 to 79+; ditto New, 71 ° 61- ; Russian 41 per Cents. are firmer at at o, ditto 3 per Cents. at 65, and Span i sh Deferred 34 1 11, but the P ass i ve are fl a t a t 14+, D u t c h 2+ the Cents. a t 6 51, and ditto 4 per Cents. at 101+ I ; 1 New. Brazilian Loan is marked + dis. Me Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 3-1- Buenos 13 131 e 111 . ; Universal ditto, a -1,- prem. ; and the :Vres Railway, 2+ -1, prem. Itailw aY Share Market the chief businesss transacted has been in connection with the half konthly settlement. In most instances prices have :1 I "in less fi rmness . C a ledonian, Eastern Conn ,es, Gre a t N orthern, G rea t W es t ern , an d North w eat ,ern have declined 55.; Manchester, Sheffield, 4 1 , L incoln, 10s. ; and Great Northern A Stock, me; Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Eastern liZ a . l3 7p) and South Eastern have improved ss. ; Th e v l °B. ; and Sc o tti s h N or th-Eastern, £l. shown littlereri 'and Colonial undertakings Joint-Stock Baantki°° of importance. have dull, an d barely Support f ormer quotations. —____.—. tRITISH FUNDS THIS ONE DAY AT I O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Consols THIS 94k I . i i India Stock ... .. eDitto 5 per Cent.' t ' ******************* I°4l 1 o mo _ _ n • , _ 18 for Account (April) •nachequer Bills £1 000 lid ........ bitto X5OO .. - ' ' ........ 16 ................... 131tIeEanS S OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Braz • ih • per Cent. Ditto 4i per C 18 - S — Dittoitt Scrip, 18e60. a 1 d I :_ j utgtAo,,:B4 x St., 5 per Cent — ~ It per Cent 971 per Cent., 1859 65 ti r , r . 1 .: 8 4 3 per Cent Ditto -1 to New Deferred, 3 per Cent. er p a ,___ .. 14f 41tri r d, b, 6 Passive 79 Ditto per Cent 601 ;;New Loan •uitto Account I) teb Dividends on the above payable in London. i ti - t — to Achange, 12 Gull' . 21 per Cent 651 ~e rtificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. C onsols, Money Ditto Account 44} r INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) pe ers HOUSE OF LORDS. le„.• r esent :—Lord Cranworth (presiding in the absence "" Lord Chancellor), Lord Chelmsford, Lord Wens- Nal 11 13 k e; Lord Kingston, and other Peers. Cp l AND ANOTHER V. THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE I'4I CY OF SCOTLAND ET. AL. (ORIGINAL AND SP.- 1 1.1 :STIAL APPEALS.) U 14 ~ , ,8 4 , 1 8 an appeal from a decision of the Court of Session end against the appellants. The present question at t t ed in an action raised before the Court of Session, kotL e Illstance of the National Exchange Company of lay b : 4 against the appellant. The action concluded for 2 t, 17 14 of £6lB 17s. 9d. sterling, with the interest of £603 tate-;4terling thereof, being the alleged principal at the 4 1 t't - L 8 Per cent., capital one million. The company was Nil to carry on business as bankers, bill, stock, and th e s hareholders. The defendant objected to the title j' ° ..°lll Pany to pursue this action on a mere descrip sk:(l,,. -4 , b ea the " National Exchange Company of Scot- APect f ; tl le defendant also pleaded non-liability in re tl'reudulent misrepresentations of the value and pro "' " business of the company. Also non-production Th e e°l3l l 3 any' s books in this cause. a c' ' t terney-General (Sir Richard Bethell, Q.C.), is btib heard ior the appellant. 4 1 0 ) . IQE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) ~ Th p MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Curmi -1141, - BE ST MODE OF DISPOSING OF JUVENILEs charged f °t a... ?dwin Jones, a boy of 12 years of age, NVa dregt..,7r. Bingham with stealing a large piece of bacon t ~as Nt, s hop of Mr. Keevil, cheesemonger, of 273, Oxford ,, abh, 14'N .°4lllll3oden, 11 D, said that about i h h al t f w -p e as b t e s y i s x , the one (4 *1: ' „ 11 , 11 _ e vening he saw the prisoner with watched them, 1 41, q a `° Was evidently tutoring him. Ne ll* tile Prisoner go into two shops e crouc . hin lorNe. sll 4' :ad Come out apparently unsuccessful the H g r e e is n t e h h h e e i n r a l , th eta into Oxford-street, where he saw f,tap i t to the shop of Mr. Keevil, and take the p bacon, f 1 :kle 4,, 1 0. a cloth carried by one of the boys, evidently for i tll mi4l 4 ll l l -1)° , litt 4 ,. and then off; but he succeeded in securing He b l ' l ng thrown the bacon away in his flight. 'ilkltitt-e Prisoner as generally living by singing ba e ll h a n d g s Tees tili9le streets, but he mixed up with a gang of y hIL4 Church -street. t4(ltlie -‘lY ' i ll answer to Mr. Bingham, said his father and a 4. `ft! '" )4: a4l tone away from him. ,: tl d th,--ilighani said Y the best thing to be done for the boy, tit er hin i °4 ! means of benefiting and saving him, was .to et e at oa t e n Peltham, and he should therefore send him ot,, l 'he lo o. 4 4%48 -NIXIBUS CONDUCTOR.—Matthew Wa . lkley,an 'll b tl k ithe°lllductor, badge 2,576, was charged with being '` .o lt -- ; e ,,,n his omnibus 44 '4 Well t t a ' th i e 14'4 ' Ilth' -I° e sa. d em th ra at bu on ' s being wher spoken to by a gentle e he found that the de- Thee tad.fallen off his boa ' rd quite drunk, all the pas andThe d .av'ng got o ut, and feeling much annoyed thereat. I,e'eadant, who ' said he had only had a glass of ale, -..q 40 t lon g ............_been a conductor, was fined 10s. ella k lT lb_ "--- -----__________---:----- ti°-41arte"4314 I)O eRS —A number of locomotives r4 0 : 4 for pluantity of rails, are nowbeing shipped at these ,c,titt !„,,p1.0(!e Indian railway. The locomotives are a the hens etiftv_e,d construction, and are fitted with tanks to he °f th•e'elat water for a very long journey. The mast -1/44 ruv et IN establishment, a most cospicuous object from ik ticii ti til e ' pa B t e to ut be pulied down, as it is no longer reuired, 41 °W e,! ll sEiv,, derrick is now in use for the purpose of -44Pletrn:aeliinery for the Leinster and other vessels THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1160. BRITISH POSSESSIONS.. i Share ) Railways. paid. Closing ,_ lAs obsess done Price. I 100 5 ;Atlantic &St Lawrence' all 86 88 / I Leased at 6 per cent i Stk ,Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 1 10 , 97 98 I gu. 5 per cent -- Do. Addit. Capital A 18 Do. Do. B 11 , id i d 24 ,Butialo and Lake Huron el 5 51d 201 Do. IS,- w 10 Do. Fr( ference ion f' 130tIalo.Brant.&Godrich / 100 k , 87 - -- 6 P. en 1.0.15. 1 Aug., 1872 ) ';'" 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 73 78 106 :Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 70 75 6 'Cleutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim.'l. 30. par 1 p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.), 2s. 20 , Cape Town & Dock Scrip; 3s. 11 i d 20 Central Oude (Limited)'3s. Od 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 7 11 i d . 171 Demerara 20 Eastern fiengal.g,u.sp.c 5 fd }d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 102 1.021 102 1 20 , Do. F Shares Ext lO it IP 20 I Do. Jubbulpore lO i p 10 100 I Do. 41 p. c. Debentrs l all 1100 1001 Stock' Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864 E 100 1102 1021 20 Geelong&Melbourne Sto. Geelong Corporation 6 lOO per cent. Bonds Stock 'Grand Trunk of Canada 100 j 34 36 341 100 IDo. 6 per cent. Pret all 193 94 93 100 Do. 6 percent. Debentr all 72 74 73 100 Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 100 IDo. do. 1867 ; all 173 75 100 Do. do. 1872 all 72 74 Stock GLlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e i 100 991 99} 991 20 I , Do. New,l. ,- ,ua.5 per cent , 6 id i d 20 c IGt.South. of Inci.Lim.— lO 1 fd guaranteed 5 per cent. 201 I Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 121 1 31 201 Do. New , 18 7 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,withi l 1 / opt. till '6O all 98 100 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 1 all 98 100 100 Do. do. ''3 without opt 1 1 all 98 100 98 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do Stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c lOO 88 92 Stock Do. do. 5 per cK.nt lOO 97 98 971 Stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension lOO 91 93 91 Stock Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c lOO 20 Do. Fourth do. 20 Do. do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 -"- Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 ( R y .&Land(Lim.) g .6 p c all 5 7 Class A Capitl.Share I Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B. Capital do .. Do. do. Land do.. all 5 7 20 Oude (Limited) * l ss. 20 Scinde 20 Do. New g 15 id 4 d 20 Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo wig all 181 191 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 Trinidad(Limited)Scripl 1 fd par _ __ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. PROTECTOR ENDOWMENT, LOON, AND ANNUITY COMPANY. ANNUAL MEETING. The ordinary annual meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the offices, 34, King street, Cheapside, yesterday, for the purpose of re ceiving the report of the directors for the past year, and the election of officers in place of those retiring, in accordance with the deed of settlement. The chair was occupied by ALFRED SMEE, F.R.S, chairman of the board of directors. The routine business having been disposed of, The CHAIRMAN called upon the managing direc tor (John Beadnell, Esq.,) to read the annual report, which was as follows: " It is with much pleasure that the directors again meet you in order to submit to you their yearly account of income and expenditure, together with their report of the operations of the company for the year which terminated on the 31st December last, and also for the transaction of the ordinary business required by our constitution. The directors who stand next in order for retirement on this occasion are Frederick A. Daviss, Esq., and John Beadnell, Esq., and as these gentlemen have both expressed their willingness to continue their services as directors, it is recommended that their names form the list to be elected at the present meet ing. It being also provided by our constitution that all the auditors retire annually from office, George 11. Ladbury, Esq., Joseph Williams, Esq., and James L. llancock, Esq., now retire accordingly. All are again eligible to the offices they now vacate as auditors, and are willing to contribute their services in the same capacity for the current year. (The statement of the company's income and expenditure was then read). A printed copy of this statement has been duly forwarded to each of our shareholders, and we have now only to add the few following remarks on one or two departments of the business. In the loan department it will be seen by the printed statement that during the past year £26,276 have been advanced; and we may here further state that at the close of the year the whole amount which was out on various securities amounted to somewhat more than £45,400. As this department forms so prominent a feature of the company's business, it will be interesting and very gratifying to our shareholders to learn that the present conditions and prospects of our loaning are ex tremely satisfactory. The best tests of this fact which wo can adduce are-Ist. The very small proportion of arrears which existed at the end of the year. And 2d. The little recourse we have had to legal aid in recovering sums due, as shown by the small amount under the head of Law Charges' in our balance-sheet, not amounting in the whole to £22, and which item includes all other legal charges besides. During the past year we have reverted almost exclusively to our first system of loaning, by which the entire sum applied for is advanced, and the repayments are made equal throughout, the interest and insurance charge being equally spread over the whole. Under this system no insurance premium is paid down at the commencement, nor are the payments for interest larger in the earlier instal ments than in the latter, so that the first yeaes returns are less than they would have been by adhering to the other method. We have now had ample experience of both systems, and being convinced that the former is the best adapted to a company constructed like the Protector, we have not hesi• tated to make the change at once—for though, by so doing, the balance sheet which has been submitted to you is less on its receipt side by more than £1,500 than it would have been had we adhered to the system of the previous year, this temporary deficiency will be more than compensated in the present and following years' operations. The method is decidedly more popular, a higher rate of interest is ob tained, and the system is far more simple and economical in its management. In the deposit departmtnt both sides of the balance sheet show that our transactions have been extensive—nearly £19,000 have betn received, and over £15,000 have been paid out during the past year. The funds lodged with the company from time to time have been derived from a great variety of sources, but we are gratified to observe that a considerable proportion of the deposits has consisted of moneys bequeathed by will upon trust to be invested on mortgage, and which sums have remained with us on deposit till eligible mortgages have been found. This department of our business has neither been largely advertised nor induced by the offer of high rates of interest, it has rested entirely on public confi dence and the facilities afforded for its transaction. These facts, coupled with the nature of the deposits entrusted to us, afford a gratifying proof of confidence in the company, and of a public appreciation of the advantages thus offered for the temporary placement of funds at a fair rate of interest. Our agencips during the past year have had our unremit ting attention. Several important additions have been made to our list, and we have great pleasure in reporting that this highly important part of our machinery is in an effective and most satisfactory condition. The directors recommend that the interest dividend on shares for the current year be declared at the same rate as heretofore—namely, at 5 per cent, per annum. In conclusion, looking at the very satis factory nature of the business transacted in the various de partments during the past year, and the present excellent working order of the office, the directors consider the results as gratifying with regard to the past and promising for the future. We may add that, with our present experience and excellent office machinery, we could now, without increase of expenditure, well employ double our present capital; and a large increase of capital, in our present condition, would tend entirely and immediately to the rapid development of the business, and an increased and further increasing annual dividend to the shareholders." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said it was so full and satisfactory that little comment upon it was required of him. It was a source of satisfaction to find that the com pany was pursuing a course of uninterupted pros perity. Their chief business was that of forming loans, 'and that object had been brought a such a high state of perfection that improvenent seemed impossible. Everything had been so carefully considered and the machinery of the society so admirably constituted, that loss was next to an impossibity. The repayments of the loans granted by the company were spread over three years, by which meansimany a man had been enabled, by a loan from the society, to establish himself in besiness indepen dent of everybody. In sickness, also, the company stepped in and offered assistance. (Hear, hear.) The spreading the repayment of a loan over three years was a very important consideration to any person standing in need of assistance. The way that assistance was usually obtained was by resorting to bill discounters, and immediately after that mental anxiety arose from a fear of inability to meet the bill on its arriving at maturity. But with loans obtained from this society the case was altogether different. A man had only to pay his instalments regularly, and the whole amount borrowed was cleared off in a given time, independent of legal expenses and anxiety of any kind. (Hear, hear.) Great as the business of the company was at the present moment, it could be extended, and although it paid well at its present capital, yet if double means were obtained a dividend would be realised as large as any shareholder had a right to expect on joining a society of that descript:on. (Hear, hear.) Hs would not detain the mee:ing by fur ther remarks, but would resume his seat by moving that the report be received and adopted. Mr. TYLER said he had very , great pleasure in seconding the motion of the chairman, The resolution was carried unaniriwasly. Mr. WILLIAMS moved " That Frederick A. I)aviss, Esq., and John Beadnell, Ese., the directors now retiring by rotation, be elected totheir vacated posts." The resolution having been seconded was carried unanimously. Mr. HARRISON moved " That Geo. H. Ladbury, Esq., Joseph Williams, Esq., and James L. Han cock, Esq., who retire, as prescribed by deed, from their post as auditors, be now elected as auditors for the current year." Mr. TYLER sec;onded the resolution, which was unanimously agreed to. Resolutions declaring a dividend on the share stock of the company at 5 per cent. per annum, and awarding thanks to the managing director, Mr. Beadnell, having been unanimously agreed to, the proceedings of the ordinary meeting terminated. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders then took place, at which a resolution altering the time relating to periodical valuations of liability from three to five years, was unanimously agreed to. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business of this meeting. POOR LITTLE BILL. (From Punch.) (As sung by Lord John Russell, in his favourite character of the " Fond Parient.") Friends look cold and foes look scornful, As I wheel my load up hill; Meagre art thou and most mournful, Poor little Bill ! Very tiny thy dimensions, And thy points of beauty nil, None to thee vouchsafes attentions— Poor little Bill Doctors call thee an abortion Past all nursing sleight or skill, Fall of rickets and distortion — Poor little Bill ! Marked for fits, for croup, convulsions— Spite of potion and of pill, Syrups, sedatives, emesions— Poor little Bill ! With ahead o'er-sized and waggling, Legs no thicker than a quill, Vacant eyes, and limbs a -straggling-- Poor little Bill I Never mind, though all despise thee, Love thy parient's heart doth fill; E'en for thy defects he'll prize thee— Poor little Bill I With unwearied hand propelling Thy perambulator still, With paternal raptures swelling— Poor little Bill I Through each danger he will steer thee, Deaf to prophecies of ill, When all else look cold, he'll cheer thee-- Poor little Bill Let them dwell upon thy weakness, Damn with praises faint and chill, He'll disarm reproach by meekness— Poor little Bill ! From all critics ask suggestion, Strength into thee to instil; Bare thy meagre frame to question— Poor little Bill I Cut thee, carve thee, stuff or starve thee; Lop thee, crop thee—all but kill; Like a corpus vile carve thee-- Poor little Bill I So he'll carry through his darling, Spite of all that threatens ill, Scorn of friends and foemen's snarling— Poor little Bill I PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MARCH 28. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. Order for Committee read; Motion made and Question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair"— Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words, " this House will, to-morrow, rescdve :itself into a com ntittee, to consider the propriety of establishing in lien of Church-rates, thenceforth to be abolished, a charge on all hereditaments, in respect of the occupancy of which Church-rates have been paid within the last seven years; such charge to be levied with the County-rate at an uni form rate of poundage, the occupier being in all cases entitled to deduct the amount of the charge levied on his occupation," instead thereof—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques tion." The House divided ; Ayes 222, Noes 49. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 4/ 41 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bah. &S.Fran.,Lim.7p.e 7 Id par 5 ,Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 20 Beaters to Graissessac. ' all 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 2 1 100 ,Coplabo 10 Ditto Extension 20 , Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France 20 ,Euphrates Valley — p 20 ;Grand Rue. Guar .5 p.c 6 20 !Great Central of France all 29 !Gt. Luxem., Con. she., all 64 61 20 !Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 26 Lombardo Venetian lO 11 lip 114 20 Lyons and Geneva 831 Maria Antonia all 10 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liev,.e all 8 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 191 191 19 16 Northern ofaFrance 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9' 10 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 35/ 36 361 20 Paris and Orleans 20 I Recite& S. Fran. (Pern.) 13 lid gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg lO 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 13 15 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 5f 5f 10 Da. 54 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 5 5f 10 IDo. 5/ p. c. Preference 20 (W. & N.W. of France all 22. 23 20 !Western of Austria .. 20 Western of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand..... all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. a. & July 100 114 116 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 109 111 Do. 6 p.e.Mr. & Sep. 100 'llO 112 Do. 6 per cent. 1878 100 1114 Do. 6 per cent. 1879 100 N. B. G ov. p.c. Ja. &July 100 109 110 Do. 6p.c.Ap.& Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 991 1004 D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 99 100 101/ NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 109 110 S.Aus.Gt6pc.Jan&July 100 110 112 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - Do. do. April & Oct. 100 111 " 1114 1114 PREFERENCE SHARES. _ - - Sh ar e Hallways. I raid. Closing Business Price. Done. 25 ;Blythe and Tyne lt. per, - Can.GOV.6 - p:C - J a. & July 100 114 116 0. pref. (issued at £5O) all - - - Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 109 111 ( Stk ,Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock l 100 96 98 - Do. 6p.c.Mr . & Sep. 10 0 'llO 1 1 2 120 Do. do. do. Shares l4 - - - Do. 6 per cent. 1878 100 - - 1111 Stock ICaledon £lO, 45 per cent - Do. 6 per cent. 1879 100 - - i 100 100 102 12.10 IDo. Quar. Shares, No. 2 .1 al l - - _. N. B. G ov. 9p. c. Ja. &July 100 109 110 64 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. all - - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - 20- N. S.W. Gov. sp. 0. Deb. 106 991 1001 65 i D Cornwall, unper th s , & per Ab e e e r n . t iun H all 6 - 4 - 6 - D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1876 100 99 1001 Stock E.Angn. Class A 7& spci 100 99 101 - Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 99 100 U/ 1 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc._ 100 110 113 - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St Stock,Do. do. Class C 7 pc I 100 103 108 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 109 110 Stock: E. Conn. Ex. 5 pet. No.l l 100 111 113 111 100 125 127 - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 110 112 'Stock'Do. do. N 0.2 - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - Stock'Do. New 6 per et. Stock- Do. do. April & Oct. 100 111 " 111/ 1111 i Stock'Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 82 84 Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 110 112 MISCELLANEOUS. Stockgua. 4 p.c.gua. S. &D. 100 8 9 91 _- Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 75 77 10 ;Atlantic Mint ..1 all 1 14 15 Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 I - - 1000 ;Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all I - - StockGlas. &S West... , a. 5 pc.l 100 10 25 I Australian Agricultural 19 32 33 Stock,Great Northern, sp. ct. 1 118120 117 119 10 'Australian Royal Mail . all - - Stock' Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.prn 100 410 112 1115 19 , Berlin Water Works ... all 1 35 41 Stock 'Do. 45 p. c. do. do. , 100 102 104 50 British American Land' 40 : - - 100 Do.sp.e. Redm.,s pc. pm , 80 84 86 50 (Brit. &Irish Mag.Tel.A.' all 137 39 10 IGt Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf ' all - 20 IDo. B, 7p. e. till 1862..1 all 120 22 Stock; r lit. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 1 100 96 98 20 'Do. C 1 all 1 14/ 161 1 / p. et. pref. Stock ... 50 ! Great West. t ( . B s e i r , k c s t. a . nd . i 6 1 - 100 Canada Land . 1 321 '124 128 10 I Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim.) all 71 84 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 30 Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 p c't,l 100 198 100 25 Do. Preference 71 per et all 241 251 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p.ct 1 ,1,,„ 90 100 87 89 go Stock Crystal Palace. lOO , 25 30 265 iv' Stock Do. Irredeem a bl e, d0...192 - 5 Do. Preference al 100 1021 100 Stock Do. sp. et. Redeem. Pref., 100 100 102 101 Stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deb lOO 102 105 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares ' all 91 104 Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 104 107 110 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.e.pr.sh,l all 17 18 171 25 Do. New 10 I Do. do. sp. et. p ref 1 a ll 101 10 5 5 English & Aust. Copper all 21 25 21 Stock IDo.Birming. guar. stockl 100 74 76 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 265 IDo. Chesterguar.shares all 191 201 1 ' Great Ship (Limited).. all 1 4 13/ 'Do. do. do I all 91 101 20 'lndian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. - - 20 Do. do. do. ' all 141 155 5 ILon don District Telegr. 2 1 id Stock. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 139 141 20 (L on d on Di scou nt I 5 11 1 d StocklDo.Barnsl.St£s 3slodpc • 100 - - 4 :Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co I all 11 11 StocklDo. 6 per c. (E. Lan) ..1 100 - 20 ;Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 2 25 Stock l l.on.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l, 100 116 118 10 'M e dit er . El ec t r ic Teleg. all - - Stock Do. ,sp. e. No. 21 100 116 118 19 IMed. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 Stock; Do. gua., 6p. at. 1 100 140 145 25 , National Discount C 0... 5 1 4 d Stook Do. do. sp. C. No. 4 100 115 117 115 10 !Netherlands Land all - - Stock Do. Do. 45 per cent lOO - - _ 6 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at idle. all 5 1 5 Do. do. 41 per c. shares ) 1 - 100N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 0 1 5 Stock' Do. 7 percent. Pref. SC 100 154 158 1 N.B.Australastan (Lim.) all 4 Stock D 0.6 p.c.d0.(W.E.&C.P.) 1 100 132 136 1 Oriental Gas Stock D 0.4 p.c S.(div.def.til'6s), 100 66 68 1 Do. New Shares lss. ,5 i par 25 iLond. Chat. and Dover all 211 221 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 6 -- - Stock 1 Lon.& N.W.Cov.&Nun- 10 Ditto B 6 -- - eaton, sp. et. - - Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.et. stock, 100 1511 1575 Stock Peel River Land & Min lOO 49 51 125 Londondy & Cole, Igm all - - 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 79 81 121 Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh.: all 114 124 125 50 Do. New l5 14 16 Stock IT an.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et., 100 125 127 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr l5 1 1 p 151 6 Do. £6 1 4 4 I 4 i 50 Rhymney Iron Stock Do. 31 per cent. , 100 68 70 15 Do. New 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent. ' 5 i 11, 100 Royal Mail Steam I 125 Slaryp ort & Car., 4 p.c.; all - - Stock ScotAustrin.lnv.(Lim ) 100 120 130 121 Do 4 per cent... .... all 25 South Australian Land. all 35 36 .1 - - Do. 1 105 - - 1 'Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all I 1 Stock Slid. Con. 6p. c. Stock lOO - - 1 IDo. do Registered a ll 1 4 Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et., 100 139 141 10 :Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can 5 - Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock..; 100 102 103 100 'Van Diemen's Land 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 1 1 p Stock Do. Lela. & Hitpref. et. 100 94 96 all 91 10 9 1 i BRITISH MINES. 10 I Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s i p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. nin _______ _ __ -- --- - 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. 0. with Share Mines. Paid. Closing BnsineSS Price. Done. option till 1866 all 114 125 12 10 Do., till 1869 - Alfred Consols (Philaek) 2.11.10 21 31 Stock Norflk 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB4C 10t, - - 20 British I ron Stock Do. 55p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - - Cl i f f or d - 1 295 305 Stock D 0.5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 18471 100 - - , - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 450 460 Stock North British, Sper cent' 100 111 113 .-, - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 95 105 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 percent, 100 110 112 - East Caradon Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& TIA.Co.I 100 - - - E. WI Russl (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 11 111111 1 Stock N-East.Cons. I'ref.4p.c. 100 91 93 901 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 541 41 43 Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 94 96 - Great South Tolgus l7s 14 15 17 Do. do. do. a 13 . 4 . 15 f d -- G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack . ) 12.4.2 1 15 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - ,i - G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 9 .• .. 121 Do. do. Quarters,lB46 .. 9 - - , - Grenville 5 2/ 31 25 Do. York, H.& S. Purch. 10 Id p - llerod's-Foot 8 30 3 t 20 North Staffordshire .... all 23 24 - Hingston Downs 4.3.6 4 45 Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6pc.lst g 100 124 126 - Lady Bertha Stock Do. Redeem., 2d gua.... 100 - _ - Margaret (tiny Lelant) 9l 39 41 Stock Do. Irredeem., 2d gua. 100 117 1.19 4 - North Downs. 2l 54 61 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all - - - North Frances 'Mogan) 10 47 5 $4 Scottish Central, new pi, all - - - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan)- 5 5 5 Stock Scottish North-Eastern' 100 - - - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 85 0 Stock 31 per e. pref. stock.. ..1 100 77 79 10 Par Consols (St. Blazy) l5 121 111 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pe. 100 124 126 ..- Providence (Uny Lelut) 10.6.7 45 47 Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 135 140 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 10s 1 1 108. ' South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 105 11 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 15 280 290 10 Do. Fixed 45 per eent.l all - - - South C. Brea( Mogan). 2 25 24 '1.0.6. Sout h Eastern (Reading , - S-Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 140 150 Ann lO 6) all 231 231 - Stray Park 18.18.0 27/ 281 Stock Do .45 per cent lOO 101 103 6 T amar Sil ver an d L ea d' Stock Do.Fixed4lp.e.lstis lOO 101 103 Mining Co 45 31 Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 88 90 10 Tin Croft 9 4 61 Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO 99 101 - V a l e o f Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d f Stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p'c. gua 100 86 88 - West Basset (Mogan).. 11 20 21 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c. all 28 29 - W . Caradon (Liskeard). 10 90 92 25 Do. B 6 per cent - West Seton 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 32 23 - , Wheal Basset (Illogan). 51 1150 108 Stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p.c lOO 50 53 - !Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 87 2 5 9 5 44 - , Wheal Edward (Cals.). 6 2 4 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. • - ' Wheal Kitt y (U. Lelan t} 1.7.2 14 15 - Wh'lMaryAnn (Meal's 8 20 29 __ --- 14'1'1 Trelawney (Lick.) 41 29 a l I - Railways. Leasing Closing Paid. Co.'s. Price. Business Done. AYES -2*. Adair, 11. E. Finlay, A. S. Napier, Sir C. Adam, W. I'. Foley, J. H. Noble, J. Adderley, C. B. Foley, Hon. H. W. Norris, J. T. Agnew, Sir A. Foljambe, F. J. S. North, F. Alcock, T. Forster, Charles Ogilvy, Sir J. Antrobus, E. Foster, W. 0. Onslow, Guildford Ashley, Lord Fortescue, Hon. D. Osborne, Bernal Atherton, W. Freeland, 11. W. Padmore, R. Ay-'nn, A. S. Gavin, Major Paget, C. Bagwell, J. George, John Paget, Lord C. E. Bailey, C. Gibson, T. M. Paxton, Sir J. Baines, E. Gilpin, C. Pease, If. Ball, E. Glyn, G. C. Pechell, Sir G. Bass, M. T. Glyn, G. G. Peel, F. Baxter, W. E. Goldsmid, Sir F. l'eto, Sir M. Bazley, Thomas Gower, F. L. Pigott, Francis Beale, Samuel Graham, Sir J. R. G. Pilkington, James Beaumont, W. B. Greene, Capt. J. Pinney, Wm. Bellew, R. M. Greenwood, J. Ponsonby, A. Berkeley, IT. Grey, Rt. Hu. SirG. Portman W . H. B. Bethel', Sir R. Hadfield, Geo. Pugh, D. (Carman) Biddulph,:Col. 11.31. Banbury, R., jun. Hanisden, Sir J. W, Biggs, John Hankey, Thomson Ricardo, J. L. Black, Adam Hamner, Sir .7. Ricardo, 0. Blake, J. A. Harcourt, G. G. V. Ridley, G. Blencowe, J. G. llardcastle, Jos. A. Robertson, D. Bonham-Carter, J. Hartington,3larquis Roebuck, J. A. Botlield, Beriah Hartopp, E. B. Roupell, W. Bouverie, E. P. Headlam, Thos. E. Russell, Lord J. Bouverie, P. P. Heneage, G. Russell,,Hastins Bowyer, W. Henley, Lord Russell, A. J. IL Brand, H. B. Hodgkinson, G. Salt, Titus Bright, J. Hodgson, K. D. Scholefie,d, W. Briscoe, J. I. Horsman ,E. Scrope, G. I'. Bristow, A. Howard, Hon. C. Seymour, Sir M. Brocklehurst, John Hutt, W. Seymour, Digby Brooks, R. Ingham, R. Shelley, Sir J. V. Bulkeley, Sir R., Bt. Ingram, 11. Sheridan, R. B. Buller, Sir A. James, Edwin Sheridan, IL B. Buller, J. W. Jervoise, Sir J. Slaney, R. A. Butler, C. S. Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, M. T. Buxton, C. Kekewich, S. Stacpoole, W. Byng, Hon. G. H. C. Kershaw, J. Staniland, 31. Caird. James King, lion. L. Stansfeld. J. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Kinglake, Serj. J. Steel, John Cavenc7ish, Hon. W. Kinglake, A. W. Stuart, Col. Childers, H. C. E. Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Sturt, Capt. C. N. Clay, James Kuktichbull-Hugess Sykes, Col. W. H. Clifford, C. C. Langston, J. H. Taylor, Hugh Clinton, Lord R. Langton , 11. G. Thompson, H. S. Clive, George Lawson, W. Towline, G. Cobbett, J. 3r. Leatham, E. Tyute, Col. C. J. K. Coke, W. C. Lee, W. Verney, Sir Harry Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Leslie, C. P. Vernon, L. V. Coningham, Wm. Lindsay, W. S. Vivian, H. H. Craufurd, E. H. J Lindsay, Colonel Walter, John Crook, Joseph Locke, Jos. Watkins, J. L. V. Crossley, Frank Locke, John Western, T. S. Dalglish, Robert Lysley, W. Westhead, B. Davey, R. Maclue, J. Whalley, G. IL Davie, Sir H. R. F. Mackinnon, W. A. White, Col. 11. Deasy, Rickard Maguire, J. P. Wickham, 11. W. Dent, John Dent 3lalins, R., Willcox, B. 31. Dodson, John G. Marjoribauks, D. C. Williams, W. Douglas, Sir C. Massey, W. N. Willoughby, Sir H. Dundas, Frederick Mellor, John Winnington, Sir T. Dunlop, A. Merry, James Wise, J. A. Egerton, E. C. 31ildmay, 11. Woods, Henry Ellice, E., jun. Miller, William Worsley, Lord Ennis, John Mills, T. Wyndham, Sir H. Evans, Sir Do L. Mitchell, T. A. Wyvill, M. Evans, T. W. Monsell, Rt. Hn. W. Ewing, H. E. C. Monson, W. J. TELLERS. Fenwick, Henry Morris, D. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Ferknoy, Lord 3lostyn, Hon. T. E. Dillwyn, Lewis L. NOES-49. Bernard, W. S. Holford, R. S. Philips, J. 11. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Hope, G. W. Repton, G. W. J. Cave, S. Hotham, Gen. Lord Richardson, J. Close, M. C. Howes, Edward Rolt, J. Cobbold, John C. Humberstone, P. S. Selwyn, C. J. Du Pre C. G. Johnstone, Hon. 11. Sibthorp, Major East, Sir J. B. Kennard, C. Somes, Joseph Gard, R. S. Long, R. P. Spooner, R. Gladstone, Ca,pt . L ow ther, Col. 11. C. Stirling, Wm. Gladstone, AI. E. Macaulay, K. Torrens, It. Goddard, A. L. Mainwaring, T. Upton, General Gore, W. R. 0. Mills, A. Vansittart, Win. Graham, Lord Wm. Mundy, William Verner, Sir Wm. Haliburton, Justice Newark, Lord Hamilton, Lord C. Nicol, William TELLERS, Hassard, 31. D. Pakenham, Col. Heathcoate, Sir W. Papillon, P. 0. Newdegate, C. N. Henley, J. l'arker, Major W. Cross, It. A. REALM - OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (Front the Report of the Registrar-General.) The mortality of London, which from 1,397 deaths in the first week of the current month rose to 1,563 in the following week, made a further ad vance in the week that ended last Saturday, in which the number was 1,611. In the ten years 1850-59 the average number of deaths in the week corresponding with last week, when raised in pro portion to increase of population, is 1,367. The re sult of comparison is an excess in last week of 244 deaths over the number which the average rate of mortality in the middle of March would have pro duced. A reference to the lists of fatal diseases in the last three weeks - will bear out that which will be the most ready conjecture regarding so great an increase— that it has arisen from the unseasonable nature of the weather. In the periods mentioned the deaths from pulmonary diseases, exclusive of phthisis, were successively 387, 450, and 485 ; those from whooping-cough, which stand in the zymotic class, were 42, 45, and 62 ; those from phthisis or consumption were 143, 171, and 167. The deaths from bronchitis rose to 284 last week, of which 94, almost entirely amongst infants, occurred to persons under 20 years of age; 13 in the period 20-40 years ; 55 at 40-60 years ; 103 at 60-80 years ; 19 at 80 years of age and upwards. The deaths from bronchitis were more numerous last week by 135 than they would have been if the mortality from this disease had not exceeded the corrected average. Pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs, is also more fatal than usual. There were 5 deaths from typhus in the sub-district of Hackney-road. Seven infants died last week from suffocation in bed. Five children were burnt to death by their clothes taking fire, three died from burns received in a manner not stated, one was scalded, and a gen tleman lost his life in consequence of the clothes taking fire when he was reading in bed. Amongst the calamitous results of the late strike may be re corded the death of a bricklayer, aged 48 years, in Bethnal-green, in whom " ossification of the heart was accelerated by drinking, fretting, and hard living," in consequence of the enforced interruption of employment. Last week the births of 918 boys amd 927 girls, in all 1,845 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1850- 59, the average number was 1.702. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29,557 in. The readings of the instrument fell from 30.04 in., the highest in the week on Monday, to 28.90 in. the lowest on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 43.01 deg., which is 1.2 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The temperature fell considerably towards the end of the week, and on the last three days the mean was below the ave rage. The thermometer in the shade rose to 55 deg. on Sunday, the highest point attained in the week; and it fell to 32.2 deg. on Thursday, its lowest point. The range of temperature in the week was, therefore, 22.8 deg. The mean daily range was 14.3. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 6.4 deg., showing the dryness of the air. The mean degree of humidity was 80, saturation being repre sented by 100. The wind blew from the south west and west. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 44 2 deg. Rain fell to the amount of 0.26 in., of which nearly two•tenths of an inch fell on Friday. There were showers of hail on Thursday and Saturday. TILTS DAY'S SHIPPING. Lownorr, March 29.—Wind this day at noon, West; light breeze, and cloudy. FALMOUTH, March 2 8.—Wind, W.N.W. ; strong.— Arrived—The Cedars, from Point de Galle. NEWPORT, March 28 . —Arrived—The Annandale, from Gloucester for Quebec. YARMOUTH, March 28.—The Doris (ss), of Hull, from Goole to Antwei p, was run into off Cromer last night by a barque, and sunk ; part of crew landed here. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind, W. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind, N.W. ; cloudy, with rain. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind, W. ; fresh. THE COLLEGE OF DENTISTS OF ENGLAND: This educational and important body proposes to distribute their annual prizes of gold and silver medals to the success ful students of their Dental School, on the 3d April, and will also issue to the members the diploma of the college, a list of whom will in future be regularly published, as they ob tain this honour. This will, to a very great extent, be a guarantee to the public that the College of Dentists of Eng land are doing good service in protecting the public against iacompetent dental practitioners, this being the only college in England that practitioners and students in dentistry are examined by practical members of their own body. SHARE Tills Paid. STOI Closing Price. ORDINARY ERA Railways; Arat...l - 2 - ., Notting. Bost .Junction 1.1A./..sratms; ! V;s.L ljl.Al:l.t el 11.1:4.1'1,1.1.;i70i‘i. Coml ! Ilrlstoi j C.O e(inn ....... (Carmarthen Cardigan Cork and Ban.ion 'Cork. Bllcrock,&Passagre Cornwall Do. A l A. roves ' no div Do B unillop.c.per an hasbeen pl.to Dublin andßel I ast unc. Dun.,Berth,& Abr..] unc. East Alio - Han Eistern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock, Do Nw A.(lte.E •- • • lEast Suffolk. Do Edinburg and Glasgow, :,Edin.,Perth, & Dundee, l !Forth & Clyde Junction! :IFurness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland! Groat Northern Po. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstu.(lreld)! Great Western Do. Str.Vl.Rai 1 Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern ) Lancashire & Yorkshire; London and Blackwall. Lon.,Bri zli ton J.Z.S.CORSt: Lond. Chat. and Dover! London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine !Merry & Enniskillen. Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. do. e i Shares—. Metropolitan !Midland Do. Binning. & Derby.; !mid. Gt. West.(lreland) Do. Shares MM Kent Do. (Cray Line) Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefdt Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Hos Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do. A Stk.—Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn. — Berwick Do. do. C r .N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central South. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittinfzbourne & Sheer South Devon South -Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. Stockton & Ilartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Ulster Do. Do. Vale of Neath Victoria Station & PirM Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick' West Cornwall West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class all 100 31 100 100 161 100 100 all all 100 all all all all {all tall 8 e 1 70 72 . 11 12 ei 7 101 103 00a 81 et et 7+ 8 161 541 155 37 39 25 27 79i 90, 29 30 99/ 100 1112 113 114 116 130 132 1 114 116 (81 68i 60 65 1 101 1014 67 69 110 111 12 13 98 98i 92 ti 11 12 42 f3i 2} 14 d 1144 1144 91 93 10} 11i 54 56 3} 8d 62 62i 92! 935 2 15 d 465 47 77 775 106 108 35 31d 9 95 40 42 8 9 14 16 65 116 118 335 345 87 89 47 49 35 25 d 42 44 875 88 64 66 74 77 6 8 384 395 8 1 9 5 I) 55} 56i 2i 31 p *d ip 58 52 10 11 5 61 Stock' Stock Stock Ste.* Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 10 Stock Stock FOREIGN MINES - - 20 Australian ....—. 7f 4 I !lemon] aim biecenfey all Lu & isi.lV .. 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 151 4 d par Buckinghamshire ..; 100 ILn & N.W (8 100 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 274 . _ Chester & Holyhead.., 100 Do. 5l 314 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 224 221 22f Do. do. 54 p. ct. .... 100 Do. Do. do. sp. ct. ' 100 Do. Clarendon Cons,Min, CO. Clyd es d a leJunction.. l 100 Caledonin 103 1(5 43 5 d l Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E 40 Cobra Copper a l Cl 6 17 Copiapo l6 _. ..._ E.Lincolnshireg.6p.c 100 Gt. North. 140 142 E Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts.' 44 44 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.oo all 1 * Do. Woodbridge .. 1 100 ' Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drc . t.l 100 Calcdonin, 20 General .. all 28 25 Do. New lOO Do. ' ; 2 Gt. N. Cop. of 5, Austr : 1 par 4 p 1 Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. 3 Linares all 10 114 Flartlpool.Dck.&Rail., all Yk.N.&llr, _ 5 Lusitanian Hull and Selby ' all ,Yk.N.2rld. 110 112 1 Mariquita all 4 Do. 4 Shares ' all 'Do. ' _.. ~ 1 , _ ..- 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10s. 4 d I p Do. 4 Shares all Do. I —r 28 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c. , 100 'l'm& NW 207 210. Mining and Smelt.... all 5 7 London&Greenwich .1 100 tS. East !63 65 5 Port Philip 1 4 4 Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend., 100 Pet° &Co 193 95 95 28.2.8 f United Mexican ....... all 224 I Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 ' Norfolk —1 , Do. 6 per cent ' 100 I Do. 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. _ _ _ Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk.' all LN W&MI 24 3 24 - Mid. Bradford Prefer- 1 Share Joint-Stook Banks. (Paid . Closing Business , ence Stock Newmarkt.,BuryExl , 1 5. 5. 6. E.Counts ' guaranteed sp.' 0. f f p 100 AgradrUnitedServiceßk 50 74 77 Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c " all Do. 157 63 40 Australasia all 65 67 664 Do. do. 6 per cent. .. .' all Do. — 25 Bank of Egypt all 214 224 Do. Fixed 5 per cen t. all Do. — 100 Bank of London 6O 51 53 North Western ; all Midland ~ 194 144 ' 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all Preston and Wyse. all L& N W NI British North American all si L.Yk. 20 Chtd. Bank of India, Jzo all 204 21 Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. — 25 Ch3for.of In. Lon.&Ch. all 32 34 Roystn,Hitch.,& Shen 100 Gt. North. 135 137 100 City 6O 69 71 Shrewsbry& Hereford' 100 T Brassey 104 106 100 Colonial Do. Do. 1 1 !!.. 1 i 4 p 20.11 'Com. Bank of Canada all South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean .1 104 11 100 Commercial of Landon 2O 19 21 Wilts and Somerset..' 100 Gt. West. 90 92 20 lEng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 164 164 Wimbledon&_ Croydn.' all ILABrgtn , 74 84 2O G en. Bk. o f S w i tzerland all 20 ILon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 214 224 DOCKS. 50 , London and County ... 20 , 5O 'London Joint Stock ... 10 Closingloo 'London & Westminster. 20 Share Docks. 100 , Nat, Prov. of England. 35 i p aid rrice 1 Bus po in n ess e. 20 ll ii )o. new lO _____ _ 50 National Bank 25 Stock Commercial.. lOO 20 ew South Wales Stock Do 4 porCent.Pref .Min. 100 _ 25 'Orient .13k, Corporation all Stock'Enst and West India... 100 20 Ottoman Bank all 17 18 Stocklf,on don lOO _ 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 Stock St. Katharine l6O 10 'Do. New Stock Southampton lOO 25 South' Australia Stock• Vitoria .__....,.....„ 100 1(0 163 25 ,Union of Australia Sall t 0 iDo flew esfessworesstP.! 2 50 Union of London , 12 29 30 • I i 1 00 Unity Mutual •\ CO = = IAY.) Biudness 161 17 65 41 931 d 77} ISt 14 87} 4 •e=iiitt 11*Mk! ~~L~~ ~~ y~u~j ~~6~ IMPERIAL PA RLIAM6IT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Wigan Water Bill was read a third time and passed. The following bills were considered and ordered for a third - reading :—Land Loan and Improvement Company, Nid Wales Railway, Stockton and Darlington Railway. ; The following bills were road a second time :—"Jommercial Ducks Acts Amendment, Grand Surrey Docks and Canal. CHURH RATES. Sir J. 'FRE:LAWNY prpresented 209 petitions in favour of the total abolition of church -rates. (Cheers.) Mr. DILWYN presented 117 petitions, Mr. HADFIELD 45, and other hon. members a large number to the same effect. Some petitions to the contrary effect were also laid on the table, and the presentation of these documents occupied a considerable portion of the early part of the day. CHURCH-RATES ABOLITION BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. PACKE made some general observations against the bill, but the hon. member spoke so indistinctly that he was quite unintelligible in the reporters' gallery. Mr. NEWDEGATE moved as an amendment to leave out from the word " that" to the end of the question, in order to add the words, "this house will to-morrow re solve itself into a committee to consider the propriety of establishing in lieu of church rates, thenceforth to be abo lished, a charge ou all hereditaments, in respect of the oc cupancy of which church rates have been paid within the last seven years; such charge to be.levied with the county rate at an uniform rate of poundage, the occupier being in all cases entitled to deduct the amount of the charge levied on his occupation," instead thereof. Having adverted to the change that had taken place in the opinions of certain hon. members with reference to this bill, he said he would accept as an opinion in favour of the bill the decision to which the house had arrived on former stages. He would not, therefore, ask the house to consider the same question that had been debated on the second reading of the bill. He believed that the majority of hon. members who voted for the bill had no desire to do away with the means of maintaining the fabric of the Church; but he considered that the church• rates were not a charge on the person, but on the property of a parish, levied for the purpose of supporting the Church. That was the view of some of the most eminent authorities ; and although he was as desirous as any other person for ob taining peace and harmony in parishes, yet he cou'd not assent to the spoliation of the Church and the , poor, particularly in rural parishes, to the ex, tent of £300,000, for the benefit of the • pos sessors of real property. Having referred to the opinions of the late Sir R. Peel and Archdeacon Hale in support of his opinion, he contended that the attacks, of the Liberation Society with respect to church rates were directed against the whole system of a State church, and that their abolition would do away with the parochial system throughout the country. (Hear, hear.) He proposed that the rate which he would substitute for the present impost should be col lected with the county rate, and paid to the treasurer of Queen Anne's bounty. If his amendment were agreed to, he would leave the bill founded on it to be brought forward by abler hands, and he believed in the House of Lords it would be passed. Nr. CROSS seconded the amendment, for he consi dered that if they abolished church rates they were bound to provide an equivalent. He denied that the opposition to church rates resulted from the general feeling of the people at large, and he wished he could obtain returns to show in how many cases the opposition to these rates was straight forward and manly, and in how many cases it was the re sult of the instigation of the Liberation Society. The Dis senters asked them why they did not adopt the voluntary system, which worked well with them (the Dissenters). To that he replied that the voluntary system did not answer for Dissenters, and that it was totally inapplicable to the Church of England. It should always be borne in mind that the latter was bound to provide church accommodation for all those who might visit their churches, while the Dis senters were hound to supply seats only for their separate and distinct congregations. Having cited the authority of several clerical and other writers, to prove both his state ments with respect to church rates, Mr. HOUSMAN contended that the Church of Eng land was more interested than even the Dissenters in the settlement of this question, for he believed that the Church lost more in the animosities and heats created by the im post than it gained by any pecuniary benefit it derived. He thought, however, after what had already taken place, that a measure on this subject could only be successful in the hands of the Government, and not of these of private mem bers. Sir J. TRELAWNY having adverted to the attempts made to legislate on the subject, agreed that the proposi tion of the hon. member for North Warwick (Mr. Newde gate) would be impracticable and operate most unjustly, and if it were attempted to be carried out, the result would be that there would be as great an agitation as there had been with reference to ministers' money and the annuity tax. He stood between two great portico, but he had no communication with and was en tirely independent of them in reference to this matter. He was anxious to have this question settled, as he was tired of it. (Laughter.) He had presented 209 petitions that day, and a large number during the week, which had occu pied him one hour a-day to sign. He considered the best course to be adopted was to allow the bill to go to the House of Lords, where it might now stand a greater chance of being favourably received. lie expressed a hope that the Legis lature would see the necessity of settling the question without further delay, and thereby terminating the strife and heartburnings produced by the collection of an impost that was regarded as obnoxious. Mr. HENLEY explained that a speech attributed to him en this subject had been delivered by Lord Henley. Lord HENLEY pointed out that the effect of the plan proposed by the hon. member would be, that the money to be substituted for church rates would be paid by the owners of property, and voted by occupiers, which was most objec tionable. He pointed out several other objections to the plan, and contended that any legislation other than the abolition of the tax would be productive of the greatest evils. The members of the Church of England were suite able to support the fabrics of the Church without having recourse to compulsory taxation, and he quoted various statistics to show the progress made during late years in the erection of places of worship by the Wesleyans, Baptists, and other Dissenting bodies under the operation of the voluntary principle. From these considerations he felt bound to sup port the bill of the hon. member (Sir J. Trelawny). Mr. PHILIPS opposed the abolition of church-rates without some equivalent, and therefore he would vote for the motion of the hon. member for North Warwick, although he did not consider his proposition free from objection. Sir M. PETO strongly opposed the amendment of the hon. member for North Warwickshire, and he assured the house that Dissenters would be content with nothing but the abolition of the church-rate. With regard to the in tentions of Dissenters, he could also assure the house that the majority of that ()Teat body had no desire to take from the Church of England one farthing to which she was justly entitled ; but they were firmly resolved to resist the continuance of this impost. He conscientiously believed that the Church of England would prosper far more vigorously than she did at present, if that impost were abo lished, and she depended for the maintenance and extension of her fabrics on the voluntary principle. In support of that position he referred to the operation of the voluntary principle, He stated that the number of sittings in the churches and chapels of the United Kingdom, in 1801, was under 5,0@0,000, while in 1851 it amounted to 10,000,000 ; and the actual number of sittings not dependent upon the voluntary principle was under 200,000. It was a fact that, within a short space of time, £200,000 had been collected in Calcutta for the repair of Brahmin churches ; and he asked, were the people of the Church of England less 'zea lous than Hindoos in regard to the maintenance of their places of worship. He also referred to the state of Canada in regard to the Church of England, and stated that the Speaker of the Legislative Council of C ana d a , w h o w a s at present in Englan, had told him that since the abolition of the clergy reserve tax, the revenue of the Church in that county had nearly doubled. (Hear, hear.) Mr. P. WATLINGTON opposed the bill. Mk. EVANS considered that the time had arrived when the question should be finally settled, and as he considered the bill would have that effect, ho would give it his sup- port. Lord J. MANNERS said that the great obstacle which existed to the settlement of this question was the bill intro duced by the hon. baronet the member for Tavistock (Sir J. Trelawny). However, though he retained all his ob jections to that bill, he thought it would be better to allow it to go to the House of Lords, in the hope that a compro mise might be effected, and therefore he would oppose the amendment, to which he strongly objected on other grounds. Sir G. GREY said he would defer until they went into committee any explanation relative to the clauses which he proposed to move, and which were on the paper. Mr. MELLOR considered the amendment of the hon. member for North Warwick was opposed to the good sense and feeling of the country. He also objected to the ?ropo sition of the House of Lords, which was to the effect that church rates should be a fixed charge, and that it should be double on those who were willing to pay it, in order to com pensate for those who had conscientious scruples to the ini• post. He believed if they did away with those rates, t hey would find it would pro ve beneficial to the Chu rc h, for his own experience convinced him that people valued what they paid for, and did not much regard what they received in an eleemosynary form. Mr. A. MILLS strongly objected to the bill. Mr. WALTER considered that there were only two ways of dealing with this question, the first by doing away with the effect of the decision in the Braintree case, or abolishing church rates. He thought there could be no compromise, and of all propositions for that purpose the most hopeless was the amendment of the lion. member for Warwick. As a member of the Church of England he had no apprehension of the decay of the fabric of the Church if they depended on the voluntary principle, and therefore he considered it would be impolitic to retain in the face of so much hostility such a contemptible impost as the chui ch rates. Admiral WALCOT strongly objected to the bill. Mr. NEWDEGATE rose to reply; but The SPEAKER informed the hon. member that he was not entitled to do so on an amendment. The house then divided, and the numbers were-- For going into committee ............ 222 Against Majority 173 This announcement was received with cheers. The house then went into committee on the bill. Sir M. PETO, in the absence of Mr. T. Duncombe, moved, at the end of clauss 1, to add —Nor shall any ex penses' payable out of th e p roceeds of a church rate, be henceforth defrayed out of any sum or sums accruing from any other rate whatsoever, any law or custom to the con trary notwithstanding. Mr. NEWDEGATE lamented the change that had taken place in the policy of the members of the front benches on this side of the house, who not only voted for the abolition of a church-rate, but against any equivalent being substituted for that impost. He opposed the amend ment. __ • _ Mr. MOWBRAY, as one of the member s all uded to, defended th e course ' he had pursued, and stated that gen tlemen quite as much interested in the Church of England as the hon. member for North 'Warwickshire felt placed in a verypainful position by the sours° that hon. members h a d thought fit to pursue in reference to this subject. Mr. MALINS made a few observations to the same effect. After some further discussiOn the amendment was with drawn, and the clause was agreed to. The other clauses were also agreed to. Sir G. GREY moved the addition of the following clauses, and explained that the object which he proposed would be to meet c ases o f hardship th a t existed in different parts o f th e country : The ino.unbent and churchwardens of any parish, where they Wily think it necessary for defraying expenses which might have been defrayed out of church rates if such rates hatl not been abolished, may, with the consent of the ordinary, from time to time charge such of the pews or sittings in the church of such parish as by prescrip tion, faculty, or otherwise are appurtenant to any messuage or appropriated to the occupier thereof, or as have heretofore been assigned to or commonly occupied by the occupiers of particular messuages without payment, with yearly or half-yearly rents, according to a scale to be fixed by such incumbent and churchwardens, with the consent aforesaid (and such scale may be varied from time to time by the like authority) ; and such rents shall be payable to the churchwardens on such yearly or half-yearly days as the incumbent or churchwardens, with such consent as aforesaid, shall think proper. Mr. S. ESTCOURT did not consider that pew rents were an efficient substitute for church rates, and he opposed the amendment. Mr. WALTER said even if it should turn out that cer tain seats in a church were appropriated to particular cottages, and that the owners were called upon to pay for them, still no very great hardship would be inflicted on them. Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know under what responsi bility this new tax would be imposed? How could the thing Lie done regularly by the incumbent and the churchwardens without creating ill-feeling amongst the parishioners? Sir G. GREY thought that no practical difficulty would arise in appropriating seats and making the charge work I fairly f or a ll part i es. Mr. WALPOLE was of opinion that the clause was very objectionable. He would ask the law officers of the Crown whether pews could be legally appropriated. At present there were few cases where they were appropriated either by faculty or otherwise. The effect of the alteration wculd be that the house would Fend down into the country a mes sage that all persons who had been accustomed to occupy particular pews should pay a rent to enable them to do so in future, or that they should not go to church. (Cheers.) Did the house know what it was doing ? Was he to under stand that this bill was to be a stepping -stone for the pur pose of doing away with the connexion between Church and State P Sir J. TRELA WNY thought the clause would have the effect of drying iv the voluntary principle. If his bill was allowed to star,d as at first framed, there would be plenty of Nubs for &he support of the church. Lord J. M ANNE RS believed that this clause would bring about litigation in the parishes in which it might be at tempted to carry it into practice. The clause would affect the whole, of the seats in any parish church, whether they were holden by prescription, faculty, or otherwise. He had a great Objection to pew rents, and this clause would make, them in some instances compulsory. It would create hea it-burnings, rivalry, dissent, dissension, and ill-feeling in places where those unenviable qualities did not exist. Ile objected to pew rents on social, political, and religion* grounds. (Hear, hear.) Xi% HORSMAN also objected to pew rents, and he thought the expedient now proposed was more dangerous, novel, ond objectionabl e th an an y b e h a d h ear d . (Cr i es of " Divide, divide," and " Oh, oh.") His great objection to the clause was, that it would create quarrels betvfeen parishioners and incumbents and churchwardens, and it would compel many persons to become Dissenters. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY hoped the house would hesi tate before they refused assent to the principle of the elause. He considered that Dissenters should be exempted from church rates, but he believed it was necessary that there should be some provision for churches in the country. After some discussion, the clause was negatived without a division. The preamble was then agreed to, and the bill want through committee, and was ordered to be read a third time en Thursday, Aprill9. The house resumed amidst cheers from the Ministerial side of the house. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS BILL. This bill was postponed. SUPPLY. The house went into a committee of supply, for the par. pose of voting some army and navy votes for a period of four months. The first vote was one for £1,500,000 for the pay of the army. Col. LINDSAY wished to ask whether the army.osti mates as altered would be laid upon the table and prmted before the Easter recess, so that they might be compared and examined by hon. members ? Mr. S. HERBERT would, if possible, lay them on the table for that purpose, but he would yak for a further vete without giving full opportunity fir discussion. Major EDWARDS inquired whether a sum would be provided for the payment of the services of the yeomanry cavalry ? Mr. S. HERBERT answered in the affirmative, and stated that every part of the estimates would be submitted for full discussion after Easter. The following votes amongst others were then put and agreed to - 12,300,000 for miscellaneous expenses and charges can• nected with the army. £lOO,OOO for the expenses and charges of the militia. £427,000 for provisions for the army. £723,000 for warlike stores, and for the sea service. On the vote for fortificatior s and other works, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought the committee were going a long way in granting these votes without discussion. Col. KNOX protested against the plan of taking army and navy estimates on account. Mr. BENTINCK also objected to the course now pro posed. He intended to oppose any vote which included a charge for tke work at Alderney, and if it came to breaking contracts there would be no difficulty about that, after the late experience which they had all had. (Hear, hear.) Mr. S. HERBERT said it was only intended to proceed with works under contract, but as there were objections raised to the vote he would move that the chairman report progress. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman thereupon left the chair, and the house resumed. THE INCOME TAX BILL. On the motion that the house go into committee on this bill, Col. DUNNE complained that many hon. members had had no opportunity of discussing the provisions of this to which there were great objections. He himself intended to propose that in Ireland the tax should be 9d. and not 10d., and unless a promise were given that he should do so to morrow on the report, he would proceed with his motion now. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped hon. gentlemen would not raise a discussion on this stage, for if the bill were delayed it would not reach the House of Lords in time to be passed before the recess. There would be ample opportunity to discuss the clauses of the bill on the bringing up of the report. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said he wished to present 30 peti tions against income-tax being deducted from incomes under 1:150 a-year. The SPEAKER ruled that the petitions could not be presented at this stage of the bill. The house then went into committee. Lord C. HAMILTON hoped that the right hon. gentle man the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not attempt to force this bill through the house without giving an oppor tunity for full and ample discussion. After further conversation, the clock pointed to a quarter to six, and thereupon the chairman left his seat at the table, and the Speaker returned to the chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that that stage of the bill would be lost unless hon. gentlemen opposite would consent to the house going again into com mittee. The SPEAKER pat the question that the house go int* committee, and it being agreed to, Mr. Massey took his place as chairman at the table. Mr. VANCE urged that a promise should bo given by the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer that there should be a discussion on the report. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he world, if possible, induce the house to agree to that sours* to-morrow evening. After one of the clauses had been agreed to, Mr. BENTINCK desired to know whether the present proceeding was in accordance with the laws, customs, and usages of the house ? Mr. MASSEY said it was clearly competent to the house to agree to the motion made for again going into committee, and that consent having been given, the proceeding was quite regular. The bill then passed through committee, and the house resumed. THE STAMP DUTIES BILL. The house went into committee pro forma on this bill, and then resumed. THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS BILL AND THE BENEFIT SOCIETIES RULES AMENDMENT BILL These bills passed through committee respectively, and were reported to the house with amendments. The house adjourned at five minutes to six o'clock. 2111 S DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. htt ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 45. 6d ; barley, 36s lid; oats, 23s 4d; rye, 32. Od ; bow's, 39. 3d ; and peas, 37s 7d. THE Six WEEEs° AYRRAGES. Wheat, 44• 9d ; barley, 36s id ; oats, 22s 9d ; rye, 32s 8d ; beans, 39e 2d ; peas, 37s 3d. . , ENGLISH GRAIN SOLI) LAST WHEY , —Wheat, 120,t3t ; barley, 45,541; oats, 11,939 ; rye, 261; beaus, 6,771; peal, 1,026 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. About an average supply of beasts were on sale here to. day in but middling condition. All kinds moved &slowly ; but, compared with Monday, no change took place in the quotations. The show of sheep was only moderate. The best Downs and half-breds realised fall currencies. Other wise, the mutton trade ruled somewhat heavy on former terms. Lambs sold briskly at an improvement in value of 4d. per Sibs. The supply was rather limited, and only 120 head came to hand from the Isle of Wight. We had a fair demand for calves at very full prices; but pigs and milch cows were a dull inquiry. Per 811;s to sink the oral. a. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scats, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 S , Lambs, 6s Suckling calves, 18s to 22s ; 22s to 295. s. d. s. d. 1 Prime ers-wool do. 4 10 6 4 1 Pme. S'thdown do. 5 6 6 '8 Large eras. calves 4 8 6 0 Prime small do 5 2 6 6 Large hogs 3 6 3 A Small porkers Odlto 7s Od. and quarter eld store pip, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 9O Sheep sl2 Calves BO Pigs .... TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 3,920 Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWG ATE ♦ND LEADENUALL. - The supplies of meat aro moderate. The trado rules somewhat firmer, u fel lows :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 21 to 45 4d lamb, Os 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; pork, 3s ed to •5s Od per Ulbs. by the carcase. SouruALL, March 28.—The supplies of each kind of stock in to-day's market were only moderate, and the trade ruled steady at our quotations, viz.: Beef, free 30 Od to 4s 10d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 58 6d ; veal, 4s 4d to 55 8d; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, March 28.—Prime stock a ready sale; other kinds slowly, as follows :—Beef, from 34 4d to 4e; 10d ; mutton, 4s 4d to ais 8d ; lamb, 6s Od to 6s 8d ; 4s 4d to 5s 6d ; and pork, 38 6d to 4s 8d per Elbe ; suckling calves, 158 to 19s; quarter old store pigs, 22s to ns each; mulch cows, £l4 Os to VS 10s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 O■ to £4 15s ; clam, £4 Os to £5 lOs ; and straw, 9s to £1 141 per load. Trade firm. Supplies only moderate. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 3e to £4 15s; slower, £4 Os to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 101 to $1 15s per Wad. A steady trade, WimEcHArEt.—Maadow hay, £3 Os to SA 16a; delver £ 4 08 to £ 5 15 s ; and straw, £1 96 to £1 16 per lg sd. A steady demand. ,~ t-~ `r ',, Share' 12.10 13.11 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock, stock 12& 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock ek f 671 i 110 12# 98 i c . ~,