The Sun. — London, England, 1859-07-28 00:00:00

•:, • . ' ' 3 4 t • ~., , THE SUN, LOND ILLO.N.EY MARKET AND CITY HEWS. SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DA Y.) BICITISH POSSESSIONS. __AI.. . 4- , CITY, Two o'CLocK. - ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. I p a p /. Closing Business ''' Price. Done. The gold received by the Lincolnshire, from Sharel Railways. i paid' Closing Business i Price. Australia, viz., £212,000, was purchased yesterday ' Atlantic &St Lawrence 100 all 79 81 for 18 Bom.,l3aroda&Centlnd • 134 16 17 161 from the B an k o f En 150 Belfast and Baliymeiia.. all - - gand received a temporary 13.14 Bin, Wol., and :qtr. Val. all ' 7 / 8 1 ,gm 0 percent 18 Do - - check in consequence. There is every probability, Stoe Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 a 11 d , however,Junction . 100 71 73 18 Do. Do. B 9 nll d of its being immediately resumed, as 25 Blackburn all 111 121 , 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 5 5d 5; the export demand is so active, and the stTeLic Blythatnd Tyne all - - 100 f Buffalo,Brant&Godrich I 100 Bristol and Exeter .... 100 97 99 - American supplies, although rather extensive, are Stock Caledonian - Stock Cork r d and Holyhead 100 - - 100 Do. do. • 1 July 1873 100 - - not sufficient to meet the wants of the bullion Bandon - - - ' 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 ' '' - dealers. No further alteration' has occurred in the 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passaga all - - • 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. .1.0. 101 i P 20 Cornwall all 41 51 , • • 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 25. - - terms of disbount ; they are still kept up to the 10 bo. A 10 ' Do. B un A ti rc; p es. no div. 20 CapeTovni & Dock Scrip 2s. 11 id 11 all - - , ' 201 Central nude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - - level of the minimum, and the applications both in c.per an. all - 7 , . hasbeen . pd.toß. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 71 'll 1 d bombs 50 and at the Bank are increased. 50 , Dublin andßelfast June. all - - • 171 Demerara - - 25 , Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc. -all 8 9" . 20 Eastern Beng•al.gu.sp.c 5 11 11 d To -day a ca ll o f 2 5 per cent. is due on the Bom- Stock East Anglian lOO 14/ 151 15 Stock East Indian, go. s'p. c.. 100 971 98/ 98 1 i 8 estern Cou nio bay and Baroda 5 per cen t . D e b entures, an d of StockL : a stern U nt n ies A Stock 100 4 0581 591 1 20 Do. Fh 43 20 Do. C Shares ares Ext. all s - - , S - - , £ 5 per shar e, or L 62,500 on the Scinde Indus Stock D o. do. B Sto c k 100 28 30 20 Do. Ju bbu l pore .5 - - 41 Fl otilla. 25 . Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 8} - - 100 Do.ll p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 98 100 • • 25 ' East Kent all 13 15 141 20 G eelong& 111 el.gua.s p. c. all 19 20 1 - Stock East Lancashire lOO 93 95 s to _ f Geelong Corporation 6 hoe - 'ln the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday having been sold at firm quotations. The Railway Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 72 13 Stock. Edin ., Perth, & Dundee. 100 • 26 261 26 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 92 93 • 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c all 95 96 95 4 64 Sh are market clos e d qu i e tl y, an d pr i ces were Stock Furness - - 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 11 I d rather lower. Stock Glasgow & South Westn lOO 92 93 20 Do. do At the annu a l mee ti ng 10 Great North of Scotland all 101 101 20 c Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 2s. 11 id of the Netherlands Stock Great Northern lOO 102 104 ( guaranteed 5 per cent. • Land Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 82 84 82 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 15 151 Enclosure Comp an y t o - d ay, a report Stook Do. do. B Stock lOO 130 132 201 Do. New We ' s Presented, stating that the new agreement Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.areld) 100 105 107 _ 100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76,with Pro Stock Great Western POSed to the Government had been rejected Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Goa.Stk lOO 55 60 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 12 Irish South Eastern..., all •• - -by the Dutch Legislature. It was proposed to so L ancas t er and Carlisle. all 85 90 100 Do. do. ''/3 without opt all 101 103 100 • Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do - all 96 100 make another application to the Government in 161 Do. Thirds Co nsider 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 12 p 2 0 Do. do. 5 per cent. all - - ation of the large sum already spent by the Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 9 4 1 901 95 1 5 20 Do. 4 1 p. c. Extension.. 15 88 92 * 16 ' Do. do. F 216 6 i id. Com pany in Holland, which it was hoped would be 9 Do . do; £9 shares A' . 1 t a 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p,o. 15 19 191-d 19 20 Do. Fourth do. successful. The general balance-sheet showed a 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 - - Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.e. Bonds 100 - - Newßrunswlck&Canda. a 20 ' Do. - Southport - - 111 1 /1118 • in hand of £31,994 19s. 10d. The report Stock London and Blackwell, all 6 5 67 20 i Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 - - d 179 : 8 Passed unanimously. .--._ Do.Newiss.at 2510sp.sh. - . - - Class ACapitl.Bhare _ In. that a c oneeqUence of the statement in the .Moniteur Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 112 113 1121 ' Stock London & North Westn 100 94 954 _ .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 .- •-•d ..• Do. do. Land do. _ 121 Do. Eighths reduction is to take place in the French Stock London& South-Westn lOO 9 1 954 941 i i ,20 1 NorthoflndiaTramroad 2 , - Limited, Scrip ' arnp, - •• 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all - - 6s. - - , .2' una navy, the Funds opened at a considerable 25 L'der7 & Enniskillen. all 5 7 „,., 20 Oude (Limited) anYo het, & Linooln.. 100 35 3 6 an 20 Mode .„- ..5 15 -d - d We the -highest . point attained showing an sitnnii -Man- b 20 Do. i n l Pro ' 10 Metropolitan - -- a vement of Ito 1 per cent. This rise, how- Stock Midland lOO 104 105 1051 20 Do. New k t 12 11 1 d ever, has , led to a few sales, 'and less buoyancy is Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 80 82 20 ;Do. Punjanb 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo Z.;" 10 11 1 d 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) consequently apparent. The reaction amounts to 25 Do. 1 Shares all - - . 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A. 18 - - 1 113 " t 1 per cent.;, Consols, after advancing to 954- 100 Nettoastle and Carlisle all - - ' 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 11 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 - - 4. for money and account, have receded to 947, 10 Newry & Armagh (def 9 - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 95. The principal business attended to, how - ewry, Warpt., & Roa all - - 100 60 62 "er, is the 50 North, Counties Union 3l 31 3d l Stock Norfolk 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam! all 41 41 i 4/ 0 .. ,_. settlement of the . account in Stock North British lOO 571 68 20 Ardennes ', all - - p foreign stocks and railway B shares, Bank t Stock Nor.Dev.Rail. &Dk. Stk. 100 - - 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p c. 3 11 0d 3; 5 Belgian East: Junction all / 1 Stock Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div ' •1 remains at 222 to 223 ; the 'New Threes until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 1 - - 28 Beziers to Graissessac. all - - lin d• th*Do . B Stock - - 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 21 e Reduced are firm at 95.1 1 ; India Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 93 931 93 4 i 20 Dutch Rhenish 'Stock h • do. GN E P h e 1613 4 1/ 1 d d 6 Eastern of France Iles advanced to 220 to 222 ; ditto Deben- • 25 Do. . . . urc as 100 46f 471 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - p t tire- . :Stock Do. Leeds 100 75 755 1 7 5 4 20 Great Central of France all - - Nf 1 858, are steady at , 94k, but the Scrip has re- IStonk Do. York eed e a :Stock North London lOO 101 103 20 Gt. Luxem., 0011. she,. all 6/ 61 , LI to 941. ; Exchequer Bill 31 Bills are 28s, to s. to N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd 10 Italian Junction .. _... 8 - - Prem.• - ' and City Junction £3 le. - - 1 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - , 20 North Staffordshire l7l 4 1 1 1 d 13 1 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - About all 131 141 20 Lombardo Venetian.. . . 8 21 21p 101 20 North-Western • an average amount of business is recorded In 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 6 13 20 Lucca &Pi stoj a, 5 p.c.pf. all - 1 Foreign Secu • • Securities, and rices are rather firmer. Stock Oxford, Wor. & Wolver. 100 31 32 20 L . Tons and Geneva .... all - - 1 Turk ish 6 ' ' l3 - 10 Peebles ' all - - 331 Maria Antonia all - - 1 I- __ per Cents. are 80 to 81 ; ditto New 20 Portsmouth - - . 4 • 1 541, 69 to 7110 ' - - 20 Namur and Liege all 71 81 104 .... ; and tle 4 per Cents. are flat at Stock I S t c h o Y t A i Central • c 1 stexican has advanced to 181 ; Dutch 21 per Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 ,25 26 16 Northern of France elitS • to 65 3 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 80 82 20 Do. New Shares - - p ei •; Portuguese to 441 ; Chilian 6 per - . 100 45 47 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 10 1 elltS. tO 10:1 Stock Shropshire Union - • Spanish 3 beferred ;. Stock South Devon lOO 42 44 _, 20 Ottoman, Rua. 6 per cent 7 - 20. Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 331 341 Per C e 4 ''' s teady at 321, and Venezuelan New 21 Stock South-Eastern lOO 73 73/ ,31 3 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 52 54 n ` a- at 28 1 • Stock South Wales - -'• 111 21 21 d Ththis)est 1,- • 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. all 6 0 65 I gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) ... to daWeek's • railway receipts, ascertained up 20 Do. do - - & k 1 11 8 11 ' 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - • 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - y, are • 20 Staines, Wok., Wo - a in round numbers Its under :- 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 361 571 20 Royal Danish ' all - - great Wester n. .. 1859, 1858 . -25 Do. do. 1855 25 Do. do. 1858 7 - - 7 - - 5 Royale wedish - - 4 Do. 7 er cent. Pref. - - south We5t ern .. .......... L33,382 32,898 - Stockton & llartlepooll 161 - - 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 64 66 zl , o rth-Weatp„ 18,841 19,156 Stock Taff Vale lOO - - 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref.... all 8/ 91 t.righten - ...... 72,580 75,453 Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - 20 Southern of France .... all 191 204 c laland ....................... ... 18,635 18,401 25 • ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 - - 81 West Flanders . all 54 6 'N)lith . .E ....... . ................... 35,022 34,258 Stock Vale of Neath Great No ast ern .. 24,059 23,755 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 21 22 t elem ..... ' 50 Waterford & Limerick , all - - 20 Western of Austria .... 6 - - .... 23,422 23,363 20 West Cornwall - - • tri t alle r ili re and 'i • • .. • 4 ‘,. 8 i e n d -. x orkshire • , • 28,846 27,838 10 W-end Lou. & Cry. Pal. all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - E :north,„R ato f , _ eter • . 7,244 6,735 5 • 0.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till i 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - _aat L anal at; ...... .. - - , all 71 7f . 4 411 - - 7,604 7,140 te sh - 2 1 0 5 Ves j t 3 London all - - North l , 4k in ,L, Sheffield, and Lincoln..... 11,113 10,041 • 10 Do: Ist Class 1 all , - - BRITISH MINES. • E eat,s,Zeru ..... . 7,306 6,685 20 , Do. 2d Class I all ,- - • Closing Business - mdiat, - ..7 14 , ePool . , • gh,-7gti and ' .... ow 7,002 6,676 %Q I N , and South- S We t s ern 8,037 7,755 Closing Business - Ore •v i ,' lllll k of Canada G reat r e e k 8,159 7,989 Price. Done. - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 5 6 These rU of Canada • 5,575 6,665 25 ' Blythe and Tyne lc per 1 - - - - 20 'British Iron 15' 2 3 - Condurrow (Camborne). 20 - - , c. pref. (issued at 2.50) all 49 51 I returns ' . hole are, in some instances, unfavour- 10 ,Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 445 455 • Ti, Stk Brie . & Exet4p.etStock 100 97 99 - lEast Bassett (Mogan). 30 175 180 of n - :.ere is a decrease in the North-Western j2O Do. do. do. Shares ' 9 -- i - 'Great South Tolgus.... 17s 13 14 • 2,trin centl 100 103 105 1641 1 - I G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 11 11 ir k "•; in the South-Western, of £315 ;in the 12.10t° Calen£lo , "Pet ic 2,1 10 - -; ir ,IDo. Quar. Shares, o. - IG. Wheal Vor (Heleton) 91 1 1 ken of X 2,342 ; Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 - - 1 - Lady Bertha lBs 6d 11 if in th e ~ , Lancashire, and . Cheshire, - Stock Do. do. sp. et lOO - - i - INorth Frances (Illogan) 81 6 7 Wes o rth-Eastern, of L 504 ; .and in the Great 01 Cork & Bandon, 0/ p. 0. all - - - North Wheal Crofty... 7.9.4 7 8 tern p 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 51 61 - IN.Wh'l Basset (Illogan nil. 71 81 ' ellow,, o i Canada, of Ll - ,Q90. The Great Western stoCk E.Angn. Class A 7& opc 100 99 101 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy 11 12 1 3 a opi • .£59 ; :Increase of L 484 ; the Great Northern, of Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 112 117 .... Porkellis Unit. (Wend. 9 - Stock Do. do. Class C7pc . - Sortridg•e Cone. Min. Co. 6s 1 1 1 th e e Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £1,008; stock E. Coon. Ex. 5 pct.N . o.l 100 114 116 1141 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 1245 255 13,.. ! "ghtOnof £234 . the Midland,. of £764 ; Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 113 115 - Sot , th C. Brea( Illogan). 2 1 21 21 the s ~_ , , Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 129 131 - S 'Wheal Fran. (Illog•an) 18.18.9 165 175 G 1,,,„ °ll ‘ ° •Ea.stern, of £304 i the Edinburgh and Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 78 82 ' 5 Tamar' Silver and Lead ....g o , of Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO - - Mining Co 4l 2/ 21 c an ,,, -, of £326 ; and the Grand Trunk 5 'E.& Tr: York. Jon. fifths all - - 10 !Tin Croft 9 41 4; ''' 4 a, of Xl7O. , Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - - lllnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - -- 111 th Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 - - - , Vale of Towey .(Carm.) 12s 6d 4 1 be e Railway Share Market the dealings have Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 • - - - , West Basset allogan) ll 211 221 been on Stock Gists. &S West. a. 5 pc. 100 112 114 " I'd% ' s. very limited scale, and Chiefly connected - W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 1371 1411 Stock Great Northern, sp. et. • 100 120 122 the - Wheal Basset allogan). •51 175 185 dati °Aerations now in progress for the liqui- Stock tee Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm ' 100 111 113 - •Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 95 105 • On 0 Do. 44 p. c. do. do. , pr ay f the half monthly account. A slight im- 100 IDo.W il c. Redm.,s pc. pm, 80 .85 87 - Wheal Kitt (U Lelant) 1.7.2 9 10 "lent ' 10 Gt.+ .of Scotld, Ist pf. all 11 111 Of th e , however, has taken place in one or two : I Gt. Sn.& W (Irela d)4 I • - IWli'l MaryAnn(Menhe) 837 39 n 100 - - - 1 ffirh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 28 30 erb.:., • ha ' - " L oiPal undertakings. North-Eastern(York) Stock 50 Great ct'et* Stock ...•ve a dWest. (Berke and 6 - * Voo._ danced ss. ; Great-Western, Lancashire and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. FOREIGN MINES hir Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 pct. 100 94 96 93 - 15 N e, and North-Western, 10s. ; Midland, Stock DO. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 86 £8 86 - ; and G Stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 87 89 . 20 Australian - 1 1 , r eat - Western, Ll. Stoc Do. sp. et. Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 1001 1 Boa AccordCopper,Lim. 10s par 4 p The p c , . 8 Do. Birm. Prof . Shares all 94 101 , 3.5 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £0 p.) 27 1 1 b ar d 0 _ r 'ngn lines are at steady rates. Lom °- ven • 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lini., 15 8 11 Ic r etian Old Shares realise 10: idt, and the ' shares , all 161 174 5 Do. Land and MiningCo.' all - _ e vr, 102 i n 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 10 104 1 Clarendon Consols Min ? ,/n the 0 -1- va ; Great Luxembourg are 61 61. Stock Do: Birming. guar. stock 100 74 76 Colo • 1 ... • • Do. Chesterguar.shares all 181 191 pro ve d ab Ilia market East Indian have im- 26 all 91 0 40 ins Co. of Jamaica ... 1 -- d Cobra Copper all 43 45 441 4 16 ' 9 11 134 Do. do. do -• Copiapo ' Gran * d T PY t . .1 ; Great Indian Peningulei, Itoll •; 20 Do. do, do. SO_ lank , 1 '''' Canada, 1 nt-Stook Bank . -i. . • Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 141 143 2 Fortuna Steck Brig.spc. gu. N o o.l 100 -- , 20 General all 2/ 21 all 23 25 exhibited ' -alik ' have Stock Do. nref., 5e. C. - . Is T • 2 Ir,: j -- 1 - 3 Linares all 101 114 httl and Miscellaneous Shares 1,,t - 6 et. -- • 5 Lusitanian Charters d.of A e v ariation London of importance. Stock DO. Stoek Do. do. 5 p. e New gua" P. No . 4 100 - - ' 1 Mariquita all 4 1 eta) • .. .. ustrali of Ireland de cl in e a have improvedss.Provin- w Coy &Nun- S Stock Lon.& N. . . 100 - eaton, sp. ct. 1 New r anada all - - 1 N.RheCop.of S.Aus.L 10 / 1 p los ... , d 1 Lon.&S. W, 7 Pet. stock, 20 ~ Pontgibaud Silver, Lead •i• and. os. ; Lond.on Dock Shares, Stockloo 158 162 1 Mining and Smelt all 1 3 4 late 3d shares Mail St eam, I/. 121 Londondy & Cole, / she.' all -- - II 8 9 5 Port Philt e r 1 1 1 ao Santiago e Cuba .... 4. 161 - -- 121 Londondy.& Ennis / sh. a 122 126 38.2.81,Unite Mexican BRITISH -______ t a .._ TISH Fu NT , c ., • • • . 4 l IK Stook Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 104 i II)! 6 Do. 26 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. '' -"°--CLOSING PRICES. 100 68 70 69 __ _ „''. Per Cent. _ . _. ......... Stock Do. 31 per cent. 6 IN, Cent. n'E• "tech:w e d Azn __,,• .... . . - - - - -- - NL.::: ~ Consahi Annuities lutes 951 lall - - ( Do. 4 per cent ... ...... _,_, ,i_ _ Share Joint -Stock Banks, I 1 ,,,, d. Closing I Business - Price. Done. L I Z dyer C ent. A ~..... ' 95 / 5 41 51 124 I Do Ditto Stock .. . - """ 111108 • ............ 951 / 1 Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 1® -; 14 - 4 I , Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. 100 14- 107 100 A gra&UnitedServiceßk 50 70 72 Ditto L bent - m. 4; ii 3 .............. . .... 220 22 58 Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 105 _ v 40. Australasia all 83 85 048060auscrip .................. •941 i i 6 Do. with optioutill 1860 3 _i 4 • 25 Bank of Egypt , , all 21 23 for A . . :.! ................. 9 4 it Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st, 100 ,94 100 Pank of London 150 48 So b. seuer Bills (Aug 9) 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all Igo s Ilia, 41 OW i .......... 85 4 i 5 f Newport,Aber,&c.pret. s 1 all .04 10 mall, 1 id . . ' 9 l td •. 31 28 10 I p. o. redeem, at sp.c. a m 1 : 20 Cht . 00 British North American all 1 - - FORd Bank of India, &c' 12 ' 11 1 d ...... 1 1 Chni a ElGN p .............. . 3 1 28 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. C. with option till 1866 all 114 11l 100 City Ivf • 11 ) 6 per c UNDS•-•CLOSING PRICES. 100 - - 100 Colonial 25 -- 32 exte ar , 3 ent. .. Stock Norfolk Deb. 4 p. c. shares 20.11 corn. Bank of Canada all - - 1,0 per c,. .. . ...... - - . kip: r t Zleae, 1.85Z 3 ........ . - - 100 Commercial of London. 20 18 20 20 Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 15/ 16 Ditto 3 per Cent. per • Cent. - Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - 20 . Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - Stock( North British, per cent 100 110 112 107 Turki s h S e w Deferred, 1 ' - 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 201 204 201 1 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - so London and County ... 20 - Wittyo Per Ce n t . .per Cent. 32/ Stock Nth.Dev.Rait& Dik.Co. 100 - - * big New . i . _ _ - - . 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 30 32 100 London &Westminster. 20 -- bi..c. New .... . V e „_ tt e Gliarant ee ,a; ',, ............ . - .... 10 - _ litTlelan. 5 „, i , , * Per Cent, - - 20 . Do. new .50 National Bank 25 - _ itto N ew ,r Cent. - - .i.,, Psi' Cent. •.-nvid •25 Orient .11k. Corporation all - _ b ut ends on the above • 4 '2O North Staffordshire . . all 2 24 23 4 but an, 41 pe r c aw ..., payable in London. Stock , Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist 100 124 126 20 Ottoman Bank all 171 181 If3l en Exchang e , ii3.,-ua• 25f, 9B 74 StocklDo. do. do., 2d g•ua • 100 123 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 71 73 71 all - - ` 3ll ll. 24 per Cent..., 651 S tock Do. p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 99 101 10 Do. New all - - 84 Scottish Central, new pt all - - Australia 25 South 171 - - Cerise's, Mon THREE O'CLOCK. Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - - 25 Do. New Ditto Y .. 25 Union of Australia all 47 49 Acco _ . •.............. 9 6 Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 72 74 20 - - lint • •---.4 ... ..... 911 5 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 ' 120 124 25 Do. New 10 241 251 241 - THE BIBLE-P -..".."--------- -•-•--.-.....R------k ni , Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 118 122 10s. South Devon, Ann. los. 11 101 11 00 Union of London 100 Unity Mutual - 60 - of Mr. E. Baines i it"I" °PlO Do. Fixed 4 1 er cent. 1 100 Western Bk of London 50 -- d - - of Commons n roductory to h* CILY.-The speech 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading - • , for a select his nioti • nature and extent f ~.„, committee "on in the House . Ann. 1.0 land and Wales,o the Quee,,a renter'spee t inquire into the Stack Do4l percent lOO 103 105 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. the __ ol s so far as relates tot h Patent for Eng- Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is . 100 103 105 ..„., Closing Business _ o 11. yScriptures and to report their ri D gh ni t o f Printing Stock Do. New do., 2d issue. 100 - - Share * Securities. nu". Prices. Done. Pr Priety of any futur South Wales, gua. 4 p.m 100 - - _ P er tinent, too l e grant of that patent '-en as to the Stoct o. _ 4/ per cent lOO tags unchallengedogical, and too effective, to i: was far too St : S,Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. all - - 1 Pit by the friends of monopoly, e allowed to 25 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. all 29 30 - Can.Gov.6p.c Ja. & July 100 112 113 1121 121 i n s g to -se, and that of the Liberation So lt served 25j Do. 6 per cent ,all 34 36 341 - Do. 6 p.c.l . b.&Ang• 199 113 1 115 to t urn committee. It remains now for the e Y' by obtain- 'Stock Waterford & Kilkenny,- Do. 6p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 _ls s. 'rain t . 3 success to account. For presidiahon. naeznber 6 percent.- all 47 53 - N.B.Gov.ap.c. Jo. &July 10e. 107 4 10 1 .of inquiry we regard him g over a cog_ - Do. op.c.Ap.& Oct. 100 O9 -- Deg indefati as admirably qualified - N. S.W. Gov. sp. C. Deb. 106 98 kid gable industry, his conscientious - - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - NovaScotlaGov.6 p.c. S.:,'. the' in hopea all, his thorough familiar i t y impartialitY' Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1071 1081 'lOB 1 i,,,, _ 8 and outs of the free trad with all ~, Leasing Closing Business - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 108 110 loft%into his urbanity f e con.troversy, his genera' Railways. 1 "-- Co.'s. Price. Done. - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - • ' - -. With +l,- _, • . . .., THE BIBLE-PRINTING MONOPOLY. The speech of Mr. E. Baines, introductory to his motion in the House of Commons, for a select committee "to inquire into the Uature and extent of the Queen's Printer's Patentfor Eng land and Wales, so far as relates to the right of printing the Holy Scriptures, and to report their opinion as to the Propriety of any future grant of that patent," was far too Pass Pertinent , too logical, and too effective, to be allowed to unchallenged by the Mends of monopoly. It served 8 purpose, and that of the Liberation Society, by obtain mig the committee • It remains now for the hon. member to turn his success to account. For presiding over a cora- Mittee of inquiry we regard him as admirably qualified. Ilia indefatigable industry, his conscientious impartiality, 1.111,.(1, above all, his thorough familiarity with all L'" • and outs of the free trade controversy, his general thYtatelligence his urbanity of manner, and his deep sym with ' the object he has undertaken to prosecute, ,7 48 fY Us that the investigation. which the House of Com `'-'°as has committed' to his direction and management will be kmaftde searching, and exhaustive. We rejoice that the . ) Bchequestion has fallen into such able hands. All things dered, we think the course upon which he has started most fitting one, and does credit to his judgment and 41:1peat,:Nothing, , .Nothing, we confidently hope, will be likely to pre 4ttau3 final success but the grossest treachery on the part .„ - _,,, L4 , 0 5e from whom better things might have been ex `''''eo•----117-onconfot mist. Ni ,),.. EXDELSSOHN, THE GREAT COMPOSER.--Whn 1,44. endelssohn visited London, he usually resided in Chat -4•1111-place, near the City Gas Works. On more than °lle occasion he delighted the lovers of music by a rand display of his wonderful abilities as a composer ti r i ld 4 Musician, by giving a public performance upon a. ,, (3 °Nun in Christ Church, Newgate-street ; the church, :Yea' r oight be expected, was crowded in every part, izl4lto the organ loft. The music selected was 3' a tune called Haydn's, or the " Emperor's h Mu)" the national air of Prussia, and was much used 4,L,._e.origregational singing in our churches a few years : , ,o , the playing of this was so beautifully enriched 'a ith variations as to occupy upwards of an hour. This Nyas followed by a pedal fugue, and those who had the 13tivi lege and honour of hearing ' this will never forget the event ; the performance was a masterpiece, which only a this di splay could accomplish. The exertion required for 'IliS display of organ music was too much for him, and it ,745 suddenly terminated by his faintly loaning forward 4 Pott the keys of the organ, quite exhausted ;partly recover- Lal3', he asked for a glass of wine from those near him, but it W as not at hand, and, resting a short time he left the church supported by two gentlemen. The last time that kendelasohn probably performed on the organ in the City ~Qf London, was at St. Peter's Church, Cornhill, one Sun uftY.rnorning ; on the conclusion of divine service, h e played ---eN ' id en_tlY his favourite tune—" Hadyn's," or the " Em peror's nymn," with variations, to the great delight and tstc'elahnient of the crowded assembly.—City Press. TRE BODY OP NAPOLEON 11.--" Preparations lire being made at Schcenbrunn," says a communication from Vienna, in the Augsburg Gazette, "to receive a depu tation from the Cou r t Of France, to whom the body of the b lece do Reichstadt will be delivered up." • A lfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 5 6 20 'British Iron I 15' 2 3 -- Condurrow (Camborne). 20 10 ,Devon G-. Cons. ( Taoist .) 1 445 455 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 175 180 'Great South Tolgus ' 175 13 14 • jG.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 15 14 IG. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 6 d 1 i (Lady Bertha lBs 11 if North Frances (Illogan) 81 6 7 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 7 8 IN.Wh'l Basset (Illogan nil. 71 81 i --- Par Consols (St. Blaxy 11 12 13 Porkellis Unit. (Wend. 9 - -- , Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s I 1 4 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 1245 255 South: C. Brea( Mogan). 2 ! 21 24 S •Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9,165 175 5 I Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 21 24 10 !Tin Croft 9 44 41 lUnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - -- Vale of Towey ,(Carm ) 12s 6d 5 4 .West Basset (Mogan). 11 215 221 W. Caradon (Liskeard) lO 1374 1411 Wheal Basset. (Mogan) - •• 51 175 185 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 95 105 • • iWheal Edward (Cass.) !Wheal Kitty(ll Lelant) 1.7.2 9 10 IWli'l 3.laryAnn(Memhe) 8 37 39 I Ifirh'l Trelawney (Link.) 41 28 30 FOREIGN MINES A i 2O Australian 71 • • 1 ' Bon AccordCopper,Lim. lOs par B 4 3.5 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27 1 4 i n l5 ll 1 2 1 ‘ 2 5 0 D D o o :L St a .J nd olm an d d e m lß in ey in ,L ge im o. . 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... 4 —— d 40 Cobra Copper • all 43 45 441 4 Copinpo ' ' 1G ' 9 11 1. DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all . 1 4 •' 2 Fortuna 21 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all , 101 11/ 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 1 • I New . Granada all — 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 4 4 p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead I Mining and Smelt all 1 3 4 5 Port Philip • 1 4 it 30 Santiago de Cuba .... 4. 164 - 28.2.841 Unite- Mexican lall MISCELLANEOUS. ___________ Bedford and Bletchley lOO Buckinghamshire .... 100 102 101 , Clydesdale Junction • 100 Caledonin L im n: N N : W w, 9 . 8 . Share i Miscellaneous.. 1 Paid. price. Colchester, Stour Val.. all i E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.e. 100 Gt. North. 139 14 E.U.&E C 17 18 1 E Union,HarwichShs. all E.Counts. . -! 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint . .. alll3 14 ~,.. 1 Do. Woodbridge .. 100 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all ~z a 220 260 - Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct . . 100 • Caledonin 25 Australian Agricultural 19 285 29 5 Do. New lOO Do. — 10 Australian Roy - al Mail. all 1 Gloster& Dean Forest, all Gt. West. 1 10 Berlin Water Works ... a ll 2 3 -- Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all VIc.N.&BrI Hull and Selby Shares all Do. - Do. 50 British American La n d 40 27 Do. Shares .. 1, - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38 London&Greenwich ~ 100 S. East 64 66 20 Do. 11, 7p. c. till 1862.. a ll 19 21 .. all ,Do. — Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &C o 92 94 93 100 Canada Laud 324 110 116 Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk — Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg a ll Do. 6 per cent lOO o. 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 ' Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LN W&M 25 21 5 Crystal Palace. Midsb.&Reder,g.6p.c. all Stk.& Da. .4 5 Do. Preference all 4k 5 Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland .98 100 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 104 110 Newmarkt.,BuryEx 15.5. 6. E.Counts ii p pm Stock Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all • 1 2 p guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. V 59 10 Europ. &Ind.Junct.Tel 10s. 1 _ Do. do. 6 per cent. ... all Do. - __ Do. Fixed 5 p er cent. all Do. L&N W / 15 , Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 Preston and Wyre. all & Lyk . ) - - __ 20 London Discount 5 11 15 d Do. 5 Shares A all Do Roystn,llitch.,& She p 100 Gt. North l3B 140 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all Slif.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 1811 6 L an.& Yk 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim) all 5 6 Shrewsbry& Hereford all T Brassey 95 10 23 National Discount C 0... 5 15 1 d South Staffordshire .. a ll M`Cl can . 105 11 Wear o..... Valley, g . . a .... .. allll Do :ttk . .& Dar 10 Netherlands Land B— 10 Do do all W Do ea . 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,i ss. at ldis. all 5 1 Wilts and Somerset" 100 Gt. West 89 91 90 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 Wimbledon& C roydn. all L.&Brgtn 8 9 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all I i 20 North of Europe Steam all ____ 1 Oriental Gas DOCKS. 1 Do. New Shares l 5 B. 4 d par 5 Peel River Land & Min all 24 25 Share ------1------------sSttocockk DCoom4 p m e e r r e c e la n l t as Docks. Paid Closing Businese Price. Done. 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 76 78 20 5° R D e Q d . N Se e a w & Ind. Telegr. 10 10 '9l IP Stock East and West r l e ng i .: L . 102 50 Rhymney Iron Stock Stock s L t o . n li cl a t. 100 100 15 Do. New ~. 100 Royal Mail , 1;i ,;, . e .......... 100 Stock Southampton .......... 10000 70 2 1 Scot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim.) all 120 135 25 South Australian Land. 11 3 4 . 86 Stock Victoria ............... 100 100 102 1 Submarine Tel Scrip. all i. 1 Do. do Registered . . 40 Do New . ...... , 15 10 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Up r . C an. 6 l 100 Van Diemen's Land U4 8 9 LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) lIOUSE OF LORDS. (Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Kingsdown, and other peers.) JUDGMENT-EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY COM- PANY V. PROVOST, &C, OF LINLITHOOW. This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Session in Scotland, holding the railway company liable to pay cus tom dues of the burgh on goods in transitu by the railway, and also pontage or bridge dues on goods passing the river Avon, under a charter of King Robert 11., and other grants to the burgh of Linlithgow by the Kings of Scot land. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the 173 d and 237th sections of the Railway Company's Act, 8 and 9 Vic., cap. 82, exempted the railway company from pay ing burgh customs or bridge tolls on all goods in transitu between Edinburgh and Glasgow. His lordship said that he did not intend to decide any general question as to the rights •of other burghs in Scotland to demand custom on goods, &c., within burghs, but only this point. Lord Brougham, Lord Cranworth, and Lord Chelmsford were entirely of the same opinion: The Lord Chancellor reversed the decision of the Court of Session, without costs. COURT OF PROBATE AND. DIVORCE. (Before Sir Cresswell Creswell.) ➢IOORE V. MOORE. This was a petition of Caroline Ann Moore praying for a judicial separation from her husband, George Moore, a tea commission agent, on the ground of cruelty. Mr. Searle was counsel for the petitioner, and the respon dent entered no appearance. It appeared that the parties were married ,at Bath in 1842, and co-habited till 1852, during which period they had three. children. For some months subsequent to the marriage they lived happily together until he contracted habits of intoxication, and commenced his ill-treatment, which at first consisted of violent and abusive language, but ultimately rose to blows. He was induced to become a tee-totaller, but shortly relapsed into his intemperate habits and resumed his brutal treatment. She was compelled to leave him, and since then they have not cohabited. The petitioner was examined, and deposed to a series of violent acts on the part of the respondent, and stated that, besides striking her on the head, ,n one occasion he nearly strangled her while under the influence of drunkenness, and on another that he attempted to throw her down stairs Some witnesses having been examined, the court pro • noußced far the judicial separation. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAE) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT ON A GENTLEMAN.—James Rees, 4, College street, Westminster, ,a commission agent, was charged with assaulting Mr. Nicholas' Greathead, gentleman, of 17, Grove-place, Brompton, in the following violent manner. Mr. Greathead said he was at the Grapes Tavern, Hay market, early that morning for refreshment, with a friend, when the defendant said, pointing to him, " This gentleman will pay for the lemonade ;" but, as he was an entire stranger to him, he said he certainly should not do so, and was in the act of turning away when the defendant gave him two most violent blows in the eye, blackening it as it then appeared, besides several other blows elsewhere. It was altogether a most unprovoked attack. ' The defendant said it was an indiscriminate fight, and he might have struck the complainant. He had been drinking at the time, and was very much excited. A witness, named Frederick Sharp, was called, and denied the defendant's Statement. There were no blows struck by anyone but the defendant, who assaulted the complainant in the most violent manner, merely because he deClined paying for his lemonade. Mr. Beadon said it was a most brutal and unprovoked assault, and fined the defendant £5, or two months' ini t., prisonment. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 44s Ild ; barley, 30s Ild ; oats, 25s 5d ; rye, 36s lld ; beans, 46s 7d ; and peas, 40s 7d. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 47s ld ; barley, 30s lld ; oats, 25s 5d ; rye, 36s lld ; beans, 46s 7d ; peas, 40s 7d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 62,492; barley, 1,059 ; oats, 2,608 ; rye, 25 ; beans, 1,184; peas, 87 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was seasonably well supplied with beasts in fair condition. For nearly all kinds the demand ruled inactive at Monday's currency. Prime sheep were in steady request at very full prices ; otherwise the mutton trade was rather heavy on former terms. We had a mode rate demand for lambs, the supply of which was tolerably extensive, at Monday's quotations. The veal trade was rather heavy at the late decline i,n value. In pigs and milch cows very little was passing on former terms. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Grse. & inf. beasts 2 10 3 2 Second qualitydo. 3 4 3 6 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 2 Prime Scots, &c: 4 2 4 4 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3. 6 Second quality do. a 8 4 0 a. d. s. d. Prime crs-wool do. 4 2 4 4 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 6 4 10 Large crse. calves 3 6 4 0 Prime small do 4 2 4 8 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers Lambs, 4s 8d to 6; 01. T Hilt I) EDIT I ON. SUN OFF.I:CE, Seven o' clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—Crms EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. SECOND READINGS, . , The following bills,, on the, motion of Lord REDESDALE, were read a second time :—Falkirk Police and Improve inent ;7Llanrwst and Aber ale Roes ; Norwich and Spald ing Railway; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway ' • Perth, Kinross. and Fife Roads ; S ou th Dur ham and Lancashire Union Railway ; Cleveland. Railway ; Colne Valley and Halstead Railway; Lancashire and York shire, and East Lancashire Railway Companies ; Tendring 'Hundreds. Suckling calves, 17s tt, 22s ; and quarter .old store pigs, 17s to 21s. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts _ SUPPLY. 251 FOREI GN Beasts 2100 Sheep Calves Pigs Sheep and lambs .....13;500 Calves .. 594 Pigs 3OO MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AXD LEADENIIALL.—The amount of busi ness doing in our markets' is only moderate, as follows : —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; lamb, 4s 4d to. Gs Od ,; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. SouTuALL, July 27.—The supplies of fat stock were seasonably good, both as to number and quality. Generally , speaking, the demand was in a sluggish state, at about pre vious quotations :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 6s Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 6d per Blbs. to sink the . offal. ROMFORD, July 27.—Prime beasts,sheep, and lambs, moved off steadily, at very full prices. In all other kinds of stock only a limited business was passing Beef; from 3s 4d to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 4s 10d to 6s Od ; veal, 3s 8d to. 4s 4d ; pork, 3s 10d to 4s 6d per 81bs ; milch cows, X— Os to X-- Os eac h ; sucklin g calves, 14s to 208 ; quarter o ld store pigs, —8 to —s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £3 Oa to £4 15s ; new do., £2 15s to £4 4s ; old clover, £4 15s to £5 lOs ; new do., £4 4s to £4 14s ; and straw, £1 65 to £1 12s per load. A steady trade. _ _ CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £3 3s to £4 15s ; new do. £2 15s to £4 4s ; old clover, £4 15s to £5 Ss ; new do., £4 Os to £4 15s; and straw; £1 Ss to £1 12s per load. Trade tolerably firm. WurrEcuArEL.—Old meadow hay, £3 N to £4 15s; new do., £2 15s to £4 4s ; old clove' £4 lOs to £5 lOs ; new do., £4 4s to £4 15 s • and straw, £1 6 s to £ 1 12s p er load. rade steady, supplies moderate. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, July 28.—Wind this day at noon, Southerly, inclining to West; rather fresh, with dull cloudy weather, and close. PORTSMOUTH, July 27.—Wind W.—Blundell, from QUebee. Sailed—Sea Breeze for Mauritius. SOUTHAMPTON, July k.—Wind S.W.—Sailed— Jeddo, steamer; for Bombay. QuEENsTowN, July 27.—Wind E.—Arrived—City of Baltimore, from New York. CLYDE, July 21.—Wind S.—Arrived—Shelta, from Surinam ; John Ferguson, from Trinidad • Elizabeth, from St. John's, Newfoundland. PLYMOUTH, July 27.—Wind S.E —Arrived—Gipsy Queen, from Quebec; Moneta, from Prince Edward's Island. OW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived, July 26.—Emily, from Cardiff; Alarm, from Newport ; Carnanton, f rom N ea th ; W illiam and Mary, from Cardiff; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, from Dublin ; Orissa, steamer, from Alexandria ' • Atalanta, steamer, from Guernsey; G eorges, f rom Cherbourg; Alliance, steamer, from Havre. Arrived, July 2 7.—Dispatch, steamer, from Jersey ; Le Coq, from Cherbourg. Sailed, July 26 .—Haramonia, for New York; L'Etoile, for Carentan ; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, for London. Sailed, July 2 7.—Behar, steamer, for Alexandria; Tagus, steamer, for Lisbon ; Jeddo, steamer, for Calcutta ; steamer, for Havre; Courier, steamer, for Jersey. LivxnPooL, Thursday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived, July 2 7.—White, from Virginia ; Laura Camp bell, from St. John's, N. 8.; City of Manchester, from Quebec ; William, from Harbor Grace ; Lavinia, Robert Hay, and Frances Eli se, from Alexandria• Alfred Lewis, from Rouen ; British Queen, f rom H avre ; Woodfield, from Quebec. Arrived, July 28.—BragaJaza, screw steamer, from Oporto; Memphis, from Singapore; City of Baltimore. (BY SIT/ MARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday morning. Wi n d W. ; tide, second hour's flood fine. Arrived, July 27.—Mary, from Guernsey; Alert, from Genoa; Enterprise, from Havre; Cordeha, from New Orleans; Blue Jacket, from New York; John Duncan, from Trinidad; Clara, from Havannah ; John Howlen, from G uern sey ; Piedad, from Havannah ; Sylph, from Tobago ; Dora, from Mogador ; Anna, from Ancona ; Arica, Emma Jane, from Al goa B ay; Emulous, from Charlotte Harmen, from Seville. Arrived, 28.—Nina, from Mi n i ttilan. DEAL, Thursday Morning. from Baltimore l tig a July from übeßost Quebec; Wind W., light M a ry Ridles, from Philadelphi ; Anne Elizabeth, Passed—Dopers:lent and Alice, f rom Nassau • Humboldt, from St. John's; Sylph, from B ar b adoes; 'Main, from Q Urania, from Trinidad ; Leaping Water, from e: Burgomeister Stepne, from Taganrog ; Junenta, from Surinam ; Jenny Jenkings, from Leghorn ; D an i e l Wheeler, from Buenos Ayres—all from London ; N. G. SD. Commercial Code, and P roduce of Hull, f rom westward, for the north ; Tempo, from Girgenti, for New castle; Canada, from Quebec, for Chatham. Anchored.—lsles of the South, from London, for Hobart Town; Lizzy, from London, for Lisbon. TItIRD READINGS The following bills were read a third time and passed : Londonderry and. Coleraine Railway; Stokes Bay Railway and Pier ; and Hereford and. Brecon Railway. EDUCATION. Lord BROUGHAM complained that the explanation he had made on Tuesday night of what he had said on Mon day had been erroneously reported. He had been made to retract his former statement, whereas what he had stated was that he had understated the case of the petitioners. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Lord TEYNHAM gave notice that on Monday next he should ask whether her Majesty's Government intended to abolish the property qualification for voters in their pro posed reform bill. DICKINSON'S DIVORCE BILL. This bill passed through committee. DIVORCE COURT BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. , Clauses 1 and 2 were agreed to. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the insertion of a new clause to the following effect :--- , That the Judge Ordi nary should have precedence in this court next of the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. The clause was agreed to. The Earl of' WICKLOW moved an amendment to the next clause, to enable persons residing in Ireland to peti tion the Court. Lord MONTEAGLE objected to the amendment. The feeling in Ireland was decidedly averse to the bill., After a few words from Lord Brougham, Lord St. Ger mans, Lord Cranworth, and several other peers, The LORD CHANCELLOR 'said 'as it appeared to be the feeling of the house that • the amendment should be agreed to, he would not oppose it. The clause at amended was agreed to. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.,—(Tins DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEES:- • The members to try the merits of the election. petitions in the cases of the borough of Kidderminster, Cheltenham, and Limerick were nominated, and those appointed since on the Maidstone, Norwich, and Bury Committees were Sworn. PRIVATE' EIISINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed.to :—Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junc tion Railway, London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail way, and Tweed Fisheries Bills. The following bills were considered and read a third time :—Bray Commons, and Ipswich (Borough) Fishery. Leave was given to the select committee on the Thames Conservancy Bill to sit and proceed with their investiga tion to-morrow. On the motion of Mr. WHALLEY it was ordered that the standing order 203 be suspended in the case of Lucette's Estates Bill, and that 'the bill be read a second time to morrow. SIIPPLY. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. HORSMAN, who had an amendment on the paper, asked whether the Government proposed to take the supply to-morrow. Mr. LAING answered in the affirmative, stating that it was intended to give supply precedence of other business at the evening sitting to-morrow. Sir J. TRELAWNY drew attention to the fact of a guarantee of £500,000 haying been granted to New Zea land 'Some two years ago, and complained that Parliament was induced to make it by a misrepresentation of the cir cumstances on the part of Mr. Sewell. • Mr. C. FORTE SCUE said there was an impression at the Colonial-office that there was some misrepresentation on the part of Mt. Sewell, but that there was no such suppres sion of facts as would induce the Government to discon tinue the guarantee. The house then resolved itself into committee. The first vote of £4,000, for the establishments at Bar muda, was agreed to. On the vote of X 6,898, for ecclesiastical establishments in British North America, Mr. WILLIAMS contended that this vote should long since have disappeared froth the estimates. The vote was ultimately agreed to. Upon the vote of £42,998 for British Columbia, Mr. ADDERLEY complained of its extravagance and made some inquiries of the Government relative to the - in come and expenditure of the colony. He thought the colonies should be made self-supporting. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the liability of this vote was incurred by the late Government. The Colonial-office had received no information from the governor later than last February. The income of the colony then amounted to £23,000 and the expenditure to £25,000, but the governor anticipated sales of land to the extent of £lO,OOO, which would then leave a large balance in favour of the colony. The chief defect that existed in this colony was the want of efficient communication, and this defect the governor was endeavouring to remedy, as well as to develope, the gold resources of the colony. He had been warned by the authorities at home that he must not look to the Imperial Parliament for a continuance of the grant. . Mr. WILLIAMS was of opinion that these votes ought to be regarded as loans not grants. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the Government would do all in their power to render the colony self-supporting, but it would only be deluding the house to hold out a hope that any portion of the grant would be returned. • The vote was then agreed to. On the of £24,728 for the governors of West India and other colonies, Mr. WILLIAMS maintained that this vote should have long since been discontinued, and moved that the vote be reduced by the sum of £l,BOO. • Mr. NEWDEGATE suggested the propriety of the Government establishing a penal colony, so as to relieve the prisons in this country of the number of reformed and re forming convicts they at present contained. After some discussion, Mr. C. FORTESCUE defended the vote, and said that the hon. member for Southwark was most unfortunate in the selection of the goverrior whose stipend he proposed to abolish, as that functionary rendered the most important services to the Government. In reference to what had fallen from the hon- member (Mr. Newdegate), he would state that it was not the intention of the Govemroent to establish any such colony as that to which he alluded. Mr. WILLIAMS satd that Western Australia received our convicts for a certain number of years, because they derived from them the benefit of their labour. How ever, he would not press his amendment if he received the assurance that the subject would be consi lered by Govern ment. The amendment was then withdrawn and the original vote agreed to. The vote of X 19,350 for the salaries of stipendiary justices in the West Indies and the Mauritius, were arced . to after a short discussion. Some, minor votes, including £10,238 for civil establish ments on the western coast of Africa, were also agreed to. , On the vote of £4,299 for Labuan, Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the vote, which he regarded as little better than a "job pension" to a person named Brooke, who had founded. Labuan for,bis own benefit and had afterwards palmed it off on the British Government. Mr. S. ESTCOURT strongly protested against the dis respectful terms in which the hon. member for Lambeth had spoken of Sir James Brooke. Lipid STANLEY said he thought the Government could dispense with this colony. Mr. M. MILNES eulogised the exploits of Sir James Brooke, whom he placed in the same category with . Sir Walter Raleigh, and other distinguished adventurers. Mr. WILLIAMS disclaimed any intention of speaking disrespectfully of Sir James Brooke, and he merely referred to him by name. Ultimately the vote was agreed to. On the vote of £12,708 for the emigration offices at the different ports of the kingdom, . Mr. ADDERLEY gave notice that next session he would move for a reduction in this vote, so far as related to the commissioners and secretaries. The vote was agreed to, as well as several others, which , elicited no discussion. On the vote of £76,404 for our Consular establishments, Mr. MONCKTON MILNES referred to the comrais tion appointed to investigate this question, and said he con sidered that there, existed a class of consuls which might be diminished and another more deserving class more ad equately,remunerated, without any additional burden on the country. He thought the only class of councils that would prove beneficial to any commercial country should be composed of men of high standing and talent who should be adequately paid, and who would occupy such a position that no Government would attempt to tamper with them. In order to obtain that class they had only to proceed on the principle of merit in selection. He regretted that some more beneficial results had not been realised from the efforts of the commission on which no ex pense had been spared, but which had not received the ne ' eessary Government co-operation. Mr. WILLIAMS thought that many . of the consuls might be abolished, and he protested against the increase that had taken place in this vote. The salary of the con sul at Marseilles was increased from £550 to £9OO, wlthou any increase in trade with that port having taken place, or , anything having occurred to justify an addition of £350 a I year to the salary of the officer. In Barcelona the salary of the consul was increased from £4OO to £550, 'and at Alex andria from £6OO to £l,OOO a year. The hon. member hav ing referred to other increases that had taken place in the salaries of the consular establishments, which he contended were entirely unwarranted, he concluded by moving an amendment to the effect that the vote should be reduced by £6,370. Sir M. FARQUHAR defended the conduct of the Go vernment, who had not the time necessary to present an ample report to the house on this subject at the commence ment of the session, but who had no intention of acting discourteously to the commission whose labours they fully appreciated. In some of the cases alluded to by the hon. member for Lambeth, the increase was justified by the in crease in the price of all the necessaries of life. He concluded by expressing a hope that the hon. member would not press his amendment. After a few words from Sir H. VERNEY and Mr. M. MILNES, • Mr. LAING said it could not be expected at present that the Government could go into the whole question that had been raised. The commission had recommended that the increase proposed should be met by a duty on shipping. That was a subject of great importance, and required con sideration. He defended the increase as being requisite. Mr. WILLIAMS replied. The amendment was negatived without a division. On the vote of. £67,363 for establishments in China, Japan, and Siam, some discussion took place, but the vote was agreed to. the,vote of £40,000 for Ministers at for ei g n courts, Mr. WISE drew attention to the fact that the real ex penditure foi-, the purposes of this vote fell short consider-- ably of that which was granted, and he could •not• see the necessity of their voting from year to year a larger sum than they required. It appeared that they were to vote for the diplomatic and consular service, exclusive of the ex pense of the secret service and oth er branches, on liass than £521,665 this year, of which . £268,889 was to ' be appropriated to diplomatic departments. He called the attention of the house to the item of £5,000 for interpreters and clerks, and he contended that, except in the case where great' talents were exlibited, the latter should be required' to write well and speak correctly. -In order to show the deficiency in the present system he al luded to Portugal. They had a Minister with a salary of 45,000 a year, besides over £6OO a year to 'servants and attaches in connection with that official, and they had also a ,consul-general, vice-consul, &c., at Lisbon. Not withstanding all these officers, when this country wished to - congratulate the King of Portugal on his marriage, they had to send a, special mission to Lisbon for that purpose. He would not move any amend ment, but he trusted the Government would, next year at all events, direct their attention to the redaction of these votes. Mr. ELLICE said that it was most important they should maintain the efficiency of their embassy, if they wished their representatives in that capital to occupy the same position as the representatives of other countries. If they did not wish him to retain that position, it would be better•to reduce him - to the status simple 6f minister. Mr. LAING said that this vote had been very much discussed last session, and an explanation was then given to the effect that the details of the expenditure were, from their nature, a long time in reaching this country, and the fact was that the actual expenditure was always 12 months in arrear of the estimated expenditure. He was sorry to say ihat the whole .840,000 would be required this year, in c msrquence of the increase of the number of telegrams and other expenses incurred by the events that had taken place on the continent. Some further discussion ensued, but the vote was agreed to. On the vote -021,969 for compensation and pensions for persons in the public service, Mr.. WILLIAMS impressed on the Government the necessity of keeping down tliis branch of public expenditur.. Mr. LAING said . the Government were determined to do all in their power to reduce this branch of expenditure. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said there was nothing like the system in reference to this vote in other countries,, which prevailed in England, and he thought they should coin mence with the, higher, class of officials. - • Some minor votes were agreed.to. GALWAY HARBOUR AND PORT ACT (1853) AMENDMENT BILL. This bill went through committee, was read a third time, and passed. NORWICH ELECTION COMMITTEE. The members nominated on this committee were sworn, KIDDERMINSTER AND KINGSTON -UPON HULL. Letters were read from the petitioners against the return of the members for these boroughs, stating• s that they with drew these petitions. NEW WINDSOR A letter from the, petitioners against the return of Mr. Vansittart was also read in which they.announced a simi lar intention. Mr. VANSITTART took that opportunity of strongly denouncing the mode in which election petitions were brought forward and withdrawn. As • regarded his own case his election Was 'a coMplete ovation, and,being obliged to be absent he was returned by proxy. He entered into some further explanations, and elpressed a hope that the house would interfere to put an end to the presentation of those sham petitions. The house adjourned at four o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock, and was [LEFT FiITTING.) PARLIAMENTABY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JULY 27. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL. Motion made, and Question put, " That Clause Two stand part of the Bill :"—The Committee divided ; Ayes, 127, Noes 85. • AYES-127. - • Angerstein, W. Gower, F. L. : O'Connell, D. Arnott, J. Greenall, G.. O'Donoghue, D. Ayrton, A. S. Gregson, S. Packe, C. W. Bagwell, J. Gurdon, B. Paget, C. Ball, E. Gurney, Samuel Pease, H. Bass, M. T. Hanbury, It., Jun: - Pechell, Sir G. Baxter, W. •E: Handley, John *Pigott, Francis . Bazley, Thomas Hatdcastle, Jos. A. Pilkington, James Beale,, Samuel Henley, Lord , Pinney, .Wm. Biggs, John Hennessy, J. P. Pryse, Capt. E. L. Black, Adam Hoare, Jbseph Proby, Lord. G. L. Brady, Jolly' , Hodgkinson, G. - Puller, C. W. Brand, H. B. Hodgson, K. D. Ridley, 0. Bristow, A. . Humberstone, P. S. Robertson, D. Browne, Lord J. T. Mitt, W. Roebuck, J. A. Buller, J. W. James, Edwin RusSelL A. J. E. - Butler, C. S. Jervoise, Sir J. St.-Aubyn, J. Buxton,,C. Keating, Sir IL Salt, Tittle Calthorpe, F. H. Kershaw, J. Scholefield, W. Clay, James King, Hon. L. Seymour, H. D. Clifford, C. C. Kingecote, Lt.-Col. Shelley, Sir J. V. Clifford, H. M. , Knatchbull-Hugcss Smith, J. B. Clive, George Laing, S. Somerville, Sir W. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Langston, J. H. Stafford, Marquis of Coningham, Wm. Lawson, W. • Stansfeld. J. Craufurd, E. H. J Lee, W. ' * Steel, John Crook, Joseph Levinge, Sir R.G.A. Sykes, Col. W. H. Davey, R. Locke, J'. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Davie, Col. F. Lyons, Dr. Turner, J. A. Deasy, Richard Lysley, W. Verney, Sir Harry Denison, W. H. F. McEvoy, E. Walters, R. Dodson, John G. • Mackinnon, W. A. Wemyss, J. Duff, M. E. ' Maguire, J. F. W es thead B. Duke, Sir James Martin, P. W. Whalley, G. IL' Evans, T. W. Martin, J. Whitbread, S. Ewart, J. C. . Matheson, A. Wickham, H. W. Ewing, H. E. C. Miller, William Willcox, B. M. Fenwick; Henry Mills, T. • Williams, W. Ferguson; R. Monk, C. J. Wise, J. A. Forster,, Charles Mon Sell, Rt. Iln. W. Fortescue, Hon. D. Morris, D. TELLERS. Fortescue, C. S. Napier, Sir C. Freeland, H. W. Noble, J. Hadfield, Geo. Gavin, Major North, F. Haukey, Thomson . . NOES-85. Adderley, C. B. George, John - More, David Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Gordon, Capt. Nicol, William Bailey, C. Griffith, C. D. Northoote, Sir S. 11. Baillie, H. J. Hassard, M. D. Parker, Major W. Beecroft, G. S. Henley, J. Patten, J. W. Bentitick, G.. WV. P. Henniker, Lord Pennant, Col. Blackburn, P. Heygate, Sir F. Potts, George Burrell, Sir C., Bt. Hood, Sir A. Powys, L. P. Cave S. • Hope, G. W. Pugh, D. (Carman) Cole, Hon. H. A. Hopwood, J. T. Rogers, John J. Cole J. L. Wornby, W. H. Satomons;Alderman Collins, T., jun. Howes, Edward ' Salt, Thomas Copeland, W. T. Hunt, G. W. Sclater-Booth, G. Cross, R. A. Jermyn, Earl Spooner, R. Cubitt, Ald. Kekewich, S. Stirling, Wm. Curzon, Viscount ' Kelly, Sir F. • Stua r t, - Major W. Dawson, R. P. Kendall, N. Stracey, Sir H. Deedes, 'Wm. Lacon„Sir E. Torrens, R. Edwards, Major H. Legit, G. C. Vandeleur, Col. Egerton,. A, F. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Vansittart, Wm. Farquhar, Sir M. Lockhart, A. E. Vernon, L. V. Farrer, James Lyall, G. • ' Walpole, S. H. • Filmer, Sir E. Lygon, Hon. F. lVatlitigton, J.. W. Finlay, A. S. Mackie, J. Whiteside, Rt An J. Fitzroy. Rt. Hon H. Manners, Ld J. J.R. Wyndham, Sir H. Gallwey, Sir W.- P. Miller, T. • Wynne, W. W. E. Galway, Viscount Morgan, Major ; TELLERS. Gard, R. S. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J: Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Garnett, W. J. Mundy,' William. Estcourt, S. GOODWOOD _RACBS.-(THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIO RACING STAKES Lord of the Manor 1 Rechab FINDON STAKES. Nutbourne Thunderbolt Thormanby Eleven ran. , Lifeboat and Starke were scratched at 12:30 MOLECOMBE STAKES. Buccaneer Brother to Rainbow King of Diamonds.. Won easy. SEVENTH BENTINCK. Longrange East Langton Star of the East.. Six ran. NINTH BENTINCE. The Wizard Trovatore Emily Three ran. GOODWOOD CUP. Promised Land Newcastle Prioress.. Scent'.. Eleven ran. Won by six lengths; four lengths between second and third. SUSSEX STAKES. Merryman walked over. SWEEPSTAKES. Queen Charlotte walked over. EIGHTH BENTINCK. May Morning 1 Cock-a-Hoop Precursor Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES 200 SOY S. Trovatore ... Flutter colt . LATEST BETTING. ST. LEGER. 2to 1 agst Promised Land (taken) DERBY. 12 to 1 agst The Wizard (taken) " The United States' revenue from Boston, July 13 say, Lieutenant-Commander Ran- SUPPOSED MURDER 9N BOARD SHIP.--Advices cutter, William Appleton, Westf Florida. She brings the mate and on the tee th ult., from a cruise to the south-east coast o dolph arrived at Key Enterpxise, of New Orleans, lost two seamen of the schooner ro, b o inlet. The men are charged on the Bth inst., on H a illls c t. Moriantes, and the robbery of his with the murder of p *no• the vessel on shore, after throw trunks, and with runni , 2 board. They sup tli. vessel was beund ' z the captain over in - to Carthagena, and that she.was to bring a from Havanna who were to be sold as slaves on their ar rival of Indians, c • that when off Hillsboro' Captain Mori rival at Havana fell overboard, and while they were en antes accidentally . • to raise him the schooner struck ; that they, deavouring the vessel would be a wreck, were obliged to on finding . f . abandon the captain to his ate , and that after getting the moveabl e s from the vessel on s h ore, they broke open the captain's trunk, took the specie, and divided it equally anion , them. Afterwards they launched the longboat, furnished her with a sail, provisioned her, and set sail down the coast. At Jupiter inlet they saw the United States schooner Delaware, and were taken on board. To Cap tain Owen they said nothing about the robbery of the money, but told the story of the captain's death and the vessel's loss. One of Captain Owen's crew discovered a belt heavily loaded with money upon the person of one of the men, and revealed the fact. They were not ar rested until Lieutenant Randolph came up with his cutter, when Captain Doane gave them into his charge excepting two, who, fearing that they *ernsuspected of crime, had at night taken th e i r b oat and made their escape. There are • several very suspi c i ous circumstances about the affair, which lead the authorities here to believe that murder as well i ti i robbery has b een committed. Commissioner Brown has a'-.I an examination and commtited them for trial. Lieutenantoor Randolph searc h ed the men after the arrest, and found v . 1,000 d o l s ., i n gold secreted upon them. The two who escaped have gone up th e west coast , an d will no doubt be overhauled, as the cutte r i s on th e i r track.,, ELECTION COMMITTEES.—(This Day.) The Aylesbury, Ashburton, Gloucester (city), and Hud dersfield. committees .resumed their investigations this morning, No deeision.has been given in ,either case up to the hour Of going to press. - .The Aylesbury committee adjourned at half-past two, owing to the non-attendance of a. witness named Gadsden. In The Sun of yesterday we announced the decision of the committee on the Wakefield and Dartmouth election Petitions. The formal reports to the House of Commons are as follow : • Wakefield.—That Henry Leathern is not duly elected a burgess to serve in this pres3nt. Farliament , for thehorough of Wakefield ; that the last election for the said borough is a void election ; that William Henry, Leatham was, by his agents, 'guilty of bribery at the last . election; that it was proved to thecommittee, that Thomas Beaumont has been bribed With'the payment of £10; John Jacksen has been bribed with the payment of £3O ; that • ,John Cousins has been bribed with the payment of £25 that George Senior has been bribed with . the payment of '430; but that, it was not• proved that such bribery wt . .* committed with the knoWledge and consent of-the sitting member; that there is !reason to believe that ;corrupt prac tices have extensivelyprevailed at the last election for the said borough of Wakefield. . • Dartmouth—That Ed. Wyndham Harrington Schenley, Esq., is not duly elected a burgess to serve in this present . Parliament for the .borough of Dartmouth ; that the last 'election for the said borough is a void election ; that Ed. Wyndham Herrington Schenley, Esq., was ; by his agents; guilty of bribery at the ,last election fer,tbe said borough; that it,was proved to .the committee that ,Richard Mitchel more received £lO from Wm. Tucker to induce him'to stain from voting—that Elizabeth received £2O fronf Wm.' TuCkerior the of rooms 'at the Dolphin public:- house, her husband being a .voter, and doting for. Mx. Schenley half :an hour,. afterwards ; that large sups.* of money were received by Capt. Bailey and distribut4 him to various members of Mr. Schenley's committee, tut it does not appear that' the legal expenses. of the election were defrayed from that source. • F2V GLAND AND THE. PEACE. • (From. the Hatworfor mist .) The easist course for . Great Britain to , pursue under. present. circumstances would be, no doubt, to say to the two Emperors- r " 'We protested..against your going to war; we now wash our hands of your peace." Mr. Disraeli recommends this course as most, consistent with our •. dignity.. We, are .not sure that he is right. It . .may "suit our national pride., It would be one way. of,showing something like pique and resentment towards the Emperor of the French for not having waited to hear our , ad vice. ,But we are not sure that, when a man, by following his own headstrong determination in op position to all the.cOunsels we may have tendered him, gets himself into . atness, at enca ,embarrassing to himself and dangerous to others, true dignity is to be displayed : by turning. our back upon him and saying with supercilious self ; esteem-- " I told you, how it would.. be—yow,may • now reap what you have sown—thanlt' Ileayen, I have nothing to. do with it, and, .please Ido not mean .. to have." Would. it not be better, more dignified, more disinterested, to, say— " What is done cannot be unclone--but is there no way by. which we can neutralise the evil of,it, and expand the good ? .Cannot .we help to mend this unhappy business?". We are told th a t N apo l eon wishes the neutral Powers to give as full a prac tical development as possible to his prelimipary bases. Now, if the basesare such, as to admit of this expansion, and if it be a fact that the Emperor really, desires us•to breath into his work. a life that may beautify and utilise it, we . are, net qiiite con vinced ,thatwe should. act either a noble or a politic part to withhold that advice andmoral help towards relieving Italy from foreign oppression,,which we wei e ready enough ,to . give before.the.commenoe ment of the war. • _ , . The preliminaries of peace signed at Villafranca are not positively and necessarily antagonistic to Napoleon's programme.. The annexation of. Lom bardy, to Sardinia contains at least a germ,of Italian nationality in it, An Italian confederation under the presidency of the Pope presents the idea of unity, although. in an impossible shape. Neither the Pope, nor Victor Emmanuel, :nor the King of Naples, will consent to, this realisation of the idea. The sovereigns of Tuscany, Modena and ,Parma are to be restored to their thrones—but who undertakes to conduct them back in opposition to the armed protest of their respective - peoples P , Austria,. of course, will, npt be allowed to dd that for doin g which she ,was spnimoned to so bloody an account. France, as we are told will not. Meanwhile the de la* governments of these states, in concurrence with the wishes of their people, persist in claiming to be ruled by Victor Emmanuel. If Napoleon does not intend to overawe them as his friends very con fidently assert—might not the:neutraieowers unite at the present moment, .in persuading the belli gerents to leave the, solution to the Italians them selves ? Might not a treaty, based upon the Villa franca preliminaries, really secure 'taly from either Austrian or French. intervention.? If it were ascertained that four out of the five great Powers were favourable to the framing of a permanent arrangement to this effect, and that the fifth was in no position to ,resist, would it be wise—cer tinly it would not b e magnan i mous — to refuse our aid in effecting such a settlement ? For what would be its result ?, In Italy, the central states, left to their own political disposition, would range themselves under Victor Emmanuel, receive consti tutional government, and enjoy freedom of Con science. Here would be at once an effectual, check put upon revolution, and Italy left to herself would not be unlilrely, to become a strong nation; Europe thus relieved from a perennial source of irritation, would be all the more , disposed to a general dis armament—and, as Mr: . .Bright.suggested the other night, liberal fiscal arrangements might weave commercial ties between Great Britain ,and France which would be the best possible guarantee against future . war, and most effectually destroy our liability to invasion panics. • • It seems to us that the way is yet open to the neutral powers, if they are so agreed, to make the Peace of Villafranca substantially all that Napoleon set forth as,the object of the war. They can now do what they may have desired to be done before Austria crossed the Ticino. And if the Emperor of the French really wishes their moral help in coun cil, or in congress, in order that it may be done, surely our national pride ought not to stand in the way. It is significant that the friends of Austria are now most urgent in their advice that we should stand aloof from this peace. Austria herself does not wish to consult us. There is something suspi cious in this sudden change. It looks very much as, though, regardless of the,woes of Italy,,.our Tory statesmen would be glad to enable Austria, to return to the status quo, and profit as largely as possible by the capricious and mistaken policy of Napoleon ME COAST DEFENCES. It is one of the disadvantages of a country which stands on the defensive that it must always be ready for war, while its enemy may choose his own time. The dangers which threaten the peaceful communities of Europe are far more serious than the chance of a war at a certain period and for a limited time. If we knew that at a particular date—say, three years henee._. we should be at war with any Power, there would be no difficulty in preparing for it without any ex haustion of our resources. This is, indeed, the El4l - of an aggressive State; it can chOose its year,,even its month, and it knows how much ven geance or glory it can afford to buy with the funds at its disposal. It also knows that whenever it chooses it can obtain peace, since its victims, how ever unjustly attacked, will be naturally willing, to put a stop to hostilities which are draining them. of men and treasure and deranging the concerns of peaceful industry. But the case of the threaten ed r d hhnt if enem e oa e twNrs n , teht resources, eoc sehf on T uawt h srwa i c o s reeffs m ea, ikrta u esmn s tadw without a e tbedh a rro t osi pun a a ttr l g l yfe t d, e r i: ya e nhy s ... improvement n t a a pmu d t ra e y us if ty s e o mwrws strengthen r h d ntec e e tnh l y i d 6nt a t ' and without regard to cost. This lesson we lice ye learnt long, and it is continually repeated, as ea ch year brings forth new means of offensive or defi m sive war, or shows how novel tactics act upon 1 he issue of a struggle. One principal matter of 'im portance is the preparation of rifled cannon. "Whe Armstrong gun will, no doubt, be an astonisb.ing weapon; but as yet we have only one or two SpCci triens of it. The works are only in course of ex ec tion, all the inachinery has to be brought into order, and the utmost that we are promised is a hunilred Armstrong guns by the end of the year. Even this promise is hardly likely to be kept. On the o ther hand, thousands of Armstrong guns will be required for our ships, our fortresses, and for services in the field. The construction of these must be the work of several years. In the meantime what is r going on across the Channel? "The most noticeab' le feature in the Arsenal," writes our Marseilles co',l:espondent, "is the effort made to provide rifled 01,dnance for inches defini tively a Navy.adopted t elhd' consists system o which ree a g p r p o e ; T e s s 1 b definio about t three broad and an eighth of an d cep, with a twist of one-sixth." These guns a re beii tg supplied step to ma ke use of the gunsal to th e " Ann rapidly- to the French line - of - battle ships— It would. ce rtainly lle seem ,h ' a but a as su prudent ppie m en . s trongs," which must be ccrcaparatively f e w in num ber for the next two or three years.. There ar e, we believe, no less tha n 7,000 silica' h-tored guns now lying at Woolwich Arsenal. T c , r ifle a part of these would be an easy and, compa- tively, an inexpensive work. If bc!yond the Pow er ; 9f the Government establishments, • the work t be 'distributed amo ng -th e var i ous factories, in our reat towns, and by the end of the year larg e numE Z l I ; of rifled guns might be fit for use.-2Tnies. P9IE! SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 28. 15,59. 4 f /1-VTlEf' r.l -•' '