The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Bank of England weekly return, completed to the sth inst. is not quite so satisfactory in its character as the statements which have been pub lished for the last few weeks. In the bullion there is a falling off to a rather large amount, conse quent upon the shipments of pld tot he continent. The reserve of notes has been if ssened about half a million, and the other securities have decreased to 167,3681. The chief feature in the return is the decrease in the private deposits, hut this is in some measure accounted for by the augmentation in the public deposit', showing that a large amount of revenue has been paid in anticipation of any change of the spirit duties. The active circulation has been slightly increased, and the Government Securities also show an augmentation of about 375,0001. In the other items of the balance-sheet there is little requiring special comment, and they 'ill be seen from the subjoined table : _ £2O 571 665 Active circulation _..____ Increase ,... 158,060 Mullion Decrease Rest Increase Public deposits Increase 781,847 Other deposits 14,525,795 Decrease Seven-day and other billy Decrease Government securities Increase Other securities Decrease Notes unemployed Decrease About 68,0001. in gold was taken from the Bank Yesterday, andit is calculated tath the decline which has been caused in the bullion through these with drawals must exceed half a million sterling. Be sides the sum sent away yesterday, 90,7001. of the gold by the Orinoco was also forwards d to the con tinent. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited no alteration of importance. Money continues in limited request, and the terms remain easy. The following decree relative to the Sinking Fund of the Anglo-Peruvian Debt has arrived from Lime, dated March 24, 1858 : " Considering that the increase of two per cent. per annum, granted by the law of the 11th March of last year to the Finking fund uf the original Anglo-Peruvian Debt, is not sufficient to give to that debt the privilege it is entitled to, on account of its origin, its old standing, and its right of precedence ; considering that when such increase was granted the Deferred Debt, and the debts to New Grenada and Equador were omitted ; consider lug that the Republic, being pacified, it will be enabled to establish a system of strict economy in its expenses, and hold sufficient available money to accelerate the redemption of the external debt—to the extinction °f which the national faith is pledged—whilst from this extinction social progress and great internal improvements depend ; considering that the holders of the bonds of the• debts above referred to have aPpealed directly to the justice of the Government to obtain a proportionate adjustment in the sinking funds Of their bonds ; and considering that the honour of Peru demands that a resolution on the repeated applications made to this end should no longer be delayed, it is re solved :-Ist, That from the year 1859 one per cent. More shall be adde.i to the sinking fund appointed by the law of the 11th March of last year for the paying off of the capitsl of the original Anglo-Peruvian debt, such sinking fund being therefore raised to the rate of eight per cent. per annum. 2d. That from the same year, 1859, one per cent. shall be added to the sinking fund of Three per Cents. granted to the Anglo- Peruvian Deferred Debt, thus likewise raising the sink ing fund to four per cent. per annum. 3,1 and lastly, that from said year of 1859 one per cent. shall be added to the sickidg fund of One per Cents. belonging to the New Grenada and Equador debts, thus raising the sink ing fund to two per cent. per annum. Let notice of this resolution be given to the Legislative Chamber, let it be communicated to those whom it may concern, let the orders fcr its execution be forwarded, and let it be re gistered and published." The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed finally, and prices of all descriptions were well sup- Ported. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales, 1 1 0 00 of which were taken on speculation, and 1 ,000 for export. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about 191,1011., and the exports 181,1601., exclusive of the following shipments direct from London to the continent during the week ending Thursday last : Gold Coin—Boulogne 4lO oz. 71 —Hambro' —Rotterdam tf —Mauritius 1,050 ,1 - Calais ft —Bremen ... 5OO „ Bars—Boulogne 25,0)0 Silver Coin--Boulogne 9,400 —Rotterdam 450 9, —Calais .. ~ Bars—Boulogne 4OO The market for English Securities is fist, and the transactions have been very limited. The un favourable Bank return, and the .continued efflux of specie from the Bank have checked o perations for a rise. Consols are ahout 973 i for looney, and 97/ i for the account. The New Threes are 961 4, and the Reduced 96i /. Bank Stock is quoted 222 to 223; India Loan Debentures., 10 01 i ; •do. Scrip 1004 g; do. Bonds (1,0001.), 2 08. to 235. ; Exchequer Bills, 395. to 425. for March, and 375. prem. for June. A fair amount of business has been transacted in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices are rather lower. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 981 1 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1041 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 ; ditto De ferred, 26a g ; Russian 5 per Cents., 1121 ; ditto 4 i per Cents., 1021 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 92i ; tuenos Ayres New Deferred, 181 ; Equador Bonds, °; Grenada New Activ e , 211 ; d i tt o D e f erre d, At ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 861 ; ditto 3 per uents., 601 11; and Portuguese 3 .per Cents., 4 51 46. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign gtocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 202 21/ ; Pe'ruvian, 86 88 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 60 62 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 451 46 1 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 41 per Cents. 1024 1031; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 ; ditto Deferred, 261 27. A. very limited business has been done to-day in the Railway Share Market, and prices have further ree,eded about to A per cent. Caledonians, Eastern Counties, Great Norther ns, Great Westerns, No r th E as t ern B erw i c k, an d N ort h Eastern York declined ss. ; North Western and Midland s 108. ; a n d S ou th W es t ern , 15 s . The Foreign and Colonial lines are flat. Paris and Lyons have declined, 10s. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s. ; Great Indian Peninsula, ss. ; and Eat Indian, 15s. Mining Shares are moderately active. Great South Tolgas are 141 ; Par Consols, 19 ; South Caradon, 400 ; Wh ea l Ed war d , 5g and Wheal Mary Ann, 454-. Joint-Stock Bank Shares are at steady quota tion!, Olieutal Bank have improved 401. the Miscellaneous Market Peninsular and Oriental Steam have improved to 792 80, and South Australian Land are 36. lIIIISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY, (Prom the Official Lit.) Bank Stock 223 2 • ......,. 3 per cent. ttettoutee 4 nnwitlep... Ns Cent. ca n e,ie Annuities 97e i 1 41 1 ' 96 - per Cent. 4 , •onit,eb I ndia Loan Debentures lOOl $ Ditto Scrip 'idle. Bonds, .c.llOO ... ...... ..,.. 23 20 ')itto, under £lOOO 2O OoLsols for Account Exchequer Bills, 21d. March. June. RlOOO £5OO 0 i Small 1 40 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS —THIS DAY. Buenos A yres.Bouds, 6 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 3 per Cent i llnadorNew Consolidated l4 ad Ditto Provisional Land Warrant Elrenadp New Active, 21 per Ccut. Ditto Deferred 6 i i .Peruvian Bonds 4. per Cent .... •• -- Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. - - Ditto Account •... Po:tug-nese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 Itassian Bonds, 1522, k; St., 5 per Cent., i1:11 Ditto, 4. per Cent. eardinian 80n3.5, per Cent. %Imuieh Baud; 3 per Cent. Ditto Account . 4IA Illittc New Deferred, 3 per Cent, Ditto Account ........... ........... Turkitsli 4..ucte.., : per ;:ont. . Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed. ; p.r Cent. . lOl./ t'neznela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent. . . n 14i invfaenas on the wove payable in Leaden. D utch Ex.;;,ange, 2i per Con'.;., 12 Guilders -- Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'Cii.Of K, Consolt, money .„„ Cmlvols for account I were t irtl such o one ;e the larone gee for to th• The Guild dogs, is and were er par 'idence rued a dama dant to ) since, ported ) make re were rt took Igment rial. Day.) row.— ,t, St. ttempt utland, le and ;e, who artless , risoner ho had :ad her , in Old and ask lon had a doled to Mr. lie want said sh• lent her noao. ea w the neviolie rred, be to go re it to a as be kke the she got Savile• ey she D CASE. ife of a r on re- - . ouse gibs. of 001. 4terdam )ustoin ggoge u t es, and ) officer seized, laridger on the need to of offer t court, s for A fendant „ Na y All le soon Money es vrere Valet).- i thew, ehetody convict let sea -1 in do hs. Of ) Board %ke any Ben t to Lime in vDEB THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY SH .111,11 MARKETS This Day). RAILWAY. Closing Prices this day R.&ILWATB. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June Belfast & BallYmenP I Birmng. Wolverh 6 Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanosh & Cheshire Junct Blackburn ....... Bh gz Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) ' Bristol & Caledonian. Chester & Flolyhea , ' Cork and Bandon. Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B ......... Dnblin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber(Junc. East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A.stk Do., do. 8.... ...... Do. Now A East Kant East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. ... Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. Prth. &Dundsr Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness . . Glasgow & S.Westorn Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock ..... Sth. &West. (Ire). Great Western. Do. Str. V. R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. I'Do• Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.&Yorkshir Do., do. F 116 , Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un , Do. Southport. ..,.. London & BlackwaP Do. New, i , s. 51.105. Lond. Bright. & S. Cst London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S. Western Undndrry. & Col erai r e Lndndrry. & EnnisY. Wench. She f. &Li nal n.l Nfetropolitan ........ klidland Do. Birraing. & Dori, Aidland 0. West. (Ir. Do. i Shares ..... Newcastle & Carlisle. Newpt. A berg.&Hrfd Newry & Armagh Newry, Warrerpoip & Restrevor o rfo 1k... Northn. Counties Up North British 'North Devon, Rail & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N.astern— Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire Nortb Western N. & S. Westrn. Jnnc Oxford Worcester Wolverhampton Peebles Portsmouth 'Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrdn.St. Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Uniou Sitincrbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern South Wales IS. Yorksh. River Dur Do Staines,Wok.,kWok. Stockton & Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Ilartlepl !Taff Vale Pref., No. Thames Hay. D. &R. IVale of breath Watorfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick , West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace I Do. A I Do. B West London , Do. First Class Do. Second Class 5/ - 6 - 8.1 70 - 72 1 91 - 10 26 - 27 9t - 93 85, 1 1 - 86 35 - 37 ii --- -5 • •• ... ...al 17 18 61i 45 47 30 33 14 - 16 90 - 92 631 -63 j 28i - 29 92 - 94 9 - 10 103 -10 t 90 - 92 127 - 129, 102 - 104 561 -56 i, 56 - 53 85 88 10 —l2 10 12 92 1 1 2 . d 1 - 6 7 103 - 103 94} - 95 1 - 96 - 97 38 1 id 91 94- 66 68 ii - m 62 - 64 A - 3 - M 931 - 941 1 2 43 - 49 76 - 77 93 - 95 .4i 41.1 73 - 83 8 - 9 39 - 32 i i'd 109 - 111 27! ; - 28 80 - 82 45 - 47 36 - 37 69i - 70 83 - 84 13 - 15 7- 5 • 8 - 10 35 - 36 !les'o 7 16 - 61 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 I all Atian. and St. Law. 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen. Ind ,guar. 5 p.c. 3 fp 18 all Do. 18 I all Do. Additional A 1 —lp 205 1 all Buffalo & Lake Hur. 8 9 100 1100 Duff., Brut. Godch. t 88 100 1100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.:72 1 Do. do., 1 July, '7:i 77 86 100 'lOO Do. do., 1 June, '74 75 78 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 20 2560 Central Oude (Lim.) ... 20 2 Ceylon A shares 1 11 31 174 i all Demerara 20 2s. Eastern Bengal St. ;100 East Indian 110 111 1101 11 101 20 i all Do. C Shares 20 5 Do, E. do. . . 11 11 103 all D 0.46 p.c.Bnds.,'s9 2) all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 195 20 St. 100 Gd. Trunk of Canada 49 51 491 100 all Do. 6 p.c. Deben ! 82 83 I 20 all Gt. In, Pen, g. 5 pore 214 213 , 214 20 , 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c , 3 —t, 201; all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 19 5 - _l9/1 191 204 ; 13 Do. New 100 all Do. Bds., payable '57 ... 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O lOB 112 100 all Do. do., '73, do. 100 1 all. Do. do., '73, without option ;105 108 20 I all Madras, guar. 44 p.c l9/ 191 20 all - Do. do., 5 per c. 201 —2l 20/ 20 15 Do. 4/ p. c. Eaten. Ad par 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. I 3 /pi 53 1 20 5 Do. 4th Ex., do, ... l 20 ss. Onde (Limitod) 20 115 icinde, guar. 5 por c 1 —11 p 20 i all Do ••• ••• FOREIGN. 10 all t atwrp & Rotterdam 54 61 20 all Ardennes 20 3 Bahia & Fra-•cina. 1 1 34 5 all Belgian East. Juliet. 1 11 20 all Beziersto Graissessac 6 all Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 21 2 21 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of Franco 261 261 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France ... 20 all Great Luxewbourg 75 71 71 10 6 Italian Junction .. 20 all Lite Conat. & Bale ••• 20 all Lierro and Turnhout • ...d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 41 —41 p 6 all Lucca & 20 all Lyons and Geneva 33; all Maria Antonia 10 all Do. New • • ••• 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6 P. C. Pref 2l. 22 16 all Northern of France 371 38 20 8 Do. New 10 all NorwegianTruk.Pref 81 91 20 all Paris and Lyons 3Ol M 303 20 all Ditto Now 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 9 Recife & San Frau , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. !Id 83 20 11 Riga and Dunaburg 10 all Roma and Frascati-. 21) all Royal Danish 5 all Royal Swedish 4 all Do. 7 per cent. 2(, all Sambre and Meuse._ 8 •81 10 all Do. 56 per cent. pref. 8/ 9A 20 all Southern of France 204 201 8i all West Flanders 5 51 10 all Do. 54 per e. Pr.jf 20 all W.&N.W. of Francs 24 2s; 20 6 Western of Austria, 20 all Went, of Switzerland 6 all *V Les L aden 6 all po. Bp. cent. prof — 20 Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. fool - 56 Agra & United Serv. . to all ..tustralasia BO 82 80j 21'; all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 45 47 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co „. 50 all British N. A meri can ~. 57 6i 20 10 rl.Bk.of Ind.Au.6lCi , 31 2i 19f1 50 city 57 59 100 25 'Colonial 20. all Connuereialofeanacla 1(0 20 ,Connocrcial of Lond. , 20 all I,l '.rig.Scot.d.rAus.Citt. 17i 18 t 18 20 all ; Lon. Ch. Bk.of A .Iq. 19)t 20 50 20 (London and County 50 10 ILondon Joint Stock. 100 20 'Lond.andWestminst, 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. Now 50 25 National Bank •.. ••• 20 all New South Wales .... 43 45 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 39i 40 401 40 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 25 IProTincial of Ireland 61 —63 - 10 all 'Do' New — ... 24 25 all I South i astralia e• ••• 2515 Do. New 25 all Union of Australia 45 46 41 50 10 Union of London 123 24 234 t i 3 ... 15 Do. New .............. 100 50 Unity Mutual 100 50 Westrun. lord 119 = 17d Business done this day LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Corgpagin3eB Closing d r a? " Y t i g n d es' ay. St. 100 Buckghainsh.JLn.&N.W. 93 100 St. 100 Clydesdale Jc Calsdon 100 102 25 all Col.Stour Vy. E.U.&E.O 13 15 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p. Gt.Northn 138 140 5 all E. Un. 11.8 h. E. Count. 4 St. 100 Glas. Barr. di Caldonian. Neils. Direct. St. 100 Do. Ncw Do ••• ••• 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Pr. Gt•Westn. 50 all Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M. 109 111 110 • 25 all Do. Shares. Do 12. all Do. Shares. Do IA! all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern l3 —l4 131 20 all Do. Preference Do 24 25 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 97 99 10 10 Do. Bark. Sh. Do ••• ••• 5i all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 24 St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland._ 97 99 641 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count p - ip 50 all N.&Est.s p.c. Do 57 9 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do • • ••• 25 all Prost. & Wyre L. &N. W — 124 all Do. 4 Shra. A Do • • ••• St. 100 Roystnok Hit. Gt.Northn 137 140 10 all Shrews.& Hor T. Brassoy 91 81 81 12 all S. Staftordsh.. M. MClean 10 10 1 32 50 r. —33 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Da 25 all ,Do Do ••• 4 St. 'lOO ;Wilts&Somrst Gt. Westn. 90 92 PREFERENCE SHARES• ißlyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 501.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 4A p. c. Ches. & Ho. 51 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork & Bandons ip.c. Dnn.Porth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh . Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l Do. No. 2 ...... 95 - 97 liiii ---- 162 6 - 64 - 112 - 110 - 117 - 115 - 135 - 79 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6 p. cts E.&W. York. J. sth, Edin. & GI. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness, 5 p, c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 P. c. prom Do. 4i per cent ..... ,Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 72~ - T3} - 120 - 114 - 105 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Scot. lst Prc Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W. (B. &H.Ex.spc Do. con. rod. 44 p. c. Do. con. rod. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per ►ent. Do. 5 p. c. rod. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c. P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do 'Do. Birm. Gna. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St Lon. &B. G. 5 pc.No. 1 D0.,P.,5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. Now Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r . Lon. tt S. W. 7 perct. 63 -- (5 101 -- in - 8 - - IA 2 - 73 18. 9 13 138 261 13 20 St. St. 12i 12 St. late 3d SharOs Londy.& Color. i Sh Londy. &Ennis. C i Sh. M., S.,&L. 6p. eat. Do, do. do. £6 ... Do. do. 31 per cent Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c Do. 4i per cent Do. do. Mid, Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do, 4i p. c. Prof. St. Do. L. &11. Prof. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. N orfk . Deb. 4 p. c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ..,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference I N. E. Bony; 413. c. Pr f Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. I Do, do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York El. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox„ Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., let guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Do. do. Debeutr. St Scot. Cent. New Pret Sc. N. E. Aber. g,. 6p. c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. c10.3i p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. o. 41 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh Do. Now 41 pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p.c I S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c Do. do. do. Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc St. 12. 12 124 St. - 74 - - - 140 - 142 - 165 119 - 121. - 66 - 63 121 25 20 St. St. St. 8i St. 1.0.61 -- [39 -- 102 11 - 114 1 106 - 108 - 100 41) 1 1 '24 2s 120 122 107 109 99 101 121 - 123 125 - 127 74 - 76 10 - 10 231 - 244' 101 - 193 101 - 103 133 8i 101 93 101 - 103 100 U FT i :: 1.: i, 48 - 51 BRITISH MINES. • . 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 10 11 20 14 British Iron .... 3 4 . . 20 Coudurow (Cambrn.) 80 90 10 1 i Dev.Gt.Cnsls. (Tay.; 450 470 ... 30 ,East Basset (Iliogan) 15 . , 100 ... 17s Great South Tolgus 136 141 146 ... ' 17(5 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk..) 5 —6.. i ... 7 f,',Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) 1 3 / 4 2 ... 17s; Lady Bertha ... 8 N. Frances (Mogan) 6 7 ... . N.W.Basset (Illogan) 10 11 ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4 5 ... lb Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 1 s 19 ",19 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) . . ..: ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 1 . 1 16 ... 2i S. Caradon (St. Cleer 390 410 400 ... 2S. Cam Brea (Illogn.) 4 4. ... 19 S.W. Franees(lllomn.) 215 -- 225 6 4 Taut. S. &L. Min. Co. i 1 h 10 9 Tin Croft 36 4 ... 40 Un.Mince (Gwennap) ... ... ... 1256 V. of Tom)) , (Camay.) 1 b 11 ... 16 W. Basset (Illogan) 23i 24i' ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ) 10) 110 ... 5b Wh. Basset (Mogan) 2lO 220 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 280 300 , ... 5i Wh, Edward(Calstck) 4 5f 51 ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Limit) 9 10 8 I Wh.Ma. Ann (Menht.) 44 46 451 4 Wh. Trelawney (Lis. ) 24 -- 26 _____ FOREIGN MIN E. 20 16 !Australian 1 10s. ;Bon Accord Cop. (li. ) 6 —t p 16 1 35 27 Brazilianluip.(iisued at .C 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ... ... 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 13 14 1 6 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica . . ...ri 40 al' Cohre Copper 42 44 ... 16 Copiapo 1. all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co. 2 all Fortuna i 1 20 all General 3 all Linares - 91 5 1/ Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada l l /4 i 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.Lol.4: Smlt 6 7 5 1 Port Philip ... —. 30 16i Santiago de Cüba all United Mexican 1 31 3,l MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ... ... 25 19 Australian Agricult. 29 31 39 6 10 all Australn, Royal Mail 16 16 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 36 46 10 2 \ Do. New iss. at Si. d ... ... 50 40 Brit. American Land ... ... 100 326 Canada 135 140 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 115 1166 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 all Do. Prof. 76 p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace li 16 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of Franct .. _ ... 20 all Eastern Steam 3. 44 St. 100 Electriclclegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel ... . 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCe 11 11 10 I.oB.lEur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. ,„ ... 9 all lEur.&Ain.Stm.(lim.) 31 —46 20 11l Gen. Ir.Se.Col.(lim.) ... ... 15 14 ;Gen. Steam Navigat. .. . 20 5 ,London Discount 4 all ' Loud. Gen. Omnibus 26 31 20 10;Magdalena St. Navig. ... ... 10 all ,Meditera,n. Elec. Tel. 7 .-8 10 all I Do, Extension Teleg. ... .... 10 all Mexican& S.Americe ~„ . '25 I 5 iNat. Discount C 0.... 1- A i 10 6 INethorlands Land.... i —l6 10 all !Do. Do. 5 all IDo.B p.c.Pf. iss.at 1d 2 2 6 3 Do. Do. 100 80 (N e w B. &N. S. Land 16 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 1006 1016 1016 1 all N. B. Australasian... 20 all tirth.ofEuropeSteam 2 3 1 au Oriental Gas 1 108. Do New Shares id if) 5 all Peel Er. 14. & Minrl li - .46 50 , all Peninsular & Oriental 78 80 80 791 50 10 Do. New 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 5B - 60 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. Al - 1 i u St. 100 S.Ans, Gov.6p.c.bda. 109 111 25 all South Austral. Land 356 35) 6 36 1 all Submarine Lei. Surii 4 -- 1. i 1 all Do. Registered - 1 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co.Up.Can „.„ 100 j 28i, Tan PleMOU'li Land, 144-. 15A 00 all 25 all 10 9 20 all St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 at. 100 St., 100 25 16; St. 100 St 100 St. too 10 31.1 107 Ai i 96A 7 61 9 4 i 701 69i i 1001 i EVENING, MAY 8, rtirb Ebittort SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. AUSTRIA. The Wiener ZQung, the official organ of the Austrian Government, published the following ar ticle on the 4th inst.:— "The Paris Moniteur recently announced that the Plenipotentiaries of Ans'ria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey bad met in conference at the hotel of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to take cognisance of the final act signed at Constantinople on the sth Dec., with a view to sanction the result of the labours of the Commission instituted by the 30th article of the Treaty of Paris, for the settlement of the frontier line of Russia and Turkey in Asia. "There is not much importance to be attached to this fact. By presenting that convention to the Conference, Russia and the Porte have done, in fact, what they were not bound to do. The Treaty of Paris does not prescribe that the conven tion to be conclude 1 baweAa those two States for the settlement of their Asiatic frontier should be communicated to the Conference, nor does that treaty contain either among the articles relating to the Danube, any clause bearing that the act of navigation of the Danube shall form an integral part of the general treaty, and, to be valid, require the sanction of the Conference. Russia and the Porte could take this step without endangering their sovereign rights ; but such a step does not make a precedent." Fi om the above article of the official organ it wou'd appear that the Austrian Government per sists in its opinion that the act of navigation, con cludei and ratified by the Riverain States of the Danube, does not require the sanction of the Con ference. MARKET NZW3.—(Tins Day. COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of vegetables were large, of fruit moderate. Generally speaking, the trade ruled steady, as follows : FRUIT. Pineapples, per lb. 7s Od to 1081 Colonial do., ea. Os Od to Os oa Grapes, per lb 12s to 20s Foreign do ls Od to 5s Oil Melons, each Os Od to Os Od Peaches, p. doz Os to Os Od Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os Od Apples, p. h. sv. 3s Od to 6sl Od Pears, per doz ...6s to lOs Oil Oranges. per doz.. 6d to is 6.1 Lemons, p. doz. is 01 to 2.80 d Apricots,p. doz. OsOd to Os Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Od Filberts,per 1001 b 30s to 40s Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 35s to 40s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to 09d Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Strawberries, per ounce ... .. Os 6d to ls Od Gooseberries, par half sieve . . Os Od to Os Od Currants, p. h. sv. Os 01 to Os Plums, per do. OA Od to Os Od Green gages, per h. sv.Os to 0(1 Itaspbsrries, p.potl. Od to Od 'ABLEN. VEGET Greens,p. doz. bun. 2sod to is Cabbages, do. Os Od to 03 Od Savoy do., p. do. Os 2d toOs 4d Cauliflowers, clods 6tl to 4s Od Brocoli, p. bun. is 0 , 1 to la 6d Potatoes, per ton 60s to 180 , New do., per lb. 4d to 186 d Peas, per punnet 4s to 5s WI Turnips, per hunch 2d to 431 Carrots, per bunch... Gd to 8d Cucumbers, each "d to is 6d Garlic, per lb Gd to Os 8d Sorrel, per sieve Od to Os Spinach, p. d0...18.6d to 3s Od Brussels sprouts, per half do 3s Od to 4s Od Onions, p. bush Os Od to Oa Od New do., per bunch Od to Od French beans, per 100 . is 01 to 2s Od Leeks, per do 2d to 3d Shallots, per lb.. .....6d to gd gorseraddish, p. b. Is6d to 48 Parsley, per do. ... 4d to 6d Celery, per do is Od to is 9d Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od Parsnips, per do. Od to Os Od Small salad, p. pun. 24 to 3d ushroorns, p. pt.l.lsod to I s 3 d Artichokes, per doz 6s to 8s Lettuces, por doz. is 6,1 24 Endive, per scr. 28 6d to 4s I Radishes, p.d.ban. 44 to os6d Tomatoes, per bay.Os to Os Od Walnuts per 100 ...0d to Od !Chillies, per 1001 s 6d to 2s Oa Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Rhubarb, p. b. Os 3d to Os 93 Asparagus, per bund 3s to 7s Seakail, porpun .18 33 to 2s 64 Turnip greens, per bush Os Od to Os Od NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 8s 0,1 ; Ponlts, Os 01 to Os Od; Geese, Gs Od to 7s 0,1 each ; Goslings, cs Od to 7s 0,1 ; Duck: lings, 38 0 1 to 4s 0,1 ; tamc.! rabbits, Is Od to is 9d each; wild do., 6d to is Od ; Pigeons, Gil to 101 each ' • large Surrey Fowls, 68 to 109; barn-door do., 5.0,1 to 711 0,1; Chick ens, 5s 01 to 2s per couple; Capone, 38 Od to 4504 ; Hares, 28 0.1 to 3s Od ; Grouse, Os Od to Os 0,1 each ; Pheasant., Os Od to Os 0,1 ; Ptarmigan, is Od to 18 6 , 1 ; Woodcocks, 3a Od to 4s 0:1; Snipes, Os 93 to 181 d; Teal, 61 to Is Od; Wild Ducks, 2s 0:1 to 48 Od; Widgeons, Os 9d to Is 6,1; Plovers, 6d to Oeld each; Guinea Fowls, 2s 6d to 356 , 1; Roasting pigs,4s Od to Ss Od each. Ostend fresh butter, --a to --is Od ; English do., is Od to is 3d per lb. ; English eggs, 7s Od to 8s 0.1; French do., 63 Od to 7s 01 per 120 ; Leverets, 38 Od to 48 6d each. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. --(YESTERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at live o'clock. THE DIVORCE ACT. Lord CRANWORTH brought in a bill to amend the act passed last session with respect to the mode of pro ceeding in the Probate Court. The bill was read a first time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord REDESD.A.LE, the Folke stone Water, Liskeard and Loo Canal, and the Aber dare Water bills were read a third time and passed. CAWNPORE. Lord SHAFTESBURY gave notice that, on this day week, he should move for certain papers connected with proceedings that had taken place at C-tvvnpore. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 81 to 48 Od; mutton, 23 10(1 to 4s 2d; lamb, 5s 01 to 61 0d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 81; pork, 3s Od to 43 2d per Blbs., by the carcase. - WHITECTIAPEL. Beef, from 2s fid to 43 Od ; mutton, 28 101 to 4s 4d larch, 58 Od to Os 0.1 ; veal, 4s 01 to 4s Ga ; pork, 33 2,1 to 4s 2d per 81138 by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 28 61 to 15s; Brills, 2s Od to is each; Salmon, is 6d to is 91 per lb ; Cod Fish, is oito 4s each ; Soles, 4d to 2s 6d per pair ; Trout, 10 , 1 to is per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 3s 6(1 ' • Crabs, to 2s 6d; Whitiilgs, 3s Od to 10s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ; Natives, 488 to 5N per bsh. ; Mackerel, —s to 40s per 100 ; . Smelts, is 6d to 3s 0,1 per doz.; Skate, Os to 61 per lb; Shrimps, Oa Od to Os 0,1 per gallon ; Bloater; 4s 01 to Ps Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 4s Od to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os 01 per bushel; Doreys, 280 d to 108 each; Haddocks, 4s to 15s pei doz. ; Pike, 6,1; Sturgeon, 6(1 per lb; Prawns, 4861 to 5s 01; Mullets, Os 61 to 2s 6d each; Plaice, 4d to is each; Halibut, 6(1 per lb ; Flounders, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; salt fish, 0,1 per lb ; Eels, 8d to is ; Carp, is to 58 ; Tench, is to 5s per brace; Garnets, 4d to ls. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis ars from 6d to 7d ; of household ditto, 40 to 6d per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS Market hides, 561 b to Illb 3,1 to —d ; 611 b to 721 b, 31--d to 31d ; 7 2 1 5 t o 8015, 31d to , 31d ; 8015 to 881 b, 1. to 4d . 8815 to 9615, 4d to 41d ' • 9615 to 1041 b, 41,1 to 40. ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to --d ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 8s Od to 9s Od ; Caif skins, light, 2s 61 to 3s 6d ; ditto full, 5s 0.1 t o 5 s Ad ; Polled Sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; Kents, Os 01 to Os Od; 6s 01 to 7s 0.1; Downs, 4s 61 to 5s 6d ; Lambs 2s to 2s 10d ; Shearlings, 10d to 11d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow hay, 21 Ns to 41 4s; clover 31 104 to 51 Os; and straw. 1/ ts to 1/ 104 per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 103 to 4' 5s ; clover, 31 103 to 51 Os ; and straw. 11 6s to 11 10s per load Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. WH I T EOFIAPEL.—AIehdow hay, 21 10s to 41 4s; clover, 3/. lOs to 51 Os ; and straw. 11 5s to 11 lOs per load. Supply tolerably good. Trado dull. COAL MARK Prices of Coals per ton at d. Taufield Moor . .......... 12 3 Tantleld Moor But ' s s.. . .. 12 6 Howard's West Hartley Netherton ...............16 0 Wylaut ...14 6 Longridge's Wst Hartley 16 0 Bebsids's Hartley North Percy Hartley ...14 0 Hastings Hartley ......... 15 6 Walleend, &e. ,ET.—MAY 7. t the close of the market Walleend, /se. Gosforth l4 6 graddyll l6 3 Benson 15 3 14 6 Men Hain l5 9 Wp.yne's Merthyr 20 0 Powell's Dutfryn Steam 20 0 .laswell 17 6 Whitworth l4 6 Keiper Grainge l6 9 Trimdon Thornley l4 6 Keno° IE. 'Pees l7 6 South Hartlepool l5 9 et, 64 ; sold 50. Hough Hall .. . . ..15 6 S ou th Hatton ............. .17 3 Shinclitio 15 3 Latabton l7 0 Ships at mark( COURSE OF EXCIIANGE.•-YESTERDAY. ttnsterdam .• • • " 11 14% Ditto, three months .. 17 11)tterilam ............ 11 17}§ Antwerp •••• • • •• .• •• 25 32,, Brussels .• •••• • • .. • • 25 32 y 4 Baniburgh .......... • . 13 7 Altona .. • • Parts •••• •• • • • •• ••• • -- 25 . 7% Do. three Mettle •• 25 32% Mosellles •......... 25 5 gourdeaun •• •• .. • • .• Frankfort -on-Maine •• .. 1183 Berlin •• •• •• .• •• .. • • Vi e nna •• •• •• •• •• •• .• 10 3 t rdeste.• .....••••• ••••• 10 34 Petersburg ..... 35 g 51adrid ••••• .• •• •• 49 Cadiz ......... • • • 49% B ‘ reelona .......... .• •• .•••. • . • •• •• Gibraltar Leghorn 29 6O Genoa Naplen • •••••• •••••• •• 41% Palermo .••• •• 125(4 Messina Lisbon ....... .•• "' 61 % Oporto •• •• .• •• •• •• • 51% Rio Janeiro 'Buenos Ayre5........... New York ,60 days' sight Phibsdelphla PRICES OP BULLION. PEI on Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 ,Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 ;Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Silver in bars 0 5 1)4 LLOYD'S SHIPPI U NG,..-,-,ern-: _ -• ALS Day. LoNDON, M a y S.—Wind this day at noon , N.E. ; moderate breeze, and cloudy. OFF DOVER, May 7•—Wind N.B.—Arrived—Welling ton, from Rotterdam for Sy (109 r. N SOUTHAMPTON., May .B.—Sailed—Alham bra (s), for Gibraltar. Th.. P O RTSMOUTH, May " In d N.B.—Arrived—Her Ma jeaty's steamer Beanies', from eastward, and proceeded to westward. Sailed —Her Majesty's steamer Rhadamanthus, for westward. 7 Wind :A : r irom PLYMOUTH, May London for Port Phillip. may 7 , —Wind E.— Arrived—U ran l a , f ro m NEWPORT, Plymouth for St. Thomas. CARDIFF, May 7. — Wind O'Keep, for Gibraltar (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SoUTHANIPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind N.N.E ; fine. . Arrived, May B ,_p e rwent ( s ), f rom St. Thomas; Havre (a), Havre; Lady E g lington (6), Dublin. (BY SINUARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind E. ; tide one bones ebb ; weather fresh and fine. Arrived. May 7—Jeslneo from Nord erse hl euse ; M agne t , steamer, Hierhing. May B.___Weener, from "%Teener ; Leena, Stock- Arrived, holm ; Effort, Rotterdam ; 2Eolus, Liberia; Sthwalbe, (a.), Bremen. liemus, for K urrac h ee ; A ero lit e , wiled, May B. — Eup and Planet, steamers, Hamburg,. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind N.E., moderate. Passed.— Cleveland, (g.a.), from Africa, for London. Sailed. - Spitfire, for London. ERRATUM.—IIi our la',e3t betting at Chester last night, Fitirtaltd is quoted at 10 to 1; it s'ut..uld be 5 to 1. LORD CANNING'S OUDE PROCLAMATION. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said, he bad last night promised the noble earl opposite to lay upon the table certain papers connected with recent proceedings in Oude, and he proposed to place before their-lordships the proclamation itself as transmitted to this country and alss a letter from the Secretary to the Government of India to the Chief Commissioner of Gude, by which that proclamation was accompanied. On looking through that letter very carefully, however, he found there were two paragraphs containing reasoning upon the subject, the publication of which might not be expedient. The publi cation of these paragraphs would, he believed, be at tended with inconvenienceto the public service, but with that exception the document would be laid before their lo dehips in xtenso. The noble earl concluded by mov ing for a copy of the letter from the Secretary to the Go• vernment of India to the Chief Commit•sioner of Oude ; a copy of the proclamation ; and extract; of a letter from the Secret Committee of the East India Company to the Governor-General in Council. Earl GRANVILLE, who was very imperfectly heard, regretted that the noble earl did not think it consonant with bit duty to lay these papers upon the table of the . . . . . house yesterday lest be might be deemed guilty of some want of courtesy to the Directors of the East India Com- pang. He (Earl Granville) regretted this circumstance, because he thought it of the utmost importance that the Government should take an early opportunity of afford ing exp'anations on the subject. He hopedthat ber Ma jzsty's Government would give such explanations to• night, as the Indian mail would be despatched on Mon day. He could not understand how it could have entered into the head of any man to refuse to lay t,efore Parlia • ment a copy of the despatch, but as the noble earl bad stated that it was hid intention to produce only extracts and not the despatch ittef, he must say that that des- patch had been . in the hands of independent members, and of members of the Reform Club and of the other Hou-e of Pailiament—(cheers) 7 for some time. regard to the proclamation itself, he in common with their lordships, had no knowledge of it beyond what he de rived from the newspaper correspoudenco yes'erday. Looking at that proclamation, he certainly thought it was a measure of great importance. It apps aced to him consonant with those principles which Lund Canning was bound to respect, because they had been approved by the Court of Directors and the Home Goveinmant, for it seemed to be a strong weapon placed in the hands . _ of negotiators at a most critical moment in order that it might be u•ed for the purp ,se of treating with those powerful landholders who, the directors held, bad no le g al right to their es a:es, and who had been the op pressors of the people. He wished, however, to avoid committing himself in the blightest degree, either to the approval or disapproval of a proclama ion is.ucd under such circumhtatmes, as he was totally unacquainted with all the circumstances of the case. - He saw from the newspaper correspondence that it was perfectly well un- derstOoa by the landowners of °ado what the intention f this proclamation was, and bow it was to be acted won. He might, perhaps, be blamed by the noble lords opposite for dealing with newspaper documents in speaking upon a grave subj ct like this ; but when the Government were not able to lay on the table of the house the 1 r )clatnation, with that most important altera tion, showing more clearly, as he underst , rotl it, the opening offered to the landowners—(Here the Earl of Ellenbirough made some observa•ion.) He did not wish to misrepresent the noble earl ; but he understood that the answer given in the House of Commons by the Secretary to the Board of C ,ntrol to a question a•ked on the subject was, that tie Government had received a proclamation which Lord Canning intended should be published when Luckuow was taken, and that he (the Secretary to the Board of Control) believed it to be identical with the copy in the newspapers, with some alteration. If he were mistaken he would withdraw his observation on this point. The Earl cf ELLENBOROUGH raid, that the papers ho had jcat moved f.,r would show the proclaims- tion which the Governor-General directed should be published ; but though the Government knew that it had been published they had no official informatio❑ of the publication. In the proclamation as given in the public prints there was inserted a paragraph to whic'a be did not attach a'l the importance which the noble tad seemed to attribute to it, but which was not in the pro c'arnation as transmitted to the Government. Earl GIUNVILLE said he ncderetood that it vrai emphatically declared in another l lace that the secret despatch conveyed to the Governor-G nerd the Govern ment's disapproval t f his proclamation "in every sense," and he did think that such a declarition was, under the circurnstanc.:s, an unheard-of event. (Cheers). Was the noble earl aware of any precedent of a secret despatch seat out from this country having ever been accompanied by such a comment I (dear.) The other day he ventured to ask whether the noble earl was within the bounds of legality when he issue 3 a despatch on a somewhat suni• lar subject through the secret committee ; and the noble earl replie3 that the course was perfectly legal, and he founded his justification on the secreiy of the despatch. • "• ' The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH—I said it retorted to an event which had not happened, and possibly might not happen. Earl GRAN VILLE said that according to his recollec tion the reason assigned was that it was a case of urgent secrecy. How, ver, it the present despatch was secret, and sent tnrough the secret committee (and he under wood that copies had been withheld from the Court of Directors until that morning), what bad occurred to change the neces-ity for that hems.) 1 (Hear.) He very much feared the effect that the despatch would have on the Governor-General and the people of India. He be lieved that it would be admitted by all persons, notwith standing the previous attacks which had been made on Lord Canning, thet the present Governor-General of In dia bad established among the natives of that country a character fee firmness and judgment; and he believed the poses sion of these qualities leas important fer all rulers, but especially for the rulers of Oriental nations. He was not going to paint Lord Canning's character ; but he would refer to two instances in which his firm ness was remarkably exhibited. There was another pro clamation, nicknamed the Clemency Proclamation. Those who knew the feelings of human nature would admit that that eroc'amation vary naturally excited. the resentment of the Europeans in India ; and that feeling was taken tip in tbis part of the world ; but neither the clamour raised here or in India induced L , rd Canning to swerve to the right or to the left, but he maintained the even tenour of his way, tempering justice with mercy. (Hear, hear.) He did not believe that any man entitled to be heard with respect would now rise and disapprove the principles embodied in that proclamation. Another in stance of the firmness f his character was exhibited while the siege of Delhi was being prosecuted with great difficulty. (Here a noble peer observed—" This is an eul gy.") Well, he thought he had a right to say some- Hog in Lord Canning's bebalf—(:sheers)—when that noble lord, though not attacked, was placed in an indi rect way, either intentionally or unintentionally, in a position which made it difficult for him to act, whether according as tee pub l ic advantage or his feelings of pri vete honour might require. He thought that underthese circumstances he had a right to make this eulogy, and he should not be deterre f from doing so by the remark which had just been made. (Cheers.) He was referring, wben interrupted, to the siege of Delhi, and observing that that siege was prosecuted with some difficulty, Pro positions to negotiate with the insurgents were made, and these propositions came from Sir J. Lawrence, a most experienced man, and were approved by the general who condec , ed the siege to a successful issue. It was, then, an act of great moral courage for a civilian like Lord Canning, who had not long arrived in the country, to take on himself the great responsibility of absolutely refusing to entertain those propositions, and of insisting that the siege should be proceeded with. (Us ar, hear ) When a change took place in the Government it was cer tainly competent for the noble earl opposite to com municate with Lord Canning, and inform him that the Government did not think him the best person for the post he occupied in India, and that they deemed it their public duty to require him to retire. That course it was open for the Government to take, but a course which was not open for them to pursue was to continue Lord Can ning in his post and then to give publicity to that cons• plete censure which they had passed on him. (Cheers.) He begged not to be misunderstood, and for the sake of argument ho would assume that the proclamation in question was entirely wrong; but while the Government maintained Lord Canning in the post of Governor-Gene ral it was not f e. them to publish an attack on him, and to communicate through Parliament to the people of India that they had absolutely no confidence in the man who in this great emergency had to deal with the people of India. (Cheers.) That was placing Lord Canning in the difficult position of having to decide whethtr, not withstanding this public affront, he would act according to his private feelings of honour, or as he might think essential for the public good. When the noble earl the Presid•-nt of the Board of C introl sent out the despatch which had been described in the other house—and the accuracy of that description had not yet been questioned be the noble earl—he c uld not have reflected upon the effect which it would produce in India. Conceive what would be the thought of the people of India when they were told that the Government in Calcutta was) not to be supported by the Government at home in measures of vigour. (Hear, hear.) He hoped the noble earl at the head of the Government would explain to the h use his views upon this great question. Was it his intention that Lord Canning should come home at once ? Had be made any provi-den for rep'acing him I When the Chan cellor of the Exchequer so wantonly disclosed the sub stance of a secret despa• eh, bad be considered the pro bable effects both on the Governor-G e neral and on the interests of our Indian empire? There was another question which ought to be aasw.r.d—eana whether there was in. ex i s t en ce ai.y public correspon d e nce nested with the same uhjeot, and, if so , w hether the h e e c on er - Government you'd have any objection to produce it As the GLifir./1123201t bad not hesitated to publish 1858. a secret despatch, they could have no scruple in produc ing a puiilic correspondence. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY—I certainly have no wish to complain that the noble earl should have availed himself of the present opportunity to pass an eulogium, in some respects well deserved, on the conduct of Lord Canning; but I must say he has done injustice to those who sit on this side of the house in stating bat when they occupied the benches opposite Lord Canning was subjected to any attacks from them. (Hear.) Oa the contrary, although from information we possessed we thought there were great reasons to doubt the propriety of some parts of the conduct of Lord Canning, the language we uniformly held while sitting on the other side was that every allow ance ought to be made for the unexampled difficulties in which Lord Canning was placed, and we studiously and carefully forbore to prejudge or condemn any portion of bis policy. (Hear.) I must say, my lords, that the complaint of the publication of those papers comes Vtith bad grace from the noble earl opposite, because it was he himself who, with an intensity of interest which your lordships must have remarked, last night urged upon the Government the instantaneous production of these docu ments, and it was in order to path fy his natural anxiety to have an opportunity of calling attention to the sub ject before the mail left London on Monday i ext this' my noble friend the President of the Board of Control consented to lay the papers on the table in the course of toelay. (Hear.) The noble earl, however, was rot satisfied with that promise, but he earnestly pressed upon my noble friend and myself the necessity of producing the documents then and there. (Hear.) Earl GRANVILLE—The noble earl eras not in his pace yesterday when I addreised my first question to the President of the Board of Control, and he seems to have forgotten that before I opened my mouth o❑ the subject a member of the Government in the other house had promised to produce the papers to day. (Elea-, herr.) The President of the Board of Control agreed to lay the documents on the table of this house, but that was after a similar promise had been given in the House of Commons, and it was at a subsequent part of our sitting that tilt departure of the mail being fixed for Monday next, I urged the necessity of producing the papers yesterday instead of to-day. With The Earl of DERBY—The noble earl has given us a rather long explanation, but Ido not complain of it. I only say be is not the person, having urged so strongly the immediate publication of the papers, to find fault with us for laying them on the table. (Hear.) I admit that the premature and partial discussion of so grave a ques tion at the present moment may be productive of incon venience, and that inconvenience has been in a great measure caused by the practice, exceedingly prejudicial to the public service, of putting quest - ons without suffi cient notice to members of the Government upon diffi cult and important subjects. (Hear, hear.) At the same time, recollect what the circumstances in the present in stance were. A proclamation appears in the public press; it is read and commented upon out of doors, and a mem ber comes down to the other house, and asks a member of the Government whether he has received the procla mation in question, and, if so, whether it meets with the coucurrouce of the Government. What was the particu lar form of expression used by t!:e Chancellor of the Exchequer with respect to this proclamation ? Ido not think your lordships need inquire, though the noble earl holds a different opinion ; but it would have been im possible for the Government, that question being put to them, to abstain from expressing their opinion relative to the character and nature of the proclamation. (Hear, hear.) Observe what the proclamation was. It was a proclamation iseued at the conclusion of successful ope rations ag.unst the capital of Oude, declaring that from this time, with few and partial excepione, the whole of the lauded property in Oude—not public property, but the private property of every individual lindholder— was confiscated to the service of the Go vernment. (Hear.) We were asked whether we ap proved that proclamation. Our answer was that we had received a copy of that proclimetion as it was about to be issued three weeks ago, and that we had thought it our imperative duty forthwith to express our opi nion that, taking the proclamation es it would he seen and read by the inhabitants of Oude, apart from any instructions which the Governor-General rniebt give to his agents for toe purpose e f mitigating its apparent severity, it would prove most imp I.i ic !arid most inju rious to the public interests. (Hear.) We felt it to be our duty, on receiving the proclamation three weeks ago, to send out to the G svernor-G-neral that expreesit n of our opinion, but when the noble earl opposite CO-1109 to read the despatch to which he has referred he will see that we have made allowance for the position in which the Governor. General was placed, and that, although we have expressed our opinion as to the iropolicy of the proclamation, we have not taken upon ourselves the re sponsibility f ordering him to withdraw or rescind it but have simply expressed our anx'ous hope that in prac tice, and in accordance with what no doubt was his own intention, the apparent severity of the proclamation might be materially mitigated. (Hear.) Less than that it would have been impossible fur us to do. God forbid that I should seek to vindicate what has been done by the people of Oude ; but there is a broad and manifest distinction to be drawn between the mutiny of the army and the revolt et the people. (Hear.) The mutiny of the army ought to be and must be followed by wholesome severi y and punishment. The revolt of the people has enlisted in its favour a large amount of sympathy, and— there is no question about it—it arose out cf acts of doubtful policy upon our part. (Hoer.) It was not a mutiny of those who bad eaten our salt and sworn all), giance to us, but the revolt of a people who thought—l ant not saying whether rightly or wrongly—that their native Sovereign had been tit kiddy dethroned, and who rose as an armed nation against those whom they con ceived to be usurpers and operessors. (Hear, hear.) It is absolutely necessary, upon all grounds of policy and justice, not to speak of humanity, that in the treatment of the vanquished there should be a broad and palpable distinction drawn between the mutinous sepoys and the revolted but loyal people of Oude—loyal I mean to their own native King. (Flear, hear.) The punish ment to be inflicted upon our rebellious soldiers is the punisbinent due to treason, but the people of Oude ought to be dealt with like people who have been conquered in legitimate warfare, and I know of ne instance in which a people having been so conquered were eubjected to the sweeping declaration that, with few and partial excep tions, all their private property should be confiscated to the use of the victors. (Cheers.) D I say that it might ' not be necessary to issue a proclatnation to the peop'e of Oude, and even to threaten with confiscation those who continued to stand in arms against us ? By no means ; but for putting an end to future strife, ant inducing the great landuveuers—who, like the feudal proprietors of former times, are chiefs with armed retainers, men of im mense wealth and iliflu-nce—to came in and subject themselves to our authority, the course was not to drive teem to desperation. It was to hold out a band to those aho might be willing to acknowledge our rule, and I could not have complained of this proclamation in sub stance provided it had teen reversed—if that which ap pears as the qualification had been made the main article and that which is now the main article bad been made the qualification. If, instead of procla i ming the confisca tion of all estates, with the exception of those persona who might come in and receive the indulgent considera ti m f ills Government, proclamation had in the first in stance been made, that the Government were ready to receive wi h every degree of indulgence those who bad been seduced into revolt, and to restore the lands, pro perties, and possessions of those who might have been temporarily in arms against them, provided they at once submitted to the clemency of the Governmout and pro mised allegiance to the Sovereign ; but that, on the other hand, those who continued in revolt must expect no mercy and ne forbearance, bu that they would be sub jected to the just confisca'den of their property for con tinuing to carry on a hopeless struggle—l think that in that case tie Governer-General would have held out to those great chieftains of Oude an inducement to come to his terms and to submit to his au thority, which would have materially shortened the struggle in that country. By taking the other course — by driving these men to desperation, he was likely to pretreat the struggle, because these chieftains bad noth ing but their arms to trust to for the maintenance of their property. Therefore I think her Majesty's Go vernment would have failed in their duty if, when that proclamation reached them, they had not intimated to the Governor-General their opinion of its policy, and had not expressed their hope—and they had done noth ing more—that in practice be would see reason to miti gate to a great extent the wholesale confiscation which the prodsmation itself was likely to convey to the minds of the people of Oude. That is the course which her Majesty's Government have pursued. It may have been —I think it was—unfortunate that a question should suddenly have been asked, the consequence of which has been the production of this letter ; but it would have been impossible to satisfy the public mind that the GJ vernment of this country had not neglected the interests of humanity if they had allowed it to be supposed they sanctioned and consented to the issuing of a proclama tion apparently confiscating the property of those whose crime was- not to have mut:nied, but to have been in arms against our authority. (Hear.) The noble earl opposite has said that at an early period Lard Canning was blamed for too much clemency, and that he is now apparently blamed for too great severity. My lords, what ever may have been said e f the too great clemency which Lord Canning was supposed to have exhibited towards the Sepoys, I think the noble earl will do me the justice to recollect that when on that side of the house 1 can didlyand plainly stated that I thought Lord Canning's ex: planation had satisfactorily vindicated his conduct, and had removed every imputation which hail been cas s t upon that him. (Hear.) What I complain of in Lord Canning has not drawn the di s tinc th ti i o s n i c r a n w s t e b in ic i ous Se poysmost important should be drawn between th t e at he is treat h it is and the rebellious people oFOude, and that to treat ing with great severi rn ty e , n or w a hT p o p hh a ea r e e nva n eol t ib lY ile, int" m g been g uilty of a cots with great seveii'Y, paratively trifling offence. , , e r a a r l Canninga k s fr o whether m we have recalled or intend I to V: e have no such intebtion, the Government of India. naa nt wa s t i c r ) u 6 s iy a t; d the communication which G e neral with respect to that n: r o w o a l a s s e t t i o: the s G t ul nr r so warded that Lord Can i g t sho . uld not consider it as necessi y, in accordance with his imposing uponfhim. the resigning the office which he now holds. , own honour, o We did not even go so far as desire him to recall the proclamat i on —we on ly expressed a hope that he wo u ld ac t u po n it in a merciful spirit. The same view app ears t o have occurred to Lord Canning himself, for the last prim -1 graph but one of the amended proclamation which ap. pears in the public papers seems to indicate the exi , tence in the mind of the Govereor-General of an ietenti n to do to a certain extent that which we urged upon him the nece city and propriety of doing. (Hear, hear, from Lord Grey .) But that mitigation did not appear in the original proclamation, and it was to the original and not to the amended proe'aroation that the despatch which has been sent to India had reference, (Hear.) I am glad to be able to take this opportunityof saying that, although I do not think it goes far enough, yet, undoubtedly; that pa. ragraph is a considerable mitigation of the prec'amation as originally issued. Ido not wish to oast the slightest blame upon Lord Canning, but I cannot say that I ap. prove the course which he has pursued. I do not doubt that Lord Canning pursued it with the best intentions. I doubt not that, in his own mind, be wished to pre serve to himself and to the Government the power of materially mitigating the severity of that proclamation ; but your lordships will observe that unfortunately—l mean unfortunately with regard to the effect upon the people of Oude—the mitigating spirit was not made known to them while the proclamation of wholesale confis . cation was—a ci rc u ms t ance w hi c h was ca l cu l ate d to dr iv e the p eo pl e t o d espera ti on, an d t h ere f ore indifinttely to protract the straggle in that coun• try. My lords, I earnestly hope that Lord Canning may have a c t e d i n a spirit of generous favourappre gheaadttinhgethrtnce,rimar,o_cyeouvfienorsfipttyahraniosecfteiitsncheteienhnoatr iviogenitrltes o l c da f i ex a c t li er h de n e —e g p ; h o e a o a f n p v t delheegtormhfeaaaOttntli greatly r e m s ; I i at practicaltxi diminish its severity may avert th ose i n j ur i ous conse quences with regard ter the continuance of war an 4 the continuance Of bad feeling which I cannot but anticipate are likely to flow from the proclamation in its original form. (Hear.) Ino not regret that at the present mo ment this letter thou d have been brought so. promi nently into notice—that its produwien should have been, perhaps somewhat hastily, promised ; and I am sure what has pessed your lordshipe will see the pro. priety of the course which my noble friend has recom mended to-night—that of laying on your lordships' t a bl e only such por• ions as may be publ ished without causi ng serious inconvenience to the public serv i ce, and omitt ing some passages which, if published in India, might, in the opinion of her Majesty's Government, produc e a most prejudicial effect. Tile noble earl (Earl Granville) bimerlf, as a friend of Lord Canning, has had an oppor tunity of seeing the whole despatch. We thought it right, after his intimation the*, he intended to make some observations upon this sat jest, that he should see the whole despatch and should be made acquainted with all that had taken place ; and I think that, however much he may re gret that any portion of the despatch should have been made public, be will concur with me that we have exercised a sound discretion in laying upon the table only extracts, omitting certain paragraphs which I pointed cut to the noble earl. (Hear.) The Duke of ARGYLL—I shall not be tempted by the speech of the noble earl to say one word on the merits of Lord Canning's proclamation, upon the policy of which he has taken this opportunity of expressing a decided opinion. I beg the house to rec that my noble friend (Earl Granville) most careailly abstained from expressing any opinion on that point; and although there were many observations of the noble earl (the Earl of Derby) in regard to which it will, when this subject is debated in a few days, be easily shown that the noble earl labours under mistaken im pressions, yet those matters are not now before the haute, and I will therefore not discuss them. What we ought to press upon the attention of the Government is the course of conduct which they have pursued towards Lord Canning with respect to this proclamation. (Hear.) If one sentiment has been oftener repeated than another by noble lords on both sides cf this house, and by hon. gentlemen on both sides of another house, it has been, that the government of India must mainly be carried on in that country ; that is to say, that the government of India and the welfare of the lu,lierr pc •ple must mainly depend upon the wisdom aed upon the strength ut Lots Government there. (Hear ) What a comment is it upon this doctrine, which has received the assent of the Go vernment, that on the very first occeeion on which tho Governor-General issues a proc'amation of which the home Government does not entirely approve, they take ti opportunity of throwing him over—not merely of expressing disapproval of his conduct, but of throwing him over io the most offensive manner I (Cries of " No, no," and cheers.) How can you carry on the government of India if your relations with the Governor-General are to be con !ucted in such a manner as this I I observe that nei her of the noble earls oppreite who have addressed the house have taken the slightest notice of the report which was referred to by my noble friend—that although this famous despatch of the noble earl (the Earl of Ellen borough) has gone through the secret committee, and has been kept absolutely from the knowledge of the C iurt of Directors—that council with which he is bound to consult upon great queer:ions of Indian policy—until to day, yet it has been in the bands of private members of Parliament for the course of several weeks. (Hear.) [The Earl of Derby here made an observation across the table which did not reach the gallery ] I refer to the report mentioned by toy noble friend. I have not heard it, but he has, and I think it important that it should receive some expleuai ten. What was the course taken in this matter I An honourable member gets up in ano ther place, which shall be nameless, and a-ks whether the proclamation of the Governor-General has been hatted under instructions from the Government at home. The Mini ter of the Crown who repres-rts the noble earl opposit's in that place is represented to have given a very moderate answer—no doubt somewhat imprudently pro minifig the production of the despatch, but using very moderate terms. In' reply to another question, how ever, a still hieher official cf the Government gets up and announces to the Briti-h Parliament that the policy of the Governur-Generel has been condemned in every Reuse. (Cheers.) Toe noble earl, having concealed this despatch fr nn the Court of Arectors,—and I do not see that there was ail necessity for adopting such a course, because :he most important matters connected with the annexation of Oude were not transacted through the secret committee—confined himself, as the report gone, t communicating it to independent members of Parlia ment ; and what occurred iu the other House ef Parlia ment has all the appearance of having resulted from an arrangement between these independent members and the Government, by which the condemnation of the con duct of Lord Canning should be announced to the House of Commons in the moat offensive terse.. I ask if nny course has ever been taken by any G ivernment more likely to bring into contempt the authority cf the Go vernor of India! If you lay down the principle that, however your home Government may be constituted, it is to the authorities in India that you must mainly trust fur the maintenance and preservation of your empire, could you have taken a course more likely to throw con tempt up)n those authorities and to involve the difficult and complicated question of the government of Oude in hopeless confusion than that which you have in this in stance pursued 1 (Cheers.) The Earl f E feLENBOROUG H.--It has been alleged that this letter ought to have been made known to the Court of Directors only. My lords, it never would have been made known to the Court of Directors if the proc'amati rn had not been made public. That letter referred only to this proclamation, and only to a particular pa'sage contained in it. I was in hopes, up to the last moment, that, yielding to the representations which I believe were made to him against issuing that proclamation, Lerd Canning never would have issued it in the form in which it was sent home. If he had yielded to such representations, the proclamation never having been issued, this lettev would never have been known. It would have remained perfectly secret, and only years and years hence might it have been discovered that it was once the Gevernor General'e intention to publish such a document. It is next olj,cted that some private individuals are in possession of this letter in extols°. The noble earl himself is in possession of it. (Hear, bear.) He requested to have it communicated to him, and be now complains that that which was shown as an act of courtesy toward' himself should be shown to ethers equally is terested with himself in the welfare of India, tlerue,h not interested perhaps as much as himself in L , rd Canning. My lords, it is assumed that her Majesty's Government have not acted feirly towards Lord Canning, and have not given him their full support. I think it is not flare , weeks, unhss I am greatly mistaken, since the noble earl expressed his approbation of the secret letter which I placed upon the table, and was pleased &so to observe, in expressing that approbation, tbat that letter would afford material support to the Governor-General. My lords, what were the terms and oLject of that letter T It declared the hope of her Majesty's Government that our recent successes would enable the Governs r-General to act i a a spirit c f clemency as well as of justice towards the people. Here is the paragraph : "To us it appears that whenever open resistance shall have ceased it would be prudent, in awarding punishment, rither to follow the practice which prevails after the con quest of a country which has defended itself to the last by desperate war than that which may perhaps he lawfully adopted after the suppression of mutiny and rebellion, such acts being excepted from forgiveness or m itigation of punishment as have exceeded the licen se of legit i mate hos tilities." (Cheers.) That was the principle which itn down. We thought it especially applicable townie:Wplaoisddiooo.l hat do we Oude and to the people of that country. say in conclusion rely upon oar emir departmentsencl that despatch to qu ' a ‘ l A iti c e t il in s g up i p ti ort t . h " i4 ap , irit, you may Iv en d tddb i i d ean t as a thirg A I n u d d i u a ) n y d it w i e u but little support from it ; we on as we were enabled to do so, to be known to Lord Canning, alone—by which, in fact, Bntehocetr:kLunloYwledge of the fact that he would ha d ve to re s e i s i i were determined to give him her Majesty 9 8 _ qpuraoliii prosecution u s . o u n p support—stheirms support , be ebneciyt as observed, w e li as and made oo i n t tpeuybel cahoevreer a s e h tbei ha justirtoheue:And what did we receive a few days afterwards t This proclamation ! My lords, no Government would have deserved to survive 21 hours which bad not ma rked with its reprobation the confiscation under such circumstaneee of the proprietary rights of the entire peop eof Oude. (Cheers.) I cannot believe, whatever may be the sentiments of the noble earl and his friends, that there can exist in this country a feeling which will not induce all classes to support those who have repro l(ica t h e e d e s s t . i ) c h Ia holdde el a that a h t a i t o n t f t r e o m h t o h ß e t i G i t o i e v i e r n w m h e i n ol t o e f x l i s ti t d i in Oude Oude beer mere the character of war than of rebellion. And Set, notwithstanding tt at fact, the penalty n flieted is one which is ha r dly t o b e f ound i n the recorld; ef any history that we possess. The noble earl asks what I desire to do with respect to the Governor-Genrral. As I understand him, he wishes to know whether I de sire that Lord Canning should return to this country. My lords, if I had desired to force the return of Lord Cann; shoul I have made the conclusion of that de si a cl more in keeping with the observations which it was nece airy to make throughout it. I avoided the expression ef that opinion. I knew also that there might exist circumstances when that despatch arrived whiten might make it as impolitic suddenly to recall the proclamation as it was diplomatic ever to issue it ; and I did not desire to force Lord Canning to the adoption of that course. But, my lords, I am asked what I de sire. I do not desire the return of Lord Cat nine', but Ido not fear it. 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