The Sun. — London, England, 1859-03-24 00:00:00

,ITY NEWS. r SHARE M, AONEY MA CITY, Two o'CLocK Increased activity is again apparent in the general discount market, owing to the require ments of the commercial community. The railway traffic returns continue to show an important aug mentation compared with last year, and as more animation prevails in the manufacturing districts, and also in the metropolis, bankers and others are enabled to find greater employment for the capital at their command. Some heavy payments will shortly have to be made, which it may be supposed will give a further impulse to the inquiry for accommodation ; and thus it is imagined that the terms for discount may speedily assume an upward tendency. Among the arrivals announced this morning are the City of Baltimore, from New York, with £36,840 ; and the Leo, from Rotterdam, with £61,000. At the Bank of England yesterday there were no bullion operations of public importance. The silver market continues active, and bars have advanced to 62 Zd. per ounce. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and prices of all descriptions were fully sup ported. The sales amounted to 12,000 bales. In Railway Shares business was inactive, and quota tions depressed. At the London Tavern to-day it was agreed to form a public company to realise the advantages granted to holders of Land Warrants by the Go vernment of Ecuador, the capital to consist of £50,000 in 25,000 shares of £2 each, with the de posit of five shillings per share. Some discussion took place, but the prospectus was agreed to unanimously. There has been rather more activity to day in the market for public securities, and the quotations exhibit a slight improve ment. A better feeling seems to prevail with regard to political affairs, and several large purchases have been effected. About £350,000 stock has been bought for the Court of Chan cery, and £5,000 for the Savings Banks. The market, therefore, has shown some buoyancy, Comols at one time being 961 -2- for money and account. The latest quotation is about 961. Ex chequer Bills are 355. to 38s prem. India Loan Debentures are steady at 981 It and the Boßds at i 16s. prem. A very moderate number of transactions is re corded in Foreign Securities, and prices remain without any important change. Turkish 6 per Cents. are firm, at 931 to 941 ; the New Loan, 801 to scit ; and ditto 4 per Cents. are steady, at 103, and Brazilian 4 per Cents. at 94 1 ; Mexican is firm, at 21: 1, and Spanish Deferred at 30:i ; R us . sian 5 per Cents. are flat, at 111, and ditto 41 per Cents. at 1001. The New Austrian Loan is 1 dis. to par. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under :- 1859. 1858. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire North-Eastern Bristol and Exeter 5,500 4,898 East Lancashire 6,164 5,176 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln North Stafford . Edinburgh and Glasgow 5,479 5,033 Glasgow and South-Western Scottish North-Eastern Grand Trunk of Canada .. 8,686 8617 Great Western of Canada 8,224 8, , 495 South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian 41,397 51,271 The above returns continue to show a satisfactory increase on most of the principal lines, although in some instances they are rather smaller than was generally anticipated. The improvement on the Great Western is £1,721 ; on the North-Western, £3,081; on the Brighton, £1,228 ; on the South- Western, £895 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £1,306 ; on the Midland, £2,836; on the North-Eastern, £2,116 ; on the South - Eastern, £2BB. The Great Western of Canada shows a de crease of £371, and the South Australian and Lombardo-Venetian £9,874, compared with those of the like period of 1858. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock; st In the Railway Sha re M ar k e t th e d ea li ngs have st, been on a very moderate scale. An advance of - , 5 1.; about to 4 per cent., however, has taken place st in the value of most of the princip a l li nes , ow i ng to i( the steady improvement visible in the traffic returns. St , Eastern Counties, Great Western, South-Western, 5 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, North British, s t , and North-Eastern (Berwick), advanced ss. ; Cale- •Z: donian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, East Lancashire, St Great Northern, North- Western , and Midland, 10s.; 1 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton declined 1 10s., and Vale of Neath £1 10s. st• In the Foreign Market there has been very little activity, Lombardo-Venetian being the only trans actions entered into. The Old Shares advanced to 9; 91-, and the New to 9 and 94. The Colonial lines were flat. Great Indian Pe ninsula have declined to 1011 1011 and Great Western of Canada are steady at 15;3. East India shows about nominal quotations, and the now issue are quoted -1 prem. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet: Ottoman Bank realise 211 22. Royal Mail Steam have declined to 63, and the shares of the Wellington Freehold Land Company are quoted to Q pm. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 Thil India Stock Ditto Debentures 9Bl I Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account 96 ± I I 1 I March. J une. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. 35 I Ditto £SOO Ditto Small, lld. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 94a ± / Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. . — Ditto Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Portirsuese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Russian, 1822, .0 St., 5 per Cent lll Ditto 41 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 961 i Consols for Account (April 7) .... 961 The bill for the £7,000,000 India loan has not yet passed the Commons, and an expectation seems to pre vail that it is now not likely to get through its final stages until after the division on the Reform Bill. The terms on which the contract may be completed, however, will pro bably not be rendered worse by the delay, s i nce the unex pected flooding of the market with £1,000,000 of railway debentures, followed immediately by £1,000,000 in shares, while distrust as to the management of the general finances of India has been stimulated by the arrival of every recent mail, would render the present moment most inopportune for any operation of the kind.—Times. There has been some discussion in the columns of a contemporary as to the necessity of a Minister paying the fee of £2OO a second time on appointment as a Minister. We believe the second payment has been resisted by all, although invariably claimed by the persevering officials of the Stamp-office. This is rather a heavy tax, and once is surely enough. It is not generally known that the Chan cellor of the Exchequer has to lay down £lOO for his robe ; but to lighten this burden, it is an understood thing, that the outgoing Chancellor of the Exchequer shall sell the robes for £lO less to the incoming Minister, and that the new recipient is to act in like fashion. Mr. Disraeli, on his first exit, however, retained the robes, much to the mortifi cation of his successor, who had to pay his £lOO for new ones. Of course, the clever Chancellor of the Exchequer foresaw the day was not distant when he would want them again, and the price he paid for them was only about £3O. —Court Journal. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Yesterday morning a serious accident happened in the Strand to a man named John Howse, a driver of one of Pickford's vans. It appears that while passing Norfolk-street, his horse fell, and when holding his head, the animal plunged, and threw the un fortunate man under a passing omnibus, the wheels of which passed over his thighs, breaking them in several places. The poor fellow was immediately conveyed to King's Col lege Hospital, where ho now lies in a very precarious con dition. SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY.—Yesterday Mr. Brent, the deputy coroner for West Middlesex, held an inquest at the White Hart Tavern, Clerkenwell, on the body of Miss Dunn, of INI3 - ,lcieho_l-.st met. who committed sell destruction. It appeared from the evidence of ,evcral wit nesses, that the deceased had lately been in a low and desponding state of mind, and was found lying in her room in a pool of blood, which proceeded from a gash in her throat, inflicted by a razor, which was lying near her. The jury returned a verdict of " That the deceased destroyed herself while in a state of temporary insanity." Share IS DA E) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern 3 uprAion Belfast and Ballymena fir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Pass age Cornwall Do. A (A roves. no div Do until6p.c.per an. • B hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin an dßelfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab_•.J East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do 'Edinburg and Glasgow jEdin.,Perth, & Dundee !Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn I Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stoc ,- Do. do. B Stock IGt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 'Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds De. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares IDo. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton kS.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Nen'tastle and Carlisle !New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div , until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchasei Do. Leed+ Do. York North London N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North- Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central South. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittinrbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wek Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 18.55 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 IThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to 131 Do. B West London Do. Ist Class. Do. 2d Class . Paid. Closing 1 Business Price. 13.14 Stoek, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 6 6'.; Stock Stock 7 ii 62 64 11 lli 32 85 924 1)4 84 85 5 61- 16 i t 6; 6(4 61 45 47 31 33 14 16 92/ 93! 72& 73} 27 27 Stock Stock 93 94 10 10 103 104 88 89 133 134 105 106 59 591 56 58 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock 161 1613 4 Stock 83 87 14 12 p 11 A 1 14 pl 9596 i id I Stock Stock Stock 124' Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 1 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock) Stock Stock all 100 3i 100 100 100 100 100 11613 4 100 100 ' 100 L 3 Is, 174 all all 100 all 67 69 112 113 95i 96 ; f 93 934 38} 39 2 1d 101 f 1021 75 76 44 19 100 100 1 12 60 62 4d 60i 601 92 11 47 174 1 7 0 101 841 5 61 601 44 4}d 14 14t 7 8 33& 34 ion 9 1 } 884 59 } 95 i i i WI i 9 112 i 965 651 21 381 9 84 102 I 76} 604 93 } 3 21 47 77} 7 13} 13 14 33} 4 1110 112 261 27 184 85 46 48 14 2 384 8 9 41 4 7(4 711 64 66 60 70 j 100 100 all all all all all all all all 67 70 6 4 37 I 2 3 6 61 Closing Business ff Paid. Price. Done. 103} 18; ; 124 4 1000 129 I 1! PREFERENCE Share! Railways. 25 !Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (issued at £50)1 Stk IBris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares tockraledon £lO, 44 per cent! 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock`Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. et. StolCork & Bandon, 54 P. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Stock' Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l Stock'Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per et. Stock Stock, Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock' East Lane. 6 per ct 5 'E.& W. York. Jen. fifths tock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares ;ock I Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. ,ock ;Furness, 5 per cent &S West. a. spc :ockGreat Northern, 5 p. ct `ock IDo. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm - ocklDo. 44 p. c. do. do. 00 Do.sp.e. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nli. of Scotld, Ist pf toot Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 ref. p. ct. p Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct ock Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct ock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct ock Do. Irredeemable, do. ock Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref ock Do Birming. guar. stock 264 Do. Chester guar.shares 134 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. ock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock ock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l ock . Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 ,ock Do. New gua., 6 p. ct ,ock Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 ;ock Lon.& N. W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. took Lon.&S. W, 7 p.et. sto , late 3d shares 124 Londondy & Cole, > shs 124 Londoody.& Ennis 4sh tool.- Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct 6 Do. £6 tock Do. 34 per cent. 124 Mary - port & Car., 4 p.c ,„ ( Do. 4 per cent .. - r Do. ,ock Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock bock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct :ock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 tock Do. Leic. & Hitpref. st. 10 I NewportAber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n m 10 Do. Perpet. 6p. c. with option till 1866 10 Norfolk Deb. 4p.c. sh arcs tock Do. 5 P.C. Ext. Stock,lB46 Lock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1817 Lock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Lock North British, 5 percent took Do. New, gun. 5 per cent took Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dek.Co. took N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Lock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 25 Po. York, H. &S. Purch 20 North Staffordshire tock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lst g took Do. do. do., 2d gua toe': Do. 44 p.c. Db. s tk.in perp 84 Scottish Central, new pi ocklSoottish N.-Eastern deb : ock , Do. 34 per c. pref. stock ;ock Do. Aberdeen.gua. 6 pc. bock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 percent. .0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6 ) bock Do .44 per cent :ock Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is :ock Do. New do., 2d issue bock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c bock Do. 44 per cent 20 'S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gun 2.51 'Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e 25 $ Do. 6 per cent :ock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent.- all 1100 100 100 100 100 all 49 M 95 97 103 105 51 61 98 101 110 115 106 110 114 116 112 114 129 131 82 84 71 73 110 112 118 120 110 112 104 106 63 65 11 11 & 96 98 86 E 8 87 89 90 101 91 16& 17i 9 101 72 f 74 18 19i 9 94 14 144 140 142 118 120 160 165 123 125 4 ip 139 141 101 103 I i 1) 94 96 91 10 1 111 n 9 9i 111 113 97 98 d d 231 231 123 125 118 120 99 101 101 101 24 241 102 104 102 104 16i ri 28i 29 33 34 50 54 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and 131etchley Buckinghamshire Ln & N.W Ln & N.W ICaledonin lE.U.&E C iGt.North. jE.Counts. ClydesdaleJuncticn: Colchester, Stour Val.l E.Lincolnshire,g.6y.c. E — Do. Woodbridge ..: Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dek.&Rall Hull and Selby Caledonia Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. De. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.&Redcr,g.6p.c Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Rovstn,Hiteh.,& Shep Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset , Wimbledon& Croydn I L&N & L.yk. iDo. Gt North. ; Lan.& Yk IT Bransay I M'Clean . ;Stk.& Dar IDo. Gt. West. ,L. &Brgta DOCKS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. , Price. Done. 98 100 102 104 17 18 142 144 41 4} !109 111 64 64 115 120 93 94 2 1; 96 98 14p 57 59 1137 140 91, 101llj 8 9 91 8 9 I Paid Closing ißusiness Price. Done. 984 9 8 174 - 811' 93 } 4 I li m s 46 I 1 Share Docks. s t ock ' Com rnerci al ........... / S t G.;1,-, Do 4 per Ccnt .Pref.liio lOO . Stock , East and West India 100 StocklLondon lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock.eouthampton lOO _ StociriV ictoria YO 'Do NeW ••••••••••.•• 18 •••• Shaul Railways. IPa'u,,, • Closing 1 Business Price. Done. inn ;Atlantic &St Lawrence) all ; 88 86 - - I Leased at 6 per cent ! - - - 18 Bom.,Baroda& Cent Ind' 13/ 4 i d 131 g ; 5 per cent 18 - - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 / i d 18 Do. Do. B 44 4 f d 20/ Buffalo and Lake Huron all 61 71 20i Do. New l6l - -- d 100 1 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1100 85 90 6 lOO Do. dly. et. b o. 1 Juds. 1 Aug., , 1872 1873 1 00 82 86 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. aO. par i p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 25. - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 1 4 1/ 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -- 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 4 fp 61 17/ Demerara - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 4 / d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 103 1034 1031 20 Do. C Shares all - - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 i 4 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - 100 D 0.4/ p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - 20 GeelongOe c l o n g& C 3f or e p l O g r u a a ti s on P. ca all l 0 .._ 194 _ 24 Sto. f per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 87 35 4 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 75 77 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 93 94 93/ 4 20 Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 101 102 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 par 4 p 20 Do. do 4 - - - 20 f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 2s. _ ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 1 20 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 15 154 151 14 20 Do. New 100 c wi Do. Bonds pay. '76,.. th ) all 103 105 opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 103 105 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 4/ p. c all 17 18 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 19 20 20 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 1 17 18/ 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c lO 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - 20 {Newßrunswiek&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 - -d Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do llO -- --d .. Do. do. Land do.. 20 I Northof India Tramroad 2B. - - t Limited, Scrip 20 ioude (Limited) - 20 Scinde ~., 4 2 : 15 i 20 Do. 1 20 Do. New . 4, . 0 10 4 d i p 20 Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo br,',: . ," 10 1 i d par 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 10 I Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 id par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 5 5/ 20 Ardennes all - - p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 i d 211 5 Belgian East. Junction all I 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac. all - -- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 14 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2v. - - P 20 Great Central of France all - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Co". rshs all 61 7 4 10 Italian Junction - - 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - 20 Lierre and Turnhout - - 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 14 1/p 91 4 4 20 Lucca & Pisteja, 5 p.c.pf all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva - - 331 Maria Antonia all - - 20 Do. do. New - - 20 Namur and Liege all 81 8 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 20 204 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares - - p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 10 20 Ottoman gua. 6 per cent 7 - • - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 33 341 20 Paris and Orleans 20 I Recife& S. Fran.(Fern.) l 9 i Idsi i gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunalturg 4 - - 10 Rome and Frascati - - 20 Royal Danish all - - 5 4 5 Royal Swedish - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - 20 Sambre and Meuse all 61 1 10 Do. 5/ per cent. Pref all 91 9 20 Southern of Wrance 81 West Flanders all 51 6 10 Do. 5/ p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 23 244 20 Western of Austria .. - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Zealand all - - THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY : ; ' EVENING, MARCH 24, 1859. BRITISH MINES, Shire! Mines. ---- P a id . Closing 1 Business Price. Dene. 'Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 6; 7; 20 !British Iron ,Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 !Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 46.5 475 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 230 245 Great South Tolgus l7s 12 14 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 2; 3; G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 91_ Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 8; 8 9 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 8 9 N l,a .ly c h'l on ß so rt i s s se (s t t al ß lo in g - n x a y) ) ni1. 14 1 1 1 4 0 15 1 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s I SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 2; 460 470 South C. Brea' Illogan). 2 2; 3 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 200 210 6 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4; 11 2 10 Tin Croft 9 31 41 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12, 6d ; 4 West Basset (Illogan) 1; 21 23 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 75 80 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5l 190 200 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 130 140 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 5; 21 31 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12 ,Wh'l Mary Ann (Meahe) 8 47 49 Trelawney (Link.) 4; 30 32 32 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lirn. 10s 1 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27 1 1; 20 Do.St.Johndellley,Lim. 15 11 12 5 Do. L and and Mining Co. all 11 25 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... # d 40 Cobra Copper all 36 38 Cop!apo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 4 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 24 3 Unares all 91 101 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariguit: all 1 New Granada i all 1 N.RhieeCop.of S.Aus.L 10 ; 1 p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead . Mining and Smelt all 4 5 5 Port Philip 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.8 f lUnited Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing EasinessPrie,es. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.& July 100 115 116 1151 16 15; Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 114 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 114 N.8.G0v.4 p.c. Ja. &July 100 111; 112; 1111 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. 6p. c. Deb. 100 103 104 1034 NovaScodr Go /.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111; 112; 111 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 111; 114; 112; Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. Price. Done. !Paid. Closing Business Agra&UnitedServiceßk 0 Australasia 5 Bank of Egypt O Bank of London 0 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo O British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c O City O Colonial .11 Corn. Bark of Canada O Commercial of London O Eng., Scet., & Aus. Ch O Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral., O London and County O London Joint Stock O London & Westminster l 0 Nat. Prov. of England 0 Do. new 0 National Bank New South Wales G 8 70 244 25 45 47 1 ;d 63 05 81 9 2 16 16i 234 24 'Orient. Bk. Corporation 'Ottoman Bank:... 214 22 Provincial of Ireland . ,0 Do. New 15 South Australia :5 Do. New 1 .5 Union of Australia 1.5 IDo. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 21i 201(11 161 16 281 g 50 1 22 lit I MISCELLAN EOUS. tare) Miscellaneous. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint )00 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Works I 10 Do New, issued at £5 dial 50 British American Land i 50 Brit. & Irish 3lag.Tel.A.l 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 20 Do. C )0 Canada Land 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) ock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smlig 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference 10 Eastern Steam .ock Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) tO Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim l 5 Gen. Steam Navigation tO London Discount 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg 10 Med. Exten. Tel (Lim ) :5 National Discount Co 10 Netherlands Land 10 Do do 6 Do 8 p.c. Pref.,iss. at idle 10 N.Br.&NovaScotiaL and 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) 9 North of Europe Steam 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares '5 Peel River Land & Min O Pen. & Oriental Steam O Do. New O Red Sea & Ind. Telegr O !Rhyniney iron 5 Do. New O Royal Mail Steam 1 Scot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) 5 South Australian Land 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip 1 Do. do Registered D 'Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr.Can ,Pau Diemen'a Land all all all 15s. all all all all all all Closin g Bulkiness done Paid. price. 13 14 !.20 250 33 34 2i 3/ 34 38} 19 21 14 15 128 133 9 10 24 25 li 11 4 6 103 105 1 (d d 11 5 6 .1 g d 1 2 1 1i t 1 I 1 I dla par 21. 3 85 121 13 p p 2: 214 65 7i 62 64 1125 125 36 37 11 11 1 8 , 4 5 1 i 4 1a 63 XllBl LAW INTR. THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. (Peers pmsent—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Kingsdown, and other peers.) APPEAL-GALBRAITH V. THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW BANK. At the conclusion of the arguments of counsel this after noon, the Lord Chancellor delivered judgment. This was an appeal from a decision of the Second Divi sion of the Court of Session in Scotland setting aside a bond for £5,000, in respect that the requisites of the Scotch statute 1692, which required the numbering of the folios or pages upon which it was written, had not been complied with. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that as the require molts of that statute had not been complied with, the:bond in question was null and void. His lordship regretted he was obliged to come to this conclusion in the case of a bond which in all other respects was fair and regular, but the requisites of the statute were imperative, and ought to be observed. Lord Cranworth, Lord 'Wensleydale, and Lord Kings down also delivered their opinions, entirely concurring in that of the Lord Chancellor. The Lord Chancellor affirmed the judgment of the Court of Session, and dismissed the appeal. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley.) JUDGMENT.-THE NEW BRUNSWICK AND CANADA RAIL• WAY AND LAND COMPANY V. MUGGERIDGE. The plaintiffs filed their bill against defendant for specific performance of his agreement to take 600 shares at £2O per share in the company; 500 shares were allotted to him, 250 were appropriated by him, upon which he paid a de posit of £2 per share, and calls of £2 and £3 per share afterwards, in all about £6OO. Defendant pleaded—first that he never signed the subscribers' agreement, and second, that it would be nugatory to do so because he could at any time withdraw from being a shareholder of the company, and put an end to the partnership, and the Court could not effectually decree specific performance of the agreement in question. His Honour, the Vice-Chancellor, after considering the prospectus of the company, the terms of the Acts of Parliament incorporating the company, and the defendant's letters of acceptance of the shares of the company applied for and allotted to him by the company, overruled the defendant's pleas in tote, and decreed specific performance of the agreement, with costs. His Honour, on the application of the defendant's coun sel, Mr. Glasse, Q.C., allowed the defendant time to sign the subscribers' agreement and pay up the calls. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) JUDGMENT.-TAITE P. WINSTEAD, His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—The question in this case is whether the power of sale contained in the will of the late Norris Shea is still in force or not. It arises under a clause in his will which bears date August 1, 1829, by which he devised all his freehold buildings in Stoke Newington to four trustees in trust, to be divided into five shares amongst his five sons, their wives, and children— three-fifths in fee, and two-fifths as tenants in common ; and the question raised was, whether the trustees had power to sell one-fifth share of the property for the benefit of the surviving widow and children of his youngest son. His Honour considered that the trustees had power to sell and convert the real estate into personalty, and that the title to be given by the trustees was a good and sufficient title to the purchaser, and declared accordingly. IN RE CULLEN. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—l have read the affidavits in this case, and I am now confirmed in the opinion which I formerly expressed. lam quite clear that the plaintiff is entitled to an order for payment of £536 15s. 9d. on or before the first day of next term, with costs of the application. Costs to be added to the mortgage. Bills of costs to be delivered and taxed. Declared accordingly. STRINGER V. HARPER. This cause came on to be mentioned this morning. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—ln this case the costs are to be paid out of the general estate. Declared accordingly. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) ALLEN V. ALLEN AND DEE2EY. This was an application, on behalf of the female respon dent, in a suit pending for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of alleged adultery. Dr. Spinks appeared for Mrs. Allen, and Dr. Deane for the petitioner in the suit. From the statement of the learned counsel (Dr. Spinks), it appeared that the respondent went to see her eldest child at her husband's establishment at Farnham, taking with her the youngest child, only twenty months old, and being accompanied by a Mrs. Pullen. By the invitation of Mr. Allen sho went into a back room, where defendant violently assaulted and knocked her down. He then summoned his foreman and a porter, who took the child forcibly from hor. The parties were brought before a magistrate and respec- tively fined, but she was unable to regain possession of the child. Sho now applied to the Court to direct the said child to be restored to her custody, and also that she might be permitted to have access to her other child under such conditions as the court might feel inclined to impose. Affidavits were filed stating the respondent's conduct was not open to reproach, and that she treated the child with uniform kindness, and it further appeared that she was far advanced in pregnancy, and that the husband treated her frequent applications to be permitted to see her eldest child with contempt. Against the application it w►as pleaded that the respon dent was the associate of improper characters, that her object in going to the petitioner's was merely to establish a case of condonation, and that from her pregnancy she was not in a condition to take care of the child. The judge considered the conduct of the respondent in going to the petitioner's was very improper, and for that and the other grounds alleged against her he vas disin clined to grant her application, but would take time to consider before delivering judgment. DENNIS V. DENNIS AND JOHNSON. This was an application on behalf of the female respon dent, in a suit instituted by the husband for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of adultery, for alimony pendento Bite. Mr. Searle appeared for the applicant, and stated that the husband carried on business as a dealer in fancy articles in th e c ity, and that he had an income of £l,OOO a year; but he pleaded that his annual receipts did not amount to more than £350, which in fact was reduced to £270 by payment of debts, &c. The wife had made no affidavits as to the income of her husband, and as she could not prove to the satisfaction of the Court what it really was, she was content to take an allowance based on the amount which the hus band stated he possessed. The Court commented on the tendency there was in these applications to exaggerate so largely the incomes of hus bands, and made a decree for £55 per annum, payable quarterly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque. IN RE SCHLESSINGER, SCHLESSINGER, AWD PARFIT. To-day was appointed for hearing argunients on the ap plication of these bankrupts, who were described as of Basinghall-street, drysalters and general merchants, under the firm of Schlessinger and Parfit. The bankrupts Schlessingers were opposed at great length at the last meeting on several grounds—one of fraud, in obtaining a large quantity of hops from a Mr. Farmer; that they had made false representations to induce Parfit to join them in partnership, and generally for reckless trading. Mr. Linklater now called the attention of his Honour to a letter in one of the morning papers, asserting the state ments made against them wore infamous and ex parte, and complaining that it should have been published until they had been heard in answer. He (Mr. Linklater) urged that the bankrupts had acted ivith great impropriety in writing such a letter, and especially in designating the evidence as infamous. Mr. Roxburgh, for the bankrupts, contended that the bankrupts were justified in calling the Attention of the public to the fact that the statements were ex parte, and they ought not to have been published. occurrence, and he His Honour said it was an everyday wished it were nglit so. He considered that it was exceed ingly absurd to send the letter at all, as the public would not form an opinion until they had hoard both sides ; and the expressions used were highly improper. Mr. Linklater then proceeded to read over the volumi nous evidence taken at the numerous examinations. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. - (THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH - STREET. HOUSEBREAKING. —George Rogers, a porter, was charged before Mr. Bingham with unlawfully entering the dwelling house of Robert Elgar, bootmaker, of 57, Portland-street, Portland-place, and stealing several articles of wearing apparel. From the evidence of Mrs. Elgar, wife of the prosecutor, it appeared that on the previous evening she was in the kitchen, and, having occasion to go into her parlour, she was surprised on entering to find the prisoner busily em ployed in ransacking the drawers. She asked what he wanted there, when ho replied, with much coolness, " Want ! why, nothing." She then called for her hus band, who, on coming up, proceeded to the place where he had left some of his apparel, and was surprised to find it gone, and looking round the room she saw under the win dow, which was wide open, a large bundle packed up ready for removal, which contained a large quantity of wearing apparel, &c. He had in his hand at the time some keys, which he threw on the table, along with a scarf which he took from his pocket. A constable of the E division said he was well known ; and it was also stated that he had been at this court before, and that several robberies of a similar kitid had lately taken place in the neighbourhood . Committed fox trial, THAMES. THE LONDON DOCK COMPANY V. THE PARISH OP ST. GEORGE-IN-THE-EAST.-Mr. Taylor, from the office of Mr. Weston, solicitor to the London Dock Company, came be fore Mr. Paynter to enter into recognisances to prosecute an appeal, at the next general Quarter Sessions for the county of Middlesex, against a general rate made by the trustees of the parish of St. George-in-the-East. The rate is 9d. in the pound, and was made by the trustees for paving, lighting, and cleansing the parish, and the assess ment of the London Dock Company had been increased, since the passing of the Metropolis Local Management Act, from £17,000 to £70,000, and is based upon the poor-rate assessment. The additional assessment involves an increase in the burthens of the company to the extent of upwards of six thousand pounds per annum. Two appeals are now pending, and a special case has been moved for the consideration of the Court of Queen's Bench. Mr. Punter asked the applicant the amount of the re cognisance he intended to enter into. Mr. Taylor said £2O only. That was the amount required by the act. The proceeding was merely a formal one, and of course the London Dock Company were most anxious for a decision on a question of such vital importance. Mr. Paynter accepted the recognisance offered, and Mr. Taylor having lodged a parchment setting forth the facts of the case with Mr. Livingston, the chief usher, took his leave. AN INCORRIGIBLE AND HARDENED WRETCH.—EIiza Stockwood, who has been charged at this court with being drunk and disorderly, breaking windows, and committing assaults, not fewer than 50 times in the course of the last 15 years, and who is also well known at the Worship-street Police-court, was brought before Mr. Paynter charged with the following violent and disorderly conduct : The prisoner accosted a poor woman named Morgan in Broad-street, Ratcliff, and demanded a pint of beer of her. The woman refused to comply with the prisoner's request, on which she (prisoner) struck her and knocked her down, and when she was down kicked her. The prisoner also made use of the most diabolical threats. She was taken into custody, and while being put into a cell at the station she attempted to bite a police-constable, got his trousers between her teeth and tore them to pieces. Mr. Paynter said the prisoner had been convicted many times, and the convictions ought to have been returned, and the prisoner committed for trial. Ho sentenced her to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam - ship Tagus, Capt. W. B. Hall, with mails from Lisbon of the 17th, Oporto the 18th, and Vigo the 19th, in charge of Lieut. Codrington, RN., Admi ralty agent, arrived at Southampton at 9 a.m. yes terday. She brought 19 passengers, including Mr. and Sirs. Cossart, from Madeira; and on freight £1,720 in specie, 693 chests of oranges, 157 boxes of eggs, and sundries. The Curacoa arrived at Madeira, remained two days, and proceeded on her voyage. The Comet sailed for London on the 9th. On March 21, 50 miles south-west of Ushant, the Tagus spoke the company's steamer Indus, outward bound. The Royal Mail steamer Avon, with the outward Brazilian mails, arrived at Lisbon on the 13th at 4 p.m., and proceeded on her voyage at 4 a.m. on the 14th. Advices from Lisbon are to the 17th inst. Few transactions had taken place in the exchange on London, the takers holding out for 54, and drawers only appearing at 531 for three months, which was the current rate this mail. Paris is quoted 532 ; Amsterdam, 421- ; Hamburg, 48 ; and Genoa, 528. Three per Cent. Stock dull ; registered, 47 to 471 ; Coupons, 46 to 461- ; Deferred, 311 to Bank of Portugal Stock, 51 to 6 per cent. prem. ; and Bank of Oporto, 23 to 24 per cent. prem. A letter dated Lisbon, Alarch 17, says :—" The telegraph will have already informed you that the L oule Cabi ne t res i gne d , and before this letter appears in your columns 3 , our readers will probably be in formed wheth er th e D u k e d a Terce i ra has succeeded in executing his Majesty's commission to form a new Administration. The present state of parties in the Lower House renders his Grace's task of no slight difficulty, though it is already known he has been in negotiation with MM. Aguiar, Fontes, and Casal Ribeiro, which evinces a disposition to include the Progresista-Regeneratorio party in coalition with his own, the Chartist, formerly identified with the Thomar Administration. It is also intended to in clude one of the Progresista-Hist o ri co partyin the new arrangements, but they having formed the principal portion of the Loule majority are not likely to support a ne w Mi n i s t r y w hil e suc h limited interest is given to them. I consider the Duke da Terceira's coalition plans difficult to carry out without a new election. " The Louie Cabinet ought to have resigned two months since, when the Chambe rs requ i re d reor ganisation, there being only four Ministers, Louie, Avila, Carlos Bento, and Sada Bandcira, to fill seven portfolios. The Marquis de Loule had, at the open ing of the present session, confessed the necessity of filling up some of the portfolios held ad interim by the other Ministers, and having promised the reconstruction of his Cabinet, which he failed to effect, it would hare been advisable to resign before being again called to account by the Cortes. Some parties attribute the fall of the Louie Cabinet to the Lisbon and Oporto Railway contract, but there appeared to the last every reasonable expectation of its ultimate approval by the Cortes, notwith standing its having been made a party question. In fact, the railway contract might have saved the Ministers from their principal difficulties had they, including in it the line to the Spanish frontier, laid it before the Chambers, as they might easily have done, at the opening of the session, instead of pro crastinating until the Opposition got up a motion for rescinding the original contract in consequence of the delay which had taken place in carrying it out or bringing forward the modifications required for its execution. " P.S.--The new Administration was definitively arranged last night, viz.:—president of the Coun cil, War, and Foreign Affairs, Duke da Terceira ; Interior, M. Fontes Pereira de Mello ; Finance, M. Casal Ribeiro; Public Works, M. Serpa Pimental ; Justice, M. Martins Ferrao ; Marine, General Ferreri. " It is the most complete Cabinet we have had for some years, the portfolio of Foreign Affairs being usually added to one of the ether departments ; thus the full number of Ministers is made up, and it em braces a degree of talent not always combined in a Portuguese Administration. " It is a Ministry of fusion, but the principal ele ment is the Progresista-liegencratorio. No doubt there will be a strong Opposition in the Lower House on the part of the Historicos, which may ultimately cause a new election, but the Duke will give the house a fair trial, and the men who form the Cabinet are likely to unite several frac tions in its support, and thus secure a better chance of a majority than I had at first supposed likely to results from the Duke's arrangements." THIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCIIANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s ld; barley, 34s 4d ; oats, 23s 9d ; rye, 30s 4d ; beans, 41s 3d ; and peas, 40s 4d. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 6d ; barley, 34s Od ; oats, 23s Od ; rye, 32s Od ; beans, 41s lld ; peas, 41s 2d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 92,278; barley, 54,575; oats, 12,312; rye, 84; beans, 3,599; peas, 669 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was but moderately supplied with beasts ; yet all breeds moved off slowly, at Monday's currency. Although the show of sheep was rather limited, the mutton trade ruled heavy, at a decline in the quotations of 2d per Slbs—tho highest price being 5s 10d. Lambs were very dull, and 2d to 4d per 81bs lower than on Monday. In calves very little was doing, at 2d per Blbs less money. Pigs and mulch cows sold heavily, at barely late rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 8 4 10 Prime Scots, &c. 5 0 6 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 4 Second quality do. 4 6 4 10 Lambs, 5s Suckling calves, 18a to 21s 18s to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Bl5 8. d. s. d. Prime crs-wool do. 5 0 5 6 Pme. S'thdowndo. 5 8 5 10 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 6 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers 8d to 6s 10d. ; and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts llO Sheep Calves Pigs Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are seasonably good, and the trade generally rules steady, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 6d • veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOVIWALL, March 23.—The supplies of stock here to day were moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady, at full prices :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 2d ' • mutton, 48 Od to 6s Od ; lamb, 6s Od to 6s 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2d per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, March 23.—We had a firm trade here to day, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Gd to 5s 2d; mutton, 4s 6d to 5s 10d ; lamb, 6s to 66 8d ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2d per 81bs; milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB 5s each ; suckling calves, N Os ; quarter old store pigs, 18s to 22s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 12s ; clover, do., £4 Os to £5 ss; and straw, £1 5s to £1 lOs per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 18s to £4 12s; clover , £1 5s to £1 lOs per lead. do.,sup Supplies ies O to m s ode a rate s ; s an ; d an k. % s d t e ra fi w nn. WitrrEcusTEL.—MeNdinv hay, £2 16s to £4 lOs ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 8s; and straw, £1 4s to £l. N per lead. Trade rather dull. THI111) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT , HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. NEW PEER. Lord THURLOE took the oaths and his seat on acceding to the title. Lord PORTMAN presented a petition praying for an alteration of the beer laws. INDIA. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH gave notice that to morrow he should move for certain papers connected with India, from the year 1857 down to the present period, and also that he should call attention to the state of the money market. SECOND REAINGS. On the m o ti on o f L or d REDESD DALE, the Leominster and Kington Railway, and the Swansea Vale Railway bills were read a second time. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Purdy's Liabilities Removal, Belfast and Londonderry Junction Railway, Londonderry and Lough Swilly Rail way, Tralee and. Killarney Railway, and Bury St. Ed munds Gas. Lord CRANWORTH presented a petition from Bir mingham, praying the house not to pass a bill at present before Parliament, in which charitable institutions would be excluded from the exemption they at present enjoyed from local assessment. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. On the motion of the Earl of DERBY, this bill was read a third time and passed. TRADING COMPANIES WINDING-UP BILL. In answer to Earl Grey, The Earl of DONOUGHMORE entered into a statisti cal statement of the different expenses formed under the Limited Liability Act. Under the act 1,098 companies had been formed, with a capital amounting to upwards of £7 5 , 00 0, 000 , 823 of which-no vi remained in operation, the rest either having been wound up or dissolved. Lord OVERSTONE was of opinion that the limited liability bill was founded on dishonest principles as between debtor and creditor, and he should be glad to learn how much of the capital of the different companies established under the act had been paid up. The noble lord then detailed to the house the proceedings that had taken place in the Bankruptcy Court, in connection with various com panies founded on the limited liability principle, numbers of which he said rightly had been called limited, as they had only remained in operation a few weeks. The trans- 1 actions that had taken place under limited liability proved that unlimited responsibility was most calculated to ensure safety in all commercial transactions. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed Caledonian Railway ; Glasgow Corporation Water ; King's Lynn Waterworks, Markets, and Borough Improvement ; Llanidloes and Newton Railway ; and Londonderry Bridge (verbal amendments to be proposed). The amendments to the London and North-Western Railway (Edge Hill to Garston) Bill, changed from " Liver pool Stations Junction Railway (No. 2)," were considered and agreed to. The bill was ordered for second reading. The Atlantic Telegraph Company's Bill went through committee, and was ordered for third reading. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the paper duties , against the Government Reform Bill ; for the exemption of charitable institutions from local taxes ; against the High way Rates Bill ; for the admission of Dissenters to the same privileges as those enjoyed by members of the Church. of England in regard to charitable trusts ; in favour of vote by ballot ; for the introduction of a Reform Bill, extending the franchise in conformity with the re quirements of the increased intelligence of the community; from clerks and others employed in provincial post-offices, praying to be placed on the same footing as those in Lon don, &c. LOCAL ASSESSMENT BILL. Mr. S. ESTCOURT gave notice that, on the order of the day for the second reading of this bill to-morrow, he would move the postponement of the further progress of the bill till the 4th of May, in order to give charitable in stitutions time to adopt measures with reference to it. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. Mr. BOUVERIE gave notice that he would move that this bill be referred to a select committee. THE AFFGHAN PAPERS. In reply to Mr. HADFIELD, Lord STANLEY said these papers would be laid on the table in a few days. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES COURT. Mr. JAMES called the attention of the Government to the large arrear of causes in this court; and asked whether they were prepared to propose any measure, by the appointment of additional judges or otherwise, to remedy the delay now so much complained of ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the subject was attended with considerable difficulty, but he had directed certain inquiries to be made, and would be sub mitted to her Majesty's Government. RELIGIOUS INTERFERENCE IN THE ROYAL NAVY. Mr. Sergeant DEASYtaed - ;he First Lord of the Ad miralty whether he had received any communication com plaining of any alleged undue interference with the religion of any of the sailors serving on board her Majesty's ship Ajax at Kingstown ; and whether he had caused any in quiry to be made into the truth of such complaints Sir. J. PAKINGTON had received some information on the subject which induced him to think that the interfer ence alluded to did not take place. SLAVE TRADE ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. Mr. KINGLAKE asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether any negotiation was pending between her Majesty's Government and the Government of France with respect to a French vessel, called the Phoenix, of Nantz, alleged to have been prevented from taking slaves from the west coast of Africa by her Majesty's steam slo o p Alecto ; and asked whether th ere would be any objection to lay the papers relating t o thi s ma tt er upon the table of the house. Mr. S. FITZGERALD said he had directed inquiries to be made, and until he had received an answer he could not give information on the subject. THE GOVERNMENT REFORM. BILL. In reply to Mr. MITCHELL, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was no provision in this bill which would not be submitted to that " calm and impartial consideration"—(laughter)— which the house had piomised to her Majesty's Go vernment it should receiv e , and without which promise considering the circumstances under which they accepted office, it would not have been introduced. (Cries of " Oh.") The following bill s wer e re a d a se co n d ti me , an d or d ere d to be committed :—Masters and Operativeg, Ecclesiastical Courts and Registries, and Patents for Inventions (Muni tions of War). REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL.- ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. M. GIBSON resumed the debate. The Govern ment bill had failed to solve the question now attracting public attention—namely, as to how they were satisfac torily to enlarge the franchise in England and Wales. He would confine himself to the Government measure and the amendment of the noble lord (Lord J. Russell). The right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer asked for indulgence to a measure of this description, consi dering that it emanated from a Conservative Government. Now, he was bound, as a member of that house, to look to what would be the effect of the bill on the interests of the country, and in his opposition to that bill he was not actuated by any party consideration what ever. It was said that they should settle the question of Reform, but he could not see how the object was to be effected in a bill in which there was no Reform, e denied that there was any apathy in the country on the question, although the subject was treated now with a calm ness that did not exhibit itself in previous manifestations on political matters, and the petitions that were poured into that house against the Government bill proved that the in difference attributed to the community was merely fanciful. (Hear, hear.) He wanted the Government to tell the house plainly and clearly what use to the country would be the peculiar operation of the bill with reference to borough and county constituencies. He thought it would be very diffi cult indeed to show the advantages of the electoral alteration proposed by the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he was satisfied that he would find it extremely difficult to enumerate any one of its benefits. He thought the amendment of the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) was appropriately moved, and he was sure it would receive from the house the most attentive consideration. In withdrawing a number of elec tors from the counties, to effect what was called a counter poise, they were depriving counties of one of their valuable elements, politically considered, namely, independent elec tors—they were doing a most positive injury, that more than neutralised any benefits that might otherwise result from the bill. It might be an old-fashioned notion, but he was one of those who were strongly in favour of main taining the distinctive character of borough and county constituencies, and any such change would in his opinion strip the country of the most valuable portion of the elec toral community. Men living in masses together, thinking on and discussing subjects together, would return represen tatives more suited to popular wants than could be effected by any system of electoral division. (Hear, hear.) He agreed with his hon. friend the member for Birmingham that a bad bill was the most revolutionary measure that could be devised ' • and, for himself, he regarded the present bill as no bill at all. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord (Lord Stanley) represented himself as the friend of the middle classes, and yet he came forward . with a bill that ex cluded the working community from a participation in political power, and held up a s a d e l usion to the operative a franchise derived from £6O lodged in a savings bank. lie called on hon. members to vote for the amend ment, and not waste the time of the house by discussing in committee a bill that could not possibly be so altered as to suit. (Hear, hear.) The question of Parliamen tary Reform was one that essentially belonged to the Government of the country, and if they did not deal with the question which came so legitimately within their Ministerial fun c ti ons, and the manner in which it acted in regard to the p r es en t bill it had more than ever disentitled itself to the confidence of the house and the country. He hoped yet to see the rights of the working classes con ceded to such an extent as would enable them to assume their proper attitude with regard to the electoral franchise. For himself, he could not see hew any adequate extension of the franchise could be effected except through the medium of the reduction in the qualification of the voter. (R hear.) He hoped yet to see a proper Reform Bill passel into law, and then they might expect to see a Government who enjoyed the confidence of the house, and a house that enjoyed the confidence of the country. (The right hon. gentleman resumed his seat amid loud applause.) Mr. ADDERLEY taunted the hon. member with having only recently given expression to his sentiments on the sub ject of reform, having been silent in reference to it for ten years. He strongly deprecated the conduct pursued by the noble lord the member for the city of London, who, he thought, would have acted much more consistently if he supported the present bill. But the fact was the noble lord showed a hostility to tho bill from the Ant) and seemed to consider that the question of re form should be a monopoly in his hands. He denied that there was anydifference in .principle between the noble lord's proposition and that of the Government- but- our of detail. The Government proposed a £lO franchise, and the noble lord a £6 franchise, which proved his (Mr. Adderley's) assertion. He was ready to go into committee with the noble lord as to the respective merits of the amounts, and he contended that the £lO franchise was a close approximation to universal franchise, in the mildest possible form ; and he believed that very fe w m en of industry and spirit, who possessed the intelligence, who would not be able in boroughs to have the franchise under that qualification. He attempted to turn into ridi cule a speech of the hon. member for Birmingham, which was received with derisive plaudits. The extremes to which some parties proposed to go, would make consti tuencies of the country in reality the tools of demagogues. (Hear, hear, from the Ministerial benches.) The proposi tion of the hon. member (Mr. Bright) proposed to place the' franchise in the 'hands of the least educated portion of the community, who, by their majority would have the pre., ponderance of the less numerous, but better educated, and, consequently more intelligont voters in tho country-. (Cries of "No, no.") .He repeated ' that must be the inevitable result of such an extension of the suffrage as was advocated by what was called the Man chester school, would be what he described. [LEFT SPEAKING.] BIRMINGHAM RACES. (THIS DAY). [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Humming Bird Picco Redan Hero 1 2 3 MILITARY GOLD CUP. Goldsmith Clear the Way Young Magnet I Nine ran. TATTE.RSALLS'-( THIS EVENING.) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 6to 1 agst King -at-Arms (offered) 10 to 1 agst Actfeen. (taken) 100 to 6 agst Tight Fit (taken ) 20 to 1 agst Zitella (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES. 6to 1 agst Gladiolus (taken) 7to 1 agst Little Agnes (taken) Bto 1 agst Newcastle (taken) 100 to 6 agst Harraton (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Mutineer (taken) 30 to 1 agst Shafto (offered) CHESTER CUP. 4000 to 60 agst Raspberry (taken) DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Promised Land (taken) PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION'. HOUSE OF COMMONS--MARcu 23. EDINBURGH, &c., ANNUITY TAX BILL. Order for second reading read ; motion made and question proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time :" Amendment proposed, to leave out the word "now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day six months." Question put, " That the word ' now' stand part of the question." The helm divided—Ayes, 216; Noes, 176. AYES-216. Agar-Ellis, Hon. L. Dundas, Frederick Mitchell, T. A. • Agnew, Sir A. Dunkclin Lord Moncreilf,Rt. Hn. J. Alcock, T. Dunlop, A. M. Mon sell, lit. Hn. W. Anderson, Sir J. Dunne, M. Monson, W. J. Antrobus, E. Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. Morris, D. Ayrton, A. C. Elliot, Hon. J. E. Napier, Sir C. Bagwell, J. Ennis, John Nicoll, D. Baines, M. T. Esmonde, John Norreys, Sir C. Baker, R. W. Evans, T. W. O'Brien, P. Ball, E. -Ewart, William O'Connell, D. Baring, Thos. Geo. Ewart, J. C. O'Donoghue, D. Barnard, T. Ewing, H. E. C. Ogilvy, Sir J. Bass, M. T. Fitzgerald, J. D. Onslow, Guildford Bazley, Thomas Fitzroy. Rt. Hon H. Paget, C. Beale, Samuel Fitzwilliam, Hon C. Paget, Lord C. E. Beamish, F. B. Foley, J. H. H. Paxton, Sir J. Beaumont, W. B. Foley, Hon. H. W. Pease, H. Biddulph, Col. R.M. Foijambe, F. J. S. Pechell, Sir G. Biggs, John Forster, Charles Peel, Sir R. Blake, J. A. Foster, W. 0. Philips, Robert N. Bland, L. H. Fortescue, Hon. D. Pilkington, James Bonham-Carter, J. Fortescue, C. S. Portman W. H. B. Bouverie,Rt.Hon. E. French, Fitzstilphen Price, W. P. Boyd, John Gaskell, J. M. Pryse, Capt. A. L. Brady, John Gibson, T. M. Ramsden, Sir J. W Brand, H. B. W. Gilpin, C. Rebow, J. G. Bright, J. Grace, 0. D. J. Ricardo, 0. Browne, Lord J. T. Greene, Capt. J. Ridley, G. Bruce, H. A. Greer, S. McCurdy Robartes, T. J. A. Buckley, 3laj.-Gen. Gregory, W. H. Roupell, W. Buller, J. W. Gregson, S. Russell, Lord J. Burke, Sir T. J., Bt. Greville, Col. F. Russell, Hastings Butler, C. S. Grey, Ralph W. Russell, A. J. E. Buxton, C. Grosvenor, Earl Salisbury, E. G. Byng, Hon. G. H. C. Gurney, Samuel Samuelson, B. Caird, James Hadfield, Geo. ' Scholefield, W. Calcraft, J. H. Hall, lit. Hn. Sir B. Shafto, R. D. Calcutt, F. M. Hanbury, R., jun. Shelley, Sir J. V. Calthorpe, F. H. Handley, John Smith, R. Vernon Campbell, R. J. R. . Hankey, Thomson Smith, A. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Hardcastle, Jos. A. Somerville, Sir M. Castlerosse, Vist. Harris, John D. Stafford, Marquis of Cavendish, Hon. W. Hatchell, John Stanley, Hon. W. Cheetham, J. Hay, Capt. Lord J. Stapleton, J. Clay, James Headlam, Thos. E. Steel, John Clifford, J. C. Henchy, D. Stuart, Lord P. J. Clinton, Lord R. Holland, E. Sullivan, M. Clive, George Howard, Hon. C. Sykes, CoL W. M. Cobbett, J. M. Ingham, R. Thompson,Maj-Gen Codrington, C. W. Keating, Sir H. Thornely, T. Cogan, W. H. F. Kershaw, J. Tite, Wm. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. King, lion. L. Traill, G. Collier, R. P. Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Trclawny, Sir J. S. Cowan, Charles Kinnaird, Hon. A. Turner, J. A. Cox. Wm. Kirk, W. Watkins, J. L. V. Craufurd, E. H. J. Knatchbull-Huges. Western, T. S. Crawford, R. W. Labouchere, H. Westhead, J. Crook, Joseph Langton, H. G. Whatman, J. Crossley, Frank Laslett, W. White, J. Dalglish, Robert Levinge, Sir R.G.A. Wickham, H. W. Davy Richard Lindsay, W. S. Willcox, B. M. Davie, Sir H. R. F. Locke, J. Williams, W. Deasy, Richard Locke, Jos. Willyams, E. W. B. Denison, W. H. F. McCarthy, A. Wilson, J. Dent, John Dent M'Cann, .J. Winnington, Sir T. De Vere, S. E. McEvoy, E. Wise, J. A. Devereux, J. T. Mackinnon, W.A.jn. Wood, W. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Maguire, J. F. Woods, Henry Divett, Edward Marjoribanks, D. C. Wyld, James Duff, M. E. Marshall, W. Young, A. W. Duff, M. L. G. Massey, W. N. TELLERIS. Dunbar, Sir Wm. Melgund, Visct Black, Adam Duncan, Viscount Mills, T. Baxter, W. E. NOES-176. Adams, W. H. Forester, Col. G. C. Maxwell, Lt.-CoLJ. Adderlev, C. B. Foster, Sir G. Miles, W. Alexander, J. Fraser, Sir W. A. Miller, T. J. Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Gard, R. S. Mills, A. Archdall, Cant.M.E. Goddard, A. L. Montgomery, Sir G. Ashley, Lord Gore, W. R. 0. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Bailey, Crawshay Graham, Lord WM. Naas, Rt. Hn. Lord Baillie, Charles Greenall, G. Neeld, J. Baillie, H. J. Greenwood, .T. Newark, Viscount Baring, A. H. Gray, William Newdegate, C. N. Bernard, Lieut.-Col Griffith, C. D. Northc,ote, Sir S. H. Barrow, W. 11. Grogan, Edward Packe, C. W. Beach, W. W. B. Hall, 3laj.-Gen., J. Fakenham, T. H. Bcctive, Earl of Hamilton, Lord C. Pakington, Sir J. S , Beecroft, G. S. Hamilton, Jas. H. Palk, L. Bennet, Capt. P. Hardy, Gathorne Patten, J. W. Bentinek, G. W. P. hardy, John Paull, H. Blackburn, P. Hayes, Sir E. S. Peel, Rt. Hon. J. Boldero. Lt.-Col. Heatheoate, Hon. G. Percy, Hon. J. W. Booth, Sir R. G. Henley, .T. Philips, JOhn Henry Bramley-Moore, J. Henniker, Lord Powell, F. S. Bramston, T. W. Holford, R. S. Pugh, D. (Mont.) Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Hopwood, J. T. Repton, G. W. J. Bruen, Henry Horsfall, T. B. Richardson, J. Buchanan, W. Hotham, Gen. Lord Rust, J. Burghley, Lord Hudson, G. Sclater, G. Burrell, Sir C., Bt. Hu g hes, W. B. Scott, Major E. Cairns, Sir H., Ilume, W. Seymcr, H. K. Carden, Ald. Sir R. Hunt, G. IV. Shirley, E. P. Cartwright, Col. H. Ingestre, Viscount Sibthorp, G. T. W Cayley, E. S. J”rvis, Captain Smith. Sir J. M. F. Charlcsworth, J. C. Johnstone, Hon. H. Smollett, A. Child, Smith Johnstone, J. J. H. Spaight, J. Christy, S. Jolliffe, Sir W. Spooner, R. Clark, J. J. Jones, D. Stanhope, J. B. Close, M. C. Kekewich, S. Stirling, Wm. Codrington, Sir W. Kelly, Sir F. Steuart, A. Cole, Hon. 11. A. Kendall, N. Stewart, Sir M. R. Cole, J. L. King, J. K. Sturt, H. G. Conolly, Thomas Knatelibull, W. Sturt, Capt. C. N. Coote, Sir C. S. Knight, F. Taylor, Lt.-Col. T. Knightley, R. T empest, Lord A.V. Corry, H. T. L. Dalkeith, Earl of Langton, W. H.P.G. Tollemache, John Darner, L. S. W. D. Lefroy, A. Trefusis, Hon. C. R. Deedes, Wm. Leg - h, G. C. Vance, John Disraeli. Benjamin Lennox, Lord A. F . V ansittart, G. H. Dobbs, W. C. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Vansittart, Wm. Drummond, Henry Lincoln, Earl of Verner, Sir Wm. Duncombe, Rear Ad. Lisburne, Earl of Walcott, Adm. J. E. Du Pre, C. G. Lockhart, A. E. Whitmore, H. East, Sir J. B. Lopes, Sir M., Bt. Williams, T. P. Edwards, Major H. Lovaine„ Lord Willson, A. Egerton,WilbrahamLyall, G. Wyndham, Gem rt. Elcho Lord Lygon, Hon. F. Wynn, Lt-Coles W. Eiphinstone, Sir J.3lacicie, J. Wynne, W. W. E- Estcourt, T. S. McClintock, J. Yorke,Hon. N. T. Farquhar, Sir W. Manners, Ld J. J.R. Fellowes, Edward March, Earl of TELLERS. Fergus, John Matheson, A. Bruce, C. L. C. Finlay, A. S. Matheson, Sir J..Bt. Scott, Hon. F. THE NEW COLONY OF 131tITIsli COLUMBIA.-.... The salaries attached to certain civil offices created by the Queen's command in British Columbia amount to £4,300 . The Governor, Mr. J. Douglas, C. 8., receives £l,BO O a . year; Judge Begbie, £BOO • Mr. W. A. G. Young, the colonial secretary, X 500; aaptain W. Driscoll G ossett, R.E., the "treasurer," £500; Mr. W. H. Carey, the attorney-general, £4OO ; Mr. Chartres Brew poli ce h ive ,. tor, £5OO ; the collector of Customs, a Mr. Wymond Hamly, £4OO ; and the harbour master, James Cooper, £4OO. There are a bishop—the Rev. Dr. Hills—and two "clergymen," the Rev. J. Gammage and a Mr. Cricketer. The stipend of the Miss Angela Burdett Coutts,.and those of bishop is oftheclergymenby by Church. societies. There is a commissioner of land and works, Colonel Moody, R.E., who receives £1,200 a-year ; £lO,OOO has been paid out et the colonial revenue for the construction of roads. The mill - tart' expenditure is £1,786. The transport of the enginsers and stores to British Columbia cost £9,336. The revenue of the colony for th e com i ng year was estimated by _Gover nor Douglas on th e 27th o f December last at Slo o , ooo ,—the import duty on goods yielding £BO,OOO, and a proposed ex port duty on gold £ 9 0,000. 'The sale of land will also, it is thought by Mr. Douglas, yield a respectable revenue. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma were admitted members of the college at a meeting of the court of examiners on the 21st inst.raham, viz.:— 6 Messrs. William Blower, Bedford ; George Youn g Stockport, Cheshire; John Jones, Cavendish-square; Robt. Menzies, Stamford-street, Blackfriars ; William Thomas Sargent, Blotchingley, Surrey ; Eleazar Moldola, Great Aili e - s treet, Goodman's-fields ; Etichd. Ley, South Molten, Devon; Edward Healey, Hull; Wm. Adcock Burrows, Islington ; Henry Little Sequeira, Aldg, ate ; Chas. John H aw k e , hn Quebec ; Richard IV a ff or d Eve, High-street, Dept ford; jo Angus, Greek-street, Soho • Henry Arthur Middleditch, Brunswick -street, Dover-rad ; Alfred James, Sydenham ; Thomas John Hughes, Woolwich; Edward, Henry Fennell, High-street, Southampton ; Thomas Mor ley,:Oldhara near Manchester; David Davies, Ashby-street, Northampton-square; Thomas Blakely, St. James'fklace, Bermondsey; Wm. Wallis, Hartfield, near Tonbridge Weals; and Alfred Scott Gell, Felling, near Newcastle-on-Tyne. The fourth call of £2, making £7 lOs. *d, is to beat pid on the shares in the Ceylon Railway PAY by %a 11 Qi Arils .ols. don, ',han ►ow title 11 to pre the . M. and, Run V.; d— for