The Sun. — London, England, 1859-07-19 00:00:00

SHARE DIARIfET.-( THIS DAY.? MONEI MARKET AND CITY NEWS. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Itailways. Paid. Closing \ rusiness Price. - CITY, Two o'CLocK. The markets for F ore i gn a nd Colonial produce daring the last few days have been rather inactive, 12.10 r Amber g ., Notting. Bost., , owing to th e uncer t a i n t y that prevails with regard 50 I r, and I.:astern .inprolon to the alteration which it was thought might be 13.14 ar li .;loT, d a ß nlr e- t a ii: made on the duties upon tea, sugar, &c. For tea Stool: II ik3aric., and Chesh. there has been a limited inquiry, but the common , p 5 Junction i 3 lactburg T qualities fully supported previous values. The Stock 3ristol and Exeter e .... sugar market has been firm, but the business trans- stock 8 a i e e s d h tethr an Holyhead . acted has not been extensive. Colonial descriptions 5° Cork and Bandon 20 r rn k, w ß a rock,&Passag,e of coffee have been in steady demand, at about late 20 Cork, rates. Cocoa and rice have been inactive, and the 10 Do. A A roves. no div. 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an. latter article has shown sympt o m s of depression. hasbeen pd.toß. Saltpetre has been in moderate demand, but at a 50 1 3 ).bhjl e a4, 1 1 1 .1 , 3 8 :11 A ttj u un n c e slight decline on former quotations. Tallow con- Stoc ko East Anglian tinues inactive, and a further decline of about 6d. Stock Eastern Union A Stock per cwt. has taken place both for present and 25 °ck ro.*Nw!l o (ite.ill.T t gi 25 ) future delivery. Sto East Kent Stock East Lancashire The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed 20 East Suffolk 10 Do heavily, T and prices exhibited a downward tendency. Stock Edinburg and Glasgow stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. The sales only amounted to 6,000 bales. In rail- s lO Forth & Clyde Junction way shares a small amount of business was trans- Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn acted, and a slight decline took place. 10 Great North of Scotland Rather more activity is reported in discount Stock o Gr i r o t . Northern circles, Stock circles, but the market still presents a auiet ap- gloct G e;.,T , . l l B l tock Wstn.(lreld) pearance, and the rates continue extremely easy. Stock oe Grear Western A sum of about £40,000 in bar gold was with- St l o 2 ck p r ?. s n o Vl ut U a l f ua.Stk. drawn from the Bank of England yesterday, for 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. 10 Do. Thirds transmission to the continent. 1613 4 Do. New Thirds s Stock i Lancashire & F Y.A.I hire It is expected that that the exports of silver to the East will increase, and , it will be observed by 9 Do. do. 29 shares Southport Union the subjoined particulars that the shipments are 20 Do. o West ou Stock London and Blackwall. already conducted on a large scale. Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Stock Lon.,Brip,:hton &S.Coast Pera, which leaves to-morrow for India and China, St i o 2 e i k f i ci o nin g g s orth Westn will take out specie to the amount of £459,022 S tgic Lled ry 0 n s k sg i t e h r _ a z e stn. viz., to Ceylon, gold, £3,633; Madras, gold, £2,000; 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. Madras, silver, £2,000 ; Calcutta, silver, £120,850; st i o o ck 11:12 , 41 1 Tf tiin & Lincoln Singapore, silver, £31,254 ; Hong Kong, silver, Stock Stock 'g o idt . nd ing. & Derby. £117,541; Shanghai, silver, £180,944; Manilla,' 50 Mid. et. West. (Ireland) gold, £BOO Of th e am o u nt to Calcutta, £117,750 1 24 Do.ew taSshatle re s s nd Carlisle. is on G overnmen t accoun t. 25 New., Aber., & Herefd.lo Newry & Armagh (def.) Three Joint-Stock Banks have held their half- 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros - Stook Norfolk yearly meetin gs t o -d a y, v iz., the City Bank, the 50 North. Counties Union Bank of London, and the Commercial Bank of Stock North British St oc k Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk London. Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div V a g e e i hasheenpdß c At the City Bank meeting Sir R. W. Carden , Stock Do u . n presided, and in moving the adoption of the report str irortneiwpßute tease congratulated the shareholders on the steady Stock Do. Leeds progress which the establishment had made. The stock North London dividend and bonus now proposed were equal to 61 lo N. an &l.X. y stii. i' i 'l l tio m n Pstd . per cent. per annum. The chairman's remarks 20 North Staffordshire were well received, and the report was adopted , 1.; North-Western .Z - S w ou es . t ;r rn . Junction St oc k Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. unanimously. 10 Peebles , The report of the Bank of London gave the 20 Portsmouth available balance of profit and loss account at St l o o ek Lo h tti:aentral £27,039, from which a dividend at the rate of 5 Stockto,,, South. tisztti,A3la. Stock per cent. was proposed. The chairman, Sir J. V. Stock Shropshire Union So uthevo n n e & Sheer Shelley, complimented the shareholders on the steady suceess of the Bank, and the important do° k tt Stock south-Eastern • increase in the current accounts. After some dis- Stock2o ZurittliToargAßiv.Dun cussion as to the price of the shares, w hi c h it was 20 Do. do 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek - sllown were unduly depressed, the report was opted. 25 Stockton & Darlington. 25 Do. do. 1855 -' .The half-yea r ly mee ti ng of the Saint Katherine's Stock T a ff Vale 25 Do . do. 1858 i& Hartlepool -Deck Compa n y t oo k p l ace to-day. The report Stock Do. Preference, No. I- . • stated that there - had been a slight increase in the 525 ThamesllayenDk&Rail tock V - , s hipping of the half-year, and that the earnings al i f f i v' .-.., Stock Waterford & i . Limerica were £40,506 17s. 5d., out of which the directors ZO west Cornwall proposed a dividend at the rate of 41 per cent. per 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal 6 ,D o .A.—Arecv.nodiv.till annum. The report was adopted. 7 p.c. has been pd. to B, 5 Do. B English Securities have been rather dull to-day, zo pest London the business t ransac t e d h av i ng b een limited. The i 2, 3 Do. E.,,it 2ass - public are not dealing to any extent, and the specu lators are proceeding very cautiously. At the com mencement the quotations appeared rather flat, but more firmness is now a) pparent. Coneols for the 25 Blythe and . Tyne at 15)eor ) account, which have been 951, are now 95k / ; ltk Bris. cP l e ile s il e p.et.Stock transfers have taken place at 95/ 7-,. Bank Stock 21 S 0 , h 4 a i r per es cent is steady at 221 to 223 ; the New Threes and the ;0 Do. D l i. ec f ° u .n a d r7 Shares, No. 2. gr p H . Iyhd, 55 pc Reduced at 951 1-, and the Exchequer Bills at 275. ' o o c c l i c E Do. Chestere. Cork & Bandon, 55 to 30s. premium. India Stock is flat, at 219 ; ditto q k Dun. Perth,& ,tun.Aber. Loan Debentures, at 959 1 ; and the Scrip, at 95k, Stock c V i r eia l s a s ss ß A 6 7 p & c. sPc In Foreign Securities the transactions have been Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc rather limited, and prices in most instances show I t ttt to.oCc7oun. Ex. 5 p ct. ?sTToo..I a slight decline. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 80 to Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock io rs t t e rj n an u c n . i e o p n, er 4per ct. 8 2 ; ditto New, 69 to 71 ; Mexican, 19 ; Brazilian 4} per Cents., 941 ; Peruvian 3 per Cents., 71 ; ditto d l o W s Zo a r s k. s J po cn s g a ft r h es s Dollar Bonds, 79 ; Spanish Deferred, 321 ; Vene- :ock k Lin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. zck Furness, 5 per cent zuela.n New 2-1 per Cents., 29 ; and Dutch 4 per took Glas. &S West. ga. 5 pc. Cents , 104,. - --- took Great Northern, sp_ c.f.._ stock Dc. o. 5 44. ift . o ed d m o .,l d O o p.c.pm Increased depresssion has been apparent in the Railway Share Market, most of the prineipal lines 190 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm. tO Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf. showing a further decline of i to ?.. per cent. s, Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 /p. rf. Stock ...I Eastern Counties, Great Western,Ostorn, North-Western, re West. (Berks and North Eastern (York), have declined ss. ; Caledo- Stock Dol.lmt(siLExtdep.ct.... than, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North-Eastern gte o c c t i ßo o . Iteciee ni m a able, 4 4 4 A . e ct: (Berwick), los. ; and North British, £l. South- Stock*: 5 p r . r . ler , c t i t e b e l i e rl . p o ra 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Easterns improved about 10s. 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have 10 shares :fo e . s 5 p. et. pref been flat. Lombardo-Venetian old shares have Stock Do Birming.guar. stock 263. D o . Chester guar.shares declined to 10} 101, and the New to 91 10. Bahia 134 Do. do. do - and San Francisco to 4, and Great Luxemburg are St are Ett Do n . . d 2i . 'l l o o r . k 6 p.c. stock steady at 61 ; East Indian have receded to 100 i Stockt.. Ifonzlirl'ir: gu . :1 1 Z:1 1001 ; Great Indian Peninsula to 70 and 70} ; Grand Trunk of Canada to 321; and Great Western of stocii Do. New' gua., 6 . 1)..ct : :: Stock L0i1d.8°,.4..cd0.v.. &Nim"- Canada to 151. e aton, 5 p. et. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, Joint-Stock Bank and MiscellaneouS Shares are Stock r i n ate3cl shares 4 she at about former rates. Bank of Australasia have 1 1 L- o z o o n at a - n e i s l s h declined 10s., London and County ss. ; Peninsular Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct and Oriental Steam advanced 55., and Royal Mail Steam declined £1 10s. 0 2 6 c 4 k 1 13 3 2. ryp 4 6 o p t e t r c & e;i c t a . r ..: , . 4 . Do.o. 4 per cent... i Stock Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Stock Do. 45p. c. pf:ef. stock. t 6 Do. with option till 1860 ck Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 0 t N l 3l 7P 4 r d t e A em be a r it e p .p o r . e r t m .s 10 uo . . 'Perpet; 6p. c. with o ption till 1866 all 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares all ,ock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 1 (sy ock Do. 55p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 bock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 Lock North British, 5 per cent 100 Lock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 rock Nth.Dev.Rail.&Drk.Co. 100 :ock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 ,ock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 17 Do. do. do. 10 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 l3 25 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 9 ' Fo. York, H.& S. Purch. 10 North Staffordshire .' .. all ocklox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lst g 100 lock Do. do. do., 2d gua...... 100 bock Do. 45 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 85 Scottish Central, new pi all ock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 ,ock Do. 35 per c. pref. stock 100 ,ock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 ;ock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 Ms. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 11 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. 1 .0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) ,ock Do .45 per cent ,ock Do. Fixed 45 p.c. Ist is 1 ,ock Do. New do., 2d issue ' ;ock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c., ;ock Do. 45 per cent 1 tO S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua 151 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e 1 z$ i Do. 6 per cent 1 ,ock W a terford & Kilkenny, 6 per oent.- 53. 61 7i 8i 71 73 wi t ni 95 97 82i 83 91 bi all 100 3i 100 100 100 100 100 1613 4 £3 le. 171 all all 100 all 100 100 all all all all all all all all 8 9 14- 3 / 4 15 3 / 4 584 594 40 43 28 30 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95 II I 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities ln.dia Stock Ditto Debentures Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Dittl under £l,OOO C onsols for Account (Aug. 9) Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 3O 27 Ditto Small, lid PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 94? Chilian, 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Ceut. Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account . 70 6 6 1 Venezuelan 5 per ..... Ditto New 21 per Cent. “ ...........:::: 29 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. .. .. Peruvian Do ll ar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s 79 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money and Account.... 95k . The Presse announces that it has not received the English. journals of yesterday. The fact is that they were almost all seized. I never remember such a razzia. Morn ing, evening, and weekly papers, of all shades of polities, all joined in such a chorus of indignation against the trea cherous treaty of Villafranca, that the French Govern ment, which has been repreSenting that the English press generally highly approves of the peace, found it neces sary to confiscate nearly ev er y one o f th em , the 2imes in cluded. 6 6; 3 3% 7} 71 It was officially intimated yesterday through Messrs. Rothschild, that subscribers to the Austrian Loan of February last are released from the obligation of paying the remaining 40 per cent. It will be remembered that the issue price of this 5 per cent. stock was 80, of which 40 has been paid. For this amount bonds will of course be given. An instalment of 20 per cent., due on Friday last, was de ferred until this day, pending the receipt of a final answer from Vienna. Austria has acted fairly enough in the mat ter, but, as it is believed in well-informed quarters that of £6,000,000 of stock offered considerably less than half a million was taken, the sum relinquished is not of much im portance. PREFERENCE SHARES. all Ln & N.W; 100 I'm& N.W 100 Caledonin all E.U.&E C 100 Gt. North. all 'E.Counts. 100 100 Caledonin 100 Do. all Gt. West all Yk.N.&Br all YlnN.Md. all Do. all Do. 100 S. East 100 Do. 100 Peto &Co. I all Do. Bedford and Bletehleyl Buckinghamshire ClydesdaleJunetion Colchester, Stour Val E.Lineolnshire,z6p.c E Union,llarwichShs Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich • Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. Midsb.&Redcr, g. 6 c. Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. Newmarkt,BuryEx ) Do.p cent. guaranteed g t s n p . . 5 c p .. c 5 No gu rt Do. Fi er xed 5 Per cent. and Wro• Do. 4 Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.,g.sp.c. Shrawsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do Wilts and Somerset VVimbledon& Croydn 100 Norfolk , . 100 Do. all LET all Stk.Sz Da' 100 , Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. - TELEGRAPH AND MAIL-PACKET CONTRACTS.— The select committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into the mail-packet and the telegraph contracts met yesterday. Mr. Cobden occupied the chair; and the members of the committee present were Sir F. Baring, Lord Naas, Lord J. Manners, Sir S. Northcote, Mr. Corry, Capt. L. Vernon, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Bagley, Sir H. Willoughby, Mr. Laing, Mr. Wilson, Capt. Gladstone, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Hubbard. Mr. Wyatt, parliamentary agent for the petition presented against the Dover return, applied to the committee to postpone the examination into the. Dover contract until after the election petition had been presented. The application was made on the part of Sir W. Russell. The Chairman said that the case of the Dover contract was referred to th e committee as well as-others, and must be inquired into ; perhaps Sir W. Russell had better apply to the House of Commons. Mr. Clifton, of the was then called an d examined as to the mode Admiralty, in which the contracts were made for that department. At the conclusion of his evidence the committee adjourned. THE SUEZ CANAL.—We have strong grounds for thinking that an important correspondence has taken place between our Foreign-office and Mr. Daniel A. L ange, an d that this gentleman has finally obtained from Government a distinct reply respecting the Government's intentions on the subject of the Suez Canal.—Datly News. 5. 5. 6. all all all B aitii Share Docks. 591 S 59i } 951 5 OS/ / 93 d 76 47} } 5} 725 3 98 100 102 104 17 18 1139 141 ilO 112 64 66 115 120 90 92 all L'N vvl & L.Yk. all Do. 100 Gt. North. 1 18 11 6 Yk all T Brassoy all lq`Clean . all tk.& Dar all IDo. I 100 Gt. West all IL.&Brgtn 2i 2! 98 100 iP 57 59 1138 140 10} 119 i 10 DOCKS. Closing Business -- . ' Share Railways. Paid.' prim. Done. - !Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 5 6 - 25 Blythe and Tyne 1( per 20 'British Iron C. pref. (issued at 250) all 49 51 I - ( British (Camborne). 20 - -- 1 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 445 455 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - -- East Bassett (Illogan). 30 •175 185 took Cal edon 210, 41 per cent 100 102 104 - Great South Tolgus.. . 170 121 131 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 10 - - - G.WhealAlfd,(Phillaci) 11.18.8 11 2 Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc 100 - - -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 94 1 ; Stock Do. do. sp. ct. - - - Lady , Bertha Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - North Frances (Mogan) 81 6 7 k Dun. Perth,& Aber.jan. all 51 61 - North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 7 8 Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 99 11 - N.'Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 71 84 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 110 114 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 12 13 Stock E . do. Class C7pc . .. 100 107 111 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Stock E. d un. Ex. 5 pct. NO.I 100 114 116 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 I 1 Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 113 115 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleerl 24 235 245 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 129 131 - South C. Brea( Illogan). 1 2 24 2 4 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 78 82 - S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 165 175 Stock East Lanc. 6 per et . lOO - - 5 Tamar Silver and Lead 5 E.& W. York. Jen. fifths all - - Mining Co 4l 21 21 Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - 10 Tin Croft 9 41 41 Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 - '--- - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - - Vale of Towey (Caren.) 12s 60 4 4 Stock Glas. &S West. ga. 5 pc. 100 112 114 - West Basset (Illogan) l4 21 22 Stook Great Northern, 5 p_e.t. _loo_ll9 121 - W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 135 145 Stock Do. 5 p p . c. 100 111. 113 - Wheal Basset ( Illogan). 54 1 170 180 Stock Do. 4* p. c. do. do. - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 105 115 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm -80 84 85 - Wheal Edward (Cale.).. 54 2 21 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf all 11 111 - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 84 94 Stook IGt p .S c n t ..& pr w ef. (l s r t e o l c a k nd . ) . 4 11 my _ 50 res t anWte Redeemable, E s t x . t (R s e p r 4 k ci s t p. and .e.t. 100 6 - - - Wh'l Mary Ann (Mcnhey 8 38 40 - Mil Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 28 80 Stock Do h 94 96 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 85 17 ---- S s t t o oe ck k D D o o: s l p rr . e ot de ß em ed a e b e l m e,.d p o r . e . f. . 1 10 00 0 8996 101 8 87 FOREIGN MINES 20 Au s stralian 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 94 104 1 Boa AccordCopper,Lim lOB J r pa 1 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (N. at £sp ) 27 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 4 shares all 161 171 20 Do. StJohnd elßey,Lim. 15 9 11 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 91 105 5 Do. Land and MimngCo. all - - Stock Do Birming. g-uar. stock 100 73 74 1 Clarendon Consols Min -264 Do. Chester guar.shares all 181 191 ing Co. of Jamaica ... 4 -- d 14 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. - Copiapo l6 9 14 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 141 143 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 Stock Lon.&Brig. s pc. gu. No. l 100 - - 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 Stool: Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - _ 3 Linares all 10 11 Stock: Do. New gua. , 6 p . et... 100 5 Lusitanian Stock Do. do. sp. c. ..... No. 4 100 - - 1 Mariquita all 4 Stock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun- 1 New Granada all - _ 20 Pontg,ibaud Silver, Lead Stock Lo e n atc) .& ll g. I ate 3d shares lOO 58 162 s W P ~7e tp . . et - . - Mining and Smelt.... all 3 4 • 12 4 Londondy & Cole, 1 she. all - - 5 Port Philip ST OCK BANKS. 1 1 1 12 Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh. all 8 9 30 Santiago de Cuba l6/ - -- Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 122 126 28.2.131lUnited Mexican 6 Do. 26 , ....... 4 i 5 IP all 11 10 Stock Do. 31 per cent. ... . .... 100 68 70 Share B anks.7.lb;-StjocOklNT-!paid. Closing Business 121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. all - - f Do. 4 per cent .. ...... all - - 124 Do. - - I Price. Done. Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock - - Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct lOO 142 144 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 70 72 I Stock Do. 41 . p. c. pref. stock lOO 104 106 4O Australasia all 811 85 1 1 . 84514 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 1 iP! 25 Bank of Egypt all 241 251 Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 100 94 96 100 Bank of London 5O 45 47 10 NewportAber,&c.pret.s `all 9 4 10 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. rm 5 50 British North American. all - - 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 12 14 1 d - option till 1866 all 111 114 100 City 1 50 64 66 -- 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares all - .... 921 100 Colonial Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 1 (Si - - .) 1 1.. a 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - - Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - 1031 5 100 Commercial of London 2O 18 20 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - 20 Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 154 161 161 Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 110 112 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all - - Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - , 20 Lon Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 20 204 204 50 London and County . . 20 - - Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dsk.Co. 100 - - I Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 -- - 50 London Joint Stock .:. 10 - - Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 98 100 99 100 London & Westminster. 20 - - 17 Do. do. do. - - 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 l3 - - 20 Do. new lO - - 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 .. 9 - - 50 National Bank 25 - - 25 Flo. York, H. S. Purch. 10 1d 1 p • 20 New South Wales 20 North Staffordshire . . all 22 23 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all - _ Stock Ox. Virr. & Wol. 6pc. I;t . g 100 124 126 20 Ottoman Bank all 18 19 18; Stock , Do. do. do., 2d gua ...... 100 122 126 Provincial of Ireland Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in peril 100 99 101 10 Do. New all - - 81 Scottish Central, new pi all - - 25 South Australia - - Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 25 Do. New . - - Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 72 74 25 Union of Australia all 48 50 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6Pc. 100 118 122 25 Do. New ... . - - Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 118 422 59 Union of L ondon 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 11 104 104 100 Unity Mutual - - 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. 1 - --100 Western Bk of Lond on 50 __ ; d 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6) all 234 244 - - --- Stock Do .4/ per cent lOO 104 105 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is Stock Do. New do., 2d issue lOO - - Paid. ' Closing Business Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 -- - Sh a re Securities. Prices. Done. Stock Do. 45 per cent lOO -- - ____. 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua all - - 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e all 24 29 100 1121 113 1124 1134 25 5 Do. 6 per cent all 33 344 _- Can n . o G . ov. 6 6 p p :), Ja b .. Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent.- all 47 53 - N.R Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 107 108 1074 8 , -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - - Do. 6 p.c.MrlAjSuluepi: 1 1 °° 00 11 13 3 1 1 1 5 5 98 99 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 LINES LEASED AT _ FIXED RENTALS. - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. S.:. , ___----_1074 he I Leasing Closing Business Railway& Paid. ere 1 Co.'s. Price. Done. - vs . iAotu. Deb . G os . Gvt..66pp. redeemable, ce.jj:nn l jj l uu B7 lyy s 1 11 000 00 0 __------_ 107 108 110_180 Share 1000 100 10 Stock Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agriculture Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at 25 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.r.Tel.A: Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C. . Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg Do. Preference 7i per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim Gen. Steam Navigation. London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do ................ Do 8 p. c.Pref.,iss. at id's. . N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim.) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas .......... Do. New Shares ....... Peel River Land & Min. Pen. & Oriental Steam. Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot•Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.oi Upr.Datt. Van Diemen's Land sa Stock' all all all 15s. all all 771 8} 87 89 8 9 Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref .Min lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO \ Stock St. Kathari ne lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria " Ds) New u.sr ..... 18 _ I Paid C price. Business Done. 74 3i 13 15 93 95 72 74 27 28 92 93 10& to 102 104 85 87 130 132 105 107 591 591 55 60 85 90 114 124 p lli 12i p 95 95i i 1 d d 65 68 112 114 95 94 it 95 96 5 7 36i 37i 11031 103/ 79 81 9 11 60 62 31 3d 93 84 d 47i 48 76} n 101 103 37, n d 134 19 _ . 6 8 32 34 8 5 110 112 25 26 80 82 45 46 I 3 d 42 44 72} 73 61 63 63- 67 8 11 36i 374 70 75 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. OPaid. Closing I Bueinoss ir Price. Don P. 100 1 'Atlantic &St Lawrence) all 79 81 Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 135 161 17 1 gu. 5 percent 18 Do - all. 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 14 1 d 18 Do. Do. B 9 11 Idi 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 5 51 d 201 Do. New 165 6 7 d 100 f Buffalo,Brant. &Godrich 100 ( 6 p. Ct. bds. 1 Aug.., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 1 00 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 ' ' 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.l,im. 1. Z.O. 4d 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 1 5d 1 4 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 71 d 171 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 1 d Stock East Indian, 2u. sp. c lOO 995 1004 100 4 20 Do. C Shares all - 20 Do. E Shares Ext all 195 201 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'so all 100 101 20 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 19 20 Sto. Geelong Corporation 6 100 per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 33 35 32 5 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 74 76 74 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 92 94 93 20 Gt.lndiarenin.s.cua,.sp.e all 964 974 965 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 5 1 d 20 Do. do 4 20J Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 12s. 1 5d guaranteed 5 per cent. 204 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 15 151 154 204 Do. New 100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76,with all 102 104 ( opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 102 104 100 Do. do. "13 without opt all 101 103 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 96 100 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c. all 88 92 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all - 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 88 92 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c l5 19 . cid 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - 20 I Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .• 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO --d Do. do. Land do — 20 J Northof India Tramroad 2s, Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde • 15 —d d 20 Do. 20 Do. New l2 1 4d, 20 Do. Punjaub 5 1 4 d 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. t2,,'"' 10 11 5 d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 13 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 45 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 4d 4 5 Belgian East. Junction all 5 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac. all Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 2f 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 55 5 d 6 Eastern of France all 25 26 20 Euphrates Valley 2a. p 20 Great Central of 'Franc^ all , 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs • all 6i 65 65 10 Italian Junction 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 21 25p 101 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 335 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 75 85 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 18s 194 16 Northern of France all 365 374 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 10 20 Ottoman, vim. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 34 35 20 Paris and Orleans all 53 85 20 1 Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.) 1 11 2 11 d gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunabur; 4 10 Rome and Frascat! 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 61 61 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 55 6 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 21 22 20 Western of Austria .. 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref..... all 20 Zealand all BRITISH MINES. Sharel Mines. Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. MISCELLAEOU S. Miscellaneous. 13 14 200 250 28 3 0 I 2 3 36 38 ig 21 13 1 5 110 116 8 9 24 25 11 1 1 4k bi Closing Cosiness done Paid. 5i 4i 5 1 104 110 1 2 Pi - - 11 5 6 li 1 d 4 1 1 I i d par 21 2/ 77 79 10 11 1 21 22 1p 6 3 / 4 54 3 / 4 56 115 130 35 37 I 1 1 8 9 31 PE RIA L PARLIAMEN T. •r - • 1 . r HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tms DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' Amendments to the London and South- Western Railway Bill were agreed to, and the bill was ordered for third reading. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Hunslet and Leeds Road, changed from Leeds and Hunslet Road; Lawton, Burslem, and Newcastle-under-Lyme Roads; Midland Railway and Burton-upon-Trent Bridge. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramway Abandonment; Kensington Station and North and South London Junction Railway ; Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway; Malltraeth and Corsddauggan Marsh; Stockton and Darlington Railway. BRITISH AND CANADIAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY. The adjourned debate on this bill, as amended, was re sumed by Lord DUNCAN.—He said that since yesterday he had an interview with the agent who was preparing the bill, and he was happy to say that he had consented to striking out the clauses which were deemed objectionable. He alluded par ticularly to the clause which conferred on the Treasury the power, after the bill was proved, of giving prospective gua rantees to any amount. Under these circumstances he had no objection to the bill passing. After some conversation the bill, as amended, was con sidered and orderd for third reading. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. Mr. LAWE in moving the third reading of this bill said that he objected as much as possible to compulsion with reference to subject like thepresent. It had, however, been found necessary to vest the powers which the Board of Health possessed in the Privy Council, and the object of the present bill was merely to make the posses sion of those powers perpetual, for at present it was only temporary and was about to expire. The manner in which these powers had been exercised had been most beneficial to the community, and he referred to the last visitation of cholera, when the steps that were requisite were promptly taken in virtue of these powers. He pro posed to confer by these powers the right of visitation, of ascertaining the qualifications of those employed to vacci nate, and of inspecting. those localities where disease was suspected to exist. As' a peace offering, he would withdraw the clause by which persons failing to have their children vaccinated might be sued at law ; but he could not consent to the powers vested in a Privy Council being only tempo rary, as he considered it was reflecting on that body, and' he would therefore persevere in conferring on it permanent powers. Mr. AYRTON strongly objected to this bill, in conse quence of its proposing to confer permanent powers on the Executive Besides it was not shown who was to pay for the enormous expenditure that might be incurred if these powers were to continue to be exercised without control and for an unlimited period. (Hear, hear.) With regard to vaccination, according to the provisions of the Poor Law Act, adequate provision was made for vaccination, and therefore he thought , it vile unnecessary to confer these powers on the executive.'" He'concluded by moving that the bill be re-committed. Mr. Williams and Sir G. B. Pechell opposed the bill. Mr. HENLEY said that a much larger principle was involved in the bill than was supposed by the right hon. gentleman who introduced it to the house. He objected most strongly to the,power of visitation, by which domestic privacy would be invaded, and there should - be a very clear case made out before the house consented to confer such unpopular powers. He thought that the powers might be continued for even three years, but not longer; and he suggested to the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Lowe) to ac cede to a compromise of this description. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE denounced the bill as one of the grossest jobs that had ever been attempted to be perpetrated on the house. He believed that it was only a Whig Go vernment that would propose such a measure, as it had not been attempted by a Tory Government. Having referred to the act of 1848, the hon. member contended that it was most unjust to attempt to pass this bill under present circumstances. The measure had not been fully discussed, there was no time in the present session to discuss it, and therefore the proper course would be to pass a bill con tinuing the powers to the Privy Council for another year, and next year they could give the necessary discussion to any proposition for rendering their powers perpetual. (Hear, hear.) [LEFT SPEAKING.] WRECK OF THE PARAMATTA. A lamentable disaster has fallen upon the Royal Mail Steam Company. By the arrival of the steamer Magdalena at Falmouth, from the West Indies, they have received news of the wreck of their new steamer Paramatta, of 3,092 tons (builder's measurement), and 800-horse power, while on the voyage from Southampton to the West Indies, with the mail of June 17. The tele gram received by the company states that the Magdalena " left the Paramatta on the 2d of July badly stranded on the Armegada Reef (near St. Thomas's)," without giving any further details. A despatch received at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, however, adds the satisfactory information that the crew, passengers, and mail were saved. The Para matta was completed only a few months ago by the Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company, and great ex pectations were entertained of her capabilities, as in a trial trip on the 7th of July she made 14 knots an hour. She left Southampton on the 17th of June, with the West Indian mail, that being her first voyage. She was 3,092 tons burden, and her cost was about £160,000, and unless she can be got off the loss will fall entirely upon the company, who ensure their own vessels. The report pre sented at the last annual meeting stated the sum at the credit of the insurance fund at £200,000. The Paramatta was navigated by -Captain E. - Baynton, who has been a commander in the service of the company since the year 1852. The company's ships Conway, Wye, and Der went were anchored off the reef, taking out the passengers and cargo. The Medway would remain alongside to render assistance, and hopes wo uld be got clear off. were e ntertained that she EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS AT M/STING• A meeting was announced to take place yester day, at Exeter Hall, where, according to the pla cards, " C. Paget, Esq., Colonelseveral other member s o f par li a ment, were expected to address the meeting, w h en much important in formation would be communicated Sykes, M.P., and relative to the middle class 'education, and the measures to be brought before p ar li ament f or the training. of teachers and granting them certificates o f merit." The only memb er of parliament present was Col. Sykes, who, upon beiig requested to tak e the chair, said that he kn ew not hi ng a b ou t the society, and he had .only been induced to a ttend in the expecta tion of seeing the Right Hon. Ai r . Cowp er in the chair, having been led to believe that that gentleman w ou ld pres i de. Th e gallant gen tleman finding h e had been deceived left ial most mmediately, l eav i ng o nly Mr. Bentley (the manager) on the platform. After much delay a Mr. Wall was called to the chair. Mr. Bentley then entered at great length into the importanceof the education of th e m i ddle c l asse s, and the special mer.ts of this s oc i ety ; an d i n answer to some I questions put to him by the meeting he said that the first annual meeting of the society was held last August, at R a dl ey ' s H o t e l, a nd the minutes of that meeting had b een k e pt. He concluded by moving the ad op ti on of a ser i es of resolutions,. which had been a d opted at a pre liminary meeting. After much disc uss i on t h e f o ll ow ing resolution, in the place of those proposed by Mr. Bentley, was carried unanimously:_" That this meeting does hereby approve a n d aut h or i se a comm ittee to wait upon a magistrat e to ascer t a i n if this society is not a means of obtaining money under false pre tences." A letter from the Right Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., after a great deal of reluctance on the part of Mr. Bentley, was then read, disclaiming any co-operation with the society, of whose existence and objects he had no cognisance. The Rev. R. Chaffer attended from- the N a tional Society for Promoting the Edu ca ti on o f th e Poor in the Pi:e cin eta of the Church, and said that, as some mis understanding mi3ht arise, he wished to say that that society had nothing whatever to do with Mr. Bentley or his S oc i e ty f or P ro moting National Education. AN AMERICAN SYSTEM OF FRAUD. • A few days since a gentleman belonging to Lloyd's, and who has (or had) a son residing in the United States, received a letter, purporting to have been written by the son's wife, vehemently urging him to send over " £lO by return mail, in order to save his son from starvation, or at all events, to prevent his last breath from being drawn in the midst of penury and want." The writer addressed her father-in-law as her " dearest friend," although he was quite unaware of the fact that his son, who was single on his leaving England, had since mar ried, or that he had ever entertained the intention of taking unto himself a wife. Moved, however, by the apparent earnest.less of the appeal, he hastened to enclose a £lO Bank of England note in a letter, which requested further information ; but there was nevertheless a faint dawn of suspicion on his mind as to the source of the appeal, and before posting the letter he mentioned the fact' to a gentleman of his acquaintance, and, like himself, a member of Lloyd's. To his surprise this gentleman stated that he had received a precisely similar letter from the United States, and that another gentleman, with whom he was acquainted, had received a third As it appeared to be impossible that tbe sons of theE. three gentlemen should, at one and the same time, have been ' reduced to a state of destitution in dif ferent parts of a strange country, it was at once con cluded that the whole of the letters formed part of an organised scheme to obtain money by fraud; and the gentleman first referred to consequently his letter , requesting further information, but with out forwarding the £lO note, which he had at firs t enc losed. posted FOREIGN SEAMEN AND APPRENTICES.—In the year 1858, 12,334 foreign seamen were employed in regis tGred vessels, against 14,375 in 1857, 13,321 in 185 6 , 12,927 in 1855, and 13 , 208 in 185 4. Colonial vessels are not in cluded. 23,831 apprentices were serving in British regis tered vessels last year, against 25,096 in 1857. THE MOCK PEACE. The French Emperor has just returned to Paris, and lie *ill nbw be able to review at leisure the 'work he liTai ae - COinTiilislied Since he left - his capital two months ago. The survey of his present posi tion in contrast to what it might have been will scarcely . afford him unmingled satisfaction, or gratify to the full his cherished self-complacency. Though victorious in the field he returns to Paris a defeated man. His evaeuatiOn of Italy has all the haste and scant courtesy of a flight, and he returns to France in secrecy and silence, instead of amidst the sound of rolling drumns and the joyful acclama tions of an enthusiastic people. The extent of his defeat he will understand for the first time when he hears the opinion formed of the peace by the nations whose good-will he is most anxious to gain —France and England. He will now discoverhow completely this unworthy peace has sacrificed cot only the interests of Italy but his own, and perhaps regret that he had not been more faithful to the noble cause he espoused, and brought to a better end the campaign that was so brilliantly begun. We will not do him the injustice of supposing that he will have even a momentary pang for the Italian patriots he has deceived, but he may still have a feeling of selfish disappointment at having thrown so completely away such a splendid opportunity of establishing his power on a secure moral basis. This is the very object for which he undertook the war. We justified this explanation of his motives because it was in harmony with his interests. Whether he really cared for Italy or not it was obviously the highest interest to assist in securing the cause of Italian independence. This would give him what he most of all wants to gain, a hold on national sympathies and a victory over public opinion. But he has at the eleventh hour com pletely missed what he had made so many sacrifices to secure. In relation to his own position and inte rests, therefore, the peace is a short-sighted and foolish one. It would have been far better for him to have lost half his army in the quadrangle ' and have braved the excommunication of the Pope than to return to Paris as he does now with Italy his deadly foe, and Austria his seeming friend. Nay, a defeat in the field would have I een far bet ter than the utter moral annihilation involved in such a treacherous and empty peace. Probably no one is more conscious of this than Louis Napoleon himself; for, though utterly ur- ' principled, he is at the same time sagacious and re flective, if not profound. He knows that he can have no cordial or secure alliance with the heredi tary despotisms of Europe. These absolute rulers, in their pride of birth, naturally look down with ill-suppressed contempt on an upstart Emperor who usurps their state and name. They despise his origin, suspect his motives and designs, watch for an opportunity of humbling him, and would exult in his fall. They Torm alliances among themselves, and mutually trust in their hereditary class and military strength. As a rule they despise public opinion, and are, indifferent to moral support. But an elective Emperor is in a very different position. However acquired, if his power is to last, it must be based on national support. Though gained at first* by acts of violence, mere material power cannot secure its permanence. It must rest on a broad mo r,-.1 foundation, and appeal successfully to enlight ened public opinion for support. This, true at all times, is pre-eminently true now, when even hereditary despots begin to pereceive that they can not safely despise the opinion or be indfferent to the welfare of their subjects. The inert dynastic principle is everywhere slowly yielding to the vital force of awakened nationality. Awl the thrones of the future must be founded on popular sympathy and national support. Louis Napoleon knows this perfectly, and he has shown in various ways a strong, though no doubt a purely selfish desire to identify himself with national movements both at home and abroad. In France he has made uncaasing efforts to obtain moral support for his government. He justly 'values the good opinion of England as one of his most needful props. And he took up the cause of Italy that lie might strengthen his power at home and abroad by securing not simply a dynastic or diplo matic alliance, but a thoroughly national one. The movement was politic and far-sighted. It justi fied the boast of his Milan proclamation. Theore tical y he understands his age, whether he acts on the understanding or not. His attempt to reduce his knowledge to practice has indeed broken down, and he must be himself keenly conscious of the failure. After gaining much, and when within sight, as it were, of complete success, he suddenly gave way before the real or imaginary difficulty of his position, and thus lost aIL The results of this cowardice or treachery will be far worse far Louis Napoleon himself than for Italy. With a little more fidelity than courage he might have returned from this campaign the strongest ruler in Europe. Had he fulfilled his own programme of driving Austria out of Italy, he would have the enthusiastic support of that gallant ar.d generous people. He would have identified himself with the cause of national independence, _and this ly_oula, have re-acted immensely in his favour both in France and England. In addition to the moral support of enUghtened public opinion, he would have secured the material aid of a large and united kingdom, on which he could securely rely in case Of any threatening demonstration on the part of Germany or Austria. How his position, both at home and abroad, is worse than it was be fore. He has made a number of new and bitter enemies, without gaining any fresh friends. The Governments of Europe regard him with increased suspicion and dislike, and are secretly prepared to conspire diplomatically against him. He has offended the Pope and excited the bitter hostility of the priesthood, without advancing a single step towards the promised reform of the Papal Govern ment. Had he boldly undertaken this reform, he might have safely braved the opposition of the priests supported by the unanimous voice of the people. But he has left it all untouched. This will prove a most fatal mistake. The Emperor of the French cannot, if he would, wash his hands of Italy so long as he supports the scandalous Government of the Pope at Rome. That is the very heart and centre of the Italian grievance, as the patriots of Italy justly feel and assert. Louis Napoleon promised to deal with this great difficulty. This raised the hopes of the Italian party, the great constitutional party who have so patiently and constantly laboured to work out the freedom of their country. He has broken his word and disappointed their ardent hopes. By thus discouraging the constitutional party, he has done what is the most dangerous thing of all for hjm to do—revived the revolutionary faction. We trust it will not make head. But if it does the Emperor of the French is directly re sponsible; and he will assuredly reap the results. For his own sake, therefore, apart altogether from the interests of Italy, this wretched peace is a foolish and most impolitic step.—Daily News. METROPOLITAN SALOON OMNIBUS COMPANY. A special meeting of the shareholders in the above company was yesterday held at Radley's Hotel, " to consider the present position of the company and its affairs, and to adopt such resolutions thereon as may be considered desirable"—F. Parker, Esq., in the' chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that he regretted exceed ingly to have to announce' they were vanquished unless steps were taken to rescue them. It was not necessary for him to say much, as the letter to the shareholders had explained everything as to their present position. They were, however, not entirely annihilated. There were 6,000 shares undisposed of, besides the result of the arbitration. £1,200 would pay every tradesman's bill and pressing lia bilities, and part of the debenture bonds, which would then only amount to £590. The directors and solicitors had advanced £2,200, but for this they were willing to await the result of the arbi tration. Three thousand five hundred shares had been offered to be surrendered if five thousand were given up, which would, of course, be at the disposal of the company. Out of these 3,500 shares the directors had offered to surrender 635. Two at tempts had been made to carry on the company by the assistance of shareholders and others, both of which had not failed for want of promises, but from the non-fulfilment of those promises ; had they been kept they would not have been in their pre sent position. Mr. JONES, of Hammersmith, then moved the following resolution :—" That this meeting ap proves of the course the directors have taken, and desires that in the winding-up the affairs of the company no concession should be made either to the General Omn ibus Company or to Mr. Hawkins, but that the arbitration with the former should be fully worked out, and the action of the latter tried." The resolution was carried. In the proceedings which followed some hope, was held out of the formation of another company to purchase the stook, and to continue the working of the Saloon omnibuses. The meeting then separated, 'Sc CARPET MANVEACTORY BURNT DOWN AT MR ifAx.—On Friday night, between 11 and 12 o'clock, flames we re seen issuing from the boiler-house of Messrs. Hende rson and Co.'a carpet Manufactory, behind St. Nicholas Church, Durham. The local engines were soon in attend ance, but at one time the flames became so alarming that a telegraph message was despatched to Newcastle for the assistance of the firemen there. By the time of the arrival of' the Newcastle brigade, however, the fire had been got under, The damage is estimated at from £2,000 to £3,000. It is not known how the fire originated. ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT A T THE HAMP STEAD PON4S.— On Snnday evening last a boy, aged 14, named James Tooney, of Whitehall-wharf, Cannon-row Westminster, was drowned while bat hin g in the third p ond, Hampstead heath, making the fifth individual drowned in these ponds this season! 11%1PEJi1AL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY). The LORD CII.N.N6HiLOR took his - seat -- 04 the woolsack - at five o'clock. Viscount DUNGANNON 'ova notice that, on Thurs day, he should present a petition from the Archdeaconry of Buckinghamshire, praying that no alteration might be made in the marriage law. Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition from Exeter in favour of the Endowed Schools,Bill. Lord REDESDALE presented petitions from Kidder minster and Glasgow , in favour of the Sale of Gas Bill. THE ITALIAN QUESTION. The Earl of IVIALMESBURY begged to ask the noble earl opposite (the President of the Council) whether the de spatch which appeared in the papers that day addressed by Lord John Russell, on the 22d of June, to the Govern ment at Berlin, advising Prussia not to enter into the war, was authentic, and'if so, whether there would be any objec tion to lay a copy of the said despatch, with the answer thereto, on the table of the house ? Lord'WODEHOUSE said — the despatch was in sub stance correct, there were some inaccuracies that must have occurred in its translation—(hear, hear)—but a copy of the document would be laid upon the table. The noble earl had said in anotherplace that the present Go vernment were following out the course he had chalked out, but he (Lord Wodehouse) contended that if there was one line of policy the noble earl had specially chalked out, it was that of preventing- Prussia from interfering in the war. Lord BROUGHAM hoped' that as England had had nothing to do with war, or in making the marvellous peace, this country would take the full benefit of her insulation. After a few wards from the Duke of NEWCASTLE and Earl GRANVILLE the subject dropped. THE STATUTE LAW COMMISSION. Lord CRANWORTH rose to call the attention of the house to the fourth report of the commissioners for consoli dating the statute law, and laid on the table a bill for the further consolidation of the statutes, which he moved should be read a first time. In the year 1816 a committee of that house had undertaken the task of consolidation, but it was impossible for any man not a lawyer to make out what was meant, hence further consolidation of the statute law be came necessary. The present measure did not meddle with Militia or Mutiny Bills as they were but little re f erre d t o by the public; the subject of marriage would also be left untouched. The bill proposed would number 94 of the usual pages of their lordships' Parliamentary papers, and the whole work of consolidation he considered would be acomplished in two years. (Hear, hear.) The LORD CHANCELLOR born testimony to the zeal and ability of his noble and learned, friend (Lord Cran worth.). The work of consolidation was a much desired object, out he did not think it was to be accomplished by a eommission such as the last, where the attendance was voluntary and there was no responsibility ; implicit confi dence must be placed in any persons selected for the pur pose of consolidation. What he should propose was the appointment by Government of a staff of paid professional men, who, in addition, might assist Parliament in preparing bills before they were intreduced into either house; this system, he was of opinion, would much relieve both houses in the transaction of the public business of the country. Much had been done by his noble and learned friend near him (Lord Brougham) in the way - of improving the bankruptcy laws ; much remained to be done with respect to the law of real property. (Hear, hear.) His noble and learned friend, not then in his place (Lord Lyndhurst), had brought, in a bill of much importance touching the mode of talrinj evidence, which he sincerely trusted his noble and learned friend would carry on. (Hear, hear.) There were other measures most necessary at the present time to be ac complished ; for example, the simplification of the orders of, the Lord Chancellors, of which there was a great mess not even arranged, and one Lord Chancellor scarcely knew the orders made ,by his predecessor. (Hear, hear.) There was only one other point to which he w i s h e d to draw attention, namely, that they must have one set of courts to decide equitable matters, and another set to determine legal matters. He thought also that the courts of common law might, as they had hitherto often done, decide equitable questions. Lord BROUGHAM, although much indebted to his noble and learned friend Lord Cranworth for the efforts he had made to consolidate the laws, must yet be permitted to say a few words on the subject. The men to inquire into a matter of such weight, seriousness, and importance as the consolidation of the laws, should not be mere diletante men, but men of deep learning and wisdom. The difficulties and entanglement of such an object were great—as, for instance. when such a bill went down to the other house, it would then: be sifted 4 men of great learning in the law—great lawyers, and, on the other hand, it would be dealt with by men who were net learned in the law. He, therefore, agreed with his noble and learned friend Lord Lyndhurst, that a question of such magnitude ought not to be entrusted to the consideration of so mixed an assembly; and that it ought rather be committed solely to a body of learned men, who would not only consolidate, but give a good and satis factory digest of the statute laws. It was impossible to overrate the difficulties of the subject ; and there was, there fore, the greater necessity to deal thoughtfully and seriously with it. He lamented that his noble and learned friend Lord Lyndhurst was absent through indisposition, for his noble and learned friend was most anxious to be present, partly for the purpose of assisting his noble and learned friend Lord Cranworth, and partly because of the great im portance and interest of a question in which he felt so deep an interest. The noble and learned lord paid a high com pliment to the industry and intelligence of Mr. Bellenclen Ker, the Secretary of the Statute Law Commission, and for his devotedness to:this subject, and the self-sacrificeshe had made to promote it, and concluded by- hoping that his noble and learned friend Lord Cranworth would succeed in his object. Lord ST. LEONARDS approved of the object of noble noble and learned friend, but with respect to the expenses of the statute Law Commission he must say, if it cost this country one shilling, it cost it at least £90,000. There were no fewer than 90 bills prepared under the advice of the com missioners. He did not complain of that, but he was of opi nion that those bills ought to be subjected to a Strict revi sion, and that the public ought not otherwise be put to great additional cost. The labour proposed to be accom plished was enormous, and to attempt to impose such a task as the consolidation of the_ statute laws upon the,Attornoy and Solicitor-General would be to impose a work on them which they could never get through. He thought the whole subject should be referred to a select committee—a species of tribunal which, in his judgment, would be the most suit able to deal with the question. He did not think they could have the consolidation with the inquiry and report of such a committee. There should be some high authority to decide on a subject out of Parliament. If they had a simple edi tion of the statutes unencumbered with notes and commen taries, it might prove of great value. Lord WENSLEYDALE thought while the steps taken by the commission hitherto to consolidate the statute laws had admittedly effected much that was valuable, they were yet not sufficient to accomplish the object in view. He should recommend that the work to be accomplished be entrusted to one experienced and salaried officer, a distin guished member of the bar, rather than to a commission consisting of 10 or 12 persons. 'Lord CHELMSFORD wished to know whether his noble and learned friend intended to endeavour at present to pass the five bills which he spoke of through Parliament, or merely to lay them upon the table of their lordships' house. Lord CRANWORTH, in reply, said, in answer to the questions of his noble and learned friend, his object was so to consolidate the acts as to leave everything superfluous out, and shorten the language, and put in only that which would make the bill a consecutive narrative, and so get rid of that confusion which now existed. _ _ _ The bill, after a few remarks by Lord BuouGlum in fa vour of the scheme - of codification of the laws, which he for one; would never give up, and by Lord CHELMSFORD, in a complimentary spirit to Mr, Bellenden Ker, was read a first time. The other business on the paper having been disposed o 1 :heir lOrdships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendment to the Forth and Clyde Naviga tion and the Maybole and Girvan. Railway bibs were con sidered and agreed to. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Epping Railway ; Isle of Wight Railway (Eastern Sec tion) ; Llanrwst and Abergele Roads • London and North Western Railway (Sutton Coldfield Branch), changed from " Birmingham, Erdington, and Sutton Coldfield Railway (Western Line) ;" Norwich and Spalding Railway; Ox ford, Worce s t er , and Wolverhampton Railway ; Sandwith's Divorce (Lords) ; South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway; WaveneyValley Railway; Wells and Fakenham Railway. On the motion for the third reading of the Chicester Har bour Embankment Bill, Lord C. PAGET said that the Board of Admiralty ob jected to the bill on the ground that the proposed embank ment was injurious in a military point of view, as batteries might be erected on it and directed against Portsmouth har bour. The inhabitants were also opposed to the bill, considering that it would if passed have the effect of injur ing the local navigation of Chichester. The noble lord concluded by moving that the bill be read a third time that day six months. Mr. BUCHANAN supported the bill. Mr. H. BERKELEY also supported the bill, and re ferred to the favourable report of the select committee, who had overruled the objections of the Admiralty; after a care ful inquiry. • Mr. KER SEYMER said that he felt bound to support the amendment. After some conversation, in which Mr. Bouverie, Mr "Whitbread, Mr.Bonharn -Carter, Mr. A. Smith, and Sir E Colebrooke took part, the bill was read a third time and passed. The amendments to the following bills were agreed to, and were read a third time :—Baganelstown and Wex ford Railway, Bury St. Edmunds' Gas, Cleveland Rail way, Dublin and Drogheda Railway, Finford Bridge and Banbury Road, Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lanca shire 'Railway Companies, Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway, Newry and Armagh Railway, North Eastern and Badele and Leyburn Railway Companies Amalgamation, Perth, Kinross, and Fife Roads South Staffordshire Railway, and Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway. BRITISH AND CANA OMPANYDIAN . TELEGRAPH C On the motion for the consideration of this bill, as amended, Lord DUNCAN moved t he followin g amend ment :—To leave out clause 30 (giving p ower to the Trea sury to make agreement with the company for use of telegraph on her Majesty's service). He deprecated the practice that prevailed of giving guarantees for the wenditure of public money by means of private bills , which he consi dered did not afford a sufftoient check. He also proposed that clause 22 should be expunged. After some discussion the debate was adjourned until to morrow. FISHING VESSELS PASS/NG THE MORE BILL. On the motion of Mr. M. GIBSON, the following com mittee on this bill, were nominated :— Mr. M. Gibson, Sir J. Duke, Mr , R. W. Crawford, M r . B and Alderman Salmons; and five members to be added by the committee of selection —five to be rm the s q t u o o n r ,:r . . Deedes, GALWAY HARBOUR AND PORT ACT (1863) On the motion A or Mr. B LA. M l E NG NT th ß ecommittee on this bill was appointed. DES'ATCH TO THE BRITISH MINISTER AT BERLIN. Mr. S. FITZGERALD gave notice that to-morrow he would ask the noble lord the Foreign Secretary whether the despatch which appeared in the evening and some of the morning papers on Saturday, from the noble lord, was . authentic. THE ANTRIM REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY Ar KINSALE. Mr. SCULLY asked the Secretary of State for War whether any report bad reached him of the conduct of the Utr4e. Regiment of Artillery at Kinsale on the 12th of July; and, if so, whether he had taken any and what steps isiovegiaa.ta-that regiment? Mr. CARDWELL said that a military and a civil in quiry had been instituted in reference to the subject, but the reports . 4(l_not yet been received._ LONDON C 0-111? ORATIQN TtEPTSR I 3I7.I3 114 L : . In reply fo Sir J. SirEtt.Ev and another hen. member, Sir C. LEWlS'said that he proposed to move the se . cond reading of this bill on :Friday night. • - He would postpone the fiirther progress, o: the Highways Bill. THE BUDGET. • • The house having resolved itself into a committee of Ways and Means, Mr. MASSEY in the chair, . The. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, rose and said,--I presume, Sir, that it will be for the convenience of ~ the committee that I should follow the usual practice of making known to it, befere I proceed to discuss any plans or proposals of the Government, the results of the finance of the last year. This need not occupy any great length of time. I will state to the committee the estimates of income as they were proposed by the right hon. gentleman the mem ber for Buckinghamshire when he held the office of Chan cellor of the Exchequer, during the year 1858; the actual receipt of revenue which took place when those estimates came to be tested by the result, and likewise the experience of the year as it stands. The right hon. gentleman esti mated the Customs' revenue at £23,400,000. It produced £24,117,000. He estimated the Excise at £18,600,000. It produced only £17,902,000. He took the Stamps at £7,850,000. They produced £8,005,000. The _Land and Assessed Taxes were estimated at £3,200,000. They pre duced £3,162,000. The Income-tax, which the right hon. gentleman estimated at £6,100,000, exceeded that sum by more than half a million, and produced £6,683,587. The lost-office revenue correspondedprecisely with the estimate of the right hon. gentleman, which was £3,200,000. The Crown Lands, which he took at £270,000, produced £280,041, and the Miscellaneous revenuesovhich he esti mated at £1,300,000, amounted to £2,125,944. (Hear, hear.) The Miscellaneous revenues, it will be in the recollection of the Committee, are very difficult to estimate with preci sion, particularly a a period shortly after the close of a great war, when extensive changes are in progress in the manufacturing establishments of the country, which lead to the disposal of old stores and the substitution of new ones upon a scale that is sometimes impossible to calculate be forehand. The general result on the total of the revenue of the year was, I think, satisfactory. The right hon. gen tleman estimated the entire revenue. at £63,920,000; its precise amount was £65,477,284. (Hear, hear.) With re spect to expenditure, I do not know that I need trouble the Committee by referring to the original estimates of the right hon. gentleman, because they were subjected to cer tain modifications in the course of the session, as supple mettiry estimates, adding to the charges for the year, were brought forward. But I shall state to the Committee the expenditure as it actually took place. The charge of the debt took £28,527,484; the Consolidated Fund charge was £1,940,655; the charge for the army was £12,612,291; the charge for the navy, £9,215,487; the Civil services amounted to £7,169,473; the collection of the revenue, or the expen diture on account of the revenue departments, was £4,515,969. There were, besides, two votes retrospective in their character, one of them for operations in China, £391,943 ; and the other some remaining expenses of the Russian war, £390,580. The total result was to give an ex penditure of £64,663,882, against a revenue of £65,477,284 ; so that there was in round numbers a surplus of about £BOO,OOO upon the balance between the income and expen diture for the year. (Cheers.) The Committee will pro bably wish to know what has been the fate, so far as it can be ascertained, of the special proposals that were made by the right hon. gentleman during the last year for the pur pose of increasing the revenue of the country. At the same time they should bear in mind that our experience has been too short to enable us to pronounce conclusively upon the degree of success that has attended those proposals, But as far as we are aware the facts are as follow :---the Id. stamp upon draughts or checks was estimated to produce £300,000, and the augmentation of duty upon Irish spirits, which was proposed by theright hon. gentleman in such a manner as to produce a complete equalisation between the spirit duties of the three kingdoms, was estimated to yield £500,000. Neither of these duties has, however, as yet produced the sum which was expected from them. We have no means of knowing precisely what has been the product of the stamp duty upon draughts or checks, because it is kept in a single account with the stamp duty upon re ceipts, and the only measure that can be applied to that portion of the revenue which is due to the stamp duty upon checks is by comparing it with the whole increase that has taken place in the aggregate produce of the .two duties. The duty upon receipts had been a cons gently increasing duty up to the year 1858, and therefore, if in 1859 wo credit the penny duty upon stamps with the whole increase that• has taken place since 1858, that is, upon the whole, perhaps, the fairest mode of reckoning that can be adopted. The aggregate duty upon receipt stamps and draught stamps in the year which ended on the 31st of March last was £418,000. The duty from receipt stamps alone, with the addition of the draught stamps which were formerly required in all cases where draughts passed beyond a distance of 15 miles, in the year 1857-8 yielded £281,000; so that the probable produce of the dUty upon checks was no more than £137,000. But, then, it is to be borne in mind, in the first place, that the duty was in operation for little more than a period of 10 months instead of 12 ; and, in the second place, that many persons - were already provided with stamped cheques for the purpose of transmission over the country, a circumstance that would naturally retard the influx of revenue from the new duty until new stocks of cheques required to be provided. It is very hard to say what that duty is likely to produce, but, upon the whole, I think it would be sanguine, with the information which we now possess, imperfect although it be, to repeat an esti mate so high as £300,000. I should think that £200,000, or something lower, is in all likelihood the sum which the duty upon draughts or cheques will add to our revenue. I may state here that a question has been raised whether it would not be convenient to abolish a partial exemption which is found to exist under the present law. I do not lmow whether it was part of the original intention of the rigb t hon. gentle • man, but under the law, as it stands it has been found that the drawer of a cheque is entitled himself to receive across the counter the proceeds of the cheque without payment of duty. The general opinion, I think, seems to be that that exemption is not strongly founded either in reason or in con • venience ; and I also believe that the opinion of the bankers of London, considering it with reference to the facility of operations, is that their trade would be decidedly in favour of its removal. (Hear, hear.) It is not an important financial operation, but probably as a matter of fiscal im provement, I may think it my duty to make a proposal to the house for removing that exemptioh. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the question of Irish-spirits, it is one of greater interest, and at the same time the change has been attended with a less degree of success ; but it ought always to be recollected, in the first place, that all duties of that description require some considerable interval before their operation can be correctly appreciated, •and, in the second place, that the measure of equalisation proposed by the right hon. gentleman was in itself a fiscal reform of very considerable importance, as establishing one duty between Ireland, Scotland, and England, independently of its pecu niary results. (Hear, hear.) However, the pecuniary re sult stands thus :—Upon Irish spirits in 1858-59 as com pared with 1857-8 we had an increase in actual money of only £85,000, which is but a . very small proportion of wh at had been expected to proceed from that source. But, then, the duty did not take effect from the first day of the financialte year. It took effect on the 17th of April, and between h d l s e t li o v f er A ed pn fr l e , about a fortnight, no fewer 1 , 129 , 000 gallo ns of s p irits, or m wh he en nd th ih e yie re a l r e b n er t n h , eu an gh d t t h h e e p l7 e t r h ied th w er e e e w ehi ere y e th d e di co tie n n s ai dumpi4ion upono f tw that o quantity of spirits , months. (Alaugh.)l i f w, which etak i ethe s fairly due to the accounts of the year, inasmuch as the period between the let and 15th of April formed part of the financial year, it would add £103,000 to the £85,000 which I have mentioned, giving a total of £lBB,OOO as the produce of the new scale of duty for the year. As far as we can judge from the produce.in the peribd which has elapsed since the Ist of April last, there is a prospect of the duty being con siderably more productive ; but at the same time it is hardly possible to judge of the result of changes of this kind upon articles of consumption. Where many interests mix with and traverse to a certain extent the proceedings of Parlia ment, and where likewise the effects of your operations depend in some measure upon seasons and the prices of raw ma terial, it is not possible to form a conclusive judg ment upon the Pecuniary results of any change in the law until a year or two have elapsed. (Hear, hear.) Such, then, is the state of the case with regard to the revenue and ex penditure of the year which closed on 31st of March last, and with respect to the measures proposed in the ses sion of 1858 for the purpose of providing a surplus of revenue over expenditure. I come now to a more grave and serious part of the task which is imposed upon me. I have to lay before the committee in the first instance an estimate of the revenue and expenditure for the year which is now current. The committee is already generally aware, from the estimates that have been laid before it, that the expendi ture will be unusually large, and that, consequently, in creased efforts must be made to meet it. To begin with the estimates of revenue, the Customs are taken to yield for the year which commenced on the Ist of April last, and which will close on the 31st of March next, a sum of £23,85 0 , 000 ; the Excise, £18,530,000 ; the Land and Assessed Taxes, £2,200,000; Stamps, £8,100,000; Income-tax, 5 Lands, £5,600,000 ; Post-office, £3,250,000 ; be as well to state that in the last-m i enio o definite arrange ments£2Bo,ooo ; and Miscellaneous Receipts, Lln,edsC3rgiOteoom. tlhtermeaiye included a sum: with respect to which no 000, hiuscihnetshseiyumliaeyu or less probable that the Nr w -h i ; l ch p i a t y is o tu ut ore of have been made—a s c u oob m utan o icn f il Indian revenue, in order to erect buildings for the transaction ede all-strect. Although to some of the premises in Le . has no disturbing effect upon aoo of their site th o e n i r of revenue and expenditure which I the general balance if the Council of India does not shall present, because, the Treasury to that extent for the ground reimburse extent uncertain, this item which it would acquire, the Treasury will not incur the outlay for it. The total of the items which I have given to the committee is £64,340,000; and 'it may, perhaps, be interesting to the committee to cOmpore this total with the estimate of last year, in which the 'right hon. gentle man the member for Bucks proceeded upon the same basis of taxes, with the exception of those which he himself pro •