The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-22 00:00:00

E. Cevrper was re • iad been uproved. to warm ter from re purer ed. used to now. the Hu ago the directed on duty. Ma state ;ly from sewage. he Ser ing the Le effort person wn sevs fter they Serpen- Iy sunk remained d greatly nt to give torn. He llow that good ar- tperience he gravel supply , near the tiful that incapable Ls only 14 with the here was nc:eased. d produce It 's and sue,' )anies got action for in Duck y impure. been con •ly made. a. If the • t had been a to the ek Island. port to tho the injury ter to the decided to lek Island of Thames eddington rgo supply getting it ? Duld prefer t of taking and lien )thing—not Serpentine improving d, and then sting circle posits bank Id be about ad here be the centre. the circle, rid of th• Tould effect old be— It would he naviga- Lid not con am over the 3. of gallons y, and that mprove the the surface, )ractice was and purer Day.) Cranworth , Ir peers.) LEX.kNDE It t TS. rgUrae nt for cut ed by tho ble purposes 1 void under against hie for the nezt was ft tots ], itator. The and codicil yment of all £60,000 and meth of the tdisannulled dance of the kgainst thin SHARE AIIKE 1.-i THIS DAY.) MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The demand for money continues very active, %Ild as seve ra l d ays are lik e ly to elapse before there 1 any . diminution of the pressure, full rates are re- 12.10 ' I it i. a i. , :a .i. i. , :, . :1 .;t i1 tit . L , -2 1, ... et tor rather for negotiating commercial bills. It is 0 . , ,, 1 - -,1._ and 111 ,3.:i tr r ie l h a a i: paid, surprising that so little should have been ,z) . ll;l:iir r i:.3. u a l ....itn a i6"..iune. , especially in speculative circles, with regard , T,,a, e t t', 13 , 1. ,',! . ,, T t , F;,-; *************** to the possibility of an advance in the minimum 0 1 liest.Slei d.4: , lid ; Coml. Pent of the Bank of England; but at the pre- ) , (Ac , ( 1 ,1 1-is e tT o i n : , l , i n 1 . , ...x , , ...... . .. : .. : moment the operators in public securities apy .00 C(''oll'rtigainst(l-IVl'LiOrdlg"l greater attention to, and are more influenced by, !0 cork, Blllrock,&Passage the tendency of political affairs abroad than the to cornwalk .. c . v . e .; . n • ... 'd i 0 Do. A course of the mosey market. ,c, Do. B In CO . ( hasbeen pd.toß.l tunfilOp.e.per an • i „ consequence of the proposed establishment of a i 0,5 r i : un bli lle nAc i l i ß s e L lia: r T u n n e e :', p aok of India," the chairman of the Agra and % Stock East Anglian stock Eastern Counties United Service Bank, and the managers of the Chartered siock Eastern Union A Stock CL.n Mercantile Bank of India, London, and Stook2s Ilro:Nw.Alo(ite.niV)l Ul a, and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, 2'o gist Suffolk I and China, have addressed a communication to t he S t i e o ck Ea r !n o burg a nd Glasgow u nder Secretar of State for India, in which they Stock ,Edin.,Perth, & Ponder. y state lO 1F,..-Ttli .tc Clyde Junction Stock ' Furness sir "We be g that you will have the kindness to convoy to tock !Glasg Nora outh Westn. S lO 'Great of Scotland Charles Wood our request that he would favour us with Stock 'Great Northern . , l a t eopy, or with the substance, of the recent despatch from Stock Do. do. A Stocl- tr. Wilson, which is said to form the groundwork of the s Sto o c c k Do. do. B Stock kGt. South.&Wstn.(lreld)i Itt ov • , ement in question ; and, inasmuch as we are not awa re Sto ck G r eat Western ''' What may steak Irish Itr s . o V a l i g,V a l &li r a ); S . tk I have been asked, or may be sought, by those e ll aged in that movement, we have also to solicit that we Stockl.T.ancashire & Yorkshire! 10ay be allowed by Sir Charles Wood an opportunity of Stock IL,,ndon.and Blackgeaalsli! expressing our opinion upon the general question before strlfifounaß. lig it hto . dzS_ , Ch t a n nd Dover .. .! 3 ' new arrangements are concluded. We would further Stoc4ondon & North Weetnl Wood,e4press our confident hope, in so appealing to Sir Charles St l o 2 cklEo n n . ct i g h & t routh-vrestn. that Whatever,that m n a o y exclusive or preferential privilege, of any kind 25 L'derry & Coleraine be accorded to any private interests, but Stocks ;,,iderrgrh&et _,,_ matters of such vital consequences as the prosperity ofEleizniiikincoltn 50 31 a ti n ry"port iind Carlisle 411 India should be dealt with entirely on public grounds 121 Do. do. I Shares find for the general advantage." 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland S The half-y ear ly di v id e nd on the Brazilian 5 per toek Do. Birming. Delany.derb) Cent. Bo n d s , an d on th e P.lston City Sterling 41 505 Notd.Gsti.l Shares & . (Ir Per Cents., has been ado ised for payment. 25 Mid Kent 10 Do. (Cray Line) Accounts from 'lverpool state that the Cotton too Newcastle and Carlisle .'\ lark et yesterday closed with a rather active ap- 2 , - ,1 ir, , ,,i: y A er L: m & a , l l l l e ( r n e e f '; l ! ) Pearanc• :end 13,000 bales were sold at previous 20 Newry, Warpt., & lies 110, ' In the Railway Share Market a fair amount Stock ; Norfolk 50 0 5 business was transacted, and prices exhibited a s N or th. Counties Union Stook Nort h British StockiNor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk decided improvement. Stook Do..A St k.—A a r s e . c.n ,a o diy, et. pm; It is rumoured that a new Russian 5 per cent. stock Do n . n .ll l .4 3 lOc e i n n loan, at 95, is in cont e mplation. Stock I North-Eastn.—Berwick 25 j Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase The market for public securities remains in- Le,,er 800.. Yorks •• • active, but the quotations are steadily maintained, Stock North London account. being 941 1 for money, and 94! -1 for the 10 0 / I , , T r o o rtli Lt a affo l Vs .j h u i n re eiio . l . , e:ant. There is little speculation in progress, Stock , ?x e coLd t; ...... .. & Wolver.,.. se and as the investments are limited, the market pre- 20 Portsmouth ............ 11 t 8 a quiescent appearance. India New Loan is Stock lo ' l ', ll jl l t i : l h eY O . e . n . iral 0 .at at 1041 1 ; ditto 5 per cent. Enfaced Paper is stock Qcoo ii tisieJllt'sll,lgcf: Stock , 1 1111 , at 991 ; and ditto 5)-' per cent. ditto, at 105 k ; Stock Shropshire Unionshee ' b i tto Debentures have improved to 971-; but the St l o o ck L it u ti thge ° v u o ni n e r. '°nds• are heavy at 3s, dis., and Exchequer Bills .snoocet South liaaletesrn at 16s. to 19s. prem. stock S o uthYorks.Scßiv.Dun r I lusiness in the Foreign Stock Market is made- 20 Z.DaicZetso'n'wezolirtnTrgtn t it- eIY active, but prices in most instances tend !Do. do. S toc kton Sr ilartlepool, d ownwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 794 to 80 ; Stock Taff Vale ditto New, 621 to 631 ; and the 4 per Cents. are s t , o s ck A3 ,g . am P r e e s t i e i r a e y n e o n e b r i foa a . i 1 r ol at 102 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. are heavy at io tilster ... - 15 I Do. 91 1 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. at 851 ; ditto 10 Do I)eferred at 241 I-, ; Russian 3 per Cents. are steady Vale of Neath ,Victoria Station & Pimj at 65 ; and Chilian are marked 106. The new 41 Waterford & Kilkenny' , W a terford & Limerick Per C en t. B raz ilian Loan is -I 1-, prem. fr,o west Cornwall The" Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 31 to ,o West London .... 10 I Do. Ist Class.... % I prem. ; Universal ditto, 1 / prem. ; the Buenos 20 IDo. 2d Class . 4 ,3'res - Railway Shares are 1 1 prem.; and the "mada Loan 1i I prem. , The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under : 1860. 1859. Ci rsatWestern . £27,712 £ 26,924 ~,, '" 'nth-Western 4 Otiav 611-Wes tern Bright en 11,573 11,830 Lidland '°atli- Bastern Great Northern . 23 Blythe, and Tyne lt per c. pref. (Issued at Z5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.et.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares •ock Caledon 210, 4i per cent !.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 1 6f Cork & Bandon, 5 p. c. l 0 Cornwall, 5 per cent. 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun Class A 7 & spt I, liiic - ' • Stock E.Angn. •k, Ashire and Yerkskito -' ' • 32,415 . 28,670 No Stock Do. do. Class C 7 po .... ~,4 ! .nehester, Sheffield , and Lincoln North and E t X.O er N 0.2 4 1orth B r iti s h vaford Worcester, and WolTerhampton 4,701 4,205 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. Xd bibur ' ch and Glasgow • ' 5 , 539 5 , 479 Stock lildin.&Mas. spc shares Glasgow and South-Western 6,528 6,323 Sto ck oc a l :l4'A r it u riun. 1 pc. D: G reat Trunk of Canada ' • 11 ,443 8,686 Stock Fu rness, 5 p er cent .... ureat W estern of Canada ~,r u eat Luxembourg - • • • 2,107 2,053 Stock Great Northern, sp. et. Stock o Do.o pc 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm These returns show a satisfactory increase in most .44 p. C. do. do. of the principal lines ;on the Great Western it 110 M e .',N e g l eo m ii i iirp i l: amounts to £7B B ; the N orth-Western to £6,725 ; Stock f Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 ) p. et. pref. Stock . . t he Souh-Western .to £538.; the Midland to 50 Great West. (Berke and £0,494 ; the Sou th-Eastern •to £ 1 , 885 ; t he Great Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Northern to £3,825; the Lancashire and 'York- Stockoc g o o . . l i t l e e d d e e e e rn m a a b b i l e e 444vp et. 'hire to L 3,745 ; the North-Eastern to £2,539 ; Stoc k Do. Irredeemable, uo and the Grand Trunk of Canada to £2,757 ; on the Stock ti Do. o A . rm e .. Prof. ee m siYa r r e e f s . B righton there is a decrease of £257 • 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.e.pf.sh. 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref . have been. m The t ransactions in the Railway Share Market Stock Do. Birming. guar. stock 261 Do. Chester guar.shares moderately active, and prices have in in Do. do. do most instances te n ded u . p7ards. The chief feature, „ frc o k Lan lo.. 3 c r l o o rk however, has been Great Northern A a s Stock Do.narnsl.St 6 lslstrpe k t ri se. of about 4 per cent. on ' advanced Ll ; Great (:)71 V - ; - Great Northern have stook re m o.e & pz i e. (E. Lan) stern, 10s. ; Lancashire St Stock Do n , 5 p. e g . . 513°. gm. N o. i and Yorkshire, 15s. • and Caledonian, Midland, stock k Do.no. d gu o. a s ., p d . p o .. ct. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and South- sto S ok D D 0 0 .. D do.o. 4 41 percent per o.sh N a o r . e 4 s Eastern, ss. Brightens have declined 59. The Foreign lines were inactive. Bahia: - and Stock Do. 7 per cent Pref. St. San- Francisco have improved to 61 7; and Per- Stock D 0.6 p.e.do.(W.E.&C.P.) Stock Do.4p.c S.(dlv.dettil'6s) nambuco to 12. 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover In' the Colonial Markets the Canadian under- Stock Lon.& N.W.Cov.&Nun eaten, 5 p. et. takings_ have shown increased buoyancy. Grand Stoo k Lon.&S. W, 7 p.a.. stock, :frunk of Canada have advanced to 361, and Great 124 Londond &Cole, i shs. Western to 12 i 13 5 , East Indian realise 102 1 103. Stock Londond y. & ansh Ennis 4 sh. , Lin., 6p. et. Joint Stock Banks and Miscellaneous Shares are 6 Do. £6 dull, but support former rates. Stock Do. 31 per cent. 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 124 NTarort & Car.. 4 p.c. ...i I Do. 4 4 p per cent BRITISH FUNDS THIS. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per CelLt. . -._. lO4l 1 a Ditto Enfaced Paper, .4 per cent. .. Ditto 5 per Cent 991 Ditt o 51 per Cent .... Ditto Debentures, 1858 971 Ditt o , 1859 Ditto Bondi, £l,OOO Ditto under £1;000 Consols kir Adcount (April) . India Stock for Account .............. . Ditto 5 Per Cent. .......... . ....... Exch e quer Bills, £l,OOO, lid .......... • . 19 16 Litt° £5OO Ditto Small, 1/d• PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1852 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 24Ei Chilian 6 per Cent Portuguese. 1853, 3 per Cent. Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 4t per Cent. Ditto, 3 per Cent., 1859 65 Sirtnish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Turkish, 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. French Relates, 3 per Cent. Ex. 25f. ..., 67f, 25 e , TWO O'CLOCK, Consols, Money 941 1 Ditto Account all 1.100 141 Do. - - Stock, Arid. Con. 6 p. o. Stook . Stock Do. Con. Brie. Szßir.6p.Ot. Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 Stock Do. Lei°. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aberotc.pret. s 10 p. c. redeem, atsp.c.o rn 10 Do. Pe et, 6p. c. with option till 1866 12 10 Do., till 1869 Stock Nerflk 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB46 Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock D 0.5 VVavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 Stook North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Stock Nth.Dev.liail.dr Dlek.Co. Stook N-East.Cons. Pref.4p.c. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. o. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 21 Kr Do. Leeds, 6p. o. No. 1. 12i Do. do. Quarters, 1846. . 25 90. York, H.& Sp ur ch 20 North Staffordshire Stock Ox. WI% & 6 Pc le . ; Redeem., . t St oc k Do. 2d gru a..'. . ' St o ck Do. Irredeem., 2 , 1 gua. 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. Si Scottish Central, new pi Stock Scottish North-Eastern Stoc k Si per c. prof. stock.. ;took Do.A.berdeen.gua.6pc. hock Do. 7p. a. pro/. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 4} per cent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) .......... took Do .4i per cent ....... lock Wales,4 p.c. let is lock South gua. 4 p.c. cn:slc Do. 4i per cent ....... 4 p ock S.-Yorkshire, t. gus.. Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c. 5 Do. B 6 per cent .• • • Do. C 6 per cent..... tk Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p.c. A telegraphic despatch from Milan announces that the French troops had already commenced their home ward movement. The order, as you are aware, had been gent weeks ago to have them ready to move at the first notice. It seems that this step has been taken in accord with M. Cavour, who considers that the Piedmontese army is fully equal to any emergency. and strong enough to resist any possible attack on them by the Austrians. The Austrians probably will not put their prowess to the test just now, unless M. Cavour attempts to strike another blow for the liberation of Venetia •, and, in truth, M. Cavour thinks he has so completely the mastery over his Imperial ally that he may do as he pleases. The homeward-bound French army will, it is said, occupy Savoy and Nice. INDIAN ARMY.—A return moved for by Lord Ellenborough has been just issued, and shows the manner in which the officers of the disbanded regiments of the Ben gal army are now disposed of. It appears that of the offi cers disbanded 277 are on furlough ; 11,5 on political and civil employ ; 55 on the military staff; 302 serving . with irregular regiments; 118 doing duty with her Majesty's European regiments 36 doing duty with other corps of the Bengal army ; 6 on duty with discharged soldiers proceeding to England ; 64 with police corps ; 53 with Commissariat and stud ; 33 on public works and surveys •, 3 studying at Thomason College ' • 1 in temporary command of station at Barrackpore ; 14 doing duty at Saugor, M e oanmeer, Meerut, Mooltan, Delhi, I3arrackpore, &c.; and 64 unemployed, including 10 colonels residing in India ; making a total of 1,151 officers. The total number of privates and non-commissioned officers who took their discharge from the late East India Company's army in consequence of the transference of the Government of India to th e Crown was 10,185; of which number 6,333 were from Bengal, 1,739 from Madras, and 2,108 from Bombay. Th e p resen t effective strength of the local European regi ments in India is in Bengal 6,324, in Madras, 2,879, and Bombay 2,676 men; total, 11,879; not including 3,303 re cruits embarked for India between the Ist of June and let of December, 1859, and 1,393 recruits for India now at the depots in England. WOOLWICH, MARCH 21.—A number of cases of war stores, consistinc , of shot, shell, rockets, &c., were this day forwarded from the laboratory department 5 the Royal Arsenal to Southampton for shipment , 1 , 41 Alexandria ,to be conveyed from thence lay th e over land route to China. A quantity of ammunition is also to be forwarded from the Royal Arsenal to Shoebury l'ess) where it is stated that a competitive trial between the Armstrong and Whitworth guns is to take place in a fey( days, is the presence of the ordnance select committee. • ORDINARY SIIAIIES AND STOCKS. • nailwayi; Paid. i Closing rie.e Bastian 101 StAare\ ___---____ --- --- Stk 12.101Auiptrg., Di cuing. Bost. and Eastern Junct i on 10 6 64 64 11 50 Belib:it and Ballymena - all - - 13.14 Bin, Wol., and btr.Vai all g 81 21 Sto , k Birk..La.,andCh. June. 100 1 70 72 , 2 ' 25 Blackburn all 111 121 11 25 myth and Tyne .. - all '-- - 101 10 Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Coma all 1 7 Stock Bristol and Exeter lOO 192 104 10 Stock C a l e donian ..... .. lOO B9! 604 90 1 101 10 Carmarthen .. Cardigan all - - .50 . ,Cork and Bandon 9 ' - - 21 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passagc all - - 0 2010 Do.eorn A wall ........... . A roves. no div 21 10 Do. B `all - - 12 untll6p.c.per an. all _ _ hasbeen pd.toß. 2 50 Dublin an dßelf ast June. all - - Ste 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.June all 74 21 8 2 Stock East Anglian lOO 15 154 16 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 544 554 $65 4 10 Eta Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 37 39 24 St o ck Do. do. B Stock 100 26 28 25 Do,Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - - - Ste 20 East Suffolk • all " Do - - Ste St 10 e ck Enburg and Glasgow 100 79 80 10 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 284 291 10 10 Forth .1c Clyde Junction all - - 10 10 Stock Furness - - 1 Stock Glasgow 4; South Vrestn. 100 100 101 10 10 Great North of Scotland all - 1 - Sto Stock Great Northern lOO 1091 1101 1114 1 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 107 108 111 12 2 Stock Do. do. B Stock /00 131 133 Sock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lre ld ) 100 113 115 2 Stock Great Western 08 4 a lO l 4 Stook Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 100 12 Irish South Eastern all Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1004 101 100 k 1} 10 Stook London and Blackwall. 100 68 70 69 10 Stock Lol3.,Brighton&S.Coast 100 111 113 1114 11 'lO 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover all 12 13 Ste Stock London & North Waste 100 974 98 98 4 Ste 124 Do. Eighths lO 1 1d 9 4 Ste Stock London& South-Westn. 100 625 33 i Ste 25 L'derry & Colera ine - - 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 8 10 $ Stock Man., Shef., & Linc oln lOO 414 42 421 a Ste 50 Maryport and Carlisle - -- 124 Do. do. } Shares all - - 10 Metropolitan 3 '2l 11 21 12 1 2 d Stock Midland lOO 111} 111 i 11 • 90 Stock Do. Binning. & Derby.; 100 88 90 89 1 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 2 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - 21 25 Mid Rentall - - 10 Do. (Cray Line) all --- 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - 2 - 1 21 25 New., Aber., magh (net ) & Herefd: all 10 11 ' 10 Newry & Ar 9 21 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roo all - - — ll Stock Norfolk lOO 56 55 50 North. Counties Union 34 Ri 3 Stock North British lOO 01 611 gli i 1 , Stock Nor.Dev.ltail.&Dk. Stk lOO - - 21 Stoqk Do.,A Stk.-Aree.no div V until6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - Stock Do. 13 Stock lOO - - 2 Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 924 934 93 25 Do. do.G.N.E.Purchase 1613 42 , 14 d d 1 101 8: - ock Do. Leeds lOO 461 461 461 11 Stank Do. York lOO 751 765 764 2 , Stock North London lOO 105 107 107 2 , 20 North Staffordshire l7o' 34 St d 2 , 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 9 SI 2 , Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 40 42 4 0 4 1 2 10 Peebles .. .. 20 Portsmouth 10 Ethymney Stock Scottish Central lOO 116 118 2 Stock South. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 34 315 2 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 ts 7 89 2 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 47 49 2 10 Sitting_bourne & Sheer. all 34 25 4 3 Stock South Devon lOO 42 14 1 Stock South -Eastern lOO 88 884 11141 4 1 2 Stock South Wales - - 2 Stock SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. 100 71 73 1 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 6 8 2 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 38 39 2 p 1 25 Do. do. 2 - Stockton & Ilartlepool 161 - - Stock Taff Vale lOO '-- 2 Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - 2 25 ThamesHarenDk&Rall 22 - - 1 50 Ulster 2 25 Do. 2O 25 34 p 12 10 Do. l4 4d ip Stock Vale of Neath lOO 57 60 10 'Victoria Station & Pim 94 104 104 I • Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 7 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - .20 West Cornwall 20 West London all -- 1 1 10 Do. Ist Class all - - on nom _ 2d Cl a qq - - i I Basilian I no PREFERENCE SHARES. di 20 16 20 100 1111 11 2 2: 111 12 1001 11 100 69 100 1111 11 . 100 Stoci 981 Stool 96 Stod 92 1 i stool 20 ull 20 Paid. Closing Business Share Railways. Price. Done. 96 98 160 102 5i 6 99 101 110 113 103 108 111 113 110 112 125 127 82 84 110 112 89 91 75 77 118 120 117 119 109 111 103 105 84 86 96 98 98 100 87 89 90 92 100 102 91 /01 17 18 lE} 101 74 76 191 204 91 10 141 154 139 141 116 118 116 118 140 145 116 118 154 158 132 136 66 68 2t 221 15 117 104 11j [25 127 1 68 70 P 10i; 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 100 13.13.4, 100 100 100 100 100 ,00 99 L 39 141 102 10.3 4 $P 94 93 91 10 111 12 Par i P 1111 12 11 113 10 112 91 93 94 96 1 Id id p 23 24 124 126 117 119 77, 79 124 126 135 140 1011 11 231 24i 101 103 101 103 88 90 99 101 86 88 28 29 32i 537 32 3 3 50 55 LINES LEASED AT FIRED RENTALS. Stool 8. . Leasing Cl o sing 8111111101111 Paid. '6. Price. Done. 21 t o u n st A ra cc li o a 35 Brazil. Imp. ( o i p s. p a c t rtim p ) li t i s d far Railways. Paid. Co.'s. rne e- _______"" w- ________ - 20 5 D D o o..S L t a .J n o d i a n n id d e A l l it in ey m ,L zc im a . l aa i ii 13eutord and Bietcinei au Ln &N. W .. —..- Buckinghamshire .... 100 Ln St, N.W i , B 100 Cliester & Holyhead.. 100 D 0....... 514 32 Do. do. 54p. ct..... 100 D 0....... 124 126 2 4_ 2 3 1 _ 7 _ Do. do. sp. et. - (1 40 Cobra Copper ........... ClydesdaleJ unction lOO Caledonin it 2 104 Colchester, Stour Val ' all E.U.&E C 16 17 - Copimm E.Liticolnshire,gaip.o 100 Gt.North.A4o 142 16 7 RA 1 Dunmoun. 00p,3,/ -1 - ing.Co all E Union,liarwicliSlis all ,E.Counts, 41 4} 2 Fortuna Do. Woodbridge ... 100 ...... 1- - 20 General all 2 3i 21 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 Caletionin, - - 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr all 24 25 Do. New . 100 Do. ...... - - 3 Linares 1 par i D all 101 111 Gloster& Dean Forest. all Gt. West. - - 5 Lusitanian Hartipool.Dck.&Rail. l all 17k.N.SiBr - - 1 Mariquita 2 par 1 p 2/ Hull and Selby , N.lthineCop L 10s. id P I Do. 4 Shares all Do. ' - ."- 20 ,Pontgibau dSilver, Lead Do. Shares......., all 'Do. '- - 1 Mining and Smelt.... all 4 6 Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c.' 100 'Ln& N 4 W , 204 208 5 \Port P hili p 1 4 1 London&Greenwich .i 100 j 5. East... 161 96 1 Scottish Australis. (1..).,, log Closing Business 1 d par Do. Preference .... .. 1 100 , Do. Lou.,Tilby.&Soutend.' 100 Peto &Co 193 95 Loweltof t, gua. 4p. ct. 100 [Norfolk ! - - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Do. 6 per cent lOO ,Do - ---- --- Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LN W&11.1 ' 21 2; - - - - Mid.tradford Prefer ence Stock N e wmarkt.,BuryEx 5. 5. 6.'E.Co 1 ____ _— _- all g 71 2 631 i guaranteed sp. c. lints ;I 1 p Share Joint-Stock Banks. I Paid. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk, 50 - - 73 Northn. & Eastn. 5 p.c all IDo. ....... 67 68 60 52 64 Do. do. 6 per cent.... all i D0....„,1 _ Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all 'Do. 144 144 North Western ...... , all Midland . 125 4 0 0 0 A r i l s ti Lank a (( : )) 1 ff a London ny . dp . o . t ........................... 5 0 British North Ante' u..a t • t , all - - Preston and Wyre. i all iry-k W . 1 - _ 2l 20 Clad. Bank of Do. i Shares A. all Do. - - h.' all 32 34 40 Brit. Col. Bk. &. ludic, allall 1 2 - 04 _ 25 'Ch.Mer.of In. LouLon.&C I Itoystn,llitch.,& shep; 100 Gt.North.;l3s 137 shrewsbry& Hereford 100 T Brassey , lo4 /06 D. Do. 1 .... 11 4 p 100 ,Colonial ............... South Staffordshire „ all M'Clean . 101 11 20.11 'Coin. Bank of Canada..l all - - 100 [City ................... b 025 ' 37 69 38 71 100 Commercial of Laudon. 20 19 21 Wilts and Somerset „ lOO Gt. West 9O 9?, 20 lEng W i m bl e d on & Croydn, all .&11r.trtn __7+_) -84 . Scot., & Aus. Ch. a ll 164 Icd —-- ------ - - -- ---- 2O Gen ,Scot., of Switzerla nd,, all - - L 20 iLon.Cliar.llk.otAustral.; all 22 221 DOCKS. _ - - ___ -- - - 5 O 5O ,London Joint Stock ... 10 - - 314 1 Paid Cl • ' P Share Docks. Closing i Dulness 100 iLondon & Westminster.l 20 - - - SI , Price. Done. 1 00 Nat. Prov. of' England.l 3b - 3 - - t 1 50 National Bank l, 25 - - 4 , Stock Commer , ial lOO \ - 20 ew South Wales ..... 1 all -r -'St ock Do 4 per Cent . Fret .71110 lOO - 25 'Orient .11k. Corporation' all - - Stock, East and West India .lOO - 20 Ottetnan Bank all 171 185 18 17 4 s Stock London lOO ' - 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 - - _ Stock St. 'Katharine IC.O lO ,Do. New - -- a Stock Southampton loo I 25 ,South Australia - - a Stock , Victutta ... ..., 100 [llO j( 3 25 Union of Australia all - - " 1 1)0 New ...... .a...... 4 ,2 - Sa Union of London l2 28/ 291 1 r 100 Unity Mutual .0 0 ....‘ ...-. tomilly.) e respond. acree on the nr the will of testator, or other to the ttitleil to the fine with the its are takert lent accord es consented `the wills of atermine th. Elis Honour I to save ex- he cause to ionday as to the claims of ravers, Old ) to pass his • to the as' ;ed his el s' iDs. twee held 11 tted that out :faulters, and 3m. in the nap"). ders to send tuber to de• ordoring tb° nt, subject t° in. hat was 111. At the tiO s 0,000 s harei l time 300,0' ; not having laintiffs 0 mt ' and A n overrilli he could ll° shares. 1/ e h 1111.. e ear to )0, reface natortain t he a nthor i"e ;, by the on phda tiff 6 Lev rs. , Ir. y . a coDaP sl3l r. woUl a which P "ba re° t th ,soloed uPO efendan t . 1 ! Lecepted wi d that tlie I.I49ERIAL PARLIAMENT • • , Sharel, Railways. Paid. Closing Isasifleas done Price. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence la u 87 89 Leased at 6 per cent Stk Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd t 100 97 98 !Pi gu. 5 per cent - Do. Addit. Capital A 18 Do. Do. B 11 Pi d 204 B B uff air a a / 0 7:d an L t i a k G eH odr ur i o e n h alleol 775 8,: 204 Do. New all -- 10 Do. Preference 100 6p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 72 77 741 3 108 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 70 75 5 Clcutia.&S.EBBtria.Lim. 1. 30. par 1 p 20 CaVe,Eas tn. Prov,(Lim.) l 2 s. 20 CapeTpwn & Dock Scripl 3s. 14 1d 1 4 20 Central Oude (Limited) '38.0d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7j 11 d 174 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 id 1 d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1021 1021 1 08 1 20 Do. F Shares Ext lO L 20 Do. Jubbulpore 100 Do. 41 p. c. Debentrs all 1 101 Stock Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1801 lOO 1021 1021 103 s Geelong Ge eo ag & e l d o r e p l b o o r a u t r I n c R e 2_o/ 2_ll 1 per cent, Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 34 35 351 6 6 1 6 4 100 Do. 6 per cent. P . M.... . all 93 94 93 4 100 Do, 6 per cent. Debentr. all 721 73 4 100 Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 all 85 8 86 1 100 Do. do. 1867 all 73 75 73 100 Do. do. 1872 , all 72 74 73 4 Stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. 100 991 100 W Do. New, gua.s per cent. 6 1d 1 d 20 I , Gt.Sputh. of Ind.Lim.— l i o 1 gearantPed 4 per cent. 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 111 11 121 131 201 Do. New 100 I Do. Bonds p_ ay. '76,with a ll 95 100 opt. till '6O . ~, •• • 100 Do. do. 73 till ' t oo ~ „. all 95 100 100 Do. do. '73 without opt: all 95 100 WO Do. 51 p. c. do. 'Y 7 do Stock gadras, guar., 41 p. c 11100 l 92 Stock 'Do. do. 5 per eent l 100 98 981 Stock Do. 41 p. e, Extension lOO 91 93 Stock Do. Third EN. gua.s,p.c ' 100 20 Do. Fourth do. 20 Do. do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.o. Bonds 100 20 f Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim,)g.6pc all 5 7 Claes ACapitl.Share .. Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B. Capital do all 5 7 Do. do. Land do 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde 4..3 all 101 20 20 Do. New Le, 6 15 Zd 20 Do. Punjaub , 5 41 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. Eck; all 19 191 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 ,Trinidad(Limited)Scrip 1 Id par I HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Bagenalstown and Wexford Railway, and the Metro politan Railway'Bills warn read a third time and passed. The following bills were considered and' ordered for third reading: —Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston and Eastern Junction Railway and Canal Company ; Buckley and Connah's Quay (Flintslaire) Railway; Great Northern and Metropolitan Junction Railway; Hinckley and Leicester Railway; Liskeard and Caradon. Railway; London and North Western Railway (No. 2) ; Manchester Improve ment; Sirhowy Tramroad. The Dorset Central Railway (Extension of Time, &c.), and the Wellington Suspension Bridge (Lords) Bills were read a second time. CHURCH RATES. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the executive of the Society for the Liberation of Religion from State Con trol, praying for the total abolition of church rates. Several other petitions to the same effect were also pre sented. MARRIAGE WITH A.DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. E. JAMES presented petitions, including one signed by 480 females in Pimlico, praying for legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. THE PREVENTIVE SERVICE (SCOTLAND). Mr. BLACK asked the Secretary of the Treasury if the men in the Preventive Service in Scotland have any printed or written regulations or instructions delivered to them for their guidance; and if so, whether one of these rules is, that the offence of marrying shall be visited with dismissal from the service; and whether the prohibition against marriage applied equally to th e o ffi ce r s an d th e me n? Mr. LAING said that the penalty was inflicted because it had been found that unmarried men discharged their duties more efficiently, having four nights in the week to be employed on night duty, which was disagreeable to married men. The men were informed yerbally,of this regulation on entering the service of the Inland Re venue. With regard to the officers, unmarried men were invariably selected, and when they married they were re moved to some other branch of the service when properly qualified successors could be secured. RAGS, &c. Mr. PULLER asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether any information had yet been received as to the amount of duty which the French Government in tended to impose on the export of rags ? ' Lord J. RUSSELL said be had received no informa- tion on the subject since the statement he had made on a former occasion. He took that opportunity of stating the cot tree Government proposed to take in respect to public business, which was to bring forward the income tax in committee ,of ways and means, and also the adjourned debate en the Representation of the People's Bill to morrow. , ENDOWED SCHOOLS Mr. DILLWYN, in moving the second reading of this bill, explained that its object was to remove the disqualifi cation under which Dissenters at present laboured in being excluded from any control or interference in schools which were endowed for national and not for sectarian purposes. When he introduced a bill to the same effect last year it went through a second reading, but in committee his prin ciple was abandoned, and another of an entirely antago nistic character was introduced. He could not consent to the bill in that form, and ultimately it was rejected. With regard to the 'bill of Lord Cranworth, which had come down from the Upper House, he must object to it. That bill was limited to rendering it compulsory on trustees to make such rdes for the education of Dissenters as they might deem advisable. In fact, it was merely a homeo pathic measure, and would not meet the evils complained of by Dissenters. The next bill before the house was that of the hon. and learned member for Belfast (Sir H. Cairns), to which he objected also, as it was founded on the prin ciple that the usage for a certain number of years conferred a right in reference to these schools. That might be a Sound legal doctrine as applied to private individuals, but he contended it should not be applied to public charities. He (Mr. Dillwyn) proposed that the schools founded up to the first year of Elizabeth, and prior to the passing of the Toleration Act, should be regarded in the same light as foundations for general purposes, but he did not propose to interfere with any, endowment subsequent to the act in question. He contended that his bill would remedy a grievance, but would effect no disruption or any injury on the interests of these schools. He also argued that, nume • rically considered, and in consequence of the internal dis sensions that preVailed in the Church of England, that Church was not qualified to discharge efficiently the trusts of these endowed schools. The hon. member said that the bill was framed so as to meet the objections raised against the former measure which he had introduced. Mr. LOWE advised the rejection of the bill, which he said originated in consequence of the decisions of the Courts of Equity, that the doctrines taught in those schools should be those of the Church of Eng land. By this bill they were called on to take away from the Church of England rights which it held by Act of Parliament, and on instruments of great antiquity which had been adjudicated upon for 300 years. He eulogised the bill of Lord Cranworth, which provided for the education of children of Dissenters without interference with their reli gious tenets, and its adoption by the right reverend bench, was a proof of the fair principle by which Churchmen were actuated in reference to this matter. He was as desirous to effect for Dissenters all that they were entitled to,, as the hon. member who brought forward this bill, but he felt perfectly satisfied that the mea sure would not accomplish the object contemplated. (Hear.) Mr. SELWYN moved that the bill be read a second time this day six months. He contended that there was every desire on the part of Churchmen, when placed in a position to do so, to extend to Dissenters all the advantages of edu cation. In support of that position he adverted to the practice that prevailed in the university which he repre sented, where facilities were afforded to persons of all religious denominations t• avail themselves of the bene- I fits of the institution. The hon. s and learned member then adverted to the legal bearing of the question to prove that the bill would lead to confusion in the law courts, and would be found inoperative in practice. Mr. CAULFIELD seconded the amendment. Lord FERMOY contended that the speech of the right hon. member (Mr. Lowe) was rather Jesuitical than Pro testant, and that there had been no argument to show that the house was not perfectly competent to legislate on this subject. He believed the donors of thee, schools would, if they were alive at the present day, have seen the necessity of widening the portals of education for the admission of Dissenters. He concluded by stating that he would give his cordial support to the bill. Mr. A. MILLS supported the amendment. Mr. BAINES approved of the bill, which he denied would have the effect of depriving the Church of England of any just privilege or advantage. In the township of Wortley, near the borough which he represented, there was an endowed school, in which by the will of the donor no provision was made for any particular form of religious . teachines The trustees of that endow men t w ere Protestants, and yet there were nine dissenting places of worship and only two churches in the township. He maintained that the bill was a concession to a right principle, and tended to diminish a grievance; and though he considered it did not go far enough he would give it his support. Mr. Beecroft, Mr. Walter, Mr. Whiteside, and Mr. New degate opposed the bill. Mr. DILLWYN replied. The house divided, and the numbers were— For the second reading l2O Against The motion for the second reading was accordingly lost. BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS BILL. Mr. CROOK moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. TURNER, in opposing the bill, said that any hon. member who introduced a measure that interfered be 'wean operatives and their employers should make out a very strong case. In the present instance the hon. member who had brought forward the bill was more than ever bound to do so, for select committees of that house had decided against the principle of such a bill, and since that de cision in 1858, no circumstances had arisen to show that the measure was called for. It was proposed by the bill to assimilate the hours of labour of those employed in the bleaching and dyeing trade to those in factories. He contended that there was no analogy Between the two descriptions of labour, and the effect of the bill would be to disturb a very important trade. Hav ing quoted from the evidence delivered before the commit tee alluded to, he said that persons engaged in the dyeing and bleaching trade were the servants of the public, liable to be pressed to execute orders by their customers ; and they had also to con tend with the fluctuations of the seasons, so that they were placed in peculiar circumstances. The hon. member read extracts from the proprietors of bleaching and dyeing works in Manchester and other parts of the country, pre dicting ruin to their trade if the bill were passed. He maintained that the measure, while it would do the greatest injury,. would' utterly fail in effecting the object proposed. Believing that the bill would prove a useless piece of legis lation, he moved, as an amendment, that it be read a second time that day six months. Mr. RICHARDSON seconded the amendment. Mr. ROEBUCK—I am about to speak on this question under somewhat peculiar circumstances. Very early in my Parliamentary career Lord Ashley, now the Earl of Shaftes bury, introduced a bill of this description. I, being an ar dent political economist, as I am now, opposed the Mann, and drew a distinction, which I draw now, between women and children and men. Women and children I holdnot to be suijuris ; they are not masters of themselves, but are under the control of other people. I would not interfere between men and those with whom they make eentracts for employment, but I w ould certainly interfere between women and children and their employers. However, I opposed Lord Ashley at that time, and was very much influenced in my opposition by what the gentlemen of Lancashire said. They declared then that it was the last half helix of the work performed by their operatives which made all their profits, and that if we took away that last half hour we should ruin the manufacturers of England. I listened to that statement, and trembled for the manufacturers of England—(a laugh) —but Lord Ashley persevered. Parliament passed the bill which he brought in. Froni that time down to the present the factories of this country have been under State control, and I appeal to this house whether the manufacturers of England have suffered by this legislation. (Cheers.) But the hon. member for 'lanchestor still, I find, makes the same objection. He gets up and prophecies all sorts of evil if we interfere now ; but he has kept out of view the evils for the prevention of which we are now about to interfere. (Hear, hear.) He has not told us what was laid before the committee, and 'what Mr. Tremenheere describes le the course of his investigation. But I will read some facts from Mr. Tremenheere's report, and will then appeal to the House of Commons, to the fathers and the brothers of English women and children, if they will not interfere to put down this tremendous evil. (Hear.) There are some sentences in the book now in my hand which make my blood creep, and when the hen. mem ber gets up and tells me that the Manchester manufacturers are likely to suffer, I say, let them suffer. (Hear, hear.) I, at least, will not be a party to the perpetuation of any such atrocities as I go recorded, and I do hope that the gentlemen of England will not be parties to them either. (Rear, hear.) Says the hon. member, " the bleachers are THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1860. MARINE MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. r servants to the public; the demand for work comes upon them at uncertain times, and thereis no analogy between the case of factories and of bleaching and dyeing works." Now, I don't care a Straw whether or not there is any analogy in this respect, but I am sure there is an analogy in the suffering—(cheers) ; and if so, the interference of the house is as necessary now as it was then, whether the bleachers are servants of the public or their own masters. They inflict misery upon the people they employ. (Hear.) That is the question ; and having prevented this misery in the one case, let us interfere to prevent it in the other. (Hear.) I will now quote a few passages from Mr. Tre menheere's report. Here is the statement of John Hamer, finisher : • " I have been 14 years in the bleaching trade. I was employed at Messrs. years in the bleaching trade. I was employed at Messrs. Rollins's, Tootle-bridge, Bolton. . . . One morning we went to work at 5 o'clock and worked till 6 the morning after (25 hours). All the sets were work ing the same hours (the young with the adults). . . I have been so tired, though I am a strong and healthy man, that I have often to sit at my bedside when I get up of a morning, and my fingers are so stiff and sore that I cannot dress myself. If I feel thus tired what must the young girls and boys feel ?" (Hear, hear.) Let hon. gentlemen remember that this is an inquiry made only a year and a half ago. (Hear, hear.) Here is the statement of Ann Simpson, 14 years old, Eliza beth Hilton, 15, and Sarah Hi ;son, 16 :—. "We came to work last Friday morning at half-past six (at Mr. Ridgway Bridson's Bleach-works. Bolton). We worked all Friday night till half-past five on Saturday morn ing (23 hours). We did not sleep any time in the night, except on Saturday morning at half-past five we laid down to sleep on the hooking-box, and slept till a little after seven (less than two hour's sleep, and with the clothes still on, after 23 hours' work) ; then we went to breakfast for half an hour, and . then came and worked till ten minutes past eleven." • We complain bitterly of the hours of this house, and if we some at four with liberty to go away and dine at seven, and then don't get home till two in the morning, we say, " What a terrible night's work we have had I" (A. laugh.) Well, then, think of the poor child between 13 and 14, or between 10 and 11, not able to go away and get a good din ner, not sitting while at work upon these soft cushions, but standing upon - her poor, tired, little legs for hours and hours together. (Hear, hear.) Think of her and com pare her work with ours. (Hear.) We complain of the labours which we undergo, bift as compared with our life. bers is the life of the damned. (Hear, hear.) Phithian Monks says:— "I am foreman of the dyeing and making-up room. I worked last Friday till Saturday morning with those three girls, and what they have said is correct." " William Crompton.--I am 17. I have been four years and a half (that is, since he was 121 years old) in the dress ing-shop. We go on till different hours, sometimes early, sometimes late. I worked once three days and three nights, and not long since I began work on Friday morning at 4 and worked till .5 on Saturday night (37 hours). I mostly slept at meal times, and only stopped one hour for meals; the rest I ate while I was working." (Hear, hear.) Now, I ask you, the gentlemen of England, if you will bear this. (Cheers.) I hear great talk of huma nity—lip humanity !—(hear, hear—about the American slave. No man can view with more indignation than Ido the horrible condition of the black in America ; but I cannot help regarding with at least equal indignation the condition of the white slave in England. (Hear, hear.) I recollect hear ing a story which to me appeared a touching one, and fraught with a pregnant, lesson. Mr Oastler was walking with the late Sir Robert Peel up his splendid picture gallery. Mr. Oastler, as we knew, strongly advocated the shortening of the hours of labour in factories. Sir Robert Peel, on the other hand, as we also know, was a great political econo mist, and was arguing with his companion upon the im policy of State interference. In passing along the gallery they came to a beautiful picture, I think by Landseer, which most of us probably have seen—a portrait of one of the daughters of Sir Robert Peel ; and Mr. Oastler, stop ping suddenly, said, "My God, Sir Robert I And she might have been a factory girl!" Yes, any one of our daughters might have been a factory girl, and is there a man present with any feeling for his child who could think of her work ing almost without cessation for 37 hours I (Hear, hear.) Think of her tender years, think of her delicate little hands I I have it in this book that childrene hands are often blis tered, and the skin torn off their feet, and yet they are thus obliged to work, the persons who overlook them being sometimes forced to keep them awake by beating on the table with large boards. (Hear.) For God's sake, then, I say, don't let us listen to the hon. gentleman I I don't want to weary the house, but I appeal to you as men, I appeal to you as fathers, I appeal to you as brothers, and I ask yen for God's sake not to be participants in this horrible cruelty. (Cheers.) The hon. member says he is sure you will not go into committee on this bill. 'I, on the contrary, feel certain that if I know anything of my countrymen we shall go into committee ; that the measure will be carried by a triumphant majority, and that we shall not lay our heads upon our pillows to-night, saying " We have deserted those whom God has placed under our charge—the weak, ,the helpless, the distressed ; we think only of ourselves, of the wealthy and of the great." (Cheers.) The weak and the miserable appeal to you for compassion and for aid, and I, their humble advocate, also appeal to you in perfect con fidence that you will listen to their prayer, and will pass this measure for their relief. (Cheers.) Mr. COBBETT supported the bill. Lord J. MANNERS thought the house might safely give a second reading to the bill. Sir H. CAIRNS said the bleaching of linen in the north of Ireland was a very different process from that carried on in Lancashire, and if the promoters of the bill would give him an assurance that it should not apply to Ireland, he would vote for the second reading. Mr. IticHARDsoN and Mr. CONOLLY warmly opposed the bill, which they considered most unjust to the freedom of manufacture in Ireland. • Mr. A. EGERTON considered that legislation was ne cessary, and supported the bill. The house then divided, and the numbers were— For the second reading 226 Against it Majority -187 The bill was then read a second time. MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MORTGAGES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. INCLOn.III,B BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. RETURNS. On the motion of Col. DUNNE, the following returns were ordered : —Number of officers, non-commissioned officers, and.men in depot battalions belonging to regiments serving in India; similar return for regiments serving in th colonies ; and sirailar return for regiments serving in the United Kindom ; also, of the ex penses incurred for the commission appointed to inquire into the state of the store establishment at Weedon, detailing the expenses of preparing the accounts and audit ing them, expenses of witnesses, and all other objects. The house adjourned at five minutes to six o'clock. FOREIGN RAUWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam 20 Ardennes 20 Bah.&S.Pran.,Lim.7p.c 5 Belgian East. Junction 20 Beziers to Graissessac 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail 100 Copiabo 10 Ditto Extension 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 ' ; Eastern of Prance 20 Euphrates Valley 20 Grand Rue. Guar .5 p.c 20 Great Central of France 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. ohs 20 'ltalian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 20 'Lyons and Geneva 231 IMarii Antonia 10 '•Do. do. New Namur and Liege 10 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of France 10 Do. New Shares 10Norwezian Trunk Pref. 10 I aris,Lvons, and Medit. (Paris and Orleans IRecife& S. Fran. (Fern ) all all all all all 20 gua. 7 p. et (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 10 Rome and Frasc , ati 20 Royal Danish 6 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref 20 Sambre and Meuse 10 Di. 5i per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 8 West Flanders 10 Do. si p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France ' 20 Western of Austria 20 Western of Switzerland 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cents Pref 20 (Zealand... 44 4f id par 1 1 21 .2i If lid Si d 25 20 6 1 6i 11 112 lc B } 19/ I 361 371} 81 91 351 36 54 36 13 15 5 5i 81 19 26 91 22 23 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - Can.Gov.6p.c .1 a. &.) uiy 100 114 116 1 - Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 109 111 - Do. 6 p.e.Mr. & Sep. 100 110 112 - Do. 6 per cent. 1877 100 - - - Do. 6 per cent. 1879 100 - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10e 109 110 - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 991 100 - D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1876 100 994 100 - Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 9 94 100 1001 - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable,lB7s 100 109 110 - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&Julyi 100 - - - Do:do. April & Oct. I 100 1111 110 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all il4 15 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all - - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 32 33 10 Australian Royal Mail. all - - 10 Berlin Water Works all 31 44 50 British American Land 40 - - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 37 39 20 Do. B, 7p. 0. till 1862 all 20 22 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land 321 125 130 129/ 10 Chan.lal ands Tel .(Lim ) all 71 85 Stock Cop.Min.efEng.&Smlig all 22 27 25 I Do. Preference 71 per et all 241 251 StoeleCrystal Palace . . l a o l o 100 24 10 30 24 5 Do. Preference Stock Do. 6p. 0. Perpet. Deb. 100 102 105 Stock Electric Telegraph ' 100 104 " 107 25 Do. New 5 English & Aust. Copper all 4 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 1 Great Ship (Limited) all I I 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr 2s. .- - 5 London District Telegr. 2 1 Id 20 London Discount 5 11 1 d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all I 15 11 14 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 ' 2 2i 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 1 - - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 25 National Discount Co 5 1 4 d . 10 Netherlands Land all - - 5 Do 8 p.c. Pref.,is s. at idle. all 1 100 ll.llr.&NovaScotiaLand 80 10 15 1 N.B. Australasian (Lim ) all 4 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. 1 a par t 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 6 - _ 10 Ditto E 6 -- - 10 Ditto C Stock Peel River Land & Min. 100 49 51 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 78 80 711 804 80 50 Do. New l5 14 15 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 15 1 4 p 154 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 7 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 51 52 • Stook Soot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 100 120 130 25 1 sSuonbtmhaAriunsetTraellieang.Lsarianpd: all 1 35 1 4 36 1 Do. do Registered all / 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of r. no Van DIMWIT' in U L a nd an. •at 281 11 12 BRITISH MINES. ---- - - Closing Business Share Mines. Paid. Price. Doze. . - _ -- - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 3 35 20 British Iron - Clifford - 310 320 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 450 460 - East Bassett (Mogan) 3O 1171 1221 - East Caradon - E. WI Russl (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 11 115 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 541 42 44 - Great South Tolgus.-" 17s 141 15 - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 12.4.2 1 1/ - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 .. • • - Grenville 5l 24 35 - Herod's-Foot Bl 26 2 7 - Hingaton Downs 4.3.6 41 41 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (uny Lelant) 9l 38 40 - North Downs - North France s , l Hogan) 10 41 5 - N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) 5 5 5 - North Wheal Crony._ 7.9.4 95 10i 10 Par Consols (St. Blazy). 15 13 14 - Providence (Uny Lelia) 10.6.7 45 47 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 10s 1 4 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 11 270 280 - South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 25 24 - Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 160 170 - Stray Park 18.18.0 28 30 5 Tamar Silver and Lead - I_ l T V w.. l , Vale Cn aa o r i ßa F d T t uo o i C ni w e o (r e i: y ßi 6 ( ke C de a ra r r u n (Caren.) h . ) .)) 125 9 4 9 1 4 6, d 8 4 - 8 4 8 4 -__ - 1 whe e s s e, t tiiimis Basset (Illogan).. 14 204 21 . - whwi Wheal le,laTi K B re a tit s aty s w e (n t ue ( ilLioLegi:alinntt)i 4 6 71 370 87i 3 9 90 24 Edward e a : r n A n n ( ( ( Gala.). . e l R s . h ) . e 2 2 9 2 3 : 1.7.2 6 160 14 17 1 0 5 8 25 27 155 FOREIGN MINES : 4 . 1 6 1 7 PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MARCH 21. BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS 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 house divided ; ayes 226, noes 39. AYES -226. Adam, W. P. Gard, It: S. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Adderley, C. B. Garnett, W. J. Mure David Agnew, Sir A. Gaskell, J. M. Murray, William Bagwell, J. Gsvin, Major Napier, Sir C. Ball, E. Gladstone, Capt. Newdegate, C. N. Baring, Sir F. Glyn, G. G. NiCol, William Beach, W. W. B. Goldsmid, Sir F. Norris, J. T. Biggs, John Gore, J. It. 0. Nortk, Col. Blackburn, P. - Gore, W. R. 0. Northcote, Sir S. H. Blake, J. A. Graham, Sir J. R. G. Ogilvy, Sir J. Bonham-Carter, J. Graham, Lord Wm. Packe, C. W. Bramston, T. W. Grenfell, C. P. ]acke, G. IL Brand, H. B. Griffith, C. D. admore, IL Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Grogan, Sir Edward Papillon, P. 0. Bristow, A. Gurdon, B. Parker Major W. Browne, Lord J. T. Gurney, Samuel Paxtolf, Sir J. Bruce, 11. A. Hanbury, It., jun. Peacocke, G. M. Buchanan, W. Hanbury, Captain Peto, Sir M. Buckley, Maj.-Gen. Hankey, Thomson Pevensey, Viscount Buller, J. W. Harcourt, G. G. V. Pritchard, John Burghley, Lord Hardy, Gathorne Pugh, D. (Carman) Butler, C. S. Headlam, Thos. E. Puller, C. W. Butt, Isaac lleathcote, G. IL Ravnham, Viscount Byng, Hon. G. H. C. Henley, J. Rooartes, T. J. A. Caird, James Henley, Lord Roebuck, J. A. Calthonoe, F. H. Hennessy, J. P. Rogers, John J. Campbell, W. F. Henniker, Lord Rolt, J. Cartwright, Col. H. Hill, lion. R. • Russell, Hastings Cave, S. Hood, Sir A. Russell, A. J. E. CavenCish, Hon. W. Hopwood, J. T. Salomonv,Alderman Cawley, E. S. Hotham, Gen. Lord Salt, Titus Childers, H. C. E. Howes, Edward Scholetle.d, W. Churchill, Lord A. Humberstone, P. S. Scott, Sir W. Clifford, C. C. Hunt, G. W. Selwyn, C. J. Clinton, Lord R. Ingham, R. Shelley, Sir J. V. Cobbett, J. M. James, Edwin Sheridan, R. B. Cobbold, John C. Jermyn, Earl .Sheridan, H. B. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Johnstone, Hon. H. Sibthorp, Major Collins. T., jun. Jones, D. Slaney, R. A. Coningham, Wm. Kekewich, S. Smith, Abel Cowper, Hon. V.F.' Kendall, N. Smollett, P. Crawford, It. W. Kershaw, J. Somes, Joseph Cross, It. A. Kinnaird, lion. A. Spooner, It. Crossley, Frank Kuatchbull, W Stacpoole, W. Cubitt, Ald. Knatchbull-Hugess Stanhope, J. B. Dalglish, Robert Knightley, R. Stansfeld. J. Davie, Sir H. R. F. Langston, J. H. Stirling, Win. Davie, Col. F. Langton, H. G. Steuart, A. Deedes, Win. Lanigan, J. Stewart, Sir M. R. Dent, John Dent Lawson, W. Stuart, Col. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Leathern, E. Strawy, Sir H. Dodson, John G. Lefroy, A. Taylor, Colonel Douglas, Sir C. Lee, W. Taylor, Hugh Duff, 3f. E. . Legh, W. Tollemache, Hon.F. Duncombe, T. S. • Liddell, Hon. H. G. Trefusis, Hon. C. H. Duncombe, A. Lindsay, Colonel Vandeleur, Col. Duncombe, W. E. Locke, John Verney, Sir harry Dunlop, A. • I onnteld• R o bert Walcott, Adm. J. E. -• ~, Dunne, Col. Lovaine, Lord Waldron, L. Edwards, Major H. Lyall, G. Walpole, S. 11. ' Egerton, A. F. Mackie, J. Walter, John Egerton, E. C. Kion • J. ire F. Warre, J. A. 4, ' Egerton, W. 3lainwaring, T. Watkins, J. L. V. Elphinatone, Sir J.3lalins, R., Watlington, J. W. Estcourt, S. Manners, Ld J.. Western, T. S. 'Evans, T. W. Marjoribanks, D. C. Westhead, B. L Ewing, 11. E. C. Massey, W. N. Whalley, G. H. Farquhar, Sir 3f. Mildmai, 11. Whitbread, S. • Ferrer, James Miles, Sir W. Winnington, Sir T. Fergusson, Sir J. Miller, T. Wyld, James Ferinoy, Lord . Miller, William Wyndham, Sir H. Finlay, A. S. Mills, A. Wynn, Col. Foley, J. IL • 3iilnes, R. M. Wyvill, M. Forster, Charles • Monsell, Rt. Hn. W. Fortescue, Hon. D. Monson, W. J. TELLERS. Freeland, 11. W. Montagu, Lord K. Crook, Joseph French, Fitzstephen Morris, D. Ayrton, A. S. NOES-39. Autrobus, E. Craufurd, E. H. J Martin, J. Atherton, W. Ennis, John Pag•et, C. Bailey, C. Fenwick, Henry Pakenham, Col. Baxter, W. E. ' Forde, Lt.-Col. W. Redmond, J. E. Bazley, Thomas Foster, W. 0. Ridley, G. Beale, Samuel Greene, Capt. J. Russell, F. W. Beecroft, G. S. Hamilton, Major Torrens, It. Bond, J. W. • Hartington,Marquis Upton, General Brady, John Hill, Lord E. Verner, Sir Wm. Cairns, Sir H., . Horsfall, 'l'. B. Wickham, H. W. Clive, George • . • Hutt, W. Woods, Henry Close, M. C. Jervoise, Sir J. TELLERS , Conolly, Thomas L eg h, G. C. Richardson, J. Curry, 11. T. Lindsay, W. S. Turner, J. A. THE NEW BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. —This bill, the scope and object of which were detailed a few evenings since by the Attorney-General in the House of Commons, was printed yesterday. It is the most com prehensive measure of law reform which has ever been sub mitted to Parliament, and the changes which it proposes to make must have a salutary effect upon the whole of our commercial code. The bill contains 538 clauses, and with cehedules covers 150 printed pages. It bears the endorse ment of the Attorney-General, Lord John Russell, and the Solicitor. General. LII'.EI?ATURE. G'reyniore. A Story of Country Life. 3 vols. Smith and Elder. r This is a very pleasing story, which well fulfils, ' in interest and incident, the promise held out by its t ttractive commencement. There is something . fresh and charming about it, the spirit of domestic life seems to pervade it, and throughout the reader is fascinated by the simplicity and grace of its most delightful heroines, Katherine and Hester. The most important personage is Agatha Marehmont, but she has really less to do with the story than Kate. In consequence of being brought up at the house of her grandfather, Agatha was early estranged froxi her father, and when her mother's relat:ves all died, the unhappy young heiress was remo ve d t o her father' s h ouse , now :taled over by a stepmother. Mrs. Rivers was an exception to the rule, and proved a very desirable relation, but the high spirit and peculiar temper of Agatha militated greatly against any comfort. She was UnfOri Until 0, it is true, for she adored Greymore, her old ancestral. place, but owing to her grandfather being invo:ved in pecuniary difficulties, the place was mortgaged, and after his death it was found necessary to let it to enable the trustees to clear off the incutnbrances. This was, of course, a heavy blow to Agatha, who would heve been happy to live there as mistress in solitary supremacy, .but who could not endure to mingle among a different class to that in which she had been brought up. Katherine and Hester did all they could to render their home happy to one who was so near in kindred and so far off in feeling. Their efforts were fruitless ; and after a time all the interest that the reader has hitherto felt for Agatha gives place to scorn and indignation when she conducts herself so unworthily and deceitfully about the letter. Katherine had become attached to a gentleman who had been visiting the neigh bourhood, but, owing to peculiar circumstances, he was unable to declare his attachment previous to leafing the place, though he wrote an explanation. The letter containing this much-desired vindication of ambiguous conduct never reached its destination for four years. By a long series of subterfuges and concealments, Agatha persuaded herself that she could not act otherwise. She did not at first actu ally intend to suppress the letter, but she paused and hesitated till she got compromised, and then her regard for her own dignity was of more weight than the dictates of honour, and the consideration of others' feelings. All this is skilfully told ; and doubtless many serious errors are committed, and much unhappiness caused through such evil thoughts once entering the mind, and through such pertinacity in not revealing at once the mis take. It was through no doings of Agatha that all went right at last. She would have been equally to blame had death or another marriage intervened to separate her sister from the object of her affections. So indignant does her conduct make one feel, that but little pity can be felt for her, when a sud den devastation swept away her cherished dreams of future happiness. A destructive fire consumed Greymore, and the solemn warning was not sent in vain, for the very next day Katherine was in possession of her letter. Apart from this serious event, there are numberless passages of home life, especially at the beginning of the story, which are most delightful to peruse. The dispositions of some of the actors introduced are also well described. Henrietta Brooke is a perfect model of her sort, and the skilful way in which she plays her cards so as to entrap the wary and surprise the simple would be amusing,:did not such serious consequences follow in the train of her manceuvi es and machinations. Mrs. James Thorpe is also very well pourtrayed, and only too many of her class exist, never happy but when propagating slander and eternally en gaged in making small things large. Philip is a strange person, he is very peculiar but not attrac tive; he and Agatha are, indeed, good enough for each other, with their implied superiority and lofty notions of humility and dignity. The character of Katherine is in itself enough to make the story edi fying and engaging ; one does not often meet with so perfect a specimen of a bright and happy creature, not exaggerated or overdrawn. " Greymore" has every chance of being appreciated by many, and all who prefer something natural and real, alter the mazes of the ideal and the mysteries of the artifi cial„ will welcome this sketch of country life in an English home, which is a state of society existing in no other country, and whose lights and shadows, storms and sunshine, have been here most exten sively displayed. The Autobiography of a Seaman. Vol. I. By Thomas, tenth Earl of Dundonald, 0.C.8., &c., &c. Richard Bentley. Second notice. Whatever may be the faults of Lord Dundonald, want of straightforwardness and plain-speaking is not among the number, and his work is extremely interesting and full of stirring incident. His chief object in submitting these pages to the public is to vindicate his character from imputations which have been long since set aside, likewise to expose those whom he considers have wronged him. Bit although one chafes over Government de spatches, and is indignant at the flagrant miscon duct which was perpetrated in the navy, one is ae lighted with the quaint anecdotes which abound throughout in the following strain:— " One day a party of ladies paid us a visit aboard, and several had been hoisted on deck by the usual means of a whip' on the mainyard. The chair had descended for another ' whip,' but scarcely had its fair freight been lifted out of the boat alongside, than the unlucky parrot piped ' Let go !' The order being instantly obeyed, the unfortunate lady, instead of being comfortably seated en deck, as had been those who preceded her, was soused overhead in the sea I Luckily for Poll, Jack Lar mour was on shore at the time, or this unseasonable as sumption of the boatswain's functions might have ended tragically." " Being seated near the admiral at dinner, he inquired what dish was before me. Mentioning its nature, I asked if he would permit me to help him. The uncourteous reply was—that whenever he wished for anything he was in the habit of asking for it. Not knowing what to make of a rebuff of this nature, it was met by an inquiry if he would allow me the honour of taking wine with him. ' I never take wine with any man, my lord,' was the unex • pected reply, from which it struck me that my lot was cast among Goths, if no worse." Lord Cochrane follows the history of the whole naval war of the early part of this century very minutely, with extracts from his diary of every cruise he made, and he was always :in commission. Having made himself obnoxious in head-quar ters by his straightforwardness of speech and com plaints in Parliament of naval abuses, although his valuable services were always acknowledged, they were but tardily requited, and then only on compulsion, from his possession of a seat in the House of Commons, making the Lords of the Admiralty fear as well as hate him. Though he brought a good deal of upon himself by often unnecessary bluntness, it was the same spirit of daring, which made him an un daunted officer. The history of his cruise in the Speedy, a ridiculously small brig, mounting four teen three-pounder guns, shows what zeal and daring added to a mind which could meet any emergency, and could find a dodge to get out of any scrape, can do. That same little hit of a craft became the terror of the Spanish coast ; and, when at length her time was come, she gave so much trouble to the line-of-battle ships to cap ture her, that the French captain of the vessel to which she at length struck, returned the gallant Cochrane his sword, as a compliment to his bravery; but he was not destined to be long a prisoner, and was soon afloat again. The following history of the capture of the Gamo by the Speedy was one of the most daring actions in a time when brave deeds were frequent : " As sonic of my officers had expressed dissatisfaction at not havinc , been permitted to attack the frigate fallen in with on the 21st of December, after her suspicions had been lulled by our device of hoisting Danish colours, I told them they should have a fair fight, notwithstanding that, by manning the two prizes sent to Mahon, our numbers had been 'reduced to fifty-four, officers and boys included. Orders were then given to pipe all hands, and prepare for action. "Accordingly we made towards the frigate, which was now coming down under steering sails. At 9.30 a.m. she fired a gun and hoisted Spanish colours, which the Spec dy acknowledged by hoisting American colours, our object being, as we were now exposed to her broadside, to puzzle her, till we got on the other tack, when we ran up the English ensign, and immediately afterwards encountered her broadside without damage. " Shortly afterwards she gave us another broadside, also without effect. My orders were not to fire a gun till we were close to her ; when, running under her lee, we locked our yards amongst her rigging, and in this position returned our broadside, such as it was. "To have fired our popgun four-pounders at a distance would have been to throw away the ammunition ; but the guns being doubly, and, as I afterwards learned, trebly, shotted, an being elevated, they told admirably ispon her main deck ; the first discharge, as was subsequently ascer tained, killing the Spanish captain and the boatswain. "My reason for locking our small craft in the enemy's rigging was the one upon which I mainly relied for vic tory, viz., that from the height of the frigate out of the water, the whole of her shot must necessarily go over our heads, whilst our guns, being elevated, would blow up her maindock. "The Spaniards speedily found out the disadvantage under which they were fighting, and gave the order to board the Speedy ; but as this order was as distinctly heard by us a s by them, we aioided it at the moment of execution by sheering off sufficiently to prevent the movement, giving them a volley of musketry and a broadside before they could recover themselves. "Twice was this manoeuvre repeated, and twice thus averted. The Spaniards finding that they were only punish ing themselves, gave up further attempts to board, andstem stood sm to their guns, which w ere c utting up our rig gi ng from to stern, but doing little farther damage ; for after the lanse of an hour the loss to the Speedy was only two men ki led and four wounded. "This kind of combat, however, cou ld not last. Our rig ging being cut up and the Speeiy, s I told the men that they mus t either sai ls riddled with shot, take the frigate or b e themselves taken, in whic h case the Spaniards would gig no quarter—whilst a few minutes energetically employed on their part would d ecide t h e matter in their own favo ur. "The doctor, Mr. Guthrie, who, I am happy to say, is still living to peruse this record of his gallantry, volun- teered to take the helm; leaving him therefore for the time both commander and crew of the Speedy, the order was given to board, and in a few seconds every man was on the enemy's deck—a feat rendered the more easy as the doctor placed the Speedy close along site with admirable skill. " For a moment the Spaniards seemed taken by surprise, as though unwilling to believe th a t so sma l l a crew would have the audacity to board them ; but soon recovering themselves, they made a rush to the waist of the frigate, where the tight was for some minutes gallantly carried on. Observing the enemy's colours s!ill flying, I directed one of our men immediately to hint them down, when the Spanish crew, without pausing to consider by whose orders the colours had been struck, and naturally believing it the act o f th e i r own officers, gave in, and we were in possession of the Genie frigate of thirty-two heavy guns and 319 men, who au hour and a half before had lacked upon uses a cer tain if not an easy prey." " Shortly before boarding an incident occurred which, by those who have never been placed iu similar circumstances, may be thought too absurd fur notice. Knowing that t h e final struggle would be a desperate one, and calculating on the superstitious wonder which form* an element in the Spanish character, a portion of our crew were ordered to blacken their faces, and what with this and the excitement of combat, more ferocious looking objects could scarcely be imagined. The fellows thus disguised were directed to board by the head, and the efftct produced was precisely that calculated on. The greater porti'm of the 'Spaniard's crew was prepared to repel boarders in that direction, but stood for a few moments as it were transfixed to the deck by the apparition of so many diabolical looking figures emerg ing from the white smoke of the bow nuns; whilst our other men, who boarded by th e wa i s t, ru shed on them from be hind, before they could recover from their surprise at the unexpected phenomenon. " In difficult or doubtful attacks by sea—and the odds of 50 men to 320 conies within this description—no device can be too minute, even if apparently absurd, provided it have the effect of diverting the enemy's attention whilst you are concentrating your own. In this, and other successes against odds, I have no hesitation in saying that success in no sligb t degree depended on out-of-the-way devices, which the enemy not suspecting, were in some measure thrown off their guard." After this brilliant -action promotion was actually refused him and his officers, and after bringing his prize into Malta he was despatched to Gibral tar in charge of a notoriously bad sailing packet, which actually caused the loss of the gallant little Speedy. On his arrival in England, after his exchange, when he applied to the Admiralty for a command for himself and pro faotion for his brave first-lieutenant, he was met with the following cool and cowardly reply : " No answer being returned to this application up to the period of my arrival in England, another letter was for warded to his lordship, which met with the same reception, and afterwards a third, which produced from Lord St. Vincent the reply that my application could not be enter. tamed, fer that it was unusual to promote two officers for such a service —besides which the small number of men killed en board the Speedy did not warrant the application.' " It was impossible not to feel nettled at a reply so unex pected : that because few men had been killed on board the Speedy, her first lieutenant was considered unworthy of promotion, though terribly cut up. To argue with a kirst Lord is no doubt an imprudent thing for a naval officer to attempt, and my remonstrance in this instance had such an effect as to get my name placed on the black list of the Admiralty, never again to be erased. " In my letter to Lord St. Vincent, the following incau tious observations were made—viz., that 'his reasons for not promoting Lieutenant Parker, because there were only three men killed on board the Speedy, were in opposition to his lordship's own promotion to an earldom, as well as that of his flag-captain to knighthood, and his other of to increased rank and honours : for that in the battle from which Ins lordship derived his title there was only ono man killed on board his own flagship, so that there were more casualties in my sloop than in his line-of-battle ship.' "From the receipt of that letter Lord St. Vincent be came my bitter enemy, and not he only, but his successors thought it incumbent on them to p&petuate his lordship's displeasure. My reply was no doubt keenly felt at the time, when it was a common remark in the navy that the battle of St. Vincent was gained by the inshore squadron, under Nelson, the commander-in-chief being namely a spectator, at a distance which involved only the loss of one man in his own ship." However, he soon afterwards got a ship, not from any good will of those who were in authority, but because he told them, on their refusal, that be should move for an inquiry in the house of Com mons that bugbear of red-tapists. There is more interest in his early career, at least as far as this volume goes. In awaiting his ship he con trived to enter Parliament, and the following ex tract shows how he came the old soldier over the electors, as he thought, but he found, to his cost, that it was far easier to steal a march on a French man or a Spaniard than on the electors of a rotten borough : " Aware of my previous objection to bribery, not a word was asked by my partisans, as to the price expected in ex change for their suffrages. It was enough that my former friends had received ten guineas each after my defeat, and it was judged best to leave the coat of success to my dis cretion. "My return was triumphant, and this effected, it wag then plainly asked, what ex post facto consideration was to be expected by those who had supported me in so delicate a manner. " 'Not one farthing was the reply. " ' But, my lord, you gave ten guineas a head to the minority at the last election, and the majority have been calculating on something handsome on the present °eta s:en.' " No doubt. The former gift was for their disinte rested conduct in not taking the bribe of five pounds from the agents of my opponent. For me now to pay them would be a violation of my own previously expressed prin ciples.' "Finding nothing could be got from me in the way of money payment for their support, it Was put to my gene rosity whether I would not, at least, give my constituents a public supper. " By all means,' was my reply, ' and' it will give ms great satisfaction to know that so rational a display of patriotism has superseded a system of bribery, which reflects even less credit on the donor than the recipients.' " Alas I for the vanity of good intentions. The permis sion thus given was converted into a public treat ; not only for my partisans, but for my opponents, their wives, chil dren, and friends ; in short, f o r th e w h o l e t own I The result showed itself in a bill for some twelve hundred pounds ! which I refused to pay, but was eventually com pelled to liquidate, in a way which will form a very curious episode hereafter." When, after this, in command of a fine frigate, the Imperieuse, he was despatched to aid the Spaniards our then allies, as he best could, and with a discre tionary power. On arriving at Catalonia, which was besieged by the French, he occupied a breached tower which the Spaniards and their British allies were about to abandon, and which was the key to the town; by the aid of some 200 of his men he so fortified and repaired it, that the French found that they could make little or no head-way, and at length, when the wall altogether broke down, and they came to the assault, they found unexpected difficulties in the shape of beard ing nettings and chain-cables, and were repulsed with great loss. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STREET ROBBERY AND STABBING.—Sarah Clarke was charged before Mr. Bingham with being concerned with another female in stealing a gold pin of the ♦alue of X 2 101. from the person of Mr. W. Allingham. Mr. Allingham said that on the previous night about a quarter to twelve he was walking down the Haymarket with two friends, when the prisoner and two other female. called after them, and then came up, and one of them caught hold of his friend's coat and another seized his (the witness's) breast-pin, and passed it to the prisoner. He then charged her with the robbery, and gave her into custody. Mr. Bingham having asked if anything was know' of the prisoner, 0' Shaughnessy, one of the warrant officers of th• court, said there was a warrant out against the prisoner at the present time for stabbing a female in the face, and that it had not been serTed in consequence of the prisoner keeping out of the way. The prisoner was remanded till Saturday next. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March 2 . 2.—Wind this day at noon. Wilt ; moderate breeze, and cloudy, with very cold weather. PonTsmounr, March 21.—Wind W.S.W. to W.N.W. blowing hard.--Arrived—Livingstone, from London for Trinidad. COWES, March 21.—Wind S.W., hard gale.—Arrived— Sea Nymph, from Shanghae. QUEENSTOWN, March 21.—Arrived—Ouda, from St. Domingo ; Edinburgh (es), from Now York. Wind, W.N.W. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. (BY ELIBMAILINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPIC) GRAPE END Thursday Morn in g . Wind, W.N.W. ; tide, first hours' flood ; weather cloudy. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind, W. by N., moderate. A STRANGE SUIT.—A singular suit has just been decided in the Champaign (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas. The action was brought under the Act to Provide against the of Intoxicating Liquors, passed ea ay 1, s f 4 i; from the t 7 h t e h s S e a c l tion of which gives to u wife, child, parent, guardian, employer, or other person who shall be injured in person, property, or means of support by an in toxicated person, a right of action against the person wh o sold the liquor to the i n toxicated person. The plaintiff in the case was Jane Brush, and the defendant Peter Law. son D a mages were l a id at 20,000 dolla rs . Th e plaintiff set 'forth in her petition that she was on the 29th of April last, and now is, the_ wife of our Reed Brush ; that th e sa id Reed Brush was, and for a long lute hitherto had been, in the habit of getting intoxicated and drunk, which was well known to the defendant ; that said defendant, well knowing the premises, did, on the 29th of April, 18459, in violation of law, sell and deliver to the said Brush one pint of whisky, which the said Brush then and there drank, and with which the said Brush was made intoxicated and frenzied ; that, in consequence of said sale, and by means of such drunkenness, and while in a state of intoxication, said Brush did furiously seize an axe, and, without provo cation upon the part of plaintiff, with force and violence cut off her left foot, whereby the plaintiff is now crippled. The defendant alleged that the maiming, &c., of the plaintiff was the result of a domestic quarrel brought about by her unchaste conduct, &c. The Court ruled that the immoral characte r o f any one canno t re d u ce th e rights guaranteedby law to him. The law makes Reed Brush the instrument of Peter Lawson, and the defendant cannot claim anything more in this case than if he had in propria persona thrown the axe. The jury, after a consultation, returned a "indict for plaintiff, assessing the damages at 6,000 dole. _