The Sun. — London, England, 1860-02-24 00:00:00

310.NEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARD; -. a S ORDINARY SHAKES AND BTOCK.B. CITY, Two o'CLocK. _ ited ______ closing Unfitness , kes The markets for foreign and colonial produce Share Railways. Paid. rrioe. the during the last few days have been rather inactive, 12.10 I A ra LA.1 4 ., ;Notting. Bost. pending the proposed alterations to be effected by and Eastern Junction 10 ei 64 and the Budget. Tea at public sale has declined about 1: .?. 11.1fa.-.t , and Baligmena.. al 5 11 tir. IN 01., and Str. Val. all 8 84 5. id. per lb. In sugars the transactions have been Rods Birk.,La.,andCh. June lOO 73 74 he 25 Blackburn Sir. for immediate requirements only, at about former 25 Blyth and Tyne all 1 rates. , WD. Coffee has been firm, and a moderate busi- ,10 Bost.Slefd.& , Mid. Coun. all 64 7 1 stock Bristol and r,xeter tet. ness has been done in rice. Fruit and spices at Stock (7aledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all nn- fully previous values. For saltpetre the demand 50 Cork and Bandon 9 -- - has been inactive, and prices remain unaltered. 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all -- a: i l l _... 6 _64 ihe 20 Cornwall A roves. no div Tallow has been in fair request, and prices have 10 Do. A until6p.c.per an to Do. B I ail a in again shown an upward tendency. P.Y.C. on the hasbeen pd.toß. - aid, S rent spot is quoted 603. ; April to Juno delivery, 565. ; 50 Dublin andßelfast June all 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.June: all 74 8 the and last three months, 535. per cwt. Stock East Anglian lOO 14 15 1 Stock :,astern Counties lOO 57 68 88 71 t in 25 Do Accounts from Liverpool report that in the StockStoek Eastern Do Union A Stock 100 38 4 * S ney Cotton Market yesterday a moderate amount o f.. Nw.A d . o o . te.E ß .l s T t 3 o4 100 84 26 2 ... ! ndd Si business was transacted, and prices were steady. 20 East Suffolk 10 Do - The sales were about 6,500 bales. The Railway Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 814 524 1 Bey. Share Market closed with more animation, and Stock lEdin.,Pertli, & Dundee. 100 29 191 291 1 for 10 !Forth & Clyde Junction all 1 at ed quotations continued to improve. Stock Furness 1 1 Stock Glasgow & South Westn olve At the Bank of England y esterda y there were 100 101 103 s 10 Great North of Scotland all had \ no bullion operations of importance. stock. Great Northern lOO 1 Stock Do. do. A ~took O9l 1101 1101 10 4 100 98 100 994 the The money market remains in a quiet state, and Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 135 he's Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 111 112 the rates continue fully -1 per cent. below the Bank Lt by Stock Great Western minimum. Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 60 65 1 ney, 12 [rich South Eastern all 1 bout The market for Public Securities continues in a Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire s 100 1004 101 1004 1 Stock London and Blackwell. 100 68 69 4$ I 9 1 were quiet state, as the speculators as well as the stock Lon.,Brigllton&S.Coast 100 111 112 lie investors are not disposed to enter into large Si 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover, all 124 13 13 S i re it Stock London & North Westn' 100 991 100 994 44 1 i Si transactions while so much anxiety prevails in re- 12+ Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 921 921 93 2 4 ference to the Budget. A few sales, however , have 25 L'derry & Coleraine all - very say? bee n effected, and a decline of 1 to i, per cent. has 25 L'der'^ &Enniskillen. Enniskillen. all 8 10 ._. 4 1 404 Si Stock Ilan., ' g het., & Lincoln lOO 40 404 in taken place in consequence. Consols are 941 Z- for 50 illaryport and Carlisle 124 Do. do. 4 Shares all ;ome money, and 94i 95 for the account. The New to lletropolitan Threes are flat, at 951 Z- ; the Reduced, at 95-1 1-. Stock llidlaud lOO 109 1091 1084 4 Stock 100 Do. Birming. & Derby , 86 88 nust The New Indian Loan has receded to 104,1 ; ditto 50 llid. Gt. Wes t. (Ireland) all awed 5 per Cent., enfaced paper, to 981 ; ditto 51 per 25 i i - 17,' I k it e ' l n ia t res all - Cent. ditto remains at 104. Exchequer Bills are 1 D (Cray Line) all the 100 0 New o. castle and Carlisle all - firm at 265. to 28s. prem. 25 New., Aber., &II eref d; all 94 104 A fair amount of business is recorded in Foreign Sewry & Armagh (act.) 9 t the 2 10 0 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all paid Securities, but prices are depressed. Turkish 6 per Stock Norfolk lOO 57 59 58 4 2 _ t was 50 North. Counties Union 34 31 I d Cents. are 791,- to 791 ; ditto New, 67 to 671 ; and Stock North . Britlsh lOO 611 611 614 y. S tock Nor.Dev.Raii.&Dk. Stk lOO le the 4 per Cents, have receded to 102 i ; Brazilian Stock Do.AStk.—Arec.nodiv your Until 6p.C.hatibeenpdli 100 don't 41 per Cents., to 931 ; Peruvian, to 941 951, ; Rus- Stock Do. B Stock - sian, to 97i ; ditto 3 per Cents. are firm, at 65 1 ; Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 921 93 99 / 3 244 •nth ; Chilian 41 per Cents. remain at 87 . 25 Do. do. G.N.E.P 47 474 47/ 1 urchase 16134 14 li d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 100 764 77 761 1 4 The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 2 1 4- -,-, Stock :?ciDoi-,1 7- 7roknrinn lOO IOS 110 u for prem. ; Universal ditto,l : prem.; the London and 20 North . Staffo l Vjtire i I T I4 5 8 1 3t 4 d 141 4 i Provincial ditto, 1 i prem. ; and. the Canadian Loan s trek . )Ic.fo & rcr, o l" . ior. ,& W o c l v i e o r n l 3OO SS 40 391 I4i 84 signs, 10 Peebles all 7/ 81 is 2} i prem. 20 Portsmouth oney? Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. give the following to IthTanney lO Stock scoitish Central as the prices of American securities : stock 'con. N. E., Aber. Stock, 10t; i7l 281 Redeemable. Prices Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stook 100 .6 87 I United States 6 per Cents— . 1867- 1 86 8 Stock Shropshire Union ! 100 48 4 9 Do. 6 per Cent Bonds Stock South Devon lOO 42 14 434 Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds.. 75 77 Stock South-Eastern lOO 884 89 18t 961 / 4 [ have Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 1565-72 90 92 Stook South Wales Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds 951 96 Stock SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun lOO 70 72 t exa- Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 6 8 Bonds vote. 25 Do. do. Ohio 6 or Cent. Stock lBB6 97 98 !little— Stockton & llartlepool 161 Pennsylvania 4 per Ct. Stock. 84 86 Stock Taff Vale lOO He Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 854 864 Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 said Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Divers 79 81 25 ThamesHavenDk& Rail 22 jump Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds .. 1886: 83 85 50 Ulster Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888 8 SI 25 Do. 2O 24 34 p voted 12 10 Do. Boston 6 per Cent. St. Bonds 100 59 61 s that. Illi no i s C en t ra l 7 per Cent. .. 1575 89 82 Stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Station & Pim 91 101 101 104 4 nously Illinois Central 6 par Cent. .. 1875 76 78 Stock ; Waterford & Kilkenny 100 W Horse Illinois Central 7 per Cent. 50 laterford & Limerick all ed for (Freelands) its. I Do. shares, 60 dole. paid .... 45 43 dis 20 West London all Michigan Central 8 per Cent.. 1869 82 84 10 Do. Ist Class all I with 20 Do. 2d Class all Do. do. shares . 3O 35 z said New York Central 6 per Ct., never not convertible ... lBB3 _ -83 85 PREFERENCE SHARES. linsinese I 100 I 100 031 f lOO 68 7f l® Stool 9911 i 01 10 i I 20 20 1081 f I 20 924 3 2j, 11 100 47 10 7ei 20 20 20 39} 8 i V 434 20 Mt 9 Si 20 70 If 20 18k 18 20 101 f I 20 le never g day. A take etween le poll. went i three _ • The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been rather active, and, in some instances, prices have shown an upward tendency. Eastern Counties, Great Northern, Blackwall, South Western, Mid land, and North Eastern (Berwick) advanced ss. ; Caledonian, North British, and South Eastern, deolined ss. Closing Business Share Railways. Pa id . Price. Done. )unlop The Foreign and Colonial linos have been de pressed. Lombardo-Venetian have receded to 111 118 ; Pernambuco, to 14 ; South of France realise 201 ; Grand Trunk of Canada have declined to 35 aad 35-1- ; Great Western of Canada to 12Z ; and East Indian remained steady at 1011 102. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in steady demand at about former prices. Lon don and County have improved ss. ; and Oriental Bank declined ss. ; Australian Agricultural declined 10 s. 1 COUII+ 5 Hon. e peti -1 1,890 6.gainst 'gaged of only ' were nerous 10 had ounted voters, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 si i h 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities : 9sk 4k 5 Ish.w 3 per Cent. Annuities 9 sa i ii i Arens. 30 Years, expire sth April, 1585... 17k India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent Ditto 5 per Cent 9Bl 8 Ditto 5i per Cent lOl Ditto Bonds, £l,000 Consols for Account (March) 1 xcluiquer Bills, £l,uoo, lio 27 4 8 7,5 Ditto £5OO 27 4 Ditto Small, lid. ug, and darable illips in mouth, person g about Sir E. always d him a Smith, ►d him, Ire Wei FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Prazilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 Chilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Permian 4 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto (Uribarren), 4a per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Ditto, 3 per Cent., 1859 6s} Sardinian, 5 per Oent. 'Ditto Account 6pinish 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 3 per Cent. Ditte Account Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto Account .. 791 a a 80 791 80, Ditto New Loan ........ 66 7i 7 I Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Ditch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 66a THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9l; 5 Ditto Account (March 8)1 95 ad pro. allega tinaida- of the resting. ;signees a short .nd was .—This rehant, Messrs. accoun !,-street, 21118 DAY'S MARKETS. LEY. for ad dalntiff. named CORN EXCHANGE. Wo were again scantily supplied with English wheat, coastwise and by land-carriage, and the general quality of the samples was tolerably good. For most kinds, there was a steadjp, but by no means active, demand, at the full prices of Monday. The quantify of foreign wheat on offer was moderately extensive. Although the inquiry was chiefly restricted to small parcels ; late rates were well supported. Floating cargoes ruled firm. na, and ing, Hifi penalty, ittended ainutes. sements There was a firm inquiry for barley, and high quotations were paid for selected samples. ;ISION. ► before ;he case Le plain- Fine samples of malt were firm in price ; but inferior qualities were a dull inquiry, at barely late rate;. Oats commanded extreme rates, and the sale for all kinds ruled steady. ng•lane. for the Beans and peas were in short supply, and good request, at full quotations. r. Lewis Lded and The flour trade was healthy. In prices, however, no change took place. puffing•" . Lewie d called ion, ad" COLONIAL GOVERII SECIJR TIES. 25 Blythe and Tyne It pert -- Can.Gov.6 p.eT/ a. & July 100 1 113 115 o. pref. (issued at 250) all - - - Do. 6 p.e.1..3.&Aug, 100 109 111 1 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.et.Stock 1 00 96 97 - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep 100 113 115 20 Do. do. do. Shares l4 - - - Do. 6 per cent. 1879 109 - - 112% took Caledon 210, 41 per cent 100 1 02 104 - Do. 6 per cent. 188 0 100 - - 3 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all - - - N.8.G0v.9p.0. Ja. &July 10C 109 110 6% Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct 100 - - 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. - - -N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 991 100 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun all 54 6 - D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 100 99 100 091 Stock. E.Ang - n. Class A 7 Az spe 100 99 1 0 1 - Do.sp.cen. lBBB and up 100 991 100 99 1 Stock, Do. do. Class B 6 pc._ 100 112 116 -.NovaScoblaGov.6 p.c. S. Stock ,Do. do. Class C 7 po ... • 100 105 107 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1 0 8 109 ' 108 1 1 Stock , E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 114 116 - S.Aus.Gt.cpc.Jan&July 100 leo 111 Stock, Do. do N 0.2 100 113 115 -. Viet•Gov.tip.c..Tan&July 100 - - Stock, Do. New 8 per et. Stock 100 128 130 - Do. do. April & Oct. 100 111 112 1111 4 Stock 'Eaatern Union, 4 per 0.1 100 82 84 — Stock ,Edin.&Glas. spc shares, 10 0 11 113 MISCELLAINEOUS. S took I Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D.' 100 90 92 — Stock , Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.. 100 77 78 10 Anglo - M exican Mint .. all 14 15 Stock Furness 5 per cent ....1 100 - - 1000 A tlantie Tel. (Limited). all 120 16') Stock'Glas. &S West.'! a. 5 pc. 100 121 123 Stock 'Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 120 122 25 Australian Agricultural, 19 32 13 821 10 Australian Royal Mail . all - - Stock I Do. spc Redm.,lop.e.pm 100 112 114 19 Berlin Water Works ... all I 41 54 Stock Do. 41 p. 0. do. do. - - 100 I Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 3O 87 89 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 38 40 10 'Gt. Nh. of Scotld, int all - - 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 20 12 stock ) Gt.Su.& W Ireland )4 I too 96 9s 20 Do. C 1 p. et. pref. Stock ... 100 Canada Land 321 122 127 50 Treat West. (Berke and 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 9 Rants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. 100 6 - - nr, 8 Stock Cop.Min.of En g. &Smltg all 15 20 Stock , Do. Redeemable, 41 p at. St ock, Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 86 88 871 Stock Crystal Palace. lOO 27 1 32 1 2 1 1 Stock; Do. Irredeemable, d 0... I 100 80 91 5 Do. Preference al 100 1001 Stoek,Do. sp. et. Redeem.Pref.l 10 0 100 102 1 00 1 1 4 Stock IDo. 6p. c. Perpet. Deb lOO 102 105 8 I Do. Birm. Prof. Shares all 10 101 Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 102 104 1031 3 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.e.pf.sh. all 17 18 25 Do. New 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 10% 101 5 English & Amt. Copper all 21 21 21 Stock Do. Birming. guar. stock 100 76 77 15 'Gen. Steam Navig,ation. 14 - - 261 Do. Chester guar.shares, all 20 21 1 ,Great Ship (Limited).. all 1 1 135 Do, do. do ' all 10 101 .20 'lndian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. - - 20 Do. do. do. , all 15 151 5 ,London District Telegr. 2 1 54 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 139 141 20 'London Discount 5 11 1 d Stork Do.llarnal.SUs 3alodpc 100 - - 4 ,Lond.G en. Omnibus Co all 14 11 Stock Do. 6 per c. (It. Lan) . 100 - - 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 ; 2 I Stock Lon.& Brig.spc. gu. No.i 100 116 118 10 'Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - - Stock Do. ,sp. a No. 2 100 116 118 19 l i 'i til led. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 Stock Do." gua., 6p. ct. Stock I Do. do. 5 c No. 4 100 116 11 8 10 'Netherlands Land all - - Stock Do. Do. 45 p. per cent lOO - - 5 'Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at idle. all 1 / 5 I Do. do. 41 per c. shares 1 - - 100 N.P.r.&NovaScotiaLand 80 - - Stock Do. 7 percent- Pref. St. 100 154 ItB 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) , all 1 4 Stock;Do.6 p.c.do.(W.E.&C.P.) 100 132 1 3 6 1 Orient a l G as Stock D 0.4 p.c S.(div.def.til'6s) 100 66 68 471 1 IDo, New Shares lss. i d par 6 - 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover all 2 1 1 2 2 1 10 Orient ) . In. Steam, A 6 - - Stock Lon.& N. V. - .Cov.&Nun- 10 Ditto B - eaten, sp. et. - - Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.a. stock. 100 - - Stock Peel River Land & Mtn lOO 50 52 50 128 I,ondooly & Cole, 1 shs. all - - 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 78 80 7•81 9 1 125 Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh. all - - 50 Do. New Steck Man...S. h., & Lin., 6p. et. 100 124 127 1251 5 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr l5 1 4 1) 6 Do. 26 4.5 i i i 50 Ithymney Iron Stock Do. 31 per cent. 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent. 5 1 1 p 100 Royal Mail Steam I6O 51 53 121 Mary port & Car., 4 p.c. all - - Stock; Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 100 120 130 c Do. 41 per cent... .... all - - 25 South Australian Land all 35 8 ? 121 / Do. - - 1 Submarine Teleg,. Scrip. all 1 1 ' Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock . 100 - - 1 Do. do Registered all 1 1 Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et. 100 139 141 90 ,Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. Can 5 - - Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 102 103 too Van Diemen's Land 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 1 1 P Stock Do. Lela. & Hit.pref. et. 100 93 95 10 I New p ort,Aber,&c. p ret .5 1 • all 10 101 -— _ - - BRITISH MINES. --- - p.c. redeem, at sp.c.n re • Closing Bash eis 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with Share! Mines. Paid. Price. Done'. option till 1866 -- - 12 , 0 Do., till 1869 Stock Nerflk 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB4( 10t - - - Alfred Congas (Philack) 2.11.1 0 34 4 Stock Do.:;} p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - 20 British Iron Stock Do 5 TavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - - Clifford -33 i 343 Stock North British, 5 percent 100 111 113 - Devon G. Cons. (Ta.vist ) 1 155 465 Stock Do. New, 'rue.. 5 per cent 100 109 11l - East Bassett (Illogan) • 80 145 155 Stock Ntli.Devitail.& D , k.Co. 100 - _ - East Caradon Stock N-East.Cons. Pref.4p.c. 100 99 92 - E. WI Russ) (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 111 111 114 Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 95 96 96 - G am.& SLA übyn(G wen.) 541 50 531 17 Do. do. do. K 13.4. 1 4d - Great South Tolgus.... 17s 141 141 24 ,Do. Leeds , 6 p . c. No. 1. 13 - - -- G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 12.4.2 4 11 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 .. 9 - - -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 •• • • 4 121 25 '4o. York, H.& S. Parch. 10 1 id - Grenville 5l 3 35 - Herod's-Foot Bl 25 2 7 Stock Dx.Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g 100 121 123 121 - Hingston Downs 4.3.6 4 4 6 20 North. Staffordshire.... all 23 24 Stock Do. Redeem., 2d gua.... 100 - - - Lady Bertha Stock Do. Irredeem., 21. gua. 100 115 117 - Margaret (Uny Lelant) 9; 44 96 - North Downs 10 II hymney Guaranteed. all - - - North France s 'Mogan) 10 5 6 85 Scottish Central, new p i all - - - N.Wh'l Basset (Megan) 5 5 6 Stock Scottish North-Eastern 100 - - 78 -,... North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 81 94 f Stock 31 per c. pref. stock.... 100 76 10 Par Consols (St. Blazy). 11 13 14 ' Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. 100 123 123 1 ._ ,, Providence (Uny Lelut) 10.6.7 47 40 a Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 125 130 _5 TvaamleaorfSTil - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co., 108 1 i 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 11 1 1 4 s - SoutliCaradon(St.Cleer) 14 255 265 10 Do. Fixed 44 percent. all - - - Soyth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 3 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading o e w r e a y n ( d car Le m a: S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 170 180 Ann., 1.0.6.) - Stray Park 18.18.0 30 32 Stock Do .41 per cent lOO 101 103 O Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.e. Ist is 41 21 3 Stock South Wales, gua. 4 P.C. 100 92 91 10 Tin Croft ▪ Stock Do. 45 per cent lOO 101 1039 4; 51 Stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gun lOO 85 88 12s 6d * 1 - West Basset (Illogan).. 14 20 21 ,24 3 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c. all 28 29 - W. Caradon (Llskeard). 10 80 83 25 Do. B 6 per cent - West Seton 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 32 33 - Wheal Basset (Mogan). 51 185 175 1r Stock Watrfd & Kilkny Cp.c lOO 60 55 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 85 9 5 , - Wheal Edward (Cats.).. 6 11 14 1 - Wheal Kitty(U. Lelan t) 1.7.2 14 15 is LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL S. - ,Wl'l MaryA o n o temie , 8 27 29 ,-. I ech'l Trelawney (Lisk.) "41 29 81 Railways.p aid ! Leasing Closing Business FOREIGN 51INEs I 'I Co.'s. Price. Done. te I Australim Bedford and Bletchley all Ludt N.VI: .. ~ 72 2 t 1 Bon AccordCopper,lim. 15s 1 d par Buckinghamshire....; 100 Ln& N.W ,99 101 I 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27} Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 1 50/ 31 so 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 21 22 211 i Do. do. 51 p. ct. .... 100 Do. 124 326 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all _ Do. do. sp. et. Clydesdale.Tunction..' 100 Caledonin;lo3 105 40 Cobra Copper al 44 46 Colchester, Stour Val., all E.IT.&E CI 151 161 Coplapo , E.Lincolnshire„...6p.c., 100 ,Gt.North.ll4o 112 111 E Union,HarwichShs.; all ;E.Counts.l 41 41 Do. Woodbridge ...; 100 I 1 d Gls.Barr.kNeils,Drct.; 100 :Caledonin , 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr i i n ii I Do. New 1 100 ;Do. 2 1 D r ourntllnoaun..(..,o..p.. .... ......... Co all 61 74 ]1 Do. Gloster& Dean Forest! all ,Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dek.&nail.i all ;Yk.N.&fir all 1 i Hull and Selby ' all ilrk.N.Md. 111 113 1 Mariquita .... __. . 1 N.lthineCop.of S.Aus.l. its. t a P Do. / Shares all ;Do. - ; g loinsliktraetelia.n. ................................... Do. i Shares all !Do. Lanc.&Carl.p.;ua.s p.c. 100 ILn & NIW 210 214 1 1 London&Greenwich . 100 Is. East 6l 06 5 port, Philip ...... N lOs 1d i P Do. Preference Lon.,Tilhy.&Soutend. 100 'Peto &Co 93 95 gl in b , , ,T au a d n S d i ' SI r e'l la t . e . a . d . 28.2.8fiUnited Mexican ........ all Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct., l 100 Norfolk — Do. 6 per cent I 100 , Do. JOINT- S TOCK BANKS. _ _ _ _ M a ne.,Bnatn. & Matk.! all 'LN W&M 24 2 ____ Closing Business Mid. Bradford Prefer-1 Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. ''rice. Dbne. ence Stock ........ 100 ;Midland . ga 98 I . l i s. 5. 6/E.Counts I I p 100 A srra&l.lnitedServiceßk 50 —: N N e og N ru i v t l ah n rn a a. r n : i e l l, . e; 1 1 l s u ts t n l p : 1 5. %x p.. l . , 57 59 10 lAnstralasia all 77 79 79 81 all Do.! Do. do. 6 per cent.... all Do. — 25 Bank of Eg - ypt all 24 241 100 lPank of London 5O 51 53 D ;. o o . rt. lix. h .w e, e l 'I.& N W Western......!, e p r e n r ............. all I ) l ( ialsin d . 141 15 40 'Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all ~,, Preston and Wyra. I I all & L. y k. s'o ;British North American all -- 01 1 t 20 ,Chtd. Bank of India, &o all 201 21 Do. 1 Shares A. all 'Do. — 25 Ch.ller.of In. Lon.&Ch. all 31 3 3 100 City 5O Roystn,Hitelt.,& Shop 100 'Gt.Nortli. 135 137 Slmwabry& Iltaelord 100 T Brassey;lo4 106 10 0 :Colonial Do. Do. 1 I .... : 4 C p 20.11 ;Com. Bank of Canada all South Staffordshire ..! all M'Clean ~ 101 11 100 Commercial of Lyndon ! 20 20 21 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 90 92 911 1 20 Eng Scot. & Aus. Ch all 161 17 Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brem 71 8 1 20 ;Gen 'Bk. oeSwitzerland all 20 ILon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 221 23 24 DOCKS. 50 !London and County . 5O !London Joint Stock Share Docks. Paid closing Buß iliala 100 London i &Westminster 2O 5 5 4 i Price. Done. 100 '!Nat. Pros. of England 35 20 iDo. new lO 50 'National Bank 25 sto , tk Conamercial lOO —1 20 New South Wales :•;; oc,k If 4pt rCt..n t .Pref .Min. 100 0•! 25 Orl , -nt .1:11:. Corporation all 14,0 41 4011 1 ,o.;': i•T A , t :,,,I Wc.3l. India... 100 1120 2O Cq,thizt,r, B:t*lk I 'ill ilO 191 111 i fitock,Lo I.'6'. Stock;St. Katharine l6O ,-- 10 !Do. New Stock Southampton lOO 25 ,South Australia &mk t :Victoria ..................... 1 , 100 102 101 25 Union of Australia all 411 WAD() NM amaisassaaell 2 50 Uuion of London l2 28 29 281 r 1(0 Unity Mutual 0 69 = a 1 9 i 20 the Ex' a sale is V person nce, the nonsuit DAY , ) ery oar d before noney of lesoribed :31/tirlee- ng le a din 61— ated h er and that rereigna . money' saw his eut• th i .i u m e , ; , 0 ifad a re6ent. utor WEIR g agape ARRITALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats Flour. English 1,120 3,460 j 650 2 270 I 1,060 Irish Foreign. 1,34030 Eli3ll‘ NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat here, to-day, were seasonably good. Generally speaking, the trade ruled inactive, as follows : Per Blbs. by the caroase. s. d. e. d. i s. d. s. d Inferior Beef 2 6 to 2 10 1 Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6 Mid. do 3 oto 3 4 1 Mid. de .... 3 Bto 4 2 Pm.largedo 3 6to 4 0( Prime do. .. 4 4tf 4 6 Do. small do 4 2to 4 4 1 Veal 4 4to 5 0 Large pork.. 3 6to 4 2; Small pork BOROUGH HOP. The show of new hops has rather increased to• day, and the demand for all kinds is very inactive, at barely late rates. The value of other qualities is almost nominal. Mid and East Kent pockets Sss to 147 s per owt. Weald of Kont do. 65s to 84s ' f Sussex do. 6ss to SOs COLONIAL. THA.—At the public sales prices were at a slight decline. Common congou was quoted is 4td per lb. SL GARS.—Only a moderate business has been transacted and prices have undergone no material alteration. In the refined market business has been very inactive. CorrEE.—The finer descriptions have been in demand, but low qualities aro neglected, prices generally are steady. IticE.—The dealings have been limited, but full rates have been realised for the small I.;u - iness SALTI'nntE.—NO buni !less of importau.ee lip.s been trans acted, and prices remain nominally unaltered. TALLOW.—The market has been mere active ; no change, however, can be quoted in values, P.Y.C. on the spot being 60s ; April to June delivery, 56s ; and last three months, 538 per mt. 61- THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENINU, FEBRUARY 24, 1860. THIN D EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Ecven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF LARDS-(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack it five o'clock. CHURCH RATES. The Earl of DOSOTJCiilliiiikE presented petitions against the abolition of church rates. THE NEW TREATY. Lord EBURY presented aieit don from Spitalfields against any alteration in the duty on silk. _ [LEFT SITTING.] SPAIN AND MOROCCO. The Earl of CARNARVON drew the attention of their lordships to statements that had appeared in the newspapers this day, relative to the terms of peace stated to have been offered by Marshal O'Donnell to the Moors. (The de spatch will be found in another part of The Sun.) The noble earl quoted from a correspondence between the noble lord at the head of the Foreign-office and the British ambassador at Madrid, in which a distinct declaration was said to have been received from the Spanish Government to the effect that it had no intention of increasing its territory in Africa. This declaration was precisely in opposition to the proposed arrangement. The importance of preventing any European Power preponde rating on the coast of Africa could not be overrated. He should very much like to know - whether any intelligence had been received by the Government ; and, if so, whether there would be any objection to its production ? Lord WODE HOUSE said the Government had received information similar to that which had appeared in the pa pers; but as the noble lord had given no intimation that he intended to ask the question, he was unable at that time to go into the details. DIVINE SERVICE IN THEATRES. Viscount DUNGANNON called attention to the per formance of Divine Service at Sadler's Wells and other theatres by clergymen of the Church of England on Stin da3r evenings; and moved a resolution to the effect &at such services, being irregular and inconsistent with order, are calculated to injure rather than advance the progress of sound religious principles throughout the country. The noble lord took the opportunity of entering at length into the question, and said that there was not a peer in the house would point to a case of a clergyman ever preaching the word of God on the boards of a thea tre. He thought that a place where comedy, farce, and pantomime had been a few hours before performed was not a place fitted for the public worship of the Almighty At Sadler's Wells, it was said the curtain rose and the clergyman was discovered in a pulpit sur rounded by a garden scene, and many of the au dience in the front boxes wore their white kid gloves, and, instead of divine worship, any one would have imagined before the curtain rose a pantomime was to be performed, rather than the Word of God preached. He could not understand how it was thought desirable to secure the public theatres for such a purpose when there were other places quite as commodious and as easy of ac cess. Under all the circumstances he thought the effect of such religious services would detract from, rather than benefit the Church of England. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NE WRY. Tho SPEAKER announced that he had received a com munication to the effect, that the petition against the return of the member for Newry would not be proceeded with. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Blyth Harbour Dock Bill was read a second time. PETITIONS. The early part of the evening was occupied with the pre sentation of petitions relating chiefly to the Budget; against the abolition of church rates; marriage with a deceased wife's sister, &c. DIOCESE OF DURHAM. Mr. HOWARD moved for a copy of any memorial or letter addressed to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, in respect of local claims from the diocese of Durham on the funds of the commissioners, and of any answer thereto.—Ordered. TREATY WITH FRANCE. Lord J. RUSSELL laid on the table the negotiations re lating to the treaty with Franco. State for the Colonies, whether her Majesty's Government had decided to advise the Queen to withhold the royal assent from the bill lately passed by the Legislature of Tasmania, for reducing the salaries of the colonial chap lains. Mr. C. PORTESCUE said that the Crown would take ,he steps necessary in refererence to the matter. PRISONS' ACT (SCOTLAND). Mr. E. CRAUFURD asked the Lord Advocate what course he intends to pursue with regard to the Prisons' Act (Scotland) Continuance Bill ; and whether he would under take to introduce a general bill to abolish the Prison Board, and to amend the present system of prison assessments in Scotland, at a period sufficiently early to ensure its being dealt with during the present session ? The LORD ADVOCATE said that he intended to pro ceed with the Prisons Act (Scotland) Continuance Bill, and also with the Prisons Assessments Bill at an early period. LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING.) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 22d day of February. 1860, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Ma jesty in Council. This day the Right Hon. William Hutt was, by her Ma jesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Hon. l'rivy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint the Right hon William Hutt to be President of the Com mittee of Council appointed for the consideration of all matters relating to trade and foreign plantations, in the absence of the President of the said Committee for the time being. BRITISH POSSESSIONS Share! Railways. Paid ' rice. I Closing I Business done 100 ) Atlantic &St Lawrence ( all i 8 90 ( Leased at 6 per cent s tk ) 80m.,8 arod a &Cent.lnd 1 100 96i 97 ( ai . 5 percent Do. Addit. Capital A 18 Do. Do. P. 11 3d I . 201 ButTalo and Lake Huron all 84 51 20/ . Do. New all 10 Do. Preference 100 I Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich / 100 83 88 5 p. ct. bds. 1 Anz., 1872 1 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 78 82 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 75 80 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lini.,l. 30. par 4 p 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.)! 28. 28 Cape Town & Dock Scripl 3s. 14 1d 11 20 Central Oude (limited),3B.od. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7 1 4 d 174 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.g - u.sp.c 5 id i d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1011 102 102 14 211 20 Do. F Shares Ext lO par IP 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO par 4' 100 Do. 41 p. c. Debentrs all 100 1001 Stock Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861 lOO 1311 102 20 Geelong& Melbourne so. c Geelong Corporation 6 1100 ( per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 86 35 5 1l 100 Do. 6 per cent. Fret all 9 4 95 6( It 100 Do. 6 per cent. Deboat all 73 74 73 3 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 , Do. do. 1867 all 76 78 100 I , Do. do. 1872 Stock Ot.lndiarenin.gua.sp.e lOO 99 995 99} 9 I 20 'Do. New, g,ua.s per cent 6 id 4 d 20 c Gt.Foutli. of Ind.Lim.—t / 10 14 3d ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 12 4 12 4 12 1 4 20 Do. New 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,witli 1 all 95 1,-0 ( cpt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. '/3 without opt all P 5 1(0 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Stock ! Madras, guar., 41 p. c lOO 87 90 Stock IDo. do. 5 per cent lOO 071 98 075 Stock tDo. 4t p. c. Extension lOO 91 93 Stock 'Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c lOO 20 'Do. Fourth do. 20 Do. do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 -..- Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 61 Class ACapitl.Sbare .. Do. do. Land do 20 Do, do. B. Capital do / a ll 5 7 6 .. Do. do. Land do 1 20 Onde (Limited) 320 Scinde 20 Do. New , Z.! e., ; 15 d par. 14 1 20 Do. Puniaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo Er c ' ' all 19 194 20 St. Andrews & Quebec Al 18 10 Trinidad(Limited)Scrip 1 Id Id FOREIGN RAILWAYS. ,Antwerp & Rotterdam O I Ard , oin 9 Bali.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 5 Belgian East. Junction tO Beziers to Graissessac 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail Colptabo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France 9 Euphrates Valley O Grand Ens. Guar .5 p.c !O Great Central of France 9 Gt. Luxem., Con. she O Italian Junetion tO Lake Constance & halo O Lierre and Turnhout tEI Lombardo Venetian tO Lyons and Geneva 13tt Maria Antonia LO Do. do. New tO Namur and Liege tO Do. do. 6p. c. 6 Northern of France tO Do. New Shares 10 Norwegi n Trunk Pref.! Paris,Lyons, and Medit.l Paris and Orleans i llecife& S. Fran. ( Pere.)' g'ua. 7p. et. (Lim.) I 9 Riga and Dunaburz; , O Rome and Frascati 10 Royal Danish 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Kt Sambre and Meuse D c. 5i per cent. Pref tO Southern of France 81 West Flanders 9 Do. 5i p. c. Preference . 9 W. & N.W. of France.. :0 Western of Austria .... tO Western of Switzerland 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref an all all all all all all all all all 4i 41 —P d par 1 1 2} 2f 1 5 4; d 25' 26 4 71 11 iipl 8 84 19 193 313; 371 —P 9 10 351 85i b 6 ld 13 15 204 22 234 BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FEB. 22. This day had an audience of her Mafesty, his Excellency Monsieur Musurus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni potentiary from his Imperial Majesty the Sultan, to deliver a letter from his Sovereign. To which audience he was in troduced by the Right Hon. Lord John Russell, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cue, her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. N. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon William Atherton, Esq., M.P., her Ma jesty's Solicitor-General. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 10. " " The Queen has been graciouslypleased to appoint Alfred Dick, Esq., now British Vice• Consul at Mazatlan, to be her Majesty's Consul in the Society or Leeward Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. DOWNING-STREET, nn. 22. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edward Palmer, Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council of the Island of Prince Edward ; and Macnamara Dix., Esq., to be Treasurer for the Island of Saint Lucia. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 22. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Ennis—William Stacpoole, of Ballyalla, in the county of Clare, Esq , in the room of the Right Hon. John David Fitz Gerald, who has accepted the office of one of the Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Northampton—The Right Hon. Samuel Jones, Lord Overstone, to be Deputy Lieutenant. County of Southampton—Hampshire Yeomanry Cavalry— William Fox, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Hatherell, re signed. MILITIA AND VOLUNTEER CORPS. County of Sussex-2d Sussex Rifle Volunteers—Rodolph Alexander Hankey, Gent., to be Ensign. Militia—John County of Cambridge.—Cambridgeshire Vance, Esq., to be Surgeon, vice Masters, resigned. County of Cumberland.-2d Cumberland Rifle Volunteers —Joseph Fletcher, Esq., to be Captain Commandant. County Palatine of Chester.-3d Company of Ches hire Artillery Volunteers—Francis William Reynolds, Esq., to be Captain ; Daniel Roberts, Gent., to bo First Lieu tenant; Henry Pooley, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. County of Cornwall.-11th Cornwall Rifle Volunteers— Humphry Willyams to be Captain ; Francis H. Cock to be Lieutenant ; Edwin Parkyn to be Ensign. 12th Corn wall Rifle Volunteers—Edward Collins to be Captain; James Henderson to be Lieutenant; Arthur Wiliams to be Ensign. County of Lancashire.-sth Lancashire Artillery Volun teers—Captain Robert Raynsford Jackson to be Cap tain-Commandant; James Barlow Stewardson Sturdy, Esq., to be Captain; John Walmsley, Gent., to be First Lieutenant ; Hiram Craven Coulthard, Gent., to be Se cond Lieutenant. 3st Lancashire Rifle Volunteers — Captain Nathaniel George Philips Bousfleld to be Cap tain Commandant ; Lieut. Geo. Hunter Robertson to be Captain ; Ensign John Lord Howard to be Lieutenant ; Ensign George Butler Henshall to be Lieutenant. 6th Laneashire Rifle Volunteers—Lieut. Edward Stanley Heywood to be Captain, vice Ashton, promoted ; Ensign Fenton Mangnall to be Lieutenant, vice Heywood, pro moted; John Bradshaw the younger, Gent., to be En sign, vice Mangnall, promoted. 11th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers—Joseph Bray Gilbertson, Esq., M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon ; Captain Henry Now sham Pedder to be Captain Commandant 15th Lancashire Rifle Volun teers—Thomas Henry Willans, Esq., to bs Surgeon. 19th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers—Captain George Alex ander Mackenzie to be Captain Commandant; Anthony Cumming the younger, Gent., to be Lieutenant; Samuel Blain Greenshields, Gent., to be Ensign; Hugh Per - kins, Gent., to be Ensign. 26th Lancashire Rifle Vo lunteers John Thompson, Esq., to be Captain ; James Wood, Gent , to be Lieutenant ; Maskell William Peace, Gent., to be Ensign ; Walter Fawkes Mackehzie Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon. 27th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers—Lieut. Arthur Bailey to be Captain; Ensign James Cross Orrarod to be Lieu tenant, vice Arthur Bailey, promoted ; George Fell, Gent., to be Ensign, vice James C. Ormrod, promoted. 431 Lancashire Rifle Volunteers—William Slingsby, Esq , to be Captain; John Slagg, jun., Gent., to be Lieit. tenant. County of Dumbarton.—Dumbartonshire Rifle Volunteers —lst Company—Alexander H. Denniatoun, Esq., to be Captain ; Colin Dunlop Wilson, Gent., to be Lieutenant; James Honeyman, Gent., to be Ensign. 2d Company —Archibald Campbell Colquhoun, Esq., to be Cap tain; John Leckie Ewing, Gent.,Ao be Lieutenant; Hugh Kirkwood, Gent., to be Ensign. 3d Company — Mathew Gray, Esq., to be Captain ; Thos. Logan Stillie, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Edward M‘lntyre, Gent., to be Ensign. 4th Company—A. Orr Ewing, Esq., to be Captain; Jame., Campbell, jun., Gent., to bo Lieutenant; Thomas Roxburgh, Gent., to be Ensign. sth Company —Mathew Clark, Esq., to be Captain. 6th Company — John Macausland, Esq., to be Captain; William Pater son, Gent., to be Lieutenant; William Graham, Gent., to be Ensign. Ist or Gareloch Subdivision John Cabbell, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Robert Bennett Browne, Gent., to be Ensign. 2d or Lass Subdivision—Montague J. Marin, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Alexander Macniven, Gent., to be Ensign. Dumbartonshire Artillery Volunteers, lat Company— James Galbraith, Esq., to be Captain ; John Honeyman, jun., Gent., to be First Lieutenant; William Reid, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. County of Haverferdwest.—Haverfordwest Volunteer Rifle Corps—John Harvey, juar., Gent., to be Ensign. County of Surrey.-6th Company of Surrey Rifle Volun teers—John Newburgh Higinbothom, Esq., to be Lieu tenant; Robert Hamilton Few, Esq , to be Ensign; Charles William Izod, Surgeon, to be Honorary Surgeon. County of Montgomeryshire.—Newtown or Ist Mont gomeryshire Rifle Volunteers—John! Pryce Drew, Esq., to be Captain; Richard Edward Jones, Esq., to be Lieutenant ; David Lloyd, Gent., to be Ensign ; Richard Jones, Esq., to be Honorary Surgeon. County of Lanark.-19th Corps Glasgow (2d Northern Battalion)—Donald Dewar, Esq., M.D., to be Surgeon. 29th Company (Coatbridge)—Thomas Jackson, Esq., to be Captain ; George Pollock, Gent., to be Lieutenant John Maxwell, Gent., to be Ensign. 50th Company —John Wallis Kerr, Esq., to be Captain; Archi bald Wilson, Gent., to be Ensign. 54th Company —Thomas Steel, Esq., to be Captain ; William Morier, Gent., to be Lieutenat ; Peter Fulton ; Gent to be En sign. 58th Company—James Thomson, isq., to be Captain; Hugh Colquhoun, Gent., to be Lieutenant; Robert M`Callum, Gent., to be Ensign. County of Aberdeen.-6th Aberdeenshire Artillery Volun teers—John Blaikie, Esq., to be Captain; Peter Daguid, Esq., to be Second Lieutenant. sth Aberdeenshire Artillery Volunteers—Lewis Chalmers, Esq., to be Captain; George Wallace, Esq., to be First Lieutenant; Dr. John Mellis to be Second Lieutenant. Ist Aber deenshire Rifle Voltinteers—The Hon. Arthur Gordon, C.M.G., to be Captain-Commandant; George Shepherd to be Lieutenant ; John Grant to be Lieutenant; Alexander Davidson to be Ensign; Alexander Brebner to be Ensign. , County of Kincardine, Ist Subdivision of Kincardineshi re Rifle Volunteers—Walter Dingwall, Esq. to be Lieu tenant; William Alexander, Gent., to be Ensign. County of Berwick.-4th Berwickshire Rifle Volunteers— , Georg e Warrender, Esq., to be Captain ; William Bloom field, jun., Esq., to be Lieutenant; James Nesbit, Esq., L to be Ensign. MEMORANDUM.-7th Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers— , Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to accept the . resignation of Lieutenant John Blaikie. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 22d day of February, 1860 : ISMUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £28,928,190 Government Debt £11,015,1(0 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 14,453,190 Silver Bullion .... £!8,925.19) 1 f25,025,-190 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,00 0 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis - misgolle rs of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) Other Deposits 14,191,528 Seven Day and other Bills .EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightAn- £10,171,19A Other Securities 20,940.989 Notes Gold and Silver Coin ---• 009,63 732,955 £10,171,613 M. £4 1 ,174,613 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated Feb. 23, 1860. AVERAGE P CE OF SUGAR. The, Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 21st day of Feb., 1860, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain: — Per cwt. From the British possessions in America 2Bs 3d Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 26s bid Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies —s --d Average price of the foregoing 27s 80 BANKRUPTS. George Read, catii,leii,-loilsmouth, to surrender, March 9 and April 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Charles Henry Charlton, solicitor, Garden-Court, Temple, Middlesex, March 2 and April 13, at half-past twelve, at Court of Bankruptcy. Henry Stephens, innkeeper, Exeter, March 9 and 28, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. John James Gununoc, agent, St. Austin's, Cornwall, March 9 and 28, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. John Henry Cohn, general merchant, Lime-street, City, March 7, at half-past one, and April 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joseph Wall and Joseph Dwton, wholesale grocers, Manchester, March 6 and April 3, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. Sylvester Matisen, butcher, Liverpool, March 6 and April 2, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. John Blair, clerthier, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire. Edward Bowen, ironmonger, Glasgow. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS DAT. Amsterdam Ditto .. 3 Months. 11 15k 11 15 Rotterdam .. 11 15 11 16 Antwerp .. 25 171 25 25 Brussels '.. 25 171 25 25 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Msraeilles — 25 321 25 40 Frankfort on Maine — 1171 1171 Vienna .. . 13 45 13 56 Trieste .. 13 45 13 55 Petersburgh .. 341 341 Madrid .. 49 Cadia 49f .• 49 49 Leghorn .. ' 30 321 30 371 Milan .. 25 40 26 45 Genoa — 25 37/ 25 421 * Naples Palermo - 1211 121/ Messina . -- 1211 122 Lisbon . 521 52/ Oporto • .-.'". 52/ 63 Rio Janeiro — • • • • New York — • • • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) ....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) ... „ 0 0 0 South American Donblons CHURCH-RALE DEPUTA LION TO LORD PALII_ERSTON. A numerous and influential deputation of lay men, headed by Lord John Manners, was received yesterday by the Prime Minister, at his private residence, Cambridge House, Piccadilly, to present a statement on the subject of church rates. Amongst the members of Parliament present were Viscount Ingerstre, Sir Min to Farqnhar, M.P., Mr. Arthur Mills, Mr. J. W. P. Watlington, Sir Stafford Northcote, Sir Brooke Bridges, Sir F. Hey gate, Mr. Packe, Mr. G. F. Beecroft, Captain W. Talbot, Major Edwards, Mr. W. Vansittart, Mr. F. 0. Papillon, Mr. A. Steuart, Mr. It. Long, and Mr. T. J. Millar; also Messrs. Brinsley, Morley, J. Braithwaite, A. G. Stapleton, G. Howets Davies, Hy. Hoare, J. A. C. Traill, J. C. Colquhoun, Howel Gwyn, Loftus Wigram, J. W. Perry, C. G. Mere wether, and Mr. John M. Knott, secretary to the committee, formed. part of the deputation. Lord J. MANNERS, after introducing the deputa tion, proceeded to read the statement, which depre cated the abolition of church rates as being only a first step to the separation of Church and State, and hoped that the Government would re-consider their determination not to introiuce a measure for the settlement of the question this session. Mr. PACKE, M.P., desired to impress on his lord ship the fact that many country churches were solely dependent on church rates for their main tenance, and would fall to decay if deprived of that aid. Mr. BRAITHWAITE confirmed this view. Lord PALmEnsroN said that he had listened with interest to the statements which had been made to him by so numerous a body of gentlemen who had done him the honour to wait upon him. He need not tell those assembled that it was one of great difficulty, owing to the state of parties, and the diversity of opinions. lie assured them that he would consult his colleagues, in fact, it had already engaged their attention. He felt the force of the remarks made by Mr. Packe, and fully admitted that in keeping churches in repair, as in other things, " a stitch in time saved nine." It was, he admitted, most desirable that churches should be kept in constant repair by a small outlay when required, instead of being allowed to become dilapidated, and thus necessitate a large outlay in the course of years. He was quite aware of the desirability of arriving at a satisfac tory solution of the question, but the deputation of course would not expect him to exprees any opinion beyond that, and to assure them that the whole question should continue to receive the ansious consideration of her Majesty's Government. Lord JOHN MANNERS then thanked his lordship for the very courteous manner in which he had received the deputation, and expressed the satisfac tion of those assembled with his lordship's reply. The deputation then withdrew. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' S-YBSTERDAY. There was a very moderate attendance this afternoon, and only a few bets laid, the subjoined quotations requiring no comment : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Anatis (taken) 10 to 1 agst Xanthus (taken) 12 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 15 to 1 agst Brunetto (taken) 20 to 1 agst Maria Agues (taken) 26 to 1 agst Bridegroom (taken) 30 to 1 agit Kilcock (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. Bto 1 agst Chore Arnie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Nucleus (taken) 40 to 1 agst Egtert (taken) CHESTER, CUP. 100 to 6 agst Satellite (taken) 20 to 1 agst Viatka (taken) 20 to 1 agst Tame Deer (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 9to 2 agst The Wizard (taken) sto 1 agst Buccaneer (taken) sto 1 agst Lupullus (offered) DERBY. 9to 1 agst Umpire (offered) 9to 1 agst Mainstene (taken) 11 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Thonuanby (offered) 12 to 1 agst The Wizard (offered) 20 to 1 agst Lupullus (offered) 25 to 1 agst High Treason 30 to 1 agst The Drone 33 to 1 agst Upperhand (offered) 33 to 1 agst Cramond (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Sir William (offered) RACING FIXT FEBRI Gullane 25 Liverpool Spring 6 Shrewsbury Spring Coventry l4 20 Warwick Spring Ar. Pont eland 2 Newmarket C 9 Cattorick Bridge 11 Abergavenny l2 Chester 1 Doncaster Spring 8 York Spring 10 Salisbury lO Bath RES FOR 1860. Ascot 5 Hampton l3 Newton 13 Odiham 19 Beverley 2O Ju Newmarket J 3 Carlisle Worcester 5 Liverpool Abingdon 12 TARY. Cheltenham Club ... Lincoln Northampton Llanboidy Croston Park Thirsk l3 Epsom Spring . l9 Newmarket F S .. 23 Harpenden lB Epsom 22 Manchester 3O Hungerford ,31 Bibury Club Stockbridge Winchester Chelmsford Newcastle LY. Nottingham Stamford Marlborough Goodwood Atro' Brighton Brighton Club 3 Wolverhampton Reading 8 Radcliffe l3 Egham 14 SI:II'TE Warwick Doncaster 11 Chesterfield l7 Leisester OCT , Bedford 3 Newmarket S 0 Novz: Hereford Liverpool Autumn 7 IREI - MA . Howth and Baldoyle ..19, 20 Oxford Plymouth York Lichfield Stockton Derby . .• .MBER. Monmouth Blanchester Autumn Newmarket F.O. , TIER. Newmarket H I Woroester Autumn IMBEIt. Shrewsbury Autumn. AND. tell. I Athlone APRIL. Carrigh MAT. Ilowth and Baldoyle Summer 8 JUNII. Wicklow JULY. Bellewstown 11 I Down Royal Cup ...24 The Times has been suppressed throughout the Austrian Empire. The copies which arrived by post have Austriansubjects been seized, and it is proclaimed that the erring journal will no longer be suffered to se duce subjects from their allegiance. A definitive prospectus has been issued of the Great Northern Palace Company, with a capital of £600,000, of which £400,000 will be in £lO shares, and the remainder in doben tures. The promoters point out that tho population of the north side of London is more than 1,500,000; that the building will be directly accessible from a station of the Great Northern line, without the fatigue of a long ascent; and that the estate, which con sists of about 450 acres, will admit of 300 acres being let on Leese or avid for the erootio; of Tilla44 PAPER. Sir W. MILES moved for a return of the quantities of paper charged with duty, and the amount of duty received from the year 1831 annually up to the end of 1859: similar return of the quantities exported annually during the like period : similar return of the quantities of foreign paper imported annually into the United Kingdom during the like period, and also during the month of Jan., 1860, and of the quantities retained for home consumption : and, return of the quantity of paper of all sorts charged with duties of excise in the United Kingdom, from 1834 to 1859 inclusive, and quantity thereof exported on drawback and retained for hove consumption.—Ordered. CEMETERY 421 T CLAPHAM. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice of his intention to ask a question on this subject. EXPORTS (FRANCE). Mr. SALOMONS moved for a return of the articles of home, colonial, and foreign merchandise, and their values, exported from the United Kingdom to France, during the years 1854-1859, respectively ; distinguishing the produce and manufactures of the United Kingdom from those of the East Indies and her Majesty's colonial possessions, and of foreign countries.—Ordered. ELECTIONS, &c. _ . Sir C. DOUGLAS moved an address fur return, in tabu lar form, of the names of all candidates, at each of the two last general elections, for eachborsugh and county in Eng land and Wales ; total cost to each elected member ; total cost to each rejected candidate; the number of electors on the register; the number of electors polled; and total cost of the election.—Ordered. BRITISH PRODUCE, &c. Sir S. NO RTIIC OTE moved an address for return show ing in parallel columns the rates of duty to be levied in France upon articles of British produce or manufacture under the provisions of the commercial treaty of this year, and the rates of duty proposed to be levied upon the like articles under the commercial treaty of 1787 —Ordered. BENEFICES UNDER SEQUESTRATION. Mr. LOCK Eir KING moved an address for return of all the benefices in England and Wales which are now under sequestration for the purpose of discharging the deb's of any incumbent, stating the names of such beneficee, the length of time that each has been under sequestration, the gross amount of debts for the payment of whicb each benefice was sequestered ; the population and annual value of each, and the county and diocese in which it is situated ' • the number of churches to each of the said benefices ; and the annual amount paid to the curate or curates to perform the ecclesiastical duties of each benefice. THE EDITOR OF " THE FRIEND OF CHINA." Mr. E. JAMES gave notice that he would draw the attention of the Government to the imprisonment of the editor of the Friend of China. WINE. Sir S. NORTHCOTE moved an address for copies or extracts of all Treasury minutes on the subject of draw baeks to be granted to the holders of stocks of wine in the event of an alteration of duties : And, of all corrospondence which has taken place on the subject between any depart ment of the Government and the committee of the w►ne trade, or other persons interested therein, in the year 1843 and any subsequent years. Ordered. MARSHAL O'DONNELL. Mr. WYLD asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if her Majesty's Government had received any in formation of the decree of her most Catholic Majesty the Queen of Spain, by which the title of Duke of Tetuan has been conferred upon Marshal O'Donnell, together with the territory of Morocco upon which the victory of Tetuan was gained ? Lord J. RUSSELL said that her Majesty's Government had received information to the effect that the title in question had been conferred on General O'Donnell, but thero was no communication respecting the latter part of the question. ENCAMPMENT OF VOLUNTEERS. Mr. E. JAMES asked the Secretary of State for War whether her Majesty's Government intended to order auy battalions or regiments of the Volunteer Rifle Corpe now formed and in course of formation, during the ensuing summer, to the camp at Aldershott, or any other encamp ment, in the same manner and for the same purposes as re giments of the line and militia spgiments have been en camped. Sir R. PEEL drew attention to a statement made by the Secretary of State for War to the effect that if the volunteer oorps were to become a permanent institution of the coun try, they would, with batteries, be a substitute for the Royal Artillery. He wished to know whether this force would be amenable to the articles of war and to military discipline? Mr. S. HERBERT denied that he had made any such statement as the hon. baronet attributed to him. The force in question would not be placed under military discipline unless it was found necessary to call them out. With re. gard to the question of the hon. and learned member for Marylobone, he must answer in the negative, as he had no such power as the hon. member supposed. MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE NAVY. Sir E. GROGAN asked the Secretary of the Admiralty if ho intended to carry into effect the spirit of the late naval warrant as regards medical officers in the navy by granting to those officers, when serving afloat, naval rank and uni form, with the distinctive badges of rank corresponding to the militpry rank granted to them by the warrant, both afloat and when serving with her Majesty's forces? Lord C. PAGET said that the question of the pay had been settled, and that the subject of the uniform would shortly be arranged. TAXATION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR. Mr. WHALLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was his intention to introduce a bill for renewal of the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 89, exempting the profits of stock in trade, and other property liable by law to be taxed for relief of the poor, from being so taxed ;.and, if so, whether such bill would be introduced at such a period of the session as to admit of inquiry by a select committee as the grounds for such exemption, either in connection with any inquiry which may be ordered as to the assess ment of the income tax under schedule D, or other, ise. Sir G. C. LEWIS said it was not his intention to intro duce a bill to continne the acts in question. DUTY ON BARLEY. Lord 11. TIIYNNE asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether he was prepared to remit the duty on barley malted for agricultural purposes ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this subject had very often been discussed with the bu dget, but up to the present time no arrangement had been made for the remission of the malt duty, and her Majesty's Govern ment could not entertain the subject. DUTY ON PAPER. Baron ROTHSCHILD asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, if he was prepared to state whether, at the time of the abolition of the paper duty, he would grant the draw back upon all stocks of paper in the hands of the stationers bearing an uncancelled Excise label. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the proposal of Government was that the duty should be re pealed from the Ist July; and on the Ist July a drawback would be allowed on paper found in the hands of dealers which had been made since the Ist April. As re lated to the other part of the question, it was a matter of considerable difficulty, and ono he could not then answer. He might, however, state that the Govern ment would meet cvery reasonable wish, and without caus ing any sensible inconvenience to the trade of the country. The absolute repeal of the paper duty would take place within a month or two after the Ist July. COLONIAL CHAPLAINS. Sir J, PAiiiisi — a6l 7 %i coked the Under Secretary Of 111 t 111 1 UST. IMPERIAL PAR,LIAME NT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) CUSTOMS ACT—THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. HUBBARD then rose to move the adjourned de bate on Mr. Du Cane's motion on revenue and expenditure. He thought the commercial policy of this country should always stand in one or two categories—first, that the change proposed for adoption should either be plainly obvious as good for our own interest, or if there was a treaty, that the concessions we made should find a counterpart and equiva lent in the engagements and concessions of the other con tracting party. Now what were the features of the French treaty;? On the part of England he found a reduction of about one-halt on two essential articles—wine and brandy. There was, besides, an entire abolition of duties upon other articles of minor importance. He was not disposed to quarrel with those concessions in the abstract, nor in the event of our being able to make them out of the surplus revenue of the country, or being able to replace the deficiency by the creation of some tax that would be as little onerous as the taxes taken off. But he did not think any one could justify those remissions on the ground of a surplus revenue, and no one could say that those substituted taxes were more expedient or less objectionable than those from which we were to be relieved. He would first draw the attention of the house to the substituted taxes, and then pass on to the consideration of the treaty in reference to the equi valents Tho concessions on the part of England might no :doubt lead to a considerable increase of our teade with France, so far, at least, as silks, wines, and brandies were concerned ; but he found that the equivalent conces sion of France was a vittual prohibitiin although the duties would b e s p ec ifi c . Th ose d u ti es , i n th e first instance, were 30 per cent., with a prospect of a reduction of 5 per cent , to begin in October, 1864 ; so that we make imme diate concessions, while France promised a concession at four years' date. Now, without questioning the good faith of France, that was a promissory note comin g from such a variable people as th e French, that it was not what would be called in the city a discountable bill. When ,he said France made no concessions he made a mistake. The 11th article of the treaty provides that the two contracting per ties should levy no duty on the export of coal. It did seem to him supremely ridiculous that France should undertake to levy no duty on the expert of coal, inasmuch as she had no coal to export. It was different with England, for she had coal to export and did export it, and she engaged not only not to levy a duty upon the export of coal, but not to prohibit the export of coal. He took a most serious objec tion to that provision of the treaty. (Hear.) He asked upon what commercial principle the Government had un dertaken to levy no export duty on coal. lie was satisfied that a tax upon exports was one of the most legitimate means of raising a revenue. There were very few countries that could raise a duty upon exports. The Two Sicilies had mines of sulphur, and it was good policy in that country to impose an export duty on that article. Russia had immense fertile plains of grain, which she exported, as also hides and tallow, and it was only proper that countries so favoured by nature should turn those great resources to their own ad vantage. (Hear, hoar.) The export value of coal was £6,000,000, and of this France tcok just £0,250,000. He now came to the article of brandy, and here lie would quote an extract of a letter written by Lord John Russell to Lord Cowley and Mr. Cobden. Lord John Russell said —" Adverting to the distinct nature and very much higher market value of French brandy, and more especially to the interests of England, the Government consider 10s. per gallon to be the proper duty. If, nevertheless, you should find that by making a concession, even beyond what I have named, you can obtain from the Government of France sa tisfactory arrangements for an early reduction of duty upon some important commodities, you are authorised to engage for the reduction of the duty on brandy to the same rate as British spirits brought from the colonies—namely, Bs. 2d. per gallon." Now, what were those important con cessions that had induced the negotiators to consent to a re duction of the duty to Bs. 2d. ? (Hear, hear.) Passing the concessions made on either side, it appeared to Wan that there was no consideration on one side for what was given on the other. He would endeavour dispassionately to look upon this matter. The English concessions he had spoken of—the French concessions being 25 per cent, at four years' date ; if that were not a prohibitive duty he had much mil; • taken the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The right hon. gentleman told the house of the state of the linen trade as regarded our exports to France, and that the rais ing of the duty in 1842 from 27 to a much higher per cent age had completely extinguished the trade. If that were SO he should like to know would this treaty revive it ? If this treaty were to be considered as a step in enlightened legislation he was very glad of it ; he was glad that the most eminent liberator of trade, Mr. Cobden, should have had the honour of inducing the French Emperor to substi tute for a prohibition terms something less stringent, and which held out the hope of some farther advance here after. But when he had said that he had said all he could say in favour of the treaty. He congratulated Mr. Cobden on the progress of his imperial pupil, and he congratulated his imperial pupil f r his quickness of apprehension ; but ho could not congratulate the English public on an addi tional twopenny lucerne tax as the price of the lesson in political economy given by Mr. Cobden to the Emperor of the French. If Mr. Cobden could have prevailed upon his Majesty to cut down a portion of his immense armaments, so that we could do the same—our naval and military force could be brought down to one-third less—we could have saved £10,000,000, and there would be no need for a seven penny or a tenpenny income tax. .(Hear, hear.) lie would now come to the duties ex proprto motu of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. Many of those reductions were in themselves very execellent, and some of them would contribute r i f r b o u m t e a to b ro t k h e e r or between production individuals, n o t f ii v i cheap dua ls , t p o l r b t me subject- rm ddie g t o s a . (A laugh.) The duty was reduced upon eggs and nutmegs and raisins and currants, &c., to the amount of £380,000. Th.s Government seemed to proceed in this way. Having re duced the duties in favour of France £2,000,000, they took off duties to the extent of £2,000,000 in favour of the English consumers. But when they considered the price paid for the concessions of France the question was a very serious one. He would now come to some of the detail s of the new im positions. First, as to contract stamps. Was any document which recorded a bargain between two parties, whether issu astafitenidp ? fi - lis Di n d ew the ta r x i a g t h io t n ho m n .o . u g id en e t x le t m en a d n ? see T a o l v e er th h e ow ca e s v e id o e f a mine. The broker had a book in whichhe entered es-fry sale he made, and then sent to the two parties for whom he acted a copy of his entry. Was each of these copies to be taxed ?—for if so it would not be merely a penny, but a twopenny tax ? He would next take the case of two parties —the one living at Hull, suppose, and the other in London. The man in Hull wrote to his correspondent in London, saying he would give a certain price for certain goods. The merchant in London wrote to say ho would accept the price. These two letters in law constituted a contract. Were these letters to be brought under the new tax, or were they to le subjected to a penalty for not paying the tax ? Take the case of a c commercial traveller, who made a sale to a country _ .. u ___ ...28 ...29 ..20 ..22 ..26 -17 ...24 ...16 ..21 ..22 _27 _2B ..29 ...21 ...25 ...22 ...30 ...13 ...27 ...26 shopkeeper, and entered a memorandum of the sale. Wail there to bo a penny stamp af::xed to ekery such met! y ? Let them suppose a transaction in Manchester between one merchant and another. Nothing passes—there was merely an entry in a book—was this registry of a bargain to be sub ject to a stamp ? Take the case of a broker on 'Change. Men ran hither and thither, made entries on scraps of paper, the effect of which was that thousands, tens of thousands, passed. Were all such transactions to be subject to the new stamp ? He next came to the charge of the Cuitore-house officers for inspecting bonding operations. That would be a most onerous charge, and he was informed that in many cases it would destroy all profit. Its very introduction was so objectionable that he would seriously recommend to the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer its entire abandonment. There was also a tax on re • movals. On tea, for instance, a cwt., there would be for the charge of removal 41d., for the looker-on, Is. He next came to the registration. To this there were most serious objections. It was very desirable they should obtain accurate information as to the exports end imports of the country; but those were for the public utility, and why should the merchant be teased with them. By the registra tion proposal every individual package would have for re gistration to pay the sum of one penny. Now any such stipulated sum was highly objectionable. Take the case of Theht eo CHANCELLOR made AN c o E n this. a basket of grapes, worth 2s. 6d. ; the ch arge o f a p enn y was of the EXCHEQUER—No, no nothing of the kind. Mr. HUBBARD—The question was, were we Rot too strait-laced the dvautageof t maki ngpeople he pay large for ? in that which conduced the country at Ho now came to Most important consideration in the budget—that of the income tax, which had to fill up the chasm. The addition proposed was no less than 3d. on the original tax proposed by Sir R. Peel, and sd. different from that which would have existed but for the change, although this was the era which had been looked forward to for the remission of taxes. The right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer ob served the other night upon the patience with which the people had borne the income tax. Why had they so borne it from year to year ? Because the English people believed in the words of statesmen—(hear, hear)—because they believed that every year would be its last; and now it was brought forward in its most aggravated form—a most grinding exac tion for another year, without one word of hope. (Hear.) What had been the opinion of every great statesman on this tax ? That it was a thing intolerab'e in time of peace. (Hear.) And because of its temporary nature they said, Don't mind looking at its imperfections, you won't have it long." The income and property tax taxed fairly real property and dividends, and there its fairness stopped, for it taxed land owners on the money equally laid out in repairs and agency. It taxed the householders on the necessary provision for want of durability of property ; it taxed the annuitant, whether for a term or for life, not upon the revenue, but upon the capital. The right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer had used the landed interest wronglY_ to obtain right. He was sorry the Chancellor of the Ex chequer had adopted language which contained a most mischievous fallacy. Of the sum which he called interest —and if the sum paid upon the Long Annu i t i es was inte rest the Government had not yet paid the debt 7 -tbey had not paid the capital. (Hear, hear.) Td e income tax was not altogether a tax upon interest but upon capital. The budget was full of imped iments to trade, and tax as between m an and man a th e commercial classes. full of imperfections. The income tax was not an equal Two men might make £IOO,OOO a year, and one man would cy, and according pay donne the income tax of the other, although both To er th n i i s a . ke oh h e is m p a o rt in re t turned to law. Now, was not a tax which permitted that to clear, made a large sum one equal a mount of gain, and consequently paid h b be woulddon e ask quite the untenablehouse toco?nsid I the other man t y h e e ar s b a y me year su a ni n , w.in e year, less t h e next, and the thud year nothing at all, and he would pay upon a sma ll avera g e, or probably pay no income tax at (Hear, hear.) Was not such a tax a most ob jectionable one for a country like this ? He might observe that be objected to any system of legislation for the public good being made a party question. One /Arty in office brought forward an income tax, and the other party opposed it—(hear, hear)—and that party brought it forward with some improvements, and then the other party attacked it. (Hear, hear.) So great were the imperfections in the present system that it was a great disgrace to the age in which they lived, and he would not believe that a revenue sufficient for the wants of the country might not be raised by a tax which would be less iniquitous than this. (Hear, hear.) The hon. member for Montrose had stated that this was the best budget since the death of Sir R. Peel, that all these measures would give an immense impetus to trade, and that the trade with France would bo immense. (Hear, hear.) Now, although there could be no doubt that trade would he increased in wine, and brandies and silks, yet it must be remembered that the great budget of Sir E. Peel was of a very different character. That right hon. gentle man's great glory was that he emancipated the industry of the people of this countr—(hear, hear)—and his first and great object was the abolition of the corn laws. (H ear, hear.) Some hon. gentlemen said that measure had made no appreciable reduction in the price of bread; but it had made bread dearer in other countries: It had equalised the Nice of that article all over the world. The policy of Sir R. Peel was to operate upon the large necessaries of life, and on the consumption of raw products of other countries by the conversion of them into m anufactiires. .But Franca many articles for that was not a country which could supply , purpose, and it would not be by increasing the consumption of such commodities as wizt tmd brimtlY Oat they would