The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-29 00:00:00

- - - -- - i i ,- _ _ _. . .. . ... TILE SUN, LOND 0 INT , ' ..........._ his Day.) M 0N E Y MARKET SH A R.i.,1 MARKETS (This Day). ..„„„,..._........ . LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Prices Busines. A I Y. AND RAILWAYS. Shr. Paid RAILWA.YS. Companies this day this day. YE or.) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Closing rr,c Baldness done this dap this day. — St. 100 Bnckgho.msh. Ln.&N.W. 99 101 " Bi, ING COMPANY. • St. 100 Clydesdale Jc Calodon... 102 - 104 try, i Chancellor to - --__.— 25 all Col.Stour Vy. E.U.4E.0 13 —l5 M eal CITY, Two o'CLocK. artier were not 12i, —S i ; ; Ambg. Nottng. Bost. st. 100 B.Litt. g. 6 To., Gt.Northr 138 140 138 i veye, The Bank of England weekly return of liabilities & Eastn. June— 5i - 6 51 5 all E. Uri. 11. Sh. E. Count. 4 41 and: rder. and assets completed to the 26th inst. is of a satin- 1350 i all au B B i e rm lfas ti t g. & Ballymert , ... ... St. 100 Glas. Bair. & Caldonian. . of th wended by 11 16 Wolverh. 6 Neils. Direct. factory character. The reserve of notes shows an Stour Valley 7i 84 St. 100 Do. New Do lt wt oceedings that St. 100 Birkenhd. Lanesh. 6 25 ' all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt. Weatn. ... ... with uptcy Court for increase of over a quarter of a million sterling, and Cheshire Jane 7O 72 50 all hull ‘l,l Selby. Y. Si, N.M. 109 111 the b ink,—the proof the bullion has been augmented to a moderate 25 all niaelz burn ... ....... required to be amount. The secu r iti es h ave been s li g htly di- -- 95 all myth & Tvue original 12i' all Do. i Shares. Do £25 (iss. . at £45).... 26 27 i. all Lon.eiGreenw &Eastern l3 —l4 o o f f tki order was only nainished, and in the public and private d e p os it s s t. 100 Bristol & Exeter-90 92 20 , all Do.Prefcrence Do 24 25 with the proper there is a,small augmentation. In the other items St. 100 Ca1ed00ian............ 82i 83 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co '2B 100 sh or t ng up the bug' st. ,100 Chester & Holyhead 34 36 110 1 10 N. Bark. Sh, Do • ••• s p e d of the balance-sheet there is little change of im- 50 I all Cork and Bands:,.... ... ... 5i all IMauch.Bston. La.&N.W by th Portance to notice, and they will be seen in the 20 al e alll l C C o o Dni rk : , a ßi l ack. & Pass. .... ... and Matlock di Midld 24 2i my intended to hubjoined. table:— 20 10 ••• ••• St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland... 97 99 971 64, 54 Newmarket " Bei of his re, in the act °I Active circulation - iii - Ur rem interfering Dec rease 9 l -500 50 411 iDnblin&BelfastJun" ... ...A 5 0 all N.,kEst.s p.c. Do 57 59 tar of oanager, and to Bullion 50 all , Do. 6 nor ct.. Do ... Dun. P. &Aber June. 8 —8?, relief ucurred againil . Increase 185,422 St. 100 East Anglian ......... 16 17 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do of W R,est mated by the - St. 100 Easternljnion,A..stk. 45 -- 47 124' all IDo. Do. 4 Shrs. A Do Increase 5t.11.00 Do do. 8... . .... . 31 33 St. 100 Roysin.diELit. Gt.Northn 138 140 Roun Public deposits !•• m 10 1 all ,Shrows.& Her T. Brassey 8i 9 the f ito the Court Of Increase ....... 15 16 12 , all S.Staffordsh.. ,11.31 Clean 91 10/ official manager Other deposits 13,987,923 St. 100 East Lancashire 88 —9O 50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. ... ... ton Mear ie books of thO Increase B of eo P k: Seven-day and other bills - 92 Decrease :de intention of Government securities - 1 00 'Edinitrra krh.a. 27 28 PREFERENCE SHARES. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. do Eastn. Juno..., Belfast & Ballymen- Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Thrkenhd. Lanesh. cs? Cheshire June' Blaelz burn ....... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 1 Bristol & Ca1ed0i5ian............ 10hester & Cork and Bands:,... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Do. A ~ Do. B IDublin&BelfastJunc, Dun. P. &Aber Juno. East Anglian Eastern Counties... Eastern Union, A. stk. Do., do. ....... . Do. New A East Kent East Lancashire ... East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb.Prth.iirDunclq. Forth and Clyde June. Furness . Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gna. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds 'Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshir, Do., do. F £l6 ... Do. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwal Do. New, iss. 5/. 10s. Lond.Bright. & S.Cs t London & N. Wester, Do. Eighths London do S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. do Ennisk. l Ntanch.Shef.&Lincln.l Metropolitan Midland . Do. Birming. & Derb , Midland 0. West.(lr. Do. Shares . ..... Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.l4 berg.&Hrfd Newry & Armagh Newry, Warrenpoim & Restrevor Norfolk. Northn. Counties Uu North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N.Eastern —Berwick Do do. G. N. E. Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n........ N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn, North Staffordshire.. l North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton...., Peebles Portsmouth... £20,191,370 91.560 18 112,402 185,422 3,216,099 5,467 4,931,120 195 210 13,987,923 15,570 813,911 36,514 10,526,563 No alteration. Other securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices were Without any material alteration. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales. The public sales of foreign and colonial wool will terminate this evening, and considering the dulness of trade, the quotations throughout the series must be considered to have been well maintained. The inquiry for money in Lombard-street is ex tremely limited, and judging from the appearance of the Bank of England return, and the low rates eharged for the negotiation of first-class bills, there is some probability of the discussion being revived ,cie intention of ssible assistance 64 - 65 27 - 28 PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyno 10 p. I c prof (issd at 501.) , Brie. Et Ex. 4 p.c. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. I Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. !Ches. dt Ho. 5i p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent... lin the asaignee 1 94 - 95 - 10 102 - 103 89 - 91 , 128 - 129 102 - 104 53 -53 ti, 56 - 58 ;*6 'ice versa. g out the order many collatera l n, but it ?Nita St. St. St. St. 103 21 jt6O -102 54 a Cork&Bandonsip.c. Dun.Perth.StAber.J. IE. Anglian Cls. A Sb. .•• 6 - 6f wry to increase Do. do. Cls. B 6p, c. 86 - 89 11. - 12• p 11 - 12 rl 8 1 - 91 - 901. 1 —a, Do. do. Cls. C 7 4 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Di:4lo Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash .6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sth Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e ,Furness, 5 p, c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 'Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem._ Do. 4. per cent ...... Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Scot. 1 st Pr( Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spe Do. con, red. 4i p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per rant. Do. 5 p. c, red. pref. 7 Do. Birm. Pref. Ski_ Do. Chester Sp.c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gus. Stk Do. Chesil. Gna. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do 110 -- 115 107 -- 112 114 -- 117 112 -- 115 130 -- 133 79 -- 81 1 give the cost° , and you Wi lt ' costs, a nd as n assignee. rty to apply. ••• ••• 6 - 61 NCH. I, Justices Cols' 108 - 109 914 - 92 1$ - li 93i - 94; ii 1: li 'AL BOARD. With-regard to the probability of a reduction of the minimum. In Lombard-street the rates range as low as 2.1 and 2i per cent., and at the Stock Ex change loans are obtainable, in Government Secu rities, at 1 and 2 per cent. a demurrer to a Exeter's refusal 361 - 37. 14 - - 92 63 • 65 id. h wall, built by 'een the Disoen• was sufficient or There is very little inquiry for silver, and tho quotations are without alteration. are expected t° Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about. 136,8961., and there have been no exports except the following shipments direct from London to the continent during the week ending Thursday last Gold Coin—Belgium —Calais JP —Hambro' • Boulogne 12,850 Bars—Boulogne 6BO —Hambro' • Silver Coin—Calais —Hambro' —Boulogne Bars—Boulogne There has been a sudden fall of / per cent. in the value of the Funds. This has been caused by extensive sales. The proximity of settling day has 110 doubt precipitated this movement, but there is a very uneasy feeling about France, which has also exerted a prejudicial influence. Consols for 3310 uey are about 97i, and for the July account 97/. The New Threes are 96i ; the Reduced, 961 ; Bills,• 31s. to 365. prem. ; ditto adver tised, 15s. to 18s. prem. ; Bank Stock, 221 ; India ditto, 222 4 ; ditto Loan Debentures, 99k ; and ditto Scrip, 99/. In Foreign Securities business is inactive and prices are rather lower. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 9 5i 96 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 92i ; Spanish New Deferred, 264 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 20k ; -Peruvian 44 per Cents., 86i ; Brazilian 5 per Vents., 1011 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 1004 101 ; Venezuela q per Cents., 38 ; and ditto Deferred, 15. i'i = ii E )re Mr. 3 - 11 -31°8 MINS. 04. 6d. on a b i 62 - a 3 - 3 50,i -51 i ••• ..... ... h s ll4°' kreh, whio iturday, and dir rag posted t° tll6 he denied heol Lot had notice 41. - 92 2 1 d 46 47. 72i 95 981 ,Lan.& York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B.G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P., 5 p.e.St.No.2 Do. Now Guar. 6p. e. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. et... Lon. & S.W. 7 poret. late 3d Shares ... 5 - 7i - 8 - 9 Tinge of a no lig° f notice. 30 - 32 Londy.& Color. Sh. Londy.&Ennis. A Sh. S.,&L. 6 p. dent. Do. do. do. £6 ... --- •. 7 - 4 . (1 d Judge to O lis intiff—dato4gi6 Rhymney Scottish Central flOO N.E. Abrdn. St 'lOO Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union ... 8 Sitingbourne 48heer 100 (South Devon 1100 South Eastern 100 ,South Wales.. ... . all 'S. Yorksh. RiverDnn 14 IDo.. all all 20 5 I 161 100 100 22 100 100 all all all 109 llt 27 28 81 83 44 46 2i 1A 35 —36 A 68 68. 13 15 82 7 5 e 8 10 35 36 Do. do. 3i per cent. Marypt. &Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do. do. (This DO) lid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4. p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &I - I. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. e. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. &odic. Deb. 4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. 1.,1847 North British Do. 71. Preferonco N. E. Der w. 4 13. c.Prf. I Do. do. do amed Tingelr , livery Count; krging hira er servant a bv e4 a horse vsil° Stainos,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Do. do., 1854 I I Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath...- I Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cot West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London ...... 3 Do. First Class j Do. Second Class._ Jots 3 of the 1 0 , f e 21st low to t, on my Ol i o driving anZ b ils -street. " - th• Came OD e , ving before 5 p avoid him, Bard a horse g o the wheel Of t n i e defendant, ' 111 ll had no rig Liles an hour' e x amined, o • pendent wit ° O O y next, and journed till s eed man wor ei d , nam ed Wad !J r ved with reooi ro )o, the PrOil e :i ng - s treetl, Ma. a io appears t the Mr. Sen t ' t he was v - t io kept 0 1 01 ,00 1 oy. On ae' to ley wog .a° o Sent's to 0 0 . ie, in N tuge o ci iih Kent's; shoP_,,lo Sprinlol;l 4 h prisoners ibit of loaicrii:-/I He coul d b tof seed his 133 _,1 135 fot tot inteod°"_,..to it if he ch°'" ••• ••• 99 - 101 The arrangements for the settlement of the ac count are now in progress in the Railway Share Market, and prices in most instances have shown 0 . further decline. Edinburgh and Glasgow have declin e d ss. ; Eastern Counties, Great Northern, seat Western, North-Western, Midland, and North Xaat ern (Berwick), 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire alid South:Western, 11. The Foreign and Colonial lines are flat. Great Luxembourg have declined 58 4 ; East Indian, 11. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, . 1 j " / ') and Great Western of Canada, ss. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are ext remely quiet, and there is little variation to re- Port in val ues . O r i e ntal Bank have declined 108. "insular and Oriental Steal" have improved 11., 411 d Royal Mail Steam 10s. (Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848... Do. York EL di S. Pura iNorth Stalibrdshire.. Ox Wor • & Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. - 2i - 34 64 - 61 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar IDo. do. Debentr. St Scot. Cent. Now Pref Sc.N. E.Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St South Devon - 121 - 108 - 101 120 - 122 125 - 130 73 - 75 10 - It 4 Do. fixed 4i pr eent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. o. 44 per cent Do: Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c IS.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c ;Do. do. do. St. 1100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 20 all 25 all 25 19 St. 100 23 - 24 102 - 194 101 - 103 - 102 1001 - 28i1 WaterfdtSxKilk. 6 pc. 45 - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. (Prom the Offiesca List:) auk Stock 221 3 a Per Cent. R e d uced Annu i t i es 9 6s 4 4 li.P..ee Cent. Consols Annuities 97 , 1 "!, 3 per C en t. A nnu i ties 96h i h A A lectia Stock 44 (14 Loan Debentures 994 Ditto Scrip ° 0,.. 1 . 8 0.1s for Account . equoir Bills, 2hd. March. June. ' XlOO0.-• Ditto Advertised Ihd l5 18 1 llttriss FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. liraxtuau 5 per Cent. „..(Ditto 1852, 4h per Cent. 4 ~, ican 3 per Cent 2t) 4 f:rxuvian Bonds, 4h per Cent B6h 2 id inian Bonds, 5 per Cant. . ......... C i f h Bonds, 3 per Cent. ~, b New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lazkteb Bonds, 6 per oent 96h 5i 6 5i Yb e n itto Account ' ,1 2 !zuela Bonds, 44 per Cent • U itto Deferred, 2 pe r Cent .. l5 BRITISH MINES. . . 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 101 111 1 20 14 British Iron ..' . 3 4 . . 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 80 ',- , 0 10 1 Dev. Gt. Oasis. (Tav)46o 480 ... 30 East Basset (Illogan) 90 - 95 ... 17s Great South Tolgus 143 156 ... 111,Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 41 —5/ ••• 7f, Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 11 -- 2 ... 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 71 84 ::: ... N. W. Basset (Mogan) 106 113 ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 6 7 ... lA Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 20 21 . u Porkellis U. (Wend.) . . ..• ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 11 1 2 ... 2 , 6 S. Caradon (St. Clear 395 —• 405 2 S. Cara Brea (Illogn. 3 1 4 :i . . 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 1 240 -- 250 5 46 'Tam. S. &L. Min. Co.! 4 Isi 10 9 Tin Croft 1 1 31 4 ... 40 Un.Minet (Gwennap) ... ... .. 12s 6V. of Towcy (Camar.) 1 14 ... 16 W. Basset (Illogan) 241 251 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 103 110 ... 54 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 220 230 ' ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 293 300 ... 56 'Wh. Edward(Calstck) 46 5 ... 1178 Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 10 11 .._ 8 WILMa.Anu (Menht.) 47 49 4 Wh. Trolaarnoy (Lis.) 23 25 FOREIGN MINES. 20 74 'Australian 35 27 Brazilianluip.(iBsued at .E 5 pin) 30 all Do. Cocaes dt Cuiada ... ... 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 13 14 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica ... ...d 40 all Cobra Coppor 4G 49 ... 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co. 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 11 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada A 4 1 all Novoan Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.Lol4 Swat 6 7 5 1 Port Philip • • ••• 30 164 Santiago de Cuba ; 6 —2.); all United Mexican 134 3i MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 1.. -- ... 25 19 Australian Agricult. 29 30 10 all Australn. Royal Mail 1 16 : D D Be DCB or o oopi l .... t i cp4. i n i N c):i : or e . W : w mfp. a ; i t e 7ru s ij s .e r . aaop l a: ;. t s : EL ac r s jen k / in . s it. Ed . 1221 .. 556 .. 4. i l: 13210 4 7 .: s2:01 1: 05t . 100 aal4 a l2 l oll l 4 WO 321 Canada 133 138 1164 4 20 55 4 an a aal l iil l illll'CrysDCEl:7"tsFillePPfeslail:llteeac.noamefeeFra....T. 1. 3 44 : --::: 1 4 .! St. 100 ElectricTelegrapia 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel .. _ 5 all , En. &Aust. Cop. SmCo, ill fi 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. . ; s,Z__ 9 all Eur.&Am.Stin.(lita.) ii 4 " ' 20 ‘ll Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ~. __ .. 15 14 'Gon. Steam Navigat...: 20 5 London Discount 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 24 21 21 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... _ . 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 7 i 10 all Do. Extension Toleg. ... ___ ... 10 all ,Mexican&S.Amerieu dree ...... I . 25 5 I Nat . Discount Co 1 i 10 6 Netherlands Laud I 1 4 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p.c.Pf. iss.at 1 d ll 2 5 3 Do. Do. WO 80 New B. &N. S. Land 16 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 1016 1021 1 all N. B. Australasian._ i _ i 20 all Nrth.ofEuropoSteam 24 3 1 all Oriental Gas 1 10s. Do New Share's lid ie 5 all Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl l4 24 50 all Peninsular & Orients; 80 82 814 50 10 Do. Now . 7 8 p 50 all Rhymney Iron XlO 60 :loyal Mail Steam 59 • 60 60 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 14 St. 100 S.Aus, Gov.6p.c.bds. 110 112 1114 25 all South Austral. Land 36 37 1 all Submarine Tel. Seri' 4 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trim. Ln • Co. Up. Can. .. .. 100 1 284 Van DieraCALand.., 133 -- 144 / He belie/ Alb s 1 whole ttt emand the ET. A i Oi l ° et, LER 111. ss of a lab° dances. tool, et MOP ° 0 o was pa ve r i o g g i , hen he s i., FP n d saw JP o r fie Ta to , - +he from -- Ele then °: Le peloone Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLO( K. Consols money 97A Consols for account Cole for Account, (July) 97i manob "" OS ear bid ill •g° a degtror k ior , w tool' pp uoving ye 02 of Ilk 's oner ° °t L ic isi ° wished P i OOS S with ilL ° o ol hrsats tro" ut. do 0 0 '" as a ?1,00131 13 14 31 108} 92 LI 371 7 92 11 RlgA ll. te Ti" is of th:Pti as The i',: t 10 3 P er ' e bet in SeP"fli Alfa of n eo o o (181" ed i 3 te ,loo 9o Patb i e t : e opeo. 1,001 of i"0 Lal C 5 I „fe r i ' d i n t How. 10 , Co° t. 0 2 11 ...... 1 80 0 ...... 6 ...... 44 ...... ; •••••• 16 . • 0 55 61 1 1 48 ' 3 , 686. 7 1,062.8 S •4 „id so"' OSl6i‘fotelft go o es tha t dire c o f the lir l that °jig of c 0°144 le 0* 1° n Jon 1,0300 ['be intioa. LITERATURE. throne/on for Schools. By F. H. Taguemet. edited by the Rev. T. Alcom, M.A. Longman. This is a v er y use f u l littl e wor k, a d ap t e d f or th e gene rallt reader as well a s f or s c hool in s t ruc ti on . It i7,,a revised a b r id gment o f th e " C ompen di um o f :-',ltronology," b y t h e same au th or, an d i t conta i ns :° 0 most important dates of political, ecclesiastical, literary history from the creation of the world r • the end of last year. This is not a very narrow uhdary, but owing to the conciseness of the ar -4▪ 4genient and the employment o f ra th er sma ll er type than in the former work, the promise is faith ' performed. The copious indices afford every facility for reference, and all who have any ma ' 4 ; 01 1 to refer to dates or require historical accuracy, 4 Qould provide themselves with this useful little companion. Etta' ( hoisis ; Selections from modern French Writers. By the author of "Amy Herbert." Longman. the it a n a d m i ra bl e li ttle volume, i ntroducing o"Young reader to modern French literature in its o t o advantageous form. The name of the author Amy Herbert" on the title-p age i s a su ffi c i en t 7 1 - f 'arantee to the most careful instructor that none e i h t he vices of conti ne nt a l li tera t ure h ave b een in -11,.4",c1 in the selection ; but no rigid aff e ctation F been exercised, and fair samples of modern b ren ch writers are given. Victor Hugo, Alexandre tiras, Alphonse Karr, Emile Souvestre, Lamar 'ths, and many other names of eminence meet us. to 6 extracts are of sufficient length to allow of in tt.,:?Bt and to afford a g ood s p ec i men o f t h e au th or ' s to We cordially commend this littl e vo l u me th e who ar e desirous of placing in th e h an d s o f tia°,ung and inexperienced reader a volume which uhPlay the abilities and excellences of coati -0J 'writers divested of their drawbacks. 21 t* Irish Quarterly Review. No. XXIX. Simpkin and Marshall. ( 1 , - -. quarterly, as its readers are aware, is chiefly fe rhs a ted to the topics connected with education,. re-_ ee m ." la tion, and prison discipline. It contains, of p r r h 4 e) articles on some other subjects, but the ri tte "„ e , i ,Pal portion of its contents treats of these irti t - t° 7lB . It strongly maintains the plan of refor iii tics'rY e stablishments, and all who are interested to :4° velopnient of that system will find much Of iitatraet them in its pages. The most p rom i nen t W ft er papers is an entertaining o ne on th e pa rt r of the Feuilletons, and another, the sixth oi l 1 1. f the " Odd Ph ases i n Lit era t ure. " A paper has p°rliawenfary Reform takes a r e v ie w o f a ll th a t ( 111e 8 j tel Y be said an d d one on thi s i mpor t an t and I.° n• Th e i n t ro d uctory letters on Industrial tent: / f °rEaatory Schools for Ireland deserves at -11411:17111, ad showing some defects i n th e sys tems Y t d op e 5 all 5 all !CI all .0 all :0 all 10 all .8 I 9 .8 all .8 all Oi, all )o'loo K) jlOO )0 'lOO ;0 2s. • ,286 d O 2s. ;t. 100 O all O 5 10 all 10 all It. 100 10 all 1 0 alt all all all all tO • all O all ;0 15 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen. Ind,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo 4 Lake Hui Buff. , Brnt. & Godch 6 p. c. bds. , 1 Aug.. '72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do, do., 1 June '74 Calcutta 'and S. East. Central Onde (Lira.) Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. d 0......... Do.4a p.c.Bnds.,'s9 Geelong dt Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. ofCanada Do. 6 p. c. Debark Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore Do. New. guar. 5 P.C Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Ms., payable '57 Do. do., '76, P. '6O Do. do., '73, do. m Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4 p. c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4t p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per o Do FOR: r Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia & Fraxcisco Belgian East. Jnnct Beziers to Graissessac CarmeauxdiTonlouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction 1....5e Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca di Fist. sp. c. p. Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. New Namur SD Liege Do. do. 6 p. o. Prof Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk.Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife ds San Fran (Pernam,) g. 7 p. c Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati—. Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 per e. Prd W. dz isT. 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ARRIVAL OF THE NEW "BIG BEN" AT WESTZIIINSTER. --- Yesterday morning, about half-past eight o'clock, "Big Ben," the lareeest bell ever cast in this coun try, was removed from the foundry of Messrs. Mears, at Whitechapel, where it was cast, and con veyed, under the superintendence of Mr. G. Mears and Mr. Oliver, the principal moulder. to the base of the great clock tower at Westminster Palace. It was placed upon an iron truck, securely bound with ropes and drawn by 16 horses. The crown of the bell was tastefully decorated with a flag and a huge bunch of May. The horses' heads and whips of the drivers also were ornamented with bunches of May filwor.i. They arrived at Westminster shortly before 12 o'clock, followed by numerous spectators, and, after the work of about an hour, by the facilities afforded by mechanical contrivance, " Ben" was placed within the hoarding at the base of his final resting plaice. UL like his predecessor the new " Big Ben " is tastefully ornamented with Gothic tracery in low relief. On one side of his wail is the portcullis of Westminster, and on the other the arms of England, sharp and clear as if chased by the hand. Round the upper hp is cast in Gothic letters the following inscription :—" This bell, weighing tons, cwt., qrs., lb , was cast by Mr. George Mears, of Whiteehapel, for Ce clock of the Houses of Parliament, under the direction of Edmund Beckett Denison, Q.C., in the 21st year of the reign of Queen Victoria, and in the year of our Lord MDCCOLVIII." The precise weigh`, hal not yet been ascertained, but it is btlieved to be rather over 14 tons, or tons less than the old bell. Its height is 7 feet 3 inchel, and in diameter at the mouth it measures 9 feet. The weight, if possible, will be tested this day. _ _ Though there is less metal in the present bell than in the former, iti dimensions are not less than those of its predecessor, though its form is slightly different. The head h more rounded, and the weist more sloped in. The sound bow, or place on which the clapper strikes, is also half an inch less in thick ness than that of the old bell. The upper parts of the new " Ben" are as sound as those at the very bottom. There are no holes, no symptoms of un soundness or cracks, and no refuse of the furnace on the collar to tell that the metal was too rigidly economised. Everything is exactly as it was wished, and Mr. Denison has expressed himself satisfied that both in tone and manufacture it is excellent. The unexpected thickness of metal in one part of the old bell caused its note to alter from what it was intended—E to E natural. With the present bell no accident of this kind has occurred, mainly owing to hot air being blown into the mould during the whole day of casting, thus preventing the sud den cooling of the surface of the metal and the porosity to which large castings in cold moulds are liable. The new bell is exactly as it was intended that it should be, namely, with the note E. It is stated to be so full of sound that a slight stroke even with a common switch makes it ring with a tolerable tone, and the vibration, after being struck with the clapper, gradually set les down like the sound of a trumpet slowly dying away. The clapper of the new " Big Ben," which is in readiness to be attached, is about half the weight of the one originally cast, being now about 6 cwr. instead of 12 cwt. as formerly, This huge bell, when hoisted in its resting-place, will not ring out in chime with its four neighbours, but deliberately and distinctly toll forth Time's succeeding hour. TIE FAT AL PRIZP, FIG fiT AT GRAVESEIV D. Yest rday morning an inquest was held at the Town flail, Gravesend, relative to the death of Philip Red wood, aged 27, who died from injuries received in a prize fight with Morris, the " Brighton Pet," on Wed nesday. An account of the fight appeared in our paper yesterday. It was proved that the deceased left home With the intention of fighting. He told one man that he wad to have 3/. if he won the fight, and 2/. if he lost. A. surgeon, who had made a post morkm examination, attributed the death to injuries received in the fight. The deceased's mother•in-law stated that on Wednesday night Morris called on her and raid—" Don't blame me for what 1 have done to your son ; he ..vould have done the same to me if be could." A verdict of " Man slaughter" was returned against Morris. At the Borough Petty Sessiaug, held at 11 o'clock, James Donavan and James Oakey, who were assisting at the fight, were charged with the manslaughter of Philip Redwood. Mr. Henry Hutchinson was retained for the defence. Mr. Saperietendent White asked fur a remand until Monday. Mr. Hutchinson contended that the magistrates had no jurisdiction, the offence (if any) having taken place in Essex. The bench, however, de cided upon remanding the prisoners until 12 o'clock on Monday next. Mr. Hutchinson' then applied that the prisoners should be admitted to bail ; but the bench re fused to entertain the application. MARKET NEWS. --(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. Lorge supplies of vegetables were oil sale to-day, an d th e show of fruit was on the increase. The trade generally raled steady, as follows : FRUIT. Pine apples, per lb. Ps 0(1 to lOs Colons a I do., ea. Os 01 to 0,30 d Grapes, per lb Bs to 12s' Foreign do 'ls Od to 5s Od Melons, each Os Od to Os 0(1' Peaches, p. doz 24s to 30s Od Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os Od Apples, p. h. sv. 3s Od to 6s Od Pears, per doz ...6s to 10s Od Oranges, per doz.. 6d to is Od Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 2s Od Apricots, p. doz. Os Od to Os Od Cherries, per lb. 68 to 8s Od Filherts,per 1001 b 308 to 40s Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 358 to 403 Almonds, p. lb. Oa Od to 00d Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od Figs, per doz ...... Os to Os Od Strawberries, per ounce .......,O s 9d to ls 6(1 Gooseberries, per half sieve ....2s 6d to 4s Od Currants, p. h. sv. Os Od to Os Plums, per do. Os Od to Os Od Green gages, per b.sv.Os to Od Raspberries, p.potl. Od to Od VEGETABLES. Greens,p. doz.bun. 2s Od to 4s Shallots, per lb Gd to 8d Cabbages, do. Os Od to Os Od Horseraddisli, p. b. Is6clto4s Savoy do., p. b. Os 2d to Os 4d Parsley, per do. ... 4d to Gd Cauliflowers, do.la Od to 2s 6d Celery, per do is Od to is 9d Brocoli, p. doz. is Od to is Gd Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od Potatoes, per ton GOs to 190 s Parsnips, per do. Od to Os Od New do., per lb. 2d to lsOd Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d Peas, per puunet 2s to 3s Od Mushrooms,p.ptl.lsodtols3d Turnips, per bunch 2d to 4,1 Artichokes, per doz 6s to 8s Carrots, per bunch... Gd to 8(I Lettuces, per doz. 1011 s 3d Cucumbers, each 108 to 16 s 0d Endive, per set.. 2s 6d to 3 s Garlic, per lb .... 6(1 to Os 8d Radishes, p.d.han. 8d to 1801 Sorrel, per sieve ......Od to Os Tomatoes, per hsv.oB to Os Chi Spinach, p. d0...1s Od to 2s Od Walnuts per 100 ...0d to Od Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 100 is 6d to 28 Od half do ........ 3s Od t o 4 s Od C a p s i cums , per 100 Os Od to Os Onions, p. bush. Os Oil to Os Od Rhubarb, p. b. Os 2d to Os 8d New do., per bunch Od to Od Asparagus, per bun. 2s6dto 7s French beans, per Seakail,perpun.ls Od to 2s ad 100 ........ is Od to 2s 6d Turnip greens, per Leeks, per d 0......... 2d to 3d bush Os Od to Os Od NEW-GATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 3s tid to 7R Oa ; Poults, 5s Od to 7 s 0d; G eese, 5s Cd ' to 7s Od each • Goslings, 5s Od to 7s 0,1 ; Duck lings, 2s 6(1 to 4s Od ; tame rabbits, is Od to la 9d each; wild do., 8d to Os 10d • pigeons, 5d to 10d each ; l arge Surrey Fowls, 7 s t o 10s; barn-door b do., 580 d to 8s 0d; Chick ens, 5s Od to 7s per couple. Capons, 3s 6d to 580 d ; Hares, 2s 01 to 3s Od ; Grouso, Oa Od to Os Od each ; Pheasants, 03 Od to Os Od ; Ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od ; Woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od; Snipes, Os Od to 080 d; Teal, 0.1 to Os Od; Wild Ducks, 3s 0(1 to 4s 0 d; Widgeons, Os Od to Os 0.1; Plovers, Od to OiOd each; Guinea Fowls, 3s Od to 386 d; Roasting pigs,ss Od to 8s Od each Ostend fresh butter, —s . to —s Od English do., Os 11(1 to 18 3d per lb. ; English eggs, 60 Od to Os likl; French do., 5s Gd to Os Od per 120 ; Leverets, 2s Od to 4s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od; mutton, 2s I.od to is 2d; lamb, 4s 8I to 5s 8d ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; pork, 23 10d to 4s Od por Blbs., by the carcase. W HITECIIAPEL. Boaf. from 23 101 to 4s p i t ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2,1 ; lamb, 43 10d to 5s 8d ; veal, 33 4d to 4s 8d ; pork, 33 0,1 to 4s Od per Blbs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE.. Turbots, 2a GI to 15s; Brills, 2s Od to 108 each ; Salmon, 180(1 to la 3d per lb ; Cod Fish, ls Od to 4s each ; Soles,4 d to 2s Od per pair ; Trout, 10d to Per lb • Lobsters, Gd to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6(1 to 2s Od; Wh it., ; Na np ves 2: dd to Gs per doz. ; Common Oysters, 128 to 16s ul Os to Os por 13814. ; Mackerel, 2lis to 30s per 100 ; Smelts, Os 01 to 38 Gd per doz. ; Skate, Os to Gd per lb; Shrimps, Os 0(1 to Os Od per gallon ; Bloaters, 4s Od to 8s Od per 100 , to 3s per 100; Scotch do., Od Fresh Herrings, 3s Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreys, IBOdto 7s each ; Haddocks, 2s to 10s poi doz. ;Pipe, 61; Sturgeon , Gd per lb ; Prawns, 4s 6d to 5a Od; Mullets, Os Gd to Is Gd each; Plaice, 4(1 to 18 each; Halibut, 6d per lb ; Flounders, is Od to la Gd per doz. ; salt fish, 0(1 per lb ; Eels, 8(1 to 18; Carp, I i to ; a Tench, is to 5s , per brace • Garnets, 4d to Is. IMPERIAL PAR LIAMENT. HOUSE OF COM MONS. --(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. CORPORATION REFORM. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex (Messrs. Alder m tin Lawrence and Alderman Allen) presented a petition rs'ative to the C , rporation of London Reform Bill. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Malvern Improvement Bi'l were considered and a..treed to. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY (CAPITAL) BILL. This bi.l was read a third time and passed. The following bills were further considered and ordered to be read a third time : —Ayr and Dalmellington Railway, Birkenhead Improvement (Bondholders Ar rangements), Cromford and High Peak Railway, Rtst Kent Railway (Dover Extension), Manchester Corpora tion Water, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Newton to Compstall), Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway, and Yar Bridge Bills. CARLISLE, LANGFIOLM, AND HAWICK RAILWAY BILL. Mr. ELLIOT moved that the minutes of the pro ceedings of the committee on the Carlisle, Langholm, and Hawick Railway Bill, in group 13 of Railway anti Canal Bills, be printed at the expense of the parties making the application, and distributed with the votes.—Agreed to. MANNING THE NAVY. Lord C. HAMILTON, Treasurer of the Household, brought np her Mak!sty's Government's reply to an address for the appointtnert of a royal commission to inquire into the best means of manning the navy, stating that her Majes'y had considered the subject and had given the necessary directions for its issue accordingly. done so, but, have allowed her MajeSti' 1116irsters- te carry on the Government of th e coun t ry w i t h out dis turbance. The right hon. gentleman's speech appears to me to proceed on an endeavour to show that during the three months which have elapsed since the present Go- - vernment took office they have brought forward such measures, and pursued such a course in relation to foreign affairs, and likewise to India, as ale=ereed and commanded the confidence of this house, and if not of this house, certainly of the country. This proposition, I think, ought to he examined into a little closely. W e cannot do this without examining, in the first 'dace, into the relations cf the Government with the goverrmente of foreign countries', for almost the very first &element that I find in the right hoe. 'gentleman's speech is the following : "Ie is well now for us to think lightly of the s , rilfe we have passed through—even to forget them ; but when I tell you, and tell you seriously, that the question of peac e , or war when we- aecedel to office was not a ques tion of weeks or days, but of boors, I am sureyou will remember that peaceehas been preserved, %Orli the hon our of the country has been vindicated.' (Cheers anti counter cheers.) How is it, I ask, that our relations with France were in such a condition that the qhestion of peace or war was not one of weeks but of hours. (Hear.) I cannot find from any member of the late Governtnenn—and I took the opportunity of asking the Earl of Clarendon in pa . rtiCnlate—that when they were in office there was any apprehension of an imminent war. Toe only question, as far as lam aware, on which it was supposed that any mieunderstanding cduhl Lave arisen between this cour.try and that great empire ith which we are in alliance—an alliance, whiCh I hope w.ll be long mainfained—(cheere)—w as in refehence to the residence here of perions who conspired against the ide of the sovereign of that country; and the Conspiracy Bill which had been introduced into this house. I cannot be• lieve that a Prince of Bitch great sagacity as the Emperor Napoleon, who has been so firm to the English adiarce, who has been one of the beet, if hot thehvery best, hly to us of any French Sovereign, would have taken any step which should raise apprehensions of war, simply he cause we refused" to alter our laws' and to charge the ancient spirit of our domestic legislation at the desire, of a foreign Government. (Hear.) _lf the right hon e gin . to imply that, then . I should have much less reliance on the security and etabditi of peace than I have at the present moment. (Hear.) If this is his mean fig, I should not rely so firmly on the jastice and on the peelc policy of the French Government as I am dis posed' to do. But above all, I can hardly believe that to be true, because we are even. now going into committee tb consider the army estimates—the plan of which is, that 20,000 militiamen, well armed and disciplined, are to be disbanded, and we are to rely solely on our recruits and newly-raised troops, the greater part of our effective force and our veterans having been sent to India. I can not imagine that any such plan would be proposed by a Government which was of opinion that peace hung upon a thread, and that we were inh3uch danger that when the late Ministers went out and the present Mi nisters came in peace or war was a question not of weeks but of hours. (Hear.) There is anothei part of this ques tion. which, in my opinion, is of great importance, bet to which the right hon: gentleman has not called atten Lion. Every one will recollect that when the Csuepiracy Bill was brought into this house the right hon, gentle man, in this house, and the Earl of Derby in the other house, expressed their approbation of it. (Hear) We who voted against that bill-99 in number—were sup• posed to be very bad patriots, and certainly I for one had no beeps that we should be able to defeat it. But afterwards, when we came to the second reading, those who had swelled the majority of 299 embraced most readily the proposition of the right hon. member for Ashton, the obvious effect of which teas to throw that bill over altogether. (Hear.) It was tuntrured that the then Ambassador of France complained that he had rea son to expect that the gentlemen opposi e would have supported the bill when they came into effiee---tbat -it would have been carriedthrough both houses, and that his expectations had been disappointed. I cen conceive tbat there might have been a great deal , I irritation ex isting if that were the case, not against this country but against the present Administration. The French Govern ment might have felt aggrieved at the conduct . cf our Government, but that is very different from the two countries being on the brink of war. (Hear.) I believe the people of this couiitry, and tee people of France, taking them in the mass, h are cordially dispo se d t o k eep up relations of peace. (Hear.) They both see that peace is necessary to commercial prosperity and to the progress of civilisation, and they both are aware that the break ing out of a war must be attended with greiit evils and must impose burdens on their resources which would be deeply felt by both. I believe, therefore, that the two nations are both inclined to peace, and that the difficulty would be either in France or in England to induce the people to take up arms upon any petty matt , r or with out some serious cause of quarrel. (Hear.) The Empero: of the French in one of his despatches desired his Minister to say that peace could only be maintained if the honour of both nations were kept intact—a sentiment worthy of him, which we ought always to hold"ia re spect. I should be glad to hear, there& re, from the right hon. gentleman an explanation of the passage which I have quoted from his speech, and I hope be will tell us, too, how it is that if we were within a few hours of_war greater prepare ions have not been made for the defence of the country than aro proposed in the. e army estimates. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman went on to make another statement in reference to the question of peace or war which is of the greatest import ance. In another part of his speech he says :—" A war between Naples and Sardinia, which would have been a war that would have set the whole world iu flainee, was nearly precipitated in order to incoaveciecop and perhaps upset a Government which was t he choice, after doe reflection, of the Queen of this country, and which was honoured by her confidence not formally, but sincerely and cordially, because they were the only party who would come forward and incur the responsibility of carrying on the Government." Now, that is another subject with respect to which I , ask for explanation. There must have been great forbearance in this house on that subject. Those who sit on this side of the house were anxious that we ghoul') not betray, er desert, or abandon Sardinia. An hon. member gave notice of a motion to the effect " that this house trusts that in the difficulties which had supervened between Sardinia and Naples this Government will act in concurrence with that of Sardinia." I think that was a motion which it was perfectly competent to an hon. member to make,. and in which, unless an explanation bad been given, he should have persevered. But as soon as this house un derstood that a proposal had been made to the Govern. meet of Sardinia which that Government had accepted, and that negotiations had began, there was no in discreet interference with the Government. There was above all no wish whatever to commit Naples and Sardinia to hostilities. On the contrary there was every disposition to await the result of those ne gotiations. I might, if I should say anything on that subject, say that the house has shown over much patience upon it, because, although we profess to sup port Sardinia, we do not find that that concurrence has produced that which we might naturally expect it would have produced—an immediate concession on the part of Naples, at least of the ship and the crew that were seized —(cheere)---but that, on the contrary, there is every dadger that the crew of the Cin liari—notaith etanding that, according to the statement of Lord Maltnesbury the law officers of the Crown are of opi nion tbat the capture was illegal—or at heist a great part of the crew, may have to suff..r in the pestilential dungeons of Naples during the mo s t ushealthy part of the year. (Cheers.) So far, therefore, from being impa tient on that subject, or showing a disposition to destroy the Government, this house has been willing to accept Any intimation, however brief or incomplete, which her Majesty's Government might make upon it. Then there is another subject upon which the right hon. gentleman prefers a charge against a large portion of this house. I read with great surprise the statement which be made upon our policy in India. The right hon. gentleman says that the question was whether, or not we should pursue in India a policy of extermination—whether we should maintain there a fence of Europeans four times greater than ever was maintained before—whether there should be no mercy shown to the inhabitants of India, and we should attempt to rule by force alone—or whe ther there should be a discriminatieg amnesty with the view of affording ud a chance of restoring peace in that country. Now, I wish to know who has ever proposed tbat policy of extermination I (Cheers.) •Let us know where it was proposed. Did the late Government send out instructions that no mercy should be shown, that all persons who were taken should be put to death without exception, that there should be a general massacre of those who had been our subjects because they had rebelled I Or was it Lord Canning who issued such instructions Has Lord Canning, contrary to all that we have seen of his policy, proposed a policy of extermination, believing that we can rule in India only by force I . Where is the information ? I conceive that there is no statesman, whether here or in India, who has proposed such a policy. (Hear.) But I must admit—and I admit it with sorrow —that, great and cruel outrages having been perpetrated upon the mutineers at the commencement of the mutiny, and indeed for some months, not only upon unarmed men, but upon. women and children, a spirit of resent - m - eet and revenge took possession of those who had arms in their hands, and that in many cases more pe rsons were put to death than the van quishingof the mutineers necessitated. I believe that Lord Canning in lndia and the Government in this country — whe ther in the h ant s of the late or the present Ministers—deplored that there should be any excess of re venge, and a ere anxious that at the first moment possible, when resistance Lad been put down, to act in a mercy,spiritofov with them and and to show to the races of India that we wished t ogern for them, for their benefit and welfare, and not to govern by force the many as ' million inhabitants of India. That , I believe, our p ol icy; i and yet the right hon. gen- Tan w ho expected to be believed by his constituents, an eis dw — who, I dare say, was believed by them—(laughter) —said to them that there are now in this country men who are bent upon a massacre of all the native races in India' and who are determined that we ou g ht t o govern them by force ' • and the right hon. gentlem an t ook great credit for the Government for having sent the orders of March 24—orders founded, doubtless, upon htmanity and good policy ; but I have not the smallest reason for believing that any Government would not have adopted a pol ey of a similar character. These are the observa tions which I have thought it my duty to make with re spect to the statements of the right hon. gentleman upon foreign affairs and the affairs of India. I cannot but think BREAD . The prices of wheaten broad in the metropolis are from 6d to 7d ; of household ditto, 4Ad t o 6d per 4lb loaf. HIDES AND S KINS Market hides, 561 b to 041 b, 3d to 3id; 641 b to 721 b, 3.1 d to 3d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3 id t°, 3 (l; 801 b to 881 b, 3/1 to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 40 ; 961 b to 1 041 b, 4jd to 401; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d ; upwards, --d to —d ; horso hides, 8s Od to Os Od ; Calf skins, light, 2a 01 to 3s 6d ; ditto full, 5s Od to 5s iid ; Polled Sh eet), Os Cd to Os Od ; Dents, to 11d , d . NOd to Os Od; half-brads, 03 Od to N 0:i; Downs 5s Od to 6s 0d ; Lambs 2s to 38 Od ; S_hearli ncrs 10 HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—BIeadow hay, 2 1 10s to 41 Os; clover, 3/ 103 to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1 / 4s to 1/ 81 per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 4/ 2s; clover, 3/ lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 93 per load Both hay and straw were in moderate supply and heavy request, on former terms. VPHITEcHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 41 Os; clover, 31. 108 to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1 1 48 t o 11 8 a per load. Trade dull, at late rates. Supplies good. STATE OF TRADE.--MANCHESTRII, Friday.—We have had no market since Tuesday, the holidays having put a stop to everything in the shape of buiiness. Although prices on the whole, influenced by the flatness in Liver pool, tube slightly in favour of buyers, there is still a good deal of firmness manifested by sellers. The num ber of transactions this week, however,ls too limited to eaable us to form a correct estimate of prices. RAILWAY LEGI6LATION. • Col. W. PATf EN gave notice that he should, on Tuesday, 22d June, move an address to her Majesty for the issue of a commission to inquire into the eff,.ct of recent railway legislation. (Cheers.) BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. HAMILTON gave ttotic a that on Monday next the Chancellor of the Exchequer would move that on every Thursday during the remainder of the session, Government orders of the day should have precedence of notices of motion ; and on Thursday the Chancellor of the Exchequer would ask leave to introduce a bill relative to the funded debt. THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS AT SIERRA LEONE. Mr. ROEBUCK asked the noble lord the Secretary for the Colonies a question relative to the suppression of a newspaper called the New Era, lately published in Sierra Leone. The paper in question had incurred the displeasure of the Governor of that colony, in consequence of its criticising his conduct; and he, with the concurrence of the Council, issued an order in Council calling xpon every newspaper in the colony to provide sureties, the same as was adopted in this country. The proprietors of the Nem Era sent in the names of certain persons as sureties, but the Govern ment rejected every one of them, and the consequence was that the paper had been put down for some time. He asked the noble lord whether his attention had been called to this order, and if so, whether he or the Go vernment had done anything upon it, and if it had, what ? and further, if they had considered the pro priety of recalling the Governor. Lord STANLEY said an order to the effect stated by the bon, and learned gentleman was issued in the course of last year by the Governor of Sierra Leone for all newspapers in the colony to find sureties—the same as the English newspapers. The Government, however, considered great inconvenience would result from the working of the order, and they had desired the Governor of the colony to repeal it. (near, hear.) It was not the intention of her Majesty's Government to recall the Governor of the colony. (bear.) THE RIVER THAMES, Mr. GRIFFITH asked the First Commissioner of Works the followiuw question :—Whether the principle just put forth by Dr. Odling, the Officer of Health for Lambeth, that the perpetual motion of the water of the Thames, and the flux and reflux of the tide, affects the oxidization of decomposing matters to that extent, "that he has never been able to discover sulphuretted hydro gen in Thames water," may not be well worthy of further investigation, as offering possibly the means of escaping the haz irdous and expensive drainage engineer ing undertakings that have been under consideration? Lord JOHN MANNERS was understood to say an enquiry was now going on relative to this subject. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. CLIVE brought f.ir ward his charge of breach of privilege relative to the attacks on bins in the Carlisle Examiner, imputing to Lim corrupt rnotves as chairman of the North British and Caledonian Railway Bill. On a former occasion the hon. and learned gentle man brinight the sulject under the consideration of the house, when it was ordered that Hudson Scott, the publisher, and Washington Wilkeß, the editor, should this day attend at the bar of the house. Since that time he had hoped there parties would have retrac'ed their charges, and he would have been satisfied ; but instead of that, they had been repeated in a subsequent publica tion of the paper. The bon. and learned gentleman was proceeding to read the article in the subsequent publica tion, when Mr. T. DUNCOMBE called the bon, and learned gentleman to order. The printer and editor of the paper were in attendance to appear at the bar of the house for the complaint made against them on a former occasion. lie thought it unfair that the offence they had to an• swi-r should be exaggerated before they were called to the bar of the house. The SPEAKER said the hon. and learned gentleman was in order. Mr. CLIVE having read a portion of the second article, Mr. Iluds.)n Scott aad Mr. Washington Wilkes were called to the bar of the house. In answer to a question put to 11,r, Wilkes, he stated he was the printer, publisher, and editor of the Carlisle Examiner. He published the article complained of in the paper of the 15th May, believing the statements, from in formation he received, partly from a public and partly from a private source, were true. He ,as not then prepared to withdraw the article or give up the author from whom be obtained his information, but he thought if a commission were appointed, the parties who had given him the information would come forward and sub stantiate the imputations contained in the article. He had the information from a gentleman connected with the line that was thrown out. Mr. Hudson Scott stated that he was not now the publisher of the paper, nor waa ho on the 35th May last. They were then ordered to withdraw. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved three resolutions, to the effect that Washington Wilkes had been guilty of publishing a false and scandalous article, reflecting on the conduct of the chairman of the committee (Mr. Clive) and other members of that committee, and that the Speaker do issue his warrant for his committal to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL having seconded the motions, They were agreed to. Tee CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved the discharge of the ordure for the further attend ance of Mr. Hudson Scott.—Agreed to. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S SPEECH AT SLOUGH. Upon the order for the day of going into Committee of Supply, Lord J. RUSSELL (who was very indistinctly heard in the gallery) said—l should not be disposed on the present occasion to call attention to our foreign relations, were it not from reports in the newspapers of what ap peared to tee to be a most extraordinary speech made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Hear, hear.) If it were only a speech pronouncing exultation at the result of a late debate in tbis house introduced by my right hon. blend the member for Oxford, certainly neither I nor any one would find fault with the Chancellor of the Exchequer for even excessive expression of exultation on that account. But there are other matters which deeply concern the relations of this house to the Govern ment, and the relations of this Government to the Go vernments of other countries. (Cheers.) In the first place, with regard to the relations of this house to the Government, we are informed in that speech that when the Earl of Derby was called upon by ber Majesty to form a Government, that he stated that not above a third of the members of this house were attached to the party of which that noble earl was the head, and there fore that that was the only certain support on which he could rely. I know there are many who at the time, founding their opinion upon this fact —which it is now stated has been communicated to her Majesty—thought that the House of Commons ought not to consent to the existence of the Government. Those who thought so might have moved to address her Majesty, as has often I been done, praying that an efficient Administration should be appointed representing the majority in this house. But that was not the course pursued. The First Lord of the Admiralty told his constituents some time ago that he believed there were a great number of independent members in this house who were not attached to any particular party, and he said that although the present Ministers might not possess the confidence of a majority of the house upon their formation, yet their measures might be such as would conciliate the support of those hide. pendent members, and thereby place them in the consti tutional position of having the command of a majority of the house. When I read that statement I thought it was the best defence which could be put forward for the situation of the minister?, and I thought it was a posi tion which might be constitutionally defended by those who bad taken office. But the house will observe that in that defence everything depends upon the conduct of the Ministers. It was fer them so to shape the measures which they brought forward in accordance with the opi nions of the majority of this house as to establish a solid claim to public support. The great majority of this house I think, accepted that view of affairs, and, so far from having to complain of attacks, I thick the Government have experienced the utmost forbearance. (Hear.) Differ ing as they do in opinion on many subjects from her Majesty's Ministers, it would have been in the power of gentlemen on this side of the house to array themselves in active opposition to the Government, They have not I ilieseregp - set% - of - the - light hon, centlenine, w h o has great powers of description and of eloquence, in re. presenting to 'he people of Buckinghamshire that terrific scene for which he was indebted to h s own imagina tion— (" Oh, oh," snd laughter)—rather than to fent, it may moat appropriat,ly to s:.il of the greatest poet of our country— " Existence saw hint spurn her 6urcled reign, And panting time toiled after him in vain." That, no doubt, to a poet is great praise, but it is not precisely the praise which a stateee,an ought to receive. (Cheers.) Ho ought rather to ee e n ee hi a "it Hens the emits of that which actually eec'eat, awl ought not to put time se remel t out of lee Atli as pet rosy. (FlS ar , hear.) Such L'elog statea.en , regard to those eff ins I think- the reedit hon. eeetleinen bound e.xplsin what he ready tneent, But there ie another matter upon eich ho made a statement to his censtitneets which appears to nto to bavo been hi-sly objectionable--I allude to that etatement hf his which involves dvery se• rions question —ono not to ha diecuesed in tide house, but one at the rains time upon which the cohstitu ion c f this country very much depends. It appears-that the right hoe. gentleman toll his constituents that if a ma j lily c.f .tt is house had voted a censure upon her Ma jeey's GoVerement, thsy would have to deferd their opinions upon the Lusting& ( tfinisterial cheering.) Now 1 he e leave to remind the house w hat have been the maxims on th e subject cf other steteomen while presses' ins the confidence of the Crown.? They have th ought, when there was a great question epeuding, upon which no satisf..ctoy cow lcs . o could he obiained iu thi, house, when 0 rehouse and the Ministt rs of the Crown were de cide, lv at variance, such as wa.s the ease upon the great Isdie 811 of 1784, up - in the Retorts Btfl of 18 . 31, upon the questioif of Free Tradein 1841-that the ioletion of any such question should he em uglit in an appeal to the electors of the united kinteloun Bat it is quite another inretti:r when .the. question is whether the Prime Minister or alias titular party should remain in offiee. And when .S:r It. Pee), in 1848, expained la conduct in this house on resiguirg c slice, 'he stated that he had declined to propose or to advise her Majesty to dksolve this hence, etc:it:se it was his opieiori that that teas a most deli cate and sacre d prerogative of the Crown, said ought not to be cxerc.sed for the ' ringlet° of any indi vidual who might be at the head of affairs, or for the purpose of any party. Nov, that entirely agrees with my opinion. And when I offered ruy resignation to her Majesty in 1852 I deeined to offer any advtee to her Majesty to dissolve the then Parliament. Bat there seems to be an opinion acquiring weight, which lam sorry 10 b4rve, that upcna.regoconsion-ivetea the r has mit a majority he may haie'recourse to that which Beek*: called, and I think truly celied, a penal dissolu tion —that is to Pay, be may not only :.put, the members of this house to the great trouble and expense of an elec tion, but may expose there to the dengere of any misre presentatiee to which they may be subject in the per formance of their duty. (Hear.) Now, that I think ought not to be the relation between the Crown and the mem bers of the House of Common,. (Cheer:v.) You, sir, and your predecessors, when you have gene up to the other house of Parliament to ask hr the approbation of the Crown, have always asked that the most favourable con struction should be placed upon the motives and pro ceedings cf this house. That prayer may have alluded originally to the personal will of the Sovereign. That personal will, as we all know, is now represented by the advisers of the Crown, and the advisers of the Crown are bound not lightly or needles ly to attribute to unjust, unpatriotic, or dishonest motives the proceedings of the majority of this house. (Hear.) I lament very much that it was thought necessary for the late Government to ad vise her Majesty to dissolve Parliament in the spring of la-t year. I believe that dissolution wasehot justified under the then existing circumstances. My opinion is that my noble flittind 'the( member for Tiverton ought then to have tendered his resignation and have advised her Majesty to call Lord Derby to her counclls. I can ant think, sir, that the evil to which I have referred will be remedied by Lord Derby saying hat whenever he is thwarted in Parhament-L•that whenever any view which ha may advance does Lot meet with the approbation of Parliament, he will at once advise her Majesty to die solee Perhamett, and using that threat as a means of covering the actions of members cif this house. (Hear.) I can conceive nothing more likely to damage the con stittnion of the country—nothing more likely to brieg on that question which is a question which might, I be lieve, be entertained, but which could not be entertained without considerable discussion and without considerable d,fference of opinion —I mean the question of shortening the duration of Parliaments. (Hear.) That is a very serious quest on, and' if we have repeated threats of dis solution in order to Compel members of this house, con trary to their own opinions, to vote according to the be , het of a Minister, I can only say that this house will stand ill with the Crown and . ill with the country, he cause the'country which sends us here does so in order that we may net for the public welfare, and not for the benefit c f any individual. These are general consider.;- lions, and although the threat of a dissolution has not hen used in this house it has been used very commonly in society. (Ohl and del-hive chef re.) lam sure that I have heard it stated several timer, and it is confirmed by what was stated by the right hon. gentleman. [An hon. mess her--" Where ?"] The right hon. gentleman lei his speech at Slough said, that if the vote of this house bar: been adverse to Government members of this house would have had to defend their opinions to the country. (Hear.) Now; that could point to nothing but a diesolu lion of Parliament—(hear, hear)—and I say that before Fiiday last, it appeared from conversations on all sides, that in ease of au adverse vote the Government were de termined to advise her Majesty to dissolve Parliament. Tney may contradict it if they can, and if they can I hope tricy will say that they had no such intention. (Oh, I h.) Alter all, let use say again I think tbat, even affir the result of the late inotien, the position of this house to wards the Governmenfis the Same as the position which it held when the Administration was first formed. (Herr, hear.) Ilthinlnthat it remaias still to be se, n whether the present Government cen obtain and retain the support of that which is ca led a Liberal House of Commons, by which I mean a House e f Commons bound to sup port measures of reform. (Hear, hear.) If they can do so, then this house, which has already waited with great patience, will support them as coon as they have gained that confidence. (Hear.) The aolutioa of the question has not yet been arrived at. (Hear, hear.) There are various questions which have to be brought forward upon which the Government will have to produce mea sures and to defend their opinions. (Hear, hear.) Ido not wish to anticipate any of them--(oh !oh 1") but we shall have several of them in the course of the next fort night or three weeks, and, if the Government succeed in gaining the majority of the house, those who agree with thou will of course rej rice , wki'e these who do not will have to bow to the decision. (Hear, bear.) I are willing to accept that position, for I think it a constitutional pesition for a Minister of the Crown, but I do not think that any Government which does not obtain confidence, which does not establish in elf 'in ' the opinion of this house, ought by threats of a dissolution, or by any such unworthy means of that kind, to endeavour to obtain strength at the expense of the independence of members of this house. (Cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I can hardly flatter myself that hon. gentlemen have read the observations which I very recently had the opportunity of addressing to some of my constituents whom I had the honour of meeting; but of this lam quite sure, that the noble lord has assumed that hon. gentlemen present could not have read them—(hear, hear)—because the no le lord has endeavoured to convey to the house that during the recess I went down to the county of which I have the honour of being one of the representatives, abusing the House of Commons, complaining of its con duct, and declaring that her Majesty's Ministers had not received a fair and equitable treatqlent. (Hear.) Perhaps tbv noble lord will permit me to remind him, for he has read those ob€ervations=indeed . (pointing to the noble lord, who' was pal using a dceument)—l see that he is still reading them —(lold laughter)—and I inur , t say that in my opinion be would have cone much better to study them beforehand—(hear, hear)—perhaps, I say, the noble lord wi 1 permit me to remind him that there is not in that speech a sipgle statement or a single phrase which authorises the statement which he has made !----( 'Oh, oh !"- add 4 *llear, hear")—not a single sentence, I repeat, which authorises that state ment, or a single phrase which justifies theimpression which he wished to convey. (LoUd cries of " Hear, hear.") Nay more, I say that if hon. gentlemen will read that spank they will find statements and phrases whicf, convey a directly contrary meaning. (Hear.) I am speaking from memory, hut I think that I have a very fair recollection of what took place, and I felt it my duty to say in reference to some observations of an hon. gentleman, that I for one—and from my position 1 might be considered a candid and impartial judge— had no reason to complain of the present House of Corn. mons . Considering that it was elected under the aus. picas of our rivals, considering that it was supposed to possess an overwhelming majority against us when we assume ' d the reins of office, I was bound to say that the Government had received from tho nouse,of Commons, as a body, a generous courtesy, and on more than one ocessron the sense and spirit of the House of Commons had baffisl the unceasing intrigues and the restless ma chinations by which, from the first moment of our enter- . lug office the Government cf the Queen had been assailed. (Cireers.) Was that an attack upon the House of Com cnons 1 (Cheers.) If so, I can only say that it was no received as such by those to whom it was addressed, and I am sure that all wh o li s t en " to me, when they re ca ll what I have stated to their recoPection, will absolve me from the charge which the noble lord has wished by inueude to convey t 3 the l onse. Mine was a din. n.r—(a lau4b)—and the noble !old ha 3 had the desert —(laughter)—and although it has taken more prepara tion I'do not think that the entertainment of the toble lord has been happier than that which I enjoyed. ("Hear," and laughter.) The noble 'lord says that he thinks himself en titl e d to make the observations which he has addressed to the house in consequenceof the grave cbarantr of certain statements whiCh I made bu relation to foreign affairs. He seems astounded at my having 6tated that when we acceded to office the question of peace or war with France was of a very minute and delicate character. The noble lord says that, after hearing that for the &at time, he consulted Lord Clarendon upon the subject, and that noble lord had informed him that he had no knowledge of the immediate dang r of snoh an eveut as war with Franco, Now, why did not the nobly .---~ _~,.:.F~