The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-28 00:00:00

XPP7 MONEY MARKET A.N i) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices of all descriptions were without any material change. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bale;, 2,000 of which were taken by the speculators. The Rail way Share Market presented a steady appearance, and at fully former values. With regard to the Liverpool Borough Bank, the Liverpool Mercury states—" We understand that instructions have been given to an eminent legal firm in Liverpool to proceed at once with an action against the directors of the Borough Bank to recover the sum lost by one of the shareholders, who purchased shares on the faith of the reports issued by the directors." An instalment of 15 per cent. is due on the Bth proximo, upon the Indian Loan, but owing to the prepayments, it will not cause much additional enquiry for accomodation. A dividend of 60 francs for the half-year has been declared by the Northern of France Railway. The rates of exchange current yesterday after noon presented no material alteration, but the tendency in some of the contintntal towns was rather lower. A dividend of 7s. 6d. in the pound has been announced by Messrs. Bischoff, Beer, and Co., who suspended on the Ist December. Farther arrivals of Australian gold are daily ex pected, and it is not improbable that an influx from the United States will soon take place, although two or three vessels have lately come in without bringing any consignments. Whether remittances are received from that quarter or not, little doubt is felt but that the importation from other parts Will continue on a large scale, and as the export demand is very limited, a further large accumula tion of specie at the Bank of England is expected. A further advance has taken place in the English Stock Market to-day, and a moderate amount of business has been done. Several purchases both on . speculation and for investment are recorded, which, together with the favourable progress of monetary and political affairs, and the firmer tone of the Paris Bourse fully account for the prevailing buoyancy. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities have also been in request. Consols have risen to 97i for money and account, and 97 for June. The tendency is still in the direction of an advance. The New Threes are firm at 96 I, the Reduced at 96 and Long Annuities at Exchequer Bills are 335. to 345. premium ; ditto Bonds, 100 i 101 ; India ditto, 18s. to 20s. The India Loan Deben tureshave improved to 100, ditto Scrip to 100 f, but Bank Stock was rather flat at 220 to 222. Foreign stocks are moderatively active, and Prices rather higher. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 98/ ex div., and the 4 per Cents. nominal ; Chilian 6 per Cents , 1031 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 20i ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 82± ; ditto 3 per Cents., 67i ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 ; Russian 4i per Cents., 1011 2 ; Spanish New Deferred, 261 ; and Venezuela 4/ per Cents., 34i 35. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 20± ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 81 83 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 ' per Cents., 451 46i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 112 ; Ditto 4i per Cents., 101 102 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 444 ; and Ditto New Deferred, 26i /. There has been very little business reported to-day in the Railway Share Market, but a further upward tendency is observable in several of the leading lines. Eastern Counties and South Wales have improved ss. Caledonian, Great Northern, Great Western, and Midland, 10s. North-Western, 15s. ; and Lancashire and York shire, it. Edinburgh and Glasgow, So u th- Western, North British, and Noah-Eastern (Berwick), declined 10s. The Foreign and Colonial line, have exhibited little variation of im portance. Northern of France have declined about 109, ; Grand Trunk of Canada, Great Western of C anada, and East Indian brought about previous rates. Joint St oc k B an k an d Miscellaneous Shares show little or no variation from former quotations. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE . , u. OCK. (Hroni the Official List:l tta ilt stook 222 201 3 . Per , Amt. Red uce d Annuities 9si 6i 6 IsTueer .Lent C onsols A nnu i t i es 97A .v. per Cent. AnLien., Lo ng Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860).... 9 11 ' 5i 61 6 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 14 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885.. 18.} India Loan Debentures lOO v itto Scrip 4 ' D air ii,iuds, 4.1000 ~,. Ditto, under 21000 2l p voisols for Account ... . ax.theqntr Bills, 2id. March. June. -.1000 Sato.ll Exchequer Bonds, 185 S, 3i per Cent.... 04tto, 1159 l'R tCES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. °Milan Bonds, 6 per Cent 1034 Mexicans per Cent Peruvian Bonds, 4,t, per Cent 82,1 4 Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 Russian Bonds, 182'2, il St., b per Cent — Ditto 46 per Cent. lOll 2 B D , nish Bokds 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. TatAibh Bonds, 6 par cent .. Venezuela Bond s , 41 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London -1:1V0 (AAA) , K. Consols, money Ditto, Account Consols for Account, (June) MEDICAL REFORM. Yesterday an important deputation from the Medical corporations of London, consisting of Dr. Mayo, president of the Royal College of Physicians ; Dr. Alderson, treasurer, Dr. Jeaffieion, senior censor, and Dr. Hawkins, registrar of the Royal College of Physicians ; Mr. Stanley, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, Mr. Lawrence, and Mr. Caesar Hawkins, Tice-presidents, Mr. Tegart, Dr. Ansell, and Mr. Simoens, from the Apothe caries'-hall, waited on the Right Hon. the Etirl of Derby, at his lordship's official residence, D.wnin.g-street, for the purpose of urging on the noble earl the advisability of opposing the medi cal bills of Lord Elcho and Mr. Cowper, now be fore Parliament, and to support a measure similar to that introduced by Mr. Headlam in the last session of Parliament. The Earl of DERBY replied, saying that the sub ject was then under his consideration, and he would peruse the three bills, those of Lord Elcho, Mr. Cowper, and Mr. Headlam, and gee which was the most advisable. The whole question should meet with his most attentive consideration. MARKET NEWS. —(This Day.; CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in t day'smarket was very limited. Although the demand for o : all kinds was far from active, Monday's improvement in valve wanewsas well supported. The general condition of the samples Nearly 8,000 quarters of foreign wheat good come fresh to hand. Good and fins quali , jos sold at full quotations, but other descriptions were a dull inquiry. There was a fair supply of barley in the market, and all kinds sold slowly, on former terms. The show of English wheat in to-day's market was very limited. Although the demand for all kinds was far from active, Mortday's improvement in value was well supported. The general condition of the samples was good. Beaus, peas, and flour were firm in price. ARRIVALS TINS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. 720 I 40 I 1,610 Oats. Flour. 730 440 English..,,,lrish. ..... Foreih..... 1,760 -- 810 skR. 6,060 ___ brio 7,596 I 7,950 WHITECHAPEL. We e had a slow sale for each kini of meat, as follows : lamb, Beef, from 2s NA to 3s 8d ; mutton, 3s 01 to 4s 4(1; 5 a Od to Gs 5d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 81; pork, 3s Od to 4s 21 per Sibs by the carcase. G HOP. late market is tolerably fi U rm H for most kinds of bops, and toot rates a re well supported. The show of samples is NIP, R AILWAY WORKS.—The total numbfr of mil s of railroad auth or i sed by pawed acts paed in 1857 was 67 4 , and ot thes e 19 miles were abandoned. The total amount of capital authorised to be raised was 10,234,4131.—viz. 7,722,4901. payable, and 2,513,917/. by Wane. 50 20 20 10 Si. St. St. St. St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. !100 St. 100 St, 1.00 25 16f, St. ;100 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 0 17 20 all 10 all it. 100 5 all 5 all ',O all .0 all ;0 all 20i 100 100 20. 20, 100 100 100 100 MAa firs RAIL WA Y 3.ALLIVAYA. I A rabg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junc • Belfast & '3allymenp. Birmng. Wolverh A Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh & l iCheshire Junct IBlack burn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) , Bristol & 'Caledonian-- ..... (Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D@. A Do. B Dublin &Belfast Junc Dun. P. &Aber. Junc. East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. B. New A East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ...... D 0... Edinburgh & Glasgow Eilinb.Prth.diDund ,, e Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness ... ...... Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire) Great Western. Do. S tr. V. R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. I Do. , Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire' Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blaekwall Do. New, i#.s. 51.105. Lond. Bright. di S. Cs t London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk, j Manch.Shet&Lineln.l Metropolitan •••••• ••• Midland . ...... Do. Birming. & Derh Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares .. Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt..6 Newry & Armagh ewry, , Warreupoint & Re strevor Norfolk.. ..... Northn. Counties Un 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 London N.& S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton all Peebles 19 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St, 100 IDo. Scot. Mid, Stock, 100 Shropshire Union 8 .Sitingbourne &Sheer. 1.00 South Devon WO ,South Eastern . 100 ,South Wa1e5........... all Yorksh. River Dun 1.4 Do.. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling.. 20 Do. do., 1834 5 Do. do,, BM 163 Stockton & Hartlepl 1.00 Tail' Vale_ 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 ;Thames Hay, D. & 100 IVale of Neath ...... 100 IWaterfd. & Kilkenny all IWaterforddiLimerick all West all West End of London and Crystal Palace., Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class (liostrg 'r 0 yesterday BRITISH Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff., Brut& Godch. p.c.bds., 1 Aug.:72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Undo (Lim. ) Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. D 0.46 p.c. Buds. ,'59 Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd . Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen, g. 5 perc Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p.'6o Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without . option Madras, guar. 4 A p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oudo (Limited) Scindo, guar. 5 per c, Do 5i - 6 7i - 8i 69 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 88 - 90 84/ -85 i 35 - 37 ••• --- ... 41 - 5 8 - 841 161 - 16 60 - 61 45 - 47 30 - 32 14 - 16 87 - 89 62 631 27f - 281 90 - 92 6i - 10 1021 - 103} 87 - 89 126 - 127, 99 - 101 56 - 574 56 - 53 81 8G 10 -12 p 10 12 r. - 90 8 1 d 1 11 a .. ... 6 - 6i 105 - 106 94 - 94 11 - 94 - 95 3T - 37 ••. 931 - 941 66 68 ••• - •.• 12 - 13 60 62 r 3i 3 d 524 53 92 2 1 d 4? 48 75 76 92 94 46 od 7/ 82 8 -- 9 30 - 31 7 4 d 107 109 264 27 78 80 45 47 2i - 1 36 37 71 72 82i 831 13 1 1 5 7 5d 8 10 35 36 ••• - ". 'lOO - 102 ••• ••• 2i - 3 6i - 61 SSESSIONS. ••• ••• ••• i - iP - 31) }B5 - 90 79 - 82 77 - 80 SOO ".... - I - 110 1 11 1 1 I 2 ii - lif 20 21. 48 50 81 83 212, —21 i 19 —19 i lid 106 - 111. 106 - 111 105 108 1 201 21 4cl par ip - 18 p' , ,! na •4 • '. FOREIGN. to !Ali A atwep& Itotterdam 6 •••• 64 20 all Ardennes 20 3 Bahia & Frmcisco.. 1 5 all tselgian East. Jnnct. 14 20 all Beziersto Graissessac 6 all Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 3i 34 20 L 5 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of Franco 27 28 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France 20 all Great Luxembourg 7i 8 IL C. Italian Junction ••• 20 all Lake Const. & Bale 20 all Lierro and Turnhout ... 20 d Lombardo-Venetian 4 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. 20 all Lyons and Geneva 25 26 33; all Maria Antonia 10 all Do. New ••• 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Prof 21 . 1, 22 211 16 all Northern of France 371 378 20 8 Do. New 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 8a 9A 20 all Paris and Lyons 321 321 20 all Ditto New 20 all Paris and Orleans 4) 51 20 9 Recife ds San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7p. c• • id 83 / 4 20 1.1 Riga and Dunaburg ..• 10 all Rums and Frsscati—• 20 all Royal Danish l5 17 5 all Royal Swedish — 3 / 4 4 all Do. 7 per cent 20 all Sambre and Meuse Bl 8 10 all Do. 54 per cent. pref B4 9 20 all Southern of France 2OB 211 21 8i all West Flanders 5 5 1 10 all Do. 5i per c. Pr~f 20 all W.&N.W. of France 23n 243 20 6 Western of Austria._ ••• 20 all Wept, of Switzerland ••1. 6 all A( test aden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. prof ••• 20 aL Zealand •••• ••• ••• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. ••• 40 all ctustralasia BO 82 25 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 146 —4B 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln, C 50 all British N. American 20 10 C.Bk. o f Ind.Au.&Cb. 11 2 8 0 0 3 a 2 25° 11 0 5 c ci ci z t zm m ColonialY c e i r li i a a i l o o f f ea na d a 00 Loud. 20 all Eug•Scot.dzAus•Cut. i 7 is 18 20 all Lon. Ch, Bk .of A _ O4. 191 - 194 191 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock. , 00 20 Lond.andWestminst, 1 00 35 National Pro. of Eng. —— " 20 10 Do. New ••• ••• ••• ••• 50 25 National Bank 6 20 all New South Wales - 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 374 384 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 61 - 63 10 all Do. New 25 all South A astralia ..• ••• 25 15 Do. New 25 all Union of Australia 45 46 15 Do. New 3O 31 50 10 Union of London 00 50 Unity Mutual 00 50 Yielitraßk of Load 19 lid all all all all 100 100 100 100 all all all 100 1100 2s6d all 2s• 100 all all all all all THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, This Day). Badness dote this day. • I Paidl RAILWAYS. Leasing 'Companies Closing Prices yestertav It. 100 It. 100 5 all It. 100 5 all ;t. ,100 t. ,100 M 1 all S p all 25 alll 12. all 12t all 20 all St. 100 10 10 5 ! all I St. 'lOO 6 5 4 Buckgliamsh. I Clydesdale Jc Col.Stour Vy. lE.Lin. g. 6 iv? E. Ma. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.tzDn.Fr Hull Et Selby I Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spe. 50 j all N.diEst.sp.c• 50 all Do. 6 per ct 50 all Do. Fixed sp. c 25 all Prest. StWyre 12i all Do. Shrs. A St. 100 Roystn. 10 all Shrews.& Her 12 all S. Staffordsh 50 all i WearVal.g6pc, 25 all I Do St. 100 .wilts&sommt Ln. &N. W. Caladon... E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt.Weetn Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co 1 Do La. ligN.W da Midld Midland 9; - 100 100 - 102 13 - 15 136 - 139 4 - i.d; : ii.o ••• 12i - lii 24 - 25 94 - 96 24 - 2i 94 - 96 57 - 59 E. Count Do Do L. & N . W Do Gt. Northu' T. Brassey M. MCI oan Stk. &Dar Do Gt. Wes tn ! 136 139 8 - 10 - 32 - 3 3 89 - 91 Basins' this day. PREFERENCE SHARES. 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 50 0 ••• St. 100 Brie. &Ex. 4 p.c. St. 94 96 20 9 Do. 4 per a. Shares St. 100 Caledn. £lO 41 p. c 100 101 St. 100 Ches. tit Ho. 51 p.c St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent •,, 61 all Cork&Bandonslp.c 6 a ll i Dun.Perth.ezAber.J 6 61 St. 100 E. Anglian Cia. ASh St. 100 'Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c 108 112 St. ,100 Do. do. Cis. C7p. c 105 110 St. jlOO Eas • Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 112 117 St. 100 Do. No. 2 llO 115 113 St. 100 i Do. New 6 pr. c. St 127 132 20 all ,East Un.. G. 6p. c 5 all iDo. 51., 10 per cent ... 10 all 'Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh St. all Do. do. 4 per cent St. 'OO East Lancash.6 p.cts 5 all E.&W. York. J. sth , 1.0 9 Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh. St. 100 Ed • Prth.&Dun.4p.e. 72 74 St. 100 Furness, sp. c — ••• St. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c -- St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.e. 117 119 St. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prom llO 112 St. 100 Do. 41 per cent 102 104 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. 10 all Gt.N.olS3ot.lstPr‘ IOI 111 20 all Gt. S& W. (Ireland) 20 all Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. ... 5 5 0 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 51 St. 100 Do. con. red. 41 p. c. 92 94 St. 100 Do, con. red. 4p. c. 87 81 St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent. 87 89 St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref. 99 101 100 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 9l 10 10 all Do. Chester Sp.c.P.S. 16 17 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do 9i 101 St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk 72 74 261 all Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh. 18?' 19 13i all Do.. do. do 9/ 1 20 all Do. do. do l3l 141 St. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. 138 140 St. 100 'Lon.&B.G. 5 pc.No.l St. 100 D0.,P., 5 p.e.St.No.2 St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. •.. St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4 ... St. 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. di Nuneaton 5 r . ct St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per et late 3d Shares 160 185 162 121 all Londy.& Color. 1 Sh. ••• 121 all Londy.&Ennis. 1 Sh. . . St. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 118 122 6 I 41 Do. do. do. St. 100 Do, do. 31 per cant. 66 68 121' all 51arypt. AlCarl.4 p.c. 121 all Do. 41 per cent ••• ••• 121 101 Do. do. St. 1100 Slid • Consol.6 p.c. St. ... •• St. 1100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. 137 139 St. ,100 Do. 4 p. c. Pref. St. 99 101 St. 'lOO Do. L. li, Pref. St. 92 94 921 10 all New., A'aer., &c., pr. sp.c.red.sp.c.pm. 10 all Do. Perpot. 6 pr. at. - 11, 3 / 4 10 all Norflr.Deb.4l).c.Sh. St. 100 Do. SP. c. Ext. 1846 St. 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 St. 100 Do • Wv.V.sp. St. 100 North British 106 108 7 31 Do. 71. Preference I St. 100 N.E. Rem 4 p.c.Prf i 96 95 17 8i Do. do. do l# d 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 pa. No.l 12 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 — 25 2 10 Do. York EL& S. Pur 1 I par 20 all North Staffordshire 221 23 St. 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 115 120 St. 1,100 Do. 6p.c. 2d guar lO5 107 St. 100 Do. do. Dobeatr. St 9B 100 100 81 all Scot. Ceut.New Pref. •• • St. 100 Sc.N.E.Alger.g.6p.e. 119 121 St. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 125 127 St. 100 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St. 74 76 25 all South Devon lO 10 10 all Do. fixed 41 pr cent — L 0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 24 241 St. 100 /Do. 41 per cent lOl 193 St. 100 Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Sh lOl 103 St. 100 IS. New 41 pr. cent ••• St. 1.00 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. St. 1100 ;Do, do. 41 p. c lOl 103 20 all , S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar 25 1 all .Stock. &Dar., s p. c. 271 281 25 , 19 ,Do. do. do. St. 1109 IWaterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. 46 51 all i 25 1 19 St. 110 A BRITISH MINES. . . 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philkj 101— 1111 20 14 ißritish Iron ... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 80 90 10 1 Dev•Gt.Cusls• (Tay.) 450 470 ... 30 East Basset (Mogan) 90 100 ... 17s Cireat South Tolgus l3 14 ... 17,5 ,Grt.W. Alfrd.(Phillt ) 5 51 ... 713 Grt.W. Vor (11elstn ) 11 2 ... 17s Lady Bert ha ... 8 N. Frances (Mogan) 61 71 6 .. • . N. W. Basset (Mogan) 91 101 . 6115 North Wheal Cro ft y 4 5 ... 11 Par. Cons. (St • Blasy)l 17A 18,1. ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... •.. ... 68. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 1( 1 ... 21 S. Caradou (St. Cleer) 380 400 ... 2S. Carn Brea (Illogn.) 4 41 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 210 i -- 220 541 Taui. S. St L. Min. Co. —1 / 10 9 Tin Croft 3l 4 ... 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap)‘ , . . ... ... 1286 V. of Towoy (Camar.) .11 la ... 1 4 W. Basset (Illogan) 23 24 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 10) 110 ... 51 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 210 220 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 280 - 3uo ... 51 Wh. Edward(Calstek) 5/ 51' 5i 0 ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 91 -- 1 4501 ... 8 I Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 43 41 j Wh. Trelavrney (Lis.) 24 .... 26 FOREIGN 011t1 E. . 4° l 1 7 0 is . 'Australian i a rd Cop. (li.) / -- 2 1 h 35 27 Bra.ziliankap.(issued at .£5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaos tic Cuiadl ... ... 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 13 - a 13; 1 1 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica 40 all Cobre Copper 4O d .4 . i .. 16 Copiapo _1 all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co. 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares - 10 5 1i Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada i i 1 all Noveau Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.dt Smlt 6 -- 7 5 1 Port Philip 30 16i Santiago de Cuba all United Mexican 3a 34 , 3/ MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ... 25 19 Australian Agricult 28 30 10 all jAustraln. Royal Mail 14 14 10 all ,Berlin Water Works 31 4A 10 2 Do. New iss. at Si. 0_ ... „ 50 40 !Brit. American Land . 100 32 t Canada 135 140 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&Jul)llls 116 1151 i i St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 all Do. Pref. 7t p. cent. 25 27 5 all ,Crystal Palace l4 14 lj 5 all iDo. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France ... _ .. 20 all !Eastern 5team........ 3 3 / 4 4i St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel ... 5 all lEn.daust.Cop.SmCo 14 ii 10 10s. Eur. & Incl.Jetn. Tel. __. 9 all Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) 4 —4i 20 ‘ll Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ... _ ... 15 L 4 i Gen. Steam Navigat. . . _ 20 5 Loudon Discount , ill I . d 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 3i 31 34 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... . 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 7 8 10 all jDo. Extension Teleg, ... .. 10 all Mexican & S.Americn . 25 5 INat. Discount Co i _ i4l 10 6 INetherlauds Land i — 1i .. 10 all .Do. Do. 5 all ID o. 8 p.c.PLiss.at Id. 2 2 2 lld 100 5 80 3 w S. Land 16 20 Do, D B. o. kN. St. 100 N.S.W.' Gov.s P.o.D. 99 100 100 1 all N. B. Australasian i _ 20 all Nrth.ofEnropeSteam 2 3 1 all Oriental Gas 1 lOs. Do New Shares id, 5 all Peellir. Ld. & Minrl. ii 2 q 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 78 go 50 10 Do. Now 50 all Rhymney Iron 21 21 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 6O - 62 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest ll 11 14 St. 100 S.Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds lOB 110 25 all South Austral. Land 35 35 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 True. Ln. Co. Up. Can ., -- y ... 100 284, Van Dieniou'e Land 1 4 .1 ..!? 4 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day. The &MAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The follawing bills wera considered and ordered for th-rd reading :—Brentferd Gas ; Garngad R ; and Ware, Hadbain, and Buntingford Railway. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Mr. CAIRD moved the second reading of the bill be introduced some time Mince for providing agricultural statistics throughout England :led Wales. He said he was anxious to divest the matter of all poli tical and party bias, and to treat it simply as n question of economical science. He then entered upon a series of calculations and returns to show what mite takes both producers and consumers had fallen into in consequence of the want of these statietics. An accu rate system of agricultural statistics would he thought prevent those serious alternations in prices which had at various times proved so detrimental to the interests of the c)untry, by leaving an over supply at one time and repressing the supply at another. He can vassed the statereente of hon. members on the report 0 the committee to inquire into this subject, and said there was no other class of men the Government had not inter fered with to obtain statistics of tie trade, but farmers. The cotton trade was subj sot to these returns, and he de• nied that the operation of the act with reference to agriculture would be more inquisitorial than the other trades. He considered the most important information to be obtained was the average of corn grown. It was the least objectionable mode of ascertaining the quantity, and he suggested it should be obtainer en the plan adopted in Ireland. The mercantile com munity of this country must be largely interested in obtaining these returns. During the last four years no less than 111,000,0001. had left this country to pay for food to make up the deficiencies of our harvests, and from the want of proper information large importations of rice had taken place during tho last two years to meet, anticipated deficiencies, which had had the effect ne doubt of lessening the price of corn, With the excep tion of Spain and Turkey, England was the only coun try without statistical infermatien relative to agricul ture. He proposed the information asked for should ke voluntary, and to show it would be trustworthy, he instanced the returns that had been made on that principle during the last ten years in Ireland and for the past four years in Scotland. In Y.irkshire, where the experiment had been tried, 991 per cent. of the returns were filled up. He further re ferred to the numeral statistics compiled from voluntary information. That department of the Board of Trade was the proper medium for carrying out the provision , of the bill. The occupiers of land might be obtained from the rate-books of the various parishes, and the schedules to ba filled up might be passed through the post-office, and he proposed shat relieving officers should be employed to obtain information withheld by occupier. He estimated the oust at below 9,0001. or 10,0001. Mr. PACKE said the farmers had been told this bill would do them no harm, but they had a right to ask it it would do them any good. (Hear, hear.) The farmers of England were some years ago reduced to the brink of ruin by the leeislatioa of the house, and in all measures affecting their interest they had a right to demand before hand that it should be proved they were for their benefit before they were passed. True, these returns were to be made by voluntary irean e, but he was very much so f ry the billas the introduction for a c o mpulsory afraid that if Parliament adopted a permissive bill an attempt would soon be made to r- n d er it compul o He thin e looked edge upon o the s the wedge measure. (Rear, hear.) He objected to the farmers affairs being pried into in this manner. No other trade was sukject to such an inquiry into his affairs. He saw ' no difference between traders in fields and traders in houses, and he was at a loss to conceive why farmer , I were to be made the exception. If it was of advantage to the community that they should know what produce the farmer possessed, it would be equally as advantage ous that farmers should know the stocks of tradesmen, whose articles they consumed, and he asked the house if they were prepared to legislate acecor id• ngly and make statistics of trade universal. He moved the second read • ing of the bill this day six months. Mr. DUCANE seconded the amendment. He ob jected to this species of agricultural legislation as being calculated to mislead the public, by producing a vast g amount of false information. (Hear.) Sir G. C. LEWIS said there was a peculiarity con• nected with agricultural statistics ; if they were to have them, that it would be necessary to create a special agency for the purpose. (Rear, hear.) It was per fectly true that a great mass of statistics were laic annually on the table of tie house, but many of them were obtained incidentally in the collection of the re• venue, which gave the beet possible security for their accuracy, and were rendered without additional expense, but there were some returns that could not be made in cidentally, such as correct informaticn with reference to population. The returns is reference to the population were of the utmost importance, and as they cost from between 140,0301 to 150,0001. it was desirable to have them on that account taken at decimal periods. He thought the objections raised to agri cultural statistics that they caused an inquisitorial Ivisitation of farmers' property, and a compulsory m e a ns of obtaining information was claptrap. LEFT SPEAKING}. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) ROLLS' COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolle.) WHEINCROFf V. SOUTH YORKSHIRE RAILWAY AND RIVER DON COMPANY. JUDGM ENT.. His H mour the Master of the Rolls disposed of this case on a former occasion, and it was then reported in the columns of Me Sun. It will be recollected that the contention here was as to the light of the company to make a towing path in front of the plaintiff's property, without paying him the amount of the compensation claimed. His Honour granted an injunction against the defendants, allowing the suit to stand over, with liberty to the plaintiff to bring an action at law against the defendants in the event of the defendants making a towing-path and tres passing on his property. No action at law has been brought by the plaintiff, and the only question that now remained to be disposed of was the question of costs. It now appears that since the time when this case was last before his Honour, that the defendants have made a towing path directly up to the plaintiff's property, where the towing path is made to diverge down towards the canal; thereby avoiding the plaintiff's property and claim of compensation. Hie Honour the Master of the Rolls now disposed of the question of costs, and considering the different erroneous views entertained by the witnesses on each side of the intentions of the company in making their towing path and trespassing on the plaintiff's property. his Honour declined to give costs to either party. Each party pay their own costs, His Honour continued the injunction—the right to raise an action at law, if neces sary, wits liberty to apply, COURc OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco before Lord C►mpbell, Justices Wightnsan, Erie, and Crompton.) THE QUEEN ♦. ELEANOR READE. Mr. Huddlestone, Q.C., obtained a rule on a former day, call ng upon Mr, Norton, magistrate of Lambeth police-court, to show cause why Eleanor Reade, com mitted fur three months, should not be discharged. The prisoner was apprehended on Good-Friday at the Crystal p a l ace on the charge of attempting to pick pockets. She was remanded and ultimately committed for three months. Mr. Perry, chief-clerk of Lambeth police-court, op a nd put in the co nv i ct i on. posed, The court ruled the conviction was good, and die charged the rule. COURT OF COYLMON PLEAS. 'Sittings in BALICO, band efore JByles ices Coleridge, WireP, .) THE QUEEN V. PEaoocK. This was an appeal from a conviction of magistrates under the Sunday Act. The appellant is a publican, keeping th e Crown lan, Satt)n Bridg e , an d h e was fined by the magistrates for h aying his house open on Sunday night, the 20th December last, after 11 o'clock. As the appeal was not ready within the prescribed time, the Court held they had n o j urisdiction to deal w ith the case, and disini-sed the appeal, but without coats. POLICE INTELLIGENqE, (This Day.) ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT THE ST, — .PENTlNE.—Elizabeth Andrews, a decent-looking feuial,, was placed at the bar charged with attempting to commit suicide at the Serpentine on the p revious eveni ng Police constable 106 G said t ha t on the previous even ing he saw the prisoner walk!ng !AD and down on the bank of the Serpentine, and judg q _ g from her manner that she contemplated suicide, he went up and spoke to commit suicide, but her, and she said she intended to there were so many people about that she thou ,;lit it would be of no use as sh e would be rescued. He took her to the workhouse, where she had remained al, night He found, on searching her at the Ration-house, the following letter, written in a hurried manner : " This is through distress of mind, ta w troubles are so great. I can live no longer. My husband has been the cause of this—he going about sporting w i t h other women and leaving me for days. There is on a in Shepherd-street who has told me that he, was going to keep her, but I don't care for that if he would but give me something to buy a little food, and to find a place to lay my head in. The last two months he has only given rue 43., and the last time a shilling on Saturday. No one but myself and God knows punis h to y . husband , for his ceuelty. Friends, my sufferings. I am mad. These are: nay last words. I hope God will I have made my peace with God. ' The letter was signed by the prisoner. Mr. Beadon said he should remand the prisoner that inquiries might be made. The accused, who seemed in a melancholy state, and trembled in a very nervous manner, was then removed. 6O i 1 1024 t 88 99i 100 566 7i 1051 6 94i i 4 94i 5 4a 931 43 821 31 3 i i a I SPO SPORT AT SALISBURY. Racing men required the week of comparative leisure which they now enjoy, in order to prepare themselves for the turmoil and excitement of Vie Chester Meeting. The sport, however, which will commence at Salisbury t3-morrow, will possess many attractions, and will draw a large humb-r of Southern turfitrs to the town. Every person that has assisted at the gathering in that locality well knows "how hard it is to climb the steep," on which the race course is situated, for the supply of conveyances is invariably much Mow the de- wand, atld the exorbitant charge 3 which are made for carriages and horses will be quite sufficient to render the meeting " exclu3ive." The innkeepers will I trust receive a friendly hint to regulate their tariff in accordance with their accommodation. From the Danebury and Woodyates Stables the meeting derives its chief support, and the brothers Day will doubtless divide tae good things between them. Aprospect of six interesting races per diem is presented, and only fine weather will be wanting tit confirm the success of the meeting. Schism showed some form in the yearling race at Shrewsbury last year, albeit the subsequent running of Tomboy is calculated to detract from the merit of her per formance . Still I shall be surprised if either she or the Truth colt be not the winner. The running of Tame Deer for the Wiltshire Stakes will be regardel with some interest, because it will affect the position of Adamas in the Chester Uup betting. The Deer's form will be regarded as a criterion of that of his stable companion, as report states the two horses were on Monday last tried together. An opinion ob`,ained that Tame Deer would have won the Northamptonshire Stakes had not so much use have been wale of him in the race. Still be that as it may I deem his running for that event quite good enough for me to place faith in his ability to win the Wiltshire Stakes. Orchehill will cause hitn the most trouble. The Fourth Biennial Stakes will go to the representative of William Day's 'table. Happy Land will have no difficulty in galloping away from anything that may be brought out against him, malgr6 his " 61bs. extra " For the Steward's Plate I shall select Claret and Pricolour. The Craven Plate may be carried off either by Polly Johnson or Heroine. Of the starters for the Longford Stakes, I kuow nothing. ['he Handicap Plate of 60 sovs. seems likely to be won by either The Flying Englishman or Pin sticker. For the Longleat Handicap my preference must be recorded for Barbarity and Little Treasure. The running for the Two Thousand is not likely to be forgotten until the result of the Derby deter mines the questions to which the Newmarket event has given rise. The most frequently re peated query is, " Would Happy Land have won if be had been ridden with more patience ?" This question I cannot answer in the affirmative, for despite the alleged rolling about of Fitzßoland, I am induced to believe that, although a more closely contested finish might have been afforded, the re sult of the race would not have been reversed. The style iu which Fitz Roland rushed through aia horses on descending the bushes hill, and the manner in which he collared Happy Land half-way up the cards convinced me that he possesses speed and stoutness in an eminent degree. Many persons aver that Fitz Roland—according to his trial—is only 3lbs better than his stable com panion Beadsnian and I will not attempt to de termine either the truth or the reasonableness of this statement. With his limited stud Sir Joseph Hawley is certainly for:unate to po3sess two such animals as those which carried his cherry jacket and Mack cap through in triumph last week. The Derby seems as if it would resolve itself into a match between Sir Joseph's Hawley's horses and Mr. Howard's, and each gentleman possesses a line by which he may measure the pretensions of his champion. Clydesdale's performance at Newmarket inflicted a heavy blow and sore discouragement on his party. The horse seemed to me to be slow, and was " chopped" by the severity of the pace before going half-a-mile. Before the Two Thousand, Clydesdale was, it is alleged, batter than Sedbury, but after it, Sedbury was said to be 10 1134. better than Clydesdale ! The Peer never showed in the race. Ido no:; wish to revive the unpleasant re miniscences connected with the scratching of Toao pholite—a proceeding which materially helped certain books. The Chester Cup betting is settling down steadily, but there really seems to be a probability that at iiarting 8 or 10 to 1. will be the lowest offer on the field. In my next communication 1. will discuss the comparative chances and point out the " inci dents" of recent speculation. The horse-taming mania is spreading. Mr. Rarey is a fortunate man, and seems to have hit the caprice and fancy of the fashionable world. He, however, waxes wrath with any person who pro fesses a knowledge of his "secret ' without havtug been initiated by himself. He seems to forget that a person of long experience of horses may also have discovered a treatment similar or equally efficacious. He, however, repudiates indignaaly the notion that Mr. Cooke should profess a knowledge of his plan, and has written to The Sun, promising one thousand guineas if he can prove that he (Mr. Cooke) can teach the Rarey system. In reference to that letter, I hove received the subjoinect com munication from Mr. Goodwin, the eminent veteri nary surgeon, a gentleman well known for his cor rect judgment and great experience of horses : " Sua,—lt was partly through my suggestion that Mr. Cooke, of Astley's Amphitheatre undertook to snow his audience the method which -he and his predecessors have always employed fur taming horses, and which h e and others well knew is the only one that either Mr. Rarey or any other person can avail himself of to get a horse down without assistance. The details may not be the same as Mr. Rarey's, but the principle must be the same, and has never been disputed. One of Mr. Rarey's pupils has takeb a lesson of Mr. Cooke, and he acknow ledged, although a bondsman', that there was six of one and half-a-dozen of the other, Toe masonic plan has succeeded wo iderfully to et,rich Mr. Rarey, but will be long before he convince; others of his superior powers in `horsemanship,' the term he has made use of, or that be can look further into a horse's int , llect,' as has been asserted, than many of the unpretending men who have had far more experience in teaching horses than himself, and whos practicel information is proved daily by performances e in the Circus. We are told Mr. Rarey uses no res' raiut ; yet I am one of those incredulous persons who cannot be made to believe he lieve that he can do so have a far larger share of credulity can prseade a horse to lie down. Those who be than, sir, your obedt. servant. "W. J. GOODWIN. " Hampton Court, A urn 27." Before bringing my remarks to a close, I may re fer to the excellence of my selection for the Two Thousand. Only one other public writer recom mended the chance of Fitzßoland to notice. A FRESH MAN. BETTING AT MANCHESTER -TUESDAY. CHESTER CUP. 9to 1 agst Physician Oaken) 12 to 1 agst Sweet William (taken) 100 to 8 agst Blink Bonny (taken) 14 to 1 agst Melissa (taken) 14 to 1 agst General Bosquet (taken) 100 to 6 %gat Palmister (taken) 20 to 1 agst Vanity (taken) 2i to 1 aget Kelpie (taken) 40 to 1 agst Commotion (taken) 40 to 1 aget S.►unterer (taken) 100 to 1 agst Blackthorn (..flared) LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day. LONDON, April 23.—Wind at noon, S.E.; light airs and fine. LAMLASII, April 23.—Wind N.W. —Arrived—Bal l:dna, from Havannah; Erromango, from Havannah for Montreal. CLYDE, April 2G.—Wind W.—Arrived--Wm. Camp bell, from Trinidad ; Canada, Matanzas. Sailed—David son, for Demerara. GREENOCK, April 2G.—Wind W.— Sailed—Burmab, for India." GALWAY, April 26.—Wind W.—Arrived—Newton, from Callao. BELFAST, April 27.—Wind W.—Arrived —Fanny, from New York. DROGHEDA, April 26.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Estafelle, from Bayonne. ABERDEEN, April 26. Wind N.B.—Sailed—Johanna, for Boston. COWES, April 27.—Wind E.—Arrived—Ocean, from Callao ; Torjnato Tasso, Valparaiso ; J. H. Adamy, Rio Janeiro. PORTSMOUTH, April 27.—Wind S.B. to S.—Arrived— Torjnato Tasso, from Valparaiso. PLYMOUTH, April 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Legune, from Monte Video. SWANSEA, April 2G.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Ellen, for Africa; Majostein, Coquimbo; Macca Bona Dolores, Gibraltar. QUEENSTOWN, April 26.—Wind N.—Arrived—Mal tese, from Rio Grande. WATERFOR 2, April 26.—Wind E.—Sailed—Bercas, for Quebec. SHIELDS, April 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Mary, from Helvoet. Sailed—Zcooa Middleburg (s), for Rio Janeiro. SKIFF RACE FO`* 2001 —We are informs( in consequence of a challenge from Harry Clasper, the celebrated Neweastlq rower, a match has been con cluded between him and Robert Campbell, of Glasgow, the champion of Scotland. The match, which is for 1001. a side, is to be pulled in Fltiff-i on the Clyde, over the same course as that on which Campell recently con quered Brown, between Dumbarton and Bowling. Thursday, the 22nd of July, at ten o'clock, .is the d ay fixed, and already 201. aside have been deposited in t hands of the editor of Bell's L i f e, and the remainder i s to be tendered in two instalments of 301. and 50L, on the Ist of June and 12th of July. Campbell, who allows Clasper 1 0 / , fo r coming to the Clyde, will pull in a new skiff, built by Mr. J. B. M`Neill, and from the prowess and ability of both !Irn, Mot an. e, excellent contest may be expected.--Not .Britol4 a that P RI L 28, 1858. 'ES. iIYI fdAL PAIMAME N T• HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAy.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat ou the woolsack at five o'clock. Earl GRANVILLE presented a petition from tre c Irporation of Manche ter in favour of the Oaths Bill. PRIVATE RUSINEes. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the Cheltenham Water, the Whitehaven Harbour, the Edinburgh Life Assurance, and the Gosport Water Bills were read a third time and passed. OATHS BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. On clause 1 being read, The E trl of WICKLOW moved the omission of the fallowing words from the clause :—" And I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, State, or poten tate bath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority, ecclesi astical or spiritual, within this realm." The noble lord said he was surprised at the statement that the present bill bad been altered to meet the views of the noble eail (Derby) opposite. He f mnd the bill was precisely stall tar to that of 1849. He trusted their lordships would not agree to this bill. If it was sought to admit the Jew into Parliament, he thought that a separate measure, with that precise object, should be introduced. It would be far preferable to the course that had been adopted dur ing the last few years. He contended that the words in the oath of supremacy relating to the Pope were untrue, and therefore that they ought no longer to he retained. In the Dublin Cemetery Act Archbishop Murray was clearly recognised, and therefore it appeared to him to be utterly impossible to say that the Pope had no spi ritual power io this country. Lord LYNDHURST rued I understand it to be the wish of my noble friend to strike out of the first clause of this bill all the words I hat relate to the eat h of supremacy, because, as I understand my noble friend, he considers those words are in direct contradiction to the novel state of circumstances which now exists, and because he con ceives a foreign power has some authority within the meaning of the oath. That I conceive to be his meaning, although he has contrived to mix it up with topics that have no relation to the question. If my noble friend should succeed in the course he has adopted, when the bill goes down to the other house, an additional difficulty will be created in reference to a question greatly involved in difficulties. If my noble friend should condescend to look into the history of the oath, all the ditE.:ulties that ope . - rate on the mind woul f at once disappear. No doubt can exist as to the real meaning of the oath. It does not relate to any vague spiritual power, but to a substantial power to be exercised by a jurisdiction that can enforce its decrees. It does not refer to a mere in Tat influence on the mind of man. Let me direct your lordship's atten tion to the history of this oath. In ancient times the juris diction over spiritual, ecclesiastical, and temporal causes, was exclusively vested in the Crown. How was that jurisdiction exercised By means of courts of justice, appointed by the Crown, to ex,rcise auth rity, and in vested with power to carry that authority into effect. This constitution existed for several ages. What folio wed afterwards ? A part cf this jurisdiction was substantially usurped by the Pope of Rome, and that usurped juris. diction was carried on in the Caine form by means of courts. It was not -an ideal authority, it was not a vague authority, but a substantial authority, exercised in courts of justice, and carried into effect by decrees of courts of ju-Vce. Thus the matter rested till the Refor mation. What took place then At the Reformation this jurisdiction, power, authority, and pre-emicence were again united to the Crown by the first of Eliza beth, c. 1. And what is the title of that act? The title is to restore to the Crown its ancient authority, and put au end to all power in opposition to it. That statute was levelled at the usurped power and authority of the Pope of Rome. That act put an end to and ex tinguished his authority, which was not a vague autho tity ; not a mere moral influence, but the authority of establishing tribunals in opposition to the authority of the Crown. Then, my lords, came the oath of supre macy, which consisted of two part-. The terms of that are affirmative in the one part and negative in the other. Tnt3 affirmative part states that the authority and power of Government in ecclesiastical, spiritual, and tempera! affairs is vested solely in the Cro sn. In the negative part the words referred to by my noble fii,nd are used, and the whole oath shows that the affirmative authority vested in the Crown is direc•ly opposed to the negative l autherity of the Pope of Rome. This oath was retained till the time of Wrl tarn 111. He struck out the affirma tive part and left the negative, and hence it is that the negative part of the oath is misunderstood. I think that, after bringing to my noble friend's recollection the the circumstances under which the oath was framed, he will feel satisfied that those words meant a jurisdiction which was to be exercised by courts of justice whose de crees were to be enforced by authority f law, and that the words did not refer to a va l ue moral influence un supported by any substantial power. (Hear, hear ) Earl GRA.NVILLE expres-ed a hope that his noble friend would not press his motion tt a divi , ion. He ad reitted many of the arguments of his noble friend, but still he must say that his noble friend had shown no practical grieea.eca as affecing the members of that house. The noble and learned lord opposite (Lord Lyndhurst) had referred to the historical part of the question, and had shown how the oath was to be core siiered. It was true that two noble peers bad objected to the oath which formed the ground of his noble f iend's amendment, but these noble peers had since giveu up their objections, and had taken the oath, and now no practical difficulty riveted on the subject. This being so, he trusted that his noble friend would not press his amendment to a division. Lord CAMPBELL expressed a similar hope,although he felt, as Lord Eldon himself had expressed it, that the oath of allegiance was sufficient for all necessary pur poses for subjects to take, when entering the Legislature. The Earl of WICKLOW, believing it wont I be use less to persevere, would not press his amendment to a division. The amendment was then negatived without a divi sion, and the clause agreed to. Clauses 2,3, and 4, were also agreed to. Upon clause 5, which gave power to Jews to enter Parliament being proposes), The LORD CHANCELLOR said that having hitherto offered his most strenuous opposition to the admission of Jews to Parliament, their lordships would not be sur wised to find that he should appear on the present occa sion in support of his lon-cherished opinion on this ques tion. He assured their lordships that he was influenced by no personal feeling or prejudice in this matter, but solely from an earnest desire to support that principle which ho believed was necessary for the maintenance and welfare of the Christian character of eur country. (Hear.) Justice had not been done to this great argu ment. On every occa , ion there had been an express or tacit reverence paid to one or or two individuals who were supposed to be the types of the Jewish persuasion, gentlemen of the highest respectability, who lived in social intercourse with their Christian tellow-sul j sets and who possessed none of the narrow and exclusive spirit which was considered to be the characteristic of the religion which they professed. (Hear, hear.) To discuss a question of this importance, with reference to the admission of men of such a character, was to sub stitute personal considerations for the discussion of a great and general measure. (Hear, hear.) Another difficulty upon which he felt embarrassed was, that there was no common debateable ground on which the two contending parties could meet. (Hear, hear.) On the one hand it was stated that the reli gions character of the legislature and the country were deeply involved in the result, and, on the other it was asserted, that religion had nothing whatever to do with the question, and that it was merely considered in re ference to civil rights or po!itical expediency. If he could consent to take that low view of the question it would be a matter of perfect indifference to bias whether or not two or three hon. gentlemen of the Jewish per suasion should become members of the legislature, hut he could not consent to consider it on any such low ground. (Hear, bear.) Higher considerations had al ways influenced his feelings and notions with regard to this subject, but he impressed on their lordships most earnestly that be had never declined to meet the advo cates of the measure on their own ground, and descend into the field they had chosen. The noble and learned lord then glanced at the different arguments that had been used by the advocates of the measure, which ap peared to him not to be of so strong and conclusive a character as they were generally supposed to be. The right f admission of Jews to Parliament was advocated on the ground that, in a free a ate, the citizens were en titled to equality ti civil rights. That, however, be considered a fella° 7, arising out of the ambi 4 uity of the term " civil rights." He understood the enjoyment of civil rights to mean the enj .yinent of property, personal security, and everything comprehended by the words within tbo limits of the constitution ; but if by the term was meant a claim to the admission to political offices, then he took upon himself to deny the proposition, and to Pay that no such right existed indiscriminately for citizens of free countries. It was said that the Jew had been exeluded from the legislature by accident, and not intentionally or by design ; but he thought that a misapprehension. He admitted the historical account of the original insertion of the words " on the true faith of a Christian" in the oath, bet they uu• mistakeably stamped on the oath itself the legislative declaration, that every one who was to be admitted tole, seat in the legislature should be a Christian. (Hear.) was not the intention of the legislature to direct at words against the Jew, and exclude him, bee:mus that time be believed there was not a single Jew i that in 1663 there coun try. It was a curious historical fact. and they re. e the were no more than twelve Jews in it, svere "e" regarded en turned, after the Restoration, they duties. In the tirely as aliens, and subjected t reign of James 11. they were r o o e f li ir e v v i e l d lia f m ron2 lll th . e in ex l6 p 9 o o " , customs duties, but in the reign on the remonstrance of th e . merchants 26 ft hLon e o d r o g n e I t I h . e , Jews had the power to alien duty was reinepose d• By ythe prefer bills of naturalisation without first taking the sacrament, was repealed almost by popular cl!) N amo i t i n i Lord L JRST and Lord CAMPBELL— F o reign Y Jews. Th e LORD - CHANCELLOR said he believed th a t leas no t the true interpret a t io n of the act. In the let of William 111., the words "On the true faith of a Christian," were omitted, and it was contended that then Jews were competent to obtain admission into Parlia ment ; but when their lordships considered that they were regarded as aliens, and the alien duty was imposed upon them, such arguments could not be maintained, and so late as 1836 Jews were in ca p a bl e o f fi lling any civil or military offices. The word- , , "On the true faith of a Christian," were reinserted in 13th William, 111. and which he looked upon as a striking declaration of the legislature that no person who was not a Christian should by possibility obtain a seat in Parliament. He denied aat a inlisFion of Jews to Parliament wool, compleie the edifice of social and religious liberty in this country.. Religious liberty had only been given in ore instanci io referanca to a seat in Parliament, and that was in regard to Roman Catholics. Diseenters had always sat in Parliament, although they were ex cluded for a considerable period from municipal corpora tions by the T,•-t and Corporation Act; and when h quaker was returned some years since the statutes were found to be framed so wide a 4 to allow him to make ak declaration. (Hear, hear.) They were called on by rail for the fir=t time to break through the rule, P e nd to say that a declaration " on the true faith of a Cerimian" should no longer be a passport to a seat in the Lgisla ture, but take an immense stride over the and place a Jew by the side of a Christian member. (Rear, hear.) Tne noble and learned lord contecde,d there was no analogy between admitting Jews to the elective franchise, and to fill the office of sheriff, mayor, and maui trate, and placing him in Parliament to assist in making la vs for Christians. In the former case he discharged his duties under the law, and eras liable to punishment if he transgressed it ; but, in the other case, they placed him amongst the legislators of the country, where be was supreme, and had no law to submit to ex.eept that of his own cenecionce. (near, hear.) It had been urged tba ,- , the opinion of the constitueLts of London sly;uld be respected, and that as they ha 1 more than once electeda Jew, some deference should b e paid to the expr essed wish and desire. Nothing could be more unconstitutional and dangerous than to consent to such a thing. The citizens of London knew full well it was impossible, when they elected a Jow that he could take his seat, but, in defiance of law, they had chosen him over ani over again. It was the first duty of good citizens to obey the law, but it ap peared to him that the cit:z •us of LOndon were setting► in this instance a bad example to the other con stituencies of the country ; and if their lordships jiblded in this instance there would be nothing to prevent their yielding to other constituencies who might choose to elect a minor, a clergyman, a Custom house officer, or an alien, each of whom was at present precluded front entering Parliament. The constituency of London, though a large one, was but a small part of the constituency of the kingdom ; and although they elected a member for them3alves, they elected him also as part of the Parliament, and in doing so they had no right to violate the law. He had confined himself long enough to that low ground cf argument, and in ascend ing to the higher ground, and considering the question as a religious one, be did not for a moment veutnre to tattribu!A to those who opposed him any absence of a proper religious feeling and sentiment, though they pets ceieed nothing of a religious character in it, There was an old and trite maxim that "Christianity ~cae a part of the law of God—(hear, hear)—and it cotveyed the im portant truth that it was virtually and essentially bound up with our constitution, and pervaded almost every in ,titution of the country. (Hear, bear.) Homage -vas paid to it by many observances, the most striking of which was the legislature, before commencing its daily tatsinus, inv.,kod the blessing of God on its labours in that only name in which our prayers could be accepted —(hear, hear)—and by which they went forth cense- Prated to their high duties—(hear, hear)—that of pro viding, for the eternal welfare of the people as well as their co►nmercial prosperity. It was the opinion of Burke and many others whom the noble and learned had quoted, as well as Lord John Russell, these impor tant legislative functions were bound up in religion, and he (the Lord Chancellor) expressed his. opinion that if they admitted Jews to Parliament the Legisla ture would be uncrhristianised from the hay- Log loosened the common tie of faith which at pre- sent bound them together. (Hear.) He urged their lord ships not to be misled by the fear of a collision between the two houses of Parliament, and by giving way become merely the registrars of the wills of the other house of Par- Lament. When the people spoke through their repre sentatives with a unanimous determination, it was desirab!e for their lordships to well consider the de• sirability of runniog counter to such Expressions of feel ing, but here ❑o such determination on the part cf the people existed. In conclusion, the noble and learned lord moved the omission of the fifth clause from the bill. Lord LYNDHURST said he rjoiced that a member of such eloquence and talent ai bad been displayed by his noble and learned friend had been added to their Irrdz,baps' house—(hear)—though that eloquence and that talent had been exercised against the cause which he felt it his duty to advocate, His noble and learned friend alluded to the observations which had been ad dressed with great weight and great anxiety the other night to their lordships by the noble earl opposite. Now it would be idle for them to attempt to disguise from them, , elves the position in which they stood with regard to this question. (Hear, hear.) Their lordships were aware of what passeJ in the other House of Parliament relative to this measure. Their lordships were aware ►.hat a member of the other House of Parliament of great weight and superior talents—the late Attorney-General —ple,lged himself most solemnly to move resolutions for the admission of the Jews in case this measure failed of success on the present occasion. ([Tear, hear.) Their I,,r,iships were aware that a question might then arise between the other H”use of Varliatnent and the Courts of Law, and that the House of Lords in its judicial caps. city might be thereby pla:.:cd in a position opposed to a majority of the other house. (Hear, hear.) He thought it right to state these weighty facts to their lord.hips, without drawing any inference from them. It was hardly necessary for him to recal to their recollection that a measure for the admission cf the Jews had been repeat edly passed by the other house with great and increasing robjwities,•and upon no occasion by so marked a majo rity as on the present, and that it had never been re jected in their lordships' house by more than one-twelfth of those who were called on to vote. Let them remern• ber also that men of great worth, and research, and piety, a most reverend prelate, and a right rev, prelate, had supported this measure. Let them recollect that their Legislature was cimposed of three independent power, and that it was only by mutual concession and forbearance that legislation could be carried on. It was a most important part of their duty to check the rueon eiderate, rash, hasty, and ill-judged legislation of the other housa of Parliament, to give time for considera tion, and to have the opinion of the constituencies taken. (Hear) But it never was understood, and it could never practically be acted upon, that they were to make a firm a determined and persevering stand against the opinion of the other house of Parliament when it was backed by the opinion of the people. (hear.) Least of all should they attempt to do that when it was a question concere ing the composition of the other House of Parliament— hear)—or on questions which affected religious liberty or other questions of that kind which were likely to excite deep feeling. (Hear.) But when they did make such a stand as that they should be sure that they stood upon a rock ; that they did not place themselves in a position where they had nothing to rely upon but the fragment of an act of Parliament which had been passed fur a different purpose. (dear.) Now with regard to tiis clause, the uniform principle on which they uni formly acted was, that the oath should be taken in the form which was most binding on the conscience of the person taking it. That was proposed to be done here by , striking out the words on the true faith of a Christian, ' when the oath was administered to persons of the Jew ish persuasion. But his noble and learned friend said if you ete ike out these words, you will admit persons of the :Tewi,h religion into thelegislature of the country. Why should they not be admitted, he would ask ? (Hear.) They were our fellow subjects—native subjects of the realm—and entitled to the same privileges as the other subjects of her Majesty. His noble friend referred to some state notion, that toe Jews were aliens, and he ar gued the bill upon that supposition. Something of the same kind had been stated by his noble friend last ses sion. It was supposed that the alien character was in herent in the Jewish religion, and that they were inca pable of properly qualifying themselves for seats in Par liament. But the highest authority in ancient times stated distinctly that they were not aliens. Coming to more modern times, we found that the Jews were expelled from this country for more than 300 years. Wtaen they returned they were of course alien', because they had been born abroad ; their fathers and grandfathers were aliens ; and they bad no natural pri vileges as subjects of this realm. That continued for a considerable time, and of course during that time they were incapacitated as aliens. But the question arose early iu the following century ; it was submitted to the grave consideration of men of the highest eminence, in cluding Mr. Teleot, afterwards Lord Chancellor T.lbot,e Chief Justice Raymond, the Solicitor General for th time being, and six or seven other men of the greatestan eminence in the law ; and they came to the rnen. in 504 decision that the Jew could not b 3 co r net. d Majesty's sue other light than any other class of he could ject.4. And from that time to the sau present, jteicoti person capable if attending to the .n e T la h w e y L er or o d r in 1750 for enter tain any serious doubt upon the .!1 passed Chancellor had referred to t . he wa t)siltoup popular that it neturalisin4 the Jews, which was , but be was under England. The was repealed in the following g to foreign Jews, not were natural-born subjects ; they a misapprehension as those the e resident reason o f in th E ati a . g It related Jews of this countbtrry, abriaretet! ht as we had; they were not sub .of aliens. He would ask any con any friend . of the constitution, whe ther ttohethsaemche that situation could be stripped of their - except by some act of Parlia tshtietrutpi eornseoßlnrsliatiiwns lawyer, subjects, righ nt ts fraasined for• that purpose, directed to that purpose Parlia ment intention of Parliament being declared after deli beration, to be to deprive them of their ordinary rights and franchises ? (Hear, hear.) He would put the ques tion upon that issue. Was there any such power 'I Did An y person pretend that there was ? (Hear.) Instead of this, we reverted to an Expression in an act of Puha• went—the words, "on the true faith of a Christian"— a i n g t a r i o n d s u t cdeidffeinto t t i h ) a e r t s a a e n t s, f o w r i a t h d o i u ff t e r a e n n y t v o i e c w t , h a d t i e r v e a c r t e t d o the Jews—an act which was never intended to apply to them. Aud this Indirect—he would not call it fraudu lent—course of proceeding was to supply the want of an act of Parliament directed expressly against the Jews. (hear, hear.) What did lawyers say, and what was the rule adopted by our courts of justice in construing acts of parliament ? That we were not to take isolated words in an act of Parliament and put a certain construction upon them alone, but to discover what was the object of the act—what was the intention of the legislature in passing it, and to give effect to that intention even a ga i ns t th ordinary sense of certain words in; the act. This being the rule in the adminis tration of justice, how much more ought it to be so when l the question was one of legislative policy ? Themost extraordinary thing was, that though this particu l arws: but ct of Parliament was directed not against h against Catholics, it had been repealed astageaineentfotrhcoesde towards whom it was directed, but was still against those on whom it was neverint w e intended e dt d ehri t ss o o. n o (, p i n r e operate. e . (hear.) What a monstrous P erversion It had been well said by th e late Baron Alderson, case a Miller v. Salomons, that it would be more worth y of the legislature and of the country, if it was right to deprive the Jews of the privilege of sitting in Perna+ or s t s ist id te, of .t" at 33- ad Bh 85 i 36 904 1 521 i 92j f 10 47i I 13 i