The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-21 00:00:00

Ir ZING. ng with n e with lm Mel- Im-ship morn :11 12; s, 19 ; a, 27 ; 'ee, 6 ; 000 oz. r, four 3 bags mt, 12 res has e death peace. ;er Ex- rhites ; sly ex- trader , with l again e 31st. rnando 6 nd the ed her Lpril 2. Q ult., of the DAY. ;eats in the 3d :. Jules man ed dis tnd for art: ale Sep in timent 3 been a must Loment since ;piracy heated it any aheard lan of 7tain a inform (mance s, that ad by flowed gt the I him, i—wag 11 d is- Dvern- aences a the mber sup bored nples rd in toted any con said generals, because he wanted them himself to keep the country quiet at home. After some remarks from M. Tecchio, who spoke in support of the hal with certain modifications ; M. Casalis , who opposed it as a shameful concession to France ; Count aillori in favour ot, and M. Sinco against the measure the debate was adjourned to Monday. TURKEY. We have received Constantinople journals and letters to the 10th. During the absence of Fuad Pacha as the representative of Turkey at the Congress of Paris, his post of Minister of Foreign Affairs will be filled by Mahmoud Pacha, formerly Governor of Smyrna. Fuad Pacha is to take Vienna in his way to Paris. Letters from the Ilerzegovina state that Kemel-Effendi, Commis sioner, of the Porte, has formally made known a to the foreign conspls that the Turkish Govern ment would be disposed to give up to Montene grins, as was spoken of some time ago, the valley of Nisic-Rudine, which forms part of the Herzego villa. The soil is fertile, and would afford to 10,000 inhabitants if it were cultivated, but which i t has not hitherto been, on account of the COn t 'anal incursions of the Montenegrins and the tanoques. Th© population of Montenegro is generally much exaggerated. Many geographers estimate it at 120,000 souls but in reality it is not More than 68,000. Such, at leapt, is the result of the census not long since made by order of Prince Danilo. A letter from Galatz announces the thawing of the Danube and the resumption of the navigation by packets of the Austrian Lloyd's, between Con stantinople and Galatz. It is yet, however, frozen up at Pesth. The Eronstadt Gazette of Transylvania states that the town of Ibraila has been destroyed by fire, but it gives no details. The Chroniqueur of Fribourg states that all Sar. dinian officers on leave of absence have been re Called to their regiments. The petty electioneering disorders in the canton of Friburg have entirely ceased. An inquiry has been instituted by the authorities. The journals contain no political news of im portance. The Espana says the reason why the Maestrazgo has been declared in a state of siege is not political, but is owing to the " misdeeds" of the inhabitants. Accounts from Naples, in the Univers, state that 'serious preparations are being made for defending the o t erritory against Sardini a . C oun t d'A qu il a , brther of the King, will command the squadron. 2)000 troops of the lino are engaged in levelling a Portio n of the height which commands the citadel of Gaeta. A letter from Vienna, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" The Council of Ministers 1444 been lately much occupied with questions re lative to the concordat. There still remain many Mats to be decided for the execution of that con !elation, and it appears certain that they will not be solved as heretofore, exactly according to the !islifes of the church. The lower clergy suffer from the new state of things created by the concordats and it is to be remarked that whibt in preceding n/ears the number of students in theology of the versity of Vienna w as 46 per cent. of the whole, there vraa only 33 per cent. in 1857." THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. By the Lady Jocelyn we have received files of Papers from the Cape to the 10th of March. W C take the following from the Cape Town, Maat Of the 9th of March : " To-rnorrow the Governor will open the fifth a nd concl u di ng session of the first Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope, and he may sincerely con- Fratulate them on the beneficial effects of their itekgielation during the last four years, which, with C ` 3 ftvour of Providence, has brought the Colony to its present prosperous condition. Having carefully examined the finances of the colony, and establislacti the revenue on a solid basis, they have B,,;treugthened every useful branch of the public ser pv'ee' and provided, in the amplest manner, for the rotection of life and property within our borders, i f i Z r r Z e clue administration of law and justice, and mutual benefit of master and servant, by bo til l," li g,the Powers awl defining the right of fort— "e need only refer to the enactments Jrf regulating the armed and mounted police, , enrolling the burghers for the defence L.o'rtheir respective divisions, for encouraging the :11Illation of volunteer rifle corps, for extend 0_ th,e jurisdiction and increasing the numbers of the district magistrates, with many other Acts of e like nature, all tending to consolidate the al e l niltry for self-defence and self-government, to clv how much they have deserved the confidence th e gratitude of every good citizen. Industry /protected has poured into the Treasury an creasing revenue every year, and as all our taxes 0 based on business transactions we have thus a t 43 ef of constantly-increasing traffic. The revenue 1 11 „ 3 - 8 53, the last year of the old Government, was `,.!,v,472/. Last year, 1857, th e font th yearof the new ,v '4721. it was 401,845/. The value of c do 11°,1 produce exported in 1853 was 732,5231. In 13 7 it was 1,833,700/. The imp or t s f or 1853 were at al lled at 1,639,136/. In 1857 they were valued '43rt 4 ) 63 7,192/. To this we have to add specie iill .ed last year to the amount of 246,6661. Do we hoi,ib tohis rapid progress in material wealth it ep"Parliament ? By no means. Parliament i_ El eif was the creation of public spirit and grow ug wealth. Schools and the press had led the fit e° 4. Ple to estimate the value of representative in w_tlifititi°l.l9,_ and prepared them to use their liberty Prudence, and to exert their power with a 4 I let regard to justice. AMERICA. A.,4•lte steamer Vanderbilt arrived off Cowes yester morningng on her way to Havre. She left New on the 10th inst. b 4 :he Vand er bilt b rought no mail ; but she had on uard 206 passenger s , an d $358,600 in specie. Ott th e 11111 inst., in lat. 42.0, long. 58.10, she 4`.changed colours with a large screw steamship, itl,l :l Posed to be the City o f W ashington. On the 44., u• Passed an enormous iceberg in lat. 44.38, ;,ILIg• 46 .38. Oa the 15th, in ht. 45.58, l ong . 11,-20, e xchanged signals with the B r iti s h s hi p S ea I r 9g, with l oss of maintop-gallant -mast. General Harvey and the commissioners for Utah _ Were to leave Washington for Fort Leavenworth on t he 10th inst. 1 ) -( ! 1 spite of the defeat of the government on the th e e ilei eney Bill, the administration expected to get „„srtny appropriations passed. t.;-,ne defeat of the administration on the Deficiency c 4 -1 was i mmediately followed by defeat on the Le and question, the former by votes of Southern, ,1 14 .1 the latter by Northern democrats. The Senate t7ll propose a committee of conference on Leeomp ;us) and government men believe they can carry it ' ll the house. colonel Benton, who was announced as dead, was 4tiii alive when the last advices left, although in a ;Inking state. The colonel is highly respected in "se States. He is father-in-law of Col. Fremont, kla has been a member of the Senate for 30 years. sews has been received from Utah, to the effect tha t Brigham Young had notified Colonel Johnson 0 le ave the territory of Utah by th e 1 0th of March, I.as t herwise his tro.)ps would be annihilate& Yun also tendered to the army sufficient provi o sions g u last them to the States. uThe steamship America, from Liverpool, arrived Halifax on the afternoon of the lth. _She wester y gales. 410elintered on the passage heavy OMMEII,CIAL INTELLIGENCE. ehe cotton market y N es E te W rda Y y O w il as K firm A Ti P a e lt n market °1 ales sales embraced. 4,500 bales. . APRIL active. l 0 . l a , stiff on the basis of 121 c. for m i ddling up /f) 1 2tc. for Mobile, 121 for Florida, T. l le 2 .B s c. w co s r koeWt._ Orleans and Texas middling... N_Ni t 1 , 44 e active, but irregular in price. Sugars ad tot e • ed ic. per lb. Coffee was quiet. Freights :naled to rule dull. At x ,5 0 , err Orleans, on the 9th, cotton sales reached s b u bales ; prices unchanged. The stock wa vi;10,000 bales. Sugars firm. Flour active. Pro- A," Cil ri n• Sterling exchang,- 1061 to 1071. Las lincinnati, on the 9th, bulk meats and bacon iiiaTA ',‘ anced, with goof demand. Baltimore, on the 9th, breadstuffs wore un -4,.g.?„cl provisions quiet, but no change in prices. stti J--hiladelphia, on the 9,h, stocks were un tie" Y.. Flour dull, but firm. Wheat limited, llaLisclic" Unchanged. Corn scarce, and in good PrWriioni advancing, 'ING. THE SUN, LONDON' MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily, and the values of most descriptions were without change. The sales amounted to 12,000 bale', 2,000 of which were taken by the speculators, and 2,000 by the expor ters. In the Railway Share Market a very limited business was transacted, but prices on the whole tended upwards. About 86,5131. in gold has been announced from Australia to-day, the Albion and the Derwent having arrived. This amount will, no doubt, be sent into the Bank, as the export requirements are very limited. About 150,0001. was added yester day to the stock of bullion deposited there, and the next weekly return will, no doubt, show a consider able improvement in that.department. The Continental exchanges continue firm, and the accounts from New York report an advance in the quotation upon London. Indeed, it now appears to be in favour of this country, the Van derbilt having brought 74,7001. in specie. Money continues exceedingly easy, and the mer cantile community have ample facilities for the extension of business whenever an opportunity is presented. The best bills are negotiated at 2i per cent., and the large arrivals of specie strengthen the impression that the terms will continue low for some time to come. NewJoi nt-S toe k Companies were decidedly unpo pular, and very few other channels are opened for the employment of capital. Many persons antici pated a loan of at least to 5,000,0001., and as no such measure is contemplated the amount reserved for that purpose is liberated, and again swells the amount available for investment and other quar ters. The Anglesey has arrived from Australia with 6,811 ounces of gold, valued at 27,3441. The half -yearly meeting of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company took place to-day—Mr. Mangles, M.P., in the chair. The report showed a satisfac tory result for the year, the credit side of the ac count exhibiting an increase of passage money, &c., in the aggregate of 50,2241. 17s. In conse quence of the mail contract being extended, the directors intend constructing four new iron ves sels. The surplus would have enabled the directors to declare at this meeting a bonus of 11. per share, but as there was a deficiency in the repair and general account, they recommended the share holders to be content with the ordinary dividend of 21. per share, leaving the surplus to go to the reduction of the deficiency of that account. The main subject of consideration for the meeting is the proposed amalgamation with the European and Australian Company, who stated their losses to be only 40,0001., whereas they are now found to amount to 200,0001. A discussion is now taking place on that point, and is likely to be of some duration. The Market for English Securities has not been quiteso firm to-day, but no alteration ofeonsequence has taken place. A reictiou of 1a par cent. after the recent improvement cannot create surprise, but with money so ea'y and the growing confidence in the present Government will prevent any serious decline. Indeed the general tendency of the market is in the other direction. anisols for transfer have been 9G and 961. ; for account they are marked 961 -T o and 96,1 I. The market is now at its best point. Exchequer Bills are about 345. to 375. prem., and the Bonds (1858) 991. India Deben ture Scrip is 100. Bank Stock is marked 220 to 221 Al fair amount of business has been transacted. .n the Foreign Stock Market, and prices are rather firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 971 ; and the 4 per Cents. are nominal. Mexican 3 per Cents., 20 ; Peruvian 41 par Cents., 81. i ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 561 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 ; Ditto 41 per Cents , 101 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 911- ; Spanish New Deferred, 26i ; Swedish 4 per Cents., 81 ; Venezuela 41 per Cents., 35i ; Ditto Deferred, 13k-. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5i G ; Mexi- can, 191 20; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 81 83 ; Do. 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguse 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 plr Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto 4 per Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cent 3., 43i 441; and Ditto Deferred, 26 In the Railway Share Market today the transac tions have been limited, and prices generally have shown a downward tendency of about to x per cent. Lancashire and Yorkshire and North Bri- ;ish have declined ss. ; Caledonian, Great Nor ;hem, Great Western, North 'Western, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ; and Brighton, 158. In the Foreign and Colonial lines very little business has been done, and the variations are un- important. Dutch Rhenish have receded about 53. ; and Great Western of Canada about ss. ; East Indian were dealt in at about previous rates. Miues, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares have been at steady rates. Bank of Australasia have advanced about 10s. ; and Oriental Bank declinel ss. Peninsular and Oriental Steam declined ss. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CIOCK. (From the Wietsl Lie.%) Baik Stock 3; , er event, Reduced 3..uniiiti , s.. 3 per ()aut. Onnsols Annuities 96i i 6 t New 3 per Cont. - ,, .linutties Long Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1360) la 11-16 India Loan Debentures 99,i i Ditto Scrip (! ~. 801 x, i. ,: cow , ~. t ... Excheluer Bills, 21di March. June. 1,1(,(1j . ... Vfft) , 33 131 33 p Small ..... .. . Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 3i p er C ent .... 99i PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazinan 5 per Cent. EquadorNew Consolidated l4 i Mexican 3 per Cent 2O Ditto Account • PernvAn Bonds, .12 per Cent ____ Otto Account, Ditto 3 per Cent. " , rtuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 P.us ,an Bonds, 1622, if, St., 5 per Cent llO Ditto, 4i per Cent. lOl Ssvdiuntu tionAs, 5 per Cent. Sp 'riFh Is;:xds, 3 per Onut. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. - l'itto Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Tnricit,h i;ontis, O p4r cent._ DIU° Account, Ditto Guaranteed. i per Cent. Vgnezneta Bonds, Si per Cent Pitto Account 35 i Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent i)ividends,'on the at,ova payable in London. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 44 per Cent 56 , 4i ft 1111.E.E O'CLOCK. Console, money Consols account (May 6), t6 i HEALTH OP LONDON DURING TBE WEEK. (Prom the Report of the Registrar-General) The deaths i n . London 'registered in the week ending Saturday, Aprill7, were 1207, being nearly the same as those of the previous week. In the ten years 1848-57 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1102, but as the deaths now returned occurred in an increased population, they should be compared with the average, after the latter is raised in propor tion to the increase, a correction which will make it 1212. The number actually returned, therefore, agrees almost exactly wish that obtained by calcu lation. Whooping -cough and measles still maintain a high mortali t y, th e f ormer hav i ng num b ered 77 deaths in the week, the latter 55. Two widows died at the age of 96, one at Walham-green, another i n I slington workhouse. L lst week the births of 1009 boys and 956 gills in all 1965 c h ildren, were registered in London. In the ten c orresponding weeks of the years 1848- 57 the average number was 1583. Mr. Clarendon wi s h e d t o Erskinewi,thedpireferred going EVEN-lIANDED JusTfon. without t t hid own arguments into the mouth of Sardinia, Lord go round about the bush. slap through it. Lord Clarendon tug England to truth and common sense on the"craasmeiet[f the Cagliari. Mr. Er-kine preferred committi ng Eng. land to truth and common sense, and did it. 'Therein Mr. Erskine was insubordinate , as Nelson was when he stuck his glass to his blind eye, and swore ho could not see the signal (f recall flying at the mast-head of the admiral commanding him. But if Mr. Erskine dostrves suspension, for fur getting official subordination, surely hanging would not be too had for Lord C:arendon, who has sacrificed national dignity, and the rights of British subjects.—Punfh, RAILWAYS. RIILwATa. Closing Prioa, this day Nottng. Bost. Eastn. June.... l Belfast & Ballymen [ Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsri. Cheshire Juncf Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)„ Bristol & Exeter Caledonian Chester la Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall De. A Do. B Dublindxl3elfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber. Juno. East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A.stk Do., do. B Do. Now A........, East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh di Glasgow Edinb. Prth. eirDundqu Forth and ClydoJunc. Furness ... 5i - 6 ••• .... • 7/ - 8.1 69 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 88 - 90 841 - 85 35 .- 37 • • • "".. • , ... '''' • • • ''''' • ••• ..... .1 8 - 8 16 - 17 57i - 58, 44 - 46 29 - 31 14 - 16 86 - 88 62, - 63 274 - 28 ) Glasgow & S.Western 1 Great N. of Scotland l ) Great Northern ) Do., A. Stock ) Do., B. Stock ..... ) Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). ) Great Western. ) Do. Str.V.R.. gna. St 1 Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. It Do., Thirds...... Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Un I Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Do. New, he. 5/. 10s. Lond. Bright. & S. Cst. ' London &N. Weldor , Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet&Lincln , 3 Metropolitan ......... Midland Do. Binning. & Derbi Midland G. West.(lr. Do. Shares ... Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newpt.isberg.&lled Newry & Armagh Newry, Warrenpoinr & Restrevor Norfolk Northn. Counties Cu North British ........ North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. astern— Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn. , Tramp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.... Peebles Portsmouth 0 - 91 9i - 10 LOii - 102 87 - 88 L 25 - 127 99 - 101 1 56 -56 i; 56 - 53 i 83 85 10 —l2 p 10 12 p 88a 89 1 d 11 1 a - 6 : ii 105 - 106 93} - 94 1 k - 92 - 93 36 - ii 91i - 92 63 - 65 ri - ii 58 - CO qi 3 - 53 911 921 2 1 d 461 471 73 74 93 95 43 - 43 8 - 9 8 - 9 2) - 31 ••• - ••. 7 - 4(1 Rhymney Scottish Central 100 IScf,t. N.E.Ahrdn.gt 100 Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union ... S Sitingboarne &Sheer. 100 ',South Dev0n.......... [O3 - 108 i ! 26i - 27 78 - 80 45 - 46 - 1} 36 - 37 69 -69 i 824 - 83 13 - 15 7 - 5 f: 8 - 10 35 - I South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. RivQr Dun, Do. . . . . Stainos,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale..; - Do. Pref., No. 1...... Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath......... Water rd. & Kilk eany Waterford&Limeriek Igo = la West Cot West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London, Do. First Class Do. Second Class 2i - 3i 64. - 62 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and,l Cen.l nd, guar. 5 p. c. Do. i al) Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake 'Jur. Buff., Brut& Godeh. 6IN bds., 1 Aug.,'7‘2 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., I Juno '74 Calcutta and S. iast. Central Gude (Lim.) Ceylon A Blares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s9 Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada, Do. 6 p. c. Deben I Gt, In, Pen. g. 5 por e Do. New. guar. 5 p.c : Gt. Wostn, of Cana la Do. New Do. Bds., payablo '57 Do. do., 76 p.'6o , Do. do., '73 , do. Do. do., '73, without! - 9 - 10 185 - 90 79 - 82 77 - 80 •• • ••• 1 • -- 14 I -- I 110 - 111 13 - 26 21 47 49 81 83 21a 211 8 - iP iu - 193, 2 1 ,106 - 111 110 G -11 l option 11a,draa, guar. 4l p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) &incl.°, guar. 5 per c Do 105 108 196 - 20 20A— 21 ;,(1 par - 1 2lf FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp & Rotterdam 6 64 20 all Ardennes.. . 20 3 Bahia & Frarcisco.., 3} 5 all Belgian East. Juliet. 11 20 all Bezien to Graissessac 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and IV. 31 31 ff 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 27 —27 i, 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France ... 20 all • Great Luxembourg 7l 8 n 16 6 Italian Junction 20 all Lake Const. & Bale .. 20 all Lime and Turnhout ... ...d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 31 4 p 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c./ — 20 all Lyons and Geneva 241 251 33c all Maria Antonla 10 all Do. New ••• ••• 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. P ro f 2ll 211 211 16 all Northern of France 37f 378 20 8 Do. New • ••• 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 8/ 91 20 all Paris and Lyons 3lj —32 d 20 all Ditto New •41 • •• 20 all Paris and Orleans 43 51 491 20 9 Reoife & San Frau , (Pernam.) g. 7p. c 4 20 14 Riga and Dunaburg 10 all Roma and Frascati, 20 all Royal Danish l5 17 5 all Royal Swedish — 1 4 all Do. 7 per cent. 20 all Sambre and Meuse 8 —8/ 10 all - Do. 51 per cent. pref 8 9 8/ 20 all Southern of France 204 21 8; all West Flanders 4 5 10 all Do. 51 por c. Prof 20 all IV .W of France 231 241 20 6 Western of Austria._ .„ 20 all We:A. of Switzerland 6 all IV heel adon 6 all Do.B p. cent. prof. 20 alt Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. 40 all Australasia BO 82 811 25 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bauk of London 46 48 40 all Bri.Col.Bk.&Ln. Co — 50 all British N. American ... ... 56 20 10 IC.Bk.of Ind.Au.&Ch 31 2t 103 50 City 57 59 100 25 Colonial 201 all :Commereialof Canada 100 20 'Commercial of Lond. „. 20 all Eng.Scot.&A.us.Cnt. 171 184 174 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of A ast.l 19 20 19$ 50 20 London and County) 284 50 10 London Joint Stock.. ~. 291 100 20 Lond.andWestmiust. 451 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New 50 25 National Bank 4 20 all New South Wall; 43 45 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 374 381 371 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 61 63 10 all Do. New 25 all South P istralia 25 121 Do. New — 181 23 all. Union of Australia 44 46 45 1 ... 15 Do. Now 3O 31 50 10 Union of London 231 241 100 50 Unity Mutual — 100 50 WestruBk of 1:ot.c1 .19 SHARE MARKETS -- (This Day). Basiness done this day. 12i 100 100 1 100 all all 100 100 100 100 St. 100 50 3 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St, 100 25 16ii St. 109 St 100 St. 10 3/.1 20 20 10 St. 173, all all 100 100 100 22 100 100 all I 9 all all 1 all 1100 1100 256(1 20,i 100 100 all all all all 88i 9 85 , 4 31 1011 i 2 88 87i 81 i 105} 4 92i 91i i 2 641 59,i 53 2i 92 11 2 47 1 73 i 92 3i 30k i 3i A 111 10i 11 WEDNESDAY EVENING, APJIIL 21, 1858 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) Leasing Closing Prices Business Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Companies yesterday this day. St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 93 100 St. 100 Clydesdale Jo. Calcdon... 100 102 25 all Col.Stoar Vy, E.U.&E.O 13 15 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.• Gt.Northn 136 - 139 5 all E. Un. H. Sh, E. Count. 4 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils• Direct. St. 100 Do. New Do. • •• ••• 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt.Westn. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. & N.M. 1138 110 109} 9 25 all Do. A Shares Do 12A all Do. Shares. Do — ••• 121 all Lon.daGreenw S.Eastern I2A -13 A 20 j all Do. Preference Do 24 25 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 94 - 96 10 10 Do. Bark. Sh. Do •• ••• 5i all Manch.Bxton. Ln.daN.W and Matlock & Midld 2l 21 St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. 94 - 96 641 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count p - OP 50 all N.drEst.sp.c Do 57 59 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do - 50 i all Do.Fixedsp.c Do . ••• 25 i all Prost. & Wyre L. &N. W — ••• 12i, all Do. Shrs. 4Do — St. 100 ißoystn.&Hit. Gt.No . rthn 136 139 10 all iShrews.k Her T. Brassey 8 9 81 12 all ;S. Staffordsh.. M. MCloan 10 —10 A 50 all iWearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. • 25 all iDo Do 32 33 st. ,100 ;Wilts&Sonarst Gt•Westn 1 83 90 COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in banoo, before Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice Erie, and Mr. Justice Cromp ton.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK TRIALS. THE QUEEN V. BROWN AND OTHERS. Mr. D. Seymour moved for a new trial on behalf of Mr. Cameron, late manager of the Royal British Bank, on the grounds that the verdict was against evidence, misdirection of the learned judge, and surprise. The learned counsel argued that the defendant was not re sponsible for the report and balance sheet of Dec., 1855. The balance-sheet was prepared by the chief accountant, who, with the directors, were alone responsible, and that the defendant's acts were merely official. He con tended his view of the case was borne out by the evi dence, and the defendant was entitled to a new trial. Their lordships took time to consider the points raised. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fain.) IN El TOWNSZND. This was a meeting for choice of assignees in the matter of Mr. John Townsend, M.P. for Greenwich ; a great number of persons were present. It was ultimately agreed that an assignee should be appointed, but it was understood that steps would be taken to supersede the bankruptcy ; the accounts are in course of preparation by Messrs. Butler and Canniogs. The debts are stated at between 5,0001. and 6,0001. ; assets uncertain. The case was proceeding on disputed proofs of debt. TIE EASTERN SINKING COMPANY. A petition in bankruptcy was opened this morning in this case, and ballotted to Mr. Commissioner Evans. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day). MARLBORO lIGH•STREBT. BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A Wm.—George Roberts, a middle-aged man, of decent appearance, was charged before Mr. Beadon with committing the following brutal assault on hie wife. Margaret Roberts, of John-street, Fitzroy-square, said the prisoner, who was her husband, came home on the previous evening, and after abusing her and her daughter struck her several times, and as she was about escaping from the house ho seized her by the arm and bit t through in the most savage manner. The prisoner then went to a public-house in the neighbourhood, and on her going there with a constable he again seized her, tore off her bonnet, cap, and a quantity of her hair, and gave her several blows on her head. He had eeveral times treattd her in a similar manner, and she bad given him into custody but lad not pressed the charge. Lucy Margaret Roberts, daughter of the parties, said she saw her father, after abusing them, seize her mother's aria and bite her. While her mother had gone out, and before her father had gone out with the intention of fol lowing her mother, he seized her (witness), shook her violently, and said be would kill her mother. Her father had so frightened her that she had fainted. Felice Constable 58 C sail he found the prosecutor's arm bleeding from a terrible bite inflicted on it—the teeth having gone nearly through the flesh. The pri soner, in his presence, also struck the prosEcutriz. The prisoner said that the females commenced aim., ieg him on his return home, and his wife had threatened to stab him on the previous day. This was denied by the daughter and mother. Mr. Beadon said it was a most savage assault, and he should send the priaoner far three months with hard labour, MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 50/.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 4i p c. Ches. & Ho. 5 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork&Bandons p.c. Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No. I Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. p. c. Do. 51., 0 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. iDo. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash.6 p. ets. E.&W. York. J. sthL , Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. Furness, 5_13,9 94 - 96 6 -iOi 6 - 64 108 - 112 105 - 110 112 - 117 110 - 115 127 - 132 72 - ii Glas. p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. C. Redeem. at 10 p. c. Do. 4i per cent ...... di - 1- 119 110 - 112 102 - 101 Do. 5 p.c., Rod. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pr( Gt. S 4z W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W. (13. &H. Ex.spe Do. con. red. 43 p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. 62 -- 64 101 -11 l - 92 - 91 87 - 8 ► 87 - 89 99 - 101 91- 10 16 - 17 9} - 72 - 74 18i - 10 91 - 9f 131 - 141 138 - 140 Do. irred. 4 por lent. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. ChesterBp.c.P.S. Do, do. 5 p. c. d 0.... Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. IDo. Chesh. Gua. Sh. IDo, do. do. Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 D0.,P.,5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lou. dz N. W., Coy. Sz Nuneaton 5 r . Lon. dr S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares Londy.dr Color, Sh Londy.&Ennis, Sh. M., S. , &L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 'Do. do. 3.i per cont. Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do. do. 1160 - 185 liB - 122 66 - 68 St. 14 12i 121 Yf id .Co nsol. 6 e. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &IL Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. sp. c. red. sp. c. _ Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. Norfk.Deb.4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1446 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do. Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British Do. 7/. Preference N.E. Barr,. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do 0 - 139 99 - 101 91 - 93 10i -11 h 1 106 - 108 Do. do. d L o e . e( Q ls rs 6 . r l . B N 4 o Bs .. t. l .. Do. York II.& S. Pur. North Staffordslure.. Ox., Wor. & Wolv. C p.c. Ist guar...... Do. 6p. c. 2d guar... Do. do. Dabentr. St. Scot. Cont. New Pref. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.Cp.c. S DSDD . o:outflab Eastern Gxoi3:e3d7evP4Po. 4. : 'II I :e rP a fef. d .c l i n t : . Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d., Do. 44 per cent... Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh. Do. New 4i pr. cent) S. Wales Gnu. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4. p. c....... S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar. Stock. &Dar., 5 p . c. Do. do. do. ......... IWaterfcl&Kilk. 6 pc. 95 97 li 1 d ••• - par 22A 23 115 - 120 101 - 106 D 8 - 100 1,0.61 St. St. St. St. 20 25 25 St. 118 1 2 0 125 - 127 74 - 76 10 -102 i 24 - 24,1 101 - 103 101 - 103 il -16 27 - 281 ••• -- ... 46 --• 51 BRITISH MINES. 2/127Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 9i —10 i 20 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 80 10 1 Dev. Gt. Crisis (Tay.) 460 480 30 East Basset (Mogan) 100 17s Great South Tolgus 14 15 17c5 rt. W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 5 6 7i 'Grt. W. Vor (Helstn.) 1i -- 2 ... 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Ill ogAn ) 7i N.W.Bassct (Mogan) 11. 12 - ... ▪ GI 15 North Wheal Crcfty ¢ 5 1i Par. Cons. (St.l3laxy), 171 -- 181 9 Pork ellis U. (Wend.) Gs. Sort. Cons, Min, Co. 1 2i S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 375 390 2 S. Cam Brea, (Illogn.) 4} 4i 19 S.W. Frances(lllov,u.) 210 -- 220 5 46 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 1 10 9 Tin Croft ((ictlldliosrgkuatrindi;)) 221°81003 40 13n.Minos (Gwennap), 1286 V. of Towoy (Camar.) 1 14 W. Basset (Mogan) 23 24 5 2 5 0 6 \\‘ , V r i h ' B E t a Caradon l s l s o e r t • 5i Wh. Edward(Calstck) 6 1Z 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 10 11 8 I Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht.) 43 45 4i )Wh. Trelavvney (Lis.) 24 9n 321000 23 24 10) --110 2do 220 280 - 3:0 6 61 10 11 43 45 24 26 1121 1003 95i 6i 1171 F p 3 20 5 1 12 7 a1 0 15 : 6 8 1 . 1A DB B ce oor a o u : p i s tzi t i tp a i c . Csa l o c l jno a • hi l( .111) !Del le. ! 3: 3 1 1 ' 9. 3 : 3 ed 30 all Do. Cocaes dr Cuiacla a 20 1 0 : Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jaraaica 41 " ....... op 1., '-16 all Dun Mountai n C per Mining C o. 2 all Fortuna 2k - 23 2} 20 all General l7 19 1S 3 all Linares 6l _ a 10 5 14, Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all Now Granada 1 all Novcau Monde •• 3 2 05 0 l a 1 61 1 i s ap P o o ni n tt t. iap S gh i 0 1 ;1 1, p d o N e l . 1 4 11) S a m . . 1: 2 6 all United Mexican...-. 3a MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 SOO Atlantic Tel. (Lim., I ••• 25 19 Australian Agricult. 28 30 28i 10 all ''Australis. Royal Mail - 11 10 all Berlin Water Works- 31 4 10 2 Do. New isa, at Si. d 50 40 Erit. American L a nd 100 32i Canada 135 142 136 81 . 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 1141 1141 $ St. all C o pper Min. of Lug. 25 30 25 all 'Do. Prof. 7§ p. cent. 25 -- , 4 7 5 all ',Crystal Palace 1 1/ 5 all ,Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of Franca 20 all Eastern Steam 3l 4 St. 100 ElectricTolegraph 103 105 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. 5 all En.&Anst.Cop.Smco 11 1 10 10s. Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. •.. 9 all Eur. &Am. Stm. (iira,) 4 —4l 20 all Gen, Ir.Sc.Col.(lim,) 15 14 'Con. Steam Naviyat. 20 5 London Discount 11 d 4 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 311 31 31 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Moditeran. Elec. Tel. 7 8 10 all !Do. Extension Teleg. .„„ 10 all Mexicali& S.Amerion 25 5 Nat. Discount Co 1 10 6 INctherlands Land , 3 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p.o.Pf. iss.at 1 d 2 21; 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 New li. &N. S. Land 16 2d St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. gsi 1 all N. B, Australasian... 20 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 2 3 1 all Oriental Gas ..... $ la 1 10s. Do New Shares...... Id I p 5 all Pcclhr. Ld. dr Miurl. 2 2} 50 all Peninsular dr Oriental 77 79 781 50 10 Do, New 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam €3 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest l# - 11 St. 100 S. Aus, Gov. 6 p.c.bds lOO 108 25 all South Austral. Land 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus. Ln. Co. Up. Can 1.1 4 1 261 Van Diemen's Land l4 -- 15 . CORN EXCHANGE. Although the supply of English wheat in to-day's market was very moderate, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy at Afouday's decline in the quotations. The general qua lily of the samples was good. The show of foreign wheat was rather extensive, and the millers purchased cautiously. In the currencies, how ever, no change took pl ace . Floating cargoes of grain were a slow sale. Owing to a large arrival the barley trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. We bad a dull inquiry for malt; but oats, beans, and peas, the supplies of which were moderate, changed hands steadily, at extreme rates. The sour trade was heavy, and the quotations were barely supported. ARILIVALS THIS WSSI. Wheat. Barley. English 1,610 390 Irish Malt. Oath. 1 Flour. 870 530 1 1,340 _ 890 -- 8 2,020 60 aka. -- brla Foreign.... 2,879 113,160 WHITECHIPEL. Boef, from 2a 8d to 38 8d ; mutton, 28 101 to 48 Od; lamb, fis Od to 6s Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 81 ; pork, 3s 0,-1 to 4a 4d per 81bs by the carcase. We have a slow sale for all kinds of meat. BOROUGH HOP. Good and useful new hops are in fair request, at full prices. In all other kinds very little business is doing. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF CO lIMONS-AnuL 20. SEPTENNIAL ACT. Motion made, and question put, " That leave be given to bring in a Bill to repeal the Act of the first year of George the First, cap. 38, commonly called the Septen nial Act,' and to limit the duration of Parliaments to three years." The house divided—Ayes 57, Noes 214. AYES-57. Philips, It. Pilkiagton, J. Ricardo, 0. Roup‘ll, W. Salisbury, Enoch Scholeileld, W. Stuart, Lord J. Sykes, Colonel Thompson, General Trelawny, Sir J. Villiers, C. Waldron, Laurence White, James Williams, W. Willyams, E. Wood, W. Wyld, James Alcoa, T. Ewart, W Ayrtou, A. Ewing, Cr um Bagshaw, Robert Forster, Charles Biggs, John Fox. W. J. Bake, J. Gibson, Milner Bland, L. 11. Gilpin, C. Bright, John Greene, John Butler, C. S. Hamilton, Capt. Caird, J. ' Harris, J. D. Calc.,n, M. Kershaw, J. Cheetham, John King, L. Clay, James Lulea, W. Coningham, W. M`Cann, J. Conynghain, Lord F. MacEvoy, E. Corbally, M. E. MacMahon, P. Crook, J. Maguire, J. F. Crossley, F. Morris, D. Daiglish, R. Nicoll, D. Denison, W. li. Ogilvy, Sir J. Duncombe, Thomas Feehell, Sir G. NOES—'2 54. Adderley, C. B. Elton, Sir A. li. Mangles, R. D. Akroyd, E. Ennis, John Manners, L or a J. Alexander, J. Estcourt, T. Marjorib an k s, D . Anneoley, Hon. Hugh Evans, T. W. Miler, Taverner Antrobus, E. Fonwlck, IL Duller, 4tearne Ashley, Lord Ferguson, Sir Robert Mille, T. Bagwell, John Finlay, A. Moncreiff, J. Bailey, C. Fitzgerald, J. Montgomery, Sir G. Baillie, IL Fitzroy, Henry Morgan, O. Baring, A. Foley, 11. W. Mowbray, J. It. Baring, H. Foljambe, Francis Naas, Lord Baring, Sir F. Forde, Colonel Newark, Viscount Baring, T. Forester, Col. Newdegate, C. Barnard, Thomas Forster, Sir Geo. Newport, Viscount Bernard, T. Fortescue, Hon. F. Nisbet, R. I'. Barrow, W. Fortescue, C. S. Ossulston, Lord Bass, M. Frazer, Sir W. Packs, C. Baxter, W. French, Colonel Pakington, Sir J. Beach, W. GelwaY. Viscount Palk, L. Beaumont, W. Gard, It. Palmer, R. Beecroft , G. Gaskell, J. Palmer. R. W. Bennet, Capt. P. Gladstone, W. Palmerston, Viscount Bentinck, G. Glyn, G. Patten, Col. Biddulph, Col. R. M. Glyn, G. Pennant, Col. E. Black, Adam Goddard, A. Philipps, J. Blackburn, Peter Goderich, Viscount Pinney, Col. Botfleld, B. Grace, 0. Portman, W. Brand, H. B. W. Graham, Sir J. Powell, Francis Bridges, Sir B. Greenwood, John Pryse, E. Briscoe, John Greer, Samuel Pritchard, J. Brown, W. Griffith, C. Ramsden, Slr J. Bruce, Major Grogan. Edward Ramsay, Sir A.' Bruce, 11. A. Hamilton, Lord Claud Rawiluson, Sir 11. Bruen, 11. Handley, H. Rebow, J. Buckley, Gen. Haukey, T. Repton, G. Buller, J. W. Hanmer, Sir John Richardson, J. Bunbury, W. B, Hardy, G. Ridley, George Burghley, Lord Hay, Lord John Robertson, P. Ilury, Viscount Hayes, Sir E. Rushout, Capt. G. lluxto.i ' Sir E. N. Heard, J. Russell, A. Cairns, 11. Heathcoate, Sir IV. Russell, F. W. Calcraft, J. Henley, J. Rust, James Campbell, R. Hill, Hon. R. Schneider, henry Cartwright, H. Hodgson, K. &later, George Cay, ley, E. S. Hodgson, William Scott, F. Charlesworth , J. C. D . Holford, R. Scott, Major Child, Smith Hopwood, John Seymer, 11. Chohneley, Sir M. llornby, W. Sheridan, 11. B. Christy, Samuel Ilorsfall, T. Shirley, E. Churchill, Lord A. Horsrnan, E. Sibthorp, Major Clark, J. Bottm, Lord Smith, J. A. Clifford, C. C. Howard, Lord E. Stnollett, A. Clifford, Lt: Col. 11. M . Hunt, G. W. Spooner, R. C.ive, George Ingestre, Viscount Stanley, Lord Close, M. Inglis, John Stanley, W. Colebrook - e, Sir E. Jermyn, Rt. Hn. Earl Steel, John Colvile, C. R. Jervoiso, Sir J. Stirling, W. Coote, Sir C. H. Johnstone, H. B. Tempest, Lord A. V. Corry, 11. T. L. Johnstone, Sir J. Vance, John Cowan, C. Jolliffe, IL Vane, Lord H. Crawford, R. W. Kell;, Sir F. Venation, W. Cross, R. A. Kendall, N. Verner, Sir W. Cubitt, W. Kerrison, Sir E. Walcott, Admiral. Curzon, Viscount King, J. Walpole. S. Dalkeith, Earl King, Edward Wegeelin, T. Davison, It. Klnnaird, A. Welby, W. Deasy, R. Knatchbuli, IV. Western, S. Deedes, William Knatclabull-Ilagnesson Whitbread, S. Dent, John Knight, F. Whiteeide, J. De Yore, S. E. Knightley, Ti. Wigram, Loftus T. Disraeli, B. Langston, J. H. Williams, S x W. Dobbs, W. C. Langton, W. G. Willoughby, J. Dud, J. Lefroy, Anthony Winning tun, Sir T. Duncombe, A. Legh, G. C. Wood, Sir C. Dundas, G. Lennox, Lord H. G. Woodd, B. Dundas, F. Leslie, C. P. Woods, Henry Dunkellin, Lord Liddell, /I. G. Wyndham, General Dunlop, A. Lopes, Sir M. Wynn, Col. Du Pre, C. Luce, T. Wynne, J. A. Dutton, Hon. H. H. Lyall, George Wynne, W. Edwards, Henry Lygou, lion.F. Yorke, E. Egerton, Sir I'. Macarthy, Alex. Young, A. Egerton, W. M 4cirtney, George Egerton, Edw. C Macaulay, Kenneth TELLERS. Eina!ey, Viscount Mackie, J. Jolliffe, Sir W. Elphinstone, Sir J. M'Cllutsck, John Whitmore, H. T ELL ERB. Cox, W. ilecitleld, George DR. BERNARD.—I❑ the House of Commons to-mor. row evenirg, Mr. Sergeant Kinglalfe will ask the Sec retary fur the Home Department, " whether the late prosecutiou of the Queen v. Simon Bernard, charging him as an accessory before the fact, and also as a princi pal to the murder of Nicholas Battle, v.as instituted mu pur,uo.nce of advice given by the law ofecera of the crown, to the effect that, asautning the alleged facts to be true, the offence charged was punistatile as a felony under the existing law of the realm ;" and also, " whe ther the Secretary for the Home Department will lay any opi►,ion which may have been given by the law offi cers of the crown relative to the said el arge, on the table of the house.] birbr Xbition SUN OFFICE, Seven. o'Clock. NEWMARKET RACES.—{This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.] 501. HANDICAP PLATE. Theodora 1 Orphelia 2 Flyaway .. Eleven ran. 501. PLATE. R.M. Ring of Sardinia - I Pensioner 2 Nine ran. SELLING HANDICAP. Little Sam Greenwich Fair _ 2 Seven ran. MATCH—Pavilion beat Beacon. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Tasmania walked over. JOCKEY CLUB PLATE. Van Dunck .. Aster n Won by a lengtb. LATEST BETTING. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 agst Hepatica (taken) 7to 2 agst Perfection (taken) 6 to 1 agst Governess (taken) 7to 1 agst Botany (taken) 8 to 1 agat Chanionesse (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 aget Physician (taken) 25 to 1 eget Kelpie (taken) 35 to 1 agst Botany (taken) DERBY. 13 to 2 aget Fitz Roland (taken) 7to 1 agst Toxopholite (taken) 11 to 1 agst Longrange (taken) 16 to 1 agst Happy Land (taken) 20 to 1 aget Ancient Briton (taken) 25 to 1 aget Eclipse (taken) 25 to 1 aget Clydesdale (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Physician 40 to 1 agst Wiltoh 40 to 1 agst Cock-a-doodle-doo 100 to 1 agst Coxwold IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OP COMMONS.--(This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Barnstaplcs Water Works bid was read a third time and paused. PETITIONS. A large numl)er of petitions were presented praying for the abolition of church rates by Mr, Had&ld, Mr. Edward Ball, Mr.Liddell, Mr.Daedes, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Briscoe, Mr. Pill Hips, and others. Several petiticns were also presented against the abolition of church rates. OUDE. General P. TH:DNIPSON said he bad a petition to present from the :Dewsbury Debating Club, praying for the rest•:ration of Oude. Mr. WALPOLE doubted if a petition could be re ceived from a donating club in its collective capacity. General P. T_ao ARSON said the petition was signed by many individuals. Mr. WALPOLE suggested the amendment of the petition, so as t. make it as coming " from the under signed members of the Da webury Debating Club." General P. TIIONIPSON said the petition should be so amended. An Hon. Member said that petitions from Chambers of Cmimerce had been frequently received signed only by the Chairman. of such bodies. CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA. Mr. HUNT presented a petition from a place in Huntingdonshire, praying that Christianity may be made he basis of the future Government of India. INCOME TAX. Sir J. V. SHELLEY presented petitions from the inhabitants of the Metropolis, praying for such an adjust• anent of the income-tax as shall make a distinction be tween fluctuating and precarious incomes, and incomes derived from realieed property. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. On the motion for going into committee, Mr. PACS P.: moved an amendment that the bill be committed this day six months. No one respected con , acientiousobjeetions, in matters of religion, more than he did, but he apprehended that in this case the objec tion to pay church rates resulted from a lees elevated feeling than that of conscientious scruples. He cited the evidence of a number of witnesses examined before the Church Rate Committee, to show that the principal objections hitherto advanced against church rates did not ari-e from conscientious feelings. He denied that there was any general desire for the abolition of church rates, and he cited in support of his assertion the rejec tion of the champion of the cause (Sir W. Clay) by the Tower Hamlets ; and Mr. Mir..ll, a groat writer as well as speaker on the subject, by Rochdale. Mr. K. SEYMER seconded the amendment. Mr. HUGGESSON cordially supported going into committee on this bill. He considered the amendment came with a bad grace from the ministerial side of the house, because, if the present government had not been in power the future charge of the bill would have been handed over to the noble lord (Lord Stanley) secretary for the colonies. There was a great and growing feeling in the country against church rates, though the returns might not show it. Thousands who ob jected on principle to church rates paid them on account of the smallness of the sums generally levied. Church rates were undoubtedly wrong in principl They were a grievance to the disseute r, and so far from this objection to them being made a breeches pocket question, they were contested on principle. (Hear, hear.) He contended that church rates were an occupiers tax, and that they ()eight not to be en. forced on dissenting occupiers, and be denied that the abolition of the church rate would benefit the landed interest. As a zealous churchman, he felt humiliated when he heard it raid by churchmen that if the rate was abolished the fabric of the church, in many instances, would be allowed to fall into decay. (Hear, hear.) Where parishes were too poor to pay a rate, he thouelit the fabric of the church shoull be repaired out of the funds in the hands of the Ecclesiastical Com missioners. To take the money out of the pockets of dissenters was a disgrace to the church. (Hear, hear.) Dissenters were worthy of their consideration, for we owed much of our liberties to them. The church ought to be freed from this tax, and rest on the affections of the people for her support. Mr. PUGH. (Carmarthenshire) supported the motion or going into committee. It was high time for the peace cf the country this question should be settled. The sacred cause of Christianity also required that the question should be set at rest for ever. England was the only country in which these scandals could arise about repairing the fabric of the Church. Mr. K. SETMER was anxious to give relief to dissenters to church rates, but not in the manner proposed. He thought the house ought to be very careful how they admitted the principle that no man should contribute towards anything from which he dis sented. (Hear, hear.) He wished to relieve Dissenters from the tax, but in return they must abstain from voting for churchwardens, and other matters relating to the Church. Such a compromise was proposed on a former occasion by Mr. R. Ybillimore, but njected on the ground, as he believed, that the abolition of the Church-rates, as now proposed, would be the first instal meat towards separation between Church and State. The opponents of such a change were ready to meet that question openly in that house and defeat them. (Hear, hear.) He objected t ) its being attempted by a side wind like the present. Sir. G. GREY objected to the continuance of the de bate. Ti• principle was confirmed on a former occasion by a majority of 53 in a house of 400 members, and it was inconvenient to renew the debate on going into committee. Lord J. MANNERS considered the principles of the bill required further discussion. The continuance of Church-rates was a Dissenters' grievance alone, but this bill went far beyond that. It proposed not only to tree lieve the consciences and pockets of Dissenters, but b pockets of rich and influential churchmen, a e t a i d h y e expense tomeet of the poor people of the country, He w as . r . end i y ,,pinit, the alleged grievance in an amicable andtraris..e _ d pre. but his objection to the bill was that it set " settlement eluded all possibility of entering into s n3 th in e of the question. He was decidedly abo lition of a rate that secured the free :1 1 provided for it. going into committee on Lion of the Church to the poor no °ll7.3odpetno subkitutwtrs Lord H. VANE sup 0 b „.. 43 better considered in a EXCHEQUER said— t the ha n discussion 8 1 o h n o o d li t i a t p g i o c l sfrpttrebci supported principles. The CHANCELLOR _ nro rteentirely concur in the opinions that have ed by the noble lord (Lord J. Man rosist the conviction that this b A e l e t o h o s u o g a li b l ly y,, ners), I h e ja a s n- now arrived at that stage when icituntli° h 2 e d e sirable and interesting to the h ouse th at we shou ld discuss any particular propositi on th at can be ma de fur the solution of this difficulty—(bear) —and with that view I feel there will be some advantage in assenting to their going into committee, although I can not express, for my own part, any sanguine hope that the labours of the committee will materially improve the proposition contained in the bill, and remove those objec tions referred to by hon. members in the course of the debate. In committee the house will have an opportunity of considering the suggestions made la•t year by the right hon, baronet the member for Morpeth relative to some alteration in the morttuain laws, in which this question is involved in reference to those vrho have life or limited interest in estates ; but there is an amendment on the paper deserving of the serious consideration of the house—(hear, hear)—and so far as I can form an opinion, unless it is discussed at this stage, it will be impossible for the hon. member for Hertfordshire to introduce it in committee. (Hear. hear.) It is more important that the house should have an opportunity of discussing that amendment than of coming at once to a decision on the motion of the hon. member for Leicestershire (Mr. Paoke) for going into committee on this day six months, merely to defeat the decision taken on a former occasion, and I therefore hope the bon. gentleman will withdraw his notice, in order that we might discuss the amendment of the hon. member for Hertfordshire. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said he thought it desirable that the motion should be withdrawn, in order that they might at least make some attempt to settle the question. The prospect held out by the public paper. that her Majesty's Prime Minister intended to defeat the bill in the House of Lords would be a very unsatisfactory settlement of the question. (Hear, hear.) He wished to endeavour to settle the question, either by this bill or some other, and he thought the amendment of the hon. member for Hertfordshire was well worthy of considers.. tion—(hear, hear)—and he ventured to second the ap peal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the with drawal of the amendment now under consideration. (Hear, hear) He, however, suggested that the hoe. member for Hertfordshire should so alter his amendment that the house should only discuss the points involved in Church-rates, the repairing of existing churches and making provision for the celebration of public worship, but omitting that part in reference to the building of churches and chapels which was beyond the scope of the bill now before the house, and should form the subject of another discussion and another bill. He was glad to find that the honourable baronet the member for Mot peth (Sir G. Grey) had no intention to pro pose in committee that those places that had decided against Church-rates should be excluded by act of Parliament from Churchrates in future, whilst it was to be perpetuated by act cf Parliament in these places where each opposition had not been made to the rate ; and that he intended to support a clause prohibit ing Dissenters, if relieved of Church-rates, from inter fering in its disposal. Although he (Lord J. Russell) voted, on a former occasion, for the abolition of Church rate,,, he did not by that preclude himself from consider ing, if any substitute could be provided—(bear, hear, and cries of "divide ") After some remarks from Mr. NEWDEGATE, Mr. PACKE rose and asked to be permitted to with draw his amendment. (Hear, bear, and cries of "No.") Mr. BRIGHT said those who were in favour of the bill had some grounds of complaint against the course now proposed. (Hear, hear.) The house bad been occupied in discussing the motion, and now, for the convenience of some one who did not like to have his name in the division list—(bear, bear)—the Dissenters were determined to get ILI of Church-rates—(cheers)—and anyone who thought a middle course could be adopted would be much deceived. He did not think hon, members need be afraid of the intimation given that the bill would be rejected in the House of Lords. (Divide, divide.) After some remarks from Mr. STECTART, which were inaudible from the noise in the house, The SPEAKER put the motion for the withdrawal of the anieadment, which was negatived. The motion for going into committee was agreed to without a division. The house then went into committee. Oo clause one, line 11, Sir A. ELTON moved the insertion of words "delay. ing the coming into operation of this bill for threeyeare." After a short discussion, in which Mr. Roebuck, Sir IL Willoughby, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Wigram, Lord Lo raine, Mr. Palk, Mr. Gladstone, Sir J. Trelawoy, Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Henley, Lord R. Cecil, and Mr. Bright took part, The amendment was negatived without a division. Lord R. CECIL moved an amendment that the pro yieions of the bill should be confined to cities, and to parliamentary and municipal boroughs in England and Wales. Sir J. TRELAWNY oppored the amendment. A d.,:cussion ensued, in which Sir G. C. Lewis, Mr. PJll,:r, , Mr. Packe, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Iletity, Mr. J. Bright, N.ir. G•a•Wooe, and Sir J. Tifiawny :took part. Toe arnt.mlment was wiv.drawn. Tao CLIAIRMAN then put a question that clause 1 stand part ( f the bill. Mr. LYGON moved that the chairman report pro gre:e. _ _ Lord J. RUSSELL suggested that the house should Lot report progress. There was time to take a division on the clause which attained the es-ence of the bill. He did not approve of the principle of abolition without a bubsti ute. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER con curred with the noble lord that it was desirable to talc* the decision of the house on the clause. Tne CHAIRAAN (.4 25 minutes to 6 o'clock) put the amendment fur teporting progress. The committee then divided, when the numbers were— For reporting progress Against it Majririly against reporting progress —242 It was 8 minutes to 6 o'clock before the division Wall announced, when by the lot me of the holm the Chair man was obliged to report progress. WAYS AND MEANS. The house then want into committee of ways and means, when several resolutions were agreed to. The other orders were disposed of and the house ad journed a few minuted before six o'clock. MARRIAGE wrra A DECEASED WIFIVS SISTER. At the annual meeting of the general body of Protestant Dissenting Ministors of the Presbyte rian, Independent, and Baptist denominations, re siding in and about the cities of London and West minster, held at the Congregational Library, Bloomfield-street, last week—the Rev. J. Ken nedy, M.A. in the chair—the followin g reso l u ti ons were moved by the Rev. Wm. Campbell, seconded by the Rev. Wm. Miall, and adopted : " 1. That, in the judgment of this body, the question of the legality of marriage with a deceased wife's sister is one which deeply concerns the do mestic happiness and social morals of the British people. _ "2. That, in the judgment of this body, the marriage of a man with the sister of his deceased wife is not forbidden by divine law, and ought not to be forbidden by human law. "3. That, in the judgment of this body, the prtssure of the English law which declares such marriages invalid is much aggravated by tho opinion of Mr. Justice Creswell, lately given to the effect that such marriages, although performed in a country where they are lawful, are not consequently lawful in this country ; a judicial opinion most painfully affecting many marriages already con tracted, as well as others which may be in contem plation. " 4. That, in the judgment of this body, it is, therefore, now more necessary than ever to make strenuous exertions for the repeal of the existing law in this respect. "5. That this body look with entire approval on the bill for this purpose, introduced into the House of Commons by Lord Bury, M.P., and do petition both houses of legislature that the sane may palm into a law. From the London Gazette of Last Night BANKRUPTS. In the matter of the Sunken Vessels Recovery Company the Commissioner has appointed May 5, at eleven, for the hearing, at the Liverpool District Court. Abraham Mark Cohen, paper stainer, Commercial-place. City-road, to surrender April 29, at eleven, and May V, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Charles McKinnoll, merchant, Great St. Helens, April 29, at twelve, and May 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Charles Powell, cheesemonger, Leather lane, golborn, May 1, at eleven, and May 23, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Yorkshire, May 4 and Juno 1, at eleven, at the William Thomas Senior, fellmonger, HorbuLrye;dbrsile Dis trict Court. Hill, Cheshire, May 7 and 27, at eleven, St. John'. DiTsthroicmtaCsouWrtainwright, cattle salesman, r he ant . a ira m et - rpoo o tw 'th oi : Buc and May 28, at twelve, Wood, May 4, at half-past tw o, Birmingham, April 26 and and j o a M l: n i a e y l : 2i Tilley, c d a e e t; " one, builder,oi , Id a e t r, 't h i e r ° Court nu° c u , gao:frd-bankruptcyjrncrescent, t, April s 3o at the Court of B a nkrup i tc s y- p her Baker, and Charles Ed ward District Court. 'n Starkey, woollen cord manufaeturer , Sheep- Benjami . May 6 and 28, at eleven, at the Leeds ridge, Yorkshire, District Court. May w a S r i d l i 1 Butler, , b a u t rY te ß n w: l i a t r l t e e r t h'drawers, e C hl3i rußirmingham . gi iee r 1 , Glasgow, SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Jj J oa o hul l in John James Gray r c ri o as l tailor, yt , i ea ,t i i d l o Cr auctioneer,oAbm pearnd:n. Aberdeen. ou Alexander Swirlos, currier, Arbro ,b a u t La h. iirdgeor,s,FGiflea.iszow. J J a a va rn e e s s B H o e a n k d , e d r s r o a n p e a r n , a L c o n o d . , o c n o Al a e i h l . 1 John Maier, straw hat manufacturer, Glasgow Robert Craig, innkeeper, Salteests. W. and A. Adamson, merchants, Leith. —Ari o l , et s t a e y r i fr t e h m at e ce e n o r of THE Apr l A l tr i /1 0 1 AtNhSe INUnions Lort. Turin, csiltration cf Austrian troops upon the Sardinian frontier is occaiioning much remark. The Austrian garrison of Piacenza. (in the Duchy of Parma) is con. visually augmented, and a detachment of 500 men had arrived that day. Their violence and insolent bearing continually excite the resentment and indignation of the inhabitants. An officer of the detachment just arrived chose to lodge in the apartments belonging to the Mar quill Filippo Anguissola, who happened then to be out f town. The Austrian officer demanded the keys, which the valet de chambre of the marquis refused to Bice up to hits. The doors were then broken open, and the Austrian, in spite of all protestations, installe4 -elf in the coveted abode. More than a hundred persona belonging to the city had been drawn together by the iumour of this outrageous: act, but were obliged to re. nain pas-ive lookers on at the inva , ion of their i fellow townsman's dwelling. The Austrian general n coat , ,nand having ordered the officer to be quartered there, the order was put into execution by military force, and the mayor of Piacenza, finding that he could not weft Parwese civic authority in opposition to Austria, bayonets, immediately resigned his °thee; ~f .. 595 . 100 . 90 . 89 515 6071 690 640 445 696 f urs ; 1 129 2 ) be inch my. Is to r in- DUI , are uld ing