The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

.r„ THE STN, LONDON .._.... ,fil Nal VE .Y MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 4 , . • ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share i Railways. Closing Business Paid. p r i ces Done. St. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Share Ip aid. 1 Closing B po usi a n e e . ss - Atlantic &St Lawrence) a n 178 79 iisi- ' Railways. • 100 for Colonial Produce Markets Leased at 6 per cent., ary a d l u t T ri h il o n u e g g l :t_he r e l j a g s ' : few an d days hare been rather inactive, 12.10 Amber;., Notting. Bost. tiai 10 61 el 6 1 i 18 Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd 1 9 i 4 d g. 5 per cent i all - - ken 18 Do . prices generally have remained steady. 50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all - - sl'toeradtyhe better qualities of tea there has been a 13.14 Bir., Rol., and Mr. Val. all 8 9 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 0 1 1 d 'ght Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 18 Do. Do. B 44 g d Junction lOO 67 69 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all l 7 _8 d non inquiry, and the new season's crop has 25 Blackburn ~,, f Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 85 90 on limited request, the present high rates pres Stock Bristol and Exeter tock Caledonian 'ventins -190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 :-- b a large export business being transacted, exten t of , and the Str B o h r e i tite an r c ltu ß d an ll d o o lecad . 1:11 4_8 . 1 _49 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. 4d par dtO ' home trade have bought to a very limited 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 20 Cornwall all 41 54 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. - - pm nts, t. Coffee has been in moderate request, and 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -- 10 Do. AE A roves . no div. ( a n - - • one good qualities of Plantation Ceylon have fully 10 Do. B per an. t all - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 par i1 )5 4 1 6 the ri n a !In; c. e. pd.toß. 174 Demerara - - tof Maintained late values. Rice has been flat, and in 50 Dublin an elßelfast Junc. all - - 9 . 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 4 1 d 25 Dun Perth,& Ai.,r.-1 unc. all 91 10 a Stock East Indian, gu. sp. e lOO 101 102 102 4 'Cis° Coco a and rum scarcely any transactions have been stock Fast Anglian Eas:Anglian - lOO 151 164 20 Do. C Shares all - ling ren 100 6 2 6 3 Ibe 1 O i led. At the public sales of indigo prices have Stock Eastern Counties 2O Do. E Shares Ext. 10 par 4 p "men . G Gee long eel pero u e e g n S el . no g urd Corporation . t. i 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - ais steadily maintained, although some consi-Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 45 47 100 D0.41p.c. Bds. pay.•se all - - ex- , derable quantity has been withdrawn. Saltpetre 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 8 4 - St e W o i Ives continues at steady rates, but tallow is dull. P.Y.C. 25 East Kent all 13 15 100 95 97 5 0 nil cei 1 ail 19 _l9 _2O ised Stock East Lancashire all - - Stock Grand Trunk kof Canada 100 30 31 304 1 Ibe 811 the 20 East Suffolk spot is quoted 535. 3d. ; March delivery, to Do - - 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay. , 7B all 71 73 a the , 63 5. 6 , 1 Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 71 72, „„, 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pre lOO 89 91 1004 100 ex- -- ; and last three months, 525. 9d. per cwt. 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.spLe, all 99 100 aat The Liverpool cotton market yesterday again Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 1® 29 29 8 "6 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 I i 1 d hey Presented s a l r , orth es & a Clyde Junction i t o l 9 l ....- _- 20 Do. do 4 i d par orra balesa very animated appearance, and 12,000 Sr o ck Glasgo_w South we stn. 1(9) 96 98 Great N o rt h o f all 10 101 20 1 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 2y - tent were sold at a slight advance. In railway st oc k Gre at guaranteed 5 per cent.) 16 into Sh ares the transactions were limited, and prices lee ss so 89 / Northern lOO 104 4 1051 20 1 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 1 51 161 201 Do. New and ree r :_ Stock Do. do. A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 137 139 ~...-aed unaltered: Stock Gt. Sonth.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 101 4 1 0 54 100 ( Do. Bonds pay. ' 76 with ( apt. till '6O It has been announced by the directors of the Stock Great Western all 105 107 .lat 111tdl'as Ir r igation and Canal Company that they Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 100 5 6 57 12 Irish South Eastern.... all - - 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 102 104 100 Do. 54 P. c. do. '77 do ero so Lancaster and Carlisle. all 85 90 86 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 17 9 1 184 171 the ha ve r equested Lord Stanle s sanction to the 161 Do. Thirds Luse te ele_e i. ti ou. 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 p 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension, ,15 18 1 1.9 d of Major Cotton as their chief or super''' . - Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95 96 " 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.a, 10 * is to "ging engineer, to proceed forthwith to Madras, 16 l i t• 'l o ° . . r 9 416 5 4d 20 Do. Fourth do. Tied and ade all necessary measures for the complete shares.. 7 id 3 Do. West Riding Union i - - Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - pt Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Do. Southport all -, -:, 20 I RY.&Land(Lim.)p•,.6pc in -_d it as . E111 .,.. 1.V i1 e Y of the works. The committee of the Stock 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at 25105p.5h. 4 4 1 - 0 3 10 9 - 100 4 11.6.3 London and Blackwell , all et Of Class ACapitl.Share ( - .... a ers, • e nge have appointed Monday, 21st February, ,Brighton &S.Coast 100 „ i„.i' l. .. , Do. do. Lands d 0. .• .. ).. 000. 8 SPeeial settling day in the shares of this company, s src k k Lond on Lon & North Westn• 100 Y ' 96 - 4 a 20 Do. do. B. Caital do. 1 10 '- --d stly. Do. do. Lana d 0... 1 _ and business is to be marked in the official lists. 124 Do. Eighths 74 1 1 d ~,, Nelirlhg e r a p ramroad / 2 ,. hers Stock London& South-Westn. 100 92 4 93 93 - Of 20 arid, At the Bank of England yesterday there were no 25 L'derry & Coleraine - - 20 Oude (Limited) - ant ; b ullion 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 38- - 20 Scinde s• of 1 •,,, operations of importance. The gold by the Stock Man., Sher, & Lincoln.. 100 B9 38 4 20 Do. the • No operations viz., £162,000, was delivered, and £BO,OOO 10 Metropolitan 3 -- d 20 Do. New 4 i cf r 10 1 d far , 10 / Stock Midland lOO 1011 102 102 4 1 20 Do. Punjaub .. *4 5 1 d c 1 4 4 ta ken for transmission to the Continent. Stock Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 76 78 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. tz g , 5 i also The Royal mail steamer La Plata, arrived from 2550 D M o id.. i G s t h . a W re e a st. (Ireland) all - - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - all - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip I Id IPI I ived th,ie West Indies, has brought £lBO,OOO in gold and 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - 1001 .cted s liver. 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 12 13 FOREIGN. ight 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 -.. .-__- _ ious The demand for discount accommodation con- sl s ic k I .4 e o l ;f r oTir WarPt• ' "48 100 64 66 i con- %Ines moderate, and previous rates are still tie- Share Railways. she ' St s o o ck llsfooct u ll.f r o i i t t i n s ges Union. 10, 1 , 1 di 6 1 4 € 1 paid. C r lo ri s c i e n . g l B D us o i a n e e . ss be- ' moderate, for first class bills. In some instances choioe Stock Nor.Dev.Rait&Dk. Stk. 100 - - tof paper short date is negotiated at a fraction under stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 4/ 5 , ofuntil6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 20 Ardennes all - - P 2 Per cent. of Stock Do. B Stock lOO - n „ „ 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. ii d Dr of Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 9 114 "I 1 a 5 Belgian East. J unction a 1 ;ty'S to The principal topic of conversation in City circles 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 14 1 d d 20 Beziers to Gr aissessas.. all l very Stock Do. Leeds lOO 48 481 5 Carmeaux Mine & Ra il. all 1 21 cl be . -cL aY has been Lord Stanley's financial statement Stock Do. . York lOO 781 MI 781 4 20 Dutch Rhenish earl 14 reference to India. Upon the whole it is regarded Stock North London lOO 101 103 6 Eastern of France ...... le i 26 261 ,hers 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd i 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - P , L ia l a s very favourable explanation of the financial and City _ Junction.... £3 is . - - t 20 Great Central of France all - - had • 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she all 61 61 c: 11024‘,1tion of the Indian authorities, and particularly 20 North Staffordshire.... 174 41 44 d, 12/ and l3l 131 10 Italian Junction .., - - 20 North-Western 20 Lake Constance & Bale al' -He -w it . r 1 11 0 rumours circulated for some time past, slO No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 - fe lt Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 29 31 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - i chef that 11 . Oan, of £10,000,000 would be required, the 10 Peebles all •- - I 20 Lombardo Venetian... , 8 1 lip 91 20 Luoca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf. all - - e gue, announcement that £7,000,000 is all that is now 20 Portsmouth _ _ , 20 Lyons and Geneva .... allal _- -_ i gton P t rsed, i s 10 Rhymnev Stock Scottish Central lO 100 115 117 334 Maria Antonial ion. c i ' regarded with satisfaction. The at- Stock Scoth. N.H.. Aber. Stock 100 : 5 7 .4 : 7 7 4 20 Do. do. New - - 1 ien Mont of that sum will create little or no effect Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 00 100 45 47 46 20 Namur and Liege all 84 . 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 192 201 1 tbe F ita n h . l o t t h rih e co lg us on ey ' Ir market,which still remains in a very Stock Shropshire Union alloo 3 4 7 / 2 38 / d, 16 Northern of France .... all 77 37; t ;fore ' 2O Do. New Shares - - p his wfOhreale'l 0 thought, T . he failure of the Austria n .t. loan w i i i ll, Stock 4:ck 'Slo°ituuttlhl3-Ellavus°trnnerne & Sheer. Sheer. 100 74 f 44 744 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 84 91 f r B . 100 71 72 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 . . 4 2 d . ~plevent the negotaabMl of ot er Stock South Wales E 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. a' .3 331 331 col• . 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. all 13 4 14 4 1 ' the ' settle operations a e , tions of similar character , at least 20 Do. do 2O Paris and Orleans ...... all 52 53 that 20 Staines, Wok., 6z Wok all 8 11 20 r Recife& S. Fran . ( fern.) ) 9 1 a. d f , ntinental affairs remain in their present 25 Stockton & Darling,ton all 36 87 ) gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... ) 4oud , • c lem 111anod although situation. Upon the whole, therefore, 1 5 5 Do. . do. o N 5-1 224 --- 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - -- 7 - - 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - i Par- , "le prospects of financial affairs are satisfactory, 20 Royal Danish all - - .SA:i f f . k .v to a l & Hartlepool 100 161 _-- _..- 5 Royal Swedish - - ears, Stock - occasional fluctuation may take place, Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 100 - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .: all - - o use.) biarmit_a!e.rial change in the condition of the money 20 Sambre and Mouse all 6/ 74 7 a - , tin 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rtal 22 • - - it ro-S tock Vale of Neath ' 100 75 85 Ell) 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all V/ 92 r 20 Southern of France et 1S considered imminent. Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 81 West Flanders all ff 91 itely warl2l. half -yearly meeting of the Blackwall Rail- 20 West Cornwall 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 24 a per -10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all - I "In PauY was held to-day-Mr. Daniel in the 20 Western of Austria.... 6 - - t was p ese d Which eh r ai r7 ate itt , 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Western of Switzerland all - - a very favourable report was 6 Wiesbaden - - t 5 Do7.Pt has been pd. to B allall (4 3 01 3-1 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - ter- lo ci. _ e stating that a balance of £23,792 1 ls. 20 West London - - 20 Zealand all - - - applicabler M auled from the half-year's traffic 10 Do. Ist Class al l( , 20 Do. 2d Class all - BRITISH MINES. a s. 6., t0 dividend. The recommendation was it ne to W ta y i ll e r , PREFERENCE SHARES. i u * °n the old, and 3s. 2d. on the Business share) Mines. Paid. \ Closing Business t core_ e _ ease in Share Railways. I Paid. Cilorliaien.g Done. IPrice. Done. rver, for the half-year. There was . cad. ( the general receipts of £2,592, 25 Llr pbreetr (issued at a l t o 1)57) all 49 51 - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 64 74 20 &Mai Iron Over ll, ' Pal. d W ith the corresponding period of 1857. i Stk Bris. & Exet4p.et. Stock 100 94 96 The 7etied ..... Do. do. do. Shares - COO dummy (Camborne). 20 - - c Load. port 4 " Was adopted, and it was agreed that the lo Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 465 475 1 i Votemof.thanks Wa Bla res $ hould be go o ck Caledon £lO, 4 4 per cent 100 103 105 - East Bassett (Illogan). 30 185 195 - converted directors. cordial Iq. g Do. Quar. Shares, NO. 2. 7. 10 - - - 17s 12 13 8 ovor Stock l Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 - - - Great South Tolgus.... cad. Stock Do. do. sp. ct. lOO - - - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 21 31 r The transactions in the market for Public Seen- -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91_ 1 i reties tO el Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 6 6 100 103 4 - Lady Bertha lBs 6d 1 1 - North Frances (Illogan) 81 . 6 F . t Slid - ay have indicated rather more animation, g t t m octtt re Class as 58 A 6 7 pc 4 . 5 . Pc .. 10 - 113 118 - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 2 .4 BS tO )llent Ira the quotations have shown a tendency towards Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 108 112 - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 64 74 E area , Prove • E x. 5 pet. No.l 100 /15 117 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 16 17 t d to This slight but favourable change- Porkellis Unit. ((Wend.) 9 - - bel attributed to the statement made last night Stock E . do Conn . N 0.2 1 100 00 1 32 14 1 1 34 16 -- Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 69 :1 1 t Me e k rarn ew lln P iO r n c : • pe Sth g c .r 100 81 83 - • outhCaradon(St.Cleer) 24 430 410 • for • th e Rouse of Commons upon Indian finance, and Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO - - - Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 2`,. ver, hued , the Iva, _ eani p . aratively small loan which the Council E. W. York. Jen. fifths all - - - S W heal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 220 230 ' ( 5 Tamar Silver and Lead t Stock s Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - but it 4 ! e quire for the current year. _Mt fact, too, that Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 1 00 75 76 75/ Mining; Co 4 4 3 1 1 e Is tolo Tin Croft 0 11 1 be raised without a Government guarantee Stock 0e Gra r a n . e A We ) : T ti c : n a. t .s" 1 pc. - 100 1 - 13 115 - Unitedblinesoawennap) 40 - - ited i;!! been viewed with sa ti s f act i on. Consols have gt t oe oc l i t , gr o ea s t pe N7l2 m ern: 5 . p. ct. 100 120 122 10p e.pm 100 111 113 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 4 1 - west Basset xIlloga.) -18 zu z 2 the ee ll dealt in at 95?-, 1 for money, and 951 for the Stock Do. 44 p. 0. do. do. es. 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 64 66 - Wheal Basset (Mogan). 51 215 225 i Ite b o e ,. ° , unt, and the present quotation is 951 1 for - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 fair 10 Gt . „?.l . k. 0 1 Srtld, Ist pf all 11 1 1 4 Wheal Edward (Cals.). 54 24 24 I - ally ties 1. The New Threes and the Reduced Annul- Stock tit ; Ireland) 4 1 100 p. a. pref. ( Stock .. ) - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelantl 1.7.2 11 12 , Et .. - Wh ' i MaryAnn(3lelthe 8 46 48 Le 96 to 96-1 ; Exchequer Bills remain steady 50 Great West. (Berke and 6 - - I - Wh'l Trelawney (Lick.) .44 31 33 less. Rants) Ext. 5 p.ct. . t. at 33, • to prem. ; India Loan Debentures Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p c . i. 100 62 94 934 neia lire 981 •365. (1 80 gi Long Annuities (1860), 11 ; and ditto FOREIGN MINES 1 etod ' u 5), 18 3-16. ble do lOO 86 8S - 7' gttococlirc Do. Redeemable, recieema 4 , p. et lOO 85 87 Stock D o. s p. p. et. Redeem. Pref. 100 99 101 1134 100 20 Australian 74 1 1 ther , and Securitie s a fair amount of business 8 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares all 10 104 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOB par 1P ' • 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 2 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. d in 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 10 12 :eFeceo _p r:l r e e d i prices tend upwards. Turkish 6 shares all 164 171 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 11 21 . ' 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref all 10 loi itity 79. ' u ts. are 901 to 901 ; ditto New Loan, 791 to Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 73 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... a -- d noes 20 1,04'4; ditto 2d issue, 61 to 6 discount ; Chilian 261 Do. Chester guar.shares all 19 all 38 , 15 13/ Do. do. do [tea, 11 18 nominally without alteration ; Mexican all 144 141 - Cepiapo l6 10 12 Il ave •;„. Stock P,aon. do. . lo o ik 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 1 3d, 2 Fortuna S ardiss "VrOVed to 201 i ; Peruvian to 94 ; ~c co ci E, be o n.ti r rig.spc. gu. No.l 100 - - all 194 204 8 11 ; l iall !co 801 ; ditto Small are marked fsp. a ...No. 2 100 - - 20 General 3 Linares all 8 9 s /It:. aedre Stock tiuea a ~ 5 per Cents. are firm at 102 ; Stock Do. !sTew . gin., 6p. ct..: 100 - - Stock Do. do. sp. C. No. 4 100 - - Stock Lon..lc N.W.Coy. &Nun- 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita ll 1 1 d a ll I 1 1 C e 8 'll-Yres Deferred at 18 1 - Venezuelan 5 per eaton, sp. ct. cir. ; Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 1 p b een dealt ' adv a _ c t at o na dy, at 441 •; and ' ditto Deferred have late 3d shares lOO 163 168 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead ter- 121 Londondy & Cole, 4 she all - - Mining and Smelt.... all 44 5 1 7i 1. Austrian 5 per Cents. have 1 -old, 121 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. all - - 5 Port Philip to 11 1 at 76, and the New Loan is at 1 dis. Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 122 124 30 Santiao de Cuba l6l 1 1 d a P a r ; the letters of allotment were issued yester- 44 4 II) 28.2.84 United ' Mexican all 24 31 , Lia ; Y , and • COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Pressed. 8111 0 then the market has been very St l oc 2 6 4 lc :3:0 . r y .. fi p 0 6 p r e t r cent. sc Car., 4 p.c. all - - Closing Business ;ton med. 124 i Do. There ( Do. 4 per cent a l lo 4l - -_.. Stock Mid. Con. 6p. a Stock - 7 Ton, I n vs has been rather more buoyancy exhibited - 1 -Le railw pref. stock.. 100 104 105 , - Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 113114/ 113/ 14 Oa- h a. ay share market, and prices generally Stock Do. 44 p. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. 100 140 1-.2 Ve gy m , , - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 1114 112 i res ; Engli sh patlnsed with the improvement in the St ock k 13 D 0 0 . . f t 100 96 98 with r- option till 1860 3 i ill - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 114 1151 fu n Pref•" 1 all 91 10 - N.B.Gov.ep.c. Ja. &July 100 111 112 for ki,li __ , ds. Caledonians have advanced 15s. ; 10 I Leic. & Hit.pre .s . - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 aa-D • Pe et, 6P. Perth N r ewpo a. re rt dee ,A m be a r t ,& s c. p. a. pi : ) all 111 12 12 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 100 101 - NovaScotirGov.6 p.c. St. t r i: / „ . a nd Dundee, Lancashire and Yorkshire, ' Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 ( s.), - ~ b.-0,011, 1., Stock Do. option till 1866 - S.Aus.Gt6pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 and IN orth-Eastern (Berwick), ss. ; Man- 10 Norfilk a D . E eb x . t. 4 s p t .c oak .sh , a is4 re o s l a oo ll 9 _lO si "ester, SI - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 107 109 ary bre n , leffield, and Lincoln, and North Stafford Stock Do. .p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 -__ -__ IttreigiTigagttib E p .s e 7 . .122 LT. ...,... 111 113 - gat former values. Sock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. lutlheaforeign lines have been inactive, but prices Closing i Business S s t toc ock k N N t .. h E . aa De t v . i . l. l r L e a d it . &4plekro.Cebo lOO -_ -_ Sharei Joint-Stock Banks. Paid * Price. Done. aivaenceldso4 .c. Pref. 100 98 99 Stock Do. Berwick, p . r• sli g h tly improved. Paris and Lyons 17 Do. Leeds, 3.13.4. 4dm p 'on, In th ss ` ; and Lombardo-Venetian, ss. to 10s. no Do. 6p. C. No. 113 7 - e colonial market Grand Trunk of Canada 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 - 40 Australasia all 90 92 - on ; rose i „ . 25 Ro. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 1 d p 25 Bank of Egypt all 26 26 • iy, - - 12. . " S • ) East Indian, 10s., and Great Indian a t North s.. Staffordshire .. . all !!.; 231 k vx.v r. S & Wol. 6pc. 11;4' 100 121 123 22 100 Bank of London 5O - - 'our .111113 - 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all - - lila b rought yesterday's quotations. Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua. lOO 111 113 00 British North American all 56 58 ,for /oint Stock Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db.stk.inperp 100 99 101 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 2 14d n iodes _ . Bank Shares have been dealt in to a sk i qe . nz a a s t ie n rn ew d iz l a o l , l --..... ..... 100 City 5O 61 63 62 25 - - 32 rate extent London and County have im- reock Scot tish 10. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 - - 100 Colonial 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - - • -, .... a.Pr oved to 281 ; Ottoman Bank to 201 ; and London - °l nt Stook to 311 to 34. Stock stoak D ro o o ..A 7 brd o. ee p n ie gu t. 100 Commercial of London. 20 - - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 161 17 S lid tcellaneous Shares have been flat. Peninsular 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 11 :Poet 1 1°° 00 -- -- 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - , Telegraph,lo Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all - - 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 214 22 22 /l. Oriental Steam have declined to 85. Electric 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 50 London and County - - 28 102 1 Ann., 1.0.6.) all 241 25 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 - - 31 1 ate. Stock Do .44 per cent lOO 103 105 100 London & Westminster. 20 - 47 an- 631 and R 2 ; It° Y al Mail Steam are 63 to Stock Do.Filed4lp.c. Ist is. 100 103 105 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - rk. ~ Red Sea Telegraph, Bto 8,4 Stock Do. New do., 2d issue. 100 - - Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - - 20 • Do. new 50 National Bank lO - - 2 5 - - ►4so le; Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO 20 New South Wales -___... 3IartITISH FUNDS THIS DA Y AT ONE O'CLOCK. 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gala. all 164 174 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 40 391 / 25 ) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. an 2 3 : 2,2 20 Ottoman Bank all 20 204 201 1 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961 6 25 I I Do. 6 per cent . Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, Provincial of Ireland .. 25 65 67 for xpeer Cent. Consols Annuities .. - lOO 48 51 10 Do. New all - - Lo 1' g 3 per Cent, Annuities 25 South Australia - - 111;HlutuDebe le li-11 96 t tur ies e , s expire sth Jan., 1860.... 1 3 } 16 25 Do. New 17 4 - - m, 25 Union of Australia all - - - Indil,alt3Olyears, expire sth Apr., 1885.. 18 3-16 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 26 Do at, - 241 he Co.'s. Price. Done. 100 Unity Mutual 55 - - c t " Bonds, £1 000 1 9118 01 s for Account 954 1 he Rx,a, • " March June. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W - - MISCELLANEOUS. Ditto g u a r Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & ltd.. 33 5 33 5 M e cte i n cfa h l al ; 8 h tn . .. .. 1 0 00 )'11t N•W 1 9 0 8 4 I. gel on Ditto t 2.1 1 , i 1 ,- 33 6 Colche a ster e , Stour e Val. all Caledo nia E . U.&E Cl 7 19 Share Miscellaneous. 1 Paid.l W i l l ! Business dons - 36 l'ltl cP. ..iit E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. 100 Gt.Nerth. 142 144 _ _ se 13ravi-4 iiin • 5 per Cent. Buenos fli t Ditto ttt - ott ; o: S AAlDB: o :: : :_se F ce:t o 9 R , S E p I e G r N ce F n U t. NDS AT ONE O'CLOCK'. 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A. all Do. 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all a 11. elO Mediter. Electric Teleg all - - TWO 0' CLO 18116 Lan.&Yk - - 10 med. Exten• Tel. (Lim ) all 61 74 7 1 7 ;, Sh .Roth.&Gol. .5.c. CY. g so 01 P 25 National Discount Co 5 11 /d 4 . Consols, Money 951 1 Shrowsbry& Heref o rd all T ?t ea % y . Roistn,Hitch.,& She 100 Gt. North. 142 144 11 111, 10 Netherlands Land - - • Consols for Account ; Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Stk.& Dar - -_ all 1 2 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at lens. all 1 14 Do, do. a Wilts and Somerset. 100 Gt. West. 90 92 100 N.BL&NovaScotiaLand 80 15 18 1 N.B.Australasian(Lim.) all 1 1 1 Wimbledon& Croydn all L.&Brgta 8 9 i 20 North of' Europe Steam all - - The Austrian loan was allotted yesterday, but it 1 1 --- Oriental Gas is said the amount subscribed is under X 1,500,000. An in- _ DOCKS. 1 Do. New Shares lss. 1 die par sta ........---- 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 21 3 Price of the scrip boent of 20 per cent. is to be made up to-day. The last 5O Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 84 85 85 Share Docks. I Paid Clo sing Business Done . 50 Do. New lO 13 14 this afternoon was par. i It was recently stated to be . expected that the 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 8 4 d fp 81 8 • forthcoming report on the manning of the navy would re- Stock Commercial ~.. . ... 100 ....all 25 28 Stock Do 4 pereent. , Pref.Mie .. 100 , - 100 Royal Mail Steam 6 O - - .63 4 F co mmend an efficient system at a cost not involving an Stock East and West India... ion addition of Stock London ... . .._ _ 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim.) all 120 1321 5015 Do. New w ey Iron L renditur more than X 400,000 to the present annual ex- Stock St. Katharine .................... 100 0 _ 25 South Australian Land all 35 37 e. Upon all the figures being made up, it is now Stock outhampton .......... 100 "Ported, however, that this amount of increase will be ex- _ 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 1. 1 Stock ictoria i D o do Registered all / 1 Deeded by upwards of 50 per Cent. 100 101 103 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of pr. Can. 20 Do New •,. 4 18 - 100 sail IXemelefi 14014 01l in . 8 U [ways. . I p aid. Closing I Business Price. Done. Notting. Bost. tern Junction 10 fi 61 61- I Ballymena all and btr. Val all 8 9 c., and Chesh 100 67 69 all 11 111 Tyne all 31 83 I Exeter 100 95 06 100 85/ 86 861 / d Holyhead 100 481 49 Landon all - )ck,&Passage all all 4} 5- 1 roves. no div a n • til6p.c.per an all ;been pd.toß Belfast June all i,& Aiir..lune all 91 10 91 an lOO 15a 161 unties lOO 62 63 lion A Stock 100 45 47 10. B Stock 100 29 31 .(Ite.E.l33ds) all 81 13 15 Lshire lOO 95 97 all all md Glasgow 100 29 71 72 & Dundee. 100 291 29 1 rde Junction all 100 - - South Westn hib 96 98 of Scotland all 10 101 Tern lOO 1 044 105 Stock lOO 88 90 89 Stock lOO 137 139 Watn.(lreld) 100 104 4 1051 ern Gua.Sor lOO 5 6 57 Eastern all „„ nd Carlisle all 85 90 00 Hi 12 13 p rirds l6 12 1 36 p & Y0r216 kshire 100 95 96 96 I` id £9 shares 7 Id iding Union 1 3rt all Blackwall all of of tt £slosp.sh 4l on &S. Coast 100 104 1094 100 orth Westn' 100 95 f 96 96 1 f )uth-Westn. 10 0 d 924 93 93 2 1 Coleraine & Lincoln lOO 38 89 384 10 0 a 0 1011 102 1021 1 & Derby. 100 76 78 !et. (Ireland) all s all nd Carlisle all 1001 , & Herald all 12 13 'mag,h (def.) 9 pt., & Ros a 100 64 66 ties Union 3l 100 61 621 lI.&Dk. Stk lOO Firee.no div lasbeenpdß 100 100 I.—Berwick 100 934 EA 93 1 1 48 E.Purchase 1613 4 1 48 1 d lop 1 100 781 78 781 1 100 101 103 1., Hampstd unction £3 Is. rdshire l7l 41 44 ci 121 rn V. Junction all 7 8 ~& Wolver lOO 20 31 all -- Ho 7 6 d 10 tral lOO 115 117 k ber. Stock 100 271 274 Mid. Stock 100 8 5 87 Tnion lOO 45 47 46 & Sheer all 41 21 d 100 37 88 rn lOO 74 f 44 761 100 71 72 &Riv. Dun all 13 4 14 4 18 c., & Wek all 8 11 Mrling,ton all 36 37 54 221 -- 55 7 Hartlepool 161 100 ce, No. 1 nDk&Rail 22 • ' lOO 75 85 810 Kilkenny 100 1r Limerick all ill & Cry. Pal all v.nodiv.till en pd. to B all 3 31 all 61 6 all all all Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 61 74 20 ltritish Iron COD durrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 465 475 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 185 195 Great South Tolgus. G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 21 31 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 94_ it i Lady Bertha lBs 6d i 1 North Frances ( Illogan) 81 6 7 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.1 21 S 1 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 6. 71 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 16 17 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - -- Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 69 1 • outhCaradon (St.Cleer) 21 43 0 4do Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 2 S W heal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 220 230 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 11 11 10 Tin Croft 9 31 UnitedMines((kwennap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d 4 1 west Basset (Iliogaa) -14 20 2-2 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 65 70 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 215 225 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 Wheal Edward (Cals.). 54 21 21 Wheat Kitty (U. Lelantl 1.7.2 11 12 Wh'l MaryAnn(3leithe 8 46 48 Wh'l Tretawaey (Lisk ) 41 31 33 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 7l 1 / 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 108 par * p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 2 20 Do.St.Jobndelßey,Lim. 15 10 12 5 Do. Land and Mining - Co. all 14 21. 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Coppar all 38 15 Cepiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 191 201 3 Linares all 8 9 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 New Granada all 1 / 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 41 5 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81 United' Mexican all 24 3 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Paid. Closing Business Share Securities. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 113 114/ 113/ 14 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 111 4 112 i Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 114 1151 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 111 112 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 100 101 NovaScotirGov.6 p.c. St. ' Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 107 109 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1859. GREENWICH ELECTIO.N. IMPERIAL PARLI.P,TENT. STATE OF THE POLL. Eleven o'Clock. Salomon s HOUSE OF LORDS—(XIsTERDAY). Angerstein The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Majority Twelve o'Clock. Salomons Angerstein 2,133 1,612 Majority . LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before Lord Chie Campbell and a Special Jury.) After we went to press yesterday the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl of Wilton, and Lord A. Hay were examined. The Earl of Wilton gave his evidence at great length, and concluded by saying that he considered his conversa tion with Mr. Duncombe to be as confidential and sacred as anything this side of the grave. The Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, was then examined by the Attorney-General. He said—l was requested by the Secretary of State for War to nominate the members of the court of inquiry on Col. Dick son. All the communications on the subject were official. Lord CRANWORTH presented &petition from the pro testant dissenters of Northallerton, complaining of the de cision of the Lords Justices which excluded them from administering trust funds of grammar schools. The Earl of CARLISLE and the Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented similar petitions. • RIGHT OF SEARCH. Lord WODEHOUSE asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether !he would lay on the table of the house, copies of the recent correspondence between her Majesty's Government and the Government of the United States respecting the right of search ? The noble lord hav ing alluded to the unpleasant feeling that arose last year between this country . and the United States relative to the right of search exercised by British cruisers over vessels on the high seas, said, from a correspondence that had ensued, the question had been left in a very unsatisfactory condition, notwithstanding that the noble earl at the head of the Foreign-office had adopted the principles laid down by General Cass. He thought it was of the highest im portance that the correspondence between this country and the United States should be laid on the table, in order that the true state of affairs might be known. The Earl of MALMESBURY—I have not the least ob. ection to lay this correspondence before your lordships. am afraid, however, as my noble friend has read that por: )n of it which has been published in America, he will Ind I never had any communications with Lord Wilton, or any persen on his behalf, concerning the matter. By Lord Campbell—l never would have permitted any such communications to me. Re-examination resumed—lt would most assuredly be the duty of a commanding officer of a regiment to send along with the report of a regimental board inculpating an officer any other facts which had come to his own knowledge. It would also be his duty, after he had sent it in, to add any other charges which might reach him against the same officer. Of course he would inquire into the truth of the charges. If he thinks there are sufficient grounds to show their probability or possibility it would be his duty to re port them. I beg, however, to observe that as regards the militia I do not know the exact course which is pursued. I do not know whose duty it is to report there, but they ought to be reported. Militia regiments when disembodied are not under the control of the Cc hander-in-Chief. A colonel of a militia regiment has no power to pass sentence on an officer; he must report the matter to his superior officer. Mr. Edwin James—ls it usual for a board, consisting of a major and two officers, to sit and hear charges against their superior officer, the lieutenant-colonel? The Duke of Cambridge—Such a board would be ap pointed merely to inquire whether the charges are provable. They area board to make a preliminary inquiry - into certain subjects brought before them, and it is impossible to know what will be the result of their inquiry. Cross-examination resumed—When they make their re port it is the duty of the colonel to send it forthwith to his superior officer. Of course it is his duty to make any in quiry he thinks proper first ; but, having made up his mind that the report should be sent to his superior officer, he ought to send it at once. In every well-regulated regi ment there ought to be a mess meeting once a month at least. I know they 'are not held in some regiments oftener than every three or six months. They are not held as re gularly as they ought to be. There is much laxity on the subject; but in every well-constituted corps they ought to be held once a month. I am speaking of mess meetings for accounts. I never heard a word about Col. Dickson's case until I was requested to appoint a board of inquiry. I did not even know what the board was for. little of novelty or amusement in the papers which will be produced here. I think, however, the noble lord would have consulted the convenience of the house if he had waited until the correspondence was laid upon the table before he indulged in the remarks he has made, as I expect but few of your lordships have seen that portion which has been pub lished. My noble friend has referred to the account of a visit which was paid to me by the American Minister, and has expressed surprise that within 24 hours I should have held language of a contradictory nature ; but that is easily explained. Upon the first day the Minister for the United States called upon me, and asked my opinion upon certain points of international law relating to the right of search, I gave him what is commonly" called an evasive answer—(a laugh)—as the subject was then under the consideration of the law officers of the Crown, whose opinions I received shortly afterwards. When I got that opinion I had no diffi culty the next day in replying to the United States Minis. ter when he came again, as was agreed ; therefore, your lordships will see there was nothing extraordinary in the decision at which, apparently, I had suddenly arrived. My noble friend seems to think that we have given up some great British right or privilege of vital consequence to this country. If I understand international law at all, which has not changed in our days, what is right now must have been right 50 years ago. At the latter period, or rather 45 years ago, circumstances were very different to what they are now. We were then at the close of a very long and se rious contest, by which all nations were more or less ex hausted, and at the end of which no nation but England possessed anything like a navy. The French navy, had al most entirely disappeared. The American navy was small, having lost many of their ships, and the British navy was riding triumphantly over the ocean, being the only one in a condition to preserve the police of the sea, and to carry out those points of paritime policy which the circumstances of the time rendered necessary. But it must be recollected The Attorney-General—Would it be a breach of duty to allow a regiment to be disembodied, when the accounts were in a state of irregularity, without holding a mess meeting in regard to those accounts ? The Duke of Cambridge —I am not much acquainted with militia matters ; but if you ask my opinion as a mili tary man, I thick it would be the most irregular thing I ever heard of. Similar evidence having been adduced with regard to the custom of the army, The Attorney-General then addressed the jury for the defendant. He contended that Col. Dickson had brought the whole of theunpleasantness upon himself. He said Lord Wilton had no ill-feeling against Lieut.-Colonel Dickson. On the contrary, he respected him, he trusted him, and ho even liked him as a friend. He m:shed not - to take any course against Lieut.-Colonel Dickson that could injure him, or cast a stain upon his name ; and if the jury were satisfied, upon the evidence before them, that that gentle man had so far forgotten himself as to misapply the money which he had in his hands, Lord Wilton called upon them to perform their duty as he had performed his duty, and to give their verdict in a manner to vindicate the authority of the army and the authority of the law. The learned gen tleman occupied four hours in the delivery of his speech. Mr. Edwin James, this morning, rpplied on the part of Col. Dickson. The learned gentleman made a very telling and energetic speech, and resumed his seat by say lug he confidently exile-eted ac'erdiet in his favour. Lord Campbell then commenced his summing up to the Fa/ L of Ch. v - ridence mat had been given during the trial, and, having explained the law on the point, left it to the jury to say whether the case had been made out to their satisfaction. If so, then they would give a verdict for the plaintiff, but if on the contrary, then their verdict must be for tho defendant. The jury bad not returned their verdict when we wont to press. that at that time the feeling in this country respecting the slave trade was extremely strong, and in fact the English navy was the only one capable of exercising an effective con trol over that odious traffic. We could not then expect assistance from other nations, and we treated matters rather with a high hand. We were masters of the sea, and we clamed that which, although it was for the benefit of all, must be admitted to have been more than we had a right to. Your lordships are aware that the slave trade is a perfectly legal traffic, except whore treaties exist providing for its suppression, and there is no law whatever that gives us or any one else a right to visit a ship or seize her even if full of slaves, provided she is sailing under an independent flag, unless we have a treaty right to that effect with the nation to which that particular flag belongs. As peace endured and nations flourished, those who had lost their navies were enabled to reconstruct them and those who had had none began to creat e th em . Feelings grew up among them with respect to their navies similar to those which we entertained in regard to our own, and naturally they began to dispute a claim which they had never submitted to with any good grace. Such was the case with France She had a slave trade treaty with us, and she said, " We are an independent nation, with a navy of our own, and we consider it an insult to be thought unable to fulfil our own engagements, and to maintain the police of the sea as far as our own flag is con cerned. We are able to do it, and we do not desire you to meddle with our ships, but to leave them to us to look after." Such, too, was the language of the United States as their naval power and spirit of independence increased. I am not fond of expressing opinions upon the acts of my predecessors in office, but I must say I think they held out too long, considering all the circumstances, for the extreme exercise of the power we claimed, and which inter national law, strictly interpreted, could not bear us out in demanding. As my noble friend has stated, this practice of visiting all ships (the slave trade having much increased in consequence of the Russian war) created a great amount of ill bloOd in the United States, and I felt that the time was come when, instead of carrying it with a high hand as we had done 31 years before, it was better, that great country having a powerful navy, and able if they chose to prevent acts which we justly deprecate, that we should show our confidence in them, and rely upon their uniting with us to put a stop to the slave trade. The American Government, in their language, went as far into one extreme as we had formerly done in the other. They at that time declared that no right of search whatever should be allowed. But on the 10th of April, I think it was, General Cass forwarded to -w-hat I then stated—an opi nion by which I am still prepared to abide—that it was written in a fair and candid spirit, and which I believed contained a just interpretation of international law. He did not in that note deprecate the exercise of the right of search under all circumstances. What he did state was that, although a nation might, upon particular occasions, be justified in resorting to it, yet that such . a coma r grould, in accordance with the principles of international law, be taken at the risk of the officer by whom it was pursued, adding that if there were sufficient grounds of suspicion to justify the proceeding he was of opinion no Government would be disposed to find fault with its adoption. Now, being aware if the spirit by which the American Government was animated upon this subject, what I agreed to do was this :—That wo should establish, in conjunction with that Government, for the sake of maintaining the police of the sea, a code of instructions for the commanders of both countries which should be identical, and which should guarantee any officer acting within their scope against being open to blame. I was, moreover, of opinion, paying regard to the natural feelings of the people of America upon this question, that it would not be unwise to invite the French Government to join us in pursuing the same course as that which I have just mentioned. I may add that it seemed to me that any code of instructions which should be agreed on by that Government and our own should be of such a nature as not to give rise to the suspicion upon the part of America that in assenting to it she was surrendering one 'particle of her national honour. It was, however, as your lordships must be per fectly well aware, more easy to propose such a scheme than to put it into execution. A considerable time, therefore, has elapsed during which the highest authorities of the French navy, as well as of our own, have been employed in considering this matter; but the result, I am happy to say, has been that the Governments of both countries have agreed upon a code of instructions which are identical, and that that cede has been submitted to the American Cabinet, with an invitation to them to join with us in its adoption. Such, my lords, is the course which we have taken, nor can I regret that we have followed it. And although I may appear at first to have surrendered a right—an extreme and exaggerated right—in favour of which so much has been spoken as well as written—yet I thought, as I said before, that the time was come when it was better to place entire confidence in the proper feeling of the American people than to prolong an agitation which, in point of fact, ren dered them indisposed to aid us in our endeavours to put down the slave trade. (Hear, hear.) The best proof, my lords, that I was not mistaken as to the wisdom of that policy is to be found in the spirit which has since been evinced by the American Government both in its language and its acts (Hear, hear.) From that Government I have received the strongest assurances that it will use its best efforts to put down the slave trade with American ships. It has even gene so far as to make " officiously," but not " officially," a suggestion, in the expediency of acting upon which I entirely concur. It is that the treaty into which we have entered with the United States and which binds us, with a view to the suppression of the slave trade, to have SO guns on the West Coast of Africa should be so modified that, instead of our being obliged to have 80 guns in that quarter, and America being enabled to fulfil her part of the stipulation by maintaining there two old sailing frigates of 40 guns which are perfectly useless in the suppression of the slave trade, she should keep up a certain number of steam-vessels-10 steam gunboats amounting to two guns a-piece —which would constitute a much more effectual force than the two sailing frigates which have hitherto been employed. The Govern ment of the United States has, moreover, intimated that inasmuch as the slave trade on the coast of Cuba continues on:the increase it is its intention to send a larger number of vessels to that coast for the purpose of suppressing the traffic. (Hear, hear.) Such has been the spontaneous re sult upon the part of the American Government of the action of her Majesty's Ministers towards it upou this sub ject. What I have contented myself with doing has been to forward to the Government of America the accounts given by our commanders upon the African coast of the atrocious desecration of the American flag in the prosecu tion of the slave trade, and no language, I am happy to say, could be stronger than that which Lord Napier informs me was used by General Cass when he heard those reports, altogether independent of any comment which was made upon them by her Majesty's Government. (Hear, hear.) And, my lords, while upon this subject I cannot refrain from expressing my satisfaction at another change which has taken place in reference to the question of the slave trade. Your lordships are aware of the complaints which have lately been made in consequence of the adoption of the French scheme of negro emigration to the French colo nies, and you cannot have failed to learn w ith satisfaction that the French Government has within the last fortnight or three weeks abolished that system on the East Coast of Africa, where it had led to greater complications than in any other quarter. (Hear, hear.) You have also been made acqu ainted by a paragraph in the Speech from the Throne that we are carrying on negotiations with the Government of France, at their invitation, with the view of arriving at some agreement by which the entire abolition of that system of negro slavery might be accomplished—(hear)— and through which we may be able under proper regula tions— in fact, under the same regulations which prevail in our o wn case — to supply France with really free labou r from the East Indies. (Hear, hear.) Nothing, I am happy to think, now seems wanting :to enable us to bring all nations—each acting for itself, but at the same time in uni son with each other—to the resolution to concur with us in the suppression of the slave trade, and to abandon a plan from which the well-known horrors of the traffic but, too often result. (Hear.) But one thing is wanted to consum mate this good end, and that one thing is peace. (Hear.) When the Russian war began the slave trade had all but died away. Its complete abolition was checked by that event, but, if we should only be fortunate enough to enjoy for some years to come the blessing of peace, the trade will, I feel assured, be completely extinguished. (Hear.) That blessing we have now every reason to hope awaits us. The speech which was recently spontaneously delivered by the able and powerful ruler of France to the French Chambers tells us so upon the best authority, inasmuch as ho from whose lips it fell is all powerful, either for peace or war. We [We shall publish the verdict in our late edition, if re turned in time.] EXAMINATION LIST FOR WOOL JP/CH. The following is a list of successful candidates for admission into the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, at the examination held at Burlington house, Piccadilly, in Jan., 1859 : J. D. Bowly, 17, l'reparatoryMilitary Academy, Eltham, 4,612 marks. J. H. Urquhart, 17, Dr. Bridgeman's, Woolwich, 4,285 marks. H. Fowler, 17, King's College, and Mr. Taylor's, Wool wich, 4,215 marks. M. T. Sale, 17, Rugby and Clapham Grammar School, 4,059 marks. W. C. O'Connor, 19, Queen's College, Cork, 3,930 marks. T. C. Cooke, 17, Harrow, and J. P. Flemings, D.C.L., Tonbridge, 3,824 marks. C. E. Tuthill, 17, Dublin University, 3,806 marks. A. Worry, 17, Winchester, college, and Mr. Taylor's, Woolwich, 3,795 marks. C. Jones, 18, Upper Canada College and Dublin Uni versity, 3,727 marks. C. D. E. Smith, 17, Mr. Taylor's, Woolwich, 3,570 marks. T. F. Glancy, 18, Dublin University, 3,560 marks. W. A. Day, 18, Dublin University, 3,529 marks. C. Cunningham, 17, Glasgow University, and Mr. Tay lor's, Woolwich, 3,511 marks. A. H. Kildahl, 19, Dublin University, 3,430 marks. A. B. Brown, 18, Royal National School, New-cross, and Rev. C. Hughes's, St. John's-wood, 3,418 marks. W. S. Peat, 19, Truboy House, Woodford, 3,393 marks. C. Kirkwood, 18, Kingstown School, Dublin, and Rev. A. De la Mare's, Woolwich, 3,300 marks. J. W. Bernard, 18, Cheltenham College, 3,292 marks. F. H. W. Milner, 18, Eton, and Rev. J. H. Groome's, Earl Soham, 3,266 marks. W. A. W. Orange, 19, Grammar School, Halifax, 3,240 marks. J. A. Kelso, 19, St. Paul's School, and King's College, 3,208 marks. R. J. Haslet, 18 Dublin University, 3,195 marks. L. Downes, 17, St. Peter's College, Hadley, 3,175 marks. H. A. Barker, 17, abroad, and Rev. H. Pritchett's, Charlton, 3,165 marks. P. Lewis, 18, Cowbridgo Grammar School, 3,121 marks. H. H. Baker, 17, Marlborough College, 3,110 marks. H. Allman, 19, Dublin University, 3,379 marks. S. Gardiner, 18, Royal National School, New-cross, 3,067 marks. A. C. Ward, 17, Mr. Osborn's Bath, and J. P. Flemings, D.C.L., Toubridge, 2,958 marks. P. R. Barber, 18, Yarmouth Proprietary School, and Rev. F. Arnold's, Kingston-on-Thames, 2,946 marks. E. G. B. Gattey, 18, abroad, and Rev. W. Pritchett's, Charlton, 2,897 marks. F. H. E. Day, 19, Mr. Pritchard's, Eltham, and Clapham Grammar School, 2,874 marks. W. 11. Wright, 17, Marlborough College, 2,729 marks. J. E. Toller, 20, Harrow, 2,694 marks. J. B. Ormsby, 10, Dublin University, 2,655 marks. THE POPE AND THE PRINCE OF WALES. On tho occasion of the late interview of the Prince of Wales with the Pope, his Holiness rose on the entry of the Prince, and, coming forward to the door of the apartment to meet him, conducted him to a seat, and entered into conversation with him in French. Colonel Bruce was the only other person present. .The interview w as b r i e f, an d limited to complimentary expressions and sub jects of local interest. On the Prince rising to take his leave, the Pope conducted him again to the door with the same warmth of manner which he had manifested on rec e i v i ng hi m . It is the intention of his Royal Highness to visit the numerous members of the various Sove reign families of Europe now domiciled in the Eternal City, before applying himself s t ea dily t o studies. A few days ago his Royal Highness went to call upon the King of Prussia, or rather upon the Queen, the state of his Majesty's health making it painful for any one to see him. The Prince has declined a formal visit from the . French General, Count de Guyon, who proposed paying his respects to his Royal Highness at the head of his etat-major. The excellent habits of early hours, f am il y devo tion, and healthy exercise, so mer itoriously incul cated by Queen Victoria, are strictly followed by the Prince and his household. The lion. Colonel. Percy's services have been accepted by hi s R o yal Highness during his stay in Rome. UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS IN THE BANK OF ENG LAND.-By a return just issued it appears that on the sth ult. the unclaimed dividends in the Bank of England amounted to £1,069,374 125., of which £926,450125. 6d. was advanced to the Government. 1,929 1,449 480 _ have his assurance that tranquillity will be maintained, and we have no reason to doubt his word, inasmuch as no man has more faithfully or loyally kept those treaties which when he ascended the throne in 1852 he promised to ob serve. I have, therefore, my lords, the strongest confidence in the continuance of peace, and the existence of that bless ing is all, I feel assured, that is required in order to put an end to a traffic odious in itself, and which this country has made so many and such great sacrifices to abolish. (Cheers.) The Earl of CLARENDON—I am glad my noble friend has been afforded the opportunity of explaining to the house the course which he has taken in reference to this important subject, and also of setting right public opinion with respect to certain concessions which he is supposed to have made. The community at largo have no means of acquiring information upon such transactions except through the medium of the press or the papers which have been laid before Congress ; to one of which —the despatch of Mr. Dallas, which was alluded to by my noble friend behind me, and which I must say is one of the most graphic and interesting documents I ever read in my life—l would particularly refer. It presents such a , picture of " the interior" as is rarely given. (A laugh.) It describes how much my noble friend opposite talked—how much he listened, and dilates upon the admiration which he expressed for the detpatch of Gen. Casss. But it would seem that when my noble friend asked Mr. Dallas to report to his own Government the conversation which had taken place, the reply was that it was so multifarious that it was completely out of his power to comply with the request. Mr. Dallas however, it seems, suggested that my noble friend should himself I,indertake the office of preparing a minute of the conversation, and accordingly the noble earl went to his desk and with the utmost readiness wrote down that minute of all that passed of which your lordships have heard, and which is certainly a most important document, binding as it does her Majesty's. Government to undertake great treaty obligations. I for one—possessing some slight experience of such matters—could not help envying the self-confidence displayed by the noble lord in sitting down to compose in a few hours such a document, although my surprise is somewhat diminished by the explanation which he has just given, to the effect that he had previously held communication upon the subject under discussion with the law officers of the Crown. I should not, however, have troubled your lordships on this occasion were it not for what has fallen from my noble friend with respect to the course which he says was pursued by his predecessors in office. It would appear that the noble earl considers we claimed a right of search, which could be exercised only by belli gerents ; and to exercise which, in time of peace, would be "contrary to international law. We, however, never claimed or exercised any such right. The state of the law, as well as our practice towards other countries, was laid down with the utmost distinctness by my noble friend above me (the Earl of Aberdeen) in language which commanded the as sent of the Minister who, at the same time, filled the office of Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the United States. It was then provided we should have the means of ascertaining the nationality of a ship, and of learning whether she was in reality entitled to carry the colours whkh she bore. It was understood that this course should always be pur sued with great caution and discretion, and on the responsi bility of the officers in command, and it was provided at the same time that no vessel entitled to fly the American colours should be meddled with, nor should the British officers meddle with such a vessel, even though it absolutely had a cargo of slaves on board. Now ? no doubt on the coast of Cuba acts may have been committed by our officers which can hardly be justified, though we do not even know the truth of that. It is perfectly true that mail after mail brought over a catalogue of British outrages, some of which were manifest exaggerations, and of course such instances demand strict inqu ir y. I n due time, I suppose, we shall receive reports of that inquiry ; but I believe that, except perhaps on the coast of Cuba, this search has been exer cised with great care and discretion by our officers, and, so far from the Americ an G overnmen t h av i ng room for dis pleasure, I think they should be obliged to us for having rescued their flag when borne under such illegal and dis reputable circumstances. (Hear.) I believe, at all events, that the Parliament and the Ministry of this country would be much obliged to any other Power which rescued the English flag from similar disgrace. (Hear, hear.) But, in reality, the right of search, so understood, did work well. It was always confined to the African coast ; it very rarely interfered with the legitimate course of commerce ; and the result to both Governments appeared pe, f xtly satisfactory If, however, as the result of my noble friend's altered ar rangements there is to be no inquiry of this sort as to the nationality of a vessel, and if that nationality is to be as sumed from the colours which she chooses to fly, why there is an end of all precautionary measures. (Hear.) The Earl of MALMESBURY—I may not have made myself thoroughly understood, and perhaps your lordships will allow me to explain. If the course just suggested by the noble earl were pursued, what would be the use of the _ _ identical instructions Those instructions are intended to give our cruisers the right of challenging only, so as to put an end to the anomalies which arose in the practice of different commanders, and to prevent the disputes which have hitherto taken place between the two countries. Ido not give up the right, which, on the contrary, is a well established right; but at the same time we have thought it desirable to fix the responsibility upon the officers excr- cising it. The Earl of CLARENDON—Not having seen the in structions, I cannot give an opinion respecting them ; but I do not clearly - understand even now how these identical instructions will enable a British officer to institute inquiry as to the nationality of an American vessel. (Hear, hear.) At all events, we must have the same seta of rules and regu lations for all nations. We cannot have one code for a powerful, and another for a weak nation. (Hear, hear:) We must exercise the same forbearance, the same abstinence from inquiry, in respect to every flag, so that the flag of Monaco must be allowed by British cruisers to pass as un noticed as that of America. (" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) Hut I belle,. the American Government are quite as de sirous as our own honestly to put down the slave trade, and are just as unwilling as ourselves that the national flag should be prostituted by shielding this abominable traffic. I can only hope that the new regulations adopted and those identical instructions will be successful ; but to be success ful they must be adopted by other Powers than by France and England, for otherwise they might be easily eluded by adopting the flag of the country which has not subscribed to them, and they would thus become wholly inoperative. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of ABERDEEN—It should be remembered that the right of search is by no means inseparably mixed up with the slave trade, and is only connected with it inci • dentally. Considering it as an abstract right, the noble earl opposite (the Earl of Malmesbury) talked of our exer cising this claim with a high hand. Now, I will read to your lordships how this " high hand" was exercised 20 years ago—exercised in a way which perfectly satisfied the American Government, and which has worked perfectly well ever since, without unduly interfering with the course of trade. In a despatch dated October 1841, to Mr. Steven son, I adopted these terms : " The undersigned renounces all pretensions on the part of the British Government to visit and search American vessels in time of peace. Nor is it as American that such vessels are ever visited ; but it has been the invariable prac tice of the British navy, and, as the undersigned believes, in all the navies in the world, to ascertain by visit the real nationality of merchant vessels met with on the high seas, if there be good reason to apprehend their illegal character." To carry out this system a code of instructions was framed with the utmost care, and has ever since remained in force ; and if the new regulations spoken of by the noble earl prove as effectual as they were, he will do more than I expect, for I believe no code of instructions on this subject could be clearer or more advantageous to commerce than that drawn up about 1841 by Dr. Lushington and others. But it now appears that the American Minister has been congratulating his country on some concession made by the noble earl, and the President in his annual message has also referred to this concession as though it were something quite new. Now, I venture to say that 20 years ago every thing which it was possible for the Americans to demand or for us to grant had been granted. I will just read, how ever, a qualification which was then laid down, and which it may be useful to remember : " The President may be assured that Great Britain will always respect the just claims of the United States. We make no pretensions to interfere in any manner whatever, either by detention, visit, or search, with vessels of the United States, known or believed to be such. But we still maintain, and will exercise when necessary, our right to ascertain the genuineness of any flag which ri g ht, h u t sp eltl t te d r vessel may bear. If, in the exercise of this from involuntary error or in spite of every precaution, be tion, loss or injury should be sustained, a prompt re p aration afforded ; but that we should entertain for a sinffle instant the notion of abandoning the right its elf would be quite im possible." (Hear, hear.) I maintain still tha t it is quite impossible to abandon the right thus laid down. (Hear, hear.) If the noble earl reserves that right, ho does all that I ever pre ' tended to do ; if he gives up more than that, the result, I cannot but think, will be that it will become impossible to maintain the police of the seas. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of CARLISLE—I hope that the principle so forcibly proclaimed in the extract just read by my noble friend will not be departed from in the policy of this country, unless we are assured of very palpable advantages from the adoption of some other scheme. I believe I am correct in stating that the principle just enounced is the identical ono always acted upon until the accession of the present Government. (Hear, hear.) The adoption of the now code referred to by the noble earl, and to which I heartily wish all possible success, will, I trust, be deter mined on at the earliest possible moment; for until some thing is resolved upon respecting it the high seas will be absolutely left with no protection whatever. (Hear.) The Earl of DERB Y—There seems to me; iii point of fact, to be only an imaginary difference between the views expressed on both sides of the house. Nobody contends for a single moment that this country or any other has a right to board and to visit the ships of another nation. On the other hand, nobody denies that this country or any other has a right, upon well-founded suspicion, to ascertain the nationality of a vessel carrying a particular flag. The question is, however, in what manner is that right to be exercised, and what proceedings are to be taken in pur suance of it ? Now, as long as there is no definition as to the course to be taken in such cases, you are always liable for the errors or indiscretion of the particular officer en gaged, and in point of fact, although he may have a scertained that there were plausible grounds for suspect in g the t n , it i is quite clear he has committed an infraction of interuNa ever law should that suspicion turn out to be ill-founded • theless, it is admitted that, under such circumnsdtanreoecse,ewahinegres there exists reasonable ground of suspicion, are taken accordingly, that is an infractions mess. But the object of the law for which no country would dem andr e of my noble friend—and I hope b e ing it—is to come to a distinct un derstanding between the French and the American Governments and the Go vernment of this count r y for the pui y ose of avoiding any cause of difference for the future arising out ofri. visit paid by the commander of a cruiser order to ascertain and to verify the nationality of a vessel. That was the sole ob jec t m y noble Weil(' had in view; but he has neither abandoned • any right which this country could claim, nor has he asd serted any right to which wo were not previously entitled. Lord BROUGHAM had heard with very great satisfac tion the statement of his noble friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that negotiations were in progress between the Governments of France and of this country which there was reason to hope would have the effect of extinguishing that slave trade which has been partly re pressed on the western coast of Africa. He had heard with satisfaction froni his noble friend opposite that a code bad been submitted to the French Government which was likely to lead to a satisfactory solution of the diffic'ulties whieh had arisen with respect to the right of inquiry or the right of visit, whichever it might be called, and that, in all pro bability, the question would be placed on a satisfactory footing by an agreement between the three Powers. He quite agreed with his noble friend below him, who was for merly at the head of the Foreign Department, that the question with regard - to search was not of necessity con nected With the slave trade. It was a question which applied to common piracy as well as that which he (Lord Brougham) certainly thought as bad as any piracy— the slave trade. H e asked their lordships what would be the conse quence if th e principles occasionally contended for on the part of France and the United States were laid down—that no cruiser had a right to stop a vessel upon the high seas for the purpose of ascertaining that the flag hoisted by such vessel was one which it was entitled to use ? He must say that he thought the absurdities and inconsistencies to which so extravagant a doctrine would lead had been rather understated by his noble friend behind him. Supposing a vessel—say a common pirate—hoisted a national flag, according to the doctrine contended for, no cruiser, except a cruiser of the country whose flag she hoisted, had a right to stop her and institute an inquiry. The consequence would be that such a ship won'c! t ake care to hoist the flag of a country which had no cruiser at an_ (a laugh) —and she would, therefore, be certain of escape._ His noble friend had put the case of Monaco, and many similar instances might be mentioned. For example, Sam Marino, with its 1,500 inhabitants, although having a flag, might have no cruiser, and consequently the San Marino flag might be used with absolute and inevitable impunity, net only by slave traders, but to cover any nefarious trans actions. The difficulty . wa s undoubtedly to make a distinc tion between visitation, which included the right of board ing and searching, and mere inquiry in order to ascertain the nationality of a vessel; but he did not think such in quiry could be instituted without the risk of great inconve nience and of possible collision between different countries ; for much would depend upon the temper, prudence, and sa gacity of the officers—possibly very your g men —who were intrusted with the duty of ascertaining that vessels were en titled to hoist the flags under which they were sailing. R e believed the only way of preventing such collisions would be by adopting some code,• or set of instructions, which might be agreed to by the United States and other coun tries. It must be remembered that by the law of nations, which it was now the fashion to call "international law," there was no distinction between one country and another; and the little States of Monaco and San Marino had just the same right to appeal to the law of nations, and to de mand the scrupulous observance of its provisions as France, England, or any other Power. (Hear, hear.) He had heard with great gratification the statement of his noble friend opposite, that he entertained no doubt, from the aspect of affairs on both sides the Channel, that peace was likely to be maintained. He (Lord Brougham) earnestly hoped, and devoutly prayed, that his noble friend might be right in that expectation, and that his hopes were not too sanguine. Knowing, as he (Lord Brougham) did, the strong, the unanimous, and the heartfelt opinion and feel ing of all men on the other side the channel as on this against any breach of the peace, and after a long and unin terrupted continuance of that invaluable blessing, he would have been better satisfied, and have felt the more sanguine in his hopes, if there were in other countries, as there was in this, a constant, legitimate, and regular expression of public opinion a n d of public feeling derived from the ines timable privilege of a Parliament. Tho subject then dropped. LAW OF PROPERTY AND TRUSTEES' RELIEF AMENDMENT BILL. The report of the amendments on this bill was received. The House then adjourned at a few minutes before half - past six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Several private bills were read a first time, and ordered for second reading. The following bills were read a second time, arid ordered to be committed : Banff, Macduff, and Turriff Junction Railway; Becken ham and Sydenham Junction Railway • . Bedford, Potton, and Cambridge Railway; Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway; Birmingham, Erdington, and Sutton Coldfield Railway ; Birmingham, Erdington, and Sutton Coldfield. Railway (Western Line) ; Blackburn and Preston Road and Bridge ; Border Counties Railway ; . Border Union (North British) Railways ; Bradford, Wake field, and Leeds Railway; Breconshire Railway and Canal (Nos. 1 and 2) ; Bridport Railway ; Burton-upon-Trent Bridge; Caledonian Railway ; Carlisle and Penrith, &c., Roads ; Carlisle, Langholm, and Hawick Railway ; Carmarthen. and Cardigan Railway ; Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway; Caterham Railway; Central Wales Railway; Charleston Railway and Harbour; Chichester Harbour Embankment; City of London Union; Cleveland Railway; Colne Valley and Halstead Railway; Cork Butter Market ; Cork Harbour Reclamation ; Dart mouth and Torbay Railway ; Droitwich Roads • Dundeo and Newtyle Railway ; Eastbourne Water ; East Kent Railway Company; East Suffolk Railway; Epping Rail ways ; Falmouth Docks and Harbour ; Findhora Railway ; Formartine and Buchan Railway ; Forth and Clyde Navi gation ; Gateshead Quay; Glasgow Corporation Water ; Glasgow Public Parks and Galleries •of Art; Great Northern Railway ; Great North of Scotland Railway ; Great Western and Brentford Railway ; Great Western Railway ; Hampstead. Junction Railway ; Herne Bay and Faversham Railway (Margate Extension) ; Hertford, Luton, and Dunstable Railway ; Hinckley and Melbourne Roads; Isle of Wight Ferry; Kensington Station and North and South London Junction Railway; Kingsbridgo and South Devon Railway; King's Lynn Borough and Port and Harbour Improvement ; Kingston-upon- Hull Docks ; Kingstown Water ; Kirkwall Harbour ; Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lancashire Railway Companies ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Ossett and Dewsbury Branches) ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Rochdale and Itoyton Branches) ; Lancaster and Carlisle Railway ; Lands Improvement Company Lawton, Burs lera and Newcastle-under-Lyme Roads ; Leatherhead, and Dorking Railway (Nos. 1 and 2) ; Leeds , and Hunslet Road ; Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway ; Llanidloes and Newtown Railway ; Llanrwst and Abergele Roads ; London and North Western and other Railway Companies (Working and Traffic Arrangements) ; London and North Western Railway (Batley to Adwalton) ; Lon don and North Western Railway (Denton to Staley bridge) ; London and North Western Railway (Extension to Ossett, &c.) ; London and South Western Railway ; London Bridge and Charing-cross Railway ; London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway; Londonderry Bridge; Ludlow Roads ; Malltraeth and Corsddaugau Marsh ; Manchester, Liverpool, Swansea, and Milford Haven Junction Railway ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Sale or Lease) ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Station at Manchester) ; Maybole and Girvan Railway ; Mersey Docks and Harbour ; Mer thyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny Railway; Metropolitan Railway (Deviations, - -&-c.4__Midland Railway; Mid- Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway ; Mountsorrel Railway; Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway . ; North and South London Junction Railway; North Bri tish and Selkirk and Galashiels Railway Companies ; North Eastern Railway (Harrowgate Branches) ; North Eastern Railway (Nidd Valley Branch) ; North Western Raila. r v; Norwich and Spalding Railway ; Norwich (City) Water Norwood and Streatham Railway; Oldham, Ashton-under - Lyne, of and Guide Bridge Junction Railway(Conatnrild) tio u Guide Funs, &c.) ; Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bridge Junction Railway (Working Li Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver haraptcn Itallmay Poole and Bourne- Perth, Kinross, and Fife Roads ; Portsmouth New Docks ; Railway Companies ; _ Bourne mouth Water; Portsmouth and London F and South- Weste rn mit t ; Salford Borough ; Hat field-road ; Richmond Improvement and Railway ; Portsmouth Railway • Reading and Shep on a et Water; s.. Silver -Lyme Ra i lway; ittingbourne d S a c l o e tt an ish d Central Railway; and Sheerness Railway (Additional Capital, &e.) ; Somer set Central Railway ; South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway ; South Staffordshire Railway ; South Wales, Pembroke, and Tenby Junction Railway; South York shire and River Dun Company ; Stokes Bay Railway and Pier : Sunderland and South Shields Water ; Swan age Railway and Pier ; Swansea Vale Railway ; Tavistock Markets, Streets, and Improvement ; Tenbury Railway ; Tendring Hundred Railway ; Tweed Fisheries ; Vale of Llangollen Railway ; Vale of Neath Railway Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway; Wandsworth and Putney Railway ; Warrington and Stockport Railway ; Wavency Valley Railway; Wear Navigation and Sunder land Docks ; Wells and Fakenham Railway ; West London Railway ; Weston-super-Mare .Improvement and Market ; Westminster Improvements ; Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Markets and Pier ,• Whitehaven Harbour and Town; Whitehaven Port, Harbour, and Town; Wimbledon and Dorking and Epsom and Leatherhead Railways ; Wirral Water; Woolwich Exemption ; Worcester and Hereford Railway ; and York Improvement. INSURANCE AMALGAMATION BILL. Mr. C. FORSTER moved that the order for the second reading of the Travellers and Marine Insurance and Acci dental Death Insurance Companies' Amalgamation Bill be read and discharged ; and also that leave be given to bring in a bill to " dissolve the Accidental Death Insurance Com pany, and to amalgamate the business of that company with the Travellersand Marine Insurance Company, to be here . ; after called 'The Accidental Death Insurance Conipan'il to regulate the payment of stamp duties by the latter n A to. Mr. Steuart do prepare and bring in the bid. —AST pany, and for other purposes :”.___That Capt. Lo th ccd her and PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented, p raying p of the trade of the duty on paper, and the discontinuance for the reeal in opium. Mr. STAPLETON gave no tice that he would put a question to the Governm ent on the subject of the state of DANUBIAN P RINCIPALITIES. the Danubian Principalities. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave d the laws Y 2 8 h REFORM.i rust., t. e would PARLIAMENTARY notice that, on Monday, of °ant Parliamentary ask leave to bring in a obAfilleellmetetteearsrms re lating to the election ofParliame nt for England and Wales, aid also for- facilitating the registration and vo ting elections. PURC HASE AND SALE OF COMM ISSIONS. ich was statement laid therein before proposedrar Parliament e b nt in d July ft Sir 1 Sir DE L. EVANS asked the Secretary of State for War w ith reference to the letter from Sir C. T reve l yan to G en. peel, 8 i r 8 cr h u sap whether c O t P s. s Y f r o of t hm Trevelyanmelithe, s r r e e ; o s r o t n o s f theom fordifferingm Mee app e o n in l a ted e' b o y in some import ant Lord Panmure to examine the proposals submitted by bins to the Royal Commi ss i on on the purchase and sale of com missions in the army, had been received by the Secretary of State for War, and, if so, when it will be laid before the house ? General PEEL said he had received a communication from Lord Panmure on the subject, which he would be happy to lay on the table if it were moved for. With re gard to the second question, the Government considered the report in question as private and confidential. MILITARY HONOURS TO THE HOST AT MALTA. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether any order emanating from any author ity at home or at Malta was in existence, requiring the trocpa of the garrison to salute the Host, .or whether there « as any such order to salute . the Archbishop of Malta, or any