The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-24 00:00:00

NEWCASTLE RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GOLD CUP STAKES. nesperithusa Satinatone Night Ranger 3 Seven ran. TYNE HANDICAP. Griffin Redcar Pontifical • Five ran. CORPORATION PLATE. ?eto Trabuco Conductor Eight ran. GATESHEAD NURSERY. Maraeillaise by Vatican, out of Lady Mary Earraton Five ran. SPECULATION PLATE. Sir Walter Scott... Challenger 2 Four ran. Underhand is scratched for Cumberland, and both handicaps at Pontefract. MONEY MARKET LA D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday mani fested rather more animation, but prices of all descriptions were unaltered. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the speculators, and 1,000 by the exporters. In Rail way Shares a very limited business was transacted, and quotations were fully supported. The directors of the Peel River Land and Mine ral Company state, in their annual report, that there is a sum of 12,905/. 4s. Od. [available for a divi dend. It is therefore proposed to distribute 2s. Per share, which will absorb 12,0001. A report has also been issued by the directors of the Crystal Palace Company, Which is considered more favourable in its general tenour than any yet issued. There is a balance of profit of 13,7991. ; and if the results of the present season are as profitab'e as they promise to be, there is some probability of a dividend at the end of the year. _ . . Small quantities of silver contiinue to arrive from the Continent, the Seine from Boulogne yesterday having brought 23,0001. worth. The demand is rather less active, and the steamer which will leave for the East on the 26th is repeated to take out only a limited supply. _ . The official returns relative to to ads and naviga tion for the five months ended the 31st May, have been published. From these it appears that the total declared value of the exports from the United kingdom 'for the five months - was 43,226,3711. against 50,195,5411. in the like period of 1857, showing a decrease of 6,969,1701.. The decrease is perceptible in coals and culm, cotton manufactures, earthenware, haberdashery and. millinery, linen atanura,ctures, linen yarn, silk ?manufacture, and thrown silk, woollen, and worsted manufactures, Woollen and worsted yarn, and. hardware, and cutlery. The importation of the principal articles were larger as regards raw cotton, rice, spices, and raw sugar. There was a diminution in cocoa, leather manufactures, raw silk, spices, tallow, tea, wine, itrul sheep and lambs wool. The , shipping accounts exhibit a slight improvement in the tonnage em ployed in both the Foreign and. Coasting trades, both for the entries inwards maid the clearances Outwards. There was a general meeting of 'the Canada Com pany to-day, Charles Frank, E3q!.., in the chair. The lands sold and leased from. Ist January to 28th May were 6,138 acres ; tolca lots, 12 acres. The receipts were 24,1491. A dividend of 11. per [lbws was agreed to. The report - was adopted. The Funds are steady, but the transactions CMl tinue limited. There is scarcely .anything doipg, either on speculation or for investment. With the 'exception (..f the daily purchases by the Bank broker, there are no important operations of a bona fide character. Consols have been 0 5i /, at which they have remained all day. The New Threes and the Reduced arty 951 96k ; the March Exchequer Bills, 365. pm. ; ditto June, 225. Pin. ; and the Bonds, 100 k. Bank Stock is 220 to 221. _ _ The only transactions recorded in the Foreign stock Market are in Brazilian Loan at 1 dis. ; Spa ttish Passive at 71 ; ditto Certificabes at 41 ; and turkish 4 per Cents. at 104/ ; the 6 per Cents. e 94/ 951. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1298. ... £34,783 58,320 18,329 18,523 82.690 21,914 18,683 25,009 6,867 6,106 6,648 10,079 6,678 35,761 4,290 3,345 5,330 6,986 1,340 8,533 7,511 36,423 Ei.eat Western.... ,orth-Western uth ! Western Brighton Midland 41 nath- Eastern :great Northern 14:ncashire and Yorkshire istol and Exeter Pilaster and Holyhead tist Lancashire Winchester, Sheffield, & Lincoln Marth Stafford Attorth•Eastern thl:ord, Worcester, and Wolver.... :07\est Hartlepool atinaburgb and Glasgow (lb now and Sou , h-Western Gr eat North of Scotland ind Trunk of Canada r eat Western of Canada... A la rthern of France 1857. 434,867 69,497 20,048 19.995 33,208 21,406 20,884 25,714 7,096 6,529 7,252 10.669 7,914 38,647 4,838 3,510 5,542 7,079 1 288 8,905 9,784 37,955 'The dealings in the Railway Share Market have b( ie u of a very limited character this morning, and Al it ;es in several instances have exhibited a further ali ght downward tendency. Caledonians have re ed as much as 2/. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 a. :; and North Eastern (Berwick) and South tst tern, 103.; Great Westerns improved about 10s. tatii aburgh and Glasgow, Brighton, Midland, ;till one or two others, were at yesterday's qu 91 ations. In the Foreign and Colonial tr kets scarcely any business has been done Fa Indian have declined 10e. ; Grand Trunk of Ca m ida, 109. ; and Great Western of Canada, ss. i 4 ines, Banks, and MiscellaneouS Shares have bee* rather firmer. Canada Land have improved 2 /. ;: Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 1/. ; and Royal kaia Steam, 10s. twit: cISH FUNDS.--CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY (From the Waal L:st ) t at:tt Stock Threw per Cent. Reduced Annuities 4 51 6i 6 New.' Three per Cent. Annuities IQ' 4 Loan Debentures L 4.. tto Bonds, £l000 1)i to limier £1011') l7 eon at as for Account .r.; ze b equerßills March. Jim. .c: 1600 £5OO - Sma . l 33 22 19 23 %reit equer Bonds, 1858, 3. per Cent 1)) tto, 1859 FOREIGN FUNDS.—THIS DAY. ilian I `. per Cent. 1829 and 1839, 5 per Cent . 1 • .tto Scrip, 1853 ▪ 'of; A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Di tto Deferred lB Gr en ada New Active, 24 per Cent ru vian Bonds, 4.4 per Cent tto Account agu se 3 per Cent., 1853 4 62 d BA a ish Bonds, 3 per Cent. tt, Passive T dish Bonds, 6 per Cent. itto Account X itto Guaranteed 4 per Cent. - al itto Account lO4l Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. ea neola for account (July 8) ....... 95i s d SAT HE REPRESENTATION OF HONITON.-Sir James W. g has announced his determination to contest this boll 'ugh whenever an opportunity occurs. AIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.-Mr. E. T. Smith, till 3 spirited lessee of Drury Lane, has reason to con gri.l tnlate himself on the success of his undertaking, cer tat my a novel and wilt speculative one, of offering a 11 :Laical bacquet of such excellence at prices that enable . tile million to be partakers of it. Madame Persian i au(l Madame Garcia play every evening to crowded and ftl.husiastio audiences. We must also tiler our full Issued of praise to Messrs. Mapleson, the musical agents, 4 1' whose exertions the artistes composing the Italian " 1 , rnpany have been so ably and so successfully engaged. itiou, ctical -e add )bj ee' vould Ten: amenv ants of sera of 1131)010 ionelß► )en th e it 3 0 ,entios seta* to b' s he cW raising r their s o bes ►ll the ,ioner. , N.: a 1110 ~ troll' luero l 0 0 ; C hace• °tie, bac° ' THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1558. SlLtial MARKETS (This Day). RAILWAYS. RAMWAYII. P Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ba Birrang. Wolverh. a Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsb. Cheshire June...— Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at .£45) Bristol & Exeter Ca1ed0nian............ Chester & HolyheiV Cork and Bandon Cork s Black. & Pass Cornwall A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber Jtmc. East Anglian Eastern Counties.— EasterniTnion, A. stk Do. Do. ' New A East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ....... Do. ... Edinburgh & Glasgow 'Edinb.Prth.&Dundq , Forth and ClydeJunc.l Furness ... Glasgow & S.Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &Wost. (Ire) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua.St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Do. New Thirds Lancash. ds Yorkshir Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., Z 9 Do., Wat. Riding Un Do. Southport. London 4 Blackwal Do. New, iss. 51.105. Lond.Bright.&S.Cst London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London ds S.Westgrn Lndndrry.dsColoraine Lndndrry. 4 Ennisk. ganch.Shef.diLineln. Metropolitan gidland ...............• Do. Binning. dr Derb lidland G. West.(lr.' Do. Shares . Newcastle &Carlisle Newpt.A berg.&llrfd Newry & Armagh owry, Warrer.poic & Restrevor Norfolk.. .... Northn.Counties UT: North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern— Berwick Dodo. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. . N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcegtor & Wolverhampton Veolalcs Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Suit. N. E. Abrdn. St Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sitiugbourne4Sheer ;South Devor, ....... South :South Wales IS. Yorksh. ItivvrDui Staines,Wok.,&Wok. i Stockton & Darling.. Do. do., 1854 - Do. do., 185 Stockton & Hartlepl. 'Taff Vale... ID o. ?ref,, No. 22 Lames Hay. D. &R. 100 Vale of Neath 100 Waterfd. &Ril'kennyl all WaterforddLiinericli all West Coinwall all West End of Londob and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West Loudon ' all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class.. Closing /Ties. this...day -6, ... ...... .. 7i - 8.1 68 - 70 10 - 11 26. - 27 ; 88 - 90 75 - 76. 33 - 35 • •• .... • 4i - 5 POO ..... w 74 - 8. 16 - 17 60 - 61 46 - 48 31 - 33 i 4 - 15, 88 - 90 • •• ''''''''. •I 62i 63 21 - 26 ••• .'.. •, 94 - 95 9. - 10 101 - 102 - 86 128 - 13( 103 - 105 49i -49 i 56 - 53 80 85 10 —ll p 10 11 ;, 89i —89 i d la a •••4 - 61 -- .... 5 107 - 109 90 - 90, 1 - 92 - 93 361 37, 2 ld 91i 91; 62 61 ... ..." .., 12 - 13 59 - 61 3i - 3 47i - 48; ••• ".' •• •.• ...... .. 891 - 90, 2 - I. 44i - 45' 691 - TO. 95 - 98 5 4 - - 8 - 9 28 - i -4" 108 - 110 26 - 28 81 - 83 43 - 45 2i - lA 34 - 35 67' - 6i 79 - - 81 13 - 15 7 - 9 - 11 -35 i 98 = 100 •.2i - • - 6 ••• 34 64 - 1 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen„lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo di Lake Hur. Buff., Brnt. & God ch. 6p. ds., 1 Aug..'7i Do. do., 1 July, 'T.' Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim. Ceylon A Blares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. p.c.8nd5.,'5:41 Geelong dt Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. II Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben i Gt., In, Pen. g. 5 per c Do. Now. guar. 5 P.C Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do,, '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4. p.c Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4/ p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex. g. 5p.0. Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limitod) icinde, guar. o per c Do. ;I d i PI .J 2 l - d par 6i 7i IEO 85 73 72 76 ••• ...... ••• i ...'. li;' - id Piii. 105 —105 i i ti) 17i 183 1 44 46 79 81 20 -21 h, par 18 3acl 106 - 110 1106 - 110 105 107 18 19 20,1 —20 i I d id a IP ••• - ••• i - i P FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp &Rottordatn 5 - 53 20 all Ardennes ••• ••• 20 3 Bahia & Fra cieco, ed - 5 all Belgian East. Junct. I 20 all Beziers to Graissessac 6 all Carmeaux&Toulonse Coal Mines and Ry. 21 2i 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 24i •-• 25i 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France 20 all Great Luxembourg 7l 7i 16 6 Italian Junction 20 all Const. k Bale .. 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ...( 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 33; 5 all Lucca & 20 all Lyons and Geneva 23 24 33f, all Maria Antenla 10 all Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Da. do. 6p. c. Pref 2lk —21 k 16 all Northorn of France 37k - 37$ 20 8 Do. New 10 all NorwegianTrnk•Pref 81 20 all Paris and Lyons 34 203 ni t g 20 all Ditto New • ••• 20 all Paris and Orleans 4B 50 20 9 Recife San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. d 20 1i Riga and Dunaburg 10 all Rome and Frascati... ••• 20 all Royal Danish ••• ..• 5 all Royal Swedish 4 all Do. 7 per cent. 20 all Sambre and Meuse 7a •7i 10 all Do. 51 per cent. pref. 8i 9 20 all Southern of France.. 19k 201 8i all West Flanders 4i 5 10 all Do. 54 per c. Pr.,f 20 all W.&N.W. of France 221 231 20 6 Western of Austria._ 20 all We s t. of Switzerland 6 all Wiwi' aden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. prof — 3.1, Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. 40 all Australasia BO 82 82 25 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 45 47 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.k Ln. Co — 50 all British N. American 120 10 C.Bk.of 3i 2i IJO 50 City 56 58 00 25 i Colonial 201 all t Commercialofes.nada. 100 20 Commercial of Loud. 20 all Eng.Scot.kAus.C.d. 18 181 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Alst. 181 19 50 20 London and County .. 50 10 ILondon Joint Stock. no 20 Lond.and•Westminst. 4 5 1 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New ••• ••• 50 25 National Bank. ••• 20 all New South Wales 143 45 25 all Oriental Bault Corp 134 36 35 41 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 63 65 10 all Do. New 25 all South b astralia 25 15 Do. New ••• ••• 25 all Union of Australia... 49 11 ... 15 Do. New 135 37 50 10 Union of London 231 241 100 50 Unity Mutual,. 100 50 Wostrnhk ,1; I, nd 19 —17 d Boileau done this day. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid' Leasing Companies Closing Prices this day RJaLwirs. Buekghamsh. Clydesdale Je Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. 11. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. Now Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. i Shares Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lou. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.& Est. 5 p. c. De. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. ; Shrews. & Her S. Staffordsh WearVaLg6pc 'Do Wilts &Somrst 99 - 101 101 - 103 13 - 15 138 - 140 4 - 5 109 -7- 111 13 - 14 24 - 25 98 - 100 ••• - ••• 2 - 2 97 6 - 9 9 57 i - - 09 137 140 8i 8 , 1 lot 32i - :134 90 - 92 1 Ln.&N.W. CaMon._ E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. I Do-, Gt. Westn. Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co ' Do do Midld E. Count Do Do ... Do Do Gt. Northo T. Braose3 M. Melo& Stk. &Dar Do Gt. Wes fn PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris. &Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 4i p. c. Ches. es Ho. 5i p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork Bandon 5 p.o. Dnu.Perth.taber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. , Do. do. Cl 3. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cl 3. C p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 ....... Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East tin. ' G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr„Sh.' Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6 p.ets E.&W. York. J. sth - !Edin. & GI. 5 p. c. Sty Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness, 5 p, Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prom Do. 44 per cent . Do. 5 p.c., Red.;ts p. c. prem. G t.N. of Scot.lst Pr( f l Gt. S & W. (Ireland) 'Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.d&ll.Ex.spc Do, con. red. 41 p.c. I Do. cou. red. 4 p. c. (Do. irred. 4 per tent., Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sb Do. Chester 2p. c. P. S Do. do. sp. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Cbesh. Gua.Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B.G. 5 pe.No.l D0.,P.,5 p.e.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W., Coy. d. Nuneaton 5 r . et... Lon. & S.W. 7 peret. late 3d Shares Londy.d: Color. a Sh Lcndy. &Ennis. Sh M., S., &L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. X 6 Do. do. 3.} per cent. Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4. per cent Do. do. Kid,Consol.6p,c. St. Do. Con. Br, Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Prof. St. Do. L. & 11. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr o p, c. red. 5 p. c. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. Norfk cla. 4 p.c. SI,. Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 V.5p..,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N.B. Berw. 4 p. c. Pd. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848._ Do. York IL& S. Pur. North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar._ Do. do. Debentr. St. Scot. Cont.Ncw Pret. Sc. N. E. Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St South Devon IDo. fixed pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. too. 4t per cent Do. Flied 4t p.c. Sh Do. Now 41 pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. e. • do. Do 4t p. S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., s p. e Do. do. do. WaterfddeKilk. 6 pc 48 - 50 95 - 97 1® - 102 ••• ..... ••• 6 - 64 112 - 115 107 - 110 115 - 118 113 - 116 132 - 134 79 - 81 120 - 122 1112 - 114 63 -- 65 10 -- Ili 5 1 -- 91 -- 93 84 -- 86 84 -- 86 99 -- 101 91 -- 101 16 -- 17 91 -- 71 -- 73 18i -- 9i -- 91 131 -- 140 138 -- 142 - 165 121 - 123 66 - 66 138 - 40 102 - 104 92 - 94 ••• - 11 ••• 110 G - 108 97 99 1 - ••• - • 22. 234 ip 118 - 122 104 - 106 101 - 103 120 - 122 125 - 130 1 73 - 75 10 - 1011 23 - 24 101 - 193 101 - 103 100 - 102 15 - 17 28 - 2'J 43 - 48 Businea this day. SOCIETY OF ARTS.—(This Day.) ANNUAL CONFERENCE. The annual conference between the representatives of this institution and the council was held at the Society's house, John-street, Adelphi. The chair was taken by Wentworth Dilke, Esq. Mr. P. La Nova FOSTER read the report of the council for the past year, from which it appeared that the four candidates who distinguished themselves at the society's examinations last year, Frank Marshall, Henry Cullum, Edward Highton, and Edward Philip Plowman, have been appointed to clerkships in the Privy Council-office. The report then alluded to the question of whether the examinations should be in London or the provinces, and then went on to say that the Council, after an anxious consideration of the question, determined to adopt the scheme originally put forth, namely, to hold an examination wherever an institution, or a group of institutions, would make satisfac tory arrangements for the due and honest working of the examination papers by the candidates. To carry out the system, the council invited the forma tion of local boards, and imposed upon them the further duty of holding a preliminary examination to test the handwriting and spelling of the candidates, their know ledge of English grammar and the common rules of arithmetic, as well as their knowledge of those special subjects in which they proposed to be examined by the society's examiners. The council, as early as circum stances permitted, issued the programme of the examina tions to be conducted on this system. It was, f Treasons to which it is unnecessary for me to allude, delayed in its publication, and was not issued till December, giving a shorter notice both to the institutions and the candi dates than was desirable. However, notwithstanding this delay, the matter was taken up heartily by the insti tutions, and the result has been the formation of 58 local boards, a much larger number, taking all the circumstances into consideration, than could have been anticipated. The examination papers were sent down to each board in sealed packets, with strict iejunetions for their being opened in the presence of the candidates, at the special hours and on the special days appropriated for the sub j-,cts. The papers, when worked by the candidates, were returned by the decal boards, accompanied with a decla ration, signed by a given number of the Board, to the effect that the papers forwarded therewith were worked, in the presence of a certain number of the board, by the candidates whoa) numbers they respectively bore, without any assistance whatever, from books, notes, memoranda, from each other, or from any other per ,on, and that not more than three hours were occupied in working the pap-rs, and that no candidate was allowed to resume, or complete, his paper after having left the examination room in the course of the time aesigeed to that paper, and further, that the paper of questions given to each candidate was taken from the envelope in which it was transmitted front the Society of Arts, the Peal being br - len in their presence and in that of the assembled candidates, at the com mencement of the time appointed for the paper in the time-table issued by the Society ; and, finally, that not fewer than a certain number of the Local Board were present during the whole time that the candidates were engaged with the papers. Tee Local Beards, in every instaecs but one, have mo t carefully attended to all the regulations ; and it is a most gratifying Ureumetance to report. The number of candidates who attended the previous examinations was 1,107. Of this Lumber 501 were de clared by the local boards as eligib'e for the final exami nation ; of them 288 were subsequently examined in Whitsun week, 300 certificates were awarded to 199 candidates, and 89 candidates were unsuccessful. 23 in stautions have joined the Union during the year, whilst derieg the earns period thirty-four have bean removed from the Society's books. The condition of the Insti tteions is far better than when the Union was first established ; there is more attention paid to the really useful obj tcts for which their foundere intended them; there are more classes ; and on the part of the public, there is a more general appreciation of their capabilities for good. These fact, coupled with evidence of their in creasing numbers is all dieu ions, contradict the oft repeated statement that mechanics' institutions are failures. Taey are graduelly, slowly it may be, but sorely, taking a permanent poslti n in the country, and when we see their results in the xArniLations which have lately taken place, whether we look at the Society's final kx.unicatio2i, or those which Lava been held in connection with the provinc'al unions, we cannot but see that they aro rassrcising a powerful it fltueeee for good, and assiatiog very materially to bring about a vast improvement in ihe education of the country. The CHAIBILIN made a few observations on the report, and al'uded to the failure of one of the local boards in carrying out the rules laid down for public examinations; but the council had the satisfaction of stating that the candidates who would come up fur f xAmination from the local boards would nut suffer Ly the omission, but that the council had to award two prizes of Si. and 31. each. With respect to the future it was the intention of the retiring council to recommend to their successors to withdraw certain subjects for examination, because owing to the arrangements made by the Government for; the test of proficiency, they had become superfluous so far as the objects of the society was concerned. The first question which they would have to settle was, what was the most convenient season of the year in which the annual examination should be held for the future. Mr. HOLES, of the York and Leeds Institution, said the resolution he intended to move embodied nearly the whole of the subjects to which he wished the council to direct its attention. Ile-w nil therefore move it with out further observation. It. was as follows, " That this meetmg is of opinion that the present system of exami nation of the Society of Arts, conducted through local centres, would be improved by introducing the f. Bowing changes :-Ist, That to the local boards should be at tached examiner?. Secondly, that for this purpose it is essential that, the centres of examinations should be re duced (not to exceed five). Thirdly, That the examina tions be oral as well as by written -.Japers." He moved the resolution on the part of Yorkshire and Leeds, which contained a very large number of pupils, amount ing to about '20,000. Mr. ROMNEY, of the Manchester Institution, and one of the local board of examiners, seconded the resolution. He had heard with regret that it was intended to abo lish drawing, and to substitute vocal music. He con sidered the drawing class one of the most important. A discussion then ensued, in which the limiting the centres of examination was opposed by the Rev. Canon Girdlestone, of Bristol, Mr. Ryland, cf Bradford, and several other gentlemen. The CHAIRMA.N said the system recommended by the resolution had been tried, and found unsuccessful. The 22,000 members alluded to by Mr. Hole only contri buted two guineas a-year to the otjects of the society. (Laughter.) Mr. COLE was of opinion that instead of limiting the centres of examination they ought to be extended in every direction. He moved the fallowing amendment to the resolution cf Mr. Holes :—" That the Con .rence is of opinion that for the benefit of those for whom the Society of Arts' examiners are intended, the system of local boards should be extended throughout the society's union, wherever the localities can make satisfactory arrangements for the working of such boards." Mr. JOHNSTON, of Barnet, secmded the amendment. Mr. HOLES replied that if success was wished for, a great reduction of the centres of Examination must be made. It was ridiculous to pursue the systemat present in existence, of having two or three boards in a very small district. If the wishes of Yorkshire were attended to, 201. would readi'y be contributed towards the expense of the examination. The amendment was then put to the meeting, when it was carried by a major;ty of 24. The CHAIRMAN said the next business to settle was the period of tae year at which the final examination of candidates was to take place. After a short discussion, it was arranged that the final ex iminations of candidates should take place in the evening, on certain days between Easter and Whitsun tide, to be fixed by the council of the Society of Arts. It was also decided that the present minimum age of candidates for examination should remain as at present (16). With respect to the question in what manner the local bcards could beneficially co-operate 'with the insti tution in for warding the preparation of their candidates for oxamination, Mr. M'lvou moved the following resolution :—" That it be recnmmended by the conference to all the local boards that they put themelves into communication with the directors of the institutions with which they may be severally connected, in order to assist out the formation or the continued action of classes for the pre paration of candidates for the society's examination." The resolution, having been seconded by Mr. SPOONER, was unanimously adopted. The CHAIRMAN said the next subject for the consi deration of the cinfercnce was—Can the local boards advantageously act as administrators of prizt echeLnes for children between 12 and 16 years of age, so as to induce them to continue their instruction bet veep the time at which they leave the elementary schools and the time at which they become admissible to the examina tions of the S )ciety of Arts. Mr. CHESTER moved a resolution to the effect that it would greatly promote the interest of the public edu cation and the success of the scherno of examinations adopted by the Society of Arts if the l oca l b oar d s h ou ld act as administrators of prize schemes for children betwt en 13 and 16 years of age, so as to induce them to continue their instruction between the time at which th y usua'ly leave the e!ernei?tary school and the time at which they become admissible to the examinations of the Society of Arts. The resolution wag adopted unanimously. The next suljuct for deliberation was whether the central museums and galleries in the metropolis, which are the property cf the public, or subsidised from the public funds, could be rendered useful to;the institu tions in the different parts.of the country by systemati cally lending to them specimens for exhibition, or by granting to them unr, quired duplicates. Mr. COLE said no:danger need be anticipated by send irg specimens of art into the provinces. Upwards of 1,000 specimens were sent to Manchester during the late rxhibitinn and not a single fracture occurred. He be lieved that there were a grew: many duplicates in the British Museum which were not wanted, and could with advantage be given to mechanics' institutions. Speci mens might also be sent from the National Gallery and the Turner colb c ions. _ Mr. BLAKE said the people of Yorkshire did not want a lump of old stone from the British Museum. They did not care about looking at eueh a thing as that. (Laughter.) They were perfec.ly con teutto let the British Museum statid in all its glory v. here it did, but portions of the pictures of the National Gallery and the Turner collection would be very attractive, and would be gazed upon with delight, but be should like to know what amount of gratification could be exrrienced from gazing on an old spbyrix. (Laugh•er.) The great mistake made k t the Crystal Palace as that the great amount of money was`spent upon the most uninteresting portion. What did the people want with Nineveh winged bulls, except to see how precious ugly they were ? (Loud laughter.) He bad no objection to pictures ; to old stones he bad the greatest objection. (Laughter.) A resolution in favour of a periodical exhibition of the Art Treasures of the metropolis in the provinces was agreed to, as was also resolutions in favour of the open ing of National Museums and Galleries to the public of an evening. The other questions on the paper having been con sidered, the meeting terminated. SPORTING INTE LLIGENCE. CHELMSFORD RACES-WEDNESDAY. The Town Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya. One mile. Mr. King's Fiy-by-Day, by the Flying Dutchman, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Custance) 1 Mr. Harrison's Übique, 4 yrs, 6,4 lib (in. 51b extra) (Reeves) 2 Count Battbyany's Schoolfellow, 3 yrs, sst 41b (J. Daley) 3 Mr. P. Barling's Earthetopper, 6 yrs, 6st 121 b (Plumb) 4 Betting-7 to 4 each agst Earthstopper axd Übique, 4to 1 agst Fly-by-Day, sto 1 agst Schoolfellow. Won by a length and a-half ; bad third. _ _ The Mardon Stakes, of 5 aovs each, with 30 added, for two and three-yr-olds ; optional selling weights, etc. Half a mile. 5 subs. Mr. Harrison's Lady Well, by Kingston, 2 yrs, (401) sst 71b (Reeves) 1 Mr. Mellish's Yesa, 3 yrs, (401) 7st 41b...(Custance) 2 Mr. Chambers's Hassock, 2 yrs (401) sst 71b...(Perry) 3 Capt. Horton Rhy's filly by Windhound, b b, 2 yrs, (1001) 7st (Plum',) 4 Betting —6 to 4 agst Hassock, 2 to 1 agst Lady Well, 3to 1 agst Yesa. Won by six lt ngths, 10 leogilis be tween tII secondiand third, 'CV indnound filly was beaten off, Yela lost start. The winner was sold to Mr. S. Day for 105 guineas. The Cup Stakes of 50 sovs. added to handicap of 10 sovs each, 3 fr, winners:rrra, the second to save his stake. One mile and a-half. 10 subs. Mr. King's Naughty Boy, by Worusrsley, 4 yrs, 6st (Ciittance) 1 Mr. J. Ward's Triton, 6 yrg, 7rt 81b (Swift) 2 Mr. F. Fisher's Brother to Farthingale, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b - (Wiltshire) 3 Betting 6 to 4 ag't Naughty Boy, 7 to 4 agst Brother to Farthingale, and sto 2 agst Triton. Won by a bead —a nFck between the second and third. The Mark's Hall Stakas of 5 sows each, with 25 added by Mr. W. P. Honeyvvood, for 2-yr-o!ds and upwards, optional selling weights, Sze. Half a mile. 5 subs. Mr. Melish's Oracle, by Augur, 2 yrs, sst 13Ib (501) (Oustance) 1 Mr. Barker's Elfie, 5 yrs, 9st, (50/.) (Swift) 2 Mr. Griffiu's Useless, aged, 84 111 b (301) ... (Plumb) 3 Mr. D. Samuel's Picco, aged, 8 $ 81b (30/) (Ciessweli) 4 Betting-5 to 2on Oracle, who won by three lengths; a length between the second and third ; bad fourth. The winner was sal to Mr. B. Land for 25 guineas. The Queen's Plate of 100 gs ; 3-yr-olds, let 71b ; four, 9 t ; 6ve, 9-t 6lb ; six and aged, 94 91b. Two wile, Col. Tewi•'s Yorkshire Grey, 6 yrs, 9st 9!b ...(Well,) 1 Count Battbyany's The Courier, 3 yrs, 7tt lib (Swift) 2 Mr. Hodgman's Bannockburn, 4 yrs, 9st ...(Plumb) 3 Mr. J. A. King's Newbold, age. 4, 9$ 91b ...(Bailey) 4 13etting-3 to 1 on Yorkshire Grey, 5 to 1 aget The C.iurier. A fine race in the eiiitaLce. Won by a head ; a bad third. A Scurry Handicap Plate of 30 sous. Half a mile. Mr. Stanaford's Fractious, 5 yrs, 9st (Wells) 1 Mr. Barnard's Conceit, 2 yrr, sst 12. b ..... (R-eveo 2 Count I.3.ll.laany's Schoafella w, 3yrs, 53t6ib (car. sst 71b) (H. Bradl-y) 3 The folowing also ran —Eardrop, Renown, Yesa, and Glimpse. Betting--Even and 5 to 4 on Fiac:ion., 5 to 4 agst Eardrop. Won by a head ; half a length between the second and third ; Yesa was fourth, and Elrdrop sixth. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE RACES-TUESDAY. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. AQUATICS. OX LADE AND BAIN. The sculere' match, for 251. a-side, between Benjamin Oxlade, of Paul's-wharf, and Robert Bain, of Lambeth, took place this day ; and although neither of the men are much known to fame, it excited considerable inte rest and speculation. At half-past one, on the men pro ceeding to the starting-place, Oxlade having won the choice of etaqon, betting to a considerable amou_t took place, at 5 and 6 to 4 on Oxlade, and, after a little manoeuvring, a fair start was effected, Bain having a trifling advantage, but owing to the roughness of the water he Way unable to obtain the lead. After a severe etruggleoffFinchee'Cricket-ground, Oxlade had obtained a lead c•f about a boat's length, and, taking his opponent's water, he gradually increased the distance between them, in spite of the most strenuous exertions on the part of Bain, who did all he possibly could to regain his position, but without success. At Hammersmith-bridge Oxlade had about six boat lengths the advantage, and from thence to the finish he maintained it, winning as he pleased. Mr. T. Jeans, of Wandsworth, was umpire for Oxlade Mr. A. Wentzell, of Lambeth, for Bain ; and Mr. C. Newnham, of Lambeth, officiated as referee. The time occupied k doing the distance from Putney to Hammersmith was 13 minutes, and to the ship at Mortlake 28 minutes 5 seconds. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.) The LORD CNANczLLoh took his seat on the woolsack at five o'vl,ck. Lord DUNGANNON gave notice that to-morrow he would present a petition limn Finchley p:asing for the insertion of clauses into the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill, which would empower the devoting a portion of the funds in the hands of the commissioners f,,r the en dowment of the two churches c.f Finchley. He ehould also on au early day ask the Archbishop cf Canterbury whe ther he intendeJ to bring in a bill to provide for the re pairs of parsonage-houses ? THE AFFAIR OF THE REGINA CCE LT. The Earl of MALNIESBURY said he deemed it a public duty, after the conversation that had taken ptice in that house a few days ago, in which he bad taken part, concerning the Regina Ceeli, a French ship, engaged in conveying free negro emigrants to a French colony, when passengers rose and, in the absence of the captain, murdered the c•ew and took possession of the ship. Tne Etbiope f , ll in with the ship and conveyed her to Liberia, where the was claimed by two French men-of-war, who removed hir by force. - He would read the account given by the French authorities. lie then read the document, from which it appeared that the negroes wire originally put on board by the Liberian authori'ies, and that the Ethiope did not take possession of the ship from any sympathy with the negroes on board, but, on the contrary, the _captain looked upon them as pirates, au would have captured the ship ear lier if the French captain, who was not on board when the occurrence took place, had not protested against being called upon to pay salvage. Ultimately the E biope did capture the ship, and on arrival at Liberia claimed salvage, which the French captain refused to pay. Finally, two French men-of-war entered the Liberian waters, and removed the vessel, and in the mean time the emigrants dispersed. The noble earl then stated that, acc.rding to international law the captain of the E,Enope was not ewitled to seize the ship, even had they known her to be a slaver. Lord BROUGHAM Faid he could not reprd the un- Latunates on board the Regina C;eli as free emigrants, when it had been pros , . d that thy had been manacled and forcibly conveyed on beard the vw.stl. He looked upon the whole ( f the system of free emigration a 3 nei ther more nor less than the revival of the slave trade, and be trusted that there would be no objection to the appointment of an English and American otheer to inquire into the whole of the circumstances attending the cake. Earl GREY coincided in opinion with the noble and learned lord who bad jest sat down that the system was a revival of the slave trade, in its vtry worst form, and that the French Government would put an end to the scheme. He thought that a thorough ievestiga‘ioo ought to be made int) the whole case, and, pending such inquiry, no final opinion shouhl b , arrived at. After a few woris from the Earl of MALMESBURY, the subject dropped. ADDITIONAL PANTICULADS, The Trial Stakes of 5 F ova each, with 20 added, for 2.yr olde and upwar2s ; weight , : for age. The second saved his stake. T.Y.C. 7 t-üb.. Mr. J. LumAlen's Stia:to, 2 yre, 5 t (carried 5,t 41b) _ (Chal!oner) 1 Mr. Dawson's Awful, 2 yrs, Sat (in. 3 b ex.) (Madden) 2 Sir C. Menck's Barefoot, 2 yts, (carried sit 611) (Blackburn) 3 The following also tan :—Sir Walter Scott, Aake, Rosedal.n, at d Curse Royal. Betting-5 to 2 agst Awful, 3to 1 agst Harefoot, and 5 to 1 agst Shafts. \Von by a length, two lengths between the second and third, bad lourih. Tne North Derby of 10 aovs each, with 100 added, f:)r three-sr-of! colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b ; the second received 50:. ()ace roun , l. 20 subs. ' Mr. J. Scott's Longtange, by Longbow, Bst 71b (A.sbrnal') 1 Mr. C. Peck's Ronconi, Bst 71b (Botnby) 2 Mr. J. Jackson's Night Ranger, B,t 71b (J. Osborne) 3 Pelissier also ran. Betting— 5 to 1 on Longrange. 9 to 2 eget Pelissier, and 6to 1 ag't Night Ranger. Lo❑grange made play with Night Ranger second, Ronct;ni third, and Pelis sier last. In this order they ran at a slow pace to the half-mile post, where Pelissier became second, but dropped behind on eitterinff the straight, At the dis tance Ronconi took his place behind Longrange ; the favourite, however, kept his lead to the ead, and won cleverly by a length ; two lengths between the second and third ; a head between the third and fourth. The pace was very mo !crate fir the first mile. The Member. Plate Handicap or 5 envy each, with 100 guided ; the second saved his stake. One mile and a quarter. 20 subs. Mr. Kirkbride's Julia, by Teddingtun, 3 yrs, 5.,,t 1:lb (Lithe) 1 Mr. Wrigbi.'s PetcN 4 yrs, 7st 9'13 (Good st iu) 2 Mr. Gray's Meta, 3 yrs, 6,4 10lb (Bullock) 3 The following also ran :—Maid of Derwent, Lady Alice, Medallion, The Beau, and La 'y Mr. Andrew's The Martiet, 5 yrs, 7,,t101t, (Charlton), was weighed for, but did not gLt to the post in time to start. Betting-5 to 2 eget Peto, 4to 1 agst Meta, sto 1 apt Lady Alice, 6to 1 agat Julia. Won by a length ; two lengths between the second and third; bad fourth. Lady Williams bolted at the Newcastle Turn. The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 30 added, for two-yr-olds and upwards ; optional selling weights, &o. Half a mile. 6 -nbs. Mr. James's The Abbess, 7dt 10ib (301.)......(Au5tin) 1 Mr. G. Johnson's Challenger, 3 yrs, 64 10lb (301.) (Little) 2 Mr. Helm's Pontifical, 4 yrs, Bst 2lb (301.) (Snowden) 3 The following also ran :—SLuff and The Deer. Betting--Even on Pontifical, 3 to 1 agst Toe Abbess, and 6 to 1 aget any other. Won in a canter by a length ; same diAance between the second and third; bad fourth; Challenger and The Deer lost start. The winner was bought na fur 39 guineas. The - Tyro Stakes of 10 soya each, p.p., with 50 added, for two-yr-olds—colts, B.t 71b ; Shies, Bst Cb. The second saved his stake. T.Y.C. 16 subs. Mr. G. Wentworth's Schulot', B,t 71b (A.shmall) 1 Mr. Bell's Marseillaise, Bst 6lb (inc 21b ex) (Basham) 2 Mr. J. Osborno's Gnatcatcher, B.t 6,b (inc 21b tx) (J. Osborne) 8 The following also ran :—Prelude, Vivace, and Strathern. Betting-7 to 4 agst Schul,ff, 3to 1 agst Marseil lai-e, sto 1 agst Prelude, 6to 1 agst Guatcatcher. A remaikably fine race with the first three from the dis tance resulted in favour of Sohuloff by a head, Marseil lapse beating Gnatcatcher (.vho ran round her hordes at the bottom turn, and came up outside) by a head ; two lengths between the third and fourth. StratLern was tailed off. WEDNESDAY. The Licensed Victuallers' Handicap. Shafto Actful Bradley Nine ran. The Grand Stand Stake®. Marseillaise Meta The Northumberland Plate. Underhand Dead heat between Pensioner and Hamlet for second Fourteen ran. Won by a neck. The Visitors' Stakcs, Ciliph . Redcar 2 Four ran. The Queen's Guineas. Llrgrange w.o, Owing to the frequent occurrence of wrecks in the St. Lawrence, between the island of Anticosti and Quebec, the Canadian Government about two years back estab lished tug steamers so as to tow ships with perfect secu rity between those points at a moderate scale of charges. No advantage, however, is taken of the measure, and already 10 vessels bound from Europe are stated to have gone aehore during the present beriberi. The lose falls mostly upon our underwriters, and as far as they are concerned no one can feel regret, since it is in their power to protect themselves, if they choose, by inserting a clause in the policies of insurance, by which it would become the interest of the ship to avail itself of the pre caution offered. True PAST PRESERVED.—The splendid mansion on the east side of Soho square is undergoing changes which forcibly remind us of the instability of all earthly gran deur. Here the Earl of Bradford, afterwards the great Duke of Argyle, held his court. Onslow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, succeeded. The millionaire, Baron Grant, spent upwards of 5,0001. in 1780 upon it, when Inigo Jones exhausted the resources of his art, and the two brother. Adam, the architects, known by the soubriquet of the " Adelphi," t heir talents upon the greater part of the building, while Rebecca and Angelica Kauff man decorated its ceilings. The genius of music, as per sonified by the house of D'Almaino and Co., in latter days took possession of its amplitude for its humanising purposes, and in these halls, where eret was harmony, is now the din of workmen preparing this almost palatial residence for the reception of what ? —Prescrres and Pickles. The well-known house of Crosse and Blackwell, huge es it was, cries aloud for more space. Thus the annexation of the neighbeuring mansion where piquant wits held their reign, will be in future the depository of piquant sauces. Foot for the mind giving place to food for the body—leaden plates of music to preserving dishes of solid tin, the latter, thanks to the Lancet's Sanitary Commission, having supplanted the poisonous death-in the-pot coppers of former times. Commerce and trade, these two formidable Captains of the age, in taking posses. sion, have resolved to spare the memorials of the past, and thus we find a house which has thriven by preserve s pre serving its consistency in extending its guardianship over relics which belong more to refintment time uti United Service Gazette. itto'n i-TERRIES PEERAGE. Lord REDESDALE brought up the reprt of the Committee of 1 ) , es upon the c!aimi of Mr. Max well to the Herties peerage. The committee were of opinion that Mr. Maxwell bad made out hie claim. THE OATHS BILL. The Earl of MALMESBURY thought, in the ab sence cf the noble tarl(Derny), the:r loroships bad better defer further proceedings with respect t^ this bitl, which etood on the paper for this evening, viz,, the considera tion of heir lordebipe' reasons for di,agreeing with the Commons' amendments. He th• refore moved the post ponement of the orler until Thursday nvxt. After a f.lw words from Lards CAMPBRLL and BROUG HAM, the motion was agreed to. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COAMONS.—(This Day.) The SPEAKER tool; the chair at twelve o'ekok. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following private bil:s were read a third time and paved : —Athenry and Tuam Railway, B rkenhead Improvement Commißsioners (Gas and Water), Dublin and Meath Railway, Redditch Railway, and Stockton and Darlington Railway (North Riding Lines) LONDON CORPORATION REFORM. BILL. Several petitions were presented by Alderman Cope land, Alderman Cubitt, Lord J. Russel', and Alderman Sir J. Duke, against the Loudon Corporation Reform Bill, especially against the clause that confiscates the revenues of the corporation without compensation. Oa the motion for going into committee on thin bill, Mr. ROLT, considering the bill put in pieta the rights of private and corporate property throughout the king dom, could net accept tie report of the committee to whom tie bill had been refined, and moved the follow ing resolution :—"That the petition of the Corporation cf London against the said bill, which was presented upon the 28th day of May last, be referred to the com m.,. tee, and that the Corporation of London be beard by their counsel, agents, and witnesses, before the com mittee on the allegations of such petition." He divided the bill into two parte,ene fieancial the other political. The financial part proposed the simple regulation c.f taking away a large portion of the revenue of the corpe ratiou, without compensation, whilst those who received emoluments from the corporation relative to certain dues, etc., were to be compensated by the corporation out of their remaining revenues. He objected to the bill on the ground that it interfered with the rights of pro perty ; and Lis definition of the ownership of property was, that they could be maintained in a court of law, or could obtain redress for a wrong inflicted. There was no distinction in law in the enjoyment ofpropertybetween individuals and corporations, and they ought toconsider the question of metage, tolls, and dues belonging to the corporation as if they belonged to an individual. The rights of property depended on their universality, and he thought It neither just, wise, or expedient to interfere with them by this bill. Toe income of the corporation was 100,000/, a year from land, and 100,000/ a year from markets, metage, and other tolls. With respect to the 100,0001. a yar from land, a large portion of that property would soon expire by the running oat of lease, &0., and the corporation had very wisely put by for some years 20,000/. a year, and must for sonic years to come, to obtain a permanent income of 100,000/ a year. Out of the other 100,000/. a year were paid for expenses ef col lection of tolls, &c., which were very heavy. 10.0001. a year were deducted for drawbacks on property exported, and there were other charges which made the expenses in that department about 30,0001. a-year, so that the corporation had only 70,0001. a-year from the tolls, and RO,OOO/. a-year from lands, making together about 150,0001. a-year. And how was that sum expended ? There was a dolt of a million secured on the revenue of the corporation one-half of which had been spent in purchasingland for the improving and widening of streets, the land for which had been dedicated to the pub lic. The interest of that debt was about 50,000/. a year. The administration of justice in the city amounted to 50,000/. a year, making together 100.000/. a year out of the 150,0001. per ann. income. Of the balance, about 12 000/. per annum were spent in city improvements, 10,0001. in church and pensions, and 10,000/. for ieci deetal expenses annualy. The last amount might be considered large, but the house must bear in mind that one year they had to bury a hero ; another year to erect a monument to hie memory ; a third to receive with be coming splendour and hospitality our sovereign ; a fourth, a foreign prince. The civil government of the city cost about 30,000/. a year, which lee thought was not too much for maintaining the hospitality and apt en dour of the city. The public had advanced money to the corporation on the security of the revenues, and Parliament ought not to abolish that security upon the good faith of which the money was advanced. All that was asked was for the house to deal with the Corpo ra l i on of London in the same way the y dealt with Liverpo o l, t o whom they gave compensation. The rights of prop ert y depended upon the universality, and when once ecqu'red they uo right to investigate this acquisition. The toll, levied on goods coming up the Thames might be unjust, but he cared not for the. They were ie existence, and the owners had no right to be deprived of them without compensation. Th ey m i g ht a d o pt the po li tica l regulations contained in the bill or enlarge them, but send tack the financial part of the bi.l for further consideration. The C , rporation of London ought to be heard. They might strike, if they pleased, but hear them firs. There was neither wisdom, justice, er expediency in depriving the corporation of their pro• pertv. To do so would be an act of coefiscation. Mr. CRAWFORD seconded the motion. Ile raid the corporation c f London were as anxious as any one to have the corporation placed on a footing with the spirit of the times, but they were averse to the conthcating character of the bill. The bill wag read a second time on the . understanding that the corporation sh ou ' d be .heard against it before a select committee , though the right hon. gentleman the Home S:cretary appeared to be of a different opiu:on. The conviction on the minds of many hon. members wag that the bill was to be sent to a select committee after its second reading, and the corporation heard before tLeir i l Sir G. GREY said there were no rights of property in a corporation the same as in an individual. The muai• cipal cori.eration bill established the principle of dealing with corporate funds without compensation. The beat course for the honourable and learned gentle- - man to have taken would have been to move the committal of the bill this day three months or to have gone into committee, and on these clauses have urged the arguments he had used in sup port of his motion when they could have been consi dered. If the further progress of the bill was to be delayed, it should have been done by a direct mo tion. He by no means said delay was not neces sary at this period of the season and the state of the Thames--(hear, hear)—for probably delay would be advantageous. He, however, warned the Corporation against imagining that the bill would then be amended in accordance with their wish. It would then in all pro bability be amended more in consonance with the interests of the public which in many instance were opposed to those of the corporation. (Hear.) He be lieved the result of delay would would be to carry out more fully the valuable recommendation of the Royal CommissionerP, and the Corporation of London would then probably re:,ret they had not accepted the concession this bill gave them. If the further progress of the bill was delayed, be should consider himself no longer bound by this bill, and he should consider himself freer to act more in accordance with the recommendation of the Rayal Commissioners relative to police and other mat ters. (Hear, hear) He considered it was better to go into committee on this bill, and then they could con sider the expediency of the corporation of London being permitted to impose duties on corn after Parliament had abolished the corn tax. Mr. W. WILLIAMS congratulated the corporation on their having retained the services of one of the most eminent gentlemen at the bar in their defence, with reference to the right cf the corporation to levy a tax upon corn Messrs. Coombe, Delafield, and Co. ma n y years since refused to pay it, and the corporation of London had not the courage to go into a court of law and enforce it. He denied that the corporation of London had b)rrowed a million of money without having the most arnple means of paying it off by the interest of the property in which it was invested or by the imposition of local taxes. The only sum borrowed without these advantages was 92,000/. for the building of Holloway prison. The At torney-General entered into many details connected with the income and exp , dentute in comparison wi h the Governmental expenditure of a similar character. He would support delay if there was a probability of the re commendation of the Royal Commissioners being carried out, and believing it might be accomplished by agreeing to the motion, he would vote fir it. Mr. S. WORTLEY had strong objeotione both to the principle and the details of the bill. H e ca ll e d at t en ti on to the improvements the Corporation of London had effected, and urged they were entitled to greater consi deration than they bad hitherto received. The bill in its present shape was undoubtedly a violation o' the rights of property. He suggested that the clauses which affected the property of the corporation should be postponed until some arrangement should Le made with the corporbti n. After some re narks from Mr. W. AsianTlN, Mr. WALPOLE contended it was a waste of time to discuss the details of the bill now. It would be better to go into committee, where they could be better con sidered, and if necessary amended. The coal tax cught not to be discussed now, because it formed no part of .he bill. (Hear, hear.) He th ught they should deal leniently and liberally to the corporation, and he denied that there was any attempt to act towards them in an off-hand manner. The bill was just to the corporation and to the public, and if it wera delayed it might next session aßsurne a shape less advantagocus to the corpora. tion. (Hear.) Sir B HALL asked the hon. and learned member for West Gloucester if he intended to press his motion to a division ? Mr. BOLT Yes. Sir B. UAW, said he regret'ed the hon. and learned member had deeded on adopting that course. He dissented from the principles laid down by the hon. and learned member br %Vest Gloucester. Scarcely five years since, when Sir C. Wetherell was in opposition, he used the same argument on the Municipal Reform Bill as the hon. and learned member for West Gloucester bad used on thil; occasion, but be (Sir B. Hall) need not remind the hoive that the predi•;tions of that day lad not been verified. He hoped if this hi 1 stood the Government of the day would consider it to be their duty to bring in a bill founded strictly on the rep':rt f the Royal Commissioners of 1853. Mr. S. WAIIREit believed that in the present state of effAirs matters were not ripe for an investigation and decision by that house. The bi . l in its present form was downright c,rafi,c.tion. It attacked the rights and foundation of property and menacvd the sanctity of pro oeri:y whether that of corporations or private persons. The question before the house was, whether they mould compel the CJrporation of London to Submit to the going ii,to committee on a bill that deprived them of :he grea•est portion of their property, before the cor poraiion had had an opp irturrity of being fully heard before a competent tribun4. He thought the house ought not to adopt tucha course. Mr. LOWE considered the rights of property in cor pration ought to be respected, and not taken from them exc.pt under pardmr,nnt circumstances. Lord J. RUSSELL consid red the right of metage ought to be abolished, and the qutation of compensation was a grave one. IL bad no wish to dispose of those rights in a summary mariner, and he thought it should be reherved, with that of the coal duties, for future con sld,eration. Mr. LA BOUCFI ERE said tbat the corporation, when they abolished the street recognised the right of interference vit 12 the other tols and ciutic , . The rights and privileges possesriold by the Corporation were given, not to the few inhabitants who now lived within a cer tain boundary tailed the City of London, but for public purp • cses to the whole of the metropolis of the Britab empire. Mr. J. T. MORRIS d d not object to the passing of that portion of the bill rela'ive to the political ohange, but he was no- prepared to purchase it at the expense of the coy& cation of the revenue of the corporation. The queEtion of the whole of the metropolis being ad mitted to the privileges and rights of the corporation had nothing to do with the proposed interference wi h the rights of property, on the security of which large sums of money had been advanced for the benefit of the c:t•zn . :B and the public generally. At 10 minutes to tour o'clock the debate was ad j turned by the forms of the house. The sitting was then suspended. The house resumed at ex o'clock, and Ras [LEFT SITTING.] MARKET NENVB.—(TbIa Day.) 100 100 100 all all 1100 all all 100 'lOO 100 all all all all St. 10 St. St. St. !100 'IGO St, 100 25 1 16i St. 'lOO St 1.00 St. 100 10 31.1 20 17? 20 ! all 10 1 all St. 1100 18 20 100 100 78 6 5 61 49i j i 1071 $ 90i 90 i 33 37 911 f 62 12A 12 BRITISH MINES. 2021 1 12 A 4 lfred (Philk.) 9S __.— 14! . . 20 Condurow (Cam . l; ******* ) 50 60 10 1 iDev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 470 —49 l ... 30 East Basset (Illogan) 85 - _ 90 ... 178:Great South Tolgus 14i 15 4' .. 11i Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 64 6i ... 7§ Grt.W. Vor (11elstn.) 14 —1/ ... ... 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 5 7 ... ... N.W.Basset (Mogan) 9} 144 ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 5 6 ... li Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 18 19 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... ... ... 68. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 1# la i ... 2i S. Caradon (St. Cleer 395 —• 405 ... 2S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 3 4 . . 19 S.W. Frances(lllo , tn. 2'5 -- 235 5 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. ' Co.l i / 10 9 Tin Croft I 3 1 3 1 ... 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) 70 9J ... 1256 V. of Towey (Camar.) 1 li ... 14 W. Basset (ILlogan) 24 24 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd )110) 110 ... 5 a Wh. Basset (Illogan) lBO 200 ... 5 AIL Buller (Rdruth) 250 270 ... 5i Wh. Edward(Calstck) 4i 54 ... 11743 Wh. Kitty (U. Llaut) 8 9 ..„ 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht.) 44 46 4 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 25 27 FOREIGN Australian Bon Accord Cop. (li.) Brazilianliap.(iveued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes do Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co. ...1 Fortuna General Linares Lnsitanian Mariquita Now Granada 'Novean Monde Smit Port Philip _ _ Santiago de Cuba ~ United Mexican,,., MINES. I P, - 21 •.. --- ••• 12 - 13 42 44 11 13 2 2t 20 21 I 9i-- 10 14 Id, I 5 - 7 A - I - 4 3i - MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 'Australian Agricult. lAustraln. Royal Mail ; Berlin WaterWorka. 'Do. New iss. at 51. d Brit. American Land Canada ,Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July ,Copper Min. of Eng. !Do. Pref. 70 p. cent ,Crystal Palace IDo. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam...„ 100 Electric'telegraph all ,Electric Tel. of Irel all lEn.dtAnst.Cop.SmCo lOs. Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. all Eur. &Am. Stm. sll Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount all Loud. Gen. Omnibub 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec. Tel, all Do. Extension Teleg. all Mexican& S.Americn 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 6 Netherlands Land.... all Do, Do. all iDo.B p. c.Pf. iss. at Id. 3 Do. Do. 80 ,New B. &N. S. Land 100 [N. S. W. Gov. 5 p. c. D. all N. B. Australasian... all Nrth. of Europe Steam all Oriental Gas 10s. Do Now Shares all Peelßr. Ld. da Minrl , all Peninsular & Oriental, 110 Do. New IRhymney Iron 'Royal liail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest, IS. Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds. liouth Austral. Land all all 2S Submarine 'M. Scrip Do. Registered True.Ln.Co. Up. Can Veal Dienaeu's Land 29 - 30 1 li - li 3 - 4& 1.15 - 120 116 - 116} 25 - 30 ,25 - 27 it 4 103 31 - 106 ..... ••• 1 --. 1 34 -- 4 ••• ---- . lia" -- i d 21 21 ••• ..... ... 7i - 8A ••• ... ea* 1; 21 1X 24 2i lid 14 17 1021 1021 t 2i 34 1 2 au 2i 78 -- 791 7i— P. 20 22 5 60 1 110 -- 112 3f -- 38 -- 1 ... - ••• 1 2 .... 13 1051 i 5 45 4 5 79. 21 17a1 115 18 1161 11 i i 4d CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended June 2i, 1858, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and \Vales, per Imperial Quarter. • WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS I RYE I BEANS PICAS 43s 10d 30s 7d 26s 10d 26s 01 42s 5d 433 41 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WOEAT rAttIZT OATS RYE I BEARS 1 PEAS 44s 6d 3Os 7d 26s 2d 32s 01 41s 1141 43s 01 ENGLISEI GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK Wheat, 77,592; barley, 1,099 ; oats, 3,738 ; rye, 134 beans, 2,574 ; peas, 119 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although the supply of beasts in to-day's market was very moderate, the demand for all breeds ruled heavy, and Monday's prices were with difficulty supported. No change took place in the value of sheep, for which the inquiry was far from active. The supply was seasonably good. The general quality of both beasts and sheep was inferior. Prime Down lambs sold steady—other breeds slowly, at nnaltereA currencies. The show was rather limited for the time of year. We were heavily supplied with calves, hlch sold slowly at a decline in value of fully 2d per Sibs. Pigs and mulch cows were a doll inquiry, at late rates. Per 81be to sink the alms. s. d. s. d. s. d. Interior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 PrimeSouthdown 4 6 410 Second quality.... 3 4 3 6 Igtrge crse. calves 3 6 4 2 Prime large oxen 3 3 4 0 Prime small do 4 4 410 Prime Scots, dm. 4 2 4 4 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 8 Szn.all porkers 4 2 4 4 Second quality ...3 10 4 2 Suckling calves-17 0 23 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 4iQuarter old pigs.lB 0 23 0 Lamb, 5s Bcl to 7s Od. TOTAL SIMPLY. I ^ FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts BO3 Sheep and lambs Calves MI Pigs 4OO Beasts 2OO Sheep and lambs Calves 312 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND- LEADENHALL.—Oar markets continue to rule very inactive, as follows : - B ee f, f rom 3 3 Od to 41 01; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 6d ; Veal, 3* 8(1 to 4s GI ; Fork, 3a Od to 4s 01 per 8110 by the carcase. SOUTHALL, June 23.—The supplies of fat stock here to day was seasonably good, and the trade generally ruled heavy, at barely last week's prices :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 6.. t to 48 8d; Lamb, Gs Od to 6s 8d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 81; Pork, 3s 4d to 48 Od per Blbs, to sink the offal. --- 11031FOnD, June 2 1 .—The supply of stock was mode rate. Lambs sold steadil3, at full prices. Otherwiae.the trade ruled heavy : Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3 , 8 , 1 to 4 3 lOd ; Lamb, be 4d to Cs 8d ; Veal, 38 8d to 56 0.1; Perk, 4s 0.1 to 46 ad per 81b6 ; Store Pigs, —s to —s; Milch Cows, 151 —s to 18/ —s ; Lean Cows, —1 to —1; suckling Calves, 148 to 2138 each. HAY AIARKETS. SMITIMELD.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 4/ N; clover, 3/. lOs to 51 Cs ; and straw, 1/ bs to 1/ 101 per load. A fair average supply, and a slugg sh demand. CUMBERLAND. —lileadow hay, 2/ 103 to 4: Os; clover. 31 103 to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 6s to 11 10i per load. Trade dull. WH ITECHAPEL.—Metedow hay, 21 10s to 41 ; 3/. lOs to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 10s ptr load. B th hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. AmEmelt./ LErrEss.—A United States mail was cies pa`.cLed yesterday by the steamship City of Washington, which also took cut about 90 cabin passengerF. The Africa, Cunard steamer, sails on Saturday next for New York with Cie mails and passenger?. Letters will be re ceived at the Liverpool post-office on Saturday until 7.30 a.m., with late fees until 8.30, and on the lauding stage until 9.80. ety [log to Iper nal- her with Mr. the ent, Y.) rged g an ant, orn bell. om gave ;om• ) see dies ) gee once was sd in COM' xrles rged ming ,p to said, ,f-an t op Cody. icing used him d he 3man i tell Ji his to of fO O .A. 0011 0, from burg , tiro° 5 Coe all all all !EX) jlOO 12a6d all all all all 1011 87 48 8 45 704 j 20 25 20 St. St: St. St. 25 10 L 0.6 St. St. St. St. 20 1 I 35 10 50 100 Eit. 20 4 20 10 100 St. 1 20 100 100 all 100 all 1100 100 54 10s. 1381 1 1k 20i 1 9 A t XlO 78 9 174 60 I I