The Sun. — London, England, 1860-02-08 00:00:00

is Day.) I Brougham, Wewiloydala, rHER. Court of Sea appellant, by payment of Ling Kelvin perty of Hill eged that the a legally con that no notice lick the rate the Board of notice of the he adjourned ;aid Wensley- with costs.. tlemen of the Is to-morrow ng, and there the certificate ►ts, Great St. into at groat ho being pro. meeting was vidend meet• spired. 'IS DAY.) T LIR MAN . 'Marks Stop• ly-street, was a sword and ation, polies t, Grosvenor. the previous round the' de• 'he defendant ip-post, with said he had refused to go here he lived, led to let him he told him I to take him, upose, when id seizing the v out a sword Lde a:thrust at He (Howes) it from him, ant, and with ly. The de li his posses- it 2 feet long nagietrate for g thing. H. 1 very well 1* for * lawless n. He would 11. should tt hive killed r him to find nonthu. le with the his umbella, then him to L, and he •wee al. 'CZ 7UESDAY. began to seen them Lich became ornoon, and to-book, we - transacted be taken se oon as the issions art it observer* ticipated. p was the s currently xpeetation, one firmly; Yurlew, and egging for takes, the nominally ipported at ested upon I have bee* ver out of the lion for being th. Leine wu of 100 to :es against ,t he would have bee* 7 Was en• it been so ation, woo apparently et to take id at that as long 'mission's, 'pted, into the layers ;h." Petra win a few Le taken as !.5 to 1 be effect of sed Land; renal sad E 25 P.boat ni at that me triad, jr sums'd Lind The red about ae or two 1, whoa Masi) id) led (tags freely) Captain ry, laude d , Drl the 1 0. C the 24th St. Vit t ; ;eng°ll to s ll lig results d the unfa h ' d wt ./ °tat' win': r tial, 7e, MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Notwithstanding the recent advance in the rate of discount and the rise in the exchanges, the specie movement continues unfavourable. Exten sive remittances of gold are being made to the Con tinent, and the bullion dealers not only purchase the Australian and American consignments, but still have recourse to the Bank of England, and although the withdrawals during the last few days have been very limited, they are neverthe less indicative of a very active demand for exportation. As Indian Securities are still being imported, there is also reason to believe that silver will yet be transmitted to the East in large quan tities, and under these circumstances it is not sur prising that speculators and others should take an unfavourable view of the prospects of the money market. Indeed, the opinion is gaining ground that a further advance may have to be made in the minimum rate of discount, and a large amount of business is consequently reported in monetary circles. The withdrawal of gold from the Bank of Eng land yesterday was only £B,OOO. The remittance by the Donald M'Kay—viz., £l4B,ooo—has been taken for exportation. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon er hibited a general advance. The directors of the London and Blackwell Rail. way propose a dividend for the half year, ending 31st December last, at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed with increased dulness, and prices were depressed. The sales were only 6,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market a very moderate business was transacted, and quotations exhibited a further decline: The first of the periodical public sales of indigo for the present year commenced yesterday. The quantity to be_ submitted for competition is small, and comprises only 7,521 chests of various qualities. The biddings were anything but animated, and prices were very irregular. Good and fine Bengals advanced 3d. to 6d., Kurpahs, 3d. to 4d., and Ma dioz, 2d. to 3d. per lb. on the rates realised in October last, while inferior and low qualities were quite neglected. During the sale, 1,446 chests Passed the chair, of which 592 were sold, 493 bought in, and 361 were withdrawn. A meeting has just been-held of the Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company; the chair man stated that the vessels had been sold, and the expected return of capital amounted to about ss. 6d. per share, but this would be made known at the next meeting. It was resolved to allow the directors £4OO as a remuneration for their services until the expiration of the company. There has been very little business in the market for English Securities, beyond the liquidation of the account, which has made favourable progress. A few sales, however, have taken place, Consols being 944,' buyers," for money, and 949 for the March account. The dealings in money stock have been very limited, and the public seem to prefer New Threes and Reduced to Consols, the former being relatively cheaper. The New 3 per Cents.' are flat at 94: the Reduced at 94: India Stock is steady at 2191, ditto New Loan at 1021 103, ditto 5 per Cent. En faced Paper at 981, ditto 51 per Cent. ditto has re ceded to 1031 104, and the Debentures are heavy at 971. Exchequer Bills are firmer at 235. to 265. Prem., and Bank Stock has improved to 229 and 2309. In the Foreign Stock Market business continues Moderately active, and prices are well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. aro 78 to 79 ; ditto New, 66 gi to 669; the 4 per Cents, have improved to 1021 ex. g div.; Brazilian 41 per Cents., to 93/ ; Russian 44 st per Cents., to 971 t ; and Spanish 3 per Cents., to gl 441. Piruvian 3 per Cents. remain at 71, but V Dutch 4 per Cents. have receded to 101. The Ocean Marine Insurance shares are 2 to 21 prem.; the Universal ditto, I to I prem. ; the Bank of Turkey is dis. to par; and the Canadian Loan, 2 prem. Iu the Railway Share Market the transactions have been limited, and prices have not shown $ !ueh Tariation. North Western advanced 6s. ; and Caledonian, Great Western, South Eastern, 11 'Led Vale of Neath, 10s.; Eastern Counties and st Midland have declined is., and Great Northern Si and Laitcsaihire and Yorkshire 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are flat—Lom- sr I . ) ardo-Venetian are 111 a ; Grand Trunk of Canada have declined about £1; Great Western of Canada, 6 °.; East Indian, 10s. ; and Great Indian Penin St - Nal& improved is. st t Joint-Stock Bank and Mi sce ll aneous Sh ares are s s at slightly improved prices. Bank of Egypt have advanced 55.: Oriental Bank, ss. ; London Joint- s Stock, 55.; Royal Mail Steam, 10s. to 15s. ; Van Ilienian's Land declined 10s. 11 91111111 K 711NT3 TIM DAY AT ONE 043L00K. Ilittuk Stock '' per-Cent. Reduced Annuities 94 i 1 „..6 per. Ceo.t. Consols .A.nnuities 94 a uw. 3 per. Cent. Annuities Alum 30 Years, expire tith"„&pril, 1885 173 i 1 0. lia Stock Ditto 5 - per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 5} per Cent. aitta Debentures, 1858 973 973 Ditto ?itto Bonds, , L 1,0001859 .. D itto -under £l,OOO itols for Account Mrch).... tizehequer 14ills . , £l,OOO, lid 26 3 Ditto' 4500 ' 41111115111 SF YORZION FINDS AT ONE O'CLOOK. %Itzilian 5 per Cent. bitto 41 per Cent. 1858 i '4l lian . 6 per Cent — r e Ditto 4 3 per ' uvian 43 per Cent — , Ditto 3 per Cent. 'ortUguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. ~ bike Small 4twefan, 1322, £ St., 5 ner Cent — b _Ditto 43 per cent., 1819 "'PIMA 3 per Cent. 443 , Ditto Passive llrkish 6 per Cent Ditto New Loan Ditto 'Account bat, tkaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable i n L on d on . match siChange, 12 Guil. 23 per Cent — Dittc; Certificates, 4 per Cent. . .. • TWO O'CLOCK. . COnsols, Money . .. Ditto Account THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. B.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; very strong, but fine. The Salesia, sailed from Havana, Oct. 16, for Falmouth, 'Pith sugar, and has not since been heard of. CARDIFF, Feb. 7.—Wind, W.S.W.—Sailed—Gentoo, 4 or Ceylon—Falcon, for the Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH Feb. 7.—Wind, W.N.W. to W.—Ar 4d--Gibloem; ' 1 from London for Monte Video. viaovint, Feb. 7.—Arrived—Stagshaw, from Shield s f or "'lir York, supplied with jibboom. itAMSGA.TE, Feb. 7.—The Emilie (schr.), of d ro w n ed n "red last night off the North Foreland ; crew. (uir ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOLTVIIMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind, W. ; rain. I ; Arrived —Hannah, from Kinsale ; Charlotte, from Dub ; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Foyle, steamer, from D ublin; La Poule, from Cherbourg 4 8 ailed—L'Etoile for Cartan London isp, steamer, for 17 8° Y . Foyle, ste'amer, for ; Tagus, steamer, for labo u : g LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wi n d reeze. ,01,4;rrived, Feb. stro 7. n Storm King, from Bombay ; Ruthven, ", Rutland, from New Orleans ; Calhoun, from New ° Almira, from St. John's, New Bruns w i c k ; A gnes , 014 audit ; Pleiade s ; an d J ames N esm ith, f rom N ew 141 8411 9; J. R. Keeler, from Savannah ; Sh ars t on , from e ; Dora, from Mogadore. moved,tr; Feb. B—Benin, from Benin ; Ma r i a N ee dh am , taZ amide& ; John Bull, and Lizzie Howard, from Charles - Myrtle, from Harbourgraee ; Alabama, from Palermo. , • Ipir SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPL) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. W A indf Feb. tide, first hour's flo3d ; weather fine. &''rrived, Feb. 7—Mahemhee, from Calcutta ; Earl • of O e t hwark, from Shanghai ; Sea Gull, from L an d scrona ; - „ l . 11 4 , 1 a, from Partook ; Hero, from St. Michaels ; Sarah from Point d e Gale ; Excelsior, from St. Michaels. gia od L tt li, Feb. B—Panther, steamer, for Boulogne ; Bel 'go, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. A 11141 , W. by N., moderate. Cl 4 1101c:wed—Canon from Shields, for Genoa; Marion, 4 3 '.' from Londo n , 'for St. Michael's. Qi Francis° Gilb er t o , f or H ar tl e p o ol, which ves se l peerstc Ny _anchor and chain on the 6th, and has not been sup ith others. tijONDON AND BLACKWALL.—It appears the Cetera of this company have decided on recommen di ng ah,Pytaent of a dividend for the half-year, ending tho Deceraber last, at the rate of 4 per cent. per arnum: A vr."' ~' .S. SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES Al Railways. Paid. ND STOCKS. Closing Price. ei 8 84 75 76 114 124 6 1 7 104 105 93 93 611 7 7 4 8 134 144 56 67 39 41 27 20 84 fili 29 29! [OO 102 107 1071 96 98 133 135 112 114 86 87 60 65 1001 101 66 a 111 113 12 13 98 981 ; 1 3 09 51 1 86 88 10 11 56 58 31 1d 61 611 Business THE STIN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, -FEBRUARY 8, 1 Tl ymTL - 1 - rr 1-• cria ti Cur ".wy I Paid. e r l " rim in g ligailias done Share! Railways. Atlantic &St Lawrence a Leased at 6 per cent Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd gu. 5 percent. Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. B 1: (Buffalo and Lake Huron al Do. New al I Do. Preference ,Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 11 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 18;2 iDo. do. 1 July, 1873 101 IDo. do. 1 June, 1874 101 IClcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3 ICape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 21 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 31 Central Oude (Limited) 35.1 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c ; 7: Demerara I a Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, zu. 5 p. o Do. F Shares Ext 1 Do. Jubbulpore 1 Do. 4} p. c. Debentrs al Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864 1 10 1G eeloug& Melbourne al 'Geelong Corporation 6 / per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada 10 Do. 6 per cent. Pref a. Do. 6 percent. Debentr al Do. 7 per cent. 1862 a] , Do. do. 1867 ,al IDo. do. 1872 ' al ,Gt. Ind iaPenin.gua.sp.c , 10 iDo. New, gua.s per cent 0 Gt. South. of Ind.Lim.— 1 , guaranteed 5 per cent Gt. W. of Canada Shares al !Do, New 100 Stk 88 90 .00 964 97i 94 7 1 d !! 44 2 2 10 10 100 100 100 Lll - - ill 54 6 0.1 par i p 14 Icl I id, 1D: ill' toil 10 par o r 10 r p 611 1100 pa _ I i o !100/ 10: tl 20 22 30 36 364 11 94 96 Lll 74 76 11 86 88 11 76 78 11 75 77 10 98 984 8 d f 411 w{ LI 100 1' 100 , 1 id 611 112 12/ 18 78- 78 (1 dl 98 1.02 11 98 . 102 ,11 98 102 11 90 93 O 87 DO O 94 978 0 90 92 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with I ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O (1)o. do. 73 without opt i Do, 51 p. c. do. '77 do madras, guar., 4} p. C 1( Do. do, 5 per cent 1( I Do. 41 li. e, Extension IC Do. Third Ex, gua.s.p,c lO Do. Fourth do. Do. do. 3lelb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 10 Newßrunswiek&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc , Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do l., Do. do. Land do ia . Oude (Limited) Scinde d..; } a Do. New Eg lt Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo be °i all St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook [0 I lid 8 d al 1 li ) - is. I tll 191 191 / tl d d d d ip FOREIGN RAIL Antwerp & Rotterdam, !Ardennes BalL&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessao ICarmeaux Mine & Rail. Copiabo Ditto Extension 'Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. ells Italian Jun ction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Paris, Lyons, and Medit Paris and Orleans ...... Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) ... Rica and Dunaburg.... Rome and Frascati.... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref BRITIS Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) East Bassett (Mogan) East Caradon E. W'l Russl (Tavistk ) Gam. & S t. Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus.... G. Wheal A lfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor (Ifelston) Grenville Ilerod's-Foot Kingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (uny Lelant) North Downs North France s 'Mogan) N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crony Par Consols (St. Blazy) Providence (Uny Lebat) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St. Cleer) South C. Brea( Mogan). S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park ..... . . Tamar Silver and Lead Mining . Co Tin Crott .... . ... Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Mogan). W. Caradon (Liskeardj. West Seton ....... . . Wheal Basset (Illogan). Wheal Buller (Redruth) ' w W ivh h il Wheal a 3T l or d i y t a w t y Aw a n r n ( U d ne y. (Cale.) 3e Lelant he 'AYS. 41. 44 I d 21 21 1 id 51 5 d 25 26 6f 61 ] 2}p 8 8i 19 19 35 36 9 1 1 P 35 351 53 65 14 14d all all all 113 13 15 51 6 8i 91 19 26 5 1 94 9f 22 23 SECUIt' 113 116 109 111 112 114 Imo us 99 100 99 100 99 160 14 15 150 180 32} 334 4f 5f 38 40 20 22 14 15 117 122 8 8 23 244 11 14 5 54 101 103 107 109 par 2 p 24 2f 1 d 11 1 d 14 If I 2 2 3 li (1 i t 1 t ,* a par 50 52 78 80 12 14 2 - 2 21 P 6 7 62 64 120 130 35 36 i 11 12 MINES. Paid. Closing ?floe. 41 1001 Nj ! 4 I .ITLEB. 111 f 114 2.11.1 A 16 2.7.0 7.4.0 54i 17. 12.4.2 9 4 8 4.3.6 1.6.6. 7.9.4 104 1101 II li 10.6.7 1.7.2 4 4; 1; 2; 330 340 440 150 120 12i 5; 6; 11 12 55 gy 14 14; 1 1; 27 2 41 41 1 11 49 61 51 6; 6i 6 81 12 1 . 1 42 50 259 200 175 } 195 21 25 28 80 410 420 189 190 100 105 1i l 14 15e 31 32 29 31 MINE* li 107 Business Dona 860. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The deaths registered in London in the week that ended last Saturday were 1,389, being nearly the same as the number returned in the previous week. In the 10 years 1850-59 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,205 ; but, as the deaths returned for last week occurred in a population that has increased, they should be compared with the average raised in pro portion to tt te i ncrease—namely, with 1,326. This comparison shows that the number of persons who died last week was greater by 63 than the number that would have died if the average rate of morta lity for the beginning of February had prevailed. The deaths from smallpox again rose last week ; the number was 44, of which 15 occurred to per sons who were 13 years old and upwards. Four were reported in the sub-district of the Borough road ; 3 in that of Lambeth Church, first part. There were 39 deaths from scarlatina, and 4 from diphtheria. Pulmonary diseases, exclusive of phthisis and whooping-cough, were fatal in 389 cases, the corrected average forcorresponding weeks being 293. The 389 deaths were chiefly the result in various proportions of bronchitis, pneumonia, and asthma, which were fatal respectively in 217, 136, and 23 cases, the corrected averages of each being 159, 91, and 23. From these figures it appears that this class of diseases is at present considerably more fatal than usual. Nine children died from syphilitic disease, 11 from want of breast-milk and inanition, 16 having been born prematurely, 7 from suffocation, apparently accidental, and 6 from murder, manslaughter, or criminal neglect. The deaths of eight nonagenarians are recorded, the two oldest of whom died at the ages of 97 and 99 years. Last week the births of 1,003 boys and 940 girls, in all 1,943 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1850-9 the average number was 1,693. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.65 in. The mean daily reading was below 29 in. on Monday and above 30 in. on Friday and Saturday. The baro meter rose from 28.78 in. on Monday, the lowest reading in the week, to 30.21 in. on Friday, the highest reading. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 36.3 deg., which is 1.1 deg. below the ave rage of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the average on the last five days. The ther mometer in the shade attained its highest point, 451 deg., on Monday, and reached its lowest, 25.5 deg., on Wednesday. Its range in the week was therefore 20.2 deg. The man daily range was 10.7 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 4.0 deg., re presenting the dryness of the air. The mean de gree of humidity of the air was 85, complete satu ration being represented by 100. The man tempel a ture of the water of the Thames in the last four days was 37 deg. On the first two days of the week the wind was in the south-west; it then blew from the north on Saturday, when it again turned to the south-west. The rain-fall in the week was 0 . 31 inch, the greater part of which was measured on Monday. Snow fell on Thursday. THE GREAT SHIP COMPANY. (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) Mr. TAYLOR entered into a statement of tkel cause that had led him to agree to the report, which was the import ance of unanimity. There were many things the committee had learned that would be interesting to the meeting to know with respect to a number of contracts entered into; but he would not disturb the unanimity of the meeting. The committee, in the course of their investigation, had met nothing contrary to; the integrity of the directors. The speaker then went on to allude to certain subjects the committee had met with in the course of their investiga tion, when A PROPRIETOR rose to order. Mr. Jlcirsox said in the event of Mr. Taylor pursuing the subject further, he should demand to have the whole of the affairs fully discussed. He was of opinion that the best conclusion the meeting could come to was to let bygones be bygones, and to see what could be done to secure the prosperity of the ship. The meeting ought simply to adopt the report of the committee, with the re servation of the election of directors, upon which, as an honest man, he should doom it his duty to say a few words. Mr. TAYLOR, however, then proceeded to notice the financial position of the company, and concluded by saying that without the company made a strong pull altogether they would lose the ship. Mr. HOPI said he thought, before the meeting proceeded to the election of directors, they ought to give the pro prietors residing in the country an opportunity of express ing their opinion upon the labours of the committee of investigation. He did not see how any objection could be made to a week's delay before such a proceeding was com menced. Mr. J.kcicsox thought a meeting ought to be called specially for zottidering the election of directors. He held a great number of proxies to exercise on the election of directors. He thought a fortnight ought to be the time allowed for the purpose. Mr. Ilona said he intended to bind himself by the report of the committee, of which he had been one, namely, that any alteration in th e names o f the gentlemen set down there as directors would not !nclude his name. A discussion then ensued relative to the time th should elapse previous to the meeting for the election of dkectore. Mr. WEBBER asked Mr. Magnus how he would use the proxies he held ? Mr. MACiliLs said all the proxies he held would be exer cised in favour of the report and the election of the gentle men mentioned therei n as di rec t ors and notin his own favour. (Loud cheers.) The report was then agreed to unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then moved a resolution deeply deplor ing the loss of Captain Harrison. The resolution was unanimously carried. After some discussion, The CHAIRMAN said he thought it appeared to be the feeling of the meeting that the election of directors should be immediately proceeded with. He therefore moved that the Marquis of Stafford, Captain C. E. Mangles, H. T. Hope, Esq., Samuel Baker, Esq., Captain Carnegie, R.N., J. R. Croskey, Esq., Daniel Gooch, Esq., be elected directors. Mr. JACKSON seconded the motion. Mr. MAGNUS said if the names of the gentlemen were submitted in a body he would vote I'm- them, but he did not think he could do so if they were put separately. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, when it was carried unanimously. A resolution empowering the new directors to borrow £50,000 on mortrige or debentures, preference shares or otherwise, was then submitted and agreed to, shortly after which the meeting broke up. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. 2d Royal Surrey Regiment of Militia—Captain Jamea Pope, from half-pay Staff Captain, to be Adjutant, vice De Timmer. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of York—The Right Hon. George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and Ripon, to be Deputy Lieutenant. County of Sussex—John George Dodson, Esq., to be Dopity Lieutenant; Reginald John Graham, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; The Viscount Tumour to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Thomas Shiffner, Esq., to bo Deputy Lieu tenant. Ist North Riding of Yorkshire Artillery Volunteer Corps —Thomas Chaloner, Esq., Captain, R.N. to be Major Commandant ; George Newcomen, sq., Lieutenant, R.N., to be Captain; Richardson Heselton Gilbert, Gant, to be First Lieutenant ; Arthur Henry Turner Neweemen, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia.— Edward Steele, Gent., to be Ensign, vice MacGregor, pro moted ; John Peters Charles Lowder, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Blyth, promoted. Oxfordshire Rifle Volunteers.-2d Corps.—Henry At kins Bowyer, Esq., late of the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Captaia of the let Company. 7th Lancashire Artillery Volunteers.—Pryce Bowman Hamilton, Gent to be First Lieutenant; William Rawson Bowman, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. 29th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers.—George James Lennock, Esq., to be Captain; Thomas Fair, Gent., to be Lieutenant; William Elsworth Stevenson, Gent., to be Ensign ; James Ainley Mouncey, Gent., to be Honorary Surgeon. 32d Lancashire Rifle Volunteers.—William Walker, Esq. to be Captain ; George Henry Garratt, Gent., to be Lieu tenant ; Frederick*Allender, Gent., to be Ensign. 33d Lancashire Rifle Yolunteers—Francis Preston, Esq., to be Captain Commandant; 'James Henry Cunliffe, Esq., William Willmott Mawson, Esq., to be Captains ; Pearson Biggs Ferguson, Gent., Joe Taylor Fisher, Gent., to be Lieutenants ; Sidney Thomas Jewsbury, Gent., Thomas Harrison Kirkman, Gent., Joseph Stephen Blair, Gent., to be Ensigns. 22d Lancashire Rifle Volunteers—Edward Brailsford Bright, Esq. to be Captain; Lawrence Hodson Parr, Gent., to be Lieutenant. 4thlancashire Artillery Volunteers—Henry Duckworth, Gent., to be First Lieutenant ; James Foster Watson, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Artillery Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Edward James Passmore, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Robert Hale, promoted. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. David Richards, Tredegar, Monmouthshire, draper. BANKRUPTS. Charles Jones, jun., coach builder, 38, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, to surrender Feb. 24 and March 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Richard Nash, innkeeper, Wolverhampton, Feb. 17 and March 16, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Thomas Phillips, printer, Birmingham, February 17, and March 9, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. George Gynne, cabinet maker, Wardour street, Middle sex, Feb. 16, at eleven, and March 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Japheth Barton, beer retailer, Landport, Feb. 17, at twelve, and March 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. _ Alfred Charles Ayres, surgeon, Rainigate, Feb. 24 and March 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Isaac Hawker Bedford, and Henry Lighton, cat glass manufacturers, Birmingham, Feb. 20, and March 12, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. William Mynn, hop merchant, Queen's. head-yard, Borough, Feb. 20 and March 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Niner, wholesale clothier, Union-street, Spital fields, Feb 20 at half-past one, and March 26 at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. David Halstead, worsted dyer, Manchester, Feb. 21 and March 20, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Edward Elliott, builder, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Feb. 16 and March 15, at twelve, at the Royal Arcade, Newcastle upon-Tyne. COLONIAL GOVE: Can.tior.6p.c Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c.n.&Aug. Do. p.c.Mr. Az Sep. Do. 8 per cent. 1870 Do. 6 per cent. 1882 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScoblaGov.6p.o. Deb. redeemable, 1875 ▪ S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan &July ▪ Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jandauly Do. do. April & Oct. MISCNLL. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 1000 Atlantis Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural •10 Australian Royal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Works 50 British American Land 50 Brit. & Irish Mag . . Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 20 Do. C . 100 Canada Land 10 Chan.ls) ands Tel.(Lim } Stock Cop. M in. of Eng.&Sml tg 25 Do. Preference 7} per ct 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference Stock Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb Stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New 5 English & Aust. Copper 15 Goa. Steam Navigation. 1 Great Ship (Limited) 20 Indian & Aust. Teleg - r 6 London District Telegr 20 London Discount 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) 26 National Discount Co 10 Netherlands Land 6 o 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at idle 100 . Br.&NovaScotiaLand 1 B.Australasian (Lim.) 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 10 Ditto B 10 Ditto C Stock Peel River Land & Min 60 Pen. & Oriental Steam 60 Do. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 60 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 100 Royal Mail Steam Mock Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 25 outh Australian Land 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip 1 Do. do Registered 10Tr.& Ln.Co.ol Upr. Can I 100 Van Dienion'a Land FOREIG: 20 Alleraliel 7l 4 --- r ----- --- liedtord anditletchley all Ln & N.W, : . .. 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lss i d par Buckinghamshire.... 100 'Ln & N.W 99 101 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 504 31 Do. do. 54 p. ct .... 100 Do. Do. do. sp. et. 1 Clarendon Cons.Mi • • 1 —— d Clydesdale.lunction. 100 Caledoninllo3 105 2 1 DD Brasil . o.st. 40 Cobra Copper ali 46 48 JOT' ti p a ( e i l s ll l e t y, 4 1. 5 i m p ) 2 15 4 2-1 Colchester, Stour Val. ' all lE.U.&EC, 16 17 Copiapo l6 7 8 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.o. 100 Gt.North.:l4o 142 1 Dunlloun.Cop.Ming.oo all E Union,HarwichShs. all E.Counts.' 41 41 2 Fortuna nd and Mimeo all 31 i Do. Woodbridev . . 100 , 20 General all 24 25 , Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drc . t. 100 I Caledonin 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 au ip 1 Do. New , 100 ;Do. — X Linares all 101 14 Gloster& Dean Forest, all , Gt. West. Hull and Selby 1 all IYk.N,3 1 Mariquita Id. 111 113 1 N.lthineCop.of S r, 108. 111 p 9 Do. 4 Shares ; all 'Do. - 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Do. 4 Shares , all 'Do. Mining and Smelt.... all 4 6 Lane.&Carl.gua.s p.c.; 100 iLn & N 4 W 207 212 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Australis. (L.) los i d IPi i Do. Preference 18.2.14 United Mexican all I 24 21 isi Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend., 100 ,Peto &Co. 93 as Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 I Norfolk .. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Do. 6 per cent ' 100 IDo — ______ ____ _ _______ ,_ _ ____ Closing ! Badness m ga id no n , r lt a u d x fo t r n ti & pr 3 e i t a e t r k .. . all I LN W&M 21 3 100 Midland 98 100 991 Sharef Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. price. i Dm. enee Stock Newmarkt.BuryEx 11.5. 6, jE.Counts 1 4 p guaranteed 6 p. C. 100 lAgra&UnitedServioeßk 50 73 75 12500 40 r A naa u nn a k t k r o a oi l f a Li ll inyapotn Northn.az Ewan. 5 p.. 3 .1 all IDo all 79 81 79} Do. do. 6 per cent. , ; all , Do. — all 24 25 24f Do. Fixed 5 per emit!: all Do. 50 51 52 North Western I all 'Midland . 141 15 l 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loa n C o. a ll Preston and Wyro. 4 i all & Lyk. 14,61 , 7 W) 60 British North American all i 20 Chtd. "lank of India. &a all 201 201 Do. 4 Shares A. all ,Do — 25 Ch.liter.of In. LonACh. all 30 32 Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep; 100 !Gt.North l3B 140 100 ' City Shrewsbry& Hereford' 100 I T Brassey 166 108 100 Colonial Do. Do. '1 I •••• ii ' 20.11 COM. Ba nk of Canada all South Staffordshire .., all M'Clean . io} 10 100 Commercial of Landon 2O 191 201 Wilts and Somerset. . 1 100 iGt. West 90 92 20 ;Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 161 161 Wimbledon& Croydn .l ail L,&Brgtn 74 81 ia - eu ilk, of Switzerland all It: LL l . oo l4 o oo l nn ta sza r, nw ß d k ees o to t mu A ni u nt s sy t t r e. a r. l all 33 22 35 221 DOCKS. 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 -- 311 { .VOl. ....., Share Docks. Paid Cl " ln g "In p o is e t il Prioe. 100 Nat. Prov. of England, 35 20 IDA, 1 140 W ~,. lO 50 INational Bank 25 StoeklCommercial lOO 20 iNew South Wales lax :l ull ill l 177 4 7 0 =77 4 0 1 30 4111 392 1 2 2 ri I.ti ,Union o r r it nou o t . i e° v: io ji u t e l o c w i 11 :i uakelß:oarC;na Australiallk i r P i a e la r rn a :d . ! . . 7. l l : 2-9 Stock IDo 4 pereent . Prei .31in. 100 Stock East and West India... 100 117111 Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine ICO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria • ...... 10 Do New .., s i e y,,,,,Mi 2 W 150 !Union of London . ..... 12 2ZI 29i --- ) 1 PO tjulty 3111 40 _me io = a is EMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. PRISON ASSESSMENTS (SCOTLAND). Mr. CAIRD moved for an address for a return for the year 1869 of the apportionment of prison assessments be tween burghs and the landward parts of counties in Scot land, showing the rate per pound levied for such assess ment on property situated in each such burgh, and the rate per pound levied for the same assessment in which such burghs are respectively situated. Ordered. SUGAR. Mr. C. FORSTER moved the following returns, which were ordered :—Tabular return showing the quantities of sugar of the several sorts imported into the United King• dorn, and the quantities retained for home consumption; together with the rates of duty charged thereon, and the net revenue accruing therefrom in each year, from 1800 to 1859 inclusive ; followed by a comparative statement of the ave rage prices of British plantation and foreign sugar (ordinary yellow Havannah) for the same series of years : Account of the imports into the United Kingdom of sugar, molasses, rum, coffee, cocoa, and cotton, from the West Indies, Bri tish Guiana, the Mauritius, and British possessions in India, for the years 1831 to 1859 inclusive; distinguishing the quan tities from each colony and each possession in each year : Similar account of the quantities of foreign sugar imported. stating from whence, and the quantities from each place or country : And account of the quantity of refined sugar and sugar candy imported into the United Kingdom in the years 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1866, 1857, 1853, and 1859 respectively, stating the quantity retained for home consumption, the rates of duty paid, and the quantity exported : Return of the quantity of foreign sugar entered for home consumption during each year, front 1831 to 1869 inclusive, distinguishing refined from unrefined ; and also the several places from whence such sugar was imported. MILITARY ORGANISATION COMMITTEE. In reply to Colonel DUNNE, Mr. S. HERBERT said he would give notice of the intention of Government with regard to the reappointment of this committee. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Mr. LAING writs were ordered for Hereford in the room of Mr. Cowper, vacant by his accept ance of the office of Chief Commissioner of the Board of Works; and for Gateshead, vacant by the appointment of Mr. Butt as Vice President of the Board of Trade. CHURCH-RATES ABOLITION BILL. On the order of the day for. the second reading of this bill, Mr. HENLEY presented a petition signed by seventy archdeacons of the United Kingdom against the abolition of church-rates, which he moved should b e read before pro ceeding with the orders of the day. This motion was agreed to, and the petition was accord ingly read at the table of the house. Sir J. TRELAWNY then rose to move the second reading of the bill. The lion, baronet, after some intro ductory observations, said that there was universal autho rity in favour of the settlement of this question, and that circumstances had recently arisen which rendered such a settlement extremely desirable. It was more than twenty years ago that Sir Robert Peel said that six months should not be permitted to elapse before the question was finally arranged, and about the same Period, he believed, Lord Derby said that the Dissenters had a serious and substantial grievance to complain of in the existence of church rates. The commissioners ap pointed in 1859 said that the law in regard to church rates was in a most inconsistent and unsatisfactory condition, and Dr. Lushington, as well as other high legal autho rities, had expressed themselves to the same effect. In fact, he had the whole authority of the house, including every member of the opposition, as to the necessity of a settlement of the question. Moreover, the late Govern • went had introduced a measure abolishing Ministers' money, thereby affirming the principle for which he con tended, and adopting in Ireland the system which he was desirous of establishing in England. (Hear, hear.) Ho was not desirous of introducing any disagreeable element into the present discussion, and he would merely advert to certain disturbances which had taken place in the metropo lis in reference to the mode of peforming the Church service. Those disturbances formed a ground for the settlement of the question, for as there was no efficient synodical action, or other means of putting an end to the dissensions between congregations and their ministers, he thought the laity should be armed with additional powers. It was also proved that the existence of the rate formed a ground of great in- COM enience to the magistrates throughout the country. The principle of taxation without representation was op posed to the constitution of the country, and to the feelings of the community. (Hear, hear.) H e a ll u d e d t o t h e re cent disturbances in Edinburgh to show that the people of that city were determined to resist the payment of these rates. As a further proof of the feelings of hostility enter tained towards the impost, h e would aw the Attention of the house to the fact that very lately Share were no less than 500 summonses issued in the city against defaulters wtth respect to this rate, a ll o f w hi c h were dismissed before the magistrate before whom they were heard. He con tended also that the amount raised by these rates was too limited to justify the house in perpetuating them in the facsiof the difficulties and opposition with which their collection was attended. That amount was £263,709 14s. 2d., which was subject to reductions that reduced it considerably. In the first place, there was the debt with which it was encum bered, amsunting to £318,200, the interest on which was no less than £15,000 a-year ; and, if they got rid of the illegal items in these rates, the sum t o t a l would b e f urther diminished. The opposition to the bill, so far as the Dissenters were concerned, was, he understood, to be abandoned by hon. members on the other side of the house, and the conduct of Dissenters in those cases where the rate was net imposed was such as to justify the members of the Church of England in feeling confidence that they would not suffer from tho adoption of the voluntary principle. He alluded to hie own borough (Tavistock), in which the church rate had been abolished, and where the Dissenters had subsequently come forward and contributed towards the building and decoration of a church for the use of the members of a State establishment. The Dissenters in Leeds had also proved that there was no ground of appre hension from the operation of the voluntary principle, for they had come forward nobly and liberally to support the Church since its adoption in this neighbourhood. (Hear, hear.) He contended also that the great excite ment which the imposition and collection of this rate produced was, in itself, a very powerful argument against its continuance. Th e hon. baronet concluded by urging briefly, but effectively, the ordinary arguments in rin olit i i n c a . te support of his motion, and callin g on the house to adopt a an impost which was obnoxi ous, hear.) thereforewouldinitep • Sir C. DOUGLAS seconded the motion. He had been a member of the committee of 1851, and the evidence he had heard on that occasion convinced him that the only means of settling this question was by the adoption of the volun omueas,saurnde that tary principles. Lord ;R. MONTAGUE moved, as an amendment, the' the bill be road a second time this day six months. [LEFT STEAXING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The standing orders were declared to have been complied with in the case of several bills. The following bills were read a second time :—Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway ; Caine Railway ; Cardiff Water; Lsnd Loan and Improvement Company; London and Blackwall Railway; London and North-Western (No. I) ; Oxford, 'Worcester, and Wolverhampton Newport, Abergavenny, and Herefo r d, an d W orcester and Hereford Railways ; St. Helen's Canal and Railway and London and North-Western Railway Companies ; Sudbury, Mel- d ford and Clare, and Bury St. Edmund's Railway. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented from various parts of the country against the unconditional abolition of church rates; which proceeding occupied the house 40 minutes. INCOME TAX. Mr. FORSTER moved for a return showing the number of persons charged to the income tax for the year ending the sth day of April, 1859, under Schedule 1), distinguish ing tho number charged in each of the following classes, viz., under £lOO a year, £lOO and under £l5O a year, £l5O and under £2OO a year, and other incomes to £50,000 and upwards; also a similar return under Schedule E, showing the net amount of property and income tax for the same year, classed under the se vera l S c h edules (in continuation of he Parliamentary Paper of Session ile69). And similar return for Ireland. Ordered. MIDDLESEX SESS'IONB, 141). 7. (Before Mr. Payn e .) Elio& Smith, 25, servant, was indicted foi stealing two silver spoons and other articles, the property of Mr. James Wilder Adams, her master. Mr. Foote conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Grady and Mr. Steele. It appeared from the evidenoe that the prisoner was taken into the service of the prosecutor, the proprietor of the Union Tavern, Air-street, - Piccadilly, in October of last year, and shortly after he missed several articles of his property. Suspicion having fallen on the prisoner, the prosecutor, in conjunction with police-constable 293 A, searched her box on the 24th January, and the articles alleged to have been stolen were Lund in it. The defence was that the articles were put into her box by some one else, as it was so insecure that they might be placed there without unlocking the box. The jury found her guilty, but recommended her to mercy on account of a good character received, and the Court sentenced her to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. THE RIGHT HON. W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P.— It will be gratifying to the numerous friends of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer to learn that the right hon. gentle man is progressing as favourably as could be desired. He was able to leave his bed-room for a short time last even ing. Dr. Ferguson is sanguine that, with care in the meantime, Mr. Gladstone will be able, notwithstanding his p r esent weakness, to make his financial s t a t ement, so anxiously looked foi ward to by the country, on Friday. FEARFUL STORMS IN THE ATLANTIC.---RETURN OF ANOTHER SHIP TO LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday afternoon the Guy Mannering, one of the most magnificent American ships sailing from the Mersey, returned to Liverpool after being 32 days in the Atlantic Ocean, in a vain attempt to reach New York. Tho Guy Mannering sailed l'roru Liver pool, under the command of Captain Dollard, for New York on the 6th January last, with a general car go . O n t h e 2 4th day out th e s hi p had only reached lon. 26 W. lat. 68 N. Captain Dollard states that for 18 days he encountered the most fearful gales and heavy seas he had ever witnessed. So great was the strain of the seas on the quarter of the ship that the rudder was broken off at the trunk, and the ship at the same time was making much Water. Several of the crew were injured, and the sails were bl own f rom t h e i r bolts into ribbons. One man was killed by the sea washing a boat on the top of him ; another is now at the point of death, having fallen from the main-topsail yard, a height of nearly one hundred feet. Nine of the crew are also laid up in the forecastle thoroughly disabled, and of the rest of the crew of 24, not one man is free from boils and sores caused by the constant action of the salt water and the injuries they received. All the skylights and loose articles were washed from tho deck, and the cabins filled with water. In spite of these fearful troubles and disasters, Captain Dollard (the beau ideal of a cool clever seaman) brought his vessel to port again without the aid of a steam-tug, though the rud der had to he worked from the sides of the vessel with chains and tackle. The gales generally commenced S.S.W., and veered round to N.N.W., the seas being the worst Captain Dollard ever saw. The Guy Mannering is consigned to NMI'S. Bird, Gillillan, and Co., of Liverpool. ".,~~~rs [OB 110 [OO 111 1 110 f 111 f i i 18.1,4.9 18.18.0 12s ad Share, 12.10 13.14 Stork Stock Stock Aiu uerg., Notting,..Bot , t and Eastern Junction Reif:l.:A; and Ballymena Mr., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., L a., and Ch. June Blackburn Biyth and Tyne Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Coun Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall A roves. no div D D: : A B nntil6p.c.per an hasbeen Dublin andßelfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 'East Suffolk Do ;Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee ,Forth & Clyde Junction ,Furness Glasgow & South Westn !Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& W stn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk [rich South Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire! London and Blackwall.l Lon.,Brighton&S.Coast Loud. Chat. and Dover London & North Westif Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. do. I Shares Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby.: Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) Do. # Shares Mid Kent Do. (Cray Line) Newcastle and Carlisle, New., Aber., & Herefd: Newry & Armagh (aef.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.—Arec.no div until6p.c.hasbeenpdß :!Do. 13 Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central South. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittig bourne & Sheer ! South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Staines, Wok., & Wek Stockton & Darlington Do. do. Stockton & llartlepool Taff Vale IDo. Preference, No. 1 IThamesliavenDk&Rail Ulster Do. Do Vale of Neath Victoria Station & Pim , Waterford & Kilkenny' Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall 'West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class Stock Stook Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock; Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 Stook Stock 12} 10 Stock Stock Stook ' Stook Stock Stock, Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 10 Stock Stook 161 100 100 100 1 106 9 i all all all all all PREFERENCE SHARES. t rod. / Closing Business Price. Dona. Share' Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne IC. perl o. pref. (issued at 250) 1 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stockl 20 Do. do. do. Shares took Caledon 210, 4-} per cent 2.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 6.1 Cork & Bandon, p. c. 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun took E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc lock Do. do. Class 11 6 pc.— tock Do. do. Class C 7 pc took E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l took Do. do N 0.2 took Do. New 8 per ct. Stook took Eastern Union, 4 per Ct. ock Edin.&Glas. spc shares ock Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. ock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc., ock 'Furness, 5 per cent .. 95 97 1102 104 5i 6 99 101 112 116 106 107 114 116 113 115 127 120 82 84 111 •113 90 02 771 784 . - Stock ,Glas. &S West. r!" a. 5 pc. Stock ,Great Northern, 5 p. et. Stock Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt took Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.a bock Do. Redeemable, 44 pet bock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et took I Do. Irredeemable, do Lock i Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.e.pf.sh. 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref. „ . rock; Do. Birming. guar. stock 261 Do. Chester guar.shares 134 'Do, do. do 20 Do. do. do. ock Lan. & York 13 p.c. stock book Do.Barnsl.St.£s 3slodpc bock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) :ock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l ock Do. , 5 p. o. No. 2 ock Do. gua., 6 p. et. :oek Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 bock Do. Do. 4 per cent 5 Do. do. 4i per c. shares Lock Do. 7 per cert. Pref. St. bock D 0.6 p.e.do.(W.E.&C.P.) bock D 0.4 p.e B.(div.def.til'6s) 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover ock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p et. :ock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 124 Londondy do Cole, shs. 12 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. ock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et. Do. £6 116 118 1121 122 112 114 108 108 87 89 all 1 100 98 100 97 99 89 90 89 91 100 102 10 1.41} 17 18 10} 10} 75 77 20 21 10 10 15 15f 139 141 116 118 116 118 138 143 116 118 100 100 all all 100 4 4 100 133 VI 133 134 66 68 21 22 3lD D Doo o a. .. rypo4r n eid n erp e et r emr : ce6 n cn t pear . t.r.: Stock 8 1 t2oick i Do. pe r Con. 6 p. o. Stock Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6 Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 Stock Do. Lelo. & Hit.pref. st. 10 1 Newport,Aber,dic. pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m 10 Do. Pe et, 6p. a with option till 1886 12 10 Do., till 1869 Stock Norfik 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB46 Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock D 0.5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, qua. 5 percent sSttocockk TklNllELaDsetvc.iotnasil..ArprDeite.kipC.oe Stock Do. Berwiek, 4 p.c. Pref' 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 2 12 5 1 Dooo..id,oo.rk(l,uHar.tler,ss plB4urc6 n 20 North Staffordshire Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Stock Do. Redeem., 2d qua. • • • stock Do. Irredeem., 2d qua. 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt Rock Scottish North-Eastern stock 91 per c. pref. stock tock Do.A bercleeu.gua.6 pc Mock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 108. South Devon, Ann. 108 10 Do. Fixed 41 percent 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Lock Do .41 per cent Lock Do. Fixed 41 p.a. Ist is tock South Wales, qua. 4 p.c `tick Do. 41 per cent ek S.-Yerkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e Do. 11 6 per cent Do, C 6 per cent k Watrfd do KilknY, 6p.c all all 10} 100 100 100 3 100 all 0 117 119 1144 124 127 V I 61 P I I 9011 1014 101 ?Si 159 141 104 105 91 P 10 101 1111. 121 par i p 111 113 109 111 91 93 974 984 1 2d I IP 23 24 124 126 125 130 [l7 120 ..... - 76 78 122 124 125 130 11 111 24 24ê 103 K$ 103 105 92 94 101 103 85 83 29 30 34 S 6 33 34 50 55 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Pa m! Leasing Closingl Business Co.'s. Price. I Bone. Bedtord and Bletchley all Ln & N.W .. .. Buckinghamshire.... 100 'Ln & N.W 99 101 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 504 31 Do. do. 5i p. ct. .... 100 Do. Do. do. sp. ct. Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledoninllo3 105 Colchester, Stour Val. all IE.U.&EC, 16 17 E.Lineolushire,g.6p.o. 100 Gt.North.:l4o 142 E Union,HarwlchShs. all E.Counts.l 44 44 Do. Woodbridtre .. . 100 ! Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 I Caledonln! Do. New , 100 ; D o. ! Gloster& Dean Forest, all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&Ralkl all lYk.N.&l3r Hull and Selby 1 all IYk.N,Md. 111 113 Do. 4 Shares ; all 'Do. - Do. I Shares , all 'Do. Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c.; 100 Ln& N 4 W 207 212 London&Greenwich i, 100 IS. East at 66 Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend., 100 !Norfolk &Co 93 95 Lewes tat, ~, crua• 4p• • et 100 'Norfolk — Do. 6 per cent ' 100 !Do Manc.,Buxtn.& Matt! all LN W&M n 3 Mid,Bradferd Prefer- t 1 enee Stock Newmarkt,,DuryEx 1 I IS. 5. 6.lE.Counts 4 4 p guaranteed 6 p. 0. Northn.& Ewan. 6 p.c.! all I Do. Do. do. 6 per cent. , , all , Do. — Do. Fixed 5 per emit!: all Do. — North Western I all !Midland .I 144 15 ( I 4 & 4t7 , 7 Wi Preston and Wyro. ti all L y k. Do. 4 Shares A.! all ,Do I— Roystn.Hitch.,& Shep! 100 !Gt.North 136 140 Slimwsbryk Hereford' 100 T Brassey 166 108 Do. Do. ' 1 I •••• t i South Staffordshire .. 1 all M'Clean . lo to Wilts and Somerset. .1 100 iGt. West 90 92 Wimbledon& Croydn . .! all L,ABrirtn 74 84 19711 7 97 61 6sl I 7 1001 100 64j 9e; I 110 87 i 100 34 100 100 951 6 41 4MI 7sl 113 115 271 281 84 N 46 48 4 3d 43 15 84 841 70 72 70 72 6 8 371 381 71 81 p 63 S 4 l 71 THEI IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The Loan CKANCELLOIt took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. CRIMIAL LAW. F Lord LYNDHURST called the attention of the noble and learned lord on the woolsack to the bills he had intro duced, as he had been informed, for the consolidation of the criminal law. One of these bills was not confined to the consolidation, but extended to the amendment of the law. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, not amendment, but assimilation. Lord L YNDHURST said, at all events he inferred that a clause in one of them was at variance with the law. Tho LORD CHANCELLOR said the noble lord had been entirely misinfot med, when he was told the bills were merely for consolidation. He had expressly said that the object was to assimilate the law of England and Ireland. He had spent hours in company with Mr. Greaves in ex amining them with a view of preventing any inaccuracies, but he intended to propose that a complittee be appointed to examine them still further, and any assistance the noble and learned lord could afford would be of great value. Lord LYNDHURST referred to a certain clause which he thought bad. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he could not go into the subject, because he had not received any notice that he intended to do so from the noble and learned lord. CHURCH RATES. The Marquis of BATH presented petitions against the abolition of church rates. ST. GEOZGE' S 'THE-EAST. The Earl of DERBY rose to put the question of which he had given notice relative to the proceedings that had for some time past been taking place in the parish of St. George's-in 'the-East. The noble lord took the opportu nity of alluding to the subject in order that his noble friend might contradict what he felt sure must be a mistake in the speech made in another place by a right honourable colleague of his. He had no sympathy with those persons who introduced into the simple services of the Church of England practices dis tasteful to the majority of the parishioners and worship pers, and which might eventually have the effect of driving them into dissenting chapels. Thi s , h owever, would offer no palliatio n t o the conduct which made St. George's-in the-East scandalously notorious. The proceedings that had taken place in that church were disgraceful to any Christian parish. Their lordshtps had, no doubt, seen the accounts in the papers of the ,lamming of doors and other proceed ings, a parallel to 'which could only he found in a penny theatre. He could not dwell any further upon the scenes that had take n place, further than to say that a rev. gen tleman har, that day informed him that the reports of the proceed 3 :egs were in no way exaggerated, as he had himself beer. struck in the face by peas and other substances. The wrestion he wished answered was, whether the Government had had their attention called to the, proceedings that had takes place in St. George's-in-the-East, and what steps they had taken to suppress a repetition of them, and whether they had examined the laws on the question with a view of ascertaining whether they were sufficient to check such scenes. If the law had been found insuffi cient to check those outrages, whether they were prepared to introduce a measure to remedy this scandalous state of things ? Earl GRANVILLE said the words that had fallen from the noble earl would no doubt have very great effect. He perfectly agreed with him that the matter was a great scan dal to all parties concerned. With regard to the police, there was some difficulty. Orders, as he had stated the other evening, had been given to do all they could to repress the disturbance as vigorously as possible, but they could not legally interfere further than they had done. He could not at that moment take upon himself to state what the law was, but the magistrate in the district had informed parties who had waited upon him that if they could point any individual who had created a disturbance there he could be taken into custody, but that he had no power to interfere. On Sunday last the church wardens informed the police that there was no necessity for their entering the church. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his disgust at the scenes that had been reported. The noble earl talked of the power of the police to interfere. Why, his noble friend (Earl of Derby) had distinctly stated an instance of palpable as sault. The police ought not to have remained outside, notwithstanding the direction of the churchwarden. He thought the disturbances could most speedily be put an end to by closing the church. The Bishop of LONDON said there were in existence two laws quite sufficient to meet the evil. The noble earl had said there was some difficulty on the point, but:he must say he could not discover any to the carrying out:of the law. He was certain that if any of the rioters were taken before the magistrates they would b e p un i s h e d. Witk respect to clo s i ng the church, that had been tried, but he was quite certain that if all parties concerned in the painful proceedings were to agree to place the whole subject in his hands; he would, ke felt assured, restore that peace which was so much desired by all parties. (Hear, hear.) The subject then dropped. NICE AND SAVOY. The Marquis of NORMANBY, who was very indistinctly beard, rose to move an address to the crown respecting the rumoured annexation of Savoy and Nice to France. He was understood to express his expectation that the house would be surprised at his so soon recurring to this subject—(hear) —but on reading the answer of Lord J. Russell, in another place, to a question similar to his (Lord Normanby's), it had struck him that the explanation had been given before, and referred not to recent interviews with Count Walewski, but to others of a previous period. He had referred to " Han , sard " and found his recollection confirmed, whereas on the other hand the French papers, which dared not publish a word without imperial permission, were daily discussing the annexation question. and roundly lecturing its opponents. He believed that everything M. Grandguillot said might be regarded as semi-official; and although he (Lord Norman by) could not understand it, he did not consider it the less formidable on that account. There was a general belief that a treaty existed between France and Sardinia respect • , ing this subject, and this was not completely destroyed oven by Lord Cowley's communications. Lord Cowley believed that the Emperor was sincrely desirous of peace, that he was not ready for war, and that he had no engagement with Sardinia except to defend h er i n case she sould be attacked by Austria. That might be true, but still it would be satisfactory to his Imperial Majesty's faithful allies to know that neither at that time nor since had any engage ments respecting annexation been entered into. There was great difilloulty in ascertaining the actual state of opinion in Sardinia. He had taken great pains to ascertain it, but he must confess that he had been unable to do so. There were some facts, however, which were obvious. A great change had taken place in the feelings of Savoy towards Sardinia since 1814. Up to that time the Savoyards were devoted to the ancient dynasty, but since then, great increase of taxa tion, and the necessity of crossing the Alps either for legis lative purposes or to fight in a cause in which they took no interest, had very much altered their feelings. He trusted that the justice which the King of Sardinia ex pected from the Emperor of the French, he would himself extend to others, and that in any country with which he was temporarily connected, the popular voice would be allowed to be raised in a free and independent mannrr. He was not inclined to enter into a consideration of the consequences of such a magnificent harbour as that of Villafranca passing into the hands of the Emperor of the French, but he thought nothing could be alleged in favour of such an act of spolia tion. At the same time he was one of those who wished to do complete justice to the Emperor of the French, and he wished with all his heart that we should stand on the best possible terms with the French nation ; but he must say he thought that when questions were raised which directly affected the balance of power in Europe, it was our duty to take care that we understood to what extent other powers were interested in regulating that settlement. He trusted he had shown that it was not his intention tobring this sub ject forward in a spirit of faction against the Government. He had a sincere conviction of the importance of the ques tion, and he now left it to their lordships, as it was consis tent with their wisdom and their conscience, to discharge whatever they might consider to be their duty with regard to it. The noble earl concluded by moving that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, to represent to her Majesty that this house had been informed that her Ma jesty's Government had made known to the Government of France the objections entertained by her Majesty's Govern ment to the annexation of Savoy and Nice, which had been reported to be in contemplation, and to thank her Majesty for having conveyed that opinion to the Government of France, and to pray that her Majesty would be graciously pleased to direct her Government to use their best endea vours to avert the transfer of the abovenamed territories to France. Earl GRANVILLE—The noble marquis at the com mencement of his speech seemed to complain of the answer which I gave to his question last week on the subject of Savoy That answer was perfectly correct, and, although my noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs gave some fur ther explanations on a subsequent occasion in the other house, his statement was not at variance with, though going rather beyond, the answer which I returned in the first instance to the noble marquis. Ido not know that I can communicate to your lordships any new information upon the subject to which the motion of the noble marquis relates. You are aware that during the Administration of the noble earl opposite some intelligence was received respect ing a treaty between Franca and Sardinia which contained a clause affecting Savoy. Lord Cowley was requested to ascertain whether or not the report which had reached our Government was accurate, and he was assured by Count Walewski that no treaty between France and Sardinia was in existence, though it might be considered weessary to make an offensive and defensive one. Count Walewski, however, did not seem to attach any importance to the rumour respecting Savoy. Lord Cowley concluded it was incorrect, and the subject was dripped. I may state to your lordships that the present Government of her Majesty have continued making friendly communications to the Governments of France and Sardinia with respect to the reports of a proposed annexation of Savoy to the French empire. We have been told by the Imperial Government that there is no question at present of the annexation of Savoy; that one of a great many points discussed before the war was the annexation of Savoy, under certain con tingencies, but that those contingencies not having occur red, there is at this moment no question of annexation. The French Government adds, at the 'same time, that, in the event of Sardinia, with tie addition of Lombardy and other provinces, becoming a powerful Italian State,. they will feel themselves at liberty to consider what co d tions they should attach to the sanction they migh t g i ve to of Savoy ; e s e u i c v h e d a n i arrangement. s that there F is n r e o m engagement Turin the answer whatever wee ha ve betweenre France and Sardinia respecting the ann e x a tion sell, or exchange Savoy; that if the right of that it is not the intention of the King s of v o S y a a rd rd in s i h a a t v o e yield petitioning the Sardinian Parliament; grie vances to allege, they possess the constitu tional thattheir petitions legislative measures sane will be removed by appropriate I imagine every one will be respectfully considered, and t he i r just complaints tioned by the Crown. (Ilea, 8 must admit hear . ) that it is undoubtedly the t of the country, on all judicious of your lordship duty of the Gov e rnment speak to eu other Governments in a perfectl y open upon all subjects which concern its interest/. not so , there are at this moment circum olye e a u manner ifths th w faarising f ro m the coincidence of our policy upon the an question, and the endeavours which we have been ma ki ng to bring the two countries into more constant inter communication, which would greatly facilitate such com munications with the Government of France. What would render them still more easy in regard to this question of Savoy is that it does not make any great difference to this country, as England, whether or not France acquires upon her southern frontier territory giving her certain strategical advantages. What is of paramount importance can of r° to e p—ro(hineuate peace, to maintain the balance of power—(hear, hear).- and to prevent th e comm i ssion of acts by any nation, particularly by an y o f t h e great Powers, which may create alarm and shake the public confidenc e in the maintenance of peace. (Hear, hear.) Therefore I think it would have been most unfriendly of her Majesty's Govern* merit if they had not laid before that of France all the ob jections which, in an European sense, would arise to the aggrandisement of the French territory which it was ru moured was in contemplation. It is hardly necessary to dwell upon those objections to your lordships. No doubt France, occupying so magnificent a geographical position se she does, and having so gallant a people, who have lately shown how able they are to defend themselves upen all oc casions, cannot pretend to be jealous of a country like Pied mont, even though her power should be increased by the addition of a certain number of Italian subjects. On the other hand, there is no doubt that this question goes beyond the extension to the Alps, and that if you go to the Alps there is n o goo d reason why you should not at a subsequent period go beyond the Rhine. Were this not so, however, it is clear that the annexation of Savoy to France would give rise to great Eurepean difficulty. Among the most noble words ever uttered by a great Sovereign at the.head of a victorious army were those used by the Emperor cf the French at Milan, when he t o ld th e I ta l ians that there friends w ere his friends, and their enemies his enemies; that he had undertaken the war for their advantage, and not for the aggrandisement of France; that, although there might be some persons who were ignorant of the public opinion of Europe, he was not one of them, and that moral influence was of more advantage to a great nation than were barren conquests. These were noble words ; but if Savoy were annexed to France it would enable the enemies to say that his policy was not consistent with this declaration, and would excite doubts which would be most injurious to the peace of Europe. In our cournadnica e tions with the French Government we have gone into the question more fully than it is necessary to discuss it to your lordships, and we have done so in the confidence that our observations would be received with a feeling as friendly as that by which they were dictated. I beg your lordships clearly to understand that our policy is not that of nation. alities, alluded to by the noble marquis—(hear) —nor is it to separate ourselves from other European Powers. Upon the Italian question we are at this moment in communica tion with France, Sardinia, and Austria, and we shall be happy to communicate with any other nations who feel an interest in the settlement of that questionas affectingeither Italy or Europe. Further than this we do not intend to ad vocate or insist upon any particular mode of carving out Italy; we do not say that the central provinces must be joined to Sardinia ; we do not assert that there may not be a central monarchy in Italy. We do not say or deny that the great majority of the people of Tuscany are in favour of the grand dukes. If that is so, let them show and assert their opi nions, and it will not be for England to object to the re storation of their old sovereign. Our simple policy—that which we have been urg ing upon oth er Powers and in re gard to whi c h we have been met very cordially 'by France, and as cordially as we could expect by Austria- is to avoid any armed interference in the affairs of the peninsula, and to secure that th e It a li ans s h a l l be left to judge what is good for themselves, and in what mode their ideas of liberty and independence c an b es t b e carr i e d out. (Hear, hear.) This motion itself has been framed in very courteous terms, and, as stated by the noble marquis, is intended t o co operate with and stren g th en h er Mal, sty's Government. I am of opinion that it would not have that effect. Your lordships are perfectly well aware that at this moment the enemies of the Government of France are trying to raise a cry that the religion and commerce of that country are being sacrificed to English interests, and under these cir cumstances I do not think that it would assist her Majesty's Government that a motion made by the noble marquis, who has to-night spoken of the Emperor with very great respect, but who at the same time holds very peculiar and very strong opinions upon continental politics, should be forced upon them ; especially when they declare their intention upon all suitable occasions to give their advice and exert their influence to prevent that which the noble marquis deprecates. I quite acquit the noble marquis of having in tended that the Government or your lordships should pledge theinseives to war or menaces of any description. (Hoar, hear.) B u t, even i n its more limited sense, I think the motion would rather weaken than strengthen the Govern ment, and therefore I hope that the noble marquis will not think it necessary to press it to a division. Earl GREY—I think that the house is much obliged to the noble marquis for bringing this subject forward. It seems to me to be impossible to over estimate its import ance, and I confess that I should have heard with great pleasure a different conclusion to the speech of my noble friend who has just sat down. I should like to have heard him state that her Majesty's Government would agree to the address proposed. The statement which he has just made affords the clearest proof of the necessity for this mo tion, because I think your lordships will agree with line that it is difficult to conceive anything more alarming than some of the language which fell from my noble friend. Nothing can well be more unsatisfactory than that which he describes to have been the language of the French Go vernment on this subject, coupled with that which has been used in the semi-official newspapers of Franco. It is, in deed, difficult to conceive that this scheme of the annexa tion of Savoy to France has not gone further than we could wish. That annexation would be so pregnant with evil to this country and to Europe that it becomes her Majesty's Government to use their best endeavours to avert it. I quite agree with my noble friend that, as far as we are at present informed of the facts, no man in this 'mute can wish that war should be resorted to to prevent such an arrangement being effected ; but there is a great deal short of war which may be done by a nation to prevent the adoption of mea sures which are injurious to its interests and to those of the world ; and I can conceive no case which calls for more energetic remonstrance than the annexation which is supposed to be in contemplation. Ido not pretend to say that the annexation of Savoy to France would materially alter the balance of power in Europe. Whatever may be the obvious objections to this ex tension of the frontiers of France, still, when we look at what the power of that great empire is at present, I cannot think that the addition of Savoy of itself would throw so great a weight into the scale as to be of any very serious importance. Nor do I believe that the honour of this coun try is involved in preventing the arrangement if the two parties more immediately interested should agree to it. But, although it may not in its direct consequences be so injuri ous as to induce this country to resist it by an appeal to force, still I think if we look at the subject closely we shall be convinced that few events would be more injurious both to this country and to Europe than the proposed annexation, as well from its indirect effects as from the principle which it would tend to establish if it were to be carried out en the grounds that have been put forward in support of it. My lords, in considering this question we cannot lose sight of the reasons that have been urged in its favour by journals in France, which have an importance that does not usually be long to newspapers unless they have the countenance of the Government. Now, what are those reasons ? My noble friend has already referred to that most extraordinary article which appeared ix the Patric a few days ago, and which I venture to say must have astounded every one of your lordships who read it. That article states that two measures cannot be applied to Savoy and to Italy; and that it is in tolerable that the Government of Sardinia should interfere with the manifestation of the wishes of the Savoyards. (Hear, hear.) I think that every one of your lordships concurs in the principle that no nation ought to be com pelled by foreign force to submit to a Government to, which it is averse. The passage in the Queen's Speech in which that principle was enunciated with regard to Italy received, I believe, the unanimous approval of your lordships. But, my lords, it would indeed be to push that principle to new and somewhat dangerous lengths if it is to be assumed, not only that a nation, which is di facto in the enjoy ment of self-government, is not to be coerced by the arms of a foreign Power, but that you are to go beyond that plain and simple rule, and to say that even where a settled and long established Government exists—where a people aro living contentedly and peaceably under the rulers who have for centuries reigned over them, a few agitators are to be permitted to declare that the opinion of the country is the other way ; that it wishes to shake off the authority to which it is by law subject ; and that it is intolerable in the Government to adopt any means of counteracting the efforts of those who seek to subvert it. Why, if this rule °lintel national right and wrong is to be recoemised, we must be supposed to have acted most unwarrantably in 1848, when we would not suffer persons to put the question to the peo ple of Ireland whether or not the dominion of England over that country should be continued. (Cheers.) Is it to be held as an indication that the people of Savoy are hostile to the existing rule, that a few individuals get up demonstra tions against the Government; and is it to bemaintained that the Government, instead of putting these persons down by the strong hand, must allow them to have their own way, and then have the question of the continuance of the exist ing authority submitted to the vote? I venture to say, if that principle is to be established, that no Government in Europe is safe for a day. (Cheers.) Would that principle be allowed by France itself? How would the present Em peror receive the proposal that it should be again submitted to the people of France whether they would have as Empire, a Red Republic, or an Orleanist or Legitimist dynasty ? I thean i s ee n r t o t l t e h d ii tGa Government epnutttiinngFfroarnwcae d rdwseuuclhampreoept with veryosalagainst prompt repression. (Hear.) We are further told that the Alps are the natural boundary o f F rance, an d t h a t also Savoyards are united to the French people by a community of language. Do these pleas dimininsh the dan r ge e e p f_ es M as lords, we cannot help seeing whither such p o inj e . , these lead. Do not the majority of the people ao of Belgium speak French as well as the inhabitan r tsof S_ e vl o r oflurn unjust grounds as these are to be assigned fo F the d has Europe that other aggressions of to me, therefore, that hmww(weoCehinuhi ulctedfhl hears. lebo neuillaardgk Nweb, teeh ai rtyayi ntdd i a appear induced eet erhdei different to tm momentaa er concure r be attempted ? ( Cheers.) . It appears France, under present territorial acquisition on the part of the ra sa nc el e, e w ki h a a d t te se a c y uri no ty t circumstances, is one which this and alarm, and I certainly with the greatest apprehension house might be induced to the proposal for joining Savoy country t has a right to view adit wedouthldatdoifiniotrareehanare so the address which the noble the last person to suggest that marquis has moved. be I pressed contrary to the desire of her the motion should a sh gT o e u e ld hy h a av u e na h n lpe mo d es th lr a oa t tme t to his ed even though this press good —( cheers ) — end for simple reason —that it than th t there exists a a difference of opinion we r re a ca m rn pe e rs d u , in England, where I believreenoisuchitdifference really exists. ended—it would make it appear that Majesty's Government . . t I believe we aal M united in condemning d hieh is su g an reprobating the scheme w pposed to be in agitation. If, therefore, we were to come to a diviston on the question a very considerable number of your lordships dissented iifnuhntheanri ei M min a oe j ut e si s e t eh y x. ' p e re G isea o si v .onn ern n 00 - ft f rom what I think is our general opinion. Bat it the sentiments of this house would have great influence ea the opinion of France and of the world. Powerful as Prance may be, I do not believe that she would despise such a manifestation, backed as it would be by the views of every other country in Europe. (Hear.) I would therefore ear nestly entreat my noble friend who spoke last seriously to consider this subject. I would especially ask him what motive he can have for resisting this motion. My noble friend who brought it forward stated most distinctly that he did so without in any way implying the most distant censure on the Government. On the contrary, his first words were those of thanks to the Government for the course which they have taken. The only object of the mo tion is to strengthen their hands in pursuing the same line of policy which, if I understood my noble friend aright it is their intention, o f th e i r own accor d , to follow. Th e sin gle objection, which, as I gathered from my noble friuld., they have to this motion, is the fear that it might be Ems interpreted in France. My lords, I cannot believe the: . there is any ground for suc h a f ear ; I ca nnot suppose th s our opinion against r ile towards himself in our expressing the Emperor of the French would see anything unfriendly measure which he is supposed to contemplate. On the cwt.- trary, I think if the opinion of this house and the countri ._.[' _. r 551 25 Id 60 105 564 31 p di p 60i 1 ..~:;.~,