The Sun. — London, England, 1859-03-16 00:00:00

THEj [SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1859. 41101V.EY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. An increased demand for money is now expe rienced, both ,in Lombard-street and at the Bank Of England, and, taking advantage of the opportu nity thus afforded, the discount firms are asking rather higher rates for the negotiation of com mercial bills. Several payments have lately b een made, in connection with loans and mercantile operations, including the wool I s ales, which have stimulated the inquiry, th e it is not presumed that the recent easiness of me market will materially diminish at present, as Veculation is dull, and the existing political Imeertitude delays the introduction of foreign 10 a 11 8 and other joint-stock enterprises. Th e public sales sales of Foreign and Colonial I° °° l , which commenced on the 24th ultimo, were concluded yesterday. The quantity offered during t he sales consisted of 4,191 bales Sydney and 411 :Teton, Bay, 12,232 from Port Philip, 381 from V an Dieman's'Land, 252 from Adelaide, 1,912 from ‘ , l% leNv Zealand, 29 from Swan River , and 16 , 10 7 L "°/n the Cape of Good Hope—making a total of 3 4,204 bales. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, only very moderate business was recorded, and prices teinained without alteration. The sales were esti mated at 7,000 bales. The Share Market closed With rather more animation, and some of the prin cipal lines slightly improved. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday exhibited a further slight improvement in the rates on Vienna and Trieste. There were no bullion operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday. The greater portion of the gold by the Anglesea, 144 ., £98,000, will, it is expected, be taken for ex- Portation to the Continent. The vessels now en ro ute from Australia are the Morning Light, with £54,800, which} has been at sea 93 days ; and the Pernaado, with £116,700, 92 days. The settlement in foreign stocks and railway Ohares has been satisfactorily concluded, no failures of importance having resulted, although in some of the more speculative securities the fluctuation has been frequent and rather extensive. Money, how ever, is very plentiful, and is procurable at very Moderate quotations. There is very little- movement in East India Railway Shares, and they attract much less atten tion than might have been expected from the high P atin of interest which is secured to them by the guarantee - of the authorities. The proposed New Loan of £7;090,000 will soon be negotiated, which, in some measure, accounts for the limited pur chases on behalf of the public ; but the extensive creation of new share capital during the last few Years is, probably, the principal reason why they have not attained a higher range of prices. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is very inactive, and in most instances prices exhibit a decline. Turkish 6 per Cents. being 92 to 931; ditto New Loan, 78 to 781; and the 4 per C ents . aave receded to 103 ; Sardinian to 82 ; Spanish,"3 per Cent to 441 ; and the Deferred to 30 ; Brazilian 41 Per Cents. however, are firm at 941; and Russian 8 per Cents. at 111 k. The New Austrian Loan is 21 to 11 discount. Business in the Railway Share Market has been linpreeedently dull, and the few transactions entered into s h o w, in most instances, a further decline of abo u t I per cent. Brightons, North British, and North Eastern (Berwick) receded 55., and London and Blackwall 10s. ; Great Westerns improved about 55., and East Lancashire about ss. ; Eastern Counties, Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Devon were at about yesterday's closing rates. The Foreign undertakings have been quite neg lected with the exception of Lombardo Venetian ; the Old Shares have declined to 8 . 1,, 81, and the New to 7-1 8. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada have receded about ss. ; Great Western of Canada, ss. ; East Indian, L 1; and. Great Indian Peninsula, ss. to 10s. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at almost nominal values. Oriental Bank have declined 10s. ; London and Westminster, 10s. ; and Union of Australia have improved 55.; Penin sular and Oriental Steam improved about ss. to 108. Business in the Stock Exchange Market con tinues very depressed, and the operations effected to-day have caused a further slight decline. Con. Bois are about 95 4 for money and account. The utmost anxiety still prevails with regard to con tinental politics, and the speculators who Operate only to a limited extent, are inclined to effect sales rather than purchases. The New 2i per Cents. have advanced to 80. India Loan Debentures are flat at 98i 99, and the Bonds at 15s. prem. Exchequer Bills have been dealt in at 345. to 375. prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 2t per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Debentures 9B{ 9 8 1 a Ditto Bonds, £l,000 Consols for Account 9 si I I I March. J une. Fxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. 34 7 Ditto £500 Ditto Small, lid. --....1 - FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 941- Russian, 1822,£ St., 5 per Cent ll4 Sardinian, 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent t bitto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account .. 78f 1 / 8 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 811: THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Consols for Account (April) 951 I AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MALL COMPANY SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Tl4lre was an extraordinary meeting of the Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company 4 to-day, Mr. Sheppard in the chair. It appeared that St, the vessels remaining unsold were the Victoria and " Adelaide. The former was coming from India, and it was expected to sell the Adelaide on favourable terms. The chairman stated that the balance on hand, ;I, on the last occasion, was £26,000, and the 'sum in St favour of the company, after the late division of sty ss. per share, was £1,300. There was some con versation about the difference still existing between , this and the Royal Mail Company, in respect to the Victoria, which was to be referred to arbitration. The report was adopted after some considerable discussion. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Bedford and Bletchleyi Buckinghamshire .... Clydesdale Junctlon.. Colchester, Stour Val.' E.Lincolnshire,g.tip.c. E Union,llarwichShs , Do. Woodbridge ... GlB.Barn&Neils,Drcti Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Ilartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference N.W ILn & N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p• Ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsh,tv Redcr, Mid.BradfordPrt. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx) guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn. & Ea stn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. A Shares A. Rovstn,ilitch.,& Shep Shr.Roth.&Gol.g. s p.c . Shrowsbrv& FE erefordl South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn 98 100 102 104 17 18 143 145 11 41, Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&llr Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk , Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. 09 111 64 CS 115 120 92 93 90 95 F 57 59 Do. L& N & Lark. f Do. Gt. North. Lan.&Yk T Brassoy 111`Clean Stk.& Dar i Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtn 97} 121 51 8 1138 140 91 ail 11 14 DOCKS. 8 91 8 9 - - Paid Closing I Rominess Share Docks. Price . D one . ------ Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do4perCent.Pref.Min IC4 -- Stook East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO a Stock Victoria 20 1)0 New FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Share Railways. • P r i c e. Done. IPaid Closing* Business ---- Share Railways. ,-- 1 Closing Business 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 51 Paid. Price. 12..0 Araberg., Notting. Bost. I 20 Ardennes all - - P and Eastern Junction 10 6 61 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 } d 21 50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all I 1 20 Beziers to Graissessaa. 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 8} all - --- Stock Birk., Lane., andChesh 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail: all 11 2} Junction lOO 62 61 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 83 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. -- P 20 Great Central ot France all - - Stock Bristol and Exeter .... 100 93 04 Stock Caledonian 10 Italian Junction ..,... 8 - - Stock Chester and Holyhead . 100 481 491 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - 50 Cork and Bandon all • - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - ~ 20 Cornwall roves. no div all 51 51 at 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 4 4pBl 1 10 Do. AI A until6p.c.per an. 20 Lucca &Pi stoja, 5 p.c.pf. all - - 1 all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all - - 10 Do. B all - - 331 Maria Antonia all - - hasbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New - - 50 Dublin an d Belfast June. all -, - 20 Namur and Liege all 81 81 25 Dun.,Perth,& Ahr.Junc. all St 9 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. Stock East Anglian lOO 16 17 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 5 91 6(.1 60 460 16 Northern of France .... all 36 3 6 20 Do. New Shares - - p Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 45 47 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 30 32 20 Ottoman, irtla. 6 per cent 7 -- - 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Mcdit. all 32} 321 25 East Kent all 14 16 20 Paris and Orleans ..... all 51 53 Stock East Lancashire lOO 92/ 931 931 Recife& S. Fran. (Peru., 1 9 1 1 d 20 East Suffolk - - 20 I gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... 1 10 Do - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 72 73 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 27 27 1 20 Royal Danish all - - 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - Stock Furness - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - Stock Glasgow & South Westn l(R) 93 91 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 61 7 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 95 97 Stock Great Northern lOO 1021 103 103 20 Southern of France .... all 101 201 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 88 90 81 West Flanders all 5-/ 61 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 131 9 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 101 I ° 6 I°l4 10 Do. 5 20 W. & 1 N p .c. Preference . all 91 .W. ot France.. all 231 21 i Stock Great Western - Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 56 58 20 Western of Switzerland all I-- -- 12 Trish South Eastern all - - 6 Wiesbaden - -- 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 83 87 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all --- - IV} Do. Thirds - - 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 121 p 271 Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 04 95 95 4 / 16 Do. do. 1' 116 6 iid - - 9 Do. do. 29 shares.. 7 - 3 Do. West Riding Union 4 - 20 Do. Southport - - 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 80 85 183 1 „, a Stock London and Blackwall. all 67 69 w 2 Leased at 6 per cent.. - Do.Newisa.at £slosp.sh - - - is Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 1 3 4 i } d Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 1111 1121 1 12 g c; 5 per cent Stock London & North Westn 100 94 1 65 251 45 41 18 - - 121 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 924 921 18 Do. Do. B 41 1 Id 4} 25 L'derry & Coleraine - - 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 71 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all - - 204 Do. New l6l - - dl Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 37 371 37 1 100 f Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 Fs 00 10 'Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO 99 1 1001 100 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 82 86 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 75 77 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. par i p 25 Do. 1 Shares all - - 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.), 2s. - - 100 Nestle and Carlisle all - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip' 2s. 1 1 I Pm 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 111 12 20 Central Oude (Limited)l2s. 6d. - -- 10 Newry & Armagh (def 9 - - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 / 4PI 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all - - 17 1 Demerara - - 1 Stock Norfolk lOO 00 62 W Eastern Bengal.g,u.sp.c. 5 1 iPI 4 1 50 North. Counties Union 3.4 31 Id 5 81 Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c.. 100 1021 103/ 104} 31 3 i Stock North British lOO 58 1 59 2O Do. C Shares all - - Stock Nor.Dcv.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 i 4 P Stock Do.A Stk.- Aree.no div. 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - Stock Do. B Stock - - 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 191 201 Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 91 al} 911 1 1 sto. I Geelong Corporation 6 l OO - - 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 1 } d 11 d per cent. Bonds Stock Do. Leeds lOO 45 11 46} 51 Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 36 35 1 4 5 Stock Do. York lOO 7 I 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 74 76 75 4 Stock North London lOO 101 1 9 2 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref..... 100 93 95 93 i 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. all 101 102 1 101 } and City Junction. - - d 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 par ip 4 20 North Staffordshire l7l 1 44 2O Do. do 20 North-Western - - 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 ( guaranteed 5 per cent. ) Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 32 1 33 1 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 1 6 16 5 16 15 1 16 } 10 Peebles all - 201 Do. New 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney, ( ept. till '6O Stock Scottish Central lOO 11 0 112 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 100 105 104 Stock Sooth.N.E.. Aber. Stock 1 00 2 275 :100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 1 00 1 0 5 6} Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 85 4 1 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do Stock Shropshire Union lOO 46 47 20 Madras , guar. , 4 1 p. c. all 171 18 10 Sittingbounie & Sheer all 31 21 d 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 191 20 19/ 4 Stock South Devon lOO 38 39 38 4 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 , 181 19 18 Stock South-Eastern lOO 70 1 / 1 5 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 10 I ; 1 9 1 Stock South wales Stock 2 N M ei e Il l ry b ß. . &ruLn Corp. al , ,d, 6 1( eL p i, i . & c m . c. n. Bonds 6dpa e 100 - - I 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. • all 12 14 20 Do. do - - 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 37 38 Class ACapitl.Share • . 10 - - d 25 Do. do. 1854 221 - -- .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. • 25 Do. do. 1855 2O Do. do. B. Capital do. 1 10 - --d - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... - - 1 StocklTaff Vale lO O. - - f Northof India Tramroad 1 2s. StockiDo. Preference, No. 1 - - 0 t Limited, Scrip - - 25 ITharnesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 20 Oude (Limited) StocklVale of Neath lOO 68 72 71 20 Scinde .„.1 15 i i P Stock , Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 Do. 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Do. New r. 0 , 10 } d I plo 91 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all - - 6 / 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. be gt 10 1 id 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 2 3 10ATrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id par 5 Do. B all 6 61 20 West London - - 10 Do. Ist Class all - - BRITISH MINES. 20 Do. 2d Class all - - Paid. Closing Business PREFERENCE SHARES. , . Closing Business • - Alfred Consols (Philack 2.11.10 61 7 41 Share) Railways. Paid. Price. Done. 25 'Blythe and Tyne It per tO British Iron I c. ref. issued at 250) all 49 51 - Condurrow (Camborne) 2O - - Stk Bris. dz Exet.4p.d.Stock 100 94 96 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 463 475 20 Do. do. do. Shares - East Bassett (Mogan). 30 215 225 Stock Cal edon 210, 41 per cent 100 103 105 -- Great South Tolgus.. 17s 12 14 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7. 10 - - - G.Wlical Alfd.(Phillacii) 11.18.8 24 34 StocklChester & nolyhd, 51 pc 100 127 129 -G. Wheal Vor(IIelston) 9 1, 4 Stockpo. do. sp. ct. lOO 118 120 - Lady Bertha 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - North Frances (Mogan) 84 7 8 6 Dun. Perth,& Aber,Turi. all 6 6/ - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9. 1 0 4 Stock E.Ang.rn. Class A 7 & spc 1 00 98 101 - N.Wli'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 11 121 111 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc. ... 100 110 115 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 1 1 14 151 Stock Do. do. Class C7pc . .. 100 106 110 - P o rkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct.N . o.l 100 114 116 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s / 460 Stock Do. do No.. 100 112 114 112 - S ou thC a radon (St.Cleer) 21 450 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 129 131 129 -• South C. Brea( Mogan). 2 21 21 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 80 82 814 - S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9205 215 Stock East Lanc. 6 per ct lOO - - 5 Tamar Silver and Lead 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all - - Minin Co 44 11 2 g Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - 10 Tin Croft 9 31 1 Stock Edin.Perth,St Dun. 4 pc. 100 72 7 4 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 1(10 - - - I :Vale of Towey (Carm.) 1 2 s 6 d 1 1 Stock Glam. &S West...r a. 5 pc. 100 110 112 - 'West Basset (Illogan) l4 21 23 • Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 118 120 - W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 75 80 Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 110 112 - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5l - - 1 205 Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 125 135 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 64 66 i 64 Wheal Edward (Cals.).. 54 21 31 10 Gt. 1\ h. of Scotld, Ist pf all 11 111 - 'Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12 stock c Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 100 - - - 1W11•1111aryAnn (Meehe) 8 49 51 491 Ip. ct. pref. Stock - 'WWI Trelawney (Lisle.) 44 31 33 50 Great West. (Berke and 6 - - rfants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 pC. t. 100 95 97 FOREIGN MINES Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 86 f 8 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 87 S 9 2 0 Australian Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref. 100 99 101 1 800 AccordCopper,Lim. 10s -1 " I p 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 91 101 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at .c 5 p.) 27 1 11 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 20 ;Do.St.Johndelliey,Lim. 15 11 12 111 4 shares 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 9 1 101 1 Clarendon Consols Min- Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 72 74 ing, Co. of Jamaica ... 1 --- d 264 Do. Chester guar.shares all 181 191 40 Cobra Copper all 36 38 37/ 13/ Do. do. do - Caplan° l6 10 12 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 2 Fortuna Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. r.•,u. No.l 100 - - 20 General all 23 24 Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 3 Linares all 91 10A Stock Do. NeW rue., 6p. ct... 100 - - 5 Lusitani an Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 1 IMariquita all i 41 I Stock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun- , 1 New Granada all - - eaton, sp. ct. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 20 Pont g ibaud Silver, Lead late 3d shares lOO 160 165 Mining; and Smelt.... all 4 5 121 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs all - - 5 Port P hili p 1 a 124 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. all - - 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 11 i Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 12:3 125 ' 28.2.81 United Mexican all 2 i 3 f 6 Do. £6 4% I gl" Stock Do. 31 per cent. 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all - - 124 Share Securities. Closing Business Do. 4 per cent ... - - Paid. Do. - - Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - - ----- Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ci. 100 139 141 Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 101 103 102 - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 114 115 1141 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 -1 / p - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Ang. 100 112 114 Stock Do. Leis. & Ilit.pref. st. 100 91 96 - Do. 0 pc.Mr. & Sep. 100 112 113 1 all 91 91 - N.8.G0v.9p.c. Ja. &Tidy 100 1111 1121 in c Newport,Aber,&c.p -et .5 "Ip. c. redeem, at p. with ) -- Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. - N. S.W. Gov. sp. e. Deb. 100 1021 1034 1021 3% option till 1866 all 11 / 111 - NovaScotirGov.6 p.c. St. 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares all 9 91 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1111 1121 1121 12 Stook Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB 46 100 - - - S.Aus.G t.6pc.,Tan&July 100 111 112 Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - -- 1121 1 , Stock Do. Way.ral.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - 1 Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 111 113 . - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - _ __ i Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dsk.Co. 100 - - - Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Closing I Badness Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 1 00 97 PS 971 Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. I Done. ____ _ 17 Do. do. do. - t - 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - - 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 .. 9 - -- 40 Australasia all - - 25 Po. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 4 d p 25 Bank of Egypt all 241 241 20 North Staffordshire . . all 231 231 1 00 Bank of Lo ndon 5O 45 47 • Stock Ox.Wr. & Wol. 6pc. li . tg 100 122 124 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua lOO 115 120 50 British North American all - - Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stkin perp 100 99 101 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 1% 1d 8/ O 81 Scottish Central, new pi all - - 100 City 5O 62 65 r Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 100 Colonial - - - , Stock Do. 34 per c. pref. stock 100 - --- 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - t Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. 100 - - 100 Commercial of London 2O - - d Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 - - 20 Eng., Soot., & Aus. Ch all 161 161 161 4 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 101 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all a 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. all - - 20 Lou.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 23 234 2311 34 3 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 50 London and County e Ann., 1.0.6) all 24 241 50 London Joint Stock •• . 10 - - 311 1 Stock Do .4-4 per cent lOO 102 101 100 London St Westminster. 20' - - 491 50 ' Stock Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is lOO 102 104 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - _ n Stock Do. New do., 2d issue lOO - - 20 Do. new .... . ......... 10 - - ~ Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO - - 25 - - 50 National-Bank ......... ) I Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO - - 20 New South Wales - - 471 1- 2o 8.-Yarksliire, 4 p.c. gua. all 1(11 171 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all - - 401 1 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. all 29 3021 21% 21i 20 Ottoman Bank 11 25 Do. 6 per cent all 33 34 Provincial of Ireand .. 25 - --- Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 10 6 percent.- all 49 51 51 10 Do. New all - - 30 ' 25 South Australia - - 3. - - - LINES LEASED AT FIXED lo all - 5 3 4 I 25 Do. New 20 Leasing Closing! Business 50 Un i o n of London lO -- —,)14 I Railways. Paid ,1 Co.'s. Price. I Done. 100 Unity Mutual 55 - -- 100 Western Bk of London' 50 214 211 d . , Zusiness done JS 7 4 814 281 8 24} 631 PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS-MARCH 16. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. tion. It would be difficult to overrate the import /vice of these discoveries, as it ,seems probable, to quote the words of Governor M'Donnell, that at least from 12,000 to 18,000 square miles of country, available hereafter for pastoral purposes, have been opened up by Mr. Stuart's explorations. One re sult of all these explorations is, that the shape of Lake Torrens has been entirely changed ; instead of preserving a horse-shoe form, as was supposed, it is found to be divided into several detached lakes. The reading of the paper was followed by a very animated discussion, in which the Chairman, Captain Sturt, 'the Bishop of Saun ders, Mr. Crawfurd, and Professor Owen, took part. The last speaker directed attention to the paucity of informatioß in the department of natural history in such explorations, which he attributed to the fact that the major part of the animals were of nocturnal habits; consequently search for them should be made during the night. Professor Owen also alluded to the peculiar provision in the Aus tralian type which enabled them in seasons of drought to convey their young to distant water holes. The President finally announced that the next meeting would be held on the Uth instant, when a paper by Sir J. Davis, "On the great Valley of the Yang-tse-Kiang before and after its occupation by the Chinese Rebels " would be read ; and in adjourning the meeting remarked that he had directed cards of invitation to his soirees on the 16th and 30th inst. to be issued to all the fel. lows, and that should any gentleman fail to receive one the omission was accidental, and he hoped to have the pleasure of seeing them at his house on those two occasions. -- - Order for second reading read ; motion made, and question proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time ;" amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " that" to the end of the question, in order to add the words " any amendment of the law relating to church-rates which should exempt persons contributing to the sup port of some other place of worship than the parish church from the payment of the rate, at the same time that the existing machinery for the support of the fabric of the Church of England should be continued in opera tion upon the members of her own communion, is worthy of the consideration of this house," instead thereof—ques tion proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out e stand part of the questio—amendment, by leave, with drawn—question again proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time"—amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day six months"—question put, '! That the word now' stand part of the question." The house divided. The tellers being come to the table, Sir John Trelawny, one of the tellers for the ayes ? , stated that Mr. Antrobus, member for Wilton, not having heard Ithe question put, had not voted—whereupon Mr. Speaker directed the hon. member for Wilton to come to the table, and again stated the question to him ; on which the hon. member declared himself with the ayes, and Mr. Speaker directed his vote to be added to the ayes. The tellers accordingly declared the numbers, Ayes 242, Noes 168. AYES-242. Adair, H. E. Foley, Hon. J. W. Onslow, Guildford Adeane, H. J. Forster, Charles Osborne, R. B. Agnew, Sir A. Fortescue, Hon. D. Paget, C. Alcock, T. Fortescue, C. S. Paxton, Sir J. Anderson, Sir J. Fox, W. J. Pechell, Sir G. Antrobus, E . Freestun. Col. W. Perry, Sir Thos. E. Ayrton, A. C. French, Fitzstephen Philips, Robert N. Bagshaw, R. J Garnett, W. J. Pigott, Francis Bailey, Crawahay Gibson, T. M. .- Pilkington, James Baines, M. T. Gilpin, C. Pinney, Wm. Baker, R. W. Glyn, G. C. Pugh, D. (Carmar.) Baring, H. B. Graham, Sir J. R. G. Ramsay, Sir Alex. Baring, Thos. Geo. Greene, Capt. J. Ramsden, Sir J. W Bass, M. T. Greenwood, J. Raynham, Viscount Baxter, W. E. Greer, S. McCurdy Rebow, J. G. Beale, Samuel Gregory, W. H. Ricardo, 0. Beamish, F. B. Gregson, S. Rich, H. Beaumont, W. B. Grenfell, C. P. Ridley, G. Berkeley, F. H. F. Grenfell, C. W. Robartes, T. J. A. Berkeley, Capt. F.W Greville, Col. F. Roebuck, J. A. Biggs, John Grey, Ralph W. Roupell, W. Black, Adam Gurney, Samuel Rothschild,Baron L Blake, J. A. Hadfield, Geo. Rothschild,Baronli Bonham-Carter, J. Hall, Rt. Hn. Sir B. Russell, Hastings Bouveric,Rt.lion. E. Hamilton, Captain Russell, A. J. E. Bouverie, Hon. P. P. Hattbury, R., jun. St. Aubyn, J. Brand, H. B. W. Hankey, Thomson Salisbury, E. G. Bright, J. Hardcastle, .Tos. A. Salomons,Ald Briscoe, J. I. Harris; John D. Samuelson, Berman Brocklehurst, John liartington,Marquis Schneider, H. W. Brown, James Hatchell, John ! - Scholefield, W. Bruce, H. A. Headlam, Thos. E. Scrape, G. P. Buchanan, W. Heneage, G. Stdio, R. D. Buckley Maj.-Gen. Hodgson, K. Shelley , Sir J. V. Bury, Viscount Holland, E. Sheridan, H. B. Butler, C. S. Horsman, E. Slaney, R. A. Byng, Hon. G. 11. C. Howard, Hon. C. Smith, J. A. Calthorpe, F. H. Hutt, W. Smith, R. Vernon Campbell, R. J. R.. Ingram, H. Smith, A. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Jackson, W. Smith, Sir J. M. F. Cavendish, Hon. W. James, Edwin Smyth, John G. Clay, James Jervoise, Sir J. Somerville, Sir M. Clifford, J. C. Johnstone, Sir J. Stanley, Lord Clifford, H. M. Keating, Sir H. ' Stanley, Hon. W. Cobbett, J. M. Kershaw, J. Stapleton, J. Codrington, C. W. King, Hon. P. Steel, John Coke, Lt.CI.W.C.W. Kinglake, A. W. Stuart, Lord P. J. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Stuart, Lt.-Col. J. Coningham, Wm. Kinnaird, Hon. A. Sykes, Col. W. M. Cowper, W. I'. Kirk, W. T hompson,Maj-Gen Cotterell, Sir H. G. Knatchbull-Huges. Thornely, T. Cowan, Charles Labouchere, H. Thornhill, W. P. Craufurd, E. H. 3. Langston, J. H. Tomline, G. Crossley, Frank Langton, H. G. Trueman, C. Dal,glish, Robert Laslett W. Turner, J. A. Davey, Richard Levinge, Sir R.G.A. Villiers, lit. Hon. C. Deasy, Richard Lindsay, W. S. Vivian, H. H. Denison, W. H. F. Locke, J. Vivian, Hon. J. C. Dent, John Dent Locke, Jos. Walter, John De Vere, S. E. Luce, T. Watkins, J. L. V. Devercux, J. T. McCarthy, A. Weguelin, T. M. Dillwyn, Lewis L. McEvoy, E. 'Western, T. S. Dodson, John G. Maguire, J. F. Westhead, J. Duff, M. E. Mainwaring, T. Whatman. J. Duff, M. L. G. 3i a a r rj s ri al brk, D. C. Whitbread , S. s Duke, Sir James White, J. Dunbar, Sir Wm. Martin, C. W. Marshall, W. Wickham, H. W. Duncan Viscount Martin, P. W. Willco x, B. M. Duncombe, T. S. Martin J. Williams, W. Dundas, Frederick Massey, W. N. Willoughby, Sir li. Dunlop, A. M. Matheson, A. Wilson, J. Egerton, E. C. Melgund, Visct. Winnington, Sir T. Ellice, lit. lion. E. Mills, T. Wood, Rt Hn. Sir C. Ellice, E., jun. Mitchell, T. A. Wood, W. Elliot, Hon. J. E. Moffatt. G. Woo ds, Henr y Evans, Sir De L. Monsen, Rt. Hn. W. Wortley,'Rt Hn J. S. Evans, T. W. Monson, W. J. Wyld, James Ewart, William Morris, D. Young, A. W. Ewing, H. E. C. Napier, Sir C. Finlay, A. S. Nicoll, D. TELLERS. Fitzgerald, J. D. Norreys, Sir C. Trelawny, Sir J. S. ! Fitzroy. Rt. Hon H. Norris, J. T. Cox. Wm. NOES-168. Adderley, C. B. Card, R. S. Moody, C. A. Akroyd, Edward Gladstone, W. E. Morgan, C. 0. S. Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Goddard, A. L. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Baillie, Charles Graham, Lord Wm. Naas, Rt. Hn. Lord Baillie, 11. J. Greaves, Edward Neeld, .1. Bernard, Lieut.-Col Griffith, C. D. Newdegate, C. N. Barrow, W. IL Grogan, Edward Newport, Visct. Bathurst. A. A. Gurney, John H. Nisbet. R. P. Beach, W. W. B. Haddo, Lord Noel, Hon. G. J. Beecroft, G. S. Hall, Maj.-Gen., J. North, J. S. Bennet, Capt. P. Hamilton, Lord C. Northcote, Sir S. IT. Bentinck, G. W. P. Hanbury, Captain Ossulston, Lord Beresford, W. Handley, John Packe, C. W. Blackburn, P. Hardy, Gathorne Pakenham, T. H. Boldero, Lt.-Col. Henley, J. Pakington, Sir J. S Botfield, Beriah Henniker, Lord Palmer, R. Bramley-Moore, J. Herbert, S. Patten, J. W. Bramston, T. W. Hodgson, W. Peel, Rt. Hon. J. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Hopwood, J. T. Pennant, Hon. E. G. Bruce, C. L. C. Hornby, W. IL Pevensey, Viscount Burghley, Lord Hotham, Gen. Lord Philips, John Henry Burrell, Sir C., Bt. Hudson. G. Pugh, D. (Mont.) Cairns, Sir H., Hume, W. Puller, C. W. Calcraft, T. H. Ingestre, Viscount Robertson, P. F. Carden, Ald. Sir R. Johnstone, lion. H. Rust, J. Cartwright, Col. H. Johnstone, J. .T. H. Scott, Hon. F. Cecil. Lord R. Jolliffe, Sir W. Scott, Major E. Child, Smith *MUM, Capt. IT. Seymer, H. K. Christy, S. Jones, D. Shirley, E. P. Churchill, Lord A. Kekewich, S. Sibthorp, G. T. W Close, M. C. Kendall, N. Smollett, A. Cobbold, , ,Tohn C. Kerrison, Sir E. Spooner, R. Codrington, Sir W. King, J. K. Stirling, Wm. ' Cole, Hon. H. A. Knatchbull, W. Steuart, A. Cole, J. L. Kniglit, F. Stewart. Sir M. R. Corry, H. T. L. Knightley, R. Sturt, H. G. Cross, R. A. Knox, Lt.-C01.8.W. Taylor, Lt.-Col. T. Curzon, Viscount Knox, Major W. S Tollemache, John Davison, Richard Langton, W. H.P.G. Trefnsis, lion. C. H. Disraeli, Benjamin Lefroy, A. Trollope, Sir John Drummond, Henry Legh, G. C. Vance. John Du Cane, Chas. Lennox, Lord A. F. Vansittart, G. H. buncombe, Rear Ad. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Vansittart, Wm. buncombe, 0. Lisburne, Earl of Verner, Sir Wm. Du I're, C. G. Lockhart. A. E. Wadding - ton, H. P. East, Sir J. B. lovitine, Lord Walcott, Adm. J. E. Edwards, Major H. Lyell, G. Walpole, S. H. Egerton,Wilbraham Lygon, Hon. F. Walsh, Sir J. B. Elcho Lord Macartney, E. welby, W. E. Elmley, Viscount 11ialins, R., Whitmore, H. Emlyn, Viscount Manners. Ld J. J.R. Wyndham, Gen. H. Estcourt, T. S. March, Earl of Wynn, Lt-Col II W. Farquhar, Sir W. Maxwell, Lt.-Col.J. Wynne. W. W. E. Fellowes E d war d Miles, W. Yorke,Hon. E. T. • Ferguson, Sir R. A. Miller, T. J. TELLERS. Forester, Col. G. C. Mills, A. Deedes, Wm. Foster, Sir G. golnery, Sir G. Hope, A. Mont RS. Against. For. Hon. F. Tolle mache ...... Mr. Bovill Mr. j. H. Foley Mr. Farnham Mr.B.Willyams Mr. Franklyn Mr. F. North Mr. Percy Ld. Grosvenor Sir P. Egerton Mr. Bazley Ld.A.Tempest Mr. W. Foster Earl of Lincoln Mr. J. Ewart Capt. Annesley Colonel Tynte Lord Newark Mr. Lowe Mr. Stanhope Mr. Trail! Mr. He ton Sgt. Kinglake Mr. Holford Mr. Marsh Mr. I'. Nisbet Col. Biddulph Mr. J. Hardy. Mr. Mellor Col. Gilpin Mr. Sheridan Mr. D. Darner Mr. Cogan Mr. Alexander Mr. Wyvill Sir E. Hayes Lord E. Bruce Mr. Cavley Mr. G. Glyn Mr. J. 'Warre Mr. G. Clive Mr. 0. Gore Lord C. Paget Lord Dalkeith Mr. Tite Mr. S. Booth For. Mr. Russell (Limerick) Col. Forde Mr. J. B. Smith Col. Somersel Mr. Feuwick Mr. Paull Against. Mr. C. Fitzwil liam Lord Galway Mr. Pryse Mr. Bruen Mr. Bland Mr. Dobbs Col. White Mr. Cooper Mr. Mostyn Sir W. Heath cote. Mr. Foljambe Sir M. Lopes Capt. Mangles Mr. Collin s Mr. Cheetham Lord E. Hill Mr. Talbot Mr.M'Clintock Ld, Cantlerosse Mr. Macaulay Mr. Caird Col. Williams Mr. Mackinnon, Jun. Capt. Gray Sir M. Cholme ley Mr. S. Miller Mr. W. P. Price Mr. J. W. Dod L Mr. It. Craw ford Mr. Baring ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. A numerously attended meeting of this society was held on Monday evening at Burlington-house, Sir It. Murchison, president in the chair. Among those present were—his Excellency Count Platen, Viscount Strangford, Generals d'Oxholm, Pollock, and Portlock ; Professor Owen, the Bishop of Perth, AdMiral Sir G. Back, Sir T. Fremantle, Sir J. Kay Shuttleworth, Sir W. C. Trevelyan, Sir T. Phillips, Col. Sotheby, Copts. Sturt and Clark, R.E., the Master of Clare College, Archdeacon Raymond, Drs. Booth, Bernays, Fisher, Fitton, Kinkel, Ogle, and Purcell; Messrs. Babbage, Staveley, Crawfurd, Tennant, Osborne Smith, Brooking, Arrowsmith, Findlay, &c. ; Capt. IL Harris, R. Baikie, H. D. Jencken, H. Loch, and A. B. Warre, were elected fellows. The paper read was, " Explorations in South Australia," by Messrs. Babbage, Warbur ton, Stuart, and others, communicated by the Right Hon. Sir E. B. Lytton, Secretary for the Colonies. The accounts of the above-mentioned explorations were embodied in several voluminous documents, ex tracts from which were read. The discoveries of Mr. Babbage were confined to the tract between Lakes Gairdner and Torrens ; he, however, followed to the western shore of the latter lake to about lat. 30 deg. S., where it terminates, and proceeded northward, meeting with a lake which he named Gregory. Major Warburton examined the south-west shores of Lake Gairdner, returned by Coeyana (near Sbleaky Bay) on the 'west, and then pursued an easterly direction to Port Augusta ; starting from that place nothwards in search of Babbage he fol lowed his track to Lake Gregory, where they met. Mr. Stuart, the companion of Captain Sturt, in his memorable expedition to the Central Desert in 1845, started with only one white and a black man, five horses, and a scanty supply of provisions, from Elizabeth Camp (31 10 . deg. S.), proceeded northerly to lat. 29 20 deg., where be crossed a large gum creek in which fish were seen, and continued in a north-west direction, passing several other gum creeks, taking their rise in the long range named, by Governor Sir R. M'Donnell, Stuart Range; their range extends in a south-west direction, broken more or less here and there, but still form ing a continuous water-parting from along the west shore of Lake Torrens to lat. 28 deg. S, and long. 133 deg. E. He then struck a westerly course for 40 miles over a good country with plenty of grass, turning then south-westerly , afterwards southerly, to Denial bay on the coast, and thence to Port Augusta, pursuing throughout a zigzag course. Mr. Stuart penetrated in a straight line 240 miles to the west of Mr. Babbage's camp at the Elizabeth, hav ing traversed by various routes nearly four degrees of longitude and three of latitude north of that posi- THE lONIAN ISLANDS. The following is the Tpeech of his Excellency the Lord High Commissioner to the Most Noble the Legislative Assembly of the said States, on the Ist of March, 1859 : " Mr. President and Gentlemen, "I call together the Parliament on the day re• ferred to in the Constitutional Charter for its assembly. " It would have been more convenient to me, and probably also to the members of the Legislature, who have been so lately summoned to a special Session, to have deferred until a later period of the biennium the meeting of Parliament for the de spatch of ordinary business. But I have been de sirous not to lengthen the period during which ar rangements could be made only by a provisional authority for part of the public expenditure. " I cannot, therefore, permit any time to elapse without submitting for the consideration and ap• proval of the Legislative Assembly the extraordi nary expenditure to be incurred in these States during the ordinary recess of Parliament. " I recommend to the earliest attention of the Legislative Assembly the Budget which will be laid on the table by the most illustrious the Senate. " I am most anxious to visit and minutely in spect for myself, not only the public departments and institutions of the country at Corfu, the seat of Government, but at the other islands forming the Septinsular State. "It is my . intention to devote a considerable period to this important duty, to put myself in per sonal communication with all classes of the com munity, to inquire into the real wants of the country, and to endeavour to accomplish the anxious wish of my heart. the happiness and welfare of the lonian people." The President of the Assembly, Sir Dionysius Count Flamburiani, then addressed his Excellency as follows : " Excellency, " As the Speaker of the house, I cannot give a specific reply to your Excellency's speech before the Assembly pronounces its decision. "In the meanwhile, we rejoice at meeting your Excellency on this the first day of the Second Session of the present Parliament. " I shall have the honour of announcing to your Excellency the day on which I shall be able to present to you the reply of the Assembly." FR 0111 THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MARCH 14. His Majesty the King of Portugal and the Alg,arves, having conferred upon his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and upon his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, the Insignia of a Grand Cross of his Ancient, Most Noble, and Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword, the Queen has been graciously yleased to grant to their Royal High nesses her permission to accept and wear the same. WHITEHALL, Mlncrt 10. The Queen has.been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed, under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing the Right Honourable Edward Geoffrey, Earl of Derby; the Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli ; Thomas Edward Taylor, Esq. ; Henry Whitmore, Esq. ; and Peter Black burn, Esq. ; to be Commissioners for executing the offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. DOWNING-STREET, MAncn 14. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major-General Robert Henry Wynward, C. 8., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 11. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Johann Philipp Schneider as Consul at Calcutta for the Free Han seatic City of Hamburgh. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCh 15. Notice is hereby given, that the Earl of Malmesbury has appointed John Elliott Hyndman, Esq.. to be agent, at Dublin, for the issue of Foreign-office Passports ; and J. Williams, Esq., to to be Agent, at Bath, for the same pur. pose. CROWN OFFICE, MARdi 12. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR. LIAMENT. County of Northumberland, Northern Division—The Right Hon. Algernon George Percy, commonly called Lord Loraine, Vice-President of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations. MARCH 1.5. County of Stirling—Peter Blackburn, Esq., one of the Commissioners for executing the office of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, 'MARCH 15. 13th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant the Hon. James C. Dormer to be Captain, by purchase, vice W. A. M. Cunynghame, who retires ; Ensign Alured F. Cuning hame to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dormer. MEMORANDA. An examination of candidates fordirect commissions will be held at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, on 13th April, and following days. The next competitive examination of candidates for ad mission to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich will be held at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, at ten o'clock, on Tuesday, the sth July, and following days. Gentlemen who wish to present themselves on that occa sion should notify their intention to the Military Secretary at the Horse Guards before the Ist of June. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 10. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Joseph Hamilton Maskery to be Adjutant. ADMIRALTY, - Mulct' 11. Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant Charles Lanyon Owen to be First Lieutenant, vice Rybot, placed on half -pay. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Cavalry Cornet the Honourable Frederick Byron to be Captain, vice Henry George Sutton, resigned ; Henry Lyre, Gent., to be Comet, vice Byron, promoted ; Thomas Frederic Burnaby, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Cook, resigned. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—Wm. Alber Dixon, Gent , to be Ensign, vice Croft, promoted. sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Charles Randall, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Fraser, resigned. MEMORANDUM.-2d or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex Militia—The commission held by Ensign Henry Musgrave Fuller, has been cancelled. BANKRUPTS. David Chinery, Africanmerchant, Ampton-place, Gray's inn -road, to surrender March 25 and April 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Walker, shoemaker, York, March 31 and April 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. John Crackoell, licensed victualler, Enfield, March 28, and April 2, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Peter Foran, grocer, Birmingham, March 2 5 and April 15, at eleven, at the, Birmingham District Court. James Lcvingston, cotton dealer, Liverpool, March 28 and April 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Reginald Woodcock, ironmonger, Weymouth, March 28 and May 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court John Cleasby, innkeeper, Eccles, Lancashire, March 31 and April2l, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Samuel K.uttner and Robert Clubley White, ship owners, Kingston-upon-Hull, March 80 and April 20, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Alfred Marchant, clothier, Maidstone, March 28, at twelve, and May 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. David Dodds, mason, Kelso. Alexander Bell Teller, merchant, Ayr. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Titis DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 171 11 17f Antwerp Brussels — 25 30 25 35 Hamburgh Faris Ditto Marseilles — 25 30 25 373 Frankfort on Maine — 11 7 1181 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 351 35 Madrid Cadiz — 49 49- Leghorn — 29 7 5 29 85 G en oa — 25 45 25 523 Naples Palermo 3201 1 -- Messina l2O . 120.- -- Lisbon 3 521 Oporto Rio Janeiro New York E.I. C 26 Ws. House bis. 691, Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 241 Bombay ditto ...... —26 i Madras ditt0........ 26 2 2A East India Company s Bills drawn, from the 24th ult. to the Bth inst. Bertxal Madras Bombay.. LO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £0 0 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standarcl)....per cz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars „ 0 5 0 1 Silver in Bare (Standard) n the ild— had t last ;, re- Dr Fort know ith any • on the 1 world. for the aia and in with During ing. I d-dress al with it." 3 head stom of r of the Indian f board in order )reheact, , bound e board front of as being his pro is mud y which red that ,r at the i this is h great ;infants seem ressure. loved, 'rom the ressure, bility is oned by sense of seem to ad ehil st other lect. Oa red fully )W their n among es, look- Lg . round ;uishing-, s intro- was en or of my atered of Ls I was usly dis apposing admit all ning till inlayson the head. xl at the from his s at Fort lattery, rery glad ,nd I int a little I had so. gised, by him how of going t he wil e had felt so many a sketch s private tte unfor )ob Astor 's Island, He was ms to her w having p. It was elancholy ,d enter d through coneln. iticipate ill again the lives CITY acks. Pledging 1 or imtv s under )romisca bills of ed to do apply to 5011citOr• wit?i all qu alitY Ls lim Rea' ,y 9, cur. I,bly faro lowly, at t, on Or" for theo Flour• 474 115 sll° 1310 4s 10 d ; Od to 411 s of 1.1 is lima' THIS DA Y'S SHIPPING. LoNnorr, March 16.—Wind this day at noon N W • • moderate breeze and cloudy. QUEENSTOWN, March 15.—Wind S.W.—A rr i ve d— Americana from Callao for Glasg ow. JERSEY, March 13.—Wind S.W., very strong—Arrived •---Eliza, from Bristol. PORTSMOUTH March 15.--Wind N.W.—Arrived— Theodore Duca, 'from Dieppe for Newfoundland ; Her Ma jesty's steamer Leopard, from the Eastward. Sailed—. Diligence, for the Eastward. PLYMOUTH, March 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Earl of Hardwicke, from London for Bombay. (BY 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH• SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning• Wind N.W• Arrived—Clemenee, from Cherbourg. Sailed—Georges, La Poule, and Le Coq, for Cherbourg ; Isabella Croll, steamer, for Cardiff. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.N.W., fresh. . • Arrived, March 15 —Mangy ttan, from New York ; Pelican, screw steamer, from Rotterdam; Bessie, from Smyrna; Argyle, from Marbour Grace. Arrived, March IC.—Gondar, from Charleston; Glance, from Nantes ; Armenius, from Paimboeuf. Off.—Webster; Braganza, screw steamer, and Mass. SUBMA,RINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GitAvEsi.ND, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.N.W., tide five hours' flood, weather clear. Arrived, March 15.—Purveyor, from Venice; Sirino, from Memel. Arrived, March 16.—Furet and Neptune, from Grave lines ; Sarah Black, from Alexandria ; Leonne, from Gravelines ; Aspberry, from Bruges. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. by N. • moderate. Passed. — Symmetry, from Musquash ; Pudsoy Dawson, from Calcutta; Sir James , from Singapore—all for London Sailed.—Coitrser, for fondon. Anchored.—Flandre, from Lagoon do Triminds, for Antwerp, with loss of anchor and elm!11: on the French Cetus; on the 14th inst. ~. ; I MISCELLANEOUS , Share ) Migetllancious. LO Anglo-Mexican Mint 10 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Z 5 Australian Agricultural LO Australian Royal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at 25 dis 50 British American Laud 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 20 Do. C 00 Canada Land 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) tock Cop.Min.otEng.&Smitg 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam tock Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. & Anat. Cop.St.Co. 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel. 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) 20 Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim 15 G e . Steam Navigation. 20 London Discount ' 4 Loncl.Gen. Omnibus Co. 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Mm.)' 25 National Discount C 0... 10 Netherlands Land 10 Do do 5 Do Bp.c.l'ref.,iss.at ldis 100 N.l•lr.&NovaScotiaL and 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) 20 North of Europe Steam 1 Oriental Gas . 1 Do. New Shares 75 Peel River Land & Min 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 1 00 Royal Mail Steam . . 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 25 South Australian Land. 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. 1 Do. do Registered ..... 20 'Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. Can. 100 iVala Diemen's Land Paid.l Closingprice. 13 14 220 250 32 34 21 31 36 38i 19 21 14 15 128 133 g 10 24 25 if lo 4 5 1103 104 par p it (1 la a 12 5 5 I di all all all 15s. all all 1 2 1 14 1 i 1 die par 2i 3 644 854 13 134 I); 234 24 7 7f 62 64 1124 125 34 374 all all all all 5 28i 0 31 THIRD EDITION. SUS OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Findhorn Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—East Suffolk Railway, Lands Improve ment Company, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Markets and Pier, the Salford Borough (No. 2 ) , a n d the'Ecton and Welton Exchange Bills, were read a second time and ordered to be committed. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented praying for the esta blishment of Intermediate Schools between the Upper and Lower Schools in Ireland; for the separation of certain Poor-law Unions; from a Chamber of Commerce, in favour of Lord John Russell's Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill, by Lord John Russell; from various places to the same effect, for the adoption of Vote by Ballot and Extension of the Suffrage ; against the Government Reform Bill ; for the repeal of the hop duty, &c., &c. TRAMWAYS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for the house going into committee on this bill, Sir ROBERT FERGUSON said that he wished the bill to go through committee pro forma and be reprinted. The bill was accordingly committed pro forma and the house resumed. - ------- BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. BAINES said that the strongest feeling prevailed in the district which he represented in favour of the bill, which he believed, with some alterations that might be made in committee, would remedy the evils which were admitted to exist, and which were the ground of com p laint from one end o f the country to the other. From the state ment of one of the Commissioners in Bankruptcy, it ap peared that there was a waste of no less than 50 per cent. of the assets of the bankrupt. There was also a strong feeling in favour of abolishing the difference between bank rupts and insolvents, and the complications of the present law, which this bill would effect. The bill proposed to do away with no less than 20 acts of Parliament on the subject, and consolidate into ono act of Parliament the whole statute law. The measure further proposed to faci • litate voluntary arrangements which were most difficult at present, and also to reduce the expenses attendant on bank ruptcy and insolvency proceedings. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL concurred in a consi derable degree with the remarks of the hon. member. With regard to the principle of the bill, he thought there was no doubt they would receive the sanction of the house. With regard to some points there was much difference of opinion, and he suggested that after the second reading of the bill it should not be proceeded with further until the bill in the House of Lords came down to this house, and then both measures would be before hon. members. Mr. VANCE approved of the bill generally, and parti cularly that part of it which related to dealing with the effects of a deceased bankrupt ; but he objected to the pre • ference given to friendly societies over other creditors. He was also opposed to some other parts of the bill. Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD agreed with the leading principle of the bill, and particularly with the provision which proposed to terminate the difference between bank rupts and insolvents, and to do away with that nuisance — the Insolvent Court as separated from the Bankrupt Court. Mr. W. CRAWFORD said that a large and influential meeting had been held in the City of London on this subject, and a committee was appointed to investigate the merits of the bill of the Lord Chancellor and that of Lord John Russell. That committee comprised a number of those engaged in trade, and they came to the resolution that the former ought to be rejected, and the latter adopted, as being a great benefit to the commercial community. Mr. COWAN approved of the bill, and expressed a hope that a provision would be introduced by the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) to prevent fraudulent debtors flying from their creditors and evading their just claims by becom ing nominally traders in Scotland, and availing themselves of the Scotch laws. Mr. MOFFATT approved of some portions of the bill, but objected to others, and considered that it should be referred to a select committee. Mr. AKROYD supported the bill, and considered the present bankrupt law was quite inoperative. He was anxious, however, to see some provision made by which an examination might take.place Into the character of a bank rupt who was not able to pay the whole of his debts. He thought such provisions were necessary to protect the com mercial community against those who engaged in gambling in trade. Mr. ITEADLAM and Mr. CROSSLEY supported the bill. Lord J. RUSSELL said he was happy to perceive that the bill was so favourably received by the house, and he had no objection to adopt the suggestion of the Attorney- General, by not proceedinn , further with the bill after its present stage until the other bill was before the house.' He would almost despair of success if the bill were referred to a select committee, and he thought, considering the consti tution of, the house and the assistance they would receive from the learned Attorney-General, that they were quite competent to decide on a bill of this description. There was no political principle involved in the measure, and they must admit that it was of great importance to a commercial coun try like this, where, he was sorry to say, gambling existed to a large extent, that the principle of the bankruptcy laws should be settled. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day fortnight. REGISTRATION OF COUNTY VOTERS (SCOT LAND) BILL. Sir E. COLBROOKE moved the second reading of this bill. The LORD ADVOCATE said that as the bill could be fully considered in committee, the Government would not oppose the second reading. If the Government Reform Bill passed the second reading, it was proposed to bring in the Scotch Reform Bill before Easter. ELECTIONS, &c., BILL. On the motion of Mr. COLLINS, this bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed pro forma to morrow. LUNATIC POOR (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for going into committee'on this bill, Colonel GREVILLE moved that the house resolve itself into such committee this day six months. He strongly objected to the bill, which had widely de parted from the recommendations of the committee on this subject. He strongly objected to the bill, as introducing the principle of taxation without repre sentation, and to different other provisions. Lord NAAS deprecated the opposition given to the bill at this stage, when its principle was discussed on the second reading. He contended that the bill carried out the spirit, and, in the important points, the letter, of the report of the committee. He defended the composition of the com mittee, which could not be accused of any partiality towards the political party of which he was a member. The prin ciple of the bill was to vest the appointments in the grand jury, who he considered were the best fitted to exercise this duty. The Government had adopted the recommendation of the committee as to the propriety of removing lunatics from gaols and workhouses to lunatic asylums, where they would receive proper medical treatment. To show the necessity for making additional provision for the poor on this subject, ho would mention that no less than 3,500 lunatic poor in Ireland were without proper accommoda tion. It was to be hoped that these asylums would re ceive, in addition to paupers, persons who could contribute something towards their support, but could not avail them selves of private lunatic asylums, which in Ireland were very costly. In fact, with the exception of the appoint ment of a central body, they had carried out the recom mendations of the commission. He quoted the authority of the report in question to show that there was the greatest necessity for the amendment of lunatic asylums in Ireland. The instructions of the privy council were systematically disregarded, and the management of these institutions was at variance with that adopted in the modern management of such asylums. It appeared that there were 530 gover nors of lunatic asylums in Ireland, of whom only 276 last year attended, and the fact was that these institutions were generally managed by two or three persons residing on the spot. Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD said that the motion of the gallant member would throw out the bill, and as he con sidered they were called on to legislate on the subject he would suggest to him to withdraw it, and he (Mr. Fitz gerald) would bring forward the motion which stood on the paper in his name. He strongly objected to different pro.. visions of the bill, and in the first instance to the power it proposed to confer on the Lord Lieutenant, the power of erecting lunatic asylums without even consulting the grand juries. He contended the principle involved in that provi sion would not be tolerated in this country, and he strongly recommended the formation of a 'central board to have a controlling power in reference to this matter. He considered that a select committee would be the most proper body to refer the bill to, instead of submitting the details to a committee of the whole house, who could not carry out the necessary alterations with the same efficiency. Colonel GREVILLE said he would consent to the withdrawal of his moticn. The motion was-accordingly withdrawn. Mr. FITZGERALD then moved that the bill be referred to a select committee ; that it be an instruction to the com mittee that they have power to make provision that the costs, charges, and expenses of providing for and maintain ing the lunatic poor in Ireland shall be raised by a rate or rates to be made, assessed, and levied in the same manner as the rates for the relief of the destitute poor under the Irish Poor Relief Acts. Mr. BRADY supported the amendment. He did not wish to throw the bill out, but ato improve it so as to ren der it efficient in dealing with question of such vast im portance. Sir W. SOMERVILE also supported the amendment. Col. FRENCH trusted the noble lord (Lord Naas) would agree to the course suggested in the amendment. Mr. OSBORNE considered the bill was so defective that he did not think could be' ever made a good measure. He strongly objected to the power conferred by the bill on grand jurors, who were a fugitive body, and were elected by the high sheriff, himself a fugitive official. Besides, there was no security that the whole grand jury system might not be abolished, and then they would have to confer the power in question tonter body. He urF9d on fort noble lord (Lord Naas) accede . to the proposition for referring the bill to a select committee. Mr. GREGORY advocated the bill being referred to a select committee. Lord NAAS said the hon. member for Ennis misrepre sented one provision of the bill, namely, giving an absolute power to the executive to erect lunatic asylums without the authority of grand juries. That was the state of the law at !present; but he proposed that grand juries should have the power to appear before the lord lieutenant to show ground a ,, ainst the erection of lunatic asylum in their locality. He would accede to the wish of the Irish members, a nd consent to the b ill bein g re ferred to a s e l ec t committee. but ho trusted that legislation on the subject this session would not be shelved. After some further discussion, Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD said that he would not move the instruction to the committee, as he understood it would be informal to do so. After a few words from Mr. M'EvoY and Lord C. HAMILTON, the motion for referring the bill to a select committee was agreed to. OATHS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. S. ESTCOURT said he considered that there should be some explanation given by the hon. member who intro duced the - bill. lie supposed that the object of the hon. member was to restore the declaration of abjuration taken by Quakers, which was affected by the act of the house last session. Mr. BOUVERIE said the object of the bill was y simpl t o restore Quakers, in regard to the declara tion they were to make, to the same position they were in prior to the act alluded to. Der,BENTINCK could not tee how Quakers could make any objection to the words in the declaration of ab juration. The house then went into committee. On clause 1 there was some discussion, in which Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Gilpin, Mr. Sotheron Este ourt, and Mr. Henley took part, but it was ultimately agra d to. The remaining clauses were also agreed to, and the :louse resumed RECREATION GROUND BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. ST. JAMES BADDESLEY BILL. Mr. S. ESTCOURT said that the only object of this bill was to render valid marriages which had been performed in a place of which it was discovered was not duly licensed. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS BILL. On the motion for the consideration of this bill as amended, Mr. AYRTON moved that the bill be re•committed. Mr. CROSS said that the object of the bill was to remedy certain abuses that existed in the present system. Mr. TURNER supported the bill, and could speak from experience of the benefit it would extend to Manchester. Sir G. B. PECIIELL supported the amendment. After a tew words from Mr. Knatchbull-Rugessen. Mr. S. Estcourt, Mr. Collins, Mr. W. Williams, and Mr. Ridloy, the amendment was withdrawn. A clause was then added, and some discussion ensued as to the 6th clause, which was eventually struck out. Sonic minor alterations were also agreed to. The bill then passed through committee, and was ordered to be reprinted, with the amendments. MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. MARINE MUTINY BILL. This bill was also read a third time and passed. COUNTY COURTS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. This bill was brought in by Sir S. NORTHCOTE, and read a first time. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS AND REGISTRIES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a first time. VICTORIA (LONDON) DOCIM This bill Was read a first time. The house then adjourned. WARWICK RACES. (THIS DAY). [Er ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] DEBDALE STAKES. Mr. Sykes Cliff Pigeon . Lothario Broadway Swell TWO-YEAR OLD STAKES Cheesecake Oxford White Rose Twelve ran. Won by half a length WARWICK HANDICAP. Yellow Rose Supple Jack Night Ranger Seven ran. Won by a length and a half. £59 HANDICAP PLATE. Lancaster Cynthia The Poet Six ran. BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Gladiolus 9to 1 agst Mutineer 13 to 1 agst Shafto 13 to 1 agst Little Agnes 14 to 1 agst Harraton 15 to 1 agst Precions Steno 16 to 1 agst Rio 20 to 1 agst Yellow Rose CHESTER Cur. 40 to 1 agst Jordan AnrivED.—linight of the Shire, Piff Paff, and Bandboy FARMERS' PLATE (YESTERDAY). The pedigree of Vertumnus wrong; Wroxton receives the stakes. RACING FIXT MAIL Coventry .. 22 I Ari Croxton Park Shrewsbury Spring Ludlow Spring 7 Thirsk Spring York Spring • l2 Chester Spring Newmarket 1' S 9 Doncaster Spring Shrewsbury 17 Salisbury l9 JRES FOR 1859. Northampton 29 Epsom Spring 15 Durham 25 Newmarket Craven 25 Catteriek .Y. Ludlow 19 Bath 24 Harpenden o - Epsom Summer 3l MR. WHITWORTH'S GUN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,--Would you allow me an opportunity of correcting the impression which I find has got abroad, that cannon made by me have failed in practice? As this impression may, perhaps be strengthened by the report of the observations made in the House of Commons last week, I feel myself called upon to stats the facts that have given rise to reports which arc really without. foundation. My experiments have fo_ some time past been mainly directed to the subject of rifled small arms; but, as the system which I have adopted is equally applicable to ordnance of all sizes, I bored and rifled several pieces of cannon, which were supplied to me in the solid by the Government. Some of these were brass guns. which have stood the teat of continued firing, and three were of cast iron, which have burst. For the strength of these guns I was in no degree responsible; they were the ordinary pieces made for the smooth-bored cannon used in the service, and proved too weak to bear the strain of firing long rifled projectiles. 1 should most certainly not have undertaken to rifle them if I had foreseen, or could have supposed that their failure, which was caused by want of strength, would have been imputed to my system of rifling. Being dethrous of immediately rendering all the aid I could to the service, I considered the experi ment, of rifling the pieces, as they are ordinarily supplied, worthy of being tried, and I think I may venture to state that their trial has furnished re sults of no inconsiderable importance. All the guns rifled by me belonged to and were at the time at the disposal of the War Depart ment. I had not the means of firing cannon at long ranges, but I hoped to have been furnished with the results of experiments that would have enabled me to form correct. conclusions. I hope, soon, however, to be enabled to make trial of two guns which, on my own responsibility, I am constructing of the requisite strength, and which, I doubt not, will fully realise the expectations en tertained by those who witnessed the first experi ments in April, 1856, with the 24-pounder brass , howitzer which I bored and rifled. At that time pro . jectiles,varying from twoto six diametem in length, having quick rotary motion, were fired with great ' success.—l am, sir, yours most obediently, JOSEPH WHITWORTH. Manchester, March 14. THE IRISH SECRET SOCIETIES.—The trial of the prisoners on a charge of conspiracy against the CroWn, which has occupied the Court for some days at Tralee, was brought to a conclusion, for the present at least, yesterday. The July were unable to agree in theirverdict, and the trial was postponed till March 30. The jury were discharged. PUGILISM. —JOSEPH NOLAN, OF BIRMINGHAM, AND JOHN HICKS, OF LONDON, Fon £loo.—The contest between these men took place yesterday. Nolan was the victor. CHURCH RATES.—A contest took place at Bahl Ardsley, near Wakefield, on Saturday last, for a church rate in this parish, which terminated by a majority of 22 in favour of the rate. " I say, Sambo, does you know the key to de prosperity of de Sour?" " Rey to prosperity of de Souf —big words, Juno ; guess you must hab been eating massa's dickshunary. Golly, I ain't lamed nuff to answe r dat." " Well, chile, 'tis de darkey." THE BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILLS. — A meeting of merchants and other traders took place to day, Mr. It. W. Crawford, M.P. in the chair , up on the question of the amendment of 'the law of bankruptcy. At a meeting in November last a committee was appointed to consider the bills introdncrd into Parliament by the Lord Chancellor and Lord John Russell. After a care ful examination of the provisions of the two Acts, pps Russell's scheme, ch e they me, the committee are of opinio n that the " Debtor and John Creditor" Bill of Lord Ch elmsford exhibits many de ficiencies, and shouldsn b recommend a steal' ore firm] Support tclrLol oophpno sduryd Re which it was state will receive some important additions. Tha committee also propose to refer the bill to a select com mittee, under, whose superintendence every proper amend ment may be introduced. After a short discussion, in the Icourse of which the evils of the present system were forcibly pointed out by Mr. S. Morley and other speakers, a resolu tion was carried to present a petition to Parliament, -em bodying the views of the committee. An analysis of the position of the 17 principal railways of the United Kingdom on the 31st of September last, has been published to that date, Tables A and B exhibit the total capital raised and expended, table C the gross and net receipts, D the amounts available and paid as dividends, E the ratio of expenditure to receipts and of preference lia bilities to ordinary share capital, and F the ratio of receipts to capital and the present market value of each stock. Three calculations, which have been prepared by Mr. John Grin steel, by whom previous similar abstracts have been fur nished, show that as regards the rate of divid en d the London, Bright on, and So u th Coast occupies the leading position, and the Great Western the lowest (with the exception of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Linco n, which panothing)), while in the ratio of expenditure to receipts, tlie ) B h fac kwa, the Great. Southern and Western of Ireland, an d the Great Western p r esent the m ost favourable figures , those of the Eastern Counties being the most u nfavourable. In market price the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Great Western Stocks are Vie lowest, while the Brighton find Great outhern and, Western of Ireland, are the -; highest. It also appears that the preferential and loan *Ad #e vested in these 17 lines, averages 441 per cent. of the total capital raised, that the gross traffic receipts realise but 8 1-6th per cent. upon the whole capital ex pended, and that the next receipts give an average interest 011 the total capital expended of nearly 41 per c ent., but that the preferential charges and guarantees reduce the in terest on the ordinary capital to 3/ per cent.