The Sun. — London, England, 1860-07-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NE W CITY, Two O'CLOCK. _ _ . Business in the foreign and colonial r;roduce markets during the last few days has been more animated. Sugars have slightly advanced, while coffee has been in active request, at full prices. Tea since the public sales has been inactive, and a fair amount of business - has been done in cocoa and rum. For rice the inquiries have been on a limited scale, previous prices being with diffi culty maintained. The transactions in saltpetre have been unimportant, and at the public sales of indigo, little or no improvement can be recorded in the rates current for the medium and inferior de scriptions. The public sales of Foreign and Colonial wool are announced to commence on the 19th inst., when about 83,000 bales of various de scriptions will be offered, and prices are generally expected to rule exceedingly firm. The Tallow market, during the last few days, has shown more animation, some rather large ope rations having been entered into for forward deli very ; the stocks on hand, compared with those of the same period of last year, showing a large defi ciency. Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester day was rather active, and prices were well main tained. The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales. Continued activity is reported in the general discount market, and full rates have to be paid for accommodation. On Monday next, a call of £2 10s. per share, amounting to £37,500, is due on the London and Chatham Western Extension Railway (B) shares. The Shannon, from the West Indies, has arrived, With £154,744 ; and the City of Washington, from New York, with £120,000. At the meeting of the Peel Rive; Land and Mineral Company, just held, the directors' report, an abstract of which has already appeared, was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of £3 per cent, on the consolidated stock of the company was declared. The market for Public Securities opened heavily, but an improvement has since taken place, Con sols being 931 for money, and 93! 1 for account. Some effect has been produced by the debates in Parliament last evening but the securities continues quiet. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced are steady at 931 India Stock remains at 2191 and 221 ; ditto 5 per Cent. En faced Paper is firm at 974 ; ditto Debentures have improved to 962- I, but Exchequer Bills continue at ls. dis. to 2s. prem. Rather l ess act i v i ty has preva il e d i n th e Foreign si Stock Market, and prices in some instances are st firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 77 to 771 ; ditto s t ; New, 60 to 60/ ; and the 4 per Cents. are 102 ; ! 25 Portug uese h ave improved to 441 ; Russian 4 1 per Cents, to 931 ; and Spanish to 491 ; Peruvian 41 :Loci per Cents. are steady at 95 ; Dutch 21 per Cents. 25 are heavy at 641 ; and Buenos Ayres are marked SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Ip aisi. l Closing I Business Prloe. Done. 50 I Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 85 stock Birk., La., and Ch Junc lOO 76 78 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 10 Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co all 61 75 stock Bristol and Exeter t all 16 1 107 106 stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 50 Cork and Bandon all _- 20 cork, Ilrock., &Passage all 20 Cornwall il 6 c per ( 1 1 0 0 p D o o B ,unt A (A gets no div. all hasbeen p pd all . toB 50 Dublin k Belfast June. all 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June all 8 9 stock East Anglian lOO 15 57 56' } 4 16 5 16 stock Eastern Counties .... . 100 66 1 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 36 38 stock Do do Bdo 100 25 27 25 Do Nw A. late EU3ds• 20 East Suffolk 10 Do stock Edinburgh & Glasgo w 100 77 7R stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee Iro 295 305 30 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock Furness stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 103 105 10 Great Ntlin. of Scotland all stock Great Northern lOO 114 116 118 stock Do do A stock stock Po do B do stock Gt. S. W. of Ireland 100 113 114 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gus. stock 100 60 65 12 Trish South-eastern all stock Lancashire & Yorkshir , 100 1061 1061 109 4 1 stock London and Blackwall 100 69 71 7 0 4 stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 113 115 11 4 5 1 25 Lond., Chat., and Dover all 115 124 stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 1021 Ic2l Itni I t 124 Do eighths stock Lond. & nth. Western lOO 95 96 954 25 L'derry & Coleraine all 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 10 11 stock Man. Shet. & Lincoln 100 105 414 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 125 Do do 4 shares all 10 Metropolitan stock Midland stock Do Pinning. k Derby 100 16 98 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares all 25 Mid Kent.. all 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Citrlisle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def.. 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. all stock Norfolk.. .. . ... 100 55 67 50 N , hn. Counties Union.. 35 5 3 d stock North British lOO 6 3 35 64 64 31 stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoek 1 00 stock Di A stk ; A recs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B 1 00 stock Do B stock .. 100 stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 98 085 665 25 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase 16134 82/ 11 d stock Do Leeds ....... 83 stock Do York 100 104 106 stock North London 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 174 31 35 d 132 1 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 9 10 12 Not. & Grantham Rail lO 61 62 10 Peebles .... •• • • Portsmouth 10 Rhymn ey.. all stock Scottish Central stock Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 31 32 31} 1 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 86 88 stock Shropshire Union 51 10 Sittine bourne & Sheer. all 4 3 d stock South Devon .... • 100 44 46 stock South Eastern stock South Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 79 82 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 395 404 25 Do do ll 8 5 9 P Stockton & Hartlepool 165 stock Taff Vale 100 —'— stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesllavenDk&Rail 22 50 Ulster • • 2 all 5 2 51 56 25 Do 12 10 Do : ..... •• • p stock Vale olNeath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 115 111 115 stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all j 20 West C rnwall 20 West London all 10 Do let class 20 Do 2nd class stock West Midland—Oxford 100 45 47 25 Do. Newport all 10 11 stock Do. Hereford 100 100 94 106 3 i 100 100 161 100 561 1 20 115 i 114} I 21 98} llt d 1i 82! 83 131 I 831 ex. div. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 1, 1 , prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, t- 1 prem. ; and ' 4 ' s , the Universal, k 7 1 ,-, prem. 2C 20 Business in the Railway Share Market has been io rather active, but prices have, in most instances, stock W been steadily maintained. • Caledonians, Great t 25 Westerns, and North-Easterns (York), improved 8 1 55.; Eastern Counties, South-Westerns, and South- Easterns declined ss. Share ( Railways. The Foreign and Colonial Markets remained in- _ active at about previous quotations. Paris and Lyons realized 35i, Great Luxembourg 7, and San I Paolo 14. Grand Trunk of Canada declined to 28 ; si East Indian to 99t 100, and Great Indian Penin- 81 sula to 971. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have exhibited little variation of importance. Union of :1 London are steady at 231 24, and Union of Aus tralia at 431 441- ; Royal Mail Steam have advanced s to 501, and Crystal Palace to 31. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock .. Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 51 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Consols for Account, 9th Aug 9 31 I 1 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid D tio £5OO 2 pm 1 dis Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brasilian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 BB Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Ditto Account Equador New Consolidated Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent 931 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, Account Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto Now Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 64f Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s 81 80 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account, August O3l THE WEST INDIA MAILS. s, SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Shannon, s' Captain Abbott, with the above mails, has arrived. She experienced fine weather throughout her pas sage. Her specie amounts to 773.721 dols, consisting s of gold bullion, 169,855 dots ; foreign gold coin, 36,639 dol s ; s il ver bullion, 406,929 dols ; fore i gn silver coin, 160,298 dols ; also 9 boxes copper coin, value not known. From Chili there is little news of interest. The si latest date is Valparaiso, Jane 2. Congress opened its session on the Ist, ou which occasion the Presi• 81 dent delivered his usual message, the contents of 8 which had not reached Valparaiso when the steamer left. The Frontier Question still remains unsettled. Eft From Bolivia there is no direct news, but it was :1' ex pected that the princip a l port, Co b ija, was s , blockaded by Castilla. The French question with Lima was settled ou the 14th. The French demands were acceded to; the particulars were not known. From Guatemala we learn that Capt. Wray and I B the English engineers sent out to lay out the new boundary line had visited San Jose, and, at the re quest of the Government, were about to report on the best means of improving the port and the road from the capital. The Legislature of Demerara was to meet on the 28 th, to enact the annual tax ordinance, to come into operation thatp e eration on the Ist of Ju l y . It was g enerall y 3e addition to the duty now levied ternplauted p ..o:in ir a la rum for r largo llonial consumpt ion w as con templated, hadspecula fheen made in the article , w hich had ad vanced Sugar i s 8 front 38c. to 70c. per gallon for 5 to 25 de g . came. Freights a shade higher. There i ecula ve t s u 0 n ews of interest from Jama ica. The sp last mail h DI o ad n vernent in the market noticed b y the from purcha ser :t been supported by any demand LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. paid Leasing IClosing Busin on ess e *1 Co.'s. Price. D. Bedford and Bletchley 'all Ln & N.W .. • . Buckinghtmsbire .... 100 Ln & N.W 97 08 Chester & Holyhead. 100 Do , 515 5251 Do. do. 51 per cen t. 100 Do . 126 128 Do. do. 5 per cent 100 Do 113 115 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 ICaledonin 103 105 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C 16 17 E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c. 100 Gt.'North.'l3B 140 E.l.Tnion,Harwich Shs all E.Counts. 45 45 Do. Woodbridge . . 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra. 100 Caledonia Do. New ...' .... • 100 Do. .—. . Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. Nest. 275 Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br llull and Selby ...... all Yk.N. 3ld. 112 114 Do. 4 Shares ... .... all Do. Do. 1 Shares ... •... all Do. ." , L a nc.& Carl. gua. s p.c. 100 Ln.&NNV 208 211 London & Greenwich 100 S. East. . 100 Do. Do. P reference .• . • (1 . . 100 Peto & Co. 92 LDmoont. n t ;6c . T. Lowestoft,p. B i e l b ri 1 t S i a,. t o . : 4 1 . t p e . 7 Mate k. t . . 11 F loi ~ !Norfolk DLoN.w & m . . — 4 94 35 Midland 96 98 965 5 3 N i e el gii , dn v .e rn i a le r ar:Sartite:ek,idiiF:y.peE. Prefer. \-. 575. 61E.Counts 5 5 p 5c 1 all 'Do. .56 58 Northn.&Eastn. P. • 8 0 0. . dFoi.x6e Fixed North Western ...... ~ , ~,.,.., Preston and Wsre• (1 ad I '''' '`..-" t '' l k L.i k. ) di dland 1 : l il t D 1)0 o . . -la - - 15 e s r c p e e n r t o . o .4 . A• all Do. ...... Do. i Stares • ...... 1)0. 1 ...... a l 9 Y `Clean . 10 4 11 South Staffordshire .. all M ... n ., 0 Wilts and Somrrset.. 100 Gt. West• In ,‘ RSll°DrYeosm,t:fi.slilmi't&ciliL.elcreilo'crj?ct 1°1360 Tr.lirasaey. \ 1 1 0 35 1 1 4 9 6 ,, ) Wimbledon& Croydn 1 all L.& Brgtni 1, 64 -- - ------- - DOCKS. __________ t Closing \ Business Ka o l l harine lOO .1 B s t : i t t ° oo: ek k kll Cl to. p h er a C pt e o n l t i .Pref.llin. l East and West Indies , 103 rloaclid' price Dolle. ''', stock a lVict o r ia . , 100 100 100 -- stockloo 97 99 20 Do New ,..... 2 2 , id .11 , ,----_,l,oomndiner Docks. e a vl -8:7-h:001:le NEW ADELPII----- 1 T piece, for Miss Julie REATRE.—A new Family," was produced n s alY, entitled " The Fool of the otzattend—edTh'teh ars in a few days. cessful. Mr. Webster lastre-a night, and was per A fe ra ctl e y ri e c u a c n- ROYAL ITALIAN Prophete" last night was revival immense s o u f ec ' e ‘ E ll . It has been put upon m the ß s . t ii ,r t le cwKitlhiirtiiparalleled splendour. THE WILL OF It.—Vice Chan tal:lllre. Buckmaster Chan cellor Wood, this morning, deeIaASTE and alnwd'ed her for the t n r d a e c r t e r t h , e w w h r()it died o f i h n e later lB4s , the eminent armytrusteeeon u first year after his death 5 per cent. £141,000 as a life-rent annuitant, of which lthe capital of centcarried to the profits of the following years, cent. is to . on the subsequent annual profits. rs, and 4 per 'TIE " RAG " QUESTION.-It is n o t in England only that a difference exists on the pap er question between the great legislative bodies; the French Chamber of Depu ties ties and the Council of State—that is, the Government, are also at variance on the " rag question." The Legislative Corps sent down some time since to the Council of State an amendment the object of which was to render the exporta tion of rags from France more difficult. This amendment has occupied the Council for the last three or four days, and has been warmly debated. The Legislative Chamber declares that it will not pass the law without the amend ment, and the Council of State will not approve the law with it. The Council on Thursday adjourned the debate, on the ground of not being sufficiently informed; and this adjournment means, of course, the adjournment of the law for the present year, as the session of both Council and Chamber will close in a few days. PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. ''' I i Share Railways. Closing Business I Closing 1 Business ti Price. 1 Mines. Paid.( Price. Done. 01 . 25 TAlythe and Tyne 10 per I P" Done. Share I Alfrel Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 21 3 tl c. pref. (issued at £5O fill I 20 British Iron ( , :tk i Rris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 '94 96 Clifford — 230 240 c( 120 'Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon l £10,44 per cent 100 103 105 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 135 140 1374 84 ft stock ( C o. uar. Shares, No. 2. East Caradon 2.14.6 81 $4 84 64 Q ork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all -- E. WI Russel (Tavistk )', 7.4.0 124 134 134 1 3 v 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. .. all GamAStAubyn(Gwen ) 541 38 40 b 61 Dun.Perth&Aber..Tun.. all 51 61 Great South Tolgus l7s 12 13 stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. 100 101 103 G..l"Vheal Alfd. (Philack) 12.13.9 I 14 ti stock Do. do. Class B 6 /ie.... 100 114 116 G. Wheal For (Holston) 01 a stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c... • 100 105 110 'Grenville4 i 5.14.6 2f 34 ti stock E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No. i 100 111 113 ;Herod's-Foot 8.12 28/ 301 stock Do. do. N o. .) 100 110 112 IHingston Downs 4.8.6 31 4 v stock Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. 100 126 128 I Lady Bertha - q stock Eastern IJnion, 4 per ct. 100 79 81 131 trgaret (Uny Lclant) i 35 ,-- rg stock Do. 5 per c'sut. guar... 100 -- 'North Downs 2 41 43 54 44 5 r stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 111 113 'North Frances (Mogan) 11 34 11 t stock Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 N.Wit'l Basset (1110 an) 5s 5 6 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 76 77 'North Wheal Crofty 94 20 —___ ii, i P I spss South curo r tvta C rhiri d o ndc n ezani s elcr o racc l ed s o(aou ( n S (in t c . ys i otLi 3 . g l ci en a a li z n. enc e i y .or. .))). i , 1 131 s 10.6.7 294 1 22 2 1514 4 1 2 3 1:5344 stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 -- stock ,Glas.& S. west cr 21. 5 p . C . 100 118 120 8 stock I Gres. 4- Northern..' . t 100 117 119 117 18 I • sp. c . stock I Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 112 114 i stock Do.' 44 p. c. do. do. 100 IDo. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 1 •S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all liBoB6 88 s 4 4 10 'Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. all t r Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1Q.9 160 170 stock Stray Park 22.18.0 58 60 1 lp. ct. pref. stock.... 1 100 98 100 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 44 24 2 l 50 Great West. (Berks and 10 Tin Crott 9 4 4 llantsl Ext. sp. et... 0 Vale of Towey (Carm ) 135 6d 4 1 stock to. Redeemable, 41 p.et 100 98 100 991 9 West Basset (Illozan) l4 18 19 ( stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 1 00 88 92 —W. C arad o n (L i sk eard) 5 67 69 stock Do. Irredeemable, do.„ 100 90 92 9 0 4 2 West Seton stock 'Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 101 103 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5/ 140 150 ] 8 'Do. firm. Pref. Shares. all 94 104 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 874 n i i 10 tint. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh. all 17 18 174 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 64 11, 2 10 Do dc's p. ct. pref all 104 11 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) l 1.7.2 13 14 1 stock Do Birmg.guar. stock.. 100 75 77 Wheal MaryAnn(Men.)l 8 22 23 261- Do. Chester gua- shares a ll 20 204 ' Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)l 54 27 28 ( 134 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. stock Lan.&York 6p. e. stock lOO 139 141 stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s3s 10d pc 100 20 Australian stock Do. 6 per C. (E. Lan.) . 100 1 BonAceordCopper,Lim. 158 1 d pr stock Lon.& Brig. 5 page. No.] 100 117 119 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at .f i p.) 274 14 14 11 4 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 26 27 28 1 7 e stock Do. sp. C. No. 2 100 117 119 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all _ stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 100 117 119 40 Cobre Copper al 44 46 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo 1 die. stock Do. do. 44 per c0n`..... 100 [O4 106 l Copiapo l6 11 13 5 iDo. do. 44 p. c. shares.. 3 1 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all a 1 stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock. 100 155 158 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 132 136 2 Fortuna. 20 General all 23 25 stock Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) 100 68 70 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 4 d par 25 Lon. Chat. and Dover.. all 204 214 14 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 4 4 1 4 p 2 14 1 stock Lou. and N.W. Coy. and 3 L inares all 104 11 04 Nuneaton, sp. et... 100 116 118 5 Lusitanian 2 4d p stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 1521 1571 all 4 1 stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 1014 1 Mariquica 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L 128.6d. 1 4 d 4 2s. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead of 2s. 6d. . ... .. _ all Mining and Smelt all 5 6 124 Londondy. & .C . 01 . e. 4 s h. all a . a 121 Londony. & Ennis. / sh, all 12 4 124 12 4 8 5 Port Philip 1 1 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 100 126 128 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) l os. 14 d . 6 Do. £6 2 1 stock Do. 31 per cent Worthing , (Limited) all 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent.. I 5 1 ; p 1 f 124 Mary' ort & Car., 4p. c.l all 124 Do. 44 per cent I all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR ITIES. stock Mid. Con. 6p. c, stock 100 Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 112 115 stock Do.Con.Bris. &Bir. 6 p.c. 100 140 142 11 _ 0 stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 100 103 105 1044 Do. 6p. cent. 18 81 100 1114 Do. 6p. cent. 187 9 100 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 1 112 stock Do. Leic. & Ilit. pref. st. 100 94 96 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 111 113 stock Nortlk sp. c. Ex. st. 1816 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 111 113 stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 5 Do. 5 per cent lOO 100 101 1004 1 1 stock D o. sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 I Do. Scrip 6O I stock North British, sp. c... 100 111 113 N.B.Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July 100 105 106 stock Do. New, gua. sp. c.... 100 108 110 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct., 100 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 1 1 1 p —N.S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866' 100 984 994 981 10 Do. do. do. all Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 98 99 stock Nth.Dev.ltail. & Dck.Co. 100 Do. 5 p.c.,1888& upwdel 100 974 981 971 84 stock NEasteons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 92 94 _ Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.: stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 98 99 93 I sterling, 1875 1 100 ,106 107 107 17 Do. do. do ~..a..... 4 .13.4. 1 1 d S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &u p.' 100 107 109 108 , 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. a. No. 1 13 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 I I 124 Do. do. (quarters, 1848.. 9 I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 1074 1081 108 71 874 94 10 25 Do. York, H. &S. Parch. 10 I d i p - 20 North Staffordshire.... all 23 21 10 Rhyrnnev Guaranteed. all THIS DAY'S MARKETS. 84 Scottish Central, new pf all .---4 1 .- --- • stock Scottish North-Eastern 1 34 p. e. pref. stock.... 100 73 75 CORN EXCHANGE. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e. 100 122 124 € c. stock Do. 7p. pref. stock 1 00 130 135 An unusually smalls l supply of land -carriag English wheat was All o ki n sale 1 10s. South Devon. Ann. l O s , all 104 11 here to-day, coastwi and by ✓ 1 0 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all however, met a dull inquiry ; but, compared with Moniay, 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading , 1.0.6) Ann. stock Do. 11 per cent lOO 103 1 05 the sam p les was tolerably good. 3 stock Do. Fixed ip.e. Ist is lOO 103 105 The first imports of foreign wheat amount to 8,990 qrs. stock , oath Wales, gua. 4 P.C lOO 89 91 As most of the millers aro come eto in hand stock, and as somewh he at S stock Do. 44 per cent. lOO 99 101 favourable accounts e m reference to t stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 86 88 crops generally, the trade was h eav y , and p rices ruled no n 25 Stock. & Dar. A s p. c all 28 29 • 25 Do. B 6 per cent a l l 334 341 minally the same as on Mond a y last. ; 25 Do. C 6 percent all 33 34 gloating cargoes were held on f ormer terms ; but the in- Stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 45 50 quiry for them was limited. d stock W.Mid -OaflstGuastk 100 126 1 1 28 ' 1 2 61 Y i Do. 2d do 122 24 123 The few samples of ba rle y on offer were dispeeed of at full quotations. Malt was a dull inquiry, but not cheaper. W Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. all 10 104 About an average business was doing in oats, at the late e _ Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1866 all 114 lk,l 1 decline in value. Do. till 1869, Ist is. all 41 p i 111 Do. do. 2d is. 24 Beans peas, and flour were a d ull in q uir y , on former L d —• Do. llereford 14 p.c. pf. all terms. . Tintv A r.s THIS 'WEEK. __ ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English.. ••• • .. 590 — 3,720 I 2,450 1ri5h............ 26,840 I F0reign........ 8,990 3,920 1,150 sacks. 1,770 brls. NEIVGATE AND LEADENIIALL. Only moderate supplies of meat are on offer in these markets. The demand is very inactive ; nevertheless, prices continue firm. Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. Inferior beef 310 4 2 Middling mutton 48 6 2 Middling do 4 4 4 6 Prime do ...• . 5 4 6 6 Prime large do 4 6 4 8 Veal ........... 4 0 5 2 Do. small do 4 10 5 0 Small p0rk...... 4 10 5 4 Large pork 4 0 4 8 Lamb.......... 6 0 6 2 Inferior mutton 4 2 4 4 r:~ - BOROUGH HOP. There is a steady business doing in most kinds of ho p s, and prices have an upward tendency. The accounts from the plantations are unfavourable, and the duty is called £145,000 to £160,000. Mid and East Kent pockets.... 78s to 147 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex COLONIAL. TEA.—The marl:et remains very quiet, and prices are unaltered. SUGAR.—For the finer qualities there has been an active demand, and prices have generally shown an upward ten . dency. hi the refined market there has been a more active demand at full rates. COFFEE.—At public sale full prices were obtained for the better qualities of Plantation Ceylon. Native Ceylon sold readily at fair quotations. Rim—The demand has been inactive, and quotations have shown no material alteration. SALTPETRE.—The mallet is dull, previous rates being barely maintained. INDIGO.—The public sales have proceeded rather heavily, and there is little alteration to note in the rates realised. TALLOW. The market continues steady. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted S2s, tid., and last three months, 625. 6d. per oWt. day. ,ealing is, be- ke out ter for iner of then it ag the ,aining tenced A Cor- Wm. harm, re con )f Wm. ' penal a to be 7 last Henry Select r Hunt ,ely re• at was ader F. ere she ;oast of lon. F. ordered Violet, ing her r to her 3 Royal n broke, wander okyard. request . F. von eke has ), Capt. 1 Mon ith the ince of M. von. lip Im err, in lays. , Cum rn Pool iz., the and the smacks ighnes mander th from soma foreign as again iv, with lied was P at the , for the let ; G. . Slade, ,berland , Henry it engi- on was Curtis, ciders it ;18,000 t takes oldsmid of start- iE sment tck silks 3 will be pecinrng viantity, =not Do -~%- THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 180. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Railways . Paid. Frice. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 85 86 (----- tSk stk Born.' Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 9 45 9 5 95 Gru. 5 psr cent. . 18 Do, Do. B 135 15d 4 d zoi Buffalo and Lake Huron all 4 1 5 5d zoi Do. New 10 Do. Preference .... . all 65 61 100 Buffalo,Brant,&Godric . h 100 75 80 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 68 73 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim\ 1. 30. 4 d I P 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 25 11 d 20 Ceylon Guarantd. op. c. 74 1 1 1 d6t 174 Demerara.. 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 5 14 1/ d 3 t stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 1 00 994 1004 100 991 20 Do. F Shares Ext..... 15 4 d par 20 Do. Jubbulpore l5 d par 100 Do. 44 pc. Debentrs all 99 994 . 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 101 1014 101 21 2 / 20 Geelong & Melbourne all 2 sto. Geelon g Corporation lOO per cent. Bonds stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 28 284 28 10 0 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 91 93 911 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 53 56 545 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 all 57 62 54 100 Do. do. 1872 all 55 60 51 took Gt.lndiaPenin.f.Tua.sp.c lOO 97 98 974 1 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 1d 4 d - 2 0 Gt. South.oflndia(Lim) 13 11 lid nil guaranteed 5 per cent. 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 114 111 20/ Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay.'76, with all 96 98 opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '7:l till ' 6O all 96 98 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 95 97 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 90 92 stock Madras, g uar., 44 p. c lOO 86 88 stock Do. d 0.5 per cent lOO 96 97 stock Do. 4/ p. c. Extension 100 90 92 20 Do. Fourth d. 0.... 10 15 1 d 20 Do. d 0..... stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Inds lOO Newßrunswick & Canda 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B Capital do. Do. do. Land do. 20 Oude (Limited) stock Scinde .... ... p 4 100 974 984 20 Do. Punjaub ,9 7 led 11 , 1 20 Do. Do. ........ 1 ;1 a all d 19 stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. "a", 100 93/ 944 915 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 1 1 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 41 44 20 l Ardennes— ......... all —p 20 IBali.&S.Fran...Lim.7 p.c. Si 1 id 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 24 2 4 100 Copiabo ......&...... all 10 Ditto Extension .... all 25 lid 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 15 44 424 20 Eastern of France .... all 234 24 20 Grand Rus. guar. 6p. c. 6 20 Do. do. all 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 64 71 7 20 Italian Junction •.. all 20 Lake Constance & B ale. all 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all 20 Lyons & Geneva .... all 334 Maria Antonia .... • ... all • 10 Do. New .. all 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 8 85 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 19 194 16 Northern of France all 37 S 8 20 Do. New Shares • ..... 15 p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 85 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 344 35/ 355 20 Recife & s 20 Paris&or. Fran. leans. (Peru.) ....... all 53 55 gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 13 2 lid 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... 14 10 Rome & Frascati .... all 20 Royal Dani5h.......... all 13 15 5 Royal Swedish ........ all 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all 20 Sambre & Meuse ail 5 51 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all 8 011 20 San Paulo, lim, a. 7p. c. 2 4d 11 20 S. Aust.&Lomb Venetin 12 pr IP 12 20 Southern of France.... all 124 20/ 81 West Flanders 10 Do. 5/ p. c. Preference.. all 95 9 1 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 22 23 23 Western of Austria.... 6 20 Western of Switzerland all -- 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAYI THE JEWS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Upon the order of the day being; read for the committal of this bill, Lord LYNDHURST said that when the bill first came up from the other House of Parliament it was not his in tention to have taken charge of it, The amendment which he was about to propose having been inserted, he had con sented to take charge of the bill. Of course their lordships' intention had been that a resolution of the House of Com mons should have the force of a standing order ; but the Speaker was of opinion, on the contrary, that it must be renewed every session, as a resolution founded on an act of Parliament could not be controverted into a standing order. The object of this bill was to avoid the inconvenience of renewing the act every session. He would, with their lord ships' permission, read the bill, which consisted of only four or five lines, as it would stand with the amendment in.. serted. It was to the effect that, " Whenever the House of Commons shall order than any resolution framed pursuant to said act shall have the force of a standing order, any member professing the Jewish religion may thenceforth be sworn in pursuance of the standing order, se long as the same shall continue in force." The effect of the bill was, therefore, nothing more than to enable the House of Com mons to convert a resolution into a standing order, se as to prevent the necessity of passing the resolution at the com mencement of every session. The bill then went through committee with the amend ment, and was ordered to be reported on Monday next. THE NAVAL DISCIPLINE BILL. This bill was committed pro forma, to be recommitted on ➢ionday next. INDEMNITY BILL. This bill was read a third time. LOCAL TAXATION RETURNS BILL. After an observation from Lord DUCIE this bill was read a second time. RAILWAY CHEAP TRAINS BILL. This bill passed through committee. THE ANSTRUTHER UNION HARBOUR BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGE ESTATES +--- BILL. This bill passed throngh committee and was reported to the house. THE LAW AND EQUITY BILL. The bill was read a third time and passed. _ THE PIICENIX-PARk BILL. This bill passed through committee. TENISON'S CHARITY BILL. This bill passed through committee. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTAL BILL. This bill passed through committee. HARBOUR OF REFUGE AT HOLYHEAD. The Earl of MAYO then moved for a select committee to inquire into the state and efficiency or otherwise of the new refuge harbour at Holyhead, and the cause or causes of the number of wrecks that occurred there during the last year . Also to inquire into the plan as now sanctioned by the Ad miralty for the construction of a packet harbour for the accommodation of the large class of steamers about to be employed for the Irish mail service. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) THE GALWAY CONTRACT. Mr. CORRY asked the Secretary to the Treasury whe ther the assignment of the Galway contract had been pur chased by the Montreal and Ocean Steam Packet Company if so, on what terms the purchase had been effected, and what modifications of the conditions of the contract had been sanctioned by the Government. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—In reply to the right hon. gentleman's question he would, in the fret instance, take notice of a question which the hon. member for Liverpool (Mr. Horsfall) had put upon the paper, and in doing so it would not be necessary, as the hon. gientlernan would see, to enter into many details on the sub ject. It was true that an arrangement was made between the Montreal and Ocean Steam Packet Company on the one side, and the Galway Packet Company on the other, for the assignment of the Government contract to the former company; but that arrangement was of necessity subject to the consent of the Government. An application was accordingly made two or three days ago to the Go vernment for that consent, the copy of the assignment being at the same time placed in their hands. At the same time an intimation was made to the Government that the answer must be immediate, as the matter would not bear time for consideration. Under these circumstances the Go vernment really were precluded from fully considering the question on its merits, and had no hesitation therefore in replying, without at all intimating what would have been the result if full time had been given for consideration, that they would not sanction the assignment. (Hear.) Certain gentlemen who held office in Canada, and had given the Go vernment to understand that the question was then press ing, were to have quitted England on the previous evening, and the answer given by the Government was considered by them a definite reply. That day, however, indeed within the last few minutes he had learned that ono of those gentlemen had not quitted England, viz., Mr. Smith, the Postmaster- General of Canada; and he had just sent in a letter, re* questing that a more full consideration might be given to the subject. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had had no opportunity of communicating with his colleagues since, and all he could do therefore was to mention the fact that such a letter had been received. With regard to the other portion of the question, he need hardly say that the advertisement quoted, which intimated that the Govern ment contract had been transferred to the Montreal and Oeean Steam Packet Company, was incorrect, such transfer not having been sanctioned or authorised by her Majesty's Government, and the advertisement must therefore be un derstood as only intended to convey that an arrangement had been made between the parties so far as they were in a position to do so. As to the pledge given to Mr. Inman, that no transfer should take place without allowing him to show cause against such transference, it was true that such a pledge had been "given, which the Government would take care should be adhered to. (Hear.) In reply to Mr. BAXTER, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER added that with regard to the four new steamers which were to have been provided, and on the faith of which provision the subsidy was promised, they could not have been placed upon the station if the transfer took place, but other steam ers would have been provided by the Canada Company, which of course would have been subject to inspection and approval. The Government had no official knowledge of the conditions under which the Canada Company under took the service, but the sum for which the contract had been sold was stated in the assignment, viz., £35,000 a year for the seven years. (Hear, hear.) STEAM COAL. Mr. RIDLEY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether any reports had been received of the experiments ordered to be made by the Admiralty, at Woolwich or other dockyards, on the mixture of Welsh and north country steam coal for the use of the Royal Navy, and if so whether he would lay such reports upon the table of the house, Lord C. PAGET replied in the affirmative, and added that the reports would be laid upon the table. MALT DUTY CREDIT. Mr. HODGKINSON asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer when he proposed to bring in the bill to shorten the term of credit for malt duty ; whether he intended to pro vide by such bill that a discount on the duty should be allowed, as on.the last occasion of reducing the term of credit ; and whether he proposed by such bill, or by any other bill, to modify any of the existing excise restrictions under which the malt trade were now obliged to conduct their business. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that it was intended to proceed with the proposal long since announced to the house respecting the shortening the time of credit for the payment of malt duty ; but as the question iven way to other more press ingdid not greatly proge it had business. The Government, however, would endea vour to proceed with it on as early a day as was compatible with the claims of other measures. His hon. friend was aware that there was another proposal which would have been brought forward earlier in the session, but had been poitponed once or twice in deference to the wishes of gen tlemen who took an interest in the question, viz., for the remission of the duty that still existed on the import of foreign malt, and supposing that proposition to be adopted, it would be the duty of the Government to submit a legisla tive measure to give effect to it. With regard to the main point of his hon. friend's question, he had to state that it was not intended to propose that there should be any dis count on the duty. A discount was allowed last year en the ground that no notice had been given to the parties of the in tention to shorten the annual credit, but as full notice had been given in the present instance no such proposal would be made. With reference to the restrictions under which the malt trade had to conduct its business, what he believed his hon. friend referred to was, the allowance of drawback on duty-paid malt. ( H e ar, hear .) Upon that point he had to say that in the event of its being determined to authorise the import of foreign malt, such an allowance would be made, and a clause would be introduced into the bill for that purpose. NATIONAL DEFENCE REPORT. Mr. S. HERBERT, in reply to Mr. Hankey, stated that 2,500 copies of the report of the committee had been printed, and 500 had been distributed. THE PAPER DUTY. Mr. CR AUFURD asked the Chancellor of the Exche querwhetherdeliN.ered theb definition " paper" given in the judg ment ythfieCtin of Court of Exch equer on th e 20th o f April, 1859, in th e case of the Attorne y -General v. Barr y , mentioned in the third report of the Commissioners of In laud Revenue, w as to be taken as the p resent definition of i inten tion o fthe taxable articleG ev ern m "paper en t o ; and wheth er it was t h e e x tend Th e CHANCEL vey to all articles falling t u o n f d t e h r e th E at the x d exc o efi n n E i se duty and sur tQioUn.Eß was not R aware that anything had occurred to alter the present state of the law so far as it depended upon the construction given by the courts with respect to the difficult question of what constituted the taxable article of paper. With regard to the question whether Government intended to extend the survey and excise duty to all articles falling within the de- finition of paper, the matter had been referred to the Board of Inland Revenue, and he was not able to give any definite reply at present. _ INDIAN FINANCE. Mr. VANSITTART asked the Secretary of State for India when he proposed to make the annual financial state ment relating to India ; and whether it was his intention to proceed this session with the bill to provide for the trans fer and management of East India Stock at and by the Bank of England, and for the application of unclaimed dividends on the said stock. Sir C. WOOD--It is my intention to make a statement on the subject of the finances of India, but in the present state of public business it is impossible to say when. It is my intention to proceed with the bill for the transfer of the management of East India Stock. LAWS OF JERSEY COMMISSION. In reply to Mr. HADFIELD, Sir G. C. LEWIS said the report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the laws of Jersey was made on the 26th June, and would. be laid on the table as speedily as possible. POST-OFFICE REPORT. Sir G. BOWYER asked the Secrbtary to the Treasury when a Postmaster-General would be appointed, and when the report on the Post-office would be laid upon the table ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the duties of the Post master-General were at present performed by the noble duke who held the office of Privy Seal. That arrangement had been made in the uncertainty whether Lord Elgin would proceed to China or whether upon his arrival at Ceylon he would find that his services would notte required, and that he might return. Unfortunately the Chinese question was not settled, and it would be the duty of the Government to fill up the appointment permanently. DISQUALIFID CANDIDATES BILL. Mr. GRTFFIFH asked the hon. member for Youghal whether as Government had given up the Corrupt Prac tices Bill he would proceed with th 3 Disqual fled Candi dates Bill this session ? Mr. BUTT said when the order of the day was read be would state his reason for proceeding with the bill, and he did not despair of obtaining the hon. member's valuable assistance in passing it. THE DISTURBANCES IN SYRIA. Sir C. NAPIER, who had a notice on the paper to ask several questions respecting the disturbances in Syria, said he would, for the purpose of putting himself in order, move that the house do now adjourn. This was not the first time, he observed, that outrages had occurred in Syria of a character similar to those which had recently taken place there. He asked the noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether any steps were likely to be taken for the protection of our countrymen there. He was afraid that sending a squadron to the coast would not have much effect in restoring order in the interior. In 1840 the Christians were attacked by the Druses, and the Turks encouraged them, and he was afraid that the Turks encouraged the dis turbances which had recently taken plan there. Sir J. FERGUSSON said he had given notice that even ing of his intention to ask a question on this subject, but as it had been brought forward he would ask the question now. The house would have seen with great regret and pain the accounts in the newspapers of the shocking events which had recently taken place in Syria, and his object in rising now, when their information was so imperfect, was to beg the house to suspend its judgment till they had more accu rate information, for he believed great injustice would be done, and perhaps permanent evil inflicted on a portion of the inhabitants of the country, if the house ran away with the idea that one party alone was to blame. He begged to offer these observations, because it was with great pleasure that two years since he spent some time with some of these very Druses who were said to have taken part in these distur bances. He thought the house would commit a great mistake if they believed that these disturbances had a religious ori gin; he believed that in fact religion had very little to do with them. It was well known that these two races, the Druses and the Maronites, divided the district between them. There were some smaller tribes, but these two were the dominant races. There had always been a deep-seated hostility be tween them, and it must be remembered—and while he was there about two years ago it was well known there—that efforts were being made by French and Russian agents to promote disturbances in the mountain. In fact, he be came, from living among these people for a short time, so sensible of the imminent danger with which they were threatened that he made a communication to the noble lord who was then Secretary for Foreign Affairs on the subject, and he was sure that the Government must have received information from the intelligent gentleman who was our consul-general at Beyrout, that groat injustice would be done to these people if they were left to the tender mercies of the Turks. These were a flourishing people. Every traveller was struck with the miserable appearance of the 'Turkish villages ; but when he arrived at Lebanon, he found the greatest prosperity, and the evidence of wealth among the inhabitants, and on inquiry he found that the reason was that the Turks had no immediate authority, but that the people were self-governed. Now, if Turkish pachas were sent down there, under the pretence of establishing tranquillity, they would enrich themselves at the expense of the inhabitants ; they would establish tranquillity, but at the expense of desolation. Another danger was imminent, and that was that the French might take the opportunity of establishing a position in the East, and he had seen with great satisfaction:statements in the papers, and the Govern ment might have received similar information, that the French Government would not interfere beyond protecting the interests of the French subjects. But could we depend on such assurances ? Had we not received similar assur ances with regard to countries nearer home, and had we not reason to believe that these disturbances had been ac tually fomented by French agents to promote Frence in fluence ? This was an important question involving mat ters of such interest that he trusted the house would pardon him for calling attention to it He believed that it involved interests of vast magnitude. Mr. D. GRIFFITH said, from a personal acquaintance with those regions, he could corroborate what had been said by the hon. baronet. He thought her Majesty's Go vernment should proceed with great caution. Lord J. RUSSELL said he quite agreed with the hon. baronet that we should be very cautious in imputing blame; to one of these parties more than the other. The Druses and the Maronite Christians had, it was well known, been long divided by sentiments of deep-seated hostility, which from time to time broke out into war and contention. Un fortunately, an occasion of this kind had happened lately. With regard to the immediate cause, one party laid the blame upon the other, and the other replied that they were attacked first ; but whatever might be the causes, and whatever the measures which it was desirable to adopt, he thought the house would have no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that the European powers were bound to do their utmost to put a stop to the massacres. (Hear.) The Government were informed first that one village and then another was attacked, and great slaughter ensued ; and the British consul informed them that he believed not less than 20,000 persons were wandering about the mountains, in the greatest distress. The hon. and gallant officer said that our sending ships to the seacoast would not save those who were in the mountains. Undoubtedly that was true; but when the Turks were reproached with regard to the appa rent indifference they had shown, and the little impression they had made, there was this to be said, that during the winter there had been reports very current, indeed, that in Bosnia, Servia, and Bulgaria there would bo a rising in the course of the spring, and the Porte naturally caused troops to be sent there ; and he was informed by the Turkish am bassador here that there were 400 of the regular troops in Syria at the time of this outbreak. Of course it was not to be expected that 15,000 or 20,000 armed men could be put down by so small a number of regular troops, but still he was afraid the statement was not without foundation, that the Turks showed very little desire indeed to put down these disturbances. Well, it appeared to her Majesty's Government that it was desirable to order ships of war to the coast, not only for the protection of British subjects on the coast, but that the pachas sent there should have the means of sending troops into the interior and to the relief of Damascus, where there were great apprehensions of an attack by the Druses. When representations were made at Constantinople to send forces to put an end to these massacres in the mountains, the Turkish Government said it was necessary to keep all the troops on the coast to pre vent disturbances there. Therefore it would be a great sup port to the Turkish authorities in preventing the attack on Damascus if they were enabled by the presence of foreign ships of war to be quite at ease with regard to Sidon, Bey rout, and other places, and thus armed forces might be transported to the interior. To show the effect which might be produced by a very small force, he might state that an English gentleman, who was cruising near Tyre, had a message sent to him that an attack on the place was ex pected, and he was requested to place his guns in position. He said his guns were of small calibre. However, it turned out that he did approach the harbour, and he placed his small guns in a position to oommand the entrance to the town, and it afterwards appeared that there were two spies of the Druses in the town, and they went to the camp of the Druses and said an English ship of war was on the coast to prevent an attack on the town. The result was the place was saved. With regard to the greater subject to which the hon. baronet had adverted, it was a subject of large extent, and he could not enter into it now. He did not believe that those jealousies and those wishes to obtain influence which certainly had actuated European powers in former days would be so detrimental as to prevent a settle ment of this question. He quite agreed that the Turks ought not to be allowed to extend their power, which was used not so much to establish order as to establish rapacity, corruption, and venality. He thought that power should not be extended among these people, but that efforts should be made to secure that these very hostile tribes should live in peace. l n wishedtere wasto call a a l l g t e h n e tle attention s3r of ho g p h o t k , e i f th h e e the va i t n r. 0 0 . fblhe GREGORYe l r o lord Majesty, the s t j o e ty saidf a fact whot b e thath was extremely well known in Syria, a c ti o v n e su ( r I t v e o a o b d i ) l , it w y h , o a , n h d e thou s w ere sent there migh t be able to exert great influence over l y :t: a a g e man li k ao f n the minds of the sheiks, and he would be able to give her Majesty's Government most desirable information. When he was consul at Damascus he exercised an influence which Europeans had seldom attained. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said he believed the Turks were bound by treaty executed in 1816 not to enter the country, and he thought it was hard to blame them under such cir cumstances. Lord PALMERSTON said the hon. baronet was mis taken. There was no authority to exclude the Turks from Lebanon in the same manner as from the Principalities. But there was an arrangement some years ago by which no Turkish administrative authority was to be established in Lebanon, but the people were left to govern themselves. For a long time endeavours were made by the Turks to get off their engagement, but they were held to it, and that arrangement was still in existence, but it did not exclude them from appointing a pacha to represent their authority. The motion that the house be adjourned was then put and negatived. THE NELSON MONUMENT. On the motion that the house go into committee of supply, AdmiralWALCOT called attention to the non-completion of the Nelson monument in Trafalgar-square. He alluded to the great services of Nelson, and to the policy of erecting statues of persons who had so distinguished themselves. He asked what department of Government it was that had the charge of this monument, and which had so grossly neglected its duty in not getting it completed. Mr. COWPER. said the incomplete state of the Nelson column was not to be attributed to any want of veneration for the character of Lord Nels n, or for the profession of which the gallant admiral was an ornament. On the con trary, it had arisen from a desire that the lions which were to adorn the base of that column should be worthy of the position in which they would be placed, and should be worthy, likewise, to represent the British lion. (Laughter.) He believed that an artist had now been selected, in the person of Sir E. Landseer, who, from his well-known ac quaintance with animals in general—(a laugh) —and his equally well-known patriotic feelings, might be safely trusted to exert himself for the purpose of producing a worthy effigy of the national quadruped. (Cheers.) SICILY. Sir R. PEEL rose to move for an address for copies or extracts of papers relating to the threatened annexation of Sicily to Piedmont, and to any information received by her Majesty's Government as to the probable demands of France consequent upon the event of that annexation taking place ; also for any papers showing that her Majesty's Government have within the last. few weeks intimated to the Government of Turin that the cantinued aggressive policy of that Govern • ment would not be viewed with indifference by Great Britain. The hon. baronet trusted that the house would not think there was anything inopportune in calling attention on the present occasion to the threatened annexation of Sicily, and the probable demands of France. He also hoped that they would agree with him in his wish that her Majesty's Go vernment might have intimated to the court of Turin its apprehensions with regard to its aggressive attempts. He was bound in all fairness to say that the words he had just read were literally taken from an inquiry which was made in 1848 by Lord Aberdeen with reference to the affairs of Sardinia; but he thought that that inquiry was ten times more applicable to the present situation. In drawing at tention to the threatened annexation of Sicily, and to the probable demands of France, be (the hon. baronet) consi dered that it was impossible not to pause and cast a glance over the progress of events which were occurring on the sunny shores of the Mediterranean ; for they were events not only calculated in themselves to excite the deepest in terest, but they were likely to give rise to the gravest com plications in the status of European affairs, as well as deeply to concern the commercial and political interests of this country. They concerned our commercial interests, be cause as we could not withdraw from all commercial inter course with the continent, we could not remain indifferent spectators of the fate of European nations ; and what was occurring was of infinitely more importance from a mari time and political point of view than questions which had been the subject of so much discussion within the last few weeks, such as the cession of Nice, the sale of the Savoy ards, and the outrage upon the neutrality and independence of Switzerland. (Hear, hear.) For what was the Medi terranean ? It was, as it had always been, the great high way of the trade and traffic of Europe. Dr. Johnson had well said that the Mediterranean ought to be the aim of every one. Upon its shores the greatest empires—Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Carthage—had risen; and from its shores we had received all our religion, almost all our laws, almost all our arts, and almost everything that raised us above the savage and the slave. (Cheers.) But if the Mediterranean had always been of such importance to us, what was it now f He believed that the maintenance of our commercial and political interests upon it was at this moment an object of scarcely less moment to us than the maintenance of our maritime supremacy in St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea. (Hear, hear.) And this was no new opinion ; but it was common to almost every statesman of modern times. In 1810, when a discussion took place as to the granting a subsidy to Sicily, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (then Mr. Percoval) made use of words which he would take leave to read, for they were much more strongly applicable at the pre- sent moment than they were even at the time they were uttered. The right hon. gentleman said, " that his govern ment and every ether government of this country, that men in fact of all parties had always held that our connection with Sicily was of great value to us in a political point of view as well as regarded our commercial interests in Malta and the Mediterranean." (Hear, hear.) And then the right hon. gentleman went on to say that " there was no differ ence of opinion as to the importance of preserving the in dependence of Sicily from the grasp of Bonaparte." (Hear.) Now did we not know from the experience of the last few months that Sardinia was nothing but a tool in the hands of the Emperor of the French—(hear) —and that by oppos ing by every means in our power the influence which France was seeking to gain, both,in that portion of Sicily to which the hon. baronet opposite had alluded as well as in Sicily, we should be doing great good to the political in fluence which we were entitled to exercise in that part of the world ? (Hear, hear.) He (Sir R. Peel) wished the noble lord, therefore, to give a frank exposition of the policy which he was prepared to pursue. He did not want to be told hereafter that he was too late—that the thing was done and that the annexation had taken place, as they were told with regard to Nice and the poor Savoyarch. (Hear, hear.) He wished to warn the noble lord not to be too late ; and to take care not to be able hereafter to say that he had been de ceived by Lord Cowley, outwitted by M. Thouvenel and Count Cavour, or duped by thefr anchise and cordiality of the Emperor of the French. (Cheers.) The noble lord told him the other day not to pay any attention to newspapers, but only to listen to whet ho (Lord J. Russell) said, and then he would know the truth. (Laughter.) Well, that was exactly what he wanted to know. (Hear, hear.) He did not think the noble lord could accuse the opposition, or any hon. gentleman that took an interest in foreign affairs, with being over anxious for the discussion. Things in Europe at this moment were of infinitely greater importance than the ordinary run of parliamentary business. For what was the state of Europe ? There was no fusion or cohesion in Italy; and he had letters from the banks of the Rhino and from the towns in the Prussian provinces of that river, which assured him that there was a general feeling of mistrust and apprehension—in fact, they were all in fear of a common enemy. In Germany there was an attempt which, he hoped would one day be effected, also as against a common enemy. In Switzerland there were 176,000 brave fellows ready to rally round the standard of their country, should it be raised for the protection and vindica tion of their rights and interests. Take even this country. At present we were arming for nothing but the unsettled state of foreign affairs. We were contributing more this year for our maritime defences than we had done for fifty years previously There was a talk of fortifying not only our ports, but our metropolis ; and we had even called out the volunteers. We had thus called into activity a force which had not been employed for half a century. He had the more pleasure in referring to this subject on the present occasion, because some observations which he had made some time since had given offence. He was glad, therefore, to take this opportunity of bearing his most willing tribute of admiration to the zeal, the discipline, and the efficiency which characterised that magnificent display—for he could call it nothing else—which our Sovereign had lately in augurated in Hyde-park. (Loud cheers.) He hoped, please God, that their services would never be required ; but if they were, he firmly believed that they would not be un worthy to defend the interests and the institutions of this country. (Cheers.) Considering all that was going on, he thought the noble lord had no right to complain of his now asking for some expression of opinion upon passing events. They were of infinitely greater importance than the events of 1848. He recollected the visit of Lord Minto en route to Italy. He should always have an agreeable souve• nir of the kindness with which the noble lord had received him on that occasion ; but from a political point of view the noble lord's mission was nothing but a revolutionary fiasco. (Hear.) The noble lord went to Rome ;he coquetted with the Italian patriots; he visited Ciceroacchio; he compli mented Pio Nono, and he almost patted Ferdinand 11. on the back ; but he deceived the Sicilian patriots, and com promised the British Government. (Hear, hear.) Those occurrences formed the subject of no fewer than 15 sepa rate debates ; but though what was now going on was of ten times greater importance, it has scarcely as yet been dis cussed. In 1848 the present Prime Minister was Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and the noble viscount • did not com plain of being called upon to address the house for the al most incredible number of more than a hundred times. He (the hon. baronet) considered, therefore, that on the pre sent occasion the house had shown the greatest possible forbearance, and they had a right now to call upon the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) to state his views. As to the noble lord's spirit and capacity when he pleased—( a laugh) —there could be no doubt. He (the hen. baronet) had just been reading the despatches that, had been laid on the table, and he honoured the noble lord for them. (Cheers.) He , took a pride in saying that those despatches were worotfhytho: an English Minister ; and as an English House of Commons he begged to thank the noble lord M the °bh:d defended name of Switzerland for the way in wheel; the interests of that republic. If the rhbiolebleord would only (the hon. bare go in the same course, he wouldhfi. ndorlioy as any gentleman net) as generous a supporter ofihiers on P this occasion to glance in that house. It was onlyposhse ores of the Mediterranean, at the progress of events on t Garibaldi, and his succese,if th and to allude to the achievements of Garibaldi. Universal' s at Manchester, Glasgow, and ey sympathyhsd accompantiined might judge from reee in this country. Ills progress and success had shown what other places, had elicited g g reat admiration ' • (Rear, hear-) the energy, perseverance, and personal prestige of one man could accomplish. When they heard that an army of 20,000 of well equipped soldiers had laid down their arms before a body of 2,000 ill equipped men, with a bad com missariat, and that Garibaldi had obtained possession not only of the ports, the harbour, and the treasure of the Go • vernment, but also of the capital, he could not help saying that the powers of Europe could not remain indifferent spec tators of his proceedings. He attached very little weight to the fact of twenty thousand men laying down their arms to two thousand, because they had witnessed the effects of panic in other cases. Thus, in 1848, the army of Radetsky ran away from before the unarmed population of Milan, bit a few weeks after it marched back from the Mincio to the Ticino, and annihilated the whole insurgent army. He (Sir R. Peel) did not wish to diminish the splendour of Gari baldi's campaign. He could almost liken him to Miltiades, who with a handful of men on the plains of Marathon gained immortal renown against the hordes of Asia. (Hear.) Bu t we must not be dazzled by his military successes; we must look at the political consequences which they involve. Gari baldi having been named dictator at Palermo, there were I cries not only of " Viva Phalle!" but of " Viva Vittorio Emmanuele." He (the hon. baronet) supposed it was all arranged between the Governments of France and Turin, and that Garibaldi had allowed the people to cry out" Long live Victor Emmanuel, King of Sicily 1" Could this be that Victor Emmanuel who at so much a head, like sheep in the shambles or slaves in the market, had sold 20,000 of the most devoted of his subjects? Was this the kind of man that should be selected to be King of Sicily ? What a warning voice ought not that cry to be I " Victor Emmanuel, King of Sicily I" Why, if he could barter and sell the interests of a brave and devoted race, who for centuries had been the • rock and mainstay of that very royal house of Savoy, what would he not sanction towards his subjects of Sicily, if he became their King ? (Cheers.) We had in this country a strong feeling of patriotism—and he knew what the feeling was—but if he were a Sicilian patriot he would prefer almost anything, he would almost consent to continue for some timelonger in the dungeons of Castellamare, rather than bow before such a false god of patriotism. They called him "Il Re galantuomo ;" and if the house wanted a translation of that term, they might ask the citizens of Nice, or the moun taineers of the Alps. He deeply deplored the fact that the salvation of Italy was to be worked out between political treason on the one hard, and a military despotism on the other. He could not see how the interests of Italy could profit by such a junction. They wanted Victor Emmanuel to be King of Sicily ; and he would therefore show what its condition was when a Prince of the house of Savoy was so vereign of the island. By the treaty of Utrecht Sardinia was ceded to Austria, Nod Sicily to the Duke of Savoy. In 1714 Victor Amadeus 11. was crowned King of Sicily. He went to his new kingdom, proclaimed a pt,rliament, and promised all kinds of liberties, after which be went away, and soon began to intrigue, as it seemed all the Savoy Princes did. In 1718 he intrigued with the Spaniards to drive out the Austrians from the Milanese territory. The Spaniards did so, but then they turned round on their allies and drove them also from Sicily. The domination of the Spanish Bourbons thus began in 1736 ; and it was now in its very last agony. He made no allusion to the time when Sicily was in the hands of England, in 1806, and when we held it against the whole force of France until we gave it up at the peace. He would now refer to the mission of Lord Minto, which took place in the years 1847 and 1848. He even recommended, upon the advice of the Prime Mi nister, who was then Minister of Foreign Affairs, the separation of Sicily from Naples. He allowed Admiral Parker to encourage the feeling of Sardinian independence, and to take such steps as he thought advisable with a view of making that independence complete. He even recom mended the offer of the throne of Sicily being made to the Duke of Genoa. Lord Palmerston wrote to Mr. Aber crombie on the Bth of May, 1818, in the following terms : " With reference to the offer of the Crown of Sicily to the Duke of Genoa, you will state to Sardinia that it is of course for the Duke of Genoa to say whether or not he will accept this flattering offer, but it may be satisfactory for him to know that if he should do so he would at the proper time be acknowledged by her Majesty's Government." In the year 1818 the Government of this country were prepared to seethe separation of Sicily from the kingdom of Naples, and to see the crown of Sicily pass into the hands of a prince of the house of Savoy. Would the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) recommend the same policy now as was recommended in 1818 ? The noble lord had to show that he held the same views that were shown in the despatches which had been laid on the table with reference to Savoy. The noble lord had made use of some very curious expressions. He had said repeatedly, " We wish well to this dynasty of the Two Si cilies." He (Sir R. Peel) wanted to know whether the noble lord's policy had changed since 1848. On the 22d of June the noble lord wrote to Mr. Elliott, "Her Majesty is sincerely desirous to see the dynasty and throne of the Two Sicilies maintained and consolidated." But that was not the policy of 1848. That was not the policy which had been approved by that house on several occasions. Mr. Elliott wrote to say, " The Sicilian Government continues to maintain its power by a vi, lation of law." The noble lord in reply said, " Her Majesty'ss Government"—(this time not her Majesty)—"ller. Majee'ey's QtaVernment is desirous to see the present annitety 'niaintainea upon the throne of Naples." Then Mr. 'Elliott on 19th of July said —" The King's Government is based upon a total denial of justice ;" whereupon the noble lord wrote in reply, " I admit that the commonest rules of justice are not ob served." Well, that required some interference, if they were to interfere. Then the noble lord went on to say, . on the 16th of January, 1860 :—" We wish well to the Neapolitan dynasty, but we recommend to them a repre sentative constitution." The noble lord offered them no details, and really at a time when they were discussing the £6 and £lO qualification in that house the noble lord might have suggested some scheme of that sort to the Government of the Two Sicilies. (Laughter.) He recommended them, however, free discussion, popular assemblies, and public opinion. The noble lord, however, need not have gone so far as Naples to recommend this. Nothing had occasioned him (Sir R. Peel) greater surprise than to find that there were nations which, having once tasted of constitutional liberty, were content to submit themselves to the rule of a single despot. The noble lord had recommended free dis cussion, popular assemblies, and public opinion to the Go vernment of Naples ; but if he had wished to recommend them, he need only step across the Channel, and address them to the Emperor of the French. But they were all of them laying aside all political considerations, almost all of them in favour of the heroic proceedings of Garibaldi. Not so the noble lord. The noble lord was not in any way in favour of Garibaldi ; he had done all he could to stop him, Let them hope there bad been no mistake about the policy the noble lord had pursued. The hon. member for Dundalk on the 4th of May asked the noble lord a question respect ing Naples. The noble lord had said in reply that the Ministry of the King of the Two Sicilies from time to time communicated with them on terms which showed they had great reliance on the friendship of her Majesty's Government. Upon one occasion there was a representation that General Garibaldi was going to Sicily with armed vessels. The Government of the Two Sicilies implored her Majesty's Government to endeavour to stop his progress, and the noble lord said he lost no time in applying to the Sardinian Government asking if they had some authority over Garibaldi not to allow him to proceed. He (Sir R. Peel) hoped the noble lord had no desire to see the union of Sicily to the kingdom of Sardinia, which was intriguing under the cover of Garibaldi. Meanwhile all sorts of promises had been made ; constitutions and all manner of good things were to be showered upon the Sicilians, if they would only give way. He (Sir R. Peel) should suppose that the Sicilian patriots would not accept them now, as they had been so often disappointed. In 1848 a constitution was offered to Sicily. It was afterwards denied them ;:when things looked better it was withdrawn ; a general was seat to Messina and bombarded it ; and Poerio and others had passed years of their lives in the dungeons of the state because they were faithful to the constitutional doctrines of their country. In 1821 another constitution was granted, and was immediately withdrawn. Tie hoped that the Sicilian patriots would not be deceived by these promises, and that something might be done to secure to Sicily the freedom she deserved to enjoy. The Prime Minister had used an expression which he theught was one of the best that had yet been employed on this question. He was asked what course they proposed to take with regard to any revolution that might be ex pected to arise at Naples. In answer to the question, the noble lord, on Tuesday, June 12, made a very remarkable reply. He said that governments whose subjects revolted against them were liable to forget that in order to remove the authors of these revolutionary movements the first necessary step was the removal of themselves. In that re mark he (Sir R. Peel) entirely participated, and would only say, in conclusion, he did not profess to see any solution for the existing difficulties in Sicil y . lie h o ped that her i en tly alarming, en ough with the crown of Sardinia. The y had already Majesty's Government would n ot allow the union of Sicily with the crown of Sardinia. They had alreadY sn ough upon dangers would and more than that, they kne w that g if r a that rower were e their hands ; the state of Eur o p e was su ffic t result from the infl uence of Fran ce, ere for good. ere wanted to see the power and rthesoaut re P es ower and and duly allowed to obtain a permanent footing inotfhaEtuislland. maintained. He wanted t o those re- Seeaahat-ewveorrkwinags there re sources duly exercised t _abroad , atw d They knew very well h the e•rowth the extension of our wealth, whatever b of our revenue, our commercial prosperity could only succee d i n a degree comme nsurate with the ma i n t enance o f I our political power in Europe. He hoped, therefore, that her Majesty's Government would take every step to secure that political influence. If they abated one iota of the po litical power of the country, they immediately narrowed and dwarfed its prestige amongst foreig,n nations; but if on the other hand they maintained it• unabated and un diminished, growing with the of the and growth nation, strengthening with its strength, the house would look with confidence at the course and progress of events in Europe, and England would still continue to hold that place among the nations of Europe which, during the last half century of our time, had thrown such a magnificent illustration ove r the annals of our country's existence. (Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL—I cannot deny—indeed I freely admit—the ability, sincerity, and generosity of the bon. gentleman who has just spoken. (Hear.) I will readily admit likewise that I have to thank not only him and others who share his political views, but also hon. members oppo site for the forbearance which they have shoesni! l a c 7 1 70 difficult period of foreign peliey. ( Hear.) 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