The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-25 00:00:00

fleeting, (thanks ty night near I his wifo [own and ly. The Stewart ng. He ;aol. An , n in the prisoner , ccasion. ssippi to ollowing our flint .ast two ; ; ; a pile ;e boxes. als, and will soon cuts, and Lowever, [spensed DIONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. During the last few days there has been rather more activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets; the demand, however, has been chiefly for home consumption. Tea has been steady, at fully late prices, and for the better qualities of sugar rather higher rates have been paid. Coffee has been in fair demand, particularly good qua lities of plantation Ceylon, which sold at full values. Cocoa continues dull. Rice, however, has been very inactive, with little change to report in values. There has been a moderate inquiry for fruit, and both currants and Valentia raisins have been dealt in at late quotations. Saltpetre continues steady, at about previous - prices ; but tallow is dull :with a slight downward tendency—P.Y.C. being quoted 525. 6d. per cwt. in all positions up to De cember. At the usual quarterly sales of foreign and Colonial wool, which commenced yesterday after noon, there was a fair attendance of home buyers front the manufacturing districts, but few foreigners were present. The biddings were by no means animated, the present aspect of political affairs on the Continent tending to check confidence, and the Prices current were only equal to those realised at the close of the last sales in December. The small quantity of Australian wool in yesterday evening's catalogue has prevented any accurate estimate of the present state of the market being formed. The quantity announced is already 33,000 bales, Chiefly from the Cape of Good Hope. The sales will terminate on the 15th March. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with a very dull appearance, and 8,000 bales were sold at, in some instances, lower rates. On the Stock Exchange a limited business was transacted in Railway Shares, and prices were unaltered. In the general discount market the inquiries are limited, and the terms charged for accommodation show no alteration. The silver market is being suppled by consign ments from the continent. The Baron Osy, from Antwerp, is announced this morning with a parcel Tabled at £40,000. The fifth ordinary meeting of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, was held to-day ; Mr. Mitchell, M.P., in the chair. The report was brief, but satisfactory, and showed a net profit of £24,037 175., from which the directors recom mended a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. There was an adjourned meeting of the Scottish Australian Investment Company to-day, for consi dering the propriety of raising £200,000 more capital at 5 per cent. in this country for employ ment in the colony. The question led is some dis cussion, but was agreed to ultimately. At the meeting of the Great Ship Company held tod a y, it was stated that the purchase of the vessel had been completed for £165,332, and the sum of £161,482 subscribed in shares and money. There was a short discussion on the subject of new directors and other matters, when the meeting adjourned. There has been very little variation in the market for public Securities to-day, the few transactions recorded having been concluded at about previous rates. The continued firmness of the Funds is Chiefly dependent upon the course of values on the Paris Bourse. Already a slight improvement has been established in the Rentes, which has created a-more cheerful feeling in the market. Consols for money and account have been 95/ K, and at present the tendency is rather unfavourable. The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced Annuities are heavy at 951 96 ; the New 21 per Cents. are 'narked 79, and Long Annuities, 181. India Loan Debentures are firm at 98/, and the Bonds at 15s. to 19s. prem. Exchequer Bills are marked 345. to 37 5. prem. A very moderate amount of business has been transacted in the Foreign market, and prices in most instances are fully supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. aro 90 to 901 ; ditto, New Loan, 791 to 801 ; ditto, 2d issue, 6 to 51 dis. ; Peruvian 42 per Cents. have improved to 931 and 93a; Russian 5 per Cents. to 1121; ditto 41 per Cents. to 991 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents. to 441. Portuguese are flat, at 451 46 ; and Dutch 21 per Cents. at 65. Vene zuelan Deferred are firm, at 171. The New Aus trian Loan is 1/ to 11 discount. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following as the prices of the American Securities : Redeemable. Prices. United States 6 per Cents 1 867- 1 868 "P. 6 per Cent Bonds Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds — 78 80 Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 93 94 Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds 95 97 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. Bonds Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 96 98 ~,,Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock —82 i Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 86 87 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Divers 82 84 'Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888 84 86 Boston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 90 92 Illinois Central 7 per Cent 1875 80 82 Illinois Central 6 per Cent. 1875 77 79 Illinois Central 7 per Cent (Freelands) 1) 0. shares, 60 dols. paid Michigan Central 8 per Cent 1869 85 87 De. do. shares New York Central 6 per Ct , not convertible New York Central 7 per Ct , convertible, from June 15, 1857-59 do. shares New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , 3d mortgage New York and Erie 7 per Ct., convertible 1864 93 95 76 78 70 72 38 42 1883 1862 The Railway Share Market has exhibited rather less buoyancy, and in some instances a decline of about to 1 per cent. may be noted in values, compared with yesterday. Eastern Counties, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and North British, have receded ss. ; Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, Midland, and South- Eastern, 10s. ; and Caledonian, £l, The Foreign and Colonial undertakings are very inactive. Prices, however, have been fully supported, Lombardo- Venetian and Paris and Lyons having been dealt •in at yesterday's rates. Grand' Trunk of Canada have improved about ss. East Indian are steady, at 1031 to 1031; and Indus Steam Flotilla has improved 4a. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are in very limited request. London and County have advanced ss. ; Oriental Bank, ss. Ottoman Bank declined ss. ; and Union of Australia, 15s. Royal Mail Steam and Scottish Australian Investment are also a shade firmer. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 954 6 51 6 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 p er Cent. Annuities. 951 6 Ot i Ne w 21 p er Cent. Annuities 79 Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Apr., 1885 lBl India Stock Ditto Debentures 9Bl Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account . 5l March. J I me. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. 37 4 I Ditto Small, lid. Ditto Advertised Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 3} per Cent .... 100 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent 931 Mexican 3 per Cent Peruvian 4} per Cent 9 31 Ditto Account 1853, 3 per Cent. I) ortu . . Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent ll2/ Ditto 41 per Cent. „Panish 3 per Cent 44 31 4 urkieh 6 per Cent. 9O Ditto New Loan Ditto 2d Issue Ditto Account Venezuelan 5 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent l7l Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 65 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 951 i • Consols for Account On the arrival of a train from Corbeil, the day before yesterday, M. Caille, a gentlemen of some porperty of that place, was found dead in one of the carriages in which he had travelled alone. A medical man being sent for 10.1otolinced his death to have been caused by apoplexy. Caille had, it is supposed, set out for Paris on business, as he had considerable property in his pocket, consisting of 12,k -notes, gold, inscriptions of Rente, and railway shares. His family were immediately informed of the melancholy event by telegraph, and the body was taken backto Corbeil, Ms DAT. Ts polled at seat in bone was returning ' electors, those pre- )anied by )uke, Mr. ntial per .3d at the ) forward . 6,803 . 3,449 . 3,354 ud cheers. choice of on Edwin that gen- he loudest eloquent ,nour they r animosi trusted it s utmost r the local id . cheers). who had icer closed meeting nstitution, s to secure Seed Gene t from the chair was nd on the ; of Alder- new writ le meeting secure the ,ppy to say m the last Alderman wort Mr. who might (Cheers.) y referring I his seat conded by meeting to ly adopted. i Salomon ieeting in ,hat he and d heartily ngerstein id believed D was then r. D. Bass, e meeting if (Mr. W. make the 6te, and to court had ly an hour ks, the in rly mob in and cheer ength Lnnounced lows : . 2,304 . 1,965 L the most arty, with he district allows Pakingtou. 226 219 182 261 132 288 301 115 244 1,965 county on iy breach now that Inimosity SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. Closing \ Business Price. Done. 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 10 61 61 01 1 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val all 8 9 Stock Birk., Lanc., and Chesh Junction lOO 63 65 25 Blackburn all 11 11/ 25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 113 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all • 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 41 51 A 10 Do. A all 10 Do. B f rcves. no div. ( until6p.c.per an. t an _ hasbeep pd.toß. 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 91 9 4 Stock East Anglian lOO 151 161 15/ Stock Eastern Counties lOO 60 61 60 f6O } Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 28 30 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 25 East Kent all 13 1 5 Stock East Lancashire lOO 91 9 6 95 20 East Suffolk all 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 7 0 4 71 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 27 28 274 i f 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn 1G1) 95 97 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 Stock Great Northern lOO 104 1014 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 87 89 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 137 138 137 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 1011 1051 103 1 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 56 5 7 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 85 90 164 Do. Thirds 12 13 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 la p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95 051 95 1 1 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 lid 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 id 3 Do. Vest Riding Union i 20 Do. Southport 11.6.3 London a n d Bl ac k wa ll all of Oh 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 4l ~,.. ~ Stock Lon.,Brighton kS.Coast 100 108 4 1091 toe 9 Stock London & North Westn 100 95 05 95 1 5 121 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 914 924 921 11 2 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 37 374 10 Metropolitan 3 d Stock Midland lOO 101 1011 1011 11 1 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 7 6 78 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 1 Shares all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 111 12 10 Newry & Armagh (def ) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk lOO 62 64 50 North. Counties Union 3/ 31 1 d Stock North British lOO 58 581 581 i 1 8 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock lOO Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 9 2 93 92 4 I i 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 1 d d Stock Do. Leeds ' 100 17 18 471 Stock Do. York lOO 77 18 772 8 Stock North London lOO 101 103 1024 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 ls. 20 North Staffordshire l7l 5 44 d 121 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 29 31 29 10 Peebles all 20 Portsmouth l9 7 5 d 10 Rhymney lO Stock Scottish Central lOO 114 116 Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 271 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 85 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 31 d Stock South Devon lOO 371 38 21 1 Stock South-Eastern lOO 73 731 731 3 Stock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 13 131 20 Do. do 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 37 38 25 Do. do. 1854 221 -- 25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 Stock Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 Stock Vale of Neath lOO 72 76 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 i 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 24 3 5 Do. B all 6 61 20 West London all 10 Do. Ist Class all 1 20 Do. 2d Class all I Railways. bClosing Businsss ail Price. Dons. rot ,00 100 190 Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lndl gii. '5 per cent Do _ _ _ Stock Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,BrantAGodrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta. it S. Eastrn . Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oudc (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e.' East Indian, gu. 5 p. c , Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext , sth. 1 stock 100 100 20 r 1 100 1 Do. Jubbulporc D0.47i p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 G eelong& 111eLgua.5 p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref. Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c, Do. New, gua.s per cent. Do. do Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Stock Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. 'l3 without opt Do. 5/ p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share.. Do. do. Land d 0... Do. do. B. Capital do. Do. do. Land d 0... Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde +3 ig Do. Do. Punjaub g Do. Indus. St. Flo. br,2' St. Andrews & Quebec A ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip } all 9 al ,, 16.1 1 100 100 100 1. 3.0. 78 80 2s. 2s. 6d 2 all 5 100 all I i (1' I " f d 7 8 85 90 82 86 80 81 p I I P dl 1021 1031 41 1021 31 21 all all 1100 I par p 19 20 30i 291 30} 1001 3 1 t I 1 2s. 1 all all all all all all ) 15 1 all 41 l. PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. P a id . \ Closing I Business Share) Railways. Paid. Closing Business Share Mi nes. Done. Price., Done. _ _ 25 Blythe and Tyne It per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet4p.et. Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares tock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock l Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. et. 61 Cork & Bandon, 5i p. C. 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Conn. Ex. 5 p et. No.l Stock Do. do.. N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Stock .Edin.&Glas. spc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West. a. spe Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stock Do. spc edm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 4i 1 5. c. do. do. 100 Do:sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock neat West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 pct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do.. Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon. &Brig.spe. gu. No.l Do. pref., p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 ' Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs.l Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Stock 50 Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock 26i 1 13i 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock; Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock 8k Stoc l ,l Stock stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock 251 Stock Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do. Con. Bris. &Bi 6 p.ct n Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 18.60 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. at. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6p. C. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.VM.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, elm. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& D.k.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 . 80. York, H. fi; S. Purch. North Staf;ordshire . Ox. wr. Wol. 6 pc. le . tg Do. dr j , do., 2d aim Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp F,cottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb : Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. , South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c.l Do. 44 per cent S.-Yerkshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. Do. 6 per cent . Waterford & Kilkenny,, 6 per cent. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 64 74 7 21 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 465 475 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 215 225 Great South Tolgus... 17s 12 13 G.WhealAlfd.(Phillaci) 11.18.8 24 31 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 94 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 84 6 7 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 24 34 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 51 6 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 154 16 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. Os 4 SoutliCaradon (St.Cleer) 24 445 455 455 , Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 24 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 215 225 5 Tamar Silver and Lcad Mining Co 44 11 11 10 Tin Croft 9 3 4 4 31 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d 1 West Basset (Illogan) l4 20 22 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 65 70 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 215 225 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 54 24 3 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12 Wh'l MaryAnn(Mexhe) 8 47 49 Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 30 32 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 , Bon AecordCopper,Lim lOs } # 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 2 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 104 114 5 Do. Land and MiningCo all 11 21 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 37 39 38 Copiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co an 2 Fortuna 20 General all 21 221 3 Linares all 8 9 5 Lusitanian d 1 Mariquita all 1 I i t 1 New Granada 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 p 20 Po ntgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 4 5 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santia g o de Cuba l6l 1 11 28.2.81 United Mexican all 21 3 , COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p aid. Closing Business Share Securities. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6 p.c..Ta. & July 100 1134 1144 1134 144 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.SrAug. 100 1114 1121 Do. 6 p.c.Mrdz SQ. 100 115 116 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &Jill3r 100 1111 1121 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1014 1024 1024 1 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1114 1124 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 110 111 1101 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 107 109 all 100 100 100 100 100 all 132 81 2 14 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sharei Joint-Stock Banks. Paid Closing i Business Price. Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 40 Australasia all 25 Bank of Egypt all 251 252 100 Bank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 90 British North American all 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 1 d 100 City 5O 100 Colonial 25 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 161 17 20 'Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 211 221 22 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 1100 London & Westminster 2O 1100 Nat. Prov. of England 3.5 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 40 20 Ottoman Bank all 21 22 211 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 South Australia 25 Do. New l7l 25 Union of Australia all 554 25 Do. New 2O -- 50 Union of London 3O -- 24 4 100 Unity Mutual 100 Western Bk of London 50 20 19 d l MISCELLANEOUS. Share3lls eellanoous. fraid. Cl " ln g Business done Price. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 1090 Atlantic' el. (Limited). all 220 250 25 Australian Agricultural 19 32 34 32 10 Australian Royal Mail . all # 1 10 'Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at £5 dig 3 50 British American Land 40 50 Brit. & Irish Matg.Tel.A. all 38 40 20 Do. B, rp. c. till 1862 all 19 21 20 Do, C 100 Canada Land. 321 120 123 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim.) all 9 10 Stock Cop.Min.olEng,&Smltg all 25 Do. Preference 7/ per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace. all 1 1 1 5 Do. Preibrence all 4 1 5/ 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 101 103 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop, St. Co. all 1 11 10 Europ. & Ind,Junet,Tel. 10s. 4 id 9 Europ.&Am,Stm.(Lim.) all 1 11 20 GL Iron ScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gen. Steam Na v ig a ti on . 14 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d 100 u s l 22 511 00 NNNDN3I 2I I ts T L 0. l oet t e etlrt n ts d dlti. r d l i Apo. h. Netherlands e r G ucoal r x. xsra e . pl tuot n E E rpre . dyaenu l ai : fs e E l ectric Tel.nu bdtT( (Lim.) C e . all a tsl l - 14 — ll 11 l a 7 4 d 4 6 10 Do do 0 , t op s s eti a as t Lt l ean ct: d . 80a a a l l I l l l i l l 1 2 11 5 1 Oriental Gas 8 . 1 . " (Lim.) 1 Do. New Share; '''' laasllBll. dlis 1 1 :5 Peel River Land & Min. all 2 50 Pen all. 84 84 . & Oriental,Steana. 85/ 50 Do. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr lO 12 13 p 8 par 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New a ll 7/ 72 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 62 54 631 4 Seot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) all 120 130 121 5 25 South Australian Land. all 36 38 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 1 1 Do. do Registered all 20 'Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can 5 100 van Diemesil UV 9 11 49 51 91 96 1103 105 1125 127 116 118 6 6i 99 102 110 116 108 112 115 117 114 116 132 134 81 83 74 76 113 115 120 122 111 113 107 10S 64 66 11 114 93 95 85 ET 86 88 99 101 10 104 10 4 17 0 t 73 75 19 20 9/ 10 141 141 140 142 1120 122 1163 168 122 124 68 70 140 142 103 104 96i 984 1)1 01 10 111 12 9 10 1112 114 98 99 i die p id p 23 234 120 122 111 113 99 101 10 11 241 25 103 105 103 105 10 174 29 30 334 341 48 51 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid Leasing " Co.'s. Closing! Business Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction. ' Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolrtshire,g.6pc. EUn ,}1 arw ichShs. Do; Woodbridge G l ' , Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest H artlp 00l Dck. &Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. I Shares London &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 P. et Do. 6 per cent Mane-, Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& Bede*, g. 6 .e Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx NDOgr.utdarhona..l6teed 5 p..pillearscten t. D S EI s 1 h h f Preston. r 3 o s tßwons Fixeds and y&re i t ar sc G shl 3 0 . We i ;g Yr . Sc s eelAe . c Hereford.l South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6p. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn 1 Share Docks. Ln& N.W Ln& N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt.Nerth. E.Counts. Caledonin' Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.dtßr Yk.N.Md. Do. IS. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk . Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L& N w) & L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassoy , M'Clean Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtn DOCKS . 98 100 103 105 17 18 143 145 4 41 1111 113 65 M 115 120 90 92 98 lt 0 i }P 58 60 1142 144 9 1 P 11 111 90 92 8 . 9 I Paid Closing Business Price. Done. Stock Com rnerci al lOO -. Stock Do 4 perCent.Pret'.3lin lOO ^ Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine *nampton 100 102 104 103 `2l 3} gtock victoriaSOu 20 Do Now lB THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1859. FOREIGN. Closing I Business Share Railways. , Paid. Price. Done. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessas Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New 4 1 51 21 i Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Pern ) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. Do. 51 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. sip. e. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria .. Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand Share BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 8114 34 3 LAW INTELLIGENC.E-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices.) APPEAL-GRESSLEY V. MOUSLEY. The further hearing of this part-heard appeal was re sumed this morning. This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, setting aside the sale of Mr. Mouseyl's in terest in the property in question. Sir Richard Bethell, Q.C., resumed his argument for the appellant, Mr. Mousley, and is now being heard. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES. —William Day, described as a servant, was charged with attempting to obtain a quart bottle of Eau de Cologne, the property of Mr. Robert Douglas, perfumer, &c., of 23, New Bond-street, by falsely representing that he was sent by Captain Kepple, of the Army and Navy Club. From the evidence of Henry Filbury, clerk to the prose cutor, it appeared that on Wednesday afternoon the prisoner came to the shop and asked if they had an account with Captain Kepple, of the Army and Navy Club. He informed him they had, and he then asked for a bottle of Eau de Cologne, and he then handed him a 2s. 6d. bottle. The prisoner then pointed to a quart bottle, and said he would take that, but Mrs. Douglas refused to let him do so, and said she would send it immediately. He then gave an address, and went away, and the Eau de Cologne was sent to the address, but the person was not known there. The captain's correct address was afterwards ascertained, when it was found ho had given no such order, and requested, if the prisoner was met with, that he might be given into custody; and, on his being subsequently met with, he was handed over to a con stable. It was stated that it was not the first time of the prisoner's being at the court, and that he was only just out of prison for a similar offence. The prisoner, who said he had no regular home, was then remanded. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. - -r “ 7 8 it 2i 5 4i - -p 6i 0 I ipl 3 19 8 6 1 328071_ —p 8i 9i g 4 el 321 33 52 53 El, ;i 20 29J 5 91 9, 23 24 THAMES. SKELETON-KEY ROBBERY ON SUNDAY NIGHT.—John Dalton, a well-known associate of thieves, aged 21, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with being concerned with three other men, named Franklin, Jones, and Lappage, in entering the thielling-house and shop of Mr. Thomas Hall, oil and colourman, No. 2, Old Manor-road, Stepney, and stealing therefrom two carpet-bags, wearing apparel, and other property, value £5, therefrom. The robbery was effected while the prosecutor and his family were absent frsm home on Sunday last, and the street door was opened by moans of a skeleton-key. Two carpet bags containing wearing apparel and other property were re moved from the bedroom. A portion of the stolen articles were traced to Franklin, Jones, and Lappage, and a strong prima facie case was made out against them, and they were remanded until this day. The prisoner Dalton was arrested yesterday, and he was identified as one of four men who were seen near the house of the prosecutor on Sunday evening ; and while three of them were inside the house effecting the robbery, the prisoner was on the look out in the street, and when the robbery was completed the pri soner opened the door, let out his confederates, and: went away with them. Dalton has been repeatedly in custody, and is believed to have been concerned in other skeleton key robberies, which have been very numerous in all parts of the metropolis owing to the incautious manner in which people secure their doors. George Franklin, Charles Jones, and George Lappage were subsequently arraigned in the felon's dock with Dal ton, and the evidence taken on Monday last was read over. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said he appeared for Jones and Lappage. • Mr. Hall said, although he valued the things at £5 only, he could not replace them for £l5, and that £2 15s. in gold and copper monies was taken from the shop. Evidence was given of the finding of a great portion of the stolen property in the house of the prisoner Franklin, at No. 3, John's-place, Stepney. Witnesses were called to prove the identity of Jones and Lappage, but failed, and they were discharged. Mr. Yardley ordered the depositions to be taken against Dalton and Franklin, and they were committed for trial. A PERFECT NUISANCE.—Mary Owens, a middle-aged Irish woman, who has been for some time past very peace able, and who was formerly a very drunken and disorderly character, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with creating a disturbance, and using vile and threatening language towards Mrs. Charlotte Perkins, the landlady of the Marquis of Wellington publichouse in Cornwall-street, St. George's-in-the-East. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, stated the case for the pro secution, and said the husband of Mrs. Perkins kept a most respectable and well-conducted house, and was a guardian of the poor. The prisoner had been in the practice of coming to the house of his client on fre quent occasions in a state of intoxication and making use of the most horrible and filthy language, throwing stones, and using diabolical threats. Mrs. Per kins would be reluctantly compelled to repeat the offensive language. Mr. Perkins had also bcen insulted and threat ened, and his business repeatedly obstructed. The prisoner had in fact become a perfect nuisance. Mrs. Perkins confirmed the statement of her solicitor. The prisoner made a disturbance at the house twice yester day, and upon the second occasion brought stones and threw them at her, but she was too close to her to do any harm. The threats were of a frightful character. She always refused to serve the prisoner with any liquor or beer. Maurice Lane, a - police-constable, 397 K, said the priso ner was very drunk and disorderly. The prisoner expressed her sorrow for what she had done, and Mr. Yardley committed her to the House of Cor rection for 7 days. THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. The following reply has been made by Mr. Carlyle to an application for permission to nominate him for the office of Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen, in the prospect of an election : _ " Chelsea, Feb. 11. Dear Sir —I am much obliged to you and your young friends in 'Marischal College ; but there are two reasons why, as appears to me, you ought not to proceed with your nomination. The first is that you have no good likelihood, as far as I can guess, of carrying your election. This is a very important preliminary reason. The second is, that being extremely busy in these months, and otherwise averse to travel, and, in truth, an enemy rather than a friend to public haranguing as at present practised, I do not think it likely I could get to Aberdeen on such an errand, even if you were unexpectedly successful. Pray desist, therefore. To me the honour is without importance at this stage of my life, and, in fact, has no value at all, except, as testifying your regard to me, of which Jean now otherwise hold myself assured. And to you have not I already spoken'—to such of you as care to listen—and, with a great deal of delibera tion, given you the truest advice I had ? Accept many thanks from me, and believe, all of you, voters for and voters against, that nobody, elected or eligible, can wish you more truly than I do continued increase of intelligence and of all the nobleness that should go along with it. And so, with sincere regards and thanks, I remain yours faith fully, T. CARLYLE. Mr. John Forbes, Marischal College, Kingsland-house, Aberdeen. MIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Upwards of 4,000 quarters of English wheat have arrived up to our market this week, coastwise, chiefly from Essex and Kent. Fresh up to-day, however, by land carriage the receipts were small, and the show of samples was by no means extensive. We have little or no improvement to notice in the demand for any kind. Monday's prices, how ever, were supported. We were well supplied with all kinds of foreign wheat, and some samples realised full quotations; but inferior parcels were very dull. The barley trade was tolerably active, at full prices. Fine malt realised extreme rates, but other kinds were very inactive. We had a fair consumptive demand for oats, beans, and peas, at full prices. Flour met a dull inquiry, on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour. English 4,310 3,840 9,150 7,930 , 2,580 Irish -1 1 BEO Foreign 630 2,910 8,849 i 920 sks 30 bls NEWOATE-AND The supplies of each kind scale, and the trade generally 1 LEADENHALL. of meat are on a moderato rules steady, at full prices. the Carcass. Per Sibs. 1.9 y 8. d. s. d: Inforiorßeef 3 0 to 3 4 Mid. d 0..... 3 6 to 3 8 Pm.largedo. 3 10 to 4 0 Do.smalldo. 4 2 to 4 6 Large pork.. 2 6 to 3 4 s. d. s. d. Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6 Mid. do 3 Bto 4 2 Prime do. 4 4to 4 8 Veal 3 Bto 4 8 Small pork BOROUGH HOP. The show of new hops continues very moderate, and all kinds moved off steadily, at full prices. In yearling and old qualities very little is doing, at late rates. Mid and East Kent pockets 7os to 120 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do s4s to 70s 91 Sussex do 648 to 66s ~ COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been rather inactive, but previous prices have been fully supported. Common Congou is quoted 131 d to 13id per lb. . StigAß.—For middling and good grocery kinds there is a fair inquiry, and prices are well supported ; other qualities, however, are flat. In the refined market there is a mode rate home demand at former quotations. COFFEE.—The uiet , ket is q but rood qua of Plantation Ceylon mar continue to be fairly Inquired for, es and late rates are fully supported. RlCE.—There has been a very limited inquiry, and no change whatever can be reported in values. FRUlT.—There has been rather more inquiry for ordi nary qualities of currants, at rates varying according to quality at from 30s to 34s per cwt. Valentia raisins are at steady rates. SALTPETRE.—There has been a steady demand for tho better qualities, but no change in prices can be noted. TALLOW.—The market still continues dull, and prices have a downward tendency. P.Y.C., on the spot trill for March delivery is quoted 52s 6d per cwt, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS--(THis EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH presented a petition from a place in Oxfordshire, praying for a more equitable distribution of property rate to the poor. EXAMINATION OF PRISONERS. Lord BROUGHAM presented %petition from a person named John Copley Hill, complaining of the want of a law similar to that which he had introduced last night, by which he had suffered great injury by not being allowed to give evidence in a criminal trial in which he had the misfortune to be defendant, and had wrongfully been subjected to an imprisonment for 12 months. THE MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE. Earl "GREY moved for a select committee to inquire whether the Act 13th and 14th Victoria, c. 99,f0r the better assessing and collecting the poor rates and highway rates in respect of small tenements, and the act of last session, c. 43 to amend the municipal franchise in certain cases, had produced any change in the character of municipal elections and of town councils, and in the mode of conduct ing the local government of corporate towns. The noble lord said in 1850 a bill passed through Parliament by which the owners, instead of the occupiers, of small tene ments of the value of £6O were compelled to pay the parish. taxes. The occupier, however, had the right of voting at muni cipal elections, but the result of the arrangement had been that in numerous cases the number of municipal electors had been very greatly increased. Rather contradictory accounts had been forwarded to him, but he could state with cer tainty that in towns- where the number of voters had been 700 the act ho had mentioned had increased them to 2,300, 1,500 of whom were the inhabitants of small tenements. The effect had been that the town councils had very much deteriorated. His idea of having the inquiry at the :present moment he thought would bring out much valuable information ou the subject of Parliamentary reform, and he also thought it would be in the power of that house to render very essential ser vice in the consideration of that great question. He re gretted that Government had not taken advantage of a suggestion he had thrown out during the last autumn, as he was convinced that if they had made the inquiry the result would have been of much value. A gentlemen of much influence on the question of reform had recommended that the municipal franchise should be adopted in Par liantentary elections, where it had worked well. It was most desirable to see how far this was the case because if the municipal franchise worked well, he at once submitted that . the fact would be very ge nerally in favour of its introduction. But the contrary was proved, that the alterations had not worked well ; then the experience they would obtain would lead them to discover how far it was desirable it should be adopted in the election of members of Parliament. The Earl of DERBY said he should like to find out the exact object the noble earl had in view in moving for this inquiry before ho expressed any opinion as to the necessity of the inquiry. It would be impossible to obtain any such information for it to exercise any influence upon the impending discussion on the question of Parliamentary reform. As far as he could see, it appeared to him the object of the noble earl was not to see what had been the working of the municipal system, but to see what effect had been produced upon the system by the act of 1850. Supposing the committee were granted, and they were to come to the conclusion that the act of 1850 had worked injurious, did the noble earl intend to move its repeal, a nd disfranchise those who had been enfranchised in 1850. Before he en tered into the inquiry, he (Earl Grey) should make up his mind what he intended to do supposing such a decision should be arrived at. (Hear, hear.) He (Lord Derby) did not suppose the noble earl or Parliament would be in clined to pursue such a course. He should also like to know what useful purpose could be served by the appoint ment of such a committee. (Hear, hear.) Personally, he had no objection to the committee, but he thought no defi nite course should be decided upon before they commenced the inquiry proposed by the noble earl. (Hear, hear.) Earl GRANVILLE said any information upon Parlia mentary Reform could not be too highly prized. There was a general feeling in the country that their lordships' house was more inclined to treat questions relating to the represen tative system in an illiberal manner thantho otherbranch of the legislature. He believed such a feeling was a mis taken one, and he should be glad to see any steps taken in the matter, while their lordships were as anxious upon the question as the other house. He gathered from the observations of the noble earl opposite that he was unfavourable to the inquiry, and under those circum stances no good could possibly result from the labours of the committee, unless the Government were favourable to it. He trusted his noble friend would not press his motion. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tms EVENING). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THE MEMBER FOR THE EASTERN DIVISION OF WORCESTER—ERROR IN TIIE SHERIFF'S RETURN. The SPEAKER said that an error had been committed by the Sheriff in the return of the hon. William Frederick Calthorpe, who was stated to have been elected for the county of Worcester instead of the eastern division. Mr. FOLEY certified that the hon. gentleman had been elected for the eastern division. The SPEAKER said that a case analogous to the pre sent had occurred with reference to the return made by one of the Sheriffs for Northampton, in which he deseribed the member as having been elected for the county instead of the Southern division. Leave was given to the Clerk of the Crown to amend the return, and Mr. CALTHORPE took tho oaths and his seat. PRIVATE BUSINESS Mr. HUDSON moved that the order of the Bth day of this instant February, limiting the time of the second reading of private bills, be suspended in the case of the Travellers' and Marine Insurance and Accidental Death Insurance Com panies Amalgamation (No. 2) Bill, and that the bill be read a second time on Monday next, provided three clear days' notice thereof shall have been given at the Private Bill Office.—Agreed to. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented for and against the abo,, lition of the hop duty; from letter-carriers and others em - ' ployed in provincial towns, praying to be placed on the same footing as those in the London, Dublin, and Edin burgh post-offices ; &c., &c. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Lerd HOTIIAM, a writ was ordered for the borough of Midhurst, in the room of Samuel Warren, Esq., resigned. TRIAL BY JURY (SCOTLAND). This bill was read a first time and ordered for second reading. PRINTING THE BIBLE AND ACTS OF PARLIA- MENT. Mr. BLACK asked the Secretary to the Treasury if it was intended to renew the patent for printing, which will expire in January next, and, in the event of the patent not being renewed, whether the right of printing the Bible in England is to be limited to tho two Universities, or to be thrown open, and if any other arrangement would be made for printing the Acts of Parliament ? Sir S. NORTHCOTE said, with reference to the first question, that the subject was under consideration, but he could furnish no further information. LAW OF LANDLORD AND TENANT IN IRELAND. Mr. KIRK asked the Attorney-General for Ireland, whether it was intended to bring in a bill for the amend ment of the Law of Landlord and Tenant in Ireland, and, if so, about what time he would be prepared to lay it on the table ? Mr. WHITESIDE said he had prepared a bill on the subject, and when the bills relating to Ireland at present on the table were disposed of, he would introduce it. THE CRIMINAL LAW OF IRELAND. Mr. DOBBS asked whether ally steps had been taken to consolidate and amend the criminal law of Ireland, and to assimilate it to the criminal law of Eng land, and whether it was intended by the Attorney-Gene ral for Ireland to propose any measure on the subject during the present session, and, if so, when he would be prepared to introduce the same ? Mr. WHITESIDE said that a very valuable paper on the subject, prepared by the Secretary for the Home De partment, had been presented to the authorities in Ireland. THAMES CONSERVANCY BOARD Gen. CODRINGTON asked the Secretary to the Trea sury whether the Commissioners of Woods and Forests had received the full particulars of account which the Thames Conservancy Board was bound to deliver *n the Ist of February in each year; and whether that account would be laid before Parliament ? Sir S. NORTHCOTE said the accounts up to the year ending 1857 were ready to be laid on the table, but those for the year ending 1858 were not perfect. REPRESENTATION OF SCOTLAND. Mr. BAXTER said he would postpone his motion to the effect that it was expedient to consider the laws relating to this subject, but at the same time he hoped the right hon. gentleman would make a statement relative to this matter when he brought forward his measure on Monday next. The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER said, placed in the position he then was with reference to the measure alluded to he could not be expected to give a satis factory statement in reply to the observation of the hon. member, but he assured him he would give him every op portunity of bringing the subject forward before the second reading of his bill. CONSULS TO JAPAN. Mr. MONCKTON MILNES called the attention of the house to the appointment of consul and vice-consuls to Japan, in connection with the evidence and re port of the Committee on the Consular Services. He considered that commercial men were better adapted to fill consular departments than military men. Mr. S. FITZGERALD defended the consular appoint ments that had been made in Japan by the Government, and contended that military men had qualifications that rendered them well adapted to discharge the duties of such offices. He deemed that the salaries paid to consuls and vice-consuls in Japan and China were exorbitant, -looking at the remuneration given to clerks who went to those countries. Most of the appointments that had been made lately were promotions, and he maintained that they were such as were calculated to confer benefit on the public ser vice. Mr. WYSE thought that resident merchants might be employed advantageously as pioneers, in the capacity of vice-consuls. Last year they were called on to vote £45,000 for the consular establishments in China, and no doubt this year they would be required to grant a large amount for the consular appoint ments In Sapittl. no §trongly deprecated the conduct of Go vernment in sending Mr. Barber to Cairo from Naples, which was like sending him from heaven to hell. (Laugh ter.) Ins services should have secured him a better ap pointment than to a climate which t w i :s or so nA u L lea a l n th d y L th ord at his wife and family could not aecompany him. After a few words from Mr. S. F PALMtitsTON, the subject dropped. STATE OF EUROPE. Lord PALMERSTON, on rising, said he did not wish to interfere with the statement of his right hon. friend (Sir J. Pakington), but he was merely influenced by a desire to discharge a duty incumbent on the house, namely, obtaining information on a subject that was agitating the public mind. The information given by her Majesty's Go vernment on a previous occasion • was not considered satisfactory with reference to the continent of Europe. It was only due to the commercial class and other portions of the to be informed whether they were in danger of war, or whether they were to look for peace, instead of being kept in the dark, and led perhaps to the brink of an abyss. There could be no doubt that military preparations were increas ing to a considerable and an alarming extent throughout the continent of Europe; and such being the - case, it' was natural that the greatest anxiety should be felt and, therefore, it was indispensable that the real state of thin::s should be accurately ascertained. With regard to the great Powers of Europe, he confessed he did not see that there existed between them any matter so serious as to lead to an appeal to arms. (Hear, hear.) He could not suppose that France entertained any inten tion to violate the existing treaties. 'Was it likely that Austria would or could or would break these treaties, which were the title-deeds by which she held some of her most valuable possessions ? He could not suppose that either Russia or Prussia had any hostile intentions, and he believed that the only ground for apprehending any danger to the peace of Europe arose from the state of central Italy. That portion of Europe had been occupied for ten years by foreign troops, and that occupation had continued too long. (Hear, hear.) He considered that Austria was induced to continue occupation from an appre hension that if she withdrew her troops she might suffer danger from Russia. That apprehension he considered unfounded, and he thought if France and the other powers would offer their friendly counsel, hostilities might be averted. He thought it necessary to the peace of Europe that the foreign troops should withdraw from Italy, that they should do so with the understanding that they must now reform, and that the present Government would undertake to reform their administration, he believed that every man in the country wished for peace, and that we should enjoy that ropose which was indispens able to the development of commerce and the general pros perity of the country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ac quitted the noble lord of any factious motives in asking these questions on the present most legiti mate occasion. He thought the noble lord was correct in stating that it was not the wish of the great con tinental Powers to violate treaties, and he agreed with him in his remarks in reference to the state of Central Italy. (Hear, hear.) When all the preparations alluded to were going on, her Majesty's Government had been stirring, and had used their best endeavours to secure the peace of Europe. He had great pleasure in confessing the noble lord and the house that they had received com munications to the effect that the Roman States would ere long be evacuated by Roman and French troops with the concurrence of France, and Lord Cowley had de parted on a confidential mission—a mission of peace. (Cheers from both 'sides of the house.) Lord J. RUSSELL congratulated the house on the statement they had just heard. [LEFT SITTING.) TREASURY WARRANT. (From the London Gazette of this Evening.) Whereas by an Act of Parliament, passed in the fourth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the regulation of the duties of postage," cer tain scales of weight and rates of postage were fixed and made chargeable and payable upon, for, or in re spect of, letters transmitted and forwarded by the post, and various regulations were made, and powers were given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, for the purpose of facilitating the transmission of such let ters by the post. And whereas further powers were given to the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Treasury, by an Act, passed in the eleventh year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled " An Act for giving further facilities for the transmission of letters by post, and for the regulating the duties of post age thereon, and for other purposes relating to the Post office." And whereas the Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea sury, by a certain Warrant under their hands, bearing date the 2fith day of January, 1859, did order and direct that on every letter sent or tendered or delivered in order to be sent by the post between places in the United Kingdom, or by the post of any post town in the United Kingdom addressed to a person or place within such town or its suburbs, the postage thereof should be prepaid in stamps, and that every such letter should be duly and properly stamped when posted ; and that if any letter sent or tendered or delivered in order to be sent by the post between any places in the United King dom, or by the post of any post-town in the United King dom, addressed to a person or place within such town, or the suburbs thereof, should be posted without any postage being paid thereon in stamps equal to the sum of one penny every such letter should be detained and opened, and should be returned or given up to the sender thereof, and in the said Warrant further directions were contained relative to letters so sent or tendered. And whereas it is expedient that the said recited War rant should be repealed. Now we, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, in exercise of the powers vested in us in and by the said hereinbeforo recited Acts, or either of them, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do by this Warrant,. under the hands of two of us the said Commissioners, by the authority of the statute in that case mads and provided, order and direct that the said recited Warrant of the 20th day of January, 1859, shall be, and the same is, hereby repealed, revoked, and annulled, and that the seve ral regulations, orders, and directions therein mentioned and set forth, and the repeal therein contained of a certain portion of a Treasury warrant, bearing date the 22d day of October, 1817, shall from henceforth wholly cease and de termine. Whitehall, Treasury-chambers, Feb. 24, 1859. DERBY. G. H. LENNOX. LONDON GAZETT.E-( THIS EVENING) ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 23. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon William George Armstrong, Esq., F.R.S., of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Engineer to the War Department for Rifled Ordnance. WHITEHALL, FEB. 24. The Queen has been pleased to grant unto the Rev. Walter Farquhar Hook, D.D., the Deanery of her Ma jesty's cathedral church of Chichester, void by the death of the Rev. Doctor George Chandler. 29 31 70 72 100 MS I d IL. 16 161 4i d 100 105 i 1100 105 1 100 105 96 98 11 18 19 20-} 18 14 }fa - -d --al 20 21 PI icl par FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 21. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint George Staunton Morrison, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Superintendency in China, to be her Majesty's Consul at Nagasaki, in Japan. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Christopher Pemberton Hodgson, Esq., now British Vice- Consul at Caen, to be her Majesty's Consul at Hakodadi, in Japan. FOREIGN OFFICE, FEE. 24. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Beau mont Hotham, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Calais. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 23. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, to appoint James Hanning Esq., one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Captain J. A. Hunter, resigned. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 22. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN TILE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of York—West Riding.—Sir John William Ramsden, of Byram, in the said county, Bart., in the room of G. F. Robinson, commonly called Viscount Goderich, now Earl of Ripon, called to the House of Peers. FEB. 23. Borough of Enniskillen.—The Hon. John Lowry Cole, in the room of the Right Hon. James Whiteside, who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Manor of Northstead. FEB. 25. Borough of Marylebone.—Edwin John James, Esq., of Pall-mall, in the county of Middlesex, one of her Majesty's Counsel learned in the Law, in the room of Hugh For tescue, commonly called Viscount Ebrington, who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Manor of Northstead. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 25. The Right Honourable the Lords of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Vienna, reporting that the Aus trian Government has issued an order, permitting silk cocoons to be imported into the Lombardo-Venetian King dom, and the raw silk produced from them to be exported, free of duty. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 25. MEMORANDUM.—The commission of the Reverend James Henry Beresford Harris, as Chaplain of the 4th Class, has been antedated to 22d October, 1855. • ADMIRALTY, FEB. 19. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant George Gregory to be Captain, vice Driver, to half-pay ; Second Lieutenant Sechwell Ray Buckle, to be Lieutenant, vice Gregory, promoted. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS -LIEUTENANT. 3d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—En sign Michael Arthur Bass to be Lieutenant, vice Davenport, resigned. C arm arthenshire Royal Rifle Regiment of Militia— Richard Richards Carver, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Swan, resigned. shire Rifles—Charles Dalrymple, Esq., to be Royal Ayr Lieutenant ; Robert Aleiklam , Gent. , to be Lieutenant. Ist Royal Lanarkshire Militia—Ensign G. J. Gossling to be Lieutenant, vice Williamson, resigned. Qu e en's Own Royal Regiment of Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire Yeomanry Cavalry—The Honourable Charles Alexailder, Lord Dunglas, to be Captain, vice McCall, resigned. [This article is substittited for that which appeared in the Gazette of February 22.] Northumberland Artillery Regird=t of Militia—Robert Cairnes Bruce, Esq., late Captain in the 85th Foot, to be Captain. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL Panz MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Feb. 14. Notice is hereby given to the Officers, Seamen, and Ma rines, and to all pe rsons i n t eres t e d therein, that the distri bution proceeds received and tonnage bounty awarded for the William Clark, captured on the 22d August, 1867, by her Majesty's ship Firefly, will commence on Monday, the 14th March, 1859, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-Generalof the Navy, Admiralty, Somer set-house," Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may ite legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, serving in the above-named sh i p , are requesjed to present the same at this office. Any Officer, Seaman, Marine, or other person, who may desire to receive his share from the Collector of Custoin ot: of Inland Revenue within the Uni ted Kingdom, ! s j eg gi e z d e to intimate the same by letter t o be addressed n Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London : in which letter his own place of residence is to Collpreciselyectorb toms, or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would e con venient to receive such share of prize money. The following aro the shares duo to an individual in the several classes : Flag share ...... £3 18 5 Comma nder ..... 124 14 3 Third class . • 44 810 Fourth class.... 28 11 5 Fifth class .... 15 17 6 Sixth class .... £l4 5 8 Seventh class .. 9 10 6 Eighth class .. 415 3 Ninth class.... 3 3 6 Tenth class 1 11 8 For the brigantine gliza Jane, captured 04 the 27th of August, 1857, by her Majesty's ship Alecto, will commence on Monday the 7th March, 1859. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes :-- Flag share £ll2 14 1 Commander 4Ol 12 1 Third class 127 11 7 Fourth class B2 0 4 Fifth class 45 11 3 Sixth class £4l 0 3 Seventh class 27 6 9 Eighth class 13 13 4 Ninth class 9 2 3 Tenth class 4 11 1 For the barque, name unknown, captured on the 2d of Sept., 1857, by her Majesty's ship Alecto, will commence on Monday, the 7th March, 1859. The following are the shares duo to an individual in the several classes : Flag share .... £55 14 8 Commander .. 290 17 2 Third class .... 92 7 11 Fourth class .. 59 7 11 Fifth class .... 32 19 11 Sixth class 29 14 ' 0 Seventh class .. 19 i 6 0 Eighth class .. 918 0 Ninth class .... 6 12 0 Tenth class.... 3 5 11 BANKRUPTS. Thomas William Custance, licensed victualler, New castle-upon-Tyne, to surrender,March 7, and 14, at twelve,: at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. • Benjamin Lovell, currier, Northampton, March 9, at one, and April 'll, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John David-Greenway, draper, Taunton, March 11 and April 6, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Joseph Hardwicke and Henry Jones. merchants, Grace church-street, M arc h 9 , at h a lf- past one, and April 9. at twelve, at the Court o f Bankruptcy. Henry Spence, currier, Birmingham, March 7 and 28, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. John Hill, jun., lace manufacturer, Lenten, Notting hamshire, March 15, and April 12, at eleven, at the Shire.; hall, Nottingham. William George Horncastle, auctioneer, 2301, High- • street, Poplar, Middlesex, March 11, at one, and April 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Adams, the younger, licensed victualler, Her borne, Staffordshire, March 7 and 28, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Joseph Taylor, general realer, Bradford, March 8, at half-past eleven, and April 4, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. _ • _ _ _ _ _ George Oswald, farmer, Fishburn, Durham, March 8, at eleven, and April' 12, at one, at the ,Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. William Ireland, licensed victualler, Plaistow, Essex, March 4, and April 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. John Walker, licensed victualler, Stockport, March 10 and 31, at twelve, at the _Manchester District Court. _ _ Michael Watson, innkeeper, Hartlepool, March 8 and April 12, at oir, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. _ _ _ Phillip Crallin, sail maker, Liverpool, March 11 and April 1, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. George Locking, hotel keeper, Cleethorpe, Lincolnshire, March 9 and April 13, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. _ _ . John Newton, horse dealer, Old Mallon, Yorkshire, March 10 and April 1, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. John Andrews Mundy, coal merchant, Pulborough, Sussex March 11, at two, and April 9, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Goodson Turney, grocer and tea dealer, 9, Mount place, Walworth-road, March 4, and April 8, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Sagar Holden Splatt, sail maker, Strand, March 11, at two, and April 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. DANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, fir the week ending on Wednesday, the 23d day of February, 1859 : ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £33,565,315 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 19,090,316 Silver Bullion .... £33,565,315,' BANKING D. Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 7,819,784 Other Deposits 14,617,172 Seven Day and other Bills .C 11,011,968 M. Dated Feb. 24, 1859. 133,463,315 , EPARTMENT. Government Seen rifles yneluding Deadß eight A nnuity) £10,696,147 Other Securities 16,256,758 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 802,233 .01,011,96 S [ARSHALL, Chief Cashier. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from turns made in the week ending the 22d day of Feb., 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per cwt. From the British possessions in America 2Bs 8 1 d Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 2ss 10 d Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 30s 5 d Average price of the foregoing 27s 6 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-THIS DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17 Antwerp Brussels — 25 32 m Haburgh 13 6 _ _ _ _ 11 16 11 M 11 18; 25 37: 25 37+ 13 Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 32} Frankfort on Maine — 1181 Vienna Trieste 25 121 2.5 37i 25 37i 115- 11 2• 11 30 Petersburgh Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Genoa 35 49 49 29 70 25 50 35 49 49 29 75 25 55 Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York 121 I'2l - 62 121 121 62 531 E.I. Co's Ws. House Ms. God Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 24 Bombay ditto Madras ditto — 26 24 East India Company s Bills drawn, from the 24th ult to the Bth inst. Bengal Madras Bombay LO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £0 0 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 7l 0 0 0 .MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGIS TRATES. An ordinary meeting of the magistracy of Middle sex was held yesterday at Clerkenwell—Mr. Pownall in the chair—for the transaction of busi ness relating to the county. Mr. Maude, the deputy clerk of the peace, laid before the court some bills and other Parliamentary papers, having refer ence to country interests. Mr. C. H. Cottrell, the chairman of the Committee of the Colney Hatch Asylum, called the attention of the court to the first clause of the proposed Lunacy Laws Amend ment Bill, which he said would seem to give the Secretary of State the power, without the consent or sanction of the committee, to transfer the lunatic paupers of the City to the county asylums. It was a general provision, but it applied to the City of London more than any other place, and some time ago the corporation applied to the Court to take all the City lunatics into their asylums —a proposition which the requirements upon their asylums would not allow them to entertain. This clause would give the Secretary of State the power to compel them to take the City lunatics whether they were w illing or not, which might involve outlay for enlargements, and he moved therefore that it be referred to the Committee fer General Purposes, &c., to consider and take the necessary steps to protect the interests of the county on that behalf. Agreed to. On the report of the Committee for Accounts &c., being brought up, Mr. KEMSHEAD, the chairman, informed the court officially of the death of Mr. Baker, the coroner, and said the sheriff would take the necessary steps for the election of a successor. The hon. magis trate paid a high tribute to the character of the deceased gentleman, and said the committee always entertained the highest respect for him, although in the discharge of their duty to the county they frequently had to dissallow fees for inquests which werc unnecessary. The committee rec ommended the Court to order payment of the costs incurred by Reynolds, an inspectorof weights and measures, in a case which had been brought before the Court of Queen's Bench. There was a conviction against the Receiver• General of the Metropolitan Police said d t the for false weights used in sending out coals to the constables at Stepney station,upon the proceedings o C f ou lt r e t yonfolcidsu,ebeunt thßeecnocnh:icti M on t w . K as e a quashed was quite clear that the inspector went beyond his duty in this case—perhaps in the zeal with which he regarded his duty; he had no authority to tak e the steps he did. He might have communi cated in the first instance with the Commissioners of Police, who would immediately have remedied proceeding against the Re- As an object had been • ceiver personally. the matter, gained, the constablesgetti ng however, in instead of a ll o wance of coal, the committee thought the officer ought not to bear the costs, and recommended the Court to order them to be paid by the treasurer. Mr. ARMSTRONG would take that opportunity of recurring to a notice he, on a former occasion, had on the paper, that these inspectors should be re quired to furnish returns of what they did for the salaries they received, the seizures that took place , and the fines imposed upon delinquents. They called quarterly for their salaries, and were elected from year to year, and that was all the Court knew about them. He hoped the committee would adopt some measure to enable the Court to know what these officers did for their salaries. Upon the motion of Mr. Burslem, it was referred to the Committee of Accounts, &c., to consider whether it would not be for the benefit of the county to appoint an architect at a salary, with liberty to practise for himself. The prison and other reports having' . been dis posed of, the cart adjourned. - ~- 2i