The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET IN D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the past few days have been rather dull, although holders in most instances have demanded fully late rates. In sugar the transactions have been limited to the finer descriptions, suitable for home consumption, at about former quotations, but inferior sorts may be quoted about 6d. per cwt. cheaper. Coffee has been steady, especially good eoloury sorts of plantation Ceylon, the inquiries for home use having been brisk, but the high rates denaandod by holders have in some measure checked consumption. Tea has been firm, and at public sale full prices were realised for most descriptions. In rice and rum the dealings have been moderate, and in the former article a decline of about 3d. Per cwt. may be noted for the inferior descriptions. For fruit there has been a moderate inquiry, and previous prices have been fully supported for good qualities of currants. Spices have been dull, and lower rates have been accepted for all descriptions. lu saltpetre and cochineal the transactions have bee n limited, and no change of importance can be reported is values. The sales of low East India and China and other wools which commenced on the 16th inst. terminated yesterday. About 3,000 bales were offered ; the attendance of the trade va.s good and prices for the East India ruled much the same as at the last Liverpool auctions ; most of it was sold but the greater part of the other quali ties being held for higher rates were either bought in or withdrawn. Tallow has been steady. P.Y.C. 01 1 the spot is quoted 565. ; April to June de livery, 545. ; and last three months, 525. 6cl. per cwt. Accounts from Liverpool mention that th• Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices of all descriptions were fully id. per lb. lower. Tk• sales amounted to 5,000 bales, 500 of which V•re taken by the speculators, and 500 by the •=porters. In the Railway Share Market there Vas less animation, and values were without any Inaterial alteration. The steamer Pera, which will leave Southampton to-morrow, will take out a smaller quantity of specie than usual, atid, as the exchanges in the ast are lower, it is expected that these remit tances will temporarily be made on a reduced scale. Silver is, therefore, in less request, and the quota• Lions are heavy, bars being ss. l Id. per oz. standard, and dollars, ss. O'd. per oz. This will check the sup- Plies from the continent, and, as a consequence, The shipment of gold. from this side will diminish. It is therefore expected that a larger portion of the Australian and other receipts will be taken into th e Bank of England. The consignments by the above steamer are as under : Ceylon (gold) Madras (gold) Calcutta (silver) Penang (silver) Mingapor• (silver) /long Kong (silver) Shanghai (silver) £B5O • 0 . 1,041 0 0 . 43,050 0 0 . 3,705 0 0 . 4,325 0 0 . 24,930 0 0 ~ 23,170 0 0 Total £101,071 0 0 - . Very little business is in progress at the Stock Zaehange, the speculators still abstaining from active dealing. A purchase of 100,0001. Consols for It discount house has given some support to the quo tations, but they do not exhibit any symptoms of buoyancy. Consols have been 96! for transfer, and 961 97 for account ; they are now 962 and 96 1 respectively. India Bonds are about 28s. to 29 5. premium. Exchequer Bills, 365. to 395. pre ; and India Bonds 101 to 1011. In the Foreign Stock Market business is inac tive, and prices are rather depressed. Turkish 6 Per Cents. are 101 to 1011, and the 4 per Cents., 1031 ; Spanish New Deferred are 261 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 20 ; Portuguese 3 per o,2nts., 46 ; hutch 4 per Cents., 1011 ; and Sardinian 5 per Cents., 911. The following are tho nominal price 4 of Foreign stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5/ 61; Mexican, 1 9i 20k; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 81 82; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; 4tussian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 11 9 101; Spanish 3 per Cents, 44 441 ; ditto New beferred, Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the follow as hie prices of American Securities OVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent. !tilted States 6 per Cents. ......... 1867-1868...101 103 ‘onited States 6 per. Cent. Bonds 1868...101 103 STATE SECURITIES. tklabams 5 per Cent .. .. ... 78 &tees* 6 per Cent. Bowls lB6B-1872... 91 93 tarylead 6 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 90 92 atnas se husette 5 per Cent. (Steil. Bonds). ...101 103 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... efisaissippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... fonzisylvanis 5 per Cent. Stock teunsylvanis 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 82 83 .;!!!lattests• 6 per Cent. Bonds ..Irginis 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 82 84 nri la i s , 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 82 84 LOANS OF CITIES. ~stan 44 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 83 90 ttoatveal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... °low Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Coeavertible 1875... 83 e 5 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 82 84 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland ...ponds 1860... 80 82 &Wiwi' Central (Shares), $3O paid 9 d 7 d iiishige.n Central 8 p. Cent., Convert 1860... D. do. do. 186 9... 86 88 svr York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 94 44 •5‘ York Central 6 per Cent., not Coovertible 1883... 82 84 skew York and Eris 7 per Cent. 3d Mort -1883... 7 6 78 >K . York and iris 7 p. Cent. Convertible-1862... X. York and Erie 7 per Cont. Sinking read 1875... 60 65 remains. 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... 90 92 Psansylvaiia Central 6D. Cent.. Ist Mert 1880... 88 90 The transactions in th© Railway Share Market to-day have been very limited, and a further de cline of about 1 to 1i per cent. may be reported in the values of most of the principal lines. Eastern Counties, Edinburgh aid Glasgow, Brighton, South Western, North Eastern (Berwick), North Eastern, (York), and South Eastern, have receded 10s. ; Great Northern, North Western, and Midland, 1/. ; Groat Western, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 11. 10s. ; and Caledonian, 21. The rorei g n and Colonial undertakings have also been depressed. Paris and Lyons are 15s. lower ; Great Luxembourg, ss. lower ; and Pernambuco, Gs. lower. East Indian have receded 1/. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 1/. ; .and Great Western of Canada, ss. In Mining Shares no business was reported, and quotations are quite nominal. For Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares the demand was limited. National Provincial of England New Shares receded 5s ; Oriental Bank, 10s. ; Provincial of Ireland advanced ss. ; London Discount Company, North of Europe Steam, and Australian Sgricultural Shares, were a shade lower. UPPISH FUNDS Tlll3 DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. {From the Official List:) Busineoe done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 961 i a i laths Bondi. £lOOO liank Stock for Account 225 _ Culsol e t er Account Exchequer 13111 s, 2d. March. June , 000 CM 36 40 I 8 nail _ 3454 0. I _ Exchequer Bonds, 1853, 3i por Cont 1011 Ditto, 1'359 PR [CBS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Moxican 3 per Cent Ditto Accoant Portuguese Bonds, 6 per Cent., Con. 1841 -- Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 46 Sardinian Donis,. 5 per Cent. BD iiieh Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent• Ditto Account . ........................... 261 Turkish Ilona, 6 per cent..................... — Ditto Account .............................. 101 a Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ........... 103 i Dividends on the above payable in London. Black Exchange, 2i per Cont., 12 Guilders Do, 4 per Cont. Certificates lOl ............. TYPO O'C r.o c IC„ Consols, money Ditto, Account 18 20i 100 100 .00 20 20 20 174 St. 20 20 100 20 20 20 5 20 --- Liverpool letters state that the liabilities of the house of Mr. A. R. Lafone, whose suspension in the River Plate trade was announced yebterday, are ebtimated at 20 0,0001. Tha precise'amount of specie taken for the East by the mail bteam er of the 20th is 105, 8071. of which 4 , 73i1. ji for Alexandria, 44,941/. fcr India and Ceylon, and 06,130/. for China anal the Straits. Nearly the whole layer, the gold bvingabout 6,0001. only. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENINC-, MARCH 19- ~ h, SH ikRE MARKETS —(This Day). RAILWAYS. Closing rricei yesterday. Bizsineu done this day. RAILWAYS. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June Belfast & BaHymen, Birmng. Wolverh, Stour Valley Birkenlid. Lanesh (1; Cheshire Junct ..... . Blackburn ....... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)....1 Bristol & Exeter 'Caledonian. . Chester it Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass. Cornwall De. A 6/ - 6 7 - Si 69 - 71' 9. - 10 25 - 26 89 - 91 87 - 88? 2 37 - 39 ••• ... ... Do. B Dublin&Belfast June Dun. P. &Aber. June. East Anglian Eastern Counties ' Easternijnion, A. stk I Do., do. B. Do. New A East Kent l ''East Lancashire p East Suffolk - 8 16.1 - 17, 58 - 59' 45 - 47 30 - 32 15 - 17 88 - SO Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb.Prth. &Dundet Forth and Clyde June. Furness Glasgow & S.Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock ..... Gt. Sth. &We st. (Ire). Great Western. Do. Str. V. R gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thi vie ....... Do. Now Thirds I Laneash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Th:o. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwail Do. New, ' its, 5/ 10s • Loud. Bright. & S. Cs t London & N. Wester? ;Do. Eighths !London & S.Western Lndndrry. &Col oraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Litwin. Metropolitan 'Midland . Do. Birming. & Derby !Midland Cl.West.(lr.) Do. Shares ......... Newcastle &Carlisle Nowpt.l4 berg.&Hrfd Newry & Armagh „ 'Newry, Warrenpoint & Restrovor Norfolk.. Northu. Counties Un North British INorth Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock •.. IDo., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City in North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Orford Worcester & Wolverhampton !Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St. Do. Scot. Mid. Stock ,Shropshire Union . . Sitingbourne &Sheer I South Dovon South Eastern South Wales 63 - 64 27i - 28, 90 -- 92 9i -- 10 102 - 103 91 -- 93 126 -- 127' 99 --101 58 -58 i 56 -- 58 81 83 9 —ll p 9 —ll p 891 90 1 d 1 ja - •.. 6 - 6i 104 - 106 954 - 96 14 - 92 - 93 39 - 40 961 -97 i 68 - 70 i*i = i*i 61 - 63 3i - 3 0 51 1 1 - 90 92 1 la 1 6 47 49 74 76 92 94 ... - ... 4 - 31 8 - 8 - 9 31 - 33 - 6 -- Cd 111 113 27 28 80 82 47 49 3 2 d 35A— 36A 69h 70 82 83 13 15 7 sd, 9 11 35 366 Yorksh. Rivvr Dun .... Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R I Vale of Neath Watorfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick IWest Cot nwall. L West End of London and Crystal Palace I Do. A Do. B 6*i -16 i 3i— 3. 6a 6 (West London.. Do. First Class Do. Second Class I I Pahl ISSESSIONS - 3P i I - - P 9i - 06 185 - 90 T 8 - 82 74 - 78 - ... 1 11; 108 ," I 3 ; -109 ii 1 11 - - 2p' ii - ifi 18i -- 47 -- 49 82 -- 83 21i -- 21/ A -- iP 19 -- 191, 2 -11 d, 1 106 - 111 106 - 111 104 108 191 19 20 21 d par par - 4 Pi 47i 8 7i ii 5i 6b re. ''' ••: i - n 3i 31 4 3id 27x 271 i 3 / 4 = ... •• 4i - 51? 26 - 27 8i - 9 201 - 21 33 - 38 8 - 8A 81 -9; 31 - 33 -31 i 54 - i - i 1)I . - •.. 16 - 18 0 - i • 7k - 4 - 9 - 214 - 4i 4k 9 - 9i 26 - 27 ... •-•-• ~ ... '''. •' •~• 11 ••• •' BANKS. 84 - 86 211 - 224 47 - 49 ••• '-'''' •• • 3 i -- 2i 58 - 60 17i -18 i 18f - 18, ... -- ... 43 - 45 37 - 39 171 -18 i ... '''.. ... ••• 46 - 48 26 - 2 8 23 -- 25 ••• •••1 •It w rrr d BRITISH Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff. Brut. & Godch. 6 p. Ads., 1 Aug,, 1 72 Do. do., 1 July, '73, Do. do., 1 Juno '741 Calcutta and S. East.l Central Oude (Lim.)l Ceylon A allaras Demerara . ,Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. D 0.4 p. c. Buds. ,'59 Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do, 6 p. c. Deben.., Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 per c. Do. New. guar. 5 p, c. Gt. Westn. of Canada Do, New Do. Bds., payable '571 Do. do., '76, p.'6o Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c Do. 4i p. c. Exten Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) geinde, guar. 5 per e 1 Do A.ntwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes... Bahia & Belgian East. Junet. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Prcf , Northern of France I Do. New NorwegianTrnk.Pre; Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Riga and Dunaburg • Rome and Fr Mash, Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5. per cent. prof Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5A per c. Prd . W.& N. W. of France Western of Austria West. of Switzerland vViostaden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. IZealand 14._ I JOINT-S' Agra & United Sorv Australasia Bank of Egypt IBank of Loudon Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American C.Bk.of Ind. Au.&Ch 'City Colonial Commercialof Canada Commercial of Loud. Eng. Scot. daus.Ciit. I Lon. Ch„ Bk.of Aast. !London and County I London Joint Stock. Lond.andWestminst , National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland' Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. Nt' w Union of London Unity Mutual Vi r estrußk 0 i I,ond LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALI, ' Leasing Closing Prices Easiness Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Companies. yesterday this day .--.—...... _ St. 1100 ,Buckghamsh. , Ln.b/N.W. 97 99 St. 100 GlydesdaleJc ICalcdon... 100 102 25 all ,Col.Stour Vy. E.U.(kE.O 13 15 R. 100 E. Lin. g. 6 p.k, Gt.Northn 139 141 5 all E. Un. H. Si'. E. Count. 4 41 St. 100 Glas. Barr. dtCaldonian. Neils. Direct. St. 100 IDo. New Do. ... ••• 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt.Westn. ... 50 all Hull & Selby Y. & N.11..108 110 25 I all Do. i Shares Do .• ee• 12i all Do. 4 Shares. Do . ••• 12i all Lon.diGreenw S.Eastern l2 —13 i 20 all Do. Preference Do 24 2 St. 100 Lon. Til., 6/S.'Peto &Co 95 97 95i 10 1 10 Do. Bark. Sh. Do 5] all Manch.Bston. Lu.4EN.W 1 and Matlock di Midld 2} 2i St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland 94 96 64 54 Newmarket ißuryE.G.spc. E. Count 4 . ip 50 f all N.dast.s p.c Do 57 59 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do ... 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do • ••• 25 all Prest. dtWyre L. &N . W ... ... 12il all Do. Shrs. ADo • •• St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 135 138 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 SA 12 all S. Staffordsh.. H. MClean 104 Ai 50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.dtDar• ..• i .•• 25 all Do.. ,Do 32i .'3i St. 100 ,Wilts&Sonarst;Gt.Westu 1 83 90 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) 100 Brio. & Ez.4 p.c. 3t. 9 Do. 4 per c. Shares 100 Caledn. £lO 4i p. c 100 Ches. & Ho. 5i p.c 1 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork Szßandonsip.c all Dun.Perth.SEAbcr. , T 100 E. Anglian Cls. ASh . 1. 1 00 00 D D o o . . do. do. Clo. Cis. Bp. c C 7 6 p. c. 100 Eas.Co.Ex,sP.c No.l 100 'Do. No. 2 100 iDo. New 6 pr. c. St all 'East Un., G. 6 p. c. all I t l)o. 51., per cent. all 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 100 East Lancash.6 p.eto all ;E.6111r. York. J. stho ••• - ... 94 - C 6 166 = 10 2 * St. 6 6 1 St. St. 6 -• 64 100 9 100 100 100 1100 lEdin.& Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. 1 Ed.Prth. &Dun. 4p. o . Furness, 5 p. c Glas.:& 5.W.G.5 p.c Groat Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 51 p. c. prom. Gt.N . of ScA.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland)' Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. IGt.W.(B.&II.Ex.Spc Do. con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per )ent. Do. 5 p. c, rod. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 1.. Chester Sp. c.P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gus. Stk. Do. Chosh. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do. Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l l D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 Do. New Gnat, 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c,, No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Cov. di Nuneaton 5 r . et._ Lon. & S.W. 7 porct. late 3d Shares ... Eon dy. & Color. i Sh. Londy. &Ennis. i Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cont. II o. do. do. £6 ... .. a o. do. 3i per cent. Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. , q per cent 10d 110 105 110 112 117 110 115 127 132 72 - 74 416 - 118 'llO - 112 ,102 - 104 26 13i 20 . St. St. 12; 12i St. St. 12. 12 12t St. 61 -- 63 10i -- 11 5i -- 6 92 -- 94 87 -8) 88 -- 90 99 -- 101 10 -- 166 16 -- 17 10 -10 A 72 -- 75 19 -- 20 9i -- 10 14 -- 15 1138 -- 140 160 - 165 Do. do. Maid. Consol. 6 p.c. St Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4i p. c. Prof. St Do. L. &11. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Nod k. Deb:4 p. c . Sh Do. 5 13. c. Ext. 'IS46 Do. 5. p.c. pf , 11847 Do. Wv. V. sp. ~ ,1847 North British Do. 7/. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p. c. Prf Do, do. do Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p. c. , Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar_ Do. do. Debeutr. St. Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc.N. E. Aber . g .6p . c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. o. d0.3 3 / 4 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4A pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4 3 / 4 per cent o. Fixed 4 3 / 4 p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent 1t.,0 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4. p. c %York sh.4p.c.Guar. ck. &Dar., sp. c. o. do. do. WaterfddtKilk. 6 pc. 20 12i 25 20 St. st' St.! St. St.l 25 10 1.0.6, 120 - 122 - i 66 - 70 437 -- 139 99 -- 101 90 -- 92 ii I - iiil Ifii - 166 94 96 1— 6 d 16/151 2 par' 2 23 .19 121 (:)6 108 100 120 125 120 125 74 76 10 tcq4 40 1256, 24i - 25 100 - 132 100 - 102 5i ll 7s 100 : 16 27 = BRITISH MINES. ►Alfred Cons. (Phillo IBritish Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) Day. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) East Basset (Illogan) Great South Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty !Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) .54. Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. Caradon (St. Clear] S. Cara Brea (Illogn. S. W. Fmnees(lllogn., Pam. S. & L. Min. Co, 80 - (5 470 - 490 85 - 95 15 - 16 5} - 6 - 2 9 - 10 14 - 15 19 - 2C - if 360 - 370 4A - 5A 200 - 220 li 3i - 4 Tin Croft Un. Mines (Gwennap) V. of Towey (Carnal%) W. Basset (Mogan) Caradon (Liskrd.J Wh. Basset (Mogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth), Edward(Calstek Wh. Kitty (U. Llant Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 11 - 14 25 - 26 110 - 120 220 - 240 295 - 305 71 - 7i 1 116 - 126 4 ; - 45 1 23 - 25 FOREIGN Australian ~ Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 'Brazilian Imp. (issued at .£5 pm) Do. Comes 6c Cuiada Do. St. John Del Roy Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariqn ita Now Granada Novean Monde Pont.Sil,LdM,dc Smlt Port Philip 'Santiago de Cuba United Mexican MINES. - I P 1 - i li - 2 12A - I:3A 40 - 42 13 - 15 id P id p 11 iBi Et -- 9i 14 id ••• --- •• 5 - 6• ••• - ••• 21 - 2i 31 - 4i MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 25 10 50 LOO 10 25 10 10 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim. 1 ail 0a4 9 12011 (Australian arnleWli American a.neitnis.e.isjoAcarlywgaunaitisiii, Land 326 it, 1 3 00 26 D Ca o n .G a( o ia .6pc ! uly all 'Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Prof. 76 p. cent all Crystal Palace I all Do. Preference all Crystal Pal, of France' all ;Eastern Steam 100 Electric Telegraph all ! Electric Tel. of Irel all !En. &Aust.Cop.SmCo l I.os. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. all !Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) %11 !Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 14 loon. Steam Navigat. 5 !London Discount all !Lon& Gen. OinnibuE 10 !Magdalena St. Navig. all !Mediteran. Elec. Tel. all IDo. Extension Telog. all Mexican &S. Arne ricn 5 Nat. Discount Co 6 !Netherlands Land all Do. Do. all Do.B p.c.Pf. iss. at Id. 3 Do. Do. 80 New B. &N, S. Land 100 ' , LS. W. Gov.s all N. B. Australasian... all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Oriental Gas 10s. Do New Shares all Peel Er. Ld. & Minrl all !Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Rhymney Iron Royal Mail Steam._ Scot. Austral. Invest. S. Ans. Gov. 6 p.o.bds. South Austral. Land Submarine Registered Do. True. Mi. Co. Up. Can Van DIQHIOII'I/ Laud,. 25 - 26 1 1R - 3 - 44 35 - 40 145 - 150 113 - 114 28 - 32 26 - 28 - 1144 - 4 4i - 5 102 - 104 - 4 - 4i d 3 3i 8 - # i 3 2i 3 14 1 d 17 - 20 96 97 i - 4 2 - 3 1 la P iP 2 - 21 78 So 21 - 2 3 62 -64 li - 11 •• '-... ••• i - li i -- li us ---.. •I. 10 .. 11 THE HAVELOCK MEMORIAL. MEETING THIS DAY. A public meeting, to found the proposed Havelock memorial, was held this afternoon in Drury-lane Theatre, which had been gratuitously placed at the service of the committee by the enterprising lessee, E. T. Smith, Esq. Amongst those present we observed the Marquis cf Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, Earl of Cardigan, Sir F. W. WiMains, Bart., of Kars, Marquis of Westmeath, Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, M.P., and a great many other noblemen antgentlemen. The chair was taken at two o'clock by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, CoMmander-in-Chief, The noble CHAIRMAN, in opening the business, said it became his duty shortly to explain to the great assembly he then saw before him the object of the meeting. It was to award a mark of respect to the memory of on• wbo had deserved well of his country. (Loud cheers.) He regretted, as it was one of his duties to give a short history of the services of the general, that he was oat in the position of several of the illustrious personages by whom be was ..ur rounded, and wbo had had the honour of enjoying the friendship of so brave and honourable a g , ntlernin, (Hear, hear.) The late Sir H. Havelock ent3red the army 43 years ago, in the 93d Regimert, and from that time, up to the unfortunate circumstance that led to his death, he had distinguished himself in no ordinary manner. (Loud cheers.) In many wars in India he was foremost in the fight—(hear, hear)—and by his daring achievements in Affghanistan he had set an example worthy of imitation by every young officer in her Majesty's service. (Cheers.) [To be concluded in our last edition.] The follow ng are the resolutions that are to be faro• posed : " That the eminent services rendered by the late General Sir Henry Havelock have called fur a suitable testimonial from a grateful country." "That ; independent of the material testimony born. lib► Parliament to the late General, it is desirable that the British people should have an adequate opportunity of showing their gratitude for his distinguished services." " That her Majesty's Government having, with the ex press sanction of her Majesty, granted a site in Trafalgar square for a statue, the erection of such monument should be promoted as largely as possible by the contributions of all classes of her Majesty's subjects." "That the objects of the committee of the Havelock Memorial Fund, of which his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is the president, be approved, as recorded in the committee's resolutions of the 20th and 29th January last." - - " That the committee of the Havelock Memorial Fund be requested to continue their exertions to carry out that object to the fullest extent, that the subscriptions con fided to them will admit, and with the least possible delay, consistently with the receipt of funds from parties in India, and other distant possessions of her Majesty." " That it is most desirable that the extent of subscrip tions should be such as to enable the committee, after the fullest consideration, to appropriate any surplus fund, after the erection of a statue, to such further object as shall seem roost completely to satisfy the public view, and to harmonise with the sentiments of the late General." The next Indian telegram will be due on the 25th last. It will contain news from Calcutta up to the 24th ult. The Colombo, with the China mails and the Luck now refugees, is expected at Southampton on the 26th inst. The Tyne, which arrived a day or two since at South ampton with the Brazil mails, brought home, for the Regent's-park Zoological Gardens, a Paguar, or South American tiger ; a Llama, the camel of Peru ; and an animal of the ferret kind, bearing some resemblance to an Ichneumon. The latter was from the River Plate, and was very fierce and bloodthirsty. Advices received at Lloyd's yesterday, dated Trebi nude, February 27, state that a rumour prevailed at Odessa that an English brig had been sunk or seized by the Russians at Tuabes, coast 31 Circassia. The public will learn with regret that Mr. John Tituhs, for so many years in the editorial department of the Illustrated Londem Veers, has ceased to be connected with it.—Publishers' Circular. Tike East India Company have notified their readiness to receive tenders on the 20th far two screw steamers for the conveyance of about 1,200 men to Calcutta and Madras. A meeting of creditors of M. Prost, banker, took place at Paris last week, when it appeared that the total liabilities are about 600,0001., while the cash in hand amounts to 160/, The books have been wretchedly kept, and are full of mistakes, and it was resolved to place them in the hands of accountants to be put in order—a process that will take about three months. MINERS STRIKE AT PAIBLEY.—The miners employed in the iron pits in this neighbourhood have struck work. We understand that they demand au advance of wages to the extent of ls. a day. SIiAKSPBARE'S BIRTHDAY. —Mr. Buckstone has con sented to preside at tee public dinner which will be given at Stratford-on-Avon on the 2.31 of April, in commemo ration of the great poet's bithday. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL —At a court held yester day, before the ordinary business, Mr. Blake moved, and Mr. Harkringe seconded, a resolution of congratu lation to the Lord Mayor on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter. The motion was curried unanimously amid loud cheers, and his lordship was very warmly greeted on his returning thanks. LIVERPOOL, Thursday.—The liquidators of the Borough Bank have given notice that they are prepared to pay, under discount, the promissory notes of the Bank, due the 27th of April next, if offered in amounts of 5001. and upwards, at the rate of 2i per cent. per annum, and, if under 5001., at the rate of 3 per cent. NEW CMELBEL-BRIDGE.—The roadway of this beauti ful structure is now complete and ready for opening to the public. Yesterday it was crossed for the first time by their Royal Highnesses the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales accompanied by their attendants. Mr. Page, the engineer, and Professor Faraday received the Royal party and accompanied them along the bridge. The Financial Committee of the Upper Chamber at Berlin has decided by a majority of 13 to 3 to recommend to the house the following resolution concerning the duty on tobacco :—" To invite the Government to di rect all its efforts to induce the states of the Zollverein to increase the duty on tobacco, so as to permit a re duction in existing taxes." FRESCOES FOR TEE NEW PALACE. --Yesterday her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, paid a visit to the studio of Mr. Herbert, at St John's-wood, for the purpose of inspecting that gen tleman's great cartoon of " Moses bringing down the Tables of the Law to the Ittraeltiee." Mr. Herbert has been engaged upon this cartoon for upwards of two years, and is now about to ex-cute it in fresco for the new Houses of Parliament. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has evinced his interest in the work by fre quently visiting it during its progress, and yesterday brought her Majesty to inspect it on its completion. The Queen was graciously pleased to express her deep interest and approbation, both of the subject and its manner of treat meat by Mr. Herbert. DEATH FROM VIOLENCE AT WHITECHAPEL.—Yester day afterno'n an inquest was held at the Grasshopper Tavern, Charles-street, MiLoend New-town, on view of the body of a male person unknown, who was found lying in Union-street, Church-lane, on Friday night last, The evidence proved that the deceased died from effu sion of blood on the brain, caused by external violence. There was a bruise on the right side of the head, which returced a m ight have resulted from a fall or other violence. The jury, after the testimony of Mr. Chainpneys, verdict in accordance with the medical testimony. THE COILING SUILURR.—We hear that the Earl of Roses,. one of the first astronomers in Europe, has told a gentleman in this neighbourhood that he anticipates one of the most intensely hot summers this year that has ever been known, and he advises farmers to build sheds for their cattle, by way of protection against the extreme heat.—Rochester and Chatham Journal. Yes EXTENSIVE PLUNDER BE A BANS ter iay morning information was received that Mr. J. Barber, ca-ihier and manager at the bank of Gurney and Co., Great Yarmouth, had gone off, stealing 700 1 . in case, and embezz'ieg other monies to a very large amount. The precise amount of Barber's delinquenoies - have not yet been ascertained. They will amount, how ever, to some thousands. A large reward is offered for his capture. It is thought he will try to ge t out to America or Australi:s. C ONVI CTION or A GARROTTER.—At the Derby assizss, on Tuesday. Jebb T odd, a moul der , was convicted o f brutal garotte robbery of an ol d man on the highway near Chesterfield ; an d, having been previously con vioted of various felonies from 1851 to the present time, Mr. Justice Coleridge sentenced him to 12 years penal servitude. The prisoner (impudently) "Thank you, my lord." DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION AT PADDINGTON. — Yesterday morning, between three and four, a destruc tiveatrade Londo u Fire Brigade de fire broke out on the extensive premises of Mr. W. Carpenter, omnibus builder, Newc astle-place, Edgware roby the police, who dispatched messengers discovery to s stations ; but the Barn es s p read with amazing rapidity, ow ing to the combustible n ature ee the stock, illumi hTehde nated the metropolis for miles round, and caused a gene ral turn-out of the engines, which arived in quick suc cession, and with a good supply of water, got to work in an admirable manner, under the direction of Mr. G. Staples, the district foreman, and Engineers Paul Ger rard, Wilkinson, Tozer, and Perryer ; but, notwith standing the exertions of all present, the fire was not ex tinguished until the building and contents were burnt out. Cause unknown. " The loss will fall on the Sun. THE LATE FATAL FIRE IN 13ISHOPSGATE-STREET.— INIQUEST.—An inquest was held yesterday at the White Hart Tavern, Bisopsgate, respecting the circumstances attending the death of Benjamin Arose!, aged 37, who lost his life the day before in the fire at Devonshire House, Devonshire -square, Mr. Thomas Hodsell ap peared on behalf of the insurance companies interested. Ia the course of the inquiry it was elicited that the base ment was occupied by Mr. Dallins, that the fire began in the basement, that there was a strong smell of turpentine during the progress of the fire, that a two-gallon can smelling strongly of turpentine was found in the base ment, and beside it a box containing felt and shavings. There was a gas meter in that part of the premises, and it was on at full force during the fire. The contents of the house were insured in the names of Scbmeritz and Dallins for 2,4001. The inquiry Was adjourned to the ' 29th inst. 12i 50 13i i all all 23 ,100 St. 1 100 12l 5 St. 100 /5 ; all 25 ; all St. 1100 10 1?, St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 i all 10' 9 20 all 'lOO 3i 100 100 100 100 100 16 3 100 100 100 131.1 17i all all 100 all all 20 5 164 1 100 100 100 100 all all all s al l l l 100 100 1266 d all all all all all all all all 86 7 33 58 li i 102} 2 x d 58 7i 8 89 81 105 4i Si 95 1 i i 92 i 9611 I 53 2i i 90i 1 901 47 74 3 4 68 f 1858, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack M 5 o'clock. Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from Clerkenwe 1, praying for an equalizcion of the poor rates THE CAGLIARI. The NMI LORD then said he wished to call the atten tion of the house to a publication lately issued by the Neapolitan Government. It related to the capture cf the Cagliari steamer, and the detention of two of our fellow subjects. The law was laid down by the noble viscount lately at the head of the Government. He stated "that the captain of the Cagliari had voluntarily conducted the vessel into the Neapolitan waters, in that case he (Lord Palmerston) would not be justified in interfering in favour of the two British subjects before the case eae investigated by the Neipolitan authorities. But if the vessel were taken by superior force outside the Neapolitan waters, then the British Government were entitled to demand the instant release of the two men. He (Lord Lyndhurst) had no doubt that that was the opinion of the law officers of the Crown. The document io question, which had lately been issued by the Nea politan Government, stated that the seizure had been effected by two frigates on the high seas, and by them brought into Neapolitan waters:. (Hear, hear.) Upon that statement we had a perfect right to demand the instant liberation of our countrymen. He did not in tend to put any question to the Government on the subject, bucwas perfectly willing to leave it to them to determine, owing to the time that had elapsed since the capture had been effected. He merely threw out these observations for their considel'ation. The Ea:l of MALMESBURY—My Loris, before I make any remarks upon what has fallen from my noble friend, I beg the house distinctly to understand that up to the 26th of the last month her Majesty's Government are in no degree responsible for any steps which may have been taken either by her Majesty's Government or by the Sardinian Government with respect to the cap ture of the Cagliari. That being, as lam sure it will at once be, admitted on both sides of the house, I think it may be as well to state to your lordships in a very few words what the history of the capture of the Cagliari really was. That vessel started from Genoa bound for Naples ; and she had among her crew two Englishmen as engineers. It appears there were also a certain num ber of men, who had disguised themselves as passen gers, and taken their passage on board the vessel. After she had proceeded to sea some distance, these men rose upon the crew and overpowered them. They then proceeded to an island on which there were a number of convicts. These they liberated ; and, accompanied by them, they proceeded to a point on the territory of Naples, where they landed with the object of raising the country against the Neapolitan Go vernment. They afterwards permitted the captain and crew of the Cagliari to depart. It is stated that the captain wanted to go to Naples, which was his original and lawful destination ; and though there is no positive proof of it, I believe such to have been the case ; but whether that was so or not, he was met by two Neapo litan frigates, which were, no doubt, looking out for him and he was taken into the port of Naples. The Neapo litan government laid claim to jurisdiction over the cap tain and crew, and instituted an investigation to ascer tain whether they bad been parties to the acts of violence which had been committed on its territory ; or whether they were entirely innocent of those acts. It is upon this point that a great controversy has arisen. Her Majesty's late Government were for a ong time under the false impression that the vessel had been captured in Neapolitan waters ; but at length they became ac quainted with the real truth, namely, that the vessel had been captured on the high seas. On the 24th of December they consulted the law officers of the crown, and they did so again on two other subsequent occa'ions before the end of February. They thus con sulted the law officers three times, and those officers declared it to be their opinion that the capture had been a legal one. Under these circum-tances it appeared as it her Majesty's Government did not intend to dispute the legality of the seizure • but it has been stated by the noble viscount (Lprd ialmerston) in another place that her Majesty's late Government had not made up t'zeir minds upon the point. Ot course I cannot answer for that ; and I wish the house distinctly to understand that it is only from this point that our responsibility begin. (Hear.) Some new facts have come outshine thelaw officers delivered their opinion, and some new papers have been produced which we did not find in the Foreign-office. Looking at the great interest which the emu, naturally excites in this country, and remembering that upon its decision, one way or the other, the protracted sufferings and imprisonment of our countrymen must depend, those papers and circumstances will, I think, justify us iu adopting the measure which we have determined to take, namely, to refer tee case once more to the present law advisers of the crown, and to lay the papers before your lordships and the other house of Parliament. Those papers are very voluminous, and they cannot be col- Leted or arranged in a short time ; but I will take care that no time is lost ; and I am informed that the late prime minister has expressed his willingness that the papers should be produced. (Hear, hear.) With re gard to the opinion that my noble. and learned friend has expressed upon the legality of the Cagliaree seizure, I have only to ray that it is not in accordance with the opinion of the law offieers, as at present given. Her Majesty's Government are as deeply interested in the case and feel as much sympathy for the sufferings of these two poor engineers as any one can no, and they will not lase ii moment in prosecuting any measures that may be taken for their benefit, or that may tend to alle viate the cruelty of their confinement. (Hear, benr.) Lord WENSLEYDALE suggested that the Govern ment should seek the opinion of a still higher authority than the law officers, namely, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council which comprised many distinguished persons who were learned in the law of nations. Lord LYNDHURSr must not be understood as hav ing given any opinion whatever upon this question. He bad only referred to the law as stated by the noble vis count at the head of the late Government, and he had thought it right to call their lordshipa' attention to this point because the Neapolitan Government had lately published a document in which they made the case per fectly clear, for they stated that the vessel had been captured byforce, and captured out of Neapolitan waters; and if the law as stated by the noble lord was correct, we were entitled to insist on the liberation of our country men. (Hear, hear.) Earl GRANVILLE thought the course pursued by the noble and learned lord in bringing forward a subject of this importance without notice was somewhat incon venient. (Hear, hear,) He wou'd refrain on the present occasion from going into the details of the case, further than to say that the statement of the noble earl opposite was perfectly correct, except that he believed the original destination of the Cagliari was Tunir, and not Naples. [Lord Malmesbory assented.]—An application for the restitution of the Cagliari had been made by the govern ment of Sardinia, and it was the answer of the Neapoli tan government to that application which made an open ing fer further steps to be taken. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY agreed with the noble earl as to the inconvenience of bringing up the subject withotit notice, for he bad been taken quite as much by surprise as the noble earl. He (Lord Derby) had only to say that no such document as the answer given by the go vernment of Naples to that of Sardinia had been received by the Foreign-office. Nothing in fact had been received but a statement from our minister at Turin that the government d Naples had refused to surrender the Cagliari to Sardinia. He (the noble earl) did not believe there was any precedent for referring any matter to the judicial committee which did not come before it on ap peal, The ordinary course was to refer questions of this kind to the law officers, who included the Queen's Ad vocate. Lord WENSLEYDALE was satisfied that more i than one instance could be found in which her Majesty bad sought the advice of the judicial commit,ee. lie might refer to a question which bad been submitted to it last year with respect to the appointment of Canadian bishops. Lord REDESDALE thought they ought to consider how this country would have acted under similar circum stances ; because nations as well as individuals ought to "du unto others as they would they should do unto them." If a vessel were to land a number of persons un our coast ; if these persons broke into a prison, let out the convicts, and then joined with them in making an insurrection, it was not probable that we should quietly submit t o such au insult. (Rear.) He thought, there fore, that the Neapolitan government was justified, at least up to a certain point, in what they had done. Whether they had gone beyond that point was a matter that remained to be proved ; bet he thought they had been very unjustly blamed for sexing the Cagliari. Earl GRBY cautioned their lordships agaiust express• ins any preaiature opinions upon the case, or expressing any opinion at all, until they had thoroughly ex swined the papers. He thought there was much value in the suggestion of his noble friend as to taking the opinion of the Judicial Committee. The steps to be taken ought to be carefully considered ; and it did not appear to him that it would be very satisfactory in a case in which•insportant national rights might be waived, to pro• coed upon the mere opinion of the law officers. (Rear, hear) He trusted that the papers to be laid before their • lordships would include not merely the communications which had passed between her Majesty's Ministers and the Neapolitan authorities, but also any communications which might have taken place with Sardinia ; so that it might be seen how tar the British Government bad or had not given support to the Government of Sardinia. The Earl of DERBY said that the papers would in clude every document on the subject. (Hear, hear) Lord BROUGHAM could answer for the t he Jutentiods n i of those by whom the bill for constitu tin g - cial Committee had been passed. No doubt ittewea.s but tended to give the fullest scope to the .n"dmeicVing what very great discretion ought to be used questions should be referred to it, b ec at: p s o e n it a w s a u s b j o e b c v t io th u e s that after it had expressed an opinion n same subject might come before it judicially. (Hear.) Lord ORAN WORTH entirely agreed with the noble and learned lord as to the difficulty there would be in ap plying to the Judicial Committee. Besides, they could not after all obtai n a s atisfactory opinion from it, be cause the question would not be ar g ued by adverse parties. (Hear, hear.) When the question relating to the ap pointment of a Canada bishop came before it, the Crown I was represented by the Attorney-General, and a legal gentleman aupeared for the colonial legislature ; but that was felt to 1;e after all a mere makeshift, and not at all the eame thing as when a case war argued by partiee having adverse interests. (Rear, hear,) The subject then dropped. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S LOAN BILL 'I hts bill passed through committee. COUNTY COURTS. Lord BROUGHAM, in moving for certain returns relating to county courts, said that during the fir-t ten years after those tribunal - had been estaoli-ied the num ber of suits brought before them was no lees than 4,660,000 ; the saws claimed amounted to fon. teen mil lions and a half ; the sums recovered to 7,300,0001., and the sums paid into court to another million. The busi ness was rapidly on the increase ;' the number of plainis during the year 1857 having exceeded 700,000, and the total amount sued for since the establishment of the system being no less than sixteen millions sterling. The benefit 'which had accrued .to the country from the - courts could not be measured even by these figures ; for the dimple fact that there was in existence such a jurisdiction, so efficiently exercised, no doubt rendered an im Oinse amount of litigation unnecessary. The c unty ourts hid tended greatly to the comfort and peace o the community, for he could imagine nothing more c culated to produce wide-spread an-I deep-seated discont nt than the manntr in which justice u-ed in former imes to b e p rac d ca (Fla'.) & t y denied. (Fl) I`l,-• relief iven was repre.ented by the nuttier .at ,ti 0 ,... brought;, fur corning to W.-stmiueeer-hall woo wholl:, • to •;f the queetion. The great objection originally made to the act to which he had the good fortune to obtain their lordships' concurrence in 1851--an act which he hroi no hesitation in saying had wrought the most beneficial change which had been effected it our lam procedur i mcdern 4 time.—was -o the provision for the examination of the parties, and which should in justice be ascribed to the late Lord Denman, for he looked u, on his h.ll as a mere corollary to the bill t.f Lard Denman of 1842-3 Tee great objection made to the act of 1551 was that if they allowed the parties to be exrrnined they would hi ve endless perjury. But what had been the re-oilt ? T at perjury bad diminished instead of increased. The nun, ber of compliments in the two years before the act was brought into opera ion was 136, and in the two years after they were 107. And this was not owing to any decrease in offences generally, for the general corn ' mitmente increased in the same period from 27,000 to to 28,000. No ~, he proposed to extend a little further the right to exawine th I parties. itpresent it was confued to civil actions ; he proposed to extend it to criminal cases. .He did not contend that the propriety-of. this was as clear as the proposition which was made in 1851, but ha considered that upon the whole it was demon strably clear that this extension of the right should take• pleas. When the bill of 1851 was sent to the other ' house, the then Recorder of London, Mr. Stuart Wortley, said great hardahip was.often bailicted, and in justice done by there 'being no power to examine pri soners or defendants in criminal eases, and that there were many cases in which the testimony of the parties would turn the balance either way. At present the-state ment ofaprisoner or a defendant waslittle heeded, because it was not given on oath, and because it could not be tested by cross-examination. What he proposed was, that a prisoner or a defendant might, if he chose, offer him , self for examination, and have a right to be ex amined upon oath, subject to the cross-examination of the prosecuting counsel. As the law had stood since 1851, in any case of foul conspiracy, scandalous fraud, or fearful violence even; provided the case were brought into court under the form of an action, instead of by indict ment, the defendant might be exa nined just as much as the plain iff. But it was not confined to that. Bankrupts and insolvents were examined on oath, and were not al lowed to refuse to answer en the ground that the answer might criminate themselves. He was aware that a clever malefactor would have an advantage over a simple minded prosecutor, but be was not afraid that injustice would be done thereby. Many magistrates and judges, he thought, went out of their way by warning prisoners against answering questions or making statements. He bad seen repeated instances of magistrates not only tell ing prisoners that what they said might be used in eei , deuce against them—to which there could be,no objeetion —but going further, and advising them to reserve their • defence. Though no one would go further than he did to disapproval of the French system in putting a prisoner to examination, and comparing what he bad said before the juge d'instruetion with what he said in a higher court, yet he thought they ought not to throw an impediment in the way of a prisoner making his statement to the court. Referring to the county courts, he regretted that though Parliament had lieeraly given the judges 1,5001. a year, the late Government had reduced most ef them to 1,200 a year. Lord CRANWORFH said when his noble friend talked of the liberality of Parliament he should remem ber that the House of Commons had refused to give the county court judges more than 1,2001. a year. The motion of which his noble and learned friend had given notice was for the production of certain returns relative to county courts, and it was hardly to be expected that on that motion he would have gone into the important question as to whether or not criminals should be ex amined viva voce: He agreed that we were somewhat prudish on tee suject, and that we often shut out truth when, by a relaxation of ae role, it might he vt, at. With regard to the magi , trates cautioning prisoners, hie noble and learued friend should recollect 'hat hi ato. of Parliament they were bound to tell prisoners that what they said would be used against them. Though a prisoner was not ex twined on oath, yet if he told a co herent and probable story, he had observed that it had always great weight with a jury. The motion was then put and agreed to. Lord BROUGHAM then laid on the table a bill to enable prisoners and thfendants in criminal cases to be examined on oath, and the bill wed read a first time. MEDICAL REFORM. Lord TALBOT DE MALAHIDE asked what were the intentions a Goveinineni with regard to medical reform and the sale& poison-I The Earl of DERBY sad no doubt the subject of medical reform was of great importance. Nevertheless, the noble lord must allow him to remind him there was a certain class of cases to which everybody was agreed that something ought to be done; but when they came to consider what ought to be done, they disagreed as to the details. There was no better illustration of that proposition than the question of medical reform. The . noble lord himself admitted that the members of the pro fession were not agreed among themselves as to what should be dens. During the 20 years he was a member of the House of Commons ho recollected there was a subject on which some enthusiastic member—generally a young member—was continually bringing in bills, and that was to amend the law with regard to salmon fish eries. No one could doubt the necessity for medical re form. But the noble earl had not done justice to the acti vity of the other house in ells respect, for whilst last year two bills were introduced, this year no less than three had been laid on•the table by different members. He was not prepared to say that the Government were ready to enter the lists and bring forth a fourth bill on their own responsibility. The measures to which he had referred had been introduced by gentlemen well acquainted with the subject, and it was the intention of his colleague 3 to give their best consideration to these measures, with the view of making an amicable arrangement which should meet the views of the profession and the public. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the sale of poisons, the noble earl was aware that the late President of the Council appointed a committee, which sat for a considerable time, and suggested various amendments to the bill before their lordships' house, which were inserted and reported. He had already communicated with his right hon. friend the Secretary for the Home Department, and requested him to consult the Pharmaceutical Society, and if it should be found that any chance existed of Carrying a satisfactory measure, her Majesty's Government would not hesitate to introduce it. (Hear, hear.) Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. MOWBRAY (Judge-Advocate.) and Lord DUNKEL LIN took the oaths and their seats, the former for Dur ham and the later for Gal•xay (County). SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY (EXTENSION OF TIMES BILL. This bill was read a second time. GALWAY ELECTION. Mr. ROEBUCK presented a pc titiou from the freemen of Cr4l , ay relative to the motion f.)r the it,trod ur tion a bib f)r di-franchising them on the ground of bribery, in which the petitioner , prayed that equa, jos: ice sight bit extended to all who had been guilty ot otioery. The petition then proceeded to state that the evHeuce taken before the c, , uitni,sion w,bt to show that Lord Cianricaroe, lieutenat t of the county, Via a party to the bribery the elections for 1852 and 1857 by furnishing the money by which the electors were bribed. That Sir T. Burke, M.P., deputy lord lieu tenant ; Dr. J. V. Browne, professor of Queen's Cul lege ; Mr. O'Flaherty, Mr. .T. Moore, justices of the peace, and Mr. R. .Carter, deputy clerk of the peace, were also goiltY r.f such practices as agent, and the petition has expressed a hope that equal jetstice would be done to all who had been guilty r f any such misconduct—the great as well as the small, the powerful as well as the weak—the latter having received the bribes which the others had paid to them. (Hear-) AUSTRALIAN POSTAL COMMUNICATIONi Mr. MACARTNEY moved fur a copy of any s h upp h e• mental contract made since July , 1857, with t ei e t eßrot Royal Mail European and Australian Mail Com p any i. Agreed or r nce mails to andfr o from to. Company,h: Australianor bth' fcoorlotnhe es conveyance ARMY CLOTHING, &c. N r. LAURIE moved an address for returns from the various commanding officers of regiments and depot bat talions in this country and in Ireland of the several re isitions made b y them between the Ist da y of Se p tem- L. O 1857, and the 28th of February, 1858, i n the War DePartment, for supplies of clothing and necessaries, w ith the dates of the sam e, a nd when the said articles were received from the War Department ; and of the number of letters written to and received from the War Department on the subject.—Agreed to. BARRACK ACCOMMODATION. Mr. LAURIE moved an address for return of the sums of money voted during the last three years for bar racks in or near the metropolis, and how the sums have been appropriated. Agreed to. THE DISMISSAL OF MURZA. ALI A.KBA.R. Sir DE L. EVANS moved for a copy cf all the cor respondence between the Court of Directors and the Government of Bumbay respecting the dismissal of Murza Ali Akbar ; including the memorial of Murza Ali Akbar to the Court of Directors, presented through th e Bombay Government in the year 1855 ; also the letter of Murza Ali Akbar to Sir James Melville, K.C.8., Secretary to the Court, with the Court's answer. — Agreed to. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Mr, PACE.E gave notice that on the 'notion for the seoond reading of the Agricultural Statiet.o. 8.1., h• should move that it be read a second time thm, d , ..y six months. THE ROYAL VW ‘R,RA.NT OF OW ORL!•, 1854. Gen. WYNDHAM aeke the Sectetaiy o . wr for War whether any, and wbat steps hai ne-n 1 - 34“:11. or were in progress. to miter and amend the Rlal rant dated 6th Oct. 1854 Gun. PEEL said that his change of 1 - 1..,!;i07i altered big °valor) Kith regarf: to thk cti;i7 r hear)—or the only satisfactory manner in Which it could be dealt with. (Rear, hear.) The warrant bad not acted justly, and he believed the nom p'aint cf many otticers well founded. On taking ogee he found the draft of a new warrant had been prepared, with many portions of which he approved, but though: an .iteration -ought not to be made in.a warrant of so muck importance without investigation, by a Royal Com Mission, it was his -intention to obtain from. bows onrable members the appointment of such a R iyal Commission, to take into consiclursvioo the report • of the Royal Corarrrssien on. which !tits w^,rrtrit was foundtd, and also to con •ider Lb- present ey:, emu of pro motion in the army. (Hear, hear.) He w..01d take Car*. that every bry;ch. of th scri we - was 1414 and , bi ..:arrant i.a , 2 C•pp ;rtuui . y 4? . f f r tht: iLcl 1 - %Antu:ssiuzi being tuhy (1-1 , ar, ' , ear.) • CO Rup r PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT. Mr. H. BERKELEY ks-ked the Ciuncelior of the Exchequer wl.ether hf.r Majesty'e Ministers intended to a ct o n the intention of :belr pre irctlssore and appoint * select committee to inquire into the w , c Icing t f fle,C )r -rupt Practice, P evention Act; or what course Viey in tended to pursue in relatiol to the act, which would expire with the nreeet t . selion of Parliatne-ct? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER i , ftid ber 11 , 1 , 4jesty's G)vera,r - ne,,t vnisidert-d btsj clur.,!, ii retet ence t) aria snqict woe to introduoi a new bill, funded on the exp,rience , of the last. general and when it-was so in'roduced, to submit it to a select committee. (Hear, bear ) TURNPIKE TRUSTS, Mr. S. WES TERN asked the Secretary for the Home Department whether it was the intention of her Mar jesty's Government, during the pre , eat session of Par liament, to bring in any bill for the abolition of the turnpike System throughout England ; or whether they intended to support the clause relating to turnpikes contained in the Highway Act of last session. Mr. Secretary kVALPOLE said that on taking office he found the subject had been under the considera tion of the late Government, who had a bill in course of preparation. He bad not yet seen it, but as soon as it was ready he would give it • his serious consideration. He was, therefore, unable at present to give a positiie answer to the question ok the boo. member. THE ARMY BEFORE DELHI. Mr.. KINNAIRD asked the Under Secretary efthe Board of Control whether the report wai true that WS months' batty was all that the army before Delhi was to have in lieu of prize money ; or whether it was only the first instalment, and all that the Governor-General was able to grant for their patient endurance and heroic bravery t - Mr. H. BAILLIE said that six months' batta awarded by the Governor-General to the army before Delhi was the utmost sum which by law he was entitled to grant, but he (Mr. Baillie) was able to state that the claims of the army, both before Delhi and in the garrison of Lack now, were under the coneideration of Government. OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE. Mr. CRAUFURD asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the despatch of 4th March, ad dressed by the Earl of Malmesbury to Count Weleweki, was submitted formally or in enbatance either to the French authorities in Paris, or to their representatives in England, for the purpose of ascertaining the opinion of the French Government thereon, before the official presentation of that document to the French Government on behalf of the British nation 1 The hon. and learned member proceeded to refer to dates in support of the assumption on which his question ap peared to be founded, but he was called to order by the Speaker. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was hardly fair on the part of the hon. and learned member to address this question to the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, because the hon. and learned gentleman must fe,l that if there was the slightest foundation for his gratuitous assumption in the matter, it wit. n-'t without the o , gni.ance of the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs. (Hear, hear.) There was the utmost inclination on the part of her Majesty's Go vernment to cieat frankly with the House of Commons on our foreign affairs, Mr he put it to the house whether questions of this kind ought to be sanctioned by the house—(bear, hear)—and he should not have said another word in answer to the inquiry of the hon. and learned gentleman, if he had not so irregularly gone into cone parison and calculation of dates, from which he seemed to infer, that from the interval that bad elapsed some ut, usual c .minnuication—he might say some sur reptitious communicatiou—che , ,r)— ha-t taken place be tween the two Governments ; but if the hon. and learned gentleman, before asking the question, had for a mo ment considered the impottance of the subject, and other matters connected with the f , ir warding and re ceiving such a despatch, he must have found some rea so❑ for the apparent delay. It was, of course, necessary before such a despatch of that importance was forwarded to a foreign Government, that it should receive the careful deliberation and consideration of the Cabinet, and then to submit it, when entirely com• pleted, to her MajeAty, who was :hen at o.borne ; be. bided that, the weather at the time was such that for 43 hours it was impossible to cross the channel. The right hon. gentleman again protested against the -coarse pursued in this matter by the hon. and learned gentle man. The subj Pot then dropped. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. In answer to a question from Mr. V. SMITH, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was his Mention to intr )duce a bill for the better government of India before Easter. On Monday ni.Zt he would probably be able to state the day. THE CONSULAR SYSTEM. Mr. S. FITZGERALD gave notice that on Monday next he would move the appointment of a select com- mittee to inquire into the state of our Consular system. (Hear, hear.) GODREVY LIGHTHOUSE. Mr. A. SMITH moved the appointment of a seleot committee to inquire into the circumstances connected with the erection of the Godrevy Lighthouse, and to report their opinion as to the proper position for the the same. Mr. PAULL seconded the motion. Mr. HENLEY said eight memorials had been sent in by persons engaged in the coasting trade, calling atten- tion to the neci-ssity of putting a lighthouse on this coast the first which was presented about the autumn of 1854, but they were divided in opinion where it should be erected. After tracing what had been done by the Trinity House and the Board of Control in reference to the subject, the right hon. gentleman said that he thought matters of this kind should be left to the execu• tive, and not brought before the house. By adopting the former course a saving of time and money was the consequence. He considered the Trinity House and the Board of Control had done what they considered best after a full enquiry into the subject. He hoped the hon. member would not press the house to a division, bat if he did, he (\lr. Henley) should vote against him. Mr. WYLD considered the spot selected for the lighthouse was not the best for the general navigation of this part of the coast. He supported the appointment of a committee. Mr. BENTINCK also supported the appointment of a committee. After a few words from Mr. Cardwell, Mr Lowe, Mr. Lindsay, and Mr. A. Smith, the house ass cleared for a division, but none took ph:ce, an , the motion was negativeet. IdMiennPtrß.tOosVeL:Eth,:,;bl.iEE,NhyTtnOoaF T rc i ) : p l e E t ‘ o Vo m ß ov iZ e l i N ha G t i C t L w A as S , S z E p S e. . a -tanding commil tee, or unpaid board or commission, o consider and report from time to time on practical sugges ions likely to be beneficial to the worktt g classes. He said that am this was a new an gehtion be felt bound to give a reasonable ground for the demand tie made on the house and the Government. , It would be the duty .•f (mei, a t'ibunal or o..unhil to.. oonsidor ant tep-rt on • ny plan proposed to them. net uot to tlO anything that would lead to uhreaeonable '" hope' or unbt.uno. d expecLations. One ground on which., he matte this motion was that the committee to which separate maters rela log to the w• rko g oia..see had 'wen r,ferred, had not worked out the advantages which might be desired from them or the causes of failure. Anothei c tte.e which ought to induca the house to take up this matter was the great change which had taken place it the circuinsta! oss of the workiug classes within the last half century. Iu that period there had been a great increase of the population in these ielabds, it had nearly doubled, and showed a much greater increase than in any other country in Europe ; of course this increase had greatly altered the position of the working classes. fion r theirts Therea v H e r e g a he d a m dl e intgt alsoet d h o t bi b el e ei r nf e e a had and de gi b tn e been a great increase change e m. general the c o r m : Apatrathtievebesgitiunantiinognsofotfbea p l r a e r s g e e nt n c u e m ut b u e r r y o t t he tb r e u e r e a p i e po op p l e e : lationthweapsrtoseoporttoioon w ne a t s o e t x h a e ctl n y umbers of the civic', bat now to one the oth er way. Every tenreyveeartssedtb d was e a r n uralp t op w : lation had increased ten per cent., but for the same periods the increase in the population of the towns was 30 per cent. A necessary result of this ticrease was to the working classes to live in thickly populated districts; it also led to a complete separation of classes. Formerly the working classes lived with those who were their nit. tural protectors ; but now, in some towns, the working classes formed 40 per cent. of the population, in others it it r w o e i r e e a e s n h t i i g r h ely as s, 9 aet s poars p ro e t)ac r toieaa C dlr e d n e: t raora s n O cgoet t nhs li s,e a i t r T ha h v e e se a w ir e ib re un g a re l w at as ur t it 'd g e n ti ar t d t ia h r e it the suggestions in favour of the iwadneordrkfrhionemgonteillmyaseassetkoo,edtrienitzioe. der€d necessary by them. A consequence of the change in the position of the working classes was a greater sepa- ration between parents and children. The latter were ex posed to greater dangers, and deprived of the proper shields against them. He asked the house and the feto' vernment to grant him a tribural to consider ant sue' gestions likely to benefit these classes. The gre at ee body.the of the population was now divide into two am of the distress amongst the peasan ts, tied , and a cora rural and the oity : in 1810 there were especiallygreatcompilnattnhtise southern counties ; in 1317 it stil l contin law relf tended greatly to administration of the poor to produce it ; in 1519 a similar repor was Mad., but mittee was appointed which reported that the abuses in nothing was done. In 1124 another committee was sp• 1 Pointed, on the m otion of the noble lord e la suem re 3 b r er for the City of London, on t h t subject u bo . 20 33 10 20 20 FOR: IGN. 103 I 19 11 S~ 32i i 50 50 50 100