The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-28 00:00:00

LTA• nder this hal; the la st ro t than dr : tig i a nd an, for • • fuel dstun,,sty of troop 3na br retuarkabllo cannot bet iol, that strougoo, ant of f°"t'oeb' las caused die .A.rabil , aatinople, wl.O an t s of the 14 s peaking , 131 :di the tetra I the treetr: nfr , ) the can't. A di ) railroad AD. i• or ( E o g.isb I f 3116 ,ei rrn 1g „.: and 76 1, 0 latter on tbe ° 3-transi Ort 'Ol t. borseS, for DUS, other off/ 17 Other j ' privat es, t he Crimea opt is port fr o. / IV th a ca r g o o Lb. I v iol .46 f atu 1 10# o n the ' der, $ 5lll 3 t Sr ]other 0 4 L Lend ° 007 rrived oa De 0 011 0, 1 n 3rs av,r il ; , 50 hors."' ..0) trbtrb irottion4 SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. • IMp t , r ,, i'4 l ilAL PARLIAMENT. ilTl, e o ° „I J SE OF COMMONS. --(THIS DAY.) "PicAr took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. Tlie PR IVATE BUSINESS. I,zortii zsc utor and T rustee Soc i ety B i ll ; t h e G rea t tin , era Railway (Church an d S c h oo l s a t Do n caster) a ril alld the Oxf or d . Worcester, and Wolverhampton tik e tc ' vel lleata and Branches) Bill, were read a second ter W p l . e motion f or the second reading of the esi• 14 1 whqx roprovement Bill, a discussion arose as • bliotli;er the . additio na l power; asked for by this Lill t bil t l , otti _ l 'e intrusted to what might be called "Bankrup 4 , liep 4le9 ' " wai t % 4—"XErt moved that the bill he read a second 4 fter day SiX m ont h s. 4 44 a short conversation, the house divided when a ppear e d_ , Per the second reading Ag a i, . . ... ztat it .......................... . ...... - 6 12 h. bill Ma jority....... tu - go w I ~ n l h„ . aS then read a second time, as was also t le -iaaster Land Company's Bill. Ifr 1 4 ,,„ PETITIONS. t hii iat „uATZ presented a petition from Birmingham ) 4. 'ee Public Health Bill. h ' 11R rl 141 tt -'IIIERTON presented a similar petition kr4eNational Gas Company. 411 4 4' STA.PFORD presented a petition from Emma I ti te ' it ho cl a i med the consideration of the house in 14 %11 44 ° of the d eath of her husband in the Black. . IN - Ye glost, Ssel being Captain Christey having le ° ad • it . k i% nut into the port of Balaklava. Nyi4.°°W.A.li presented a petition from Glasgow, N g ii * t hitt a stop might be put to the distillation from ' 41.11 1 the present price of corn. kr R. TEA DUTIES. t 4 wnxi• ,- that the ----, gave notice that be will move to-mor. NI ill house go hit() committee on the Customs, 4 the t i e „:? ew ef passing a resolution to arrest the fall tp/;,:es On tea. -'4)PAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES , The k • BILL. 'Nis ' arc lAie of BLANDFORD moved the second b tel this bill. The noble lord contended that the house . 141 , (1,1,1,114:n,t0 promote the efficiency . of the Church of Eng ` l ‘et, : , '''''t Was a trust committed to us from genera tilikehgesration. It was highly necessary that n t e h w e i ktil E h h ahould be extended by the creation of 4 111 ( 1 8 a g the erection of new buildings, and that r i l ea'ia„ 4l , l ! be effected by a judicious distribution o t },,,-el Property. This bill would further that oh- de 6 1 4, 11 i: 44 °g changes in the management . of Episcopal Dp e r 41ar Estates. With regard to episcopal property I h e t s : ta ld t t hat it should remain absolutely vested I , tili ra h°4 Co mmissioners, in order that the . process i 1 ' *ditia„eq,u3sMent should be carried on as fairly and . w 17 „ 4 , 11 te 1 ,, - ", 41 3' aV possible. The Ecclesiastical COIIIIIIM N'Zi y l•elo li b l is a ii h o e required to enter into an agreement t lishi ltl *st t o ~P for the payment of an annual suns tO tilt% th_ bill income of the see. With regard to betet tilt the nill proposed that, after a period sufficient li t i shot:; estates into a rack-rent management, 4 4 4 4 t Hi be an apportionment of property suf -411444 tt o t 4 L Yiel d an income necessary t to de co `taolaf-butdral expenses and that The y should 144 Pre l , 7l , vested in the Chapters. se were the a n Isl et 4 1 4 : t a it ! .° of the bill, and he appealed to the house k1. t1 ,4 11 1.111 oiple, because it was calcmated to con -1%44, Litefit upon the country. 14i t‘et' sMi slis f u t I) ELL moved that the bill be . read a 44 ,' , - e. A h l th _i - ',ia day six months, as he thought it would i s,'ltrkL, -3 % C upon the Church, without conferring any e - "eles. - ‘tiC h the country, The bill embraced ha. kw ri ce-!e i trine' le which was the peculiar c h io 112114 4 "4-4 it k°ll ,, er i i i i l legislation, but which the pu l t vroki d !.. .110 a aversion to in a most unequivocal .it "kit -14 niet D - g ia main objection to the bill was a t s hw ar. tel e 1 0 7, 1 k cle , 6:414 injustice upon such d r i s o v c bee t , egila:t Would abstract from its e es n e u s es for the 14 44, 4 :14 o e : B ' l g the incomes of less populous and less of the different cathe keo„,ziiot g e ne T ra l 7p p ro r p op er s t r y, y 4 4 e4t of the w as applicable generally to preperty created for the 'T od Ofo re "..u,! districts in which it was a , and, Ih._ .tais h" 1 / 4 41 1 1 1 1 : 11 1 t i l l elo u , n ';',"l While it would apply to sl u the Shurch Ni 1 e i n f r i' n ueiple of centralisation,. would at the 14 0'4 f t , ge th e sacred rights of property. The Vla% .4,43°14 in a spirit contrary to that of the . Con- P.op m - ' ',' Wait fraught with danger to the Church, and "" toe hone quid reject it. 1 ,,,! ' , 11 ,t AD', • w said the time had arrived . when e it 1 / 414 4 ,11 4 tl te - ' 4 tity ef A th M e . house to . take some demswe st p 1 ,... !iiI I I t o this bill: Twice had it been before the i t Ni t :kl as often had the house affirmed the second 4.' e without any serious intention . of going on with .1 Op, v, tb that mode of proceeding was discreditable iNcia„. 4l house, and since there seemed . every i ll i i it ill?„ ) °, l that course beingveteta for r n t h i e n a t i l l i k e e present ndal e,n.. ty t h aski," t e t should certainly . ) t p - liti v , t, was far too extensive a one to be b d y ea t l h t e uitl tle, 4 l ll %et , t v oember ; it should be taken up Go tha r the : 41 , 11 although he thought mu d ch th c is ret h li i t ll f 'll' or s k ti bt -° t l teeol, l l l s, lord who had introduce ',°:' n ",`" lei' L aki taken in it, he would yet re d kve e a r- miest 4 b"" l eave the subject in the recommend e t n h ( e l t p h e c - o o P t r° Perlti" . 4 : l3 i . le s , he objected totlasllboiwlhlianbngeisologeoxotteiteir -hora ~rof of ,- that dealt with by this I) lace,F,tritu e ." 4 ,.e three gentlemen who composed the b l ye so, e Mai NV► lll th e ' ‘ - ' o nirnission. He should pre o f f er th s e eeing it Exe ••toe ' •-o e h lagement of some portion 4v'ithetdieks old be responsible to Parliament for thir 1 -1,4 scheme if the Government would come forward I tit l g lt °ll . irt4 t °f that sort, taking care of local be donne tw om ,„,would be the best thing that could t tr d ans. kle o ,the b "Y he could not assent to a bill the. e on- Vo..asa -° PertY of the Church to an almost irr sp .11, tk . il,t o 1 4,4" e r legi4l4-k argued that there was no necessity for 44. 4 st b„'ktio n on this subject, because sufficient o t f i t T e e ki,7Sr e „::: Yet allowed for testing the operation l'ls l r e ais . ed I som , ,_ 0 tw years ago for regulating the 14r Littf Church property. 41, 4 4 liubtl4l.4 lamented the absence of Ministers s 4 1 , 4 It 4 beileet of Such great national importace. he t : 4 l 4 4 cng discussed. The bill met with similar . li tit'i'Alto ast Year, and he thought it ought to be re 1 0 '• it , 4 gether, or the debate ought to be adjourned 4 44 . IN "14 811 4 the convenience of the Government IN l'• 4 • ' lit'r) 4 tin ll 'etel ) , ""-"BERT thought the complaint . of the V lh' l4 th -` I ves quite uncalled for, because it was no qktitN te 4t Ministers were engaged elsewhere _ldaes klNetet,Z6nres for remedying the defects which co l m il . the ed t he Paet management of the war, and l k' N it .11 iS"ernMent. ' l 4 q k•`1,41,L had been requested by the Secr i e .s - V,Witl i t'e for the Home Department to state his hitt, 4 2io li ' e gard to this measure. His right hon tie ' l Do it t i/ t hat the second reading of the bilfshould 1/44100ortt.t4phort,e,heelitlntdile.rstandine, that the committee should o the commission now sitting on 1 , r its report. ko t n ' 4 Itt42'ILLD insisted that the Church of Eng 101'elig "resent constituted was a great abuse._ ... 1 . t .. t herS tl lcl a l arge amount of property without fultil lakt'lit.ottitia which it imposed on the Church. In l fact ; k t&ilt're ought represented the minority of the peop people Pro ym t tll,4ght to be a redistribution of the . property,fairl y p,k t ;ri t fop %P . 4411 4 wants of the nation might be 4 el l ti l l % k Ler. 4 4i, XR had never heard a more revolutionary .415 (teed to g at of the hoe, member for Sheffield ; but ttl„(1to.01; tell the h ember that the property as 17 . 11 ' 411 1) 1' , just as worthy of respect, and just a to t liff„ R e v t. '''t re that Of an a • te individual. (Hear, hear.) t il bill he approved of its principle, bu the y private riva i Sta lilit4 li o lvi- , 4 some of its details. He would never, ktts l l to ce p 11.110 w focal funds to be diverted from sup ktitd••- W4 nte, and in that respect the bill must be t h, e I l e , kar q o • fl tte 41 . lai l3 °I t LkNDFORD said the proposal of 41 4 4 4 ter e to re for Sheffield was preposterou o s ve , but sa he t) 44 4 I t l ° boti ce re PLY to the suggestion_o e f e the G rnment member. He ReNol4obiectohne troemaaorkesdeoftothteheh suggestion of the k i 1 4 t, Z: t ; and if the u house assented to the . second 4(1 0 th - Would postpone the committee until Wed. % k el t . T. e h a i Lo f May._ Me rit' mew -- CONIE was afraid that if the speech of Nv•-pt, 07er for Sheffield was revolutionary, the , 111 11,41tioas fed people of this country were in a state . of L 'lt 1 ,,.. -11 * fr',,°r they shared in his sentiments, while '4, t % ;•tl b°,7„bie proposal being preposterous, as was Pllt a f i ld r"'te noble lord he thought it was perfectly t it ti4 l4 proeptelonable. The , property of the . Church was ti t thY nu, tY, and it ought to be equitably and judi olijalPirilLa, which it certainly was not at present, k ' 4 b 'al WparnetBvidel ilti t l / 41 L ovv e ib e r for.the great mass of the people 4 4 - '‘l b ' R Was at a loss to understand the course 4t4 41° hon. lthe 41 ). member who had just sat down (.16:1,4,04,Thereber for Sheffield, because they were N,, t as ha"vocates f I form of abuses in the gi t ," sf th e Yet th ey or t le reform of abuses in the t tO 0 h posed a bill which might remove he' t ° b Le abusea %Iv ,4 Mo st • l l :e o w s , ed tb a at certainly appeared to 4 RI 4,, extraordinary conduct, and he confessed ,r 1.).,,, nndrrstand •t i ti q 'Sglil,Ey . ' • lio,toto! this to said he should support the second t'' th `'ltt o h i, in the hope that it would be altcred I _ l tl !Might?; Ile approved entirely of its principle, Nv 6Ni eorn,:9l details might be ads antageouely I ' - 44 kint uitte e. The lion. gentleman pointed out tti trilttage,!oetiet,,ates iii i „ . INPIQ„, 4 for the consideration of the committee. toltotiv,-tleti(ihd "41\111:aid there . had been six or seven bills at Wer i v e as sit r i f l u a t t t e e d,as a th l e o y ssto understand were in a most 1, 44 il 4,4 oition. Whilst objecting on a general rule L /4 4t . !Is 44 fi g e t , 41 e.. ent q largo estates by a central board, ,nti% ) , 44 %ti 11 .. ` 4 tee before the house partook of li ll o t he m to . :v' o t i a l ' t the same time he . bad no ob oe tlllt Do. 1 the the second reading of the . bill, .. h en, 440 %0 e that something ought to be done if the It 't4 i---;: / 414, t i sh it to be - so r b ead. He thought a 41_441 h e local confide the management of . these tl tiils r. 4.44l,:ele.creambrnieissions under proper supervision 41 ' 0 ulICI LL11 ' 10 RE obj ec t e d t o any legislation i While a commission was engaged in procuring evidence and making inquiries upon which legislation might be safely founded. This was his prin cipal objection ; but he could not on other grounds con. sent to give his support to the proposed measure. Mr. MOWBRAY said, hero was a bill to which both sides of the house dissented, more or less. Its provisions had been considered by the Government ; in fact, it was clear thatthe Government entertained some objections to it. flow, then, could the house consent to allow the second reading to pass t For his own part lie thought the bill had been much improved, but he did not think that the hon. gentleman who had supported it on the principle that something ought to be done would go so far as to say that all episcopal and capitular property should be administered upon a system of cen tralisation. He thought it was quite un-Parliamentary, knowing that they could not act upon their vote of to day for at least three months, during which time other and better measures might be introduced, to pledge them selves to the principle involved in this bill ; and so far as he was concerned he should vote against the second reading. Lord R. GROSVENOR advocated the second read ing of the bill. After the house had affirmed the prin ciple of the bill in a former oration ; and, after the at tention bestowed upon the subject by his noble frici.d (die Marquis of Blandford),R-nd the number of times he had brought it forward before the house, he thought the house ought to agree to the second reading of the bill. He at all events trusted that the house would not stultify itself in the course it might adopt. Mr. A. PELLATT having offered a few observations in favour of the necessity for legislation on this subject, Mr. BARROW and Mr. MI ALL spoke against the se cond reading. Sir J. DUCKWORTH explained briefly the grounds on which he should vote for an adjournment. The house then divided on the question of the ad journment of the debate, when the numbers were Ayes Noes lO2 Majority --31 The motion was consequently lost. Mr. UADFIELD, amidst loud cries of divide, divide, and some interruption, said he should move the adjourn meet of the house unless he could have a fair hearing. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to reply to some ob servations which had fallen from the hon. member for Liverpool, which he considered were of a personal nature. _ _ _ _ The house then divided on the motion that the bill be read a second time. The numbers were— Ayes Noes . 102 E 6 Majority ---36 The motion was consequently carried. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 23d May. SPIRITS (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. J. V. SCULLY, at the request of the Govern ment, postponed the second reading of this bill for a fortnight. TENANTS COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL. Sergeant SHEE also postponed the second reading of this bill until the 14th April. INTRAMURAL BURIALS (IRELAND) BILL. The second reading of this bill was also ordered to stand over. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. This bill was read a third time arid passed. UNION OF BENEFICES. Mr. FRENVEN obtained leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend the law in relation to thie subject. ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE. On the motion of Mr. BENTINCK that the namo of Sir George Tyler be substituted for that of Sir G. Cornewall Lewis on this committee. Captain SCOBFLL briefly maintained the necessity of a naval officer being upon the committee, Mr. ROEBUCK explained the principle on which the committee had been constituted, namely, that the Go vernment should nominate six members, and that he himself should name seven, making a total of thirteen members. Now, as the right hon. gentleman (Sit G. C. Lewis), who was amongst those chosen, had ceased to be a member of the house, and consequently of the committee, he (Mr. Roebuck) was anxious to give the Government the opportunity of naming the other hon. member, in order to preserve the balance of the committee. The hon. gentleman after combating the idea that it was absolutely essential to have a naval officer in the committee, said he should oppose the motion. After a short discussion, _ _ _ The house divided on the question, when the numbers were— Ayes Noes 74 . 87 Majority --13 The motion wag consequently lost. Mr. ROEBUCK then proposed that the name of Sir John Hanmer be added to the committee, but There being some objection manifested, and it being now close upon six o'clock, the lion. gentleman post poned his motion until to-morrow. The other motions of the day having been disposed of, the house adjourned. LETTERS FOR THE STATES OF PARMA AND MODENA. General Pest-office, Feb., 1855. On and after the Ist March next, letters may bo for warded from the United Kingdom addressed to the States of Parma and Modena, via France and Sardinia, either unpaid or paid to their destination at the option of the sender. The postage upon letters for the States of Parma and Modena, thus transmitted, will be as follows, viz. : Not exceeding 1 oz. in weight—British 2d,, foreign 11d., total ls. ld. Exceeding oz. and not exceeding oz.—British 4d., foreign is. f0(1_, total 2s. 2(1. Exceeding oz. and not exceeding oz.—British GI, foreign 2s. 9d., total 33. 3d. Exceeding oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.—British,Bd., foreign 3s. Sd., total 4s. 4d. Exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding 11 oz.—British 10d., foreign 4s. 7d., total ss. bd. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice \Vightman.) TIIE MURDER IN FOLEY-PLACE. , Mr. Bodkin said he was instructed to make an appli cation to the court in the case of a person named Luigi Baranelli, who was charged with murder, and also with shooting with intent to murder, to postpone the trial to the next session. The prisoner had been committed to the gaol of Newgate by the coroner for Middlesex ; but the Government thought it a proper case for them to prosecute, and they had instructed the Treasury solicitor to take the necessary steps for that purpose. The pri soner had been taken before a magistrate, and he was at present remanded beyond the time the present session was likely to last ; and as ono of the witnesses, whose evidence was most material, was very ill and unable to attend and give evidence, he, upon this ground, re quested that the trial might be postponed. Mr. Justice Wightnan at once granted the applica tion. MARKET NEWS-(TlliS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market. There was more disposition shown on the part of the millers to purchase most kinds, and Mon day's prices wore well supported. Nearly all descriptions of foreign wheat moved off slowly, yet we have no change to notice in their value. The barley trade was very dull, at late rates ; whilst malt was much neglected. The oat trade was tolerably firm ; but beans and peas were very dull. The nominal top price of flour is now 70s. per 280 lb. ♦RRIVALS THIS WEER. Barley. Malt. 100 Wheat. 313 English .. Irish •• .• Foreign .. Oath. I Flour. 1,890 , 1,300 - - - $ 5,260 bs. BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in our market is very moderato, yot we have no change to notice in prices. WHITECHAPEL. The trade to-day was in a sluggish state, as follows : —Beef, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; veal, 3s 101 to 4s 8d; pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per Blbs. by the carcase. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. In our last we announced that the Liverpool Spring Meeting had been postponed till Friday, the 2d proximo. Since then, however, it has been further postponed till Wednesday, the 7th. There are parties who find fault with the latter, and say the laws of betting have had something to do with the arrangement ; at all events, the frost cannot be said to have been the cause of the latter alteration. Since the announcement no betting has taken place on the event here. There has been Ito change since our last, except a further improvement in St. Hubert for the 2,000, and a greater decline in Lord of the Isles. The following figures show the latest betting : GREAT NORTHERN. 15 to 1 agst The Yore (taken) 16 to 1 agst Lady Palmerston (offered) 25 to 1 agst Spencer (taken) GREAT METROPOLITAN. 10 to 1 agst Combus (taken) 16 to 1 agst Fandango (taken) 13 to 1 agst Redlands (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND. 6to 4 agst St. Hubert (taken to 2001). 4to 1 agst Donnie Morn (taken) Ii to 1 agst Lord of the lutes (offered) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 on the field (offered) 33 to 1 agst Schamyl (taken) 40 to 1 agst Honeysuckle (taken) 40 to 1 agst Knigb lof St. George (taken) 50 to 1 agst WeaChercock (taken) DERBY. 700 to 100 agst St. Hubert (taken) 12 to 1 agst Grxeulus Esuriens (taken hnd off) 12 to 1 agst De Clare (taken) 25 to 1 apt. Flatterer (taken) 33 to 1 aget Wild Dayrell (taken) 33 to 1 agqt Saraband (taken) TI FE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1855. NIONEY M_ARKET AND COM`✓IEILCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was w Baker as regards the quotations. The sales nounted to 5,000 bales, including 230 Pernam al id Maranham at scl. to id., 200 Egyptian at 5 gd. to Bd., and 400 Surat at 3d. to 3d. per 11).. The Railway Shares, with the exception of aledonia.n, were in good demand ; but no ma -1 arial alteration occurred in prices. There are numerous arrivals this morning from A . ustralia, the latest Melbourne dates being 5, but the letters and papers are not all de liv erect, as some of the ships are merely tele graphed. The Cluilian, from Adelaide, Oct. 2, brings 5,000/. ; the Mario Polo, from Melbourne, has 56,894 ounces and 4,2501. in gold, and the El.ant 65,000 ounces. The accounts as to trade a.. Lid the import markets appear to be of the same co mplexion as before. The excessive quantity of merchandise on hand can only be worked off after urs:ntlis of comparatively limited arrivals. That British capitalists, however, have not had all loss or i their side, the following statement from the Al.ripts newspaper will show : " Our paper supplies a remarkable contrast in the re' ;Lilts of two different modes of investing English ca p' ital. One is an investment to the extent of some 25 mn illions sterling in British merchandise, consigned to this market for sale and returns. This investment has resulted, on the average, in a disastrous loss, simply for this reason, that the parties interested were ignorant of our actual requirements, and did not know what to send nor when to stop. The other investments is In banking operations to a very limited amount. The total oapital of the whole of the English banks in the Austra lian colonies is less than 2,500,0001., yet upon this th oy have derived profits during the past year, so far as ascertained, amounting to nearly 500,0001. or 20 per cent. for this colony alone. From the other colonies they may probably calculate on 20 per cent. m ore, so that the total revenue derivable from the Eng- Ufa' capital invested in Australian banks is 40 per cent. But after all, the money is not invested in Australia. It is invested in the British funds, from which the shareholders derive an additional 3 per cent. Let Thitish capitalists think well of these facts. They em body a most important lesson, which may be thus stated : --This new country affords a finer and more profitable field for the employment of capital than any other in the world, but the investment must bo judicious and by tho roughly trustworthy agents. In the colonies the inhabi tants do not readily invest in banks, because private enter prises, under their personal superintendence, are more profitable. So, in like manner, if the English capitalist could combine colonial skill in the management of colonial enterprises, he could at all times realise even larger profits than those accruing to the banks. We throw out these remarks merely as suggestions at pre sent to English capitalists, and request them to study the capabilities and resources of this country. At a future time we shall more distinctly point out modes of investment which at once must advance immeasurably the progress of this country, and at the same time, rea lise to the shareholders profits which, we beleive, will completely eclipse even the large profits of the Australian banks." The intelligence received to-day from New York, by the steamer Africa, is more favourable with regard to the money market, and the effect was visible in the activity of the speculation in stocks. At the latest date, however, these were rather heavy. The following, by a local writer, is in teresting " The news from Europe is not so favourable as specu lators for a rise expected, and the market receded under its influence. The great aim of the brokers is to bring in buyers from outside of Wall-street, and put upon them the bulk of the weight which high prices has made particularly burdensome. The accumulation of money in the hands of those prone to speculation may bring in purchasers to a moderate extent, but the com munity at large have not the ability or disposition to take of the risk, andithe;movement must, therefore, for the want material, be limited. When the recent enormous decline of in fancy stocks commenced, there were very few fancy stocks in the street. They were in the hands of outside speculators, and the loss fell on that class of operators. At the lowest dip of the market, the brokers became purchasers, and they are now striving to get outsiders to take them again at high prices. They may attract a few, but not enough to materially relieve the market." The suspension of payments by Mr. G. T. Braille, in the China trade, for several days ru moured as impending, has at length been an nounced. This gentlemen stopped in 1847 from a temporary difficulty, but was enabled to meet all demands upon him. in full, with interest, and showed a surplus exceeding 100,0001. The India and China trades have, during the last year or two been a source of heavy loss to all who did not restrict their yperations, and the Russian blockade has especially interfered with the demand for the'finer sorts of indigo, which were largely purchased for St. Petersburg. On Saturday a heavy amount of bills falls due. as usual on the 4th, which, in this instance, is Sun day, and other failures aro expected. Money is worth 5 per cent, on good paper. In the English Stock Market there is still a want of buoyancy, and rather more disposition to sell for immediate transfer. Consols have been 91 to k, and since 90 to 91. The New 3 per Cents. have been 91g to -4, and the Reduced 911 to Bunk Stock is marked 213 i to 215. Exchequer Bills have been Gs. to 9s. premium, and the Bonds 9911- to In Foreign Stocks there is more business doing. Mexican Bonds have been quoted at 201, and Peruvian 72 to 721, being au advance upon the latter. Equador have realised 33. Grenada 15g. Sardinian Stock has realised and Grenada aBsd. Belgian 4-i per Cents. have been 931, Dutch Four per Cents. 931, and Russian Five per Cents. 99/. Spanish Deferred aro 17i- The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi can, 201 to 21l ; Peruvian, 71 to 7 2; ditto Three per Cents., 491 to 5(:q . ,; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 171 to 18 ; ditto Three per Cents., 36 to 36i ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 5; ditto Passive, 4 to 41. The Railway Share market has been flatter, arid with very little doing, but Caledonian are firm. The quotations are in several instances ex dividend. Sambre and Meuse have risen,l to per share. The Scinde shares have been dealt in at g premium. The Agua Fria Mine is lower, the Banks are firm, and the Miscellaneous Companies' aro gene rally the same in price, with very little inquiry. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom the Oficial Let.) Business done Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9li h h 3 per Cent. Consols Annxities . 9l H 901 1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 3.1 G India Stock Consols for Account, Bth March , 9li 1 Exchequer Bills, 24d. , £lOOO ...... £5OO G9 Small 6 9 Exchequer Bonds 1858, 31 per Cent. -- Ditto 1859, ~ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY:. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto New, 1852, 4} per Cent 94A Fquador Bonds 33 Grenada Bonds, 1A per Cent . . foxican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent. Ditto for the Account Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 99 8a Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. B5 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 36 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent l 7i rurkish Bonds, 6 per cent 751 Swedish 4 per Cent.....,.. 76 6 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds 41 per Cent. ex. 25 fr 931 A Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. 12 bluff' . Ditto 4 nor Cent. Cortifleates THREE O'CLOCK. Cangols 9Ol 1 Ditto, March Account 31 25 St. 20 St 19i 14 20 114 St. 124 St 50 40 20 20 50 20 4 20? s, MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM.—At the general annual meeting of the governors of this institu tion, held on Monday at the London Tavern, G. C. Clarke, Esq., in the chair, eight boys and four girls were elected from a list of 35 candidates. The report read stated that there were at present in the asylum 114 children, and that, owing to the double income tax, and the dearness of provisions, the committee could not re port very favourably of the prosperity of the institution, but that they bad, notwithstanding, resolved upon ad mitting a larger number of children than usual i n or d er to reduce, as far as lay i n their power, the number of destitute orphans which the recent melancholy ship wrecks had thrown upon the sympathy of the public. The committee tendered their best thanks to Lord John Russell for presiding at the last annual . dinner, and to the East India Company, and the Trinity House, for their liberaldonatioss. The statement of accounts showed a balance in hand and at the bankers of 1861. Os. 7d. CIRCULATION OF BANS NOTES.—A fresh return, moved for by Mr. Glyn, has just been issued of the diminution in the paper circulation of the country, caused by various banks having ceased to issue notes since the Bank Char ter Act of 1844. The total shows an increase of 8,737 i. since last year, and is AM 705,0021. SHARE MARKETS. (TIIIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Shr. j ved.l 1100 8,..1 100 100 100 all all 14i 4 100 LOO 3 100 !o1 all ' all 13: 1 itll 1418. 20 10 20 20 ReumAlre. Aberdeen. Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh. Stour Valley ...... B'rkenhd. Lanesh. d Cheshire Janet Do. Chesil. di Birk., £5O and 225 Cons. Do., 220 Rlgth & Tyn origina £25 (issd. at £45. - Bristol and Exeter , Caledonian Carmarthen and Car Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, 4 Pas Cornwall Cricti' Junction...... Dublin&BellastJunc Dundee Perth&Abci dem Junction...... - ..... Do. New . East Anglian. Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, A Stock ...... De., B Stock Do., New A........ East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgolv Ed iub. and Peebles Min. Pr Lb do Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Furness Do. Extension.. Glasgow & S. Westi;rl, Groat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &Wcst.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. Now Thirds Lancash. audYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wk. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Load. Bright & S.Cst Lond. and N. Wostn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.511.,31&8 1 Do. Eighths London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O LuudrrySzColerain( Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Vfa.ncit.Slief.& Linch Do. I Shares, No. l Do., Lfan. & Lin. Un. Midland Birinng. &Dee)) ',Mid. G. West. (Ire, ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle No wink t.Bury E xteu Nwpt.Aborg. &Hrfd Newry & Euniskillou Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., 1 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. Purek Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New £lO N. &S. Wstrn , Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western & S. Wostrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth kottish Central icottishMidland ihrowsby. & Horofd. ihropsliire Union 4outh Devon ;anti' Eastern ,oath Wales 4. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun i)o ;taines, Wok. &Wok -tookton it Darlin 4teekton rk Hartley' r a w Vale .. ,)o. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. 1.... l'hames Haven Doe} and Railway Vale of Neath Wattn f 1. & Kilk cult\ •Vatorford&Limerj 'West C0rnwa11...,.,, - West End of Londoi and Crystal Palace. West L0ud0n.......... Winiblodn & Croydon Closing Price' this day. 191 - 20.1 41 -4.; ••. ..• Si 13 -12 i 16 - 17 74 641:1 90 - !)2 62k - 62 ... - ... 121 - 131 i = i. 6 - 7 13.4 - lgi 11_ - 11; 29 - 31 20 - 22 70 72 55 57 2d par 193 20& 70 - 72 89 - 90 70 - 72 126 - 128 88 -f0 63 - 636 GO - 62 70 - 75 6 - 7. 5 ..... 7 74. - 74/ •• • - ... 0 7$ - 06 - 98 97j -97 i - id 1 8 1 8 :, 3 1 8 84 i, • 71 -61 l 23 - 7i - 7 gi G 7 - 674 40 - P - p 11 r - 9 - 48 go 3j 3A 28 ... 29 8 10 •• 64 7A 71 - 72 —61 d 44 4 12 —12 i 49 50 49 LO d par id ITS 41 —41 d 1 d par 29 - 31 99 - 101 64 - €6 45 - 47 - 13. 28} -28 i 4 - 2 2 1 37 --- 39 3 - 31 It; 17 34 - 4 23- ci JOINT- 6 - 7 61 - 6 1 - 4 - 3i par— & p -•- P ri 32i .r. 32i 1 I 6A - lip - 11) .. . ... d 1 par 4p par ip 21 2i 21 164 17} 95 97 95 -- 97 9 9 101 92 .; 94 2 d -- par 9 7 —• 100 ... di. 1 i 2 p 1 d i - ,i 0 i GA _ 7 Business done this day. sot 63 21 111 = 3i l it 12; 71 i 63 1 i 71 97197 i 83 i 34i 67 a 59 i ••• ..... . . 84 ....• gi 2oa 20Ip 39 41 V, p m 21— 22 par 21 7 8 lid ••• .•••• ... ••• •-- pm 21i f ••• r... 3 i 31 „...: d v§ .... 4 6•• .... ... 17i -18 i BANBI3. Australasia ........... B r itish Colonial Bank and Loan ACompan3 British N. ll , Ch ar td. Bank of Asia ' Chad. Bak. of India, Australia, St China Colonial ............. Commercial of Loud. English Scottish and A us tralian .......... Loud.. Chart. pk. ot Australh ............. 1 Ditto New ............. Loudon L uounty.. London Joint Stock.. Loud. Sc Westminster (National Provincial of Eng1und........... Do. Now . • .............. N a tional of Ireland.. Now South wales Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. Now . Royal Australu.Bkg Sc Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia._ Do. New Union of Loudon 1 80 83 ••• --- • ld—i•d ~ -- ... '.• '''. ... 2/ - 191 -- 201 d 3G 33 ..• - ••• 33 .- 35 37 - 39 all all 2i 10 38 - 40 61 - 66 7 - 9 0041 = 1111 17 i 15i 201 i NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The screw line-of-battle ship Cresq, 80, Captain R.L. Warren, is detained in the Downs in consequence of a dense fog, which prevailed, without intermission, for upwards of 24 hours. She left Sheerness on the after noon of the 23d inst., en route for Spithead, in charge of Mr. Brockman, P.N., Master of the Wildfire, brought up at the Great Nore for the night, weighed at 2 p.m. on the 24th, ar.chored at 6 p.m. off the North Foreland, proceeded at daylight on the 25th for the Downs, where she arrived about noun, and discharged pilot; attempted to round the South Foreland, but, owing to the hazy state of the atmosphere, was compelled to anchor off Deal. A vast number of merchant vessels bound to the eastward are prevented by the fog from passing up the Dover Channel. The Cressy will proceed to the westward as soon as the weather becomes more favourable. She is ordered to Spithead to await the assembling at that anchorage of the other ships intended for the Baltic, and all of which are to be ready for sea by the 13th of March. • The Royal George, 102 ' and Majestic, SO, are under orders to be at Spithe a d by the 4th proximo. ARRIVAL OF SICK AND WOUNDED. On Monday the transport Sultana arrived off Graves end with sick and wounded soldiers from Scutari, and, every preparation being made for their disembarkation, yesterday morning they were landed at the Terrace-pier with the tenderest care, and with every precaution re garding their comfort and convenience. A special train had been in readiness, and, after partaking of a hearty breakfast, they proceeded to Fort Pitt, Chatham. Mr. Dobson, the Mayor of Gravesend, was on the spot, and, as on a former similar occasion, tendered his services in aid of the military authorities, who superintended the disembarkation and departure for hospital of these poor fellows, many of whom were severely wounded, and all more or less sickly and feeble in body, but not broken in spirit. Previous to the men leaving the ship a grateful acknowledgment of the sense they entertained of the treatment they had received during the voyage from the officer in command and the surgeon who had medical charge of them was signed by them, 158 in number, and presented to those officers. Among the wounded was an intelligent Pole (a pri vate), who had deserted from the. Russians and joined and fought with the 47th Regiment. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) ROYAL ASSENT. The royal assent was given this day to the Army Ser vice Amendment Act. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his sent on the woolsack at five o'clock. MAJOR-GEN. VIVIAN AND THE TURKISH CONTINGENT. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he had given notice to the War Minister of his intention to ask some questions relative to the appointment of Major-General Vivian, late Adjutant-General of the Madras army, to the important post of Commander of the Turkish contingent, and also whether the Go vernment had yet appointed a person to proceed to the Crimea to ascertain the exact state of the army at the present time. (Hear.) He wished to know also whether the Government would have any objection to lay on the table of the house a statement of the war Fer vices of Major-General Vivian. It appeared to him (the Earl of Ellenborough) to be a matter of the greatest importance that this gentleman should be qua • lifted in every particular for the command of the Turkish army. He had asked for this infer mation really because he was unable to obtain it elsewhere. Let it not be supposed that be at all impugned the military character of Major-General Vivian, because he really knew nothing about him. This officer might, for all he knew ' be a most gallant and respectable gentleman. He, however, believed that Major-General Vivian had not even obtained the honour of Commander of the Bath, and considering the liberality with which that honour was given to the officers of the Indian army, it struck him that this fact was sufficient to show that this officer had not distinguished himself upon any important occasion. The noble earl then referred to other circumstances, with a view of showing the unfitness of Major-General Vivian for this com mand, and observed that before any of the Indian officers were appointed to command any portion of the fumes in the Crimea, a statement should have been made to the Governor-General of India on the subject, and his advice asked in respect to such appointment. Lord PANMURE regretted the course the noble earl had thought it his duty to pursue. He did not mean to question the right of the noble earl to make such inquiry, but he did question the justice of the noble earl's observations as far as Major-General Vivian was concerned. He (Lord Panmure) could scarcely say that Major-General Vivian was yet ap pointed to the command of the Turkish contingent, inas much as he was still in concert with that gallant officer upon the subject referred to. He had no hesitation in stating that a more gallant officer to take command of the Turks could not be found. The testimonials he had read from Major-General Vivian were of the highest possible description, and such as any officer might be proud of. With respect to the appointment of an officer to proceed to the Crimea to ascertain the state of the army, he had to state that it was not the intention of her Majesty's Government to appoint any person to perform that duty, it being the intention of the Government to wait for the report of the gallant gentleman appointed to the command of the staff. Lord VIVIAN was astonished that any noble lord should be found not only to make an attack on, but to canvas the appointment in such a manner as to damage the reputation of a military officer. Such an attack was as unjust as it was cruel. The noble lord then read a letter from General Armstrong, of Madras, the General in command of the Presidency, speaking in the highest terms of the military ability of Major-GeneralVivian. The subject then dropped. _ _ On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Criminal Justice Bill and Speedy Trial of Offenders Bill passed through committee. THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. The Earl of HARDWICKE rose to move for the returns of which he had given notice, relating to the transport service, as follows :—" Return of the number of transports employed in carrying troops and munitions of war, between the Ist of November, 1853, and the Ist of January, 1855, inclusive ; the name of each vessel (transport) ; her tonnage under old and new measurement, distinguishing steam from sailing vessels ; if steam, number of horse power ; showing the amount of ton nage occupied by machinery, coals, crew, water, provisions, and ship stores; showing what amount is loft :for cargo ; showing if any transport is under agreement for postal or any other service previous to being taken up as a transport ; showing the amount fer the hiring of each vessel per month orper year ; how long a period each transport is hired for ; for what service she is engaged ; from what owner she is hired ; showing whether any alteration has been made in the terms since first hired, and, if any, what difference; if alterations have been made (or fittings added) in the internal arrange ments of any transport, describing the alteration or fitting; with the vessel's name ; at whose expense the alteration or fitting has been made, and the amount of expense incurred." In submitting this motion, ho felt bound to make some state ment of the case which induced him to press for these retunis. Nothing could convey a stronger notion of the desire existing among the public to carry on this war with vigour, and for that purpose to lay the whole resources of the country at the feet of the Government, than the fact that the other night a vote of 5,081,0001. should have passed the other house with out discussion, intended to defray the cost of the transport service for the ensuing yoar, which must be added to the sum of 3,532,000 E., its cost during the past year. Those two sums, added' together, would, in his belief, purchase the whole of the transports empryed in the service of the Crown. He found that there wore 102 steam transports, of 121,e60 tons, and 115 sailing vessels of 93,172 tons; making together a tonnage of 214,232, hired at. the rate of 161. a ton per mouth for the whole period, not in cluding the cost of coals. In 1830 and 1831 the amount of money asked for the whole service of the Royal Navy was about equal to that now asked for transports only—the naval estimates then - amounting to between 5,000,0001. and 6,000,0001. Under these circumstances, the question natu rally asked by every man living was, how had this amount of money been expended ? He would venture to assert that iu the whole service of the Crown there bad hardly ever been evinced a greater degree of profligate extravagance in the ex penditure of money, carelessness and ignorance in the making of contracts, slovenliness in their employment of vessels, and. confusion and mismanagement as to their departures from and arrivals in the ports of this country. In the region where they were employed their utility had been marred by the utter want of arrangement in everything that concerned the business of embarking, carrying, and lauding cargoes, so fa miliar to all persons engaged in mercantile concerns in this country. When first the war broke out, and it was thought necessary to have a large quantity of shipping in readiness, ships came forward so quickly that the whole trade of the country seemed to be laid for the moment at the feet of the Crown. Government made engagements with the owners of the transports on terms that astonished the merchants, and showed them to be utterly ignorant of the manner in which busi ness of this kind ought to be conducted. The tonnage was bar gained and paid for on the builder's measurement, though every one was aware that that was merely nominal, the difference be tween it and the real tonnage being often.so wide that in the case of the Britannia, for example, the builder's tonnage was 1,154, whilst the tonnage for cargo was but 619, 535 tons being taken up by the propelling power. The expense being so enormous,, it not unnaturally occurred to Government, that the best mode of extricating themselves from the difficulty would be to purchase the vessels hired. Two transports of the number were actually so purchased, and delivered to the uses of the Crown, but the only result was to entail a great additional expense on the countrythe Prince having been lost in the storm at Balaklava, and the Perseverance upset the other day in the dock, and so lunch damaged that she would require to be refitted for service at a very groat outlay. Another company whose ships were hired, and which carried on the postal service with the North American and West Indian colonies, continued to receive between 200,0001. and 300,0001. a year from the Government, although it was actu ally deprived of the means of fulfilling the engagements of its postal contract. The fact was, that from the number of steamers hired by the Government, communication with our colonies abroad, and with the Crimea itself, was almost stopped. Whilst the owners of the transports thus hired re velled in the enjoyment of highly advantageous contracts, the 'vessels had in many cases been called upon to perform little or no service. The Simla, a very largo ship, of about 3,000 tons, lay six weeks at Constantinople without anything to do, to the astonishment of everybody. In another case, a vessel loaded in England with boots and shoes for the Crimea was not allowed to discharge its cargo on arriving at Balaklava, and had to cross the Black Sea three or four times before she had an opportunity of doing so. Another flagrant case of 'mismanagement was that of the potatoes sent out, by the Hes perus, which lay so long on board that they began to grow, and were finally distributed by the captain to the Jews and other strangers residing at Balaklava, who sold them to the troops for whose benefit they had been intended, at the highest possible price. It was observable that transports laden with stores for the use of the navy at any of the dockyards were properly stowed and loaded, whilst in those carrying army stores utter confusion prevailed, tho commissariat stores, ordnance shot and shells, and medical stores, being 11 jumbled together, that the wrong articles were placed . up permost, and the cargoes either not filled . up, or excessive. The same mismanagement attended the ariival . of the trans ports in the harbour of this country. Iu various instances they have been ordered round from Portsmouth to the Med way, at a cost of not less than 4001. for coals, tobslayhnroaduillpedwabery haps 100 invalids, who mighthavtebt sucheenconinl for 501. It was most important that brought under the notice of Parliament, in order that there might be some chance of havinc , these tremendous mistakes and abuses rectified. Such had been the confusionprevailing as to the embarkation of cargo, and the ignorance of the Government authorities, that when the Prince was lost the Admiralty wrote to every dockyard in the country in quiring if they knew what was in her, and what cargo she had received at that particular port. Could anything be more absurd than to make such inquiries of the western dockyards, when the vessel had been loaded under the very nose of Go vernment in the:Thames ? Of all matters connected with the management of the war, it appeared to him that none might have been more easily- or simply provided for than the trans. port service.. Had Government.only asked the advice of any established Mercantile house as to the best mode of turning shipping to account, he was confident that the amount of money asked for the transport service might have been greatly reduced. He would suggest that the surest and most economical plan to follow in hiring steam-ships was to make a contract with the owner, including the price of coal ; but taking the power of deducting say 50s. for every toil of coal supplied to him. He was informed that the Simla had been hired at the rate per mouth of 90,000/. .a-year, her whole cost not having been more than 100,0001., and every one con versant with su c h su bj ec t s must know that 25 per cent. would be ample to cover all the expenses of the ship. He was sorry to observe that only the other day occurred an instance of the same wasteful extravagance as had been marked. Their lordships had heard much of the issue of coffee iu the raw beau to the troops in the Crimea. The Government, beingile anxious to remedy thi s cr yi ng e v il as speedily as possible, hired a ship to proceed to the Crimea with roasted coffee. For this purpose the Telegraph was engaged, measure - geTI a sc rew steamer of 500 tons register and 900 tons b ment, which had cost its owners 28,0001., and the Government which i would iu ten agreed to pay for its use 2,5001. a month, She was loaded with when months give the full value of thove coffee, and about to start, G en eral Simpson, who was to have gone out in herlt_wher, and declared that he would not go in her. He did n nor did the ship itself ; for they loaded her so deeply With coffee that the water ran in throu g h the into e dock. Vater-closet tubes, and they were obliged to tak e h er If she reached Constantinople at all he believed it would only be after coaling three or four times on the voy- I age. The facts he had mentioned were only tramples of he occurrences that had excited so justly the public discontent and indignation. They might not warrant him in casting a censure en the Government, but they did in asking for sue t returns as would furnish their lordships with authentic infor mation as to these transactions. Lord PANMURE said it was, of course, impossible for him to anticipate all the points to which the noble earl had called their lordships' attention, but he gave the noble earl full credit foi asking for the returns with no other view than that of obtaining accurate information as to the matters to which they related. Ile fully admitted that Parliament was entitled to have a strict account of the manner in which' the great sums expended for the public service had been em ployed. The Government which preceded the present, was fully aware that the hurry of despatching the troops to the East and taking up the transports fur the public service in volved some increase in the expense. Having had.their at tentio,n called to the errors and mistakes alleged to have been committed in the management ,of the transport service in loading the vessels and unloading them on their arrival at their destination, officers had b een a pp o i n t e d t o ma k e spe cial inquiry into these Matters. The reports of those officers had reached him only that day, so that he had not yet been able to give them due consideration An inquiry was going ou into many of the subjects referred to by the noble earl, and when that inquiry should have closed, there would be no objection to lay the result before Parliament. With regard to what the noble earl had said ju reference to chartering steamers, he could as sure their lordship s that the Government had made the bargain with their eyes open, and there could be no doubt that the contract would prove far more economical than if it had been regulated by tonnage. All the other defects and imperfec tions to which the noble earl had referred would, ie was satisfied,_ bo obviated in future by the new Transport Board ; and in expending the large sums of money which Parliament 'had placed at the disposal of the Admiralty for carrying on the transport service, the utmost economy would be practised consistent with efficiency. Cousider;ng the large quantities of troops, materials, and stores which Government had had to transport to the seat of war, not only for the use of our own army but also for the use of our allies the French, as well as of the Turks themselves, he thought that, on the whole, the transport semis() had been fairly conducted. There might have been some deviations from former practice,- there might have been omissions and mistakes committed occasionally ; but on the whole, he must repeat, the service had been conducted with efficiency. With these observations it only remained for him to state that there would be no ob jection to the production of the returns. _ - The Earl of DERBY said, the noble lord having consented to the returns, and having fully admitted that great in attention had prevailed, that great mismanagement and considerable abuses had hitherto characterised the transport service —but, above all, the noble lord having promised to furnish such information as should show the country upon whom the blame and responsibility rested, it was not neces sary for him to trouble their lordships with any remarks. His only object in rising was to draw the noble lord's atten tion to a paragraph which occurred in Lord Raglan's last des patch. In that despatch Lord Raglan complained that he had not received a large supply of hay and forage, which he had been led to expect would have arrived out befoYe the date at which he wrote. Now, he wished to ask the noble lord whether he had made any inquiry into that circumstance, and whether steps would be taken, or had been taken, for insuring a more regular supply of forage to the army ? (Hear.) Lord PANMURE denied that he had admitted, or had in tensed to admit, that great abuses and mismanagement had prerailed in the conduct of the transport service. With re ference to the question about the hay and forage, the explana tion which he had to give was this—no doubt, at the period when Lord Raglan penned his despatch, there was a de ficiency of hay at Balaklava, but steps had been taken to insure a regular supply, and within a day or two after Lord Raglan wrote his letter au ample supply of forage had arrived at Balaklava. He had reason to believe that the steps taken by the Admiralty would insure a supply of forage at Bala klava at least every fornight. (Hear.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH inquired whether it would not be cheaper to contract for pressing the hay than allowing it to remain in the hands of the Government ? Lord PANMUILE said experience had shown that it was cheaper that Government should undertake the pressing. Viscount CANNING wished to correct a mistake which the noble earl had fallen into, who had moved for these returns. Instead of the Cunard or any other company that contracted with the Government for carrying mails receiving between 200,0001. and 300,000/. for their postal services in addition to what they received for transports, they were only paid an equivalent for the exact service they were enabled to perform for the Post-office. The returns were then ordered, and their lordships ad journed at half-past seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. DAVIES, the newly-elected member for Cardigan, ,00k the oaths and his seat. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time and ordered to be committee.:—Connaught Mining Com pany, Westminster Improvements, Westminster Land Company, and Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY BILL. On the motion that this bill be now read a second time, Viscount EVELYN moved that it be read a second time this day six months. Mr. WISE seconded the motion. Sir J. GRAHAM also briefly spoke against the bill. After a short discussion the house divided, when the numbers were— Ayes Noes 65 130 Majority The bill was thereupon ordered to be read a second ime this day six months. PETITIONS. Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from several printers in the city of London in fAvour of the repeal of the newspaper stamp. THE CONDITION OF OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. Sir E. B. LYTTON presented a petition from the in habitants of Saddlewortb, Yorkshire, praying fur a searching inquiry into the causes of the calamities suf fered by our army in the Crimea. CLOSING OF PUBLIC-HOUSES ON SUNDAY. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from a place in Yorkshire in favour of the closing of public•houses during the whole of Sunday. NEW WRIT. Mr. HAYTER moved that the clerk of the Crown be instructed to issue a writ for the election of a Commoner to serve in the present Parliament for the borough of Northampton, in the room of the Right Hon. Mr. Vernon Smith, who bai accepted the office of President of the Board of Control. THE BERNAL COLLECTION. - Viscount EBRINGTON presented a petition from the Council of the Society of Arts, praying that steps may be taken to secure the benefit of the Bernal Collection for the nation, and moved that it be printed with the votes. THE NATIONAL QALLERY, &e. Sir J. WALMSLEY also moved that a petition be presented to her Majesty in favour of the opening of the National Gallery and British Mu.eum after divine ser vice on Sundays. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. In reply to Mr. HADFIELD, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that it was the intention of the Government during the present session to introduce a bill to abolish Ecclesiastical Courts, or to transfer the testamentary jurisdiction thereof to any other court, and to make ono probate of will or grant of administration of sufficient binding authority over the entire property of any deceased person in all parts of the United Kingdom, the colonies!, or elsewhere within the dominions of the Crown. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL also added, in reply to Mr. COWAN, that care would be taken that confirmation granted in Scotland should have equal validity and au thority with one probate or letters of administration over the entire property of a deceased person in what ever part of her Majesty's dominions it may be situated. WINTER CLOTHING TO OUR TROOPS. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE asked the Secretary at War if it was true that no winter clothing had been sup plied to the 46th and 63d Regiments in the Crimea ; that, in consequence of that neglect, these regiments had been almost destroyed ; and whether any one had been dismissed or censured for that neglect I Mr. F. PEEL said that he believed the winter cloth ing supplied to these regiments had been lest in the Prince, but that inquiry was now being made into the matter. REPORT OF THE MAYNOOTH COMMIS. SIONERS. In reply to a question from Mr. SPOONER, as to 'whe ther a copy of the evidence taken by the Commissioners bad been supplied to Dr. Cullen, Lord PALMERSTON said that before the report was drawn up a question arose as to the selection of certain questions regarding ecclesiastical discipline as connected with Maynooth. One of the - commiesionere and the secretary were desirous of having the opinion of Dr. Cullen, as one of the trustees of the college, on these questions ; but Dr. Cullen re plied that he could. not answer the question unless he was furnished with the evidence on which these ques tions arose, and accordingly that evidence was column nicated to him. Dr. Cullen, however, misunderstanding probably the purpose for which it was placed in his hands and the particular discretion confided in him, took it to Rome, and without the knowledge of the com mission bad a portion of it translated into Italian. So far, therefore, as the Commissioners were concerned they were not to blame, except, so far as their prudence was concerned, in placing the evidence is the hands of Dr. Cullen. THE " KENNEDY CASE." _ - - Mr. BLAND (previously to Sir J. v. Shelley bringing on his motion on this subject) wished to ask the Secre tary of the Treasury, whether, no twithstanding the Treasury Minute of the 10th of May last, wherein the First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exche quer are stated to have considered the office theretof ore held by Mr. Kennedy vacant , and notwithstanding Mr. Kennedy's own letter, mentioning himself as dismissed from such office as from Nay last, he, Mr. K enne d y, had continued to draw the salary in resp ec t o f sucli offic and, if so, up to whet time, and for wh a t services ? Mr. WILSON, in reply, stated, that after making in quiry into this matter, he had found that at the time when theminute in question a passed declaring the office held by Mr. Kennedy vacant, after that gentleman's letter in which he stated his belief tl'at he had been dismissed it became a question with the Treasury as to what was to be done under the circumstances. At that time a motion was befo re th e h ouse at the instance o f hi s h on . friend the me m b er f ur West Surrey, for a comm itt ee of inquiry into this subject, and the Government did not feel by any means justified in filling up the vacancy in the face of that motion. Other circum stances had since happened which prevented the situa tion from being filled up. On inquiry as to the course to be pursued for the fulfilment of the duties of the office in the interim, the Treasury were advised that Mr. Kennedy's patent could not be worked until his succes sor had been appointed. Another difficulty arose as to the Act of Parliament under which that gentleman's office was held, and which empowered the Treasury to allo cate the duties to be performed to the two commissioners FOREIGN. I all 3i 10 16. 10 31i 211 all \adras Do. Now all all all 10 A n two rp& Itott ordam Belgian Eastu. June. Hosiers to Ural ssesitle Bombay, Baroda, and Central I lid ia,Scrip Central of Italy .... . Demerara ....... .1 Dijon and Besancon.. Dutch Rhenish ....... Eastern of Fance Do. New.,.... East Indian, ....... ........... Do. Exteubion ..... Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible...... Do. do. do., '59, do.. Gd. Tk of Canadak Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. ......... Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. Now 5 per cent. Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations.,,,,.. Gt.Wcstern of Canad Shares ........... Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 .. Do. do., '62, p.'56 ... Do. do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, without option .............. llamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. ..... L. , lre Cont. & Bash; Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p. c. Lyons and Genova Lyons & Mediterraxt. klaria Antonia ' Do. do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. _ . D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Brquelines guar. 3i p. c. & red at 221/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdp (fmy. B. & Ams.Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Ronan...:.. l'arisCaen & Cherbrig. Rouen and Havre..... Royal Danish Royal Swedish 'Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. Southern of France_ St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5i per c. Pref , Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden &Aland ............. THE TRANSPORT ALMA. We (Times) published some time since an extract of a letter complaining, as it appears falsely, of the accom modation on board the steam-ship Alma, which had then been just taken up for the transport service to the Crimea. The following letter, addressed by all the passengers to the captain, and dated Balaklava, proves how unfounded was the statement of our correspondent: —" Dear sir,---We have reason to believe that you, even snore than ourselves, have felt annoyed by a letter regarding the Alma which appeared some time ago in the Times, proceeding certainly from none of us. On this account therefore particu larly we wish to express to you how very much in debted all of us who have been on board with you till you reached this place have been to you for the unvarying kindness and attention you have shown us, how convinced we are of your own and your officers' excellent seamanship, and how exceedingly comfortable we have been on board ; at the same time, while we state this more particu'arly with the wish of removing from your mind any painful feelings the letter referred to may have caused, we are glad of this opportunity of conveying to you our thanks, and the assurance of our good wishes for you wherever you go." Among the arrivals in the Britannia of naval invalids from the Black Sea fleet is that of Lieutenant Marcus Smithett, son of Captain Luke Smithett, of Dover, and grandson of Sir John Hamilton, a veteran servant of the Crown, now 90 years of age. It will be remembered that Lieutenant Smithett served in the Tribune, 21, screw, at the Sebastopol attack, and was seriously burnt in gallantly assisting Captain Moore in blowing up the enemy's fort on the Circassian coast, Lieutenant Smithett having himself fired the train. Lieutenant Smithett has been suffering all the way home from the external and internal injuries he received when he was blown up with the fort. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant —Jocelyne J. W. Jervis (1850) to the coast guard. Masters—Richard Stokes (1840), from the Neptune, to the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw ship, at Ports mouth, as master of the fleet ; William Mills (1841), to be additional master of the Fisgard, 42, guard-ship at Woolwich ; John N. Willis (1846), to the Hecate, 6, steam-sloop, at Woolwich. Second Master—James H. Ryan (1851), from the Arrogant, to the Volcano, steain-smithery, at Woolwich. Naval Cadet—H. T. Stephenson, from the Tartar to the Royal Albert, 121, flag-ship, in the Black Sea, for disposal. RETIREMENT OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE NAVAL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Sir William Burnett, K. 11., after serving 33 years as chief of the naval medical department, has placed his re signation in the hands of Government. Sir William has attained the patriarchal age of nearly fourscore years, and has set a good example by retiring at a moment when the requirements of the times demand the talents of younger anl more vigorous men. Sir William's successor has not yet been named, but rumour mentions Sir John Liddell, Dr. Bryson, and others. Whoever may be the officer selected, of this we are satisfied, that the Admiralty v.i!l have much to answer for if, after the late exposures which have occurred in the sister service, and the unfair treatment which has been awarded to the assistant surgeons of the navy, an incapable man should be nominated. MILITARY. The screw-steamer Gibraltar, which arrived on Friday in Queenstown, will convey the following troops to the Crimea:-130 of the 33d Regiment, witheaptains Wickham and Fanshawe, Lieutenant the Hon. R. 11. De Montmorency, and Ensigns Johnston and Ball ; 72 of the 54th, under Ensign Parr ; 70 of the 66th, under Ensign Oliver ; and 139 of the 90th, with six officers. Teterinary-Surgeon Cochrane, R.A., sails from Cork in the Himalaya for the Crimea, in charge of 161 horses, to serve as remounts for the cavalry. A circular has been addressed by the Lord Mayor of Dublin to the governors of the various hospitals of that city, requesting particulars as to the accommodation available for sick and wounded soldiers and sailors arriv ing from the Crimea. Recruiting for the 4th Light Dragoons, whose num bers have been considerably thinned during the present war, is going on with considerable vigour at Manchester, where there are already 220 fresh horses and 140 men in active training. The cavalry barracks at Manchester have the 3d Light Dragoons quartered in them, and, the stabling being insufficient fur the addition above mentioned, temporary sheds of wood were erected last week under the direction of Colonel Henry Servante, of the Royal Engineers, for 112 horses. A detachment is expected to be sent out to the Crimea in the course of next month of these new troops. A troop-sergeant. major has also been sent to Manchester, as quartermaster for a field-train, which is forming there, for the purpose of conveying stores to the army in the field. Ten thousand muskets have just been delivered into the Tower stores from the manufacturers at Riming ham. A new description of rifle has been issued to the makers ; it is called the Pritchett rifle, and is said to be superior to the Minie. A SHELL WITHOUT A FUSE. The attention of the Board of Ordnance has been called to a newly-invented shell without a fuse, and so con structed as to explode at any given interval, according to the desire of the person projecting it. It is the inven tion of a Frenchman. The half-yearly change of quarters of the Household Brigade of Guards is appointed to take place to-morrow. The 2d Battalion of Grenadier Guards will be relieved at the Tower by the Ist Battalion, and proceed to St. George's Barracks, Trafalgar-square. The Scots Fusi lier Guards proceed from Trafalgar-square to Portman• street Barracks, and the Coldstream Guards to the Wellington Barracks, in Birdcage-walk, St. James's park. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-:THIS DAY.) LONDON, Feb. 28.—Wind and weather this day at noon, light airs from the south-westward, with dull, hazy weather. RAMSGATE, Feb. 27.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Bilbains, from St. Jago do Cuba. OFF HASTINGS, Fob: 27.—Caroline, from Moulmein ; Gloriosa, Calcutta. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Wind, S.E. Off Port—Seringa• patam, from Moulmein. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 27.—Wind, S. The Catherine, from Barrow, bound to Kragero, has been assisted in here by tho carpenter and two boys, havinc , been run into by a barque, when the master, mate, and a seaman got on board the latter ; she is not much damaged. HuLL, Feb. 27.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Hercules, for Rio Janeiro ' • Swan, Greenland. BELFAST, Feb. 26.—Arrived—Johanna Elise, from New York. NEW YORK; Feb. 7.—The lulnare, from Jamaica to London, which put into Key West, Jan. 17, has been condemned. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, 10.44 R.M. Wind, N.W. Arrived—Argonaut, from Callao ; Ttiacarord, Philadel phia ; Laconic, St. John's ; hlargara, Havro ; D. Harri son,- Whampoa ; La Plata, Brazil. Off .L'ort—Marco Polo, from Molbournc. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 26. Wind, N. to N.W. Arrived—Waxford, from Alexandria; Village Girl, Cuba ; Emanuel Tagliafero, Malta ; Eliza, Savannah. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Weilllesday, 10.14 R.lll. Wind, N. by W. ; tide, 2i hours' flood ; weather, cloudy and light. Arrived, 27th—Dart, from Havre ; Eliza Warwick, Calcutta; Frederick Gastave, Santander ; Maria Chris tina (s), Carril. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.36 a.m. Wind, S. ; light, and thick fog. Passed Dungeness on the 27th—Washington, from St. John's ;. Berbice, Demerara ; Louisa, St. Vincent ; Ellen ' Oliver, St. John's ; Spheroid, St. Vincent • Gloriosa and Henry Mitchell, Calcutta ; Lima, Buenos Ayres—all for London. Anchored—Diana, from New Orleans; Caucasian, from Bombay ; Highlander, Calcutta ; Plutus, Bilboa ; John Henry, Calcutta—all for London, • I 0 ii lat I ii 1! 'k