The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-22 00:00:00

m uNE v M.A RKET ear C° lIMERC TA. PVT P,LLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLook. cl T ile Cotton Al ar k e t a t L i verpoo l , yester d ay, il3sed bu oyantly, and with an advance in prices of i. " 16(1 . to Id . per lb. The sales were estimated 30 ) 00 0 bales (of which 5,000 were taken for i e rrt) and 15,000 on speculation), comprising 96 13411 i; at 61d. ; 1,000 Egypti an , at Gild. to f - e . ;. b _and 12,000 S ura t, a t 34d. t o M. per lb. R and Share Market was steady, and a Ight declin e in prices has taken place. b ill has been introduced into Parliament to arce id lid th e l aw relating to bills of lading, and, con a-ftering the o bj ect, it is only surprising that the e ration .; Proposed in the existing Act had not 11 4 ."Ilee been made. At present a bill of lading racsferable by endorsem , 3nt, the property in the e r i ° 2 l (l4 Passing with the document, although all billfights respect of the contract contained in the in respect continue iu the original shipper or „ t i l e !. It frequently occurs that the goods repre lecie—hcl °Y the bills of lading have not been th o ° board ; and it is proper to guard, ofe-eh'clre) where such bills are in the hands kho e - 1,1" Me holders for value, that they - ;` 11 °t) on the ground of the goods not having des e , acl ee, be questioned by the master or other 1 4 8 ; w in) has signed such bills. The amended ri g i i rce every consignee or endorsee the same 4, 11 , 8 beg if the contract for conveying the goods got -eet "nade with himself. This, however, will eiai affect the right of stoppage in transitu or hielidl°r freight. A bill of lading in.the hands of the ' l ,l l. f or value is to be conclusive evidence of holder as against the master, unless the Pro v e i ci r -48 notice that the goods are not on board ; tep te , ed that the master may show that the mis ot )Older' was caused by fraud of the shipper 1414) Power is given to detain a foreign II I1c4; °r cl aim under bill of lading or c h ar t er if , eC kst ef sse l be fou n d w ithi n th ree m il es o f t h e to the be "United Kingdom, and power is given gut b, -.111 t hem even beyond those limits if there has her en time to make an application previously to be lie: ls4 , llll re to the British authorities. It is to , 10 int;_ e _ g a t h ; ere is nothing in this clause contrary get'n nati onal law, or it may involve us in (lan )) d ,Y de r ,. is „putes. A forei gn s hip ma y b e re l ease d let' a sum equal to the claim with the kl kie cc ' c "of Customs and 201. for costs, and this p ertotl Y Will be at the disposal of the judge. The 1 1 e th e d givi tig security for such foreign vessel is to 44teet.'efendant, but any party applying for the let, I °o of A v e ; f such foreign vessel must also give - not e ; t he Costs and expenses, and if he does not 11 14 1 . - t ‘ ll ° full amount he claims, the judge has K trp oh o condemn him to pay his own costs. gal•vm:rthe result of the indigo auctions, Messrs W 4 the ewe ebury and Co., state that 10,089 chests quantity offered, and that i t n he ..a c . l r o dse of the sale f in February last indigo and home use, I A 4 1 :le th e u r ' fo i e . em t and exportbo l t u h de o d r opened with fair spirit I l?alit td en v anne of 2jdu.sto c 4 o d ne per lb. for the middling and : P ' )l lgho"' and this advance has been fully maintaine(l I , o ,li Nte l l , ; the fine qualities, for which the demand rates ; ) 0 :41/. 3 , t e _haye not quite maintained February ooMa t o ,,,Mil ioBt "gal was in limited reques , 1 4• ' 1 Itt4 nsaleab 1e at 2d. to 4d. per lb. discount ; Per % Pah and Madras realised an advance of 3d. to The sale has fully equalled expectations,. eaysa a le n s d , i ) , sold exceeds the average of the M Z 44l(i ere'-' the f ace of another sale in July next, m u u c s e t be f 4 1 4 ) . 4 .% b ` 1 0 „ a very good feature ; the . . attrd , a or hom e and foreign, was fafra 41Ptions desir rthere was good competition." 4 .e aahs elli aincle of the letters from Australia by e-074tainers were delivered this morning, and ot ie gra t a s 9 rn a what was mentioned yesterday in the th notice as to the more favourable state .1111 ;t ill h e al ' k et for some articles of import, dry goods 4,A41,d Principal exception. to March 6, the demand for most .4 t1, 1 41 ih . h- sv ' er u y - Neverthele3s prices were `fr 4 h i ecl 3 and it is stated that the market upon 1 1) had assumed a brighter aspect than for ''lli l.ll-°ll ° three months, and without much pro -411;„ t 1 5 , 4 c action, as nearly all merchandise was l 'h , r,,° ° ' the actual cost. The rates of ex.- ;% ki :%: - '- 1 1' 1 ,,,, Mte re d, viz., par to 1_ per cent. s atisf et a . ee on4t, ° °, l not much was doing. ti ns 4 ' l°ll W 4ro ln Jamaica state that much lo gs with resat 44 f e l t _ n 0 the receipt of the inforcia :lll,°fsoo,oon' to the taking of the guaranteed i nto as it settled the question of the to th4 t Whtibili'; L k:lit he island notes, if not into spec . ie, 1 4 , 1 1 : l e kit ` e ' .l is just as useful to persons desiring "e3f, 'viz., bills of exchange on En,, Dat: e Dr° Pl' . wi'Ll4t th e i r let°l.B of the Electric Telegraph Cdonato -011 is P ark ePecial meeting this day, agree b e ' tile Irate for amalgamating the same Theer th e ti‘ernational Telegraph Company, both to 10 4 t w ort me management. With ar tr ., Sta fford Railway Company, having_ th x.,.4lgarhation bill, will tontine to work - ‘ 4 k 6 N ertli hs' e tee -Western line under the traffic ar , 1 , 1 0. 4 %11 th ' et i : ll Stock market has been very . firm 1)% 1 , 11 zei l 4811 re adopted in lowering the interest b ec l, l- ler tills from 2d. to 2d. per centum litth"°er bluer in favour of the funded debt, and 1 14 ;ie ti. e ; (lo t of the abundance of money. At the pp.,_44ticipatihe the not being as large as some 4 41 , -44 iuk th..`e€l, Exchequer Bills are at a better ls 11: ~,e4"4s'lobefore, being 9s. to 10s. Cons t iltiStiu t° if, and are now 901- to tt k , t t a has advanced to 21- and premium, at, will :ta.lnlent of 2,400,0001. being now met. Te k4Ze4ra, another payment next month. h it 4 talit • 80laat yis at 162 to 16 7-16ths. Bank 14 4, , 2° N, being rather firmer. The New 3 have been 891 to 901, and the Reduced t ill t ? Stoc k h % fl it ' 24 lehange o ffi c i a l h ours o f b us i ness lire 4 clos e at 1 o ' clock on Saturdays, and I!' Of the establishment will finally close It -4811 t reigli St ock Market is exceedingly quiet. t t ii 4 ili kl ° ids are less buoyant, at 78 to 781. 11 % t ; eNv. 4 i per Cents. have been 952. f k lrig Cents. are 922. There has been ,1% foli o la c in the other securities. 1I )kt l -N z•-•-o rt . Wil lg are the nominal prices ~o f fore e ir i. lit trr 2 ll to "ado. Deferred Bonds, 7to ; M ` 1 t,, \. ' sll til 21 g ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; ditto Three ditto ..' 1 ,1 7 to 49 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 'k tt' e• Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; 411 1‘1 arl d - a-lialf per Cents., 87 to 89 ; 4k ew 1:/ eforred, 182 t o 18' 3 ; Ditto 3 per I '4l °Elei tt) 37 1 ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 44 ; 1 )111 ai to 41. , -' "' h ares hav e b een ra th er i n f avour o f li,ll4,l7,a4ltceePt for particular lines, the Midland, Nigb 111 1 , ' and Great W es t ern b eing steady. 114 8 }, 4• e C l „ e s are qui e t. G ran d T run k o f Ca )4N agreed Ir rates. Th e a d vance o f 900,000/. falk t. 01es are to by the local G overnmen t. Australasia Bank Shares are Cana Company's Share s are firm. ..4 13 S Ti- 1 :11S DAY AT ONE O'CLO 1.. N, thttocit EProns the Otieia/ List.) 47 Bo‘iness done kr/ 11 1. lili"••••.. ....... . . . 2o9i 1 4t. e oli lev Anu;;::::::.: 8 95 $ 90$ $ $ 41440411 e 11. ? .eei1t °9 . al tutinntiteisties 89i 90i 894 ~,I l tto ' 1 1,:41t /laire sth Jan., 1860 .., 34 4 41 401 %1 0 Ireats, tapir( ) sth Jan., 1860 4i Pti i er 4" 0 1.8, Expire sth April, 1885 3.6 7-16 Nth • ~ hilt, 3 0th May 9Ol $ kl o t t o ie; i::!. .......... 2A $ pm L „ rnio . we. 2i •ci. ,s It Z It 1 .. : .................... iZ tli t l O t A ;f;. e .. .. b t' ltl t to III " .. 4 7 f ,, ,.. 4 ,1 .. '''' 1858 3i C 100 htei l s'4 ot, , . per eut. D . I ' l 4 ' PORp IS. Itt o %la REIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Nic• N e q 3. 5 ,-, Oh 14 _'1', 18 59 7;r Cent .... . -54 No t " - ° l ld e r ' , Per Cent •°-)th ' ' Per cent, . 4 oitit,tk eb lvils atzia e Ac0..011,nt... ..................................... 7 - 81 8 ‘o 4 `44u R „, 4 ," rae above payable in London. pe r e ls 4 i Der Cent. 12 Gull ... '4.t. Certifieates ..... .. 92A C HALF-PAST TWO. di tto, .. ii i it ; . x. e . c .... u .. u .. t . ................... 3,0). q t t The, lit A. i ll :it? ' 4 1 Of the -- collie; in the neighbourh se o t o t t i l ed of . liii44 044,, ? far as ever from being amicably 4 at 4 e,_ has, however, been orderly and peaceable. lit tti;4' i,t" tuen are firraand determined ;inß . et TN 4 3' Nte‘4tatud that some few talked of " go in g in, t ilt 4 4: dissuaded from so doing, while the Kings mined, VerY determined, I sHARE MARKETS (THIS DAY.) ItAILWAYS. R&ILWATIJ. Aberdeen Nottng. Bost and Eastn. ;fund_ Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolvcrh 4 Stour Valley 13rkenhd. Lancsh di Cheshire Junct Do. Cheth. do Birk., £5O and 2,25 Cons. Do., £20... Rlyth & Tyn 3 origina ..£25 (issd. Bristol and Exeter Crledonlap Carmarthen and Car digan Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.. Cork, Black, & Par, Cornwall Crieff Junction hiblip&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aloci deep Junction ast Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Do., 3. Stock Do., New A . East Lancashire Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth & Dundee Forth & Clyde Arne. Furness. Do. Extension Glasgow &S. Wester)] Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai] Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds__ LAncash.andYorksh Do., Wst. Riding Un. Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lol. Sh., M&8... C Do. Eighths London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Man eh ef.Ar Linde Do. f Shares, No. I Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. I3irmng. &Derby Hidld. G. West. (Im) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint' and Rostrovor Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Parch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. Now £lO N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp-1 stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western., N. & S. Westru. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester,Az Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central . 'Scottish Midland . Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales ..... S. Yrksh. & Riv. Du: Do Staines, Wok. &Wol - Stockton & Dunn Stc^Eton iTali Vale . . Do. £lO shares. Do. Prof., No. 1. Thames Itaven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Watcrfl. & Kilkenny Waterford&Linierick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace (West London Wimbledn & Croydon, Closing Prices yesterday. Bnsiness done this day. 21 -'22 43 - 41 8k - gi 14 - 131 14A - 15 9 - 8 ti 85 - 87 62i - 631 13 / -14. E 7 - 9- -- 4 51 - 6i H 15 11 Ella 31 —• 21 23 j 74 'in ; 57' 2d par 18 19 68 - 70 92 - 02 78 - 80 [24 -l6 96 - 38 E6l 661 58 - 62 6i - 73 6 - 8 ,- 6 - 8 78 -78 i 99 10 8 1 99 1001 $d gd 4 ad 1 83i —84 i 8i 7ill 8 7 d 1 25 - 25 8 - 9 701 - 714 41 - 43 10 - 8 li - 2 B - E 29 ?; ... 30i 73 74 7 44 3i 13i —13 i 49 50 48 50 d par Ad 5i 6/ tit 1. d ar 28 - 30 - 47 1 124 - 604 611 28 - 29 5 - 3 3 - 1 37 - 39 18 39 t i 4A 21- 22 7 - 8 ... - •• 51 -6i FOREIGN. Antwei i;&ltotturdam Belgian Eagtn. June. Boziers to Graissessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Central of Italy Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 n. c Do. Ey',,ension Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc , Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. Do. New 5 per cent. Do. Extemions Great Luxenabourt: Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Dn. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toro.nto l Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p. c prof Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia . Do. do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D o .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22Y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.: Do. 201. 3 p. c Bap. (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. ) anTrunkPrel Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Parisgaen di Cherbrg Rouen and Havre , Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse.. Do. 5i p. cent. Pref Scindo _ Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 51 1 per c. Prof Western of France \VW,. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-S! Australasia ........... . British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian Chart Loud. Chan. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & WeFtminstel National Provincia: of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales._ Oriental Bank of Corporation. ... Provincial of Ireland) Do. Now Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of Loudon ,„, 74 - 28 - 2 4 - 3 i -113 1— ld 331 34 6i 24i 25 2 3tip 6j - 51 18 -19 j 53 551 93 - 95 - 2 - iP - iP 2 - 21 2i - 31 20i - 21:1 100 - 101 106 - 107 108 - 110 100 102 21i 22 0s 110 dig ii 4 p i - - iP li 2 p 5 7 2 -- 3 6 - 6 ini -: 3.6 i 13 - 13 261 - 47 39 41 • Pro 22- 23 a hP 2 8 —Bi 2 -21 p ... - pm 31 -: 4 d .. 61 Qv' ii - fii BANKS. 80 - 82 i d par .1 id 17 -• 18 20 21 id par 32 - 34 40 - 42 .•• ...'" foe 70 72 7 -- 9 •.• St. 20 St. all _OO all 00 25 it 28 St. 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 20 20 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1855. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. LITERATURE. RAILWAYS. Leasing Compans losing Price , yesterlay. this day. The Patent Laws of all Nations, and the Acts for the Registration of Designs. By Mr. E. J. Hughes. _ Inventors and designers will find in this work an admirable digest of the laws of all nations re lating to patents for invention and the registration of designs, accompanied by remarks and explana tions, which will enable them to secure the fruits of their ingenuity and skill to the utmost possible extent. Long engag e d in promoting the reform of our patent laws, an d i n po i n t o f f ac t the main cause of the present amended state of these laws, few men were so well qualified as Mr. Hughes to prepare a work of this description ; and by the manner in which he has performed his task he bas added to the great debt which inventors and the country at largo previously owed hiip. A more valuable hand-book on the subject can hardly be conceived. A concise history of the measures adopted to obtain th e present act regulating patents is prefixed. Davies' and Laurent's French, Mercantile Law•. By Henry Davies and Emile Laurent, Avou6. Effingham Wilson. A lucid exposition of the French mercantile law, and well calculated to remove those unwarranted apprehensions which have hitherto materially limited the operations of our merchants and manu facturers with Fra nce . Th e pr i nc i p l es and customs which guide the French tribunals in the considera tion and decision of litigations arising between English and French merchants are carefully laid down, as also the position in which the bankruptcy of a French merchant places his creditors. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Travels and Adventures in Assam. By Major John Butler. Smith, Elder, and. co. One of the most attractive and valuable books of travel and adventure we have read for some time. The author's residence in Assam extended over a period of fourteen years, and having, in a previous work, drawn attention to a large proportion of the hill tribes, he confines himself, in the present, to the remainder, whom lie visited in the capacity of Princi pal Assistant Agent to the Governor-General, N.E. frontier, Assam. These consist of the Angahmee Nagahs, Kookies, Meekers, and Rengmah Nagabs, tribes mere than usually susceptible of cultivation, and whose manners, customs, and habits are suffi ciently singular to warrant the elaborate descrip tion given of them. The work is accompanied by a map and illustrations, valuable statistics, and specimens of Assam music. Among the illustra tions is one of a ruined city. Trusty, 16, screw floating battery, is in the basin, Sheerness. Her masts are all on end. Although the rigging is not set up, she makes, we hear, about three inches of water in the 24 hours. British Mines, considered as a Means of Invest ment. By J. H. Murchison, Esq., F.G.S. Mann Nephews. The second edition of a trustworthy and useful guide to parties desirous of investing money in British mines. Considerable improvements have been effected in this edition; a number of new mines having been added, and fresh information given up to the latest period, while the old particulars have to some extent been rewritten. Two dividend tables also materially enhance the value of the pre sent edition. Glutton, 16, screw floating battery, is still in No. 1 dry dock, Sheerness. The caulking that had been found defective has been done over again. She was ex pected to haul out to-day. Enterprise, exploring ship, Captain Collinson, C. 8., is still in the outer basin, Sheerness. If possible the crew will be paid off on Wednesday; they are now busily employed dismantling her, the lower rigging is all off the mastheads, but orders have been received fur the crew to take all the stone ballast out of her, &c. .zEolus, shell vessel, has hauled out of the fitting basin, Portsmouth, to make room for the Royal yacht, which vessel has been masted, and will haul into the basin immediately for completion. The Merchant Shipping Act and the Merchant Shipping Repeal Act of 1854. By W. Paterson, Esq., Barrister-at-law. John Crichton. To that large class more or less directly interested in British shipping the present 'volume will prove exceedingly useful. It is enriched by numer ous notes, and contains beside an index and a report of a decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the law of blockade. The Peruvian frigate Apurimac, Commodore D. J. M. Salcedo, and the sloop Loa, Captain Rees, sailed from Plymouth Sound for Lima on Monday morning. A full-rigged American transport, with horses from Havre for the Crimea, was off Plymouth on Sunday at noon, in tow of a bark-rigged steamer. The steamer Stella, from Constantinople for London, was observed off Plymouth on Sunday evening, by the screw steamer Ondine, Captain G. C. Smith. Burnam Longevity, and the Amount of Life upon the Globe. By P. Flourens, translated by Charles Martel. A deeply interesting treatise ; the result of a pro longed investigation of the above subjects, by one well qualified to enter on it. Among other things the author, who is Professor of Comparative Physio logy at the Museum of Natural History at Paris, ac., endeavours to show by analogy and facts that the term of human life (under favourable circum stances) is 100 years. The Angle's Song Book. Compiled and edited by Robert Blakey. George Cox. The song-loving public, as well as the members of this gentle craft, are indebted to Mr. Blakey for this capital collection of new and old songs, gathered from a great variety of. sources, and characterised by almost an equal variety of sentiment, the gay and humorous, however, prevailing. GREAT MEETING IN BIRMINGHAM IN FAVOUR OF ADMINISTRATIVE IiEFORM. Yesterday a public meeting of the inha - biTants of Bir mingham was held in Bingley-hall, to consider the pro priety of establishing an Administrative Reform Asso ciation. The Mayor occupied the chair, and the body of the hall was occupied by several thousands of persons. The MAYOR opened the proceedings by reading the requisition, signed by between 300 and 400 inhabitants of all political opinions. Mr. W. MATTHEWS, the extensive ironmaster, moved the first resolution : • " That this meeting entertains a strong and earnest con viction that the disastrous and disgraceful condition in which England has been placed in the conduct of the war with Rus sia is mainly attributable to the inefficiency of the Executive, and the defective system of conducting the business of the nation, and that this state of things is the natural result of the systematic postponement of merit to family and personal influence in the selection of Ministers and other public ser vants." It had been said that this inquiry was unnecessary. It was so said a few weeks ago when the inquiry into the state of the army was declared to be unnecessary, and when the House of Commons, to its disgrace, divided upon the subject. He next alluded to the letters of the Times' correspondent, of the Rev. G. Osborne, and the statements of Mr. Augustus Stafford, as evidences in proof of the great mismanagement which had been dis played in the conduct of the affairs of the war. He knew no parallel in the history of this or any other country. He did not despise great names, but did despise the idea of having the affairs of an immense couutry sacrificed by men who merely possessed great names. They must look out for the best talent they could get, and do pre cisely in public matters as they did in private affairs. If they had any great interest in private life to promote they did not send for any member of their family to execute their plans, unless they were thoroughly satisfied they were capable of doing what was required to be done. No ; they never committed their great private interests to family connexions, and the nation should protest against having their public business mismanaged by incompetent people. But how ware the evils they all complained of to be remedied 3 He knew there were difficulties in the way, but they could be surmounted. There were plenty of LayaK,ds in England. (Loud cheering.) Ile rejoiced at that cheer, because at the present moment Mr. Layard was the exponent of the pluck of England in the House of Commons. (Renewed cheering.) Yes, that hon. gentleman had only to per severe, and he would find the nation would support him. Mr. J. A. ATTWOOD seconded the resolution. He said that for some years he had not taken much interest in politics, but devoted his time to other pursuits. He confessed that for a time he was incredulous as to the statements with regard to the sufferings of our troops in the Crimea ; those statements had, however, been very fully verified. Thank God, however, the people of Eng land were not responsible for the deaths which had oc curred in the Crimea. Their blood still cried up to Heaven for vengeance. (Cheers.) All they had now to do was to adopt determined means for the remedy of these evils. They were all shareholders in a great com pany,.and (which was not a solitary case) they had found that the managers and directors were using their influ ence and funds to promote their own interests. They had therefore been obliged to call a meeting of the share • holders and to take the business of the company into their own hands. Mr. LANGFORD supported the resolution, and said that n an attempt had been made by the aristocracy to sepa ra t e the working classes from the middle classes. A grea t sin lay at the deor of the middle classes. For 14 years they had neglected one of the most important functions w hich was conferred upon them by the Reform Bill. (Hear, hear.) He charg ed the m with deserting the rgcolaiussteiosnafwtears then theß carriedefor unanimously, Reform Bill u was an carried.ous ly amid cheers. - - working ----- Mr. MIINTZ, M.P„ said every Englishman found that his honour had been interfered with and his country dis graced. (Cheers.) He would tell them that he consi dered the present one o f the mos t momentous periods this country ever went t hrou g h. Perhaps there was a about 100 y e ars ago when event s were somewhat alluded to the time just p rev i ous to the period similar. e H advent of the first Lord Chatham. Then every spe cies of corruption and mismanagement characterised the Government. To use the expression of his late lamented friend Lord Dudley Stuart, " The round men were put in the square holes and the square men in the round holes." (" Hear," and laughter.) Their fleets were dispersed, their armies defeated, and no redress of those evils could be obtained until the King took into his counsels that great matt the Earl of Chat ham. (Cheers.) They were now much in the same situation. He (Mr. Muntz) hailed the appointment of Lord Palmerston to the office of First Lord of the Treasury with great pleasure ; but he must confess that he was much disappointed at the first step whi c h h e took. To his great surprise the noble lord refused the committee of inquiry, upon the appointment of which the former ministers went out of office. (Hear, hear.) With all his (Mr. Muntz's) wishes and hopes, it must be admitted that it was only to hard words he conceded that inquiry —an inquiry from which good had followed, but not to the extent which would have resulted had it been boldly adopted and fearlessly conducted. Still, it had led to the exposure of bad appointment; and gross mismanagement. Now, with regard t o t h e aristocracy of this cou n t r y, th e y were still, as they a l ways h a d b een , a brave and high-spirited race. They could fight as well as any men in the world, but he found fault with their receiving appointmente which they were not cop: petent to fill. (Cheers.) Mr. Muntz concluded by moving,— " That the monopoly of the honourable and lucrative of fices of the State by one class discourages men of ability from qualifying themselves for entering the service of the nation ; and this meeting, while it disclaims any desire to exclude the aristocracy from that share in the direction and con duct of public affitirs to which their ability or their special fitness may entitle them, is of opinion that the most prompt and effective remedy for the official mismanagement from which th e coun t r y i s no w suffering is the substitution of the test of merit and fitness for that of rank and family con nexion in all official appointments." Mr. G. DAWSON seconded the resolution, which was supported by Alderman BALDWIN, and carried unani mously. Mr. T. LLOYD urged the necessity of union, and argued that as the Reform Bill and the repeal of the corn laws had been carried by association and combina tion, there was no fear but that the measure they now proposed would be accomplished by similar means. He concluded by moving the following resolution : " That an association be now formed in Birmingham for the purpose of promoting administrative reform, and the follow ing gentlemen be requested to form a committee (with power to add to their number), to define the constitution of the society, prepare laws for ito government, and to take mea sures for enrolling the names of members." After sonic speeches in support of the resolution, a number of men belonging to the working classes pre sented themselves, and proceeded to advocate universal suffrage and the ballot ; and one of them moved an amendment to the effect that these measures were the only remedies for the evils of Government of which the promoters of the meeting complained. The amendment was put, and the original motion carried by a large majority. A petition founded upon the resolutions was then adopted. Trafalgar, 120, is taking in ballast at Sheerness, pre vious to hauling into the Medway, in ordinary. Imperieuse, M, screw, Captain Watson, C. 8., and Tartar, 20, screw, Captain Dunlop, having been injured by collision with each other in the Baltic, are expected to return to Sheerness to have the damages repaired. Horatio, screw, Hon. Captain A. Cochrane, is still in the basin, Sheerness. Her alterations for Nasmyth's patent guns are fast drawinc , to a close. She bent sails yesterday morning, but is indifferently manned. She is just fresh painted, but her definite time for leaving there for Liverpool still remains unknown. Scylla, screw corvette, 22 guns (which is building in Sheerness yard), is partially in frame. Three gangs of shipwrights (60 in number) are working to finish her with all despatch. Odin, 18, paddle, Captain Wilcox, will go into Ports mouth harbour. The mortar-boats are undergoing very necessary alterations, to make them seaworthy and effi cient. Bedford and Blotchley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr. & Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon., Til., &S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. 13xtr. and Matlocl Middlesbro' & Redear. Midid.Bradfd N ewmarket Bury Exten Northern and Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyre Do. A Shia. A Roystn.&H t. Shef. Roth and Gooleg. 5 p.c. Shrews. &He - - S. Stadordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&gomrst ardeen C. N 0.2,7 p. c alyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. atsoo Brig. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandons 2p. )un.Prth & 3r. J , giian 01e. p '1 ., . 1 , 0. to. C's. B 6 p. c. )o. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eastern Counties tension, 5 p. c. No. l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 r . c. S 4, East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 Der cent., Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Laneash. 6 p. cts. PI. &W. York. J. sths Ed. Prth. &Dun.4! . 2.c Furness (Has. & S. W. G. 5 p. c Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prom... Do. 0 4 p. e Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red. it sp. c. pm... ... Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Prei Gt. S. & W. (Ireland) Do. 4per c. Prof. St Gt. Westn. (Berke & Limits Ex. 5 p. c)... Do. con. red. 43 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh... Do. Ciester 8 p. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do ....... [an. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. New Guar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent WA. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct Lon .& S. W. Con. 3d Londy. &Color. Sh. Lowly. & Ennis.6Sli. Slau., She f., SG . Lin. Now. £lO Do. £6 6arypt.kCarl.4 p c Du. 41 per cent Do 100 - 102 87 -83 61 - 9' 3 g =foo 3 - 4 5i -6/ - 1p fi - i P 13 -13 i • •• .... ... 58 :::: 62 .16 - 118 i 'lid. Consol .6 p.c.St. do. Consol. Bristol & Tlirrn. 6 per cent Do. p. c. Pref. St 00. Pref. 4A per een Do. 5/. Pr, f. 4 p. c Ditto Leicl stcr and Hitch en Pre. f. NTo: "olk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stocl, Do. S p. c. Fiat Do. :5i per ct.prof 1 Dc Way. Val. 5 p. c I North British NT. B. Berw, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c r,N o 1 Dc. do. Quarters 4F• Do. York H, & R. Pn r. North Staffordshire.. rixford,Worcester,& I7olverh.Xls, 6 p. :ot. Cent., New Prc 'llO - 111 101 - 103 i ipa 6 6x 97 - 99 88 - 92 - 10 - 11 17 -17 i 10 - 104 73 -75 9 191 - 94 14i - 15 1 136 - 138 .nth Devon fxed,44 per co , Eastern (Reading 'inn.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4. 1 , per cent S Wales Gua. 4p. c Do. do. .q p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c. Do. do. do. Stock. & Harti g. p. c. till July 1, Waterfcl. & Kilk. 6 p ... ... PREFERENCE SHARES. ••• '.... .. 5 all all all ••• - ••• 2i - 3 P St. 16 5 St. all I 100 100 , 100 11 all 100 /31 - 13 - i 36 - 138 - 98 1 - 4 - 4A 87 1 04 - 106 99 - 101 91 -93 - 3i i 1 : I a 107 - 109 131 1 , 0 id pal 221 23 98 100 ii = i7' fi I iii) - ii = iid MINES. 1 all %gua Fria # 1 all it iglo Austrin. Gold 103. ," Anglo Californian $ 23 6 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera ... 1 all Ave Maria — 1 all Baden (Gd• Duchy of) 50 all Blamarvon Iron and 5 7 Coal 20 13.5 British Iron 4 6 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issued at 2,5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab3 2. 3 20 15 Do. St. John Delßey 31 —33 32 . 1 A Carson's CITA — 1 ; Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica — A(1 40 all Cobre Copper 54 56 5 1 Colonial Gold — St. all Copper Min. of Eng 3O 40 25 all Do. Pref: 7. p. cent 2d par ... 16 Copiapo 2l 23 22 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg no 1 —1 2 1 Fortuna Ad 20 all General l5 —l7 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg a 4i all Great Polgooth 4 1 all Liberty K _ 3 all Linares. 6 —7/ 5 1 Lusitanian iP 1 all Mariquita. 1 all New Granada — 1 all New Linares Mining and Smeltinc , Co — 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 14A —15 A 5 1 Port Philip I a i 1 all Quartz Rock — 50 all Ithymney Iron l9' 21 15 all Do. New 5 6 30 124 Santiago de Cuba. 5a 6 1 all South Australian a 10 7.4 Tin Croft 2 3 28:, all United Mexican — 6 3 / 4 1 all Waller 1 all West Mariposa 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba — ••• MISCELLANEOUS. 25 17A Australian Agricult. 31 33 10 all Australn. Royal Mail 10 7 Berlin Water Works 3a 3 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co — 100 32A Canada 115 117 116 18 St. LOO Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July 110} —110 i 10 5 all Crystal Palace 3 3k 3a 5 4 no. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 $ Duston Iron Ore • 20 8a Eastern Steam — •• 25 22 Electric Telegraph 163 —17 a 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam ..• 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.Americr_. 6a 7 • 6A • 10 2a Do. New 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 IA, 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. 1 all N. B. Australasian... 1 20 15 Nrth. of EuropeSt 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Mind. 2/ 3 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 60 62 50 10 Do. Now IIA 12 2 all Portland Iron Co ll 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest IA ] 1 Ditto New — 25 all South Austral. Land 38 39 a ll Submar. Tel. Scrip_ 1 1 all Do. Registered. — 20 5 Trust& L.Co.U.Can. 100 281 Iran Diann's Land! 13} 13 London & N. West. L.&N.W. Caledon E. Un. E. C Gt.Nrthp. Caldonian. Do Gt. West' Yk. New. & Bcrw. Y.&Nbt Do Do S. Easter Do Peto & Co Norfolk.. Do. N. W & Midld ltckton & Darling' r En. Coun. E. Count. Do Do. G.&N.W &Ln&Yk Do Gt Northr Lancash& Yorksh. T. Brassey M.MClear Stockt. Darlingt Do (hWestn - 7 - 99 9 - 101 134 - 136 106 - 108 14: E. 121134, 2i - 2i ••• .. •• 93 - 95 par ip 57 - 59 iio : 133 ii --- gi 2 -24 J 31 -32 i 90 - 92 671 6t 7 71 1001 100 t 110 i 83i 41 98 2 6e 6, 10 all all 2 100 100 all all all all all all 10‘, 100 100 493 50 Bi,- a d 21i I i 8a 2k p APPOINTMENTS. Clerk.—Henry W. Molesworth (1853), to be assis taut paymaster of the Agincourt, 72, at Devouport. Clerks' Assistants.—Hugh C. Goldsmith, to the Agin court ; Thus. J. C. Wood, to the Belleisle, 6, hospital ship, at Devonport ; Warwick Wooldridge, to the Medusa, 4, paddle, at Woolwich. MILITARY. It is expected that the huts and stables for cavalry and artillery horses at the camp of A(dershott will be ready for occupation by the troops early in Julie, and it is stated that 3,000 militia, 600 regular infantry, 400 cavalry, and 300 Artillery and Sappers and Miners will march to the heath about the 12th of the month. The permanent camp to be constructed of brick, and which will include the field battery, smithies, and artisans' workshops, has been commenced. There are at present only I our regiments of infantry, besides the two newly-raised battalions of Rifles, quar tered in the United Kingdom, the whole of which are under orders for foreign service—viz., the 51st King's Light Infantry, returned irom India last autumn, at Manchester ; the 30th Foot, at Portsmouth ; the 94th Foot, returned from India last autumn, at Windsor and the Tower ; the 96th Foot, returned last month from India, at Dublin • the 3d battalion (newly levied) 60th Rifles ; and 3d Cattalion (newly levied) Rifle Brigade, at Portsmouth. The following names were omitted from the list of those who received the Crimean medal from her Majesty on Friday :—Lieutenant Morgan, 4th Dragoon Guards ; Sergeant George Wright, Private John Sheen, Private George Button, and Private John Hubbard, all of the Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade. THE MILITIA. 270 men of the Carmarthenshire Rifles have been re attested and permanently enrolled. The regiment is now assembled at Carmarthen, and is undergoing its 56 day's drill. Lieutenant• Colonel Vaughan has resumed the com mand of the Monmouthshire Light Infantry, now at Pembroke Dock. The gallant colonel has just returned from the Crimea. MARKET NE WS-(TLELS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 17s to Si Os Od ; clover ditto, 3/ Oa to 6/0s ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 12s per load. A moderate supply and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 31 Os to 5/ Os ; clove' ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ Oa ; and straw.ll 7s to 1/ 13s per load. Trade firm, at full prices. WHITEOLIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 17s to 5/ Os; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ Os; and straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ 12s per load. Both hay and straw sold steadily, at our quotations. EMPE RIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS--(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from cer tain members of the University of Cambridge against the aboliti on o f oat h s and declarations, as proposed in the University Reform Bill. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE presented petitions from Christ's Hospital, from the London Hospital, and from some other body, against the Charitable Trusts Bill. Lord PORTMAN presented a petition from St. Thomas's Hospital to the same effect. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was evident that the petitioners laboured under some misapprehension with respect to the objects of the Charitable Trusts Bill. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from Lambeth, against the opening of public-houses on Sun days. The right rev. prelate gave notice, that to-mor row he should move that an honourable address be pre sented to her Majesty on the subject of metropolitan interments, and the premature closing of burial grounds. SECOND READING. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, Hervist's Estate Bill was read a second tune. THIRD READINGS. On the motion of Lord RED ESDALE the followi ng, bills were read a third time and passed :—East Indi an Railway, Surbitan Improvement, Newport Corporation, and Stourbridge Ga , . POOR LAW (IRELAND). The Marquis of CLANRICARDE rose to move for copies of any correspondence between the com missioners for administering the law for the relief of the poor in Ireland, and any boards of guar dians and ratepayers regarding any proposed disso lution or amalgamation of unions in Ireland. The noble lord said that though he was inimical to the introduction of poor laws into Ireland, not considering them at all applicable to the circumstances of the coun try, he was of opinion, under the present altered condi tion of the country, that the law was .working most fa vourably. He, however, thought, in order to render the law efficient, it would be necessary to have an extensive system of emigration and large public works. The poor law was on the whole well administered in Ireland. The condition of the country was now greatly al tered, and he thought it would be most advantageous, and cause a great reduction of expenses if a proper sys tem of amalgamation was carried out. The noble lord concluded by moving for the returns mentioned above. Lord CAMPBELL was glad that such a return had been moved for by his noble friend, inasmuch as it would place the whole facts connected with the case clearly before their lordships. From the information which he had received from Ireland he entirely concurred in what had been stated by his noble friend. Earl GRANVILLE had no objection to the granting the returns moved for. Earl FITZWILLIAM was understood to say that he thought it would be desirable to diminish the number of workhouses in Ireland. After a short conversation the subject dropped. CHARITABLE TRUST BILL. The Lord CHANCELLOR moved that this bill be referred to a select committee.—Agreed to. CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, moved the second reading of this hill.—Agreed to. SPIRIT DUTIES BILL. Viscount CANNING moved the second reading of this bill.—Agreed to. RELIGIOUS WORSHIP BILL. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved the second reading of this bill. Lord REDESDALE said he should not object to the bill passing through its second reading, but he should reserve to himself the right of objecting to it in its future stages. This bill had passed through all its stages in the other house after twelve o'clock at night, and he thought it right to draw their lordships' attention to this fact. The bill was then read a second time. THE STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDALE then moved that the standing orders Nos. 48 and 49 be taken into consideration, and that the following resolutions in relation thereto be agreed to, and if adopted by this house be communicated to the lower house for their concurrence. That this house is willing to concur with the other house of Parliament, if it shall think fit, in the transmission of messages, bills, and papers from one house to the other, namely, that in addition to the present practice with regard to messages between the houses, one of the clerks of either house may b e th e b earer o f tie message from the one to the other. The messages so sent to be received at the bar by one of the clerks of the house to which they are sent, at any time while it is sitting or in committee, without interrupting the business then proceeding. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR and other noble lords, the resolutions were agreed to, and ordered to be sent to the other house for their concur rence. The Parliamentary Representation (Scotland) Amend ment Act, and the Registration of Births (Scotland) Bill, were, on the motion of the Duke of ARGYLL, read a second time. COLONIAL. TEA.—The fresh kinds of common congou sell at 93 to 9d per lb for a grade above common, which remains at Bild per lb. SUGAR.—There has been a good inquiry for floating cargoes of foreign, both on home and Continental account, and, supplies not being large sold, at 20s 3d per cwt. Colonial and duty paid foreign has been in much request, and on the rise. Porto Rico and Mauritius have been quiet. Refined has been in brisk demand for home use, and at fuller rates. Brown lumps 47s to 67s 6d per cwt. Last week there were landed at the East and West India Docks 2920 hhds 340 toe, 354 bls. The were taken for home use 1,626 hhds, 195 tcs 563 bls. The stock is 7,909 hhds, 768 tcs, 699 bls. COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon has been more sought after and at rather fuller prices. Good ordinary native has been supported. Colory kinds are in demand. Mocha is at fuller rates, and foreign is wanted, supply being limited. RlOT.—There is an active demand for Bengal, being at 15s 7id. COTTON.—This article is firm, at full rates to id per lb advance. Rum.—Good Demerara has been sold at 2s 5d per gallon proof. There were landed last week at the above -named docks 791 puns 3 hhds ; there were taken for home con sumption 204 puns 41 hhds, and exported 115 puns 143 hhds. The stock is 7,946 puns 534 hhds. • INDIGO-Of the quantity brought forward, it is esti mated that 3,539 chests are bought in, 1,969 withd rawn, and 5,511 sold, to which may be added about 500 of the bought in and withdrawn, making the total quantity sold about 6,000 chests, of which 4,000 are said to be for export, and 2,000 for home-use and re-sale. The following are the quotations as compared with the last February sale :- Tine shipping, par to 2d lower; good ditto, 2d to 4d higher,; good and consuming, 2d to 4d higher ; middling and ordinary, par ; Madras, good and fine, 2d to 4d higher; middling ordinary, 3d lower ; Kurpah, good and fine, 3d to 4d higher; middling ordinary, par to 3i lower; Oude, par to 2d lower. The following are the prices current per lb. :-Bengal, fine blue, none; good and fine violet and purple, 6s. Bth to 7s. ; ordinary and middling, 55. 7d. to 6s. 7d. ; good and fine copper, 6s. to 6s. 4d. ; ordinary and middling, 4s. 9d. to ss. 9d. Consumers, good and fine, ss. 6d. to Gs. 2d. ; ordinary and middling, 45. to bs. 4d. Java, good and fine, none. Oade, g oo d and fine, 4s. to 4s. 10d. ; ordinary and middling, is. 6d. t o 3s. Oc. Madras, good and fine, 4s. to 5s 3d. ; ordinary and middling, ls. is. to 3s. 9d. Kurpah, good and fine, ss. to 6s. 6d. ; ordinary and middling, is. 6d. to 4s. 9d. Manilla, good and fine, none ; ordinary and middling, 9d. to is. TALLOW.-The report of Messrs. Smith and Charles is as follows : -" In support of the position laid down by ourselves that the trade of Russia had not been affected by tho course pursued by the Allies,' in opposition to the assurance given to the House of Commons, last February, by Mr. Cardwell, and twico within this month repeated in the Upper House, by Lord Stanley of Alderley, that tho trade of Russia had been reduced by 50 or 60 per cent., wo now beg to call your attention to the following sta tistics to this date as compared with last year's imports to same date of Russian tallow :- 71,750 Arrivals from June 1, 1853, to May 21 , 1854 Juno 1, 1854, to May 21, 1853 61,828 Odessa and South of Russia 5,304 Still on tho voyage from St. Petersburg and at Prussian ports ....... ......................... —7=7 82,132 So that by the end of this month, in all probability, the Government will find that the Board of Trade returns will exhibit to them what commercial men told them six months and more ago would be the case if no check were placed on the export of Russian produce through Prussia. The market has declined since our last report. Very little business has been done to-day, and there appears a general disposition to await the passing political events before en tering upon new transactions. We have offered new T.C. on the spot 51s 6d to 51s 9d ; brack, 1853, 50s • all the m onth, 51s 6d; August , 52 s 6d ; October and December, sh; Australian —Sheep, 52s 6d ; beef, Ns to 50s 6d ; South American 52s ; tallow Blaine, 48 s ; tallow oil , 37s 6d ; limed oil, 3Sfa ; palm. oil, its towntallow, 514 nett THE NEW FOREST. The Earl of MALMESBURY rose to call the atten tion of the Government to the incendiary fires which bad lately taken place in and adjoining the New Forest. The noble lord entered at length into the subject, and blamed the Government for not attending to it. Earl GRANVILLE said that the attention of the Government had been drawn to the subject, and that every means would be taken to remedy the evil complained of by the noble earl. After a few words from the Earl of MALMESBURY and Lord CArtfrBELL the subject dropped. INTESTACY (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Alford and Boston Road ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Capital) ; Newton in Mackerfield Improvement ; Saint Helen's Improvement ; Wa,veney Valley Railway ; London Necropolis and National Mausoleum. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time : Charlbury, Witney, &c., Road ; Colonial Life Assur ance Company; Electric Telegraph Company ; Glasgow, Dumbarton, and Helensburgh Railway ; Gloucester Water and Local Board of Health ; Limerick and Foynes Railway ; London and Blackwall Railway ; Me tropolitan Railway ; National Loan Fund Life Assur ance Society ; Newport Gas ; Oxford, 'Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (Improvements and Branches) ; Sligo Gas ; Warrington Water. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Kirk, from Cole raine, against the Marriage Bill, and also a petition for vote by ballot ; by Mr. W. Williams, from Bethnal green and Hackney, in favour of the Marriage Bill ; by Mr. M`Mahon, from places in Ireland, praying for in quiry into the management of the property of the Irish Society of London in Ireland ; by Mr. Wickham, from Bradford, for certain alterations of the Friendly Societies Bill. THE LATE CAPTAIN CHRISTIE. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that to-morrow he should move for copies of all papers relating to the conduct of the late Captain Christie as commander of transports in the Black Sea, and the date at which those papers were received at the Admiralty ; also for copies of all letters from Sir J. Graham, as First Lord of the Admiralty, regarding an inquiry into the conduct of Capt. Christie, and the date of those papers from the Admiralty ; also copy of an order from Sir J. Graham ordering a court martial, and the date of the same order. Sir J. GRAHAM said he knew not if it was quite re gular that he should address the house on a notice of motion, but under the peculiar circumstances of the case, and as it was a matter personally affecting one of its members, he hoped the house would extend to him that courtesy which he now claimed. (Hear, hear.) The house would remembe r th a t, on th e mot i on f or ad journment on Friday last, the hon. member for Ayles bury (Mr. Layard) made some comments, and in a most pointed manner alluded to him (Sir J. Graham). He had not the slightest intention of addressing the house on that occasion ; but the allusions were suph that he thought it absolutely necessary he should rise in his place. He had not had access to any official docu ments, and he had no opportunity of referring to dates, and without the least premeditation he addressed the house, according to his impression at the moment. He stated what he strongly believed, that, considering the freedom of debate in this house, that hon. members, in exercising that freedom, should use the utmost caution with respect to the accuracy of the statements they make, and also that it was incumbent on them, when any error in any statement they make should be brought to their knowledge, they should take the earliest opportunity of correcting it ; and he was of opinion that unless that course be pursued by all hon. members that freedom of debate would be brought into disrepute in that house. Now, without any opportunity being offered him by . t e hon.'member for Aylesbury in private, orany explanwathioicn, and this being the very first day after the debate to _rh he referred that the house sat, the hon. member PI . e L r a r y or ar i d n ) tthheousgtahtte,maenndt twhohuieghhtherig(shitrly.r, . tha Graham) wa s made a h n e on Friday last—to his surprise the first intimation in e o m n b e e o r ! the publicn g receiveda letterw as signed reading t h h y i s papers tinheorhnoinng. ohpiipno(rStuirnjity. oGfrtaenhadmeringi n a nhisplacei explanation.n the h H e e shouse tated aii also any that when any explanation should be required of any hon. member wi th reference to any error he tu impressedt I have h been led into, he d id not th;nk want of courtes y i n ad dressing him was an y excuse fosrtttinagatlydmeebmy the hon not ac knowledgingtheepieien t his ha e t r rtohre. statement mem ber for Aylesbury He had been was strongly made of ntlixoeoisieingsgioant• before Christmas. He bad no opportunity authoritative records at the time he made his statement. [The right lion. bart. here read a p or ti on of Mr. Layard's letter on this subject, published in to-day's Times.] Now e fortunately for him (Sir J. G ra h am) he was i tion to show that the error (pointed out that letter) c was perfectly unintentional on his part, if it were neces sary to give that assurance with proof ; but before the Sebastopol Committee be w be which produced the ori g inal document from the Admiralty, into the conduct of ch ord er was g i ven t o i nqu i re dated the 28th Captain committed C Christie, which order was December, 1854. (The right hon. baro net read th e order , which alluded to the grave error Captain Christie is heading some Turf it h - - - troops to Balaklava instead of to Eupatoria, and wit reference to his general conduct.) That was the order which he produced in the original before the committee. After the conclusion of the debate on Friday he had reason to believe he had made an incorrect statement s and he wrote to the First L or d o f th e Admiralty asking him to furnish him (Sir James Graham) with copies of the official documents, which, how ever, he had no! - , received, but, on referring to the letter he had read before the Sebastopol committee, and the despatch to Admiral Lyons on his assuming the command of the fleet, and that his power extended to the dismissal of any officer under him, .he found it bore date the 3d of January ; and though he had not seen the official answers to that order, he had no doubt the removal of Capt. Christie did take place in consequence of that order. He had now stated to the house exactly the error he com mitted in that respect. With reference to the trial r u e rt- t m h a e rti s a e l, bas r t a ( t )p h o e l r C t o h m an . mittee, he begged to say — and he spoke only f rom , t o h f at C h ap e ta s in recollection—that Admiral Lyons having removed Cap houlCdhraips tain Christie from his command, and appointed another I P i e e a r by be officer as his successor, the Admiralty had rea s on to be - Few) Captain Christie was about to call at Malta on his return to England, and the Admiralty being of opinion that, under the circumstances under which he had been removed, it would be fairer to Captain Christie that lie sho u ld h ave th e o pp or tu n ity of vindicating his conduct bebeforea Court-martial, issued the order for his. return from M a lt a t o 13al a 1 t l a va early in February. Again befo re th e appointment of the Sebastopol Committee, be (Sir James Graham) had the strongest opinion that the f a i rest course to be adopted towards Captain Christi e was that his conduct should be submitted to a trial by his brother ofneers, who would be able committed, p w ar a a s ti t o o n ta h k e e to symp a thi se with his feelings, and best understand the real merits or d emer i ts o f hi s con d uc t , an d that was the only obj ect he (Sir James Graham) had. He thought the uly outs could hee_ e(ah m rel a ai error e k rl e t_ f o o ap r npdo a r n itfuwniy t o he he e stat inghhaa that err or t o the h had stated bad infli c t e d any wron g o n these in his place h e stated hisregr the hon. member, et and acknowledged his error. (Hear.) Th e hon. member had done that in a printed paper whi c h h e could not do in the house : he hadimputed motives to hi m ( S i r James Graham) to enable him to screen his conduct, which he assured the ho use was quite alien ' to his feelings. The cause of th e h on. member ' s conduct in doing so he (Sir J. Graham) would not stop to inquire into. It was to be regretted the hon. member should have imputed deliberate falsehood to him, but he threw himself on the indulgence of the house, after having had the honour of a seat in it for 37 years, whether he could for one moment.venture to impose on the house in the manner the hon. member had imputed. (Hear.), THE IRISH SOCIETY. M'MAHON wished to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it was his intention to bring in a bill this session to carry out the recommendation of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of the Corporation of London, that the Irish Society be dis solved, and its charter repealed by act of Parliament, and its property vested in a new set of trustees, to be appointed by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland ? -Sir G. GREY could not positively state the course to be adopted, as it would very much depend upon the course the house thought proper to pursue with respect to the Metropolitan Management Bill. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND.) Mr. H. HERBERT wished to ask the Chief Secre tary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, when the annual statement of the amount. of constabulary force employed in each county in Ireland on the Ist day of January, 1855, pursuant to the act 6 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 57, would be presented to the house. Whether the at tention of the Chief Secretary had been called to the injustice inflicted on certain counties in Ireland by the allocation of the constabulary force according to the schedule of the act 11 and 12 Vic., c. 72. And, whe ther it was the intention of the Government to take any steps towards a more just allocation of the force, in pro portion to the area and population of the several coun ties of Ireland ? Mr. HORSIIAN could give no positive answer upon the question. All he could say was that the subject was under the consideration of the Government. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Captain SCOBELL was anxious to know from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether, now that the colony of the Cape of Good Hope was in the enjoy ment of a representative constitution, it had been or was intended to be arranged that the colonists should here after pay the cost of their own military protection. Lord J. RUSSELL was in hopes that he should be able to lay upon the table of the house on an early day the papers relative to the subject alluded to by the gal• lant captain. JAPAN. Mr. WARNER wished to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether any privileges of trade with Japan. had recently been acquired by Russia or the United States of America ; and if so, whether her Majesty's iiovernment had secured equal privileges for British subjects ? Lord PALMERSTON, in answer to the question of the hon. member, said that Admiral Stirling had con cluded in the autumn of last year a treaty with Japan. That treaty provided that ships of this country should be allowed to put into port in Japan for the purpose of repair, but no commer cial treaty bad been entercd into with that country, except that all the ports that were opened to other nations were to be free to England. He wag not aware that any spec;al treaty bad been con cluded-between Russia and Japan, but he knew that the treaties entered into with this country were similar with those entered into with every country except China and Hunan:4. WHITSUNTIDE RECESS. Mr. FREWEN wished to ack the Fir,t. Lord of the Treasury on what day he intended to propose that the house should adjourn for the WhitBuutide holidays, and what day re-a , sr►nhie. Lord PALMERSTON mid that what the Government proposed was, that the house should adjourn on Friday next to the Monday week following, as he considered there would be no advantage in bringing members to town in order that the house might meet on the Friday preceding. Perhaps, after making that statement, it would be as well for the convenience of the house that he should now state the course the Govern ment intended to pursue when the house met after the recess. (Hear.) The Government proposed to pro ceed with the Education Bill on Monday, the day that the house sat. On Thursday the Government proposed to proceed with the Irish Landlord and Tenants' Bill, and that o❑ the Friday and the Monday they should take the Committee of Supply. After a few words from Mr. S. HERBERT, Mr. GLADSTONE said he thought that the proposals tendered by Russia contained elements for future dis cussion. THE VIENNA CONFERENCES. Mr. S. HERBERT—Sir, I observe that the hon. mem ber for Manchester has placed upon the votes of the house a question tending to lead to a precipitate decision, which may involve the most momentous consequences to the country and the whole of Europe. I wish, before the question is entered upon, to make an inquiry of the noble lord at the head of the Government, inasmuch as upon his answer must depend my own course, and probably that of some other gentlemen iu the house, on the motion about to be submitted to their decision. I find, upon page 73 of the papers of the Vienna conferences, a protocol of the 21st of April, at which my noble friend (Lord J. Russell) was present, the following paragraph :—" Count Buol does not consider the different modes of solution as exhausted, and considers it as especially the task of Austria to look for means of accommodation. He hopes, therefore, that the conference will meet again as soon as any of its members shall haveany newproposition to make." (Hear.) The ques tions I wish to ask are these—Does the noble lord con sider or not that the different modes of solution are ex• hausted, or does he consider it, and does Austria still con sider it, to be her task to look for means of accommodation, and is the conference completely dissolved, or is it in such a state that any of its members may make any new propo sitions to the allied powers ? Lord PALMERSTON—I have no difficulty whatever in answering the questions of my right hon. friend. Her Ma jesty's Government certainly do not consider all the modes con sider one of solution of the question at issue as exhausted. We as. that Austria is still charged, by her own volunpar o T en. sumption and the consent of the allies, with the task deavouring to discover means of bringing modation between the contending parties ; not finally closed ence, although at present suspended, is the ountry, or to a satisfactory- which was was considered likely to lead d y to be reassembled. and if any proposal were made worthy of c suit, that conference would be duty ve their most abut tahne confer salerop which might favourable consideration to any p tria, with a view to a come to them from or throli a glA ry us termination of the con seGnotvetronment would j l es c t a y n ,s on G ly ove a r d n d n3 , ethnatttoitbwootuhlet be considered by her Ma safe, honourable, any arrange mentequally feel it e su ffici entlylord j satisfy the honour of the which did n o t ) test. At the ra and which did not substantially country—(lou d cheers) — and for which the war was cora ustifies me in making an accomplish those in for Manchester. (Hear, hear.) menced. DSTONE—With reference to the question of Mr. GLA quoted by my right ho n. friend SatMheai r ( d Di f u r t h er S s n . At H ait e oe r s b tc e 3: l 'ns t ) , it appears to me rig h h e t ld h , o a n. fu f i r ; i t e h n e d r , ilm f mans a sbaebcirl conference conference 2 w Tal n l ph a y e p s e t i orfao as a g April. h t o e ! o r eh : Since cinocf p rh mdt l h a nwteo c e( that e on the conference 2Gth o was of tha alto nswer o uastrsieaconadiadß France uni b y th e rec i ta l o f April. At that Russian proposal was ten dered, and that seco n d propos l p further rese n t a t c i o v n e f s e conference c Austria was met by the re various strong objections, but rightly underst an d the recordmaterials —with a d ec l ara ti on that it for further discussion,the and ele ments of a possible settlement.. (Hear, hear.) On the t past of the only representative it was of England present at tha conference, t-ions • e exhausted. Under those circumstances, sir, it, t.ppears to me th a t th e right hon. member for Manchester was entirely justified in the sufar as England. was concerned,,position, so and in reference to the proposals which had been laid before the conferences of Vienna, that those conferences an d nego ti a ti ons h a d absolutely 4rminated. No do u bt, s i r, it i s a mat t er o f th e u t m ost delicacy and difficulty for this house to form a judgment, in circum stances so criti ca l, at what point it is their duty o respect and leave intact the functions of the executive t Govern ment, and where the functions of th e Government judgment termi nate and its own function of pro nouncing the conduct of that Government begins. Mr. ROEBUCK—Sir, I rise to or . der. Mr. GLADSTONE—Then, to be in order, I shall end by - the adjournment of the house. (Hear, hear.) I was moving going to say that it appeared to I e that, upon the record as it stood before the house, theright hon. gentl eman was perfectly warranted in believing that the re was, so f ar, so much at least of . a n absolute terminati on t o th e negotia tion upon the basis before asis before us th a t th e time had arrived when be m i g ht just y appeal to the house for its judgment u pon the subject. I concurred, I confess, in that opinion ; I did feel, I believe along with hi m, that if the house had perm itted the papers which h ave b een l a id upon th e t a bl e of the house W Main there without an expression of rig f° 01 of fi e► to° iti , j sto For: to' 20 100 20 20 50 50 lon 100 I_66' all all 3. WO 214 flu all 4 10 2s. all all 14 all 20 10 20 35 20 501 20/ 25 71g k 73i 4 60i i 83 2 I-