The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-04 00:00:00

~ cjr } ~ ~~ L Li ~., . „, i.d I, ./JYTIJ•Li(;I; :" t ''"' • • w:rhe cotton market at Liverpool yesterday clo-lest. CITY, Two O'CLOCK _ per b ei l , tll , 144 eicitement, at an advance of id. 4 4 - 21101:0rooicallbaaleeds,Surat. The sales were estimated comprising 17,000 American I '°°° of Which were for export, and 8,000 on 9Pettilation), including 1,000 Egyptian at sid- to 1; and 2 000 Surat at 3d. to 4id. s ßail ' _ way Share Market closed firmly. per lb auThere has been a good inquiry for colonial pro . - e ce this week, and holders have shown glint s s much at i e i ).- g,_erierally. Sugar has been taken freely,. Q,ofr ill- ` a ‘es) and Madras' has risen Is. per cwt C e e has been dull, but firm, very little having II brought forwacd. hae v sae s' N o t d much has been done in rice, and tea t Foreign has realised high besh irule ' he aVY. Of spices the purchases have no ti - ninnerous, and Pimento has declined slightly.. and4lln) at Steady rates, a large business has been 84etted. Saltpetre has brought 6d, advance, b e ccenineal has gone rather cheaper. Tallow has ell weaker. 4 14 rePorting upon the leather trade, Messrs. °°Perand Parkinson state : so ldl lr e have reason to believe that the amount of leather tooc i t t er rir,ii the past month throughout tbe ~ ount t ry. u n ti l Filth°, i"e'Y eiLoetxled that pold the previous mon . b bee o l A' oar supplies of both British and Foreign:hav o e . tllo,e!'g,e stocks do not increase, and vast quantities nue' t,,,, be ,toeres required for the purposes of the War 1 as s , a 114,0. The i mprobability of peace ba t s m he c r au b se e l §0 ts re t, seed firmness, not only in prices of lea itaproj since material. Tho general home trade ha a s s ra' s th a e te r of th e to ", ) °lees We last addressed you, ig• tuton ta lly hr esY market will pro.tuce a favourable e and the e long e con tact titlle._ auches of our hom e and export trade. The 0__,... tio4 once of dry weathe r is adverse to generalenteeuLurt w arm a e L r ae,r, and there is no doubt but a change 11 e88 thrc„ 1 temperature would give an impetus to busi the se' ecin of t he _ .gla9ut the country. This not being . trite, we hefear i i n which we expect to do the most of leath er : ev e we telly safely predi c t a sem' - t t ,... are • !_ll the suininer and autumn, and some of ouru ..Y_ differeNMning to contract quietly with the tannershlyn c oke , parts of the country for their butts" todlv'e Ward. too deep] ould advise the tanners not themselves 1148 is quite a new feature in‘ k t c he a trade; raeo ttitil l. as aome have already reoenetnegdagtehearraugbey leildiDg regular) lin) m ade, and could do decidedly better Ate 4 11.11 y to their factors." mar ket • I "I; and Co.4rs• I) Bell S C report that the th irit 4.okr American Securities has been less . aot o i u ve . kller a g t li past week, and prices are with t U nited ed States 6 10 4 :.... Ni t 107 ° 1 per Cent. Bonds .. xtkeolt States 6 per Cent. Inscnbed Rixl l ee B n 6 , B Th .. l . e io P o T 107 e ibie v i ''' state 5 per Cent. do. .1858--1860- 81 P e , Nis. 5 - • • ••• 80 "evf °l4l. '''' ' ''''''''''' ........1867_1868..:10960 11443,444 5 per u,ent. do. .................... 84 85 Ils4aellesetts sPer Cent. 4147,14tid 5 per )eeriCent. (S.terl. Bolls): ... 92 9 brgiatt°%s Per Censt. fe ter e llo g _nt ß lZ 1858.9- 66- •83 8487 B " d s 1868...101 102 86 v ir g h l ;: a u Per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) „.1A88.•• 88 v "Per Cent. Bonds 1886... 87 174 4 , 46 LOANS OF CITIES. Nee 0 0 _ P. Cent. (Ster.Bonda)...lBs7-1865... 83 80 82 ba.•°4411 6 per Cent. Bonds 1 8 93- bo. do. do. 1874... 75 . do, do. 1864_ 72 74 1.. 1. 11( 44 . c .,_ RAILROAD BONDS ~ „, n 69 pollitgr ktral 7 per Cent. Bonds 187 a• •• l' 90 hains ratral 8 per Cent. Bonds 1,44 80.. per cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster- .9 94 95 et„osylva",?.B) lBo ..• 4 .-e.eolyudo ".14 Central 6p. Cent. M0rt.....1830... 886 89 yo ... ............................... Oa% Li' ~I•tiie 7 yo York-11 5ertibie p. Cent., 2d Mort -1859... 90 92 an . eage, C o d Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort- _. 84 • 86 4Y ork a lerti hie 188.1.• 79 81 'ori, 12:kie 7 p. Cent• Couvertible 1862.- .• 4 41 -a ' rails 7 per ' Cent. Sinking ... 78 80 the Bank q° f f moue by f the , B arden uri„,, o the value o gi ll , % gnu The i..... ................... . tations 0 tis • li not kept up the quo officially lb acle 114 theseface of the statements The terms ._ upo last ev • . ti. wi • eniret in parliament. professed !t 4if to,iich a Nt. iii i ,, g to n _ nrb Governinent has neeile regarded as p b et . th e e l take peace are . and few o,,'lre th a t °°rlnous sacrifices made ; ae though would • .iiea., is isucla an arrangement, It'')l'Ci*ed u3 , 11 b llirent, parties, renewed war *i t , . th e le a the e Consols h a ve Lap 4 ~,,_ ast security againsteriod. dBB 1;U 83arnaParatively brief p 211-i to 20 9, nut, " since 884 4 . declined from 211 ap_ N'o9. Th e tank Stock ba! Corporation will and ettti t . n .ft,e Profit s of the rate of discounts 1 for transfer, an qs de ll .neer by the lower ra ‘i t i' l it o , 78 ess of trade. Exchequer 15s. premium. 'O4 I Z allci I ndia Bonds 12s. to i premium. lu ta 1. Bills have to been POte, " 41 %11y realised i APa4ifg,n, Securities have been very 41 to 1 . it I`).onaulitte ' •fi t e has been at since 27 urkieh B ° n ags S Oedi ea d 73k, and feeble. The ,g. 1,,,,, uds h ave b een quote b being 42k, 4eceded ‘ugnese P o Cents. after el 2, to la . a . ~,, !it. per Dutc 1, 2 _ per Cent:•l,-.4-exitan are firmer at.2l. Builds al'e bee z , at ii(l"ave be 631_ Sardinian Tile foliow - ' ilt gelta :.....Q. . 11k g are th e prices of foreigp c an, 204 t l ' e nada be, nominal 6to 6; mexi- Per e e ° 201 ;11 'erred Bonds, 41 t , ItB ' 47 to A er4Vian, 67 to 69 ; Cents., .043 . 19 . ditt o 1 ,, , 1118 Sian .PorlUguese Four 100 ; Four. Pive per Cents., 98 to 89; S • Nand Pahfsh Tki• '-a-lialf - Cents.,B7 to _ ditto Three Per o eh , e- Def t , per ditt o 1, 48 *, 3C ZIA, 18 to 181 ; ditto. iti ; Passi ve to oil • ditto Certificates, 4 to 11_ ve, 3 , 'e rt. • t o 4 tilep 4 l l Way th • the win. cereent are Market was firm at d a t 'Dire , Preseht °1 busi n • dull an • lii,b the 0 , „, eas. h -Ut is very Tile foreign foreign ,' l3 are su , ' •°LaLlohd are heavy. -L -11 u ilited ~,,Perted. Alr, °lexical, it.• oe il -ta the 'nine Shares have fallen 15s. to 1 erdaY• Joi nt 111 ogt advanced prices of yes mei ave risen. tralatlltoek 13auk- Share s are quiet, but . 6 " ititeration. Crystal Palace are without 84/ Ti 34 AND r--- ;11,!.; D.,--.--- ly ' ONE ( Y 4" P kilk (Front the oscial tit% 1 Stock nu,iness done kir , ...., tea Len t R •••••••••• 21 11194 i i , et ~. • ediiced A ni rt 87$ 1 ~ ..it, e„,„,,,_ . In ies,..„, 83i i .1,41. Der Ce n t Ancri,inties ......... .•••• 881 7ii _4pell ceticZn ‘'ilunities ..... _ ...... .. • ,115 4ititkowt, zit:..es ittloi,,,,llB4..thEoirre Stb Jan. Iseo 15 12 t0,,,,,it.13-11der tio .... ••••••••• .... 15 1 & °teftliare°l' A-ccount, lol; .... 41 :li t .............. aY Ejcit* Rilif;:2id . ** ................. 74 ...................... 7 4 1,47..ita ........................ .. 10 5 ka ki L 'l OP po ...... " •-............ ONE o'CLO •'K ' l'orte4,llt4e3 Per eenitt.ElN pumps AT 21 kl)l(titt°. Zpellred:' . 5 Per Cont., Con. 1811 Fipa_l,Uaii L o , ‘ ,_ 12t. ... . t4‘_tili chltn.:±L,!!.., Per Cent. . ..... ... -•• 44 thif`kiell to,,,u_ittee °rt. of Coup. not fun. 7.3 i 2 til t „1,,,,,ua74.,8, pio cent ............. ...... . i;,,,„ kil4l3l3Qe, 2114 tpo4raCb:Vnet.°lV2a;:iln. e ons 1 HA LF-PABBi i °8 11 — •••••••••• ....................... 1,, tt° ' a 3, Acconnt feiiSll4'ornr:::7l777 ll::::;::::eived ino;tr4E. th'Cl.romion3iP,eror of Russia to effect loan tt itil l t lll !'Po se I, cO F any less sum as may Ni !4, 1r of increasin the present state f A' l' expenses caused by the f be e r required," e e ci f r u a i y r e i d , g , exo._ 2 4 PIIA g means Wednesday, May tizZelfi t Iri. SettEW.---SotantAmProNi nature, and at tali e 'tl witltilrnent of an int erestin g . hp d fiAts',o,,, ,!aelPortant results m ade b y the Per to test th e urier,tar team been m who, more fully have 4ltert:RPet"ve ea'n. Company, paddle and connection with i _wheel screw,Li stea msul a r , to 4 d on e of v tl l !rits of the sfrom a pad d 1 an i ro., See.evi,. rh,neir fine Steamers f rom a paddle-wheel he Steamer in ques question ti is the Sultan, !qiriship 0f ` ilk o e 0 atteamerb in d q en originally 14 tli e 4 °I 40-hor °ns ur The alterations no f),Twaeidtnhe. ti N e ve aem ,__ se power. 114? diSta,r‘tr_a_ye caused the l old machinery to i . 210. o engines of a nd b e ; Pow er }:'_u,safld in its p c flue,, t ! l• So ilth a :_ v _ b een o s n t p i p riead Lamb by M an e d ss s rs n ' o S m ufi e not ;: edyr :t en t of exPhibit letrilere. .entr'oPt ni w`. 1 as here afforded e not orily ihe ,diffevencePiPneri.pueeeldt of the 111 kch i '„ the method of propulsio n , but in the , pow success. been was by the alterat e i r o 41 h e e r y. The ex i lent has not only the , ti t the reault iPeekrunfficiently extraordinary to merit hoN;°, tl;„(tec.tltion of scientific men. At the o ffi cial trial trip Iluitan in 1851 with addie-wheel enQines of:aun 110 4 I:P,wer the ave e P s eel was 10 714 to,„'„ "ith the ne w , 'IN ~f3fll)(' old on e s e , nra b g u ign t e', driving pw tliehaarsecrPerwee. i-tehlYekahna,:ielf,r,lthLt'hee a likht",r,luer' steam alone has been 10.47 knots, 4116.4. theutes Zb and the fore an I aft canvas set, 11,001 tair,4l former being, very nearly equal to th,ete,rP byeu addl e Wlllm the ship was driven throu g h the likedlikedforte ewh,eelen,gines of such en ormou .ly disprui.n.raetinocneaitne . Tbe Alit and almost insignificant diff, i r novel 11, )t the o,ly adkanta,e '101,,t-,. In place (it carrying Dull' eight days' , c' %Lin.). gain e d by t the , e,,, ti i ,, , ' i o re, the :iultaii ca n p-tow fuel for 16 (-l"Y' e . ".'`)(1 can' t4 t!te la' gr,ater accommodation for pa ,mmig'r'• anti to 1/414 ° Aft', --1,`”„to 200 ton s i‘. .re car g o than it was P '" :_ u ~, ,s 4' el° re . Wit' combination of a ivar tae ii ) 4 t 0 t h e 4 this wear a n d tear and work- ~ 4 ~,_u e fact that the utieetcPertses of the ship are proportionately.t has been re.- St L t 1 4 tie marvel th-it the expkrimen , before Stt -" 'kith n , 1 • • as being one never le elbpte, , tic I intet.est, wag attended by many ~litle r 1, rhe trial trip to-day . . '4 dir.'„4,,e,, connected with steam navigation, several of 4 14.,, 4 ,:',. ,9rs of the company, including k .i d 2s. uai i r ia a n i , ... ,ir i t s "141 b r a irectDr Ailtuirctl Thornton, a i 'rl d i ut, Cat?tain Nairn e, Mr.R.N:, 1 A. Lamb, Mr. Di . , ifi-.11, chi o,v, Capt4ln ErigltGue, &c. The Suits., is Messrs...D . e S ,, a . l i i i ,4 - ht a ,,, ii "' frovernment surveyor, it i why tigi ; ed, and ca n spr, ail a great deal 0f,.t.a,., riciiive.;" cessary, to be entirely independent d the excel leriQ-4.4,7.'he le -its to tii-d i v have pr. s hip (v,'`.l,"'.e machinery and the whiii steamer or as a. e5,,4" "'''t her reg,a l 'd as afu 1-power steailing see el table ha s i e nli .ess of the and btrib raciiii,4 the advattages b.th tioutr:ilt; Lry screw. She is to be -14° b", l ialte, and Alexandria dawn' plac o e f d a at sa once on the - ..~--- RAII , WA Yri. !LaLw4v; V!ingyut Prtuk , yesterday 19 £0 , i.tirteeu •• 4.sabg. Vottng. Bos. and Eastn. Jnnot 'te!fast & Ballymena. Wolveih •itour Valley .....• qirkenhd. Lance.. Cheshire Janet... . i)o. Cheek,. & Birk £5O and £25 C..w Do., iytt, &Tyn origiva £25 (isad. at .C4l. 4ristol and Rzeter 'aledonian. ....... . Carmarthen and Ca, digan t:hester do qolyhea.• ,7ork are landon - 4 81— l4i —13 i .5 - i 6 9 - 8d 87 -8) 59 59 12 - 13 7 - 9 nork, Black, it; Pas Cornwall rieff Junction ;rib 1 in dr Belfast June Dundee Perth&Al): eeo Junction 4 - 3 5i 6 ;)o. New ... •• .• ••• bast Anglian i'lastem Counties..... 'astern Jniou., A 11 - 15 11 - Stock 144., B Stook Do., New A....... - - ad Lancashire o .dinburgb& Glasgo , v Edinb. and Peebles. Edin. PAL & orth & Clyde Jun . Purness Po. Extension........ Glasgow & S. Westt,. 30 20 - 22 71 7 3 54 56 2d par 18 20 ,•• 67 - 69 8' -89 i 72 = 74 23 - 1'25 92 63i - C 4 - - :rest Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Sth. SzWest.are ;mat Westeim Do. Stour Val. Rai'! Gina. Stk.. 58 - 60 truth South-Eastern i ~noastel & Carlis e : Do., Thirds .)o. New Thirds... LAncash.o.ndlirorksi , ti). 0; st. Riding iTn Liv.ersby.&South)it London & Black wai !.ond. Bright &S.C. , imnd. and N. Went, 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 7 7 .97 - 99 974 —97 i 1 d - 4' l 794 80i 1 o 9i 9 4 86 Fifths • to.lo/. Sh. Att&B C to. Eighths ..nelou and S. West, Di , ., £5i,.... I ie. £4O Join tiny* Col erain Ludndrry.& k I incl Do. j Shares, No. I • Mau. & Liu lin Midland li ni 7 - 8 684 - zBi 40 --42 .o. Birmug. &Derti ; %BEd. 0. West. (Ire. 'Jo. Half Shares weastle & Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrf N ewry & Euniskille , ' ewry Wal:enpoin' tad Rostrevor. •••• ... 11 - 9 Ii - 2 47 - 49 lorfolt . orthn.Connties north British 27i 2S North Devon, No. I Do., No. 2 • A Deferred B Guarani , F d N. Eastern— Berwi.. Do. do. Extension I ► n .do, Purer Do. Le , •ds Do. York North London Do. New ..... .&S.Wstrn.,llanii - a:mid, and City Jn.. North Staffordshir• North Western...... 70 7 - 7j 4 4 12 .3 47_ 48i 4:4 59 d par 6i 4i 6 f';k d - , ar N. & S. Westrn. Jun. Nuneaton, Hinkle' 4,nd Leicester........ Oxford, Worcestor,l47 Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central 21 - 26 !Scottish Midland 98 100 63 - t:5 44 '6 t 2 33 59 60 -- 28 5 - 3 3 - 1 Snropshire Union . South Devon So ath Eastern , 'iouth Wales ..... A!. Yrksh. tit Riv. Dn: Do Staines, Wok &We' Stockton it Darli Stvikton ds Hartlep 'Gaff Vale . Do. £lO shares.. ID°. Pref., No. L Thames Haven Doc and Railway Vale of Neath Waterf I. & Kilkenny W'aterfor - t&Limer West Cornwall West End of Londou and Crystal Palace.. West London. SR 17j - 4i 7 -8 - INVitnbledn &Croydou Antwerpetßott4rde.th Belgian Eastn. Jun , Beziers to flraissessa Bombay, Baroda, an. Central I ndia.Scii.,. Central of Italy l/emerara I Intel , Rhenish 74 - 28 - $ 7i 31 - 2 I - ?. Eastern of France I Vey, East Indian, g. 5 p. c DO Fi1 ,. .011 , 10... Do. p. c. Sds., pa '57, convertible.... I'o. do. do., '59, d 0. ., Gd. Tk of Canad Aig Do. St. Lawrence Atlantic do. . ...... Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till '0 Do. Comp. tip. c., do Gt. Central of Fran 44 I tiroar Penin-ro guar 5 per cent. vew n per cent, o. Extensions. Great Luxelabour Constitnted Share Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Oanad Shares ... Do. Ms., payable's7 ' with option till '55 Do. do., '62 p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake (Joust. & Bash Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p., prof Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterrau Ntadras Do. Ne w Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (wits interest). Do. (ex interest)... Northern of France. D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and grquelinet• guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 222/. dur. R 8 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy.B.dt Ams.Shs. NerwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen... Pariseaen &Cherbrs Rouen and Havre..... Loyal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse.. no. 5, 1 2 p. cent. Prei. Scii.d Southern of France.. St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5} per c. Prof... Western of France... Wert. of Switzerland Wi.ssbaden Zealand \ 1.. V E M A it 14, THIS DAY. . ) JOINT-STO I lid - 35 - 7 :1 - 6 23i • 24/ 2or s;— 8i 15 - 16 48 50 gg 90 12 2 fi in par • iP —fin 1Z - 2h 211 - 26 vi -18 i 96 - 98 97 - 99 100 • 102 95 97 19/ • 20i 99 - 100 21 21, par AP 2 p 4 6 20 54 - 6 4 -34 124 - 13 - ••• " ii -- R 4 23i - 23ip ii : 47 39 - 41 -- il4 22 a iP fid 7i 8 Pip 4 d 5 6t. fat = is BANKS. 79 - 81 id—id 0 161 - • 171 20 ..?i Ed iP • • • ••••• -- • • • • 33 - 35 38 - 40 s. ... m " VII 67 - 69 7i -8! ... Aastra,isn, Kritiah Colonial Rani. and Loan Compao., ;riti.l.l N. A TTI,Ti tgi 111artd. Bank of As , Kr.k. of indi Nustrnlia, ................ I Commercial of Loud., English •Fonttisk , A.ustranat , Chart Loud. Chart. Wt. ( 0 A ustra:' , I litto New London aild County. London Joint Stock Lund. & WeFtminett• N DNN a oaeo t ft.w i j o uoNs iitl nna l oeguwilan Provincia d South of I N A . 1 " e a l le 5,,, d )1-lento.] Bard( of Corporation. Provincial of Irolan( Do. New ............ Royal Australn.Bk.c • Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New ........n Union of Londo St. 20 St. all 411 all xll uo At. 10 t 5 911 1718.: all 4 10 all 411 14 all 10 22 all FOREIGN. TIT Ili, strrt LosTrio . ..7, y*RID A "liP rVTINING MAY 4. _lBst, I,IN SED rTX ki;l a lz ! ' r RAILWAY% 14,ttgili0 COIIIPMO rtes yesta .!ay. - 08! this day. London N. West. L. &N. W. , E. Un. - 97 6 - 98 It.Nrthi.. Caldonian 133 - 135 ••• • Do ( - It. Wea: , VIE. New Gera V.&Ntij Oo 106 - 108 •• ...".. • • ' I s. East. I?i - 13 23 - 24 11 -11 i Peto & Cr Norfolk Do L.&N.W & Midld. Stckton Darlingt Midland.. 2 - 21 0 - 94 En. Coun. ip par 57 - 59 E. Count D 0... ... . L. SOT.W - &Ln&YI 00 Gt North tianeash Vnrksl , T. Brassey M.MCleai ("tockt. Darlingt )0...... 130 - 133 - Si 21 - 2i 32 - 33 88i 891 IGtWilstn Bedford and Bletchlsy Buckghanish. elydeßdal e Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln pa. 6 per cent. alas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.& Greenw Do. Preferen Lon. , Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. %tn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd Newmarket ' Bury Exten Northern an‘ I Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p I'rest. & Wyn Do. Shrs. A Roystn.&H.it. Shef. Roth an•+ Gooleg.sp.c. Shrews. &Her S. Stalfordsh. wear Valleygr tai per cent Po 'cilts&flotnrst MINES 13.5 25 Agua Fria ...... . Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australian Australian Cordillera Ave Maria Baden (Gd.Dachy of Bltenarvon Iron and Coal British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at E 5 pm.) Do. Comes & Cuiab Do. St. John De Re) Carson's eve9k.. . Clarendon Cone. Min Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Env Do. Pref. 7i p. cent Copiapo.... ..... English and Austin Copper Smeltg Fortuna General Gt.NuggetVeinßeg Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada New Linares Mininv and Smelting Co Nouveau Hondo Pontgiband Silva! Lead Min.& Smelt I Port Philip II Quartz Rock II Rhymney iron ll Do, Now 21 Santiago de Cuba... ll South Australian.. Tin Croft.. ... II United Mexican II Waller West Mariposa. ..... Worthing Mining o; Australia Vn ha PREFEREN A berdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. c... nlyth and Tyne lOpei c. pref. (iesd. at 50/' Brig. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares 'aledonian £lO 1, ester & Holyhew , 'liar, 5i per cent do. Pref. No. 2.. Do. do. Pref. No. 2.. Cork &Bandonsip.P: Pun.Prth A ber.i. 1 1 1.Anelian CIF. ASh Do. do. C s. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. ?Astern Counties Ex tension, 5 P.C. No. Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 r . c. St glut Un., G. 6 p. e Do. 5/., 10 per cent. DO. 101. Delientr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... Lancash. 6 p. eel Yort , . J. sths I. PrthADurt.4p.v. Fu .130,F1 all Pit 100 100 St S. w. G. 5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p. t. :)o 5 p. c. Redeem ,' at 10 p. c. prem. all 100 9 6 41 c. Do 5 p.c. scrip, Red. ,t 5 p. c. prn at. N. of ' , cot. ist Pr, S. di W. (In-laud ; Do. 4 per C. Pr~r. Gt. Westb. (Berke Hants Ex. 5 p. c).. Do. con. red. 4:4 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c DG. irred. 4 p.c. . 100 100 00 MO 00 100 all all li all Do. Bina Pref Sh . Do. CnesterS p. Do. do. 5 p. c. do I I Do. Birm. Gua. SO. Do, Ches. Gua. Sh.. Do. do. do..- ........ Do, do. do ...... ••••• i & York, F. at 0. R p. c. Stock ~ Lon. & gri gb. G. 5 p. , . 10. Pref., 5 p. c. Sc ' New Chfar.6 p. e Do. do. 5 par cint ,on. &N. W., 04. Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon.& S. W. Con.3,i• I ,ondy. AL ewer, Sb. fiondy.&Ennie.: . lS . Kan., Sher., & Lin 'Cow, £lO Do. £fi Witrypt.&Carl.4 p c n O . 4:1 per cent kDo %lid. Consol.6 p.c S' Do. Consol. Bristol !t Rirm. 6 per cent. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. • • ii i. Pret . 4 . 1 ., po i,t• Do. 5/. Pr f 4 p. c.. Ditto Leic ster ai. d 1 Hite en Pr f St. Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. a. SO. , Do. 5 p.c. Est Do. 5i per ct. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British ~/. E. RATIV, 4 p.c P Do. do. d 0.... Do Leeds 6 p.c f.N0.1 Da. do. Quarters 4 , Do, 'York 4 . & ••,. Pi.r. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, , Wolyerh.Xl 5, 6 p i Scot. Cent. , New Pre South Devon Da. fixed, 4.i per cen , S. Eastern (Readitu Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent..... S Wales Gua.. 4p. C. Do. do. 4. p. c.... S. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock . & Dar., 5 p. c. Do. do. do Stock. & g. F P. C. till July 1, 'M I - I i - i. 1 -4, - - 5 - 7 5 - 6 2 -2/ 2i - 3 31 - 33 - 4 + 55 57 30 — 40 1d 1 • 2.4 24 1/ par ip 146 164 7 ..- 7~ / - 14i - 156 k 20 - 22 5 - hi - 64 1 2 - 3 7i 7i - P , E SHAR Eh. 102 -• 104 89 - 91 92 - 94 96 - 97 2 - 4 5i - 6 - 1p t2i - 131 ... -.' --.. 58 - 62 a 114 116 My - 109 100 - 102 * - IP 6 - BA 96 - 98 88 - 10 90 - 92 10 - 11 17f -17 i 10 103 72 - 74 19i - 20 9 -10 14i - - 15 1 134 - 136 .„ .... .., ... - •••... -- 2i -- 3 i 12i -12 i I - 41) in - 136 94 9 6 4 4s - 87 03 - 105 98 - 100 90 - 92 31 - 31 i 2- - D 100 - 102 13 14 id Ps' 223 23 96 - 98 15 -l7 ••• . 2p 2d CHESTER MCES. (THIS DAL), (BY ELECTRIC TELFOfiAPII.I HANDICAP STAKES. Fairfield Ciaerry Faaudy Six ran. I LATEST BErn.N - G. DERBY. 9to 2 agst St. Hubert (taken). 6to 1 agst Lorl of the Isles (offered). 7to 1 agst De Care (taken). 12 to 1 agst Wilii Dayrell (taken). 12 to 1 agst Rifleman (tAlcto). 14 to 1 agst Cruiser (offered). 16 to 1 ag•t Dirk Hatteniick (taken). 20 to 1 agst Ktrigstqwn (cffered). 25 to 1 agst Flatterer (taker,) 50 to 1 agst Noisy (taker.) 66 to 1 agst Benhams (taken) 100 to 1 agst Curcebus (taken)' OAKS. 3to 1 agst Habja (taken) 12 to 1 agst Capucine (taken) 25 to 1 aght Blooming heather (taken) ------ 7 - MABKEII t, Y.l CORN h.t3~llv GE. The arrivals of English wheat up to our market this week hav3 been on a very moderate scale, and the show of samples to-day was limited. The inquiry for all kinds was steady ; but the enhanced rates demanded by the factors checked business, consequently the sales were only to a moderate'extent;at about Monday's currency. Foreign wheats were held above the views of buyers, and the transactions were comparatively small, at fully the late advance in the quotations. The demand for barley was, far from active, yet prices were well supported. Malt sold on former terms. Oats, beans, peas, and flour realised Monday's quota tions, with only a moderate inquiry. Wheat. 2,110 ARRIVALS TillB WE ES. Barley. 1 tialt. Oats. j Flour . 2,0,0 ) 3,930 190 920 6,1.0 ( 22,760 63scks. English .. Irish •• •• Foreign .. 6,680 650 - 1 SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was well supplied with beasts, in which only a limited business was transacted, at Monday's cur rency. The demand for all kinds of sheep was in a very sluggish state, and the quotations had a downward ten dency. Owing to the cold weather the iamb trade ruled heavy, and prices gave way 41. per 81b. Calves, the show of which was moderate, moved off slowly, at rate rates. In pigs, scarcely any business was transacted. Mitch cows were heavy, at from 141. to 191. each, in cluding their small calf. Per Slbs to sink the offals. s. d. a. d. I a. d. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6lPrimeSouthdown 4 8 5 0 Second quality.... 3 8 4 0 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Prime small d 0... 4 8, 5 2 Prime Scots, dm 4 6 4 8l Large hugs 3 0 4 0 Inferior Sheep 3 6 3 81.)mall porkers 4 2 4 4 Seconci quality ...3 10 4 lOuelding calves-22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 41Quarter old pigs 20 0 25 0 Lamb ss d to 6s 8(1. TOTAL BUPPLr. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. 1.025 i Beasts•• ....... ........ . 90 Sheep .•• •••••• 7,620 ' Sheep •• Calves .. •• .............. 200 l ealves..•• ................ 160 Pigs ..•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •••• 300 Pitt 5............ •• •e •• •• •• NEWGATE AND Oar markets ruled heavy 1 Per Mt& uy LEADENTIALL. to-day, as follows : tbe careeee. e. d. d. Beef, inferior -3 0 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., prime large 3 8 3 10 De , do. small 4 0 4 2 i'vrk, large 1 3 4 3 8 e. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., Hithlling 3 8 310 Do., prime 4 0 4 2 Veal 3 8 4 10 Pork, small 3 10 4 4 4. Ed to 6s 4d Lawb .. BOROUGH HOP. The show of samples is small, and the demand is steady, at very full prices. The imports are only 57 bales from New York. 3/ I and East Kent pockets, 141 to 20% ; Weald of Ken, ditto, IV 10s to 15. lOs ; Sussex, 10/ Os to ill tls ; and yearlings, 0/ Os to 0/ per cwt. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been very flat, and common Con gou is dull at 9d per lb. SUGAR.—EarIy in the week British plantation was in active tempest, and in some instances at 6d per cwt ad vance Barbadoes sold at 32s to 33. 6d for low, at 34s to 36. 6d for mid, and it 37s to 41. for good to fine. Deme rara crystallised brought 383 6d to 39s 6d for good, and Muscovado 32s to 33. for good to fine. Bengal has realised 6d per cwt advance, viz., Ms to 41s 61 for mid to fine grainy yellow, and :37s to 38s for good to 'fine like Mauri tius. White Benares brought 38. to 38s 6d for good damp. Mauritius went 6d dearer, viz., at 35s to 37s for good to fine grey, at 34s to 35s for mid, and at 40s 6d to 42s 6d for fine grainy. Madras realised ls per cwt advance, native brown selling at 28s to 295, yellow at 30s to 31. 6d, and mid to ord grocery at .35s to 36-, 6 , 1. Foreicvn--:Cuba good and fine yellow went at 38. to 39. 6d, and low to mid at 83s tid to 37s 6d. Yellow Havaunah brought 34s 6d to 393, and ilorettes 40. 6d to 41s. Brown lumps have been sold at 46s 6d to 47s per cwt. _ _ COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon early in the week was taken in at high prices, but since has realised publicly 56, 6d to 66s 6d for colory low mid to mid, 53s Gd to 58s 6d for other sorts. Rio was taken in at 42s 6d to 46s Gd for export kind, and at 54s to b6s for washed. Jamaica found buyers at 49s to 58s 63, and Malabar at 52s 6d to 56s per cwt. Common good ord Native Ceylon went at 47s per cwt. NlCE.—Bengal, at auction, sold at 14s to 14s 61, but very lititle has been publicly offered ; privately, however, a large business h.as,teeu iloae. Bengal to arrive brought 14s 3d to 14s Gd, and on the spot 13s 9d to 14s 3d for mid. SPICES.—HaIf heavy Malabar went steadily at 4ild to 40 per lb. Pimento brought rid to 50. Zanzibar cloves were taken freely at rid to 5.1 d and sd. Cassia Vera sold at 4 is. Rum.—There has been a brisk inquiry for Jamaica at 3s 9d for common quality. For proof Demerara 2s 5d per gallon has been refused. SALTPETRE. — At auction Bengal 5 per cent. refraction has been taken in at 303, 5 per cent ut ;295, and 43 and at 26s per cwt.; privately 2 to 5 per cent. went at 30s, being 6 , 1 per cwt dearer. COTTON.—Very full prices have been obtained. A nliowßouT.—St. Vincent's went publicly at 3.fd to 50 per lb. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has ruled heavy, being 54s per cwt, on tie spot. GREEN FRUIT.—The cold weather has checked con sumption, and this, combined with high prices, owing to want of arrivals, has caused a dull market for all kinds of fruit this week. Lemons have suffered a depreciation in value, a cargo per Vesper and Messina, s. , ld by, Keeling and Hunt at public sale, went at a reduction of 2s. to 3m. per case. Black Spanish are 3s. per barrel lower. A parcel of Para nuts has been received via New York. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 4.—Wind and weather this day . t noon, N.N.E. ; fresh breeze, and cloudy —A passenger by the Bengal (s.), arrived at Suez from Madras, reports that a vessel, supposed to be the Peregrine Oliver ' was in the Sarf at the latter port, and appeared to be fast drifting on shore. RAMSGATE, May 3.—The Queon of the Tyne, from Antwerp to Liverpool, which was assisted off the G. , odwin, has come into harbour, discharged part of cargo, and been placed in dry dock. OFF DOVER.—Emily, from Callao ; Sea Lark, Antwerp, for New York. PLYMOU H, May 3.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—South Sea, for Adelaide. OFF BONCHURCH.—Marchioness of Queensbery, from Hull, for Quebec. • FALMOUTH, May 2.—Wind, N.B. Arrivet —Delfino, from Santos. Off Port—Anna Martin, from Calcutta ; Elizabeth, Pernambuco, for Stockholm; Washington, Hamburgh, for Quebec. YARMOUTH, May 4.—The Gazelle, of Kirkcaldy, has been assisted off Barber Sand, and brought into harbour, making water, but will proceed. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind, N. Arrived—Musquito, from Rio ; Lallo, Rio Hache ; Bri tish Queen, Alexandria. Sailed—Maria, for Rochfort ; Cressida and Lana, Rookh, Calcutta. QUEENSTOWN, May 2. Wind, variable. Arrived —Flora, from Laguna ; Joseph Weir, Mauri. tius ; Ann and Sarah, Nuovo Luas ; Integrity, Alexandria (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.55 a.m. May 3—Minerva, from Droback ; Marnhull, Wind, N.E. ; tide, low water ; blowing very strong, and cloudy. Sailed —Henry Reed, for taunceston ; Union, for hiaU Gu A e r r r u i s v e e y ll ; ' Eva, Antwerp ; Una, Marstrand. Copen hagen. from ‘Ke n z L i London, d L o n o la , a f t : , Val paraiso; for Bombay ; Odessa, DEAL, Friday, 9.37 a.m. Wind, N.E. ; a gale, and hazy. ID a P r It i s s s o e ; d— H S i I b a e r r y ti 1. . . ,, A ; n . f n ro J ra o hn London,sto t transport), London, for Con stantinople. French frigate, for westward. London, :3Qtatinebtienco;p lfeo.r Gibraltar Demerara;(s . l S soy Put back—Good Speed, for Newcastle. • A letter from LisWon ann,,unces that H.R.H. the In fanta Dont a Aria de Jesus Maria, who is married to the Marquis do Louie, was to leave on the 6th for Paris to visit the Exhiiiition. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23 , 1.--- It is reported that the mission with which MM. Murray and B Tree were charged to the Persian G vtriiinunt has had an uniavouratie result. On the Persian frontiers there had teen a great movement of tro liq, It is said that Baja zi.t has fallen int , . the hands of the Russia ns ." A letter trom the Hague of the 30th oft. states that M. ile Sick, the iLni,ti 111 inis'er at the Court s o f Hol ilaliglil l and Hague e :l B i i r ßi a ee i ,l'i'uil'' willt alp-ence for several months. Rawl d' ha , takili hi s 'l eparture from the during that time fill the functions of Dani , h Chargti d.-y‘ffairi s. letter tr;nn Warsaw of the 27th ult., in the Co/orptc Gazette. watts that the Russian generals in Be=sarabia Lave received orders to avoui any conflict with the Aus trian troops, and, iti the event of the latter assuming the offensive, to retire gradually, and to Concentrate their forces, so as to make the plains in the inttrior of Russia the veritable basis of their cp , Tations. POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—The following, in relation to the compulsory pre-pay t»eitt of all 1 , tters for the seat of war, has just been published :—" General Post-office, May, 1855.--In consequence of the difficulty which is experienced by the Army Postmaster at the seat of war in collecting the postage upon unpaid letters sent in the mails from this country, no letters addressed to any per son in the Crimea will in future be forwarded unless the postage be paid in advance. Any letters, so addressed, upon which the postage is omitted to be paid, w ill be opened and returned to the writers.". IMPERIAL PAREIAAIEN'T HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took Lis seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. INDIAN OFFICERS—BOUNTIES.—NAVVIES FOR THE CRIMEA. The Earl of ELLENBOROUG H. —My lords, as I see the noble lord the Minister for War in his place, I wish toask him a question which relates to a subject which has ex cited a great deal of interest. The first question relates to the position of the officers of the army of the East India Company as compared with that of the officers in the ser vice of her Majesty's army. A memorandum, dated the 25th of. April, has appeared in the Gazette, which states that-- "In order to remove any doubt which may exist as to the rank and precedence of the officers of the Hon. East India Company's Service, it is her Majesty's pleasure that officers of the Hon. Elst India Company's Service, whose commissions shall be signed by authorities duly deputed to do so by her Majesty, shall have rank and precedence with officers of her Majesty's regular army, according to the dates of their commission, in all parts of her Majesty's do minions or elsewhere." Now, the officers of the Indian army have by common courtesy held in this country the same rank and precedence as the officers of the army of the Queen, and no dout,t it will be agreeable to them to hwie their right to such rank and precedence properly established, instead of merely bolding it by courtesy ; but what I wish to know is if this memorandum relates merely to their position in society; because, if so, I should have thought that it would have more properly proceeded from the office of the Earl Mar shal, or of the Lord Chambe.lain, than from the War office. I cannot help feeling that, this memorandum, in stead of raising hopes of further advantage to the officers of the Indian army, will rather tend to disappoint hopes which may have been entertained that the Government were prepared to go further, and to give to all officers holding brevet rank in India the same brevet rank in her Majesty's dominions here and elsewhere. Your lordships must be aware that from the year 1838, for nearly ten years, a great war raged in our Indian dominions, and that, therefore, theufficers of the Indian service have had the opportunity of making themselves acquainted with the practice and science of war—an advantage which has not been enjoyed by the officers of her Majesty's army, with the exceptiori of those who have served in India. I rejoice, my lords, that there are some officers in the army in the Crimea who have seen service in India. Gene ral Simpson, the bead of the staff, General Pennefathor, General Sir Colin Campbell, all holding high command, and enjoying to a considerable extent the confidence of those under their command, and also Col. M Murdo, the head of the land transport service, and Col. Harding, the Commandant at Balaklava, who is, I believe, no relation of my noble add gallant friend opposite—all these officers have seen service in India, and all of them acquired a knowledge of war under the late Sir C. Napier. There are other officers also who have enjoyed similar opportunities of acquiring a knowledge of their profession, and who ` have commanded with distinction brigades which con tained regiments of her Majesty's troops, and who have obtained great distinction in the Qui.rtermaster-General's Department: It appears to me to be contrary to all reason that, when we have at our disposal officers who have ac quired distinction in command where war has been carried on on a great scale, we should decline to :wall our selves of their services, and..should employ the services of officers who, whatever may be their' claim to dis• tinction, have had no opportimity of showing any talent for war. It cannot surely be held that to appoint Indian officers to command would be an invasion of the privileges of her Majesty's service. At a recbnt period, and contrary to all former rule, a regulation of the East In iia Company had been made, permitting officers of her Majesty's service to hold staff appointments of a particular description, and not less than 12 officers of that service now hold appoint ments which they could not formerly have held. Why, then, should there not be a reciprocity, and Indian officers be admitted to staff appointments us officers of her Majesty's service are admitted to such appointments in India? I cannot conceal from myself, nor do I think that any of your lordships can be blind to the fact, that a great and growing feeling of dissatisfaction exists throughout the country with regard to the conduct of the war, and that feeling is assuming ,preportions which are extremely alarming; and I much fear that, unless it be determined by her Majesty's Govern ment to place the fittest men in command of all the divisions and brigades of the army and in situations on the staff—l much fear, I say, that a feeling will grow up with respect to persons in authority—(hear, hear) —and which will be fatal not only to her Majesty's Government, but which will go much further, and which will endanger the constitutionuf Government itself. (Heat, hear.) I wish to ask the noble lord another question, relating to a dif ferent subject. I see there is a memorandum, dated April 30, which raises the bounty give❑ to men enlisting for two years to the same amount as that given to men enlisting for a longer period. Now, with regard to that memoran duin, I wish to know whether it is to be understood as establishing the principle that the bounty given to men who enlist for a longer period is to be the same as given to men who enlist for two years only ? If that be so, I fear that the result will be that all persons who are desirous of enlisting will enlist for this shout period, because, at the end of that period, they will have the option of engaging for a longer service, and with the certainty of receiving some further bounty. It seems to me, too, that men who enlist for the longer period settle down better to the work and become better soldiers than those who enlist for two years only, and I would therefore prefer enlisting men for the longer period But of this I am quite sure—that if the same bAunty is given to men who enlist for two years as to those who enlist for a longer period, all will be desirous of enlisting for two years. I think that when this memorandum was issued it would have been advisable to notify that, if the bounty given to men enlisting for two years was to be r deed to the same amount as that given to men enlisting for the longer period the bounty of wen enlisting for t:.; longer period would also be increased. I fear, however, that the treble lord has made the same mistake with regard to the bounty off s rel as was made in the cttse of the militia, and the consequences of which we all so deeply deplore. My own impression is that, if instead of offering the limited bounty of 20s. upon re-attestation, a higher bounty ha l been offered, a very lane numb ,r of men would nave been retained in the ranks of the militia who have now returned to. their homes. There i, another point to which I wish to call the attention of the noble lord. I am toll that steps have been taken to engage the services of 1,000 navvies to work in the trenches, awl that these navvies are to be place.i under a gentleman who is to have a salary of 2,0001. a year, that is a sal try which, within 761., is equal to that of a liedenant-general, and superior ' by about 2001. to the salary of the officers attached to the quartermaster-general's department. I take it for granted that those navvies will not consent to serve for the same pay as that given to the Sappers and Miners, and it is a matter of serious consideration whether men employed in the same duties and exposed to the same clanger should be paid at ditlereut rates. What I desire to know is, whe ther it is true that it is intended to form a corps of this description; and, if so, whether it is to be of a military or civil character? I can hardly imagine it can be of a civil' character, because it must be employed under fire like the rest of the troops ; but if it be of a mili tary character, what rank is to be given to this gen tleman who is to be rewarded with a salary which sur passes that of any officer on the quartermaster-general's staff; what difference is there to be between this body of 1,003 men and the Sappers and Miners ; what authority is to be given to the officers commanding them; and under what authority are he men to serve? Lord PANNILME—My lords,, upon former occasions I have had to complain that when questions were asked no tice was not given beforehand of the subject to which noble . _ lords intended to refer, but I am bound to state that in all cases in which questions have been addressed to me by the noble earl cpposite I have always received the fullest in formation respecting the intended question and the nature and extent of the 'answer which he expected to receive. This has enabled me not only to meet the noble earl in the same spirit evinced by him to myself, but also to give four lordships the fullest information in my power noon the subjects to which he so ably refers. With reference to the question which the noble earl has addressed to me on the subject of Indian officers, I may state that the memoran dum to which he adverts goes no further in its spirit than it does in its letter—namely, to confer upon those officers a suitable position and authority, which has hitherto been recognised by courtesy, but with respect to Which some doubt previously existed. No one can rejoice more than I do at any mark of favour bestowed upon officers of the Indian army,and no one would be more unwilling than my self to say anything which tends to detract from the praise which is due to them. They have for a very long period maintained the honour of the British name throughout the vast territory in which' that army has served, they have maintained the integrity of the Indian portion of the em pire, and they have assisted in extending it ; still it is my opinion, as well as that of many others, that the services and distinctions of the Indian officers have been somewhat unfairly used to put in the back ground, by comparison, the services and distinctions of the officers of the Queen's 'service. I think, in a military paint of view, the opportu nities those officers have had of practically learning the art of war h a ve certainly given them great advantages; but I do not hold that those advantages ought to entitle them to more. than fair consideration, and they should not be used as an argument to prevent us from gi v i ng th e o ffi cers i n the Queen's service the fair opportunities which that ser vice affords of showing whether they are able t...) carry out in practice the military knowledge whisdi they already pos sess in theory. I cannot see,my lords, because tha Indian officers have already carved with their swords the way to military distinction why the same opportunities should be denied to the Queen's officers of carving with their swords the way to rhe same military distinctions. I have seen it stated that the officers in the Queen's service are now classed in two classes—the Peniusulars, who are said to be too old to be effective, and the Know-nothings, who are too young. That is not a fair mode of treating the officers of her Ma jesty's army; for, preserving my opinion that the services which are roost calculated to advance the interests of the country ought to betaken advantage of, I know of no reason why well educate fl and well trained British officers should not be al!owed to go into active service in connection with the establishment. I am 110 . t one of those who would adopt the course of confining the services of the Aims of the e Queen's army, whether belongint , to the establishment or to the Indian itrtny— for they are alike the Queet's soldiers —and I am not narrow-minded enough to think that we ought to snake a distinction between the officers of the two services. Although progress in thew" matters is slow, it is also sure, anti as an instance of the manner in which the subject is treated, I may refer to the fact that in the act of last session the office of Commander-in -Chief of the Indian army was thrown open to the officers of tho Ea st of staff a Company's service. With regard to the question situations, to which the noble earl has alluded, I am given to understand that, snore staffo than from any other. cause, it happens that the sta4tuations in England were so numerous that they have been filled by officers of the In dian W illy, very much to the detriment of the performance of the regimental duties of that army ; and it was found necessary to rocali some of those officers to their regimental d u ties and fill th eir p laces by officers of the Queen's army. 'Those are the c ircumstances I am told, which form the ground of the statement which the . noble earl has just made. I do not bel ieve that the officers of the Indian arm? ' 'IF this dAT. 41i i Ili i 75a i 791 80 63 i 18i i MISCELLANEOUS. 25 17A Australian Agricult. 28 30 10 All A us:,raln. Royal Mai' 10 7 Berlin Water Works 34 50 40 ltrit. American Lan.: S 1 irit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. 109 . 324 Canada. llO - 115 it. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July, 11.84 1081 1081 5 all Crystal Palace 31 36 3i 5 4 Do. Prefe , ence 4 a- ip 4 all 6 lrystal Pal. of Prance 1 Deston Iron Ore • 20 Si Eastern Steam 25 2'2 Electric Telegraph.. t 5. 16. 1 all Electric Teleg. at Ir. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena it. Navig 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. [0 9 Mexican&S.Amerien 6i 7 10 2i Do. New 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fite, • •.• 10 5 Netherlands Land — 14 2 1 N. S. W. Coal (It Inter. Steam Navigat. C0..,. 1 all N. B, Australasian... 20 12i Nrth. Europe St— all Peel Rr. Ld. & Miurl. 2i 211 60 all Peninsular & Monts (10 - 62 50 10 Do. New ll4 11i 2 all Portland Iron co 1 11 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 68 70 694 1 all Sent. Austral. Invest. 11 1 Ditto New. 26 all South Austral. I ,an! 35 37 1 all Submar. Tel. Scrin , I - 1 all Do. Rogistered 20 5 Trust& L.Co.U.Can. 100 281 Van Diegaun'e JAW. ni ••• ".... ••• 12i mo• 13 - 100 h li 91 90} were superseded by officers in the Queen's service, but I am informed that it arose from the number of officers on _the: ats appOin Mien tic: arid that the charge was necenarst in order that . thiCglme.ll s:Tti India eh - odd - be made the more dB& ent. With reference to the next question— namely, the bounty given to the recruits, that is a subject to which my attention was called by the Commander-in- Chief when the act was first introduCed. My noble friend asked if it was intended to sanction the principle that men enlisting under the new act should recoive the same bounty as the men who enlisted under the act of 1847. After ma turely considering the subject—taking into view the fact that the men enlisted under the act of 1447 were enlisted at the age of 18 for 10 or 12 years, that they had the op portunity, after 5 years' service, of acquiring an addition to their pay for good service, and that they had the oppor tunity, after th e expiration of their first term of service, of re-engaging themselves - for a second period ; taking also into consideration that none of these ad vantages will accrue to the men who enlist at the age of 24 for a service of two or three years, that the men who n fr t o l y m d t r h i habit of o o n f t l a a s b o n u t r r , o n w g o m u l e d o d e i v d en n o i t i would enlist wo u ld pro b ably be between the ages of 24 and 710 5 1 w effi ho cie feel myself justified in giving to those men a lower rate of r bounty. It must be re mem b ere d , too, that none of these are permanent, b u t may b e varied according to circumstances ; and if I find that that arrangement is such as to create discontent or prevent the enlistment of young men of 18 years and upwards, I may consider whether some alteration may not be requi re d. Wi th regard, ray lords, to a general increase of bounty, Ip ei fectlyagree with the noble earl that an increased bounty will, at all times, obtain an increased nimber of recruits, and probably be fore very long I may have to propose to your lordships to increase the bounty in order to augment the army. But it is natural that I should not wish to take that course until it is absolutely necessary. With regard to the question of navvies, it is the intention of the Government to forrt a corps of navvies, not for the pur pose of working specially iu the trenches, but for carrying on the general work of the army, which has hitherto been done by the Sappers and Miners and by the private soldiers, and the execution of which I am sorry to say has hitherto been detrimental to the health of the men. In order to obviate the difficulties suggested, and to carry out the views of the nobh3 earl of having as many fighting men as pos sible at our disposal, it is intended to attach, under the command of the engineers, a body of navvies of stout work ing men, who will be sent out for the purpose of working either in the trenches or in the camp, as circumstances may require, while the army is engaged in the siege. No defi nite sum has been fixed upon as the amount of payment to these individuals ; but it is utterly impossible to expect that men will come from civil employments, either in the capacity of labourers or of directors, for the usual pay given to persons in her Majeity's service. I have only this to say, that I shall endeavour, if I think it for the public service, to obtain proper men at the lowest possible remu neration ; and I shall not recommend the adoption of any such corps unless I am convinced that the benefit likely to result from its adoption will be so great as to counterpoise the inconvenience that cannot fail to arise from employing individuals at a higher rate of pay than that paid to the officers and men belonging to her Majesty's service. These men would be under the command of Major-General Jones; all the arrangements would be directed entirely by him, the men being at the same time under the immediate con trol of their own superintendents. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII said that the appoint ment of her Majesty's officers on the staff of the Indian army was not an eiceptional case, but was in consequence of the adoption of a new principle ; there must however, have been sufficient authority to warrant that alteration of the rule. No doubt the iiucity of officers in the Indian at my might have been the cause of the alteration, but it certainly involved altogether a now principle. EMBARK ATION OF TROOPS TO THE CRIMEA. The Marquis of SALISBURY rose for the purpose of repeating the question which he put to the noble lord the Secretary for War on a previous evening. The noble lord on that occasion comphined that the notice of the question he (the Marquis of Salisbury) intended to put was not suf- ticiently explicit. He could assure the noble lord that it was not from any want of courtesy that he did not in his notice enter mire into detail. The whole matter was comprised in the very smallest compass, as it was simply reminding the noble lord what must have passed through his own office. With regard to what occurred the other . . . night, their lordships must be convinced of one fact, namely, that the noble baton knew nothing of the circum• stances of the case. On that occasion the noble baron laid the whole Llame of the transaction on the quartermaster general. Whether that was just or not it was not for him . . to say ; but he thought, afteithat imputation by the noble lord, the country had a right to know on ,whoin the blame ought to rest, and who - were the parties by whom a body 'of troops were despatched for foreign service. He had always understood that, when the Minister for War had received her Majesty's commands for such a purpose, he communicated with the Commander•in-Chief at the Horse Guards, and that, after conferring together they made an application to the Admiralty for the transport of those troops ; the quartermaster-general was then directed to take measures for their removal. It was es,entially ne cessary to know who was to blame in this matter, and why the Guards were sent to Portsmouth for embarkation befere the ship Alma - v;nsrread;TO - ;;;Ii; them. ^ The blame of this transaction had been shifted from one quar ter to another until it was impossible to find to whom it should attach. He hoped, therefore, the noble baron would be able to give their lordships some information on the subject. Lord PANMURE said, nothing had been further from. his intention than to contradict anything which the noble marquis had stated. What •ho had said w s, that he had heard for the first time from the noble marquis that the events t ,- ) which he had called attention bad taken place. If the noble marquis had giver, him notice of his inten tion to call attention to those events, he would have pm pared himself to give an explanation of them, and would nave entered into the details of the facts the other night; but all the not ce he had received was, that the noble mar- quis intended to put a question with regard to the embar cation of the Guards on board the Alma. The noble mar- quis asked what were the regulations for the embarkation of troops for foreign service? It rested with the Comman der-in-Chief to make arrangements with the Admiralty and the other authorities as to the embarkation of the troops that might be required ; and the War Department, having signified to the Transport Board the number of troops that were to embark and the time of the embarka tion, the Transport Board provided tonnage for tilt - me troops by the day named. On the 20th of March the Admiralty had notified to tho War Department that the Alma would be ready about the sth of April to receive 1,420 men. The Alma was fitted at Liverpool, and 420 men of uhe 18th, 71st, and 50th Regiments were embarked there ' • she then went to Portsmouth to embark the Guards. She hail been surveyed by the officer attached to the transport department at Lverpool, and re ported to be fitted to carry 1,420 men, and she had also been passed by Colonel Scott, the inspecting officer at Li ve' po , d, as fitted to carry that number. When she went round to Portsmouth she was reported by the officer there to be incapable of carrying that number, and he believed this report arose from the fact that, while at Liverpool they had calculated that a certain number of men would be canstantly on deck and upon watch, they had not taken that circumstance into consideration at Portsmouth. The authorities therefore determined that the vessel could not carry more than 1,048 men. In consequence of this re port the detachment of the 18th, 71st and 40th Regi ments were disembarked at P, rtsmouth, were marchel into barracks, and remained at the depot waiting for further orders. His noble friend (Lord Hardinge) re minded him that the commanding officer at Liverpool had written to say that the ship was capable of cairy ing 1,120 men. After some delay—which he thought had been somewhat exaggerated—in landing the detachments and embarking the Girtrds, the vessel had sailed. A statement had been made that a large portion of the baggage of the troops which had disembarked were carried in the Alma to the Crimea. He had found, upon inquiry, that nothing belonging to those troops was carried off, ex cept a couple of articles belonging to two officers, and he was sure that if they had taken the smallest pains both of those articles would have been rescued. There had been some mistake with regard to the embarkation of the baggage belonging, not to the detachment of the Guards which then embarked, but to the Guards already in the Crimea. With regard to the orders and counter orders which had been issued, be had to state, that two of these counter orders had arisen from the fact that a' storm had taken place at Portsmouth, which had prevented the Alma from being brought into a position proper for the embarkation of the troops, but due notice of this circumstance had been given to the troops before they had left Loudon. He had received communications from officers who sailed in the vessel, to the effect that, whether as regarded their ac commodation or that of the men, none of them had ever' experienced more comfort in a transport, nor had the health of the men ever been a subject of less anxiety than while they had been on board the Alma. With regard to another question of the noble marquis, he begged to state, that it was his impression that every regiment which, had embarked from this country had embarked with the Minie rifles. He was happy to state that all the men who em barked for the East, whether in regiments or detachments were, as far as possible, trained to the use of the Minie rifle. It was desirable to carry on the usual drill on board the vessel, and they were armed with the smooth-bore musket, which they exchanged at' Constantinople fur the Minie rifle, which was kept in store there for that purpose He thought this a sufficient explanation of the circum stances ; and be hat further to say, that the result of the inquiries he had made convinced him that the Quarter master-General was free from all personal blame in the matter, and that if any confusion had taken place it lay between the district officers at Livepool and at Ports mouth, who had reported differently as to the capa city of the ship and the number of men she could properly carry. There was a desire to send the men on board as quickly as possible, and if an error had been made it was on the right side—namely, to adopt that ar rangement which enabled the troops to be conveyed with the greatest comfort. The result was that there had been no Complaint of overcrowding, and, indeed, none could arise in this cage. The Earl of HARDWICKE regarded the present discus sion as throwing some light on the present state of the War Department. It was curious to see a noble lord entering upon details connected with a great branch of the service who had been brought up to civil life (for his having been bred a soldier was an accident) while the Commander-iu - Chief of the army, who ...as one of tte most distinguished soldiers in Europe, and who had all the details of the army at his fingers' ends, had to sit by and tutor a civilian as to what he was to say. The War Department seemed roe e a bit of machinery that would not work. ' It appar that the Secretaiy for War wrote to the Transport Board, and they informed the Admiralty ; then the Secretar then for War informed the Commander-in -Chief, and the embarkation took place. This seemed to be less simple than the former mode, when the communication was on y between the Cmumander-in-Chief and the Admiralty. Lord PANDIURE said that the mode formerly was for N I l f i c to se t r n ‘ t , i i o m e a . t e t t o he ti S te ec A re d t r a u r i y r EArl GREY — The Secretary of State for the Colonies fl o l t f y S t t lt requirements itrilLiCeuult°snoifeBt h h e i t p n uused to sinif to the Admiralty that such and such regi. meu ts were to b e embarked at such a place On such a day. The A. , 'niiralty then made the necessary at raugements. Earl N(INTO would confirm this statement Lf the former practice. The Earl of HARDWICKE bad thought that c• ca tions were at present re q uired betw een three otr a : s 111 :,' n 1 1 s tead of two, as formerly ; but that app eare d there would have been take. It was singular that a ship men at Liverpool would only lp c it o r n w r v i b e v i y e ed h l., W a o 0: : r te . t o ti m bve3all::°°B. ailed that she could arrived at Portsmouth. If Liverpool, it seemed that 's°l)3 had embarked the troupe 0 w en whenshe notu h con vey her over crowding ; but when the ship t'ot to beso n m o e cleartonnage d efini thetio had sna mas e s t n o o u m tu h t l i be c e h r. diui i : Ought there per ton, and h number of men w h o Or DOt ?He saw a ly' ether they were were to be em barkedsoldiers goin f sh ip of 2 3000 toss • h to be under deck a a fro C m . wit h a cargo of 4,000 were placed in tiers Constantinople to Samos, and but the men and lio zultn was fed by others, allowed to mo ve who went round, from his place. If this . . vessel had started from Malta, peilitraii,Fdittc"!nare stharta, I,SOO men would have been pot in her •--' 1 ' - ' 1- . 1 , , Tho'Conversation then dripped. ) sc i - ' —-- - -- The following bills were read a'seOnd`ti ree : Belfast and ~,a Count Down Railway • Colchest ,Thfttanr S:sliev, Sods T 4., Junction,bwr casteru Ta r hylee, Wales and rmepi .Her Waterra:t Mineral al Water; o s I Irß t Halstead d; a :ao d u al Railway nw aedrinay:i.Southwark mow:ueto Woolwich Vale w l 1 4ncok e hf at E ,liiinh . a . . ,eq: eo pd tiiivt Ili. il tth : ata r. ; Medical, Invalid, and General Lifj. ' Assn 2 ;To Society ; South „.-',-, i ts m ir e n o f d m ArzyE e n t Bill R L w E a was r m o : l : lll4l v e ll€F 7e i 7. , t t " h 2 l ; s b : t:a c er : at : l 27)l LOAN BILL. t' L an e li rd arY ST Co A u NL A ß rea L d o i r n d g mofotv.ThisEbAßGl. LE did not wish to throw a difficulty , n the way of th e second reading, but there were portions of p pothretubnililtywhwiochuir beu gildevxecn for itrem this a discussionrk andbe trusted an o Lord RAVENS WORTH as k ed for the usual. indulgence of their lordships in rising to address them for the first time, and said that he might be allowed to express hisgreat concern that circumstances rende re d the presentati on and acceptation of the bill tefore their lordships almost impera tive—he alluded to the failure of those negotiations at Vienna, which he and the country were led to consider as evidence of the prolongation of the war. He had hoped, as peace was the evident wish and interest of a ll part i es, that some pacific arrangements might hare been entered into, anil he deeply regretted that theie expectations had been disappointed. As, however, they had but war in prospect, it became their duty - to turn their attention to the means by which the war might be carried on. He found that two burdens of no inconsiderable extent were .to be entailed upon the country, and of these the present bill for raising by loan 16,000,0001. formed an important item. The esti mates for the present year for carrying on the navy amounted to more than 16,000,0031. ; almost an equal sum was required for the army ; the Ordnance esti matesa.z,a4y,?()r remarks :Po w eaor e roh r ki z a po b s aT e . bthiewte.eterhiEnroeeus present 00 I, OC3I. and 8,000, 000/ . , while 3,000,0001. more were devoted to other military pur- A Poses ; the expenditure in the whole amounting tc. n hidt t Loan Bill had passed the 0r .7 in another place, which might be considered more direct opposition to the bill bat mightdi ectly the guardian of the public expenditure, and it however,presumptuousat t hw i E , wish ts hahr same o m e ssaGyovtherantmi:enitfnew of. ' .. Ma jesty's was da nature to excite some discus sion and criticism doors on the grout; o b f ett 2 er l'®° for' °°° th i e gone into the market alantdtthheast: that if at the end of the year her Ma chanosalloarsked would it not have been of the Exchequer to have e eeepleradisweditha tlohaendfeomratuhde,ffuolrltahmeolurtannt rather than to hay of a direct and of an indirecaregred sum by taxation both other devices for raising the to go all lengths with those who nature? si that on this i but he went so far with them as tojfec He was not prepared bestowedw would nld b Ilea upon a deficiencyoi t t ffk: me o r. n ea t ffhne r o ey f t . ed on these grounds, taxation went of a w n as earnestan indefinite) y p o r f o l t o h n e g a e p d p w r e a t r e e . l u thead Gdiotrioenmal. war would t l h d ere had been othavteo thiscciicurred any reason for believing that twh t e h err e ee in six or twelve months, then he should have ceased with those who considered it unwise to resort of indirect taxation by levying additional duty on articles mode which entered so largely into the consumption of the orlr ing classes, and which would tend to disturb those w arrange manta in taxation which had been made with the general consent of the people. If, on the other hand, there was reason—and be feared there was too mach—to apprehend that war would be prolonged much beyond 12 months, then he agreed with the policy which included articles of - general consumption in the means for raising the required amount to carry on the war. Such he knew were the feel ings of the mercantile classes, and he did not hesitate to give his sanction to and express his opinion upon them. He must confess that the prospects before us were dis heartening, and express the concern of this country and of the whole of Europe that negotiations for peace had been brought to a close; and he only hoped that those mistakes which had arisen in carrying on the war on the part of the Government, and that the profuse expenditure of the pub lic money without adequate i esults, would also be brought to a close. (Hear, hear.) He considered that np to this moment her Majesty's Government had not taken all the steps which they might have taken towards bringing the war to a close. He could not help reverting to this time last year, when, in the estimates before their lordships, the expense of carrying troops as far as Malta was contem plated, and, at the same time, the expense of the return of those troops was also estimated. (Hear, hear.) He could not help recolleCting that the noble lord, one of the meat distinguished members of her Majesty's Government, in another place, whom he could only de scribe as the unsuccessful negotiator of the interests of this country at Vienna, seemed last year to entertain a trifling opinion of the war in which they -were about to engage, and declared that it was so far from being an objection to the reform measure which he introduced, that be con sidered it rather favourable at the same time that they were entering upon a war with the most colossal Power in Europe to engage also in the civil war of discussing reform in Parliament. These considerations would now press on his mind, because he had seen what the Government had attempted, and also that they were not even at present fully aware of the importance of having recourse to all their resources for the purpose of putting an end to the war. Although the Government had called on the people for large supplies, they had as yet neglected to avail them selves of other means in their power of distressing the enemy. The important question relating to the com merce of Russia had been brought before their lord ships about a week ago; but owing to the limited num ber of peers present it did not receive much discussion. This was a question on which he felt so strongly that he intended to place a notice of motion on the paper for• the purpose of again bringing this question under their lord ships' consideration. Having now shadowed out some of the main objections entertained to this loan, and in doing so discharged what he felt to be a duty, he would not tres pass further on the attention of their lordships but would. conclude by thanking them for the indulgence which they had extended to him. The bill was then read a second time. DRAINAGE AND WATER SUPPLY. The Earl of CAERNARVON presented a petition from the Metropolitan Sanitary Commission as to drainage and. water supply. He described the system of drainage and. water supply now in force, both of which he said were in efficient. He said the stateliest mansions in the metropolis ha,‘ lying under them masses of decomposing matter, and the very walls of that house were sapped by pestilent abo minations. Considering- tho fatal results attending the visitations of cholera, he urged on their lordships the ne cessity of some measures being taken to render drainage more perfect, and to obtain better and more plentiful sup plies of water. THE VIENNA CONFERENCE. ' The Earl of CLARENDON— my lords, before your lordships adjourn I wish to take the opportunity of apolo gising to my noble friend opposite for having quitted the house on a previous occasion. My absence gave rise to some remarks on his part, of which I do not complain, because it is my business to be here, to answer any question which may be put to me with regard to the department over which I have the honour to preside ; but I quitted the house upon that occasion because there was a great deal of business at the Foreign-office waiting my return, and because Ithought that my, noble ft lend behind me (the Marquis of Lansdowne) had stated that the Government would lose no time in giving to your lordships the information which you have a perfect right to expect. I hope that your lordships are not under an erroneous impression that the Government have any desire to withhold from your lordships any information, and, for my own part, I hope that I am able to say with justice that I' have never shown myself. unwilling to answer any question which has been put to me, or to afford any information which it was in ,my power to give ; and I consider that duty especially incumbent upon me at the present moment of intense and natural anxiety to be correctly informed with respect to passing events. Nevertheless, I have too often experienced your lordships' kind indulgence not to feel sure that even now you will not wish me to divulge anything which might be injurious to the interests of the service. My lords, as a proof of the spirit in which the negotiations at Vienna were car ried on, and of the desire of the representatives of France and England to do nothing which could offend the honour and dignity of Russia—as I mentioned the - other even. ing in answer to a question put to me by my noble friend —the Rtiiisian Plenipotentiaries were invited themselves to take the initiative, and to propose some method by which they thought they could carry out the principle to which they had assented. The Russian Plenipo tentiaries acknowledged as, indeed, they . could not help acknowledging—the spirit in which that proposal was made; but, somewhat to the surprise of their ea; leagues, announced that they were without any instruc tions upon that important subject, and that it was neces• nary for them to.refer to St. Petersburg. The time neces sary for that purpose was given to themiissit in the mean time the representatives of England and of France decline& to alter the order in which the four points stood, or to set' take any discussion up on th e f our th point until sem ° itn. lement had been arrived at with regard to th r i s t e most to the portant subject, the means of attaching w T s : again called European system. When the conference was St. Petersburg, to receive the answer which had come h to make. The allied Plenipotent thought that Russia the Russian Plenipotentiaries said to them a scheme which thuetyany hurt to her dignity, might have consented to wily thout she had been inclined to prove t ' a 7ies h t a n d en nu s P ub ru m P i e rte l l if , i ,„" as pacific as she had hours to d es r nt , to the world that her policyto r emove the uneasiness of declared it to be, or unourable to her as a first al ways Europe by giving guarantees andc as s i E n u a r e l ; e a a n n u er Power, hi gll did againstno t future nout e a m et p s l o a f t e a . g g Theres . to them, and. at the end of vessels of war from the rejected them, as well as another pro that time absolutely rw e e ard l) a y k h :l F f r o e r n 0 4 h 8 posal brought to exclude all v and s n t o m bl o e n f th ri , en a d rid Lo si rd . J r; r ß ou u y ss n el d l e le L ft h V uy ie s nna ider aft" Sea, and to render it a sea for commercial purposes the ßau e ns p e s ridwao Russian oph plenipotentiar iesc s b h s y l ht s u h s which was made nesehse alone. The conference was then suspended, not actually o o brokenthe e 23d011: 0 131 last re mained behind fur a few days, and that plenipotentiary and the Earl of W es t uaorelsmd were invited, on the part of Russia, to a tt en d another conference in order to receive some propositi:ms, and Al. Drouyn de Lhuys and the Earl of Westmoreland agt'ee,i to attend. We are in possession of the terms of those pi opusitions, but note) the discuesious which took place upon them ; but the representatives of the allies tumultuously agreed that the proposals made were not likely to promote the object which we have at heart. 2,1 y lords, this is the present state of thiugs ; and, al though ice are prepared to consider any distinct d pro posal on the part of Russia, sill it, is not c onsid:re a d ith I e out rable that these negotiations shoul I be continued result. the probability of their leading to any sat to i , be laid upon Your lordships will find in the protocolse ouclusion which has the table, not simply the record of u t f he discussions that took been arrived at, but a re po h r a t t o were expressed by the re place, and of the feelings that (Hear.) I think your lord shipspresentatives of each Ptuhweestatement I have hadthe honour may not consider to make to be either s atisfactory or conclusive— conclusive I mean akto what has actually taken place—unless I am able to inform you of the course which Austria intends to t a k e herea fter—(hear, hear)—and it is on this particular yen the as $ OA the the 'l.O O tiae re' dell of ba te Is 10 pOff $" . P ut ' Or t a by to n ot ° f 01° IA DO. o° s. , coW 00 11 the 00 0 to iti ' coo r' ig re;r- a rect t ie,helf e iP A 40i 1 68i 30 20 to 5 25 .St. 20 St. 15 t 0 St. 20 St. 5 St. St. St. 17 20 12k 8A 25 to 1 4 7 61