The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-25 00:00:00

11~ V ~~ v AK E T AITT r°4llinfßOlA r \ TE-Lir P : l\ Cal. .., L !, *- ---- - CITY, Two o'CLocK. !The Cott Market at Liverpool yesterday closed "~. virally at extreme prices, The %%mated at 10,000 bales comprising 7,500 Ame d - , sales were 04811.41000.. of whit.h . were taken for export an halt, eiation), 200 including 400 Pernam and i A . l . aran- 1 E . Sid. to OR ; 300 Bahia at 61 to 61. 1 a to s 1 4a Ptla n at 6d. to 7d. ; 1,500 Surat at 3d. doll Per lb. The Railway Share Market oeblet subsequently closed firm at a slight j o Z r lie rise in the Price of oil in Prussia is proving Ttlietta to the metallic industry of Belgium. N t e , sew bill which is about to be brought into di,..raerit, relating to stamp duties on bankers' i shall enacts that, after its mh os oe chargeable with a penny within 15 i ' passing, d a u l t l y sucidrafts ! by ti l l i c ,, )f t he Place where issued. The new duties ' (ltiti e ''' act granted are to be denominated stampCommis- 1 6 8 ) and to be under the care of the Com m )ro., I , 4 ' i ' o e .. rs of Inland Revenue. The powers and i me du tie u s s of former acts are to be in force. The to be 1 proyialnaY be enoted by adhesive ps can- l i cell ed e l .for the purpose, to be affixed, and , •wcin use d stamps 6ii:3ooo P 4 ro Lf tiieofficia.l return concerning the applica- Moneys received on accountof the l ! t otal r'ou/. Exchequer Bonds, it appears that in Ex_ t th ell u e l cash was 5,375,513/. Gs. 81. 541013 i% which were cancelled, a nd tot the all applied to the service of thewar, '; he • 5 , 91 3 , n 1 d 001. Tl e ! TLe bill civil service. has been ' ,Pitinted_ I,l_,repecting the new Loan g le co ' ' ll ' l gives particulars which render clear 100 /. 11!,ract entered into. Every contributor .. .n_ 1 terettw,nl receive Consols to that extent, w_it.n„l,. Alltluittryofi.a. the sth of January last, and 14s tia 5, and l Yabl e i l l a e i r f. 3o years, commencing April 4001,,aid Y.eariy. t hey 1 ,,,, an iristaltnenAtsinloaodudiatsioannyto the deposit_ contributors :I 4414itul have such an amount of Cons t ols and f f Nitiol.as will represent the instalmen a0c1,,., their names in the Bank of placed E ngland, lie tio ' 444 Y at once transfer the same, but there_ will:0 1 metal 4°4 inscribed. for the deposit until aldllti be 1 due Pents are paid. The first dividend 1 ,„„_ u itiv 5 will on 1 isvo l antw or , u Pon. all sums paid into the Bank- and the Arni.:` the °n Consols prior to June 2a, . ~ tine -atinuit ga itill be due October 10. Subscrip f orf ' Paill in to 1 Nero rr,and not completed are liable deemed p er ; f 40300441 ro s e: the annuities are to be The Bank of England will be allowed ‘ i , kinfor t', .- o'ery ni•ii• • The penalty i ak in i ton they receive. . g 0r g P 13 3 7 fee upon receiving contributions or 1 Th e 4 Lralasferring annuities is 201. !net rentrTnnt'which the Chancellor of the Exche .s - ! !IN. o lari e l t n i !e , s to carry on the service . of the year I, if hee.4_tegreat results will certainly be antic], like the total 1;44 htidgt.ta ,ariviote for an t y o t f hing the debt for the e _inteyes t he oteoliaoki jaarch 31 absorbed 27,864,5331. s s. sd '' 4 °veal. 4ated Fund 1 8 39,289/. 19s. 10d., and 61,3,4,,,,N.:tinnadtc,ivil service ,839,2891. 193. 3 5,989, 1411,,ik,80814,,trig a total of 65,6 .4 . 611. 18s. 10d., or 138/. 1 ! , erth i . t ots sd, more than the income. To 1: kle; Ilill s ' the Exchequer Bonds and the I,s fi oo a ,O n o o o ia / l . ot core/ere applied, and the present 11t fo •-ueneecl with a balance (not a surplus) n of it inilhous biLeaterda, , • r of , 1 is afternoon full rates were c paid for -euall g u the rin • A . 1,,, u pon p itallietera-lie) 90 days, was takeneiTtalli2sa4ot7nLintoBe:sto:ol; -,14,1 Tr et 12 01 to 1 ; Hamburg k bPie 4 4 , 6 2 te at 12 42 to 50 m t ail t e i: ,,_,% t fitndtiaol bills drawn here . by the Honour .kieet. n o e l y 9 Co, n rn o pany during the last fortnight thinek.4 the '""Qe- market is g),,ll,neent excitement the Stock klon, and the quotations are again Pol Tied, doubt as to the progress of the Se , bas s - Lt th e le, and th otherwise ko ti e ari s lb , e heavy i f e al n l o o t f s t u h_e le_ l r a .e st h t a w re o day t o ~,' is ,i "Jouse, has an effect here,pn,-.;ntly active olleasi4l- I °4 ll, and trade tulca'twel'unoli demand for it. AR NA h 41'0 sales of s'ock by influential since -.1, , b , kr e b e 4 114 A ne bat en 89 and 891 for transfer, and . qg u h e e r r 'there brokers. been li o a thao jams for May have i not 7 been E o x n ci li le l Oils , ul and ob equentiy AOR ape b ee ' S S 11 4b . 1. /)111 . 13 99 to 991, and E B a B st g 114;‘ too_°llth Sea Stock has 3 per Cents. 'lndia 12s. to to doer 4 IS quiet at 210. ThebNeeenwd:ounme,a, tislal7tl Pal Be 4 88 1 to 88i. The " °inn' ~,, 'th e i ~a,b ore: ot ter 4 On t :a ll Stocks have been Bonds have n ... 4 4 t. ,,Itial ie el'irt funds. Turkish Sardinian are Bal. heavy in the same k i 3' r: t q ,. 4 A r c . ti th an 73/ to A. ue th 042, ''" 7. have been Itfot Land • euezuela iote d Threes have been ed 3 6 1 n at 3i. Spanish 0.. quoted ,Buenos'l t()ck b a n s 4 1 '4 foi . 01.. k 4 :I,,°w_eing are the nominal pr6icietsoo6fl ~.., kitvr nad a the Bonds, 4 "re ' 'et 2°i P • Bto 70; ii ehts . , eruvian 6 ditto Three foreign . Mext diltole 4i.: ltBtuten .49 ; Pori'Uguese Four o p B er t C o ents., 100; k.... Pont.a,7,slan Five Per Cents., Pe; l l I\l'evigta-llalf per Cents., 88 ditto Three dit,lats. aef'teterrecl, 18 toto 90 ; 181; .., , ,-"' l'aes?ve,‘3rto464l; ditto Certificates, 4- 7 s, to 0 A ) in R • I)4' allwaY Sli '. lat ine ° B ) and s`' a res th ere i s a contraction of tie„11". Th e t-, ille heaviness is observable_ in their th e Gr eat it:elleh lines attract very littleattbeunt '4ll34' lleulbourg shares are lower, kin lan ar e 6 t . ititlaetive:. arprel.steadyn,.and the Joint-Stock Banks_ Iti,Preasecys:. General Screw Steam Shares are Av'essef o ill g to the loss of the 4 4 , r us ces by fire. 'Ng it,,,--_ Company's PRICES. '',72'-'S TIIIS DAY —CLOSING ' ' l. "' the Orictat.Lig.) *Bt e l, Buginess done a 'Ant "..."••• ... 210 44, _ in. ea __ ce _ ... ... ... .................. 8 7 .e*:ik O O 4 O, 4 A unities........ ...... 87i 1. 00 per o f , ' 4 ides. . 8 9 i 8i vg p i A> Annniticß .... :,..........::, 81 i i Lebtlit,ti 3 0 yn..", 'Expir e sth J -. :: .. 184 . :e0 . 34 11-16 o. ao f 4 ea rs, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 14, 1 , 4 ' Ne w I'B, Expire sth Jan., 18 60... 4,- ._ tlNt t li °44 B . ..i ii;) .. ........................... 16 3-io ,titil „. tt iler ~ u -• .• . ••• . .............. , Ok.o„01N st,„eklooo ......................... 1:? la ,4(01.4, ........ ....... . ........... ... 1174 i 11% Ce"in,lotll May ... 898 Si 94 t„ •••••_.• ... ............ ticle:lor uji . ..i., ........ ................... 2 ti 14 1/,t,566u ..... t. ....... . 7 6 4 111 ...... .................. •••"` ____ tebL ............................. . 7 6 • bitto 1/3141'; . ii.;t: .ii . per 6 ... ... ' 9.) 4 59 is t4 ilttl et o. _ lA , i , °I Ay res tr PORPRIN FUNDS ........ DAY. Qnart,htlop,lNlde ougs, 6 Per Cent J•2 v re - , t ..3 0 . d v 11,ada $ O :2, 1i per Cent . t'lllll%ll "‘4ll, Deferred . ▪ 3 tii 4(,11o114,, s per (e n s_l. G 4,_ b ltto /1:: 18 . 3 Der e ea t ... •. • ........... :: . : FR:" (O,,bit"erred,3 per ent 164 Dine t es , i _ tree Cert. of Coup. not fun. 54 P ipliel44l for , 4t ) per cent i % t,'e Account. itto bete Tide,3i , i Per Cel;i:... • ••• ••• 25 tordsh ~,,,!r..;-, ...Per Cent ....... NLi t ,' .uonds%).; ^' . abo e a, 50.t0 in London. biLtzt.,,,‘ - A I Per Cent , es. 25 fr ---- eh4b,,:2Per Cent. Ex. 25fr. a es --- THREE .. 03 "" 4 pe,7, - . 4 Per Cent. 1.2 Gull-- 8 v'etit. Certifi e t • 9°l 'r,roCE. Z`..4lsels zzolt;°) ii,............................._.....3%..A...cC0uri.t.. •••••• .. o toqt„ 13%3 -11IPPING-4. t t , ~., 4 7 A THIS DAY.) . -- Velitl, 'od.t. aPtitrnita2s.b.--Vire indan At o rNlt re ze, .t h e The h t e h w i s e a d t a h y e r s i t s a d nd clo w ud e y a p tltl t thoN, April 2 4.—Wind, N.N.W. sailed— ki Atkout real, for the Cape of Good Hope. for frol:hrtaltti,ifenitii:: APril 24. Wind, E. Sailed—Thalia, tt eat] ''' April 2 Arrived—Acorn, At %. ko, to 4.--Wind, S.W.__ ..a Gibraltar ; klaile4.....laocate for Berwick ; H.M.S. H I , for:thtlteltlaoatrtlinu.'e:apB7iiitiinputb, for the Wes e t c Coast of Africa. I : °ll Tlttl, Pa e l r''''',4l ; -44011, t41,?/+, April 24 . — Arrived—Lesmoyne, r Ti or e.,(lnelde:i;v-. Sailed—Alice Smith, illiZ tiPl lrst es 4 lP ell board Government emigrants. n S t a f e i na l n e ra il . 1 ,1 .: ' ` l3 r .SYdney, N.S.W., with Governme Of 61174N/3 q,444tb8 p -d go Pe --04DS.—Arrived--Clifford, from the Cape eht o . , April 21.---Wind, W. Sailed—Queen, for f TlvrPoit.„ e k v e ; %ti t il April 24.—The Hunter (schooner), n o c f and slm. bat here yesterday, took the . grou I,afe_ll h ot 4',lletl; the cargo is discharging in a damaged ztt/Z14v0,:. he is expected to be righted next tide_ . and t, 4 (11.11.1, ,?T'"-Ar.rived—On wards, Lady Russell, ro t , A ltrz t. from Liverpool, fur B daklava. th.. 114 e t o 4.,-elP ril Adolph, of B . arth, from Swine -41,11 ov-'l5 Port, has arrived here with part of timber oroad, having been on shore near Liba. --- (Intrt ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 1/ Pi t o , LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. ch "t rtiv e P* "elite ----Martina, from lirageroe ; Charles Souchay, /I:34iled 'PereUrius, Dordt ; Jane, St. Michael's. ‘Jstot, :iitveoant•t,.t for Bayonne ; George Washington, for Nli , ' e, Buenos Ayres. Arrrid' l'i*l'T.W. HOLYHEAD April 24. Iboi. vet's-41%00h Badger, from New Orleans, for Liver- NV" QUEENSTOWN, April 23. krirll),' • Ive----Clerral Dyer, from Constantinople. (t7t Fin. --- ta -..altAlttUß AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) D Wednesday, 10.8 a.m. 14 1 6ii'' t.I\T.B, • tTillvsENhlirs' ebb ; weather fresh Arti e. A• P e, two • Irlterved---Nrrovv Antis, from Emden ; Arsus Minior, - 11,1 1-)e ; Triton, do. ;Noptunus, do. ; Charlotte, Memel. °'---Aerolite, for Port Philip. V 144) .I‘l.E, . DEAL, Wednesday, 10.40 a.m. hicir:' 21t11---iimster"atd Truth, from London, for Ade- Pa ll4d, 2641-..:10.-- --*lVaai 40na north, for west, ARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) 11,AILWAYS. Dui/teas dons this day. Ir. I 'lid. 'it .1 00 d) 3 :4.11 a I 9A 7 I I. 11 T I i" :5 i all it. 100 it. •00 0 6Ls. i 0 1 all !O all !O 16 0 13 5 all >t. [OO !O 411 ft. 100 BAILWA7S. Aberd eon . Ambg. licttng. Bog andEastn. Be;fast & Ballymena. Binning. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Laucsh. Cheshire Junet.... Do. Cucial. & .C5O and f.-.!25 Con, Do., £20....... & Tyn 3 origina £25 (istql. at £4.!: .Bristol and Exeter... Ca1ed0nian.......... leatmartlien and Cai digan !Chester dr Holyilea , !! Cork and BAntiou !Cork, Black, Ec Pas Cricif Junction )111,1in &13elfastJunc Dundee Pcrth4Ab teen Junction .. Do. New...- PA Et Anglian `,astern Counties.... ?.astern Union, A Stock Do., B Stock Do., Now A. l'ast Lancashire._ Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles.. Edin. PAL, & Dundet & Clyde June Furness Do. Extension.. Glasgow & S. Weston ;reat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Sth. &West.(lre.), (reat Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk Irish South-Easterr l'lncaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.audYorksh DD., Wst. Riding Un !Av. Crsby.SzSouthpt London & Blaekwal '.ond. Bright & S.Csi t.aond. and N. Westt i)o. Fifths C Do. Eighths t,ondon andS. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4 l ) Lndndrrydr Col erain , Lndndrry. & Enniek. anch,Che`.RLLinch. Do. Shares, No. ►o., Man. & Lin. Un. Nfidland .o. Birnang. &Derb Ntidld. G. West. arc, ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrf , l Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoinl and Rostrevor .. Norfolk Northn.Counties Uu. North British North Devon, No. 1 Do,, No. 2 ); A Deferred , Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwiel. Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Pura Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New Xlit . &S. Wstrn. , Hami - stead, and City Jo.. North Staffordsliir..., North Western... .... N. & S. Westi n. Juni, Nuneaton, flinckle and Leicester Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland__ s!,ri - spshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales . Yrksh. & Riv. Dur Do Staines,Wok &Wok Stockton Dar kton Taff Vale ..• Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. 'Cllanies Haven Doe , and Poilway Vale o Neath ...... Waterf I. & Ki!kcnn , Waterford &Lirueri, West Corawa!l West Eud of Loudoi and Crystal Palace.. ;West Loudon IWimblein & Croydca, !Closing Prices this day. 19 - 20 4i - 4B B.i - iii 14 -13 i 15 - 16 9 - 8 88 - PO 58f - 5t.4f. 12 - 13 7 - 9 4 - 3 - 6 11 - 15 11 - 114 30 - 32 20 - 22 71;1 51 56 2d • par 18 20 • 11• .... 67 - 69 83 - 89 72 - 74 23 - 125 92 - 94 63 -63 i 58 - CO 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 • 7 75,E isi, 7i 74 98 99 971 —97 i id 6d d 1 d i 81 82 9 Bjf 8 7dl 23 -23 i 7 - 8 681 - 4 8 i 10 - 42 11 - 9 li - 2 47 - 49 27. 2Eq 70 --71 7i - 7 fl 4i - 4 124 - 13 474 484 3 d par oi 4 61 —6. 1. d ar 25 - 27 97 - 99 63 - 65 44 - 96 - 13 60 60 27 - 28 5 - 3 2 - 1 36 - 38 17 3i - 4i 7 - 8 ei FOREIGN. A ntwe rpdt itott,rdiuti Belgian Eaytn. June Hosiers to Gni SE,CSBac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scril Central of Italy Demerara I )utcb Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. c. Do. Ey',ensioi , Do. 4 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible...... Po. do. do., '59, do.. Gd.Tk of Cauasi-tA is Do. St. Lawrence e Atlantic do.. ........ Do: Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fran Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent.... Do. tireNv 5 per cent Po. Extensions.... Great boxembour. Constituted Shares Do. Obligations .. Gt. We stern of Canad Shares Do. Wis., payable'S7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Dn. do., '73, without option .. Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Conet. & Basl Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons di Mediterran. gadrus Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liego (wits ,nterest). Do. (ea interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Sh slate Char leroi and Erquelinos guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22A/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Ws (fmy.B. & Ams. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPret Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ....... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen &Cherbrg. I Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish ...... , Sambre and Meuse_ Do. 54 p. cout. Pref. Scind.3 Southern of France.. St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 por c. Pref._ Western of France._ Wee'. of Switzerland. Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-STO I A ustraiasla British Colonial Bank and Loan Company Briti , h N. American Chartil. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Btac. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and A.ustrollan Chart Loud. Chart. Bk. of Austral is Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock Lond. Lr Westminster National Provincial of England Do. Now National of Ireland iNew South Wales._ 'Oriental Bank of ; Corporation. Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold trap C 0.... South Australia Union of Australia... Do. New Union of london Vim B - ;11 3 - 2i i -i p 34 - 314 6 - 7 231 - 233. 2h - 2gr. '6i - Si 15 - 15 48 • 50 88 90 iP par - AP 111 3 2 2i 21 17i - 18 96 - 98 97 - 9 9 100 - 102 95 97 l9i - 20 99 -- 100 - 2k par AP 22 4 6 24 5, 3 / 4 6 34 -83 124 -- 13 8 -- 9 22i - 23ip 46 38 40 . • IP P 21A 22 par ip 2 lid 8 11 - lip ... -- pm 3 4 d , 5 6 r a •• .... • 18 - 181 BANKS. 80 -- 82 i'd i id 16. ri 20 21 cl 11) ..• 7- • • ' 33 = 35 391 - 41 66 - 68 7i 8! ne [6i 14t [6i 4 It. 100 3 1 19 all all ;t. 00 R. [OO O -5), • 2' ;t . 100 i 0 -t2. 5 all 5 all ;t. :5 all 2s it. !AO it. (00 5 122 !: 21 t; it Iwo it. 100' 16 all 16 all 8 .11 8 all 1 tio 2S 20 25 13 It. I no l 0 all .0 :3 IF 31 l 0 all 10 A. 00 !.03 8 St. • )() 11• St. 180 A 3 a St. 50 al 20 1 20 20 , 12 25 a it. ' [0 9 it. tk., 1 0 ?,5 :0 all (I all , n Is .0 5 20 ' all 10 177x.' 10 1 all 5 1 4 .7i all l 0 10 !O all l 0 10 .',O all !O 10 In I a 11 5 15 0 I all 0 10 5 all 1 5 2 .!0 12 4 ' all W, all Elan ;olio !O I 16A !O 10 LO 1..11 l 0 all :0 all .6 all :0 all 5 3 V) all Li) all 14; 11 I 89 73 123/ 4 3i 63i f i 821 1i THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1855 LINES Lx USED ,T FIXED ILENTALS. The time had come, he maintained, when the present state of the law ought to be repealed, but before he asked them to expunge it, let him inquire how, in the first place, it got there ? In former years, as his right hon. and learned friend had said, these marriages were legal, but they were always avoided. But he (the At torney-General) denied that_there could be shown an in stance in which a marriage of this kind ever was avoided. The learned gentleman then described the manner in which the present law came into operation, which be character ised as being the most singular chapter in legislation which was ever recited—and then adverted to the misery and confusion which had resulted from it. He, for one, believed this law to be most mischievous, uncalled for, and tyrannical, and fir his part he should give his most cordial and unqualified support to the second reading of the bill before the house. The right hon. gentleman resumed his seat amidst applause. Mr. WIGRAM differed from the construction placed upon the Levitical law by the right honourable and learned gentleman who had just sat down ; aid also from the argument he had urged to the effect that Parliament ought not to bind the people of this country tc its particular interpretation of Scripture meaning. - Unless they placed some limit to the scope of this argument they might legalise polygamy, which many people in this country believed to be perfectly allowable by religious and moral law. At the same time he (Mr. \Vigrain) did not think that it would be safe to trust entirely to the belief that persons who are of opinion marriage with a deceased wife's sister was net permissible in a religious point of view, would avail themselves of the altered state of the Jaw. On a variety of grounds he was neo.,t wrongly opposed to any interference with the present settlement of the law of marriage in this coun try, because it was hard to say what effects it was cal culated to produce. Mr. COLLIER reminded the house that the grounds of opposition to the legalisation of marriage with a de ceased wife's sister had undergone material alteration. When the question was first mooted, the high ground was taken that these marriages were prohibited by the law of God. He defied proof from Scripture that they were so prohibited. (Hear, hear.) This being the case, he contended that it was cont rar y t o th e s pi r it o f the Re formation that human law should interpose to prohibit that which was not prohibited by the law of God, and he quoted a passage from the writings of Luther to that effect. The hon. gentleman then went on to say that there was only one passage of Scripture which bore di rectly on this question, and that was not a prohi bition, but a tacit permission. (Hear, hear.) He alluded to the one which laid down that a man may not marry the sister of his wife while his wife is living ; but was it to be inferred from this that he ought not marry her after his wife .was dead ? (Hear, hear.) Well, if those marriages were not prohibited in Scripture—if they were regarded under the Mosaic dispensation in the light of incest or fornication, they might naturally imagine that the Jews, in contracting such marriages, which they did continually, would have been re buked for so transgressing ; but, throughout the whole enumeration of their backslidings, he could not find a single reference to one of this character. (Hear, hear.) Then it was said that these marriages were prolaited by the law of nature. Now, without en tering into the profound speculations which had divided the writers on moral philosophy as to the universal law of nature, he would only say that he must express his utter disbelief in an universal law of nature on this point, which had only been revealed to the Scotch. (Laughter.) This law of nature was not written in the hearts of continental nations, nor of Protestants, nor of Roman Catholics. (Hear.) The next objection was that these marriages were opposed to the canon law of the Church ; but he thought a cursory examination of those laws would convince them that other prohibitions therein contained were not now regarded. (Hear, hear.) Dismissing the question of the prohibition of the statute law, the hon, gentleman proceeded to offer some re marks on the general subject in a social point of view, which he said appeared to him to assume the form of mere individual taste and sentiment. (Hear.) Having replied to several of the objections which had been urged against the measure, he concluded by expressing his cor dial concurrence in its object and his support to the second reading of the bill. RAILWAY,. Le ,ring Compan: C Losing erice' this day. Rnsir ess this day. Mr. NAPfER believed the proposed change in the law was regarded with abhorrence and disgust by a large proportion of the community of all classes. Why was Scotland exempted if it were not in consequence of the extreme repugnance whizili that nation felt to the mea sure ? Why, Oer), was it intender'• to foist it upon Ire land, where the feeling was equally strong ? (Hear.) The hon. and learned gentleman contended at some length that marriage with a deceased wife's sister was not per missible amongst the Jews, as had been urged ; and then went on to view the question as being parallel with the prohibition contain ed in Scripture of marriage with a brother's wife, in support of which he adduced the authority of several ecclesiastical and theological writers. And yet, he continued, the house was called upon to set at naught all these opinions, the canons of the Church, and the feelings of a large majority of the people, for what? Simply to gratify the wishes and the sensual desires of a few persons with whom the present state of the law was found to interfere. (Hear, hear.) Tnere were indeed some restrictions with regard to marriages which they might remove, but they could not abolish a restriction like this without incur' leg the dangerous responsibility of introducing int) our social system an element which would be fatal, as it developed itself, as it undoubtedly would, to the sanctity of domestic relations and domestic happiness. (Hear, hear.) He therefore begged the house to pause before it took so serious a step. (Hear.) Mr. M. MILNES condemned the terms iu which the hon. and learned gentleman who had jest sat down had referred to those persons who, feeling moral and religious obligations as strongly as the honourable member did, nevertheless considered that they were at least not transgressing the law of God in contracting these marriages. Ho contended that it was wrong to oppose any narticu!ar deductions of their own from Scriptural passages on questions like these to the very strong feeling manifested by the people of this country, which he affirmed was the case. lie ptit it to the house to say whether, bad the moral sense of the people of this country, about which so much had been said, been offended by marriages of this kind when they were pertrissible, they would have availed them selves of the unrestricted opportunity of contracting them to such an extent as they did in that day ? (Hear.) On the other band, however, things were changed, and such unions were no longer allowable by law. Yet, under these circumstances, he found the national voice raised against the existing legal prohibition ; whilst large numbers of the clergy were appealing to members of that of the decency and morality with which the present absence of e o n s f uLp e o r t t h e t o l e b s p e rzo n s c e e d o o r r d d i e n r ary to ru e l n es ab o le f (Hear.) There were powerful arguments to his mind in t l h e lol g eu a us l e 6 t a ot tion of these marriages had seriously interfered. favour of the measure, independently of those which had been so well urged by other hon. members, and lie should therefore give the second reading of the bill his sincere support. (Hear, hear.) Mr. K. SEYMER contended that this movement was not intended, as he had seen it stated, for the advantage of the poor, who but for agitation in more in fluential quarters might have gone on marrying the sisters of their deceased wives without any legal in terference. lie affirmed that all the arguments of a social character tended to support the pro priety of maintaining the present state of the law, and then went on to argue at considerable length that the proposed bill was simply an act to relieve all those who had acted contrary to the law of the land from the consequences of their indiscretion ; and that if intro duced and legalised all the social relations of life would be completely disturbed, and the happy intercourse sub sisting between relatives quite interrupted. (Hear, hear.) lle should most decidedly oppose the measure. (Hear.) Mr. T. CHAMBERS said no doubt the house would admit he was making a fair proposition when he asked them to allow him to set the eloquence of his right hon. and learned friend (the Attorney-General) on the one side aeainst that of the hon. and learned gentleman op- posite (Mr. Napier), on the other, and leave the ques tions as to the existing evil of the present state of the law as brought forward by the former, and the supposed evi:s which would result from its alteration, as main tained by the other a'together in abeyance, whilst he addressed himself exclusively to the religious bearing of the subject.. This, the lion. gentleman remarked, was in his opinion the only proper light in which it ought to be examined, because if the existing law was not justified by being hated on a religious foundation, it had no right in the statute book. (Hear, hear.) Ile accordingly briefly expressed his views on this point, as offering no impediment whatever to marriage with a deceased wife's sister. He then glanced at the social objections which had been urged against the measure, but he held that those were merely minor considerations. (Hear.) As to the arguments that an alteration of the law would conduce to deteriorate the purity of the connubial state, and that it was socially undesirable, he thought they were value less, as the questions involved would adjust themselves according to the particular circumstances of different cases. On these grounds he should support the bill. Mr. WHITESIDE next rose, and in a few forcible remarks opposed the measure. It being now a quarter to 6 o'clock, the debate was adjourned. AFFIRMATIONS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Some other business on the paper being disposed of, ho house adjourned. ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM MITTEE.-(THIS DAY.) The Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour. The Duke of Newcastle was again re-called, and was examined by Lord Seymour. His Grace stated—lt has always been the practice that appointments in the army have always been sub mitted to the Commander-in-Chief. I became responsi ble to the public for these appointments. It is any opinion that there is an incongruity in that ar rangement, and that these appointments ought to be submitted by the Secretary for War to the approval of the Sovereign.le I do not think the correspondence betweenrn,eydsef by and the d the subordirate departments was at all affected for War and separation of the two offices of Secr t e h t a a ought to be concentrate . t between the Secretary for for the Coloni d eß e . n l th th e t communica ion one roof, where ii,star lace, instead of the pre ferent departments might take inPcessant correspondence sent p I am of opinion tha done. conducted until such an be properly i nk French trYali systemthese officesunr takesplace. Amongst other things, arrangement ma_y I that medical comforts 31 - think it an a „ Ad • Atand t . d be purchased by the _ nun. y, -no shoul c b a e between e r - e e l n a v n r different which necessitatesdept the be b fo u r s e i u e a s n s y t o h f i n t g h e ca a n r m b y e the haedioal board .. The u_niatisavtory- state of the Scutari - hospitals was first brought under my notice in the middle of the month of October, but, as I stated yesterday, not officially. I also beard of it afterwards through private letters. I received no official commu nication from any one in authority. I immediately sent for Dr. Smith and asked him for an explanation, but he expressed his entire incredulity in the statements con tained in the public prints. Lord Seymour—How soon did your grace become convinced that the state of the hospitals was really bad? The Duke of Newcastle—Of course I could not resist the idea, from so much concurrent testimony, that some thing was radically wrong ; but at the same time I was disposed to hope that there had been some exaggeration in the accounts sent home. Lord Seymour—Did you not think it necessary to supersede the person who had the direction of the hos pitals ? Duke of Newcastle—l did not, because I thought such a step would be productive of evil rather than good. The commandant was in authority there, but nothing was ever brought to my notice which could impute blame to him. Examination continued—l did not intend in sending instructions to Lord Stratford t> spare no expense in providing what was required for the hospital., or aff)rd money for that purpose, that his lordship should super intend the hospitals or visit them continually. I simply empowered him to furnish the necessary means f r the object I ha re stated when required ; or to order the supplies. Of course in this respect a certain de gree of responsibility attached to his lordship. Whilst 1 Secretary for War I was dissatisfied with the Medical Department, the Ordnance Department, and with the ! Commissariat Department being under the control of the Treasury—in fact I considered the means for the supply of the army, so far as these departments were concerned, wlere:n a very unsatisfactory condition. I cannot say eitl•ier that I approved of the condition of the sea transport, and I recommended a transport board to be established. I think that department ought to be I under the direction of the Admiralty and not of the Mi nister for War. I was always apprehensive that sending out so many women with the army would be prejudicial ; but, at the same time, it was the opinion of the military authorities that the soldiers would be dissatisfied if a certain number were not sent with them for washing and other purposes. Lord Seymour—Did your grace not think it neces sary to make some arrangements in case it should be ne cessary for the army to winter in the Crimea ? Duke of Newcastle—l certainly did. But of course so long as the siege of Sebastopol seemed likely to result successfully it was unnecessary, but as soon as it be came evident that the army must winter in the Crimea, I at once took measures for sending out warm clothing and also huts as I have before stated. Examination continued—l was not satisfied with the forms which were in use in connection with the different departments and I ordered ,others to be substituted. They were sent out, but I do not know how they were found to answer as none of them had been returned when I left office. Sir J. Pakington—When Lord Raglan took the com mand of the expedition did he send to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe respecting the provision of supplies for the army ? Duke of Newcastle—l am not aware ; but Lord Rag lan was constantly in communication with Lord Strat ford de Redcliffe. I believe Lord Raglan made some representations relative to the 'clothing of the army. Sir. J. Pakington—Your grace stated yesterday that no exception was taken by any high military authority to the expedition to the Crimea. Can you inform me whether there was any objection on the part of any one to the strength of the army sent there ? Duke of Newcastle—There was not. Si,r J. Pakington—Will your grace inform me what arrangements were made by the Government for recruit ing the army in the East ? There was no reserve I pre sume I Duke of Newcastle—lt is a mistake to suppose there was not a reserve. After the expedition sailed for the East there remained behind Sir Geo. Cathcart's divi sion, comprising some 6,000 or 7,000 men, which was a reserve ; and when that w - as despatched, there still remained a reserve of about 10,000 men, which was sent out to reinforce the army immediately after the battle of Inkerman. Of course, in other respects the militia was looked to to recruit the army, and it was embodied im mediately after the new act was passed. Examination continued—When it Was known that the army must winter in the Crimea no time ws.s lost in giving orders to the contractors for the supply of huts, nor was there any delay in their being shipped after -teamers were procured for the purpose. The first cargo left this country about the latter end of November or the beginning of December. By Mr. Drummond—The expedition to the East was determined on oz the 19th of February last year, and, as I have already stated, it was always contemplated that in case any engagement with the Russians in Turkey did not prove successful, that some offensive opera tions in the Crimea would ensue. Instructions were sent out to the ambassadors at St. Petersburg and Constantinople to endeavour to obtain some information relative to the strength of the defences of Sebastopol, the resources of the country, and the disposition of the inhabitants ; but, as I have before said, no information of the kind could be obtained. I have no liesitatiqn in giving an unqualified denial to the statement that an offer through Admiral Dundas was made to the Government to supply any such information. If any offer of thrs kind was made to the Ambassador it was his duty to have intimated that to the Government. but no intimation of the sort was received from him It may turn out,- however, it any pr, , poeiti , ,n of this nature was really made to Lord Stiv ford, that it was in fact one of thos . e chimerical schemes, so ninny of which have been laid before the Government—sent for instance as a plan of taking Sebastopol by means of balloons. (Laughter.) The noble sluice on the subject of small arms, said that he had ordered 20,000 minis rifles to be made at Birmingham, but in consequence' of the delay that took place in furnishing them he was obliged to order 20,000 to be made at Liege, which wore supplied, and the making of which prevented an order from the Russian Government for 100,000 of the same weapons beins fur nished. _ _ In reply to Colonel Lindsay, his grace stated that the recruiting, though carried on by the Horse Guards, came under his cognisance as War Minister. He had frequent communications with Lord Harding° and ether officers on the subject, and they were strongly opposed to the increase of the bounty. He himself was in fay( ur of increasing it, but he yielded to their opinions as being, he conceived, more competent judges, though he afterwards regretted that the bounty had not been raised at an earlier period than it was. The militia were never under him, though he wished to have that done, but was overruled ; he was also i❑ favour of allowing the disembodied militia to enlist into the line without being called upon to pay back the bounty, and he considered the prohibition against militiamen volunteering into the line ought to have been taken off sooner. In reference to Cabinet meetings, his grace, in reply to Mr. Layard, said, from August to October there were no Cabinet meetings held, though very important opera tions were at that time going on in the Crimea. It was not usual to hold Cabinet meetings at that time of the year, as most of the Cabinet Ministers left town after the prorogation of Parliament. By Col. Lindsay—During the whole of August and September ao operations were going on that would re- quire the presence in town of all the Cabinet Ministers. On a question put by Mr. Layard, as to whether his grace bad made remonstrances against any of the staff appointments in the Crimea, the room was cleared. When it was again opened, his grace said he made no official objection to those appointments, but he had spoken about some of them to Lord Hardinge, express ing his opinion that such and such an appointment was not a good one • but when Lord Harding e exp l a i ne d , h e yielded to his (Lord Hardirwe's) views. 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The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve •clock. The following bills were ordered to be considered : East Indian Railway, Madras Railway, Newport Cor poration, Stourbridge Gas, and Surbiton Improvement. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Pellatt from various congregations of Dissenters in the metropolis, against supporting any form of religious opinions, either in the United Kingdom or the Colonies, by grants of public money ; by Mr. Henley, from Oxfordshire, against the Marriage Law Amendment Bill ; by Col. Smith, from York in favour of the bill ; and a petition from the same place against the Beer Bill ; by Mr. Spooner, from married women of Warwickshire, in favour of the Marriage Law Amendment Bill ; by Mr. Scholefield, from Bnr►niugham, against the Nuisances Removal B►ll ; by Sir G. Grey, from Morpeth, in favour of the Chari table Trusts all ; by Mr. M. Gibson, from Manchester, in favour of the Marriage Law Amendment Bill ; also a petition from Soinersetshire, praying that no dif ference may be made between newspaptra and printed pamphlets as regards postage rates ; by Lord Goderich, from Saddluworth, and other places in York shire, in favour of the Marriage Law Amendment Bill ; by Mr. Baines, from Leeds, in favour of the same bill. MILITARY FORCE IN THE NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES. In reply to Mr. ADDERLEY, Sir G. GREY said authority had been sent out to the Governors of the North American Colonies to raise a force of her Majesty's natural-born subjects in those colonies for active service, but such force had not been designated a foreign legion. PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS BILL. Mr. EWART moved that this bill be recommitted and considered on Monday next. Agreed to. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion that ibis bill be read a second time, Mr. W ALPOLE rose to oppose the motion. Ho be- lieved the bill would be prodUCtive of public injury, mo• rally, religiously, and social y., From the earliest time down to the present the prohibitions against marriage within certain degrees of consanguinity had been the same, and theref ire, when A prop: ition was made to alter or do away with prohibitions that had existed for at least 1,500 years, it would become the house to pause before they a-sented to it. The ozdy alterations made in the laws relating to marriages in this country since it was a Christian country was made by Lord Lyndhurst's act in 1835, which, he believed, to be a wise act ; and therefore in reality this was the first attempt to do away with marriages within the prohibited degrees. He w o uld ask, in the first place, was this change called for —was it called for by the people of Scotland ? The hon. gentleman who introduced the bill exempted Scotland from it. (Hear, hear.) Was it called for by the people of Ireland ? A witness before the Commissioners told them the feelings of the people, both Protestants and Roman Catholics were utterly op posed to those marriages ; and, with regard to the people of England, the Commissioners themselves told them, by their report, that the feelings of the clergy and people revolted from such marriages. There were but two ar guments put forward in favour of this bill ; the one was that the existing law put an undue restraint upon religious liberty ; the other was that it prevented a widower from providing a mother for an orphan family. With regard to the first argument, he should say that, it religious liberty was inconsistent with purity and domestic hap piness, it would not be right to allow it ; and as to the second, he maintained that the aunt was naturally the best guardian of a sister's children, and therefore he would prevent her, if he could, from becoming per haps a bad step-mother. The right honourable and learned gentleman entered at much length into the religious part of the question, and con tended that according to the law of Leviticus, a man canint any more marry his own sister than he can his wife's sister ; for, according to that law, it was stated that for two brothers to marry one sister, one after the other, was an abomination, and surely that prohibition extended equally to two sisters marrying one ' man, one after the other. That was the religious view of the question, which he feared he ha i very imperfectly explained, though he craned it had great weight with him in coming to a con clusion on this question. With regard to the social ad vantages which it was urged this bill would promote, ho believed that if the existin g law were altcred the wife's sister would be prevented by instinctive delic icy and propriety of feeling from living under the roof of her sister while that sister lived, and therefore the chances would be diminished, instead of increased, of providing the best guardian for an orphan family. It was said that this bill was intended to promote the morality of the lower classes ; but after a diligent search of eight or nine years, the commissioners had ascer tained that the breaches of the existing law stood in the proportion of about 100 among the upper classes, about 1,400 among the middle classes, while among the lower orders the number was only about 50. (Hear.) He therefore hoped the house would reject this measure, which would irreparably injure the interests of the many to indulge the desires of a few. He con cluded by moving that the bill be read a s econ d ti me thi s day six months. (Ff ear.) • The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the bill. He contended that the existing law was an injurious and tyrannical law, and could no longer be allowed to re main on the statute-book. He denied that the whole question, so far as religion was concerned, turned upon the point as to whether there was a prohibition in the written law of God or not. He maintained that, to his such marriages n gof the Levitical apprehension, the passage in Leviticus bore a directly opposite meaning to that put upon it by the right hon. . and learned w gentleman, referred onlyan t d that o tbe the fau t real oi a llln being prohibited while the wife was living, and not at all after she had ceased to live. In the Roman Catholic Church those marriages were treated as matters of dis nmtpeorsseosfutchhiareesoturnicituiy(linnasn.od a th v g ery dis cipline and dispensation, and in every Protestant coun try of Europe, except our own, no such prohibition by law existed as now existed in England. He asked when Europe, Protestant and Catholic, were divided in opi nionwho d u i p d on n t o h t e a m gr e e a e ni w ng ith of t t i h ie e m Le o v i i i ti t c h al e la p w . , wt what a d n f i t o y r t r h i the ' o, l , hs ei e , right dogmaticallyhad Dissenters large portion of the Protestants, did not hwhole we body marriages as contrary to the divine la w . the religious views of the question. With Those were regard to the social point of view, it could be shown consequences likely to ensue by repealing the tl at the law, as pointed out by the hon, and learned exists , g gets leman (Mr. Walpole) were purely speculative, and did nit contain one partiAe of fact. The I . and leas wed member then went on to say that it walso" was manifested amongst the superior classes that a strong desire w the legalisation of these marriages, but it was for more par ticularly amongst the lower classes, to whim liberty to contract marriages with a deceased wife's i t temptations of the strongest kind to immorality r-r9 s erwould be,in too many instaeces, a boon beyond description. As t was, the present state of the law effered to these people bitation. But, beyond these considerations no good in repealing the existing la w 2 i i s was there question had been called a woman's question ' but he mai n t a i ne d thatchild ren ' s it was a motherless question. 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To-day is also the natal day of her Royal Highness the Princess Alice Maude, second daughter of the Sovereign, who completes her twelfth year. The College Committee of the Edinburgh Town Council have made arrangements with Professor Tsaill for the teaching of the Natural History Class (the chair of which has been vacant by the death of Professor Forbes) during the summer session. The Senatus Academicus of Blarischal College, Aber deen, have conferred the degree of LL.D. on Hugh Bar clay, Esq., one of the sheriffs of Pertishire, author of "A Digest of the Law of Scotland," and other law works. At the same time, the degree of LL.D. was conferred on the Rev. James A. Wylie, Edinburgh, author of "The Modern Judea compared with Ancient Prophecy," &c. Castle Menzies and shooting have (says the Glasgow Daily Mail) been let to an Indian Prince fur two sea sons. His name is Dhuld Sing, and he is a convert to the Christian religion. THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—From a return obtained by Mr. Scholefield, giving an acc ount of tillea cwtas, , as ?I:b. curities, and bullion of the Bank of E t 7g. 853 : 1 down to lished weekly in the Gazette from Aug the present time, it appears that on - t d h e s e > l t tb , ani of 03/uanrut hof f - 1855 (when the last return w o notes issued by the Bank was .. , r o'oo/ • sue amount of . • the amount 1 a o r f ds g t o i l i d e 6389°118.880 of the Government debt, 11,010, • other securities, 2,984,9001; anTdhutshofaarmaosurnegt coin and bullion, 12,911, 8 Issue Department. In the .Bankin„, l4 D s e s p 3 ar o t o n o le l Lt . t t l h ie e amo unt of proprietors'- c s a 4 p 9 i i t . a ; l t w h a a s t of ' public dep ' osits, am ount of rest , 4,828,2 37 /. ; that o3i6otl;er deposits, 11,149,103/. ; that and other ' bills, 905,730/. ; that of Govern went securities, 11,542,8..i1. ; that of other securities, 14,880,8441. ; that of note., 7,944,050/. ; and that of gold and silver coin, 709,6401. It further appears that the gross total monthly average amount of promissory notes payable on demand in circulation in the United kingdom on the 17th of February last was 38,087,7891., includieg 20,550,0001. notes of th e B ank of England, 3,812,8061. notes of privat e banks in England', 3,006.4241. notes of j o i n t- stock banks in England, and 6,819,2301. the agg rega t e monthly circulation of coun try issues in England and Wales ; 3,932,8691 , the notes of chartered, private, and joiot-stock banks in Scotland ; 3,395,1251., the notes of private Banks of Ireland, and 3,930,5651., the notesoooofip in Ireland. The bullion in private the lame clate 12,725, a and joint-stock banks the lkok of England was at _ 1 COURT OF ALDERMEN. At a Court of Aldermen held yesterday, the LORD MAYOR on t a ki ng hi s seat sa i d-- " I think i t right to communicate to my tirethren the honour that Lord Pal merston has done the corporation by announcing to me the fact that her Majesty has been graciously pleatied to create your chief magistrate a baronet. (Hear, hear.) I have received so beautiful a letter from the noble lord at the head of the Government that I think it more be coming that communication should be read before the entire Court of Aldermen and Commoners than that it should be made public upon the present occasion..l have also received through the French Ambassador a present from the Emperor of the French in the shape of a beau tiful snuff-box studded with diamonds. I mention these two gratifying circumstances for the purpose of showing not only the feeling of regard and esteem which is en tertained by her most gracious Majesty towards the cor poration and citizens of London, but also the lively and grateful remembrance which his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French retains of the reception he met with on the occasion of his visit to this great city," A report was then read from the Gaol Committee de tailing the result of their inquiries respectin g the means by aic • I three prisoners named Bill, Brown, a n d B erry escaped from Newgate on the 17th t o h f e F i e m b m ru e l d ir i y at l e as e t h . a T r h e e under report stated that they were . of th e officer Hubbard, who employed them x th e em pre t_o sse c d le a a g a n windows in th e war d s a nd passages, a opinion that their e s ca p e was entirely attributable to the doors being left unlocked, and to the liberty enjoyed by Bell and Brown while so employed. The report, in con clusion, recommended the adoption of the following measures " Teat George Hubbard should be diemissed from the situation of warden at the gaol of Newgate. That, in consideration of the long and faithful services of Thomas Brown, the principal warden, his resignation should be accepted. That Benjamin Stock, the watch man, should be reprimanded. That it is practically in convenient that the duties of the medical officer should require his attendance both at Holloway Prison and the gaol at Newgate and that a medical officer should be appointed for each prison at the annual salaries of 200 i. And we, your committee, having taken into our serious consideration the long and faithful services of the Go. vernor of Newgate, he having been 22 years governor of tbat gaol, and having held the office of City Marshal for 11 years previously, making a total of 33 years in the service of the city, and his present advanced age, as well as the health of his wife , unanimously recommend this hon. Court t o allow Mr. 2 Cope to retire from his office, and that he shall have a retiring allowance of 5001. per annum. We next considered that portion of Captain William's statement which relates to the inse cure state of the roof of Newgate, and referred the same to the city architect, to consider and examine the roof, and report thereon." Alderman WILSON moved,--" That the Court agree with the report, except so far as relates to the medical officers, and that so much of the report as relates to the medical officers be referred back for reconsideration." Sir. G. CARROLL seconded the motion. Alderman CARTER opposed the motion for reference back to the committee, and said he had been disgusted with the whole of the proceedings which he had wit.. nessed in the gaol. A long discussion ensued, and ultimately the motion of Mr. Alderman Wilson was carried. IRISH AND SCOTCH BANKS. The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch banks for the four weeks ending the 17th of March, when added together, give the following as the average weekly circulation of these banks during the past month, viz..— Average circulation of the Irish banks £6,657,571 Average circulation of the Scotch banks ... 3,811,573 Average circulation (luring past m0nthe...210,469,144 On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks, as given in the Banking Almanac, the following appears to be the state of the circulation : The Irish banks are above their fixed issue £303,077 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 744,364 Total above the fixed issue, ...X1,027,441 The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as :ollows Gold and silver held by the Irish banks £2,066,790 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks 1,647,094 Total of gold and silver held £3,713,884 The above statements complete the returns of the cir culation in England, Scotland, and Ireland for the month ending the 17th of March. These returns show a decrease of 610,1831. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 859,5991. in the circulation of the United Kingdom, when compared with the month ending the 17th of Fe bruary, 1855 ; and, as compared with the month ending the 18th of March, 1854, the above returns show a decrease of 2,347,135/. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 2,433,1321. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 17th of March was 13,514,3061., being an increase of 791,0941., as compared with the previous month ; and a decrease of 2,09,342/. when compared with the same period last year. The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks stn-I,, g the inutich eliding the 17th of March was 3,713,8841., being a decrease of 74,7111. as compared with the previous return, and an increase of 93,620 1 . when compared with the corresponding period last year* STATE OF TRADE. (From tke Manchester Guardian of this day.) nle re is a general steadiness of price at the level of last week, though a slight bias- against sellers may to ' some extent be perceptible. In 20'3 to 30's water twist, and in some descriptions of warps and pineops. tbe buyer has rather more of an advantage in making a bargain than be had, some days back. In moat cloths this seems to be less the ca ,, e than in the yarns just referred to. Within the last Week certain sorts of jacconets bave met with free sale en rather improved terms ; and more has been done also in longcloths of some kinds. The medium counts of twist and weft for home consumption are in better request than the middle numbers for the conti nent. Some counts of doubled yarns continue to exhibit an improvement, as do also some of the Bolton spinnings of 70's and 80's, as well as certain welts from 120's to 140's. ROCHDALE, APRIL 23.--We had a more steady busi ness doing to-day in pieces, and the merchants have evinced a greater disposition to purchase. There is a fair demand fur wool, and prices may be quoted a little firmer. HALIFAX, APRIL 21.—1 n our Piece Hall to-day, there has been no improvement in the demand for any description of worsted goods ; but we learn that, in the warehote.es, there has been more inquiry. The merchants, however, manifest considerable reluc tance to give such increased prices as will cover the en hanced cost of the raw material. Yarns still continue in fair demand ; and the spinners are asking higher rates, which are not readily acceded to. There is a bettei sup ply of wool in the market; but the spinners purchase sparingly, as they demur to the late advance in the quo tations. !HUDDERSFIELD, APRIL 24.—The market has been rather quiet to-day in the Cloth Hall, and in the ware houses little has been done compared with a few weeks back. Fancy woollens and light trouserings seem to be the articles principally sought after ; and it is to be hoped that a week or two more of such weather as we have had lately will create a more extended demand for them. The wool trade is heavy, but prices keep steady, and a good feeling prevails. MARKET NEW-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. We had a very limited supply of English wheat on sale in to-day's market. For all kinds the demand ruled steady, at fully Monday's advance in the quotations. Foreign wheat—the show of which was small—was in fair request, and prices were well supported. Floating cargoes of grain were quite as dear as last week. Barley changed hands freely, but no improvement took place in value. Malt was rather firmer than of late. Oats, beans, peas, and flour sold steadily, and prices were freely supported. ARRIVALS THIS WREN. oar. Barley. Malt. Oats. Yl6lO 3,350 2,610 030 1 ,490 'Gk . ---- Wheat. 110 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. 3,010 BOROUGH HOP. Very little change ha s taken place in t h e value of hope. The demand is somewhat inactive. WHITECHAPEL. Our market has n tolerab y firm, as follows : —Beef, 3s 4d to 48 fide mutton, 3s 6d to 4a 6d ; lamb, os 4d to 6s veal, 3s 8:1 to 48 8d; pork, 3a 4d to 4 5 i d y the carcase. Per 81ba ' b- M. 1 3 i 11 a ult t Minister of the Interior, has refused to bull fights i n t o au thorise the i ntroduction of Such spectacles, h e Faris dur ing tho time of the Exhibition. says, are repugnant to French ideas. In value about 2,000,000 his Holiness b as sent her I n return for the splendid tiara Pope Majesty b y t h t e h e bodyQ u e h e f n s o t f Spain, St. ree l s , recently presented t o th e l], Felix the Martyr. It is announced that the halter, representing the E great painting by Winter by her ladiesof mpress of the French sur roundedweek, and will be honour, will be finished this SOCIETY OF ART removed T to the exhibition. (w edne,day) evenin, s. he paper for discussion this is,"On Public Works for India, especially with reference to Irrigation and Communion tionv," M.P., is to preside. MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.—Tho next mail for Australia will be fore • arded by the clipper-ship Oliver Lang, under a contract made by the Postmaster-General with the owners of that vessel for the purpose. The Oliver Lang is appointed to be despatched from Liverpool on the sth May next, and all letters and newspapers for New South Wales, Victoria, South A us t r alia, a nd Van Diemen's Land posted in London up to the evening of the 4th May, or posted or received in Liverpool up to the morn ing of the sth May, and not addressed to be sent by any other vessel, will be f o rwardby forwarded the Oliver Lang. The I packet rates of postage will be chargeable on letters, but ; newspapers will not be liable to any postage. Those l Postmasters whose instructions direct them to forward i letters to Liverpool by cross post, will send, in the same 4 wanner, on the present occasion, letters posted at their capes acidrePs4 to Mitriaia.---ROwLa ILUill ip SIC. _ _ _ ___ _ _____... 00 sea et a get of iof, re • rf • Pi itP 0 0 4f7 1 31. $4 r re ' of 0 i‘f li all I all 20 20 6 20 20 50 50 10(1 100 7 i I 98 97 i f 7i 6343 4ii 5 60+ 27i 2 li 2/ 1. li I li i 391 i