The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-13 00:00:00

1 13NEY RKE T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed very tamely, b u t th e prices of last wee k were f olly sustained. The sales were estimated at 5,000 ' 41 6 (2,000 of which were taken on speculation), riall':uting 3,000 American at various price s ; 200 Egyptian at 7id. to 8/d., and 1,500 Surat at 3d. '0 511. per lb. The Railway Share Market opened aril}, a dull feeling, but closed at a slight improve naf'nt. In their report upon the state of the fruit trade It h t Liverpool, Messrs. Hou g hton a n d L evy remar k tat "There is now but very liVle of any description of- Si I ..!rin g on the market, and that is held for extreme rates. 1( Th at a further advance will take place is only reasonable t4s antir:ipate, as the market hitherto has never had such 5 ( Lealthv aearance. The whole stock now will not re ach 600 ton pp s, one-third of which is low fruit, so that at the present rate of clearances there is not three Tao nths' t consumption left, and there is no prospect of 5( an y additional supplies of i m p or t ance until next season's 15 o p• Several parcel s h ave be e n t a k e n from this for the London market, which was first to advance. The clear- 25 " n C" there are now at the rate of 1,100 tons a month, St and Vde whole stock is reduced to 2,100 tons, against 20 ) 6P O at this period last year." St The Overland Mail is expected in London on st r iday next. The advices appear to be extremely 25 milf avonrable with regard to trade in India. Preights to Australia are looking up, and there St. a good number of passengers offering. 10 Tlie affair of Messrs. Strahan, Paul, Paul, and S lo t ' • a tes, appears to be worse the mere it is inquired 5 0 t it °. .Of course, a great deal is mere hearsay, but 20 s ° lo2 o quarters the assets are put down as low as 43t. . in the pound. Although the connections of the kept end had, accounts were of wealth and respectability, i t.. had, in some instances, large balances. It St. fr ugal rumoured that one nobleman of known 4. Cgal Irabits had as much as 40,0 e 0/. deposited. t o ' rt ainly a failure like this will give a great blow ,1 2 . 1 v a ,.-ufidenee, and we are not surprised at the ,65 )..ieus rumours which it has already excited. IQ' ) 1 4 t 1411 Y officers will suffer severely, especially by the St. Mme of M e s srs . H a lf or d, w h o ar e in fa c t th e o r ne parties as Strahan, Paul, and Co. The Lon- " 11: o t ' and Westminster Bank intend to open a branch s t . rI t he premises occupied by the " stopped " firm. T he rates for bills of exchange were steady here ! : 0 44;sterday afternoon—upon Paris, 25 32k to 35 ; ; 1 2 i tl i cl On Amsterdam, 11 19/ to 19k. On Hamburg 3 T Sr re was a slight decline, to 13 6i 4 ; and on io t ot ! e , s te, to 12 20 to 24. These quotations are all _to , t ,uo days' paper. 25 e Whole of the gold by the Australian ship Viinar has been purchased for the Continent, as 25 N ell as moat of that by the Baltic steamer from . 4 ,2, w York. St. English Stock Market has been very dull V, but the , t ° l quotations are maintained. The V I t il i tl irY is now renewed as to whether the Bank 10 5 morrow lower its rate of discount, but see - 2( ;4 1 % 1 , at such a measure might long since have been 50 _ ot c 'Pated from the glut of bullion, and yet has 20 opi ll ? e en carried out, it is difficult now to give an „. se ch Tn. Perhaps the Bank may prefer still to buy ;:; l'h; r ' t ies. Consols have been 911. to 92. The New st du Cie Per Cents, have been 924 'l, and the Re- to p 9 -Annuities 92k to 921. Bank Stock is worth tf 4 ,1' 0 2104. Exchequer Bills are 13s. to 17s. f, .4, 41 7. The Omnium is at 5 prem. The New I, i nitY for 30 years brings 16k. 2 I t i t lue market for Foreign Securities is quiet but 2 k ez Put particular alteration in the quotations. 5 V lbat l ean have risen to 21, and Peruvian 3 per the 3' B ' t o 481 and 491. Spanish Bonds are steady, b ere Per Cents. being 38i to 381, and the New d eal t f reed 1 81. Russian 4k per Cents have been b t , In at 891. Turkish Bonds are fiat, at 821 1. Ph Bonds are nominal. tt o j i . ! followin g are the nominal prices of foreign. '',.l :- Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 1 to 7 1; Mexi - Pe r ' o 4 4 to 21* ; Peruvian, 68 to 70; ditto Three it c, e nta., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., clitt 46 s : ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; Ue 1 Pour-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; li m t sh New Deferred, 181 to 14 ; Ditto 3 per ch 381 to 38.1 ; Ditto Certificates, 32 to 4 / ; 1). , - " Passive, 4 to 41. nway Shares opened with rather a weak ap kCanee, but have become firmer since, and, in l'h" cases, the prices exceed those of yesterday. et foreign lines are somewhat heavy, and the bal,.„ Indian and Canadian r ather lower. l l Shares are dull, and also the Bank, but 11- - 4 'i.on of Australia are at an improvement. Aus- Q,„' l an Agricultural Shares are lower, and also 'lttal Palace. 8% , 120 :811 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0`.. 1 (From the Official List. l ki kti, Busineq.; tun , . a,Dt= - t,,zl , E ... t,. • .... . . . 210 2 94 1f e , 4 0 , , , ,, Reduced Annuities 921 , 1 3 g 4,-3 :• Conso's Annuities „q l l'l,7 l ' Cent. Annuities Liit_ 111 ities, Ex.rire sth Jan. 1861 1 . 3 15-16 4 I„bitt',,c 30 years, Expire 10th 'Oct., 1859 3 11-16 i Nia p3O Years, Expire sth April, 1885 161 bp. "e s £lOOO p... ,t o, , .. 26 ,714,e, or Account, -.,1000 nipi ' S or Account, 10th July 9ll 2 11 L lll 4 ` 4 thequer Bills, 24d. I 2d. 1 1000 kSOO P tltr li lO 14 h t , ' Zec t i` r ,'E OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO reN. 4 - 1 3 per Cent. ..lt "Tan llonds, 3 per Cent. 411, 11 Bonds, 4:4 per Cent 894 1, 11 1:it' -, „., H n 7 -As, k it evir Deferred, 3 per Cent. , - Rends, 6 per cent 824 Dividends on the above payable in London. HALF-PAST TWO. 914 4 00 n3ols St. 10 St. 25 ICI 5 20 18 STATE OF TRADE. Th e MANCHESTER, June 1.2. kilti n r e, has been very little business in yarns, t spinners / 11 -4 1 4 igher prices than buyers are willing give. '1, 41) ethth this has been the quietest market this ear. " i ltalo" Yarn and cloth the absence of business ayttrif k, 'e to a want of confidence in the maintenance o ty:: at th e height to which they have been forced up tare''event speculations in cotton. Were manufac ;Nerd" c 'hlic'ed to have sold to-day they must have con reast 3d. per piece on the prices charged this 4 br i • for shirtl ngB , an d in proportion for some other tee tManufacturers have now a more pressing inte ,°ql;" 133 aintainio.- 41 / 4 1 4 , th eY had i ., ,,,w prices at present rates than, as a weeks ago. While many of them ti°N stocke of ' cotton on hand, which they had bought rates existing a few months back, they could toel fford ,r ) undersell less fortunate competitors who were ntl ,retlh'lg goods from the raw material m more recently 1 ti • • a ris'ng market, and hence great Med •b, k are pretty much aed ut, now tnat suca stoc s 51) a different feeling is likely to guide them.. The ~.t ‘t' tt4 a e l l ienc e is. that a more general disposition exis d te n t9 S‘ql.,?-••Prorluction, and short time, so long talke serious ee2,ihly become a reality. There is a more seri there b o ", , , , s itY for this course spoken of. It is said that Ny .4t h c) . =,-, u nu ct gh cotton in the kingdom to last until the t th f 11 rate of consumption, an , ti to e ,: l l " l ' the a e p u f co ... tton will have come freely inarkenteaws e w re ell e as the surplus of the old, and .b hißit; cH I.r 2aY be expected to be more depressed. With 11' .. 1 : t : 1 (1 a ' 4. 4 1 4,,ali,2natiolnofdproduction, several firms are commenced short short time without g a rev N" ‘ '' , ,p Joh a n 3 s T i g a, en y erac c o c u n e cert on the part of the trade. report of the cloth market 4 it t at , 11 " Market andg d Co. report in much the same . Boat the w eek. or tf e t e he s re e is any change at all, it is L tno 'eterrnination on the part of the buyers not to i 7 4, 7n:•. e re r th or a_u_they are obliged to do at present rates has ) te marked, and the amount of business more >b Tet b Prices remain nonynally the same as last TesGut are still exceedingly irregular. George Fraser, Son, and Co. say—" The ti e dull and considerably depressed to-day. Both le n g t() lower manufacturers, iiii 1.3 arid in many instances, are Jake lower prices." st eady 7 a e n l d 2—The demand for cloth has to-day lite'LdaY's Market % s a b ver n ag d e nn amount of business for a e The country clothiers kedrtt er b the em ployed e than ee they w . er . e a short time ago, qte ra aspect of the trade is of a cheerful cha >th dressers and dyers, too, are working nearly ,t' ll ., 511 t .e z , 11 t " GOLD. The quotation of . _goldat Paris is 2 4 4 Rli, ii ,l)t (according to the last tariff), which,_ atthe : 4 Q,, i ,11nt price of 3/. 17s. 10 (1. per ounce forstand to ‘ 4;,, gives an exchan eof 25'17 ; and, the exchange 1 1( li: 4 , ( qa Londo n at short being 25•1V 2 , it follows . that "(31) --,4"nut 018 per t dearer in Paris than in Lon st 1., -tiy advices from ce H n amburg, the price of gold is f q l z:c.r niark Which, oni at the English Mint . price o ,tl;4„‘'. 10tri ' ,0r ,, ; ( . p, of '2ll, per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex -1)e, 'on t 6 6 ; and, n the exchange at Hamburg on tzl c en t short being 1.3.5, it follows that gold is 0'47 e t • clearer in Hamburg than in London. The els' 60 (I °f ".chane at New York on London for bills 4 t n , Y 8 sight is 110 1 per cent. ; and, the . par of ex hl:tletitbet.ween England' and America . being 1 23-40 t e , ~ it follows that the exchange is nominally 0'67 ti e f(?),'eibilafaysourf of Engla t nd • and, after making allo 4 ko ll i t ,i' e lit rate loea!erasnasporal'id‘ small profit on the importation difference of interest, ~, (4 1z ,, ' r ole the United States. , Ot„ 'Ztr CLUB V. THE tp,, ',// ~ • oIARYLEBONE CRICKET f i 'Ler,4 'l4' SUSSEX.—This annual match was com 144(ilir " Monday, and terminated last evening in le s t 4'll.i%.,:i'fo,S.ussex by 16 runs. , Score :—Sussex,.. fi-e(1,4 ~, 2d . innings, 9L wo, a innings, 94. Marylebone, Ist inning , t‘:enrol;,l ( -,b, the past month 39 volunteers have been .'hil l e tl iti the corps of the West Essex Militia, and . 1, e 4 1 4 't last week 33 men of the regiment hav_e a v r o i l n u e n s: ''.1 .41, 1. active service-21 into the Royal IVI. 5 t ile 4%11, and Rix into the 55th. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNE SDA Y :VENI N G, JUNE 13, 1855, S!' ARE MA_RKETS LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, (THIS L AY.) MT. I Paid, LeasinK COmpan s . losim I yesterday. ItAILWL.YS. 4g - 84 - 9 - 7 li - 2 ••• -"'" 28 - 30 -- 40 .•• '''' 20 2 32 4 23 • 25 7 - 8 FOREIGN. Closing Prices yesterday. 21 - 25 134 -12 i 15i -16 i 84 - 7,1., i 90 - 92 63. - 61 is- 9 - 11, - 154 163, 12k-• 12ai 36 - 40 24 - 26 77 - 79 .58 - 60 S - 9 19 - 2i 70 - 72 C2i - 03 76 - 78 1 26 '93 101 103 68 69 59 - 61 75 - 80 8 - 10 8 1.0 821 8 lOU 1031 [On 1044 - r - P 84 - 85 81 71d; 7 611 27* 28 8i ,-- 74i - 75, 44 - 46 ••• - ••• 50 - 52 31i .. 32:3 754 —76 i 6i 6 6 S '4 14 51} 52g 48 50 d par ) 4 cle 6g. 7 1 d tar 68 70 47 -- 49 14 - 15 63 63 28i -29 i 3 -- 1 2d par BTlslttess dons this day. 8 - 9 - 21 2 - 14 2g - 2i - 36 - 9i -10 i 24g 25 # 3k - b 4 41 19 20 63 3S 95 - 97 - iP a $l 3l 40 53 - 5 - 4 3 3i 23.1 —23 i 100 - 102 113 - 116 115 -•- 120 lei 106 `?34 -- 24 113 118 ... di, 61 - 61 1 - 119, 3 5 7 ' 2 - 3 5i - 6i ss a 7 13 -- 13' 8 - 9 29 -29,1 p 48 42 ‘.ll • 23 24; 21 - 22 IRd 9 9.6 21 - 3 p ... - pm 3EI 4 d 18 -18 i BANKS, El - 86 67 69 id—par 3; - 18 -- 19 21 22 par —1: P ... -- ••• 34 - 36 37,i - 38 ••• .. HI 42 - 44 74 - 76 8 2 . 9 ---, ••• = "S WAII. 100 Iberdeen. • Ambg. No . and East". Junet All 3olfast & Rally - mew all i3irming. Wolverh Stour Valley Sirkenhd. Lanes', . Cheshire Janet._ all Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., ..... all Rlytli & Tyns origina £25 (issd. at £45 100 3ristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian. 61s. Carmarthen and Car digan all Chester & o.olyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, do Pam 1.6 Cornwall 1i Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. all Dundee Perthdab, ; leen Junction all Do. New 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties..... 100 Eastern Union, A Stock ....... ...... • 100 Os., B. Stock 34 Do., New A [OO Eas: Lancashire !OG Edinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles, .00 Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June all Furness all Do. Extension 1.00 Glasgow &S. Wester' , 1.00 Great Northern LOO Do., A. Stock 'OO Do., B. Stock LX) Gt. Stb . &West.(lre. ) 100 great Western FO(: D', Stour Val Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Easterr all Lancaster & Carlisle +4' Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds__ 00 Lancash.andYo rksh Do., Ws;;. Riding Un. all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal .00 Gond. Bright & S.Cst Lond. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths 51 1)0.101. Sh.,l%Scli 0 2 Do. Eighths... 100 ondon andS. Westr 471 0.., £5O. 38 Do., £4O Si) Lndndrry&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. .00 Manch.Shef.Es Linclu all Do. Shares, No. 1 525. Do., Man. & Lin. On 100 Midland [BO 1)o. Birmng. & Derby all Kidld. G. West. (Ire.) all Do. Halt Shares all Neweaso Er, Carlisle 23.3 Nwpt.Alynz. &Hrfd 8 Newry S 7. all Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3i Northn..Connties Ur 'OO North British all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred all Do., ? 1 ,.8 Guaranteed 1 00 N. astern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N. E. Parch all Do. Leeds 00 Do. York Li North London all Do. New 210 3. 1h N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamo• stead, and City Jn.. 1.7 A North Staffordshire all North Western .„ all N. &S. Wester. June. I Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. 00 Oxford, Worceste;',b Wolverhampton 8 eortsmouth 'OO Scottish Central 10() Scottish Midland 100 Shropshire Unloon a 1 South Devon I. 10 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrk.sh. & Riv. Du 5 Do 14 Staines, Wok &Wok a'l Stockton & 161 Stvskten & Hr.rtlep' 1 00 Tao Vale 9 Do. .ClO shares. LOO Do. Pref., No. 1 21i Thames Haven Doe'i:, and Railway Ulverstone & Lancs all Vale o: Neath... all Watertl. & Kilkenn , all Waterford &Limeri ,, i all West Cornwall' 5 West Enc . !. of Loudon and Crybtal Palace all West -.iondon. 171 s. Wimbledn & Croy don all Antwerp&Rott,rdary 4 Belgian Easstn. June 10 Bezi ors to Grai seesaw • 103. Bombay, Baroda, anti Central all Demerara 10 I)utcb all Eastern of France 10 Do. Now all East Indian, g. SD. C 10 Do. Er';ens;o ,dl Do. 4l p. c. Fds., pay '57 , 1 convertible all Do. c . o. do., '59, 00 17i Gd. ITIof Canad. A ' s all Do. St. Lpvvrence • Atlantic do. 70 Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till '63 all D0.C0 ,, s. Bp. e., do. 1.0 Gt. Cm' Fran,.; all Gt. enn,mlr. guar. 5 _ er cent I Do. New 3 nor cent 2 Do. Extensions.... . all Do. do 13 Great Luxembonr , Constitated Shares all I Do. Obligations . all Gt.WeBtern oCCanad Shares All Do. Bds., with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 . all Do. do., '76, n. '60.. all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 14 Lake Cons, & Basle all Lucca &Pi s toj r 5 p.c pre 10 Lyons and Geneva I 14 Lyons Mediterran 16A Madras 10 Do. New M2ria Autonia cli Do. do. New all Namur a Liege (efitl - Interest) all Do. (ea interest) all Northern of France. all D 0.201. Slis.late Char leroi end Erg - 1101111es guar. 3 n. c. red. at 2227. dur. 63 yrs. fro 11. 1. Jan. 3 S5 l . all I Do. 207. 3 D. c 13ds (fray. B. do Ams. Shs. all NorwegianTrunkPre' 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and Rouen... 13 Pari sCae noc Cherbeg all Rouen and Havre all Royal Danish ..... 3 Royal Swedish 4,11 Sambre and Meuse... all Do. 56 p. cent. Pref. 2s. Scindo all Southern or France.. 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do s:: j per c. Pre._ 16 Weneru o" France_ 111 WeFt. o" Switzerland all WiJsbaden all Zealand JOINT-BTO all Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company, all British N. Americar 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 4 Cbrtd. Bok. ia AUS ;;ralia, Chins ' 10 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial or Loud Scottish and Australian Chart... all r.ond. Mart. Bk. o Aust - • . 5 Ditto N 20 London o County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. &WeEtminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. Now 226 Tati on al of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation..,, 25 erovincial o' 'reland all Do. New .......... . .. 1 Royal Australn.l3kg. Gold Imp Co._ all 4oath Austrada all Union of Anst,alia... Do. New 10 Union of Loudon k. 100 3t. 100 :5 24 ;t.11,90 It. 100 it. WO 5 all 0 all 35 all L 2 all .2i' all ;0 all A) all gt. 51. too 5,i, all ft. too 3 # I 54 i 0 I all if' 1 all 5 I all L 2 all 3t: 15 k LO all to 2 ),11 ;15 all ;t. 100 RAtLWATII. Bedford and Bletcbley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New.....: Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per ceniL Do. 6 per March. Man. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar. Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bu - ,T Eaten.. Est.s P.C. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p e Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn. & Hit. Shef.Roth anti Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsb. Wear Vali eygr 6 per cent Do ffilts&gomrst PREFE . Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c. tllyth and Tyne tOpe, c. pref. (issd.atso; Eris. & Ex. 4 p. c. SI Do. 4 p. c. Shores Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhea Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandons3p.c Dun.Prth .& A ber. J. ' E. Anglian Clg. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. C. Eastern Co ant 4 e , cEx tension, 5 p. c. No. Do. No. 2 . 00. New 6 r . c. St East Un— C. 6 p. c Do. 51., ! 0 per cent. Do. 101. Ddaeutr.Sl) Do. do. 4 per cent.. Past Lancash. 6 p. ets E. kW. Yo - ek. J. sthp d. Prth.&D an.4p.c. Furne's Glas. &S. W. C. 5 p c Great Northn. 5 a c Do. 5 n. c. Redeem, at 10 a. c. prem. Do. 44 p. c Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... Gt.N. of Scor... Ist Pr at. S. &W. (Ireland Do. 4per c. Prof. 5. Gt. Westn. (Barks Hants Ex. 5 n. c) Do. col , . red . 4 p., Do. con. red. 4 p. Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.' Do. do. 5 n. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. St) , Do. Ches. Gua. Sh. 'Do. do. do Do. do. do. ....... Lan. &York. F. £2 Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. & Brigh. G. 5 pc. Do. ?re'., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Gaar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent Lon. &N. W., Coy. & NuueP ton 5 p. et ILor.Sc S. W. Con.3dF Londy. & Coler. Sh Londy. & Ennis. 6 8 Man., She'., & New, DO Do. £6 Nfarypt.&Cao.4p Cu. 4. per cent. Do.. R.llOO ;t. 100 15 all it. 100 0 5 it. 100 L 5 all l# all I all 6 all all .0 2 t. 100 t. 100 6:4 all 6 al] LO I at 6 all [0 all it. all it. 101) 5 all ;t, 100 !1: - .) all It. It. 100 it. 100 t. l ion 123,51 0 all t. 100 O 9 L 2 1 all L 2 all .0 all 6 44 all 24 all .21 100 1 00 t. 100 94 796 93 - 101 3i - 4 5f - 6 -1, - t 34 - 13] . s•• .....• s• 60 - 63 i 1 i 9 - 112 .03 - - 104 Conso l .6 p.e.S Do. Consol. Bristol Birm. 6 per cent. 11 - ir. •• • • 6 6a '7 90 92 94 11 . 17 174 101 - 101 75 —77 194 20 —lO 14j 15 37 - /39 • • • ." ?/ - 12a —13 i i - IP t. 1.00 Do. 4i p. c. Prer. St, ¢,; 1.1! Do. Pre'. 4 i , ocr con 5 all Do. 5/. P. ,f. 4p. c t. 'OO Ditto Leicester and Hitclien Pref. St... .0 Pll I Norrolk Detaaaire ~ It. 100 Do. Pre 4p. c. Stoe' It. 1 00 Do. 5 p.c. Ext 'it. 100 iDo. siperc;;.mef.„ It. 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c i It. 00 North British 39 - 141 96 - 98 41 - 4i 1100 IN. g . Be rw , 49. e. P 5 /Do. do. do 13 Do Leeds 6 p.e ~ .No.l 9 Da. do. Quarters , ;t 10 Do.vork B.& .z.. Per. all North Staffords'aire.. !.00 Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh.Xl 5,6 r, e 7 Do R. Pre. 10/. Sh. 100 - 102 93 - 95 3i - 4 - all Scot. Cent. ,New Pre. all South Devon Do. fixed , 4) 5 percent all S. Eastern (Readlop Ann.) £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4. 1 2 per cent, all I S Wales Gua. p. all iDo. do. 4i p. c.... all IS. Vorlcsl).-4:;.c.Gusr. 106 - :108 13 -14 i id - par' 23 935 100 102 is -: is. all 'Stock. & Dar., 5 p c. 15 Do. do. do all stock. & tiara. g. p. c. till July 1, '56 4 NV aterfd. & Kilk. 6 pc, 119 18 1061 2 - 3p 2 - 2}d, MINES. 1 all Lgua Fria .... ....... $ $ 1 all Angio Austrin. Gold les. all Anglo Californian $ 20 6 Australian — 11 1 all Australian Cordillera - 1 all Ave ''aria — 1 all Baden (Gd.Dachy of 3 50 all Blantarvon Iron and Coal 5 7 20 14 British Iron 4 6 35 26 Brazilianlmu.(issuea at ,25 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab 3 —3/ 20 15 Do, St. John Del Ro3 31 —33 33 1 Carson's Creqk — a 1 a Clarendon Cons. Min Co. or Jamaica i-40 40 all Cobro Copper 57 59 5 1 Colonial Gold — St. all Copper Min. o' Eny 30 35 25 a l Do. Pre:. p. cent 2d rar Copiapo.... ...... 203 213 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg 1$ la 2 1 Fortuna iP 20 all General l5 —l7 1 all Gt:Nugg et Vei ußeg $ $ 4i all Great Polgooth. 1 all Liberty A 3 all Linares 7 7 2 D b 1 Lusitanian — 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 1 all Now Linares Minil4 and Smelting Co 1 all Nouveau Monde •.. ••• 20 all Pontgiband Silver Lead MM. & Smelt. 153 163 5 1 Port Philio 4 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. New 5 6 30 12/ Santiago de Cuba... 51 —6/ 6 1 all South Australian 1 1 10 73 Tiu Croft , . all United Mexican 4 43 41 1 all Waller 3 1 all West Mariposa...., . . 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba MISCELLANEOUS. 25 I 173 Australian Agricalt. 33 34 33 1 /0 I all Aus'zaln. Royal Mail . 10 7 Berlin Water Works 23 2 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 57 60 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 100 323 Canada 119 121 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. Jan. and July ll4l 1153 1141 5 all Crystal Palace.. 3g 3a 33 5 4 Do. Preference.. a— ip 43 4 all Crystal eal.of France 1 $ Duston Iron Ore 20 83 Eastern Steam 25 23 Electric Telegraph l7 18 1 all Electric Teleg. o. Ir ' 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 1 20 all General Screw Steam 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 63 7 10 23 Do. New • ..• ••• 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 23 2 1 N. S. W. Coal di inter Steam Navigat. Co — 1 all N. B. Australasian — 1 20 15 Nrth, of EuropeStzam 1 all Oriental Gas l/ 14 1a 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 23 33 50 all Peninsular& Oriental' .•• 50 10 Do. Now 2 3 p 2 all Portland Iron Co l3 2 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 72 74 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 1/ 2 1 / Ditto New....... 1 25 all So ath Austral • L an d 38 39 1 all Submar. Tel. Scrip._ 1 1 1 all Do. ite,:zistered ... — 20 5 Trust& L. Co.U. Can. L 0 28i Vfil Dia lollll Laud 134 120 • ISQ London & N. We•t Calotion E. Un. R - E. C Gt. Nrthn CaMonism 100 100 102 iii -- I'3'6 Gt. Wes a int. Ness. & Ber w. Y. & N M Do Do S. Easter' Do Peto & Ca toi =l6 ai - 13 23 - 24 11i - 121 Norfolk... Do.. L.& W & Stoktoo & Dar: , op,. 2i - 2i 94 - 96 En. Coun. 3. Coant. - 58 - 00 Do Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do at North) Laneash Yorksh . T. Brassey M. MCleaL Stockt • Darhngt Do 133 - 135 8 - 9 2 - 32 - 33 92 -- 94 (3tWestn ,ENCE SHARES. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Severn Valley Railway Bill, and the Somerset Central Railway 33.11 were read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented (4) by Sir J. Walmsley from the metropolis gensrally, and from Woolwich, against the Sunday Beer Eill ; also a petition from Leicester, praying for amendment of the Poor-law Bill, so as to give local control ; by Lord Stanley, from Colchester, praying that steps may be taken for the restoration of peace ; by Mr. Palmer, from Berkshire, against the Sunday Trading Bill, and one against the endowment of Maynooth ; by Mr. Pellatt, 12 petitions from Dis senting congregations in favour of the Marriages Bill. SUNDAY TRADING (METROPOLIS) BILL. On the order of the day for the house going into com mittee on this bill, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a large number of petitions from various parts of the metropolis against the bill, complaining that the bill is a gross attack on the liberty of the working classes. Mr. WILKINSON also presented a number of peti tions from Lambeth with the same prayer, and one in favour of it. Lord R. GROSVENOR then presented several peti tions from the Tower Hamlets, Finsbury, and West minster, in favour of the bill. Lord R. GROSVENOR then appealed to the bon. member for Newport (Mr. Massey) to postpone his amendment (that the house go into committee on the bill that day three months), as he should have proposed that amendment on the second reading. Mr. MASSEY regretted that he had omitted to pro pose his amendment at the second reading of the bill, for he believed it to be a bill unjust, iniquitous, and mis chievous in principle, and one which he felt bound to oppose in every stage of its progress. He contended that the bill, besides being bad in principle, was partial in application, for it would affect only the metropolis, leaving entirely untouched the great hives of manufacturing industry in the large towns, where the habits and manners of the - people were pretty similar to those of the working classes of the metropolis. (Hear.) Besides, he contended there was not any trading on Sunday in the metropolis calling for such a measure. A man might walk through the heart of London—from the Bank of England along Che,apside, Feet-street, the Strand, and go on to Hyde Park Corner without seeing any shops open or any trading. (Hear.) The same remark would apply to the other great line of thorough fare—Oxford -street. (Hear.) He had himself gone through many of the more humble streets on a Sunday to ob serve what sort of trading was going on there, and it was true he found some shops open. But what were they? They were small milk shops, bakers, lollipop shops, and such as contributed to the necessities or comforts of the working classes—(hear)—and to call that a desecration of the Sabbath was the grossest exaggeration. (Hear, hear.) He thought such legislation as this bill belonged Ito an age gone by ; he thought those matters ought to be left entirely to the judgment of inGividuals them selves. (Hear.) If the bill were passed, the observ ance of the Sabbath would not be advanced an inch, nor, indeed, did the promoters of the bill themselves pat it on that footing. There were thousands of poor coster mongers, and others of that class, who rose on the Sun day morning without perhaps a meal in their wretched dwellings, and were they to starve ? It was said, too, that why should not the working classes purchase their provisions on the Saturday ; but it was well known that thousands of honest working men, who did not frequent public-houses, who occupied but one or two rooms, and were they to be compelled to keep their food for four-and-twenty hours in a close, and often unhealthy atmosphere ? If they were, he considered Lat would not be the way to promote either the self-respect or the health or habits of those industrious classes. (Hear.) He contended that, even in those localities where Sunday traffic moat prevailed, the traffic was over at a compara tively early hour—say by 11 ,o'clock in the morning. The hon, member for Westminster (Sir J. Shelley) expressed dissent, but he (Mr. Massey) knew that in those districts the trading was so sensibly dimi nished by one o'clock that thus was no re munerative reason to induce the tradesmen to keep their shops open after that hour. (Hear.) Was any gen tleman in the house prepared to bring in a bill to fix the time on which a master should pay his servants ? He believed the day for such legislation as that had long since passed away; yet it was well known the workmen did not receive their wages till late on Saturday nights, and such a bill as this would probably compel the labouring classes to resort to a " tick" system or a " truck" sys tem, which would be most injurious. The hon. member then referred to the evidence given by Sir Richard Mayne before the Lords' Committee on Sunday trading, who stated that though the trading was on the increase, the observance of the Sabbath was at the same time more and more kept up, and he also stated that the enforcement of the prevention of Sunday trading was a matter of the greatest difficulty. Such legislation as this was calculated to drive the working classes to the low gin shops, on the windows of one of which he lately saw an invitation to the people to come in and " get drunk for a penny ; dead drunk for twopence; and clean straw to get sober upcn for nothing." He would not trespass further on the house, but would conclude by saying the bill was unjust in principle and partial in cha racter—that it was uncalled for, and that it would be much better to leave such subjects to the self-respect of the workirg classes, which, he thanked God, was daily increasing, as was also their knowledge and intelligence, and therefore he thought it much better to desist from any legislation on this subject. He therefore moved an amendment that the house should go into:. committee on the bill on that day thr?e months. — Lord STANLEY said he felt bound to give his sup port to the bill. The honourable member who bad just sat down drew a very pathetic picture of a poor man being obliged to keep his food for 24 hours in his room ; hut had the honourable gentleman read the bill ? "Why the third clause provided that any article of food, meat, poultry, &c., may be sold on Sundays up to the hour of nine o'clock. (Hear.) As to the objection of the hon. member that this bill would affect only the metropolis, there was nothing unusual in that ; it Was quite customary to legis late for the metropolis on a separate scale from the country, and, in fact, there was at this moment a bill before the house for the local manage ment of the metropolis, which would not at all affect th e country. (H ear .) He, therefore, considered the bor. member had not made out any case against the bill. Mr. W. J. FOX said he knew the metropolis now for a period of nearly fifty years, and he believed that the inhabitants of the Working order had increased in knowledge, self-respect, and civilising influences in that time to a most extraordinary extent, and he be lieved such legislation as this bill proposed was utterly uncalled for. As to the absence of necessity for making purchases on Sunday, why, if workmen received their wages at an earlier hour on Siturday than now their work would be stopped at an earlier hour; so that, in f.ct, such a step would in reality be to inflict a penalty on the workmen. (Hear.) By our Sabbath, from 12 o'clock on Saturday night till 12 o'clock on Sunday night, we restricted a great many useful things. That was not the original Sabbath, which commenced at sunset of one day, and ended at sunset of the next day, and there fore he considered we did much mischief by our modern read . ng of the Sabbath. This bill fixed upon trading exclusively, leaving out amusements and work entirety, and that was a point which the Sab batarian legislators shrunk from touching. To interfere with work would affect our great clubs and coteries • it would interfere with the cooks, and footmen, and but lers, and carriages of the aristocracy ; and he thow_fht that to stop short of the legislation that would affect those was a pitiful and sordid hypocrisy. (Hear.) Mr. KER SEYMER wished the house would go into committee on this bill. He was not a Sabbatarian, but he was not prepared to give up the Lord's-day as a day of rest. Although Sunday was a day of rest it should be also the Lord's-day. The hon. gentleman (Mr. Massey) said there was little trading on Sundays in Mary lebone ; he (Mr. Seymer) wished the hon. member had accompanied him last Sunday to Houndsditch. He went purposely to see that district, and the amount of Sunday trading there was very extensive ; and not only trading, but a public meeting was placarded to petition against this bill. He did not see many people sign the petition, for he believed it would be highly inconvenient for most of the people he saw there to state their names and residences. (Laughter.) He thought that all that had taken place on the discussion of this bill showed in the strongest way the necessity for the adoption of the pre sent bill. Sir J. SHELLEY supported the bill. [LEFT SPEAKING.] FIFTY THOUSAND A-YEAR.—In the Vice-Chancellor's Court, the case of Manby v. Bewieke and others, has, within the last few days, been argued. The statements in the bill are assumed, for the purpose of the demurrers, to be true. The plaintiff, a common day-labourer and gardener, living at Louth, Lincolnshire, seeks to esta blish his title, as heir-at-law of a certain Dorothy Wind sor, and of his grandfather, Stote Manby, to certain pro perty in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the county of North umberland, producing a rental of nearly 50,000/. a-year. This case came before Mr. Baron Parke at the last assizes for Newcastle, and attracted considerable atten tion, as Mr. Warren, Q.C., the author of " Ten Thou sand-a-Year," appeared for the plaintiff, and in a power ful and romantic speech, sketched the history of the case, and intended to have called three witnesses of the re spective ages of 103, 101, and 98, in support of his case. The learned counsel, however, after hearing some obser vations from his lordship, consented to a non-suit, and the case has, therefore, come on again. On Monda Mr. Wil'cock, Mr. Warren, Q.C., M r. Teller, Mr.y, Roxburgh, Mr. Nalder, and Mr. L. Webb, having con cluded their arguments, the V ice - Chancellor said the plaintiff, although represented as a pauper, had had the advantage of three very able counsel to defend him. He was obliged to conclude that, even assuming the aver ments of the bill to be proved, there was nothing to show that the parties had obtained possession of the estates by fraud. There was also a careful avoidance of any averment that if there was fraud it had been completed. He must allow the demurrer on these grounds—that no fraud was so sufficiently averred as would enable the Court to deprive a party of possession after so long a period ; that there was nothing to show that the party, by due diligence, might not have discovered the alleged fraud at a much earlier period ; that enough was not shown to connect the defendants with any participation in the alleged fraud. He had great difficulty in saying that any amendment ought to be allowed. It was de sirable that the Court should not encourage demands of so stale a character. He allowed amendment, because it seemed impossible to believe, if the plaintiff's case were true, that some docements must not be in existence which would throw more light on the matter. He was, however, far from encouraging the plaintiff to proceed. tt:isiness this day. CENTRAL CRIMINA G COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. ' (Before )!r. Baron Parke.) Charles Howard, 29, William Stewart, 27, and Charles Pink, 30, were indicted for the manslat.ghter of Anne Legg. Mr. Payne prosecuted; Mr. Metcalfe defended Howard. The facts of this case have appeared very recently in the police reports. It appeared that, about a quarter past seven o'clock,. on the evening of the 20th May, the prisoners, with another man, were in a light cart on the Tottenham-court-road, and Howard was driving. Ac cording to the testimony of the witnesses for the prose cution, this prisoner was whipping the horse, which was going at a very rapid pace, and the deceased, who was the wife of a respectable tradesman living in the neigh bourhood, who was crossing the road on her way to chapel, was knocked down, and received such severe in juries as occasioned her death a very few days after wards. After the accident occurred Howard again whipped the horse, and proceeded down the road at a furious pace towards Oxford-street, and upon their arriving at the corner of that street the cart came in contact with a post and it was overturned, and the prisoners were thrown out and were taken into custody. They all appeared to be intoxicated. It was elicited, in cross-examination, that when the deceased came near the carts he appeared alarmed and hesitated, and one of the witnesses expressed an opinion that if she had gone on and had not stopped as she did the cart would not have touched her. The prisoner Howard received a very good character from his master. At the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. Baron Parke expressed his opinion that there was no evidence against either Pink or Stewart, as they appeared to have been merely passengers in the cart, and not to have done anything to encourage the other prisoner. The jury accordingly found those prisoners not guilty. The other prisoner Howard was found guilty, but re commended to mercy on account of his character, and he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Monich, Peter Christian, a good-looking young Ger man, was indicted for stealing a quantity of plate and other articlss from Diana Oliver. Mr. Duncan prosecuted. The facts have been veiy lately before the public. The prisoner had gone about to various places taking lodg ings, and as soon as he got in plundered the houses of all he could lay his hands on, and then decamped. lie was found guilty. Sentence deferred. THIRD COURT. (Before Russell Gurney, Esq.) John Williams, 48, publisher, a gentlemanly -looking man, was indicted for obtaining, by false pretences, books amounting in value to about 3,0001., the property of Richard Allen Spriggs, with intent to defraud. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr. Cooper and Mr. Giffard defended. The prisoner had, it appeared, originally been in busi ness as a bookseller at No. 106, Great Russell•street, but, falling into difficulties, the prosecutor had, after assisting him, at last bought the business, and the money to make the purchase being made by the trustees of the prosecutor's wife, the business was carried on un der the name of Hatchley and Co. After the prisoner had sold the business, the prosecutor retained him in the business, paying him a regular salary ; and in this position he remained for some time, but ultimately pri soner again went into business upon his own account, and failed. After this he came to prosecutor, who, out of kindness, again employed him at a commission to sell for him ; and whilst so engaged, the prosecutor, placing in him the greatest confidence, allowed him to have books of the most valuable description, and illustrated, upon the understanding that they were for different members of the nobility and gentry, amongst whom was the Earl de Grey, Earl Bradford, and Lord Calthorpe• The whole was a fabrication, and the fraud being found out, the books were ultimately traced to various pawn brokers, where they had been deposited for sums in the whole amounting to 800/. Ths case was likely to last all day. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There was a fair average supply of English wheat on sale in to-day's market, and the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, at Monday's decline in the quotations. For foreign wheat there was scarcely any inquiry; in deed, in some instances the currencies were almost nominal. To effect sales lower rates must have bee❑ submitted to. We had a dull sale for barley and malt, at last week's currency. The supplies were moderate. Oats moved off slowly, yet prices were supported. In the value of beaus, peas, and flour no change took place. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. ( Malt. Oats. Flour. 2,910 920 3,270 100 720 700 9,610 7,490 1470 sks. English .. Irish .... Foreign .. BOROUGH HOP. The demand for most kinds of hops is steady, and prices are well supported. WHITECHAPEL. We had a moderate trade, at the following prices : —Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 58 2d to 68 4d ; veal, 38 8d to 42 8d ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. EMPE RIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) at The L e :D eI R e D ek O . HANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack Scotla n d CAMPBELL la r ediefaveer presented of a tetalv several rebibitiee p ef eti t t h io e n e s from eleef spirituous liquors on the Lord's-day. The Marquis of SA.LISBURY begged to call the at tention of the noble lord the Secretary at War to the supply of water in the neighbourhood of the camp at Al. dershott, and the consequent inconvenience suffered by the troops in that quarter. He was understood to ask whether her Majesty's Government had taken any mea sures to remedy the evil to which he had alluded. Lord PANMURE said it was quite true that the water in the neighbourhood referred to was very deficient. Every exertion was, however, made by sinking wells in different parts of the camp, from which water is now being derived aided by the appropriation of a stream three-quarters of a mile distant the evil complained of would be entirely reme died. He was happy to say, in consequence of a report he had lately received from General Knowles, the officer in command, he had every reason to believe that the health of the troops was most excellent. Lord BROUGHAM presented a great many petitions against the sale of intoxicating drink on Sunday.. SECOND READING. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the Maryport and Carlisle Railway Bill was read a second time. . THIRD READINGS, The following bills were severally read a third time and passed :—Commercial Road, Kingston-upon-Hull, Hessle and Ferriby Road, Abingdon Railway, Ashton under-Lyne Water, Nottingham and Loughborough Read, Manchester Improvement, and Renfrew Police and Improvement. Lord CAMPBELL referred to the custom of confining troops to barracks during the assizes, under an order from the Commander-in-Chief. He (Lord Campbell) could not see the policy of that order, and he hoped that the hon. and gallant officer would not continue the practice. Lord HARDINGE said that it was a very old prac tice in this country to issue such orders. In Ireland, however, the practice was altogether different. During the assizes in the sister country the troops were actually marched from barracks to the neighbourhood of the court-house. The noble lord was understood to say that he would take the matter into consideration. RELIGIOUS WORSHIP BILL. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in moving that the report upon the amendments in the bill be re ceived and agreed to, addressed the house in explanation of the provisions of the bill, which .were to improve the opportunities of the people to attend their places of worship on Sunday. The noble earl referred to certain statistical statements with the view of show ing the proportions of the population that at tended divine service on the Sabbath, and the lamentable fact that the vast body never thought of attending religious worship at all. The object of this bill was to repeal the 22d of Geo. 111., which forbade the assemblage of more than twenty per sons for the purpose of religious worship in private houses. He rejoiced to have an opportunity of bearing his testimony to the incalculable value of the London City Mission. The order, decency, and efficiency of that mission were most admirable. They bad more than 400 agents who were engaged every day diving into the recesses of vice and misery. Where misery existed there was sure to be found one of those City Missionaries. In his conscience he believed that the peace of the metropolis in the eventful year of 1848 was saved mainly through the united exertions of the London City Mission in con junction with the Church of England. In many parts of London there were now what were called " mothers' meetings," held under the City missionaries, and under some clergymen of the Church of England. These meet ings were rather singular. The object was to assemble together as many as possible of those mothers who bad hitherto led the most abandoned lives, totally neglecting their children, to get them together in a small room, where they should be taught to knit and sew, and during that time be read to by some person appointed for the purpose. He could show their lordships, within a short distance from that house, an assembly o f 500 or 6 00 of these mothers, who had been drawn from the paths of vice by the instructions of the missionaries, and who were now performing ,in a creditable manner all the various duties of life. He believed, indeed, that when the Archbishop of Canterbury offered up a prayer at the opening of the Crystal Palace, in the presence of her Majesty, he was guilty of a manifest violation of the law of the land. Was that a state of things that ought to be allowed to exist ? About nine months ago a landed , gentleman in the north went to live upon his estate. He found the parish in a most neglected condition, and seeing that nobody was willing to do any thing for the population, he went one evtning in every week to a neighbouring cottage, and read a chapter of the Bible and some religious tracts. The meeting was numerously attended, but after a few weeks he was obliged to drop it, in consequence of a hint he received that a person was about to lay an information against him under the Conventicle Act. That was a very strong instance of the evil and mischief inflicted by the law. The reasons for the act had passed away. Nobody would wish to revive the Conventicle Act, while the Act of George 111, was wholly unsuited to the temper of the present times. To enforce it now would be to run coun ter to the spirit of the age, and to materially injure the progress of religion and the education of the people. The Bishop of LONDON said should their lordships adopt the bill, he hoped that an amendmept would be introduced to the effect that nothing contained in the act should authorise any clergyman to conduct any re ligious service without the permission of his bishop. Without such a clause as that it was impossible for his right rev. brethren to consent to the measure before the house. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that if the right rev. prelate would prepare a clause to the effect stated, he would be glad to give it his best consideration. The Bishop of OXFORD was willing to incur the im putations which the noble earl had cast by anticipation upon all who should venture to oppose his bill, rather than allow their lordships to pass a measure which would materially interfere with the working of the Established Church. In saying that, he spoke not his own opinion only, for at a meeting held yesterday, under the sanction of the Archbishop o(Canterbury, ofstll the bishops then in town, it was unanimously agreed that the bill of the noble lord must be opposed, The noble earl talked of the " temper of the times." But that should render their lordships more cautious as to altering the law,lunless a satisfactory case was made out in its favour. Why, it had been proposed to found a Free Church of England in various parishes. That was, a church in which people were to be gathered and told that they belonged to the Church of England as much as if they went to the parish church. The Earl of HARROWBY was understood to support the bill, but his remarks were totally inaudible in the gallery. The Earl of CARNARVON objected to the bill as removing the line of demarcation which separated the Church of England from dissent. The Duke of ARGYLL thought they must all admit that it was an evil to have in the statute book a law which we did not; could not, and dare not habitually enforce. That was the case with the laviat present in existence, and on that ground alone there was good ground for alteration. The LORD CHANCELLOR confessed that the argu ments of his two right reverend friends had wholly failed to satisfy him that there was anything in the bill dan gerous to the Established Church or the religious insti tutions of the county. The Earl of RODEN regarded this law as a blot on the statute-book, and he wished that the decision of the house to-night would be in accordance with this view. Their lordships then divided. The numbers were— Contents (in favour of the bill) Non -contents (against it) 3O Majority —1 The Roman Catholic Charities Bill was read a third time, and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the Llynvi Valley and Bridgend Railway Bill were considered. The following bills were read a third time and passed: —Gun-barrel Proof Rouses (Birmingham and London), Londonderry and Coleraine Railway, East of Fife Rail way, and Great Northern London Cemetery. The Dagenham Docks Bill was considered and ordered to be read a third time. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 13.—Wind this day at noon, B, light breeze, and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Juno I2.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—George, from London, and sailed for Barbadoes. Sailed—Van guard, for the Mauritius. _ FALMOUTH, June 12.—Wind, variable. Arrived—Greek Slave, from Safe; Gladiator, S wansea , f or H avannah, y Sal PLYMOUTH, June 12.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Tyne mouth, from London, for the Crimea; H.M.S. Childers, Sheerness, for Africa. Off port- Sir R. Peel, from New Ysrk ; Imperatrice Eugenie (transport), Crimea. DOVER, June 12.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Pacific, from Hartlepool, for Australia. WELLS, June 12. - The Haabet, from Konigsberg, grounded in the middle of the Channel, floated off after partly discharging, is much strained and leaky, and the cargo is considerably damaged. NEWPORT, June 12.—Wind, S. Arrived—Maria Teresa, from Antwerp, for Savannah; Alfred, Bremen, for St. Thomas ; Plebe, London, for Jamaica. Sailed—Frigga, for Rio Janeiro. SUNDERLAND, June 12. —Wind, S.S.E. Arrived— Annthia, from Maulmain. SWANSEA, June 11.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Rambow, from Havannah. CLYDE, June 11.—Arrived--Royal Exchange, from Manila. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind, N.W. Arrived —Arab, from Alexandria ; Ann, Santander ; Wellfleet, New Orleans. Sailed—Thomas and William, for St. Thomas; Amazon, Para ; Marthine, Montreal. Wind, S. QUEENSTOW N , Ju ne 11. Arrived—Marie Clementhe, from San Sebastian. Sailed—Hibernia, Antwerp. (BY SUBMARINI AND Burma TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.39 a.m. Wind, S.E. ; tide, half flood; raining. Sailed, June 12—Cockermouth Castle, for Malta; Elec tric Flash, Balaklava. June 13—Lourina, for Leer ; Roehampton, for Cape of Good Hope; Harmony, Labrador; Hendrika, Rostock; Brilliant, Geelong. EAL Wind, N.B. ; light, thic k fog., Wednesday, 9.23 a . m. Anchored—Moro Castle, from London, for Newport. Sailed—The Julindur, from London, for Ceylon. ♦ INQUEST ON A PAY SERGEANT IN THE GVARDS. Yesterday Mr. Bedford held an inquest in the Orderly room, St. George's Barracks, relative to the death of Robert Sharman, aged 35, a pay sergeant in the Cold stream Guards. It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased, who had been 18 years in the regiment, was found dead in his room last Saturday morning His head was shattered by a ball, and a discharged firelock was lying near him. He had not been in bed. There was no evidence as to the manner in which deceased met with his death ; but it was stated by a witness that deceased's feelings appeared to have been hurt previous to his decease, by his having been replaced by another while drilling his men in Hyde-park, and by being repri manded in barracks for not drilling his men properly. Deceased bad said he had several obstinate recruits in his company. Verdict—" That the deceased died from the effects of a gun-shot wound, but how inflicted there was not sufficient evidence to show." At the last Court of Aldermen, a report of the Privi leges Committee was presented of their proceedings on the references of the 30th of May and 25th of No :ember, 1854, relative to the report of her Majesty's Commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of the Corporation of London, and stating that, being of opinion that important matters affecting the general interests of the Corporation and the Court of Aldermen in particular, are likely to come under discussion, recom mend the Court to refer it to them to take such steps therein as they should be advised, and be authorised to employ all such persons and use all such means as in their judgment may be deemed necessary to protect and defend the interests of the Corporation. The report was read, approved, and referred back to be mrried into ezoontion. 63 8 71 1024 31 ll 1031 44 St 84i 51 28 I fl-. 1 74i5 I s 75 I Si 1 Si 14 51i 51 121 I Si 28i 8 I a die 17 20 I 124 25 Si I 20 St. 10 3 25 10 9 1.0.6 / I St. 24 20 25 12a i I I_Vj I 20 23 i I 4; 12i 1 3 2i p I 1 Pre pm 13i STANDING- ORDERS REVISION. Mr. WILSON PATTEN moved the nomination of the following select committee, to revise the standing orders :—Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Henley, Mr. Bou verie, Mr. Fitzroy, Mr. Sotheron, Mr. Evelyn Denison, Sir W. Heatbcote, Mr. Greene, Mr. Strutt, Sir R o b ert Ferguson, Mr. Brotherton, Lord Stanley, M r . T atton Egerton, Mr. Bonham Carter, and Mr. Ewart :—with power to send for persons, papers, and records ; five to be the quorum. Agreed to. VALIDITI OF PROCEEDINGS (HOUSE OF COMMONS) BILL. This bill was read a second time and ordered to be read a third time this evening. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, commenc ing with clause 69 postponed from yesterday morning's sitting. Clauses up to 75 were agreed to. On clause 76, Sir B. HALL introduced an amendment to the effect that the owners or builders of new streets should in the first instance be obliged to put those streets into a pro per state of repair and pavement., and subsequently that should be done by the local authorities. After some remarks by Mr. HENLEY and Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, The clause as amended was agreed to. Clauses 78 and 79 were also agreed to after some amendments. The effect of the latter clause is to pre vent gas companies from selecting particular streets in a parish to light, but compels them to light the whole of a district or none. Clause 80 was expunged. C!auses 81 to 86 were agreed to after amendments. Clauses 87 and 88 were expunged. Clauses 89 to 97 were agreed to. O C l n a u cl s a e u s s 9 e B l t l o 2 l B l o l m e were di s c a u g s s r i e o e n d , t i o n . which Mr. Henley, Lord R. Grosvenor, Lord Ehrington, Sir 13. H a ll, Sir H. Willoughby, and Mr. Williams took part, arose as to the limitation of powers of parochial authorities, but it was eventually agreed to as amended. Clauses 113, 114, and 115 were agreed to without any discussion, Clause 117 was adopted without disc uss ion. On clau se 118 b e i ng pu t, w hich gavellroteetion to th e water compani e s o f the metropolis, some discusaion to o k place, and several amendments were proposed. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS objected to the clatise, con sidering that the water companies of the metropolis were sufficiently secure, and required no protection. If the clause was persevered in as proposed to be saner' ded, he should certainly give it his decided opposition. After some further discussion the amendments were withdrawn, and the clause as originally proposed was ordered to stand part of the bill. Clauses up to 123 were agreed to without material amendments. On clause 124 being put, Sir H. WILLOITaIIIVir said that it was objection able, inasmuch as it would call up on a ll p ar i s h es t o pay their rates in a lumping sum. Mr. WILLIAMS was afraid that the clause would greatly interfere with the rights of electors. Sir B. HALL said that he had been advised that the clause would not interfere with the rights of electors, inasmuch as the public officers of any parish might, if they chose, make these rates payable at a time that would not interfere with the rights of electors. Mr. HENLEY deprecated any rate being made on one sum. They might be very well for persons of capi tal, but with respect to the poor man it was a very dif ferent question. Sir B. HALL consented to the amendment if the clause, so as to prevent the evil complained of. The clause was then agreed to. The house then resumed. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Thursday, at 12 o 'clock. The house adjourned shortly before four to six o'clock. CowanscoAtflra.nd, in PETITIONS. fa v p o r u e r ss o n f ted a the Lord The ho use resumed at 6 o ' c l oc k. Edu cation. P e titi ons were also presen ted by Capt . Scobell P from Bath, i n favour of the Sunday Trading Bill ; by Mr. Schol e fi e ld , from the working-men of the metropo lis, in favour o f opening the National Gallery and Bri tish petition Advocate'sfrom two 01l placesforEdiu n Museum on Sunday ; and by Mr. Williams, from the clergy and architects of Lambeth, in favour of the repeal of the Beer Act of last session. OYSTER FISHERIES. On the motion of Sir G. B. PEcRELL, copies of the several letters from the Board of Trade of the 28th day of April, 1847, to the Commissioners of Customs, and of the 31st day of July, 1849, to Messrs. Royston, Alston, and Gibbs, on the subject of the oyster fishery in the seas on the east coasts of England ; and a return of all British and French fishing vessels that have been seized under the provisions of the act for carry ing into effect the convention with France concerning the fisheries, since the Ist day of January, 1852; with the date of such seizure, were ordered to be laid upon the table. Capt. L. VERNON, adverting to the intention of placing the Ordnance Military Corps under the Com mander-in-chief, to the pressing necessity for keeping up the effective strength of the corps of Royal Engineers, and to the present half-pay list of that corps, asked the Under Secretary for War whether it was the intention to make any arrangements whereby officers of the corps of Royal Engineers on half-pay, who are able and willing to serve, but who, from its being a seniority corps, are barred from returning to its effective strength, may, equally with other half-pay and unattached officers be employed on the staff of the army, or be appointed to such civil positions under Government as are now held by officers of Royal Engineers on full-pay, who would then be enabled to return the duty roster of the corps, whereby the State would have the services of every avail able officer of Royal Engineers, whether on full pay or half-pay ? Mr. PEEL said it was not necessary to make any arrangements on the subject. There was nothing in any shape in the regulations which prevented officers onhalf pay from getting employment. VICTORIA GOVERNMENT BILL. Mr. J. BELL gave notice that on the second reading of the Victoria Government Bill he should move that it be read a second time that day six months. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM. Sir E. B. LYTTON wished the house to come to some understanding as to the course of business on Friday next. The hon. member for Aylesbury had given notice of a motion, on the order of the day for going into com mittee of supply, on the subject of administrative reform. Now, according to the rules of the house, no amend ment could be moved on that motion, and as there were many hon. members who were favourable to adminis trative reform who could not accept the terms of the hon. member's motion, it would be obviously unfair to the house and to hon. members in connection with their constituents, to be compelled either to appear in hostility to a principle which they advocated, or else accept with the principle the positions con tained in a motion which they believed to be inaccurate •r unsound. He would suggest to the noble lord at the head of the Government the propriety of permitting the question to be brought forward as a substantive motion, in which case he (Sir B. Lytton) would submit an amend ment to the house which, he believed, would embody the views entertained by many hon. gentlemen, and which might meet the general acquiescence of the house. Lord PALMERSTON said he had already stated that the hon. member for Aylesbury should have precedence on Friday, and it was his intent►on to move the post ponement of the orders for that purpose. He could as sure the hon. baronet that the Government had no wish except that the question should receive the fullest discus sion, and be con.qdered in such a manner as to enable ' every hon. member to express his opinion if he should think fit so to do. If the house thought it desirable the hon. member should bring forward the motion as a sub stantive motion, he should have no objection to make such arrangements as would enable him to bring it on in that share. (Hear.) Mr. LAYARD was uilling to leave the matter in the hands of the house. He was ready to bring forward his motion either on the house going into supply or as a substantive motion on Friday, or some early day.-- (Cries of "Friday.") Mr. DISRAELI hoped there would be no mistake as to the arrangement. It appeared to be the opinion of the house, as well as of the noble lord, that the motion should be brought on on Friday in a substantive form. Mr. SCULLY trusted that if the hon. baronet pro posed any amendment it would be a substantial one, which might lead to some beneficial results. He had himself given notice of an amendment which, without blaming any one for what had occurred, would, he be lieved, lead to some substantial improvement. Lord PALMERSTON said that if the hon. member for Aylesbury would give notice to-night of his intention to submit to the house a substantive motion on Frieay, he would engage to move on that day that the orders be postponed. He trusted that any amendments which might be proposed would be placed on the books in suf ficient time. (Hear.) Mr. LAYA . RD then gave notice that he would bring the subject before the house as a substantive motion on Friday. _ _ DECIMAL COINAGE. decimalT ha t, tone o pin oans of to t h b i s e h n o euasrel,y thein a i u n d i t i i b a l t e i , 0 n m o o f Mr. BROWN, wh o a dd ressed the house in so low a s i y z4t e h m e moved—That, of coinage, by the issue of the florin, has been eminently successful and satisfactory ; that a further extension of such system will be of great public advantage ; that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to complete the decimal scale with the pound and the florin, as sug gested bytwo commissions and a committee of the House of Commons, by authorising the issue of Over - coins to represent the value of the one-hundredth part of a pound, and copper coins to represent the one•thousandth part of a pound, to be called cents and mils respectively, or to bear such other names as her Majesty may deem advisa ble. The hon. member, after adverting to the commission appointed by Mr. Spring Rice soon after the destruction of the old House of Commons, and quoting some ex tracts from their report in favour of a decimal coinage, said that, although some inconvenience might perhaps at first arise from the change which he recommended, he was quite certain that it would be very speedily got over, and that the f ac iliti es w hi c h a decimal coinage would afford in the way of calculation would be a great national benefit. The adoption of a decimal system had been recommended by many conferences at Frankfort on-the-Maine and Vienna ; and the advantages which were derived from the existence of such a system in China were witnessed by Dr. Bowring, who, in his work upon that country, bore testimony to the ease and ac curacy with which calculations were made by the Chinese. The universal adoption of a uniform decimal system of coinage would greatly facilitate the calcula tion of exchanges between different countries ; and there were various modes in which the change from the exist ing coinage to such a system might be made, so that neither individuals nor the public, would sustain any loss. Lord STANLEY seconded the motion. He hal complied with the request of his hon. friend that he would do so, partly beause he had been a member of the committee which sat upon this subject two years ago, and partly because, however little personally acquainted with commercial matters, he felt competent to bear wit ness to the preponderance of opinion in favour f change recommended by his hon. friend , 0 . the which existed among the commercial classes in mercantile and manu facturing towns. To the idea which di d, and m i g ht perbans still, exist, that the proposition for the adoption of a decimal system was a visionary t heory, be supported by th e opinions y which mi g ht of a few hon. members, but was not recommended by any great sci en tifi c autho rity, nor felt by th e country to be a practical necessity, he would oppose such authorities as Babbage, De Morgan, General P asley H o thers, w h om he was Herschel e , and many only prevented from mentioning by want of time —the opinion of the committee which sat in 1838, that of the commission which re ported last year, and that of the committee appointed by the house in 1853, which approached the subject in a fair and candid spirit, and before which evidence of the most various kinds was taken. It was also supported by 200 or 300 members of the two houses of the Legis lature, who were declared partisans of the proposition embodied i n th e re p or t of the last-mentioned committee ; and in add i ti on t o this, most of the chambers of com merce and great mercantile bodies, most of the ba n k s and commercial establishments of the country Were i n favour of such a decimal system. As to the advantage of the c hange, he believed there was no room for argu ment. There was in its favour such an overwhelming pre ponderance of evidence as amounted almost to unanimity. Even if we had a s ystem which proceeded by regular mu ltiples of any number other than ten, the Substitution for such a system of a decimal system would be of great advantage in calculation, as it happened that not only had we not a decimal system, but not even a system w hi c h proceeded by regular multiples of any number, the proposed alteration would have two advantage!-fiat, Clause 116 was agreed to with a few verbal amend ments. 5 5 5 20 100 100 100 20 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 121 433 74 5