The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-30 00:00:00

. M A RKET (1041-4.llEtßef 4 L FAT:: r,LIO.ENCE. 11 18 emt CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. — von market at Liverpool yesterday closed IY, but somew h a t t ame ly, a n d prices of all hi ti ° lll 3 were quite as dear. The sales were Cea. at 12,000 bales (of which 2,000 were for and 3,000 on specu:ation), comprising 650 C u l and Maranham, at 6ftd. to 70. ; 150 1)? at 5 1d.; 500 Egyptian, at 50. to 72d., and 14 S urat, at 31d. to 4d. per lb. The Railway ao4arket c l ose d qu i e t, but prices have slightly Vc'ved. ,t6 fa ir business has been done during the week i:yclonial Produce markets. Sugar has been rates, and the supply has been ample. 411Igi however, has declined 6d. per cwt., and 41ias ruled firm. For coffee the demand has Itilited, but values have undergone no reduc 'ea has ruled quiet, at former quotations. ag tended downwards, and in spices the late, ;th D lB not in all cases been realised. For cot t6erpe has been very little inquiry. Saltpetre Uner qualities has been at full rates, but 11,",t 18 cheaper. Tallow has ruled dull. .i ii ` 4l.a . H. W. Jewsbury and Co. state : : ii ttelligence of the sudden death of the Emperor of o a ll, lathe favourable effect it was thought likely to pro he negotiations for peace, created some slight activity 4 4 - ,rizets at the beginning of the month, and importers iostanc es , looking f)r higher rates, withdrew their T l4 r°4l the market. La'terly, however, the uncertainty g of a speedy peace, being concluded has rather ° Perations still the amount of business done during !! 2th has, on' the whole, been satisfactory ; importers 1 ,7 1) , Plied the mirkets moderately, and prices have maintained for most articles. The importa lipr'e been very large, and tho stocks generally still id, O ill excess of last year. The deliveries from the i i ," 4 3 ,e 8 , both for home consumption and export, con )r,,Lsactory. Dyes and dyeing materials have rather 11 ) .' in value. Cochineal and indigo are both dearer. Ilk: r emains without alteration. From the Continental kets the reports state more business had been 'tt i i'''oout any material aleration to notica in price,. er e cotton manufacturing districts the accounts are b , . ) D ; O i re satisfactory ; a fair business had been done in the of the month, but latterly from the large arrivals ,:fes had been accepted. From the woollen districts , p, i ", mention that trade has slightly improved, but e ' , B remained unaltered." the season opens more activity is observable o l g t he shipping interest, and the monthly list t 4 : I P by Mr. Miller, of the Jerusalem Coffee longer accordingly. Freights to Australia lj to be rather higher, hut a fair number of te ; . ou the birth, viz., about 10,000 tons to 1 4t1, , 8 ,000 to South Wales, and 6,500 Qouth Australia. To Bengal the shipping re presents 7,000 tons. ttiarket fir United States Securities has been at about the following prices Redeem ible. Per Cent. States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1862... 93 99 ati v es 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863...106 107 N t h an ts 5 per Cent ... 78 80 'll4 tis etts 5 per Cont. (Sterl. Bonds) 1863...102 103 ‘:4 . 4 , 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 91 92 ? , 4• 4 Per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1858-9-66... 83 81 `,44 6 Per Cent. Bonds 1886... 81' 88 'Per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1876 .. 107 103 't 1:11 LOANS OF CITIES. t-ea na 6 per Cent. Bonds RAILROAD BONDS. N l ,.ep . tra 7 per Cent. or'ltuaettn( ErieB t i per Cent. ................ .. ......... .. Mort -1868-1869...100 101 l ike• 44 glisli Stock Market opened at about yes ra.tes, Consols being 92 1 for transfer, e e there has been a rise to 93 and 93k, due ktel, kll .Y to the fact that the survey of several rt e v taken up by the English Admiralty for the tr h a Pee of troops and stores has been suspended, 1.4.," Orders given by the French Government firms here are put in abeyance. The O rs infer from this that there is some gro und for the hope of peace. As to ' "a47 l Ptance of any terms short of the t hat of Sebastopol, opinion in the City is I,r e Pat the continuation of the war would be !li itil i e ,rable, as securing ultimately permanent •'t( ) 4 1 ,t3. Consols for account have realised ''' 3 ) and after being 93A are now 93k. "fie Bills remain at 6s. to Os. premium. t° c l c, with the dividend, has been specially 12, 11 at 216. The Exchequer Bonds have been V to • ' ''l till Securities have been firmer generally. `4 ' l t have been done at 4, Grenada Deferred Yhrld Mexican at 20k. Buenos Ayr‘ s Bonds ) 14 e e ll quoted 53, and Chilian 104&. Turkish be e n a.% high as soi I. Spanish New Deferred Nei at 18/, and the Committee's Certificate to 6r 4 51. Dutch 2i per Cents. have been e . ''' ) wing are the nominal prices of foreign i'larenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Meal ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three ou to 52 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; ii,ltour-and-a-Haif per Cents., 89 to 91;., 674 New Deferred, 18i to 181 ; ditto Three v ents., 36-i to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to 5 1 - ; Passive, 4i to 4k. Ir Railway Shares the inquiry has been limited, Prices have alternated but little. Caledonian 40 w quoted ex dividend, and also South • The forei gn shares have been steady, Indian and C ana di an fi rm. 'Ltd Mexican Mine Shares are still in de -1.1141 and also Santiago de Cuba. Joint Stock Bank Shares are without change, Palace are higher again, and Canada `graent Debentures very firm. .1893... 80 82 .1875... 69 70 . ... 90 (ex d.) tEla FUNDS THIS DAY AT OS L o' Prom, the Oticztv t at °elt. • Consols Annxitiert ke 44 ' A 027 4 - 38 Account, April tjaller 81118, 240.. 407) ....... .... . 96 _,, • ....... ei ttei : ..... ....... . . 9 ; %t o Bonds 1358, 31 per Cent. 94. . gkj 0 -, oir FOREIGN IBS9 FII " NDS AT ONE - o'CL 0 ! K ! k i l i o l S h o 'hes Bonds, 6 per Ceut 53 'l 6 r b ll4B , 6 per Cent.. ........ Citcli 'ollds h i , °tide, Deferred • 6 .‘, l tt(i f Per emit. ::L 4 llll °l ' the Account 2o' itilo 7, T , ‘ 11 _ 4 8_, 3 per Cent Cent - ew Deferred, 3 per — S' the Account CI Oh i runittee Cort. of Coup. nut fun st p c .1 0 " clB , 6 per cent SW i $ --r the Account BO N I dividends on the above oavabto in Loecon ella4 ge, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil 62 71 3 lIALP-PAST TWO. 9 0 1 sols q 3 Di tto, April Acco , int tr l SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) MarchN SO —Wd weather this day at `te,„' to N.E.• ind ant breeze, and cloudy. There has rain and sleet this morning, but the Mer -01114517 high, anti indicates fine weather. N o litoUTH, Mardi 29.—Wind, E. Sailed—Deva, for the Ciiin.ea. ,t r 4 OUTH, March 29.—Wind, E. Arrived—Grati &cr,ikephi i izp . ecollar, with several lascars sick, and in Cid - Z. IIT R, March 2 9.—Wind, E. Arrived—Grampus, k%it 4 ozas ; Orline Rio Janeiro. Off Port—Louisa, iT: Janeiro, and ;ailed for Bremen. e i' 4l4 ProN March 29.—Wind, E. Sailed—Southern. i c i 4) l; / °. l :Yew iealan; L r t. :A croN, Marcia 29.—The Albion, from . Newcastle 4 i ° , has been got. off shore, without serious damage ; 14 41 ,sehargi n El tt ) .."A, March b 29.—Wind, S.E. Arrived— Emma st'47l from V a lp ar m i so il t t) March 28. ---Sailed—City—City of Manchester, for (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. - -- . Mountain. Maid, from Bombay ; Fernandes, • E ed d itto. Lord Dufferin, from Callao ; Elizabeth Lewis, QUEMiSTOWN, March 28. tar !SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.55 a.m. 4j; tide, two hours floo , l ; weather, cloudy. 29th—Equity, from Antwerp. 30th—Chicora, from Melbourne ; John Bull l'hb 4l burg ; Seine (s.), Boulogne ; City of Rotterdam 441:Iti 11 Eirk ; Nil Desperandum, - Point de Gal le. 1t11', 4--- Gertrude, for Aden ; Falcon, Jersey ; Alar (s.), k DEAL, Friday, 9.31 a.m. t „ ; moderate, with hail. Flttt f" - -Geelon o , ,, from Madras, for London ; Gloucester, t.:l, ; Diagram, Calcutta ; Flora Moor, Foo-choo-foo ; Eif t , Michlel's—all for London ; Florencia, London, 11 / 4 10: °4 Eleauor, London, for Baibadoes ; Prom thus, ". fQr Cadiz. 1e mount of specie britight by the Canada from t t tilt e d States yesterday is 320,000/ , an unusually 11 / 4 1 4 11 4 11 0, considering that her port of departure was Atfl44Z4t CLUB, 1765.—The members of this club dined ki ltiv; el ; on Wednesday evening, at the Thatched House. b," 1 1 ' 4 ° ' \Vale tt presided, supported by upwards of 20 ti ti ti °l4 oers. In the early part of the evening a special ' l ,„'t 0 4 of members was held, when a variety of bus:- 4 'll - . - tioected with the society was transacted. LT:II,-1:1,10 nicinbefi thia duo and mectino f;L tho s,etison on \VerineFday Thateli4Holliie. W. There were also present the Duke of Buck `ll4.„L-") I \ir. R. Palmer , Mr. Hall, M,P., Mr. "vAbull, Mr, &c, .; SPARE MARKETS, (Thl6 DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILA ATI. Aberdeen .. A !übg. Nottr,g. test andrEastn: Janct„ Bolfast &,Ballyinena• EirnOng. Wolverla;& Btour VaILT Birkenhd. Immesh: 6; Cheshire Junet Do. Che,sb. & £5O and 225 Cons. Do., £20... Myth & Tyn s origina £25 (is d. at .£l5 Bristol and Exeter Caledonia:n. Carmarthen and Car digan Chester Orlyhead Cork and. Bandon.. Cork, Black, &Pas, Cornwall Crieff Junction Dubl in &Belfast June Dundee PertMaher deon Junction Do. New....... East Anglian Eastern Counties ' Eastern Union, A Stock B Stock Do., Now A. l , :ast Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgov Edinb. and Peebles.. PrLL 'Dundee 'orth' Si Clyde Jun , . Furness.. Do. Extension.. Glasgow &S. Waste' • rent. Northern Do., A. Stock... Do., B. Stook c.a. SO. &West.(lre. Treat Western !)o. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk.. Irish Soneu-Easter, r..aneaster & Carl 'Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds..... I...lnoash. autlYork s! [Do., D). ' Wst. Riding ITT , iv.Craty.ti,Soutlibt, Leaden Rt Black , sai ght,&1 4 .0 , , ,orml. and N. Jo. Fifths )O.IUI. Sh. , Al& B ondonand l. 4. W.et 24 1.. & . & Line, Do. Shu o , No. 1 Mao. dt Liu.. Un Aidland 'o. & qidld. G. West. (Ire ; 'lo, ilslf Shares learcastle & CarliAh Awinkt.Bury Exton Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrf evvry & guniskillet: Warrenpoini and Itostrevor. `Tor-folk Northu.Counties Un. North British North Devon, No. 1 00., No. 2 /0., # A Deferred B Guaranteed' Eastern—Berwick 00. do. Extension oo.do. G.N.E. Parch Do. Leeds 00. York North London Do. New ,ElO N.&S.Wstrn.,Hanip stead, and City Jn.. North Stafforishire.., North Western.„ N. Rz S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland . 3hrewsby. & Uerefd. Thropshire Union South Devon 4outh Eastern 'South Wales Yrksh. & my. Dur Do Stai nes, Wok. &Wok Stockton Darlll, itGlkten & Hart Taff Vale Do. XlO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and RAilway Vale of Neath... Waterf i. & R.ilkenn: Waterforfl&Limer , West Cornwa'l West-End of London and Crystal Palace West London. Wimblecin &Croydobl 'Closing Prices yetterday. 20. - 21 - 4i 84 -- 8i 13i - 13 - 16 - 17 -- 88 - 90 631 - • 641 lz - 13),i 6 - 8 3i - 2i 5 - 6i 14 - 15 11i - 11? 29 - 31 20 - 22 72 74 57 69 2d par 20 21 - C 8 - 70 83 - 89 72 - 74 23 - 91 3 151 65i 59 - 61 70 - 73 6 - 7 6 7 :6 • .62 71 -- 8A 97 94 99i . -- 1004 - id A ti 1 83 81 8A 8 7 -- 6i 241 24 8 Ba 69i - 704 Id 43 9 .P 11 la 2 48 - 50 3# 28i 23i 9 11 -- 5 7 71 - 72 71 41 31 12 3 / 4 13 48,E •- 49 3 / 4 49 50 d par 4(1 4 4 6 11 d j ar 29 - 30 100 - 102 64 - tis 45 47 12a 13= 62 63 28 29 4 2 2 1 36 - 38 ~• -"' 4i 5 16t 4 5 22 - 4 5i - 62 - 6 - 7 FOREIGN. Anywerpdatotterdam l Belgian Eastn. ill•ezi ere to Graiseesate: Bombay, Baroda, anti Central 1 n d Central of Italy 1 )emerara )ijon anal Re zancon, Inteb Rhenish Eastern of France New ; , 'as`,, Indian Do EY ;ension Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay '57 convertible P.. do. do., '59, do of Cana.<l. , ..A. is Do. St. Lawrence & Attar tic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., e•on. into Stk. till '6.3 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. (.It. Central of Fran, • It. Indian Peninsml , , Do. New 5 per cent Great Luxeinbour- Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Cana,d. Shares Do. Bas., payablc's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 rlo. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option nanditon & Toronto !Do. 6 per cent. Lake Cont. Ei & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New . _ Namur di Liege (with. interest). ...... Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D o .20 /. Shs.lale Char-' leroi and Erquelines, guar. 3 p. c. & red.' at 22y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 )o. 201. 3 p. c (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) Norv,TegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen.— ParisCaen&Cherbrg. llouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse , Do. 5.1 p. cent. Pref ioutbern of France it. Andrew's and Quebec (A), West Flanders Do 5 per c. Pref • tVestern of France WeFt. of Switzerland Zealand JOINT-STOP - 8 . 4 1 - 14 2 - 24 p 2 - 34A - 34 i - ii -1 - *i 9i 8i 49 51d 89 91 2 I - 2 - 2i 2i - 3 17i - 18 96 - 98 96 - 98 100 - 102 93 95 19. E -19 i 98 -- 100 dig i . 2ip par ip li lb Gi - 6i 34i -- 34/ 121 -12 i - 4 - 9 \ 22 --22;pi 47 49 40 42 Pro 22 22! d l 2 lad Si 84 ••• - -• ... - pm • 3 • a 6A fit - iii :11 BANKS. 83 85 i'd = i-ci 3 - 20 21 d fP 5 - 35 39 - 41 65 - 67 7i - I" = itt Bun done this day. 25 St. 20 St 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 ) all all (4.itish Colonial Bank and Loan Corupan Q all Brithb N. Amoricat 5 5 Chart'. Bank of Asia I Chrtd. Bilk. of ludith, & Chim O 25 Colonial 0 20 Commercial of Loud. 18 English Scottish anti Australian O all Loud. Clam' Bk. of Australia () 5 Tato New O 20 Lon ion and Collniy 0 10 London Joint Stook (I 20 Loud. & WoEitiniustol, O 35 National Provincia7i of England 0 10 Do. New O 22 ; National of Ireland. O all Now South Wales ' B all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 0 25 Vrovincial of Ireland 5 ; al; Li Lti A.llscraiia 2< Do. Now 10 Union of London ,„,1 89i 62 x d 8 7f 981 100 991 454 6O I xd THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY Ein MARC , H 30, 1855. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing closing Prices Business Shr• Paid. RAILWATI. Compass. yesterday. this day. 50 all, 3edford and London & Bletchley _ West. St. 1.00 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. 15 97 St. 100 Clydesdale.Te Nedon... 7 99 25 24 Col. Stour Vy E. 11u. & Sud. and Hal E. C..... ... ••• St. 1.00 E. Lineolngr 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 134 136 St. all alas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct St. all Do. New Do •• •.. 25 all Glstr.di Dn.Fi Gt. Wes:a 100 all ffrtlpl. Dk. & Now. Railway & terw. 50 all Hull & Selby ET. &NM 104 106 25 all Do. Shares. Do.. • ••• 12 all Do. Shares. Do lat all Lon.&Greenv S. Easton 12i 184 20 all Do.Prefereno Do 23 —24 10 all Lon.,Til.,&S Peto &Co. 101 11} St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk_ St. 1.00 Do. 6 per et. 51 all Manch. Bxtn L.&N.W and Matlocl. & Midld. 2i 50 all Widdlesbro' & Stekton & Redear Darliugt. 100 all ffidld.Bradfd Alliclland.. 90 92 50 all Northern an Easternsp.e. E. Count. 57 69 50 all Do. 6 per et. D 0... •• ••• 50 all Do. Fixedsp. Do •• ••• 25 all Prost. &Wyr( L.&N.W &Ln&Y: 12. all Do. Shares. Do • -- ••• St. 100 itoystn.&llit GtNortlu 130 133 25 18$ Shof.Roth an( lancash& Gool eg. 5 p.c Yorksh. 12 96 S. Staffordsb. 4.3lClear 2i —2 . d 50 all .VearValleygi Stookt. & 6 per aeut... Darlingt 25 all Do Do. St. 100 "Xilts&gomrst /tWestn. 89 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 kl•erdeen ....,1102 ••••• 103 :A. 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. 0.... 90 92 25 30 !Myth and Tyne 10 per ••• • c. pref. (issd. at 500 St. 100 'iris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 92 91 20 .5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... St. 100 'aledonian £lO 97 —99 1.5 all Thester & Holyhead luar. 53 per cent_ 93 all 1)o. do. Pref. No. 2 ..„ • all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 - all Cork dtßandons3p.e 2 4d all Dundee Perth &Aber - goon Junction 411 Ea.stern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No. 1 1 , pm 6 all Do: No. 2 Pm 10 all Do. New 6 r . c. Sti. 121 13/ 20 111 tr.,astern Union, Gar per cent - ••• 5 nll Do. 51., 10 nor cent — 16 all Do. 10 1. St. all Do. do. 4 per cent — St. 100 East Lancash.6 p. ets — 5 all East and West York shire Junc. Fifths ... St. all EdinhPrth.&Dundut 4 per cent. St. DO Glasgow &S.Westorn Guar. 5 per cent ... St. 100 Groat Northn. sp. c ll4 116 St. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem lO7 109 108 St. 100 Do. 43 p.c lOO 102 23 all Do. sp. c. Scrip, Red at sp. c. I 4p 10 all Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prof ••• 64 100 (it. Soutlin.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)._ ..• 20 8 Do. 4 per c. Pr2f. St ... 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. sp. c) 6 6A St. 100 Do. con. red. 41 p.c 96 91 971 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c B7 St. 100 Do. irred. 4p.c. 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh lO 103 10 all Do. °nester Bp. c.P.S. 161 174 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do lO 103 St. 010 Do. Birm„ Gua. Stk. 71 —73 265 all Do. Ches. Gua, Sh l Bl 19 4 131 all Do. do. do 20 all Do. do. do ...... 16 6 Lan. &York. F. 1:20 St. o'o Do. 6p. c. Stock - 135 St. 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c St. 1100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. ... ••• St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. ••• St. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton sp. et ..• ••• 50 5 London &S. Westerr Con. Thirds 2l 3 121 all Londonderry& Color 3 Shares ••• •.• 123 all Londy. & Ennis.3Sh — 10 all ',fan., Shef., & Lin New, £lO l2l 13 6 41 Do. £6 # 4p 4 4 121 all liarypt.&Carl.4p o 12. all De. 43 percent ~. 123 10/ Do •• ••• St. 100 Aid. Consol.6 p • c • St. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 133 135 1341 163 113 Do. Pref. 41 per cen , 14 Id dis 111 10 Norfolk Debenture .. 4 —4l St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stool , S 5 —B7 St. 100 Do. 5 p.c. Eat lO3 105 St. 100 Do. 53 per ct. pref — St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c — St. 00 North British lOl 103 St. 100 v. B. Derw, 4 p.c P. 90 —92 17 5 Do. do. do — 31 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.e 121 9 Do. do. Quarters 4S 25 10 Do. York D.& A'. NI% 4 - 3d 20 all North Staffordshire.. St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Vlolverh.£ls, 6 n.c. 106 108 1061 8i all Scot. Cent. ,New Prof 25 all South Devon l3 —l4 10 1/ Dm. fixed, 41 per cent 3d par 1.0.6 1 an S A . Eastern (Reading nn.) of £1 Os. 6d. 221 234 20 all S Wales Gua. 4p. c. 20 all Do. do. 43 p. c.... 20 all B.Yorksli.4p.o.Guar l • 15 —l7 25 all Stockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent ... • ... 25 15 Do. do. do. / 1 4p 1.24 all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. e. till Ist July, 1856 ... •—• MINES. 1 I all Agua Fria a ... i 1 I all Anglo Austria. Gold ... ... •.• 10s.I all inglo Californian - I 20 6 Australian. ll - 2 1 all Australian Cordillera ... - ... 1 all Australian Freehold. ... - ... 1 all Ave Maria ••d 4'W. -.-... 1 all Baden (Gd.D achy of) 1 - 1 50 all Blasnarvou Iron and Coal . - 7 20 13.5 British Iron 4l - 51 35 251 3ra,zilianlmp.(issued at .E 5 pm 2l - 8 30 all Do. Cocaes & Culab a 2 - 21 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 -31 1 4 Carsons's Creek i - i Y 1 D . Clarendon Cons. MM. Co. of Jamaica 1 -id /0 all Cobre Copper 49 - 51 5 1 Colonial Gold i A St. all Copper Min. of Eng 4O - 45 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent par - 2ai ... 16 Copiapo ...., ....... 5 all English andwa Austin Copper &g no ll - 2 2 1 Fortuna par -ip 20 all General.. l4l - 161 1 all G't.NuggetVeinßeg. 1 - a 4 all Great Polgooth. 1 all Liberty •.. - ••• 3 all Linar es . 7l - 5 1 Lusitanian par - ill 111 1 all Mariquita ........ - 1 1 all New Granada 4 - 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co ... - 1 all Nouveau Monde a - .i . i 20 all Pontgibaud Silver Lead MM. & Smelt. 15 - 16 5 1 Port Philip i - i 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhynxney Iron l9 - 21 15 all Do. New 5 - 6 30 11/ Santiago de Cuba...,. 6/ - 61 61 a 1 all South Australian i - 1 10 71 Tin Croft.., .. 11 -- 2 2E4 all United Mexican 6 - 61 61 1 1 all Waller 1 - 0 1 all West Mariposa a - 11 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia - ••• 1 all Yuba • ••• - ••• MISCELLANEOUS. 25 171 Australian Agricult. 30 - 31 301 20 ... Australsn.Peifie.Mail ... - ... 10 all Ausl;raln. Royal Mai) ... - ... 10 7 Berlin Water Works 21 -21 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 - •60 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co ... - ... 100 321 Canada ll9 - 121 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct. Jan. and July llB - 1081 1081 5 all Crystal Palace 3l - 3 i 3 8 i 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... - ..„ 1 1 Di - 18ton Tron Ore ... - ... -,. 20, 5 Eastern Steam '''' ,25 :'22 : ElectricTelegraphfA 15 - 16 - ..: : A.... . all Electric Teleg. of Ir. ... - ... .:45- -14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... - ... .20 all General Screw Steam ... - .., .20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugai ... - ... 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ..„ .„. ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... -- 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien. 61 - 61 1 all N s a t t e . a P l a n t. N S a t x e i a g m at.Co. Fuel i " -. ...... -to 5 Netherlands Laud._ 1 - I • i 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. 1 all N. B. Australasian... i - 1 20 r.ll 121 P N e r e t lt hior. L fEu a o . r pst mn eSya i ni i. iii = 3 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... - ... 50 all Do. Do. ... - ...p 2 all Portland Iron C 0..... li - 2 100 60 loyal Mail Steam ... ~, -- ... 1 all Seat. Austral. Invest. 11i - li 1 i Ditto New - ,5 ,iii ,-,,, , t.t.1, - 3 ,; , :-, , ..r,.! .1, .7.11: 'l3 - Y:i , :17 i.'l 1 ':,_: ~.'-''. 1.- ' ,- -;‘" ,, . 1 .••' '', . k , . , 1 .. . i z i 20 5 n. st & Loan Co. of Upper Canada 00 .28a Irgli Diemaud_a Lan4 la ••r Div __ 1.31 PE A LIA 3 1E ENT Stratford Canning h a d ol:& tined an assurance from the • 1 Sultan that no s uc h execs tt i ons should take place in ® A I future. L PR, Mr. A. PELLATT and !erstood that the assurance applied to Christians becorei ng Mussulmen, and then re turning to Chri s ti an ity. •` . 4 Lord PA.LMERSTON sa id the assurance, as he under stood it, applied to the who) e cise of such executions. . STAMP tiUTIES. Mr. HAMILTON asked • the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether it was the intention of Government to propose, during the presen' t' session, any measure for abolishing the stamp dutie. ton matriculations and de grees in the universities of Cambridge and Dublin, and thereby to place students in those universities in the same position, as regards s' tamp duties, with students in the universities of Oxford, - Durham, London, the Queen's University in Ireland, and t the several Scotch univer sities ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was quite true, as the ho D. member stated, with regard to Oxford, and he could only say now that the subject, as regarded Cambridge and Dublin, was under the con sideration of the Gover: anent. THE n INS OF COURT. Mr. CRAUFURD asked the Secretary of State for the Home Dapartme nt when the report of the Commis siou appointed last s ansion to inquire into the Inns of Court would be laid on the table of the house ? Sir G. GREY sai d the report had not yet been re ceived, b u t b e was c :riformeil that it was pr e p are d, an d he might sh or tl y e• erect it. THE T JRANSPORT SERVICE. T th a e s k s t e e dah e e r First ijan d L sa o : d o of t 2, t s h o e o A t d o m o s i : ra waslSt y i r t a t T h k e.e taken a u E t p e ß f o w il i i i : :1: . B n the Conveyance of troops to the Medi terranean wiw Abc. , ,r she was t a k en up b y the new Trans port Board ; ; 'sow long she r ema i ne d i n the river after being taken , up ; and whether her dela fo p un t d, th y at Portsmouth present time had be en occasioned by its being re ,n her being su rv ey e d at Portsmouth, th tre were uo no me Jical stores on board, or magazine fitted for hold ani. ' Ale ammunition of t'he troops ? ~ ieb. She was not t a k en up f or t h e T ransport Service, 41r C. WOOD said the vesse l was engage d on the 14th but she remained i n th e r i ver 15 d ays f i ll i ng, and this ' was the only delay that occurred. THE AUSTRALIAN POST. Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Home Secretary what arrangements were being made for steam or any postal communication with Australia ? Sir G. GREY said the subject was now under conside ration with the Treasury and the Colonial Department with the view as stated in the question. METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT. Lord PALMERSTON stated, in reply to Mr. Fitz roY that there was no intention to bring in a bill this session to amend the Metropolitan Buildings Act. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Colonel NORTH moved the adjournment for the purpose of calling upon the Secretary at War to explain what he meant when he said Lord Methuen objected "t go on board a transport ship with his troops, be cause it was a sailing vessel." Lord PALMERSTON protested against this sort of proceeding. The m o ti on oug ht not to be made without some ,reason being stated for it. With regard to the question, he believed the objection to the ship arose out of her want of accommodation, and not because she wal a sailing vessel. Mr. DISRA.ELI said the necessity for the motion had become necessary in order that an answer of the Secretary at War, which had created some misappre hension, might be explained. Under those circum stances he thought the motion was justifiable ; but, of course, it would be withdrawn. Mr. PEEL said the vessel appointed to take out the Royal Lancashire Militia to the Mediterranean was a steamer, and not a sailing vessel. Lord Methuen was the commander of the troops, and he objected to the vessel because she did not afford sufficient accommo dation. The motion was then withdrawn. CONVENTION WITH SARDINIA BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked whether it was in contemplation to males any other loan of the kind ? Lord PALMERSTON said, when there was another loan it would be communicated to the house. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY inquired where the money was to come from to make good this loan ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER' said it would come out of the Consolidated Fund in the first in stance. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wanted to know why the interest was to be so low as 3 per cent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the loan would extend over a long series of years, and that the interest had been fixed at 3 per cent. Mr. BELLEW said the loan would come out of the Consolidated Fund in the first instance, but it would afterwards have to be made good in some other way. Now it was just possible that we should have to pay more than 3 per cent. for the money, and therefore he thought it would have been better to let Sardinia herself come into the market to raise the loan. The clauses were then agreed to, and the house hav ing resumed, the report was ordered to be received to morrow. --- Admiral Dundas. On the contrary, they had every reason to believe that the country was much indebted t 3 the gallant' admiral for the zeal and activity he bad displayed in the course of the war. The motion was then withdrawn. THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE AT BALAKLAVA. Mr. H. BERKELEY rose to move that an humble ad dress should be presented to her Majesty, praying that she would be graciously pleased to order that an inquiry by court-martial should be held on Li eutenant -General the Earl of Lncan for ordering a charge of the light cavalry at the battle of Balaklava. Ile undertook the discharge of this duty in consequence of the illness of a gallant relative, who if he wero present would then stand in the position which he (Mr. H. Berkeley) occupied ; and, if any apology were necessary, that was his excuse for trespassing upon the attention of the house. At tho same time, he must say that he had met with no military difficulties in this case which would prevent any civilian from perfectly com prehending it, and it was his intention to clear away as much as possible the military technicalities surrounding it. There never was a time when their soldiers were more dear to the nation than at the present moment. Their bril liant gallantry, their patient endurance of suffering, the high moral tone which bsamed forth in the extensive cor respondence that was printed, and which had been written by all grades of the army, entitled them to their respect, their gratitude, and he should hope to their protection. Was it not their duty narrowly to watch over the wel fare of that army ? Already had the people by an over whelming majority of their representatives in' that house demanded an inquiry into the destruction of thousands of their gallant men by the withholding from them of the absolute necessaries of life—fuel, food, raiment, and medical attendance. (Hear.) The late Ministry op posed that inquiry, and they not only lost their places, but they lost caste with the country. A committee had been appointed, and the inquiry was witnessed with satisfaction by the nation, and had produced a satisfactory effect. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. H. Berkeley) was there to ask for an inquiry into the destruction of 300 gallant men—as fine a body of men as ever drew sword or put foot in stirrup. (Cheers.) Those men had been, it was admitted, uselessly, vvautonlysacrificed, in an attempt where there was no pos sibility of success, and where defeat was certain. (Hear.) He was not able to ask for a committee to in euire into that loss, but he asked to have the proper tribunal constituted which was appointed for inquiries in such matters —a court-martial. (Hear.) The late Ministry was disinclined to inquiry ; it appeared the authorities at the Horse Guards hed followed their example, and were equally disinclined to inquiry, and it was to spur on their lazy virtue that he now brought forward this motion. (Hear.) Why they should refuse inquiry, and why inquiry should not be most natu ral in such a case, he was at a loss to understand. A court 'martial could be held on anybody. It could be held on a couple of boys who pulled each other out of bed and beat each other with a candlestick ; but when they asked her Majesty's Government for an inquiry into the death of 300 men who were thus wantonly sacrificed, they knew no thing at all of the proceedings. (Hear, hear.) • The care of life was peculiar to the English people, and laws were passed for the punishment of those who caused death by ignorance, carelessness, or incomp e t ence . (H ear, hear.) Were not the lives of their gallant solders as dear to them as the lives of passengers upon a railway, or were they prepared to say that when men put on the military uni form they forfeited all their care and protection ? Were they prepared to say that the charge of Balaklava was to be a charge of fools, or that the Government should use with respect to it the words of Falstaff— " I have led my raggamuilins where they have been well peppered?" (Laughter.) He (Mr. H. Berkeley) asked for inquiry into the conduct of Lieut.-General the Earl of Lucan, because he believed that, through misconception of his orders, that disaster at Balaklava had occurred by which 300 gallant men were slain—by which, though a minor consideration, the country lost 360 horses, which cost the Government not less than 1501. each—and by which the brigade of light cavalry was all but annihilated. He (Mr. IL Berkeley) had no personal feeling whatever in this matter; ho had no enmity whatever to gnstify ; it was deeply painful to him to discharge the duty he had undertaken. He had no charge to make against the honour or courage of Lord Lucan ; but, on the c o ntr ar y, h e was prepared to say that he believed them both to be undoubted. But he had a duty to perform, and that was to beseech the house to throw the mantle of their protection ever the gallant men who were in arms for their country. The nation had placed the army at the disposal of the Crown, and if the House of Commons should decide that a case of wrong had been made out against any of the functionaries of the army, whether high or low, it was their duty to address her Ma jesty that she should issue her command for a court-martial to be held upon the offending party. (Hear, hear.) He did not stand there to ask for a court-martial for Lord Lucan, but he stood there to ask for a court-martial on Lord Lunn. (Hear, hear.) It was necessary to mention. a few of the particulars of the battle of Balaklava to explain the facts connected with the brilliant but disastrous charge of the light cavalry. The Russians advanced with great forces, which were estimated at 20,000 or 30,000 men. They drove in the Tarks, who, as the house were aware, ran away incontinently, and, satisfied with their easy vic tory over them, they advanced a porti on o f th e i r cava l ry against Sir Coln Campbell, who dispersed them with great ease with his gallant Highlanders. Another body of Russian cavalry advanced against their heavy brigade, by whom they were charged and cut down, and they re treated in confusion. He begged the house to observe that it was at a period of the day when the Russians were in retreat, and as Lord Raglan imagined were carrying off the guns taken from the Turks, that his lordship issued the following order—and nothing could be more clear and pre cise than that order :—" Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy, and try to prevent then carryingaway the guns ; a troop of horse artil lery may accompany. The French cavalry is to the left. Im mediate. (Signed)—AlßEY." Lord Raglan issued that order to Lord Lucan ' and Lord Lucan,en the s t reng th o f th a t or d er charged with 650 light dragoons a Russian army of 20,000 men in position, and composed of horse, foot, and artillery. This order, which could only be interpreted as an order to charge and pursue a broken force, caused 670 dragoons to charge an army of 20,000 men, horse, foot, and artillery. The more you eissected and examined that order, the more clear did Lord Raglan's intention become. First, no order whatever was given to charge by Lord Raglan, but an or der to follow and prevent the enemy from carrying away the guns, the mode of doing this being left entirely to Lord Lucan. The implied impression to send a troop of horse artillery was conclusive in his mind as to Lord Rag lan's intention ; for the idea that Lord Raglan could have contemplated sending a troop of light sixes to pound away at a large number of heavy guns in position was just as absurd as that of sending 670 horsemen against the whole body of the Russian troops. Lord Lucan was ordered to do one thing, tho necessity of which had passed away, and he did another thing, which was just the worst in the world he could have done. It was unintelligible what could have led to the misconception of one of the cleverest orders ever given. They had heard a great deal of what Captain Nolan did and said, but if his evidence could be ' taken, it would avail nothing whatever against Lord Rag lan's written order, and, therefore, it was of no avail to talk of it. One of the greatest military authorities of the day, the Duke of Richmond, fully agreed in the view he took of the case, and it was not a small support to a humble civilian like himself to have such testi mony on his side. Lord Lucan said that Capt. Nolan obtruded his advice upon him in a way that ought not to have been permitted ; but it was to be regretted that the noble lord had not taken the Earl of Car digan's advice relative to the propriety of the charge. If he could have found anything in excuse or extenuation of the conduct of Lord Lncan he would most freely Avow it, but he wished to show that the noble lord was fully aware of the strength of the Russians against whom he was operating. When he received the order, he commanded Lord Cardigan to advance. Now, if there were any man in the British army to whom such an order could be more grateful than another, that man was Lo r d C ar di gan — one so gallant and adventurous that he might well be termed a Hotspur, and one who, like Hotspur, would pluck bright i honour from the moon. Yet, did that noble earl receive the order given him with joy and alacrity ? Far from it ; he received it with great consternation, and he had the i t moral courage to demur t o it b e f ore h e k now that Lord 1 Lucan was aware of the desperate nature of the charge on 1 which he sent him. The aide-de-camp was ordered to state that the point was three-quarters of a mile distant, that the flanks were lined with Russian artillery, and the hills in front and around covered with infantry, yet Lord Lucan still persisted in the order. Lord Cardigan himself re peated the statement to Lord Lncan, and then proceeded at the head of his men on a charge so desperate that it was not too much to say there was not one amongst them, from the general to the trumpeters, who did not believe they were about to charge on eternity. No language could be too strongly laudatory for the description of this gallant charge. It was a marvellous example of the power of discipline, and showed, in the clearest manner, the glorious spirit of pa triotism which animated them, their loyalty to their Queen and devotion to their country. Lord Cardigan's name would be handed down to posterity as a belted earl, entitled to be ranked with the Bedfords, the Bohuns, the Chandoses, and the proudest of the olden time. A Rus sian general who had sent his men on such a desperate eeL s r—, ........J Ica to such featrui .amiri.b ~f lire, would have died under the knout, or would now have been digging in the mines of Siberia. What had happened iu our army? Nothing. Had any notice been taken of it ? None at all. Lord Lucan himself demanded a court-martial, and in a most gallant spirit, he was ready to declare. (Hear.) He did not stand there to say anything of Lord Lucan which could give pain or umbrage to his best friends, nor would he refer to his military knowledge ; but he could not shut his eyes to the fact of his having been promoted over the heads of many gallant and distinguished men who had seen service, he himself having seen none —such men as Wynd ham, Thackwell, Cavendish, and others, long° ordine gentes who were perfectly well qualified for such a post. He sub mitted to the house that he had at least made out a case for inquiry, and it was an insult to our service that such a transaction should have taken place without inquiry. He demanded a court-martial on Lord Lucan in justice to our army and in deference to the wishes of the nation. He should therefore move an address to her Majesty, praying her to command an inquiry, and he entreated the house to consent to the motion, in the name of the martyrs who had found a bloody grave on the heights of Balaklava, is the name of the survivors, in the name of the mothers, widows, and fathers o f the unfortunate men who had died, or of those who were still fighting for all that was dear to them. Lord ELOHO, in seconding the motion for the address, could assure the house that he did so most readily, because Lord Lucan only courted inquiry into his conduct. Aq the hon. gentleman had stated that he made this motion from a sense of what was due to the gallant men who had distinguished themselves on the memorable day to Which it related, so also he said it was due to LordiLucan, as well as to these gallant men, that an inquiry into his conduct, should bo granted. One word with respect to his own posi tion, which was both painful and _peculiar. It Was at all times painful to defend the conduct of a relation which was impugned, but it was doubly painful when the occa sion was one on which he had the misfortune to lose a re lation still nearer and dearer. He said this not to excite the sympathy of the house, but with the object of showing that, in supporting the motion of the hon. gentleman, the events of that day, in whatever light they were to be viewed, were certainly not calculated to prejudice him in favour of Lord Lucan. It was from a sense of justice, and from that alone, that he supported the motion, for he never was more firmly convinced of anything in his life than of this—that Lord Lucan was a grossly wronged and injured man. Lord Lucius courted inquiry into his conduct, and it was his duty to endeavour to induce the house to grant him that which he thought be had a right to demand. He knew too well the value of the time of house to occupy it with any lucubrations of his own on military law, policy, or tea tics, whic h , as these of a civilian, mid have little claim on their attention. He should not, therefore, follow the hon. gentleman in fighting over again the battle of Balaklava, but he would refer to two questions which required an en s wer. They had heard a great deal of what Lord Raglan's order did not mean, but he was moat anxious to bear- and as yet he had not hoard it clearly explained, either by Lord Raglan or any one else—what that order really did moon. (Hear.) The way in which the order was understood by Lord Mean and the aide-de-camp was, that the cav a l ry was to advan ce rap idl y to the front., and recover, if poesi b!e, the gun s . Th ey were told, however, that the English language in this case meant something else from what it usually did mean, and that it must be interpreted in a non-natural sense ; he wished, therefore, that some expla nation should be given as to what the real meaning of the order was. It should be observed that Captain Nolan had the misfortune shortly to fall— a f ac t w hi ch showed that the cavalry were in a position where the slightest advance brought them immediately under the fire of the eneeny'a guns. Another matter as to which he wished for some in struction or information was this. They had heard Lord Leman blamed for obeying the order, and being guided by the interpretation of the aide-de-camp, and the noble lord was now here in disgrace. He wished to know whether Lord Lucan would have been now in a more favourable position—wheth er he would be now in the Crimea, com manding the cavalry—whether he would be looked up to as one worthy of all honour and esteem, if he had dis obeyed that order ? (Hear, hear.) As to Lord Lucan being afraid to take upon himself the responsibility of pausing, which, as a lieutenant-general commanding a di vision, he was entitled t o d o, h e wished to point out to the house that Lord Lucan was not a man who shirked or was afraid of responsibility. The noble lord had published the speech lately delivered by him in the form of a Pamphlet, and in a note to it he mentioned that he had omitted in his speech to state that, on the day after the battle of Alma, he sent a message to the general commanding, ex pressing his hope that Lord Raglan would allow him to act on his own responsibility, as occasion might offer, because otherwise opportunities of gaining success and injuring the enemy would certainly be lost. To that message Lord Incase said he received no reply, and he had been led to make the offer in consequence of having taken upon himself on the previous day to move his cavalry and artillery across the river in order to protect the infantry when ascending the opposite heights, and because he considered that, if he had felt himself more of a free agent on that occasion, more prisoners would have been taken. Again, in a conversa tion with General Airey on the day after the action at Balaklava, Lord Lucan expressed a hope that orders less peremptory and leaving him some discrection would be sent to him, because if orders were sent more fit for a subaltern than for a general to receive, then as a subaltern he would execute them, because he would no t expose himself to be charged with backwardness or hesitation in executing them. He (Lord Elcho) had received a letter from his late brother after the battle of Alma, in which he sa'd that Lord Lucan at a certain period of the action ordered up the cal airy and artillery in support, which proved so effec tive'and of such signal service t.a the Highlanders, who had just charged the heights, that Sir Colin Campbell, with tears in his eyes, shook him by the hand, and thanked him for what he had done. (Hear, hear.) He did not intend to uispute or discuss the prerogative of the Crown to recall Lord LUC:I3I; that was a right which undoubtedly existed, and which it was necessary for the efficiency of the army that the Cs own should exercise without question. It might indeed be questioned whether the exercise of the right was just or necessary in this case, the only reason alleged that he had written a letter containing certain re presentations to the general-in-chief, and that he was on bad terms with Lord Raglan. It might have been sup posed from this that the letter alluded to was intemperate or disrespectful, but when it came to be read, that was not the impression which it made on the people of this coun try. Again, as to the personal relations between the gene rals, he had been informed by Lord Lucan that shortly before his leaving the Crimea, General Estcourt saw him and declared that he expreesed the feelings of the com mander-in-chief when he said that Lord Raglan re gretted his recall, and could not understand why it had taken place. If it were considered essential that two such officers should not to be allowed to remain on service in the same army, he wanted to know why they allowed so long a period to elapse b e t ween th e d ate of the receipt of Lord Raglan's letter and the date of the recall of Lord Lucan. Lord Raglan's letter was written on the 16th Dec., Lord Hardinge's reply to the reference made to him respect. ing that letter was dated 26th Jan., and the letter of recall was dated 2d Feb., so that three weeks elapsed between the receipt of the letter of Lord Raglan and the date of the recall of Lord Lucan. He asked this because there might possibly have been—and the idea was not his own—a question as to which should be recalled at that time; and there was, moreover, a striking coin c id ence o f dates between the recall o f Lord Lucan and the notice of motion which had been put on the votes by the hon. gen tlemen opposite respecting the battle of Balaklava. He had no doubt himself that a clear explanation would be given of these points by the Government, but as he bad heard them mooted in society, he thought it desirable to call the attention of Ministers to them. The letter of Lord Raglan brought against Lord Lucan charges of the gravest charac ter. The production of that letter on the part of the Go vernment was, if he might be allowed to say so, a mistake, because it entirely chaugtd their position. As long as they kept that letter within the drawers of the Minister of War, they could take their stand on the prerogative of the Crown, and the right of the Government to recall any officer without assigning any reasons ; but when they pro duced that letter they placed the matter on other grounds, and must stand or fall by the reasons contained in it. Lord. Lucan declared, in his letter apply ing for a court-martial, that the letter of Lord Raglan contained the gravest pos sible imputations on his professional character—that of ab solute disobedience of orders, superadded to that of gross misconception suggested in the original despatch, and that these charges could be cleared up by a professional investiga. tion alone. In the letter refusing the court-martial no grounds for refusal were assigned, and he must therefore look to the speeches made in another place by the noble lord the Mi nister of War and the Commander-in-Chief. He gathered that there were in the main four grounds ; first, that there was no precedent; second, that of a court-martial were granted to Lord Lucan, it must be granted to every officer and private who thought his conduct arraigned ; third, that there would be a diffi cu lty i n f ram i ng the charges ; and fourth, that Loed Lucan had done duty since the action of Balaklava, and that by military law he could not be put on his trial. First, as to there being no precedent. Now he thought that if justice required that a particular course should be taken in a case which had not previously arisen, the fact that there was no precedent was not a valid reason why justice should not be done. Besides, there was a pre cedent for the grant of a court-martial here. The case of Lord G. Sackville, the commander of the English cavalry at the battle of Minden in 1759, was, in its broad feature s , analogous to that o f L or d L ucan ; the only difference being that Lord G. Sackville was tried and condemned for dis obeying orders, while Lord Lucan was censured for obey ing them. In the general order issued by Prince Ferdi nand of Brunswick, the commander-in-chief of the allied army, after the battle of Minden, he declared his opinion that if the Marquis of Granby had commanded the cavalry of the right wing instead of Lord George Sackville, the re sult of the day would have been more brilliant, and went on to say that he was desirous to impress on all his gene rals that when orders were brought to them by his aides de-camp they should be obeyed without delay. When that general order was issued, Lord G. Sackville, feeling himself aggrieved, obtained leave to return to Eng land, when he demanded, and immediately obtained a court-martial, by whom he was found guilty of disobedi ence of orders. He must in passing remark that the posi tion of English general officers appeared to him somewhat unfortunate, for Lord G. Sackville was condemned for dis obeying orders, and for exercising hie own discretion—the very thing which Lord Lucan was censured for not having done. He found, in turning over the pamphlets at the British Museum with reference to the case of Lord G. Sackville, that amongst tho officers by whom he was tried was one William, Earl of Pantuure. He hoped this might be regarded as a prophetic omen, and that we should soon have a warrant signed " Fox, Baron Panmure," ordering a court-martial upon Lord Lucan. Ho also found amongst these pamphlets one by the general who commanded the French cavalry at the battle of Minden, in which he tried to console Lord G. Sackville for his disgrace by telling him that the English were like the Carthaginians, for whenever a general was unsuccessful they immediately crucified him. Then there were also the cases of Sir J. Norris and Admi ral Sir 11. Palliser, both of which were cited by WArthur in his work on military law, to show that officers who thought themselves aggrieved had aright to demand a court martial. He now carnet() the second point-to which he had. adverted, and he should contend that there was no analogy whatever between the case of Lard Lucan and those with which it was sought to confound it. Lord Lucan was con demned because, being a lieutenant-general commanding a division, he did not exercise any discretion, but simply . obeyed the orders ho received, as a private or any other officer would have done. What proved that this was so was, that although the Earl of Cardigan and the Earl of Lucan both disapproved of the order for the cavalry charge at Balaklava, both remonstrated against it, and both obeyed it, the one received praise and honour, and the other censure and professional disgrace. (Hear.) Now, he must contend that if they threw upon an officer like that Earl of Lucan greater responsibility, and called for the exercise of more discretion from him, then they must con cede to him a greater measure of grace and favour than they did to a private or officer not in that position. With regard to the third argument against this court-martial, he must say that he did not believe that the present Judge. Advocate would have found any- greater difganlty in fram ing a charge against the Earl of Lucien, with Lord Rag. lan's letters before him, than the Judge-Advocate-General of 1759 did in drawing up the charges against Lord George Sackville. With regard to the fourth argument, he was quite willing to admit that if an officer or soldier was put under arrest for an offence, and was afterwards released, that olence was condoned. But that was not the case here. Besides, he begged the house to recollect that this was a l aw intended for the benefit of the accused, and surely it ou g ht not to be wrested to his disadvantage, as was now being done in the Earl of Luoan ease. He mu st say thatif Lord Ra g . lan believed the charges which he brought against the Earl of Lucan, as no doubt he did, when he wrote his letter, he was much to blame in allowing a general whom he be. lieved to have shown himself incompetent for command to remain for two months longer at the head of the cavalry, upon which the safety of the army mainly depended. A, great deal has been said about this not being a fit subject - to bring under the consideration of Parliament, because it '7 related to a matter of military discipline. But although it was undoubtedly one of the prerogatives of the Crown to command the army, that house had alwaysleen jealous of that power, and had always exercised a strong control over the army by passing the M ut i ny Bill only from year to year, and by reta i ning in its hands the power of stop ping the suppli es. Nay snore he found numerous instances in which motions having relation to the discipline of the army had b een brought forward with the most beneficial results. Motions were made for addressing the Crown for a court-martial in the cases of Admirals Matthews and Leath& in 1745 ; in that of Capt. Norris, in the same year; in that of Sir Hugh Palliser, during the late war; in that of Col. Quintin, in 1814; and in the case of Alexander So tnervill whoresoflfotgngeedf Reform B orwriti i n li g n a git l a e t t i t o e n r , tuor.a Hume news. time paper at the brought a motion before the house in 1832. Why, only a few nights ago the noble lord tin member for Huddersfield hadibrought forward a motion with respect to the array, and had supported it in a speech than which nothing could be more likely to affect injuriously the discipline o f the army, for he said that an injustice was done to the private soldiers because more of them were not pro moted to be officers. In 1836 the present Chief Com missioner of Woods and Forests, in bringing forward a motion for a committee to inquire into the conduct of the Commander-in-chief with respect to an appointment which he thought calculated to injure discipline, insisted strongly upon the responsibility of the Ministers of the Crown to Parliament for the administration of the army. In reply to those who urged that his motion trenched on the prero gative of the Crown, he said ;—" Indeed, whenever we hear that term prerogative' made use of within the walls of this house, we may feel convinced that some abase is about to be defended—some attempt is about to be made to escape inquiry —to shrink from responsibility." Not only had Parliament often interfered in matters relating to the cliacipling of the iorPaY, but in many set wit& the ODESSA. Mr. SCOTT rose to move an address to the Crown for copies of the instructions relative to the attack on Odessa given to the Commander-in-Chief in the Medi terranean and Black Sea, and copies of, or extracts from, all correspondence relating thereto. He did not think he was making this motion too early, or that it would prove detrimental to the public ser vice, because if any mistake had been committed in respect to Odessa it was only right the pub lic should know where the blame rested. The war was costing us soa:ething like 800,0001. a week, or 110,0001. a day, and it was only right that we should know that everything had been done to cripple the enemy in his important town of Odessa. The pos session of Odessa by Russia unmolested had been of great service to her. It had enabled her to supply her forces in the Crimea with provisions and reinforcements; and although it was a mere commercial town just before the com mencement of the war, its fortifications had since been so extended and improved as to render it far less preg nable now than it was this time last year. It was true I our fleet in April last destroyed the outer fortifications, destroyed 12 ships and took 13 transports, besides re leasing several English ships which were in the port at the time, but instead of following up the attack with landing, the fleet was ordered off, in order that the city might be saved, and the Emperor of Russia was left to reconstruct, repair, and strengthen those fortifications of Odessa which the fleet had shown to be most open to attack. The importance which Russia at tached to Odessa could not lessen his own authority, but might be traced in that famous edict of the Emperor of Russia which directed the inhabitants to set fire to the place in the event of the allies attempting a landing, and if Russia attached so much importance to Odessa, he wanted to know why the Government thought so slight ingly of it as to leave it free from attack after the use less bombardment? That was his justification for making this motion, and he could anticipate no good or suffi cient reason why it should be refused. Our fleet re mained - idle for very many weeks in the Black Sea before the cholera broke out, and he wanted to know, for the sake of Admiral Dundas, how it was that Odessa was not taken. He might be told that Admiral Dundas had a discretionary power, but he wanted to know if that discretion was shackled in any way, and that could only be ascertained by producing the instructions that the Admiralty sent to the Admiral while in command of a large fleet, and a force of some 12,000 men. Either Odessa ought to have been blockaded or dismantled ; or, again, it might have been occupied by some of our troops and guarded by some of our ships ; and some explanation was due to the public as to why neither of those alter natives was adopted. It was said that Odessa was spared from motives of humanity, but this mode of car rying on the war had been as detrimental to hu manity as it was useful to the enemy, because it had en abled Russia to slaughter our men wholesale, whereas had Odessa been taken, the Russian army never could have been removed to Sebastopol. Since then, as the policy of sparing Odessa had been so fatal to our gallant soldiers, it was only due to the admiral, to the survivors, and to l the publi c th a t some information silo= us given o t the first operation of the war, which was the bombardment of Odessa. Mr. BENTINCIC seconded the motion. Sir C. WOOD said the same reason which would in duce him to oppose the motion would compel him to abstain from going into detail. The demand which the hon. member made was one which could - not be com pleted without disclosing to the enemy the possible intentions of the commander in tt e Black Sea and his future operations. It was bad enough that the corres pondents of newspapers should disclose the position of affairs with the Allies in the Crimea, but the hon. mem ber proposed to go still further, and to have made known to the enemy the very letter of the instructions which had been issued to our admirals. The time might come when the information could be safely given, but while hostilities were pending it would be exceedingly mischievous and dangerous to the public service to accede to the proposal of the hon. member. Mr. MITCHELL denied that the Russian troops in the Crimea were carried through Odessa. They came from Bessarabia and the north of Russia, and it would have been going out of the way bad they been carried through Odessa. He contended that all had been done with Odessa that it was possible for us to accom plish. Had we destroyed all the defences and fortifica tions of Odessa, could we have done more ? Certainly, we might have occupied the place, but to do that we must have been prepared with a force of 50,000 men. Sir G. PECHELL was at a loss to understand what end was to be obtained by assenting to this motion. If it was to vindicate the honour of Admiral Dundas it was wholly uncalled for, because that gallant admiral was one of the ablest officers in the service, while events had proved that he had done all that he could with the fleet at his disposal. • Mr. A. STAFFORD said the defence of Admiral Dundae was to be found in the speech of the First Lord of the Admiralty. He knew of his own know ledge that the Admiral was prepared to submit to attack and criticism if the Government thought the produc tion of his despatches would not be detrimental to the public interest. Mr. SCOTT said it was not his intention to press his motion to a division. He disclaimed all intention of wishing to cast obloquy on, or to impugn the conduct of Admiral Dundas. Lord PALM FAISTON declared that nothing had come to the knowledge of the Government which could jus tify any imputation on the gallantry or conduct of . • ; HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTEII DAY.) The Lon]) CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack 50 f ive o'clock. • • p.-or %'he Bishop of LONDON presented r serf !rat places, praying for the closing of on...the Lord's-day. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presen witt I a similar prayer. WO OLWICR CONSUMERS' EROTEC BILL. T. his bill was read a second time. PUDSEY GAS BILL. his bill vas read a second time. Jrd BROUGHAM gave notice that he earl] • day after the recess, present a petition does in connection with the sugar trade of Cc Rica . The noble and learned lord hoped t whic 5 he proposed should intervene beforetlu of t.. 1 at petition would render it unnecessal expel •ss the strong feelings which be ente respe et to Cuba. The noble lord also sai after , the recess, present a petition from Syc for 0 le preparation of the constitution for tl col, s lies. ,titions from Jublic-houses ted petitions !TUVE GAS would, on an from Barba iba and Porto hat the delay presentation •y for him to rtained with d he should, iney, praying :e Australian Z le Marquis of CLANRICARDE pres tion.. from a place in the west of Ireland in poo r rates. Dr TRA.IVIURAL BURIALS (IRELAI Es al GRANVILLE moved the second re anted a peti reference to ID) BILL. Ailing of this TI ,e Bishop of EXETER objected to the purport of which was to enable the Lord•l clo if 3 all burial grounds in the cities wit cl ,out at the same time providing a r mo measure, the ieutenant to and towns, 3tnedy. He ,hat day six v ed that the bill be read asecond time 1 #l3 VIP. rbe Bishop of LONDON called the attention of the I G)1 ernment to the indecent scenes recent Y occurring in tie bnrial of the dead in the graveyarla in the me tr aolis, particularly those situated in the e ast of Lon dc or e. He thought it was the duty of Gov. 3rnment to pa , c) vide for the more, decent burial of the des 1. Earl GRANVILLE explained the v t a . ovisione of of the bill, and the circumstances of Irelam i I n respect tr ; subject, which he said rendered such a measure th ,e present absolutely necessary. 2 rJord MONTEAG LE thought the mean ,plete, ar said that he thought the subject could; be bet' ,cer con - Si‘ le red at a more advanced period of the s ess ,n. Ihe Earl of wicKLqw suggested. th at the second re. ‘C ,ing should be taken now, and that the committee on it be postponed till after Easter. (Hear, b ear.) He th; n •ght this course would meet the object °Pt he learned pe el ate. E trl GRANVILLE said he bad no objee CO ar se proposed by the noble earl behind him. A fter a few words from the Bishop or Low trl GREY, in reference to the observatac Bill) op of London, suggested that a select shou Id be appointed to inquire into the alms* saidl- to exist in respect to the burial of the net gl ibourhood of the metropolis, and to palli as that were to blame. tion to the )ON, ns of the eommittse s that were ead in the report the Kio rd REDESDA.LE thought that the sul y legislation. !ject would Bishop of EXETER then withdrew his amend• mon t. to bill was then read a second time. MILITIA (IRELAND) BILL. "Lt .rd PANMURE moved the third read ing of this TI to Earl of WICKLOW objected to the Is the ground that it placed the militia of Irelaz fer en t footing to that of England. Lord PANANIURE said that the objecti( no We earl should have the consideration of hof Gov ernment. ieasure, on id on a dif- +ns of the Majesty's The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH then scrim 3 length into the subject of recruiting for to the detriment of the regular army. The, also took the opportunity of addressing sonat tion. 3 to their lordships relative to the commi part went of the army in the Crimea. The wh head s of that department, said the noble earl, ham i,and the subordinate officers were soldier] reve rte was 'le proper plan to adopt, the wb superior officers to the commissariat departmei be selected from the army, and the inferior on be fined by civilians. Interad at the militia noble earl ) observe,- ssariat de ole of the were eivi now the ale of the at should .es should Lord I i A.NMURE having replied to the tions of the noble lord with respect to the mtliti regular army, said that he thought that the be pursue with respect to providing for the suppi and animals was to make the commissariat LI for everything that was required. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said t) noble baron left the commissariat hi the hal was, the animals would be a ll starved, anil would never be able to be moved. observa a end the st plan to y of men :sponsible .at if the ids that it the army After a few observations from Earl GRX Earl of HARDWICICE, The third reading of the bill was then postp DESPATCH OF BUSINESS (COITIO CHANCERY) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. r and the med. ! OF JIOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTER. DAY. NEW MEMBER. Mr. ANTROBUS took the oaths and hi& seat for Wilton. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed :—Bridport Railway ; Chesterfield "till ater and Gas ; Glossop Gas • Leeds, Bradford, am* Halifax Jenction Railway ; Monmouthshire Railway 3 md Canal; Ratcliff Gas ; Rotherham Gas ' • She ffi eld Us 9 ; South- Eastern Railway (Capital) ; Stalybridge C 4as • Tor quay, Tor, and Saint Mary Church Gas ; Uxbridge Burgage PETITIONS. Sir J. JOHNSTONE presented petitions from diffe rent parts of the county praying for the a .bolition of church rates. Mr. BAXTER presented petitions frc in i different places in Scotland against the Parish Scho 01 s Scotland Bill. Mr. WILCOX presented petitions from t the various Dissenting bodies of Southampton pray' in g fur the abolition of church rates. Mr. L. ICING presented a similar p oti Ition from Kingston-upon-Thames. Mr. A. PELLATT presented a petiti or t from the dissenting bodies of Southwark to the sam e , effect. Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition ; 31i :ned by the mayor, aldermen, and 7,000 of the inhabit ai its of Roch dale, praying for the repeal of the Beer A ho t of last ses sion. Mr. L.IIEYWORTH, and several oti is r hon. mem bers, presented petitions against the open Jr g of public houses on Sundays. Mr. M`CANN presented three petitions from Drog heda, against the bill for improving the eoi nmunication between England and Ireland. Mr. COBDEN presented three petitions ; from Burnley against church rates. Sir E. PERRY presented a similar petit ion from the Dissenters of Devonport. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL present! d six similar petitions from Southampton. Mr. G. BERKELEY presented similar! ' , petitions from Gloucester. Sir It. Price, the Solicitor-General, Mr . S. Herbert, Sir Wm. Clay, and several other memil Ders presented similar petitions. Mr. M. GIBSON presented six petitions from as many newspaper proprietors, praying le: r the repeal of the newspaper stamp. Mr. CitOSSLEY . presented a petition from Halifax against the Liverpool Town Dues Bill. , DECIMAL COINAGE. Mr. W. BROWN gave notice, that ea; ly after Easter he should bring before the house a motio: a on the sub ject of decimal coinage. COUNTY FINANCIAL BOARDS. Mr. FREWEN asked the First Lord. of the Treasury if ho intended to introduce any measure (during the pre- sent session for the establishment of county financial boards, which the noble lord announced :his intention of bringing forward nearly two years ago Sir G. GREY answered the question but he could hold out no hope that such a bill would Le brought in this session. ENGLAND AND IRELA_INTD. Mr. HORSFALL asked the noble lord the member for Buckingham whether it was his intention to bring on the bill, intituled, "A Bill for an improved Communi cation between England and Ireland ?" Mr. BOUVERIE said the bill would be brought in the first Friday after the recess. TRANSPORT TROOP PAPERS. Mr. BELLEW asked the Secretary for W ar why i t was that the papers moved for by him more than a fort night since, relative to the transport of troop s in the Seringapatam, and then ordered by the house, h a d no t as yet been laid on the table? Mr. PEEL said the papers would be immediately laid on the table. THE BERNAL COLLECTION. Mr. MACARTNEY asked the Secretary of the Treasury whether any and what sums of money bad been expended on behalf of the nation by the officers of the Society of Arts and Sciences in Marlborough House, and the Trustees of the British Museum, in the pur chase of articles of vertu at the sale of the property of the late Mr. Bernal ; and if so, by whose authority such pUrchases had been made, without the sanction of Parliament being first had and obtained ? Mr. :WILSON said 12,0001. had been given to the Society of Arts, and 4,0001. to the British Museum, for making such purchases. The money was given on the authority of the Treasury out of the civil contin gencies estimate. CIVIL SUPERANNUATION FUND. Mr. HANKEY asked the Glancellor of the Exche quer whether he could inform the house whether the bill about to be brdught in for the better arrangement of the Civil Superannuation,Yund was in such a state of for wardness as to insure its being laid upon the table im mediately after the recess ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the bill was in a state of preparation, bat he could not say when it would be brought in. MUSSULMAN LAW. Mr. PELLATT asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether there still existed in Turkey a law which con demned to death a Mus - -nlman convert to Christianity ; 1 if so, rlic:tilo7 4.!ie Government, or our allies the Fro;,,:li, had or intended exercising their influence to ahonsh so unjust a punishment ? Lord PALMERSTON said it would be seen by pa pers laid before the house in the year 1544 that Sir w toe 8? 100 1.G6 4 all t 1 all 6 100 all 3 1P a lea 100 9 21 141 a. 204 100 20 all al! all 2.0 I, 20 20 20 33;1, 20 20 6 20 28 i I H ~~