The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-07 00:00:00

MaN EY MARK ET AND CITY .N _E 11' S. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Increased firmness is apparent in the genera discount market, full rotes being charged for the negotiation of all descriptions of commercial securities. At the forthcoming meeting of the Midland Great Western Railway Company, a dividend will be proposed at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there continued to be an active demand at the late ad vance. The sales were fully 15,000 bales. There were no bullion operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday. The Tagus, which left to-day, conveyed 20,000 sovereigns to Lisbon. A call of £1 per share became due today on the Newry aEd Armagh Extension Railway shares. The Bank of England directors have not adopted any change in their rate of discount. Owing to several sales for transfer, the English Stock Market has been further depressed today, Console being 911 t i for money, and 92 to 921 for the 10th pros. The state of monetary affairs and the efflux of gold to the United States are creating a very unfavourable effect. The Ne w Threes and the Reduced have receded to 91 1 ; the New 21 per Cents, to 76 ; Bank Stock is firm at 2311 233; India ditto New Scrip is 100/1, and Exchequer Bills remains at 6s. to 2s. dis. A fair amount of business has taken place in the Foreign Market, but prices generally have shown less firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 70 to 70}; ditto 1858, 511 52/. Buenos Ayres have receded to 92 ; Portuguese to 46: ; Russian to 101/; Sardinian to 82 ; Spanish Deferred to 40-1, ; ditto Passive remain at 'l7! ; and Chilian 6 per Cents. are 1014 and 1021. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1861. 1860. Great Western £35,177 £33,728 North-Western 75,518 73,900 South-Western Brighton 12,565 11,364 ig. , _ . Midland South-Eastern Great Northern 24,780 24,821 Laneashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 5,861 5,867 North-Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Vest Midl an d Edinburgh and Glasgow Great Western of Canada These returns show a continued improvement in the receipts of most of the principal lines. On the Great Western the increase amounts to £1,449; the North Western, to £1,618 ; the South Western, to £1,057; the Brighton, to £1,101; the Midland, to £1,556 ; the South Eastern, to £6BO ; the Lanca shire and Yorkshire, to £181; the North Eastern, to £1,698 ; the Edinburgh and Glasgow, to £614 ; and the Great Western of Canada, to £1,878. On the Great Northern there is a decrease of £4l. Only a limited amount of business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market. Prices, however, are steady, and a slight advance may be toted in several of the principal lines. Caledonians, South-Westerns, Midlands, and North-Easterns (Berwick) have improved ss. ; North-Western 10s., and London and Brighton, and Vale of Neath £l. Bristol and Exeter, and South-Easterns, have de clined 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the deal ings have been unimportant, and prices have been steady. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian 'realise 12t; Great Western of Canada 11i; Great Indian Peninsula 951 ; East Indian 99}. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are a shade flatter. London and Westminster have declified 10s., and London and County ss. ; Electric Telegraph realise 98, and Red Sea Telegraph 14 t, BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stook 3 per Cent. Redueed Annuities . 91t f $ i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l Mini New 2} per Cent. Annuities ' 76 India Stock .., . ~ . „ 222 k 20k Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Sorip t)itto Debentures, 1858 9si Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 25 Uitto under £l,OOO Coßsols for Account, April 10 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lkd . _ FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian 5 per Cent.... Ditto 4t per C.A. itit3o Euenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Chißan 6 per Cent. lo2k 11 Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. • • Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822. £ St .. 1011 Ditto 4I per Cent, 1860 Sardinian 6 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent... Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account .... Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41. per Cent., Ex. 25f .. 97/ 8/ _ TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ll Ditto April Account THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, between 8 and B. E. M. D. F C. I. S. 9 a.m. —— Nairn 29'68 i 35 34 W. 3 8 0. 1 . 3 Aberdeen .. 2911 35 34 N.N.W. 7 1 b. Leith Berwick 29/5 42 38 W. 2 5 b. 1 Ardrossan 29.66 43 39 N . N.W. 3 1 b. 3 Portrush •• • • 291)9 43 41 W. 3 3 b. 3 Shields •• • • 29130 39 35 W.N. W. 4 3 b. 3 Galway 3O 16 45 44 W. 6 9 o. 4 Scarborough 29'83 42 38 N.N.W. 6 1 b. 5 Liverpool 304 0 8 44 41 W.N.W. 6 2 b. 5 ~ aQueenatowu••• •30 24 48 45 W. 2 40. 1 Y tn:Louth •• • 29.87 41 39 N.W. 8 1 D. 5 London • • • • 30'04 54 39 N.W. 5 3 b. Dover 29•99 46 41 N.W. 5 1 b. 5 Portsmouth Portland Plymouth 10•21 46 45 N.W. 3 3 m. 3 Penzance Jersey 30.27 47 44 5.W. 4 4 b. 3 EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced EICPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise Causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic. F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). I.EPORT, This DAN - , 9 A.M. Holyhead, N.N W. ; windy Hull, N.E. ; strong Inverness, NW. ; sleet Leeds, N.W. ; fine Leith, S.W. ; fine Lowestoft, N.W. ; fine, fresh Middlesborough, N.B. ; fine Milford Haven, N.W. ; fine Newcastle oa Tyne, N. W. ; fine Port Glasgow, S.W.; dull Sheffield, W. ; fine Stockton on Tees, S. ; fine Sunderland, N.E.; dull Wakefield, N,E. ; fine West Hartlepool, ; cold Whitehaven, N.N.W. ; fine Wolverton, W. ; fine t Mr. )althy City, r their tented e and deli apte, nation LITER, DS. use in robato ut the er at a aid by dined for the nd hie n. It Liter a efused would id you lit the r, and aye to @ man cabled nor in puni ty . You action , and called a now aceo, a Ind. lamp e had onally rants, Ls ago nuary came Lnic iLt ester in the rased• p her Leman at, in pare g safe WIND AND WEATHER Ardrossan, N. ; fine Ayr, E.S.E. ; fine Birmingham, N.W. ; fine Boston, N.W. ; fine Bradford, 5.W..; fine Brighton, N.W. ; fine Bristol, N.W. ; fine Cardiff, N.W.; fine Chatham, N.N.W.; fine Real) fine Doncaster, N. ; fine Dublin S.W. ; fine Dumfries, S.E. ; fine Dundee, S.W. ; clear Edinburgh, N.W. ; fine Falmouth, N.W.; fine Glasgow, N.W.; fine, cold Goole, fine Gravesend, S. ; fresh, fine Greenock, changeable FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM JAPAN.—The Daniel Webster, arrived at San Francisco, brings advices from Kanagawa to 29th December. Her cargo consisted of tea, coffee, arrowroot, wax, honey, lacquered and porce lain ware. The ship Colquimbo, from Hong Kong, Oct. 24, for San Francisco, had put into Kanagawa in a leaky condition. Business at Kanagawa was at a stand still. Teas and silks were the only articles purchased for export at reasonable prices. It was thought that the Russians, who had been waiting many months, would get a treaty, though not such a one as desired. There is no intelligence of the decision in the case of Mr. Moss, under trial for shooting a Japanese official.—London and China Tele- graph. ;;,The Stock Exchange Committee yesterday con firmed the resolution which was adopted on Monday with regard to the irregularity presented in the new coupon sheets of the Spanish Three per Cents. The resolution Will be carried by a deputation to the Spanish ambassador, and will then no doubt be given out for publication. ROYAL ARSENAL VOLUNTEERS AND THE SHAM FIGHT.—A communication has been received by Colonel Tulloh, A.A. commandant of the whole of the volunteer force at th e Royal Arsenal, expressing the final decision of the War Department as regards the request made by several artillery and rifle companies to be permitted to attend the sham fight on Easter Monday, and to make up the day by workin extra hours before and after Easter. Lord H er b ert positively refuses to grant this indulgence, and his reply has been forwarded to the corps concerned, SLI ARE 31A R K ET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SiIAgES AND STOCKS. 13:tilways Closine Business . " Fri:4 Done. ,Bir., Woi , and Str. Val 1 all 884 - stock Birk., La., and Ch June 100 80 82 25 illly th and Tyne — 10 IBoit. Sleaf. and Mid. Co. I all 6 81 stock I Bristol and Exeter stock 'Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigar all 50 Cork and 13andon all 20 Cork, Itlrock., tPassage all 20 Cornwall . all 51 81 10 Do A A gets no div. „, 71 10 D o B I ( until(' p • peranl all hasbeen% d. tor, —5O 'Dublin & Belfast. June.' all 43 44 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab..l unc , all 8 84 stock East Anglian 1100 15 16 15 t stock Eastern Counties lOO 49 50 stock 'Eastern Union, A stock, 100 37 39 37} stcoc Do do B do 100 26 28 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. i 131 stock East Suffolk stock Edinburgh t Glasgow 100 88 88 stock Edin. Perth, L Dundee 1120 25} 281 10 Forth t Clyde Junction all stock 'Furness stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 112 114 10 Great Ntlin. of Scotland all stock Great Northern lOO 103 1 1091 1091 stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock 'Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 108 110 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val f_rns. stock 100 53 62 12 Irish South-eastern stock Lancashire t Yorkshirc 100 110 1101 1101 94 stock London and Blackwall 100 60 61 61 stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 114 116 116 stock Lond., Chat., and Dover' 100 48 43 stock 'Lond. & Nth. Western 100 961 90 96 .1 1 stock Lond. & Western lOO 91 02 914 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Ennisaillea all 101 114 stock 'Man. Shef. & Lincoln., 100 46 461 461 50 sfaryport and Carlisle all 121 Do Jo 1 shares.. all 10 Metropolitan stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new. stock Do lirmir - r. & Derby 100 100 102 50 Slid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares 25 Mid Kent. ........... all 10 Do, Cray . Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. d; Ros all stock N o ilo)k,, „ 100 52 54 stock North British.. ... 100 631 634 83 4 stock Nbr.Dev.Rail&Dk.stook 100 stock D , A stk ; A rem; no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 . stock Do 13 stock .. _ 100 -- stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1001 tool 101 1001 25 Do do , C.N.E. purchase 16134 Id IP stock Do Leeds ........ ...... 100 571 571 57 1 stock Do York stock North London 10 Do new 5 5} 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 174 31 31 114 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 91 101 12 Not. &Grantham Rail ll 73 75 74} 34 10 Ezebles - all 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney.....- stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 331 341 31} 4 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89 stock Shropshire Union.— 100 49 51 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all stock South Devon ..... 50 Nt hn. Counties Union 34 d 25 S.-Durham & Lane. Un 221 stock South Eastern ...... stock South Wales stock iS. York. and River Dun 100 94 97 95 20' Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 4 7 . 25 Stockton & Darlington all 40 41 25 Do do ll 10 11 25 Do New (1860) 1 3 661 p stock Taff Vale . stock Do Pref. ico 1. lOO 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall, 22 -- 50 Ulster 25 Do I2O 2 3 p 12 10 Do ._ : stock Vale Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 114 111 stool: - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 60 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall. all 51 61 20 West London ' all 10 Do Ist class all 20 -Do 2cl class .. ! all stock West Hartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO stock ; West Midland—Oxford, 100 48 46 45 stock Do. Newport, 100 40 43 stock I Do. Hereford 100 79 81 stock stock stock PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. Paid Closing Business I Price. Done. 25 tlythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issqed at £s' all stk itrie . & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £lO, 43 per cent 100 100 102 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 64 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. C. all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent all 20 21 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 6 61 14 •Do Ist Class Pref all stock lE.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c lOO 99 101 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c._ 100 112 115 stock t Do. do. Class C 7 p.c._ 100 106 108 stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 100 108 110 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 106 103 stock Do. New 6 per et. stock. 100 121 123 stock ; Eastern Union, 4 per et. 108 78 80 stock Do. 5 percent. guar... 100 stock Edin.kGlas. sp.c. shares 100 112 114 stock Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 stock Furness, 5 per cent 100 stock nlas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 stock , Grekt. Northern, sp. ct. 100 113 115 114 stock IPo.sp.c.ltedm., 10 pe.pro 100 310 112 stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do. sp.c. Beelm. 5 p.c. prn 8 , 0 , 82 84 to :cit. uf veorin. ist pf. all 1 Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland)4 100 97 99 stock p. ct. pref. stock 50 ("treat West. (Berks and ff ants) Ext. sp. et 6 stock i Co. Redeemable, 41 p.et lOO 98 100 981 91 stock I Do. Redeemable. 4p. et lOO 89 91 stock 'Do Irredeemable, do lOO 90 92 913 stock . Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 91 101 10 , ;t. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. all 17 18 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 101 101 stock Do Birmg.. - uar. stock lOO 71 711 2131 I Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 131 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 45 pc. pref 4O stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137 stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pe 100 s— stoce Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) 100 stock Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gn. No.l 100 11l 113 stock Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 111 113 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 111 113 stock Do. do. 44 per cen l- . 100 101 103 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares all stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stook lOO 150 153 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) 100 128 131 stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '65 , 100 70 73 stock Do. 4 per cent. Pref lOO stock Lon. (That. and Dover lOO 87 89 A rceiv. no div Ex. A til Op cis pd on all 10 • B B. & Brom ex. all 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex II 21 stock Lou,l and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. et__ 100 stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 2s. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of 2s. 6d. all 124 Londondy. & Cole. sh all 121 Londony. & Ennis. Ish all 131 144 stock Sian. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. 100 127 129 6 Do £6 F stock Do. 31 per cent 'lO Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 1 1 P 121 ',larycort & Car., 4p. c all 124 Do. 44 per cent all • stock llid. Con. 6p C. stook_ 100 stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bin 6 p.c. 1 00 13 4 188 stock Do. 41 p. C. pref. stock lOO 100 102 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 stock Do. Lela & Hit. pref. et. 100 93 95 stock Norfik sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock North British, sp. a. 100 111 113 stock Do. New, gua. 6p. C lOO 109 1H 10) Do. Bor. I:Tn. g. pf. she 3 1 11 p 10 Do. do. do .11 stock Nth.Dev.Rail. &Dek.Co. 700 stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. e. 100 90 92 stock Do. 44 pc. redeemable lOO stock Do. Barwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 99 100 17 Do. do. do 4 13 4. Id p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 123 j Do. do. Quarters, 1818 9 15 Do. York, • . &S. Purch. 10 1 d p 20 ,North Staffordshire all 22 23 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all 81 Scottish Central, new p 1 all stock Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 stock I Do.Aberdeen,gurt.6p.c. 100 stock Do. 7p. o. pref. stock 100 132 134 108, South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 101 10 Do. Fixed 43 per cent. all 1.0.6 I ~oath Eastern (Reading Ann., •1.0.6) stoca Do. 45 per cent lOO - stock Do. Fixed 1 5 p.c. Ist is lOO stock :Guth Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO 91 93' stock , Do. .15 per cent stock I Po. 5 per cent' lOO stock R.-Yorkshire, 4pl c gua lOO 85 87 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 261 271 25 Do. B 6 Der cent all 52 33 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 32 33 stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 45 48 454 stock W.3Tid -Oxtlst Guastk 100 123 125 stock Do. 2d do 100 118 121 stock Do. Newport 5 p.o.pf.red. 100 98 100 stock Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1866 100 121 124 stock Do. till 1869, let is. 100 114 116 121 Do. do. 2d Is. 74 JO:::T-STO.,K BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bic, 50 40 Australasia all 67 69 25 Bank of Egypt all 19 20 isil 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 204 21 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 33 15 100 ,City 100 'Colonial ......- .... 20•11 ;Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 , Commercial of London . 20 - 20 I Eng., Scot., & Ans. Ch all 154 16 20 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all -• 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 224 23 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S. Alrican 4 2 14 100 London & Westminster 20 814 624 624 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 .. 20 Do. new 60 National Bank ........ 25 20 New South Wales all 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank ...... 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 —.- 10 I Do. new all 25 'South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union of London l2 24 244 100 Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT - SECURITIES: Can. Gov. 6 p.e.Ja. &July 100 - - - Do. Sp. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 ;07 109 i Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 I Do. 5 per cent lOO 1001 ICOI iCape G. Hope, 8 p c,lBBO 100 107 108 Do. 1890 100 108 IC9 N.B.Gov, 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 106 107 1064 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1861 100 974 984 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 18711 100 97 98 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 &upwels 100 97 98 974 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 ... . . S.Aus.Gtip.c.lB7B &up. 100 - - Vic. Gov, 6 p.c. Jr.&July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 1074 108 1084 DOCKS. 1 stock Commercial 1 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min.! 100 . stock East and West India ' 130 stock London ... •• 100 stook St. Katharine. stock Southampton lOO stock Vistoria ...... 100 98 100 20 Do , New ‘ 2 id par MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 134 14 10 , Atlantic R. M 1 Stm (Id) -- 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 !Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 IBerlin Water (Limited) all 44 41 44 50 ‘British American Land 40 50 '13.&1.31ag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 34 36 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 'Do. C. (Limited) all 121 144 324 Canada Land all 114 118 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent all 20 22 stook Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference 20 E.lndia Irrigrn. & Canal 1 td par stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 34 34 15 Gen. Steam Navigati m 14 1 Great Ship Limited) all i 1 1 Do. 174 pct Preference all 6 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 3 - 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 14 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 14 14 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 3 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 14 lid 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 Olid 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref_iss.atl dis. all 4 1 100 N. Br.&NavaSootiaLand 80 1 N.Et.Australasian (Lim.) all 4 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited), all t 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. 4pr 10 Orintlin.Steam(Lim.) 8 44 3 4 " stook Peelll.Lnd.&Min.(Litn ) 100 47 60 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 25 10 11 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.44p e all 18 19 p 181 4 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. Now all 44 54 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 50 stock Scot, Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 123 128 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 übmarine Tel. Scrip all 4 1 Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do all 6:, 7 20 Tr. &Ln. Co.ofUpr.Car., 5 —.- 10 0 'Van Dierooll' 0 144324 10;894 10 11 13 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Bedford and Bletchiey Buckinghamshire Chester & Holyhead Do. do. 51 per cent Do. do. 5 per cent Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Pal( E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c. E.tinion,Harwich Shs Do. Woodbridge Gls. Ram& Neils,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.& Rail. Hull and Selby . Do. / Shares Do. Shares Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c London & Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend Lowestoft, r,ua. 4 p.ct Do. 6 per cent.. Afanc.,Buxtn. & Milk. Mid. Bradford Prefer ence 5t0ck ..... .. .. Newmarkt.,Buryx I guaranteed 5 p. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent North Western Preston and Wyre. I Do. Shares 4. Roystn.Hitch., & Shep I shrevisbry& Hereford Do. Do. au Ln &AST i 100 Ln&N.W 95 97 Do 53 53i Do. l2l 123 Do 109 111 Caledonin 99 101 E.U.&R C 15 16 G t NorthJ 135 137 E.Counts.l 4* 41 C4.ledon In Do. Gt. West Yk.N.da4r Nk.N. Md. Do. ; Do. Ln.Ar.N.Wj ,S. East. ••I Neto & Co orfolk .. Do. L NW &II Midland B.Counts lo . Do. Midland L&Nw L.Yk. ) Do. ...... Gt. North. IT.Brassey South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset.. yrtnmedon,i: Croydu. GL West . . Brgtu. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid' C ' I ri o. s. P ce. Done. 1109 111 202 205 88 91 4 4 0 97 i IP 55 57 151 151 :132 134 100 102 10 P I D I 2 11 90 99 84 94 TEIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 7. 1861 e Business done TBIS DAY'S 111ARIZETS. CORN EXCHANGE. OIZTIA' G ll' TELLT,i BA'C E. BETTING AT MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY. In our noti , e of the transactions which took place at the rooms Ts , erday, we stated that, the business dce.w was confined to the Nottingham Meeing. The tame ob servation will apply in a Liettsure to that which took place to- :ay. For the Liverpool Spring Cup, 11 to 2 would have been taken about North Lancashire, and 10 to 1 was offered bar one.—For the Grand National Steeple Chase any of the front rank horses would have been backed at a point or two over the legitimate betting, but everyone pre sent seemed to be of one opinion, so nothing was done that required the use of the metallics, and the quotations a few days back will answer for to-day. For the Two Thousand Guineas, 7 to 1 would have been taken against Klarikoff, and 12 to 1 was taken about Diophantus ; 14 to 1 was taken about Sweet Hawthorn, and Russley appeared to have gone quite out of favour, 12 to one being offered against him. There was no great amount of money in vested upon anything. CLOSING PRICES. LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. sto 1 agst North Lancashire (offered 11 to 2) 10 to 1 agst Princess Royal (taken) 100 to 8 agst Birmingham (taken) THE DERBY. 4 to 1 on the field (offered) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 61 to 1 agat Klarikoff (offered take 7) 9to 1 agst Kettledrum (wanted) 100 to 1 agst Diophantus (taken) 12 to 1 agst Russley (offered) 12 to 1 agat Overton (taken) 14 to 1 agat Sweet Hawthorn (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) Bto 1 agat Old Ben Roe (offered) SCRATCHING.—Heads or Tails was struck out of the Hunt Cup, at the Nottingham Meeting, this (Wednesday) afternoon, at four o'clock. IMIERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 648 2d; barley, 39s_ 2d ; oats, 23s Od ; rye, 35s Id ; beans, 398 7d ; and peas, 41s 7d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 54s 10d ; barley, 39s 7d ; oats, 23s Od ; rye, 35s 5d ; beans, 40s 4d ; peas, 42s sd, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 68,400; barley, 61,157 ; oats, 19,175 ; rye, 91; beans, 4,239 ; peas, 1,125 quarter.. BRITISH POSSESSIONS Railways. Paid. Price. 100 100 100 all 2i d Ilf 0 5 100 90 12 82 84 91f 92i 85 87 2 11 , 100 I all 5 7 all ss. tlOO 10 all 100 1 5 7 AIL 7375 92 93 ' IG 16k .1 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 d 6 pr 11 14 d 98i 99i 974 984 100 101 '4 i 4 214 224 70 74 CO 63 41 43 50 55 40 45 40 43 944 956 14d 1 d 96 97k' 2 d lf —d 90 92 I di Atlantic & St Lawrencf Born.,llaroda&.Cent Ind (u. 5 per cent ...... Do, Do. flutialo and Laze :furor iDo. New . Do. Preference ...... Bull'alo,Brant,&Godrict 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1871 Do. do. July 1. 187:E.. Jo. do. June 1, 187 , Clcutta.& S. Eastn. (Lin!' ' Cape, Eas tn. Prov. (Lim Cape Town & Dock Serif Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext , Do. Jubbulpore. Do. 4i p c. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864.. Do. 18G5— 1870 Grand Trunk of Cana& Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct I Do. 6 per et. Debentr I Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPcnin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim' guaranteed 5 per cent. 20 Do. do. 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares 205 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 without opt 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do 100 Do. 5A p. c. do. do sto3k 'Madras, guar., 45 p. c stock I Do. do. 5 per cent . stock I Do. 4 p. a. Extension De 5 do.. Melb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Bnds. Newßrunswick Canda Ry.drLand(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B Capital d 0..., Do. do. Land do. .- .... lOude (Limited) ........ IScinde Do. Punjaub g Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo qg. 'Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Antwerp dr Rotterdam Ardennes.. Bah.&S.Fran_Lim.7 p.c. Beltiisn East. Junction iieziers to Graissessac.. IC? neaux Mine & Ra .1 Copiapo ...& bid° Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ eastern of France .... (;rand Rus. Gnar. 6 p. c. Dc. do. Great, Central of Frcr ce Gt. Luxem., Con. shs..., Italian Junction Lierre & Turnhout ...., Lyons & Geneva Namur & Liege ••• • • • Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ..... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. E'aris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & 0r1ean5.. ...... Recife & S. Fran. (fern.) glia. 7 p. et. 1im...... Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Danish.. . Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5i per cent. Pref San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flandeii Do. 5 p. a Preference W. & N.W. of France West , rn of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand AltreriConsolsTrhi 120 British Iron BR rail42lll 16 , Clifford nil Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 1 30 'East Caradon 2.14.6 W'l Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 ,GamlzSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) 641 'Great South Tolgfus l7B G. - Wheal Alfa. (Phil aek)! 13.9.6 I G. Wheal Vor (Helston)! 'Grenville 15.14.6 Herod's-Foot 8.12 Hingsbon Downs 4.10.6 !Lady Bertha 1 1.8.6 Margaret (eny Lelant)l 9/ North Downs 2 - ,North Frances (Illogan) 114 - N. Wh'l Base , A (Ill° ,an)l 4s North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey); 14 20 , Providence (Uny Lelnto 10.6.7 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 11 s South Caradon(St.Cleer) 14 S. Carn Brea (I llog - an) 1 4a 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim., all S.Wheal Fran. (1110gan) 1 .8.1V,9 'Stray Park 24.8.0 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. 44 10 ,Tin Croft 9 Vale of Towey (Carm ) ;3s 6d 'West Basset (Illozan) 1 14 W. Caradon (Liskeard), 5 Went Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5 - ,Wheal Buller (Redruth) 'Wheal Eclwaid (Cala.) 7.5 Wheal Kitty(lT Lolisnt) 1.7.2 'Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 ' Wheal TretawneyALis.), 5i FOREIGN MI: 20 Australian 1 IBonAccord Copper, Lim. 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lirre' 5 IDo.Land and Mining•Co.' 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. 40 d TreeOpper ICopiappo ... 1 Dunlloun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 Fortuna. 20 General 2 !Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 ,Kapunda (Limited) 3 ILinares 5 !Lusitanian 1 ilidariquita 1 N.RhineCepofS.Aus.L 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish X . ustrin. (L.).. 1 281.81 United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited).... 1 De WAYS. 5i 61 - -p li WI II 12 13 31 21 3 31 23 24 61 7/ 71 7i 19 20 871 381 8 9 37 38 55 57 3 24 I a SI 81 Ai li lid 1 / 10 205 214 6 6 91 9 1 21/ 221 S. 3; 31 1 e 175 185 350 370 95 100 154 16 6 64 21 23 7 74 1 14 1! 24 3 35 17 15 2 11 46 48 N _4 4' 46 7# 81 71 81 91 01 38 40 30 4 0 310 3 34 I i 180 185 39 41 2 21 b 6 4 17 18 79 81 345 355 105 (10 115 125 1$ 2} lz 13 ' 19 2t ; 121 144 L LI - 1t aoi sli 1 dig. 39 41 8 10 I 2} 21 20 22 pr fp 1 I} p 9 10 pr ip id 4 6 i a 3t 41 i i METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was very moderately supplied with beasts, and all kinds moved off steadily, at fully Monday's currency. The show of sheep was rather limited. Prime Downs and half-breds commanded a ready sale at full quo tations ; but inferior breeds were inactive at late rates. The few lambs on offer realised an advance of 8d per 81bs, the priceg being 7s to 8s per 81bs. There was a fair demand for calves at previous currencies, but pigs and mulch cows commanded very little attention. Per Blbs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. 0, d. s. d 8 Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 .3 6 Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 6 0 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pme. S'thdowndo , 5 10 6 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Largo arse. calves 4 8 5 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 6 4 5 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs 4 0 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Small porkers 4 8 4 1 Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 19s to 220 ; and quarter •old store pigs, 22s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 3,800 Calves Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. - The demand for each kind of meat has ruled steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s 8d to 58 Od ; pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per 81133. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, March 6. A moderate supply. Trade steady : Beef, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 4s Od to 6s Od ; lamb, Os Od t@ Os Od ; veal, 4s 10d to 5s 6d ; pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per Blbs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Feb. 6.—To-days market was fairly supplied with stock. The trade was inactive. Prices as follow : Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od; mutton, 4s Od to 6s Od ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs ; suckling calves, 14s to 19s ; quarter old store pigs, 22s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB 108 each. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to S 5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 Os to £5153 ; and straw, £1 108 to £1 18a per load. A. fair demand. CUMBERLAND. Meadow bay, £2 Os to £5 83 ; clover, £3 Os to £ss 153 Od ; and straw, £1 103 to £2 Os per le id. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, £2 Oa to £5 53 Od ; £3 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 10s to 18a per load. Trade slow. COAL MARK] frrioea of Coal per Ton at 11T—MARCH G. the close et the market s. d. Buddle' sWest Hartley' 16 0 Bell's Primrose .... .. 14 6 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ...15 6 Lambert's West Hart- Walla End. Byron ..18 0 Hedley 18 0 Durham 17 0 Brt Hetton 19 0 Riddell l7 9 Wharneliffe 17 9 Framwellga+e 18 6 Hartlepool..... 19 3 North Hartlepool l5 3 South Hartlepool 18 6 Hetton 2O 0 Kelloe ....1$ 9 Heugh Hall 18 6 Tunstall Lambton 19 6 Haswell..... 19 9 Whitworth 16 6 South Hetton l9 9 'Russel's Hetton . ,19 0 Pittington ......17 6 Stewart's 19 9 Oassop l9 0 ley 15 3 Davison's West Hart- ley .16 0 Carr's Original Hartleyl6 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting Walker Primrose 13 6 Eden Main 18 6 Benton's West Hartleyls 0 Hastings Hartley .15 6 Bower's West Hartley.l6 3 West Hartley 15 6 Tanfield Moor 15 0 'Duffield Moor Butes l5 0 Craghead Hartley 15 0 Walls:End. Acorn Close . Eden 18 6 Ships at market, 255 ; Bold, 166. IBIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March 7.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; blowing a strong breeze, but fine sunshiny weather QUEENSTOWN, March 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Peter, from Akyab. PORTSMOUTH, March 6.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Escort, from Havre for New Crleans ; Earl of Hardwick°, from Havre for Madras. FALMOUTH, March 6.—W:nd W.S.W., fresh gale.— Sailed—Dunsandle, for Simon's Bay, &c.; Iresberta, for Havre. CLYDE, March 6.—Wind S.S.W., strong—Arrived Scandinavian, from Matanzas; 'United Kingdom, screw steamer, from New York; George Bradford, from Phila delphia. dowEs, March 6.—Wind W.S. W., strong.—Arrived— Arago, steamer, from Havre, and proceeded for New York. March 7.—Arrived—New York, steamer, for New York, leaky. WATERFORD, March 5.-:-Wind W.—A.rrivad—Eagle, from St. Domingo. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTILAXPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived, March 6—Dispatch, and Atalanta, steamers, from Jersey. Sailed—Havre, steamer, for Havre; Courier, and Ata lanta, for Jersey. Arrived, March 7—New York, steamer, from New York, with stern pipe out of order, has come into dock, awl will repair here. Sailed—Teutenia, steamer, for New York. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, March 7—William Thornbury, from Guernsey ; Arizone, from Manilla. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—William Corry, screw steamer, from Corfu. for London. 41 Anchored—Palmerston, from Shanghai for London. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. .. Mar. 21. Do. (via Marseilles) Mar. 15. Brazil and Cape Verds .. • . .. Mar. 6. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. Cuba and Mexico .. • . .. April 1. Canada, &c. (via L'derry) • . .. March 6. Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. April 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Mar. 6. Do (via Marseilles) Mar. 15. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. Overdue. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &o. (via Southampton) Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) Mar. 15. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. Mar. 13. D 0... (via Marseilles) .. Mar. 7. Lisbon •• •• .• ... Mar. H. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Mar. 7. Vigo, and Oporto .. Mar. 11. United States, California, &c. .. Mar. 14. Western Coast of Attica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. Mar. 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &o. Mar. 16. FRIGHTFUL SCAFFOLD ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Brent held an Inquest at the Elephant and Castle, Camden Town, on the body of John Robins, aged 39, a carpenter. Deceased was in the employ of Mr. Stark, builder, of Gray's-inn-road, and resided at 23&, Albion street, Caledonian• road. On Monday afternoon, about half-past three o'clock, deceased was at work at No. 3, Hastings •street, Burton-crescent. On stepping across the hoarding in front of the house his foot slipped and he fell head foremost into the area, fracturing his skull is so frightful a manner that he died in a very short time after the accident, the most melancholy part of which is that he leaves a widow, far advanced in pregnancy, and four children entirely destitute. Verdict—Accidental death, INIP.ERIAL PARLIAMENT. TIOU_T OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY,) The SpExii7.lZ took the chair at twelve o'clock. rEI SIAM BUSINESS. he Llanolly Railway and Dock (Sew Linda, &e.) Bill was road a second time. NEW Z EALAND. Sir J. TRELANVi , TY gave notice that on going into committee of supply he would draw the attention of the house to the st•ite of New Zealand. SUPERANNUATION OFFICERS (PENSIONS) BILL. Mr. M. MILNES, in moving the second reading of this bill, said he believed that the principle of the measure could not be impugned. It was most unjust to treat this class of officials to whom the bill referred in a position different to other public functionaries who received retiring allow ances. He did not consider that there was any body of men in the civil service who were more deserving of the gratitude of the country than these men, who rendered the most important services in the arduous position in which they were placed. The time had gone by when the prison officer formed the subject of portraiture by the novelist, and was held up to the ridicule and abhorrence of the humane and enlightened members of society. He did not propose the remuneration to these men on retirement to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, but out of local taxation. After a short discussion, the house divided— For the motion Against Majority —79 The bill was consequently lost. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES BILL. This bill passed though committee, Mr. SOTHERO - N ESTCOURT reserving his threatened opposition until the third reading. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. On the motion that the house go into committee on this Mr. NEWDEGATE rose and moved the following amendment : " That this house will, to-morrow, resolve itself into Com mittee, to consider the propriety of establishing in lieu of church-rates, thenceforth to be abolished, a charge on all hereditaments, in respect of the occupancy of which church rates have been paid within the last seven years ; such charge to he levied with the county-rate at an uniform rate of poundage, the occupier being in all cases entitled to de duct from his rent the amount of the charge levied on his occupation." He said he hid been induced to adopt this course in order to allay the agitation which had so long existed on this subject ; and in the interests of peace, the interests of religion, he hoped the house would grant him the committee he asked for. He objected alto getherto exempt any person from the payment of church rates on the ground of religious scruples. He contended that what he proposed was consistent with the opinions of some very eminent men, who looked altogether on church rates as a tax on property. He proposed to fix the rate of church charges at 2d, in the pound, which was to be col lected in all parishes where church rates had been levied during the last seven years, and paid over to the Clerk of the Peace, and by him transferred over to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, and ho selected that body be cause it was not exclusively clerical. 'The governors would be required to act as treasurers of this fund, and in the event of more being collected than was required for Church purposes, then the surplus was to be allowed to accumulate for the benefit of the parish in which it was col lected, and so become a fund liable for any extraordinary demand. In the event of the surplus fund being expended in the creation of an endowment, then all further charges were to cease and determine. In the event of this commit tee being appointed, he should move a resolution accepting the whole bill as it stands, but expressing an opinion that church rates ought to be commuted for a church charge at the rate of - pence in the pound. He hoped the house would accept the course he proposed, and thus remove a great source of discord. ➢lr. SELWYN seconded the motion. r. ALCOUK. objected to the amendment. Mr. BALL said he could not agree to the resolution of the hon. member for Warwickshire. He looked upon it as an emblem of strife, and an opening of a new controversy in a question which now so greatly divides Churchmen and Dissenters. He objected to it on the ground that it was opposed to the determination the house had already come to, viz., that church rates shall be abolished, and also because it would entirely preclude the possibility that now appeared to exist of putting an end to the heartburnings that had existed for so many years between Churchmen and Non-conformists. The hon. gentleman was about to reply to certain observations that had been made in refer ence to " Essays and Reviews," when Sir G. C. LE WIS rose to order. The right hon. gentle man was out of order in referring to that subject, as it was not for the purpose of throwing any new light on the sub ject under discussion ; but, on the contrary, would intro duce a theological question into the debate. Mr. BALL said he thought it unfair to take the objection at that moment. It ought to have been done when the subject was introduced, and not when a reply was about to be made to those observations. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. C. LEWIS said he was not in the house when the subject was first referred to. Mr. BALL would not pursue the subject further—(hear, hear)—as he was prevented referring to that book which he was very glad had been reprobated by the whole Bench of Bishops. He trusted the amendment would be rejected. Sir G. C. LEWIS said he should not go into the gene ral subject of church rates, but should confine himself to the amendment before the house. To him there appeared two extreme parties at variance on this question. One was the extreme or no-surrender party, and the other, which simply advocated the abolition of church rates, and between them there was an intermediate class who, finding the pre sent law could not be maintained, were anxious to devise some scheme of a compulsory kind. He could not but look upon the amendment of the hon. member for Warwickshire as a propoial that would strengthen the law as it existed on the subject, and tended to revive all those bitter differ ences which now seemed on the point of being reconciled. (Hear, hear.) Lord R. CECIL considerad that the proposed amend ment belonged to the no surrender class, and therefore it ought to be rejected. Viscount ENFIELD said he had invariably, although a member of the Established Church, voted against the re tention of church rates, but he protested against the opi nions expressed by the hon. member for Birmingham (Mr. Bright) on the question. Mr. ST EUART objected to the amendment. Sir J. TRELAWNY said the proposition of the hon. gentleman opposite would make the rate quite a compul sory one. The sum proposed to be collected as a church charge was ill defined and very unsatisfactory, for it did not state whether it was levied 9n the owners or occupiers of the property. He thought a fixed charge would greatly aggravate the grievance ; and while that was the case he had not stated why he did not impose the same charge in parishes that had sue seeded in gettinz rid altogether of church-rates. He could only look upon the proposition as one that was well calcu lated to perpetuate the injustice which had been so long and so loudly complained of. Mr. SELWYN hoped the hon. member, seeing that the feeling of the house was against him, would withdraw the amendment. (Hear, hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE said, after the opinions that had been expressed, he would not attempt to divide. (Hear, hear.) With the permission of the house, he would wish to withdraw the clause. (Hear, hear.) The amendment was then, by leave, withdrawn, and the house then went. into committee. On clause 1 being proposed, Mr. CROSS moved, in line 12, the omission of the words "in any parish in England and Wales," and in its place to insert the following :—" No church-rate shall be made or levied in any parish in which no church rate has been made or levied during the seven years previous to the passing of this act; and no church rate shall be levied upon any person who shall have delivered or sent by post to the churchwardens during the month of January in such year a declaration, under his hand, that he bona fide objects to the payment of church rates : provided always, that no person so exempted shall be entitled during such year to vote or act in vestry in the parish in reference to the mak ing, levying, or application of any church rate, or the application of any money applicable to like purposes ; and no church rate shall be made for other than the following purposes :—Repairing and maintaining the fabric of the parish church ; and repairing and maintaining the church -3 and or burial-ground of the parish church." Sir J. TRELAWNY opposed the amendment. Sir W. HEYGATE advised the house to accept the present compromise. He had lately returned from the canvass of a very extensive county town, and he could assure the house the opinion of nonconformists was not at all fairly represented in that house. They were disposed to compromise, and it would be exceedingly unwise to longer delay the settlement of this question. Mr. ADDERLEY opposed the amendment. He was quite content with the law as it at present stood. Mr. B. STANHOPE was favourably disposed towards a i compromise of this question; but it was not, as had been observed by the honourable member for Birmingham, because he considered his side of the house bad been con quered, that therefore they were willing to give up every thing. Mr. HENEAGE supported the amendment. Sir J. PABINGTON could not help congratulating the house on the tona the debate had taken. He perfectly recollected the difficulties that had met all attempts at com promise that had been made. His opinions on this question had not been changed by the arguments 'of the hon, member for Birmingham (Mr. Bright.) His opinion remained precisely what it was in 1858, when he expressed a desire that the question should be considered with a view to arrive at some settlement upon the principle of fair and moderate concession. The present state of the law, he was convinced, did an injury to the Church, as well as unaccept able to Dissenters. The annual squabble on church rates brought a scandal on religion, but he thought that the efforts now making would terminate in such a way as to be ac ceptable to both parties. He thought, however, that the best course the hon, member for Preston could pursue would be to withdraw theamendment which he had moved, and introduce it as a specific proposition. After a short discussion, Mr. CROSS said he would conform to the course pro posed by the hon. baronet. He would therefore with draw the amendment on the understanding that on en early day he should introduce a separate bill embodying the proposals of those amendments. (Hear.) The amendment was then withdrawn. Mr. T. DUNCOM BE then moved the following amend ment to the first clause: —After " Wales," add "nor shall any money raised under any other rate be applied to any of the purposes for which a church rate is levied." His great object was to prevent money raised in parishes as poor or other rates to be applied as a substitute for church rates. The amendment, he considered, could do uo harm. Mr. SELWYN opposed the amendment. It wa r s framed for the purpose of repealing a numb e r of local acts and set aside certain customs without the house having the slightest knowledge as to wha t they were. t After a few words from Mr. DurrcounE, the amendment was withdrawn. The clause was then agreed to. The remaining clauses, 2,3, and 4, were also agreed to, amidst loud cries of " Hear, hear." The house resumed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the houn adjourned. ,Ak 204 . ?01 10 100 100 100 17 20 stock stock 20 stock 20 stock sto - 3k bill, LITERA7ULE. Seasons with the sFea Horses, or iSportilly Adven tures in the Northern eeas. By James Lamont, . _ Esq., F.G.S. Hurst and 11lacl,:ett. This is a spirited account of some stirring adventures met with by some daring voyagers. It will be found on perusal to afford an agree able and entertaining narrative, and throughout there is a vigour and vivacity that render the descriptions very attractive. There are some good illustrations interspersed through the work which increase its interest, and serve to convey a better impression of the animals encountered in those regions. There are some lines from Longfellow on the title-page, which refer to the exciting errand on which they were bound, and one is re minded of that stanza on the subject— " Up, up let us a voyage take, Why sit we here at ease ? Find us a vessel tight and snug, Bound for the Northern Seas." The engraving of " Walruses on the Ice" is a very good one, and the frontispiece, representing the Chase of the Walrus, is a most stirring picture. Another striking ske'ch is that of a She Bear and Cubs. Tne bear was killed, but the sportsmen succeeded in capturing the cubs, whom they took away with them, and their prisoners gave them great trouble. On one occasion they contrived to give their captors the slip, but they were fortunately recaptured. " They had a sort of crib made for them on deck out of some spare spars and pieces of d r ift- woo d , an d w hil e t h ey were being thrust into it, they resisted it so furiously that we could almost imagine they knew they were bidding • adieu for ever to the fresh breezes and the icy waters of Spitzbergen." The four bears they killed yielded altogether about 600 lbs of fat. " Corpo dx Bacco," exclaims the writer, "What a thousand pities it is not worth 3s. 6d. a-pot, as in the Burlington Arcade." It is stated in the course of the reminiscences that from all the information collected on the subject, it is calculated "that about one thousand walruses and twice that number of bearded seals are an nually captured in the seas about Spitzbergen, exclusive of those which may die of their wounds; so that some idea may he formed of the' numbers of those curious and useful amphi bious monsters still existing tin that country ; but it is quite clear that they are undergoing a rapid diminution of numbers, and also that they are grae.ually receding into more and more inaccessible regions further to the north." We learn from the voyage of Othshere, which was performed about a thousand years ago, that the natives then abounded on the coast of Finmarken itself; they have, however, abandoned that coast for some centuries, although individual stragglers have been occasionally captured there up to within the last 30 years. In the summer the walruses congregate in vast herds and go ashore, or " They all lie down in a mass in some secluded bay, or on some rocky island, and tfiere they remain in a semi-torpid sort of state for weeks together, without moving or feeding. They do not usually do this until very near the end of August, by which time most of the ves sels have departed full, and, of course, it is a very great chance whether any of those remaining will find these trysting places in the few days which remain before the season breaks up ; but such chances are what every Spitzbergen walrus-hunter prays for by day and dreams of by night, because they know that if they are fortunate enough to find the walruses under these circumstances they may be enabled to kill a small fortunes' worth of them in a few hours." The toils of the zealous voyagers were not fruitless, and their pleasure was not profitless, as will be seen from the following fat-simile exe cuted by Lord David Kennedy on one of the cabin-beams of the " Anna Louise." Lord David Kennedy and James • Lamont hired this sloop Anna Louisa, not A 1, in the summer of the year 1859, and killed in Spitzbergen 46 wal - ruses, 88 seals, 8 polar bears, 1 white whale, 61 reindeer; total, 204 heads. On the whole we could not desire a more entertaining account of adven tures in the northern seas than is afforded by this retrospect of a " Season with the Sea horses," and all students of natural history and all lovers of exciting events and stirring scenes of sportsmanship will do well to possess themselves of this, work which abounds with in terest, is replete with amusing anecdotes, and is moreover peculiarly adapted to convey most desirable information regarding the strange crea tures the monsters of the deep of which it particu larly treats. It will most likely meet with approval in many quarters, and the literary public are in debted to Mr. Lamont for publishing his remark able adventures. The Tragedy of Life, being Records of Remarkable Phases of Lunacy kept by a Physician. By John H. Brewster. 2 vols. Smith and Elder. The volumes before us show us human life in one of its saddest aspects, human suffering in one of its most hopeless forms, The loss of reason has always been held among civilised communities as one of the greatest calamities, and justly so, if the accounts from time to time furnished us of the con dition of the insane be warranted by facts. Io someinstances the mania developes itself in the form of extravagant excitement and imaginary happiness, bat too often the overthrown mind is a prey to dark and dreadful delusions or pitiable despondency. The work in question is evidently the production of one who is familiar with his sub ject, and an acute observer of its shifting phases. The notes and incidental observations display ex tensive study of the phenomena of these painful cases and of the scientific opinions upon them. The first volume is entirely occupied with one story, the history of a forced marriage and its direful consequences. The heroine M arion St. Maur is too weak and yielding to excite so much compas sion as she deserves by her melancholy fate ; like Lucy of Lammermoor, she excites more pity than sympathy. The second volume shows us a series of sketches, all turning on the same point and describing the lunacy of the chief character. Many of these possess much attraction as narratives, independently of the melancholy interest attaching to the misfortunes of their subjects. The story of the lunatic engineer and poor Mary Vyner is a mournful history of selfish cruelty, repaid by un questioning self-devotion. Of all the cases here cited, only one recovers reason, and that is the gentle heroine of "The Sonnambulist," another victim of misplaced affection. Throughout all his narratives the writer steadily maintains the danger of confiding in the supposed harmlessness of persons of unsound mind. Whether from suspicion, malice, the love of destruction, the influence of some spectral illusion, or still more of the uncontrollable fits of terror to which some maniacs are subject, their acts of violence have been so frequent and so unexpected that the bystanders should never be off their guard. In the case of those poor " daft" creatures, some times haunting country places, the caution still holds good. The author cites an instance where " Wandering Georgie," a half-witted creature of this class, dashed out a negro boy's brains with a poker, supposing him to be the Devil in mortal shape. Another story he tells of a young girl drowned by a crazy woman in the pool where her son had accidentally met his death long before. He also strongly advises that attention should immediately be paid to symptoms of mental alienation, and pro per means of cure adopted, since the chances of recovery diminish rapidly in proportion to the length of the disease. It must always, however, be a very difficult task to convict a person of un sound mind, and to decide between harmless eccen tricity and the first indications of tottering reason. The recommendation of keeping lunatics away from their friends and discouraging visits may also be very useful; but it is not wonderful that anxious relatives should wish to watch carefully over the comfort and well-being of those who are no longer able to care for themselves. The treatment of the insane, especially in the wealthier classes, is a sub ject of great difficulty; the wicked machinations of cupidity or interest have to be borne in mind by the legislator, as well as the efforts of faithful friend or skilful physician. Such as are attracted by the study of this melancholy subject may avail themselves of these interesting and well written volumes, which aro evidently the results of study and experience, although thrown into a form which is more popular than scientific. A seaman's Narrative during his Captivity among Chinese Pirates. By Edward Brown. Charles West erton. It fell to the lot of the author of this narrative, to use his own words, along with many , others , to find himself " paid off" on the beach at Hong Kong in October, 1856 ; commercial business in the South of China having been brought to a stand-still by the hostilities between the British and Chinese autho rities at Canton. The merchant vessels which were waiting for c argoes for Europe were laid up, and the crews discharged. It was under these circum stances that in an evil hour he embarked in a Chinese lorcba, registered under the British flag, as flag captain. Driven out of their course by a severe gale, they fell in with a fleet of piratical junks in the service of the rebel kicg, the immortal Tai ping-vree-wang, and were captured after a despe rate resistance ; but, greatly to their surprise, instead of being instantly murdered, as all expected, none of the crew were molested, and Brown him self treated with great courtesy and respect. The admiral or commander of these piratical cruisers made him captain of one of his vessels, an -- appoint ment which he could not refuse, although it was an honour he little coveted. He subsequently made his escape, and after a variety of adventures he at length gained the deck of the British brig Punch. During his forced sojourn with the Cochin China pirates he witnessed many atrocities, and had many opportunities of inspecting their retreats, and studying the peculiarities of their character. On the whole he was well treated, hut '..he very kindness shown him was sometimes distaste• fill. He was invited to dine with the admiral on his joining the fleet. He thus describes part of the entertainment : " Rice, the Chinese c staff of life,' to a basin full of which WO were first helped, was served up in two large wooden kids, placed at the head of the table, and holding something like twenty pounds each. These formed rather an incon venient addition to the feast. They were continually pass ing to and fro, over and even under the table, to the immi nent danger of some of the long-tailed gentry dipping the wrist-bands and sleeves of their silk and satin garments in the gravy of the savoury dishes. We had no waiters to attend upon us, but every one helped himself to what here quired, and then passed the dish or kid to the next person. who asked for it. " Ihe liquor, which they called bee-chew, was pourod into little cu p !, and served out hot to each person. It was a very suspicious-looking fluid. The interpreter commenced capering, with a glass of it in his hand, drinking, and hob nobbing with everybody, and would insist upon my trying some. As soon as I put it to my lips, I knew what blue ruin' was; for this bee-chew was of a dull blue colour, and it tasted, ugh ! of what did it not taste ? bilge-water, vitriol, turpentine, copal varnish, tar, fi!-e, and castor oil ! An entire stranger might have fancied that garlic had been toiled in it. All Chinese liquor has a very unpleasant flavour, or twang; but this, being pure and unadulterated, was real fire itself, ' chain lightning 1' The twang may in some measure be accounted for, by their not knowing how to remove the essential oils properly ; or because they distil from rice. I cannot give a decided opinion on this subject, I must leave it to some of my kind readers, who may be better chemists than I am. " The repast being finished, they all took to smoking opium again, and therefore I took my leave of them." Residing at one time at a village for some days, he observes that there was a small body of troops stationed there under a mandarin ; that daily some dozen or more were flogged, and that during the thirty days he re mained with them every one of the soldiers had been beaten and some of them several times. The mode of inflicting this punishment is singular, and executed with a neatness peculiar to the Celestials. The victim's hands are bound tightly together and placed over a peg driven into the ground ; his feet are th©n bound I l e he is pegbeiri stretched g out driven to his full length, and them he is ready to be operated upon. No sen tence is passed upon the offender, but one of his comrades continues to belabour him during the mandarin's pleasure. Flogging is often resorted to, to induce suspected persons to confess to the perpetration of certain crimes, and they are beaten until they confess, when the previous fiagillation is not taken Lit° consideration, but a sentence in accordance with the offence passed; if, however, they persist in their innocence after asevere beating, they are released. This is something like the good old nglish custom of trying whether some un fortunate old woman were a witch or not, by casting her into a horse-pond, and if she floated she was a witch, and was accordingly burned, but if the unfortunate sank and was drowned, her character was vindicated at the ex pense of her vitality. After his escape from the pirates he was kept in prison in Cochin China for some three months, during which period he witnessed much barbarity practised upon the unfortunate prisoners who were unmercifully beaten for every imaginary offence. The following uses to which a wife and family may be turned by this ingenious people beats Sir Cresswell Cresswell hol:ew SELLING A WIFE. " A most melancholy affair occurred in the jail about this time, that of a prisoner selling his wife. " It appears that this man had been committed four years ago, for having stolen a bag of white rice ; and his sentence was, as usual, to remain in prison till further orders. " After he had been here about twelve months he got permission (through good conduct) to have his wife and family with him. He had three children, two girls and a boy, whose ages varied from two to six years. " His family had not joined him more than six months, when he sold the eldest, a girl six years of age, for fifty thousand cash, or about thirteen dollars. Six months after this, he sold the youngest, a little girl three years of age, for twenty thousand cash, or about five dollars. One year after this he sold his little boy, five years of age, for the small sum of seventeen thousand cash, or a little more than four dollars ; and now he was about to sell his wife. She was a good looking Cochinese woman, about 27 years of oge. He had been married to her, after the Cochinese form. by buying her, ten yeats ago. "I was present when the poor woman was brought out; she was crying bitterly ; and when her husband spoke to her, she appeared to turn from him with disgust. I pitied her, not merely for her present trouble, but for what she must have suffered on being separated from her children,. The day had now arrived when she too must be sold, and for what? not to enable ber husband to procure the common necessaries of life, but to satisfy his unnatural desire to obtain opium. " Well to end this mournful affair. The poor woman was handed over to three savage-looking men, one of theta receiving a paper, or bill of sale, signed by the husband. They also received a bundle of her clothes ; and, after pay ing the pun hase-money, they led her away. She was sold for 80,000 cash, or about twenty dollars." In the end through, the kindness of Quong, of Saigon, ho is restored to liberty, and put safely on beard of the brig Punch. The work is full of interesting detai;s and dangerous adventure. It is written in a plain, straightforward manner, which must please all. Danish Fairy _Legends and gales. By Hans Christian Andersen, with Memoir. Third edition, enlarged N\ ith 120 illustrations. Bohn. Hans Christian Andersen bears a name held in honour by children of all ages as one of the inter preters of fairy land. The simplicity of many of his delightful tales brings them down to the com prehension of early childhood, while the hidden moral often lurking under the history of stacks, fir trees, and darning needles, speaks to older and graver minds. Not like the old tales of giants and fairy godmothers are the legends of " The Wild Swans," " The Fir Tree," and " The Ugly hackling." The latter charming fantasy is indeed an allegory of its author's own eventful life. Like the tgly little bird, the scorn of air farm-yard, the shame of his relations, hunted, pecked, and perse cuted, till at length he develops into one of the Ringly birds whose snowy plumage and stately bearing had filled him with wonder. The poor peasant boy who could not speak his own language correctly, is now known and honoured through out Europe. The edition before us is the third of the collected stories, and is rendered still more complete than its predecessors by the introduction of twelve additional stories published a few years since under the name of Historian. The stories themselves are too well known and too popular to require criticism. We need only say that the volume is of the convenient size and excellent type usual in Mr. Bohn's library, and enriched with very numerous illustra tions. The Cornhill Magazine. The adventures of " Philip" continua in Mr. Thackeray's easy style. Our old friend J. J. Ridley, the Royal Academician, re-appears among the very miscellaneous companions of the hero ; and it is interesting to notice incidentally how the artist instincts of Michael Angelo Titmarsh still survive in the breast of the successful novelist. As the General seated on an Emperor's throne with the fairest portion of the globe beneath his sceptre, still cast a " longing, lingering look" to the im pregnable fortress of Acre, and sighed amidst all his splendour, " I have missed my destiny," so does the quondam Michael Angelo, whose books are eagerly and lovingly perused by countless admirers, so does he say now in the pages of his successful magazine —" To by a painter, and to have your hand in perfect command I hold to be one of life's summa bona." The faith less pencil could not delineate with sufficient force (and no wonder !) the conceptions of that fertile imagination, and in despair the pencil has been cast aside, but in its place the happier goosequill has conjured before us scenes and characters. portraits and " interiors," that it would require a very skilful painter to surpass. We have all seen Mr. Thackeray's heroes, and seen them with no super ficial glance, and yet Mr. Thackeray, looki ng back on Acre, exclaims—" Here is occupation) here is excitement ; here is struggle aid victory ; and here is profit. Can max ask more from for tune ? Dukes and R othsehilds ma y be envious of such a man." True! Dukes and Rothschilds may, but not the auth or of " Vanity Fair" and the " New- Horace Saltoun" increases in painful and "Frawley Parsonage" approaches its i c n o t m er e e s s ! t " , ' d eno uement. We will spe a k of it at greater length w h e n it is completed. We are inclined to rank it among Mr. Trollope's masterpieces. The poem f o a n ni ‘ o ' u T s h l e i n i t e i s v . e r r T e hmin ds"There u r u k s i s t h o o B m a u t e h h , of is S a °ll c t it ! i p e i Y t a l paper, well . worthy of attention. Mill a i s h as g i ven an interesting sketch of Mark an d hi s w if e w h e n the Philistines are at the Parsonage. The Pungolo of Milan publishes a letter of Francis 11., in whi c h h e or d ers G en eral Fergola to con tinue his resiistance. The officer who conveyed the letter to the General carried to him also a sum of 30,000 ducats. The garrison of Messina is 4,000 strong. ABDUCTION BY A FRENCH PRIEST.— A case which has excited great interest in the north of France has for the last few days occupied the Court of Assizes du Nerd, sitting at Douai—the trial of a certain Canon Mallet, 64 years of age, a canon of the cathedral of Cambrai, on the charge of the abduction of two girls under age. The canon was a converted Jew, and the girls were the daughters of `a German Jew, named Bluth, whom, together with most of his family, the canon had converted to Christianity. He had moved the girls from one convent to another, in one case keeping one of them beyond the reach of her parents for upwards of two years, and evidence was given tending [ to show that he had criminally abused his influence over, them, lie was found guilty, and sentence d to six years imprisonment. ,ing- Os. the sum Dur- ank croft ition Curer iouer e to a sonar vhat about a. I a the nvi in mind . to see upon ay). abeth were BO to ) hira ,olico. mer it n for _ vOUld Share all all all all all all 125.6 d a 11 1 10s. ail all 19s. 6i. 7