The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-31 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Ba°ketone. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence With THE SUN AND THE WIND. And the original Comedy, entitled BLACK SHEEP. Mr. Bnokstone, Mr. Compton, Mr. Howe, as. ; Mrs. Wilkins Mrs. Charles Young, Miss Lovell, &c. Alter which, will be revived, with entirely new scenery an d effects, and all the original music by the late Sir Henry B ishop, the melodrama of THE MILLER 7 AND HIS MEN. Commence at . ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, TRUTH AND FICTION. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews,Widdicomb e , Shore, Cathcart, Garden; Miss C. Leclercq, Miss It. Leclercq, and Miss M. Harris. Followed by HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Fechter. Sup ported by Hermann Vezin, Ryder, Meadows, dr.c. ; Misses 'Beath, Elsworthy, and R. Leclercq. NEW THEATRE -ROYAL, ADELPHI.— Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Reproduction of "The Colleen Bawn." The Adelphi "Census" every Evening. THIS EVENING, the successful new Farce, entitled A TURKISH BATH. Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. P. Bedford. After which (194th time), THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr. D. Boucicault, D. fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer, Howard, Ward ; Mrs. Boucicault, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley. To be followed by a new apropos Sketch, THE CENSUS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Eburne, Romer, C. J. Smith ; Miss Kate Kelly, Miss E. Thorne, and Mrs. Chatterley. Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. THIS EVENING-, Grand Equestrian performances — The - Great Excitement for the Itace Week only—The Rocky Mountain Wanders on the Flying Trapez, the Ladder Feat, and their extraordinary acrobat performances —Concl!iding with the New Ballet, entitled " The Mill in an Uproar, sup ported by M. Lauri and a numerous Corps de Ballet. In active preparation, JOCK O, the Brazilian Ape. CANTERBURY - HALL CONCERTS AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. EVERY EVENING , Two Grand Selections from celebrated Operas, including Verdi's new Opera, THE BAL MASQUE (first produced in England and only to be heard at this Establishment), with a Chorus of Forty Voices, and upon a sale unequalled at any other Concerts. Miss Russell, Miss Ernst, Mr. Greville, Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, Mr. Bernard; the popular Solos on the Cornet-a piston, by Mr. Levy (the first performer of the day); the Brothers Conrad (in an entirely new and original entertain ment on the double rope, not to be seen elsewhere); con tinued success of Mr. Wood and his talented little Son. The Combo Department comprises the following favourites : —Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Blanchard, and numerous other artistes. Re-appearance at these Concerts of Mrs. Lawrence. Musical Director, Mr. JONGHMANS. T H E 0 X F oRD, 6, OXFORD-STREET. Ni-. LEVY, undoubtedly the best performer of the day on the Cornet-a-Piston—Grand Selections (on the most complete scale) from Dinorah, Martha, Stradella, &c., and other vocal and instrumental music, by Miss Russell, the Misses Stuart, and Miss Ernst, Messrs. Charles Greville, Fornari, Kimber ley, Bernard, Beaumont, Bervon, Huish, Signor Tivoli, and Mr. Henry Herbert, with full band and powerful and selected chorus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans.—The following. Comic talent, Messrs. W. Randall, J. Blanchard, W. H. Wie land, Hollingsworth, E. Marshall, Harvey, and French, and the Brothers Conrad in their latest and best entertainment, every evening. Admission, Hall, sixpence; Balcony and Stalls, one shilling . . Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT.—Morning, 7h. sm. —Afternoon, 7h. 28m. To-atm:Lao - sr.-Morning, 7h. 54m.—Afternoon, Bh. 26m. THB WEATHER.—Svx OFFICE, MAT 31, 1861. THERMOMETER, IN THE MADE, 72—highest since noon yesterday. o2—lowest this morning and during the night. 66—this day at noon. BABotzwrzu-30.04. Wm—N.-Westerly—fine breeze, and sunshiny weather, LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1861. The remarkable triumph achieved by Ministers last evening was beyond what had even been anti cipated by themselves. The wriggling snake of Opposition—so manifold and tcrtuous in its wind ings hitherto—is at length no longer scotched merely, but killed outright. Its neck may be said to have been effectually broken by this last division. In reference to which division, by the way, we would at once direct public attention to what is certainly a very odd coincidence. And the coin cidence is this. Upon the last great party division, namely, the division in the House of Commons on the 2d inst., in Committee of Ways and Means—the aggregate of the minority trooping together upon the side of the Opposition was identical with the aggregate of the minority now again trooping together on the side of the Opposition ! On Thursday, the 2d of May, 1861, and on Thurs day, the 30th of May, 1861—there were collected together by the Opposition whips 281 against her MAJESTY'S Government. The Ministerial majority upon the former occasion having been Eighteen, and upon the latter occasion having been Fifteen, while the Opposition minority has remained in each in stance at the same dead level—it is obvious that last night there was a falling off of three upon the side of the Government. Whereas Ministers told off into their lobby 296 yesterday, or more strictly speaking this morning, they told off as many as 299, but just one short of a round three hundred, upon the former occasion. To signalise the peculiarity of these almost exactly balanced divisions, we will give each here briefly in a tabular form, so that they may be contrasted at a glance : DIVISION OP THE 2D MAY, UPON MR. BARING'S AMEND MENT FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE TEA DUTY. Ministerialists Opposition Majority for the Government.... 18 DIVIMON OF THE 30TH MAY, UPON MR. SEYMER'S A.MENDNIENT FOR THB RETENTION OF THE PAPER DUTIES. Miniaterialists 296 Opposition .. 281 Majority for the Government.... 15 So far, however, from the circumstance of that falling off to the extent of three in the Ministerial majority between the 2d and the 30th instant telling against the Cabinet, the fact is directly otherwise. That it is so, cannot fail to be recognised upon a calm consideration of the actual circum stances. Recollect that ever since the former divi sion forced upon the House when in Committee of Ways and Means, by reason of Mr. BARING'S Tea Duty Amendment—the efforts made by the Oppa sition to strengthen their hands against the Go cernment have been most energetic and determined. Nothing has been left undone in order, if possible, to justify that very singular outburst of cheering with which upon the former of these two recent divisions the Minority greeted their own discom fiture. Those enthusiastic cheers showed that they were then still sanguine of success, notwithstand ing their immediate defeat by the supporters of the Administration. And since then they have striven heart and soul to swell their own numbers, and con sequently to diminish those of their antagonists. With what result has at length been rendered clearly manifest. If they have not fallen off even by the minimu m of a single vote, they have not by an unit advanced their own aggregate. And this, moreover, in spite of a very pro mising windfall in the shape of that broken allegiance of the Irish Liberals to the PALMERSTON Government! That actually alone will go pretty far to explain the fact of the list of Ayes now being minus sundry Celtic names occurring in the earlier catalogue of the Government sup porters. To give a single instance— whereas in the Ministerial Majority of the 2d of May, the name of " MAGUIRE, J. F." duly appears alpha betically in its right place—it will be looked for vainly in this division list, either on the side of the Government or of the Opposition. So might it be said, too, of others among the Irish represen tatives. And it is the surprising na mes noticeable here and there , both in diversity of the lists of the Ministerialists and of the Opposit ion,under date May the 2d and May the 30th, that renders so very singular as a coincidence of numbers the dead-level kept at by the Opposition, And the fact that there is noticeable a difference of merely three upon the side of the Government. It is unquestionable, we take it, that the clear majority of Fifteen sebnred to themselves last evening by her MAJESTY'S Government, in a house (including the four Tellers, the Speaker, and the Chairman of Committee) of 583 altogether, is virtually, under the circumstances of the case, a far larger majority than that won by Ministers on the 2d of May in a House of 586 altogether, that earlier majority of Eighteen ! In effect it was at once recognised last night when the numbers were announced. There were audible then, no hopeful counter cheers from the aide of the Opposition—only reverberating shouts of applause again and again re newed from the ranks of the victorious supporters of the Government. The division in fact is decisive. That clear majority of Fifteen in a i,ouse of 583 members, after so very prolonged and resolute an opposition, fixes the seal of acceptance upon the Budget, doom for ever and for ever the paper duties after the Ist of October, strengthens almost beyond calculation the hold upon power of the Liberal Coalition, hurls to the winds this session the hopes of the Opposition, and the fears that were beginning to darken about us as to the terrible possibility of a dissolution at midsummer. The discussion which led the way to last night's decisive division, while relieved from absolute inanity by two or three speakers, must neverthe less be acknowledged to have been upon the whole one of almost unexampled dullness. The only really telling speech in the debate was the one delivered by the noble lord the Foreign Secre tary. The impassioned repudiation by Lord JOHN of the disgraceful imputations directed against the Government of which he is a member touched all the nobler sentiments of the House as with so many electric flashes of indignation. In answer to each vivid lightning word of scorn in regard to these baseless accusations came " the applauding thun der at its heels"—and this alike from the side of the Government and of the Opposition. Another deeply interesting incident of the debate yesterday was the really heartfelt welcome accorded alike by personal friends and political foes to Mr. COBDEN upon the occasion of his reappearance ! The " unadorned eloquence" of that veritable Genius of Common Sense again telling with signal force upon the discussions in that the popular branch of the Legislature, Otherwise than in these two instances the debate of last night was, how ever, as dull and as uninteresting as its result has proved decisive both as to the success of the Budget and the triumph of the Ministry. Father DALY would do well to remember the wisdom of that old threadbare proverb, Ye sutor ultra crepidam. One is almost tempted to give it a sort of punning half echo in our English verna cular—avowing, by an allowable change of mood, that No suitor could well go beyond his (Father DALY'S) " last." The Prime Minister's graphic ac count last evening of his lordship's interview with the rev. gentleman whose name we have just now particularized certainly lifts the curtain upon as delicate a little political mission as was perhaps ever adventured upon by ecclesiastic. The incident is as certainly very exemplary in its character, or as our cousins across the Atlantic would more aptly call it—cautionary. As described by the noble viscount immediately after the taking of last night's divi sion, the interview is brought before us so clearly, so vividly, so picturesquely that we seem somehow to make quite one of the party. We are conducted into the apartment as it were by the noble lord himself, and become as from behind a screen compulsory spectators and eaves-droppers. " There is zio use in concealing names," says Lord PALMERSTON with charming naïveté beginning his pleasant little prelection. " Father—that is Mr.—DALY," says the Premier, with a humorous twinkle in his eye while correct ing his of course quite unintentional lapsus lingua —"Father—that is Mr.—DALY called upon me on Saturday and urged upon me reasons why the de cision of the Government with regard to the Gal way packet line should be reconsidered. Well." said Lord PALMERSTON, " I stated to Mr. DALY that I did not consider him authorised to repre sent anybody on the subject, and I declined to enter into a discussion with him on the Galway packet contract." Nothing daunted by which, Father, that is Mr., DALY replies—" It is a public ques tion." The reverend gentleman might have added, in every sense of the word —" and a purely," no, not purely, that's not the phrase, " a strictly," yes, strictly will do—" and a strictly mercantile transaction !" What is Lord PALMERSTON'S reply ? Why, exactly the reply that might have been looked for from Lord PALMERSTON ! "It is a matter that can alone be discussed publicly in the House of Commons," observes the Premier in answer to Mr. DALY—" and not privately in my own apartment." Thereupon—" Mr. DALY said, if I would not discuss it with him, would I do so with a deputation of Irish members ? I said I did not see that it was a matter between me and the Irish members, but between the Government and the Galway Company ; nor did I see what the Irish members had to do with it more than to take part in the division that must follow on the motion: , Such delightful obtuseness on the part of Lord PALMERSTON ! Of course the House could only listen to the rest of the interview through its own laughter. The noble viscount continues— " Mr. DALY said I was mistaken, because the Irish members must take some action on the sub ject. I said I Yes, that action will be on the dis cussion.' (Cheers, and laughter.) Well, Mr. DALY said, That won't exactly do—(laughter)—l wish to bring a deputation of Irish members to you on Monday.' But Monday I told him was the day appointed for the Budget, and the Galway con tract is a different question. (Laughter.) I said There is no di scussion on M on d ay a b out the Galway contract. There is no reason why I should receive a deputation on that day, and, moreover, if I were to receiv e a deputation, know already everything they could say to me, and I can only tell them what I tell you —namely, that it is a public question to be discussed in the House of Commons, and not in a private room in my but,' said Mr. DALY, lam anxious Well, s that you should see them on Monday, be cause they must take action on the subject—(laugh ter)—and that action must be taken on the Monday evening.' (Renewed laughter.) ' Oh,' said I, I now understand you—(much laughter)—and when it is put to me in that way I must, with all deference and respect for the Irish members, entirely decline seeing any of them." At that, as the crowning record of the interview between Father DALY and Lord PALMERSTON, the House cheered, as it well might, and that heartily. The ex planation which has now been given by the noble Premier in regard to these ugly rumours about the Irish members, the Gal way and her MAJESTY'S Go vernmen t— Packet Compa n y coincides entirely with the view we took of those rumours yesterday. The disgraceful accusations directed through those rumours against Her mAnny's Government have been now effectu.. We do not know that there is much to complain of in the principles and practice of American blockades, as they are illustrated by the correspon dence just published. They first proclaim the blockades as to be "set on foot" at certain ports ; they do not regard the blockade, however, as com mencing from the issue of the proclamation, but from the time when a force is stationed at the port sufficiently strong and watchful to warn, indivi dually, each vessel as it approaches the port. Nothing but a resistance of this warning is regarded as a breach,'blockade. All vessels, also, actually in the port are allowed 15 days to depart, and they may do so with or without cargo ; nor would it be inquired into whether they had taken the cargo on board after the blockade had been actually established. There have occurred, however, two or three cases of hardship, in which Mr. SEWARD does not appear to us to have fairly carried out his assurance to Lord LYONS, " That if in any individual cases the rules of blockade should bear hardly on British vessels he should be ready to consider the equity of the matter, and to receive favourably any repre sentations he might make on behalf of the interests of British subjects." To most persons it will appear as if the equity of the following case de manded favourable consideration. Mr. J. LEAY CROFT applies for power to send British vessels to take away cargoes which have been bought and paid for in the blockaded port. In another case power was asked to send for oak plank which had been bought and paid for, in part fulfilment of a contract for the British Government. Mr. SEWARD regrets categorically to refuse all the applications, four in number ! He pleads that the same rules had been enforced against American merchants having cotton at Norfolk, which they wished to bring away in American bottoms. The rule appears harsh against their own merchants, that is on the supposition, that as in the case of the British merchants they had paid for the goods. If they had not, some thing might of course be said in favour of prevent ing the enemy from getting money into his hands. To us it seems that reason, courtesy, and equity were all on the side of allowing the merchants of another country to take away the goods by ships going for them in ballast, as proposed, when the rebels had already secured the merchant's money. Practically, indeed, Mr. SEWARD'S policy gives to his enemies both the money and the goods. He injures his friends and benefits his enemies. The latter may be high morality ; but the former is neither good morality nor good policy. We must say, however, that Mr. SEWARD IS not exactly the politician we had, till the late contest, supposed him to be. He can talk too much blarney and bluster. Amongst the territories which " mani fest destiny" was to give to the now shattered Union, he had the taste to mention the Canadas. His warning to European politicians to dismiss from their heads all thoughts of a secession being permitted, will not be forgotten. Nor can we relish much more this repudiation of " the equity" of a pretty clear case. The Minister Plenipotentiary to St. Petersburg seems to be a gentleman of the same class, one who could take in hand to lecture us on what we should think for our honour and our interest. In the proclamation, too, of Mr. LINCOLN, signed by Mr. SEWARD, we find the astounding assertion, that if "any person" under the "pretended authority of the said (seceded) states" should molest any vessels of the United States, or the persons or cargo on board of one, " such per son will be held answerable to the laws of the United States for the prevention of piracy !" States which have agreed to abolish privateering might consistently take this ground; but Mr. LINCOLN could only take it by denying to the Southern States the belligerent rights which, hateful as their cause is, Lord .TonN RUSSELL has humanely and wisely asserted for them. It is, indeed, but to introduce civilised views of what common humanity demands in mitigation of the horrors of war. A little modesty would surely better comport with the pre sent position of the broken up Union, than a con tinuance of that arrogance with which the United States were wont to beard tho senior nations of the Old World. We have no fear, however, but that our Foreign-office will perform its duties in a firm yet becoming manner. THE COURT.—Her Majesty and his Royal High ness the Prince Consort, and the youthful members of the Royal Family, are expected to arrive at Buckingham Palace either on Monday or Wednesday next for the season. It is also expected that the Queen will occasionally visit White Lodge, in Richmond-park, during the season. The Earl of Mornington has arrived at the Cl trendon from Paris. The Earl and Countess Delawarr and Sir Alex ander and Lady Arabella Bannerman are expected to at , - rive in London in the course of the ensuing week from Genoa, after passing several months in Italy. We understand that a marriage is shortly to take place between the Right Hon. William Hutt, Vice Presi dent of the Board of Trado, and Mrs. Hugh4daughter of the Hon. Sir Francis Stanhope, and widow of Col. Hughes, brother of the late Lord Pinorben. MONUMENT TO SHAKSPEARE.—A public meet ing will be held shortly, in connection with the above ob ject, at the Theatre Royal, Drury•lane, which E. T.Smith, Esq., has liberally granted for the occasion. Government have granted the Royal Irish Aca demy £lOO a year for the recovery of antiquities in Ireland through the agenc3, of the constabulary. The Charity Commissioners have given notice that the well-known library of Archbishop Tenison, in the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, will be sold by auction. M. Thiers has resolved to make over the prize of 20,000 f. which has just been awarded to him, to the French Academy, to be bestowed by them upon some writer whom they may select, The Ost-Deutsche Post of Vienna says :—" M. Wagner's opera of Lohengrin' has just been performed here. The public appeared anxious to console the com poser for the check he had recently received in Paris. The house was crowded, and at the end of the overture there arose a tempest of applause which continued until M. Wag ner advanced to the front of his box and thanked the public for the honour conferred on him." The correspondence between Mr. Alcock, our minister at Yeddo, and Lord John Russell, respecting the recent difficulties in Japan, has been published. These documents comprise a history of the diplomatic events which grew out of the murder of the American Secretary of Legation. Mr. Alcock's closing despatch announces the restoration of friendly relations with the Japanese go vernment, and his return to Yeddo. Lord John Russell expresses his satisfaction with this announcement, and approves of the course taken by Mr. Alcock. The Italian Chamber of Deputies, in its sitting of the 28th, com menced the debate on the bill for recognising the claims of such officers as, under the fallen dynasties, had been deprived of their grades from political motives. After a long dis cussion, it was agreed that the claims of those only should be admitted who had offered to serve in 1859 ; after which the Chamber voted tne first three articles. At the meeting of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, to-day, it was stated that the net profits for the six months ending the 31st of March last, amounted to £14,020 Cs. id., which, added to the sum brought forward, gave an avail able balance of £14,416 15s. ld., from which the directors declared a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax. It was agreed that one half of the surplus profit over 6 per cent., and the usual charge for interest, amounting toge ther to £3,474 Os. 10d. should be added to the Reserve Fund, and that £250 be applied to the re demption of preliminary expenses, leaving a sum of £67 14s. 3d. to be carried forward. EPSOM RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE OAKS. Brown Duchess (L. Snowden) 1 Lady Ripon (Bullock) 2 Fairwater Silverhair .. Nemesis (Mann) 0 Tattoo Lava (Edwards) 0 Caller Oui (Challoner) 0 Ad rasta Babette filly (Rogers) 0 Eastern Princess (Green) 0 Wombat (Custance) 0 Vergis-mein-Nicht Wild Wave (Sharpe) 0 Coleur de Rose Gabriel d'Estrees (Grimshaw) 0 Queen of the Vale (Wells) 0 Caller Oui made the running, followed by Lady Ripon. At Tattenham corner Fairwater carried on the running to the distance, when the race was left entirely with Brown Duchess, Lady Ripon, Fairwater, and Siver hair, the former winning by a neck; a length between the second and third; Silverhair was fourth, three lengths off the third. Betting at Starting-10 to 3 agst Nemesis, 10 to 3 agst Fairwater, 8 to 1 agst Silverhair, 8 to 1 agst Gabriel d'Estrees, 8 to 1 agst Babette filly, 10 to 1 agst Caller Oui, 10 :to 1 agst Wombat, and 10 to 1 agst Brown Duchess, 25 to 1 agst Tatoo, 33 to 1 agst Lava, 33 to 1 agst Vergiss mien-Nicht, 40 to 1 agst Queen of the Vale, and 40 to 1 agst Wild Wave. Run half an hoof behind time. EWELL STAKES. Neophyte Lopcatcher Deserter SURREY FOAL STAKES. Undergraduate (walked over) , At• - ‘%• 41611 , 0., ) • , " ‘ 'o i.m. ,9? • • z. a l i '<ll • , ft, , - •- THE SUN. TUE SUN LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1861. ally scattered to the winds by Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S indignant denial, and by Lord PALMERSTON'S scorn ful and laughing refutation of them. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. ~~~. advisable to discuss tho subject until it had been consid and reported upon by Sir George Grey. THE VACANT SEATS. Sir G. C. LEWIS announced that it was his intention to intrsduce a bill next Thursday for the appropriation of the four vacant Parliamentary seats. THE GALWAY CONTRACT AND THE PAPER DIONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The transactions in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days have been interrupted by the absence of many of the dealers at the Derby, and few dealings have been reported. Sugars have slightly given way in price, while inferior descriptions of coffee have also de clined. For tea there has been scarcely any in quiry, and quotations are unaltered. Rice, spices, and fruit have only been dealt in to a liniited ex tent at about former rates: The tallow market has continued dull, and but little speculative business has been entered upon, prices showing a downward tendency, owing to the opening of the navigation to St. Petersburg. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, a fair amount of business was transacted, the sales having reached 10,000 bales, 2,000 of which were for export and on speculation. Prices, however, were firmly maintained. A further sum of £30,000 in gold was added to the stock of bullion in the Bank of England yester day. The Pera has arrived from Alexandria with £348 in specie. The Prince'of Wales has also arrived from Pert Phillip with about £90,000 in specie. The Bohemian, which left yesterday for Quebec, took £45,200 in specie. At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. P. Hana and Co., Greek merchants, held yesterday, it was resolved to adjourn to the Ist August, and in the meanwhile the firm are to continue to realize the estate. The liabilities arc £66,965, and the assets £68,286, besides a large amount of private property. At the forthcoming meeting of the Bank of British North America, a dividend will be proposed at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. A moderate amount of business has been trans acted in the market for Public Securities to-day, and prices have shown au upward tendency, owing to purchases based upon the majority obtained last night by the Ministry. Consols are 911 -,7- 4 for money, 918 92 for the 6th June, and 921 for July. The New Threes are firmer at 891 ; the Reduced at 891 8 ; Exchequer Bills are steady at 6s. to ss. dis ; Bank Stock is at 2339 and 234 ; and India ditto at 2261- and 228. A fair amount of business is reported in the Foreign Market, and prices are steadily supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 71/ 72; ditto New, 56 561; Grenada are 16; Brazilian 41 per Cents. re main at 891 ; Portuguese at 471 48 ; Spanish are flat at 51; ditto Deferred at 431 ; and ditto Pas sive at 16; ; Venezuelan are marked 19. The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been to a fair extent, and prices have shown a further improvement. Midlands were largely dealt in at an advance of 15s. ; North-Eastern (York) improved 55.; Great Western, North Wes tern, South-Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South Eastern improved 10s. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire £1 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in. moderate request. South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian advanced to 15'L- 16 ; Dutch Rhenish to 131 14 ; Great Western of Canada were steady at 11 ; and Scindes dull at 99-Z. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remained inactive at about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. sank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9 l - I 3 per Cent. Camels Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 891; 1 i India Stock •••• 227 6i 8 Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 5i per Cent Ditto Debentures, 1858 — Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds £1,030 — Ditto under X1,000 Consols for Account, June 6 India Stock for Account Ditto 5 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid. Ditto £500 Ditto Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852 Ditto, 1839 & 1859 97f Ditto 41 . per Cent., 1858 9O _ _ Ditto 1860 Equador New Consolidated t•lexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account New Grenada Active, 3i per Cent. Ditto Deferred Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St o • Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859. • 62 Spinlsh 3 ... per Cent... Ditto New Deferred . 43f a Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded sf Turkish 6 per Cent .. .. 71 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London, THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ll Ditto Account 9li 2 THE TELLGRAPII FROM MALTA TO ENGLAND. The Malta Observer of the 20th, under the head of "Telegraphic Messages," contains the follow ing "We are informed that in consequence of many just complaints respecting the shameful delay in The transmission of telegraphic messages from Malta to England, a correspondence has taken place between the English Government and the Italian on the subject. We believe the faults rest entirely with the telegraphic service in Italy, which has hitherto been infamously managed, but we are told that Count Cavour intends making a tb.orougia reform, and that in a short time messages from Malta and C•arfa will be sent through the Italian States as quickly and as regularly as through any other telegraph line." The following extract from a dispatch addressed by Sir J. Hudson to the Italian Minister at Turin is then given ; "I am instructed by my Government to bring under your excellency's notice the great inconveni ence which is experienced by the British public from the delay which occurs in the transmission of telegraphic messages between Malta and Great Britain. Mr some weeks past tho irregularities have increased to such an extent as to render the communication quite useless, inasmuch as the dis patches have been delayed in most instances seven, 10, and 14 days, so that when delivered they were of no use to the persons to whom they were ad dressed, Your excellency is, doubtless, aware that the late Government of Naples entered into an en gagement with the Mediterranean Extension Com pany, to errect a special wire from Modica to Naples ; and to this want, and to the break in the submarine line between Sicily and the mainland, her Majesty's Government are also desirous of calling your excellency's attention. lam so well aware of your excellency's desire to improve and perfect the telegraph communication of Italy, and your excellency has so often expresed your readi ness to do all that lies in your power to perfect and extend it, that I feel I need 'do no more upon this occasion than point out the defects, in order to insure their speedy remedy." An answer to the following effect was given to the foregoing dispatch : "I have received the letter you were good enough to address me, calling the attention in of the Government of the King to the regretable irregu larities that have lately taken place the - tele graphic service between Malta and England. In expressing with satisfaction the well-founded belief which you have, that the Government of the King desires more than any one to see the irre gularities cease, which are principally caused by the present political circums tanca, I am glad t o inform you that officers , experienced in telegraphic commu nication, have already been sent to Sicily and the Southern It alian provinces, for the pur pose of taking the necessary measures to give to the telegraphic service the desirable regularity ; that one of the obstacles which is now against the rapidity of communication, viz., the interruption between Sicily and the Continent, will soon be removed by means of the laying of a double sub marine cable, for which a contract has just been concluded by the administration ; lastly, that competent authorities have been invited, and with , out doubt will devote their efforts to ameliorate as much as:possible the service in Southern Italy, and that part which specially interests Great Britain will be the object of the particular atten tion of the Government and of the officers of the Administration of Telegraphs. I should add th a t the Minist er of Public Works is anxious to have information respecting the agreement which, ac cording to what you were good enough t o wr it e me, was prviously entered into with the Mediterra nean Extension Telegraph Company for the lay ing of a special wire between Modica a n d M ess i na , and between Reggio and Naples ; an d th a t as soon as this information is obtained he will occupy himself in examining what it may be possible to do in accordance with the said agreement." DURDANS PLATE. Lady Ripon Industrious The Don Eight ran. DERBY AND OAKS STAKES.;', Dux 1 Gazelle 2 Eleven ran, GLASGOW PLATE. Miss Emma Miss Julia.. Fractious Ten ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(Tins EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Limerick and Foynes Railway, Macclesfield, Shef field, and Lincolnshire Railway (Additional Works), Elland Gas, Banbridge Extension Railway, Portadown, Dungan non, and Omagh Junction Railway, Blyth and Tyne Railway, and Button-upon-Trent Water Bills wero read a second time. The West of Fife Mineral Railway and Charleston Rail way and Harbour Company's Bill was read a third time and passed._ - PROMOTION IN THE NAVY. The Earl of HARDWICKE, in reference to debate of last evening, said that there was a very useful class of men in the navy called masters, who deserved consideration be fore officers in the mercantile marine. He thought lieute nantcies might be offered to them more properly than to persons in the merchant service. The Duke of SOMERSET thought it would be advisable for him to postpone his bill until certain Admiralty regula tions relating to it wore on the table of the house. PRIVATE BILLS. Lord REDESDALE moved that the standing order 185 be considered in order to its being amended to the follow ing effect :—" That no provision authorising any company to raise money, or to subscribe towards, or to guarantee any money in the undertaking of another company shall be in troduced into any bill which is not brought in by the com pany thereby authorised to raise money, or to subscribe, or to guarantee." The noble lord said, although this altera tion was not favourable to Parliamentary agents, none of them had urged any objection to it. After a few remarks from the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, Earl GRANVILLE asked the noble lord (Redesdale) to postpone his motion, as he thought it desirable to consider the proposed alteration in order to ascertain that they were not multiplying standing orders in that house which did not agree with those of the other house. The consideration of the motion was postponed. LEASES, ke., BY INCUMBENTS RESTRICTION BILL. On the motion of Lord LYTTELTON, this bill was read a third time and passed. SALMON FISHERIES. The Earl of MALIVIESBURY called the attention of the house to the report of the recommendations of the com missioners upon Ezasland awl VS The noble lord took tha opportunity of referring, at great length, to the report in question, and said the steps that ought to be taken to protect the salmon fisheries were to pass an act of Parliament declaring a certain period to be called " a close season," that the transmission of salmon roe should be considered and dealt with as in the case of game, and that the exportation of fish during the time they were unfit fur food should be strictly prohibited. Their lordships had no conception of the enormous quantities of unwholesome fish that was exported to France, which, if it was allowed to continue, would greatly aggravate the evil complained of. In drawing up the bill containing the enactments he had mentioned, no private interests would be infringed. [LEFT SPEARING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were consi dered and agreed to :—Berwick, Norham, and lslandshires Roads, Huddersfield Gas, and Midland Railway (New Lines). The Ncrth Eastern Railway (Castleton and Grosmont Branch, &c.) Bill was read a third time and passed. THAMES EMBANKMENT BILL. Mr. COWPER begged to correct an error in the state ment which he made in reference to this bill when git was before the house the other evening. He said that the bill was promoted by the London, Dover, and Chatham Railway Company. He found that that com pany had declined to take any p ar t i n th e un dertaking, which was promoted by another company. -VESSELS AND TONNAGE, &c. Mr. HORSFALL moved for a return, showing the number of vessels and tonnage entered inwards and cleared outwards at the twelve principal ports of the United King dom ; also the official and declared value of imports and exports for each of the said po r t s , d ur i ng th e y ear 1860 (i n continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 450, of session 1860).—Ordered. THE EVICTIONS AT DERRYR,EAGII. Mr. SCULLY gave notice that on Monday next he would ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland when the Go vernment would fix a day for the discussion of the subject, which was a matter of great interest in Ireland. ALLEGED GRIEVANCES IN THE POST OFFICE. Sir G. BOWYER asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer when the Post-office report would be laid before Par liament, and what her Majesty's Government were pre pared to do for the redress of grievances in the Post-office ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there were several papers relating to the subject of the administration of the Post-office which were under the con sideration of the Government. He was not able to give an answer to the question of the hon. member as to laying any papers relating to the matter before the house, but he hoped shortly to supply full information on the subject. THE INDIAN NAVY. Sir G. BOWYER asked the Secretary of State for India if any decision had been arrived at with regard to the future of the Indian navy ; and, if so, when it would be made known ? Has the report of the civil finance commission (recommending a wholesale reduction of the Indian navy on economical grounds) been received by Government; and if it was their intention to adopt the report; if a rduction or abolition of the service was contemplated, what course was it the intention of Government to pursue with regard to the officers ? Sir C. WOOD said that no decision had been arrived a on this subject. It was quite correct that there had been recommendations from the commission in question to the effect that there should be a reduction in the Indian navy, and the subject was under consideration of Government. THE FRESCO ES OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. C. BENTINCK asked the First Commissioner of Works, whether he had been informed that the frescoes in the Houses of Parliament are showing symptoms of decay ; and, if so, whether he would institute proper inquiries to ascertain the cause of such decay'. Mr. COWPER. said that the frescoes in the corridors of the House of Commons were in a perfect condition, but in some others of the frescoes there were appearances of dis coloration. There was no necessity for instituting an en quiry into the matter, for the discoloration could not have been produced by the dampness of the walls, considering the space intervening between them and the frescoes. The cause of this discoloration was, that the artiste who exe cuted these frescoes were not, at the time, conversant with the preparation of colours for these frescoes, but any inju ries that had taken place could easily be repaired. CHURCH ESTATES WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER. Mr. G, HARDY asked the hon. member for Kilmarnock why lessees of Church Estates within the diocese of Wor cester, who had made contracts for the enfranchisement of their leaseholds prior to the late avoidance of that see, and held the money ready for that purpose, were delayed in the completion of those contracts for want of the usual order in Council ; whether the delay in issuing such order arises from any conflict of opinion upon the meaning of the existing law; and, if so, whether any legislature measure was contemplated to relieve, as soon as possible, such lessees from the same. Mr. BO U VERIE explained that legal difficulties had arisen which prevented the Ecclesiastical Commission dealing with this property as they had done with other church estates. PROPOSED NATIVE COUNCIL IN NEW ZEA- Mr. ADDERLE Y ask LAN ed the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the bill passed by the Now Zea land Legislature for constituting a native council differing, in its relation to the colonial government, from the bill of last session, has received her Majesty's assent and confir mation ? Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that the question hid been left in the hands of Sir George Grey up to the premat time, Ho did got 04;114 it would ke DUTY. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. ESMONDE called the attention of the house to a matter personal to himself and other Irish members. He alluded to the statement made by Lord John Russell last evening as to the Irish members having been influences in the opposition to the financial scheme of the Govern ment by the circumstance of the withdrawal of the Galway Contract, which, on the part of himself and other Irish members, he denied in the most unqualified manner. He aid also that the statements which Lord Palmerston re presented that Father Daly had made in regard to this sub ject were quite unauthorised. CHINA. Mr. DUNLOP, in moving a resolution on this subject, said that there N% as reason to believe that all the papers relating to this subject had not been laid before the house. The hon. gentleman entered at considerable length into the subject, and contended that unless the Government acted with the greatest discretion, and pursued the strictest neutrality, there was a danger of this county being in volved in another war with China. Mr. BAXTER seconded the motion, and expressed his conviction that the Government had not been acting with neutrality. Ho read some correspondence in support of this statement, from wbich it would appear that the British and French commanders had openly favoured the imperialist cause in China. He also cited passages from the work published by Mr. Alcock. Everybody that paid attention to the state of China must be aware that the Tartar dynasty was on the wane, and yet it was that dynasty that this country was endeavouring to sustain. [LEFT SPEAKING.] LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING). ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 1. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Miss Victoria Alexandrina Stuart-Wortley, to be one of the Maids of Honour in Ordinary to her Majesty, inthe room of the Hon. Mary Bulled, resigned. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 31. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Flint—The Hon. Richard De Aquila Grosve nor, commonly called Lord Richard Grosvenor, in the room of the Hon. Thos. Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, deceased BANKRUPTS.' Thomas Fuggle Diamond, warehouseman, Friday-street, City. John Chapman, boot and shoe maker, Cambridge. Ebenezer Charles Browne, music seller, Birmingham. Joseph Parkes, coal merchant, Birmingham. John Hill and William Hill, coal merchants, Notting ham. James Wadeson, innkeeper, Fleet, Lincolnshire. Richard Hargrave, worsted stuff merchant, Leeds and Bradford. George Woolford, butcher, Lydiard Millicent, Wilts. Edward Trood and Edward Trood, jun., grocers, Bridge water, Somersetshiro. John Smith, stuff manufacturer, Bradford. George Patrick R coney, licensed victualler, Liverpool. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Mowat, tailor, Glasgow. John Carlier Tweedie, wine merchant, Elgin. William Templeton, innkeeper, Glenlnce. Elijah Slack, manufacturing chemist, Glasgow. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria. cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 29th day of May, 1861:-- ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ......i25i12,-55-61 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.459,900 Gold Coin ev Bullion 10,824 972 Sliver Bullion .... 512,558 X 25,812,5301 £25,812,530 BANKING I) Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- , EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver Coin 830,738 counts) 6,873,823 Other Deposits 11,643,565 Seven Day and other Bills 535,600 X 30,827,111 M. : 3M27,111 .ESHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated May 30, 1861. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 28th day of May, 1861, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Muscovado, the produce of the British pos- PER CWT. sessions in America Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius Muscovado, the'produce of the East Indies —s Od Average price of the foregoing 2ss Old COURSE OF EXCHANGE:—THIS DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 01 12 01 Antwerp Brussels — 25 60 25 65 Hamburgh Paris Short. 25. 30 25 40 Ditto Marseilles — 25 65 25 70 ri,,,,,1i.f..4... lit-bir — 119 1191 Vienna Trieste - 14 15 14 25 Peters burgh - 33 : 1 33a Berlin — Madrid Cadiz — Leghorn — Milan — Genoa — Naples Palermo — Messina — Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro — New York — .. .. Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 483 48 481 48/ 25 80 25 90 25 70 25 80 25 70 25 75 391 39f 11G 117 i 117 1174 523 521 52t 52/ LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir Creswell Cresswell, Judge Ordinary.) PATES V. PATES. This was a suit instituted by the wife, Martha Pates, against her husband, William Pates, for a dissolution of marriage, on the ground of his adultery and desertion. Dr. Spinks represented the petitioner ; there was no appearance on the part of the respondent. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the parties were married at Flamstead, Herts, in October, 1838, the respondent then being in business as a tailor and draper. They cohabited for some years, and three children were the issue of the marriuge, of whom one is now alive. In 1844, the respondent forged a bill upon his brother-in-law, and consequently all his household goods were sold, and the petitioner went to live with one of her brothers. The res?ondent went to Watford in 1P46, under pretence of seeking work, and remained away for nearly two months, when the petitioner met her husband in London, and by mutual agreement they corresponded by letter for a few months. This, however, soon ceased on the part of the respondent, and intelligence was convoyed to the petitioner that ho had gone to Ham with a girl named Ellen Palmer, by whom he admitted having had four children, and with whom he at present lives at Fishpool-street, Michael-street, St. Albans. The petitioner, since the desertion, has lived in the service of a highly respectable family as housekeeper for fourteen years and a half. The whole facts were fully proved, and the Judge Ordinary granted a decree nisi with costs. BOLTON V. BOLTON AND PAGE. In this suit the husband sought for a dissolution of mar riage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co respondent, who did not appear in primer to the suit. Mr. Dowdeswell and Mr. Shaw represented the petitioner. The parties were married at Cricklade, Wiltshire, in 1839, and cohabited together, at Westbury, until July, 1846, the petitioner carrying on business as a grocer and draper. At that time the respondent was found in the actual commission of adultery, by the petitioner, with a persan named Hall, a market gardener in Westbury. The respondent was sent home to her mother, at Cricklade, and continued to live with her until she died, and left the respondent sufficient to maintain her without her labouring for a liv ing. Some time after the respondent went to live with the co-respondent at Castle Eaton, Wilts, and a female infant had been registered by them both as their child. The facts were clearly proved, and Sir Cresswell Cress well at once granted the decree nisi with costs. P °LICE INTELLIGEN CE.—( This Day.) MA RLBOROUGH. STREET. LOOKING AFTER THE PLATE BASKET.—Three young men, named Shirley, Harley, and Donnelly, were charged as follows : Sergeant Joy, 9 C, said that, on the previous afternoon, observing the three prisoners together, and knowing them as the companions of Pye-street thieves, he watched them, and observed them go down several areas in Clarges-street, Curzon-street, and believing they were there for the object of committing a felony, ho took them into custody. On searching them he found on each of them five combs and a needle case. On asking them what they went down the areas for, they said, "To sell combs," but he (Joy) had little doubt that, though that was the pretence, the reality was that they were on the look out for plate baskets. The Magistrate said he had no doubt they were all working together for the purpose of taking any articles of plate they found lying in their way, but fortunately, through the vigilance of the officer, they had not succeeded. He would commit them for a month each as rogues and vagabonds. THE GREAT SIIIP COMPANY MEETING (THIS DAY).—A meeting of the directors and shareholders was held this day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering the proposal made by the directcrs, in order to release the ship from her embarrassments, and the directors proposed to raise £35,000 on preferential debenture at 10 per :cent. after a 5110't discussion tho resolution was agreed to, 81-I.ARE MARKET.- (MIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS. Sharei Closing Business' Railways. Paid. rice. Done BellaBt, and Batlyrnemi Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch Junc Blyth and Tyne Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 8 8i 81 63 8 7 97 99 97 17i annarthen .t C:!rdigat Cork and Bandon Itlrock., V Vas saZ( Cornwall Do A (A u'ets no div. Do B , until 6pc pecan. hasbeen, d. toB Dublin Sr Belfast, dune Dun., Perth, &Ab. 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Cornwall. 5 per cent Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. 0. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per at. stock. Eastern *Union, 4 per et., Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p.c gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. at. Po.sp.c.Redm., lOp.c.pm Do. 4t p. c. do. do. Do. 5 , p.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. 1\ h. of Scotld. Ist pf. G t. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. stock ,rest West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. at to. Redeemable, 44 p.ct Do. Redeemable. 4 p. ct Da. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh Do. do. 6 p. et. pref Do Birmgauar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 44 p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do. Barn sl. st.£s 3s 10d pe Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig.Spc.gu. No.l Do.sp.a No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. Do. do. c. No. 4 Do. do. 4 per cen , . Do. do. 4 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. at. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon. (3h at. and Dover Do.W. / A rceiv. no div Ex.A Map cis pd on B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nunc•aton, 5 p. et Lon. & S. W, 7 p. et. stock Do. 45 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. Id.. ...... Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh Londony. & Ennis. i 5 sh Sh. &Lin. 6 per at Do. ..-C6 Do. 3,t ner cen Do. redeem. 6 percent '.laryt ort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent. Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. o. pref. stock Do. 44 per cent Do. H. Do. N D pisa° & v P c:. v c eiEt pref. x f x dssott 8 8 8 8 11 North British, 5 p. a. Do. New, g ua. 5 p. c Do. Bor.Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do Nth.Dev.Rail. & Delt.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. Do. 44 p c. redeemable Do. G.N.E. 4 per a. pref Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Preh E Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Parch INorth Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed 'Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern 3i p. c. pref. stock.— Do.Aberdeen,gpr.,.p. Do. 7 p. C. pref. stock ,South Devon, Ann. 10a. Do. Fixed 4i per cent. ISouth Eastern (Reading I - Ann., 1.0.6) Do. Do Ist is South Wales, gus- 4 P. 0 Do. 44 per cent Do. 5 per cent' I S. D- Stock.la t o r r ° . Baktts6Yorkshire , i l Dar . r e e r u cent o2 4A p y 5. , C 6 13 : Cu : :: 1 . ri x 44 per ed 4 cent. p.o. Do. C 6 percent i W.Drid -Oxf let Gna stk I Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.o.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is. 100 102 20 21 5} 6 99 101 108 112 105 108 108 110 104 108 122 124 80 82 109 111 90 92 75 77 113 115 110 112 102 104 106 108 97 99 98 100 89 91 90 92 [Ol 103 94 10 17 18 104 101 74 76 20 21 10 10i 15 15 il3 115 113 115 137 140 113 115 101 103 i5O 155 128 131 ?1 74 88 87 131 14} 4P I 68 70 4 IP 1135 137 101 103 91 93 109 111 108 110 i I}p 91 93 99 101 100 101 P tr. 1 d 1p 221 23 131 133 10 104 22/ 231 99 100 99 100 08 100 85 87 26 273 52 33 31} 823 45 48 124 126 120 125 100 102 120 122 114 .116 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Leasing Closing' Business Co.'s Price. Done. Bedford and BTeiailey, B uc ki n ghamshire .... 1 Chest & H s.i percent Do. _ 6 ~ Clydesdale June Coldwater, Stour Val E.Lincolnsh. g 6 pir C E.T.Tnion,liarnrichShs — Lo. Woodbridge.... Gls.Barr..4z Neils.Dret. - Do.. new Gloster & Dean Forest Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail.. Hull and Selby. Do. halves Do. quarters Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c London & Greenwich Do. 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