The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-28 00:00:00

I , IONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The transactions in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days have been of a very limited character. Tea has re mained at previous rates, while the operations in sugars have been deferred until to-day, when a large quantity will be offered at public sale. Coffee has been in fair request, good and fine qualities realising previous rates. Rice has been in limited demand,. and prices have slightly given way. In fruit, spices, and saltpetre only moderate dealings have been entered into chiefly for home consump tion without material alteration in values. The Tallow Market has been dull, and prices have shown a downward tendency. P. Y.C., on the spot, 675.; and last three months, 545. 6d. per cwt. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there Was a fair demand for most descriptions at previous rates. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. A large amount of gold--viz., £los,ooo—was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. The Bank of Belgium has lowered its rate of dis count from 4 to 3 per cent. At the forthcoming meeting of the proprietors of the London Chartered Bank of Australia a divi dend of 31 per cent. for the half-year will be pro posed. _ _ _ The Tasmanian has been announced from the West Indies with £36,000 chiefly in silver. Notwithstanding the preparations in progress for the usual disbursements at the end of the month, the demand for money continues quiet, and the best bills are negotiable I, to . per cent: under the minimum of the Bank of England. The official returns relating to trade and naviga tion, for the four months ending the 30th April, 1861, have just been published. From these it appears that the total declared value of the exports from the United Kingdom for the four months was £38,574,462, against £41,834,347 in the like period of 1860, showing a decrease of £3,259,885. The decrease is most perceptible in beer and ale, cotton ,manufactures, cotton yarn, hardware and cutlery, Wrought iron, linen yarn, soda, refined sugar, and woollen and worsted yarn. The importations of the principal articles were larger as regards dyeing stuffs, provisions, rice, raw silk, wheat, lour, unrefined sugar, tea, tallow, and wine, but smaller in raw cotton, flax, hemp, saltpetre, spices, and sheep and lambs' wool. _ . The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the anic;unt of tonnage employed in the foreign trade of 437,429 for the entries inwards, and of 270,033 tons for the clearances outwards. In the coasting trade, for the four months, 13,197 tons less were employed for the entries inwards, 'While there is an increase of 48,970 tons for the clearances outwards compared with those of the same period of 1860. A meeting has just been held of the creditors of Messrs. Theodore Ralli, Sons and Co., Greek mer chants, when a balance-sheet was presented giving the expected liabilities at L 74,786 id., and the pro bable assets at £98,646 ss. After some discussion it was resolved to adjourn to the first week in August, and in the meantime Mr. Ralli will visit the several houses in the Levant with which he is connected. At the anginal meeting of the proprietors of the National Bank, the report of the state and condition of the society made up to the close of 1860 was adopted. There has been a heavy market for Public Secu rities to-day, Consols having receded to 91/ I for money, and to 911 for the account, owing to some sales on behalf of the public. The New Threes are steady at 89! I, the Reduced flat at 891 ; Exchequer Bills at 6s. to ss. dis., ditto advertised remain at 2s. dis. to 2s. prem. ; India Stock is at 226 and 228, ditto New Loan at 1011 Z. Increased dullness has pervaded the Foreign Stook Market, and prices show no change of im portance. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 709 to 71-1 ; ditto, 1858, 554 61; Mexican are flat at 22/ ; but Russian 3 per Cents. are firm at 62. In the Railway 'Share Market the dealers and speculators have been principally engaged with the preparations for the liquidation of the account. The dealings, however, have been limited, and most of the principal lines have receded about to per cent, including Eastern Counties, North Western, South Western, Midlands, Lancashire and York shire, and South Easterns. The Foreign and Colonial lines have continued dull. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian realise 154 ; and Great Luxemburg 71 ; East Indian have improved to 101 ; Great Southern of India is dealt in at 95 ; Scindes at 999, and Ceylon Guaranteed at 81 f f . Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares support previous prices. Oriental Bank advanced ss, Union of Australia, ss. Union of London, Berlin Water Works, and English and Australian Copper realised previous prices. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. sto 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9f i eto 3 per Cent. Comels Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities B 9l 1 i 1 etc Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — etc Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l et c India Stock OO .• Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent. Console for Account, June 6 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d 5 die Ditto £6OO Ditto Small e t Ditto Advertised lpm 2 die 2pm 8' FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK Mexican 3 per Cent 22} Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • • --- Ditto 3 per Cent. 1869.... Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. 4 . l:Console, Money Ditto Account 9lf THE WEATREE. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. _ This Day, 1 tetween 8 and B. E. 31 . D. F. C. I. S. 9 a.m. —..._. ...... Nairn 30•12 54 49 S.W. 5I 4 c. 2 Aberdeen Leith. 30'19 55 49 W. 2 4 c. 2 Berwick 3Oll 63 48 W.S.W. 1 1 b. 1 Ardrossan Portrash :Shields •alway 1 30/6 60 -57 W. 1 1 b. 1 Ssarboreugh -130/2 55 51 W. 2 1 b. 2 Liverpool..... 30.22 56 50 1 7, 0. 1 Valentia \ Queenstown... 3020 54 53 E.N.E. 1 4 b. 1 Yarmouth.... 3017 36 55 E. 4 4 e. 8 London 130.11 13s 52 E. 2 9 r. Dover 130'66 54 52 E. 7 7 o. 6 Portsmouth 1301)6 58 53 E. 3 Portland I 301/8 54 50 N.E. 3 : rr: 1 4 Plymouth ... 30'07 56 52 N.N.E. 4 7 0. 3 J'enzance 1 30 . 11 57 51 N.E. 1 2 4' e. 3 Jersey ' 29 . 97 55 53 N.E. 186 1 a 7 EXPLANATION.-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., m ist y (haz y ) ; 0., overcast' (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow • t., thunder. A let ter repeated augments—thus, ' r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). Some apparently important gold discoveries are announced M the letters from Halifax, Nova Scotia. The locality is a place called Tangier, about 30 miles east of Halifax and within a mile of the Atlantic Coast. Two persons are alleged to have obtained in three days a quan tity that realised £3.5, and according to the belief of some respectable explorers the mine extends for miles. The gold is in quartz, and the quality is said to be extremely pure. - It appears from the Halifax advices that one of the Cunard steamers sailed from that port on the 15th of May with 200 troops, the Adjutant-General, and seven other officers, for Newfoundland, where there were riots between Catholics and Protestants, which had already caused the death of four persons. The Bank of Belgium have reduced their rate of discount from 4 per cent., at which it has stood since the 13th of February, to 3 per cent. The New York letters quote the rate of exchange 10Gi to 1, being a rebound of nearly 3 per cent. from the low point recently touched. All ordinary branches of busi ness remained exceedingly dull, but there was much activity in the various trades connected with the supply of warlike materials and stores for troops. Failures were nume rous among the dry goods jobbers, and it was feared that baany importing houses would follow. Advices from Havanna state that financial affairs in Cuba continue in a very unsatisfactory state, and that the suspension of the large house of Pedrosa and Co. had jug boa =mod. (SHARE MARKET)-.THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHAttES AND STOCKS• ,Beltast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch Juna Blyth and Tyne Boat Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigans !Cork and Bandon iCork, !Brock., ,t Passage i Do A ( Cornwall A gets no div luntil 6 pc peran Do B 1 hasbeen l d.toß Dublin Jr Belfast. June Dun., Perth, ScAb..lunc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock 8 84 81 83 8 7 97 99 981 07i Do do II do rt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish Sonth-eastern I Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat, and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. & Stb. Western L'derry & Coleraine ll.'derry & Ennisaillen !bran. Shet. & Lineoln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Midland 1)0 new.....!..:_ Do Birming. & Derby 'Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do 4 shares I%fid Kent.. 2... •• •• •• •• Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. Sic Ros Norfolk. North British Ner.Dev.Rail&Dk.stwv D , 4 3tk ; A recs no d. until 6pchp beenpd.B Do B stock ....: Nth. Eaptern—Berwick Dodo , G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds .......• • • • • • • Do York INorth London Do new North staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. &Grantham Rail II - eebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittinzbourne & Sheer. South Devon S.-Durham & Lanc.Un. South Eastern ..... South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do • • Do New (1860) Taff Vale .... • • • • • • • • • • Do Prof. No 1 ThamealfavenDk&Rail Ulster .... Do ....... ....... .... Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny, Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall IWest L0nd0n.......... Do Ist class ........ Do 2d class .. •• •• WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford, Do. Newport' Do. Hereford) Closing Business Railways. I Paid. Price. Done st] Share. 5 6 41 43 8 8i 17 174 49 50 38 40 27 29 82 84 27 28 109 110 125 127 109 110 103 105 130 132 105 107 72 12i 60 62 :091 104 0 61 118 120 44 46 931 941 94 05 10a 11 41 42i 4 Bdi 120 1201 1i 11p 93 95 i 8 6d, 52 44 62i 63 102 1021 P O 584 59 p 90 04 95 97 41 4/ 1 91 10i 74 76 114 116 124 A 34 85 87 46 48 39 41 791 fOl 63 65 93 05 4 7 394 104 9i 104 p 54 5 p 551 56 2 4. d r 80 82 111 11! 51 6 4f 47 38 41 88 85 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. Paid I I 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 pet c. pref. (issued at £5( all stock kris. & Exet.4 p.ctstoel• 10( 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 10( stock Do. Qnar. Shares, No. 2. 10( 6} Cork Jr Bandon, 51 p. c. al 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent al 6} Dun.PertlikAber.Jun al 14 Do Ist Class Fret al; stock E.Angn.Clasa A 7 &5p.0. 101 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c lO stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lO stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. I 10 stock Do. do. No. 2 1 0 stock Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. 10 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 10 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar... 10 stock Edin.&Glas.sp.c. shares 10 stock Do. 4p. o gna. S. &D. 10 stock : Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 10 stook Furness, 5 per cent .... 10 10 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 10 stock ll' o.sp.c.Redm., 10p.c.pm 1 u stock ' no. 11 p. e. do. do. ,00 :Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 8 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. al 1 , ek , j Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 1 1 p. et. pref. stock 0 Treat West. (Berke and Plants) Ext. 5 p. ct lek to. Redeemable, 41 p.ct, 10 ,ek Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 10 Ick Do Irredeemable, do lO lel( Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 10 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. al LO ot. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. al ,0 Do. do. sp. et. pref al )ek Do Birmg.r.ruar. stock IC !64 i Do. Chester gua. shares a; l3} !Do. do. do. )0 :Do. do. do. )0 Lan. Az Carl. 41 pc. pref 4 ck Lan.&York 6p. c. stock IC ck Do.Barnsl.st.Es 3s 10d pc 1( ex , Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) ek I Lon.& Brio. 5 pc.git.No 1( ck Do. sp. c. No. 2 1( ck Do. gua. 6p. c. ,ek Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 1( Ick Do. do. 4} per cot ~ 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares a D )ck o. 7p. ct. Fret. stock. 11 )cic ,Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.tC.P. , 11 )ek Do.4p.e.S.(div.def.til '651 1 1 ck Do. 4 per cent. Pref 1 Ick ;Lon. Chat. and Dover l' I Do. W. /' A rceiv. no div. S) Ex. A til 6pcispd on 1 ')(:0. B B. & Brom ex. [0 Do. Metropolitan Ex B )ck Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. a , 1 )ck Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 1 ,ck Do. 41 per cent. 1 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl arms. of 2s. 6d....... .... 12% Londondy. & Cole. Ish I 121 Londony. & Ennis. Ish ' ock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct' l 6 Do. £6 ock Do. 3} per cent 10 ,Do. redeem 6 percent 121 :.larynort & Car., 4p. c 124 Do. 4% per cent . ock Mid. Con. 6 p o. stock ock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. . ock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. 4% per cent ock Do. Leta. & Hit. pref. at. 'ock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 :ock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do 1847 :ock Do.sWay. Val.Ex.st.lB47 `ock North British, 5 p. o Lock Do. New, gua. sp. c 110 Do. Bor. tin. g. pf. ss 10 Do. do. do at , Ntb,Dev.Ttall. & Dck.Co. st IN-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. at I Do. 41 pa. redeemable.. st , Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. 17 ! Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. E 20 : Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. I 121 I Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 25 ; Do. York, li. &S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire.... 10 , ithymney Guaranteed. 8% I Scottish Central, new pi' at 'Scottish North-Eastern 1 31 p. c. pref. stock.... at Do.Aberdeen,gUa.6p.c. I st Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 i Do. Fixed 4% per cent. 1.0.6 ;South Eastern (Readinq Ann., 1.0.6) at I Do. 41 per cent. st Do. Fixed 11 p.c. Ist is. at South Wales, gua. 4 P.C.I ;t Do. 41 per cent. at Do. 5 per cent' st S.-Yorkshire, 4P. e gun. 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c i 25 Do. B 6 Der cent .1 25 Do. C 6 percent .4 at i Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c.l at i W.Mid -Oxilst Gua stk at I Do. 2d do st Do.Nevrport 5 p.c.pf.red. at Do.Perpet. 6p. e. pf 1866 at Do. till „ 1869 Ist is 100 100 100 all all Closing Business Price. Done. [OO 102 20 21 54 6 99 101 108 112 105 108 108 110 106 108 122 124 80 82 109 111 90 92 75 77 97 99 93 100 89 91 90 92 101 103 fli 10 17 18 10} 102 74 78 20 21 10 10i 15 15i 13 115 13 115 37 140 .13 115 [Ol 103 50 155 128 131 71 74 83 87 14 141 68 } 70 DI _ I PI 135 137 101 103 90 92 109 11l 108 110 P, 91 93 99 101 tOO 101 P IP * d 1p 224 23 131 133 10 101 22/ 23; 99 100 99 100 9B 100 85 87 24 271 82 33 31i 321 45 48 124 126 120 125 100 102 120 122 115 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing (Closing B us i ness Railways. Paid Co. $ Price. Done. Bedford and Bietchley all .Ln &N.W Bu3kinghamshire . 100 Do . • ..... 91 ga Chester & Holyhead... 100 521 fi3i Do. 61 percent 100 Do ....... 121 123 Do. 5 100 Do. ...... 110 211 Clydesdale June ..... .. 100 Caledon... 100 102 Colchester, Stour Val. all 171.11.&E.0 151 133161 g, pr rc. leo Gt. North. 131 E.Union,llarwichShs. all 'E.Counts. 1111 Do. Woodbrld,e.... 100 Gis.Barr.&Nells:Drct. 100 Cale . don... l Do. new ,, 100 ,Do.._. •• ••1 Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West! Hrtip'l Dock & Rail.. all Vk.N.&BrI Hull and Selby Do. halves. , all Do. Do. quarters all Do. Latle, &Carl. gun. 6 p.c.; 100 Ln&N.W. London & Greenwich. 100 ; S.Eastern Do. Preference 100 IDo Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end 100 !Pet° &Co. Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 !Norfolk, Do. 6 per cent lOO (Do Mnc., Bxtn.,&sfathack' all 'L NW&SI Mid. Bradford Prefer,,i enee Stock lOO Midland.. Newmarkt,BuryEx. 5 6.)E.Counts. gua. 5 per cent... Northn.&Eastn. 6p. c,,1 all Do Do. 6p. e. , all , Do. Do. Fixed sp. all IDo. ... . . North Western, all Midland NW Preston and Wyre. all L sk . Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. . ... . . l_t_oystn.Hitch.,&Shep 100 IGt.Nortb. ini don 'vat. all Lt 4414 / I t 2 Shrew b s le bry& & H c e r refordl 100 I . T.Brassey BD -S o iaffo ds d h o lie al\ 51 D `C o lean... Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West.i Si 31 91 96 P 55 57 16} 16 130 132 415 120 11 101 1 1 9SOi 9 92 i !doe] atoc] 25 atoc] god stool 100 100 100 10 13 4 100 100 100 $ 17k 1; 49t I li 161 I 1 , 1 109 1 i i 1 , 1+ GOA Elt , 119 et, 44# Si 94}4 at, 511 1201 20 P I 102 90 531 2, 744 I 2' 109 111 VS 20% ! €0 ea 112 117 1 87 90 Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence t S Bom.,Barodadz.Cent Incl t Gu. 5 per cent........ 18 Do, Do. - B !oi Buffalo and L axe Huron :04 } }Do. New ...... A Do. Preference ...... i h I Buffalo,BrantotGodrich o p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 1 1110. do. July 1, 18731 • X) 1)o. do. June 1, 15:4 5 Clcutta.&S.EaKtn. (Lin:) !O Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip O Ceylon Gnarantd. 6p. c ' ,74 Demerara 9 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ock East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. 9 Do. F Shares Ext O Do. JubbulEore O Do. 44 p c. Debentrs 0 Do 5 p c Deb. 1864 DO Do. 1865-1870 :ock Grand Trunk of Canada DO Do. 6 per cent. Pref )0 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct 30 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr )0 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 DO Do. do. 1867 )0 Do. do. 1872 )ck Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c tO Do. New gua. 5 p. c )ck Gt. South.of India(Lim4 guaranteed 5 per cent. ZO Do. do. 104 Gt. W. of Canada Sharee 101 Do. New .. . ... . . DO Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. DO Do. 54 p. o. do. '77 )0 Do. 5i p. c. do. '7B do )ck Madras guar., 44 p. c )ck Do. do. 5 per cent )ck Do. It p. c. Extensior, ZO Do. 5 d 0... pck Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. 20 Newßrunswick at Cande By. dzl. an d(Lim. )g.6pc Class A Capital Share .. Do. do. Land do ZO Do. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do, Land do. ...• • • •. Oude (Limited) .• .• •• • . 1 ock Scinde .....• .... i i.z :0 Do. Punjaub .• gf, :0 Do. Do. •• •• •• • • 0 v• )ck Do. Indus. St. Flo. ge; 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. BRITIS POSESSHINS.S 0 CloSixig Paid. Price. 64 68 96 97 41 5 d 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 5 5} FOREIGN 9 Algerian LO Antwerp & Rotterdam. 9 Ardenne5.. ............ 9 Bah.&S.Pran..Lim.7 p.c. 5 Belgian East. Junction :0 Beziers to Graissessa.a.. Cermeaux Mine & P,ai O Copiapo .......... •••• • O Ditto Extension O Dutch Rhenish O Eastern of France 20 Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. !O Do. do. O Great Central of Franc( 9 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... O Italian Junction .... •. O Lierre & Turnhout .. 9 Lyons & Geneva ...... 9 Namur & Liege ... •• • :0 Do. 6p. c. Pref. .. ••• • • • [6 Northern of France •• •. L 6 Do. New Shares -• •• • • 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. `Paris, Lyons, & blediter. :0 Paris'eorleans.. • to c Recife .5& S. Fran. (Perm) ( gua. 7p. ct. lim •• •• • • :0 Riga & Dunaburg• ••• • • :0 Royal Danish ..... 5 Royal Swedish .• •••• •• 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref 20 Sambre & Meuse i 0 Do. 5i per cent. Pref 20 San Paulo, lira, g. 71% e•• 20 .Aust&Lomb Venetia 26 outhern of France 20 S. East Portugal 7p ct 8$ West Flandern LO Do. 5 i p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France 20 West• - rn of Austria 20 Western of Switzerland' 6 Wiesbaden ... . 6 Do. 8 per cent Pref. , 20 ealand LA TV INTELLIGENCE—(2hts Day). HOUSE OF LORDS. BRITT S Alfred Cons ol s (Philack) l 20 British Iron , Clifford IDevon G. Cons. (Tavist.)l lEast Bassett (Illogan)• • 1 (East Caradon E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.SeSt.Aukyn(Gwen.)l Great South Tolgus G.Wheal A la (Philack)! G. Wheal Vor (Helston)l Grenville ...... !Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (IJny Lelant) North Downs {North Frances (IBogan) Bus et !North Wheal Crotty .. IPar Consols (St. Blazey), ;0 !Providence (Tiny Lelnt.) ;Sortridge Cons. Alin.Cod l gou - tijUaradon(St.Cleer)' S. Calm Brea (Illogan) 1 i S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim , S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) !Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.B6 Lead Min 10 ,Tin Cron I Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Solon Wheal Basset {Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) —'Wheal 14.1dward (Cals.)l 'Wheal Kitty (ll.Lelant) l Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)' Wheat Tretawney (Lis.) FOR ElGis [lOO 15 all 100 1 AIL' 18.8. all all all all all &210 i 11 lid i pr Id 1001 101 k 97 99 981 99i 981 99i 19 20 65 68 54 58 36 38 44 47 35 39 3k 37 98 19 fdfd 91 96 101 11 91 9i 95 93 90 82 85 87 95 66 88 90 6 7 5 7 99 100 I d i 7.4.0 54f 17e 13.9.6 40 6.2.0 8.12 4.11.8 1.10.6 3 114 1.4.0 9.18.9 14 10.6.7 11 4f all 18.1' 2 .9 21.8.0 13e WI 20 ,Australian 1 ,BonAccord Copper,Lim:l 20 IBrazil St.J.del Itey,Lim I 5 ;Do.Land and Manineo. 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo 40 Cobre Copper I Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 ,Fortuna. 20 General 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) 3 Linares 71 1.7.2 92 94 d WAYS. 5 i 5 i —P 2 lid 1 111 12i 31 21 I 3 2i 22 23 71 F'; 8 8f 19f 204 881 sti 8 9 36 37 53 65 411 4 d 13 14 6 1 6 811 1t ids 22 23 6 di 91 9t 20 21 ES. 11 21 170 180 355 365 97f 1024 25 26 51 61 14 10 3 4 5 6 51 21 2 39 41 1; 24 14 14 49 tl 44 -1f 4} 41 4i 5 71 84 9 94 39 41 A I 300 310 21 31 130 135 35 37 1 1 21 181 19/ 69 71 Sl5 355 921 971 105 115 1/ 21 9 10 11 13 151 174 B.4TR -- .R, all 125.6 d 5 Lusitanian , 1 Mariquita 1 N.lthineCopof S.Aus.L 20 Pontg:ibaud Silver,Leadi Mining and Smelt I 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) tB2•B} United Mexican . 1 Worthing Do. •• all 1 10s. all all t d 344 354 14 -- di*. 39 41 7 9 # 24 3 23 25 14 it) p 71 n d id 3 5 1 i i lit 1 II Insiness done 81 i 7 1 1 2 6 5/ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 ,83 85 40 ,Australasia all 61 62 25 Bank of Egypt all 18 19 co 100 Bank of London 5O 53 55 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all I 20 I Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all zoi 201 25 Cli•Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 31 33 100 City 100 Colonial .. .... • • 25 37 39 20'11 Corn. Bank . oiCanada.. all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 151 16} 20 Gen. Bk •.of Switzerland all 20 'Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 22/ 23} 20 Do. new 5 1j 11 50 Lon don and County 31 50 'London Joint Stock 20 'London and S.Airican lO I 2 lj 100 London & Westminster 20 65 66 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 12 20 , Do. new 50 , National Bank ........ 251 —' 2o INew South Wales all 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 ',Ottoman Bank . 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 1)o. new. 25 South Australia .., all 25 Union of Australia 50 Union 01 London I, 12 124} ,25i 100 'Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 110 113 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :08 110 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent lOO 104 1011 1011 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 105 106 Do. 1890 100 105} 106 j N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 109 108/ Do. op. c.A p. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1868 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 98j 99j Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0. sterling, 1875 lOO 108 109 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 Vic. Gov, 6p c. Ja.&July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&0ct...., 100 105 j 106 1051 e%idence. :Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Kingsdown, the Earl of Wick low, and cther pe9.rs ) APPEAL CAUSE APPOINTED FOR HEARING--FARMER (A GALLOWAY) V. CRAIG. The further hearing of this appeal was resumed this morning. . . Mr. Rolt, Q.C., was heard for the respondent. This was an appeal from a deoision of the Court of Session in Scotland declaring that the respon dent's claim to a policy of assurance for £499 16s. 10d. was preferable to the claim of the appellant. It appeared that the appellant, in 1852, effected a policy of assurance on her husband's life, and took the policy payable to herself if she survived him and to her heirs and executors. The husband was sequestrated, and died in 1858. The respondent was appointed assignee, and claimed the policy for the hus band's creditors, and the Court of Session decided in his favour, and against this decision the wife appealed. Mr. Anderson, Q.C., was heard in reply. The appellant's counsel contended that the policy was settled as a provision by the husband on his wife in the event of his death, and did not fall under the jus mariti of the husband, and did not belong to his creditors. The respondent's counsel maintained that the policy was a donation inter vivum et uxorum (a donation by the hus band to the wife), which was revokable at pleasure, and therefore was the property of the husband's creditors. At the conclusion of the arguments the Lord Chancellor reserved judgment. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) SUMMERS V. SUMMERS. This was a petition far dissolution of marriage on the ground of adultery and desertion. The parties were married in 1851, and the adultery was committed with a female at East Surrey -place, Old Kent road, in March, 1858. The evidence was clear on the point, and a rule nisi was granted. DAVIS V. DAVIS AND DOLBY. In this case the husband was the petitioner, and the suit was instituted for dissolution of marriage on the ground of adultery with the co-respondent. The answer to the peti tion was that petitioner had been guilty of cruelty. The co-respondent also denied the adultery. Dr. Parks, in his evidence, said he was a medical man, and knew the respondent prior to her marriage. He also attended her while she was living at Gloucester-place, when she gave birth to a child. Mrs. Maria Burnes said—l live at 14, Buckingham-place, Fitzroy-square. I am a monthly nurse. I was in com pany with Dr. Parkes yesterday when a lady was pointed out. I had seen that lady before at her house in Gloucester crescent, Regent's-park. I. knew her as Mrs. Dolby. I went to her last October twelvemonths. I was recom mended to her as a monthly nurse. I went to her in the December following to Gloucester. crescent, and from thence we went to Peterborough. I saw a gen tleman in Gloucester-place, who represented him self as Mr. Dolby. I stayed with the lady three weeks in London and the other two weeks in the country. Mr. Dolby did not go with us to Peterborough, but he came while we were there. There was no confinement. I had an opportunity of seeing how Mr. Dolby and Mrs. Davis lived. They occupied the same bedroora both at Gloucester place and Peterborough. Mr. Dolby used to call Mrs. t Davishe o Kate. use. I know a Mr. Docking ; he was intimate at A number of letters were here put in, written in a very familiar strain to Mr. Docking, requesting him to transact some trifling matters for her in London, in one of which the co-respondent had written a portion of the contents and signed his name thereto. Examination continued--Mrs. Davis called Mr. Dolby by his Christian name William. Cross-examined—l don't know what Mr. Docking was. He used to call as a friend at Mrs. Davis's. I have seen Docking once since the time lam speaking of. He called at my house. I never saw Mr. Davis at Gloucester crescent. Mr. Smith (counsel for the petitioner), said that was the whole of the evidence he had to offer. The Judge Ordinary said the evidence was not at all in a complete state. The petitioner had not even proved that Mr. Dolby was not Mr. Davis. Mr. Smith said, the nurse had said in her evidence that Mr. Davis never called at the house in Gloucester •place. The witness was recalled, and said that Mr. Dolby sh • knew was not Mr. Davis. The Judge Ordinary said the evidence was of a very barren nature ; thero was no evidence as to how Mr. and Mrs. Davis lived after they were married. Some such his tory was most essential. Mr. Smith said they had endeavoured to subpoena Mr. Docking, but without effect. The ease was adjourned for the production of further SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) THE (lAME•COCK IN THE CHINA SHOP.—EXTRAADINART ACTION ANTI) IMPORTANT DECISION.—MAItBHALL V. Dra.t.AMORE. In this case the plaintiff is a china-shopkeeper, and de fendant a livery-stable keeper, and the action was brought to recover £2 Bs. id., damage sustained through the mis conduct of defendant's game-cock. Defendant pleaded that the cock did not belong to him, and that he was not liable. Plaintiff stated that ho carried on business in the Crescent and defendant in Vine-street, Minories. Upon a certain day a game-cock belonging to defendant walked into the shop and knocked some articles off a shelf, causing great breakage in the plates and dishes upon the counter. Mrs. Dellamore—The cock does not belong to us. His Honour (to plaintiff)—Can you show that the cock L i s a habit of breaking crockery ? (Laughter.) Plaintiff—l did not ask it. His Honour—The law has been clearly laid down that it must be shown the animal causing injury was vicious to the knowledge of the owner. Some persons object to this law, and I confess I am not satisfied with it. It has been decided where a dog bit a man that the owner was not liable, as the dog was not shown to have bitten anybody before within the owner's knowledge. Plaintiff—lf that is the law I think it is high time the law is altered. (Laughter.) His Honour—You never knew the cock to break china before this? 16} I Plaintiff—Oh, no. His Honour—l am very sorry, and it appears to be a hard Law, but I must nonsuit you. But if ever that cock comes into your shop again-- Plaintiff (most emphatically) —I will take care that he never goes out again. (Loud laughter, during which the parties retired.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TTERSALLB I —YESTZRDIT. TRH DERBY. 3to 1 agst D iophantus (taken and offered) 3to 1 agst Dund ee (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) 11 to 1 aget Dictator (taken) 11 to 1 agst Royallieu (taken) 11 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken) 14 to 1 agst Kettledrum (offered) 100 to 6 agst Imaus (taken) 100 to 6 agst Rouge Dragon (taken and offered) 50 to 1 aget Neighbour (offered) 50 to 1 agst Atherstone (offered) 1000 to 15 agst The Drake (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Aurelian (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Yorkminster (taken) 1000 to 10 aget Brother to Teddington (taken) 1000 to 6 agst Gardener (taken) Robin Hood, King of Kent, and Big Bon scratched. THE OAKS. 100 to 30 agst Silverhair (taken) 100 to 30 agst Nemesis (offered) 7to 1 agst Fairwater (taken) Bto 1 agst Gabrielle d'Estrees (taken) Bto 1 agst Caller Oui (taken) 10 to 1 aget Brown Duchess (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lava (taken) 20 to 1 aget Tattoo (taken) THIS DAY'S MARICETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £2 5s t o £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £slBs ; and straw, £1 15s to £2 Os per load. Trade dull, CUMBERLAND..* Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 5s ; clover, £3 lOs to £5 and 18s Od ; and straw, £1 15s to £2 Os per load. Bo 'h hay straw changed hands slowly, at our qnototions. WrirrzcHArEL. —Mead°w hay, £2 5s to £5 5s Od ; £1 10s to £2 Os cpleorver, lead.l 3 AlOssltoow£d6emOsanOdd.; and straw, DOCKS. stock •I Commercial lO9 I stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO stock lEast and West India stock ILondor. stock ' l St. Katharine. stock Southampton ' 100 sto r ckl o V i o s , to ti r e i w a Id par MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 14 15 10 Atlantic It. Ml. Stm (10 -- 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) I all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 32 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4 45 45 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 32 35 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 12 14 325 Canada Land all 110 113 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim all st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Pref. 7 per cent. st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st. Do. 8p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 1108 108 1065 20 E.lndia Irrig - n. & Canal 1 4d # (1, st, Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 'English &Aus. Copper all 34 31 31 15 !Gen. Steam Navigati )n 14 1 (Great Ship Limited) all 1 Do. 175 pct Preference all 5 `Lon. District Tel. (Lim) 3i 4 , L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 5 1 10 lied. Exten. TeL (Lim ) all 2i 3 5 25 National Dis. C o. ( Li m ) 5 11. t d 20 , Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 Did' 10 Netherlands Land all 5 • Do.B dis all 100 N.BrANovaScotiaLand 80 5 10 1 N.l 3 .Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited), all 1 15 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. pr 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 8 6 4 it. l'eelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 51 53 50 '• Pen. & Oriental Steam all 70 72 50 Do. New 3O 12 13 . 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4sp.e all 17 18 50 Rhymney Iron all 165 175 15 Do. New all 44 55 100 'Royal Mail Steam 6O 46 48 i scot. Austl t n. I l n ia v n .(L L i a m nd ) l a oo ll 1 3 2 3 7 13 3 0 4 25 South Aus ra e e g i T s e t le. do S oo d c . r . p: all 1 1 1 5 7 1 1 S D u o b . ni dO a n . ri o n n , 2 10 an d Agency of 10 Trust CTel. Co. (lim.) 1 ,id nr _ffiniU.lCdom 1.4414 2.8 i 9 19 109 Van Diems 20 LlyrA.Aturl.as._:olao(tliumpl.sctains: COLONIAL. v p e r r i y ees, quiet, and no change SUGAR.—There has bee n a fair demand for good and fine o f importance qualities, but operations hav e be en deferred until the public sales, which commence to - day. In the refined market en ha p s la b c e e e i n n hes market tak prices have slightly given way. COFFEE.—Moderate dealings had taken place in the finer qualities of Plantation Ceylon, and late prices have been well sustained. RlCE.—There Las been a rather limited inquiry, and most descriptions have been dealt in at easier rates. SALTPETRE.—NO transactions of importance have been reported, and prices have shown no change of importance. TALLOW.—The market has been dull. P.Y.C. on the spot, 57s ; and last three months, 5486 d per cwt. AN EXTRAORDINARY mackerel boat arrived at Portsmouth having on board a fish called a Thresher," measuring nearly 13ft., and weighing between five and six cwt. The fish was captured on Friday night last during a take of mackerel. This fish always follows the whale, and, with the swordfish, attacks with impunity the great fish. It is supposed front this fact that v. whale has 'At* been is the POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(ThiB Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE WAY TO Pu tsu A RUITIAN.—Hugh Murphy, a tall, surly looking fellow, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting, in an unprovoked manner, a young man named Thomas Organ, also a young woman named Ellen Capron. The complainants were walking along Oxford -street, near Charles-street, arm-in -arm, when the prisoner, with out the least provocation, struck the young woman, Capron, a severe blow in the eye, and afterwards knocked her com panion, Thomas Organ, down, and a fellow who was in company said he would do for the young woman, and threw her down. Prisoner, in a morose tone, denied ever seeing the corn• plainants at all. Capron said the prisoner also used abominable language. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was perfectly unaccountable that a man should assault persons in such a way, and without any provocation. It was a great pity the prisoner was not punished on the spot. It would have been the best way with a bully like he was. A good man would have done the prisoner up in three minutes. He should fine him 405., or a month, for the assault on the woman—who must on all occasions be protected—and 205., or 14 days, for the assault on the young man, who seemed too delicate to protect even himself. The magistrate's remarks seemed to meet the approval of hose in court. THAMES. THE TWICE STOLEN WATCH.—Alfred Brooks, calling himself a hawker, a well-known Spitalfields thief, about 21 years of age, was brought beforo Mr. Woolrycb, charged with stealing a silver watch, value £5, from the person of George Wright, a letter carrier, of Bohn-street, Stepney. On Thursday last a man named Joseph Stonebrook was convicted by Mr. Woolrych, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour for steal ing the prosecutor's watch, while he was in a crowd assembled to look at an electrifying machine at the corner of Arbour-street, Weit Stepney. The watch was recovered. Yesterday afternoon the prosecutor was passing along Great Alie-street, Whitechapel, and was making his way through a crowd assembled to witness some boys playing at peg-top, when the prisoner snatched his watch from his pocket, broke it from the ring to which it was attached and handed it to a confederate who ran away. The prosecutor immediately seized the prisoner, who resisted and said " What have I done." The prosecutor said, " You have stolen my watch." The mob around the parties called out, " Let him go, he has not got your watch," and the prose cutor, fearing ill-treatment from the Whitechapel ruffians who were standing by, did release the prisoner, who walked away. The prosecutor walked alongside the prisoner along Alie-street and High-street, Whitechapel, until they reached that notorious place Petticoat-lane. The prisoner immediately started away from the prosecutor, who called out " Stop thief," and he was stopped before he had well entered the lane by a bystander and given into the custody of James Hallett, a police constable, who at once recognised Brooks as a thief. In answer to a question by Mr. Woolrych, the prosecutor said that his watch was in his left hand waistcoat pocket. It broke from the swivel directly the prisoner snatched it.• Prisoner—lt's nouse contradicting that witness. He said at the station-house that he gave a man three months for stealing the same watch last week. Mr. Woolrych—No; I gave him three months for the robbery. Venables, a police-constable, No. 141 K, said the pri soner had been convicted several times, and had no, been long out of prison. Mr. Woolrych remarked on the alarming frequency of watch robberies, and directed Venables to bring proof of the prisoner's former convictions, and remanded him for a week. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS—MAY 27. CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL. Order for committee read; motion made, and question put, " That it be an instruction to the committee that they have power to divide the bill so that each of the taxes to which it relates may be separately treated." The house divided ; ayes 34, noes 195. AYES-34. Adderley, C. B. - Ingestre, Viscount Selwyn, C. J. Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Johnson, Captain Somes, Joseph Ball, E. Jolliffe, Sir W. Spooner, R. Bentiuck, G. W. P. Kelly, Sir F. Stanhope, J. B. Bruen, Henry Kennard, R. Stracey, Sir H. Cochrane, A. D. Leighton, Sir B. 'Thynne, Lord H. Du Cane, Chas. Macdonogh, F. Watlington, J. W. Duncombe, A. Malins, IL, Way, Arthur E. Du Pre, C. G. Mundy, William Edwards, Major H. Phillips, G. L. Grogan, Sir Edward Powys, L. P. Haliburton,!Justice Ridley, Sir M. W. Newdegate, C. N. Hunt, G. W. Salt, Thomas Barrow, W. H. TELLERS. NOES, 195. Abercromby, R. W Fortescue, Hon. D. Nicol, William Adair, H. E. Fortescue, C. S. Norris, J. T. Adeane, H. J. Freeland, H. W. North, F. Alcock, 'l'. Gibson, T. M. Ogilvy, Sir J. Atherton, W. Gilpin, C. Packe, G. H. Ayrton, A. S. Gladstone, W. E. Paget, C. Bagwell, J. Glyn, G. C. Paget, Lord C. E. Baring, Sir F. Glyn G G 1 ,,, ....c0tnr0, Viart 13..44.,,rct A A. Goldsmid, Sir F. Paull, H. Baxter, W. E. Gordon, C. W. Paxton, Sir J. Bazley, Thomas Gower, F. L. Peel, F. Bellew, R. M. Graham, Sir J. R. G. Pilking,ton,'James Beuyon, R. Greene, Capt. J. Pinney, Wm. Bethell, Sir R. Greenwood, J. Portman" W. H. B. Biggs, John Gregson, S. Pryse, Capt. E. L. Black, Adam Grey, Rt. Hu. Sir G. Pugh, D. (Carmar.) Blencowe, J. G. Gurdon, B. Puller,C. W. Bonham-Carter, J. Hadfield, Geo. Ramsden, Sir J. W. Bouverie, E. P. Hankey, Thomson Repton, G. W. J. Bouverie, P. P. Harcourt, G. G. V. Ricardo, 0. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Hayter, Sir Wm. Robertson, D. Bright, J. Headlam, Thos. E Roebuck, J. A. Bristow, A. Heathcote, Sir W. Rothschild,BaronL. Browne, Lord J. T. Heneage, G. Rothschild,Baron M Bruce, H. A. Hervey, Lord A Russell, Lord J. Buller, J. W. Hodgkinson, G. Russell, A. J. E. Bury, Viscount Hodgson, K. D. Scully, V. Butler, C. S. Hodgson, R. Seymour, H. D. Buxton, C. Horsiali T. B. Shelley, Sir J. V. Calthorpe, F. 11. Horsmb.nt E. Sheridan, R. B. Cardwell,ltt. Hn. E. Howard, Hon. C. Sheridan, H. B.! Castlerosse, Vist. Howard, Lord E. G. Shirley, E. P. Cavendish, Hon. W. Ingham, R. Sibthorp, Major Cavenclish, Lord G. Johnstone, Sir J. Slaney, R. A. Childers, H. C. E. Kekewich, S. Smith, J. B. Clay, James Kershaw, J. Smith, M. T. Clifford, C. C. King, Hon. L. Smyth, Col. Clive, George King, J. K. Smollett, P. Close, M. C. Kinglake, Serj. J. Stansfeld, J. Cobden, R. Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Steel, John Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Kinnaird, Hon. A. Talbot, C. R. M. Collier, R. P. Langston, J. H. Thornhill, W. P. Coningliam, Wm. Langton, H. G. 'rite, Wm. Cowper, Hon. W.F. Lawson, W. Tollemache, Ilon.F. Craufurd, E. H. J Lee, W. Tomline, G. Crawford, R. W. Legh, G. C. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Crossley, Frank Lewis, Sir G.C., Bt. Vandeleur, Col. Dalglish, Robert Lindsay, W. S. Verney, Sir Harry Dent, John Dent Locke, John Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Lowe, Rt. Hon.R. Walpole, S. 11. Dodson, John G. Lytton, Sir E. B. Walter, John Douglas, Sir C. Mackinnon,W.(Eye. Warner, Edward Dunbar, Sir Wrn. McMahon, P. Wemyss, J. Dundas, Sir David Mainwaring, T. Westhead, B. East, Sir J. B. Martin, P. W. Whitbread, S. Egerton, Sir P. Martin, J. White, Jas. Egerton, E. C. Massey, W. N. Wickham, H. W. Enfield, Viscount Matheson, A. Willcox, B. M. Ennis, Jehn Mellor, John Winnington, Sir T. Evans, Sir Do L. l!dildmay, H. Wood, Rt Hn. Sir C. Ewing, H. E. C. Miller, William Woods, Henry Ferguson, R. Milnes, R. M. Wrightson, W. B. Finlay, A. S. Moffatt, George Wyvill, M. Foljambe, F. J. S. Monsell, Rt. George W. TELLERS. Forster, W. E. Monson, W. J. Brand, H. B. Foster, W. 0. Morris, D. Knatehbull-Hugest IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. ROMAN CATHOLICS IN WORKHOUSES. The. Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition, complaining of the treatment of Roman Catholics in work houses, and gave notice that he should ask the noble lord the President of the Council whether the Government in tended to introduce any bill to remedy the evil during the present session, on the next occasion that he presented similar petitions. 'PRIVATE BUSINESS. Hemsworth's Estate, Newgate and Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market, South Yorkshire Railway (Keadby Extension) bills were read a second time. The Huddersfield Gas, Berwick, Norham, and Island shire Roads, and Midland Railway (New Lines) hills were read a third time and passed. OFFENCES 1N SIERRA LEONE BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Lord BROUGHAM said. he did not rise to oppose this bill, which was one that would work a great improvement, but to complain of the atrocious conduct of Spain in increas ing the slave trade, notwithstanding the large sums of money that had been paid to her as compensation. It had been said that the Spanish Government did not intend to re-introduce slavery into St. Domin go, because the fertility of the country rendered it unnecessary. St. Domingo was not more fertile than Cuba, and he must say he did not knew what was intended by %he Spanish Government. Perhaps they intended to put down the slave trade when they received a sum of money to do so. The new acquisitions of Spain were such as not to give him any very great confidence in her intentions. The house then went into committee on this bill, and the whole of the clauses were agreed to without amendment. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEA.XER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con- sidered and agreed to :—Baggymoor Drainage, Kilkenny Market, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Branches to Shawforth, &c.), Llantrissant and Taff Vale Junction Railway, and Rydo Water Bill. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Airedale Drainage; Darlington Local Board of Health; Dartmouth and Torbay Railway (Queen's consent, on be half of the Crown, to be signified) ; East India Irrigation and Canal Company (No. 2) ; Galashiels and Peebles Railway; London and North Western, Lancaster and Carlisle, and Caledonian Railways ; Northampton Water ; North Eastern Railway (Castleton and Grosmont Branch, &c.) ; Thames Haven Dock (Abandonment) and Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Clifton suspension Bridge, Dublin Corporation Watt'', Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, New Ross Port and Harbour, South-Eastern Railway (Folkestone Har bour, &c.), Uxbridge Gas, and Stockport District Water. The Blackburn Water Bill and the Dunblane, Doune, and Callander Railway Bill were read a second time. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the repeal of the paper duty, in favour of the abolition of the duty on tea and sugar, against the appointment of Roman Catholic chap lains in workhouses, in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, in favour of adopting means for pro moting the growth of cotton in India, &c. JERSEY COURT BILL. On the motion Of Mr. Sergeant PIGOTT, this bill was read a first time. INLAND AND CUSTOMS REVENUE BILL.—THE REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY. On the motion that the house do resolve itself into com mittee on this bill, Mr. NE WDEGATE said he begged to draw the atten- tion of the house to the following motion, of which he had given notice, and which was on the paper :—" That whereas the embodiment of the principal financial pro posals of the Government in one bill unduly increases tho power of the Government over the taxation of this country and tho interests affected thereby, limits ineonve nientl3 the action of this house, and would annul the well ascertained function and privilege of the House of Lords, it be an instruction to the committee to divide the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill, so that each of the taxes to which it relates may be separately treated." As an independent member of the house, he felt bound to put forward his motion in the terms which he used in order to express fully the opinions he entertained on the ques tion. He did not, however, propose to pledge the house to the adoption of the abstract proposition which his motion enunciated, but at the same time he adhered in conviction to the opinion which he expressed in the proposition. He trusted he would not be considered as presumptuous in being actuated by a desire to dictate to the house the course to be adopted, and his only object was to secure to the country what he regarded as a considerable benefit in refe ronce to the retention of the impost, which it was so in judiciously proposed to abolish. (Hear.) The specified proposition he would subfuit to the house was, " That it bo uu mbt, uetten to the committee to divide tho Customs and Inland Revenue Bill, so that each of the taxes to which it relates may be separately treated." He contended that the mode of proceeding adopted by the Chancellor of theExehe quer in regard to this bill was a dangerous innovation, and violated the spirit of the constitution by curtailing the func tions and privileges of the other house, which the reso lution to which hon. members of the House of Commons agreed last session fully recognised. He denied that there was any precedent for the course which had been pursued in respect to this bill, and he referred to the period when Mr. Pitt was Prime Minister to show that the circumstances which had been relied on in reference to what then occurred respecting the financial policy pursued by the House of Commons was not applicable to the present emergency. Re called on the house in the most impressive; terms not to lay down a precedent which conferred on the repre- sentatives of the Crown a power in regard to taxation which might be used in the most dangerous way to the liberties of the country. He argued that no such privileges as were claimed by the Government in respect to this bill were ever conceded to the Executive, and he warned the house of the perilous course that was being followed by the Government. The form in which this bill was pre cented to the house was a mere stratagem, and if persisted in it might be found that the Lords would also have re • course to stratagem to preserve their rights without raising the extreme issue that it was endeavoured to force on them. He contended also that the practice to which the Govern ment proposed to resort would have the effect of abridging tho time for the consideration of financial measures, and that the repeal of the paper duty was not popular in the country. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the manner in which the house had acted in regard to the mo tion of the hon. member, as shown by its silence, was a proof that hon. members considered this question had already been fully discussed. He denied that by the plan of procedure which the Government had adopted there would be any curtailment of the due consideration of finan cial measures, for by tne forms of the house ample oppor tunities were afforded for discussing every detail of finance at the different stages through which the budget had to pass. The right hon. gentleman argued that the hon. member (Mr. Newdegate) had adduced no argument to make the Government alter the course upon which they had entered, and was calling on members to adopt a mode of proceeding that was at variance with the principles of the constitution and the practice of Parliament. Mr. SPOONER, in seconding the amendment of Mr. Mr. Newdegate, urged upon the house the necessity o f ac ting with the greatest caution in respect to the issue raised with regard to this subject. Mr. HORSMAN felt called on to oppose the amendment of the hon, member, although he appro ed of much of what he said. lie thought the time had passed for raising the issue contained in the amendment, and the form of the amendment would not effect the object contemplated by the hon. member (Mr. Newdegate). He did not think, therefore, that any benefit would result from further dis cussion on the amendment. Mr. NEWDEGATE replied. Mr. KNIGHTLEY made some statements explanatory of the course be pursued in reference to the subject. The house then divided— For the amendment 34 Against _ 195 Majority against The motion was therefore lost, and the Speaker left the chair. On clause 2, which relates to the income tax, Sir W. JOLLIFFE said that on the re?ort he would call attention to an excise regulation which had been introduced last year, and which he should be able to show had greatly added to the hardship and injustice that were inherent in the collection of income tax. He hoped that at the eleventh hour such modifications would be introduced into the taxa tion of the year as would enable the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to remedy the evil, of which he should have at a future stage to complain. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed that the course which the right hon. gentleman propofsedrote. take was one that would involve great irregularitye the right ceeding, and great inconvenience. He supposeda of hon. gentleman was alluding to the quarterly c o llection stage at the tax. If he was, then the present was the arn p rope r e him that it which to discuss the question; but b ew and he could was one of two millions and a half o f re venue; hon . gentleman would not conceive by what art the rig ht lus of £450,000. No doubt carve that sum out of a veryting on the income tax ; and no o eimportant one, and one " 1:t under the cognisance, not only extremely fit to be brought of committee that might hear parties of the house, but doubtrthere was thea select subjectcommittee ° a sitting conversan t with the su bject, a and able to s a y w h ether half yearly or quarterly c ollecti on _ was more convenient to the taxpa yer. Last yea r the change was really equivalent to a considerable addition of taxation within the year; but that inconvenience had now been wholly surmounted, and to recur t o the former practice would therefore involve the surrender of a considerable amount of the year's revenue. The house had given an income tax of 9d., of which three fotifithfißould bo ollectcd is odditicA ti) 9110 quarter vZlast THIS DAY'S SHIPPING'. LONDON, May 28.—Wind this day at noon, North- Eastexly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather. SUIELDS, May 27.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Marie, from Huelva. DEAL, May 27.—Wind N.W —Arrived—Annie Archi. bell, from Calcutta; Guillaume, and Artisan, from Valpa. raiso. PORTSMOUTH, May 27.—Wind S.Es—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Punjaub, from Bombay. PLYMOUTH, May 27.—Wind S.W.--Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Styx, from Bermuda. OFF HURST CASTLE, May 28.—Arrived—Tasmania, steamer, from the West Indies. CLYDE, May 26.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Friere, from Huelva. PILL, May 27.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Ann Hood, for Africa. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Harriet, from Hull ; West Lothian, Lady Constance. and Confidence, from Sunderland ; Commerce, from Waterford ; Tasmanian, steamer, from St. Thomas ; Havre, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Aurora, for the Baltic; Orient, for Jersey; Con tender, for Seaham ; Light and Sign, for Sunderland; L' Etoile, for Carentan ; Georges, for Cherbourg. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, May 27.—Asia, from Barbadoes ; Stirlingshire, from Trinidad; Anna Augusta, F. W. Arnold, and Heath Pink, from Alexandria; Jacobs, from Berbice •' Ellen R. Cooper, from Boston ; Zusters, from Worcum ; Orb, from Guernsey; Elida, from Trieste; Christiana, from Rostock; Essequibo, from Sines ; Queen of Sheba, from Tobago. May 28.—Ann Warren, Alicante; Flying Fish, from Barbados; Brooders Smit, from Groningen; Emma Con stance, from St. Petersburg ; Royal Consort, from Gothen burg ; Viliganta, from Dantsic ; Anne Arch, from Calcutta ; Happy Return and Lilley, from Guernsey ; Tayaleuse, from Terceira ; Melrose, from Portland Bay ; Bruiser, from Hamburg; Panther, from Boulogne. Sailed, May 27—Alnwick Castle and Maria Hay, for Calcutta; Pietad, for Bilboa ; Salvia, for Algoa Bay. Sailed, :May 28—President Fillmore, for New York ; Iberia, steamer, for Oporto; East Anglia, for St. Peters burg. The Saxonia, for Hamburg, has returned damaged. DEAL, TUESDAY MORNING. Passed in tow—James Hommes, from Barbadoes, for London. Passed, 27th—Gilbert Munroe, from London, for St. Lucia; Victoria, from London, for Laguna. THE FORTHCOMING FIGHT FOR THE CIIADIFION SHIP.—The ISth of June next has at length been finally fixed upon for deciding the respective claims of Hurst, the " Staleybridge Infant," and Mace, the victor in the hail pugi listic contest with Brettle, of Birmingham, to the coveted honours of the championship. The principal portion of the money for which the men are about to contend has been placed in the hands of the stakeholder, and a final deposit of £35, making the total atuouAt X4OO, is to t , e produced on thc MI of JUAQ, year's 10d.; but . of course if that arrangement were altered, it would involve the loss of a considerable portion of the year's revenue. The right hon. gentleman spoke of the change as a matter of mere excise regulation ; but in point of fact, in order that there might be no mistake about it, he had introduced it into the income tax bill of last year. It was, indeed, previously the law of the land that the tax should be collected quarterly, but there was no sufficient authority to bind the revenue officers to account quarterly, and it had therefore been determined that the change should bo effected by actual legislation. It was the opinion of the authorities that the alteration made the system much more effective and manageable, and it was of course the duty of those who wished for a change to point out the na►ure of the alteration which they desired. Last year the change was naturally felt to bear hard upon the taxpayer, but that was because an additional amount of tax was levied. Apart from that, however, it was believed that the public, would find it more agreeable to pay the money in tour sums rather than in two. (Hear.) Mr. CONINGHAM thought it was a hardship upon the railway companies, that they alone should be obliged to collect the income tax payable by such of their servants as were paid by weekly wages. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the hon. - gentleman was not quite accurate in supposing that the railway companies stood alone in the respect to which he referred. No complaint had been made by they companies, but the matter should be considered. In answer to Sir S. NORTHCOTE, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER added that the assessment for the present year would be a new one, and would not include the same years as the last. SirlV. JOLLIFFE repeated that he would bring the sub ject of his former remarks before the house at a later stage. Mr. RICARDO was glad to hear that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would consider the ease of the railway com panies, which had often to pay the tax for their servants. Mr. BRISCOE thought that the returns should be made to the officer of the district, as such hardships often arose► from the necessity of persons going with their appeals tcl. Somerset-house. Mr. CONINGHAM pointed out a difficulty in deducting he tax from persons in the receipt of weekly wages, Who might be one week working for a railway company, and the next fbr a private yard. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, if there was any provision in the law which operated harshly on such persons as had been alluded to, it was his business to examine it. With respect to the complaint by his hon. friend behind him, it was true a clerk might have only £l2o a year salary, and still he might have up £l5O from other sources. He did not understand that it was necessary for a man who claimed abatement to attend personally at Somerset-house. Mr. HANKEY opposed the re-enactment of the tlanse. Sir S. NORTHCOTE made an observation which did not reach the gallery. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected to raising so many questions in committee. A new assess ment would be made. Mr. HENLEY asked when ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER must first know when the bill would receive the royal assent, but the legal liability to spay would not depend on the new assess ment. Mr. HENLEY said that a quarter of the new tax would be due at Midsummer. When did the right hon. gentle•. man expect to get his new returns ? The payments had been most ridiculously chopped about during the last 16 months, so that no man knew when he might expect the collector. There ought to be a proper time fixed for making these assessments. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was no power to hurry the country commissioners in making the assessments. The Government would make all possible, preparations before the law was passed, but until it had passed they could not be put in operation. Mr. HENLEY hoped the right hon. gentleman would see that due time was given for the purpose. He trusted that no undue pressure would be exercised. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not know what the right hon. gentleman meant by undue pres sure. Nothing would be done that was not necessary to the collection of the tax. Clause 3 was agreed to. PAPER (EXCISE) DUTIES. On clause 4 (the Paper Duties), The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER added some verbal amendments. Mr. K. SEYMER said that his constituents were univer sally opposed to the clause now before the committee. In the same way as noble lords who generally supported the Govern ment in the other house had last year voted against the repeal of the paper duty, many of the electors in his (Mr, K, Say mer' s) district, who were on the same side,were now inclined to look unfavourably on the budget. The fact was that when the budget was first published people were so agree ably surprised at finding there was to be a reduction instead of an increase of taxation that they were not inclined to in quire too curiously into the existence of a surplus, or as to how that surplus was to be disposed of. Since then, how ever, cooler counsels had recovered their influence. The lamentable account. from America, which must affect the revenue, and the protest of the China merchants respecting the indemnity, had thrown great doubt upon the surplus, and with regard to the paper duty had decided the people as to the inexpediency of its remission. Ile could say for his constituents that their unanimous feeling was that an injudicious moment had been chosen. (Hear, hear.) As to the constitutional question, the people were so satisfied that the House of Lords had acted rightly last y ear that it had been found quite impossible to get up any excitement on the subject. Even this year, notwithstanding all the interesting discussions they had had, the people remained equally apa thetic. The fact was, that the constitutional question was one which they cared little about; they allowed it to bo fought out in that house, but it was beyond their range of thought, and they were content that it should be dealt with by that house. - What was the objection which existed to the paper duty ? Why, that it was an excise duty. Every one knew that excise duties were most objectionable. He had himself voted for the repeal of the paper duty; ho had voted for the repeal of the malt tax—(hear, hear)—but it did so happen that that was a year and a half ago, before this question of the paper duties was discussed. He had lately addressed his agricultural constituents, and had told them that although the paper duty and the malt tax were most objectionable, yet they must not expect him to repeat either of those votes on this occa sion. Whatever mystification there might be in the house, there was none in the country. (Hear, hear.) People in the country very well understood how it was that a man might vote for the repeal of a tax generally, and yet not vote for its repeal at a particular time. But if they had to I consider the question of excise duties in general there was a-case which he (Mr. K. Seymer) could not help thinking irresistible, he meant the case of the hop duties; and if the right hon. gentleman were really in possession of a surplus, he (Mr. K. Seymer) could not conceive how he could have steeled his heart against the case of the hop growers, which had been so ably argued by the hon. members for Kent and Sussex in that house. They found no applica tions for relief from the paper makers—no application in forma pauper is for a remission of duty, for a postponement of duty, and the like. (Hear, hear.) Instead of complain ing of the excise duty, what they complained of was the French treaty—(hear, hear)—and the peculiar position in which they were placed by the requirements of the French treaty. Indeed one honourable member had gone so far as to say that the circumstance of the scarcity of the raw material made the ordinary conditions of free trade inap plicable to the case. That circumstance fully disposed of all the sanguine expectations of the right hon. gentleman as to the increase in the manufacture of paper. The prospects of the papers makers were that there woul.TdfyhtbaeexaaGntiooinvnecmremas Government manufacture, but that it would take place in foreign coun tries. There was no analogy between the case of the excise duty on paper and the excise duty on bricks, glass, and soap, because with respect to all those there was no scarcity of the raw material. It was otherwise with regard to paper. This was the great disadvantage to which the paper maker was exposed ; and as the hon. member for Birmingham said, it was not a competition to which the British manu facturer ought to be exposed. They objected, therefore* to the abolition of a permanent source of taxation la the face of a war expenditure. (Hear, hear.) The Chan cellor of the Exchequer complained of the el o tra _ v rif of the public expenditure, and then went on to r ay, you will spend £70,000,000, I will "7:w to l iim —" take off the paper duty I" This appeared o , s sequitur. The K. Seymer) to be a meat extraordinerY hav :said, he would re right hon, gentleman should rattle; impose new taxes.of the i hpeeoipnletenodfetlaiiato (Hear, htealr3.od9 Nor waswtehi.ulsd afindudtyit dluro If he attempted to la t ih n e :E ra. xc d hequer wish to in which pressed upon the gr an t country. tit hwnr ootein t roduce ddreuoelpee econ o my_eadDoi tt oe idthcbtr increased osc h a n ehe cte:ed(op means , uxtpne nathr f t, he certainl y andG od ious ,br no t , of e xpenditure ü b r e e lo b w y making th the Coast of DorsetshieregaangpwerafyeCt aredfroeasruciueatoirYct:a l; t o i r on hun s at Portland were quite a study for were force rcteehtheforming the tar ; c urious in engineering matters; and the result would be that they would very require i n peace a ve large additional force of artillerymen. Th e same process was going on else where ; in the Medway, at Portsmouth and Plymouth. Was it in these measures that the Government calculated any great reduction of taxation ? The noble lord at the head of the Government knew very well that the country must be kept in a state of defence. The noble lord was popular in the country, and the reason of his popularity was that people believed the noble lord would defend the honour of his country. They liked him because he had often stood up manfully against hon. members below the gangway t and especially against the hon. member for Birmingham. (Hear, hear.) And if there was any distrust of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, as he (Mr. Seymer) believed there was— (hear, hear)—notwithstanding the high character and splendid abilities of the right h on . gentleman , it was because he had shown himself rather inclined to the econo mical and financial doctrines of hon. gentlemen below the gang way. What hon. membe rs on that side of the house said was- 4g If we are about to undertake this great expen diture, you ought to relieve the people of those duties which pre ss upon the necessities of life as they may be called — tea and sugar." By this means also they would re cover a great deal of th e d uty they wore taking give aMt 4 12 1 ) 4148 to fortis; trAdo, a mild sot, 02"- ~- THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1861: