The Sun. — London, England, 1856-10-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND MMER CIA': INTELLIGENCP,,, CITY". Two The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed very firmly, and prices of Americans were id. per I b. d earer. The sales were estimated at 15,000 bales, ,000 of which were taken by exporters, and 6,000 by the speculators. The Railway Share Market closed steadily at a slight advance on the current ra tes of Monday. The accounts from the colonial produce markets at Antwerp, Hamburg, and Amsterdam report Steadiness in prices, but a limited amount of busi ness doing. The advices from Rio to the 14th B 'Pternber, a lth oug h somew h at more favoura b le, ha d Produced little effect on the coffee market, for nth o ugh prices were lower there, yet the advance charges and 'freight raised the cost at the port , o , f e ntry to much about the same as previ ous quota .,..4ons. In th e sugar mar k e t th e f avoura bl e a d v i ces ° ln London have assisted in arresting the down- E . W ard. tendency in prices, and the mer c h an t s were g on for full quotations. 2 Advices from Constantinople to the 13th inst. 3 State that a further delay had occurred in the re ception of the projects submitted to the commission 3 for th e f oundation of a - .National Bank and tend ers 11 fi fo r a loan. It was understood, also, that when t hey did assemble to discuss the various proposals, 1 3 1 ther e was some uncertainty of their accepting any 31 of them. This supposition had caused the share nolders of the National Bank, proposed by the sst t Galata merchants, to make advances for the pur. st P o se of a fusion with the Ottoman Bank of London, 2 Which it is said were declined. The latter com• 50 pang, it is reported, had made similar proposals to 'g ; t he hou se of Rothschild previously, st which were not accepted. 3 At a meeting of the shareholders, held in Paris, 20 the Alliance Bank, it was stated that the result it. ; 1. the first five m on th s ' operat i ons was a profit of ' 3 t ' 445 /. ss. 10d., a ft er th e d e d uct i on o f current ex- 10 venae s . 12 I , ' rile report of the directors of the Great Indian a l' ni neula Railway Company has been issued. 25 T his is to be p resen t e d t o th e f or th com i ng meeting, .(32; a nd it details the operations which have been car- io l ie d out si nce the shareho l ders l ast assembled. The 10 1 1 2 e gth of li ne now open i s 88 m il es, v i z., 32 f rom ,t. ' l nhay to C a lli an , 17 miles from Callian to Was r~cds and 39 f rom C a lli an t o C ampoo l a, the traffic 0). eipts on which are deemed encouraging. 1)0 else rates of exchange for three months' bills on t a : Principal cities o f th e C on ti nen t y es t er d ay zoo b " ern oon were in sev era l i ns t ances ra th er fl a tt er , 11 ,, t no material alteration took place. 'he it market for Engli s h S e cu r ities is rath er buoy -41% and the transactions have been numerous. 1„,°11 tin ued purchases are made by the public, „tile!). strengthen the quotations, but the specula is"e dealing is still of an undecided character. There h „l a good demand for money in the " House," rather f u ll er rates are current f or t h e tempo her"' accommodation. r "' accomm o d a ti on . C onso l s f or t rans f er h ave been 9 4 and 921, while for account they have en o — ` 2 9 2 to k and 92k 4. The present values are . t° 92 i, and 921 1 respectively. The New Three p e r Cents. are 914 the Reduced 901 91k, es ticl the Lon g A nnu i t i es ( 1 860) 2 1 15-16 the. Ex- Zequer Bi lls remain at 3s. to 6s. premium. The 2ncis are 94 ; and India Bonds are Bs. pre 'Tins Bank Stock is 212 k. T Ili the F ore i gn M ar k et b us i ness i s dull, but 8 9 /Irk ish 6 per Cents. are firmer, having been 88i an d 8 9i 4. The 4 per Cents. are 99. Rus i,l 'n 4 1 per C en t s . 96 1, an d Belgian 4k per Cents. at Grenad a N ew A c ti ve h ave b een dealt in 22 i s and Buenos Ayres are 83. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7# ; Mexi cans 211 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents.; 74 76 ; ditto a per Cents., 53 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 4 2 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 108 ; ditto 41 per vents., 95 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41k 42 ; ditto Deferred, 23i 24; ditto Certificates, 41 5/; ditto 6f hThe Committee of Spanish American Bond olders have received the following communica tions respecting the Venezuelan Foreign Debt :- 44 VENEZUELAN DEBT. " " 11, Anstin-friars, Oct. 21, 1856. The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders hoe received the following communications : " Moorgate-street, Oct. 18, 1856. Gentlemen,—We beg to hand you annexed for your i nformation the translation of a letter we have received from Mr. Jacinto Gutierrez, dated Caracas, 24th ultimo, 4nnouncing on behalf of the Government of Venezuela the 11 ,.PPnintment o f n ew commissioners for the negotiationa in T endon with respect to the foreign debt of that country. — " e have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedient servants, (Signed) " FRED : HUTH AND Co. " The Committee° of Spanish American Bondholders, Austin-friars.' " Coy.) " Republic of Vene z ue la , Caracas, Sept. 24, 1856.. Gentlemen —By order of his Excellency the Pres . i- Kitt of the Rep Alic I have the honour to inform you, in neat that you may be good enough to transmit it imme ,,,ltelY to the Committee of Bondholders, that the Govern ...out, on the 12th of this month, has resolved to name new rt ru naissioners, who, in place of Messrs, Pardo and Co. and t f. Fortunato. Corvaia, may continue, in Lo ndon, the .t.g(!tiation which has for its aim the regulat ion of the loreto debt. These commissioners will se t ou t un uollbtedly by the packet of next m on th. 4" , I hope, as I said at the beginin, that you will hasten 'take known to the committee t h e contents of this des- Patch as soon as you receive it.—l am, your obedt. servant, " (Signed) ' 6 It JACINTO GIITIEBIEZ. Messrs. F. Huth and Co., Fiscal Agents of Venezuela in London."' There is a slight increase of business in the Railway Share Market to-day, but it is principally , Of a specul a ti ve c h arac t er , mos t o f th e l ea di ng li nes, 4owever, are at improved rates, viz., about 1 to 1 I)er cent, Caledonian ; Edinburgh, Perth, and D undee ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-West ern, and South-Western improved fully 10s. ; ttrighton, U. to 1/. 5s ; and Great Northern Stock, 21 . ; Great Western, North-Eastern Berwick, ss. Great Western of Canada have been dealt in to so me extent at 23 to 23g, being an improvement of about ss. Eastern of France are 37i, and Bom bay and Baroda 19i. Very li tt l e b usiness has been done in Joint- Stock Bank Shares, and p r i ces h ave s h own b u t little alteration. British North American realised 67. Commercial of London, 281 29. London and Westminster 461, and Union of Australia 641 65 . _ There h ave b een few transactions in Miscel laneous Shares. Canada Government 6 per Cents. advanc e d 1, b e i ng 1121 1. London General omnibus Company declined to 31, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam were 671- a .lIITISJI FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON & O'CLOCK. (.From the Offictal List.) logme:T• done. Bank Stock ..... 3 per Cent. Redu . c4 ; 4 i. • . •ii,;;;ii;iiiizo ••••se•• • • • • • • • 212 i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .............................. 9 2 1. 1721 k N ew 3 per r'ent. Annuities .. 5 per Cent. Annuities... .. ... .. .... ... 714# 4 t.l Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1 860,, : 2i 15-16 LDitto 30 Years, expire sth April, 18 85... 17 15-1 ulls Bonds, .C.loou ..... ....................... a Ditto, under £ lOOO ......................... .. 8 p tionsols tor Account ........................... 92i a a Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO --- X P5OO 6 3 p Small • Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3a per Cent.. D itto, 1859 ? RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'OLOug. _ graxilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 99i Ditto Small l uenos A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 83 Ditto Account Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent. Dit to 1853 3 per Cent 44 Russi an Bonds, 1822, t St. , 5 p er Cent — D itto 4 1 pe r Cent. Tukieh ',ends, 6 per cent D itto Account D itto Small . ................. 9 Thtto Guaranteed ,41 per C . ent, Ditto Account ........................ .. Di qieends on the above s7stls in London. eigian, 2 1 per Cent., e x . 25 francs .. Ditto 41 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money ........................... 92 92A Ditto Accoun.. . ........................... 921 ue commercial Bank of London will pay the half 3'ar's interest on the Corporation of Montreal Six per Cott- Loan. iiii t Earl of Ca r di gan , a f ter completing his tour of in '°4B, as Inspector-General of Cavalrti y, goes to Dean Ef ort hamptonshire, to receive a succession of dis rie",,e4 MIS W. the -41 440Yerbeer has been named honorary member of e4c1 " 1 1 of blush) of Florence. LAZE MARKETS. TrHis T)A Y.; KAI `A' A YS. Shr. 'Paid AALIIWA 73. 94 Ambe. Nottlig. JunotO. Al Binning. Wolverh Stoar Valley i all BirkeAhd. Lan , .81.. a jChesliire Junet Ti ,li;' Do. Chesh. di Bak., .! all Do., d 0........ ..... •••• 5 : all Blackburn .... ...... S all itl yth &T yne or i g i ns , 1 £7.5 (issd. at £i,.. ;. 400 Bristol and Exeter 1, k g ) ' Calodonian. ....... C C o h r e k s t e a r n 4 d li ß o a n l y d h e c n ad I 1 11 11 a a&l I l l Il Cork, Mack, 4 Pass i 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc .100 East An ........ all Eastern Counties.. • ,100 East. Union, A fiti , 10. 80. B. 5t0ck...... j SA D 0. ,, New A....—. 15 I East Kent 1100 East Lancashire i 100 !Edinburgh & Clasp wl all Edinb. and Peebles .• l' 100 .lEdin. Prt:h ea Dm) de , l all I Forth & Clyde Jan ' 1100 !Furness all I Do. Extension........: all (Great N. of Scotind.l 100 'Great Northern ..... . i 1100 Do., A. 5t0ck......... I 100 Do., B. Stock 1100 61t. Sth. &West. (Ire ) 100 Great 1,%t5tk.........., es . tern 100 Do. Stour Val. Bali Gna. s all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle I 144 Do., Thirds 1 1 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh i D 3., Wst. aiding Un all Do. Southl or t all London & Blackvrall 100 Loud. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths 5i D0.101.5h.,M&8...0 2 , Do. Eighths.. ..... 1001 London and El. Wcstn. all randndrry& Coleraine all randndrry. & Ennisk 1.C9 Kanch.Shef.& Linclr i2e 0 , ,., Man. & Lin. Un 1 Ketropoli tan 5 Do. J L. Ricardo's arrangement 100 Midland ..... ....... . 100 )o. Birmng. &Der; all Kidld. G. West. (Ire.) all Do. Half Shares . 1.11 fewcastle & Carlisle all iwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd f' . Jewry &Enniskiller all /awry, Warrenpo i nt and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3t Nortlin.Counties TJn 100 North British 100 Nth. Devon Rail & Dock Stock WO 00., A Stock )0., B Stock 100 N. laatern—Berwi, k 233 )o. do. Extension 163 Dodo. G.N.E. :Much all Do. Leeds WO Do. York 100 North London stead, and City Jn. at! North Staffordshir , . Si North Western all 4 .& S. West rn. Jun , 1 • ox., Wore., & Woh? 14 ,r month 9 Rhymney . • ott , sh Central [0 Scot. N E.Abrdn St ,01 Do. Scot. Mid. St 00 ; .rttpßhire 170; T 2 SitingbournekSheer, a: ',aim Devon ...... 3onth Eastern 00 outh Wales 1:- Yrksh. 4 Rh , . Da , )0.. ........ all itaines, Wok &W ol tookton & Darling. 14 Do., do., 1554...... 3 Do., do., 1855 1; ;to Aten it Hartlop gaff Vale ........ to. Pref., No. I._ shames Hay. D.& R. all Vale of Neat1y....... all Waterfd. & Kilkenn all Vaterford&Limeric , all West Cornwall..... all )Vest End of Londol and. Crystal Palace. all Do. A ......... ...... all Do. B „. all West London. all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class all Wimbledn &Croydon Closing Pricer 3 esterday. 4 . 4i 8 17 - 18 15 - 16 12 - I -91 -- 93 541 - 64 V 551 16 - 17 1 .., - . ••• .".• •., 9 4 - 154 - 16 8 9 34 i - 36 4 22 - 24 90 9 7 - 5 79 - 81 51i - 52 ii - 32 90 8 - 8. 91 - 92 80 - 81 120 125 113 115 63i 64 70 - 74 54 - 64 54 • 6# 93i • 941 - - 6] 104 - 106 101 -• 101: Ad - pa] d Par' d 1.011 - 10' 1• 76 - 76. 49 ••• fii - i ... 45 - 47 3i - Sr 351 361 78 - 79 6 — 5 0 a at 3i 17 —l7i 54i Z 54 92 96 61 -- 6 - 10 - 11' 25 - 27 'O3 - 105 21 - 25 7i 73 4 6 - 48 1 ... 14} 14; 67 - 68 77 - 79 5 - 4 2 -1, 15 - 17 36 -- 38 r • .... ... l• ..... ••• .• --. is 19 5 54 .. ..,.; ... 63 - 7h 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i - ... ".. ••• 32 i 7 - FOREIGN. all Nntwerp4situtt rur n 1 10 Ardennes all .telgian Eastn. June 14 Besiers to GraissessE c 9 'tomboy, Baroda, aDC Cell. India, g. 5 p. c all Do. 8 Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry all Carrneanx & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 10s. Ceylon A shares...—. 1 Do. B. do ail Demerara 12 {luta) Rhenish ..... all Eastern of France .. 19 Do. New 2s. Eastern Bengal . all Esst Indian A and D g. 5 p. ...... 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. SP. c. all Do.4i p.e.Bnds.,'s7 all i on. do, dog '59, (10. 0 `2s. Euphrates Valley ... 0 Eur. 1 / 4 In.Jn.Tel Rail. all Geelong k Melbourne guar. 5 per cent... all Gd. Trunk of Canada all Do. Cert. of Debon, con. into Stk. till T. all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do '8 Gt. Central of Fran , all Gt. In. Pen. g. sp. c. '2 D o Now, guar. sp. c 6 (4reat Luxembourg ill at.We9tarnofCanntlr. 5i Do. New ,11 D. Bds., payable all Do. do., '76, p. . 1 1 Do. do., '73 do. all Dr,. do., '73, without option 4 Italian Junction...... all Lake Coust. At Bash all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Fist. sp. c.p 15 Lyons and Geneva all Lyons L Mediterran all Wadras, guar. 4l p.c all Do. New do., sp. c 10 Do. 4/ p. c. Exton 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c all Siaria Antonia all Do. do. New sn varanr & Liege all Do. do., Cp. c. Pref all Northern of France. all NorwegianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons . all Paris and Orleans.... 5 Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c . 5 Rome and Frascati ali -:oyal Danish ..... all Royal Swedish sll -Sambre and Meuse_ a ll Do. 5i p. cent. Prey. 5 Seinde, guar. sp. c. all D 0... a ll louthern of France I S St. Andrew's an() Quebec (A)... Vest Flanders sll Do. tip Per c. all „v . &N. W. of Franc. aa l ? ll v iT V je e es s s t t b . e raondf : l S a w i A . t u z s e t r r 1 a a allall zDeaoijuid . Bper cent. Pref 6 - li / d 41 4/ li - 1i I— 1 r 341 -34 i 10 11§ 22 - 22 li- , -.. 2 21i - 22 •!. - I - i pl 22 - 23 11 - 12 77 - 82 4 - 41 211 - 22 - 1 r 4:) 5 22i - ./.3f 1} - 11, 99 - 101 112 117 112 - 117 105 ICB 7 4 2 1 i --- ••. 192-- 201 1 lip Ad il) fis i v 8 84 19+ 101 3 71 371 84 501 —50 i 49 bl P - ipl - 8t 91 24p1 • • HO - pm 4i - 44 gi - 10 35 - ig - lip JOINT-STOCK BANKS. a I tustralasia...•. 1V Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London All ii r i . Col. Bk.&Ln • C Iritish N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 6 Child. Bnk. of India, Australia, Ac China 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lord 411 Ktig.Scot.&A.us.Cht all Loud. Chart, Bk. of Australia .. 15 Ditto New...... . ....... . 2 U London and C'o.tmt7 5C Lua.&E.Pinkg.Corp 10 London Joint Stock 30 London and Paris 20 Load. & W estminstei ii National Pro.ef Eng 10 Do. New... .... 22- Natlonr,l B an k .......• all New South Wales i - hleutal Tk. Corp.., 15 Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now 1 R Ans B &Go im al,..loath Australia all !itlita of Australia . 2! Dn. Nay 10 iTnion of Landon .. 50 Wootorußk o Loud 97 -- 99 3i - 3d 64 66; ...p ..fi s 7 — '69 I'6 -- 19 - 19 1 - 34.1 1 =_ 3p ... -- ...a '» "... its ••• 44 46 37 38 3 i 3d 33 1 - ii 61 - 66 7 - 8 i•ó •dl Business done this day 4t. SO St. 2O: i 116 'Co 13h 3ii 23} 3 i 74 TILL SUN, LoN 1)0N," WEDNESDA EVE r . G, OCTOBER 22 1856 LINES LEASED AT , FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. Redford arA Bletzliley ... Buck gliaraiti. Clytiesdal• • . Col. Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 5 pc, E. Un. ii. Sit. Caas. Barr. & Neils. Direct )O Do. New...-. Glgtr.d; Dn Fr Xll Hrtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Solby dl Do. tSharei. Xll Do. Shares. dl Lon. Greenly 11 Do. Preferouce )41 Lon., TH - - ., s • 3; De. Bark. Sh. NJ - Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. )0 Do. 6 per ct. ill Manch. Batn. and Matlock Middlesbro' h Redc g 6 p c • • • Midld.iitaabt Newmarket Bury E. G.spc al N.& Est.s p.c. Xll Do. 6 per ct. dl Do. Fixeds p c al Prest. &by yre 11 Do. Shre. A )0 Roystn.& Shef.Roth.an , i Gooleg.s p. o. Shrews.&ller. .0i S. Staffordsh. ill Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... _ CGMpan: London & N. W"'t.. ILAN.W. j>deden.- &E.O 'E. Count. CaldoniAm. Do Gt. Wostn Yk. New. Berw. Y. 4 tN3ic Do Do IS. Eaaterr Do IPeto & Co Do Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midid Stckton dr Darlingt. Midland !En. Conn. E. Count Do Do yesterd 94 -- 97 98 -- 102 12 - 14 135 138 4 44 1o • ioi 12i - 13 221 - 23 108 - 112 i 1 p ••• • • • 2k - 23 L.StN.W. ••• - 92 - 94 P - i 55 - 57 Do Gt North n Lancash& Yorksh. T. Brassey hf.3lClean Stcckt. & Darlingt Do ill I Do 0 Wiltargomrst 134 - 138 iGtWestn. = 3f aid 32 - :3 90 92 1 0 6 Shr. , P4, I St. b too I 9.] 25 I al 11 al 25 al st. 101 St. 10 6' 15; 60 al VS a. 12i al 12 li 50 si St. ill 20 St. 1 9{lf a; i al ;;4 al 54 al 10 St. 10( St. 10( 10 I al St. 110 5 I al 4t. it 100 1 10 al 10 al St 101 26' a 1 13A al It. LOO It. LOO It LOO It. too It. LOO ft. I too 12 all .2! '4l 3t. 100 6 441 It: LOO It. 100 It. 100 it. 100 10 au} LO 4 10 all It. [OO It. 100 it. 100 It. 100 It. 100 it. 100 7 81 10 3t. 100 ii all it. 100 5 all it. ,100 :5 all 1.0 all 0.6, all ;t. ' lOO LO all t. 100 it. 100 ;0 all l 5 all I 5 15 24 1 all 5 I all PREFERENCE SHARES. Myth and Tyne lo pe c. pref. (hod. at 501 J Sri& & Ex. 4p.c. St 6 Do. 4p. c. Shares .. Caledn. £lO 4} p.c. Ho. Gn. 51 pt 611 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 . il/ Do. do. Pref. No. 2. ill Cork drßandons3p.c ill Dun.Prth Aber.J. 2 B. Anglian Cls. ASh K Do. do. Cls. B6p. c. 0 Do. db Cls. C7P. c. 11 Eas.Co.Ex,spoNo. 11 Do. No. 2. n Do. New 6 g. a. St 11 East Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per sent 11 Do. 101. Debentr.Sh . 11 Do. do. 4 per cent. . 10 East Lancash. 6p. ct* , 11 E. kW. York. J. sthr 4 Edin. k Gl. 5 p.c. eh SI Prth.&Du-n.4p.c _ 0 Furness 0 Glas. &S.W.G. 5 p. c 0 Great Northn. sp. c 0 Do. sp. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.., 13 Do. 4i p.c CI D 0.5 p. c., Red. at t [I Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pr.- Gt. S. 3tW. (Ireland 4 Do. 4per a. Prof. S 6 Gt. W.(B. &11.Ex5pc 10 Do. con. red. 4i p.c. 00 De. con. red. 4p. c. 00 Do. irred. 4p. C. 00 Do. sp. c. red. pref all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester 8 p. e.P. S . Do. do. 5 p. c. do 10 Do. Birm. Qua. Stk 111 Do. Ches. Gus, Sh.. ill Do. do. do Do. do. d 0......... 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon.&B. G. 5 pc. No.l Do. P., spc. St.No.2 Do. New Gnar.6 p. Do. do. 5 p. c.,N0.4 Lon. &N. W., Coy. Nuneaton 5 p. ct lon.& S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares & Coler. Sh Londy. & Ennis. Sh L.. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 ... Do. do. 34 per cent. Warypt .& Carl. 4 p o Do. 4 per cent Do. do. Aid. Coneol.6 Do. 6pc Do. 4i p. c. Pref. Ditto L. & H. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 Norfolk Debenture .1 Do. Prof. 5 p. a. St e Do. 5 pa. Ext.,1846 Do. 54 por e.pf.,1817 Do. Wv.V.5pc.,1847 North British N. E. Perw, 4 p.a. P. Do. do. do __ _ Do Leeds 6 p.o .No. I Do. do. Qr5.,1848... Do.YorkH.k t'or . North Staffordshire. 1 0x,Wo, kW., 6 pc._ Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. !Scot. Cent. ,New Pref Sc.N.E. Abor. g 6 pe Do. d0.,7 p. c. PE St. D0.d0., 34 p.c. pf. st South Devon Do. fixed, 44 per cent . S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p c sh 3. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 44 p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar., 5 p. c. Do. do. do . 3tock. & Marti . g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '56 Wsterfd.& - 110 - 100 ~ s in.s., this ,iay LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Conannisßioners Gouiburn and Holroyd.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. To-day being appointed for the further consideration of the question of adjudication in this case, the court was crowded by persons interested. It will be remem bered that on Monday last their Honours, after hearing counsel in support of the petition to annul, stated that their impression at the time was that the adjudication ought to be confirmed, and therefore would not call upon the other side to argue the point. Their Honours now gave judgment. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd said that this was a case which had been argued on Monday, and a question arose of very great importance, not only to the commercial community, but the interests of the creditors. The com pany had been adjudicated bankrupt, and a petition to annul had been presented by four directors and three other parties. In a very elaborate judgment, in which his Honour referred to the principal arguments used in opposition, gave it as his clear opinion that the company had committed an act of bankruptcy on the Bth of Sept., before the appointment of the official manager, which did not take place until the 13th of that month. The directors had been served with a writ of summons at the suit of a creditor, and had not complied with the Act of the 7th and Bth Victoria, c. 111, which pointed out that if the directors did not, within one month after the service of the summons, either pay, secure, or compound for the debt to the satis faction of the creditors, or make an affidavit that he bad a good defence to the action and entered an appear. ance, it should be deemed an act of bankruptcy. Pro. ceedings had been taken by two creditors under the 7th section of 7 and 8 Vic. c. 111, but the directors had not complied with the requisition of the Act; he was on all the points urged clearly of opinion that the adjudication must be confirmed, and it was to be regretted that the assignees had not been advised to take the initiatory steps which they could have done under the 4th section of the Act, and brought the case into this Court. Mr. Commissioner Goulburn concurred. The adjudication was confirmed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. THAMES. MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—Ann Bayley, a woman of _ ... the town, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with assaulting and wounding Mary Willis, an elderly Irish woman, of No. 6, Elbow.lane, Shadwell. The complainant, who was in a weakly condition from loss of blood, and whose head was enveloped in surgical bandages, said the prisoner was fighting with another of the same class as herself last night at a late hour. The witness kn3cked down her adversary, and trampled upon her. Witness went to the assistance of the female who was on the ground, and was about to take her indoors, when witness took up a quart win• bottle and struck her on the head with it. She fell to the ground, and was insensible for some time afterwards. She had been under medical treatment for several hours, and bad lost a good deal of blood. Mr. Selfe—And your head was cut open, I suppose Witness—lt was, sir. Mr. Selfe—Did the prisoner say anything when she struck you with the bottle ? Witness—She said, "Take that, you Irish b—h. I owe it to you, and now I'll pay you." Catherine M`CartVy confirmed the evidence of Mn Willis. The prisoner said that during a row the bottle was thrown by a sailor, and struck Mrs. Willis on the head, then rebounded and struck another female ueder the ear. Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to one month's im prisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--( I'his Day.) LONDON, Oct. 22.—Wind this day at noon, E. ; light breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Oot.2l.—WindE.S.E.—Arrived.—Prince of Wales, from New Zealand. Sailed—Comet, for Ma deira. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 21.—Wind E.—Arrived H.M.S. Caesar, from Portsmouth. Sailed—Hercules, for Cal. cutta. FALMOUTH, Oct. 20.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived.—Argo, from Mogador ; Alice, London, for Rio Janeiro. Sailed— Preciosa, for Pernambuco. NEWPORT, Oct. 2d.—Wind E.—Sailed—Mary Seaton, for Sierra Leone; Holsatia, St. Thomas; Danietta, Rio Janeiro. CARDIFF, Oct. 21.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Adelaide, for Rio Janeiro ; lodependeuve, Bahia. SWANSEA, Oct. 21.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived— Appleton, from Cuba. AST. DAVID'S. Oct. 21.—The lEronian, of Aberayon, struck on the Horse in Ramsey Sound, and was towed to Porthmylgan, where she sunk, and is likely to become a total wreck. LIMERICK, Oct. 20.—The Jane Black. arrived here, re ports that the Queen, of Hull, from Quebec, was seen going •on shore on the 21th ult., at Cape Horn (Anticosti), and it was feared she would become a total loss, as it was blowing hard at the time. GLOUCESTER, Sept. 21.—Arrived—Chilian, from Mon treal. Sailed—Mary Holland, for St John's. VALENTlA.—Arrived—Falcon, from Halifax for Liver pool. (PER ELXOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Hamburg, sorew steamer, from Hamburg ; Maria Whitefield, Sunderland ; Esperance, Carentan ; Sandyfoot, Shields. _ LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Rattler, steam ship, from Lisbon; Cheshire Lass, Oporto. Sailed—Tanisconata, for Santander ; Princella Eliza, Rochefort. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 20. Wind E. Arrived—Fanny Metchison, from Rangoon. Sailed—Martha Mills, for Alloa. WATERFORD, Oct. 20. Wind S.E. Arrived—lndia, from Quebec. DUBLIN, Oct. 21. Wind S. Sailed—Waterwitch, for Buenos Ayres. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Wind E., tide three hours' ebb, fine. Arrived, Oct. 21.—Christina, from Wismar; Agin court, Bombay ; Rita, Patras ; Norway, Cronstadt. S.tiled.—Grace Longstaff, for Antigua ; Walmer Castle, Port Phillip. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.47 a.m. Wind S.E. ; light and fine. Passed, Oct. 21.—Mary Black, from London, for Gib raltar ; Nina, from London, for Mexico ; Helene, from Sundswall, for Southampton. Sailed.—Walter Hood, for Sydney; Gasforth, Calcutta; Grace Darling, Boston. MARKET NEWS.—ghis ray.) CORN EXCHANGE. Tha supply of English wheat on sale in to•day's market was very moderate, and in poor condition. For all kinds we had a dull inquiry, and Monday's prices wore with difficulty supported. The imports of foreign wheat continue liberal. That grain changed hands wholly in retail quantities, at un altered quotations. The demand for floating cargoes was loss active. Barley sold heavily, and grinding parcels were lower to purchase. The malt trade rifled steady, on former terms. We had a dull inquiry for oats, and damp parcels were rather easier. Beans, peas, and flour wero unaltered in value. ARRIVALS THIS WINS. Wheat. Barley. I Malt. I Oats. I Flour. English .. 3,160 2,380 950 I I 1,820 Irish ...• 3,220 Foreign 1 12,220 I 1,110 •—• 19 ,830 1,450 1 brls. BOROUGH HOP. About au rrie average business is doing in our m ar k e t , at last week's WHITECHAPEL. The trade generally ruled inactive, as follows, :—Beef, to 5s 4s Oci from co 3; pork, 3s 6d to 5 sto4s4d; mute 4d per ton,3s Sib b 4d toy the 563 ; veal, carcase. Engineer s pan at the y a is We are able to announce," says the NieutwLo e R n o d tt o c n r with the view of ob damsche Courant, " that Messrs. J. R. Carmich ae l, pre• a s H i n d od e g n ju t e. , o ‘ f hW t a. h v K e e Submarine wth captainleeKgirnagp , o h Coril f taining the concession of the establishment of a subma marine line between the coasts of England and Holland. The chief object of this second line is to secure for the commerce of Rotterdam the advantages already enjoyed by Amsterdam, viz , a direct telegraphic communication wil h the capital of Great Britain." GENERAL SIR HUGH LIALKETT.—UANOVER, Oct. 18. —Death and old age are fast thinning the Hanoverian army of its veterans who took so distinguished a, part in the Peninsular war. It was only a few months ago I had to report the decease of General Sir Julius Hart mann, and now another officer —an Englishman by birth—is on the point of quitting the service. This is General Sir Hugh Halkett (brother to the late Sir Colin Halkett), Inspector-General of the Hanoverian Infantry, who has tendered his resignation with the intention of retiring to Scotland to pass the rest of his days there. Sir Hugh Halkett joined the King's Ger man Legion when very young, accompanied it in all its campaigns, and distinguished himself on all occasions by his personal bravery. In Spain he executed a most gallant exploit by taking a French general prisoner in front of his own corps. After the war the general entered the Hanoverian service, in which he has re mained to the present day, having attained there the highest military rank. He is also a G.C.H. and SiCtl3. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. (This Day). THE SEWERAGE QUESTION. A special meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held this afternoon in the Council Chamber, Mr. Thwaites in the chair, to "consider the Report of the Eagineer of the Board on the whole question of the Northern and Southern Drainage, with comparative estimates of different points of outfall, and modes of dis posing of the sewage." Mr. NICHOLAY presented a n.iemorial signed by 74 of the inhabitants of the southern division of Essex, and representing 250,000 acres of land, or an extent of 400 square miles, in favour of the scheme of Mr. M'Lean for making the sewerage available for agricultural pur poses, and not pollute the river with it. A memorial was received from Mr. Morewood, of Islington, in support of his plan for the Main Intercept. ing Drainage of the Metropolis, but a motion that he be heard in support of his plan was lost by a majority of 18 to 10. Mr. Hows asked to be allowed to withdraw his motion, " that the outfall of the drainage works be at Sea Reach," which was objected to by the meeting. Mr. Hows then declined to proceed, and Mr. WRIGHT moved the adoption of the resolution. Mr. DALTON seconded the motion. Mr. Howe rose to explain his conduct, when Mr. LESLIE rose to order. The motion was too in definite. It did not state which side of the river the outfall should be. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting could afterwards decide that question if they agreed that the outfall should be at Sea Reach. Mr. Rows said that eventually Sea Reach must be the limit of their operations, and he urged its adop tic's now as being the best and cheapest course for the board to adopt. His only wish to postpone the mo tion was that every other project should be first dis cussed. He considered it unfair for London to get rid of that that was a nuisance to London, pollute the Thames, and lay that nuisance at the doors of their nearest neighbour. If they carried the sewers to Sea Reach, he felt satisfied the agriculturists in its neighbourhood would pay the board a good price to tap the sewer and use its contents for manure, butam had no wish to rest the motion on that, but the necessity there was to carry the sewerage to Sea Reach. Mr. DOULTON said the course now proposed was un precedented in their proceedings, viz., the objection of the board to allow a member to withdraw his motion. The object was no doubt to allow members prevent to come to a decision at once on the motion. (Hear, hear.) No valid arguments had been brought forward iu opposition to the outfall being at Sea Reach, except ing as regards the costs. (Hear, hear.) His objection to the outfall above Sea Reach was the necessity of re servoirs, whereas there would be a convenient discharge at all hours of the tide at Sea Reach. He defended the course he had pursued on this question, which was to endeavour to effectually carry out the object they had in view. (The hon. gentleman referred to some remarks of a personal character made on him on a former oc casion by Mr. H. L. Taylor, which caused the latter to rise to order. The chairman then inflicted a very just rebuke on all the members relative to their dealing in personalities, which he said caused ill-feelings and an opportunity was watched to retaliate.) The work they had in hand should be done thoroughly. He thought it would have been better had the motion been postponed until a decision had been come to on a motion on the paper by Mr. D'lffanger. Mr. SNOW moved that the motion should not be put. Mr. WARE seconded it. The amendment was lost by a majority of 19 to 15. Mr. LESLIE said that the cost of going to Sea Reach by Mr. Bazelgette's plans would be 4,718,4001. (Hear, hear.) The question for the board to consider was the best outfall, and after that, if Sea Reach was so—as he believed it was—to seriously consider whether they could not get there as effectively and at a cheaper rate than that proposed by the en gineer. The object of the motion was to burke the con sideration of this outfall, and say that it should not be at Sea-Reach, not even if it could be shown a saving of two millions could be effected in the route taken. (Hear, hear.) That saving in the expense might be effected by their taking the outlet at Sea Reach on the Surrey and Kent side, instead of on the other, as proposed by the engineer. Such a plan would relieve the Thames of the sewage of the intermediate towns. Their existence as a board depended on their decision on this motion, viz., whether they were the representatives of the rate-payers or a small section of the board. He condemned the meeting of a private committee in that room one hour before the time of meeting to devise operations and entrap votes against having an outlet at Sea Reach. Such conduct, he said, was disgraceful,' and he protested against it. The CHAIRMAN said he knew nothing of such a com mittee, nor did the officials. Mr. Hows—l admit it. Mr. Lim.= urged on the board not to come to a vote on the motion hastily, for they might ulti mately have to go against their will. He hoped the Board would affirm the motion. Mr. CAR?MAEL said that he was still of opinion that the engineer's plan to go to Sea Reach was a " wild and monstrous scheme." He called on the Board to come to a decision on the question. Mr. BRISTOW did not wish to exclude the Board from taking advantage of an outfall at Sea Reach, and he moved an amendment that the board do not approve of the 4th plan of the engineer, with reference to this out fall. The hon. gentleman characterised the plan as one of the engineer s. The CHAIRMAN said it had been attributed to him, and ho took that opportunity of stating it was not, but that it was the engineer's. Mr. BAZELGETTE (engineer) said that the outfall at Sea Reach did not originate with him, but was the sug gestion of a member of the board. He thought it de sirable to provide a plan, in consequence, for the infor mation of the board. There were great difficulties attend ing its execution, but he was prepared to stand by his plan in an engineering point of view, and that the estimate of the cost was as economical as possible. Mr. BRlsrow then pressed his amendment. Mr. WILKINSON seconded it, but The CHAIRMAN ruled it was out of order. Mr. WILKINSON said he should oppose the motion. Mr. LESLIE then moved an amendment that " the ou'• fall be not at Sea Reach at the point indicated in the 4th plan marked D. The CHAIRMAN ruled that was out of order. Mr. SEELEY moved that the outfall should be at Sea Reach at the point indicated on the 4th plan. He moved it to vote against it: Mr. WILKINSON seconded the amendment on the same ground. With the consent of the meeting, the amendment was made a substantive motion. The CHAIRMAN then put it to the meeting, and de clared it to be negatived, which rejects the discharge at point D. [We shall give the conclusion in our late edition.] The long-expected monster bell, to be placed in the Clock Tower of the New Palace at Westminster, has at last arrived at ita destination, uninjured. It is now being raised from the billy-buoy moored by the side of Westminster-bridge, and will shortly be placed on a temporary erection in order to test it before its being finally placed. The Gazette d'Aix-la-Chapelle announces that M. Felix Pyat, who was lately arrested in that city for making use of a false name in a passport, has been sentenced by the tribunal cf police of Aix-la-Chapelle to four weeks' imprisonment. A petition forthe dissolution of the Justice Assurance Society is expected to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Kindersley on the 3d November. According to a telegraphic meesage received from Odessa, dated the 20th October (new style), the expor tation of corn from Gheisk—a port opposite Taganrog, on the eastern side of the Sea of Azoff—has been prohi bited. It is also alleged that an expectation prevailed that the prohibition will be extended to all the ports in the Sea of Azoff and Black Sea, in consequence of the scarcity and high prices of provisions. Amongst the notices of marriage posted up at the rnairie of the first arrondissement of Paris is that of M. Emile de Girardin with Mlle. Wilhelmina Brunold, Countess de Tiefenbacb, daughter of Jean Brunold, de ceased, and Anna, Countess de Tiefenbach, widow by a second marriage of Prince Frederick of Nassau. The Journal de St. Petersburg of the 12th publishes the programme of the solemn entry of the Emperor and Empress of Russia into that city, after the coronation ; it is the same as that which was adopted at Moscow. A letter received from Berlin of the 19th announces the arrival in that city of General de Kisseleff, the Rus sian ambassador at Paris. It says also that the Grand Duchess Constantine of Russia intends to leave St. Petersburg on the 20th to make a tour in part of Ger many. THE CHARGE AGAINST STOWELL.—Yesterday at the Surrey Sessions true bills were returned by the Grand Jury against Stowell the informer, and was called upon to plead in the usual way. As he did not answer to his recognisances, they were estreated, and returned by the Clerk of the Peace to the Sheriff. CRIME IN WlLTS.—Notwithstanding that there has been a great increase in the population during the past 15 years, there has been a very great diminution in the number of offences committed. The total of offences in 1841 was 1,138, cost to the county, 4,3421. le. 8,1. In 14356, 601 ; cost to the country, 2,474/. 15s. 4cl. Wilts Standard. THE BIGHT MAN.—The man who was "struck with astonishment," wizhout resisting it, has been sent to the atext peace convention. MR. OLIVEIRA, M.P. On Tuesday. ihe 21st inst., a large meeting was held in the Town Hail, Pontefract, to receive Mr. Oliveira., one of the members for the Borough, and after some 01,- servateles neole by the Chairman, Mr. OT,VEIRA spel:e as follows :—Gentlemen, when last I addres , eri you in this hall, we were engag e d in the prosecution of a great struggle against one of the fore most Powers of Europe, in defence of the rights of an ancient ally, whose existence,-as an independent State, was threatened by the advances of a neighbour, whose traditional policy for centuries bad been the gradual, but entire acquisition of the territory, and the final extinc tion of the Ottoman empire. The power of Russia had gradually increased until her military resources became a menace to the rest of Europe ; armies trained to the highest state of discipline, more numerous than any in• ternal exigencies rendered necessary ; fleets of gigantic proportions, useless but for aggressive objects ; arsenals of military and naval stores, which had been the labour of years to construct and concentrate, the very strength of which was a secret to the rest of the world. The at titude of defiance assumed by Imperial Russia towards the Ottoman Porte proved beyond doubt to the rest of Europe, that, in the opinion of the late Emperor of Russia, the time had arrived for prosecuting a design, the accomplishment of which had been dictated by his ancestor Peter ; steadily kept in view by the Czars Irons his time, and had become in the minds of the people a prophecy, the fulfilment of which was a mere question of time. A dispute about the holy places, and the pro tection of the Greek Christians in the Principalities, led to the first overt acts of aggression. It is no injustice to charge the late Emperor of Russia with the undoubted design of possessing himself of the shores of the Bospho rus and the capital of Turkey. His conversations with Sir Hamilton Seymour, and hie undisguised interference with the affairs of Turkey, left no doubt as to his real purpose ; and his known determined character, added to the immense warlike resources which he bad accumu lated, proved to Europe that the decisive blow was about to be struck. The Western Powers at length re solved to check the advance of Russian ambition, and if Austria and Prussia bad cordially united with France and England, it is more than probable that the great calamity of war might have been avoided. The Go vernment of Lord Aberdeen was accused of want of vigour and resolution. I was always one of those who approved of the wise and prudent course adopted by the Governments of France and England, by endeavouring to avert that greatest of human evils, and I feel assured that it was that very forbearance which, when war became inevitable, imparted to it the popular and un - vernal support which it met with from all classes of the people. Only one short year since the country resound. ed with the cry of prosecuting the war with vigour. Never were sacrifices submitted to more cheerfully than were those which the war imposed upon all classes ; and the sad disasters of 1854, with the terrible loss of life and treasure in the Crimea, only served to stimulate the whole nation to those great efforts which brought forth, at the commencement of the present year, an army well equipped and equal to any service, as well as a naval force the like of which the world had never seen. The spirit of the British people rose equal to the emergency, and when the first faint accents of the acceptance at St. Peters. burg of the Austrian Proposals reached this country incredulity was mingled with disappointment. Ido not exaggerate the temper of the nation when I say that an all but universal will resounded amongst all classes, that one campaign, and one great effort on 'th e p ar t Eng land, were necessary to vindicate the greatness of the country, and pat a termination to the contest, which should be alike durable and satisfactory. The Congress met at Paris, and all the objects for which arms were taken up were obtained. The Allies, acting with an expedition as remarkable as the good faith which dic tated their conduct, evacuated the enemy's territory, and in removing their armies and fleets from the scene of action presented to Europe a splendid proof of their dis interestedness and generosity. It is impossible to view the noble conduct of France and Sardinia, in connection with Great Britain in that important conjuncture, with out seeing in the future alliance of those countries the best guarantees of peace, as well as the great benefits that must accrue to mankind by the union of such en lightened nations. Russia, on her part, in reference to giving up Kars, Ismail, and Rend, and the rectification of theßessarabian frontier, exhibited some signs of her accustomed temporising policy, and the retention of the Island of Serpents seemed to show the reluctance with which concessions requiring an abandonment of territory were acquiesced in. But the dignified and united aspect of England and France speedily removed all apprehension upon those points. It is to be hoped from the generous expressions of the Emperor Alex ander, that a piece which inaugurated his reign may be durable, safe, and beneficial to all the parties to the treaty and a blessing to Europe. Let us not for get, however, that to be prepared is to be safe; and I hope that no Government will hereafter lose sight of the para mount necessity of maintaining such forces, naval and military, as will cause Great Britain to be prepared for any emergency that may arise, without those lamentable sacrifices which were made at the commencement of the war just terminated. This, I feel assured, is the true interest of the country, and will in the end prove the most practical economy. In glancing at our relations with other countries, I am sure you will agree with me in the gratification I feel at all differences with the United States having been adjusted. Disastrous and terrible as any war must be, how fatally would the great cause of civilisation, of commerce, of international friend ship suffer from so um atural a conflict as a war between the two great branches of the Anglo-Saxon race. It is fearful to contemplate the evil consequences that would spread over the world by such a calamity. Without go ing into the causes of the disagreement upon the recruit. ing question, and that of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, in reference to Central America, I must say that Lord Palmerston showed a forbearance, mingled with dignity, which warded off what for some time assumed the ap pearance of a most unmanageable difficulty; and 111 r. Dallas, as the messenger of peace, fulfilled his mission in a manner worthy of his high character. The aspect of Italy is too grave to be passed over in silence. Mis government, tyranny, and oppression have long exercised their withering influences over the greater portion of that fair and fruitful soil. It is difficult to say how far foreign countries are justified in attempting to enforce liberal ideas or institutions upon other States. The ex perience of our days, since the time of Canning, shows but little advantage in the propagation of institutions un suited to foreign people. Intervention, as a general principle, is most objectionable—and has usually been re warded with ingratitude by the very parties benefited. It is to be hoped that the noble example of Sardinia may spread, and that the fine countries—the seats of ancient liberty and refinement—the cradles of the arts and sciences—and amongst the most productive in the agri cultural riches of the earth, may partake in •the general spread of prosperity and happiness which a well regu lated liberty has given to other nations of the world. This must be a work of time, and can hardly be hoped for at the bands of the imbecile rulers who now possess those countries. Danger to the peace of Europe may arise out of this question, and serious complications follow. But if France and England are united, and pur sue a vigorous and just policy, great benefits will be the inevitable consequences to those oppressed people, with out exciting the active sympathy of absolute govern ments. For these objects, as well as others, I have already pointed out that England must be in a position to maintain and carry out, if necessary, by force of arms, the great principles thus advocated. Gentlemen, I will now turn to home affairs. During the last session of Par liament a great deal of activity was exhibited at the com mencement, and a great variety of measures were intro duced ; but at the end we find a very small amount of business actually done. When Parliament first met, the attention of the Government and the country was di rected to the prosecution of the war. Peace came sud denly upon us, and a universal suspension of busi ness appeared to come over public men. The Go vernment prepared for a great struggle, had been devising the means for placing the character of the country upon the highest footing, when suddenly they found themselves engaged in revising and, diminish ing estimates, decreasing materially every branch of the public expenditure, and in every way devising eco nomical measures. Our present Chancellor of the Ex chequer has accomplished the transition from a war to a peace budget with consummate ability. His prudent adjustment of the burthens of the war by so small an addition to the permanent debt, and a continuance of some necessary taxes, meet with very general support. Whilst Parliament was sitting, and Ministers were en gaged in the important arrangements brought about by the peace, an active, though discomfited, Opposition did not fail to add its feeble efforts to endeavour to embarrass her Majesty's Government. Several motions were brought forward with a view to these purposes, but in all cases they were defeated ; and the policy of Lord Palmerston was vindicated by large majorities in the House of Commons. Amongst the measures that were checked was the Passing Tolls Bill, which was opposed by powerful local interests, and referred to a select committee. The measure itself is too good and equitable to doubt its entire success next session. The Church rate question, in which you take a deep interest, made great progress. Sir W. Clay's bill passed a second reading with a majority of 221 to 178. Its ultimate success, however, was prevented by a proposal to intro. duce clauses, which bad the effect of defeating it. Next session the measure will be reintroduced ; and I trust it will meet with success. Two measures of great public utility were passed—namely, the Joint Stock Companies Bill, and the Partnership Amendment Bill, both having important bearings upon commercial affairs. The Go vernment have intimated their intention to issue a pro gramme of all their proposed measures for next session, by which time will be saved and due consideration given to the progress of legislation. I have given to Lord Palmerston's Government my cordial support, and shall continue to do so. Although not possessing any great amount of strength, there is no party in which the corn try has equal confidence. I think I may point to my public conduct whilst your representative, and to all the votes I have given in the House of Commons, as being most precisely in unison with the opinions I ex pressed at the hustings when I sought your suffrages. I shall pursue the same course, and whenever the time comes to solicit a renewal of your confidence (which cannot be distant), I shall do so fearlessly, and in the entire conviction tbat I have used the trust confided to me with a due regard to national interests, your local rights, and an honourable adherence to those opinions which won roe your support. You are aware fast since I have been in Parliament my inquiries and exertions have been more especially directed to one question. I have always thought that it would be conducive to the real interests of the country, and to the progress of sourd and useful legislation, that public men should, instead of dabbling in many topics, c , nfine their labours to those subjects which have formed their serious study and observation. 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Van Dieraan's Costa P.(2.6p.c.Janiaillt 23 - 25 53 - 6 1115 - 120 11114 -112 t ••• - .. l i f - 2 • 4i - 5i 91 ::: 93 ••• 1 - li 12 - 13 3j - 31 8 10 3 i 4 4 I P 1 13 3 4 id p 18 22 ••.. a 3 / 4 lid 1 It P 21 2 4 67 ••• 4 p 5 9 63 •••• 85 11 •• 16 34 •••• 36 1 ••-• 1 ~ J C •K 1I 1~~ iV~I 56H i Pn , i 112} i especial attention to international commerce, and to the 1 growth and use of wines as artic'es of agriculture and commerce, their effects upon the human constitution as etimulant , , and the great results that might flow from their introduction at a low duty upon those friendly and reciprocal relations, which in the cause of peace as well as national prosperity we desire to maintain with other countries. You will have seen that I have not failed every session to bring the subject under the notice of the House of Commons, and upon all public occasions, whether at home .or abroad, I have advocated the measure upon the eeundest principles of morality and political economy. As a means of increasing the revenue I feel sure that it would be very successful. It wet Id, no doubt, diminish the consumption of spirits, and so my opponents argue that it would damage the spirit merchant and the publi can ; my answer is, that those very parties would be fully indemnified by adopting the sale of wines, as in other countries. We require all the cereal produce of the country for the sustenance of the people. So that the agricultural interest would gain by it. The malt sters and brewers need have no alarm, for it has been proved that a very increased consumption of beer is consistent with wine at a cheap price in England, as in former times. But the great result, the crowning benefit is the stimulus it would impart to our manufacturing and shipping interests, in creating a demand for all those articles which our working population can produce superior in quality and cheaper in price than other coun tries. Take, for instance, the manufactures of the West Riding, Leeds, Sheffield, and Bradford. Turn again to Manchester and Birmingham, and the potteries of Staf fordshire ; see what vast interests may be promoted by opening ports to the free reception of those goods. Well, I believe the way to accomplish this is by a judicious, a gradual, and a large diminution of duty, not upon wines only, but upon every article of foreign produce, which can minister to the wants, necessitids, or gratification of the English people. And by so doing recollect that we render the chances of war more remote. All nations will hesitate to imperil the great fortunes and inter ests of their people embarked in commerce, spread over the various nations of the world. Every v ier ., t c i h o a n n o t f in ship te r c t h h a a n t g s e a s f p u r p o o d n u e the e o t c w e e a e n n , co ev u e n ry tries t , ra a u re a s e c - • many links in the chain which bind us together in peace. Upon these grounds, therefore, I think the question I advocate has large and important bearings upon the prosp er it y o f our country ; an d i n t h ose viewsl am Supported by many able public men ; and I have found in France, Belgium, Spain, and Portugal, amongst the enlightened statesmen of those countries, strong sympa thies towards an increase of commercial relations by a reduction of tariffs. It may have been gratifying to you to have seen the reception given to me last month its the south of France, as showing the sympathy which exists between public men on both sides of the Channel on the great principles of international amity and commerce. One of the greatest of French statesmen presided upon that occasion, M. Michael Chevalier, and gave expres sion to the noblest sentiments in proposing the health of our gracious Sovereign, Queen Victoria. I feel per suaded that the Government of this country, following in the footsteps of Sir R. Peel, would do well, now that we have peace, to reduce considerably all existing du ties upon foreign produce, wherever the principle of re ciprocity can be obtained. I believe this to be one of the most practical and expediious means of increasing the national revenue, and of lessening the burtbens of taxation. In 1840 the tariff comprised 1,052 articles on which duty was levied. By Sir R. Peel's measure of reform, in 1842, and other minor reductions in 1846, 1347, and 1848, this long list has been reduced to 466. Still it is found that our imports from foreign countries, as well as revenue, increase largely. There is, •consee quently, every encouragement to pursue the same wise course. Gentlemen, my efforts in Parliament, as befole the public , will be direct e d t o a re d uct i on o f i mport ' duties and the closest commerc i a l re l at i ons b etween Great Britain and foreign countries. You will ever find me also giving my best support to measures having for their object the moral, social, and educational improve ment of the people. THE QUARTERLIES. The Edinburgh Review. No. COXII.—The most attractive and interesting among the ten contributions making up the contents of the newly published number of the Edinburgh is beyond all doubt (to ourselves at least) a most genial, thougk occasionally caustic, criticism on the "New Poets "—nine in number—whose verses the old Whig Quarterly recognises as " the latest poetical growth of English Literature." In testimony, of the genial and appreciative tone of the review, (rather in particulars than as a whole), we may briefly specify the agreeable and encouraging com ments of the Edinburgh critic upoa each of the nine " New Poets" (one a piece to the Muses), whose writings are here analysed. The Edinburgh reviewer says, then, of SYDNEY DOBELL, for exam ple, that in Balder "he proves himself to be not only a rhetorician in his verse, but by nature a true poet." He says, in regard to ALEXANDER SMITH, that his Life Drama " abounds with remarkable verbal beauties," "true thoughts," "piquant touches of description," " brilliant phrases, and passages "displaying a certain largeness of hand ling," &c. He says, in reference to PHILIP BAILEY, that his Festus " contains enough poetry to have set up a dozen minor poets." He says of GEORGE MEREDITH (most truly!) that in his verses called Love in the Valley, he has pro duced "a • little poem of singular sweetness, truth, and originality." He says of "Owrav MEREDITH " (nom, de plume, not de guerre, as our critic , by a comm on vulgarism, bath it), that " in the Earl's Return, and Queen Guenevre he has given us two admirably descriptive pieces." He says of Wrws..m ALLINGHAM that in his idyl of the lil usic Master he has "produced a love•story in which singular tenderness, simplicity, and purity of feeling are combined with a peculiar national colouring." H e says of MATTHEW ARNOLD that he has "no living superior for combined culture and fine natural feeling in the matter of versifica tion." He says of "V " (another nom de plume, meaning, as the reviewer here explains, Mrs. Clive, authoress of " Paul Ferroll") that she displays " the co-existence of the synthetic and analytic modes of looking at things," S-c. Finally, he says of GERALD MASSEY that " the most fastidious tastes will be the most charmed with such verses . as those (of his) called That merry, merry May," &c. ; and that while his lyrics " have already gone through several editions, some of them deserve their popularity." As things go in the world of letters-- crowns of bay (such words as these !) for the nine young poets whose volumes are thus particularised by the grand old authoritative Edinburgh. Some few of them are treated at the same time rather severely :—" Our" purpose here having been rather to excerpt the good things said of them than those words of harsh depreciation which abound only too larg ely for young poets st rugg li ng upwards in sear ch of a reputation. In some particulars, for example Mr. Dobell i s f rowne d down, Mr. Smith is ridiculed, and Mr. Bailey sneered at. While in reference to some of their yet more youth ful contemporaries, less is said in commendation than their writings, to our thinking, are entitled to—all things considered. We cannot but regret, for instance, that the exclusive character in which the nine " New Poets" are here regarded, namely, as " Poets " precluded the reviewer from making any mention whatever of that Arabian Entertainment (in prose) by George Meredith, called "The Shaving of Shagpat," through which that young author revealed such remarkable powers as a humorist, and as a writer of most affluent imagination. While as to the last upon this list of "the tuneful nine"—Mr. Gerald Massey —it happens very unfortunately that the criticism in the Edinburgh Review appears (as ill luck would have it) just before the publica tion of Mr. Massey's new volume of poetry, " Canis crook Castle," a volume in which we have already had time to note lines of exquisite beauty and feeling, such as those relating to the death of a little child—dearly beloved —dead and gone in her "babe virginity !" Agreeable, however, with all its short coming, a n d gen i al (as we have proved) with all its causticity, is this criticism upon ' New Poets" in the new number of the Edin burgh. As for the remaining articles iu that cur rent number o f th e Whi g Quarterly, we h ave lef t ourselves no room f or t h e i r m i nute ana l ys i s . The first is a co m p re h ens i ve, thoug h at t h e sam e time rather superficial biographic criticism upo A n . "Theother Life and Writings of Francis Arago." n over carries us in a single sweep, were, Another ove , r , " Sinai, Nubia, and Palestine.' a ' s the Courts of " Prussia, Saxony/ .aint and Bavaria." t T h h e former of these h h.contributionsbteder StanleyD eu t sa h n a o d v b t eß n a g uur r t e oa f fi j e . r e i en e ce la t t o te t t h . e to tr t av e els of Me ssrs. o n f ot D ic r e . V of eh p s e e . 0 a T n h d e o r l e i e i , s B a,,paar eo tiaglrlaypTinicaTßoe:Adtaaln::: and a wholly condemnatory notice of ~...8 ~ perversion," A gossipingelvcpiheaawppetsreuronfidnaryrineloartieodnefito. , TM , i l t 'oa e nv telßl kindelras: :' e aa ; n g ed l : weighs t n h a p assesn ia c l d a no n ti c .a e between the merit s and demerits of " Beaumarchais." Besides all which we have a review of M. De Tocqueville's g g France before the Revolution :' the closing, and yet, he it said, too, in another Sense the leading article of the Edinburgh thi s quarter, being one in re " The Political Crisis of the United States," a paper, "to say the least of it, very seasonable. EMIGRATIOIT TO A USTRALIA.--LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.— The ownerA of the White Star line of Australian Packets (Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson) despatched their fine new clipper ..11errie England, Captain Kelly, to Mel bourne. Yesterday afternoon, xiLir 280 passengers, and about 900 tons of valuable cargo on board. and to dal the splendid clipper Star of tne East, under the com• mend of Captain Gaggs, sails for the same port this afternoon, also under the White Star flag, with,abnve 300 passengers and about 1,000 tons of cargo. • Oat. on CRYsTAL PALACE.-000 DAY. --"T •OZOs Total visitors, 3,07. payment, 2,911 ; ditto by beaEOLI tie e ~,,,.~ 23 11 1 21f i 29 s 65 41 st. It St Ili St. 10 5: a 25 I 1 St s lll it. 11 St. 11 dt. 11 St. 1.1 St. 1( 20 1 oo 100 100 still .11. - ... - 97 17 - 5 - 6 ••• • 86 - 86 - 98 - ... -- 110 9