The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-16 00:00:00

a late fume, t, St. i of a in the orset, renor, Ellice, Lord '. Vil :ran a, asso nance Sept. • were I with s late ►ce of ied to imilar frien's roved ;bt it yid he ity as ity of entod them. party al be- Ltary, bone from never d his t who njurn This o ad in in. above :fforts pport Id lll ,cy of grati. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was steady throughout, and prices were well supported at the advance noted yesterday. Iu the Railway Share Market there was a fair inquiry, and prices receded. The Bank of England return for the week end ing the 9th inst. is rather unfavourable, aF a slight reduction is noticeable in the item of bullion. On the other hand, however, the increase in the re serve of notes and the falling off in the other securities are favourable features. The low point t ° Which the public deposits have been reduced will 4 ccount for the new loan being announced at such 114 early period in the session. Active Circulation Decrease Bullio n . ... £13,803,375 ... 317,260 ... 10,613,719 Decrease Rest Increase Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills ... Decrease Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed , . 92,157 3,492,520 82,438 3,683,327 99,552 13,049,256 758,002 798,031 17,849 11,442,361 670,000 17,868,429 348,068 5,604,501) Increase 192,515 Accounts from the Vienna Bourse mention that ` li rierous and - large purchases have been made during the last few weeks in the Austrian Funds " 11 account of foreign capitalists, and that the re laittances, in payment for the same, have in- Vencedl the money market in a favourable manner. T he rates of exchange on gold and silver are lessened, and the value of foreign paper has fallen. In the ' 41 4 of peace being established, there is a pro 1' kot of the State Bank notes being on a par with 410 1:ley ; and probably the Bank may be able to make cle payments. Such a result would place Aus ha in a better position, with regard to the adjust ment of the metallic currency throughout Germany, fu r at present this is so limited, that her voice in t , reform project is of less moment than some of 1 : 1 , 0 petty states. On the -the 5 per Cent. Ta nk.: are firm at 83-1, and shares of the New T a i. ak , of Credit have advanced 3 florins, to 288 k. The axchan,,ee on London is 10 florins 18 kreutzers the pound sterling. C i rom Madrid advices come to hand announce ),, a ',the Government do not intend bringing for- Cra the proposal to convert the floating debt of h..P a iri into consolidated funds until the Cortes sere voted the several items -of the budget. In t i ng so the Government appears to have eon& aca in-the peace negotiations, and that the funds . al. rise under their influence, as well as from the abu ndance of capital in Europe. 1 14 43 1 consequence of one or two influential jobbers b e ling sold largely yesterday morning immediately b e i9ra the announcement of an intended loan, a t o le i Was generally entertained among the mem t.rl of the " House" that the Government broker ta ‘ t i been guilty of a breach of faith, and communi hited the particulars of the notice to some of bs friends. This impression was strengthened 1 1 3' the fact that the announcement was not made 20 minutes past 11, and Messrs. Mullens, t b 4r3ll all, and Co., were compelled in consequence a ppeal to the Committecof the Stock Exchange, rh os 1 0 after mature consideration, came to the fol n,..li]g resolution : 1 / 4:; TJie Committee is of opinion that Messrs. Mullens marshall were entirely ignorant of any communica rcZ,between the Treasury and the Bank of England, sotva to the proposed loan, before it was cominuni to the Stock Exchange, and, consequently, could ti orl u ave expressed any opinion founded upon informa 4t, „ft' acquired.—By order of the Committee of the " e • Exchange, (Signed) "GEO. WEBB, Secretary." er ' L lt , e . dealings in the Stock Exchange have been Y - Limited in extent, the speculators, after the w. el lt excitement, preferring to await the particu- C of the new loan before renewing their opera th.llB; still, however, the tendency of the market morning has been in the direction of a th B ,qt recovery. As most parties were aware 1 1 further financial operations would be 4 44‘ ~ vcida b le a f a ll of 11- per cent. is scarcely justi hi by the notice given yesterday by the Govern we"' 11t broker, only that it came much earlier than f o B ,. anticipated, and when the transactions were an advance in prices. It will be remembered il li k t. t ., ll Pon the last occasion the measure was delayed *, ll April, and the present Government operation or " riot looked for until the end of next month th the beginning of April. The consideration of i o e Probable amount of the loan, and the mariner t . Which it will be taken, has obsorbed chief atten d during the day, awl the communication to be , 1° alcie on Monday next is looked for with consider le anxiety. Consols for money opened at 90i but t e improved to 901 The account prices, after of i l l g 90/ 4 - 3 , and 90i ft, recovered to 90i .3, an advance dPer cent. upon yesterday's closing rates. The e w Three per Cents. were 91! to and the Re ed- 9 0c I. Exchequer Bills were dull at s s. count, and India Bonds at 3s. discount. Foreign Sec u rities continued dull. Turkish 6 Ile r n Cents, ruled flat at 931, and the 4 per Cents. 4 1 to 100. Dutch 21 per Cent. Guilders were eGranada Deferred, 6/ ; and Dutch per _. 64. Russian 5 per Cents. rose 1, being 11:4. Spanish Deferred were 231 1, and the ViiVe 61. Railway Shares have generally rather improved g ; ,, e ,ompared with the latest prices yesterday. ''''and have risen ful y 10s., and Great Western to 10s., Paris and Lyons are steady, and also great Western of Canada. o eobre C o pp er Sh a r e s are lower, but Miscellane 114 Shares are firm. ,h following are the nominal prices of Foreign 20c,i'k8:—Grenada Deferred Bond 4, 61. 71; Mexican, 4 1 ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; ... r ttiguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per g", s ti ta.. 104 6 ; ditto , A per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish V e r . Cents., 42k ; ditto Deferred, 23k ; ditto er tificates, 41 5 ; ditto Passive, 61 1. New Banking Shares are rather firmer. to " h "°Man, 1 to 1i ; Bank of Egypt, 1 1 to 2 ; Dis -lits, BR rn. ~. s'a• AIM FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Official List. i a „ Tlnglne , done. a for Cent. Redrced Annuities..... Ni t 'q Cent. Consols Annuities 9o# I # 00 i i 1,, * 3 Per Cont. Annuities Lig Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... I,, L ' i ttu 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 16$ 'I! Bonds, £lOOO , II Cp.: t an, under £ lOOO 3 d ole for Account 4 tchequor Bills, 2id. gl000 ;lir all par Bitto Bonds, 1858 3i per Cent 93 'Ditto 1859 93 P RICE •• • • OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 13 + 11 4 ' , Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 64 Gr enada New Active, 1 per Cent. - Ditto Deferred ' 64 a t tlisaian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St losi Innuen Bonds, 3 per Cent Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account i t , Ditto Pasnive .Arki,h Bonds, 6 per cent - - • 931 Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Ditto Account 99i 103 Illvtdende on the above.oaynble in London 131110 1 Exchange, 24 per Cont., 12 Gull ... 64 1 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money Ditto Account /_. 90$ THE IRIsR SOCIETY.—On Thursday, at the Court of "tamon Council, Alderman Humphrey was unani !lonely elected governor of the Irish Society, and Deputy I:osenley, deputy-governor. THE PEACE CONFERENCES AT PARIS.—The Earl of or parendoa left London by the 1.30 .m. train to day 'Boulogne', era route for Paris, in order to assist at I . ll e diplomatic conferences about to he held it, that capi -- The noble Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ` 94 8 accompanied by the Countess of Clarendon. His xoellency Lord Cowley during the last three days has hqd protracted interviews with both the Earl of Caren uoll and Viscount Palmerston. His Excellency left ignulo n to-da for Paris to resume his diplomatic duties 14 t the Imperial Court. The Hon. Julian Pane, attached ta the Earl of Clarendon's mission, left town on Thurs ‘l, ler Paris. and the Hon.' Charles Spring Rice, Mr. Vivian, M r . Bid we ll, an d M r . Villiers Lister, of the ~oreign-office staff, left London yesterday for Paris. '-be Hon. Spencer Ponsonby, private secretary to the tbbla earl, also departed for Paris to-day. The Gazette repairs an earlier omission by publishing 411 . extract from . a report f rom Li eu t.-General Sir R. pParacres, K.C.8., to Field-M ars h a l L or d Raglan, as fol a:—" Camp, before Sebastopol, May 30, 1855. My forwarding Lieut.-Col. Warde's report on the a anduct of the Artillery officers during the second bom bardment of Sebastopol, it in only left for me to express entire concurrence in all be has said ; but let me in say addition how much I am indebted to Lieut.-Cul. • 'verd e for his unwearied exertions in arming the bat teries, and his great attention to all the duties he bas h adto perf orm ; o r to speak too highly of Lieut.-Col. Dickson, Capt. Oldfield, Brigade - Major Reilly, and the ° adjutants, Lieutenants Lyons and Ruck -Beene. These have all come under my immediate notice. I dust in c onc l us i on no t omit to mention the gallantry of t he non-commissioned officers and men, which could not a surpassed,—l have, ac. (Signed) R. Dacres, Bri gadier-General Commandin , Royal Artillery. His Ex cen.zillencY rield-Mirplal laid Raglan, Cora t uaandevin. waief, 10 4. 14 4i %11 14 all 14 --,~- SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Ater(loon Imbg. Nottug. Bost and Hastn. innot„. , ikslfas". & Itallymonn. inrming. Wolverh 14 Stour Va ...... Birk e thd. Lancet.. d Chos - r:ire Junet )0. Chesh. dt Birk. £5O and 4.25 Cons Do., £2O Rlyth &Tyneorigina .£25 (imd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian. Carm. and Cardigat; Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Po. A Do. B Crie T Junction D an&BelfastJunc Dan. P. & Aber. Jnc East Anglian Eastern Counties East. ;..Tnion, A sti B. Stock ,Do., New A 'East Kent s'.ast Lancashire Mint uTh& Glasgo Mint,. and Peebles . IFAin.Prth &Minds. (Forth & Clyde Jan 1. Furness Do. Extension........ Glasgow &s, Great N. of Seotlnd Great Northern ,Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock. ‘ . 4t.";th.,!zWest.(lro.) Great Western 'Do. Stour Val, Rail Gua. Stk [risk South-Eastern. fancaster k Carlisle 'Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds tAncas h. and Yorksh 02., Wst. Riding Un Llv.Crsby.&Sonthpt London & Blackwail Lond. Bright &S.Cst. Lend. and N. Westn. j Do. Fifths 00.101.3 h. ,M&8...0 Do. Eighths .. I London andS. Westn !Do., .£s` , Do., £4O Lneln drrydt Colcrain Eindndrr - 7. & Enni3k Nianch.Shef.& Lincl Do., Man. & Lin. Un Nietropolitan Midland Birmng. & Derb vridld. G. West. (Ire. . Do. Half Shares Newcastle At Carlisl&. I N'wpt.Aberg. &Hrfci Newry & Newry Warrenpoin and Rostrevor Norfolk N.rthn.Connties Un I North British Nth DPvon nail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock... B Stock Do., B Guarameer' N. Ektstern—Bervric! Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. i'uroh IDo. Leeds IDo. York North London .. N.&,..5.W5trn.,1111mT.' Etonfi, and City Jn , North Staffora'shim, North Western N. & B. Wostrn. Juin Nnno4ton, Hinckley ; And Leicorter.. . Oz, Wore., Wolv. Port sraouth .cott;sh Coat:al __ ;Scottish Midlar ISllropshire Ur i „. ;South Devon (South Eastern South '.talcs S. Yrksh. Dui Do !Stockton & Darli Stu :ktsn d; Hartlepl i Taff Vale.... no. Prof., No. 'Thames Bay. P.& B. I.Tlycrstone & Lanus Vale of heath !Waterfl. k Kllkenn! NVaterford&Limer.els, West Cornwall.. 'West End of London and Cryetal Palace Do. A .... . .''''' ! Do. B Woet London Wimblodn&Croydor Closing ?Aces yc ter lay - 41 too . 8 - 8i 16 -15 13 - 14 9 - 8 85 - 87 55 -55 i 12i = i3i ... ... ••• ''''' 4 - 2 12 - 13 9f - 101 30 - 32 20 - 22 71 - 73 - 54 9f - 9i 22 - 24 82 - 86 90 917 74 - 76 123 - 125 104 - 106 55 Esi 74 - 17 6i - 74 6i 14, 8111 6/ 97 98 100 1004 id par 91i 94 4. —3! 4 3 • 24~ - 26 t - 10 6 v - 10 - 42 ... ... •.• .... ... ... ....• ... 49 29 ~. 30 744 • 751 6s 6 A 4} —3/ 14i )5§ 51 • 52 d 23 - 25 104 - 106 75 - 77 45 - 47 11 - 12 - 644 71 - 73 1 4 - 14 - 38 • •• 2a -- 22 34 - 4i 4 -- 6 FOREIGN. kntwerpa ttott. rt thin Do. 5 p.c. Oblo. con. in Sh. at pur till '64 Ardennes I3e:glan gaitn. June &tiers to Ora i ;01t1bay, Baroda, Central India.Scrii Do. Demerara Dutch rtilenieh Eastern of France [Do. Now East Indian, g. 5 p. 9 Dc. Estenqinn D0.41p.c.13nd5.,'57 Do. do. do.. "ii 9, dn Gee ong r Molbou ne I guar. 5 per c nt. . Do., Lon. allot., do. ; Ga. Tk of Canada Ats Do. t)o. Cert. of I?e ben con. into Stk. till'6:' Do. Comp. 6 p. e., do. Gt. Central of Franc , Gt.. Indian Poninsuis Great Luxemboure Cons titutod Shares, Do. Obligations._ Do. re-is. forftd. Sh Gt. W listern of Canae aI Shares Do. New Do. Batt., payable's7, with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, p. Do, do., P. '76 '6O •, . Dc,. do., '73, without option Elamilton & Toronto Do. 6 por cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lierre and Turnhout Luca ti Pist. 5 p c.p. Lyons and Geneva I Lyons k Mediterritn. l Nis.drar, gua,••. 4 p.c iDo. New • , 0., 5 p• C. Do. 4;1 p 0. FAten 4 INiaria Antonia • • Do. do. Now ....... . . Ir•Tamnr 6z Liege (oral interest) Do. (ox intorast) northern of France. D 0.201. Sits. Do. 20% 3 p. c Bar (fmy.B.dc Arns.ghs. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ,Paris and Orleans .:.. [Rome and Frascati.. 'Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Meuse_ Do . 5i p. cent. Pref. Scinde, guar. 5 p. c Do.. Southern of Frainoe St. A.ndrow's and Quebec (A) , West Flanders Do 5 , k ner c. Pref W. & N. W. of Franc' West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden ... 7..eatand 8 -- 8i lei P 11 it 3 -- 1' how '-- I' F - ni 10 -12 21 -21 g r .. . m... • •• 10i - 14 - 15,1, 63 - 67 82 - 86 44 - Bit ;01 -20 i 4i 51 3 - 34 231 - 99 - IC9 122. - 125 122 125 106 leig c,'s i 25 120' 125 • too •• • 9 - 10 19 19; d 2 3 5 - 6 si i - $ 7 4 llt - 124 i : .1; 48k - 48! 48 - 19 - 20 1/ - 25 2 i - 9 - 9 i ••• 1 - li •.., ... -- pm ••• 3i - 4••• ii = ii iii- i.i JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Vistralasia Bank of London Kri. Col. Bk.& T.D. C. Iritish N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australis, & China City .. Colonial Coniraercial of Land cioEnngd.S.eco. a t tat & ü ß s. k. Ch o t f Australis Ditto New tendon and County Ln Sa. Bnk g. Corp (London Joint Steck London and Paris I Load. & Westminster INational Pro.of Eng I Do. New National of Irelsinl INew South Wale 3., Or'ental Bank of Corporation rrsvincial of J reland Do. New It Ans B &Clo 1m Cr Royal British. 1 “lonth Australia Union of Australia Do. NOW ....•.••..«w Union 9: Load= ft 92 44 67 - 69 ....... •• • ••• •• par 1 • p 70 7 72 '". ••• fii = is 17 - 24 - IA.I ..... ••• - 2P dis -- par, ... • • • • 111. UM. .. •.. 37 - 39 39 - 41 ••• .6. .e.• es* ii - 40 70 - 72 3 70 4100 Business done this day. all all all all THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 16, 1856. LIN 66 be ..4,§,6', ?std. RAILWAYS; rIXED KANTALAt. closin. ...rice. yesterda; . L.le.situ Cempan• London & N. WO4. !Caloclon... E. Un. E. C...... Gt. Nrtnn. E. Count. Caldouian. IDo . lat. Wont Yk. New. & Rerw. ,Y. &NM Do. Do . Easter, Do !Pato ii Co. !Norfolk I Do L.& N. W Midld. Stckton k Darlingt. Midland.. En. Coun. E. Count. Do Do Do La G t n N e o u r t h h k n Yorksh. T. Brassoy hi. Wigan Stockt. & Darlingt Do IGtWortn. 94 - 96 94 - 98 ... ...... • • to - 166 13 - ISi , 23; - 246 '1076 -112 i 2i - 2i 91. - 93 P - iP 55 -- 57 ri - 8 - 20 32 - 33 83 - 85 PREFERENCE SHAIt berdeen •• Do. N 0.2, 7 p. 0... Do. Debentures , tilyth and Tyne 10pez e. pref. (issd. a.t 501 , Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. e. Shares Caledonian £lO Ches. &Ho. On. 5i pc Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandon& ip.c Dun.Prth .& Aber.J Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. o Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c Bas.Co.Ex,speNo. Do. No. 2 Do. Now 6 p. e. St Fast Un., G. 6 p. Do. 51., 10 Der cent Do. 101. Dcbentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent.. East Laneakh.6 p. ets 7 .&W. York. J. sthF Edin. & 61. 5 p.c. sh. Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness Glas. & S. W. G. 5 P.C . Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. e. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do, 4 p. c. De.s p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. Pm... lt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre Gt. S. (Trelend Do. 4per 0. Pr :f. S W.(B. kll.Fxipe )o. con. red. 46 p.c. 09. con. red. 4 p. a. Do, irred. 4p. c. . Do. 5 p. c. red. prof Do. do. do. Do. Birm. Prof. :b . h Do. Chester 8 p.c. P.F De. do. 5 p. C. do Do. Birm, Gna. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do, do. do Lan. &York. F. £2 Do. 6 p. o. Stock .. Lon. & Brigh. 4.5 p.c. Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St' Do. New Gnar.6 p. e. Do. do. 5 per cent . Lou. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Gon..& S.W. 7 per et Londy. 1k Color. Sh. Lowly. &Ennis. Si. 8ET.,5.,54 L.,Now,IC / Do. £6 garypt.tz Carl. 4 p )u. 4i par cont Do Consol.6 p.o St Do. enn:Br.Bir. 6 pc L 0) Do. p. c. Pref. t 3 all Do. Pref. 4 per cen all Do. 51. Pr.f. 4 p. c. 100 Ditto L, & rrof. 4im t New., Abler., &c., pr. f 5 p. c. red. 5 p c. pm. Norfolk Dotentur, IDe.Prf..4 p. c. St cic ,Do: 5 p.c. Est [Do: 5i per et. pref.., D0.W13.v. Val. 5 p c ;North British N. E, Botw, 4 p.c P ?:710. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c t.N0.1 IDG, do. Quarters ... Do. York 11. & Pnr., North Staffordehire. iDe E. Prof. 101. ,Scot. Cent. ,New Pre South Devon ; Do. fixed,4i per cen' 'S. Eastern (Readinv Ann.) of Oa. 6d Po, 4 •1 per cent De. Fixed 4 . 1 ) . p c sh S. Wales Gna. 4 p, C IDo. do. 4i p. e .. ig.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. &Dar. , 5 p. o. i Do. do. do. Stock. & riartl. g. 6 p. c. till July 1, '56 iWatortd.& Kilk.6pc 80 - 85 92 - 94 1)5 -- 97 16i -16 i • of '''' *ea • • • ••• 5i -•• 6 # - P 12 - 1 ••• ..... "."'" 64 - 66 1.16 - 118 108 - 110 103 - 105 vi 10 - AA 90 -9 . ! 80 - /2 80 - 82 95 • 100 9i 101 164 16} 9i 104 70 72 18k 194 s)f 14 141 32 134 ... *se ••• 6* --r ~. _ ~. 1112 - 134 1 -- 4 - } . - St. St. iit. St. St. 99 101 91 bi ••• " ..6 ' ••• .• 1 d i. 0.61 20 20 25 25 I 2 100 'lOO 100 all all all 13 -14 i 23 - 95 - 100 9i -- 9i ••• : ••• 2i 24(11 I • d MINES. 1 all I Aqua Fria ...... ... ..• 1 all jAnglo Audrin. Gold ... ... 108 all • Anglo Californian 4 I I 20 6. Australian 1 all Xustralian Cordiller ... - ... 1 all Ave Maria ••• ... 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of, ... ... b() i all Bleonar. Iron & Coa; ... ... 20 114 British Iron 3 5 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issuee at 1.:•',. pm.) 30 all Do. Comes Sr Cuiab 2 ::5 20 !15 Do. St. John DelBe3 26 28 1 1 5 ! Clarendon Cons. Min ' Co. of Jamaica i OP i 4) all Cobro Copper 66 68 67 5 1 Colonial Gold — ... St. all ((Copper Min. of Eng 36 40 25 all [Do. Prof. 71 p. cent 26 28 . le. iCopinpo 22 • 94 2 15 i Fort una $ "• Id 20 all f tenc...al l4 —l6 1 all lt.NuggetVeinßeg 4 0 41 ail Great Polvooth ll 21 5 all Gt Whoal Vor Unitod 1 • • 5d 1 I all Liberty 4 - i 3 all Linares. 5 1/ Luditanian I l' 1 all Wariquita.. ...... .....• 1 all ;dew Granada — • 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Pontgi.Sil& Le. Min. 12 14 5 1 Port Philip — ... 1 all Quartz Rock 4 .0 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 21 x d 15 all Do. New 6 8 I d 30 13? iantiaco de Cuba... 21 3 . . 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 31 4 x d 1 all , iouth Australian..... i i 1 all rDo. Scrip - i 1 / Do. 10 per cent Prcf ..• ... ... 45 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. ... • .:. 28* 1 all al 9 l u r v :n e e i s t e t e l d m .of ra a t r e . : p x o ica:n ... ....l 43! - - --_- - - :4 4 • 1 all Waller i i l 12a. Worthing Mining of Australia ... 1 sill Yuba.. ... --- ..4 .-----____ MISCELLANROUIS. 2 5 19 Australian A gricnit. 25i 265 1C all ,ins'.;raln. Royal Mail . . .. 10 all Berlin Water Works 6 74 61 50 40 Brit. American Land 4 50 Ica . 4e. Canada 127 132 130 a t , 'co" C.Go.6p.e. Jan& ;illy 1085 1004 109 St, 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug 106 103 St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar & Sept 109 ill 5 ail Crystal Palace 21 2 25 5 all Do. Preference 4 - 3 5 4 all Crystal Pal. of Franco - „.. ... 1 D u ston Iron Ore ... 20 13 Eastern Steam .., „. .. 5 all En. &Ails Cop Sin Co 1 1?4 25 all Electric Telegraph... 195 2U4 ... 1 all Electric Tcleg. of Ir. ... -- ... 5 all Gen. Iron Se Collier ... ~- ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... . .4.. 18 all General Screw Steam ... ... 17/ 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... . ••• 4 all L m o a n gdai d. Gen. St. n.om x n a i vi bu g 3 . ! 20 10 - ... --- ; !. 41 10 all Wediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 .4- 10 10 9 Mexican&S.Americu. ,55 5 1 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel . . -- 44. 10 5 Netherlands Land..., .1. 13 10 all Do. Do. 5 2 Do. BpcPissatld 4 Id 100 80 New B. & N.V. Land 18 22 I all N. B. Australasian 20 15 Nrth. of Europe Steam ... ... 14} 15 1 all Oriental Gas 1 14 14 1 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" ... _. B ! all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 21 25 50 I all Peninsular& Oriental ... ... 63 50 10 Do. New ... ...p 2 all Portland Iron Co ... ... 103 60 Royal Mail Steam „, ... ... 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 1 4.- 1 4 I 5 Ditto New I p . 25 ail Sout h - Austral:Land 355 3 5 1 all Submar. Tel. Scrip i 1 c), 20 all Do. Registered. i 1 15 5 Trust et L.Co.U.Can. .... ~... 10 24 va. Dlenisn'o Land ••154 •ii, se • 1h ~V .0010P4044NY'. 1 10. •SI on LA W INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a Common Jury.) WHITBY V. KEMP AND ANOTHER. This was an action for a malicious prosecution. The defendants are bill brokers, carrying on business in the c'ty, asd the plaintiff is managing clerk to Messrs. Maud, coal merchants, of the Coal Exchange, trading , under the firm of Covington and Co. The defendants had had extensive transactions with Messrs. Maud, and it was out of ,those transactions that a charge of conspi racy had been preferred against the plaintiff, and a bill preferred against him at the Old Bailey, but which it was now stated bad originated from mistake. As the plaintiff's only object in bringing this action was to clear his character from the imputation the de fendants' conduct had cast on it, he accepted their apology at the opening of the case, and a verdict for the defendant, with nominal damages, was taken for him. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before Lnrd Chief Baro❑ Pollock, and a Special Jury.) LAWRIE V. THE EAEL OF CARDIGAN. This was an action fcr alleged improper dismissal. The defendant had paid 1501. into court. The plaintiff Was formerly a Major in the 79th Highlanders, and afterwards in the 11th Hussars, of which regiment the noble defendant is the Colonel, and being on terms of great intimacy, and the noble defendant reposing much confidence in the plaintiff, appointed him in 1847 mana ger of his lordship's Northanantonshire and Leicester shire estates, at a salary of 4001. per annum. That confidence continued up to the time of the noble earl's departure from this country for the East, the plaintiff being the last person he parted with, shaking him cordially and affectionately by the hand on his embarka tion, and informing him where hie will was deposited in the event of his lordship's falling in battle. On the noble earl's return to this country in January, 1855, the plaintiff visited him on the 10th of that month at Deene Park. He was received by the noble earl in the usual confidential manner, and on such good terms were they with each other that the noble defendant saw the plain tiff to his carriage and shooks • hands with him on his departure from the noble earl's mansion. On the 13th of February the noble defendant intimated to the plain tiff that he had reason to be dissatisfied with his conduct, and discharged him from his office without notice. It was for that abrupt and alleged improper dismissal that the present action was brought. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of fruit and vegetables were good, and the trade ruled steady, at our quotations. FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s to lOs per lb ; colonial do., Os to Os each ; hot-house grapes, 6s Od to-103 Od per lb ; foreign ditto, Od to Os ; melons, 2s Od to a s 6d eac h ; peaches, 2s Od to 6s ; nectarines, is Gil to 4s per dozen ; apples, 2s Oct to 3s Od per half sieve ; pears, is Od to 3s per dozen ; plums, Os to Os per sieve ; green gages, Os per punnet; apricots, ls 6d to 5s Od per doz.; common plums, Os Od to Os Od per _sieve ; cherries, Od to Oil per pound ; lemons, 64 to is Od per doz ; oranges, 38 to Os per 100 ; fil berts, Os to Os per doz. lbs •, cobnuts, 103 to Os ; a l mon d s , Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 8d to 10 , 1 per 100; figs, Os Od to is 6d per doz ; strawberries, Oct to Od per pottle ; goose berries, Os Oct to Os Oil par half sieve ; currant; Os Od to Os 0(1 per half sieve ; raspbarries, Oct to 0,1 per p o ttl e . VEGETABLEb.—Grooni, is 6d to 3s Od per doz. bunches; cabbages, is to 2s Oct per dozen; Savoy ditto. 18 Od to 2s 6il per do. ; brocoli, is Gd to 2s per bundle ; potatoes, 60s to 100 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, Oct to Os per doz. •, peas, Os to Os Od per bushel ; French beans, 2s Od to 33 Od per 100 ; turnips, 3,1 to 4.7. per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 6d per bunch ; cucumbers, 4s Oct to Ga 0,1 each ' • garlic, 6d to Os 8,1 per pound ; spinach, 3s Od to 4s Od per sieve; old onions, 2s 61 to 4s per bushel • new ditto, Os t o O s p er doz. bunches; leeks, 2d to id per bunch ; shallots, 8d to 10d ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s per bundle ; parsley, 4d to Gd per bunch ; celery, Os 9,1 to is 6d per bunch ; endive, 18 6,1 to 4s 01 per score ; beet, is Od to 2s per doz. • parsnips, Os 6,1 +o Is Oct per dozen ; sm a ll salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is Od to is Gd per pottle; artichokes, Os to Os 01 per half sieve; cabbage lettuces, is to is 6d per score ; sorrel, Gd to is per half sieve , radishes, is to 183 d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s to 4s per half sieve ; chillies, is to Is 6d per 100; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; capsicums, is to 2s Per 100 ; walnuts pickling, 6tl to is per 100 ; cauliflowers, 4s to 6a 0,1 per doz. ; rbuburb, 8d to is 3d per bundle ; asparagus, 4s to 103 per 100 ; sea kail, is 6d to 3s er punnet nosiness this day. NEWGIATE AND LEADENITALL. Turkeys, 4s Gd. to 8s 01; Geese, 5s Od to 8s Od each ; Ducks, 2s Od to 3s Oil ; wild ditto, is 91 to 2s Od ; rabbits, lid to is Gd each • Pigeons, 91 to is each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os 0.1 to Os Od ; middling, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Chickens, is 9d to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s 6d to 4s 61 ; Hares 3s Od to 4s Od ; Grouse, is 91 to 2s Od each ; Pheasants, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; partridges, is 61 to is 91 each ; Roasting Pigs, 4s 6,1 to 7801 each. Ostend fresh butter, lls 6d to 12s 6d, and English lls 6d to 15s Od per dozer lbs. English Eggs, 103 Od to lls 6d; French ditto, 7 s 01 to 8s 0.1 per 120. NEWPORT. Beef from 2s 84 to 4s 2d mutton, 2s 101 to 4s 2d ; veal, 4a Od to 5s Od ; pork, 3g 4d to 4s 8,1 per Sibs. WHITECHIPEL. Beef, from 2s 81 to 4s 01; mutton, 2s 101 to 4s 21 ; veal, 4s 01 to 5s 01; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 380 d to 20s ; Drills, is Oi to 7s each ; Salmon, 28 Oct to 33 Gd per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s Od to lOs each ; Soles, 3d to is Gd per pair; Eels, 8d to is per lb; Lobsters, Os Gd to 2s Od ; Crabs, tid to 2s 6(1 ; Whitings, 3s Od to 6s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s•to 26s ; Natives, 50s to —s per bsh ; Mackerel, 60s to Os per 100 ; Smelts, I s Od to 3s 6,1 per doz.; Skate, 64 to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 64 to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is Od to is tid per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, Ss Od to Os per 100 ; Scotch do., 64; Sprats, Os Od to Os 04 p er bushel ; Doreys, Od to 7s each ; Haddocks, Gs to 12s per doz. ; Pike Gd ; Sturgeon, 6(1 per lb ; Prawns, 4 s 04 t o 7s; Mullets, 6d to 3s Od ; 44 to is each ; H a lib u t, Gd par lb; Flounders, is 6d to Os per d ozen . - Bit E 1-D. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis aro from 9id to 10d; of household ditto, 8.1 to 91d per Ilb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 611 b, 41 to 01; 641 b to 721 b, aid to 41; 721 b to 801 b, 4d to 01; SOIb to 831 b, 41 to 44(1 ; t3Blb to 961 b, 4id to 4 d ; 961 b to 1011 b, 01 to Oil ; 104 t.O 1121 b —d to —1 ; upwards, to —d ; Horse hides, Os 01 to Os 01; calf skins, light, 2s 01 to 3s ; ditto, full, 7s 01 to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, 73 01 to Os 01 ; rents, Os 01 to 7s 01 ; Half-broils, 6s 01 to 7s Od ; Downs, 5s 01 to 6s Oil ; Lambs, Os 01 to Os Od ; Shearlings, Os 01 to Os 01. HAY MARKETS, SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 4/ 03 to 5 10s ; clover ditto. 51 Ck 3 to 6/ 10s ; and straw, 11 5s 0,1 to 118 , 3 Od per lold. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUUBSIALAND.—Meadow hay, 4/ 4s to 5/ 1 is ; clover do., 5/ Os to 6/ 8s ; and straw. 11 54 to 1/ 103 per load, Supply moderate, and trade tolerably firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 4/ N to 5 103; clove / do., 5/ *s to 15s; and straw, 1/ 5s to:1/ 9. rte* 11-1 .(1. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at out quotations. IMPERIAL PARLIAM ENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY) The LORD► CHAT.CULLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 16.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; light breeze and flue clear weather. PORTSNIOUTII, Feb. 15.—Wind S.W. to S.S.E.— Arrived—Thames (s. tpt.), from Balaklava; Union (s. tpt.), Malta; H.M. gun-boat Ruby, eastward. lavmtrooL, Feb. 15. —Two casks of palm oil, marked " Charles Horsfall and Sons," and some spare have been washed on shore in Tranmere Bay, PLYMOUTH, Feb. 15.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—H.M.S. Harries, from Portsmouth. Put back—The Alipore . FALMOUTH, Feb. 15.—Wind S.W., fresh.—Anived— Ferdinand, from Havre, for Gu a d e l oupe. Sailed—Pro gress (e. tpt.), for the Crimea. Off the port—Confusius, Wind S.W.—S a il e d--Herz og Nelson, Laguna. for Ham burg. from G ecol.? ,il;l.ola, Manilla, forF F N e f Fw o e r b 17. 8 . o r r e kml.se (PEI RLEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Moaning. for Dublin (B ; ') Er li i:s y so re n . and Alliance, Arrived—Union, (s.), from Malta; Wonder, (s.), Jersey; Atalanta, John and Isabella, ( P a uf i e Hl y e :Fr v , rse Si lp a roh na ,e g s(ps e .a c ch, (a.), Jersey ; Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—John Gamow, from New Orleans ; Centurion, New York ; Secundus, Alexandria, QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 14. Wind S. W. Arrived—Elizabeth Rose, from Trieste ; Pilot Fish, Matanzas; Santa Cruz, Cienfuegos; Achilles, Callao ; Wm. M. Borroigh, Apalachicola; Morning Star and Syria, Tarsus; P ar thian, Myra; Genoa, Alexandria. WATERFORD, Feb. 15. Wind S.W. Arrived—Dunbrody, from Savannah. BT SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.16 a.m, -- --- Wind S.S.W. ; light, and fine ; tide one hour's ebb. Arrived, Feb. 15—Vesta, from Oporto; Herefordshire and Eliza, Malta; John Gray, Bahia; Comet, Trinidad; Marchioness of Bute, Cadiz. . DEAL, Saturday, 9.43 „on. rew steamer, Pasqueline, Wind S. light. fro P m u M se e d ;si F na e — b' b i e s tCf - 0 .-3 ! from Louden, for Belfast. a L ri o n n e d r o , n f ; co m m ai M. vi a n l a t , a s ; c Anchored, Feb. 15.—Gustaff and Theela, from London, for Cardiff. The out ward bound are preparing to weigh. MADAME GOLDSCHMIDT'S CONCERTS AT BIRMINGHAM. —At the ballot on Wednesday for secured places for these concerts, seventeen hundred guinea seats were taken. Lord Ward has accepted the invitation of the Festival Committee to become the President at both concerts. His lordship is staying at Himley, and has intimated his intention to take a large party to both performances. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—Last evening Mr. Costa's oratorio entitled " Eli," was given for the first time in London, by the above society, at Exeter Hall, and with complete success. Her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Hihgness Prince Albert, the royal children, the Princess Alice, and the Prince of Wales, attended by a numerous suite, honoured the performance with their presence, and were enthusiastically cheered, on entering and quitting the hall, by a densely crowded audience. The national anthem was sung before the oratorio, and received with the warmest demonstrations of loyalty. The great eiecutive successes of the concert were Mr. Sims Reeves's grandly heroic delivery of the spirited martial air, " Philistines, hark !" (rapturously encored)—the quartet, " We bless thee in the name of e, m the Lord" (also redemand e d), sun g with irrepr oac h a bl e " and "Althou g h ol The: "This y night I lift house," most s kilfully and feelingly re n d ere d by M a dame Rudersdorff, purity of intonation a n d p rec i s i on by Madam e Ruders dorff and Miss Dolby, M r . W e i ss a nd Mr. Sims R eeves; a m n y d h t e h a e rt ai t r o s, T 4 hee, ' I will exto l baby, View. THE CLOCK TOWER. The Earl of EGLINTON called the :attention of the noble earl opposite to the state of the Clock Tower. He presumed the object of erecting this tower was to let people know the time of day ; but judging from the peculiar dial put up on one side, he did not think that object would be attained by affixing similar hieroglyphics on the other three sides. Earl GRANVILLE said that having received notice from the noble lord of his intention to ask the question, ho had communicated with Sir C. Barry. That gentle. man had written to him, stating that he was quite sensi ble of the defects of the dial plate already fixed. Those defects would be remedied w;th the shortest possible delay. In a very short time the clock would be set up, a means having been contrived to fix it from the inte rior, instead of the exterior, of the Tower. Lord DUNGA.NNON gave notice of his intention to move on Monday for certain returns in reference t) per sons qualified to act as justices of the peace, the number of petty sessions held throughout the year in England and Wales, and other matters connected with the duties of the magistracy. MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that oa that day week he should bring before their lordships an impor tant subject, and propose resolutions for the purpose of carrying out the object in view. His object was to bring this country within the pale of European judicial civilisation by the appointment of a Minister of Justice. THE BURIAL GROUND AT CARLISLE. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from bar lisle, stating that the old burial ground had been c'osed, that a new graveyard of 35 acres had been provided, but that the late bishop felt that it was not his duty to con secrate any part of the ground unless the portion in tended for consecration was separated from the rest of the cemetery by a wall. The Bishop of EXETER said it would be difficult to relieve a clergyman from the consequence of acting con trary to the laws of the Church. If the bishop declined to consecrate the burial ground, the aggrieved party might go to the Queen's Bench for a mandamus to compel the burial board, to put the ground into such a state that the bishop could lawfully consecrate it. Earl GRANVILLE said Government bad declined to override the ecclesiastical law and the jurisdiction of the bishop. He thought, however, that the next bishop would take a wider view of the subject. EDUCATION BILL. Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of a bill for appointing a Vice President of Committee of Council on Education, and said that he might be per mitted to mention that this bill was the result of sug gestions, in another place, of the right hon. baror e', Sir J. Pakington, and of his noble friend Lord J. Russell. The suggestions were, considering that so great a por tion of the public money was spent on education, a mi nister should be appointed who should be responsible for the expenditure of all moneys in his department. The bill would provide for an educational department of the Privy Council, which would be represented in the other house by a vice-president, whoever that might be, in a manner as similar as possible to the Board of Trade. The bill would create certain officers, amongst others, inspectors and superintendents, and it would provide for the expenses of those officers. The . Earl of DERBY said that, considering the very large interest which the subject of education was excit ing, he thought the time had arrived when the change proposed by the noble earl ought to take place, the only question being as to tile' liest — mode of providing for that change. If they were prepared to charge a responsible Minister with the duties of education, he questioned whe ther the time bad not arrived for the removing the Coun cil of Education altogether, and making the Minister really responsible. He was not sure whether the duties of the President of the Council had not better be trans ferred to some ether Minister of Government, and he thought the duties would not be beyond the functions of a Minister in another department of the State. He doubted whether the duties devolved upon the President of Council had not better be discharged by the Prime Minister. He did not express a posiqve judgment on the question, hut he had a strong opinion that the institution of a Minister of Public Instruction, separated from the Privy Council, might be attached to the office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who might in his turn be relieved from some of his duties by other Ministers. But this was opening up a large question, and be did not wish then to offer any opposition to the bill, under standing the object of the bill ta be that the'office of education should be a substantial office, presided over by a responsible Minister, which he thought would be an arrangement far superior to the present, inasmuch as he considered a single responsible Minister more useful than a board of commissioners, however ef&cient or responsi ble the members of tbat board might be. Other changes in the measure it was in the power of the Crown to make by an Order in Council ; and he thought it was hardly rigbt.tliat the house should offer any opposition to the measure, considering the character and nature of the al terations proposed. Lord MONTEAGLE thought that the present Board of Trade worked well, as represented by the present head of the board; but whether he took the constitution of the Board of Trade or of the Board of Control, or of any other board, he found that they were either wholly irre sponsible, or else only partially responsible. He asked those noble lords who bad been on the Board of Trade whether the annexation f other members of the Govern ment to the board was likely to be of any important ad vantage ? As the same difficulties had arisen upon the question of education, as vested in the hands of the committee, though it was composed of very wise and very eminent persons, he greatly rejoiced that in this instance they were approaching a better state of things. He remembered that it was not a few years ago when, at the close of Lord Grey's Government, the first step was taken to promote public education, by the vote of a sum of 30,000/.--a sum totally inadequate to touch the question ; and when ,he viewed the progress which edu cation had made, it was impossible not to see that the time bad come when they ought to make the responsi bilities more direct and connected with Parliament, particularly when the head of the department had ample opportunity of giving explanations, of re moving objections, and of communicating with Par liament. Another reason which made him rejoice in the bill was, that he concluded it was a bill to connect with the new department other departments which were then in a state of rapid growth. He alluded to a class of institutions which from day to day were assuming a magnitude greater than any person living could have anticipated. He meant the departments for the en couragement cf science and art. He was very far from discouraging these great object, but he thought that they should be pursued with discretion, and treated as an experiment, which must have growth in order to be successful. The estimates of 'expense for these objects had been laid before their lordohipe, and when the sub ject was brought before them, he knew their lord ships had expressed their astonishment at the large sums which had been lavished upon the depart. meats of science and art at a time when a miser able dispute was going on about a grant of 1,000 a-year to the Royal Society. Those were all the subjects connected with the present bill to which he was anxious to direct their lordships' attention ; but the system of Irish education differed materially from that of education in England. He understood the bill not to touch the question of Irish education at all. He read it merely as a new organisation of council upon education here, sal as not containing a word as to the general principle of education in Ireland. If they got two able men whose hearts were really in the subject, they would discharge the duties of the General Board of Education in Great Britain infinitely better than by constituting an unpaid board, consisting of many persons engaged in other important and laborious occupations. (Hear.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said his opinion was, that if they wished to have a department well con ducted and efficient, instead of having two able men at its head, it would be better to have only one able man at its head. (Hear.) He had thought that the measure of the noble earl (Eerl Granville) would have delegated the duties of the Board of Education to one person who was to represent the board in the House of Commons. Ho (the Earl of Eilenborougb) thought it was desirable to separate the department of education from the politi• cal changes which affected the Government. He should, therefore, watch, witheanxiety the appointment of the officer to be entrusted to represent the board in the House of Commons. The person to be appointed should not be a man of extreme opinions either in po litic., religion, or even with respect to education itself. If a person of extreme opinions were appointed he would not receive the co-operation of the landed gentry and clergy. There were many men so enthusiastic en the subject of education that for the object of having a lite rary peasantry they would sacrifice the useful labour of the country. He had seen a good deal of the working of these schools, and he said it was absolutely necessary that the sons of the peasantry should earn wages at as early a period as possible to enable them to assist their parents. If they said that 2or 3 years more should be taken from the useful labour of the sons to give them a little more knowledge, they would inflict the greatest in jury on the labouring classes. They would force the family into the workhouse, and it was there that the sons would obtain their education. He felt satisfied that continuous labour was of infinitely more value to the poor man than that he should have a day's labour and half a day's literary amusement, which made him fit for neither one purpose nor the other. (Hear.) Earl GREY said that the concluding observations of the noble earl were, in his opinion, of the highest im portance. He (Earl Grey) could not nelp thinking that it had been a great fault on the part of the existing de partment of education that it had required too high a standard for schoolmasters and schoolmistresses. Many of these persons had no knowledge of the useful arts. With regard to schoolmistresses the matter was of the utmost importance. The happiness and comfort of a poor man's family depended materially on the handiness of his wife ; but the schoolmistress who could give a complete history of all the Popes from the earliest pe riod was often ignorant of those arts which were most useful in the poor man's home. He thought that there would be no inconvenience in having a board to be con sulted so long as the subordinate members deferred to the opinion of the responsible chief. The noble earl said that, if the plan were to be efficient, the office of chief of the board ought to be separated from the Presidencythat of the Council. Considering how necessary it was there should be in each house one person fully acquainted to with all the gerrerral business of the Governtutoen answer questions, he believed that both h se persons should be exempted from the labours of a heavy depart ment. He thought also that it would be convenient if the First Lori of the Treasury and the Lord President were always in different 119use6, - tl* arrangemea , were adopted he thought the Lord President ought to be placed upon the same salary as the Secretaries of State. If the Lord President were required to be the leader of one house, he could nut vivo up his whole time to the business of education. He hoped that this question of separation of duties would be considered. Toe time had now arrived when they ought to consider the mhole state of our Parliamentary &flees. Several new offices had been brought into Parliament—the head of the Poor•law Board, the pracident of the Board of Trade ; but he could not understand why they should crate new offices, and at the same time retain the office of Chancellor of the Ductiy of Lancaster, to which no duties were attached. The subject of the dis tribution of Parliamentary offices he trusted would he investigated either by means of a commission or of a select committee. (Hear, hear.) Lord BROUGHAM expressed his satisfaction at the prospect of having a real educational department esta blished in this country. He therefore need not say tbat he should support the measure of his noble friend. The Marquis of LA.NSDOWNE was glad to find, notwithstanding the various subjects which had been broached, that the measure met with a very general concurrence on the part of their lordships. He did not agree with the noble earl opposite (the Earl of Ellen borough) that greater advantages would result from not allowing the office - of the Minister of Education to remain in connection with the Government. He was of opinion that any general system of educa tion which was adopted should be carried on in the closest alliance with the Government of the day, for questions would be perpetually starting up with re, gard to it, and if the two were separated, and the Minis ter and the Government took opposite views, differences might arise which would retard the progress of the very cause which they were all anxious to promote. Some observations had also been made by the noble earl con meta with the bearings of this system of education upon the labouring classes. He (the Marquis of Lansdowne) entirely concurred in the necessity of the sons of the working classes being employed at a very early age, but it was very difficult to lay down a general rule on this subject. There were many counties and parts of counties, in England, where an improved syst em o f Ed ucat i on, compatible with the ordinary pursuits of labour, existed, was found to work well, and he should be exceedingly sorry to make any attempt to fix the age at which education should terminate and labour com mence. That was a question which ought to be settled between the promoters of education and the independent poor. The independence of the bulk ought always to be considered, and they should be deemed the best judges of their own actions, and be allowed to have the entire control of their own families. What had been said as to placing the standard of educa tion higher than was necessary was perfectly true, espe cially as regarded schools for females. When he bad the honour of being placed at the head of the department, he made a great effort to introduce reforms, and he believed it would be admitted, on examination, that the system had now been greatly improved. Useful and practical knowledge bad in a great degree been introduced into the education which was given, and brought to bear on the cae eof schoolmistresses. From one very important branch of education, which was too much overlooked, great advantages had been derived—viz., cookery. This was even more useful than reading, writing, and arithmetic, to females among the labouring classes ; and connecting itself, as it did, with cleanliness and other commendable habits, he thought it ought to be strictly inculcated and enforced. (Hear, hear.) L and COLCHESTER inquired whether it was in tended to transfer the department of nautical science from the Board of Trade to the Admiralty' Earl GRANVILLE replied in the affirmative. With regard to the question of the noble lord (Lord Mont eagle), he had to state that the present bill would in no way interfere with the national system of education in Ireland ; every noble lord had spoken in favour of unity of direction in the educational department, as if he had expressed a different opinion, whereas he never intended to convey any other impressions than that the President of the Council was to be responsible himself for the con duct of that department. An objection was raised as to the President of the Council being also the Minister of Instruction, bus he confessed be did not see the same practical inconvenience in one person holding those two offices which there was believed to be by seine noblelords. The ordinary business of the Privy Council did notoccupy much of his time, and he did not'thiuk there could be any objection to his taking the management of the other department, supposing lie was a fit and proper person. Tee proposal to transfer the Privy Council to the Prime Minister was one embracing questions of patronage— the advising the Queen as to appointments--and he owned he could not see the practical convenience which would result from it. The noble marquis who had just spoken had pointed out the expediency of the Minister of Instruction changing with the Government, instead of being a permanent Minister. The noble earl (the Earl of El'enboi woe)) said there would he great danger of getting a man who held extreme opinions, bat that was just as likely to happen with a permanent head of the department. If the department was not represented in Parliament, the same inconveniences would arise which were Lit in the case of the old Poor-law B3ard ; and if they had a representative in Parliament, it was impee- Bible to make him a permanent head of the board while successive changes of the Government were taking place. A noble lord had made some reflec tions upon the Department of Science and Art. It was inconvenient to go into that qu tetion now, but he would be quite prepared, in two or three weeks hence, to enter fully into it, and to show what that department had done, and to what uses it might in the future ha applied. Ile did not agree with the noble earl (the Earl of Ellenborough), who seemed to think that the tendency was to over-educate, and who was rather inclined to disparage the education of the poorer classes. The bill was than read a second time. The House of Commons Offices Bill, and the Metro politan Police Bill, were read a second time. ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL. Lord PANMURE laid two letters on their lordships' table, one from Lord Lucan and the other from Lord Cardigan, relative to the charges brought against them in the report of the C6thrills,iciiier3 of Inquiry on the state of the army before Sebastopol, and on the motion of the noble lord they were ordered to be printed. Their lordships adjourned at a quarter past 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(YESTER➢AY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour, The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex appeared at the bar, and presented a petition from the Corporation of London, praying for the abolition of the Oath of Ab juration. PRIVATE BYSINESS. The following bills were severally read a second time, and ordered to be committed :—Cannock Mineral Railway, Grand Junction Water, Lands Improvement Company of Scotland, North Staffordshire Railway (Liverpool Extension), North Staffordshire Railway (Sandbach to Warrington). Norwich Union Life Insur-. ance Society, and Severn Valley Railway. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND TOWN BILL. On the motion that this bill be read a second time, Mr. FENWICK rose and moved that the bi 11 be read a -econd time that day six months. Mr. WIGRAM was in favour of the second reading of this bill. After a few words from S. ADAIR and Mr. STAFFORD the bill was read a second time. A great number of petitions were presented by several hon. members against the opening of the Crystal Palace, British Museum, and National Gallery on Sundays, Mr. CAIRNS asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether there were any letters or papers illustrative of the probable effect of the late convention with the Em peror of Japan on the trade of this country ; and whether the Government would lay on the table c)pies of such letters or papers ? Lord PALMERSTON said the only thing that could be laid on the table was the despatch of Admiral Stir ling. He had no objection to the production of that document. Mr. CAIRNS asked whether there wal not some letters in the Foreign-offiao and the B>ard of Trade ? Lord PALMERSTON said the letters referred to were inter official papers, and it was not usual to pro duce those documents. Mr. HEADLAM asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether he would direct that the warrant under which the value of the commissions of officers killed in action is paid to their relatives might be laid upon the table of the house ? Lord PALMERSTON said be bad no object'en to the production of the warrant. Mr. A. PE LLATT asked whether the Sultan's recent edicts, granting civil and religious equality to all his subjects, abolished the penalty of death upon a Mussul man becoming a Christian ; and, if not, whether Go vernment would exert its diplomatic influence to repeal that law Lord PALMERSTON said the G3vernment were aware that such edicts had been signed, but as they had not yet arrived in this country their contents were unknown. Her Majesty's Government had for man y years urged the importance of the subject, and hon. members might rest assured that no exertion on their part would be wanting to effect the object desired by the hon. member. At the same time it w ould be admitted that the religious matters of other countries were very delicate things to handle. Mr. PA LK asked whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take any steps to asce r t a i n the correctness of the a llegations reflecting on the con duct of certain o ffi cers in Sir J. M‘Neill s report ? Mr. F. PEEL said answers bad been rec e i ve d f rom Lord Cardigan and Lord Lucan, which he w ou ld l ay on the table during the evening. Mr. P ALK said, under the circumstan ces , h e s h ou ld , on an early day, move that the report o f th e Commis sion of Inquiry be referred to a select committee, in or der to see if the charges made by it were borne out by the facts it contained. THE CRIMEAN COMMISSION. Mr. LAYARD said he f oun d th a t it wou ld no t be convenient to bring on hi s mot i on on t h e even i ng b e had last night fixed o n . H e , t h ere f ore , h o p e d, a s hie motion was essentially a Government one, the noble lord at the head of the Government would give him a day for bringing forward the same. Lord PALMERSTON said an appeal would have been fair when one day only was open to independent members, but as they bad now two days of the week, and the session had but just commenced, he could not grant the hon. member's request. He begged to recommend to his hon. friend (which he trusted he might call him) to try his luck again, and attain that by right which he was now asking as a favour. (Laughter.) An eoN. Mziniza hoped that the same facility would be gives to those pereolle ghireadverted upon 111 the 81 i 1 i 7 6j 97 100 3 ii 1 93 x d 69i 75i 5 144 11 11 14i sii i 641 31 72 111 12 681 a-. { Crimean report who were not members of the Legisla ture as was given those who bad seats in Parliament. Mr. F. PEEL said he bad received a statement from the Quartermaster• General, which he would lay on the table of tha house. THE ATTACK ON THE REDAN. In answer to a question from Mr. LAyAnD, Mr. F. PEEL stated that Generals Codrington and Wyndham, and other officers who took part in the attack on the Redan, had marlea report to GeneralSimp4on, on which he founded his report, and which it was not thought necessary to send home with the official re port. The reports of the above officers to General Simp son had been received by the Government, but they did not deem it advisable to publish them. OUR AMERICAN RELATIONS. On the motiou for the house going into a comm ittee of supply, Mr. ROEBUCK rose and said, that in bringing forward the motion of which he had given notice, it was incumbent on him to make an apology to the hnuse. It had been stated by the Government, through the medium of the noble lord at its head, that the reason why the question did not appear in the Queen's speech was, that as negotiations were going on, they could not in fairness bring forward the whole case. On that position the noble lord appealed to the house and said, "Do you think in that state of things I ought to have men- ' tioned it to the house, and have brought forward an incor rect statement of the affairs in question?" Now he (Mr. Roebuck) quite concurred With the noble lord that to have done so would have been wrong; but as he believed that silence might lead to that conclusion, he was determined to break that silence. It appeared to him that before the pub lic of this country there was a most incorrect statement of affairs, and he held in his hand the moans in some degree of dissipating that ignorance, and of making this country ac quainted with the whole state of affairs. It was his intention to give to the nation at large a correct statement of facts. The noble lord had said that be had done all that a man of honour could have done in the case between, us and America. That we had apologised and expressed our sorrow for having trenched on the law of America. Now if the facts were so he (Mr. Roebuck) would be the first to support the noble lord and his view of the case, but he believed they were very different, and he had come forward on that occasion to en. . lighten the ignorance of the world upon the matter, an igno rance which had been fostered by h o ldi ng b ac k all that mili tated against England to show that she had right on her side, and that, in fact, our cousins on the other side of the water were taking advantage of our position, and endeavouring to force us, against our will, to make a sort of supplication to them for peace when we were in the right. Now what wa • the state of the case ? It was this. After the passing of the act for foreign enlistment, the Government determined to enlist in Anierica. Being unable to intercept the emigration from Germany to America they went to America herself, and they gave instructions to our authorities there to form a foreign legion to be composed of persons enlisted in America. Tho person employed was our Minister at Washington, Mr. Crampton, and he was one of the persons ; the Governor of Nova Scotia and the Governor-General of Canada were the others, All three persons received instructions. The noble lord had said that as soon as the Government had discovered that by so doing they had given umbrage to the American Government they gave instructions to our Minister to offer the fullest apology. The noble lord said, "Could we 'do more ?" If they had not done more, he (Mr. Roebuck) would have answered the appeal of the noble lord, that nothing more could be done. But they had done more, and he would state that Mr. Crampton went from Washington to Nova Scotia, and there drew up a sort of combination, with the concurrence of the Govei nor of Nova Scotia, by which the law of the United States would be contravened surreptitiously, by which to obtain that which he dared not do openly. He could prove directly atlethat he ass excl. He would state to the house the American law mane subject. It was illegal in the United States to enlist anybody there for a foreign state. The parties accused had done something more than that, Any person going to the United States, and inducing people to leave the States for the purpose of being enlisted, did so as contraventors of the law. This Mr. Crampton had done. He had induced people to go to Nova Scotia to be enlisted. He thought the American Government would not discover what was taking place, but they did do so, and he issued a pro clamation from Nova Scotia, suggesting the means of avoiding the law of the States, aud giving the parties whom he empl o y e d a c i p h er by which to communi cate with him. He (Mr. Roebuck) held in his hand a curi ous document. It was the report of a case that was tried, the United States being the prosecutors, against one Henry Howes. The' iudictmeut possessed this peculiarity, it was in telligible. In the course of that case a statement was made by a gentleman who was the Attorney-General for the dis trict, and who gave out that lie- was authorised to act as a recruiting-sergeant, and that lie had beau to Nova Scotia, and received front Mr. Crampton a paper which shows the decep tion that was practised. That paper professed to be for the guidance of those who were to communicate to persons io the United States the conditions on which recruits would be re ceived into the British service. First, that parties who should • go to Detroit, Buffalo, or New England must carefully refrain from anything that would be contrary to the laws of the United States. Just as if you told a man to put another under the pump, but be sure to avoid committing an assault. This, however, showed that the law of the United States was well known, aid that the acts proposed to be done were in violation of it. Next, there was to be no embodiment or or ganisation attempted within that jurisdiction—and yet peo ple were persuaded to go there. Again no contract, ver bal or otherwise, was to be entered into. Now, suppose we sent over to Germany, or elsewhere, and give out that at a certain place a railroad was making, and men were wanted as ‘• navvies," but at the same time intimated that they would receive thirty dollars bribe if they enlisted (and en listing in the British army was contrary to the law of the United States), what would be thought of that, especially with such a proviso as this :—" Tho terms are to be stated as matter of information only, and not as a promitte of pay ing ?" Was that consistent with the greatness and dignity of the British Empire ? Ought we, as honest men, to put forward such statements as that ? Again—the instructions went on to say—" It is essential to success that no meetings bo held at beer-houses, or places of that sort, inasmuch as the attention of the American authorities would be inevitably called to such proceedings, and they would be called attempts to carry on recruiting in the United States." Again—he (Mr. Roebuck) would ask was that a creditable display of English honour, or in accordance with British honesty, thus to treat the laws of a friendly power ? Fa' tier, it was to be borne in mind, that legal proceedings, even if the parties eluded the penalties, would be fatal to the whole measure of enlistment ; a direction which clearly showed a__ consciousness of acting contrary to the law. The evidence then went on—" Thepaper you have just read was copied from the" original in the hand writing of Nr. Crampton I—Answer : It was.—And what then ?—At this very time I received this cipher upon the sub ject of the recruiting business, I cannot swear whose writing it was, but I believe it was Mr. Cr trupton's. I did not see him write it, but lie handed it to me." And then the cipher was given in. Now a war between this country and the United States would be a war between brethren, the evils of which would surpass anything the imagination could conceive. Should it be sail that two great nations like these cou'd riot live in the world at peace without one of them seeking to break the laws of the other, regardless of honour, justice, or truth ? We had been told that through ignorance we had committed a breach of the American law, and thet we had since made every amen.l that honourable men should or could make ; but what would the world say when it was clear we had done this thing with our oyes open, attempting ad the time to evade laws that we preteirlecl to respect? The simp:c ques tion was, were those facts or were they not. As for the report itself, it was a disgrace to the United States, because it evinced throughout a violent hatred of England, and it is not worthy of regard. But, on the other hand, it did contain documents written by Mr. Crampton, and statements, still uncontradicted, strongly reflecting on the British Govern- . went. What he (Mr. Roebuck) now wanted distinctly to know was, what were the iustructions given to Mr. Crampton. It was there said that he was told not to break the law, aud in the same breath that lie was to enlist men, which was clearly a breach of the law ; anti also that in conjunction with Sir Gaspard le Merchant, Sir E. Head, and Sir J. Howe, gentle. men well known in Nova Scotia, a plan was laid by which the law could be safely broken, and 30,000 dols. spent in en listing men who were afterwards discharged, which men could have been got elsewhere for half the money. It might be asked what good would result from that motion ? (Cheers from the • Government side.) He perfectly understood that cheer, but be wanted his question answered, and lie would answer it him self. He wanted such an expression of opinion from that house as would convince the people of America that the English na tion w is no party to these dishonoerable proceedings. (Cheers.) To show them that we feel we are brethren, though the broad Atlantic divides us, that we sympathise with them in all their generous feelings, that we are running the race of civilisation and improvement with them, and not competing as hostile races, that we are striving together for the general good of hu manity, and believe with their aid that the great work may be accomplished, and that we feel that awar with America would retard the advancement of mankind for centuries. The hon. and learned gentleman concluded by a wish that some member had taken up the question who could have done more justice to it, but his feeling was so strong, and his heart so largely interested in promoting the cause of humanity, that he could no longer resist bringing forward what be considered at pre sent as the misconduct of the British Government. He would Con) for copies of the instructions upon this Aubjec therefore move (slightly altering the terms of his or t ig t i h n a a t l mhaod been forwarded to Mr. Crampton.•• Mr. HADFIELD seconded the motion. au n b t reyoandthisth the house uuit St a t e s upon the subject o f the forei gn enlistments. Now, in Majesty's Government for not either the g l men f ouet in the . ed m a L d o e r d this A m L o it t l i E o a R S h T e O g N a e , p t r n a e a c h hh o i a n v . a g n e d n t e l a e l m ltdi a e n m who g hhe r has by this i t s country allusion to the t place, I beg to remind the house that the Am er i can • Queen's speeehd,ioirrerlattnidee psaretrsweue n the firs Government itself— Mr. ROEBUGK—I bog the noble lord not to misappre hend me. I found no fault with the Government, I merely said they had not done it. Lord PALMERSTON —I ase very glad to hear that the hon. member draws a distinction between au assertion of what the Government has not done and an animadversion upon what • the Government has done. As he is very muck in the habit • of animadverting upon what the Government does not do; I trust the house will understand in future that the hon. gen- • tlemau does not mean any censure by so doing. (Hear.) But to continue what I was about to state to the house—the • American Government themselves .did not think fit to lay before Congress the correspondence relative to this ques tion, and the same reasons that actuated the Ainerican Government have induced her Majesty's Government to withhold this correspondence. Her Majesty's Government, as I stated before, did think a few days before Parliament met that they would have been in a position to lay it before the house, but a few days preceding the meeting of Parliament the American Minister came to my noble friend at the Foreign-office with a long despatch, containingitgre a o t f variety of statements and assertions touching Tee c onsuls in conduct the c onsuls • her Majesty's Minister at Washington, and various parts of the United States, asser tions it was ma de it impossible to answer the despatch, and until that despatch was answered • impossible to reply to without referring to the persons con- • corned to know if they were true. That m I declined . it was impossible, on the one hand, to present to Parliament t despatch., Sir, that was the omitting that impor unanswered statements, and, on the other, to present cor- , Government could not lay these t was why a " the reason why these papers before of- the matter before to enter into a detailed discussion Par- • in possession of the necessary data, That state - ofliament were • still remains, and we are net yet in a position - things, sir, her the house, and that It would be unbecoming M ajesty's of her I to reply to that note. to answer such a note Government one way or other - • un til they had accurately ascertained what foundation there • was for these charges. The same reason which made it our duty to withhold the papers would make it our duty to re. foss to give them piecemeal in the Way the hon. gentleman , proposes. 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