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wasproposed to convocation. Of the whole number of mem bers of convocation only about one-tenth part voted for this constitution. But that is not all. While the majority of the - parliamentary constituency, so to call it, voted one wiy, the immense majority of the working body voted the other way. Of the teaching body of the University of Oxford - there were two to one against the petition which was recommended by the university. (Hear, hear.) I ask, therefore, whether, under such circumstances—l say nothing now of the supremacy of Parliament—it would be rational that we should be such slaves of form, because one-tenth of the whole body met, and there were two to one who voted against a particular measure, as to regard that particular measure as being invested with the plenary authority of the university? But this is not all. I con tend that the Government in making this proposal to Par liament are standing strictly upon historical and constitu tional ground, with reference to the universities, and to take the opposite course, as my right hon. friend suggests, would be standing on ground altogether the reverse. What is the statute that is now in question ? It is one of three in the university which are called the Caroline statutes. Now, the - University of Oxford under the governance of the Lau dian code, framed that statute by delegacy of the convoca tion, and, therefore, I take it as being the work of the uni versity itself. So ramed, it received the sanction of the Crown. Well, if that was the case with this statute, no doubt you might fairly say that the precedent should be to let the university frame a statute, and the Crown give to it its sanction. Now, in the case of the Caroline statute, upon which the constitution exists, that was framed under the authority of the Crown, and accepted by the u niversity; it was afterwards inserted in the Laudian code, but it owed its origin to the Government of the country. That is . the point on which I stand ; and therefore I say it was the busi ness of the Government of the country not to consider them selves precluded from dealing with the formation of such a statute. The other question to which I wish to advert, is a question which relates to what may be called the sanctity of property—the diversion of certain property connected with the colleges for the purposes of the university. Th e right honourable gentleman who has just sat down has applied to that operation the strong name of confiscation ; for he says he does not know another. But, however, he went on to limit the application of this term by saying that he did not mean to apply it to any case where you could trace any such purpose in the will of the founder. That would be quite a sufficient justification for the principle of this arrangement, because undoubtedly the most marked an d spec ifi c cases which this bill has in view for the appli cation of college property to university purposes are cases where the founder has left most distinct indications of his intentions. These indications are very remarkable. In the case of Magdalene College the founder provided that there should be three lectureships established and paid, and that the lectures should be delivered for the benefit of the whole university; and that bequest remains, after 400 years, un fulfilled. In the case of Corpus the founder did exactly the same thing, and provided for the establishment of three lec tureships for the benefit of the whole university but that be quest has remained until within the last few years unnoticed. Atpresent thegoverning body of that college, animated by the strongest desire for the reformation of the institution, al though entangled by the oath to which I have referred, yet, acting in conformity with the spirit of their statutes, have offered a munificent endowment for Latin professor ships. Bat there are other cases proceeding upon the same principle. There were applications from Christ Church to devote a portion of its funds for the establishment of chairs of divinity, which applications were based upon exactly the same principle. When the House of Commons had before it the Ecclesiastical Tithes and Revenues Bill, you exempted the chapters of Christ Church on the ground that it was not to be considered as a chapter, but as a por tion of the college. It was a portion of the college, but you proceeded afterwards by Act of Parliament to appro priate certain of the canonries of that college for the sup port of chairs of theology. Why, sir, that is the very thing which this bill asks the house to do. There was no provision in that act for statutes, because statutes they had none, but therewere college offices and canonries independently of any such obligations. That is the precedent and the principle upon which, on due cause shown, the Government ought to proceed. I do not say that anything rash or violent ought to be done upon this or any other ground, but it is vain to speak of confiscation as applicable to such a subject as the reasonable application of college property not for its exclu sive benefit, but for the benefit of the entire university, along with the college. There is a union of interest be tween the university and the college—an intimacy of rela tion and a mutual dependency between them, and therefore to use language of this kind in such a case is nothing but a perversion. It was prescribed by the founder of Corpus Christi in the sixteenth century that one chair should be founded for the Latin and another for the Greek language. That was, sir, because the study of Greek had just then emerged. And is it not fair to presume that the other founders—that William of Wykeham fur instance, who lived a century and a half earlier—that if he had lived then, he would not have made equal provision for that study ? Is it fair that the dead letter of the statute should in this way be allowed to hold good against the common sense both of the Parliaments and the colleges of future ages? The right hon. gentleman has said that he is not aware whether the bill provides for the appointment of professors in the same way as is recommended in the report of the commissioners. Sir , the right hon. gentle man will so soon have the bill in his hands that I prefer leaving him then to discover wherein the bill and the re port differ, and wherein they agree, rather than that I should enter into any details upon that subject at present. Sir, the report of the commissioners is a document that has been drawn up with the greatest ability, and it has been of the greatest service to Government by a thorough and searching discussion of all those questions that are interest ing to the university. But, undoubtedly, in considering the recommendations of that report, her Majesty's Govern ment felt it their duty to deal with the subject on their own authority and their own responsibility, and not upon the authority of that report. The right hon. gentleman appears to suppose that there is to be on the part of each of the colleges a fixed contribution of a fifth part of their revs- Imes, to be followed perhaps afterwards by &further contri bution of a fourth part. Sir, what is really proposed is as follows. Power is given to the different colleges to make of their own accord a contribution for university purposes, such as for endowing the chairs of professors, to an amount not exceeding a fifth part of their revenues. Therefore, it is not in the first instance at least a fifth part of their re venues, but such a sum as they may themselves deem re quisite. But if the colleges do not exercise these enabling powers to the satisfaction of the commissioners within a certain time, then the commissioners are empowered to act, but not without limitations. They are not to act at all in the case of those colleges which have less than twenty fellowships. They are not to interfere in the case of all the poorer foundations, because it is thought it would be hardly fair to deal with them. When they do act, then they are to send under seal their reasons for imposing the burdens which they lay upon the colleges, and the grounds on which they are satisfied that these colleges can make a just provision without prejudice to the purposes contemplated by the founders of each college. Having done that, they then declare the amount of the fund which they require from each college, subject to the limitation referred to; but even then they leave to the different colleges the node in which they shall supply that fund ; and, lastly, in the purposes for which these funds are to be assigned, it is distinctly provided that the commissioners shall not do so without assigning to each college a reasonable con trol over the reg ulation and management of the appoint ment. I think the right hon. gentleman will therefore admit that the regulation is not so unreasonable as he is now inclined to suppose. Certainly no one at Oxford has said that it is unreasonable that the wealthy colleges should make reasonable contribution to the nee is of the univer sity. They complain that the contribution required by the Royal Commissioners is too much, as in the case of All Souls, where it was proposed that, out of forty fel lowships, twenty should be swallowed up for the founding of four professorships. To the unreasonable amount ob jection has been taken. But we do not propose so much the abstraction of property from the colleges, as that cer tain college officers should be appointed to discharge cer tain duties by means of the funds of the college, the benefits of which will be equally open to them with that of the whole university. Our purpose is quite consistent with the precedents that have been followed within the last few years in the case of the theological professorships ; it is recommended by the reason of the case, and I cannot doubt it will be favourably received by the house. (Hear, hear.( Sir, having said much upon the independence of the university, and upon the abstraction of property from the colleges, I think it best to postpone any further re marks upon the bill itself till the second reading, and I shall only say further, that when the bill comes into the hands of hon. members they will perceive that in the first clause, which appoints the Parliamentary commis sioners, the names of those commissioners who are left blank, as the Government thought that was the most roper form in which to bring the matter before the house an the first instance ; but if the bill should be read a second time, the names will be stated to the house before going into committee, and they will be inserted in committee. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORB denounced the principles on which the bill was founded, especially as regarded the in vasion of the rights of property, as borrowed from the days— " When England's monarch once uncovered sat, And Bradshaw bullied in a broad brimmed hat." After a few words from Mr. NEWDEGATE, leave was ;IV= to bring in tho bill, v hich was subsequently brought in, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time On Monday fortnight. RIGHTS OF NEUTRALS. Th. order of the day for committee of ways and means *Virg been moved, Mr.l. GIBSON moved an address to her Majesty, praying MajestyZ n to give special instructions to the officers cons sanding her Majesty's cruisers, in the event of war, to ' , am from interfering with any neutral vessels, on ac "lnt of any dire goods or property, not contraband of war, dir w ec a t s contained therein ; and praying her Majesty into treaher Ministers to consider the policy of entering and any ,t?latn with' the United States of America same, on the foreign country willing to entertain the goods, and the pri eu nclple that free ships shall make free m r . no ßs il s, trl flag give neutrality to the cargo. Lord J. Ississl,-,Ls Seconded the motion. pect .L., could hardly es " I think the right hon. gentleman the house to agree to the motion he has now proposed. before the house ; b i r i tas laid many important questions wliomportant as those questions are, the hon. gentleman showseconded the motion, and who has just sat down, h as that c the document would be insufficient, because the sub l? in the proposal of the right j ho t of privat eering is omitted gentleman. I can only say that which my right hon. friend has heard before, that it is the intention of the Government—not to the law of na hon. friend supposes, merely to refer as my right tions, leaving parties to make out 7 the intention na tions what their course may bb it that law of ee n e a4me to t?me considering , of the Government, who have b issue, in some these subjects, to advise her Maj the policylof shape or other, a document which will decs:ress the Government on those subjects. But I tr us t my right hon, friend and the h on • member for Liverpool that a document of thi s kind requires very greatsee cars. will (Hear, hear.) There are q uestions of principle, there questions of precedent, the re are questions of polic y , and are there are questions of law , which are all involved in this question ; and not only on these questions, but amidst th e . contending precedents and high authorities of former wars, the course of the Government m ust be decided. The very, wording of any document on this subject requires espe c i a l care. (Hear, hear.) Any mistake arising. from the mean tious style of any particular document might lead us in Unitedto a misunderstanding with France, or with tho States, or with the neutral nations of the north, that might be of the most serious consequence. Therefore I think we are not at all to blame for giving the utmost care and de liberation to this subject. (Hear, hear.) Hostilities have not been yet entered into, and before they are enteredinto a declaration of the views and policy of her Majesty's Go vernment will be made. That declaration ca nnot now be long delayed, and will be made as speedily as i s p ossible, but 'trust the house will not now call upon the m embers of the Government to explain, more especially in speeches in this ho serious policy we shall pursue under such ver y circumstances. (Hear, hear.) After a Shert dissuasion, in wkiiola Air, Ricudo, fir, T. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1854. * ta F at IC. gi A* efr SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) 41ILWAY S. SUN OFFICE, Six o'C7ock. BUPllieill dons this day. STATE OF TRADE. ( Prom the Mecnchester Guardian of this day. ) MANCHESTER, March 17.—There is very little to be said about the market since Tuesday. That course of gradually increasing depression which we have latterly had to report in every succceeding publication, be comes more marked towards the close of the week. The business effected has been extremely small ; indeed, buyers are taking nothing more than what is abso lutely required to keep up necessary assortments. Prices are therefore not fairly tested ; but their tendency is, in general, to decline. There is not, however, any undue pressure to sell. Producers are, as yet, too free from stocks—in some yarns too well engaged—for any such pressure to take place. But stocks are increasing, and the increase cannot but have an effect. BRADFORD, March 6.—Wool—There is no improve ment in the demand for combing wools, as the spinners, who are only buyers by driblets, are more than ordi narily cautious, their avocation being so thoroughly pro fitless. In the country their is more anxiety to sell. The follmongers, who are large holders, having held for prices that could not be realised, are more disposed to sell, and as this class of wool usually occupies a prominent position, the result is a depressing tendency on full-bred and deep-grown wools, which, alike with the finer sorts, are very dull sale, at prices in favour of the buyer. Noils and broker are scarce, and large quantities of second-rate combing are now used in substitution for clothing purposes. Pieces—There have been, during the week, some sales made of goods suitable for the United States, and it is not improbable, ere long, that we may see some considerable improveme nt, as goods are offer ing on terms such as to induce extended operations. Nom/in-sum, March 13.—The visits of buyers to our market for hosiery and lace are Less frequent and their purchases smaller than they are wont to be at this season. LEICESTER, March 16.—There is still more caution used in production, and employment is reduced much below what was the case a month since. The uncer tainty in woollen yarns and the, flatness and want of confidence in the wool market, fully accounts for it, THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day. ) LEEDS, March 17.—The woollen cloth markets have been of a better character this w eek. On Saturday, as well as on Tuesday, a fair quantity of cloth was sold in both halls ; in addition VA which there have been several large deliveries of goods direct to• the merchants' ware houses ; in fact, the greatest portion of the balk cloth trade is now transacted in this mode : the cloth that is sold in the markets will not represent one-half of the business that is doing, hence Caere is some difficulty in ascertaining the correct stage of the trade ; and if represented by the quautity of goods that are dis posed of in the Cloth-halls alone, would be incorrect. We believe there is a fair steady business doing through out the woollen district. The in ilia are in good work, and the operatives generally well employed. The stock of cloth in the market is very loaf, as the manufacturers mostly dispose of their goods as they produce them. HUDDERSFIELD, March 14. 12,usiness has been very quiet in the Cloth-hall to-day, and there is hardly any perceptible change to report on previous weeks. There were a fair number of purchasers. in the town, and any thing fresh and really good was bought up very readily ; but there was great complaint th.s t, guods of this descrip tion were exceedingly scarce. ROCHDALE WOOL AND FLANg EL.—There was a very dull market ; and in sonie instzmces, in order to effect sales, a slight reduction had to be submitted to. HALIFAX, MARKET, March I.l.—We can report no improvement in this market, a. considerable degree of langour continuing to pervade b,)th the goods and y a rn departments, as well as the long wool trade ; and prices shewing a tendency to further depression. Short wools are stationary in value, and not very plentiful. into a committee of ways and means, Mr. William Patten presiding. THE INCOME TAX. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the resolutions in reference of the income tax intended to carry out the proposal announced in his budget, to increase the income tax for the present year by one-half, and to charge the additional tax upon the first half of the year. Mr. HUME proposed an amendment imposing an income tax of sd. in the pound ou all incomes amounting to 601. and not exceeding 1501. per annum, with the addition of one moiety for the present year. The hon. member (who was very indistinctly heard in consequence of the confusion which prevailed in the house) expressed his opinion that the exemption now extended to incomes of less amount than 1001. per annum ought not to continue ; and that those who were urging the Government, by public meetings and by addresses, to go to war, ought to be made to con tribute their fair proportion of the expense. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not sure whether the resolution which his hon. Mend had proposed would carry into effect the object which he had in view. As he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) read it, it would indeed carry down the tax from incomes of 1001. a year to incomes of 601. a-year and between 6 1. a year and 1501. a-year it would raise it one-half, or from sd. to Md.; but he thought it would leave the tax on incomes above 1501. precisely where it was at present, at 7d. in the pound. So that incomes below 1501. would pay 74d. in the pound, and incomes above 1501. only 7d. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) That, however, was not his hon. friend's meaning. His intention was fairly to raise the question whether the in come tax should be carried down to incomes of 601. a-year, and whether incomes between 601. and 1001. should be treated and taxed in the same way as incomes between 1001. and 1501. (Hear, hear.) That was a very important question—a question upon which he should not like, at this moment, to give a conclusive opinion ; because, if we were really to look forward to a war, with respect to which they all knew that, when it was once begun, no man could venture to predict anything of its extent or its duration—he should be reluctant to cut himself off, or to cut off the house from any source of taxation not absolutely wrong in itself, however great might be the difficulties connected with it. (Hear, hear.) At the same time, he must say he thought it impossible to overrate the difficulties attending such an extension of the income tax as was now proposed. (Hear.) It was not until last year that the income tax, generally speaking, was levied at all upon persons living upon weekly wages ; for although there were a few persons in the receipt of such wages whose incomes exceeded 1501. a-year, they were most of them lodgers, and if any of them paid, it was only one here and there. (Hear.) The measure which the Go vernment took last year, of carrying down the income tax from a limit of 1501. a-year to a limit of 1001. a-year, was a measure of great importance and of great boldness ; but it was also a measure of no inconsiderable difficulty. (Hear.) It had made it necessary for the commissioners, and those who were concerned in the collection of the tax, to deal rather extensively with the labouring classes, and he had already said the difficulty of dealing with the la bouring classes in a matter of this kind was immense. They could only be got at through their employers or the occu piers of houses. He had no doubt that employers would generally discharge any duty which the legislature might im pose upon them, but this would be a task of so invidious a character that it would necessarily be unpalatable, and he should not like to impose it upon them without some strong necessity. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the occu piers of houses they would have great difficulty, and even where they succeeded, there would be strong objections on the part of the persons thus got at to pay the tax unless they could be quite sure it was levied with equality. (Hear.) It could not be levied with equality, because where one would pay, five or six would slip through their fingers. (Hear.) They had not yet collected half a year's income tax under the altered state of things introduced last year; let them at least see the effect of that great change before they ventured upon this. (Hear, hear.) The utmost they expected from the extension of the tax then deter mined on was an addition to the existing resources of 250,0001. a year, and he was satisfied that the measure now proposed would not produce so much, or nearly so much as that. He put it to his hon. friend whether —considering all these circumstances—considering, also, that persons in receipt of weekly wages were not those to whom it was most likely to be convenient to pay a direct tax half-yearly—it was worth their while to introduce a new inquisition and new machinery, which would make the law extremely odious and extremely onerous, and interfere with the liberty and the comforts of large portions of their fellow-subjects, for the sake of so small a result. He hoped the amendment would not be pressed. Mr. HUME was strongly convinced of the importance of making the burden which would be caused by this war fell as far as possible equally. Ho should leave the question in the hands of the house, but should not be satisfied until it had declared its opinion by a division. Mr. DISRAELI rose amid loud cries of "Divide." The question was of too much importance to be disposed of after five minutes' discussion, at 12 o'clock at night. He did not think they would do well, in the face of the coun try, to come to so hasty a decision. The hon. member would have an opportunity of renewing his proposition during the progress of the bill through the house if ho should think it right to do so. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME had no objection to allow this stage to pass, if it were understood that he should have that future op portunity. (Hear, hear.) He had been anxious his opinion should be known, and he hoped the house would not let the bill pass without coming to a decision on the question. Mr. SPOONER objected to proceeding further with these important resolutions after twelve o'clock. He moved that the Chairman do report progress. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped the committee would come to a decision upon the amendment of the hon. member for Montrose. Mr. DISRAELI observed, that there was another amendment upon the paper of very vast importance, and in which many gentlemen took a deep interest, and it was quite clear, therefore, that they could not get through all the resolutions that evening. He would support the motion of the hon. member for Warwickshire. Sir G. GREY said that if the house was to divide at all, the division should be upon the amendment of the hon. member for Montrose. Mr. WALPOLE had intended to support the amend ment, but the argument of the Chancellor of the Exche quer was so cogent, that we should see the tax as it at pre sent stood in full operation before extending its area, that he should now vote for the resolution. Mr. HUME acknowledging the force of that argumeat, withdrew his amendment. (Cries of " oh, oh" from the Opposition benches.) The house then resumed ; the chairman reported pro- gress, and asked leave to sit again on Monday. SETTLEMENT AND REMOVAL BILL. In reply to a question from Mr. HENLEY, Mr. G. BERKELEY stated that the Settlement and R - moval Bill would be postponed till Friday next. AN EXPLANATION. Mr. SADLEIR—Sir, in the observations which I made this evening I understand you were under the impression that I had made use of the word "lie." lan extremely anxious to state to you and to the house that I used no such word in the observations which I addressed to the house. I was under the impression that in using the phrase " slander and libel" you might possibly conceive that I was not warranted in using the word " slander," and therefore I withdrew that word, confining myself to the word "libel." But I assure you, sir, no amount of provocation would ever induce me in your presence, and in the presence of this house, to use the word " lie." (Hear, hear.) The SPEAKER expressed himself satisfied with the ex planation of the hon. member. The other orders were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at twenty minutes past twelve. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. Miles opened, NAME OF RAILWAY.; Receipts. 1853. - -. 1853. 1854. BRITISH. 72 Aberdeen ........... ..... .... . .. £1,3 66 1 , 930 87% Belfast and Ballymena • • ........ :: .• 688 939 17 Belfast and County D0wn............ - - 33 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1,681 1,942 - Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .... 716 8 . 10 R 5% Bristol and Exeter • • .... 189 1 4 Ca1ed0nian............. ..........2 12,609 14,591 89% Edinburgh and Glasgow ...... 94 3 4 Chester and H01yhead............... 3,170 3,892 6 36 Cork, Blackrock, 4nd Passage .. •• - 154 159 20 Cork and Bandon ...............„ ~ 1 1, 6 199 56 Dublin and Belfast Junction ........ 702 853 613 Dublin and Drogheda .•• • .. ..... • ... 986 1,213 6 Dublin and Kingstown .............. 624 701 16% Dundee and Arbroath .............. 450 582 8I Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Janction 719 821 19 Dundalk and Enniskillen .• •••• • • - 155 181 68 East Ang1ian.,...................... 708 851 81 East Lancashire .................... 4, 5 94 5,177 3 t /14 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. •• .. 'l7 015 18,912 95 Eastern Union .............. 1 78 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee .• .... 2,342 2,788 6 Exeter and Crediton .. ........ • • • • • • - - 19 Furness Railway ... ............ • • - - 171 Glasgow, and South-Western........ 4,457 4,890 13,950 1,030 8 283% Great Northern and E. L.• ••••• • • • . 4,478 !,,474 188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland 81936 Great Western ••• • • ..... ....... 16,667 19,833 25% Irish South Eastern ••••••• • • • • • ••• • - 5, - 4 90 Lancaster and Carlisle •• • • ••• • 17,759 18,339 260 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. • • - Leeds Northern ...• .. • • • • • • • • • • " • • -- 181 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport..•• . 322 4 0 0 55336 London and North Western .• • 536 London and Blackwall.• • • 173% London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 7,673 11,462 2533( r,ondon and South Western. •••• •• • • 10,077 14,030 41 Londonderry and Enniskillen •••• • • • • 357 494 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. '- - 2,48,5 167% Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 6 , 091 7,407 9% Manchester and South Junction •••• • • 558 624 28 Maryport and Carlisle ••••••• • •" • • • e "I 725 e 3498% Midland ..... .................... , 0, '6 25,173 126 Midland Great Western (Irish) ••• • • • 2,723 37 Nionklands . ............. - 78% Newcastle and Carlisle...• ••••• • • • • • 3,72_ 1 .......... 149 North British .................... • • 4,267 North Staffordshire ...... •••• • • • • " - - 47 North- Western-We5tern ................. •• • • - - SO Scottish Central ... ..... 1 2,433 2,757 32 Scottish Midland ................ j 28% Shrewsbury and Birmingham ••• • .. 699 724 47 Shrewsbury and Chester • • .......... 1,711 1,869 29 Shropshire Daiwa .................. 616 605 58 Slou,h Devon. . . •••••• •••••••• 1,697 2,224 4 288% South Ea5tern...................... 19,971 13 . 615 162% South Wales ....................... 2,55 4,278 77 South York., Doncaster, and Goole .• 1 , 3 ' 6 1, 4 53 40 Tat! Vale ...... ...................,, 2,755 2,843 - - 68 Waterford and Limerick - - 25 West Cornwall ...... ............. 544 675 12 Wtiltehaven Junction .•• • • • 682 York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds 23,040 27,076 FOREIGN. 57% Dutch Rhenish ... ....... . 183 3 4 Lyons and Mediterranean ...• • • .... 5,854 6,881 63 Montereau end Troyes 63 Nemur and Liege .......... „ ...... 1,2+:1 1,917 443% Northern of France ................ 21,020 27,439 577 Orleans and Central* ............... 21,564 27,0 , ,0 240 Paris and Lyons .................. 12,348 13,566 84 Paris and Rouen. .................. 6,260 7,433 392 Paris and Strasburgh ..........., .. - - 59 Rouen and Havre -.. ........ ... .. 2,569 3.454 101 Western of France .......... 3,641 4,876- * The receipts include the traffic on the Orleans and Central, Or cans and Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes. NFW CHURCH IN VICTORIA-STREET.—Arrangements hare been made for the erection of a handsome church at the western extremity of Victoria-street, Westmin ster, the foundation-stone of which will be laid shortly after Easter. The new church, which is to be erected from the designs of Mr, G. G. Scott, of Spring-gardens, is to be dedicated to St. Andrew, and will form one of the district churches of St. Margaret's parish. Baring, and Mr. Bright took part, tho motion was with. drawn. THE CASE OF MR. STONOR. Mr. G. H. MOORE said that the hon. gentleman the Under-Secretary for the Colonies was reported to have made on the preceding day a statement with respect to the a ppointment of Mr. Stonor , which, in his (Mr. Moore's) opinion, ought not to be allowed to to pass un d no t ti h c a e t d ; ~ The hon. gentleman was reported have Stonor had sent to the Colomal.office a packet of testimo nials, amongst which was a printed paper, containing a paper by Mr. Stonor himself, relative to the fourth resolu tion of the Sligo borough election committee, and that that letter had been added to the testimonials, but the package p asse d unexamined by the clerk under whose hands it came and by the hon. gentleman himself." Now, he (Mr. Moore) did not mean to insinuate any doubt that the hon. gentle man had there stated what he believed to be the truth, but it appeared to him to be utterly impossible that the hon. gentleman could have stated the whole truth of the case, because if there were nothing behind that statement, it would, in fact, amount to this, that Mr. Stonor's testi monials having escaped observation that gentleman had been appointed to the office of a judge merely because he had written a letter to say that ho would like to be so appointed. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Now, that was utterly impossible, and the public had a right to know on what ground and at whose recommendation the ap pointment had really been made. He believed he could show that that gentleman had been appointed through an influence which was, unfortunately, very powerful with the Duke of Newcastle. He believed he had been ap pointed, not in spite of his corrupt practices, but because of his corrupt practices. (Hear, hear, and laughter). He believed he should be able to show that Mr. Stonor had been appointed to that office because he had handed over to the hon. gentleman the member for Sligo (Mr. Sadleir), who had then been a junior Lord of the Treasury, an influence which he had obtained in Sligo through the cor rupt practices which, according to the report of a select committee of that house, he had pursued Under these circumstances, he (Mr. Moore) wished to give notice that he would on a future evening move that a select committee be appointed to take into consideration the appointment of Mr. Stoner, he having been reported by a committee of that house to have been guilty of bribery at the election for the borough of Sligo in the year 1852. Mr. HUME said he thought the Government had gone beyond what could have been expected of them in that case. They had stated that at the time they had made that appointment they had not been aware of the charge against Mr. Stonor, and that since they had been ac quainted with it they had determined on cancelling the appointment. Mr. F. FRENCH felt astonished at what had fallen from the hon. member for Montrose. Was that the mode in which an Under Secretary for the Colonies should perform his duties? The question to be decided by the house did not relate solely to Mr. Stonor; they had also to consider whether a member of that house who had neglected his duty and brought discredit on the Government to which he belonged should be suffered to continue in the office which he held. (Laughter.) Mr. F. PEEL said that he would re-state the circum stances under which Mr. Stonor had been appointed to a judgeship in the colony of Victoria. As he had said on the preceding day, that gentleman had addressed to the Colo nial Office an application for that appointment. He had accompanied his letter with a packet of testimonials, and that packet also contained a printed paper relative to the resolution of the Sligo election committee. The letter of application referred to the testimonials, but did not refer to the printed paper by which they were accompa nied. The letter stated that the testimonials had been given to the writer by persons of the highest eminence in the profession of the law, by the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, by Vice-Chancellor Stuart, and by other persons, not perhaps so elevated as those, but still of high standing in the profession. It might have been an omission (continued the hon. gentleman) on our part that we did not examine those testimonials for the purpose of verifying the statement of Mr. Stoner. It was an over sight, I admit, it is to be regretted ; but some palliation may, perhaps, be found for it in the laboriousness of that office—(hear, hear)—and in the impossibility of always guarding, by any amount of diligence and industry, every approach which may lead to the occasional commission of error. (Cheers.) Mr. WHITESIDE said he was sure that the hon. gen tleman who had just explained his conduct had dealt with the house in a spirit of perfect sincerity; but that matter concerned the administration of justice, and he could assure the hon. gentleman that, while he entertained the most perfect respect for him, he had heard his speech of the pre ceding day with great pain. Was he to understand that the members of a Government, who were pre-eminently distinguished for their administrative ability, when they came to consider the claims or the qualifications of an in dividual who was to decide on ques ti ons o f p ro p er ty, liberty, and life, never condesc en d e d t o r e a d the papers which had been sent in to them relative to those claims or qualifications ? (Hear, hear.) If the noble duke at the head of the Colonial-office was so much engaged that he could not perform that duty, could he not transfer it to the eminent and able person who represented the colonial department in that house ? Mr. BOWYER said he did not think that the hon. gen tleman the member for Mayo (Mr. G. H. Moore) had acted fairly when he had referred to a conversation which had passed between him and the hon. member. The statement made by him (Mr. Bowyer) in the course of that conversa tion had been purely a confidential one, and his only ob ject had been to save his friend Mr. Stonor from the at tacks of a gentleman of the great and practised ability of the hon. member for Mayo. For his part, while he ad mitted that Mr. Stonor had committed an indiscretion, he did not believe that he had been guilty of the offence with which he had been charged. He did not wish to make any attack on her Majesty's Government. He could state, on the authority of his hon. friend, that he owed his appointment not to the influence of an ex-Lord of the Treasury, the member for Sligo, but to his reputa tion, and the recommendations he had procured. He was at the time in receipt of a considerable income, but he had now abandoned his profession, and sailed for a colony ; he was far from being independent, he had a mother and brother in delicate health depending on him, but he had given up all his prospects in this country, believing that her Majesty's Government were fully cognisant of the whole affair. (Hear, hear.) He had spoken to him (Mr. Bowyer) of the generous manner in which the Government had acted towards him—he said that they did. not take the finding of the committee as binding, but had gone into the evidence—(cheers)—and formed the opinion that the decision was no bar to his employment under the Crown. Like an honest man, he had brought the case fully before them. (Hear, hear.) There never was a harder case to an individual. (Hear, hear.) This gentleman was totally ruined by the neglect of the Colonial Office. (Hear, hear.) It was all very well for a gentleman in office to say, " We have made a mistake ;" but it becomes a serious matter for the individual affected by the mistake. In this case a gentle man and his family had been ruined, and he trusted the house would take the merciful view, and consider that enough had been done to vindicate justice. Mr. G. H. MOORE wished to explain. A serious im iutation had been made on him. But the statement to bins had been made publicly in that house in the presence of a large number of members. (" No, no," from Mr. Bowyer.) At the request of the hon. gentleman he aban cloned his intentions, and when taunted by the Under Secretary for his withdrawal, he had stated the fact. (Hear, and cries of " order.") Mr. MALINS thought that the hon. member for Dun dalk had vindicated Mr. Stoner, but the question was no longer confined to him, the Government were now before the house. It appeared distinctly, from the admis sion of the Under Secretary, that Mr. Stonor believed that all the papers had been read. It was a hard thing for him to be stigmatised as a briber. If the Government had done its duty the appointment would have been re fused in the first instance ; Mr. Stonor would have devoted himself to his profession ' in a few years all recollecti o n o f this transaction would have perished, and he misht have been appointed to office without a murmur. The injury to him was now irreparable. (Hear, hear.) After some observations from Mr. 0. STANLEY, Mr. I. BUTT referred to a debate last session, in which he had alluded to the fact that Mr. Stoner ha.Cl actually bribed an alderman at Sligo. On that occasion several members of the Government took part, and on the division the name of Mr. Peel appeared as voting with the Govern ment, although he now alleged that ho was not aware of the charge against Mr. Stoner. He fully believed that al legation as regarded the hon. gentleman, but that debate was full notice to the Government, which had notwith standing appointed him, and yet the moment attention was called to the subject, they recall him with as much haste as they had previously made his appointment. Mr. JOHN SADLEIR rose from the end of the second bench below the gangway on the Government side of the house, and said—l shall not enter into a discussion as to what are the rights and privileges of the Government in dealing with any case; but the honourable and learned gentleman who has just spoken has thought proper to re mind the house that election committees act under the obli gation of an oath, and has signified his opinion that there is something highly improper in acting against the decision of such a committee, though carried only by a majority of ono. Now, I beg to remind the honourable gentleman in answer to that observation, that it often happens the decisions of juries given upon oath are, notwithstanding, set aside by the judges of the land. As to the conduct of the member for Mayo, who has in my absence, and without the slighte,t notice given to me, endeavoured to found accusations af fecting my honour and character, I say it is most unjusti fiable and indefensible (Oh, and cheers.) He has ventilated that which I now tell him to his face is a slander and a li bel. (Cries of " Order," cheers, and considerable uproar.) The SPEAKER—The hon. member for Sligo has made use of an unparliamentary expression. It is impossible for this house to listen to him. He must immediately retract it. Mr. SADLEIR—I bow with the utmost respect, and at once retract tho word slander, but I say that that which the member for Mayo has stated of me is a libel, for which there is not a particle of foundation. (Loud cheers, and cries of " oh, oh.") The hon. member for Mayo having stated behind my back and in my absence that the appoint ment of Mr. Stonor was made at my instance, and as a reward Mr. MOORE—I never said anything of the kind. Mr. SADLEIR—I am not all surprised at the retracta tion by the honourable gentleman. (Laughter.) Ho is entitled to every indulgence at my hands, because I know he lives upon the circulation and invention of the most unfounded statements for political purposes. (Cheers and uproar.) The honourable member for Mayo is in the con stant habit of making statements without a single particle of evidence to sustain them—(increased confusion) — The SPEAKER— The honourable gentleman is again out of order. I really must request him to be more care ful. He must retract the expression which he last used. (Cheers from the Opposition.) Mr. S ADLEIR—I retract the expression ; but I repeat that I am not at all surprised at finding the honourable member prepared to stand up in his place in Parliament, and, after having most deliberately reflected on my con duct and my name, in the presence of many of the friends who now surround him, retract those reflections. (Cheers.) Having given this flat and unqualified denial to the state ment of the honourable gentleman, and having challenged him to the proof of the assertion, and which he has now thought proper so instantaneously to withdraw, I shall now resume my seat. (Loud cheers and counter cheers.) Mr. MOORE immediately rose, and was received with considerable clamour. He said, I must again beg to ex plain what I really did say. What I said was, that I be lieved that Mr. Stoner was appointed to the situation Vtela he lat e l y h e ld i n consequence o f h av i ng t ran f erre d t he hon. gentleman opposite that interest in the borough of Sligo which ho had obtained by corrupt practices. (Hear.) That was what I said, and I believe hon. gentle men will allow that that was what I said. (Hear.) I did not say because I knew nothing of the hon. gentleman having made any application. (The hon. member was in terrupted at this point by load cries of " order," and at once resumed his seat.) The question was th put and carried ; and the Speaker having left the c en hair, the house resolved itself THE LONDON GAZETTE' OF LAST NIGET, ADMIRALTY, WARcH. 9. The Right Honourable Bertrarn Arthur Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, to be Vice-Admiral of the county of Chester. INSOLVENT I'EVTIONERS. R. Broad, Portland-place, Kensington, grocer—N. G. Mussabini, Hunter-street, Brunsv►ick-square, literary and political writer—R. Peyton, Pilgrim-street, Ludgate-hill, shoemaker—A. Muirhead, Stacey-street, Stepney, locker in her Majesty's Customs in the port of London—H. S. Peach, Selsley-place, Chelsea, clerk to a surveyor—T. R. Davey, Brick-lane, Bethnal-green, carpenter—T. Tyne, Archer-street, Kensington, builder—W. Rutson, sen., Chipperfield-common, Hertfordshire, linendraper —J. Bart• lett, Belvidere, Bethnal-green,distraining broker—T. Boyle, Walbrook, City, manager to the Patent Day Light Reflector Co.—Ann Williams, Pall-mall, lady's maid—T. Ray mond Bishops, Paddington, auctioneers—R. Swift, Emma place,. Commercial-road East, engineer —E. Flannigan, Mo lyneux-street, Edgware-road, lodging-house keeper—R. Wardell, Warwick-street, Pimlico, director of Vauxhall gardens—E. H. Plummer, Grange-road, Bermondsey, com mission agent—T. Packer, Blackman-street, Newington, photogrwhio artist—R. Meikleham, Park-cottages, Ham mersmith, draughtsman—C. Fisk, Angel-row, Hammer smith, cheesemonger—G. Berry, Battersea, Surrey, baker —J. B. Cash, Cannon-street, St. George's-in-the-East, beer shop keeper—Harriett Hill, Charlotte-street, Islington, lodging-house keeper—T. Tarrant, South-street, Lambeth, ironmonger. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. William Richardson, Lombard-street, City, merchant -Ist div. of 2s. 2d., March 23, and three subsequent Thurs days, at Stansfeld's, Basinghall•street. Henry Bolt, Birmingham, silversmith-Ist div. of 3d., any . Thursday, at Christie's, Birmingham. William Tomlinson, Manchester, publican-Ist and final div. of 4s. 80., March 21, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Hernaman's, Manchester. DIVIDENDS. April 10. T. Corby, Lower Eaton-street, Pimlico, builder —Aprillo. L. S. Butler, Ludgate-hill,Citv,and No. 8 Wharf, City-road Basin, stationer—April 8. T. K. Clay,lronmon ger ' lane City, woollen warehouseman—April 10. H. Braun, Old Fish-street-hill, City, importer of foreign glass—April 7. G. Franks, Blackfriars-road, surgeon—April 7. H. Parry and J. Underwood, Change-alley, City, bill brokers —April 7. H Parry, Change-alley, City, bill broker— April 7. G. Luckin, High Holborn, boot maker—April 7. J. Robins, London-wall, City, carrier, April 7. J. Stevens, Abchurch-lane, City, merchant—April 7. W. Pearce, Southborough, Kent—April 11. R. Spenceley and J. M. Spenceley, Wapping and Rotherhithe, sail makers—April 13. J. Sadler, Vere-street, Clare-market, tallow chandler—April 11. H. Allen, Bristol, chemist — April 6. B. Fishber, Gloucester, currier, April 8. H. Clarke, Sheffield, builder—April 13. H. Griffiths, Birmingham, tailor—Aprill3. H. James and T. James, Rushall, Stafford shire, millers AprillB. G. Bennett, Birmingham, licensed victualler— April 7. A. Love and C. Keys, Liverpool, look ing glass manufacturers—April 7. A. Love, Liverpool, looking glass manufacturer. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. April 7. John Smith and James Smith, Brighton, and King street, City, stationers—April 7. H. Green, Stoke by Nayland, Suffo'k, baker—April 8. J. Hodges and J. F. Hodges, New Bond-street, hosiers—April 7. W. Charl ton, Basingtoke, Hampshire, grocer—April 19. H. Allen, Bristol, chemist—April 10. W. Hesketh, Blackburn, Lancashire, cotton manufacturer—April 10. J. M'Colm, Manchester, waste dealer—April 8. R. Milner, Doncaster, Yorkshire, hatter—April 26. J. Osborne, Kidderminster, tailor. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Dickson, C. M`Kenzie and G. Knox, Wellington, Shropshire, railway contractors, so far as regards C. M'Kenzie—J. Dickson and C. Maellington, Shropshire, railway contractors—W. Horsfall, W. C. Beet, and J. S. Beet, Sheffield, pawnbrokers—J. Rostern and T. lolling worth, Manchester, Radcliffe, and Haslingden, Lanca shire, gingham manufacturers—Hannah Shaw, J. Shaw, Thomas Shaw, and Timothy Shaw, Berry Brow, York shire, grocers, so far as regards Hannah Shaw and Timothy Shaw—J. Pegg and S. Simmons, Nottingham, brass and iron founders—W. Ullathorne, 0. Longstaff, fen., 0. Lonstaff, jun., and G. H. Ullathorne, Gate-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields; Barnard Castle, Durham; and Start forth, Yorkshire, flax spinners, so far as regards 0. Long staff, sen.—Ann Langsford and Mary Langsford, Exeter, milliners—C. Coe, J. Paine, and W. Bowdon, Manchester, woollen merchants, so far as regards C. Coo—J. S. Finch, J. Litigate, and A. Munro, West-street, West Smithfield —C. Hallam and J. Spikes, Birmingham, grocers—M. B. Robson and J. Crondace, Sunderland, general merchants —J. ~Deaville and J. H. Baddeley, Hanley, Stafford shire, earthenware manufacturers —T. Thorne, sen., and T. Thorne, jun., tol, coal merchants Mary Perry and Jane Blood, Wolverhampton, Staf fordshire, schoolmistress —J. Scott,within's lane, City, and L. F. Edwards, Southampton-build ings, attorneys—Anne Penfold, sen , G. H. N. Pen fold, Charlotte Norton Penfold, and Anne Penfold, jun., Southampton -row, Russell-square, hosiers—W. Wickham and R. E. Yelland, Strand, news agents—W. Pantin and T. Turner, West Smithfield, brush manufacturers—J. Abbott and F. Wright N e edham Market , Suffolk , iron mongers—G. Hmocks'and J. Horrocks, Pilkingtou, Lan cashire, power loom shuttle and temple makers—G. Halli day, W. Halliday , and S. Fearnsido, Northowram, York shire, common brick manufacturers. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Robert Wilson, calenderer, Glasgow. John Stewart, jun. wr iter, Glasgow. Peter M‘Laren and Company, ship carpenters, Glasgow, BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ondiug on Saturday the 1 ith day of March, 1854. 'UDE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ......,. 28,641,070 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities.- 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 14,641,070 Silver buLi0n........ - £28,€41,070 £23,641,070 lef, . MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1854. :PAATME NT. Dated the I Gth day of March, Government securities (I nciudg.Dead w eight Annuity) • • • • • 11,747.728 Other securities ...... 13,054,6;5 15T.tes • • • • • • • • .. 7,623,65 5 Gold and silver coin .• 755,615 £33,1A4,653 :. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. BANKING DE; Proprietors' capital . 14,553,000 Rest ........ 3,718,228 Public deposits di eluding Exchequer, Commissiohers if National Debt, Sat ing's Banks, aid Dividend Accounts) 2,899,597 Other deposits 10,887,396 Seven Day and other Bills , 1,126,432 X 33,184,03 Dated the 16th day of Mud, 18, PRICE DF SUGAR, The average price of Browt or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in tide week ending the 14th day of March, 18.54, is 245. rid. par hundredweight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Evitain. 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Eastern (Readin ,, Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent. ...... 4. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent. Do. do- do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfil.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref. D 0.................... York&N. Midland Ho Alid Paid.' 100 100 all all all 50 50 20 20 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 16i 161 St. 19i 100 - 42 34 all all 100 100 100 47 174 all 100 , 31251 212 s 100 100 100 100 r i., all all 51s. 1 ,100 20 91 54 3i t 12 f 90 4 894 80 124 925 7 71 I 914 62i 32/ ~ 13 12i ~ 8; 99 8i 91 100 4 99i i 1 11 78i i 8 21 i 59 1 81 I lli i 62 34 VP 66 i lii i i 47 61 113 x d 9i a xct die rid 101 100 z d LE A. 6E. raILWAYB• '2!lion.i. ant; 3uck . gliainsb. Je. • L. Lincoln or 6 per c:Jut. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New .41str.drDn.Fr Dk. Rail way & Selby Shares. Do. Shares. Gon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Nianch. Bxtu and Matioel; Aiddlesbro' & Redear. Aidld.Bradfd gorthern and Ea,sternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyr. Do. i shares. Roystn.& Do.Shepth.St Sher. Roth a Goole g. 5 P.C. S. Staffordsh. gear Valleygi 6 per cent 1)0 Xilts&Somrs• 13i 20 20 12 St. St. 25 FOREIGN. 10 7 Antwerp&Rotterdani 34 3d 41 5 3 '.elgiau Eastu. June:. 14 20 8 Beziers to Graissessae 44 —34 d 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda., awl Central India,Scrip id u p pm ... Central of Italy — 20 all Charleroi & Erqueliu — 174 all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besancon — p 20 8 )utch Rhenish 3l 20 all East Indian 24 3 p 20 2 Do Extension,, — 4 5 all 3t. Indian Peninsula p 5/ 20 10 Junct. of Franc, 25 10 Grd. Trunk of Canada _ d 100 3 j 00. Debentures 4 3 d 100 all Do. do 6 I d 20 10 TA. Central of Franc , . 2 —2/ ti 204 all Jt.Westeru of Canada Shares ...... . 22 23 )o. Bands (I.st is.)'s7 9 111 20!, 15! damilton & Toronto 1.4 —2 p 100 all )o. 6 per cent. 20 5 Lake Coust. & 5 all Lucca & Pistojal: prof — dis 20 15 Luxembourg 6l 7 6i 10 10 Do. (Railway) ll 4i 41 5 2 Do. Pref 1 14 5 3 Do. (Canal) 1 14 10 f Do. 6p. ct. pref... . 20 8 Lyons and Geneva 20 12 Lyons & Mediterray — 20 10 Madras — 33i 33!. vlaria Antonia j 10 all Do. do. New 2) 2 JAelbourne Dk. &Ry 20 all :\Ltinur & Liege (wit': interest) 7 74 74 20 all Do. (cx interest) . 16 all N'orthern of France 294 29/ Do. 201. 3 p. c bids 20 all (filly. B.& A ms. Shs. j 10 all , TorwegiauTrunk.Pre': 84 20 10 Paris and Lyons 123 —124 p 40 all Ditto Bonds 10 all t'aris and Orleans 43 —45 20 all Paris and Rouen 34 3G 20 all Paris and Strasbour 28a • 28g 234 20 10 ParisCaen & Cherbeg. ..• pm 10j 4uebee & Ric limoml 20 all Rouen and Havre 20 9 Royal Danish ld par 11 5 2 Royal Swed.'s'a d 20 all iambre and Meuse_ 8 • 81 8i ... 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. 20 6 ioutherr of France —pm 20 6 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) — 8/ all West Flanders 3l 44 3i 10 all Do 5A per c. Pref . d 20 10 Western of France 3 —36 p 10 7 West. of Switzerland 20 2 Wiesbaden 20 15 Zealand :lqua Fria nglo Austrin. Gok uglo 4\lifornian kustralasian \ustralian ustralian Cordillera .\ustraliau Freehold .I.ve Maria 1i —2 p id— id IP 1 id si— 24 t 4 i 4 -- 1 9 —ll i id 7 9 siadon (G 1. Duchy of; 31aenarvon Ir. & Coal British Austrlu. Gold' 3ritish Iron . i3raziliau Imp. (issued at £5 pra Do. Coeaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Croak Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica. jobre Coppe. - ..,olonial Gold 4 5 32 —34 i — i d 4L -- 43 i -- 1h p 10 -- 111 55 -- 65 3 -- 5p :Jo piapo topper Min. o: Eug, 10. Prof. 74 p. cent. and Austria. Copper Smeltg.Co. leueral 1i- 2} ;treat Nugget Veiu, io. Resr'stered . I Clreat Polgooth ,iberty 1 1 lf 11 4d 1 124 Livares Loud.&Californ.Cok QuArtz Crush. Co, llariquita texican&S.Amorien. iew Gra iada 5/ - 61 8 - i New Linares and Smelting C 0... _Touioan Ample_ i - 1 ,'ontgibaud. Silvci Lea,' & Smelt i-',)rt Philip luartz Rock ithymuey Iron 90. Now 15 17 « d lit 29 31 8 10 3 4 d 3i 44 31 I (1 c Santiago do Cuba ')uth Australian rin Croft , Juited Mexican ,Valler 'West Granada West 11taiposa .Vorthing Mining 01 Yuba # # MISCELLANEOUS 5 ' all Aubin Coal and Iron 25 174 Wstralian Agricult. 39 41 391 40 20 11 lustral sn. Pc i tic. ... 13 10 8 Xustralu. Royal Mail 10 4 terlin Water Works ... 59 3ii 3rit. American Land 75 77 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co ... 100 321 Janada 75 80 5 5 Jrystal Palace 6h 61xn 4 2 Jrystal Pal. of France 20 3 Eastern Steam . 25 20 ElectritTclograph(A) 17* 183 25 all Do. (B) ••• ••• 1 1 Electric Toleg. of Ir. 15 14 len. Steam Navismt. 20 18 4eneral Screw Steam 20 Irish Beetroot Sugar. 20 10 . gagdalena Wit. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 "ietlierlands Land 1 3 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Steam Navigat. Co. I all N. B. Australasian,,, 1 1 A 110. New — 20 10 lrth.ofFuropeSteam 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & ▪ d 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 551 50 30 Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co iP 100 60 Loyal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. A.ustral. Invest. i lip 25 25 South Austral. Land 36 38 I all iubtnar. Telegraph — all no. Registe re d,,,, ,,. 1 100 28i Van Dicmen's 'And 12 —l3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all kustratasi a 7B 80 80 79i 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 50 all *high N. AMC rietv, 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 14 o,ld 20 2 Chrtd. Buk, of India, Australia, & China 1i id 100 25 Jolonial • ••• 100 20 Com merc i a l o f Loud — 20 10 f uglish Scottish and Australian 3. 3 4 6 1 20 15 Lond. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia ll 1d 50 20 London and County — • 50 10 •ondon Joint Stock — 2411 I 100 20 Loud. & Westminster 100 35 National Provincial of England — 20 10 Do. New - • • 50 22 lational of Ireland .. 20 all !cow South Wales 39 —4l 25 all Jriental Bank of Corporation 46i 474 47 25 5 Do. New ••• 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New ••• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold imp Co ... ••• 25 all south Australia 4O 42 25 all inir nof Australia.. 67 6s 67i 2 )o. New 7 50 10 Union of London iscount Brackley has returned to Groayenor•streel tho Duke of Norfolk's, Arundel Castle, 13.6 24 from, using Compans, ,couaou N. L. &N. W. ;11donian. 'Do Westa: (k. New. & Berw. & N 3. Easter', gorfolk 114 &N. . & Midid 4tektou Darlingt. Count. D 0... Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do It North], )o Gancash & Yorksh. 74. MCleau itockt. & Darlingt 4tWestii :losing Prices . thls day. 93 - 96 48 - 50 28 - 30 ,01 - 103 50 - 52 25 -26 13 - 13 21} - 25 ... -''. ••• 2i 2ixd 9~ - 97 56 - 58 _- _.xd 2 • •• 2/ —1 dis 28 - 30 94 96 SHIPPING INT ELLIGE_NCE. CUSTOM HOUSE, MAr.cn 17. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Radina, Gessina, from Gron ingen Agatha Jacobina, do.; Julius, Baltimore; Albertus, Ham burgh ; Jantina Jekkina, Santander ; Westphalia, ; Maria Key, Buenos Ayres ; Esther, Demerara ; Johanna Envien. Argentine Sea ; Equator, Mauritius ; Royalist, Cape Palmas Tamaulipas, Tampico and Ha vannah ; Escocesa, ; Aledie Anne, Santander; Aurora, Seville; Betsy, Mauritius and St. Helena ; Cas. sandra, St. Michael's ; Agnes. Lisbon ; ' Kangaroo, Amster dam ; Vanguard, Canton; Trigend, 'Rostock; Cherub, St. Michael's ; Charlotte, Faborg. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LoaDING.—The Gerhardine, for Maretrancl and Gothenburg ; Acasta, Sidney ; Amiable Marie Louise, Bordeaux ; James Tureen, Kurrachee and Bombay ; Cordelia, New Zealand ; Pantaloon, Adelaide ; Schonderloo, Sydney; Cetharina Luitgerdina, Dantzic; Ann Black, Kurrachee and Moulmein ; Sea Bird, Mel bourne. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.-- The Denia, for Copenhagen ; Luis, Bilboa ; Brodrene, Madras and Ran goon ; Marietta, Buenos Ayres ; Peter. Elsinore ; Tag lioni, Adelaide ; Furst Blucher, Dantzic; Dolphyn, Ko nigsberg ; Volunteer, Naples ; New Great Britain, Mon treal ; James, Bermuda ; Yanekall, Montreal. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 17. The Catherine, which sailed ill arch 6, has just put back, in consequence of the crew's refusal to proceed—the ship making 17 inches of water per hour. • The Fernandez, from Liverpool to Cork, was spoken March 14, off Cork—ten days out. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Admiral de Ruyter, from London to Melbourne, March 6, lat. 45 N. long. 13 W. The Lavinia, of Stockton, for Philadelphia, March 7, lat. 48 N. long. 22 W. The Urania, from Brest, March 9, lat. 50 N. long. 13 W. The Robert Small, bound east, Dec. 2, let. 4 N. long. 85 E. The Harpley, from Madras to London, Jan. 14, off Cape L' A„ ul h as . The Wildflower, from Calcutta to France, Feb. 12, let. 3 N. long. 2 ; W. The Lady M•Naughten, from Madras to London, March 3, let. 31 N. long. 2i W. The Therelo,w, from Liverpool to Mauritius, Feb. 4, let. 1 N. long. 22 W. The Malcolm Brown (schooner), of London, March 8, lat. 46 N. long. 13 W. The John Moore, from Bombay to Liverpool, on the Line. The Poutornlia, from Bombay to London, off the Canaries. The Mon treclon, from Madras, Jan. 21, let. 8, long. 14 W. The Hamilton C. Kidston, from Liverpool to Mobile, Feb. 15, let. 17 N. long. 37 W. CULLY PRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 17. At this morning's market there was an average attend ance of the trade, who directed their chief attention to American flour, at 36s to 37s per barrel. Wheat was 2d tc 3d per bushel lower. Indian corn was in slack demand, and le per qr. cheaper. Other articles of the trade met a languid sale. WAKEFIELD—MancH 17. A fair supply of grain reported this week. The wheat trade continues dull, and although factors generally were disposed to concede a decline of 3s to 4s per qr. from the rates of last week, yet the business done has been very limited. Barley slow sale, and is to 2s per qr. cheaper. Beans Is leer qr., oats 4d per stone, and shelling 2s per load, lower. EXETER—MARcH 17. CATTLE.—Prime beef, lOs 6d per score ' • cows and calves, 121. to 181. ; butchers' calves, 5.d to 6(1 per lb., rearing calves 00s to 00s each. Sheep, 6(1 to 7:14. Lambs, Od to Od per lb. Store hogs, '.auge size, 00s to ON each ; slips, OUs to 00s ; small, OUs to 0:!s. Rough fat, 5d per lb. Pork carcases from Ns 6d to lOs Od per score. Cutts.—ln our market wheat may be quoted from lOs Od to 103 3d. Malting barley, 5s O t to as 3d ; grin‘3in„o. do., 4.s 6(1 to 4s Pd. Oats, 3s 3d to 3s 6(1. Beans, OUs Od to ON 03. Peas, 00s 03 to OUs 03. FLOUR. —Fine, 5U 0,1 to 603 01; seconds, 57s Od to 58s Od per sack. INVERNESS.-MARCH 14. CORN. — l .lThe3t, white, per qr., 0,1 to 75s 04. Bar ley, chevalier, 34s Od to 35s 01; ditto, common, 33s Od to 315 Oats, 26s Od to 28s Od. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 22s Od to 23s Od ' • ditto second, 00s Od to Os 0,1; barleymeal, 15s 0,1 to Os Od.; peasemeal, 15s 0,1 to Os 0,1; bran, per stone, Os 7d to Os Od ; Ist flour, per 2801 b, 54s Od to 56s Od ; 2d ditto, 47s Od to 49s Od; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imperial 28 to 2s 4d ; ditto second, Os Od to Os Od ; barleymeal is 44 to is 6d • peasemeal, is 6,1 to Os Oil; Ist flour, 2s 9d casin, 2s 7d credit; 2d ditto, 2s 3d cash, 2s 7d credit. BRISTOL SUGAR—MARCH 17. The market has been moderately active, the sales of West India having amounted to somewhere about 300 hogsheads. A larger business might be done were it not that importers are firm, while buyers are looking for some what easier rates. The refined market is not so active, and manufactured goods are heavier to move. COAL MARKE' Prices of Coal per ton at ti 8. d. Carr's Hartley 2O 0 s. d. Davisou's West Hartley 19 6; Lambton 20 0 Elastiug's Hartley l9 6 Lumley 18 6 Taufield Moor Taufield Moor Butes 17 6 ' Heugh Hall 19 3 West Hartley 19 6 Cowpen 20 0 Wylam. 18 0 ; Derwent water Hartley 19 6 Bell's Primrose 16 6 Grey's West Hartley ~..19 0 ;T.—MARCH 17. he close of the market :- 1 Wallsend, &c. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—YESTERDAY. kmsterdam II I3 I A Gibraltar Ditto, three months .. 11 15 ueghorn .............. 311 65 Rotterdam .. .... II 1514 Gcnoa ............ ~,.. 25 52 Antwerp .............. 25 15 Milan . ..... .......... • ••••• • 000 Brussels .............. 25 15 Venice .... 00•• •• •• •• 1101 ............ damburgh ............ 13 4% Naples 49% Altona ................ Palermo 12 % • • 24 97 , 4 alessina „ „... „ „ 126.% Ditto, three months .. 25 27% Lisbon 5334 • 25 27% iporto ...• 53311 Bourdeaux ••.••• •• •• , lti , , Janeiro •••••••• •••• Frankton-on-Maine .... 118 %I Ruenos Ayre5.......... Berlin . .............. INew York, 60 days' sight Vienna .. •• . O ['Neste .......... •• .. 13 1 6 PRICES OF BULLION. PER oz. Peiersburgh.. •• •• 34% Forevo Gold , n Bars £3 17 9 Ftadrid ................ 50 i'ortugal Gold Coin .. 0 u 0., Cadiz 50% vlexieaa Dollars 0 5 OYq 00dar....... 0 0 Seville ••.••••• . • • • . • • • Silver in bars ••• . • 0 5 11 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been depressed to-day. We reduce our quotations from yesterday's cur rency to 6 per cent. on all heavy stocks. and the market closed this evening with a still declining tendency. Aber• deen, 11 ; Caledonian, 27i , ; East Lancashire, 15$ ; Law cashire and Yorkshire, 63„ ; London and North-Western , 100 c ; Midland, 59i ; South-Eastern and Dover, 1 3 g ; Jlidland Four-and-a-Half per Cent., 1 dis. MANCHESTER, MARCH 17. STOCK EXC H, N GE. —The tm;ines; to-day is exceedingli limited, and prices have slightly given way. 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