The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-10 00:00:00

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The same proposition was made to General Gardikisty Grivas, Master of Horse to the He al--o refnsed, and the ex-Ambassador at Con stantinople, M. Metasa, dhl so likewise. Gen. Spiro Milms, and the Minister of War, Colonel Soutzo, would ba.ve accepted the post ; but the Council thought t hat their presence among-t the insurgents - would have no influence. At length not being I.ble to cane t) an understanding on the choice of a chief, the Council re solved to send 20,000 florins and ammunition to Grivas, in order that he might go again to Janina and Metzovo, and they promised him su.e:ess. In the meantine the Government is besieged by envoys from different places. It is said that the connnittee has plenty of money. Large sums have it is said, arrived from all parts from Greeks residing abroad. London, Marseilles, Malta, Trieste, Vienna, Syra, Constantinople, and Asia Minor, are continuing to send numerous subsidies. Already, on their part, have the Danubian provinces begun to supply important sums. Russia also has sent money to the in surgen t,, an d th e E m peror Nicholas has , i t is said, officially ordered cemmittees to be termed to ruse sub scriptions f or th e G ree k i n surrection. But if the insurgents hav e money , t h ey are i n wan t o f ammunition ; and it it I.e true, stated, that the En,lish have stopped the Greek brig the Minerva, which left Trieste on the 14th, and of which there has been no further new-, it is certain that the insurgents will be without arms also. M. Soutzo, Secretary of the Greek Legation at St. Peters burg, has arrived at Athens by the last steamer, the Austrian Lloyds. It is said that he is the bearer of "very important news and of large sums. He was re ceived on his arrival by his Majesty King Otho. The precise object of his mission is not yet known." MONTENEGRO. - - - A letter from St. Petersburg, 30th ult., in the National Gazette of Berlin, says :—" The last amount of money sent into the Montenegro for the decoration of the churches was very considerable, the object being to furnish the Montenegrins with the means of repairing their orthodox chu rches, which had been ravaged by the Turks. It is well flown that since the time of Catharine the Mon tenegrins have been in the habit of receiving as sistance of this kind from Russia. Colonel Kowa lski is, it is said, charged to watch over the em ployment and distribution of this gift. The Rus sian Government has also sent into the Montenegro a great number of images of saints." • PERSIA. Under the title of "RuptUre between Persia and Russia," the Journal de Constant ino p le pub lishes th e following on the incident mentioned in the last telegraphic despatches from Constanti nople : " According to letters from Teheran, written by Persons in a position to be well - informed , the Rus sian Ambassador Extraordinary, Count Kanikoff, who had been sent to Persia to extort fresh concessions from the Shah, and force him to declare himself against the Sublime Porte, and who, from unfavourable circum stances, thought it prudent to stop at Tiflis, is said to have sent from that place to M. Dolgorouki, Russian Minister at the court of Persia, an order to call on the Persian Government, by means of an ultimatum, to de clare within two hours whether it intended to take part with Russia against Turkey. The same letters announce that the Shah of Persia replied to this arrogant ultima tum by giving orders to 50,000 men to proceed to the Turco-Persian frontiers, under the command in chief of Mehemet Khan, his minister of war. The Shah is said to intend to demand the restitution of the provinces which have been taken from him at different periods. If this news be confirmed, it may be considered as very favourable to Turkey and her allies." RUSSIA. A lettter from Posen dated the 2d in the Boer !enhatte of Hamburg says :—" Letters from Kalisch inform us that the Russian Government has aban doned the idea of placing a strong body of troops in Poland, and that the troops which occupied Auguslowo have been sent to the Baltic provinces. This proves that the Russians count on the con tinued neutrality of Prussia. The foreign journals admitted into Russia and Poland are so blackened by the authorities that it is impossible to read a single word relating to the war. For that, the public are obliged to be satisfied with what the Invalide INSBC may think fit to tell them." PRUSSIA. The Post Impt Gazette of Frankfort has the fol lowing from Berlin, Gth :—" The retirement of General de Bonin, the Minister of War, has pro duced the most unfavourable impression here. The day before yesterday he did not know that his removal had been decided on, for on that day he had an invitation to dine with the King, when his Majesty announced to him that he had been appointed to the command of the 12th division of the army in Silesia. At 10 o'clock in the evening, Field-Marshal Count de Dohna paid a visit to the General. To-day, he took leave of all the functionaries of the War Department. Yesterday the decree replacing General de Boniu by the Count de Vartensee was Signed by the King at Charlottenburg. (Count de Vartersee made himself remarked in 1849 by the manner in which he commanded the Prussian troops at Dresden, and by a work which he published ou the insurrection of Dresden.) General Reizenstein is appointed to the command of the Prussian troops at Frankfort, in the room of the new Mi /lister of War. What consoles the friends of M. de Bonin is that the division of which he is about to take the command will be the first to be put in movement to support the operations of the Aus trian troops. It is, in fact, positively stated that so isopn as the latter shall have advanced that division Will occupy Cracow. The new Minister of War is tot a mau of any party. The Prince of Prussia, Who left to-day on a short journey, gave General ( le Bonin striking marks of his esteem, and it is well known that the Prince has a high opinion of the talents of that officer. It is said that the Feld zeugmestre Hesse will return to Berlin, to regulate certain military points connected with the-execu tion of the Austro-Prussian treaty." It may be recollected that M. de Bonin powerfully contri buted by his straightf or wafd speech to the adoption ( If the bill on the loan of 30 millions of thalers. In the sitting of the Diet at Frankfort on the 4th, the affairs of the fortresses and of the army was the order of the day. The question of the East W as spoken of, the Diet having received official e ° lll munication of the Russian manifesto of the 23rd 11d., as well as of other Russian declarations rela 'Os to the war. FRANCE. Prince Napoleon arrived at Gallipoli on the laiet of the 30th of April. ONOURABLE CONDUCT OF THE FRENCH Go- MENT.—" The Russian Government," says the " thought fit to withdraw its exequatur Irom the consuls of France and England at St. Petersburg. In communicating that determina tion to the consul of her Britannic Majesty, Count de Nesselrode offered that agent his passports, whereas he announced to M. de Castillon that the Rroperor Nicholas authorised him to continue to reside at St. Petersburg. The French Government has refused to accept the benefit of the difference of treatment which the Russian Cabinet has en deavoured to establish between the consuls of the two allied po wers, to quit his post." and has ordered M. de Castillon The following extract from a report addressed to the Minister of Marine by Admiral Bruat, com mander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, is published by the Moniteur es I have not quitted the anchorage of Gallipoli, my presence there is still extremely useful ; it is the crews and boats of our men-of-war that effect, every day, the Unloading of the numerous vessels which the west wind lea brought to this port. Our carpenters have been From the Placed at the order s of the g ener al - in - chief, who employs .absolute during necessity. apart th em i n v arious workaof_ Morning to evening , and often night, three or four hundred men of the squadron are Occupied in l an di n g troops or _hors es, in unloadi ng trading-vessels, or in substituting for_ their cargo, b a ll as t, generally consisting of stones. I will not attempt t o give y ou news from the theatre of war. Admiral Hame lin is on the spot, and, no doubt, keeps you, Mon sieur le Mi n i s tre, well informed of all that p asses . The impression here appears to me to be exceedingly favourable to the measures a do p ted b y his Majesty's Government. The troops arrive a t Gallipoli et the Periods fi xe d on b e f ore hand, the weather is favourable, and the sl ow a d va nce of the Russians, and the attitude of Omer Pacha, allow them to know each other and Provide for their organisation. The war is opening under h a ppy ausp i ces , an d at the sight of our troopsdoubt that it will be glorious. We should be e x c eedin g l y culpable if the spectacle of activity displayed by the generals, officers, and soldiers, encamped on the h eights of Gallipoli did not excite . eur emulati on. T here reigns among this little army a gaiety and e nthusiasm which remind one of the best days of the empire. The site of the camp has been hap pily selected. The troops hare wood and water close at hand, and the ground is favourable for their exercises. The arrivals which have been t aking place for some days will render General Can -I:obert's task more easy. The first moments were, as R as to be expected, moments of trial, as it was neces• nary to provide with very insufficient means for the establishment and subsistence of the t It troops. appears to me that these difficulties have been very happily snr leounted by the experience and activity of the general -14-chief. I know that the English officers have testified en several occasions their admiration at the excellent aPpearance and industrious energy of our troops. My personal relations with the general officers of the French and Engli s h arm i es were esta bli s h e d f rom t h e very out set on the best possible footing. I aid them as much as I L ean,. without, however, sacrificing in any way the / ""ilti (1 1.1 04 I OW. to OW Of WY WOW§ THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1854. nected with provident or friendly societies of some sort or other. Sir G. H. PECHELL thought the country was deeply indebted to the hon. member for having taken up this subject. Mr. W. BROWN defended the grand juries of Liver- _ pool and York, who had made presentments against burial societies. They ,had no wish to cast a stigma 8 : upon burial societies in the aggregate, but they made _ these presentations in the hope that measures would be taken by the Government to prevent a recurrence of the isolated cases of infanticide that had brought so much discredit upon these societies generally. Mr. COWAN hoped provision would be made in any future measure to prevent the misapplication of Friendly Society funds. Mr. ISAAC BUTT objected to the common informer clause contained in this bill, and repudiated the notion that they ought to le g islate upon this subject as if t he working classes entered a burial club with the intention of murdering their offspring. Mr. B. CARTER hoped this measure would not pass out of the hands of a private member, as the working classes viewed with suspicion the interference of the Go vernment in what they believed •to be their private affairs. Besides, access to a private member could be obtained much easier than a member of the Government, and theref ,re the working classes viewed his motives and proceedings with less suspicion. Mr. BROCKLEHURST presented a petition from a public meeting at Macclesfield, bearing above 6,000 sig natures, against some clauses in the bill fur regulating friendly societies, and having , for many years had an opportunity of observing the benefits conferred by such societies, he begged to caution the house against further legislation until it better understood the subject. The bill was then ordered to be referred to a select committee. ;0 all A all a I 2 8 it. 100 At. 100 HUSTINGS EXPENSES BILL. Mr. HUME moved the second reading of this bill, which was based upon the principle that members ought to be returned free from public expense. He proposed, therefore, to enact that the cost of the hustings should be defrayed by the district, but that was a matter of de tail to be settled in committee. All he wanted the house to do now was, to affirm the principle of the bill. Mr. PACKE suggested that this bill should be post poned or referred to the select committee on the Bribery Bills, which had very much to do with the expenses of candidates at election. Mr. PHINN supported the bill, believing that the existing system was vicious and extortionate, and ope rated alike against the interest of the public and the candidate. Mr. Deedes, Mr. Miles, and Mr. Henley urged ob jections against the bill, and insisted that it would have a tendency to encourage sham contests. Mr. COBDEN argued that these objections could be obviated in committee. Sir B. HALL suggested that the bill had better be withdrawn, and a new measure introduced, having en grafted on it these safeguards in favour of the bona fide candidate. Lord PALMERSTON opposed the bill, because he thought its machinery was defective. It would, there fore, be much better to withdraw the bill, with the view of introducing another measure which should be more perfect in its details. sir G. GREY objected to the principle as well as the details of the bill. Mr. BARROW remarked that the bill threw the ex pense of the hustings upon the poor rate payers, the majority of whom had no votes, and he could not assent to such a proposal. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR supported the bill, believing that all bribery measures would be useless unless these hustings expenses were abolished. Lord H. VANE believed the bill would have the effect of encouraging frivolous contests. Mr. WILLIAMS supported the bill. After a few words in reply from Mr. HuME, The house divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 57 Against it Majority —97 The bill was accordingly thrown out. MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. CRAUFURD moved as an amendment that the bill be committed this day six months, believing that the bill was defective in principle. It was a retrogres sive and not a progressive measure, and it would be as injurious to the medical profession as to the public at large. It !proposed to establish a register of medical men without reference to any test or qualification what ever, and no one whose name was not on that register would be allowed to practise surgery or physic. It did not remove the anomalies of the existing system, while it would destroy the practice of medical botanists, and since it would only create a patronage without pointing out who should exercise it in benefiting the public, he must oppose its further progress. Mr. WARNER seconded the amendment, being of opinion that the bill would have the effect of checking the progress of medical science. He believed the reason the medical corporations supported it was, because new systems of medicine were springing up iu opposition to the antiquated system of medicine which had so long pre vailed in this country. The only way to do any good in this country in this matter was to give free scope and competition to medical science. Colonel DUNNE did not object to the principle of the bill, but he thought the right of granting diplomas should be conferred on the Irish as well as the English colleges. Mr. PHINN remarked that the whole object of the bill was to enable the public to determine who had and who had not received a medical education, and were properly qualified to pracice. He could see no reason why medical men should not be registered as well as any other profession. Mr. HENLEY believed this bill would act most mis chievously. and lie should therefore oppose it. Mr. LASLETT viewed the bili as an attack upon the liberty of the subject. Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR supported the bill, as it called upon men to state their qualifications to practise upon the lives, diseases, and maladies of her Majesty's sub jects. Lord PALMERSTON thought the bill would defeat its own object, as it would give a parliamentary sanction for parties to practise who were not fully qualified to do so, and therefore, on the part of the Government, he must offer his opposition to its further progress. What was wanted in the medical profession was some uniform plan of education, or some uniform test of qualification, but that object could not be ob tained so long as the existing system contiimed. Mr. NAPIER gave a qualified support to the bill, after which, Mr. BRADY, who had charge of the measure, replied to the objections which had been urged against it. Mr. H MAE believed it would require the strong arm of the Government to effect anything like medical re form, as the privileges of the medical collegos and com panies were of a too conflicting character to admit of their agreeing upon any measure themselves. The house then divided, when there appeared — For going into committee ............ 69 Against it ................................... 118-49 The bill was consequently thrown out. WAYS AND MEANS. The house then went into committee of ways and means, when Mr. WILSON moved a resolution regulating the duty on sugar going into breweries, and the duty on molasses. Mr. HUME again questioned the right of the house to interfere with the sugar duties before the sth of July. Mr. T. HANKEY asked whether it wasp roposed to make any alteration in the standard of qualities of sugar ? Mr. WILSON replied that it was, but be must reserve his explanation of the change for the bringing in of the bill founded on these and former resolutions. Mr. DUNLOP objected to the retrospective character of the resolution relating to molasses, which appeared to have been omitted from the former resolutions by an oversight. Mr. HUME moved that the date to be inserted in the resolution should be the 10th, instead of the Bth. Mr. WILSON said the Customs had already included molasses in the duty on sugar passed on the Bth, and he could not, therefore, accede to the amens m With ent. The sugar duties had always included molses. regard to the duty on Eugar, the duty in the case of refined sugar would be levied on the quantity of saccha rine matter, and not on the bulk. Mr. SANDERS asked if it was intended to levy the increased malt duty on all stock in hand. Mr. WILSON replied in the affirmative, but there would be an allowance made—a small per centage—for sweepings. He acceeded to the s u gg estion of the hon. member for Montrose, and would insert the words " on and after the 10th day of May." The resolutions were then agreed to, and the house resumed. The other orders were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past five o'clock. STATE OF TRADE. eata.~ !O ;7i all !2 18i 15 30 !O 12 [0 4 M all 5 all .8 all !Co all ;t. all 3t. 100 Z 8 .1A all .0 _l3i ;t. 100 ;t. 100 !O 12 LO 1 .26 _2i 42i 10 34 all 15 all it. 100 !2s 3t. 100 3t. 100 47 ?.5 17, )0 all it. 100 6; 5 ;5 l'n ;t. 1100 it. 100' .6 16 L 6 all 8 all 8 8 .0 1./ la 0 17 t i !O all .0 10 LO 1 it. 1100 0 212 s it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 10 I 10 ;6il all .3A all !O all !O 61, 0 all t. 100 O all O 15 • 5 e 0 2/ 2s 165 ;t. 100 10 8 it. 100 !,5 21 !O 17 !O all !O 1 16 J) 51s. it. 100 ?,5 20 ?,5 3t. 100 LO I 9 5 3 30 8 :0I 2s. ;0A 15 10 all !CI 5 5 all !O 15 LO 10 5 2 5 3 LO 5 ?0 8 33A 0 all W 2 !O all !O I all .6 I all '..0 1 all LO I all LO all .0 all all O 10 .0i 10 0 all !O 12 5 2 ',O all n 1 6 8i all LO all !O 10 10 7 !O 1 15 (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, May 9.—We have still to report a somewhat droopigg tendency in our market. The pur chases in all departments have been unimportant ; and the general bias of prices has been rather against sellers. In the yarn department, 16's to 24's water, is too well engaged to show this tendency in any sensible degree, which, however, is fe!t in mule yarns, in 30s water, and in warps ; yet, any change there may be is but small. The recovery of ic. per lb in the price of middling cotton at New Orleans (from 74c. to 84c.) and the show of a little more firmness in Liverpool produces no effect in our market. llmarAx, May G.—But few goods have changed hands in our piece hall to-day, and prices are almost nominal. In the yarn and wool markets, there is no noticeable alteration. ROCHDALE, May B.—We have had a still market to-clay, with very little doing. The London wool sales, whim), open this week (Thursday), have had considerable influence over both merchants and manufacturers in limiting their operations, as both are wishful to know which way the price of the raw material may turn be fore they enter into any new contracts. UDDERSFIELD, May 9.—ln the cloth-hall business has been very flat, and, with the exception of about half a. dozen warehouses, verylittle has been done out of thehall. The deliveries to order have been less than for several weeks past. The wool trade continues in the same dull state as it has been for the last two months. BIRMINGHAM, May B.—Reports were in circulation during the last week that an advance in the prices of finished iron to the extent of 20s. per ton, had been de- ~ clared on the Ist of the month by some of the leading makers of the district, but we cannot learn that such' is actually the fact. The position of the trade generally is unusually sound and healthy, being eutirely free from A a u OPeculative trwantiosue SHARE MARKETS, (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. 22b 4i 7i Si 13 —l2 dia 15 17 8— 7 d 89 - 91 53k 54 54 13 - 14 8 10 'ii -- ii 7 - 8 ... - ... I.; - 16 i j - 12, ... -.. ... 58 - 60 53 - 55 i' , i = 23 68 62 86; 874 73. _ 75 .•-• 119 l2l 87 - 89 721 "I 73i Business done this day. 22i q i 8— 87 10 12 o 10 12 p 591 60 8 -- 71 (II 11 - 12 ..i i :: ii 9 , 54 90 - , 991 lid lid a le 77 78 d 13i 12. 10 9d 531 4 19 - 20 57i - 58; 33 - 35 4 d 4d 6 4 d 24 21 6 8 45 47 3i 34 ,i 29a ... 30a 50 - 54 par ip 6Ad 7A 27 - 29 E 4 86 51 - 53 50 - 52 50 - 52 3 - 2ik, .13-- 15 66 10 lz 4 3id 13 - 15 5Si -59 i 34 - 35 - 2kl 1 - 5 io ii 3 - 34 17 18 4 - 5 20 22 ~~ - u~ 12i i 87 6i 76 5 120 8 8 i 72i 3.i i 2i 3 851 60i 60 59j 81 8 98 95}6} 19 ; 1 58i8 11 10& 11 per cent. 59 1 i i Si 64 65 94 - Sidi 54 -- 44i -- 451 -3id xn 1 5 4d 64i 5 41 i 4~~ ~ x in 4 - i P 4 4'd _ 2 1 td ...d 1 7 d .1 24 d 19) 201 7 9 P b —lp 8 —lop di s ~ - ~~ 6i - ao, 8 9 xn 1311 13ip 41 - 43 33 -35 30 - 30} - pm "i = si 30 I 3 0 4 i ~. and in acting as I have done, I am convinced, that I • satisfy your instructions, and respond to the confidence with which you have honoured me." Public securities and railway shares rose yester day, in consequence of a report of the accession of Sweden and Denmark to the alliance of the Western Powers. The Three per Cents. closed at 65f. 55 for the end of the month ; the Four-and a-lialf c. per Cents. at 02f. 50c.; and the New Loan at 65f. 30c. SPAIN. There is nothing of political importance in the Madrid journals of the 4th. The Bank crisis had entirely ceased, and the circulation of bank notes had again become general. The news from the provinces continued to be very satisfactory in every respect. It is expected that the electric telegraph, which is to run from Madrid to the French frontier, will Le completed as far as Saragossa by the month of June. It is proposed also to establish a line from Saragossa to Barcelona. PORT UGAL. - - - Accounts from Lisbon to the 27th ult. have ar rived via Madrid. The King and the King -Re g ent were expected in the capital on their return from Santarem, where they were received with enthu siasm. The Chambers were occupying themselves with various bills of interest, and amongst them one for the establishment of a line of steamers to the Azores. Traders were soliciting the Govern ment to reform the sanitary laws, which were so severe as to cause serious inconvenience to com merce, and especially to that of Oporto The dili gences between Lisbon and the Spanish frontier had been obliged to cease running on account of the bad state of the roads. ITALY. In its sitting of the sth, the Piedmontese Cham ber of Deputies went through the remaining chap ters of the Budget of the War department, and afterwards adopted without discussion a bill for the levy of 250 sailors. Several bills were brought in by the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Finance, among which was one for the reform of communal administration, and another for the re organisation of the Council of State. Prince Frederic William of Prussia left Florence on the 4th, with his suite. PERU. In Government matters, nothing of much im port has occurred since the retreat of Gen. Torrico from Arequipa. That was an unfortunate affair for Gcvernment, for to say nothing of 1,200 horses killed by order of General Torrico, to prevent their being taken by the enemy—by that retreat the revolutionists were left complete masters of the southern part of the country. The revolutionists have taken Islay, and removed the custom-house, archives, &c., to Arequipa. The Herald says that a body of the baltalones nacionales of Puno and Cuzco, when on their way to attack General Castilla, revolted and returned to Lampa in great disorder, losing half their force. The same paper also says that General Castilla, while on his march to Chuquibamba, was unable to pass the river Mages, defended by 400 national troops, under command of Command.ante Gomez Florez. The deaths for the month ending 15th March in the hospital of San Andreas show an abatement of the yellow fever from the preceding month. THE AMAZON GOLD MlNEs.—The English ship Launceston, Captain Betts, arrived in the port of Callao on the 18th instant, in the remarkably short space of 30 days, as reported at the Custom-house, from Launceston Heads. The Launceston brought 183 passengers, most of whom are bound for the mines on the Amazon. They report that great ex citement exists in Australia regarding these mines. The Launceston's passenger list was filled in less than twenty-four hours after being advertised. The steamer of to-morrow will carry a large number of passengers to Huanchako, where they will debark for the mines, via Chachapoyas, Moyobamba, d-c. We have endeavoured to learn the exact number who intend leaving, but have been unsuc cessful. About seventy, however, engaged passage on Tuesday last, and we suppose the number has increased since then to near one hundred. From reports of passengers by the Launceston, we shall have an immense emigration to this country from Australia within the next three or four months. The stories of " twenty-five pound lumps" found on the Amazon have had a similar effect in Aus tralia to the first news received in the United States of the discovery of gold in California. It is difficult to judge correctly, from so many different reports, the probable number who will soon arrive here. Some say s,ooo—others, 80,000, but we imagine the former to be nearer the mark. Many of them will no doubt be greatly disappointed. They will arrive here expecting, at least, to find a good road opened to the reported mines. But in place of that they will learn—so little interest is here taken in the matter—that not a single river has been bridged, not a single mountain trail been improved.—Lima cws, _March 25. NAVIGATION OF THE AMAZON.—A correspondence relative to the free navigation of the Amazon has recently taken place between the English Charge d'Affaires to this country and the Peruvian Mini ster of Foreign Affairs. The English Minister re ceives a similar answer to that given to Mr. Clay : that the treaty between Brazil and Peru gives the former Government privileges and advantages in the waters of Peru not allowed to any other na tion. Such answer was to have been expected, though it is well known that the Government of Peru earnestly desires the free navigation of that river. There never was a more forcible illustration of the " dog and manger" fable than this same question presents. Brazil, holding the key of the finest country in the world, declines opening the gate herself, and is not disposed to allow the privi lege to others. But at this day such churlishness will not be tolerated. Brazil canT boast of little strength, and in a case like this, " might makes right." CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.) Eleanor Baker, 21, a good looking young woman, was in dicted for uttering a forged 101. note, with intent to defraud. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bayly conducted the prosecution. Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prisoner. It appeared that the offence imputed to the prisoner was committed under rather peculiar circumstances, and with a good deal of ingenuity. On the evening of the 17th April, the prisoner, who had at the time no bonnet on, and had the appearance of a respectable servant, went to the Salmon and Compasses, public-house, Penton-street, Pen tonville, and produced a decanter, and said that she had been sent by her master, Mr. Dixon, a brewer, living in the same neighbourhood, for a pint of brandy and change for a 101. note. The liquor and the change were handed to her and she went away, but it appeared that a person was sent after her to watch her, and she was observed to go to Mr. Dixon's and ring the bell, and this took off all suspicion and no fur ther notice wastaken. The note was very soon discovered to be a forgery, and it was then found that the prisoner had merely made some trivial inquiry when she went to Mr. Dixon's, and that she bad merely gone there to throw any person off the scent in case she was followed. It was also proved that the prisoner bad gone to the Island Queen public-house, at Islington, in the beginning of April, and that she had succeeded in pas sing two forged 5/. notes to the barman, and on this occasion she gave a false address. No clue was obtain ed to the prisoner until about a fortnight afterwards, when it appeared that a German was taken into custody for passing forged notes, and upon his examination taking place at Marylebone police-court, the prisoner came there to see him, and she was identified by Mr. Rountree as the person who had defrauded .him, and given into custody. It turned out that the prisoner and the German lived together as man and wife in Castle -street, Leicester -square, and when the policeman questioned the prisoner she told him that the German was her husband. . . Mr. Metcalfe made a feeling address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and endeavoured to show that she had been the dupe of the German, who bad seduced her from her master's home, and had made her his tool to carry on the nefarious traffic in which he was, no doubt, himself engaged. Two respectable ladies were summoned who proved that the prisoner had been in their service, and that she was a very good girl during the time she was so employed. The mother was also summoned, and she said that the prisoner behaved very well until about seven weeks ago, when she left he r house, and she ascertained that she was living with the Ger man. Mr, Justice Cresswell summed up, and the jury found the prisoner guilty, but reccommended her strongly to mercy on account of her previous good character. Sentence was postponed in order that some further in quiries might be made, and that the case of the German should be disposed of. THE Sucun DtiTlES. ris li to rardS of 10,0001. was paid at c tl o i o l f C Tl U Nr s Ei t s o Ne m TiAn - h t t O h ll ße s l e s , il ß gwaAr ydsu. M onday, e e l n iter from in A anticipa tionAugsburg, s b u r of the let inst., states that on that e day the railway was opened to the public as far as Ulm, so that an uninter •rupted line now exists between Munich and Paris, Calais THE PORT OF LONDO N . Th e genera _ BUSINESS a nd il a o V r re. business at this port has been very active dur i n g the past week, and the extraordinar y ma g ni tude of tl e im portations helps to account for the drain of specie. The number of vessels r e p orted inward was 355, b eing 126 over that of the prev ious week. The total quantity of grain imported was 88,646 quarters, including 62,557 quarters of wheat, in addition to 33,812 barrels and 2,842 sacks of flour. Of sugar there were reported 8,968 hhd., 4,764 casks, 9,869 cases, 72,936 bags, and 987 loaves ; of tea, 63,270 packages ; of rice, 40,515 bags ; of paddy, 24,156 bushels ; of coffee, 17,591 bags and 4,086 casks ; of wool, 17,854 bales • and of tallow, 2,238 casks. The number of vessels cleared outward was 109, being ten less than in the previous week. Of, these, 26 were in ballast, wad 11 for the Australian col°. 4.birb la.ittion. CHESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPR.) CHESTER CUP. EPAMINONDAS INDIAN WARRIOR ACROBAT Twenty-four ran. HELTER SKELTER. Cimicina Game Chicken vrottrtbWttett SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock. CHESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SCRAMBLE HANDICAP. Bridekirk Jupiter Five ran. MEMBERS' PLATE. Defiance Helena Seven ran. QUEEN'S GUINEAS. Rataplan Bourton Five ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were considered and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time :—Bradford Waterworks ; Burnley Improvement ; Birmingham Improvement ; Kingston-upon• Hull Improvement ; West Bromwich Improvement, &c. ; and the Edinburgh Police and Improvement. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Dunlop, from places in Scotland, against the Education Bill ; Sir Edward Filmer, from Sittingbourne and other places in Kent, against the opening of public houses on Sunday ' - by Mr. Brotherton, from Salford and other p laces ; Mr. L. Heyworth, from Derby ; Mr. Milligan, from the Burnley districts ; Mr. T. Duncombe, from Spitalfields and other places in the metropolis.; Mr. Wickham, from Bradford ; Mr. Brown (37) from places in Lancashire and Cheshire ; Lord Dudley Stuart, from a Marylebone burial society; Mr. Fagan, from Dublin and other places in Ireland; Mr. Heywood, from places in Lancashire; Mr. Hadfield, from societies in Sheffield ; Mr. Hindley (40) from places in the manufacturing districts, signed by 30,000 persons ; Sir George Grey, fr,m Morpeth ; Alderman Kershaw, from Stockport and other places ; Mr. W. J. Fox, from the Oldham district ; Mr. Cob bett, from the same locality and Manchester ; Mr. Cob den, from places in the West Riding ; Mr. Adderley, (40), from the neighbourhood of Manchester • Mr. Hume, from places in Scotland ; Mr. Bri g ht and Mr. M. Gibson, from Manchester ; all against the Friendly Societies Bill, but especially the third and fourth clauses. By Mr. Sullivan, from Ballyouskel, co. Kilkenny, against the Nunneries and Mr. Whiteside's bill. By Mr. F. W. Wickham, from the members of the various lodges in the Horton district, and other parties inte rested in benefit societies ; from the lodges in the Wit ney district ; from the lodges in the Bradford district ; from the Bradford district of United Free Gardeners ; against the Friendly Societies Bill. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE suggested the propriety of re ferring the whole of this subject to a committee up stairs, where it could be fully investigated, and evidence taken upon it. Mr. BRIGHT seconded this suggestion, and took the opportunity of bearing his testimony to the conci liatory manner in which the lion. member (Mr. Sotheron), who had charge of the bill, had dealt with this subject ; but at the same time he was bound to tell him that, if the bill passed in its present shape, it would create a revolt amongst the working classes in the manufactur ing districts. He therefore moved that the bill should be referred to a select committee. Mr. HUME approved of the proposal for referring the whole subject to a select committee, and hoped the Government would accede to it. Mr. EGERTON supported the amendment, though he believed the bill had . been prepared in jthe best spirit. Mr. BROTHERTON never recollected so much ex citement prevailing amongst the working classes as prevailed now with reference to this bill, and he hoped it would be referred to a select committee. Sir G. GREY had no objection to refer the bill to a select committee, but he decidedly objected to referring , the whole subject of Friendly Societies to such a tri bunal. He suggested that the bill should be committed pro forma., in order that they might see what amend ments the promoter s might introduce into it. ➢lr. W. PATTEN did not think there was any neces sity to refer the whole bill to a select committee ; it would be enough to refer the third and fourth clauses to a select committee. Mr. ROEBUCK remarked that the bill was now in the hands of the Home-office, and it ought to be re ferred to a select committee in its entirety. Mr. FITZROY, on behalf of the Home-office, thought it would be desirable to refer the whole subject to a select committee, as it was indispensably necessary to obtain further evidence upon it before they could re• sort to legislation. Capt. SCOBELL took a similar view of the question, believing that the working classes, who were members of these societies, should be heard before a bill of this nature was passed. Mr. CHEETH AM, Mr. LIDDELL, and Mr. LABOUCHERE supported the amendment. Sir J. WALMSLEY observed that the second clause, which limited the maximum allowance of a burial society at a death to 201., was just - as objectionable as the third and fourth clause. Mr. ATHERTON, as a lawyer, gave it as his opinion that the law on this subject was as great a disgrace to the Legislature as it was unjust to the members of these societies. Its tendency was to throw friendly society disputes into chancery, which, he need not observe, was little less than a delusion and a mockery ; and he en treated the house to refer the whole subject to a select committee, who should be charged with the duty of sim plifying or consolidating the law. Mr. HENLEY insisted that the duty of consolidat ing the law could only be undertaken by the Govern ment, but that question was surrounded with so much difficulty, that he would prefer keeping the inquiry solely to this bill. The whole subject of friendly societies had already been fully investigated by a select com mittee, and he could not see what necessity there was for going over that ground again. Mr. HINDLEY supported the amendment. He had moved for returns of the number of children supposed to have been murdered for the sake of obtaining the burial fee from a burial society, but the answer he got was that the information could not be supplied, and, therefore, he concluded that the suspicions on this sub ject were unjust. Lord PALMERSTON did not object to refer the whole subject to a select committee, but with regard to the point just raised by the hon. member who last ad dressed them, the information he had received about it was of so painful a character that he should be compelled, either this or next session, to legislate upon it, for the sake of the working classes themselves. Mr. COBDEN warmly attacked the noble lord for im puting to the working classes the crime of infanticide ; and called upon him, if he had any evidence to support his imputation, to lay it bofore the house. Lord PALMERSTON explained that he had meant to convey no such an imputation against the working classes. What he had said or meant to say was, that the charges which had been made against the working classes, whether true or not, were of so painful a cha racter, that he should feel it.to be his duty to bring in a bill to remove the suspicion which prevailed on the subject. Mr. COBDEN took upon himself to deny that there was any foundation for these insinuations of the noble lord, and he boldly told the noble lord that any legisla tion of the nature he had mentioned would be taken, and believed to be intended, as an insult to the working classes of the country. Mr. CROSSLEY supported the amendment, and re marked that though there might have been isolated cases where children had been murdered for the sake of getting the burial fee from a society, yet it was un just to suppose that the working classes formed burial societies with the view of committing infanticide for the sake of obtaining some 2/. or 3/. In all such cases which had teen established in the law courts, it had turned out the parents were of drunken and disso lute habits, and not provident and ind us t r i ous persons like the vast majority of the members of these friendly societies. Mr. SOTHERON, who had charge of th e bill, an nounced bis readiness -to bow to the decision of the house and-refer it to a select committee. He agreed with Mr. Cobden in thinking that many of the charges which had been made against burial societies were wholly unfounded ; parents joined them not for the base nature, which had been imputed to them, but becanse they preferred making provision for their own -and their children's burials rather than leave that duty to be performed by the parish. The object of this bill had been very much misunderstood out of doors —it was not to discourage,but to encourage, friendly so cieties, and he hope d, with the aid of a select committee, they should be able so to amend it as to place the law on such a footing as should prove satisfactory . to all parties. (Hear.) The importance of a measure like this might be gathered from the fact that there were in existence at this moment something like 20,000 registered and 10,000' unregistered friendly. societies, with members averaging from 150 to 300, so that.uppn , calculation no less than a half of the Ole adult wale poputaii9;l , of: 914_emuttry were c od: 1 all xgna. Fria. 1i 11 11 1 all Anglo Austen. Gold 10s. all s.ugi) :2aliloreian 10 2 th.stralasian 1 d 20 6 _Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera - 4 1 all Australian Freehold A 4 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd• Duchy of) i 50 all Blaenarvou Ir. & Coal 10 1 all British Austrin. Gold A - 20 13.fi British Iron 35 241, Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pra 4 5 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 1 i 2 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 20 —3l 301 1 1 Carson's Creek d 1 6 Clarendon Con. Co. of Jamaica ••• ••• 40 all Cobre Copper 39 41. 5 1 Colonial Gold — 14 I ... 15 Copiapo St. all Copper Miu. of Eug 5O 60xd x d 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 2 4 5 all English and - Austrin Copper Sineltg. Co. 11 2 20 all 3eneral 2 all Great Nugget Vein •• • — 1 • • 2 all Do. Registered . 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all I,iberty 3 all Linares 1 all Loud.&Califoru.Gold Quartz Crush. Co. 1 all ' 10 9 Vlexican&S.Amerieu 6 7 1 all New Granada — 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co 1 all Nouveau Moxrde . a • 20 all Pontgibaud Silver Lead Miu. & Smelt. 15 17 5 1 Port Philip — A 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymuey Iron 15 15 Do. New 8 —lO 30 101 Santiago de Cuba 1 all south Australian • 10 7 Tin Croft 2 4 • 281 all United Mexican 2l —3/ 1 all Waller g 1 all West Granada 1 all West Mariposa 1 12s. Worthing Mining of 1 all Yuba JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 72 74 , 726 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company ... 50 all British N. American —61 i 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia i f id 20 2 Chrtd. link. of India, Australia, & China 11 1 d 100 25 Colonial •• 4." 100 20 Commercial of Lend. 20 12 English Scottish and Australian 5 4 d 20 18 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 2 d 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock.. ... 24 100 20 Lond. & Westminster ... ... 35 100 35 National Provincial of England . • ••• 20 10 Do. New ..• . • 50 22 / National of Ireland — 20 all New South Wales — 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 42 • • 44xd 43 ad 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 36 38 25 all Union of Australia 66 68 67 2 , Do. New 6l 7 50 10 Union of London — ... 22 11,1ABEET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market, coast wise and land carriage, was limited. For all kinds we had a slow sale ; yet Monday's prices were well supported. There was rather more firmness in the demand for foreign wheat, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. This week's imports are under 3,000 qrs. The barley trsde was very dill, at barely late rates. For malt there was scarcely any inquiry. Oats, beans, and peas moved off" slowly, on former terms. There was a very inactive inquiry for both English and foreign flour. Wheat. 610 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. Malt. Oats. 329 2,240 60 2,360 1 8,810 I 1,7405 ks 1,590br1 Flour. 450 English .. Irish •• • • Foreign .. 2,890 WHITECHA.PEL. Our market is firm to-day, at the following quotations ; Beef from 3s Od to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 58 ld. to Gs ; veal, 3i Bd. to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 6d. to 4s 8d per Sibs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Thz demand fur all kinds of hops is steady, at late rates. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA Y. ) LONDON, May 10.—Wind this day at Noon, N. ; light breeze, and cloudy. The Mercury has risen, and the baro meter has gone up from Rain to Fine. COWES, May 9.—Wind, W. to W.N.W. Arrived— Otaheite, from tho Pacific, for Bremen ; lliudoo, Callao ; Gustav, Guayaquil, and sailed for Hamburgh. SOUTHAMPTON, May 9.—Arrived—Lady Jocelyn (s s), from Calcutta. Sailed—Severn (s), for the Brazils. FALMOUTH, May 9.—Wind, N.N.W. Ai rived—An taria, Alexandria ; Mayflower Tarsens ; Artegnan, Dra gomestre ; Rambler, Kertch ; Garland, Callao ; Eia Packet, Rio Janeiro. PoitTssiouni May 9.—Wind, W. to N. Arrived—Ce leste, from Shields, for . Barcelona, leaky. Sailed—Mary Ann (No. 42 transport), Mediterranean ; Negotiator (No. 59 do.), do ; Blake (No. 33 do.), do. ; Lady M`Naughton (No. 56 do.), do. Off Port—Edwin Fox, from Bengal. PLYMOUTH, May 9.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Trieste, from Salonica ; Solide, Loudon, for Quebec ; Dawson, Ilartlepool, for Boston. Sailed—Harkaway, for Malta; Providence, Genoa. HULL, May 9.—The John, from Memel, arrived here yesterday a prize to H.M.'s steamer Conflict. ROTTERDAM, May B.—The Rotterdam, from Glasgow to this port, was abandoned in a sinking state yesterday, after striking off the Maese ; crew saved. Tho Marie Sophie (smacker schooner) was lost on the Hook of Holland May 6th ; crow saved. NEW YORK, April 22.—A large ship, of about 200 tons, painted' blitek, - with White' mouldings, bust figure head, and bright masts, with loss of main topgallant masts, fore topmast, and head of mizen topmast was passed steering E. 21st March, in lat. 41, long. 27, by the Matilda, arrived hero from Newport. The Richard Alsop, from Liverpool to Alexandria, U.S. which was on shore on the Wolfe Nap March 10th, got off on the 13th, after having 1,200 sacks of salt thrown overboard, and dis charging 200 tons into the schooner Alabama, and pro ceeded to Alexandria in tow of a steam-tug. A ship, of about 900 tons, abandoned, with white quarter rail and billet head, with fore and mainmast head gone, bowsprit and mizen topgallant mast standing and courses adrift, was passed March 21, in lat. 46 N., and long. 28 W., by the Cornelia, arrived here. An Hermaphrodite brig, hailing from St. John, dismasted and abandoned, and full of water, and stripped of rigging, anchors, chains, &c., was passed April 10, by the Helicon, arrived here. PRIVATEERING. - The Government of Mecklenburg Schweren has given notice that it will not permit privat eers to enter Mecklenburg ports, nor allow Mecklenburg subjects to be engaged in fitting out any such vessels. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.45 a.m. Wind, N.W. ; tide, three-quarters flood ; weather, fine. Arrived, 9th—Ernigrant, from Callao ; Sir John Rae Reid, St. Kitt's ; Elizabeth, Tarsus ; Genova, Messina ; Folkerstein, Porto Rico. Sailed—City of Rotterdam (s), for Harlingen. Arrived, 10th—Batavia (s), from Rotterdam • Arnon, Launceston ; Engineer, Barbadoes ; Nicolosa, Porto Rico ; Lavinia, Havre ; Cuba, Porto Rico • Gateshead Parki, Alexandria ; Reserve, Jamaica; Wilhelm, Da,ntzic ; City of London (s), Dunkirk ; Panther, Ostend. Sailed—Oribe, for Algoa Bay ; Alar (s), Dunkirk ; Magnet (s), Amsterdam. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.45 a.m. Wind, N.E., fresh and cloudy. The Punjab, Captain Palmer, from Calcutta to London, passed in tow of steam ; April 7, spoke the Golconda and barque Hastings, lat. 1, 38 N., long. 22, 50 W. Passed—The Nancy Dawson, Captain Harvey, from London to Turk's Island : Lady Hilda, Captain Rounce, London to Barbadoes ; Mercedes, from London; British Empire, Captain Gortland, London to Sierra Leone ; Woodcock, Captain Lambert,-London to New York. Sailed—The Torrent, Kenilworth, Eclipse, Gerina, Pro metheus, St. Helena, Sunbeam, and Islander, with the whole of the outward bound, except Bulgersteyn and Co rnelia Henrietta ; the latter vessel detained for a crew. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BOAT RACES.--The University boat races are fixed for the following days :--Tuesday, Ma y 2 3d ; Wednesday, 24th ; Friday, 26th ; Satur day, 27th ; Monday, 29th ; Tuesday, 30th ; Thursday, Jiine Ist ; and Friday, June 2d. _ . V - MADAME PUZZI'S MATINEE MUSICALE.—This fashion able reunion took place on Monday, at Willis's Rooms, when a short but very choice selection of music was per formed. A new instrumental manuscript quartett, by Turma. gave much satisfaction, particularly the andante. Mrs. Kirkman Jewsons's performance on the pianoforte, in Beethoven's quintett, was a masterly piece of execu tion. Madame Suloma,n's singing of an air from Le Prophete, a romance by liucken, and a duet with Signor Bettatn, wag the theme of universal admiration. The Swedish cantatrice sung in three different lan• guages, and was much applauded. Our readers will re collect her admirable singing at Covent Garden, in 1849, when she sung in English the roles of Norma and Lucia. We trust we shall have an opportunity of again hearing this accomplished artiste at one of our metropolitan theatres. THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday.— The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Severn, Captain Hut, left this afternoon, with the usual monthly mails for Rio Janeiro, Bahia, Pernambuco, Buenos Ayres, Madeira, Lisbon, &c. She has taken specie to the amount of 8,6001. in value, and jewellery+ 6,0001., besides an average cargo. Her passengers nu mber 93, amongst whom are -T-M. de St, George, lady, and 'l 9u French Minister at the Court of Brazil; M. lady,BreVicomte and - unite, French consul to the Court of Brazil;; •Mateuil, lady; and family ;• Count de Brayert,heanodpeeriaghatt ladies And _one gentleman,jn who are to Rio. The next homeward mail from, join the 14 1 4 by tit d4e 24* 141.6414 C. RelLwATs. A.berdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Easta. Junct Belfast & Ballymena liirm --- ini. Wol;erh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junet . _ DO. Chesil. & Birk.; £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20..... ..... Blyth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and. Exeter... 'Caledonian . Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall rieff Junction Dublin&Belfastdunc Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New (East E & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prt b &Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock ....... . I Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.audYorksh Do., Fifths D • Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. &Sthend. Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do JO/. Sh. Do. Eighths London and S. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lnndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shcf.& Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen' Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred... Do., B Guaranteed - - - - North London De. New £lO N. &S. Wstrn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth - Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi t mg Do. L. & N. Western Guarante ad Si WE Shrewsby. & Pletefd Shrewsby. Ss Chester (N. W. Min ; Do. Halves,i Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent. South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Itiv. Dun Do Staines, Wok &Wok Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl. Tatf Vale . Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock • and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall West End of Loudon and Crystal Palace West Loudon Wimbledn & Croydon, VorkNeweth&Berw.' Do. Extensions Do. G.N. E. Purchase York S.; N.Midland„. FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterda.m Belgian Ea.stn. June Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy Charleroi & Erqueliu Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian-Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Grd. Trunk of Canada Do. Debentures Do. do Gt. Central of France Gt.Westernof Canada Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake (Joust. & Bask Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c prof Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Pref Do. (Canal)... Do. 6 p. ct. pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons 4s Mediterran, Madras Maria Antonia Do. do. New Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with interest) iDo. (ex interest) Northern of Frnce Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds. (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPrel Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orlsans.... Paris and R0uen...... Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg. 1 Quebec & Ric lunonO Rouen and Havro Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. Southern of France i St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West i'linitters Do 54 per e. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand 7i - ... - pm 3 . -"" • • • ..".. d 3 p d 5 d MISCELLANEOUS 5 all Xubin Coal and Iron •,„ •••, . • 25 171 Australian Agricult. 36i 373 37 20 14 kustralsn•Pcific.Mail ..• ••• 10 8 Australn. Royal Mail ••• •.• 10 4 Berlin Water Works • 50 40 Brit. American Land 65 75 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co ... 100 321 Canada 75 5 5 Crystal Palace 6g 6i I 4 2 crystal Pal.of France ... ••• 20 3 Eastern Steam . •• 25 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) 16 18 17§ 25 all Do. (B) • ••• 1 1 Electric Toleg. of Ir. ... ••• 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. —• •:• 20 18 General Screw Steam ... •• 20 V, Irish Beetzoot Sugar ••• 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ••• 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands ••• ". 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam NaviPt. Co. .•• 1 all N. B. Australasi an • 1 A Do. New ............... ..• 20 10 Nrth.efEuropeStearu •• • 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. Or Minrl. d 50 all Peninsular & ie Dou,tal 50 35 Do. 2 all Portland Iron co - _ll all6o oc Scot. 21 24, 25 25 South Austral. Land 33 35 a 1 . A3lusaitli•als.trnvines.t.: 1 all Sabi:oar. Telegraph.. —l. 1 all Do. Registered •-• 1 1.00 - t Via Dialog MD IMPERIAL': PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS--(YESTERDAY.) UNAUTHORISED NEGOTIATIONS BILL. Lord CAMPBELL, in moving the second reading of this bill, said, though it extended the penal law of thecountry, be hoped it would operate only by way of preventing the evil against which it was directed, and that after it passed into law, such evil would cease to exist. The bill would not interfere with any natural or constitutional right of the subject. Legislation on the subject was called for by the evils already experienced, and the still greater evils to be apprehended. (Hear.) There could not be the slightest doubt, that, by the law of nations, negotiations between independent States could only be legitimately' carried on fly the Government of those States, or by ministers or ambassadors duly autho- rised for the purpose. The necessity for such a measure as this had been felt in the United States. When Adams cas president of the republic, and Jefferson vice presi lent, a bill was introduced into Congress, and passed into law, making the offence of a citizen enterini into unauthorised negotiations on behalf of the United States with foreign powers, a misdemeanour, punishable o n conviction by a fire not exceeding 5,000 dollars, and imprisonment for s term not less than six months, or more than three years. The present bill treated the of fence also as a misdemeanour, but inflicted merely a no- urinal punishment. The United States Bill became law in 179, by large majorities, and be was informed that it had worked most beneficially, as from that period until now there had not been a single prosecution upon it, the whole citizens having faithfully and religiously observed its provisions. When Mr. Pitt wished to check the ambition of the Empress Catherine of Russia in 1799, and had prepared an armament for the purpose, his de signs were frustrated by the improper interference of the Opposition. Addresses had been presented from societies in this country to the National Convention of France, at the commencement of the revolutionary period, ex citing the French to make war against our allies. For these offences the law provided no remedy. In the year 1848 a deputation, headed by Mr. Smith O'Brien, waited. upon M. Lamartine, who represented the then govern ing powers of France, praying France to interfere by armed force for the establishment of independence in Ire land. The next case to which he alluded was that of the address presented by Sir James Duke to Louis Na poleon, praying him to continue at peace with this country ; and the last was that of the deputation of Quakers who went to pay homage to the Czar Nicholas. He admitted that in these cases the motive was harmless ; but with respect to the deputation to St. Petersburg, he said it had been attended with grave inconveniences. It was, therefore, time to prevent the recurrence of such proceedings. Having anticipated and answered several objections to legislation in such cases, and quoted pre cedents, he mentioned his willingness to'refer the bill to a select committee. Lord LYNDHURST, in objecting to the bill, denied that by the law of nations it was illegal for individuals belonging to one State to have intercourse with the Government of another State. He specially objected to the general powers of the bill, first as calculated to prohibit the intercourse of Roman Catholics with the See and Court of Rome ; and next, that it would tend to restrain all intercourse, even that of a commercial character, with foreign States. Incidentally, the noble and learned lord stated that the bill as it stood would, had it been law, have subjected to the penalties of a misdemeanour the deputation who interceded at Flo rence on behalf of the Madiai. Nor could any such difficulties be overcome by the expedient of a license from the Secretary of State ; and he denied that the act of the Congress of the United States,' to which allusion had been made, had any resemblance whatever to the present bill. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY did not think the cases mentioned by Lord Campbell were of sufficient import ance to deserve legislation ; and he further objected to the bill as an interdiction against the interference of Englishmen in such cases as that of the Madiai. All Englishmen had a natural right, if any foreign Govern ment oppressed their Protestant co-religionists, to repre sent that case to the foreign Government in question ; and he would never consent to the abolition of this privi- lege. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH hoped that his noble friend, who so strongly asserted the right of interfering with foreign states on behalf of his own co-religionists, would not confine the right to his own church, but that he would extend the same right to others to interfere for their co-religionists —as, for instance, on behalf of the members of the Greek Church in Turkey. (Hear.) He interfered merely in the discussion for the purpose of saying that the right of interference laid down by the noble earl might be carried to an inconvenient extent. (Hear, and a laugh.) The Bishop of OXFORD observed that the bill would take away a remarkably inconvenient mode of snaking useful representations to foreign• Governments without our own Governni - eiiTheing - cdmpromised by them. Lord BEAUMONT spoke in objection to the mea sure, for which he said no case had been made out. The Earl of ABERDEEN said, so great was his re spect for the noble and learned lord, that he should feel unwilling to vote against the second reading' of the bill ; but he must have seen that the ob jections urged against it were so weighty and so nu merous, that it was impossible it could pass without great and extensive alterations. (Hear.) He would not object to the second reading of the measure, which a view of sending it before a select committee ; but at the same time he thought the objections urged were so serious that it would be difficult to remove them by any alterations. If, however, his noble and learned friend persevered in wishing to have the bill read a second time, with a view of effecting those extensive and fun damental alterations, he would not oppose the second reading. But if he might venture, without offence Or. presumption, humbly to make a recommendation to him, he would suggest that the prospect was so small of effecting his object that it would be a better course not to press the second reading. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE would also re commend his noble and learned friend to withdraw the bill. Lord BROUGHAM thought that many of their lord ships had not fully considered the provisions of the bill. Many of the cases cited would not come within the bill at all. At the same time he would strongly urge upon his noble and learned friend attentively to weigh the difficulties which had been started. He believed that considerable alterations would be required in the bill. It would be necessary to provide, for instanoe, that the owner of a vessel which might be seized by the act of a foreign Government should not be tried for a misde meanour, because he made representations on the sub ject to that Government. It might.be said let him write to the Secretary of State for authorisation. But he might want the vessel immediately. He thought some better check should be provided than that of the sig nature of the Secretary of State. With regard to re presentations on the. eubject. of, relig,ioa, Ise thought that these should even more than others be made through the regular and constitutional authorities, and not by private persons. Lord CAMPBELL said that noble lords could not have studiously considered the basis on which the bill was conceived. The principle of the bill was to prevent unauthorised communications between British subjects, who pretended to represent the English nation, or a portion of the English nation and foreign Governments or potentates, respecting political or national affairs. That was the principle of the bill, and he did not wish to go farther. But if that principle was not carried out by the language employed, be would agree . to any alter ation which would effect the object he had in view. (Hear.) His noble friend referred to a very innocent conference which he had with the with hi m poli tical he Pope. He had a long conversation , and discussed topics with much earnestness, and he hoped with I success. He told him that he had been some t i ir e ely misinformed with respect to the godless colleges—that every provision had been made for the integrity of the Roman Catholic faith. He believed that some good did arise from that interview, but interviews of that kind by private travellers, prevent rere senting any one, would not, in the least, be pd by this bill. Questions respecting vessels, not being national questions, would not be touched by the bill. His noble and learned friend (Lord Lyndhurst) did not object to the American bill. He bad no objection to introduce the very words of that act into the present bill. He believed that interferences by large bodies who went to foreign states in a representative capacity, had a dangerous tendency, and were calculated to disturb the peace of the world ; and it was with a view of pre venting such representations that he introduced the bill. If their lordships were to say that nothing should be done to stop unauthixised communications it would have a very injurious effect. The present moment was pecu liarly favourable for legislating on the question. The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, it being agreed that the bill should be read a second tune, and referred to the• select committee now sitting on the Cannt.Vtaw Protetiure•Bill. CHURCH BUILDING ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill passed through committee. The house adjourned at five minutes after eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) IRISH MEDICAL CHARITIES. Sir DENHAM NORREYS asked the Chief Secre• tary for Ireland, whether he purposes, during the pre sent session, to introduce a bill to place those of the Irish Medical Charities which are s till su p ported by Grand Jury Assessment under the charge of the Com missioners for the Regulation of Medical Charities in Ireland. pro S p ir os J al . oYnOtUheNsGut subject t ed in hteheshcoouuldrsebe ableoftht e o make pre a en t session. THE CHANCELIIt,EOSROLOUFTITOHNEs. EXCHEQUER'S The ma O lt n , that part of the resolutions relating to the duties on Mr.. E. BDAULNLcroolDtoEmorovseealloamoernddenrrntTe e . agreed yesterday that this report should be brought up to-day, but without discussion. Mr. E. BALL said he was himself taken by surprise, as he was sure the house was, at the Chancellor of the Exchequer a nnouncing that he purposed raising the ad ditional revenue lie required by imposing an extra duty of 50 per cent. on the malt tax. This he locked upon as a re-opening of that party warfare which he hoped had been buried fur ever respecting protection, ' _ a nd which, he appealed to the other side of the house, if t h e gentlemen sitting on his (th e O ppos iti o n) side had not done their best to allay, and which it was now the more necessary to allay when the country•was engaged in a war. He begged to move a negative to the fourth resolution of the right hon. gentlenian, by omitting the word " malt." (Hear, and a laugh.\ Mr. BEXTINCE: seconded the motion. 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