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sented to their lordships on Friday evening last from the Metropolitan aid Provincial Law Association, on the subject of one of the clauses. That clause provided that the examiners should be appointed from the class of barristers. - The members of that associAtion complained of that provision, alleging that it was a grievance to them that the chances of appointment should not be extended to solicitors as well as barristers, and that solicitors should be ineligible to those offices. He -wished to observe for their satisfaction that the subject haNd bean well considered in another place ; but indepen deutly of that, it would be impossible not to confine the a ppointment to barristers without acting on a different principle from that which had been laid down in analo gous cases. The new Vice-Chancellors must be selected from the class of barristers, and the duties of the exa miners were now so extensive and so important, that it would be impossible to secure fit persons from any other class than that of barristers. The solicitors must, there fore, not consider that any slur was cast upon them by the provisions of this bill. The bill then passed through committee. MUTINY BILL. On the motion of the Earl of ABERDEEN, this bill was read a third time and passed. MARINE MUTINY BILL. On- the motion of the same noble earl, this bill was also read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) UNSTA_MPED PUBLICATIONS. Mr. M. GIBSON said, this being a revenue bill, he wished to call the attention of the house to the unsatis factory state of the law in reference to the tax imposed on a certain class of newspapers. (Hear, hear.) The Attorney-General of the late Government (Sir F. Thesi ger) stated, on the 6th of December last, that immediate legislation was necessary upon that subject, and the right hon. gentleman obtained leave to introduce a bill with reference to it. Since that time, however, no fur ther proceedings had been taken on the matter. In November, 1851, a suit for penalties against the pub lishers of the Household Narrative of Current Events was instituted in the Court of Exchequer, which was decided in favour of Messrs. Bradbury and Evans, and against the Board of Inland Revenue. That board, however, declined to acquiesce in that decision, and the law offi cers of the Crown were instructed to appeal to the court of the Exchequer Chamber. Subsequently there was a change of Government, and the law officers of Lord Derby's Government advised the Crown that the decision of the Court of Exchequer was contrary to law, but that to prevent future litigation, a bill ought to be introduced o n the subject. Lord Derby's Government went out ; this was now 1853, and this simple matter was now hung up in suspense. (Hear, hear.) That state of things was not only inconvenient to the parties concerned, but was somewhat oppressive ; and he had now to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he would promiSe to use all convenient and possible speed to bring this matter to a termination ? (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, if any weight was due to the opinions of the legal autho rities with whom he had an opportunity of conversing on this question, it was not so simple as the right hon. gentleman seemed to suppose. The great difficulty was, to give relief to the paities who appeared to be entitled to it, and at) the same time to exclude from such relief those whose publications clearly came within the mean ing of the existing statute. He believed that the opi nion of the law officers of the Crown would be in the possession of the Government in a day or two, and no time should be lost in coming to a decision on the ques tion after that opinion had been received. Mr. HUME would suggest, as the easiest mode of getting rid of the difficulties connected with the subject, that the tax should be repealed altogether. (Laughter.) If the Chancellor of the Exchequer would permit the publication in question to be printed without the tax, and only charge those with the duty which were trans mitted through the post, the right hon. gentleman in twelve months would receive an amount of postage equal to that which he remitted. Sir F. THESIGER said the case was not so free from difficulty as the right honourable gentleman (Mr. M. Gibson) seemed to suppose. When the last Govern ment came into power there had been a decision in the Court of Exchequer in favour of the exemption of the duty ; but the other law officers of the Crown and him self were rather disposed to think that Baron Parke, who dissented from the rest of the court, was in the right, and that the decision of the court should be ap pealed against. With the view, however, to prevent future litigation, the late Chancellor of the Exchequer was of opinion that without any detriment to the public interests he might introduce a bill, by which publications like the Household Narrative might be exempt from duty; but the difficulty was that unless they were extremely careful in wording the bill they would exempt from duty a great number of publications which were clearly liable to be charged under the existing law. A bill, however, was prepared, and he (Sir F. Thesiger) asked leave to bring it in, but it was objected to by the right hon. gen tleman (Mr. M. Gibson) on the ground that, being a bill affecting the revenue to some extent, it could only be considered in a committee of the whole house. He (Sir F. Thesiger) did not therefore attempt to introuduce the bill. The more he looked at this question the more he felt it was surrounded with difficulties. The honourable member for Montrose had certainly suggested a very ready way of solving those difficulties, but he (Sir F. Thesiger) should be much surprised if the Chancellor of the Exchequer acceded to such a proposition. Mr. COBDEN said it did really appear to him that the house was placed in a most humiliating position. They had three Governments bringing their ingenuity to bear on this subject, with the view to prevent the free diffusion of knowledge. (Hear, hear.) And under what circumstances ? At the very time when all parties were agreed to extend the rights of the people in the matter of the political franchise. The house was going to enlarge the franchise, and yet, at the same time, they were exercising all their ingenuity to prevent the people obtaining political knowledge. Such conduct appeared to him to be wholly indefensible. Now they could not define what news was. He had an opportunity of cross-examining the lawd officers and the Secretary of the Board of Inland Revenue, and he tried to find out from them what news really was. He would give the house an illustration. Those gentlemen were asked if the Queen's speech at the opening of the session was news. They replied that it was. Then they were asked if the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in opening his budget was news ? They said that was not news, and that it might be published in a newspaper without a stamp. (A laugh.) Now, could anybody deny that there was far more public interest of import ance attached to the budget of a Chancellor of the Ex chequer than to a Queen's speech ? Now, as his honourable friend (Mr. Hume) had suggested, the only question was, whether or not the stamp should not be abolished altogether? (Hear, hear.) The thing Was being practically done already, for they had some forty publications in London, including such papers as the .Athenceum, and the Builder, all publishing news, but which were stamped or not, just at the option of their proprietors. Now, on considerations of revenue, he thought this was a subject which might fairly be left to the disposal of Mr. Rowland Hill and the Post-office ; and if that were done—if newspayers were only subject to a tax on passing through the Post-office, he had no doubt that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would lose very little in the end, whilst he would get rid of a prac tice which was a stigma and a reproach to the age they lived in. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BRIGHT begged to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was his intention to repay Messrs. Bradbury and Evans their costs in the action in which the Government was defeated ? The event proved that the Government was wrong in the suit they instituted against those gentlemen, and that being so, he thought the Government should pay all the costs in the ordinary way. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, in reply, the subject which the hon. gentleman had just owned was entirely new to him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer), and that any application of that kind would have to be considered on its own merits. The whole subject was now under the consideration of the Govern ment, but it would require an alteration in the law to carry out the principle which the hon. gentleman had suggested. Mr. RICARDO said it was somewhat remarkable that three successive Governments had confessed themselves ' unable to deal satisfactorily with this question ; and, as the only way of getting rid of the difficulty attaching to it, the present Government was now about to obtain a judgment in the case from a police magistrate. (Hear, pheotarte.)aies pr ee Acons!ituent of his published a paper called th e Press, and—overlooking the Racing Tele graph, -Punch, and various other publications—the Go vernment was abo u t to summon that unfortunate man in before a police magis tr ate, with a view to mulct him i n a penalty of some or to imrison him. That was the caand ase whißow- ch wasstrteoe. next, l t c , rought to p a hearing on Thursday tion which had puzzled magistrate was to decide a ques e law officers of the Crown in three successive Administ rations. ca,rdo) was entirely - The ATTO RNEY-GrEERAL said the honourable gentleman (Mr. Ri were at and that of posing that the cause of his constituent Y mistaken in sup- Messrs. Bradbury and Evans li w ouB er l o t i all similar. The interval d Narrative was, question in the case of the al l potter of not less whether it was published within than twenty-eight days ; but the a clear to f; ation of Potteries Free Press was published every week, contained reg u l ar oat of public news, and was, therefore , 1 statements the law. Whether or not it was desirable existing law was one question ; but so long a A e o l l th e remained on the statute-book, he apprehended it w as clearly the duty of the Government to enforce it. aa Mr. EWART though it was possible to establish a 'system of postage duties on newspapers passing through the post, by which, whilst the revenue would not b e prejudiced, the numerous evasions of the existing law would be prevented. The conversation then dropped, and it was agreed that the bill should be read a third time this day at half-past four o'clock. _ __ --- METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS (REPAY MENT OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND) BILL. On the motion that this bill .be read a thiretime, Mr. W. WILLIAMS wished to obtain au assurance from the Commissioner of Works, that the Crown rents arisinc,, out of the public improvem en t in question would be sold without delay. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said so soon as the Govern ment could get the full value for those Crown rents, they would be ready to sell them. Inereply to a question from Mr. HUME, asTrehgarTANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, ed the enactments of this bill, he should be the last man to propo se to the house to put , any charge on the Consolidated Fund to the detriment of the public. The pecunia ry - liabiliti es to which this bill related wera already settled so far as the public, were concerned ; and] the whole question was, whether they should pay off the whole debts, on which they now paid interest, while they had a large balance at their bankers, or whether they should apply that . balance in discharging those debts and interest, and put the surplus into the pockets of the public, (Hear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE wished to know—supposing it ap peared to the lenders of the money that the London bridge Approaches Fund was insufficient to guarantee them the repayment of the money they had lent—whe ther his right hon. friend was perfectly certain that by putting this charge on the Consolidated Fund, and re leasing altogether the land revenues of the Crown, which ought never to have been charged—(hear)—the whole principal and interest were likely to be paid. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he felt the greatest' possible certainty on the subject. The population of London might be decimated—for they did not know what calamities might not occur—but advert ing to the rate at which the coal fund now yielded, nothing to his mind was more plain than that the " Ap proaches Fund," and the other assets which were liable, would be amply sufficient to guarantee the whole of the debt and interest. The bill was then read a third time ; and, on the ques tion that it do pass, Sir W. JOLLIFFE moved the addition of a clause, providing that an annual account should be rendered by the Treasury of the sums paid into the Consolidated Fund, and of the disbursements therefrom under the authority of the bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no objection to the clause. He wished to say, in correction of a statement he made the other night, that the whole proceeds of the present act were pledged. First there came a charge of 88,0001. to the corporation of the city of London, for past improvements, and then another charge which would absorb the whole surplus for certain other improvements not yet defined. After a short conversation the clause was agreed to, and the bill was passed. JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL. The house having gone into committee on this bill, Mr. W. Patten in the chair, Admiral WALCOTT objected to the principle of the bill, on the ground that its obvious result would be to de prive the Legislature of its exclusively Christian character. He protested against the admission of a class of religionists into Parliament, who, unhappily for themselves, cl l t be lieved in the divinity of the Son of God. Mr. VANSITTART characterised the course which the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) proposed to take with regard to this bill as most unfair, inasmuch as it would effectually prevent a full expression of opinions on the third reading. He complained of the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill hav ing been postponed without notice, by which many mem bers were taken by surprise. He urged that the third reading of the present measure ought, in common justice, to be deferred till after Easter. p Lord J. RUSSELL said he had only postponed the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill for the purpose of making alterations in it. The course he had taken would, in his opinion, facilitate public business ; for if the third reading of the Jewish Disabilities Bill were postponed till after Easter, it might happen that there would not be enough to occupy the attention of the house the whole of Friday evening. The subject had been so thoroughly discussed that he could not anticipate any new arguments upon it. Mr. WALPOLE had himself no objection to the bill passing through committee to-night, nor to the third read ing taking place on Friday; but it would undoubtedly be more satisfactory to his friends around if it were postponed till after Easter. Lord J. RUSSELL said he could not consent to postpone the bill, but he would undertake not to bring it on at a late hour on Friday. He would not bring it on after ten o'clock. Mr. NEWDEGATE could not understand what the no ble lord would gain by pressing the bill through its remain. ing stages so rapidly as he proposed. He would remind the house that if he succeeded, the measure would have gone through three stages within one week. This was not the ordinary course of business with bills of so much im portance. He supposed, from what he had heard, that he was not to hope the noble lord would consent to postpone the bill till after Easter ; but if ho did not, he would be accepting the division on the second reading as evidence of a feeling which did not really exist. As for the argument of economy of time, there was nothing in it, for there was plenty of business which might be taken on Friday instead of this bill, by which no time whatever would be lost. Under such circumstances he trusted the noble lord would not be guilty of what appeared to him a manifest disre spect to the feelings of the country by pressing the bill. He assured the noble lord that the feeling in the country was growing on the subject ; and the more it was debated the greater would it be shown. He could see nothing likely to create greater jealousy of the conduct of the Go vernment than an impression that they were attempting to thrust this bill through the house contrary to the ex pressed feelings of the country. Mr. MILES urged the noble lord to postpone, the third reading till after Easter. Easter came this year very early; and it must be remembered that after the holidays Go vernment proposed to take another day, so that they might select their own time for the third reading. Mr. HUME deprecated any further delay. Not a single individual could bring forward a single new argument on the subject, so that any postponement would be only a waste of time. He thought the noble lord had exercised a wise discretion in endeavouring to get rid of the question. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. M. SMITH, as representing a large and impor tant constituency upon the verge of the metropolis, who entertained strong opinions upon this question, implored the noble lard to pause before he proceeded further with the measure, until the feeling of the country had been as certained. Sir B. HALL represented a large constituency, who formed part of the metropolis. The place ho represented numbered 409,000 inhabitants, who were assessed at more than 2,000,0001. sterling ; and, speaking to some extent their opinions, he must appeal to the noble lord not to think for one moment of postponing this measure. This was no new topic. It was the most unprofitable discus sion the house could have ; and surely when it had been so long debated on both sides, it was much better to ar rive at a conclusion at once, for he was sure that, what ever eloquence might be displayed, not one single vote would be turned by it. Mr. WHITESIDE said the request for a postponement was most reasonable, and it was a mistake to say that the principle involved was not new. The fact was the bill in troduced a novel principle into the whole system of the laws of England. It might be right politically to admit Jews into Parliament, but it was certainly opposed to the ancient laws of the country, of which Christianity was a pate. Under such circumstances, he contended that it w as only reasonable that some delay should be accorded. Lord D. STUART contended that ample time had been devoted to the consideration of the subject, and said that the petitions in favour of admitting Jews to Parliament had increased in the proportion of six to one. Mr. NEWDEGATE said that in 1847 he had stated that many of the petitions were spurious —that the parties procuring the signatures were paid for them at the rate of 3s. per hundred, which remuneration was afterwards changed to 58. per day. He had offered to prove this be fore a committee of the house; if the noble lord (Lord D. Stuart) would move for one. The noble lord had never moved for that committee ; and he had no doubt that the signatures to the petitions were paid for now as they were in 1847. But as to the petitions on the other side, he could answer for it that the signatures were not only unpurchased but unsolicited. Mr. NAPIER believed the noble lord would be pro ceeding with undue precipitancy if, under existing circum stances, he pressed the third reading on Friday. Many members were already leaving town for the recess, and it was unusual for a question of such importance to be enter tained on the day of the adjournment. Lord J. RUSSELL reminded the honourable and learned gentleman (Mr. Napier) that the bill had been opposed upon its introduction, and also upon its second reading. The house, therefore, had already expressed its opinion twice on the subject, and after that he could not expect that its opinion would be changed. Besides, he had already undertaken not to bring it on at a late hour on Friday. This subject was a constant source of delay, and delay only would be the result if he assented to the suggestion, for, as he was now told th a t mem b ers h a d l eft town, he should be told the first week after Easter that they had not arrived. Mr. J. A. SMITH said he must give to the statement of the hon. member for North Warwickshire (Mr. Newde gate), as to the signatures to the petitions in favour of this measure, the most positive and absolute denial which courtesy would enable him to give. If the hon. member. really entertained the opinion he expressed, he (Mr. J. A. Smith) should have the greatest readiness in meeting him on the subject, (Hear, hear_) Mr. NEWDEdATE" said that when he made the allega tion in 1847, the hon. gentleman was sitting by the side of the noble lord the member for London, and if the noble lord would not afford him the means of proving the charge it was rather hard to contradict him after five years had elapsed. Under such circumstance the hon. gentleman must forgive him if he did not retract tieti,;ser The clauses were then agreed to, the report was received, and the bill ordered to be read the third time on Friday. The second reading of the Pilotage Bill was postponed till the 4th of April. LANDS IMPROVEMENT (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read the third time. ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS. Mr. H. BROWN, before moving a resolution of which he had given notice, wished to know whether it was at all probable the select committee on the amalgamation of rail ways would make a report of practical use to the house Mr. CARDWELL had no objection to the words of the hon. gentleman's motion, which were—" That it is the _-- , duty of a good government to propose to this house all such measures as may appear necessary for the public safety. That the great increase in the number of accidents which have of late occurred on railways demands the espe cial attention of the house, and that it is the duty of her Majesty's Government to propose more effectual measures than now exist for securing the safety of the public while travelling on railways." The answer he would make to the question of the honourable gentleman was that the committee appointed by the late Government was now sitting to inquire most carefully into a subject in which he could assure the hon. gentleman that both her Majesty's Government and the members of the committee, and he believed he might and every member of the house, felt the deepest possible interest. (Hear, hear.) Since he had been a member and presided over the committee, they had examined many of the most eminent persona con nected with the railway interest. They were about to examine other witnesses not connected with the railway interest, and th e y s h ou ld cons id er w i t h t h e u t most pa i ns 111 question which the hongentleman wished to bring under th e not i ce of the house. lt would be presumptuous a nd prematu re to anticipate t . he result of the committee, g i L which h a d hitherto been occ u pi e d i n t a ki ng evidence, and had no t yet come ue and imp or t ance o f t h e su bj ect, the it th_ an sideri ng th e ma y opinion. (Hear, hear.) Con earl period of ,sd ession, and th a t many w it nesses h a d not yet b een called he was sure the h onoura bl e gen tl eman would approve o f the ecominittee, and h av i ng hith er t o come to the hous e w ith an teslion of opinion, an d un d er th e circumstances the honoxgea matTur,eth gentleman would be by no public if he allowed the means wanting in duty committee full time to tak ing the sense of the house on hiseir judgment before With regard to what might be anticipated ti nl ic motion. (Hear, hear.) mittee, all he had a right to state was,ted from the com a committee which devoted more • that he never saw pains to the subject hand, and he should be extremely disappointed if in the la bours should not 1 result in measures beneficial to the p u bli c interest. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BROWN, after the assurance of the President of Board of Trade would be quite content to await for a time the result id the committee, though he co n f e ssed h e saw very little hope of that result being any practical principle He should therefore which the house might ado p t. defe r the consideration of his motion until after Easter. (Hear.) The I L ear.) The house then a djourned at eight o c oc I Mb :Zbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock, WARWICK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Free Handicap: _ Conmore Heroine Nine ran. In the Willoughby Handicap Doubt was second, LEWES ASSIZES.-(THIS DAY.) THE BRIGHTON CARD CASE. John Broome surrendered this morning to take his trial. There being no evidence against him on behalf of the prosecution, he was merely requested to enter into his own recognisances to appear when called upon. There were several letters handed into the Court, as well as an affidavit, declaring him innocent of the differ ent charges. This mysterious case is now brought to a close at last. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo sack at five o'clock. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from certain individuals complaining of the restriction of the office of examiner in the Court of Chancery to barristers. The LORD CHANCELLOR explained that the duties now imposed upon the office could not be ldis charged by any but barristers. Lord ST. LEONARDS concurred in this view, Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mr. R. Owen, praying for a select committee on the subject of education. The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented a petition from East Retford, praying for the extension of bank rupt jurisdiction to county courts ; and petitions from Southampton and Birmingham in favour of the admis sion of Jews into Parliament. • On the motion of the Earl of CLARENDON, the Slave Trade (Sohar in Arabia and New Grenada) Bills were read a second time. On the motion of Lord STANLEY of Alderley, the Designs Act Extension Bill was read a second time. On the motion of Lord STANLEY of Alderley, the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill passed through com mittee. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, of Alderley, the Indemnity Bill was read a second time. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, of Alderley, the Izlland Revenue Bill was read a third time, and passed. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, of Alderley, the Commons Inclosure Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the office of Examiner (Court of Chancery) Bill was re ported, and, as amended, agreed to. RAILWAY 'ACCIDENTS. The Earl of MALMESBURY rose to call the atten tion of her Majesty's Government to a correspondence which has taken place between Mr. Spence and the Board of Trade, on the subject of a bridge on the North Shields Railway. Since the last time he had addressed their lordships, a fortnight ago, five railway accidents of the most serious nature had taken place, in conse quence of which, H persons had been suddenly destroyed, and 40 others seriously, if not permanently injured. He considered that these accidents were all owing to mis management on the part of the railway company, and the want of some proper supervision of the Govenment. This superintending power might, he thought, be well exercised in overlooking the state of the roads, in fixing a maximum of speed, and in fixing also a minimum of the intervals between the starting of'trains. Lord STANLEY of Alderley, said the subject was one of great importance, and claimed a great share of the consideration of the Government. No steps, how ever, could be taken until tile report of the Committee of the House of Commons now sitting was presented. After a few words from Lord BEAUMONT and Lord GALWAY, the subject dropped. • [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The report upon the Redruth and Chasewater Rail way Bill was brought up and agreed to. ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. VANSITTAR,T moved that "the bill be read a second time this day six months, on the ground that it was opposed by the inhabitants of the island. Mr. LAING saw no reason for departing from the usual course adopted by the house, of allowing railway bills to be read a second time, in order to be "referred to a committee. He stated that at all the public meet ings held in the Isle of Wight in reference to the railway, with the exception of one, had passed resolutions in favour of the project. Mr. HARCOURT said the majority of the landowners in the island, as well as a great number of the respect able tradesmen in the four principal towns, were opposed to the construction of the railway. He had no interest either one way or the other, but he thought it right to state the facts, and to leave the house in its wisdom to say whether or not the project should be proceeded with. Mr. CnoMrroN and Sir R. H. INGLIS supported the amendment. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 92 Against it 133 Majority The bill was consequently lost. LONDON AND MID-WESTERN RAILWAY BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Sir R. H. INGLIS opposed the bill, as it would ap proach the observatory of Oxford University within a quarter of a mile, and greatly interfere with observations from that building. Mr. OLIVEIRA said he believed the authorities of the University were in favour of the bill. He should be happy in committee to come to any arrangement with the right hon. bart., or any of the authorities of the university, with the view of obviating the objections which he had mentioned. He hoped the right hon. gentleman would be satisfied with this assurance. The bill was then read a second time. LONDON (WATFORD) SPRING WATER COM- PANY'S BILL. Sir B. HALL moved .the second reading of this bill. He regretted to hear that it was about to be opposed, but he undestood that the only opposition to it came from the existing metropolitan water com panies, who were anxious to prevent any competition, and to maintain their present monopoly. The hon. bart. complained of the bad and impure water which the old companies at present supplied, and said the only way to insure a better supply was to allow unrestricted com petition. He trusted the House would read the bill a second time, so that it might be sent to committee to undergo the strictest investigation, and then, if it turned out all moonshine and unnecessary, it would be the duty of the house to reject it. Mr. HALSEY moved that the bill be read a second time this day six months. He objected to the bill because it would operate injuriously to the interests of the existing companies. Lord D. STUART hoped the house would agree to the second reading of the bill. He thought it was too bad that in these days of free trade they should be pre vented from having free trade in one of the first neces saries of life. Lord PALMERSTON said he should vote upon the bill, in accordance with an answer which he had given on a former occasion on the same subject. By an Act of last session, there were imposed on the present companies obligations in respect to the supply of water, which were attended by great expense, and there would be considerable delay before their necessary works could be carried into effect. He, therefore, thought it would not be in accordance with the under standing implied by that act that they should sanction another bill before the time had expired for the comple tion of the works of the old companies, and before it was known whether these works were sufficient to meet the wants of the metropolis. Whatever objections were made to the present supply of water, the supply by this company was not altogether free from objection, as it would come from a chalk country. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 73 Against it 253 Majority lBO The bill was thus lost. HUDDERSFIELD ELECTION. Mr. WALPOLE brought up the report of the Hud dersfield Election Committee, declaring Mr. Stansfield to have been unduly returned, and stating that at the last election treating was general and extravagant. CIRENCESTER ELECTION. Mr. LASCELLES brought up the report of the Ciren cester Election Committee, declaring Mr. Ponsonby duly elected. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Lord D. STUART gave notice that early after Easter he should move for a select committee, to inquire into the state of the metropolitan police. Sir B. HALL gave notice that, early after Easter, he should move for leave to bring in a bill to extend the provisions of the Municipal Reform Act to the City of London, so as to give all the ratepayers the municipal franchise, and also to limit the time of servitude by al dermen, and to enable the municipality to choose a lord mayor from their own body. (Hear.) WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to ask the Commis sioner of Works, whether it be his intention to proceed with the bill which was prepared by the late Government for the reconstruction of Westminster Bridge ; and if not, what is intended in respect to the ruinous and dan gerous state of the present structure. Sir W. MOLESWORTH must admit that Westmin ster-bridge was in a ruinous and almost dangerous con dition. The late Government had come to a determina tion to pull down the bridge and to construct a new one upon precisely the same site. That determination he thought was wise and judicious, and it was his Inten tion to adopt it. At no distant period two additional bridges would be required, one to pass from Charing cross, and the other from the centre of Lambeth, but at present he was only preparing plans for Westminster Bridge, which would be handsome, .wide, and at right angles to the new Houses of Parliament. THE AUSTRALIAN. Sir J. PAKINGTON called the attention of the house to the recent return of the Australian steam-ship to Ply mouth, and reminded hon. members that the Melbourne, belonging to the same company, which sailed in October, was compelled to put into Lisbon, while the Adelaide, which sailed in December, had to return in distress to Plymouth. Under these circumstances, he wished to ask what steps Government intended to take in the matter for the protection of the public in future. Sir J. GRAHAM said the manner in which the Australian Royal Mail Steam Packet Company had carried out their contract was most objectionable, and both the late and the present Government had exacted penalties from then in consequence. At present, how ever, a committee of the Government, with the Post master General at its head, was sitting upon this very subject, and until he had the report of that committee in his hand he should not be prepared to state what steps ought to be taken in future. RAJAH BROOKE. Mr. HUME wished to ask Lord J. Russel, whether, " as Sir James Brooke had petitioned the House of Com mons to do him justice, and had:applied to her Majesty's Ministers for their support," it was the intention of the Government to institute any inquiry into the proceedings in Borneo, before Sir James Brooke left England. Lord J. RUSSELL replied in the negative. HOUSE TAX. Mr. W. MITCHELL wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was his intention to intro duce, in the course of the present session, any measure for the alteration or repeal of the Act 14 and 15 Vic., c. 36, relating to the inhabited house tax ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could give no answer to this question until the time arrived for his making the financial statement. (Hear.) REGISTRATIOF OF BIRTHS, &c., IN IRELAND. Mr. COGAN wished to ask the Secretary for Ireland whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce any measure for a general registration of births, death, and marriages in Ireland, in accordance with the recommendation in the third report of the Registrar-General of marriages in Ireland. Sir J. YOUNG said such a measure was in prepara tion, but he could not say when he should be able to bring it in. CONVICT CHAPLAIN. Mr. Francis. SCULLY wished to ask the Under Sec retary for the Colonies whether any Roman Catholic chaplain had been yet appointed to the convict establish ment in Western Australia, and whit was the amount of his salary ? Mr. F. PEEL had not heard of such an appointment, but all the facts connected with the amount of salary would be found in the last convict papers. ATTORNEYS' AND SOLICITORS' CERTIFICATE DUTY. On the motion of Lord R. GROSVENOR, the order of the day, for the second reading of the bill for the abolition of the duty was read and discharged, as the bill contained an informality. The NOBLE LOAD then moved for leave to bring in an amended bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER inti mated that the motion could not be made without notice, and it was postponed accordingly. CONSOLIDATED FUNDS BILL. This bill-was read a third time and passed. CANTERBURY ELECTION. Mr. K. SEYMOUR would request the house to coin cide with th e op i n i on o f th e comm itt ee which had tried the petition that further inquiry was necessary;; the feel ing of the house was to put an end to bribery and corruption. An honourable gentleman apposite said it was humbug, but that honourable gentle man would see that the proceedings of the election committees had not been humbug. The moral sense of the country was opposed to this system of corruption, and it was the duty of the house to consider a measure which would prevent it. At the recent election the Blue party had abstained from illegal practices, and were therefore defeated. The Red party had their committee at Mr. Ward's, and there applications for colour tickets were made. At the last election these tickets were worth 10s. each. (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 11. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Robert Bunch, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at New York, to be her Majesty's Consul at Philadelphia, FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 15. ThUQueen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John Lan dell as Consul in Australia, to reside at Sydney, for his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 15. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Charles Sargeaunt, Esq., to be Colonial Secret ar y f or th e di s t r i ct of Natal, in South Africa. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 12. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Honourable Lord Foley, to appoint Duncombe Pyrke, junior, Esq., one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Rdbinson, retired. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 15. - - The following Lieutenants to be promoted to be Cap• tains, without purchase :- 3d Light Dragoons—Edward George Swinton. 9th Light Dragoons—William Richard Newport Camp bell. 10th Light Dragoons—Thomas Sargent Little. 14th Light Dragoons—Robert Johnston Brown. -15th Light Dragoons—John Macartney. Bth Regiment of Foot—Ellis James Charter ; Robert Stuart Baynes. 101:1; Foot--Robert George Jephson ; Charles Doyle Pat. terson. 18th Foot—Anthony William Samuel Freeman Arm strong ; Isaac Henry Hewitt. 224 Foot—Herbert George Bowden ; Robert Blackall. 24th Foot—Charles Mackechnie ; Thomas Mayling Green. sill. 25th Foot—George Bent ; Charles D. Pogson. 29th Foot—Henry George Walker ; Sir George Mervyn Nugent. • 32d Foot—Henry John Divies ; George Jeffrey. 51st Foot—John Henry Dickson ; James William Mans field. 53c1 Foot—Thomas Monbray; Macartney Hume Oldfield, 60th Foot—Stephen Kenny ; William Hutchinson. 61st Foot—Andrew Grant; Drought, Richard Croas• daile. 64th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Francis ; Alfred Picton Bowlby. 70th Foot—James Maxey Buchanan ; Archibald J. Oliver Rutherfurd. 75th Foot—William Thomas Smith 2 . Edward William John Knox. 78th Foot--Alexander Mackenzie ; Douglas Hastings. 80th Foot—George Samuel Young ; William Frederick Adams Colman. 83d Foot—R. H. Payne Crawfurd ; John Sharman Molony. 84th Foot—Spier Hughes; Alexander Half hide. 86th Foot—John Rees Croker ; Charles George Butler. 87th Foot—Tohn Halkett le Couteur ; John Fitz-Gerald. 94th Foot—James Stewart Menzies ; George Dorehill. 96th Foot—it. F. W. Cumberland ; Herbert Vaughan Mundell. _ 98th Foot—Henry Thomas Richmond ; Richard Young. The following Cornets to be promoted to be Lieutenants, without purchase :- 3d Light Dragoons—Frederick Thomas Ongley Hopson, vice Swinton. 9th Light Dragoons.—Robert Charles Kidd, vice Camp bell. 10th Light Dragoons—Edward Martin Roper Stapylton, vice Little. 14th Light Dragoons—John Pitt Kennedy, vice Brown. 15th Light Macartney. Dra goons —George Barrington P r ic e , vice Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire. William Wootton Abndey, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieu tenant, March 4. Commission by the Lord -Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. George Ruddle, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, March 12. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding Ist Regiment of of Yorkshir e . West Riding Militia—John Roddam Stanhope, Esq. • Edward James M au d e , E sq .—t o b e Cap tains ; John Vicklethwaite, Richard Hewley Graham, Henry Robert Baines Graham—to be Lieutenants, March 9. 3d Regiment of West Riding Militia—Thomas Marshall, to be Lieutenant, March 9. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire. G reenocCaptain Alan Frederick Cathcart, commonly called Lord k, to be Major, vice the Earl of Mulgrave, resigned; the Hon. Amiss Charles Orde Powlett to be Captain, vice Lord Greenock, promoted, March 7. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Royalf Sherwood F ores t ers , or N o ttinghamshire Regi ment o Mi litia.--Lieutenant Alfred Hurst Lowe to be Captain ; Robed John George Henry Hewitt, Gent., to be Ensign. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancaster. 3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia.— Captain Montagm Joseph Feilden to be Major, vice Hindle, deceased, Marci 11; Captain Thomas Townley Parker to be Major, vice Hornby, resigned, March 12 ; the Hon. Edward Henry Stanley, commonly called Lord Stanley, to March 12 be captain, vice Peilden, promoted, March 11 ; Lieutenant William Nicholson to be captain, vice Parker, promoted, ; Frederic Townley Parker, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Meads, retired, March 11 ; En sign Thomas Woodcock to be Lieutenant, vice German, promoted, March 11; Ensign Thomas Ellames Withington to be Lieutenant, vice Worthington, resigned, March 12 ; Thomas Hargreav es , G en t., t o b e Li eu t enant, v i ce Clarke, resigned, Ma rc h 1 4. The following in th e G azette of the Ist March : article is substituted for that which ap peared Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Tower Ham lets Militia —Ensign Frederick Brush to be Lieutenant, Feb. 26. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire. Royal Montgomeryshire Militia.—Maurice Jones, Esq., to be Capt a i n; Remy Nicholls, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Herbert Owen J o h nes, Gent., to b e E ns i gn , J an . 6. Commissi on b y the Lord-L i eutenant o f A yrs hi re . The Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia.—Ensign John Crichton to be Lieutenant, vice Charles M'Vitie, deceased, Feb. 28. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. Huntingdonshire Regiment of Militia.—Arthur David Veasey, Gent., io be Captain ; Francis Madryl Cheere, Gent., to be Captain 9 - Frederick Nicholson Vane, Gent., to be First Lieutenant ; Gilbert John Ansley, Gent., to be First Lieutenant ; G eorge John Rust, Gen t . , t o b e . First Lieutenant ; Arth ur Pearse Gent, to be Second Lieute nant, March 10. , , BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Enoch Jones, ironfounder, Elton, Lancashire. BANKRUPTS. John Gaily Hartley and William Jubilee Reed, ship wrights, Rotherhithe, to surrender, March :31, at eleven, and April 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-bijildings ; Miller and Horn, King William-street.` Joseph Dunthorn, corn and flour dealer, Broadwall, Christchurch, — Blackfriars-road, March 22, at half-past one, and April 26, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stalls feld, official assignee ; Archer, Racquet-court, Fleet-street. Robert Syer Hoggar, builder, Wolverhampton, March 31 and April 21, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Corser and Un derhill, Wolverhampton. Francis Young, draper, Union-place, Walworth-road, March 22, at half-past one, and April 26, at twelve at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday -street. Nicholas Crook, tailor and woollen-draper, Preston, April 8 and 29, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Lee, official assignee, Manchester ; Higson and Robinson, Man chester. William Gill, fustian manufacturer, Manchester, April 5 and 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Sutcliffe, Hebdon bridge. _ James Burgess, dealer, Chester, April 7 and 28, at e l even , at the Manchester Di s t r i c t Court. Lee, official assignee, Manchester ; Sedgley, Knutsford. William Butterworth, grocer, Mansfield, Nottingham, April 1 and 22, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Shilton and Son, Nottingham. Francis Robert Graham, licensed victualler, Fleet-street, April 4, at one, and May 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee , Basinghall-stre e t ; Willis, Queen-street, Cheapsicle ; Laurance, Flews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. Robert Temple, grocer, Brisley, Norfolk, March 22, at half-past two, and Ap r il 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Nicholls and D o yl e , Gray's-inn ; Drake, East Dereham, Norfolk. MARKET INTELLIGENCE-(TBIS DAY. SUGAR.—There is a moderate demand for foreign, both afloat and landed, and prices are well supplied. Refined brown lumps are 45s 6d. The quantity of British planta tion landed at the East and West Docks-727 hhds. 23 tierces 299 barrels ; there were taken for home con sumption-4,042 hhds. 16 tierces 220 barrels. The stock in the same places is 4,583 hhds. 816 tierces 741 barrels. COFFER.—There is a steady market for Native Ceylon, but larger parcels are offering. Plantation is in request at full rates ; colony coffee being most wanted. Mocha is in demand ; and Rio scarce. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 164 puncheons 26 hogsheads---there were taken for home consumption 286 puncheons 5 hhds, and exported 57 puncheons 26 hogsheads. The stock in the same places is 8,936 puncheons 692 hogsheads. COTTON.—There are but few buyers, but prices are about the same. LANGE-THIS DAY. 'Gibraltar .............. iLeghom ..............30 15 Genoa ................25 40 Venice — Naples ........... . Palermo idessina .. .••••• • • • • • • 12 5 Lisbon .............. • • 53% Oporto .. ....... •.•• • • • 5 3% Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayres ...... •• • • New York, 60 days' siskt Philadelphia ...... •• • • PRICEB OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Silver In bars ...... 0 5 1% COURSE OF EXC. Amsterdam ............ 11 17% Ditto, three months .. 11 19% Rotterdam .... 11 1914 Antwerp .. ... • .... 25 30 Brussels .............. 25 30 Hamburgh ............ 13 8% Paris .......... •• •• .... 25 7% Ditto, three months .. 25 30 Marseilles.. ..... ....... 25 32% Bourdeaux ............ Frankfort-on-Maine .... 120 Vienna ..•• . . Trieste Petersburgh.. •• •• ~ 38 Madrid ................ 501 4 Cadiz. . 8aree10na........ •• •• RAILWAY' SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—MARCH 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market is mostly occupied to-day with preparations for the settlement to-morrow, and consequently we have had very little business doing. Our quotations are much about Saturday's rates. The following are the closing transactions : Birkenhead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire (Chester and Birkenhead), 21i ; Caledonian, 32# ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 1 prem. ; Eastern Counties, 134 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 784 ; London and North Western, 119 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 30; Midland, 761 ; North British, 9 1-16 ; South Eastern and Dover, 23i ; York and North Midland, 232 ; York and North Midland, 29i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent., 15 1-16. MANCHESTER —MARCH 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a small business, and prices were not so firm. Blackburn, 7i ; Leeds, 78i ; Midlands, 763 ; Dovers, 233 ; Great Southern and Western, 54 ; Blackburn pref., 27i ; East Lancashire, 183 ; Eastern Counties, 13k. BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Shrewsbury stock closed, buyers at 64, and sellers at 65. North Staffords were inquired after at 4 dis. kgl7l NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 14. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., Com mander-in-Chief of this port, accompanied by Lady Coch rane, returned from his wedding tour this afternoon, and at 4.15 p.m, rehoisted his flag on board the Victory. The Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton, and the London 90, Captain Mundy, went out of harbour, the former at 1.21p.m. under sail from her moorings, and the latter with the aid of the tug as far as the harbour's mouth at 2.13. Both anchored at Spithead. The Gorgon, 6, paddle steam-sloop, is under the shears in the steamer basin receiving her masts, as she is fitting out to join the steam reserve. The - Menelaus lazaretto ship at the Motherbank has been towed into harbour this evening for overhaul and repair while her moorings are examined. It may be interesting to those having friends in the Vestal, 26, Captain C. B. Hamilton, on the West India station, to know that a day of general thanksgiving has been set apart in her, as the ship has remained free from disease while a fearful mortality has raged around her. WOOLWICH, MARCH 14. APPOINTMENTS. Second Master Christopher Albert (1847), recently serving in the Castor, 50, on the Cape of Good Hope sta tion, to the Fisgard flag-ship at Woolwich, vice Cutajar, promoted. The liabel screw steam-ship has been taken from the wharf wall at the east end of the yard into the middle of the stream, and it is expected she will leave Woolwich on Saturday next for Behring's Straits, calling only at Van couver's Island on her way there. Mr. Kennedy will have the command of the vessel, and Mr. Grate will act as sailing mastermaster and Mr. Bardin as engineer. M. Bellot, the French officer who formerly accompanied Mr. Kennedy in his last voyage, has sent word, that he declines proceeding to Behring's Straits in the Isabel. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE-MAnu 14. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Superior, from Cadiz ; Briton, Singapore ; Rochester, South Whale Fishery ; Cit y of Paris, Boulogne ; Phcebe Dunbar, Madras ; Susan C. Howell, Baltimore ; Amaranth, Madras ; Aurora,rchio- New Orleans ; Monarchy, Calcutta ; Castor, Malta ; M a ness of Londonderry, Calcutta ; Johnson, GUernsey ; Ad miral Grenfell, Rio Janeiro ; Columbine, Mauritius; Orixa, Manilla ; Julia, Callao ; Affghan, Shangh a i ; Mo selle, Antwerp ; Lady Sarah, Cuba ; Edward Little, Ro chester ; Cassandra, Terceira ; Active, Dieppe ; Dovre, Laurvig ; Egbert, Mauritius ; For.tia, Lokken ; Emma and Mary, Dunkirk ; St. Andrew's, Rouen ; Infanta, Rouen ; Tay, Marano ; Lance, Rouen ; Breeze, Ibrail ; John St. Barbe, Santander; Unity, Jersey; Margaret, Guernsey ; Echo, Rouen; Emma, Palermo ; M urray, Ghent ; Merlin, Terceira ; Aliwal, guernsey ; Susan, St. Michael's ; Concordia, Rotterdam ; City of L on d on, Dun kirk ; Magnet, Harlingen ; Menai , . Calais ; C eres, Rotter dam ; Lion, Harlingen ; Dublin Lass, H avre ; Giraffe, Rotterdam ; Water Lily, St. Michael's ; Claud, Callao. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING. ---The City of Lon don, for Dunkirk ; Menai, Calais ; Notre Dame, Havre ; Albert Louise, Abbeville ; Ceres, Rotterdam ; Triumph, Rouen ; Pearl, Montreal ; Asia, Port Philip ; "Valleyfield , Sierra Leone ; Concordia, Rotterdam ; Madagascar, Havre ; Mentor, Elsinore ; Patrina, Naples ; Mehemet Ali, Ceylon CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Notre Dame, for Havre ; Sovereign, San Francisco ; Bree ze , Dunkirk ; Rdphemia, Geelong ; Triumph, Rouen ; Regina Hellechina, Hamburgh ; Elise Johanna, Amsterdam ; Cameron, Port Philip ; City of Boulogne, Boulogne ; Ocean, Havre ; Tri dent, Hamburgh. Missnu, March 3.--The Alexander, Troon to Rhodes, has put in, making water, and the vessel much strained. HOLYHEAD, March 13.—The Pelham Clinton, Liverpool to Aberystwith, put in here yesterday, half full of water, having struck on the Harry Furlong on the previous night; she sailed again this morning. REDCAR, March 13.—The Leonidas, from Sunderland to London, which ran on the rock on the 11th, has been assisted Off, and taken into West Hartlepool ; part of her cargo had been thrown overboard. YOUGHAL, March 12.—The Telcida, from Marianople, which went ashore in Whiting Bay on the 9th, went to pieces yesterday ; cargo washed out, part of the materials saved. ANTWERP.—The Leoni, from•Pernambuco and Maran ham to Havre, put into St. Thomas, Feb. 15, leaky, and would discharge. The Eucharis, from Charleston to Bor deaux, put in there very leaky, with damage, and had nearly discharged. The Adolphe (French brig), Port-au-Prince to Marseilles, was wrecked on Great Inagua, Jan. 6; crew saved. The Comete, of Bordeaux, was lost about the same time as the Adolphe. Mem.—The Comete sailed from Martinique for Hayti Jan. 8. TERCEIRA, Feb. 26.--During the S.E. gale of the 17th the Lady Elizabeth, the Ringsbridge, and the Rival (Port brig), drove on shore here, and became total wrecks ; crews saved. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Bagman, Rio Grande to Valparaiso, 12th Dec., lat. 56 S., long. 64 W. Te Resolute, London to Sydney, 9th Jan., lat. 25 S ., long. 27 W, The Camerton, Clyde to Berbice, Gth Feb., lat. 20 N ., long. 35 W. The Solway, Bristol to Matanzas, 9th Feb., lat. 27 N., long. 27 W- The Neptune, Madras to London, 3d March, lat. 49 N., long. 22 W. The Bussorah Merchant, London to Sydney, N.S.W., 3d Jan., lat. 29 N., long. 24 W. TheVioja, of Dundee, for Antigua, 13th Feb., lat. 23 N., long. 36 W. lat he Victor long . 19 Amedie W. Marseilles to M aur iti us, 23d Jan., . 3 N., The Marie Charlotte, of Granville, Bth March, lat. 49 N., long. 5 W. THE MARCH OF SPEED.—The announcement of the division on the second reading of the Jews Bill, which was taken at midnight on Friday lalt, was published in the Galway papers of Saturday, in little over 12 hours after the transmission of the intelligence from London. The distance thus travelled is nearly 500 miles, and six hours were consumed in the passage between Holyhead and Dublin, 1.0.61 10 20 20 20 THE SHARE MARKETS. ,AILWAYS. Lr. I Paid ;t. 100 .),0 81 A I all 11 1 28 7 hl an 22 1 184 ;t. 100 'it. 100 i 0 all ill all !O all i 0 45 5 all 5 1 all 5 1 all .8 all 9 all all ;5 8i 15 all it. 100 i 0 all St 100 10 11 St. 100 St. 160 St 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 12 11 BRITISH 11 RAILWAYS. 'Aberdeen . Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. June Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £20........ Bristol & E:.. - eter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin&Belfast June. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction .......' East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., (£lB E. & H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Claks A. late E. U. Sh Do., do.. Do., B. & C (East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June ', Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Pith. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lrc.) Great Western fensii South-Eaiteri Lancasier & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths 1_ Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern...... Liv.Crsby.&Soutbpt. London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths D0.,10i.5h.,M&8...0 London & S.Western Do., £50........ Do., £40... Lnndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. !ranch .Shef. &Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West .(Ir.) Do. Sha7es .......... Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newmarket Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.AbergAHtfd Newry dr Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint dz Rostrevor Norfolk 'Do., New. Northn. Co snVes Un North BrLish ......... North Devon, No.l, Do No 2............ Do., A Deferred...', Do., 4 B Guaranteed, North Staffordshire.. North Western..... N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester (SI Wolverhampton..... Scottish Central ...... Scottish Midland.. Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herald Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire UWot South Devon South Eastern.. South Wales.... S. Yorksh. River Dun Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Vale of Neath......... 1 Waterfd. & Kilkenny' Waterford&Limerick West C0rnwa11........1 Wmbledon &Croydon Woodford. ........ I York Newctl. &Berw. Do. Extensions....... Do. G. N. B. Purchase York & N. Midland:. PREFERENI Closing Prices this day. 29 - 301 61 - 6i -104, 7i —6idxd 21 - 22 3i -- 23 d 104 -- 105 643 -- 65 213 -- 223 183 -- 193 8 - 5 -5" 34 4 13 - 134 10; -- ii -- 73 8} - 74 55 - 57 76 -. 78 32 -- 34 62 -- 64 81 82 45 -- 47 122 - 124 107 i -- 1084 91i -- 92/ 6t -- 7 94 -- 96 13 -144 p 781 -- 78' 4 -- 4d 3A -- 3d 16 -- 161 8i -- 98 —lB p 103 i 1 191 -- 1204 2 -- 3 p 1 -- lip 90_ -91 i 5 -44 d 4 -- 3id 11 - 12 - 19 -= 21 29h -- 301 31— 3d 76 -- 761 44 -- 46 50 52 3 3 3 d 3. 3a 9 - 10 53 - 55 ; -8/ - 2 (1, -36 i 4i 30 Si - 4i p 47k -48 k 100' - 102 64 - 66 64 - 66 70 75 ... dis 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 14 -- 15 31 -- 3 d 21 -- 22 78t -78 i 36 -- 37 -- 4 12i 13,1 4 -- 4 19 -- 21 1 2k 14 - 154 9 9k 29 31 94 9i d 69 TO 7i— 7d 59 60 SHARES 106 7 - 1081 1106 - 1071 19 20 i d par, 6 -- 3 -3! 3 4 -- 4 -- lip -- 2 p 15 g-- p 14t 18 -- 19 - 3il .ii = 129 1110 - 112 8i - 9 74 105 —.lo7xel par 4 p 150 152 ... ad •• • --- ad ... - Xd S,}-3 p 10 - 11 134 - 14 8 - 9 10i - 114 i - i I), 1146 —l4Bxdl I p 22i - 23 - 6 2 - 2t 109 J - 111 25 - 26 1 s p 11 - 114 171 16 -- par -- 26 1 261, 20 21 id parj 101 - 103 5 - 54 - PI d— par 1 13 14 • - p 2 i 6 l 6disi • • - 2 lip li p • lip P 7i -- II : 1. - par— 1 - p 9 —ll p 2 24 7i 8 6 7 36i 37 - - 9 - 18 p - 43 - 421 -33 i -54 p Bastnesa done this day. !O I all 3t. 100 L 5 f all 3t.1100' L 6 I 13 L 6 6i 8 all 8 5 O 17i ?,0 all 1.0 10 it. 100 ;t. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 !O I 8 !6ii all 3if all !O I all O 1 all it. 100 0 all J 0 35, 9 I 17 9 all 50 all N.) 13 10 21s. LO 1 ;t. 100 20 !,5 11i ;t. 100 1100 lAberdeen .. 5 all Do., No. 2, 7p.e - - St. 100 Bris, & Ex. 4p. c. St. 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian £lO 15 all Chester (St Holyhead Guar. 5 . 2 i per cent... 34 Cork &Bandon N p.c. all Dundee Perthdaber deen Junction ...... . all EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent. all Do. (£5) 7 per cent.. 2 Do. (V 17s) 7p. 6 all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2............, all Do., New 6p. c. St.. all Eastern Union, Scrip. Guar. 6 per cent.... 100 EastLancash. 6p. cts. all Edinb.Prth.dzDundee 5i per cent.. ..... 100 Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent.... 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. a. prem all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 G. West. fixed 4i pc. 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O, 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock... 100 London and Brighton Guararteed 5 p. c... 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. all ho. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds 10 Londonderry& Color. Shares. ••• •• . • • all Londy. & Ennis. i Sh all Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin., Shares, No. 1 all Do. New, £lO 3 Do., 26 ..... all Marypt&Carl. 4p. c. all Do. 4 per cent 83 Do 100 2 Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent all Norfolk Extension all Do. Guar. 5i per et all Do. Way. Val. 5 p c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6 p. c. 9 Do all Shrews& Birm. N. G all Shre vsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon - 14 Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os. 6d. all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 3 Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c . J . ® York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. 5 Do.. . -- 10 ... & S. Punch.......... FO 11E 3 A.ntwerpotterdam 3 BelgianEastn. Junct. all Charleroi & Erquelin. 6 Dijon and Besancon ' 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 1 Do. Exi;ension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 7 Gd. Junct. of France 15A Gt. Western of Canada Shares 1 Lucca & Pistoja sp.c 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do. (Canal) 2 Do. 6 p. et. pref 7 Lyons & Mediterran 4 t i Madras all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 20/. 3p. c. Eds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs : all NorwegianTrunkPro' 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and o;leans—. all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. 54 Quebec &Richmond all Rouen and Havre— all Sambre and Meuse 4 Do. 5i p. ct. pref 4. Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 6 j Do. 5i pert. Pref.... 10 Western of France... 2 West. of Switzerland, 3 Zealand.. 13 i a d 91a i ad Pm 78-1 i 8i 9 xd 41 103 i 1191 20 x d xd 911 901 a d 13j a d 13& li i pm pm 14.1 x d 1111 11061 x d 109 8i x 18i 1k!) 17 i PI 1014 104 i IIGN. 8 4 i ip it 7i a 4i 71 i 271 i i i PM LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Closing Prices this day. RAILWAYS. I Leasing Compans. Bedford and Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd guarantee Do. wlthoutgr Birm.Wolv. Dudleyguar. Do . wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent alstr.StDn.Fr flrtlpl. Dk. Railway 'Loudon &I ll N. West. Gt.Westn Do all 100 all 'lOO Do Do L. dc N.W, Caledon , Hull & Do. i Shares. Do. I Shares.l Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference' Lowestoft grJ 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct .Nfanch.Bston , and Matlock \fiddlesbro' & Redca.r Gt.Notrhn Gt.Westn. Yk. Now. dz Berw Y.&N.Md Do Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk iDo 'ffidld.Bradfd., Northern and' Eastern sp.e. Do. 6 per et.. , Do. Fixed sp. e, Prest. dti Wyre Ln.&N.W. & Midld, Stekton & Darlingt. Midland... E. Count. Do 100 - 1 100 1811 Do. Shares. Roystn.dz Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. dz Goole g.5.p.c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do &i\ . W &Lndz Yk Do IGt.Northn Do Wilts &Somrstl Laucash. dt Yorksh Me/Clean Stockt. 30 -31 29i -30 A 30 - 31 29 - 30 105 -107 52A -53 k 151 - 153 32A -33 A 111 - 113 554 - 564 264 - 274 134 - 141 254 - 264 19 - 194 25 - 27 Darling Do 3 - 31 1071 -108 i 64 - 66 152 - 154 151 - 153 Businesi this day. , - x d id 321 -33 i 103 - 104 106 5 101 ICt.Westn 22f i 1031 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria — 1 p 10s. all Anglo Californian p 10 2 Australasian 20 5 Australian 7 —76 P 6 6 1 all Australian Cordillera p 1 all Australian Freehold. l/ 1 all Ave Maria par p 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold a _ p 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 71 8 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued at k 5 pm 5 6 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 31 4 24 20 15 DoiSt. John Del Rey 29 —3O ' 1 Carsons's Creek par —4 p 40 all Cobre Copper 46 47 47 5 1 Colonial Gold 24 31 • • 14 Copiapo — St. all Copper Min. of Eng 7O 75 25 all Do. Pref. 76 p. cent 7l —81 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co l4 d 20 all General lB -- 20 18 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3— 3i p 5 3 all Great Polgooth l/ 1 p 1 all Lake Bathurst 4 die— par 1 all Liberty P 14 1 all Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co — d 1 all Mariquita d— par 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien Bi 94 83 94 1 all New Granada — P 1 all Nouveau M on d e ls lfp 2 1 Port Philip l— lip 2 1 all Quartz Rock par -- p 50 all Rhymney Iron 22 —24 p 15 Do. New 7 —74 30 10i Santiago d e C u b a 7l 81 7 1 all South Australian par 4 p 10 7 Tin Croft ll 13 286 all United Mexican 6/ 7 1 all Waller --P 1 4 1 1 all West Granada — p 1 all West Mariposa par— p 1 all Yuba — p JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 921 —93 A 50 all British N. American 20 2 Cluid. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 24 —28 p 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Lond — ... 4 English Scottish and Australian 2 3 p' 6 20 71 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 54 — 53 P 50 20 London and County — 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 226 National of Ireland — 25 Oriental Bank of Corporation. 55 56 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co par 25 all South Australia 5l —53 25 all Union or Australia 774 786 ... 24 Do. New Bi 9 50 10 Union of London — • 40 all Union of Madrid-- ... • MISCELLANEOUS 00 35 Australian Agricult. 112 116 20 4 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 5 Australis. Royal Mail .. ••• 382 . Brit. American Land • • •.. 00 324 Canada, — •• • 5 5 Crystal P a l ace — •• • 6 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ... • 20 1 Eastern Steam — •• • 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — )0 50 General Screw Steam 10 24 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... LO 2 Netherlands Land — 2 !O 2A Nrth. ofEurope Steam . 50 all - Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. )0 60 Royal Mail Steam .. . 15 25 South Austral. La nd 60 62 5 8 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization . . )0 28i Van Diemen's Land 22 .-2 . 3 20i 1 10 20 50 50 100 25 COUNTRY MARKE2V. COLCHESTER —MARCH 12. KM; 488 W '''' Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, , s os, red, 40s to 50s ; barley, 34s to 38s ; oats, 178 to 24s ; I r - eo , Mazagan, 30s to 32s ; middle and small, 32s to 38113 P whi,se, 40s - vo 428 ; grey, 30s to 325. CHELMSFORD—MAnniI 11. oa Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, w hit e , old 47 to to 57s Od, new 38s to 55s ; rod, old 36s to 47 5 , new 3 ,4 1,g, 44s ; barley, 25s to 27s ; chevalier, 31s to 37s • Sri ter 21s to 27s ; malt, 55s to 56s ; chevalier, 55s t0 '588 ,,; 34,5; 19s to 25s ; peas, partridge, 30s to 35s ; white, 32s v", boiling 38s to 41s ; dun, new, 29s to 338 ; beans, ti c :' to 34s ; Harrow ticks, 31s i/0 , 36s ; Mazagan, 29s to 3'B' KIRKCALDY—MARcu 12. The following are the quotations for grain : Wheat. j Barley. resus' Oath. I -,., 0,1 Firs;-, Second Third 398 Od I 27s Od 188 Od I 4 : }° ~A Oatmeal, per bag of 2801b8 imperi a l, 29 8 Od to 300 wa* COAL MARKET-MARCH 14. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market • -• s. dl' Carr's Hartley l6 6 Hetton .. ................... iu $ Chester Main 16 3 Haswell ... . ................. 19 5 Hasting's Hartley 16 6,Plum mer .......... . .... 18 6 Holywell 18 o,Ruasell's Heito - n. .......... 1 8 0 Longridge's W. Hartley 16 6 St ewar t' s .................... 19 0 Tanfield Moor l6 0 Whitwell ...... lr 5 Tanfield Moor Butes 16 , 0 Cassop ......- .................... ....... 1 : O West Hartley 16 6 1 Heugli Hall.. ............... . 8 „ t Wall's End, &c. Kello o .. .. ..... . .......... I s 6 Bell and Brown 17 0 South Hartlepool ..... • - 1 0 0 Harton l7 0 South Kenos ...........••• .1 6 Hedley. . 16 9 Whitworth .................. !: 3 Morrison l7 3 Adelaidq Tees.... ........... 1,.. 0 Riddell l7 0 Tees . ...... - .............. 151 6 0 Eden Main 18 3 Woodhouse Close ...... ••• 1 0 6 Hetton & Lyons mixed 18 3 West Tees .... ._,. _.........1_ 6 16 Hetton Lyons lB 0 Derwentwaier . Hartlet ; Lambton Primrose 18 3 Wayne's Merthyr ......... Belmont 18 3 Ships at market lO7 I Sold 72_1‘,.......‹, d• 0. A t ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, NEW CROSS,—Lieutel, Cookney, R.N. has subscribed the liberal sum of Ti ' guineas in aid of the Chapel Building Fund of this W I " tution. BIRTHS. OF A BON. On the 11th inst., at Tyndall-park, Kent, tho vrf° °f F.. Colville Hyde, Esq. _ - OF A DA.IIGHTER. li en/ On the 1 3 th inst. , in Portland - place, the wife of i ritton, Esq. MARRIED. a O IL On the 10th inst., at St. Mary's-church, Alfr e d ttf Esq., surgeon, of Birmingham, and Lecturer on Cheti l e at Sydenham College, to Marianne, only daughter stoke late James Collins, Esq of the Albion-road, Newington. sr. On the 10th inst., at 44, Albany-street, Edinburg -P E. L. J. Blyth,lnverury Aberdeenshire, tga" ) , , rine Maria, eldest daughter Of Mr. George A. C lar e London. DIED. ~th On the 7th i ns t., a t B erw i c k , age d 72, T. Hog— 'neut.' one of the m ag i s t ra t es f or t h at b oroug h, a nd late a colonel in her Majesty's service. er a On the 11th inst. at Grange Mount, Birkenhead,. 79. W. Vaughan, Esq. of Sugnall-house, Staffordshffeesex, On the 6th inst., at the Clockhouse, Ashford, 3 1 -id dt Francis Clifford, Esq., aged 71. .stree t ' On the 9th inst., Mr. J. Nicholson, of New Bon a and Rochester-square. On the 10th inst., at Upper Campden-place, ,13,759t.h, Harris, Esq., late of her Majesty's Customs, LONDON : Printed and Published by MtJItDO V9ll. of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office ' N 0.,. qf Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the coo'', Middlesex, Tuesday, March 15, 1853. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EV'ENING, MARCH 15, 1853. Adis - 101 Ad 11 P Nip n 8 4 A • .s.r, 4,, va T 1 21 ve ad hen rive den Wel Deo stol alsc Pan oth, ing trac trai rati I►O/ 4iri bon tha