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the existence of the evil which it was intended to remedy. (Hear, hear, from the opposition benches.) Lord J. RIISSELT,.—I shall state, sir, to the house, what appears to me to be the course which the Govern ment ought to take upon this subject. I think it is in cumbent upon the house to consider, with the greatest deliberation and caution, the determination which should be come to ; and I think that the right hon. gentleman who has just sat down was fully justified in giving us the admonition - which he did. At the same time, however, great errors may be committed on one side or the other. It may be a very great error to refuse the issuing of a writ in a borough - where five, six, or only ten persons were proved guilty of bribery ; but I think, on the other hand, that the issuing of a writ to a borough where great num bers are proved to be corrupt—where extensive bribery has prevailed at every election—(hear, hear)—would be an error on the other side. We must, sir, consider the pre sent state of the representation—the facts which have lately come before us—as well as the inquiries which are yet to be undertaken, in order to :enable is to come t o a correct decision. Now, the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Goulburn) has said that the Grenville Act was quite con clusive with regard to these cases. It appears to me, sir, that there are two points which the house used formerly to have to consider in these matters, for one of which a remedy, tolerably efficient, has been provided; but with regard to the other our legislation seemed only to aggravate the evil. The first was, where the decision was made by the whole house, and of course it often happened, that, as the decisions were dependent upon the dominant party in the house, the gentleman legally entitled to the seat was often deprived of it. That evil, how ever, was very much corrected by what was called the Grenville Act. The other evil, however, was, that there existed in many boroughs very general corruption. With regard to that subject, the house was accustomed to take inquisition into its own hands. and often with very considerable effect. I have often had occasion to refer to the conduct of Sir Edward Seymour, one of the most re markable members that ever sat in that house, when an objection was made by an individual to his nominees re turned for several boroughs ; in order thereby to make a party for himself within the house. That hon. member undertook to have, at the bar of the house an inquiry into the case of every one of those boroughs, and he showed the extensive corruption which existed in them, and for his services on that occasion he received the thanks of the house. The Grenville Act, and the others which succeeded it, have narrowed the power of this house, while they lessened ' the evils. With rega.rd, however, to individual cases, the nature of the proceeding is this : a member is returned, let us suppose, by bribing 300 or 400 of his con stituents, and the return is complained of. The select committee havihg heard four or five of these cases proved, have heard quite enough to unseat the member petitioned against, and the petitioner in the case having proved five or six cases, of course desists from his case ; and the com mittee, having no further evidence before them, are quite satisfied with having performed their duty, though there were some 330 or 400 cases of alleged bribery still to be gone into, and in their report to the house mention is only made of those five or six cases. Now, that does not agree with the statement of the right honourable gentleman, the member for the University of Cambridge, that there were onl five cases of bribery. (Hear, hear.) Therefore, the Grenville Act, and the others which followed, while they have :one much to purify the character of this house, in respect to depriving. its elective decisions of a party character, have done nothing, or, rather, worse than no thing, to correct the bribery which has existed since the time of William 111. myself, sir, have endeavoured from time to time, to introduce bills to correct what I con sidered the defects of our system. To one of these acts the right hon. gentleman has referred—namely, the sth and 6th c. 102, by means of which a select committee, if they have reason to believe that their inquiry has not gone as far as it ought to do—seeing, for example, that a petition has been withdrawn— may sit again and take further evi dence with regard to the borough, and upon that ground a committee has thievery day reported that it wishes to make some further inquiries. Well, that is a very satisfactory course in a case where the evidence before them was such as to enable the committee to come to such a conclusion. Bat how many cases may there be in which evidence is not brought before the committee to show that extensive bri bery exists. Well, there is another act which I had the honour of introducing, and which goes further into this subject. It pro v id es that there should be an inquiry on the spot, by means of a commission. And of the powers thus granted the house saw a very efficacious exercise in the case of the borough of Sudbury, which, so far back as the time of George 111., used to be regularly advertised to the highest bidder. That further act is the 15th and 16th of Victoria, chap. 53. Now the question before us is to decide what course the house is to pursue with regard to these election petitions, wherein reports have been made that bribery has been practised by the member unseeted ? The question, however, has no re . ;LS,:3 wherein bribery was not reported eaten pre:veil, but where very few 'cases have been Now, in considering the matter, I think it -et importance that the house should bear ormous bribery which generally pre vailed at the last elections ; and I put it to the house, therefore, whether they will be satisfied with inquiring into such cases merely where the evidence before them can leave them no alternative? (Hear, hear.) Now, though. I should be very loth to transfer from election committees the decision upon such matters, or to wish to make the house a court of appeal against their judgment, yet it is one thing to tay that a committee has not done its duty, and it is another to say that its functions are so limited that it cannot consider the general evil, which it is the business of Parliament to investigate. I would be dis posed to say in every case where there is a report from a sele c t committee under the Elections Act, stating that the inembr or members were returned by bribery or corrupt practices, it would be desirable to have a select committee in order to inquire whether there is reason to believe that corrupt practices have extensively prevailed. I cannot but believ e there are some boroughs in which such will appear to have been the case. I have heard as much in reference to the borough of Bridgnorth, against which &petition has been lodged, I have heard that in Blackburn an attempt has been made to attack and insult the houses of those pasties who gave evidence against the acts of bribery. Now, if there be truth in these reports, and especially if there is a petition to this house to make inquiry into the general prevalence of corrupt practices in that borough, it would be hardly right in the house to send a writ to that borough, unless the previous allegations were disproved. (Hear, hear.) In saying the ,election would be corrupt, I do not mean that the same scenes of bribery would take place ; I mean that corrupt influences would prevail, and continue to govern the electors. With respect to issuing a writ, I do not think any writ should be suspended on the ground which existed for such suspension previous to the Grenville Act—namely, that the suspension should take place by way of penalty to the borough. (Hear, hear.) It is not right this house should take on itself the punishment of boroughs by the same means as formerly. But if there is an inquiry pending, either before a select committee or a commission appointed by the 15thiand 16th Victoria, in either case we may may not issue a writ. What the hon. member proposes is that no writ should be issued without notice. But it should be remembered that a notice might be given very late at night, and the writ moved in a thin house the following day. (Hear, hear.) But if the hon. gentleman would say that there should be seven days' no tice—(hear, hear)—it would be much better, for then all parties would h ave ti me t o prepare their petitions. The case is decidedly one of considerable difficUlty, and I merely place these opinions before the house. It is no party mat ter whatever—caprice or cavil should not enter into it ; but all should aid to their best exertion in checking the • torrent of corruption that now disgraces the country.; (Hear hear.) Mr. SOT HERON wished to know, in the event of the hon. baronet's motion being accepted, what the course of proceeding would be ? The evidence would be printed, laid on th table of the house, and placed in the hands of every member. At the end of seven or ten days hon. gentlemen turned the matter in their minds and came to a conclusion different from that of the select committee. The hon. gentleman concluded by moving the following amendment :—" That in all cases when the seat of any member has been declared void by an election committee on the grounds of bribery or treating, no motion for the issuing a new writ shall be made without previous notice being given in the votes." Shseise further discussion took place, after which the amendment of 31r. Sotheron was, by leave, withdrawn, upon the understanding that it was to be put as a sub stantive motion. The evidence taken in the case of the Blackburn election was ordered to be printed and laid on the table ; and The proposition of Mr. SOTHERON was then put from the chair and agreed to nem. dis. gar,' to a zively to 1 - ywovca. of very .d the e CHITHAM ELECTION PETITION. Mr. BRAMSTON, the chairman of the select committee appointed to try the merits of the Chatham election peti tion, appeared at the bar and reported that the committee had determined that Sir John Mark Frederick Smith was not duly elected a burgess to serve in this present Parlia ment for the borough of Chatham, and that the last elec tion for the said borough was a void election. He had also further to inform the house that the committee had agreed to the following resolution :—" That it was proved to the Committee that Joseph Greathead, an elector of Chatham, Post - office, bribed by a situation as a letter-c arr i er in the obtained for his son Charles Greathead by Sir John Mark Frederick Smith. That it was proved before the com mittee that a large number of the electors are employed in her Majest(tsd(t) dockyard, and other public departments at Chat ham that Go vernment for the time are under the influence of the instance of a caud tme being ; that it appears there is no has not had the su (late being elected for this borough who and laughter.) A P,P,', 3l 't of the Government. (Hear, hear, will be for the h c ;r e ' e ' t tl o lat under these circumstances it returning a member should whether the right of from the borough of Chatham: for the future be with drawnis the opinion of the committee th an3. (Cheers.) That it that there are strong Steep,en Mount, in giving his grounds for believing that evidence before the committe and corrupt perjury." has been guilty of wilful The report was then brought up, aud. ordered t o b e l a id upon the table. M ve notice th a t 3 Mr. BRAMSTON gave Should t o-morrow move that the eviden ce taken before t he Chatham .eleetion committee be printed , a nd that the wri t for th ° of Chatham be suspen ded till the 11th of A. Pril Prcmgh next. (Hear, hear.) BRIDGNORTH ELECTION PETITION. On the order of the day being read for resuming th e adjourned debate on the question, that . the eviden ce t aken before the Bridgnorth comm ittee be printed, Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice that he should to-morrow (Tuesday) present a petition, numerously signed, relative to the Bridgnorth election. The motion was agreed to. MF,TROPOLITA_N IMPROVEMENTS (REPAYMENT OUT OF T FIE CONSOLIDATED FUND) BILL. This bill was ordered to be re-committed on Wednesday. -- ----- -- -- - CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS BILL• This bill was read a second time. LAND IMPROVEMENT (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was committed after a desultory conversation, in which Mr. NAPIER, Mr. SCULLY, and see raloatheerss clauses were part, and certain amendments in some of its 1 were agreed to. The further consideration of the bill was then postponed till Wednesday. Mr. FRENCH moved that the names of Mr. Bowyer and Mr. Kennfkly be added to the committee upon Indian territories. The SPEARIER said the motion of the hon. member was irregular. He should first move that the number of the committee be extended. Mr. FRENCR ten gave notice that he would bring forward an amended mot' The remaining. l an i iie :° l3 . ll -Pen the subject on Thursday. adjourned at one o'clock!' Was disposed of, and the house • ourtt ttton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIA.MENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Duke of RICHMOND present ed a petition from the Eastborne Union, Sussex, praying t hat the copies of the general orders issued from the Poor Law Board, may be for the future sent round to th e different unions before they are transmitted to the Secrs :tary of State, by whose ratification, at present they be, 3ome law. Also a petition from the farmers attending I ifferent markets in Sussex, praying for the repeal of the z aalt tax. The Earl of EGLINTON presented. a petition from the South Dublin Union, against the dis solution of Kil mainham Union. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from Yorkshire against the Maynooth grant, and also praying for the inspection of nunneries. Lord BROUGHAM presented a pe, tition from the Glasgow Mechanics' Institution, prayini ; for the distri bution of parliamentary papers ; also a. petition from • Denbigh, praying for the vesting in the County Courts bankruptcy jurisdiction ; also petitions fr( >m other places in Wales, praying for the extension of the County Courts to that principality. The noble and learn ed lord accom panied the presentation of the petitions b y an appeal to her Majesty's Government to give their energetic sup port to the extension of this local jurisdiction. The noble lord also strongly condemned the • pres ent system of paying the County Court judges by the fees of prose cutors, and not by salary from the cons .olidated fund, and expressed an earnest hope that it would speedily be altered. - - The Earl of YARBOROUGH preset ited a petition from the Wesleyans of Lincoln against :the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sunday. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. WIGTOWN BURGHS ELECTION. The committee appointed to enquire into the petition against the return for these'burghs was sworn in. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a seconcE time and or dered to be committed :—Copper Miner' in England, and Londonderry Improvement. MALLOW ELECTION. The SPEAKER intimated that he had received a letter stating that it was not intended to proceed with the petition against the return for Mallow- PETITIONS, Mr. G. BUTT presented a petition from attorneys in Wales in favour of the repeal of annual certificate duty. Mr. FREWEN presented a; petition. from Sussex against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. SMYTH presented a petition from. working men in York against opening the Crystal Palace on the Sunday. _ _ Similar petitions were presented by COL SIBTHORP from members of the Established Church, and from Wesleyans and Dissenters. Mr. V. SMITH presented a petition from Cambridge praying for some measures to put a stop to bribery and corruption in that borough. Mr. HAYTER presented a petition from Cornwall in favour of the distribution of Parliamentary papers to literary and scientific societies. Mr. COLLIER presented a petition from Penzance, in favour of an ocean penny postage. Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition from Scotland against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. BASS presented a petition from Staffordshire in favour of the admission of Jews into Parliament. CAMBRIDGE ELECTION. Mr. V. SMITH gave notice that on an early day he should move an address to the Crown, for a commission to inquire into the corrupt practices at the Cambridge election. PERJURY IN ELECTION COMMITTEES. Mr. L. KING, with the view of preventing perjury in election committees, gave notice that on Thursday he should move a resolution to the effect, that the chair man of the Chatham Election Committee, having re ported that it was the opinion of the committee that there were strong grounds for believing that one of the witnesses while giving his evidence was guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury, the Attorney-General be instructed to prosecute such witness for perjury, and that the Attorney-General be instructed to prosecute in all cases where a committee reported that there was ground for believing that perjury had been committed. BRIDGE NORTH ELECTION. Sir J. V. SHELLEY gave notice that on Thursday next he should present a petition from certain electors of Bridgnorth, complaining of the introduction of bribery treating and corruption generally, which took place not only at the last election, but at several former elections. EL A.CKEIJ RN ELECTION. Mr. W. PATTEN gave notice that on Tuesday next he should move for a new writ for the borough of Black burn, in the room of the unseated member. METROPOLITAN DRAINAGE. Lord SEYMOUR apprehended that the bill, which stood for second reading to-morrow, under the title of the Great London Drainage Bill, was the same as that referred to the other night by the noble lord at the head of the Home Department, and he wished, therefore, to ask the noble lord whether the Government were inclined to support the second reading of that bill. Lord PALMERSTON said he should certainly be disposed to support the second reading of the bill, as it was intended to carry out a great public work of vast importance to the metropolis, but of course in supporting the second reading of the bill, it would only be with the view of having it referred to a committee, where its details might be examined. The principle of the bill was one which he thought the house ought in fact to encourage, but the details of course must be left for a committee to decide. THE MINT IN AUSTRALIA. Mr. BASS wished to ask the Secretary to the Trea sury a question with regard to the gold coinage. Last night, the noble lord the member for the city of London, stated the Government were disposed to encourage the establishment of mints 1n Australia, and as there was great curiosity manifested out of doors upon this sub ject, he wishel to ask what particular colony Govern ment were disposed to make that concession to. Mr. WILSON said the Government had come to the conclusion that this was a question which much more depended upon the Colonies themselves than the Govern ment at home. Government however were disposed to afford every facility in their power for establishing mints that the colonies might require, but as yet only Sydney had applied for assistance in that way. The colonists had sent over 10,000/. for the purchase of the necessary machinery of a mint, and Government are now engaged in seeing that the money was properly laid out. With regard to the other colonies, Government were quite ready, upon the colonists consenting to bear the whole expense and to undertake that no part of the cost should fall upon this country, to consent to the establishment of mints under snch due regulations as should secure the use of metal of the proper quality and value, so that there should be no depreciation in the coin. (Hear.) PASSENGERS PASSING TO FRANCE. Mr. JAS. MACGREGOR moved for a return of the annual number of passengers passing between this country and France, beginning with the year 1842, show ing the ports of embarkation and disembarkation, -and the annual value of exports and imports to and from France during the same period. Agreed to. PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved for an account of the public income and expenditure of the United Kingdom, in the years ending the sth day of January, 1851, 1852, and 1853, distinguishing the actual payments for the ex penses incurred in the collection and management of the revenue ; for the charges of the public debt (the termi nable annuities being valued by estimate), for the ex penses of the civil Government, the allowances to the Royal family and to his Majesty the King of the Bel gians, the establishment of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire land, the expenses of the two Houses of Parliament and ahe civil departments, the other pensions on the Consoli dated Fund, on the gross revenue, and the Civil List ; also the payments for the administra tion of Justice, diplomatic expenses, and on account of the sums voted for the army, navy, ordnance, and miscellaneous services, also public works, bounties, post-office, the quarantine and warehouse establish ments, and all other payments not coming under any of the foregoing heads, with an appendix showing the several items composing each head of the account (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 485, of Ses sion 1852). Agreed to. IRISH PATRONAGE. Mr. J. FITZGERALD moved for a return of the names of the several persons who, since the Ist day of January, 1843, have been appointed to fill judicial offices, or the office of Attorney or Solicitor General, in any of her Majesty's colonial possessions, or in any of her Ma jesty's possessions in India, not being natives of India, with the title of the office, the salary and emoluments annexed thereto, and also distinguishing to which bar, whether English, Irish, Scotch, Colonial, or Indian, . h person so appo i n t e d h a d prev i ous ly b e l onge d.— Agreed to. nSmlith:ere RIFF COURTS IN SCOTLAND. Mr. CRAITFURD moved for leave to bring in a bill tfioerethie sshpeertir c edy and effectual a d m inist ra tio n of jus ourts in Scotland. The measure proposed b y the Lord Advocate had not met with the approval of e ith er the The great flaw in the press or the people of Scotland. gentleman was the systemmaintenance proposed by the right hon. an n anee of the system of double ' .appeal from a local judge, Sheriffs, and of allowing evidence, to a judge who had , or: l b ev y en ti l i l i o ew the trial had been on a written statement of e bill, to abolish the and are to establish, in stead .:1 friend had re ferrednot heard the witnesses conducted. H e proposed the muchcommissionsof 1818 and office of Sheriff and Deputy Shueriisffie reliance in those Whichre: of them, local judges. place a lace 32 ;butto t h h e e d r i e d po n rt ot s ports. Changes .had since occurred in England rendered change in the Scotch courts necessary, The only lawyer who had raised his voice in that ouse in support of County Courts, was the present Attorney. General, and that led him to hoe that the present Q. vern ment would not oppose so useful a measure. Mr. MACGREGOR considered that the honourab gentleman had rightly expressed the opinion of the great majority of the Scotch people, now there was much good in the bill of the Lord Advocate, but it would not give satisfaction in Scotland. What was really re quired was to put the local courts of Scotland on the same footing as the county courts in England. Nothing short of this would be satisfactory, and he should sup port the bill of his hon. friend. No other people but the Scotch would so long have submitted to such an un just system as the present one, he should second the measure. The LORD ADVOCATE did not intend to oppose the measure now before the house, but he considered that his hon. friend might have postponed his measure. He must however say that he did not think that the bill of his hon. friend could be called a step in the right direction of reform but rather of a mischievous tendency. (Hear, hear.) The system of having one judge in each county, with a power of appeal to a !judge in Edinburgh, was a great blessing to the country. He could not agree with the learned member for Glas gow, that the system of law in Scotland was inferior to that in England ; on the contrary, it was his opinion that it was much more clear and simple. The sheriff in Scotland was not a mere local judge ; their juris diction involved cases of a much larger amount than 501., and how could these cases be disposed of under the system proposed by his honourable friend. (Hear, hear.) It was contrary to the fact to say that the appointment to the office of sheriff was independent of merit, and it was not most certainly a sinecure. Lord Campbell, when Attorney-General, had expressed his opinion that it would be injurious to alter the system of the Sheriffs Court ; and his opinion on such a subject was worthy of consideration. He was not prepared to adopt the bill which his learned friend wished to bring in. _ _ _ Mr. HUME was surprised at the speech of the Lord Advocate. He had heard, in his day, encomiums upon the Court of Chancery, but he had lived to hear those encomiums retracted. The Sheriff's Courts of Scotland were little better than the Court of Chancery was some time ago, and it was high time that they were reformed. (LEFT SPEAKING.) ELECTION COMMITTEES-•(THIS DAY.) ( Continued from our First Edition.) SOUTHAMPTON. A considerable number of other non-resident voters were then called, but their evidence only went to show that they had received letters from the Liberal agents, stating that their travelling expenses would be paid if they came and voted, and that, after polling, they re ceived sums varying from 1/. to 3/. 10s. on the account of those expenses. An attempt was made to show that extravagant allowances were given to the voters in this respect ; but most of the witnesses declared that they were out of pocket, notwithstanding the sums they re ceived. In the course of their examination, The Chairman observed, that it seemed that several. of the witnesses did not get sufficient to cover their out lay. Mr. Alexander said, however that might be, he should contend that allowances in respect of travelling were The committee adjourned at four o'clock until 11 to marrow. • THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MARcn 8. Orders for the Court's going into mourning on Thursday next, the 10th inst., for his late Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, viz. : The Ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces, and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans and tippets. The Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. The Court to change the mourning on Sunday next, the 13th instant, viz.: - The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured rib bons, fans and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The Gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or whito and gold, or white and silver stuff waist coats, full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles. And on Thursday, the 17th instant, the Court to go out of mourning. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, FEB. 17. Notice is hereby given that his Royal Highness Prince Albert will, by the desire of her Majesty, hold a levee at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on Wednes day, 9th March next, at two o'clock. It Is her Majesty's pleasure that presentations to his Royal Highness at the levee shall be considered equivalent to presentation to the Queen. Addresses to the Queen may either be forwarded to Her Majesty through the Secretary of State for the Home De partment, or may be reserved until her Majesty shall hold a levee. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1853. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 4. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Nathaniel Solomon as Consul at St. Heleaa for the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. DOWNING-STREET, Melton 7. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Robert Charles Chester Eardley-Wilmot, Esq., to bo Clerk of the Execu tive Council, and Lieutenant ndrew Clarke, R.E. to be a Member of the Legislative Council, of the I s l an d Of Van Diemen's Land. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint William Allcot Radcliffe, Esq., to be Crown Surveyor for the Turks and Caicos Islands. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Lieutenant Christopher Sayers to be Deputy-Commissary-General for the Island of Ceylon. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint James Christopher Davidson, Esq., to be Clerk of the Peace for: the district of George, r Cape of Good Hope. BUCKINGHAM-PALACE, AfARCII, 8. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to appoint Colonel the Honourable A. N. Hood to be Clerk Marshal to his Royal Highness, vice Lieutenant-General Wemyss, deceased. Commission by her Majesty the Queen. King's Own 2d Regiment of Staffordshire Militia—John Ballard Gardiner, Esq., to be Adjutant, Dec. 29, 1852. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The Right Hon. Lord Londesborongh ; Sir Thomas Beckett, Bart. ; John Charles Dodgson Charlesworth, Esq. ; Robert John Coulman, Esq. ; Thomas Fairfax, Esq ; Henry Hall, Esq. ; John Spencer Stanhope, Esq. ; John Vance, Esq., M.P. ; Frederick William Thomas Vernon Wentworth, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenants, Feb. 24 ; Sir Thomas Edward Pilkington, Bart. ; Colonel Ferrara Loftus; Lieutenant-Colonel John Barnett; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Edward Gambier Monckton ; Captain Cuthbert Athelstan Baines ; Captain Charles Aug. Cobbe ; Capt. Edwd. Prothero ; Joseph Priestley Edwards, Esq.; Wm. Hey, Esq.; Wm. len. Leatham, Esq.; George Pollard, Esq. (Halifax) ; William Henry Rawson, junior, Esq. ; Francis Salvin Esq. ; Samuel Waterhouse, Esq. ; Francis Frederick Whitehead, Esq.—to be Deputy- Lieutenants. 3d Regiment of West York Militia—Thomas Shearburn, Esq., to be Captain, Feb. 26. Ist Regiment of West York Militia—Joseph Hartley, Gent.; to be Lieutenant, Feb. 26. The following article is substituted for that which ap peared in the Gazette of the 25th February : Commission by the ,Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 2d Regiment of West York Militia—George Thomas Thornton, Gent., to be Ensign, Feb. 14. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetshire. Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia—Henry William Hos kins, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Grimwood, resigned. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire. King's Own Ist Regiment of Staffordshire Militia.— Major the Hon. Wellington Patrick Manvers Chetwynd Talbot to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Gifford, resigned, March 4. King's Own 2d Regiment of Staffordshire Militia.—John Ballard Gardiner, Esq., late Captain in the 17th Regiment of Foot, to serve as Adjutant, with the rank of Captain ; John Moore Kemp, Gent., to be Ensign, March 4. King's Own 2d Regiment of Staffordshire Militia.—Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to direct that this regiment shall be formed into a Light Infantry Regiment. Middlesex Militia.—Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to direct that the Royal West Middlesex Regiment of Militia shall be styled and equipped as a Rifle Corps. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Taleb Bohal, Mansell-street, Goodman's-fields. BANKRUPTS. Morris Harris, furrier, Regent-street, to surrender, March 12, at two, and April 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Sole, Turner, and Trner, Aldermanbury. John M`Lachlan, auctioneer, Spital-square, Norton Fol gate, March 12 and April 23, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Messrs. W. J. and G. Boulter, Northampton-square, Clerkenwell. . _ Willie= West and John West, linen drapers and grocers, Donnington, Lincolnshire, March 21, at one, and April 19 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall.street ; Heather and Moger, Paternoster-row. John Wells, dealer, Bold-place, Marlborough-road, Queen's-road, Dalston, March 16, at two, and April 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Ashley, Charles-square, Horton. Joseph Symes, cheesemonger, Queen's-buildings, Knights bridge, March 22, at one, and April 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Ab church-lane ; Sturmy, Simpson, and Bousfield, Philpot lane, Eastcheap. Richard White, cut nail manufacturer, Birmingham, March 19, and April 9, at half-past ten, at the Birming ham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee ; Stand bridge, Birmingham. Alfred Platts, tailor, Sheffield, March 19, and April3o, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield ; Chambers, Sheffield. Robert Carr, licensed victualler, Holyhead, March 14 and April 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Yates, jun., Liver pool: Hugh Henry Ross, draper, Liverpool, March 18, and April 14, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Tur ner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. M.A.B7(NT INTELLIGENCE. (Front the London New Price Current of this day.) SUGAR.—Of West India supply is not ample for the wants of growers or refiners, and rather higher prices are paid—low 'to fine brown realising 32s 6d to 35s ; yellow, 35s Ed to 39s ; and grey, 33s 6d. to 38s per cwt. At auc tion to-day 285 hhds, 2 tierces, 14 brls Barbadoes went readily at very full terms—fine yellow, 39s to 39s 6d ; mid dling to good, 37s to 38s 6d ; ordinary, 36s to 36s 6d ; 90 1 31 48, 30 tierces, 131 brie, 30 bags Demerara chrystalised, AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELDS. The Ceylon Times of the 18th Jan., which has come to hand this morning, contains the following interesting particulars, copied from the Maitland Mercury, respecting the state and prospects of some of the northern gold fields We have been obliged with information by a perfectly reliable party, which appears to us to settle the doubts as t o th e c haracter of th e Bi ngera go ld field, so far as it has yet been proved. Some seven weeks since a practised Turon and Tambaroura digger, a resident of Maitland, was induced by the exciting accounts of the success of the Bingera field, which reached Maitland from Sydney, to proceed to Bingera himself, to see whether it would be worth while to take a claim and. work. He went by way of the Hanging Rock diggings. When he reached Bingera he found that out of some 200 persons scattered about, there were about a dozen or more parties, eaeh of three, four, or five men, who were making from two to four ounces per day, but that the others were doing little or nothing ; great numbers arrived every day during his stay, and about as many left every day. disappointed. He found on inquiry, and on work ing himself, that the productive ground was con fined to a very small space on the forest land, and was even there purely surface diggings, the gold commencing among the very roots of the grass, and in most of the good claims extending not deeper than nine inches in profitable quantity, and in none of the claims going lower than three feet from the surface ; the most profitable of all, the Bl acksmith's Claim, which lay in a kind of shallow gully, ceasing at three feet. All round the limited r!ich ground wore holes sunk and being worked, many by thoroughly practised hands, and they yielded very little, not above 15 grains of gold per day, and as carting the stuff to water cost 45.. per load, none of the parties were working to profit except those on the small isolated spot of rich ground. Numbers of persons were tout prospecting all round, many of whom told •our informant that they had run the creeks down to the Big River, and had prospected on the Big River itself, finding gold in small specks every where they tried, but in such minute quantities that it was not profitable to work. Our informant himself ran down one of the creeks six miles, and his trials yielded precisely the same result, gold everywhere, more or less, but in too small a quan tity to be profitable ; in one case our inform ant washed out some stuff from off the bed rock, a hole having been sunk 18 feet to it, and he did not get a speck of gold. The conclusion on his own mind, after five days' thorough inquiry and ex amination, was that the country presented every appearance of being auriferous ; that the productive part yet found must very shortly be worked out and abandoned ; that up to that time, rather more than a fortnight ago, no other productive place than the original small one had been found ; that its yield had been greatly exaggerated by report ; and that prospecting for further rich spots could only be well prosecuted by parties from the imme diate neighbourhood, who could take advantage of transient rains to wash the trial stuff in many dif ferent places. He does not doubt the possibility,of other rich spots being found, or even that eventually profitable winter diggings may be discovered in the neighbourhood, but he is not at all satisfied that they will be found, thinking it quite a matter of doubt. But our informant has formed a very different conclusion as to the Hanging Rock diggings. He found about the Hanging Rock creeks that many parties were doing well, one party having obtained 27 omices in a day ; and that on the Peel diggings, on the A. A. Company's estate, say eight miles from the Hanging Rock, the diggings were very rich and profitable. The disputes as to the right, or rather power of the A. A. Company to prevent by force diggers ftom working these alluvial diggings, pre vented our informant from seeking to work there, but he saw several places in the neighbourhood of the Hanging Rock where he would willingly have obtained claims and worked, had it not been that the abundance of water prevented the hope of pro fitable working for some time. Great numbers of the disappointed Bingera diggers came back by way of the Hanging Rock, as did our informant ; and very many of them immediately set to work, the greater part going to the Peel diggings on the A. A. Company's land. Our informant satisfied himself, by personal examination, of the great richness of these diggings, and of the immense wealth apparently contained in the celebrated quartz ridge on the land, the gold in the quartz being universally diffused, and quite plain to the eye, and in his opinion the immediate banks and bed of the P ee l i tse l f, i n t h a t ne i g hb our h oo d , will prove very rich in gold when the water has les sened. But even suppos i ng th e compan y succee d in preventing diggers from working the alluvial diggings on their estates, the neighbourhood of the Hanging Rock affords so many profitable spots that great quantities of gold will be produced at these di gg in g s during the ensuing summer. NATIONAL FOLLY.—The French are said to feel hurt because when all the great powers of Europe were againts them, it was their lot to sustain a defeat forty years ago. The Persians beat them in absurdity. They still suffer for the overthrow of Darius, and mar their history by ridiculous fictions intended to cover that melancholy accident to their national glory. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S TO3ll3.—Yesterday his Royal Highness Prince Albert visited St. Paul's Cathedral, and inspected the proposed site for the tomb of the late Duke of Wellington. At the period of the funeral of the duke it was intended that the remains of the illustrious hero should rest by the side of Nelson. The position of several vaults in the crypt contigious to to the sarcophagus containing Nelson rendered that plan somewhat difficult to carry out, and after some delibera tion with the relatives of the duke, her Majesty's Go vernment, and the Dean and Chapter, it was proposed to place the tomb of Wellington at the east end of the centre crypt, immediately under the entrance to the choir, and midway between the monuments of Nelson and Corn wallis—subject to her Majesty's approval. For that purpose his Royal Highness arrived between ten and eleven, and, accompanied by the Very Rev. the Dean, Dr. Milman, proceeded down into the crypt. The Prince having taken a careful survey of the spot intended for the erection of the tomb, and expressed, as we were informed, his approval of the site, returned to the inte rior of the cathedral. His Royal Higness's attention was then drawn to the arrangements for restoring the paintings of the dome, and after having closely looked into the details for carrying out the restoration and ex amining a model of the plan by which Mr. Parris con templates the c omp l e ti on o f t h e wor k, hi s Royal High ness left the cathedral. Ilow to fine yellow, 36s 6d. to 413 ; and brown, 313 Gd to 36s per cwt. REFINED.—To-day there were ready buyers of refined sugar for home consumption, brown lumps realised 45s to 45s 6d, low to fine grocery 45s 6d to 48s 6d. A firm market for crushed sugar, with a good export demand. MAURITIUS.-6ince this day week 6,000 bags have been sold.; good to fine yellow at 37s to 395, low to mid 35s 6d to 36s 6d, good to fine brown 33s to 355, common to mid 29s to 32s 6d, low to superior refining 33s to 395, good to fine grainy yellow 39s to 41s, low to mid 35s to 38s, white 42s to 445, and brown 338 Gd to 34s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there were ready buyers of Bengal sugar, and previous terms easily obtained. White Benares at 38s to 39s 6d, low to middling 36s 6d to 375 6d, middling to good like Mauritius 365 to 378, grainy white 44s to 45s 6d, good to fine yellow, ditto, 39s 6d. to 425, and low to middling 375 6d to 38s. Privately, several parceis of Khaur were disposed of at 28s to 28s 6d. FOREIGN.—Since Friday, a good demand has been ex perienced for foreign sugar, and stiff rates are obtained. Of clayed Manilla 20,00ebags were sold at 35s to 35s 3d. 1,500 chests yellow Havannah 35s 6d to 40s, and two cargoes brown Pernams, at Liverpool, at 19s Gd per cwt. There has been no public sale. COFFEE.—To-day full prices were obtained for planta tion Ceylon coffee, yet privately little was done by ex porters or home dealers. Of 155 casks 81 barrels 203 bags at auction, a small part only sold, fine at 66s to 69s 6d, good 60s to 655, other sorts 52s to 595, and bold triage 49s to 50s. Native Ceylon met a dull demand, and 47s 6d to 48s is the value of good ord, with a downward tendency. COCOA.— To-day at auction 200 bags Bahia cocoa were sold at 255 - 6 d per cwt ; these are full prices. TEA.—The market continues in a quiet state for low to good common Congou, with sellers at 9id to 104 d per lb. Prices are not better for good or fine green, still demand is brisker. RICE.—To-day little was done privately in East India Rice, and at previous rates holders are inclined to sell. SALTPETRE.—At auction of 1,450 bags, about one-third sold at 28s 6d per cent refraction, the rest being taken in at 26s for 171 to 141, of Madras 1,375 bags were all dis posed of at 24s 6d to 26s for 21i to 9id per cent. COCHINEAL. — To-day there was a reluctance to operate in Cochineal, yet lower terms aro not taken. Of 40 bags Teneriffe at auction a small part only sold at 3s lld to 4s for silvery blacks, and at 4s 2d for black. OlLS.—Prices for Linseed Oil have further given way, and operations are limited at 31s 3d to 31s 6d on the spot, and at 31s gd to 32s per cwt for delivery, still consumption does not decrease. Rape Oil is less required, and prices have assumed a downward tendency ; pale being offered at 37s 6d to 38s, brown 36s 6d to 375, and refined foreign 38s Od to 395. TALLOW.—Since our last report purchases in Russian on the spot have been of importance and prices are steady, ruling at 44s to 44s 3d for fine yellow Candle. For delivery many contracts have been concluded, and 44s 3d to 44s 6d are the rates paid for the last three months of the year. COURSE OF EXC. ANGE-THIS DAY. Amsterdam.. •—• •• .• 11 17% Ditto, three months .. 11 19 - Rotterdam Antwerp •• •• • .... 25 30 Brussels ..... 25 30 Ilamburgh ...... 13 7% Paris •• • • .... 25 10 Ditto, three months'.. 25 3% Marseilles.. • • 25 35 Bourdeaux ........., Frankfort-on. Maine .... 120 Berlin 'Gibraltar — Leghorn 33 25 Genoa .. 25 40 Venice .. Naples .... Palermo ........ 124% Messina Lisbon ........ 53% Oporto ...... . • ...... 53% Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayres... New York, 60 days' sight Philadelphia „ PRICES 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 Silver in bars .. 0 5 1 Vienna Trieste 11 10 Petersburgli..........„ 34 Madrid 504; 501 Barcelona...... So , We ..... TLIE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAJLWATS. Aberdeen . Ambg. Nottng. Bost , & Eastn. Juno Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkeuhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £2O Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin&Belfast June. Dundee Porth &Aber deen Junction ....... Do. New ...... .. - East Anglian (C 25 L & E. & L. & Do., (£lB E. dc Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., do. Do., B. & C. East Lancashire ... East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb, and Peebles Edinb. Prth. &D undee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock IGt. Sth. &West.(lre.)l !Great Western... Irish South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do Third 5........... Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So uthpt. London & Blackwall Lond. TiM. & Sthend. Lond.Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western' Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.Sh.,M&B.„C London & S. Western' Do., £50... • Do., £40. .. Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 'lranch.Shef.&Lineln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland. Do. Birming. dr Derby, Midland (.West. (Ir. ) Do. 2 1 Shares r i Newcastle & Carlisle Newmark et ... Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Newry ti arrenpoint & Itostrevor N0rf01k............ ~Do., Now. 'Northn. Counties Un North British ........, North Devon, No.i.. Do., No. Do., A Deferred ... Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S.Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton.. Scottish Central ... Scottish Midland.:. Shrewsbury & Birrug. Do., L. & N. Westu, Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herold Shrewsby. & Choate] (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do: Do. Oswestiy ... Shropshiro Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun D 0......... ...... Stockton & Hartlepi. Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... Vale of Neath.........' Waterfd. & Kilkenni WaterforddrLimerickl West C0rnwa11........1 Wmbledon &Croydon Woodford ..... York Newctl. & Berw. Do. Extensions....... Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. PREFEItENI Aberdeen .. Do., No. 2, 7 p. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares .., Caledonian £lO ...... Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5, 1 1 per cent... Cork&Bandonsi p.c. Dundee Perth&Aber deen EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (25) 7 per cent Do. (£7 l7s) 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2.. ........ Do., New 6 p. 4. St Eastern Union, Seri Guar. 6 per cent EastLancash. 6 p. cts Edinb. Prth. &Dundee 5i per cent..... Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 P.C Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) G. West. fixed 4i p c Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 6p. c., 1852 ........ . Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. London & S.Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Color. Shares, I.rondy. dr Ennis. i Sh INfanch.,Shef., dr Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. New, £lO Do., £6. Marypt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent- Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 42 per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 5i per et.. Do. Way. Val. 5 p North British ......... North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester d Wolverh. £15,6 p. c. Do Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading , Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. S. Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref Do York& N. Midland H. 1 & S. Birch FORE: Antwerp&Rotterdam BelgianEastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besan9on lQutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp.c pref............ ..... Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons & Mediterran Madras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 20/. 3 p. S. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 1 Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Hayre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i p. et. pref Southern of Frame Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5} per c. Pref Western of France 1 West. of Switzerland Zealand Closing Prices 1 this d 57. 30 - 31 6i —6: 10 —10 A 6i —Wad 21 - 22 3 -- 2} d 106 -- 108 631 -- 63 22 -- 22 18i -- 193 - 2Ap 8 - 9 5a -- 5i 4 44 12i -- 13 10 11i 8i - 8 72, - 73 65 -• 57 76 -- 78 32 -- 34 ' 61 -- 63 80 -- 81 44 -- 46 121 - 123 107 -- 108 90i 91 6i -- 74 92 -- 97 13i 77 --77; p 4i 3A -- 3 d 15i -- 164 xd ik - 9 -- 2 1031 -- IGlip 118 t -- 1194 2i -- 3p 14 -- lip 90 -- 91 5i -- 4id 4A -34 d 11 -- 12 19 -- 21 29 -- 30 3i 76 -77 i ,44. -- 46 50 52 31 3A— 3d 3i 31 9 10 54 56 , 7 81 2i 2R d. 36 —37 61 d 4$ --- 4. si o 8 3- 4i p 47 48 100 102 MI - 66 64 66 70 75 ..; dis 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 14 -- 15 :3i-- 3d 21 -- 22 78k -77 i 36 -- 37 12i -- 13 4 -- 44 2} 2g 15 -15 i 9i - 10 28 - 30 9i - 10 id - ip 69 •70 7i 7id 58 2B 2Bd S9A SHARES ,106 - 1081 106 - 1071 19 20 i d pa: 61 -- 31 3t -- 4 -- 1p lg P 143 -- 141 13- 19 3 - s. 6*6 = 128 'lll - 113 9 7 1 105 ;:-107xd Par P 150 152 - x(1 - x(1 ~, - x(.l 3 i -- 3 i P I 10 -- 11 134 -13 i 8 -- 9 104 - 11) - -11)1 - - 7 -pl 1443 —l4Bxd 2251 i 23 P 61 2 - 107 - 109 25 - 26 1 1 11 17is 18 16 17 Par 26 —26 i 20 21 d par 100 - 102 5 - 54 P - iPI 1 __ jidis ' 1 -- - 2t p 21 -- 6 P 1 -- 1 72 1* -- - 1 4 P ' 7. - 4 -4, 11- 1 6 - A -- (1 - 11 1) 2 - 2AI) 7i -- 8i 6 -- 7 35i -- 36 14 -- 14iif 8 -- 9 17 17ip 41 -- 43 41i -42 J, 32i - 338 - 4 i -- 5p 19i -- 211 1 , 9 -- 9f 5 g 2 - P --- 54 g -Adis l_ *dp Basinoss done this day. 13 12i x d 8f 73 x d 76 i 80i a d 45 121 A 2i x d 108 7A 8 x d 90i iti x d Pm 77i i II 16i 16 xd 8k xd 1041 4 3. ust 19 a d ad 91 901 a d 11k. 29i . 761 e x d 69A 70 x d 12 x d 8 9 581 9 x d li pm pm x d. 106 x d 147 i x d 5i 23 - 354 6 51 9 i i pm LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. Bedford andl Blotchley .... Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee ... Do. withoutgr Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do.wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent..... Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hrtlpl. Dk. & _Railway Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Manch.Baton and Matlock' Middlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd. INorthern and Eastern sp.c. Do. 6 per ct..' D o. Fixed sp. c Prest. &Wyre Do. 4 Shares. Roys.n.&Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g.6.p.e S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 por cent Do Wilts &Somrstl Leasing Compans. London i N. Wesi Gt.Westu Do L. &N.W. Caledon... Gt. Notrhn Gt. Westn. Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N. Md Do Do S. Eastern , Do Norfolk Do Lu.&N.W & Midld Stokton & Darlingt. Midland E. Count, Do L. dr 1\ . W &Ln&Yk IDo Gt. Northn Do Lancash. & Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Dar ling Do IGt.Westn Closing Prices this day. 30 -31 29i -30 A 30 31- 29 30 105 —lo7xd 52A —s3ixd 151 153 32i 334 111 --113xd1 551 --566 x& 266 —274xd 131 -- 14/ 256 -- 266 19 —l93Edl 25 27 3 - 31 108 - 109 64 66xd ▪ xd. • xd - pm 152 - 154 1151 - 153 xd id ii - 334 103 - 104 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria ..... —1 p 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian ll p 20 5 Australian 6 —64 p 1 all Australian Cordillera par p 1 all Australian Freehold. p 1 all Ave Maria par k 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 1 all British Austrin. Gold p 20 13.5 British Iron 7 - 9 35 242 Brazilianlmp.(issued at 25 pm 4 4 i 30 all Do. Cocacs & Cuiada 2 2 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 30 1 Carsons's Creek par 4 p . 40 all Cobre*Copper 43 45 43i 4t 4 5 1 Colonial Gold 2l 28 3 i 12 14 Copiapo — •• • Si. all Copper MM of Eng. 60 70 25 all Do. Pref. 7 . 4 p. cent. 7i — 81 P 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. 14 d 4 20 all General l7 18 2 all Great Nugget Vein 29 2/ p4B 3 all Great Polgooth 1 Ig. p 1 all Lake Bathurst par 1 all Liberty — P 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 2 d 1 all Mariquita .. . d— par 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 6i 7 6i 1 all New Granada 4 $ P 1 all Nouveau Mondo li 1g p 0 1 , p ort Philip — p 211 2 1 all uartz Rock par Ip, 50 ' all Rhymme Iron 22 24 p 15 Do. Now 72 30 101 Santiago de Cuba 6 7 1 all South Australian..,, par 4 p 10 7 Tin Croft - 12 24 all United Mexican 69 71 1 all Waller — . . p 1 all West Granada I 1 all West Mariposa par— 4 p 1 all Yuba - P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 9lk —91 k 50 all British N. American ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 12 lip n a 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Lond — ... 4 English Scottish and Australian 2/ 2gp 6gii 20 71 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 121 13 112 k 50 20 London and County — 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22,i National of Ireland „. 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 54 514 5 4 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 5l 25 all Union of Australia 77 78 79 7A V :Do New — 9 8i 2 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid ... • ... MISCELLANEOUS LOO 35 Australian Agricult. 100 110' 104 2 1 ex 20 4 Au,stralsn.Pcific.Mail [exPeel&xd [Peel and xd 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail xd ... 38i Brit. American Land LOO 32.1 Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace —5 i 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ... 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 31 100 50 General Screw Steam —11 i 20 21 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ••• 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 21 10 2 Netherlands Land ... •• • 20 21 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ••• •• • 50 25 Do. Do. ... ••• 100 60 Royal Mail Steam . . 821 25 25 South Austral. Land 52 54 54 3i 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization .00 281 Van Diemen's Land 16 18 17 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE—MARCH 7. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Reward, from Guernsey ; Hay ward, Maria, Marnhull, Marys, Julia, Union, M argare t, Vivid, Speedy, Tyne, Concordia, Britannia, Dorset, Pearl, Douglas, Hero, Matilda, and John Mowlem, Guernsey ; Orbit, Havre ; Leontine, Demerara ; Mary Lyon, Cadiz ; Conquest, Cadiz ; Gratitude, Madras ; Nina, Mauritius ; Argentina, New York ; Isabella, Demerara ; Richard and Elizabeth, Jersey ; Gustav, Griefswolde ; Allegro, Oporto ; Moselle, Antwerp ; Soho, Havre ; Thomo.sine, New York ; Tartar, Mauritius ; Speculation, Demerara ; Marys, Guern sey and Jersey ; City of London, Dunkirk ' • Attwood, Rotterdam ; Segredo, Aveiro • Queen of the Isles, do. ; Ann, do. ; Concordia, Rotterdam ; Thea, Calais ; Eperton, Dunkirk ; Lion, Harlingen ; Magnet, do. ; Mercury, Bor deaux ; Menai, Calais ; Adonis, Rotterdam. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Menai, for Calais ; Panther, Ostend ; Adonis, Rotterdam ; Mattos First, Oporto ; Seine, Boulogne ; Chowringee, Melbourne; Isabella, Demerara ; Soho, Havre • D rover , Melbourne ; City of London, Dunkirk; Rokeby, Quebec ; Tartar, Algoa Bay ; Concordia, Rotterdam ; Vergin del Pala, Malaga. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Wabbina Catharine, for Brussels • John Medley, Hamburgh ; Lion, Launceston ; Ariel, Algoa Bay ; Arabella, Ascension • Runneys, Monte Video ; Argentina, Geelong ; City o f Boulogne, Boulogne ; Gratitude, Madras ; John B un ; aji, Shanghae. LIVERPOOL—MARCH 7. a arrived from Philadelphi a , spo k e on lat. 54, the Bremen ship Andreli ne ( qy . theAdmT The e d P l li hi ir a f c r d h l o e m , Charleston to this port , 32 days out, with m gale on th e b an k s. From lfoonre.4sastt bad ly sprun g hePhil adelphi in a N.E. a had remarkably pleasant weather, with light winds from S.S.E. to N.N.E., with a short sea from eastward. A vessel, apparently abandoned, with part of lower masts standing, was passed Feb. 21, by the William Kerry, arrived here from Gibraltar. The Wandsell arrived here on the sth from St. John's, N.B. threw part of carg o over b oard during the passage. Onduringb. 15. lat. 44 lon. 40, boarded the ship Vanguard, before reported, abandoned; and took off a quantity of sails, rigging, two boats, hawsers, compasses, two cap stans, &c. The schooner Glory, of Yarmouth, from Arklow to Li verpool, got on the South side of the South Stock Light, and sank yesterday, at six p.m.—crew saved by their own boat ; the cargo consisted of sulphur ore. GRAVESEND, MARCH 7.—Arrived the Margaret, Vivid, Speedy, Hero, Matilda, and John Mowlem from Guernsey; Orbit, a n d S o h o, Havre ; Conquest, Cadiz ; Isabella, De merara ; Moselle, Antwerp ; City of London,•Duncirk Mercury, Bordeaux. BRIDLINGTON, MARCH 6.—The Friends, from London to Shields, put in, having been on shore, and also in col lision with the Lady Williamson, of Newcastle, which lost bowsprit. ST. CROIX, JAN. 31.—The remains of a wreck named the Fairy of Liverpool, supposed to be a schooner or brigan tine, belonging to Nova Scotia, came on shore in one of bays near tho east end of this island, about four weeks since. GIBRALTAR, FEB. 25.—The Trois Sceurs, of Cherbourg, to Marseilles, was stranded near the River Palmines, during a gale at East, Feb. 22. The Observer, from Galata to Queenstown, put in here Feb. 22, leaky, is discharging part of her cargo to repair. AVEIRO, FEB. 18.—The Eglantine, French schooner, of St. Malo, from Oporto to St. IJbes, took fire on the 17th Feb., and was abandoned by the crew. SCILLY, MARCH 4.—The Ann and Jane, of and from Carnarvon ' for Perth, was assisted in hero yesterday, in a sinking state, after striking on the Western Rocks, and sustained great damage ; she will have to discharge. PORTO PLATA, JAN. 15.—The Elizabeth Beynon, hence for Cataret, was wrecked at the entrance to the latter port, Jan. 6—crew saved. PARIS, MARCH 6.—The Eliza, from New Orleans, was driven ashore in a gale, previous to Jan. 10, near St. Louis, Senegal, and became a total wreck. . VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Caroline Chisholm, Plymouth to Australia, Feb. 7, lat. 42 N. long. 12. The Malacca, Feb. 8, lat. 40 N. long. 14 W. The Surenne, 12th, lat. 39 N. long. 15 W. The South Esk, lat. 48 N, long. 11 W. The Iris, Nantes and Swansea, to Sydney, N,S.w,, Yob. 26, lat. 40 N., long. 80 W. Business this day. COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHESTER—MANCH 5. Prices to-day ►ere as follow :—Wheat, White, 48s to 56s ; red, 403 to 50s ; barley, 349 to 38s ; oats, 17s to 24s ; beans' Mazagan, 30s to 32s ; middle and small, 32s to 38s ; peas, white, 40s to 42s ; grey, 30s to 325. • CHELMSFORD—MARCH 4. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, old 41s Od to 58s Od, new 39s to 56s ; red, old 37s to 48s, new 32s to 45s ; barley, 25s to 27s ; chevalier, 31s to 37s • grinding, 21s to 27s ; malt, 55 s t o 56 s ; chevalier , 2 555 to 58s ; oats, 19s to•2ss ; peas, partridge, 30s to 35s ; white, 32s to 34s ; boiling 38s to 41s ; d un , new , 29s to 33s ; beans, tick, 326 to 34s ; Harrow tick s , 31 s t o 36s ; Mazagan, 29s to 325. The following is the official of corn, &c., received in the ix in Essex, from the 28th Fe both inclusive : statement of the quantities ort of London from the ports )bruary to the sth March, .21 '-. 4 . 3 k d 4 371 400 - 11601 Colchester Harwich . Loigh .... Malden..,., 1101 ; 72 '4OO 360 KIRKCALDY—MARcH 5. The following are the quotations for grain : Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Beans. I First Second 49s Oct 31s Od I 21s Oct Od Third 4os Oct 27s Od I 18s Od I Os Od Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 29s Od to 30s Od. COAL MARKET—Meacn 7. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : -- s. d. Carr's Hartey l7 6 Wall's End, &c. Hasting's Hartley 17 6 Hebburn lB 0 . Holywell lB 6 Lumley 19 " Howard's West Hartley Pensher 19 0 Netherton 17 6 Heugh Hall.. 19. 6 0 Pelton Main Ravensworth W. Hartley 17 6 1 Birchgrove Graigola 24 . Stewart's Hartley 17 0 Gwaen Cae Gurwen ...... 25 6 -- 0 South Peareth l5 0 1 Powell's Duffryn Steam 24 6 Taufield Moor Butee 17 oRamsay's Cannel 2l Townley 17 0 Wayne's Merthyr 24 ° West Wylam Trader 16 0 Ships at market l5B I 501 d.... . 65. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. a. d. Li V ERPOOL—MARCH 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been flat to-dOP and closed steady. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 77$ ; ditto Fifth shares, 4 9-16 dis, ; Liverpool, Crosby, and South port, 17i ; London and North Western, 1181 ; Midland, 76$ ; North British, 9 1-16 ; South Eastern and Dover, 23i ; York and North Midland, 29a ; Preston and W - Yr° o Half-shares, No. 4,1 O prem. MANCHESTER—MARCH 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a moderate busineolg , and not much alteration in prices. Blackburn, 7i Caledonian, 32 ; Eastern Counties, 134- ex div. ; Lancashire, 11i ex div. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 713; ditto Fifths, 4 7-16 dis. ; London and North Western; 1183 ex div. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 29 j c. ; ditto 101. Preference, 11; ditto New 61 Preferenc e . 9-16 prem. ; Midland Railway Consols, 7611 ex div. ; Sout h Eastern, 23 5-16 SEABORNE MAILS. ,dnes (N signifies that the mails ar t sent front the General Poet. . by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] Day when made up From what When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due Office, London. Dispatched. Eng land' ..kinerica(bylirit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Each 3 108. America (byynited Sts. packet) ..........N March II .. Liverpool Arrived America (by U. States packet) March 18 Australia (via South- Southampton March 16 ampton) ....M 4th of March .... Southampton April 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N Bth of March .... Dover • . April 1 Ditto (via Cape of tiood Hope) 22d of February .. Plymouth March Africa ( West Coast) ..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. March 1 , Alexandria ..... • • • ..N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover M a rch 1 ° Alexandria .... ....M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton March 4 Bahamas ... • • ....M 2nd of the month Southampton Ist of 0 1 °' Belgium ............N Diver ,6 Brazil .. • 9th of the month.. Southampton March Buenos Ayres 9th of the month.. Southampton March Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth .. March , Cape of Good Hope ..N 2n4 of Apra Plymouth .. March Cape de Verds 14th of the month. Plymouth .. March V Ceylon (see India) Ceylon 14th of the month Plymouth .. March 1 6 Channel Isles Mon.,Wed ,Barfcl. Southampton Tu.Tn• ,6. Chili M zd & 17th of month Southampton March China (see India) 1 9 Constantinople 7,8,17,24,&27 of m. Dover . march Constantinople ......M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Matcho• t:ont. of Europe M N Twice daily „„ Dover i Tvricc.'" Egypt (see India) I 61 01 France M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover ,Twic Gibraltar M 4, 7, 17, 20, 27 ofm. Southampton; arch " Greece (see India) (lreytown 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton!Marcb Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London .....ITue°;_ Ilavannah M 2nd of the month Southampton March, Holland ..M Wednesday & Sat. London ..,„, aion.l , l o , 6 Honduras ....M 17th of the month. Southampton March 1 0 India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton ,Marcn 16 India (via Marseilles)M. Bth& 24th of month Dover arCh lonian Isles (see India) ice 4,411 Ireland & N Twice daily Holyhead .„ Tw Lisbon.- ....M 7,9, 17, &270 f m. Southampton March 1 4 Madeira ............M 9th of the month Southampton March Madeira ............N 23rd of the month Plymouth .. March 19 Malta (see India) melte ..............N 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. Dover ...... March 10 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth ...March 2 1 L Mexico ............M 2nd of the month.. Southamptonllst of 0 3 .°‘ - Naples ..... ........N sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover (March .New Granada 2d & 17th of month Southampton,lMarch New Zealand By private ship .. Various ports,_ Papal States ........N s thlsth2sthonnon. Dover ...• • • ialarc . ll 2 Peninsula 7 thl7th27thofmon. Southampton Marc h - `Z . Pei u Id & 17th of mon. SOUthafflPto n " re.- .16 March • Port Natal .. .N 14th of the month Plymouth • • aMar ch2 Sicily ..N sthlsth2sthofmon, Dover .• •• •• march r Tuscany sth 15th25thofroon. Dover .. • • • Venezuela 2cl & 17th of month Southampton Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) .......... /Ora l I West Indies 2d& 17th of month Southampton Southampton! March I, London .....ITues. T Southampton Mardi London ..... Mon 11_ ,,.. 7 S out h a mpton Mardi ~, Southampton Afarch x‘i Dover ...... r Aron 1 Holyhead ... wice:l 4l Southampton March & M Southamptonarch 1A ,7 Plymouth .. March 1 ,1 Dover ...... m arc h 10 Plymouth .. March 2 1; Southampton list of wo n " Dover .... o . march 2 SOUthamplon i lMaron Various portzil7pcer to..-- Dover .... • • Fi l ,."..„ ar p c h il 2 Southampton "„;_,. -- , -- h - ' 5l Southampton " L..-- . 1. 6 . March . 1 6 Plymouth •• March 2 Dover .... •• m ar ch r Dover .... •• ar ch 1 Southampton gorC h I Southampton __________ , r 1 We" [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment nnu . an Infallible Remedy for Tumours, Swellings, and tracted Joints.—Ann Carter, housemaid, residing m i n a family in Burton-crescent, had an immense tunion r i, her right knee, which increased to such a size that could not bend the joint, and was in consequence oblign' to leave her situation. Her medical attendant infore; her that there was no chance of cure, and it wou ld s _ necessary to amputate the limb. This opinion not sat o ' t fying her, she commenced using Holloway's OinUn the and Pills, and, by God's blessing, they have been . .. iv: l imeans of effecting a perfect cu r e, and s he has reau s t, her former situation. Sold by all druggists, and Messrs. Holloway's, 244, Strand. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Deafness--New Discovery., 1 4c Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the I° ,r , Hotel. The organic vibrator, an extrao r dinary PG' le , ful, small, newly-invented instrument, for deafness, t7;O tirely different from all others.to surpass anything ° f I kind that has been, or probably ever can be produor being of the same colour as the skin, is no t pereoP til)4' ci it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church g at public assemblies ; the unplea san t sensa ti on of sieg a i s noises in the ears are entirely removed ; a nd it aft brt Titl e all the assistance that possibly could be desired. i 9 0 Royal Exhibition va l ua bl e new l y- i nven t e d : I : i t, powerful waistcoat p oc k e t glass, the s i ze of ato to discern minute objects at a distance of from 10 "" five miles, which i s f oun d to b e i nvalua b le, for rehrrtief; and to sportsmen, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. m e scopes, possessing such extraordinary power, that 8 ° t i f 3A inches, with an extra eye piece, will show dist inc . Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stds Abr . They supersede every other kind, and are of all sizes the wai s t coa t poc k et, shoot i ng, m i l i tary purpo ses, y Opera and race-course glasses with won de r ful powe r i i e s minute object can be clearly seen, from 10 to 12 113. distant. Inv a lu a bl e new ly-i nven t e d spectacle.—S• an e t, Solomons, Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle - s ue Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York Hotel. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The attention of all classesviaty been attracted to the undeniable virtues of Parr's Life -I ,. i nw. and a vast majority of the people have evinced their i litt n e, lified approval of the high character awarded this Wet, or and are daily becoming more and more convinced of ''' v v ie 's tonishing efficacy of this renovator of the human me°. e re Pills are strongly recommended to those who are Ru ff tits' from headache or indigestion, whether arising from eon ° a cs tional inaction, biliary disarrangement, or over-Judi/ 1 0 a ja at the table, as they have never been known to St. affording immediate relief. Sold by E. Edwards, ; Paul's Churchyard ; Barclay and Sons, Farringdoler, Sutton and Co., Bow Churchyard ; Hanney & Co. Son° , Oxford-street; Baxter, High Holborn ; Preston ;enders Smithfield, London ; and by most respectable nok desi ' o. medicine. Price 134c1., 2s. 9d., and family p °t° each. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 4th inst., the Viscountess Neville. al e On the 2d inst. .at 115, George-street, Edinbu r g h ' wife of Colonel Moncrieff, Scots Fusilier Guards. OF A DAUGHTER. wif e On the sth inst., at 18, Hyde-park-square, the E. L. Kindersley, Esq. MARRIED. - o r w e may, On the 3d. inst., at St. Mary's, Battersea, F.lat e late Captain Royal Canadian Rifles, fourth son of thrarao Rev. R. Cox, rector of Caherconlish, Ireland, t....°„ 2 -giar , Catherine, youngest daughter of the late Duncan"'— Esq., of Grove-house, Battersea. of On the sth inst., at St. Pancras-church, M. • , v ocol Hampstead, son of James Shaw, Esq , of St. Jchll' °- i s ao, to Maria, daughter of Arthur Parsey,. of Cresc ent -P Burton-crescent. ED. Fre a ' On the sth inst., in Thi st le-grove, Brompton Shoberl, sen., aged 78, after a short and 10 3 °' universally beloved and regretted by all who kn° - co ts, Mr. Shoberl was well known for his classical attainP3. his and as a writer of no ordinary repute, having, du l l: 1 704 long and arduous career, produced a succession `. 1 . 4/ 01 0 interesting and useful works, in almost every depw' of our literature. On the 6th inst., at 37, Great James-street, Bedfordw-rsl: Flora, aged 18, second daughter of T. Y . christiet,:e;ty member of the Hon. Society of Lincoln's-inn, af ter log' months e of severe suffering from affection of the resig . ui t- H r gentle and amiable disposition, patience, an d tion endeared her to all who knew her. • of Do o d n or th , : co l i in on st s . : eagtedWs6al.worth, Mr. Georg° " LW* rong li On the 28th ult., A. Lawson, of Alc ll 2°, o oo Escl ii.p. for Manor, near Boroughbridge, formerly borough in two Parliaments. Bicho od/ On the 27th ult. at 12, St. John's - gr ove, Surrey, Miss Jane ult., aged 91 -- - - LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO I.„;" 0, Of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, g“: 6 4..., of Strand, in the Precinc t of the Savoy, is the cow" MiddleeeN Tuesday, ;Well 8, 1863 ' . 65 4 xd xd ad 10 25 10 1.0.6 Bi' all I LOO all 100 I li 100 100 100 100 flOO 100 100 42 34 100 all 3i 100 St. St. St. St. 100 100 100 100 21M. 1 100 20 11i 100 100 all 100 5 100 all 100 6 100 100 1211 1 12i, 25 all all all 100 all 100 10 all 14 all 15 10 2, 3 10 20 20 20 2 7 4i all :IGN. 6i 64 3/ 22* 4 19i 5 i i 36 i 48 7 101 61i 1107 i 254 26i i 104 2i i la i ad ad ad ad I all 100 all 100 50 25 12 12 St. St. 2$ 14 100 100 188 Do. Do. t +~