The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDO/ ~....._........ __„__, SIIARE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. r ~, b ..Fp , i 4 .. subject ° f ' r bt e, •-,. A - 47 ' • -*, ) ! Il . • I i, t 0 lif 4 , 1 k .--0.-- Leasing Closing Prices Busbies ( far fr° lll-. ..... to. , ....t. --., v . BRITISH RAILWATS. Sbr, Paid Bauman. Compans. this day, this day. ---- , rdinialeft Closing Prices Business done St. 100 -- -- steamier, NOTTINGHAM RACES . Shr. Paid. RAILWATS. this day. this day. Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. 1.06 —lOB S. ....-------- Aiwa, the (THIS D A Y.) ' st. 100 E.Lincoln , gr . in- St.l 00 Aberdeen 264 261 t 6 p. cent Gt. Northn 150 152 152 1 tes,tll , %t °' (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 20 8} Ambg, Nottng. Bost. 25 all Glstr.StDu.Fr Qt.Westn. 33 34xd x d and Eastn. Juliet_ 5f 53 5a 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. published 11 101.6 SCARBOROUGH STAKES. 14 all Binning. Wolverh. & Railway & Berw.. ... _. . Deformed Stour Valley 9f 104 1 56 57 ;alandrelli Lady Vernon 231 28 Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junct 9 7 die 25 50 allall DHou.llA&SShealrbeys.. D Y O .&N.Md. 112 114 1 S.Eastern. p 144 —14 i x d 27i 28 rtereesSiou, Five ran. 27i all Do. Chest. & Birk., D o 26 27 inione 0! ROBIN HOOD STAKES. £5O and £25 Cons. 20 22 20 all Do.Prefcrence 1 12 21 all ali Lo Do n . ,ws of 11 11 Brown Brandy 22 14 Do., £20..... ... . ... ... 3i 2Ad 1 St. 100 Bristol and Exeter...lol 103 101 i St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk ... 98 100 .&G Sha ree r n es w . from gr . Caliph - e ASPO et 50 all Chester & Holyhead. 22 224 22 i 54 all Manch.Bxton. Lu.&N.W Six ran.and Matlock & Midld 3 4 4 [ la s take 50 all Cork and B an d on... 20 21 Treats ,th° SHERWOOD HANDICAP. 20 all Cork, Black, dr. Pass. ••• ' 50 all Mieldlesbro' & Stckton dr ;. • Itali a 1 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. 2i ..;, 3 / 4 p Reclear Darlingt. ... ~. vhich 10 4 n ......................................................... 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 106 108 Pride .................................... , ......................... 2 25 all Dundee Perth&Aber -3,38 of fie 50 all Northern and deep Junction 8 9 is soleV Sir Robert 325 all Do. New Eastern.sp.c. E. Count.. 65 —67 -.— _. 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do ia. Won by a neck. 25 all East Anglian__ 54 —5l 5i __ ". 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do ... _ . ... _ ... of Pal!! NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 18 all Do., 0318 E & II)._ 3i 4 20 all Eastern Counties. . Led a 'lo w Rungerford month 3 124 111 Do. i Shares. Do Ten ran. Stock ". St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 151 153 per macei --_ St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do l5l 153 equal 5 11° 25 84 Do New A MONEY MARRTT AND COMMERCIAL St. 100 East ' Lancashire 7i : 731 . 25 18 f Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& 4 — Goole g.5.p.e Yorksh.. ... - - ... INTELLIGENCE—(THIS DAY.) East &West Ind. Dk. 12 94 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean 14 i d ® CITY 50 all & Binnar , June 5O 54 ~ 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. St. 100 Edinburgh&Glasgow 71 —73 73 6 per cent ... Darling . ... ... publish 5 10 14 Edinb. and Peebles.. -- •• • The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were st. 100 Edin. Pith. & Dundee' 29 —3l 25 all Do Do 32 —33 Affair' P, __ fat estimated at 15.000 bales, of which 5,000 were St. 100 Gl asgow & S. Western ,;• —. ; : i,i mi 7 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst l Gt.Westn. 103 —lolxd x d The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 15,000 bales, of which 5,000 were taken for export and on speculation. The market Was very animated, and prices of all kin 6 were tight. The sales comprised 12,000 American, 500 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 7R d., 200 Bahia at 6N., 500 Egyptian at sid. to 9d., and 2,000 Surat at 3d. to sd. per lb. Railway Shares were firmer. all 111 100 The advices from the Continent add nothing im- Portant to the previous accounts, but they are still hopeful generally as to a pacific adjustment of the Eastern question. The ship Geelong, which left Adelaide March 3, is reported off the coast, and brings 38,000 oz. in gold. The Alecto, advised yesterday afternoon, has 12,000 oz. from Port Philip. These dates are old. East &West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock At the general meeting of the London Joint- Stook Bank Proprietors, held this morning, the following report has been adopted "On presenting the half-yearly accounts, the direc tors are happy to have it in their power to report the e entinued progress of the business of the bank. "It will be seen that the net profits of the half-year are 31,540/. 3s. out of which sum the directors propose make a dividend for the half-year after the rate of 81. Per Cent. per annum, and to carry forward the remainder, vi a.. 7,540/. 3s. to the credit of profit and loss account of th e next half-year. "The directors have had under their careful consider ation the suggestions made at the last meeting of share holders respecting the expediency of placing some re ';_liction on th e amoun t o f w hi c h th e Guarantee Fund eu euld be allowed to attain, and they have consequently , " s te t:mined to divide annually in future the whole of the /let profits amo n gst the shareholders, and not to put to it fund any part thereof, excepting such fractions as t may be impossible to divide : so that henceforward t he Only additi ons t o it w ill b e i n t eres t aft e r the rate of 3 Per cent., as required by the Deed of Settlement ; and f"en they consider the important objects for which this nd Was established, and that for the attainment of hi e s° objects, a resort to the reserve which it provides e3' be occasionally necessary, the directors trust that as arrangement will be satisfactory to the shareholders. , While calling the attention of the shareholders to th e duty they have this day to discharge, in filling up t e existing vacancy in the direction, the directors wish theavail themselves of the opportunity of expressing eirl sense of the great worth and highly honourable auaraeter of their late colleague, William Curling, Esq. ; them the shareholders will, they are sure, participate with b_ e _ l : ll in a feehng of regret at the loss which the bank sustained. The only candidate to supply the va ,43, is Philip William Flower, Esq., who is duly q u alified, and has given the requisite notices. The dividend will be payable on and after Friday, the 29th inst." 50 40 25 25 812 s . , Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Laneash. andYorksh Do., Fifths 3, Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern _ . Liv. Crsby. &Southpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...0 London and S. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland i;6 -4 S 7 54 56 134 136 1082 10 9 4 89 - 901 7 72 ' 99 102 16 —17 p, 771 7 4 8 0 I ' 34 3 dI 1 15 152 1100 42i 34 all ' all 100 6i 25 50 20 100 100 47i 17i all 100 100 31 100 16 1111 all 'TY a port, ili 6/ ively gal: f tention of the o ' l ' na,ble hip venor for ;. Befor e ,t bill, the :xplieit a rejecting ing ,ce in • tb, We re,'),, virtual,/ St. St. St. St. Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket LIABILITIES AND ASSETS, JUNE 30. Dr. To capital paid-up,, viz., 60,000 shares 1 , at 101. each .£600,000 0 0 0 amount due by the Bank 4 , 485 , 326 10 7 ,r, 40 amount of "The Gua rantee Fund," 31st De cember, 1852 £ 146 , 613 8 2 To six months' interest on ditto, at 31. per cent. per annum 20 20 '5O 20 10 100 100 100 100 2,199 4 0 86A 7 56 To amount carried to profit and loss -account 148,812 12 2 59,471 0 1 ices are hey b° - systelo ved, to Ey be to left WV cemen t from 3 •it with by the be had House adver• ample Espial ;ension neWS" try for ;loorill :!heraes asular lin J• coxr Gihe the than )ident west- £5,293,610 11 10 Cr. BY ,F , xellequer Bills, India Bonds, &c... £565,324 16 9 By °ills aiseounted, loans, and ca5h....4,698,610 15 1 Y building, furniture, &c. 1 1 1 ° Princes-street £20,675 0 0 3 ' ditto ditto ditto in Pall Mall 9,000 0 0 21s. 100 20 11§ 100 Do., Bury Extension.l Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. Newry & Enniskilleu Nowry Warrenpoint' and Rostrevor. Norfolk Northn.Counties Un, [North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. &.S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury &Birmg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do.. Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and: Railway Vale of Neath Watecrfd. & Kilkenny Watorford&Limeriek West" Cornwall. Wimblecln & Croydon York.Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York .8; N. Midland - 4 1 - 2pxtt 104 - 105' 115 - 116 2 - l ip 894 = 90i 11 13 d 18 20 29 294 TREFEREN I 74 - 72 41 - 43 54 57 31 2 d 3 8 9 50 52 33 ... 34 _ 4k 4id 8k 8i 126 12i 12 St. St, 50 - 51 92 - 94 60 - 62 57 - 59 89i 90 i 68 70 li icl 17 19 9 94 13 14 3i —34 d 19 21 72 724 351 364 13 14 77a i 8 pin 153 i 1151 i 16 14 90A 90 i 71i 2 n i 2 23 25 ___ 2i 14i 15 8. 9 30 32 104 ; 7 . 6i it —74 d 60 -- 61 331 i 14 13 12i 50i 50 721 1 131 69 i 70 12! 604 60 i 2O A MINES. 1 all Agua Fria ll Isp 2$ 10s. all Anglo Californian 4 p 10 2 Australasian d par 14 20 5 Australian 2l -- 3 21 1 all Australian Cordillera 4d par 1 all Australian Freehold. a d 1 all Ave Maria a 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) *d * p 1 all British Austria. Gold 4 A d 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 35 241 Bra,zilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 4 41 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 31 4 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 32 —34 1 1 Carsons's Creek 4d— Ipar 40 all Cobre Copper — 5 1 Colonial Gold ll —l/p 2/ 14 Copiapo St. all Copper Min. of Eng 6O 70 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent 7 8 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 2 —l4 d 31 20 all General l4 16xd 2 all Great NnggetVein — 1 p 21 3 all Great Polgooth 1 d 1 all Lake Bathurst ._d 1 all Liberty 4d par 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 all Mariquita 1 d— par 1 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien 6l —7/ 7 1 all" New Granada par— 4 p 1 1 all Nouveau Monde 5 1 Port Philip 4d par 1 all Quartz Rock d par 50 all Rhymney Iron 26 —2B 15 Do. New 7 9 30 101 Santiago do Cuba 4 5 1 all South Australian ld— par 10 7 Tin Croft — 281 all United Mexican 3l 41 1 all Waller — par 1 all West Granada ld— par 1 all West Mariposa $ 1 d 1 all Yuba $ d JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia BOl 811 81 40 all British Colonial Bank ... and Loan Company 50 all British N. American . 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China / 1p 3 25 5 Chrtd. B nk. of Asia. A id 43 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lond. 20 10 English Scottish and A u stralian Chrtd — p 10$ 20 12A London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia 2 —21 p / 50 20 Loudon and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lond.andWestminst — 100 35 National Provincial of England 20 10 Do. New — ••• 50 221 National of Ireland — 25 all Oriental Bank Cor poration 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... xd & bonus 10 all Do. New — . 5 1 Royal Australn Bkg. and Gold Imp Co.. 4 d— par 25 25 South Australia 45 47xd x all 25 all Union of Australia 79 80 791 1 21 Do. New Bl 8 Si 50 10 Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 5 5 Aubin Coal and Iron 100 35 Australian Agricult. 34 36 35A 641 51 20 8 Australsn.Pciflc.Mail 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail 50 38i Brit. American Land 66 68 ' 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 100 32i Canada Company 6B 70 5 5 Crystal Palace 1 —2ipxn 7 7 x new 4 2 Crystal Pal, of France I - p 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Tel. of Irel — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 20 14 General Screw Steam 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 4 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel ... 10 3 Netherlands Ulna p 3 1 all N. B. Australasian — p 20 7i Nrth.of Europe Steam 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 1 p 6 768 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... 77 50 25 Do.' 2 all Portland Iron Co 100 60 Royal Mail Steam — I all Scot. Austral. Invest 2 —21 p 1 Do. New Scrip • ••• 25 25 South Austral. Laud 40-41 xd,xn 401 140 xd, xn I all Submarine Telegraph 100 28. Van Diemen's Land 17i IE4 18 12S S 113 SPORTING NOTES. SOMETHING ABOUT STAMFORD. Fine sunny weather, and the attraction which invari ably centres in a " Cup Day," brought together a large assemblage of spectators. The sport, however, was in significant and unexciting, the principal incident being the starting and defeat of Weathergage for the Steward's Plate. This horse arrived at Stamford unexpectedly this morning, having been "telegraphed" for on the preceding day. He was freely backed at evens against the field, and his party appeared to he sorely disappointed at his sorry exhibition. Young Steggles rode the winner (Racka pelt) with admirable patience and consummate judg ment. Nutpecker won the Gold Cup, little Oliver wearing Lord Exeter's colours for the first time. His successful mount was very fortunate, and he will now, perhaps, frequently sport the " blue and white jacket." The other races were too unimportant to require particular comment. Having already referred to the events to be decided at Nottingham to-morrow (Thursday), I will now direct attention to the probable result of Friday's " fixtures." lanthe, notwithstanding her 51b. penalty, ought, if in tended, to be capable of winning the Chesterfield Han dicap. Her most formidable opponents will perhaps be Calot and The Maid of Monton filly. The Bunney Park Stakes may occasion an interesting race. Meteora, Village Lass, and Horatio are most entitled to notice ; and should the three, start, I shall expect to see them pass the judge's chair in the order in which I have set down their names. I have not yet received the nomi nations for the other stakes. By an accommodating arrangement, a train was in readiness after the races this afternoon to convey the sporting visitors from Stamford to Nottingham. A FRESH MAN. Stamford, Wednesday night. 29,675 0 0 £5,293,610 11 JO 1140 1 , 1 T AND Loss ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDING 3OTn JUNE, 1853. To m. c Nirrent expenses, proportion of build „.'g expenses, directors' remuneration, L' Id debts, income tax, &c 41 6 ,498 1 7 5 "mount carried to profit and loss, evir account, being rebate of interest ° e bills discounted not yet due ° lividend account for the payment of i p l t ,lf - a-year's dividend, at the rate of •.- Per centuni per annum, upon 61 0,000/. amount of paid-up capital u, Pen 60 , 000 shares 24,000 0 0 ° balance, being undivided profit for ti le past half-year 7,540 3 0 11,431 19 8 £59,471 0 1 Cr, 13 . Y balance brought down... . £59,471 0 1 £59,471 0 1 se ~!here is but a limited business doing in Public rarities either for Transferor Account, but prices e e,P very firm. Consols have been 98 I, the New ,1)431- Cents. 1011 and the 3 per Cenes. 994- to 1. Oe. value of East India Stock is still fluctuating, to ' 4 ,,:ing been 255 to 257. Exchequer Bills are par min, is. premium, and India Bonds 225. to 275. pre tra. South Sea Stock has been done at 116. I , -Ole Foreign Stock Market has been quiet, but , s _ e r.sr firm. Spanish Deferred Bonds have been : I :ked 231, an d Portuguese 4 per Cents. 43k. , 11 „. 4 e xican Stock realises 261 to 27. Russian 5 per C ej its. maintain the advance of yesterday, being 41 q. • Sardinian are quoted 96, a further rise of ex cent. Dutch 24 per Cents. are very firm at °a, and Danish 5 per Cents. at 1061. '1 There is some activity in Railway Shares, but Ari ces are not higher. r.' ['he last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 4re 'at Western ............... 1853 ............ £26,404 gou lt h Eastern ............................ 19,075 11 , hton ................. .............. 15,204 ..?.shi re . and Yorkshire ............ .20,073 1852. £20,437 17,624 15,088 18,264 -Al ,i,t.3"--.."- Soli 4 zan ............................... 10,645 5 8 2: 8: 6 0 9 N oll, 4 ,,estern ........................ .. . 17,658 14,335 M . 1 "%tern ........................ 56,54 3 Gi l tan 4 ..... 26 , ............................... ~,84 22 776 Yo ( )4 1. t lli°rthern. - ................. 16,250 ~. _ r... al l d North4fdia;d, Newcastle 10,664 a liti Berwick, and Leeds Northern 26,094 24,437 th il neSe re t urns are very encouraging in view of e ; - "favourable weather late l y ex p erienced, and ru lat tend grea tl y t o the consolidation of rail way do;ertY, and, provided the exp enditure is ke pt 4 ' 71 , to the payment of larger dividends. e Gold Mine Shares have been flat generally, Z . t he Australian Agricultural and Peel ri vers - receding. The Australian Bank Shares ar der. g. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) 3 , per Cent. R e d uce d A nnu i t i es ' 3 ., Pe r Cent. C onso l s A nnu iti es 9,Busin done. Business 98 4 i u Pe .r Cent. Annuities, 1726 Ne. g 1..: - oi per Cent. Annuities lO lB ?.! i -""111; Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Stock 257 55 'tidia Bonds, £l000 ~c 'ttt.h Sea Stock ,° , 4,11 Sea New Annuities . . .. 99g t '° ll sols for Account 11th August ~, 9 8i i i le achequer Bills, ld. 1.000 ... 3 p 3 Small pa p par 3 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Banish Bonds, 5 per Cent 40 1 IO6A Greek Bonds, Red It z,"lean 3 per Cent. c ' r tuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4 per Cent. It ß.L isala n Bends, 5 per Cent. irdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent... ,P a h. Bonds, 3 per Cent 47i I 'Vanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 23i i 'Vanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 6 p C Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, q per Cent. ..... ..., — D itto for the Account 65 Consols Ditto August Account THREE O'CLOCK. 984 i 98; B ANOTHER ABORTION.—We understand that one end jof the new basin in her Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport, s to be taken up, the entrance not being of sufficient iidth.--Ryntouth Mail. Aberdeen Do. N o. 2, 7 p. c. Bris. 8-, Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester k Holyheadl Guar- 54 per cent— Cork &:Bandonsip.c. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAmglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do: (::5) 7 per cent. Do. (C 7 17s) 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. Now 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Gnar. 6 per cent Easti(Jancash. 6 p. cts Edinl)Prth.&Dundee 5. per cent. Glasg ow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. Do. 44 p.c. Scrip Gt,Southn.&Westm (Ireland) Eighths) Gt. Westn. (Berks & [[ants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. erred. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. 1)o. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 • 0 Do. Now Guar.6 p. c. 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 0 Londonderry& Coler Shares 11 Londy. & Ennis. Sh 11 Man., Shef., & Lin , Shares, No. 1. 11 Do. New, £lO 3 MI. £6 diarypt.& Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4A per cent Do Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4A per cent Norfolk Extension Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. Guar. 56 per ct Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.£ls, 6 p.c. Do Shrews. &Birm.N.G Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent. Pre. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle ,and Berwick,4 p.c. Prof Do York&N.Midlandli and S. Parch M SHARES, 92 -1 96 88 - 92 1103 - 105 107 - 109 194 -20 i 6 - 6 4 - 4 5 - 5 - 1p - 2k it - 2 p 114 - 20.} -20 i its = iio 113 - 114 1 81 -- 9 - 7 4 103 - - 101 99 - 101 102 - 103 - id- il' 149 - 151 ,• ..--. •.. ... .--. ... lai 167 3i- 4 pi 10 -11 13 -14 8 9 10 1 1 104 1511 152 par 114 116 118 . 122 .. --- ... lii - 117 11 - 24 104 -10 i 174 -- 174 -- p 14 -- 15 Par P' 25i -- 261 112 -- 114 19i -- d 103 - 105 5i - 5a par FOREIGN. Antwrp &Rotterdam Belgian East. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Besavn Dutch Rhenish East - Indian Do. Extensio n ~.. Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Juliet. of France 'Gt. Westn. of Canada 1 Shares 3 Lucca and Pistoja, 6 per cent. pref. 5 Luexembourg 1 0 Do. (Railway) 2 Do ...................... !80. (Canal) ............ Do. 6 p. cent. pref. Lyons & Mediten - an. !Madras ................. !Maria Antonia IDo. New 'Namur & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B. &Ams. Shs.] NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Oilcans Paris and Rouen Paris mid Strasbourg Paris,Caen& Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5} per cent. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 54 per c. Pref , Western of France West. of Switzerland iNew la ld 1 li 14 —l5 A _ 1 - N 1 1 -- 5 1 - 2 p - 1 p id par 41 74 1 1 -- 2 - 2f 2 - 24 p ... -- - . ... 7t - 7i -36135 14 —l5 8h -u; 17i -- 18 p 45 -- 47 44 -- 45 37i -- 38 4 -- f ;c1 194 -- 201 8 -- 84 5 -- 6 - aP 4 4iP 91 / p 3 - 2 d LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LoNDON, July 22.—Wind this day at Noon, S. ; plea sant breeze, and fine.— The Princess Royal sailed from Constantinople on the 24th of February last, for England, and has not since been heard of.—The Zuluka, Akyab to Bremen, and the Falcon, Liverpool to Australia, were in contact at sea, and the former received considerable damage, but the latter reeeived but trifling injury. DEAL, July 20.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Theodor Bobrends, Pugwash ; Ennerdale, Shanghai. Arrived from the River—Windsor, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Deslandes, Cape Coast Castle ; Constancia, Rio Janeiro ; Yorktown, New York. Put back—lnglowood, Sydney, N.S.W. July 21.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived from the River — California, Adelaide ; Progress, Quebec. Sailed—York town, New York. Passed—Heather Bell, from Black Sea, for London ; Four Figle, Constantinople, for London ; Symmetry, Leghorn, for Newcastle ; Deborak, Sines, for Hull. Anchored—Progress, from London, for Quebec ; California, London, for Adelaide; Rainbow, London, for Cardiff.—A ship, supposed the Owen Glendower, passed down at the back of the Goodwin Sands. SOUTHAMPTON, July 20.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Wash ington (s), New York. PLYMOUTH, July 20.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Nelly and Rachel, Porto Rico. Sailed—H.M.'s st. Comus, East Indies. FALMOUTH, July 20.—Wind, W. Arrived—Ellen, Mazanilla ; Jessie, Aux Cayes. Off Port—Elizabeth, Cal cutta, and sailed for Hamburgh ; Pompeer, Monte Video, and sailed for Liverpool ; George, Rio Janeiro, for Ham burgh. LIVERPOOL, July 21(10.30 sum.)—Wind, S.W., mode rate, and cloudy. Arrived—Eudocia, St. John's, N.B. ; Thomas Ridley, Newfoundland ; Arabistan, Tarcius ; Fides, Alexandria ; Release, Gallipoli ; Moira, Malta ; James, Bahia ; Franconia, Rieliibucto ; Ocean Breeze, Montreal; Edith, Finland. Sailad—Mermaid, Philadel phia ; Maria Catherina, Sydney, N.S.W. Off Port—Bri tish Queen (s), from the Mediterranean. BRISTOL, July 20.—Wind, Arrived—Sybella, Trinidad ; Meldon, Miramichi. GLOUCESTER, July 20.—Arrivotl—Eleanor, Quebec. DUBLIN, July 19.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Hebron, St. John's, N.B. CLYDE, July 19.—Wind, W. Arrived—Thetis, Mira michi ; Brazilian, St. Stephen's ; Miramichi, St. John's. NEWPORT, July 20.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Annan dale, Bristol, for New York ; Abegael, Gloucester, for Quebec. Sailed —Nerude, Jamaica ; Elizabeth, City Point. HARTLEPOOL, July 20.—Wind,. W. Sailed—Hermann, St. Thomas'. CHRISTIANSAND, July 14.—The Constance, Konigsberg to Hull, has put into Arendal leaky, and must discharge. —The Dunrobin, Dantzic to Leith, has put into Arendal with cargo heated, and must discharge. HAMBURGH, July 18.—The Clat ulna Bruins, from Dant zic, was abandoned in a sinking st ate in the North Sea, on the 15th inst ; crew saved, and are ived here. BOSTON, July B.—The Gondar, from Liverpool, which was partially destroyed by fire at Charlston on the 16th June, and scuttled, is likely to be made seaworthy. THE LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE Mr DERBY.--The young man (Mead), who dropped from the window, upwards of 60 feet, a t the late destructiv( fire at Mr. Davenport's mill, died yesterday afternoon. Bennett is still lying in a very precarious state ; and Thoi pe, the man who escaped by the ladder, is somewhat better c. • POPULATION OF FRANKFORT.- —According to a census taken in December last, the sta to of Frankfort contains 73,150 inhabitants, of whom 624511 are in the city, and 10,639 in the country. In the above number are in cluded 829 soldiers of the contingent. The federal gar rison not included in the above, amounts to 4,821 men, so that the total number of the inhabitants is 77,971. In 1849 the inhabitants of the cit,y numbered 58,426, and of the country 10,038, so tb,at the population has in creased 3,814 in three years. The federal garrison com prises 1,717 . Austrians, 1,71.3 Prussians, and 1,391 Bavarians. There are now in. Germany eight sovereign States each of which has a population inferior to that of Frankfort, and before the t mitorial modifications of Anbalt and liohenzollern them were twelve. 100 100 100 6 100 1100 too' 'No 100 100 100 100 all 100 10,4) all 3 1100 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1858. BETTING-HOUSES. We have been requested to publish the following reasons which have been respectfully submitted to the Attorney-General against the bill for the abolition of betting-houses :- 1. Because the preamble states matters which are, to a great extent, exaggerated as to the tendency of a system which has long been in existence without any law against it, and which has been and is extensively patronised not only by many noblemen and gentlemen, members of the Legislature, personally as well as through their agents, but by merchants, professional men of all grades, and trades men of every denomination. 2. Because the principal establishments have been formed and are carried on by . persons of probity and capi tal, whose transactions have invariably been conducted in the most open and legitimate manner, without any attempt at unfair dealing, by means of which they have secured the confidence of all classes of the sporting community. 3. Because the national sport of horse racing has be come in degree a general necessity, the furtherance and success of which are matters of increasing national in terest. 4. Because embarking in legitimate speculation has ever been the characteristic of Englishmen, and enterprises of this description are no more demoralising in their tendency than " Freehold Land" and similar societies, which noto riously evade existing statutes, and rely upon the ballot and the general doctrine of chances for success, which are not only unrecognised by law, but with the exception of the Art Union of England, aro actually prohibited. 5. Because there ought not to be one law for the rich and another for the poor, which would practically be the case if the bill should be passed into a law in its present form, enabling the man of wealth and leisure to fre q uent and bet upon races either at the post or at Tattersall's, or some two or three similar places in London on particular days and hours; while the less fortunate individual, whose avocations prevent his absence from home, would be de barred his favourite amusement. 6. Because the journals of the House of Commons, upon reference, will prove that not more than half-a-dozen pe titions in the aggregate have been presented against the present system, with signatures not exceeding a hundred in the whole, and which have been chiefly prepared by persons inimical to the general recreation and amusement of the less favoured classes. 7. That the learned introducer of the measure must have been misinformed about the fact, that there was " not a Prison or House of Correction in the country, there was not an establishment for the punishment of offenders, but furnished abundant and conclus i v e testi mony of the evils that had resulted from betting houses, and of the vast number of persons that had been led into dreadful temptation by means of these houses;" for, speaking from memory only, it is believed that even from " confessions," obtained from persons committed to prison for trial in the metropolis, averaging more than 6,000 annually, there have not been above twenty who have attributed, or rather have had their unfortunate position attributed by others, to frequenting betting houses, although it may have happened that inducements had been held out equally more alluring in other esta blishments, which have been carefully concealed. 8. That the most prominent, and indeed the chief case of the kind in the metropolitan districts, was that of a butler, who had robbed his master from having injudi ciously betted on horse races, and was convicted. But many persons have become ruined from time to time among the higher classes of society—men of mature years and standing, from over indulgence in the system which is pro posed to be exempted from the operation of the Attorney- General's measure, which has terminated in suicide ; and the melancholy result has also occasionally occurred from pecuniary liabilities of other kinds, both from the Stock Exchange and numerous speculations authorised by law. 9. Because it is a pure error to suppose that the system of betting has been established for the encouragement of youth ; on the contrary, the great majority of persons fre quenting betting establishments are persons of mature years, who have brought experience to bear on their in vestments ; and the presence of a youth under twenty-one years is the exception, and not the rule. 10. Because even assuming some few clerks have, through infatuation, been led into a departure from the paths of honesty, and have made occasional bets on horse races, it does not follow that the system should bo suddenly prohi bited on that account ; for it would scarcely be argued that if a servant had embezzled large sums of money, and had subsequently been discovered with an inordinate quantity of apparel and jewellery, the proceeds of the plunder, that the vendors of such apparel and jewellery should be stigmatised as having by the vending of their wares indiscriminately conduced to the ruin of the thief, which would be precisely as inconsistent a course as the sweeping charges now Made against persons who have in• vested their time and capital in an honourable occupation. 11. Because there never has been any good without some alloy, and although it is readily admitted that there have been from time to time a few dishonourable persons en gaged in the pursuit, yet the system has grown so thoroughly in improvement, that such persons have now no chance whatever of gaining a livelihood, and their practices as in other cases have been gradually finding their proper level. 12. Because there are during the present and the next two months many heavy sporting events to be decided, upon which large sums of money have been deposited by the public, and if the system of business be suddenly stopped, without enabling both sides to " hedge" accord ing to custom, the greatest injustice will arise ; for which reason, should the Legislature in its wisdom see fit to pass the measure complained of, it is hoped that it may not come into operation, at all events, until after the Houghton Meeting at Newmarket, which closes the regular Racing Season. 13. Because the bringing in of a Government measure at so late a period of the session does not afford the requi site time for calm deliberation on it s p rov isions, especially where interests of such magnitude and general popularity are concerned ; and that time ought to be afforded for giving the requisite explanations, urging objections, and calling evidence in support thereof, by a reference to a select committee. 14. Because vested interests are invariably respected by the Legislature, which never willingly sacrifices without due notice any class of her Majesty's subjects, and it would be a very serious matter to a great number of gentlemen engaged in this puruit, if sufficient time be not afforded to enable them to satisfactorily wind up their business according to the present system. 15. Because many gentlemen, who have received and are now occasionally receiving large sums of money in the aggregate, from backers of horses upon future events, by commission and otherwise, although deposited individually in small sums, have contributed mainly towards the estab lishment and support of well-known, prominent., and popu lar stakes at the Spring Meeting at Epsom, and they are among others entitled to be protected and heard against the measure as affecting future betting generally. 16. Because if a select committee of the house be granted, the parties interested will be enabled to prove the preceding objections, —th a t h un d re d s o f thou sandsyearly chang e d h an d s with u n e rrin g tiiint o punctuality the poundslitywhe haverethe law would not enforce the payment of a shilling, thus showing a degree of honour and honesty in the sporting world,• wholly unparalleled in the general dealings of life, in matters supported by the strongest legal protection. London, July 19, 1853. n a the i s THE NAVAL ENGINEERS AND THE Ain/MALTY.— We regret to find the recent Admiralty arrangements for the retirement of this now valuable class of officers has, whether intentionally or otherwise, been made the w oc h cas ole io e n las o s. f a l n n o st th ea e d r o s f lig r h la t c , in n g o t t hectlsy in p t ra: se t c o po o t o h ski e : tion as other officers of similar rank, pension-tickets have been issued to them, as in thecase of a h and which compel the holder to go to the superin: tendent of the nearest dockyard for his signature, before the pension can be received. It is no use—the stiff back of the " executive officer," even though a Lord of the Admiralty, must b en d. The "ruthless hand of science" has levelled sterner stuff than a bluff old com modore, or snarling, waspish admiral in offic and they must yield to the march like all others. It maybe morti fying to find all the pomp of circumstance with which a ship was hove-to, stayed, or box-hauled, supplanted by the simple cry of " stop her," " turn ahead, ' or " turn astern ;" but there is no avoiding the changes, and if for the safty of our shores we must have a steam-fleet, and, consequently, men to rule the newly-adopted power whose education and knowledge of their profewion com pel their being paid as, and ranked with, "ward-room" officers, there is a littleness in yielding what is due to them with a niggardly spirit, or in attempting to make or keep up distinctions which create a distp,ste for the service. Rear-Admiral Berkeley may talk of 'his " Eton, Harrow, and Rugby " acquirements until he empties the House of Commons benches ; but core mon sense will soon teach him that the efficiency of the service de mands that he be not allowed to empty the , steam-ships of their engineers, by giving way to his conceits or his prejudices. He will find that the hospitals raid the fac tories will make short work of his impetuou s and loud mouthed oratory, and the public will not co ofound our intelligent scientific marine engineers with h is "drivers and stokers ;" nor the M.D.'s and m embers of medic al colleges that are now in the navy with the, " doctor's THE MILITIA ESTlHATES.—Yesterday the militia mates" of his overbearing age.--Plymouth,.M a.il. estimates for the year ending March 31, 1854, were printed in a Parliamentary pape r . The est 31st March, 1854, is 478,7 401 . , and the n um bers to be imate to the raised 91,812. For the past year, ending the 3',.1.5t March last, the numbers were 56,746, and the estimate 386,7151. BENEFICES.—According to a return printed on Wed nesday, six benefices have been united, under the 13th and 14th Victoria, chap. 98, since May , 1851, All within the diocess of York. - IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE DUTY (No. 2.) BILL. Lord R. GROSVENOR moved the second reading of the bill. He had postponed the second reading from time to time, and had he been pressed to bring it on at an earlier period he should probably have declined to do so ; but as the financial scheme of the Chancellor of the Exchequer had safely passed through the ordeal to which it had been very properly subjected, and as the returns of the quarter's revenue, lately published, showed a considerable surplus, he thought he was not taking an unjustifiable course in now pressing for the entire reduction of the tax. The pro position of the right hon. gentleman with regard to the tax had not been at all approved of by the attorneys and solicitors. He understood that the Government had been beating up for recruits in all directions, and it was said that they had succeeded in obtaining the support of the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester and his friends, on the underst an di ng th a t th e Govern ment would take the newspaper taxes into their favour able consideration. If the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer would give an assurance that he would take the tax into his consideration next session, he should not press the bill to a second reading. Mr. HUME had always been opposed to the abolition of the tax, but he did not think the hon. gentleman was advancing the interests of the attorneys by imputing partial motives to any member of that house. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER must say he sympathised very much with the pain which the honourable member opposite (Mr. Murrough) suffered on account of the vote he was about to give, but he would respectfully suggest to him that he might very easily spare himself that pain by not giving it. (A laugh). There were two motives on which men generally acted --the one was from duty, the other was from pleasure. The honourable member, it was plain, was not going to act for the purpose of duty, for he said he wag about to vote for a political sham—(a laugh)—neither was he going to vote for the purpose of pleasure, for he said it was painful to his feelings to vote for the motion. (A laugh.) Perhaps he would pardon him for offering a suggestion, that, in these circumstances, he would be acting entirely in accordance with the dictates of his conscience if he removed himself from the house alto gether. (Great laughter.) But he must be allowed to say he thought the hon. member had entirely mistaken the motives and charactor of his noble friend's conduct. (Hear.) His noble friend, at his suggestion, agreed to take the division on the second reading of the bill, but it was not at all true that his noble friend by that agree ment in any way put an advantage into his hands. If he had done so the hon. member would have had a right to complain, or at least would have had some colour of complaint; but the hon. member was perhaps not aware that, this being a case of reduction of duty, it was not necessary to introduce it by a preliminary resolution at all, and that, by not opposing his (the Chancellor of the Exchequer's) resolution, his noble friend did not lose his right to introduce a bill to take away the duty altogether. It was, therefore, a mere matter of courtesy that led to any arrangement between them. If it had not been for the attack just made by the hon. member opposite, he should have been dis posed to take up his noble friend from an opposite point of view, and to compliment him for the tenacity, he would say the chivalrous tenacity, with which he had taken up the cause of this unfortunate and helpless body. (A laugh.) His noble friend's cha racter as a philanthropist had been long esta blished, otherwise, no more illustrious example of it could be quoted in after times than the manner in which he had held out the right hand of succour and support to a meritorious class, entirely without organi zation—(laughter)—not represented in that house — (laughter)—cut off from all the ordinary means of com munication with it enjoyed by other clasees—(laughter) —and, last of all, having their friends on circuit. (Great laughter.) But, with regard to the question at issue, it was understood that they were discussing a bill with two objects—one to repeal the annual certificate duty paid by attorneys and solicitors, the other to amend the law with regard to their registration. The question to be taken on the second reading, however, had no relation to this last clause, and therefore they were going to debate the ques tion whether they would repeal the certificate duty or not. He was sorry to find that besides the offence of refus ing the repeal of the duty he had committed another offence by introducing a plan for the reduction of the duty, that was more unacceptable than its maintenance —for his noble friend had told them that the plan which he introduced gave satisfaction to no one, while it would be a sheer loss to the revenue. (Hear, hear.) Now, all he had to say upon this point was, that if the noble lord and his friends felt so much aggrieved by the proposal which he had made, he did not say the Government was so obstinate in their adherence to the plan as that they might not be induced, on the representation of the par ties, to give it up altogether. (Laughter.) But, most unquestionably, they would not be parties to a repeal of the certificate duty and setting the profession free from a tax to the State which they had paid for 60 years, and which they were brought up in the expecta tion of paying, and at the same time leaving in its unmitigated force the enormous tax now paid upon the stamp that was required in the case of every little boy whose father wanted to put him into the profes sion—a tax of 1201. in the case of a boy, who might, perhaps, turn out to be unfit, or who might be pre vented by circumstances from following out the voca tion. (Hear, hear.) The Government would be no party to levying such a burdensome tax and repealing the other. (Hear.) His noble friend said, if he would consent to put his refusal on the ground of a temporary injury to the revenue, and promise that by another year he would somewhat relent, he would be ready to take the present plan of the Government as an instalment, leave the question in the meantime in his hands, and be ready to take it up again in a future year. Of course, it was open to his noble friend to use his own discretion in the matter ; but it was open to him also to say that be hoped the house was now disposed to come to a final vote on the subject. (Hear.) He could give what he thought conclusive reasons from the state of the revenue of the present year why the re peal of , this tax should not now be granted ; and he could not give any promise conscientiously to his noble friend in the next year, or any future year, he could repeal this duty — and for this plain reason, that, forming the most sanguine estimate of the resources of the revenue, he still felt there were other objects of legislation beneficial to the attorneys and solicitors, in common with the rest of the community, far preferable to this, and far more imperative than this, in the claims they made on the Chancellor of the Exche quer and that house. (Hear.) He therefore could give no pledge as to the future, because he saw a long array of claims coming in for the repeal of taxes—claims of a far higher nature than could be urged in favour of the present object. Now, with regard to revenue conside rations, he would state a few words to the house. On the 18th of April, having stated to the house the changes which the Government were prepared to propose with reference to their fiscal legislation, he calculated that the result of those changes would be to leave them with a surplus of 495,0001. Since that time various changes had taken place, and he was able to speak more positively on subjects scarcely then ripe for a conclusion, 'and the result had tended materially to alter the statement he had made. His noble friend must not found his calcula- tions upon the last quarter's revenue. The returns for the last quarter were swelled adventitiously and acci dentally by a variety of causes which he could easily point out ; and he would say, looking at the present state of the country, enlarging on that view of it, and the prospect of the harvest, that if ho were to go now into his department and ask them to give him a new estimate of the revenue for 1853-54, they would not be able to give him, to say the least, a more favourable estimate than that which he laid before the house in April. (Hear, hear.) As to the surplus he then calculated upon, it would I be necessary to make one or two state ments. In one item, that of the militia, there would be a gain, the expenditure under that head being 52,000/. less than was anticipated. The packet contract, however, would exceed the estimate by 35,0001. Then there was a sum of 56,0001. which he expected to have got from the Channel Island harbours, but which it would not be possible to save during the present year. There was 100,0001., the probable result of the financial measures that had been taken, a sum which would be realised as a permanent saving to the country from the contracted amount of the Exchequer-bills, but which would not be available for the balance of the present year. There was likewise 110,0001., which he had calculated on receiving from licenses, but this item was so cut down by deductions which he had found it necessary to make in order to satisfy the fair claims of parties who had made representations to him that the it was deemed betterinot to insist on that part of scheme. (Hear.) Here was 301,0001. out of e t di e t surplus disposed of, and that left, after giving cr f for the sum saved from the milit ia, the amounte 250,0001. (Hear, hear.) The n a sum of t from 150,0001. to 200,0001. would be required to meet in cer tain charges that it would be their duty to take a supplementary estimate ; so tha t all they had left of the surplus would be from 50,000/. to 100,0001. (Hear.) There was a demand made for the repeal of the adver tisement duty, amounting to 80,0001., and of the attor neys' duty, also amounting to 80,0001. ; but if both of these duties were to be repealed they would have to carry on the operations of the financial year, not with a sur plus, but with a deficit. (Hear.) Something had been said abort a tacit understanding with the right hon. gen tleman the member for Manchester. Whatever under standing was not there had been on this subj t a cit but outspoken (hear, hear) and what ever had proceeded from him, directly or indirectly to the members for Manchester in regard to the relation between these two questions of the attorneys' and advertisement duty, was no more than had likewise proceeded from him directly to the noble lord the mem ber for Middlesex one or two days ago, when he called upon him, when he pointed out that in regard to the national accounts there was a very close relation be tween the two questions. (Hear, hear.) They were asked to repeal two sets of duties amounting to 160,0001., and it was acknowledged that if they did so they would start, not with a surplus, but with a deficit. Now, the Government thought the prudent course would be to make neither of these reductions, and on their part he had submitted a plan to the consideration of the house. He would not speak now of the chance divisions taken on the ad vertisement duty at a late hour in the evening ; but he would admit that those divi sions did indicate to his mitid, and to those of his col leagues, a strong feeling find d es i re cn the part of the 96 ) 74 36 1 i i 27i i house that that duty should be repealed. (Hear.) The opinion of the Government was that it would have been more prudent not to repeal that duty. Their opinion was that they could not repeal both these duties, and they were not prepared to repeal both of them; but he had not the least hesitation in saying that if the question came to be between the one duty and the other; and if the house was disposed to press for the repeal of the advertisement duty in opposition to the views which Government held as to what the interests of the revenue might require, and if they were called on to exercise a judgment on the question where they should take their stand, and where they should say they could not conscien tiously accede to the propositions of the house, then their duty with regard to the tax on attorneys' certificates would be to declare that they were not prepared to accede to the repeal of that tax. (Hear, hear.) They admitted that the house had shown a strong desire for the repeal of the advertisement duty. They placed the two ques tions before the house, and they frankly owned that if one of these duties was to be repealed, that one should not be the duty on attorneys' certificates. He bad never said more than that. There had been no tacit under- standing. He entirely declined to give any sort of pledge with reference to the future ; but he had stated that, in the view of the Government, it would not be consistent with their duty to consent to the repeal of both these taxes. (Hear.) He would now leave the matter in the hands of the house, and express the hope that this subject was not to be made a tax in another form—a perpetual tax from year to year on the time of the house, but that it would receive some final and decisive expression of opinion, from which both the Government and the parties might have the oppor tunity of judging what course was to be taken, and that they might be able to apply themselves to business in future sessions without the perpetual discussion of all the incidental accompaniments that attached to the sub ject of attorneys' certificates. (Cheers.) After a few words from Colonel SIBTHORP, Mr. MAGUIRE urged the claim of the attorneys to ;he consideration of the house. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading lO2 Against it Majority —B4 The bill was consequently thrown out. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JuLy 20. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS CERTIFICATE DUTY (No. 2) BILL. Order for .evond remding read ; motion made, and ques tion proposed, " That the bill be 710 W read a second time ;" amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day three months." Question put, " That the word ' now' stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 102 ; Noes, 186. MINORITY—AYES, 102. Adderley, C. Graham, Lord M.W. Newdegate, C. Alexander, J. Grogan, Edward O'Brien, C. Annesley, Earl of Hadfield, G. Palmer, R. Bailey, C. Hamilton, Geo. A. Parker, It. T. Barrington, Viscount Hawkins, IV. W. Pechell, Sir G. Benbow, John Herbert, Sir Thomas Peel, Colonel Beresford, William Hotham, Lord Potter, R. Berkeley, 11. Ingham. Robert Price, W.:P. Blandford, Marquis Jones, Captain Pugh, D. Booth, Sir R. Kendall, Nicholas Repton, G. Brooke, Sir A. Ker, D. Bolt, P. Brown, H. King, James King Russell,F. W . Burroughes, Henry N Knatchbull, Wm. F. Sibthorp, Colonel Butler, Charles S. Knight, F. W. Smith, J. Carnac, Sir J. Rivett Laffan, R. M. Somerset, Capt Child, Smith Langton, 11. G. Spooner, It. Cobbold, J. C. Langton, W. G. Stafford, k. Codrington, Sir Wm. Lascelles, E. Starley, Lord Conolly, Thomas Lennox, L ord A. Taylor, Col. Crook, J. Leslie, C. P. Tudway, R. C. Cubitt, Mr. Ald. Liddell, IL G. Tyler, Sir G. Davison, R. Locke, J. Vance, J. Duckworth, Sir J. ' Lytton, Sir E. B. Vyvyan, Sir R. Duncombe, W.''l. Macgregor, James Vyse, Capt. Dunne, Col. Maguire, J. F. Waddington, IL Egerton W. Martin, John Walcott, Adm. Egerton, E. Miles, W. Welby, Sir G. Ferguson, Joseph Michell, Wil'iam Wtoteside, James Fitzgerald, Sir J. Moody, C. A. Whitmore, H. Frewen, C. 11. Morgan, C. Wise, A. Fuller, Augustus E. Morris, D. Woodd, B. Galway, Viscount Alowbray, J. Wyndham, Gen. Goddard, A. L. Mullings, J. R. TELLERS Goderich, Viscount Murrough, J. F. Grosvenor, Lord R. Gore, W. Napier, J. Ball, Edward MAJORITY—NOES 186. Acland, Sir T. Fitzroy, Hon. 11. Oakes, J. A'Court, C. Vitzwilliam, G. O'Connell, D. Anderson, Sir James Foley, John 11. O'Flaherty, Anthony Bailey, Sir J. Forster, Charles Oliveira, Benjamin Baines, M. T. Fertescue. Chichester Osborne, Ralph Baird James Fox, R. Otway, A. J. Barnes, Thomas Gardner, Richard Owen, Sir J. Barrow, William H. Geaeb, Charles Palmerston, Viscount Bass, M. T. Gibson, T. M. Patten, J. Beaumont. W. B. Gladstone, William Peel, F. Beckett, W. Goodman, Sir G. Percy, J. Bell, J. Gordon, Admiral Pi-to, S. Berkeley, Adrrorel Goulburn, H. Philipps, J. H. Bethell, Sir Richard Gower, F. L. Phil'qnore, It. Biggs, William Graham, Sir James Pigott, F. Blackett, J. F. B. Greville, Colonel F. Pilkington, James Boldero, Col. Hall, Sir Benjamin Pollard-Urquhart, W. Bonham-Carter, J. Hamilton. Lord C. Ponsonby, lion. A. . Bouverie, E. Eaßtie, Alexander Pritchard, J. Bower, G. Hastie, Archibald Ramsdell. Sir J. Boyle, Hon. Colonel Headlam, T. E. Robartes. Thos. J. A. Bramston. T. W, Ileathcoate, Sir G. Roche, E. B. Bright, John Herbert, Sidney Russell, LordJ. Brockman, E. D. Hervey, Lord A. Russell, F. C. Browne, V. Heyworth, Lawrence Sadleir, J. Bruce, Lord E. Ilindley, Charles Sadleir, John Bruce, 11. A. llorsiall, T. B. Sawle, C. B. G. Campbell, Sir A. Howard, W. G. Scholefield, W. Cardwell, Edward Howard, Lord E. Scobell, Captain Cavendish, Hon. Geo. Hume, J. Seymour, Lord Chambers, T. ' Hutchins, E. Seymer, H. D. Cholmondeley,Ld.ll. Jermyn, Earl Shelburne, Earl of Clifford, Henry M. Jocelyn, Viscount Shelley, Sir J. V. ' Cobden, Richard Keating, It. Sheridan, R. B. Cockburn, Sir A. Kennedy, T. Smith, John Benj. Coffin, W. Keogh, William Smith, R. V Cowan, Charles Kershaw, James Strati, Rt. Hon. E. Cowper, W. Kinnaird, A. F. Stuart, H. Craufurd, E. H. J Kirk, William Sutton, J. H. M. Crossley, F. Lacon, Sir E. Tancrcd, Henry Wm. Dalkeith, Earl Laing, S. Thompson, George Davie, Sir H. Lawley, F. C. Thornely, Thomas Denison, E. Lee. William Vernon.O. E. 11. Dcr'son, J. E. Legh, G. C. Villiers, C. Pelham Dent, J. Lockhart, A. E. Wall, C. B. Dcring, Sir Edward Lockhart, W. Walmsley, Sir J. Divett, E. Lowe, Robert Walpole, S. 11. DiJmisurig, Viscount Luce, Thomas Walter, John Drummond, Henry Mackinnon, W. A. Wells, W. Duke, Sir I. M'Gregor, John Vv oalley, George H. Drnesui, G. Maddock, Sir H. Wickham. 11. W Dundas, G. Maule, Colonel Wilkinson, W. A. Dundas, F. Miall, E. Williams, W. Dunne, Michael Milligan, R. Wilson, James East,'.Sir J. B. Mills, T. Wood, Sir C. Eleho, L , ,rd Moffatt, G. Wrightson, W. Ellice, E. Molesworth, Sir W. Wyndham, William Rimley, Viscount Nortek, Lord Wyvill, M. Esmonde, J. Monsell, W. Young, Sir J. Ewart, William Mr'grave, Earl Feilden, M. J. Mure, Col. Fergus, John Newark, Viscount Ferguson, Col. Norreys, Lord TELLERS. hay ier, Hon. W. Berkeley Grenville GREAT LONDON DRAINAGE BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stu,—You are aware that a bill under the above title was introduced into Parliament this session, by which it was proposed to accomplish the following objects :—" To afford means for effectually draining the Metropolis—to preserve the Thames from the pollution at present passing into it—and to preserve the contents of the sewers for agricultural purposes." These objects were to be secured by the construction of a tunnel sewer on each side of the Thames, passing under and intercepting the contents of the present sewers, conveying the same to a distance from the Metropolis, and there, by deodorising and precipitating it, to form an inodorous and dry manure. This bill was referred to a select committee before whom, during an investigation of seven days, the fol lowing facts were proved by evidence : That the proposed tunnel sewers were capable of car rying off 37,000,000 of cubic feet of sewerage per diem, whilst the daily amount of sewerage, according to the highest estimate, is only 12,000,000 of cubic feet. That by these tunnel sewers, and by no other means, can the whole of the low-lying districts of the metropolis be efficiently drained. That for the ordinary rain-fall ample provision is made, the flushing or scouring power of which will carry down into the tunnel sewers all the foul matter that may be in the general sewers, leaving them clean channels through which any amount of storm water will afterwards pass into the Thames. That the proposed terminal works were sufficient for the purpose, and that the process of manufacturing the manure was so inoffensive as to admit of the works ter minating at the River Lea, 34- miles short of the distance proposed by the plan. That the tunnels could be constructed without inter fering with the traffic of the thorou ghfares under which it proposed passtunnelt ly constructed for the sum and sewers, branch savers, and works was nto f couldthe the n de b d to ffieiee e 900,00 0 1., eminent contractors being fully prepared to Ta ti undertake the contract. The minutes of evidence taken before the committee were ordered to be printed, on the moti •on of the chair man ; reference to which will confu at the foregoing statements. This important public work, originating with, and now proposed to be carried out by, public enterprise, and in all reasonable probability without charge to the rate payers, could not fail to confer such incalculable advan tages upon the metropolis that it was deemed reasonable that the parishes benefited should share the risk in a small degree. A clause was, therefore, inserted in the bill, providing that they were to contribute towards a divi dend of 3 per cent. on the outlay (not exceeding 900,0001.), in so far as the sale of the manure failed to produce that rate of interest. This guarantee was to extend only over 25 years, and to be altogether extinguished whenever the profit amounted to 3 per cent. Under this clause the greatest amount which, under any circumstances, could be pay able by the metropolis would be 27,0001. per annum for twenty-five years, equal to a present value of 450,0001., or one half the cost of the works. The parishes, the parties really interested, did not oppose the bill in committee, which was opposed only by the representatives of the two Commissions of Sewers, and on them, therefore, will rest the responsibility of any delay that may occur in the carrying out this work, or of devising some better plan for the drainage of the metropolis, and a more advantageous method of raising the capital.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, W. C. STEPHENS. 291, Royal Exchange, July 13th, 1853. By the minutes of evidence taken before the coin mitteee, you will see that the commissioners do not con template taking any steps for relieving the Thames from its pollution ; but, on the contrary, they contend that such pollution is not particularly injurious, and that they intend to confine their labours, for many years to come, to the formation of extended inland sewers in connection with the present outfa ll sewers, which will greatly increase the pollution . of the Thame s , and 'still further endanger the health of the metropolis. TIPT.REE FARM. Mr. Mechi held his annual gathering of agriculturists yesterday, andit went off as pleasantly as ever. On no former occasion has the attendance been so numerous, the crops in better order, or the spirits or volubility of the host more high. He was everywhere, had a warm welcome to give to everybody, and explanations of pro cesses, reproaches against bad farming, hopeful antici pations of its future, and diSquisitions and statistics on the experiences of Tiptree, fell froth him as thick as the leaves from a foreskin autumn. Whatever may be said or thought about the practical character of these meetings they certainly are among the most agreeable and characteristic of the agricultural year. In no other country could the spectacle be presented of a prosperous and enterprising tradesman stepping out of his sphere, and drawing around him such an assem blage to see and criticise what he has achieved in im proved cultivation. He gives his annual lesson in the most fearless and uncompromising manner, yet savoured with a good humour which is quite unextinguishable, and p iw r uh e e j on u l ce d se i o c mo e s fe ana stimulants body t e ie i k e n eo e f s t f t hr e a e with an amou n t o f goo d c h eer b e f ore w hi c h th e crus ti es t ep Royal l e o.a t y i d t ae e l s aA a n i gd l r i s t e chue s l u t cucrua extendingb . T Societyihne. l y icoursenc;c indicating nt steam dii powertllfamee of appliedT Tiptree. t t r o e e. the mchaiymninelNN'loerktaolfl the farm, the large quantity of house-fed stock, the great tank with its accumulations of liquid manure, the iron-pipes permeating every field, and carrying cheaply and in an easily di g ested form th e f oo d o f pl an t s , th e whole land thoroughly drained, cleanly cultivated, and covered with most luxuriant crops—these and many other improvements will probably, ere long, be adopted by many other agriculturists near the metropolis. Even, however, when Tiptree is rivalled, Mr. Mechi and his annual meetings, we hope, will remain. H av i ng sur - I mounted a good deal of ridicule, and the progress of events having shown that, in the main, he was working in the right direction, the public are well disposed to make him their agricultural favourite. When improve ment was considered a forlorn hope he stood in the breach. He lectured, he wrote, he taught by practice as well as precept ;—he may be even said to have " bled " for the cause. Now that it is in the ascendant his friends are well inclined to pat him on_ his back for his pluck, to countenance his self-complacency at Tip tree, to ramble with him over his fields and farm-yard, to partake of his hospitality, and to hope that it may be long before his shadow grows less. Mr. Mechi entertained 300 guests yesterday, every one of whom must retain most agreeable recollections of their Visit. The day was fine, and the first three hours el the day were spent in examining the state of the crops, and in testing the latest novelties in agricultural implements. Whatever may be the effect of a very un propitious season elsewhere, at Tiptree it has done no harm there ; and while the agriculturists there seemed to be generally' of opinion that the harvest would be short and late, not a grumble about the weather fell from their host's lips. He has this year very excellent wheat; and in other respects the produce of his farm promises a good average ; but the two points on which his management shows strongest and to the best ad vantage are his clover and his rye grass. These beaiun mistakeable testimony to the value of the new system of liquid manure irrigation which Mr. Mechi has adopted, and in the details of which he has carried out many valuable improvements. The clover is a second crop, and the rye grass a third, and both are exceedingly luxuriant. It may therefore be regarded as the chief feature of the present gathering at Tiptree that it furnishes, within easy reach of the metropolis, a remarkable confirmation of the large results which have been already obtained in Scotland from liquefying the manure of the farm, conveying it through iron pipes to every part of the land, and by gutta percha tubing attached to hydrants, distri buting it liberally either upon the fallows or upon the growing crops. Such a system not only saves the heavy expense of cartage, but presents the plants with their natural food in the most convenient, direct, and effective form. It is a great step in advance ; and, being no longer an experiment, but fairly adopted by the most enterprising farmers, is paving the way for the introduc tion of that larger and still more important change, -by which the sewage of the towns will be made to fertilize the country, and, instead of breeding fever and pesti lence, will help to increase the supply of food for the people. The next important point of any novelty brought forward yesterday was the trial of Samuelson's digging machine. We had a better opportunity of ex amining this new implement at Tiptree than at Glocester, and the result confirms the favourable opinion we then formed of it. It is rather too much for horse power within any moderate limits, but the manner in which it raises and pulverizes the land, and the depth to which it is capable of acting, encourage us to hope that the time is not far distant when we shall have that most deiirable and valuable of all implements, and which has been so long sought for—a steam-digging machine doing the work of unskilled agricultural labour, and relieving our peasantry from the bondage of toil, the conditions of which are com patible with the grossest ignorance. The same influences which are pressing upon the attention of the farmer the importance of a good reaping machine, are also now urging him to consider how he can secure deep disinte gration of the soil by more effectual means than the plough, and yet without recourse to the spade. Mr. Samuelson's invention, in its present form, can only be regarded as an improved grubber, but it suggests the practicability of what is so ardently sought, and in that point of view possesses an interest much beyond its ac tual and proved merits. In the management of his stock Mr. Mechi has made some advances upon the practice of former years. By a coating of limewash he has got rid of the swarms of flies that used to torment his cattle, and the same simple expedient tends to keep his feeding sheds cool and sweet. His tank regularly every morning draws off the accumulation of the manure during the pre vious day, which are washed into it and liquefied. He now keeps upon the produce of the 170 acres, of which his farm consists, 360 sheep and 40 bullocks. He has also about 160 pigs, which, however, are fattened off with purchased food. His stock is not so large as perhaps it might be ; the open boards upon which the cattle stand are set rather too far apart for their comfort ; and there are other criticisms to which this part of his manage ment is subject; but it must not be forgotten that he is only in the second year of the new system of irrigation, that his whole plans are altered by it, and that he as pires to be an experimenter as well as a practical farmer. Without some things that are apparently wild and extravagant, Tiptree would soon subside into the hum drum routine of ordinary cultivation, and its owner set tle down into a fat stolid man in gaiters, without any thing mercurial in his temper or venturesome in his ideas. It would be almost a public loss were the place or its owner to become entirely shaped to the true agricultu ral fashion. The spirit which draws such a character from his shop in Leadenhall-street to improve the agri culture of his country is more creditable to him than the ambitions of many people whom society places far higher up in her ranks. Mr. Mechi, if he never produces a favourable balance-sheet, has done great service to the cause which he has striven so vigorously to promote. He has, in very difficult circumstances, and with unvary ing good humour, been a chief connecting link between the practice and the theory of farming. Claiming, and even insisting to be, recognised as practical, he still inclined his ear to the speculative,-,--some said the visionary. When events had opened a chasm between the two, he adventurously and good-humouredly helped to span it, and now he is doing all in his power by these annual gatherings to cement the union so effected. The names of the people he invites to Tiptree sufficiently indicate this motive, for there wo found yes terday men eminent in a number of departments, kindred more or less to the pursuits of agriculture, all brought into friendly communication with many of the best agri culturists not only in this country but from France and America. The Earl of Harrowby, Lord Kinnaird, and Viscount Ebrington, fairly represented a liberal-minded landlord interest favourable to improvement. Viscounts de Courzay, M. Boreal, the Hon. Stephen Salisbury, M. Gourdier, M. Allier, and Professor Nash gave a suitable idea of the interest with which foreign countries are watching our progress both in the practice and the science of agriculture. The mayors of Gloucester, Hali fax, Colchester, and Bridgenorth were present to lend a municipal sanction to thenrogress of enlightened opinion in farming. Then Mr. kechi had invited Mr. Chad wick, Dr. Southwood Smith, and the leading officers of the General Board of Health, to show his anxiety for the union of sanitary reform and increased fertility. With the same object the chief members of several local boards were also present. Mr. Raymond Bar ker might be regarded on this occasion as the deputy of the Royal Agricultural Society, with which his name has so long been connected. Such names as those of Mr. Samuel Gurney, Mr. Charles Knight, Mr. Bohn, Captain W. Peel, R.N., Mr. Waddington, M.P., Colo nel Leslie, Captain Owen, R.A., Mr. Warren Delarue, Mr. Fuller, and Mr. Bird, may appear somewhat out of place on such an occasion ; but when it is remembered bow widely-spread the taste for rural pursuits in this country, it cannot be considered inappropriate that Mr. Mechi should have included them in his list of invita tions. Besides, he took care to have present a number of our most enterprising farmers, breeders of stock, and implement-makers. Among these we may mention the names of Mr. Jonas Webb, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, and Mr. Garrett. Last, but not least among the guests, was Professor Way, whose recent researches in agricultural chamistry have attracted such great and deserved atte_rn tion. When the survey of his farm was over, M- Mechihi invited the large party which he had assembled around him to a substantial and well-provided luncheon set out in his barn, where, after the claims of eir appe ad been titer, sharpened fresh th by air and exercise,h appeased, toasts went round and spe eches were made chiming in well with the spirit of thegathering. - ynew knight held yesterdayin the chair. at THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURA NCE SOCIETY.—The g en eral the London Tavern, mr. this. The actuary, Mr. B rown, having. read the usual account half-yearly meeting of Vsaolecnietti of receipts and pay ments, the chairman, in the course of his address, briefly stated the progress of the society. The number of proposals for assurance during the last half year amounted to 112 ; of that number, 80, assuring the sum of 39,3741., had been accepted and completed ; seven for assuring 3,499/. had been declined ; and the remaining 25, for assuring 14,0501., had not been com pleted at the close of the half-year. During that period, the assurances in force had increased from 931,0281.105. to 957,254/. 10s. • the number of policies had increased. from 1.492 to 1,5:49 ; the income of the society increased. from 39,3161. 16s. 3d. to 40,5241. 18s. sd. ; and the in. vested capital from 199,1551. to 212,0001. He announced. that the directors, having taken into consideratiOn the great reduction of the stamp duties, had resolved not to charge for stamps on policies issued after the 6th of July. The retiring directors having been, with the retiring au. ditor (Mr. Reeves), re-elected unanimously, thanks were voted to the chairman, directors, and actuary, and the meeting separated. ;client 4 the edue, )f the idon, the erred d in . was Ulm) el, it n on !air. led 10 25 10 1.06 10 20 20 33J 10 20 103 i ~ 4 -; 7`