The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET COMMERZIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the:Cotton Market yesterday closed with a hardening ten- rg ; ttency, at th e extreme rates o f l as t wee k. The sales Were estimated at 5,000 bales, 750 of which were St. taken by the ' speculators. The Railway Share 25 zarket exhibited ,a buoyant aspect, but prices 25 re r at a slight decline. St. 'Ale public sales of foreign and colonial wool, St . l lhich commenced on the 26th ult., terminated last St. even ing. During the series, which is the first this 500 Year, 49 ,172 bales have been disposed of, compris- 20 . 1 „ li g 18 ,744 bales of Cape, 12,312 bales Port Philip , 10 G,572 bales of Sydney, &c. The progress and re- 50 13_ reignelt of th e sa l es are thus rev i ewe d by Mr. H. J. St liughee The attendance of both home and 20 lo buyers was larger than usual, and although prices opened at an advance of about 21d. to 3 d. on 25 Aus tralian, which was scarce, and 2 d. per lb. o n 25 'Cape wool, the reluctant manner in which biddings 20. W ere made ev id en tly showed an unwillingness on 10 the part of buyers to establish so large an advance. After about one-third of the wool had s it : . Passed the hammer purchases were made with 10 greater caution, and, tin the announcement of a sstt.. general election, which materially interrupts busi- 10 tress, and for some time in the north, prices at once St. g av e Way, middling, low, and washy sorts d eclined st. lb. Sydney per lb., an d goo d c l ea n flocks about ld. per Sydney woe;1, being much in dema nd and in 6 St . s mall quantity, h ar dly suffered so much as other 12 des criptions. Several parcels of Port-Philip wool 50 0 _ f the n ew clip arrive d i n ti me t o be included in IF these sal es, ; on the average th e c ondition is deci dedlY F.',ood. Some superior Cape fleece wool, II free from burr, realised high prices,. while °them of good quality, but infested with t his great drawback, suffered accordingly. It is Much to be desired that greater attention be paid to the packagas, as very large quantities in the pre sent sales were so shapele3s and unsightly in ap- P e arance ra to really prejudice the sale of that which they coutained. South American merinos were in quired for, and the little contained in the sales sold Well. East India and other low descriptions sold readily, at prices rather higher than last Liverpool sales. It is stated that the London and Eastern Bank ing Corporation is about to be dissolved. This establishment has branches, viz., in Mark-lane, and Westbourne-terrace, besides those at Calcutta and Bombay. As dividends of 6 per cent. have been paid, the Corporation was supposed to pos ies a very fair business, and the circumstances which have occasioned this result, which the shareholders did not certainly anticipate, require explanation. It is alleged that all engagements will be liquidated, and the accountant called in is of opinion that a co nsiderable portion of the subscribed capital, viz., 250,000/., will be realised for the proprietary. A new French Railway Company, for the con struction of a line in the Bordeaux district (Midi), 18 on the tapir, but the subscriptions are being pri vately negotiated. A very active demand prevails to-day for dis count accommodation, and the tightness of the toarket has led many to apprehend increased restric tions on the negotiation of mercantile paper, espe cially as the drain of gold to the continent is so ,taPid. The Dunbar, from New South Wales, has sought 5,900 ounces, valued at 20,0001. In the rates of exchange yesterday afternoon there was no alteration of importance, but in some instances a slight advance took place. The quarterly meeting of the East India Corn- Pany was held this day ; R. D. Mangles, Esq., M.P., took the chair. Mr. Sims brought forward a motion for the abolition of the six clerks of the Board of Control, as an obstruction to the efficient government of India, and as an unnecessary ex pense to the revenue. He said the President of the Board of Control was the representative of the Government, and had now the power to nominate Ex directors to act with the Hon. East India Company, who could form an independent body or Board of Control. The question led to some discussion, but was negatived. 20 10 St. St. St. The Market for English Securities is decidedly 20 firmer to-day, although the improvement is not 10 more than ft per cent. An impression is prevalent that the China question will soon be settled, and 1 - 1 1 ? 3 a few purchases having been effected a better feeling is apparent, but it is not presumed that 181 any material recovery will yet take p l ace ick in the condition of the Money Market. Consols 100 for transfer have been 92/ to 93 and 93i, and for 100 account 931 1, and 931 A. Long Annuities are 20 marked 2i. Exchequer Bills ls. discount to 4s. E Prem., the Bonds 98g and India ditto 2s prem. 20 Not more than half a dozen bargains were re- 17 corded up to one o'clock in the Foreign Stock 2s? market, and since then business has remained very 20 dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., however, are firm at 100 974 98 ; Russian 5 per Cents. are worth 10 71, and 20 Dutch 4 per Cents. 98i. Mexican Bonds have risen per cent., being 24 to 24g. st. 100 The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have 20 advises from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the p i 9th ult. The terms of the treaty between Mexico 20i and the United States, for a loan by the latter to 100 100 the former of 15,000,000 dols., at 4 per cent. inte -100 rest, were not made public yet ; but it was said that I( a 13 or 14 per cent. of the import duties had been as -20 signed for the payment of the interest, and that the 20 tonnage dues on American shipping were to be re- 20 duced 20 per cent. From the loa n, it was also said, po 3,000,000 dols. were to be deducted for American 20 claims, and 4,000,000 dols. were to go to pay off the British Convention creditors, which would leave 8, 000, 000do1s. at the disposal of the Mexican Govern ment. The state of the republic as regards her domestic politics was improving. General Parodi had com pletely defeated and scattered the insurgents at Queretari, and taken their chiefs prisoners. Tam pico also had at length submitted to the Govern ment, and the last news from all other parts of the country were satisfactory. The following aro the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi can,l 24k 24i ; Peruvian, 7r 79 ; ditto Three per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; do. 4i per Cents., 97 99; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41f 414; ditto Deferred, 241 251 ; Ditto Certificates, 6g ft ; Ditto Passive, 5i 6. The Railway Share Market this morning has exhibited a rather buoyant appearance, although the business transacted has not been extensive. Prices, however, in most cases have shown a slight advance upon yesterday's closing rates. Lancashire and Yorkshire rose 105. ; Midland, ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada and Great Western of Canada Were at improved rates, the former advanced 11., and the latter about 55. Sambre and Meuse, 10s. Paris and Lyons and .Northern of France were steady. In Mining Shares a very limited business has been transacted. Great Wheal Alfred were at IGi. Wheal Edward at 5 ; Fortuna, I ft 4. Joint-stock Bank Sh ar es have ruled rath er lower ; Bank of Australia receded 10s. ; London and Westminster, ss. ; Ottoman Bank, 10s. ; and Union of Australia, 10 s . In the Miscellaneous undertakings there was very little business transacted. Electric Telegraph were 921, and Peninsularand Oriental Steam 68. ILITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.. ( limn the Officua Ltd.) $ per Cont. Consols Annuitie5,,,........... , I Z rt, done Lout; Annuities, expire sth Jan. iB6O ...... 21 a India Bonds, £lOOO ..... ...................... ..... Ditto, under £lOOO ........................... 2 p Console for Account • • • X :chequer Bills, 20. • •• • 931 0.000 «...... " .............. .. 4 pld inuol 1 4 Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per C ent.........,, 981 p par Ditto 1859 P Mexican per Cent FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE-O'OI4OCH Ditto Account . . . R issian Bonds, 1822, 1.-: St., 5 per Cent._ 107 i Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto Account 97i Di, leencleon the above payable In Lon,lt n. D itch Exchange, 2 per Cenl - ,., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates O'CLOCK. Consols, money TWO Ditto for acco un t li ..... oir.lit 93g 933, LON DON, WEDNESDAY EVEN I:‘ G, MARCH 18 1t57, SHARE MARKETS—ahis Days) RAILWAYS. •,Ira«11 RAmlyiTe. Mkln.; Price 3 yesterday. BRISiIIESS dons I .... this day. Bt. lAmbg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Jun 0....... all 'Belfast & Ballymena all Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ... . . 100 Birkenhd. Lanesh. Cheshire Junet all Blackburn ...... all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 100 Bristol & Exeter 100 Caledonian.... .. 100 Chester do . Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. dzAber.Jime 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties LOO EasternUnion,A.st 100 Do., do. B. Do. New 17, East Kent ........ 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk ...... 4 Do. 100 Edinburgh d; Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edinb.Prth.dzDunde, all I Forth and Clyde Juno, 103 Fumess ....... 100 glasgow &S. Western all Great N. of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 1100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) 100 Great Western. ... 100 Do. Str. V. R. gna. Si all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster 'St Carlisle. 141 Do., Third 5...... ...... 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Laneash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F. £l6 ... k Do., Wst. Riding Un. all Do. Southport. all London & Blackwall 'lOO Lond.Bright.diS.Cst. 1100 London &N. Western all Do. Fifths . ... all Do. ,161 . 5h.,M&8...0 24 Do. Eighths 100 London & S. Wei)tern all Lmludrry.diColerainel all Lndndrry. di Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland O. West.(lr.) all Do. Shares ......... all Newcastle &Carlisle all Newpt.Aberg.&llrfd 9 Newry di Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 100 N0rf01k......... 3i Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 1100 North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ' 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N. Eastern Berwick 23 Do. do. Extension 161 Do. do. O.N.E.Purch. all Do. Leeds [CO Do. York WO North London 31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn 17:1 North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June 1100 Oxford Worcester dg Wolverhampton 16 Portsmouth 10 (Scottish 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn, St 100 Shropshire Union 4 ,Sitingbourne &Sheer all i ion th Devon 100 ISonth Eastern all Do. 4i per Shares 100 South Wales 17 8. Yorksh. RiverDnn 7 Do. all Stai*es,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton Et Darling... 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 1885 16i!Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., N.. I 22 Thames Hay. D. SC all 'Vale of Neath....... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeriek all I West C0rnwa11........ all tWest End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A. all , Do. B all West London all Ds. F;rst Class Do. S3cond Class.. all 1 Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH m all Atlan. and St. Law, 1 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 6 p. c. all Do. 10 Buffalo & Lake Hur. 100 Buff. , Brut& Godch., 100 6 p.c.lads., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 2s6d Certral. Oude (Lim.) lOs Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. all Demerara . 2s. Eastern Bengal 106 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all Do•4i p.c.Bnds. '57 all Do. do. do. ' d , de. all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent ICO Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p c. Deben all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c. 4 Da. New. guar. 5 p.c. all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 8 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., 76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, do. all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 4i p. c all Do. do., 5 per c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Exton. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. se. iOude (Limited) A) 5 Sciude, guar. 5 per c • I all Do FOR: all Antwrp &Rotterdam 14 Ardennes all Belgian East. Junct. 16 Beziers to Graissessac all Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. New 17 Great Luxembo ur g 2 1 8 8 , G E 1 1 I ) C h o r a n t t ie-aslValey efF l ran; 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetiai all Lucca di Pist.sp.c.p. all Lyons and Geneva all Lyons & Mediterran. all Maria Antezia all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6 p. e. Pref all Northern of France. all NorwegianTrnk.Pre all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. 74 Rome and Frascati... all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse, all )o. 54 per cent. pref all Southern of France , I all West Flanders all Do. 54 per c. Pref Q all IW. & N.W. of France 'CI 6 (West. of Austria all IWest. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden 6 all I Do. Bp. cent. pref h:1 all ,Zealand ......... [oBll7A7lstralasia 25 18i Bank of Egypt 00 50 Bank of London ' 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Lu. Co 50 all British N. American, 20 6 IC.Bk. of Ind. Au.dtChl . 00 50 ~ City 25 Colonial .. ........... .. 20 ICommereial of Lond. all \Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht., all Lou. Ch. Bk.o f Aust.l, a ll Ditto New ........... \ 20 , Loudon and C ount y 50 lind.&E.B nkng.Corp 10 'London Joint Stock.. 20 ILond.andWestminst. 35 'National Pro. of Eng.' 10 IDo. New ............... 22 National Bank ...... , all iNew South Wales .... all Oriental Bank Corp. a l i s i i \ 0 1)tu t 0.n t iti 0 0 m uN5n 1 e t .: :: :::,.. a u0. n .5. k .tii.:1. .... ja.c . .... 0 . ...... 1 25 , Provincial of Ireland all al South Australia .•••• l y 4e M w utual .....•.. 50 -2 D:. i 10 tj • ............... 1 Unity of London .... 50 u "Wesra Bk. of Loud.., JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 97 - 99 1- A p 57 - 59 ••• • " 11 id 69 71 171 - 18 184 - 19 181 - 19 ..... ••• 48 - 65 , Xis. -11P 39i - 1 1 P 60 , a 9 l 26 " 1\ 11 9 10 , 8 a 41 - 4 • e• '''''' 8i - 9 .. - ••• 81 - 9 - 92 68 - 68, 37 38 ••• '''' • • •• '''' • ••• ... •' •• • • - 101 194 -20 A 10§ -10 i 46 - 4S 33 - 31 8 - 7 95 - 97 • • • '''''' • 56 j -- ~7; Ei - ii 8: 95 - 96 85 - 87 120 - 123 - 108 67 - 67; 64 - 66 70 75 7 8 p, 7 8 p 1 983 99 d par 6 - GI 103 - 109 104 - 164; .1d par 101 1011, a 7 - 37; 801 - Eli 63 - 54 iii = iii 11 - 56 3A - 45 - 46; 853 4 —33 d 39 40 614 623 97 99 - 5A 4id 7 7i 10A— 11 29a 3O 7 108 110 274 28 48 SO 24 —14 d 17i —18 A 784 —74 i 85 - 86 44 4d 4 3d 12 14 41 43 20! -- 20i 1 4 -- 4i 7 - 2i - 6i - ISSESSIONS. i - if, 11 lfp 196 9S 96 98 96 98 rat I r - - ••• 1 1 - ] i P 111 -- 113 2} -- 2ip 211 -- 22 511 -- 521 81 -- 83 211 -- 21 -- 864. 26i 1 3i - 3 17 99 -- 100 120 -- 125 120 -- 125 107 109 19' 20 21i 22 par ip I 113 ••• - ••• 2 - 2p .IGN. 6i - 6 i i - 11 I - 4 p 6 P iii—; 34 lz par it 24.1 6.1 6i .6 - iip - S 2 .Si 7.: - 9 21 - 21. 391 - 39 ii Si - 9 4 601 - 60 i 57 - 59 I a pal •.• - • 13 --20 1 - 11 gi. - 10 8 -- 9 • 11 1 1 4 4 P i ei 10 33 31 par 1 p 9 I 2 12i 93 12i 681 20 St. 191 IA I i 34 1 38 a I 25 1 Paid;RAILWAYS. 100 liluckghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Je.l all Col .Stour Vy. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.e all E. Un. H. Sh. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. 100 Do. New all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares all Do. 1 Shares all Lon. &Greenw all Do. Preference 100 Lon. Til., &S. 51' Do. Bark. Sh. all IManch.Bxton. a.,cl Matlock 100 Mdld. Bradfd.,' 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. all N.4Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per et all Do. Fixed sp.c all Prcst. & Wyre all Do. Sias. A 100 Roystn.& Hit. all Shrews. & Her all S. Statlordsh all WearVal.g6pc all Do 100 Wilts &Sommt Leasing Companies Ln.&N.W. Caledon E.U.&E.C , Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. 'Do rit.Westn Y. & N.M Do Do S.Eastern Do Peto & Co Do Ln. &N. W & Midld E. Count Do L.aas.w Do Gt.Northni T. Brassey M. MClean Stk.&Dar Do Gt.Westn. PREFERENC all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 5010 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 Caledn. £lO 4 p. c. 'lOO Ches. & Ho. 5t p.c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork&Bandonslp.c. all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l all Do. No. 2 ....... all Da. New 6 pr. c. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 100 East Lancash.6 p.cts all E.&W. York, J. 5t s 5 Edin.& Gl. 5p.0. Sh 1 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c 100 Furness, sp. c LOO Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem . all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pre 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do, con, red. 41 p.c. , 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. e. 100 Do. irred. 4 percent. 100 Do 5 p. c, red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm, Gua. Stk all Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do all Do. do. clo. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc., LOO Lon. &B. C. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. Now Guar. 6 p.c. 1001 Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Naneaton 5 p. et 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares all Londy.& Color. 1 ill. all Londy.&Ennis. 1 Sh. 100 M., S., &L. 6p. Cent. 41 Do. do. do. £6 . 100 Do. do. 3. per cent. all MarypL. A Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 41 per cent 101 Do. do. 100 gid.Consol.6 p.c. St 100 Do. Con.Br.tir.6 p.c 100 Do, 41 n, c. Prof. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. S' ; all New., Aber. &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p. c. pm 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct all Norfk .D eb. 4 p.c. Sh 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1746 100 Do. 51 p.c. p'., 1847 100 Do.Wy.V.sp.c., '847 100 North British .. 31 Do, 71. Preference, 100 N, E, Berw. 4 p.c.Frf tit Do, do. do 13 Do, Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do. 0 us., 1848._ 10 Do. York 11. &S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wet, & Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6r. c 2d guar all Scot. t ^ ut.New Pref. 100 Sz..N.F 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pr. S'.;. 100 Do. d 0.3 1, p.c. p`.'. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 44 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Aan.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 41 per cent all Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh 1 100 5. Wa'es Gua. 4 p. 0 100 Do. do. 41 p. e all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Cuar all Stock. sp. c 15 Di. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, 'SC all Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Day. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s Great South Tolgus„ 1013 G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 7 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 856 d Lady Bertha 7i N. Frances (Illogan) . . N.W.Basset (Illogan) 6/ . 15 North Wheal Crofty 1,!: Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Cons. Min. Co 2} S. Caradon (St. Cleer) I 2 S. C..rn Brea (Illogn.) 19 S.W. Franeez(lllogn.) 4 Tarn. S. &L. Min. Co. 9 'Tin Croft 40 . fJn.lAincl (Gwenn- )) i2s 6 V. of Towey (Camay.; 14 ,W. Basset (1110g,,n).. 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 5A I NVIL Basset (Mogan) 5 i\Vh. Buller (Rdruth). 5? Wh. Edward(Calstekl 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llantt 8 Ma . Ann (Menht. 4 i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN 7 1 Australia n 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued. at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaes do Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey ' Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of JamP 4 ca all Cobre Copper 16 Copiap, all Fortuna all General all Linares 1i Lusitanian all Mai:quita all New Granada all No veau Monde all Pont.Sil.LdM.4: Sml 1 Port Philip 15i Santiago de Cuba all south Australian all Do. Scrip all De. 10 c. Pref all United Mexican MISCEL: 19 Australian Agricult. 0 all Australn. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 I Brit. American Land 32i Can? 'la 100 Do.o ).Gpc.Jan&July 100 Do. 6 p.c.Feb.&Ail 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept• all Copper Min. Eng. all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent. all Crystal Palace all Do. Preference all Crystal Pal. of France Duston Iron Ore 18 Eastern Steam 100 Electric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of Irel. all En. &Aust.Cop.SmCo 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. 9.11 Gen. Ir. Sc. Col. (lira.) L 4 Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount ... all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. all Mexican &S.Americn 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 5 Do. Neiv 5 Netherlands Land all Do. Do. all Do. 8 p c.Pf. iss. at 1d 1 Do. Do. 80 New B. &N. S. Land . 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. all N. B. Australasian... all Nrth .of EuropoSteam all Oriental Gas ss. Do. New Shares all Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl I all Peninsular & Oriental I 10 Do. New all Rhymney Iron i all Do. New ) 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest. L all Do. New 100 S. Aus. Gov. 6p. c.bds. 5 al South Austral. Laud 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 all Do. Registered 0 5 Trust&Ln. Co.U.Can. 0 26i Van Dimon's Land 100 y 6p,aan 4 44JulY . I • Closing Prices yesterday. 93 - 9 5 98 - 102 11 - _l3 i 3 - 136 3 i _ 41 .. ••• •.• - ••• [O7 -109 12j - 13 23 - 24 102 - 105 I- i P 24 - 90 - 5.1 - 91 4P 57 Ilii - 134 S - 9 , 9 - 9i 31 - 88 - SHARES. oi - -1- - ii ii : 6 g - 108 - 112 - IP 12 76 - 77 Lii - lii [O5 - 110 99 - 101 59 -- 61 101 -- 101 •.• ..• 5i - 6i 95 - 96 84 -- 86 too -- 102 10 -- 101 162 -- 17 10 -- I°A 72 -- 71' 19? -- 20 91 -- 10 14, -- 15 135 -- 137 137 - 140 115 - 118 1157 - 159 •.• - ••• OP 65 - 68 1134 - 138 98 - 99 88 - ES - ••• - lip .r. ....' ... tOi -104 90 92 li ld - 211 - 22 1110 - 111 114, - 118 105 - 110 65 - 70 ITh - 1/5 1234 - 24 100 - 101 9f - 10; 27 - 28 2 - 31 21 - 3k MINES. 22i -23 A 6) - 7 L 55 - 165 150 - 460 A - 15 10 -10 i 6 - 6i 4 -1 18 - 20 30 - 32 6 - 7 22 - 23 8 - 9 14 -- 340 - 350 7i 330 - 350 4 - 51 - 215 - - 1 34i - 3N 160 - 170 260 - 280 340 - 370 19 - 2 1 43 - 45 22 - 24 MINES. 11 - li 3 - 3t 19 - 21 - 61 - 63 12 - 14 - 71— ld p 1 :: i . .. - • • 7 - 9 ••• -- •• li - 2 ••• . • 4 - 41 ,ANEOUS. 23. - 243 ••• •-- ••• 40 7, 153 - 156 35 - 40 26 - 28 21 - 24 5 i -51 i o. ""' ... 'Oa —93 a 1 - i 41 - 4 2 -3} 1 li 3 4 4 4i Par iP 18 22 - ih la plkl• p 2f - 21 23 -- 7 - 2 :i . l 6 - 8 "i i:: i'i 35 - 37 - 1 - 1 12 -- 14 Business this dry. IMPERIAL PAR LIAMEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS•—(This Day.) Their lordships assembled for public business at 12 o'clock. In the absence of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Redesdale, the deputy speaker, occupied the woolsack. COMMITTEES. The following bilk passed through committee, and ware reported to the house without amendments :—The Customs' Duties ; the Race Horse Act Amendment ; the Cinque Ports Amendment ; and the Pauper Main tenance Bilk. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were severally read a third time and passed :—Tbe Income-tag; Indemnity ; Copyhold and Inclosure Commissioners, &c. ; Extra Parochial Places; and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Bills. FIRST READINGS. The following bills were severally read a first time : The Mutiny ; Marine Mutiny ; Speaker's Retirement ; Exchequer Bills ; and the Consolidation Fund Appro priation Bills. Their lordships adjourned at half-past 12. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(I'his Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER.• The O'Donoghue took the oaths awl his seat for the county of Tipperary, in the room of James Sadisir ex pelled the house. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The f)llowing private hals were cinsidered and ordered for third reading—Electric Telegraph Company, and the Great Southern and Western Redway (Capital). The Orkney Roads Bill was read a second time and order to betommitted. The Aldershot Railway Bill was withdrawn in conse quence of the objections of the War Department. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY BILL. This bill, for legalising the payment of a dividend to the shareholders in the Great Northern Railway, was read a first time. ENFIELD FACTORY. Mr. SPOONER moved for an account of the total sum expended at Enfield Factory, from the let day of January, 1854, to the 31st day of March, 1857 ; the amounts under the following heads to be separately specified, viz. :—Building, Machinery, Miscellaneous Stores, Salaries, and Wages. And, statement of the number of guns delivered into store, up to the 31st day of March, 1857, from Eofield.—Agreed to. MR. SPEAKER'S RETIREMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The SPEAKER rose and said—l should nob be doing justice to my own feelings were I to permit the passing of this bill through its final stage in this house without expressing most gratefully my most respectful and sin cere acknowledgment of this mark of approbation of my humble services in the chair, and at the noble and generous manner in which those services have been re warded. (Loud cheers.) Sir G. GREY moved that the observations of the Speaker be entered on the minutes of the proceedings of the house. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE seconded the motion. Agreed to unanimously. EXCHEQUER BILLS ( 2 1,049,7001.) BILL. This bill was read a second time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL. This bill was read a third tirae and passed. MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. MARINE MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third time and gassed. The above bills were then ordered to be taken to the House of Lords (this sitting) for a first reading in that house. MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Mr FAGAN, for the second reading of this bill, Mr. BAGWELL supported the second reading. The hon. gentleman complained not only of the injustice of this tax, which was a renewal of the old penal laws of Ireland, but of its unjust assessment. The small bo• rough of Clonmel, which he represented, was assessed at 2411., whilst Kilkenny, a larger place, was assessed at only 3071., and the large city of Limerick but 8101. Mr. MEAGHER supported the bill and suggested to the Government the necessity of passing this bill. The provincial towns affected by the tr.x returned 10 mem bers, and influenced the counties returning about 10 more, and he thought it was a question now for their consideration whether they would make friends or ene mies of these members. Mr. HORSMAN said that no practical result could in this session result from the second reading of this bill. It must be admitted that the tax was a grievance, and during the twenty years he had been in Parliament the subject bad been one of much agitation and discussion ih Ireland, and also of much discussion in that house. After reviewing the present bearing of the tax, he said the course the After some further discussion, in which Mr. M€Gruire, Mr. A. Black, Sir D. Norreys, Mr. Beamish, Mr. Cowan, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Kinnaird, and Mr. Heard took part, relative to the abolition also of the annuity tax of Scotland, Mr. FAGAN expressed his thanks at the statement that had been made by the Government, which would be a "message of peace to Ireland" superior to that of the late Sir Robert Peel. Mr. HENLEY condemned the whole discussion, which would lead to no benefit, except in an electioneer ing point of view. The bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed that day three months. SECOND READINGS. The orders for the second reading of the following bills were ordered to be discharged :—The Carl ele Canonries ; Lunatic Asylum (Ireland) ; The Tenants' Compensation (Ireland) ; and the Registration of Long Leases (Scot land). EXTRA-PAROCHIAL PLACES. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered ana agreed to. PIMLICO IMPROVEMENTS. Sir 13. HALL obtained leave to bring in a bill to extend the time for enabling the Commissioners of her Majesty's Works to complete improvements in Pimlico and in the neighbourhood of Buckingham Palace. PUBLIC OFFICES EXTENSION. Sir B. HALL obtained leave to bring in a bill to make further provision for enabling the Commissioners of her Majesty's Works to acquire a seat for additional offices for the public service near Whitehall and her Majesty's Palace of Westminster. In reply to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, Sir B. HALL said that the object in bringing in this bill was to facilitate their progress under the suspension of standing orders in the ensuing session of Parliament. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. In reply to questions from Sir D. NOBRETS and Mr. OTWAT, Mr. WILSON repeated the answer of the Chancel -1 )r of the Exchequer on a former occasion, that telegra phic communication was to be made with India vict Silusia and the Persian Gulf. He was not prepared to give an answer relative to the Euphrates Valley com munication. PUBLIC CHARITIES. Mr. PELLA.TT obtained leave to bring in a bill for the incorporation of Public Charities, which was read a first time and ordered to be read a second time tlat day three months, BURIALS. Mr. PELLATT obtained leave to bring in a bill relating to Burials in Conseerated and Unconsecrated Ground, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time that day three month'. ADJOURNMENT OF THE 110USE—MOLDA- VIANREdIJGEES. On the motion for the adjournment of the house till Saturday, Mr. OTWAY called attention to the state of 20 or 30 refugees from Wallachia in 1848 or 1849, who had been refused to return to their country, and he asked the interference of the Government in their behalf. Lord PALMERSTON said that the affair of the pro vinces were in a fair way of settlement and the Austrian troops were evacuating them, and the Divans were considering questions relative to the country, and there was no doubt but that those gentlemen would return to their country. He believed it only to be a question of time when they should return. The motion was agreed to, and the house adjourned at half-past two o'clock, till Saturday. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL.—Han der(' " Israel in Egypt" will he performed on Friday, the 27th. Advantage will be taken of this performance to hold the first choral rehearsal for the great Handel Fes tival, which will take place -under the direetion of Mr. Costa, in the large ball, Exeter-hall, on Friday evening next, the 20th instant. CANTERBURY HALL.—In order to gratify the musical tastes of the hundreds that nightly c r owd this attractive it has b een arrange d t o g iv e , in usuallyattractive programme, a series of addition place o f entertainment, to the selections from the operatic compositions of some of the best masters. The first of the series was taken from "La Sonnambula ;" and the second, which has been performed with great success during the present weel , , has been selected from the opera of the " Bohemian Girl," by Balfe. The solo parts are sustained by Madam Marietta, Mr. Rime, Mr. Currie, and Mr. Farrant with great ability. Mr. Sam Collins, the Irish vocalist, who lately joined this corps, has now completely established himself as one of its leading artistes. The great secret of the success of Mr. C. Morton is that, from the com mencement of the undertaking, he has secured the ser vices of some of the best English singers, and has never allowed a song to be sung at which the most modest need blush. TnE MAILS.—SOUTRAMPTObT, Tuesday.—The Royal Mail Company's steamship Magdalena, Captain G. Abbott, sailed to-day with the West India, Mtxican, and Pacific mails. She takes nut 71 passengers, among whom are Governor Bayley, of the Bahamas, Mrs. Parry and six daughters for Barb a d oes , Qu a rtermaster and Mrs. Kerridge, Colonel Re a dy a d family, &c., specie value 4,80 01 ., jewellery value 6 100/. and a full cargo. The Belgian Royal Mail st eam e r C o n s titution, Captain Pougin, 8.R.N., sailed to-day f or N e w York with 560 passengers and a large cargo. Th e P en i n sular and Oil entalCompany's steamer Sultan, Cap. Cook, also sailed to-day for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cad); and Gibraltar, merchandise on freight. *Th e C o l om b o , C a ptain Field, with the India and China mails, left Malta on the 10 th with instant, e at m B a p il . s m , a few pa ssengers, an d a f a i r cargo of p.m., and may be expected here on the 19th. The Tyne steamer was taken into the graving dock this afternoon, and her repairs will be immediately proceeded with. WARWICK RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) WELTER HANDICAP. Prince of Orange Three ran. LATEST BETTING. WARWICK HANDICAP. 2to 1 agst Theory (taken) 3to 1 agst Bar One. NORTHAMPTON. 11 to 2 agst Sir Colin (taken) 6to 1 agst St. Giles (taken) 7to 1 agst Codrington (taken) MARKET NEWS.— (This I: ay.) CORN EXCHANGE. Although only a limited supply of English wheat was on sale in to-day's market, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, but without leading to any alteration in value. There was a slight improvement in tho condition of the samples. The imports of foreign wheat are 5,550 quarters. Even the finest qualities met a dull inquiry, and inferior parcels were offered on easier terms. There was a fair demand for barley and malt, and Mon day's prices were supported. The oat trade ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Beaus, peas, and flour were in moderate supply and heavy request, at Monday's currency. ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. Malt. 620 390 5,550 Oats. 230 2,429 1 4 2,300 ' 310 barrels English Flour, 640 Foreign.... 5,550 i 3,810 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is steady, and prices generally are well sup ported. WE[ITECHAPEL. The demand ruled tolerably active at full quotations. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 101 ; veal, 4s to ss; pork, 3s 8d to 5s 2d per 81bs by the car ca-e. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON, March 18.—Wind this day at noon, S.E. ; light breeze and fine clear sultry weather. PORTSMOUTH, March 17.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—H.M.S. Shannon, for China ; Alma, Buenos Ayres ; Victoria, Newfoundland; H.M.S. Electra, eastward. DARTMOUTH, March 117.—The American barque Hem., H. Craper, from St. Augustin's Bay, for Dartmouth, U.S., capsized, on the 10th Jan. in 31 S. 30 E. ; master and man picked up off a raft by the England (s.s.), arrived here ; remainder of crew supposed to have been drownc 1. LIVERPOOL, March 17.—The Mary, for Valporaiso, put back yesterday after being 15 days at sea, bore up from off Cape Finisterro ; has covering board, stanchions, &c., started, having been struck by heavy seas. The William Thomas, hence for Newfoundland and Pernambuco, is on shore on Tacumshane Strand ; crew saved ; cargo expect ed to be saved. A sunken wreck, apparently a brig or schooner was parsed, W. of the N.W. Light ship about 10 miles. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Wind S., fine. Arrived—Barcelona, Ateamer, from Hamburg. _ _ _ LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Moining. Wind S.S.W. Arrived—Peruana, from West Coast South America ; Marcia C Day, New Orleans ; Ellen Bates, Bombay ; Ignes de Castro, screw steamer, St. Michael's; Miranda, Pernambuco ; Silistria, Bombay ; Western Chief, New Orleans. Put back—Ennerdale, for Pernambuco. Sailed, 17th—Pedigree, for Singapore ; Enterprise, Per nambuco; Radnagore, New Orleans; Origon, Mobile. QUEENSTOWN, March 16. Wind S. Arrived—Copse. from Matanzas; Lucy, Galatz ; Or well, Alexandria; Galena Catberina, St. Domingo; Noatro Senora Victorias, Cardinas. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITIBLI TELEGRAPH.) GRATESEND, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Wind E.S.E. ; tide 3 hours' ebb; fine. Arrived— Lionne, from Gravelines ; Ann Jewett, Dun kirk ; Admiral, Rotterdam ; Chariruidas, Borgense. Sailed, March 17. Collier (s.), for Emden. Sailed, March 18.—Venus, for Liberia; Sir R. Peel (e.), Dunkirk; Belgium (s.), Ostend ; Garland, Barbadoes ; Jane Symons, Algoa Bay; Matrons, Odessa. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.50 a.m. Wind variable ; fine. Passed—Flora, screw steamer, from London, for Oporto ; Alverton, Alexandria, London ; Collingsbu-g, Shangba , , London, in tow. Anchored—Monterio Primero, from London, for Lisbon ; Georgiana Grenfel Sunderland, Cuba; Chi' ian Packet, Sunderland, Coquibo. The Dunbar, from Sydney, has brought only 5,000 ounces of gold, valued at 20,0001. It is stated from Acapulco that theTrincomalee, which was expected to take a large freight of silver from the West Coast of Mexico to Panama, would carry only 40,0001., owing to the quantities now sent direct to China or to San Francisco to be transmitted to China. EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.—A grand concert of classical music is to be given in the Surrey Gardens Music Hall, to-morrow evening, in aid of the funds of the Early Closing Association. The selection will include some of the beat orchestral works of Mc,aart, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn. The attractive promise of this enter tainment, together with the beneficial and interesting object to which its pecuniary proceeds are to be applied, will insure a large audience. It transpired yesterday that the Joint Stick Estab lishment known as the London and Eastern Basking Corporation have found it necessary to make arrange ments for winding up their transactions. The concern was established only three years back with a capital of 500,0001., of which one-half was paid up, and it has de clared dividends at the rate of 6 per cent. It had branches in Mark-lane, Pall-mall, and Westbeurne-terrace, as well as at Calcutta and Bombay, It is announced on autho rity that all the engagements will be liquidated in full as they fall due, and a hope is entertained by Mr. Coleman, the accountant called in, that a considerable portion of the capital may be ultimatay saved for the shareholders. The prospectus has been issued of the North of India Tramroad Company, with a capital of 1,000,0001. in 201. shares. The object is to furnish the populous and far tile province of Rohilcund with cheap roads, and the first intention is to construct 250 miles from Futteyghur to Delhi. They are intended to be for online' power, although capable of being made available for light loco motives. Some portions are estimated to cost 5,0001. per mile, and others only 2,5001. The district is espe cially adapted for tramroads, its geological character ren dering the formation of good ordinary metalled roads almost impracticable, and the experiment on a moderate scale seems, therefore, highly expedient. No call is to be made, except upon a guarantee being obtained from the East India Company. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of geld at Paris is about 6 per mule premium, and the short exchange on London is 25 . 25 per 11. sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per 0 ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 18 -laths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advises from Hamburg the price of gUld is 424 per mark, l and the short exchange on London is 13.41 per 1/. ster ling. Standard gold, at the English Mint price, is there fore rather more than 1-10'613"per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1081 per cent., which, when compared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the exchange is nominally against England; but, after making allowance for charges of transport and difference of interest, the present rate leaves no profit on the transmission of geld either way between the two countries. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ST. PATRICIL—The seventy- fouzLh anniversary dinner of this charity took place last evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen street, Lincoln's-inn-fields; the Marquis of Londonderry in the chair. Amongst the company were the Earl of Annesley, Viscount Massarene, Lord Dufferin, Sir Cusack P. Roney, Mr. Sergeant Murphy, Mr. D. S. Ker, M.P., Mr. John (commonly called "Johnny") Jones, Mr. C. W. Stroughton, and Mr. M. H. Perley, of New Brunswick, The chairman, in giving the toast of the evening, stated that the benefits derived from thit charity had not diminished during the past year. The schools had always contained the full number of pupile which they could accommodate, and 500 children (300 boys and 200 girls) were now receiving the advantages of education ; but still additional assistance was required to enable the committee to carry out the objects of the society. The subscriptions amounted to about 7501. CITY COURT OF SEWS S.--Yesterday the commission ers assembled at, the Guildhall ; Deputy Peacock in the chair. A report from the improvement committee on cemetery business, recommending the court to concur in the.bid in Parliament, was brought up. Mr. de Jer sey objected to the report, as the bill made an extrava gant provision for the clergy at the expense of the pa rishioners of the City of London, and proposed, as an amendment, that a comparatively small portion of the ground should be consecrated, in order to remedy, to a certain extent, the evil thus likely to be perpetuated. Deputy Brown seconded the amendment, but after some discussion, the report was agreed to. Mr. Payne, the chief clerk to the Chamberlain, attended, and laid before the ounmissioners the precepZ. received from the Metropolitan Board of Works to pay to their bankers 5,5501. 6s. Bd. towards the costs and charges of that board for the year 1856. Mr. Daw read a report, ex plaining the grounds on which this charge bad been made. It was decided that - both the precept and the report should be referred to the general purposes com mittee. ABOLITION OF SLAVETRADE IN THE SOMALE COUNTRY. —A. treaty bas just been concluded between the Gover nor of Aden and the Shaiks of Berbera, providing for the abolition of the slave trade throughout the Somale , country. Arabia is affording us the privilege of having a consul at Berbera during the fairs. The place during the rest of the year is so insignificant and miserable as not to be worth looking after.—Smith, Elder, and Co.'s Homeward Mail. THE NILE EXPEDITION.—The great expedition on its way to explore the sources of the Nile has for the pre tunt broken up; its various constituents having proved nhartnonious. Captain Burton and Mr. Speke had ar rived safe at Zanzibar, and wore on their way to Motu baz. Dr. Steinhaeuser had obtained permission to join them, but remained at Aden, waiting f or i ns t ruments f ow :Bombay, Captain Burton having left England e) abruptly as not to carry anything w ith hi w .......s llt i th, I akr, and Co.'s Liontelvard Mail. LAW INTELLIGENOE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr, Commissioner Ho'royd.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. Tc-day was appointed for the further examination of the directors. That of Mr. Esdaile was continued. Mr. Paddison, for Mr. Esdaile, said that there were some portions of the evidence, as taken duwn, to which he (Mr. Esdaile) did not assent, and, therefore, declined signing the declaration without explanation. Mr. Linklater. said, in that case, it would be better to take the txmination of Mr. Esdaile, so as to afford him the opportunity of txplanaiion. In explanation, Mr. E-daile said that, with regard to a cheque of Cameron's for 500/., alluded to at the ia , t examination, he com , idered it to have been Cameron's own money, and not belonging to the bank. Mr. Linldater said that, to save trouble, he would state at once that he intended to inquire into the origin and prcgress of the bank ; but at present he should con fine himself to the point at issue, as to what had been stated on the last occasion. Mr. Esdaile was txamined on the details of the ac count% and re-examined by Mr. Linklater at great length. Mr. Linklater said that he should be able to prove the fallacy of the explanations given, and proceeded to ques tion the witness on all the points which were di,puted in the voluminous examination which had been taken in short band, but now repudiated in part by Mr. E,daile. The case was proceeding, and will probably occupy several days. The facts elicited this morning did not differ materially from those already published. BAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SELKIRK ANDGALASIIIELS. The report of the directors of this company states that in consequence of an unadjusted claim made by the contractors they are unable to state the whole of the liabilities of the company. They propose to call a special meetii:g on a future day, " when a full report on the liabilities of the company will be submitted to the shareholders and definite proposals made for obtaining the necessary fuLds fur the liquidation of all claims against the com pany. The revenue account shows a balance to the credit of the company of upwards of 6001., but the directors cannot recommend the shareholders t o de clare any dividend on the present occasion, as that sum has been exhausted by payments on account of capital. The capital account shows that 33,8891. had been received, including 6061. from revenue, and 28,268/. expended, leaving a balance consisting of 5,4531. of shares on hand and arrears of calls, 162/. due by the North British Railway on account ' of revenue, and 5/. by the secretary. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 31st Jan. last shows that 1,3861. had been received and 8971. ex pended, leaving a balance of 4891. To this is added 2861. from the preceding actor it, making 775/. Out of this is deducted 1681. for interest of loans and rents, leaving 606/., which has been lent to capital. PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD BRANCH. This branch, extending from the railway termi nus at Landport into Portsmouth Dockyard, for the exclusive use of the Government in the conveyance of troops, stores, and munitions of war, is com pleted as far as the outer wall of the dockyard and opened. Mr. Bushby, the constructor of the line, completed the works on the 15th inst., being the day named in the contract. A special engine with. several trucks passed over the line under the direc tion of Mr. R. Hood, the resident engineer of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Com pany. Mr. Wood, the clerk of Government works in Portsmouth Dockyard, and other officials also inspected the line and certified their approval of it. Troops, &c., can now be taken from tho ship's side to their quarters hundreds of miles off, or con veyed from a distance and embarked with similar facility. MATROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Yesterday a special meeting of the members of the board was held in the council-chambr, Guild hall, for the purpose of receiving a report from the committee of the whole board on the bye-laws re lative to the formation of streets, and notices of motions in reference thereto ; to receive the reports of the engineer and superintending architect ; to receive and consider applications and communica tions ; to transact matters of emergency, and to take into consideration notices of motions by Messrs. Leslie, Dixon, Seeley, Wilkinson, and Offor. IMPORTANT BYE-LAW. After a discussion spreading over three sittings, the bye-laws in reference to the width of streets, drc., brought up by Major Lyon, of St. George's, ' Hanover-square, were thus modified : "1. Six wedcs, at the least, beibro any new street shall be laid out, written notice shall be given to the Metropoli►an Board of Work., at their office, 1, Greek-street, - Soho, iu the county of Middlesex, by the person or persons intending to lay out such new street, stating the proposed level and width thereof, and accompanied by a plan of the ground, showing the local situation of the same. "2. Forty feet, at the least, shall be the width of every new street intended for carriage traffic; 20 feet, at the least, shall be the width of every new street intended only for foot traffic ; provided that the said width, respectively, shall be construed to mean the width of the carriage and footway only, exclusive of any gardens, fore courts, open areas, or other spaces in front of the houses or buildings erected or intended to be erected in any street. "3. Every new street shall, unless the Metropo litan Board of Works otherwise consent in writing, have at least two entrances of the full width of such street, and shall be open from the ground up ward. " 4.lThe measurement of the width of every street shall be taken at a right angle to the course thereof, half on either side, from the centre or crown of the roadway to the external wall or front of the intended houses or buildings on each side thereof ; but where fora mutts or other spaces are intended to be left in front of the houses or buildings , then' the width of the street, as already defined, shall be measured from the centre line up to the fence, railing, or boundary dividing or intended to divide hitch fore courts, gardens, or spaces from the pub lic way. 4‘ 5. That the carriage-way of every new street must curve or fall from the centre or crown thereof at the rate of three-eighths of an inch at the least for every foot of breadth. "6. In every r.ew street the nurb to each foot path must not ba less than four nor more than eight inches in height above the channel of the roadway, except in the case of crossings paved or formed for the use of foot passengers, and the slope of every footpath towards the curb must be half an inch to every foot of width if the footpath be unpaved, cr not less than a quarter of an inch to every foot of width if the footpath be paved. "7. In this bye-law the word street' shall be interpreted to apply to and include any highway (except the carriage way of any turnpike road), and any road, public bridge, lane, footway, sqvare, court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not, and a part of any such highway, road, bridge, lane, footway, square, court, alley or p assage . "£3. In case of any breach of the regulations con tained in this bye-law, the offender shall be liable for each offence to a penalty of 40s. ; and in case of a continuing offence, to a further penalty of 20s. for each day after notice thereof from the Metropo litan Board of Works." Mr. HAWKES protested against the penal clause, which he considered as oppressive and unconstitu tional, the only redeeming feature in the clause being that the local authorities would have to de cide upon the breaches of these bye-laws. Mr. BEAVAN inquired if the board could proceed finally to confirm these laws as a whole, before they had been submitted to the Secretary of State. • The P nEs - i - nErrr ---- ieplied in the negative. DISTRICT SURVEYORS ' FEES. A report was submitted by the Superintending Architect which stated that the number of new buildings in 1856 in respect to which fees had been received was 3,445, and the amount received 4,9361.; the number of additions, alterations, and other works in 1856 in respect of which 5,7521. had been received was 4,975 ; and there had been also re ceived as fees in arrear in respect of 6,234 buildings, bc., 9,815/., making the total number of wor k s i n respect of which fees bad been paid, 14,654. The report likewise stated that the incomes of the dis trict surveyors in respect of fees varied from 2001. t o 1,3001., but that the expenses of these officers were considerable, and that the fees were often to a great extent in arrear, and had been 25 per cent. less on the whole amount during 1856 under the new act than under th e p rev i ous building act. The remaining business having been disposed of, the board adjourned. FIRE AT THE EXHIBITION OF ANT qerday morn ing, between three and four o'clock, a fire broke oat 10 t the new building erected for the Exhibition of Arts q tli n e Kensington Gore. The flames were first observed in t he' furnace room, containing the apparatus for we : rtnl School of Design. The paks.tge leading to the s chool, were with its roof, was also on fire, and the flara s e . s a , ~_h men. ., mak ing rapid advances to other parts of the th e ey t ''''' were soon but the troops having been called ou t arrested. Mr. Braidwood, in his damage done, states that the furn ac e room destroyed ; out ; flooring, partition, and roof Design g o is rt b o u f rn t e h d e and contents of the School of daraaged by heat and smoke. °lse t i r ari° o °r f ulep Arts much LoicnoS.—Mr. Alderman Rose has yielded to tke petitions of his friendi, and come forward as a candidate for the representation of the City. There are now, therefore, six candidates in the field. A p E i t determined e contest dwtitoh go without fort to a this borough is SOUTHWARK. —Mr. Sergeant Ballantine will s contest this bor o ugh against Mr. Apsley Pellatt. L u m e n j cer tain to be severe; neither of the present members is o disposed thes trupvgol. le l , and Mr. R BRIDPORT. E. T. Smith, who some days since issued an add ress t o t h e e l ectors, h as deter mined not to proceed f ur th er w i t h t h e con t es t. WORCESTER.—The requ i s i t i on w hi c h was i n e o y course of signature last Sat ur d ay favourAlderman Morton Peto is withdrawn. arrived from London yesterday a ft ernoon, an d s attends a public meeting of the electors to-day to explain his principles. BRADFORD. —General Thompson arrived in this town from London at 11.30 p.m. on Monday. He was received with triumph. The station was crowded with spectators, who burst forth in enthu siastic cheering the moment he alighted from the carriage. He was conveyed to Alderman Mitchell's residence, and all along the route the cheering was continued. The probability is that the General and Mr. Wickham will be returned for t' ,is borough without a contest General Thompson addressed his committee yesterday, and will address a public meeting probably this day. The following is Gene ral Thompson's address :—" Gentlemen, I come to refresh the acquaintance we have long had. I be gan in the time of struggle for a great principle, to the value of which every portion of your town bears witness. To detain you with sentiments which have long been common to us would be waste of time. To a few points it may be well to advert. Of war, as of surgery, the less we want the better ; but what we have should be good. To reduce ware and fightings to a minimum is the great practical problem for wise men in the present day. Con cerning intervention, the same. We want inter vention for good, and not intervention for evil. Is not your police maintained on the same princi ple 1 Nations will at some time unite for a police, which shall do on a great scale what the other does. Though not so fast as we could wish, reform and improvement are making head in all directions. We have had time to take lessons in the methods of assisting." YORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING. )—The following is Mr. Cobden's farewell address : "To THE ELECTORS OF THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. " Gentlemen, —Although at the last election I made an unequivocal declaration of my intention to withdraw from the representation of the West Riding at the close of the Free trade contest—a determination which I have since repeatedly communicated to the chairman of my committee—yet I should be wanting in courtesy to you, and fail to do justice to my own feelings, if I allowed our political connection to be brought to a silent close. " Elected your representative in Parliament, without solicitation or expectation, when 1,00 miles distant from England, I dissolved very roluctaatly my connection with the borough of Stockport, to enable y cli to give an emphatic expression of attachment to the cause of com mercial freedom. From the mothtmt, however, vrhen the Free-trade policy was no longer opposed by any po• litical party in the country I felt that every motive which led to my having become the representative of your most important electoral district has wholly oeased ; for to ocd who, like myselctakesan active interest in theleading pub- Pc questions of the day it offers no advantage to be elected for the largest of our constituencies. On the emtrath it involves the additional labour of !null bcal and Pri vate business, and a great increase of 0 -7respondence- - that terrible tax on the time of public men. Nor does i e of Republic, ti s y ow compensating Parliamentaryintrinsic where er e qiefuae rankqualities, tmTie esh or baune rod,us privileges his e position s of argumentstci oo nm I s o t a stst de cidedr a c u o g p n g u f b l e rey r e n derive no force from the weight of the body whom be represents. Lord John Russell would be equally our first debater, whether he sat fer London or Tavistock, It is true that a very difft-rent rule applies to the votes of the mernb,.rs for large constituencies, for they serve to indicate the policy which, sooner or later, the Govern ment must pursue. But, as, with the exception of Free trade, my honourable colleague and myself are generally opposed on the great questions of the cay, I am deprived of the satisfaction of feeling that my vote bas any weight, in'the decisions of the Legislature. "In fulfilling my intention of, restoring into your hand the trust with which you honoured me, it only remains for me to tender you my congratulations on the results of the struggle which first made me acquainted with the population of the West Riding. It is little more than 15 years since, upon the defeat of your justly popular candidate by the Protec tionist party, the Free Traders rallied for the recovery of the riding. In this short interval of time we have witnessed the reversal of that verdict, not only in your district but throughout the whole empire, and we have had the unprecedented good fortune of winning even opponents to our principhs, and seeing every trace of resentment, or sense of wrong, or suffering obliterated from their memory ; thus substituting for the selfish pleasure of a party triumph the purer satisfaction of having effected an act of univer-al beneficence. It wi;l ever be a source of grateful happiness to me that my name was permitted to be associated with your great constituency in the achievement of so good a work. And I have the honour to remain, your obedient, bumble servant, "RICHARD COBDEN. "38, Grosvenor-street, London, March 10, 1857." MANCHESTER. —At a numerous meeting of Messrs. Gib: on and Bright's committee, held yes terday, Mr. G. Wilson presidi ng , M r . S. P. Robin son, the secretary, announced that the subjoined address to the electors of Manchester had just been received from Mr. Bright : " Gentlemen,—lntelligence hating reached me here that a dissolution of Parliament is immediately expected in consequence of the decision of the House of Commons with regard to the events which have recently taken place at Canton, it is my duty at once to address you, that I may not leave you in any doubt as to the course I eta prepared to take at the coming election for your city. " I have been absent from England just four month., and during that time have experienced a sensible and steady improvement in my health, so much so that I may now, with much confidence, expect in the course of the present year to be able to resume my usual occupa tions. I am, therefore, disposed again to accept the honour and the responsibility of acting as one of your representaiiver, should yuu be willing again to place confidence in me. "It is not needful that I should say a word on the many political topics which I have so often discussed with you and among you. On those points which have recently arisen, however, I wish to be clearly under stood. I entirely approve of the resolution moved by Mr. Cobden, and seconded by Mr. Gibson, on the sub ject of the melancholy events at Canton. "I am bound, too, to condemn the policy of the Go vernment in making war with Persia without consult ing Parliament, and without ever informing the repre sertatives of the people of the course they were about to take, or of the objects for which they were entering into war. If we permit a Ministry to declare war without the knowledge and consent of Parliament, we at once reduce ourselves in our foreign policy to the condition of those nations of the continent of Europe which have no Parliaments, and which do not pretend to possess a free constitution. I feel confident that every elector of Manchester, of every party, will unite to make a stand against a course so unconstitutional and so degrading to the nation. • " I cannot approve of the proposition of the Chancel lor of the Exchequer to raise the duties on tea and sugar. I should much prefer to deal rather with the extravagance of the estimates than to impose taxes, especially ou arti(•lea of almost universal consnmpt on, which interfere with commerce and lessen the demand for labour. I need hardly say that I have no sympathy with the Prime Minister in his hostility to Parliamen tary reform, and in his refusal to extend the franchise to 101. householders and occupiers in the counties. "It is a matter of deep regret with me that I am un able to take part in person m the coming election. I must trust., as I do most fully, to the kindness and for bearance of my friends. If I have in some things failed to act up to their expectations, I beg them to believe tbat I have differed from them with reluctance and with pain. I cannot say much of what I have done, but I c t i a v n s e s pea and ofw i t t h ht e o ufid fidelity with hypocrisy of the which hi ch integrityhave enodfeamyyo endeavoured to do my duty to Manchestfearitahnfdulltyo, ythaeuraCCillntry• " am , very excitement in - B attures.ht l e T is G ß aT eity There ß ti sem Rome, r p o M e m a rf r o e c te h ct rs 9 l e o l v f B e s r 7 t of requisition to an' received, it is said, upwards of 4,000 sign Right Hon. Robert Lowe, and Sir John Potter, speak confidently of success. The re quisition has VERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD Marion 17. In the Convocation to be Leiden on Thursday next the 19th inst., at 10 o'clock, it will be proposed to grant from the University Cheet a MU of money not exceed, jag 201. for the purpose of aiding t he buildin g a school for the parish of W heatley. csmBR IpOB, MAr.CH 17. NATURAL SCIENCES TEIPOS. Preston F : us . T s me: B.) IDDLE Ecs ß tam T umj ll Bo4. E n : O un I . Vi'bite ............... 's. 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