The Sun. — London, England, 1857-07-17 00:00:00

-~ ~- tb st I ob. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there Was an active demand for most descript'ons, and at a slight improvement in prices. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales, 1,500 of which were tak en b y The the speculators and 500 by the exporters. Railway Share Market closed steadily, and previous prices were fully maintained The public sales of Colonial wool commenced Yesterday and the attendance of both home and ~i °r" ign buyers was larger than usual. The bid "jags Were spirited and the finer qualities of Aus tralian and Cape realised an advance of M. to rer lb., compared with the rates current during the previous series. Owing to the wants of in arm faeturers both here and on. the Continent, and the easier condition of the money market it is presumed t hat this rise will be support-d. During the sales ut 71,000 bales will he offered. In the Foreign and Coloni'd produce mar kets, this week, business has continued rather qui t , and th e c h anger i n prices' have not been very numerous or important. For sugar the a4lesthe importers inquiry has been limited, and in order to effect have b-en compelled to submit to reduced quotations. Coffee is al-o cheaper, but in fair request. Coco tis firm, and rice quiet. For tea the demand is restricted, but holders continue firm. About an average amount of business has been done in spices, but it has produced no material Change in values. Saltpetre is firmer, and tallow steady. The indigo sales are proceeding with firm ness, Yesterday there was very little alteration. 764 chests were sold, 268 bought in, and 397 with arawn• In three days 1,842 chests have been sold, 491 bought in, and 2,186 withdrawn, making 4,519 Passed and 8,613 remaining of the 13,132 declared. For several months past the Turkish Govern ment has been making strenugus endeavours to improve the financial po.Qition of the country, or in othe r words 'to raise the means to defray its current expenses. The revenues being insuffi,ient recourse has been had pretty freely to the usurious mo ney -lenders in the Ottoman Porte, and 15 to 20 per cent. interest has been paid for the ac commodation. With the view of getting rid of these and other obligations, the Sultan now con templates the negotiation of a loan in London, and the amount to be asked for is estimated at 5,000,0001. or 8,000,0001., on a 6per stock at 82. ut if w e ma y j u d g e from the opinions generally expressed upon the subject, the operation will not meet with much support, for although Turkey May be able to pay the interest on her present debt, it may be doubted whether the seciiri'y she would offer for the payment of the dividend; on a further sum would be considered satisfactory. The an nouncement of this intention on the part of the Sultan has had little or no effect upon the value °f the Turkish Securities dealt in at the Stock Xxeliange. The st eamer O r i nocco has arrived from the West nd ies and Mexic with about 190,0001. This annply will not be in time for the shipments on the 20th to the East Indies and China. There is a good demand for money at the re due d mi • nimum, but first class bills have toen negotiated at 5f and 5g per cent. The Joint deposit s , establiShments only allow 4i per cent. for ueposits, and it is therefore expected that many Persons will withdraw their capital and invest it In the Funds. The E ng li s h S tock Market, though still very va ;labia, is firmer than it was yesterday. It now ihcll49.rs that th ere i s no i mme di a t e prospec t o f an ilin Loan, an d thi s , com bi ne d w ith th e re li e f naturally afforded by the reduction in the rate of ti se ° ll nt has improved the tone of business. ntil fresh Indian news arrives, there will 11 ,, at iltally be an unsettled f ee li ng , and nu merous unfavourable rumours will no doubt gain curee-"c It the public purchased f or i uves t me ,. t, th t hese ould certainly support the m ar k e t, b u t uese operations have hitherto been limited. The e l ' e k , sed Turkish Loan has not depressed values, Mlt is not expecte d t o prove success f u l . Con gill s for t r a ns f er have been 911 I, and " r 1 i• For account 911 'l,-, and 911 1. They 4° ' 91 -3 . and 917 2. respectively. The New N A P e r,.Pents. are 94 1, the Reduced 917 -0-, and n, -/v u 3 / 4 . Per Cents. 991 ; Exchequer Bills 4s. dis to - ill': and the Bonds, 1859, 98 5 4. India Stock is iontoth2c3l6p, and dittoßonds (under 1,0001.) 15._ .bee ported treported, reign Market very few dealings have and the only feature of interest has he advance in Turkish Bonds. The 6 per value have been 94T, 95, 957, and the present Is 'lO2l , The 4 per Cents. have risen to and Spanish 3 per Cents. to 40 I-. Rus -9,-`4) Per Celit s . are 1 0 91 ; Di t t o 4i per C en t s ., ;too i t e and Brazili an 5 per Cents., 101-i. following are the n o minal prices of Foreign 2 2 , a :—Grenada Deferred Bonds. 6 6L ; Mexie,tn, ,eclicileourPttuerglinvesiae% 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 per Cents., 441- ; ithuslan 5 lip ani 8 .) 109 111 ; di-ta 41 per Cents., 96 98 ; .ditt o -8 ,,,' Per Cents., 40 ; ditto Deferred, 25 ; ti_`, - 'ertifiteates, 5i 6 ; ditto Passive, 51 6. raari7t.4rs. D. Bell, Son and Co., report that the 4 m for American Securities has coo tinned dull duri ng the past week, and prices are unchanged. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Cent. united State s 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...106 Per 1061; cit ed Stat es 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...106 1061 glal ia STATE SECURITIES. far.tna 5 per Cent gland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 478ri.lusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) t on s ri 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk 1841-1871... 40 42 thssissippi per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 20 22 i;)%unsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock t r : naylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds ' 1877... 80 81 .4.ntiessee 6 per Cent. Bonils NrP . gitda 6 per Cent. Bonds - 1886... 81 83 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 84 80 LOANS OF CITIES. ston 41 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 90 . 92 b . 4 ontreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 'evr Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock • 1883... 75 77 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, 1111:Z 'nvertible 1875... 87 89 Central 6 er Cent 1875... 84 86 Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860...101 103 Illinois Central (Shares). paid ... 13 14 p Michigan Cetral 8 p. Cent., Convert 1860... N l3 °. do. do. 1869... 89 91 ew 'York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 186 4 ... 83 90 York Central 6 per Cent., not N ew 1883... 76 78 York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 80 82 ~,s ...................................... Ll/4,...yorrkkand Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 72 74 and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking zilnd 1875... 75 77 P ans p a ma 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage — ennsylvania Central 6p. Cent.. Ist M0rt.1880... 85 87 A fair •average of business has been done in the Rail way Share Marker, and in all instances at ' ImPtoved rates. Caledonian have been in k",ticular favour, having advanced about ft• ' South-We s te rn i m p rove d s s . E astern Colin 'es Great Northern, Manchest e r, Sheffield, „Slid Lincoln, Midland, South-Eastern (B e r w i c k), 4-No rth-Eastern, York, and North Eastern 10s., and .V v l xford, Wo rces t er , . an d W o l ver h amp t on an d S out h ales it. The Foreign and Colonial lines mode rately active. Paris and Lyons advanced 1/., and Great Western' of Canada ss. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s., Great Indian Peninsula 55., and Sambre and Meuse about ss. . Mining Shares have exhibited little variation, the only trauasaction reported being in Great Wheal Alfred at 7p,-. Joint Stock Bank Shares are very quiet. City Bank are steady at 64 ex. dividend. English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered have improved to 1 8.1 ; and London Joint Stock realise 30. The miscellaneous undertakings are at full rates. Australian Agricultural are at 21. Electric Tele graph have advanced to 98. National Discount ' R , o mpany are at 3i ; and Peninsular and Oriento 'earn "lave improved to 69 and 691. 8; .- 78 -- .- 89 91 ...100 -- ItITICEE FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE ("CLOCK. (From the Official List:) Business done. 8 per Cent. Red uce d A nnu iti es On R 6 3 Per v,,,• 4 . g ., , d, a i lc '-- -onsets xnnn;tiee ew t R .... per Cent. Annuities 9ll. i a India' 3i u-ir Cent. Anumties Stook 1 , . i , . :s-erti., ....11) ~ , ~. ` ) itto, u n d er £ lOlO l5 ‘ ° !-,F , 01S for cicconnt 4,4lhwiner A iiiiiii, 20.£ 10 ;;0.... £s.yo****** • 1 d par Small ..... ...... g l i t tt t° o, lostsid9s:lBsB, ni per Cont. ... P err, :- :!B OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK 1: 13 - 1.3ti ! at u oi d , :I 5 per Cent. R4ein:esr, Cent.lA22, £ St., 5 per Cent lOl i 93i 13 'rtha , 5 ,, ,,ts Cent. bitto A ccount ' - per , 4 _, r •lhh , orido i ~/. cent to o ' Account P. 95 41 W I tiittttoo 4 Cr ecouu n t teed, 4 per Cent. 102} Dividends on the above payable In LontriTt. T CVO O'CLOCK. Conr4ol ‘s raOney P Agola for Account SHA3 E •ETS—(This Day.) - - RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Nrottr.g. Bost. j di Eastn. June....... Belfast & Ballymena Wolverh drl Stour Valley ...1 1 13irkenhd. Laucsh dL Cheshire 'fund I Blac , churn . ..... Bluth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Tlrkstol do Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead ICork and Bandon I Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D. , . A Do. B ........ Dublin &Belfast June. Dun, P. &Aber. Juno East Anglian jEastern Counties ' Eastern Union, A. stk Do., do. 8.. ........ Do. New A ,East Kent ......... I East Lancashire East Suffolk ...... Do. inburgh & Glasgow I Edinb. and Peebles... Edinb. Prth. &Dunde ,, Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness . Glasgow dr S. Western .Great N. of Scotland Great North ern Do., A. Stock IDo., B. Stock Gt. WI &West.(lre.) jGreat Western. . 100 100 100 all all 1 . 16 100 Do. Str.V.l3 gua.St l :Irish South-Eastern !Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Black wall Lond. Bright. dt S. Cst. London & N. Weston Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.5ii.,1vf&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry•&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Wanch.Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Widland ....... Do. ez Derby Aidl and G. West. (Ir. ) 1)0.1 Shares leweastle Vewpt.Aberg.&Flrtii Vewry Si Enniskillen Vew-ry, Warrenpoint St Rostrevor Nlorfolk.. lorthn. Counties tio 'North British \forth Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock .. Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G,N.E Pura:, Do Leeds Do. York \Torth London v. &S. Wstn., amp stead, and City Jo Vorth Staffordshire \Tore , Western.. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton !Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central .... Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer !South Devon ;South Eastern ,Do. 4} per:. Shares 'South Wales . !S. Y orksh. River Dun Do Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 'Stockton & Darling.. Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18C5 Stockton & Hartlepl ' Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 I (Thames Hay. D. 8;, =Z, !Vale of Nea Waterfd. & Kilkenny I Waterford&Limerick West Cornwal l %Vest End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London.... Do. First Class Do. Second Class... Wmbledoß &Croydoi' lAtlan. and Si. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and CenJud,guar. 5 p.c. Do. 1 Buffalo & Lake Hur Buff. , Brut& Godeb , p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72, Do. do., 1 July, '73, Do. do., 1 June, '74' Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares D0.8.d Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4A p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent iG*d. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben 1 Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c iDo. New. guar. 5 p.c 1 ( :t. Westn. of Canada ! iltDo. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '60... Do, do., '73, do. ... Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i P.C Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 44 p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. lOnde (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do par fiRITISH POSSESSIONS. 4id, 88 92 85 00 85 90 1 - p i 7 I . --.' ... 20 - 201 53 55 87 88 20 -- 201! A - AP! 21i- 22 4 - 12 99 -- 101 109 -- 113 409 113 109 113 184 194 20 21 d d par id par pa; .11)1 FOREIGN. A ltwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Iselgian East. Junct Reziers to Graissessac Cann eaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. S; Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian 111 Lucca d; Lyons and Geneva Lyons Si 1 0, 3diterran. Maria Ante:•..la Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. • Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse - )o. 5i per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders ail \Do. 51 per c. Pref all I W.& N.W. of Franc€ 6 Western of Austria... all 'West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden . all I Do. 8 p, cent. pref. all Zealand,.,,._ . JOINT-S' all fAustralasia . 18i Bank of EgyPt . ********** 50 Bank of L0nd0n,,,,, all Bri. Col, Bk.& Ln. all British N. American 8 C. Bk.of Ind.Au.d/Ch 50 City 25 Colonial 20 ',Commercial of Lond all lEng.Scot.&Aus.Cht all !Lon. Ch. Bk. of Aust all Ditto New ......... 20 ILondon and County 5 Lnd. &E. B iikng. Corp 10 London Joiut Stock 20 jLord.audWestminst 35 'National Pro. of Eug 10 ;Do. New ............ .•• 22i National Bank ill New South Wales c. 11 Oriental Bank Corp. 15 ,Ottoman Bank 25 Provinc al of Ireland 411 ,Do. Now 1 ;R.Aus. B. &G. Im. Co all South Australia all 'Union of Australia 2A Do. New 10 - l Union of London 50 lUnity Mutual 50 iWoOrak,vf Loud,. 6 - 6i ..• f - l - ••i l 4A 5 44 4 d 26A 27 • par IP 241 —24 i 61 6i - ii - 41? = 27 20k -- 20/ 31i -3 3 i 81 -- 9 511 -- 52 55 57 id— id 16 - - 18 i - 1 7i - 7i 8 - 26,4 - 27 4 - 5 8 i - 9 1 28 - 29 BANKS. 89 91 li lid 49 5 L 1 --- * i r i ** I 64, - 66 17i -- iii 1 7§ -- 18 46 - 4S 36t - 37 id- IP 32 34 b4i 554 6 7 14 .... L2d Cl.ging truce. Business .lone yesterday this day. 53 -5, 8i - 9 - 71 - 86 91 - 93 76 - 76 36 - 37 i 7 ..n - 10 20 - 21 11i - 111 52 - 54 353 - 363 97 - 98 1 d = a 34 - 34 99 - 101 8 - 981 - 9 94! 90 - 911 21 - 123 104 - 105 63. - 64 63 - 65 1 70 - 74 S g [tool - I 112 - ]l4 1103 - 104 1 d— 4 ... d 10,4 —100 i = 43 81 - 811 512 - 55!, A : in 62 - 6t 3/ - 3,1! -44 A 901 -91 i 22, - 23 21 - 44 - 45 71i - 72 96 - 99 4i - 4A - 8 10_ - 14;:q 34 35 6 5d lot 106 25 26 43 50 3 2 d 163 173 74 75 I 90 91 5A 54 44d 9 41 43 ' 211 - 21 3 - 41 7 - 9 3 - - THE SUN, LONDON FiRIDA_Y EVENING, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid; RAILwaYs. 100 ;Bucaghamsh 100 .inyeler''.ale.Je. all Col.Stour Vs . 100 g. 6 p.e all E. Un. li. Sll. 100 Glas. Barr. 4.1 Neils. Direct. 'lOO 'Do. New all 'Glstr.&Dn.Fr all I Hull & Selby all Do. i Share% all Do. I Shares all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference ilOO Lon. Til., &S. 74 Do. Bark - . Sh. all,Manch.Bxton. and Niatloeb 100 13.111.(1. Bra'lfd. 511 New 'market BnryE.G.spc. all IN. tiz. Est.s p.c. all jDo. 6 per et all ID o. Fixed sp. e all I , Prest. & Wyr , all 'Do. Shrs. 4 100 Roystn. Hit., all , Shrews . & Her all S. Staffordsh all WearVal.g6pe . all IDo 100 Wilts dzSonirst Leasing 'ompanies Closing Prices yesterday. Ln. &N. W. clalwion E. U. 6r E. C ;t. "Tomlin E. Count. Caldonian. Do :It. Westn. Y. Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do Di. &N. W. & Aid E. Count Do Do ... Do L. & N . W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey M. Mclean Stic.6LDar Do Gt.Westn ii - 13 132 - 13 31 - 4} 106 = 15a 12i -12 i 2 -234 100 - 102 - g P DO - 92 A - 55 - 57 131 - 133 8 - 8i 9 - 33 • - 3 i 89 - 91 Business this dal PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd. at 501.) Bels.&Ex.4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4. p. C. Ches. & Ho. 5! p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent Cork & Bandon 5 p.c Dun.Perth.StAber.J E. An plan Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l Do. No. 2 ....... Do. New 6 pr. c. St. ;East Un., G. 6 p. c. 'Do. 51., 0 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6 pets E.&W. York. J, sths & Gl. 5 p. c., Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & -;.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent ..... Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Seot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. 'it. Gt. W. ( B. &H. Ex.spc Do. con. red. 41 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per tent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do La - n.& York. 6 pc. St. 1 ,0n.&8.G. 5 pc.No.lI Do. ,P., 5 p. c.S t.No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Do, do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. iSh Londy.&Ennis. Sh M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 31 per cent. Marypt. k Carl-. 4 p.c. Do. 4. per cent Do. do. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bi r. 6 p.c. Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New., Aber.. &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 n. c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et isiorfk . D eb. 4 p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1 846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p.c. Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No.l Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. & S. Pur, North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar Do. 6n. c. 2d guar Scot. ' ~ it. New Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. St Do. d 0.31 p.c. p*. St South Devon Do. fixed 44 pr cent S. Fastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. C Do. do. 4:1 p. c S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c Do. do. do. Stock. & Hartle g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '5, Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. 0 - 91 on -7- 57 5 = 111 - 113 112 - 111 iP 12 - 12 70 - 72 114 - 116 105 - 107 1100 - 102 61 -- 63 108 -10 i 5 i -- 92 --94 i 81 - 83 83 -- 85 99 -- 101 9f -- 104 16i -17 i 9f -- 101' 73 -- 75 -- 20 9i -- 10 14j -- 15 138 - 141 115 - 117 1156 - 158 •• •• • -• • i - IP 66 - 68 'l. - 14 , i 96 - 97 87 - 89 ii ::: iii 102 -1 93 95 11 ld 1 - t (1. 22i -22 i 113 - 115 98 - 99 114 - 116 105 - 110 ••• - .•• 18 - 19 22i -- 23 98 -- 100 95 -- 100 27 - 28 2 - 3 P ••• 21 - 2i MINES. 10 - 17 6t- 71 130 - 140 440 - 450 15 - 17 - 4 - 5 1L i - - 13 13i - 14,1 3 - 4 19 - 21 5 - 6 11 - 315 - 325 4 - 5 275 -- 285 11 - 16 3i - 41 - 21 - 28 i 26 - 130 220 - 239 260 280 19 191 46 - 48 24 - 26 BRITISH Alfred Cons. (Philk.) British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) Great South Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) IGrt.W. Vor (Ilelstn.) !Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) IN. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogn. S. W. Franees(lllogn. Tara. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft tin. Mines (Gwennap) V. of Towey (Camay,) W. Basset (Illogan).. !W. Cara.don (Liskrd.) ,Wh. Basset (Illogan). ;Wh. Buller (Rdruth). !Wh. Edward(Calstek) Wh. Kitty (U. Limit) Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN Australian I Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm} Do. Cocaes di Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Noveau Mondo Pont. Sil.LdM. & Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba •louth Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. U i pitod Mexican MISCEL. Australian Agrieult.l lustraln. Royal Mail' Berlin Water Works ; Brit. American Land Canada Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July Do. 6 p. c.Feb.&Au.r. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. Copper Min. of Eng. Do, Pref. 7§ p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Dustou Iron Ore Eastern Electric Telegraph I Electric Tel. of Irel En. &Aust . Cop. S m C o ' Eur. & Ind,Jctn. Tel, Gen. Ir. Se. Col.(lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat, London Discount Loud. Gen. Omnibus. Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel, Mexican & S America INat. Discount C 0.... iDo. New Netherlands Land,,,, Do. Do. 'DoTS p c.Pf.iss.at Do. Do. New K. &N. S. Lana ',LS. W. Go v. 5 p. c. D. N. B. Australasian... Krth.of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do New Shares Ld. & Minrl 1 IPeninsular & Oriental - Do. New Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest s D . A o. u, New S.Aus, Gov. 6 p. e. bds South Austral. Ind Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered True. Ln. Co. Up. Can. Van Dlollloll'6 Land.,. MINES. i - 1 1 - 2 i id 48 50 10 12 Ad iP 16 18 71 7i 1(1 p i i i i 'i 1" **ll - 21 .3s_ ii ,ANEOUS. 20 - 21 ~• - .. 4 - 5. 438 • 142 1131 -- 114} 30 35 25 27 5* bi ••• - ••• 97 99 - ii = ii 1 lid 3i 3i 1- ..._ 11 ••• 31 4 4 4 id •.• ip 18 ••••• 22 97 • 93 - 8 9 ••• 4d •••. A D 68 21 70 .•••5P4 22 ••••• 24 6 8 53 60 ••• 11 1.04 ---. 1 . 0 . 6 33 - 35 - 1 1 ..• -- ••• Al - 12 LIVERPOOL RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELI:CTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDIC&P STIKES. Suns Culottes Ellerdale's dam fitly STANLEY STAKES. Terrific............... . ................................... Massacre PJlly Pealnnen LICENSED - VICTUALLERS' PLATE. 5aunterer............. .................................. Lord Nelson .......... . .................................. DaGinkel Nine ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE. OF CONDION-3—(This Day.) The SPEAKER t )ok the chair at 12 o clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. _ _ The Llrde' amend.nentsT:the [vial Harbour and Railway, Tyne Improvement, and Wimbledon and Dorking Railway Bali wore considered and agreed to. LUNATICS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The committee on tLiis bi;i was resumed. Ciauies 17 to 42 were agreed to, wits verbal amend ments. (Ltier KITTING.) ELECTION CONIKITrEES.—(This Day. WEYMOUTH. The committee reassembled this morning. The first witness called was Thomas Bonella, who deposed that he voted at the lest election for Messrs. Freestun and Butt. Before he did so he was told by his son•in•la w that it was all right about the expenses-61. 103.—0 n a former election. Henry Devenish deposed that he was canvassed by Newman to obtain Bonelh's vete, in the course of which Newman took five or six sovereigns out of his pocket which he said Simmonds, the agent of the sitting member, had given him to give to Bonella fur bira to vote for Butt and Freestun. Evidence of a similar -character was given by other witcessev. BATH. The committee assembled this morning. The scrutiny was proceeded with. It is expected to occupy several days. Mr. Way is supposed to be in the majority. MALDON. The committee re-assembled this morning. Thomas Webb was called and deposed that Joseph Riley a miller, who it was stated was an agent to the sitting member, offered to let him have flour at ls. a bushel below the market price if he would vote for Mr. Western. Two witnesses sworethat they were personally treated dating the election by Mr. Western, and on being called on to point him out, they pointed out Mr. H. J. Bill lie, member for Inverness, and a member of the committee, between whom and Mr. Western there is not tbe slightest resemblance as to person. FALKIRK BURGHS. The Committee assembled for the first time this morn ing. There were present Sir John Pakington, Bart , Mr. F. W. Russell, and Mr. J. B. Blakemore. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Bourke appeared for the petitioners. Previous to the commencement of the ordi nary proceedings, Mr. Phinn, on behalf of the sitting member, raised the question in reference to the mutilated petition which was brought under the con sideration of the House of Cbmmons yesterday afternoon. He argued that the petition was invalid in all those par ticulars in which any erasures or interpolations had been made. Mr. James, on the other hand, contended that there was no material change in the document which would be legally necessary to vitiate it. The committee overruled Mr. Phinn's objection% Mr. James then proceeded to open the oase on behalf of the petitioners. MUEDE II IN FRANC.E. az T o, he Court of trieda Assizes young man of the named Aveyron, three Coutems, forsev d e a r y a s l attempts at murder. Aftor serving some time in the 57th Regiment, be obtained a furlough on ac count of ill health, and took up his residence at the house of an uncle named Richard, at Lavesque. When, on recovering, he was about to leave, he claimed llfr. 50c. from his uncle, which he pre tended to be due, but the uncle not considering that he owed anything refused to pay. He then cited his uncle before the jag.-dc-pain, but the claim was dismissed. This irritated him greatly, and he frequently declared that he would kill his uncle and his aunt, even though he should be sent to the Lague for life for so doing. In the evening of the 15th January he went into a neigh bour's-house, and in spite of that person's objec tions carried off his gun. With it he went to the house of his uncle, and finding him seated before the fire in the company of some friends he raised the gun and cried out, " i n t h e n ame of the law, you are dead !" at same ti me pu lling the trigger, but the gun missed fire. The persons present rushed on hire, and not thinking be had really in tended to kill turned him ou t o f doots. After a whi'e, seeing his uncle op en th e w indow, he again attempted to discharge the gull at him, but it aga n missed fire. He then went to the house of a female neighbour, and begged hsr to go and tell his uncle that he was sorry for what be had done, and was willing to drink a b.,ttle of wine with him as a proof of reconciliation. The woman went ; but no sooner had she o pened the uncle's door than the prisoner, who had followed her, dis charged his gun at his uncle ; this time it went oil, and the charge struck a servant man in the breast, wounding him, but not seriously. T he j ur y de clared the man guilty with extenuating circum stances, and the court sentencad him to five years' hard labour. The shareholders of the Australian Agricultural cam pany, at the meeting to-day, agreed to the proposed dividend of 10s. per share. NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK ASSOCIATION. —The annual meeting of this association was held this day, at the offices in King William-street, City. Although the association was incorporated in July, 1856, owing to many difficul• ties which had now been got over the op erations of the mo association .nths Tehxetedni directors c o t v o e r r s a h period ad v ivisited toefd manylittle of the princi pal more towns and villages of the kingdom, and had the satis faction of stating that in every place they had been well received. The accounts showed the receipts to have been 14,604/. 19a., and payments 4,606 1 . 3 . 4d., leav ing a balance of 9,998/. 15 3 . Bd. The report was adopted. FIRE AT KENSINGTON.—Last night a fire broke out, in an unoccupi d house in Helland-street, Kensington, at the back of the parish church. The fire was discovered by one of the neighbours, who perceived a dense smoke coming out of a third-floor window. The engine be longing to Lord Holland and the parish engine being found inadequate to put out the fire, the London Bri gade and the West of England engines were summoned and quickly appeared on the spot, but the fire was not extinguished till the house was quite burned down, and the one adjoining much damaged. It is not known whe ther the property was louvred. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Opera lions are now being carried on for the widening of this company's line for a considerable distance out of Lon don, so as to furnish four lines of rails ; and it is ulti mately intended to carry this out as far as BletchleY, a distance of 46 miles down. THE FINDINGS OF THE JURY ON MISS SMITH'S TRIAL —Some loose state ments havi ng been put forth with reference to the divi siors of t he jury on the late trial, we have the best auth orit y for s tating that on each of the three findings the numbers were 1 3 to 2. The minority voted "Guilty!' on each occaw i on. —N ort l t British Mail. COUNTY OF MAYO EyECT ION.— We are authorised to state that Lord John Br owne, br other of the Marquis of Sligo, intends to offer himself as a c and id ate for t h e county of Mayo.—Saar/PlT against Mr. M oore b efore t h e Mayo Commit .ee. Thoersone arr es t e d f or the atrocity THE MAYO WITNESSO —The Mayo ma g i s t ra t es t oo k their seats at Castlebar, on Tuesday, for th e p urpose o f investigating .he case of a's ault upon John G annon , the man whose eyes was artist out with an i ron bar, be cause he gave evidence are—James Gilder, Jan es Case y , and James Walsh. After some prelimar) discussion, the hearing was ad journed. Gannon lies p a ver y serious state. He was so ill that he could not pa removed for the purpose of identifying the ruffians eh° attacked him. CRICKET. HOUSEHOLD . BRIGADE V. ZINGARI.— This grand match was f layed yesterday, at Lord's. The ground was well attended and three bands played dur ing the afternoon. Briyaile, first innings, 57 ; second innings, three wickets downs 65 . Zlngari, first inn ings, 168. IMMENSE ENGINE IND MILL AT DOWLAIS.—An enormous engine and rAltng mill are now in course of erection at the Dowlais on works. This engine supplies blast to no fewer than ;is furnaces, and its enormous beam and adjuncts weilh upwards 'of 40 tons, and th • flywheel 35 tone. Therolling mill has a driving wheel of 25 feet, and a flywheel of 21, which makes 110 revolutions per minute. One rail mill is to make 1,000 tons sof rails per wetk ; another rough mill is to manufattture 700 tons per week ; and 200 tons of bar iron are to be made of by a bar mill. This enormous rail mill is manufactured to roll both ways at a speed of 110 revolutions per oinute, and is to be capable of rolling bars of a ksgth and section never before attempted. These enarmouu works will give employ ment to a large bodl of workmen, and will continue Dowlasia al he the id j the iron diitricte. _ _ 77i 11i i 99i1 92 141 i 1001 112 103 j 4 101. 1.004 91 i 72} i 2 12& 13 35 i all 40 320 100 100 100 all 100 all I all 1.09. .111 80 100 all all all 10s. all all all all 83 x d 69i a d 15 JULY 17, 1857; IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YEsTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. TEIE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. • In answer to a quastion from the LORD CHANCELLOR, 1, Lord BROUGHAM said he had not the slightest oh. jection to postpone his motion respecting the African Slave Trade until to-morrow for the convenience of the noble earl the Sec-etaryof Statefor Foreign Affairs. Ile should frame his in, tion as little offensive to the Rn perm- of the French as possible. The Earl of CLARENDON' trusted that a longer postponement than t )-morrow would be arranged, as her Maje-ty's Government bad not yet had time to con sider the terms of the motion. At the same time be assured the noble luri that he felt the importance of the subject, and that "it should be discussed at the earliest peri d. - Lord BROUGHAM regretted be could not consent to postpone hi, motion further than to-,norrow-evening. TRANSPORT OF TROOPS. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH called the attention of their lordships to the very great importance of trao smiting troops at the earliest period possible to India, and referred ta the rate of exchange, which would have an important bearing on the expendi ture that would be created by the transmission of troops. The freight money war, it appeared, to be paid in Calcutta, mid from what he knew of the Trea- sury at that place, it would be utterly unable to meet the expense incurred. It was a very important subject, and not, a inotnent ought to be lost by the Go vernment in communicating with the Es , t India Board, with a view of averting the impending evil. Earl GRANVILLE said the subject, without doubt, was a most important one, and measures had been taken to prevent the difficulty apprehended by the noble lord. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he had been in communication with a great numbar of gentlemen connected with India, and he had never met one who had not a thorough distrust of the gen Leman at the head of the Board of Control. (Much langhter.) SECOND READINGS', On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bills were read a second time :—Toe North Level Drainage; South-Eastern Railway (Greenwich Junction to Dartford), Caledonian [Lail way; Worksop and Atter cliffe; lltrne Bay and Feversharu ; Oldham, Ashton• under-Lyne, and Guide Bridge Junction Railway; Lon don Gas Light Company ; Burial of the Dead within the City and Liberties of London, London (City) Coal Duties, Metropolitan Cattle Market, Fib and Kin ross Railway, Orkney R mds, Sittingbourne and Sheer ness Railway, Midland Great Western Railway of Ire land (Sligo Extension) THIRD READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the followina: bille were read a third time and passed :—Bristol, South Wales and Southampton Union R tdway ; Newcastle under-Lyme and Leek Roads ; Langoort, Somerton, Castle Cary Reads ; Lowestoft Water Gas and Market; Keith and Dufitown Railway ; and Manchester Cor • poration. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (CAPITAL) BILL. On the motion that this bill be read albird Lord ST. LEONARDS objected to the bill. The noble lord entered at some length into the various objec tions he had to the bill, which was one to empower the directors to legalise the fraudulent stock crated by Redpath in the Great Northern Railway. The pre ference shareholders considered themselves most unjustly treated by the provisions of the bill. The effect of cutting off an entire half year's dividend from the preference shareholders, many of whom were females, whose dependence was upon the dividends they received from the company, would Le most distressing. He did not think that the ordinary shareholder should be benefited at the ex pense of the preference shareholder, and the passing of such a measure as the present would have the effect of generally damaging railway property. The noble and learned lord urged upon their lordships to restore the bill to the state it was when it came from the House of Commons, and concluded by moving an amendment to that effect. Lord WENSLEYDALE seconded the motion ; and, in doing so, stated that he was himself a shareholder in the company, but considered that he was not thereby precluded from expressing his opinion on what he con ceived to be a flagrant wrong. (Hear.) He .vas of opi nion that the holders of preference shares were entitled to annual dividends on their shares. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER said the bill had been amended by the promoters, and in its amended form had received the unanimous sanction of a commit ~tee of the House of Commons. Out of 6,000 preference shareholders, only 1,800 were opposed to the bill. The preference shareholders would not suffer as much as the ordinary shareholders. He believed that the remedy provided by this bill was the one most consonant with justice, and therefore he hoped their lordships would pass the bill as it stood. The Earl of STRADBROKE supported the bill. It had been thoroughly investigated by a committee of which he was a member, Lord ST. LEONARDS said his object was to provide for the legal right of the preferential shareholders here- after. • Lord REDESDALE also supported the bill as it stood. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said the bill was founded in justice, and there was no reason why they should place the preference shareholders, as far as lia bility was concerned, on a different footing to the ordi nary shareholders. The house then divided— For the amendment 7 Against it 43 Majority The bill was then read a third time and passed. PRISONERS REMOVAL BILL. The Marquis of SALISBURY, in movingthe second reading of this bill, said it was intended to give the Se cretary of State the power of employing convict labour on the public works. Eari GRANVILLE did not object to the bill being read a a cond time, but in the committee the Govern ment would state what their objections to it were, and what modifications they would pr. , pose in it. The Earl of CHICHESTER was understood to sup port the bill. The bill was then read a second time. REPRESENTATIVE PEERS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill went through committee. CROWDED DWELLINGS PREVENTION BILL- The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved the recommit ment of this bill. He said that the Lodging Houses Act bad been of great benefit in the metropolis. The com missioner of police in his report stated that the condition of these houses was much improved, and 40 medical men bad corro!mrated that statement. In each of their dis tric's fever and other abominations that used to ex;st bad abated. There still remained a number of houses and rooms called tenements, that required to be brought under the beneficial operations of that or a similar act, and it was for that purpose he had introduced this measure. As an instance of the state of these houses he quoted an instance, which he said could be multiplied by thousands. In one room in St. Giles's, which measured about 14 feet square, 27 men, women, and children were found lyi ng t oget h er on the floor like beasts, with scarcely anything to cover them but the rags they had worn during the day. The bill created new du ties, but no new powers. If the bill passed be felt cer tain it would conduce to the removal of a mighty evil. The bill was then recommitted. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES BILL. The hou s e went inTo committee on this bill. - - The LORD CHANCELLOR explained that it was based on the Bankruptcy Arrangement Act, and that it wai introduced to remedy the evils found to exist in pro ceeding against joint-stock companies, as exemplified in the recent failures of the Tipperary and Royal British Banks. The bill then passed through committee. REGISTRATION OF LONG LEASES (SCOT. LAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. TURNPIKE TRUSTS ABOLITION (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, this bill was read a second time. ORDNANCE SURVEY. The Earl of DONCASTER moved an address to her Majesty to appoint a royal commission to inquire into the whole subject of the national survey, and the scale or scales on which it should be made and published. Lord PA.NMURE concurred in the motion, and dis sented from the statement that had been made in the other house that the 25-inch survey was a job. The 6- inch survey in Ireland had been found to be a failure for the purposes for which it was commenced. The coat in the difference of the two scales was a trifle in compari-on with the national advantages to be derived from the 25- inch scale. In consequence of the recent vote of the House of Commons, the Government would only finish the pre sent parishes under survey on the 25-inch scale. The motion was agreed to, and the house adjourned at 5 minutes to 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS.—FINSBURY PARK (No. 2) BILL. On the motion for . the third reading of this bill, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked how the park was to be paid for" Mr. H. ADAIR said it would be paid for by the Metropolitan Board of Works. The bill was then read a third time and passed. The Lords' amendments to the Australian Agricul tural Company and the Margate Water Bills were con sidered and agreed to. The Besselsleigh Road, Campbell's Divorce, Fleming's Estate, and Ley's Divorce Bills were read a third time and passed. GALWAY ELECTION. Mr. CLIVE, chairman of the Galway election peti tion committee, moved that the evidence taken before the committee be printed and laid on the table of the house.—Agreed to. FALKIRK ELECTION COMMITTEE. The committee appointed to try the petition against the return for the Falkirk burghs were sworn at the SUSPENSION OF WRITS. table of the house, an d directed to commence their Col. FRENCH move d th e is,-ue of a new writ for the sittings to•morr.w morn i n g at 11 o'clock. borough of G a l wa y, in lieu pf Mr. Antony O'Flaherty, HUNTINGDON (COUNTY) ELECTION, whose election had been declared void. After calling over the names of the committee ap- Lord LOVAINE, in absence of the chairman of the pointed to try the allegations contained in the petition committee, moved au atuen.irnent for the suspension of against the return for Huntingdon (county), the writ, in order that the evidence might be laid be- The SPEAKER read a letter he had received from fore the house Sir E. Daring, one of the committee, stating that his Col. FRENCH contended that it was unfair to keep health would not permit of his attending the probably a constituency of 1,310 without representation to punish protracted sittings of the committee (though it did his attendance to the ordinary Parliamentary duties), and he asked to be relieved from serving on the committee in consequence. After a discussion whether the question rested with the house or the general committee on elections, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that if Sir E. Dering attended at the table of the house to be sworn, and assigned reasons against doing so similar to those centained in his letter, it would then be competent for the house to hear evidence at the bar relative to those reasons and judge of their sufficiency. Sir E. Dering then being present it would be in the power of the house to dispense with his attendance. If that course were not followed it would be difficult to determine whether in reality the whole of the committee should not be taken to bo discharged, and the general committee of elections proceed to strike another committee. Sir E. DERING rose and addressed the hop. He said lie had no wish to shrink from the ordinary duties of the house, or those of an ordinary election petition, but as this petition involved a scrutiey, and the consideration of 240 individual cases, he doubted if his health would permit him to undertake the physical exsrtion of a pro tracted daily attendance, and in conequence he thought it better to make the communication he had to the Speaker. Dr. Latham was called to the bar of the house, and examined by the Speaker. Ho said, that his present opinion wee, that Sir E. Dering bad begun to show inarrnititee similar to which sent him abroad last year. The exe:tions necessary to a daily protracted sitting woul I be prejudicial to his health, and he considered him phy,ioally incapable of discharging the duties of a com i t teeman Sir G. GREY reg►ette I that Sir E. Derinc, had not been sworn to tne above evidence given, and Sr E. Dering txcused his attendance, even at the inconvenience of the committee proceeding with only four members instead of the house adopting what he (Sir G. Grey) considered an irregular proceeding. . . _ The attendance of Sir E. Daring was then dispensed with, and the order for the coiniiiitreP diebarged. THE CASE OF MR. MERRY, M.P. Mr, COBBETT, in pursuance of the notice given by him yesterday, in presenting a petition from Mr. Merry, M.P., relative to a petition against his return for Falkirk Burghs, moved that instructions be given to the com mittee of the General Elections Committee to appoint a select committee of five members to consider Mr. Alt rry's case, and that the committee have power to send for persons, papers, and records. Sir -G. GREY said that, assuming the facts to be true, Mr. Merry bad not adopted the proper course. The act prescribed in such cases, that within ten days after the lodgment of the petition the sitting mem ber should go before the examiner of petitions, who at the expiration of that time would give five days' notice to the parties to attend before him and enter into the cive. Instead of that, Mr. Merry had delayed moving in the matter till the day before the members of the com mittee were to be sworn. He thought the committee must be sworn and the petition against the return pro- ceeded with. Mr. WALPOLE con , id.•red there was no ground for the motion before the houie. Atter some remarks from Sir W. HEATHCOTE. Mr. COBBETT said this was not a question of recog nisances, but of petition or no petit.on, and as the house appeared to be against the motion be would not press it. The motion wee accordingly withdrawn. THE CASE OF MR. P. SOMERS, M.P. Mr. I. BUTT presented another petition from Mr. Somers relative to the criminal proceedings adopted in the Court of Queen's Bench, [reland, relative to the Sligo election, which was read by the clerk at the table of the house, and ordered to lie on the table. Sir G. GREY said th t the petition was different from the one presented yesterday, and could not then be entertained by the house. Mr. BUTT moved that the clerk do read at the table of the house the resolutions of the house on the 26th Jan., 1703.—Agreed to. [The resolutions which were read bad reference to elections of members of the House of Commons, making it a breach of privilege in any person interfering in the proceedings relative to returns of members, except in particular cases, as required by act of Parliament.] Mr BUTT then moved that the proper officer of the Queen's Bench in Ireland return to the house a copy of all the proceedings in the action mentioned in the peti tion. The hon. and learned member said that there was a petition against the return of Mr. Somers for Sligo, and that, pending that petition, proceedings had been taken in the Court of Queen's Bench, Ireland, relative to the non-taking of certain votes at the election, which was the same question the committee had to de cide. Since then, an indictment had been preferred in the county of Sligo, against the mayor and his clerks for conspiracy, in refusing to take the votes in question. The hon. and learned member referred to a similar case occurring at Aylesbury, and on application to the courts of law, it was held to be a valid proceeding, on which the House of Commons passed the resolutions that had just been read. An elector had a right to bring an action against a returning officer for depriving him of his vote, but he ought not to be allowed to do so either directly or indirectly pending a similar enquiry before a committee of the house. If he did so, he rendered himself liable for contempt, and he (Mr. Butt) considered the house should carry out the resolu tipns of 1703. He should move, in addition to the motion before the house, that the further consideration of the case be adjourned till Monday, by which time the re• turn he asked for would be made. The matter could then go before a committee of privileges for decision. He considered the house should act cautiously and solemnly in a matter of this importance. Sir G. GREY considered this a proper subject to be brought under the notice of the house, and one in which they should proceed cautiously and solemnly, and not tak• such steps as would lead to inconvenience. He moved as an amendment that the two petitions of Mr. Somers be referred to a select committee to enquire into their contents, and ascertain if the facts contained in them ins, lyed a breach of the privileges of the house. Mr. HILDYAttD addressed the house at some length. He quoted from various authorities to show that there wag riot the slightest pretence for saying that the proceedings instituted in the Irish Courts were a breach of privilege. _ . Mr. HENLEY approved of the course proposed by the Homo Secretary. Mr. M'MAHON hoped the house would deliberately set its face against interfering in this matter, and allow the case to be disposed of in the usual mariner. After some further discussion, Mr. BUTT asked the Attorney-General for Ireland whether the statement was true that the Crown Solicitor —on the part of the Crown—had sent up bills of indict ment against the Mayor of Sligo! The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said he bad received no information as to the character of the proceedings said to be pending in the Crown Court. The only information he had on the subject was from the newspapers, but he thought the information wrong, because he gave the Crown solicitor instructions not to proceed on the part of the Crown in election cases except where a riot or assault, &c., had been committed. He thought he should be able to stop the criminal proceedings pending the investigation of the committee. After some remarks from Sir W. HEA.THCOTE, The motion was withdrawn, and the amendment agreed to without a division. NEW MEMBER. Mr. MARSHALL took the oaths and his seat for East Cumberland. LUNATICS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Clauses 1 to 16, after a general discussion on the sub ject of a character similar to those that have so recently taken place in the house, were agreed to with verbal amendments. ASSESSMENTS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. BANKING BILL. This bill was cournated pro forma for the introduction of certain amend me). ta. The other orders of the day for the morning aittir g were then disposed of. The house then suspended its eittings at 4 o'clock, and resumed at 6 ~'clock. PETITION WITHDRAWN. The SPEAKER read a communication from Mr Copnock, agent for the petitioners, against the return for Queen's County, Ireland, to the effect that they did not intend to proceed with that petition. TRANSPORT OF TROOPS TO THE EAST. S.r C. NAPIER, inquired, if in the event of Govern ment deciding to send troops to India by steam, they bad a single screw ship in either Sheerness, Portsmouth, or Plymouth, in commiss:on, fit to carry troops, and ready for immediate service ? Sir C. WOOD—Certainly not a single ship. The ships in cm:mission are calculated for home defence, not for conveyance of troops. They are screw ships of the line. SUPERANNUATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL Lord NAAS asked whether the Government would give a day for the discussion of the Superannuation Act Amendment Bill ? If the noble lord would consent to the second reading to-night, and fix a day for the com mittee, it would be convenient. Lord PALMERSTON replied that it would be im possible to agree to the proposal to read a second time to-night, as a matter of form, a bill the subject o _ of which must be thoroughly discussed ; nor coul d he pro mise a morning siting for the committee. THE INDIAN MUTINY. Mr. VANSITTART inquired wh ether it was true that the Lieutenant-Governor of the north-western p ert of L , dia had issued a proclamation , offerin g a n amnest y to t a ti ll at th th e e rn G u o t , v n e e r e o r o s r •wGneheoTal ad might tlay down their arms, an d disapproved of the pro ceeding, And recalled Inca ? Sir G GREY replied that such a proclamation had been issued, and disappreved. It had been recalled, ex cept with regard to the interval between the issue and withdrawal; but he was not aware that Mr. Colvin bad resigned, or bad been recalled ; and he hoped not, for Mr. Colvin had been a useful officer, and with this single ex ception had given satisfaction. EDUCATION. Sir J. PAKINGTON wished to state with reference to the resolution of which he had given notice early, that at this period of the session he felt it would be useless to proceed with that resolution. He should, therefore, as soon as thg noble lord could give him a day, move an address for a commission to inquire into the subject of education. some sir or seven individuals whose conduct was al ready under the consideration of the cornmittf P. Sir G. GREY said this was one of the cases under consideration a few days before, iu which it writ con sidered that the writ ought to be suspended for a few dlyo. He understood that it was then agreed that in caies where it was recommended by the committee a few days more shoul ►be given. (aear, bear.) Lord LOVAINE said that when the evidence was before the house they would see ample reason why the writ should he suspended. Lord J. RUSSELL presumed it would be understood that the writ would not be moved till Thursday ! Colonel . FRENCH understood that it would not be moved till the evidence was printed. At the suggestion of Sir G. GREY, the motion was withdrawn, in order to move as a substantive resolution that the evidence be printed and the writ suspended to Thursday next, which, af:er some discussion, was agreed to. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD moved the suspension of the writ for Mayo till Thursday next, and hoped that fur ther delay would be granted if necessary. Cilonel FRENCH had no desire to argue the lines. tion alter the late decision, bnt pointed out that there were circumstances in the ease which were somewhat peculiar. He complained that a letter bad Leen sent from the committee down to the house, ',containing statements injurious to Mr. Sheridan, in respect to which he read a letter from the stipendiary magistrates exonerating Mr. Sheridan from the charges against bim. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IREL kND he bad read the depositions, and th e y did n contain any evidence against Mr. Sheridan, but did contain seine statements affecting a person of the name of Sheeran, which might have led to the mistake. Cul. NORTH said the committee bad done all that . was in their power ; they had examined on oath the gentleman who had received the letter. It was abso lutelyte necessary to come to the house for protection for the witnesses. Mr. DO WYER made a statement in defence of Father Conway, who had requested him to say that it was un true that he had made use of any curse or threat from the altar or elsewhere, against any person who should •ote in a particular wry. Lord J. RUSSELL spoke to order. The report was now before the house. Tee SPEAKER said it would not be regular for the bon. gentleman to make a statement in contradiction to a report not now before the house. After a few words from Mr. MAGUIRE, The motion was agreed to. SUPPLY. On the order of the day for going into committee o supply. Sir JOHN RAMSDEN said, in answer to a question from Sir J. TRELAwNr, that on the retirement of Colonel G. C. Munday, late of the War Department - , he was considered to be entitled to a pension of 1,0001. a year, which was conferred on him subject to a condition that it should be in abeyance during the time that he might be in receipt of a salary of more than 1,0001. per annum from any other office ; or that if he held any office of less than a 1,0001. a year only, the difference should be paid to him. He had been appointed to an office in ,Jersey of more than 1,0001. a year, and consequently his allowance ceased. Sir J. TRELAWNY inquired how long he had been in the War Department ? _ . _ Sir J. RA.MSDEN : Two years, I believe. (A. laugh). THE MILITIA. Mr. DISRAELI called the attention of the Premier to a notice in the London Gazette of the 14th of July, of an order in council dated the 25th of June, to the effect that the militia was not to be called out this year. At the time that order was signed the news of the late disa,trous events in India had not been received. But what he wished to ask was, whether the publication of that notice after the news bad been received wa►s not an inadvertence? Lord PAL MERSTON said there was no inadvertence. The notice vial issued with full consideration, andfar sons which he still held to be good ones. It was thought unnecessary to call out the militia this year, as they had been sufficiently drilled last year. He did not think the receipt of the news from India was any reason why they should be called out. England was not engaged in a European war, and the militia were not required for home defence. The only purpose that could be gained by calling them out would las to facilitate enlistment, which, however, would be a most expensive way of at taining that object. (Hear). THE PERSIAN WAR. Mr. ROEBUCK rose pursuant to notice to move his resolution condemnatory of the war in Persia being un• dertaken and prosecuted without the sanction conveyed by a vote of the house. He said, I wish, Sir, the resolu tion I am now about to move had fallen into more able hands than mine, for it appears to me that never in the whole history of the House of Commons was 'a more im portant subject submitted to its consideration. Sir, we are now about to consider the conduct of an Adminis tration with regard to the House of Commons, and I am prepared to say, Sir, that this conduct has been such that, if a'lowed to pass without comment, it will go far to jeopardise the authority of this house and t diminish its influence with the country, on the very matters which are peculiarly within its province. It may be said that the prerogative of the Crown is to declare war and to make peace. With that proposition, Sir, I entirely coincide ; but I say that this house has p. privilege with regard to that prerogative which it ought not to desert. (Hear.) The Crown may declare war when it pleases, and if the Crown can carry on that war without application to the House of Commons it is perfectly justified in doing so ; but the moment it comes to this house to ask us to enable it to maintain that war, through the agency of money, then the whole war and everything connected with it become subjects of consi deration for the House of Commons. It appears to 'me that this is peculiarly the mode by which the House of Commons has arrived at its present position, and, if England is now distingui•hable from the nations around her by one thing more than another it is by this very power of the House of Commons. To that power we owe our liberty, to that liberty we owe our laws, and to those laws we owe our happiness. If that power should ever be diminished, than, indeed, the just influence of this house will be diminished also ; and the charge I bring against the noble lord at the head of the Government is this—that he, being a so called Liberal, has done that with regard to the House of Commons which no minister has ever yet dared to do—that the two Pitts, in the plentitude of their power, did not dare to do what the noble lord bee done. And what is that t I will shortly describe what I conceive to be the conduct of the noble lord. He has laid upon the table of this house a book containing papers regarding our relations with Persia. Those papers begin as early as the year 1851, and the very first of those papers refers to the Persian conduct with reference to Herat. In proceeding io the investigation of those pa pers we soon learn that the British Government supposed that the Persian Government had designs upon Herat which were inimical to English interests. From 1851 to 1857 negotiations were carried on with the Persian Government, and not until December, 1856, did the English Government think it requisite to take such steps with regard to the Government of Persia as should lead to war. In December, 1856, this house was not sitting, bnt in that month the Governor-General of India issued a proclamation equivalent to a declaration of war. No means were taken to call this house together, and things went on. War was declared against Persia, and then began a system which has led, as I believe, to the disasters we are now suffering in India. (Hear.) Our lorctoi were taken from India and directed against Persia. lam told—l do not know how correctly—that the Government was warned on that occasion that de nuding India of the forces of England woul I endanger the very existence of our Indian empire. I must call to the recollection of the house and of the noble lord the pro phecies—if I may so call them—of Sir C. Napier many years ago upon this matter. He pointed out to the Go vernment of India, and through the Government of India to the Government of England, that there were causes which should alarm all foreseeing Ministers with regard to the army of India, and he took steps which bethought precautionary to prevent mischief arising on that occa sion. Those steps incurred the displeasure of the then Governor General, Lord Dalhousie ... Sir C. Napier 're signed, but his warning remained. Lord Dalhousie re turned home, and Lord Canning went to India. lam told—l do not know how ccrrectly—that the demands made on him for forces to be directed towards Persia raised in Lord Canning's mind such alarm that he com municated that alarm to the Government of this coun try, and not only did he do so, but I a m told t hat the Commander-in-Chief did the same, and that the Govern. ment of this country was fully aware of the danger likely to arise if India were denuded of troops. I appeal to this house, if there be a shadow of truth in that statement, whether this was not a very important matter. This house has been called together on less important occa sions ; for let me say for this house that the empire o India is in fact the empire of England—(heat) —that we should not a low our empire in India to be destroyed without making every effort which the people could make to preserve it, because if conquered in Asia we are reduced to nothing in Europe. (Hear.) This, then, was a very vital question to the empire of Eng and, and if the Commons of Parliament were to be called together in an extraordivaly manner, that was an occasion when they ought to have been so called toge ther. But the noble lord, having that confidence in himself which a long series of successes in life has enabled him to obtain, disregarded altogether the xistence of Parliament, and determined to wage war upon his own account. He therefore directed that troops should be sent from India to Persia. They were sent. War was undertaken. War was prosecuted. A battle was fought, and the Persians were so reduced that they thought of peace. Peace was concluded in March, 185 r. In Feb., to this house. The noble lord, still holding o _ 1857. this house met, but no communication was ro t a n d a e t course which has distinguished his career — l nd u uit 131. fident in himself, and prepared to co nduct the peace. And Commons—deter minedjjloineof cota. matter without the House ons, to an d conduct the first real intimation that we have had of these trans actions is the bill which is this night to be presented. What is that hill? We learn that it amounts in the whole witho i e t t i t o n li f t e a a to 1,800,0001. 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