The Sun. — London, England, 1857-07-16 00:00:00

n iog• 13tirl!°! p 01, 1 0., tea, . ale lf° 1 - 4 ' eto , e ilool eoboo ery pi I rP o r ,e 10' ~Do A set 0 3 ' ) fl )f . o r ices c bo , fi t Lov, ao o id 0 4 , LA' tbe 11 0 Y 1. 4-( Tr T AND C 0 I MERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market ye terday manift wed a very animated ap peaiance, and prices of most descriptions were id. per lb. dearer. The sales ware estimated at 10,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken on speculation and for export. The Railway Share Market closed quietly yet steady, and a slight improvement was experienced. ,Accor ling to the official returns just issued, it appears that the state of trade in France continues active, and the revenues derivable from theimports and exports are in most r. spects satisfac , ory. The import duties during the past six months produced 52 6,017,000 francs against 499,732,000 francs in 1856, and 442,962,000 francs in 1855. The demand for silver con inues active, and the quotations are firmer. It is now stated that the IbiPments to the East next week will exceed half a Mullen sterling, and the bullion brokers are busily occupied in making the necessary arrangements. The price of bars has advanced to ss. lid. per ounce standard. A further sum of 120,0001. in Californian and Australian gold was taken into the Bank yester day, and the immense purchases made by the authorities during the last few days must have caused a material augmentation in the stock of the precious metals. At present there is a very limited Continental demand, but as the inquiry for silver has revived, it is probable that some large remit tances will b 3 sent to France and other places for the purpose of obtaining supplies of that metal. The amount of specie brought by the steamer Medway from the Brazils is 70,3001. At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the London Joint Stock Bank, a report was presented stating the half years' net profit for the past six months was 76,7471. 10z. 3d., which enabled the directors to declare a dividend at the rate of 12i per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 10s. per share, leaving a balance of 9,2161. 193. 3d. The report was adopted. /ALTERATION IN THE BANK RATE - 6e 1144 , V.l DISCOUNT. Ilkahe Directors of the Bank of England have at at lebgth modified their terms of discount, and the minimum now stands at 54 per cent. This mea sure was forced upon them by the abundant Supply of cspital in the open market, and reduced rates at which accommodation could be obtained there. Of course few persons would go to the Bank and pay 6 per cent., when they could obtain the assistance they required in Lombard street at si, and thus the discount business of that e ---- statilishment, during the last few days, has almost ceased. A considerable improvement must have taken place in the various items of the Bank accounts since the last were published, and there is reason to belevo that a further decline in the charge for accommodation will soon take place. Already the discountfirms have lowered their terms, and since the directors separated first-class bills, have been dis counted in the general market at 51 per cent. While the supply incteases, and the dem ind is re stricted, the tendPn cy must necessarily be in afavour able direction. This alteration will no doubt induce many persons having money deposited "on call" With the Joint-Stock and other establishments to Withdraw it, the allowance for the use of such capi tal being now under 5 per cent. The presump tion therefore is, that investments in the Funds and other Securities will become more numerous. The market for the Engli-h Funds opened firmly, but they have not been much benefited by the re duction of the Bank rate. Indeed, a decided fall has occurred, and the market is exceedingly de pressed, owing to large sales. Consols have been 91i i f , and 911 I. For the ac count the quotations have been 914 Z., and 9H Their are now 91 to 911, and 911 g respectively The New Threes have been 91/ and 911 ; the Reduced 911, I, ; Exchequer Bills 4s. dis to par. ditto Bonds, 1859, 983. India Stock is 2121 16, and ditto Bonds 10s. discount. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign B „ t°6 " l :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 61 ; Mesiow, 2 ; Peruvian, 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44i 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111; ditto 41 per Cents., 96 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 ; ditto Deferred, 25 ; ditto Certificates, 5 ; ditto Pas•dve, 5i 2 . • Foreign Stocks have been rather active. Turkish 3 per Cents, depressed, being 93i to 95 The 4 per Cents. Guaranteed are 1021 I. Dutch 2i per Cents. 64 ; Russian 6i per Cents., 97 to 98. Peru vian, 80i ; and Mexican, 22. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under 107. 1856. 1 i Great W es t ern £31,043 .£29.194 S N orth-Western Brighton 15.591 16 514 If Midland South -Eastern Caledonian Great Northern 1( Lancashire and Yorkshire 26,329 25,324 , Birkenhead Bri3tol and E xe t er 6,744 6,858 Chester and Holyhead . . East Lancashire 7 426 7,463 11 Landon General Omnibus Company 12,917 - 11 Lancaster and Carlisle 6.774 6,472 I Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,322 9,301 1 North-Eastern -.... 34,973 33,091 North Stafford North London Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver 4,604 3,723 'Ulster 1.454 1,436 Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and South Western Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 9.479 10.006 Northern of France Business in the Railway Share Market has been very inactive, but the few transactions re ported have been at rather enhanced values. Eastern Counties, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln„ Midland, North-Eastern (Berwick), and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, have advanced about 55., and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 78. 6d. ; South Western, and one or two others, remained at about former values. The dealings in the Foreign and Colonial lines are extremely limited, Northern of France improved about ss. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s., and Great Indian Peninsula, and Great Western of Canada were idea iy. Mining shares show very little variation in value. Great Wheal Alfred have declined to 7g. to 5 2 . and North Wheal Bassett to 14. In Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares only two or three dealings have taken place. London Joint Stock are rather firmer. Ottoman Bank receded about 53., and Electric Telegraph are dealt in at N. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DA Y, r 491 9 ( From the OffiesalList;) ea *.7 1 " -- f - 77= ...-..... - nnsineas done. 3 Jer . :eat. Reduced Annuities oli i i 3 per Cant. Console Annuities 9l3HWiti N ,, '7 3 per Cent. Annuities 9 liigiAgA Log Annuities, expire sth •lan. 1860 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1865 21 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 1-16 India Stock 14 ~, , sonds, .1:10u0 .. ... ms ,-,1, ?r, 1 e•eroirit Ai 'ran for - Operine• 9la yi ILlMaqaer 131[1,, z Id. 4534 .r;0 '' : 160. par 4 d par ! - I - 71 hall ..... ~... .... .. par 4 p kl htto Roods, 1358, Ri per Cent. ... - - 1 lia Ditto, 1859 • ''PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Pnenos I Yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. B4l Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. lO2 Mexican 3 per f 'ent Pernvien Bowls, 41 per Cent -- Ditto Account Porturruese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 -- Ditto 1853, : per Cent Russia n Bonds, 1n22, t!, St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 44 per Cent. Ditto Small SP‘ThEh itowis, 3 per (lent. .. 7, -io, oernra9-te. , C-,t,. of C,rp. nlt fun. 5i ttrkinh Bonds, 6 per cent.... 9H i 0 •tto A.e,ouut, I Ditto Grta,ranteed, 1 per Cent. Ditto Account . Dividends on the above payable in Lonicn. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Ceto., 12 Guilders 64 THREE O'CLOCK, rlanAfpla, money 0 ;gaols for account, Aug. 6 9li 1 40 t;rIA, E £)ay.) RAILWAYS. Closing Price. this day aagness done this day. sg 5A 8i - 9 69 -it 7i - ...._ 9:1 76 -7 6 i 36 - 37 - ... 5 4 - ••• '''' ••• 20 - 11$ - 35a 8 -- 97 - = ••• 34 - 3`l ► 99 -101 8 - 9 90 98 91. 1 -99 i - 121 - 123 104 - 105 631 - 64 63 - 65 70 - 1 1 - 0 91 a 112 - 1 14 103 - 1034 d— d 10J; —100 i . - 43:1. - 83 - 831. 54 - ••• - • • • 11 - 15 62 - 61 31 - !! 43A - -44 46i - 911 22+ 23 21 lea 44 45 711 72 96 99 4A 8 10 103 34 35 6 Ed 101 106 25 26 43 50 3 2 d - 1 7 i 74 t 5 90 - 91 5i - 5 - 1:1 9 4 - 1 41 - 43 ,•• ..... .se .•• - ••• 21i -21 r.; - 7 - 9 3 - 325 51) - RAILWAYS. .r. I raid .;I Id' S 3 all 1.3 i all It. 11.00 $ all ;5 all St. 1 100 50 i 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 'lOO 25 all 25 16i 50 all St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 20 176 20 all 10 all St. 1100 0 16 0 10 it. 100 it. 100 it. ,100 i 0 all ;t. 100 0 all it. 100 :0 all n 10 i 0 all .).5 all t 5 15 Arnbz. Nottrig. Bost. dr Eastu. Belfast & Ballymena Birmng,. Wolverh. di Stour Valley Rirkenhd. Lancsh. dr Cheshire Junct Blackburn ....... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter.— (Mester lz Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D. A Do. B . ........ Dublin&BelfastJune. Dun. P. drAber.Junc. East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. B. Do. New. A. East Kent ...... East Lancashire East Suffolk ....... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western. Do. Str. V. R.. gua. St Trish South-Eastern Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds... Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wet. Riding Un. Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London & N. Westerr Do. Fifths . ... D0.,10/.5h..11&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S.Weateri Lndndrry.&Colerahn Lndndrry. & Ennisk Manch . She f. &Lincin. Metropolitan . Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ...... Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares . ...... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Nevrpt.Aberg.&llrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrovor Norfolk.. ...... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. dr Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock ... V. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch Do Leeds Do. York North London . . ... N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester dr Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N.B. Abrdn. St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern Do. 4i per:. Shares South Wales •' S. Yorksh. RiverDnn 16A1 St. 100 St. 100 25 22 20 all 20 all 50 all 20 all 10 all Do Staines,Wok.,&Wok Stockton & Do. do., 1834 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames flay. D. &R Vale of Neath. ..... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 all Do. A 5 all Do. B 20 all West 10 A ll Do. First Class 20 all Do. Second Class 10 all Wmbledon &Croydon, 0 I all 8 1 9 .8 all ;Oi 104 )0 100 )0 1100 BRITISH PI Atlan. and St. Law. ' Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,gnar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo di Lake Hur. Buff., Brnt. d; God eb. 6 p.c.bds„, 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Onde (Lim.) Ceylon A 81are5...... Do. B. d 0............ Demerara ............ Eastern Bengal ...... East 1ndian............ Do. C 5hare5......... D 0.41 p.c.Bnds.,' s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong d; Melbourne guar. 5 per cent.... Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben... Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New ............ Do. Bds., payable '57 'Do. do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, do. ••• Do. do., '73, without O 1001 O 2s. O Wel O lOs 0,0 1 L 74 all !O 2s. ;t. 100 00 all 00 all 20 all It. 100 10 all ;o all ;0 4 ;0} all !Oi ion )01 all' )0 all DO all L',o all !O ill. !O all l',o 10 ?.0 5 W 5 W 53. option Madras, guar. 44 P.C Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do :0 I all SSESSIONS. ••• ••• par ip 51 44c1' 88 92 85 90 85 90 II --- i:Ci i -- 20 -- 53 -- t 5 87 -- 83 20 -2 01 i * - I'l'l 211 -- 22 - 1p 99 -- 101 109 -- 11 3 109 -- 113 109 113 18A 194 20 21 a f ar par 'par FOREIGN. 10 all A. ltwrp & Rotterdam' 6 6,' 20 18 Ardennes. 5 all Belgian East. Jnuct ll 1 20 16 llezien to Graissessac ... ... 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouv Coal Mines and Ry. 41 5 20 12 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 20 all Do. New 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 18 Gt. Central of France 241 —24 i 20 18 Great Luxembourg 6i 61 61 1G 4 Italian Junction .. . ... ... 20 all Lake Const. & Bale .. . „. d 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 3i —41 p 5 all Lucca 65 Pist.sp.c.p. ... 20 all Lyons and Geneva ... 26 27 20 all Lyons &. Mediterran. ... ... 331 all Maria Antrula -. •.• 10 all Do. New . ... 20 all Namur & Liege .... 20 all . Do. do. 6p. c. Prof: 201 —20 i 16 all Northern of France 3li 33 . } 324- 10 all NorwegianTruk.Pref 8. —9:. 20 all Paris and Lyons 5ll 52 511 20 all Paris and Orleans .55 -- 57 20 7 Reeife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. / d i 6 10 71 Rome and Frascati... ... •• • 20 all Royal Danish l6 18 5 all Royal Swedish i 1 r 3, 20 all Sambre and Meuse._ 71 14, , 10 all )o. 51 per cent. pref. 8 8' 20 all Southern of France 26A 27 Bii all 'West Flanders 4l 5 10 all Mo. 5A per c. Pref 20 all ;W.&g.W. of Franc( 28 29 20 all 20 6 (West, of Austria._ ... •.• I,7Wpieeosst.b.Badopf.eSnewenittz:eprila.o prof. .. . .. .. : 6 6 all all • ---- ••• 20 all Zealand • —. o.l lB l i I BankA u a t.r aajl of E.? T — •.• p :STOCK BANKS. 2 40 5 r o al B l i c ßl i t k is . h af l a . d. A u American..di C h :: 11 I = :i I "40 50 o all 100 50 ,Citp Ba ßri l . k c, 0 1 Eitn2Lna co I 4 11. 9 i 1 : 7. 5 1 1 d .100 25 !Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lond. ..: *** -- 20 all j Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht• 17a —18 i. 20 all ;Lon.Ch. Bk.of Aust. 171 ii 20 all IDitto New 26 20 London and County .. :.•• 50 50 lincl.&E.Bnkrig.Corp ... ..- 50 10 London Joint Stock ... ..: 30 1 - h 1 00 20 Lond.and Westminst ... . .. .. 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... _ ... 20 10 IDo. New . ... _ ... 50 2211IsTational Bank .. : . ... 20 all New South W ales .... 46 .i 25 811 Oriental Bank Corp. .36i 3 7 4G7 z 7L. 20 , 15 Ottoman Bank ...... I d 1 p 14/ r 0 1 15 Provinc al of Ireland ... -- •.. 10 all Do. New ••• ..' • •• 5 1 R.Ana.B.&G.Im.Co .._.! --- 25 all South Australia 32 0 - k 25 all Union ot Australia B4l `— .5 52 1 ... 21'Do. New 6 -- 7 00 10 Union of London - ... 251 10' , 50 - Unity Mutual ..-. ... .d i 100 60 WeNtrak 9fLonci,. 14 -- 12di r E SUN, LONDON TiluitsDAv VENING, JULY 16, 1857 Merry's case, and that the committee have power to send for persons, papers, and recordi. • Sir G. GREY said that, assuming the facts to be true, Mr. Merry bad not adopted the proper course. The act prescribe 1• in such CaS.E4, that w:thin 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 case. In, teal of that, Mr. Merry bad delved 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. _ _ Vox I ['SA RAILWAYS. Leaning :ompanies eloging ►'Licea this day. tcustness this day _ l _ It. 100 Buckghamslt. >t.. 100 Cflyd.orlttle Jc. all Col.Stour Vy, Ln. &11. W. l (13 , 6,10 n E.U. E.O N'orz tin E. Count . Caldonian. ... --- - 13 132 -13 34 4k 'l. 100 lE.Lin. g. 6 p.c 5 all E. Mi. H. Sh. it. 100 Glas. 13arr. & Neils. Direct. it. 1O) , Do. Noy ; - 4 all 'Glstr.SzDn.ler i 0 all Hull & Selby. ;5 all Do. Shares. L 24 all Do. i Shares. 1.2 i all Lon. & Green all Do. Preference It. 100 ILon. Til., &S. LO 7i Do. Bark. Sh. 51 all illianch.Bxton. and Matlock MM. Brarlfd. Newmarket BnryE.G.spc.' N.&Est.s p.a. Do. 6 per ct Do. Filed 5p c Prest. &Wyre Do. Shrs. 4 Roystn.& Hit. Do 3t.'.Vesto Y. N.M, Do Do •.. ••• 106 - - 103 Mr. WALPOLE conr•id:red there was no ground for the motion before the hou;e. S. Eastern. Do -12 i - 236 100 - 102 - 2i - 20 90 - 92 After s'me remarks from Sir W. HEATHCOTE. Mr. COBBETT said this was not a question of recog nisances, but of petition or no petition, and as the house appeared to be against the motion be would not press it. The motion WP s accordingly withdrawn. Poto & Co Do Ig.t. 6:N. W, & Midld. Midland_ 100 61 5 E. Count Do - P 55 57 50 all 50 all 50 I all 25 all 12i, all St. ilOO L. & 1\ . W Do 10 I all 12 1 all shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh.. 1 Gt.Northu T. Brassey M. MOlean Stk.ezDar Do Gt.Westn 131 - 133 8 - 8i 9 - 94 50 all WearVal.f , 6pc 25 ; all Do St. [ lOO Wilts SzSomrstl 32 - 33 89 - 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. 5 all IBlyth and Tyno 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) t. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 3 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares 100 Caledn. £lO 4p. c . 100 Ches. & Ho. 5i p.c 100 Do. do. 5 per cent I all Cork &Bandons ip.c all Duu.Perth.hAber.J 2 E. Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c 100 Do. do. Cis. C7p. c all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l all Do. No. 2 ....... all Do. Now 6 pr. c. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. ill Do. do. 4 per cent EastLancash.6p.cts dl E.&W. York. J. sths 5 Min. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. 0 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 3 Furness, sp. c ) Glas. & 3.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 Scot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4 i p.c. IDo, con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &13. G. 5 pc.No. 1 D0.,P.,5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar, 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. et_ Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... Londy.& Color. ASh. Londy. &Ennis. 2 Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3} per cent. Marypt. Carl. 4 P.C. Do. 4i per cent Do. do. Aid.Consol.6 p.c. St Do. Con .Br. r. 6 p.c Do. 4. p. c. Pref. St Do. L. di H. Pref. St New., Aber.. &c., pr 5 p.c.recl. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Norf k D eb. 4p. c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5. p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. North British Do. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848... Do. York &S. Pur. North Staffordshire.. Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar... Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. o Do. do. do. Stock. & llartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 5 I all Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. ii L k 56 I= ii - 61 111 - 113 112 - 11-1 I. - 'it -12 y 70 - iii : ii• 105 - 107 100 - 102 It. 100 0. 60 61 -- 63 108 -- toi 0 all 3t. 100 :0 15 92 -- 94 81 - 83 83 -- 85 99 -101, 9/ 10t 16/ -17 i 91 -- 10 4 73 -- 75 19 -- 20 9/ -- 10 141 -- 15 1138 - 141 1 115 -- 117 ;t. 1100 .55 -1.8 L2 l all 126 all 3t. 100 6 .4 3t. 100 1.2 i all Lti all 120 10 3t. 100 3t. 100 R. LOO 3t. 100 LO all a 66 68 32 - 134 96 - 97 87 - 89 ii :- II: i - ... - 104 93 95 11— is 1 id 221 —22 i 113 - 115 98 - 99 ;t. 100 af t all it. 100 4. 100 4. 100 I 5 all LO all 0.6 all - 116 105 - 110 18 7-: 16 22. -- 23 98 -- 100 95 -- 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 20 all 25 all 25 15 12t all 27 - 23 2 - 3p ••• a 2 •• i 2 teat in the House of Coma:on s—(Hear, hear) ELECTION CO and the princip!e which they all had at heart would be finally accomplished. The last division on the re jecdon of the 0 iths had occasioned much disap pointment, because it not contain the names of all the members of the Gave) ronent, and it had been said that Lord Palmerston was not sioceve in his endavours to remove the Jewish disabilities, but he t certain such was not the ceee ;he felt confident that the noble lerl was one of its most earnest supporters. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman concluded his address by forcibly urging upon them, as a party having one ob ject. in view, to press forward vigorously, and if they did so, nothing cull prevent them obtaining a final triumph. Mr. CRAWFORD moved the first resolution, which wa s as f. )IIoWP :—" That the time has arri ved when the long vexed question of the removal of the Jewish disabiFties should be finally settled, and considering the repeated opinion of the House of Commons and of the country in favour of ibis act of policy and justice, all the energies f the Li! - ;eral p trty should now be united towards its accomplishment." Mr. DILLWYN rose to second the resolution, although he did not entirely approve of it. The hon. gentleman was abut to explain his objections when it was inti mated that the motion had better be adopted as a seep, and then he "ould make any observations he pleased. This course was adopted and the resolution was passed unanimously. Mr. M. MILNES rose to propose that Mr. Dillwyn be requested to postp , ne the motion he has upon the paper of the house until Lord J. Russell's motion had been disposed of. He thought it of great importance that the utmost unanimity ought to prevail on the subject. Mr. W. EVANS seconded the resolution. He thought it would be advisable to see the effect of Lord Jelin Russell's before they brought forward Mr. Dillwyn's motion. Sir J. GRAHAM Paid he came to that meeting with great pleasure. Ile thought it would be useless to detain the meeting with his views on the subject of Jewish disabilities, as they all well knew how he had voted on the questioe of civil and religious liberty during the great number of years he bad had a seat in the House of Commons. He thought that at present they occupied the vantage ground, and he did not believe that any bill for the removal of Jewish disabilities was ever sent up to the House of Lords in a form so advantageous as the last bid. When the Premier, who said he never took the present oath without a blush, was in favour of the proposed alteration, he thought it was a subject of great gratification. He (Sir J. Graham) bad inva riably voted in four Parliaments in favour of balls for the removal of the Jewish disabilities. In order to please the House of Lords, the hills had been framed in every variety of shape ; but the measures had all met with most unbending opposition. In the late division in the House of Lords he thought it was much in their favour that the bill bad bean supported by seven bishops and the metropolitan one (the Bishop of London). In the House of Commons there was also matters for c ne, , ratulation. Sir J. Pakingion had voted for the bill—(hear, heat)—and he did not for a moment believe a single member present would undervalue all the cir cumstances, which were of great importance, and sure signs of ultimate success. (Cheere.) He did not think it would be judicious to postpone the consideration of the subject till next session. (Hear, hear ) Something ought and must be done during the present. If they carried the resolution of Mr. Ddlwvn, and the Jew took his seat without further 1-gi Mien, he would immedi ately become euhject to penalties. This was not a new view of the case. Mr. Salm:eons tried the point hi the Court of Exchequer, and it was decided a g ainst him. Now, suppose the resolution to be carried, and the f3ar m took his seat, he immediately became subject to all the penalties, which he bad no doubt would be enforced. What would be the conse quence of a cellisior.7with;the House of Lords ? There would be a conflict on privileges which ought to be avoided altogether. There had been such conflicts be fore, and the HOMO of Commons, when they had right and justice on their side, had triumphed. Such was the case at present; yet he thought if the object could be at tained without such a proceeding it weal.' be the wisest course. He did not know then anything of the intention of Lord John Russell, but -he thought it would be a goof oppert unity to make another attempt to induce the House of Lords to pass this measure. Ho did not think their lordships would disregard the opinion of this meeting.. Mr. DILLWYN said he should bow to the decision of the meeting with respect to the resolution he had in the books of the House of Commons. If it was de ded to postpone it, he felt bound to inform the meeting that he should most strenuously oppose tho bill of Lord John Russell. He was not disposed to go to the Howe of Lords—to eat humble pie—to ask them to grant that as a boon which they had a right to demand. (Cheers.) Mr. INGRAIf begged to ask Baron Rothschild a ques tion. It was, whether he would take his seat in the House of Commons if they parsed a resolution ? (Hear.) The question was not answered. Mr. ROEBUCK said the sum and substance of Lord J. Russell's bill was that each house should regulate its own oaths. If they p iesed that bid it would be abso lutely saying that the House of Commons csuld not sup port i's o w n privileges. (Hear, hear.) Ile maintained that it the House of Lords could exclude Lord Wensley dale, the House of Commons could admit Baron Rothe child. The men who had laughed to scorn the efforts that had already been made on this subject would do to again. Ho for one would not submit to be trampled upon. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM said he thought that it was a duty the liberal party owed to Lord J. Russell in consideration of what he had done for civil and religious liberty to wait and see what his bill was before they rejected it. Mr. ROEBUCK contended that they were only carrying out the law by proceeding to carry their object by a resolution. Viscount EBBINGTON said the Lords, by excluding Lord Wensleydale by resclution, had taught them, the House of Commons, how to admit Baron Rothschild. He was in favour of proceeding by way of resolution— not by a bill. The resolution of Mr. M. Milnes was put to the meet ing and carried. Mr. ROEBUCK said a resolution had been put into his hand to move somewhat against the spirit of his obser vations. It was to the effect that, on the late division in the House of Lords, all the members of the Cabinet not having supported the Oaths B 11, is calculated to cause deep pain and disappointment to the Liberal party, and that Lord Palmerston be respectfully and earnestly solicited to lend the whole weight of his Government in support of Lord J. Russell's proposed bad, and, in the event of its rejection, that the Govern ment should aid the attempt to seat Baron Rothschild by a rest lotion of the house. Mr. BYNG seconded the resolution. Mr. ROEBUCK said be hal just heard from a whip in the House of Lords that he never could get the Liberal peers up. Thirty Conservatives were al ways in attend aace, and each had two proxies in his pocket. Any bill that was sent up to them for the removal of Jewish Disabilities would be sure to be lost by a large majority. The CHvIRMAN then put the resolution. Sir J. GRAHAM said he approved of the two first sec tions of the resolution, but the last he objected to. He thought they ought not to call upon Lord Pal merston to support a measure he had not yet heard. Mr. ROEBUCK said he objected to any alteration. They bad passed ono resolution far unanimity's sake, and be trusted they would pass that. What was sauce for the goose was sauce for the gander. A smNestion was then made twat the resolution should end at the words " Liberal party." This was agreed to, and the resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. GILPIN then moved that a committee be appointed to watt upon Lord Pal,ne,ton, and report to him the resolution of the meet;ne ; and that an adjournment should take place until Tuesday next, at three o'clock, at which his lordship's reply could be announced. Mr. M'CANN moved that the whole of the meeting wait on Lord Palmerston—net a committee. This was agreed to ; and after a vote of thanks to the chairman the proceedings terminated. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—An adjourned special general meeting of the proprietors of • this company took place yesterday, at the Easton-square station, for the purpose of considering a bill now before Parliament, authorising the construction of a railway from Castle Douglas, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright to Portpatrick, in the county of Wigtown. Mr. Robert Benson, deputy-chairman, presided. After a short conversation, a resolution was adopted agreeing to the Lill, and antborisir2g the directors to consent thereto. The proceedings occupied but a very few minutes. 'rhe accounts of the nyowing crops received from Nom:lndy are most satisfactory, and in all the rilarket of that part if France a considerah!e decline took place yesterday in the price of wheat, the diminution averag ing as much as sf. the hectolitre. The East India Company have given notice that they aill rec,ive tenders on the 214 inst. for the hire 0` steamers, of 1,000 tons re:jeer and upwards, for the conveyance of about 6,000 troops ( o f her Majesty's service) from England or Ireland to Calcutta. The men are to embark not later than the 29th instant, and the passage money will be payable in India, at the exchange of 2s. 1. per rupee. It is expected that an a dditional force gill shortly be sent cut. PUBLIC PETITIONS.—Tbe list now includes five peti tions for altering the la w of election petitions, signed by 141 persona ; one, signe d b y 15 persons only, against any alteration in the Bole of Common Prayer; 22 tv,.. , ,ainst the disendo vv ment of the Church in Irelano, Eigned by 3,342 parsons ; 36 for a provision resircting church rates, signed by 1,420 persona ; 202 against the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill, signed by 48,273 persons ; 162 for a repel of the Maynooth endow men t, s i gne d b y 25,180 person s ; 25 against levyin g a tell on Chelsea ne.v b r idge, signed by 4,823 petanns ; 123 for a repeal of the paper duty, signed by 3,647 persons ; 2'93 for an alteration in the law of the civil service • • peraanuation fund, signet by 11,547 persons • 384 fa r - , a redress of the erievatices of medical officers of signed by 2,293 persons; 26 for a prohibition of the mns: opium trade, signed by 1,559 persona ; and 41 in favour of the Vaccination lierr el by 2,837 persons. A NEW MODE OF PRESERVING CORTsES.—MM. N otialicr and Pf 4vmt, Farts, have obtained a patent . thi-i country for the following singular mode ef pre serving oorpscs :—They first stop allthe apertures, such an the mouth, n ,, strils, tto., with modeller's wax, then ilaC3 the c,rpse in a suitable attitude, and spread over the skin a layer of metallic salt, by preference pulverised nitrato of silver, which is very easily applied. Tnis salt penetrates into the pores of the skin, and when a suffi cient quantity of it has been applied to the body by means of a brush, the body is put into a vesstl of sulphate of copper, and and a galvanic current being established the whole surface becom es covered with a Iclepo , it of cooper, thus producing a untalio mummery,— M eaanic's Magazine, BRITISH 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk. 14 British Iron .. . .... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.). 1 Bev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) Its Great South Tolgus 11/3 Grt.W. Alfrd. (Plink.) 7 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn. 13s Lady Bertha 76 N. 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LIVERPOOL CUP. 9 to 2 agst Rogerthorpe (taken) sto 1 apt Grey Pyrrhus (taken) 5 to 1 agst Bashi Bazouk (offered) (take 6to 1) 10 to 1 agat Janet (taken) 10 to 1 agst Newton-)e-Willows (taken) 10 to 1 agst Moose (taken) 10 to 1 agst Gilliver (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sir Humphrey (taken) 20 to. 1 agat Pantomime (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 11 to 2 agst Anton (taken) 10 to J. apt Fisherman (offered) ST. LEGER. sto 2 apt Blink Bonny IMPERIAL PAR LI AMENT HOUSE OF LORD3.—(This Evening.) - - -- - The LORD CHANCELLOR took hie seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. TEIE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE In answer to a question from the Latin CHANCELLOR, Lord BROUGHAM said be had not the slightest ob jection to postpone his motion respecting the African Slave Trade until to-morrow for the convenience of the noble earl the Sec-etary of State for Foreign Affairs. He should frame his motion as little offensive to the Em peror of the French as possible. The Elrl of CLARENDOg trusted that a longer postponement than to-morrow would be arranged, as her Maje-ty's Government had not yet had time to con sider the terms of the motion. At the same time he assure! the noble lord that he felt the importance of the subject, and that it should be discussed at the earliest peri d. Lord BROUGHAM regretted he could wit consent to postpone his motion further than to-morrow evening. TRANSPORT OF TROOPS. The Earl of ELLENBORGUR called the attention of their lordships to the very great importance of tran smitting troops at the earliest period possible to India, and referred to 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 was, it appeared, to be paid iu Calcutta, and 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, an I not. a Diemen,- ought to be lost by the Go vernment in communicating with the East 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 conatnunicat , on with a great number of gentlemen connected alto India, and he had never met one who had not a thorough distrust of the gonletnan at the head of the Board of Control. (Mach langhttr.) SECOND RE &DINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALS the following bills were read a second time :—The North Level Drainage; South-Eastern Railway (Greenwich Junction to Dartford), Caledonian Railway; Worksop and Atter cliffe; Ernie Bay and Fevershain ; Oldham, Ashton uuder-Lyne' and Guide B r :d ge Junction Railway; Lon don Gas Light Company ; Burial of the Dead within the City and Liberties of London, London (City) Coal Duties, Metropolitan Cattle 'Alarket,Fife and Kin ross Railway, OrKney Roads, Sittingbourne and Sheer ness Railway, Midland Great Western Railway of Ire land (Sligo Extension) THIRD READINGS. - - ----- On the motion Gt Lord REDESDA.LE, the full wing bills were read a third time and passed :—Bristol, South Wales and Southampton Union Railway ; Newcastle under-Lyme and Leek Roads ' • Langoort, Somerton, Castle Carry Roads ; Lowestoft Water Gas and Market; Keith and Dufftown Riilway ; and Manchester Cor poration. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (CAPITAL) BILL. On the motion that this bill be read a third time, Lord ST. LEONARDS ojected to the bill. The noble lord entered at some length into the various objec tions he bad to the bill, which was one to empower the directors to legalise the fraudulent stock created by Redpath in the Great Northern Railway. The pre ference sharehollers considered themselves most unjustly treated by the provisions of the bill. The effect of cutting off an ettire half year 'e dividend from the preference shareholders, many of whom were females, whose dependence was upon tbe dividends they received from the company would be most distres-ing. He did not think that the ordinary shareholder ehnuld 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 geeeraly damaging railway property. The noble and learned lord urged upon their lorsips to restore the bill to the state it was when it (rune d fr h om the House of Commons, and concluded by moving an amendment to that effect. [LEFT BPEAICING.] HOUSE OF COraIiNIONF-i—(This Day.) ' The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS.---FINSBURY PARK ( N o. 2) BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked box the park was to be paid for I Mr. H. ADAIR said it wou ld be paid for by the Metropolitan B Jeri of Woiks. The bill was then real a third time and passed. The I.c.)rds' amendments to the Austratian Agricul tural Company and the Dif argate Water Bills were con. c ibm pbell's Divorces Fleming's aidered and agreed to. The Besselileigh Road, E,tate, and Ley's Divorce Bills were read a third time and passed. GALWAY ELECTION. Mr. CLIVE, chairman of the Gal.ra'y election peti ion committee moved that the evidence taken b:3foro he committee ' be printed and laid on the table of the house —Agreed to. C The F e A o L m K m l a ß te K e aEppLoEi.teTellOtoNtryCOthiSleMpelTtitTioEnE. against the return for the Falkirk burghs were sworn M the table of the house, and direct'd to commence their sittings to-mnrraw naorning at 11 o'clock. HUNTINGDON (COCrNTY) ELECTION. th e e il ee etions contain e d in the petition After calling over the n ames of the committee ap pointed to try against the return for Huntingdon (county), The SPEAKER read a letter die had received from Sir E. Dering, one of the committee, stating that his health would not permit of his attending the probably protracted sittings of the committee (though it did hie attendance to the ordinary Parliamentary duties), and he asked to be relieved from serving on the committee in consequence. After a discussion whether nnii e c t c herth: ee rj o n n est e i l o e n ct r io e n st s e , cl with the house or the g en eral 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 contained in his letter, it would then be competent for the house tohea,fr e t y h i e d i e r nc s e uffi at e t ie h n e e b y. bar r s el i a r ti E. ve top erirg those reasons and judge t them 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 be discharged, and the general committee of elections proceed to strike another committee. Sir E. DERING rose and addressed the house. He said he had no wish to shrank from the ordinary duties of the house, or those of an ordinary election petition, but as this petition involved a scrutiny, and the consideration of 240 individual cases, he doubted if his health would permit him to undertake the physical exertion of a pro tracted daily attendance , and in consequence he thought it better to make the communication he had to the Speaker. Dr. Latham was. called to the bar of the house, and exemined by tLe Sdeaker. Us said, that his present opinion was, that Sir E. Dereing bad begun to show infirmities similar to which sent him abroad last year. The exertions necessary to a daily protracted sitting would be prejudicial to his health,•and he considered him physically incapatle of discharging the duties of a committeeman. Sir G. GREY regretted that Sir E. Dering had not been sworn to toe abeve evidence given, and S r E. Dering excused his attendance even at the inconvenience of the committee proceeding with only from members instead of the house adopting what he (Sir G. Grey) considered an irregular proceeding. The attendance of Sir E. Dering was then dispensed with, and the order for the committee di-charged. THE CASE OF MR. MERRY, M.P. M r .01 BETT, in pursuance of the notice given by him y esterday, in presentin g a p et iti on f rom M r . M e rry, 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 seltet committee of five members - to consider Mr. 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 tb 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 26'h 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 questicn. 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 bad just been read. An elector bad a right to bring an acme 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. It he did so, be rendered himself liable for contempt, and he (Mr. But) considered the house should carry out the resolu tions 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 bouse 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 nit ake sueh 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 involved a breach of the privileges of the house. Mr. HILDYABD addressed the house at some length. He quoted from various authorities to show that there was not 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 Home 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 manner. After some further discussion, Mr. BUTT asked the Attorney. General for Ireland whether the statement wag true that the Crown Solicitor _ . . —on the part of the Crown—had sent up bills of indict ment against the Mayor of Sl.go. 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 be 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. HEATHCOTE, The motion was withdrawn, and the amendment agreed to without a division. NEW MEMBER. _ Mr. MAnsuALL 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 committed pro forma for the introduction of certain amendments. _ _ . -----____. The other orders of the day for the morning sitting were then disposed of. The house then suspended its sittings at 4 o'clock, and resumed at 6 o'clock. [LEFT SITTING.] THE PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL, Meeting of Members of Parliament This Day. This afternoon a meeting of the Members of the House of Commons, favourable to the principles of the Parliamentary Oaths Bill, was held at the King's Arms Hotel, Palace-yard, for the purpose of taking into con sideration the rejection of the measure by the House of Lords. Amongst the Members present were the following : E. W. Watkin John Locke W. S. Lindsay S. Gregson W. Coningham G. Ridley T. M. Weguelin T. Mills T. P. Thompson R. Davey M. T. Bass J. Townsend W. Williams • D. Nicoll J. A. Wise W. G. Langton W. Cox G. Hadfield B. M. Wilcox J. Platt J. A. Turner G. B. Pechell J. T. Norris G. G. Glyn C. Paget J. Brady • M. Williams C. Forster A W, Kinglake H. A. Bruce J. A. Kinglake C. Napier J. M`Cann H. W. Schneider J. White C, Trueman Goderich,Viecount J. Wyld C. Buxton J. Cheetham J. B. Smith C. Akroyd J. Blake A. F. Kinnaird J. Bagwell W. Kirk H. Pease S. Gurney J. A. Roebuck T. Hankey W. Ewart A. Macarthy L L. Dillwyn J. Paxton C Gilpin K. D. Hodgson R. N. Philips W. T. M'Cullagh J. S. Trelawney R. W. Crawford A. S. Ayrton E. El. J. Craufurd W. Hackblock C. E. Mangles. G. C. Glyn H. Fenwick C. S. Butler Raynham Robert Grosvenor De Lacy Evans S. WC. Greer Chas. Cavendish • J. A. Smith S. Beale James Clay R B. Sheridan W. Brown W. Jackson John F. Maguire Wm. Pinney William Scholefield C. P. Grenfell C. R. M. Talbot C. W. Grenfell R. W. Grey. W. P. Price E. Horsman J. G. Rebow George Byng W. P. Thornhill Hastings Russell Herbert Ingram Erskine Perry George Bowyer B. D. Mangles Harry Vernal W. Hutt Francis Pigott T. E. ifeadlam P. MacMahon . Augustus Smith E. Mac E voy Henry Rich John Hanmer J Jervoise W. Cubitt J. C. Vivian John Biggs W. Fagen E. Ellice E. Colebrooko R. P. Clinton H. R. F. Davie R. J. R. Campbell J. Kershaw H Hussey Vivian J. V. Harris Wm. Henry Sykes J. Potter R. M Manes F. H. Berkeley George Moffatt John Steel W Roupell E. H. Holland J. C. Stuart James Pilkington C. Cowan H. W. Wickham L. Waldron H. M. Clifford F. French Thos. Barnard John Ennis R. Dalglish F. W. Russell Melgund Sutton Western. Wentworth Beaumont At two o'clock precisely the chair was taken by the Right Hon. Edward Horsruan, M.P. The CHAIIIIIAN, in opening the proceedings, said they were met together that day, as a party, for the purpose of concerting measures for carrying out a principle of civil and religious liberty, to which they were all attached. They were not there as the partisans of Baron Roths child, but, as he had said, they were there to show their adherence to a great principle—(hear, hear) —civil an d religions freedom. Mr. D'llon ha d given notice of a mo tion, which, if carried, would be of great importance, and the noble lord the representative of the greatest commercial 1 city in the universe, the colleague of Baron Rothschild, had also given notice of a motion to amend the Ist and 2d of Victoria, to regulate the oath for the admission of its members, The subject was an important yet simple one, and, if they were only firmly united amongst themselves, the object they all had in view would be accomplished, and the gentleman who had been seven times returned as one of the members of t h e - City of London, would be eligible to take his 75i 6 ni i i 61 3i i 100 A 112 1031 3 41 100 i i 43i il3 83i 44 1 911 90i 8p 8p 1001 103:1 3 54 5 31 201 20 211 I 5 ',13 1 7 I 27 10 all 0 15 1 i 10 I all 2 I all all 3 all 5 1i 1 all 1 all 1 all 20 all 5 1 30 16, 1 all 1 all 1 all 28; all 5 l9 .0 all 0 all SO 40 0 32t It. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. all ?.5 all 5 all 5 all 1 all 120 1 8 Bt. 100 1 all 5 all 10 10s. 25 411 15 14 4 ail ?,0 10 10 all LO 5 5 5 5 10 5 LO all 5 all 5 100 1 . all A all all L 2 1 0 „ 8 . ?,5 .06 all all 1 all 1 all !O 5 106 91i 1 115 14 1001 92,E x d 84i x d 7f i I 49 8i 1111 14 971 9 21 3i 98i 971 69 81 MALDON. The Committee appointed to try the allegations against the return of Mr. Western, met for the first time this morning. There were two petitions, one from Mr. Pea cocke, the defeated candidate, against the sitting mem ber, praying for the seat on aclount of bribery, undue influence, and treating. The other petition was from three electors against the return of Mr. Bromley Moore, the other sitting member, upon the same grounds. Sir J. Trollops presided, and the other members of the com mittee were—Mr. W. E. Baxter, Mr. H. J. Bantle, Colonel Shafto, and Mr. Cole. Mr. E.James, in reference to the first petition, alluded to the notoriety of Mellon in election matters, which he supposed would continuo £0 long as the majority of the electors were freemen. The learned counsel said that the bribery assumed all sorts of shapes and forms. One briber promised a voter that be should have flour at a ls. lees up to the time of the election if he would vote for Mr. Western ; another was promised the repairs of the church if he would adopt a similar course. The treating cousisted of open houses where electors had anything they pleased, and at one, the " Wellington," .Mr. Weston himself was present and encouraged them. Besides that, there was a system of breakfasts in the out lying districts of the borough, after which the voters were brought to the pol in carriages and vans direct from the breakfast tables by Mr. Western's friends. The learned counsel called several witnesses in' sup port of his statement. BATH. The scrutiny was again proceeded with this morning and continued throughout the day. \VEY mount This committee met for the first time this morning at 12 o'clock for the purpose of inquiring into the allega tions contained in the petitions against the return of Mr. Campbell and Colonel Freestun, the sitting mem bers. There are two petitions, one by Mr. Butt, the late member against the return of Mr. Campbell, and the other by electors against Colonel Freestun and Mr. Camt_bal. Both petitions alleged bribery, undue infiu ence, and treating, but the two latter were this morning abandoned, and confined to bribery alone. The committee first proceeded with Mr. Butt's petition, and witnesses were examined to prove bribery on the part of Mr, Simmonds, one of Mr. Campbell's agents. LIBIBETEi. The committee met yesterday at the usual hour. The witness Tredre was brought up in custody and ex imined. He stated he was a currier by trade, and had latterly been sleeping in various places. He was appre hended yesterday by a policeman. H 3 was employed during the election at the Surrey Canal Tavern as a canvasser. There was a committee of 13, and Mr. Gillan was the chairman. He corroborated the state ments of previous witnesses relative to the conversation for opening more public houses. In his cross-examination he said that he kept ont of the way, to ascertain which side would pay him bast— (laughter)—and not to get up evidence against Mr. Mr. Rhodes, hop merchant, an elector, and Mr. S. Cross, also an elector, were examined relative to Mr. mpell's statement with reference to the application that was made t r him to get rid of the petition. They both denied that their conversations with Mr. Roupell had that objet in view. Toe remainder of the day was occupied in hearing evidence of a similer character. The petitioners having finished their case Mr. Slade addressed the cotumittee on the part of Mr. Roupell the sitting meinha:. Mr. Sergeant 13allantine replied on the whole case, after which Tee cirn:nithe carr.uite3, and on the re-admission of s'rargers they declared Mr. 11,,npell duly elected, and the petition frvolona a-d TRAGICAL AFFAIR NEAR PA b'IS. A tragical affair took place at St. Germain en Laye, near Paris, a few nights since. A young man named Decamps, for many years in the service of a gentleman of the town as valet, is married to a young woman five years younger than himself, and has two children by her. She resides with the children in an apartment in the ltue de Versailles, and her husband was accustomed to go to see her frequently, though, as her conduct was rather light, quarrels often took place between them. On tho evening in question, the man t )ok a gun and went out to shoot rabbits, but not finding the sport good he de termined to visithis wife. On knocking at the doorhe beard a noise in his wife's room, and after the lapse of a few minutes she came do xn and let him in. He asked why she had been so Img in coming, but she gave him some vague reply. They went up to the room together, and the man, inst3ad of going to bed as his wife wished him to 4 3, lighted a lamp, and after a few seconds reflection, went to a staircase which leads to a granary at the top of the house. At the top of those stairs he saw, crouch. ing down, a man whom he recognised as a Swiss named Duvillard, coachman to a gentleman residing in the town. Not doubting that this man had been with his wife, he rushed on him, and drawing a knife from his pocket, but not opening it, struck him repeatedly with one end of it. Duvillard defended himself, and pre sently the two men, who were struggling with each other, rolled down the stairs into the bedroom. A ter rible fight then took place between them in the . dark, the lamp having become extinguished, and the in jured husband seemed likely to get the worst of it ; but he suddenly seized an old Spanish sword, given him as a curiosity by a previous master, which was hanging on the wall, and with it be assailed his adversary with great fury. The Swiss defended himself as well as he could, and smashing the window, shouted out " Help ! mur der !" but the other continued to cut at him with the sword. At length the Swiss fell mortally wounded. The occupants of the house awakened by the noise of the fray and the man's cries, arrived, and Decamps at once opened the dour to them. He pointed to his victim, who had dragged himself to the landing Owe, and who was in the agony of death. In a minute or two the Swiss died, and then Decamps calmly related the ' particulars ; after wh ch he said he would go to the commissary of police and give himself into custody ; the neighbours, however, begged him to remain, and they sent; for the commissary, who soon arrived, accompanied by some officers and gendarmes, and arrested the man. [ When the quarrel commenced, the woman slipped from the house, leaving her two children, one aged seven, the other four, asleep in a cradle near the bed. The next morning, the woman presented herself before the com missary of police, and after being interrogated was allowed to return home ; the man has been sent to the prison at Versailles. The Swiss was 30 years of age, and leaves a widow, a young woman in service at Paris. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY .—Traf6 a return for the week ending July 12, 1857 268,283 0 0 Corresponding week last year GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY—Traffic return for the week ending July 5, 1857 £21,351 5 1 Corresponding weak last year 20,235 16 10 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending July 12, 1857 £6,669 0 0 Corresponding week last year 6,774 0 0 LONDON GENERAL OgNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffic re turns for the week ending July 14, 1857 £12,917 12 11 SUICIDE IN THE REGENT'S PARK.—Mr. Wakley held an inquest on Tuesday afternoon at the Elephant and Castle, Camden town, on a gentleman unknown, who committed self-destruction in the Regent'is park on Sunday morning last. The attention of police-constable 240 S, was aroused about half past two o'clock in the morning by a report of firearms on the bank of the canal, near the Zoological Gardens, and he found the deceased lying there with his face and head awfully disfigured by the discharge of a small pocket pistol which lay by his side. Notwith standing that his skull had been shattered and the left cheek and that side of the nose and eye bad been blown away, he was alive, and, although perfectly unconscious, survived twenty minutes after the arrival of Dr. Good child, of Princess•terracs. The w d a e s ce f a o s u ed nd w f a n s wheisll pockets,dreased but only jenearanelyelllisadiffddnrsesYs card with_ the name " C. H. Insert" upon it. He appearel about thirty-two years of age. The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased committed suicide, but there is no evidence as to the state of his mind at the time." WHERE WILL THE LEVIATHAN GO !—Speculation con tinues rife as to the first voyage of the leviathan steam ship which attracts every une's attention in passing up or down the river, and a variety of guesses are circulat ing as to the ports of her departure and destination. Holyhead, IViiiford, and Galway have severally been named for the former, and Portland, Norfolk, and New York are contending for the honour of entertain ing the monster as eagerly as the cities of ancient Greece did for the fame of giving sepulture to Romer. The slaveholders of the south have sent a )omiFsioner to this country to impress upon the owners of the "Great Eastern" the commercial advantages de rivable from shipping cotton from the port nearest to the place of growth, unmindful of the failure which attended the attempts to establish cotton-mills at Liverpool and bonding warehouses at Maochesters The New Yorkers, having seen all the mammoths of the-- ocean enter their harbour, are uneasy at the idea of the most stupendous of all going to any other American port, striving . to secure the and have their agents in Englan d, great ship's first visit for their own city. They admit that she could not enter by Sandy Hook, but affirm that there is sufficient water fur her to lay at anchor in Lone I-laud Sound. Calculations are being made of the profits to be realised by charging a fee to visitors, for the citiz'ns of New York are Ls confident as those of Not folk, who already, in visions of the future, see b th e e e i x r p c e i c t t y ed th s e oo r n iv t a o l may that city predicts her g o en f oit Ne nerg %% to, eo h se e tae or rsa.sticking aPhiladelphiala journalists : o of the bar, as the inevitable result of the Great Eastern striving to get through Long Island Sound, and relates how a certain guano ship, which could not get up to New York, succeeded in reaching the quays of the Quaker city. All these con. lectures and suggestions have their origin on the other side of the Atlantic, and appear to be little checked by the official announcement, made a short time back, that the Great Eastern is chartered by the Grand Trunk Railway Company to convey emigrants to Canada, and will proceed to Portland in April nest. 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