The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-25 00:00:00

T HEATRE ROYAL, DRUlti LANE.— IWe take the Chinese difficulty into consideration Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. I we have taken it into consideration from th e Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, M r . R Boxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. The eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. TO-MORROW, her Majesty's Servants will perform the popular Comedy, A GAVE OF SPECULATION. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, A. Younge, R, Roxby, Vincent, Tilbury, Templeton G. Honey ; Miss If, Oliver, Mrs. Selby, Miss Barnes, and Miss E. Wadham. After which will be produced SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the house to suit every one:—Galleries, 6d. and ls. ; Second Circle of RPICS, is. 6(1. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxcl, 2s. fid. ; Dress Boxes, 33. ; Stalls, Ss. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d,, I'. Is., 1/. 11s. 6d., and 21. 2s. OY A T, PRINCESS'S THEATRE. -4-t TO-MORROW will be performed A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin aqui the Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Co lumbina, Miss C. Adams. 9(NT:I-PATTIE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. JI To-morrow Evening, to commence at Seven, With the successful new. Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. liuckstone, Mr. clippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farrea, Mr. Rogers, tir. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz- Followed by (9th time) a new drama, called A WICKED WIFE, After which 58th time) the new comic pantomime, entitled THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr W. Callcott. The pantomime produced under the direction of M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano; Columbine, Fanny Wright; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. TO-MORROW, will be performed the new play, in five acts, by Westland Marston, Esq., entitled A LIFE'S RANSOM". Lord Revesdale, Mr. C. Dillon ; Bancroft, Mr. Stuart ; Felicia Revesdale, Mrs. C. Dillon. After which, a new farce. entitled MY FRIEND FROM LEATHERREAD. Mr. Toole, Miss Wilton, and Mrs. B. White. To be followed by CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, Rsq., founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinado upon things in gene ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fenton. Co. rad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar Birbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole Medora .. Clowns Mr. H. Marshall The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super tendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. TO-MORROW, will be performed the popular drama of IRELAND AS IT IS. Mr. and Mrs.. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paid Bedford will appear. Followed by a new Piece de Caractere, entitled IN AND OUT OF PLACE. Mrs Barney Williams. To conclude with the new original comic drama, called BARNEY THE BARON. Barney O'Toole, Mr. Barney Williams. OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. -W11) TO-MORROW, the new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., called A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. A CONJUGAL LESSON. Lullaby, Mr. F. Robson ; Mrs. Lullaby, Mrs, Stirling. Followed by the new farce, by Dayle Bernard, Esq., ailed A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. Commence at half-past Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, -ill Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Continued and unabated Success. TO-MORROW, will be presented the theme of tho most flattering eulogium from the whole of the press, the operatic drama of ROB ROY, with Equestrian Illustrations invented IT Mr. Wm. Cooke, and with the original music. Rob Roy, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the Equestrian SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with the equestrian comic pantomime of PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK. Commetce at seven o'clock. Dress Ilexes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from It., no charge for booking ; it, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. tiox•office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow hig company of Vocalists are engogoa for the Iletrfo , rmor.... selections from all the popula7 Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs, J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J, Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, It. Grover, T. Farrant, S, Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor Antonio M. de Soil a, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corti; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pitnororte, Mr. C cil Flicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; :lircctor, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. commencement—without passion and without pre judice. As far back as the 2d of January, the ♦ery day upon which the facts alluded to first came to the knowledge of the English public, we endeavoured t. weigh those facts in the balance of our judgment—conscientiously. To which end, at the time, we held that balance as nearly as possible in a state of absolute equilibrium 1* Re solved not to commit ourselves precipitately to any hasty or ill-considered view of a subject of such vast and paramount importance. Since which time, reflection has only served to demon strate more and more distinctly and undeniably the reasonableness of the careful avoidance on our part of anything like a precipitate condem nation of Her Majesty's Government. A j'i- dicious suspension of judgment at the outset, to say the least of it : seeing that, "at the first blush," there was an appearance of haste and harshness on the part of Consul PARSES and Admiral SEYMOUR in their conduct towards the Governor of Canton, YEH, the Chinese Commis sioner. Subsequent investigation, a closer in quiry, and minuter details, proved very soon, however, that that "appearance" of haste and preci pitation was, in point of fact, wholly superficial and illusory. It rapidly became evident, beyond the reach of contradiction, that the British autho rities, so far from being hasty in their conduct towards the Chinese authorities, were, on the con trary, rather slow than otherwise--that so far from being harsh they were only, if possible, too moderate in their demands for reparation. What were those demands ? First of alt., the simple restoration to liberty of the twelve men who had been illegally taken prisoners. Seem dly, when YEH had altogether refused_any compliance whatever with that very moderate requisition-- the accompanying with an apology the ulterior restoration to the Arrow of her dozen sailors, un lawfully seized and still more unlawfully detained after Consul PARKES'S explicit and energetic re monstrance. So much for the charge of " harsh ness" as to the demands thrust upon the accep tance of the Chinese Commissioner. Now, as to the unnecessary " haste" imputed to the British authorities in the enforcement of those demands vi et annis, after all compliance with them had been peremptorily refused by the Chinese Government ! Was there such haste ? Why, it is not for a moment gainsaid—it cannot for one instant be denied—that fifteen days had elapsed from the time of the outrage complained of before a single shot was fired at the delinquents ! The seizure of the twelve sailors of the Arrow by the Chinese captain, LEAN-IMO-TING, took place on the Bth of October. Force of arms was resorted to by Ad miral SEYMOUR not until the 23d of October ! When—all pacific remonstrances proving ineffec tual—the Barrier Forts were taken. Subse quently, finding even this inoperative of the good intended, on the 25th of October—and not till then—our authorities out in those seas brought the British right of entry into Canton under the notice of the Chinese Governor. Everything oven then proving ineffectual, the Canton Forts were taken by the British fleet under Admi ral SEYMOUR, and the marines from that fleet were marched up to the residence of the re fractory Commissioner. Such briefly was the actual situation at the close of the last Advices coming to us Overland. Reviewing which events, it does appear to us something worse than idle to charge our authori ties out at China either with harshnesss or with pre cipitation—and not only to do this, but to visit tiat,ir purely csuppositious °Timms upon Oho heath, collectively of the principal ministers‘ of Her Majesty's Government. For one thing, the die is cast—jacta est alia —and it becomes our duty to make good our position with regard to the Chinese. The war•trail must be folio wed—vestigia nulla retrorsum. As to Sir JOHN BOWRING'S share in these tran sactions, it is simply preposterous for Lord DERBY to talk of his Excellency, in regard to the question of the British right of entry into Canton, as a gentleman who appears to be little less than a " monomaniac 1" At any rate, if he be so, he has, as SHAKSPERE terms it, a " method in his madness," or as HORACE, Insanire paret certo rations modoque. Hero, however, we take it, lies the gravamen of the whole Question—Here, in the matter of our right of entry into Canton 1 It is upon this point, we conceive, more impera tively requisite than upon all others, that we should come, sooner or later, t) some definite un derstanding with the Chinese. * Vide The Sun of Friday Evening, the 2d of Jannary, 857. The Chancellor of the Exchequer last night introduced a new bill respecting Savings Banks. Nf.t;rithAtncling the vast importance of the sub .j.-ct there was but a sc tnty .attendance of Hon. Gentlemen to receive the Ministerial Explana tions. Sir G. C. LEWIS was by no means dis posed to " waste his sweetness" on " a beggarly account of empty benches." His stltement was -ierefore very brief. Ono valuable provision was, however, alluded to, which renders the measure a vast improvement on the existing law. It is proposed that henceforth there shall be real bona fide Government responsibility, not merely for the sums invested with the Commissioners, but for the entire amount deposited, provided always that certain " conditions precedent" are complied with by the ma nagers. The nature and extent of these " conditions" were not detailed. The efficacy of the measure will entirely depend thereon, and no sound judgment can be formed until ample infor mation has been obtained. It is, of course, right that Government should, before undertaking a serious responsibility, obtain a proper cont ro l over the deposits, for which it will become an swerable. But the restrictions may be of such a nature that trustees and managers would be un willing to be subjected thereto, and the valuable elements of local management, and depend ence on the exertions and recommendations of local trustees, may be completely l os t . If, however, the conditions shall prove to be of a " reasonable and satisfactory character," as de scribed by the Right Honourable Baronet, if no sufficient reason can be assigned fur refusing the tendered boon, we AA hail witi l fitlight the jittit concession that gives valid security to the deposi tors, and will prevent the possibility of such un toward events as those which tended to shako the confide:nee of the working classes in the stability of these very beneficial institutions. o theSlfeaarsl::s a w p e pe a a r rs e aenvala:l: pr d it t n oforma elt on any judgment, that has hitherto Leen submitted to legislative consideration. We trust, too brought t o a , that it may b © satisfactory conclusion, and not numbered " massacredthe innocent s " ruthlessly a with Close of th e S ession. We cannot forget that in 1850 Sir CHARLES WOOD introduced, with considerable flourish, a bill providing for more effi c i ent control. But pro crastination was the order of th e day, and it was finally abandoned without an attempt to obtain. the sanction of Parliament. Nothing was done the following year, although the Right. Hon. Bai still presided over the financial department. It was not until 1853 that another measure was bro Tight forward under the auspices of the ABER ' DEE N Administration. It was thereby provided that when the measure was approved by the Con amissioners for the reduction of the National Del it, the depositors in such bank should have the guarantee of Government for repayment of all -sums legally deposited, with interest; and when the. measure was not so approved the Trustees ana Managers should be held jointly and severally re:oponsible to the depositors. That salutary bill was, however, also neglected, and ultimately abandoned. So that &though the necessity of legislation was admitted in 1850 nothing has since been effected to meet the exigency. We trust that Sir G. C. LEWIS may not be following the precedents thus established, and amusing the parties interested with fallacious hopes, never destined to be realised. A little pressure from without would insure the success of the bill, and we trust that if any apathy should be perceptible that pressure may be applied while there is yet time to do so, with beneficial results. Sir. G. C. LEWIS admitted that the unlimited control exercised by the Financial Minister, for the time being, over the funds amounting to some 35,000,0001. or 36,000,0001. sterling, is a fit subject for discussion in the House of Commons. He did not, however, think that extraordinary power either " unconstitutional or exorbitant." He even ventilated an opinion, that the Govern ment, " being subject to the losses that arise from the variation in the funds, was fairly entitled to make the best use they could of the money by the transfer of securities when it was more beneficial to invest in Exchequer Bills rather than in Con sols, and vice versa." This would be very reason able if they were private individuals, who defrayed the losses from their own resources. But the losses fall on the nation, not on the Government, and no less than 4,000,0001. or 5,000,000/. has already been sacrificed, for which Parliament must sooner or later make provision. It certainly does not appear at all satisfactory that there should be an admitted deficiency to a large amount. The nation should clearly under stand the full extent of its liabilities, which should be represented by existing securities. An unknown responsibility at present hangs over us, and the sooner an accurate balance sheet is prepared, and the accounts are properly audited, the bettter for all parties concerned. It is not creditable either to the Government or the People that there should be a state of affairs similar to what might have been anticipated if a ROBSON or a REDPATH had the control and management of the funds. Nor is it by any means desirable that the Go vernment of the day should be encouraged or per mitted to enter into stockjobbing transactions on a gigantic scale. Many a wild and impolitic scheme may be bolstered up by tampering with capital to such an enormous amount. We find that of the two millions of Exchequer Bonds, which the Right Honouzable Gentleman is so solicitous to liquidate immediately, 1,765,000/. is held by the Savings Bank Commissioners, and the remaining 235,0001. ley the Patriotic Fund. A renewal could, therefore, be effected with the greatest ease ; but, as that is not proposed, the two millions must be flung on the market in May next—a matter which, of course, will guide speculators in their proceedings. . It also seems in the highest degree "unconstitu tional " that so vast a sum as TEITRTY-FIFE MIL LIONS sterling should remain at the disposal of Government to be converted into hard' cash at any moment without the assent of Parliament, or even the slightest knowledge on the point. It might give efficacy to a coup d'etat that would otherwise fall to the ground for want of " the sinews of war" to force it forward, and by which the liberties of the people may be destroyed or seriously endangered. This power should either be abolished or placed within safe limits. If this be done, we shall hail the new Savings Bank Bill with great satisfaction, and return our cordial thanks to the Government for the introduction of so salutary a measure. ntiE S'UN, LONDON, WEDNESDA FEBRUAttY 25 !t57 LATEST NEWS. THE OVERLAND MAIL. raid) RAILWAYS. FOR all katwrp &Rotterdam 14 Ardennes........ all Belgian East. Junet 16 Beziers to Graissessac all Carmeauxdr Toulousf Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. New ... 2s. Euphrates Valley 18 Gt Central of France 17 Great Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierre apd Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca dr Pist.sp.c.p. all I Lyons and Geneva all Lyons & Mediterran all Maria Ante - ,:la all Do. New .... ......... all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref all Northern of France all NorwegianTruk. Pref all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Recife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 P. c. 7i Rome and Frascati 1 all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse._ all )o. 5i per cent. pref. all Southern of France all West Flanders all 'Do. 54 per c. Pref all IW. &N. W. of France 6 Western of Austria._ all (West, of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ............ all Do. Bp. cent. pref. all , Zeal and ......... SHARE MARKETS--(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Oe kmbg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastu. June all Belfast & Ballymena all Blrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 100 Birkenhd. Lancsh. azi Cheshire all Blackburn all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 100 Bristol & Exeter 100 Caledonian. ..... 100 Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all De. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJune. all Dun. P. &A.ber.June. 100 East Anglian ......... all Eas;,crn Cour 'Am.... 100 B ag t ern U n i on ,A. stk. 100 Do., do. B 8i Do. New A.... 171 East Kent 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk ........ 4 Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Ediub. and Peebles 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee all Forth and Clyde June. 100 Furness 100 Glasgow & S.Western all Great N. of Scotlan d 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) 1 0 0 Great Western... 100 Do. Str.V.R,. gua. St all Irish SouLh-Eastern all Lancaster &Carlisle. 141 Do., Thirds. ~ . . 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 0 Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un. all Do. Sontbport. all London & Blackwall 100 Loni.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western all Do. Fifths all Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0 22 Do. Eighths 100 London tk S. Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk 100 Nanch.Shef.&Lineln , 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 1100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Jilidland Weep. (Ir. ) all Do. 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Second Class all Wmbledon&Croydon Closing Prices this day. 41 - 44 8i -9, C 9 - 71 8i - 9 94 - 96 681 - 69 - 36 - 37 • • • ..... •I ••• "'" • • •• ...... • 10 - 19 - 20 10i - 10 47 - 52 32 - 34 . - 6 98 - 104 •.• ...... . ••• 534 57. ioi = i 94 - 96 7 - 8 94 - 95 81 - 83 123 - 125 111 - 113 68i - 69 64 - 66 72 76 -7 8 p 7 8 Look 101 p d par 61 - 6 1081 - 109 LoB§ - 109 21i - 22 10i 11 .05 -- 105 37' - ••._ 84 - 55 - 56 14 r - 57 59 3i —34 d 414 45' 881 891 3 2/d 2 21 19i 204 644 —65 i 98 —lO2, Business done this day. 67 9. 74- 8 10 -- 11 104 I 93 5 82. i 124 1124 12 68i 9 8j 28 - 29 106 - 108 26i - 274 50 - 51 21 - 18. - 19 77 -78 ii 85j - 86. 4i 31:1 4 3d 12 14 40 42 ••• ••• .20a 21 1003 1 • •• •-.-. ... - 6 ... - ... 7 -- 9 6 1091 8} 9j 1081 j 9 IIGN. 6 4 - 6i - 3 i - 4 iP 5 1i - 5 g 32 - P - X 33' 10 - 11 Par l :: 6 4 -- 61 2j 101/5 5 • • • ...... • . 371 7 .. •"d 6 i - 6iPi 84 1 29 - 30 45 4i 5 88 1 i 9 20 - 204 37i 9 - 9A 5611 - 54 - 56 i p a . = io s#_ lt gi 8t 8 - Pm 43 - 32 - 32 - lip 19i 20 Gs4i t BANKS. 93 100 i_d i_l 26 ri 69 - 61 77i 8k 86 • • • *--. • 1?; 1d 68 70 • 1.• '-''' ~ 18 := 19 18f -- 194 18 -- 19 s• •. 1131 121 131 211 50. 81i 2 f 251 11 11 211 254 19 181 • • • '''' 47 - 49 37 - 381 - i P 32 50 50 15 100 38 4 15j4 .." ••• 26i 1 INDIA AND CHINA. tc-day. The Ripon is not yet in sight. The Government of Hong Kong had increased the police force, and were taking precautionary measures against incendiarism. Shanghai exchange, Gs. Bd. Prices of tea had advanced. The stock of black tea was small. Total silk settlements, 68,000 halos. depressed. Freights Exchange at Hong Kong, 4a. 81d. to 45. 9d, Total exports of tea to Great Britain, about 41,000,0001b5., against 54,000,0001b5. last year. The intelligence from Bushire is to the 17th January. The troops were still unmolested by the enemy. An attack had been made by a de tachment of cavalry and horse artillery on a depot of Persian stores and ammunition, 22 miles from the camp. The object was attained without loss. The despatch of re-inforcements had been com menced, and the Government had opened a new Five per Cent. Loan for three cro res. The Bank of Bengal had raised its discount to 11 per cent, on private bills. Exchange on Bombay, 2s. Id. Money mar ket easier. The demand for imports continued active. Exports generally firm. Freights advanced at Madras ; imports in mo derate request. Indigo again risen. Freights slight decline. Exchange 2s lgd. The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) says : "The definitive settlement of the Persian quar rel has been so often announced and so often con tradicted that it is right to speak of it with caution. It is, however, once more affirmed that there is every probability of an arrangement satisfactory to both parties. If I may credit the information that has reached me matters have gone on so well within the last day or two that a draft of a convention relating to the points in dispute has been this day sent off to London. Of this draft Colonel Ouseley is said to be the bearer. According to this ac count, the islands of Karrak and Ormuz will be ceded to the English, who will evacuate Bushire, while the Persians will, in turn, give up Herat. The dismissal of the Shah's Prime Minister will not be insisted upon, nor also the other demand relative to the manner in which Mr. Murray is to be received at Teheran, and which was considered derogatory to the Shah's dignity. It is added that Persia has agreed to receive Consuls in those places . where Russian Consuls are established. The infor mation as to these various points is not of such a Aare..tor as would iistify me: in positively affirm ing the exactness of each. What I have little hesi tation, however, in stating is, the great probability (if an arrangement. The draft of the convention has, of course, to be first submitted to the approba tion of the English Government." • MR. HUMPHREY BROWN, M.P., AND THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. TEWIKESI3I3RY, TUESDAY. A. public, dinner was given here last night, followed by a presentation of plate, to Mr. H. Brown, M.P. for the borough, and a director of the Royal British Bank. The testimonial consisted of a handsome silver centre piece, valued at 250 guineas, and bearing the following inscription Presented to Humphrey Brown, Esq., M.P., by the tradesmen and worki ng c l asses of Tewkes bury, in testimony of their regard for him as an inde pendent member of the House of Commons and a townsman. February 23, 1857. 1,013 subscribers," Mr. Blizard, corn merchant, presided at the dinner. After the usual introductory toasts bad been given, The CHAIRMAN gave the health of-Mr. Brown. of conductß Ro w ar, in h i o r i r e s f e e r e p o ly, oe addressed o h o i o m o s e el f ot i t o o a defence nwi t with the Royal British Bank. He complained of the slanders which had been heaped upon him by a portion of the press, and with reference to the statement that had gone forth to the world that he owed the bank a sum of 70,0001., said that the statement had been put forward by Mr. Coleman for the most dastardly purpose—that of creating in the mind cif the public that he (Mr. Col-- man) was the man to bring people to book. It was a disgrace to Mr. Coleman, and was a downright lie. The time must come when his transactions with the back must be revealed, and at the fitting time he was ready and willing to reveal them. But when twitted with his dealings with the bank, he dared not reveal them wiliont a breach of confi dence, which would have been disgraceful to him and ruinous to scores of others. (Hear.) As a director, he had made a declaration in the nature of an oath not to tfrei cul t t the rn t b a a l k fromto ro c et b vh a ee m ar l b ipn e e r go , pc t f h er e : co ub divulge jme se tta beingn w e e h a w t thoi had cph r ew t v r oe a uo n it s d p a b i n r ey e d d de in Mr. Brown went on to make an explanation as to a sum of 41,0001. which had been transferred to his debit on account of the expected insolvency of another party. He declared that a sum of 4001. had been spent in the ' attempt to make him (Mr. Brown) a bankrupt, with the view of obtaining information from him ; but the solicitor to the assignees, who was a very clever man, had found out the mare's nest, and that he really did not owe the money. It was now left to arbitration under an agreement of reference, the arbitra tor being a gentleman of high standing, who was not only to report with reference to the commercial, but also as to the moral character of his transactions with the bank. He defied any director of a joint-stock bank to know anything more of its affairs than tha manager chose to let him ; and this remark applied with greater force to the bank with which he had been connected, which had 6,000 or 7,000 accounts and some 150 clerks employed in the establishment. It wasim possible for a director to get further than the heads of each department. It was lamentable to see an establishment like that crushed as it had been ; and it was more lamentable to see the havoc and misery which the management of that establishment had caused. The bank had no doubt been very badly managed, and he reproached himself for having joined it. It ought to have (tamed business when its insolvency became apparent; but whether he was a director of the bank at that time or not, he was not going to tell them. After some further remarks on the affairs of the Royal Bri tish Bank, Mr. Brown addressed himself to political subjects, and expressed himself favourable to direct tax ation rather than to taxation through the customs and excise, which threw the burthen upon the poorer classes. A great number of persons, majority females, attended ,he presentation of plate later in the evening. A report that a new Austrian loan is in conternpla. ion was formally Contradicted from Vienna this morn. At the meeting of the Namur and Liege Railway proprietors yesterday the convention for leasing the line and appurtenances to the Belgian Government for the whole term of 84 years, was ratified unanimously. STATE OF TRADE.--MANCRESTER, Tuesday.—There is little or no change i n this market to-day. Spinne* are firm in their quotati ons of last week, which has the effect of somewhat- checking business, but no conces sion is made. In cloth the same feeling prevails, and few transactions have taken place. Altogether the market is firm and quiet. At a meeting yesterd ay of the committee appointed by the tea trade to concert measures for obtaining a set tlement of the duties it was unanimously agreed that a deputation should wait upon Lord John Russell, re questing him to place an amendment on the books of the House of Commons, proposing a fixed duty of is. 4d. for three years, then to be reduced to is., instead of the sliding scale of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. THE GOOD SEEVICE PENSION.— General G. Beatty (1855), of the Royal Marines, has been selected by the First Lord of the Admiralty to receive the good service pension vacant by the demise a General Sir John Owen, KA: EAR' (BY BRITISH - AND SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) TRIESTE, FEB. 25. The steamer America arrived at 6.30 a.m. to day in 113 hours from Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, FEB. 20. The India mails have arrived with advices from Hong Kong, 15th Jan. ; Calcutta, 24th Jan. ; Madras, 27th Jan. ; Ceylon, Ist Feb. ; Bombay, 2d Feb. The Valetta, just arrived, sails for Marseilles No change had taken place in the position of affairs in China. The Chinese had made an un successful attempt to retake Tea Totum Fort. The Europeans on board the steamer Thistle, in all 11 persons, had been treacherously mur dered by bravos in disguise among the native pas sengers. The steamer was carried off, and abandoned, after being dismantled. THEAT.RES. LYCEUM. "My Friend from Leatherhead," a farce, the joint production of Mr. Edmund Yates and Mr. Harrington, was performed for the second time last evening at Vie Lyceum Theatre with the most triumphant success. A certain Mr. Loophole Cdr. Toole), from Leatherbead, arrives on a visit to London, and in his walks in the Regent's Park he " loses his heart," and pesters the lady who has captivated him with the most ridiculou s attentions. He receives an invitation to dinner from a former schooliel Iw, and on accepting it is horrified at discovering "his adorable" to be the wife of his friend. Mrs. Squiffeni has informed her hueband, a captain in the army, of the annoyance to which she has been suljected, and he, not knowing that Loophole is the man, tells him that he (C,tptain Squiffein) intends calling him out. Poor Loophole, of course, is anxious to quit the house btf.re he is discovered to be the delinquent, and in endeavouring to do so gets into all eons of scrapes. Ike causes fresh disturbances, which are only put an end to on the capture of Loophole, who, in attempting to leave the house by the window, I,lls into a greenhouse. Of course., he appeals to the merciful consideration of his friend, and is, as a matter of course, pardoned. The whole weight of the farce fell upon the shoulders of Mr. To , le, who, by his admirable personation of the poor perplexed Loophole, extlibited himself as an artiste of the highest order, and the manner in which be kept up the fun of the piece was admirable. At the fall of the "cur. tain the piece was announced for repetition, amidst the most enthusiastic applause. SURREY. The tide of success still continues to flow uninterrupted at this favourite place of amusement. On Monday evening on the occasion of the representation of " A New Way to Pay Old Debts," the house was crowded to xcess to witness the delineation of the part of Sir Giles Overreach by Mr. Creswick. The development of this very difficult character was most artistically effected by the talented lessee, and taken- as a whole it must henceforward be classed amongst his greatest parts. Since the days of Kean we have seldom seen a better Sir Giles Overreach than that of Mr. Cres wick. The magnificent pantomime of the " Summer Queen" still attracts immense audiences, arid from the ap i huse bestowed upon it on Monday evening there appears every likelihood of its continuing its success ful career until Easter. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Sir George Wetherell and Major Clifton, inspected the whole of the troops in the north and south camps at Aldershot yesterday. His Royal Highness returned to town in the evening. The Countess Persigny had the honour of an audience of her Majesty, yesterday afternoon, at Buckinghatu Pal ace. The Prince de la Moskowa, father of the Countess de Persigny, was seized with serious indisposition at Al bert-gate }louse on Monday. We are glad to learn that the Prince has since rallied, and is now progresbing favourably towards recovery. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond are still at Good- wood House. Their Graces are not expected in town at present. The Bank of Frankfort have reduced the rate of die court from 5 to 4 per cent. NORTH LEICESTERSHIRE ELECTION.—The nomination of candidates is fixed to take place at Loughborough on Monday next. At present Lord John Manners is the only candidate, and will doubtless be returned without opposition. MR. SERGEANT WILIKINS.—We regret to hear that this distinguished advocate continues seriously indis pcsed, and with little hope of early recovery. The com plaint from which he is suffering has recently assumed a more dangerous form, which medical skill has not hitherto been able to check. THE BURGLARY NEAR CHESTERFIELD. —The man who was shot by the Rev. Mr. Hodder, at Ashover, has been captured at Birmingham. He was discovered in bed in a house in Dudderstoh-row, in an ex ,, austed condition. Surgical aid has been rendered and the man is now im proving. STATE of THE CITY PRISONS.—The number of pri sc,ntrs confined in Newgate is 136, in the Debtors' Gaol 268. and in Holloway Gaol 463, making a total of 867. This day being Ash-Wednesday, the reading-room of the British Museum will be entirely closed. On and af ter Monday, March 2, the time for closing in the after -1.044 Will be five o'clock. UIGII WATER AT LONDON BRTDGE. Tim DAT—Morn. 3! Tin. aft. 2 —Evening 55 Mid. aft. 2 r`' 'now—Morn. 13 ruin. aft. 3—Evening 31 rnin.aft. 3 TUE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 25. THERMOMETER, IN THE SRAM ro i g ileFSt singe noon yesterday. 39 lowest this morning and during the night. 41 this day at noon. r , +. irn, 30 22. WI NM, W. N.W.—Rather fresh. with (I.;nse cold fog all the morning np to noon, while the sun shone brightly over the Surrey Hills. 4 LSrzz • Th\ 11,1%, • 1/7i Cr';, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 17 The magnificent oratorical display with which the E , rl of DERBY fired the attention of "the most august assembly in the world," during three mortal hours, last evenit, entirely failed in at tAching one particle of the very serious 11:me in volvel in his Lordship's "resolutions" upon the members of her MAJESTY'S Govenunent. It would be tedious to recapitulate lwre the long series of facts relating to the seizure of the lorcha in the first instance, and to the bombardment of Canton in the last instance, because those facts have been, fur some considerable time past, farni liarised to the public mind, with "damnable ite ration," by means of repetition upon repetition. In so much so, that to repeat this (more than) thrice-t Ad tile would be not only tedious, but altogether unnecessary. Everybody, who happens to take the smallest interest whatever in the pro gress of public events, knows perfectly well by this time—all about it 1 The sudden capture by the Chinese officials of twelve out of the fourteen seamen forming the crew of the little lorcha called the "Arrow," on the Bth of last October. The demand immediately addressed to the local Go vernor (YETI) by the British Consul (PARKEs) for the immediate restoration of these men to liberty, upon the plea that they were unjusti fiably made prisoners on board a vessel only then very recently chartered as a British vessel at the port of flung-Kona. The refusal of all complian ce With this sufficiently reasonable ci demand by the Chinese Cummissioner. Together with all the serious and deplorable complications that ensued as the inevitable consequences of these very simple preliminaries. Every minute particular in these transactions have fur the last few weeks—been absolutely notorious. They are printed in extenso in the official correspondence submitted to Parliament by the Administration. They were no:Anted yesterday all over again a b initlo, by the noble Earl the leader of her MA "TESTY'S Opp os iti on . Havin g observed which : l et us here reiterate as explicitly and as emphatically as possible, that the more closely they are exa mined, the more carefully they are coutraAcd, the more scrupulously and punctiliously they are scrutinised, the more entirely, to our thinking, tie these plain facts exonerate Ministers from the blame endeavoured to be attached to them last night by Lord DERBY'S resolutions. Let it be remembered that we spe a k upon t hi s matter as upon all others, not by any means 1411 the putisans or apologists of the Government. MONEY MARKET AND CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpo o l C o t ton Market yesterday closed 32 very quietly, and prices were without any ma- 513 terial change. Th e sales were estimated at ~, 4,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken on specula- St. tion. The Railway Share Market manifested a very active aspect, an d pr i ces have advanced.2s2s Acccounts from th e manufacturing districts state St.that business i n M anc h ester is very quiet - , and st. prices, in some instances, are alleged to be unre- st. munerative to the producers. The late lailures 60 20 among the Greeks h ave occas i oned some uneasiness, 20 but more transactions have taken place than, under E the circumstances, mi g ht h ave been expected. In 50 Leeds the purchases h ave a l so been limited, but 25 this chiefly arises from the desire to await the result 7* of the London wool sales, which commence to- st. morrow. The hosiery trade of Leicester is dull, tt but in cotton g oo d s a f a i r b us i ness i s reported. A 25 further improvement is rec or d e d i n th e l ace trade St. of Nottingham, the home and foreign demand hav- 2 8 ing increased. 1 st. The dividend declared by the General Steam Navigation Company is 14s. per share, which is st io equal to 10 per cent. per annum. In addition to St. this a bonus of 2s. 6d. per share, free of income i s o t tax, is announ ce d. st. In the rates of Continental Exchange, yesterday s - afternoon, there was a general improvement. st. As the 4th of the month approaches the inquiry st. for discount accommodation increases, and no fur ther symptoms of relief are likely to be felt until so after that period. The amount of bills arriving at NI maturity in March is usually very heavy, as in many cases th e y comp l ete the engagements of 1 6, the old year, and it is only natural, therefore, that ;) full rates sho u ld now b e current. This morning the inquiry was very brisk, and only in special in- s st . stances is discount accommodation obtainable under 20 the Bank minim um . B es id es the pressure occasioned 10 by the preparations for these ,liabilities, the pur chases of gold for transmission to the Continent 25 produce some effect, as the whole of the remittance 2 4 per the Ocean Chief has thus been absorbed. The 10 arrangement of the Foreign Stock and Railway 1 0 Share accounts now in progress also contributes to the general demand, and on the Stock Exchange very high rates are paid for loans, as much as 10 to 20 per Cent, being charged for " carrying over." The following important meetings have taken place this morning :—The Southampton Doak Com pany, at which a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum was declared; the gross earnings of the year had exceeded 1855 by 1,737/. 18s. 11d. The dividend at the Submarine Telegraph Com pany to-day was at the rate of 7 per cent. per an num, taken from a surplus profit of the half year of 2,9761. 7s. 2d. The North Devon Railway Company, at which a dividend of per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock, 2i per cent. on B stock, and 61. per cent. on preference stock shares, were declared. The traffio was increasing satisfactorily. The annual meeting of the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank was also held to-day ;C. John ston, Esq., in tha chair. The meeting was on the whole favourable, and showed a net divisible balance of 17,9351. Bs. Bd., from which a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was made; 1,440/. taken to preliminary expenses, and 4,0151. carried to the reserve fund. The dividend would take 12,5001. off the amount. A short discussion ensued, when the dividendand report were agreed to unanimously. A heavytone pervades the English Stock Market, although the prices generally show continued firm ness. The tendency to improve is checked by the near approach of the settlement, which deters par ties from entering into large operations. Besides this the dealers are interested in preventing a rise, and supply the market with stock to a large extent. Consols have been 931 for money, 931 94 for the sth proximo, and 941 # for April. The New 3, per Cents. have been 941 e, the Reduced 93i 94 3 / 4 , and the New 2i per Cents. 78. Exchequer Bills Are 38. premium, and the Bonds 98k 1- Dank Stock is 22U. In the Foreign Market very few dealings have taken place, but the prices are generally steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95k, and the " contsngo" is , 1 , per Cent. ; the 4 per Cents, are 1011 0. Spanish Deferred were 24i. Venezuela 37. Russian 6i per Cents. 974 to 981, and Portuguese 3 per Cents. 18 441. Dutch 4 per Cents. are firm at 98i. The following are th e nom i na l pr i ces of Foreign 18 21N Stocks :—Grenada D e f erre d B onds, 61 7 ; Mexi- ig o can, 22 k ; P eruv i an , 80 8 1 ; Ditto Three per 100 Cents., 55 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 46 ; 100 Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 4i per Cents., E 97 99 ; Spanish 3 p er Cents., 401 ; ditto Deferred, 20 24i 5 ; ditto Certificates, 6 3 / 4 7 ; ditto Passive, 20 . 6. 20 50 20 10 In active busi ness h as b een d one i n Railway St. Shares this morning, and prices generally still tend 1 2 g upwards. The s e ttl emen t o f t h e accounts, however, 100 has occupied a good deal of the attention of the 20 dealers and speculators, this being " making-up St. day" in the market, and the charge for continua- 100 tion to the next accounts rules rather heavy. Cale- E donian have advanced 2/. ; Eastern Counties, ss. ; 20i Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 10s. to 15s. ; i ggi Great Norther n , 2/ . ; L ancashire and York- too shire, 15s. ; Brighton, 15s. ; Man cb es- 100 ter, Sheffield, a n d Li nco l n, 10s. ; Midland, 100 10s. ; Norfolk, 1/. ; North British, 1/. ; North 20 Eastern, Berwick, ss. ; and South Eastern, ss. to 10s. The French lines have ruled rather lower. Paris and Lyons declined ss. to 10s. ; and North ern of France, ss. Great Western of Canada im proved ss. ; and East Indian ruled-steady. No business of any importance has, been done in Mining Shares. Par Consols realised 23k, South Caradoc 340 and St. John del Roy 20. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been dull, with little alteration in prices to notice. Union of Australia declined 55., and Peninsular and Oriental Steam 11. Business has been done in the shares of the Cali fornia Water Works Company at f and g prem. per sb are. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (.From the Official Listi) Sank Stock 220 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94 3i 4, 3 / 4 3 per Cont. - Consols Annuities 9:35 New 3 per C en t. A nnu iti es 944 New 24 per C en t. A nnu iti es Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 2/ Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB5 India Bonds, 4:1001 SOO Ditto, under £lOOO 2 d Consols 'or Account ...... .. 94 Exchequer Bills, 24d.. ElOOO ......... ... Arran . ..- . . Ditto Advertised 2 d Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cont. . Ditto, 1359 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Anstean Bonds, 5 per Cent. viexican 3 per Cent 2ll I Peruvian Bonds 44 per Cent . .•• Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cot 4 41 I Ditto 1856, 3 per Cont. itussian Bonds, 1822, E St., 5 per Cent ...- Ditto, 44 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 por Con'. Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun (,R i p c Turkihh Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Account (March 17) .. 9O i 6 Ditto Guaranteed. I por Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 44 per Cent Ditto Deferred, 11 per Cent. . .... ..1 ..ten , i, ') it. above *lmb/a in Lonncb. Belgian, 24 per Cent., ex. 25 francs Ditto 44 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Gu11 ... ___ Ditto 4 por Cent. Certificates . 98 Consols, money. THREE O'CLOCK. ............................. 93 Ditto, Account (March 5 ............... 931 4 10 20 20 20 100 100 20 20 20 50 100 50 MANSION-HousE.--Yesterday th e Lord Mayor and 100 1 00 the Lady Mayoress entertain e d a t di nner the Master, 20 Wardens, and Court of Assistants of the Fruiterers' 50 C ompan y ; the Wardens and Court of Assistants of the 20 Bowyers' Company (of which the Lord Mayor is master); 25 the Master and Wardens of the Loriners' Company ; 20 the members of the Court of Common Councl, of the 100 wards of Tower, Aldersgate, Aldgate Bassishaw, Bil - 10 'inmate, Vintry, an d W aibrook, and their ladies, as 25 well as a numb er o f private friends. Covers were laid in the Egypti an -h all for 180. The musical arrangements 25 were under the direction of Mr. Bates, assisted by Mrs. 50 Alfred Gilbert and Mi es C o l e , Messrs. Cummings, Tay- 100 lor, and lame ; 100 COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, I Cr, BRITISH PI all Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Con. Ind, guar. 5 p. c. all Do. 101 Buffalo & Lake Hur, 100 Buff., Brnt. & Godch. 100 6p. c.bds. , 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. WT., 1 July, '73 100 Do., do., 1 June '74 2s. CalcUtt a an d S. East. 286 d Central Oude (Lim.) lOs Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. all Demerara 2s. Eastern Bengal 1 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.41 p.c.Bnds. ' '57 all Do. do. do., '59, do. all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben... all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 perc. 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. all Gt. Westn. of Canada 8 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., p. '6O all Do. do., '73, do. all Do. do., '73, without option a ll Madras, guar. 41 P.C a ll Do. do., 5 per c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Exten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.e. 5 Do. 4;1 Ex., do. ss. Oude (Limited) 5 Sei nde, guar. 5 per c 0 1 all Do.. JOINT-STOI [0 all Australasia 5 18i Bank of Egypt 50 :Bank of London all 'BO. Col Bk.& Lu. Co all (British N. American 6 C.Bk.of Ind.A u. &Ch 50 ,City • 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud all Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht all Lon Ch Bk of Aust all /Ditto New 20 London and County 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock. 20 Lond.andWestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 22A National Bank all Now South Wales Orientalall Bank Corp 15 Ottoman Bank . 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New all l South uno Af Au IL tAu 0 .13 3' s taGr Australia 2A Do. New 10 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual Wwitrn bkopf;49.4cltt I SSESSIONS i - 1p • ii • 1 11; 96 98 95 97 95 97 par p *•• ..' ••• 1 .... li p 112 - 114 - 2M) 21i -21 i 49 - 51 80 - 82 21f - 211 254 - 25i ip 1 3 - 3 99 - 100 4? 20 - 125 . 1 8 - 121 108 - 110 19i - 20 21 -22 i i -- lp 2 -2i p 60 7 11 6 - 4 1.0 Bd, 12i 12 125 25 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paldi RAILWAYS. Leasing 3ompanles Closing Priced this day. Itishisss this dN• 100 Buckghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Je. all Col.Stour Vy. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.c all lE. Un. H. Sh. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils.Direet. 100 !Do. New all ,Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hull di Selby all Do. i Shares all ipo. i Shares all Lon.&Greenw 0" all IDo.Preference t. 100 Lon. Til., &S. 54 Do. Bark. Sh. all 'Manch.Batn. and Matlock 100 ,Mdld. Bradfd. 541Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. all N.& Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per ct,. all Do. Fixed sp.c all Prest. & Wyrf all Do. Shrs. A 100 Roystn.& Hit. all Shrews.& Her all S. Staflordsh.. all WearVal.36pc all Do LOO .Wilts&Somrst Ln.&N.W. , rialedon ... E. U. dr E. C, Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do at.:Yestn Y. It N.M Do S. Eastern Do 'Peto &Co Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. E. Count Do Do Do Do Gt. North's' T. Brassey l M. MClean Stk.dtDar Do IGt.Westn. 93 - 98 98 - 102 11 - 13 134 - 137 3 - 41 ! ••• •" 109 - 111 12i - 13 23 - 24 107 - 109 P 2 - 92 - 94 ---57 P ... 131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 94 32 - 33 88 - 90 PREFERENCE SHARES, 5 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p, e.pref. (issd. at 501.) t. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 1) 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. t. 100 Caledn. £lO 44 p. c. t.. 100 Ches. & Ho. 54 p.c. t. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... 5.1 all Cork &Bandonsip.c. 54 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. D 2E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. t. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. t. 100 Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c.' 9 all Eas. Co. Ex,sp. c No.l 9 all Do. No. 2 ...... ) all Do. New 6 pr.. c. St., ) all East Un., G. 6p. c. 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent. ) all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. t. all Do. do. 4 per cent... t. 100 East Lancash.6p.cts. 5 all EAW. York. J. sths ) 5 Min. dz Gl. sp. c. Sh. t• 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. t 100 Furness, sp. c....... t. 100 Glas. 5.W.G.5 p.c. t 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. t. 1.00 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.... 100 Do. 44 per cent ) 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. ...... ) all Gt.N .of Scot.lst Pre. 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) ) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. ) 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. 00'1. red. 44 p.c. ;. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 percent. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. 3 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. ) all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S. 1 all Do. do. sp. c. do. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. all Do. do do all Do. do. do. • 100 Lan.& York. 6 pc. St. . 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l • 100 D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 . 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. . 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 • 100 Lon. & N.W., COT. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct , . 100 Lon. &S.W. 7 perot late 3d Shares all Londy.& Color. Sh. all Londy.&Enn 4 s. Sh. . 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 44 Do. do. do. £6 . • 100 Do. do. 34 per cent. all Marypt. 3 Carl. 4 p.a.; all Do. 44 per cent 4 10? Do. do. . 100 Aid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. . 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c. , 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. 100 Do. L. 6tH. Pref. St. all New.,Aber., &c., pr. 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.pm. 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. all Norfk.Deb.4 p.c. Sh. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf., 1847 100 D0.Wv.V.5p.c.,1847 100 North British ..... 34 Do. 71. Preference 100. N. E. Berw. 4p. c. Prf 84 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1' 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York H.& S. Pnr all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. dz Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar all Scot. Cent. New Pref 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.o , 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St 103 Do. d 0.34 p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 44 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d 100 Do. 44 per cent all Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh, 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. 100 Do. do. 44 p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p. c. Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 all Waterfdd; Kilk. 6 pc., BRITISH 2112 1 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 14 British Iron .... 20 Condnrow (Cambrn ) 1. D.v.Gt. Cnsls. (Tav4 14s Great South Tolgus 1013 iGrt. W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 7 IGrt. W. Vor (He'stn.) 856d 1 Lady Bertha 7i N. Frances (Illogan) . . N.W.Basset (Illogan) 6115 North Wheal Crofty 1i Par. Cons. (St.Blary) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. MM. Co ,2. S. Caradon (St. Cleer' 2 S. Cam Brea (Mogul 19 IS. W. Frances(lll ogn. 42 Tarn. S. &L. MM. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap 12s 6:V. of Towcy (Camar. ) 14 IW. Ilasiast (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrtil 1 5k Wh. Basset (Mogan. 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth. 54 Wh. Edward(Calstk.) 11 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Lint.) 8 IWlLMa.Ann(lifenht. ) 4 i Wh. 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