The Sun. — London, England, 1857-07-18 00:00:00

1 ,f 1 `z,A 1- ;(3 ,r is re to re a, of sr ,c- 'or ou he ed of sre for ad )m its id ac- ' at la of by he 4ed She ith er en- of der Ty, of .3e- Tse 101- ler ap- )m- eed the Dol ons t of Ira the the rich rith mg, -doh iali DM at the rink 'ter nce can ace esa ohi den )th wk eul ml ver stet P 3 na I, rug 803 ste 3te ,o 1 ru iol an lig lee Lai fr re( of fr og in al 1( It .0 it si J Li e )1 1 gra thes o the 9th , 100' IVI 0 "47 "T' - ' • PIT i l k 7 - 7 P T , ,7 7 ~.111 AND COINIMItC,TAL INTELLIGENC2. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed with a firm appearance, and there was a slight improvement in prices. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, 2,000 of w hieh were taken by the exper:;ers and speculators. T he Railway Shane Market closed quietly, and Without animation, at previous prices. The Bank of England weekly return completed 4° l*the week en di ng th e 11th inst., is generally enniidered very saisfactory, and as the next st tte :3°l4 is eXPeCtfcl to be even more encouraging there 8 a prospe c t o f a f ur th er d ec li ne in the minimum r ate of discount before long. It is alleged the sub jan-alteration6Ct of an - alteration of 1 instead of 4 per cent. wa s a mi enea•?.d at the Bank meeting on Thursday in e°4Bequence of the extensive falling off in the amount of the " other securities." The reserve of notes and th e p u bli c d e p os it s have been influenced Y the divid en d paymen t s, an d t h e increase in the bullion, for th e same reason , i s no t so large as might have been imagined owing to the large amount of gold recently sold to the authorities. The princi pal items and the changes they represent are sub joined Active Circulation 4,„ Increase LBullion increase . £19,962.215 . 493,680 , 11,592.160 75,304 Rest . . ....... 3,458.539 - Increase . 47.728 Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills 740,688 Governme n t Increase Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Decrease Bubjoined is the official account of the specie on loard the Indu3, which will be despatched on Ilonday to India and China : Bombay (silver) - --- • Madras (silver) ✓ Calcutta (silver) Penang (silver) Singapore (silver) Do. (golf) Hong Rol g (silver) Shanghai (silver) . £153 885 • 14,250 • 158,500 • 2,558 . 40,045 1.500 . 90,858 .. 79,215 Total £540,811 This shipment is not s) large as most persons expected, awl it will be observed that the amounts destined for China ara very small. Several orders however, could not be completed in time for this 'vessel, and it is, therefore, supposed that the ex ports on the 20th will be more extensive. The rates of exchange for bills drawn on the chief cities of the Continent yesterday afternoon Vere rather less favourable. About 45,0001. in Australian gold was sold to the Bank of England yesterday. The official return of the exports of the precious tletals from the port of London for the week el iding Thursday last is as follows Gold Coin ... Hamburg ... 400 Oal. , Belgium 60 ~ Silver doin do. 400 „ The demand for money in Lombard-street is tattler active, but the terms are easy and in some cases below the Bank minimum. A rise of ±to per cent. has taken place in 1113 Market for public stocks and the tendency Z r _ t he quotationsis still f ur th er t o i m p rove . B us iness 4 ' 43 been d u ll ; b u t th e f avoura bl e B an k re t urn , th e„ l Prospect of a further r e d uc ti on i n th e ra t e o f di scount, and the satisfactory statements in he House °f Commons last night relative to the revenue, have e11)1 1)ted a few purchases, and hence the increa sed firmness. Consols have been 911 - and 91/ 92 to 9 ; while for the account they have been . n g , The New 3 per Cents. have been 91 g t° 21. ; and the Reduced, 91/ to 92. Bank Stock h 2l l to 2151 ; and India Stock, 2151 to 2171. Ex e3uer Bills have been 4s. to ls. discount. a _ Voreign Stocks are also firmer, and a moderate Mount of b us i ness has been transacted. Turkish 6 per Cents• have been 951- and the 4 per t..).!nts. 1021, Spanish Threes are firm at 40k. " 5 Litrtv Deferred 251, and the Passive si. Russian B yer Cent s. h ave been 1092, Peruvian 804 to -I I! and Mexi can h ave risen to 22i. Bto ne foll ow i ng are the nominal prices of Foreign ek s:—Grenad a D e f erre d B on d s, 6 61 ; M ex i can , „, ; P eruvian, 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 6 Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 5i ; Russian 5 8„ r , ° , 611 t 8 .) 109 111; ditt o 41 p er C en ts., 96 98 ; A !"' 11 ' 811 3 per C en t s., 40 ; d i tto D e f erre d , 25i i ; mato C ertificates, 5i 6. oThere h as been a moderate business done in ail waY Shares, and in m os t i ns t ances an a d va nce o ab out to p er cen t . h as t a k en p l aces i n pr i ces. _ alecl otlial), Great N or th ern , G rea t W es t ern , " ent h - Western, North-Eastern, York, and Oxford, ... Wo rcester, a n d W o l ver h ampton, advanced 53. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, and North- Eastern (Berwick), 10s. The Foreign and Colonial Undertakings were Vet, and s h owe d very li ttle alteration in value. Last Indian, Northern of France, Grand Trunk 41 4 Great Western of Canada, each broughtyes terday's rates. Joint Stock Bank Shares have exhibited a slight I taprovement. City Bank advanced 10s., London a lla County 55., Union of Australia 10s., and * Union of London ss. . In Miscellaneous Shares business ruled dull. A rtfitralian Agricultural improved about 1/. II 1•ITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES--THIS DAY. e lk St oc k (Front the Official List.) Business done. • 214 15A - Per t 91 2i 4 eat. Red uce d A nnu iti es Der Cent Co nsols Annu i t i es 9l# In s ' . 3 a Per Cent. Annuities 92 1i 2,- 3 / 4 1 uaa. Stock ...,.,, ~,e ds, .c. won )itto. under £lOOO 0), sols for Account E ich•equer Dille, 2td• ..•... £1 000 1 4 d . ••••• XOO O . par 2 d %mail • ....... . • , PRICES OF FOREIGN' FUNDS—THIS DAY. u.trazilin 5 per Cent. A.), nieb. Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825 'fie itto 5 per C en t ., lean 3 per Cent Ditto count Peruvian Ac Bonds, 4i per Cent — bitto Account ilus3ian Bonds, 1622, 4: St., 5 per Cent 1094 P S • -unh Roads, 3 p or C en t. Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 pef Cur. Pitt, Passive s# S Knish. Cc mmittee Cart. of Catp. not fun. 5# Tarkibit kontte t 6 par cent Ditto Account 95# i Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. • Ditto Account . . Dividends on the above payable q• . ocon. batch Ex.:Lange., 2t per Cen;., 12 Guilders 64 x d TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money 92A Console for Account . 15 d ~ 92 4 farther sum of 48,0001. American gold was sold to the Bank yesterday. There was en active demand for silver yesterday, and The amount already enisaised to be sent by the overland taail of the 20th is 520,000/. The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 30th inst. or the hi re o f two or three screw steamers , to convey about 1,500 men from England to Hong Kong. I,,The specie by the West India mail yesterday Is 2 5 ,000/., of which 110,0001. is gold. The next arrival 7 111 be the Parana, about the Ist of August, which is PEcted to bring 400 0001. in silver from Mexico, the l ast letters having stated that a conducta with that mount was on its w a y t o Ver a C r uz. . t . 410TAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The annual exhibi tion of thi s scciety commences at Salisbury on Tuesday ; and the South-Western directors have made mostotb eral arrangements for the accommodation of the public Wtheir line, constant trains running between London ct Sali s b ury throughout the day at reduced fares ; to the r eturn tickets will be issued, available from the 20th !; 25th J u ly . A rrangsmen t s h ave a l so b een ma d e f or `viers constant communication between Basingstoke d r i o ' s Salisbury, Winchester and Salisbury, Portsmouth, Portoand South am pt on , &c., in each case the return tick s+. , availabls from the Monday to Friday. i"TTINGs IN THE House GIP COMDIONS.—At the eh r sitting yesterday a rst trotted with peffect non th:l',;eee across the floor of the House of Commons frs4re ti c YPpositio n to the Ministerial side, apparently nine- Th e : i even by the vigilant eye of the Sergeant-at-Arms. " suPer-sag,acity attributed to the race might suggest me i sflections. Was this feat istended by way of en sni , r ,agetnent to new members, to show that rattieg i t tt he accomplished with ease and impunity I Or was 1 001 1 : 14 elf an assertion of the rights of the mus genus to at a RI siker, as a oat may look at a King rl l Dli S U iv, I sHAaI.I mARKETS—Tnis Day.) tr. talc] RAiiirete. RAILWAYS. 5i - 8i - 9 - 71 8:12 91. 93 76i 77 36& 37i4d 4 - 5 - 10 20 - 21 111 - 12 52 - 54 35 - 36 - 7 ( 1 1 97 - $8 61 ----: oi 31 - 35 93 - 101 8 - 9 99 - 100 93 - 95 121 - 123 1041 -105 ti 63. - 64 63 - 65 70 -- 74 6 -- 8p 100 i a— * I -- a ei 112 -- 114 ;1031 -- 104 d !io)1 44, = 43 83 -84 j 546 - 556 14 - 15 63 - 65 3 - 1 . 431 - 441 914 - 924 22i - 23 21 - 44 - 45 72 - 73 96 - 99 44 - 4i - 8 10_ - 10, 35 36 6 Ed 101 100 25 20 43 50 3 2 d — 17 i 74 t 3 73 91 - 93 5 - - 4)y! 9 - 11 41. - 43 213, - 22 4 - 7 - 9 3 - _ s;t: ... -i ... 77 61 lli i 93i 91 3 64 i 3i 1001 1 112 104.31 43a i 724 351 f Cloiin .z t' rice. Business don* this day this day. 41 1001 li 1001 €4i i 4 i ?4i 10' A mbg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Belfast & Ballymene Birmng. Wolverh. 6 Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) it. 100 Bristol & Exeter it. 100 Caledonian. it. 100 Chester & Holyhead 50 all Cork and Bandon ?.0 all Cork, Black. & Pass m all Cornwall [0 all D. A LO 8 Do. B 50 45 Dublin &Belfast June 25 all Dun. P. &Abor.Junc St. 100 East Anglian 20 all Eastern Counties St. 100 EasternTJnion,A.stk St. TOO Do., do. B 25 8 Do. New A 25 17i East Kent St. 100 East Lancashire 20 all East Suffolk ...... 10 4 Do. St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 0 all Edinb. and Peebles_ -t. 1.00 Edinb.Prth.&Dundeo () all Forth and ClydeJunc. St. ux) Furness ...... St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western 10 all Great N. of Scotland St. 100 Great Northern St. 100 Do., A. Stock q. 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) St. 1.00 Great Western. St. 100 Do. Str.V.R gua.St 12 all Irish South-Eastern 5C all Lancaster & Carlisle. 16i Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 3t. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire, 16 6 Do., do. F £l6 I 3 1 Do., Wet. Riding Un 20 all Do. Southport. Eli all London & Blackwall St: 100 Lond.Brizht.&S.Cst. St. 100 London &N. Western, 20 all Do. Fiffl , . 10 all Do. ,161.51LX&8...e 123 5 Do. Eighths St. 100 London & S.Wegtern• 25 all Ludndrry.&Colerainel 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. St. 100 Manch.Shet&Lincln. 10 1 Metropolitan 1.0 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ...... Midland Do. Birming.& Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. A Shares Newcastle & Carl i sl e Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.... Northn. Counties Un North British . ...... North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ........ Do., A Stock Do., B Stock E astern - Berwick T)o. 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. Juno. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central 'Scot. N.B. Abrdn. St Shropshire Union Siti ngb mune &Sheer. South Devon ' South Ea5tern.. , ....... Do. 4. per: . Shares South Wales S. Yorksh. RivarDun 50 all 1311 all c. Itoo 25 all 25 all St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 100 ail 25 all 50 9 20 all St. 100 50 3A St. 100 - St. 100 St. j 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 11 50 all .St 109 St. 1.00 10 3/.1 20 17i 20 all 10 all St. [WO .Do.. . . . Staines,Wok. , &Wok Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1.8N5 Stockton SI Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Prof., No. Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath. ..... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limericki West West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 0 all 8 9 Atlan. and St. Law. ... Bombay, Ba.roda, and Cen.lnd,guir. 5 p.c. par 8 all ;06 104 )0 1100 )0 100 Do. & Lai - A - 5i —41 d Buffalo ice lu.r. Buff. , Brut. dc Go Ich. 188 6 p.c.bds., 1 Ang.,'7 2 Do. do., 1 July, '73 85 00 Do. do., 1 Jane,'74 85 90 Calcutta and S. East. ••• Central Oude (Lim.) ... •.. Ceylon A shares ' Do. B. do. Demerara •• •1 ••• . - )0 100 !CI 2s. !O 2slcl !(:) lOs ?.0 1 L 74 all ,X) 2s. "it. 100 .?0 15 )0 all )0 all n all Eastern Bengal East Indian 106 i -- 101 4 Do. C Shares id ip D 0.4 A p.c.Bnds.,'s7 ... ... Do. do. do , '59 . , do. —.-- ". Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent.... Og:. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben... In. Pen. g. 5 per c. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. 20 20i1 54 tO 87 8S 1 20 201: p 21 . 1 —22 a ;t. 1.00 )0 all 0 all O 4 N all 10,i ,0 all O all 0 all O all Gt. Westn. of Canada „ Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 99 101 Do. do., '76, p. '6O lO9 113 Do. do., '73, do. 109 1 13 Do. do., '73, without option 109 113 Madras, guar. 4. p.c lB4 194 Do. do., 5 per c. 20 21 Do. 44 p. c. Exten. d i Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 44 Fp Do. 4th Ex., do. Onde (Limited) Seinde, guar. 5 per c Do 0 all !O all !O 10 5 O ss. !O 5 !O all par - ... ].. ••• .... FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp &Rotterdam si 6i 63 20 18 Ardennes.. .......... ••• •• • 5 all Belgian East. Junct 1i 1 20 16 Beziers to Graissessac ... •• • 6 all Carmeaux&Toulons f Coal Mines and Ry. 42 i 20 12 Dutch Rhenish 4 30 20 all Eastern of France 27i 27 27a 20 all Do. New 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 18 Gt. Central of France 23* -- 24 20 18 Great Luxembourg 6 6 a 6 i 10 4 Italian Junction •. ••• 20 all Lake Const. &, Bale .... ••• d 20 all Lierre and Turnhout .. ...d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian . 4 437 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... •• 20 all Lyons and Geneva 20 all Lyons & Mediterran. ... ... 331, all Maria Antezia 10 all Do. New • ••• 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p, c. Pref l9l 20 16 all Northern of France 321 324 33g o 10 all NorwegianTruk.Pref 81 W 20 all Paris and Lyons 531 54 20 all Paris and. Orleans 56 6 3 20 7 Reeife & San Fran , i d . -- .c.l 10 5 20 all Royal Danish IG 18 Royal Sambrepo.Southerns p a e nr Swed ish o d ef e M .Futr France n np s r ec e . e f : 2 '1 86 : I" 1 2 74 2 2 1 1800 0 1 al m aiftallll D W o e . st u Flanders all i W.&N.W Per . of e lic re n f c; 2 48 8 1 --- 9219 20 20 6,1 Western of Austria 20 all IWest. of Switzerland ... 6 all IWiesba.den 7 a lillil Rome(Pe r n anda m (Perham.) a . s 7 c aPti . c . .• 6 all I Do. Bp. cent. ... prof *** 20 all ,Zea'and ... • ----2-:::::::::- JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all (Australasia B9 91 25 18 ; Bank of Egypt 1 4 1 d 100 50 'Bank of London 49 —5, 40 all Bri. Cot Bk.& Ln. Co ... __. .. 50 all British N. American . _ • 20 8 ,C.Bk.of Ind•Au.dtCh ii .._. .1 1 9 100 50 Cit y 63 65 65 100 25 ',Colonial ... 100 20 Commercia l of Loud ... 20 all Eng•Scot.&Aus.Cht. 17i 18} 18 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. 17 18 20 all Ditto New .......... 'A, 20 London and County .. ... 50 50 ILnd•&E Bnkng.Corp ... ... 50 10 ILondon Joint Stock.. ... .• • 1( 0 20 ILond.andWestmi nst. ... ... 47 100 35 ,National Pro. of Eng. ... -- 20 1.0 ,Do. New ••• ••• 50 22 . I' , 'ational Bank 20 all New South Wales 25 911 Oriental Bank Corp 36 38 flu.' 20 15 Ottoman Bank ICO I 15 Provinc al of Ireland ... -- ... 10 all Do. New • ••• 5 I . Aus. B. &G. Im•Co R . . .., 25 all 'South Australia 33 34 33 25 all :Union of Australia 54 LG 55 ... 14 Do. New 6 7 50 10 lUnion of London ....... ... 26 t 0 , 50 ,Unity Mutual__ I ~. •-•-• ...d 100 50 IWestrußlc of Load, l4 7_ 7 7 124 LINES LEASED AT FL Shr Paid ) Retr,wirs• clo L in e p a. a sv es elv i n da P y r . ices li t aing; St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. St. 100 10ly.lerealeJc Caledon 25 all iCol.Stour Vy, E.U.&E.C, 13 St. 100 E. n. g. 6 p., A. Nor th n 132 135 131 5 all E. Un. H. Sit. E. Count. 3 41 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct ••• .•• St. 100 Do. New Do • ••. 25 all :Glstr.&Dn.Pr it. `.Vesta — 50 all Irian & Selby. Y. & N.M lO6 108 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do 124 all !Do. I Shares. Do — 121 all !Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l2 —12 i 20 all IDo.Pr e f e rence Do — 23} St. 100 Lou.l Ti]., &S. Pcto &Co ICO 102 101 10 71 , D0. Birk. Sit. Do I id —A p 51 all Manch.Bston. &N.W and Matlock & Midld 2l 2R St. !100 Mdld•Bradfd, Midland 9O 92 92 64 1 51 Newmarket BuryE.G.spe. E. Count A - P Pm 50 all N.&Est.s p.c. Do 55 57 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do 50 all Do. Fixed cDo • ••• 25 all Prest. &Wyrr L. &N. W ... 12,i, all Do. A Shra. A Do — St. 109 Roystn.&llit. Gt.Northu 131 133 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 84 12 all S. Starfordsh.. M. MCloan 9 94 50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. 25 all Do Do 32 33 St. ' ; 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn B9 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. 5 1 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (iss d. at 501.) Bris.&Ex.4 P.C. St. Do. 4 per e. Shares Caledu. £lO 41 p. c Ches. & Ho. 5,‘ p.c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork & Bandon 5 a p. c Dun. Perth. &Aber. J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 ....... Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash .6 p . cts E. &W. York. J. sths Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed. Prth. & Dun. 4p.c . Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. preen Do. 4a per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom. Gt.N. of Scot.l st Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 41 p. c, Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent:, Do 5 p. c. red. pref:l Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c.P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do 6 := 31 95 - 97 5 'lll - 113 112 - 114 4 - 2 124 Fa = i* li - 116 105 - 107 100 - 102 61 -- 63 108 -- 10„ i - 61 92 - 94 81 - 83 83 - 85 99 - 101 91 - 101 17 -17 t 91 - 10.1 73 - 75 191 - 20 - 10 141 - 15 Birm. Gua. Stk. Chesil. Gua. Sh. do. do do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon.&B.G. 5 pc.No.l D0.,P., 5 p.c. St. N 0.2 Do. Now Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. 138 - 141 115 - 117 ... - late 3d Shares !Londy.& Color. Sh Londy. &Ennis. j Sh ' M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cont [Do, do. do. £6 Do. do. 31 per cent. Marypt. x Carl. 4 p.c 4A per cent 155 - 153 - t 66 - 68 rD o. do. l i lid.C o nsol.6 P.C. St Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.e Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St Do. L. &H. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p. c.recl. 5 p.c. pm Do. Pcrpet. 6 pr. ct sTorfk .D eb. 4 p. c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1546 o. 5} p.c. pf , 1847 D0.11 , v.V.5p. ..,1847 North British 1:),). 7/. Preference... N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do 1.32 - 134 96 - 97 87 - 89 11 -11 i 102 - 104 93 - 95 - Do. Leeds 6pc No.l Do. do. Qrs., 1848.. Do. York LT.& S. Pur North Staffordshire Os., Nor. & Wolv. p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar._ Scot. Cent. New Pref. Se.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 as 22i 22, 'll4 - 116 1 93 - 99 114 - 116 1105 - 110 16 Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4.i per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. e Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. 224 - 23 98 - 100 95 - 100 27 - 28 2 -- 3] ... 2-- ••• 2i - 21 .MINES. 16A - 17 6i 71" i3O - 140 140 - 450 15 - 17 4 - 5.. A 1 - 12 13 • - 14 3 - 4 19 - 21 5 -- 6 315" - 325 4 - 5 275 -- 2 85 - 3i - 44 o 26 i 2o 130 •?.20 239 290 310 51 6 194 20, 46 48 24 26 BRITISH .. 7112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) :0 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambria.) CO 1 Dey.Gt. Casls. (Tay.) ~. 14s Great South Tolgus ~. 11/3 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) ... 7 IGrt.W. Vor (llelstn.) 13s Lady Bertha ... 7 N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy: 9 Porkellis U. (Wend. Os. Sort. Cons. Min. Co ... 2A S. Caradon (St. Clear, ... 2S. Caul Brea (Illogn , ... 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn 5 4A Tam. S. it L. 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Registered - Trus. Ln. Co. Up. Can — Van Diomou'o Land ll 12 It. 100 it. 100 25 22 20 all 20 all 50 all 20 all 10 all 5 all 5 all !O all LO all 10 all LO all it. 100 )0 60 [OO all 4. 100 :0 15 '. Roo 21 all 21 all it. 103 6 41 it. 100 .2A all 2.4 all 21 1174 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 .0 all .0 8 .0 -all ;t. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 7 3i St. 10° 17 8; 20 . 13 12i 9 25 10 20 all St. 100 St. 100 813 all St 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 10 all .0.6 all t. 100 t. 100 SL 100 St. 100 20 all 25 all 25 15 126 all 5 I all iool 88 Iri 8 20} 2i 1 22 2 11} $ Do. Do. Do. IDo. FOREIGN Australian Braelianlmp.(issued at L 5 pin) Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Roy Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica— Cobre Copper. Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Grauada No V Oall Monde Pont. Si[. Ldlf. & Sml t Port Philip Santiago de Cuba south Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. Prof United Mexican MISOEL. kustralian Agricult. A.ustraln. Royal Mai. Berlin Water Works Brit. 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A great crowd of persons, chiefly of the working classes, a.tnountinp; to upwards of a thousand, were assembled thruughout the day iu front of the home, the extreme weakness of the. patient rendering it unliktly that he could get through the day. As soon as his death became known, the Prefect of Police had the following notice placarded in every part of Paris :-- "Prance has just lost her national poet ! The Government of the F mperor has determined that honours shall b e p a id t o the memory of Beranger. This pious homag a was due to the poet whose songs, consecrated iu the worship of the country, have aid7cl in perpetuating in the hearts of the people the reminiscence o f the Imperial glo ries. I learn that party men on ly see in this sad solemnity an occasion of renewing the disorders which at other limes have signalised similar cere monies. The Government will not allow a tumul tuous manifesfation to be substituted for the re spectful and patriotic sorrow which ought to pre vail at the funeral of Beranger. On the other hand, the wishes of the dece tsed have been expressed in these touching words As to my funeral, if you can avoid public noise, do so, 1 Irg of you, my d. ar Perrotin. I hold in horror the tumult of a crowd, and the eclat of speeches, at the inter ment of friends whom I lose ; and if mine can be effected without a public gathering, one of my wishes will be accomplished !' It has, therefore, been resolved, in accord with the testamentary executor, that the funeral procession shall be exclu sivelycomposed of official deputations andof persons who receive letters of convocation. I request the populati , nto conform to the prescriptions. Mea sures are taken to cause the determination of the government and the desire of the deceased to be rigorously and religiously respected. Paris, July, 16, 1857. PIETRI, senator." The 11lowiteur announces the event .in the fol lowing terms : ~ "France has sustained a painful loss ; Beranger died yesterday after a long and severe malady. The Emperor, wishing to do honour to the memory of this national poet, whose works have so power fully contributed to keep up patriotic sentiment in France, and to popularise the glory of the Empire, has decided that the - expenses of the funeral shall be defrayed by the Imperial civil list. Th 9 funeral of Beranger will take place to-day at noon." We cannot record the death of Beranger without a passing word of admiration for his genius, and regret for his loss, which robs France of another of her few—her very few—real poets. It is true, he was Int a song writer, but into -his songs his genius threw the character and feeling of a nation —and sometimes its wrongs. Essentially the poet of the people, gallant, gay, witty, satirical, and above all French; perhaps no writer ever so com pletely photographed the character of his country men as Beranger, or loved his country better. It will be seen from the following sketch of his career that the deceased had nearly reached his 77th year : "Pierre Jean Beranger was born on the 17th August, 178), at the residence of his grandfather, a poor tailor living at No. 50 , Rue Montorgneile His father, who followed the• same calling was a man of unsteady propensities, who cared little for his family, and was at no pains to pro vide for their euhsietence. His favourite crotchet was that he was the descendant of illustrious an • cestors, and the greater part of his time was occu pied in tracing his pedigree to noble and aristocra tical sources. Of his son he took little heed, leav sub propensities of Peronne. , eroing him to grow up as he pleased, and to wander about the streets of Paris with any associates that chance might throw in his way. The boy remained H w i i ii t se h nd l u i le i e i it s grandfatherlvaosf staverne n tto bl until iovye lwe h fi e tt b w hi a l nisi s ri ibi maternal n butne. yearslittle o leisure auntag e: w for wh t o ie indulgencekiept asmall of inn h il i l s vagrantthe b at such brief int er v a l s as he could sna t c h f rom ' his homely employment he managed to f orm an ac • quern tance with the writings of on Fene 1 V • , Voltaire, and Racine. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a printer at Peronne, named Laisne, having acquired what little he knew at the ' Institut Patriotique,' a branch of the school founded by M. B. de Bellangese upon the system of J. J. Rousseau for the dissemi nation of liberal principles. His new occupation was doll]) it-es more favourable to his literary taste. It was whilst he was Engaged in setting up the types for an edition of the poetry of Andre Chenier that young Beranger first attempted the composi tion of verse, and from that day his chief ambition was to become a poet. At the age of 17 he returned to the house of his grandfather, and tried his hand in several styles of versification, but does not ap pear to have satisfied himself or those about him that he was born a poet. Sick of the poverty by which he was surrounded, and thewant of sympathy which it was his fate to encounter on all sides—for he liSd published before he left Peronne, without exciting any attention, a small volume of songs, en titled. the ' Garland of Roses'—he determined to go to Egypt, then in the occupation of the French army, but the unpromising account given him by an acquaintance who had returned thence, induced him .to abandon his project. About that time he wrote a comedy, entitled ' The Hermaphrodites,' but being unable to get it accepted at any of the theatres, he threw it into the fire. For more than a year be followed no settled occupation, although deicing that inter val be is said to have produced his best songs. Embittered by disappointment, and almost hope less of success, he resolved to collect all the poems ho had written, and send them to Lucien Bona parte, the brother of the first consul, who was known to be a liberal p a t ro n of literature. In 1803,' says be, ' without resources, tired of falla cious hopes, versifying without aim and without encouragement, I conceived the idea —and how many similar ideas have remained without result ! —I conceived the idea of enclosing all my crude poems to M. Lucien Bonaparte, already celebrated for his great oratorical talents, and for his love of literature and of the arts. My letter accompanying them was worthy of a young ultra-rePublicen bran ! How well I remember it ! It bore the impress of pride wounded by the necessity of having recourse to a protector. Poor, unknown, so often disappointed, I could scarcely count upon the success of a we') which no one se conded. Nor was he, on this occasion, doomed to further disappointment. The prince, favourably disposed to the young poet, not on ly by the spe cimens which he had forwarded, but by the manly tone of the letter by which they were accompanied, relieved him almost immediately from his suspense. He answered his application in t he kindest and m ost encouraging terms, and having sent for him to his house advised him as to his future course, and promised to afford him more substantial assistance. Before he had an opportunity of carrying out his benevolent intentions, the prince became himself an exile. On his arrival a t Rowe, however, he trans mitted to Beranger an order to receive and apply the s Mary coming t o him as member of the Institute. Tne aid thus afforded was moat seasonable. Hewes soon able to find employ me nt fur his pen. Durin g t he tA o years 1805-6 he assisted in editing “ Landon's Annals of the Muscle," and in 1809 he managed to obtain the post of copying clerk in the office of the Secretary of the University, with a salary of 1,200 f. a-year. He was now in comparatively independent circumstances. His g enius had, moreover, begun - to attract notice iu high places. Napoleon's laugh ter on reading, for the first time, Beranger's ‘ Roi d'Yvetot ' (a good-humoured satire on his own pre tensions) is said to have been exuberant. In 1813 Beranger was elected a member of the Society of the Caveau, then the resort of the most distin guished. literary me n of the time ; and, encouraged i,y the cordial reception his songs met with from its frequenters, he resolved to devote himself exclu sively to that class of composition. Towards the latter part of the year 1815, when the first collected edition of his songs made its appearance, he had b gun to be widely known to the French public. ' La Requete des Chiens de Qualite ' and ' La Cen seur ' were by this time on the lips of all Paris. The last newel song had well nigh brought him into trouble ; but Bonaparte had made his escape from Elba, and among oteer changes Beranger was ac tuilly offered a post in the office of the Imperial censorship. The proposal vets received by Beran ger and his j ov i a l friends of the Caveau with laugh ter, and he continued to retain his humble clerk ship in the office of the Secretary of the University. His second series of songs, published in 1821, cost - him his place (no great loss) and three months' im risonment in the pri s on of Ste. Pelagie. His teird. (1828) subjewed him to nine months' impri sonment in La Force and a fine of 10,000 francs. The fine was, howevert paid by the poet's admirers, and the prison in which he was confined became the rendezvous of the most distinguished men of I the day. From behind his prison bars Beranger kept up so deadly a lire on the government that he contributed more effectually to destroy it than all a d the blows of the herce e of the Three Days. After having assisted so importantly in winning the battle, however, he refased to accept any share in the si oil. His friends, who were now occupying the high places, would have loaded him with titles and hollows, but be declined all payment for his services, and to avoid being mixed up with the ever-variable politics of the capital he retired, first to Passy, next to Fontainebleau, and finally to Tours, where he completed what he called his ' Memoires Chantantes,' by the publication of his fourth volume of songs, At the revolution of February he was elected to the. Constituent Aszem bly, but ater a sittting or two he sent in his re4ig nation, which was at fir,t reused by the chamber, but afterwards, although most unwillingly, accep ted. He was then again residing at Passy, and ho remained theie until a short, time back, when a re moval into Paris, for the sake of medical advice, was deemed necessary. During his residence M he Rue Vendome he had the gratification of find ing himself the object of the deepest interest, and 11;3 friends have the consolation of knowing grit he received every attention that human kindness could suggest." (From the Daily News.) Warnba . regretted that the noble Atbelstane could not share in the good cheer at his own lyke wake. Wiser men than Wamba may regret that Beranger cannot sing the ordering of his own funeral. The Emperor, in his eagerness to do honour to the national poet, announced, before the breath was well out of the old man's body, that the funeral expe nses s h ou ld b e d e f ra y e d ou t of the civil list. The imperial undertaker issued strict orders at the same time that none who were not specially invited should presume to fellow the poet to his grave. The ceremony was hurried over ere twenty-four hours had been allowed to elapse, and the steeets were lined by powerful detach ments of troops as the funeral cortege passed along them. Under pretence of doing honour to Beranger, his body was sequestrated from those whom he loved and sympathised with in life, and escorted to the grave by the representatives of those classes who had writhed under his satire. The day for such marvels has gone by, or one might have ex pected the corpse to burst its cerements, and to have marched away—a spectral figlia del reggimento— from the uncongenial entourage. We have no doubt that the lively interest in Beranger expressed by the Empress was perfectly sincere. We have no doubt that the Emperor—who, though an epicurean, is a tasteful one—appreciates many of the finest features of Beranger's genius. But a blind man might Sf'e that, under the pretext of paying the poet public honours, a desperate effort has been made io get him out of the way as quickly and as quietly as possible. The respect paid to his corpse was of the kind that Falstaff paid to the dead body of Perc%. Ho was complimented to the grave as. Dr. Bartolo is com plimented out of the room in the. "Barbiere di Siviglia." The courtiers who accompanied his hearse returned to the Tuileries thankful, no doubt, that their civilities had soothed his shade and pre vented it from stirring up an emeute. The Emperor probably gave a deep sigh, expressive of unutterable relief, .on finding that he bad succeeded in burying his perilous dead out of his sight. The public funeral of Beranger is one of those homages which vice pays to virtue. The feigned grief of the officials over the corpse of Beranger resemMes the fulsome compliments with which the Indian hunter seeks to soothe the irate ghost of the bear he has slain. But the genial, sincere, child-hearted, deep thoughted, independent poet has been followed to the grave by the hearts of all the true men and women of Europe ; that is his real pompespcnebres. His songs ring in the ears, his thoughts burn in the hearts of millions of the best spirits of France ; that will be his true monument. " Let me write the songs of a nation," said a great English statesman, "and let who will write the laws." Not one of the least guarantees that the spirit of liberty will soale day re-awaken in France is the universal diffusion and appreciation of the songs of Beranger. MARKET NEAVS.--(rhis Day.) COVENT ARDEN% "Very large supplies of frui to-day, and the trade general t and vegetables were on sale Iy ruled active, at full prices : Fnt Pine apples, per lb. 4s Od to 7 s Colonial do., ea. Cs Od to Oa Od Grapes, per 1b......2s Od to 5s Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Melons, each 2s Od to 6s Od Peaches, p. doz. Ss to IRs Od Nectarines, do. 6s to 12s Od IT. Filberts, per 1b.....0s to Os Od Cobs., p. 100 lbs. Os to s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 0(1 too a Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Strawberries, per pot tle Apples, p. h. sv. Os Od to Os Od Pears, per d0z.... Oa to Os Od Oranges, per 100.4 s Od to 12s Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 2s Od Apricots,p. doz. Os Od to Os Od i Cherries, per lb 2d to ls Gooseberries, per half sieve ....2s Od to 48 Od Currants, p. h. sv. 3s to 5s Od Plums, per do. Os Od to Os Ocl Green gages, do. Os Od to Os Od Raspberries, p.potl. 21 to 6d VEGETABLES. Greens, p. doz. bun. Os toOs Od Shallots, per lb 03 to 03 Cabbages, per doz.Bd to is 3d Horseraddish,!p. b. OsOd too Savoy do., p. do. Os Ocl to Os 6d Parsley, per do. 2d to 3d Cauliflowers, do.280(1 to 4s Oa Celery, per do is 6d to 2s 6d Brocoli, p. bun. Os 0.1 to Os 0.1 Beet, per doz. is Od to 2a Od Potatoes, per ton Os to Parsnips, per do. Os to Os Od New do., per cwt. 3863 to 8 Small salad, p. pun. 23 to 03 Peas, per h siev Is 03 to 2a 03 Mushrooms, p. pti .Is 3 tois Turnips, per bunch 443 to 63 Artichokes, each od to 01 Carrots, per bunch... 61 to 83 Lettuces, per doz. 63 tols 6.1 Cucumbers, each 43 to is 03 Endive, per score 2sod to 4a Garlic, per lb 03 to Os 03 Radishes, p. doz. bun. is to 2s Sorrel, per sieve Od to 0, Tomatoes, p. hfacv. Os to 0s Od Spinach, p. d0...18 Od to ls 63 Walnuts per 100...0s Od to Os Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 100 Os Od to Os 01 half do Os Od to Os Od Capsicums, per 100 Os 0(1 to Os Onions, p. bush Os Od to Os Od Rhubarb, p. bun. 24 to 63 New do., per bunch Od to Od Asparagus, per 1001 s 63 to Cs French beans, per Seakail,porpun.o3 04 to Os 04 100 Os 9d to Os Od Turnip greens, per Leeks, per do Od to Od bush Os 04 to Os 03 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; Poults, 5s Od to 7s 6d; Geese, s Od to Os 6d each ; Goslings, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; Duck lings, 2s Od to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, IE3 6d to 2s Od each ; wild do., 10d to is 03 ; Pigeons, 8d to is each ; large Surrey Fowls, 7s to 12s; barn-door do., 3s Od to Gs; Chick ens, 3s Od to 7s 01 per couple; Capons, Os Od to Os; Hares, Os Od to Os Od ; Grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ; Pheasants, Os to Os Od ; Partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; Woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od ; Snipes, Od to Os Od; Teal, Os Od to Os Od; Wild Ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; Widgeons, Os to Os 01; Plovers, Os 0,1 to Os Od each ; Guinea Fowls, 3s 6d to Os ; Roasting pigs, Gs Od to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s Od ; English do., is Od to is 3d per lb. ; English eggs, 7s 9d to 83 0;1; French do., Os 9d to 7s 01 per 120; Leverets, 3s 03 to 5s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 61; pork, 3s 8d ;to 4s 8d per Sibs., by.the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 49 6(1 to 5s 61; veal, 38 81 to 4s 6d; pork, 3s sa to 4s 6d per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 13s ; Brills, is to 5s each; Salmon, 10d to is id per lb ; Cod Fish, lls 01 to 3s each ; Sole°, 3d to is 6d per pair ; Trout, 8s to 101 per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s Gd; Crabs, Rd to 2s 6(1 ; Whitings, 3s Od to 7 s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 15s to 20s ; Natives, —s to —s per bsh. ; Mackerel, —s to 60s per 100; Smelts, is 6d to Os Od per doz.; Skate, ed to Od per 1b; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Od per gallon ; Bloaters, Os 8d to Os 10d per 100 ; Fresh herrings, Os 8d to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od per bushel; Doreys, is Od to lOs each; Haddocks, 4s to 12s pei dos.; Pike, Gd ; Sturgeon, Gd per lb ; Prawns, Os Od to 8s; Mullets, Os 6d to is Gd each; Plaice, 4d to is each; Halibut, 6d per lb ; Floanders, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to Is; Carp, is to ss; Tench, is to 5s per brace ; Garnets, 4d to is ; Eels, 8d to _ie. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to 9d ; of household ditto, 6d to lid per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 5d to 5/d ; 641 b to 721 b, 51d to sid ; 721 b to 801 b, 50. to sid. ; 801 b to 881 b, Sid to 6d ; 881 b to 961 b, 6d to 616 ; 961 b to 1011 b, —d to —d ; 1011 b to 1121 b, Od to Od ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides , 10s Od to —a Od ; C a lf skins, ight, 3s 01 to 5s Od ; ditto full, 8s Od to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, a Od td —s Od ; bents, Os 0,1 to Os Od; Half-brede, Os Od to Os Od; Downs, Os 0.1 to Os Od ; : Shearlings, la 64 to 2s Od ; Lambs, 2s 6LI to 3s Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId•meadow hay, 313 s to 41103 Od; new do., 31 Os to 4145; old clover, 3110 s to 51 53; new do., 3/. 103 to 41. 10s ; and straw, I/ 8s to 11 13a per load. A. fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND. —Old meadow hay, 31 10s to 41 12s; new do., 31 Os to 41 ss; old clover, 3110 a to 51 5s ; new do., 3/ 0s to 41 lOs ; and straw, 118 a to 1114 s per load. Supply moderate, and trade less active. WHITECFIAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 31 5s to 41 lOs Od; now do., 31 Os to 4/ 44; old clover, 3/ 10s to 5 1 8 s ; new do., 31 08 to 41 158 ; and straw, 1/ 84 to 11 13s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. CURIOUS MISTAKE AT A LATE TRIAL FOR MURDER —A curious mistake occurred on Saturday last at Yurk Assizes, in connection with the trial of Ann Edmondson, indicted for the wilful murder of her infant child at Calverley. The prisoner had engaged no counsel, but Mr. Price, at the request of the judge, defended her. On being called upon to plead, the prisoner, who was overwhelmed with grief, sobbed the word "Guilty." She was indistinctly heard and in a confused state, and her plea was taken as one of "Not Guilty." Tnis was a most fortunate mistake for the prisoner, as, instead of being condemned on her own confession, she was placed on her trial, and the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Of course she has received the full benefit of the error, and though a self-confessed murderess, has escaped the legal penalty of her crime.—Doncaster Chronicle. RAILWAY EXCURSIONIST'S COMPENSATION.-At the last County Court held at Louth, Lincolnshire, Mr, Salah Cartwright, ironmonger, rued the Great Northern Railway Company for the EUM of 14s. for breach of contract, as alleged under the foil swing circumstances : A short time ago 'the Great Northern Company adver tised a cheap trip to ilull and back at a fare of 4s. for first-class passengers. The plaintiff took tickets at the Louth Staeion for himself, his wife, and three children, and went to Hull. Oe returning to New 11,1Iand, on the south side of the Humber, the plaintiff and his family found much crowding and confusion, and they were ultimately forced into a carriage of an inferior ot t clasp, and were greatly incommode d b y the pressure he passengers, the vehicle being filled to repletion. The plaintiff now contended that the company had contracted to convey first-class carriage, and that as they had failed to d in a he was entitled to recover the sum he had paid to thew. him and his family to Hull and back in a Mr. Justine, who appeared for the company, contended that 3s. Gd. which had been paid itto court as the difference between first and eeccnd class fares was ample recompense. The judge considered that as the plaintiff and his family had got safely home he ought to be con tent with the 33. Gd. repaid by the defendants, Verdict for the defendants, rbar , ttton SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. ITALY. TcritiN, July 13.—The Senate proceeded to-day to the consideration of the bill for a new conven tion between the Government and the Savoy Rail way Company, inc:udinc, , the project for tunnelling the Mont Gelds. On the discussion being declared opened, The late Mazzinian attempts naturally form the staple of all discussions on Italian politics at pre sent ; and it is really curious and amusing to see the efforts of certain Absolutist journals—German, Russian, French, and Italian—to cast the onus on the Sardinian Government, whereby they gene rally succeed in proving so much that they cnd by making themselves supremely ridiculous. Accord ing to the3e critics, the Sardinian Government is ill informed by its secret agents, badly served by its police, and is itself wanting in the essential quali- Ves of caat:ou and prudence. If it had not be n for the warnings of the French police the train of the plot would never have been discovered, and, even as it was, the town of Genoa was only saved from destruction by ac cident, and not in any degree owing to the vigilance of the authori ies, who were lost in a dream of fancied security. All this, they say, is the consequence of constitutional government, and therefore, of course, they infer that constitu tionalism is a perpetual source of disquietude to the neighbouring Governments, and ought forth with to to rooted out. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) FRAUDULENT TRUSTEES BILL. Thie bill wa.; read a first time on the motion of Lord REDESDALE. PICTURE OF THE CORONATION. Viscount DUNGANNON called the attention of their lordships to the propriety and desirability of a painting of her Majesty's o.lronation being placed in the liou. , e of Lords. The noble lird asked the noble earl the Presi.:er•.t of the Council whether it was in contem plation to purcbroe for that object the original painting of that event by Sir G. llayter. Earl GRAN . VILLE said the Government had octhing to do with the decoration of the Houses of Parliament. The Commission appointed for the purpose was composed of members of their I , rdships house and persons versed in the fine arts, and as he was not a member of that c)mmission he could not give the noble lord any information. Lord REDES'DALE said he was averse t the eapen• diture of large sums of money in the purchase of pictures, merely for the decoration of committee-rooms. After a few words from the Marquis of CLANRI CARDE and Lnrd DUFFERIN, the subject dropped. THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. Lord BROUGHAM then rose to propose an address on the sutject of the African slave trade, in connection with the measures adopted by the French Government with respect to the immigration of free negroes into their colonies. His lordship said it was with great pain and no little astonishment that he first learned the cir eremaancee to which it was his duty to call the attention of the heirs. He felt thoroughly convinced that the present Emperor of the French was opposed to any mea sure which would be likely to cause a revival of the slave trade. In this opinion he was confirmed by con sideration of the family of the present Emperor, for it was re-erved for his great ancestor, the first Napoleon, to abolish the execrable slave trade in France. It was impossiLle, therefore, to suppose that be, who plumed himself so much on his descent from the Emperor, could attempt any retrograde movement in respect to the slave trade. Neither could he believe that these ministers of religion, in whom his Imperial Majesty reposed so much confidence, would fail to inform his Majesty of the heinous and most sinful character of the offences of the slave trade. When, therefore, his Ma jesty fohnd that her Majesty's Government, the House of Lords, and the general public at large, h oked upon this attempt with great doubt, the Emperor would no doubt feel induced to resist the im portunities of some of his colonial suljects.. The license which was now afforded to certain French merchants at Marseilles to import free Africans would most undoubt edly lead to a revival of the slave trade. It was pro posed that the Africans being slaves in their own coon try, should be induced to emigrate to the West Indies, that care should be taken that the contract made with them was observed, that they should have the security of Government offic?rs as to the contract made with them, end their care on the voyage, as well as in the West Indies ; that kindness should be observed to them by their masters, and in the event of their wishing to re tura to Africa, the expense was to be defrayed by the parties who took these slaves from Africa. This was not the first time he had heard of Africans being slaves in their own country, and the blessings which would be conferred upon them by trausmieration to other lands of liberty. On the contrary, if he looked back for sixty years, he could not recol lect a time when these very arguments were not used, and these same arguments put forward, by the ad vocates of the slave trade. The iden•ity of these argu• ments was a most important item in the consideration of this attempted revival of the odious trade. The noble and learned lord proceeded to quote several extracts from speeches made by Mr. Walton, Sir William Young, and Mr. Thornton, during the debates cn the slave trade in both Houses of Parliament, showing that arguments and opinions were then put forward to show that the removal of the negrn from Africa, where be was a slave, to other countries, would be a blessing and great ad vantage to them. This unnatural connection of short sighted ignorance with clear-sighted interest produced the execrable and abominable slave trade. Earl Grey bad made an attempt somewhat similar to that which was now under consideration, but he found that to carry out such an attempt would be simply to suspend the Abolition Act. Now, he bad ascertained that there was no lack of labour in the colonies if the employ ers woul I only pay for it—i :they would pay the negroes fifteen or eighteen pence per day, and there would be an amyl: supply of labour. As to the scheme of ransoming captives in Africa to carry them to the colo nies, why there could not be a stronger incentive to the slave trade. Only let it be known to the chiefs in Africa that every captive taken in war would be ransomed at the coast, and there would be an endless supply of such captives. The abolition of the infamous slave traffic in Africa had had a most beneficial effect upon the innocent and legitimate traffic with that part of the world, and that was the state of things they were called upon to in terrupt, by sending men to purchase slaves under pre tence of freeing them, and of ransoming captives taken in war. The noble lord read memorials of Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Foster, who both concurred that they might as well revive the slave trade in its old form as in the form now proposed by ransoming captives. He concluded by moving "That to encourage the purchase by ransom of captives in war on the coast of Africa has a tendency to revive the slave trade, and that an address be pre sented to her Majesty praying that she will use her in fluence to prevent such a course. The Earl of CLARENDON said he cordially con curred in all the noble and learned lord had stated. He had done but justice to the Emperor of the French and the French Government, who were as incapable of any attempt to revive the slave trade as we were ourselves ; any opinion of the noble and learned lord would have as great weight abroad upon the subject as in this country, and that opinion so eloquently expressed would do much to strengthen the efforts of the Government in this coun try. The subject had been one of earnest consideration by the Goverum .nt, and of anxious and earnest commu nication with the French Government, who had been perfect'y frank in all their communications. As long ago as 1853 the French Government intimated their inten tion to purchase slaves on the west coast of Africa, and" to make them free labourers. The English Government at once represented to the French Government that before slaves could bo purchased they ' must be made. The French Government then represented that it was impossible to import slave labour into their colonies, because slavery had been abolished there. The answer of the British Government to that was that other countries where slavery had not been abolished might adopt the same plan of obtaining slaves, and if the French Government sanctioned these schemes with the concurrence of the British Government, all power would be taken out of the hands of the latter of interfering with the slave traffic on the coast of Africa. He could only say that the proposed system would require the greatest caution of the French Government , and the greatest v!gilanca on the part of this country, and which be could only add that if anything should occur ,t should have the least appearance of ten din g to a res o ration of the slave trade, the Government of this coun try wouldnot hesitate to interfere with the utmost vigour in the matter. The Earl of MALMESBURY said thatni the au ttthe ho rities on the coast of Africa diff ered in opion as o practicability of the proposed plan of the French Gc vernmeat with regard to the (" r oomer] Sir U. Hunt- ley bad represented to him that the &omen would be greatly benefited by b e i n g brought into communic a ti on with more civilised nations, and, by their aid, millions of acres of laud now uncultivated, might be brought into useful eultivation.. The Croomen, he said, w ere rea d y t em igrate if the m eans were provided for them. Sir H. Huntley proposed, as a safe guard, that Croomen should s hi p ped at Sierra Leone only, and that they should n ot be allowed to be shipped on sp ecu l a ti on . After some remarks fretn the Karl of lIARROWEY and also from Lord BitOUGEAbI in reply, The motion was agreed to. STATUTE LAW REFORM. The Larceny, &e., Bill, the Otlences against the Per son Bill, Injury to Property Bill, Forgery Bill, Libel Bid, Coinage Offences Bill, Dee; Game, and PsehLit Bill, and the Accessories and Abettors Bib pass ed through ceninittee. REPRESENTATIVE PEERS (IRELAND) BILL. Tt,i, bill was read a third time and passed. CRO WDED DWELLINGS PREVENTION BILL. The amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES BILL. This bill, after a brief discussion on new clauses, was read a third time arid passed. REGISTRATION OF LONG LEASES (SCOT LAND) BILL. The amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to, 99 ?I 1i 40i LO 22 3 2j TURNPIKE TRUSTS ABOLITION kIRELANTh BILL. This bill passed through committee. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL. Till; bill was read a second time. Their lo,dships aclk,urned at 5 minutes to 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YEsTED.DiY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Ely Tidal Ilarbcur and Railway, Tyne Improvement, and Wimbledon and Durking Railway Bala were considered and agreed to. LUNATICS (SCOTLAND) BILL, The conuniLtee on this bill was resumed. Clauses 17 to 42 were agreed to, with verbal amend ments. Tne remaining clauses of the bill (numbering in the wh: 13 109 ciauzei) were agreed t 3 with verbal amend ments after a protracted disc i=sirin of no general interest. Oa the motion of the LORD ADVOCATE, several new clauses were added to the bill, empowering the Home Secretary to appoint deputy commissioners at salaries not exceeding ZOO/. per annum each—the 13 , ard to cease after five years, and the paid commis sioners to be the inspectortegeneral in lunacy, giving the Hume Secretary permission to exercise the powers of the board after five years. After five years licences to be granted by inspectors -general ; any county might constitu:e itself into a district under the act ; and that the powers of the act might be enforced summarily. On the motion of Mr. DUNLOP, a clause was added empowering inspectors of poor to give intimation of pauper lunatics within their parishes. On the motion of Mr. F. DUNDAS a clause WAS added, providing that the assessing clauses should not extend to Orkney and Shetland. BURIAL ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. The committee ou this bill.was resumed, but it had not passed through when the hour for adjournment arrived. At 4 o'clock the sitting was suspended. The house resumed at 6 o'clock. BATEI ELECTION. Mr. HORSMAN reported frmu the committee ap pointed to try the merits of the petition complaining of 'the return of Mr. Tite, that Mr. Tite bad been duly re turned at the last election for the city of Bath. The committee further reported that one voter had been in ducad to vote for Y.r. Way by a promise of employment, but it did not appear that this was made with the consent of Mr. Way. The committee reported the names of several voters who h:td been struck c.ff the poll as hav ing to right to vote. WOODSTOCK ELECTION. On the motion of L )rd A. VANE, a new writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a member, in the room of the Marquis of Blandford, now a member of the 'Luse of Lords. ORDNANCE SURVEY. S.r D. NORREYS gave notice that, on the motion for going into committee cf supply, tie should call the attention of tho house to an entry which he found in the journals cf the House of Lords, to the effect that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she would be pleased to order an inquiry into the whole subject of the national survey. (Laughter.) PARLIAMENTARY OATHS. Mr. DILLWYN gave notice that he intended to post pone the motion which stood in his name on this suLjeot, at the rt quest of several gentlemen with whom he usually acted. THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Sir E. PERRY gave notice that he would move next session that the government of India be transferred in name, as well as in fact, to the responsible Ministers of the Crown. DUBLIN AND KINGSTOWN RAILWAY. Mr. G. A. HAMILTON, on behalf Col. Taylor, wi , hed to ask the Vice President of the Board of Trade whether he had received a memurial from certain per sons residing in the vicinity of the Kingatown Railway ; and whether it was the intention of his department to interfere to oblige the directors of that IiLQ of railway to run trains according to law ? 7.4 r. LOWE said the Government had received Vie memorial referred to, which they transmitted to the Dublin and Wicklow Railway Company. As he had not yet received that answer, it would be premature for him to 1-.:tate what cour-e he wool 1 take, further than care would be taken to see that the act cf Parliament was obkerved. REVENUE POLICE. Mr. G. A. llil NJ I LTOS, also on behalf of Col. Taylor, said be wished to ask the Chief S , ,cretary for Ireland whether it was intended to amalgamate the revenue po lice with the constabulary, and if so, whether provision would be made to secure to the officers of the former ser vice their status. and progreisive rank and emoluments. Mr. WILSON said his right hon. friend was aware that three years age a bill passed the house by which the constabulary force in Ireland were permitied to assist the revenue pDlice, with a view to the prohibition cf illicit distillation. That act operated so well that it was pro posed to extend the principle toen adopted. It was pro bable that before I)ng an amalgamation of the two forces world be effected ; but, of course, whatever officers of the revenue police were not absorbed in the constabulary would have a just and fair provision made far them. DIVORCE LILL. In reply to Mr. Bowan, Lord PALMERSTON said the Divorce Bill would be proceeded with on Friday nexle THE BATH ELECTION PETITION COMMITTEE. Lord BURGHLEY wished to know whether it was true that the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Horsman) ad journed the committee yesterday at two o'clock, for the epecial purpose of attending a certain meeting Mr. HORSMAN said the question of the noble lord im plied more than could be answered in a single affirmative or negative. It implied that he did, of his own motion and without notice, take upon himself to adjourn the committee, to the great inconvenience and expense of the parties, for the purpose of attending a certain meeting in which he took an interest. The noble lord would be glad to learn that he had not pursued a course so unusual and improper, and the other members of the committee knew their duty too we'l to permit him to take such a course if he proposed it. On Wednesday he knew the meeting was to take place, and on the assembling of the committee he conversed with two members as to the possib:lity of being able to attend the meeting. The sub ject was mentioned to the members of the committee, who treated it as one which depended on the convenience of the parties. Ile therefore asked the counsel whether any inconvenience would arise from adjourning the com mittee at 2 o'clock. Counsel said that so far from being inconvenient it was the course they themselves desired. Not a word was said as to the object of the adjournment or that it was to enable him to attend the meeting. Twenty-four hours' notice was given to the parties, and he believed it did not add a single shilling to the expense or cause any delay whatever. Ho did attend the meeting, and if the noble lord had been present, he was cure he would have been very much edified. Lord GALWAY having moved that the house at its rising should adjourn till Monday, said that when the right hon. gentleman proposed the adjournment of the committee he had not the slightest notion that the ob j,•ct was to attend the meeting in question. Had be been aware that such was the object be certainly should not have assented to it. He thought it very unfair to the parties, who weraeubject to great expense in prosecuting these tleetion petitions. And in this case it so happened that they concluded the business in two hours that day, so that were it not for the adjournment they would pro bably have finished yesterday evening. No doubt, the coos nt of counsel was asked for and given readily, be cause it was convenient for counsel to give two hours to one committee and two hours to another. He saw the counst 1 who were engaged in the Bath petition sitting in two other roomsafter the adjournment yesterday. He begged to say he had no concert with the noble lord who asked the question. He thought the course taken by the right hon. gentleman was most unprecedented, and truited that it would not be made a precedent of. Sir H. VERNEY said the noble lord made a mistake in stating that the committee had only been occupied for two hours, they had sat from eleven fill four. (Hear.) The fact was that when the right hon. gentleman pro posed they should adjourn, no objection was made by anybody, and counsel on both sides said it would be very agreeable to them. (Hier and laughter.) Mr. NE WDEGATE considered that the adjournment of the committee was quite contrary to the usual prac tice. It was fortunate, however, for the meeting that the right hon. gentleman took the chair, as his influ ence was Exerted to prevent the adoption of a c )urae which would have produced a repetition of the deplor able scenes which hail before taken place in the house -- (cries of " Oh," from the ministerial benche=)--and which had nearly led to the authorities of that house beirg brought in collision with the authorities of the law. He wished to ask the Lon. member for Swantea (Mr. Dilly win) to ±hat day he intended to postpone his notice, w h ic h was on the I , a per that eveni ng Lord GALWAY admitted he was in error in stating the cointnittee bad only sat for two hours, but the greater portion of the day was occupied with a witness brought up from the country that morning, who could not be produced the day heft re. Mr. CH EETHA DI expressed his regret at the course taken by the noble lord ; 24 hours' notice of the adjourn. ment Lad been given. Mr. ROEBUCK remarked that the noble lord had said he would have divided the committee if he bad known the object of the adjournment. Therefore it was clear the divizion would have been taken not on account of the parties concerned, but on account of the opinion of the noble lord. (Cries of "oh" and cheers.) He mad" no difficulty in assenting when he did not know the motive for adjournment, and the object of the i meeting would have been the only ground of hit opposition. It was clear that the proposal fur adjournment was made in the hearing not .onlyodftha parties but of the counsel. The noble lodrd, u lndee rument tk, insi nuated that counsel assented to the a i theirserre s(L ( uprivate The interestsnoble lord and might easta laugh.on thus couv e.kelet,antchd to a frog the it fr, ;e . would jbaeuamusement to m be e ut a i n teas t le,bredel.tBo)—casbturtt beet ct h io a n d s m c a n d h e o i T . gent e amusement t ( o o?, e ott n , o t tli d sinuations against them which he had no right to do. The parties were present and the suggestion for the adjournment was made in the hearin g o f counse l , an d assented to it by tte parties, NlllO were not put to one s hilli n g of ( xpenee by it ; and it W 45 clear tbat if the noble lord bad opposed the adjournment, it would not have been from a: y care for their interest, but from re gard to his own feelinp.s. Mr. S. FITZGERALD believed the house had no de. sire to prolong the diseuesion, but he wished briefly to tate the facts. The right hon. gentleman might have elated to the members of the committee his reasons, but a:1 ho said to the noble lord and to him (Mr. Fitzgerald) was " It was impossible for him to attend to-morrow"— and he repeated the remark with considerable emphasis, and the impieetioo left on his (Hr. Fitzgerald's mind ~r Dol ons t of )rn the 'ter- 5t er, Py- D. nas - I, to Me rus ; r. S. son, 3ter, iter, ick Dry; w. L. ,-/ to rus ; toll; and. light lea ialia, from -eci- - aPe r, froU Flora •ivo ; axcb, ltoll , 1001 ; Iter ; Ida► sellS, .7;aro' Irab , etsfy a nd ,bcrt , for ;sm • e wer , 9 of Rotebo t de' ' CI A t e 0 ;'lo°l‘ 25 10 10 50 1141 98 i 58i 9 I