The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, without any ma terial alteration in prices. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken by the exporters and 1,000 by the speculators. The Rail- W ay Share Market closed very firmly, at a slight advance in value. The Bank of England Return for the week end big the 21st inst. is generally c onsidered very fa 'Pourable, as it indicates a considerable improvement in the position of the establishment. •The Reserve of notes has increased, and a diminution of nearly ha lf a million sterling is exhibited in t h e other S ecurities. Considering the active demand for m oney . which has prevailed these alterations are e ncouraging, but there is a large falling off in the Private deposits, showing that extensive employ ment is found for surplui means. The bullion has increased, although the late specie arrivals have been absorbed in silver pu rc h ases . Th e p r incipal item s and the changes they present are as sub- Joined Active Circulation Decrease bullion 10,404,690 Rest Increase 3,521,386 Dec rease public Deposits Increase Other Deposits c , D ecrease Seven-D a y and other Bills 726,360 r „ D ecrease v ov eminent Securities Other Dec rease uttker Securities Decrease 'lotus unemployed Increase The official return of the exports of the precious rile tals from th e por t o f L on don for the week end it g Thursday last is as follows : Gold Coin , ~ Bars ... in the rates of exchange on the principal cities o , f _ the continent, yesterday afternoon, there was no c hange of importance, but previous quotations W ere well maintained. The meeting of the Mid Kent Railway Company bee just been held ; W. Dent, Esq., in the chair. Th e accounts showed a balance in Court of Chan cery and at bankers of 6,7361. The agreement, as proposed 'with the South-Eastern Company, for the Wor king, use, mai n te nanc e, and otherwise by them , o f _ the Mid K en t R a il way , was su bmitted. As the r ee r company had since authorised a competing pa " ' the proprietors of the Mid Kent Com ae-nY) °n the motion of Mr. T. Atkinson, t e Ti l i ended by Mr. G. B. Gregory, refused to con /t t he agreement between the two companies. Was stated by the chairman that they were on €l,_ e itt ° B t friendly terms with the East Kent and 4 - ;•" t al Palace Co m p an ies, so as to secure a direct rtil inns with th ese co mpanies, and that the en ti-,,tl"r was now in a condition to commence the tii °ll cs of the Mid Kent line as proposed, so that disagreemente taking', he hop e d, h ave no ill e ff e ct on their under . Tliere is still a good inquiry for discounts, but the Pressure is not severe. Full quotations are asked for discount accommodation. The English Funds to-day have remained quiet, rent late yesterday afternoon has taken place. The Z re Paratory arrangement's connected with the set " Mont will now engage chief attention, and in ! t iler respects the market will, no doubt , conti nu e Z 4ll . Consols for transfer have b een 931 and ; for next Thursday, 93g. ; and for April 8, t. The New -3 per Cents. are 94 to 941, the 'educed 932. 94, Exchequer Bills 2s. dis. to 2s. pm., kid the . Bonds 98i fair business has been done in foreign securi ties,.l, and the quotations have generally been firm. T urkish 6 per Cents. are 961 97, but the 4 per o ' , e ntg. are n om i na l. Sp an i s h 3 per Cents. have been 'Lealt in at 40g. Russian 4i per Cents. at 882 99 . Mexican at 22i, and Peruvian at 81. i. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign . 424cks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds , 61 7 ; Mexi -s'l, 2 11 22 ; P e ruvian, 80 82 ; Ditto Thr ee p er 11 1 , 11 . t8 ," 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents ., 44 46 ; 5:01 - ,;" 11 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 4 i per Cents., 2 4 :'; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40j ; ditto Deferred, " ; ditto Certificates, 6i ; ditto Passiv e, 6. i l the Railw a y Sh a re Market a large business La been done in almost all the principal lines, at ;" Yes ad terday' s quotations, and in some cases a nil g t vance may be reported. Eastern Counties Ne re 58 * ; Groat Northern, 10s. ; North-Western, 'd• ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, ss. ; to B , t Anglian, North-Eastern (Berwick), and Ox , re) W ouester, and Wolverhampton, ruled a shade aower. Paris an d L yons rece d e d 5 5 ., an d Northern w r t F rance improved 11. Grand Trunk, and Great estern of Canada were about ss. lower. British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares 14.4 " 70 bee n freely dealt in at about former rates. aoint Stock Bank Shares have been quiet, but arm . In the Miscellaneous Market Electric Telegraph declined 10s. to 15s. ktITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Official List.) kinginess done aPer Cent. Reduced Annuit i es 93k i 4 Per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 i i New v._. 3 per Cent. Annuities O 4 A k 4k 4ails. Bonds, .4.300,0 Ditto, under £ lOOO 5 d () enact s ter Account ,. , 93i i Ptchuer Bills, 2id. £looo eq Small Ditto advertised - par Ditto Bonds, 1858 , 34 pe r C ent Ditto, 1359 IVRICES- OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK arazilian•Bonds, 5 per Cent . Ditto New, 1852, 4A per Cent........, , 981 1 : 311 ,„ Man Bonds, 6 per Cent lO4l 4 Rexica tr 3 per Cent Ditto account . .... 22 ?,,,,eruvia n Bonds 4i per Cent Russia n 'Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, fi per Cent. 9B 1 .., Ditto Sioiall na.rdinian. Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... 91 6 Paniel i ;;ands, 3 per Cent. Ditto A.ccount .... . 4 'curiiir,h 33onds, 6 per cent 96 Ditto Account 961 g Wends; on the above oayable in Londcn. Dutch E.rehange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guil 6ss 5 Ditto 4,1 per Cent. Certificates W 0 O'CLOCK. 93 Con sole, money .............................. Ditto Account ........................ 93 ... bitt. April Account 25 St. 10 10 20i 100 100 1 10 20 5 20 ------------ m Feb 27. --W STE% Fe b. . STATIC! OF TRADE.—.....ANORE 'i n cotton, with have bad a dull market, the reaction a quieten- Comparative inactivity at Liverpool, ha ving_ lug influence on business yarn. The failures among the Greeks continue us 0, affect the market prejudicially, ahind no both operatic, r k The cloth also an t d o im portance have been entered into during the wee • demand for domestics is v y limited, Of prices is in favourof ver y printing cloth s . are quiet, best steady, n dency shirtiugs is dull. The business also in 36 and 40 Inn Spinners are m ore willing sellers, a for the voarso counts of cope and warps sellers are wave dill Posed to entertain ofers ittEshade easier rates; The Dlackwall, homeward bound horn Melbourne, with 322,000/. in gold on freight, has now been 87 days at sea. Several other vessels frosa Australia must also be near at band, and the wind is now favourable. The private letters from Paris assert that the stock of bullion in the Bank of France is now about 8,650,0001., showing am increase of 840,0001. mince the monthly re turn published on the 13th inst. Ib is stated that, owing f o the protracted absence of Sir H. L. Bulwer on his diplomatic mission in the East, Mr. Roebuck has been elected Govern or of the Western Bank of London. ELECTION OF CHIEF CONSTABLE FOR WEST SUSSEX. —At the adjourned sessions, held at Petworth on Thursday, the Duke of Richmond in the chair, the ma gistrates elected Capt. Montgomery, late 99th Regiment, chief-constable for West Sussex Advices from Madrid mention that the recent invita tion from the Spanish Government for tenders for a mail steam lioe between Cadiz and savannah, at a subsidy of 25,000 dole. per month, failed to draw forth a single reply. They have now increased their offer to 30,000 dole. a m on th. TITLES or PIIRCHASERS OF IRISH ESTATES.—A bill of Mr. Whiteside, M.P., and Mr. N i ppier, M.P., makes sundry arrangements for securing the titles of purchasers of estatet sold under the Irish Count of. Chancery. The preamble recites the expediency of removing certain technical difficulties in suits for the salts of lands in Ire land under the said Court, and rendering the titles of purchasem secure and indefeasible. St. St. 10 St. St. 50 161 161 St. TER SUN,MLONDON SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28; 1857: SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day . Business done this day. RAILWAYS. Pal 9 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & RIAU. Junc....... Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh Stour Valley Birkonhd. Lancsb & Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Da. A Do. B Dublin&Belfast Juno Dun. P. &Aber.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk Do., do. 8.... ...... Do. New A East Kent ..... East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles._ 1 Edinb. Prth. &Dundee! Forth and.ClydeJune. !Furness falasgow do S. Western !Great N. of Scotland iGreat Northern ..... . Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western. Do. Str.V.B.. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. iLancaster dx Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Loud. Bright. & S. Cst. London &N. Western ,Do. Fifths Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London 4 S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine l Lndndrry. dt Eunisk. Manch.Shet&Lineln. Metropolitan ......... Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G.Webt.(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.dalrfd Newry & Enniskillen I Newry, Warrenpoint I & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British ...... North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock . ....... ... D p 0 0 .., A B s S to to c c k k N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension o do. G.N.E.Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London ..... N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney . . Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn . St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne di Sheer South Devon &Rah Eastern ] Do. 41 per c. Shares] 'South Wales ]S. Yorksh. River Dun Do Staiues,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling,. Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18n5 (!Stockton & Hartdepl. Taff Vale... ........ Do. Prof No. 1. Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath........ IWaterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West C0rnwa11....... West End of London and Crystal Palace.. Do. A - Do. 13 West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class... Wmbloclon &Croydon, BRITISH PI 'Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Buffalo dt Lake Hur. Buff., Brut& God ch. 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 Juno, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do '59, do. Geelong dt Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., 76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. _1 Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4A p.c. Do. do., 5 per c.... Do. 4 p. c. Exten. Do. 2d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do FOR Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and. Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Fist . sp.c. p Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria Antcula Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife dz San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. 0. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish... Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 per c. Pref. W.& N.W. of France Western of Austria West. of Switzerland (Wiesbaden Do. 8 p. cent. prof. Zea1and......... JOINT-STOI Australasia ;Bank of Egypt ißank of Loudon Bri. Col Bk.&Ln. Co ' British N. American IC.Bk.of Ind.Au.&Cli City Colonial .......... Commercial of Loud. Eng.Seot.&Aus.C ht. Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. Ditto New .........••• London and County L t ul.&B.Bnklig.Corp London Joint Stock.. Loud.andWestmiust. National Pro. of Eng. Do. New ............... National Bank ...... New South Wales.... Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. N ew Aus.B. South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London • *** Unity Mutual . Nestru Bk. t-,f 41 - 81 - 9 69 - 71 8 - 9 91 - 92 68 - 68, 37 38 ..• "'" •• ibi - 10 - 19 -- 20 10i -- 11 47 -- 49 32 -- 34 ri - 6 W - 101. 5s -- s 7 86 j = - 8 95 - 96 82 - 83 123 - 125 Lll - 113 67i - 62 - 64 74 78 74 B , p 74 84- .01 104 d par 61 - 1081 - 109, 406 - 106, 105.1 - 105 371 ie 82i - 83 51 - 55 i 4,: 14, 58 60 3 i 3 id 45 46 87 88 34 3d 3 2i 40 41 63 64 96 100 25k - 4id 7i 8 10 101 29 - 30 106 -- 108 274 -28 i 50 -- 52 2 -- lid 18i -- 19 76 -- 77 84 - 85 41 3id 4 3 d 12 14 0 42 i(> ----- ii 7 - 9 2 - 3 5i -- 6 - i 7- -- - -9 ISSESSIONS. i- 1 p i lip 19G 98 95 97 95 97 par i p ... ... 1 -li p 112 - 114 21 - 24) 21 - 21 50 - 52 80 - 82 211 - 21 - ljp 251 - 25/, 3 - 3,17 1 99 - 100 120 - 125 1 118 - 123 107 - 109 19 - 204 21' - 224 - -1) 2 -- 2ip 6i - 6 13 - ii 3 - 4 p 5i 51 32i 334 10 11 par 4P 61 at li - 6ip 29; :: 30 9e 20Z —21. e 39 391 9 9 57a 55 57 *(1- iP 18 20 1 li 84 9 8i —8/ ..• Inn 44 4 9 4 10 32 33 par— 1 p 11( BANKS. -- 59 - 611) 1 1d 68 70 ri :: i 4 18 -- 1 9 18; -- 19 41 - 49 33 - 39 i- 1 p GO - 62 7 - 9 11 9 di 10 8 ii 92i 68 4 i i I 3 19/ loi I 11 48 33 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS• Fedi I Leasing Companies Closing Prices this day. Business this day. RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc., Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. Was. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. I Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Baton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn. & Hit. Shrews. & Hei S. Staffordsh.. WearVaLg6p. Do Wilts dxSonarst 95 - 97 98 - 102 11 - 13 134 - 137 3 - 4. 107 -16 12 13 23 24 107 109 P 2 1 1 - 2i 90 92 P 53 o 7 di - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9i 32 - 33 88 - 90 E SHARES. Ln. &N. W. Caledon . E. U. & Gt. Northn 1 E Count. Caldonian. 'Do G t. Westn Y. & Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do Ln. &N. W. do Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do Do L. &N. W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassoy M. Mclean Stk. &Dar Do atwestn PREFEREN Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd. at 501.) Bris.&Ex.4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4i p. c Ches. & Ho. 5i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Bandonsip.c Duu.Perth.&Aber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cis. 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 Laucash .6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sths Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Prth .&D un.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. prom. Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. al p. c. prem. G t.N. of Scot.lst Pre , Gt. S & W. (Ireland} Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 percent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do .Chester Bp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua, Stk Do. Chesh. Gus. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lou. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 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. ct Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. A Sh. Londy.&Ennis. Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cont. ;Do. do. do. £6 ..... Do. do. 34 per cent. liarypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. per cent .: r Wid. Con sol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Con. Br.Bir. 6 P.C. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St.. Do. L. &I-1. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm , Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct , Niorfk D cb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 184 Do. 5i p.c. pf., 1847 Do. Wv. V. sp. c. , 184 North British ..... Dn. 71. Preference N . . E. Berw. 4 p. c.Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No, 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York IL& S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor, & Woly. 6 p.c. ' Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar 1 Scot. Cent. New Pref., Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. C 10.31 p.c. pf. South Devon Do. fixed 4b pr cent S. Eastern (Readin Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d Do. 4b per cent Do. Fixed 4b p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 4b p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c Do. do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, Waterfcl& Kilk. 6 pc., BRITISH :Alfred Cons. (Philk, British Iron 20 ICondurow (Cambrn.) 1 IDov.Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s Great South Tolgus 1 101 3 Grt.W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 7 Grt. W. Vor (11elstn.) - 886 d Lady Bertha 71 N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan} North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) IPorkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer) I S. Cann Brea (Illogn. S.W. Frances(lllogn. Tani. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Mines (Gwennap V. of Tawny (Camay.) IW. Basset (Illogan) Caradon (Liskrd.) 'Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstck) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht.) ,Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 16/15 1 40 1256 78 1 FOREIGN Australian Brazilianlmp.(issue at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes & Cuia Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo Fortuna ~ General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Noveau Monde Pont. SU. LdM. & Smli Port Philip Santiago de Cuba , south Australian , Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. Pref United Mexican MISCEL: Australian Agricult:l I Australn. Royal Mail' - • Berlin Witter Works Brit. American Land Canada Do.G3.6pc.Jan&July I Do. 6 p. c.Feb.&Aug. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Prof. 7 p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Tel. of Irel. En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo . Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) Gon. Steam Navigat. London Discount ... Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediterau. Elec. Tel. Mexican& S America; Nat. Discount Co , Do. New Netherlands Laud._ Do. ID°. S p o.ll.iss.at id. IDo. Do. New B. &N. S. Land N. S. W. Go v. 5 p. c. D. 1 N. B. Australasian...l Nrth . of EuropoStearn' Oriental Gas ...... 1 Do. New Shares Nana.. Ld. & Minrl 1 Peninsular & Orieutai Do. New Rhymney Iron jDo: New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Do. New S. Aus. Gov. 6 p. c.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered T rust& Ln. Co. U.Can ' Van Diemou's Laud V. Go. 6p. cJan. dz. July 92 ::: ii ss 166 6 - 61 Ilia its - b - 12,f - 12, 75 2= 76 115 - 117 111 - 113 103 - 105 62 - 64 10 - 10 5i - 95 - 96 84 - 86 100 - 102 10 - 10. 163 - 17 10 - 10, 74 - 76 193 - 20 - 10 141 - 15 34 - 136 37 - 140 .15 - 118 56 - 158 - ip 65 - 68 L 34 - 136 97 - 99 87 - 89 ••• li ••• p' 05 —lo7 90 92 1i ld ••• --- •.• 1 id .03 - 110 .14 -- 118 05 -- iv 00 -- 17i -- 18 23,E - 246 100 - 102 - 101 27 - 28 21 - 2ipl 'i = 4 MINES. 22 -- 23 61 -- 7i 155 -- 165 1150 -- 460 15/ -16 i 9 -- 10 5/ -- 6,1 1 18 -- 20 32 -- 34 6i -- 7 23 -- 24 8 -- 9 le 330 -- 350 7A 8 .340 -- 360 1 -- 4 -- 46 230 -- 25( -- 1 35 -- 36 160 -- 170 280 -- 3CO 280 -- 300 7 4i -- 5 19 -- 21 46 -- 48 1 20 -- 22 44 s d MINES. i - li li - 2 3 -3; 19 - 21 id 56 58 . 12 14 i id 71— 8 1 ld p I i '8 - iii .•. ---- ••• 2 - 2i .• - ••• 3i - 44 ,ANEOUS. 23 - 25 5 - 5i 40 - 45 .38 - 143 10 - 111 ••• - ••. 35 - 40 26 - 28 21 - 51 - 54 ... - ••• 92 - 94 ••• i •-•• -...-- • 1•B • l - i - ••• 4i -- 4 a ... 2i 31 id n 1 1i 3 4 4 car ip •• i ...... ... .... 4 iP 2 - 2g 26 6 -- 8 - ii :: i• 35 - 37 1 = 1 ••• ••• 14 -- 16 METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held this afternoon, at the company's offices, Great George-street ; Mr. Ayrton, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The general statement of receipts and expen diture showed that there had been received since the last half-yearly meeting held in June, 1856, for advance of calls, 6,4821. ; loan account, 20,0001. ; and interest on balances 115/. 65., making the total receipts to Dec. 1856, 149,7991. 19s. There had been expended during the same period for Parlimentary and engineering charge'', 7761. ; purchase and deposit on land account 10,0001; office disbursements 407/. 15. 10 3 / 4 d; interest on cash in advance of calls 821 6d. ; and on loans 4861. 19. 10d., making the total expenditure, with 27,6251. Os. bal ince in band, of 149,799/. 19a. The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the meeting, said it pre sented an unfavourable contrast to that of the last meet ing bell at the London Tavern, and that he regretted he had to occupy the chair that day. At the last meet ing be thought they had emerged from their languid and dependentetate, but circumstances had shown the con trary. After referring ta Mr. Ricardo, M.P., guaranteer of a certain number of shares, and to become the chair man of the company, he said that money, however, instead of becoming cheap, as was anticipated, after the war, had become scarce and dear ; and Mr. Ricardo made an offer to the guaranteed shareholders to cancel his agreement with them, and to return the money. The offer had been generally accepted, and now the guaranteed was oily covering a nominal amount of capital, while Mr. Ricardo feeling disappointed at the result of his operation, had resigned the chairmanship of the company. He hoped the shareholders would be satisfied at the expla nation be'had given of the proceedings of the last half-year. The depositof 10,000'. mentioned in the account had been paid in respect of the land contracted for with the Corpora tion of London, and the 20,0001. on the other side of the balance-sheet had been placed at the London and County Bank after the failure of the Royal British Bank, who held at theitime of the failure 5,0001. of the company's money. After some further remarks he said that this company was started on the reliance of support from the Great Western and Great Northern Railways Companies, and added that it would be useless for this company to proceed with the works unless the shareholders were deter mined and were ready to meet repeated calls. He thought it an undertaking that, it carried out, would be successful. The Great Northern, owing to the losses from Redpath's frauds, was now unable to render assistance, but was hoped that the Great Western Rail way was getting into a position to be shortly able to assist this company. Ha thought they might rely on the co-operation of the Corporation of London; who must be most anxious to see that portion of the line complete, in connection with the New Cattle Market. Alter some further remarks the chairman said the business of to-Jay was to adopt the accounts, and to proceed to the election of directors. He explained the absence of a report from the transition state of the com pany, and asked the shareholders to place confidence in the Board as to their future operations. After some discussion, The CHAIRMAN said that the expenses for the ensuing year would be between 4,0001. and 5,0001., and that by the next half•yearly meeting, if not before, the share holders would be called together to decide whether they would continue with the line or not. The statement of accounts was then received and adopted, and the retiring directors re-elected. The meeting then separated. WIMBLEDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY. MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held this morning, at the offices, 31, Par liament-street ; Mr. William Reed in the chair. It ap peared that the line had been leased to the Brighton Company for 21 years, on terms which would realise 4 per cent., cxelusive of the management. A dividend of 43. per share was declared. Sporting Intelligence. BETTING AT MANCHESTER —FRIDAY. LIVERPOOL SPRING CIIP. 4to 1 agst Bashi Bizouk (taken) 7to 1 agat any other (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agat Escape (taken) 9to 1 aget Minos (taken) 12 to 1 agst Omer Pasha (taken) 12 to 1 agst Emicrant (taken) 14 to 1 agst Hopeless Star (taken) 18 to 1 agst Jean du Quesne (taken) 20 to 1 agst Black Swan (offered) 20 to 1 agst Teddeeley (offered) 25 to 1 agst Freetrader (taken) 25 to 1 agst Harry Lorrequer (taken) 8 to 1 agst Hughes' lot (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) 7 to 1 aget Adarnas (taken) 12 to 1 aget Sir Colin ('aken) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 aget Gitana (off. to take) 12 to 1 apt Companion (taken) 12 to 1 agat Madame Rachel (taken) 100 to 7 agst Pin wire (taken) CHEST= CLIP. 11 to 1 agst Leamington (taken) 20 to 1 aget Mincepie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken) 25 to 1 agst St. Gibes Oaken) 25 to 1 agst Claret (taken) LLOYD'S SHIPPINCL—(riiis Day.) LONDON, Feb. N.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; Light breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 27. —Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Latuna, from Shields, for Leghorn, with damage from collision off the Wight, with a three-masted steamer. YARMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Sailed—Ba.rnder, for Rio Ja neiro, after repairing. COWES, Feb. 27. —Wind S. W.—Arrived—Norma, from the Cape of Good Hope, and wiled for Hamburg. JERSEY, Feb. 26.—Wind E.—Sailed—ldeal, for Porto Rico. The Secret, from Poole, fell over on her beam ends last night and filled; cargo damaged. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 27.—Tho schooner Johanna Ward, for North Carolina, was abandoned, on the 23d Jan., in 30. N. 14. W.; crow taken off by the Tempest, arrived here. BERWICK, Feb. 27.—The schooner Sarah, of and for Dundee, from Newcastle, struck on the Plough Seal Rock off Eloly Island and sank ; attempts aro being made to save her. SUNDERLAND, Feb. 27.—The Maria and Elizabeth has arrived with damage to bows and loss of bowsprit, from contact in the fog on the 21st inst., near the Sunk Light vessel, with the Ocean Witch, from Hull to London. CARDIFF, 27.—Wind W.S. W.—Sailed —Tensor, from Havana ; Alert, New York. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived—Margaret, from Newfoundland. Sailed—Parker, for Demerara ; Constantine, Now York. _ Wind S.W. Q U EENSTOWN, Feb. 26. Arrived—Excelsior, cram. Taganrog. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISII TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.15 a.m. Wind W. ; tide, six bouts' ebb. Arrived, Feb. 2 7.—Argus, from Terceira; Princess, Guernsey ; Alice, Antwerp. Sailed, Feb. 23.—Bacchante , for Oporto. DEAL, Saturday, 9.35 a.m. Wind W.S.W., very light. Passed.—Oceano, from Manzanillo, for London; Rossine, Alexandria ; Snake, St. Michael's ; Cuynni, and Commo dore, Glasgow; Fe, and Orwell, Bilboa ' • Anna, Singapore; Laurel, Havre, Imogen, Algoa-bay ; Latiretta, Rio Ja neiro ; Telltale, Beyront ; Wyvern, Sierra Leone—all from London. MINES.—For some days early in the week business in shares was dull, and there was a preponderance of sellers in the market ; during the latter part, however, things improved, and a fair demand sprang up for shares in several mines, in which improvements and discoveries were reported. ' Lead appears to be rising ; tin keeps at a remunerative price ; and by far the L-rgest business of this week has been in tin mines, mostly in the west of Cornwall. South Frances shares have been in good demand, at 350 to 360 ; Bassett, 280 to 285 ; Devon Consols, 450 to 460 ; and these freely offered. Cook's Kitchen shares have been in good do mand, at 3i to 4 f ; but f e w s e l lers ; North Roskear, buyers, at 90 to 10 0 ; the mi n e is looking much better, especially in the deep levels.—Ahning Journal of this day. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE--The Home Department—The Lord-Lieutenantcy of the west riding of Yorkshire has become vacant by the death of the Earl of Ilarewood. Legal Department—The Recordership of Gloucester has become vacant by the promotion of Mr. Whitmore. C us t om s—Mr. Edward Bertolacci has been appointed a clerk in the legal quay, London ; M r . Will iam Mcß r id e has been appointed a clerk in the legal quays, London ; l i Mr. William Walker has been app o i n t e d a c l er k i n th e o l n fth clerk in the solici• London Docks ; Mr. William Wood h aa b een appo i nte d a clerk ; Mr. Frederick G. toe's ek office, Wheeler r in ha th s the London. been o eo s na op ro p.o re Ica; Ireland—Mr. * Mr. D av id Roes, as sistant secretary to the Endo med School Commission, e - :,e 'h i e n the number of llas been appointed secretary to th e Q ueen ' s C o :l ege Commif slop.— Sernee Gazette. Toe re rsday. , annual i i n o e r e t ti o n f g th e e f et enK, governorsnl I N t ' e e e C s o t a n t r we x tai Gs that b) a l e Itl the s o r n . a z a , ru . pa tients over those of last year bad been 2,005. To meet the lik' re pressing demai.(is for admittance, three addi tional wards hal been opened under the charge of Mr. Bowman and Dr. Arthur Farre. There is a great in crease of persons applying for relief in the out-patient department, and nearly 500 person s rece i ve a d v i ce and medicines daily. The Inowno of the year 1856 was 5,5871. 83. 11d., and the expenditur e 7,8581. 9s. 11d. The only assets ccmisted of 2.2111 Se. 10d. in. Consols and 1001. in 3 per Cents. B,edueed. This liabilitiesof the last year amount to nearly 2,0001., so that the charity is entirely dependent upon the current e na tions of the public for support. At the meeting the Rev. Dr. Jeff reported that he bad, at . the request of the committee, waited upon Lis Royal highness the D u k e o f Cambridge, who txrressed a warm interest in the charity, and in the kindest manner coasented to acc e pt th e vaca nt office of president, and his hoyalHighnee,s was thereupon tinted pre,ident of the hospital, he the room of the Ecu of E lesmere, eeceascd, LAW INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) CITY SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast.) MASON V. CHAPMAN.. _ This was an application for a new trial. It appeared that the plaintiff was a 'manufacturer of paper bags for biscuits, &c., and brought an action to recover the amount of an order alleged to have been given by de fendant, who can ies on business at Wisbeach. On the trial his Honour said he was not satisfied that the order had been executed according to the directions, and gave a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff now pressed fora new trial. Mr. Buchanan, Bwinghall-etreet, said be appeared for the defendant, who was not present, as he (Ur. Buchanan) bad written to him not to go to the expense of coming to London. His Honour said it was very good advice, for there were no grounds for the application—the case had been very fully heard. There was no doubt that there had been a mistake in consequence of the iose manner of doing business, in not getting a written order on the sample. The plaintiff insisted that the order had been given as he had stated, and asked for a nonsuit, so that the case might be heard at Wibeach. Mr. Buchanan objected to a nonsuit, and opposed the motion for a new trial. His Honour said there could be no doubt that there had been a mistake, which frequently aroso from the bustle of a market•day in a country town, and traveilers being too ready to take a nod, a Rink, or a smile at a tavern as an order. He could not grant a new trial. The application was dismissed with costs. SECONDARIES COURT. (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) HENDERSON V. TOMLINSON. EXTRAORDINARY PAWNDROKING.—The plaintiff in this case is a dentist residing in Church-row, Beauvoir town, and brought an action in trover against the defend ants, wbo are pawnbrokers in the neighbourhood of Bryan stone-square, to recover the N alue of certain goods alleged to have been illegally detained by them. The case was heard yesterday, and occupied till a late hour. The defendants, having allowed judgment to go by de fault, this was an inquiry to assess the value of the pro perty. The facts of the case were these. In August, 1855, the plaintiff took apartments (9 rooms) in a house in Orchard-street, Portman-square, the other part of the house was unoccupied, and the plaintiff had not been in possession long before a distress was put in on his goods, the rent not having been paid to the superior landlord by the person from whom he took the premises. Not being at the time in a position to pay the arrears, he applied to the defendants to advance the amount on the security of the property on the premises, and this they agreed to do. The distress was accordingly paid out, and the defendants took the property to a warehouse. The plaintiff subsequently paid the amount advanced, with interest, at the rate of 20 per cent., and some of the pro perty was given up; but it was alleged that defendants had kept beck china and other articles of value, which plaintiff alleged to be worth at least 701. or 801. In sup port of this, the plaintiff and his wife were examined, and sworn as to the correctness of a list of the articles and their value. The broker who made the distress proved that the rent due was 331., and he had seized goods which had been valued at 401., but he had not taken any account of the remainder, nor did he see the con tents of the drawers. _ Greenhill, an assistant to the defendants, was called, and admitted that some articles were sold or 21. ss. be fore the time to redeem them hal expired, but as the goods bad been taken into stock he could not say what belonged to the plaintiff, but admitted some had been retained, and had been examined for sale. The learned secondary said the plaintiff was entitled to the full value of the goods, and the jury must make the best of the evidence on that point. The jury retired for a short time and then gave a verdict for 6U/. MARKET NEWS.— ('his ay.) COVENT GARDEN. Very moderate supplies of fruit and vegetables were on sale to-day, and the trade generally ruled steady, at fully last week's quotations. FRUIT. Pine apples, per lb. 5s Od to 103 Coloma I do., ea. Os Od to Oa Od Grapes, per 1b... 8s Od to 158 Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Melons, each 3s Od to 5s Od Peaches, p. d0z.... 3s to 880 d Nectarines, do. 2s Od to 8s Od Apples, p. h. sv. 6s Oct to 8s 3d Pears, per d0z....8s to 108 oa Oranges, per 100.3 s 6d to 9s Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 2s Od Apricots, p. doz. 2s Od to 6s Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Od, Filberts, per 1b.....1s to 18 4d Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 140 s to s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 6d to is Od Figs, per doz Is to 3s Od Strawberries, per pottle 01 to Od Gooseberries, per half sieve ....Os 01 to Os Od Currants, p. do. Os Od to Os Od Plums, per do. 2s Od to .5s Od Green gages, do. 4s 0.1 to 7s Od Raspberries, p. potl. Od to Od VEGETABLES. Greens, p. doz. bun. 3s to 3s 6,1 Leeks, per d 0......... 2d to 4d Cabbages, per doz. is to is 9d Shallots, per lb.. ..... 6d to 8i Savoy do., p. do. ls Od to 2s Od orseraddish, p. bun. 2s to .5s Cauliflowers, do.'s Od to 580 d Parsley, per do. 4d to 6d Brocoli, p. bun. is 0,1 to is 6d Celery, per do Os 9d to is Gd Potatoes, per ton 60s to 135 s Beet, per doz. is Od to 24 Od New do., per do. Osto 0- Parsnips, per do. is Od to Os Peas, per quart ...91 to is Od Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d Turnips, per dozen Mughrooms,p.ptl.lo3to2s6d bunches 2s 61 to 3s 63 Artichokes, each _4l to 8d Carrots, per buneh...sd to 7d Cab. lettuces, per Cucumbers, each 2s to 4s Od score Is 03 to is Gd Garlic, per lb 6d to Os td Endive, per score 186(1 to 3s Sorrel. ner sieve Od to 0, Radishes. no bunch II i to it4l Spinach, p. Od to 2s Gd Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. 4s to Gs Od - - Brussels sprouts, per Walnuts per 100...0s 8d to la half do 2s Od to 38 . 0 d Chillies, per 1001 s Od to Is 6el Onions, p. bush 2s 6d to 4a Od Capsicums, per 1001 s Od to 2s New do., per bunch Od to Od Rhubarb, p. bun. 91 to is 6d French beans, per Asparagus, per 100 64 01 to 9s 100 2d Gd to 4s 01 Sea kail, per pun. Os 01 to Os NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 8s Od ; Geese, 4s 01 to 8s 01 each ; Ducks, is 91 to 2s 3d ; tame rabbits, is 3d to is 91 each ; wild do., is to is 2d ; Pigeons, is to is 21 each ; large Surrey Fowls, 6s to 123 ; barn door do., 3s 6d to 6s ; Chickens, 5s 01 to 9s 01 per couple ; Capons, Os ed to Os 01 j Hares, 2s 61 to 3s 6d ; Grouse, 2s 3(1 to 3s 01 each ; Pheasluts, 3s to 4s 61 ; Partridges, is Od to 2s 3d ; Woodcocks, 33 01 to 4s ; Snipes, is lid to 2s 01 ; Teal, is 61 to 2s 61 ; Wild Ducks, is 9,1 to 2s 3d; Widgeons, 2s to 2s 61; Plovers, 1$ 61 to 230 d each ; Guinea Fowls, is 9d to 3s ; Roasting pigs, 6s Od to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to -- s Od ; English do,, 15s Od to 183 Od per dozen lbs. ; English eggs, 103 01 to OS ; French do., Os Od to Os per 120; Leverets, Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 61 ; mutton, 4s 03 to 4s lOd ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 03; pork, 4s Od to 53 Od per Blbs., by the car case. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 3s 2,1 to 4s Gd ; mutton, 3s Sd to 4s 101 ; real, 3s 101 to 5s 01; pork, 3s Sd to 5.3 per Sibs., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Od to 25s ; Brills, 2s Od to 10s each ; Salmon 2s to 3s 6d per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s 041 to lOs each ; Soles, 84 to 3s Gd per pair ; Trout, ls 6d to Os per lb ; Lobsters, is to 45 6d; Crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; Whitings, 4s Od to lOs per doz. ; Common Oysters, 12s to 20s ; Natives, 50s to -s per bsh. ; Mackerel, 90s to s per 100 ; Smelts, is 04 to 3s 64 per doz. ; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon ; Bloaters, n 04 to 8s 04 per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 6s to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, 6s Od to 7s Od pei bushel ; Doreys, is Od to 5s each ; • Haddocks, 4s to 12s per doz. ; Pike, 6d ; Sturgeon, Gd per lb ; Prawns, 7s Od to Os; Mullets, is to 5s Cd each ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Halibut, 6d per lb ; Flounders, is 041 to is 6d per doz. ; salt fish, 04 per lb ; Eels, 84 to Is. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 80 to 9d ; of household ditto, 7d to 8d per 4 lb loaf. hIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 5d to 5d ; 6411, to 721 b, sfd to sid ; 721 b to 801 b, 51d to 6d ; 801 b to 881 b, 6d to 6,,d ; 881 b to 961 b, 61d to 7d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Id to 74d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 10s Od to Os Od ; Calf skins, light, 4s 01 to 5s Od_; ditto full, 9s 6d to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, 9s 6d to lls 6d ; gents, 8s 6d to lOs ; Half-brads, 8s 6d to 10s 01; Downs, 6s 6d to 8s Od ; Shearlings, Is 4d ; Lambs, Os Od. HAY MA.RkETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 41 4s ; clover dp., 31 10s to 51 Os; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 8s per load. A moderate supply and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 12s to 41 4s ; clover do., 31 108 to 5/ Os; and straw. 11 4s to 11 9s per load, Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. WIIITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 Os ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 510 s ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 8s per load. Supply tolerably good and trade rather dull. THE HALF BETTER THAN THE WHOLE.--"By marriage the husband and wife are one person in law," says Blackstone; "and that person is the husband," adds Mrs. Norton. But suppose dinner is not ordered, the hooks are off Jemima's dress, Alexander has bombarded the china ornaments, and baby cries for its usual refresh ment, the husband cannot but admit, with al married men, that a wife is, for goods:sr for evil, a great fact. — A th;stceum. Tax EDUCATION BILL.—Sir J. Pakington and Mr. Cobden's bill, to "Promote Education in Corporate Cities and Boroughs in England and -Wales," has been printed, prior to a second reading, which it now awaits at the hands of the House of Commons. One hundredth part of the persons assessed to the poor rate in any borough may require the mayor to take the sense of the borough whether the Act shall be adopted or not. A. majority of the ratepayers will decide the question ; if in the negative the decision will hold good for one year. If the Act be adopted, a "school committee" will be elected, to consist of 12 persons in every borough of which the population shall not exceed 50,000 ; of 18 where the population shall be under 100,000 ; and of 24 persons where it shall Exceed 100,000. The qualification for membersisi? is property of the rateable value of 201. a year, or real property of the value of 5001. The elec tors wi 1 be those assessed to the poor rates not in a rear. Ono third of the school committee must retire annual}, but the retirinz members wilt he re-eligible. The.sehool committee wi , l be -a body corporate. The committee wilt admit such schcol i " in to union" as are situate within the borough, and where some fee or remuneration is paid for evilly scholar, in addition to the payment to be wade under this Act. There is a proviso for mix-3d and free schools. Except as regards certain regula ime laid down at length,. the committee may not it ttrltra with the management or constitution of any school into union admitted. Parents may send their children to any school that is in union with the committee. if ;It the regula tions be complied with tie I.choi 1 commit'ee tvil: pay certain fees to the managers of such sehoi Is—for every boy above seven years of age 34d. per week, and for every girl above seven years of age 31. per week ; for every infant between 4 and 7, 21. ; and in respect of ree scholars 61. per week for blys, sd. for girls above seven years of age ; and for every infant 41. A fourth part of these payments will go for the purchase of books', &c., and three-fourths for the payment of teachers. Fur raising the funds required the school committee may make orders e f contribution on overseers out of the poor rates, and eacrce tho:n as boards of guardians. 7:',liirb Xtittion ►3UN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 23d do not contain any political news of interest. The Epoca says that Marshal Serrano, ambassador at Paris, was about to return to Madrid on leave of absence to take part in the deliberations of the Senate. The cold had become much less severe in Madrid, but a good deal of sickness was prevalent. The Queen had given a magnificent ball, and opened it by dancing with the Duke de Valencia (Narvaez) ; her Ma jesty afterwards danced with the French ambassa dor. It appears from an official return, that from May, 1849, vp to July, 1856, 2,866 kilometrei (1,791 miles) of railway had been conceded, and that 506 of them are now being worked, and 1,474 in construction. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YEsnaply.) The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. The Earl of SHAFTESBITRY presented petitions from Whitechapel, praying the Government to adopt measures for aiding the working classes to emigrate ; and also petitions against the continuance of the income tar. LAW OF LIBEL. Lord CAMPBELL moved that the petitions that had been presented to their lordships on the subject of extending the immunity now enjoyed in reference to the reports of the proceedings of courts of justice, and to the proceedings of Parliament, be referred to the select committee appointed last evening. The com mittee met this morning and adjourned until the 27th of March, upon which day they would be ready to hear the petitioners, or any other persons who might come forward to give evidence, or assist the committee in any way. The following are the names of the select committee :—The Lord Chanc,llor, the Lord Privy Seal, Earl Stanhope, Earl of Carnarvon, Earl Grey, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, Lord 0 versto'ne, Lord St. Leonardo, Lord Wensleydale, and Lord Belper. THE MURRAIN IN FOREIGN CATTLE. Lord POLWARTH asked the Government whether they had received any information on the subject of the alleged existence of the murrain amongst the cattle in certain parts of Germany ; and if so, whether any measure had been taken to prevent its being communicated to the cattle of this country. Lord STANLEY of .A LDERLEY said the Go vernment had not received any official infor mation on the subject, but having heard of the report the Foreign-office had forwarded instructions to the consuls at the different ports of the continent to communicate immediately all the informa tion they possessed on the subject. (Hear.) The Board of Customs were empowered to inspect all cattle imported into this country, and to destroy all such as might be found to be diseased. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.=(YrsTERDAy.) The SPEAIUM took the chair at four o'clock. BANKRUPTCY, &u., LAWS. Mr. CROSSLEY asked the Attorney-General if it was the intention of the Government to introduce any measure during the present session to amend the Law of Bankruptcy, by which the present costs may be greatly lessened ? And, if it was the intention of the Govern ment to introduce any measure by which creditors, by means of deeds of assignment, which should not s as at pre sent be deemed acts of bankruptcy, might be enabled by themselves to wind up insolvent estates / The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Govern ment had no intention of bringing in a bilt this session to lessen the costs of proceedings in bankruptcy. The Go vernment had under consideration a bill with reference to winding up such estates as that referred to by the hon. member. ARCTIC EXPEDITION MEDALS. Admiral WALCOTT asked the First Lord of the Admiral'y whether, as it was believed some objection seemed to be made to granting clasps to those who were to receive the Arctic Expedition medals according to the number of time 3 they had served in the Polar Regions, he would have any objection to have the number of times stamped on the bar of the medal in lieu of clasps. Sir C. WOOD said that since the announcement of granting an Arctic medal applications were made fot medals for the Antarctic expedition, and also for the Niger expedition, which the Government had no inten tion to give. A gallant officer had called on the Admi ralty, and inquired if a medal and bars were to be given for each voyage and number of years, because if so, he was entitled to nine medals and 20 chaps. He (Sir C. Wood) thought the Govern ment had gone too far towards diminishing the value of medals—(bear, hear)—and thought the case of this offi ng. r w 7,--vh.v,w., ad u.au Coy "«.1. - 6-4 v-o sr. soma"- medals to one p.raon would be ridiculous. The Go vernment had decided on only giving one medal irre spective of the number of voyages or years engaged. EDUCATION (SCOTLAND). Mr. E. LOCKHART asked the Lord Advocate if he had any intention to introduce a measure on the sub ject of educatioa in Scotland, or for regulating the sa laries of the parish schoolmasters The LORD-ADVOCATE said he c3uld not givo a definite answer till Mondry. DESTITUTE SOLDIERS' WIVES AND • FAMILIES. In. reply to Sir J. TYRRELL, Mr. PEEL said he hoped to be able to produce Gen. Gascoigne's report relative to the destitution of soldiers' wives and families at Colchester on Monday. , COMMISSARIAT STORES—SARDINIA. Lord WILLIAM GRAHAM asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he would lay on the table a re turn of the amount repaid-by the Sardinian Government for Commissariat Stores supplied during the war The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the question was still under adjustment. The amount claimed by this country from the Sardinian Go vernment was 17,0001. ; Sardinia admitted 15,0001. The difference of 2,0001. was still under consideration. THE IRISH CONSTABULARY. Mr. CONOLLY asked the Chief Secretary for Ire land whttber it was the intention of the Government to bring in a bill for the re-distribution of the Irish consta bulary with reference to the area and population of the counties of Ireland ? Mr. HORSMAN said it was the intention of the Government to bring in such a measure this session. (Hear, bear.) COL. TITLLOCII AND PERSIA. Mr. LAYARD asked the First Lord of the Treasury if it was true that at the end of last week the Govern ment made an offer of 1,0001. each to Sir J. M'Neil and Col. Tulloch as an acknowledgment of their services, and if these gentlemen did not indignantly refuse the offer. (Hear.) Be wished to ask also if the noble lord had received any information relative to the treaty be tween Russia and Persia, to which he (Mr. Layard) called the attention of the Government last week ; and also whether it was true that the negotiations with Per sia were completed, and when the papers would be pra duced. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON said it was true that the Government made an offer of 1,0001. each to Sir J. M`Neil and Colonel Tolloch, and that they bad refused it, but not indignantly, as had been stated by the hon. member. With regard to the treaty he had made enquiries of the Russian Minister at this Court and also of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and in the words of the Russian Ambassador, "the whole was a fable." The Persian negotiations were still going on, and under the circumstances he hoped the - hon. member would not press for the production of the papers. THE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. Sir J. FERGTJSSON asked the Under-Secretary for War whether it was intended to give the officers of the Land Transport Corps, whose services were no longer required, any half-pay or pension ; and whether that balf•pay would be on the same scale as that given to offi cers of corresponding rank in other branches of the ser vice I General CODRINGTON bore testimony to the ex cellent conduct of, these officers, and the advantages of the Land Trasport Corps in the Crimea. After some remarks from Sir DE LACY Evess, Mr. F. PEEL entered into the formation of this coi pe, and stated that when they came home they re mained upon full pay for some time. Since the corps had been broken up all the officers but 20 or 25 had been appointed to a new military train that had been orga nised ; that with regard to those who could not be em ployed application had been made to the Treasury for a scale of allowance for them higher than that to which they were entitled, which had been granted. It. was a difficult thing how to deal with these officers, be cause they had been taken from the ranks, and from the period of service there was difficulty in promoting them, as they now ranked as officers. - THE MURRAIN. Mr. STAFFORD again called the attention of the house to the cat:h disease on the continent. Mr. LOWE said that, the subject did net come within his department, and he could give no other answer as to the measures that had been taken to prevent its spreading over this country. If the hon. gentleman would give him notice of what he really wanted he would do Us best to give him the informa tion. Lem! NAAS informed the house that all the continental states bad prohibited the importation of cattle from the diseased districts, arid contended that the Government ought to ad pt a similar precaution. lit rotninded the house that in 1745, when they had the ca - . 111 disease in this country, it i w .ted eight years. • It then arose from the importation of two di , eastd cattle, and they wire yesterday informed that a diseased calf imported from Amsterdam had been destroyed on the Thames'. Mr. PACKE addressed the house on l i l t': importa n t su bj ect. It affected not only breeders and feede rs of cattle, but the coo Lord PALMERSTON sa id t h a t inquiz. male rel a ti ve to t h e ni sease, an d that precautionary measures should be a dopted. At M HON. EMBER un d e rstood the disease , that he Buynlb o uld be was in this country. He had heard of a person who had lost 29 headif cattle ont of a herd of 60. After softie further remarks from Sir J. TYRELL, The subject dropped. CRIMEAN MEDALS. Colonel GILPIN asked the Under-Secretary for War when the medals were to be distributed to the families of the British soldiers who died in the Crimea He understood that 600 of the families of the Grenadiers alone had not had their medals. Mr. FREDERICK PEEL said that the distribution would shortly be completed. all all all all 911 ' 18i 50 all all 22A all -811 15 25 all all all 2 10 - 50 Il3ii i 17i 51 i 1 81i 21a 1011 i 1061} 2# I 1054 37i 8 82/ 3 591 8i 9i 81 45i i i 87 i i 2/ 12 14 all 10 all all 100 all 17i all GO all all 100 100 901 x d 134 i 5i 98 a 88 161 16 91 18A i 142 110 a i CHINA-ADJOURNED DEBATE. The adjourned debate was resumed by Mr. WARREN who rose and said that, as one of the representatives of the people, he was anxious to expr ess his sent ments on the momentous question on which the verdict of the house was fairly challenged, a n d i n doing so he should endeavour t 3 display that ca l m and diTas-- eionati temper which befitted the discussions of a great deliberate assembly. The motion which had been read from the chair was now disembarrassed of that second branch to which the hon. member for Cardigan (Mr. L. Davies) had referred ; and, consequently, the hon. mem ber and all who agreed with him were at liberty to vote on the general question embodied in the resolution. He (Mr. Warren) soletnely assured the house that he utterly disclaimed being to the slightest extent influenced by party considerations. That mighty mouthpiece of public opinion, the Thnes newspaper, this morning said that it happened in the progress of these debates in both Houses of Parliament that noble lords and honourable gentlemen came to conclusions and expressed opinions somehow or other marvellously in accordance with their political inclinations. That was not the case with him. (Laughter.) This time last year, and before be obtained a seat in that house, he publicly stated that he intended to offer the noble viscount (Pal merston) a guarded but generous support while sustain ing the immense responsibilities under which he then laboured. That pledge he had kept. He had never given a factious vote against the noble lord ; nor would he do so at this moment. But when he found that her Ma jeaty's Government had deliberately identified themselves with and ratified the serious transactions now under in vestigation, it became a matter of infinite consequence that there should be no mistake as to the judgment of both Houses of Parliament. In her Majesty's gracious speech at the commencement of the session the occur rences at Canton were thus spoken of : "Her Majesty commands us to inform you that ants of violence, insults to the British flag, infraction of treaty rights committed by the local Chinese authorities at Can ton, and a pertinacious refusal of redress have rendered it necessary for her Majesty's officers in China to have r,.. course to measures of force to obtain satisfaction." Now, the house and the country had before them in the ponderous blue books the materials by which to arrive at a clear decision on the merits of the case. He would not go so far as the hon. member fur the West Riding, and say that these documents were garbled, but would assume that they were fairly put together for the purpose of giv ing all the necessary information, and the impression which they made upon him was that the whole affair of the Arrow had been a pretext for the purpose of carrying into effect long cherished designs. If that were so, then the responsibility of her Majesty's Government became very serious, for it could not be supposed Sir J. Bowr ing would have ventured to say, write, and do what he had unless he had been perfectly certain that he was acting with the full concurrence of the Government, and that what he had done would be approved at home. The legal part of this question, he contended, had been com pletely disposed of by the Luminous and unanswerable speeches of two noble and learned lords in another place. Another noble and learned lord, who had spoken there in defence of the Government, indicated that he had very considerable misgivings on the legal aspects of the case, and the Lord Cnief J ustice, who was present at the de bate, was completely silent, from which it might be augured that he had nothing to offer against the argu ments of Lord Lyndhurst and Lord St. Leonards. In 1840 we were on the eve of hostilities with China, and a resolution condemning the conduct of the Government was moved by the right hon. barb. the member for Cir lisle. In the debate on that motion the late Sir R. Peel used the following language : " I beg the house to remember that, although no mes sage has been sent down to the house it appears from. the distinct and intelligible declaration of two Ministers of the Crown that we are on the eve of hostilities with a country which, in point of population, exceeds that of all the continental countries of Europe." The cases•were exactly parallel,e xcept that we were now actually at war, and both cases showed how just was the remark of the hon. and learned member for Sheffield, that the coutrcl of Parliament over the exercise of the preroga tive of declaring war was a complete farce. We were now actually at war, and the question for the House of Commons to decide was whether we had a just cause of quarrel. The Government had the assistance of two eminent lawyers in that house, one skilled in equity and the other in common law, and he would challenge them to show that we had either equitable orlegal grounds of quarrel. The Attorney-General would not need to be reminded of the maxim of his courts, " Ile who wants equity must do equity ;" but where was the equity of our proceedings I (Hear, hear.) The Solicitor-General was well acquainted with criminal law, and knew that the question of guilt or innocence was one essentially and purely of intention. rictus non facit mum, mai mew sit rea; and the question was, what was the intention of Sir J. Bowrin2. in dirAntin g O.) proceedings w hich are now the subject of discussion ? He thought the correspondence indicated most distinctly that Sir J. Bowring had seized an opportunity to assert a right for the purpose of saying that it had been vio lated, and then exacting a bloody revenge. (Hear.) He (Mr. Warren )disclaimed all intention of reflecting upon the naval and military services, and he gave full credit to the Government and to the noble lord who was at its head for their generosity in supporting a public servant who was called upon to discharge a most harassing and responsible duty in a distant region ; but by ratifying his acts the Government became responsible for his po licy. The house was ignorant of the secret instructions on which Sir J. Bowring was acting, but they must presume tie would not have ventured to pursue such a course if ho bad not relied upon a complete indemnity from 'the Government. They were sternly and severely scruti. nising the conduct of the Chinese, as if they were a re fined European nation, but he would ask whether the Chinese bad not reason to charge upon this enlightened Christian country the guilt of corrupting the morals, ruining the health, and destroying the eternal happiness of the Celestial empire ? He wished to extract thisgreat question from the meshes of mere commercial significance and importance which some hon. gentlemen sought to involve it. Commerce was certainly of vast' importance, but was it to be placed in comparison with the mainte nance of public morality and the preservation of the na tional character. (Hear, hear.) He had no sympathies with the peace-at-all-price party, for he thought the attitude of this country ought to be that described in the line : "Lovers of peace, but not afraid of war." If, however, they endeavoured by war to accomplish a sinister object he believed they would draw down upon their heads the retribution of the whole civilised world. In the language of Shakspere : " Thrice is he arm'd that hath his quarrel just ; And he but naked, though locked up in steel, Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted." The question was to which of these categories they must refer the transaction now under discussion, and, in his opinion, the papers upon the table failed to establish any satisfactory justification for the violent measures resorted to at Canton. He was ready to support her Majesty's authority, so far as it was wielded by the Government, whenever it was exercised honestly and advantageously to the country, but, as in the present case he could not come to that conclusion, he felt it his duty to vote for the resolution of the hon. me.ober for the West Riding. The LORD-ADVOCATE would endeavour to state as briefly and charly as he could the grounds upon which he thought the motion ought not to receive the sanction of the house. The sentiments so strongly expressed last night by hon. gentlemen who supported the resolution at all events commended themselves to every generous mind, and he was not surprised that they bad produced considerable effect upon the house. Although he had himself been carried away, to some extent, as the tide of eloquence rolled on, he felt that they had travelled Ptoeai°ets with a great i somew hat too rapidly over di f f icult and dan g erous ground. It was qu ite true that the topics upon which heard so much last nigh t were most im p or tant in they the considerationnatio n respect thisn due ure. quity, its civilisat ion, and its enormous p o pulation—the regard which oug ht to be entertained b y a strong Power t o wards one of comparative weakness -- the pre vent i on of m ischievous intermeddling which might plunge this Country into war without sufficient reason —the faith of treaties—the maintenance of the great princip les i n t e rnational law and justice all these were topics deserving careful consideration. There was, however, another side to the picture. They must not con sider the question of individual justice to omit to been entrusted with great authority ina those d who had the world. They ought to be caref ul how the yd istant part ed of men who were not only absent, but w ho not cdonemt he means or the opportunity of defending a themselves. Great consideration was due to a representative of this country who was obliged to act in serious emergencies .wi thout the possibility of receiving instructions from the borne Government. (Hear.) Much independence of a ction was necessarily entrusted to plenip o t en tiaries, and so thug as they WOO not p rove d t o have done wrong it was the du y of th e G overnment an d the country to supior t tl - ern. (near.) Al t h oug h it was 4 rmostt in unfortunate ,,,a r with circumstance that they sheubt be_i:.vrdt4t;etyl to those who Cuina, they oug ht n ot to negltct th 1 were entrusted to their protectron. lie must wars hon. s t. c7 i this nature, if they did n .t gentlem e n that, in di s eu-sion were accurately dcalieg make sure that t heyas,aid sa,d done in that h ouse with the facts, ; wi i i i it y w to the national interests which it might occasio n ''''" r " re medy. (Hear, h ear .) cv, uhi be impossitte to Re was the aub.xim quoted by the noble member ready to acici't r. don—" Let us be just, and fear not" for the City of -.-" Jo .dnotspeak —(cheero -- - . hut he . i was tb loto f public in • divides'', for it e servants time country that they must qoreetitnes submit to injustice ; but Mille • • a c e to indiv4:uels In suc h c i rcums t anc es wag, n evertheless, a national calamity. It often happened that indi,iduals suffered severely from discussions in that house in c,in_equence of imperfect information, and that through them the public service suffered also. On this point he would make no further observations, but would proceed to call,the attention of the house to the more immediate question before it. There were two questions before the house—one was whether the proceedings o Sir J. 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