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

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I; new O C ‘: ; new ad, Al° to 4/ 80; 51 5s ; s per low" to 41 t / 5s ; 06 7 per loom' rs derael ici , ding b3V ctent. , t 0 )(1, and "( th those ° .aintainet 'erect ,siness 10" comPo ti ' ly former ad. and ' slings i 1 rket, 31) a , 2 a lot, 58$ 0 t sbip S t ' Lee on th e N., lon' flti Jane , came uP a s inking abacd °l3 g to 2 5° J conveY e , )be MI; -~~ F I MON - LY MARKET AND COMMERCI INTELLIGKACF. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market exhibit , .d a firm appearance yesterday, and last week's rates were fully maintained. The sales were estimated a r 7,000 bale=, 1,500 of which were tiken by the ex porters. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and prices were a shade easier. The advices from New York by the steamer Canada, which brings abut 266,0001. in specie, state that the prospects of the cotton crop are not yet clearly ascertained, but it is expected that the final delivery will he delayed. The following re marks upon the subject aro from the New York Herald : " The prospect of the growing crop is considered at this period of more moment as affecting value, than the delivery into the ports of a few thousand bales more or less of the present one. The complai,ts of its back ward• tress continue, and it is o: stain that some parties attach considerable importance to it as affecting the final clf - I;very, rind all as- unie that we cannot receive any amount wits in the present crop season, as was at one period calculated on as a certainty by many. The accounts of jury to the crop are so often fabri cated and magnified by interested 1 r.rties to accom plish their ends, and we have been so often deceived by believing them true of a district or State, whereas they were only true of a few farms in a particul r sec tion, that we have been, up to this date, indisposed to en dorse them. We have endeavoured to obtain from all sources opinions on this point to date, and find the majority to incline to three weeks backwardness on the average of seasons. It would not necessarily follow that the crop would be either a short or a late one, as the weather may yet be so propitious as to bring it up, and the planting has been an unusually large one. Public sentiment continues to favour a delivery of under 3 ,000,000 bales for the present crop." There was a special meeting this day of the Lon donderry and Enniskillen Railway Company—Mr. Cross in the chair—to consider " a bill to enable the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Company to make c-rtain deviations and alterations in their line and works, and for other purposes connected with their undertaking." The Chairman moved the resolution, and said the junction would be ad vantageous to both companies. The Secretary read the clau , es. Mr. Laren seconded the motion, which was passed unanimously. The attention of speculators in the various de partments of the Stock Exchange, as well as of the public generally, is seriously directed to the prostrate condition of the Paris Bours?„ For a considerable time past the decline in the Rentes has con tinued, almost without interruption, and as trade is sound, and the aspect of mo netary affairs certainly more satisfactory than it was a few weeks ago most persons are at a loss to understand why such an unfavourable movement takes place. There is evidently an unsettled feel ing on the Bourse, hut whether in connexion with political affairs, or on account of the adverse state of speculation, and an excessive supply of stock, it is difficult to determine. The difference be tween the price of the 3 per cent. Rentes and the 3 per Cent. Consols is nearly 25 per Cent.—a disparity which must be anything but gratifying to Louis Napoleon, the state of the Funds being al ways considered the barometer of public confidence. If the depression be attributable to speculative influences only, the French market certainly offers an attraction to investors, because in that case, a rapid recovery could be calculated upon, but the uncertain position of affairs and the result of the elections will no doubt deter capitalists from pur chasing to any considerable extent. The decline Which took place yesterday was not so much appa rent in stocks as in shares. Many of the latter were 12 to 15 francs lower, but the Paris and Lyons, and Lyons and Mediterranean dropped 35 francs, while the Credit Mobilier fell 50 francs. This general weakness tends to depress values here. The Bank of France, it is said, is now obtaining fresh supplies of bullion, and the next monthly balance sheet, to be published in a few days, will probably show an augmentation in that depart ment. Some large withdrawals recently took place in connection with operations in silk, but the re ports regarding the crops being now more favour able increased caution is now observed among the dealers in that staple. There is still an absence of animation in the market for silver, and until further advices from India and China are received business will no doubt continue very contracted. It is fully anticipated that the next steamer, viz., on the 20th, will take out a smaller amount than h,s been dis patched for sometime past. Money is still in good demand, but there is no pressure. A small concession is made by the bill brokers, where the paper is considered of a first class description. Thursday, being account day, the Market for Public Securities is chiefly governed by the usual arrangements. The specula ors for a rise, who have not yet closed, show a disposition to termi nate their bargains, as there is a prospect of lower prices. If the news from India is unfavourable as it most likely will be, a decline is inevitable, and there is, consequently, very little advancement to " continue" engagements to August. Consuls have been 92i -1 for special transfer and Thurs day, and 921 for the Opening. The New 3 per Cents, were 921 8, and the Reduced also 921 a. Bank Stock is 2121 1 , and India Stock 217. Exchequer Bills remain at 3s. discount. to par. In ttie Foreign Stock Market there is little Change to report. Business, however, is dull, and Prices have a downward tendency. Mexican were dealt in at 22:. Peruvian were firm at 831. Bra zilian 41 per Cents. 96k, and the 5 per Cents. of 1843 981. Spanish brought 401. Russian 41 per Cents. 96 to 961. Turkish 6 per Cents, were inactive, and were nominally 951, 96. The 4 per Cents receded to 102 and 1021. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 61 ; Mexican, 22i 1 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 83 84; ditto 3 per Cents., 561 71 • Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; Russian 5 per dents., 109 111; ditto 41 per Cents., 96 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 40i ; ditto New Deferred, 251 ; ditto Certificates, 51 61 ; ditto Passive, The subjoined notice has been rested in the Stock Exchange : " PARIS AND LYONS AND NORTHERN OF FRANCE. —ln order to enable parties to claim the new shares in the above companies, it has been ordered by the committe e that all bargains for the 16th be settled on Friday, the 10th." A very moderate business has been done in Rail way shares, and lower rates have been current for almost all the principal lines. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, Great Western, Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midland, and North-Eastern Berwick declined ss. ; _North- Western, South-Western, and Norfolk, 10s. ; Brighton, Scottish Central, and one or two others were steady. The Canadian lines have again been depressed, and Grand Trunk have declined about 11. to 21. • Great W estern, 5! ,. to 10s. French lines show a decidedly downward tendency. Eastern of France have given way 1/., an d P aris and Lyons 21. East Indian are also rather flatter. Mining Shares rule very quiet. South Wheal Frances are 285 to 2871,. North Wheal Bassett, 15 to 15k, and St. John Del Rey, 10A. Joint-Stock Bank and miscellaneous shares show rather a slight decline. London and. County advanced ss. Western Bank of Lon don were flat at 37. The London General Omnibus Company improved about ss. Peninsular and Oriental Steam about it., and Royal Mail Steam declined 10s. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (from the 'Vaal List:) _ _ - Business done. dank Stock 8 per cent. Reduced Annuities Neer Cent. Consols An nx iti ee 92i 3 per Cent. Annuities 924 a Llag Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860_ ~. 2 7-16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB , l, 18 India St oc k 217 Consols for A cconn,, Ditto for Op en i ng ti2,l .3 Ea.thec i t.er Wide, L;;(1. ElOOO . £s!io 3 d par ~, Brain ......... .......... KRIORB OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. kr te.iadu t, per Cent. - Ditto 1852, 4i per Cent. Ditto, 1 843 9Bl Mexican 3 per Cent 224 Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Rtuilar, Bends, 1522, 3; St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 46 per Cent. 8 1 3, niEh Bonds, a'' per Cent. T urkish Bonds, 6 per cent -- Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account ... Loin:ends on tte abets payable In Londcn. Conaols TWO O'CLOCK. , money Cvnsols for Account DIAL - US OS TS —.,Tins Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Price. Business done yesterday I this day. 5 i - 5g Si - 9 70 - 72 - 81 91 - 93 751 -75 i 36 - 37 i --- -8 9 - 10 20 - 21 - 52 - 54 35i - 361 8 7 d 97 98 G 3 a ii - ii 99 - 101 8 - 9 98i - 994, - 9 01 121 - 123 104 k - 105 4 644 - 653 63 - 65 70 - 741 6 - 8 P I 6 - 8 p 1003 -100 Ii 1 i - ii I 63 Fa 112 114 1 103 i 1031 .. -... ... id ( 1 !I.oli 102.1 tii : 46.1 -83 P, 543 - SNI ii - ii 62 - 61 34 - 34 1 1 43 - 401 92 - 93 224 - 23 21 - 1 45 - 46 71 - 72 913 - 99 4$ - 73, - 8 10 - 103, 34 - 35 101 - 106 25 - 26 43 - 50 3 - 2 174 - 18 3. 744 - 1511 89 - 90 5A - 441 5i - 9 - 11 40 - 42 ••• ••• 211 -21 i 3 - 7 - 9 3 - 31 - 6 'raid I RAILWAYS. 12i 10' Ambg. Nottng. Bost. I di Eastn. June 50 all !Belfast & Ballymena 13i all 1131i -rang. Wolverh. & Stour Valley St. 100 Birkenhd. Lanes». & Cheshire Junct 25 all 13l le burn ....... 25 all BI with & Tync original £ls(iss. at £45) St. 100 Bristol & Exeter St. 100 Caledonian. St. 100 Chester & Holyhead 50 all Cork and Bandon 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass 20 i all Cornwall 10 all D 10 8 Do. B 50 45 DublindtßelfastJunc 25 all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. St. 100 East Anglian ......... 20. all !Eastern Counties..... St. 100 iEasternUnion,A. stk. St. 100 !Do., do. P. 25 81 IDo. New A.........., 25 172. East Kent ........... St. 100 lEast Lancashire 20 all ; East Suffolk 10 4 Do. St. 100 E.linburgli di Glasgow .0 i all lEdinb. and Peebles._ t. 1 100 ,Eclinb.Prth.diDundee 0 I all I Forth and ClydeJunc. St. 100 Furness ; St. 1 1 00 'Glasgow &S, W 'ern 10 I all Great N. of Sco' St. 1100 Great Northern St. 1100 'Do., A. Stock ...... =rt. 'lOO Do., B. Stock ...... St. 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) St. 1100 •Gres '-. Western. St. 1100 Do. Str.V.R gua.St 12 all Irish South-Eastern 5C , all Lancaster &Carlisle. lel 14! Do., Third 5.. .......... lei' 12 Do. New Thirds 5t..100 Lancash & Yorksh' - : 16 I 6 Do., do. F. V ... 3 Do., Wst. Riding, Um. 20 all Do. Southport...... 112 all London & Black- wall St. 100 Lond.Bright.&.S.Ci.,':,. St. 100 London &N. Western 20 , all IDo. Fifth 10 all 1D0.,101.5ii.,M&8...0 124 5 Do. Eighths SC 100 London & S.Weatern l 25 all Lndndrry.&Coleraine 25 all Ludndrry. & Ennisk. St. 100 Nianch.Shet&Lineln. 10 1 Metropolitan ...., 10 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ...... 100 %fidland . . . 100 Do. Birming.& Derby all Midland G. West. (In ) all Do. Shares ......... all Newcastle &Carlisle.. all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd 9 Newry do Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint da Rostrevor N0rf01k........... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. Dock Stock ........ Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London.,, N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Portsmouth I Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E.Abrdn. St Shropshire Union ISitingbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern.. Do. 4. per: . Shares South Wales IS. Yorksh. River Dun ..... 20 110 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 'Stockton & Hartlepl ,Taff Vale IDo. Pref., No. 'Thames Hay. D. &R. IVale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Lime ek West Cornwall.. West End of London and Crystal Palace.. Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon 163 100 100 BRITISH PO SESSIONS. 'Atlan. and St. Law. 'Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff. , Bent. & Godch.l 6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 1 Do. do., 1 June, '74' Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. d , I Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do. '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunk. of Canada I Do. 6 p. c. Deben 'Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Grt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p.'6o Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option iMadras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4/ p. c. Exton,l Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. iOucle (Limited) I Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do 1 - iP 4 3 d 188 92 85 90 85 90 ••• -.•••• ••• - A 106 - 108 1 - lip 20 - 203 57 - 59 86 - 88 21i - iPI 21/ -22 hi li? 99 - 101 109 - 113 1109 - 113 106 108 I 19 20 21 1 21 1 1 id P - —OP *it = iipl .IGN. 6i - 6i OM. ... li - li 4i 5i 2i 3 d 27i 28 .• - ••• par IP 24. i 25 61 63 4ip 271 - 2.8,1 8 - 20k - 201 37 - 373 8* - 93 571 - 58 56 - 58 1071 I 20.1 573 63 87 8 61 73 d pail 16 -- 18 -- 1 74 -- 81 81 -- 8 274 -- 281 4/ -- 5 8/ -- 91 29 -- 30 A xtwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes... Belgian East. Junct Be ziers to Graissessac Carmeau x di Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry IDutch Rhenish lEastern of Franco , Do. New Euphrates Valley IGt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lomhardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria Ante - s.la Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTruk. Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans ißeeife it San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 P• c• 7i Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 51 per cent. prof all Southern of France all West Flanders all tDo. 54 per c. Prof all I W.&N.W. of France 6 Western. of Austr:a all West, of Switzerland all iWiesbaden all Do. Bp. cent. pref. all 'Zealand .. JOINT-STOCK BANKS, all Australasia 18i Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all ; Bri. Col. Bk. & Ln. Co all British N. American 8 . C.Bk.of Ind.Au.d/Ch 50 City 25 ;Colonial 20 ,Commercial of Lond all Eng.Scot.&Ans.Cht all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust all 'Ditto New London and County 50 ,Lnd.&E,Bnkng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond.andWestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 ! Do. New 221 National Bank all ;New South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp. 15 Ottoman Bank Provinc . al of Ireland all Do. New 1 IR.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co. all (South Anatralia all Union of Australia 1 ;Do. New 10 Union of London . 50 Unity Mutual '6O Wustralg 01014, 89 91' lid 49 -- 51 64 - 6 •• 17i 183 17 is 48 50, 37i 381, Par 6 &.1 55 - 56 6 - 11 --• 9d 201. 100 100 St. 50 St. St. all all all all 1031 B 63 i 2 3 / 4 433/4 65i i fl RE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EV.ENING, JULY 7, HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the New River Company Bill were agreed The Bourn and Essendine Railway, Islington Parish Acts Amendment, Lancaster and Carlitle, and Ingla'on Railway, Lowestoft and Burgh Saint Peter Ferry and Roads, Rhymney Railway, Tseed Fisheries, Coniston Railway, Dtxth,rpe Turnpike Trust, and Richmond and Kew Ex! - ension Ra'lway Bills were read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. Mr. NORRIS prese — nteda petition from the manager of the Abingdon Savings Baal:, praying the house to take stops to raise the interest allowed to savings bank depositors, lest they should . be tempted by the high rate of interest else wh , re to withdrak their deposits--(laugh ter)—by Mr. El ENLItY from places in Oxfordshire against the divorce bill ; by Mr. BEECIOFT from Leeds in favour of the medical prolission bid; by Mr. WILLIAMS from the proprietors of tlte South Lambeth Mews, asking for the opinion of the 1 iw Gfficers of the Crown with respect to proc,mdings taken to comptl unstamped newspapers to give security. BURIALS ACT A.MVCDMENT BILL. On the motionCo7coino into committee on this bill, Sr W. JOLLIFFE objected to the principle of the bill, and to the formation of the Burial Boards. He considered it would be distasteful to the people, becau-•e riot being satisfied with repainting paupers during life from their friends, tb s bill vroposod to separate them when dead by providing pauper burial grounds. Mr. MAS iEY defended the introduction of the bill, which was rendered necessary t') remedy defects that bad prevented the effectual operation of a bill that had been found on the whols to work successfully. No new principle was introduced into this bill. It only gave facilit'es to the present or4ariisation wiithout creating new boards. The provision for pauper burial grounds was only in ca es where large union houses existed, and it had been introduced in consequence of representations male to the Homy.-office relative to the expense inflicted o❑ small parishes contiguous to these houses, by having to provide burial grounds for the paupers, and alio to prevent over-crowding. "On the 17th of March, 1856, I desired these gentlemen (Messrs. Page and Pennethorne) to re port to me the history and progress of the various works at Battersea Peek, Chelsea-bridge, Chel , ea Embankment, and the new s'reet in connection therewith ; and statements were frirnishPd by them which were subsequently presented to Parliament. Upon considering thee reports it appeare 1 to me that a further and more extended investigation was necessary not only with reference to the Chelsea bridge and embankment, but also the improve ments at Pimlico and Spitalffelds. I therefore called upon Mr. Page and Mr. Pennethorne for further information ; and I transmit herewith copies of the entire correspondent , , so that your lordships may know the amount of money ex pended up to the present time, and the amount still required to carry out tl'e instructions of the Legislature, and complete the various works in progress ; and your lordships will also see the ex cess upon the original and, in some case:, the re vised estimates. I beg, at the same time, to sub mit the accompanying abstract of the correspon dence, from which it will be observed— "l. As respects Battersea-park.—That the sum of 69,9091. 15s. is required to complete the works comprised in the estimate of 1853, and when that amount is expended, the excess upon that estimate will amount to 111,0651. 6ss. 11d. " 2. As regards Chelsea-bridge.—That the sum of 34,503/. 4s. 10d. is required to complete the works comprised in the revised estimate of 1852-3, and, when that amount is expended, the excess upon.that estimate will amount to 23,7661. " 3. <As regards Chelsea Embankment and the street from the new bridge to Sloane-street. That the sum of 26,2891. Bs. 6d. is required to complete the works to the west end of Chelsea Hospital, comprised in the revised estimate of 1852-3, and, when that amount is expended, the excess upon that estimate will amount to 12,5371. ls. "4. As regards Pimlico Improvement.—That the sum of 27,8101. Os. sd. is required to complete the works, acconling to .the act of 1853, but until the completion of the improvements, the nature of the land and buildings to be transferred to the Com missioners of Land Revenue, under the 7th section of the.act, and the Treasury minute of the Bth of July, 1853, cannot be ascertained. If, however, the value should tall short of 51,360/., the deficiency will have otherwise to be provided for. " 5. As regards the new street from Spitalfields to Shoreditch.—That the sum of 12,0001. is re quired to complete the works comprised in the revised estimate of 1850 and 1853, and when that amount is expended, the excess upon the re vised estimate of 1850 and 1852 will amount to 20,467/. Os. 7d. Before closing this letter I must submit to your lordships that all the above-named works were sanctioned by Parliament, and were commenced long anterior to the period when I be came first commissioner ; that since that period I have avoided giving any directions which should in any way, directly or indirectly, convey or imply a sanction to any departure from the previous esti mate. My desire has been to wind up these affairs as speedily as possible, and the accompanying cor respondence, to. which I particularly invite your lordships' attention, will exhibit some of the diffi culties which I have had to encounter. lam quite sure that the beat course will be to obtain a grant of money for the purpose of closing these matters, and that I should be instructed to realise, as speedily as possible, the value of the property which will remain at the disposal of this department of er the completion of the works. The property is considerable, it comprises about 125 acres at Bat tersea, outside the park, frontages at Pimlico and Spitalfields, and vacant land on the north ap proach to the bridge at Chelsea. In addition to these properties, there are contributions to be paid by parties having property near the embankment. It is utterly impossible to give an accurate estimate of the amounts to be realised from the above sources, and which in some cases will not reach their full value until the adjacent improvements are com pleted. The following is a summary of the sums required to complete these undertakings : Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought that a clause should be inserte,l granting paupers the privilege of selecting their place of burial. After some remarks from Mr. SOTHERON, Sir G. GREY said it was inc•)nvenient to discuss clauses out of committee. The object of the bill was only to remedy the present law, and did nut give nem powers to the S.er-tAry of Stata. Mr. H. BERKLEY said his o►:ly fear was that this bill wool l enable persons to make commercial transac tions of the dead, and that it did not confer sufficient power upon the Secretary of State. [LEFT SITTING.] SPORTIN INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY. The dullness which has of late pervaded the turf mar ket was scarcely interrupted this afternoon. Cock-a doodle-doo and Greenfinch were in some request for The July Stakes, although the odds quoted were obtainable without difficulty about either of them at the close. Late in the afternoon Cezwold and Brother to Mary Copp likewise received some support for this event at the prices indicated. The transactions on The Liverpool Cup and Goodwood Stakes call for no ePpechtl remark. The Gooctwood Cup betting ;as chiefly noteworthy for the advancement of Gertkina di Vergy to the premier. ship, vice Arsenal, who was evidently " under suspicion," 12 t i 1 was the last bet vi't saw booked against him. sto 2 was offered on the field for The St. Leger. 3 to 1 was " wanted" about Blink Bonny, 300 to 250 was laid on Blink Bonny and Ignoramus, coupled. 20 to 1 was taken to some money about C ick-a-doodle doo for The Derby ; stb3equently 1000 to 55 was booked, and at the close 1000 to 60 was the current offer against him. CLOSING PRICES. JULY STAKES. _ _ sto 4 agst Mr. Bowes's CUck-a-dooile.doo (t) sto 2 agst Mr. Howard's Greenfinch (taken) 6t o 1 apt Mr. Plummer's Cuxwold (taken) 6 to 1 agst Lord Ailesbury's Brother to Mary Copp (taken) LIVERPOOL Cur. Bto 1 agst Prizeighter 9to 1 agst Lima GOODWOoD STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Rosati 100 to 7 agst Fulbeck (taken) 100 to 6 agst Squire Watt (offered) 20 to 1 agst Hobgoblin 20 to 1 agrat Ref 80 25 to 1 agst Fisherman 25 to 1 agst Soulerset Gooewoon Cur. sto 1 agst Genuna di Vergy (take 6to 1) 10 to 1 agst Potneki (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Arsenal 15 to 1 agst Fisherman (taken) Si', LEGER. 5 to 2 offered co the Field 10 to 1 agst Arena' 20 to 1 apt Adamas (taken)... aOO to 250 on Blink Bonny and Ignoramus coupled (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 60 agst Clydisdaie (taken and offered) 1000 to 60 agst Sedbuy (taken and offered) 1000 to 60 agst C,m-a•doodle-doo (20 to 1 taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Knght of Malta (taken) The following horses On entire racing stud) were sold by auction, by Messrs. Tattersall, yesterday ( Monday):— 'Gs. Pensioner (late Lycham', 2 yrs, by Woolwich, out ofLucretia ............................................... 150 The Vaul'er, 3 yrs, by (ago, out of Martha Lynn 105 Brattish Pootrah, 3 yrs, by Robert de Gorham, out of Moodkee -.. • British Remedy, 4 yrs, hi Orlando, out of lodine's _ dam ............................... 63 Morris Dancer, 4 yrs. by Alarm, out of Spangle... 50 Hercules, 5 yrs, by Faugi-a-Ballac, , h, out of Laira.. 35 Ilex (late Ploughboy) 2 rs, by Cotberstone, out of Lady Lotty ................................ 31 The Nurse, 2 yrs, by 'Woolwich, out of Florence Nightingale, by Cotheistnne 23 Extravaganza, 3 yrs, bf Plenipotentiary, out of Figurante . ......................... ...... 15 Excitement (a bunter)._ .... 41 Greenwich Fair (2 yrf), Blewbury (2 yrs), C ropper (5 yr 9, and Line, (chestnut mare, by Knight of the Whistle) were not sold. 1. Battersea-park £69,909 15 5 2. Chelsea-bridge 3. Chelsea embankment and street 26.289 8 6 4. Pimlico improvements 5. New-street, Spitalfielde 12,000 0 0 Total.. ' £170,512 8 9 " But whilst I am unable to state the exact amount that the properties'proposed to be disposed of may realise, I am confident that the sum to be received will exceed 170,5121. Bs. 91, and leave a very considerable surplus towards defraying the sum of 200,0001. advanced by the Exchequer Loan Commissioners for the formation of Battersea park. I should have sent this statement to your lordships at an earlier period, but I waited for the award of Mr. Norton, to whom the case as to the value of the proportion of land and buildings which have been added to Buckingham PalacP, was refer red ; this award, your lordships will observe, was not sent in by Mr. Norton until the 19th inst. (Signed) " B. HALL." STOURBRIDGt RACE' —MONDAY. Stourbridge Stakes. Oakball ........................................ Jack Spring Typhon Five ran. Won easily. LLOYD'S smpriNG.—(This Day.) LONDON, July 7.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; mo derate breeze, and cloudy. ' DOVER, July s.—Arrived—Her Majestys steamer Ban shee, from Woolwich. OFF DOVER, July 4.—Arrived—Resolute, from New Oilcans for the Baltic. PORTSMOUTH, July 6.—Wind S.E. to W.—Arri ve d— Elysees, from London for Calcutta ; Copenhagen, ditt o , for Melbourne. LIMERICK, July 6.—Arrived —Western Star, from Bar ba-4)es. OFF SCILLY, July 3.—Arrived —St. Ursula (yacht), from Gibraltar, six days. SWANSEA, July G.—Wind N.—Arrived—Exchange, from Baltimore QUEEN sTowN,Julys.—Wind N.E.--Arrived—Emanuel, from Monte Video ; Jacob Prentiss, Matanzas. Sailed — Clifton, for New York. SOUTHAMPTON, July 6.—Wind S.W.--Arrived—Argyle (s.), from Charante. Sailed—Camilla (s.), for Brazils. PLYMOUTH, July 6.---Wind S. W.—Arrived—Camden, from Seirra Leone ; Thomas Mansell, Corunna. PENZANCE, July s.—Wind variable. —Arrive I—Elphin stone, from Belize for Portsmouth. YARMOUTH, July 6.—Arrived—Mario, from Alexan dria. REPORT ON METROPOLITAN IMPROVE MENTS. An important and curious document has been presented to the House of Commons, in the shape of a report presented to the Treasury by the First Commissioner of Works, in relation to the present state of the metropolitan improvements under the direction of his department. It appears that on Sir B. Hall's accession to office he found that the following extensive works were then in hand, viz., Battersea-park, Chelsea-bridge, Chel , ea embank ment, and the new street from the new bridge to Sloane street, the Pimlico Improvements, and the new street Lon' Spitalfields to Shoreditch ; and he therefore determined to ascertain the progress that had been made in them, their present condition, and the sum required to complete them. The Chel sea Bridge and embankment were unchm the direc tion of Mr. P.ige. and the other works were under the management and control of Mr. Pennethorne, two of the principal officers of the Board of Works. To obtain the information required by Sir B. Hall has just taken fifteen months, end from the correspondence—which is prin!ed with the re port—which passed between these gentlemen and Sir B. Hill, it appears that nothing but the abso lute de'erminat:Gn of the Chief Commissioner to know what the real state of the works was, could have extraAe4 it. The results given in Sir B. Hall's letter are positively astounding, as showing the difference between the original estimated cost, the amount already expended, and the amount that will be required to complete them. Sir B. Hall thus writes— , LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1 Paid P♦ LWArs. Leasing (Nosing Prices Companies yesterday. 100 Buckghamsh 100 J Ol.yderr".ale Jc. all j Cal.Stour Vy. 100 jE.Lin. g. 6 p,c all E. Un. 11. Sh. 100 j Gla3. Barr. & j Neils. Direct. 100 Do. New all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hull & Selby all j Do. 1 Shares all Do. Shares all Lou. &Greensv all iDo ,Preference 100 j Len. Til., &S. 7i J Do. Birk. Sh all IManch.Bxton. and Matlock 100 Maid. Bradfd. s.llNess .narket BuryE.G.spc. all I Est.s p.c. all 'Do. 6 per et all IDo.Fixed sp.c all j Prost. & Wyre all Do. i Shin.. 4 100 j Royan. & Hit. all jShresys.& Her all ; Staffordsh all WearVal,g6pc all jDo 100 j Wilts&Somrsti Ln.&N.W. Caladon E. U. &E. C Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. qt. Westn. Y. Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do Lzi. &N. W. & Midld. E. Count Do D 0... Do L. & N . W. Do .... Gt. No m. Bra. M. MC Stk. &; Do. Gt. W Do.. PREFEREN Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c, St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledu. £lO 41 p. c. 'Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork kßandonsap.c. D un.Perth.&Aber.J. IE. Anglian Clq. A Sh. Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c.l Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex . sp.c No.] 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 Lane ash .6 p. cts E.&W. York. J. sths Min. dr Gl. sp. c. Sig. Ecl.Prth.kDuu.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. dz 5.W.G.5 p.e. Great Northn. 5 p.c Do, 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4 per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. t.N . of Scot.lst Pre iGt. S & W. (Ireland) , Do 4 per c. Pref. St. I Gt. W.( B. &ll.Ex.spc Do. con. zed. 4A p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c .P. S Do. do. 5 p. c, Do, Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua, Sh. IDo, do. do. Do, do. do. ban. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 5 p. c. St. No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do,• " • do. 5p c No 4 I Lon. & N.W,, Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lou. & S. w. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares ...1 Londy. & Color. Sh. Londy.&Ennis. Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. .46 Do. do. 3} per cent. Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 42 per cent Do. do. \lid. Consol. 6p. c. St Do.Cou.Br.Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4A p. c. Pref. St Do. L. &H. Pref. St New.,Aber., &c., pr sp.c.red.sp.c.pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Norfk Deb. 4p. c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. i 847 North British Do. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p.c. Prf. Do. do. do 'Do. Leeds 6pc No. .3 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York IL &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref Sc. N. E. Aber. g. 6p . c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d0.3l p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4 p.c. Sly S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. , q p. c S.Yorksh.4 p. c. Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do, do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH ::Alfred Cons. (Philk., British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) Great South Tolgus Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) Grt.W. Vor (lielstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogn.) S. W. Frances(lllogn. ) Tam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un. Mines (Gwenuap) IV. of Towey (Camay.) IW. Basset (Illogan) Caradon (Liskrd ) ilVh. Basset (Illogan) 'Wh • Buller (Rdruth) iWh. Edward(Calstek) ;'Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) NVh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) IWh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN Australian Brazilian I mp.(issued at £5 pm) Do. Coeaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobro Copper Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada No veau Monde Pont. Sil.LdM. & t Port Philip Santiago de Cuba 'outh Australian I Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. Pref United Mexican kIISCEL Australian Agricult. \ustraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works !irit. American Land. Canada Do. Go. 6pc.Jan &July Do, 6 p. c.Feb.&Aug. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7* p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference 'Crystal Pal, of France' Dnston Iron Ore 'Eastern Steam ' Electric Telegrap ''' Electric Tel. of Irel. En. &Aust. Cop . SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. Gen. Ir. Sc. Col. (lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican & S. Am erienl Nat. Discount Co I Do. New Netherlands Land Do. Do. iDo. 8 p c.Pf. iss. at 1. d IDo. Do. row B. &N. S. Lan& N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. N. B. Australasian... INrth.ofEuropeSteam !Oriental Gas ......... IDo New Shares Peel Er. Ld. & Minrl Peninsular & Oriental Do. New . Rhymnoy Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam , Scot. Austral. Invest Do. New S. Aus, Gov. 6 p.c.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered True. DI. Co. Up. Can. Van Diemen's Land„. ... .-- 11 - 13 132 - 131 3i - LOG -- 103 121 - 12 1 2 - 23. 103 - 105 -?,p 2i - 213 89 - 91 i - P 54 - 58 131 - 133 8 - 84 9 - 9i 31i - 32 89 - 91 M SHARES. 91 - 93 95 -- 97 51 - 6# - 112 1 - 112 - !! - 70 - 72 - 116 - 107 - 102 61 -- 63 10i -- 10? - 85 - 103 - 10 - 174 - 101 - 75 - 20 - 10 - 136 - 141 - 117 - 157 - - 134 - 89 - lli - 104 - 95 ld par 22 - 115 - 116 - 110 - 19 -23 i - 100 - 100 - 28 - 3 p - 3 MINES. 164 174 s l 73 130 140 140 450 )6 —lB 64 7 4 5 12 - 14 15 - 16 3 - 4 20 -2?, 5 - 6 15 -- 11 315 - 325 5 - 6 290 -- 300 - 3t - 41 a 27i 281 i2O 130 230 240 280 - 310 5 63 lx 19 44 - 46 24 26 MINES. e I 1 - 2 id 50 52 11 13 id 17 20 71 n id p g 5 - 7 ..4 = iil 7;is 1 ii ,ANEOUS. 194 - 2041 ••• - ..• 4 - 5 138 • 142 112 - 113 30 - 35 25 27 1R - 5i 5i 94 96 11 - li 11 ld 3a 31 2 2i 1k - 13 3/ 4i 4 .41 18 d 22 •-• IP 97 • 9 ) 8 9 1 •-• I h - IP 68 - 7 0 4A .... Op 24 26 7 9 60 - 62 -1/ 103 105 -• 33 - 35 - - 1 ••• ••• 11 - 12 Business this day (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTRAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Wind W. The Icdiana, steamer, arrived from Bremen this morn ing. Reports having spoken on the 4th inst. the American bark Sarawak, standing to the northward ; and on the sth passed the steamer Countess of Lona tale. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived—Dorothea, from Montevideo ; Compromhe and William Carrel, St. John's, New Brunswick; Toronto, Montreal ; Rhone. screw Steamer, Palermo ; Martha Miles, Paraiba Fortunate, Mazagan ; George Dean, Lis bon ; Dering, Cadiz ; Arcadia, screw steamer, Malta. A flat sunk this morning off Clarence Dock; man, wife, and three children drowntd. QUEENSTOWN, July 5. Wind N.E. Arrived—Emanuel, from Montevideo ; Jacob Prentiss, Matanzas; Glencaple, Smyrna. Off—Juno, from Newfoundland, for Altona. _ . DUBLIN, July 6. Arrived—La,ly Ann, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Christa Elizabeth, Venice. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. W r i r n( v i e nr N—lWte; tide 2 hou rs ' s fl oo d ; c l ou d y. iaid prise, from Smyrna; Auguste, Crave liras ; John Pink, St. Vincent ; Mermaid, Guernsey. Arrived, July 7. — Sophia , from Cronstsdt. Sailed—Gen. Codrington, Steamer, for Constantinople. DEAL, Tuesday, 9 a.m. Wind nt a a ss u e r, N.RAWilo— iex a modera te G n a (ie ud Pariaba, for Amsterdam ; ship, making 3,2'70, third pendant, from n schoon er , ma ki ng 3 , 519 , thi r d pen - Ce d ,.r ' e , Passed—Alexander, froLm ; Weathe r c l ou dy. ondon ; G e orge Dauthwaite, Taganrog,or north, for Hull ; westward ; pen dant, from westward , fo r north • Racehorse, London, . .fi lgoa Bay • , John Stephenson, Sunderland, Penang. Anchored—Lady Cecilia , and Eva, barque, from north, for westward; Santos, from L on d on, f or O por t o . we Sailed—Competition, for Shanghai. A despatch from Tunis states that a Jew, who in blasphemies against Mahomet, he was imprisoned had a;tobeheaded, been insulted andby h s the Moors, ody having answered subsequently given up to the populace. The Consuls protested against it. The English Vice-Consul Crow, the bearer of the prot station against the Bey for having sanctioned the execution, has arrived at Marseilles. EARLY LIFE OF THE REV. G. CRABBE. Up to the epoch of manhood Crabbe's life was 1 , almost as cheerless and inauspicious as my own. He fortunately, had a firer foundation hid in better education; had a home to reside in, and parents to resort to for _counsel and subsistence. His appren— ticeship, however, after leaving that horn., was like my own, ungenial to his mind; and his masters— country apothecaries- 7 -seem to have been ill calcu lated. to afford him comfort or instruction. Still he had time and opportunities to read—t hat never-tiring solace, and cheering occupation—arid thus improve and ripen his mental faculties. Not only dissatisfied but disgusted with the business in which he had wasted so much time, he left it at the t^rmination of apprenticeship, and, after lingering hopeles-ly about his native place, he at last resolved to cast himself on the wide ocean of London, and tempt the fearful dangers that belong to the career of a literary adventurer. Here he struggled and starved for a year. During the first three months of his London life he sent manuscript poems to the book sellers, Dodsley and Becket, which they civilly declined. He addressed verses to Lord Chancellor Thurlow, who informed him that 'his avocations did not leave him leisure to read verses.' He sold his clothes and his books, and pawned his watch and his surgical insirurneuts. His one coat was torn, and he mended it himself. He was reduced at last to Bd., but the brave man never despaired. He had a strong sense of religion, and was deeply attached to one who became his wife after thirtteu years of untiring constanoy. His faith and his love held him up, and kept him out of degradation. At last he wrote a letter to Edmund Burke. It contained this passage In April last (1781, aged 30) I came to London with three pounds, and flattered myself this would be sufficient to supply me with the common necessa ries of life till my abilities should procure me more ; of these I had the highest opinion, and a poetical fancy contributed to my delusion.' Burke saved Crabbe from the fate of many a one who perished in those days when patronage was dying out, and the various resources for the literary labourer that now belong to the extension of reading bad scarcely begun to exist. Burke persuaded Dodsley to pub lish ' The Library,' and the Bishop of Norwich to ordain the author without a degree. His lot in life was fixed. Tkurlow invited him to dinner, and, telling him he was as like Parson Adams as twelve to a dozen,' gave him two small livings. He published The Village' in 1783, and The News paper' in 1785. From that time to 1807 the world had forgotten that a, real poet of very original talents had appeared for a short time, and was no more heard of. When Crabbe was fifty-th ree years of age ho published The Parish Register.' The Bo- rough' speedily followed. His Tales' were in the same vein. Their success was triumphant. The author, whose worldly means were reduced to Bd. in 1780, sold the copyright of his poems, in 1807, to Mr. Murray, for 3,0001,-4140biograpity of ,T 044 Britton, St. 12i 12 12 St. all 100 100 !100 1100 25 10 1.0.6 20 25 25 12i 12/ 12 14s 1113 16/151 12561, 11l ts 1 1 1 28 all 10 all ali irthu ,ssoy !loan 110 110 121 94 83 85 101 04 141 134 138 115 - 151 15 2',.:5 7. 68i 9i a d 15 8 5 7i IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT in which the claims of the Crown were now enforced, setting aside every title short of 60 years, although founded on txprees conditions and powers laid down by act of Parikineut assented to by the Crown itself. If such a principle as that were to be admitted no dock or harbour company would be safe within a period of 60 years, even under the security of an act of Parliament. The petitioners prayed for the appointment cf a select cemniittee, iv, he would not press that point on their lordships at present. He trusted, however, that the Government would take steps to quiet the apprehensions which prevadod throughout the c tuntry, and would set matters at rest, by passing a declaratory law, stating what are the rights of the Crown between and log water mark. (Hear.) Lord STANLEY of ALDIMLEY said the attention of the Crown was c; lied to many encroachments on the coast of Certnarthenshire et-% eral years ago, and that, after the subject bad been uoder discussion for a con- I.sideral_de time, Sir William Foilett, the Attorney-Ge neral of the Government of which the noble earl was a diAinouished member, filed an information against these parties in the year 1845. In the case of the Earl of Cawdo r a verdict was found for the Crown, and 0,) pecuniary payment was made with regard to the case of M r . L ewis. It was in 1855 referred to the arbitration of Ur. Rendell, who was directed to define the meaning of high and low water mark, according to the terms of the decision of the Lord Chancellor, assisted by Mr. Baron Al Jerson and Mr. Justice Mania. The arbi and9:hdiercihrtis h d o e a w t e h d , t a b n i i t h t e e he a l d d itnrahis o ! h i c a ee d e e , d m until mun c e a l t r i . o ß n been succeeded by Mr. Bidder. The Eail of DERBY inquired the date. L Ord STANLEY of ALDERLEY—May, 1857. The araitration was now proceeding under the auspices of Mr. Bidder, who had been appointed at the request of Mr. Le eie, and whose duty was to decide the exact limits of the claim of the crown. The existence of the railway did not alter the tights of the Crown, which re mained the same, subject to the decision of the arbitra tor. So far as Nr. Lewis was concerned he thought he had estallslied that there bad been no hardship on bias, slate ao unnecessary delay. He now came to the case of the Leanelly Daeks, and the noble earl said it wee a great hard: hip on them after 30 years possession to have the claim tiled° rgaiost them. But surely it was the duty of the dock company to take care that the land on which they built was conveyed to them by a proper title ? How c ould the noble earl like to have the rights which he had to the shore of the port of Liverpool, and which were not his but those of the Crown—the lands being granted to his family by the Crown—encroached upon 4 How could the noble earl, if the Crowe had no right to the foreshore, establish his right to a proper y which brought him in 93,0001.4 He hoped that with his view of the case the noble earl would be prepared to abandon his rights to the foreshore in question. (A. laugh.) With regard to the law of the case, he should leave that to be defended by the noble and learned lords who were concerned in considering and giving judgment on the case, but he trusted that he had shown that, so far as the Crown was concerned, no new rights had been claimed, and the Government would have neglected its duty if it had not preserved the rights to which the Crown was entitled. Lord WYNFORD said that it might be recollected that last session he warned certain Scotch proprietors not to attempt to improve the docks and ports of Scotland before they had satisfied themselves that no demand of this kind could be made on them by the Crown. He bad then in his eye not only the subject-matter of these petitions but a number of other cases in which the de partment of Woods and Forests had cruelly pressed on proprietors, and there were numbers of instances in which the proprietors of land on the sea shme and on the banks of navigable rivers were not able to deal with their property in consequence of the course taken by the Woods and Forests. He would not go further into the matter, but would merely say that he was surprised to hear the noble lord say that a verdict had been given for the Crown in cete case, when in point of fact the case was settled by a compromise. He was also surprised to hear that Mr. Lewis bad submitted his claim to arbi tration since Me. Rendell's death ; for it was stated in the petition presented that day that no other arbitrator had been appointed. The property in question, to his knowledge, lay far above high-water mark. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the doctrine laid down that evening was rather startling, for the noble earl set out on the assutaption that the crown had the right to the disputed shore, but that the question was whether it had been propetly asserted ; and he gave as one reason why the right shou'd not be asserted, teat the crown held the shore, not for its own benefit, but for the use of the public. t seemed strange to say that the crown, which held the land for the use of the public, should not assert its right, for the more strenuously it asserted it the more it would seek to preserve the land for the use of the public. If the crown allowed pro perty of this kind to be encroached on year after year, and did not claim it for the use of the public, tee crown deserted its duty, and, in fact, gave up what belonged to the public to the neighbouring proprietors. The noble earl said that the assertion of these right& was in con,istent with the making of docks, and of those in this case especially ; but if the dock company had a title which was good against the crown, why was it not set up in answer to the information 4 When he (the Lord Chancellor) was one of the law officers of the crown, he, in conjunction with his noble friend the Lord Chief Justice, was consulted with regard to the rights of the crown with respect to this question, and they gave an opinion, which, however, was not acted on until the government of Sir R. Peel, when Sir Wm. _Follett gave directions to have informations filed. What the cause of the delay was he did not know, but the trial did not come on for several years afterwards ; but at length it was decided that the crown was only asserting its tight to the " littus marl." The matter came before him (the Lord Chancellor) by way of appeal, to de cide what the " littus marl" was. The civil law car ried the doctrine very much farther than was ever re cognised by the law of England; and the matter be ing one involving a question of common law, he ob tained the assistance of Mr. Justice Maule and Mr. Baron Alderson, who beard the case with him. It was most elaborately argued, and they came to the conclu sion that the rights of the crown were bounded by the middle line between the highest and lowest point to which the spring tides reached. Then came the point, how was that line to be drawn 1 That matter came before him by petition, and it was arraeged, with the consent of both parties, that an engineer should be named, who, with the decision of the court in bis hand, should draw the rlquired line; and Mr. Rendell was selected. If Mr. Rendell had been guilty of any delay, it was Mr. Lewis's fault for not forcing him on ; but no complaint was made of his proceedings. When Mr. Rendeil deed it was necessary to appoint another arbitra tor, and Mr. Bidder was appointed. With regard to Mr. Bidder's baviog been appointed with Mr. Lewis's appro bation, he had iu his band a letter from Mr. Lewis's solicit or, in which he stated th a t h e was w illi ng to ac cept dr. Bidder's arbitration. What bad been the Cause of the delay he (the Lord Chancellor) did not know ; but the matter stood thus—that the crown on its own part, or rather on the part of the public, had as serted certain rights, in which it had been successful. Toe Duke of BUCCLEUCH raid that as regarded the proceedings of the Woods and Forests, there were many complaiets of the vexatious manner in which this part of the business of the department was c inducted. He knew of a case in which a disputed right of this kind had been suspended over a proprietor and his father for years and years, and no decision had been cones to. It would be a desirable thing for the public if the Woods and Forests were compelled to bring these matters to a speedy Lord CAMPBELL was unlerstood to protest against the dsctrine which had been laid down, and which was calculated to produce uncertainty where none existed with regard to the rights of the Crhwn, which was un questionably entitled to the soil of the sea shore between high and low watermark. Lord BROUGHAM thought there ought to be a me dium bet een the rigorous and the capricious exercise of these rights of the Crown. This was not, however, a suleect for legislation, as the rights of the Crown were undeniable ; but the Crown could only deal with them so as to benefit the public. At the same time there ap peared to have been unusual delay in these proceedings. Lord WENSLEYDALE agreed with his noble friend on the woolsack, and his noble and learned friend, that it would bo entirely useless to legislate on this subject, as the law was perfectly clear. The seashore belonged to the Crown for the benefit of the public ; but there was a difficulty in interpreting what was the foreshore, and the question came before the Lord Chan cellor, who, with the assistance of two of the com mon law judges, had laid down the proper line. There could be no doubt that the seashore was held by the crown for the benefit of its subjects, and the crown hal a right to grant the land to any one it pleased, pro vided that the grant was not inconsistent with its rights. The satiect then dropped. The Dulwich College Bill, the Militia (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill, and the Oxford University Bill were severally read a third time and passed. The house adjourned at 5 minutes past 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YEsTEnDAY.) l'l,e LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wools,ack at five o'clock- ST, JAIVIES'S PARK. The Earl of MALNIESBURY moved that the paper presented to the House of Commons relative to the agorizs going on in St. James's Park be hid upon the table of their lordships' house.-!--A7,reed to. SEIZURE BY THE VENEZUELAN GOVERN. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YEsTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Clyde Navigation • Eiie Harbour ' • Metropolitan Railway (No. 2) ; Midland Great Western Railway of Ire land (Sligo Extension); Newport, Abergarenny,and Here ford Railway ; Newquay Pier and Harbour and Rail way ; Newry and Enniskillen Railway ; Salford Borough (No. 1) ; Stockport, Disley, and Whaley Bridge Rail way ; Whitehaven and Furuess Junction Railway ; and the West London and Crystal Palace Railway bills were read a third time and passed. The British and Irish Grand Junction Railway ; Coniston Railway ; Dexthorpe Turnpike Trust ; London and South Western Railway Acts Amendment ; Mersey Coaservancy and Ducks ; Norfolk Estuary Acts Amend nient; North-Western Railway; Pulteney Town Har bour; Richmond and Saw Extension Railway, and Taff Vale Rail way Bills were further considered and ordered to be read a third time. CAMBRIDGE ELECTION. Mr. DEASY, chairman of the comtnittee to inquire into the return for Cambridge, brought up the report, which declared the sitting member duly elected. BENGAL MILITARY FUND. _ _ Viscount GODERICH gave notice that he should not proceed to-morrow with his motion relative to the Ben• gal military fund. THE RIVER DEE. Mr. SALISBURY ailted the First Lord of the Ad miralty if tie would lay on the table copies of all corre spondence which had passed between the Admiralty, the authorities of the city of Chester, and other persons in the counties of Chester and Flint, cince 1840, respecting the state of the River Dee? Sir C. WOOD said he bad no objection to the return which extended over a period of 16 years, lie thought it would be better for the bon, gentleman to ttate wha MENT. The Earl of MALMESBU [Z,Y called the attention of their lordships to an act that hal been committed by some of the officials of. Very-viela. A British vessel, under the command of Capt. Ouseley, sixteen or seven teen months ago, was trading off the Catracaß, with cattle on board for Demerara, and by the command of the Government he had mentioned this vessel was seized, on the ground that she carried contraband goods, and the commander was declared ga,lty of smuggling. The ship's boat having put off to obtain provision 4, the crew were s.&zed, and having been taken before the tribunal, the owner was fined 100 dollars. The ship afterwards was seTz2d, but the captain- and crew were alowed to de part. No notice had been taken of the circumstance by the Charge d'Affe.ires at Carracas, although applications had been made to theVerczulean Government for re:iress. He wished to know wbeth,r the noble earl the Secre tary of Sate for Foreign Affairs cod! give any informa tion on the subj-ct ? The Earl of CIARENDON said be was sorry be could not give any information, as he had not yet re ceived a report from the Charge d'Affaires at Carracac. Ile knew that the sui , juct had betn brought under the notice of the Venezuelan Government, but up to the present time the subject had not been satisfac,orily Ex plained. CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS TO INDIA. The Earl of CARDIGAN, having referred to the seri ous disturbancesthathad t.ken plac in India, and to the circumstance of a large number cf troops being about to be sent there from this country, wished to know whether the reports he bad heard were true, that it was intended _to send out the troops in sawing vessels in preference to screw steamers. Lord PANSIURE said the Government had given great consideration to the best means of conveying troops to India, and as much difficulty existed in ob taining steam vessels of sufficient size at the present moment to acc )mmodate the expedition , it bad been de cided to employ fir.t-rat e sailing vessels for that purpose. As the time occupied by steamers in coaling would be saved, it was expected with favourable winds that those sailing vessels would make a quicker passage than screw steamers. The Earl of ELLENTOROUGH said his experience was in accordance with the deterreination of the Govern ment iu respect to the greaterspeed of sailing vessels than steamers t) India. The present period was most fa vourable for sailing vessels. IMPORTATION OF FREE NEGROES. Lord BROUGHAM again called the attention of their lord hips to the expedition fitting out at Marseilles by the French Government for the importation of Free Negroes into their colonies. He regretted that asovereign whose antecedents were so opposed to everything cal culated to give the slightest encouragement to the slave trade should countenance an act which was so cal culated to lead to a revival of that horrid traffic. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY explained the objects of the deputation that a few days ago waited on Lord Palmerston with reference to the subject. The Earl of MALMESBURY did not believe that the Emperor of the French would do anything that was calculated to revive the slave trade. The Earl of CLARENDON said he was of opinion that such an attempt could not be made without having that effect. SOUND DUES BILL. This bill passed through committee. SITE OF WORKHOUSES BILL. This bill passed through committee. THE LAND BETWEEN HIGH-WATER AND LOW-WATER MARK. The Earl of DERBY presented two petitions com plaining of the rights of the crown between high-water and low-water mark. He said he was afraid he should but imperfectly do justice to the merits of the petitions, seeing that they involved many serious and complicated questions. At the same time he hoped he should be able to show that the matter of the petitions was deserving the attention of the house. The subject-matter was a claim on the part of the crown to the land between high and low water mark round the whole of the United Kingdom, and not only the claim, but the manner cf enforcing it. The two petitions were from different parties, and some of the allegations were different, but as the subject matter was the same, and the principal details were common to both, and related to the same locality, he would state the substance of both at the same time. The first petition was from a gen tleman of property named Lewis, residing upon the coast of Carmarthenshire, which county he at one time repre sented in Parliament. The other was from the Llanelli, Railway and Dock Company, which was established in the year 1828. The river in question was of considerable width, and at low water showed a large expanse of sand. The banks outside the sand consisted of mud and land occasionally flooded at high spring tides, but generally partaking of the character of salt marshes. About two thirds the way up the river was the property now in dis pute. Up to the year 1845141 r. Lewis and his predeces sors had been in undisputed possession of the property, and had exercised over it all the rights of ownership, and had leased a portion of it to a company, who had sunk a shaft for the purpose of procuring coal. So long ago as 1807 and 1812 two acts were passed from which these marshes were excluded as being the private proper Ty of Mr. Lewis. In the year 1845 an information was flied by the Attorney-General, which recited that all the soil, so far as the tide flowed, belonged to her Maje,ty, and claimed for the Crown up to the highest point reached by spring tides, including that portion of the land where the shaft had been sunk for coal. Mr. Lewis lost no time in filing an answer to the information, and availed him self of the assistance of Mr. Bethel], and in 1851 the Master of the Rolls decreed that the Crown should in one case prooeed to trial at law. Tho Eail of Caw& r, it appeared, had asserted his - right as lord of the manor, but the matter was compromised between the Crown and the Earl of Cawdor, and the Crown then turned against the owners of the adjoining soil. In the case of the Earl of Cawdor he believed some money was paid on account of the compromise. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY remarked that he had never heard of any money being paid. The Earl of DERBY resumed—The Crown renewed its proceeding against Mr. Lewis, and two other circum stances occurred which made the matter of still greater importance. One of them was that Mr. Bothell became Solicitor-General, and then Sir R. Bethell's services were claimed on behalf of the Crown, he having previously be come acquainted with ail the facts on the ether side. In 1847 an act was obtained by which the South Wales Railway was authcrised to be made, and its construc tion, as it ran along the shore, materially improved the condition of the salt marshes, and these were the lands which the Crown now claimed as being between high and low water mark. In 1854 the Lord Caancell made a decree that the landward boundary was the medium line of high water of all tides occurring in the ordinary course of nature. The question had been raised whether the right did not extend to the Nary highest point reached by the highest tides. NI r. Rendell was entrusted with the task of laying down a line to de fine the right, but he had since died, and the matter was still pending, and the petitioner was debarred for an indefinite period from the management of what he considered his property. Another question arose of very serious moment—was it in the power of the Crown to lay down certain marks which should form a line between the rights of the Crown and. the rights of oilier parties I Because if the Crown had the right claimed, it might interpose another proprietor between the posses sor of proper y and the sea. The petitioner complained that while the proceedings bad been going on, a tenant of his had been served with a notice from t:e Woods and Forests, requiring bi , n to take a lease from the Crown. He also complained of the delay which had taken place, and that, wbil,t he had prescription in his favour, he was eompelied to fight on the part of the public the question of the exert of the Crown rights. The case of the Rail way and Dock Company was still stronger than that of Nlr. Lewis. That company having obtained an act in 1828, formed a rai , way and dock, and, having been in existence for nearly 30 3e irs, they had been served with a notice stating; that a portion of the land taken by them was the property of the Crown, and that they must come to an agreement with the Crown and take a lease from the Crown. Now, if a period of 60 years was required as security to the Crown, the' there was no harbour or dock which had been made at private expense within the last 60 years under the sanction of an act of Parliament which was not liable to be proceeded against by the Crown. This was a question, therefore, which affected the whole country. He believed the claim to be one un known to the law of England. No person would dispute that within certain limits the crown had dominion over the soil between low and high water. But it was matter for grave consideration whether the crown had the right to sell or make a profitable transaction by way of corn proteiee or lease, or whether the property was vested in the crown fur the public interest, for the protection of the pubic, for the prevention of encroachment on the sea coast by individual proprietors so as to cut off the public from its use. It was laid down by some of the al authorities that the right of the crown in these respects "is not for the crown itself, but for securing to the public certain privileges between high and low water mark ;" and "if the King were to make the seashore a source of pri vate sale and profit, he would be acting contrary to the trusts vested in the crown by the common law." Now what was the crown doing in this case 4 It was in terfering to compel persons, under the risk of legal proceedings, to come to a compromise, or to accept a lease under the crown, and making a profit of the property of the crown, contrary to the common law of England. (Rear.) There were two cases illus trating the restriction imposed on the exercise of this power by the Crown. In the Gosport case it was declared that the land between low and high water mark might be granted to the corporation, subject to the public right of passage ; and at Portsmouth, when certain public buildings hadibeen erected by the corporation, between high and low water mark, under a grant from the Crown, they were abated by a decree, inasmuch as they interfered with the flux and reflux of the tide into the harbour. Now, according to the common law, although the Crown had a dominion over those portions of the soil, it was for the benefit of the public, and the Crown had no right to lease it to any private individual whatever without the authority of Parliament. There were two important questions involved in the matter now before, their lordships : fir st, the nature and ex tent of the , rights of the Crown ; whether the Crown was an absolute possessor or exercised a trust for the protection of the public; and, secondly, tno manner 41 '~ 20 20 20 20. 100 100 100 100 all 104 all y all all all 20 100 100 100 20 20 tO 100 109 18; 104 lOU 1051 IC7i 57 6i 57i 25 50 E 0 50 1121