The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-24 00:00:00

NOTTINGHAM RACES.—(This Day). (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Apathy' Master Bagot THE TRIAL STAKES. Nine ran. ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Advices from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, but quietly, and Prices of all descriptions were without any ma terial alteration. The sales were estimated at 7 iooo bales, of which 500 were taken on specula tion. The Railway Share Market manifested a dull appearance, and prices tended downwards. The colonial produce markets have opened rather quietly this week, but most of the principal staples are in good request at full rates. Holders of sugar are firm and evince no disposition to press sales. Tea is quiet, and the determination of Sir G. C. Lewis not to modify his scale of duties has had little effect on prices. The current values of most of the other articles are maintained with firmness. Messrs.. Smith and Charles' tallow circular, dated last evening, states : "Thee market opened steadily this morning at 675. for March, and 555. for April and June. Later in the day the market was rather easier, and left off for Y.C. for March, 665. 6d. ; April, 60s. 61 • ' April and June, 555. (buyers) ; October and December, 535. to 535. 6d. The trade has bought very sparingly during the past week. The price of all other descriptions being much below that of Y.C., the consumption is supplied from them." There is no new feature to report in connection with the money market. The inquiry continues active, and there is not likely to be any relaxation until after the 4th proximo, when a heavy mass of commercial paper will have to be met. The fan charge of 6 per cent. is in most cases dencianded, but no difficulty is found in ob taining accommodation, the market being well suppliod. It is still expected that an improvement will so on take place, and even the Russian* railway project; is not considered so discouraging a contin gency as at first, because the payments on account of capital are to extend over a period of 10 years. The yearly subscription is little over four millions sterling, which, divided among five countries, viz,, Russia, England, France, Rolland, and Prussia will not create such a depress ing -effect as manyimagine. There can be no doubt that it will be undertaken, as the concessionaires themselves are influential enough. to support it in the first instance if necessary, a.nd await a favour able opportunity for inviting public subscription. At the meeting of the Londonderry and Ennis killen. Railway Company, ; j ust held, a report was read Elbowing a disposables balance of 5,5271. 15s. B c l ., after payment of interest on Government loans and, ordinary debentures and temporary loans, whir& sum would be sufficient for the payment of the 6 per Cent, on the 101. shares, and to pay a divi dend of ss. each, or 4 per Cent, per annum on each of the original 121. 10s. preference half shares. At the meeting of the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway Company, to-day, a favourable repo - rt was read, showing a net balance of 14,9751. 12 s- Bd. of receipts over expenditure during the Year 1856, being about sufficient to meet the gua rant(aed interest. The Barking line was expected to ba opened in the autumn, and would be worked by the Eastern Counties Railway Company. The report was adopted. The t ransactions in the English Stock Market have bei3n very limited, and prices remain without the least. variation of importance. The buoyancy of the Funds, the specie arrivals, and general rnonetailr prospects impart strength to the mar ket, •but speculation for the rise is dull, and prices are not easily influenced. Consols for money have been 931 1, for account 93; 91-, and for April 94i t t. The New 3 per Cents. have been marked 948 g, the Reduced 94 94i, al Id the New 2i per Cents. 78. Bank Stock is 22C1, and India Stock 222. Exchequer Bills are ?.,s. premium, and the advert;sed bills to be paid . off or renewed are ls. to 2s. prem. Foreign Securities are very inactive. Turkish 6 pe r Cents. are 95f being firmer ; but the 4 per Cent s. are nominally without alteration. Portu gues es 3 per Cents. are 441. French 3 per Cents. 70f., with the exchange at 25f. 25c. ; and Dutch 2i por Cents. 65. • Mexican Stock is flat at 211. The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have received advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico the 19th ult., from which they learn with great regret that M. Serdo's resignation had on the 3d ult., been definitively accepted by the President, and on the sth had been made public. No one has yet been named to succeed him. The President had, however, signified to Mr. White_ head that effect would be given to the arrangement negotiated with M. Serdo, of which the committee expect to hear further by the direct packet due next week. With the exception of some small amounts re ceived at Mazatlan, Colima, &c. (34,598), which Mr. Whitehead himself had in hand, be feared that no remittances were likely to come forward just at pre sent, in consequence of several recent aggravations of the political condition of the country. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi can, 22f ; Peruvian, 80 81 ; Ditto Three per Cents., 55 5G ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 41 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 97 99; Spanish 3 per Cents., 401 ; ditto Deferred, 244 2 5 ditto Certificates, 6a. ; ditto Passive, 5i G. The Railway Share Market has been very active, and for almost all the principal lines higher rates have been realised. Caledonian and North-Western rose 55., Lancashire and York shire, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Mid laud, North British, and South-Eastern 105., and Great Northern and Great Western 11. Bristol and Exeter, North-Eastern Berwick, and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, declined about ss. For the Fore •gn and Colonial undertakings higher rates were also realised. East Indian, Great Luxembourg, and Paris and Lyons improved 55., and Grand Trunk of Canada and Royal Danish 10s. Mining Shares have been very inactive, and there is no alteration in prices to report. In Joint Stock Baiik and Miscellaneous Shares business has been Inactive. Commercial of London rose ss. ; Electric Tele graph, NationPA Discount Company, and North of Europe Steam realised former quotations. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (from the Official List.) _ftnOness dote 20 20 20 25 " 1 206 100 1 100 20 17i 20 St. 20 100 Bank Stock 220 3 per v ent . t ie d uce d Annuities 94 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities -N ew 3 per Cent. Annuities .......,,...•••••• 941 acew 2i per Cent. Annuities ............. 78 Loag Annuities, expire sth Jan 1860_ 2i Ditto 30 Years exire sth Jan., 1860 2a Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 222 i 29-16 India Stock . .... Consols z for •A.CCOnni. ......................... 94 3 Zahegner Bala ElOOO 2id, Ditt o A:a" ...... .. «•••••••«.......•....•.. 3 p vertised Ditto Bonds, 1668 3 1 d 2 p Ditto, 1859 , A per Cent 9B L,RicEs OF FOR, ... Mexican 3 per Cent EIGX FUNDS AT ONE I:YeL°". o Ditto u .Aesceegntd;3: . ...................... ...... ............... .. Dittc 21 , 1853, 3 per cenet. Turki , .h Bonds, 6 per e .. ............... •••••• 414 lii_tto Account ..... ............... i)t, tdendo on n e e ........ ... .. 951 French Rentes, 4i per C ..tab l e ....... Ditto 3 per Cent. ... Dutch Exchange, 21 per . be . u T ......... 12 ... . 1) f. OX 23f. 25c. Consols, money..._ Ditto Account .................... "?. 1 O'CLOCK Ditto April Account ....... ................. 6V 9 0 4 1 ...... ........ 10 20 5 20 ~~ J ___- _.~~_l-` IRO/Ty HARDWAIIEP A ND METAL TRADE PENSION' SO anmy.—ThiB 'society, established 10 1843 for the purpose of. affording permanent relief to deserving and necessitous rnembers and their widows, and which now numbers 25 imen and 40 women pensioners, at th e average ;annual cost of 1,2751. 153., held its first annual ball under the patronage of last night at Willis's Rooms, his Gracs the Duke of Norfolk, Sce. The v)al and energy of the merAbers of the &wit., in The the interests of the institution, may be inferred from the fact that neatly 400 ladies and gentlemen were pre. sent. E. Laurent's band was in attendance, and the whole proceedings were carried out satisfactorily to the nume rous visitors, and realisiog a considerable accession to the (awls of the institution. TEL SUN, tolkniON, TUESDA. lEVEN(4 S FEBRUARY 24, 1857 SHARE DIARIC.ETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Price► yesterday, Business done this day. RAILWAYS. 12i St. 10 St. St. 20 11 St. 20 10 12i St. 25 St. 50 St. St. Paid, all all 100 100 all all 100 all all 100 100 100 all all all all 100 3i ,100 1100 Northn. Counties Un North British !Do., A Stock !Do., B Stock Do do. G.N.E.Purch, IDo. Leeds 17i all all jlOO Do. York North London South Ea5tern......... Do. 41 per c. Snares South Wa1e5......... .. S. Yorksh. RiverDuu N. & S. Wstn., Hanip. stead, and City Ju. North Staffordshire.. North Western...... .. N. (SE S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Portsmouth jßhymney Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrdn.St ;Shropshire Union ISitingbourne &Sheer South Devon all 100 all 100 161 100 100 22 ' all IStaines,Wok.,&Wok. !Stockton & Darling,. Do. clo., 1854 Do. do., 18K5 IStockton & llartlepl, 'Taff Vale Do. Prof No 1 Inatnes Hay. D. Sz:11. Val? of Neath Watorfd. & Kilkenny IWaterford&Limerick iWest Nest End of Londo.i' and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London ... Do. First Class Do, Second Class Wmblodon &Croydon fAmbg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June. 1321 fast & Ballymena Blrmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley... Birkorhd. Lancsh. & 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&BelfastJune. Dun. P. &Aber. June Elst Anglian r Eastern Eastern Union, A. stk. Do., do. B Do. New A_ East Kent ... ....... East Lancashiro IKtst Suffolk .... D o. Edinburgh di Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... Edinb.Prth.diDundeo Forth and Clyde June. Furness ...... Glasgow & S.Western l Great N. of Scotland Great Northern ...... Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western. Do. Str. V. R,. gua. St [rish South-East.ern Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wat. Riding Un. Do. Southport.... London & Blackwall Lond.Bright.& S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...1 Do. Eighths London k S. Western Lndudiay. &Coleraine' Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.She f. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland . ... . Do. Birming. & Derby Midland CI. West.(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor ...... North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock N.Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension BRITISH Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Hui Buff., Brnt. & Go (I ch 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 Juno, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Cczcral Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & 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. Westn. of Canada Do. New 2srat 10s all all all all Do. Bds., payable 's7' Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without, option {Madras, guar. 4A p.c. Do. do., 5 per e. Do. , Q p. c. Exten. Do. Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) Bcinde, guar. 5 per c Do FOR: Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct. Boziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt, Central of France Great Luxembourg ' Italian Junction Lake Conet. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.bp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria Ante la . Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c.• Pref, Northern of France , NorwegianTrnk • Prei Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife Is San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c Rome and Frascati Royal Danish ....... Royal Swedish. .....se. Sambre and Mou_ "Jo. 54 per cent. pref. Southern of France West Flanders..... Do. 54 per c. Pref W.& N. W, of France Western of Austria West. of Switzerl-- Wiesbaden .. -11 " Do. 8 ee, .. ;.. Zealand Pre' 6 - 61 'Australasia Bank of Egypt „ Bank of London !Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co ' British N. ,kmorican ie. - R.oi Ind. Au. & Ch iJity ..... \Colonial Commercial of Lond Eng. Scot. &Aus . Cht Lon. Ch. Bk. of Aust Ditto New London and County ' Lnd. BtE.Bnkng. Corp London Joint Stock.. Lond.andWestminst. National PrB. of Eng. Do. New ............... National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank OorP• Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland, Do. New Run. SouthAu i o s .oALl.fultiG.i Australia., Australia C a Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual ... IW44•Li Bt. g Loud 3 4tp 5/ 32 - i —X33 94 104 par ip 61 6§ 61 - 6h) 6 ---- iO i - 9 20 - 20A 371 - 37 9 - 94 56i -56 i 55 - 56 - ip 18 . = ii 1 - 1r 8 - 8 8k - 8 i i; 7 - 141. ,96_,10 3? ,_ 34 4 - lir JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 97 a 59 - 61 11 1 d 68 70 181 - 19 18 - 19 18 - 181 47 ..• 6 372 381 par i P 60 - 62 7 - 9 11 9 10 z 8d 4h -4; 8 -9, e 9 71 81 9 91 - 96 66i - 67. 36 37 . .. -** • ... "'-' . .. - 19 - 20 101 - 10 47 - 52 33 - 35 7 - 6 97 - 93 .... -.. . ii ---- - .;,.. . i S~~ -- 35; 95 - 96 7 - 8 92 - 93 79 - 81 123 - 125 111 - 113 68i - 68 64 - 66 70 75 6i —74 p Gl —74 p 99S 100 d id 6i -- 6 10$ -- 109 101 -- -1 05 i 21. 21J 10 -- 11% . 101 -- 1054 351 - 36 831 - 8i 514 - si, = 14 56 - 53 3i - 43 - 41 88 89 33 3 d 2 24 19 193 63i 643 98 102 iii 4d 7i - 8 10 - 11 273 - 7 283 106 108 26i —27 i 50 51 23 —13 d 18 19 761 77 854 - 864 4i 4 3d 12 14 40 42 ioi = 21 7 - 2 - 5i - 4.0 ''''. ►SSESSIONS 7 - i - 1P li 2 p 195 98 94 96 94 96 par i p ••• - •• 1 - • 112 -- 114 2i -- Zip 21i - 211 49 - 51 80 - 82 21i - 21# - lip 25 - 251 - 3ip 99 - 100 118 - 123 1 118 - 123 108 110 10/ 204 21i 224 par p iP ... 2 -- 2ip IGN. LINES LEASED AT FTXRD RENTALS. Paid! FAILWArs. Lasing Companies Closing Prices yesterday. 100 100 all 100 all 100 Buckghamsh Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.c. E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. 1 Shares Lon. di Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Birk. Sh. danch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. New BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. &AVyre Do. A Shrs. A Roystu. & Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staflordsh.. WearVal.g6pc Do Wilts GESorarst PREFEREN , Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.prof. (isscl. at 50/. ) Bris. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caled.n..£lo 4a p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5a p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork &Bandon 5 a p. c . D an . Pert h. AtAber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cll. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No. 1 Do. No. 2 ....... Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 P. C. Do. 51., 0 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East La,nc ash .6 p . cts. E.&W. York. J. stbs Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Prth.&Dun. 4p.c . Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 1 Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N . of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&II.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. Minn. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do, Birm. Coa. Do. Chesh. Gus. Sh. Do. do. do. Do. do. do Lati.dt York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. I Do. ,P., 5 p. c. St. N 0.2 Do. Now Guar. 6p. e. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W., Coy. ti Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lon. & S. W, fperct. late :3(1 Shares Londy.& Color. iSb Londy.&Ennis. 1 Sh, M S &L 6p. Cont Do . . (16. do. £6 ... Ipo. do. 34 cent Harypt. &'Carl. 4 p.c Do. - 4 - i per cent.. IDo. d&' Consol.6 /3. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4i p. c. Prof: St. Do. L. &11. Pref. Si. New., Aber. , &c., pr. 5 p.c.recl. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Porpet. 6 pr. et. Vorfk 1)&13. 4 ie. SI Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1841. Do. 5i p.c. pf., 1347 D0.Wv.V.5p.c.,1847 I - North British . Do. 71. Preference .. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. IDo. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No. l Do. do. Qrs., 1848... Do. York IL &S. Par. North Staffordshire.. Ox., & Wolv. C p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2(.1 guar._ Scot. Cent. New Prof. ... S3.N.E Aber.g.6p.c 114 Do. do. 7 p.c. pr. St : 1.05 Do. d 0.34 p.c. pf. St 65 South Devon l7 Do. fixed 4j pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 1 Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4j p.c. Sh S. Wales Gus. 4 p. c Do. do. 4j p. c _ _ S.Yorksh.4 .c.Guar. Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do, do. do. 'Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, '56 NCraterfd& Kiik. 6 pc. BRITISFI 12/ 12 14s 1013 18R6d: 16/151 256 1 11l iti 'Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 'British Iron .. Condurow (Cambrn.) Dov. Gt. Oasis. (Tay.) Great Sorih Tolgus rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) IGrt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) PorkelPs U. (Wend. )1 Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer,l S. Carn Brea (IIloge.) S.W. Frances(lllogn.) Tam. S. & L. Uin. Co Tin Croft Un.Mines (Gwenrap) V. of Towey (Camar. ) W. Basset (Illog , n) 1 W. Caradon (Liskrd. Wh. Basset (Mogan. ) 1 Wh. Buller (Rdruth.) Wh. Edward(Calstk.) I Wh. Kitty (U. Lint.) WlLMa.Ann(Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 21i 2 10 * FOREIGN MINES. 20 7 Australian I / —it 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issuel at .£5 pm) , 1/ 11 30 all Do. Cocaos & Cuiad, 3 3t 20 15 Do. St. John Del Re. , 18 20 1 A Clarendon Con. Min.' Co. of Jamaica— Id • 40 all Cobre Copper 55 57 ... 16 Copiapo ,12 14 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 1?, Lusitauian .... ....... 1 p 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 1 all Noveau Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.LdMok Sni 8 —lO 5 1 Port Philip ••• --- ••• 30 15i Santiago de Cuba J 1 all South Australian 1 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Pref.._ .. ... 28i all United Mexican . i 3i 41 41 MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agrieult,) 22 24 10 all Austraiii. Royal Mail . e . ... 2 10 all Berlin Water Works.. Di 51 50 40 Brit. Aynerican Lar 40 45 100 321 Cla.nacla St. 100 DoeGo • Opc.Janlaub I.loj 111 noi St. 100 Do. 6 p.c.reblicAur ... ... St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. MarokSer- ••• ••• St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 35 40' 25 all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent. 26 28 5 all Crystal Pa1ace,,,..., 2l 21 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France ... -- .• • 1 / Duston Iron 0re...... ••• ••• 20 18 Eastern Stearn...—. ••• ••• St. 100 EleetrieTelegraph ... 92 -- 91 931 3 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. ... ••• 5 all En4Aust,Cop.SmCo 1/ —1/ 10 108, Ent% & In&Sctn. Tel. ... --- ••• 125 all Gen. Ir.Se.Col.(lint) ••• "'''' 15 14 Gen. Sioafii tid - figrit, m ''''' -1 20 5 'London Discount ... 4 A -, 41. 4 all Loud. Oen. Ocaliibtis 41 ' 2 l 4 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 116 '• " 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... .o 10 all Mexican &S Amerien 21 31 5 i d 251 5 Nat. Discount Co ~ p - 11 3 25 5 Do. New 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 11. 10 all Da. Do. .. 5 all Do. $ p (LPL iss, at Id, 4 -,- 41 100 S l t . 100 1 N N N A . , 5w13.1. R. &N. Australasian&G o N v 5 a D IIII . 7 : - 51. Do. Do. 20 , 17 1 , Nrth.ofEuropoStean "-- 4 d 121 11/ n . t .. a . 1 . 23 : 2 : 1 I all ;Ortega Gas :, . , " i 7i . 7' A Mil fis4 kau kmi4 , -.. "' • . rid:ClO:ie. ... , lA, V, ,Si r. , puares , 1 5 all IPeelßr. Ld. & Miurl 2 -- A 50 50 aallil RhymneyPoninsula 50 10 DD. Nov' '" 4i 4 ... .--.. •••P 14 14 15 all Do. New 6 8 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest .ll ii 11 i 1 all Do. New -•---- St. 100 S.Aus. Gov.6p.c.bds. ... ••• 25 all South Austral. Land 35 ii 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 1 all Do. Registered . 20 5 Trust&Ln. Co. I.T. (' In ... ... 109 28i Van Diemon's L:nd 14 16 Ot, 10 V,Glo,6p,cJan, 40 uly , , i , -- _ ___ .., Ln.&N.W. Caladon... . &E.O Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt. West' Y. St N.M Do a. Eastern Do Petu &Co Do La. &N. W. & !land_ E. Count Do . Do Do L. N. W ' Do . Gt. Northn T. I 1.:-Lssey M. 70 t lean Do G.t.l.Vostn 93 - 98 98 - 102 11 - 13 134 - 137 3 - 44 109 - 111 23 -- 24 103 -- 110 P 2B -- 2i 92 -- 94 P 53 - 57 ••• 1 131 - 114 ••• 8 - 9 , 9 - 9i ii = 33 88 - 90 E SHARES. 92 - 91 oii -- 100 ••• --- •• 6 - 64 110 - 115 A iP - r 2,1 - 12: 75 - 76 lii :: do 111 - 113 401 - 106 62 - 64 10 - 10 6 - G. 93 - 95' 84 -- 86 99 -- 101 10 -- 10. 16i 17 101 -- 10; 75 -- 77 194 -- 202 9 -10 i 144 -- 154 131 -- 136 114_ - It3 j 156 - 158 ••• ••• 65 - 68 131 - 136 99 - 101 89 - 91 "if - lit, 1 ;;i lO6 92 - 94 iA id 1 - W 7 - 109 ••• • 1 236 - 246 100 - 103 10 - 104 27 - 2E; 2 - 3p 3 - 3i MINES. 213 - 223 6 - 73 '155 - 165 150 - 470 15/ - 16, 93 - 10, 6 - 63 - 1 18 20 33 - 35 63 - 7 23 - 24 I 83 • 93 - 1330 - 350 7h 8 i 340 - 360 I 1 - 13 230 251 1 35 - 36 1160 - 165 28t - 300 270 - 290 4 - 43 19 - 21 46 - 48 19 - 21 Business this day. XiONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND IMPERIAL PAR LIAMEN T. RAILWAY. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from Ayrshire praying for the imposition of restriction upon dram shops. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL, Lord LYNDIIURST said this bill was fixed for the second reading on Thursday next. Ile, however, hoped that, as it would be inconvenient for him to attend on that day, another night would be fixed when he could be in his place. Aright rev, prelate who took a great inte rest in the bill would also be unable to attend on Thursday. Lord CAMPBELL said he was desirous of taking part in the discussion on this bill. Although be was unwilling to oppose the second realing of the bill, yet it contained a certain clause to which be had a great objection, and if passed wortl furnish danger,us facilities for obtaining a divorce between man and wife merely from the circutnstanc3 of their living apart for a certain limited period. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he should have no objection to alter the day for the second reading of the bill. He wood name Friday next. Lord LYNDHURST said it would be , lesirable to postpone h till next week. The LORD CHANCELLOR the❑ fixed Tuestl;‘y week as the day on which he would move tha reading. DISCOVERY OF GUANO. Lord POLWARTH moved foray papers or correspondence relative to the cession of the islands of Haski Jibleea and Ghurzoad by the Imaum of Muscat to her Majesty, and their erection into a colony ; and also called the attention of the house to a licence granted on the 20th of February, 1856, by the Comthissioners of Emigration to John Ord and others, g;ving them the sole and exclusive right to raise and take away guano from these islands during five years. The Earl of CLARENDON said there would be no objection to the production of the papers moved for. Her Majesty's Government were anxious to lay the fullest information they possessed on the subject on the table, as they were of the same opinion as the agricul- tural interest as to the importance of the subject. He bad had various communications with agricnl. tural soeieties respecting an inquiry as to the different islands on which guano was deposited. He (Lord Clarendon) bad communicated ou this subject with the Lords of the Admiralty, and it was de termined that an inquiry should be instituted to discover to whom the islands referred to really belonged, with a view to obtain a cession of thorn, if the report of Mr. Ord was justified by facts. Capt. Fremantle went out on this mission by direction of the Government. Ho first sought the Imaum of Muscat, who, however, was absent from the place when Captain Fremantle landed, but he could not find guano there. Tire inbabitau ts of the place told him they were subjects of the Imaum of Muscat, and produced a document, signed by that potentate, ordering them to treat with kindness all persons who might land there. As Capt. Fremantle was about to return he met the Imaum, who never ex pressed the slightest doubt as to his rights over the island. Capt. Fremantle baying discovered guano in a different part of the place, returned home and reported it was inferior in quality, and that this island was not so much of importance in respect to guano as a coaling station. Some months after 2.1 r. Ord stated that he had discovered fresh deposits of guano, which, al-lough not as good as that of Peru, still it was of considerable value, and he intended to send ships there himself if a lease were granted him for four or five years, the Imaum of Mascat having ceded the place to the British Govern ment. As Mr. Ord was the discovtrer, Government granted him a lease—but they did not by grant ing bin that lease intend to create a monopoly, Mr. Ord being perfectly ready to give a guarantee that immediately on the arrival of each cargo they should be submitted to public auction in quantities to suit the con venience of every person. After a short conversation the returns were ordered. PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA TION BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read ing of this bill, which he said was intended to remedy an evil which bad been cried out against for many years as arising from the numerous petty jurisdictions (for the most part ecclesiastical) existing throughout the country in regard to the granting of probates of wills and letters of administration. As he stated on a former evening, there were no fewer than a hundred different courts which exercised this jurisdiction, besides which thete were other courts whose jurisdiction was rather of a theoretical than a practical character. There was the Prerogative Court of Canterbury sitting in London, and the Prerogative Court of York sitting at York, each of which exercised in itsown province a certain jurisdiction in cases where the deceased possessed property out of the locality over which the jurisdiction of the inferior court extended. This was a state of things which in practice was found to be extremely inconvenient. It was obviously inconvenient that the next representa tive of a person dying in Lancashire, for instance, should not know, as regarded third p irtiee, whether the probate should be taken out at Lancashire or at the Pfe rogative Court at York. Another grievance in the con stitution of these courts was that they all possessed con ' tentious jurisdiction. There was a great nuoiher of other small matters requiring remedy, but with two points would he centent himself, the inconvenient multiplica tion of small courts throughout the country, and the in convenient mode of procedure in the larger cam., in Lon don. In the first place, be proposed to abolish all the existing courts ' • because, supposing th e p r esent Pr.:ro gative Court to be as perfect as its greatest admirers could wish, still he thought it was the general opinion that the court should be her Majesty's Court of Probate, and not the court of any ecclesiastical authority. He therefore proposed to abolish all local jurisdictions, and to constitute one Queen's Court of Probate, reserving the question of who was to be judge for future con sideration. As he did not see where the present practice of the Prerogative Court could be improved, he proposed that it should be adopted, giving the judge power to make new rules when they might be necessary. In order to exclude all suspicion that the patronage had anything to do with legislation, he intended that the whole of the present staff of the Prerogative Court should retain their offices, subject only to the usual reasons for retirement. But the great change he proposed was that, instead of having disputed questions of fact tried in, the present im perfect mode, they should be decided by oral evidence taken before a judge, or an issue sent before a jury. With regard to matters of detail, they should all be left to the judge; but with regard to the great questions, he pro posed that they should be dealt with in the well known constitutional mode, viz., by the issue to he tried on the circuit; so that it would have the advantage at once of the intellect of the judge and the common sense of the jury. He proposed that all non-contested matters should be left where they now were, and that they should be confined, as they now were—an exclusive privilege to the proctors and advocates of the courts. This part of the plan would, no doubt, create great difference of opinion, mainly on account of the exorbitant fees alleged to be charged by the proctors. Compensation had been suggested, but the case of the six clerks showed what ex orbitant sums might be paid under that arrangement ; he therefore proposed instead that the proper authority should have power to reduce the fees. His opinion of the proctors was that they filled a very useful interme diate place between the court and the public, and that if their office were abolished some equivalent must be created in connection with the court. When they came to contentious business he proposed that the cases should be thrown open to the profession generally. He in tended to abolish all the district and diocesan courts, but to retain the district offices for the' registration of uncontested wills. The number of districts would be thirty-six, instead of twenty-seven, as at pre sent. Uncontested wills he proposed to be filed in the district, and a list sent up every fortnight to London, and in case of small wills contested, say under 2001., he proposed that jurisdiction should be given to the county courts. With respect to personal and real estate, he did not propose that the distinction now existing should be removed, but that in case of dispute the inheritor of real estate should be cited before the Court of Probate. He proposed also that there should be a place of security in London in which wills might be deposited during the life of the testator. There were besides the points to which he had alluded a nufnber of other details into which he would not then go. There only remained fur him to jus tify the appointment of the judge of the new court. lie proposed that the judge should be one of the Vice-Chan cellors. He was quite aware that in stating this he should perhaps raise a storm of opposition in many quar ters. The Court of Chancery was undoubtedly very unpopular in many quarters ; even, however, giving the utmost credit (for the sake of argument) to the views of these persons, he pointed out that he did not transfer the probate jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery, but merely gave to one of the Vice-Chancellors of that court the office of judge of the Court of Probate. This was doing more than what had already been done in a case of bank ruptcy jurisdiction, in which, up to the time of the ap pointment of the Lords Justices, one of the Vice-Chan cellors had acted as a Court of Review. He would pro ceed to state why he selected a Vice-Chancellor as judge. He felt perfectly sure that he should have had an easier I task, so far as outcry from an opposition went, had he preferred the establishment of a new cou rt, with a new judge at a large salary, and all the paraphernalia of a co urt of justice. Originally he had fr a med the bill with a view to the creation of such a court, but in considering the matter and the amount of duty which would be cast on the judge of such a court, he had felt that lie could not ask their lordships to pass such a bill. The judge of the Prerogative Court sat for the disposal of non-contentious business 25 times—or at the outside 30 times—during the y e ar, and the average length of these sittings was two i' l eurs each. At other times the judge was occupied in deciding contentious cases, in which having to wade through long masses of written evidence great length of time was necessarily occupied. All this would, however, be swept away, and there would be only left to the judge the one contentions business mid the duty of deciding, where a verdict was unsatisfactory, upon the granting of a new trial. There being then a necessity for a ne stio on judge, whose duties would be thus light, e que was, to whomshould those judicial duties be given ? There w as only achoice between one of the Vice-Chancellors and a common law judge. Between these two personages there did not seem to him room for a moment's hesitation. The common law judge bad to go on circuit twice, and would not improbably soon have to go once a year, while the Vice. Chancellor was constantly on the spot. Added to this, there was every reason to suppose that a Vice-Chancellor would have time to take the extra Their lordships were aware that Lord Truro, held the great seal, issued a commission to state of Chancery practice. Upon the - -ion, his noble and learned friend educed two measures which 'sings in the Court of dub,,_ when he inquire into the report of that commit... (Lord St. Leonardo) bad intru_ completely altered tho ttato of Chancery. Those who knew nothing of the subject blamed the court for its delay ; but those who really un derstood the matter, the celerity with which that court got through its business, at the present day, was perfectly surprising. Taking the number of suits commenced dur ing the years which bad elapsed since the passing of those acts, he found that the average number per year of suits instituted was between 2,500 and 3,000. These suits were dispeeed of by the Master of the Rolls and the three Vice-Chancellors, whose industry and learning were most exemplary—(hear)--and this was done in such a manner, and with such despatch, that in Hilary Term, 185 G, there were but 519 causes in arrear, and in Hilary, 1857, there remained only 245. (Hear.) Occaeieeally it even happened that one or another branch of the court had actually got through all its business. Hence, he thought that he had sufficient ground for thinking that this jurisdiction might be given to a Vice-Chancellor. He ought to state that no extra. salary or privileges would be bestowed upon the Vice-Chancellor. Upon the subject of the granting of new trial, he would say a few words. This power he proposed, as be bad already in timated, to vest in the Vice-Chancellor. In cases of misdirection, no doubt a court of common law woul l be better enabled to judge of the recesdty of grentieg a new trial, but these were not the kind of cases wine + would he likely to arise. In coy other ease the care and atten tion which the judges of the Court of Chancery habtuit'ly gave to the question of the warning of new trials would render the Vice-Chancellor tk• competent and proper per son to exereile the discretion of granting er within Fling tl.e right of further proceedings. (Hear) Such were the chief provisions of the bill, which, however might be its demerits, was, be thought, a better measure than any of its predecessors. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) A noble and learned friend of his had introduced a mea sure in 1844, in which it was proposed that there should be twenty-seven diocesan courts, each with a contentious jurisdiction, and two archiepiscopal courts. The diocesan courts were to be at liberty to send their cases, if they thought fit, to the archiepiscopal court of their province, and the archiepiscopal court of York might send its causes to the court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. To add to all this confusion, the old system of pleading and evidence was to be retained. Against this measure the present Lord Chief Justice and Lord Cottenham entered their protest in the journals of the house. Another measure was afterwards introduced by Lord Cottenham ; but that proposed the erection of a new court, with the expense of an entirely fresh judicial machinery. In the year 1854, he (+lle Lord Chancel lor) introduced a bill on the subject, which passed that house. In that he proposed to transfer testamentary jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery, and in theory he believed that that measure was a correct one. Nothing was more unsatisfactory than to have courts acting under different jurisdictions. However, it was not always easy to carry out in practice that which was best in theory. Since then, in the last session, a fresh bill had been introduced in the other house with, it was right to say, his entire concurrence. That bill proposed to erect an entirely new court of probate, and it got over the diffi culty of the want of sufficient business to occupy such a court by transferring to it a portion of the business trans acted by the Court of Chancery. This big had shared the lot of its predecessors, and hence the introduction of ' the present measure. In this he had endeavoured to avoid the less satisfactory portions of those attempts at legis lation which had preceded it. His lordship concluded by moving the second re ding of the bill. Lord ST. LEONARD'S complained of the perpetual changes of intention which were manifested in these mea sures. First, the jurisdiction was to be given to equity ; then there was to be a separate court; and now they came back to the original idea, with but little variation, for a judge of an equity court was to take the probate cases. When the idea was first started of giving this jurisdic tion to courts of equity he had opposed it, but at the same tinee urged that, if given, it should be given to one ju tge only. That clause was then opposed by his noble friend on the woolsack, who now, however, had fully adopted it. But as ho Lad done formerly so be did now oppose this transfer of jurisdiction to an equity judge. The present equity system, notwithstanding what was said to the contrary by those who were ignorant of what the duty of this court consisted, was working admirably. He feared that the introduction of new duties might derange its working, and hence his opposition. Besides, there now existed a competent judge of a testamentary court. What was to be done with respect to him? If his office were destroyed, be must be compensated. He could not understand why the judge of the Prerogative Court was allowed to spend his days in retirement, his pay being continued, and a Vice- Cba.ncellor appointed to do his work in addition to bis own. It was one of the most wanton and unnecessary changes that had ever been proposed. It would be a change for no purpose, and by which the country would gain nothing whatever. His noble and learned friend proposed to take from heirs-at-law of real estate in this country a right' which they bad hitherto always possessed—the right to have the validity of a will tried by issue. This was a vested right, which belonged to them by the law of England, and he trusted that such persons would always be in a position to say that they would not yield up real estate till a jury of their coun trymen had decided against them. The LORD CHANCELLOR intimated that the bill would not have the effect which the noble and learned lord supposed. Lord Si'. LEON ARDS said he certainly so under stood the matter. As regarded the extension of probate of real estate, he had before observed, and would now repeat, that if they consented to that they might rest assured that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would, in addition to the succession duty, favour them with a probate duty on real estate. Ho would never agree that where there was no contention the heir-at-Jaw should be called in as a party to a snit with regard to ' the testator's real estate. It must be remembered tliat those who were interested in the personal estate were sel torn entitled to the reality. With regard to the 36 district courts, he would like to know what the officers were to receive ? The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was proposed to pay them by salary. Lord ST. LEONARDS—He would be glad to be informed, then, what compensation was to be paid, and what would be the amount of the salaries. Even though the business were non•contentious, the duties to be per formed would often be very important ; and it was de sirable to ascertain whether the registrars were to be simple clerks or men of experience and capacity. In dif ferent pasts of the country, where these were neither proctors nor judge, the registrars would, as it appeared to him, be called upon to perform in many respects the duties of both ; and the mere the district courts were multiplied the more mischief might they inflict. He would reserve anything more which might occur to him until the bill was before the select committee. He could assure his nobleand learned friend that it was with great pain that he differed from him, and, being convinced that great pains had been bestowed on the preparation of the measure, he would be happy to render any assistance in his power in endeavouring to make it acceptable to the country. Lord LYNDUURST said he had intended to make some observations upon tie bill at this stage of its pro gress, but on looking round the house, he had been led to make a calculation, the result of which was, that there was just a third of a peer to each bench ; and, as he had a great objection to addressing empty benches, he should postpone his remarks till the measure was more advanced. Lord CAMPBELL said he should have followed the example of bi 3 noble and learned friend were it not that he was about to go on circuit, and that before his return the bill might have passed their lordships' house. His noble and learned friend on the woolsack might have spared himself the trouble of proving the necessity of a change ; for it was agreed on all bands that the present state of things was discreditable to the coun try. The question was, however, how the law was to be amended ? He must say he rejoiced that the bill of his noble and learned friend who last addressed the house did not receive the sanction of theLegiaattire, believing, as he did, that it would have produced disappointment. At the same time he was not at all satisfied with the measure before the house, the sum and substance of which was that where there was a contested probate the case was to become a Chancery suit. The operation of the bill would be this ; when the case came before the Vice-Chancellor, he would first have to see whether there was ground for an issue or not, which he would ascertain by means of affidavits or of viva voce evidence. If he thought there was sufficient ground an issue would be directed accordingly ; and, after the matter had been before a jury, it would come back to him, and he would say whether he were satisfied or not. After that, there might be an appeal to the Lord Chancellor or the Lords Justices, which would be argued like any other appeal in the Court of Chancery ; and lastly, an appeal to that house. He did not believe that mode of proceeding would be at all better than the present state of things, under which there was first the proceedings in the Prerogative Court, and then an appeal from that court to the Committee of Council, whose judgment was final. His noble and learned friend (the Lord Chancel lor) seemed to regret that such matters were not referred even nominally as well as really to the Court of Chan cery. Having ceased to be a common law jadge his noble and learned friend seemed to belong to that sect of lawyers who thought that the Court of Chancery should absorb every other court. The language of that sect was, " We will absorb you ' • cour ts of common law may still try an action for assault, or for the value of a cask of beer sold and delivered, but we will not allow it to try any question involving the validity of wills or other matters of importance." Much as he (Lord Campbell) might value the Court of Chancery he was not willing to be absorbed in it, and he did not wish to see the Court of Probate, any more than the courts of c ommon law, subjected to such a process. His noble and learned friend woull do well to noel lect that the Court of Chancery was by no means so popular that its absorbing power was likely to be viewed with favour by the public. (Hear, hear.) If he wished— as he was sure he did—to see the professed 'object of the bill carried out, let him abjure the intention to m a k e t h e Court of Chancery the court of probate, and propose to e f Chancery.establish a H new Qeu trusted een's Court tat independentthe bfif w o u would be hf te g r Court eatly improved in committee, and that the present session would not pass away without witnessing the FORDaccomplish ment was convi nce d th at i f the principle me L nt or o d f N t v he y object. e of introducing Chancery jurisdiction were ret a i ne d t hi s bill wewouldEshNarseLtth respect AefDate of L appointment principle gitr o s ft a h r e s prow isio toE at the e a of last session. todeall ns with the prel work he ent i re l y concurre d, and he thou g ht a ll the details of the measure m i g ht be fitly reserved for RD consideration wished to say a few in committee. wordsT Eie inL explanation O CHANCELLOR on one or two points. He had deprive an heir-at-law of his righ t to never intend e d t o have the validit y o f a will disinheriting him tested by the verdict of a j ury , an d i f there was an ything in the bill to that effect he would be ready to alter it. As to the appeal, the reason why he proposed to rnako it to their lordships' house instead of to the Privy Council, was that there might be cases in which real estate Was in. MEETING THIS DAY. The general meetag of the proprietors of this under taking was held this afternoon at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street; Mr. .1. N. Daniell, Esq., in the chair. The report and accounts, which had been already pub• lished in The Sum, wen taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said it gave an account of the railway from the com mencement to the prent time ; and he considered that the result had been very satisfactory, when they recol lected the whole of th 3 line had not been worked more than six months. Tle directors were doing all they could to make Southend a favourite place of resort. Mr. NELSON seconded the motion. After some discussion the report was received and adopted. A SHAREHOLDER asked when the Barking Extension would be opened ? The CHAIRMAN said it could not be opened till the Autumn. A resolution was then submitted to the meeting and agreed to, converting or consolidating the shares known as " Barking Extension Shares," and "New Shar es, first issue," in rasp ( c t w h ereo f the whole money suhecribcd shall have been paid up into a general capital stock, to be divided amongst shareholders according to their re spective interests therein. A resolution was p asse d empowering the Ea s ter n Counties, and Lo n d on an d Bl a ckwall Railway, and the London, Tilbu r y, an d Southend Comp an y to raise 50,0001. for compl e ti ng t h e B a rking extension. After the transacti on o f some other business t he meeting separated. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(T s Day.) COURT OF EXOREQUER• hi (Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Special Jury.) THE TIPPERARY BANK--GINGER V. LAW. Mr. H. Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Milward appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Hannan for the defendant. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a farmer near Hemel Sempstead, against the defendant, one of the Directors of the London and County Bank, to recover damages for having been in duced by the defendant's representation to purchase forty shares in the Tipperary Bank at 121. 10s. per share, It appeared from the statement of the learned counsel , that in May, 1855, the plaintiff was applied to by Mr. Harris, the local manager of the London and County Bank at Hemel Hempstead, to become the purchaser of these shares, he representing by the prospectus that the capital of the bank, consist ing of 10,000 shares, amounting to 500,0001., were paid up, and showing also that the dividend paid was 6 per cent., and that if the plaintiff purchased the shares be tween the months of April and June he would be en titled to theaccrning 6 months dividend. The plaintiff then declined to become thepurchaser, but he was subsequently applied to to become a purchaser by Mr. Fabian, also a local manager of the London and County Bank, at Leighton Buzzard, upon the additional re p resen t a ti on that Mr. Law, one of the directors, and also the late Mr. Sadleir, both directors of the London an d C oun t y Bank, represented that the Tipperary Bank was a most flourishing and lucrative concern. Ultimately the plaintiff purchased 20 shares, 10 from each of the above local managers, at a premium of 21. per share, they having been represented to him as paid up shares, that the plaintiff would be entitled to the dividend on them, and also to a bonus of 3/. per share in the following year. The plaintiff afterwards received what was re presented to be a transfer of the shar es , s i gne d b y M r. J. Austin Ferrall, of Alauntjny place, Dublin ; and also certificates signed by John and James Sadleir, and a Mr. Keating, certifying that Mr. Ferrall was the owner of the paid-up shares. the plaintiff never heard anything more of the matter till the death of John Sadleir, when the frauds in connection with this bank were discovered, and the plaintiff then ascer. tained that the shares he bad purchased were fictitious, as well as the transfers, and that Mr. Ferrall was a clerk in a wine merchant's office in London. The plaintiff had since been involved in litigation in Ire land, but he had so far succeeded that he had been declared not to be a shareholder of the bank. The prospectus produced to the plaintiff by the local ma nager, dated Cornwall, it had been discovered, was drawn up by Mr. Law and the late Mr. Sadleir, and printed in London, and that it appeared that Mr. Law was in the habit of conducting the business with Mr. Sadleir. The whole of the money for the shares and the stamps, it was stated, passed through Mr. Law's hands, who re tained the amount of the stamps and 11. per share, Mr. Ferrall being paid 153. per share for signing the transfer. Evidence was then taken to substantiate the statement of the learned counsel, and to show the nature of the frauds connected with the bank, which was of a similar character to that which has already been published. The defence was that Mr. Law had been made the tool of John Sadleir. [We shall give the continuation in our last edition.] COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) RE CARPENTER. This was an examination meeting under the estate o Richard Carpenter, of the Museuin Tavern, Bloomsbury, licensed victualler. The accounts commence in December, 1852, and end January last, showing these figures—Creditors, 2,3861. ; secured, 4,646/. ; profits, 3 , 6421 . ; property, 7201, ; do. creditors, 4,8681. ; trade expenses, 2,5701. ; house, 1,2561. ; losses, 1,2041., including loss on the leases of the " Museum" and " Blue Cross" Taverns ; deficiency at commencement, 1001. There was no opposition, and the bankrupt passed accordingly. FAILURES OF ERITISH DANE SHAREHOLDERS. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fon'blanque.) IE RE GODDARD. _ _ _ This bankrupt was described as of Old Jewry, Fen church-street, and Aldgate, provision-dealer, and to-day was appointed for his last examination. The balance sheet, prepared by Mr. J. D. Powell, Basinghall-street, shows—Capital, Ist Jan., 1856, 3,3911. 93. 6d. ; debtor to creditors, 173/. ; to ditto hold ing security, 8111. 193. 11d. Liabilities, 2,7001. ; pro fits, 1,808/. ; creditor, by good debts, 1,102/. ; property, 1,3881. ; lasses, 7501. ; law expenses, 1091. ; trade ex penses, 1,264/. The liabilities were on shares of the Royal British Bank, and the losses were on shares and depreciation of property under forced sale. The bankrupt passed, the official a ssignee and trade assignee expressing their feeling that it was a very hard case on the bankrupt. IN BE BURCH. This bankrupt was described as of Back-hill, Hatton. garden, last maker, and to-day came up for his last examination. The balance-sheet by Messrs. Rayon and Son, Moor gate-street, shows—Capital, January, 1853, 1061. 145., and the only creditor is for 901. money borrowed on the Royal British Bank, but the good debts and property have already realised more than that amount, and the only liability is 1001. calls on two shares of the Bank. The bankrupt passed without opposition. LLOYD'S SHIPPING,—(This Day.) 24.—Wind iu th a is s. d E a . y —A at rri n v oo ed i iLpdH.M.S. Ina g rw h i k t i g t f, f sr Y owir if ue r adt ; T pa a i :m l l em n o b : Fr . a F t L eges fi bs 2 e e i mt s bn . .4wboe7ou. westward Ifnov 23. —Wind tow;. Di M nud . S b E M . — e l A r a m r v u e s d , eastward , _ n .m .s a o r g k a , w e east . wa Ha lin. Sailed —Gen. ,web. Merr ima c • Ne;vcastle, fox Alexandria. W Ca i l n c d utt s a . . s.w.. —Wind S.E.—Sailed—Forefers, for for re Auckland ACosßlLvi3efEros tufTrFoirem, b ; .23. the Cape of Good Hope. DUNMORE, Fob. 21. The sloop Margaret Alico, from New Ross, for Milford, with granite, sprung a leak off St e ltes, an di was beached heti:a in a sinking state last night. Feb. 21.—The HeOrietta Helen, of this DUMFRIES, ort, which got on Blackshaw Bank on port, from Maryp the 4th inst., drew part of her cargo, was floated off, and taken into Glencsple. YARMOUTH, Feb. 23.—The Prussite, from Marseilles, for this port, which sunk at the entrance of the harbour on the 20th Jan., bas been raised and brought in. SWANSEA, Feb. 23.--Wind E.—Arrived—Walkington, from St. Vincent; Hampshire, Cuba. ,W f rom inc hHi Honduras, n o d n u r fi a r g e , u i a u n r m y k ; part of cargo a pp a rently timber laden, and not long in repLoirvtEsßpPasclrlFaadbe'relict schooner, of 150 to 200 tons, with i s n a v S e C T d . r . I nt a E d i I t s , B and ugG ordered 2 F 3 e . b_. T 2 u o :t oßTyhbzeoa Mary black bull, green inside, decks off, mainmast gone, fore mast a a that situation. s tanding, (PEA EL S E O O u T T R I T I O A} T ir E T L o R isT G , R T AP u iI esd ) ay, 10. a.m. Wind S.E., fine. rrived — Be l g i qu e, steamer, from A n t werp ; Al m a, stel D er, Sunderland. s a ii e d.—Le Coq, steamer, for Cherbourg. LivintrooL, Tuesday Morning. from Smyrna ; Fortunata Paroda, sp tvd—Diedins, Wind S. Sailed—Thor , fo r Alexandria ; Sardinia, New Orleans ; Robin Hood, Du nkirk; Sappo, Detnerara ; Reven g e, St. .t . e Michael's. Off—Tigris, from Calcutta. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 22. Wind a'. w' uguota, And Frede K ri i e N , G f s r T o o m m{, Alexandria ; Feb. 23. Ctti,TSivineydr—neA. Wind S.W. Sailed —Thalia, for Trieste; Killarney, Gibraltar. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITI-Ai TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.5 a.m. 414 e, three hours' flood ; fino. • ~.. ' -Buchanan and Barrack, from Madras; Wind ks.; - - - '->nbrat, Fiume B'tand Strath , eurg ;,, Arrived Feb. zo. -..-- 4 ,, ,:c0 rae ; O BY n . Clatha, Seville ; Carolinda, .. -, Melbour.._ Elizabeth, Leghorn. '4 , *. joAhirrl Fiveidle'Flosbla.y24;.—Gleßhine, steamer, . t ,„. -- , 1 a .m. Ellen, DEAL, Tuesday, 1:44v - Wind 8.5,E,, moderate. Sailed Feb. 21.—Queen of Sheba, Passed, Feb. M.-H.M.S. Iris, from Sheerness, for westward. Passed, Feb. 23.—Quickstsp, for New York • ems Dunkirk , con. ) do„ for Santander —both from London. Sailed. —Warrior Queen, British Merchant, and Nep tune, w ith all the outward bo und , except Constanti n, de• tamed with damaged IvindlAbos all 14 all 16 all all 1 all all all 10 50 50 68 i 9 61 108 i 1084 a 2f 105 ad 36i 6 7 83i 4.1 1121 13i i pm volved as well as personal, and he doubted whether their lordships would be satisfied to have appeals . on the p s r u Te b sh j e e .en c t t bßei o lxl f oicwws t yt h uaai e freehold inheritance of land in this king dom referred to the Privy Council. He would not dis cuss the other objections, as he thought they were all matters for the committee, including the question as to the judge. He did not think he would have been jus tified in proposing the appointment of a new judge, when the work could very well be done Ly one of those at A n s e I g t rLE b e Fae MARINE d n c a read soa second second da tBFiLoe:. sc ,E. time.s BILL. BILL, This bill passed through committee This bill Their lordships adjourned at 10 minutes past 8 o'clock. HOUSE • OF COMMONS.—(YEsTER,DAY.) The SPEAKER Oo►i tha chair at four o'clock. NEW MENIBER. Mr. MARTIN torn the oaths and his seat for West Kent. NEW WRIT. On the motion of '.`.t.fr. HAY - TER a new writ was or . dered for Glasgow in the room of Mr. John. M`Gregor, resigneJ. (Loud cries of "Hear, bear.") PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following private bills were read a second Ornei and committed :—Banff, Macduff, and Turriff Ex tension Railway ; Beastlileigh Road ; Bourn and Ea aendine Railway ; Canniick. Mineral Railway (No. 2) ; Chepstow Gas ; ConisOn Railway ' • Doncaster and Wakefield Rad way ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and Scottish Central Railway Companies ; Forth and Ciydo Junction Railway ; Fownhope and Elohne Lacy Bridge ; Guildford Water ; Hamilton and Stratlaaven Railway ; Margate Water; Newtown and Machynileth Railway ; Shropshire Union Railways and Canal, London and North-Western Railway, and Shropshire Canal Companies ; Times, Athenaeum, and B?acon Assur ance Companies Amalgamation ; Weaver Navigation ; Wexford Free Bridge ; Wimbledon and Dorking Rail way ; and Mayor's Court of the City of London. CHINA AND PERSIA. Captain SCOBELL presented a petition from Bath condemning the Chinese and Persian wars, considering them cruel and unnecessary. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN BENGAL. Sir E. PERRY presented a petition from the indigo planters, landed proprietors, merchants, and traders in Calutta and Bengal, on the administration of justice in that province, and on the reforms proposed by her Ma jesty's Indian Law Commissionary in England. CHINESE EMIGRANTS. On the motion of Mr. CA RD WELL copies of any re cent communications to or from the Foreign-office, Co lonial-office, Board of Trade, aad any other department of her Majesty's Government, on the subject of mor tality on board the Duke of Portland, or any other Bri tish ships, carrying emigrants from China, were ordered. TESTAMENTARY COURTS (IRELAND). Mr. DEASY asked the Attorney General for Ire land whether it was his intention to introduce during the present session any measure for the reform of the Testamentary Courts in Ireland ? Mr. FITZGERALD said that it was the intention of the Attorney-General to introduce such a bill this session, and if possible pass it. (Hear, hear.) THE ARMY REGULATION. Col. SOMERSET asked the Under Secretary for War whether, by the Warrant of the 6th Oct., 1854, a lieu tenant-colonel, in command of a regiment, being absent with lea - ve from hig command for a period less than one month, lost that time towards the three years of actual command necessary to entitle him to the rank of colonel ? Mr. F. PEEL said that the order of the 6th October, 1854, was to a certain extent relaxed by the Horse Guards. Absence of one month each year was allowed without losing time. If there was a greater absence the officers had to serve the extra time after the three years had elapsed. 'THE GUANO ISLANDS. Mr. SCOTT asked her Majesty's Government what was the date of the treaty whereby the Imaum of Mus cat ceded to her Majesty the group of Curia Muria Islands, valuatle for their deposit of guano ; and whether there was any objection to lay the treaty on the table of the house ? Lord NAAS asked the following question before the other was answered : under what authority the Emigra tion Commissioners granted to Captain Ord and others the exclusive right of raising and exporting guano from the Islands of the Curia Muria Group ; and whether the opinion of the law officers of the Crown had been taken as to t , ,e power of the Commissioners to grant such a licence ? Mr. LABOUCHERE said that there was no treaty ceding these isl Ands to this country, but there was what was termed a settlement of session dated July, 1854. The paper, if necessary, should be laid on the table. As regarded the latter question the colonial office was answerable for giving the licence referred to, and not the Emigration Commissioners. The law officer's of the Crown had not been unsuited relative to this licence because it was not necessary. The Go vernment had aced in this instance as Lord Naas did, when in office, on a similar occasion. In the lease granted to Messrs. Ord, provisions were made for guano being imported by them in large quan tities, and to be sold in the open market at Liverpool by brokers. Messrs. Ord had informed Lord Clarendon that they were willing to allow merchants to trade to that island for guano by paying them a charge of not more than 2/. per ton for v hat they took away. THE ORDNANCE BROKERS. 1 Mr. BRADY asked the Under Secretary for War whether his attention h a d b een di rec t e d t o a trial that took place in th e Co ur t o f Q ueen ' s B enc h on t h e 13th inst.; and, if so,- if he could inform the house if the de fendants in the case were the same gentlemen who were employed as brokers by the OzdnaLce Department ? Mr. F. PEEL said that since this question had beers put on the paper he bad read the report alluded to, One of the parties was a broker employed by the War De partment, and had been engaged in purchasing timber for the Government for the past 15 months. He saw nothing in the report compromising the character of the parties. CUSTOMS' ENTRIES OF GOODS. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked what were the reasons for an order issued in August last by the Custom House authorities, enjoining all shippers of goods for exporta tion to make more accurate entries of goods exported, both as to quantity awl value, and warning them that the suppression of such itiforination was illegal ; and what had been the result of such order 7 Mr. WILSON said that the order was issued at the request of the Hull Chamber of Commerce believing that there was groat laxity and carelessness in the sta tistics relative to the exports of cotton yarn. The ob ject was to obtain more correct statistics of the trade. NEUCHATEL. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the First Lord of the Trea• bury when the conference on the Neuchatel question was to meet; and whether there was any hope of the unhappy differences which had arisen in consequence of the late aggression on Swiss independence being brought to a speedy and satisfactory termination ? Lord PALMERSTON said that no specific time had been fixed for the meeting of the Conference relative to Neuchatel. As all the Powers invited by the Emperor of the French to j9in in it had consented to meet, he (Lord Palznerston) had no doubt it would shortly take place. The Swiss Government having shown the greatest possible moderation and spirit of conciliation, he had no doubt the king of Prussia would be animated by a similar spirit, and that a satisfactory arrangement would be come to between the parties. (Hear, hear.) THE BUDGET. ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. JAMES M‘GREGOR then resumed the ad journed debate on the budget. He disclaimed all party feeling with reference to the financial statement, and be lieved that all the country and the house required was, that while due regard was paid to economy, the adminis tration of public affairs should be maintained in effi ciency. There could be no doubt that the country, tak ing its tone from former decisions of the house, required that the income tax should cease in 1860. If that was admitted he thought that it was the duty of the Chancel lor of the Exchequer to give the house some idea of what his estimates would be in the intervening period. That right hon. gentleman adjusted his finance by the imposi tion of taxes upon sugar and tea. He (Mr. M‘Gregor) was not a strong advocate of those great changes which Lod- place in the finances of the country upon the adop tion of the celebrated resolutions of November, 1852 ; but -he rejoiced to say that the result had been n c t d ua h l e a u at p e t r h i o e r i s t a y m o e f Ihe hea in r rell a e those gentlemen who saw the wisdom of abrogating the duties on a multitude of petty articles, and of fixing t li i iih e ly fra s n u k cc iy ess c f o n n l— fes ( s h e er attention upon these great articles of commerce which in fact sustained the revenue of the country. The resola tions of November,lBs2, were passed by an overwhelm. ing majority, and he could not see why resolutions affecting the general policy of the country should be dis turbed without some very substantial reasons. The Chancellor of the Exchequer's scheme of finance for the year 1857.8 seemed to hold out a prospeot of the income tax being made perpetual, but the country was opposed to its perpetuation. (Hear, hear.) He believed that if it were continued b eyond 1860 it would be found to be worse even th an oppressive, unjust, and that difficulties would arise with regard to it which had never yet been mentioned. Notwithstan d ing 2 of the Tree. flattering ma%ner in which the First Lord the In erchants of i ury was received during the recess by was parliament Liverpool and Manchester no sooner ions from them opened than a multitude of petitions f the war income tax. were presented for a remission o they would be obliged to The Government found that they and inquisito rial , ac ed taxation, and new yield to the demand for which permitted the remission estimates were framed. 1 1 But those estimates did not asked for by those afford a fulcrum o : st. He believed that every vote would obligations deficiency,could rest , and every vote in favour of rigid Pet w it hTch the weight of the country's be against a The e xpenses of the army and navy might be point much below that at which they were these estimn e... t . He had yet to learn why, dur fixed in e e should keep up in perpetuity such esta blishments P e "' w the camp s at Aldershot, Colander , and blishwents as . house would gh of Kildare. He hoped that the . the Curra A dopting the amendment which had . reduced a . by been propose d by the right . the budget, and that such reductions of fulfilment of Lon, gentleman (ill.r. Disraeli) send expendituretack would be effected that we might rely on the . _ the income tax in 1860. all the engagements of the country and the extinction of Lord J. RUSSELL—I should have been satisfied with taking but little part in this debate—by even giving a silent vote in favour of going into committee of ways and 50 100 IQQ 18$ i 76i 7 91 67i I 10i 194 10# 48 93 i 80i 2 100 1 44 3i 191 G4l i 5 ^ 5 ~ 61 1 L6O 25 51 25 12i 12 20 26 13 20 St. 100 100 100 100 100 St. 12i 12{ St. 124 IZI 121 St. all 100 100 100 100 3i 10) 100 all 100 100 all all 20 25 25 12i 118 110 70 18