The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND -- - COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. I Bhr' CITY, Two O'CLOCK. kt i t ietters from Liverpool state that the Cotton rket yesterday was rather firmer. Prices of c 4 ''Pti a / 1 8 were id. per lb. dearer, and Brazils 4d. o t d . _ per lb. d earer. Th e sa l es were est i ma t e d a t • " ' 4lO bales. Th e R a il way Sh are M ar k e t was %sad Y, at a slight advance on Saturday's quotations. Mincing -lane markets this week have opened h a firm appeara nce , an d notwithstanding some „_ full sales are advertised, importers expect to realise P r ices, the demand both for home use and for ex p o rtation being active. There is evidently an : 13 : w ard tendency, and a disposition to speculate , 1148 1 'which, if money would no doubt Ailtbat once be developed. easier, °ugh the arrivals of gold from Australia will l undoubt e dl y ) have the effect of strengthening the u llion reserves at the Bank of England, they are I t lot likely to exercise any permanent influence on le Money Market, for it is very questionable • Zosther even a small portion will remain o . e re. Extensive orders to 'effect purchases are Bell at band, and the sum by the Heather •uell h as been taken for transmission to Paris, on account, as is alleged, of the Bank of France. vther vessels are soon expected to arrive from Australia in the course of the next three or four weeks, so that there will no doubt be an ample a pply to meet all the requirements for exportation. L Advices from Hamburg report a further decline athe rat e o f di scoun t, viz., to 31 per cent. From 8 R i ga we learn that montary affairs in that city 0 improving, and the Bank is steadily accu- Latilar 8 ing bullion, the total now held being )*u 9 ,000/. I -.There was a meeting yesterday of the holders of blnezuela Bonds, J. D. Powles, Esq., in the chair, Zto read the agreement which had been provision tio! signed by the Committee and the Commis for the adjustment of the debt of the Re 104T. This agreement was in substance as fol -I,lTile arrears of dividend to be capitalised and bear The Active cent. int eres t till 1862 , an d 4 p er . cent. afterwards. iasni Stock to re ce i ve 3 per cent. till 18 6 7, and 4 per a fterwards. The Deferred to have 1 per cent. till 1862, 2 5 P e rcent. f or th e nex t fi ve y ea rs, and 2 per cent. after 1 8 6 7. bikt,l;sr cent, for th e cus t oms ' revenues of the republic to be to special agents there, and remitted to Messrs. ilederic Hill and Company for payment of the dividends. went; sufficient the amount to be made up by the Govern )l, ;if in excess of the required amount, the balance to I : e t.urned to the Government until 1867. After that date h.uclug fund to be commenced." After some discussion kfr : following resolution was adopted, viz. —" That the C i 7tuent concluded between Senr. Modesto Urbanego and • Juan Giuseppe, commissioners from the Republic itopelueznela and the Committee of Spanish American Bond- I ns i 4 ra e rs_, dated the 30th day of January last for republic,p rn e ° of the foreign debt of the saisl be gi leo _ . ,""ea by this meeting, and that the committee be re to„,ll take m easures f or carr yi ng th e same into effect." t , a i l c e meeting of th e P ee l Ri ve r Land and Mine ','' ?raPany, held this morning, passed off satis ,i' r itY• A dividend of ls. per share was declar ),l,4ext. •tt 'would be payable on the 9th of March ti3e4 , A profit of 4,920/. had been made in the F by the st oc k operations, but the result of the ell,l Rag of the gold-fields war not very encouraging, area 4 6 , e of tne deposit being very limited. More 0,6" 0k was placed i n th e l e tti n g of the lands and live operations. The report was agreed to, and a of thanks was %' There passed to the Directors. is a very good inquiry for discount ac ihiutoodation to-day, and the brokers and others all cases demand full rates for the negotiation of "Atroantile paper. Increased firmness is apparent in the Stock Zarket, p art l y owing to the expectat i on t h at t h e 'ga t neellor o f th e E xchequer w ill propose some re leile I ° 4 in the Income Tax on Friday next, when present his financial statement. The re a,,.. 13 's of gold and some real purchases of stock Z o ve also strengthened the market. Consols for lee neY have been 921 93, and 93 to 931; and for en 93i #, and 931 1. The New Threes have t s' 9 - 7 °•-li 1 • and the Reduced 931 #. Bank Stock E t ,,..",. 6 to 2174 ; and India Stock 220. Exchequer 4 ,1 3 are firm at par to 3s. premium. gave Securities are firm, but the transactions gave not been numerous. Turkish • per Cents. are marked 93f 1. Venezuela 41 per Cents. 374 ; s re noh ai per Cents. 68 121, with the exchange at ' 5 20 Belgian 41 per Cents. 984 ; and Dutch 21 R : r Cents. 651. Spanish Certificates are quiet at lV Sardinian Bonds are 901; Mexican, 21k, and uador New Consolidated, 144. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign tocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexi- Z 4l l 214 22 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 7 6 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian Spanish Per Cents., 108 10 ; ditto 4/ per Cents., 95 7 ; n '''Panish 3 per Cents., 40 1 ; ditto New Deferred, .4 24 ; ditto Certificates, 61 ; ditto Passive, 61 6 . ri There has been a limited business done in the ttailway Share Market, and prices in most in tattoos have shown an upward tendency. Caledo- Ilan have improved about ss. to 10s. Great TT,estern, 10s. to 15s. Lancashire and Yor k s hire, `, ' 2 1 , 3 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 5 5., land 7s. 6d., and North-Western about 10 s. ,) r ighton and North British have declined about 4 . The French lines have shown an improve lieliff—Paris and Lyons have advanced about 155., and Northern of France rule firm. The Canadian 'hies are steady, and East Indian have receded I .bout 10s. to 15s. In British and F ore i g n Mining Shares no deal ings .. of any i m p or t ance h ave t a k en pl ace , and prices 'Main unaltered. Joint -Stock Bank Shares have also been inactive. tank of New South Wales declined 10s. London and Zedininster and London Chartered of Australia v: ) re dealt i n a t prev i ous quo t a ti ons . F qr th e Miscellane ous undertakings there is very little in trY• Canada Government 6 per Cents., Canada cd, London General Omnibus Company, and Va mational Discount Company brought yesterday's lues. BitITISH FINDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) r‘ustn.•• done Rank Stock 3 3 per t;ent. Reduced Annuities 93k Newr`er Cent C onso l s ,A nne ities 93 21 3} ~ 3 per C en t. A nnu ities 931 i i j " e "g Annuities, expire sth Jau. 1860... 2 i Ditto 30 Years , exp ire sth April, 1885 lBk 3- 16 I ndia stock Ilium Bonds £lOOO Ditto' under £lOOO 1 p Consols for Account... . E xchequer Bills, 21d . 1000 •. Small 3 p Ditto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent. — Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN F i INDS AT ONE O'CLOCK . Danish Bonds ' 3 pm Cent. , 1825 Ecuador New Consolidated l4s Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Aceount Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 441 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. nit fun. 6$ Turkish Bonds, 6 per' cent Ditto Account 931 1 Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in Lonacn. French Rentes, 41 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent. lielgian, 21 per Cent., ex. 25 francs ...... Ditto 42 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs Dutch Exchange, 21, per Cen t ., 12 Guilders 65k TWO O'CI•OC K. Consols, ,noney 93 93} Ditto Account ..M.SI INFRACTION OF THE SHIPPING ACT.—Yesterday, 20 at the Li verpoo l . Police C ourt, C a ptain J. M`G o w f an, of 5 the shi p P rince Arthur, was fined Si. and costs 10 fusing t o comply Britis hc o o r ns r u e- 20 with the order by the Consul who 8i at Constantinople to carry home a British seaman Bi had l e ft his own vessel and b ee n unable to procure 10 another. 21 MR, JAMES BELL, M.P. , AND HIS CONSTITUEN TS.— 20 On Wednesday evening last, Mr. James Bell, M.P. for 20 Guildford, met his con s tit uen t s f or th e purpose of ad . dressin 6 g them on t h e subject of his Parliamentary d u ties 0 1?", during the period b e h as acted as their represen t a tive. 1 After). givin g " an account of his stew ardship," a resolu• t ion expressing continued confidence in Mr. Bell was ---- unanimously p assed. 40 25 Puma° INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.—The total income 10 0 of the united k ingdom for th e year ended the 3 0 t h o f 40 September, 1856 a mounted to 71,348,0661., an d the 50 total expenditure ' 16,959,411/. t°83,30 7,4771., l eav i ng a deficit Of 20 Excise, 17,861 ,7 The 771 o . ustorns yield e d 23,093,3001, ; t h e 100 3,100,0261. ; the incoMe taraps ' 7 ,180,0411. ; taxes, 100 " Property-tax,' 15,940,31310 i as it is here called, the 100 a regards the . ; and 2,768,1521. the Post-office, 20 expend2o was appropriated to the char iture, 28,625,5171. 1,750,3211. to the charges on char of the public debt ; 20 eluding the civil list salaries and consolidateoafund (in- 5° 57,931,6381. to the supply services, urt O s Of justice) ; and 105,00 army and Ordnance cost the country 28,fothese last the 10 ( equal to the interest of the debt ; th e na 4 ,8241., a sum 10( the vote of credit (war with Russia), P:1:1 17 ' 608 ' 995 /. ; 2( cellaneous civil services, 6.693,172/. • T h e andwte "1. ; inis . 5( evenue departments, 4,124,6471. ihe balm,' salaries of 2( lie money in the Exchequer on the 30th of z of pub- 21 amounted to 7,084,743/. In the year ended September 21 December last the income was 72,218,988/ , and c ist of 10 expenditure 82,323,4001., leaving a deficit of 10,104 ,412 ti r 1 or less by 600,000/, than at the end of the preceding 2 quarter. The produce of the income tax for the year - was 16,028,421/. The balances of public money • at / the end of the year amounted to the sum total of 6,942,4271, ii rilE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN ING,_ FEBRUARY 10 1857 SHARE MARKETS (Thir Day.) RAILWAY 8. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. 9i &mbg. Nottng. Bost. & Bastn. June-- all Belfast & BallYraela aU Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 100 Birkenhd. Lancsb. & Cheshire Junct all Blackburn ....... all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 100 Bristol & Exeter 100 Caledonian. 100 Chester do Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all De. A 8 Do. B . .. 45 Dtiblin&Belfas . tJunc. all Dun. P. &Aber.Jnnc. 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 EasternUnion,A.stk 100 Do., do. 8..... ...... 8i Do. New A 174 East Kent .......... 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk ........ 4 Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundeo all Forth and ClydeJunc. 100 ,Furness . .... 100 'Glasgow & rn all Great N. of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stook 100 , Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) 100 ' Great Western. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua. Si all Irish South-Eastern all !Lancaster &Carlisle. 141 Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire, 6 Do., do. F. £l6 i Do., Wst. Riding Un.l all Do. Southport. .....• all London & Black/rani 1 100 Loud. Bright. &S. Cot. 100 London &N. Western all Do. Fifths all D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 24 Do. Eighths 1100 London & S.Westorn, all Lndndrry.d;Coleraine; all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef. &Lincln. 1 Metropolitan ......... . 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland G. West. (Ir. ) all Do. s Shares .... all Newcastle & Carlisle.. all Newpt.Aberg.diHrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 100 Norfolk.. ...... 34 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 100 North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N. Eastern Berwick 23i Do. do. Extension 16i Do. do. G.N.E.Purch all Do. Leeds ot 100 Do. York [ OO North London . . ... 31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn 174 North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. nne 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central ... 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. Rt 100 Shropshire Union 2 Sitingbourne &Sheer all South Devon 100 South Eastern all Do. 44 per c. Sares 100 South Wales..... 17 S. Yorksh. Riyerionn . . all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 1855 164 Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall all West End of Loud; and Crystal Palace.. all Do. A all Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class all Wmbledon&Croydon Basinese dens St. this day. St, 25 S St. Paid' BRITISH 41 - 4 8 - 9 (5 - 67 84 - 9 93 - 95 624 - 63 35 ..-- 36 • • • ''''''' ... 10i - 184 - 9} - 40 - 29 - 8 - 6 95 - 96 54 - 55 S 4 - 34 92 - 94 7 - 8 93 - 94 78 - 80 123 - 125 111. - 113 66 3 / 4 - 67 64 - 66 67 72 5i 5i 6!r, 964 97 id " " 61 -- 7 107 -- 106 106 -- 106 20i -- 10i -- 10; 106 -- 107 •• ••• 31 - 82 - 82; 53 - 55 131 - 14! 54 56 ' 3 3fd 39 404 841 -- 85, 3 4 i -- --24 ( 171 -- 18 604 -- 61, 98 -- 102 4i - 74 - 10 - 27} - 28 106 24i -- 49 -- 2 17a 73i 84 - all I Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd, guar. 5 p. c. all Do. -- 1011 Buffalo & Lake Hur. 100 Buff., Brnt.&Godch.i 100 6p. e.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 , Do. do., 1 July, '73i 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 2s6d Central Oude (Lim.), l lOs Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. de. all Demerara 1 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 1 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.4 i p.e.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do., '59, do. all Geelong dr Melbourne guar. 5 per cent 100 Gd. Trunk, of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Doben all Gt. I w n. o P st e n. n. o g f .s ca p n e a r a c a . 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. i all i 8 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, do all Do. do., '73, without 1 option I all 'Madras, guar. 4i P.C all Do. do., 5 per c 10 Do. 41 p. c. Eaten 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. ss. Oude (Limited) 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c all Do Shr. Paid ) RAILWAYS. -------- Leasing Closing Prices Business Companies yesterday. this day. ....____ —....._ ... --......—... St. 100 Buckghamsh Ln.&N.W. 96 99 St. 100 Clydesdale Jc Calsdon ... 98 102 25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U. &E.O 11 13 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.e Gt.Northn 133 136 135 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4 42 St. 100 Glas. Barr. di Caldonian. Neils. Direct. ••• ••• St. 100 Do. N ew Do. — ••• 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt.Westn. ••• ••_! 50 all Hull & Selby. V. & N.M. 109 111 25 all Do. i Shares. Do - ••• 122 all Do. I Shares. Do — ••• 12i all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l 2i 13 20 all Do. Preference Do 23 —24 St. 100 Lou. Til ~ &S. Peto &Co lOB 110 1•081 10 5.1 Do. Bark. Sh. Do i 1p 5 i 53 all Manch.Baton. Im.&N.W ! and Matlock & Midld 2 - 2i St. 100 Mdld•Bradfd. Midland._ 92 94 6.f ..541Newmarket 13nryE. G.spc. E. Count i a _p Pm 50 all INAEst. 5 p.c. Do 56 58 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do ... 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do ••• ••• 25 all 'Prost. &Wyre L. &IS. W ..• •.. 12i all Do. i Shrs. ADo St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 132 135 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey ... ..; 12 all S. Staffordsh.. M. Mclean 9 9 1 50 all WearVaLg6pc Stk.&Dar. ... •.. 25 all IDo Do 33 3 4 Cf. - Ina IWilts&Semrst Gt.Westn BB 90 all iDo. 100 iWilts&Somrst 6. 10 St. St. PREFERENCE SHARES. all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) 100 Brits. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 Oaledn. £lO 4 3 / 4 p. c. 100 Ches. & Ho. 56 p.c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... all Cork &Bandons6P.c. all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. 100 Do. do. Cis. C 7'p. c. ail Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. all East 11n., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 East Lancasb .6 p.cts. all E.&W. York. J. sths 5 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dnn.4p.c. 100 Furness, sp. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. e. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N .of Scot.lst Pre 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt. W. (B. &H. Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 46 p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 De. irred. 4 percent. 100 Do 5 p. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. 100 Go/LS:B.G. 5 pc. No. 1 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. Now Guar. 6 p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... all Lon dy. & Color. ASh. all Londy.&Ennis. 6 Sh. 100 M., Si , &L. 6p. Cent. 41 Do. do. do. £6 ... 100 Do. do. 31 per cent all Marypt. X Carl. 4 p.c all Do. 41 per cent 1 101 Do. do. 100 Aid. Consol. 6 p.c. St 100 Do. Con .Br. Bir. 6 p.c 100 De. 41 p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &11, Pref. St all New. ,Aber. , &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.pm 6 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct all Norfk .Deb. 4 p.c. Sh 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf., 1847 100 D0.Wv.17.5p.c.,1 847 100 North British .. ..... 31 Do. 71. Preference 100 N.B. Berw. 4 p.c. Prf 8i Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6pc. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York IL &S. Pur all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar all Scot. Cent. New Pref. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 D0..de.31 p.c. pf. St. ii --: 94 e* =I 98 ••• - ••• 4i - 5 5i - 61 110 - 115 - iP 12 -12 j ... - ii L ii di :- 120 112 - 114 103 - 105 62 - 64 94 - 104 6 - Q 93 - 95 85 .01 10?. ? 174 102 77 202 101 15i - 136 83 -- 99 -- 10 -- lci -- 10 -- 75 19. -- 9 -- 14' -- 134 136 - 139 114 - 117 .. .59 - 161 122' 12! 12! St. ••• - ••• 65 - 68 .37 - 139 99 - 101 89 - 91 "ii :: lip 1 03 = liii --- ••• 93 9 5 11 id 20 121 25 20 St. ••• .. 1 - ini 113 all South Di;von all Do. fixed 46 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent all Do. Fixedqi p.c. Sh 100 S. Wales Glut. 4 p. c 100 Do. do. 4i p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, '56 all Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pe.' 113 -- 116 105 -- 110 65 -- 70 16i -- 17] 23i —24 i 103 105 10a —10 i 27i - 281 2 - 3p BRITISH 21 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk. 14 'British Iron „ 20 ,Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s Great South Tolgus 10/ 3 ,G rt. W. Alfrd.(Pailk.) 7 IGrt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 8156 d .Lady Bertha 7A N. Frances (Illogan) ... N. W.Basset (Illogan) 6/ 15North Wheal Crofty 1i Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) Os. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleer; 2 S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 19 , S.W. Frances(lllogn.: 44 Taw. S. &L. Min. Co, 9 Tin Croft 1111 .. 40 lUn.Afines (Gwcnnap) 1256 V. of Towey (Camar.) ... 14 W. Basset (Illogan).. ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.: ... 51 Wh. Basset (Mogan.' ... 5 Wh. Buller (Itdruth.' ... 5} ilVli. Edward(Calstk.' ... 1/ 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Lint. ... S 'Wh.llla.Ann(Menht. ... 4} Wh. Trelawney (Lis. ••1 = ii MINES. 214 -22 i 74 -- 84 [55 -- 165 455 -- 465 15i -- 16 12/ -12 i 6 -- 64 1 -- 11 19 -- 21 35 -- 36 64 -- 7 234 -- 24. 9 -- 10 -- 2 340 -- 350 8; 84 340 350 li 2 at 41 210 231 I _R - i_ 36 !'37 147} -152 i 300 -- 310 270 -- 290 4i -- 4i 14A -- 15 46 - -- 48 0 -- 23 MINES. i - 1i li - 2 3 - 3t 16 - 18 1 p 55 57 12 14 i id .ii --- .gi ld p 1 1 i 8 io "i -- ii ------ ii ,A.NEOTTS. 21 - 22?21 •• ••• 5 - 5? 40 - 45 132 - 135 110:f - 110 34 38 26 28 2i 2ixd 5i 5i 94 = - ... - ••• 3i - 4 "i - 3i I = 1 - 12 - 4' i— 4 i( -- pal ~. .-.". , ... ..• 4i 3A(I 1f par ip 67 69 3 4p 23 —25 6 8 62 64 14 14 1§ 35 -37 - 1 4 - 1 ••• - ... 15 -- 17 FOREIGN 7 Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey A Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica all Cobro Coppor 16 Copiapo all Fortuna all General all Linares 1 Lusitauian all Mariquita all Now Granada all Noveau Monde all Pont. & Smlt 1 Port Philip 15 Santiago de Cuba all 4 outh Australian all Do. Scrip all De. 10 p. c. Pref. all United Mexican htISCEL . 25 10 10 50 100 10 25 15 20 19 Australian Agricult. all Australn. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 32 Canada 100 Do.Go,6pc.Jan&July 100 Do, 6 p.c.Feb.StAuv. 100 D 0,6 p.c. Mar.&Sept all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. all Crystal Palace all Do. Preference all Crystal Pal, of France) i Duston Iron Ore 18 Eastern Steam ..... I 100 Electric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of Ire) all En, &Aust.Cop.SmCo l 10s. Eur. & Incl.Jctn. Tel. all Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount all Loud. Gen. Omnibus' 10 ,Magdalena St. Navig. all IMediteran. Elec. Tel.' all Mexican &S. Amerimi 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 5 Do. New 1 5 Netherlands Land I all De. Do. i all Do.B p c.Ptiss.at Id. i 1 Do. Do. ) 80 New B. &N. S. Land . 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p. c.D. L all N. B. Australasian ) 174 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam I all Oriental Gas 1 ss. Do, New Shares 5 all Peel RI% Ld. & Minrl. 0 all Peninsular & Oriental 0 10 Do, New 0 all Illiymney I ron 5 all Do. New 10 60 Royal Mail Steam . .. ' I all Scot. Austral, I nvest 1 all Do. New t. 100 S.Aus. Gov.6p.e.bds.l 35 all South Austral. Land 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trust&Ln.Co.o .Can DO 281 Van Diemen's Land' it. 100 V.Cio,6p.cJan,diJuly, SOUTH P MPTON ELECTION (This Day). (NY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) STATE OF THE POLL. TEN O'CLOCK. Andre , . s Butler Wegue:litt TWELVE O'CLO ex. Butler Wegui 1 lin Andre nve IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. any steps in this matter this session, the inquiries not being completed. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. HIGHWAYS. Mr. DEEDES asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if it was the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to introduce, during the present session, any measure t') alter the laws relating to high ways I Mr. MASSEY said it was not the intention of the Government to introduce a highway bill this session. VEXATIOUS ACTIONS. Lcrd BROUGHAM brought in a bill for the purpose of granting protection to persons against vexatious and frivolous 14w proceedings. The principal upon which the bill was founded was that adopted by other countries where the subject of vexatious litigation had been con sidered, and measures had been taken to meet the evil of which he complained. As the law now stood, any per son might bring an action against another, and however unfounded it might be, the defendant was put to the expense of between 2001. and 300/. in defend ing himself against the charge, and on obtaining a ver dict in his favour might find the plaintiff a mere pauper, and utterly unable to pay a farthing. He (Lord Brougham) had just been in consultation with the Poor;aw Commissioners, who bad informed him that the terms in which the Insolvent Act was drawn actually prevented them taking into consideration any evidence showing that the insolvent had brought a frivolous action. The law, as it at present stood, merely allowed them to consider the opposite case, viz., that of a frivolous defence. I n th e l a tt er case they had the power of sentencing the party to a term of imprison ment of two years. The bill he now sought leave to bring in would, if passed into a law, empower the judge to compel parties to give security for the costs. As the law now stood the judges had no such power. Leave was given to bring in the bill, which was then read a first time, THE CHINESE WAR AND THE PRINCI PALITIES. REPORTS OF [RISH COLLEGES. Mr. GROGAN inquired of the Chief Secretary for , Ireland why the r e p or t s o f th e pres id en t s of the Queen's Colleges in Cork, Belfast, and Galway, for the years 1854, 1855, and 1856 bad not been laid before Par liament, pursuant to the provisions of the Act 8 and 9 Vic., c. 66. Mr. HORSMAN said that the reports of the colleges of Galway and Belfast would be laid before the house that evening, and the other in three or four days. PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS. Mr. BENTINCK asked the Vice-President of the Board of Trade whether it was the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to introduce, during the present ses. sion, any bill for the more effectual prevention of acci dents on railways. Mr. LOWE said that, before answering the question, it was necessary that he should refer to a few figures relating to railway accidents. In 1852 there were 89 million carried on railways; 10 were killed and 372 in jured, by accidents arising not from their own negligence. In 1853 there were 102 million travellers ; 36 killed and 280 injured. In 1854 there were 114 million tra vellers ; 12 were killed and 331 injured. In 1855 there were 118 million travellers ; 10 killed and 31] injured. In 1856, so f ar as it cou ld b e estimated, there were 125 million travellers ; 8 killed, and 282 injured. It there fore appeared that, as the numbers who travelled in creased, and th e num b er o f d ea th s di m i n i s hed, the Government did not consider it necessary to bring in a bill on the suljcet. Lord LYNDHURST wished to put certain questions to the noble earl the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The first question he wished answered was whether he had any objection to lay upon the table a copy of the colonial registry under which the Arrow was registered. Also the registry of the Arrow itself, under which the lorcha was claimed as a British vessel. The other question was one of which he had al ready given notice. The noble earl had no doubt read an article in the Moniteur, by which it appeared that there was a strong impression on the continent as to the proba bility of the immediate union of the two principalities. That impression was further strengthened by the appear ance of Prince Stirbey and another young prince in the intriguing city of Paris. The paper to which he referred stated that the Emperor, on the 20th of last month, was desirous of effecting the union of the two Principalities, and that every circumstance which had taken place tended to confirm that opinion. It was further stated that the other Powers were adverse to the Emperor's views. Nevertheless, it was highly probable that they would ultimately adopt the sugges tion of the Emperor, and that measures for the purpose would be submitted to the two Assemblies that were about to meet by the Divan. Turkey, he understood, bad taken a different view of the matter. The question was one of great importance, as the Principalities were the barrier to which Turkey looked against Russia. The Earl of CLARENDON said be bad no objection to the production of all the papers asked for. With re spect to the first question, he entirely admitted that he had read the article in the Moniteur with surprise. Under the piesent circumstances, he would confine him self to answering the question of the noble and learned lord. There was no bar whatever put to the dissuasion of the measure referred to, or to any other question by the Divan in the firman lately issued by the Sultan. After sone conversation, in which Earl GREY and the Earl of ELLENEOROUGS took part, The Earl of CLARENDON said he would produce the whole of the papers connected with the seizure of the Arrow, also the instructions sent to Sir J. Bawring, and the opinion of the law officers upon the subject. THE IRISH CONST ABULARY. The Earl of of LEITRIM moved for a copy of the re ports made within the last six months by the police sta tioned in the county of Longford relative to considerable numbers of men marching at night in that country ; also a copy of a letter addressed by the Earl of Leitrim on the 20th of December, 1856, to Sir Duncan M'Gregor, and also a copy of a letter addressed by the Earl of Leitrim to the Earl of Carlisle, the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, on the 18th of October, 1856, complaining of the conduct of Mr. Dennehy, stipendiary magistrate. Earl GRANYILLE said there was no objection to lay copies of the letters addressed by the Earl of Leitrim to the Earl of Carlisle, and the correspondence following thereupon, before the house ; but the copy of reports made by the police stationed in the county of Longford, and the recommendation upon which Mr. Evers was appointed being confidential communications, could not be laid on their lordships' table. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH IRELAND. Lord DUNGANNON asked whether any arrange ments had been made by her Majesty's Government for improving the steam-packet communication between Kingston and Holyhead, and if so, what was the nature of those arrangements and when they would be carried into effect ? At present those arrangements were very defective, there not being sufficient accommodation for the passengers, and the voyage being protracted to an unnecessary length. The Duke of ARGYLL begged to remind the noble lord that what the Government chiefly had to look t- - ) was the postal service and not the passenger accommo. dation, which he need hardly say were not always con• sistent with one another. He should be very glad if any plan could be devised for improving the passenger ac• commodation without positive injury to the postal service between London and Dublin, but - he was afraid the noble lord woull find on closer investigation that the chief inconvenience complained of, namely, the close proximity of the two daily mails from London, could not be got rid of. The present arrangement was that a mail was de spatched from London at five in the afternoon, by which letters, &0., intended from England for the more distant parts of Ireland would reach Dublin in time for delivery there the neat morning, and transmission to the pro vinces for evening delivery, and another mail leaving London at 8.45 in the evening, by which later Dublin letters reached in time for afternoon delivery. Now the chief proposal for improving passenger accommodation was to do away with the earlier despatch, changing it to a morning mail, and leaving the later despatch ; but if they considered a moment they would see that by that plan all the provinces of Ireland, and the large towns, such as Cork, Belfast, &a., would suffer a great injury, as then letters and papers from London and all parts of England would be delayed from ten to twelve hours. No doubt improvements might be effected in other re spects, such as constructing larger and swifter steamers, but he did not see how the other inconvenience to which he alluded could be got over without actual detriment to the interests of trade and commerce in other parts of Ireland than Dublin. He could only say, in answer to the noble lord, that he was not aware that any alteration of the existing arrangements was under consideration. Their lordships then adjourned at ten minutes to eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER, took the Chair at four o'clock. Forty-six private bills were advanced a stage. INCOME TAX. Numerous petitions were again presented against the present assessment of the income and property tax. CHINESE WAR. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition from Manches ter, complaining of the Chinese War, and praying for an inquiry into the conduct of Admiral Seymour, Consul Parkes, and Sir J. Bowring. PERSIA. Mr. LAYARD asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether Fet oukb Khan, the Persian Ambassador to the Emperor of the French, was now negotiating with Lord Cowley under the authority of the same full powers he possessed when at Constantinople ; and when it was the intention of the Government to place the papers con nected with the present war with Persia on the table of the house. Mr. Y. SMITH, in the absence of Lord Palmerston, said that he believed that Feroukh Khan possessed the same powers for negotiating at Paris that he did at Con stantinople, with this difference, that at Constantinople he considered he required further instructions from his Government before agreeing to a final arrangement, and he accordingly corresponded with his Government re specting it, and, in the meantime, he left for Paris on a special mission. Since his arrival at Paris there was every reason to believe that he had received definite an swers on the subjects, and the negotiations that were now pending he (Mr. Smith) trusted would be satisfactorily concluded. The papers in reference to Persia, it was thought desirable by the Government, should not be produced, in consequence, so early as was intended, and he had to ask the forbearance of the house in respect of it, but that if any selection could be made from them relative to the war that would not interfere with the negotiations, they should be made and presented to the house next week. Mr. LAYARD gave notice that he should, as early as the forms of the house would allow, move for the pro. duction of the papers. Mr. GLADSTONE gave notice that he should move for copies of the orders relative to the military expedi tion to Persia, and also for copies of any communications that had passed between the East India Company and the Government, relative to the expenses of the war. After some remarks from other hon. members, the subject dropped. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. Mr. LOCKE asked the First Commissioner of Works a question relative to the condition of Westminster bridge, and the intentions of the Government thereon. Sir B. HALL, at great length, said that the works were stopped on the report of Messrs. Rendell and Simp son, the engineers, and the right honourable baronet then referred to the select committee that had sat on the question, and also to the select committee on public offices, and said that, in con sequence of his having sent out 1,371 specifica tions, in consequence of applications for them, to different persons in this country and on the continent relative to designs, &c., for improving the neighbourhood of Westminster Hall, and for erecting a block of offices on the spot near Downing-street, it was the intention of her Majesty's Government, when they received the drawings, to submit Viem to general inspection at Westminster Hall, or some other public building, to give the people an opportunity of ex pressing their opinion thereon. As the alterations and improvements would have a great effect on the position, &c., of Westminster-bridge, he had thought it advisable not to call on her Majesty's Government to come to any determination on the progress of the new bridge until such time as the plans referred to had been examined by the public. Mr. W. WILLIAMS expressed dissent from the course intended to be pursued. ARCTIC EXPEDITION. In answer to a question from Mr. ROEBUCK, Sir C. WOOD said it was impossible for the Govern ment to send out an Arctic expedition without firstcoc suiting the house, and that he had no intention to take a vote for it in the ensuing estimates. SUPPLY. Mr. FITZROY brought up the report on the supply. Agreed to. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. In answer to a question from Sir HENRY WIL LOUGHBY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would give the house, in his contemplated financial state ment, an estimate of the income and expenditure up to March 31, 1857. SECONDARY PUNISHMENTS AND TICKETS OF LEATE, Sir G. GREY—I rise, in 'pursuance of the notice I have given, to move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the act 16th and 17th of Victoria, chap. 99, entitled " An act to substitute in certain cases other punishment in lieu of transportation. " I am wall aware of the deep interest felt in this subject throughout the country, and I therefore think it my duty to avail myself of the earliest opportunity of submitting to the house the views entertained by the Government respecting it, and of stating the course they think it expedient to adopt. In considering this question, as I have done very carefully, during the recess, I have derived great and valuable as sistance from the inquiries of the committees of last ses sion. One of those committees was appointed by this house to inquire into the operation of the act of 1853, and was presided over by my right hon. friend the Chan cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The other was a committee of the House of Lords, and was appointed for the same purpose. Those committees, follow ing rather different lines of inquiry, collected a vast mass of valuable evidence, and made recommendations which the Government thought were entitled to very great weight. Before I consider the resolutions and recom mendations of either of these committees, I think it de sirable that I should shortly recall to the recollection of the house the nature of the provisions of the act which I propose to amend. The circumstances under which the act was passed are too fresh in the recollection of hon. members to render it necessary for me to dwell upon them. It will be recollected that transportation as a secondary punishment was long in use in this country. After being resorted to for a great many years as the highest secondary punishment it had become almost im possible to carry it into effect, swing to the cl osin g of those avenues of transportation which bad been open to this country in New South Wales and Tan Diemen's Land, though in the earlier stages of the formation of those colonies transportation had been of advantage to both of them. I believe that the great and growing pros perity of those large colonial communities was in a great measure owing to the introduction of convicts into them in their earlier stages of existence. Those convicts by supplying labour laid the foundation of the prosperity of the colonies I have referred to; but, as in course of time the colonies received a very large number of free settlers, as wealth and capital increased, and as free labour found its way into and was capable of supplying the market, and of rendering capital available in the cultivation of the land, it became a subject first of doubt and dispute and contention in the colonies themselves whether it was desirable that transportation should be continued ; and ultimately there grew up a settled and decided feel ing in New South Wales and Tan Diemen's Land that it was inexpedient that convicts should be transported to either of those colonies. Under these circumstances the Government came to the wise, an , l, indeed, neces sarythr decision, that transportation should be l altogether discontinued, first of all in New South h w a l e the state of wards in Van Diemen's Land. things when in 1853 a bill was adapted to meet the exigencies of futbShme ittitmede,toanPdartlhiaismebniltl noT w h p e ro p p ro o v se isi t o o n a s s o k f ptheremaiest ps j a o s ti s passed i t n h t e o an House act,t to After which en l d th es e :—After reciting that it had become are ex esdhieenrttlyto substitute some other punishment for the transportation of offenders beyond the sea, it abolished sentences of transportation for less than 14 years, and substituted terms of penal servitude. The terms of penal servitude to be awarded were not co-extensive with the terms of transportation, as, for instance, ' instead of transportation for seven years' penal servitude for four years was awarded, and so in proportion ; and it was only in the case of transportation for life that Parliament authorised a sentence of fa p iitch e ae n el al servitude of lik e d ura ti on l t i o am be which en p tw a , s hi s na e d tt .hi u There course w popularlyo n ide g ids r c a tu f h t se e s on soyns ,t aethatsystem r oovaf provision joc o nk f eutn P sc.i a oe r ir - - leave has arisen, and the act accordingly contains a pro vision reneAring it lawful to grant to any convfet a licence CRIMINAL LUNATICS. revocabl4 at pleasure to b e a t l arge w ithi n the - United Mr? FLOYER asked the Secretary of State for the Klar',Ctom or Ch anne l I s l an d s d ur i ng any Home Department whether it was hi s intention to take of his se n t ence . H av i ng shortly state d t h e main provi any steps in the present session of Parliament towards making adequate provision, at the p ublic ex p ense, for B ions of tho act of 1853, an d th e circumstances under the maintenance and care of criminal lunatics ? which it was passed, I will now proceed to desc ribe what period I Sir G. GREY said that it was not p ro p osed to take I conceive to be the effect of that act, and in d o ing SO I have this advantage, which the committee of the House of Commons which last sat on the subject did not possess —that I have the experience of some eight or nine months more than it bad. With respect to the immediate effect of the act of 1853—the effect 'contemplated by Par liament —namely, the material reduction of the sentences of transportation, the fact is, taking the three years be foofrteralnBpsp3o, r t t h a a ti t o t n h i e n a E ve n r g a l g a e nd an fo n r ua t l be nu y m e b a ' r er s l o B f s s o e , nt l en Bs ce l s , and 1852 was 2,849. I find that in the three years which have elapsed since 1853 the average annual number of sentences of transportation in England was 298 ; and of penal servitude 2,102, making a total of 2,400, being a difference of 249 fewer sentences in a stated term since the act passed than before. With regard to Scotland and Ireland there are no complete returns for all the years I have mentioned, and I will therefore take the year 1852, and compare it with the year 1856. In Scotland in 1852 the sentences of transportation were 361, and in the last year they wore only 53. The sentences of penal servitude in 1856 were 174, making a total of 227 with the sentences of transportation, showing a diminution of 134 sentences as compared with 1852. With regard to Ireland the returns are very remarkable, and show that a great diminution of crime has taken lace there. (Hear, hear.) In the year 1850 the number of sentences of transportation in Ireland was 1,849, in 1851 it had increased to 1,978, and in 1852, the year before the act of 1853 passed, it had decreased to 1,411 ; but in the (laughter) —in the pre ryeetaurr n l , B t s b s e , n w u h m i c b h e r i s w t a h se onlylast f 3 o 3 r_which I have got a full r v e i o t u u r s n y i e o a r r l i B t s w 6 a s e b 3 o 9 w , e a d n d a I d i s m h ioeuel on n o t as e s n u m r p p r a i s r e e d d i a t h t h e that of 1855. We might expct that a very large number of prisoners must have been sentenced to penal servitude in lieu of transportation, so as to make the number approximate to the 1,411 sen• tences of transportation in the year before the act passed ; but find that in the year 1855 there were only 485 pri soners sentenced to penal servitude, and 33 to transpor tation, making a total of only 518, and a difference of nearly 900 as compared with the year 1852. This is 50 remarkable a difference that I think it is owing to some peculiar improvement in the morality of the people of Ireland, and therefore it would have manifested itself if the act of 1853 had never been passed. The main feature produced by that act in Ireland is the decrease in the number of sentences of transportation. But in England fuel Scotland there has been, corresponding with the de crease in the number of sentences of transportation, a very large increase, as might have been expected, in the num ber of those sentenced to penal servitude. The average number of sentences of penal servitude in England and Scotland since the act of 1853 was passed is 2,300, and of those nearly three-fourths were for four years penal servitude in lieu of seven years' transportation. But it must be borne in mind thatsimultaneously with this redur. tion in the number of sentences of transportation there has been an increase in the average character of the crime for which these sentences were passed. The num ber of prisoners sentenced to transportation during last year in England was 263, and in Scotland 53. All cf these were sentenced for 14 years at least, and some of them were fur life. These seeteuces were passed for very grave offences, and many of the prisoners bad been re peatedly convicted. The number of convicts under sen tences of transportation in England and Scotland when the act of 1853 was passed was 9,850. Regulations were made as to the disposal of these prisoners. Expectations were held out to them when they were placed in separate confinement, and afterwards when sent to Portland or Portsmouth, or any of the other places in which convicts s a e r l e y es wellemployed th e o y n w p u n u b w a f o t rk er s a , th time,atr b they se n conducted e them selves colony with tickets of leave, or, at all events, with the expectation of receiving a qualified discharge within a short period after their arrival in the colony. That expectation could not be fulfilled, and it therefore be came necessary to consider what should be done with them. A provision was inserted in the act of 1853 which Permitted such of them as had been sentenced to seven years' transportation to be discharged with tickets-of leave, after they should have undergone about half the term of their sentences in strict confinement in this cow , - try e instead of discharging them without any qualifica tion, as was formerly the case with reference to those prisoners who underwent the very imperfect discipline of the hulks. These tickets-of-leave are revocable at the pleasure of the Crown in case of the misconduct of the se who hold them. These sentenced to seven years' trans portation were discharged with tickets-of-lease after an imprisonment of three years, and those sentenced to ten years atter an imprisonreant of four years, in the event of their having complied with the prison regulations. Those were the minimum, terms ; and the prisoners wore told that, if they did not conduct them selves well, they might be detained for longer pe riods. But good conduct in prison is a very imperfect test. (Hear, hear.) The vast majority of those prisoners who have been discharged upon tickets of leave are those who complied so faithfully with the prison regulations that the governors (who, I believe, have endeavoured to discharge their duty honestly) recommended that they should be discharged after having undergone the mini mum period of imprisonment. But the mere fact of a man's good conduct when he is removed from the ordi nary temptations of life, placed in an unnatural position, and required to conform to prison rules, to be industrious in the occupation assigned to him, to be respectful to his superiors, affords no proof that his character has become improved ; for it may be that, as soon as be is released from the restraints placed upon him while in prison, and returns to the scenes of his former temptations, he will associate with his former companions, and soon make it evident that his morals have not been improved. (Hear.) I do not, however, mean to say that there has not been an improvement with regard to many of the prison ers ; but, as to several of them, it is to be feared that the very object which they have in view in complying strictly with the prison regulations is to obtain an early rtlease, in order that they may rejoin their former as sociates in crime. The number of convicts under sen tence of transportation has been reduced by the actual transportation of about 1,050 of thera to Western Aus tralia; 7,002 have been discharged on licenses up to the present time ; about 1,200 have been sent to Bermuda and Gibraltar ; and the total number of those who re main in this country under sentences of transportation, and who, in case of their good conduct, will receive tickets of leave in the course of the next two or three years, does notamount to 5,000. Tho number of licenses which have been revoked for misconduct up to the same time is 466 ; but to thin must be added the number of license holders who have been reconvicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment which exceed the margin of their original sentences, and the revocation of whose li cen-,,es could therefore have no effect. The number of these is 583. In addition to these there are 95 who have been reported for misconduct, but who have not yet been convicted of the crimes with which they are charged. This, with the two previous numbers, gives a total of 1,144 holders of tickets of leave who have been convicted of or charged with crime, being a proportion of 16 per cent, of the whole number of licenses which have been granted. As a general rule, I have thought it desirable to act with extreme caution in the revocation of licenses in cases where no charge could be made against the holder before a magistrate, so that he might have an opportunity of detending himself. I have had frequent reports from the police, and have in many cases desired them to go to a person suspected of living dishonestly, and warn him that the eye of the police was upon him, and that a persistence in illegal courses would lead to the revocation of his ticket-of-leave. In 41 cases licenses have been revoked without judicial inquiry ; but, as a rule, I have thought that it would be putting too much power into the hands of the police if, merely upon their report that a man was associating with thieves, the Secretary of State were to cancel his ticket of leave. (Hear, hear.) There may, however, be cases in which it is so glaringly evident that a man is living dishonestly and leading others into crime that his ticket ought to be revoked. On the other hand, while in some cases of slight offences, such as trifling assaults, tickets have not been revoked, yet, as a rule, they have been cancelled in all cases of felony or other offences against the law, whether the conviction was summary or at the sessions or assizes. Looking at the principle on which the shorter terms of penal servitude were substituted for the longer periods of transportation, and considering that persons sentenced to penal servitude had no such hopes extended to them as I have represented as having been held out to those who were in this country under sentences of transportation at the time of the passing of the act of 1853, it has been determined that, as a rule, no tickets-diem , ' should tee granted to such e to penal p th e e rso f n u s ll , pbeurtiodthaotf theirthey e s e h n o t u e l n d ce b e e . required No such to licenses s ery have been granted to persons sentenced and exceptional servitude, except under special l moanted in circumstances, and these . have li to such persons wouldhave of the law. In one instance a and to defeat the intention we all have great respect, the num ber to but 53. To have habitually y to g t r r a i n fi t e ed wi t t h h es t e he li j c u e d n g se n s a gentleman, for w . hon h e age without . the slightest commu nication looking at the act of Parliament which took place upon it, conceived the - it was the intention of Parliament that two thirdsopinion that c ee d e a r t r ti r ho d en e r dwe r of the sentence of penal servitude should 'be re plaini n b gie thatle( ; carried r hrf ree h od e mn( uevwtve whom, of the mitted as l'ft t ah li ßt e emirsin r e ward of good . conduct in prison. I received from some prisoners wino had been sentenced by him petitio coon sentences which had been passed upon them. These In d e r arr e tes f nt e oto r eiil r i etv e dhse d eedt , si a raea s stne, neie s fttn u tetc a eni c , es, e statingwt o o u N I ld r. ; r1 tmal anticipated inn be reply, a p ut l issrwishouniedrsbe remitted that,la r large i f por tionhehad acted under an error, he should in these and in agreat many other cases feel it his duty to submit recommen dations for the mitigation of the sentences. I asked him what mitigation he thought necessary to reduce the sen tence to that which, had he believed it would be fully carried out, he should have passed upon the prisoners In reply I received from him a letter in which I under stood him to say that he wished one-third h ? ln f ea " that, he and that what sen tence to be remitted ; but on my tellin said that I must have read his letter s e 'of the sentence inaccurately, and invbee : f b - uolelyn cl to commute the on he d r e e s fe ir e e r d ing wa to s tithelrfeomunisdaiuthnaotfettblvitat vvt:isrds b u t carried y r eduicni into og effect. them :teo U t d i he e on r se e t e h e w e , s hn e iec c th i r ht c yh u e m t k t e t n gtie, c w e o s cf)uldi ede f a he should have passed who is entitled to great respect lent or s t for the f • re ormation ot pri. and whose benev e o had ilelliTswangetub tait'etinlirilyn had made a mistake, and perhaps I s poken of toe highly. He acknow - soners cannotheb with the judges—him ought to est _ c ommunicated and have intimated to them that it intention of the a —overnmeut that sentences was the It ong servitude should be fully carried out. I llemd t t h h a ei t ary e of penal on oat of ex traordinary how much information prisoner!, even in cu test managed gaols, obtain of what is gom►l3 =unveils doors ; for, immediately after this I the judge. memorials from prisoners, all saying m if they be. w ho had sentenced them had told th e e of the punishment would be remitted. These memorials I referred to the STANDING ORDERS. The following select committee on standing orders was appointed :—Colonel Wilson Patton, Sir W. Heath cote, Mr. Henley, Mr. T. Greene, Mr. E. Denison, Sir R. Ferguson, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Thornely, Mr. E. Lockhart, and Mr. Deedes. CHURCH. RATES. Sir J. P AKENHA.M asked the Government whether it was their intention to bring in this session any bill of their own upon the subject of Church rates, or if they intend to adopt the same oourse as last year, and move amendments to any bills that might be intro duced on Church rates. Sir G. GREY said he thought there was no necessity for his answering the latter question, because it was open for the members of the Government to take any course they might feel disposed as to moving amend ments. From the number of bills the Government in- tended to bring in, and looking :At the probable business of the session, the Government did not intend to bring in any measure of the kind. Had there been a prospect of a bill founded on the amendment of the last session being considered, he should have introduced one. LORD PALMERSTON AND MR. DISRAELI. Mr. DISRAELI said that as he had not seen the noble lord at the head of the Government in his place since the night of the address, he asked if there was any probability of his being in his place shortly. (Hear.) Sir G. GREY said that he saw the noble lord yester day, and he (Sir G. Grey) hoped he would be in his place to-morrow. (Hear.) Mr. DISRAELI said that in case the noble lord was able to be in his place to-morrow, he (Mr. Disraeli) should ask the indulgence of the house to be allowed to make 1 some observations in contradiction of the statement he received from the noble lord on the first evening of the session, on a matter of great moment. (Hear.) _ THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the navy estimates would be laid before the house to morrow, and on Wednesday they would be distributed amongst hon. members. On Wednesday the army esti mates would be laid before the house, and distributed on Thursday or Friday ; and, if not, abstracts would be dis tributed containing the most important items. He pro posed, with the consent of the hou=e, to fix Friday for the financial statement. (Loud cheers.) INCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. Colonel GREVILLE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, whether any report had been received by the Government as to the state of business in the 'noun bored Estates Court, and whether it was the intention of the Government to make any increase of the Judicia l Staff of that Court to assist in the despatch of public business. Mr. HORSMAN said that the Government had if a third commission in that Court, an d that f . t was necessary they would strengthen the staff to get rid of the arrears in that Court, and prevent their re-occur rence. 25 St. 10 10 20 20 10 St. 108 25i 51 lid 184 744 85 3d 3d 14 41 - 20; - 9 - 3 - -- 9 SgESSIONa - P 1 lip 195 98 94 96 94 96 par i p ..• - ••. .6 - 110 1 - lf 211 -21 i 50 -- 52 81 -- 83 201 -- 21 2li -- 25 28 - 2ip 99 -- 100 118 -- 123 1118 -- 123 !108 110 191 —19 i 21?; 22 a par IP ii = ii; all Antwrp Ss Rotterdam 14 Ardennes all Belgian East. Junct 16 Beziers to Graissessae all Carineauxes Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. Now 2s. Euphrates Valley 18 Gt. Central of France 17 Great Luxembourg... 4 Italian Junction ...... all Lake Conat. & Bale all Licrre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. all Lyons and Geneva ... all Lyons & Mediterran all Maria Antonia all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. io. 6 P. C. Pref all Northern of France. all NorwegianTrnk. Pre all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Reeife & San Fran , (Pernana,) g. 7 p. S. 7 3 / 4 Rorie and Frascati all Royal Danish ••• all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all ')o. 5 3 / 4 p er cent, pre.l all Southe rn of France . all West Flanders • all Do. 54 per c . Pr, e 7 all I W.& N.W. of F ranc; 6Western ofAustria all West, of S w it zerland l all \Wiesbaden all Do. Bp. cent. pref all Zealand • ..... JOINT-8' 'Australasia. Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American C.Bk.of Ind. Au. &eh City Colonial . Commercial of Lond. Eno. Scot. &Aus.Cht . Lon. Ch. Bk. of A ust. (Ditto New ......... • L on don and County Lud.&E.Bukng.Co r p I,London Joint Stock.. Lond.andlVestmin st. 'National Pro. of Eng. Do. New ............... National Bank ...... New South Wales 'Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New R. Aus.B. kG.Ina.Co South Australia Union of Australia ' 2 IDo. New Union of London Unity Mutual .... ,Westra Bk. of Loud all ' 181 5i - 1} - 2i 4i } d 31 I OA par 1(1 ip -44 p - ~ ...... ••• .6 eidp 29 i ao. 8 8k 19 —19. E —36 i 9 54k — 5 1 Ls 53 55 par-- i p 18 - i - 8 - 81 - 8 i 8 pin 44 ... 4e 94 ni i - 33 • •• .-... ~ • • • ..". ~ , ••• BANKS. 94-7-66 otcl 5 71 4 li -- 1 a 65 67 18 - 18 181 - 18: 18 - 18 .. ." •I 4 53 37 38 11 iclis ... - ' - . ~. - a 1.- 63 7 - 9 9 di 6 d 20 20 50 20 20 10 20 10 20 St. 20 100 100 20 100 20 20 20 100 100 10 20 5 20 CI 201 0 35 0 10 0 22 0 all 5 all ',C) 15 )0 25 LO all 5 1 _5 a ll all 63 i 3 93 4 67j i 8 97 i 107 i f i 106 i 1061 341 I st. No 54i 40 394 I 25 10 • 1.0.6 I 20 ISt 25 25 110 81 [ 4G 7 id & b TWO O'CLOCK. Butler Weguq lin Andrews ~ 840 ~ 818 663 All is quiet, but great excitement prevails. The shops are partially closed, and business is almost wholly sus pended. One half of the constituency polled in the first two hours.. GREENWICH ELECTION—(This Day.) STATE OF THE POLL. ONE O'CLOCK. Codrinton Sleiet • 2,298 • 1,158 lIILECTION INTELLIGENCE. HERTFORD. The Right Hon. W. F. Cowper having been appointed Tice-President of the Board of Education, his seat as a member for the borough of Hartford necessarily be came vacant. The hon. gentleman was yesterday re elected without opposition. Mr. COWPER, in returning thanks, said—Mr. Mayor, electors, and gentlemen,—During my canvass I have had the advantage of ascertaining what is at present occu pying your minds ; and I have found that the income tax is one of the subjects which most occupies not only your minds, but the minds of the public generally. I am not surprised to find that that tax is felt to be a grievous public burden, and an oppression on those who have to pay it. (Cheers.) My only surprise is that the people of this country have with so much patience and fortitude endured in silence for - So long a time this very heavy and burdensome impost. (Cheers.) I think it will be one of the brightest pages of our history which relates the fact that this has been so. (Hear, hear.) Tne people have felt that, though the tax did press upon them severely, still, as our country was embarked in a great war with a formidable Power which threatened the liberties of Europe, that they ought all to bear their share in the struggle, and that the way to get the vic tory—and a speedy victory—was cheerfully to submit to all those burdens which were necessary to carry on a vigorous and successful campaign. Therefore it was that while the war lasted we did not hear a murmur from any quarter; but every man !bowed a resolute de termination to submit to that which he believed to be necessary, and to bear with patience the burdens im posed upon him. But, though the people patiently endured the income-tax while the reason s w hi c h fi rst led to its imposition lasted, it does not follow that when the necessity for it is removed the same sub mission and patience should continue another day. (Cheers.) lam only surprised at the apprehensions that have existed on this subject ; that peopl e s h ou ld h ave imagined that there was any question whatever th a t th e income-tax of 10d. in the pound was likely to continue for another year. I never heard of any one in any re sponsible situation who ever propounded the possibility of such a thing. I, for one, never contemplated such a course of policy. (Cheers.) Ido think that the clamour which has been raised throughout . the co un t ry on t hi s subject has been mot vain, futile, and unn ecessary. Th e Government have been devoting themselves to a strict investigation of the expenditure of the country. They have already largely reduced the army in all its branches and are now preparing to make extensive reductions in the navy, and when the Chancellor of the Exchequer places before the country the estimates fdr the ensu i ng year, and states the amount of expenditure necessary to be provided for, my friends will see that all their alarm on the subject of the income-tax has been futile. But though there is no question as to whether the income tax should be continued at its present amount, yet it be comes a matter of grave consideration whether the ori ginal tax of 7d. in the pound should be continued until 1860, when according to the existing law it is to cease ; whether it should be maintained beyond that date, or whether it should altogether cease, and some other form of taxation be substituted for it. The right hon. gentle man then adverted to the conduct of the late war, and concluded his speech by again thanking the electors for the honour they had conferred on him. SOUTHAMPTON. The nomiation of candidates for the vacant seat caused by the elevation of Sir A. Cockburn to the ChiefJustice ship of the Common Pleas, took place yesterday in the Guildhall, and as might have been expected from the excitement which has prevailed in the town during the contest was one continued scene of noise and uproar. The only speaker who bad anything like a hearing was Mr. Carden, and this arose from the fact that that gentleman was entirely free from any partici pation in the strong feelings which prevail against the three rivals in the struggle. Most of the proceedings were as little understood by those in the ball, so fiercely did the storm rage, as by those who never set foot within its precincts during the day ; and the few disjointed re marks that could now and then be heard from the various speakers had relation principally to local matters, which, however interesting they may be to the residents of the borough, must naturally fail to be shared in by those unconnected with it. _ The business commenced at 10 o'clock before the Mayor and two bailiffs as returning officers ; and the several candidates and their friends were apportioned as follows :—Mr. Andrews and Mr. Carden on the right of the Mayor, and Mr. Wegnelin and Sir Edward Butler on the left. Several persons in the ball wore the respec tive colours of their candidates,—viz., Sir Edward But ler, purple and crimson ; Mr. Andrews, blue and orange ; and Mr. Weguelin, light blue. Mr W. J. LE ZEUVRE, J.P., nominated Sir Edward Butler, and Mr. G. HUNT, J.P., seconded. Admiral PRESCOTT nominated Mr. T. M. Weguelin, the Governor of the Bank of England, and Mr. W. A. SUMMERS seconded the nomination. Mr. R. Andrews was put in nominatio n by Mr. T. L. HARMAN (proprietor of the Hampshire Independent newspaper), and Mr. Alderman DUSAUTOY. The fourth candidate, Mr. Carden, was nominated by Messrs. G. BRINTON and SCRASE, two members of Mr. Weguelin's committee. The polling takes place to-day, and all parties are ex tremely confident of the result, but with so many un pledged voters, all 'prediction as to the winning man must necessarily be at fault. The ex,:iitement in the town is intense, and the contest will be the hardest fought ever remembered in this borough. Every hour the walls are covered and the windows filled with fresh pia. cards, bearing on the election. HEREFORD. A second candidate has appeared in the person of Mr W. T. Kevill Davies, a county magistrate and land owner, residing at Cr o ft- cast l e, near L eom inster. The nom ination will take place on Thursday. NEWPORT (ISLE OF WIGIIT). The nomination of candidates to represent this borough in Parliament took place at the Town-hall yesterday, at 12 o'clock. Charles Seely, E sq ,, was proposed by Dr. Wavell and seconded by Mr. Pinuock ; and R. W. Ken nard, Esq., was nominated by Mr. F. Pittis and seconded by Mr. Eldridge. On a show of hands about three to one were in favour of Mr. Seely. The polling commenced at 8 o'clock this morning, and closes at 4 ; and we hope to be able to announce the return of the Liberal candi date in our late edition. The great division amongst the Liberals as to the fittest gentleman to represent their opinions in Parliament gives an immense advantage to the Tories. Mr. Cook, Mr. Kinglake, and Mr. Seely had each his friends ; and although things were not car ried to quite such a pitch as at Southampton, still a number of votes were lost. Mr. Kinglake resigned only on Saturday, and Mr. S. Pring, who brought him for ward, only joined Mr. Seely's committee on the hust ings. Add to which the Sunday question : Mr. Seely's expressing his opinion so decidedly in favour of opening the British Museum and the National Gallery on Sun daysand,enemy hands.their so shocked some of the saints, that though they admired him on all other points they took a fatal objec tion over great number bo fe ardt,o special him cand yesterday many of the shops were closed ; but the greatest rows were on the hustings. playedenosintnatbot constables At the Common Council, held on S a t ur d ay, a report from the Corporatio n In q uir y Committee, to which body it had been referred to draw up suggestions relative to the future management of the corporation, was received. The discussion is to take place at next court day. WOOLWICH, FEB. B.—Yesterday mor n i ng th e punish ment of the lash was administered to a private of the Woolwich division of Royal Mari nes , i n accordance w ith a sentence of court-martial, confi rme d b y the Adm i ra lty. The crime for which the delinquent received fifty lashes was stealing medals and clothing from his comrades. A CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER.—Mr. Calera% the " Finisher of the Law, before leaving Linlithgow, ex pressed himself to the provost and magistrates, that " he had never witnessed an execution that had been con ducted with greater order and decorum than that which had just taken place in gude toun,' and that the whole arrangements exhibited throughout reflected the highest credit on all concerned."—Fa/kirk Herald. REWARDS FOR SAVING LIFE. —The Board of Trade have granted Si. to the crew of the smack Orwell, of Colchester (being 1/. each for the five men employed), as an encouragement for the services rendered in saving the crew of the Pomona, of Hartlepool, which came in collision with t he Zostera, of Colchester, in the Sw in, on the 10th November, 1856. To Mr. Joseph 11odg shipcarver, of Snnnyside, Sunderland, the sum of son, o T .t ro th is e S s ce c u a r w s i of who 2/. and a medal, for .assistance rendered to the crew of The sum of 241. has been awarded to 12 fishermen, comprising the crew . b s o o h n s i t p the 4th January, 1857. put o ff in a terrible accompanied with heavy snow, to rescue the crew of Shields, wrecked storm, Cherbourg, o n the s e w a wrecked Beet e off in tsohfuent! Sunderland c fne h d, of t " he :H NovemberePsltt. 134 1101 i • 570 . 533 • 514 718 • 687 • 573 k s FOR . ;IGN. 108} 31 4