The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-20 00:00:00

MONEY Shr.l ri 1113 E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FJEBRUARY 20, 1857 SHARE MARKETS—;This Day.) RAILWAYS._ Closing Fee& yesterday. Basiness done this day. idl RAILWAYS. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets this week there has been rather less animation, but the demand for all the principal articles has been Well supported. Full rate; have in all cases been Current. Sugar has been quiet at late quotations ; and for coffee advanced prices have been demanded, but the transactions have, nevertheless, been nu merous. Cocoa is firm. Tea steady ; and rice at a small improvement. In spices the dealings have been very limited, and there is no particular alte ration in prices to notice. Saltpetre is dearer, but there has not been much activity. The tallow market has been heavy, P.Y.C. having declined about 3s. per cwt. The prospectus of the " Life and Property Pro tection Company" will be found in our advertising columns. This undertaking is certainly one of a novel character, but at the same time, if properly managed, it will no doubt prove remunerative to those who may be induced to subscribe any portion of the required capital, viz., 100,0001. The object is to purchase a new invention, which is a protec tion against fire end burglary. The particulars are fully stated in the prospectus, and from calcula tions made, it is estimated that by tha plan pro posed by the promoters of the undertaking a dividend of 15 to 20 per cent. will be realised. There is still a very active inquiry for discounts in Lombard-street and at the Bank of England, but the supply has rather increased. Notwith standing so little diminution in the pressure has yet taken place, the position of the National Establishment has evidently improved, as the au thorities have announced their intention of making advances on Bills of Exchange and Government securities, prior to the April dividends, at 6 per Cent., or per Cent. below the late quotation for such accommodation. This alteration will have no particular effect on the commercial market, but at the same time it will tend to increase confidence, and thus promote a beneficial influence. The speculative operations in the English Stock Market are not extensive. Owing to the favourable tendency of the money market the Bears are not encouraged to extend their engagements, while the Bulls are awaiting further symptoms to confirm the expectation that diminished pressure and strin gency will soon ensue. The reduced terms on which the Bank now makes advances on stock preparatory to the dividend payments has augmented the strength of the market this morning, the Funds being now per cent. higher than at the close of business yesterday. Consols for transfer have been 931 I, and for account 93A 94. The New 3 per Cents. are marked 94i and the Reduced, 94 to 94i. Bank Stock is 2181 to 220, and East India Stock, 222. Exchequer Bills are ls. better, viz., is. to 4s. pm., and India Bonds are 2s. discount to is. pm. Foreign Securities are rather active, and at firm quotations. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been dealt in at 95/ and the 4 per Centt, 1011 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. have risen to 401 4 f and the New De ferred rule quiet at 24k. French 3 per Cents. have been 69 50, with the exchange at 25f. 25c. Peru vian 41 per Cent. are 80, and do. 3 per Cents., 25. Mexican Stock"' is 221 ; Danish 5 per Cents. are marked 1041. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6t 7 ; Mexi can, 221 22 1 0 Peruvian, 80 81 ,• Ditto 3 per Cents., 55 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 96 98; Spanish 3 per Cents., 401 ; ditto] Deferred, 24a 241 ; ditto Certificates, 6 61 ; ditto Passive, 5 6. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that the market for American Stccks during the past week has been inactive. The demand for Illinois Cen tral bonds and shares still continues, and business to some extent has been done at improved quota tions. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...105 105; United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...105 105! STATE SECURITIES. Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... • ... 89 91 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ...IC3i 1011 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871— 43 45 Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 18 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds '877... 79 81 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 83 84 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 84 86 LOANS OF CITIES. Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 82 El New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 77 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 90 91 Illinois Central 6 per Cent Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860...106 108xd Illinois. Central (Shares), $25 paid ... 31 32 p Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... Do. do. do. ....... 1869... 91 93rd New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 j 95 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883.- 80 82 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 85 87xd N. York and E • N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. C o nvertible 1862... 80 82 Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 83 85 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgag e 1865... 93 Pennsylvania Central 6 p. Cent., ht M0rt.1880... 89 90 The Railway Share Market this morning has been exceedingly active, and in a lmost all instances enhanced quotations are current. Caledonian have i m p ro ved 155., Eastern Cou n ti es 55.,a z Lincoln North- Western 55., Manchester, She ffi eld, 2 55., Midland 10 s. , North British 1 1 / ' , North- E as tern (Berwick) 155., Shropshire Union 11, South-Eastern ss. to 10s. Great Northern. and were heavy, and receded about 1 1 . The Fren c h and Canadian lines have also been fully support e d, and Paris and Lyons improved it., Great Western o f Canada 55., and East Indian realised former quotations. For British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining shares, there has been little inquiry, and the few dealings reported have been at former prices. Wheal Edward brought 4i. Tincroft 4i . North Frances 19, and Great Wheal Vor 6g. U n it e d Mexican improved to Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares have shown a downward tendency. London Chartered of Australia declined ss. London Joint Stock 55., and London and County ss. to 10s. Crystal Palace improved 55., and Royal Mail Steam re ceded it. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Irorn the Offictal List,) rank Stook Bus tnemo done 3 per C ent. godue ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 per Cent. 94i 4 220 1.8 . ''''''''''''''' A:nnittee 931 if New 3 per Cent. .A.nnn”itiev Lodg Annuities, exPiren4tiesJan. 1860 9 42, i1 g India Stock ...... Lndie Bonds. **************************** 222 Co D ns it o t l o s ,tournAdecreotrto..o ********************** ** ** **** ** ********************** p 2 d, Szohequer Bills, ********** • *** £lOOO ........... .................................... ........... : .............. 1 1 p PRICES OF FOREIGN . PA o . oL e t e Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.., Ditto New, 1852, 4i per C . e . n .. ......... Danish Bonds, 3 pei Cent., 1825 .......... 94 1 Ditto 5 per Cent. .................. ............ Mexican 3 per rent.— ........................... 1041 Ditto Account .......................................... Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent .... ...... Ditto Account Ditto 3 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cen'. 2 Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent toitto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. .. . Dhidende on the above /ayable In Lona( n. French Rentes, 4i per Cent. Ditto 3 pe r C ont. Of. 50c. ex 25f. 25e, Console, money ...... TWO O'CLUC Ei. Ditto Account . ., 93i 94 .................. 80 iAmbg. Nottng. Bost. do Eastn. Junc 50 all Belfast & Ballymena j3l all Birnang. Wolverh. dt Stour Valley I ' 4l Birkenhd. Lancsh. dz Cheshire Junct al Blackburn ill Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) )0 Bristol & Exeter 10 )0 Chester it Holyhead in Cork and Bandon ill Cork, Black. & Pass ill Cornwall ill De. A 8 Do. B 50 I 45 DnblindatelfastJunc:. ]2i St. It 25 I al 25 I a] St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 60 a 20 a' 20 al 10 al 10 25 St. 11 20 1 St. 11 I Dun .J &Aber...Tune. ) East Anglian ..... .... I Eastern Counties..... ) Eastern Union A.stk, )0 Do., do. 8............ it Do. New A 7i East Kent ..... )0 ,East TAncashire al E Suffolk 4 Do. St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 10 all Edinb. and Peebles... I St. 100 Edinb.Prth.dtDundoe 10 all Forth and ClydeJunc. f St. IA.O Furness ... 00 St. I 10 St. 1 St. 1' St. 11 St. li St. 11 Glasgow & S.Weste G gat N. of Sco:.' Great Northern IDo., A. Stock 'Gt. Sth. B &West. (Ire ; Great Western. DO Do. Str.V.R gua,. St ill Irish South-Eastern ,Il Lancaster & Carlisle. 141 1 Do .• Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds )O Lancash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F. £l6 i Do., Wst. Riding Un dl Do. Southport.... Xll London & Blackwall O Lo nd. Bright. &S. CA. 0 London &N. Western 11 Do. Fifths 10 121 St. - ( 11 25 25 St. ;11 10 10 11 Do. ,IG/.5h.,M&8...0 2} Do. Eighths 10 London & S. Western 11 Lndndrry.&Coleraine l 11 Lndndrry. & Ennisk. O Manch.Shef. &Lineln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement O Midland ..... O Do. Birming►. & Derby Lll Midland G. West. (Ir.) al De. Shares .11 Newcastle & Carlisle.. 11 Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen 11 Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor • Noi ..... 3} Northn. Counties Un 10 North British St. 110 St. 'lO 50 a 25 a' tOO al St. 1 50 1 St. 11 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 231 North Devon, Rail. di Dock 5t0ck............ Do., A Stock Do., B Stock ...... N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension pi Do do. G.N.E.Purch 1 Do Leeds 0 Do. York 0 North London 1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn .7i North Staffordshire Jl North Western.. ..... at N. &S. Westrn. June )0 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton .6 Portsmouth .0 Rhymney )0 Scottish Central )0 Scot. N. E. Abrdn .St 10 Shropshire Union 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer .11 South Devon )0 South Eastern al Do. 4} per c. Shares )0 South Wales L 7 S. Yorksh. River Dun 7 Do.. al Stain es,Wok.,&Wok. al Stockton & L 5 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 18'5 .6i Stockton & Hartlepl 10 Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 2 Thames Hay. D. &R 11 Vale of Neath.... 11 Waterfd. & Kilkenny 11 Waterford&Limerick 11 West 11 West End of London and Crystal Palace 11 Do. A 11 Do. B 11 West London all Do. First Class Xll Do. Second Class dl Wmbledon &Croydon 25 li 50 a] St. ill) St. 10 10,31, 20 l' 20 al 10 al St. ilO 20 1 10 11 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 111 10 I 1 St. 10 20 1' 20 ' 20 al 25 al 25 1, 25 St. 101 st. 10 25 2! 20 a] 10 al 5 a: 20 a 10 a 20 a: 10 a' BRITISH 111 ill Atla% and St. Law. 1 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen,lnd,guar. 5 p. c. al Do. AN Buffalo & Lake Hur. )0 Buff. Brut& Godch. )0 6 p.c. , ads., 1 Adg.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 )0 Do. do., 1 June, '74 N. Calcutta and S. East. 16d Central Gude (Lim.) Os C3ylon A shares 1 Do. B. do al Demerara . . !s. Eastern Bengal )0 East Indian 5 Do. C Shares al D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. al Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunk, of Canada dl Do. 6p. c. Deben al Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 perc. 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. dl Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 8 Do. New _- all .00 101 20 2: 20 2s: 20 1( 20 174 a'. 20 2' St. 101 20 1 100 a 100 a 20 a St. 1 100 20 20 2Cq a 201 100 100 100 100 Do. Bds., payable '57 ll Do. do., '76, p. '60... 1 'Do. do., '73, do. ... .1 Do. do., '73, without 20 al 20 al 20 11 20 20 1 20 51 20 20 a' option ►ll Madras, guar. 44 p.c ill Do. do., 5 per c. A7l Do. 4i p. c. Exten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th Ex do is. Oude (Limited) 5 Sande guar , per c Do ' . FOR' Antvrrp &Rotterdam .4 Ardennes.. al Belgian East. Junct, 6 Beziers to Graissessat 11 CarmeauX Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry L 2 Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France al Do. New Euphrates Valley 8 Gt. Central of France .7 Great Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction 11 Lake Const. 8D Bale 31 Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian 5.4 all 10 a , 20 1 5 al 20 1i 6 al 20 1 20 a', 20 a'. 20 21 20 1: 20 1' 10 20 a 20 a 20 lION. 20 20 a. 33 1 • 20 a, 20 al 16 al 10 al 20 al 20 al 20 • Lucca do Pist.sp.c.p 1 Lyons and Geneva Xll Lyons & Mediterran al Maria Antonia all Do. New Namur & Liege ill Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref al Northern of France ill NorwegianTnik. Pref 01 Paris and Lyons dl Paris and Orleans 7 Recife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. ri Rome and Frascati dl Royal Danish 01 Royal Swedish ill Sambre and Meuse ')o. sis per cent. pref ill Southern of France dl West Flanders„ dl Do. 5 1 per c. Prof in IW. dr N.W. of France 6 (West. of Aust r i a. _ IWest. of Switzerland all Wi esbaden ...... . ... all Do. B P. cent. p ro f , all Zealand . 10 20 a, 5 al 20 a] 10 a] 20 a] 8i a] 10 a] 20 a , 20 20 40 25 100 40 JOINT-STOI all Aus ralasia 18IBank of Egypt 50 ;Bank of London all BA. Col Bk.& Ln. Co all British N. American 6 (-IBk.of nd 'City ..................... (Colonial ............. O IComme rcial of Lond. M Eng. Scot.&P us.Cht. di Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. II Ditto New ......... • ILondon and County ;3 ILnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp ▪ London Joint Stock.. 9 ,Lond.andWestminst. • National Pro. of Eng. 20 100 100 2! 100 21 20 al 20 al 20 al 50 2( 100 5; 50 1( 100 21 100 31 20 11 50 2 20 a] 25 a 1 20 1 Um 2 10. a \ Do. New............ 21,National Bank ...... 11 - INew South Wales ill ;Oriental Bank Corp. .5 "Ottoman Bank ...... Provincial of Ireland L l. 'Do. New ............... IR.Aus.B.S/G.Im.Co. I South Australia...... 11 ,Union of Australia... Do. New ............... Union of London .... Unity Mutual . Weatrn Bk, of Load, 25 a ' 25 a: 100 5150 \ 1; 100 5i 181 18i 301 30 4i -4; ... .... 8i - 9 68 - 70 8i 91 - 96 66i - 66-i 36 .- 37 ••• ..... • ••• -' • 10 - 11 19 20 10 10: 42 45 29 31 - 6 97 - 99 •.• -"' . • -- ii - ii 95 - 97 7 - 8 92 - 93 77 - 79 124 - 126 Lll - 113 68 - 68 64 - 66 70 - 74 6 - 7p 6 - 7p 99 - 99. - 1,1 ,• ""'' •• 6$ -- 6 102 -- 309 107 i- 103 21 -- 21.) 10A -- 10 i - AOli -- 1051 • ---- ••• 35i - 36 83 - 83 51 - 55 iii = ii 54 56 3i —34 d 43 41 87 -- 88 3/ -31 d 2/ -- 2j 183 -- 193 63 -- 64 98 -- 102 .i - 40 7i - 8 10 - 11 27. - 28 106 108 261 —27 i 50 51 21 lid 18 19 751 764.1 85 - 86 44 3i 4 3d 12 14 40 42 20A - 21 7 - 9 2 - 3 5 - 53_ 7 - 9 sSESSIONS. - 1 p li li9 195 98 94 96 94 96 par i p ••• ..... •• • 1 ... 31 p 11! - 114 2j - 2ip 21i - 21! 49 - 51 81 - 83 214 - 21$ - 1 25 - 25 2 - 3 A7 99 - 100 118 - 123 118 -12 i 108 110 19 201 1 21 22 4 d it ) iP ". -- .. 2 -- 2ip 5i - 6i •• ...... ••• la 1R 2i - 3ip 5 —5/ 32+ 32 9i 104 par ip 4 6i GP ::-._ - . 2:41 .61 cipi ii = io - 9 19 - 36t - 374 9 - 9i 551 - 513 51i - 55 Id— ip 18 . — 26 1 81 - Bt si 4i 9i - 10 32 - 33 - lip BANKS. 95 d pal 9 61 11— d 68 70 ". 18i -- 19 18i -- 19 18/ -18 i ii 49 37 38 i pis 6 ..._ 62 7 --- 9 10 6 d BKIIIIO3II this di:. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN I RAILWAY. MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held this afternoon at the Euston-square Station ; the Mar quis of Chandos in the chair. The report and accounts, which have been already published in The Sun, were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said that the Board of Directors had made an alteration in the accounts, as suggested, relative to the renewal of rails account, and said that the directors intended to ask the proprietors for a vote of 350,0001., with which to lay down a third line of rails between Bletchley and London for the accommodation of the goods traffic, punctuality, speed, and safety being the necessary requirements of.. a railway. Most of the land that would be required for the purpose was the unoccupied original land of the line. The noble chairman then referred to the bill now before Parliament for the conversion of the Shropshire Canal into a rail. way, at an estimated oost of about 80,000/. ; to the negotiations with the Government rtlitive to postal communication with Dublin, which were not completed ; and to the late dispute between this company and the Great Northern, which Mr, Gladstone had kindly under taken to settle, and said that he believed the award would be ready in a few days. In consequence of the report and accounts having been in the hands of the proprietors for some days, he did not consider it necessary for him to address them at such length as formerly ; and after ref rring to one or two unimportant matters of detail in the report, be concluded by moving its adoption. Mr. BENSON, deputy-chairman, seconded the motion. Mr. DICKENSON congratulated the shareholders on the improved management of the line. He doubted if it was a prudent course to incur the expense of the pro posed third line of rails. There was a great desire on the part of the G rea t N or thern Railway Company, which was reciprocated by the people of Manchester, that that line should be extended to Manchester, and the consequence would be that they would have to lower their rates from that competition. He condemned their continually adding to the capital account, and urged that their policy in that respect should be " finality." Mr. PUNCHARD referred to the extension lines in con nection with this railway, and expressed an opinion that the third line proposed was no more wanted than their having two secretaries. They had two, and were not likely to part with them, and he supposed soon they would want a third, if they bad the third line of rails. He thought that if they better managed their locomo tive departmebt the traffic could be carried on without an additional line of rails. He urged that a sum of 162,0001. could be saved annually by an improved ma nagement. 50,0001. a-year might be saved at the sta tions, even if they increased the salaries of some of the officials. They had 166 goods stations, and 188 passenger stations. Formerly they gave their principal stationmas ters, at the commencement of the company, from 2001. to 3001. a-year ; but they had now increased them to 4001. or 5001. a-year, and raised them so much above their station that they required a deputy, and soma of them bad as many as four. (Hear; hear.) He considered that everything was increasing. With regard to the land near the stations, it was now being sub-let by the company's servants to third parties. 10,2501. might be saved an nually on the consumption of oil. One eighth of a penny on the coke woull give a saving of 5,0001. Raising the passenger fares one eighth of a farthing would give an increase of 31,000/. ; and a halfpenny a ton on merchandise, 10,0001. He called attention to the free passes, and said he had heard of a gentleman of high standing who had travelled over the line for nothing, and that there was a loss by this means and from persons using exhausted tickets, of 26,0001. a year; the extravagance of 13,000 servants at ld. a day gave a loss of 20,0001. ; the difference of an alteration in letting their waste lands would give an addition of 10,0001., the interest on cash balances might be greatly increased, if not double its present amount. At the pro- per time he would move that the qualification of a director should be 5,0001. in stock. After some further discussion, in which complaint was made at the directors keeping a balance of 66,0001. in hand, The report was agreed to, and a dividend declared at ;he rate of 5i per cent. per annum. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—{' Iris Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) HARRISON V KNIGHTLIET, The plaintiff, Adolphus Harrison, was the same roan who brought an action a few days since in the Queen's Bench, Westminster, against the Marquis of Bath, and the defendant was Mr. Knightley, M.P. for Northamp tonshire. The jury havjng been sworn, - - - _ Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., with whom was Mr. Mil word, said that the plaintiff in this case did not appear. The action was brought under circumstances precisely similar to those of the Marquis of Bath, and which would be fresh in the recollection of h►s lordship. It was an attempt to extort money from Mr. Knightley, the mem ber for Northamptonshire, in a similar way that money was attempted to be extorted from the Marquis of Bath. As the plaintiff did not appear perhaps his lordship would all )tv the jury to return a verdict for the defen dant. ---- Lord Campbell said he conli not do that. Tho plain tiff must be nonsuited. . .. _ Adolphus Harrison was then called, but as he did not appear a non-suit was entered. Lord Campbell expressed his satisfaction that the plaintiff did not appear, for if he bad been put into the box, and had given the same evidence as on a former occasion, he would very likely have laid himself open to an indictment for subornation of perjury. Mr. James said there were many of these actions going against several persons for the purpose of extort ing money. They were going on in every direction. The solicitor for the plaintiff said there were no other actions pending. This action would not have been abandoned except for the fact that there would have been some difficulty in proving the delivery of the goods. Lord Campbell said he was net finding fault now. On the contrary, he had expressed his satisfaction that the case was not to be proceeded with. The plaintiff was accordingly non-suited. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(This Day.) L e ° weather, but 2 h o a d thi s d ay,morning. W. —Light, with fin ;97—Wratherfoggyl S . nthe PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 19 . —C a l m an d f og A rr i ved— H.M.S. Bulldog, frog Sheerness ; H.M.S. Vi xen , Wool wich, and left for Deronpo r t. irrathNer Feb., PLYMOUTH, Feb. 19. Wind S.—Sailed, Portia, for the Ca_pe of Good Hope. FALMOUTH, Feb. 19.—Wind variable.—Sailed—Hele n Miller, for Newport and Norfolk. GRAVESEND, Feb. 20.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—John Wade, for Hong lan g . DEAL, Feb. 20.--Wind S.S.W OFF MOUNT'S 134 Y, Feb 19.—Pride of the Ocean, Anna. BEAUMARIS, Feb. 19.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Euretta, for Calcutta. OFF PENZANCE.—Barrica, Madras and Capo of Good Hope. QUEENSTOWN, Feb.., 18.—A barque, with bust figure head and quarter gallery, ne nena e , vu stern, was passed, waterlogged and abandoned. on 13th January. MARKETS. LOCAL SHARE LIVERPOOL, FEB. 19. the rates _ of all leading South Eastern, 22i STOCK EgesANas • — The market was steady to-day at a considerable advance Up on North British, 34—Midland, 83 s-13sitooaLen_kocns.hEdeaosfintLteearar Yorkshire n, n n c ds a ch s e h eNu i ffin r o e teriit a li ii , d llavoll:34934,Lr. 6ni dn co:ioni i B—Lancaster and Preston, ,} shares, 20;—North ' Eastern, Berwick, 21i — Blackburn, 8.18.9. dis. MAWCHEST/R, FEB. 19. STOCK EXCHANGS.—This narket was doing a rather moderate business, with pries steady. Midland, 83$ —Leeds, 99i—London and Ntrth Western Eighths, 5-16 n Britishd a 1 a , Eastern Counties, 10 i. die. r — e, B 7 la i o_kb c n a r i n ed , o V n — is S n h , effi 33 e l lct ,..i4 3 2tri n d lO - n - Id6e—r LEEDS, FEB. 11. business done to-day. Midland, 83 5-16 i—Shef. fields, 354. VictoriaSTa° E C Mina, ll 1 A l N e A d n i s g e BIR MIN GRA.M, FEB. - 19. S market continues quiet, and lainttalrecic Northbusi w.XnEeeseelloellirniF'a—tT Stock, abort yesterday's rates. London I — Sotth S Bir mingham Guaranteed, 7 1 • 6. .z — t3irminglasta Pref., 10.6.3.- 8 - -- taff G or r d ea s, t 9 7 1 W e stern, Birmingham Bank, 34 DESTRUCTION Or A LACtFACOTuOa firßYn: F c u as r —A edainit tlat lace fa c t ory o f M r . George Berrey, situate in B a ck - lan Nottingha m . The building w as erected only a fe w ye‘e ago, and was o f a ve ry _sub stantial character. The ire commenced in the third o i c;Td N t ° h T ie N morninglo A 3l , TR at T9h o'clock at storey, it is supposed, by tie accidental ignition of some machine cards. The build ing contained more than 3 0 valuable lace ma chines, p r oci pally new, being all of the best description ; the who; of them are destroyed. The catastrophe will cause betreen 300 and 400 workpeople to be " :- 1--,yment. The damage is esti mated: of e o,o rn o? and aO,OOOl. t a h t ro b w e tnvi ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. WEST KENT ELECTION. MAIDSTONE, Feb. 19.—The polling commenced this morning at 8 o'clock, and the contest from the begnning was very close. The ft iends of Mr. Martin, the Liberal candidate, were very sanguine of success from the commencement. Final close of the poll :—Martin, 3,580 ; Riddell, 3,198. Ma jority for Martin, 382. The official declaration of the poll will take place on Saturday. EAST SUSSEX. The writ having at length been received, the no mination is fixed to take place at Lewes on Mon day week, the 2d March, and the polling on the Thursday following. TIPPERARY. The writ for Tipperary reached the Irish Halm per-office yesterday, and to-day will be in the hands of the High Sheriff, so that the election will be decided in, perhaps, less than a fortnight from this day. Naval and hithtary intelligence. The redUction which is now taking lace in the seve ral branches of the service will also affect the corps of Royal Marine Light Infantry, the number of men in which is to be considerably reduced. The strength of the corps is to be fixed at 14,950 men of all ranks, which will cause a reduction of six divisional companies. The Royal Marine Artillery will remain at its present strength. The effect of this order of the Admiralty will be the reduction of the corps of Royal Marines by 1,050 men, including six captains, 12 subalterns, and a proportionate number of non-commissioned officers ; the reductions to include the di v i s i ons a t Chatham, Ports mouth, Plymouth, and Woolwich. The Caesar, screw, 91, Captain R'hb, was officially inspected and her crew mustered at Spithead yesterday by Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, IC. C 8., the Port Admiral. She will go into harbour this morning to prepare for being paid off. The Arrogant, 47, Captain Lyster, will not be ready to be paid 6ff at Portsmouth to-morrow, as was ex pected ;it will probably he Wednesday next. • OA the arrival of the Nimrod, 6, screw despatch gun vessel, at Portsmouth, Commander Dew and the crew of the Flying Fieh will be turned over to her for particular service. The Vixen, 6, 'steam-sloop, Commander Menham, ar• rived at Portsmouth yesterday from the Thamee, and is under orders for the Brazils station. The caulkers are actively engaged at Pembroke on the vessels which are the most advanced. Among these is the Doris, sister ship to the Diadem, which is to be launched in April next. Sbe is one of the new 32-gun ships, and presents a splmdid model as she now stands upon the stocks. The following is to be her armament : —On the maindeck 20 ten-inch guns, on the upperdeck I .. ten 32's, 9-feet guns of 45 cwt., and also two 68-poun ders. The 10-inch guns throw holllw shot of 84 pounds. Her armament is therefore a mixed one, though more 1 than two-thirds of it is adapted for shill firing. Public notice with reference to the reductions was yesterday morning given to the labourers employed in WoolWich dockyard, in pursuance of instructions receiv• ed from the Admirahy, to the folowing effect :—A number of 12 hands, to whom notice of dismissal was individually announced, are to leave on the 28th inst. ; 25 on the 7th of March, 42 on the 14th, 56 on the 21st, 86 on the 28th, 42 on the 4th of April, 25 on the 11th, and 12 on the 18th ; making an aggregate of 300 men. It was moreover specifically mentioned that, in the event of any neglect of duty, or other fault, the default ers would be subject to immediate dismissal, and, on the other hand, any of the workmen having received notice of discharge are at liberty to leave their employment at any period during the specified interval. Her Majesty's iron paddlewheel steam vessel Triton, in Woolwich basin, has had her machinery thoroughly repaired, and }ma undergone a complete refit, having been supplied with new boilers, new decks, new bul warks fore and aft, new paddleboxes, &c., and will be shortly ready for re-commission. The 17 screw steam-sloop Fawn, recently built at Deptford, and undergoing fitment at Woolwich, is or dered to be ready for commission at the end of the pre sent month. The steamship Oberon has been thoroughly over hauled, and ber engines and boilers put under repair in Woolwich Dockyard. The engineers' work is ordered to be suspended for the present, in order to permit a complete survey of the vessel by the sbipwright depart ment. She got up steam yesterday morning, and tested the efficiency of the repairs in engines and machinery. The 5-gun paddle-steamer Spitfire, having been sup plied with new decks in Deptford Dockyard, is having repairs !completed at Wool wich. She has been fitted with !new boilers, has had her machinery overhauled, and is undergoing a complete refit. MARKET NEWS.— (This ray.) CORN EXCHANGE. There has been a slight increase in the arrivals of Eng lish wheat up to our market coastwise ; but the receipts fresh up by land carriage are limited, and in very middling condition. The first samples 'command Monday's quota tions, with a moderate demand ; but inferior kinds are heavy, and =firefly. offered On gutsier term. Only 690 quarters of foreign wheat have come to hand; yet the show of samples was rather larger. Most kinds moved off slowly. Nevertheless, the quotations were well supported. We were rather scantily supplied with barley, in which a steady business was doing at full prices. The malt trade ruled dull at previous curreritits. In the •alue of oats, beans, peas, and flour, no change took place, compared with Monday. English . .. [filth .... Wheat. 2,65 e AaRIVALB TIIIB WBEli. I Barley. I Malt. 2,380 6,710 1 Ostm. F our. 3,410 1 2,210 900 300 1,340 bv.rels Foreign I 1,390 1 -. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Only a limited supply of beasts, both as to number and quality was on sale in to-day's market. The trade, how ever, ruled heavy at about Monday's quotations. The show of sheep was trifling, and the demand for all kinds was brisk at extreme currencies. We were fairly supplied with calves, which moved off steadily at full prices. Pigs were dull, but not cheaper. In mulch cows next to nothing was doing. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. e. d.l s. d. • Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 &Prime Sonthdown 5 6 5 8 Second quality.... 3 8 4 0 Largo erse. calves 310 5 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 &Prime small do 5 2 5 6 Prime Scots, dm 410 5 o,Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...4 2 4 6 Small porkers Second quality ...4 8 4 10!Suckling cal ves 23 0 30 0 Prime crse.-wlled.s 0 5 2jQuarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts •••••. • • • • 1,011 8ea5t5......•• ..... . Sheop .• ....•• 2,800 Sheep.... Calves .•• .• •• •• •• .. 240 Calves.... Plge ...........••••• •••• 300 Pigs.... • •• •• •• •• •• •• 160 NEWGATIt AND LEA.DENEIA.LL. Tho trade generally ruled firm, at full prices, Per Sibs by the carcase. a. d. a. d: - - e. d. a. d. Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, inferior 3 6 3 10 Do., middling 3 6 310 Do., middling 4 0 4 0 Do. prime large.. 4 0 4 2 j Do., prime 4 8 5 0 Do., do. small ....4 4 4 6 j Veal 3 10 5 0 Pork, large 3 8 4 4 1 Pork, small 4 6 5 4 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENY HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woohack at five o'clock. REPORTS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS. Lord CAMPBELL gave notice that on Thursday nrx'. he should move the appointment of a select com mittee to consider whether the privileges now enjoyed in the reports of the proceedings of courts of justice may safely be extended to the proceedings of the two Houses of Parliament, and if any and what other assemblies or public meeting 4, under any and what conditions and re strictions. BOROUGH HOP. There is a steady business doing in all good and fine hops, at very full prices. In OLLIEr kinds only small sales have taken place. A few parcels continue to arrive from tho Continent. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 15s to 51 12s • Weald of Rents, 31 5s to 51 Os ; S ussex , 313 s t o 41 O s ; Worcester, 414 s to 515 s ; yearlings, 1110 s to Si 15s. per cwt. COLONIAL. TEA.—The uncertainty with regard to the duty has caused a cessation of business. A few dealings have taken place in scented descriptions, at about previous prices. Common congou is quoted at is Oid per lb. SUGAR.—The supplies to hand of both foreign and colo nial aro very limited, and business has been very quiet. Previous rates, however, have in all instances been fully sustained. The Refined Market has ruled dull. Brown lumps sold for 63s Gd to 61s per cwt, and wet lamps at 60s per cwt. COFFEE.—The arrivals still continue very limited, and prices have ruled firm. All descriptions of plantation and native Ceylon have fully Fustained former values. RlCE.—Bengal and Madras qualities have been much enquired for at rather higher rates; other qualities ruled steady. Rum.—Business has been dull, but prices are unaltered. Mid to good Jamaica sold for 4s 2d to 4s 4d per gallon. SPICES.—There has been very little busin 98,1 transacted, and prices generally show no material variation. SALTPETRE.—The market has ruled ratht r firmer, and higher terms are realised for the higher refractions. COCIIINEAL.—There has been a stea , ly inquiry and a fair business has been done at former quotation. TALLOW. — There has been much caution e.xhibited by dealers and speculators, and prices after the late decline of 3s per cwt. have again advanced about I.s. Fine New P.Y.C. is quoted 65s 3d to 65s 61 on the spot, Ma 53s to 53s 6d per cwt. for the last three months. The European commission appointed to report' , on the practicability of navigating the Danube from Is b iktolia to '.the Black Sea is pursuing its object with great activity. THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—SOUTHABIPTON, Feb . 19. —The Etna, a screw steamer of upwards of 2,200 tons, arrived here this morning after a passage of 39 houre from Liverpool to the Needles. This vessel is intern led to open the new mail line to and from Australia, via Egypt, for which a contract has been made between ber Majesty's Government and the European and Austral ian Royal Mail Company. The Etna will sail hence 1 `cr Malta and Alexandria, with the mails, on the 24th inst. .; and the Oneida, one of the screw steamers belonging t o this company, will cam the Etna's mails from Suez t, Alexandria, touching at Aden and Point de Galle. Thi next departure from Southampton under this company' s contract will take place on the 12th of March, and then after on the 12th of each month. Tile vessels intende for this service between Suez and Australia have p j. ready sailed from Southampton direct to Austral' is and will take up their stations in succession un the foregoing arrangement, the Railings fro m Sy, er homeward, via Egypt, being on the 11th of 17u6Y each month. CHINA. Earl GREY said, in the debate that was about to take place on this subject, it was important to know whether the lorcha Arrow was legally entitled to carry British colours. In conformity with the provisions of the Mer chant Shipping Act the Arrow certaiclyconid not be consi dered as so entitled. Ha also wished to know whether any orders had been issued by her Majesty in council sanctioning the two colonial ordinances declaring war, which had been printed in the papers lately laid before their lordships; and, if so, what was the date of the pro clamation of such order in the colony ? Earl GRANVILLE said the colonial ordinances had been confirmed, through the Secretary of State, by her Majesty. The first was passed in the colony before the Merchant Shipping Act came into force there. Cer tair ly it was necessary that in any act for altering the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act the colonial ordinance should be confirmed by her Majesty in CJUII• cil, and such amendment should be proclaimed in the colony before it could be carried into effect ; but, in the opinion of the legal advisers of the colonial office, this particular ordinance was notUf that description, and could not be looked upon as an amendment of the Mer chant Shipping Act. He did not deny that the Arrow was not in the possession of British owners, but it was in the possession of aliens who held long leases of land in a British colony, and who had a right to protection. The power of granting protection to aliens rested entirely with the colonial legislature themselves, and nut with the British Government. The Earl of DERBY said the motion which he in- tended to move on Tuesday next would express regret that hostile measures bad been taken in China in conse quence of a dispute arising out of measures adopted by her Maje_tsty's Government ; also that the present time was exceedingly unfavourable for forcing upon the Chinese measures of reparation, and that, in the opinion of this house, hostile acts ought not to have been taken with out the express sanction of her Majesty, and that no sufficient justification had been afforded for such hostile proceedings. THE SUPPLY OF GUANO. Lord POLWARTH gave notice that on Monday next he would move for any papers or correspondence relative to the cession of the islands of Haski, Giblen, and Ghu ragoul by the Imaum of Muscat to her Majesty, and their erection into a colony ; and also to call the atten tion of the house to a licence granted on the 20th Feb., 1856, by the Commissioners of Emigration to John Ord and others, giving them the sole and exclusive right to raise and take away guano from these islands during five years. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, in a lengthened speech, called attention to the evils arising out of the double government of our Indian possessions, and con cluded by movirg that the system under which the go vernment of her Majesty's territories is administered in India is no longer suitable to the condition and prospects of that vast empire, or the development of its resources and the improvement and welfare of its inhabitants. The Duke of ARGYLL defended the existing system of Indian government, and asserted that discussions cn Indian affairs ought to be taken on substantive propo sitions, and not on abstract resolutions, such as that proposed by Lord Clanricarde, which were not calcu lated to produce any practical good. The motion was then withdrawn, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SrEAEERtook the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. MOOS m took the oaths and his seat for Limerick. Mr. JOHN BAGWELL took the oaths and his Beat for Clonmel. COPYRIGHT, &a. Mr. T. CHAMBERS gave notice that on that day fort night he should move for a select committee to inquire into the law of artistic copyright, &c. SIR R. PEEL'S SPEECHES. Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that on the house going into cemmittee on the navy estimates he should bring the late speeches of Sir R. Peel on Cronstadt, &c., under the notice of the house. LONDON CORPORATION REFORM. Mr, HANKEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intended to proceed with the bill for the reform of the Corporation of London I Sir G. GREY said that the delay had arisen from two causes —one in consequence of his having recently re ceived a communication from the Lord Mayor relative to the subject, which it was wished he (Sir G. Grey) should read before introducing his measures. He only re ceived the resolution yesterday, and had not yet been able to read them. Independently of that the state of pub lic business was such that there was no cbance of its being proceedei with, and consequently no loss of time bad arisen by the delay- BRITISH GUIANA. Mr. LIDDELL asked whether it wastrue that in con sequence of a resolution passed by the Combined Court, a communication was addressed by the Governor of British Guiana to her Majesty's Colonial Secretary in June last, on the subject of receiving convicts from this country ; and, if so, whether there was any objection to lay a copy of such correspondence on the table of the house '1 Mr. LABOUCHERE said that such a resolution was passed, and a communication made to this country by the Colonial Legislature, but it was not considered desirable, from the climate of the country, to make that a penal settlement for British convicts, and he was happy to find the French Government had come to a similar resolution with regard to Cayenne. The paper required should be produced. COUNTY OFFICERS' (IRELAND) FEES. Capt. ARCHDALL asked the Attorney-General for Ireland a question relating to fees received by county officers in Ireland 1 • Mr. FITZGERALD said that this was a question with which the Legislature bad nothing to do. It was a question of law as to the legality of the fees. He was inclined to believe that some of them were illegal, and all parties requiring redress must apply to a court of law. CHINA. Lord C. HAMILTON asked her Majesty's Govern ment whether any orders or instructions had been issued to the British authorities at Hong Kong, or to the admiral in command of the squadron in the Chinese waters, suspendirg or superseding the directions given by Earl Grey in November, 1847, whereby offensive operations against the Chinese were peremptorily for bidden without previous sanction from this country ; and, if any such order had been sent, whether they would lay a copy of the same on the table of the house? Mr. LABOUCHERE said that no instructions had been sent to Hong Kong other than those contained in the despatch referred to. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Mr. BLAKEMORE asked the Yice•President of the Board of Trade if it was the intention of the Government to introduce aay measure this session for the collecting of agricultural statistics ; and, if so, whether it would comprehend any regulation for the measure in bushels or gallons, or the weight in pounds, whereby the sale and purchase of wheat and other grain shall be compulsorily fixed ; . and also whether it would contain any regulations whereby the quantities and average prices of wheat and other grain sold in the various counties of England and Wales should be more correctly ascertained ? Mr. LOWE said there was no intention on the part of the Government to introduce a bill on this subject this session. (Hear.) Mr. BLAKEMORE gave notice that as early as he could before Easter he would call the attention of the House to the subject. (Hear.) BILLETING SOLDIERS. Mr. BAXTER asked the Under Secretary for War what steps bad been taken to give effect to the resolu tion passed by that house on the 7th day of April 1856, namely, " That in the opinion of this house the practice of billeting soldiers of the militia, and of the line, in Scotland, upon private families, is injurious to the com• fort and discipline of the men as well as oppressive to the people, and that., it is the duty of the Government to take me-ins to abolish the grievance ?" Mr. PEEL said any alteration to be re spect must be done when the Mutiny Act madecame in this beforethe house, which would be as soon as the number of men for the army had been voted. THE ARCTIC VESSEL RES9 o L f U t T h E e . Admi. Mr. EVELYN asked the First ted Lord in the public jow -1 ralty whether it was true o n r a d l e)redtht a o t whether he had any b t h e e broken A rcti c up) hadas stthnaed been Resolute p ed (though o d disr a not n . tied and placed in ordinary ; , p t , h a e b y present the condition American people that objection to:state vessel, given, as WOOD said that it was not the practice of the it had was bee to s th ir e c Queenof England ? service to keep ships out of commission full rigged, and the Resolute had been treated the same as her Majesty's other ships in ordinary. The stores could not be kept, except the ruin, which, however, improved by keeping. MR. SNAPE—SURR YLUEY COM.UNTY LUNATIC AS Mr. OTWAY asked a question of the Secretary of State for the Howe Department, concerning the reap pointment of Mr. Snape to the medical charge of the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum, and the correspondence which bad ensued in consequence between the authorities at the Home Office, the Commissioners in Lunacy, and the Committee of the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum. Sir G. GREY said that the Secretary of State bad no control over the appointments or dismissals of the officers of lunatic asylums, but that it rested with the visiting justices. Mr. Snapo was only suspended during the recent investigation, so that he had not been rear' pointed. Th ere was no o bj ect i on to pro d uc e the paper I referred to. Mr. DRUMMOND said that as the conduct of the county justices appeared to be impugned proba bly the s T aem Secretary of State would produce Oland the rep by Mr. Snaps to the visiting justice!, and the medical officers to them on this unfortunate occur ent ort m s of ade I . s t,nce. C•ir G. GREY said that the paper r equired had better be added to Mr. Otway's motion, and then they should be produced. THE SOUND DUES. Sir J. GRAHAM asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether her Maj , sty's Givernment had cony) to an agreement with the Government of Denmark respect: log the commutation of the Sound dues ; and whether Parliament, in the present session, would be invited to provide the sum necessary for such commutation ? Lord PALMERS roN said that the Governmeni had been for a considerable time in communication with other Governments relative to the Sound dues. No arrangements had yet been come to, but there wag every and then he probability of their being very speedily conc l u d ed, n ot their for carrying the arrangements into arliam effect.en t a prop os iti on SAVINGS BANKS DEFERRED ANNUITY TABLES. Mr. W. MICHELL asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether Mr. Tidd Pratt had certified the Savings Banks Deferred Annuity Tables. Sir G. LEWIS said that Mr. Tidd Pratt had nothin to do with these tables. They were p re p ared by theg actuary to the savings' bank, and appro ve d o f by the Lords of the Treasury, who then published"them in the London Ga:ctte. ENDOWED SCHOOLS COMMISSION (IRELAND.) Lord NAAS asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland when the report of the Endowed Schools Commission was likely to be presented to Parliament ; and whethe r it was the intention of the Government to propose any measure on that subject in the present session? Mr. 110ItSMAN said that he was unable to give as answer to the question. When he Mt Dublin, in January last, the comrnis. , ion had terminated their. in. quiry, and were preparing tbeir report. At present be had not received it, nor had any intimation when it would be ready. RAILwArs. Paid; Buckghamsh. 'Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy . E. Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Uu. H. Sh. I Glas. Barr. dr Neils. Direct. I Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Shares Do. 1 Shares Lon. &Greenw Do.Preferencc Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Mancli.Thrton. and Matlock MM. Bradfd, Newmarket CuryE.G.spc. L`7.&Esi..s P.C. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn. & Hit. Shrew. .".4 Her ' S. Staffordsh.. WearVal.g6pc Do Wilts &Somi 'est- Closing Prices yesterday. 97 - 9 9 98 - 102 11 - 13 134 - 137 3i -4/ 109 - 111 - 13 23 - 24 103 - 110 - P - 2 92 - 9 4 - p 55 - 57 131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9} 32 - 33 88 - 90 E SHARES. ' Leasing Companies Ln.&N.W. claWon._ E.U. &E.O Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian., Do Qt. Westn Y. N.M Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co. Do & Midld. Midland... E. Count.. Do IDo ... ..... Do L. &IS. W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassoy M. MClean Stk.dtDar Do !GLIVi PREFERENI Blyth and Tyne 10 p c.pref. (issd. at 50/.; Bris. k Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledu. £lO 41 p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5i p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork k,Bandon 5 p.c Dau.Perth.kAber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 100 5 100 100 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 P. c. Do. 51., 10 por cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p.cts. E.&W. York. J. sths Ed in. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Duu.4p.e. Furness, 5.p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.u 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. prom. Gt.N . of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&II.Ex.Spe Do. con. red. 44 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 percent. Do 5 p. c. red. prof. Do. Birm. Prcf. Sb Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk r)o. Chesli. Gua. Sh Do, clo. do I Do, do. do. Lau. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 D 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W. , Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. Lou. & S. W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares .. Lond7.& Color. i Sh. Londy.bannis. i Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 ... .. Do. do. 3j per cent. Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do. do. Ai d. Consol. 6 p.e. St. Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &IL Pref. S. New.,A.ber.„&e., pr. _ 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Norfk.Delvi p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf., 1847 D0.Wv.V.5p.c.,18 4 7 North British Do. 7L Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p. e. Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No.l Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. & S. Pur North Staffordshire Wor. & Wolv. 6 1 p.c. Ist guar. Do. dp. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.e. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.34 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 44 pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gus. 4 p. c Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c De. do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfcl& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITIS H Alfred Cons. (Philk.) British Iron .. . ICondurow (Catnbrn.) Dev. Gt. Cnsis. (Tay.) ,Great South Tolgus ,G rt. W. Alfrd. IGrt. W. Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha N: Frances (Illogan) N. W.B AMC t (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) ;Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Cam Brea (Illogn. S. W. Frances(lllogn. !Tam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Mines (Gwennap) ;;V. of Towcy (Camar.) W. Basset (ll'ogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan. Wh. Buller (Rdruth. Wh. Edward(Calstk. Wh. Kitty (U. Lint. Wh.Ma.Ann(Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.l FOREIGN Australian Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Novoau Monde Pont.Sil.LdM.& Port Philip Santiago de Cuba south Australian Do. Scrip De. 10 p. c. Pref United Mexican all all all all MISCEL all 10 all all Australian Agricult. Australn, Royal Mail Berlin Water Works.. Brit, American Lane . Canada ............... Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July Do. 6 p c.Feb.&Auq. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.StScpt Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. Crystal Pa1ace......... Do. Preference ...... Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron 0re...... Eastern 5team........ Electric Telegraph ... Electric Tel. of Irel. EnokAust.Cop.SmCo . Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. Gen. Ir. Se. Col.(lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Loud. Gan. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican & S. Ammicu Nat. Discount Co Do, New 80 100 all all Netherlands Land Do. Do. . Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at Id. Do. Do. New B. &N. S. Land N. S. W. Gov. 5 p. c. D. N. B. Australasian Nrth. of EuropoSteam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peelßr. La. & Minrl Peninsular tit Oriental Do. New Eihymney Iron Do. Now Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Do. New S. Ans. Gov. 6 p.c.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered T rust& Ln. Co. U .Can Van Dienson's Land V, Go,6p,cJttn, 4 July 92 - 94 = 5 1 = 110 - 115 ••• ••• - iP - IP 12 - 12 in L i 6 18 - 120 lil - 113 11:01 -10 G 62 - 64 10 - 10.1 6 - 61 93 - 95 83 -- 85 99 -- 101 10 -10 i 16i -- 174 101 -10 i 75 -- 7? 19 -- 9i __ 104 14' -- 154 134 -- 136 136 - 16 114 - 117 155 - 158 65 = API 134 - 136 99 - 101 89 - 91 ilp ••• 1.03 - 105 92 94 li is 1 id' 1107 - 109 1114 - 118 105 r 110 65 - 70 17 - 18 234 - 24 3 1100 - 103 10 - 1041 27i -28 i 2 - 3p 3 - 31 MINES. 211 -- 221 6i -- 7i 155 -- 165 150 -- 470 15i -- 161 10 -- 11 6 -- 61 -- 1 1 -- 20 34 -- 35 6a -- 7 251 -- 241 81 9A -- 330 -- 350 7a 8 330 -- 350 1 -- 11 4 -- 41 230 250 -- 1 35 -- 36 155 -- 165 280 -- 300 270 -- 290 4 19 --21 46 - 48 19 - 21 NINES. le 3 3t 18 20 55 —57 P 12 14 7i - 8i ld P I = i i .:. io ... --- ••• 2 - 2i 4 - 41 1 ,0175. 22 - 24 41 -- 64 40 -- 45 135 -- 140 1110 i -- 111 34 - 38 26 - 28 2? - 2i 54 - 54 ••• ..... ••• 92 - 91 ••• ••• la ig .. i ---• ••• ..-. iti 4 --•• 41;. "21 11 . - ii i • IP .. 1 xi 3 4 4 41 Par ip 5 4d 1 h - iP - 28 66 3 - 4p 23 -25 6 - 8 64 - 66 1*- 11 1 35 - 37 - 1 - 1 14 - 16 •.. !1... no MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx, Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed with a quiet aspect, a nd Prices of all descriptions were id. per lb. dearer than this day se'nnight. The sales were 6,000 bales. The Railway Share Market was steady, and prices of all the leading stocks have advanced. The operations of the London, Manchester, and Foreign Warehousemans' Company, which was established about twelve months ago, do not appear to have been so successful as was anticipated, since its managers have deemed it prudent to relinquish all branches of trade except those connected with cabinet and leather ware, glass goods and jewellery --tbis department is the last into which they have entered. Subjoined are the particulars of the specie on board the Peniusular and Oriental Steam Com pany's vessel which loaves Southampton to-day for India Bombay (silver) £260,715 Ceylon (gold) Madras (gold) Do. (silver) Calcutta (silver) Total £677,115 18 I a 100 - 11 100 li 661 I 19a 10$ I 21 30i 1083 108 7 21 105 i xd 431 4 3i PERSIA.. Mr. LAYARD asked if it were true that on the 25th January last a treaty was signed between Russia and Persia, by which Persia guaranteed to Russia a large tract of the Turkish terri;ory in Asia I Lord PALMERSTON said he had no official know ledge of the circumstance. THE BUDGET. Lord J. RUSSELL asked Mr. Di3raeli if he intended te-morrow to propose his motion on going into com• mittee, or as an amendment to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's proposition ? Mr. DISRAELI said that he should submit hie mo tion on the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair. PERSIA. Mr. GLADSTONE wished to know the date when the first instructions were sent to the Indian Govern ment, under which the military expedition proceeded to Persia, and that the correspondence relative to the ex penses with the Indian Government should be laid on the table of the house. Mr. V. SMITH said that there wool I be no objec. tion to produce the paper asked far, which would show it was the same a 9 that that had been stated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. G LA.DS COTE—The date ? Mr. V. SMlTH—September 26. Mr. H. BAILLIE asked if it was not in July last, and that proceedings took place on them in India in August last ? Mr. V. SMITH said that provisional instructions were sent out to the Indian Government to make the necessary arrangements in the event of there being re quired ; but the final instructions were not sent out before the date he had named. COUNTY . FRANCHISE. Mr. L. KING rose to move for leave to bring in a bill to make the franchise in counties in England and Wales the same as that in boroughs, by giving the right of voting to all occupiers of tenements of the annual value of ton pounds. He observed that this was a question which had been often before the house, and had fre quently elicited promises from the Government ; but unfortunately, those promises had never been realised ; for, though several bills had been brought in upen the subject, none of them had succeeded. The hon. gentleman proceeded to urge that the only way to treat this great question of the franchise was to make all clas-es of voters equal ; and not make any difference between inhabitants of different localities. It was often found that in large provincial towns, which were not directly represented, which had literary and scientific institutions, and the in habitants of which were every way calculated for the en joyment of the franchise, there were not oters but the occupiers of 501. a-year houses ; and in agricultural towns with few inhabitants and of a less cultivated class, 101. householders were entitled to votes. The case was stronger in some of the rural districts, where the occu pier of a house of 201. a-year had no vote, while persons in towns who occupied houses of a much humbler clai s did possess the franchise. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to quote sonic statistical table 3, by which to showed that in 1841 the number of voters in counties and boroughs was only 1 in 18, but now, while the pro portion was the same in boroughs, the number in coun ties was reduced to lin 21. He then gave the numbsr of voters in counties and boroughs as compared with the population and 'with the amount of property, pointing out that the proportion was greatly in favour of the bc roughs. He mentioned the case of an agricultural parish in his own county where there were only 60 voters, or 1 in 29 of the population ; but if the franchise were ex tended to 101. householders, the number would be ire creased to 80. He pointed out that the county of Bucks was over-represented, as compared with Lancashire, in the fernier there bein g 125, 000 e l ectors a nd 11 mem b ers, while in the latter there was a population of over two millions and only 23 members. He then urged that there bad been no real objection made to this bill on for mer occasions. Certainly the noble lord the member for London had said that it was well to keep up the differ ence in tenure of the right of voting which existed be tween counties and boroughs, but the noble lord had nevertheless, in one of the reform bills he had recently introduced, proposed to extend the franchise in counties to 201. householders. He hoped that the Government would allow him to bring in his bill, which he brought forward with no party view, but as a simple matter of justice. - Lord PALMERSTON hoped his hon. friend would not think that he was acting with discourtesy towards him, if he stated that he was not disposed to concur in the introduction of the present bill. Independently of objections to the measure itself, looking to the business before the house for the present session, he thought there was little probability of such a bill passing in the present year, and he was of opinion that it was better not to enter on the consideration of a measure of great magnitude and importance without a chan t e of passing it. He owned, moreover, that he could not agree with his hon. friend in the principle he had laid down of identifying the rights of voting in boroughs and coun ties. (Hear.) He concurred in an opinion expressed by his noble friend (L rd J. Russell), and which had been quoted by his hon. friend, that there had always been a distinction, and one which it was desirable to retain, be tween the right of voting in counties and boroughs. It was useless to disguise from oneself that there were cer tain classes of voters which represented diff,lent classes of the community, and that the rights of voting were of opposite characters. But what would be the logical cot sequence of following ont the principle laid down by his hon, friend, and adopting the same right of voting in counties and boroughs ? The logical consequence would be the sweeping away of all the boroughs ; for, if the right of voting in counties sad boroughs was identical, on what ground would it be necessary to preserve the boundaries of boroughs ? and you would in fact go the length of dividing the country into electoral dis tricts. He (Lord Palmerston) objected to the principle itself of the bill, and also to the consequences which it would entail. In stating this, he begged his hon. friend to understand that he did not mean to express an opinion that no extension of the franchise in counties ought under any circumstances to be made. He should at all times be ready to consider measures of a modified kind for the extension of the franchise in counties. His noble friend the member for London had laid down the principle that in counties the qualification should be the same as that which entitled a man to be a juryman, viz., the oc cupation of a house of the annual value of 201., and to that he (Lord Palmerston) did net object His hon. friend, in introducing this measure, might have it said by many be that he was seeking to introduce a bit by bitrefw be reform of the r ep r esentation, and that the question ought u dealt with by a great and comprehennsivaedmvoe casare.He (Lord to for great and Palmerston) himself was not r ehe nsi existt' e a necessity m e a ••sn r e c i fo of ra great a reform and comprehensive of this kind. In 1831 ' there m c o e ru p sure, did in did not DOR exist. The s y stem of our consti t ut ion bad gra dually consequence of the manifest abuses whi c h prevailed in our rep resentation. The same state of things d ua lly grown up to its present state, and he thought it wiser and safer, in dealing with questions of reform, to see your way clearly, and to take one step at a time —to take up a defect and meet it by one measure, and see whether it was efficient for the purpose ; but not to go beyond deal ing with that particular matter which you wished to set right. He hoped his hon. friend would not consider, be ttehhn, the e pi nawrht ouri oho I s i lr e ae t rp r h me i s s eean f st a ua c rt e ei y a w( l i, t h o si y g e sh e t t e h hm e i r s. cause he could not concur in th e i n t ro d uction of this bill, t na li g a i asti hon. not h shrtj e i eeln w tayi was one inw o p n ar e os vo proposed,tef on and also to the introduction of any such measure, which in the present session of Parliament, and in the present state of public affairs, could lead to to satisfactory result. As the measures before the o hou would sufficiently occupy t h e present Bees l e y, be would advise the h ouse not to assent to theintroductiont a o . bill which he th oug ht was o bj ec ti o nable in itelf a o a f which, if it wa s i n t ro d uce d, there was l i t t le c hance passing this session. ported the proposal of his hon. friend, Mr. H.EA.DLAM was one of tllsaeuwd buietnh; could not find in it to the speech of the noble lord, to alter hisopinion with sufficient reason to induce him re gard to it. As regarded the the state of the business that he scarcely recol lected lee Ibusinws befo princip h v otere. the bill, Srst objection of the noble lord b ile h a a lw d a l y is s te s n u e P d . before the house, he must say s teel a session in which there was use. Then with ieference to the the noble lord said that there was the i; qualification tory ,0 0 f f 0 count ur owny con borough appear that the county franchise was stitution, t it ' Lore liberal one than that of the boroughs, origi na lly 3 o e n o k ri h g e t o the 40s. freehold was the original franchise. „ s , gm uch as - — there anyobjection to the class of persons whom But was 10/. sought to admit to the franchise —namely , it was ....._ a century ago householders in counties 1 A. quarter of a bo d r i Ou ti g -ul:tio:n of that course and surel 101. householders in boroughs were adm itted to the fran. c hi s e, and all the objections to the danger h a d been found to be without any grounds ; y less applicable. 13 a that to the class of persons who were 101 . householders in counties the same objection was thought that it was desirable d there could be no proposal i f d r less 0 auger, than that which contained less of evi l, o a our selves of every opportunity which we should avail occurred of extending the franchise, and he believed 92 li 834 i 19 1 76i i 13 I 112 k 541 254 11 5611 93 4 100 541 25 12i St. 10 20 St. 14 4 120' St. all IC3 IC3 IC3 103 34 103 1.0.6 j 100 all 100 100 all all IV 12 14s 1N 3 18s6d 161151 40 I 12s G. 111781 50 50 50 15 100 20 100 100 100 all 100 all 100 12 H 1011 4i I 2j i x a