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f ~. 4 , , •.4 -1 kir ' F.,..„-"si'iNv-_ t ...yr 4,0 44 , , . SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. DONCASTER RACES.—(This Day). (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Odd Trick Bourgeois Ten ran. All ran but Spinet and Peter Flat. HOPEFUL STAKES. Polly Peachum Peregrine Twenty-one ran. DONCASTER HANDICAP. Mary Pantomime Martlett Fifteen ran. Won by a length. MUNICIPAL STAKES. Polish Torn Perkins Four ran. CHESTERFIELD PLATE. Mysterious Jack ... Lord Nelson • •••• Eleven ran . REPRESENTATION OF BATH. (BY BLECTRIO TELEORAPRO Captain Scobell has 'announced his intention of not again soliciting the suffrages of the electors of Bath, and William Hunt, Esq., is in the field. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool sack at 5 o'clock. The Duke of ARGYLL presented several petitions from different parts of Scotland for the repeal, or altera tion, of the Forbes Mackezia Act, and also petitions against the grant to Maynooth. THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE HOUSE. Earl STANHOPE caked the attention of the house to the report of the select committee on the minutes and journals of this house, and moved that the resolutions of the committee be agreed to by the house, and be made standing orders ; and that the standing order No. 25, directing that upon divisions in this house the " con tents" shall go below the bar and the " not-contents" stay within the house, be vacated. The noble lord said that when he last addressed the hones on that sub ject there appeared such unanimity, that he would not detain their lordships at any length. He then explained the mode in which the divisions of the house would be taken four the future, and said if the recommendations of the committee were agreed to a great improvement would be made in the mode of conducting the business of the house. The Earl of EGLINTON moved certain amendments to the resolutions of the committee, and said on the tak ing the numbers in a division the same rule as was ob served in the other house should be followed by their lordships, and that for the future strangers be not re quired to leave the galleries of the house unless specially ordered. Lord REDE3DA.LE also made a few observations. After a few words from Earl GRANVILLE, and the LORD CHANCELLOR, the resolutions, as amended, were agreed to. COMMONS ENCLOSURE BILL. This bill passed through eommitt,e. THE IRISS MAGISTRACY. Viscount DUNGANNON moved for return of a copy of the memorial addressed by the members of the Dublin Protestant Association to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland relative to the conduct of Eimund Smith wick and Thos. Hart, Esquires, justices of the peace for Kilkenny, in a case of alleged assault, in which Michael Cashen and Mathew Spell:ley, two persons in the employ of the So ciety for Irish Church Missions, were plaintiffs, and James Ryan, defendant, at the petty sessions held in the City of Kilkenny, on Monday, the 19th of January, 1857 ; together with the reply from the Castle of Dub lin, bearing date the 13th of February, 1857. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF 002/..r.rilONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. The Ciruwall Railway Bill was read a third time and The following private bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Scottish Central Railway Bill, and the South thvon Railway Bill. The Birkenhead District Gas and Water Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. Toe Bagenall-town aad Wei Ford Railway Bill was withdrawn. BELFAST' IMPROVEAENT BILL. The second reading of the .8.4 t -lit Improvement Biil, after a 13ngthened disco3sion, W 33 agreed to without a division. LIVERPOOL DOCKS CONPiIITrEE AND BIR KENLIEAD DOCKS BILL. The ordilr for the second reading of this bill was read and discharged. TURNPIKE TOLLS. Sir J. DUKE presented a petition praying for the removal of the turnpike bars of the metropolis within a radius of six miles of Charing cross. RIAYNOO'CH. Mr. SPOONER presented 15 petitions from places in England, Island, and Scotland, against the continu ance of the M-vnooth grant. The hon. gentleman gare notice that if he had a seat in the new Parliament he should take the earliest opporineity of renewing his mo tion for the repeal of the grant t , 3 Alaynooth. (Laughter.) WA.R DECORITIONS. Captain L. VERNON a3ked the Under Secretary for War whether the list published of the mimes of the re cipients of the Victoria Cross was final, and whether it contained all the Crimean reomninendations deemed worthy of decoration ; and whether, in such ca3e, there would be any objection to publishing the names of the officers and privates who had been recommended and rejected, with the details of the services for which they were recommended, M. F. PEEL said that the list was final as regarded the home regiments, and that the list did not contain the names of all who were recommended. There were some recommended whose cases did not come within the scope of the warrant, and it would be obi!ctionable to give a list of their names. (Hear. hear.) ARMY ESTIMATES. Mr. F. PEEL gave notice thtt he should move the army estimates on Thursday nExt, in supply. VOTE OF THANKS TO THE SPEAKER. Lord PALMERSTON, referring to the announce ment of the Speaker yesterday of his intention to resign, said he had a task to perform to-day both agreeable to himself and acceptable to the house—(hear) unani mous vote of the thanks of the house for the distinguished services of Mr. Speaker during the 18 years he had filled the chair. (Cheers.) The respect and influence of the house depended on the meaner in which the person who filled the chair discharged his duties. It was needless to say in how eminent a degree the present Speaker had performed his duties. The promptitude of deci sion —the justnesss of julgment, and the firmness of purpose, with the mcst conciliatory manner—with that natural dignity which belonged to bun, and was most striking when combined with the simplicity of mind—(hear, hear)—and absence of all artificial affec tation--(hear, and cheers)—that had always marked Mr. Speaker's conduct deserved the thanks of the house. (Cheers.) The natural dignity that adorned Mr. Speaker had been communicated through his di rection to the general proceedings of this housc—(hear, hear)—and all had received the most courteous eception at his hands, and the most ready information. (Cheers.) His lordship concluded by mov• ng the unanimous thanks of the house for Mr. Speaker's exemplary conduct in the chair during the 18 years he had filed it. (Loud cheers.) Mr. DISRA.ELI seconded the motion, and said that the severance of ties so long anl so intimately and cor dially maintained between 11,1 r. Speaker and the house cou ld not be witnessed without deep emotion. He had much pl easure in off ering his slight t r ib u t e t o th e high opinion the house entertained of Mr. Speaker. Lord J. RUSSELL also addressed the house in support of the motion . The SPEAKER then put the question, which was carried unanimously, amid loud applause. The SPEAKER, with deep emotion, addressel the house, saying that he cent(' most sincerely assure the house, that during the long period it had pleased God to enable him to discharge the deities of his office, he had witnessed abundant proofs of the great kind ness, forbearance, and indulgence of the house, and that he had not words at his command , nor could he su ffi c i en tly con t ro l his feelin4s so as adequately to express his gratitude for the crowning work of their favour and approbation. (Cheers.) He could only assure the hoive that he should carry the remembrance of that hour to the last moment of his existence, and that as Ling as he lived he should cherish the remembrance of that day, and the adoption of that unanimous resolution as the invaluable reward of public services rendered. (Cheers ) In all sincerity he thanked them from the bottom of his heart for the distinguished honour conferred open him. (Lend cheers.) Lord PALMERSTON then rose and said that, following the example of precedent, he moved the adop tion of a humble address to her Majesty, praying her ) Majesty to be pleased to confer some mark of royal favour , on Mr. Speaker— (cheers)—and to assure her Majesty that the house would make good any expenses that might be attendant on such a mark of her Majesty's Royal favour. (Loud cheers.) Sir J. PAKINGTON, as one of the minority on the election of Mr. Speaker 18 years since, had much plea sure in seconding the motion. From that day to this the members, both of the minority and the majority, had all been influenced by . a unanimous feeling of gratitude for Mr. Speaker's kindness, and admiration at the man ner in which Mr. Speaker had fulfilled his public duties. They all entertained a sincere friendship for him, and he had much pleasure in reiterating all that had been said by the previous speakers. The motion was then put, and carried unanimously amidst loud applause. Lord PALMERSTON then moved, that the vote of thanks and Mr, Speaker's reply he inserted in the journals of the house. The motion was agreed to. rilE SYJN,i .LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 10 1857; LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE called the attention of the house to the grievances complained of in the petitions (presented Oth February) of the non-commissioned offi cers and drivers of the Land Transport Corp?, wh o served during the late War in the Crimea, and to move that they be referred to a sel3ct committee. (LEFT SPEAKING.) LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening). DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 7. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Richard Pat. tinson, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Heligoland. Hor Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Frederick Henry Alexander Forth, Esq., to be Treasurer for the Island of Hong Kong. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 10. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Isaac J. Merritt a 3 Consul at Nassau, New Providence, for the United States of America. WHITEHALL, MARCH 7. _• _ The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend Charles Frederick Hayter, 8.A., to the Rectory of East Mersea, alias East Mersey, in the county of Essex, and diocese of Rochester, the same being void by the death of the ReVerend John Bramston Stane. CRO WN-OFFICE, MARCH 7; MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. City of Glasgow—Walter Bachanan, Esq., merchant in Glasgow, in the room of John Macgregor, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Manor of Northstead, in the county of York. County of Sussex—Eastern Division—Henry North Holroyd, commnuly called Viscount Pevensey, in the room of Charles Hay Frewen, Esq„ who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. _ WHITEHALL, MARcil 3. The Lord Chancellor ha% tippointed John Alexander Radcliffe, of No. 8, Delahay-street, Westminster, Gentle man, to be a London Commissioner to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery. THE NATIONAL DEBT. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury having, in virtue of the powers and authority vested in them by the Act 16th and 17th Victoria, cap 45, sanc tioned and approved additional Tables- for the grant of Annuities under that Act, the Commissioners for the Re duction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that such Tables have been sanctioned and approved accordingly. A. Y. SPEARNIAN, Comptroller-General. National Debt Office, 7th March, 1857. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-STALL, MaucH 10. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Mylles Bagnall Bowyer Adderley, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Sir B. P. Henniker, Bert., promoted. let Dragoon Guards—Cornet John Cuniugbam to ba Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mitchell, promoted. Ist Dragoons—Lieutenant-Colonel Inigo William Jones, from half-pay Unattached, to bs Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel John Yorke, C. 8., who exchanges ; Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Wardlaw to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Inigo William Jones, who retires ; Brevet-Major William de Cardonnel Elm sell to be Major, by purchase, vice Wardlaw; Lieutenant G. Metcalfe Robertson to bo Captain, by purchase, vice Elnesall ; Cornet John Uppleby Graburn to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robertson ; Walter Sydney Tucker, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Clarke, promoted ; 4th Light Dragoons—Warden Sergison, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Paxton, who resigns. 12th Light Dragoons—William Edward Sliaw, from the 11th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, without purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Penton, promoted in the Military Train. Military Train—Lieut. J. Milne, from the Land Tran - port Corps, to be Lieutenant ; Cornet B. H. Burge, from the Land Transport Corps, to be Ensign. To 133 Riding Masters—Cornet W. Matthews, from the Land Transport Corps; Cornet M. Powell, from the Land Transport Corps. The Christian names of Lieutenant Hutton are Charles Frederic. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Lieutenant-Colonel John McCoy to bo Colonel, vice Eyre, retired upon full-pay; Brevet-Major the Honourable George Talbot Davereux to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Mc Coy ; Brevet-Major Henry Terrick Fitz Hugh to be Captain ; Second Captain Whaley Nicoll Hardy to be Captain, vice Devercum ; Lieutenant Henry Plantagenet Prescott Phelips to be Second Captain, vice FitzHugb. 2,1 Foot—Lieutenant Frederick Stephen Steele hal been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. sth Foot--Ensign Horatio Walpole to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hardy, who retires. 7th Foot—Arthur John Harrison, Gait., to b 3 Ensign, by purchaie, vice Kirwan, promoted. 16th Foot—Lieutenant Alexander Dingwall Thomson, from the 68.1 Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wolseley, who exchanges. 20'.h Foot—.l33istAnt-Surgeon Henry Kellen, from the Staff, to be Assist-Surgeon, vice Carter, appointed to the 82d Foot. "22.1 Foot —Lieut. Thomas Newton Young, from the 97th Foot, to be PAymaiter, vice Barlow, placed upon half-pay; Quartermaster Michael Clinton, from the 82t1 Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Connor, who exchanges. 24th Foot—Ensign Thomas Hill has been permitted to resign his commission. _ 2 Tth Foot—The second Christian namo of Ensign John Boinfoid is North. . 31st Foot—Paymaster William Edmund Adams, from the Royal Lancashire Artillery Militia, to be Paymaster, vice Travers, appointed to a Depot Battalion. . 41st Foot —Aesistaut-Surgeoh George Langford Hinde, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice HungerforJ, who exchanges. 51th Fout—Lieutenant Frederick Schlotel, from the Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Fane, who exchanges. 63th Foot—Lieutenant William Charles Wolseley, from the 16th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Thomson, who'ex enges. 73th Foot—Lieutenant Walter William Young, from the 19th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dick, promoted to tb Military Train. - ' 81st Foot—Lieutenant Henry John Fane, from the 54th Foot, to be Lieutenant; vice Schlotel, who exchanges. 82d Foot— Quartermaster John Connor, from the 22d Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Clinton, who exchanges. 95th Feot—Paymaster M. K. Morris, from the Limerick County Militia, to be Paymaster, vice Brown, deceased, Rifle Brigsds— Lieut. S. Withiugton, from the 85th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Bal four, who retires ; Capt. the Hon. L. W. Mulles, from half-pay of the Rifle Brigade, to be Captain, vice Withing ton, placed on half-pay. Royal Newfoundland Companies—Lieutenant William John Coen, from the 49th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Gillespie, promoted, without purchase, to an Unattached Company. • DEPOT BATTALION. Paymaster Alexi;Coicoialfr:Zialf-pay of the 46th Foot, to be Paymaster. HOSPITAL STAFF.. TO BE ASSISTANT-SURGEONS TO THE FORCES. Assistant-Surgeon Richard ITungerfciel, from the 41st Foot, vice Hinds, who exchanges. John Storey, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. William Barry, Acting Assistant-Surgeon. John Monday, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. William O'Halloran, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. Maximilian Grant, M.D. J. Read, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. R. Turner, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. W. Fletcher, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. J. Folliott, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. Acting Assistant-Surgeon Edwin Wilson. A C. Robertson, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. W. Sharpe, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. Samuel Fuller, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. James Crake, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. William Henry Jenkins, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. Thomas Norton Hoysted, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. Francis Hyde Forshall, late Acting Assistant-Surgeon. The undermentioned Acting Assistant-Surgeons have ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for their services :--William Ringrose Gore, M.D. ; John Douglas Tapia. BREVET. Colonel John Eyro, retired full-pay of the Royal Artil lery, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary only. The following promotions to take place in consequence of Major-General John E. Dupuis, C. 8., the Senior Super numerary General-Officer of the Royal Artillery, having been placed upon the Fixed Establishment of Major-Gene rals for the Ordnance Department. Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Vance Young Donaldson, half-pay Unattached, to be Colonel. Brevet Major Edmund Roche, half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. . Captain Patrick D. Stokes, half-pay 4th Foot, Staff Offi cer of Pensioners, to be Major. The undermentioned officer having completed three years' service on the 17th Oct., 1856, in the rank of Lien tenant-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonel in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1854 : Lieutenant-Colonel George Monklaud, 74th Foot. Captain Thomas de Conroy Hamilton, of the 68th Foot, to be Major in the Army. COMMISSION SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Pembroke—James Bevan Bowan, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. ,24 Regiment of th e R o y a l Surrey Militia—Frederick =ienry Scott, Gent., to be Ensign. Department of the R I Z AccountantE O . G N e E n Y er . al of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, March 9, 1857. that preparation!' given, a to all parties interested therein, t: Nihon of proceedrse n r o ,, vl gmaking for the intended die- Sidi idione, captured don the from the lonian brig San jeaty , s s hi ps F ury and llth May, 1854, by M dered to the barque 13,5Sidon,i)Tid salvage vicesser ren dered Mcoander, on the 29th Septemb er, uice" by Her Majesty's Agents or other persons having 1856. de mand, unliqpidated, against the said proceeds just and legal to transmit the particulars of any eligoeds are required gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty , demand . to the Re in order that s a me may be examined , taxed, a nd allowed by that the an i paid under t he sanction of the Judge of officer, the said Court. Agents and all other persons holding powers of attor ney, prize orders, assignments , or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Depart. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE AND CARLISLE. The directors of this company state in their annual report that an intermediate dividend at the rate of 21. 10?. on the 1001. shares, and so in proportion for those of a minor value, subject to deduction of income tax, wa3 paid for the half-yoar ending the 30th June last ; and they now further recommend a dividend at the rate of 3/. per share for the half-year ending the 31st Decelnber last, payable on and after the 319 t March, subject to deduction of income tax, thus making the dividend for the year 1856 51. 10s. per cent, PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD BRANCH . . The dockyard at Portsmouth is now being connected by railway with the line at Landport, thus giving in creased facilities for the embarkation and disembarkation of troops, baggage, stores, or munitions of war. This new railway on the Portsjnouth side is rather more than a mile in length, mad its course, after crossing the Lion pte-road, is almost parallel to the Flathouse-road, cut ving off as it nears the harbour, then crossing over the widest part of the moat by means of a swing bridge, aid passing through the rampart, under which is a well executed bridge. The line (a single one) enters the dockyard within a few feet of the chief entrance to the convict prison, and is to be rxtended down to the jetties. The works are to be completed on the 15th of April. ment of the " Accormtant-General of the Navy, Admi ralty Somerset-howe." , . . _ DVe notice will be given, by futura advertisements in the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the commence ment of distribution ; and at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be announced. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant of the Navy Admiralty, Somerset-house, March 9. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri bution of the reward to the officers and crew of her Ma jesty's ship Prometheus for services against Riff pirates, rendered 26th June, 1854, will commence on Monday, the 30th,March, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house. Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtite of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, serving in the above named ships, are re quested to present the same at this office. Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may desire to receive hi s share from the Collector of Customs or Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is required to intimate the same by letter to be addressed " On Prize Busi ness, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London," in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares duo to an individual in each class : Commander' MS) 9 5 Seventh class „. £6 9 4 Third class Fourth class l9 8 0 Ninth class Fifth class Sixth class BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Charles George, grocer, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset shire. BANKRUPTS. Maurice Meyer and Segismund Seckel, merchants, New gate-street, to surrender March 24, at eleven, and April 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Hewitt, Nic,holas-lane, City. William Joseph White ancl*Lacty Bathurst, drapers, Re gent-street, March 20, at half-past twelve, and April 24, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street, Cheapside. Charles Robinson, masonic jeweller, Strand, March 25, at one, and May 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Flux, Iroa m mger-lane. Benjamin Collis, draper, Bishops Stoitford, March 19 at one, and April 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Mardon and Prichard, Newgate-street. Daniel Smith, apothecary, Harriet-street, Sloane-street, Chelsea, March 21, at one, and April 21, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam brook-court ; Nichols and Clark, Cook's-court, Lincoln's inn. Charles Healey, clothier, Manchester, March 24 and 'Aptil 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Gourt. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Stead, Manchester. William Wilson and Henry Wilson, bookbinders, Foley place, Portland-plat Middlesex, March 20, and April 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official asAignee, Aldertnanbury ; Preston, Lincoln's-inn. Robort Taylor, draper, Sunderland, March 20 and April 21, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, . Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Sudlow and Co., Bedford-row ; Hodge and Hark, Newcastle-upon- Ty ne. John Taylor, auctioneer, Sheffield, March 21 and April 25, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Hoole and Yeomans, Sheffield. William Tweedale, grocer, Ashton-under-Lyne, March 21 and April 21, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Rowley and lions, Manchester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS• Wm. AVLachlan and Son, coachbuildera, Stirling. Wm. Symington, commission agent, Glasgow. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.---Tms DAY. im5terdam............ 11 15% Gibraltar ...... •• •• Ditto, three months ...11 18% Leghorn .. .. • • . • .• • 29 40 Rotterdam 11 18% Genoa ...... • • .... 25 71% Antwerp .............. 25 50 Milan .......• ......•• Brussels •......... 25 50 Venice .............. ilamburgh ............ 13 8 Naples •. • • ........ •• .. 434 Altona •• •• ............ Palermo ...... 130 PAriS •••••• • • ,-.••• •• •• •• 25 27% Messina •• • • ... 130 1 4 Ditto, three months .. 25 65 Lisbon ..... • • 51X Marseilles ........... 25 67% Oporto .............. • • 52 Ronrdeaux .. • • I Rio Janeiro .......• .• Frankfort-on-Unto° .... 1197 s • Buenos Ayres.. •• • • Berlin ................ New York,6o days' sight Vienna • • .... 10 29 Philadelphia .......... Trieste •• •• •• .. 10 30 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Petersburg ............ 374 , Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ......... 49 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Cadiz ......... • • 50 Mexican Dollars .• 0 0 0 Barcelona •.•••• •• •• New Dollars ...• •• 0 0 0 Seville— •••••• •• •• •••• Silver In bars • • •• 0 5 1X HONDURAS INTEROCEANIC. An influential meeting of merchants and others was held yesterdry at the Town-ball, Manchester, in refe rence to the proposed railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Mr. E. G. Squier, and a deputation from the board of directors attended, to explain the bearings of the undertaking on the commerce of this country. Mr. J. Watts, the mayor, presided. Mr. G. WlLsorr said Mr. Squier was the representa tive of the United States in Honduras for many years, and was the originator of this railway, for which he bad obtained the concession. The board of directors con sisted of 17 members, of whom 6 resided in America, 7 in London, 2 in Manchester, and 2 in Liverpool. Mr. SQUIER detailed at great length the circumstances which had brought to his knowledge the vast superiority of the route of the proposed railway from Puerta Cabello, on the Atlantic, to the bay of Fonseca, on the Pacific (a length of 147 miles), over the routes by Panama and Tehuantepec ; and entered into particulars as to the salubrious nature of the country traversed, its mineral richness and fertility, and the great capabilities of the terminal ports. The route now proposed was contem plated in the 16th century by the Spanish Government as the future line of communication ; but the subsequent wars and declining power of Spain led to the abandon ment of the project. The terms of concession were much more liberal than those granted in the case of th• other two routes to which he had alluded ; and Dre Scherzer, of Vienna, had reported on the country as be- • ing capable of producing all the products of the tropics. The proposed railway would shorten the distance from New York to San Francisco by 1,300 miles, or 10 days' time, and would, attract a great proportion of the travel- ling from the Panama route, which had paid 12 per cent. yearly. The proposed maximum cost of the line would be $10,000,000, and be estimated the net reve❑ue at $3,200,000 per annum. The opening of the Atlantic telegraph and the probable telegraphic connection from Puerto Cabello to Havannah would place that part of the world in almost instantaneous communication with Europe. (Hear.) Mr. T. BAZLEY proposed a resolution, expressing the importance of connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by means of a railway across the territory of Honduras, which would facilitate the transmission of passengers, merchandise, and specie, with certainty and regularity. The MASTER CUTLER of Sheffield seconded the resolu• ti9D. Mr. E. WATKIN stated that the directors of the under taking bad decided, at their own risk, to send out a com petent staff of English surveyors and engineers, assisted by a Government engineer, already nominated by Lord Clarendon, to verify all the calculations before the mat ter was launched before the public as a commercial scheme. (Hear.) The resolution was carried unanimously, as were votes of thanks to Mr. Squier and the Mayor. [ADVERTLSEMENT.I SIGHT AND HEARING SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES.—Mossrs. S. and B. Solemons, opticians, 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel By ker Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per spective Glasses. These telescope possess such extraor dinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. • With the same tales cope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—The Rlyal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly-invented, very small , Powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, a n d a t th e opera houses, country scenery, and ships aro clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, rake-coarse, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderfa power. Newly-constrzeted Spectacle Lenses of tho great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu. pation—can see with those lenses of a much less magnify. ing power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of farther powerful assistance. Deafness. New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass any. thing of the kind that has been, or probably over can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per ceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; *ad it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle- Street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. SHARE MARKETS --(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this Any. E as! ne ss done this day. RAILWAYS. 20 St. St. 25 25 Paid 45 all 100 all 100 100 8 17 100 all 100 1.00 all all all all 'lOO 3 , 100 ilOO Northn. Counties Un North British North Deyon, Rail. & Dock 5t0ck........... !Do., A Stock Do., B Stock . ........ K. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Exteusion Do do. G.N.E Purch. Do. Leeds 17i1 all , all 100 IDo. York INorth London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsthouth .0 i:Rhymney Scottish Central Soot. Shropshire Union .... Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Dev0n.......... South' Eastern ' Do. 4a per e. Shares South Wales S. Irorksh. RiTerDun D 0....... . IStainem,Wok.,&Wok: IStockton & Darling Do do 1854 all all all all Do. do., 1355 .1 !Stockton' ez Hartlepl Tail Vale Do. Prof., No. 1 Thames Hat. D. &R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenni Waterford&Liraeriek West Cornwall.. West End of London and Crystal Palace i Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class .... Do. Second Clam .. Wmbledon &Croydon. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junc Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkonhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at ,£45).... Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian. . . Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dublin &Belfast June Dun. P. &A bor. June East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk Do., do. 8......• ••• ••• Do. New A East Kent ... •• East Lancashire ...... East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Ediub. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dundeo Forth and Clyde June. Furness .. Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., ♦. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R gna. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Do. New Thirds Laneash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lond.Bright. &S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,16/.Sh.,M&B -- Do. Eighths London & S.Westoru Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. ds Enuisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland Do. firming. & Derby Midland U. West.(lr.) Do. Shares ........ Newcastle & Newpt•Aberg.&llrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & RostreTor N0rf01k..... BRITISH PI 'Atlan, and St. Law. I Bombay, Baroda, and' Con.lud,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lak• lint Buff., Bra. & God ch 6 p. c. bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do Demerara.. Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.44 p.c. Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbeturne giar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 0 p. e. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.a Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New ........... . Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. ' 6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without , option Madras, guar. 4i 13. e Do. do., 5 per I. Do. 41 p. c. Ex ten Do. 3d Ex., g. 0 1 , ••• Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited Scinde, guar. per c Do Antwrp &Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New • 2s. /Euphrates Valley 18 Gt, Central of France 17 Great Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca d; Pist.sp.e.p. all Lyons and Genera all' Lyons & Mediterran. all Maria Ante - ala all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do do. 6 p. e. Pref all Northern of France all NorwegianTrnk. Pref all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Reeife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. e. 7 Rome and Frascati an Royal Danish all Royal Swedish......,, all Sambre and Mews_ all Do. Bi per cent. pref. all Southern of France , all West Flanders all Do. 5A per c. Pref all !W.& N.W. of France 6 !Western of Austria._ all !West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden a ll Do. Bp. cent. pref. all ;Zealand.....,,,__ _ all 18i 50 all all JOINT-STOI Australasia Bank of Egypt ...... Bank of London ...... Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co. British N. American C. Bk. of Ind. Au. dtCh City _I . Commercial of Lond Eng. Scot. &Ans. C ht Lon. Ch. 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NAEst.5 p.c. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. &Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc Do.. Wilts &Somrst 93 - 95 98 - 102 11. - 13 134 - 137 31 - 41 thi - I©9 1 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 107 -- 109 P 90 -- 93 - a p 55 -- 57 1 131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 94 32 - 33 88 - 90 Lu.&N.W. Calcdon E.U.&E.O 10t.Northn Couut. Do Y. & N.M Do Do.. S. Eastern Do Pete & Co ' 1 1 Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. Midland... 'E. Count I Do Do Do L. 4N. W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey M. 11Clean StkofsDar. Do. Gt. W, PREF ERENI Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris. kEx.4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 4i p. c. Ches. dr Ho. 5i p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Corkkßandonsip.c. Dun. Perth. kAber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C Tp. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St.i East Un. ' G. 6 p. e. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lane ash .6 p cts E.J.R. York. J. sths Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Prth. &Dun. 4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem - at 10 p. c. prem I Do. 4.i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. pram. G t./%1 . . of Scot. Ist Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 pqr c. Pref. St. Gt. W. ( B. &H. Er.spc Do. con. red. 4i P.C. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 percent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do, Birm. Pref. Sh Do, Chester Ep. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do, Birm, Gua. Stk Do. Chesh, Gua. Sh Do. do. do. Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P., 5 p. c. St. No. 2 Do. New Guar. 613. c. Do. do. 5 p. e., No. 4, Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Naneaton 5 p. et... Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... Londy.& Color. Sh. Londy.kEnnis. Sh. S.,&L. 6 p. Cont. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3i per cent. Marypt. ? Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4. per cent Do. do. ‘fid. Con sol. 6 13. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bit.. 6 p.c D.. 44 p. c. Pref. St Do. L. &IL Pref. St New., Aber. , &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm 1 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Morfk - .Deb.4 p.c. Sb Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf., 1847 D0.Wv.V.5p.c.,1847 North British Da. 71. Preference E. Berw. 4 p. c.Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur. North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. c 10.31 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. lied 4i pr cent., S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.o. Sh S. Wales Gus. 4 p. c Do. do. 4} p. e S.Yorksh. 4 p. c. Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. C ID.. do. do. Stock. & Hartl, g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc.] BRITIS a ;Alfred Cons. (Philk. ;British Iron Condurow (Canabrn.: , Dey. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.: Great South Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk. Grt.W. Vor (11elstn.: .;Lady Bertha 'N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Mogan; North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Cara Brea (Illogn.) S. W. Frances(lllogn.) Tarn. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft lUn.Mines (Gwennap) ;,V. of Toney (Carnal%) IW. Basset (lllog tn).. W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Mogan) Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Ednard(Calstek) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh. Ma. Anu (Menht. ) Wh. Trelanney (Lis.) FOREIGN !Australian Brazilianlmp.(issued at .L 5 pm) Do. Cocaes dc Cniada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Co bre Copper Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada INcorean Mond© Pont. Sil. LOC & Smlt Port Philip !Santiago de Cuba south Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. e. Pref United Mexican MISCE . 19 Australia* Agricult. all Australn. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works,. 40 Brit. American Land 32 Canada WO Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 100 Do. 6p. c.Feb.SzAug. WO D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 72 p. cent all Crystal Palace all Do. Preference all Crystal Pal, of France Dustou Iron. Dre 18 Eastern Steam [OO Electric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of Irel all En. &Aust.Cop.StaCo 10s. Eur. k Ind.Jctn. Tel. all Gen. Ir. Sc. Col. (lim.) 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 10 20 10 I a !Magdalena St. Navig, ,11 iMediteran. Elec. Tel, 10 al 5 111 Mexican&S.AmericU 5 iNat. Discount C 0.... 5 IDo. New INetherlands Land.,, :I Do. Do. . ii Do. S p e.Pf. iss. at 1d 1 Do. Do. ............. New B. &N. S Land 0 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. II N. B. Australasian Nrth. of Europe Steam 11 Oriental Gas ss. Do. New Shares 11 Peelßr. Ld. & 11 Peninsular & Oriental .0 I Do. New 10 al 5 al 5 100 8 , S t. 101 1 a] 20 1' 1 a 1 25 50 50 • 50 all Rhymn ey Iron .. 15 all Do. New .. .. . . 100 60 Royal Mail New.,.,,,, 1 all Scot. Austral, Invest. 1 all Do. New St. 100 S. Aus. Gov. 6p, c. 25 al South Austral. Land 1 all Submaiine Tel. Scrip 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trust&Ln. Co. U.Can 100 28A Van Diemen's Land St. 10Q V, Go.6p.cJan s 4 July 91 69i 70 69 37i i 1011 i f 108 1051 4f 51 4 1041 i 8 1 1 j 45i 6 39i 62i 11 31 i 46i 7 a 41. 161 151 16 591 36 60i 1 'estn. 'E SHARES. o'i -- Q - - luo 1 :: 12i -- 75 - 115 - 103 - 102 - 62 - 10 - - 4 - 95 - 84 -- 100 -- 10 -- 16i -- 73 - 19 - 9 - 14 - .35 - ••• 37 - .15 - 1157 - ••• --- i - 65 - 98 - 88 - li - .05 - 90 - 1i - 21 -- 110 - tOS -- 65 - 171- 23 - 00 - 9f - - '4 11. - ii MINES. 221 - 23 : 61 - 74 155 - 165 150 - 460 14 - 15 9i - 10 6 - 6i 20 - 1 22 32 - 34 6 - 7 23 - 24 8 - 9 340 - 350 7 - 8 1340 - 360 - 4 1 4# - 48 220 - 24( - 11 35 - 36 160 - 170 280 - 300 :320 - 340 19 - 21 46 - 48 23 - 25 4i a d MINES. I - it - 3 - 8 19 r- 21 id 5§ 61 1- 12 14 I id 7i 8e ld p a t i - 5' ••• ---- •. 11 - 2. - 4 1. - ii .ANEOITS. 23 - 25 5 - 5i 40 - 45 148 - 153 35 40 26 28 21 61 5d 92~ - !3 1d: It 4 4 - i 4l .•. -- ... 21 34 i€ l -- par 1 iii 3 4 - 4 4i par ip h - i 1, 3 / 4 - i - 2i - ii 1 2i P 6 - 8 — ii ----- is 35 -- - 14 -- - •a• .-- ... jll3 1 1 i 12j 111 10 118 110 70 13 24 101. 101 5 6i i 201 THE LA W OF LIBEL. (From the Times) The interests of. society and the claims of the press were brought once more under the considera tion of a court of justice on Friday last in the now well-known case of "Davison v. Duncan and Another," We do not desire to enter into details which have attracted our notice solely on account of the public interests incidentally involved, but the leading facts of the case may be recapitulated iu a very few words. The defendants were the publishers of the Durham Advertiser, in which Journal there appeared a report of the proceedings at a certain meeting, of the West Hartlepool Im provement Commission. This report contained matter reflecting on the conduct of the plaintiff, who thereupon brought an action for libel against the paper, and the question raised the freedom of the press in publishing fair, true, and correct re ports of public proceedings without responsibility for the statements which they allay contain. It has been recently held that the press is not entitled to any such liberty, and that it is liable to account for any actionable matter contained in a speech re ported, although such speech may have been pub licly delivered, correctly and without malice taken down, and printed in the simple discharge of that duty which every reader of a newspaper expects to see performed. As far as regards the trial which appeared yesterday in our columns, the result was not unsatisfactory, for while, on the one hand, the imputations of which the plaintiff complained were disproved, on the other the jury awarded only a farthing damages on the first two issues, and found for the defendants on the last and important plea, " being!of opinion that the report was correct, and published without malice." To the several points, however, affecting the great principle at stake as they were brought out by the arguments we now very earnestly invite the attention of the public. It was not denied for a moment that the meet ing in question was a public meeting, and such a meeting, in everysense, as c a ll e d f or th e publication of its proceedings. The Clerk to the Commissioners deposed, that " their meetings were held every other week, and for the last year and a half bad been attended`by the reporters for the press, and the proceedings reported." It is also perfectly manifest that the passage on which the action was founded amounted simply to a report, and nothing beyond, being a plain matter-of-fact representation of words spoken and proceedings taken. It is true that the plaintiff's counsel impeached, the accuracy of the report in one particular point, but, as Mr. Justice Crompton very fairly remarked, " the re port gave the purport" of the matter, " and a newspaper does not always profess to give every word of a document." In short, it appeared from the evidence, beyond all question, that the Durham Advertiser did truly perform the part of a public journal, and did nothing more. vow, on the face of such substantiation, we affirm that no liability on account of any matter contained in the report ought to attach to a paper, which is merely a vehicle of information, and the functions of which, in such capacity, are universally recognised and turned to use. Against such a view of the case we have the learned Judge's observation in his charge to the jury, that " there is no obligation on the press to publish matters df this kind, so as to protect them in the way that a man is protected in giving what ho be lieves to be a true character of a servant." As a declaration of the existing law, this coincides, no doubt, with what has been laid down elsewhere, nor do we desire to argue the legal point afresh but we do affirm that, morally and in fact, this obligation has g real existence, and that, if a cor responding protection is not extended to those who act honestly under it to the best of their power, there is an and to the freedom of the press, and to all the public benefits which that freedom conveys. The free press of this country is a fact ; that press discharges certain notorious functions, and among these one of the most noto rious is that of reporting public proceedings. We say that we, and not we only, but all the journals of the kingdom, stand bound by the very terms of our existence to furnish our readers with such re- ports, and that if we failed to do so in any case of ,I public interest or importance we should be justly held as defaulters as regar :s a known obligation. We say further, and without fear of denial, that this system of reporting is confessedly to the ad vantage of the country. There is not a speaker at any meeting, whatever may be his politics, his ob jects, cr his views, who does not wish that weight and effect may be given to his arguments through that publicity with which tho press provides them ; and it is but common justice that in discharging suck a function we should enjoyprotection, so long as we discharged, it honestly. " Publishers of newspapers," said Mr. Justice Crompton, " have no more right than other people to print matter in jurious to the character of others." Of course not; but when they print such matter not with the in tent or purpose of injury—not as the authors or even the endorsers of the statement, but simply in the exercise of a known and a beneficial profession, and as repeating for the benefit of many what was designed for all, but could only be addressed to a few,—then, we say, they do possess more rights than other people, and that such rights ought in justice to be embodied in law. A second objection to these views is also to be found in Mr. Justice Crompton's chArge, where he intimates that, but for the existing state of the law, a sufferer under the circulation given to a calumny by a printed report might lose his opportunity of redress. To this we reply that redress should be claimed at the hands of those who did the wrong. We abstain from entering into the particular case which happened to be tried, but we affirm, as the plain and obvious dictate of reason and justice, that if the report of a speech carries injury to any one, the speaker, and not the reporter, shotild be accountable for it—exactly as in the case of a threatening letter _ the writer, and not the Post- office, is Chargeable with the offence. A public speaker addresses his audience with all the liabli ties attending publication. He knows that he will be reported ihe intendi to be reported ; if he were not reported he would think himself ill-used, and he should be prepared therefore to take the conse quences of the position he assumes. We admit en tirely that for wrong there should be remedy, but we say that this remedy should be sought from the wrongdoer himself. A third argument against the freedom thus claimed for the press is occasionally brought for ward, and seemed to be indirectly alluded to in the speech of the plaintiff's counsel. It implies that there is some discrimination incumbent upon journalists—that they ought to report some speeches or parts of speeches or proceedings, and not others, and that while professing to give an account of what actually took place, they should subject this a ccoun t to certain modifications at their own proper discr'etiora. We make bold to as sert that this ground will not be fond tenable for a moment. It stands to reason that a report, if it is to be worth anything at all, should be a full re port and a true one. If it were otherwise, no superstructure could be raised upon it, as nobo iy could tell whether some suppression or omission might not change the import of what was left. In plain truth, it is utterly impossible that an editor could apply such judgment to all the rep urts coming before him, and even if the nature of things did admit it, who, we ask, would recommend or tolerate for one moment a system under which in what purported to be a full report of some public meeting any speech might be omitted altogether or garbled at the publisher's discretion ? We cannot affect to consider such a point as admitting of argument at all. Gross violations of public decency we can, of course, exclude from our columns, but, with such rare exceptions, a report should neces sarily reflect the proceedings in question with all the simplicity and truthfulness of a mirror. And now we will state in plain language, and in half-a-dozen words, what is th e rea l difficulty, at the bottom of all this question. It is this :—That those duties cf the press which everybody recog nises in practice are not recognised in law. There is not a man who would not say the newspapers "ought" to report the proceedings of public meet ings ; in fact, this very function follows in the shape of an absolute obligation upon the existence of a free preys at all. When, however, the matter is brought to the test of law, the professional func tions of a journalist are ignored, and the circula tion which in the performance of a well-known duty he has mechanically given to an injurious speech is represented as snaking him the responsi ble author of the injury. It is true that he may be sometime—we trust very often—protected by the manly justice of such a jury as sat at Durham, but we look to Lord Campbell and the Committee of Lords for such an ;Assimilation of law and reasonr may give us a final and comprehensive security. The new Easter piece by Mr. F. Talfourd is to be read at the Haymarket on Thursday next. It is founded upon the mythological story of Atalanta. Miss Blanche Fane has a very nice character in it. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Jane Hallett, of Whitty Head Friend near Netberbury, Dorset, suffered for many years from a bad leg. From the knee to the ancle it had severa wounds, so that she was unable to stand or move about the house. She tried a variety of means and applica tions, but without obtaining a cure. By the blessing of Pots, ls. 1 2 1 d. and God and using only three pots of Poor Man' s and taking three boxes of pills, she was perfectly cured.' Dr. Roberts's Poor Man's . Friend,. for . wounds and erup tions ls. 1.d., 2s. 9d tions of every description, is sold . in 2s. 9d. each. His Pilulm Antlscrophulm, for all im purities of the blood, is sold in boxes, 4s. 6d., uls., and 2f2s. each, by all medicine vendor's ' throughout the United Kingdom and Colonies. id Sporting Intelligence. TANTE RSALL'S. —MONDAY. Speculation was not actively resumed until late in the afternoon, when the business of paying art(' receiving on the Liverpool events was concluded. The betting was remarkably dull, and few important changes were effected in the latest published " price current." DONCASTER HANDICAP.-3 to 1 would have been taken about Odd Trick, but 5 to 2 was the highest offer on the field. 5 to 1 was laid early in the afternoon against Codrington, but subsequently 6 to 1 was betted. Toe Martlet was in some request at 7 to 1, and 591. was laid once on him against ()Arington. In the city during the morning St. Giles had been heavily backed, but a notice on the glass stated that he was struck out at 2.30 p.m. HOPEPUL STAKES.—Heroine was well supported at 4to 1, and finally at 7to 2. A. "pony" was inveeted on Heroine, Peregrine, and Fly-by-day, against the field. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.—The principal trans action; were rel'itive to "lots." St. Giles, Sir CAP: Skirmisher, and Adamas were hacked for about 2001. against the field, and 7 to 4 to 69/. was laid against S Giles, Sir Colin, and Skirmisher. Not one of the anima quoted was backed outright for a good sum. CHESTER CUP.— The favotinte was firm. The prices quoted against Mincepie end St. Giles were booked to small amounts only ; the odds against Yellow Jack were laid to 501. Two THOUSAND.—Vedette was decidedly the fill; favourite, 6 to 1 being taken freely about him, and offered against Loyola, 5 to 2 was laid against them coupled : 5 to 1 was the highest offer on the field at the close. 1001. was invested on Schiedam at 7to Ir, and backers would have gone on at th e p r i ce . Lord 0 1 the Hills was in force, and from 100 to 8 he quickly ad' vanced to 10 to 1, taken. DERBY.-500 to 30, and afterwards 13 to 1 to 501 ' were laid against Loyola ; 10 to 1 was taken about Lord Ciifden's lot to 501. Victor was backed several times 93 1,000 to 10, and in some quarters, 1,000 to 15 was t-tken. The last bet which came under our notice was 2,000 to 25. The only bet about Blink Bonny was 1 . 1 to Ito a " pony." 1,000 to 25 was laid against bet winning the Derby and Oaks. A lot of ten was take° repeatedly against Vie field, the investments in the aggr" gate amouLting to 750/. CLOSING PRICES. DONCASTER HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst Odd Trick (take 3 to 1) 6to 1 agst Codrington (taken) 7to 1 agst Martlet (taken) 7to 1 agst Mary (taken) HOPEFUL STAKES, DONCASTER. 7to 2 agst Heroine . (4 to 1 taken freely) 5 to 1 agst Peregrine (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 6to 1 aget St. Giles (taken) 7to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) 7to 1 agst Sir Colin (taken) 10 to 1 aget Adamas METROPOLITAN STAKES. Offers to take 11 to 1 about Gitana. Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. sto 1 agst Vedette (6 to 1 taken freely) 6 to 1 agst Loyola (offered) 7 to 1 agst Schiedam (taken freely) 7to 1 aget Sydney (taken) 9to 1 agst Lambonrn (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lord of the Hills (taken) sto 2 agst Vedette and Loyola coupled (taker) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 asst L-amington • 16 to 1 not Mincepie (taken) 20 to 1 agst St. Giles (taken) 40 to 1 aget Yellow Jack (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 aget Lord Clifden's lot (taken) 14 to 1 agst Mr. W. I'Anson's Blink Bonny 18 to 1 aget Loyola (taken) 25 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh (take 30 to 1 agst Arsenal (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Blue Jacket (taken) 1000 to 15 agst King of the Forest (taken) 2000 to 25 agst Victor (taken) NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. Nominations for the Northumberland Pate. Two miles. subs. Age. Graeculus Esuriens 5 : , ;!;irtnisher Bobby B 4 Colt by Birdcateher— Age. Tempest Preston Alma The Scotchruan Hamlet El Hakim Colt by Annandale.-- out of Messalina Daisy Prince of Orange Greencastle 4 Ve .etta Baro,la King of Scotland Polestar Relapse Codrington . 3 Risebar Sunrise Kingmaker Sprig of Shillelagh 3 Vandal 5 Marchioness Forbidden Fruit 4 Heir of Linne 4 Warlock Siding Six and Eightpeoce .•• 3 Cock of the North Redcar Imporieux The Assayer ....... 6 Maid of Ma,,bam 4 G 9,41 Friday Typee Artillery Underhand Homoeopathist Captain Po w lett 3 Coup de Main 4 Filly by Burgundy— Prioress Mongrel St. Clair Ephorus Janet Bolton 5 Humourist Victoria . . 4 J , pity Gaudy L' , rd Derwentwater General Williams La Vietirne 4 Commoner Magnifier Ari bbas Little Nell 4 None so Pretty Pantomime a Country Markets. CHELMSFO: The wheat trade to-day w samples in somo instances reali Barleys were scarce, and mu; other things unaltered in value, Wheat, white, old, per s. s. qr. 34 72 new 37 71 old 32 G.! new 32 62 Barley 34 45 Chevalier ...39 51 Grinding 34 45 Malt 73 77 Chevalier 75 79 LD—MARCH 6. ras somewhat firmer, the best ising an advance of Is per qr• st be quoted ls. dearer. A" 0. 1 1 .„ Oats, per qr ;...24 3 " Peas, Partridge 41 43 White 39 46 Boiling 39 4 , 5 Dun 37 ...,, 3 ' Beans, Tick .35 of f Harrow ticks 39 4 1 Mazagan 34 36 Ditto, new 34 31 red, COLCHESTER— MARCH 7. Prices to-daywere as follow :—Wheat, white, 603 to 6 8 4 red, 50s to 608; barley, 41s to 508 ; oats, 24s to 26e ; besot Mazagan, 34s to 36s ; middle and small, 36s to 443 ; peas' white, 3Ss to 42s ; grey, 3Ss to 425. Official Statemen t of the Quantities of Corn, Ste., received in the port of London, f rom th e following ports, from March 2 to 7, both inclusive. ,:. . . „i . g Al6'3 A p. Colchester ( 25 620? '29 Elarwich Leigh - 219( 4 It aldon 1 2 ) , 950' 25 75 o 1 1083 i 97 ( 100 124 305 1 18 ;151 KIRKCALDY—MARCH 7. To-day we had good supplies of wheat and oats, but small of barley. Sales slow for the two former, at the rates of last week ; the latter sold readily at is per qr. advance. Wheat. I Barley. i O a t s . I Beano. First 6os Od 45s Od 31s Od I Os ° J Second Third 3os Od 34s 01 , 22s Od Os Od Oatmeal, 36s to 38s per bag of 2801 b. COAL MARKET.—MARCH 9. Prices of Coals per ton at the close of the market. e. d. Solywell l5 Bell's Primrose l2 6 Longridge's Wst Hartley 15 3 Walker Primrose ... 13 6 Tanfield Moor l3 0 Wallsend, go. • d• Russell's Hetton 15 0 Brown's Moor High Main 13 0 liambton l6 6 Haswell 17 . 3 Kepier Grainge ... 16 • &ugh Hall l5 0 South Kelloe 15 6 Pensher 15 a South Hetton 10 9 Stewart's. 17 3 Cassop 15 0 Kelloe 16 3 Lumley 15 0 Vi r allaend, &c. Eden Main l5 6 Wharncliffe 13 6 Belmont 13 6 Braddyll l5 9 Hatton l7 0 Framwellgate l5 0 Birchgrove Graigola 2O 0 Tee■ l7 0 llartlepool l5 6 Whitworth l4 6 %lips at_market...lo I Sold 7B BIRTHS. OF • SOX. On the Sth inst., at 14, Porehester-square, the wife of Richard Baxter, Esq. On the 9th inst., at Upper Clapton, M rs. m Maxwell. OF A DATIGITTEIt. On the 9th inst., at 4, Charles-street, Lowndes-Ruare9 the Lady Anne Sherson. On the 9th inst., at 21, Lowndes-street the wife of Colonel G o ulburn, Grenadier Gua r d s. , MARRIED. On the 7th inst., at St. James's Paddington, John Blowier basset Godfrey, M.D., seventh son of the late Capt. Godfrey, R.N., of the Abbey, Tralee, daughter of Joh n R oger Rush, Esq., of Craven-hill, litde• park. Ireland, to Mary, th e third On the 2d inst., at St. George's, Ramsgate, J. Lefever. Esq., of London and Chertsey, to Amelia Emm; the 10 1 / surviving daughter of Mr. Kempton, of Camberwell, SurreP DIED. On tho Bth inst. in in Albemarle-street, Colonel Godfre T hornton, late Gr en adier Gaards, of Moggerhanger, Bedford' shire, aged 61. On the 7th inst., at Bath, Lady Bateman, widow of the late Sir Hugh Bateman, Bart. On the Bth inst., at 29, Burton-crescent, the wife of the Rev. Samuel Garratt, aged 35. On the 7th inst., Thomas Nunn, Esq., of ',milord House, near Maningnee, Essex, aged 79. On the 6th inst., at Richmond, Yorkshire, Mr. Thom ?elm, for many years connected with the turf as a celebrated trainer, aged 67. 72. 0 n the 6th inst., at Finchley, Henry Bouncy, Esq., aged On the sth inst., at 2, Bi s h o p' s - r o a d, Bayswater, Mr • C• Goodman. - _ LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDIO YOU 4O, of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office. No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the counW of Middlesex, Tuesday, March 10, 1857. 290 • 754 150 25 20 20 50 20 18 20i 100 100 22 all all 15 25 all 100 00 all rod ioo 100 I,s9d 108 all all all all FOR: IIGN. 183 i 741 86 2(4 I 5 3 i 51 i 82 218 i 5 i i 26 k 114 i 5 1 i 5 i i 34 25 gib 32i 2 19 i 10i k 961 85 6 68i i 25 10 1.0.6 20 25 25 1.2 h 20 Paidl 100 100 all 100 all 100 25 50 25 100 5.1 50 50 50 25 10 12 50 25 St. 12i 12 121 St. all 100 100 100 100 3i 100 20 12i 25 20 St. 100 all 100 100 all all 2112 14 20 1.4 s 11013, 1886 d 16/151 Ili 'Ts 15 all all an all 86 102 10 17 10 75 20 10 44i S$ 904 i 0 1 i