The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-21 00:00:00

WI 0 E t tar, ri 'boa AND COIVIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. 4 eaounts from Liverpool state that the Co tton Market yesterday closed with a very animated a ppearance, and..prices of all descriptions w ere V. per lb. dearer. The sales amounted to ' 2 )000 baits, 2,000 of which were taken by the spe enlAlors. The Railway Share Market dosed (Inic tlY, and prices were without any material alteration . the more activity has been experienced in " markets for Foreign 'and Colonial Produce this l eek, in consequence of a disposition on the part t he clu i rttations. r Tor some time past the transactions B egir have been very much circumscribed and Ic lera having found it difficult to effect sales have at length found it necessary to submit to lower Prices. 'At the public sales durin g the last t,Ao or t hree day s a decline of ls. per cwt. has taken p lace. Co ffee t has remained tolerably steady , b ut Costa, b tea haß declined fully ls. per cwt. Cocoa has ee n r tther dearer: Tea remains dull and rice is q 2 rathe r lower rates. In spices there has not been m uch activity and there is no alteration of import ance in values. Sal tp.-tre has realised full prices, ri tallow has scarcely supportel the late advance. The dividend on the South Wales Railway Com- Pli lfa shares is stated to be at the rate of 3k per e ' l it against 4 per cent. at the same time last year. Is has caused a decline in the value of the share.. Later advises have • been received from neiica by the steamer Ariel, which has : o ught 35,0001. in specie for England, 25 , 0001 for t ' i f a ee, and 2,4001. for Bremen. It is stated tha t amount of specie exported to Europe from the r z niencement of the year to end of July was )280,000/ , but not wit so • c3.42.n t ive shipments the bullion in the City Banks :as steadily maintained. On the I st instant stick h e th ese establishments was 2,600,0001. The following r e larks ou the commercial prospects of New York ; ,. 46/ frOm the .New York Herald There 4.3 reason to believe that the imports will continue to be enormous during the months % f August and September. On the strength "' th e t ar iff our merc h an t s have strained them means to the utinod; to give copious orders t 0 the manufacturers abroad ; while the excellent t r° P Prospers of We West encourage the western Th --. teitants to be liberal in their orders to their ec)tr spoudents here. We look for a continuation some iinas to come in the increase of im l t rts both at this and other ports. As to means for paying for them, it is now ob ees . that the crops in Europe are goihg to h a 4 b e BO bountiful that our grain will 41 -I. " T Y Pay the cost of freight to Liverpool. We t:1 14 expect to get on as well as we can without i !'igtl demand. Especially in view of the pend 4‘4eg Movement for the increase of railway fares, it of e ,. rn , 'very unlikely that any considerable portion 'tie harvest will be moved this fall. We cannot e xpect the cotton bills before the beginning of the There remains, then, only the two old a Ves with whi c h we have so often been obliged to PaY our European debts—paper securities and gold. 0 . 6 Eastern Counties mreting is now going on • or : satisfactory c wanner, Mr. Love te'ng in . the r l, 4 'r• - A. dividend of ss. per share on the olis,,li ated sfock : is proposed in the,report. Toe chair urged th e p ro p r i e t ors to oppose the bill.. in t:ita'ment-giving the Post-ce authorities power avail themselves at: any time of the railway with= , s ' i t consulting the interest of the proprietors. Tile 9 Poit was ultimately adi,pt,d. Tile Money Market is rather easier, and the do "44a.d is less active. 'Firs-Vass Paper is negotiated at 58 j and in some cases at even 5 1 per cent. Renewed weakness ii apparent in the English 44 E. Market, a decline of a per cent. hay g °Cen t r e d to-day. Several sales have b een m 4d .ei which, iu the absence of large inve4ineuts on ba t ' Part of tne public, have pro iuced- this move -41!". • Console have been 94, anti 90i for a ; d il e n .Y„, while for the account they have teen 94 duyi to 91. The New Threes are 911-1 ; and is Reduced, 91k # ; Exchequer 81114 are 4s. to 3s. Foreign; and th e B on d B, 981 . I n di a S. ock is 213 i. ai securities are still without the leaSt ( 1: 1 2 . 1 of anitna - i.n. Tuthisk 6 per Cent?. hive Itti e wed t o 9 4j an d t h e 4 per C en t s . are 991 991 ''an 42 per Cents. ate 99, Do. Salad Bi.inds 94 -Mexican 24, and Brazilian 4i per Cents. tt) le followi ng are th e nominal prices of Foreign c 8 u , :---- Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 ; MexiPeere Cents 22i ; Peruvian 44 per Cents. 81 83 ; eZ t t uguese 3 per Cents., 44i ; Rat.siai. 5 per 112 114 ; -,panisty I wt tlents., 40 401 ; aP. Z v e ferletl, 251 ; do. Ctrdficates,, 51 6/ ; de. k, e' 5 ei• -34 rs• D. Bell, Son and Co., report that during I ta rst week the transletions in Atneric.tn and 4p prices w aY Bonds have ben f.-ly and uuiwportant, Prices continue vvi' how alteration. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES t r oited St a t es 6 per Cents..... uited States 6 per Cent. Bonds Alab STATE SECURITIES. k a lna 5 per Cent •• eryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... , 4e fLchusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). Lasissippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. B onds - 40 ki,„ P e _ aliPpi 5 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... 20 te"ueYlvania 5 per Ce•it. Stock T e tto sylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds ...1877... 78 v ir e llcffisee 6 per Cent. Bonds - v 6 ellaila 6 p er C en t. B on d s .1886... 80 gt i lic , 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ...1888... 83 LOANS OF CITIES. N lO 9 ton 4i per Cent. Bonds .. atreal 0 per Cent. Bonds sv Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock till .. RAILROAD BONDS. on] C en t ra l 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, lir Convertible 1875... 89 ti li n° l ll Central 6 pereent 1315 S 7 ' n eis Central 7 per Cent. Freeland P'ondi - 1860...102 le4 - lialli!ate.igs ' Central (Shares), $3O pi'l ••• • ''''' ... 14 16 p - `ll an Central Bp. Cent., Convert-1860— 11 . 1:)o. 1869... 89 9 1 do. do. th ew York Central 7p. Cent., Convertr 1 864 ... 88 90 17 York Convertible Central 6 per Cent., not .. 79 8 1 1883 New. York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort- Tin!!orlBF3... 80 S 2 „„. k anti b r i e 7' Cent. Convertible 1862... 65 66 4 ' l • York and Erie .7 per Cent. Sinking Fund - 1875... 75 77 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1805... c ennsylvania Central 6p. Cent.. lstMort 1880... 86 88 The trans4ctions entered into in the Railway S hare Mark e t -b-clay have been limi.ed. • • Prices, however, have undergone - some slight variations. G 7 rear, Western, South-AN estern, and North Btitish lqiproved about 54. ; and Caledonian; 10s. ; Mid land and North-E otern (Bt-rwick) declined ss. ; Brighton 10s., and South-'astern and Sol rth Wales 3./. • The Foreign and Colonial lines are Very_quiet. Paris and Lyons hive improved about 55., and Great Luxembourg and Saki i re a d Meuse realised YestrdaY's cloota - lons. East Indi-in improved 55., 'encl.l\l4dras Guarant , e , l about ss. Grand Trunk 41 :0 Great Western of Car:ada were ste tdy. Mines, Planl,s, and Miscellaneous Shares have . ,been d epresse d , and in oust instnees the dealing s tare been at lower rates. London and County Bank receded ss. ; London Joint Stocb, 10s. ; Ottoman Bank, ss. ; and Union of London, ss. El-otric telegraph have decline I lUs. ' Royal Mail Steam, London General Ominbus C ompa n y, and Crystal Palace, barely rellise previous values. iieueemnble. Hr Cent 1867-1868...104 105 • 1808...104 105 .. 78 , - .88 PO ..100 - 188,3... 89 91 .1856-181 _183:. 74 7G %BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. From the Octal Lut:l 3 Per Cent. l':erinced AnDnitli Ner c 3n t noz,e o t, ew Per Cent, Annuitlc2, Cat a Stock ..4kiAt.,s for Ac( reZlhequer Bills, • .1.u4;0 Businees Core, . h ;] A . DIA _ . Olg A A . 21.3 94 COl !tit) .11 .4 3 d S lsehequer Ditto, t , 359 V.ICES OF FOREIGN FONDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Cimt. ........ Ditto. 1852, 4i per Cent. It a per L'ou. ....... tto Account . ......... ................. RuS3iß.n Ronda, 11 , 2;,, £ St., 5 per Cent.,. I ' , it to, 4A ner Cent. • ................. . th, Ditto Small"t... T arkia Bonds, 6 per cent • • tto Account . 94$ Ditto Guartpteed, I per Cent, 99 Dividends on the above payau e ;„ TWO O'CLOCK. 9 I. ~ 1 p 3 d ~ 1 p 2 d poi Ce4' ............... 061 22A Consols, money Consols aoco,int THE CHILTERN E 4 UNDREDS.—Our Paris contemperary the. Preesc in a memoir of the la',e states, w i t h a ll gravity, that in "August, 1853, he h e . c ame the representative of the division of Chiltern." (ths fact being that he then left Parliament by accepting the , Chiltern Hundreds), "and IN a 3 at the same time appointed to a high command in the East Indies.", aA Shr. Paid RAmweis. I2i 10 1 A.mlIg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junc 50 all Belfast & Ballyraeul 1.3 i all Birmng. Wolverh. dr .tenr Valley St. 100 Birkenhd. Laucsh. & Cheshire Junct 25 all Black burn 25 all Myth k Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) St. 100 Bristol do Exeter St. 100 Ca1ed0nian....... ..... St. 100 Mester & Holyhead 50 all Cork and Bandon... 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass 20 all Cornwall 10 all D.., • A 10 8 D B 50 45 Dublin&l3elfastJunc 25 all Dun. P. drAber.June. ..... . St. 100 East Anglian 20 all Eastern Counties ... St. 100. EasternUnion,A.stk. St. 100 Do., do. B. ., 25 8i Do. New A 25 172 East Kent ... . St. 100 East Lancashire ..... 20 all East Suffolk 10 4 Do. St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgw ,, 0 all Bdinh. and Peebles t. 100 Edinb.Prth.drDunde 0 all Forthana ClydeJunc St. 100 Furness St. 100 Glasgow & S.Wester 10 all Great N. of Scotlan.: it 100 Great Northern St. 100 ,Do., A. Stock •t. 100 IDo., B. Stock St. 100 'Gt. V I . &West. (Ire. St. 100 Great Western. ... St. 100 Do. Str.V.B gua. S 12 all Irish South-Eastern 5C all Lancaster & Carlisle. 16i W . - )o., Thirds... 10. New Thirds 54.100 'Awash. &Yorkshir 16 I 6 )0., do. F X 1.6 . 3 , Wst. Riding If , 20 I al' Ili '.ondon & Blackwa St. 10( ',ond.Bright&S.Cs' St. 100 I,ondon &N. Wester /0 all Do. Fifths ...... 10 all )o. 121. 5 Eighths .' ..... St. 10P 'ondon & S.="earer 25 all rindndrry.irColeraii . 25 all r.ndndrry. & Euuisk St. 1011 'fanch.Shef.dtiLincln.ll 10 , 1 Nietropoli tan 110 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's, arrangement 4idland Birming.& Derby idland West.(lr. ) 5i - 5i Si - 9 67 - 69 7i - 8i 88 - 90 78i - 79 35 --. 36 .. - •• 4 - • 5 . - ••• 9 - 10 20 - 118 - 11$ 31 - 34 48 - 51 - 18 26 - 97 61 -- 63 83 —33 a 01 - 103 8 - 9 97 - 88 90 - 92 21 - 123 03 - 105 53 - )3 - 65 72 - 75 6 - 8 I. 6 - 8 99 - 9912 ,„ •••• ••• 6 - 61 I 04 - 106 02 - 1.04 ad 94 - 40 - 4.1 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 , aii 25 all 50 9 20 all ••• 831 - 84 - st3i ►o. Shares. . leweastle & Carl isle.. Vewpt.Aberg.&Tirfd vewry & Enniskillen gewry, Warrenpoint ... - ... 141 - 15 & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. At Dock Stock . . . Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. E :stern -- Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London & S. Wstn., Ramp. stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. ds S. Westrn. June Oxfoid Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Portsmouth Rhy mney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdo . St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer Sonth Devon 'South Ea5tern......... Do. 41 per:. Shares 'South Wales... ........1 Riwr Dui! ,D 0...... 63 - 65 3i - 31 45: - 46 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 l 15i 50 all St 1 10(1 St. too 10 31.1 95 - 95 231 - 24 2f - 11 ,- 45 - 46 73 - 79 95 - 97 20 17i 20 all Wiall 4A - -- 3i 7 - 8 10 - 10' 32 - 33 Gi - SA(I 20 16 10 10 St. WO St. 100 St. 100 104 -- 106 24 -- 25 48 -- 50 -- 2 lAi -17 i 72 -- 73 10 50 all St. 100 10 all St. 100 20 all 20 10 20 all 25 all 25 15 5 -- .F 7 144 -- 5i -- 9 -- 11 40 -- 42 IStaines,Wok.,&Wok. IStockton & Darling.. Do. do., 18:54 Do. do., 18.15 Stoel:ton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. Thames Tray. D. &R. Vale of Neath......, Waterfd. & Kilkenny Water ford&Limerick West Coi 216 -; 22 - 4 !Co all i 0 all !O all .0 all West End of London and Crystal Palace., 7 - 3 - 5i - 5i 5 all 5 all 20 all 10 all 20 all 10 all Do. A Do. B West London ... 1 Do. First Class Do. &cowl Class Wnabledon &Groydov . -- ... ... - P.RITISH POSSESSIONS. leo I all Atlan. and St. Law. 18 9 Inombay,Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 4 d par 18 I all Do. 201 i 104 Buffalo & Lake Hur, 41 4}d 100 1100 Buff. , Brnt. &Go "ch.l 100 1100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Ang.,'72 92 Do. do., 1 July, '73 85 90 100 1100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 85 90 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 20 I 2s'ld 'Central ond e ( Lim. ) 20 10s ICeylon A s.);are's 20 1 I Do. B. d' 174 all 'Demerara • 20 2s. 'Eastern Bengal St. 100 I East Indian 100 101 20 15 j Do. C Shares d - - par 100 all Do, 44 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 100 all Do. do. do., '59, do. 20 all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 20/ 201 St. 100 Ge.. Trunk. of Canada 50 52 100 all Do. 6p c. Deben B5 87 , 20 all 'Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c. 19 5 191 1 20 4 'Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. 4 201 all ;Gt. Westn. of Canada 21 21/ 201 l 0 Do. New 100 all Do. Bds., payable '57 99 101 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O lO5 110 100 all Do, do., '73, do. [OO all Du. do:, '73, without option 106 103 20 all Madras, guar. 44 p.c lB 19 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. 19. i —2O 20 10 Do. 44 p. c. Exten. 1j d 1 20 5 Do. 11 Ex., g. sp.c. d par 20 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. 20 ss. Oude. (Limited) I 20 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c I 20 all Do --- ••• - lip FOREIGN. -------- & 10 I all I A 71tWrp Rotterdam , 20 18 Ardennes... 5 all iselgian East. Junct. 20 16 11eziers to Graissessac 6 all .Carmeaux & Toulous - Coal Mines and Ry 20 12 Dutch Rhen ish ..... . \ 20 all Eastern of Franco ... 20 all Do. New 20 2s. i Euphrates Valley 20 18 iGt. Central of France 20 all Great Lusemhotuz 1G . 4 Italian Junction 20 all Lake Coust. & Bale 20 all Lieire and Turnhout 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.} 20 all Lyons and Geneva 20 all Lyons ST. Mediterran, 333 all Maria Ante - Ja lt) all I no . Now 20 all Namur k Liege 20, all Do. do. 6p. c. Prof 16 all Northern of Fra&ce 10 all NorwegianTrnk. Pref 20 all Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans tßeei fe Qz San Fray., 71; ali all rPernara.) a. 7 p. c. ,Rome and Frmatti—. Royal I)anish "• Loyal Swedish Sambre and Meuse , 16 I di - )o. 5i per cent. pref, 20 all Southern of Prance. B , 10 1 al al l l " bWoe" Flas penrdecrs Pref 20 all ,W.&N. W. of Franc , 20 6 ,Western of Austria.. 20 all West. of Switzeilln , 1 6 all Wiesbaden ' 6 all Do. 8 p. cent. prof. 20 I all Zealand ......... . ,—. 68 - 6g i - lh 44 - 5 - - 411 - 4$ 27 -27 i iii 2 24; 7 - TA _ :eil I— 4,•,, 2u : 27 ••• - 7 g 19 - 34 - 34 9 - 10 33 - 35 3 57 - 5? d Pa: i g• a — 74 7i -I 25 - 26 4/ --- 5 9 -- 2i 4 - 28. 4 2 0 5 all lB A B a a t r a l o j f a O s E l la g l JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 47 89 100 50 Batik of Londonypt 4 50 0 a al lB l l 0 41 13 , ,1 1..i i.tt : It C is. o loi l fti B in k . e C ca o nh . — Li • 20 100 50 City 6l 66 64A 100 25 ;oionial 100 20 tiommercial of Lond :• 20 all F.n4 • Seot.4zAus.Cht , 101 192. 20 all Lon• Ch. Bk.of Aust. —18 i 20 all Ditto Now ........ 50 20 'KM Op and Connty 29i 50 Lnd..Slß.Bakng.Corp 50 10 London 4ointsronx.. 293 100 20 LonlandWestminsi. 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New ............... 50 22. Natio , r , lß ...... ••• 20 all New South Wales 46 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 35,i 3GA I 20 15 Ottoman Bank ...... 1 14 't 14 100 15 Proving lal of Ireland -- 10 all Do. New 5 1 R.Ans:l3.&G.Im•Co . . ••• , 25 all South A oNtra I lia 25 all Union of Australia 5l 5 21 2 ... 2i Do. Jew 6 7 50 10 Union of London 26 100 50 llaityAlutual 1 00 160 Nyeatrak of Lond l2 11(11 frIARAIdS--.-„1-his Day.) RAILWAYS. Business done this day. Clewing Price yesterday T SUN, I.O , NDON. FRIDAY le N' I U-7, AUGUST 21, 185 7 EATLWAYS. Let,,Lai; Companies 00 Buckghamsh 1 00 Clydere-"Ale Jc. ' all Col.Stour Vy. 1.00 E.Lin. g. 6 p., all E. U. H. Sh. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neila. Direct 1 00 Do. New all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hull (sr Selby. all Do. Shares. all Do. 1 Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference 100 Lon. Til., &S. 74 Do. Blrk. Sh. all Manch.Bxton. and Matlock 100 Mdld. Bradfd. 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. 50 all N. & Est.s p.c. 50 all Do. 6 per et 50 all Do.Fixedsp c 25 all Prest. & Wyre 14 all Do. Shrs. h St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. 10 all Shrews.& Her 12 all S. Stallordsh 50 , all WearVal.g6pc 25 I all Do St. 100 ,Wilts&Sorarst 50 25 12A 12i 20 Ln.&N.W.' (laletiou ... E.U.61E.0 Gt.Northni E. Count. Caldonian. Do Irestia Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do Ln. &N. W & E. Count Do Do Do L. drIS. W Do Gt.Northnl T. Brassey M. MCI ean Stk.&Dar Do Gt.Westn PREF EREN :5 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p e.pref. (issd. at 501.) 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares 100 Caledn. £lO 41 p. c 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 P.C 100 Do. do. 5 per cent al I Cork enandon 51 p all Dnn.Perth. &Aber.J 2 E. Anglian Cls, ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo. l all Do. No. 2 ......... .. all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. all East Un., G. 6 P. c. all Do. 51., 0 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. ..3.1 rt.. de. pe.e 00 East Lancash .6 p.cts all E.&W. York. J. sths 5 Edin.& GI. sp. c. Sh. 100 ' Ed.Prth.&Dun. 4p.0 100 Furness, 5 p. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 101 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. 100 Do. 41 per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom. all Gt.N .of Scot.lst Pre 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per e. Pref. St. .1 Gt. W. (B. &H. Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 41 p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred.. 4 per vnt. 100 r;0 sp. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh • all Do, Chester Bp. c. P. S all Do. do. 5 p e. do 00 Do. Birm. Gna. Stc 1 all Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do all Do. do. do. 100 Lan.& York. 6 pc, St, 100 ).0n.&13. G. 5 pc.No. 1 100 Do. ,P. , 5 p.c. St. N 0.2 100 Do. NOW Guar. 6p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4 100 LOll. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et... 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares 12 all Lonely. & Color. 1 Sh. 121 all Londy.&Ennis. 1 Sh, St. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 6 44 Do. do. do. £6 . St. 100 Do. do. 34 per cent . 121 all Marypt. k Carl. 4 p.c. 121 all Do. 41 per cent 120 10. 1 So. do. St. 100 vlid.Consol.6 p.c. St St. 100 Do. Con. Br. Bi r. 6 p.c St. 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St St. 100 Do. L. & 1.1. Pref. St 10 all New., Ater. , &c., pr 5 p. c.red. 5 p. c. pm 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et all lorfk .D eb. 4 p.c. Sh 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. 847 100 North British ..... 34 Dn. 71. Preference 100 E. Berw. 4p. c. Prf: 81 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6pc No.l 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York EL &S. Par all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do p. c. 2d guar all Scot. Cent. New Pref. 1100 Se.N. E. Aber. g, .6p .c. 1100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. 'lOO Do. d 0.34 p.c. pr. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 41 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann,) of 21 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent 100 Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c 100 Do. do. 41 p. c all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do. ; all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 P.c. till July 1, '53 5 all Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. 6 = k St. 20 St. St. St. - 97 • •• .. = 6 St. St. 111 - 115 1 112 - 116 I - - 12i - 70 - 72 114 - 116 105 =lO7 100 - 102 60 - 62 10} - INi sa-- 91 - 93 82 - 84 83 - 85 98 - 100 9i - 10 164 1711 68 72 18i 154 1 14 14i. 135 - 139 113 - 115 153 - 155 I - 61 - Cu 130 -- 132 97 -- 99 87 -- 89 11 - ii; •.. - 102 - 104 - 96 if - 1. 21 -- 22.1. i .12 - 114 - 105 18 - 19 221 - 23 98 - 109 95 - 100 - 11 - BRITISH MTNES. . . 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk. 15. 162 20 14 British Iron .... ... . 6 7 20 Condiirow (Cambrn.) 115 125 10 1 Dev. Gt. Onsls. (Tay.) 140 450 ... 14s Great South Tolgus 16 —l7 ... 11/3 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.y 7 72 ... 7 Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) 3 -- 4 ... 13s Lady Bertha ... 74 N. Frances (Illogan) 9 11 ... . N.W.Rtsset (Illogan) 172 182 ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 3 4 ..... 1i Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 20 21 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 42 -7- 51 ... Os. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 13 -- ii ... 2 S. Caradon (St. Clear 315 325 ... 2S. Cam Brea (Mogi/. 5 6 ... 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 285 295 5 4 Tam. s. & L.Min. Co 1i 13 10 9 Tin Croft 4 4i ... 10 Un.Minen (Gwennap) 140 160 ... 1266,V. of Towey (Carom.) , 3 1 ... 14 W. Basset (Illogan). . 262 272 - ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) il5 125 ... 54 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 220 230 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 290 300 ... 52 Wh, Edward(Calstck) 5 54 ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 22 24 5 a .., 8 Wh.Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 48 50 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 23 25 20 7 Australi : ,l OßElGN MINES. i— 3 . 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(iisued at 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada . ... 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 12 -- 14 1 .1 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica-- . . ...d 40 all Cobra Copper 4 .3 45 . . 16 Copiapo 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 13 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 201 a al il l P ll on ve t. 2•P Sil Hondo :1 Sail ' 5 7' .•• 5 1 Port Philip — ... 30 16.. Santiago de Cüba 1 all -touth Australian 1 all Do. Scrip - ". 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Pref. . . ... 282 all United Mexican 32 33 33 MISCELLAN EOUS. 25 19 Australian Agricult. 21 —221 i 10 all Australis. Royal Mail ... ... 1 ---10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4A 5 1 50 40 Brit. American Land 35 - 40 1 ' 100 32e, Canada St. 100 Do.G).6pc.Jar`kJu'y li4 —11 i St, 100 Do, e r.c.Feb.&./Aug ... ~.., St. 100 D 0.6 p.c . M ar. bopt ... •—... St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 30 35 25 all Do. Pref. 7. p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace l3 13 12 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France ... 1 3 Dustou Iron Ore -. 20 18 Eastern Steam. . 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New ............... ... ... 100 all S. Ans, Gov. 6 p.cbds. 106 • 108 25 all South Ans 6 ral. Land 32 34 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip i 1 1 iall Do. Registered ...... 3 ---1 / 20 6 Trns.Ln. Co. Up. Cap. ..4 100 28 2 Van Dleraeu'a Laud... 11 i Kent Vedtee Skirmisher . YORK RACEF4.—(Tbiz Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SCRAMBLE HANDICAP. Beatrice Red, White, and Blue Conductor Fourteen ran. KNAVESMIRE STAKES. Drum our Two ran. GIMCRACK STAKES. Princess Royal Sister to Ellingtor. E;ght ran. GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. Five ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF 00 - JIIVIONS—(I'his Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. GOVERNMENT STORES. Mr. NICOLL asked the Secretary to the Treasury if, with the return ordered for detailed accounts of the receipt and expenditure for navy, for army, including c nnmissariat, and for ordnance services for the year, up to the 31. t day of March, 1856, there will be any ob jection to include a detailed account of the nature and value of public stores in baud at that date ; together with s statement of the produce of sales of condemned and surplus stores during that Tear ; -and it the evidence taken by the Public Contracte- Cumrniziioners would be circulated during the recess? Mr. WILSON said that the return to which the hon. member referred 'had been prepared and laid on the table of the house, and if the hon member would refer to the published quaiterlY accounts he would find, under the head of old stores, what they produced to the revenue. A detailed account of the produce of sales and surplus stores would be very difficult to make out, and he thoneht, the expense, time, and trouble it would entail on the department would not be compensated by the value of toe return when it was made. The report of the Contract Com• mittee had been presented to the house, and he had no doubt it would be circulated during the recess. CHAPLAINS' FOR THE INDIAN ARMY. Sir HARRY VERNEY asked the Secretary for War what number of chaplains had been appointed to accompany the militsry force now proceeding to India ? Sir JOHN RA.MtiI3EN said that the providing of chaplains for the Indian Army devolved upon the East India Company. He believed that there were chaplains at every station in India. FRENCf3 REFUGEES. Mr. WILLIAM W ILLIAMS asked the First Lord of the Treasury, whether there was any truth in the. rumour that, in compliance with an application from the Government of France, she Government of :his country would expel some of the French refugees who have sought an asylum in this country? Lord PALMERSTON said his answer first was that no such application had been made to her Majesty's Government—(bear, hear) —by the Government of France. His next answer was something like the ex cuse given by a parish for not ringing the bells on the restoration of Charles 11., Oat they had none to ring— (laughter)—that the Government had no power to expel them. (Hear, hear.) CHAPLAINS FOR INDIA. Sir H. VERNEY renewed his question on the Chap lains for India, which was answered by Mr. V. Smith in similar terms to Sir J. Ramsden. BISHOP HIND. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether her Majesty's Government were disposed to make provision for a retiring pomion for Dr. Hind, late Bishop of Norwich, now that the retiring pension granted to the late Bishop Bluwfield of 6,000/. per annum had fallen in? Lord PALMERSTON said that the late Bishop of Norwich resigned his hishoprick under circumstances painful to himself but honourable to his personal (dia meter, for, finding that his infirmities prevented him from adequately performing the duties of his high and sacred office, he resigned without any stipulation. It was the intention of her Majesty's Government to have asked the sanction of Parlia tent to sanction some general provision on the resignation of a bishop from age or infirmities, but circumstances had prevented. He hope I, howev,r, next session to be able to do so, and to make it retrospective to meet Dr. Hind's case. At present the Government hai no means Isom which to make a provision for Dr. Hind. SAVINGS BANKS. In answer to a question from Mr. HAMILTON, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEti, de clued to give a positive pledge to re-iuttoduce the Savings Bulks Bill next session, but he should be pre pared next session to propose the appointment of a select committee to enquire into the operation, &c., of Savings Banks. (Rear, hear.) „_ • CUBA. Sir G. P. PECITELL inquired of the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any additional vessels, including gun-boats, had been sent to the West India station for service on the c, , ast of Cuba. Sir C. WOOD said that as' soon as the house voted the ne essary men he ordered four gun-boat 3 to be im mediately got ready fur Cuba. Two of thew wou:d be ready to sad in a few days. went. defended the bill, and urged that ike chin es that had been Made in the bill were by no means of that importance with reference' to its principle attached to them -by the right hon. gentleman though be (Sir Gen. Grey) admitted they were great improve ments. (Hear, hear ) Sir W. HEATHCOTE said the Opposition were by no meaas satisfied with the state of the bi 1, and their declining then to go to a division which would not test the real opinion of the house was not to be taken as con senting on their part to the passing. Mr. AYRTON thought the house had done its duty in making the bill as perfect as possible. [LEFT SITTING I IMPERIAL PARLIADISOT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wochack at five o'clock. TRADE IN OPIUM. Tho:ail of SIIA.FTESBURY nuked the noble and learned lord on the \Voolack when the opinion of the officers of the Crown on the question submitted to them with respect to the legality nr illegality of the trade in opium would be laid before their lordships. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the officers of ti e Crown were unanimously of opinion that there was no illegality in the cultivation and sale of opium, and though the expert of opium to China was not at variance with the treaty, nevertheless they thought it de.iirable that some alteration should be made in the mode of exporting it. He would take care that the opinion should be laid on the table before Phr!iament separated. Lord \VYNDFORD presented a petition from Paisley against the Lunatics (Scotland) Bill. THE DIVORCE BILL. Lord REDESDALE - ga;;;;oiice that upon the com ing up of this bill he should move that the Commons' amendments to the measure be taken into consideration that day three months. From what he knew of the alterations he fait convinced that it would be utterly impossible to thoroughly consider the nature of the amendment= on the la-t day or t , ':o of the session. Lori CAMPBELL said Le felt it would be lament able if the labour of nearly the whole session was to be thrown away by the postponement of the bill. If it wa= nece , eary he hoped the session would be prolonged t afford time for the consideration of this most import tut measure. Lord WYNFORD thought the reasons for postpone ment of such an important questioa were obvious, as the bilzhops were now engaged i❑ the business of their re spective dioceses, and it was alas; lately necessary that they should be present when the bill came back to their lordships' house. Lord MONTE A.GLE hoped the Government would not extend this bll to Ireland, where it was not wanted. If such a measure was forced upon the sister country he thought much discontent would be engendered. The subject then dropped. COMMIT TEES. The fall ming bills passed through committee, viz.:— Dunbar Harbour Loan, Metror clitan Police Stations, Militia . Pay, Revising Barristers (Dublin), Probate and Letters of Administration (Ireland), Mutiny (East India), Joint Stsck Companies Act (1856) Amendment, Parochial Schoolmasters (Scotland), and the Pimlico Improvements. SECOND READING'. The Cu4toms and Excise Bill, and the Customs Bill were read a ,ec , ind time. - BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL, The Commons' amendments to this bill were consi dered and agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMNIONS.—(YEsTER,DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Carew's Estate bill and Keay's Divorce bill were read a third time and pas=ed. RATING OF TENEMENTS. Lord STANLEY moved for returns from the several parishes in the township; in the counties of Lancashire, Suffolk, Hampshire, and Gloucester , hire, respec ively, of the number of tenements assessed to the rate for the relief of the poor made next before the rate LOW collect ing ; specifying the amount of such rate, the number of assessments rated under 41. annual value, at 41. under Si. at 5/. and under 6/., at 6/ and under 81., at 8/ and under 10/. atlol. and under 121., at 121. and under 151, at 151. and under 201., at 201. awl above respectively : of the num ber of tenements assessed at each of these sevetal values of which the occupiers have been excused (so far as the same can be ascertained) : and, of the number and amount of compositions with owners of small tenements. Agreed to. DIVORCE BILL. Several petitions were presented against the Divorce and Matrimonial Caused The amendments to the Divorce, &3., Bill were con sidered. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved to leave out clause 18 and substitute the following : " Applcetion for judicial separation dr restitution of conjugal rights oia any one of the grounds aforesaid may be made by either husbin.l or wife, by petition to the court, or to any judge of assize at the assizes hell for the county in which the husband and wife reside or last resided together, or to the court of quarter sessions of the peace held for the county or borough in which theshusband and wife are or were I,st resident, and which judge of assize and Courts of Quarter Sessions respectively are hereby authorised and required to hear and determine such petition according to the rules arid regulations which shall be under the authority of this act, and the court or judge to which such petition is addresse , l, on being satisfied of the truth of the allegations thereiu containld, and that there is no legal ground why the same should not bL, granted, may decree such judicial separation accordingly, and where the application is by the wife, may make any order for alimony which shall be deemed just : Provi led always, that any judge of assize to whom such petition shall be presented, may refer the same to any of her Majesty's counsel or sergeant-at-law named in the commission of assize or nisi prius, and such counsel or serjeent shall, for the purpose of deciding upon the matters of such petition, all the powers that any such judge would have had by virtue of this act or otherwise." Agreed to. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved a claose - to follow the last, providing fur carrying out its provisions, and for fixing and regulating the fees of the court. Agreed to. Clause 19 in the original bill was struck out. The AT FORNEY GENERAL brought up a new clause re lative to the separate earnings of married women when judicially separated: Sir W. HEATEICOTE thought the provision should be made to prevent collusion between the husband and wife in getting a judicial separation, and the wife's earnings protected, and their afterwards coming together again, and the property under the decree being held against the subsequent creditors of the husband. Mr. HENLEY asked the Attorney-General if he thought the clause gave sufficient pr.tteotion to the earnings of a wife as against the husband or his creditors. The ATTORNEY-GENERA.L said in case of seizure by the husband himself, the magistrates' order, making he wife a femme sole, would be a sufficient pro tection ; but there was a technical objection against diving the wife the right of proceeding against her hus band by action. In case of attack by a creditor or as signee of the husband, the wife could take an act:on for the recovery of her property, if under 501., in the county court, and, above that sum, in the superior courts. Mr. MACAULAY asked how the wife w as to be pro tected by the criminal law ; it was provided that if any creditor of the husbund acted in contravention of the law, the wife might sue as a femme sole. He wished therefore, in reference to the technical obstacle to know how the wife would ttet her remedy against the husband. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that at present the right of separate property in the wife was a matter of contract before marriage, or of the husband's consent afterwards; but this was a case in which the legislature for the first time I.y positive enactment gave her the same right of property, as if she were a femme sole, and for that reason he thought there would be a remedy by the criminal law, He considered it the most impor tant clause, and was open to any suggestion for its improvement. After some discussion. . The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the clause as follows :—" Provided else, that if the husband in viola tioo of any such order shall p issess himself of any such earnings or property of the wife, h • shall on conviction before ju•tice of police or quarter sessions be liable to be committed to prison for a period not exceeding two calender months unless he shall restore the same or pay the full value to the wife and all the costs and expenses incurred by her. Sir D. NORREYS said that the objection would still remain if the husband chose to remain in prison for two months he would be able to deprive the wife of her pro perty. (Hear, hear.) • Sir E. PERRY acid that on the husband's release rinser the clause the wife would be able to sue him under the common law. Mr. CRAW FUMY suggested that the imprisonment should he " with or without hard labour," according to the discretion of the magiatr its. (Hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the clause would not interfere with the wife's civil remedy against the husband if he made away with the property. The clause was to put a pressure on the husband if he re fused to give up the property, and it would not inter fere with the wife's civil rights. Mr. A YRTON said, that giving a married woman, under the bill, all the rights of a single woman, would answer every purpose. The common law would be able to vindicate its rights. After some further discussion, in which hon. mem bers pointed out the difficulties that were likely to arise under the amended clause. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL withdrew it, and the clause as originally propo ed was agreed to. On clause 23, . Sir D NORREYS asked it on an application to the new court by a woman who had obtained a divJrce a thoro, she would be entitled to all the privileges to be given by this bill l Tne ATTORNEY-GENERAL said she would. Mr. STAPLETON moved an amendment insult auersye 25, by the omission of the words—" or of c tw ou n p y le e d ar w a it n h r n d p e w se ar rt d io s n !, a w n i d tho th u e t reasonableinserat toen s.. fee:: s sn e r for n. -f adultery committed within two y e ars eo f n . ug L r n ights " ii tamed a decree for the restitution of J renewed denial of such coupled with such continued: take further proceedings rights as entitl-s her either to ~or maintain a fresh suit if for r p r u e r e s t u i t a u n t ? ne n of, of suchsuc dt:ch•ets. A.L said the preposition rights' 1 the amendment. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL of the bill beyond wasM or.neHADFIEL.Db what had been decided by the house, and he declined to discuss the point. He objected to the amendment. The amendment was immediately negatived without a division. Sir W. HEATHCOTE moved to.add to section 25 And bigamy shall be taken to mean marriage of any person, being married to any other person during the lif e of the former husband or wife, whether the second marriage shall have taken place within the dominions of her Majesty or elsewhere—Agreed to. Mr. HENLEY ii m ie o . v ,— ed an addition to clause 30, "And the the c w o i u fe r t p m en a d y e , n i t f e it think A fi g t, re o e r d de t r o. alimony to be paid to Mr. BUUr moved an addition to clause 40, that the court should not entertain any snit, or proceed against any person resident in Scotland or Ireland if at the time of the proceeding the petitioner had no fixed residence within the jurisdiction of the court. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the_ !Inend! mot. Ho had no objection to:a general clause limiting it to England,. After some discu , sion Mr. nurr withdrew the amendment, and moved a proviso, ex,tmpting Ireland and Scotland from its op, ration. The amendment was ultimately negatived. - _ The bill, with other amendments, was then arzreed to, awl ordFrod to be read a third time tc-:narrow (Fridpy). SALE QF OBSCENE BOOK`, &a., PREVENTION BILL. This bid was considered r.nd a:reed to, after the la troduction of a clause that it should not k-x' , .,and to Scot. land, because the common law of that country met the evil, and the machinery of this bill could not be worked there. The other ordera were dispozed of, and the sittirg was suPp6n , led at half-peot 3 o'clock_ Tno house rFsurned at G o'clock POOR LAW (IRELAND). Mr. BRADY asked whether medical Poor Law (ffi cars were b‘iund to attend on persons wboee tickets of attendance bad been suspended in consequence of their ineligibility to Poor Law relief from position and cir cumstances, but who afterwards got renewed tickets for attendance without alteration or oimunition of their pe cuniary circumstances. Also, whether in the event of a Poor Law medical officer falling ill in the discharge of his duties, or o herwise, the guardians had power to stop from his selary the amount paid by thero for his substi tute. Mr. 11. lIERBERt lelieved thera was nothing to prevent personS' from obtaining medical rtl'ef under the circumstances in question. The matter might generally be left to the di-cretion and good feeling of ti.e Diaper*. nary C ,mmit.tees, but some instances of abuse undonbt i dly existed which he should be glad to remedy if pos.- lo answer to the second question, L certainly appeared rather bard to stop from the salary-of the medi cal officer the amount paid by the guardians during his i , lness to his substitute He did not feel qoalified to de e' are the law on this subject, but any gentleman who felt, a: grieved might refer the que tion to the Poor Law C mmissionere. THE ARMY. Col. NORTH asked whether it was true that officers who were to be appointed to the regiments about to be raised were now employed on the recruiting service, but were only receiving their hal!-pay. Sir J. RAMSDEN believed that the question referred to those officers whom it was proposed to appoint to two of th 3 new battalions about to be raised. As son as the names of those officers had been seen and approved by her Majesty they would appear in the London Oazctte. Iu the.meantime they hs.4 been directed to go down to the headquarters of the new battalions, to receive any recruits who might arrive. Until their tames appeared in the Gazette, which would be in a few days, it would be impossible for them to receive their full pay. .Col. NORTH understold ti at those officers bad.been sent to all part. of England and not to head-quarters. 6ir J. RAMSDEN believed they had only been sent to the head-quarters of the new battalions. RAILWAY BETWEEN MADRAS AND BANGALORE. Mr. ROBERTSON ached what steps were being taken to complete the railway cminsunication between Madras and Bangalore. Mr. V. SMllill believed that no steps had Leen taken for constructing this line, The rule laid down by the directors of the East India Company was that the trunk lines should be completed before they consented to the formation of branch lines, ani the trunk line to Madras was not yet completed. It was true that Ban ealore was one of the principal military stations of the Madras Presidency, and a proposal having been made to construct a railway from Bangalore to Madras, with a promise that it should not interfere with the progress of the trunk line, the directors now had the proposal under their consideration. FINANCES OF GREECE. Mr. SPOONER wished to ask the Government whe ther any report had been received from the commielion ers appointed by the protecting Powers to inquire into the finances of Greece, and if there were any prospect 'that their better administration weal sieve the Con solidated Fund of any portion of the annual charge for interest on the Greek Loan guaranteed by Great Britain which was not paid. Lord PAL NIERSTON said that a commission had been appointed by the three protecting Powers to Exa mine into the state of the finances of Greece, and to make - a report to their GovernEnjnt. In the meantime they were instructed to suggest to the Greek Govern ment any remarks or improvements which might sug gest tneoeselves during the progress of their inquiries. Thu commissioners had not yet made their report. The Greek Government had given them every fair facility for the prosecution of their inquiries, but he was afraid he could not hold out the expectation that their labours . would lead to any r artier fulfilment by the Greek Go vernment of their engagement themselves to pay the in terest of the sinking fund of their loan. EAST INDIA. LOANS. ?dr. DISRAELI would be gl td if the President of the Board of Control would give the house any information re=peating the precise nature and security of the loans now being negotiated by the East India Company. Mr. V. SMITEI said that the loans negotiated by the East India Company had always been made on the secu rity of the revenue of India. Tue loan was always an open one; the total sum to be raieei was spec;fied, and ' the minimum interest was also etated. Oa the payment of the loan the secretary of the company gave a promis sory note, pledging the revenues of the East India Com pany far the payment of the interest. With that security the creditors had always been Satisfied, and he hoped I . always would be. LOSSES BY EUROPEANS [N INDIA. Mr. V. SMITH wished to be allowed to explain that a misunderstanding had arisen with regard to a question tut to him on Tuesday night. The right hon. gentleman (Mr. Disraeli) had asked what was proposed to be done with respect to the sufferers in the recent events in India He understood the question to refer to the widows and orphans of those persons in the civil and military service who had perished by the massacres, and he replied that thu same scale would be adopted as in the case of persons perishing in action. His reply showed the impression he was' under, but did not meet the meaning of the ri tilt hon. gentleman's question. He was told ttat the inter pretation put by the public upon his answer wit= that the East India Company bad under their consideration a scheme of compensation for the loss of property sustained during the recent mutiny; but the fact was that no such scheme bad been in their contemplation. Such a ques tion of compensation opened up a much wider question, into which the directors of the East India Company were not prepared to enter. Mr. DISRAELI bad confined his inquiry to property and had asked whether it was intended to compensate those European subjects of her Majesty whose property bad been destroyed during the insurrection. He had not put his question on the paper, and the right hon. gentleman might, therefore, easily hate been misled as to his meaning. He still wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to take into consi deration the claims of those European subjects of her Majesty in India whose property had been injured or destroyed during the insurrection. Mr. V. SMITH must reply that the question em braced so very wide a field that it was impossible to answer it without deeper consideration than had been hitherto given to this subject. THE MILITIA BILL. Oa the order of the day for the third reading of this bill, Col. NORTH said he wished to put a question to her Majesty's Government with reference to the regiments of militia about to be embodied. It . was of very great Importance to the officers that they should know what re e imenis were to be selected, in order that they might not be absent from the country in the event of their own regiments being called out. He wished to inquire what rule was to be followed in this matter, and whether those regiments which had volunteered for service abroad in ' the late war would have the priority in being embodied at this moment. Those regiments who had had the ad- . vantage of doing garrison duty, especially in the colo nies, anti of being joined for a year and a half or two years with the line, wont I necessarily be much more efficient than the others ; independent of this considera tion the uffieers of those regiments had been put i o se rious expense in fitting themselves for that service, and it was certainly understood that when they returned to this country their regiments would eujoy 'the b ene fit_ of being retained in an e mbodied state some mouths after the rest of the militia had been disembodied just insist the England. Another point on which he desi b r e ed m i llitia same manner as the regiments which had never q.oiord. Illation was as to the new order issued or to er t d the ad in regard to recruiting. By th f a o t r the line within jutants were enatled to recruit rant said, that the recruiti ng tthe sum of se. for bringing in any remuneration, exc:p 0 is stated in the circular that a circle of 12 miles from their o li ffi ea n tq a usahrotuerlds. not Taree save a recruit ; and it cruising dficers d after inspection they would be subject not being passe they b e w e:P i : l " be liableofwthaetsol i t n h e e_s a ir m i z e , c i o n n e t a i n se g e o n f c i t e h s e a s r e t c h r e u r i t e s - It appeared that the surgeons of t , . he e nd tea regiments were to be the surgeons the late war, it was intimated to to thankosf t en o . r lis t t h in e g co th n e c m es . sion they had made ice who would pass the recruits ; and the Government were entitled tthheissruersgoent's, b p o u th rin o g i the militia and the line, that they '..., o ught not to be as strict in their examination of recruits as they were in time of peace ; but as those , officers were to be made responsible for the cost, should tile re. cruits be rejected, they ought to have definite insiTna, tiens as to whether the ordeal preliminary to the passiAltie , of the men should or should not be a stringent one. BA f.' had again to express his hope that during the recess her,.:. Majesty's Government would take into consideration the: claims of a body of officers to whose case he had recently-, I called their attention. He referred to. the lieutenant! To show the re colonels of the army on whom the warrant of October, : ' 1854, had had a trospective operation. working of this principle the hon. the army in quoted the case of a colonel who after he had been 49 1807, became lieutenant-colonel a in the Peninsula, and 'years in the service, was employed 18 w 1 a 1. : aintderegdallant member was never Lient.-Col mel Alves, nowed over General Alves, on the er by 53 juniors, owing to retired list, warrant of 6th 0ct.1854: t w h a e s st h promoted l t o s s b 6 e ev l e B r n a , bs a e n n d t (1 3 7 8 6 1 7 . t Thei a . a o m r d . Go a ee i g r n i s oof questionl 810 , te511,6e18 ;and ; Dec., P the retired full-pay, with step of rank. His services took theHe colonelentered o retrospectivethhehe9G ' etrh w i a ns a c y s t o i o p liv _n a . ,e s o s lv f .8 were General Actions.—Busaco, Fuentes D'Onor, : • Sal am: le idrigo, B , d )03, S a am: nea. Vittoria, Pee tepees, Ni ve lie, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse. Actions. Retreat to and occupation of the Lines of Torts. Vedreee Pombol, Redinha, Fez d'Arouce, Guards, Sabo" gal, El Bodon, Aldea de Ponte, Capture of Madrid and Retire, Affairs on retreat from Madrid to Portugal, Pad page of the Bbro, Blockade of Pompeian% Vic Bigot* yesterday 94 - 96 94 - 96 11 - 13 'it 17 ili 1107 - 109 12 —12 i 23 98 100 id p 21 - 91 - 92 - 51 - 5 6 129 - 131 8 - - 9 ••• 31 - 32 86 - 88 Z SHARES. Business this day ~,. . ~. ~,,~' AQUATICS. , (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ANTWERP REGATTA. ANTWERP, AUG. 19. 0 ing to a number of English crews having entered to row at this regatta, an immense number of spectators assembled to witne,s the var.:oils contests. There were seven races in the programme, five of which came off. The first was a pair -oared race arnongst natives in their own heavy boats. A. four-oared race, in Balgian-built boats, followed, for hick five crews starttd, viz.:— The Lambeth, the Wandsworth, the London (mixed ) the 04tnd, and Amsterdam. They camein as follows: Wandsworth 1 Amsterdam London (mixed) Lambeth Ostend The'London crew were given the second prize in conse quence of the Amsterdam boat touching a buoy. After a sailing match and a rare by boys in four-oared boats, came the great race, for which there were six crews stationed as follows 1. Lambeth (red) I 4 Ostend 2. London (mixed)...(whito) I 5. Amsterdam (red andblue) 3. Wandsworth ...(red and 16. Rotterdam white) yellow) In consequence of coming:to row in a different boat than the one they entered, the 0-tend crew were not al lowed to start. The Lambeth crew got badly off. They aIl rowed very close together, the London leading, hut not getting' much advantage. The three London crews were in advance at the first turn, previous 'to hich some fouling took place between the Lambeth and London. Oa returning past the stand the Wandsworth lied a good load, Lambeth seoond, and the London close behind. They reached the winning post in the following order : Wandsworth - 1 L unbeth London (mixed) 3 Amsterdam 4 Rotterdam The London crew objected to the Lambeth receiving the second prize, in consequence of having taken the wrong side of a vessel shortly after pawing the stand • and, after hearing evidence, the ump ire decided against Lambeth—thus awarding the second prize to the London (mixed) crew in this race also. • LOCAL SHARE MARKET& LIVERPOOL, AUG. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions in this market have been quiet, and prices of all descriptions of stook are without any important change. Eastern Countiep, 11g—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 99a —Caledonian, 381 —Grand Trunk of Canada, 1.2.13.9. i—Midland, 81 34- South Eastern, 21 ?—North Eastern, Berwick, 238 — Great Western of Canada, new, Zp. 9d. p.—Lon lon and N. rth-Westerns, lon Luxembourg Const., 78—Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, oh —Lancaster and Carlisle, thirds, 71 p. LEEDS, AUG. 20. Snag EXCHANGE.—The market rather active, and priCes have been about the same. Great Westerns, 53i — North Eastern, Leeds, 2.2 i. BIItMINu•HAM, AUG. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been flat to-dgy, and the quotations rather lower. South StairJrdshires, 9$ —Great Western, Birmingham Guaranteed, 71—Bir mingham Canal, 90 —Worcester and Birmingham Canal, 15,12- DIANCHESTER, AUG. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was moderately active to-day, and prices were rather lower. Sheffields, 40 —Midands, B.4—Dovors, 21 11—Blackburn, 7 ti-16—East Lancashire, 964—Eastern Counties, 11 5-16—Lonlon and Nnrth Westerns, 102 A—Leeds, 9/a —Ditto, new, d. Great Western, 51 —Grand Trunk of Canada, 14—Lan cashire Assurance, d. THE DESTRDCTION_OF FOREIGN PRO- PERTY AT C 4 NTON. A Berlin correspondent of Le 11 ord says :—I announced in one of my late letters, that in conse quence of the destruction of the factories at Canton by the English, the foreign consuls had claimed from the Chinese Governm-nt, on behalf of their countrymen, compensation for the losses they sus tained in that disaster. I have before me a fsith ful translation of the reply which the Chinese gover nor made to the demand. The following are the principal passages : " Reply of Governor Yeh, &c., to the official representations of several consuls not English, re ceived on the 15th of the month, and to which he has given bittention. From the time when the merchants of your illustrious kingdoms came to carry on their business in China, up to this day, they have always peaceably cccupied themselves with their business and have never come into collision with the Chinese. But, on the 25th of the ninth month of last year, the English began to make war upon the Chinese, without any provocation, and senselessly burnt the Chinese houses of business and magi zeies. In con sequence of this aggression, business has ceased, aryl the Ciiinese market has been el( sed. " With regard to the representations of the honourable consuls concerning the property of the merchants, it must be remembred that they ne glee+ ed to make a statement of them last year. " Why, the moment the troubles commenced, did they not convey their merchandise on ship board ? As.soon as the English begin war, the sub jects of all the kingdoms suffer from that state of things. The merchandise cannot be removed. The honourable consuls ought to have come to an un derstanding beforehand with the English. Now that commercial transactions are suspended and the merchandise cannot be transport- d, it is no longer possible to grant a permission to embark the merchandise and convey it to Macao. Finally, it will be remembered, in accordance wil h existing stipulations, commercial relations may to resumed as aeon as peace is reestablished. " With regard. to Captain P., who according to the representations of the consuls, would havebeen made prisoner in the course of, the Bth or 9th month . of last year, and who in accordance with the infor mation received by the honourable consols, should be still in prison. It is clear from the informa• tion collected by the Chinese government, that before the epoch at which the English began war, the 25th of the 9th month of last year, our chief men and our people lived at peace with them, but when the town was bombarded disorder was spread amongst millions of human beings. The chief men collected funds and begged the governor to make • resistattce, and to order the English to be seizAl, and a price to be set upon their heads. - That order concerns only the English, and does not apply to people belonging to other kingdoms. Consequently, the Chinese did not fight with the English before the 30th of the 9th month ; how could they have made prisoners at that epoch ? The honourable ce'nsu's have been evidently misinformed. " Respecting the question whether Macao would afford security to the foreigners, it is replied and half the foreign merchants r. side in that place, that that as long as they do not lend any assistance to the English, they may c. ntinne to live there in peacl'. As to the question whether the Government would make a distinction between the Chinese in the ser vice of the English and those who serve the foreigners, it is replied Viat the governor has not yet made any prohibition concerning these latter, and. the foreigners may, as before keep them 'n their service." BULLION, &c. Mr. NEWDEGATE moved for the following re. turns :—Account of the notes, securities, bullion, acc. ef the Bank of England; as published wet ly in the Gazette, according to the Act 7 an 1 8 Vic. c. 32 (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, N. 410, of session 1856) : Returns of the quarterly averages of the weekly liabili ties and assets of the Bank of England (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No 410, t f session 1856 ; from the latest dates given therein to the present time Of the monthly average aggregets'amount of Parliamen ta,y notes payable to bearer on demand, in circulation in the United Kingdom ; distinguishing those circulated by the Banks of England and Ireland, and by private and Joint-Stock Banks in England, Scotland, and Ire laud ; together with the builots in the. Bank of England (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 410 of ses sion 1856, up to the present time) : Of the minimum rate,of interest at the Bank ef England on the let of each month in the years 1852 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, and first six months of 1157: Of the general weekly average prices of wheat, barley, oats, rye, beans, and pets per quarter (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, N . 410, of Se-sion 1856; : and of the qeaniities of wheat and wheat fl .ur, and of all other kind 4 of grain and meal, stated in q eaters, imported into Great Britain during each mouth of 1.8d3, 1854, 1855, 1856, and first six months of 1857, distinguishing each kind s e p aratel y ; and whether imported from Ireland, the colonies or foreign parts, giving the monthly averages ther eof, also the average price and totals for each year , a nd for the hied six months of 1857 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 410, of Session 1856). - Agreed to. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this b'll, Mr. HENLEY proceeded to review the dis cussion that had taken place on the bill, and the changes that bad been made in it in masy of its material parts When the bill was introduced, the Government said it was a perfect insecure, and that any one attentively reading it could not fail to undtrstand the opinion of the ivern went on it, and in consequence the opposition bad had, both in the house and out of it, the dogs of war" were let slip en them for opposing the measure and attempting to discuss it. On the introduction of the measure, the opposition stated that there was no time to fular consider the subject, and he thought he should be able ts show, from the result how correct was their propheoy. It was said when the bill was introduced that it toads no Usange in the law, but merely altered the proceedings relative to divorce, and got rid of a great b of on the institutions of the oeuutry and -the scandal attaching to actions of cridn. con. ; and it was further alleged that the bill would bring " home t the doors of all claeses of her Majesty's subjects . those privileges in reference to divorce which wire only now within the reach of the rich. It was quite impos sible at the period of the session when the measure was -- introduced to give it that consideration which its ins- SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—The dime:xis of th. pertance demanded, arid he thought he should be able to company have resolved to recommend the proprietors at show that the objects for which it ha I been introduced the ensuing half-yearly meeting to order payment of a was not likely to be attained, arid that tte measure stood dividend of 9s. on each 301. suck, which, with the divi in such a position as showed it had not received that tiered of 15s. paid last half-year, is at the rate of 41. per consideration that was either creditable to the Govern- esra. per annum. went or the inspiirtance the hill demanded. The bon. One brief item of news in the letter of our Calcutta gentleman then referred to the period that had been correspondent will be read with melancholy interest : n —morning and "The Presbyterian mission at Allababa d has been de. evening c c ied ti n n des been occnpiedir committees, and stroyed by the mutiny. All the houses burnt, the p ress o t s e c —h s a i n ci g it. Seven da the result had been 13 material chan g es in th e b;l ' , plu ndered, school librar y , apparatus, &c., all gone. a perfect measure, Loss 12,000/.!—Nonconformist. andhad discussionol i t was by competent persons EXECUTIONS AT MAIDSTONE. —Stephen F ox and in the other house. Of these 13 chan g es no less t han Ge or g e Kibtile Edwards, who were convicted of murder althoughreceived they haa ample ben 10 of them were made without divisions and as at the late assizes for the county of Kent, were executed rented to by the Government on the reassns and obser- yesterday at 12 &else's in front of the county gaol vation advanced by lson• members on both sides of the pursuant to their sentence. Edwards, it will be recol House ; two material alterations had been made by the lected, murdered his brother by-chopping his head Attorney-General, and one on a- division by the onna- nearly to pieces with an axe, and Fos was convicted of vents at the measure. Fifteen divisions had taken place murdering his sweetheart. Both the culprits were very in the C nnmitteo. .Of the •e i were proposed by gentle- young, Edwards being only 18, and Fox 23 years old. , men who voted for the second reading, Th e b ill as THE MUTINY IN INDIA.—MEETING AT THE MANSlON amended had made a material change in the status of a HOUSE. —The Lord Mayor, upon taking his seat in the woman separated irons her husband .judicially or di- jastice-room of the Mansion-house, yesterday, said that vorced, and enlarged the grounds relative to the charge in consequence of suggestions which had been made to and custody of claldren, The moat material change him by many influential gentlemen in the City, who felt made in the bill was in reference to the constitution the deepest sympathy with our suffering fellow-country of the new tribunal and local jurisdiction ; security to a men and their families in India,:it was his intention to wife after separation ; the grounds on which divorce was call a public meeting, which would be held in the Egyp to be obtained ; increased discretion to the court to di s- tien-hall on Tuesday the 25th instant, when he had not miss suits ; fine on the committal of adultery ; procedure the slightest doubt that steps would be taken for the in the new court, and the right of app ea l. Th e right purpose of affording, with all possible expedition, relief to bor. gentleman then entered into other details of these who were suffering from the effects of the mutiny changes, and concluded by 'ex p ressin g an opinion that ARMY Hon.—The total number of huts supplied to this important question bad not been sufficiently coo- ;the Ordnance and War Departments in 1854-55 and sidered, and regretted that Goverrithent should have 1855-56 was 8,610, whereof 1,017 were anPrcpriated to considered it necessary to press the measure through tie Curragh Cam's, 1,731 to Aldershot, 433 to _Shoro-t this session. cliff°, 281 to Colchester, and 139 to W°°l 94 1 . 2 ot- Sir G. GREY congratulated the house on the pro- present there is hutting' aecommodation for 2 I Fret of the being read a third time without al eel's in Great Britain and Ireland, and 41 133 non divi-ion, from the right hon. gentleman having con- ' commissioned officers and private soldiers. 23,109 men ' c'uded his review of the measure without a motion. were hutted on the Ist April last. He said that •he considered the statem en t s o f the nines CHANGES. —In ancient days the celeibrahated been right hon, hon. gentleman sho win g that the bill had been ce p t was "know thyself;"in modern times •t s maxim " maturely considered, and was a sufficient answer to the supplanted by the far more fashionable , K now about him, " ' barge of undue baste made against the Govern- thy neighbour and everything 79 i 83 91 154 i 1 lal, 102. E i 10 4$ 94 i 97i 8 53i I 3 a 41 51 86 5 .21i 10 I 25 12 1011