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even though not more than half a dozen signa• urea can be procured. The object should be to get a petition from evi parish. The number of the petitions, if from different places, and signed proportionably to the population and Anti-Church-Rate feeling of the place, is what weighs with Parliament. We be lieve that in nearly every parish some persons are Dissenters, and feel annoyed to have to pay a direct tax for services they do not attend, and per haps disapprove, or whicb, at least, they do not like 10 well as another mode of worship. What can b e easier for them than to tell the Government so. petition can be written on a sheet of foolscap Paper if the numbers of persons be few ; signed, and despatched, post free, to the Hon. Member for ------ When the penny postage was under discussion, nothing more impressed both Houses Of Parliament than the innumerable names of places unknown before which asked for the boon. It would astonish our sleepy senators equally if all in every parish who feel Church Rates a griev sale° informed them of the fact in the black and White of a petition. There is another form of black and white also very effective indeed ; especially effective with a Parliament lying under a reprieve ; and that is letters from constituents. All the constituencies Whose Anti-Church-rate voters have supported some slippery Liberal, should let him know that nothing will now do but a clear vote—if Sir W. C I LAX'fi Bill comes to a second reading--or a dis t4nct pledge, if it does not, for the abolition of Church Rates. The bill is now an unqualified abolition bill. The test is, therefore, quite satis factory. There are no riders to it from Lambeth. Churchmen will be left b rate themselves, if they like, for their own casual expenses, and the repairs of buildings which cost them nothing ; or they may subscribe as District Churches and Dissenters have to do. It 116/1 come to this at last, and the Liberal who would peril his election by refusing to liberate any of his constituents from the badge of ecclesiastical subjection would deserve to lose his seat. And here let us just whisper a word in the ear of some supercilious Whig who wonders " what they make so much botheration for about a two-and-fourpenny payment." Why we may ask him would he, who would willingly treat a t cabby to a shilling glass of something "warm " °ll a bad night, why would ho summon Mr. °Ansa- if he demanded payment for two miles ever which he had not driven him! Now our 34 • 11 • may bluster about " law of the land," "immemorial usage," " our glorious constitution In Church and State," and all the approved slang or vested wrong and hereditary stupidity—but s whe n ,he has exhausted thatintellectual vocabulary the fact rema i ns. The man w h o re f uses t o pay "es it for the same reason thatM.P. will not pay Mr• CARDY. The Member of the Conventicle feels like the Member of Parliament. He kicks at the extortion of the shilling. The same man would give double or twenty times the sum to an y ease of charity, or perhaps to the very cler gyman himself, if he asked it to enable him to do religious or social good in the parish. Alltbe usualappliancea may, of course, be made l ull use of. Public meetings will come in aid of Petitions, and most probably originate them, but a Petition should everywhere be a settled point, and the accompanying letter when needful. Now, too, will be the time to make power felt in cl'eetion committees. Why, would you embarrass ! will be the question in many a Whig coterie and committee. The obvious reply is —You, not Re, cause the embarrassment. It is a disgrace to any Liberal be be embarrassed on a question which s o man y Lib era l oons ti tuenc i es h ave settled for themselves.' Those who feel a Church rate an e PPression and a brand of inferiority, may well ask how long they are to be the only party scouted, or slighted, or put aside in these days of professed religious liberty ! Dissenters are a la rge section indeed of the Liberal constituency ; the y may well be a majority, in the boroughs at le ast ; and they are entitled, if they are to sup port the Liberal party as a rang; to have one of their Prominent claims of the last thirty years unconditionally granted. Liberals who quibble a " evade in this case must bo but milk-and /P/4%r Liberals, and had better be out of Parlia ment for a ses s i on , e njoying the tonic influence o f political rustication. Once more, we say, let us settle this plaguy question. S ettled it never will be but by aboli tion ; let us, then, have done with it at once. hare seen the two returns obtained by Lord 05011 and Sir W I LLIAM CLAY, but, unluckily, they are so incomplete, or rather the inquiries W hich they answer are so ill-devised, that they us as little as such bulky papers could tell us. 'e only know this, that the amount paid by Dis 434ters must be so small that for Churchmen to Prolong the contest to wring it from them is both ill-natured and foolish. If Churchmen have not l egal power to rate themselves, let them petition te r an Act of Parliament to enable them in some way to do so ; but if they care for their Church much as Dissenters care for theirs, then let t hem make up their minds to pay for it as Dim 6enters do. The Church can never escape this dilemma. -Either it has succeeded in rendering its worshippers as generous as Dissenting wor shippers, or it has not. If it has, it does not need Church dates; if it has not, it does not deserve them. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY, MARCH 9. The Queen and Prince walked in the grounds adjoin ing the Castle this morning. The Prince of Wales went out hunting. Th• younger royal children took their accustomed eXtrcise. A deputation from the Corporationfthe Exchequer of London hada inti,rview with the Chancellor of Down ng. street on the i yester day at hi s official residence in The deputation con tubject o f th e C oa l D u ti e s ill listed of Mr. Cox (chairman), MLSncoaemr: and Mr. St ji ' Mr ' e°n c n o si t i : Mr. Cockerell, the City Remembra Soci A et y had tan i ion fnte ro rvmiew the C with an adLorian d Lo s a ta n n a le n y d e l f nv zi e i s d t e m r e ie n y t yesterd a y at the Board of Trade. The deputation con misted of Mr. W. R. Wagstaff (acting under power of attorney f rom Sir Allan M'Nab and 9t_he7. Lord Bury, ' the re r ooters in C ana d a), Sir H. Maddock, M l j : and Mr. Willi am Austin (promoters in England), and Mr. Clabon. The Royal Commission for determining the site of the new Natio na l G allery met yesterday at 17, Great Quee Q street, West m i nster. Present :—Lord Broughton (chair man), the De an of St. Paul's, Professor FarradaY, Mr. Cockerel!, and Mr. Richmond. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office, yes terday, from the Governors of the North American Pro vinces, and the Governors of Labua n , H on g K ong , an d Ceylon. The Chancellor of the :Exchequer tvill is first Cabinet dinner to-morrow, and we hope h give h is last in that capacity. The Countess of Wostrnoreland'arrived evening from Apthorp e H ouse, Nort hampton in shiZn last The Earl of Stradb ro k e is, expected in town tod ay bly on Thursday ne x t. from Ireland. The Countess Gr anv ill e h as issued cards for ~,,, m ....., em. The Duchess Dowager of Beaufort and the Ladies Somerset are expected in town shortly from Badminton, the family seat in Gloucestershire. DEATH or MASTER HENN.—Williani Hein, E 9q , Senior Master in Ch ancery i n Ireland, died suddenly Yost-rday morning. As Senior Master, his salary w as 2 ,600/. a-year. The vicarage of Chertsey has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Charles Cotton, M.A. The benefice, which is worth 4001. a-year, is in the gift of the Haber dashers' Company. We understand that Sir Henry Rawlinson has been requested I,y Lord Palmerston to accept the mis:dou to China, but has not yet made up his mind to undertake the delicate and difficult task.—Datily News. rage. LATEST NEWS. NAPLES, MARCH 6. The official Gazette publishes a roy4l decree, on the occasion of the birth-day of-the Prince Royal, granting a remission or diminution of punish ments inflicted for misdemeanours or other con traventions of the law. In the absence of any political amnesty, the mere application of the royal clemency to persons convicted by the correctional police is considered a mockery. Owing to the stormy state of the weather the French and German mails had not arrived when we went to press. AUSTRIA. His Excellency Field-Marshal Count Radetzky, r on retiring from the military government of Lom bardy, issued on the let inst. the following order of the day I have submissively prayed his Majesty, our most gracious Emperor and Lord, to permit me retiring from affairs at a period of life extending beyond ninety years, and his Majesty, in his inexhaustible favour towards me, has deigned to transmit to me the following most gra cious autograph communication. [Here follows the Emperor's letter, which we pub lished a few days ago.] Soldiers, I bid you no farewell, for I shall remain amongst you. I leave to more youthful strength the arduous duty of forming and training you, so as to enable me again to show at the decisive moment, should the voice of our be loved monarch summon me peradventure again, that the sword which I have borne for 72 years, aad on many a battle field, remains still firm in my grasp. But I must thank you for your confidence, your at tachment to my person, your discipline, your devoted. ness and valour, that have led us on to so many vic tories, gaining the admiration and esteem of the world. Willingly do I repeat, what I said to you at the end of the year 1848, that the glory, which, like the evening glow after a fine day is shed over the evening of my life, is your work. To your courage do I owe what I have done; your military virtues wove for me the crown that now adorns my hoary head, by the supreme favour of our exalted Emperor and Commander-in-Chief. Receive my thanks for this, soldiers ? Keep this in constant remembrance, and you will, I am convinced, preserve the rights of your Emperor, and the honour o your arms unto death. Long live our beloved Emperor, Francis Joseph AUSTRALIA. By the arrival of the Mermaid we have received files of papers from Melbourne to the 16th of De cember inclusive. The Royal Charter had arrived out in 66 days. We take the following from the Melbourne Herald of the 15th of December : " MELBOURNE GOLD CIRCULAR. " SATURDAY, Dec. 13. " The price of gold has kept firm, with a rather up ward tendency. On the gold fiel Is the competition among the bankers is such that they are paying at pre sent prices close on 2 per cent., while their selling rate for drafts is only 1 per cent. prem. Gold is now 76s Oct to 76s 9d. " Our report for the week from the various gold fields is condensed into the following : " That deserted and deprived —of sub-treasury— Avoce has been rasnecitated by parties having struck paying ground, and an old favourable lead has been again bit upon. At Ballarat they were succeeding as well as could be desired. At Dunolly new life had been imparted by fresh alluvial ground and paying reefs having been discovered. The report from the Ovens is favourable, both in regard to the production of alluvial and rich quartz reef gold. At most of the fields the digging community while attend ing to their individual interests era not forgetful of their social and political condition—the local court, sanitary, and other public measures being agitated at different settled diggings. " The escort for the week is slightly under the avc- Number of persons arrived Number that have left 1,605 370 Additions this week And year " The escorts have brought from— Oz. Mount Alexander and Bendigo 21,152 Ballarat 16,308 Maryborough 6,564 Daisy Hill 369 Avoca Amount this week 41,644 And year 2,503,833 Oz. 2,793,696 Gold shipped in 1856.. Per Havilah to Adelaide.. Stcamers to Sydney 2,029 Judge Shaw to Calcutta l5 Dement from Geelong to London 40,689 Coringa to Calcutta 4,418 2,857,109 Or 119 tons 3qrs. 71b. 50z., at 805.-41,428,4361. " Exchange on London—Drafts against gold pur chased at par. " Freight 41d. per ounce, delivered at the bullion office, Bank of England, London. " Insurance, lid. per cent. " Edward Khull, bullion broker, G 9, Collins-street west." " Our prices for gold during the week have been Castlemaine Bendigo Maryborongh Korong Dunolly Chinaman's Flat Avoca Fiery Creek Ovens Ballarat } 76g. 64 to 76g. 9J. 775. 61 77g. 63, 78s. " The supply has been good, and a good demand ha• existed as the opportunities for shipment have been very eligible. " The escorts have furnished us with a very fair amount of gold this week, and a larger amount than usual has been forwarded from Castlemaine. By the way, we may notice that two more nuggets from Korong have been sold at that field, and have arrived by this escort. They are not so large as those previously found, and weigh respectively 99 ounces and 122 ounces. It is singular to remark that these were found in the same claim as the large ones now at our office. " We have frequently adverted to the want of escort accommodation from Korong, which entails consider. able hardship and risk to the lucky digger, who has to carry his gold a distance of 4 0 miles to mar k et it, and then probably to Castlemaine or Bendigo, where it s superior quality is not appreciated. We hope th at this will not be the case long , as a fo r tnightly escort f rom that place, through Dunolly and Cbinaman's Flat to Maryborougb, would be found to be deserved by the yield of those fields. " We have reason to believe that a large emigration will take place from California to our fields immediately, as the prospects are anything but encouraging to miners in that country. Upwards of 50 persons arrived from there last week. RECEIPTS PEA ESCORT. Gold Fiold. oz. duct. Castlemaine. Sandhurst Ballarat Creewick Creek . Avoca 251 0 Amherst 369 0 Mary borough 6,564 10 Total 44,644 0 COLD EXPORTED DURING THE WEEK. oz. London, per Admiral 40,689 Calcutta, per Coringa Sydney, per Tdleg rap h 9,000 Total 47,106 SPECIE. London, per Admiral Mauritius, per Paulin° and Victoria 16,000 Total 1.!56,000 ig Wm. Clarke and Sons, gold brokers and bullion merchants, 86, Elizabeth-street." The Melbourne Herald of the 13th of December says :-- "Entries of gold for shipment were passed at the Cus toms to-day for 7,991 oz. for London by th e Ad m i ral, w hich vessel cleared out with 40,689 oz., of w hi c h t h e following amounts were shipped by the banks : Oz. Victoria Australasia Uni0n............................... English, Scottish, and Australian 1,364 Oriental 39,302 " Entries of gold for ship export were passed at the Customs for 500 ounces, for London, by the Mermaid." The Melbourne Argus of the 16th December has the followiny :-. " We are g la• and Ballarat nd to the to learn that the Melbourne, Geelong, line of electric telegraph R ill be opened Public this morning. All shipping arrivals at the Head s s urue are new known in Ballarat as soon as in Mel e_ .:u t d from this date the public will be enabled to b e f or P e r , l L a . e messages. The Bendigo line will be opened vluruittnas.,, "TASMANIA. " We have received Hobart Town papers to the 12th, and Launceston to the 11th Dec. In the Legisl ative THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1857, A imahly, on the 9tb, the Colonial Treasurer brought forward the Estimates. It appears, from the hon. mem ber's statement, that the revenue for 1856, which was estimated to produce 368,5421 , will not realise more than 260,0001. The expenditure of the colony was set down at 310,9371. ; and the Colonial Treasurer, in the course of his statement, asserted that the finances of Tasmania were never in so bad a state. Mr. Maxwell Miller has given notice that he will introduce a bill prohibiting any person engaged in mercantile affairs from holding the office of Colonial Treasurer." THE BRAZILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY. The Hamburg and Brazilian Steam Navigation Company'y stoam-ship Teutonia, Captan Malchin, arrived here to-day, bringing dates from Rio de Janeiro to February 1 ; Bahia, 7 ; Pernambuco, 10 ; St. Vincent, 21 ; and Lisbon March 4. She has a ship letter mail, 16 paQsPngers for Southamp ton, and 7 for Hamburg, besides having landed 150 at Lisbon. The Teutonia brings no cargo for this port, but has 1,200 tons for Hamburg, consisting of 11,090 bags of coffee, 1,700 bales of tobacco, and a quantity of ivory and other goods. There is no political news by this arrival. Commercial advices from Rio are to the 31st of January. In coffee limited supplies had kept the stock continually at a low figure, being barely suf ficient to meet the demand, and prices had in con sequence slightly improved. Exchange operations had been of some importance for this conveyance —London chiefly at from 27id. to 28d. ; .Hamburg, 650 reis ; Paris, 343 to 345. The Teutenia, encountered sfrong head-winds with heavy head-seas, all the way from lit. 2 N. to lat. 3G N. Between 2 and 3 o'clock on the morning of Satur day last in the Bay of Biscay the schooner Smug gler, of 47 tons, Capt. Young, of Cardiff, bound to Corunna with a cargo of coals, came in collision with the Teutonia, and went down directly. The steamer's boats were instantly lowered, but could only succeed in saving the captain, who was in the water three quarters of an hour. Three men and a boy were drowned. The mate was Wm. Stephens, of Plymouth, who has left a wife and family in Jer sey ; one of the sailors was Robert Jerrim, of South ampton ; the other's name we would not ascertain ; the boy was James Downham, of Aberdeen. The captain, who came here in the Teutonia, lost every thing lie bad on board. Tile schooner belonged to Mr. E. P. Carrel, of Cardiff. PORTUGAL SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 9. The steamer Teutonia brings Lisbon dates of the 4th inst., when she left the f o ll ow i ng vessels of war anchored in the Tagus :—Hor Majesty's screw ships Duke of Wellington, Rear-Admiral Sir R. C. Dun das ; the James Watt, Captain T. V. Anson ; the Prince=s Royal, Gaptain G. Gilfard ; and the French screw ship Austerlitz. The English brig Haidee, W. Simpson, which had left Lisbon on the 28th of February, in ballast, for Swansea, was towed back the following day by the French steamer Helvetie, with the loin of her mainmast. The Hamburg steamer Petropolis, from Ham burg and Southampton, had arrived on the Ist, and had steam up to proceed for the Brazils on the 4th, when the Teutonia left the Tagus. No alteration had taken place in exchanges since the news by the Sidney Hall steamer, already pub lished. PLOPOSED ALTERATION OF TUB CIR CUITS AND LAW TERMS. A series of alterations are about to be suggested by the Council of the Incorporated Law Society to the Cournacn Law Judicial Commission, as being desirable to be made in the present circuits and law terms. Considering the long interval of eight months between the summer and spring circuits, it is submitted that there should be a third circuit in every year throughout England and Wales, for the t r i a l o f c i v il causes as well as criminal, and that the terms should be reduced to three ; and either Easter or Trinity term be abolished. Each term should be immediately followed by the nisi prius sittings in London and Westminster, and a circuit should take place immediately after the termination of the sittings. This disposition of the terms, sittings, and circuits, the council say, might be so arranged as to leave a vacation in the autumn immediately preceding the Michaelmas Term of about the same length as at present. Each term and each sittings after term should occupy about the same tine as the present terms and sittings, and each circuit occupy about seven weeks. It is further submitted that any addition to the circuits, unless a term intervene between each, wouli be of comparatively little utility in civil business, while it would entail great expense and inconvenience to the public and to the several counties,_and that it could be so arranged that one judge should sit at nisi prius throughout the term for the trial of cwomon jury cause?, which would, it is thought, allow of the sittings after term being shorter than at present. As the length of time occupied by the various circuits is very unequal changes might be made in many of the circuits so as to shorten them. In car rying into effect the proposed changes the council sug gest that the present arrangements be retained with slight alterations in regard to Michaelmas and Trinity terms, and the sittings at nisi prius in London and Mid dlesex after those terms—Easter term being the term recommended to be abolished. EMIGRATION TO fi...IISTRALIA.—The Black Ball clipper War Spirit, Captain Gray, sailed from the Mereey yes terday morning fur Melbourne with 250 passengere and a full carg Trio Wtory of the death in a Vienna hospital of Mme. Heinef -tter, the singer, which lately went the round of the French and English papers, appears to have been a canard. It is now stated that she is living in easy circumstances in a villa near Baden-Baden. In the general business of the port of London during the past seek there has been little change. The num ber of ships reported inward was 122, being 22 less than in the previous week. These included 31 with cargoes of grain, &c., 7 with cargoes of sugar, 5 with cargoes of dried fruit, and 2 with cargoes of tea—the latter incla l ing 31,170 packages, 21,399 of which were brought by the Earl of Eglinton, 12,545 of her cargo being chests. The number of ships cleared outward was 117, including 12 in ballast, showing a decrease of 14. The last papers from Sydney call attention to a matter of great importance to English underwriters. It is stated to be a frequent practice on the part of some consignees to get perfectly sound goods condemned as " damaged by sea water." Honest importers are, of course, unable to compete with these fraudulent persons, and a number of respectable Sydney firms have appealed by an advertisement in the Sydney Herald to the London insurers to appoint some person in the colony to protect their interests. GLASGOW, MARCH 7.—COTTON.—Tbe business in our cotto❑ market during the week just closed has been considerably impeded by the Parliamentary election, but wirers transactions have taken place the tendency in price has been upward. Goods and Yarns.—There is more doing in the markets for goods and yarns, and, from the lightness of stocks and the dearness of the raw material, prices look as if they would still tend upwards. Iron.—Throughout the past week our pig iron market has been very firm, with a large business done in war rants from 763. to 765. 6d. cash. To-day we are quiet, but •ery steady, at 765. Shipping iron is quoted—No. 1, 765. 6d. ; No. 3, 733. 6d. ; No. 1, Gartaherrie, 80.3. MR. SPEAKER LEFEVRE.—Mr. Speaker Shaw Lefe•re was elected to his high office on the 27th of May, 1839, by a majority of 18 votes, over the late Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, the numbers having been 317 and 299. The right hon. gentleman was subsequently re elected to the chair nein, clis. in the three successive Parliaments of 1841, 1847, and 1852. His term of office has been nearly 13 years. His predecessor, Mr. Abercroiaby, was elected in 1835 by a majority of 10 over Mr. C. Manners Sutton, afterwards Viscount Can terbury, and held office about four years. CASUALTIES AT SEA.—BELFAST, March 9.—The Royal Mail steamer Stag, of and from Glasgow for Belfast, with a general cargo, and 90 passengers, during the snowstorm yesterday morning ran on the rocks near Blackhead. The Cambria, from Ardrossan, came to her assistance, and took off the passengers. The Stag then backed off, and with the assistance from the Cambria, reached the quay, with the food compartment full of water. The screw steamer Semaphore, of Belfast, from Liverpool for Belfast, when off the Calf of Man yester day morning, was struck by a heavy sea, which stove in the front of the cabin on deck, and nearly filled it, with water. FITARVUL SCE/ill IN A. CIIAPEL—SRIELDS, March 9. —A dreadful scene occurred last night in a new chapel opened by the Wesleyan Reformers in North Shields. The Rev. W. Griffith, a popular preacher in that body, was preaching one of the opening sermons. The chapel was crowded, the aisles as well as the pews being filled with peop!e, when in the middle of the rev, gentleman's discourse a cry was raised in the gallery of " Fire l" and on looking up to a dome-light in the roof the congrega tion saw that the gas had set fire to the ceiling and wee licking its way along the woodwork in an alarming manner. They appeared to be fascinated for a moment, and then amid screams and shouts a general rush was made to the doors. Many women fainted, and the scene that followed was of the most alarming and fearful cha racter. Several of the officers of the church, however, are seafaring men, and, with the usual promptitude of their class, they kept back the crowd. By a f•:rtunate coincidence, Mr. W. Gray, a shipbroker, was letting a woman and child out of one of the front doors at the moment he heard the crowd rushing from the gallery, and he threw it open. Another person, a local preacher, who was returning from an out-station, was also coming in by the other front door, and he threw it open, so that the crowd had free egress. Three or four hundred persons were also got out by the back doors, and—what is, perhaps, almost unprecedented in a panic of this character—the whole of the densely packed congregation was got out without the least per sonal injury. The preacher and the officers exhibited manly courage and self-possession during the whole of the trying scene, and they deserve every credit for the sten. • 't they showed in resisting the cowardice of the crowd. Some women also exhibited noble self-posses sion. The same class of men who showed so much true courage in clearing out the people very speedily extin guished the fire without any serious damage having been I dune to the chapel. AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. There was a meeting held yesterday of the credi tors of Messrs. Sevayne and Bovill, merchants and engineers, when it was agreed to wind up the estate under inspection. The statement submitted by Mr. Turquand, the accountant, showed liabi lities to the extent of 61,0951. 6s. Bd., and assets —consisting of cash in hand, good and doubtful debts, consignments over advances, and property unencumbered —were to the amount of 39,222/. 13s. lid., from which must be deducted about 1,7001. for payments required to finish works on hand, leaving a deficit of 23,572 1 . 12s. 9d. Another mercantile firm has been added to the list of failures recently published ; but, although these embarrassments have been more numerous than expected, there is no unsoundness in business. The continued dearness of money must tell very seriously upon those establishments which are not in a strong position, but c. wing to the caution lately observed in all branches of business, the commer cial community aro generally prosperous. Messrs. Doge, Bacon, and Co., merchants and patentees of india-rubber cloth, and who have a house in Ame rica, have suspended, owing to their not having re ceived remittances by the last mail. Their liabili ties are estimated at 100,000/ , but a good dividend is expected. Die amount of bills drawn by the Hon. East India Company upon the three Presidencies of Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, from the 25th ult. to tho 9th inst., both days inclusive, was as uider Rates of Exchange— £ R. d. Oa Bombay, per rupee On Bengal, 2s 00 per rupee 68,465 2 9 On Madras, 2s Old per rupee 14,163 16 8 Total. The half-yearly meeting of the East Anglian Railway Company has just been h e ld. Th e b a l ance of cash in hand was 13,9501., equal to the interest on the Bond debt and on the A and B Shares, and leaving sufficient to pay 41. 15s. per cent. per annum on the C Stock. The Mermaid has arrived from Australia with 50,000 sovereigns and 41,892 ounces of gold, valued altogether at about 217 1 5681. Thi s i s a very oppor tune supply, for the withdrawals of gold were becoming very extensive, 40,0001. or upwards having been taken from the Bank yesterday f or rem i ttance to the Continent. In addition to this re ceipt a further quantity is overdue by the Black wall and other vessels, which are supposed to convey in the aggregate about 800,0001. The efflux from the Bank - will now cease for a time, and it is probable that some addition will be made to the stock of bullion, although the greater pert of the imports aro likely to be sent to the Continent. There continues to be a very active demand for discount accommodation, and full rates are still current. The Admiral, which left Melbourne on the 16th Dec., will bring 47,000 ounces. The market for Public Securities remains in an exceedingly dull state, and there is no particular feature to notice. The quotations have been rather flat, but there is an absence of fresh speculative dealing to affect them. A little additional firmness has been produced by the arrival of gold above alluded to. Consols have been 931 for money, and 93,E for April 8. Exchequer Bills are still par to 3s. prem., the Bonds 982, and Bank Stock is 220 to 222. Foreign Securities asp also very quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents. are heavy, having been 961 to 97, and the 4 per Cents, are 1011 A Dutch 2i per Cents. are 65k ; Sardinian, 91; Russian 4i per Cents. 98i ; and Peruvian, 78i. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6A 7 ; Mexi -337, 221 A ; Peruvian, 4i per C en t s. , 78 80 ; ditto Three per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44t 451 •, Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; do. 4 per Cents., 97 99; Spa n ish 3 per Cents., 40 41k ; ditto New Deferred, 241 ; Ditto Certificates, -4-; Ditto Passive, 5i 6. The Railway Share Market has ruled rather heavy, and a slight decline may be quoted in the values of some of the principal lines. Eastern Counties receded about ss. ; Great Western, ss. to 10s. ; Brighton, ss. ; North-Western, Os. ; South Weitern, 10F. to 15s. ; Midland, Os. and South Eastern, : 1 7s. 6d. to 10s. Paris and Lyons have improved about 11., and Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Thursday next, the 12th instant, as tho settling day for the shares of the Punjaub Railway, as also for the now shares in the Great Indian Pe ninsular Railway Company. British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares aro almost neglected. Great Wheal Vor brought 51 6, and United Mexican 4k. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares rule very quiet. London and Westminster advanced about 59., and Ottoman Bank declined ss. Aus tralian Agricultural shares improved 10s. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. (From the Official Listi) . • At t unes' .one Bank Stock 3 par Cent. Consols AnnuitAel 931 a i ine.in Bonds, XlOOO ...... ......,,, ..... ~ — Ditto, under £lOOO 2 d 1 p ConsoN for Account ~, ~ .. 94 i i - E tchequor Bills, 20. 1-; LOU° . •. par 3 p i',500 firlall „. Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cont — Ditto, 1359 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1024 %lexicon 3 per Cent 224 1 Peruvian Bonds 44 per Cent Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con, IP4I Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent ....... . 45 4 M usoian Bonds, 22, it St., 5 per Cent.... Ditto, 44 per Cent Sardinian Bons, 5 per Cent Tu-kith I?onds, 6 per cent -- Ditto Account . 961 7 Ditto 07 )i tna:cannit. on Cont.eed,t4hopaehrov.t,a Rble in London. Ditto Account Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cen'L, 12 Guilders 654 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Consols, money ........ 211.RER O'CLOCK. Ditto, Aecount (April . 8) ***************** 93 i 93i Viscount and Viscountess Curzon left town yesterday morning for Gopqall Hall, Leicestershire. THE REFORM CLUB.—Geurge W. Harris, Dq., late btipendiary magistrate of Granada, has been chosen secretary of the Reform Club. The candidates were 12G in number. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. —The eighteenth annual meeting of the members of this society was held this day at the offices of the company. The chair was occu pied by Viscount Ranalagh. The report (for which see advertisement) was unanimously adopted. At a general meeting of the South-Eastern Railway of Switzerland, lately held at Caire, a convention was ratified for uniting under the same direction the lines of St. Gall, Appenzell, and Glatthal. The firm of Messrs Dodge, Bacon, and Co., merchants, and patentees of Indiarubber cloth, have suspended in consequence of the non-receipt of remittances expected to-day by the American mail. Their liabilities are stated to be upwards of 100,0001., of which a large portion is on accoent of correspondents, by whom it is hoped they will be met, in which case the assets available for the general creditors may, it is said, realise a considerable dividend. The house have an establishment in America, at Newark, New Jersey. SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO MR. GLADSTONE, M.P.--An accident of an unusual nature, the occurrence of which seems to be known to very few persons, happened on Tuesday night last to the right lion. gentleman. Mr. Gladstone was returning from the House of Com mons to his own residence in Carlton -house Ter race after the division cn Mr. Cobden's reso lutions, and in a somewhat hazy state of mind, when he inadvertently trod on a fog-signal which some railway guard, in passing the Duke of York's column, had carelessly dropped on the pavement. The effect was instantaneous : the right honourable gentleman was projected some feet into the air, and de scended with a heavy fall. A policeman was by his side in a moment, and found him apparently unconscious. On being asked where he lived, no reply could for some time be obtained except the one word "Sixteen," though more urgently pressed as to his add re , s, got so' far a in the course of a quarter of an hour, Mr. Gladstone, on He was f or th w ith conveyed thither in a cab and on knockin g up t h e o ld hall•porter, the latter at once recognised th e ex.Chancel hsein ` g `Si x t ee n—Downing-street. " for of the Exchequer, and the right hon. gentleman was removed to his own residence. liedezed throughout the remainder of the night and was better in the morning. The story of the fog-signal rests uponithe authority of a p o li c eman, who declares that ho distinctly h ear d t h e explosion, of which he was well acquainted with th e pe culiarities ; but we hear tha t several members who wer e in nthe subject. ou T se he n y sp on t ane ous combustion had exhibited th emse l ves i n t h e right hon. gentleman during the debate, and att r ib u te ho allegethe p previous us unmistakeable evening sy m pt oms o f are sceptical o n the I the apparent accident to the [matured development of those symptoms. We rejoice to hear that Mr. Gladstone is now comparatively calm, though his friends otill feel grounds for sonaiderablo uneasinese.—Morniny Post. MONEY MARKET THE REPRESENTATIO_V OF THE CITY OF LONDO CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Le'ters from Liverpool state the Cotton Market yesterday closed with a hardening tendency, at the extreme rates of :ast week. The sales amounted to 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the speculators. The Railway Share Market was quiet, and prices were a shade easier than on Satur day. LAW INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE /31INBRIDGIC AND LRELL. These bankrupts were described as of Southwark-bridge road, boot and shoe manufacturers, and to-lay was ap pointed for their last examination. The case has been before the .court for a considerable time, and was at length adjourned sine die without pro tection, as the bankrupts had been unable to filo a balance sheet. Tho bankrupt Bainbridge left England shortly before the proceedings in bankruptcy, and, it was alleged, had taken with him a considerable sum of money iu contem plation of bankruptcy, but he returned, and denied the allegation, or that he had contemplated bankruptcy, and had only taken a small sum, and had left Leen to wind up the business. The statements of the two bank rupts wore very conflicting as to the state of affairs, and some of the books had been lost. Mr. Pettis, of Basing- hall-street, was then called in, and made oat a general statement, which to a great extent reconciled the dicro pancies, and accounted for the supposed deficiency. Mr. A. Turner, for the assignees, was still dis,a,tialled with the statement, and the bankrupts underwent a fur ther rigid examination. The bankrupts were supported by Mr. Baylcy, instructed by Mr. Warrand, Basinghall-street. The case was proceeding when our reporter left, and will roost likely end in a further adjournment, as no formal balance-sheet has been filed. ring : COURT OF VOMMON COUNCIL. VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE This afternoon a meeting of the member.; of the Libe- MINISTERS. ral Registration Association of the City of London was 1 Yesterday a Court was held in consequence of a held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to con- requisition numerously signed, "to express the eider the state of the representation of the City of Lou- opinions of the Court upon the consequences likely don, in reference to the impending election. The meet- to arise to the commerce of the country from the lug was called by advertisement in the newspapers, and decision of the House of Commons on Tuesday last, described as a " genera l mee ti ng o f th e mem b ers o f th e Association," an m i , to take such steps as they may think necessary." stating the ot,j-ct for which it was held, ere was a large attenda nce o f th e mem b ers o f and conv e yi ng an i mpress i on that the representatives of There the organs of p u bli c op i n i on ( as i s usua l i n t h ese cases) both Courts of the Corp ora ti on. would be admitted. On attending at the appointed hour ; Mr. BESLEY proposed, amid cheers, the follow we were informed by the secretary that the " associa- , lug motion : tion " had determined on ho:ding a private and eons- I "That her Majesty' servants in China have, in the dential meeting, and that consequently reporters could trying situal ion in which they were placed, acted in a not be admitted, at the same ti t re producing a circular I manner to sustain the honour of the British flag, the notice of the meeting (crouched in different .terms to commercial interests of the country, and the cause of that of the advertisement), in support of his as-ertion, teeth and justice. that it was a private meeting, viz.—" That a special "That this Court have learned, with feelings of deep meeting of the General and Parliamentary Committees regret, the decision of the Honourable House of Com of the Association will be leaden," &c. Much moos aga i ns t h er M a j es t y ' s Mi n i sters f or supporting her disapprobation was expressed by many of the members Majesty's servants in the discharge of their duty. at such a course of proceeding, as being I.k; ly to give it "That this Court presents its thanks to Lord Palmer the character of a "hole-and-corner" meeting, rather ston and her Majesty's Ministers far the course they than one called, as it was understood, fur the purpose pursued on that occasion, which justly entitles them to of allowing the members of the association to give ex- the confidence of the country." pression to their feelings with reference to the conduct of the present mem b ers f or the City on recent Mr. BESLEY then said—My Lord Mayor, I ap events, and also an expression of approval of preach this subjezt with some feelings of regret. I Lord Paloaerston'm policy. A n id ea was generally pre- certainly do regret it will be my business to ask the talent that this illiberal proceeding of the association Court to pass a vote of censure upon men with had been adopted out of deference to the feelings of a whose antecedents I have been frequently disposed few iafluential members who are firm supporters of Lord to be pleased. I regret exceedingly that sacred John Russell, and w h o wi s h to stifle, if possible, the principles have been made the stalking-horse of expression of indignation entertained against him for his faction. Ido feel some pleasure that I think the recent conduct by the great majority of the subscribers. shock which the late decision in the House of Com mons has given to the feelings of the people of England—call them prejudices, if you like—will be sufficiently powerful to arouse their sleeping energies. Ono of the greatest banes of this country, • for the last ten years, has been the indifference of the people to matters of great national import. I hope that indifference will cease to exist, and that we shall have the people of England attending to their own affairs. The late Sir R. Peel —than whom we could have hardly a better authority in Parlia mentary particulars--set down as a maxim, that when Parliamentary opposition, unassociated in principle, at variance with the principles of the Executive, and that Parliamentary opposition re ceived the support of a majority of the House of Commons, that it was the duty of the Executive to resign office, and allow the Parliamentary oppo sition to act upon the Government on their own principles. (Hear, hear.) Now, I ask any reason able set of men to look at the division-lists, and see if by any possibility they can complain of the con duct of the Government for the part they have taken in the recent debates ? (Hear, hear.) It is not my intention to dine ain the Court by reading copious ex tracts of proceedings contained in this blue-book— (referring to the blue-book containing the papers re lating to the operations at Canton)—but I neverthe less feel it my duty to read to you one or two of them. I will read you a despatch from Lord Clar endon respecting atransaction on the 22d of March, 1856, and which is addressed to Sir John Bow- " Sir,—l have received your despatch of the 22nd of November last, respecting the steps which you took, in consequence of the refusal of the Chinese authorities at Canton to surrender, when required to do so by her Majesty's Consul, two lorchas bearing the British flag, and which had been seized by them on a charge of being engaged in smuggling E alt ; and I have to state to you that, having consulted the law officers of the Crown, her Majesty's Government are of opinion that you acted properly in calling in the aid of the naval authorities, and in rescuing the vessels so improperly detained." Now, I find that there are other transactions of the same sort to be found detailed in this volume, which assume the character of a premeditated series of insults to the British flag up to the 10th of Octo ber, 1856. (Hear, hear.) On the Bth of October, 1856, Consul Parkes addresses Commissioner Yeh in these terms : "This morning, shortly after eight o'clock, a Chinese war-boat boarded an English lorcha, the Arrow, lying at anchor in the river, near the Dutch Folly ; and, re gardless of the remonstrances of her master, an English man, seized, bound, and carried off twelve of her Chinete crew, and hauled dovfn the English colours, which were then flying. (Hear, hear.) Hesitating to rely solely on the master's account of so gross an outrage, I at once despatched people to make inquiries, and found that the facts were as he had stated, and that the war-boat was said to be under the command of Leang-quo-tung, a captain in the Imperial service. After leaving, the lorcha had dropped down the river, and was lying off Yung tsing gate, with the crew of the lorcha still on board as prisoners." In another despatch, dated Oct. 10, 1856, Con sul Parkes reports to Sir John Bowring : " I should mention that the Arrow is sailirg under a colonial certificate of registry, renewable annually, bearing the date Bong Kong, 27th September, 1855, and the number 27. She is therein said to belong solely to Fong-a-Ming, of Vffitoria, Hong Kong, Chi nese-trader, hut the 'lane and date of her bills are not given. Her master's name is Thoma7s Kennedy, a native of Belfast, and a very respectable man of his class, who informs me that be was engaged by Mr. Block, Danish Consul at Hong Kong, a nominal mas ter of the lorcha, which he has hitherto believed to belong to Mr. Block's comprador, and he supposes that it is the comprador's name which appears in the regis ter." The complaint made has been that the Arrow had no right to hoist English colours. Her date of registration is September, 1855, so that some days b.-fore this outrage took place her register was said to have expired. Mr. Bosley here quoted ex tracts from ri.-veral other despatches from the Bri tish representatives at Canton, and said that no doubt whatever could be entertained that the Chi nese had acted towards British subjects with studied insult. He proceeded to ask what weuld have been saiu if any officer entrusted with her Majesty's com mission, whose business it was to protect the com merce of England, if he had been cognisant of such transactions as "these, and had not at once asked for permission to repress them ? With re gard to the transaction under our more immediate notice, two hours were given for an apology. No apology was, however, made, but a quibble was set up that the lorcha had no right to have English colours. This, therefore was a premeditated insult offered to the British managers, and I hold that those men would have been traitors to their coun try if they bad not used the force at their disposal to punish it. (Cheering.) Suppose that Mr. Con sul Parkes had pocketed the affront ; the very men who opposed the Government on Tuesday night last would have been the very'first to condemn his conduct. (Rear, hear.) A French newspaper, the Univers, speaking Of our Parliament, says : " What do these solemn debates and philanthropic de clamations really signify ? One sole object. The poli tical adversaries of Lord Palmerston wished to obtain his place ; and while the Parliament of England is gravely disousbing the justice or legality of this war, the Chinese are setting a price upon the heads of Europeans, and are surrounding them with assassins, incendiaries, and poisoners. The Bishop of Oxford, in his speech, evi dently lost sight of all that Christian nations have suf fered from China. The English orators are really too considerate wi•en they invoke the right of nations, justice, and humanity in favour of a population which, by every act, places itself beyond the right of nations, and systematically violates all the laws of humanity and justice." (Hear, hear.) Now, my Lord Mayor, I believe it to be our bounden duty to back up Lord Palmer ston with all our strength. (" Hear, hear," and "No, no.") Lord Palmerston, on the present oc casion, has stood up boldly in defence of the rights of the people of England, and I hope that he may be generously, and heartily, and vigorously sup ported. (Loud cheering.) Mr. Deputy DAKIN seconded the motion, and expressed an easnest hope that the resolution would be carried by a large majority. (Loud cheers.) Mr. ABRAHAMS proposed the following amend ment : " That it is not expedient for this municipal body to interfere in a party and political question." (Hear, hear.) Mr. DE JERSEY said he rose with very consider able pleasure to second the amendment. Alderman ROSE said it was the bounden duty of the Court to depart from the ordinary routine of their business, and to express, in the strongest and most determined manner, that the conduct of the Coalition had been such as not only to justify large meetings in the country, but that that municipal body (the Corporation of London) were:also hound to express their opinion upon the same subject. Lord Palmerston had been called upon to take the reins of Government at a period when the honour and interests of the country were in most extreme jeopardy, and was justly entitled to the best thanks and consideration of the community at large. (Cheers.) Alderman SALOMONS said he did not see any reason for withdrawing confidence in Lord Palmerston. After a short discussion the amendment was put, and after a show of hands was tak en, th e Court divided, when there appeared i n f avour of the amendment 13 ; and against it, 39 ;maj or it y, 2 6. Mr. GILPIN then moved the previous question as anamendment.uy GODSON seconded th e amendment, which, ep D upon being put, was negatived h a Consid era bl e The original mo ti on was then majority. by l)u amidst loud ch eers, an d the Court a dj t o ualarndecda.rried, The am( Lt I ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. I Last LAMBETH. GREAT YA.RMOUTIEL On Saturday Mr. W. T. M'Cullagh and Mr. E. W. Watkin, the Liberal candidates for this borough, appeared before a public meeting at the Star EfoteL Mr. J. W. Shelley, one of the magistrates of the town, was called to the chair. On the motion of Mr. J. CLOWES, seconded by Mr. LETTIS, Mr. M'Cullagh and Mr. Watkin were formally recognised as the candidates of the Liberal party in the borough. BANBURY.—Mr. H. W. Tanered, M.P. for this borough for many years, has issued an address to the electors. Mr. Tancred's last vote, in favour of Government, on Mr. Cobien'i resolutions, gave general satisfaction. CHELTENHAM. —A very strong feeling has been created in this town by the defeat of the Ministry on the China question, and a determination is ex pressed among men of all shades of politics to up hold the Premier in the course he has adopted of appealing to the country. The name of Ciptain Berkeley appears in the minority, and the gallant captain's vote obi this occasion will, it is thought, secure his re-election by a triumphant majority. HAMPSHIRE. —ln the northern division Mr. Beach, of Oakley-hall, near Basingstoke, is named as a candidate, should Mr. Shaw Lefevre vacate the Speakership, and go the Upper House. LANCASHIRE (NORTH).—Mr. Heywood retires, but Colonel Patton will again came forward for this division of Lancashire. LINCOLNSHIRE.—For the northern division of he county our present members are the Right Hon. Robert A. a N. Hamilton and Mr. James Banks Stanhope. Mr. C. Hamilton has announced his intention of retiring, and it is believed that he will be returned for one of the Scotch burghs. In his place the Government will receive a supporter by the return of Sir. Montague John Cholmeley, of Easton, who represented the northern division un til the last election, when be was defeated by a majority of 800 votes by Mr. J. Banks Stanhope, of Ilevesley Abbey. Mr. Stanhope will again be returned. For the southern division Sir John Trollope, of Casewick, and Lord Burghley will b e returned unopp•sed. For Lincoln our represon: tatives are Major Sibtborp, of Canwick, and Mr. George Fieschi Heneage, of Hainton. It is an ticipated that a vigorous effort will be made to reject Mr. Heneage. It has been said that Viscount Goderich would contest the city, but he has de dined to do so, as also has Major Weston Amcotts, of Hackthorne. Mr. George Knolles Jarvis, of Doddington-hall, has been mentioned. Mr. Charles Seeloy, of Heighington, declined to canvass the city. It is not unlikely that he will again contest Newport. At Boston Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabell will not, it is believed, put himself in nomination again. For Great Grimsby the Government will, in all probability, receive another vote by the elec tion of Lord Worsley in the place of Earl Annesley, who last election defeated Mr. Edward Heneage, the brother of the member for Lincoln. For Stam ford Sir F. Thesiger and Lord Robert T. G. Cecil will be reiluned unopposed. LrvEnPooL.—At a meeting of the Tory Consti turional Association of Liverpool yesterday, Mr. J. A. Tobin presiding, it was resolved that Mr. T. B. Horsfall, one of the present members, and Mr. Char lts Turner, the chairman of the Dock Commit tee, should be nominated at the forthcoming gene ral election. The Reform Association held a meet ing t )--day (Tuesday), and we shall probably be able to announce the second Liberal candidate to morrow. LYMB REGIS.—Mr. G. D. O'Kelly Temple, a Conservative, declines to become a candidate under the auspices of such a coalition as the present. NEWARX.—The defeat of Ministers created con siderable sensation here. The present members are Mr. G. B. Vernon and Mr. Manners Sutton. As yet we have not heard of any opposition. NORWICH.—At a large meeting yesterday even ing Sir S. Bignold was unanimously accepted as the Conservative candidate for the city. No ad dress has yet been issued by Mr. Warner, the pre sent Liberal member, but the tone of the meeting was in fa , kiur of a compromise. It is stated that both divisions of Norfolk will be contested. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (NORTH). At present no name is mentioned in opposition to the sittipg mom= bers )Lord H. Benenck and Lord R. Clipton), and it is highly probable that they will be returned unopposed. NOTTINGHAM. —At present no opposition has been determined to the present members (Messrs. Walter and Paget), who both voted in the mino rity at the recent Ministerial defeat. Ernest Jones expressed his intention a few months ago of coming forward at the general election. OXFORD.—Mr. Cardwell paid a visit to the city on Saturday, and, after conferring with some of his leading supporters, returned to London i n th e evening. The right hon. gentleman has not up to the present time issued an address to his consti tuents, and some uncertainty prevails as to whether he will offer himself as a candidate when a dissolu tion takes place. An opponent is already in the field in the person of Mr. Charles Neate, Senior Fellow of Oriel College, a gen tl eman who has taken a very active part in local affairs for some years. His opinions are said to be Liberal, and he will give a general support to the Government of Lord Palmerston. OXFORD UNIVERSITY.—The rumour still prevails that the present Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir G. C. Lewis, who is a member of Christ Church, will be solicited to allow himself to become a can didate for the University of Oxford, in opposition to Mr. Gladstone. PORTSMOUTH.—At a meeting of the friends and supporters of Viscount Monck held last evening, at St. George's hall, Portsea, Mr. T. E. Owen in the chair, it was moved by Alderman Geo. Sheppard, seconded by Ezekiel Emmanuel, and carried una nimously,—" That in the opinion of this meeting the conduct of Lord Monck, as representative of the borough of Portsmouth in Parliament, entitles him to the renewed confidence of the electors, and therefore this meeting pledges itself to use its best endeavours to secure his return." PRESTON.—It is understood that the present members—Sir G. Strickland and Mr. R. Townley Parker—will offer themselves for re-election. SHEFFIELD.—Mr. Overend, Q.C., who last year contested this borough in the Conservative interest and was defeated, is again in the field as a candi date. He repudiates the views of his party leaders. Derby and Disraeli, on the Chinese question, and announces himself a supp or t er o f L ord Palmerston. Mr. Overend also expresses a hope that he shall be able to assist in reversing the vote of censure upon the policy of Lord Palmerston implied in the reso lutions proposed by Mr. Cobden. TYNEMOUTH.—A requisition is in course of sig nature in this borough to Mr. Hugh Taylor, of Backworth, the chairman of the Coal Exchange, to allow himself to be put forward as a candidate. Mr. Taylor was unseated after the last general elec tion for bribery. He is a nephew of Mr. Hugh Taylor of Earsdon, the bead agent of the Duke of Northumberland, who has considerable influence in Tynemouth. Cum.—General Sir William Williams of liars is a candidate for Caine, for which borough he was elected on the elevation of the Earl of Shelburne to the peerage some months since. There is at pre sent no sign of opposition. MIDHURST.—Mr. Samuel Warren, Q.C., is again a candidate for this borough, and is, up to the pre sent time, unopposed. candidate aanaidate forhis BtRIDPOboouRrT.--ih. Mr. Mit c hell M r. E. T. Smith ithad Mr . will be Murrough offer themselves for re-election. ,AST INDIA ((Lava EXPENSES) charged, or to be charged,lon the revenues money expended by he oafmoun Indiat f o o r f the Vast India Company and law proceedin gs i n England was last year 21,751 L, against 9,886/, i n th e by the Hon. Company in opposing " the Nawab of Surat ,r:..l —Tel ls amounted to r e B a , t s i t i l lu. injury year 1855. 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Inquiries will be cheerfully answe red.— Frm the Venerable Archdeacon o f R oss . N o . „„_,: years ' excessive ner vousness, withpains in m nec k and left arm, y 32, 83 6 . — L" — an d general d e bili ty, which rendered my life m i s erable,hasbeen radically removed by Du Barry's health. verY— od _Amu. STUART, ATC I I I IeRCOIIOfROt3B, Skibereen. restoringfo • . . s u pported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Dr. A ndrew Ure • Dr Sherlund; Dr. Harvey; .aount paid into the treasury of the East India Chemistry Howe for bills on India from the 25th of February to Dr. Campbell; . ler ; Dr. m eo toss of Castle. Lord Stuart do Decies ; the Dowager Countess the 9th of March was 82,6281. uart • Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable I A , The departures from the port of London for the A 11- comprisedfl persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other tralian colonies (luring the past week have means of cure had failed. For further particulars respect.. four vessels to Sydney and one to Hobart Town, with f frig this invaluable food our readers are referred to Du Barry's rates oan aggregate capacity of 3,656 tons. The advertisement in another part of this PaPer• freight continua to exhibit heaviness, evening a meeting of Mr. Wilkinson's friends I was held at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, for the purpose of adopt;ng the necessary measures to en- I sure the return of the hon. gentleman, whose vote against Mr. Cobden's motion has given mucirsatis fiction in the borough. Mr. WILKINSON attended, and satisfactorily ex plained his reasons for supporting Lord Palmer ston's Government. A resolution was carried that Mr. Wilkinson de served the support of all present SALARIES OF ACToR,. Dowton's salary at Drury-lane, in tfie season of 1801- 2, was 81. per week ; he subsequently received 121., but never more than 20/, It is curious to remark the differ ence in the salaries paid to dramatic performers during the last hundred years. In the better days of the drama these salaries appear to be small, hu•, there can scarcely be a doubt that a healthy action was then sr j eyed, which the "star" system tended to impair. If we In de into Ger rick 's theatre we find the Roscius himself at the head, with a stipend of 2/. 15s. 6d. per night; Birry and his wife, 31. ss. 83. ; John Palmer and his wife, 2/. ; King, the unrivalled Sir Peter Teazle and Lard Og:el , y, 1/. 63. 83. ; Parsons, 11. Os. Bd. ; Mrs. Pritchard, 21. 6s. 83. ; Mrs. Cibber, 21. 10s, Od. ; Pope, 13s. 43.; and Signor Guestinelli, the principal singer, I/. 13s. 4d. Succeeding the days of Gerriek came a host of distinguished performers, including Lewis, Quick, Bannister, Munden, Mrs. Jordan, Miss Farrell, cum, mulfi4 calls, not one of whom ever received " star " salaries. John Kemble, as actor and manager, was content with 561. 14s. per week ; George Frederick Cook received 251. ; and Mrs. Jordan, in her zenith, an average of 311. 10s. Drury-lane, in seasons 1812-13, boasted of au excellent company, including John Johnstone, who was retained at 151, per week, and Dowton, will received 101. Covent-garden, at the same period, numbered among its members Emery (whose highest salary during his career was but 141. per week) Mathews, Fawcett, Blan chard, Liston, and Simmons, and their united receipts from the treasury were lese than has since been paid to one actor at a metropolitan minor theatre ! Edmund Kean's first engagement at Drury-lane, in 1814, was for three years, ranging from Si. to 101. per week. This was subsequently converted int a contract at 501. per night. Eight yt ars prior to this great change in the fortunes of Kean-in the year 1306- he was playing at the Haymarket, unnoticed and unknown, his salary at that tame being 21. per week. T•ven'y years later, when wrung in heart and fame, physically and mentally weak, he received at the same house 501. per night. Who will Pay he was a better actor then he was in 1806 t As a contrast to the sums paid during the past century, we may state that at Drury-lane, when tin , 'er ' the management of the late Stephen Price, the nightly salary of Edmund Kean was 601., and that of Madame Vestris and Liston 251. each ; whilst Farren received 351. weekly, Jones 341., James Wailack 351., and Harley, 301. In 1838, Tyrone Power was receiving 961 weekly from the Adelphi, and Farren 401. from the Oympic. It was once remarked, in reference to the enormous sums lavished upon " stars," that the President of Ame rica was not so highly paid as Mtn Tree ; whilst the Premier of Great Britain had a less sal -try than Mr. Ma.cready. Madame Malibran was Paid by the same writer to draw five times as much money as the Colonial Secretary, and Mr. Farren nearly twine as much as the representative of the Home-office. There can be no question that this extravagance of salaries has been one of the means of the depreciation of the dramatic) art, alike fatal to the interests of managers and the prospects of the profession. MARKET NEWS.— (Ellis ay,) HAY MARKETS. SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 Os ; clover do., 31 103 to 5/ Os; and straw, 11 48 to 1/ 8s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 12s to 41 43 ; clover do., 3/ Ws to 51 Oe ; and straw, 11 Is to 1/ Os per load, A moderate demand. WHlTEcaerEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 03 ; clover do., 31 lOs to 51 Se ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 8e per load. Trade rather dull. COLONIAL. TEA.--There is very little doing in this article, and prices are without any material variation. The ad journed pablic sales are announced to take place on Thurs day next. SuaAß•—There has been a very limited business trans acted, but Holders demand full rates for all descriptions of both foreign and colonial. The refined market is very steady. Co 'FEE.—The demand has been less active, but there is no alteration to notice in prices. RICE. —There is a steady demand far fino qualities of Bengal at fully former quotations, and a large business has been transacted in Patna at 13s. to 19s. per cwt. Rum.—The demand is rather active, and prices gener ally show an upward tendency. TALLOW.—The market is very inactive, and quotations have declined to P. Y.C. on the spot 61s. to 61s. 3d. June delivery, Ms. 6d., and last three months, 51s. 6d. to 525. per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, March 10.—Wind this day at noon, N moderate breeze and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, March 9.—Wind N. to N. by E.—Sailed. —Wisconsin, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Anglo-Saxon, Alex andria. PLYMOUTH, March 9.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Clara, from Portsmouth, for Swan River. Sailed—H M.S. Co lossus, for Lisbon. _ NORTH FORELAND, March 9.—Off the port—Simmonds, from Callao. BELFAST, March 9.—rho mail stoarmer Stag, of and from Glasgow, for this port, with a general cargo, ran on shore on the rocks near Blackhead during a snow storm. She was got off with one of her compartments full of water. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind N.W. Sailed—Ashburton, for New York ; Johanna, Bilboa ; Industry, Rotterdam ; Susan, Lisbon ; Albert, Dunkirk. HOLYHEAD, March 9. Wind N.E. Arrived—Alarm, from Seville. QIITEENSTOWN, March 8. Wind N.W. _ Arrived—Coquette, from Galatz. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TEIEGUAPII.) 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