The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, without any ma terial alteration in prices. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken by the exporters and 1,000 by the speculators. The Rail way Share Market closed very firmly, at a slight advance in value. The Bank of England Return for the week end ing the 21st inst. is generally considered very fa vourable, as it indicates a considerable improvement in the position of the establishment. The Reserve of notes has increased, and a diminution of nearly half a million sterling is exhibited in the other Securities. Considering the active demand for money which has prevailed these alterations are encouraging, but there is a large falling off in the private deposits, showing that extensive employ ment is found for surplus means. The bullion has increased, although the late specie arrivals have been absorbed in silver purchases. The principal items and the changes they present are as sub joined : Active Circulation Decrease Bullion . £18,615,155 181,260 10,404,690 Increase Rest Decrease Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits 145,030 3,521,386 4,356 7,455,290 367,683 9,2P4,508 479,550 726,360 64,284 11,530,213 14,796 17,755,796 491,998 5,553,525 295,670 Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase Tile official return of the exports of the precious ketals from the port of London for the week end ing Thursday last is as follows : Gold Coin „ Bars In the rates of exchange on the principal cities • of the continent, yesterday afternoon, there was no change of importance, but previous quotations Were well maintained. The meeting of the Mid Kent Railway Company has just been held ; W. Dent, Esq., in the chair. The accounts showed a balance in Court of Chan cery and at bankers of 6,736/. The agreement, as proposed with the South-Eastern Company, for the Wo rking, use, maintenance, and otherwise by them .. ef the Mid K ent Railway, was su b m i tte d . A s t h e f ormer company had s i nce a uthorised a competing °I le) the proprietors of the Mid Kent Com pare), on the motion of Mr. T. Atkinson, "`Gointded by Mr. G. B. Gregory, refused- to con- I ft rol , the agreemen t b etween th e two companies. *as stated by th e c h a i rman that they were on t ,! most friendly terms with the East Kent and Crystal Palace Companies, so as to secure a direct nus with these companies, and that the en , ftineer Was now in a condition to commence the Work s of the Mid Kent line as proposed, so that e diaagreement with the South-Eastern Company would, he hoped, have no ill effect on their under taking. There is still a good inquiry for discounts, but t he pressure is not severe. Full quotations are askod for discount accommodation. The English Funds to-day have remained Wet, and very little variation from the prices cur rent late yesterday afternoon has taken place. The preparatory arrangements connected with the set tlernent will now engage chief attention, and in Other respects the market will, no doubt; continue , t , lllll - Consols for transfer have been 93i /and : 3 1. I ; for next Thursday, 93,1 ; and for April 8, tti if. The New 3 per Cents. are 94 to 94k, the Reduced 93/ 94, Exchequer Bills 2s. dis. to 2s. pm., and the Bonds 98i /. A. fair business has been done in foreign securi rs, and the quotations have generally been firm; ; ur kiall 6 per Cents. are 961 97, but the 4 per e lits• are nominal. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been d ealt in a t 40 g. Russian 4& per Cents. at 882 99 . Mexican at 22k, and Peruvian at 811. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign I l tssck s :----Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 t 7 ; Mexi -41, 21i 22 ; Peruvian, 80 82 ; Ditto Three per 112" 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 p er Cents., 44 46 ; g - o , a n 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 4 i p er Cents., ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 401 ; ditto Deferred, ; ditto Certificates, 6a- ; ditto Passive, t i G. hlt t be Railway Share Market a large business fnii been done in almost all the principal lines, at 3' Yesterd a y' s quo t a tions, and in some cases a i ght advan ce may b e re p or t e d. Eastern Counties v 58 . ; Groat Northern, 10s. North-Western, "zi• ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, ss. ; ast Anglian, North-Eastern (Berwick), and Ox rrcl) Worcester, and Wolverhampton, ruled a shade a°, _,er• Paris an d L yons rece d e d 5 5 ., an d N or th e rn "____L•rraqu e improved l/. Grand Trunk, and Great Western of Canada were about ss. lower. • 13f iti 8 b, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares have been freely dealt in at about former rates. Joint Stock Bank Shares have been quiet, but 'llllll4. In. the Miscellaneous Market Electric Telegraph 'leelined 108. to 15s. *JUTISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the .official List:) klueiness done .. 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93i / 4 " Per Cent. Console Annuities 93 A / i 4 ,.."" Z per Cent. Annuities 94A 1 4i •to lia Builds, £lOOO .... D itto, under £ lOOO , 5 d ueasois for Account • .... • 93 1 3 i Pichegner Bills, lid. M agner ..... . 2 d 2 p ...... . Small. ... . 3 p ...... Ditto Z 1 7.. ertimed . ...• par Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent. . 9Bl Ditto, 1859 • PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK i iraxilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent. % Man Bonds, 6 p er C en t lO4l Mexican 3 per Cent — _ e Ditto Accou n t • ... 22* E ruviau Bonds 4i per Cent alasaian Bonds, 1822, k, St., 5 per Cent — Di tto, 4i per Cent. 9B A Ditto Small Ord an B onds, 5 per C en t . . ......... 6 1 31 Inith Bonds, 3 per Cent. ~. Ditto Account I 4Ol Turkield Bonds, 6 per cent 96 Ditto Account Dividends on the above ()Jumble in Londe n. butch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Gull 6SJ 5 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. . Consols, monoy 193 Ditto Account 91 d Ditto April Account . STATZ OP TRADE.—MiNoIiEBTER , F eb. 27.—We have bad -ad a dull market, the reaction in c otton, with comparative in pitrative inactivity at Liverpool, having a quieten- Influe nce on business in both cloth and yagrn. The failures among the Greeks continue also to affect the market preju d icia ll y, and no operations of im portance hav e The demand for ten entered into during the week. Your of of Prices is domesticsura is very limited, and the tendency quiet, but steady buyers. Printing cloths are shirtings is dull. . S pinners business also in 36 and 40 inch for the coarse counts a ners are more willing sellers, and fivre disposed to entertV cops The Blackwall, home ward and warps sellers are a The 6 ashade easier rates ', with 322,0001. in gold o:rftrrd bound from Melbourne, wind fr o fro m at sea. Several other vessels gilt, has Bow been 87 days be near at hand, and the Australia must also now favourable. The private letters from Par. 'sassed that the stock of bullion in the Bank of France 1: about 8,650,0001., now the monthly re showinan increase of 840,000/. turn p ub lish ed on the 13th inst. It is stated that, owing fo the mission in the East, p ro tracted absence of n Sir EL L. Bulwer on his diplomatia . Mr, Roebuck has been elected Govern or of the Western Bank of London. p T worth ELECTION OF CHIEF CONSTABLE FO E W o c, IISSEX. --At the adjourned sessions, held at i Thursday, the Duke of Richmond in the ch a ir, on ir, the zna g Regiment, pt istrates elected Ca. Montgom chief-constable for West Sussexery, late 99th 20 50 20 10 20' St. 20 100 100 20 Advices from Madrid mention that the recent invita tion from the Spanish Government for tenders for a mail steam line between Cadiz and Havannah, at a subsidy of 25;000 dols. per month, failed to draw forth a single reply. They have now increased their offer to 30,000 Gets. a month. Timus OP PURCHASERS OF IRISH ESTATES.—A bill of Mr. Whiteside, M.P., and Mr. Napier, M.P., m a k es sundry ar rangements for secur i ng th e titl e S of purchasers of estates sold under the Irish Court of Chancery. The preamble recites the expediency of removing certain technical difficulties in, suits for the sale of lands in Ire land under the said Court, and rendering the titles of purchasers secure and indefeasible. r.ELE suNxmoNDaN SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARN- 28, 1857; SHARE MARKETS—{This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this da.t. Basiness done this day. 1 fal di RAILWAYS. 98 Ambg. Nottng. Bost . & Eastn. AI Belfast & Ballymena all Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... 1100 Birkenhd. Lancsb. &, Cheshire Junct...... all Blackburn all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... 100. Bristol & Exeter...... 100 Ca1ed0nian............. 10 0 Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bando n all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall a Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. &Aber. June 00 East Anglian all Eastern Counties -00 EasternUnion,A.stk .00 Do., do. 8..... ..... 8? Do. New A ... 17i East Kent 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk ...... .. 4 Do. LOO Edinburgh& Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edinb.Prth. &Dundoy all Forth and ClydeJunc. •00 Farness... .... ... . .00 Glasgow &S. Wes tern all Great N. of Scotlan d 00 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West. are ; 100 Great Western. 1.00 Do. Str.V.R. gua. Si all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster &Carlisle. 14i Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds _ 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F. £l6 i Do., Wst. Riding Un all Do. Southport all London & Blackwal 1100 Lond.Bright.& S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western all Do. Fifths all D0.,101.5h.,M&8...C, 2i, Do. Eighths 100 London &S. Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndudriy. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef. &Lincln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 1 100 Midland .. .. ....... 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland G. Went. (Ir. ) all Do. Shares .... all Newcastle &Carlisle.. all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 1 100 Norfolk. . 34 Northn. Counties Un ,100 North British 1100 North Devon, Rail. & St. St. 10 St. St. 25 St. 10 10 25 25 50 St Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N. Eastern - Berwick 23 Do. do. Extension 16g Do do. G.N.E Purch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London 31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn 17i North Staffordshire all North Western.. all N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton 16 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St 100 Shropshire Union 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer all South Devon 100 South Eastern all Do. 4i per c. Shares 100 South Wales 17 S. Yorksh. River Dun 7 Do. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 18N5 161 Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D. &R all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeri ek all West C0rnwa11....... all West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all Do. A all Do. B West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class all Wmbledon&Croydop BRITISH PI all Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cm Ind,guar. 5 p. c. all Do. 10i Buffalo k Lake Hur. 100 Buff., Brnt. & Godch. 1 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 2s9d Central Oude (Line.) 108 Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do all Demerara 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do. '59, do. all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. all Gt. Westn. of Canada 8 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. all Do. do., '73, d 0....) all Do. do., '73, without' option all Madras, guar. 4i p.c all Do. do., 5 per c. 10 Do. 41 p. c. Exten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do ss. Oude (Limited) 5 Seinde, guar. 5 per c all Do FOR: all Antwrp & Rotterdam 14 Ardennes all Belgian East. Junct. 16 Beziers to Graissessac all Carm eaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. New 2s. Euphrates Valley 18 Gt. Central of France 17 Great Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Coast. & Bale all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. all Lyons and Geneva all Lyons & Mediterran. all Maria Ante la all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6 p. e. Pref all Northern of France all NorwegianPrnk. Pref all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Recife 4 San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. 7i Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish. all Sambre and Meuse all ')o. 5} per cent. pref all Southern of France all West Flanders........ all Do. 5i per C. P re f all IW. & S.W. of France 6 'Western of Austri a. _ all West. of Switzerland ) all 'Wiesbaden all I Do. 8 p. cent. prof. all Zeal and ........ .. .... JOINT-STOI all Australasia 18i Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all 'BO. Col Bk.& Lu. Co all British N. American G I C.Bk.of Ind.AL&Ch 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud all Eng.Scot.&Aus.CLt all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. all Ditto New 20 London and County 50 Lnd.&E.Bakng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock.. 20 Lond.andWestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eug. 10 Do. New 22 National Bank all New South Wales . . ... all Oriental Bank Corp. 15 Ottoman Bank 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 IL Aus.B. &G.lm Co all South Australia all Union of Austral i a 26 Do. N ew 10 Union of London . 150 Unity Mutual \5O 'Wostrn T. :;;;d 41 - 4i 8} - 9 69 - 71 8i - 9 91i -92 i 68 - 68 37 - 38 19 10 i - 20 - 10;/i 10 - 11 47 - 49 32 - 34 - 6 90 - 101 56 = 57 iii : ii 17 - 8 95 - 96 82 - 83 t 23 - 125 111 - 113 6ii -68 i 62 - 64 74 78 7 i 7 8 8 i tp .01 —101 i d par • • 61 - 61 1081 - 109; 106 - 106; • ...... .. lioB4 105 ''.. It • 37 -1 38 82i - 83 51 - 55 14} - 14; 58 6 3i 3id 45 46 87 - 88 3 - 2i 40 - 41 63 - 64 90 - 100 54- qc 74 - 8 10 - ICq 29 - 30 [O6 108 274 284 50 52 24 lid 183 19 76 77 84 - 85 4i 30, 4 3 d 12 14 1 40 42 iiil-: a 7 - 2 - 5i - *8 ISSESSIONS. i - 1 13 i lip }96— 98 95 97 95 97 par i p • 1 • - l ip 112 -- 114 2i -- 2ip 211 - 211 50 - 52 80 - 82 213 - 21 - 25 -25 i 3 - 3/p 99 - 100 120 - 125 .118 - 123 1107 - 109 1 19 - 204 21i - 24 * - I P - 1p ... - ... 2 - 2ip Gi - 61 - - ••• 1 - li 3 - 4 p 51 53 32i -- 33 iP 4 10 11 par ip 4 4ip 6i 6i 6i sip iO3 -- 9a 201 -- 21, 39i -- 391 9 -- 9i 57i -- 5i 55 -- 57 d Pi 18 - 20 1 - li 81 - 8i pm 4; 4 9 4 32 33 Par— 1 p BANKS. 9-9-7- - T6l - . 59 - 6]. fd 68 70 fs -- 1841 18i -- 19 18A -- 19 47 33 - 39 - 1 p ." - ••• 60 - 62 7 - 9 ii dI 10 8d 4 4 i 92i 41 68i 37g 19! 10i 11 48 33 LINE LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices this day. RAILWAYS. Paid! Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. dr Neils. Direct. Do. Now Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull dr Selby Do. i Shares Do. i Shares Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sb. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock /Maid. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N. &Est.s P.C. Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. i Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shrews. & Her S. Staffordsh.. WearVaLg6pc Do Wilts drSomrst 95 - 97 98 - 102 11 - 13 134 - 137 - 41 107 - 109 12i - 13 23 - 24 107 - 109 P 90 - 92 P 53 - 7 1 131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9] 32 - 33 88 - 90 Lu.&N.W. I Caledon E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do.. 7irestn Y. ay N.M, Do I Do S. Eastern, ,Do Peto &Co Do Ln. &N. W. do Midld. Midland... E. Count Do iDo . Do ~ ILAtN.W IDo Gt.Northn l T. Brassoy M. MClean Stk. &Dar I Do bt.FVestn. PREFER 15 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.; it. 100 Brie. &Ex. 4 p.c. St, 0 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares., :t. 100 Caledn. £lO 4 p. c. it. 100 Ches. & Ho. 5A p.c. t. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent 61 all Cork &BandonsAp.c, 61 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 2 E. Anglian Cls, A Sh. t. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. b. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. C. 53 all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 33 all Do. No. 2 ) all Do. New 6 pr. c. St ) all East Un., G. 6p. c 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent ) all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent._ ;. 100 East Lancash.6 p.cts. 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths , / 5 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh, 100 Ed.Prth.&Dnn.4p.c. 100 Furness, 5 p. c • 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c • 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. • 100 Do. 4a per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem , all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pre • 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spe 100 Do. con. red. 4i p.c . 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c 100 Do. irred. 4 percent 100 Do sp. c. red. pref, all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh., all ' Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S, all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do, Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 100 Lan.& York. 6pc.St 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 100 D0.,P.,5 p. c. St. No. 2 100 Do. Now Guar. 6p.c. 100 Do. do, sp. c., N 0.4 100 Lon. & N.W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. et 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per et late 3d Shares all Londy.& Color. ASh all Londy.&Ennis. Sh , 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent 44,D0. do. do, £6 St. 8 10 10 St. 12a 12 12 4 st. 100 4 Do. do. 34 per cent. all Marypt. n Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 4. per cent 1044 Do. dO. • 11)(1 Wid.Consol.6p.c. St. 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. 100 Do. L. dal. Pref. St. all New.,Aber., &c., pr.' 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. all Nlorf k.Deb.4 p.c. Sb. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf., 1847 100 D0.Wv.V.5p.c.,1847 1100 'North British 3i Dn. 71. Preference... 100 K.E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. 85IDo. do. do 13 Do. Leeds Gpc. No.l 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York 11.& S. Pur all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar 100 Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar all Scot. Cent. New Pref 100 Sc.N.E Aber.g.6p.c 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St 100 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 4i pr cent j all S. Easter n (Reading __ _ _ ' Ann.) of £1 Oa. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent all Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c 100 Do. do. 44 p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p. e. Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56, all Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. 'CE SHARES. 9l - 9~ o 7- iiiii .. -- .. 6 -- 6. 10 -: 115 ••• - ••• - gP 124 - ii .1 76 in --- di Lll - 113 -03 - 105 62 - 64 10 - 10; •5 i -6, 95 - 96 84 -gs - 100 -- 102 10 -- 1 6 4 -- 17 10 -- 104 74 -- 76 194 -- 20 91 --10 14, -- 15 34 -136 j 37 - 140 .15 - 118 • .--. ••• 156 - 158 • .-.• ... j -- al • .... ••• ''".• •• • --• ... L 34 - 136 97 - 99 87 - 89 li 1 : lip iiiii - 107 90 92 li ld • . •• .. 1 id 1108 - 110 114 -- 118 105 -- 110 65 -- 70 17i -- 18 23 - 246 100 - 102 -10 i 27 - 28 21 - 2ip 2~ - 3~ BRITISH MINES. 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk. :0 14 British Iron 20 ICondurow (Cambrn.) CO 1 !Bev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) ~. 14s Great South Tolgus 10/ 3 G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) ~. 7 Grt, W. Vor (Helstn.) Bs6d Lady Bertha ~. 7 N. Frances (Illogan) Basso t (Illogan) ~. 6115 I North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blazy; ~. 9 IPorkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer; ~. 2 ,S. Carn Brea (Illogn.; , . 19 S.W.' Frances(lllogn.; 5 44 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co l 0 9 Tin Croft 40 lUn. Mines (Gwennap' 12s 6 V. of Towoy (Carnar., ~. 14 W. Basset (Illogan)., ~. 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd. 51 Wh. Basset (Illogan) 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 54 Wh. Edward (Calstek ~. 1/ 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. 4 Wh. Trelawney (Lis. 22 23 6i -- 7A 155 165 450 -- 460 151 I 9 -- 10 51 -- 6i -- 1 18 -- 20 32 -- 34 66 -- 7 23 24 8 -- 9 10 -- 330 -- 350 7A 8 340 -- 360 1 -- 4 -- 44 230 -- 25( 1 1 35 -- 36 160 170 280 -- 300 280 -- 300 di 5 19 --21 46 -- 48 20 22 44 x d FO REIGN 7 Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) all Do. Comes di Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. _ _ Co. of Jamaica , all Cobro Copper 16 Copiapo all Fortuna all (G eneral all 'Linares 1i Lusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada all Noveau Monde all Pont.Sil.LdM.& Smli 1 Port Philip 15i Santiago de Cuba all 'outh Australian all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 p. C. Pref all United Mexican MISCE: 19 'Australian Agricult.4 all Australn. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 321 Canada 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July I 100 Do. 6p. c.Feb.&Aug. LOO D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent all Crystal Palace all Do. Preference all Crystal Pal, of Prance fi Duston Iron Ore 18 Eastern Steam.. .••• • 100 Electric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of Irol. all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 10s. Eur. & Ind.ictn. Tel. all Gou, Ir.Sc, Col. (11m.) 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount ... all 'Loud. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all IMediteran. Elec. Tel. all Mexican&S America 5 Nat. Discount Co 5 Do. New 5 Netherlauds Laud., all Do. Do. all Do.B p e.Pf.iss.at Id.! 1 Do. Do. 80 New B. &N. S. Land; 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D.I all N. B. Australasian 17i NAIL of Europe Steam! all Oriental Gas ss. Do. New Shares all Peelßr. Ld. da Minrl I all Peninsular di Oriental, 10 Do. New all IRhymney Iron all (Do: NeW. 60 lloyal Mail Steam._ all scot. Austral. Invest. all Do. New 100 S. AU'S. Gov. 6 p.c.bds. all south Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered ' 5 Trust& Lu. Co. U.Can 28i Van Diemon's Laud 100 V.Go.6p.cJan. & July MINES. i -li 11 - 2 3 - 3t 19 - 21 p ' 56 58 12 it id - 71 -- 81 ld -- p I 1 i -: iii • i ii ii = ii EOUS. 23 - 25 5 - 5i 40 - 45 L3B - 143 LlO - 111 35 - 40 26 - 28 2i - 2i 5; - 54 ii iii •••1 - l - •• i 1 ... ••• i Id 4i —. 411 id -- p 1 li 3 4 4 4i par ip _ l , ••-• - 2g - 23 ••• - 23 - 25 6 - 8 'll = ii •- • . 35 - 3 . 7 1 ---- 1 14 - 16 ••. -- •.. Business this day. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held this afternoon, at the company's offices, Great George -street ; Mr. Ayrton, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The general statement or receipts and expen diture showed that there had been received since the last half -yearly meeting held in June, 1856, for advance of calls, 6,4821. ; loan account, 20,0001. ; and interest on balances 115/. 65., making the total receipts to Dec. 1856, 149,7991. 19s. There had been expended during the same period for Parlimentary and engineering charges, 7761. ; purchase and deposit on land account 10,0001; office disbursements 4071. Is. 10d; interest on cash in advance of calls 821 6d. ; and on loans 4861. ls. 10J., making the total expenditure, with 27,6251. 6s, bahnce in hand, of 149,7991. 19s. The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the meeting, said it pre sented an unfavourable contrast to that of the last meet ing hel l at the London Tavern, and that he regretted he bad to occ u py th e c h air t h at d ay . At th e l as t meet ing he thought they bad emerged from their languid and dependentstate, butcircumstances had shown the con trary. After referring to Mr. Ricardo, M.P., guaranteer of a certain number of shares, and to become the chair man of the company, he said that money, however, instead of becoming cheap, as was anticipated, after the war, had become scarce and dear ; and Mr.. Ricardo made an offer to the guaranteed shareholders to cancel his agreement with them, and to return the money. The offer had been generally accepted, and now the guaranteed was only covering a nominal amount of capital, while Mr. Ricardo feeling disappointed at the result of his operation, had resigned the chairmanship of the company. He hoped the shareholders would be satisfied at the expla nation he'bad given of the proceedings of the last half-year. The depositof 10,000/. mentioned in the account had been paid in respect of the land contracted for with the Corp•-a tion of London, and the 20,0001. on the other side of the balance -sheet had Leen placed at the London and County Bank after the failure of the Royal British Bank, who held at theitime of the failure 5,0001. of the Com pany ' s money. After some further remarks he said that this company was started on the reliance of support from the Great Western and Great Northern Railways Companies, and added that it would be useless for this company to proceed with the works unless the shareholders were deter mined and were ready to meet repeated calls. He thought it an undertaking that, it carried out, would be successful. The Great Northern, owing to the losses from Redpath's frauds, was now unable to render assistance, but was hoped that the Great Western Rail way was getting into a position to be shortly able to assist this company. He thought they might rely on the co-operation of the Corporation of London, who must be most anxious to see that p rrtion of the line complete, in connection with the New Cattle Market. Alter some further remarks the chairman said the business of to-day was to adopt the accounts, and to proceed to the election of directors. He explained the absence of a report from the transition state of the corn. pany, and asked the shareholders to place confidence in the Board as to their future operations. After some discussion, The CHAIRMAN said that the expenses for the ensuing year would be between 4,0001. and 5,0001., and that by the next half-yearly meeting, if not before, the share holders would be called together to decide whether they would continue with the line or not. The statement of accounts was then received and adopted, and the retiring directors re-elected. The meeti ng then separated. WIMBLEDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY. MEETING THIS DAN-. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held this morning, at the offices 31, Par liament-street ; Mr. William Reed in the chair. It ap peared that the line had been leased to the Brighton Company for 21 years, on terms which would realise 4 per cent., exclusive of the management, A dividend of 4s. per share was declared. Sporting Intelligence. BETTING AT MANCHESTER —FRIDAY. LIVERPOOL SPRING Cup. 4to 1 agst Bashi Rizoult (taken) 7to 1 agat any other (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7 to 1 agat Escape (taken) 9to 1 aget Minos (taken) 12 to 1 agst Omer Pasha (taken) 12 to 1 agst Etni,rant (taken) 14 to 1 agst Hopeless Star (taken) 18 to 1 aget Jean du Queene (taken) 20 to 1 agst Black Swan (offered) 20 to 1 agat Teddesley (offered) 25 to 1 agst Freetrader (taken) 25 to 1 agst Harry Lorrequer (taken) 8 to 1 aget Hughes' lot (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) 7 to 1 aget Adamas (taken) 12 to 1 aget Sir Colin ( , aken) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Gitana (off. to take) 12 to 1 agat Companion (taken) 12 to 1 aget Madame Rachel (taken) 100 to 7 agat Pinwire (taken) CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Leamington (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mincepie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken) 25 to 1 agat St. Gi!es (taken) 25 to 1 aget Claret (taken) LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LOIiDON, Feb. 23.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; Light breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 27. —Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Latuna, from Shields, for Leghorn, with damage from collision off the Wight, with a three-masted steamer. YARMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Sailed—Barnder, for Rio Ja neiro, after repairing. COWES, Feb. 27. —Wind S.W.—Arrived — Norma, from the Cape of Good Eopo, and sailed for Hamburg. JERSEY, Feb. N.— Wind E.—Sailed—ldeal, for Porto Rico. The Secret, from Poole, fell over on her beam ends last night and filled ; cargo damaged. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 27.—The schooner Johanna Ward, for North Carolina, was abandoned, on the 23d Jan., in 30. N. 14. W. ; craw taken off by the Tempest, arrived here. BERWIOK, Feb. 27.—The schooner Sarah, of and for Dundee, from Newcastle, struck on the Plough Seal Rock off Holy Island and sank ; attempts are being made to save her. SUNDERLAND, Feb. 27.—The Maria and Elizabeth has arrived with damage to bows and loss of bowsprit, from contact in the fog on the 21st inst., near the Sunk Light vessel, with the Ocean Witch, from Hull to London. CARDIFF, 27. —Wind W. S. —Pensor, from Havana ; Alert, New Yolk. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived—Margaret, from Newfoundland. Sailed—Parker, for Demerara ; Constantine, New York. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 26. Wind S.W. Arrived—Excelsior, from Taganrog (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.15 a.m. Wind W. ; tide, six hours' ebb. Arrived, Feb. 27.—Argus, from Terceira; Princess, Guernsey ; Alice, Antwerp. Sailed, Feb. 28.—Bacchante , for Oporto. DEAL, Saturday, 9.35 a.m. Wind W.S.W., very light. Passed.—Oceano, from Manzanillo, for London; Rossine, Alexandria ; Snake, St. Michael's ; Cuyuni, and Commo dore, Glasgow; Fe, and Orwell, Bilboa ' • Anna, Singapore; Laurel, Havre, Imogen, Al goa -b a y ; Lauretta, Rio Ja neiro ; Telltale, Beyrout ; Wyvern, Sierra Leone—all from London. MINES.—For some days early in the week business in shares was dull, and there was a preponderance of sellers in the market ; during the latter part, however, things improved, and a fair demand sprang up for shares in several mines, in which' improvements and discoveries were reported. Lead appears to be rising ; tin keeps at a remunerative price ; and by far the I;r e , , est business of this week has been in tin mines, mostly in the west of Cornwall. South Frances shares have been in good demand, at 350 to 360 • Bassett, 280 to 285 ; Devon Consols, 450 to 460 ; and these freely offered. Cook's Kitchen shares have been in good gdo wand,the m ;but fewm i ne much better, s ; North Roskear, buyers, a at especially in the deep levels. — Mining Journal of this day. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN ant 9o 3 t oto 100 THE CIVIL SERVICE--The Home Department —The Lord-Lieutenantcy of the west riding of Yorkshire has become vacant by the death of the Earl of Harewood. Legal Department—The Recordership of Gloucester has become vacant by the promotion of Mr. Whitmore. Customs—Mr. Edward Bertolacci has been appointed a clerk in the legal quay, London ; Mr. William M`Bride has been appointed a clerk in the legal quays, London ; Mr. William Walker has been appointed a clerk in the London Packs ; Mr. William Wood has been appointed a clerk in the long room, London ; Mr. Frederick G. Wheeler has been appointed twelfth clerk in the solici tor's office, London. Ireland—Mr. David Ross, as sistant secretary to the Endowed School Commission, has been appointed secretary to the Queen's College Scrrice Gazate. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—The annual meeting of the governor.; was held on Thursday. Th e report of the committee stated that the increase in the number of pa tients over those of last year had been 2,005. To meet the nitre pressing demands for admittance, three addi tional wards hal been opened under the charge of Mr. Bowman and Dr. Arthur Farre. There is a great in crease of persons applying for relief in the out-patient d e partment, and nearly 500 persons receive advice and medicines daily. The income of the year 1355 was 5,5871. 33. lid., and the expenditure 7,858/. 9s. 11d. The only assets consisted of 2,211/ Bs. 10d. in Consols and 1001. in 3 per Cents. Reduced. The liabilities of the last year amount to nearly 2,0001., so th at t h e c h ar ity is entirelyfor d support. dependent upon the cu r r ent d onat i ons o f the publicAt the meeting the Rev. Dr. Jelf reported that he ba d, at the r e quest of the committee,, waited upon his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who expressed a warm interest in the charity, and in the kindest manner consented to accept the vacant office of president, and his Royal Highness was thereupon Rail of E lesmere, decea sed . elected president of th e hos p ital, in the room of the LAW INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) CITY SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast.) MASON V. CNAPMAN. This was an application for a new trial. It appeared that the plaintiff was a manufacturer of paper bags for biscuits, &c., and brought an action to recover the amount of an order alleged to have been given by de fendant, who carries on business at Wisbeach. On the trial his Honour said be was not satisfied that the order had been executed according to the directions, and gave a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff now pressed for a new trial. Mr. Buchanan, Batinghall-street, said he appeared for the defendant, who was not present, as he (Mr. Buchanan) bad written to him not to go to the expense of coming to London. His Honour said it was very good advice, for there were no grounds for the application—the case had been very fully heard. There was no doubt that there had been a mistake in consequence of the loose manner of doing business, in not getting a written order on the sample. The plaintiff insisted that the order bad been given as he had stated, and asked for a nonsuit, so that the case might be beard at Wisbeach. Mr. Buchanan objected to a nonsuit, and opposed the motion for a new trial. His Honour said there could be no doubt that there had bee❑ a mistake, which frequently arose from the bustle of a market•day in a country town, and travellers being too ready to take a nod, a wink, or a smile at a tavern as an order. He could not grant a new trial. The application was dismissed with costs. SECONDARIES COURT. (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) HENDERSON V. TOMLINSON. EXTRAORDINARY PAWNBRORING.—The plaintiff in this case is a dentist residing in Church-row, Beauvoir town, and brought an action in trover against the defend ants, who are pawnbrokers in the neighbourhood of Bryan stone-square, to recover the ialue of certain goods alleged to have been illegally detained by them. The case was heard yesterday, and occupied till a late hour. The defendants, having allowed Judgment to go by de fault, this was an inquiry to assess the value of the pro perty. The facts of the case were these. In August, 1855, the plaintiff took apartments (9 rooms) in a house in Orchard-street, Portman-square, the other part of the house was unoccupied, and the plaintiff had not been in possession long before a distress was put in on his goods, the rent not having been paid to the superior landlord by the person from whom he took the premises. Not being at the time in a position to pay the arrears, he applied to the defendants to advance the amount on the security of the property on the premises, and this they agreed to do. The distress was accordingly paid out, and the defendants took the property to a warehouse. The plaintiff subsequently paid the amount advanced, with interest, at the rate of 20 per cent., and some of the pro perty was given up ; but it was alleged that defendants had kept back china and other articles of value, which plaintiff alleged to be worth at least 701. or 801. In sup port of this, the plaintiff and his wife were examined, and swore as to the correctness of a list of the articles and their value. The broker who made the distress proved that the rent due was 33/., and he had seized goods which bad been valued at 40/., but be had not taken any account of the remainder, nor did he see the con tents of the drawers. Greenhill, an assistant to the defendants, was called, and admitted that some articles were sold for 2/. ss. be fore the time to redeem them had expired, but as the goods hail been taken into stock he could not say what belonged to the plaintiff, but admitted some had been retained, and had been examined for sale. The learned secondary said the plaintiff was entitled to the full value of the goods, and the jury must make the best of the evidence on that point. The jury retired for a short time and then gi.vo a verdict for 60/. MA RR - NT NEWS.— (this ray.) COVENT GARDEN. Very moderate supplies of fruit and vegetables were ox sale today, and the trade generally ruled steady, at fully last week's quotations. FRUIT. Pine apples, per 1 b. 5s Od to 108 Colonial do., ea. Os Od to Os Od Grapes, per 1b.... 8s Od to 158 Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Melons, each 3s Od to 5s Od Peaches, p. d0z.... 3s to 8s Od Nectarines, do. 2s Od to 8s 0,1 Apples, p. h. sv. 6s Od to 8s Od Pears, per d0z....8s to lOs Oci Oranges, per 100.3 s 6d to 9s Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 2s Od Ap:icots,p. doz. 2s Od to 6s Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Od Filberts, per 1b.....1s to is 4d Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 140 s to s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 6d to is Od Figs, per doz Is to 3s Od Strawberries, per pottle al to Oil Gooseberries, per half sieve ....Os Od to Os Od Currants, p. do. Os 01 to Os Od Plums, per do. 2s Od to 5s Od Green gages, do. 4s Od to 7s Od Raspberries, p. potl. Od to Od TABLES. VEGE' Greens, p. doz. bun. 3s to 3s 6d Leeks, per do 2d to 4,1 Cabbages, per doz. is to is 9d Shallots, per lb. Gd to 8d Savoy do., p. do. is Od to 2s Od Horseraddish, p. bun. 2s to T,s Cauliflowers, do. ?,s Od to 580 d Parsley, per do. 4d to Gd Brocoli, p. bun. is (.!d to is Gd Celery, per do Os 9d to is Gd Potatoes, per ton 60s to 135, Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od New do., per do Osto 0, Parsnips, per do. is Od to Os Peas, per quart ...9d to is Od Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d Turnips, per dozen Muihroouas,p.ptl.2:olto2s 6d bunches 2s Gd to 3s 6dl Artichokes, each ...4d to Sd Carrots, per buneh...sd to 7dtCab. lettuces, per Cucumbers, each 2s to 4s 03 score is 03 to is 63 Garlic, per lb Gd to Os Sd Endive, per score ls 6d to 3s Sorrel, per sieve Od to 0, Radishes, per bunch 6d to 8:1 Spinaoh, p. d0...2s Od to 2s 6,1 Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. 4s to 6s Od Brussels sprouts, per Walnuts per 100...0s 8d to is half do 28 Od to 3s Od Chillies, per 1001 s Od to Is 6d Onions, p. bush 2s 6d to 4a Od Capsicums, per 1001 s Od to 2s New do., per bunch Od to Oa Rhubarb, p. bun. 9d to is Gd French beans, per Asparagus, per 100 6s Od to 98 100 246d to 4s 0,1 Sea kail, per pun. Os ed to Os NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 8s Od ; Geese, 4s 01 to 80 01 each ; Ducks, is 91 to 2s 3d ; tame rabbits, is 31 to is 9d each ; wild do., is to is 2d ; Pigeons, is to is 21 each ; large Surrey Fowls, 6s to 12s ; barn door do., 3s 6d to 6s ; Chickens; 5s Od to 9s Od per couple ; Capons, Os 6d to Os Od ; Hares, 2s 61 to 3s 6d ; Grouse, 2s 31 to 3s 01 each ; Pheasants, 3s to 4s 61 ; Partridges, is 91 to 2s 3d; Woodcocks, 3s Od to 4s ; Snipes, is .61 to 2s Od ; Teal, is 61 to 2s 61 ; Wild Ducks, is 9lto 2s 3d ; Widgeons, 2s to 2s 61; Plovers, is 61 to 230 d each ; Guinea Fowls, is 9d to 38 ; Roasting pigs, 6s 01 to 8s Od each. 'istend fresh butter, —s to -- s 01 ; English do., 15s Od to 18s Od per dozen lbs. ; English eggs, 10s Od to 03 ; French do., 9s 01 to Os per 120; Leverets, 03 each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6LI ; mutton, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 01; pork, 4s Od to 53 Od per 81bs., by the car case. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 3s 1.1 to 4a 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s ; veal, 3a 101 to 5a Od ; pork, 3s 8d to 5s per 81ba., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Od to 258 ; Brills, 2s Od to 10s each; Salmon 2s to 3s 6d per lb • Cod Fish, 2s Od to 108 each ; S o l es , 8d to 3s 6d per pair ; Trout, is 6(1 to Os per lb • Lobsters , is to 4s 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; Whitings, 4s O d 104 periloz. ; Common Oysters, 12s to 20s ' • Natives, Ws to —s per Issh. ; Mackerel, 90s to s p er 100 ;Smelts, is Od to 3s 6d per doz. ; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon ; Bloaters, 5s Od to 8s Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 6s to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od; Sprats, Os Od to 7s Od p ee bushel ; Doreys, is Od to 5s e ac h; Haddocks, 4s to 12s per dos.; Pike, 6d ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, 75 Od to OS; Mullets, is to 5s Cd each ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Halibut, 6d per lb ; flounders, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to Is. BREAD. The prices of wheaten broad in the metropolis aro from Bid to 9d ; of household ditto, 7d to 8d per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market &ides, 561 b to 641 b, 5d to sid ; 641 b to 721 b, 54d to sid ; 721 b to 801 b, 51d to 6d ; 801 b to 881 b, Gd to 64d ; 881 b to 961 b, 61d to 7d ; 961 b to 10116, 7d to lid ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 10a Od to Os Od ; Calf skins, light, 4s 01 to 5s Od ; ditto full, 9s 6d to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, 9s 6d to lls Gd ; gents, 8s 6d to 10s; Half-breds, 8s 6d to lOs Od; Downs, Os 6d to 8s Od; Shearlings, is 4d ; Lambs, Os Od. HAY MARKETS. • SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 4/.4s ; clover do., 31 10s to 61 Os; and straw, 11 4a to 11 8s per load. A moderate supply and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 12s to 41 4s ; clover do., 31 108 to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load, Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. WsrricortArEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 Os : clover do., 31 lOs to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 8s per load. Supply tolerably good and trade rather dull. THE HALF BETTER THAN THE WHOLE.—"By marriage the husband and wife are one person in law," says Blackstone; "and that person is the husband," adds Mrs. Norton. But suppose dinner is not ordered, the hooks are off Jemima's dress,- Alexander has bombarded the china ornaments, and baby cries for its usual refresh ment, the husband cannot but admit, with all married men, that a wife is, for good or for evil, a great fact.— Atlun rum. THE EDIIOATION BILL.—Sir J. Pakington and Mr. Cobden's bill, to "Promote Education in Corporate Cities and Boroughs in England and Wales," , has been printed, prior to s second reading , whic h it now awaits at the hands of the House of Commons. One hundredth part of the persons assessed to the poor rate in any borough may require the mayor to take the sense of the borough whether the Act shall be adopted or not. A majority of the ratepayers will decide the question ; if in the negative the decision will hold good for one year. If the Act be adopted, a "school committee" will be elected, to consist of 12 persons in every borough of which the population shall not exceed 50,000 ; of 18 where the population shall be under 100,000 ; and of 24 persons where it shall exceed 100,000. The qualification for membership is property of the ra , eable value of 201. a year, or real property of the value of 5001. The elec tors wi 1 be those assessed to the pc:wr rates not in a•rosr. One third of the school committee must retire annualy. but the retiring members will be re-eligible. The school committee wi Ibe a body corporate. The committee will admit such schools "into union" as are situate within the borough, amid where smile feo or remuneration is paid for every scholar, in addition to the payment to be made under this Act. There 'is a proviso for m;xed and free schools. Except as regards certain regula‘ ions laid do a n at length, the committee may not it.t-rftra with the management or constitution of any school into union admitted. Parents may send their eh limn to auy school tbat is in union with the committee. If iii the reguta• tions be complied with the school committee wil pay certain fees to the managers of such scho' 14—for every boy above seven sears of age 31d. per week, aid for every girl above seven years of age 3d. per week ; for every infant between 4 and 7,2 d. ; and in respect of ree scholars 61. per week for boys, sd. for girls above seven years of age ; and for every infant 4d. A fourth part of these payments will go for the purchase of books, ic., and three-fourths for the payment of teachers. For raising the funds required the school committee may make orders cf contribution on overseers out of the poor rates, and enforce them as boards of guardian]. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'c'oek. The E q.l of SIIAFTESBURY presented petitions from Whitechapel, praying the Government to adopt measures for aiding the working classes to emigrate ; and also petitions against the continuance of the income tax. LAW OF LIBEL. Lord CAMPBELL moved that the petitions that had been presented to their lordships on the subject of extending the immunity now enjoyed in reference to the reports of the proceedings of courts of justice, and to the proceedings of Parliament, be referred to the select committee appointed last evening. The com mittee met this morning and adjourned until the 27th of March, upon which day they would be ready to hear the petitioners, or any other persons who might come forward to give evidence, or assist the committee in any wny. The following are the names of the select committee :—The Lord Chanc llor, the Lord Privy Seal, Earl Stanhope, Earl of Carnarvon, Ea•l Grey, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, Lord Overstone, Lord St. Lsonards, Lord Wensleydale, and Lord Br. Iper. THE MURRAIN IN FOREIGN CATTLE. Lord POLWARTH asked the Government whether they bad received any information on the subject of the alleged existence of the murrain amongst the cattle in certain parts of Germany ; and if so, whether any measure bad been taken t o p reven t its being communicated to the cattle of this country. Lord STANLEY of A LDERLEY said the Go vernment had not received any official infor mation on the subject, but having heard of the report the Foreign-office had forwarded instructions to the consuls at the different ports of the continent to communicate immediatLly all the informa tion they possessed on the subject. (Hear.) The Board of Customs were empowered to inspect all cattle imported into this country, and to destroy all such as might be found to be diseased. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. The following private bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed :—Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and Scottish Central Railway Companies ; Fiskerton Drainage ; Metropolitan Railway ; Slaney River Improvement ; Swansea Docks ; Victoria Gas ; Alva Parish ; European and Indian Junction Telegraph Company. SIR J. M‘NEIL AND COL. TULLOCII. Mr. PALK gave notice that on going into committee of supply on the army estimates he should call attention to the report of Sir J. M'Neil and Col. Tulloch, and move a resclution thereon. EDUCATION. Mr. HADFIELD asked the right hon. Sir J. Pak ington whether be would tiring on the second reading of the Education Bill on Wednesday next, being second in the paper of that day, or would allow time for cities and boroughs, or the ratepayers thereof proposed to be affected by it, to consider its intended enactments? Sir J. PAKINGTON said it was his full intention to move the second reading of the Education Bill, unless the previous order of the day occupied the whole or greater portion of the day, which he thought unlikely. The bid being permissive in its operation, the cities and boroughs would suffer no injustice from its being read a second time that day. BANKRUPTCY, &c., LAWS. Mr. CROSSLEY asked the Attorney-General if it was the intention of the Government to introduce any measure during the present session to amend the . Law of Bankruptcy, by which the present costs may be greatly lessened ? And, if it was the intention of the Govern ment to introduce any measure by which creditors, by means of deeds of assignment, which should not as at pre sent be deemed acts of bankruptcy, might be enabled by themselves to wind up insolvent estates The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Govern ment had no intention or bringing in a bill this session to lessen the costs of proceedings in bankruptcy. The Go vernment had under consideration a bill with reference to winding up such estates as that referred to by the hon. member. ARCTIC EXPEDITION MEDALS. Admiral WALCOTT asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, as it was believed some objection seemed to be made to granting clasps to those who were to receive the Arctic Expedition medals according to the number of times they had served in the Polar Regions, he would have any objection to have the number of times stamped on the bar of the medal in lieu of clasps. Sir C. WOOD said that since the announcement of granting an Arctic medal applications were made for medals for the Antarctic expedition, and also for the Niger expedition, which the Government had no inten tion to give. A. gallant ufficer had called on the Admi ralty, and inquired if a medal and bars were to be given for each voyage and number of years, because if so, he was entitled to nine medals and 20 chaps. He (Sir C. Wood) thought the Govern ment bad gone too far towards diminishing the value of medals—(bear, hear)—and thought the case of this offi cer a reductio ad absurdum, and that to give so many medals to one person would be ridiculous. The Go -1 vernment had decided on only giving one medal irre spective of the number of voyages or years engaged. EDUCATION (SCOTLAND). Mr. E. LOCKHART asked the Lord Advocate if he had any intention to introduce a measure on the sub ject of education in Scotland, or for regulating the sa laries of the parish schoolmasters 1 The LORD-ADVOCATE said he could not give a definite answer till Monday. DESTITUTE SOLDIERS' WIVES AND • FAMILIES. In reply to Sir J. TYBBELL, Mr. PEEL said he hoped to be able to produce Gen. Gascoigne's report relative to the destitution of soldiers' wives and families at Colchester on Monday. COMMISSARIAT STORES—SARDINIA. Ln'd WILLIAM GRAHAM asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he would lay on the table a re turn of the amount repaid *by the Sardinian Government for Commissariat Stores supplied during the war ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the question was still under adjustment. The account claimed by this country from the Sardinian Go vernment was 17,0001. ; Sardinia admitted 15,0001. The difference of 2,0001. was still under consideration. THE IRISH CONSTABULARY. Mr. CONOLLY asked the Chief Secretary for Ire land whither it was the intention of the Government to bring in a bill for the re-distribution of the Irish consta• bnlary with reference to the area and population of the counties of Ireland ? Mr. HORSMAN said it was the intention of the Government to bring in such a measure this session. (Hear, hear.) - COL. TULLOCII AND PERSIA. Mr. LA.YARD asked the First Lord of the Treasury if it was true that at the end of last week the Govern ment made an offer of 1,000/. each to Sir J. M'Neil and Col. Tulloch as an acknowledgment of their services, and if these gentlemen did not indignantly refuse the offer. (Hear.) He wished to ask also if the noble lord had received any information relative to the treaty be tween Russia and Persia, to which he (Mr. Layard) called the attention of the Government last week ; and also whether it was true that the negotiations with Per sia were'cotnpleted, and when the papers would be pro duced. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON said it was true that the Government made an offer of 1,0001. each to Sir J. M‘Neil and Colonel Tulloch, and that they bad refused it, but not indignantly, as had been stated by the bon. member. With regard to the treaty be bad made enquiries of the Russian Minister at this Court and also of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and in the words of the Russian Ambassador, "the whole was a fable." The Persian negotiations were still going on, and under the circumstances he hoped the hon. member Would not press for the production of the papers. THE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. - Sir J. FERGUSSON asked the Under• Secretary for War whether it was intended to give the officers of the Land Transport Corps, whose services were no longer required, any half-pay or pension ; and whether that hall-pay would be on the same scale as that given to of - vers of corresponding rank in other branches of the ser vice ? General CODRINGTON bore testimony to the ex cellent conduct of these officers, and the advantages of the Land Trasport Corps in the Crimea. After some remarks from Sir DE LACY EVANS, Mr. F. PEEL entered into the formation of this colps, and stated that when they came home they re mained upon full pay for some time. Since the corps had been broken up all the officers but 20 or 25 had been appointed to a new military train that had been orga nised ; that with regard to those who could not be em ployed application had been made to the Treasury for a scale of allowance for them higher than that to which tbey were entitled, which had been granted. It was a difficult thing how to deal with these officers, be cause they had been taken from the ranks , and from the period of service there Wa3 difficulty in promoting them, as they now ranked as officers. THE MURRAIN. t did not . Mr. STAFFORD ag ain calle d the attention of the h okl i s r e . to L t o h e w c E a t 1 J s d ai i s d ea se t h o a n t t h t e h c e on ti ti n t e i n e t c . come within his department, and he could give n oother answer as to th 3 measures that had been taken to prevent iti spreading over this country. If th e h on. gewlemau wouli give him notice of what he really wanted he would du ids bast to give him the informa tion. Lord NAGS informed the house that all the cuitinental states had prohibittd, the importation of cattle from the diseased districts, and cAatended that the Gorernmei:t ought to ad pt a similar precaution. Ile reminded the house that in 1745, when they had the catlls disease in this country, it lasted eight years. It then aroma from the importation of two di -eased cattle, and they were yesterday informed that a diseased calf imported from Amsterdam had been destroyed on the Thames. Mr. PACKE addressed the house on this important su bj ec t . I t affected not (1 the breeders and feed ers o f catt l e , b u t th e consumers 1-Y also. Lord PALMERSTON said that Enquiry s h o uld - r b j e made relative t o th e d isease , and that precau tiona ry measures should be adopted. Al) UOL SlLmuza said that he understood the disease Was in this country. He had heard of a person who had lost 29 head of cattle out of a herd of 60. After some further remarks from Sir J. TYBELL, The subject dropped. CRIMEAN MEDALS. Colonel GILPIN asked the Under-Secretary for War when the medals were to be distributed to the families of the British soldiers who died in the Crimea! He understood that 600 of the families of the Grenadiers alone had not had their medals. Mr. FREDERICK PEEL said that the distribution would shortly be completed. CHINA—ADJOURNED DEBATE. The adjourned debate was resumed by Mr. WARREN who rose and said that, as one of the representatives of the people, he was anxious to express his sent meats on the momentous question on which the verdict of the house was fairly challenged, and in doing so he should endeavour to display that calm and dispas sionate temper which befitted the discussions of a great deliberate assembly. The motion which had been read from the chair was now disembarrassed of that second branch to which the hon. member for Cardigan (Nlr. L. Davies) had referred ; and, consequently, the hon. mem ber and all who agreed with him were at liberty to vote on the general question embodied in the resolution. He (Mr. Warren) solemnly assured the house that he utterly disclaimed being to the slightest extent influenced by party considerations. That mighty mouthpiece of public opinion, the Times newspaper, this morning said that it happened in the progress of these debates in both Houses of Parliament that noble lords and honourable gentlemen came to conclusions and expressed opinions somehow or other marvellously in accordance with their political inclinations. That was not the case with him. (Laughter.) This time last year, and before be obtained a seat in that house, he publicly stated that he intended to offer the noble viscount (Pal merston) a guarded but gererous support while sustain ing the immense responsibilities under which he then laboured. That pledge he had kept. He had never given a factious vote against the noble lord ; nor would he do so at this moment. But when he found that her Ma jesty's Government had deliberately identified themselves with and ratified the serious transactions now under in vestigation, it became a matter of infinite consequence that there should be no mistake as to the judgment of both Houses of Parliament. In her Majesty's gracious speech at the commencement of the session the occur rences at Canton were thus spoken of : "Her Majesty commands us to inform you that acts of violence, insults to the British flag, infraction of treaty , rights committed by the local Chinese authorities at Can ton, and a pertinacious refusal of redress have rendered it necessary fur her Majesty's officers in China to have re course to measures of force to obtain satisfaction." Now, the house anl the country had before them in the poed, roes blue b..oks the materials by which to arrive at a clear deciiion on the merits of the case. He would not go so far as the hon. member for the West Riding, and say that these documents were garbled, but would assume that they were fairly put together for the purpose of giv ing a l the necessary information, and the impression which they made upon hen was that the whole affair of the Arrow had been a pretext for the purpose of carrying into effect long cherished designs. If that were so, then the responsibility of her Majesty's Government became very serious, for it could not be supposel Sir J. Bowr ing would have ventured to say, write, and do what he had unless he had been perfectly certain that he was acting with the full concurrence of the Government, and that what he had done woull be approved at home. The legal part of this vestion, he contended, bad been com pletely disposed of by the luminous and unanswerable speeches of two noble and learned lords in another place. Another noble and learned lord, who had spoken there in defence of the Government, indicated that he had very considerable misgivings on the legal aspects of the case, and the Lord Cuief Justice, who was present at the de bate, was completely silent, from which it might be augured that he had nothing to offer against the argu ments of Lord Lyndhurst and Lord St. Leonards. Ia 1840 we were on the eve of hostilities with China, and a resolution condemning the conduct of the Government was moved by the right hon. bar's, the member for Car lisle. In the debate on that motion the late Sir R. Peel used the following language : " I beg the house to remember that, although no mes sage has been sent down to the house it appears from the distinct and intelligible declaration of two Ministers of the Crown that_ we are on the eve of hostilities with a couxtry which, in point of poitilati;n:ezceedeiat " jiall the continental countries of Europe." The cases were exactly parallel, e zcept that we were now actually at war, and both cases showed how just was the remark of the hon. and learned member for Sheffield, that the control of Parliament over the exercise of the preroga. tive of declaring war was a complete farce. We were now actually at war, and the question for the House of Commons to decide was whether we had a just cause of quarrel. The Government had the assistance of two eminent lawyers in that house, one skilled in equity and the other in common law, and he would challenge them to show that we had either equitable or legal grounds of quarrel. The Attorney-General would not need to be reminded of the maxim of his courts, " He who wants equity must do equity ;" but where was the equity of our proceedings ? (Bear, hear.) Tae Solicitor-General was well acquainted with criminal law, and knew that the question of guilt or innocence was one essentially and purely of intention. Actus nom facii rcuns, ma; moms sis rea ; and the question was, what was the intention of Sir J. Bowring, in directing the proceedings which are now the subject of discus:ion ? He thought the correspondence indicated most distinctly that Sir J. Bowring had seized an opportunity to assert a right for the purpose of saying that it had been vio lated, and then exacting a bloody revenge. (Hear.) He (Mr. Warren) disclaimed all intention of reMecting upon the naval and military services, and he gave full credit to the Government and to the noble lord who was at its head for their generosity in supporting a public servant who was called upon to discharge a most harassing and responsible duty in a distant region; but by ratifying his acts the Government became responsible for his po licy. The house wasignorant of the secret instructions on which Sir J. Bo wring= was acting, but they must presume tie would not have ventured to pursue such a course if he had not relied upon a complete indemnity from the Government. They were sternly and severely scruti nising thu conduct of the Chinese, as if they were a re fined European nation, but he would ask whether the Chinese had not reason to charge upon this enlightened Christian country the guilt of corrupting the morals, ruining the health, and destroying the eternal happiness of the Celestial empire ? He wished to extract thisgreat question from the meshes of mere commercial significance and importance which some hon. gentlemen sought to involve it. Commerce was certainly of vast importance, but was it to be placed in comparison with the mainte nance of public morality and the preservation of the na tional character. (Hear, hear.) He had no sympathies with the peace-at-all-price party, for he thought the attitude of this country ought to be that described in the line : "Lovers of peace, lint not afraid of war." If, however, they endeavoured by war to accomplish a siubter object he believed they would draw down upon their heath the retribution of the whale civilised world. In the language of Shakepere " Thrice is he arm'd that bath his quarrel just ; And he but naked, though locked up in steel, Whoa° conscience with injustice is corrupted." _ _ _ . - The question was to which of these categories they must o p i ai n st i f o ac n o at , on t rt h yo e nj . p o a s t p Hi e fi r o ae s w u t i p ao ons forth edt the e a t b vo l i e o. i 3l f eu a op i l tp e oado support s o h e ue s rr t e s a l l b r l refer the transaction now und er di scuss i on, and, in his a e i a j s h e o e r a t t y n e , y d e a stoa ll t thorith so far as it was wielded by the Government, whenever it was exercised honestly and advantageously to the country, but, as in the present case he could fonlodr the not y come to that concl us i on , h e felt it his duty to vote resolution of th e h on. me.ober for the West Riding. The LORD-ADVOCATE would endeavour to state as briefly and- clearly as he could the grounds upon which he thought the motion ought not to receive the sanction of the house. The sentiments so strongly expressed last night by hon. gentlemen who supported the resclution at all events commended themselves to every generous mind, and he was not surprised that they had produced considerable effect upon the house. Although he had himself been carried away, to some extent, as the tide of eloquence rolled on, he felt that they had travelled somewhat too - rapidly over difficult and dangerous ground. It was quite true that the topics upon which they heard so much last night were most important in the consideration of a question of thisnature. Peace with A great nation like China—the respect due to its anti quity, its civilisation, and its enormous population the regard which ought to be entertained by a strong Power towards one of comparative weaknessm—ithe prevention of o n — P p I r t n i h o n e:f e ß a i i es t h t h i s o of f T these were topics country intb war without su ffi cient reas on mischievous intermeddlin ure g s.ticT w eb h_ e ich treaties the maintenance of th a e ll great and justice in oheetr not 0 was, a s o in , it to however, oon. careful question atwhe of f consideration , individual eiderip another tern t a h t e i s o i i i d a e l t deserving been entrusted with great anth the world. They ought to be urity in a distant part of men who were not only obs ca.ref careful how they condemned means or the opportunit of ent, but who bad not the 3'defending themselves. Great consideration was due to ina representative of who was obliged to act this c ji u tb n o tr uti the possibility of receiving serious instructionsemergencies without borne Government. (Hear.) Much independence of action wag necessarily entrusted to plenipotentiaries, and so lung as they aet e not proved to have done wrong it was the du yof the Government d AD- the country to support tL. eaa. (Hear.) Although it was a most unfortunate circumstance that they should be inv‘lved in car with China, they ought not to neglect their duty to those who were entrusted to their protection. He must warn h on . 0118 a this natur e , if they did gentlemen that, in cliscus i n,,t, make sure that they .d w a e t re a ccurately dealing with the facts, vvi at woastht•e- i natio d oal do . done in that house might occasion injury t ,e j (13. interests which it wi old be imp y • to rem ,y. ear, hear.) He was ready to adept the maxim quoted by the n o bl e mem b er tor the Coy oi 1. 8 ) • ndon—" Let u be just, and fear not"....( cheers).— but be . id not speak simply ufjustice to in dividusl,, for it was the lot of public servants in this country that they. must sometimes subinit to injuAies ; bu: injustice to inoividuzdi in such circumstances was, neverthdes 6, a national calamity. It often happened that ioditiduals suffered severely from discussions in that house in consequence of imperfect information, and that Ithrou6h them the public service suffered also. On this point he would make no further observations, but would proceed to call the attention of the house to the more immediate question before it. 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