The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-23 00:00:00

EX.& .11.31 Ativ AND P4 l r itEr C T P T 2 ' 7 ' 'PIELLIGENCP, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was tlt steady. The sales were 5,000 bales. ,lway Share Market was dull, and prices ‘ 6 )ler lower. s ank of England return is completed for L ending the 16th inst., and is generally 'd of a satisfactory character. Its favour ,,!e,t, however, is partially neutralised by 'lest the renewed demand for silver should 'decline in the bullion. With such large leoming from Australia, however, there ii Ppear to be any cause for uneasiness on e °. The present statement shows a slight d in the stock of the precious metals, and ; fr i l er state of the Money-market bas led to a 01 1 in the other securities, and an addl. 1 I le reserve of notes. The other items of I ke sheet do not call for any special remark. ' %m:dation Decrease .. 9,853,609 45,482 3,340,201 11,525 5,651,924 488,778 9,589,236 492,628 724,030 25,016 10,329,041 25,203 18,445,666 184,691 4,349,865 i7crease ~. . u , l4 erease ,eDosits th l nerease D e posits u e erease l'uha Y and other Bills De crease ;. 11 erit Securities t lerease D ecrease locreise 8 1 3 ecial meeting of the • Llanelly Dock and Company to-day, it was agreed that the Portion of the preference share, viz., '' be isssued at an improved rate of 6 per te f 'rence, with a view to finish the works. , rots from Vienna state that the works of the tayback to Trieste are in a very forward itici I t is thought that the line will be opened Month. , 'eign exchanges yesterday afternoon were I,herea de cl w. a slight advance on Holland, i o 4 is as ent. ine was appar The altera ltever, were unimportant. h er advance has taken place in the price of i t ' l l-z., to ss. 11d. per ounce standard. di rectors of the Oriental. Bank propose a t v , ° f 11. 55., and a bonus of 10s., which is i : Per cent. upon the capital for the half im,`ter this is paid, 8,0621. will remain to be ) ' ° !ward. ti Ll a good inquiry for discount accommoda p;Mard-street and at the Bank of Eng oklo particular pressure is experienced. 1 ,7ial return of the exports of the precious : 4 ;7 . 1: the port of Loudon for the week end iiii'43r e last is as follows : o • 11l ••• Oporto ... 4,388 Ozs. ), 'I ... Copenhagen 203 Ozs. II ', ••• Hamburg ... 530 Ozs. 1 ) ••• Boulogne ... ' 5,000 Ozs. 4 4 0 " ••• Belgium ... . 500 Ozs. Yli t ,`" ) in ... Hamburg ... 800,Ozs. t ot tie variation bas taken place in the Eng ksarket to-day, and business has been I ,'d. A few speculative sales have been 4 i lit the Bank return and the expectation 1 1 , I lflux of gold will maintain the stock of 4 41 that es t a blishment, tend to prevent Lii 4 e Ptession.. The market, nevertheless, ; t Weak appearance. Consols have been N,, koney, and 931 i for account. The i t ea are 924 4, and the Reduced 92,1 g. k Plia s are 4s. to 6s. premium for those 174. The Government broker has pur uhn' • -vOl. of the " Advertised" Bills at .ls. . °ll %ocks were generally at nominal prices, b eing very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents. 4 ' 9 1 to 94i, the present prices being 94 nd the 4 per Cents. 1011 ; Spanish Certi ;64 per Cent. ; Venezuela Active 35, Deferred, .131; Dutch 2i per Cents. 65i, and the 4 per Cents. 97. Ilowing are the nominal prices of Foreign ',Grenada Deferred B on d s , 61 7 ; Mexican, P eruvian 41 per Cents., 77 78; ditto 3 per .45555 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 Per Cants., 105 107 ; ditto 41 per 4 6 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41t 1 ; ditto 25 1 ; ditto Certificates, 61 1 ; ditto tGo 3 ' Shares have be n in very limited request, illlnstances lower rates are current. North -11(0rh, have receded ss. ; South-Western 0° ; and South-Eastern about 1.1. 11 nties, Great Western, and North- Y Z e,re subsequently rather firmer, having ,°k,N4,oout ss. The Foreign and Colonial ueen exceedingly flat. Banks and Miscellaneous Shares bend ull. . „.._ S.—CLOSIN G PRICES —THIS DAY. (From the Official List:) Business done. 21.3 i , c rtlced A.unuitles 921 ' ° ,01 . 8 'n Annuities teti t 1000 ••••• to e t rurAt 931 1118 $21d. March. I June. ....... . 4 6 p .... 404 tertised I P 3 N i t qOp . : B 4lBsB, 34 per Cent. k i k iN,,,.., 131 ' FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. N - "lttee Cert. of Coup. not fun ei o At "4l, e co w par cent G ran 941 4 a ....................... N:Z. /I , t ge ed,. 4 per Cent. ............. 10li I 'l)e rer r il(l 4: ... 35 . l3l Vehilblden4 i ' n er th C e e ttre to tonirll. 1 14 1 8% 2 1 per Con., 12 Guilders 65 e i 5 Cent Certificates ' TWO O'LT,OC 6. 1 2114, 'ao r uey — 93 5 ,, Z it OV, 1 e 4 ' 4 3 SHIPPING.ernis Day.) tftio 3st h r ' a 4 3' 23.—Wind this day at noon, 11. E.; I,,t4ttlkotiptcri cloudy. O t tfl'' leak; day 22.— Arrived —'tyilhelmina Maria, 1 4 ; %. 1 4, , and has been towed into harbour to be fo r i Majesty's steamers Adventure and k 'h t . ' 'ulna ; her Majesty's steamer Agamemnon, e r lid e - aY 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Granton, tit'o`' i lttrie,;i' 4 °. Sailed—Express , Eastward; Halo lSra,ll,• , ettt - aYes 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrive3—Faorenes, L Y l tai ' Y' for si r . Wnd S.W.—Sailed—Theordora 1 ' 4 4 -ua gaPore ; Minerva, Alicante ; h Venus, 40, ' 4 1ti f or C ab a Y 2 2. --Wind of . )atpoott'ee Gnod Hepo. k a teeloa 2 2. —Wind S.E. — Arrived — Neptin , -; Pilla r , Malaga. Sailed—Vandel, for ----, pH.) V 'I (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRA _ An ., m orn i ng. 1 111 i LLIVERPOOL, Saturday k ii , l E. I Sea,' New -GulfsNal):o- Barton, from Calcutta ,_. Ethiope Pera ; ll t Ail k `, of Me o x n ? llonarch of the w e Orleans; 411 (le'r Ai.a bia, M obilceo;' Esmei alda' l o e r k ; Richard \:4:rAb . , Charleston; Centurion, New ~,,Altanzas. . . 011 'l4triot Kin f -,- ,.- . 4 , t ) Vl 'L eleop a t rz g: srearln Ca t llao. er for Shang,haiL; Lof,n -1;41 troll," Bea'S'aak e e,w ßio ea J m aniero ; g• I " Ca l lontt:'; Ni 4 1 The Quebec ; Wm. Cole, yq tt_v•lnea. one of the Nil l : tien, for Bombay, has fallen over in ad graving docks. ~„. m a y 21. itii . QUEENSTOW, • ISV cl "-. , Ma -41. e --arau Ann, from New Orleans, Aden, l /ir - WATERFORD, May 21. Ms-Enchantress, from WATERFORD, .g. , (lit StIRMARLNE Al' ND BRlTisu TELEGRAPH.) I to _ GILAVESEND, Saturday, 10.6 aan• 4 11 4 Zi',, • tide, third hour's flood. N k t .ed, 22d— de, from Porto Rico ; Sylph, Bar- Kte%Ki khe Agamemnon Calcatta Earl of Shaftesbury, .3'; Preacher Great River ; London, Buenos k, ipo, 4. C ambodia, 'Calcutta; Lord Delayel Colombo; e, Madras; Commonwealth, Calcutta ; Isabella t, N 11440, Guernsey . . ; Edward? Bosto n ; General tltt:t. Calla o ; Regina, Mauritius Ripscott, Tao 'oCecilia, Eerbice ; Bosworth, Callao; Dromo, Cape ii t l lle eti Castle ; Success, Guernsey ; Charles Brook, St. 4,114,k, lion' 4 Brilliant, Colombo ; Sterling, Singapore ; Ro 'tevd • c met 'Buenos Ares ;Allison ernad tte 44i eo , Cr met . ' t!. b e ti ; De Or Arabian, Demerara ~ Bombay; t,tlil/41,.Peranduin, Berbice ; Anglia, Calcutta ; Enthusiast, Iltl ' Orbit, A.ntiverp ; Gleen, Rouen ; Breeze, Ger- Ili'• DEAL, Saturday, 9.27 a.m. A 14 (1 , Ah IC.B, very light; thick fog. iikij',(l--Eritannia, steamer, from London. for Gibraltar. It N--I.larwich, for Port Philip. q. l t 1:10YAL Biti--;--nsi-1 BAii-.---Mr. James Wyld says k PiMated expenditure for law coats in the affairs of m°Yal British is 1 7,0001., instead of 70,0001. 5.,--L:::! ,\,, this value Le ef ppers busi t was le for ion to ;. In T, and those )ricer, lessen yarns week id the as in tisfac- 6 n ches of the cotton übject Phurs )a37ing enema. 1,000/. of the to the Ad out low in Lion in td it is )me ex nt roo- sputa at the i these 'ION. ilogion ter an per, of owing 'urner, lm the ;ed hy day of explo. mee to that it they, no and anager ry also made e, that übdivi whore [)prove erenca mtionS The übj ect lot M et that of the amend raise than id beg to ic con- L their odies. ly dis pand They r were under- 1856 •m• i MARI:ETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. ItiiLwars. I kmrg. Nottng. Bost. do Eastn. June. Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. dt -Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. a Cheshiie Junet Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Caledonian........ Mester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... "'fork, Black. & Pass. Corn Wall. Do. A . 50 25 t. 20 Do. B Dublin&BelfastJtmo Dun. P. drAber.Jtme East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. 8.. ........... Do. New A... East Kent East Lancashire ...... East Suffolk ........ Do. Edinburgh&GlasgoW Edinb. andPeebles.. t. 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 0 all Forth and Clyde June. St. 100 Furness . St. 100 Glasgow di S. Western 10 all Great N. of Scotland St. 100 Great Northern St. 100 Do., A. Stock St. 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Sth.kWest.(lre.) St. 100 Great Western. St. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua. St 12 all 'lrish South-Eastern. 5C all (Lancaster &Carlisle. 16`111 14N Do., Thirds 16i: 12 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Laneash. &Yorkshire 16 6 Do., do. F. £l6 ... 3 1 Do., Wet. Riding Ern. 20 all Do. Southport....... I.IA all London & Blackwall St: 100 Lond. Bright. &S. Cst. St. 1 100 London & N:Western 20 all Do. Fifths ‘ elo all D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...0 124 2i Do. Eighths St: 100 London & S.Weatern 25 all Lndudrry.&Coleraine 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. St. 100 Nfanch.Shef.&Lincln.f Metropolitan ... Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland. Do. Birming. dr Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. A Shares St. 50 St. St. 1 100 3j 100 1100 100 100 100 4 all 100 Newcastle Newpt.Aberg.dtHrfd Newry di Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint dr Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ... Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock ...... N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension ID° do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London ..... N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. de S.Westrn. June (Oxford Worcester dr Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn . St Shropshire Union . Sitingbourne do Sheer. Sontlt Devon South Eastern Do. 41 per c. Shares South Wales. S. Yorksh. River Dun Do.. Staines ,Wok., &Wok. I Stockton & Darling Do. do:, 1854 Do. do., 185 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1... - Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath. ..... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London . Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon&Croydon BRITISH PI all Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Con.l nd, guar. 5 p. c. all Do. 10i Buffalo & Lake Hur 100 Buff. , Brut. dr Go doh 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 Jane, '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 2s id Central Oude (Lim.) lOs Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do all Demerara 28. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares ail D 0.44 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59,40. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. C. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p.'6o Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without all all all all option Madras, guar. 4. P.C Do. do., 5 per C. . Do. 44 p c. Exten Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.e Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per e Do Antwrp &Rotterdam Ardennes.. Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New • Euphrates Valley (It, Central of France Great Luxembourg... Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca f Pist.sp.e.p., Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antrala Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTruk. Frei Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife ei San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c, Rome and Frascati 1 Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse. Do. 5i per cent. pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i per c. Pref, W. &N.W. of France ,Western of Austria all Pest. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Do. Bp. cent. prof. all !Zeal and ......... JOINT-STO I all (Australasia 18;Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co all British N. American 8 C.Bk.of Ind.Au.&Ch 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Land all Eng . Scot. &Ans. Cht all Lon. Ch. Bk. of Aust. all Ditto New 20 London and County 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond.andWestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 22 i I National Bank all New South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp 15 Ottoman Bank ;5 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 11.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co. South Australia !Union of Australia_ Do. New Union of London._ Unity Mutual 'Westrußk o Loud. Closing Prices tide day 5$ - 51 8i - 9 67 - 69 81 - 91 89 - 91 711 - 72 35 - 364 •• - •• 4 - • 5 - 91 18 - 19 111' 11i1 52 - 54 35 - 36 84 —74 d 97 98 59 - 61 ••• -- ••• 32 - 33 95 - 97 8 - 96i - 9 7 88 - 89 120 - 122 103 - 105 66} -66 i 63 - 65 - 74 6- 8 p 6- 8 p 100; - 101 - 61 - 611 111 - 112 101 - 104 id par 98 99 42 2 423 82i - 83 53 - 55 mi - i'6 63 65 3i —31 d 42 43 85i —87 t 34 3dl 2/ 2i 40.1' 413 65 66 96 99 5 10 14 30 - 31 7 - 5 105 107 25a —26 i 48 50 3 2 d 18 19 74 75 86 - 87 53 —43 d 53 —43 d ii -- ii - 21 4 - 4 7 - 9 2A - 3 5i - 6 SSESSIONS, `i - i P I.d par 195 97 94 96 94 96 ii = I fpl -- 107 - 109 19i -- 20i' 63 -- 65 , 91 -- 92 21 -21 k 2- 2i -- 23 I -- lip 99 -- 101 110 -- 114 110 -- 114 106 - 108 19 - 20 21 - P - 6 - ;,1P li = 211; 61 - 7 ii 2 1 p1 41 51 2 14d 28 29 par IP 24 2-4 sg —6„ . _ ...a - 51 5$P - 28 - 8 - 8i 20 - 37f -3294 83 91.1 574 - 58 56 - 58 i d parl 17 19 1 li ; 8 B t i 81 8i 30 304 41 54 94 10 30 31 par 1p BANKS. 87 - 891 2 - 51 - ld- 62 - 64 17 - 171 - 18 17 - 17 46 -- 48 40i -- 41 -- id 54 -- 5G 6 - 7 ••• ..• 9 7d, Business done this day. 20 20 20i 20A TflE , S'ILVN LONDON, SATURDAY _EVENING, MA Y 23, 18574 4 METROPOLITAN COUNTIES AND GENE RAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The Ninth Annual Meeting of the members of this association was held on Wednesday last, at the Society's offices, 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place. Mr. H. P. Fuller, one of the board of Directors, in the chair. The manager (Mr. F. F. CAmnonx), havin'a read the notice convening the meeting, then read the following report of the directors, and statement of accounts : " The directors of this society have the pleasure of pre senting to its members the following statement of the busi ness effected during the past year. The numberof policies issued during the year has been 267, assuring the sum of 89,5301., and producing an income of 3,0111. 95., raising the net income of the society to 18,9371. 4s. 3d. The sum to be assured by proposals accepted, but which still await completion, is 12,2001. The proposals declined amount to 11,6501. The members of the society will observe from these figures, that the number of proposals declined bears a large proportion to that of the proposals accepted, and the directors trust that this fact will be regarded as &satis factory proof that they have steadily adhered to their re solution of conducting the business of the society with the utmost care in the selection of lives. The success of this cautious system of management is strikingly illustrated by the smallness of the claims made on the society at the end of this the ninth year of its existence. They have amounted to 4,2721. 11s. 94., a result which the directors are confident will be considered by the members of the society to furnish decisive evidence of the generally healthy character of the lives assured. The business has been con fined to lives resident in England, as stated in the report of last year, with the exception of four policies issued at Hamburg. The nation has been passing through a severe financial crisis, the pressure of which has opposed serious difficulties to the taking out of new assurances, and has also caused a large increase in the number of lapsed policies during the year. Taking into consideration the operation of this cause, which they believe to be a temporary one, the directors cannot but feel that the business of the past year has been satisfactory. John Fisher, Esq., Peter Hood, Esq., and Bonamy Price, Esq., retire by rotation as direc tors, but being eligible for re-election, offer themselves accordingly. Henry Peach Buckler, Esq., and John Soper Streeter Esa., the auditors of the society, also retire, but being eligibia fqr re-election, fifer themselves accord ingly." The CHAIRMAN said that it gave him great pleasure to call upon the shareholders and policy holders to adopt this report, because it appeared to him to be highly satis factory, from its including an aeconnt intelligible to every one. Nothing was there set down but what a person accustomed to figures could clearly understand. (Hear, hear.) It was particularly gratifying to him to be able to say, " Analyse the accounts thoroughly," knowing that the result would show that the directors webt on a solid foundation. (Hear, hear.) As a proof of his assertion he had but to refer to the fact that their claims in the ninth year of their existence amounted only to 4,272/. ; and he assured the meeting that the directors would take care to keep them in moderate proportion to the business they did, by assuring none but first-class lives, from a conviction that safety and security were preferable to a great show of business with insecurity. The society was in such a sound and healthy state that a most extensive and safe business might be built upon it without much difficulty, and, comparatively speaking, in a short period of time. (Hear, hear.) The directors, shareholders, and policy-holders might exert themselves and with safety recommend the society to the favour able consideration of their friends. Their liabilities up to the end of the year amounted to only about 1,0001. more than the - last year, whilst their income had increased so as to enable the directors to add 4,0001. to their reserve fund. Seeing, therefore, how they bad increased, he thought they might go boldly to the world, and say to their friends "here is an office on which you can thoroughly depend, and be sure of obtaining your money back with a considerable profit." (Hear, hear.) Every member ought to feel a great interest in the prosperity of the Society. They were the crew of the same vessel, and they ought to lend a helping hand to send her for ward. (Hear, bear.) After assuring the meeting that the directors would continue to act in the same cautious and safe way they bad heretofore done, he concluded by moving the reception and adoption of the report. (Applause.) Mr. KING seconded the motion. He fully sympa thised with all that had been said by the chairman. with regard to the extreme care and caution with which the directors managed the affairs of the society----(bear) --13nt, whilst be thoroughly appreciated such a policy, he thought it was possible to err on the side of careful ness. It certainly was highly gratifying to find their claims were so small in the 9th year of their exis tence, and be thought it a circumstance without precedent, in the history of such institutions. He considered the chairman was perfectly warranted in mak ing the statement he bad as to the sound and prosperous state of the society, and he (Mr. King) believed they had great cause for congratulation in that respect. The past twelve months had been a period of unexampled trial for institutions such as this, but it was satisfactory to know they were progressing favourably, for, from the report of a comparatively old and influential company, which had been placed in his hands this morning, lib found that the Metropolitan Counties Society had transacted more new business than that company during the past year by 30 per cent. (Hear, hear.) He was satisfied that all the chairman had stated would be fully borne out, and that in a short time their policies and shares would become valuable property. (Hear, hear.) The motion was put and carried unanimously. The CHAMMAN then said that the next business was to propose the re-election of the retiring directors—Mr. John Fisher, Mr. Peter Hood, and Mr. Bonamy Price. It was not his place to make any remarks an his lAte co directors, but he thought it would be unwise on the part of the meeting if they did not re-elect them. (Hear, hear.) The above gentlemen were accordingly re-elected. The CHAIR;kAN said he had to propose the re-election of a class of officers of great importance in such insti tutions as that, viz., the auditors'. (Hear.) Their auditors he was happy to say were men of great integrity and he thought it was impossible for an error to escape their notice. He believed that two better gentlemen as audi tors than Mr. H. P. Buckler and Mr. J. S. Streeter, could not be found to loek fairly and honestly into the ac counts and see that • all was right. It was with mach pleasure that he proposed them for re-election. (Hear.) The motion was unanimously agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the usual gratuity of 20 guineas for auditing the accounts of the past year. He hoped with the exertions of the friends of the society to be enabled shortly to propose a larger sum as a re muneration of their laborious services. The motion was unanimously agreed to. Mi. STREETER, in acknowledging his re-election as auditor, thanked the chairman for the kind manner in which he had spoken of the auditors, and also the meet ing for the hearty manner in which they had responded to it. It was a great pleasure both to himself and Mr. Buckler, tc find that their conduct met with the ap proval of the meeting. Their object and desire was to audit the accounts in the beat and most efficient manner possibls, and he was happy to say that every facility was rendered by the officers of the, society in order that it might be done. (Hear.) It was also gratify- ing to know that the directors and manage; were ready to receive suggestions from the auditors ; and the manner in which Mr. Rowlatt, the accountant, had carried out certain views of the auditors had greatly facilitated the auditing of the accounts. (Hear, hear,) Mr. POUND proposed a vote of thanks to the di rectors. Without they bad good directors it was im possible to expect the affairs of the society to progress satis factorily. He thought the position of the society most unmistakeably showed that they had men, as directors, in whom they could place confidence, and without fur-' ther remarks he would submit his motion to the meeting, feeling confident it would meet with a unanimous re sponse. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Epit.i.ND3 briefly seconded the motion, which was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. STREETER moved a vote of thanks to the chair man, and in doing so said he felt certain it was not re quisite that he should say one word more than to ex press the cordial and heartfelt feeling which all enter tained towards him, the great satisfaction it was to have him amongst them, and that he might so continue for many years to come. (Hear, hear.) Mr. KING bad much pleasure in seconding the reso lution, and he took occsion to remark that it would be well for the public to discriminate between those societies that bad directors who had a stake in the con cern, and money to pay if things went wrong, and those who had no stake in the societies to which they belonged, and no means to pay on such a contingency occurring. (Hear, hear.) He was happy to say that the directors of this society had both a large stake in it and were in a position to pay it anything wrong occurred. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIMIAN said that he was much gratified at finding that anything he did as a director was thought well of by the shareholders and policy holders of the company. Every such person though he might not have an equal stake in the society with him, and an equal interest in its welfare, and he was happy to be able again to repeat that the society rested on a solid basis, so that every gentleman connected with it might go amongst his friends and say that it was as secure as security could make it. The society was capable of being carried to a position equal to that of any other of a similar kind in the country and it would give the direc- tors much pleasure to receive that assistance from those ' connected with it as would enable them to do so. (Hear.) Sir T. N. REEVE said that they had a duty to perform before separating which he felt certain would meet with the unanimous approval of every one connected with the society, viz , that of recording their thanks to their manager (Mr. Camroux), their medical men, Mr. Rowlett, and the other officers of the institution, for the admirable manner in which they severally discharged their duties. (Applause.) As a director he was able to state that Mr. Camroux was always to be found at his post, and that he also performed the duties of his office in the most efficient and exemplary manner. (Hear, hear.) The medical officers were also deserving of the highest praise, because it was greatly owing to their care in the examination of proposals that the society was in its present proud position. He had also much pleasure in bearing testimony to the efficient and ready manner in which the duties were discharged by all the other officers in their several capacities. The motion having been seconded, it was carried unanimously. Mr. CAMEOUX (the manager), on behalf of himself and the other officers of the institution, returned his sincere thanks for this mark of approval on the part of the meeting. He assured the meeting that it would be his constant desire to do everything that could possibly tend to promote the prosperity of the society. With regard to the medical officers he need not say much in their behalf, because the results of their labour were ' shown much better by the small amount of claims , there were on the society than anything he could say with reference to the efficient discharge of their duties. (Hear, hear.) He also bad much pleasure in adding hit; tooth:goy to the efficient wanner in LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, Paid] Leasing Companies Closing Prices ibis day. RAiLWATS. Bnckghanish. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. E. Lin. g:6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. l Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New IGlstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull & Selby.' Do. Shares. Do. 1 Shares. Lon. di Greenw Do. Preference iLon. Til., &S. lbo. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket Bury].G.spc. N. &F s t. 5 p.c. Do. 6 per ct D o. Fixed sp. c Prest. &Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.&Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc Do. Wilts &Sorarst Ln. &N. W. Caladon E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do. bit. Westn. Y. & N.M 'Do Do S.Eastern Do Peto & Co 1 Do La. &N. W. do Midid. j Midland... j E. Count Do Do L. &N. W Do Gt.Northni T. Braysey M. MCI eau Stk.&Dar Do klt.Westn. PREFERENC: Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref.(issd.at 50/.; Bris.&Ex.4 P.C. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares., )0 Caledn..£lo 4i p. c. 10 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent al Cork &Bandons ip .c .11 Dnn.Perth.&Aber.J. 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. )0 Do, do. Cls. B 6p. c. )9 Do. do. Cis. C7p. c. al Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l al Do. No. 2 01 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c al Do. 5g., 0 per cent al Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh al Do. do. 4 per cent O East Lancash .6 p.cts al E.&W. York. J. sths 5 &lin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. O Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. O Furness, sp. c * Gas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. 10 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 10 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. * Do. 4iper cent * Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom. ill Gt.N .of Scot. lst Pre O Gt. S da W. (Ireland) .5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. G Gt.W.(B.Sal.Ex.spc O Do. con. red. 41, P.C. O Do. con. red. 4p. c. 10 IDo. irred. 4 per lent. ) Do 5 p. c. red. pref. a Do. Rim. Pref. Sh.. El Do. Chester Bp. c .P. S. 11 Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0.... )0 Do, Birm.Gua. Stk. ►ll Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. al Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &13. G. 5 pc. No. 1 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do, do. sp. c No. 4 Lon &N W Cot & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lon. & S:W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... ill Lon dy.& Color. iSh. 11 Londy.&Ennis. Sh. /0 M., S., &L. 6p. Cent. 4 Do. do. do. £6 ... 0 Do. do. 3} per cent iIl Marypt. k Carl. 4 p.c a Do. 4i per cent 06 Do. do. 10 Consol. 6p. c. Si. 10 Do. COll. Br. Dir. 6 p.c. - . )0 Do. 4i p. c. Pref St. )0 Do. L. di H. Pref. St. ill New., Aber.. &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c. pm 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Norf k D eb. 4 p.c. Sh )0 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 )0 Do. 5 3 / 4 p.c. pf , 1847 )0 Do.Wv.V.sp. •.,1847 )0 North British . 3i Do. 71. Preference Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. 83 Do. do. do 3 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York H. &S. Pur ill North Staffordshire )() Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c. Ist guar. )0 Do. p.c., c. 2d guar ill Scot. Cent. New Pref )0 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c )0 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St )0 Do. d 0.32 p.c. pf. St 1 ill South Devon all Do. fixed 4A pr cent. all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. _ _ _ 0 Do. 44 par cent 11 Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh - S. Wales Gila.. 4p. c Do. do. 44 p. S.Yorksh. 4 p.e.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 all Watorfd&Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk. .4 British Iron ... Condurow (Cambrn. 1 Dev. Gt. Cosls. (Tay. !s" Great South Tolgus. 331Grt.W.A1frd.(Pli1k. 7 IGrt.W. Vor (Helstn l3siLady Bertha ? I N. Frances (Illogan) N. W.Basset (Mogan) 15 North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) is. Sort. Cons. Min. Co to S. Caradon (St. Cleer' 2 S. Cam Brea (Illogn. , ' 9 S.W. Frances(lllogn. Tarn. S. & L. Min. Co, Tin Croft , jQ lUn.Mineti (Gwennap, 1256. V. of Towoy (Camay. 14 W. Basset (Mogan). 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd. 58 Wh. Basset (Mogan) I 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth) 5 Wh. Edwara(Calstefe 1/ 7s,Wh.' Kitty (U. Llant' 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ! 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis. FOREIGN 7 'Australian Brazilianlmp.(isaued at £5 pm) Do. Cocies Cniada 5 Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica 11 Cobra Copper L 6 Copiapo Jl Fortuna .11 General 11 Linares 1 Lusitanian 11 Mariquita .11 New Granada Lu Noveau Monde 11 Pont. Sil. 1411. & Smlt 1 Port Philip .6., Santiago de Cuba 611 4 outh Australian al Do. Scrip all Do. 10 p. c. Prof.._ all United Mexican MISCE: Australian Agricult. Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land 'Canada Do. Go. 6pc.Jan&July Do. 6 p. c.Feb.SrAuv. D 0.6 p.c. 311ar.&Sopt. Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 73 p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal, of Franca Duston Iron Ore Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Tel. of Irel , En. &Aust.Cop.SmCo! Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. Gen. Ir. Sc. Col. (lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Lond. Gen. Omnibus agdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican& S.Amerien Nat. Discount Co Do. New Netherlands Land Do. Do. Do.B p c.PLiss.at id. Do. Do. New B. &N. S. Land N. S. W. Gov. 5 p. c. D. N. B. Australasian... Nrth.of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peelßr. Ld. Peninsular lc Oriental Do. New Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest, Do. New S. Aus. Gov. 6 p. c. bds. South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered True. li. Co. Up. Can. V ;Diemen's Land,,. 30 I al 20 1. 40 I al 2 a] 20 a] 1 a] 1 al 1 a] 20 a] 30 11 1 a] 10 50 100 St. 93 - 91 ii is •il :-- 44 jlO6 - 108 12 12 - 22 236 101 106 par p 2a 2$ 88 90 -54 - 5 6 - 133 8 - 9 9 - 9i 32 - 33 86 - 88 SHARES. 93 - 95 94 : 9G • - ••• 5 - 6 108 - 112 108 - 112 -P 12 - 121 , • - ••• - ..• ni -72 i di - 116 104' -- 106 100 -- 102 61 -- 63 10 - 10 5i -- 83 - 85 84 -- 86 1 100 -- 101 94 -- 10 161- 171 91 -- 104' 72 -- 74 19 -- 191 9i -- 9i 14 -14 i 133 -- 135 137 - 140 114 - 116 .54 - 156 - iP' 66 - 68 130 - 132 96 - 98 86 -- 88 ••• - ••• 11 - llf lOi : ilia 91 - 92 li - 1(1 is 22 —22 i 1110 .. 112 .• • .." 114 - 116 105 - 110 i• 1. - i 6 22i -23 i 98 - 100 91 - 9k 27 - 28 2 - 3p - 2i MINES. 17A -18 i 7 - 8 150 - 160 170 - 480 18A - 19 51 - 6t 43 - 51; -r 17 - 19 20 - 21 5 - 6 22 - 23 5 - 6 - i 330 - 34 1 0 51 - 61 300 -- 310 - 200 - 2 20 i - 1 30 - 32 140 - 150 260 - 270 360 - 380 54 - 5i 17 19 46 - 48 23 - 25 MINES. i - 1 - - 13 - 15 $ id 57 59 10 12 _ l 3 id li 7i 8 ld p 1 '6 --= ' - :ii ••• ••• ;3A - 4 ,ANEOUS. 19 - 20 .i = 149 - 154 1111- 112 A 32 - 37 25 - 27 2 - 2i 5 , - - ii = ii ... ... 11 /41 3 11 2 3i ••• 3 ••• 2 11 4 4A 41 par p 18 22 4 - 9 - 10 1 - P iP 1/ - 2h 21 -23 6 - 8 60 - 62 li - 1$ 31 - 3G - - ••• ••• 11 12 Business this day Pr, r 4:lNt ` to SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERS.ALLS'—(This Evening.) DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Skirmisher 100 to 15 agst Tournament (7 to 1 taken) 9to 1 agst Anton (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Saunterer (offered) 10 to 1 agst Asrenal (taken) _ 11 to 1 agst M.D. 100 to 6 agst Lady Hawthorn (offered) 17 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh (taken) 20 to 1 agst Adamas (taken) ' 20 to 1 agst Sydney 20 to 1 agst Strathnaver (offered) 30 to 1 agst Wardermarske (taken) to 1 agst Bird in Hand (taken) 30 to 1 Zuyder Zee (offered) 40 to 1 azet G!enmasson (taken) 100 to 1 a2st Dtisty Miller (taken) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. The Hon. Mr. Stapleton attended yesterday at the Court of Bankruptcy to sign his examination. Mr. Huddleston said—Sir, Mr. Stapleton has be-n called upon to sign his examination, and he wishes me to add an explanation to one or two of the answers which he gave. I have shown my friend, Mr. Linklater, the statement which Mr. Stapleton wishes to be added to his examination, and I think there can be no objection whatsoever to it ; and there fore probably your Honour will permit him to add that to his examination. _ _ PR Mr. Linklater—l have looked at the statement which Mr. Stapleton wishes to add to his evidence, and I really see no objection at all to its being added to his examination. The Commissioner—There can be no objection to that being added. Mr. Huddleston—There is another application which I have to make to your Honour, which I think you will feel the justice. Mr Stapleton of course is in the position of a person against whom the ordinary proceedings are taken in Bankruptcy. He has been anxious that every document and every paper over which ho had control in any manner what ever should be given up to those who have been appointed to investigate the affairs of this bank, and he has given the most unreserved directions to Mr. Paddison for that pur pose. Sir, his application nnw is that he moy be per mitted, under such regulations as you shall think proper to give, to have access to those papers and documents for the purpose of assisting him in the investigation of the affairs of the bank as they now stand, and also for the pur pose of explaining if his conduct should be inquired into hereafter, as has been threatened, and I trust that your Hon our will think that it is a reasonable application on his part, and that you will grant him what he asks. The Commissioner said he had no objection to any of the parties who are sought to be charged with any offence, hav ing access to all matters connected with the bank under the bankruptcy. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. Both fruit and vegetables were in request, at our quo tations : FRUIT. Filberts, per lb 0s to Os Od Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 140 s to s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 Od too s Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Strawberries, per ounce 3d to 6d Gooseberries, per half sieve ....3s Od to 5s Od Currants, p. do. Os Od to Os Od Plums,:per do. Os Od to Os Od Green gages, do. Os Od to Os Od Raspberries, p. potl. Od to Od Pine apples, per lb. 68 Od to 10s Colonial do., ea. Os Od to Os Od Grapes, per lb 6s Od to 12s Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Melons, each. 6s Od to 12s Od Peaches, p. doz.24s to 36s Od Nectarines, do. 24s to 30s Od Apples, p. h. sv. 2s Od to 8s Od Pears, per d0z....8s to lOs Od Oranges, per 100.38 Od to 12s Lemons, p. doz. Os 9d to is 6d Apricots,p. doz. Os Od to Os Od Cherries, per lb. 258 to 30s VEGET Greens, p. doz. bun. Os to Os Od Cabbages, per doz.9d to is 3d Savoy do., p. do. Os Oil toOs (id Cauliflowers, do.Os Od to Os Od Brocoli, p. bun. is Od to 2s Od Potatoes, per ton 803 to 170 s New do., per do 2d to 8d Peas, per hsiove 2sod to 6s Oct Turnips, per bunch is 6d to 2s Carrots, per buneh l s 6d to 2s Cucumbers, each 6d to is Od Garlic, per lb Od to Os Od Sorrel, per sieve Od to 0 Spinach, p. d0...1 s Od to 2s Od Brussels sprouts, per half do is Od to is 8d Onions, p. 1311911 0s Od to Oa Od New do., per bunch 2d to 4d French beans, per 100 is Od to is 6d Leeks, per do Od to Od 'ABLEts. Shallots, per lb Od to Od Horseraddish, p. bun. Os to Os Parsley, per do. 2d to 3d Celery, per do Os 9d to is 6d Beet, per doz. Os Od to Oi Od Parsnips, per do. Os to Os Od Small salad, p. pun. 2d. to 3d Alushrooms,p. ptl OsOdtols 3d Artichokes, each od to Od Lettuces, per score 9d to Is6cl Endive, per score ls 6d to 3s Radishes, p.doz.bun. 6d to 7d Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. Os to Os Od Walnuts per 100...0s Od to Os Chillies, per 100 Os Od to Os Od Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Rhubarb, p. bun. 2d to is Asparagus, per 1001 s 6d to 3s Seakail,perpun.ls 3d to 2a 6d Turnip greens, per bush Os Od to Os Od NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; Ponits, 6s Od to 8s Od; Geese, Os Od to Oa Od each ; Goslings, 5s Cd to 7s Od ; Duck lings, 38 Od to 4s 6d ; tame rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., Od to is Od ; Pigeons, 7d to 10d each ; large Surrey Fowls, 8s to 12a; barn-door d0.,4s Od to 8s; Chick ens, 6s Od to 9s Od per couple; Capons, Os Oil to Os • Hares, Os Oct to Os Od • Grouse, Os Oct to Os Oct each ; Pheasants, Os to Os Od ; Partridges, Oa Od to Os Od ; Woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od ; Snipes, Od to Os Od; Teal, Os Od to Os Oil; Wild Ducks, Os Od to Os Od ;Widgeons, Cs to Os Od ; Plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; Guinea Fowls, 3s fid to 8s ; Roasting pigs, 6s Od to 9s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s Od ; English do., is 2d to is 4d per lb. ; English eggs, 7s Od to Os Od; French do., 63 Od to 6s 3d per 120; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d mutton, 3s 4d to-4s 6d ; lamb, 5s Od to 65 Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d; pork, 4a 0d to 53 Od per Blbs., by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 3s 2a to 4s Gd; mutton, 3s 4d to 48 Gd ; lamb, 51 01 to 6s Oil ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Blbs., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; Brills, ls to 7s each; Salmon,. is Od to is 3d per lb ; Cod Fish, is Od to 5s each ; Soles, 4d to is 61 per pair ' • Trout, Os to Os 9d per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 4s Od to 121 per doz. ; Common Oysters, 168 to 20s ' • Natives, tOs to — s per bsh.; Mackerel, — s to 40s per 100 ; Smelts, 3s Od to Os Od per doz.; . Skate, 6d to Od per Ib; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Od per gallon.; Bloaters, Os Od to Os Oct per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 4s to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od pei bushel; Doreys, 2s Od to 103 each;tHaddocks, 3s to 12s per doz.; Pike, Od ; Sturgeon, Od per lb ; Prawns, 6s Od to Os; Mullets, Oct to 18 Gd each ; Plaice, Oct to Os each ; Halibut, Od per 11) ; Flounders, is 6d to 2s Od per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to Is. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from sa to 8d; of household ditto, 6d to lid per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 5d to sid ; 641 b to 721 b, Sid to sd; 721 b to 801 b, Sid to Sid; 801 b to 881 b, Sid to 6d ; 88lb to 961 b, 6d to 6d ; 961 b to 1041 b, —d to —d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Ocl to Od ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 10s Od to lls Od ; Calf skins, light, 3s 0,1 to 5s Od ; ditto full, 8s 6d to 6s-0d ; Polled Sheep, —s Od to —sOd ; Keats, Os Od to Os Od; Half•breds, 8s Od to 9s Od; Downs, 6s Od to 7s 6d; Shearlings, Is 3d to 1s 4d; Lambs, 2s 6d to 3s 6d. HAY MARKETS, SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 4/ 45.; clover do., 3/ 103 to 5/ ss; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ lOs per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIMBERLAND• —Meadow . hay, 2/ 12s to 4/ Ss ; clover do., 3/ 10s to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ lOs per load. Both hay and straw were in fair request at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 4/ 4s ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 108 per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dill. FAILURE OF THE MAINE LAW IN AMERICA.—Mr, Joseph Barker, who for many years advocated temper ance and the Maine Law, and who emigrated to Arne. rica seven years ago, and who is so well-known as a sin. cere friend to all moral and social reform, has addressed a letter to Mr. S. Watson, of the bank in Leeds, on the subject of the Maine Law. Mr. Barker, who may be judged to be a complete authority on this subject, says in his communication, which is dated March 30, 1857 : " The Maine Law is a failure in America, and nothing but moral suasion will make a people sober, good, and happy, either here or in any other country.''—Maiiches ier Examiner. HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN THE DAYTIME.—On Friday morning last, between 9 and 10 o'clock, as a youth about 15 years of age, son of Mr. Cope, draper, of Cock•street, was proceeding from his father's residence at Penn to school, in company with two other boys, ho was met near the cemetery wail by a young man, about 18, who, putting a pistol to his mouth, threatened that if he did not give up his watch, he would blow his brains out. The affrighted boy drew from his pocket a gold watch which was suspended round his neck by a gold chain, at which the fellow made edeperate snatch, and set off across some fields. He stopped, however, after proceed ing about a dozen yards, and again levelling the pistol, threatened to blow out the brains of either of the boys who attempted to follow him. The robber has not yet been apprehended.— Wolverhampton Chronicle METROPOLITAN . BOARD OF WORKS. —The usual weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday, in the Council Chamber, Guildhall—Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. The ordinary financial statement showed a total general balance in favour of the board of 6 0,0001. The president informed the members that he had received a communication from the vestry of Lewisham, announc ing the election of Mr. James Brook as their representa tive at the metropolitan board. A large amount of public business was transacted, which, however, pre sented no points of particular interest. SALE OF THE PROPERTY OF LEOPOLD RRDPATIL—On Thursday, at the auction mart, a further publio sale took place, under the hands of Mr. Marsh, of the freehold and reversionary property of Leopold Redpath. The amount realised by the sale was 17,4201. DEATH FROM FIRE.—On Thursday afternoon Mr. Bed ford held an inquest on the body of the infant son of Mr. Gronor, of Camden-house-road, Notting-hill, who was burnt to death on Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Gronor were on the balcony of their drawing-room, having left the infant in its cot in the back-room, when a chintz curtain blew against a lighted candle and set fire to the room. When the cries of the child alarmed the father and mother the room was in a blaze. A boy named Henry Pusey, about 14 years old, saw the flames issuing from the bedroom, and asking the servantwhere the child was, rushed upstairs, brought it down, and laid it on the mat, but it died directly it was taken to the hospital. The coroner remarked in most eulogistic terms on the courage and intrepidity of the boy. The jury unani mously endorsed the coroner's remarks as to the bravery of Pusey Verdict--Accidental Death. 100 10 12 50 25 all all all all St. 1100 5t.11.1 St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 6i al 64 al 10 St. ID St. 101 64 al 10 al 20 al 5 a] 10 a] St. 110 5 a St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 106 61 10 al St. 1 0 20 L 50 St. 101 St. 101 St. 0( St. 101 8 a] 10 a] St. 101 26-la] 13A al 20 a] St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 St. 1101 st.li 12i ai 12A al St. IC St. 101 124 al 124 12a 1 , St. 10 St. If St. 1( St. 1( 10 al St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 a. lii 20 1 121 25 11 20 a St. 10 25 10 L 0.6 St. 10 10 al St. 101 St. 10 20 al 25 al 25 I 1 - 12i 20 I 1 120 A 1 so 1011 I 19i 20 19i 64 91i 4j 23 9 i 2i i ... 1 1 -12 5 I t 10 I 9 ... 14 29 8i ~~ ~: :.;, .. ~ a A 7-'i; all 10 all all 100 all all all i pm 1104 112 k 11 103 A which Mr. Rowiatt and the other officers discharged their duties, and he could not refrain from priding kiln- I / DIPhiI,IAL PARLIAMENT. self that, from the manner in which the accounts were kept and the business conducted, this might be taken ai a model office. (Hear.) The accounts were audited once a mouth by a committee of three directors, one changing every month ; and from the careful examina tion of proposals, it was almost impossible for bad lives to creep in, and the business to go wrong. (Hear.) He was much gratified to find that Mr. Streeter was satisfied with ths way in which the accounts were kept, and any suggestions that could be made to improve the conducting of the business of the society, be (Mr. Can roux) wculd have much pleasure is carry ing out. (Hear, hear.) The business of the meeting then terminated. HOUSE OF LORDS .-(YROTIADA.Y.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Marquis of Westminster took the oaths and bie seat. APPEALS. HOUSE OF LORDS, Mkr 22, CAMPBELL V. CAMPBELL. This was the petition of Alexander Campbell, merchant, of 38, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, praying that his marriage with Maria, his now wife, should bo declared void, and that he should be allowed to marry again. Mr. Wylde and Mr Blackburn were counsel for the peti tioner, and Mr. Macqueen represented Mrs. Campbell. When the cause was called on for bearing, the agent for Mrs. Campbell said that a petition on her behalf had been presented to the effect that Mr. Campbell should allow her a.sufficient sum to defend herself. An offer of 301. had been made by Mr. Campbell, but that was not sufficient, for the counsel's fees alone amounted to that sum. There were then the fees of the house and the expenses of bringing up wit nesses, which Mrs. Campbell was not in a position to pay herself. Under these circumstances it was hoped that their lordships would make an order for a sufficient allowance to be made to her. After some discussion it was agreed that a sum of 50/. should be allowed her. Mr. WYLDE then proceeded to open the case of the peti tioner, who down to June in last year had been a merchant in Australia. In June, 1842, he married a Miss Maria Martin, of Melbourne, his present wife, and by her he had six children. From that period until Mrs. Campbell left Australia for England, in 1856, they had lived together , upon the most affectionate terms. Having determined to leas ., Australia altogether, Mr. Campbell sent his wife over by herself, he having been unavoidably detained by busi ness. On the voyage Mrs. Campbell made the acquaintance of a Mr. Garston, an officer in the army, who paid her a great deal of attention. On her arrival in England she went to some apartments which had been taken for her use by Mr. Smith, her husband's partner. Mr. Garston accom panied her there and also to other lodgings, which she took subsequently. -in Craven-street, Strand. Occurrences would be detailed to their lordships that would leave no doubt upon their minds as to the act of adultery having been committed. On Mr. Campbell's arrival in England in June, 1856, he took a house in Porchester-terrace, Bays water, where they remained for a short period. Mrs. Campbell, however, for some reason left her husband's house, and went on a visit to a Mrs. Egan, who resPled at the same house in Craven-stre,t in which Mrs. Campbell had first taken lodgings. There again the adultery would be proved to have taken place. Mr. Campbell's suspicions being aroused, he made inquiries, and the re sult was the conviction in his mind that his wife had been unfaithful to him. From that period he had not seen her, and had immediately brought an action in the Court of Queen's Bench against Mr. Garston, when he obtained a verdict with 5001. damages. A divorce a mensa et thoro was obtained in the Consistory Court, and the petitioner trusted that after their lordships had heard the evidence he should adduce they would grant his petition. The following evidence was then given : The service of the bill upon Mrs. Campbell was proved by the clerk of the petitioner's attorney, who, on cross-examina tion, said that they had been unable to recover the damages in the civil action. The verdict had been taken by consent, but there had been no understanding that the damages should not be recovered. Mr. C. Falconer said he was managing director of a bank in Melbourne. He had known Mr. Campbell for 26 years. He was present at the marriage in 1842. He knew Mr. and Mrs. Campbell after their marriage. He was very intimate He continued to reside in Australis until 1852. They lived during all that period most happily. They bad six children. Cross-examined--The petitioner was 50 years of age. Mrs, Campbell was about 19 when she was married. Captain Green said he had known Mr. and Mrs. Campbell for eight years. He was on intimate terms with them ;he believed them to be a very happy couple. He was the cap tain of the vessel in which Mrs.• Campbell bad come over in April, 1856. After Mr. Campbell came over he called at their house. Mr. Carsten was there. That was at No. 9, Craven-street, Strand. Some remark was made about Mr Garston mixing Mrs. Campbell a rather stiff glass of brandy and water. Cross-examined—Mrs. Campbell was in very good health at the time she started on her voyage, but she became very ill during the voyage. Mr. Garston was very attentive to her. The attentions were commenced before her illness. She had a miscarriage. He should not have liked to have s. , en his wife receive such attentions from another. He had written her a letter, stating that he did not think her con duct wrong on board, although she was gay. Harriet Nunn.—l was cook for some years to a Mr. Bell, residing in Bloomfield-row, Paddington. He left his house, and in Anril Mrs. Campbell calm there. There was some of Mr. Garston's luggage mixed with hers. Mr. Garst.on came with Mrs. Campbell. He stayed to dinner and went away in the evening. The next day he came again, and a bed was made for him in Mrs. Campbell's dressing-room. I understood he slept there. I did not make the bed. There were two other rooms he could have had, but Mrs. Campbell wished him to sleep there. He stayed in the house about a fortnight. He passed his time with Mrs. Campbell. They dined and breakfasted. together. I have seen Mr. Garston put his arms round Mrs. Campbell's neck. That was in the kitchen. They stayed three weeks. I knew Mary Ann Agar. I saw her and she said that if Mr. Campbell came I was not to say that Mr. Garston had stayed in the house. Mary Wylde—l was housekeeper at 9, Craven-street, Strand. It is a lodginghouse. Mrs. Campbell came there on the 2d of May last year. She brought six children. On the following day a gentleman came and applied for a bed. I said there was not one at No. 9, but there was a room he could have at 41, which belonged to the same land lady. He went away and returned at eleven at night with Mrs. Campbell. I sat up until 12 o'clock, when I went up into the room to ask if the gentleman was going over to his room. Mrs. Campbell was sitting on a chair near the fire, and Mr. Garston was lying across her feet. Mrs. Campbell's hair was disordered. I asked if be was going over to his room. They said no ; they had something to talk about, and a bed must be made up for him on the sofa in the sitting-room. The next morning I went into Mrs. Campbell's bedroom, and heard Garston's voice in her bed. His trousers were in the sitting-room. Mrs. Campbell was in her nightdress. The same evening Mr. Garston said he should not go over to his room, but he went away about 5 o'clock in the morning. He was of a middling height, dark, and wore whiskers. On the next day (Monday) Mr. Garston remained all day and all night. The next day he stayed until 7in the evening. Mrs. Campbell after that went over to No. 41 to live. We had a lady named Egan lodging at No. 9. Mrs. Campbell subse quently came back to stay with Mrs. Egan. Mr. Garston was then staying at No. 10. He bad a latch-key of No. 9. He used to be frequently iu Mrs. Campbell's bedroom. Mr. Camp bell afterwards came and asked Mrs. Campbell to come home. Mrs. Campbell said be had accused her wrongly, and she would not go hone. She subsequently did go home to Mr. Campbell's house in Porchester-terraca. Mr. Garston used to go out of one door when Mr. Campbell came in at the other. The door of the bedroom has been locked when Mrs. Camp bell and Mr. Garston were in together. Mr. Campbell came and asked me about this matter, when I told him what I had seen. Cross-examined—The accusations referred to Mr. Garston. She said Mr. Campbell was jealous of Mr. Garston, and she would not go home until it was cleared up. Mr. Campbell still urged her to go home. Re-examined—l had not told him then what I bad seen. Richard Wylde said he was cook at a dining-house, and was the husband of the last witness. Mrs. Campbell came in Juue to stay with Mrs. Egan. He had seen Mr. Garston frequently with Mrs. Campbell. He had seen him come out of her bedroom at five o'clock in the morning. That was between the 7th and the 15th of June. He had seen Mr. Garston leave the house at five o'clock. Cress-examined—He had seen Mr. Campbell, and knew both him and Mr. Garston by sight. There might sometimes be 30 persons in the house at a time. By the House—The children were not with Mrs. Camp bell when she came on a visit to Mrs. Egan. Mary Hayle said she was a servant at 41, Craven-street, Strand. Mr. Garston occupied a bedroom at that house in May of last year. Mrs. Campbell came to live there shortly after. I know that Mr. Garston did not sleep in his bed during three nights. I have seen him come out of her bed room in the morning. He once called for some sodawater when he was in her bed-room, and after he got it he locked the door. Mrs. Campbell stayed there for about five weeks. Cross-examined—Mr. Campbell came to live at 41 when he came to England. Mr. Campbell slept with Mrs. Camp bell after he returned. Mr. Garston dined with them once. That was the night of the illuminations for the peace. Re-examined Mr. Garston gave up his room three or four days before Mr. Campbell arrived. Mrs. Delaney said she kept the two houses No. 9 and 41, in Craven-street. She recollected Mrs. Campbell coming to No. 9in May. Mr. Garston went to 41 ; Mrs. Campbell subse quently removed there. They breakfasted and dined together. Mrs. Campbell represented Mr. Garston to be a friend of hers, and the surgeon of the vessel she bad come over in. Mr. Garston walked in and out of Mrs. Campbell's bed-room just the same as Mr. Campbell might have done. She had seen him come out of the bed-room early in the morning. On the 19th of May Mrs. Campbell said she had received a tele graphic message from her husband. Mr. Garston left the house that day. Mr. Campbell used to go out of the house soon after breakfast, and directly he left Mr. Garston came in. She told Mrs. Campbell that she could not allow Mr. Garston to come there again. Some days afterwards they left, and subsequently Mr. Campbell called to pay an account. He asked her if she thought there was anything wrong between his wife and Mr. Garton. She then told him all she knew. Cross-examined—The servants thought that Mr. Garston was Mr. Campbell, and that he had come over in another name. She had remonstrated with Mrs. Campbell. Mr. Garston did not appear to be an intimate friend of Mr. Campbell. At the conclusion of this witness's evidence their lordships adjourned the further consideration of the petition until oue o'clock on Monday morning. ELECTION PETITIONS.—Since the petitions noticed in our last report others have been presented :—One against the return of Mr. Brady and Mr. Montgomery for the county of Leitrim, on the ground that the High Sheriff neglected to proclaim the election, and to execute the writ within the interval by law required, and that the return was procured by violence and intimidation ; one against the return of Mr. E. A. Glover, for Bever ley, on the ground that he is not duly qualified ; one against the return of Mr. Arthur Mills for Taunton, on the ground of bribery and corruption ; one against the return of Mr. Cox for Finsbury on the ground of bribery ; one against the return of Mr. Roupell for Lambeth, on the ground of bribery, corruption, and treating ; one against the return of Mr. James Wyld for Bodmin, on the ground of bribery, treating, and intimidation, and more over on the ground that Mr. Wyld is not duly qualified ; one against the return of Mr. R. Osborne, and Sir W. Russell for Dover, on the ground of bribery treating, and intimidation ; one against the return of Mr. R. J. R. Campbell for Weymouth on the ground of bribery, and intimidation ; one against the return of Mr. O'Flaherty for Galway town, on the ground of bribery, treating, and undue influence ; one against the return of Mr. W. Tite for Bath, on the ground of bad votes, bribery, and treat ing ; and one against the return of Sir Timothy O'Brien for Cashel, on the ground of bribery, treating, and inti timidation. SWE SIZING WITNESSES. Lord C&MPBELL brought up the report of a select committee that had been appointed to inquire into the present mode cf swearing witnesses. The committee had unanimously passed a resolution that no alteration should at present be made in the mode now practised as to witnesses of matters of fact, but witnesses who came to give their opinion, it was decided should not be sworn at all, CIVIL SERVICE. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from the civil servants of the Crown at Shoreham, praying for an alteration in the administration of the Superannuated Fund. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a similar petition from the clerks employed in the Post-office, Edinburgh. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a number of petitions Ait b a sitnitar prayer from certain Crown establishments in Ireland. EDUCATION IN THE ARMY. Lord PANUURE said he begged to take that oppor tunity of contradicting a report which was prevalent .pith respect to the Military Education Committee. It had been stated that the commissioners, after having elicited some very important information, had burned the whole of the notes of evidence. He begged most emphatically to state such was not the case. The whole nail been carefully preserved, and in a short time the very valuable report of the commission would be upon the table of their lordships' house, which he promised would well repay perusal. THE DUBLIN PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION. Viscount DUNGANNON rose to move for a copy the correspondence which had passed during the month of April, 1857, between the Dublin Protestant Association and the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, The noble lord took the opportunity of explaining to the house the causes which led to the correspondence in question. It arose from the gross and insulting conduct of a mob in hooting a large number of ladies and gentlemen upon entering the association. The committee wrote to the L ird-Lieutenant complaining of the conduct of the Popish mob, and begging that means might be taken to prevent a recurrence of the annoyance. The Earl of Carlisle took offence at the Unguage used in one of the Oocuinents and refused to interfere. 4 Eail GRANVILLE said there was not the slightest objection to the motion of the noble lord. The returns was then ordered. PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA TION BILL. Their lordships then went into committee on this bill. Clause 1 was agreed to. On Clause 2 being read, Lord ST. LEONARD'S moved an amendment, the effect of wi Loh was to prevent any alteration in the law as regarded r( al estate. Th; LORD CHANCELLOR said that the question did raise the point whether or not the bill affected real estate, and if the house decided in favour of the motion of his noble and learned friend he should withdraw all the enactments relating to real estate. On the other hand, if their lordships decided in favour of the clause as it stood, he hoped they would not again raise the question as to real estate. He had already stated that he did not think the same necessity existed for probate of real estate as for probate of personal estate. But there was an anomaly be wee anxious to remove. The probate of a will conclusively established the title of the executor to every part of the personal property ; but if a question was raised as to the sanity or insanity of the testator at the time of making the will, or as to whether the will was duly executed, the question, inasmuch ae the probate did not extend to real estate, was reopened as to the real estate. Such questions rarely occurred ; but it had happened that a testator bad been held to be sane in the disposal of his personal estate. and insane with regard to his real estate. What, he had proposed, therefore, to remedy this was, not that wills of real estate should require probate, but that if a will was dis puted on the ground of the insanity of the testator, or on other grounds extending to the whole will, that all persons having an interest in it should be cited, and the question settle.l at once and for all. He could not con ceive any objection to such a proposal. He felt that he should have been to be blamed had he not in a bill of this kind attempted to remedy the anomaly. On the question that the words proposed to be left out stand part of the clause their lordships divided— Contents 56 Non-contents ... 25 Majority against the amentment ... —2l The clause was agreed to. On clause 37, Lord ST. LEONARDS moved an amendment, so as to make the appeal under the clause to the House of Lords instead of the Privy Council. He deprecated transferring the rights over real property to a tribunal constituted by the Crown. It was unconstitutional to do so, as the Crown could dismiss or appoint the mem bers of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council at pleasure. Lord CAMPBELL concurred with his noble friend, and considered that the House of Loids should be the tribunal of last resort in all cases of common law. He had, however, no such jealoury as his noble and learned friend that her Majesty would alter the list of Privy Councillors for such a purpose. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he would be happy to adopt the suggestion. The clause ;aa then added to the bill. On clause 96, The Bishop of LONDON expressed the hope that on bringing up the report the Lord Chancellor would devise some means of providing salaries for those learned persons who performed the important duties of chancellor and registrar of the diocese of London. The LORD CHANCELLOR doubted the justice and propriety of making a. charge upon persons who came up to prove wills, in order to provide salaries for eccle siastical officers, however important the duties they might have to perform. He would, however, take the matter into consideration. The remaining clauses and the schedules were then agreed to, and the bill was reported with amendments to the house. DULWICH COLLEGE BILL. This bill was read a second time, and referred to a select committee. The house adjourned at five minutes past eight. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Sir W. Somerville took the oaths and his seat for Canterbury. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Willenhall (Wolverlaamptou) Gas Bill was read a third time and passed. BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT GAS AND WATER BILL. Mr. PACKE moved that the minutes of evidence taken before the Surveying Officers, under the Preii. minary Inquiries Act (9 and 10 Vic. c. 106), in respect to the Birkenhead Improvement (Gas Works) and pur chase of Birkenhead and Claughton Gas Works Bill (1847), and the Birkenhead Water Works Bill (1847), together with the reports of such surveying officers, be referred to the committee on group C of private bills. Agreed to. Mr. C. FORSTER moved that the order for the second reading of the Metropolitan Railway Bill be read and discharged that the bill be withdrawn. That leave be given to bring in a bill " to extend the time for the purchase of certain lands required for the Metro politan Railway, and for other purposes :" and that Mr. T. DuncoEube and Mr. COX do prepare and bring in the same.—Agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. J. EWART presented a petition from Liverpool; praying that no dowry be granted to the Princess Royal utiless good reasons be shown for the same ; petitions were also presented against Church rates, the Civil Su. perannuation Act, &c. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. lIAXTER, a new writ was ordered for Penryn, fn the room or Mr. S. G. Baring, who has accepted the office of one of the Lords of the Admiralty. MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT. Mr. HORSFALL presented a petition from the mas ters, officers, and engineers of the Mercantile Marine Service, now or lately trading from the Port of Liver pool, praying for a revision of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854. FRAUDULENT TRUST BILL. This bill was brought in by the ATTORNEY•GENERAL and read a first time. CINQUE PORTS BILL. This bill was brought in by Mr. WILSON and read a first time. JOINT•STOCK. BANKS BILL. This bill was brought in by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL and read a fiat time. ARMY ESTIMATES. Mr. WILLIAMS gave notice that on the motion for the house going into committee of supply on the army estitnatee, he should move that they be referred to a select committee. THE BALLOT. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that he should early after Whitsuntide, with a view to testing the Go vernment with reference to the Reform Bill, bring on his motion of the ballot. (Cheers.) JACOB'S RIFLE. Col. SYKES asked the Under Secretary for War whether the War Department, in continuing the experi- ments with the Whitworth rifle, would simultaneously cause experiments to be made with the weapon known ai Cal. Jacobs' rifle, to which the attention of the War Department had been officially drawn by reports com municated from India ? Si J. RA.MSDEN said that come experiments had been made of Jacobs' rifle, but only at the fourth ranga. It was the intention of the War Department to make some farther satisfactory experiments. RIFLE LOADING. Mr. STANLEY asked the Under• Secretary for War t if the various plans submitted to the War Department during the late war, of attaching the cap to the cart ridge, or other contrivance obviating the troublesome necessity of the soldier having to bite the cartridge, had received the attention of the Secretary of State for the War Department, and if any of them was likely to be ad opted ? Sir J. RAMSDEN said, that a very ingenious con' trivance had been under the consideration of the War Department, for the object mentioned, but it had beei► 100 Lb a ter ; Inds. roke lank with ', or ratio earn, ily 3 sited e has Sales have posi t:. the COG- tock, been ;loth, the Tool, than 990 260 3,697 .918 6,349 11,838 5,744 255 1,287 1,836 1,135 504 1,069 302 908 7,864 5,478 6,110 1,150 5,977 :1,250 6,891 ?7,034 253 5,932' !9,228 1,703 1,580, 4,442 5,748 639 all 18 . all 16 all FOR IGN. 111 i 98i i 22i f 401 66 5i 861 7 8i 201 37$ 571 47 3 14 . 1 i 251 I