The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-21 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1867 Never was a financial scheme so mauled and worried as was the " Precious Budget" of 185'7 last night in the House of C)mmons. Mr. DISRAELI_ opened the ball, and although he did not attempt to perform the duty of the Chancellor of the Eisahequer by substituting a different plan, he made it Perfectly clear to the most superficial observer that the mass of absurdities put forward by Sir G. C. Lnwis could not receive the confidence or support of the House or of the country. He plainly showed that there was, according to the Ministerial scheme, no possible hope of the aboli tion of the unfair and oppressive Income Tax in the Financial Mi n i ster rather ob -3860, which scurely hinted a t, then ven tured to p rom i se directly. The views we ha ve put for ward 1853 on this important point received • the strongest corroboration fro m the facts and figures addressed by Messrs. DISRA.ELI and GI, A nsTorm, which were in deed pe r f ec tl y unanswerable. The deduction from the p rem i ses i s very s i m ple. It requires no elaborate calculations—no far-fetched arguments to show that there is but one alternative- - either the Income Tax must be rendered a per manent impost in some form, or an adequate substitute must be provided. This sub stitute must be in the way of a di rect property tax, or a series of indi rect duties, which will, on the high authority of Mr. ARTHUR YOUNG, which Sir G. C. L Ewis has disinterred from the obscurity in whi c h i t had so long mouldered, supersede the system that has been so long established during the last 15 years with the cordial concurrence of the Parlia ment and the people of the United Kingdom. Will the retrograde policy be sanctioned in any quarter ? Will independent members, whose pride and boast it has been not only to have assisted in since establishing sounder fiscal principles, but have materially stimulated successive Ministries in the path of progress, consent to such a result ? We believe not. We cannot suppose that aiy really Liberal member, any consistent financial re former, can reconcile it to his conscience to sup port Sir G. C. LEWIS in his plan for the mainten ance of the war duties on tea, coffee, sugar, and spirits, with almost a certainty of further vexatious charges on a number of small articles, according to the doctrine of the illustrious ARTELITIL YOUNG, of whom he professes himself to be the disciple. As Mr. GLADSTONE pointed out, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is the first person who, for the last fifteen years, has ventured to argue in that strain. " The idea of remission of indirect taxation, of the simplification of our commercial laws, of giv ing to trade all the freedom compatible with the effective maintenance of the revenue, has no place in his mind. In hismind there is only room for disparaging estimates of what yet remains to be accomplished in order to perfect the work destined to fill a bright page in the history that shall record the doings of our times." He, in fact, travelled out of his way to advocate the duties on paper aad wine, and the stamps on fire insur ances, or, as it has been denominated, the " tax iarudence." The heavy burden on literature, the intolerable vexation to the manufactures, not only of the article itself, but of all who are obliged to find means of packing their productions, a restraint upon labour was not, according to his views, by any menus a bad tax. Indeed the fact that it was a heavy drawback and great discourage ment to journalists generally would more than compensate for its other admitted evils. The wine duties, by means whereof and with mutual conces sions our trade with France might he greatly ex tended, was slurred over as a matter of trivial conse quence, to be discussed anothertime, while the tax on prudence, the blot on the national statute book, was one of the last burdens to be remitted. This was the ARTHUR YOUNG philosophy which the Right Hon. Gentleman promulgated with the indiscreet zeal of a recent convert. These views sufficiently indicate what the nation has to anti cipate from his continuance at the head of the Financial Department. But because he, " more Tory than the Tories themselves," chooses to de nominate himself a Whig because he made an exceedingly inefficient Edinburgh Reviewer, the chosen representatives of the people are to en dorse his views, and repudiate all their own pledges, rather than walk - into the same lobby with Mr. DISRAELI. This calculation, we hope and believe, will be defeated, and, chiefly for their own sakes, we desire it to be so. They will cut a very strange figure on the hustings at the ncxt general election should the gl triug discre pancy between their "sayings and doings " be brought under the consideration of the elect)rs. Mr. Datum and Mr. GLADSTONE both proved beyond the possibility of doubt, that oven with the Income Tax there must be a very consider able deficit iu 1858-0 and 1859-60. It must not be forgotten that during the present year Sir G. C. Lrwis will have at least half a year of the War Income Tax, and as he proposes to give up, as he facetiously terms it, more than 9,000,0001., while he is really adding 2,000,0001. to the tax. There will be a clean loss in each suc cessive year of at least 4,500,0001. under that bead—there wiil also be a loss on tea and sugar, even if his own plan be adopted, —and that the House sanctions all that he de mands---of more than 900,0001. next year, and of nearly double that amount in 1859-60, as compared with the ensuing year. There is also an addition to the Sinking Fund of 1,250,0001. in each successive year, so that the deficiency of revenue and increase of expenditure in 1858-9 will amount to at least 6,750,0001., and nearly 7,700,000/. in 1859-60. It is under such circumstances that he has the audacity to deceive the tax-paying community by holding out a hope of the total abolition of the Income Tax in 1860. Surely he must be himself aware of the actual impossibility of fulfilling that expecta tion, and, to paraphrase his own argument, we can only "exonerate his capacity at the expense of his integrity 1" The Chancellor of the Exchequer attempted to follow Mr. DISRAELI, but "what a falling off was there 1" " Infelix ricer atque impar congressus Achille." He made, indeed, a deplorable exhibition, after the brilliant performance of his antagonists. Nor was the matter by any means improved when Mr. GLADSTONE followed his now partner's lead, and completed the demolition of the unhappy financier. Never was an unfortunate victim pisced between two such fires. Indeed, his con fusion was pitiable—even his own colleagues could scarcely refrain from smiling at his ludi crous dismay. Mr. JAMES WILSON endeavoured to bolster up his Budget, but it was by no means a labour of love. The Honourable Gentleman could not forget that he himself, as well as the remaining members of the Government, had advocated a very different policy in 1853 and 1854, while the Right Hon. Gentleman was exercising his skill as a reviewer, and looking rather to the events of bygone days than those of the work-a-day world in the latter half of the 19th century. The Member for Westbury was clearly ashamed of himself, and disgusted with the task he bad undertaken. Mr. LAING com pleted the discomfiture, although it was merely " kicking a fallen man." The debate has been adjourned until Monday, when we hope it will be brought to a conclusion. It is clear that Sir G. C. Lzwzs, if he hopes to re• tain office, must brin g i n greatly reduced esti mates, and make considerabl e progress in the way of economy and retrenchment. He must also unequivocally repudiate his defunct friend, " ARTHUR YOUNG," and show the fiscal and financial reformers that he is prepared to go along with them in the gradual reduction of indirect imposts ; and this he can only do by the immediate revision and extensive modification of the Income Tax, rendering its apportionment more equitable and less oppressive than it is at present. If he abides by his previous Budget he must fall. One, and one only, mode of escape still remains. But the " light cloud is rapidly passing from the face of the moon," and after Monday it will be too late. Lord PALMERSTON may still come to the rescue of his dis comfited s u b or di nate. • But he can only do so effectually b y announcing a complete and immediate alteration in the system on which the Income Tax is levied, and by giving a binding undertaking that the distinction between perma nent and precarious incomes shall be fully recog nised, and fairly acted on. By this means Le may sa ve his Go vernment, otherwise the PALMER• sToN Administration will ere another week be numbered with the past. Whenever an inconvenient question is put to the Government, Ministers — as a matt er o f course —know nothing at all about it. Ab so l ute l y no information can be got out of them at these mo ments beyond what the more wily may conjecture from a lifting up of the official eyebrows, or a shrug of the administrative shoulders. Lord BIIRLEIGLI'S immemorial nod was nothing, abso lutely nothing, in its profound significance to the mere hums and hahs indulged in at these times by the members of the Government. The stereo typed phrase is something to this effect--" Sir, I can only repeat, in reply to the in quiry of the Hon. Gentleman, that her MAJESTY'S Government have no information upon the subject, beyond that which has been received from the statements in the public news papers." This is the sort of thing which is con sidered to be clever fencing on the part of an Ad ministrator. It is precisely the kind of official babble, or Ministerial small Stalk, heard night after night in the House of Commons : heard so per petually ; reported so pertinaciously—that we have at last got to be quite sick of it. A flavour of this insipid kind was imparted, as usual, last evening, to what may be termed the customary catechetical chit-chat preceding the more formal, lengthy, and deliberate discus sions. Mr. LAYARD—ever watchful as to the evil-doings of Russia in the East—wished to know what amount of truth there might he in the rumour prevalent just now to the effect that there has been recently negotiated a secret treaty between the SHAH and the CZAR, by which treaty Persia cedes to Russia a rather considerable and very important section of her territories. A portion of those territories no less consider able than the track of country lying imme diately between the Muscovite and Osmanli dominions. An acquisition no less important to the Government of St. Petersburg than one open ing up to that Government the very military path into Turkey which Czar after Czar has nota riously covetted. Well, the questipn thus sub mitted to the House, and through the House to the Government, was plain enough in all con science. As plain as the answer vouch safed to it by Lard PALMERSTON was evasive and illusory. According to the Premier, Ministers know nothing at all about the existence of any such treaty. They had no information of any such Russian acquisition of Persian territory. They had no more story to tell Mr. LAYARD —" bless you"—than the Needy Kuifegrinder had for the Friend of Humanity in the Anti-Jacobin. Minis ters referred the Hon. Gentleman, referred the House, referred the Country to the " public jour nals" for all the Administration had really yet learnt upon the matter. That was literally the gist of Lord PALMERSTON'S reply last evening to the very earnest inquiry put to him upon that most remarkable subject by the Honourable Member for Aylesbury. And so the matter dropped. Aud so all these matters do invariably drop—leaving the nation as wise about them as ever, until too late, until the evil complained of has been entirely consummated. When we are coolly recommended to—make the best of it ! Russia all the while advancing with grand strides upon her malign and ominous destiny—making nominally pacific treaties with England and France, while she is all the time secretly robbing from Persia, and encroaching upon the confines of Turkey ! True to her infamous sy.ttena of hypo crisy throughout. Mel in ore, verba lactis, Pel in corde, traits in factis. For the connivance with all which, a craven Ministry must—before GOD and Man—be held responsible. 11EA.TRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. It Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. The eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening. Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the mos t magnificent ever produced on the English stage. THIS .EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform an entirely new three-act Drama, entitled THE BLACK BOOK. Characters by Mr. C. Mathews, A. Younge, G. Honey, Mr. ♦incent, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Lingham ; Misses Cleveland and M. Oliver, and Mrs. Selby. After which will be produced SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the house to suit every one•—Galleries, gd. and ls. ; Second Circle of Boxes, is. 6d, ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls, ss._; Private Boxes, 10s, 6d,, I'. ls., 1/. lls. 6d., and 2/. 2s. ROYAL PR NCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Fabion and Louis dei Franchi, by Mr. C. Kean. After which, a now grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. H ulino ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Co. lumbine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, with the successful new Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE -PACED PEOPLE Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rovers, Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz wil Followed by (6th time) a new drama, called A WICKED WIFE. After which 'ssth time) the new comic pantomime, entitled THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr W. Callcott.. The pantomime produced under the direction of M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano ; Columbine, Fanny Wright; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay; and Clown, Mr. Driver OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be performed the tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Charles Dillon ; Desdemona, Mrs. Charles Dillon. To be followed by CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brongh, Esq., oundecl upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her Majesty'S Theatre. The harlequivade upon things in gene ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fenton. Conrad (the Corsair) Mss Woolgar Rirbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole Mcdora Clowns Mr. H. Marshall The box-office open defy, from 11 to 5, under the super ntcudence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street, T HEATRE ROYAL. A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and ori ginal comic drama, called BARNEY THE BARON. Bar ney O'Toole, Mr. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Pall Bedford will appear. Followed by THE CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY. Meis:4l, Mrs Barney Williams. To conclude with MOTHER SI-TIPTON ; or, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistle. Harlequin and Columbine (h la Watteau), Madame Celeste end Miss Wyndham ; Clown, Mr. Garden ; Pantaloon, Mr. Moreland; Scaramouch, Mr. Le Barr. Characters in the bur lesque by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. R. Romer, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, Miss Mary Keeley, Miss Kete Kelly, Miss Arden, &c. ff - )OYAL SURREY TETEATRE, Lessees, Messrs, Shepheri aryl Creswick. THIS EVENING, VIRGINIUS. Virginius, Mr. Creswick. After - which, HARLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr, F. Glover ; Clown, Mr. Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury; tba four Sprites, the Finis Fa mily ; Columbines. Mesdames Maria and Agnes. C 4 _ TR AND T FIE A.T RE.—Mlnager, Mc. T. 4 - 1 Payne. —This Evening will he Der :ormed a powerful new drama, THE PRIDE OF POVERTY ; or, The Real Poor of London. Affer which, DON'T LEND YOUR. UMBRELLA. To c mclude with the immensely successful novel Burlesque Pantomime of THE MAGIC MISTLETOE ; or, Harlequin Humbug and the Shams of London. The Fairy Chri.tmas, N , iss E. Wilton ; Good Humour, Miss Norbury ; Mercury, Hies Cameron Humbug, Mr. Herbert ; Cant, Mr. Bolton ; 1 - ',aron, Mr J. B. Johnstone ; Sir Roland, Mr. Clarke ; Lord Love/., Miss Craven ; Addelp Ate, Miss Cuthbert ; Crambo, Master W. Edeuin ; Lady Agnes, Miss E. Jacobs ; Baroness, >fr. C. Lee ; Furbilosa, Mr. J. Howard. Novel Harlo - ttuinade : Clown, Miss Cuthbert ; Little Clown, Mader W Edou7n Pantaloon, Mr. J. Clarke ; Harlequin, Miss Craven ; C o lumbines Miss E. fncobs and MX°. Collison ; Premier Dauseuse, Mdle. Marie Charles. Commence at Seven. Stall; 2s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls, Callery, 6d. A morning performance of the Pantomime every Monday at two o'clock - STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lesseo and Manager, Mr. W. Cooko. THIS EVENING —A Performance crowned with signal PUCCess !—The operatic drama of ROB ROY, Illustrated by Mr. Wm. Cooke's Trained Horses, and acted with the original music, with Mr. J. 11. Cooke's Great Bridge Act After which, the Equest►ian SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with the equestrian comic pantomime of PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK. Cominctee at seven - o'clock. Dress Tioxes, 48. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from it., no charge for booking ; it, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, fid. t , ox office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL. Westmineter-road.-- OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Ch(uses, Glees, Duets, &c., : Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel!, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Coni, Senor Antonio M. de SoTh, and E. L. Mime; Masters Austin, Bennett, and CoiTi; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte; Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Canfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. i":1IG1-11 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE;. This DA .v—Morn. 37 min. aft. 11—Evening 0 mia, aft. 0 ORBOW—Morn .16 min. aft. 12 —Evening 45 min.aft 12 THE WHATITER--SuN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 21. THERMONSTER, IN THB SHADS. 53 —highest since noon vosterday. 43 lowest this morning and during the nigh:. 53 —this day at noon. BAROVETIER, 30-35. WIND, L.W. Light, with fine weather. * - 1 ( ' q"it‘ ,SAIII, IRE SUN, `L(3 ;'N, SATURDA‘ 'EVENING, FEBRUARY 2 THE RIVAL TWINS. The discussion which arose on Mr. Locke King's proposition was chiefly remarkable from the line taken upon it by Lord John Russell and Sir James Graham. True to the traditions of their former political history when in opposition, these two ,tatesrnen started for ward to embarrass the Govern ment by supporting Mr. Locke King's proposition —a proposition which, had they been in power themselves, they would have strenuously opposed. As far as Lord John's argument is intelligible, it appears to rest upon the foundation that, as the House throughout the session will have little or nothing to do, they may as well take a turn with Mr. Locke King as with anybody else. Lord John has uo great belief that anything will come of the discussion upon education ; the Governmeot is not prepared to legislate upon agricultural sta tistics. There is no prospect of a row anywhere, or to use Lord John's own more Parliamentary phrase, "of disturbing the placid course of. events." When things are at the worst they will mend, however, and Lord John spits in his hand and clutches his stick immediately he sees his lion friend Mr. King trailing his jacket through the fair, in hopes that somebody will tread upon the sleeve. Here, at last, is a chance of disturbing the "placid course of events" by breaking the head of one friend or another. The position of Lord John Russell in the House of Commons, after his many failures, must be a somewhat uncomfortable one. It is intelligible enough that, as a party man, as seeking the chiefship himself, be should seek to throw difficulties in the way of his rival, but the time has not yet come. With regard to Sir J. Graham, it is strange to find him praising his old antagonist with the most fulsome eulogies. Like Mrs. John Anderson in Burn song, the Right Hon. Baronet was quite pathetic in his recollections,— " John Anderson, my jo, John, " When we were first acquaint," &3. The loving pair in the House, as in the song, seem. resolved "to gang down the hill thegither," and we think the general opinion will be that they are both uncommonly near the bottom of it. —Times. The Earl and Countess of Sandwich have arrived in town, at their new residence in Curzon-street, from Ilinchinbroke House, Huntingdonshire. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Viscounteis's Palmerston will "receive" this evening at Cambridge House. Lady Stuart de Rotbesay has arrived in town, at the residence of Caroline Countess Somers, in Grosvenor place, for the season. Lord and Lady De Tabley and the Hon. Misses Warren have arrived in town from Tabley House, Cheshire. _ _ Lord and Lady Edward Thynne have arrived at their residence in Wilton-crescent for the season. Lady William Powlett had an assembly last evening at her residence in Curzon-street. Sir William Fraser arrived in town on Thursday even ing from Brighton. Mrs. Wiliam E. Gladstone has issued cards for an assembly on Tuesday next. Lieut. Robert Rosy has been nominated to the ouhe pension of Greenwich. We hear that Vice Admiral Sir Barrington Reynolds, is a candidate for the command at Devonport, to be vacated next May by Sir William Parker. We (Union) understand that the judgment of the Committee of Council in the case of the Knightsbridge churches will probably not be delivered until May next. ROYAL BRITISEI BANR.—We have been credibly in formed that the expenses connected with this unfortunate concern will not fall far short of 40,0001. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS _At the meeting, yesterday, Mr. Crellin brought for ward his vote of cen sure upon Sir B. Hall, the chief commissioner. The motion was negatived without discussion. The Hon. Edwin Berkley Portman, yesterday, passed through the Insolvent Court. The cause of his insol vency was betting transactions. On a former occasion the insolvent's father paid his debts, which amounted to nearly 10,0001. WAREHOUSEMEN AND CLERKS' SCHOOLS. —At the quar- terly Court of the Warehousemen and Clerks' School, held last night, at the London Tavern, a very flourishing report was presented. The accounts showed a large balance at the bankers. The success of this institution is highly gratifying. THE i:;HUROH-RATE ABOLITION BILL. --Sir W. Clay's new bill to abolish Church rates, which was recd a first time on Thursday week, enacts that no Church rate shall be made or levied in England or Wales ; with a proviso as to sums burrowed aad salaries charged on Church rates by statute, in which case rates may be levied to pay oft the debts and the salaries in question. The act will not extend to Scotland or Ireland. GAROTTE ROBBERY AT CHATHAM.—On Thursday night Lieut. Brent. of the Royal Marines, was attacked in the High-street, Chatham, by three men, one of whom sized him by the throat from behihd. Lieut. Brent, however, escaped from his grasp and bad a severe struggle with the men —one of whom he secured, and the two others have been knot) apprehended. During the struggle one of the men got poasessiou of Lieut Brent's watch, LATEST N E WS. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. BOURSE, Feb. 20.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 69 SO New Loan - End of Month. —fr. 70 Bank Shares 4,200 Roman ............. Credit Mobilier 1,370 Austrian . ...... Belgian Fives — Spanish Thr ees .... Pied mon tese (5) 9l Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASH, fr. fr c Orleans 1,405 c. Western Northern 94.0 Strasburg Lyons 1,425 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,800 Grand Central - Lyons Geneva - Cette 7BO Austrian Cum. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, FEB. 18. Positive assurance has to-day been given that the idea of placing Trieste, fsiria, Dalmatia, the Lom bardo-Venetian kingdon, and the Southern Tyrol under one and the same Governor-General has never been entert a i ne d e ither by the Emperor or his Miuistei s. It is cre d i bly ' elated th a t th e A rchduke Ferdinand M ax i m ili ln a.as expressed his r es A ve not to accept the office of Governor-General of the Lom bardo-Venetian kingdom, unless the military as well as the civil authorities of ihe country are placed under hiscoutrol, and the refusal of the Emperor to accept the condition is supposed to have occasioned the sudden departure of the Archduke flow. Miiau. Authentic information has to-day been received that an " extremely energetic" note was about a week ago addressed by Count Buol to the Sardinian Government. The Austrian Minister complained bitterly of the excessive li.r.:ence of the press, and expressed his indignation that the Turin Govern ment should permit papers which openly recom mend regicide to appear in Sardinia. Many per sons fear that there will be a regular rupture between the two Governments, but Austria has no intention of going to war with Sardinia. If the Turin Government does not undertake to keep the press within due bounds, Austria is likely entirely to break off her diplomatic relations with Sardinia, but she will not endeavour to obtain satisfaction by force of arms. A telegraphic do spatch, which has just arri - ve 1 from Turin, an nounces that the Italia e Popo/o, the most violent of the ultra-Radical papers published in Sardinia, will cease to appear. In its number of the 15th of February the Nord avers that it is a matter of indifference to the Rus sian Government whether the Danubian Principa lities are united or not ; but the assertion obtains no credit here. ITALY. TURIN, FEB. 17. An investiture of the Order of the Bath was held by Sir James Hudson, K.C.8., at the British Le gad-al here to-day, in virtue of powers delegated to him by her Majesty, to confer the Order and Insignia on the following officers, lately belonging to the Sardinian Crimean Exp: dition :—Generali John Durand() and hotti ' with that of Knight Commander ; and C o l one l Petitti, Lieut.-Colonel de la Rovere, Major Go vone, and Captain di Negro, R.N., with that of Knight Companion. The care in - my took place at half-past 5 this afternoon, in the Hall of the Legation, and was attAlded by the Sardinian Ministers of State, the French Minister at this Court, the Due de Grarnmont ; Count Nigra, Minister of the Royal House (Privy Purse); Count Salasco, Prefect of the Palace ; the Hon. Edward Erskine, Secretary of Legation ; and Lord Hubert de Burgh, Attache. Previous to the investiture Sir James Hudson addressed the officers iu Italian to this effect : " Gentlemen,— My Sovereign being desirous of spark ing the sense she entertains for the ,brilliant qualities - which you showed in the field, in conjunction with her troop; and those of her ally, the Emperor of the French, has asked the permission of the King, your Sovereign, to bestow upon yeu the insignia of the Order of the Bath, and his Majesty King Victor Emmanuel hav ing • granted that permission, and her Majesty the Queen, being prevented from having the satisfac tion of giving you these insignia herself, has caused a Royal warrant to be addressed to me, her Minister at the Court of the King your Sovereign, in order that the investiture may be performed with all honour and dig nity." The ceremony of investiture then took place with a'l due formality, after which Sir James continued to address lie newly-made knights, saying : " Gentlemen,--I beg to be permitted to express to you my sincere hope that you may live long to enjoy your well-earned hot:ours ; honours which could not shine on more gallant breasts, and which are the proofs of that happy alliance and friendship between our countries that I feel assured it is our sincere wish to preset.% e unim paired." To this speech General Della Marmora, Minister of War, who wore the decoration of G.C. 8., re plied on the part of his officers, expressine , their sense of the honour conferred on them, and con cluding by a hope that the friendship commenced on the field of battle might be cultivated and ma tured in tim-s of peace. After the ceremony was concluded Sir James Hudson enterta'ned all those present at dinner, and after dinner Count Cavour proposed the health of 'no Queen of England. Sir James Hudson then gave the health of King Victor Emmanuel, and afterwards that of the Emperor of the French, upon which the Due de Gratumont proposed the health of the Allied Armies, for which General Della Mar mora rcturnod thanks in a short and soldier-like speech. The Prussian Chamber of Deputies has rejected, by a maj or ity o f 169 against 101, the bill reducing the interval of 20 days to 1 0 between taking any two votes for modifications in the Constitution. It has also adopted a bill fixing the month of January in each year for opening the legisla•ive session. Some students of the University of Rome have sent 250 f. as their subscription towards the guns for the fortification of Alessandria, accompanied by an aidress expressive of their patriotic feelings. - A Paris letter in the Brussels independance states that an interview of a very "animated " character has taken place between Lord Cowley and Count Waleweki, a t r Tos of the statements cmnected with Mr, Disraeli's ' secret treaty." DEFENCES FOR THE CLYDE.--The Secretary of State f it War has directed that a committee shall be appointed to assemble in North Britain to report upon the defences for the Clyde and Aberdeen. The committee will be composed of an officer of Royal Artillery, a Royal En gineer officer, and an officer of the Royal Navy, to meet at Glasgow, for the Clyde, on the 18th instant, and at Aberdeen on the 24th inst. Captain Westmacott, Royal Engineers, has been appointed secretary to the com mittee. —Edinburgh. Courant. BRICK -MAKING MACHINERY.—Mr. Henry Clayton, of the Atlas Works, London, has just completed 15 of his highly-approved brick-making machines for the manu facture of bricks for the gigantic works of the Isthmus of Suez Canal Company. Mr. Clayton has also just consigned 11 machines to Madras for the East India Company. GEOLOGICAL S OClETY.—Yesterclay, the fellows of this society met at their apartments, Somerset-House, for the election of president and other officers. The features of interest were the president's speech and presentation of the Wollaston medal to M. Jaochim Barrande, for his work on G 6 >logie de Boheme. The fellows afterwards met in the Freemasons -hall, and partook of an elegant ban quet ; President Cul, Por t l o2 k i n t h e chair, supported right and left by Lord Pantnure, Lord Talbot de Mala hide, Earl Ducie, Li eut -General Sir C. P as l ey, Sir R. Murchison, Si r C . Lyell, Hon. 3 . H owar d, Pro fessor Owen, and many other distinguished gentlemen of science. THE MILBANK P ENITENTIARY.—The sub-warder of Milbank Prison, Yapp, w h o has b een i n cus t o dy f or grossly violating the p r i son regulations i n ta k ng money from the relatives of inmates, Fas been discharged, it being found impossible to proceed against the accused, as the law required the offence to be prosecuted within six months of its commission. Yapp said he was sorry the inquiry had terminated as it had, as he should liked to have exposed the villany carried on by the higher officials than himself. GREAT BOON TO EXCISE OFFICERS.—ABOLITION OF THE GENERAL REMOVES. —We are happy to announce that by a general order of the Board of Inland Revenue', dated the 12th inst., the existing regulations under which Excise officers were obliged every four or a x years to change their residence, have been rescinded, and the sys tem of periodical removal is virtually abolished. The new chairman, Mr. Pressly, has thus inaugurate - I la's administration by a graceful co, session, and relieved the officers of the surveying department of the Excias ser vice of a harassing, impoveris'aing, and unnecessary routine.—Civil Service Gazette. PRESENT TO THE BET OF TUNIS. —The directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company as a testimonial of their sense of theicnportant and gene rous assistance rendered by his Highness the Bey of Tunis to their ship Candia when lately forced into the Bay of Tunis in distress, are about tj present him a superb barge, constructed on the most approved lifeboat principle. Messrs. White, of 'West Cowes, the con structors of the lifeboat l'ilary White, have been em• ployed to build the vessel, whi c h i s t o b e deoirated in Candia, some weeks since, wh en h omewar d bound with the Indian mails and passeng.rs, encountered a storm the Oriental style. It may b e remem b e red that the in the Mediterranean soon after leaving Malta, and her machinery having given way she was compelled to l nt into Tunis Bay. On that occasion his Highness the Bey not only sent out steamers to the as.i-,tance of the Candia, but for warded the mails and passengers to Mar seilles by one of his steamers, declining to receive any remuneration for the ; aerv_ee. rd'ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, but steadily, with a, moderate demand. The sales were 5,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market there was a good business transacted, and prices of all the leading stocks advanced. The general appearance of the Bank of England Return, which is completed for the week ending the 14th inst., is of a highly satisfactory character, the alteration it exhibits showing a considerable im provement in the situation of the establishment. In the first place the bullion has been augmented, de spite the efflux to the continent ; but it must be recollected that it was in the week represent-ed by this balance-sheet when the large arrivals of Australian gold took place. The next favourable feature is the augmentation in the re serve of notes, but at the same time there is an increase in the other securities. The latter move ment, however, is attributed to the revenue pay ments, the addition to the public depr sits exceeding half a million sterling. The measure just adopted by the authorities for extending their loan opera tions is therefore fully justified b e y the increased strength of their resources. The principal items and the changes they pre:ent are contained in the following table £18,796,415 76,790 10,259,660 280,414 Rest Increase Public Deposits . Increase Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills 790644 Increase Government Securities Increase Other Securities Increase Notes unemployed Increase A.eti VO oires.labion Decrease Bullion Increase The official return of the exports of the precious metals from the port of London for the week end ing Thursday last is as follows : Gold Coin ......... Belgium „ Bars ......... Boulogne ' ........ Belgium • Silver Coin ......... Boulogne ... 1,250 Ozs. ... 9,080 Ozs. ... 8,000 Ozs. 800 Ozs. 7) ~ Bars There is no alteration to- report in the Money Market to-day, the demand being steady at full rates. The report just issued by the North London Railway Company sta'e3 :—" After deducting all outgoings and interest on the debenture debt, the net balance amounts to 23,3891., which sum is sufficient to pay a dividend at the rate of five per cent, per annum for the past six months, leaving 7881. to be can iel forward. The net balance on the 31st December, 1855, was 18,1551. The dividend was at the rate of four per cent, per annum, and 1481. was carried forward. A very limited business has been done to-day in Public Securities, and the quotations have ruled heavy. It might have been expected from the favourable Bank return that an advance would have occurred, but the approach of the settlement and the impression that Consols have tempo rarily reachel their highest point checks buoyancy and produces some weakness. Consols for transfer have been 931 s, for account 93,1 94, and for April 94-a A. The New 3 per Cents. have been 941 -a, the Reduced 93i 94k, and the 5 per Cents. 1131. Bank Stock is 220. Exchequer Bills are par to 3s. premium, and India Bonds par to is. premium. The dealings in the Foreign market have not ex tended to more than half-a-dozen securities, and quotations are without any change of importance. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95 to 954, and the 4 per Cents. are merely nominal. Spani-h Committee's Certificates are 6g 1. Russian 41 per Cents. are 97/ 98, and Portuguese 3 per Cents. 44k. Dutch 2i per Cents are marked 65. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexi zan, 22 22f ; Peruvian, 80 81 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 55 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 96 98; Spanish 3 per Cents., 401 4 ; ditto Deferred, 24i 25 ; ditto Certificates, 6 6k. ; ditto Passive, 6. The Railway Share Market ha 3 beoa rather active, and dealings in most of the principal lines have been at .lightly improvol prices. East Anglian, Eacitorn Counties, Lancashire and York- shire, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Mid land, South-Eastern, North-Western, and South- Western, have each advanced about. ss. Edin burgh, Perth, and Dundee, and Great Western receded 55., and Edinburgh and Gla,s,gow and North British 10s. The French lines have been depressed ; Paris and Lyons declined ss. The Canadian also ruled lower. Grand Trunk of Canada declined is : , and East Indian No dealings of any importance have been effected in British, Foreign, and Colon;a1 Mining Shares, and prices aro almost nominal. - Joint Stock Bank Shares are very inactive, but the business reported has been at rather higher rates. London and Westminster advanced 55., and Ottoman Bank ss. Miscellaneous Shares - show no variation in prices requiring notice. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (from the OSiczal List.) . Pa+lneeb done Salk Stock 3 per cent. Reduced Annuities 934 3 ne Cent Consols Annuitio9 o 3i New 3 per Cent. Annuities 94h 5 per Cent. Annuities ll3i LI2 Ain Bonds, .11000 Ditto, ander £lOOO 2 d Consols for liccount .... 934 4 Nsehequer Bills, 2,0 £lOOO . 2500 4 1 p Small _ Ditto Bonds, 1858, 38 per Cent.. 9Bl VRICES OF FORETGN FUNDS AT ONE O'OLOOK Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent Russian Bonds, 1t122, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 46 per Cent. 97i 8 • Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6s p Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 95 _ i'itto Account ends -3. tt , e above nayablo in Lon , :t n. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cont., 12 Gull 65 TWO O'CI,OC Ii. ▪ 93i • 934 94 Consols, money Ditto Account LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) 'LONDON, Feb. 21.—Wind this day at noon, S. SP.-- Fresh breeze and tine. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 20.—Wind --, for Woolwich. FALMOUTH, Feb. 20.—Wind W.S.W.— Arrived—Sa lon;ca William, Landscape, Maria Burns , Ocean Spirit, and Arab, from Ibrail ; Louisa, Adelaide, S.A.. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 20.—Off the port.—Go Forward, from St. Michael's. PETERHEAD, Feb. W.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Clara, for Greenland. GLOUCESTER, Feb. 20.—Arrived--Charon, from Ibrail. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 19. —Wind N.E.—Arrived—Queen, from Paraiba, and left for Plymouth. LIVERPOOL, Fob. 20.—The Hebe, at Newfoundland, reports having fallen in with the Hebe, of Plymouth, a derelict, off the banks of Newfoundland, and learnt from a board fastened to the rigging that she had been struck by an iceberg. NEW YORK, Fab. s.—The British brig Nile was on Lovell's Island, off Boston yesterday. FATAL, Jan. lb.—The Star, of Newfoundland, from Bardadoes, for St. John's , put into Flores on the 11th Dec. leaky, and with loss of two men overboard. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind S. Arrived —Vilele, from Seville ' l ,l Forest King, from Cal dera ; Trinity Yacht, and Emma, from Zante ; Dora, from St. Michael's ; Spirit of the Times, from P ern ambuco ; Lorenzo, from Ginoa, Sailed—Persia, steamer, for New York. Wind N.E. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 19. .A rrived—Q ucen, from Paraiba; Us worth, from Tagan rog ; Glencoe, from Syria. Sailod —Anne Hall, for Antwerp. Wind S. DUBLIN, Feb. 20. Arrived—Sophia, from Seville. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.30 a.m. Wind S. W. ; tide, last hour's flood ; weather fine. Arrived—Hand of Providence, from Antwerp. DEAL, Saturday, 9.21 a.m. Wind W., light. Passed- H.M.S. Dee, from Portsmouth, for Woolwich ; Ipswich Lass, from London, for St. Michael's. Passed, 20th—European, crow steamer, from London fAT , T.im n.4nip 1857 SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Paid Closing Pricey this day. Business done this day. RAlLweze. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Jun 0....... Belfast & Ballymena l3lrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ......... Birkenhd. Lancsh. dz Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... _ . Bristol & Exeter-- I Ca1ed0nian.............' Chester & Holyhead Cork and-Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass , Cornwall Ds. A Do. B Dublin&Belfa,st June Dun. P. &Aber. Juno. East Anglian Eastern Counties..... EasternUnion,A.stk Do., do. 8.. ..... Do. NOW A............ East Kent ..... East Lancashire ..... lEa,st Suffolk ...... 100 100 all all 100 3. 100 1100 Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Ediub.Prth.&Dunde Forth and Clyde June. Furness Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western. ... Do. Str. V. R gna. St Irish Sonth-Eastern Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yozkshiri Do., do. F. Xl6 Do.: Wst. siding Un. Do. Southport.... 17i all all 100 I London di Blaokwall Lond.Bright. dt S.Cst. London & N. Wester► Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.5h.,112,318...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Ludndrry.&Colerainr Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland ..... Do. Birming. &Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares Newcastle &Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.&llrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk. . Northn. Counties Un North British North 'Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock. ... Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension o do. G.N.E Porch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London ..... N. &S. Wstu., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. di S. Westrn. Juno Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney. Scottish Central. Scot. N.E.Abrthr. St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer South Dovpn 'South Eastern Do. 4i per c. Shares South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Staincs,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1.8'15 Stockton 4 Hartlepl Taff Vale 161 100 100 IDo. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay: D. &R. Vale of Neath . Waterfd. dr Kilkenny Waterford&Litner!ek 'West C0rnwa11....... all all all all West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon&Croydon BRITISH P, Atlau. and St. Law. Bombay, B,►roda, and, Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Buffalo (iz Lake Hurl Butr. , Brut. dz Goich. p.c.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Ce,utral Oudo (Liu).) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. 94 i 67 61 194 10f i 33 2 4 98i 8 56i 35 4.1 92 3 80 68a i 71 70i 99i I 109 1081.8 2h 1051 5 ad 36 i 831 4531 41 3 88 9 191 Gli 4 181 i 77 6 7i 61 i 1121 50. E 491 81 131 32t 561 i 47a 7 i 14 i 15 25 10 1.0.6 20 25 25 124 30 11 1 28A 2t t2', 1 14 s 101 3 IBs6d 16/15 40j 12s 78 15i all all all all 18 100 all all 10s. all 14 all 10 all all 80 100 all 17 all 28i 1.1)0,1 Demerara all all all all all all all all Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.42 p.c.Buds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. G. Truna.. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada, Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., 76, p. 'GO Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, Without option Madras, guar. 4A Do do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exteu. Do. 3d Ex., g. 59. e. Do. 4th Ex. do. Oude (Limited? ISeinde, guar. 5 pe r c Do FOR lA - Awrp &Rotterdam Ardennes: Belgian East. Junct BezierS to Graissessac Carmeaux & Toulouse_ Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierro and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Meditorran Maria AnteJa Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p, c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Prof Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife & Can Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish . Sai - nbre and Meuse_ Do. .53 per cent. pref. Southern of France West Flanders IDo. 51 per c. Pref W.& N.W. of France Western of Austria._ West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zeal and ......... JOINT-STO' ?Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of Loudon Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American C. Bk . of Ind. Au. &Ch City Colonial Commercial of Lond. Eng. Scot. &Ans. Cht. Lon. Ch. Bk, of Aust. Ditto New ••• London and County Lucl. &E.Bnkng. Corp London Joint Stock.. Lond.andWestmins t. National Pro. of Eug. Do. New ............... Ndtional Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New iSouth Australia Union of Australia Do. New 'Union of Loudon .„ Unity Mutual \\rostra J3k,v1.149uc1„ 4h - 4i 8i - 94 68 - 70 8i - 9 91 - 96 66i - 671 36 .- 37 101 -- 10 19 -- 20 10i -- 10 43 -- 46 32 -- 34 i - 6 97 - 99 56 - 57 iii = ii 95 - 96 7 - 8 92 - 93 79 - 81 124 - 126 1.11 - 113 68 - 68, 64 - 66 70 75 6 7ip 6 741) 99 —lOO id 64 6i 108 - 109 103 - 108' 211 - 2t log lO - - 103 - 1.054 • •• 36 - 36 83i - 83 - 53 • •• • 13; - 14 55 57 3i 3fd 41?, ••• ..... • 88 89 3i 3 d 1 2t 19 2i 63i 64 98 102 5 - 4i( 74- 8 10 - 11 27i - 28 106 108 26i —27 i 50 51 2i lid 18 19 76. 77 - 86 - 40 - 16i --1 7- 2- 5 k - 7 -- I SSESSIONS. i- 1 p 14 21; 195 98 94 96 94 96 par 1 3 ' p I -- 1 11! - 114 2f - 21. - 211 49 - 51 81 - 83 21A - 21$ 25 - 25. - 99 - 100 3i2 118 - 123 ,118 - 12 'lOB 110 19 —20 i 21 22 par p iP 2 - IGN. 6 - 61 1$ - 1$ 24 - 3Api 5i - 5i 12 - i - 33 96 - 104 tr - ip 4 - 4ip 6} - 4 .6a ESP 29 - 30 - 9 -20 i 37 - 375 9 - 9f 56 i -50 i 51 - 54 id — iP 18 - 20 - 1W 84 - 8i - 81 - pm 41 - 41 - 10 32 - 336 1 4 - BANKS. 96 - 93 id- iv 59 - 61 ii - i d 63 70 184 -- 19 181 -- 181 47 49 37i —38 i i d par 60 - 62 7 - 9 11 9d 1Q r- 7 8d LINE'S LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 00m Leas pani ing es Clotshinisg day. this thi ßs : in d ess u. Sbr. Paid RAILWAYS. St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 96 93 St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. Caledon.. 98 102 25 all Col.Stour Vy E.13.&E.b 11 13 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.o Gt.Northn 134 137 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 3 - 41 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. ••• St. 100 Do. New Do ••. 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Git.Westn 50 all Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M lO9 111 25 all Do. h Shares. Do 12. all Do. I Shares. Do — ••• 12i all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l2i 13 20 all Do.Preferencc Do 23 —24 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co lO3 110 109 10 51 Do. Bark. Sh. Do — 5i all Manch.Bxton. Ln.dIN.W and Matlock d; Midld 2 - 2i St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland 92 94 93 61 5,1 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count — p pm 50 all N.dtEst.s p.c. Do 55 57 60 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do 50 all Do. Fixed sp.c Do • 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. Isl\ .W. 12i all Do. Shrs. ADo — St. 100 lloystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 131 134 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 9 12 all S. Staflordsh.. M. MClean 9 9i 50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. 25 all Do.. Do 32 33 St. 100 ,Wilts&fiomr4 Gt.Westn BB 90 88i 100 100 100 all all 100 too too 100 100 100 100 'OO 100 an PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne l 0 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4 p. c Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork & Bandon 5 p.c Dun.Perth.taber.J E. Anglian Cis. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c Eas.Co„Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East lin. ' G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash .6p.cts. E.&W. York. J. sths Edin.& Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.... Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. at.N . of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i p.c., Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 percent., Do 5 p. c. red. pref.l Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 1 I Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 Do, New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W. , Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lon. & S. W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares .11 Londy.& Color. ASh 11 Londy. &Ennis. A Sh 10 M., S., &L. 6p. Cent 41, Do. do. do. £6 10 Do. do. 34 per cent al Marypt. 1$ Carl. 4 p.c Do. 4A per cent .04 Do. do. 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 all all all 100 all 100 100 all all Wid.Consol.6 p.c. St. Do.Con.Br.Bir.6 p.c. Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New.,Aber.. &c., pr 5 p.c.red. sp.c.pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Norfk .Deb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 51 p.c. pf., 1847 Do. Wv.V.sp. c., 1847 North British Do. 7/. Preference 4. E. Berw. 4 p. c. Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No. Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H.& S. Par North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. . Do. p. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc.N.E Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.34 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 44 pr cent S. Eastern (Reading) Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 1 Do. 4t per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh 1 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 41 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c De do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 VVaterfcl& Kilk. 6 pc., BRITIS H Alfred Cons. (Philk. British Iron ;Condurow (Carabrn.)l Dev Gt Cnsls. (Tay.)l I •• Great South Tolgus 1 G rt. W. Al frd. ( Philk. ) iGrt.W. Vor (Helstn.) ,Lady Bertha N. Frances (Mogan) N. W.BAsset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty I I Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer 'S. Carn Brea (Illogn. Frances(lllogn. ITara. S. & L. Min. Co ,Tin Croft Un.Mines (Gwennapl V. of Towey (Camar. Basset (Illogin).,, IW. Caradon (Liskrd.; ilVh. Basset (Illogau., Wh. Buller (Rdruth. Wll. Edwarcl(Calstk. Wh. Kitty (U. Lint., Wh. Ma. Ann(Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN !Australian .... Brazilian Imp. (issue d at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes & Cniada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Co bre Copper Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Novean Monde Pont, Sil.LdM. & Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba 4 outh Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. Pref United Mexican IIIISCEL: Australian Agricult. Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Canada Do. Go. 6pc. Jan Sa uly Do. 6 p. c.Feb.S;AuT. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.S.:Sept. Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore Eastern 5team.......: Electric Telegraph Electric Tel. of Irel. En.(tAust.Cop.Sme o Eur. & Ind.htn. Te. Gen. Ir. Sc. Col. (lim.;% Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Load. Gen, Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig, Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican & S. America Nat. Discount Co Do. New Netherlands Land., Do Do. . Do. S p C. Pf. iss. at 1 d. Do. Do. New 13. &N. S. Land N. S. W. Gov. 5 p. e. D. N. B. Australasian Nrth .of Europo;6team Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peelßr. Lcl. & Minrl Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Rhymnoy Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam scot. Austral. Invest Do. New S. Aus. Gov. 6 p. c.bds. South Austral. Laud Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trus t Ln. Co. U .Can Van Diemon's Laud VICi9sOPICJAPIVUIY ••• - ..• 92 - 91 ii ::: 100 6 : 11 . 0 - 115 i ---- P P 12i -12 i ii I ',' th 2: 116 1111 - 113 1101 -10 G 62 - 64 10 - 10, 6 - 6. 93 - 95 83 -- 85 99 -- 101 10 -10 A! -17 i 10f -10 i 75 77 19 -- 20 10, 1 -- 151 131 -- 136 136 - 139 114 - 117 1156 - 158 ••• ''''' •• 65 - 68 1.34 - 136 99 - 101 89 - 91 1 # _ ilpl ••• '-' • ••• "''' • ••• ... 104 - 106 92 - 94 11- i(1 ••• ... • 1 ••• .-.. • 1107 - 109 114 - 118 105 - 110 65 - 70 17 - 18 23j - 24 100 - 103 10 - 10; ••• ....... • ... - . 27] - 28► 2 - 3p *i - ii MINES. 21A -- 22, 61 7 155 -- 165 150 -- 470 lsi -- 16; 9A -- 10; 6 -- 1 6 . -- 18 -- 20 34 -- 35 6A -- 7 23 -- 24 8A 9A la -- 14 330 -- 350 7 _8 330 - 350 1 - 4 - 44 230 251 - 1 35 - 36 160 - 165 280 - 300 270 - 290 4 - 4i 19 - 21 46 - 48 19 - 21 MINES. i -1; 3 - 3ti 18 - 20 id +5 - 57 12 - 14 7i —8; ld p I 1 i ::: 1(5 - 2 i - 4f Cs. 2Z - - 24 40 -- 45 135 -- 140 1101 -- 111 ••• ••• 35 - 40 26 - 28 - 2 5 1 - 51 92 - gi . ii - ii i td 4k 41 2i - 3i k - ip 1 3 4 4 Par— ip 2 - 4 - 11 - 4P - 21 23 -25 6 - 8 - ii ----- ii 35 - 37 i - 1 i -- 1 14 --: 16 m = 'II 5i x cl. 2031 100 100 20 20 33i 10 20 20 40 25 100 40 100 St. 50 St. St. 20 20 10 St. all 104 100' 100 1 tos all all all all all all all all 50 50 50 15 100