The Sun. — London, England, 1857-07-18 00:00:00

r . VP ,icoeng, e go" .; Arab , 1.3et09' iris and Rob`'rt ) a.0.1' opv, S Y er r '" o r th ° 01 1 2 , t b, 1 79 t, )lenl e r o on ° le o f o ess dee f r bo si o do' not , / at ri d 0 eta nce' el; 15°' DI ONEY MARKET AND CO - 2,TLIERCTA INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton MarktA yeiterday closed with a firm appearance, and there was a slight improvement in prices. The sa.ies' were estimated at 8,000 bales, 2,000 of Which were taken by the exporters and speculators. The R a :t way Share Market closed, quietly, and without; animation, at previous prices. The Bank of England weekly return completed for toe week ending the 11th inst., is generally considered very satisfactory, and as the next st ►te- Dent is expected to be even more encouraging there is a prospect of a further decline iu the minimum rate of discount before long. It is alleged the sub itet of an 'alteration of 1 instead of per cent. was dicussed at the Bank meeting on Thursday in consequence of the extensive falling off in the amount of the " other securities." The reserve of notes and the public deposits have been influenced by the dividend payments, and the increase in the bullion, for the same reason, is not so laige as might have been imagined owing to the large amount of gold recently sold to the authorities. The princi pal items and the changes they represent are sub joined Active Circulation Increase . 1 1 3tillion increase . £19,962.215 . 493,680 ▪ 11,592.160 75,304 ▪ 3,458,539 . Increase Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills 740,688 Increase Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed.. 5,451,180 Decrease Rest Subjoined is the official account of the specie on hard the Indus, which will be despatched on Monday to India and China : Bombay (silver) Madras (silver) Calcutta (silver) Penang (si:ver) Singapore (silver) Do, (gol..1) Hong Kong (silver) Shanghai (silver) . £153 885 . 14,250 158,500 2,558 ~ 40,045 .. 1,500 ~ 90.858 .. 79,215 Total £540,811 This shipment is not so large as most persons expected, and it will be observed that the amounts destined for China ara very small. Several orders however, could not be completed in time for this 'vessel, and it is, therefore, supposed that the ex ports on the 20th will be more extensive. The rates of exchange for bills drawn on the thief cities of the Continent yesterday afternoon were rather less favourable. About 45,0001. in Australian gold was sold to the Bank of England yesterday. The official return of the exports of the precious metals from the port of London for the week ending Thursday last is as follows Gold Coin ... Hamburg ... 400 Om. ~ , ... Belgium ... 60 „ Silver doin ... do. ... 400 „ The demand for money in Lombard-street is rather active, but the terms aro easy and in some eases below the Bank minimum. A rise of tog per cent. has taken place in 1 the market for public stocks and the tendency of the quotations is still further toimprove. Business 1 has been dull; but the favourable Bank return, the prospect of a further reduction in the rate of discount, and the satisfactory statements in the House 2 of Commons last night relative to the revenue, have Prompted a few purchases, and hence the increa sed firmness. Consols have been 91i and 914 I. for money ; while for the account they have been 9 2 to 92.. The New 3 per Cents. have been 91 to 92i ; and the Reduced, 91/ to 92. Bank Stock is 214 to 214 ; and India Stock, 2151 to 2171. Ex chequer Bills have been 4s. to is. discount. P "eign Stocks are also firmer, and a moderate amount of business has been transacted. Turkish 6 Per C l e o n 2 t:, have been 951 and the 4 per , • Spanish Threes are firm at 40k. New Deferred 25i, and the Passive 51. Russian 5 81 per Cents, have been 1091, Peruvian 80i to - and Mexican have risen to 221. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stoc ks: . Grenada D e f erre d B on d s , 6 6} ; Mexican, 22 ; Peruvian, 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 444 5i ; Russian 5 Per Cents. 109 111 ; ditt) , A per Cents., 96 98 ; S Penish 3 pe r C en t s., 40 ; d itto D e f erre d, 25i h ditto Certificates, si• 6. There has been a moderate business done in Railway Shares, and in most instances an advance of about to per cent. has taken places in prices. Caledonian, Great Northern, Great Western, So uth-Western, North-Eastern, York, and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, advanced 53. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, and North- Eastern (Berwick), 10s. The Foreign and Colonial Undertakings were quiet, and showed very little alteration in value. 1 " East Indian, Northern of France, 'Grand Trunk and Great Western of Canada, each brought yes- terday's rates. li Joint Stock Bank Shares have exhibited a slight t improvement. City Bank advanced 10s., London ij and County. 55., Union of Australia 10s., and Union of London ss. • In Miscellaneous Shares business ruled dull. Australian Agricultural improved about 11. 33 111T1S a FUND 7..—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY ( from the Official List:) Business done. Bank Stock 8 Per Cent, Reduced Annuities 3 Per Cent Co n sole Annuities 9ll 4 Nedia w 3 per Cent. Annuities 92 215 14 17A 2ifi In Stock 1 .tin fiends, ,tamo .... nitto, under £looo. ( ()Laois tor Account .... I LLehequcr Bill s , 24d. P.l000 —.. £500 Small PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Danish Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent., Mexican 4 per Cent Ditto Account ... 22a Permian Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Boi 14 Russian Bonds, 1E22, £ St., 5 per Cent lO4 Sp eith Bonds, l per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto New deferred, 3 per Cen'. Ditt... Passive 5$ S )attish Committee Cart. of Corp. not fun. 5i T irkibh , olis, ii per cent Ditto Account 951 i Ditto Guaranteed, A per Cent. Ditto Account 1021 . Dividends on the above payable , r , . nom. Dutch Ex 3 ) ,aaage, 2t per Ceu;., 12 Guilders 64 x a TWO O'c E.OOK. .................... 91i i 92/4 ~ 15 d .. 92 1011 Commis, money .. Consols for Account A further sum of 48,0001. American gold was sold to the Bank yesterday. There was en active demand for silver yesterday, and the amount already enizaized to be sent by the overland mail of the 20th is 520,0001. The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 30th inst. for the hire of two or three screw steamers, to convey about 1,500 men from England to Hong Kong. The specie by the West India mail yesterday is 185,0001., of which 110,0001. is gold. The next arrival will be the Parana, about the Ist of August, which is txpccted t o b r i ng 400,0001. in silver from Mexico, the last letters having stated that a conduota with that amount was on its way to Vera Cruz. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The annual Exhibi• tion of this society commences at Salisbury on Tuesday xt ; and th e South-Western directors have made most liberal arrangements for the accommodation of the put lie on theii line, constant trains running between London and Salisbury throughout the day at reduced fares ; whilst return tickets will be issued, available from the 20th to the 25th July. Arrangements have also been made for giving constant communication between Basingstoke and Salisbury, Winchester and Salisbury, Portsmouth, Gosport, and Southampton, &c., in each case the return tickets being available from the Monday to Friday. • RATTING IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. —At the e arly sitting yesterday a rAt trotted with perfect non cbs.lance across the floor of the House of Commons from th e Opposition to the Ministerial side, apparently unuo 'Leed even by the vigilant eye of the Sergeant-at-Arms.' The super -sagacity attributed to the race might suggest Some reflections. Was this feat intended by way of en e luract r' eraent to new members, to show that ratting might be accomplished with ease and impunity ? Or was at merely an assertion o f t h e r i g hts of the mus genus to look at a speaker, as a cat may look at a Sing ion of >wder ttery, hes of dime- Horse wool klder- s 'ap ' cow .oceed to the Wool alione ent Of morn of the © the )Iwich s w ith tootle , which terialts corn: ing sb 'ul the Airing rester' ; light - -Thali''' s, fo'i r i ve d ResP°' . ' 1, fro° ay inori6 rning' Lmbuco ; fontiOlj' vva itollt ,erP°ol ; , c ester ' ~~' rilE SUN, LONDoN SATURDAY_ EIT,IrsiG, JULY 18, 1857 c • -•- ' 7; 5'? " 1 "IkltilETS—(lhis Day.) - I. (aid RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Price, Business done this day this day. 101kmb-4. Nottng. Bost. Bastn. 50 all Belfast & Ballymena 13i all Birmug. Wolverh. Stour Valley St. 100 Birkenhd. Laucsh. Cheshire Junct 25 all Blackburn 25 all myth & Tyne miginal X 25 (iss. at £45) 3t. 100 Bristol & Exeter.. St. 100 Caledonian. . 3t. 100 Chester ,1s Holyhead 50 all Cork and Bandon 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass 20 all Cornwall 10 all D. I 10 8 Do.B 50 45 Dublin &Belfast Jun o 25 all Dun. P. &Aber. June E't. 100 East Anglian 20 all Eastern Counties.. St. 100 EasternUnion,A.sti; St. 100 Do., do. 25 8} Do. New A......•••••• 25 I'n East Kent .. St. 100 East Lancashire 20 all Edst Suffolk 10 4 Do. St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 0 all Edinb. and Peebles t. 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dnndes 0 all Forthand Clyde June. St. 100 Furness .. . ... —. . St. 100 Glasgow & S :Western 10 all Great N. of Scotland .3t. 100 Great Northern St. 100 Do., A. Stock Wit. 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) St. 100 Great Western. St. 100 Do. Str.V.R gua.St 12 , all Irish South-Eastern 5C I all Lancaster & Carlisle. 143'D0., Thirds 163 12 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 16 6 Do.„ do. F £1.6 3 Do., Wst. Riding tin. 20 all Do. Southport. .. ' 114 all London & Black: wall St. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. St. 100 London &N. Western 20 all Do. Fifths . ... .0 all Do. ,16/.5h...M&8...0 21 5 Do. Eighths it. 100 London & S.Weatern ;5 all Lndndrry.&Coleraine l 5 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shet&Lincln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares ... Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British . _ North Devon, nail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock ... N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch Do Leeds Do. York North London N. k S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. Juno. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central .. Scot. N.E.Abrdn.lt Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern Do. 4. per:. Shares South Wales.-- ... S. Yorksh. River o nn D 0..... Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling.. Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18K5 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath io all Waterfd. & Kilkenny i 0 all Waterford&Limerick JO all West Cornwall 10 all West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 all. Do. A 5 all Do. B 20 all West London 10 all Do. First Class 20 all Do. Second Class 10 all Wmbledon&Croydou It. 100 It. 100 , 0 all 5 all 5 I all ►o I all ft,. 1100 St. 100 St. [OO St. 100 St. 100 St. 1.00 25 all 25 lfii ;0 all . 3t LOO it. LOO .0 131.1 :0 1.7 o all LO all it. 1100 .0 10 it. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 103 BRITISH PO: Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Con.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Buffalo ik Lake Hur. Buff. , Brnt. dr Godch. I 6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug.;72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares...... Do. B. dc............ Demerara . ........... E a stern Bengal ...... East 1ndian............ Do. C 5hare5......... D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,' s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong dr Melbourne, guar. 5 per cent.... Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben... Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Westn. of Canada, NDo. New ... . ........ Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '60.. Do. do., '73, do. ..:I Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4A p.c Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ea., do. ()Ude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do 5i - 5:1 81 - 9 69 - 71. 'T - 8i 91 - 93 1 - 77 36§ I --: *i 9 20 - lli - 52 - 35 - 7 a 97 98 61 = 6 : 35 99 - 101 8 - 9 99 - 100 93 - 95 121 - 123 104 i - 1051 63i - 64 1 63 - 65 70 - 74 6 - BPI 6 - 8 1001 n' - 61 - 112 - 114 1 1031 - 104 (100 i - 101; = 43 ••• ••• 83 -84 i 54i - 555 14 .- 15 63 - 65 3t - 31' 1 , 43 - 44k ] 614 924' 22s 23 2i 44 45 72 73 96 99 - 4 ( - 8 10_ - 103 35 36 6 Ed 101 - 106 25 - 26 43 - 50 3 - 2 .1 16.4 - 17 74A - Z 5 91 - 93 53 - 4k - 9 - 11 41 - 43 21i - 22 3/ - 4.} 7 - 9 3 - 3 - 5i ISSESSIONS. par iP - 188 - 92 85 - 90 85 - 90 ii - li r -- a Doi lAN id ip 20 -- 20i' 54 87 88 20 20 p ini 2i 22# 17 99 -- 101 109 -- 113 109 -- 113 109 113 18 20 21 id pP Ad ••• I,* • I par FOREIGN. LO 1 all oI 18 M 16 6 all IO 12 2 all :0 all :0 2s. .L 0 18 10 18 LC 4 0 all 0 6 5 all A all 33i all 10 all 10 all 20 all 16 all 10 all 20 all 20 all 6 1 A 5 I all Antwrp &Rotterda.m ennes.. Belgian East. Juliet. Bcziers to Graissessac Carmeaux&Toulons e Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley .•• Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg•.• Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca dr Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria Ante - 41a ..... . Do. New ............... Namur & Liege ...... Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France.. NorwegianTrnk. Prot Paris and Ly0n5...... Paris and Orleans.... ' Reeife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 c :0 I all .0 I all Rome and Frascati., Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse. •Do 5i per cent. pre .... 120 all Sonthein of France 8i all West Flanders 10 all Do. 5i per c. Prof 20 all I W.&N.W. of France) 20 6 ' Western of Austria 20 all !West. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden I 6 all Do. Bp. cent. pref. 20 all 'Zealand JOINT•STOI all (Australasia 18i Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col. Bk. dc Ln. Co all British N. American 8 C. Bk .of Ind. Au. &Ch 50 ,City 25 ',Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud all Eng.Scot&Aus.Cht all ,Lon. Ch. Bk.of Auat all Ditto New 20 London and. County 50 Lnd.&.E.Brikng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond.andWestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 22 National Bank . all New South Wales.... all Oriental Bank Corp. 15 Ottoman Bank ...... 15 Provine al of Ireland all Do. New 1. R Ans. B. &G. Im. Co all 'South Australia all 'Union of Australia 2. 'Do. New 10 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual GO WitiktilaNc 9M0114 1 61 - lit :-: 4 i - 5 i 4 - 27i - 271 par 23§ 61 •• ••• -4.1 p - 27 7i -- 8 191 - - 20, 321 -- 021 8. -- 9 531 56 -- 53 id— idj 16 . 1 7i - 7 8 - 8 261 - 27 4i - 5 8i - 9 1 28 - 29 IK BANKS. 89 911 —11 d 49 5L ' 63 -65 id ." -- . 17i --18 i 175 -- 18 RAILWAYS. Leasing companies St. 100 Buckghamsh St. 100 Olrlofe,alc Jc. 25 all Col.Stonr St. 100 lE.Lin. g. 6 p.c 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. St. 100 Glas. Barr. di Noils.Direct. St. 100 Do. Now 25 all i Glstr.kDn.Fr 50 Ln. &N.W. E.UATE:C Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do qt. Westn Y. & N.M Do Do S.Eastorn Do Peto &Co Do & Midld all Hull & Selby. 5 all Do. i Shares. .2i all Do. Shares. .21 all Lou.&Greenw all Do.Preferenee it. 100 jLon. Til., &S. .0 74 Do. Bark. Sh. 51 all Manell.Bxton. and Matlock it. 100 Mdld. Bradfd. 5.} Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. i 0 all N.&Est.s p. c. i 0 all Do. 6 per et 50 all Do. Fixed sp. e 25 all Prest. &Wyre, 121 all Do. A Shrs. A St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. 10 I all Shrews.& Her 12 j all S. Staffordsh 60 all WearVal.g6pc 25 j all Do St. jlOO - Wilts&Somrst E. Count Do Do Do L. 6;1 . W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey M. MClean Stk. &Dar Do Gt.Westn 5 all IBlyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd. at 501.) it. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. 0 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares it. 100 Caledn. £lO 44 p. c it. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 P.C it. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent 6 all Cork &Bandon s ap.c 6i all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J 0 2E. Anglian Cls. ASh it. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c it. 100 Do. do. Cis. C7p. c 6 2 all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo. l 6i all Do. No. 2 ......... .0 all So. New 6 pr. c. St. l 0 all East Un., G. 6p. c. 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent. [0 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. it. all Do. do. 4 per cent It. 100 East Lancash.6 p.cts. 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths .0 5 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. it. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. it 100 Furness, sp. c it. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. It. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. %. 100 Do, sp. c. Redeem . at 10 p. c. 100 Do. 42 per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 F. c. prem . 11 Gt.N .of Scot.lst Pre 1 Gt. S dr W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4 p.c. Do. con. rod. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gun. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. &B. G. 5 pc.No.l D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. fk N.W., COT. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares •ndy.& Color. 48a. Londy.&Ennis. 4 Sh. 11., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. s o. do. do. £6 . Do. do. 31 per cent Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Aid.Consol.6 p.c. St Do.Con.Br.Bir.6 p.c Do. 44 p. c. Prof. St Do. L. &H. Pref. St New. ,Aber.. &e., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p. e. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct Norfk.Deb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.Y.sp. ..,184 7 North British Do. 71. Preference Berw, 4 p.c.Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No.l Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York 11.&S. Par North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c. Ist guar. Do. p.c., 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. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c Do. do. do . Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, '56 S I all Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. .24 all 23 all it. 100 6 43 it. 100 .24 all 12 1 , all 10,'1 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 0 all 0 8 0 all it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 7 :0 13 2A 9 15 10 all t. 1100 ;t. 1100 si all it. 100 A. 100 ;t..100 .°,5 I all LO i all 0.61 all It. 'lOO it. 100 it. 100 lt. t lOO !CI i all all ',5 15 ' L 2 , all it - 13 1 132 - 135 3 i 41 lion - 7 - - 16a 12 - 124 22i - 231 1100 - 102 id- P 21 2$ 90 92 is - u P 55 57 - - 113 - 8 2 , 9 - iii ---- 3t 89 - 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. ii - 1- - ii 9 - 5 - 97 5i - 113 - 114 12:1 70 -7- 72 114 - 116 105 - 107 100 - 102 61 -- 63 10i -10 i f 92 -- 94 81 - 83 83 -- 85 99 -- 101 9f -10 i 17 -17 t 91 -- 104 73 -- 75 -- 20 9f -- 10 141 -- 15 138 - 141 1115 - 117 1156 - 158 ••• - •.• - 66 - 132 - 134 96 - 97 87 - 89 11 =-- ili 110' - 104 93 95 1d - d 22 1 i i —22 i 114 - 116 98 - 99 114 - 116 105 - 110 li : io 22i -- 23 98 -- 100 95 -- 100 27 - 2 - ... .-- •• i 2i -- 2 BRITISH MINES. .. 712 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) :0 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 0 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s Great South Tolgus 1113 pit. W. Alfrd. (Philk. ) IGrt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 13s ;Lady Bertha 7i N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) 6/15 North Wheal Crofty lit Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) .. 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) .. Gs. Sort. Cons. Min. Co .. 241 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) .. 2S. Can Brea (Illogn. . 19 S.W. Frances(lllomn. ) 5 4i Taw. S. &L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Mines (Gwennap) V. of Towoy (Camar.) Basset (Illog,m) W. Caradon (Liskrd ) Wh. Basset (Illogan) Wh. Buller (Rdruth) Wh. Edward(Calstck' Wh. Kitty (U. Llant: Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis. .0 9' .. 40 .. 1286: 1.4 .. 20 5h ... 5 ... 5' 1.17 s .. 8 4h 16i - 74 ,30 - 140 40 - . 450 is - 17 7i - 8 4 - 5_ 10 - 12 13 - 14 3 - 4 19 21 5 - 6 11 - 315 - 325 4 - 275 -- 285 11 - 1 4 3i - 41 - ••• - 26 - 28 i2O - 130 220 - 239 290 310 - 6 194 20 46 - 48 24 - 26 IA i f ;5 27 0 a ll 0 15 1 4 2 I al SO all 3 all 5 1 all 1 all 1 all * 16, 1 all 1 all 1 all tBi all FOREIGN Australian Brazilianlmp.(issned at £5 pna) Do. Cocaos & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Noveau Monde Pont.Sil.LdM. & Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba mouth Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. Prof United Mexican MISCEL] Australian Agri=lt. Amstraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works 1 Brit. American Land 'Canada Do. Go. 6pc.Jan&July Do. 6 p. c.Feb.&Aur. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. Copper Min, of Eng. Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent Crystal Palace DO. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Duston Iron Ore 'Eastern Steam 1 Electric Telegraph ... Electric Tel. of Irol. En. &Aust. Cop . SmCo , Eur. & Ind . Jctn, Tel. Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount ... Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican & S. Am ericn ,Nat. Discount Co. ~,I Do. New Netherlands Land._ Do. Do. Do.Bp e.Pf.iss.at Do. Do. New B. SLN. S. La n & - N.S.W. Gov.s p. c .D. , N. B. Australasian I NAIL of EuropeS team Oriental Gas ...... Do Now Shares Peelltr. Ld. & Minrl 1 Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Rhymney Iron Do. Now itoyal Mail Steam_ Scot. Austral. Invest. Do. New S. Aus, Gdv.6 p. c. bds. South Austral. L an d Su b ma rine Tel. Scrip I Do. Registered Trus. Ln. Co. Up. Can. Van Diemea's MINES. i - i li - 2 id 43 51 10 12 16 18 7i 7i is p g 5 - 7 2i I - ii - ii - ii uiNEOUS. 2: - 24 ••• -- • 4 - 5• 1.3; • 142 IL4 - 11.4 30 - 35 25 27 - lf 5i 56 ••• ••• lf - 31 34 1 2 11 - 31 4: 31 pr is 22 97 • 91 8 9 — 1 1 p 2 68 70 43 5p 22 —24 6 8 58 60 11 'lO4 fie 33 35 1 1 .•, - ... 1 1 -- 12 °losing Prices this day. itusiness this day DEATH OF The severe illness with which the poet has been for some time struggling has at length terminated fitally, his decease having taken place yesterday evening at his residence in the Rue Vendome. A gr eat crowd of persons, chiefly of the working classe , , amounting to upwaris of a thogsand, were assembled throughout the day iu front of the house, the extreme weakness of the patient rendering it unlikely that he could get through the day. As soon as his death became known, the Prefect of Police had the follewing-notice placarded in every part of Paris : "France has just lost her national poet ! The Government of the t mperor has determined that public honours shall be paid to the memory of B.:ranger. This pious homage was due to the poet whose songs, consecrated iu the worship of the country, have aided in perpetuating in the hearts of the people the reminiscence of the Imperial glo ries. I learn that party men only see in this sad solemnity an occasion of renewing the disorders which at other times have signali-ed similar cere moni: s. The Government will not allow a tumul tuous maiiiftstation to b 3 substituted for the re spectful and patriotic sorrow which ought to pre vail at the funeral of Beranger. On the other hand, the wishes of t'ie de:e ise I have been expressed in these touching words :—' As to my funeral, if you can avoid public noise, do so, 1 beg of you, my dar Perrotin. I hold in horror the tumult of a crowd, and the éclat of speechee, at the inter. ment of frien'is whom I lose ; and if mine can be effected without a public gathering, 'one of my wishes will be accomplished !' It has, therefore, 1 eau resolved, in accord with the testamentary executor, that the funeral procession shall be exclu sicelycomposed of official deputations and of persons who receive letters of convocation. I request the populatien to conform to the prescriptions. Mea sures are taken to cause the determination of the government and the desire of the deceased to be rigorously and religiously respected. Paris, July, 116, 1857. " PIETRI, senator." The Moniteur announces the event in the fol lowing terms : " France has sustained a painful loss ; Beranger, died yesterday after a long, and severe malady. The Emperor, wishing to do honour to the memory , of this national poet, whose works have so power fully contributed to keep up patriotic sentiment in France, and to popularise the glory of the Empire, has decided that the expenses of the funeral shall be defrayed by the Imperial civil list. The funeral of Beranger will take place today at noon." •We cannot record the death of Beranger without a passing word of admiration for his genius, and regret for his loss, which robs France of another of her few—her very few—real poets. It is true, he was l.ut a song writer, but into his songs his genius threw the character and feeling of a nation —and sometimes its wrongs. Essentially the poet of the people, gallant, gay, witty, satirical, and above all French • perhaps no writer ever so com pletely photographed the character of his country men as Beranger, or loved h's country better. It will be seen from the following sketch of his career that the deceased had nearly reached his 77th year : " Pierre Jean Beranger was born on the 17th August, 1780, at ,the residence of his grandfather, a poor tailor living at No. 50, Rue 'Montorgueil. His father, who followed the same calling was a man of unsteady propensities, who cared little for his family, and was at no pains to pro vide for their subsistence. His favourite crotchet was that he was the descendant of illustrious an• cestors, and the greater part of his time was occu pied in tracing his pedigree to noble and aristocra tical sources. Of his son he took little heed, leav ing him to grow up as h . e pleased, a n d t o wander about the streets of Paris with any a ssoc iates that chance might throw in hi s w ay. The boy remained with his grandfather until he was nine-years of age, when he was sent to live wi▪ th his maternal aunt, laprreou i his for at such who kept a small i n n in the suburbs of Peronne. His th o dutie s indulgencebrbrief of efintervals tavern of bo yll iass vagrant l h e e f t could butson propensities lichstl fies m leisure h homely employment he managed to form writingsanacquain ameCidfLFaie:neelonhap,Vinolg:aa:ccicliar,neddaa t p a, ri u n c t e er w a it t with the Peronne, n Racine. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed renticed to what little be knew at the ' Instit ' ut Patrro branch of the school founded by M. B. de Bellangese ' upon the system of J. J. Rousseau for the dissemi naton of liberal principles. His new occupation was doubtless more favourable to his literary taste. It was whilst he was engaged in setting up the types for an edition of the poetry of Andre Chenier that young Beranger first attempted the composi tion of verse, and from that day his chief ambition was to become a poet. At the age of 17 he returned to the house of his grandfather, and tried his hand in several styles of versification, but does not ap pear to have satisfied himself or those about him that be was born a poet. Sick of the poverty by which he was surrounded, and thewant of sympathy which it was his fate to encounter on all- sides—for he had published before he left Peronne, without exciting any attention, a small volume of songs, en titled the ' Garland of Roses'—he determined to go to Egypt, then in the occupation of the French army, but the unpromising account given him by an acquaintance who had, re turned thence, induced him to abandon his project. About that time ho wrote a comedy, entitled ' The Hermaphrodites,' but being unable to get it accepted at any of the theatres, he throw it into the fire. For more than a year be followed no settled occupation, although during that inter val he is said to have produced his best songs. Embittered by disappointment, and almost hope less of success, he resolved to collect all the poems he had written, and send them to Lucien Bona parte, the brother of the first consul, who was known to be a liberal pa t ro n of literature. 'ln 1803,' says he, ' without resources, tir• ed of falla cious hope', versifying withou t aaand without encouragement, I conceived the idea—and how many similar ideas have remained without result ! i —I conceived the idea of enclosing all my crude poems to M. Lucien Bonapart e, already ce for his great oratorical talents, an d for his love of literature and of the arts. My l etter accompan y ing lebrated .ultra -republican them was worthy cf a young impress of pride wounded by bra'n ! How well I remember it I It bore the the necessity of having recourse to a protector. upon the success of a Poor, unknown, so often disappcinted, I could .scarcely count s l e p w hic . h no one se conded. Nor was he on this o cca . sion, doomed to ferther disappointmen ' t. The prince, favourably di.posed to the young poet, not only by the spe cimens which he had forwarded, but by the manly relieved him almost immediately from his. suspense. tone of the letter by which. they were accompanied, He ar;swered his application in the kindest . and most encouraging terms, and having sent for him to his house advised him as to his future course, and p r omised to afford him more substantia• l . assistance. benevolent intentions, the prince became himself Before he had an opportunity of carrying o . ut his an exile. On his arrival at Rome, howe . ver, he trans mitted to Beranger an order to receive and apply the s,lary coming to him as m ember of the Institute. The aid thus afforded was most seas onable. He was soon able to find employme nt for his pen. During the two years 1805-6 he assiste d in editing " Landon's Annals of the Musee," and in 180 . 9 he managed to obtain the post of copying cl rk ein the office of the Secretary of the University, with saiar . y of 1,200 f. a-year. He was now in comparatively independent circumstances. MI genius had, moreover, begun to attract notice iu high places. Napoleon's laugh - ter on reading, for the first time, Beranger's ' Uoi d' Yvetot ' (a good-humoured satire on his own pre tensions) is said to have been exuberant. In 1813 Baranger was elected a member of the Society of the Caveau, then the' resort of the most distin guished literary men of the time ; and, encouraged by the cordial reception his songs met with from its frequenters, he resolved to devote himself exclu gs made its appearance, he had sively to that class of composition. Towards the known to the French public. latter part of the year 1815, when the first collected this time on the lips of all Paris. begun e n t o e f b h e is w s i o d u ely. had well nigh brought him ' La Requete des Chiet . is de Qualite ' and ' Le Cen seur ' were by a mong . other changes Beranger wa s The last last named song post in the office of the Imperial into trouble ; but Bonaparte had made his escape from tuiil y E Elba, offered a censorship. The e proposal was received by Berau ger and his jovial friends of the C ave au with laugh ter, and he continued to retain his humble clerk ship in the office of the Secretary of the University. songs, published in 1821, cost (no great loss) and three months' im prisonment in the pri▪ son of Ste. Pelagie. His him His secondhis place series of third (1828) subjected him to nine months' impri sonment in La Force and a fine of 10,000 francs. The fine was, however, paid by the poet's admirers, behind his prison bars Beranger and the prison in which be was confined became r :a in dly a tire on the government that he ' the rendezvous of the . most distinguished men of I of the heroes . of the Three Days. After t k h o e pt d u a p y. so F d contributed more effectually to destroy it than all eeofdusse,clwhtoo were x a the blows having assisted so importantly in winning the battle, accept any share in the however, he now occupying the high places, would have loaded him with titles and honours, but he declined all payment for his services, an d to . avoid . being mixed up with the ever-variable politics of the capital he retired, first to Passy, next to Fontainebleau, and finally to i h s e d Tours, where he completed what he called his ' Mei:noires Chantantes,' by the publication of his fourth volume of songs, At the revolution of THE POET. COVENT Very large supplies of fruil :o-day, and the trade general] lent Pineapples, per lb. 4s Od to 7el Colonial do., ea. Os Od to Os Od, Grapes, per lb 2s Od to ss' Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Melons, each 2s Od to 6s Od Peaches, p. doz. 8s to 18s Od Nectarines, do. 6s to 12s Od Apples, p. h. sv. Os Od to Os Od Pears, per d0z.... Os to Os Od Oranges, per 100.4 s Od to 12s Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 2s Od Apricots, p. doz. Os Od to Os Od Cherries, per lb 2d to is February he was elected to the Constituent AsEem- My, but ater a sittting or two he sent in his re=ig nation, which was at first refused by the chamber, but afterwards, although most unwillingly, accep ted. He was thcn again residing at Passy, and he remained there until a short time back, when a re moval into Paris, for the sake of medical advice, was deemed necessary. During his residence in he Rue Vendome he had the gratification of find ing himself the object of the deepest interest, and his friends have the consolation of knowing that he received every attention that human kindness could suggest." (From the Daily News.) %Juba, regretted that the noble Athelstane could not share in the good cheer at his own lyke wake. Wiser men than Wamba may regret that Beranger cannot sing the ordering of his own funeral. The Emperor, in h's eagerness to clo honour to the national poet, announced, before the breath was well out of the old man's body, that the funeral expenses should be defrayed out of the civil list. The imperial undertaker issued strict orders at the same time that none who were not specially invited should presums to follow the poet to his grave. The ceremony was hurried over ere twenty-four hours had been allowed to elapse, and the steeels were lined by powerful detach ments of troops as the funeral cottage passed along them. Under pretence of doing honour to Beranger, his body was sequestrated from those whom he loved and sympathised with in life, and escorted to the pave by the representatives of those classes who had writhed under his satire. The day for such marvels has gone by, or one might have ex pected the corpse to burst its cerements, and to have marched away. - -a spectral figlia del reggimento— from the uncongenial entourage. We have no doubt that the lively interest in Beranger expressed by the Empress was perfectly sincere. We have no doubt that the Emperor—who, though an epicurean, is a tasteful one — appreciates many of the finest features of Beranger's genius. But a blind man might see that, under the pretext of paying the poet public honours, a desperate effort has been made to get bim out of the way as quickly and as qu;etly as possible. The respect paid to his corpse was of the kind that Falstaff paid to the dead body of Pero: He was complimented to the grave as Dr. Bartolo is com plimented out of the room in the "Barbiere di Siviglia." The courtiers who accompanied his hearse returned to the Tuileries thankful, no doubt, that their civilities had soothed his shade and pre vented it from stirring up an emeute. The Emperor probably gave a deep sigh, expressive of unutterable relief, on finding that he had succeeded in burying his perilous dead out of his sight. The public funeral of Beranger is one of those homages which vice pays to virtue. The feigned grief of the officials over the corpse of Beranger resembles the fulsome compliments with which the Indian hunter seeks to soothe the irate ghost of the bear be has slain. But the genial, sincere, child-hea.rted, deep thoughted, independent poet has been followed to the grave by the hearts of all the true men and women of Europe ; that is his real pompes funebres. His songs ring in the ears, his thoughts burn in the hearts of millions of the best spirits of France ; that will be his true monument. " Let me write the songs of a nation," said a great English statesman, "and let who will write the laws." Not one of the least guarantees that the spirit of liberty will some day re-awaken in France is the universal diffusion and appreciation of the songs of Beranger. MAITTIET NEWS.--(This Day.) GARDEN. t and vegetables were on sale ly ruled active, at full prices : IT. Filberts, pe r 1b.....0s to Os Od Cobs., p. 1001bs. Os to s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 Od too s Od Figs, per doz Os to Os 03 Strawberries, per pottle Gooseberries, per half sieve ....2s Od to 4s Od Currants, p. h. sv. 3s to 5s Od Plums, per do. Os Od to Os 03 Green gages, do. Os Od to Os Od Raspberries, p.potl. 23 to 63 VEOETABLEES. Greens, p. doz. bun. Os toOsOd Shallots, per lb Od to Od Cabbages, per d0z.8,1 to ls 3d Fforseraddish, p. b. OsOd too s Savoy do., p. do. Os Od to Os Od Parsley, per do. 2d to 3d Cauliflowers, do.2sod to 4s Od Celery, per do is 6d to 2s fid Brocoli, p. bun. Os 0.1 to Os Od Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od Potatoes, per ton Os to Os Parsnips, per do. Os to Os Od New do., per cwt. 3s 6d to 8s Small salad, p. pun. 2d to Od Peas, per h siev 18 Od to 2s Od nushrooms,p.ptl.ls3dtols 6d Turnips, per bunch 4d to 6d Artichokes, each od to 03 Carrots, per bunch... 61 to 8d Lettuces, per doz. 61 tols 6d Cucumbers, each ald to is Od Endive, per score 2sod to 4s Garlic, per lb. Od to Os Od Radishes, p. d oz. bun. is to 2s Sorrel, per sieve Od to Os Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. Os to Os Od Spinach, p. d0...1s Od to ls 6c; Walnuts per 100...0s Od to Os Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 100 Os Od to Oa Od half do Os Od to Os Od Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Onions, p. bush Os Od to Oa Od Rhubarb, p. bun. 2d to 6d New do., per bunch Od to Od Asparagus, per 1001 s 6d to 6s French beani, per Seakail,perpun.Os Od to Os Od 100 Os 9d to Os Od Turnip greens, per Leeks, per d 0......... Od to Od bush Os Od to Os Od NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; Poults, 5s 01 to 7s 6d; Geese, Os Od to 6s 6,1 each ; Goslings, s 61 to 6s 6d ; Duck lings, 2s Od to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, is 6d to 2s Od each ; wild do., 10d to is Od ; Pigeons, 8d to is each ' • large Surrey Fowls, 7s to 12 s; barn -door do., 3s Od to 6s ; Chick ens, 3s Od to 7s Od per couple; Capons, Os Od to Os; Hares, Os Od to Os Od ; Grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ; Pheasants, Os to Os Od ; Partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; Woodcocks, Os 0,1 to Os 0,1 ; Snipes, Od to Os 0d; Teal, Os Od to Os Od; Wild Ducks, Os Od to Os Od; Widgeons, Cs to Os Od ; Plovers, Os 0(1 to Os Od each ; Guinea Fowls, 3s 6d to Os ; Roasting pigs, Os Od to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —8 Od ; English do., is Od to 18 3d per lb. ; English eggs, 7s 9d to 8s Od; French do., Os 9d to 78 0,1 per 120; Leverets, 38 01 to 5s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, froin 2s lila to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 61; pork, 3s 8d ;to 4s 8d per Blbs., by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 841 to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 63; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; pork, 3s 63 to 48 6(1 per Sibs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s sa to 13s ; Brills, is to 5s each; Salmon, 104 to is ld per lb ; Cod Fish, ls 0,1 to 3s each ; Soles, 3d to is 6d per pair ; Trout, 8s to- 10d per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 28 , 6 d ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 3s Od to 7 s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 15s to 20s ; Natives, —s to —s per bsh. ; Mackerel, —s to 60s per 100; Smelts, is 6d to Os Od per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Od per gallon ; Bloaters, Os 8d to Os 10d per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, Os 8d to Os per 100 ; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od pe r bushel; Doreys, is Od to 10s each; Haddocks, 4s to 12s pet doz.; Pike, 6d ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, Os Od to 8s; Mullets, Os 6d to is 6d each; Plaice, 4d'to is each; Halibut, 6d per lb ; Flounders, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to Is; Carp, is to 5s ; Tench, is to 5s per brace; Garnets, 4d to is ; Eels, 8d to ls. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to 9d ; of household ditto, 6d to lid pet 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 5d to Rd ; 641 b to 721 b, s id to 5Ad ; 721 b to 801 b, N,(l to sid ; 801 b to 881 b, Sid to 6d ; 881 b to 961 b, 6(1 to 6.f ; 961 b to 1041 b, ---(1 to —d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 10s Od to —s Od ; Ca'd skins, light, 3s 01 to 5s Od ; ditto full, 8s Od to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, s Od to —s Od ; Sento, Os 01 to Os Od; Half-hreds, Os Od to Os Od; Dow ns, Os Od to Os Od ; Shearling s , i s 6d t o 2s Od ; Lambs, 2s 6d to 3s Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 4110 s Od; new do., 3/ Os to 41 4s; old clover, it 108 to 51 53; new do., 3/. 10s to 4/. 10s ; and straw, 11 8s to 1/ 13s per load. A. fair average supply, and a sluggish demand.. CUMBERLAND- —Old meadow - hay, 3/ 103 to 41 12s ; new do., 310 s to 41 ss; old clover, 3110 s to 51 s s; new do., 31 Os to 41 10s ; and straw, 11 8s to 11 14s per load. Supply moderate, and trade less active. WIIITEOHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 31 5s to 41 10s Od; new do., 310 s to 4145; old clover, 3 / lOs to 51 8s ; new do., Si lOs to 41 15s; and straw. 11 81 to 11 13s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly; at our quotations. CURIOUS MISTAKE AT A LATE TRIAL FOR MURDER. —A curious mistake occurred on Saturday last at York Assizes, in connection with the trial of Ann Edmondson, indicted for the wilful murder of her infant child at Calverley. The prisoner had engaged no counsel, but Mr. Price, at the request of the judge, defended her. On being called upon to plead, the prisoner, who was o verwhelmed with grief, sobbed the word " Guilty." She was indistinctly heard and in a confused state, and her plea was taken as one of "Not Guilty." This was a most fortunate mistake for the prisoner, as, instead of being condemned on -her own confession, she was placed on her trial, and the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Of course she has received the full benefit of the error, and though a self-confessed murderess, has escaped the legal penalty of her crime.—Doncaster Chronicle. RAILWAY EXCURSIONIST'S COMPENSATION.—At the last County Court held at Loutb, Lincolnshire, Mr. Salah Cartwright, ironmonger,"rued the Great Northern Railway Company for the sum of 144'. for breach of contract, as alleged under the following circumstances : A short time ago the Great Northern Company adver tised a cheap trip to Hull and back at a fare of 4s. for first-class passengers. The plaintiff took tickets at the Louth Station for hfmself, his wife, and three children, and went to Hull. On returning to New Holland, up the south side of the Humber, the plaintiff and his family found much crowding and confusion, and they were ultimately forced into a carriage of an inferior class, and were greatly incommoded by tbe pressure ot the passengers, the vehicle being filled to repletion. The plaintiff now contended that the company had contracted to convey him and his family to Hull and back in a first-class carriage, and that as they bad failed to do so 1 he was entitled to recover the sum be had paid to them. Mr. Justine, who appeared for the company, contended that 3s. 6d. which bad been paid into court as the difference between first and second class fares was ample recompense. The judge considered that as the plaintiff and his family had got safely home he ought to be con tent with the 33. 6d. repaid by the defendants. Verdict for the defendants. lIAPERIA HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. SECOND READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bile were read a secord time :—Lancaster and Carlisle and lugleton Railway ; Dorset Central Railway ; M e t ro . politan Railway; New Brunswick and Canada Railway; Newpor`, Abergavenny, and Hertford Railway ; West of Fife Mineral Railway ; West London and Crystal Palace Railway ; Islington Parish Acts. THIRD REA DINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following bills were fieal!y read a third time and passed :—Cork and Youghal Railway, Shre vsbury Gas, Blackwater Bridge and Roads bill. FRAUDULENT TRUSTEES BILL. This bill was read a first time on the motion of Lord REDESDALE. NATIONAL SURVEY. The Duke of SOMERSET begged to ask a question of the noble lird the Secretary at War, with respect to what bad transpired last night. It appeared that the Government were about to issue a commission to consider the subject of the survey of Scotland and other parts of the kingdom. He tir,ught that the subject bad been decided in the other house a few evenings ago, but they were now told that that decision was to he set aside and the whole sulject was to be reconsidered. He wished to know the precise instructions that were to be given to the Commissioners. Lord PANMURE said he thought he had stated last night that the Commission would have to report what was the proper scale for the proposed survey to be made, and not on what scale a large map should be produced. The precise instructions were simply what description of survey would be the best for all practical purposes. GUISTINIANI'S NATURALISATION BILL. On the order . of the day for the second reading of this bill, Tne LORD CHANCELLOR moved as an amend ment that no bill for the naturalisation of a foreigner should be read a second time in their lordships' house until the consent of the Crown bad been obtained. The amendment was agreed to, and it was ordered to become a standing order of the house. PICTURE OF THE CORONATION. Viscount DUNGANNON called the attention of their lordships to the propriety and desirability of a painting of het Majesty's coronation being placed in the House of Lords. The noble lord asked the noble earl the President of the Council whether it was in contem plation to purchase for that object the original painting of that event by Sir G. Hayter. Earl GRANVILLE said the Government had nothing to do with the decoration of the Houses of Parliament. The Commission appointed for the purpose was composed of members of their lordships house and persons versed in the fine arts, and as he was not a member of that commission he could not give the noble lord any information. Lord REDESDALE said he was averse to the expen diture of large sums of money in the purchase of pictures, merely for the decoration of corona , tee-rooms. After a few words from the Marquis of CLANRI CARDE and Lord DUFFERIN, the subject dropped. THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. Lord BROUGHAM then rose to propose an address on the subject of the African slave trade, in connection with the measures adopted by the French Government with respect to the immigration of free negroes into their colonies. His lordship said it was with great pain and no little astonishment that he first learned the cir curn,tances to which it was his duty to call the attention of the house. He felt thoroughly convinced that the present Emperor of the French was opposed to any mea sure which' would be likely to cause a revival of the slave trade. In this opinion he was confirmed by con sideration of the family of the present Emperor, for it was reserved for his great ancestor, the first Napoleon, to abolish the execrable slave trade in France. It was impossiLle, therefore, to . suppose that he, who plumed himself so much on his descent from the Emperor, could attempt any retrograde movement in respect to the slave trade. Neither could be believe that those ministers of religion, in whom his Imperial Majesty reposed so much confidence, would fail to inform his Majesty of the heinous and most sinful character of the offences of the slave trade. When, therefore, his Ma jesty found that her Majesty's Government, the House of Lords, and the general public at large, leoked upon this attempt with great doubt, the Emperor would no doubt feel induced to resist the im portunities of some of his colonial subjects. The license which was now afforded to certain French merchants at Marseilles to import free Africans would most undoubt edly lead to a revival of the slave trade. It was pro posed that the Africans being slaves in their own coun try, should be induced to emigrate to the West Indies, that care should be taken that the contract made with them was observed, that they should have the security of Government officers as to the contract made with them, and their care on the voyage, as well as in the West Indies ; that kindness should be observed to them by their masters, and in the event of their wishing to re turn to Africa, the expense was to be defrayed by the parties who took these slaves from Africa. This was not the first time he had heard of Africans being slaves in their own country, and the blessings which would be conferred upon them by transmigration to other lands of liberty. On the contrary, if he looked back for sixty years, he could not recol lect a time when these very arguments were not used, and these same arguments put forward, by the ad vocates of the slave trade. The identity of these argil , ments was a most important item in the consideration of this attempted revival of the odious trade. The noble and learned lord proceeded to quote several extracts from speeches made by Mr. Walton, Sir William Young, and Mr. Thornton, during the debates on the slave trade in both Houses of Parliament, showing that arguments and opinions were then put forward to show that the removal of the negro from Africa, where be was a slave, to other countries, would be a blessing and great ad vantage to them. This unnatural connection of short sighted ignorance with clear-sighted interest produced the execrable and abominable slave trade. Earl Grey had made an attempt somewhat similar to that which was now under consideration, but he found that to carry out such an attempt would be simply to suspend the Abolition Act. Now, he had ascertained that there was no lack of labour in the colonies if the employ. ers would only pay for it—if they would pay the negroes fifteen or eighteen pence per day, and there would be an ample supply of labour. As to the scheme of ransoming captives in Africa to carry them to the colo nies, why there could not be a stronger incentive to the slave trade. Only let it be known to the chiefs in Africa that every captive taken in war would be ransomed at the coast, and there would be an endless supply of such captives. The abolition of the infamous slave traffic in Africa had had a most beneficial effect upon the innooent and legitimate traffic with that part of the world, and that was the state of things they were called upon to in terrupt, by sending men to purchase slaves under pre tence of freeing them, and of ransoming captives taken in war. The noble lord read memorials of Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Foster, who both concurred that they might as well revive the slave trade in its (.1d form as in the form now proposed by ransoming captives. He concluded by moving " That to encourage the purchase by ransom of captives in war on the coast of Africa has a tendency to revive the slave trade, and tbat an address be pre sented to her Majesty praying that she will use her in fluence to prevent such a course." The Lail of CLARENDON said he cordially con curred in all the noble and learned lord bad stated. Hi had done but jtitice to the Emperor of the French and the French Government, who were as incapable of any attempt io revive the slave trade as we were ourselves ; any opinion of the noble and learned lord would have as great weight abroad upon the subject as in this country, and that opinion so eloquently expressed would do much to strengthen the efforts of the Government in this coun try. The subject had been one of earnest consideration by the Governor nt, and of anxious and earnest commu nication with the French Government, who had been perfect'y frank in all their communications. As long ago as 185$ the French Government intimated their inten tion to purchase slaves on the west coast of Africa, and to make them free labourers. The English Government at once represented to the French Government that before slaves could be purchased they must be made. The French Government then represented that it was impossible to import slave labour into their colonies, because slavery had been abolished there. The answer of the British Government to that was that other countries where slavery had not been abolished might adopt the same plan of obtaining slaves, and if the French Government sanctioned these schemes with the concurrence of the British Government, all power would betaken out of the hands of the latter of interfering with the slave traffic on the coast of Africa. He could only say that the proposed system would r equire the greatest caution of the French Government, and the greatest vigilance on the part of this country, andhihohe could only add that if anything should occur w should have the least appearance of ten din g to a resto ration of the slave trade, the Govern ment of this coun try wouldnot hesitate to interfere wit h the utmost vigour in the matter. The Earl of MALMESBURY saidotphinaitonthaes atoutthhoe rities on the coast of Africa differed in, French Gc... practicability of the proposed pl e a e n n3e o l y ne Sir H. Hunt- with regard to thehCatr the Croomen would be ley had represented to him t greatly benefited by being, brougohtinttoheicommunication with more civilised nations, an , by of acres of laud now uneultivated, might be brought into useful cultivation. The Croomen, he said, were ready to e migrate if the m eans were puroavridd,ed for c roemen should them. Sir H. that Huntley propos ed, as a safe g be shipped at Sierra Leone only, and that they should not be allowed to be shipped on speculation. After some remarks from the Earl of HARROWBY and also from Lord BROUGHAM in reply, The motion was agreed to. STATUTE LAW REFORM. The Larceny, ko., Bill, the Offences against the Per son Bill, Malicious Injury to Property Bill, Forgery Bill, Libel Bill, Coinage Offences Bill, Deer, Game, and Rabbit Bill, and the Acce , aoriets and Abettors Bill pass ed through committee. REPRESENTATIVE PEERS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CROWDED DWELLINGS PREVENTION BILL. The amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES BILL. This bill, alter a brief discussion on new clauses, was read a third time and passed. 1 REGISTRATION OF LONG LEASES (SCOT LAND) BILL. The amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. COI all 18 9 .8 I all Oal 10i )0 100 )0 100 10 1100 O 2s. 2sfd lOs 2 1 L 74 all O 2s. R. 100 O 15 )0 all )0 all !O all I ,t. 100 K) all 0 all ',(:1 4 all !Oi 10i )0 all )0 all )0 all )0 all • all !O all ▪ 10 ▪ 5 :0 au 61 i 31 1001 1 112 104 31 4 1001 1001 I Si 43a 4 I St. too 84i i 4 i Isi 21 92 I S! 72} I Si 351 11' 1 49 I Si I 11 75 21i 20 Sr 88 7A 8 20A. i P 61 471 i il5l .0 I all LO all It.. / 100 . it. 100 it. 100 it. all 15 all 5 all 5 all 4 all 1 I 20 18 gt. 100 1 all 5 all 10 103. 25 all 15 14 4 I an 0 all .0 all 5 5 5 5 L 0 5 Lo all 5 all 5 1 )0 80 I all 0 all 1 all L 2 lOs. 35 all ;so all o 10 ,0 all L 5 all w 60 1 all bif all ;5 all 1 all 1 all 'A) 5 I Ot. 28 46 411 36 3SI d -- 32 - 31 t, t 6 6 7 ... ... -- ...a i2d I_ll. 112 12} 99 i 40i V) 22 3 2i LIAMENT TURNPIKE TRUSTS ABOLITION (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committ , ?.e. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. Their lordships adjourned at 5 minutes to 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway, Tyne Improvement, and Wimbledon and Dorking Railway Bills were considered and.agreed. to. LUNATICS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The committee on this bill was resumed. Clauses 17 to 42 were agreed to, with verbal amend ments. The remaining clauses of the bill (numbering in the whole 109 clauses) were agreed to with verbal amend ments after a protracted discussion of no general interest. On the motion of the LORD ADVOCATE, several new clauses were added to the bill, empowering the Home Secretary to appoint deputy commissioners at salaries not exceeding 500/ per annum twill—the b , ard to cease after five years, and the paid commis sioners to be the inspectors general in lunacy, giving th• Home Secretary permission to exercise the powers of the board after five years. After five years licences to be granted by in.pectors-general ; any county might enstitu'e itself into a district under tie act ; and that the powers of the act mieht be enforced summarily. On the motion of Mr. DUNLOP, a clause WAR added empowering inspector: of poor to give intimation of pauper lunatics within their parishes. On the motion of Mr. F. DUNDAS a clause was added, providing that the assessing clauses should not extend to Orkney and Shetland. BURIAL ACTS AMENDMENT DILL. The committee on this bill ,was reAtmed, but it had not pasted through when the hour for adjournment arrived. At 4 o'clock the sitting v‘ as suspended. The house resumed at 6 o'clock. BATH ELECTION. Mr. HORSMAN reported from the committee ap pointed to try the merits of the petition corn plaining of the return of Mr. Tite, that Mr. Tite had been duly re turned at the last election for the city of Bath. The committee further reported that one voter had been in• ducad to vote for Mr. Way by a promise of employment, but it did not appear that this was made with the consent of Mr. Way. The committee reported the names of several voters who had been struck off the poll as hay ing no right to vote. WOODSTOCK. ELECTION. On the motion of Lord A. VANE, a new writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a member, in the room of the Marquis of Blandforcl, now member of the liouse of Lords. ORDNANCE SURVEY. Sir D. NORREYS gave notice that, on the motion for going into committee of supply, ne should call the attention of the house to an entry which he found in the journals of the •House of Lords, to the effect that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she would be pleased to order an inquiry into the whole subject of the national survey. (Laughter.) PARLIAMENTARY OATHS. Mr. DILLWYN gave notice that he intended to post pone the motion which stood in his name on this subject, at the request of several gentlemen with whom he usually acted. THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Sir E. PERRY gave notice that he would move next session that the government of India be transferred in name, as well as in fact, to the responsible Ministers of the Crown. DUBLIN AND KINGSTOWN RAILWAY. Mr. G. A. B.A.MILTION, on behalf of Col. Taylor; wi.hed to ask the Vice President of the Board of Trade whether he had received a memorial from certain per. sons residing in the vicinity of the Kingstown Railway ; and whether it was the intention of his department to interfere to oblige the directors of that line of railway to run trains according to law ? Mr. LOWE said the Government had received the memorial referred to, which they transmitted to the Dublin and Wicklow Railway Company. As he had not yet received that answer, it would be premature for hint to state what course he would take, further than care would be taken to see that the act of Parliament was observed. REVENUE POLICE. Mr. G. A. HAMILTON, also on behalf of Col. Taylor, said he wished to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it was intended to amalgamate tbe revenue po lice with the constabulary, and it so, whether provision would be made to secure to the officers of the former ser ♦ice their status, and progressive rank and emoluments. Mr. WILSON said his right hon. friend was aware that three years ago a bill passed the house by which the constabulary force in Ireland were permitied to assist the revenue police, with a view to the prohibition of illicit distillation. That act operated so well that it was pro posed to extend the principle toen adopted. It was pro bable that before long an amalgamation of the two forces would be effected ; but, of course, whatever officers of the revenue police were not absorbed in the constabulary would have a just and fair provision made for them. DIVORCE BILL. In reply to Mr. BOwTElt, Lord PALMERSTON said the Divorce Bill would be proceeded with on Friday next. THE BATH ELECTION PETITION COMMITTEE. Lord BURGHLEY wished to know whether it was true that the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Horsman) ad journed the committee yesterday at two o'clock, for the special purpose of attending a certain meeting Mr. HO RSM AN said the question of the noble lord im plied more than could be answered in a single affirmative or negative. It implied that he did, of his own motion and without notice, take upon himself to adjourn the committee, to the great inconvenience and expense of the parties, for the purpose of attending a certain meeting in which he took an interest. The noble lord would be glad to learn that he had not pursued a course so unusual and improper, and the other members of the committee knew their duty too we'l to permit him to take such a course if he proposed it. On Wednesday he knew the meeting was to take place, and on the assembling of the committee he conversed with two members as to the possibility of being able to attend the meeting. The sub ject was mentioned to the members of the committee, who treated it as one which depended on the convenience of the parties. Ile thereto's asked the counsel whether any inconvenience would arise from adjourning the com mittee at 2 o'clock. Counsel said that so far from being inconvenient it was the course they themselves desired. Not a word was said as to the object of the adjournment or that it was to enable him to attend the meeting. Twenty-four hours' notice was given to the parties, and he believed it did not add a single shilling to the expense or cause any delay whatever. He did attend the meeting, and if the noble lord had been present, he was sure be would have been very much edified. Lord GALWAY having moved that the house at its rising should adjourn till Monday, said that when the right hon. gentleman proposed the adjournment of the committee he had not the slightest notion that the ob j,ct was to attend the meeting in question. Had he been aware that such was the object be certainly should not have assented to it. He thought it very unfair to the parties, who were subject to great expense in prosecuting these election petitions. And in this case it so happened that they concluded the business in two hours that day, so that were it not for the adjournment they would pro bably have finished yesterday evening. No doubt, the consent of counsel was asked for and given readily, be cause it was convenient for counsel to give two hours to one committee and two hours to another. He saw the couns.l who were engaged in the Bath petition sitting in two other roornsafter the adjournment yesterday. He begged to sa y he had no concert with the noble lord who asked the question. Ile thought the course taken by the right hon. gentleman was most unprecedented, and trusted that it would not be made a pri cedent of. Sir H. VERNEY said the noble lord made a mistake in stating that the committee had only been occupied for two hours, they had sat from eleven fill four. (Hear.) The fact was that when the right hon. gentleman pro posed they should adjourn, no objection was made by anybody, and counsel on both sides said it would be very agreeable to them. (Hear and laughter.) Mr. NEWDEGATE considered that the adjournment of the committee seas quite contrary to the usual prac tice. It was fortunate, however, for the meeting that the right bon. gentleman took the chair, as his influ ence was exerted to prevent the adoption of a curse which would have produced a repetition of the deplor ab!e scenes which bad before taken place in the house (cries of " Ob," from the ministerial benchee)--and which had nearly led to the authorities of that house being wished to ask the bu in collision wi with membertheauthoritiesforofa Swansea the law. Ia (Mr. Dilly win) to what day be intended to postpone his notice, which was on the paper that evening Lord GALWAY admitted be was in error in stating the committee bad only sat for two hours, but the greater portion of the day was occupied with a witness brought. up from the country that morning, who could not be produced the day before. Mr. CHEETHAM expressed his regret at the coura taken by the noble lord ; 24 hours' notice of the adjourn ment had been given. Mr. ROEBUCK. remarked that the noble lord ha , said he would have divided the committee if be ha. known the object of the adjournment. Therefore it wa clear the division would have been taken not on accont of the parties concerned, but on account of the opinion c the noble lord. (Cries of " oh" and cheers.) He mar no difficulty in assenting when he did not kno the motive for adjournment, and the object of tl meeting would have been the only ground of b: opposition. It was clear that the proposal for t tI L adjournment was made in the hearing not only of .nl parties but of the counsel. The noble lord indeed e I nuated that counsel assented to the aejousrnumront n servo their own private interests and ca!t h a t l tl counsel. (A. laugh.) The noble lord tutig olaugh. be t a was skinned a frog it would be amnsemen t amusement to the noble lord to ca him, was death to the frog. (Laughtert. ) r e fl i e t ctro i n g s ht on be ho s , r ) s but he had made i gentlemen—(oh, them which he e s had no right to d sinuations agains o t h, t v h , e ho h e w ar e i r n e g t i lc t o p u u n t se t l o , a o t , present and the suggestion for tl The parties were andit was clear that if tl adjournment chilling assented otfo ietxbp w ye a n s tshee m bp a ya d r e tiite rn s;, noble lord had opposed the adjournment, it would n have been from any care for their interest, but from r B ard to his own feelin g s. Mr. S. FITZGERALD believed the hones had no e sire to prolong the discussion, but he wished briefly s t a te the facts. The right hon. gentleman might ha stated to the members of the committee his reasons, b all he said to the noble lord and to him (Mr. Fitzgera! was " It was impossible for him to attend to-morrow" and he repeated the reroarkiwith considerable emphar and the impression left on his (Mr. Fitzgerald's mi ph ,ho on BM hiB yal of t of for ajor , his I are 'the the ana, it of Gor- Y•) LT 16' 1 soul• I 77 61 1l i 991 .91 3 1001 2A+ 22i 2 11A fi 3311 a 115 i 11i 98 i 58. 9