The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-18 00:00:00

IVIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. 1 shr. tett CITY, Two o'CLOox. 72 ka a l te T ra Join Liverpool mention that the Cotton Yesterday closed with a hardening ten- 50 . at the extreme rates of last week. The sales 13 e .a• tak ' L unated at 5,000 bales, 750 of which were St. nby the arket speCulators. The Railway Sha e r s e 25 25 W ere at e xhibited,. a buoyant aspect, but pm Ti le al ight decline. wh ich public sales of foreign and colonial wool, St. t ere o. lnmenced on the 26th ult., terminated last t o During the series which is the first this 20 1.8 ;327.2 bales ha ve b een disposed of, compr 0 lug is- 20 c,5 2 wk bales of C ape, 12, 312 b a l es Port Philip, 10 ' a lt 'jai" of Sydne &c. The progress and re- 50 A °l t he sales y ' •H • J• 25 k lu h. are thus reviewed by Mr. H. J. St fore . g The attendance of both home and -1 buyers 20 Pri ces was larger than usual, and although St. Avetralan advance of about 21d. to 3 d. on 825 t. Capeiwal_ll3ae.r:lied at Which w as seance and 2d. per lb. on 25 e ro uc i, the r e l uctant manner i n w hi c h biddings 20' Part tde evidently showed an unwillingness on 10 adr of buyers to establish so large an Par kied v • After a b out one-t hi r d o f th e wool had t ' . N ater the hammer purchases were made with get iot ,.., caution, and, on the announcement of a tt . g ess, ciat election, which materially interrupts busi- 10 Rav e n d for some time in the north, prices at once Ik e Way, Middling, low and washy sorts declined ' t st. ti ll r l ail kZ u lb e . ) and good Clean flocks about ld. per St. Y wool, being much in demand and in St. . de ßeripT l i antit Y, hardly suffered so much as other 12 th ese s th e ; ens . Several parcels of Port-Philip wool p o , ~""se a - i ew C lip arrived in time to be included in 16 4 e(11,, 8-58 1 en the average the condition is deci free" P od ' Some superior Cape fleece wool, ig oth er '13111 • burr, realised high prices, w hile 20 this lich r , of good quality but infested with tlli ' bre at drawb ac k , suffered accordingly. It is tot h ‘ 4l be desired that greater attention be paid 30 kept i Paukag es, as very l arge qua ntities in the pre- 10 121 Dea ra 'ea Were so shapeless and un si g htl y in ay- st. th E , ri ce as to really pre udice the sale of th at which j 25 qair ed 2s e° , a tained. South American merinos were in and the little contained in the sales sold . 19 - East India and other low descr i p tions sold 10 l ea -3 ') at prices rather higher than last Liverpool It i s i g 00 Stated that the London and Eastern Bank ttahrrPeration is about to be dissolved. This ‘4ll, A , lsh inent bas branches, viz., in Mark - lane, al o j all , and Westbourne-terrace, besides those at 'Sp C a and Bombay. As dividends of 6 per cent. a : e u Paid, the Corporation was supposed to pos .% vel Tfair business, and the circumstances which not certainly this result, which the shareholders (t o n " . c ertainly anticipate, require explanation. th e ged that all engagements will be liquidated, 'Gel der a ccountant called in is of opinion that a 1 0, - 0 0 e o r i abl e portion of the subscribed capital, viz., •, Will be rea li se d for the proprietary. eI Y active demand prevails to-day for dis ,Etrko.aeceronlodation, and the tightness o f the has led many to apprehend increased restric -11), t bet negotiation of mercantile paper, espe s;he drain o f go ld to the continent is so toil h t 4-I.l e Dunbar, from New South Wales, has I n 5000 ounces valued at 20,000 1 . 'ere Was no alteration of importance, but in some Tb e lie e a a slight a d vance t oo k p l ace . "as meeting of the Eas t ; India Com- P"as held thi s d ay ; R . D. M an gles, Esq., ta o ;. to ok the c h a i r . M r . Si m s brought forward 104 for the ab o lition of the six clerks of the v 4,l er o f Control as an obstruction to the efficient Nearnetit of India, and as an unnecessary ex- 'e t° the revenue. He said the President of 'er e °l. d of Control was the representative of the t ' tnin ent and had now the power to n ominate detectors to act with the Hon. East In dia van . 11 0 3', who could form an indepe ndent bod y ci2 r , of Control. The question led to some Ti i "'"n, but was negatived. e Market for English Securities is decidedly i r le o r to-clay, although the improvement is not t h t an A per cent. Au impression is prevalent " China question will soon be settled, and I. It Purchases having been effected a better 1. -" is apparent, but it is not presumed that 2_ material recovery wid yet take place th_ e c ondition of the Money Marke t. Consols t trans fer ll have been 921 to 93 and 93k, and for gd3.l and 931 Long Annuities are L, 2- 1 - . Exchequer Bills I s. d iscount to 4s. Izouc, 4 o : t he Bonds 983 and India ditto 2s p rem. 100 td ed " more than half a dozen barga ins were re -100 e ICup to one o'clock in the Foreign S tock 20 t, and since then business has remained very 20 4 20 Turkish 6 per C en t s. , however, aro firm at hu t eh ; Russi an 5 per C en ts. are worth 1071, and 4 Per Cents. 98. Mexican Bonds have risen 2 U St. th b eelit " being 24 to 24g. 20 Co mmittee of Mexican Bondholders have 20 100 ice fro m Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico , the uu th The ter ms o f th e t re aty between Mexico 100 f o " United States, for a loan by the latter to St. l'iner of 15,000,000 dols., at 4 per cent. inte - 20 or We te not made public yet ; but it was said that .ho 14 Per cent. of the import duties had be en as- 20 ttars: ,i°r the payment of the intere st, and that the 100 c e e; 'rea on American shipping were to be re- 10 j r ? Per cent. From the loan , it was also said, 100 lolls 0 dols, were to be deducted for American t r ' ; ,. a , c d 4,000,000 dols. were to go to pay off 2 2 0 0 00 - 141 ' 441 Convention creditors, which would leave ?( - ,1 '—°4lol t the dispo3al of the Mexican Govern- 20 tt.T he state of the republic as egarclsher dome stis 20 totes defeated improving. General Parodi had corn- 20 20 , r 4 ciefeated and scattered the insurgents at __ , e , tar i-, and taken their chiefs prisoners. Tam ut"'se had at length submitted to the Govern- 11 a nd the last news from all other parts of the 21 The w ere satisfactory. ? 11° Iving are the nominal prices of Foreign . 2 .--- Grenada Def erre d Bonds, 6& 7 ; Mexl - 2 4 1 24 1 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto Three per ttsa(:„ u 5 ° 5 7 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 4 6 ; 9 9 ' per Cents., 107 9 ; do. 4 per Cents., E ery ' Spanish 3 per Cents., 41 1 41k; ditto ‘re 'u, 24 251 ; Ditto Certificates, 6g. ; Ditto T h , ig. ,i b e , Railway Share Market this morning has N L ed . a rather buoyant appearance, although 'ti eek ""iness transacted has not been extensive. t tv a ; l s ) however, in most cases have shown a slight upon yesterday's closing rates. Lancashire tut r f lishire rose s 10 ; Midland, ss. ; Grand er ic o Canada and Great Western of Canada t a tOd improved rates, the former advanced it., „" latter about ss. Sambre and Meuse, 10s. " a ri 4 3 ,. ali d Lyons and Northern of F r ance were • e 4th in Shares a very limited business has ,i.tne.,tira.,..iisacgted. Great Wheal Alfred were at 161. J o r il i t t award at 5 Fortuna, atik stock Bank ghares have ruled rather lower ; don and e at 9' . -Australia receded 10s. ; t• . u t einster, s s. (4). a.tralia, 10s.; Ottoman Bank, 10s. Lo and Union b!ttle the Miscellaneous undertakings there was ve r y in dess transact e d. El e ctric Telegraph were Peninsular and Oriental Steam 68. St. 50 St. St. St. St. st. n 20 20 10 St. St. St. 25 20 e lltn.ris -, FU NDS. —CLOSING PRICES— TBISM&Y. (From the Offietal List:) 1 pero Cont. Consols Annuities 3 itZg Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 9225/sure done /: ttowle: £lOOl. . _ Ctit„._tt,°, under 21000 2 p '"Ji for Account ...... 14i k e i lle l ti " Bills. 2A . d . : '''''' 4p 1 d Utz"?;.......... —.. ...... • . ,_.... . . .. .. • . l4 p par 3)no isond-s, 1858 , 7 4 . pe — r — Ce . a .tto, 1135 9 98$ i itijltlCEs 6i; . waiiaii. .................. DAY. , A t t e a 4. _n .3ePeer Cent 24 3 1 4fi 1 f I N r .„2'.° 4 ount 776 , 1 :C:1 ml Bonds, 4i per Cent Di u tr o Zsllo3ndse,rsCcpTy Cent., Con. 1841 4 — i - i kt Ditto • 1 856, 3 P per Cent, 43i lAliau Bonds, 1522, i St., 5 per Cent lO7. 1,, nine Bonds , 5 per C en t. Di„, 1 " 3 411 Roads, 3 per Cent. tto Account . • 4li Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cen' st D k 251 * bl tto Account `‘rit.h Bonds, 6 per ce n t 97s itto Account 8 7i i Ditto G uaranteed, 4 p er C en t . t t, ends on t sibmirti r tyabie in Lcliccn. tench Renter, 4a per Cent. il 1- .) hit itto 3 per C ent. k .............. 71f. 70f 7OO. ex 25f. 25 e . ch Exchange, 2 A per Cent., 12 G u ilders ' Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 9 8 ,1 7.1fRg16 O'CLOCK. 1 Ditto, A ccount Consols, money ........................... 93k (April 8) ... FOR all Antwrp & Rotterdam 14 Ardennes all Belgian East. Juuct. 16 Beziers to Graissessac all Carmeaux&Toulou se Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. New 2s, Euphrates Valley 18 Gt Central of France, 17 Great Luxembourg I 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale, all Lierro and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca & Pist. sp. c. p . all Lyons and Geneva all Lyons & Mediterran. all Maria Ante is all Do. NeW all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. all Northern of France all NorwegianTrnk. Pr e f all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans., 7 Reeife do San Fran,, (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c 7i Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse_ all Do. 5.:4 per cent. pref, all Southern of Franco , all West Flanders 10 all Do. 54 per c. Pref . 20 all IW.&N.W. of France 20 6 Western of Austria._ 20 all West. of SAAzerland 6 all Wiesbaden 6 all Do. B p. cent. p rof, 20 all Zealand THE SUN, VON DON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 18 1857. SHARE MARKETS—('Phis Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business done I this day. St ' Paidj RAILWAYS. 98'Ambg. Nottng. Bost. dr Eastn. June...— all Belfast & Ballymena all Birmng. Wolverh. dr Stour Valley... 100 Birkenhd. Lancsh. dz Cheshire Junct all Blackburn all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... 100 Bristol & Exeter.....: 100 Ca1ed0nian........... 1 100 Chester & Holyhead . all Cork and Bandon.... all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all Ds. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. all Dun. P. &Aber.Janc. 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties..... 100 EasternUnion,A.st. 100 Do., do. B Si Do. New A 17 East Kent 100 !East Lancashire ...... all East Suffolk 4 Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 100 ,Edinb.Prth.drDandee all 'Forth and ClydeJtme. 100 Furness .. . ... . ... . 100 Glasgow &S. Western all Great N. of Scotland' 100 Great Northern ...... 'lOO Do., A. Stock 1100 IDo., B. Stock 'lOO Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) 100 Great Western. ... .. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua. St . all Irish South-Eastern. all iLancaster &Carlisle. ' 141 Do., Thirds. .. ... ..... 12 Do. New Thi rds ... 100 Laneash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F. £l6 ... j Do., Wet. Riding Un. all Do. Southport.. .. i all London & Blac kwall 1100 Lond. Bright. &S. est. 100 London &N. Western all Do. Fifths all b.. ,101. Sh. 2i Do. Eighths 100 London oh S.Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Ludndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch. She f. &Lincln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 100 Midland ........ 100 Do. Birming. &Derby all Midland G. West. (Ir.) all Do. Shares ........, all Newcastle do Carlisle.. all Newpt.Aborg.&Hrfd. 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint dr. Rostrevor 100 Norfolk. 3i Northn. Counties Un 100 North British .... 1100 North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock ......... 100 Do., B Stock ...... 100 IN. Eastern - Berwick 23i1D0. do. Extension 16i Do do. G. N.E. Parch. all Do. Leeds • 100 Do. York 100 North London 3/.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jo !North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 Portsmouth 10 Ithymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn.St 100 Shropshire Union 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer all South Devon.. ..... 100 South Eastern all Do. 43 per c. Shares 100 ( South Wa1e5......... .. 17 IS. Yorksh. RivorDun 7 Do.. . all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all 'Stockton & Darling.. 15 DO. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 1855 16i Stockton dr Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West all IWest Eud of London, and Crystal Palaco all Do. A all Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class all Wimbledon &Croydot, BRITISH PI 0 all Atlan. and St. Law. 8 9 Bomb3.y,l3.troda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. 8 I all IDo. 10i Buffalo & Lake Hur. 100 Buff. , Brut. &Go d ch. 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72, Do. do., 1 July, '731 100 Do. do., 1 June, '741 2s. Calcutta and S. East. !sild , Ce Aral Oude (Lira.) lOs Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do all Demerara 2s. Eastern Bengal .00 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.42 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do. '59, do. all Geelong & Melbourne (mar. 5 per cent ;00 G t h. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p c. Debeu all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 perc 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada, 8 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., "76, p.'6o all Do. do., '73, do. _I all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 4i p.c all Do. do., 5 per 6. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do 55. Oude (Limited) 5 Sciude, guar. 5 per c all Do 4 - ••• ...... •. 8i - 9 g i ._ ii 93 - 92 68i - 68: 37 .- 38 - 10: 19i - 20 104 - 10; 46 - 48 34 - 35 8 - 7 95 - 97 56i - 57 ii - ig 38 74 ' 1 7 i -- 8 i 95 -- 96 86 -- 88 120 -- 123 104 -- 108 67 -67 i, 64 -- 66 j 95 1211 104 67i g g 70 751 7 Bp i 7 8 pl 99 99 i 1 l f d par 981 91 i 6 - 6I 103 - 109 104 - 161 10ai I 1044 34 44 ... -. . , 1014 4(1 pa 104 i, ail 373 i I St. 100 81} 10 St. 20 50 st. . . 14/ 1 . 54! 151 St. sr 81 - 81 53 - 54 54 - 56 3i - 314 45 - 46 4i i 1i 84 - 85 4 r - 311 3 - 2i 39 - 40 61i -62 i 96 - 99 62,i i 2 5h 4id 7 74 104 11 294 301 7 6 I 30 29f 110 112 27i 28 48 50 2} lid 17 74 75 73j 4j 86 85 - 86 4i 4 d. 4 3 ct 12 14 41 43 201 -20 i 4-44 2. 1 , - 51 - ISSESSIONS. li lip }96 98 96 98 96 93 Far i p ••• ••• n ''. li P 111 -- 113 28 -- 2#p 21A --22 53 - -- 54 81 -- 83 21f -21 i 25f -261 i 3 1 - 3 i2 09 -- 100 120 -- 125 120 -- 125 107 109 19:i 20 2li 22 par /p i iPh ..... ". -- 2ip r Paid RAILWAYS. 100 IBucko ' lamsh 100 Clydesdale Jc. all Col. Stour Vy. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.e all I E. Un. H. Sh. 100 4;;Ilas. Barr. di Neils. Direct. 100 Do. Now all IGlstr.StDn.Fr all Hull & Selby all Do. A Shares all Do. J Shares all !Lon.&Greenw all iDo.Preferenee 100 Lou. Til., &S. 51 Bark. Sh. all Manch.Bxton. and Matlock 100 Mdld. Bra.dfd. 51, Newmarket . ' BuryE.G.spc. all No4ast.s p.c. all Do. 6 per ct all Do. Fixed 5p c all Prest. & Wyre all Do. i Shrs. A 100 I Roystn. & Hit. all Shrews.Br, Her all S. Staffordsh all WearVal.g6pc all Do.. 100 : Wilts&Sonirst Leasing Companies Lu. &N. W. Caledon E.U.&E.O Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. IGt.Westn. 'Y. lc N.M Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do L. diN. W. & Midid. Midland... ' E. Count Do Do Gt. Northn l T. Brassoy M. 11Clean Stk.dtDar I Do IGt.Westn. PREFER. 15 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p e.pref. (issd.at 50/., it. 100 Bris.& Ex. 4 p.c. St, '0 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. ;t, 100 Caledn. £lO 4i p. c. t. 100 Ches. & Ho. 54 P.C. t. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... 6j all Cork &Bandons4p.c. 64 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 0 2E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. 1. 100 'Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. t. 103 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 3 all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l 33 all Do. No. 2 ) all D 4). New 6 pr. c St. ) all East Un., G. 6p c. i all Do. 51., 10 per cent. ) all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. ~ all Do. do. 4 per cent... 00 East Laucash.6 p.cts. i all E.&W. York. J. sthe 1 5 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh, . 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.o. 100 Furness, 5 p. c . 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 P.C. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 4 per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pre 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 44 p.c. 100 Do. con. rod. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 percent. 100 Do 5 p. c. rod. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Sp. c.P. S all Do. do. 5 p c. do 100 Do, Birm. Gua. Stk all Do, Chesh, Gua, Sh all Do. do. do. all Do. do, do 100 Lan, dr York. 6pc.St 100 Lou. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. Now Guar. 6 p.c. 1 100' Do, do. 5 p. c., No. 4 100 Lou. & N.W., Coy. k Naneaton 5 p. et 100 Lon, & S.W. 7 per et. late 3d Shares ... all Londy.& Color. 4Sh. all Londy.&Eunis. i Sh. 103 4f., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 44 Do. do. do, £6 26 13 20 . St. 100 Do. do. 34 per cent. all Niarypt. Carl,4 p.c, all Do. 4. per cent . - 10: Do. do. 100' Irid.Consol.6p.c. St 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. all New.,Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. all Vorfk.Deb.4p.c.Sh. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 5i p.c. pf., 1847 100 D0.Wv.V.5p.c.,1847 100 North British 34 D 71. Preference 100 N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. 8! Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6pc No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1843.. 10 Do. York 11. &S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 61 p.c. Ist guar. 100 !Do. p.c., c. 2d guar all 'Scot. Cent.Ncw Pref. 103 ;Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 1100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 'IAD Do. d 0.3 1, p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 4h pr cent. all. S. Eastern (Reading] Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 41 per cent all Do. Fixed 4 p.c. 100 S. Wales Gun. 4 p. c 100 Do. do. 4. p. c all S.Yorkah.4 p. c. Guar all Stock. &Dar., Gp. c 15 Do. do. do. , all Stock. do Hartl. g. 5 . p.c. till July 1, '56 all Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. BRITIS FE 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk. 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambru.) 1 Dey.Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s Great South Tolgus 10/ 31Grt.W.Alfril.(Philk.) 7 IGrt.W. Vor (11elstn.) Bs6dlLady Bertha 7A IN. Frances (Illogan) IN.W.Bisset (Illogan) 6/15INorth Wheal Crofty 1i Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 ;Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. ISort, Cons. Min, Co Caradou (St. Cleer) 2 IS. Carn Brea (Mom) 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 4A Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 9 - Tin Croft 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap 12s 6.V. of Towey (Camar.) W. Basset (Illogan), 20 IW. Caradon (Laskrd.) 5i Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 5i Wh, Edward(Calstek) 1/ 7slllfh. Kitty (U. Llant) $ IWILMa.Ann (Menht.) 4i Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN 7 Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(icsue at £5 pm) all Do. Comes dg Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica , all Cobra Copper , 16 Copiapo all ,Fortuna all General all Linares 1i Lusitanian ..... all Mariquita all New Granada all Noveau Monde all Pont. Sil. Lal. 4 Smlt 1 Port Philip 15i Santiago de Cuba all South Australian all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 p. C. Pref all United Mexican MISCE: 19 Australian Agri=lt. all Australis, Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 32A Canada 1.00 Do.Go.6pc.JanBauly 100 Do. 6 p.c.Feb.&Aug. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref, 7§ p. cont all Crystal Palace all Do. Preference Al Crystal Pal, of France fi Duston Iron Ore 18 Eastern Steam 100 Electric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of Irel all En. &Aust.Cep.SreCo 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. ‘ll Gen. Ir. Sc. L 4 Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 LondOn Discount all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. all Mexican &S. Alllericn 5 Nat. Discount Co, 5 Do. New G Netherlands Land... all Do. Do. all IDo.B p c.Pf.iss.at ld. 1 Do. Do. 80 New U. &N. S. Land 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. all N. B. Australasian 1 all Nrth.ofEuropoSteam all Oriental Gas ss. Do. New Shares all IPeelßr. Ld. & Minrl.l all Peninsular & Oriental 10 Do. New all Rhyniney Iron all Dp. New 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest all Do. New 100 S. Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds al South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 5 Trust&ln Co.U.Can. ,31 Van Diemon's Land WO V. Go.6p. cJan. July Closing Prices this day. 93 - 95 1 98 -102 ' 11 - 13 133 - 136 3i - 4} iiii - 16 121 - 13 23 - 24 1 102 - 105 I - P 2i - 2i 00 - 92 - I P 55 - 1 131 - 134 8 - 9 I 9 - 94 -32 i 88 - 90 CE SHARES. oi 27 94 oi : 98 s -s; ')8 -: 112 = 12 - 12 ii :: ii .13 - 115 [O5 - 110 !CO - 102 60 -- 62 10i -10 i 5 i 95 - 9 - 102 -10 A - - 75 - 20 , - 15 - 337 Business this day. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Day.) Their lordships assembled for public business at 12 o'clock. In the ab.ence of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Redesdale, the deputy speaker, occupied the woolsack. COMMITTEES. The following bil!s passed through committee, and were reported to the house without amendments :—The Customs' Duties ; the Race Horse Act Amendment ; the Cinque Ports Amendment ; and the Pauper Main tenance Bile. THIRD RE A DINGS. The following bills were severally read a third time and passel :—Tho Income-tax ; Indemnity ; Copyhold and Inclosure Commissioners, &c. ; Extra Parochial Places; and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Bills. FIRST READINGS. The following bills were severally read a first time : The Mutiny ; Marine Mutiny ; Speaker's Retirement ; Exchequer iii 13 ; and the Consolidation Fund Appro priation Bills. Their lordships adjourned at half-past 12. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. The O'D‘moghue took the oaths an I his Beat for the county of Tipperary, in the room of James Sadleir ex pelled the house. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following private bills were considered and ordered for third reading—Electric Telegraph Company, and the Great Southern and Western Railway (Capital). The Orkney Roads Bill was read a second time and order to be committed. The Aldershot Railway Bill was withdrawn in conse quence of the objections of the War Department. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY BILL. --- This bill, for legalising the payment of a dividend to the shareholders in the Great Northern Railway, was read a first time. ENFIELD FACTORY. _ _ Mr. SPOONER moved foratia;c - ount of the tote. sutn expended at Enfi4l Factory, from the Ist day of January, 1854, to the 31st day of March, 1857 ; the amounts under the fellowing heads to be separately specified, viz. :—Building, Machinery, Miscellaneous Stores, Salaries, and Wages. And, statement of the number of guns delivered into st qv, up to the 31st day of Marcb, 1857, from Enfield.—Agreed to. MR. SPEAKER'S RETIREMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The SPEAKER rose and said—l should nob be doing justice to my own feelings were I to permit the passing of this bill through its final stage in this house without Expressing most gratefully my most respectful and sin cere acknowledgment of this mark of approbation of my humble services in the chair, and at the noble and generous manner in which those services have been re warded. (Loud cheers.) Sir G. GREY moved that the observations of the Speaker be entered on the minutes of the proceedings of the house. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE seconded the motion. Agreed to unanimously. EXCHEQUER BILLS (21,049,700/.) BILL . This hill was read a second time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. MUTINY BILL. 1:12.8 bill was real a third time and passed. MARINE muriNY BILL. Thia bill was read a third time and passed. he above bah were then ordered to be taken to the House of Lords (this sitting) for a fir,t reading in that house. MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND) Wu,. On the motion of Mr FAGAN, for the second reading of this bill ' Mr. BAGWELL supported the second reading, The hon. gentleman complained not only of the injustice of this tax, which was a renewal of the old penal laws of Ireland, but of its unjust assessment. The small bo rough of Clonmel, which he represented, was assessed at 2411., whilst Kilkenny, a larger place, was assessed at only 307/., and the large city of Limerick but 8101, Mr. MEA.GHER supported the bill and suggested to the Government the necessity of passing this bill. The provinciA towns affected by the tt.x returned 10 mem bers, and influenced the counties returning about 10 mere, and he thought it was a question now for their consideration whether they would make friends or ene mies of these members. Mr. 11013,SMAN said that no practical result could in this session result from the second reading of this bill. It must be admitted that the tax was a grievance, and during the twenty years he had been in Parliament the suLjr et had been one of much agitation and discussion in Ireland, and also of much discussion in that house. Atter reviewing the present bearing of the tax, he said the course the After some farther discussion, in which Mr. M`Guire, Mr. A. Black, Sir D. Norreys, Mr, Beatnish, Mr. Cowan, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Kinnaird, and Mr. 'Heard too!: part, relative to the abolition also of the annuity tax Of Scotland, Mr. FAGAN expreased his thar,ka at the statement that had been made by the Government, which would be a "message of peace to Ireland" superior to that of the late Sir Robert Peel. Mr. HENLEY condemned the whole discussion, which would lead to no benefit, except in an electioneer ing point of view, 'Tile bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed that day three months. SECOND READINGS. The orders for the second reading of the following bills were ordered to be discharged :—The Carl sle Canonries ; Lunatic Asylum (Irel:ind) ; The Tenants' Compensation (Ireland) ; and the Registration of Long Leases (Scot land). EXTRA-PAROCIIIAL PLACES. The Lords' amendments to thi3 bill wero considered and agreed to, PIMLICO IMPROVEMENTS. Sir B. HALL obtained leave to bring in a bill to extend the time for enabling the Commissioners of her Majesty's Works to complete improvemerts in Pimlico and in the neighbourhood of Buckingham Palace. PUBLIC OFFICES EXTENSION. Sir B. HALL obtained leave to bring in a bill to make further provv,ion for enabling the Commissioner; of her Majesty's Works to acquire a seat for additional offices for the public service near Whit e h a ll and h er Majesty'r Palace of Westminster. In reply to S:r H. WILLOUGHBY, Sir B. ITALL said that the object in bringing it: this bill was to facilitate their progress under the suspension of standing ord ers i n th e ensu i ng seision of P ar li amen t. ELECTRIC TEL 'GRAPH CONINIUNICATION WITH In reply to questions from Sir D. NoRRErs and Mr. OTWAY, Mr. WILSON repeated the answer of the Chancel• for of the Exchequer on a former oocasion, that telegra phic communication was to be made with India via Silusia and the Persian Gulf. Ho w as no t prepared to give au answer relative to the Euphrates 'Valley com munication. PUBLIC CHARITIES. Mr. PELLATT obtained leave to bring in a bid for the incorperation of Public Charitie9, which was read a first time and ordered to be read a second time that day three months. BURIALS. Mr. PELLATT obtained leave to bring in a bill relating to Burials in Cormerated and Unconsecrated Ground, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time that day three months. ADJOURNME/kr OF THE lIOUSE—MOLDA VIAN REGUGEES. On the motion for the adjournment of the house till Saturday, Mr. OTWAY called attention to the state of 20 or 30 refugees from Wallachia in 1848 or 1849, who bad been refused to return to their country, and he asked the interference of the Government in their behalf. Lord PALMERSTON said that the affair of the pro. vinces were in a fair way of settlement and the Austrian troops were evacuating them, and the Divans were consideriog questions relative to the country, and there was no doubt but that those gentlemen would return to their country. He believed it only to be a question of time when they should return. The motion was agreed to, and the house adjourned at half-past two o'clock, till Saturday. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER EfALL.---Ilan del's "Israel i❑ Egypt" will he performed on Friday, the 27th. Advantage will be taken of this performance to hold the fist choral rehearsal for the great Handel Fes tival, which will take place under the direction of Mr. Costa, in the large hall, Exeter-hall, on Friday evening next, the 20th instant. CANTERBURY HALL—In order to gratify the musical tastes of the hundreds that nightly crowd this attractive place of entertainment, it has been arranged to give, in addition to the usually attractive programme, a series of selections from the operatic compositions of some of the best masters. The first of the series was taken from "La Sonnambula ;" and the second, which has been performed with great succels during the present week , has been selected from the opera of the "Bohemian Gill," by Bilfe. The solo parts are sussained by Madam Marietta, Mr. lime, Mr. Corrie, and Mr. Farrant with great ability. Mr.'Sam Collins, the Irish vocalist, who lately joined this corps, has now completely established himself as cue of its leading artistes. The great secret of the success of Mr. C. Morton is that, from the com tnencemeGt of the end, rtaking., he has secured the ser vices of some of the best English singers, and has never allowed a song to be sung at which the most modest need blush, Tuft MAILS.—SOUTHAMPrON, Tuesday . —Th e Royal Mail Company's steamship Mlgelaltn s , C apta i n G . Abbott, sailed to-day with the West Indi a , M ex i can, a She takes lay, of h out 71 Bahama,, pas seng , rs, among whom a h a m a ~, M I s . P arry and six daughters for Barbadoes, Quart ermaster and Mr'. Kerri.tge, Colonel Ready and faeii;y, &c., spe c i e l Pacific are Bay value 4 8001., jewtl! , ry value 6,1001., and a full cargo. The Belgian Royal Mail Ptearner Cotrititation, Captain Pougin, B.R N., sailed tc-day for New York with 560 passengers and a large cargo.. The Peninsular and Ori ental Company's steamer Sultan, Capt. Cook, a l so sa il e d tc-day for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, with the mails, a few pa:RerigerP, and a fair cargo . of merchandise on freight. Tne Colombo, Captain Field, wlO the India and China ma , ls, left Malta on the 10th instant, at 8 p.m., and may be into the gravin g dusk this afternoon, and her re airs will be wenn diattly proceeded with. .. 0 rbirb 947;:Jtiton SUN OFF TCE, ri.x a' WARWICK RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) WELTER HANDICAP. Prince of Orange Three ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Geenwich Fair Patience Knockbourn Three ran. GREAT WARWICK HANDICAP Tame Deer Gaudy Poodle Fire ran. It was posted in the ring that Theory de clared not to start at 2 0 p.m., but it was not known by the Stewards. Tora Thumb did not run. Won by two lengths. DEBDALE STAKES. Royalty.. 1 Fiva tan. LATEST BETTING, WARWICK HANDICAP. 2to 1 agst Theory (taken) 3to 1 agst Bar One. NORTHAMPTON. 11 to 2 agst Sir Colin (taken) 6to 1 agst St. Gila (taken) 7to 1 agst Codrington (taken) REPRESENTATION OF BRIDPORT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. DEAR SIR, —Will you kindly permit me, through the medium of your columns, to say there is not the slightest truth in the statement contained in this morning's Post and Advertiser, that I had given up my hope of obtaining a seat in the House of CommorP, for Bridport. On the contrary, my canvass has been most flattering and successful.- -I am, dear sir, yours faithfully, E. T. SMITH. MARKET NEWS.— (This I' ay.) CORN EXCHANGE. Although only a limited supply of English wheat was on sale in to-day's market, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, but without leading to any alteration in value. There was a slight improvement in the condition of the samples. The, imports of foreign wheat ar3 5,550 quarters. Even the finest qualities met a dull inquiry, and inferior parcels were offered on easier terms. There was a fair demand for barley and malt, and Mon day's prices were supported. The oat trade ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Beans, peas, and flour were in moderate supply and heavy request, at Monday's currency. ARRIVALS Tills WEEK. Wheat. Barley. I Malt. I 620 390 I 5,550 Euglisb Irish.. Flour, 640 Oats. 1. 4 = 230 2,420 -- 2,300 Foraitn 15,550 I 3,810 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is steady, and prices generally are well sup. ported. WHITECHAPEL. The demand ruled tolerably active at full quotations. Beef, from 3a 4d to 4s Gd ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4i 10 1 ; veal . , 4s to ss; pork, 38 Sd to 5s 21 per Sibs by the car case., LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(This Day.) LONDON, March 18.---Wind this day at noon, S.E. ; light breeze and fine clear sultry weather. PORTSMOUTH, March 17.—Wind Shannon, for China ; Alma, Buenos Ayres; Victoria, Ne wfoundland ; H.M.S. Electra, eastward. DARTMOUTH, March f g l7.—The American barque Henry H. Craper, from St. Augustin's Bay, for Dartmouth, U.S., capsized, on the 19Lh Jan. in 31 S. 30 E. ; master and man picked up off a raft by the England (s.s.), arrived here ; remainder of crew supposed to have been drowned. LIVERPOOL, March 17.—The Mary, for Valporaiso, put back yesterday after being 1:i days at sea, bore up from off Cape Finisterre ; has cover in:; board, stanchions, &c., started, hiving been struck by heavy seas. The William Thomas, hence for Newfoundland and Pernambuco, is on shore on Tacurnsliane Strand ; crew saved ; cargo expect ed to, be saved. A sunken wreck, apparently a brig or schooner was passed, W. of the N.W. Light Ship about 10 (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Wind S., Sue. Arrived—Barcelona, steamer, from Hamburg. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.S.W. Arrived—Pernana, from West Coast South America; Marcia C Day, New Orleans ; Ellen Bates, Bombay ; Ignes de Castro, screw steamer, St. Michael's ; Miranda,, Pernambuco ; Silistria, Bombay ; Western Chief, New Orleans. Put back—Ennerdalo, for Pernambuco. Sailed, 17th—Pedigree, for Singapore; Enterprise, Per nambuco; Raduagore, New Orleans; Origon, Mobile. QUEENSTOWN, March 16. Wind S. Arrived--Copse, from Matanzas ; Lucy, Galat z ; Or well, Alexandria ; Gelona Catherina, St. Domingo ; Nostro Sonora Victorias, Cardinas. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRIT% SII TRI EG RAM.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10 A.M. Wind E.S.E. ; tide 3 hours' ebb; fine. Arrived—Lionno, from Gravel nos ; Ann Jewett, Dun kirk ; Admiral, Rotterdam ; Chsrimidss, Borgense. Sailed, March 17. Collier (s.), for Emden. Sailed, March 13.—Venus, for Liberia; Sir R. Peel (a.), Dunkirk; Belgium (s.), Ostend; Garland, B.arbadoes ; Jane Symons, Algoa Bay; Natrona, Odessa. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.50 a.m. 'Wind variable ; fine. Passed—Flora, screw steamer, from London, for Oporto ; Alverton, Alexandria, London ; Collingeburg, Shaugha', London, in tow. Auchored—Monterio Primoro, from London, for Lisbon Goorgiana Granfel Sunderland, Cuba ; Chiliau Packet, Sunderland, Coquibo. The Dunbar, from Sydney, bas brought only 5,000 ounces of gold, valued at 20,0001. It is stated from Acapulco that theTrincomalee, which was expected to take a largo freight of silver frAn the West Coast of Mexico to Panama, would carry orly 40,0001., owing to the quantities now sent direct to China or to San Francisco to be transmitted to China. EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.—A grand concert of classical music is to be given in the Surrey Gardens Music Hall, to-morrow evening, in aid of the funds of the Early Closing Association. The selection will include some of the best orchestral works of Meaart, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn. The attractive promise of this enter tainment, together with the beneficial and interesting object to which its pecuniary proceeds are to be applied, will insure a large audience. It transpired yesterday tbat the Joint Stock Estab lishment known as the London and Eastern Banking Corporation have found it necessary to make arrange ments for winding up their transactions. The concern was established only three years back with a capital of 500,0001., of which one-half wag paid up, and it has de clared dividends at the rate of 6 per cent. It had branches in Mark-lane, Pal!-mall, and Westbeurne-terrace, as well as at Calcutta and Bombay. It is announced on autho rity that all the engagements will be liquidated in full as they fall due, and a hope is entertained by Mr. Coleman, the accountant called in, that a considerable portion of the capital may be u:timately saved for thy shareholders. The prospectus has been issued of the North of India Tramroad Company, with a capital of 1,000,0001. in 201. shares. The object is to furnish the populous and fer tile province of Rohilcund with cheap roads, and the first intention is to construct 250 miles from Futteyghur to Delhi. They are intended to be for animal power, although capable of being made motile le for light loco motives. Some portions are estimated to cost 5,000/ per mile, and others only 2,500/. The district is espe cially adapted for trainroads, its geological eltaracter ren dering the formation of good ordinary metalled roads almost impracticable, and the experiment on a moderate scale seems, therefore, highly expedient. • No call is to be made, except upon a guarantee beinj obtained from the East India Company. PRICE OF GOLD.--The quotation of gala at Paris is shout 6 per mills premium, and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per 11. sterlirg. Ou comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 31. 17a. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 3-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13•41 per 11. ster ling. Standard gold, at the English Mint price, is there fore rather more than 1-10 th per cent. dearer in flain burg than in London. The course of cxe nage at New York on• London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1084 per cent , which, when compared with the Mint par betNeen the two countriev, shows that the exchange is nominally against England ; but, after making allowance for charges of transport and d;fference of intere•t, the present rate leaves no profit on ti:e transmission of gcld either way bet Neen the two countries. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ST. PATETOIC.—Tne seventy fourth anuivei wiry dinntr of this charity took piece la t evening, at the Freesaasona' Tavern, Great Q seen- street, Lincolu'e-inti-fi, I is; the Marquis rf Londooderry in the chair. Am ngst the orimpany were the Earl of Annetley, vi 6 cr,unt Maksr.rene, Lord Duff rn, Sir Cusack P. It, ney, Mr. Sergeant Murphy, Mr. D. S. Ker, M.P., Mr. , John (cJmnionly cAled " Johnny") Jones, Mr. C. W. Stroughton, and Mr. M. 11. Paley, of New Brunswick. The chairman, in giving the teat of the evening, stated that the benefits derived from this charity hiPtiot diminished during the past )ear. The. schools b 0 &ways contained the full number of pupils ; which they &old accommodate, and 500 children (300 boys and 200 girb) were now receiving the advantages of education ;* hot still additional a-sistance . was required to enable the committee to carry out the ol•kets Of the socitty. The but.se:;p'icas :anquT t; dto a' taut 7501. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) THE BOYAL Burnsa BANK. To-day was appointed for the further examination 0, the directors. That of Mr. Esdaile was continued. Mr. Paddison, for Mr. Esdaile, said that there were some portions of the evidence, as taken down, to which he (Mr. Esdaile) did not assent, and, therefore, declined signing the declaration without explanation. Mr. Linklater said, in that case, it would be better to take the examination of Mr. Esdaile, so as to afford him the opportunity of explanation. In explanation, Mr. Esdaile said that, with regard to a cheque of Cameron's for 5001., alluded to at the last examination, he considered it to have been Cameron's own money, and not belonging to the bank. Mr. Linklater said that, to eave trouble, he would state at once that he intended to inquire into the origin and progress of the bank ; but at present he should con fine himself to the point at issue, as to what had been stated on the last occasion. Mr. &daile was examined on the details of the ar countg, and re-txamined by Mr. Linklater at great length. Mr. - Linklater. said that he should be able to prove the fallacy of the explanations given, and proceeded to ques tion the witness on all the points which were diPputed in the voluminous examination which had been taken in short hand, but now repudiated in part by Mr. Esdaile. The case was proceeding, and will probably occupy r-everal days. The facts elicited this morning did not differ materially from those already published. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SELKIRK AND GALA.SHIELS. The report of the directors of this company states that in consequence of an unadjusted claim made by the contractors they are unable to state the whole of the liabilities of the company. They propose to call a special meetir g on- a future day, when a full report on the liabilities of the company will be submitted to the shareholders and definite proposals made for obtaining the necessary fuLds for the liquidation of all claims against the com pany. The revenue account shows a balance to the credit of the company of upwards of 6001., but the directors cannot recommend the shareholders to de clare any dividend on the present occasion, as that sum has been exhausted by payments on account of capital. The capital account shows that 33,8891. had been received, including 6061. from revenue, and 28,2681. expended, leaving a balance consisting of 5,453/. of shares on hand and arrears of calls, 1621. due by the North British Railway on account of revenue, and 5/. by the secretary. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 31st Jan. last shows that 1,386/. had bee❑ received and 897/. ex pended, leaving a balance of 489/. To this is added 286/. from the preceding account, making 775/. Out of this is deducted 168/. for interest of loans and rents, leaving 6061., which bag been lent to capital. PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD BRANCH. . _ This branch, extending from the railway termi nus at Landport into Portsmouth Dockyard, for the exclusive use of the Government in the conveyance of troops, stores, and munitions of war, is com pleted as far as the outer wall of the dockyard and opened. Mr. Bushby, the constructor of the line, completed the works on the 15th inst., being the day named in the contract. A special engine wi'h several trucks passed over the line under the direc tion of Mr. R Hood, the resident engineer of the London, Brighton, and" South Coast Railway Com pany. Mr. Wood, the clerk of Government works in Portsmouth Dockyard, and other officials also inspected the line and certified their approval of it. Troops, &c., can now be taken from the ship's side to their quarters hundreds of miles off, or con veyed from a distance and embarked with similar facility. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Yesterday a special meeting of the members of the board was held in the council-chainber, Guild hall, for the purpose of receiving a report from the committee of the whole board on the bye-laws re lative to the formation of streets, and notices of motions in reference thereto ; to receive the reports of the eng;rper and superintending architect ; to receive and consider applications and communica tions ; to transact matters of emergency, and to tike into considtration notices of motions by Messrs. D xon, Seeley, Wilkinson; and Offer. IMPORTANT BYE-LAW. After a discussion sp rea , ling_over three sittings, the bye-1 Lws iu reference to the width of streets, arc., brought up by Major Lyon, of St. Georgo'r, Hanover-square, were thus modified : "1. Six - woks, at the least, before any new street shall be laid out, written notice shall be givvn to the Metropoli'an Board of Works, at their office, 1, Greek-street, Soho, in the county of Middlesex, by the person or persons intending to lay out such /kW street, stating the proposed level and width thereof, and accompanied by a plan of the ground, showing the local situation of the same. "2. Forty feet, at the least, shall be the width of Every new street intended for carriage treffic; 20 feet, at :he least, shall be the width of every new street intended only for foot traffic ; provided that the said width, respectively, shall be construed to mean the width of the carriage and footway only, exclusive of any gardens, fore courts, open areas, or other spaces in front of the houses or buildings erected or intended to be erected iu any street. "3. Every new street shall, unless the Metropo litan Board of Works otherwise consent in writing, have at least two entrances of the full width of such street, and shall be open from the ground up ward. " 4.erhe measurement of the width of every street shall be tiken at a right angle to the course thereof, half on either side, from the centre or crown of the roadway to the external wall or front of the intended houses, • or buildings on eac h s id e th ereo f ; b ut where fora courts or other spaces are intended to be left in front of the houses or buildings, then the width of the street, as already defined, shall be measured from the centre line up to the fence, railing, or boundary dividing' or intended to divide such fore courts, gardens, or spaces from the pub lic way. " 5. That the carriage-way of every new street must curve or fall from the centre or crown thereof at the rata of three-eighths of an inch at the least for every foot of breadth. "6. In every Lew street the curb to each foot path must not be less than four nor more than eight inches in height above the channel of the roadway, except in the case of crossings paved or formed for the use of foot passengers, and the slope of every footpath towards the curb must be half an inch to every foot of width if the footpath be unpaved, or not less than a quarter of an mch to every foot of width if the footpath be paved. "7. In this bye-law the word street' shall be interpreted to apply to and include any highway (except the carriage way of any turnpike road), and any road, public bridge, lane, footway, square, court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not, and a part of any such highway, road, bridge, lane, footway, square, court, alley or pa ssage . "8. In cass of any breach of the regulations con tainei in this bye-law, the offender shall be liable for each offence t , ) a penalty of 40s. ; and in case of a continuing offence, to a further penalty of 20s. for each day after notice thereof from the Metropo litan Board of Works." Mr. HAWKES protested against the penal clause, which he considered as oppressive and unconstitu tional, the only redeeming feature iu the clause being that the local authorities would have to de cide upon the breaches of these bye-laws. Mr. BEAVAN inquired if the board could proceed finally to confirm these laws as a whole, before they had been submitted to the Secretary of State. The PRESIDENT replied in the negative. DISTRICT SURVEYORS' FEES. A report was submitted by the Superintending Architect which stated that the number of new buildings in 1856 in respect to which fees had been received was 3,445, and the amount received 4, 9361.; the number of additions, alterations, and other works in 1856 in respect of which 5,7521. had been received was 4,975 ; and there bad been also re c&ve I as fee; in nrre it in respect of 6,234 buildings, (Lc., 9.8151., making the total number of works in respect of which fees had been paid, 14,654. Th e rep,•rt likewise sti,t d that t 'le incomes of the di4- trict surveyors in respect of fee varied from 2001. t ► 1,3001., but that the expenses of thei_e officers considerable, and that the fees were oft en t o a great extent in arraar, and had been 2'5 per cent. less on the whole amount dui ing 1850 under the . new act than under the previous building aci The rema adj m rnnged.s buiness having been dlspos. the ed of, d ou FIRE AT THE EXHIBITION OP ARTS —YeAerday morn fnv, between three and four o'ckelc, a fire broke out in the new building erected for the Ex ,itntion of Art 3 at Kcnsington Gore. The fi:Alues were first observed in the furnace room, containing the apparatus for warming the Schoolof Desi n . Th e p assage leading to the school, with its roof, way alpo on fire, and the flames were mak ing rapid advances to other parts of the establishment, bur; the troops having been called out they were .. the e4??sl arrested. Mr. Eraidweod, in his ( fa c i a l re port °u t burned cut don e , states that the furnace room is rn d e cut ; flooring, p ar ti t i on, and roof of passage iestreyo‘i; and corrent3 of the School of anign of A r ta much c'a . ...agel by L,at au I smile. ''i - 6i - 7 i 1 34 -- 4ip 51 -- 6 k -- a $4l -- 11 -- lt I 'par -- IP 241 21 - 6i -- 6i, - 6 - Op ii i - ii 21 - 39 - 8i - 94 60 - 60 5S - 59 a— pai 1 li 10 9 pa 43 41 9i 10 3:3 34 par 1 p ... - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 0 all )Anstralasia 5 18 B a nk of Egypt ...... 0 50 Bank of London ...... all Bri. Col Bk. & Ln. Co. i 0 a ll British N. Ame rican X) 6 C.Bk.of Ind. iu.S:Ch )0 50 City ..................... )0 25 Colonial . ............ )0 20 Commercial of Lund. .t 0 all Eng.Scot.diAus. Cht. 10 all Lon. Ch. Bk. of Aust. :0 all Ditto New ......... 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Do. 19 14. 135- ••• - i - 65 - 134 - 134 93 - 99 88 - 89 ••• ..... 11 tOi - 105 90 92 li ld -- • • . 21i -:: 2.11 110 - 111 111 - 118 105 - 110 65 - 70 173 - 18 3 ! 234 - 24 100 - 101 9i - 10 27 - 28 2 - 3p .4 :. ii MINES. 22i -23 i 6i - 155 - 165 150 - 460 14 - 15 10 -10 i 6 - 6i - 20 30 - 32 6 - 7 22 - 23 8 - 9 340 - 350 - 33U - 350 51 - 215 - - 4 - - 1: - 34A -35 i 165 - 175 260 - 280 :330 - 360 4i - 20 - 43 - 22 - 51 21 45 24 MINES. i —le le li 3 19 21 - id 61 63 12 11 id 7i 8 id p 1 i 7 - 9 **ii 7_ i* - ii: ii NEOIJS. 23i -24 i ••• - .•• 5 - BA 40 4.1 45 t 53 - 156 ii - 40 26 - 28 21- 2. 5$ - 5 iii= 93 •••a l .. a . l I fid 41 4f; ••• ••• - 31 1 li 3 4 4 46 par iii 18 22 - par ip 21 2i ii -25. P 6 - 8 ii = ij 35 - 37 ii --- li 901 x d 1214 201 5 61 a d ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. LONDON. --Mr. Alderman Rose has yielded to the petitions of his friends, and come forward as a candidate for the representation of the City. There are now, therefore, six candidates in the field. SOUTHWARK. —Mr. Sergeant Ballantine will contest this borough against Mr. Apsley Pellatt. LAMBETH.—The contest for this borough is cer tain to be severe; neither of the present members is disposed to yield without a struggle, and Mr. Ronpell is determined to go to the poll. WORCESTER.—The requisition which was in course of signature last Saturday in favour of Sir Morton Peto is withdrawn. Alderman Sidney arrived from London yesterday afternoon, and attends a public meeting of the electors to-day to explain his principles. BRADFORD.—GeneraI Thompson arrived in this town from London at 11.30 p.m. on Monday. Be was received with triumph. The station was crowded with spectators, who burst forth in enthu siastic cheering the moment he alighted from the carriage. He was conveyed to Alderman Mitchell's residence, and all along the route the ch eer i ng was continued. The probability is that the General and Mr. Wickham will be returned fort is borough without a contest. General Thompson addressed his committee yesterday, and will address a public meeting probably this day. The following is Gene ral Thompson's address :—" Gentlemen, I come to refresh the acquaintance we have long had. I be gan in the time of struggle for a great principle, to the value of which every portion of your town bears witness. To detain you with sentiments which have long been common to us would be waste of time. To a few points it may be well to advert. Of war, as of surgery, the less we want the better; but what we have should be good. To reduce wars. and fighting's to a minimum is the great practical problem for wise men in the present day. Con cerning intervention, the same. We want inter vention for good, and not intervention for evil. Is not - your police maintained on the same princi ple ? Nations will at some time unite for a police, which shall do on a great scale what the other does. Though not so fast as we could wish, reform and improvement are making bead in all di rec ti ons . We have had tim e t o tak lessons in the methods of assisting." YORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING.)—The following is Mr. Cobden's farewell address : "To THE ELECTORS OF THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. " Gentlemen, —Although at the last election I made an unequivocal declaration of my intention to withdraw from the represantation of the West R ding at the close of the Free trade contest—a determination which I have since repeatedly communicated to the chairman of my committee—yet I should be wanting in courtesy to you, and fail to do justice to my own feelings, if I allowed our political connection to be brought to a silent close. " Elected your representative in Parliament, without solicitation or expectation, when 1,000 miles distant from England, I dissolved very reluctantly my connection with the borough of Stockport, to enable you to give an emphatio expression of attachment to the cause of com mercial freedom. From the moment, however, when the Free-trade policy was no longer opposed by any po litical party in the country I felt that every motive which led to my having become the representative of your most important electoral district has wholly ceased ; for to one who, like myseletakes an active interest in the leading pub lic questions of the day it offers no advantage to be elected for the largest of our constituencies. On the contrary, it involves the additional labour of much local and pri vate business, and a great increase of correspondence— that terrible tax on the time of public men. Nor does it confer any compensating rank or privilege in the struggle of Parliamentary life. The House of Commons is a pure Republic, where each member's position is de cided by his own intrinsic qualities, and his arguments derive no force from the weight of the body whom he represents. Lord John Russell would be equ,.ly our first debater, whether he sat far Landon or Tavistock. It is true that a very diff,rent rule applies to the votes of the members for large constituencies, for they serve to indicate the policy which, socner or later, the Govern. ment must pursue. But, as, with the (xoeption of Free trade, my honourable colleague and myself are generally opposed on the great questions of the eay, I am deprived of the satisfaction of feeling that my vote has any weight in the decisions of the Legislature. "In fulfilling my intention of restoring into your hand the trust with which you honoured me, it only remains for me to tender you my congratulations on the results of the struggle which first made me acquainted with the population of the West Ridieg. It is little more than 15 years since, upon the defeat of your justly popular candidate by the Protec tionist party, the Free Traders rallied for the recovery of the riding. In this short interval of time we have witnessed the reversal of that verdict, not only in your district but throughout the whole empire, and we have bad the unprecedented good fortune of winning even opponent to our principles, and seeing every trace of resentment., or sense of- wrong, or suffering obliterated from their memory ; thus substituting for the selfish pleasure of a party triumph the purer satisfaction of having effected an act of univer s al beneficet:ce. It will ever be a source of grateful happiness to toe that my name was permitted to be associated with your great - constituency in the achi evement of so good a work. And I have the honour to remain, your obedient, humble servant, " "3B, Grosven or - s t ree t, London,RICHARD COBDEN. March 16, 1857." MINCHESTER.—At a numerous meeting of Messrs. Gibson and Bright's committee, bold yes terday, Mr. G. Wilson presiding, Mr. S. P. Robin son, the secretary, announced that the subjoined address to the electors of Manchester had just been received from Mr. Bright : " Gentlemen,—lnteillgenoe having reached me here that a dissolution of Parliament is immediately expected in consequence of the decision of the Rouse of Commons with regard to the events which have recently taken place at Canton, it is ray duty at ence to address you, that I may not leave you in any doubt as to the course I ava prepared to take at the coming election for your city. _ _ "I have been absent from England just four months, and during that time have experienced a sensible and steady improvement in my health, so much so that I may now, with much confidence, expect in the course of the present year to be able to resume my usual occupa• tions. I am, therefore, disposed again to accept the honour and the responsibility of acting as one of your representatives, should yJu be wining again to place confident:, in me. "It is not needful that I should say a word on the many political topics which I have so often discussed with you and among you. On those points which have recently arisen, however, I wish to be clearly under stood. I entirely approve of the resolution moved by Mr. Cobden, and seconded by Mr. Gibson, on the sub ject of the melancholy events at Canton. "I am bound, too, to condemn the policy of the Go vernment in making war with Persia without consult ing Parliament, and without ever informing the repre sentatives of the people of the course they were about to take, or of the objects for which they were entering into war. If we permit a Ministry to declare war without the knowledge and consent of Parliament, we at once reduce ourselves in our foreign policy to the condition of those nations of the continent of Europe which have no Parliaments, and which do not pretend to possess a free constitution. I feel confident that every elector of Manchester, of every party, will unite to make a stand against a course so unconstitutional and so degrading to the nation. "I cannot approve of the proposition of the Chancel lor of the Exchequer to raise the duties on tea and sugar. I should much prefer to deal rather with the extravagance of the estimates than to impose taxes, especially on articles of almost universal coneampt on, which interfere with commerce and lessen the demand for labour. I need hardly say that I have no sympathy with the Prime Minister in his hostility to Palliamen tary reform, and in his refusal to extend the franchise to 101. householders and occupiers in the counties. "It is a matter of deep regret with me that I am un able to take part in person in the coming election. I b m e u a a r t an t e ru e s o t i m as y l rr d ie o nd ln s. oBt full, av t e o i t n he so k m in e dn th e i s i e w an s d f a ifloer d to act up to their expectations, I beg them to believe that I have differed from them with reluctance and with pain. I cannot say much of what I have done, but I can speak without hypocrisy of the integrity of my mo. tires and of the fidelity with.erw:cehacciiinucthedi tseihnoia.;ijten:dth::ahevoisitucirl.vet city to do my duty to Manchester and to the country. I am, very faithfully, yours, " Rome, March 9, 1857." JOHN BRIGHT. Ha T n h od e n r y o hn i se Robert e p or t o m r o f L o t fever sveof m theo. pf n it tt L t h e aa r, speak confidently of success. The re . ; ll ls * received, it is said, upwards of 4,000 atznatarrsw UNIVERSITY . 7If -- ----TLLIGNOB. OXFORD, MATIOEI 17. In the Convocation to be holden on Thursday neat the 19th in s t., at 10 o'clock, it will be proposed to grant , from the U nivers i ty Chest a sum of moi.ey not leg 201. f or the purpose of aiding the building a schoolx c for th e p ar i s h of Wheatley. e CXMBRIDGE, 31 - Anca 17. NATURAL SCaNcES TRIPOS. PHIST CLASS MIDDLE BACHELORS. Preatqz, (M. 8.) Emmanuel. King (C) . CaMs. White S. John's. C IV IL LAW DEGREE E XAMINATION . EXAMINE D AND APPROVED. Bel ....................... Magdalene. . Bishov St. John's. Bonus Corpus. C0.n1).• Magdalane. Durell Fl e ming Jiclland-Frauklyu Graham Hail iwood ....... Johnson ..... _ Lowudes Mylius St. Catherine's. Lumley Smith Weathetheafl • (C) in chemistry; (M) ; 11 (B) distingui3bed in botany; mineralogy. ,IGN. 64 j 98 7i 70i 26 5 15 20 4 20 20 1 1 25 135 k 98 1031 10 li I 8 4i 3 68 7i 14i