The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-21 00:00:00

," 6 ci•rtiPtintir virtev is the vital Spirit of republics, Raid 'history prav e a th a t when this has &Aye& and the love of money has usurped its place, although the forms of free government may remain for a season, the slls stance has departed for ever. Our present financial condition is without a parallel from history. N o nat i on h as ever b e f ore b een em b arrasse d "In too large a surplus in its treasury. This almost ne eeacartly gives birth to extravagant legislation. It pro duces wild schemes of expenditure, and begets a race of speculators and jobbers whose ingenuity is exerted in contriving and promoting expedients to obtain the public 11 . 1 "eY The party, through its official agents, whether rightfully or wrongfully, is suspected, and the character , r l , 4 ,,th!G overnment suffers l in the estimation of the people. 'UR isin itself a very great evil. The national mode of relief from this embarrassment is to appropriate the sur plus In th e treasury to great national oh sets for which a cle ar warrant can be found in the constitution. Among debt I alight mention the extinguishment of the public debt s ; a reasonable incr e a se of the navy, wh:clt is at pre nt 8 e e nadequ a t e to the protection of our vast tonnag e "oat —n ow greater than that o f any o th er n ation—as Wellas the defence of our extended seacoast. "It is, beyond all question, the true principle that no pie rs revenu e ought to be collected from the people than the I a mount necessary to defray the expenses of a wise, economical, and efficient administration of the govern :lent. To reach this point it was necessary to resort to M odification of the tariff, and this has been accom eaan such a manner as to ito as little injury as may hav e been practicable to our domestic manufactures, es- V i ellY those necessary for the defence of the country. nY discrimination aeainst a perticular branch for the Purpose of bonefitting favoured corporations, individuals, cr interests would have been unjust to the rest of the Com munity , ttad and inconsistent with that spirit of fairne ss equality which ought to govern in the adjustment of a revenue tariff. o‘ , "But th e squander i ng o f t h e pu bli c m oney sinks into " M Parative insignificance as a temptation to corruption . Nt sehet s nati on i compared with the squandering of the public lands. r ° n the tide of time has been blessed with so ich and noble an inheritance as we enjoy in ° Public lands. In administering this important trust, While •s Is may be wise at grant portions of them for the Improvement of the remainder, yet we should never for get that it is our cardinal policy to reserve these lands as pruch as may be for actual settlers, and this at moderate i a —e ,e B . We shall thus not only best promote the pros y of the new States by furnishing a hardy and inde pendent race of h ones t a nd industrious citizens, but shall secure homes for our children and our children's chil drsecr as well as for those exiles from foreign shores who 1141 y seek in this country to insprove their condition and ° e njoy the bl ess i ngs o f civil and religious liberty. Such ae rsigrant s have done much to promote the growth and tr"Perity of the country. b ecoming proved faithful :.1' in Peace and in war. After citizens they a entitled, under the constitution and laws, to be Placed on perfect equality with native-born citi es, and i n this character they should ever be from recognised. The Federal Constitution is a grant Q ua the States to' Congress of certain specific powers, 2 4 , the question whether this grant shall be libe t;""Y or strictly construed has, more or less, divided poli 'tl parties from the beginning. , It Without entering into the argument, I desire to toe at the commencement of my administration that g experience and observation have convinced me that thstrict construction of the powers of the Government is th e O nly true as well as the only safe theory of polconstitution. Whenever in our past history doubtful at ; ' "ers have been exercised by Congress they have never ed to produce injurious and unhappy consequences. p ac Y Ruch instances might be adduced if this were th . e It°Per occasion. Neither is it necessary for the public all to strain the language of the constitution, because f 41 t h,e great and useful powers required for a success. au ministration of the Government, both in peace and te o Nva ,r , have been granted either in express terms or by these P'ainest implication. While deeply convinced of . 03.1. truths, I yet consider it clear that, ander the wars wa s t in g power, Congress may appropriate money to at) as the construction of a military read when thi s is rie ß e Qic telY necessary for the defence of any State or ter eo -r Y of the Union against foreign invasion. Under the anlstitution Congress has power to declare war, to raise t ,ll,lsPort armies, to provide and maintain a navy, and ir ° l2 , - ,," forth the militia to repel invasion. Thus endowed rest; a mple manner with the war-making power, the cor t'°ndieg duty is required that the United States shall i ll °tent each of them (the States) against invasion. How _ 4 it ,p :Possible to afford this protection to California and our th e e ,', 6 c Possessions except by means of a military road 1 1:i •s 41 gh the territory of the United States, over which te t ; ll and munitions of war may be speedily transporte d . 4 41 t he Atlantic States to meet and repel the in vaders I oe n s eas e of a war with a naval power much stronger than teir," o , We should have then no other available access 01 0 ":4_ e l'acific coast, becausesuch a power would i nstantl y the routs across the isthmus of Central America. .a t m is er iespossible to conceive that while the constitution sh pressly required Congress to defend all the States, ti e Quid y e t deny to them, by any fair construe &uur the only possible means by which one of these a i"„ 4t ee can be defended. Besides, the Government, ever a uce its origin, has been in the constant practice of con •',4tict' 2 milit a ry roads. It might also be wise to con winhetmhel a the love for the union which now rtr ani es our fellow-citizens on the Pacific coast may not be .uPaired by our neglect or refusal to provide for them, 1 0 th e i r remo t e an d i so l a t e d condition, the only means ) „ .. Y Which the power of the States on this side of the -rocky mountains can reach them in sufficient time to rotect them against invasion. I forbear for the present e conomical expressing an opinion as to the wisest and most mode in which the Government can lend its e l " in accomplishing this great and necessary work. I :elieve that many difficulties in the way, which now ap rsr formidable, will in a great degree vanish as s oon as °nearest and the best route shall have been satisfac torily ascertained. . . It may be right that on this occasion I . sheuld make eaa t o " -'e brief remarks as to our rights and duties as a mem ee,,of the great family of nations. In our intercourse (4 1 _ them there are some plain principles approved by p ere e wn experience, from which we should never de f We ought to cultivate peace, commerce, and h b r es i' u 2hip with all nations, and this hot . merely . as t e iq , "'Tans of promoting our own material interest, but m en Pirit of Christian benevolence towards our fellow wherever their lot may be cast. Our diplomacy no - ' - ucl be direct and frank—neither seeking to obtain ea e l ' e , nor aceepting less than is our due. We ought to tie,,% 4 it sacred regard for the independence of all na con-; and never attempt to interfere in the domestic qui r - ,, e ,, ni t 2 of any, unless this shall be imperatively re tea °Y the great law of self-preservation. To avoid lie:tieing alliances has been made a maxim of our po to-ohver since the days of Washington, and its wisdom tie 70 111 attempt to dispute. In short, we ought to itUfti nstie e in a kindly spirit to all nations, and require e t h _ce from them in return. It is our glory that, while r nations have extended their dominions by the sword c hase never acquired any territory except by fair pur e'. °la as in the case of Texts, by the voluntary deter of a brave, kindred, and independent people to houLatlltheir destinies with our o wn.sEven our acuisitions e auki i " , Pxico form no exception ; unwilling! tot ake ad we e of the fortune of war against &sister Republic, for !archased these possessions, under a treaty of peace, 4 a l utum W hich was considered at the time a fair equi zteq"n?ur nut history forbids that we shall in the f uture et . re- territory, unless this be sanctioned by the laws e alai honour. Acting on this principle no gres na- Pr wu s o l Lave a right t o i n terfere or complain if, in the ee:f events, we shall'still further extend ou r pos t:l4"k Hitherto in all our acquisitions the people un and he protection of the American flag have enjoyed civil d r,eligious liberty as well as equal and just laws, an teitiel eon contented, prosperous, and happy. Their trade the rest of the world has rapidly increased, and thus eery co ca w romercial nation has shared largely in their suc 1 34 Progress. I shall now proceed to take the oath the blessing by the constitution, while humbly invoking T he of divine Providence on this great people." e inauguration ball at Washington, the closing gene •a of the ceremonies, passed off satisfactorily. 8~ new President and Vice-President were present, Ztl Were received with the greatest enthusiasm. President Pierce was too unwell to be present. Mr. B uc h anan ' s Cabinet nominations were sent " CI and confirmed by the Senate on the 6th inst., 4 4 follows : Secretary of State—Lewis Cass. Secretary of the Treasury—Howell Cobb. Secretary of War—John Buchanan Fleyd. Secretary of the Navy—lsaac Toucey. Secretary of the Interior—Jacob Thompson. Attorney-General—Jeredliah S. Black. Postmaster-General—Aaron Venable Brown. 1 , .New York Evening Post, of the Gth, pub - . na b es the followieg important particulars relative t the amended tariff just adopted : s In another part . of this sheet we publish the tta illete amendinour tariff of . duties enacted by Congress at t he session which has just closed. This act, which 48 agreed upon by the Committee of Conference d.d as f cmpromise between the different plans . discussed b_r reducing the indirect tax- In the s, passed on Monday e . a large majority in both Houses of Congress. a f- -v , the vote stood 33 to 8; in the house, 124 to 79. gives on the whole, more satisfaction t han was ex- Pee te d ' to the interests re re sented at Was hin g ton. eoe" who compl a i n mos t loudly are the wool-growers c a dt he manufacture rs of fi n e b r oad-cloths. The former f r _rnplain o f the provision which makes cheap wools duty ; the latter that the duty on fine wools is not low rte " gh. The cotton manufacturers are pleased with the topiesion free of dye stuffs, acids, and manufacturing ma' tatb e ll4s ‘ generally which more than compensates them for b .slight reduction of the duties on imported cotton sottos. A distinction was made in the bill between fine lattergoods and the cheaper unbleached kinds. The doi,ttwere placed at 19 per cent., for the same reason, „,. ' , otio se .I z , t 6 Ohat cheap wool was placed in the free list— suit the convenience of' Southern planters, who e i ce t B ll . es get their negro blankets and shirts at lewer th y ` The bill is not what it ought to be in all respects, rte perhaps, the best that could be got. Instead o f a s i t PthYing the tariff by adopting two or three schedules, h afree list, Congress has complicated the business ari, r i et aining nine 'schedules', while the number of free ti le — elf is by no means enough to effect that reduction of ti ei , re venue whics th mai object of their legisla evil; ° ,n the subjec h t. wa Iron e and sugar are the interests as I ce are most unfavourably affected by the measure, unlike the p ro d ucers an d man ufacturers of wool and e ° , le t°l3 , they gain no compensating advantage for the setion on their staples. Be I ron and sugar are, by the new tariff, reduced from a Per cent. to 24 per cent. Wool costing over 20 cents. 4 13 ° 11 nd at the port of exportation is also reduced from P e r cent. to 24 per cent., while wool costing less, and heretofore taxed 30 per cent., is placed on the free list. rills cottons are reduced from 26 par ciente to 24 per oent., and cottons unbleached from 25 to 19 per cent. "The different ech ;dules are thus arranged : " Schedule A, of the tariff of 1846, includes brandy, cordials, and all spirituous liquor?, which were taxed 100 per cent. of their value ; and schedule B includes wines, cigars, manufactured tobacco, sweetmeats, meats, game, alabaster and spar ornaments, spices, &c., which are charged with a duty of 40 per cent. The duty on the articles included in both schedules is now to be 30 per cent. " Schedule C, under the tariff of 1846, included a large list of commodities, among which were iron, glass, woollens, sugar, ale, and beer, charged with a duty of 30 per cent. These are now subject to a duty of 24 per cent. From this list aro excepted by the act of 1857 ginger, green, ripe, dried, preserved, or pickled ; ochres and ochery earths ; medicated roots, leaves ; gums and' resins in a crude state, not otherwise provided for; wares, chemical, earthern, or pottery, of a capacity not exceed ing 10 gallons; which are transferred to schedule E, and the duty reduced to 15 per cent. All hit ached, printed, or dyed cottons, also, hereafter belong to this schedule and pay 24 per cent. on their value. " Schedule D, including funnels, floorclothe, carpets, baizes, hemp, manufactured silk, cables, cordage, &c., undergoes a reduction from 25 per cent. to 19. Japanned leather and skins of all kinds are transferred to this schedule. " Schedule E, which under the tariff of 1846 paid a duty of 20 per cent., and comprised an extensive list of commodities, among which were blankets, furs on the skin, all oils used in painting, various pigment=, metals, timber, and wood of various kinds, barley, beef, &c., is now to p.y a duty of 15 per cent. " Schedule F, which includes a few articles paying hitherto a duty of 15 per cent., such as arsenic, gold and siver leaf, steel in bars, cast or sheer, &c., will pay a duty of 12 per cent. Borate of lime and cedilla, or tow of hemp and flax, are added to this schedule. " Schedule G, including books, magazines, pamphlets, periodicals and illustrated newspapers, engravings or plates, gems and precious stones, watches, &c., is reduced from 10 to 8 per cent. To • this schedule are referred antimony, barks, crude camphor, cantharides, carbonate of soda, emery • fruits, green, ripe, and dried ; gum ara bic and other like gums ; machinery imported for mak ing flax and linen goods, tin in plates or sheets, sponges, and various ornamental woods. "Schedule H, which under the tariff of 1846 was charged with 5 per cent., is to pay 4. This includes raw hides, brass, and tin in pigs or bars, tortoiseshells, zinc and spelter manufactured, &c. To this schedule a con. siderable number of articles is transferred. "Sched u l e I, or the free list, is enlarged by the addi tion of a large number of commodities." A most important incident in the news by this arrival is the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the care of Drel Scott, a negro, who claimed his freedom on the ground that he had resided two years by the act of his owner in a State where slavery was prohibited by its constitution, and afterwards in a territory from which it was prohibited by the Missouri compromise. The Su preme Court denies the validity of his claim, and decides the following points : " 1. That Scott, being a negro, is not a citizen, inas much as men of the African race, whether slave or free, are not citizens of the United States. He cannot, there fore, sue in the courts of the United States. 2. "The ordinance of 1787 bad no independent con stitutional force or legal effect subsequently to the adop tion of the Constitution, and could not operate of itself to confer freedom or citizenship within the north-west territory upon negroes not citizens by the Constitution. "3. The Act of 1820, commonly called the Missouri Compromise, in so far as it undertook to Exclude negro slavery from, and give freedom and citizenship to negroes in, the northern part of the Louisiana cession, was a legislative Act exceeding the powers of Congress, and void of no legal effect to that end." Several incidental points were also determined in deciding these main points. The delivery of the opinion occupied about three hours. The Assembly passel the bill providing for the removal of the quarantine on the sth inst. Nothing of importance was done in the Senate. The steamship Illinois left New York on the sth for Aspinwall, carrying out about 500 passengers, including a detachment of 250 United States' soldiers bound for Oregon and Washington territories. By way of New Orleans we have received details of the news from the city of Mexico to the 10th, and Vera Cruz to the 12th ult. The new constitu- r aid tion was sworn to on the sth ult., by President Comonfort and many other public functiorariei and generals. The Constituent Assembly had addressed the people, asserting the inefficiency of the plan of Ayutla, and the new constitution was generally ap proved. The new treaty with the United States would, it was hoped, result in great commercial ad vantages to both republic 4, and form a band of closer union between the Governments. We learn from Omaha City, under date of the 12th ult., that the closing scenes of the Legislature of Nebraska Territory were very exciting. The popular voice had charged several members with corruption with respect to their votes on the pas sage of some bank charters. In consequ-nce the Governor vetoed six charters so obtained. A crowd of rioters pursued the members accused to the office of the Territorial Secretary, and disregarding all form of an investigating committee attempted to inflict personal chastisement on one legislator. He threatened to shoot with a revolver in reply, when the Secretary turned the whole batch into the street. Here the suspected members ran off and concealed themselves. The legislative session would close on the 13th February. The Governor was completely bewildered by these occurrences. The business at the New York Stock Exchange on the Gth inst. was again quite large, the orders from outside parties being evidently on the in crease. The brokers themselves were becomin g more equally divided in opinion as to the immediate prospects of the inerket, aud, although at and after the close of the regular dealings at each session the Bears make strong efforts to weaken the general tone, the registered sales were rather above than below the advance established on the previous day. The business was even better distributed throughout the official list, and adds up 28,060 shares and about $50,000 in bonds, the latter mostly in retail parcels. New York and Erie and Reading were 3 / 4 to I per cent., offered in the "street" after th e adjournment of the afternoon Board. New York Central, 91 ; Hudson River up 2 percent. since Wednesday ; sales at 30k cash ; Milwaukee and Mississippi up 1 per cent., and no stock offered at the close at the ad vanced bid of 721 ; Illinois Central largely done at 140 to 139 to 1381 per cent. ; La Crosse and Mil waukee rose percent. ; Michigan Southern Sink ing Fund Bonds in request at 80 per cent. In money the inclination was to ease in the dis count market, and good paper since the 4th of March payments, which were heavy and well met, was iu request at 9 per cent. for prime and 10 per cent. for fair lists. On demand loan there was some additional activity, owing to the heavy business doing on the Stock-Exchange and the dulness in foreign bills, of which the regular banking houses have now a good supply. An old and leading firm reduced their rate on London to 1081, and the quo tation for first-class bills is now 108 to 108 k. The European news to hand by the Atlantic and Persia had a depressing influence on thecotton market yesterday, and sales of about 4,003 bales were made, chiefly in transitu,, at prices which indicated a de cline of about lc. per lb. below the extreme high rates current in the fore pat t of the week. The Persia having been telegraphed early in the forenoon checked sales of flour, which closed dull at the previous day's prices, with moderate sales. Wheat was in fair demand, with sales of Southern white at $1 73c., Missouri red at $1 52c. to $1 54c., and common western ditto $l. 461 c. Corn was firm, and western mixed sold at 73 3 / 4 c. to 74c., and old and new Southern yellow A 7Gc. Pork was firm, with sales of new mess at $23 70c. to $23 75c. ; at the close $24 was asked. Lard•was in active demand for future delivery, and sales made freely at 141 c., and a sale was also reported to arrive at 15c. Sugars were steady, with sales of 500 to GOO hhds. and 1,000 boxes. Coffee sold to the extent of about 1,500 to 2,000 bags of all kinds, at steady prices. Frei , , , hts continued to rule low. To Liverpool 40,000 bushels of corn, in bulk and bags, were en gaged at 41c. to 4,ic„ and some wheat in bags at 41c. Flour at ls. 6d. to ls. 7d., and lard at 153. To other posts rates were quiet, and quotations unchanged. NEW ORLEANS, MARCh 6. Cotton.—Sales to-day, 7,000 bales. Prices stiffer, but not quotably higher; m'd(il , ng, 124 to 13i. Receipts to-day, 5,250 bales. Sugar selling at 10e., molaqse3 60c. Mess pork (Eastern), $22 se. ; lard in kegs, 15e. Cotton freights to Liverpool, 15-32 d. Sterling exchange, 72 per cent. prem. CINCINNATI, MARCH 5. Provisions active, and prices generally advancing. Bacon sides now held at 11ic., and bulk 91c. to 10c. More buyers than sellers at the former rate. Mess pork held at $2l. IN THE lIATTER OF CHARLES COGHLAN.—At the In solvent Debtors Court, yesterday, before Mr. Commis. sioner Murphy, Mr. Sargood moved that the rule nisi granted in this case, which was made returnable on the 31st instant, might be heard before that day, under special circumstances. The rule was obtained a few days ago, on the part of Mr. Geerge Samu the el Ford, an attorney, on Messrs. Berries and Co., bankers to , bold and retain the money in their hands, and al3o on Mr. Joseph Dawson, a trainer, to hold and retain the racehorse, " Gemma di Vergy, until further notice, with the view to make the property available for the creditors. The object of his applic ation was in reference to the ho rse , which was, as he might say, "tied" up by the rul e , an d he hasan affidavit that the a nimal was engaged to run on W e d n esday and Thur sda y next.—Mr. Commissione r Murphy was ready to hea r the case to morrowearned Commissioner, (thishis Sargood wa s obli g ed to tbe but it would be necessary to serve the present rule on Mr. Ford. Perhaps the court would hear this water at the sitting of the court on Tuesday.—Th e learned Commissioner acceded t o the case being heard on Tuesday, and it was accordingly ordered. THE `SUN, !`LION 00'N, SA rURDAY EVENING, MARCH 211 1857; SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. 4i - ... - 81 - 65 - 67 8} - 9 93 92 (184 -68 i 37 - 33 ... .'" ... - ... - • •• ^ - 01 - 10 19.3 - 20: 10i - 11 49 - 51 33i - 34 I - 7 96 - 93 ... -- gi E6i = i I• • . 71- 8; 96 - 97 87 -- 88 (20 -- 123 105 - 107 68. -68 i 64 - 66 70 7 5 8p 7 8 p 991 —loot id—#P . - 6 - 61 [OB - 109 .04f - 104; id Pair .0;/ 1041 - . 38 -- iii ... - ,„ 81i - tii 5 3 - 55 ... .... „ ... ••• 15 - 15 •.• 54 - 56 3 - 34.1 44. - 45. 2 ••• .., 85 - 4 - 3 4, 3 - 39 4 - 46, 62 - 62; 96 - 99' .5i 4id 7 -- 74 10a -- 11' 29a -- 301 6 4 ... 110 -- 11 2 25 -- 27 48 -- 50 2 i -- lid 171 -- IBi 74 -- 75 853 - 8 6 i 4 t - 4 d 4 3 d 12 14 41 43 20.1 - 21 4 - 4i 7 - 61 ISSESSIONS. --- 1! - lip 96 - 93 96 - 98 96 - 98 P - ••• li --- li P 111 • 113 2i - 211) 21A - 531 - 82 - 21} - 261 3/1 99 -- 120 - 120 - 214 1 4P1 26i 1 3132 100 125 125 107 -- 10 9 19' 20 21i 22 par IP i P a P .... -..- 2ip •• 2 ,IGN. Easiness done this day. 7i - 71 3a 5 - p 31 ar 11 12 !par 241 24 64 ...d .s i 6p 32 ::: 33 8a 7-• 21 - 21, 391 - 39, 8. - 93 60 -- 61 53 - 59 I- i P 18 20 1 1i 91 10 84 9 41 pm 94 10 33 31 par 1 p ',K BANKS. 95 si7 1 p 57 59 ..• I # id 69 71 ••• 171 - 18 18 A - 19 183 - 19 ii - 50 39 - 40 li -- 18 p •116 .... 54 56 7 8 25A —26 i 9 11 a 10 8d MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Liverpool Cott• n Market yesterday closed qui?tly, but a moderate business was transacted, at the extreme rates of last week. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken on speculation and for export. The Rail way Share Market exhibited a quiet app3arance, and prices were at a slight decline. The Bank of England weekly Return, which is completed for the week ending the 14th instant, is decidedly of a moro favourable character than most people were prepared for, and it leads to the in ference that the next statement will be even more satisfactory. Notwithstanding numerous with drawals of gold, including neatly 100,0001., on Sa turday last, the bullion has experience I very little diminution, showing than the influx of the precious metals into the Bank must have been exceedingly large. There is an itnpor taut increase in the public &posits, which has adderl to the resources of the Bank, and a decline in the private deposits of 156,647/. has taken place. Although the inquiry for loans and discounts has been very active, there is a very small addition to the other securities, and the augmentation in the reserve of notes is considerable. The principal items and the changes they present, when compared with the previous balance-sheet, are as follows : Active Circulation Decrease 10,297,665 12,831 3,800,464 Increase Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills 700,367 Decrease Government Securities Increase Other Securities Increase Notes unemployed Decrease The official return of the exports of the precious metals from the port of Loudon for the week end ing Thursday last is as follows : • Gold Coin ... Rotterdam PP ft ... Bordeaux ... „ „ ... Boulogne ... 13,000 Ozs. „ „ ... Hamburg ... „ „ ... Belgium ... 2,040 Ozs. „ Bars ... Boulogne ... 230 Ozs. Silver Coin ... Rotterdam ... 600 Ozs. PP PP ... Belgium ... 2,600 Oz 3. If 11 Boulogne ... 1,000 OM. ... Hamburg 1 Box. Bullion Decrease Rest . I f . 280 Ozs. and 4501. 821. 5501, The continental exchanges yesterday afternoon were generally rather firmer, a slight advance being apparent in Paris, Hamburg, and Frankfurt. As usual, immediately after the deplrture of the mail to China and the East Indies, the market for silver is rather flat, farther purchases for the moment being suspended. There bas been a good inquiry for discounts to day, at almost fortner rates. Increased firmness is apparent in the English Stock Market to-day, a limited business having been done at a rive of about per cent. This movement is attributable to the Bank Return above analysed, and the general impression that money will soon become easier. There are other minor circumstances which have also tended to augment at) strength of the market, but specu lation for an advance is contracted. Consols have been 93g and 93i for money, and 93i for account. There are now respectively 93a and 93 Exchequer Bills are 2s. discount to 4s. premium, and the Bonds 984 Foreign Securities have been dull, but firmer. Turkish 6 per Centg. are marked 981 g, and the present value is 98k g, while transactions in the 4 per Cents. is recorded at 104 Sardinian Bonds are 90g Russian 4i per Cents. 97i, Portuguese 3 per Cents. 44 5 4 , and Mexican 234. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :---Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can, 23 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto Three per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44i 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; do. 4i per Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 ; ditto Deferred, 24q 5,1 Ditto Certificates, 61 ; Ditto Passive, 5i 6. The transactions in the Railway Share Market to- 1 1, day, as is generally the case on Saturday, has been of a very limited. character. The chief lines dealt . in, however, show a slight improvement on former !. values. North-Eastern (Berwick), North British, 11 Lancashire and Yo;kshire, Edinburgh, Perth, 11 and Dundee, and Eastern Counties have each ad- 11 vanced about 55., Great Western, South-Western, and North-Eastern (York), 10s., Midland, 1/., and Great Northern B stock, 1/. ss. Caledonian were a shade lower. No business ; of any importance was done in the Foreign and Colonial lines. Northern of France improved 1 ; about ss. and East Indian 10s. The Canadian 1( were steady. In Mining Shares there is little alteration to re port ; Sortridge Consols, Vale of Towy, and 1! United Mexican ruled at previous quotations. For Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there was very little inquiry. City Bank declined 10s., and Union of Australia 1/. Peninsular and Oriental Steam New Shares were also about ss. lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( from the Official List.) _ Rnaln' , . ir me 3 per Cent. Consols Annsities 9 33 3 Consols .7or Account ...... ....... ....... 93 E teheqner Bills, 24d £lOOO £5OO 2 p par 4 p 2d 4 p Ditto Bonds, 1853, 3} per Cent.. 934 Ditto, 1959 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ilexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 23i Portuguese Bowls 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1856, 3 per Cent. 441 Russian Bonds, 1 , c22, E St., 6 per Cent — Ditto, 4i per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account .1, weivh, the :On,: )B,OIIP In I.nnr. 11. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cen';., 12 Guilders 65 Ditto I per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. 931 a 932 Consols, money Ditto for account LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Commissioner Hoiroyd was the Commissioner of the day, but there was nothing of importance. SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) , HOUGH V. STAPLES. A VEXATIOUS DEFENCE.—The plaintiff in this action is a builder, & c , i n Fl ee t-l an e. Defendant is a licensed victualler, , keeping the King's Head, at Uxbridge. Mr. Hance appeared for the plaintiff, and stated the case, that defendant formerly kept the King's Arms, Gravel-lane, Southwark, and employed plaintiff to fit up a shop in the New Cut, Lambeth. The work was done satisfactorily, and defendant wrote to him to say that his " greatest pleasure would be to see him to dinner, " that _ his greatest pain would be to send him away without his money." Plaintiff went to Uxbridge, but i j instead of money got promises, and it was now pleaded , that defendant wai not indebted. 1 Plaintiff proved the work done, and the letter of in vitation. He never trusted any person for the work but li the defendant. He had "refreshment," but not a far li - thing off the bill. Defendant's solicitor said that in the face of the letter he could not offer any defence. He was not aware such ' a letter had been written. The learned Secondary said that the evidence of the plaintiff was so =elusive that he had had a strong sus picicn on the point before the gentleman who appeared for the defendant gave up the case, but he would never stop a case from going to the jury if required. As it was, he considered it a very vexatious defence, entailing unnecessary expense on the plaintiff. A verdict was given for the amount claimed. It is understood that the tidal trains between Lon- : don and Paris, by way of Folkestone and Boulogne, will i be recommenced, at the latest, on the 15th of next month, and possibly on the let. 1 Ain) , g. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June__ (Belfast & Ballymena Blrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Birkenhd. Lancsb, Cheshire Junct Blackburn Bluth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. 'Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black. & Pass, Cornwall DA ........... Do. B !Dublin&BelfastJunc ' Dun. P. &A her, June. East Anglian 'Eastern Coun;:ies..... 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St Irish South-Eastern. all ;Lancaster di Carlisle. Do., Third 5............ Do. New Thirds I Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un. Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lond.Bright. & S.Cst. London &N. Western Do. Fifths . . D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London k S.l extern Lndndrry.dtColeraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland ..... Do. Birming. di Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. 3 Shares Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.diHrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k....... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ..... Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern - Berwick, Do. do. Extension .., Do do. G. N.E. Porch, Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., stead, and City Ja Korth Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June ,Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth lißhymney [Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrdo. St Shropshire Union Si ti ngbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern Do. 43 per c. Shares South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun 'Do.. Staines,Wok.,&Wok.' Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18n5 Stockton dr Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath iWaterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek ,West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class i Do. Second Class Wmblodon &Croydoi, A) all 5 all 6I all O 12 :0 all o 2s. o is 0 i all 5 all all 13)AI all 1.0 all .6 all .0 all !CI all !O all 10 7 .!0 all 5 all ?,0 all [0 all !CI all 8i all [0 all 20 all 20 6 20 all 6 all 6 all 20 I all FOR JOINT-STOI XI all lAustralasia 15 18i Bank of Egypt )0 50 Bank of London LO all Bri. Col Bk Ln. Co 50 all British N. American 9 BC. Bk. of Ind.Au.&Ch )0 50 City )0 25 Colonial )0 20 Commercial of Lond .9 all Eng. Seo L&Aus.Cht 0 all Lon. Ch. Bk .of Aust /0 all Ditto New /0 20 London and County 50 50 Lud.&E.linkng.Corp 9 10 London Joint Stock )0 20 Lond.andWestminst )0 35 National Pro. of Eng /0 10 Do. New 50 223 National Bank 0 all New South Wales /5 all Oriental Bank Corp 9 15 Ottoman Bank )0 25 Provincial of Ireland 1.0 all Do. New 5 1 R. A.us.B. StG.Im.Co Z 5 all South Australia Z 5 all Union of Australia._ 24 Do. New 9 10 Union of London ,;(1 50 Unity Mutual 00 50 Nestr ni BRITISH Pi 36 i i 74 963 6 1221 i 68 i 13 i 159 84 105 4-1 2} 105 41 38 & 82 f I Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Bur; Buff. , Brnt. & Godeb. 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do, do., 1 July, '73, Do do., 1 June '741 Calcutta and S. kaat. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.e.Bnds. '57 Do. do. do., 's9;do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Truni. of Canada Do. 6 p C. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bets. payable '57 Do. do., "76, p.' 60 ... Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar 4. p.c. Do, do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exteu. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Conde (Limited) -- Seinde, guar. 5 per C Do Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junet. Beziers to Graissessac Cann eau x & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Dutch Rhenish ...... Eastern of France Do. New ............ Euphrates Valley Gt. Cent►al of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Coast. & Rale ILierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran 'Maria Antrala y Do. New ....... Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTruk. Prof Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife & San FranH (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse ")o. 5. per cent. prof Southern of France IWest Flanders IDo. 5i per c. Pref . W.& N.W. of Franc( Western of Austria !West, of Switzerland 'Wiesbaden Do. 8 p. cent. prof. Zealand . . . 8 4 112 k 541 83 i 211 7 I i ii 47 61 56 4 st, 73 st. 10 50 all 50 all 50 all 25 I all 12 all St. 10r) . 10 a 1 12 all all 25 all St. jOO LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Companies Ln. &N. W. Cateflon ... E.U. E. C Gt. Northu E. Count. Cald °Wan. Do 3t.liresto V. by N. 31, Do S. Eastern. Peto &Co, Do 1 La. &N. W. & Midid. Midland... DoE. C a :7 1 : : I D 0... Do Do Gt. Northn T. Brassoyi _..... IM. Ni Clean Stk.t.irDar Do (it. Westo !E SHARES.. 66 - L 34 - 93 - 88 - li - - 94 -- 98 - 6. 11.03 -10 90 - 92 11 - 1(1 --.. ••• -. ... 1 - /AI 21i - A) - 111 "'-' ... U 4 - 118 105 - 110 65 - 70 17, - 18/j 23 - 234 !00 -101 si 10 '''' ... 27 - 23 2 -- 3pl 'ii Z. ii PREFEREN 3 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) 100 Bris.kEx.4 p. c. St. 1 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. ;. 100 Caledn..£lo 4A p. c. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 P.C. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... all Cork Stllandonsip.c. all DUll.Perth.&Aber.J. 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. . 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. 1 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l all Do. No. 2 ...... all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. •all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 East Lancash.6 p.cts. all E.&W. York. J. sths 5 Edin.&Gl. 5 p.c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 100 Furness, sp. c 100 Glas. & '4.W.G.5 p.c. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 1: 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem 1( 100 Do. 4i per cent 1( 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pre 100 Gt. Sdo W. (Ireland) . 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. . G Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. eon, red. 44 p.c. 9 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. . ,100 Do. irred. 4 percent. 8 100 Do 5 p. c. red. pref. 10 all Do. firm. Pref. Sh 1 all Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S. all Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0.... 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 100 Lan, & York. 6 pc. St 00 f.ou. &B.G. 5 pc. No.l 100 D0.,P.,5 p.c.'St.No.2 . 100 Do. Now Guar. 6p.e. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 100 Lou. & N.W..Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. et._ 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... all Londy.& Color. iSh. rill Londy.&Ennis. i Sh. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cont. V Do do. do £6 100 Do. do. 3i per cent. all Marypt. s Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 4i per cent 10.!, Do. do. 100 Wid.Consol.6p.c. St. 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. 100 Do. L. dal. Pref. St. all New., Aber.. &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. sp. c. pm. 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr, ct. all qoak Deb 4p cSh . . . . . .. _ 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 5i p.c. pf., 1847 100 D0.Wv.V.5p.c.,1847 100 North British 3. D,. 71. Preference .00 IY. E. Berw. 4p. c.Prf. MID°. do. d 0.., 13 - Do. Leeds 6pc No.l 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848.. 10 Do. York H.& S. Par all North Staffordshire.. _ _ \lOO 1 0s., Wor, & Wolv, p.c., Ist guar. 1.00 IDo. 6 p. c. 2d guar... nll (Scot. Oerit.NeW Pre' 100 Se.N.E Aber.g.Gp.c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 Do. d 0.31 p.a. pf. St all South Dovon all Do. fixed 44 pr cent. all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. .00 Do. 44 per cent 10 all Do. Fixed 4 p.c. Sh. St. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. St. 100 Do. do. 44 p. c 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar 25 all Stock. &Dar., sp. e 25 15 Do. do. do. all ;Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 all Watered& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 21 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk 14 !British Iron 20 ICondurow (Cambrn.) 1 Day. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s (Great South Tolgus 1013,G rt.W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 7 IGrt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 886 d Lady Bertha 7 3 / 4 N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Hisset (Illogan) 6/ 15,North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 !Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. ; Sort. Cons. Min. Co 2i iS. Caradou (St. Cleer) 2 IS. Cam Brea (Illogn.) 19 S.W. Franees(llloff ° n.) 4 j Tam. S". St L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 ,Un.Mines (Gwenuap) 1286 V. of Towey (Camar.) 1} IW. Basset (Illogan)., 20 (W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 5 3 / 4 I WIL Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (ltdruth). 5A Wh. Edward(Calstek 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. 4} Wk. Trelawney (Lis.) Clog ng Prices this day. 112 112 iP iP_ 76 4 1151 16 FO REIGN 7 )Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaes do Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica...... all Cobra Copper 16 Co piapo all Fortuna all 'General all Linares li Lusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada all INoveau Monde all Pont.Sil.alM.& Sinit 1 Port Philip 16, Santiago do Cuba all youth Australian all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 p. c. all United Mexican MISCEL 19 'Australian Agricult. all Australn. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land ,Canada [OO Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July LOO Do. 6 p.c.Feb.&Au [OO D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 70 p. cent all Crystal Palace all Do. Prefcrenco all 'Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore 18 Eastern Steam 100 Electric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of Irel all En. drAust.Cop.SmCo 10s. Eur. & Incl.Jctu. Tel. ‘ll Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 1.4 Gen. Steam Navigat, 5 London Discount all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Moditeran. Elec. Tel. all Mexican& S America 5 Nat. Discount Co. 5 Do. New 5 Netherlands Land s ,. all Do. Do. all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at ld. 1 Do. Do. 80 New B. &N. S. Land LOO N. S. W. Gov. sp.e. D. all N. B. Australasian all Nrth.of EuropoSteam all Oriental Gas ss. Do. New Shares all IPeelßr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular & Oriental 10 I Do. New all IRhyruney Iron all Do. New 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest all Do. Now 'lOO S. Aus. Gov. 6p. c. bds. all South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 5 Trust&Ln Co.U.Can 28i Van Diemon's Land 100 V.Go.6p.cJan. 4 July 90 - 95 98 - 102 11 - 13 131 - 137 3/ - 1i; : 16 12A - 13 23 - - 24 102 - 105 - 21 - 2i 89 - 91 55 - 671 - 131 - IY4 8 - 9 9 - 31A - 83 11 i 3i 4 Business this day. 136 5 104} 132 Sportinfs Intelligence. THE• GRAND MILITA Y AND PYTCHLEY HUNT STEEPLECHASES.—FRIDAY. Farmers' Steetilechaqr of 2 soya each, with 100 added by nob'emen and gentlemen hunting with the Pytchley hounds ; and a silver tea service added by the stewards of the Grand Military Steeplechases; for horses the property of farmers. Weight for age. The second to receive 10 sovs, and the third 5 sovs out of the stakes. About three miles. 21 subs. Mr. C. Hewett's Acorn, 5 yrs, list 4.1 b (Owner) 1 Mr. Daniels's The Rector, aged, 12st (Mr. C. Norton) 2 Mr. C. H. Kirby's Countess of Elgin, 6 yr, 12st (Owner) 3 The following alto ran :—Ajax, Rocke , , British Yeoman, Harry Lorrequer, Gazelle, Exr.4..00r, Speculation, The Little Sailor , Leek, Little Buck, The Lurcher, Sesame, Village Lass, Longbow. No Vetting. Won by two lengths ; bid third ; Speculation was fourth, Ajax fifth, British Ye iman sixtii, Village Lass sev. ntb, and Leek eighth ; Little Buck fell at the small grip, on goicg out ; the other=, several of whom refused at the Blook, did not pass the post. - Sweepstames of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 added from the fund, and 50 by the town of North ampton ; for horses the property of officers on full-pay in the army; 12st each ; c?rtain winners extra ; the second to rave his stake and re,:eiye 20 attys. Abut three miles. 17 subs. Lieut. Blundell's (Rifle Brigade) Hornitilow, by Prot stant, 12st (Owner) 1 Lieut. Coates's (7th Hussars) Mama Mugo, 12st (Capt. Severn) Capt. F. Morgan's (Rifle Brigade) Veluti, 12st 51b, including 51b extra (Owner) 3 The following also ran :—Xanthus, Aquamarine, Gentle, Beware, Windsor, Larry, Xing Dan Sul tan, and Taffy. Betting-5 to 1 each aget Veluti and Xanthus, 6 to 1 each agst Mama Mungo and Aquamarine, 7 to 1 agst King Dan, and Bto 1 agst Horniblow. Won by two lengths ; a neck between the second and third ; Sultan was a bad fourth. Xanthus, Gentle, and King ain struggled in at wide intervals. Windsor, whlht lying in a forward position, over jumped himself at the brook the last time, and came down. Taffy fill at the last fence but onP, and broke his back. The Grand Military Gold Cup, value 100 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for horses the property of officers on full pay ; llst each ; certain winners extra. About 3 miles. 12 subs. Mr. W. G. Craven's (Ist Life Guards) Johnny Raw, list 71h, inc. 71b extra...(Capt. Barclay) 1 Lieut. Day's (66th Regt.) The Despised, list, car, list 31b (ST W. Gordon) 2 Lieut.-Col. Mundy's (Royal Artillery) Pat Man ley, list (Mr. Morgan) 3 The following also ran :—Black Bess, Billy, North Britisher, The Bishop, The Huntsman, and Fearless. Betting-4 to 1 each agst Johnny Raw and The Despised. Won by t.ix lengths. Pat Manley and Black Bess walked in. The Huntsman, Fearless, and North Britisher fell at the brook on going out. Billy and the Bishop did not pass the post. The Welter Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added ; for horses the property of officers, &c. ; 13st 71b each. Winners extra. About three miles. Nine subs. Lieut. Blundell's (Rifle Brigade) Hcrniblow, 14st, including 71b extra (Owner) 1 Lieu t. Hunt's (4th Light Dragoon's) Sir Charles Napier (Mr. Ellis) 2 Lieut. Awlerson (K. D. Guards) The Farmer, 13st 71b (Owner) 3 Captain Baker's (12th Lancers) Aquamarine, . 13st 71b (Owner) 0 Betting—Even on Horniblow, and 7 to 4 agst Sir Charles Napier. Won by two lengths ; bad third ; Aquamarine refused at the brook, and did not go the course. Farmers' and Tradesmen's Steeplechase of 2 soya each, with 40 added ; for hones the property of fermers, &a. ; winners extra. ' About three miles. 11 subs. Mr. Tresham's Miss Knight, aged, 13st (Mr. F Loton) Mr. Jackson's Veterinary, aged, 13st (Mr Norton) 2 The following also ran :—Oakball, Vulcan, The Colonel, Rep, sitory, Katey, Bonny Bell. Betting-2 to 1 agst Veterinary, and 4to 1 agst Miss Knight. Won by ten lengths. Nothing else near. The Veteran Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 40 added, for horses the property of officers on half pay ; 12st 71b each. About three miles. 3 subs. Captain E. R. King's Don Quixote, by Cotberstone, 12st 71b . Capt. Duraut's Cottonspinner, 12st 71b (Capt. Cryinos) . . . 2 Cottonspinner fell at the Brook, and Don Quixote went the course alone. LATEST BETTING. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STASES, sto 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) Bto 1 agst Adamas (taken freely) 15 to 1 agst Bracken (taken) REGISTRAR OF DEEDS OFFICE, DIIRLIN.--A vacancy in the office of First Clerk has been created in this office by the decease of Mr. John Dillon. —Civil Service Gazette. The arrang ements are notified in con ne ction with t he payment of the u sua l h a l f - yearly gnaranteeii interest o n the shares o f th e G eelong and Melbourne Railway Cow PallY. AWFUL MORTALITY AT SEA. The barque Trident, Captain CrAi , L w hich arrived here yesterday, from Paraiba, lost on her homeward pasEage —L ivi c s pooL, Friday - , eix of her crow, comprising the ofLief mate, steward, three able seamen, and one apprentic", t h ro ugh yellow fever. Lo.si II I 25 50 ' I 100 25 50 50 50 15 ' 100 • I sl Paid RAILWAT3. 100 Th.lclEgllainsh. 100 !Clydesdale Jc. ah Col.Stour Vy. 100 d'lLui. g. 6 p.H all 'E. Un. 11. Sh. 100 Glas. Barr. dz Neils. Direct 00 j Do. New ,ll ,Glstr.&Dn.Fr 11 'Hull & Selby. 1 Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.dt Green w Do. Preference' Til., &S. Do. Birk. Sh. Manch.lixtron. and Matlock !Mdld. Brad fd . 'Newmarket BuryE.C.spc. Est.s p. c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp.e & Wyre Do. Shrs. A ' Boystn.& Hit. I Shrews.& Her IS. Stallordsh.. WearVal.g6pc D 0.. . 100 5 j Wilts&Somrst MINES. 22 - 23 64 - 74 155 - 165 150 - 470 14 - 15 9 - 10 6 6 1s 20 29 31 6 7 22i —23 i 8 9 340 350 6 7 ,320 330 i 51 - 5.4 215 - 235 - 1 34 - 35 16.5 - 175 260 - 280 350_ - 370 20 - - 2 1 43 - 45 22 - 24 MINES. I - li li - 2 3 - 20 - 22 id 61 63 12 14 id Vs S IA . p - *i 7: i• 3i - 4 .INEOTJS. 232 - 241 41 - 5i 40 - 45 150 - 155 35 - 26 - 21 - 5f - 40 28 G 92 - 9i la par I i 4i - 44 • 2 ••• 3 ••°-id i 3 4 i 4 41 par ip 18 22 i - i 11 11 par ip 21 2$ 67 69 4i 51 22 24 5i - . - 35 - 37 1 -.. _ 1 11 - 13 ... r• es* 864 1004 IMPERIAL PAR LXAMENT. HOUSE OF LOADS.—(Mis Day.) The House of Lords met to-day at two o'clock, ac cording to usual custom, to prorogue Parliament prey . - ous t the dissolution. The prorogation took t lice by Royal Commission. Feruk Khan, the Pt rsian Ambassador, and suite were pre 'eat, aud'oocupied seats on the episcopal bench. The Opposition benches were occupied by a large number of la lies connected with various peers of the realm. 4 • The Royal Commissioners were—the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Earl of Harrowby, and Lord Stanl -y of Aided ey. ROYAL ASSENT. The Speaker and members of the House of Commons were summoned to heir the royal assent given by ooni tni.o•ion to the following bills !-- Mr. S maker'e Retilem-nt Bill. Ex theq tier Thlls (24,049;7601.) Bill. Wiisolidated rand (A ., :itoptiaticn) BF. C ontnous Liclo ure Bid Conitni,si. , ners of Supply (St:Alin) . 9,0 t, 1856, Aniondweiit Bill. I come Tax Bill. Lidemnity MI. C ipylio!d and Inch)! urea Commissions Ell. Ecell,iastical Jurisdiction Bill. Lighting of Teens (Ire aud) Bill. ( Customs Duties 11 11. Racehorse Duty AA Amendment 13.1 1 . Paupor Maintenance 1111'. li.lxt.a Parochi:il }noes Bill. Mutiny 88. Marine Mutiny Bill. Cornwall Railway Bill. Prier's Patent Candle Company's 88. Whitehaven, Cleator, and Eszremont Railway Bill. ROYA SPEECH. The LORD CHANCE L IAOR then read LeiMajepty's most gracious speec h , which will be found in another column. At the conclusion of the reading of her Majesty's Speech, Parliament was declared prorogued in the usual form. Their lordships then broke up. HOUSE OF COMMONS —{This Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past one o'clock The O'DONOGUIIR tooh the oaths and his seat for Tip perary, in place of James Sadleir, expelled. NAPLES. Mr. I'. DIINCOMBE asked the noble lord the First Lord of the Treasury whether any overtures had been made from the King of Naples with regard to the renewal of diplomatic relations between the Government of the Two Sicilies, and if so, whether those overtures were likely to be accepted Lord PALMERSTON said no overtures, properly so ,called, had been reeeived but indirectly a wish had been expres.ed by the representatives of the Argentine Confederation t,) bum that if political prisoners now in the prisons in Naples were banished to that Confedera tion that would be omsidered by the two Governments as a substantial fulfilment of the object for which diplo matic relations had been broken off. Speaking for the British Government, the mere banishment of persons for the purpose of filling these prisqns again with fresh arrests would not be considered as fulfilling the purpose for which diplomatic negotiations were broken off. MOROCCO. Colonel W. PATTEN inquired if it was true that a treaty had been concluded with the Emperor of Morocco by which very considerable advantages were secured to British subjects. Lord PALMERSTON said he would give his answer at the bar. The noble lord then proceedei at once and brought up a copy of the tr-aty which had been c in cluded between her Majesty and the Emperor of Mo rocco, which was ordered to lie on the table. . The Usher of the Black It d here appeared, and sum moned the Speaker to the House of Lords to hear the itlyal /went given by comnission t) several bills. The SPEAKER then, accompanied by every member, proceeded to the House of L )rds, and on his return, having read her Majesty's Speech, took leave of the members, and the house broke up. imio /t on (SUN MICE, o'Clock. DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAIVIENT. (From a SuppTement to the London Gazette of Friday, March 20.) By the QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION-. Fir assolviNg Vie present Parliament and De- c!arin; the, Calling of ano her. Vim:l.u, It —Wheretv. have thought fit, by ald with the a !vice of Oar Privy Counc-1, to chs3Cdve this present Parliament, which was this day prorogue 1 and s - ands prorogue 1 to Thu's lay, the thirtieth day of April next : We do for that eld publish this Our Royal Proanuaton, and do here : - by dissolve tho said Parliament aecordingly ; and th•-t Ifirds Spiritual and mporal, find thh Knight., Citizen., and Burgesles, and the Coalinis,iouers f shires awl burghs, of the House of Common!, .are discharged from their meeting and itteudance on the said Thursday, the thirtieth day of April n.c.xt and We, being desirous and resolfed, as soon as may be, to meet Our people, and to have their ad vice in Parliament, do hei eV Make known to all Our` loving subjects Our Royal will and pleasure to call a new Parliament : and do further hereby de clare, that, with the advice of Our Privy Council, We have given order that Our Chancellor of that part of Our United Kingdom called Great Britain, and Our Chancellor of Ireland, do, respectively, upon notice thereof, forthwith issue out writs in due form, and according to law, for calling a new Par liament : and We do 'hereby also, by this Our Royal Proclamation under Our Great Seal of Our United Kingdom, require writs forthwith to be issued accordingly by Our said Chancellors respec tively, for causing the Lords Spiritual and Tem poral and Commons, wno are to serve in the said Parliament, to be duly returned to, and give their attendance in, Our said Parliament ; which writs are to ba returnable on Thursday, the thirtieth day of April next. Given at Our Court at Bucidngham Palace, this twenty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, and in the twentieth year of Our reign. GOD save the QUEEN. By the QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION. In order to the Electing and Summoning th• Six- teen Peer 3 of Scotland. VICTORIA, R.—Whereas We have in Our Coun cil thought fit to declare Our pleasure for summon ing and holding a Parliament in Oar Unite.d King dom of Gnat Britain and Ireland, on Thursday the thirtieth day of April next ensuing the data hereof ; in order, therefore, to the electing and summoning the Sixteen Peers of Scotland, who are to sit in the House of Peers iu.the said Parliament, We do, by the advice of Our Privy Council, issue forth this Our Royal Proclamation, strictly charg ing and commanding all the Piers of Scotland to assewb:e andmeet at Holyrood-house, in Edinburgh on Tuesday the font teen th day of April next, be tween the hours of twelve and two in the afternoon, to nominate and choose the Sixteen Peers, to sit and vote in the House of Peers in the said ensuing Parliament, by open election and plurality of voices of the Peers that shall be then pre tent, and of the proxies of such as shall be absent (such proxies be ing Peers, and producing a mandate in writing, duly signed before wit uesses, and bosh the con stituent and proxy being qualified according to law), and the Lord Clerk Register, or such two of the Principal Clerks of the Session as shall be ap pointed by him to ofthiate in his name, are hereby respectively required to attend such meeti ng , an d to administer the oaths required by law to be taken there by the said Peers, and to t tke their votes ; ,and imute.lii..tely after andaeleztion made and duly examined, to eertiy the namcs of the sixteen Peers su elected, and to sign and att.:st the same in the presence of the said Peers the electors, and return ' such certificate into Our Sigh Court of Chancery of Great Britain. And We do, by this Our Royal Proclamation, strictly e:nnmand and require the Provost of Edinburgh, and all the other Magistra•es of the said city, to take especial care to pre serve the peace thereof during the time of the said electron, and to prevent all manner of riotsq, tumults, disorders, and violence. whatsoever. And We strictly charge and command that this Our Royal Proclamation be duly published at the Mar ket-Cross at Edinburgh, and in all the county towns of Scotland, ten days, at leas, before the time hereby appointed for the meeting of the said Peers to proceed to such election. Witness Ourselves at Westminster, this twenty firist day of Man), onethousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, in the twentieth year of Our reign. God awe the QUEEN. THE KNIGHTSBRIDGE CASE. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) Present—The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, Lard Wensleydale, Sir J. Pattison, Sir W. H. Manic, and Mr. Pemberton Leigh. In consequence of its beinz known that the judicitl committee of the Privy Council would give jadg went this afternoon in the long pending suits insti tuted by the churchwardens of St. Barnabas and St Paul's against the church decorations, &a., adopted at these places of worship, a large number of respectably dressed persons attended, and the court was denedy crowded. Mr. Peinhertou Leigh read the judgment of the corr. mittee from a printed document. It was a very ela borate judgment, entering fully into the ancient usage of ornaments, &c in the Church, both previous and anterior to the Reformation, and also to the law, usage, and custom adopted at and since the Re• formation, as well as the opinions of the ancient reformers as to the propriety of the use of crosses, altars, &c., and occupied one b.itir and 20 minutes in reading. The judge took the ohjec ionable articles seriatim, and Ar,t as leg& rded St.. Barnabas. First, as regarded the cross as an ornament of worship, their lord-hips were of opinion that the cross, as distinguished from a crucifix, had been loi.g .in use as an ornament of the Church, and • that when the cross was used merely as an emblem of faith, and cot as an ob ject of superstitious reverence, it was still allow able. Considering the cross on the chancel screen, at St. Barnabas, in the former light, their lordships ad vised her Majesty to reverse the judgment of the courts below, and to all 'w its continuance. With regard to the et me altar, their lordships were of opinion that it must be removed and substituted with a maTeable table of wood according to the ordinary meaning of the term table, so as to allow of its being moved from time to time,, according to the requirements 'of the Cele bration of ditims service. Their lordships considered that the wooden cross . attached to the Cable of St. Paul's was inconsistent with the spirit and letter of the regulations, and they recommended that the decree cf the Court below in reverence to it should be affirmed. They advised the reversal'of the sentence with reference t the credence table, believing it was authorised by the Rubric and Prayer -book. Their lordship; saw no reason to interfere for the reversal'ef the sentence below with regard to the covering of the commnion table during divine service ; but they affirmed the sentence requiring the table to be covered with a fair, white linen cloth, with out.e embroidery or lace attached to ft-- A t 8 a t_ I judgments of the courts below bad been m oo s e m ri u ld; altered, their lordships decreed th a t ldcosts against of the sentence in thoe courts as awarded e tbat, io those the appellsnts should be reveree each party should pay cases as well as in the pre , ' their cone rchbishop Canterbury r t y h entire eand the Lr w e n nc c e ost o s f . pre-ent Bishop of L , thT,,bAa judgmeennttboafd d accordingly as it met the views of was much applsude o' 'the Church present. The decision of tt°oOuncil on each of the points the various sections • LLOYD'S SIIIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON , March 2L—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; tine and very strong. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind E., fresh ; Weather fine. Arrived—Ann, from London ; Georges and Le Coq, from Cherbourg; Argyll, (s.), from Chareutan; John Stroud, from Dordt. Sailed—Charlotte, for Guernsey. &fled, March 2,i—Clara and Fortitude, for Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, SaturJay Morning. Wind S.E. Arrived—Albania, (P.p..), from Trieste. QUEENSTOWN, March 19. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—Merida, from Barbados; Echo, Laguna.