The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-17 00:00:00

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No. I Sh. I 10010. I Pd. lOL Wow 1 &Mae
70.000 2 Cambrian Coo. Gold, 1. 1 1 1 1410 -
11.0061 .. CUNord Alma/ all 10
.. Der. C 4. Co.. (Taviatk ) 1 560 600 -
12,000 .. Drakewalls -
611 .. But Buret (Mum)
60.000 1 Bast Closer Gold (Um) Se li di. ipm -
1164 .. Nut Cuadra
000 - IDA Caro Brea -
MBOOO - ILWO.Pareel_ (Tavlatk )8L 6.6 d , 3 3171
-
161 .. Chamblee d 84. Aram 681 11 15 -
6,000 .. Great Beath Tolima -
1005 - G. WIL Poe 40 7 --
6,900 ..GreavUle (Heistool
8.16.8 61 7 -
1,04 .. Herod *Soot OL 124. 64 413 -
0.000 .. Maybe Downs 121840d 04 0
o,cas .. lady Births 1 6.6. 1 1 -
1111
9,000 .. Marks Valley garet (Cray Wad).
4/. 9] f 6
60 Of -
116 -
11,000 4 111,71117 free Om I4U. aOl MN -
400 .. New Bacon -
8,000
6,000 .North Douai -
2
700 _ North Roarer
.„ N. WIL 14•04 (Mog—an. , 3 2121
114 4 -
6,660 .. North Wheal Crotty -
6,00 - Per Om.(BL Maser) . 11 141 64 -
1,110 SO rrovldeeee (U. Lelaap. Mg.?. 42 40 . -
700 .. Rodear Noweth .. I 4 6 -
611 .. S. Caradoe IS. Cieerh. IA oza Me -
6,068 .. 6. Corn Brea (Illogaa) . 11V1140.1' 21 3 -
I. W. Prawns (Wow) 1118.9.;
11l _ Way Park balk IDO 18 -
7t601 0 Tamar 611.4Liad lia.C. 44 0 I -
0.0e6 .. Ite Oran -
0,000 _ West Buss{ (') l4 12 13 -
1,014 - W. Caradoo (vd) 6 25 27 -
da .. War Beton -
610 .. WIL Besot =lli 64 611 721
164 _ Wt. Nailer 6 60 00 -
4,601. .. Wltftl Dadoott 2.10.8 41 64 -
.001 _ W. rare ana(Mumea 8 16 .6 -
300 .. Wheal Seen 684 220 240 -
1,060 Wh. Trelawney Mak 1 7 16 17 -
4000 .. Wheal Union -
VOILICION MINE&
No. I Bh I Wass. IPd ICL prime. I Bain.
15.000 2 :Alamillos (Limited) .. 4, 1
21pm 1
10,009, 19 'imaraliaa -
74000; 1 Boa Aeoord, Lathed WI -
10000, 1 Bens L L&11.0.3.)L1m) at I -.
15,000 10 Cape Copper (limited) 2.. i jit r.: -
w 00l I .Capuls Silver
11000, AO ICobr,
10,00 C. 20 Copi...poCirars.) - - . l6 7 -
100,000 1 . Don Pe fro,N. NI Bar 1 al
pm 11
78,000 1 'Dun lloaatala Copps. W-
16,000 8 gut Del Rey(Lhalted) 1 Id 4 4 pm -
25,000' 1 Palma (Lim.) -
10,0001 10 Gourd al, 120 22 -
*810! I G.N.Opil. Australla(l MI - - dl, -
*OOO. i ILaprada (Lim.) 1 / di, 4 pro -
020,810
18,0001 Loam aU 0 7 -
10,. 1000 'lmeteMariaalnnaas
.1 die
I
' 43 4 -
100,000: I SLAureoe Bras.G.M.(L all: 74 21 -
w.ooB' N. Ithtnee.of ,A114.(L, i ; - dl. -
10,eDe I le PootelbeadlltherLea, all 1 3 6 -
160,0001 6 tortlPhutip II If I -
. 1 1 ,Saota Barbara Gold 1 1 6:6 dls tom 4
81104; I 1888184 k Asaila.(Llm ; 1.4 die par -
11.990 IP ISLJohn del Rey (Um l6 46 67 504
41374 1 30 • Patted Marlene . 284 71 71 74 I
50,000 1 , Vallansaara Gold. (L.) 8' 11 lom -
I 10,000 to Vancouver Coal (LAm4 a : 1 al. 4 pm' -
..G.0.., •I , wouti re (U...),• • all; 4 -
MAW . 6 (Yudaaarautaaa Wm.). all . -

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocz.

Business in the Stock Exchange is not active to-
day. The funds are dull, but there is no further
reduction from the decline of 1 per cent.
which took place yesterday afternoon. In
home railways little change has occurred•
The foreign stock market showed renewed buoy-
ancy in the morning, but has since become fiat,
and most of the principal speculative stocks are
now quoted lower than they closed yesterday.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Mitts were quoted
i 68fr. 65c., being 1 per cent, lower than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 92 to 1, ex div., for
money, and 921 to 1, ex div., for the account
(July 9). The official business report is as follows :-
Three per Cent. Consuls for money, 921, 92, ex
div. ; ditto for account, 921, 1, ex div; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 911, 1 ; New Three per Cents.,
911, 1, ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885, 141, 15 ;
Bank Stock, 232; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1071, 1081 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1001, 1; ditto Bonds, 165., 12a. prem. ; Exchequer
Bills, March, ls. prem. ; ditto June, Is. die.
Greek, Mexican, and Spanish Passive Bonds
were all in demand in the morning, but have since
receded. Venezuela Six per Ceuta. of 1862
have declined I per cent. The Russian
Loan of 1862 is inquired for. The Anglo-
Turkish loans are firm, but the Couaolides
have declined 1 per cent. Some of the present
quotations are annexed :-Turkish 1864 Loan, 92
to 93 ; ditto 1858, 701 to 71 ; ditto 1862,
711 to 1 ; the Consolidds, 50/ to 511 ; Greek, 381
to 39 ; and Venezuelan Six per Ceuta., 59 to 1,
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazilian
Old Five per Cents., 1001 ; ditto, 1852, 1858, 1860,
91, ex div. ; Dutch Certificates, 1011 ; Danish,
1863, 891, ex div. ; Egyptian, second issue, 1001 ;
Greek, for account, 391, 1,1, 1, 39; ditto Coupons,
191, 1,181 ; Italian, 721 ; ditto, for account, 721,
I ; Mexican, 381; ditto, for account, 381, 1, 371 ,
Moorish, 95/ ; New Granada, 16 ; Portu-
guese, 1856, 1857, 1859, 1860, 1862, 491, ;
ditto, for account, 491 ; Russian, 1869, 581; ditto
1862, 931, 1, 93 ; Spanish Passive, for account,
351, 341 ; ditto Certificates, 121, 1 ; Turkish,
1864, 92/ ; ditto, 1858, 701; ditto, for account,
701, 1 ; ditto, 1862, 711; ditto for account, 711,
72 ; Venezuela, for account, 261, 251 ; ditto, 1862,
591 ; ditto, for account, 591, 1, 59.
Confederate Loan scrip has improved, the
present quotation being 2 to 1 dis. Italian and
Venezuelan scrip is somewhat lower-the former at
21 to 21 prem., and the latter at 1 to 11 prem.
Turkish is quiet at Ito prem.
International Financial shares have declined
about 155., the present quotation being 51 to
6 prem. General Credit and Finance are steady,
at 21 to 21 prem., and London Financial at 2} to
21 prem.
The shares of the Egyptian Commercial and
Trading Company were quoted in the morning 21
to prem., but have since receded to 2} to 21
prem., the present price.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received
advice from the agents of the bondholders at Vera
Cruz, that there has been placed in deposit with
them up to the 16th May, 1863-in money,
95,248 dols. 390.; in bills, 11,629 dols.
09c. ; total, 106,877 dols. 48c. They are
further informed that the director of the
Custom-house at Vera Cruz has, on the 16th of
May, 1863, reduced the ordinary duties on import
at that port 50 per cent., subject to the approval of
his Majesty the Emperor of the French.
About 100,000 sovereigns were taken from the
Bank yesterday for Constantinople, while 5,0001.
in bare was sent into that establishment.
The Tasmanian will take to-day 5,0001. in silver
and 2,0001. in gold to the West Indies.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
firm, and in one or two iustanees the rates were a
trifle more in favour of this country. Subjoiued
is our usual list :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.181 to 1 : ditto, 3 days,
ILISI to 161; Rotterdam, S months. 11.181 to ; Antwerp,
3 months, 25.45 to BO ; Hamburg, ma. bane°, three
months,l3.7l to 8; Paris, 3 days, 25.171 to 271; d0.,3 months.
25.50 to 55 ; Frankfort-on-the-Manse, 3 months, 1191 to
I ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 351 to f ; Vienna,
elf. So., 3 months, 11.35 to 45 ; Trieste, elf. d0.,3 months,
11.35 to 45 ; Madrid, 3 months, 49 tol ; Qadv, 3 month',
49 to 1 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ; Genoa, 3
months, 25.55 to GO ; Milan, 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ;
Maple., 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ; Palermo, 3 months, 25.60
to 65 ; Messina, 3 months, 5.60 to 65 ; Lisbon, 90 days,
521 to ; Oporto, 90 days, 521 to 53.
In connexion with the speculation in Greek
Bonds, there are a variety of interesting rumours,
one being to the effect that a proposal is on the
tapis for helping the new government to a loan, to
be secured on customs revenues, hut more espe-
cially on the revenues of the lonian Islands. It is
probable that, were a project of this sort brought
before it, the British government would readily
grant every assistance in its power, and permit the
British consuls in the islands to collect and trans-
mit the revenues hypothecated. The pro-
ject would be very interesting to the present
holders of Greek stuck, because to be sucoeseful
it would, se a matter of course, involve the recog-
nition and capitalisation of the present overdue
coupons, and a general arrangement of the debt.
One of the first evidences of the determination
of the new Viceroy of Egypt to develop the re-
sources of his country, and to assist commerce
generally, is shown by the announcement of a swat
trading enterprise which has been introduced this
afternoon. It is formed not only under the direct
patronage of the Viceroy himself, but under the
auspices of some of the first financial and commer-
cial houses connected with Egypt, in combination
with France and England. The leading members
of the present Egyptian government are directly
interested in the undertaking, and the capital has
to a large extent been already subscribed in Egypt.
The English public will naturally feel &considerable
interest in this proof of the liberal policy of the
Viceroy, not only from the closer connexion of in-
terests it will draw between England and a country
which is the high road to our Indian Empire, but
also because it will tend to develop the immense
resources of the Egyptian territory. Hitherto in
those regions produce of great value has been an-
nually sacrificed through the want of means of
transport. It will be an object of the present
company to remedy this want by increasing the
means of communication. The immense tracts of
land on both sides of the Nile, which are noto-
riously well adapted to the cultivation of cotton,
and which possess a population both numerous and
industrious, will be gradually utilised by the com-
pany's operations. As stated in the prospectus,
" the Viceroy has by the grant of a liberal subsidy
called into existence a Steam Navigation Company
for the Red Sea and the Nile ; he is also about,
with the view of assisting the operations of this
company, to complete, at his own expense, tele-
graphic communication between Alexandria and all
the principal stations, which have been selected for
the operations of the company, extending to Khar-
toum, the furthest town of importance in the
interior of Africa within the limits of Egyptian
territory, and also to Taka, on the frontiers of
Abyssinia." So large are the profits of the cultivators I
and traders of Upper Egypt, that it is stated they '
can afford to borrow money at 4 and 5 per cent. per
month interest, and still amass considerable wealth.
The capital is 2,000,00 G/. in 100,000 shares of 201.
each, the whole of which have been subscribed with
the exception of 25,000 shares, which have been
reserved for issue to the public by the International
Financial Society. The president is his Highness
Prince Halim Pacha, late Governor of the Soudan ;
the direction is highly respectable ; the London
agents are Messrs. Frithling and Gilechen ; the

bankers, Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. ; and the
solicitors, Messrs. Dircham, Dalrymple, Drake,
and Co. The establishments through the union of
which this company is formed are the following—
viz., the International Financial Society, Loudon ;
Messrs. Friibling and Goschen, London ; Messrs.
Marcuard, Andr4, and Co., Pavia ; Mr. W. F.
Jaeger, Frankfort ; Mr. S. Sulzbach, Frankfort ;
Messrs. Oppenheim Nephew and Co., Alexandria ;
and Messrs. E. Dervieu and Co., Alexandria. It
will be noticed that the project has the distinction
of being the first one publicly supported by the
International Financial Society. It is of a cha-
racter which clearly comes within their legitimate
field of operations.
The Great Indian Peninsula Extension Railway
Company (Limited) is announced. This under-
taking is formed iu the interestof the Great Indian
Peninsula Railway Company, with which, as re-
gards management, it is closely identified, and
the powerful support of whose directors and share-
holders it enjoys. The object is a very proper one,
viz.,—to construct and work branches in connec-
tion with, and to serve as feeders to the main line.
The branch to be first taken iu band is about
96 miles in length, from the neighbourhood of
Aseeerghur to Indore, in Central India, between
which place and Bombay an extensive and lucra-
tive trade has long been established. The distance
by the proposed line from Bombay to Ladure will
be 465 miles, and from Agra to Bombay 790 miles,
being 114 miles leas than from Agra to Calcutta.
The line has already been surveyed, and very
favourably reported upon. It is mentioned that
"The Secretary of State fur India having deter-
mined not to extend the existing system of
guarantee, the director% have placed themselves in
communication with him, with a view to obtaining
for the Extension Company the like concessions and
subventions as have been accorded to other com-
panies established for making railways in India
without a guarantee." The capital is 1,000,0001.,
in 50,000 shares of 20/. each, and the company
takes power to borrow, in addition, a sum not ex-
ceeding one-third of the share capital. Five per
cent. interest will be allowed during construction.
The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 5,161/. compared with last
year (Whitaun week).
The Bank of Egypt have elected Mr. Patrick F.
Robertson deputy chairman, in place of Mr. Philip
Anstruther, deceased.
Mr. Henry Mers Hankey, of the firm of Lane,
Hankey, and Co., and Mr. C. F. Picard, of C. F.
Picard and Co., have joined the direction of the
Midland Banking Company.
The annual meeting of proprietors of the Union
Bank of Australia is convened for the 6th of July.
The arrangements are notified in connexion with
the payment of the half-yearly interest on the shares
of the East India Irrigation and Canal Company.
We are requested to state that the share list of
the Royal Marine Hotel Company of Kingstown
will be closed on Saturday next, the 20th inst.
The dividends due the let July are announced on
Peruvian, Spanish, and Portuguese Bonds.

TUIBDAT I!_tviamT.

Congo* which closed yesterday at 921 to ex
div., for the 9th of July, opened this morning at
the same quotation, and closed at 92 3-16 to 1.
For money the last price was 92. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 92, 1, 92,1, ex div. ; ditto for
account, 92A, ex div. ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
911, ; New Three per Cents., 92, 911, 7 ;
Thirty Years Annuities, 188, 121 • Red
Sea Telegraph, 21}; Bank Stock, 2321, 234;
India Five per Cent. Stock, 1081,107 i, 1081 ; ditto
Bonds, 16s. prem. ; Five peer Cent. " enlaced "
rupee paper, ilk*
The India Five per Cent. stock was firm at 108
Ito lex div. There were some purchases of India
Bonds at 16s. preen. Exchequer Bills were quoted
2s. dis. to 2s. prem.
The transactions in foreign stocks were upon a
less animated scale than yesterday, yet still
numerous.

In the market for hank shares the tendency of
prices was again upwards. An advance has taken
place in Alliance Bank, Colonial, London and
Brazilian, London and Buenos Ayres, London and
County, and Oriental. Imperial Ottoman Bank
were also slightly better. On the other hand,
Midland Bank shares were flatter. In miscella-
neous undertakings there was an improvement in
Berlin Waterworks, and a reduction in Van Die-
men's Land. . . .

The shares of the International Financial Society
were again bettor, closing at 6} to 62 prem. ; Ge-
neral Credit and Finance were steady at 22 to 21
prem. ; and London Financial at 24 to 21 prem.
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 9*
to I prem. ; Universal Marine, 1 to 2 dis. ;
Thames and Mersey, 2 15-16 to 3 1-16 prem.
Commercial Union, 14 to 11 prem. ; North British
and Mercantile Insurance, 161 to 171; and Oriental
and General Marine, 1 to 14 prem.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows British and
Foreign Marine,* to 1 prem.; Empire Marine, 1 to
prom. ; Cannes Hotel, 7 to 8 prem. ; Mediter-
ranean Hotel, 1 to 14 prem. ; Southampton Im-
perial Hotel, par to 1 prem. ; Clarence Hotel,
*to 3 prem. ; London and Paris Hotel, to 1
prem. ; Copenhagen Railway, 11 to 14 prem. ; Lon-
don and Hamburg Bank, to 1 pram.: Sardinian
Railway, 1 toe dia. ; Adelaide Port and Rail-
way, to 1 prem.

MINES.—aI(II3 DdE)

Two o'Cuicg.

There is a good amount of business doing
in the mining market to-day. East Cara-
don shares opened at 28 to and are now
quoted 27 to I, being 2/. lower than yester-
day. East Basset have also declined, the present
price being 80 to 82. On the other hand, owing to
a rise in the price of tin, Tincroft are in demand,
at 20A to A. Etat Cam Brea are quoted 7to ;
North kear, 22 to 25 ; Wheal Seton,
232} to 235 ; Wheal Luthwtt, 41 to
5 ; Great Fortune, 36 to 37 ; Drakewalls,
2to # ; blarke Valley, 611 to ; North Crotty, 4
to 1 ; W eat Cbiverton, 21} to 22 ; Sithney and
Cornmeal, 6to ; East Basset and Crylls, 241. to
26e. ; and New W'heal Martha, 41 too.
Cobre Mining shares contiune in active de•nand,
and have further improved ; transactions am re-
corded at 251, 27, 26, and 271. Alamillos, Don
Pedro, and Santa Barbara are inquired for.
The Cobra Mining Association have received
intelligence of an important discovery in one of
theirmines in Cuba. Operations have been carried
on for a long period in the great mine
without any noteworthy result, but the manager,
writing ou the 22nd of May, states that the
lode has been cut in the 120 crosscut, and thut the
appearances were very good. There had not been
time, however, to ascertain the full value of the
lode. He adds that this discovery will give the
company a dry lode with ores which will dress
cleaner, and consequently to a higher per tentage,
than those from the south lode in the old mine. It
may be interesting to mention that this company
was formed in 1835, and that 981. per share (on
which 40/. has been paid) has been distributed in
dividends, the last being declared iu February, 1862.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OP LORDS.—TvasysY, JUNE 16.

The Loan Cinnamon took hie sat on the woe/seek
sit Ave °Wolk
PRIVATI? BUSENFSS.

The following bills were read a third time sod pawed :••-
1.11 ,Couoty) Grwd Jury Celts, Shipton Gas, Norwich
Poo.. and Stourbridge Railway Bills.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.

The Earl of AI,BEMARLE presoaked a petition from
English reselents at Smyrna, praying to be released from the
espitation tan.

Lord CALTHORPE presented • petition from the Cham -
We of Commerce at Halifax. against the Telegraph Bill.

TIM CASE OF MR. BISHOP.

The Marquis of NORMANBY explained that on the
preeediug evening he did Dot thy that Mr. Bishop had three
times Ivoken a blood vessel during his imprisonment. The
fact was that since his childhood Mr. Bishop bad been a
cochroied invalid, and that during the last three years he
bad been ordered a permanent residence in a warm climate
on accouut of hie disease. of which the ruptures of blood
view!, was one of the worst features. As his coufiuement
greatly tended to aggravate the danger of his disease, be
hoped that eircumstauce would induce the noble earl the
Secretary of State foe Foreign Affairs not to relax his ex-
ertions to obtain his release.
EXHIBITION BUILDING.

The Duke of RUTLA.ND gave notice that on Thursday
be would put a question to the government with respect to
the purchase of the Exhibition building.
FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) ACT CONTINUANCE BILL.
Tbe report of amendments in this bill was considered and
Woad W.

VACCINATION (IRELAND) BILL

This bill was mad • third time sod passed.
ELKACHLNG AND DYEING WORKS ACT AMEND-

KENT BILL
This bill passed through committee.
Their lordships nee at SD minutes alter 5 o'clock.

HOUSE OF OOMMONS.-1471DIDAY, JrNa 16.
The house roomed at six o'clock.
NOTICES.
CHURCH RATS&

Loni A. CHURCHILL, on Tuesday, July 7, to move for
leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to the re-
covery of church rates.
THE EXHIBITION BUILDING.
Viscount EN Fl ELI) to ask Vimoont Palmerston whether
it was true that he had received a report stating that the
value of the materials of this building was estimated at
only 30,000/., less the cost of removing them ; and whether
there was any objection to lay the report on the 'object
upon the table before the house was asked to vote 80,0001.
for the purchase of the edifice.
Mr. AYRTON, on going into oommittee of supply for the
vote, to move as an amendment that the 67,M01,
voted hetvote,
eight should be applied to discharge the liabilities of the
Exhibition Commissioners of 1851, that the commission
should then determine, and that any property it might
posses' should be vested in commissioners of works. (Hear.)
THE CASE OF CHARLES THOMAS.
Mr. HADFIELD asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
whether his &Makin bad been called to the proceedings of
a court-martial held on board her Majesty's ship Victory,
at Portsmouth. on Charles Thomas, a seaman, charged
with insubordination, and using offensive language to •
boatswain, who had ordered the liberty boat to leave before
its appointed time, when the prisoner was returning to hi
ship after the expiration of his leave of absence to get
married ; and if so, whether it was true that, under the
eirenrostances of that case, the prisoner was adjudged to be
iodized to the second elan, to receive 48 lashes, to be im-
prisoned in Winchester Gaol for two years, and then tol be
discharged with diegnos from her Majesty's Navy ; and
whether he would lay the proceedings of the court upon the
table of the house.
Lord C. PAGET said it was the custom in the navy for
slips in port, and especially in the home ports, to allow
seamen, after they had done their day's work, to go on
More sad to return in the morning, by a boat which was
sent to fetch off what were celled the " liberty men." In
this came the boat left the ship at the appointed time, but
Thomas, not making his appearance, was left behind. He
afterwards made his way to the ship, and was very indignant
with the boatswain who had charge of the boat. He used
net only to him, but to other ofBoers, language which was
violent, offensive, diegusticg, and insubordinate. It was
thought necessary, where an offence of so grave • character
had been committed, that the prisoner should be brought to
• eourt-martial. He did not plead that he had been ashore
to get married, but he said that be had been to see his
brother, and that he had got intoxicated. The evidence
showed, however, that when he made use of the language
imputed to him be was sober. The sentence of the court
was as the hon. gentlemaa had stated it. (Hear, hear.)
Courts-martial, like individuals, were no doubt occasionally
liable to err—sometimes on the side of leniency, sometimes
on that of severity. The proceedings of all courts-martial
came under the revision of the Admiralty, and instances
not usfrequently happened when it exercised the blessed
privilege of mercy. He had no doubt that in this case it
would have an opportunity of mitigating the sentence.
THE HIGHWAYS ACT.
Sir W. MILES asked the law officers of the crown. in
the construction of the following sentence in the schedule
et the Highways Aot, via., " All questions shall be decided
by • majority of votes of the members present," whether it
was necessary that there should be a majority of the per-
sons present, or that it was sufficient that there should be
a majority of those who, being present, gave their votes.
The AITORNEY-GENERAL eaid the point was one on
which there was a great diversity of opinion. As the clause
had not yet received • judicial interpretation, he would be
a bold man that would venture to express • confident
opinion upon it. Nevertheless he had an opinion, and he
would state it for what it was worth. It appeared to him
there could be no fair doubt as to what the answer should
be. It was sufficient that there should be a majority of
three who, being present, gave their votes ; but there ought
to be. for the purposes of constituting an effectual majority,
a majority of persons present voting one way or the other.
(A laugh.)
THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS.
In answer to Mr. Ficamerr,
Mr. VILLIERS said the second reading of the Public
Works (Manufacturing Districts) Bill would probably come
on the first thing on Thursday evening ; but he could not
at present make any arrangement respecting its committal.
The government bad, however, every desire to expedite the
passing of the measure.
CAPTAIN FOWEE'S DESIGNS FOR THE EXHI-
BITION BUILDING.
Mr. B. COCHRANE asked the right hon. gentleman the
rust Commissioner of Works whetherany engagement bad
been made by her Majesty's government—whether any
agreement bad been entered into with Captain Fowke, to
pay him for those designs which were exhibited by him at
the exhibition at the National Gallery. There were in that
exhibition two facades extending over the whole space of
the Exhibition building. He wished to know whether
these &eines bad bee • made at Captain Fowke's'expenee, or
whether them was any understanding on the part of the
goverment to remunerate him' Also whether, if there was
to bossy iernuneration, and the sum was not included in the
vote, Captain Emetic, would be the looser by the amount of
time he Lan devoted to the preparation of these designs!
Mr. COWPER said that as far as his department was
cancerued he was not aware of any arraogement with
Captain Fowke. His impression was that Captain Enwke,
having designed the Exhibition building for a temporary
purpose, wished to show how, io his idea, that building
might be made of an ornamental character. As
far as he (Mr. Cowper) koew, Captain Fowke Lad volun-
teered his views with reganl to the architectural plata.
Mr. COCHRANE—Then I understood if the vote should
not be carried, Captain 100 ken will receive no remitters-
hoe !

ROEBUCK--But the vote is carried. (A laugh.)
STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Mr. DOULTOINT asked the Secretary to the Treasury
whether any steps had been taken to test the accanscy of
the standards of weights and measures deposited in the
Rube leer in the year 1825.
Mr. PEEL said that the secondary standards of weights
sad measures were used as local standards. The secondary
standards of weight and length bad boss in use since the veer
11135, and that of capaety since 1834. There was no reason
to suppose that they were not accurate conjoin( the primary
ert•ndards. but there was no power given to the government
to reverify them. It might be advantageous that an <Acne
atonal reverSication should be made, buts legislative mea-
sure weuld be necessary for this purpose.
THE BALLOT.
Mr. H. BERKELEY moved for leave to bring in a bill to
cause the votes of parliamentary electors to be taken by way
of ballot. Atter mentioning comes cf note among the
advocates of the ballot, and asserting that the goes-
Sim as regarded argument stood upon impregnable
ground, he said he should not bring fora ;ad anv
sew arguments in favour of the motion, but should
woke himself to putting aside thine brought ogaii.st
the billet. The chief objections to which he eirected
his reply were that voting by ballot uc-English.
and the theory of Lord Palmerston that the franchise was
a trust, and that an elector was a UUJite for the gee_
alsoters. his responsibility to whom could only be see Ared
by open voting. This theory, Mr. Berkeley contended, was
antiszenistie to the doctrine kid down by our greatest c•m-
atitutional lawyers, and be showed that in practice it ,Quid
be mischievous. He related some incidents, sessouitig the
narrative with humorous comments, which he sapreseuted
as having occurred at elections since hie last nation on
this scl•jer!. and which be thought bore ei.t Lis i4sj
that the ballot was the only effectual antidote to bribery
and intimidation.
Mr. AYRTON seconded the motion, and said be felt
great pleasure in doing so, and that he entirely adl.eisel to
the epiiiions be had expressed on former occasions. He
neve: heard any answer to the admirable speeches of his
boo. friend. The noble lord at the head of the river ',meet
was oh, oral♦ man who bad attempted to answer them, but
he al MVVII failed in donne so. (Hear, hear.)
The LORD MAYOR said if they had the ballot in this
ecoatry they would sink to the deed loyal of tha United

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Stites nod France, and that ;se far from being desirable.
He should vote against the Dhotis*. (Hear, hear.)
Lord PALMERSTON was unwilling that Mr. Berkeley
sbooiT go to a division under the impreasion that bit as-
sertions bad altered his (Lord Palmerston's) opinion on the
question. It seemed to him that in all the arguments for
the ballot the vital principle of the British constitution—
Lamely, the responsibility to public opinion—was ignored ;
and the argument derived from the practice of private
soeieties did not present • true soalcv. Unless a man
easefully concealed his political opinions, even from hie
wife. his vote would be known even if it was taken by
ballot. No real secresy was obtained by the mere use of
the ballot-box. He was still unconvinced, but rather more
than ever convinced that thin system was not one which
the house should sanction.
After some observations from Mr. Cox, impatiently
heard by the house, and • brief reply from Mr. BEIKELIY,
The house divided—
For the motion lO2
Against l2-20