The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY . EVENING, JUNE 16, 1860.

SHARE LISTS.-THIS DAY.

Two dOzoon.

Business in the railway share market to-day is
almost at a stand-dill, and pries' in nearly every
instanee are quoted exactly the same as yesterday
afternoon. Caledonian stock is rather firmer, at
91} to }. London and North Western is
riodt1(1,011 to } ; Great Western, 681 to
116} to 117; Lancashire and York-
shire, 106} to 106 ; &nth Eutaw, 86} to ;
Great Northern, 113} to 114} ; and Zarb= OM-
tie., 5400 4.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway Klutzes are dull
at } die. to pm. Grand Trunk of Canada Railway
stock is nat. Great Western of Canada *hares
have not movers&

'I.. tally
to 1 p.m.

Brig.& ft/kr{ p. et. BR
Caledonian, Ma
Dna Perlin& Aber. on
Let Anglian, A, 6 p.J
Do. 15,45p.ct
Do. QTpetl
E. Coon. Ex., ey.ct. No.I
Do. do._ No.f

Do. New 6 p. et. at..
Pastern Union. 4 p. ct.
MM.& Otea,6 p. et.
Ores* Northers, 6p d.
Do.6e.iretLet 10p.oLmn.
Do. 44 percent.
Do.6p.e.red.at 6 p.e,pm.
04.6 T Scotland, lit Prot.
Ot.Weet ~Berte& Hants
Do. redeem. 44 p. cent
Do. redeem. 4 p. cent
Do. Irredeem. 4 p. et.
Do.6p.et, redeem Pref.
Do. arm. Pref. Shares
Do.CtiostorPf.B6,Sp.o.
Do. do. do. 6p. c.
Do. BUm. One. Stock
Do. area Dna. Sham

90 IS
101_ 103_

161; 101 61
112 115
106 111
110 111
109 111
125 111
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110 111
75 76
116 119
111 113
104 106
80 88

100 102
90 91
91 92
100 106
22 10i
17 19
106 106
74 79_

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tis. .... .. ClaGov.lp.e.Jithe Int 100 115 117
.... .. Do. Ow coat, 1877 lOO
.... .. Do. epeeist. 1579 lOO 1141
.... .. Do. sper east_ .1580 lOO 1141
.... .. De.6pwslreadAug 100 110 112
.... .. Dagger*. ltsr.et Sep 100 110 111
Daliper si* lOO la* 1021 1013
LIMII° I Do. de, Borth
.... .. Now Brims. 005.6 pet 100 1011 100
.... -N. &Ware% sp. e. 1809100 100 101
.... .. Do. Ip. 4.. Mlil to 1176 100 100 101
.... .. Do. sp. a, 11118
.... - Nova Ileollslip. et. flig
.... .. Deb. redeem 11176 .
.... .. Agit Osv.4 p. a Bomb 100 110 112
.... .. OvA Op. s.les.thlab 100 1107 woo.
.... .. Ds. ALl** Agr.loth 1963 1073 1073 3 •
MUT= lIINNI.
Na IM2 I 11855. I Pd. I 01. Wow. I bele&
* . Altred Ooss. (PlaiDnek) 11.111 4 —
119 20 &Via Ins l4 1 1
KC .. =xi
1,07.4 p.m G. Cos. (Theistic ) 1 446 11614
..
512 .. that Brest (Mown)
9144 .. lost Owndos
*OOO .. LWL Raw* (Tevistk ) 7241 113 11
, 4W .. Grembisr* 82 Ashy& 641 111 40
1 • .. Groat footh(?=. 17n.
14t,,110 .. G.Wh. Alfred ) 15.11.9 lie
50.000 .. G. Wh. Vor liton) O3
1,014
.. Grenville
.. Herod'orPoot B2. It& 173 ni
9000 .. Hinpton Down
6,000 . !Ads Berths 1.29 :I * f
4696 .. Maret (Uny Leknt) H .: 6 =
*5OO .. N. Prances ( 4 1
6,000 .. N. Wh. litheetniXtgia.) Is. 1 6 •-•
1,195 _ North Viheal
6,400 .. Per Con& (54. Blthey)
1,120 20 Providenoe (U. Lelant). It AT. 48 45 11
12000 .. Sortrtdge Coo. Min. Co. 15. 1f 13 13
512 .. 8. Corsi= ilit. C 1..?) l3 196 100
6,000 .. S. Om Dreg (Mogan) . 53 $3 SI
65,000 1 5. Dews Dos * ,en.
dresses
496 .. S. W. Melia) 11215.9. 107 1724
920 .. Wray Pork l/1.0. 46 013
9,600 6 TaniarNlALthdlds.C. 43 74 *
6,000 10 Tin Cron
1 .. Vale at (Cork ) 1/5. 69 I
000 .. West To
( )
1.024 .. W. Condon ) 6 56 00
4512 .. 00 West 1104 es
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WIL lime{ Rhsthtli
256 .. W. Dame ) 553 00 95
4,006 .. 7112 Zdvith(O;l7tock) 1* 93 24
1,024 .. Wh. Kitty (Un. Lelent 1.7.2. 14 16
1,024 _ Wheal lbuy Ann
(Menheelo4)
1,040 .. WI. Tadassey (Usk ) 113 17 18 -*
POZZION MINIM.
No. 1 617. I MILK IPd LCI. plow I Halm
22008 20 Awi
Arsliss iis t -
76,0001 1 Hes seerLisilte4 Lk. 3 d par
40. n 00: 00 ro Do.llo. John del Leg CI TO —5l 11103 II
10,000 5 Do. Lost a Min. Co. all
80,000 1 Ocs. Mk. Co. Jam. I
12,000 40 Cobre Oepper sII 48 45 433
10,000
76,000 1 As 3 siVlconlain Copper an f 1
25,000 1 fortes&
20,000 10 Gomel all II II
MOOD 1 04. Walken
eft AnsOrsthiCar) 1 3 f Ms 3 1
71, 13 Lambda (Us) 1 *it Pus —11,500 5 Linares
10,001 1 Lthitealan
105,816 1 Marlon& all 3 3
6D,000 1 N. Wdne Copper of 8
Atuerelis (Lim.) .. - III& 1 3 els
10,000 ID PoWebond dilverthed A ii 7 -
100,000 5 Port Phillip 1 •-•
80,000 1 Scottish Anoka. (Us ) Ws. tir idle
48174 161.1* United Mexican ell
80,000 1 Worthing ,Lim.) 5ll
191,
60,000 1 Do.

JOINT STOCK

No. 1 Sh. I NM& I Pd. ICL pries* I Wan
20,000 100 Agra mil U. Bee. Busk . 60 - - -
1!500 40 Aostislada
000 ES Beak of Nape -
6,006 100 Bank of London ID 84 Se -
60,000 10 Bank of Turkey
WON 60 Brill& N. Amorist ..- as ... - xsl
10,200 20 (Dort. Bank of WY.
20,000 26
Andea
Men.and Oda*. all lif 110 -
f Ulna.
Laa., awl Odes all 19 82 .-
IS Ull
10, UM
60, Kill Cos. alfGairda
25,400 100 Com. al Ismilloa lO 10 10 -
Mod 20 Eng.Bea4.l.4.4ll.Cliarld all 114 101 161
10,006 20 G. ink d Bwltaartaiad all - - -
56,010 20 Cb. Dank of AMA all 211 18 01 111 x 9
IS, SO Ohl OMNI/ - - -
00,000 60 Loodaa Jolla Stook . - - -
50.000 100 Loa. snit WIMUSIMiIe 96 - .- -
10,000 100 Nat. Pro,. of laglaod 4l - - -
85,000 90 Do. New
20,000 ISO Nadosal Bank
25,000 10 Now loath Wales
an -
60,f00 26 Getsafol Bank Comoro. all - - 48 2;
25,000 20 Ottomaa Bank -
20,000 100 Provbscial of Ireland - - -
14,000 Do New
15 South Australia all - - -
"000 26 , Union of Australia - - -
80,000 60 ,Union of London - - 261 41 61
EON 100 i Unity lido& lO - - -.
MLSCELLANDOIII.
No. 11s. I Cloneawl92. !Alia diem. I !alms
10,0801 10 Ansio-daziasa dint .. all 181 141 141
10,000 26 Australia' AgrieuL .... 19 29 11 -
860 1000 Atlantle TeL (Lira.). ... an - - -
47,000 10 Berlin waterworks.... all 4 1 ..-
SO Brit. American Land . 40 - - -
.0,1110 60 Brit. & Irish 31sa.laL an in se -
11,
8,181770 10 Do. OID Do. B 7 per aSW 18111 all
LII 19 21 -
di 15
8,916 U 1 . Land
eta an 110 125 1211
1000 10 labia& Td. all 8 8 -
860,000 St. C...0p. diofirmAlkosit all U 87 -
IEOOO 25 Do. Prd. 71 par osst. all 141 251 -.
L 002925 86 Orydal Palace
180,820 It. Do. Preference -
150,000 Bt. Do. by et. Peep. Dab ISO 106 108 •-•
700,000 84. Electric Telegraph -
7,1a0 26 Do. Now l6 par 1 m -
70,000 6 Eng. and Aust. Cop.
10,000 15 Gen. Stearn Navigation
88E000 1 Great Ship (Limited) -
100,000 1 Do. 176 per cent. Pref I 1 tiki Ipm 1
12,000 6 Lon. biet Tel. (1..) I 11Ma -.
60,000 20 Laudon Discount (L.)
100,060 4 Lon. Oen. Omnibus Oa all 11 -
50,000 10 Madras Irrign. et Canal 1 NI Ipm -
30,000 10 dediterranesiallianTaL all - - -
18,060 10 Nadler. It. Tel. (Um.) all 21 If -
80.000 66 National Mamas* CO S f fMa 1
-
11,3110 NlO Nedbuerieriaads ddsCusidaras(L) 6 II die -
0 Land - - -
SO, 6 Do. Bp. e.,16 KIM& all 1 1 -
1,718 100 N. Brans .1 N. Soot. lA. SO 10 15 -
188, IN. Brit. Androids& -
00. 1 Oriental Chs • all 1 -
80. 1 Do. "New Nom ' las. 1 par -
10,, 10 ( In. Stns. (Ibm.)• 6 - - -
10, 10 Do. do. C
..t. - - -
100.000 IL Wear Laid Ilia Us 45 46 -
90,000 60 Paula and Oriaa. Mum all 73 75 Ed -
10, 60 Do New lO 1111 pat rd -
40.000 30 Bad Sat lad. TaL 41
10.6.20 Ir
• e. ford" by nr.Gov. 12 to dianpar
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10. 16 New en 64
4 -
U. KO all Steam -
2. 96. A M
ut. larestm. ISt 110 180 ..-
U. 524 II Asstrallea Laid all 1 951 ....
71. 1 Tsi. Snip
77., 1 Do do ladatarad all -
Ml, 0 Le.o6.77p.Cam 5 - .... ..-
A Itlidaa'S UN. -

MONEY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocz.

The funds retain a drooping tendency, and are
now quoted about 1-16 per cent. lower than yester-
day afternoon. Scarcely any business is going for-
ward in any department of the market, and prices
in nearly every instance are nominally quoted the
same as yesterday. Canadian railway shares are
flat.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
Mfr. 25c., ex div., being 3 per cent. lower than
yesterday, "on account of the bad weather."
Consols are officially marked 931 and 4, ex
div., for the amount (July 10). The present
quotation is 931, "sellers." The official business
report is as follows : —Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 93#, 3 ; New Three per Cents., 93,i, #,
4, 3 ; Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper,
974, ; Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858,
983 ; India Bonds, 12s. die. ; Exchequer Bills, Ifs.
prem., par.

_
The foreign stock market is equally inac-
tive. Prices exhibit no alteration. Turkish
stocks are dull : the loan of 1854 is quoted
77 to t, and that of 1858, 60 to t. Sales
are recorded as follows : Brazilian Four-
and-ii-Hidf per Cents., 1852, 87 ; Buenos
Ayres Deferred, 242 ; Russian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 971, 96} ; Sardinian Five per
Cents., 83 ; Spanish Passive, 17 ; Turkish
Six per Cents., 1854, for account, 77} ; ditto Six
per Cents., 1858, for account, 60,
The shares of the Thames and Mersey Marine
Insurance Company have declinod to 1 to If prem.

Harz-raw Two o'Ciocz.
Consols remain quoted 94, ez div,, "sellers,"
for the 10th July.

Yesterday's telerams from Amsterdam report a
rise of 1 per cent. in Austrian stock. Some of the
continental markets appear to be favourably
affected by the approaching interview between the
Emperor Napoleon and the princes of Germany.
A telegram from Turin alleges that the govern-
ment has brought forward a bill for a new loan of
no less than 6,000,000/. sterling.
Letters from the Continent continue to allege
that negotiations for a Russian loan are in progress,
wherein Messrs. Steiglits, Baring, and Hope, and
the Criklit Mobilier Society, are said to be in-
terested, but no reliable particulars have trans-
pired.
About 39,0001. in gold was taken to the Bank
yesterday. The Persia has arrived from New York
with 146,0001. in specie for England, and the Edin-
burgh with 84,000/.
Owing to the demand for China, the price of bar
silver is firm, at se. 11d. per ounce, and that of
Mexican dollars at 6s.
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon the
principal movement was a considerable fall in the
rates for bills on Austria, indicating diminished
distrust. The other exchanges were firm. The
quotations are shown below :
Amsterdam, 3 month; 11.163 to 17 ; Rotterdam, 3
months, ILI4 to 15; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.34 to 7i;
Ember; (ma. bonito), 3 months, 13.54 to ; Tar*
days, 25.124 to 17i ; ditto, S months, 25.32 i to 74;
Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months, 1171 ;etersb
(per rouble), 3 months, 35f to I ; Vienna (eff. So.),
months, 13.10 to 15 ; Trieste ditto, 3 months, 13.10 to
20; Madrid, 3 months, 494 to ; Cadiz, 3 months, 494 to
60 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 90.36 to 40; Genoa, 3 months,
25.40 to -5 ; Naples, 3 month, 39 to ; Lisbon, 90 days,
52i to 1 ; Oporto, 90 days, to 53.
Messrs. John Foster Co., private bankers, of
Bilston, have suspended payment, in consequence
of having discovered that the manager, without the
knowledge of the firm, has made advances to a
house in the iron trade to an ascertained extent of
10,0001. This bank has no note-issue of its own.
The amount involved Is probably moderate, and a
satisfactory arrangement appears to be anticipated.
The Stock Exchange Committee yesterday con-
tinued their investigation into the position of the
transactions in Buenos Ayres Railway shares. The
inquiry has been further adjourned until Monday,
but meanwhile the committee have ruled that the
members are bound to meet their differences on
the dealings already entered into. The shares
were nominally quoted yesterday 43 to 7 prem., but,
pending the inquiry, there were, of course, no
transactions.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's new
Australian mail arrangements come into operation
on Wednesday next, the 20th inst., the mail being
made up in London on that day, instead of the
12th, while the light portion, rid Marseilles, will be
made up on the 26th, instead of the 20th.
The monthly return of the Bank of France as
made up to Thursday last, the 14th of June, shows
the following results (the exchange taken at 25f. to
the pound) :

Coin and bullion
Bills discounted Dsetesse 1,200,008
Notes in circulation 820,000
Treasury deposits Damon 40,000
Private deposits
Advances on public iseariths Imams 580,000
• •-•

The increase in the private deposits and bullion,
and the decrease in the circulation and discounts,
point to a very dull state of trade.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, June 13, compered with the
previous weekly return, shows the following results:
Circulation issue
Circulation active ...... 20,967,435 Decrease 300,195
Public deposits 8,429,226 Increase 676,427
Other deposits 12,411,115 Increase 230,516
Government amities in
bankuis' department 9,764,106 Increase 5,103
Other seevritiss in bankai
Coin
19,819,863 Increase 356,522
Coin and bullion in both
departments 18,194,509 Increase 231,467
Seven day and other Me 629,243 Decrease 20,907
The Rest
Notes in reserve
Total rwrve (notes ooin) 8,942,475 Increase 564,470
in banking department 9,702,134 Increase 531,662

The increase in the private securities indicates a
more active demand for money ; but, as the depo-
sits have largely increased, there is an addition of
more than half-a-million to the reserve. Coin has
also flowed in from the provinces.
The Gw.ette statement of the movement of the
precious metals for the week ending Wednesday
last gives the following totals, viz.:—lmports of
gold, 245,9401 ; exports of gold, 233,0 M ; im-
ports of silver, 179,2901. ; exports of silver,
24,1411.

BANK OT ZNOLA.ND.—An
end Bth Vic., C. TL, for the
13, 1880.

Notes lamed c49—,909,910

mut pursuant to the Act 7th
ending on Wednesday, June

L 29,901,910
BANKING DI
Prorietors' Capital 419,4,663,000
019
Rest 2B(
Public Depadts (in-
cluding Escbsq.,
Bay. Banks, Cos.
WI. of Balboni

Accts. I
Other Deposits 12,411,116
Seven dAy and other
Balls

PARTIMIT.

debt.. L 11,015,100
Other secluitlee.... 3,4514900
Gold cola and Bul-

lion
Silver bullion

16,434,910

Government P.n.
. _

411,11111,101
June 14. MO. 1

a 29,909,910

_titles:lncluding
Dead Weight An-
nuity)
Other Securities
Notes
Oold and Silver
Coln 769,169

SSAMS,IO3
MARSHALL. Odd Cribler.

FRIDAY EvziMeg.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 934 to ex
div., for the 10th July, opened this morninflit
934 to declined to 931 to 4, and closed at ,
"buyers." The official business report is as fo -
lows :—Tyree per Cent. Consols, for account (July
10. 934 ex div. ; Three per Cents. Reduced. 98a,
'Ya, I, ; New Three per Cepta., 98a, a, a ; Thirty
ears' Annuities, expiring in April, 1 ; Five
pee Cent. " mimed " rupee pa per 97*, ; ditto
Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 1024 ;Indian Four pm
Cent. Debentures, 1858, 964 ; India Bonds, 7s, dia.
Exchequer Bills were flat, M par to 4s. prem.
The Indian Five per Cent. Stock of 1669 remains
steady, at 104 to I ex div., for the account.

An unfavourable reaction of to per cent. OF
cured to-day in Turkish stocks. The loan of MK
closed at 77 to and that of 1858 at 69} to e.l
Melissa bonds remain fiat. Spanish were less ma-
quired for.
The shares of the Union Bank of London con-
tinue firm. Other bank shares were steady to-day.
There was a decline in Australian Agricultural.
shares. . .

The closing quotations fos the shares in sew
undertakings were as follow p-40cesn Marine In-
surance, It to prem. ; Thames and Mersey Ma-
rine, 11; to lt prem. ; Universal Marine In-
surance, to 348 prem. ; London and Provincisl
Marine, t to t die. • Pneumatic Despatch Cam-
Esub oh prem. ; London and South African
to

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoom.

In the mining market to-day the principal tran
actions hare been in shares in Rosewarne United,
Lady Bertha, Grambler and St. Aubyn, South
Cern Brea, Great Wheal Fortune, and West
Frances Mines. Lady Bertha shares are marked
in the Stock Ex S} and 31. being in demand;
Sortridge Console, 1 ; and Stray Park, 624.
The shares of the t Northern Copper Minim
Company of South Australia have advanced,
having been dealt in at f dn. to par. St. John
del Rey are marked 31, 30i, and 30} ; Cobra
Copper, 43i ; and English and Australian Copper,
211.
Subjoined is our usual weekly report of the
metal market

Betimes in metals continues limited, owing principally
to the absence of speculation. Copper does not rally mate-
rially in price, but more inquiry has sprung up in the lent
few days. Iron is inactive, but low prices induce sufficient
Mishima for manufacturers' employment. Scotch pig con-
tinues at about Mt 3d. form. a. warrants. Tin is strongly
maintained in price, with the continued absence of 'ellen
of Banca. Svelter shows no change, keeping steady at Ms
week's slight improvement. Lead is quiet, as are also tin
plates.
At the annual meeting of the St. John del Rey Mining
Company yesterday, a dividend of 21. per share was &-
dere& . .

At Wheal Mari Ann meeting, on the 12th inst., the as.
count, showed a credit balance of 2,4181. se. Id. A divi-
dend of 11. per share was declared, leaving 1,3941. ss. 7d. fm
the neat account.
New Fast Rumen Mine, on the Bth inst., made a call it
ls. per share.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

The market is steady; prices are quoted as follows :
Town tallow, 525. net cash; Petersburg Y.C., cm the @pot.
525. 3d.; June, 53. ; July to Sept., 525.; Oat. to Dec., 525.
to 525. 31

MAszn AV/MAI:M.—Town tallow, 535. 6d.; fat by ditto,
lls. 9}d. ; yellow Russian, 535. 6d. ; melted stuff, 3se. 6d. ;
rough ditto, XL. 6d. ; tallow graves, 16s. Good dregs, 7s.

HAY MARKET.-(Tan DAY.)

Messrs. Davis sad Co. report trade firm, MINA days
prioea Prime meadow hay, 755. to 84a. ; superior ditto,
90a. to 95a. ; inferior do., 60s. to 70a ; rowan, 60a. to TOL ;
clover, old, 955. to Ills. ; second out, 84a. to 925. Id.;
straw, 25a. to 32a.

COVENT GARDEN.—{THIS DAY.)
Vegetables are now becoming still more plentiful, MVO
especially spring cabbage', which are now ezoelleat I.
quality. French produce continues to be largely imported.
Chains have not altered since our last report. Orange' as.
tolerably plentiful. Forced strawberries are abundant.
rmnuts fetch 16s. per busheL Cobs realise lea. per lli.
enhgooseberries fetch 3d. per quart. Pecs and broad
beans may now be obtained. Potatoes realise 4s. 6d.
a bushel. New ones may be had at from 4d. to M.
Some good mushrooms may be obtained.
per Some
oril chiefly woad of orchids, gardenias, violet%
mignonette, azaleas, heaths, primulas, geraniums, lily et
the valley, and roses.
IfIXTr.
. .

Pine Apples, per lb, Elo tolls-
Grapes, per lb, de to 10e
Straw oerries, p Od to StOd
Peaches, per dot, 212 to Its
Nectarines, do., 16s to Us
ebonies, per lb., la to

Green Figs, per doz., 8s to Ii
Melons, each, Os to 10a
Apples, per dos, ts to
Oranges, per 100, is Ed to 8s
Lemons, per 100, Is to 85
Cobs, do., 100 s
kBLLS.
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Plan
=per bundle, tolls
ter bundle, ed toed
Preach beens.per 100, 2s to Os
per hell sieve, to Os
Clnilflowers, each. 8d to 8d
areenepdos. bunches.raild toes
Cabbages, p. dos., Is Od to Es Od
Potatoes, p. ton. 90s to 100.
per bus., 31 to Od
per cwt., la to fils
Carrots, per bunch, Od to 8d
Turnips, per bunch, rel to 7d
Spinach, per sieve, ts Od to Is
Cucumbers, esChi 9d to lsed

Trticiiokes, per dos, 6s to
Beet, do., 11011 p It

Wee bundle,2a to 3s.
Onions, per I sieve, Ss
Tomatoes, per doz., Ss to So
Shallots, per lb, 6d to 84
Garlic, per lb, ad to 84
Lettucea,cab., p.se., 136.1 tolled
Cos, per score, &I to Is
Endive, per score, Is to 51 04
Horseradish, per lam , lead to4s
Mushrooms, D. putt., Is to L e 4
Parsley, per 12 bunches, 23 to
Savory, per bunch, 24 to 44

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

NON Par Isr- Total. TOO.
RAIITATIL sea meas. diandisa. 1101. 11116.
Week ending June R. A C A 6
London, Tilbury, & MOB-
end Extension
Royal Danish
AT cell ending Jams L
South Wales
Belgian Eastern Junction t 6 278 SY
Week ending has 10.
Caledonian

- 1,464 165 1,629 1,61 E
- - - 631 460

RAILWAY Taswww.—The traffic returns of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending June 9,
amounted to 509,7381., and for the corresponding week of
last year to 488,446/., showing an increase of 21,292/. TM
gross receipts on the eight railways having their ter-
mini in the metropolis amounted to 225,6681., andffor the
corresponding period of 1859 to 215,5421., showing an in-
crease of 10,1261. The increase on the Great Northern
Railway amounted to 8791.; on the Great Weston
to 634/. ; on the London and North Western to
5,00.11.; on the London and South Western to
4,022/. ; and on the South Eastern to 791/. ; total,
11,3291. But from this must be deducted 7641., the de-
crease, on the Eastern Counties ; 261. on the London and
Blackwell ; and 4111. on the London, Brighton, and South
Coast, leaving the increase as above, 10,1261. The receipts
on the other lines of the United Kingdom amounted to
284,0701., and for the ocereaponding week of last year to
272,904/., showing an increase of 11,1661., which, added to
the increase on the metropolitan lines, makes the tote/
lacrosse 21,21024 as compared with the corresponding week
et 1859.
Sr. JOHN DEL Ref MINING COMPANY.—The
annual general meeting of the proprietors was held yester-
day, at the offices of the company, Tokenhouselard ; Mr.
J. D. Powtcs in the chair. Mr. Frockin, the managing
director, read the notice convening the meeting, and the
report and accounts, an abstract of which has already ap-
peared in our columns, were taken as read. The Chairman.
in moving the adoption of the report, said he had no doubt
but that that document had been perused with great satis-
faction, as it showed they had returned to their former
prosperity, and the returns of ore, both in quantity and
quality, although it had varied in some parts, exhibited •
great improvement upon last year. The Chairman, after
paying a high compliment to the whole of the staff at
Morro Eelho, concluded by proposing that the report and
accounts be adopted,which was carried unanimously, amidst
applause. The Chairman was sure 'they would agree to the
next resolution, which was that a dividend of 40s. per alum
be declared, free of income-tax, and which the proprietors
would see by the accounts was honestly paid out of profile.
Mr. Nicholson observed That the result was a complete
realisation of everything reported by Captain Treloae
twelve months ago, and they now proposed to pay 40s. in-
stead of 17e. The resolution declaring the dividend wee
then carried by acclamation. The retiring director and
auditors were re-elected, and the proceeding terminated
with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and directors.
A DEonsnan Iwroaroa.—Looking at a man who
says he is forty-three when in fact he is above sixty, I gas-
pict him all over. I am in doubt whether his hair, his
teeth, his eyes, are real I do not know whether that
breadth of chest be the development of manly bone and
muscle, or the skilful padding of the tailor. I am not MVO
bow much is the man, and how much the work of his
valet. I suspect that his whiskers and moustache are dyed.
I look at his tight bootee, and think how they must be tor-
menting his poor old corny feet. I admire his effected
buoyancmanner, end think how the miserable creature
must collapse when he finds himself alone, and is no longer
scone led by the presence of company to put himself on
the stretefolland carry on that wretched acting. When I
see the reptile whispering in a corner to a girt of
eighteen, ;furtively squeezing her in a waltz, I should
like °Areal.* to take Lim by the neck, and shake hun till
he came into the pieces of which he is made up. And when
I have heard (lorig ago) such a one, with a hideous electing
relish, telling a. profane or indecent story ; or in:tilling
cynical and impious notions of life mud things i
nto the
minds of young lads ; or (moo disgusting still) usiCir
phrases of double ,meaning in the presence of innonent
young women, and enjoying their innocent ignorance of his
sense ; I have thought that I was beholding as degraded •
phase of human nature as you will find on the face of this
sinful world. Oh, venerable age I—gray, wise. kindly ors'
pathetic I—before which I shall never cease reverently to
two,l respecting even whet I may (wrongly, perhaps) esteem
C6Alettiuredf there"dbet
of the animal himself, it is to think of ministers of relapen
(prudently pious) who will wait meekly in his ante-chamber
td7iiii—y:lrieSujeartadibaticesh that tltdialipued2'lotseueno.nangheomullaeditirrebethan even the thought
and sit humbly at his table, because he ma an earl or a dulcet
. —Fraser's Mops.-iris for June.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
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ROUSE OF LORDS.—FainAT, Jaws 15.
Tloo boat) ukuNcio.wa took hia 'Mat on the woo Lack at
1w titluck.

RIPLED OUNB.
The awl of CAUPERDOWN asked the finder Secretary
gar War what number of cast-iron guns had beeu rifled mid
sigheered to the navy • by whose advice cast-iron guns had
bests hooped and ;dad ; what had been the re-
melt' epee east-lien inns el. treated, and whether
the Onhomdel- Select Committee were consulted on
We subject, sod approved of the rifling of the guns in (mei-
am.
Raid DE (IRBY and RIPON said, in reply to the question
gest 4. Ida by the noble earl, be had in the first piece to
dime their lord.hip. attention to the fact that he thought
it would he desirable to answer his noble friend's que.tiona
serietly or they stood upon the paper, and for that course he
thine....it there were obvious mama. (Hear, heir ) With
regent 1.. the question of what number .4 cast-iron rifled
gym bed been delivered to the navy, his answer was that no
east iron rifled guns had been delivered to the navy. He
bed te Mite that iu the early part of last year it was • sub-
Wart of earnest roneideration with the government that they
'Meddle able at the earliest possible period to supply both
the army sad navy with rifled gun.. Sir W. Arnistreag's
gam had been tested, and the result was meet satisfactory
but it use found that lie could only deliver them in, men.
paratively speaking, slowly. The government, therefore,
had to consider whether they could isms guns, not preci.ely
the same Si Sir W. Armstrong s, but of • rifled descnp-
time, which could be supplied morn rapidly. At
that time orders were given that cart-iron guns
should be manufactured, and subsequently rifled. A
certain number of gun. Jul been prepuel, and
and some of these had been subsequently need.
that were rifted were rifled on the shunting plan sug;ested
by Sir W. Armstrong. A few guns which hal been rifled
and hoped on that plan had been tried, and the tri..i last
set proved utida..tory. The further preparation of guns
on th it plan was then suspended. Of the ordinary service
gun. which had been hooped, some were rifled and some
were not. The few smooth-bore guns which had been tried
stool a ronsiderable pressure, though they were ultimately
tested to destruction. He could not say whether these
smooth-bore gun. had preyed samesaftd, or were a failure.
With regent to the questien whether the ordnance select
eemisditee bed approved of these guns, be thought that
it imphed, to • certain extent, • misconception on the part
of bie m.bk friend to the function, of the ordnance select
corniiiittc•e. It wee compueed of • body of officerr, of scientific
eltaiuments, ids whom every inveutioo in the preparation of
warlike materials was referred. They examined all these
invention% and reported whether they were worthy of
adorkoe, whether they were worthy of further inquiry, or
whether they were of su.h a character u not to ;testify
toile; soy mu with regard to them. The committee lad
sot the fuection of deciding whether any description of
gen or any caner nwerial should be ordered for experi.
meet. It was no special function of theirs to
steeple whether the ,iecretory of War should order that
these • ~hould be hooped with a view to experiments
being made on them. It was their duty to conduct
the esoeriments awl t report upon them. The answer to
the L 4 question, therefore, must Le in the negative. His
noble triend spoke of the position of Sir W. Armstrong,
and n.red him a contractor of the government. It was
due to `tie W. .krinstrong that this should be clearly
en-
pLins.! The fact. were thew. Sir W. Are/wrong was
ant a r-eittertor of the government. He was not a partner
in the Elawiek Iron work.. SW W. Armstrong
bed profitable interest in these iron-wain at all.
He iehonceil money to those iron-works, for which he held
saaar rc. but be wee no p..rtner, and had no profitable in-
brut in them. He was a partner in certain iron-work. at
e. hut these were not the work.. from which the inn
tamed by the government woe rippled. He hoped he had
mid ciently answered the ipreetioes put to hint ly his noble
Mead witbo-it going into details which it would not be for
the ;saline intered temalre known.
FURIOUS RIDING AND DRIVING BILL.
The Sian cis of WESTREATH, in mowing the second
✓eading .4 this hill. ~al it appeared from a return which
was laid before their beibhips that within the city of Lin-
da, awl the metroisditan area there had hese 134 peruse
killed ...Wight in ths last two years, and 1,817 iss.hviduab
run over, to the injery of their persons. Bot it wan in
the "tee space of Reigning and Tybornia that furious
driving was most common. The penalty for this offence by
the present law was only 40.. The whole extent of the
change proposed by him we to change the penalty of a
be lato use of peremal Men...tiniest. He tht that
thew who drove reeklensly and furi.enly through the struts
regardlem of the lives ol others ought to be punished in
their own pewee instead of by Me. He instaaced the
ease of a pinion who was tried in February last be the
Reeerder of Isioloa for faziotie driving, by which an
aid nun lost his life, and who was matured to only two
moth: irnprisenroe.nt. He thought the law ought to be
made newts stnageet than it was.
Thu Ids tRD II 'HA NI'ELLOR threetht the hill of the noble
marquis woubl le mu. improvement"( the law. This eubject
bad he se hefore a select committee of their lordahipe, and
They tiasnirevely emu to the coaclosion that the law
suet ...4 to he s:tered. The able manniie had ait arnl•
Maly derrihed the state .4 the law. If • person lost hi.
We by fonous .Inviec. and it was proved that it wee. done
estaliciouilly, the pewee ro offending would be liable to lose
his owe file ; for aegligent driving the person was liable to
le found guilty of mandaughter, and to be sentenced to
penal revolted. ; and for furious driving simply he might be
lead 40s. Whit the noble marque proposed was that
where no injure had hem ibee, but where • horse was
driven with too much speed, the person against whom such
a charge was broireht might be sentenced bye single ntagie-
tilllSC to irnpronment and hard labour, to have his head
shaved .std to wear the prime dregs. He thought the law
was letter a. it stood.

Aft, a few words from the Marini' of WI4+IIILATB,
Lord POKTMAN moved that the bill should be lead •
emend tune that day three months.
Lord DENSIAN renown:muted the withdrawal of the
bell.
The bill was withdrawn.

BANK OF IRELAND BILL
This bill was reed a third time and passed. •
INTRODUCTION OF BABE ANIMALS IN
AUSTRALIA.
The Red of CARNARVON asked whether the question
ei introducing and acclimatising in the Australian colonies
imirimis of a rare and valuable character had been brought
maim the consideration of the Secretary of State for the
Osiimies, and was favourably entertained by the government.
Auminlis, he observed. was singularly dedkient in many of
Os birds sad asinale which abounded here, and various
allilempts bed tees made by private Mdividnals to supply
the deficiency. Hares and rabbits, so unpopular with the
agriculturists at home, would be gladly welcomed by the
Australian settler,. Her Majesty had ggreaapeasoooeelly patronised
the effete that had been made by sera log venous specimens
herself. Remembering that the salmon isherie, of Scot.
land yi-lded 500,000 to 600,000 tons annually, and those
ol Ireland 300,000 tons, the laved might be extended
with great to our Australian ooloames. Skylarks,
thrushe,, and bls,•kbinis had already hew exported
thither, and their song was now beard on the banks
of the Auetnilian mere. The government of Victoria,
he an b-rstoo.l, had offered 700/. for the introduction of
Roglish bird. and Animals; and it was said that it would
be merle 1:0001.

Time Duke of NEWCASTLE soil that the subject was
erne full of interest, not merely in a scientiic point of
view, and contributieg to the enj.iyment of the inhabit-
ants of those couutros, but ;duo for a more practical par.
pee
,:grtsi out of the value of the animals. The subject
the outman) of the public for some time past,
and two great attempt. had been made to introduce into
Australis animals from this and other countries. thm had
hem unsuccessful ; the second had led to (animist success.
The intanduction of salmon was tint attempted at the
period when he was in °Mei ivfore. Thera was much cor-
respoodeace on the subject: and though the experiment
was conducted under senate& superintendence, some mis-
takes were mode which might 2,,W be obviated. He be-
lieved and hoped, for the sake of Australia, that the ex-
periment would ultimately be successful. The other
experiment had been the introduction of the al=
That had bees successful; sad he had no
these animate would laa owe a source of very eon-
eiders/de profit to the ciliesista. His noble friend
did net wish any vote to be taken in the esti-
mates this year for the plupoie; tai was mot desirable;
our was it desirable that i/ +hind,' be done at all. Mears
hear.) With proper assistants from olleisi departments
UM.. objects were very much better gained by private
enterprise than if they were in the bands of government.
He bad given that answer when he had been applied too
the subject of the introduction of botanical specimens, so
well as animals, and oat other ormolus ; though he bad
every desire to maim three who would undertake such expe-
riment.. There had .lac been an attempt la introduce • very
rare eel ilelicat! dab from the Mauritius. le speaking on
this suoject it would be wrong not to give credit to Mr.
ifiweol Wibrro, e who had been a long time in
the c...antry, and had des.dial a great dial of attention to
this subje,t. Ile owid a.: hold out any expectation that
the goisrumeut ...old c..ntribute pecuniarily Is this
object on the °dim hand it would not only be his dio7.
bat a bevy great pleasure. to render such summate ale
emild to those who were eeekini to carry out an object of
inch great octal importisme.
Fed of I'ARN A it VON expressed hued/ sitheed
with the answer .4 the noble duke.
The Tvport .4 the smenihnetts rit the Dna, of Cornwall
(]imitation .4 A, 1,..ip0 L.ll was brought am and received.
The Came of Cebidaes Hill. after an amendment to the
int clams, pn.prel by the Eishup of Lwow,. extending
the operation of the MU to the suburb. of any town, was
seed a thinl time and passed.
Their luniAh ps &Jimmied at thirepive minutes past seven
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FR,DAT, JUNI 15.
The imui took the chair N 1. u'eb eh.
PRIVATE UV NESS.
The lAmle* ameadoests to the Cardiff Water gip were
oe•uJered, awl agreed to.
TIMM, Ita•Denat. —The Inverness and Ress-ehire
way RA Manchester aad Itilfuril Railway NI, and
Bowl Ntiia saw U. wen read • third time sad
passel.
Cosmatazo.—The Wag Cork Railways Hill was
anima/eyed. sal adored ter third reeding.
SMITHFIELD ELAM/LEM, kw. BILL
Varione meets aad miantes where bikes htdore
West roman:tem and samemimine ware seared I. be ra-

lerresl to the Select Committee on the Smithfield Market.,
Ac., BILL
ANNUITY TAX (EDINBURGH) ABOLITION BILL
(r 'oatmeal from yesterday's krpresor.)
Several new clauses were then bought op and added to
the bill, and t►e Lord Advocate undertook lo bring up
certain additional clauses on the spat.
The CHAIRMAN then rsyosted progress, and the house
having resumed, the sitting, at ten minutes to four o'clock,
was suspended until six.
The house resumed at six o'clock.
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHIC CABLE TO
GIBRALTAR.

Colonel HERBERT naked the Chancellor of the Exche.
pier whether he would have any objection to lay before the
house the report of the commissioners appointed to inquire
into the merits of various schemes for the submarine tele-
graphic cable to Gibraltar.
Mr. M. GIBSON said that no commission had been ap-
pointed. Some gentlemen had been asked by the Board of
Trade to make an examination into the composition of the
snbins,ine telegisphic cables, which it had been proposed to
ley down to Gibraltar. Those gentlemen had been author.
i.ed to make experiments, and their investigation WAS
drswiag to a close. Their report would, when completed,
he laid on the table of the hones.
WFJOHTS AND MEASURE&
Mr. GARNETT asked the Secretary to the Treasury,
whether it was the intention of the government to take any
steps in accordance wich the recommendation of the Astro-
nomer Royal and the Comptmller.General contained in the
letter of the latter of the 9th February, 1A.59, and the re-
port of the former gentleman on the subject of the better
administration of the law with regard to weighta and
measures, and the organisation of a separate office for that
department.
Mr. LAING said that this subject involved an extremely
difficult and intricate qaantka. The question raised by the
Astronomer Royul.wasnolies a meth= whether thegovern-
rnent should Woe open itself the rropomfliEity of a central.
bled agency for the wpm of having a anthem system o:
weights and mesesres thioughont the kingdom. The
matter would have the consideration of his right hon. friend
the Secretary of Slate for the Home Department, as it was
within his jurisdiction. He could not say that the govern-
ment had made up their minds upom the subject.
THE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY.
Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Find Lord of the Treasury,
whether it was expected that, on the completion of the
Treaty of the 24th day of March, the French government
would address a communication to the great powers asking
fora recognition of the annexation of Savoy • and whether
in such cane her Majesty's government would any part
whatever in entertaining the question of any such recogni-
tion, particularly as regarded the neutralised provinces.
Lord J. RUft. ELL said he bad been informed that he
should receive a communication next week in reference tothe
annexation of Savoy. But what the purport of it would he
he could not at present say, and consequently he could not
an.wer the question of the hon. gentleman.
THE TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH FRANCE.

—.—
Mr. BAINES asked the President of the Board of Trade
questions relative to the Treaty of Commerce with Preece :
—First. It having been stated that applications were pressed
upon our leading commercial men to proceed to Paris, under
the auspices of the Board of Trade, to convince the French
commissioners that liberality is the true policy, whether it
was true that leading commercial men had been mused to
prre:ee 1 to Paris ; and, if so, for what purpose. And,
secoroliy, it having been publicly alleged that the treaty was
an universally admitted failure, whether the President of the
Board of Trade could state if anything had occurred in the
progress of the negotiations to cause the government or
their negotiators to believe that the supplemeatary con-
vention would fail to carry out the original design of the
treaty.
Mr. M. GIBSON said it had been stated, u his hon.
friend mentioned in his question, that the Board of Trade
had urged upon leading commercial gentlemen the necessity
of going to Paris in order to convince the French commis-
sioners that liberality wu the true policy. It was entirely
incorrect, for no commercial gentlemen had been asked to
go to Paris for any such purpose. Perhaps the house would
allow him to state what lad been done. (Hear. hear.) It
being neemery under the treaty that a supplemental coo.
vention should be concluded in order to convert the ad
valorem d ales into specific duties and to settle the amount
of such duties, it was thought desirable to obtain from the
different chambers of commerce and persons representing
the various manufactures and industries likely to be
affected additional information respecting the conversion
from ad valorem to specific duties, and before it took place.
The chambers of commerce were deaired by the Board of
Trade to give further information, and it was suggested
that deputations should go to Paris ; but the Board of
Trade merely threw out the idea that it woukl be be.ter that
delegates should go to Paris rather than deputations,
in order that they might be able to simply the special in•
formation which might be required by the commissioners
for the purpose of settling the detaib of the treaty. That,
he believed, was • nouns most reasonable and most proper,
and unless it had heel taken it would perhaps not have
been possible to convey the necessary special information
required as to the manufactures and industries of this coun-
try, and which the COOM111•1000111 should power in order to
settle the terms of th4o,nventloe. It was therefore not
true that the Beard of Trade have pressed gentlemen to go
to Paris to urge on our commercial policy. Gentlemen had
gone to Paris to supply that special and necessary informa-
tion which could only be supplied by skilled persons
counseled with the trades and manufactures of the country.
As to the treaty being an universally admitted failure, the
statement was entirely Dew to him. He knew that the ne-
gotiston were succeeding in carrying out by means of a
supplementary treaty all the proviaions of the original
treaty, and it was hie opinion that the practical commercial
value of that treaty had been much underrated. He be.
timid that the result of the arrangements now going on in
Park would be to carry it out according toots original
design. _

TWE EXPRESS, SATiTRDAY

sire to afford additional accommodation to the public in
the parks, and orders had been given to heroes, the number
of seats. With respect to the large and hilleolar .circle
which had hitherto been used as e reeenair opposite
Grosvennr.gars, it had lately bruins the procrtLXwi thet
crown, and it womb' al sown be mama
sooner or later to whet purpose M bold he wilt& Ile
must say that, for his owe part, be ahead be pid if the sub-
scribers who were raising that large monument in Waterloo-
plam to the memory of the Guards who had fallen in the
Russian war, would remove it to the centre of this large
circular space, because he thought it was rather too large
for its present site, and would look very well in Hy de-park.
With regard to what his hon. friend called the unsightly
iron ruling round the statue of King Charles the First, at
Clewing-ems; he (Mr. Cowper) must admit that he doubted
the necessity for its continuance. It was of ancienitlat
arid probably woe put up at a time when apprehensions
that some of the bitter feeling which animated during
the civil wars had not quite passed away. The statue of
Osage IV. in Trafalgar-square was tuiproteeted by any
railing whatever, and the railing round the dame el
Deep 111.. in Cockspur-streot, had lately been removed ia
order to improve its appearance, and no evil results had fol-
lowed. He therefore thought the right course would be to
remove the railing from the statue el Charles L (Hear,
bear.) In the estimates he had put au the table there was
nothing provided for the completion of any work in the
houses of parliament. The works now going on were pro-
vided for by votes which had been taken in perious years
THE DISTURBANCES IN NEW ZEALAND
Lord A. CHURCHILL begged to oak the Under Secre-
tary of State for the Colonies to state to the house the in-
formation received respecting the recent disturbances in
New Zealand. whereby her Majesty's forces had been
brought into collision with the native tribes ; and also what
course her Majesty's government intended to pursue.
Colonel DICKSON trusted the house would not impute
anything to Colonel Murray for the part he had taken in
the outbreak until further information had been received.
Mr. C. FORTRSCITE said that as to the facts of the cue
he could add nothing to the accounts which had appeared
in the newspapers. He agreed that it would be premature
to pronounce any opinion on the conduct of Colonel Murray,
but there certainly had been a want of co-operation between
the military and the volunteers which required explana-
riot, and he had no doubt that explanation would be received
in due time. From the information possessed .by the
Colonial-office, he was glad to say that he hollered the
New Zealand government were in the right with regard to
this unfortunate affair, but there was no doubt this was a
critical moment in the history of New Zealand. On the one
hand the °Maoists were increasing in number and power,
aud on the other hand there wee this wild land lying idle,
and every acre of it, according to native laws, the property
of some native tribe or family, while a feeling had
grown up among the chiefs against selling their
land. The native chief, however, who had soil
this particular block of land to the government
was desirous to sell it, and it was his owe property.
It was admitted even by the natives themselves that the
land was the property of the chief who sold it ; and the
governor WM therefore entitled to buy it. Though the
block of land was not very large, it involved a question as
regarded the future of great interest both to the colonists
and natives. In comequence of the view taken of it by the
natives, there WY nothing for it but to decide the question
by force of arms. As far as they were aware, the
acted with great judgment and great vigour, and tre;e7:lT
hoped that the matter might not extend far beyond the
scene in which it had originated.
Mr. ADDERLEY said that the occurrence illustrated the
wisdom of teaching the colonists to defend themselves.

THE COMMITTEE ON PRECEDF.NTS,
Mr. E. JAMES wished to know when it was likely that
the report of the committee appointed to search for prece-
dents with regard to the rejection of the paper duties by
the Lords would be in possession of the house. This was a
matter in which the honour of the house was concerned,
and no unoeceseary delay should take place respecting it.
Lord PALMER.4TON—The question might be more au.
Coritatively answered by the right hon. gentleman the
member for the University of Cambridge, the c'mirman of
the committee ; but in his absence I am able to state what
I em sure will be satisfactory to the house, that the corn.
mitten have devoted the greatest possible attention to the
subject. They have been unremitting in their investiga-
tion, and they have been greatly indebted for the uaistaoce
which they have derived from the of of this house and
the other limn of parliament. (Hear.) I believe I may
state that t right hon. gentleman expects and hopes to be
able to make the report in the course of next week. (Hear.)

SAVOY AND NICE-TREATY OF TURIN.

mr.iaioliii be understood that the noble
lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs was not then in •
position to answer the question which be had put upon the
paper, and as the noble lad expected a conumuumitiou from
M. Thouvenel on Tuesday next, be thought it better to
postpone that question until the first Friday after the
government were in paseasion of M. Tbouvenel a note.
Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to a question of an hon.
member, said that with respect to the commercial treaty
with France, he had been informed by Lord Cowley
that very considerable labour had been employed on the
teak of bnngiog ad valorem duties into the shape of specific
duties, but yet it was not likely that it would be 1100D111-
plished in the time proposed by the treaty. Lord Cowley
therefore expected that some prolongation of the time
would he required, but he was not able to say to what ex.
tent. He (Lord J. Russell) therefore could not give any
more definite answer to the question, but as won as he
heard from Lord Cowley or the French ambareador he
would give the house every information. It was • task
which required a grant deal of inquiry and specific infor-
mation before it could be accomplished. In answer to a
question of an hon. gentleman which had hese asked from
time to time in the house, but to which he had not yet been
able to reply, with regard to Senor Eacalante, who was im•
prienned in Spain for distributing the Bible. That gentle-
man was imprisoned for a considerable time, but in
• very Indulgent way, while his trial was pending.
The case was brought before the superior courts,
which decided in his favour, and he was set at liberty.
Another question had been put to him with respect to the
import of unroanufactared corks from Spain. The govern-
ment had had a corrapondenee on the subject with the
Spanish government. the result of which was that the
Spanish Minister of Finance stated that he could not mike
out that there was any duty on nomanufactured corks except
in one province—the province of Gerona—and that he was
employed very assiduously in endeavouring to improve the
tariff, and to act in the same liberal spirit to um as we had
dons towards Spain in regard to the import of Spanish
wines, which he admitted to be a great benefit to Spain,
but he added that there were protected interests with
which he felt it difficult to deal, and that difficulty he
suggested had been felt even in England in the case of the
paper duty. (" Hear," and a laugh.)
Mr. S. FITZGERALD, inquired whether the proposed
changes in the Spanish tariff were to be effected by a sup-
plementary convention?
Lord J. RUSSELL—Yes, it will be done by • supple-
mentary convention.
IRISH POOR REMOVAL
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A long discussion took place cm theels:we subject, several
membsn bearing testimony to the severity with which
the Poor Law operated upon pauper natives of Ireland, and
to the necessity ot an alteration of the law.
The motion that the house at its rising adjourn until
Monday was then agreed to.

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