The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 1864.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-Mexican Mint, 21*
Australian Agricultural, 19* 19
Commercial Union, Insurance, 9
Contract corporation, lira., 04
Credit Foncier, 13
Discount Corporation, 11 4
East India Irrigation and Canal, 6;
Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 54
Financial Corporation, 5;
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Urn., 10 94
Hudson's Bay, 20*
Imperial Financial, lim.. 11* 10 ;
Indian Carrying, Ern., 1*
International Financial Society, lira., 13
Joint Stock Discount, Um., 74
London and Caledonian Marine, lim., 5i
London Financial Association, lim.,

Ditto, new, 164
London Provincial Marine, 41 5}
Marine Investment, lira , 3 f
Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 17
National Discount Company, lim., 14
Ocean u arine (Insurance), 101 20,
Oriental Inland Steam, 34
Ottoman Financi4l A ssociat'on, lim., 5}
Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lim., 3
Royal Mail Steam, 96
Societe Finapciere d'Egypte, lim.,
Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., 54

Meeting of Middlesex Magistrates.

THIS DAY.

A very full meeting of Middlesex magistrates
was held today at the sessions House, Clerkenwell-
green.
ADMISSION OF CATHOLIC MINISTERS TO PRISONS.
Mr. P. N. LAURIE moved the fallowing resolu-
tion :

" That it appearing from the' returns presented by the
Visiting Justices of the three county prisons to the court,
on the 18th February, 1864, that, at the data of such re-
turns, the number of Roman Catholic prisoners in the House
of Correction was 391, in the Westminster Bridewell 223,
and in the House of Detention 35, making an aggregate
number of 639, this court is of opinion that it is expedient
to provide for the regular ministration of a minister or
ministers of the Roman Catholic Church, or persuasion, for
the prisoners of that Church, or persuasion, who shall receive
a reasonable sum as recompence for his, or their services,
under the provioions of the ' Prison Ministers' Act, 1863.' "
He thought it was the moral duty of the magis-
tr.tna to tin that far tho Cattioliea what the laW
compelled them to do for the Protestants, and that
it was unjust to deprive a prisoner of that consola-
tion of which he stood so much in need. The
magistrates would do well to imitate the example
set mankind by the apostle Paul, and give to every
one that which is right and proper.
Viscount ENFIELD seconded the motion.
Mr. E. W. Cox moved, as an amendment, the
following :
"That the Visiting Justices of the Houses of Correction
at Coldbath-fields and Westminster be requested to carry
into t ffect so much of the 2d section of the 26 and 27 Vie.,
cap. 79, as relates to permitting a minister of the Church or
persuasion to which prisoners belong, to visit such prisoners
at proper and reasonable times, under such regulations as
they deem to be necessary to the preservation of the discip-
line of the respective prisoners. That the salary of the
minister for Coldbath-fields Prison be £l5O per annum, and
the House of Correction £lOO per annum."
After some discussion,
Mr. Sergeant PAYNE moved a negative, both to
the motion and amendment, to the effect that, "To
allow Roman Catholic priests to attend at the
prisons on ail occasions, whether their ministrations
are required cr not, would be unnecessary and im-
proper."
A division then took place on the amendment of
Mr. Cox, the members being—
For the amendment
Against it
This division left Mr. Laurie's still the original
motion, when a division was again taken on the
amendment of Mr. Payne, and the numbers were—
For Mr. Payne's amendment 7O
Against it .. , .
The result being that the motion of Mr. Laurie
was lost by a majority of 46.