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yet rapidly in Committee. By reason of the late
enactments in reference to Brilrry arid Corruption,
the mamber of petitions roust obviously be very
greatly increased, and the labours of Committeemen
very egregiously multiplied. All these difficulties
might readily be prevented by the simple application
of the system of the ballot as the securest protection
of the elective franchise—but the ballot has long been
virtually tabooed among,the ranks of our principal
p
statesman, so that the purity of election can
never be rendered probable, much less irresistible.
Among the many interesting petitions now in course
of preparation in reference to these contested elections
throughout the United Kingdom, possibly the most
remarkable will be found to be that relating to the
struggle between the candidates for the representation
of Derby. Derby, nevertheless, is very far indeed
from being an isolated instance of the imperative need
of the ballot as the most effectual preventative at once
of bribery,
corruption,- treating, and intimidation.
The petitions about to be submitted to the
notice of the House of Commons against
these kind of delinquencies are more numerous
in themselves, and at the same time more flagrant in
their revelations, than has ever been known upon any
previous general election. The significance of these
facts we ate sanguine may not ultimately be lost
upon the more intelligent of Parliamentary Reformers.
From a knowledge of circumstances so extraordinary
we are hopeful that we shall have reason to an. 1
nounce the conversion of many to a just and ra-
tional appreciation of the ballot. Without the
ballot we feel assured that it is idle to dream
of securing anything like the purity of
election, or the independence of voters. With
the ballot it is obvious that there could
be no excuse for those disgraceful scenes of rioting
in one or two instances, to which have led recently,
the destruction of the Polling-books and to the en-
dangering of the lives of those possessors of the fran-
chise who have been recognised as the supporters of
as obnoxious candidate. As the watchword for
representative reform, therefore, we would more
loudly and pertinaciously than ever demand again and
again—the Ballot—the Ballot—the Ballot.

is a universal de.irP to repeal the entire tax.
When Sir CHAIILE% \Vow) attempted to increase the
charge from 2 11412ths to 5 per cent. the clamour
was not against the higher charge, but against the
unfairnetis of the apportionment. And we are con-
vinced that if it were rei,dered really equitable, or as
nl Oyde vabesrrsiennsghteattletod'i
nearly so as practicable, an increase to five or even
s p Taeute
success-
fully
ten per cent.pwploe r t would oi
at uhl
trial, dt
the
hee 8
uCabhnjedeeertff
ahl
to mattera sag: iisas factory conclusion, will establish a lasting
claim on the national gratitude, and, if sound in other
prolonged tenure of office for his party.
respects, a prolon

RPeent letters from Fkrence state that the Minis-
terial crisis still continues.

E RICAN N

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING.

The United States mail steam-Alp Whshibgton,
with passengers, Grrived off C,,wes
routethismEgoarniiingli,menailald
for Bremen. She lett New
York on the 1711 instant.
The Illinois bad arrived from California with two
millions of dollars in gold-dust.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The ltioniteur announces that M. DE CASABLANCA
has tendered his resignation, which has been ac-
cepted, and that be has been appointed a member of
the Senate.

The Marquis DE TURGOT is also appointed a mem-
ber of the Senate.
lie Theha Pri
s grantedate says
an athnantutahleciPa o
tblEisoir off
the
,00of.Retopumb-.
TAPERVRE-DURUFLE as a senator.
Two of the journals notice, with the view of die-
crediting, a pretended treaty, published by the Morn-
ing Chronicle, between the Emperors of RUSSIA
and AUSTRIA and the King of PauselA, and dated
the 20th of May, 1852. The Presse says:—
" We will prove that this diplomatic document rests
on no solid basis, andthat it will be sufficient to discuss
to overthrow it."
The language of the Assemblie _Nationale is still
more unequiyocal, for it declares, in the most positive
manner, that no such treaty exists. If the treaty
be an invention, it is useless to discuss its contents.
The Assemblee says
" In the first place we will observe that all the infor-
mation and all the details given by the Morning Chro-
nicle as to the intentions and reciprocal engagements of
the three powers were already given in one or two letters
from Paris, published by the Times. about two months
age, after the visit of the Emperor of Russia to Germany.
We can now affirm that the treaty, of which the Morning
Chronicle speaks, does not exist."
At about midnight on Wednesday, a fire broke out
in the apartments of the Minister of the Interior,
caused by the imprudence of the femme de chambre
of Mme. DE PEBSIGNY, who, after lighting a wax
candle with a chemical match, threw it aside, and set
fire to some of the drapery of the room. The whole
bed-room of Mme. DE PERSIGNY was immediately in
flames, and Mme. DE PERSIGNT had only time to
escape and 4) re-join her husband, who was still in his
study. The Minister gave the necessary orders,
and assistance was immediately on the spot.
The Minister of General Police, whose hotel
adjoins that of the Minister of the Inte-
rior, seeing the flames, speedily arrived, and seconded
the exertions of his colleague. The fire threatened
to extend to the other part of the hotel, but by the
exertions of the firemen and soldiers, who promptly
rendered assistance, it was confined to the room in
which it first broke out and the adjoining salon, in
which a considerable portion of the furniture was
destroyed.
Prince JEROME BONAPARTE returned to Havre on
Wednesday accompanied by his aides-de. camp.
According
to the Patric the following decree's are
contemplated :
" 1. For the ricop,nition as an establishment of public
utility in the whet,- of the French territory of the
Congregation des Frees de 'lnstruction Clic Cleone
du Saint Esprit, and the approbation of its statutes. 2.
For anthori4ng the creation of a depot of coendieiv for
the Gore. 3 For making a cencesoion of land at Mar.
tin:quo and Guadaloime for founding' au agricultural
colony by mean= of immigration. 4. For modifying ar•i-
cles 3, 19, and 35 of the statutes of the Assurance Com-
pany against damage by lattil-atorms, particularly in the
Seine-et-Marne. 5. For modifying the statutes of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
for the departments of
the Calvados, the Orne, and the Manche. 6. For modi-
fying articles of a similar Fire Insurance Cumpany for
the Seine•et-Oise and the Seine (Paris excepted). 7.
For authorising the establishment of a savings bank tt
Bergues (Nord). 8. For reneving the Chambers of
Commerce, and Consultative Chambers of Arts and
Manufactures; and 9. For recognising the Horticultural
Society of
Paris and centre of France, as an establish-
ment of public mility. It is also in contemplation to
make considerable modifications in the charges of the
Pompes Funebres of Paris."
The following circular, dated Macon, July 23,
has been addressed by the Prefect of the Saone et
Loire to the sub-Prefects, Mayors, &c., of the depart-
ment :

The news from the diggings is to the 18th ult.
The mining still Continued good, but murder and
Lynch law were still being carried on.
Papers speak of an arrangement
made by the Mercede
Mining Company with the
EnTghlieshSzianlinFirnagnecisocmopan_
Company for working a considerable
quantity of quartz. The Stockton journals give the
recent
working results of six companies, showing
a
machinery, &c., according to which
lso their
cost
it appears that the profits made from the gold ex-
tracted reach from 184 to 47 per cent. per month.
At San Francisco, on the 17th June, trade was in
the market reports are favourable.
an active state. From Sacramento and Stockton also

6ii %

104 103
413 A 3fe 423/41

16%

11% % % %

18% 19 18% 19%
118%8 19

Tho Panama Railroad was completed to the cross-
ing of the river Gorgona.
The cholera had broken 'out at Cruces, on the
Isthmus, and also at Navy Bay.
The British steamer Dee arrived at Chagres on
the 2d July. The British mail steamer Lima arrived
diate ports, on the 3d July. She brought no news
at Panama, from Valparaiso and from the interme-
diate
importance. The only intelligence respecting the
Ecuador affairs was of a change in the Peruvian
Ministry, and that the uew Cabinet would afford
Flores' no protection or assistance. A letter from
the American Consul at Guyaquil, dated the ]oth of
June, states that the ;Flares expedition had been
joined by the steamer Quickstep, having on board
a number of troops said to be Americans. Flores
had received a remittance of 3,000 dollars from
Lima. The latest accounts from this quarter
mention the continued inactivity of Flores,
no assault of Guyaquil having been attempted.
Accounts bad been received tat Honolulu from the
Gallipagoa Islands, of the massacre of the crew of an
American ship, and the destruction of the vessel by
the convicts at Chatham Island. An American
cruiser was sent to inquire into the affair.
Tahiti had been the scene of a civil war, a Republic
having been proclaimed and a -President appointed.
Several fights took place between the Republicans and
the Royalists,
which ended in the defeat of the latter,
Queen Pontiac had taken refuge on board a French
frigate.

601 A

80 7914 8214
4512 45
120 121

102/8 54 104%
1103%
84 83% 84,4 Ys

8543
108% 87%
131

17%

98 % 3% % 99 %

Distributing the 76 Liberal Conservatives men-
tioned yesterday among the numbers of the Opposition
and the supporters of the Government, the 'total
number of Liberals will be found to be 370, and the
total number of Derby ites 284—leaving, as we have
shown by the first rough estimate, a clear majority
of 86 against the Administration. The distrinution
of the Members thus enumerated as on the side of
the Cabinet, is as follows :
English boroughs ...
English counties
Welsh boroughs
Welsh counties
Scotch boroughs
Scotch counties
Irish boroughs
Irish counties
Universities ...

107
110
3
10

A large meeting had been held at New York, and
5,000 &liars sent to relieve the sufferers by the con-
flagration at Montreal.

14
14
22

Total ... • • ... 284
The distribution of the Members of the Opposition
on the other hand, is as subjoined:—
English boroughs ... ... ... 213
English counties .. ••• .. 34
Welsh boroughs ... •• .. 11
Welsh counties ••• ... ••• 5
Scotch boroughs ••• .. ... 23
Scotch counties .. ... •• 15

Markets very dull. Cotton sells better ; middling
brings from 9c. to 10c. Money in more demand, at
4 to 7 per cent.
Stocks firm and active for the season. Sterling
exchange in moderate demand, 1101- to 114.
Southern markets very flat; doing nothing. The
arrival of the Asia's news made no change at New
Orleens.

34% %

LATEST FROM PARIS.

Irish boroughs
Irish counties
Universities

Total

25
... •••
••• 42•••
2
••• •••

370

This general estimate, however, we have discarded
as inconclusive, and instead of a majority of 86 have
proved a majority of Forty-one to the Opposition
over and above the aggregate on the side of the
DERBY Government.

What is to be done with the income-tax ? That
is a problem which must be solved early in the
approaching session. No fiscal question can be in-
troduced until that all-important one has been
finally disposed cf. It is perfectly clear that no
Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Whig or
Tory, Conservative or Radical, Protectionist or
Free-trader, can by a possibility provide for the
liquidation of the public liabilities and the
maintenance of the national establishments, if

" Gentlemen,—l have had to adopt severe measures
against a great number of tho proprietors of ca, 63 and
wine shops after the events of December; that was but
justice, for their establishments had aervnd as places of
meeting for demagogues, who threatened to overthrow
society, without their opposing such meetings or inform-
ing the authorities of them. Since that Ow, wishing to
unite in the acts of clemency of the Prince President,
I have authorised the re-opening of ail those establish-
ments, the proprietors of which have testified their re-
pentance, and promised me not to tolerate any meetings
of the enemies of the Government. I am pleased to
hope that they will keep their promises. If it should be
otherwise, and if particularly on the occasion of the next
elections their establishments should become the theatre
of fresh disturbances or the focus of electoral intrigues
end socialist propagaeda, I shall not hesitate to pro-
nounce their di finite and irrevocable closing. I beg you,
gentlemen, to give to the persons who have been the
objects of these measures of severity the necessary
warning to that effect. It is better t.) prevent than to
have to repress. Ycu will please make known to me the
result of the investigations which you may have made
in accordance with the object of the present circular.
" Receive. &c.

the charge be suffered to expire, unless ii
be renewed, and that in a permanent form
No changes or improvements can be effected. There
must be a deficiency, worse even than that which
existed at the time of the original imposition of the
tax. The feeling of the pet;ple is decidedly in favour
of direct taxation, and the removal or mitigation of
the charges on industry, pressing chiefly on the less
wealthy classes. No degree of ingenuity or mysti-
fication will induce them to consent to a renewal of a
bread tax, in any shape or under any name. It will not
be sancti; Led either for revenue purposes or for the sake
of protection. It is, to gli intents and purposes, finally
and for ever abandoned, and woe to the party who,
should attempt its revival ; nor indeed will any indi-
rect tax meet with much greater favour. The people
can no longer be bamboozled by the notion that they
are free from burdens so long as the taxgatherer is
absent from their doors. They have bee
come but too painfully aware of the
fact that the tax ultimately falls on the
consumer, no matter by whom it may be paid in the
first' instance—that the malt-tax increases the price
of every pot of beer, not merely .by the just propor-
tion of what is
paid into the national Exchequer, but
also by the effects of the practical monopoly thereby
created, and the profits of the various parties through
whose bands the article passes, from the time of its
being first wetted, until it is quaffed by the, thirsty
coalheaver. The washerwoman or sempatress knows
that the tax on tea does not merely increase the price
of her pourd of good strong Congou—" the service'
able article strougly recommended for family we"
by 2.i. 2.14., but that it leads to the adulteration of
the commodity, and prevents her from obtaining a
really wholesome and refreshing beverage at a reason-
able
Price. By means of these imposts consump-
teioonneeicist:enaeteer.ially checked, and we are prevented
from ending customers for our manufactures in;
There is but little doubt that if tea
were -
untaxed the consumption would be four-
fold -whet it is at
The Select Committee
present, and the additional
quantity would be
" no limit
ee the tea duties reported that
there was Paid for by our manufactures.
ommitt
to
our national productionsauertuit the capacity of pay-
assertion demand in China for
ing for them." The
tckinets of the foreigner itywollalddi reallyngits way
go to our
place of our monen
finding
perfectly true,
and myPement ofthe into
;tooth;
erat ives. wages of our
auer etinzu.lnfascotundrerosp,
tor
e :
n dem man
render
it
yt
The CHANCELLOR of Of ExCar
was apsredtheecesasoprathtyb,st 23,,'are;
oFt:i'ehanwkniantheiwgBB
well
from offico
blunder, of
t ofit
his Had that predecessor'
been
•
of ability and
ojatidogimalensty,steamnx,ioaunsd
t
the evils of our financial
more equitable th:n it had been, Mr. DISRAELI would
still have been Leader of the Opposition in the House
of Commons. No Minister can remain stationary,
there must be progress, and that more especially in
fiscal matters. Various circumstances led to the
postponement of the discussion, and the temporary
renewal of the tax without alteration or amendment.
No excuse can, however, again be accepted. Itmust be
settled in some shape befoee the sth of April next, and
we have the authority of the leading
men of both
including some of her MAJESTY'S Ministers, that it
cannot be perpetuated in its present objectionable
form -flat it must be rendered more equitable be •
fore it can be renewed.

We have no doubt that an equitable adjust-
went of the system hzs hitherto been retarded by
those 'who desired at the same time to get rid of
every direct tax, and to drive the country back to
duties cn food for the supposed sake of revenge.
Their •objeet was to render the impost es unpopular
d. '
as post Ibiel to disgust the community, so that there
shoul be a
general demand for its repeal,
which they themselves would otherwise scarcely
venttare to suggest. The effort has, however, failed.
The people are st fficiently acute to discriminate be•
t we en the use and the abuse of the system, to detect the
falllvs of vying that because there is an objection to
placit ig the 'preclriotis earnings of industry on the
same footing with the dividends on the public funds,
or thl 3 rents of well7circumstaneed real estates, there

(Signed)

" GUSTAVE DE ROMAND."

A funeral service was perforleTlOn Thursday
morning in the church of St. Paul, Rue St. Antoine,
in memory of the victims of July, 1830. After the
ceremony, some fesv groups proceeded to the Column
of the Bastille, and then quietly disperssd.
A new circus, destined for equestrian perform-
ances during the winter is being constructed on the
Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire. The soil has been
raised so as to place the entrance on a level with the
Boulevards. The circus is in the form of a polygon,
and is so much larger than the summer circus, that
it will admit of twenty rows of seats instead of six-
teen, and will accommodate 1,000 spectators more.
The building is already considerably advanced. The
entrance is to be ornamented by equestrian groups,
one of which was executed by the late PKADIER, and
the other is now being made by AIM. DuaioT and
Bosco. The interior is to be tastefully decorated,
but it will not present the same aspect as the summer
circus, as it will be almost in the form of an ancient
amphitheatre. There will be no columns in the in-
terior to support the vast roof.

The Bourse was very firm, and much business trans-
acted. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. opened and
closed at 103 f. 950., for the end of the month; the
Three per Cents. closed at 74f. 5c,; Orleans Railway
Sharea, 1,422 f. 50c.; Rouen, 930 f. ; Havre, 372 f. .50e.•
Great Northern, 665 f. ; Avignon, 4801; Basle, 298 f:
75c. ; Paris and Stratburg, 657 f. 50c. ; Paris and
Lyons. 758 f. 75c ; Great Western, 627 f. 50c. ; Lyons
and Avignon, 610 f. ; St. azier at. Gray, 560 r.; the
New Austrian Loan, 951.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE.
LONDON STOOK EXCHANGE, JULY 30.
Dijon and Bssanclon, 3 Grand Junction of France, 5-n
Luxembourg, 6 Nl—Ditto Railway, 4LA —Northern of France,
2614—Ditto, 20/. 3 per cent. Bonds. 137;—Paris and Lyons,
2014—Paris and Strasbourg, 26—Rouen and Havre, 14%
Sambre and Meuse, 7—West Flanders, 4.

(BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH )
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, SATURDAY SEVEN A.M.
M. Achile Fould is named Minister of State, to
replace 11. de Casabianc-a.—Chronicle.

•
VALXHALL.—The entire lyrical troupe of her
Mt-
jesty's Theatre will appear in a Grand Musical Festival on
Monday. The great Lablache, Gardoni, Caizolari, Belletti,
Fellotii, Madame Lagrange: Ida Bertrand, and Madame
Fiurentini will sing their most popular pieces. There is also
an entirely new romantic ballet, entitled Leolu; or the En-
chanted Luke, with Madlles. Pieron and Julien, and the Pa-
risian Corps de Ballet. 'These novel attractions will no doubt
fill the Royal property to overflowing.
Mit. RONEY AND THE CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD
—Tours IN I RELAND.—We regret to bear that Mr. Rr ney's
connexion with this company is about to close. It is true
his appointment in the first instance was merely temporary,
but he has certainly done more in eighteen months to assimi-
late Ireland to England than all our discordant legislation has
effected in fifty years. Mr. Roney is, we believe, to be en-
trusted with the integral management of the North of Eu-
rope Steam Navigation Company and the Danish lines lead-
ing to the ports to and from whence the packets are intended
to sail. A vigorous and intelligent mind is sure of congenial
employment, no matter where it may be placed.—Railway
Times.

We regret to hear that the Hon. Sidney Herbert,
M.P., left London on Thursday night, for Paris, having
been sent for in consequence of the dangerous illness of his
brother, the Earl of Pembroke.

TII ROYAL CRIIIiP.—We understand that her
E
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert purpose re-
suming the coast cruise in a few days, and that the route will
be eastward:.

tio
tt.ohe2.B.
in Liverpool
public houses in Wisbech at the
beer-shops 47, making together
The number of
present,
7,
or o time is ilso 50,50 of
and
oo
population
ut population. In the city of London
is 1 to 163, in the Metro-
-1 to 1t 4, in Glasgow 1 to 163, and in
Metro-
politan tparino6p9do, 'sit' iiroicnt Edinburgh
Stewart,lANos.—Wei are happy to
the whole of the United le•
has
ao the well-knewn improver of
Ingdom 1 to i 3"
as .ru:noured in musical 1
twenty-six
to a foreign laud. Mr.
learn that Mr. James
superintendence
g
ar t
epnatr tinnevr, ,
Ives,o! a
anotheroct hit r eeicAov ii
Minea:
grsr' pianoforte,
Itrossf patent,'oiVlltttrch le nrr EBaensfri:edooirTgs;. Sne:wi
iitgaidelinbi intention,tßdeuPe,
him,y actively
Tashitshelassetnipu
large es' ablishment in the Old
rent effect to- his ingenuity, St. Pancras road, giving di-
termed by. Mr. Stewart lies. a promptness in the keys.
the keys being so balanced that u
" equalisation of the touch,"
used they retain the same at even when the forte pedal is
return. During the course gravity, which facilitates their
with the fact that Mr. Stewar°r f our visit we were impressed
the superintendert of his nvi , being his own patentee, and
produce pianos with every r n work, had it in his power to
instrunneet at a considerablvetiluisite attribute of a first-rate
prices—a boon which that ewer scale than the established
wisely presented to the gentlemanpubi has, we think, meat
or ning ilerald.
AN ACTIVE AND EN
may be done in a week. birERGeTIC VETERAN.—Much
Monday the sth instant for .
rHume, M.P., left London on
newel of the suffrages and artarshire, to solicit the re-
the Angus Burghs. 0a confidencethe following
of the constituency of
he addressed for about an hour
(Tuesday') evening,
Town-Ilall of Arbroath. On a crowded meeting in the
nesdaY) a similar meeting in
the day following that (Wed.
day (TeursdaY) two meeting!, e Guildhall of Montrose. Next
Forfar, the other in the evening,
the one in the forenoon, in
after that egain (Friday) vi?lg, in Brechin. On the day
from the hustings, on the /17 ,juke for an hour and a half
re-election as Member. Ga ;gob-street of Montrose, after his
left for London, which he
ret,_nn, following day (Saturday) be
having been absent from it ai)4ooed on Monday evening last,
tionable it men, nut halt the lit a week only. It is quea-
gone through this labour with age of Mr. Hume, could have
spirit. Arbroath Guide, equal dispatch, energy, and
ELE.CTION RETuRNS,-....
onewho has tide do not wish to be
severe upon anY
best thing. Lord Derby can do a misfortune; but the
in his pipe and .weith these " Returns" is
put them smoke to
It is understood that 11,8:: m• Punch
eluded with the Brazilian min!' Itotht.ohild have coo.
1,000,000/, sterling to pay off the Minister in London a loan for
ranteed by Brazil ill 1823. There
l'ive per Cent. Bonds gee-
but the Brazilian G bonds do not fall due until
next year, Government ossess
of paying them off at any true' p the option
availed themselves of the ,„.e-esentai:?el have, consequently,
money market.' The new loan will favourable state of our
cent., and is to be issued at the price
bear interest at 4 per
portion of the amount is said to have of 9ii. The principal
b aVe been already taken,
and consequently no public su ac,,,,,t, .
r slit fiz__
,ii ion lists will be opened.
MARRIAGE 0 w •UALRYMP
The marriage of this gallant oeaoer, , I.E, BART,—
colonel of the !Ist Regiment, wwoo is a lieutenant.
daughter of K. E Arkwright, Es_ with Miss Arkwright,
'le of Sutt
shire, was solemnised on Tuestley last on-had, Derby.
was celebrated by a numerous eneetin The happy event
tenantry, in the Dalrymple Arms. __g of his friends and
chair was ably filled by Adam Crawford,
Berwick. The
whose family 'have been on the estate !ford, 1. sq., Rhodes,
David Meiklehaul, Esq., senior magistrate
nearly 200 years ;
wick, was a very efficient croupier. Amon te of North Ber-
present were Provost More, Bailie Dang the strangers
Dickson, Messrs. Richardson, Watson, anPL? Dean of Guild
Ltaddington, and manY others. The peoplebtt, from
were regaled with ale at the Cross, and there of the town
at the Cross, and also at the top of North li were bonfires
Edinburgh Courant. Berwick Law.—
' Papers from Begot°, New Granada, t
June have been received. The preparationso the 10th of
preaching election of the President occupied for the ap-
in other respects there was little worth ttentiont and
improvements Nis ere encouraged so far as the re notice. Local
State would permit, but these could not be casto!irces of the
regularly, owing to the impoverished ' conditiled forward
Treasury. °n of the
THE TELEGRAPII TAKEN BY STORM.—On Ti
last, dtiring the visitation of the storm, the electric telegraphlead"
wires on the Chester and 1101 y-head Railway were literally
" taken by storm" about throe miles beyond Chester,uerellY
several of the telegraph poles along the route wer whf
re
by lightning and destroyed. The subtle fluid in its
descent
struck the Poles just below the wires, but left the andwirce-aaent
the upper portions of the poles uutouched. Neither thespl
nor thesplinters on them were,curiothly enough, either burnt°e
or discoloured. Several platelayers, who were at work clone
by, on the railway, report the discharge of vivid flash s.°?f
lightning, accompanied by claps of thunder immediately 'e
the spot ; to which, of course, must be ascribed the d,
toyer
tive descent of the atmospheric electricity, the wire, 8
of MC-
the
electric telegraph, unless protected by lightning rods, being
in themselves lightning conductors.
THE Kenn 1/VAR.—There was yesterday printed
a Parliamentary paper reepectiog the Kafir war. In 1848
there was voted 1,100,0001. on account of the Kan; '"°
and on the 29th cf June lest the Treasury • war.
ordered the
balance, amounting to 21,291/. 15s• Id. to be trea
tarred
Comm
from the is • t li
• sena .c est account to the E
account at the Bank of England. 4cheque

76% 5% 77%

97/8 3
25/8
45 j 3 46

32,E 83

12% 13 % x.d

243% 25 247/d
73 75,,i

93 10
6yB 7

201/4

15

20%
73%
89% 4O

75 741,4

MS.

10174

149 IA x.d

5%
22%

TILE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING,_ JULY 314 1852.

Cent. France (0.V.) all
Chart. & Erquel. all pd
Demerara 'dl
Dijon & Besancon, 2 pd
Dutch Rhenish...B/. pd
lust Indian 18/. rd
Do. Do 201. pd
Gt. Indian Penin. all p
Grad. June. of Fra. 4 pd
Loup. a la Sambre 714
Luxembourg _l3/. pd
Do.
Do (Railway) 101. pd
Do. pdd
p
Do. (Canal) ...d
Maria Antonia 27i pd
Do. New 8 Y. pd
Namur & Liege all pd
North. of France,l6l.pd
Do. 201.3 p c. Bds, all p'
Orleans & Bor 11/. pd
Paris & Lyons 101. pd
Do. Bonds l2 pd.
Paris & Orleans all pd
Paris & Rouen ...all pd
Paris & Stras. pd
Rouen & pd
Sambre & Meuse all r.,d
St. Andrew's & Quebec'
(A) 4/. pd
Tours & Nantes 17/. pd
West Flanders...B% pd
West. of France 61. pd

Agua Fria all pd,
Anglo-Californian, all pl
Asturia❑ 151. pl
Australasian 21. pd,
Australian 5/. pdi
Austr. Freehold all pd
Ave Maria all pd
Brit. Austr. Gold all pd
British Iron 13/. 15s. p
Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 24%
Do. Coca. & Cui. all p
Do. St. Joh. del R. 151.
Carson's Creek all pd
Cobre Copper ...401. pd
Colonial Gold 1/ pd
Copiepo 14/ pd
Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p
General all pd,
Gold Mountain...all pd
Grd.Duch.Baden, all p
Great ,Polgo..th all pd
Lake Bathurst all pd
Liberty all pd
Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz
Crushing Com all pd
Mexi. & S. Allier. 9/. p
New Granada all pd
Nouvoau Monde, all pd
Port Philip ll. pd
Quartz Bock all pd
Santiago de Cuba 1034
South Australian, I pd
Tin Croft 7l. pd
United Mexican all pd
West Mariposa—all pd
Yuba I paid

14 2-1:

TOINT.
Anstralamia all pd
Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd
Colonial 25/. pd
Com. of London 201. pd
Lon. & County 201. pd
London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd
Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd
Nat. Prov. Eng. 351. pd
Do. New lO/. pd
Nat. of Ireland 22% p
Orient. Bk. Corp all pct
Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd.
Do. New all pd
Union of Au:Aral all pd
Do. New 2% pd
Union of London 10/. p
Union of Madrid all pd

lus
Austral. Roy. Mail, 2 p
Canada 32% pd
Copper Miners of Eng-
land all pd
De Preference, 7% pd
Crystal Palace ... 5 pd
Eastern Steam...2s. pd
Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd
Gen. Screw Steam Ship.
pi og Company...so/_ p
Irish Beetroot Sug. 2 p
Penin. & Or. St. all pd
Do. Do. ...15/. pd
Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd
Universal Emigration
and Colonization. 2/. p

1 -1 % p
14-- IIA p

55 -57
36%2 - 37
25 % - 26
14% -.141A
7 -

nest

• •
•• •- ••
3 -3%

18% - 19
31 -33
43 -44%

18% - 20
38 -39
46% - 47%
1678 - 17%
49 -52
- 6
17% -18

... -
...
4%
4 -

.11. ...

Increase ...
Public Deposits ...
D crease . .
Other Deposits
Increase ...
Seven Day and other Bills
Increase ...
Government Securities
Ikerease •••
Other Securities ... ...
Increase ... ..•
Notes ... •

Increase
Bultion ...

i)itto Account. Aug. 12 ...

Railways. I Noiniw 1 Prices.

84 - 1 p
2% - 2 dis. xd
7 —7% p

6 % - 63%
4'' - 431,
7/8 - 1
78 - %
8 - 9
2% - 3
634 -7%
25% - 26%
13:y8 - 137/8
10 -1p p

dis.
334 —4%
4% 4% p
MINES.

- P
%- 3/8 P

- 1 p
-

9,8 die.
y,

par % p
41 —43

% - %P

••. --- •••
ya —y& dis.

%dia. % p
par % p
IIA P
% 'dia.
3/4 1 p

3/4 % dis.
5
dis.
%
%P
par
12 —l3

y, -i, fi (I is.

13
-214 —23 A,
clip. % p
P
.-STOCN. naN
57 57%
' 59% 61
14% 15%
29 —3O

,CELLANEOM
2 -
50 -51

2.i% = :ii%

2 - 23
84 - 86
35% - 364
801 ii - 811,i

Baines,. dt,ne
to- day.

3 2%

53/ 3/4

6 34
4's

26

20% % %

26% 26
14 tA
7% 3/1

37/g
lOh 10

ly&
B.

32 x.d

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK
There was a fair general inquiry for Cotton at Liver-
peel yesterday, sales 10,000 Dales, iecludieg 4,000 for
export and speculation. The market closed steadily.
—Railway shares were very dull.
The weekly return from the Baek of England shows,
up to the 24th instant, a less active movement then pre-
viously. The di‘vidend and quarterly payments having
been made, the amount to the credit of the public trea-
sury is mush reduced, and probably was at its minimum
in this return. The private balances of parties keeping
banking accounts were considerably augmented, the
iurplus from income accoundeg for that change, and it
would appear that there was a alight increase in the
demand tur money, judging by the addition made to the
other securities. This tallies, indeed, with statements
current within the last day or two, that dicounts were
more sought after, and we should imagine that the re-
vived cote to specuktion, and the indigo and wool auc-
tions, would take up a good deal of spare cash. The
Bank has either been a seller of stock or Exchequer-
bills, or has hal such securities withdrawn by parties
who obtained loans upon them. Compared with the
previous week, the changes ate as follows:—
Notes Issued ... „.. 35,708,075
lecrease ..• • ... 43,965
... 3,194,140

••• 3.662
••• 2 802,361
••• 2/5.609
... 15,464.288
• 749 200
... 1,386 878
••• 30,853
• 13 784„546
••• 195.070
▪ 10,782,182
••• L 10262
... 12,476 665

... 565 290
... 22,065 349

Increase ••• ••• 76 671
Active Circulation ... 23,231,410
IN crease ... 516 325
The realms from all the banks of the United King-
dt m, made up for the mouth ending the 10ih July inst.,
upon the wet-kiy average, give, as 0, mpared with the
previous month, the ftilbwing results:—
More. Less.
Bank of Englsnd
Private Banks
Juint Sicck Banks

Total, Brigland 2B 357 600 522,332
Scotland 3 338 295
Ireland

53 927
44 000

242.007
122,816

United Kingdom ...17-----36,102,06; 157,509 -----
The items tor the
aga net July 12, 1351, mouththt.i to
the &Lk of Et.„,l d
of the private bank; ofthe 10th inst., taken
iu wan increase of ,623,420/.
England, circulation,
alaocif
,1,:,,:(111: in rant
h
Le
Joint Stock. The Scotch banks increased 122,8551, and
the Irish 349,8991.
Lower quotatioos were obtained for Bills of Exchange
on some continental places yesterday afternoon; la
burgh declined to 13 8a and 8 for 90,days' puper. Pari
was firmer at 25.50 to 52k, Amsterdam receded to 12 I
to li. Frankfort was at, 121 to t, and Trieste at 12 4
to 1 28.
The amount of bullion exported from London direct
during the week to Thursday last was 344,000 Ounces,
all in silver, and to the Continent.
g up, Consols
The English Funds havebdeenthe Three per Cents.
lookin
both for Money and Account having been quoted
1004- 1. The ;•lew Three-and.a-Quarter per Cents.
have been 1042 to 105, an
100 k to 101. Bank Stock has continued very firm at
233 to 234 i, and East India Stock has risen to 287.
E steady at 765. to 795„ and
India f (11;oenri:1 bs
jai its9hl sa v.
et
o b9e4ein. premium.

Gaisdla are now quoted 100= for Account.
The Forrign Market has been rather firmer, but not
at all animated. Spanish Deerred Three per Cents.
realise 22, and the Passive 6. Mexicln Stock has ad-
vanced 'co 25k. Grenada Bonds are 91i to 221, Brazi"
lien 102, and Peruvian 102, being about previous rates.
Sardinian Stock has come into favour, being 94} to 95.
Russian Five per Cents. are 121 to
The tone of the Railway Share Market is better, a
few purchases for money having been made. -Bristol
and Exeter, Great Northern, South-Eastern, and York
and North Midland have been rather dearer. Foreign
Shares are very firm, though quiet.
Gold Mines are merely nominal.
QUAR7'ER. TO THREE.
1001
1001 1

nRICES OF BRITIBII FUNDS ONE
" O'CLoCv
"°,
np,. 411 k Mock
3
.
.' Cent. Reduaed Arms.
co. Coo; Consoi. 4,,,,,iti,A......
8 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 ...
•.. • . ,- - . . • 104% 105
- ,i-, pir -al t. , ALI. - .. -•— ,
India Str.ek
11.131.Tian fh, i ,0001., .......! .... .• ,
( onsois for Account .. ............ r lOO N
'xcheq qcl. uel Bill, i March.
',
1.,0001. .. ..... ~ ., , 76 76 p
5001.
........

t:LOSDIG
PRICES.
233
101
1( 0%
99 J 4
105
287
94 p
100%
Juno
74 71 p
71 p
CLOSIIs
rltlc
102

ONE
roicEtt4ls, FUNDS. O'CLOCK.,
° 5
per Cent.
ira.dinias
(grenade Bonds, 114 per Cent
Do. Ex Dee.,1849 Coupons 21% 22y
Ditto, Deferred 91%
5 l_en• ,1846 ...„
Ditto, Small
.. • 32%
Ditto, 3 per Cent....... ............ 257/8 26
Peruvian BsilidS, 1849, 6 per Cent.. 102
Russian Bonds. ....... 121%
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent..,.., 94%1/2 95
rikpjar Cwt. 1840 ............
Ditto, Yaseive ........................ 6
Ditto, 3 per Cent M ................

22%
9%

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