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London, England, 1854-12-20 00:00:00

barracks, and, on their own parade ground, it is
but justice to say that the practice and evolu-

tions were as admirable as usual.

What will NICHOLAS say to the meeting ? ills
first thought will be of the Invalide Busse. The
scissors won't exactly do. Very little cooking,
however, will make of it an admirable dish to set
before his Loyal serfs. The BRIMIT letter has
already done duty as first course. Now comes the
meeting forsecond course. "It was crowded to suf-
ocation. Aresolution was moved condemnatory of
the author of the letter, which denounces the War
against innocent and religious Russia. The speakers
could not get a hearing. On a division the num-
bers on each side were equal. Half Manchester,
my dear children, are opposed to the War ; and the
Hon. Member who condemns it withdrew with the
respectable portion of the assembly, and held a
successful meeting in another building." Such
will, of course, be the report of a meeting so dis-
creditable to the great metropolis of our industry.
The merits of the case in truth lay in a nut-shell. It
was desirable that Manchester should pronounce in
opposition to the ♦iews of its representative ; yet
it was desirable to respect the right of free dis-
cussion. The Manchester men were certainly
bound to support this right in their own member ;
he was no turn-coat ; they elected him with the
fullest knowledge of his out-and-out Peace prin-
ciples ; they, in fact, had turned rather than he ;
and they must have despised him had he renounced
his opinions at the bidding of the multitude. On
the other hand, Mr. BRIGHT would have assuredly
retained universal respect had he stood only upon
his known religious convictions ; all respectable
persons would have felt ashamed to violate them.
His mistake was in attempting to argue the case
on political and moral grounds. If before his
MAKER he feels all war to be sinful, our consci-
ence and his judge by very different measures,
but his convictions are sacred. When, however,
he extenuates the crimes, barbarities, and super-
stitions of the CZAR and his barbarians—exagge•
rates the errors of Mahometanism, and impugns
the motives of the Allies—he quits sacred ground
altogether, and becomes either the sophist or the
blind partisan.

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TW 0 o'CLOCK,

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, including
500 American taken for export. The market con-
tinued heavy at previous rates. The sales comprised
40 Pernam and Marasham, at 61d., 500 Surat
at 3kd to W., 60 Sea Islands, at is. to ls. Gd. and
the remainder American. Railway shares were
dull, at rather lower prices.
Accounts from St. Petersburg state that great
preparations were making to fortify Finland, and
prepare against any attack of the allies next
season. Besides forts, there was to be an en-
trenched camp. The entrance to the port of Riga
is stated to have been blocked up by the sinking of
vessels laden with granite. The cold at Helsing-
fors had already been up to 14 deg. of Reamur.
There was a slight improvement yesterday after-
noon in the rates at which Bills of Exchange were
negotiated upon the principal continental cities.
Paris, 90 days, was at 25 32i to 37i ; Amsterdam,
at 11 17/ to 171 ; Hamburgh, at 13 h to 5i ; and
Trieste, at 12 33 to 38.

Nearly all the gold received from Australia by
the steamer Creesus has been taken for shipment to
the Continent.

The English Stock Market opened at barely yes-
terday's rates, Consols being 91 but upon sales
made they have since declined to RI The ma-
jority %low the Foreign Enlistment Bill has thus
far been of little account, but the decline in the
French Funds to the close of business yesterday,
about. 1 per ...lA* on virgrelocraw Aiouaz.tieaa
had some effect. The New 3 per Cents. have been
918 to g, aid the Reduced 91k to g. Exchequer
Bills are 4s. to is., and India Bonds 93. to 12s.
premium.

The operations in the Foreign Stock Market are
confined within a very narrow compass. Brazilian
5 per Cents. are quoted 98, and Russian 41 per
Cents. 881. Spanish Deferred Bonds remain at
19. Dutch 4 per Cents. are weaker, being 91.
The Turkish Scrip is now quoted fully paid up, and
is rather flatter at 734 to 744.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
_ _

S'.ocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Meii-
can, 21 to 218 ; Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
41 to 43 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; ditto
4i per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred,
19 to 19i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 39 to 39i ; ditto
Certificates, 54- to 5i ; ditto Passive, 41 to 4i5,.
There is a heavier market for most of the Eng-
lish Railway Shares, and in some eases a decline of
ss. has occurred, but the amount of business doing
is limited. The Foreign lines are dull, and some-
what depressed also.
In Mining Shares the dealings are restricted, the
Banks are without particular variation, and the
miscellaneous undertakings generallyinactive. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's Shares are
rather lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOOK

(Prom the O9cial Lid. )

Dullness done
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll i i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Lowy, Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 i
[ndia Bonds. 1000 ....... ........... ~
Ditto, under £lOOO l2
Cousols for Account, 10th January
Exchequer Bills, 2id.
£IOOO
Small 4
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 9B
Russian Bonds, 41 per Cent BBi
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. l9
rnrkish Scrip, paid up
Ditto for the Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Guil —
Ditto 4 tier Cant. 03rtifieatee.. ....
HALF-PAST TWO.
Consols . . 913 i

MARKET NEW 2--(THIS DAY.;

CORN EXCHANGE.

Although.the supplies of each kind of grain in to-day's
market wero moderate, the demand was in a sluggish state,
on former term?.

ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK.
1 Wheat. Barley. Malt.
English .. 1,010 1,060 1,080
Irish ....
Foreign .. 1,093

Oats.
630
1,170
3,333

Flour,
220

,29 sks

WHITECHAPEL.

Beef, 3s 4d to is 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal,
3s 101 to 5s 2d; pork, 3s Od to 43 6d per Blbs. by the
carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
We have a slow sale for most kinds of hops. Inferior
parcels are offering on lower terms. The imports of foreign
hops coastwise very extensive.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DIY.

LONDON, Dec. 20.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ;
fresh breeze, with rain.
SountAitrroN, Dec. 19.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Duke
of Cornwall (s), from Dublin, and loft for London. Sailed
—lberia (s), for Gibraltar.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. N.W. Arrived—Her-
binge, from London, for Berbice. Sailed—Ocean, for
Guldaloupe.
DOVER, Dec. 19. —Wind, N. Arrived—London, from
Lisbon, with loss of foreyard, anchor, and chain. Sailed
—Thalia, for Malaga, after repairing.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 19..—Wind, W. Arrived—Valorous,
from Constantinople ; Ondino (s), London, and loft for
Dublin. Sai!ed—Gothenburg (s s), for Balaklava.
MILFORD, Dec. 19. —Wind , W. N. W. Arrived—Uni-
corn, from Gaboon. Sailed—Hercules, for Sierra Leone.
SALCOMBE, Dec. 19.—Wind, W. Arrived—Queen of
the West, from London, for the Azores. Sailed—Speedy,
for the Azores.
BRISTOL, Dec. 19.—Wind, W. Arrived—Alexander
Edmond, from Quebec.

CABINET COUNCIL.— A Cabinet Council was held
yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Minis.
ters present were—the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John
Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, the
Marquis of Lansdowne,Vileount Palmerston, the Earl of
Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir George Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham,
Sir Charles Wood, Earl Granville, the Right Hon. Sid-
ney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Coun-
cil sat two hours.
Major-General Lord Rokeby will leave town, to take
the command of the division to which he has been ap-
pointed in the Crimea, on the 27th instant.
AYRSHIRE ELECTION.—The 27th instant has been
fixed for the nomination of candidates for the represen-
tation of the comity. The polling will take place on the
29th.—Ayr Advertiser.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE Or COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at 12. o'clock.
EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES
MANAGEMENT BILL.

The Marquis of BLANDFORD brought in this bill,
which was read a first time and ordered to be read a
second time after the recess.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS BILL.
Mr. EWART brought in this bill which was read a
first time and ordered to be road a second time on Friday
next.

CONSOLIDATED FUND.
27
On the motion for going into committee on the Con-
solidated Fund, 22
Mr. HENLEY objected to going into committee 25
without notice. The object of the committee was to
enable the Chancellor of the Exchequer to deal with the St.
Savings Banks Fund, and he thought before the Speaker t•
left the chair they ought to have some explanations of 10
the necessity for dealing with the subject at this period 50
of the session.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought 50 20
the proper time to make his statement would be when 20
they got into committee. 10
Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY said the house could not be 50
in a position to discuss financial matters without pre- 25
vious notice.

Sir W. MOLESWORTH said all his right lion. friend 25
wanted was, to go into committee for the purpose of St,
snaking a statement. 20
Mr. SPOONER insisted that there was no pressing St.
necessity for the statement. Besides, many members st.
had left town under the impression that there would be 25
no financial statement before Christmas. St.
Sir F. BARING thought the right. hon. gentleman St.
ought to have an opportunity of making his explanation 10
now ; but the house should abstain from coming to any St.
resolution upon it at present. 10
The house then went into committee. St.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
explanation he had to make would not be a financial SG
statement, in the ordinary acceptation of de term, be- St.
cause the resolution he had to propose in no way related St,
to taxes—the subject of taxes in the ways and means of St,
the year. It referred exclusively to a matter of admi-
nistrative arrangement, and his object in proposing the 12
resolution was simply to enable him to print the mea 50
-
sure of the Government with the view of its being con-
16i
sidered during the recess. The resolution would form St:
the foundation of a bill intended to remove the objections 1%
which hitherto had been taken to the existing law 14
relating to Savings' Banks funds. The subject of 20
Savings' Banks divided itself into two branches • the 11
first was the custody of the moneys, and the se- St,
cond the guarantee to be afforded to the deposi- St.
tors. The bill he had now in view would 20
relate to the first of these branches, but it would be his 10
duty after the recess to bring in a second bill for the IEZ
purpose of strengthening the guarantees which deposi- 50
tors already possess, giving them increased facilities for 40
enforcing their rights, and regulating the internal 25
management of Savings' Banks. At present the law 25
affecting Savings Banks deposits was exceedingly St.
complicated ; Government were only responsible for 81 21
the sums which absolutely reached their hands, St.
while they were bound to insert it in a parti- St.
cular security, and an erroneous impression had gone ‘5,2
abroad that the interests of the depositor was seriously IZ-1,
affected by the fluctuations of the public securities. It v`4,
was no such thing ; but still the depositor had the right 25'
to demand that the law relating to his security should 50
be simple and explicit, and that was the main object of 20
this resolution. The bill to be founded upon it would
require the National Debt Commissioners to publish St.
once a year a statement of their liabilities on account Fo.
of Savings' Banks depositors, and certain other provisions )61
of animportant character. The resolution he had to move 1,6
was this, viz. : that it is expedient to create a charge on L'B'
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 8
Britain and Ireland, in respect of the sums due to st.
Savings Banks and Friendly Societies, and to provide 2s,
for the payment of • interest thereon to the Coma 25
missioners of the National Debt at three per centum 50
per annum, and also to make provision out of the St.
said Consolidated Fund, or by Exchequer Bills or 50
Exchequer Bonds, for any difference which may now or 10
hereafter exist between the assets in the hands of the 10
Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt
in respect of savings banks and friendly societies, and
the liabilities thereon ; and also for the interest on such
Exchequer bills or Exchequer bonds. The second bill
would relate to the management of savings banks and
the rights and securities of depositors.
Mr. DISRAELI thought the proposal of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer was reasonable enough ; it was
impossible that the house could be in a position to
consider the measure of the Government until they had
the measure itself before them. Now, the bill could
not be introduced according to the forms of the house
without a preliminary resolution, and he therefore
thought they ought to agree to it pro forma. 50
Mr. HENLEY hoped the effect of the two bills would St.
be to prevent the tampering, on the paft of the State, 50
with savings banks' deposits. He should not object to 20
the passing of the resolution, but it must be understood
20
20
that it did not bind the house to the principle of the t
ctcyverarnent measure.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY questioned the policy of re- st.
ducing the interest on Sayings' Banksdeposits. 10
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHERUER said st,
the interest payable to Savings' Bank depositors was 25
not in any way affected by this resolution.
Lord J. RUSSELL deprecated discussion until the
bill was before the house.
The resolution was then agreed to, and, the house
having resumed, leave was given to bring in a bill
founded on it.
ENLISTMENT OF FOREIGNERS BILL.
On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Mr. NEWDEGATE asked whether any steps had
been taken for bringing British troops from India to be
used for the purposes of the war ?
Lord J. RUSSELL declined to enter into any ex-
planation of what the Government had done or intended
to do for collecting troops.
Mr. LIDDEL said, although he could not approve of
the bill, he yet hoped the anticipations which Govern-
ment had brined of it would turn out correct. The house
had sanctioned its principle, and he did not apprehend
that there would be much quarrelling about its details,
but at the same time lie felt bound to express his belief
that the measure would prove an entire failure.
Mr. RICH had voted for the bill, but it must be dis-
tinctly understood that he was averse to the employ'
meat of mere mercenary troops. He did not object to
the services of foreigners who entered our army from 100
a patriotic spirit; but he could not bring himself to be- 20
lieve that men who entered from mercenary motives, 25
would even make good soldiers. He suggested a reor- 25
ga.nisation of the Cabinet in order that the war might 25
be carried on with the utmost vigour, at present the
Peelites had too great a preponderance of the power 100
whieh Ministers exercised, and he hoped, during the
recess, this state of things would be changed. 100
Mr. DRUMM.OND said the public out of doors, 20
looked upon this bill with something of the same feeling
that Newmarket people viewed " a dark horse," they 20,
telt that every thing was not fair and above board, that
Government entertained some ulterior object which they 100
kept out of sight, and if that Were so it should never be
passehoorrs otheres at Sebastopol eating each 100
d. He thought even if the Government did re- 100
sign,
might be found who would 100
preventotli erstmea h o
themightne enable the officers and men to have a
change of linen before now, and to prevent the clothes of 20i
officers and men droppinssoff their hacks. At all events 1027,
he entreated the Government mat to pass the bill till the 5
country had time to pronounce an opinion upon it.
Colonel 'VERNER also opposed .the further progress 20
of the bill, and gave his own experiences of the deser-
tions
and other ill consequences of oar enlisting foreign 4
troops in the late war. 20
Mr. OTWAY having voted against the Government 20
last night wished to state his reasons for doing so. He 20
believed this proposed measure was perfectly unneces- 33
sary, and that we might obtain great reinforcements 10
from other portions of our empire—from India, for ex- 20
ample, whero there was a large European force which 20
might now be very well spared—(Hear, hear)—and
those forces might new be sent to the Crimea very
much sooner than the proposed foreign troops could
be enlisted, trained, officered, and sent out to the
seat of war, Ile could not entirely approve
of the proposed German legion. Prussia was the
only part of Germany where a man was of neces-
sity a soldier, and the inhabitants of the other
portions of Germany would require as much drilling and
training as any portion of our own people. If the
Government had announced their intention to
form a Polish legion, he should have been
perfectly willing to support them; if they had landed a
Polish legion of 400 or 500 men in the Crimea, he had
no doubt they would be joined by a very large number of
'deserters among their fellow countrymen who were now
forced to serve Russia against their will.
Mr. WHITESIDE quoted the opinion of Mr, Burke,
that if at the time of the infamous partition of Poland
there had been an English Minister of spirit at the
head of affairs that result of imperial conspirators would
never have taken place.
[LEFT OUTING.]

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MARYLEBONE ELECTION. 200
(THIS DAY.) 20

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.
This morning shortly after 12 o'clock, the Returning- 40
officer announced the numbers polled for the respective 40
candidates for the seat in Parliament for Marylebone, as
follows : 50
Lard Ebrington 25
20
Mr. 8e11....

6,919
4,166

100
Majority for Lord Ebrington, 2,753 100
Lord EBRINGTON briefly returned thanks for the 20
honour conferred on him.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
Francis B. Newton and TVilliam P. Newton surren-
dered this morning to take their trial for wounding
Adam Stewart Kerr.
The facts of the case our readers are perfectly familiar
with, as they have frequently appealed in this journal
under the title of " The Murderous Outrage at the
Beulah Spa." 100
The jury had not returned their verdict when we went
10100
to press.

A letter from Bucharest, in the Post Ampt Gazette of 25
Frankfort, states that among the Turkish troops embark- 25
ing at Varna for the Crimea are 7,000 men of the garri- 193
sou of Silistria.

1.00 Aberdeen.. . ......
81 Ambg. Nottng Bost.
and Eastn. Junct:..
all Belfast & Ballymena.
all Birming. Wolverh.
Stour Valley
29i Birkenhd. Lanesh. di,
Cheshire .iunct
all Do. Chesh. di Birk.,
£5O and £25 Cons.
19 Do., .........
30 Blyth ALTyn 3 original
£25 (issd. at £45;
1.00 Bristol and Exeter
100 Caledonian.
21s. Carmarthen and Car

digan
all Chester tit Holyhead
all Cork and Bandon
all Cork, Black, 6i. Pass
16 Cornwall
1i Crieff Junction
45 Dublin&BelfastJunc
all -Dundee Perth&Aber
dccn Junction
all Do. N0w......
100 East Anglian
all Ea,stern Counties
100 Eastern Union, A

Stock . .........
100 Do., B. Stock
84 Do., New A
100 East Lancashire
100 Edinburgh & Glasgow
94 Edinb. and Peebles...
100 Edin. Prth &Dundee
1 Forth & Clyde June.
1100 Glasgow &S. Western
100 Great Northern
100 Do., A. Stock
100 • 0., B. Stock ...
100 t. Sth. &West.(lre.;
,100 reat Western
11.00 Do. Stour Val. Rail
Gua. Stk
all Irish South-Eastern.
all Lancaster & Carlisle
1.4$ Do., Thirds
4 Do. New Thirds
100 Lancash.andYorksh
19 Do., Fifths
11f Wet. Riding Un
all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt
all London & Blackwal
100 Loud. Bright & S.Cst.
1100 Lond. and N. Westn.
12 Do. Fifths
1 D0.102.5h.,M&8...‘
24 Do. Eighths
100 London andS. Westn
424 Do., £5O
34 Do., £4O
all Lndildrry& Col eraine
all Lndndrry. & Ennisk
100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln
Do., Man. & Lin. Un
100 Midland
100 Do. Birmng. &Derby
all rfidld. G. West. (Ire„)
22.4 Do. Half Shares
all Newcastle & Carlisle
54 Newmkt.BuryExten
2t Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd
S Newry &Enniskillen,
all Newry Warrenpoint
and Rostrevor
100 orfolk
Nortlin.Counties Un.
100 North British
all 4 North Devon, No. 1
all Do., No. 2
all Do., 1 A Deferred '
all Do., B Guarantee,
LOO N. Eastern—Berwick
20 Do. do. Extension
13 Do.do. G.N.E. Parch.
all Do. Leeds
100 Do. York
all North London
E 3 Do. New £lO
11 N.&S.Wstrn.,llamp•
stead, and City Jn ,
174 North Staffordshim
all North Western
all N. &S. Westrn. June,
1 Nuneaton, Hinckley
and Leicester
.00 Oxford, Worcester, &
Wolverhampton
6 Portsmouth
00 Scottish Central .....
00 Scottish Midland
all ihrewsby. & Herefd
it Shropshire Union
Do. A,13, C,&
paid up at per can
ill South Devon
00 South Eastern
ill 3on'.,h Vi2lC3
5 4. Yrksh. & v. Dui
5 Do..
8 Staines,Wok. &Wok
,11 tockton & Darling,
. 'Atockton & tiartlapl
1.00 raft Vale
9 Do. £lO shares
1.C3 Do. Pref., Is o.
21 [lames Haven Dock
and Railway
all Vale of Neatlr
all Waterfil. & Kilkenny
all Waterford&Limeriek
18 West Cornwall.
3 West End of London
and Crystal Palace..
all West London
Ills. Wimbledn &Croydon