The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-18 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1848.

Yesterday the Bill introduced to the Upper House
by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in reference to the
establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the
Courts of Rome and London, was read a second time.
To-day it will go into Committee. Although the
Lord President of the Council has ineffectually endea-
voured to allay the fanaticism of those who are prin-
cipally opposed to the innovation, he has, nevertheless,
considered the question in language so manly, and
with arguments so cogent, that he has altogether dis-
sipated the doubts of those who looked upon the pro-
position with suspicion or indifference. The speech de-
livered by the Noble Marquis last evening, upon the
legality as well as the expediency of the intended addi-
tion to our list of Ambassadors, is, perhaps, the most
felicitous that has proceeded from his lips since
the organization of the present Government. He
examines each of the objections raised against the
extraordinary mission of Lord Mien. to Italy, and
more particularly against the principles involved in
the measure then lying under the consideration of
the House of Peers. One by one he examines those
objections—one by one he displays their flimsiness
and their fallacy—one by one he rejects them as
wholly insufficient. After reminding the House that
it was erroneously imagined by some dissentients to
the Bill that the provisions of the said Bill were
diametrically opposed to the spirit embodied in the
Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement, Lord
LANSDOWNE succinctly enumerated a few of those
violations of the law which had been regarded by the
Ministry as precedents such as constituted a perfect
justification of the recent steps taken in this matter
by the members of the present Government. The
case of Lord CASTLEMAINE, which many might
have supposed to be the example most ini-
mical to the project of a renewed in-
timacy between ourselves and the SOVEREIGN
PONTIFF, is mentioned by the President of the Council
as the one which best shows the purport of the
measure then under discussion to be in strict accord-
ance with the preceding opinions of the British
Legislature; for it cannot very easily be forgotten,
that although Lord CASTLEMAINE was formally com-
mitted to the Tower of London for having under-
taken a mission similar to that of Lord MINT° in
appearance, but entirely different in purpose, he was
only found guilty of high treason and other heinous
misdemeanours on this count, because ho had con-
ducted a friendly negotiation between the Popish
Monarch, King JAMES IL, and the then reigning
Pontiff. It would be preposterously superfluous to
explain the different circumstances under which
Lord MINTo has travelled to the Vatican during the
days of VicromA, and those under which Lord CASTLE-
MAINE proceeded to the same destination towards the
conclusion of the long but stormy supremacy of JAMES.
Among the most noticeable precedents adduced by
Lord LANSDOWNE were—First, the cordial communi-
cations adventured upon between the POPE and Sir
ROBERT WAI.roLE. Secondly, the diplomatic rela-
tions which have been fixed upon a secure basis be-
tween the Courts of Rome and of Protestant Hanover.
Thirdly, the correspondence which took place towards
the commencement of the French Revolution be-
tween the Pontifical Government and Sir
JOHN COXE HIPPESLEV in relation to the affairs
of the " Pretender," whereby a pension of 2,0001., or
3,0001. per annum, was settled upon the last de-
scendant of the STUART dynasty, the Cardinal of
YORK. Fourthly, the amicable interchange of good
offices between the Cabinet of the Papal States and
Lord loon, when that distinguished sea-captain
commanded the British fleet in the Mediterranean.;
fifthly, the accordant decision of the Duke of PORT-
LAND, as Prime Minister of England, and Cardinal
ANTOLEDDI, as the representative of the Supreme
PONTIFF, as to the establishment of Christianity in
Saint Domingo ; sixthly, the correspondence
entered into by the Grenville Adminis-
tration, whereby two important concessions
were made to this country by the clement munificence
of the Roman Sovereign. Such were the most me-
morable of the precedents recapitulated by the Lord
President of the Council yesterday evening, and in
addition to these practical testimonies of the legality
of the scheme advocated by himself and his colleagues,
and formally embodied in the Bill now lying before
Parliament, the Noble Marquis quoted a splendid
authority who had pronounced in favour of the
revival of friendship between the Papal States and
the United Kingdoms—we mean no less an authority
than the Right Hon. EDMUND BURKE. "If we decline
all political connexions with the Court of Rome,"
said that illustrious man, in a letter, writ ten on the 3d
of October, 1793, " the bigotry will be on our part,
and not on that of his Holiness." Let it be remem-
bered that this sentence was pronounced upwards of
fifty years ago, and to this day, in 1848, the Lord
Privy Seal can only journey through the principa-
lities of the Roman peninsula on a questionable
errand, and with very dubious credentials I Shall
not this ridiculous anomaly perish ? Shall not Eng-
land, the free Government of England enable
herself to express her sympathy with the
nascent energies and the dawning liberty of the
descendants of the ancient Romans—candidly and
without quibble ? The passage of this Ministerial
measure through Parliament will remove the barriers
which still separate the people and the Governments
of VICTORIA and Pio MONO.

We shall follow the exaP
Stamford,m leset bythein Rightbrinligionng.
Gentlemen, the Member forforward the resolutions of which he had given notice
with respect to the Bank Charter Act of 1844, and
abstain from any present discussion on the currency.
Our opinions on that all-important topic have been
so repeatedly put forward, that it is unnecessary to
repeat them, or avow our unshaken confidence in
their propriety and expediency. As some time, how-
ever, must necessarily elapse before any important or
radical change can be effected in the principles of the
Act of 1819, and before the national circulation can
be restored to a healthy state, sufficient for our daily
transactions and the gemral exigencies of the coun-
try, it is desirable that the more recent Act, which so
fearfully aggravated the evils ' of the existing
code, and threw further impediments in the way
of the productive classes, should at least be suspended
during the progress of the investigation that has been

directed. We shall at present restrict ourselves to the
consideration of the operation of that Act and of its
palpable and universally admitted failure to attain
the objects for which it had been enacted.
The first resolution brought forward by the Right
Honourable Gentleman was one on which little, if
any, difference of opinion could exist. It was a
justification of the course pursued by the Ministry
" in recommending to the Bank of England, for the
purpose of restoring confidence, a course of proceed-
ing at variance with the restrictions imposed by the
Act 7 and 8 VICTORIA, chap. 82." Strange to say
no formal recognition by the House of that virtual
suspension of the law had ever been obtained
or even demanded. It is true that the provisions of
the Act had never been expressly violated. The
Bank, although its actual reserve of notes was re-
duced to a point very far below what was required
for the carrying on of the ordinary business transac-
tions of the establishment, had never exceeded the
limits prescribed by the statute, but it is certain that
they had acted with a degree of boldness and confi-
dence on which they could never have ventured had
it not been for the guarantee afforded by the Minis-
terial letter. As far as the directors of the Bank and
the public in general were concerned that Act was
altogether set aside for the time being. The know-
ledge that no power of expansion was reserved, that
the issues could not, under any possible circum-
stances, be legally extended beyond 14,000,0001. on
securities, had induced many parties to withdraw
their deposits and to hoard up all their resources for
the crisis which appeared to be so rapidly approach-
ing. " Sauve qui petit" became the general rule of
action, and even discreet and sensible men were
obliged to adopt a course similar to that which the
alarmists had pursued, because it was impossible to
say where matters would terminate, or what might
be the result, if the Minister of Finance should per-
severe in an obstinate adherence to the strict letter of
the law. Credit was apparently extinct, and the trade
and commerce of the country must speedily have been
brought to a stand-still unless something could be
done to restore the departed confidence. This was
altogether changed by what was felt by the public to
be the suspension of the Act of 1844, the recommen-
dation to discount more liberally, and the promise of
the Ministry to bring in a Bill of Indemnity, if any
violation of the law should occur in consequence of
the advice so given being fully carried out. The
spirit of the law, then, if not its letter, was most as-
suredly transgressed, and it was fit and proper that
that transgression should be brought under the notice
of, and obtain the sanction of the representatives of
the people, whose especial duty it is to take cog-
nizance of every question relating to the financial
affairs of the country ; that sanction has at length
been afforded the unanimous adoption of the first
resolution last night.
The second proposition was, " that the House should
resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House
upon the said Act." On this a division took place, and
we regret to say that it was negatived by a majority of
41 ; the numbers being—for the motion 122, against
it 163. Had it been carried the Right Honourable
Gentleman intended to move in Committee the
suspension of the limitation relating to the
issue of notes payable on demand, subject to such
conditions as may be provided by any Act to
be passed for that purpose. Almost every
Member who took part in the discussion joined in
condemning the Act. In addition to the masterly
exposure of its fatal results which was given by Mr.
HERETICS ; Mr. HASTIE, Alderman THOMPSON, Mr. W.
BROWN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. MACGREGOR, Mr. MASTER-
MAN, and Mr. MUNTI, spoke their unqualified condem-
nation of the measure, while the veteran Free-trader, the
Member for Bradford, gave it but a qualified support,
and stated his desire to see but one bank of issue,
and that others should confine themselves to the
legitimate objects of banking. No others but the
Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade came to the
rescue, and, as far as the debate went, the opponents
of the Act had the field altogether to themselves.
They were out-voted on the division, but should not
be discouraged on that account. Many are desirous
of waiting for the financial statement, which will be
brought forward this night, while others are anxious
to put off the consideration of the subject until some
progress has been made in the investigation before
the Committee that was appointed previous to the
recess. The strength of the minority will, however,
show the progress of public opinion on the point on
which so great a majority formerly existed; and we
doubt not that a fresh accession of strength will
speedily enable the Currency Reformers to change
positions with their opponents, and to introduce a
system under which we may hope for permanent
and lasting prosperity.

We have received letters from Palermo, of the 25th
and 26th ult., which furnish us with several interest-
ing particulars of recent events. On the 25th the
Royal Palace was attacked by the Palermitans. Pre •
vious to the attack the following proclamation was
issued by the patriotic Admiral RUGGIERO SETTIMO,
the chief of the Provisional Go►ernment of Sicily :
" PROCLAMATION OF ADMIRAL RUGGIERO SETTIMO TO

THE PEOPLE ON THE LARGO DI PORTA FELICE.

PALERMO, JAN. 25, 1848.

"My Children!—The hour of your triumph is arrived.
The last exploit remains to be fulfilled, and your soul
will exult in the most sublime of victories—of na-
tional victories. Heroic people ! to ask you to
swear to conquer or die is henceforth useless, since
you have, up to this moment, fought less with arms
than with the Italian spirit, with fraternal generosity,
and have only felt the satisfaction of the conqueror
by alleviating the miseries of the vanquished. Even
although overpowered, you will always be honoured
by Europe as one of the first people of the contem-
porary history.
"My children ! before dusk the royal palace (a for-
tified place, residence of the governor) must be taken.
I shall be at your head, if you wish it, in this last
undertaking; but you must remember well, if you
succeed in entering those huge walls, let me warmly
beseech you to silence the excruciating pain of your
wounds, to forget the agony of your own dying com-
rades, and do not see in those soldiers the assassins of
poor, inoffensive monks, the sacrilegious violators of
helpless women (nuns). Into those walls you have
to carry no other arms than bread for the famishing
there shut up, jugs of pure water for the thirsty,
bandages for the wounded, and biers for taking the
dead to an honourable grave. Not one drop of blood
is to be shed, of that precious blood, your own blood,
Italian blood ; above all be the women respected.
They are, alas ! but weeping widows and orphan
daughters ; be the one recommended to your mothers,
the others to your sisters, and the honour of all en-
trusted to the national faith. Those soldiers who,
with bombs and canon-shots, have destroyed a great
number of you, are more deserving of your estima-
tion than of your revenge, since not even the love of
their country has made them violate an oath, although
plighted to an unjust cause. You may easily ima-
gine how well they would have fought,
and how many examples of valour they
would have given you, had they had the good
fortune to defend your cause, or that of their coun-
try and of humanity. Do not bear them any grudge,
and look on those walls not with indignation, but
with love ; consider them but an obstacle that has
hindered you for a long while from embracing others
of your brethren. Oh, let me beseech you once
again, my children, be the purity of your glory the
only gratification that you are willing to impart to
my grey hairs.
" Let us now kneel down wiih humility. Ministers
of GOD bless our banners. To arms, to arms Let
us die without infamy; let us conquer without re-
morse; to arms !"
Shortly after this proclamation was issued the
palazzo was taken by the people, and the greatest
order prevailed. The Neapolitan troops were obliged
to quit the town.
The royal palace is situated in the very centre of
Palermo. It is a splendid four-front building, quite
insulated. At the first breaking out of the revolution
it was filled with all the Neapolitan families, officers'
wives, &c. It is rather a strong place, and there was
hard fighting to take it. They had no provisions.
The General of the hostile army, in order to give a
tragical finale to his expedition, had opened the pri-
son to all the convicts condemned to the galleys, that
they might pounce like wolves on the city; but, oh !
Miracle of patriotism, the convicts stopped quietly

It is this Sicilian Government at the head of
which we are gratified to see the patriotic Admiral
RUGGIERO SETTIMO, that bas resolved to enter into
negotiations with the Neapolitan Government as from
one power to another.
The revolution, every where victorious, is now or-
ganizing its administration. In Palermo tho Pro-
visional Government was definitively constituted on
the sth inst. after General Gnos.s had surrendered
the fortress of Castellamore. The Executive power
is divided into four Committees under the high Presi-
dence of the Admiral. The first act of the Provi-
sional Government has been an order for the convo-
cation of the Sicilian Parliament in Palermo on the
Ist of March. On this Parliament will rest the
responsibility of the negotiations which have to inter-
vene between Sicily and the Neapolitan Government.

The riots at Munich have been much more serious
than was at first imagined. According to the last
accounts Lola Morn,Es had been banished. At one
time the riot took a very serious aspect. The people,
armed with whatever they could seize hold of, medi-
tated an attack on the house of the KING'S mistress,
whereupon the cavalry charged, and two persons
were killed, and ten severely wounded. The KING,
who arrived at this moment, was struck by two or
three stones, and was led away by Count D/1 BOTH-
MER, one of his officers. A royal ordonnance an-
nounces the re-opening of the university. A change
of the Ministry seemed inevitable, but it was thought
that Prince D$ WALLERSTEIN would retain his port-
foglio.
After leaving the Bavarian capital, the intrepid
LoLA, nothing daunted by the treatment she had
received, ordered the postilions to turn the horses'
heads towards the capital, but she was not allowed
to enter.

The accounts from Munich of the 12th state that
tranquillity had been in some measure restored. Low.
MoNTES was sent off, under an escort of cavalry, to
the Lake of Constance, and is to be sent from that
place into Switzerland.

Madrid papers of the 11th have arrived.
The proposed new law on the press, by which it
is sought to invest CHRISTINA with royal inviolabi-
lity, will be warmly opposed in the Cortes. OLOZAGA
leads the opposition to the measure.
The Siglo has been seized for one of its articles
on ESI'ARTERO and CHRISTINA.

General NARVAEZ is confined to his house by
illness.

General MANTJBL DE LA CONCHA has been appointed
Ambassador to Paris.

MADRID BoLsa, FRB. 11.—The Three per Cents.
at 281 at 60 days, 27i to 15 46 cash ; Five per
Cents., 17 3-16 at 50 days, 161 cash ; Passive Debt,
51 to f ; Coupons, 111 buyers.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The Reform Banquet will take place in a
vacant space of ground in the Avenue Cha-
teaubriar,d, in the Champs Elysees. It is ex-
pected that upwards of two thousand persons
will be present, and amongst them will be Peers,
Deputies, Municipal Councillors, and Officers of the
National Guard. Twenty thousand of the National
Guard of Paris in uniform, but unarmed, will line
the route by which the guests are to pass from the
Place de la Madeleine to the Champs Elysees. One
toast will be given, " Reform ;" one speech spoken,
that of M. ODILLON BARROT, and the meeting will
separate.
The KING has, it is said, consulted M. DUPIN,
as to the question of the legality or illegality of
these banquets, and the profound lawyer has
declared that, in his opinion, they are perfectly legal,
and that any attempt to prevent them would be
illegal and unconstitutional. Artillery and ammuni•
Lion in abundance are being poured into the " detached
forts" surrounding the capital, and the garrison is
placed on a war footing. A Cabinet Council was held
yesterday, at which it is stated the Ministry deter-
mined not to interfere to prevent the holding the
banquet. Should any interference take place 160
Deputies of the Opposition w ill resign on Monday.
The Peers yesterday were engaged in discussing
the Factory Bill. Count D'AGOUT proposed that
children from eight to twelve years of age should
only work six hours a day instead of eight, as pro-
posed by the Bill. The debate had not concluded
when the post left.
News from Oceania to the, end of September, and
Valparaiso to the 4th of November, has been received
by the frigate Virginie, just arrived at Rochefort.
The new Governor of Otaheite, M. LAVAUD, had
continued his task of pacification, and, among
other measures, had expulsed an American sailor,
named SnuTn, who had excited and fought with
the natives against the French. In New Caledonia
some French missionaries and laymen had estab-
lished a colony, which was beginning to prosper,
when one day the natives attacked and destroyed
the establishment. In the conflict a missionary
called BLABS was killed. The other persons sought
refuge at Pueblo, where they believed themselves
in sufficient safety to be able to re-commence their
little colony. In a short time they had built a
church, houses, &c., and had undertaken considerable
works. Having, however, received some merchan-
dise, the cupidity of the natives was excited, and
they again attacked the colonists, burning down the
church, destroying the works, &c. The colonists
fortunately escaped to the corvette, the Brillante.
On 12th of August last Commandant DUBOUZET
determined to chastise the natives. He accordingly
sent a detachment of eighty-four men to the island,
under the orders of M. LEEER DE LA MOTTE. In an
engagement whice took place the Caledonians had a
number of men killed and wounded. The French had
one man killed and one midshipman wounded.
The Reform Banquet Committee, composed of five
Deputies, Messrs. ODILLO! BARROT, GAUNTER
PAGES, HAVIN, DUVERGIER DE HAURANNE, and
ABATUCCI, and the editors of the Siecle, National,
and Constitutionnel, met again on Thursday. Some
difficulty had arisen among its members relative to
the day on which the banquet should take place.
The Radicals demanded that it should be fixed for
Sunday; but the members of the Left, alarmed at the
danger of holding the meeting on such a day, pro-
posed to pat it off until Tuesday. No decision on
the subject, however, had yet been adopted.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse
yesterday at 74f. 5c.; New Loan, 7M. 100.; the
Fire per Cents., 116 f. 60c.; the Orleans Railroad
Shares, 1,182 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 865 f. ; Havre, 420 f. ;
Great Northern, 540 f. ; Avignon, 531 f. 25c.; Vier•
son, 505 f.; Bordeaux, 475 f. 50c.; Basle, 157 f. 50c.;
Paris aid Strasburg, 405 f.; Tours and Nantes,
381 f. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 391 f. 25c.
MARSEILLES, Fsn. 12.—Marseilles and Avignon,
543 f. 75c.

LYONS, FEB. 15.—Paris and Rouen, 865 f.
Avignon and Marseilles, 538 f. 75c. ; Northern,
543 f. 75c.; Orleans, 1,186 f. 25c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 17.
Boulogne and Amiens, la—Dutch Rhenish, l%—Namur
and Liege, 63 —Northern of Fraace, 11A—Paria and Lyons,
514—Rouen and Havre, 17.

MILITARY FLOGGING.—On Friday morning last,
the whole of the troops in garrison at Woolwich were
mustered in the Riding School, under the command of
the field-officer, for the purpose of seeing the sentence
of a garrison court-martial on Gunner and Driver Daniel
Freel, Royal Artillery, carried into effect. The pri-
soner, who is a recruit belonging- to the Ist battalion,
was convicted of stealing one shilling, the property of a
comrade, in one of the burrack-roonas, and was sentenced
to receive fifty lashes, which were carried into effect.
The prisoner, who suffered severely, was afterwards re-
moved to the Royal Ordnance Hospital.
DEcaEass or SUICIDE.—From a statistical ac-
count of the accidents taken into the London Hospital
during the past year, it appears that this crime is greatly
on the decrease, as in the year 1843 the number of
suicides admitted amounted to 46; in 1844, to 36; in
1845, to 32; in 1846, to 30; and in 1847, to only 18;
while during the same period, the patients had increased
from 5,666 to 8,277.
CHANGE RINGING.—On Tuesday evening, Feb. 15,
twelve members of the Society of Cumberlands rang,
at St. Giles's, Cripplegate, a fine and complete peal of
Kent treble bob maximus, consistiug of 5,376 changes in
4 hours and 14 min. The peal contained eight courses;
the 4th, being at home, four courses; the sth, four
courses; and tho 6th, five courses. The peal was com-
posed and called by Mr. H. W. Haley.

Notwithstanding the supply of Beasts on sale in our
market of to-day was seasonably extensive, both as
respects number and quality, the Beef trade, arising
from an increased attendance of buyers, and the
favourable change in the weather, was firm, at fully--
but at nothing quotable beyond—the prices paid on
Monday last. With Foreign stock, we were again very
scantily supplied, viz., 112 Oxen and Cons, together with
17 Calves. There were very few English Sheep on
offer ; hence the Mutton trade was steady, and the
late advance in the quotations was well supported.
Calves moved off steadily, at late rates. Prime small
Porkers were in good request; otherwise the Pork trade
was slow. Mitch Cows sold at from 141 to 171 each, in-
cluding their small Calf.

Per Blbe. to sink the offal.

s. d. to v. d.
Inferior Beasts..... 3 4 3 6
,econd quality 3 8 310
Prime large Oxen.. 4 0 412
Prime Scots
Large coarse Calves 4 4 5 0
Prime small ditto .. 5 2 5 6
suckling Calves • .20 0 29
Inferior Sheep •• .. 3 8 4 0

Beasts.
1,014

s. d. to s. d.
Second quality ditto 4 4 4 8
Coarse-weolledditto 4 10 5 2
Southdown Wether i 4 5 6
Ditto eutofthe wee'
Large Hogs ...• •• 4 0 4 6
Small Porkers .... 4 8 5 0
Quarter old rigs ..20 • 26 0
Lambs .. .• ••• • • • 0 0 0 0

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet,
with late prices of American barely maintained. There
was no change in other descriptions. Sales, 3,000 bales,
including 2,500 American at 40. to 6d., 100 Egyptian at
6kd., and 200 Surat at 3d. to 31d. per lb. There was
an improved tone in the market for Railway shares, but
without any amendment in prices.
The Corn Market is del to-day. The quantity of
English Wheat at market to-day is 4,810 qrs., of Barley
6,770 qrs, and Foreign Wheat 11,310 qrs.
There are no arrivals with later news of interest, ex•
cept the Continental Mails.
The importation of oranges has been upon an unpre-
cedented scale this season, upwards of 50,000 boxes
having been received in the port of London alone from
the " Azores" since January last. The depressed state
of the times, and the abstinence of the poorer clases from
luxuries, has entailed a heavy loss to the importers, the
prices at which they have been sold about paying
freight duty and charges, and great difficulty having
been experienced in the delivery from the bonded ware-
houses in time to insure the forwarding of the article to
the various early markets in the metropolis, as well as
by the railways to different parts of the country. The
Board of Customs has been petitioned by Messrs. Keeling
and Hunt to allow the cargoes to be paid duty on
deposit on landing, similar to the plan adopted with raw
fruit, and from the liberal character now manifested in
that department, no doubt the point will be conceded.
All anxiety to-day is directed to the forthcoming
financial exposi, which, no doubt, from its important
character, and the extended objects which it is likely to
take in, is to be made by Lord John Russell, instead of
Sir Charles Wood. It is understood that political
matters, especially the national defences question, will
be so mixed up with the general review of our financial
position, that there will bo no information wanting to
form a just opinion of our future prospects. Tho inten-
tion announced to reduce the rate of interest upon Ex-
chequer-bills to 2k per diem is a step that has been
expected, and all are anxious to learn whether there will
be a loan. Opinion is divided upon this point, notwith-
standing the known deficit of last year and the con-
templated increased expenditure of the current year.
The Funds have been fluctuating a good deal. Consols
opened at 89i to 90, being done at both prices, but have
since given way to 89k 4. The Bulls have been realis-
ing. Bank Stock is 200 to 201 k; and India Stock 242
to 243. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have
been 901 to 91.
The Foreign Bonds aro much the same as yesterday.
Spanish Five per Cents. 20} to 21, and the Three per
Cents. 32 to /. Mexican Stock is at 18k to 19k. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 54i.
Railway Shares are looking firm.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES

Sank Stock

201%

3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 90 8978 904 8934 89qi
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities— 90 89% 89%
New 314 per Cent. Anns 9l 90% 903/
i.ongAnns. to expireJan.lB6o -16 9 1-16
Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 .....
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 11-16 8 11-16
India Stock 243 242 242
India Bonds, 1,000/.
. __

South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 3d.
1,000/. June 29 p
500/. June
Ditto Advertised 25 22 28 p

ONE
O'CLOCK.

29 p
29 p
28 p