The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENINO, JULY 4, 1860.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.

Closing
Share Railways.
Paid. CFri cine.
Businessdon4
100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 84 86
om Baroda& Cent Ind
stk B
•, • 100 941 95 941
Gu. 5 psr cent .. .
18 Do, Do.
•B
131 10 ; d
20 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 41 &Id
20/ Do. New
10 Do. Preference .._ .
_. all 6 61
100 I
Buffalo,Brant&Godric.h No 75 80
6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75
100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 63 73
5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 1. 30. it d i p
20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. •
20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 21 If d
20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 71 1/ 14 d
171 Demerara..
20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 5 11 1 d
stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 994 1001 1001 994
20 Do. F Shares Ext l5 1 d par,
20 Do. Jubbulpore l5 1 d par
100 Do. 41 pc. Debentrs all 99 994
100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 101 1011
20 Geelong & Melbourne all 21 22
sto. Geelong Corporation 6 100
per cent. Bonds
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 28 29 28 4
100 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all 90 92
100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 55 60 571 86 1
100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862
100 Do. do. 1867
100 Do. do. 1872 all 55 60 59
tock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 971 971 974 1
20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 1 d 1 d
g Gt. South. of India (Lim) 13 11 14d
guaranteed 5 per cent.
201. Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 11 11/ 104 I
201 Do. New
No Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 96 98
opt, till '6O ni
100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 96 98
100 -Do. do. '73 without opt all 96 98
100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do all 90 92
stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c lOO 86 88
stock Do. do. 5 per cent .
stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 90 92
20 Do. Fourth do lO 11 1 d
20 Do. d 0..... —. .
stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds lOO
Newßrunswick & Canda
20 Ry.&L an d(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7
Class A Capital Share
.. Do. do. Land do..
20 Do. do. B Capital do' . • all 5 7
Do. do. Land do.
20 Oude (Limited) . ss.
stock Scinde .. . .. .. .. d .a. 100 :98 99
20 Do. Punjaub .... Fs ,9 7 11 d 1 d
mc?
20 Do. Do.c)* .... .. all d
i
et Do. Indus.. St. Flo. 4, lOO 94 95
20 StAndrews & Quebec A 18
10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip 1 4 4 d
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 4f 44
20 'Ardennes .............. all ---1,
20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 81 ; la
5 Belgian East. Junction all 4 1
20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all
6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 21
100 Copiabo ......&...... all
10 Ditto Extension ... . all 1/ 14d
20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 15 51 51ct
20 Eastern of France .... all 234 241
20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c. 6
20 Do. do. all
20 Great Central of France all
20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 64 7 64
20 Italian Junction .. ... all
20 Lake Constance & Bale. all
20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all
20 Lyons & Geneva. ...... all
331 Maria Antonia ~ .. ... all
10 Do. New , ............ all
20 Namur & Liege ........ all 81 81
20 Do. 6p. c. Pref.
16 Northern of France .. .. all 381 391
20 Do. New Shares . ... 15 —— p
10 Norweglan Trunk Pref. all 8 9
20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 3ti 33
20 ' aris & Orleans.. .... all 52 51
20 1 Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.)
gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 13 2 lid
20 Riga & Dunabur........ 14
10 Rome & Frascati ...... all
20 Royal Dani5h.......... all 13 15
5 Royal Swedish '.... all
4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all
20 Sambre & Meuse ...... ail 15 54
10 Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... all 81
20 San F'aulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 2 id
20 S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 12 p
20 Southern of France— ii.
all 20 21
81 West Flanders ........ all 54 5t
10 Do. 5i p. C. Preference.. all 9k 94
20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 22 23
23 Western of Austria.... 6
20 Western of Switzerland all
6 Wiesbaden ...' .. . . .... all
6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref.... all
20 Zealand

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tms DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past twelve
o'clock.

PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented against the Census Bill,
so far as related to the profession of religious doctrines;
against the Highways Bill ; against the Sunday Trading
Bill ; against the alleged aggression of the Lords in respect
to the Duty on Paper Bill, and praying the house to vin-
dicate its privileges.
THE REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that to-morrow, when
the Prime Minister brought forward the resolutions relat-
ing to the Paper Duty Bill, he would move, as an addition
to such resolutions, that an humble address be presented to
her most gracious Majesty humbly praying that she will not
prorogue Parliament until a bill for the repeal of the excise
duty on paper has been submitted to her for her assent.
(Hear, hear, and laughter.) The hon. member also inquired
of the Home Secretary whether it was intended by the Prime
Minister to move the resolutions seriatim, or whether he
would submit the three resolutions to the house together
for the consideration of hon. mmbers.

Sir G. LEWIS said that he believed the practice was to
propose resolutions of this character seriatim, and he sup-
posed his noble colleague would adopt that course.
CHURCH RATES LAW AMENDMENT.
On the order of the day for the second reading of this
bill,

Mr. HUBBARD explained at some length the provi-
sions of the measure, which was not calculated to interfere
with the conscientious convictions of Dissenters, though it
does not go the same length that some hon. members advo-
cated, or the views entertained by those who were desirous
of a severance between Church and State. The bill affixed
no stigma on Dissenters, but he considered that some pro-
visions were necessary in order to render the object of the
act more clear. He was convinced that the bill would
work satisfactorily, but at this advanced stage of the ses-
sion it could not be expected to pass through both houses.
Under these circumstances he would move that the order
of the day for the second reading should be discharged, but
he pledged himself that if Government, or some influential
member of the house did not like the subject he would in-
troduce a bill on the question next session. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. D. GRIFFITH objected to postponing legislating
on this subject.

Ultimately the motion was agreed to, and the order o
he day for the second reading of the bill was discharged.

HIGH WAYS BILL.

Sir G. LE WIS moved the second reading of this bill.
Mr. HODKINSON moved as an amendment that the
bill be read a second time that day three months. He
drew attention to the unpopularity of the measure, as
indicated by the number of petitions presented
against it since its introduction. One of the
reasons, no doubt, why the Government proposed this bill
was' that several roads in the country were in:bad repair ;
but he did not consider that a large board would be better
calculated to carry out the process of road-making than sur-
veyors, who were chosen every year by the rate-payers.
They were generally the parties most using the roads, and
most interested in keeping them in repair ; while they were
usually selected from the longest rate-payers. By the plan
proposed in this bill for the present system, to establish
paid surveyors, paid treasurers, and paid clerks, all of
which situations were to be held by different
individuals these boards would require a place
for meeting like the Metropolitan Board, and then they
would place themselves in communication with the Secre-
tary of State. In all probability they would ultimately
have a Highway Board sitting in London, and analogous
to the Poor Law Board, and the result would be to increase
the expenditure of rate-payers. In adverting again to the
unpopularity of the bill, he said that no less than 360 peti-
tions had been presented against the bill, which were
signed by 26,000 rate-payers, which, however, did not
represent the aggregate of those opposed to the bill,
because in many cases the petitions were merely
signed by the chairman of different boards through-
out the country. He also strongly objected to
the principle of the bill, as it was calculated to affect the
impartiality of magistrates, who would be one day prosecu-
tors, and the next judges trying offenders whom they had
prosecuted. The hon. member referred to South Wales,
where the principle of this bill was in operation, and which
gave considerable dissatisfaction. The tolls on turnpike
roads amounted to more than the conveyance by railways,
and in some instances as much as £6O a mile had been ex-
pended in keeping the roads in repair ; and in 1856 no less
than £2,149,733 had been laid out on these roads through-
out the country.
Mr. KER SEYMER supported the bill, and referred to
an opinimP-expressed by the late Sir Robert Peel in 1846,
who proposed to introduce a measure on the subject con-
taining the same principle as this bill relative to district
boards and paid surveyors. That sagacious statesman said
there were no less than 16,000 different local authorities
connected with the management of highways, which, he
contended, was injurious to the interests of the agricultural
classes, with whom good roads was a matter of the greatest
importance.

(LEFT SITTING.)

POLICE INTELLIGEN CE-( THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULT AT BEN CAUNT'S.—Elizabeth Young was
charged with the following assault at " Ben Caunt's," the
Coach and Horses, St. Mar'in's Lane.

Mr. Benjamin Caunt, jun., said that on the previous
evening the prisoner came into his father's house, and hay-
ing been served with some porter, used very disgraceful
language towards the barmaid, and on the potman attempt-
ing to put her out, she struck him with a pint pot a severe
blow on the head, causing a large swelling. He (Mr.
Caunt) went to the pot man's assistance, when the prisoner
gave him several kicks, and only having tho two of ono
arm (the witness's arm was in a sling, he having met with
some-injury), ha was in danger from her violence. She
hadbeen drinking before coming to the house.

Charles Pearman, the potman, proved receiving a blow
on the head with a pint pot.

The prisoner said she had only had five pints of beer
that afternoon, and did not think that would make her
drunk.

Fined 10s., or seven days.
ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—Thomas Miller, a tall stout
man, was charged with assaulting a young female, named
Catherine Newman, by striking her on the eye a very
severe blow, rendering her insensible for some minutes,
and causing her to seek medical assistance at the Middlesex
Hospital, her eye being covered with a bandage.
Mr. Beadon, having animadverted on the defendant's
conduct, fined bim 305., or a mouth in default.