The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-09 00:00:00

S UN,

Shr. Paid RAILWAYS.
I Leasing Closing Prices Business
Companies
yesterday this day.
, -
St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 99 101 100
St. 100 ClydesdaleJo Caledon... 101 103 103
25 all Col.Stour Vy. E.U.&E.O 13 15
s.t. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.c Gt.Northn 138 140
5 all E. tin. H. Sh. E. Count. 4 —4!
St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian.
Neils. Direct. ••• --- •••
St. 100 IDo. New Do •• •••
25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn. ... .
50 all Hull le Selby. Y. & N.M. 109 111
25 all Do. i Shares. Do
12i all Do. 4 Shares. Do •• •••
121 all Lou.diGreenw S. Eastern l3 14
20 all Do. Preference Do 24 25
St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 9B 100
10 10 Do. Bark. Sh. Do ... •••
5i all Ma.nch.Bxton. Ln.dxN.W
and Matlock & Midld 2i 2i
St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland 97 9
64 54 Newmarket
BuryE.G.spc. E. Count p - ip
50 all N.& E st. 5 p.c. Do 57 59
50 j all De. 6 per ct.. Do ... .... ... ...
50 all Do. Fixed sp.c Do • •••
25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N . W ... ...
12i all Do. i Shrs. :I Do
St. 100 Roystn.dtHit. Gt.Northr 138 140
10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassel 8i 9
12 all S. Staffordsh.. M. MClea. 91 104
50 all iWearVal.g6pe Stk.&Dar. ~. ...
25 all Do Do 32 33
St. 100 !Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn 9O 92

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
INNKEEPERS' PLATE.
Rip Van Winkl©
Rio
Silvertail

Seven ran.

LATEST BETTING.
SURREY AND MIDDLESEX.
4 to 1 agst Barbarity (taken freely)

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
sto 1 agat -Underhand (offered)
10 to 1 apt Pensioner (taken freely)
10 to 1 any other (offered)

PREFERENCE SHARES.

Blyth and Tyne 10 p.
c.pref. (issd. at 50/.)
Bris.& Ex. 4 p. c. St.
00. 4 per c. Shares
Caledn. £lO 4A p. c
Ches. dx Ho. 51 P.C
Do. do. 5 per cent
Cork& Bandon 5 p. c
Dnn.Perth.&Aber.J
E. Anglian Cls. A Sh
Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c
Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c
Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l
Do. No. 2
Do. New 6 pr. c. St
EastUn., G. 6 p. c.

••• •••
95 - 97

fliz =_l6

••• ...
6 - 6i

110 - 115
107 - 112
115 - 118
113 - 116
132 - 13-1
79 - 81

Do. 51., 10 per cent.

'Do, 10i. Del3entr.a.
Do. do. 4 per cent
East Lancash.6 p.cts
E.&W. York. J. sth,
Min.& Gl. sp. c.
Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c.
Furness, 5 p. c
5.W.G.5 p.c

Great Northn. 5 p.c,
Do. 5 p. c. Redeem,
at 10 p. c. prom._
Do. 4i per cent

lio =-: iii

112 - 114
104 - 106

IDo. 5 p.c., Red. at 51

p. c. preen.
Gt. N. of Scot.lst Pre
Gt. S dt W. (Ireland)
Do. 4 per c. Pref. St.
IGt. W. (B. dal. Ex.spc
Do. con. red. 4i p.c.
Do. con, red. 4 p. c.
Do. irred. 4 per tent.
Do. 5 p. c. red. pref.
Do. Birm. Pref. Sh
Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S
Do. do. 5 p. e.
Do. Birm. Gna. Stk.
Do. Chesh. Gna. iSh.
Do. do. do
Do. do. do.

64 -- e 6
10i -11 j

-
91 - 93
85 - 87
85 - 87
100 - IC2
- 11
16 - 170
9i - 101
73 - 74
18. -19 A
9 - 91
13. -14 i
138 - 142

Lan. dr York. 6 pc. St.
Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1
D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2
Do. New Guar. 613. c.
Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4
Lon. & N.W., Cov. &
Nuneaton 5 r. ct...
Lon. di S.W. 7 peret.
late 3d Shares ...

.60 - 10.5

,Londy. di Color. Sh.
Londy. &Ennis. Sh.
V., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent.
Do. do. do. £6

121 - 123
66 -- 68

Do. do. 3i per cent.
Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c.
Do. 4i per cent
Do. do.

Mid. Coneol.6 p. c. St.
Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c.
Do. 42 p. c. Prof. St.
Do. L. all. Pref. St.
New.,Aber., &c., pr.
5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm.
Do. Porpet. 6 pr. ct.
Norfk.Deb.4 p. c. Sh.
Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846
Do. 5i p,c, pf , 1847
Do. Wv.V.sp. '.,1847
North British

137 - 139
,102 - 104
1 92 - 94

••• -- ••• 1
11 --. 11 ii

igd --7 108

Do. 71. Preference
N. E. Beres. 4 p. e. Prf
Do. do. do

97 99
1 -

Do. Leeds 6 pa. No.l
Do. do. Qrs.l 1848...
Do. York EL &S. Par.
North Staffordshire..
Wor. & Wolv. 6

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- iP
224 234

, p.c., Ist guar.
IDo. 6 p. c. 2d guar
Do. do. Dobeutr. St
IScot. Cout.Now Pref
Sc.N.E.Abor.g.6p.c
Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St
Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St
South Devon

US - 120
1105 - 107
jlOO - 102

120 - 122
125 - 130
73 - 75
10 - 10:;'

Do. fixed 44 pr cent.
S. Eastern (Reading
Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d.
o. 4i per cent
Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh
Do. New 4i pr. cent
S. Wales Gust. 4 p. c
Do. do. 4i p. c
• S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar
!Stock &Dar., sp. C
1
Do do do.
iWaterfdliKilk. 6 pc

23 -- 24
101 -- 193
100 -- 102

100 - 102
15 - 17
27i - 28

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43 -; 48

L O NDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,

HAMPTON RACES.—(This Day.)

JUNE

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS. —(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.
Lord CRAN\VORTH presented a petition from
Jersey, praying that the pleading of the Royal Court of
that Wand might be in the English language.
The Earl of CARNARVON presented a petition
against the confiscation of Oude, from the Foreign
Affairs Committees of Sheffield and Stockport, and pray-
ing for inquiry.
Lord LIFFORD presented petitions from places in
Ireland in favour of the propagation of the Christian
religion in India.
BRITISH SUBJECTS IN INDIA.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE gave notice that on
Monday the 21st instant, he should move, that
the first report of the select committee of the
other House of Parliament on the subject of coloniza-
tion in India, be laid on the table of the house,
and be also gave notice that on that evening he
should call the attention of their lordships to the im-
portanc • e of an extensive settlement of British barn sub-
jpots in India, with a view to the promotion of the moral
and material interests of that country.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

On the motion of Lord REDESDALE:ihe Exeter and
Exmouth Railway, and the Staines, Wokinghatn, and
Woking Railway Bills were read a second time ; the
Seuelsleigh Road Bill, and the Stokes Bay Railway and
Pier Bill, were read a third time and passed.
PORTUMNA BRIDGE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
CHANCERY AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion that the report of the committee on
this bill be received,
Lord BROUGHAM approved of the bill generally,
but he could not give his assent to a clause which en-
abled the Court of Chancery to assess damages without
the assistance of a jury in cases of minor importance. He
thought the assent of the parties concerned in the suit
ought to be obtained beforehand. 0.1 the third reading
he should move an amendment to that effect, and to
make it compulsory to summon a jary, except in the
cases he had mentioned.
After a few observations from Lord Campbell, Lord
St. Leonards, and the Lord Chancellor, the report was
received.
STAMP DUTY ON PASSPORTS BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of MALMESBURY, this
bill was read a third time and passed.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.

Lord LYTTLETON asked the Government whether
they intended to carry further the system of competitive
examinations for appointments in the civil service ? He
contended that if it is intended to carry out the competitive
system, which bad worked well, it ought to be done
irrespective of any nomination being necessary to enable
the candidate to appear before examiners; and that it
ought to be, in fact, an open and unrestricted competi-
tion. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of DERBY said in answering the question
he was not going to enter into the general merits of
the subject. It was one that ought to be very narrowly
watched. He had known cases in which candidates who
bad passed the examination in the most satisfactory
manner, proving utterly incompetent to the duties of the
office to which they bad been appointed. He thought the
subject ought to be carefully considered before it was
extended. Ile was not opposed to the system ; he ap-
proved of it, because it gave an opportunity to persons
entering the service of the country, without the necessity of
obtaining the support of persons of influence. (Hear,
hear.) He thought the attention of Parliament
ought to be directed to this system of competitive
examination, that it ought not to be abandoned,
but that it ought to be looked upon as an experiment,
in which all improvements as they arose ought to be in-
troduced, and that this and the other house would not

place too much importance to a rigid adherence to it.
He believed it was in contemplation to alter the system
in some respect, so that a number of persons should not
be restricted to the competition for one office, but should
be allowed to compete for several; and he thought it
wouli be touch better to put up three or four offices to
the competition of three times that number of candi-
dates, than to put three persons in competition for only
one office. (Hear.) The attention of Government woold
be directed to the operation of the system, and such
changes would be made as experience might prove to be
desirable. (Hear.)
Earl GRANVILLE said the late Government bad
kept faith with the public in giving only a certain num-
ber of officers for competitive ,examinations.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said much care was
required. He found the social position of young gentle-
men sent out from England to India was inferior to those
who had preceded them. He now asked Lord Canning
to report on the snbject.
Earl GREY agreed that caution was necessary. Com-
petiti►e examination was requisite to some extent, but
not altogether. Too much of this system would lead to
that of " cramming►," so destructive to the vigorous
growth and expansion of intellect. There was a point of
ace and scholarship at which examinations must cease.
Men could not be schoolboys all their lives, nor could
they get competition and examination for the higher
offices. People waild rather not serve than be in a
course of perpetual catechisation.

Lord iNiODELIOUSE agreed that it would be desir-
able to inquire int) the result of the present system,
but did not think there was anything to hinder the coun-
try from looking forward to its extension.

Lord REDESDALE Paid that in military matters
almost as much was done by the body as by the head—
(laughter)—and in order to judge wbethera man was able
to ride, he did not think anytning would be better than a
competitive examination actors country. (Laughter.)
After a few words from Lord LYTTLETON in reply, the
tubject dropped.