The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-23 00:00:00

THE SU:N, L'OND:OW, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1858

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MONEY iviA li,' K E T SHILAt M Alt Li.Ell3- This Day). LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Leasing Closing Prices Madness
AIM i RAILWAYS. Shr. Paid Rimwets. Companies this day this 4147
' COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. 1 „ oiefitrg Pile, Business dor e - - ................-......
r ......_,,,,,,,____ 1 oar. Paid RAILVIAM
this day, this day, St. 100 Buckghamsh. n.&N.W. 98 - 100 99
.1 1
CITY, Two O'CLOCK, 1 St. 100 Clydesdale Je. Caledon„. 100 -- 102
E ,
25 all Col.Stour Vy. .U.drE.o 13 - 15
St. 100 E.L.n. g. 6 pa. ' t•Northn 139 - 141
- The Foreign and Colonial Produce Metkets & Eastn. June.- 5a - Si
--121 -10 A.-mbg.-Nottn,2. Rost. .--
5 all E. Un. IL Sh, E. Count. 4 - 1a
during the last few days have exhibited rather reore 50
, ni aalul
BBeirralfanstg
St. 100 Glas. Barr, & Caldonian.
en
0 activity, and most of the leading articles of con- Stour Valley 72 - 73
.&wßoaielleYrinh. 84
- 81
Neils. Direct.
s St. 100 Do. New Do ••• - •••
suroption have realised steady rates. Tea has been St. 103 Birkenhd. Lancsb. 41
25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt. Westn. ... - ... a
Cheshire Junct...... •.. - .„.,
111
firmer, and common congou realises 13d. per lb. 94 - 91 50 all Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M. 110 -U2
a 25 all Blackburn . •••••
a cash. Sugar of the better qualities is in good de- 25 all Blyth & Ty-ne original 25 all Do. 1
£25 (iss. at £45)... . - 121 all Do. Shares. Do Shares Do
I ••• .... •••
.. ...
a mend, and at a slight improvement, but the info- 12i all LonakGreenw S.Eastern. 124 - 136
St. 100 Bristol & Exeter....., 95 - 96
24 - 25
.-' rior descriptions are not much inquired for ; late St. 100 ,Caledonian..... ..... ... 94/ - 954 951 41 20 all Do. Preference Do
e
rates, however, were in most instances realised. St. 100 master it Holyhea.l 31 "•-• 39 374 11. 10010
D Lon,o.
Bark, Ti 1 . ,
d'ShS - •••
S 50 all Cork and Bandon.... •• • - ..,.. Petopo &Co 97 - 100 974
In the Refined Market a fair amount of businesss4 all Manah.Baton. .. diN. W
0 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. ••• - ...
A - ..• St. ;100 MM. Bradfd. dland... 98 - 100
10
a has been reported, chiefly for home consumption, 20 all Cornwall 4 - 5 and Matlock & Midld. 24 - 28
) and full rates are current. Good qualities of plan-
10 all D(.)
all Do. B - ••• 61 51 Newmarket
BuryE.G.spc. E. Count.. 3 - iP
I>! Cation Ceylon coffee maintain their value, but for 50 all Dnblin&BelfastJune ... - „ad 56 - 58
50 all N.&Est.s p.c. Do
n
other kinds there is little 'demand. Rice has been 25 all Dun. P. &Aber•Junc. 8 - 9 81 8
50 all De. 6 per et.. 10 ... - ...
it St. 100 East aaia•lian ....... 18 - 19
steady, and saltpetre fiat. A moderate amount 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do
I- St. 100 Eastern Counties...l.. 62A - 631 61i 31 a 25 all Prest. & Wyre .drls . W ... - ...
e . of business has been reported in rum, at about St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 48 - 50 496
St.,, 100 Do., do. 13............. 32 - 34 32/ 3 124 all Do. 4 Shrs. 4 Do a - •••
St. 1.00 Roystn. & Hit. et. Northn ' 138 - 140
•-• previous quotations. The Tallow Market has
St. 'lOO
6') 01 Do. New A ....... ..... ••• - ••• 10 all IShrews.& Her . Brassey 8 - 81
,0
been very quiet, and prices are rather lower. 25 all Eaq Kent ... 15 - 17
•••••-. 12 all 'S. Staffordsh.. M. MClean 101 - los
t P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 525. 9d. to 535. ;
50 all WearVaLg6pe StkaliDar. ... - ...
!S 20 all East Suffolk
'East Lancashire ...... 931 - 946, 944
25 all 'Do Do 33 - 34 ni
March delivery, 525. 6d ; and last three months, 10 all Do. d - - ••• St. 100 IWiltediSonarst Gt.Westn. 191 - 93
51s. 6d. per cwt. st. 100 ,Edinb-arghee Glasgow 68 - 69 ' .-
n ,
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 0 all lEdinb. and Peebles ••• - •••
- 284 274 81 ls riFERENCE SHARES.
la '
t. 100 Edinb Prth &Dunde.' 23
Slot. 100
aa I with an improving tendency, and prices of all 0 all Fortha. ndthyd.eJunC, ••• - ... -2-5 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p.
c.pref.(issd.at 50/0 ... - ..•
it descriptions were fully id. per lb. dearer. The St. 100 Farness ... a • ...... - - '''
St. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 90 - 95
d sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, 500 of which asgow di S. Gl Western 91 - 96
all Great N. of Scotland 93 -10 i 20 7 o. 4 per c. Shares.. ... - •••
:a
St. 100 Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. 102 - 101
were taken by the speculators, and 500 by the ex- 4.1100 'Great Northern lO6l - 1074. 107 61
1 St. 100 Do. A. Stock 92 - 94 93 2 St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. ... - ...
porters. In the Railway Share Market there was ,t. e •••••• St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... ... - ...
Le Wil Do., B. Stock - 133
Y less animation, and values were at a slight decline. et. 1100 rlt. Sth.&West.(lre) lO4 - 106 61 all Cork&Bandonslp.e. ... - •.. •
aPerth.&Aber.J. 6 - 6411 un•l
id The steamer Sultan which leaves to-morrow for St. 100 Great Western. - 61.4 604 11 601 1 - 6
•an Cls.A Sh - -
. ...
St. 100 Do. Str P.R. gua.St 61 - 63
St, 100 E. Anglian
Bombay will take out 213,4341. chiefly in silver. 12 all Trial South-Eastern.. ... - ...
St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 7
Op. c. 108 •••• 112
These additional remittances tend to augment the 50 I all Lancaster &Carlisle. 85 - 88 St, 00 Do. do. Cls. C p. c. 110 - 114
1 115 - 120
8. I.6ii 144!
business in the silver market, and the quotations - - D 0.,...... p St. 00 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.
St. 00 Do. No. 2 ...... ..... 115 - 120
It 165 15 Do. New Thirds .., 11 - 12 p
al--
are maintained with greater firmness, bars being St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 95 --954 944 51
St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 130 135
20 all East Un. G. 6p. c. ... - ...
1, ss. lid.; I- per oz. standard. The Eastern ex- 16 6 Do., do. F £l6 - i d
5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent. ... - ...
3 IDo Wet. Riding Un. ••• - .. •
ris . changes, as reported by the advices yesterday, are 20 all Do..' Southport. - •
... 10 all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. ... - ...
St. all io. do. 4 per cent_ •
... •
- ... 76 51
se . _ rather in favour of this country, but the shipments Ili; all London & Blackwell 61 -6/ 64
d• of specie will, no doubt, continue on the present St' I
St 100 Lend Briaht &S Cst 107 - 108 103 71 [lOO/ St 100 East Lancash.6 mtg. ... - ...
. ' •Weeter• 101 - 1014 101 1001 11 - 5 all E.diW. York. J. Stilt ... - ...
. 100 London &N. ,
oflo 9 Edin. di Gl. sp• c. Sh. ... -- ... scale. 20 1 all Do. Fifths - •••
;la 10 i all D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 ... - ... St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 74 - 76
Nearly 50,000/. was sent into the Bank yester- ,
er 121' 5 Do. Eighths i • - 11 d St. 100 Runless, sp, c ••• -- .••
day. The principal portion of the gold received St. 103 London & S.Weatern 97 - 98 971 8 7 St. 100 Glas, & 5.W.G.5 p.c ..• -- „a
he
St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 120 - 122 120
ry from Australia by the Northumberland has been -5 ' all iLiadndrry.&Coleraine ... - ..
25 i all Lndndrry. & Eunisk • - ••• St. 100 Do. SP. c. Redeem.
ei, forwarded to the Continent. St. 1100 ,Manch.Shof.&Lincln. 394 - 404 40 at 10 p. c. press..,. 113 - 115
of As anticipated, the interest on Exchequer Bills 10 1 14fMotropolitan -.a.- ••• - ••• St. 100 Do. 41 per cent - 107
lot will be reduced to 2d. per cent. per diem. An 10 ' 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5
p. c. prom. - CO
he arrangement ...... ••• - •••
'Midland .
les official notice has been given to that effect. Even St. 100 100 - 1004 991 1 1001 A
10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pre. 104 - 11
' 7 ...
1. at the altered quotation, however, these securities St. 100 Do. Birnaing.4 Derb. .1- -73 71 20 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) - ...
50 • all Midland G.West.(lr.' •••• - ••• 20 18 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St. a. - „,
50 t 5 IGt.W.(B.dall.Ex.spe 51 - 6
ia- will yield rather more than 3 per cent. per annum, 25
___ .
! all Do. 4 5harpe......... -• ••
St, 100 Do. con. red. 41 p.c. 92 - 94 93 24
IS Viz., 31. Os. 10d. ,00 all Newcastle &Carlisle.. ••• -•-
)ct The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 25 all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd 13 - 14 St. 100 , Do. con, rod. ip.c. 87 - 89
St. 100 Do, in•ed. 4 per tent. 88 - 90 88 9
50 l' 9 Newry & Enniskillen ... - ••• ; a
Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6t064 ; Mexi- 20 1 all Newry, Warrenpoini St. 100 Do. sp, c• red. pref. 93 - 101 1004 100
he 8 all Do. Birm. Prof. Sh lOl - 153
can, 20 to 201 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 81 to , ds,Rastrevor ... - ...
led
It. 100 Norfolk - 67 66 10 all .1 . Chester Bp. e, P. S. 16 - 17
to , 83 ; Do. 3 per Cents., 55 to 57 ; Portuguese 3 per 50 ,36 No: ' ' U 91 11
•thia. Counties n 0 - .. 10 all Do, do. sp. c. d 0... 10 - 101
St. 100 Do, Bil7ll. Gue. Stk. 74 - 76
AO Cents., 454 to 464 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 to St. 100 North British ...... 521 - 531' 521
261 all Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh. 19 - 20
',y 112 ; R.). 4:12. per Cents 93 to 100 ; Spanish 3 per St. 100 North Devon, Rail. a
131 all Do, do. do, 9l - 10
rs, I .)
Cents., 43,1 to 44i ; and Do. New Deferred, 26 to ' Dock Stock ...... ...... ••• -"''' •••
St. 100 Do., A Stock ... ••• ..., 20 al Do, do. do
,he St. 100 Lan, & York. 6 pc. St l3B -- 140 110
264. St. 100 Do., B Stock ....... ••• - •• . St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l ... - ... U 0
aali St. 100 N.Eastern - Berwick 974 - 98.1. 97 4 4 St. 100 D0.,P., 5 p.e.StalsTo.2 ... - ...
dot The half-yearly meeting of the Peel River Land 25 ' all D'' o. do, • 2(
Extension ... ••• - ... St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. ... - ...
a and Mineral Company has just been held. The 25 16/ Do do. G.N.E.Purch. ld - purl
St. 100 Do. do. sp. c,, N 0.4 ... - ..*
of ' St. 10) Do. Leeds aCCIUUta for the year 1857 will be suhrnitted. at ° - 62
St. 1100 Lon, & N.W., Cov. &
cl.g• i
1 St 100 Do. York 824 - 831 823 1 3
the next meeting. The returns for the half-year St. 100 No.rth 94 - 96 Nuneaton sr. et... ... - ...
ace L0nd0n......,, St. 100 Lon, & S.W. 7 pact.
were as follows :-Sales of stock, 1,9211. 08. 4d ; W 31.1 N.& S. Wstn., Hamp-
cal
113 cattle, 453/. 12s. ; three horses, 231. L • i stead, and City Jia. ... - ... late 3d Shares ... 160 -- 165
35 Leaving 20 174 North Staffordshire 3l - 36 144 1 124 all Londy.& Color. 1 Sh. ... - ...
ed. in hand 54,526 sheep, 3,475 cat. le, and 223 horses, 20 , all North Western - 8 12 all Londy.&Ennis. 1 Sh. ... -
are 247 gold licenses had been issued, producing 2141. 10 all N. &S. Westria June 84 - 94 St. 100 1., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 121 - 123
6 41 10. do. do. £6 ... .. 3 --- i ii
...it 10s. 327 bales of wool had been transmitted to
st. 100 Oxford Worcester &
Wolverhampton,..,. 32i - 33 324 St. 100 Do. do. 34 percent. 66 - 70
i 10.9 - 5 4 121, all Marypt. a Carl. 4 P.C. a. - ...
his Sydney. The report is still under discussion. 20 18 Portsmouth
10 10 Rh min*, l2l all Do, 41 per cent ••• - •••
ttO At the special meeting of the Pernambuco Rail- St. 100 Y -
Scottish Central ...... 109 - 111 110 121 104 Do. do. - •••
re. • way Company to-day, a resolution was passed for St. 100 Sc.ot N.E.Abrdn. St. 264 - 271 St. 100 Mid.Consol.6 p.c. St ... - ..
St. 100 Do.Coia.Br•Bir.6 p.c 137 - 139 1374 84 71
in-St 100 Shropshire Union. 49 -- 61
raising the 400,0001. required to complete the line, ' - • St. 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St. 102 - 101 St. 8 Sitingbourne &Sheer. :11 -24
hie by a loan in the guarantee, by the Brazilian 50 100 South Dev0n........., 36 - 38 361 7} St. 100 Do. L. dcll, Pref. St. 93 - 95
his Government, of 5 per cent. per annum. St. 100 South Eastern .. -.. ... 744 - 75 741 i 10 all New., Aber., &c., pr.
41' 10 all Do, 44 per c. Shares ... - - ...
The report of the directors of the Buffelo and St. 1.00 South Wales... .... .. . 82 - 83 10 all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. 113 - 113
'his
20 all S. irorksh RiverD . 13 -15 d 10 all Norflr.Deb.4 c,Sh. ... - ...
ices Lake Huron Railway Company has just been • UE 7 - 5 d
20 10 Do,. St. 1100 Do. Sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... - ~.
to presented, and states that the line will be opened 20 all !Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 9 - 11 St. 100 Do. 5•4 p.c. pf, 1847 ... - ...
eiio I in June next. The present outlay was $2,750,000. 25 all Stockton; & Darling.: 38 -39 St„ 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~,1847 ... - ...
St. 100 North British 108 - 110 • ,
25 174 Do. do., 1854
7 31 De. 71. Preference,,.l ... - ...
'sirs I It is proposed to issue 15,000 preference shares at 25 5 Do. do., 1855 - ...
tie g St. 100 N.E. Beres, 4p.c.Prf.! 98 - 100 99
... 161 Stockton di Hartlepl. ... - ...
17 81 Do, do, do / - 1 d
Mr, 101., at 7 per cent., to complete the work.
St• 100 Taff Val© •.• - .••
20 13 Do, Leeds 6 pe. No. 1 ... - ...
like The English Funds have been much firmer to- .--*
st. 100 Do, Prof., No. 1., ... - ~.
121 9 Do. do, Qrs., 1848._ ... - ... [cal day, and there has been an improved tone in all 25 22 Thames Hay. D. &R ... - ...
25 10 Do•YorkH.&S. Pur. 1 - 1(1
rate departments of the house. Although a feeling of 20 all 'vale of Neath. ..... - 103 1.011 21
20 all North Staffordshire.. 22 - 23
fie' St 100 IWaterel. & Kilkenny ... - ...
uncertainty still prevails, it is thought that Lord 50 1 • '
all !West
... - St. 100 Ox.,Wor. & Wolv. 6
.P.
,c.iir D p.c. Ist raar. ...... 121 - 123 1211 21
Der will be able to form a Ministry, and that 20 all 'West Cornwall.. his
St. 100' Do. ep. c. 2d guar... 107 - 109
ing political affairs will soon make
favourable
progress. 10 all 'West , End of London
' and Crystal Palace . - . . St. 100 Do, do. Debentr. St. 97 - 99
,We Purchases to a small txtent have consequently been 5 all Do. A - .3/; 81 all cot. Cent. New Prof. .. - ...
ar
e Its 5 all Do. B - 61 St. 100 c.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 118 - 120
-de, and the result is rather more firmness. St. 100 Do, do. 7 pas. pf. St. 103 - 112
'bat Console have been 96a / for money, and 964 i 10
20 all West London
St. 100 o. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St. 71 - 73
rile all Do. First Class • - ••• i
for account, but they are now about 964 I both 20 all Do. Second Class ... - ... ' 25 all nth Devon lO3 -10 i
laps
10 all ,Wmbledon&Croydon, ... - •... 10 all o. fixed 44 pr cent. ... - ~..
• for Money and account. The New Three per 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading
;OW
Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 25 - 251
kta- Cents. are 974 1, the Reduced 961 974, and the BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
St. 100 Do. 44 per cent lOl - 103
ago, advertised Exchequer Bills 235. to 30s. premium. 100 all iAtian. and St. Law. ... •-- a. iB6 St. 100 Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Sh 101 - 103
vith Bank Stock is 227, and India ditto 2201 to 223. 18 9 'Bombay, Baroda, and •1
St. 100 Do. New 41 pr. cent ... - ...
the A.moderate amount of bwieess has been done in 18 all Do, '
Cen•lnd guar. 5 p.c. ' 1 - / 194 St. 100
1100 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. ... - .
. - ... 1 18/ St. 1100 Do. do. 41 p. c ••• --- •••
teen the u.
the Foreign Stock Market, and prices are rather 206 all Buffalo Lake 1 13 -14 20 I all aYorksh.4p.c.Guar. ... - ...
I r
25 {all tuck. &Dar., sp. c. 28 - 29
00 100 ißutf Brut & Godeh. I
I 188 -92 I 19/ firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 101 4, and ditt 1 - ' " '
° 100 100 rq p.e.lids., 1 Aug.,'72, 25 I 19 Do. do. do.
and 4 per Cents., 1044 I ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., Do, do., 1 July, 'TX 84 - 88 St. 1100 Waterfd& Kilk. 6po ... - ,„
-
WO 804 and ditto Deferred, 18; Chiliau 3 C 100
par ents. 100 Do, do., 1 June,Bo - 84
of
BRITISH MINES.
i ' 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East.lpar - ip
oof 74 ; Grenada Deferred, 64 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 20 2s6d Central nude (Lim.)( ... -• ••• _______ s3
20
... 211 Alfred Cons. (Philk.)i 12 - ...
la of if 5 ; Peruvian 3 per Cents. VI •• • Spanish N
~ te ,ew 20 10s Ceylon A shares lB - lip 24
20 14 British Iron 1 3 - 5
20
... 20 Condurow (Camlarn.l 80 - 'A
itio, Deferred, 264 ; French ,q per Cents 94f. 50
• 3 0 • 174 all Demerara. - a.
10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 460 - 480
!by . . and Dutch 4 per Cents 1004 1. 20 2s. Eastern Bengal - 1
... 271 Exist Basset (Mogan) 100 - 105
102 I • ;
A. moderate business has been -reported this St. 100 East Indian 'llO - 111. 1104 10
... 17s Great South Tolgus.. 16 - 17
iter, 20 15 Do. C Shares ll - I.lp 161 . morning in the Railway Share Market, and an •... 1715 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk. 41 - 51
nailim- too all D 0.41 p.c.Buds.,'s7 ••• - ... 73 Grt.W. Vor (Hestia) 1f - 13
I. by provement of about Ito 1 per cent. may be quoted 100 all I Do. do. do., '59, do. ... - ... •••
178 Lady Bertha - 11 13
•••
asko on most of the leading lines. Caledonian, E 20
Las*. all ,Geelong & Melbourne,
I guar. 5 per cent...,] 191 - 204 ... 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 10 - 11
~, „, N.W.Basset (Illogan) 16 - 17
are Lancashire, E liuburgh, Perth, and Dundee, Great '
St. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada 50 - 52
... 6/15 North Wheal Crofty 41 •-- fi
ally N ortheru, North-E astern (Berwick), North- 100 all Do. 6p. c. Deben...l 83 - 85 1 84A
... 11 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 204 -21 i
We° 20 all Gt. In. Pen, g. 5 pore. 21a - 22 , 211 3 9
Sort. U. (Wend.) 5 - 6
Eastern (York), and South-Eastern, 10s. G•••
; reat 20 4 Do. New, guar. 5 p.c. I - lo I as Sort. Coons. Min. Co. 11 - 11 11
10! Western,•.• •
Loa. and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 15s. ; and .
201 all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 204 - 201 201 A/ i
21 S. Camden (St. Clem.) 360 - 370
sod • Eam era Counties, N North-Western Western •
, and Mid- 204 13 Do, New - fa 121 1
100 all Do. Bds., payable '57 ... - ... ••• 2S. Camn Brea (Illegal.) 53 - 53
Lel land, 1/. In the Foreign Lines scarcely 100 all Do, do., '76, p. '6O llO - 115 ••• 19 S.W. Frances(llloan.) 235 - 245
46 Tam. S. &L. Min. 1 - 11
and any business was reported, and pricloo all Do. do., '73, do. - 115 44 - 41 44
10 9 Tin Croft
an- es remain 100 all !Do, do., '73, without
. 40 Un.3.lines (Gwennap . ... - ...
' quite eominal. The Colonial lines have been I option 105 - 110
req.
..
'• 0 flat. Grand Trunk of Canada improved 10s., 20 all !Madras, guar. 41 p.c. 191 - 191 191 ••• 12s V. of Towoy (Camar.) 11 - 11
... 14 W. Basset (Illogan).. 26 - 27
all ' Do, do 5 per c 204 - 211 21
20 .
.., p , 1
. 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 105 - 115
rof and East Indian declined 10s. Great Western of 20 10 Do. 44 p. e. Exton. id - par,
...
54 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 230 - 250
ark"' , Canada and Great Indian Peninsula reached yes_
5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 320 - 350
We terday'a quotations. 20 5 Do, 4th Ex., do, 1 - 3p 51 ~•
... 51 •.. Edward(Calstek) 7 - 74
i
h! o In 2O ss. Oucle, (Limited) ' ... - ...
... 157 s h. Kitty (U. Llant) 134 - 144
;sett is Mines,Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares there 20 5 ISe
scarcely any b • lade, guar. 5 pert., 1 - 1,i131
... 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 47 - 49
,20 all iDo
eta business reported, and prices are 44 Wh. TreLawney (Lis.) 21 - 23 ,
unaltered to any hismaterial extent. Canada Land •
Shares have improved about 21. FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINEB.
10 ! all !Antwrp &Rotterdam 6 - 64 20 71 'Australian •
1 --- lip
BRITISH FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES -T2O all 'Ardennes 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (11.)
on HIS DAY, 5 all Belgian East. Junet. 1 -11 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(hsued
(From the Offimal Lut;)l3 - 21 y 0 . 20 all Beziers to Graissessac ... - ... at £5 pm)
Business dote 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouae •30 ' all Do. Cocacs & Cuiada ... - •••
Le e° Bank Stock 227 Coal Mines and Ry. 31 - 4 I 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 13 •-
14 134
r a ; Per cent. Reduced Annuities - 301111 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min.
150
New
Cont. Consols Annuities 9Q II ia i 20 all Eastern of France ... 27 - 28 274 Co. of Jamaica...... ... - ...d
per Cent. Annuities 961 71 7 i 20 all Do. Now . 40 all Cobre Copper 4l - 42
OW , LOW! per
Annuities,expire sth Jan, 1860 2 1-16 a - •.•
20 2s. Euphrates! Valley ... ... - ... ... 16 Copiapo - 15
al e° , India Stock
223 201 20 all lat. Central of France ... - ... 1 all Dun Mountain Oop•
oil lndia Bonds, £lOOO ..... . I
25 29 p 20 all Great Luxembourg... 73 - 84 per Mining Co. ... d - ii P
. Va_sols for Account ........... . ....
.....-
......
-. id
the •...
Exchequer Hills, 26a .. .. 16 6 Italian Junction ••• - ••• 2 all Fortuna
•
x;1000. June. 20 all Lake Coast. & Bale ,•• - ••• 20 all General - 171
........................ 32 20 all Lierro and Turnhout ... - ...d 3 all Linares - 91
Pak • aim
26 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 41 - splo I 11 5 1/ Lusitanian - ict 13-I.oi
Ivor; - t 1 all Mariquita
Ditto Advertised
---
I
se', 2t233026 32 p 1 20 all Lyons and Geneva... 27' - 28. 1 all New Granada
Exchequer Bonds, 1858,36 per Cent.... 100/
fate ' 20 all Lyons & Mediterran. ... - ... 1 all Novean Monde - -.
bs6 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS-THIS DAY, 331 all Maria Antonia - ••• 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.&Smlt 5 - 6
---
Do.
New
seßil Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cont. BO4 10 all • ••• 5 1 Port Philip • • - ••• ,
ace' Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent. . - 9 84 1 30 161 Santiago de Cuba ...I 25 -2/ 21 f
It 15 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. 3064
20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Prof. 201 - 211 all United Mexican r4or 41
•
fore Ditto 3 per Cent 74
16 all Northern of France.. 373 - 344
.
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gotten their duty as the appointed guardians of
British honour, as to neglect returning an ener-
getic answer to the menacing despatch of the
French Government, dated Paris Jan. 20, and
which had been laid before Parliament. Conse-
quently, the apparent tenor of Mr. Milner Gibson's
amendment did not directly affect the contents of
the Conspiracy Bill, though the author of the
amendment declared himself personally hostile to
the governmental measure. In style else, the
amendment was extremely cautious. It was just
such a specimen of careful and polished speech as
might have been expected from Mr. M. Gibson.
Yet, in spite of this outward caution, and, to some
extent, over-scrupulous wording of the proposi-
tion, it was not without its sting,—and a sharp
one too • the effect of which was not unappreciated
by the Ministers and their adherents. They all,
one after the other, declared that to carry the
amendment would be considered as a rejection of
the bill. This declaration is important enough to be
placed in relief by a short reference to the observa-
tions of the several ministerial speakers. .
First of all, the Lord Advocate—in order to
frighten the house away from the amendment—
distinctly asserted that "its adoption would be
fatal to the bill." Again, another of the foremost
speakers in the Ministerial interest laid it down
that "those who voted for the amendment, voted
in reality against the bill." In the same way, the
Attorney-General emphasised the importance of
the proposition of the Member for Ashton by re-
marking that " everbody knew the carrying of the
amendment would be nothing less than a condem-
nation of the bill." More explicit still was the
Premier himself when concluding a speech which
was interrupted by such a plenitude of " Ob,
oh's" as be has probably never before been
favoured with during his long political career.
"It is idle," exclaimed Lord Palmerston, "to
assert that you can pass this amendment to-day,
and yet go back to the bill to morrow. Such a
course is not possible. If the house should prefer
the amendment to the motion for the second read-
ing, there can only one interpretation be put upon
that decision—namely, that the house has utterly
altered its opinion—that by some unknown influ-
ence, some accidental circumstance, the decision of
Parliament has been reversed through deliberate
conviction, and after most thorough investigation."
These are the words of Lord Palmerston.

After declarations so plain and distinct, any fur-
ther attempt at changing our laws for the benefit
of foreign despots, stands eo ipso, condemned.
Parliament has thus, even in the opinion of the
very Cabinet that brought forward the obnoxious
measure, pronounced against the Bill by pronounc-
ng in favour of the amendment. A. revival of the
discussion of the former is, therefore, logically out
of question—let whoever may in future be placed
at the helm of affairs.

So far the issue is satisfactory. Still we would
warn the country against fondly believing the ques-
tion to be entirely laid at rest. Many a demon-
stration cf public feeling has yet to be made before
our courtly and aristocratic factions will be con-
vinced of the earnestness of the people in this
matter. Many a battle has yet to be fought are a
certain Absolutistic clique will desist from their
endeavours to introduce into this countty a system
of political surveillance only intended to serve as a
prelude for further attacks upon our own liberty.
The fact is, the virus of despotic Continental
notions has already deeply affected public life in
this country. It is useless to at empt concealing
that our oligarchs strive more and more to assimi-
late the insiitutions of England to those of foreign
countries suffering under irresponsible sway. On
whatever side we look, we find indices that the
obnoxious Conspiracy Bill is only part and parcel
of a system with which we have had to deal for
years past. It is the same system which, during
the late Russian war, influenced a high personage,
standing beside the Throne itself, to launch out in a
diatribe against the freedom of the Press. It is the
same system which, on a memorable cccasion,
brought the police in violent and sanguinary conflict
wish the people assembled in public mewing. It
is the same system which made certain Absolutists
among us speak ofjthe necessity of " terrifying the
canaille" by the "crash of 6-pounders." It is the
same system which seeks to disguise its tyrannic
leanings under the more acceptable of "centralisa-
tion. It is the system which enhances the power
of the police, and undermines the guarantees of
personal freedom,—the system which attempts to
accustom us to the sight of large standing armies,
within a few miles of our wealthy cities,—the
system which would fain induce us to accpt foreign
autocracy as a model of efficient administration,—
the system which plots the overthrow of freedom
at home by entangling us in alliances with tyrants
abroad.

This is the parent system. The Conspiracy
bill is but one of its offsprings. We 'may gat rid
of one by the energetic attitude the people are at
this moment exhibiting through the length and
breadth of the land: But unless we continue in
our efforts, watchfully and incessantly, the same
dangerous designs will still reappear under another
form. Let public opinion. therefore, take heed
how it is lulled into a feeling of false security by
the result of the vote of Friday night. " The
snake is scotched, not killed." Many are the
Protean forms and figures the foe may yet anume.
And the more dangerous is he that he has con
trived to instil his noxious ideas not only into a
small not of Absolutistic politicians, but into pub-
lic men of the most various parties.

It is, indeed, a saddening sight to behold the
progresl those dangerous " Continental notions"
to which we have alluded, have made in the very
ranks of Liberalism. That English spirit of inde-
pendence which once characterised even our Con-
servative parties has gradually grown weaker, and
is now rarely to be found in its purity, even among
such of our public men as aro wont to pride
themselves on their stanch Liberalism. Both in
home and foreign policy the majority of our party
leaders have become degenerate. It requires popu-

lar demonstrations such a^ those we have seen'on
this occasion to revive their faltering courage. Lq
us continue, therefore, this healthy stimulant to
the political bidy ; for thus only can we hope to
restore England once more to the prowl position
she occupied before she was contaminated by the
influence of Bonapartism in her Government
Councils.