The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-25 00:00:00

SHARE MA.RKET.-(YESTERDAY.)

ZONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

CITY, Two o'CLocg.

The Bank of England, the Stock Exchange, and
all places of business resort are closed, as usual, on
Christmas day. _ _ _

Subjoined are the particulars of the Bank of Eng-
land return for the week ending Wednesday last,
shoaling an increased demand for money, and a
continued accumulation of the precious metals :

.. 119,705,990
40,265
.. 19,148,997
124,628
.. 3,105,199
4,755
▪ 9,660,818
.. 134,047
_ 13,149,007
.. 542,876
• 752,694
11,168
▪ 10,808,591
No alteration.
Other Securities .. 16,494,120
Increase .. 505,617
Notes Unemployed .. • 13,242,060
Increase 135,845
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about 1227,422, and the eXports £208,822,
exclusive of the following shipments direct from
.14udon to the Continent, during the week ending
Thursday last :
Gold coin Boulogne
Silver coin

Active Circulation
Decrease ..
Bullion ..
Increase ..
Rest ..

Increase .. • • • •
Public Deposits • • • •
Increase .. • • • •
Other Deposits
Increase .. • . • •
Seven Day and. other Bills ..
Decrease ..
Government Securities

Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following
141 the prices of the American Securities :
Redeemable. Prices.
,trnited States 5 per Cents..... 1867-1868 102 104
?. 6 per Cent Bonds .. 1868 103 105
'ttabama 5 per Cent. Bonds.. 78
itteatucky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 1868-72 92
aryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds
.96
aasachusetts 5 per Cent. Str.
Xionds
01,;
6 per Cent. Stock lBB6
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock I—
Teansylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877
.oanessee 6 per Cent,Bands. Divers
v9'ginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886
Boston
5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888
Illinois
5 per Cent. St. Bonds
Central 7 per Cent.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent.
Illinois
Central 6 per Cent
Do.
(Preelands)
12. shares, 60 dols. paid
Tehigan Central 8 per Cent
New
do. shares
"Nv York Central 6 per Ct ,
New
convertible ..
'''eNs' York-Central 7 per Ct ,
convertible, from June 15,
1857_59
11.. P. do. shares
New York and Erie, 7 per Ct ,
3d mortgage .
New York and Erie 7 per Ct.,
New "e'vr York and Erie, 7 per Ct.,
'linking End
0. do. shares
Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort-
i, gage Str. Bonds, not cony
''o. do., Ist. .do..

103 104
98 100
83 85
87 871
84 86
87 89
86 88
90 92
81 83
80 82

1875
1875

1660 80 82
34 32 dis
1869 84 86
45 50

ISB3

1864

1833

1862

1875

1859 99 100
1865 - 96

BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
Sauk Stock
a
Per 4 Cent. Reduced Annuities 97i I
w 3 per. Cent. Annuities
rung Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 _
Ditto 30 -Years' expire sth Apr., 1885 lB/
India Stock -
Ditt© Debentweq
Ditto
Bonds, £l,OOO
under £l,OOO
e°11201.1 for Account 961 7
March June.
I,xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & ltd.. 39 1 36 9
Ditto
500
t'd
to Small ltd 37 9 I
zehequerßonds, 1859, 3f per Cent .... 1001
. FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
)3
ranhan 5 per Cent.
_Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent.
,95 1
'flUait7 6 per i Cent lO3 41
1
lif .
exican 3 per Cent. 2Ol
bitto Account
Peruvian 41 per Cent —
Ditto Account
• Ditto (Uribarren), 4-.1- per Cent.
hu...:-- -- -- -.4 ^ 113;

. -
. 9?i i.

Blythe and Tyne le per
c. pref. (issued at 250)
;k Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock
) Do. do. do. Shares
.ek Caledon £lO, 43 per cent
.10 Do. Quar. Shares, N 0.2.
,ock Chester & Holyhd, 53 pc
ock Do. do. 5 p. ct.
fittlk Cork & Bandon, 53 p. c
Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun
toe E..Angn. Class A 7 & spc
,cock Do. do. Class 116 pc
Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc . • • •
Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p et. No.i
Stock Do. do - N 0.2
Stock'De. New 6 per et. Stock
Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et.
)ck East Lane. 6 per ct
6 E.& W. York. Jon. fifths
,ock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares
ock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.
:ock Furness, 5 per cent
ock Glas. &S West. % a. 5 pc.
;ock Great Northern, 5 p. ct.
ock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm
k Do. 44 p. c. do. do.
) Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm.
'0 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt.
4, j Gt. Sn. & w (Ireland) 4
p. et. pref. Stock .• t
.xreat West. (Berke and
Hants) Ext. 5 pot..
.ck Do. Redeemable, 43 p al.
..,cock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct.
Throughout the whole of the year 1818 Charles Stock Do. Irredeemable, do.
Yorke commanded the admiral's yacht, a tender, Stock Tiro: 511. ot.. Redeem.Pref.ireare.s
the Little Jane, a small vessel more or less con- 10 Gt.hWareel. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.
tinually employed in conveying despatches to and to Do. do. sp. ct. pref
fro between Halifax and Bermuda—between the st-°1 g00.136=g0 ' aarrs.ll areks
"still-vexed Bermoothes" and the capital of the ;st
!0 Do Do.
do. do.
Nova Scotian Peninsula. ,ock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock
Is there not a glimpse at once of the precision of ,i,oocclicc
Eg\a
toon.&rg.l.pt. ga...L0..12.
the old Scotch admiral and of the perfectly cool and - n
tc'et
Do. tews " 6 13. 1t..4
high-bred effrontery of the young English midship- Stockm Lon.&N.v‘..uov.&Nun-
InEtn in the faint echo from a point of time lying Stock Loera 5.47etp..et. stock,
far away there at the extremity of that perspective late ed shares
:23 Londondy & Cole, 3 shs.
of forty years ? ..2i Londondy.& Ennis 3 sh.
Dinner in the admiral's cabin, on board the Sto6ok lloaniSah., & Lin., 6p. ct.
Leander—corks flying—glasses replenished. took Do. 31 per cent.
123 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c.
Admiral (looking askance, with a grim watch- I Do. 4 per cent...
fulness, at one of the youngest of his guests, then
Stock. Rid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock .
drinking hilariously).—' Misturr Yawrk ! hadn't Stock Boo.C4r.Bllisrairet.,
ye betturr drink the champagne in toomblers ?" I Do. All •
copPtroen till 1860
Middy.—" Thank you, Sir David. Here, waiter . Stock ,?eo. Looirl.2b yritzpefr.Ati
bring me a tumbler." (ills it- to the brim, and '0 I
Do.Pe p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm
then bending forward, glass in hand, with the rpet, 6p. c. with
option till 1866
politest of smiles)—" Sir David,'l drink your very Le Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares
good health." ;ock Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock,lB46
Admiral—grimmer than ever, andbreathing hard kDo 5.1 p. C. Pref. do. 1847
Lock
Do...Way.Val.Ex.SklB47
—is " shut up" accordingly.— The Derby Ministry
Cabinet Pictures. By Mark .Rochester. Stockocclek
Do. Nor twheßwri,
glltisah.,
55
pp
ee
rr c
ece nn
tt
Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& pfk.Co.
ock N-East. irred. 4 p.c.. Deb.
ock Do. Bervrick, 4 p. c Pref.

ussiart; 1822, £ SE, sPer Cent
c, Ditto 4i per Cent.
Bardinian, 5 per Cent
'anish 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent... —
Ditto Account
~. Ditto Passive
''Panish Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded 6i
' urkiEh 6 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan Scrip —
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 10 Gu. £, 5 per Cent. .. 84
. THREE O'CLOCK.

47i

Consols, Money
Ditto Account, Jan. 11 —
94 7 xd

ZO.RD HARD TVICKE A MIDSHIPMAN.

MR. BRIGHT, M.P., AT NEWCASTLE,

7 Do. do. do. . ..... ~. .
)0 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1.
Do. do. Quarters, 1846 .
Mr. Bright being unable to accept an invitation North Yor .Hord &S. Purci•
to address a public meeting in Newcastle expressed Stocke
i,rsevorei...t.;
a desire to meet the executive of the Northern Re- -cock Do. do. do., 2d
form Union, to confer with them as to the best .ock LoulttreDeb.stkinperp
course to be pursued in the present position of the 6081 Scottish N.llEraaslienrenwd
eb
reform movement. On his return from Glasgow he Stock Do. W
ere. pref. stock
therefore stopped at Newcastle, and met the execu- Stuckct li3oo..A7bia.epnrgiasacc
tive of the union at the Central Station Hotel on los. South De. von. Ann. 10s
Thursday morning. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent
1.0.6. South Eas Reading
Mr. BRIGHT detailed the points of *his contem- Ann:, 1. tern(
plated measures, as far as he had yet made up his Stock Do-.4i pe cent
mind upon them, which were discussed seriatim
,ttocociicc 1300..izewealctp, 2d issue.
and at length. These comprised, we understand, a Stock South Wales, put. 4 p.c.
rating franchise for boroughs, £lO occupancy for Stock
~.Itr4itateirrece. :pt
.u.
gun.
counties, shorter. Parliaments, vote by ballot, and
such a re-distribution of seats as would give the 'Ol
i D Stockton
o 6p
per
rneed Dar.
nt 5 p.e.
great towns an increased number of members. Stock Waterford & Kilkenny,
I 6 per cent.
Various suggestions were made respecting the
propriety of making the borough and county fran-
chise similar ; or if the £lO rental was made the
basis of an occupation suffrage in the counties, to
institute a third franchise, which would include
lodgers in the boroughs, and a large proportion of
working men in counties.
Mr. BRIGHT said logically no reason could be
adduced against manhood suffrage, but that the
question to be considered was, what was the best
ractical measure that could be carried through
Parliament in the present position of parties. He
was not wedded to any particular scheme, and was
desirous of gleaning information from bodies like
the Reform Union, representing large sections of
the people, upon the subject.
Mr. COwEN explained the position of the Union,
and the work they had done during the past twelve
is
months. They had held upwards of sixty p
meetings, and in the aggregate had appealed to
above 40,000 people. Last session they forwarded
25 petitions to the House of Commons, and their
organisations in the different towns and villages in
the two counties were in a very efficient state. He
laid before Mr. Bright what was intended to be
done by the Union between this time and February.
From every place of any importance in Northum-
berland and Durham they would get up petitions
before the meeting of Parliament, and take such
other measures from time to time as might be found
necessary.
Mr. BRIGHT expressed his gratification at the
results of the policy pursued by the Reform Union,
and said if other places had done as great an amount
of work the reform party would have been much
stronger than at present.
The interview, which was of a strictly private
character, concluded with the understanding that
while the Union still held by their original pro-
gramme they were prepared to give Mr. Bright
every possible assistance and support in his efforts
to carry a large measure of reform through the
House of Commons. The meeting lasted upwards
of two hours, and was of a very cordial and satis-
factory nature.—Newcastle Chronicle.

Railways. I Paid. Cl
Price.osing I
Business
Done,

- -- -- --
~, Closing \ Business -
Share Railways. Pal"- Price. Done. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 5 54
20 Ardennes all - - p
17E10 A mberg., Notting. Bost.' 20 Bah. &S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 d 4p 3
and Eastern Junction l 10 64 61 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 11
50 I.'eVaxt end Ballymena..l all - - 20. Beziers to Graissessae all - --
31.11 Bin, V:ol., and Mr. Val. all 7f 81 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2
Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh. I 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 31d
Junction ' lOO i 36 68 6 Eastern of France
25 Blackburn - - p
25 Blyth and Tyne all 29 31 20 Great Central of France all - -
Stock Bristol and Exeter
Stock Caledonian - -
Stock Chester and Holyhead - -
50 Cork and Bandon all - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - -
20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 41 41 p
20 Cornwall all 44 51 20 Lucca &Pi stoja, 5 p.c.f. all - -
A roves. no div 2O Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 25
10 Do. A tall - -
10 Do. B until6p.c.per an. all 331 Maria Antonia all - -
hasbeep pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New - -
50 Dublin an dßelfast June. all - - 20 Namur and Liege all 9 51
25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 7 R 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 21 22
Stock East Anglian lOO 1 171 17 16 Northern of France .... all 40 40q
Counties lOO 63 61 631 4 20 Do. New Shares - - p
Stock Eastern
rn Union A Stock 100 47 49 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91
Stock Easte
Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 3 1.1
2.5 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - - 20 Faris, Lyons, and Medit. all 351 34 351
25 East Kent all 12 14 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 55 56
Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 97 20 Recife& S. Fran. (tern.) 1 9 id
20 East Suffolk all - f
t gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... ) 1P
'-
10 Do - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - -
Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68} 691 10 Rome arid Frascati .... all - -
Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 28 28 20 Royal Danish all - -
-
10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 5 Royal Swedish
Stock Furness - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - -
Stock Glasgow & South Westn la) 93 95 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 7 81 7i
10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 9
Stock Great Northern lOO 107 108 107 1 20 Southern of France.... all 23 23
Stock Do. do. A Stool- lOO 92 94 8/ West Flanders all 5 61
Stock Do. do. B Stock • 100 133 135 134 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference . all 9 Ja
Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lre'd) 100 1011 1051 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 241
Stock Great Western - -
Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 20 Western of Switzerland all -
12 Irish South Eastern all - 6 Wiesbaden - -
50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 87 92 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - -
164 Do. Thirds - -
1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 p
Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 98 991 99
f d BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
10 Do. do. F 216 6
9 Do. do. 29 shares 7 1d 6/ Closing Business .
3 Do. West Riding Union .i. - - Share Railways. Paid.
20 Do. Southport - -., Price., Done.
11.6.3 London and Blaekwall all 54 ot
11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 4i - 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence
Stock Londonihton &S.Coast 100 1121 1131 112 f all - -
Stock Lon & North Westn 100 951 05-1 951 4 Leased at 6 per cent..
1818 Bomm.,sßarod percenta&Centlnd 1
121 Do. Eighths ... . ..- .
Stock London& South-Westn lOO 954 951 954 65i - -
25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all -
18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 p
25 L'derr & Enniskillen. all - ar API
Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 384 391 38t 18 Do. Do. 841 par lipo 41 f
10 Metropolitan 3 - - d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 51 61
Stock Midland lOO 103 1031 ' 1021- 3 1 201 Do. New l6l 15 14 d
Stock Do. Binning. & Derby. 100 7.1 76 75 100 f Buffalo,Brant. &Godrieh 1 100 78 82
50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - - t 6 p. ct. gds. 1 Aug., 1.872 )
25 Do. 1 Shares all - - - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 1® 75 78
100 Nes,feastle and Carlisle all - 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 73 76
25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 111 124 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. 1 4 p
Newry & Armagh (def ) 9 - 20 Cape,Eas tn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - -
1020 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. - - pm
20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all -
Stock Norfolk lOO 65 67 • 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - --
50 North. Counties Union 3l 1 3 d 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 1 11P
-
Stockc North British lOO 58. 69 584 1 171 Demerara -
Stok Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e 5 1 IPSI 14
Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 108/ 109* 1081 981 9
Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div. 20 Do. C Shares all - -
until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO - -p
Stock Do. B Stock lOO -
Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 91 )41 01i 1 1 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - -
25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 44 1 d d 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - -
St2oo. [ Geelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 17 18
Stock Do. Leeds lOO 4 481 Geelong Corporation 6 i
Stock Do. York lOO 77 771 774 7it 100 - -
Stock North London lOO 102 104 per cent. Bonds
Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 36 37 361
10 N. &S.Westn.,llamPstd 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 78 73
and City Junction.... £3 Is. -
20 North Staffordshire. ... 171 44 4 d . 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 91 92 911
20 North-Western
10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 74 3284 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 4 p
20 Do. do 4 ' 4 p 44
Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 30
10 Peebles - all - 20 fGt S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 12
20 Portsmouth
10 Rhymney lO - 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 161 le4
Stock Scottish Central lOO 11 l 113 112 201 Do. New
Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 28 28i 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 106 108
apt. till '6O
Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 'B4 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all
80
Stock Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 - 106 108-
ittingbourne & Sheer all 4 2 d 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 105 107
10 S
Stock South Devon ‘
Stock South-Eastern lOO 741 754 75 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 18/ 19
76 77 76/ 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 201
Stock South Wales
13 15 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 d 1 d
20 SouthYol ks.&Riv.Dun. all
20 Do. do lB - - 20 Do. Third Ex. gua-5.p.c. 5 1p54 4 •
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 911 20 Do. Fourth do.
25 Stockton & Darlington. all 33 34 334 took Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - -
25 Do. do. 1854 221 --- Newßrunswick&Canda.
25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - 20 / Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 2 lid
- Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - - Class ACapitl.Share..
Stock Taff Vale lOO - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... ..
Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 110 4 3 d
25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... $ -
Stock Vale of Neath lOO 90 95 20 f Northof India Tramroad )28
Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - t Limited. Scrip -
50 ,Waterford Az Limerick all - - 20 Oude (Limited)
20 West Cornwall
10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all - - 20 Do.
5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Do. New 4, 5 ip tp 14
7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 20 Do. Punjaub
5 Do. B all 61 `"
'al 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. 0.1),,, 5 par p
20 West London all - - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18
10 Do. Ist Class all - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par ip
20 Do. 2d Class all - . BRITISH MINES.

20 iDo. 2d Class I 811 I .
PREFERENCE SHARES.
BRITISH MINES.
losing
Business
•
Closing Business Paid.
Share - Railways. Paid. price. Done. Share Mines. Price. Done.
.-------
25 Blythe and Tyne 1C per
51 fre
c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49
Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98
1
20 Do. do. do. Shares - - - Ald Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 71 81 81
20 Ilritish Iron l4 4 3i
- Condurrow (Camborne) 2O - -
toek Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 103 105 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist) 1 450 460
12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, N 0.2. 7.10 - -• 1 - East Bassett (Mogan). 30 170 180 1761
Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 - - ' 1221 - Great South Tolgus.. . 17s 121 13
Stock Do. do. sp. et. lOO - - 113 - G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillaci) 11.14.11 21 3
(It Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - -G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 81 1
Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun. all 6 61 - Lady Bertha 18s
6d 11 1
Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 100 103 - North Frances (Mogan) 81 71 81
Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 115 120 - North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 3 4
Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 109 112 - N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 71 81
Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 115 117 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 151 16
Stock Do. do - N 0.2 100 113 115 1141 - d'orkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - -
Stock'Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 131 133 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 4
Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 84 86 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 2/ 405 415
Stock East Lane. 6 per et lOO - - - • Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 2/ 3
5 E.& W. York. .Jon. fifths all - - - S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9'230 240
Stock Falin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - ? 5 Tamar Silver and Lead
Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 721 731 Mining Co 4l ; 11
Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - 10 Tin Croft 9 31 si
Stook Glas. &S West. g• a. 5 pc. 100 113 115 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - -
Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 122 124 - Vale of Towev
(Carm.) 12s 6d 1 1
Stock Do. 5 peßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 112 114 - Wets Bas.set (Illogan) ll 22 23
Stock Do. 41 p. C. do. do. - arac (Liskeard). 20 130 140
100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 14 66 - Wheal Basset (Mogan). 51 210 220
10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf all 101 111 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 120 140 133 5
_
Stock Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland) 4 1 100 _
p. et. pref. Stock
- Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9
50 Leat West. (Berke and 6 • - - - WlelMaryAnn(Merilie) 8 44 46 45/
Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. - - Wh'l Trelawney (Lick.) 41 28 30
Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 pat... 100 95 97
Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 86 E 8 FORE:GN MINES
Stock Do. Irredeemable, do. . 100 87 89
Stock Do. sp. ot.Redeem.Pref. 100 99 101 20 Australian
8 Do. Inn. Pref. Shares all 91 101 1 Doe AccordCopper,Lim lOs par tp 4
10 Gt. West. Ches. S p.c.pf. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 2
shares all • 161 171 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 13; 141
10 Do do. sp. ct. pref all 10 10i 5 Do. Land and Mining-Cl. all 11 21
Stock Do Binning. guar. stock 100 72 74 1 Clarendon Consols Min-
-261 Do. Chester guar.shares all 18 19 ing Co. of Jamaica ... 1 -- d -
131 Do. do. do
20 Do. do. do. - Copiapo l6 10 12
Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 143 145 1 DuilMoun.Cop.3ling.o 3 all 1 1
Stock Lon.&Brig.spe. p; a. No.l 100 - - 2 Fortuna,
Stock Do. pref., sp, o. ...No. 2 100 - - 20 General all 20 21
Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 3 Linares all 7 81 8
Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - 5 Lusitanian
Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun- 1 Mariquita all 1
eaton, sp. et.
Stock Lon. &S. W, 7 pit. stock, 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 p /
late 34 shares lOO 163 168 20 Po ntgibaud Silver, Lea..
121 Londondy & Cole, 1 shs all - - Mining and Smelt.... all 41 51t
121 Londondy.& Ennis leh all - - 5 Port Philip 1 1
Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 122 124 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1
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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25, 1858.

infer for themselves from the facts that he laid before
them and the principles he should express. (Hear,
hear.) His first reason for thinking that the suf-
frage might be extended with safety was this, that
he thought now, and he always thought, that the
Reform Act of 1832 did not extend the suffrage so
far as it might be extended with perfect safety
--(cheers)—and that being so, he called upon his
fellow-townsmen and his fellow-countrymen to
testify whether the suffrage was not much too
limited now. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) And now
he wished to state his reasons for thinking that
it was too limited, believing that you need
no longer confine th 9 suffrage, as it was then con-
fined, mainly to the middle classes, but that it
might be very well extended to a large number of
the working classes of this country, and that they
were morally and intellectually entitled to have the
franchise thus extended to them. (Cheers.) His
first fact was founded,upon returns which he found
in the census of education taken in the year 1851.
It was a most satisfactory return ; it showed an
immense advancement in the education, and there-
fore in the intellectual condition of the people of
this country: He did not know how anyone could
hear or read the figures he should give, resting as
they did upon official authority, without delight.
It was stated that the number of, day scholars in
the year 1818 was 674,883. He asked them to bear
that in mind. In the year 1833, a little after the
Reform Act had passed, it had risen to 1,276,947 ;
but in the year 1851, at the date of the last census,
it had risen to 2,144,378. (Cheers.) So that they
had the day scholars in England between theyears
1818 to 1851 multiplied threefold. And now, re-
member that it was the day scholars of 1818 who
became the voters of 1833, because the men of their
day were those who were in school ten, twelve, or
fourteen years ago, and therefore the state of edu-
cation in 1818 showed the state of the voters in

1833 ; and so it might be said that the state of edu-
cation in 1851 showed not exactly what votes were
now, but what they would be some four, five, or
six years hence. He was sure the whole of them
would admit that Sunday Schools had rendered an
immense benefit to their country. (Cheers.) Hear
what the numbers of Sunday scholars were in those
years. In 1818 the number was 477,225 ; in 1833
it had risen to 1,548,990; and in 1851 it had risen
to 2,407,542—that was five times as many-as were
found in the Sunday Schools in 1818. Did not
these facts prove, beyond all dispute, a very great
improvement in the intellectual condition of the
people of this country? (Hear, hear.) Lest it
should be said that he overlooked the fact of the
growth of the population during the time he would
mention that he did not do se, but the proportions
were those that the day scholars and the Sunday
scholars bore to the population. There was
one day scholar for every 171 of inhabitants in
1818; in 1833 there was one day scholar for
every 111 inhabitants ; in 1851 there was one
day scholar for every 81 inhabitants ; an improve-
ment of more than double in the proportion which
the scholars bore to the population.. %Vith regard
to Sunday scholars, there was in 1818 one Sunday
scholar for every 24 of the population ; in 1833, one
in 9 ; in 1851, one in 71 of the population, showing
an enormous improvement in the number of persons
found in Sunday schools between these years. The
advance was great, rapid, and continuous ; and it
proved beyond all possibility of dispute that there
must be a much higher degree of education, and
therefore a much higher degree of intelligence, in
the latter period than in the former. Mr. Baines
gave many other facts, upon which he founded
strong arguments in support of an extensive and
effective measure of parliamentary reform, and con-
cluded, amidst great applause, by moving the reso-
lution which he had already read.
Mr. W. BROWN seconded the resolution. All
the great political parties in the state, whether
Tory, Whig, or Radical, had declared through their
leaders that the time had arrived when the consti-
tution of the House of Commons required a large
and a liberal renovation, in order that it might be
placed on a wider and more popular basis, and re-
present more truly than it now did the wants and
requirements of the people. (Hear, hear.) It was
felt and acknowledged that there were large num-
bers of men—worthy, industrious, and intelligent
men—both in the counties and the principal manu-
facturing towns of the kingdom, well fitted to ex-
ercise with advantage to the Statethat franchise of
which they were now deprived. The large increase
of population in some districts, and the progress of
material prosperity and general intelligence of the
people, demanded, in his opinion, a redistribution
or transfer of the members now representing the
smaller boroughs, which were principally, in the
agricultural districts, to new, larger, and more po-
pular constituencies, together with a large exten-
sion of the franchise, based upon worth and intelli-
gence. He maintained that this would not be a re-
volutionary but a trulyconservative me asure—a, mea-
sure tending not toluproot anddestroy,lout to renovate
and strengthen. It would make the -basis of the
constitution broader, and add to its stability and
greatness, by embracing a larger garrEon to up-
hold and defend it. (Hear, hear, and applause.)
They had, certainly, not now the corrupt and fla-
grant abuses to deal with which existed under the
old, the " rotten borough" system, which the Reform
Bill of 1832 extinguished ; but there were still
great defects and anomalies to rectify. He had no
desire to speak of class interests, or to excite class
feelings. He wished to see all classes in that great
community, both manufacturing, agricultural, and
commercial, blended in one common prosperity, and
working together in peace and harmony; but he
did desire to see the activity and the intelligence
of the commercial communities more fairly and fully
represented in Parliament than they now were. He
believed that the time had come when Parliament
would have to deal with this important question in
a large, a liberal, and an enlightened manner.
(Hear, hear.) He believed that the opinion had
gained ground that the House of Commons, as at
present constituted, did not represent the wealth,
the population, and the intelligence of England as
it ought to do, and it was these feelings and this
conviction that had induced him to come forward
on that occasion to second the resolution which Mr.
Baines had proposed. (Loud applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which
was carried unanimously, and with acclamation.
Mr. CARTER moved, and 'Mr. Councillor MUS-
GRAVE seconded the next resolution—" That such
measure of reform should include a large extension
of the suffrage, with the protection of the vote by
ballot ;" to which Mr. Councillor NEWTON moved,
as an addendum—" Such extension of the franchise
to include in England and Wales every male per-
son of full age, and not subject to any legal inca-
pacity, who shall occupy, as owner or tenant, any
premises which are rated to the relief of the poor ;
and also, in counties, the occupiers of houses paying
a rental of £lO per annum;"—Mr. D. CAMPBELL
seconded the amendment.
The CHAIRMAN then put it to the meeting, and
declared it to be carried, the majority being about
,hree to two. _ _

Mr. JOHN HOLMES then moved, " That such
measure of reform should also secure a representa-
tion morein accordance with the wealth, popula-
tion, and intelligence of the country, with a shorter
duration of Parliaments than that fixed at present
by law." In explanation of the course which he
had pursued in voting, he stated that he did not
wish to vote against the amendment, nor yet in its
favour, although he was prepared to vote for the
original proposition. He was sorry, therefore, that
the Chairman had not put the original motion, be-
cause he believed the decision was not that which
the meeting really meant. (Disapprobation.) He
might be mistaken, but it would have been more
satisfactory had the amendment and the original
proposition been put together, so that the real de-
cision of the meeting would have been made clear.
Mr. PERatmo seconded the resolution, and on
being put it was carried.
Mr. NEWTON then moved the adoption of a
petition to Parliament embodying the above reso-
lutions.
The propositions having been adopted, three
cheers were given for Mr. Bright, after which
Mr. NEWTON moved a vote of thanks to the
Chairman, which was carried by acclamation.