The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-16 00:00:00

THEj [SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1859.

41101V.EY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

An increased demand for money is now expe-
rienced, both ,in Lombard-street and at the Bank
Of England, and, taking advantage of the opportu-
nity thus afforded, the discount firms are asking
rather higher rates for the negotiation of com-
mercial bills. Several payments have lately
been made, in connection with loans and
mercantile operations, including the wool
Isales, which have stimulated the inquiry,
the
it is not presumed that the recent easiness of
me market will materially diminish at present, as
Veculation is dull, and the existing political
Imeertitude delays the introduction of foreign
10a118 and other joint-stock enterprises.
The public sales sales of Foreign and Colonial
I°°°l, which commenced on the 24th ultimo, were
concluded yesterday. The quantity offered during
the sales consisted of 4,191 bales Sydney and
411:Teton, Bay, 12,232 from Port Philip, 381 from
Van Dieman's'Land, 252 from Adelaide, 1,912 from
‘,l%leNv Zealand, 29 from Swan River, and 16,107
L"°/n the Cape of Good Hope—making a total of
34,204 bales.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, only
very moderate business was recorded, and prices
teinained without alteration. The sales were esti-
mated at 7,000 bales. The Share Market closed
With rather more animation, and some of the prin-
cipal lines slightly improved.
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday exhibited a
further slight improvement in the rates on Vienna
and Trieste.

There were no bullion operations of importance
at the Bank of England yesterday.
The greater portion of the gold by the Anglesea,
144., £98,000, will, it is expected, be taken for ex-
Portation to the Continent. The vessels now en
route from Australia are the Morning Light, with
£54,800, which} has been at sea 93 days ; and the
Pernaado, with £116,700, 92 days.

The settlement in foreign stocks and railway
Ohares has been satisfactorily concluded, no failures
of importance having resulted, although in some of
the more speculative securities the fluctuation has
been frequent and rather extensive. Money, how-
ever, is very plentiful, and is procurable at very
Moderate quotations.
There is very little- movement in East India
Railway Shares, and they attract much less atten-
tion than might have been expected from the high
Patin of interest which is secured to them by the
guarantee-of the authorities. The proposed New
Loan of £7;090,000 will soon be negotiated, which,
in some measure, accounts for the limited pur-
chases on behalf of the public ; but the extensive
creation of new share capital during the last few
Years is, probably, the principal reason why they
have not attained a higher range of prices.

Business in the Foreign Stock Market is very
inactive, and in most instances prices exhibit a
decline. Turkish 6 per Cents. being 92 to 931;
ditto New Loan, 78 to 781; and the 4 per Cents.
aave receded to 103 ; Sardinian to 82 ; Spanish,"3 per
Cent to 441 ; and the Deferred to 30 ; Brazilian 41
Per Cents. however, are firm at 941; and Russian
8 per Cents. at 111 k. The New Austrian Loan is
21 to 11 discount.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
linpreeedently dull, and the few transactions entered
into show, in most instances, a further decline of
about I per cent. Brightons, North British, and
North Eastern (Berwick) receded 55., and London
and Blackwall 10s. ; Great Westerns improved
about 55., and East Lancashire about ss. ; Eastern
Counties, Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire,
and South Devon were at about yesterday's closing
rates.

The Foreign undertakings have been quite neg-
lected with the exception of Lombardo Venetian ;
the Old Shares have declined to 8.1,, 81, and the
New to 7-1 8. In the Colonial Market Grand
Trunk of Canada have receded about ss. ; Great
Western of Canada, ss. ; East Indian, L 1; and.
Great Indian Peninsula, ss. to 10s.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
at almost nominal values. Oriental Bank have
declined 10s. ; London and Westminster, 10s. ;
and Union of Australia have improved 55.; Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam improved about ss. to 108.
Business in the Stock Exchange Market con-
tinues very depressed, and the operations effected
to-day have caused a further slight decline. Con.
Bois are about 95 4 for money and account. The
utmost anxiety still prevails with regard to con-
tinental politics, and the speculators who
Operate only to a limited extent, are
inclined to effect sales rather than purchases.
The New 2i per Cents. have advanced to 80. India
Loan Debentures are flat at 98i 99, and the Bonds
at 15s. prem. Exchequer Bills have been dealt in
at 345. to 375. prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 2t per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto Debentures 9B{ 9 81 a
Ditto Bonds, £l,000
Consols for Account 9si I I I
March. June.

Fxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. 34 7
Ditto £500
Ditto Small, lid.

--....1 -
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 941-
Russian, 1822,£ St., 5 per Cent ll4
Sardinian, 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent
t bitto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account .. 78f 1 / 8
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 811:

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Consols for Account (April) 951 I

AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MALL COMPANY

SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Tl4lre was an extraordinary meeting of the
Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company 4
to-day, Mr. Sheppard in the chair. It appeared that St,
the vessels remaining unsold were the Victoria and "
Adelaide. The former was coming from India, and
it was expected to sell the Adelaide on favourable
terms. The chairman stated that the balance on hand, ;I,
on the last occasion, was £26,000, and the 'sum in St
favour of the company, after the late division of sty
ss. per share, was £1,300. There was some con-
versation about the difference still existing between ,
this and the Royal Mail Company, in respect to the
Victoria, which was to be referred to arbitration.
The report was adopted after some considerable
discussion.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Bedford and Bletchleyi
Buckinghamshire ....
Clydesdale Junctlon..
Colchester, Stour Val.'
E.Lincolnshire,g.tip.c.
E Union,llarwichShs,
Do. Woodbridge ...
GlB.Barn&Neils,Drcti

Do. New
Gloster& Dean Forest
Ilartlpool.Dck.&Rail
Hull and Selby
Do. 4 Shares
Do. Shares
London&Greenwich
Do. Preference

N.W
ILn & N.W
Caledonin
E.U.&E C
Gt. North.
E.Counts.

Do. Barking Shares
Lowestoft, gua. 4p• Ct
Do. 6 per cent
Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk
Midsh,tv Redcr,
Mid.BradfordPrt. Stk.
Newmarkt.,BuryEx)
guaranteed 5 p. c.
Northn. & Ea stn. 5 p.c.
Do. do. 6 per cent
Do. Fixed 5 per cent.
Preston and Wyre.
Do. A Shares A.
Rovstn,ilitch.,& Shep
Shr.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c.
Shrowsbrv& FE erefordl
South Staffordshire ..
Wear Valley, g. 6p. c.
Do. do.
Wilts and Somerset
Wimbledon& Croydn

98 100
102 104
17 18
143 145
11 41,

Caledonin
Do.
Gt. West.
Yk.N.&llr
Yk.N.Md.
Do.
Do.
S. East
Do.
Peto &Co
Do.
Norfolk ,
Do.
LN W&M
Stk.& Dar
Midland .
E.Counts.
Do.
Do.

09 111

64 CS
115 120
92 93

90 95
F
57 59

Do.
L& N
& Lark. f
Do.
Gt. North.
Lan.&Yk
T Brassoy
111`Clean
Stk.& Dari
Do.
Gt. West
L.&Brgtn

97}
121

51 8

1138 140

91 ail
11 14

DOCKS.

8 91
8 9

- -
Paid Closing I Rominess
Share Docks. Price. Done.
------
Stock Commercial lOO
Stock Do4perCent.Pref.Min IC4 --
Stook East and West India lOO
Stock London lOO
Stock St. Katharine lOO
Stock Southampton lOO a
Stock Victoria
20 1)0 New

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Share

Railways. • Price. Done.
IPaid Closing* Business

----
Share Railways. ,--
1 Closing Business
10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 51
Paid. Price.
12..0 Araberg., Notting. Bost. I 20 Ardennes all - - P
and Eastern Junction 10 6 61 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 } d 21
50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all I 1
20 Beziers to Graissessaa.
13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 8} all - ---
Stock Birk., Lane., andChesh 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail: all 11 2}
Junction lOO 62 61 20 Dutch Rhenish
6 Eastern of France
25 Blackburn
25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 83 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. -- P
20 Great Central ot France all - -
Stock Bristol and Exeter .... 100 93 04
Stock Caledonian
10 Italian Junction ..,... 8 - -
Stock Chester and Holyhead . 100 481 491
20 Lake Constance & Bale all - -
50 Cork and Bandon all • - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - -
20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - ~
20 Cornwall
roves. no div all 51 51 at 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 4 4pBl 1
10 Do. AIA
until6p.c.per an. 20 Lucca &Pi stoja, 5 p.c.pf. all - -
1 all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all - -
10 Do. B all - - 331 Maria Antonia all - -
hasbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New - -
50 Dublin an d Belfast June. all -, - 20 Namur and Liege all 81 81
25 Dun.,Perth,& Ahr.Junc. all St 9 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref.
Stock East Anglian lOO 16 17
Stock Eastern Counties lOO 591 6(.1 60 460 16 Northern of France .... all 36 36
20 Do. New Shares - - p
Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 45 47 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91
Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 30 32 20 Ottoman, irtla. 6 per cent 7 -- -
25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Mcdit. all 32} 321
25 East Kent all 14 16 20 Paris and Orleans ..... all 51 53
Stock East Lancashire lOO 92/ 931 931 Recife& S. Fran. (Peru., 1 9 1 1 d
20 East Suffolk - - 20 I gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... 1
10 Do - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - -
Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 72 73 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - -
Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 27 271 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 l(R) 93 91 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 61 7
10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 95 97
Stock Great Northern lOO 1021 103 103
20 Southern of France .... all 101 201
Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 88 90 81 West Flanders all 5-/ 61
Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 131 9
Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 101 I°6 I°l4 10 Do. 5
20 W. &1
Np .c. Preference . all 91
.W. ot France.. all 231 21 i
Stock Great Western -
Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 56 58 20 Western of Switzerland all I-- --
12 Trish South Eastern all - - 6 Wiesbaden - --
50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 83 87 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all --- -
IV} Do. Thirds - -
1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 121 p 271
Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
04 95 95 4/
16 Do. do. 1' 116 6 iid - -
9 Do. do. 29 shares.. 7 -
3 Do. West Riding Union 4 -
20 Do. Southport - - 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 80 85 183 1
„, a
Stock London and Blackwall. all 67 69 w 2 Leased at 6 per cent..
- Do.Newisa.at £slosp.sh - - - is Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 134 i } d
Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 1111 1121 112 gc; 5 per cent
Stock London & North Westn 100 941 65 251 45 41 18 - -
121 Do. Eighths
Stock London& South-Westn lOO 924 921 18 Do. Do. B 41 1 Id 4}
25 L'derry & Coleraine - - 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 71
25 L'derry & Enniskillen all - - 204 Do. New l6l - - dl
Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 37 371 371 100 f Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 Fs 00
10 'Metropolitan
Stock Midland lOO 991 1001 100 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 82 86
Stock Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 75 77 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84
50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. par i p
25 Do. 1 Shares all - - 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.), 2s. - -
100 Nestle and Carlisle all - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip' 2s. 1 1 I Pm
25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 111 12 20 Central Oude (Limited)l2s. 6d. - --
10 Newry & Armagh (def 9 - - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 / 4PI
20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all - - 171 Demerara - - 1
Stock Norfolk lOO 00 62 W Eastern Bengal.g,u.sp.c. 5 1 iPI 41
50 North. Counties Union 3.4 31 Id
581 Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c.. 100 1021 103/ 104} 31 3 i
Stock North British lOO 581 59 2O Do. C Shares all - -
Stock Nor.Dcv.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 i 4 P
Stock Do.A Stk.- Aree.no div. 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - -
until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - -
Stock Do. B Stock - - 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 191 201
Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 91 al} 911 1 1 sto. I Geelong Corporation 6 lOO - -
25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 1} d 11 d per cent. Bonds
Stock Do. Leeds lOO 45 11 46} 51 Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 36 351 4 5
Stock Do. York lOO 7 I 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 74 76 75 4
Stock North London lOO 101 192 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref..... 100 93 95 93 i
10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. all 101 102 1 101 }
and City Junction. - - d 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 par ip 4
20 North Staffordshire l7l 1 44 2O Do. do
20 North-Western - -
10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 ( guaranteed 5 per cent. )
Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 321 331 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 16 165 16 151 16}
10 Peebles all - 201 Do. New
20 Portsmouth
10 Rhymney, ( ept. till '6O
Stock Scottish Central lOO 110 112 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 100 105 104
Stock Sooth.N.E.. Aber. Stock 100 2 275 :100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 100 105
6}
Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 85 41100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do
Stock Shropshire Union lOO 46 47 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 171 18
10 Sittingbounie & Sheer all 31 21 d 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 191 20 19/ 4
Stock South Devon lOO 38 39 384 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 , 181 19 18
Stock South-Eastern lOO 701 /15 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 10 I ; 1 91
Stock South wales
Stock
2 NM
eie
Illrybß..
&ruLnCorp.al ,
,d,61(
eLpi,
i.
&cm.
c.
n.Bonds6dpa e 100 - - I
20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. • all 12 14
20 Do. do - -
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11
25 Stockton & Darlington all 37 38 Class ACapitl.Share • . 10 - - d
25 Do. do. 1854 221 - -- .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. •
25 Do. do. 1855 2O Do. do. B. Capital do. 110 - --d
- Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... - -
1
StocklTaff Vale lOO. - - f Northof India Tramroad 1 2s.
StockiDo. Preference, No. 1 - - 0 t Limited, Scrip - -
25 ITharnesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 20 Oude (Limited)
StocklVale of Neath lOO 68 72 71 20 Scinde .„.1 15 i i P
Stock, Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 Do.
50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Do. New r. 0 , 10 }d Iplo 91
20 West Cornwall
10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all - -6/ 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. begt 10 1 id
5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - -
7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 2 3 10ATrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id par
5 Do. B all 6 61
20 West London - -
10 Do. Ist Class all - - BRITISH MINES.
20 Do. 2d Class all - -
Paid. Closing Business
PREFERENCE SHARES.

, .
Closing Business •
- Alfred Consols (Philack 2.11.10 61 741
Share) Railways. Paid. Price. Done.
25 'Blythe and Tyne It per tO
British Iron
Ic. ref. issued at 250) all 49 51 - Condurrow (Camborne) 2O - -
Stk Bris. dz Exet.4p.d.Stock 100 94 96 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 463 475
20 Do. do. do. Shares - East Bassett (Mogan). 30 215 225
Stock Cal
edon 210, 41 per cent 100 103 105 -- Great South Tolgus.. 17s 12 14
12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7. 10 - - - G.Wlical Alfd.(Phillacii) 11.18.8 24 34
StocklChester & nolyhd, 51 pc 100 127 129 -G. Wheal Vor(IIelston) 91, 4
Stockpo. do. sp. ct. lOO 118 120 - Lady Bertha
61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - North Frances (Mogan) 84 7 8
6 Dun. Perth,& Aber,Turi. all 6 6/ - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9. 104
Stock E.Ang.rn. Class A 7 & spc 100 98 101 - N.Wli'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 11 121 111
Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc. ... 100 110 115 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 14 151
Stock Do. do. Class C7pc . .. 100 106 110 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - -
Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct.N.o.l 100 114 116 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s /
460
Stock Do. do No.. 100 112 114 112 - SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 21 450
Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 129 131 129 -• South C. Brea( Mogan). 2 21 21
Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 80 82 814 - S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9205 215
Stock East Lanc. 6 per ct lOO - - 5 Tamar Silver and Lead
5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all - - Minin Co 44 11 2
g
Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - 10 Tin Croft 9 31 1
Stock Edin.Perth,St Dun. 4 pc. 100 72 74 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - -
Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 1(10 - - - I
:Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 1
Stock Glam. &S West...r a. 5 pc. 100 110 112 - 'West Basset (Illogan) l4 21 23 •
Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 118 120 - W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 75 80
Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 110 112 - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5l - - 1 205
Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 125 135
100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 64 66 i 64 Wheal Edward (Cals.).. 54 21 31
10 Gt. 1\ h. of Scotld, Ist pf all 11 111 - 'Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12
stock c Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 100 - -
- 1W11•1111aryAnn (Meehe) 8 49 51 491
Ip. ct. pref. Stock - 'WWI Trelawney (Lisle.) 44 31 33
50 Great West. (Berke and 6 - -
rfants) Ext. 5 p.ct..
Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 pC. t. 100 95 97 FOREIGN MINES
Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 86 f 8
Stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 87 S 9 20 Australian
Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref. 100 99 101 1 800 AccordCopper,Lim. 10s -1" I p
8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 91 101 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at .c 5 p.) 27 1 11
10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 20 ;Do.St.Johndelliey,Lim. 15 11 12 111 4
shares
10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 91 101 1 Clarendon Consols Min-
Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 72 74 ing, Co. of Jamaica ... 1 --- d
264 Do. Chester guar.shares all 181 191 40 Cobra Copper all 36 38 37/
13/ Do. do. do - Caplan° l6 10 12
20 Do. do. do.
Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 2 Fortuna
Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. r.•,u. No.l 100 - - 20 General all 23 24
Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 3 Linares all 91 10A
Stock Do. NeW rue., 6p. ct... 100 - - 5 Lusitani an
Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 1 IMariquita all i 41 I
Stock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun- , 1 New Granada all
- -
eaton, sp. ct.
Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead
late 3d shares lOO 160 165 Mining; and Smelt.... all 4 5
121 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs all - - 5 Port Philip 1 a
124 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. all - - 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 11 i
Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 12:3 125 ' 28.2.81 United Mexican all 2i 3 f
6 Do. £6 4% I gl"
Stock Do. 31 per cent.
124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all - -
124 Share Securities. Closing Business
Do. 4 per cent... - - Paid.
Do. - -
Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - -
-----
Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ci. 100 139 141
Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 101 103 102 - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 114 115 1141
6 Do. with option till 1860 3 -1 / p - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Ang. 100 112 114
Stock Do. Leis. & Ilit.pref. st. 100 91 96 - Do. 0 pc.Mr. & Sep. 100 112 113
1 all 91 91 - N.8.G0v.9p.c. Ja. &Tidy 100 1111 1121
in c Newport,Aber,&c.p -et .5
"Ip. c. redeem, at p. with ) -- Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 -
10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. - N. S.W. Gov. sp. e. Deb. 100 1021 1034 1021 3%
option till 1866 all 11 / 111 - NovaScotirGov.6 p.c. St.
10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares all 9 91 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1111 1121 1121 12
Stook Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 100 - - - S.Aus.G t.6pc.,Tan&July 100 111 112
Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - -- 1121 1,
Stock Do. Way.ral.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - 1
Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 111 113 . -
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - _ __
i
Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dsk.Co. 100 - - -
Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Closing I Badness
Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 97 PS 971 Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. I Done.
____ _
17 Do. do. do. - t -
20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - -
121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 .. 9 - -- 40 Australasia all - -
25 Po. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 4 d p 25 Bank of Egypt all 241 241
20 North Staffordshire . . all 231 231 100 Bank of London 5O 45 47
• Stock Ox.Wr. & Wol. 6pc. li.tg 100 122 124 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - -
Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua lOO 115 120 50 British North American all - -
Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stkin perp 100 99 101 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 1% 1d 8/
O 81 Scottish Central, new pi all - - 100 City 5O 62 65
r Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 100 Colonial - - -
, Stock Do. 34 per c. pref. stock 100 - ---20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all -
t Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. 100 - - 100 Commercial of London 2O - -
d Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 - - 20 Eng., Soot., & Aus. Ch all 161 161 161 4
10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 101 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all
a 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. all - - 20 Lou.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 23 234 2311 34 3
1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 50 London and County
e Ann., 1.0.6) all 24 241 50 London Joint Stock •• . 10 - - 311
1 Stock Do .4-4 per cent lOO 102 101 100 London St Westminster. 20' - - 491 50
' Stock Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is lOO 102 104 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - _
n Stock Do. New do., 2d issue lOO - - 20 Do. new .... . ......... 10 - -
~ Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO - - 25 - -
50 National-Bank .........
)I Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO - - 20 New South Wales - - 471
1- 2o 8.-Yarksliire, 4 p.c. gua. all 1(11 171 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all - - 401 1
251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. all 29 3021 21% 21i
20 Ottoman Bank
11 25 Do. 6 per cent all 33 34 Provincial of Ireand .. 25 - ---
Stock Waterford & Kilkenny,
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PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-MARCH 16.
CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL.

tion. It would be difficult to overrate the import-
/vice of these discoveries, as it ,seems probable, to
quote the words of Governor M'Donnell, that at
least from 12,000 to 18,000 square miles of country,
available hereafter for pastoral purposes, have been
opened up by Mr. Stuart's explorations. One re-
sult of all these explorations is, that the shape of
Lake Torrens has been entirely changed ; instead
of preserving a horse-shoe form, as was supposed,
it is found to be divided into several detached
lakes. The reading of the paper was followed
by a very animated discussion, in which the
Chairman, Captain Sturt, 'the Bishop of Saun-
ders, Mr. Crawfurd, and Professor Owen, took part.
The last speaker directed attention to the paucity
of informatioß in the department of natural history
in such explorations, which he attributed to the
fact that the major part of the animals were of
nocturnal habits; consequently search for them
should be made during the night. Professor Owen
also alluded to the peculiar provision in the Aus-
tralian type which enabled them in seasons of
drought to convey their young to distant water
holes. The President finally announced that the
next meeting would be held on the Uth instant,
when a paper by Sir J. Davis, "On the great
Valley of the Yang-tse-Kiang before and after its
occupation by the Chinese Rebels " would be read ;
and in adjourning the meeting remarked that he
had directed cards of invitation to his soirees on
the 16th and 30th inst. to be issued to all the fel.
lows, and that should any gentleman fail to receive
one the omission was accidental, and he hoped to
have the pleasure of seeing them at his house on
those two occasions.

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Order for second reading read ; motion made, and question
proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time ;"
amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " that"
to the end of the question, in order to add the words
" any amendment of the law relating to church-rates
which should exempt persons contributing to the sup-
port of some other place of worship than the parish
church from the payment of the rate, at the same time
that the existing machinery for the support of the fabric
of the Church of England should be continued in opera-
tion upon the members of her own communion, is worthy
of the consideration of this house," instead thereof—ques-
tion proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out
e
stand part of the questio—amendment, by leave, with-
drawn—question again proposed, " That the bill be now
read a second time"—amendment proposed, to leave out
the word " now," and at the end of the question to add
the words " upon this day six months"—question put,
'! That the word now' stand part of the question." The
house divided.
The tellers being come to the table, Sir John Trelawny,
one of the tellers for the ayes?, stated that Mr. Antrobus,
member for Wilton, not having heard Ithe question put,
had not voted—whereupon Mr. Speaker directed the hon.
member for Wilton to come to the table, and again stated
the question to him ; on which the hon. member declared
himself with the ayes, and Mr. Speaker directed his vote
to be added to the ayes.
The tellers accordingly declared the numbers, Ayes 242,
Noes 168.