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London, England, 1857-03-11 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, IVI.ARCH 11, . lB.

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rious privations in consequence. It would almost
seem as if the object had been to render the impost
so unpopular that there could be no possibility of

its extension or substitution. It was an under-

hatd mode of arresting the progress of "Free
Trade," or "Unrestricted Competition," if that
designation be more agreeable to the legislative
" DonsoNs and FOGGS." Sir G. C. LEWIS has
fallen, or rather deliberately walked, into the trap
laid for his reception, with a tone and manner
that might have been expected from Sir CHARLES
WOOD. He put forward the stereotyped argument
of that unfortunate financier, to the effect that
"the tax would produce 350,0001., a sum which
he was by uo means prepared to surrender," &c.,
ate. But only a portion of that, probably not more
than 200,0001., would arise under Schedule D.
The remainder would come from accumulated and
realised property, which, as we have repeatedly ex-
plained, has no legitimate claim to*exemption.
And certainly that amount is not sufficient to
justify the rejection of a demand based alike en
equity and expediency, the concession whereof
would materially diminish the agitation against
the continuance of the impost, and the extraordi•
nary excitement thereby occasioned. It will be
for the new Parliament, as we have stated, to
pronounce a decision on this interesting and im-
portant question. Mr. WILLIAMS has well and
efficiently discharged his duty in ventilating the
question, so that the electors may have the oppor-
tunity of delivering a well-considered verdict on
the point thus raised.
"Mr. F•aa"—we beg pardon—Mr. GLAD-
IIIITOPIE subsequently brought forward* his promised
motion for the revision and reduction of the ex-
penditure. We should be rejoiced if at all times
and under all circumstances he should continue
to be actuated by the newly-awakened seal for
economy and retrenchment. We fear, however,
that it would survive the mere crossing of the
House. A seat on the right hand of Mr. SPEAKER
would operate as a decided anodyne, and subdue
all the existing excitement. Mr. GLADSTONE,
however, attained his present object by being
enabled to make a severe onslaught on his Right
Honourable friend (I) And perhaps no per-
son would have experienced greater an-
noyance had his motion been accepted by
the House. The Foaa, of Freeman's Court,
Corn-hill, was accustomed to do the " virtuous
indignation" part of the business, but readily
consented to being "muzzled" by his senior part-
ner. The suggestion of DODSON, DISRAELI,
that it would be exercising a wise discretion not
to press the motion to a division, was at once
adopted, and the motion withdrawn. Indeed it
never was intended otherwise than as a demon-
stration to capture stray votes at the hustings,
where every assistance will be peculiarly valuable.
The new Parliament4must decide on all these
questions. We trust that the fiscal, financial,
and monetary reform era, and also the Parliamentary
and legal reformers, will take advantage of the
golden opportunity, and that, while insisting on a
thoroughly English policy, not only with regard
to China, but all other nations, they may enforce
the adoption of those internal changes and altera-
Mona se urgently required, and which no *Admi-
nistration, however popular in other respects,
should be allowed to reject, or even materially to
retard. When the voice of public opinion has been
distinctly heard, Sir G. C. Lzwis will be unable
to resist the legitimate and moderate demands of
the long .suffering and heavily-oppressed sufferers
under the objectionable systems now in operation.

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Last night, in the House of Commons, on the
motion of Viscount PALMERSTON, which was
second©d by Mr. DISRAELI, and in support of
which Lord Jour RIISSELL also addressed the
house :

Resolved, nemine contradicentei " That the
thanks of this house be given to Mr. Speaker, for
his eminent and distinguished services during the
period of nearly eighteen years for which ho has
filled the chair of this house ; that he be assured
that this house fully appreciates the zeal and abi-
lity with which he has discharged the duties of
Speaker under circumstances requiring unprece-
dented labour and exertion, and that this house
entertains the strongest sense of the firmness and
dignity with which he has maintained its privileges,
of his unremitting attention to iti business, of the
care which he has devoted to the improvement of
its formß, and of the urbanity and kindness which
have uniformly marked his conduct in the chair,
and which have secured for him the esteem and
gratitude of every member of this house." -

Then Mr. SPEAKER addressed the house as fo:

lows :

"During long period in which, by God's
blessing,l thehve been enabled to discharge the
duties of thi4 chair, I have had abundant experience
of ihe kindness, forbearance, and indulgence of the
house, which they have shown to me under all cir-
cumstances, and on all occasions. But I have not
words at my command, nor can I sufficiently con-
trol my feelings, so as to adequately express my
gratitude for tins crowning mark of their favour
and approbation. I can only assure the house that
I shall cherish, to the last moment of my existence,
the remembrance of the proceedings of this day,
and of the resolution to which this house has unani-
mously agreed—this great and inestimable reward
for public service ; and in all sincerity, and from
the very bottom of my heart, I thank them for the
distinguished honour which they have conferred
upon me."

Resolved, " That the thanks of this house Le
given to Mr. Speaker for what he has said this day
to the house, and that the same be printed in the
votes of this day, and printed in the journal of tins
house."

Resolved, nemine contradicente, "That an humble
address be presented to her Majesty, praying her
Majesty that she will be most graciously pleased to
confer some signal mark of her Royal favour upon
the Right donourable Charles Shaw Lefevre,
Speaker of this house, for his great and eminent
services performed to his country, during the long
and important period in which he has, with such
distinguished ability and integrity, presided in the
chair of this house ; and to assure her Majesty
that, whatever expense her Majesty shall think
proper to be incurred upon that account, this house
make good the same."

Ordered, " That the said address be presented
to her Majesty by such members of this house as
are of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy
Council."

HEALTH o H.R.H. TIE DUCHESS OP KENT.—So
great an improvement has taken place in the health of
her Royal Highness that she was enabled to join the
royal dinner circle at Windsor Castle yesterday.
The Countess de Persigny has issued cards for an as-
sembly at Albert-gate House, on Tuesday next.
The Countess of Derby has issued cards for an as-
sembly this evening.
The Vi.,conntess Palmerston has issued cards for an
assembly on Wednesday next.
Lord and Lady Walsingham are still staying atMerton
Hall, Norfolk.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPICRA.—We have reason to believe
that in consequence of an unforeseen " difficulty" with
the renters of Drury-lane Theatre Mr. (dye's company
will again reappear at the Lyceum during the approach
ing Beacon.

MALTA, March 8.--A. court-martial was held on
Lieut. Bullock, of her Majesty's ship Centurion, for
using insulting language to Lieut. Phillips. He was
condemned to be dismissed his ship, and placed at the
bottom of the list of lieutenants.
FUNERAL or MR. SIIMMANT WlLTLlNS.—Yeaterday
the mortal remains of the late Mr. Sergeant Wilkins
were removed from his chambers,
No, s, ring's Bench-
walk, Inner Temple, and interred in No rwood Cemetery.
The funeral was strictly private--a beanie containing the
body of the deceased, a mourning coach. and four horses
with the relict and immediate relatives of the deceased,
and a single brougham, made up the pri)cession.
FESTIVAL OF THE SONS or THE CI.EI3GY.—The Arch-
bishop of Canterbury has appointed Wednesday, the
13th of May, for the celebration of the 203 d anniver-
sary festival of the Sons of the Clergy',:

immediately after their inee'itt. Some of the 'PEN op (-70,qpn pr)77, ',5 effirif P
.strito that Aia•s:, had.
the post 'of ambassador at Paris ; but a ministerial
organ says that he has merely requested leave of 1
absence to go to Madrid on private busines. Some
intention existed at Barcelona of bringing forward
Marshal Espartero as a candidate for one of the '
di-trios of the city, but it was not believed that it
would he acted on, as the Progressist committee,
and a large portion of the party, had declared the
Marshals political career closed. It was stated
that a number of French officers had accepted ser-
vice in the Spanish army destined to act against
Mexico ; but according to the Iberia only some
engineer officers have been engaged. The Spanish
papers unanimously urge the government to act
vigorously against Mexico.

It is stated that the Austrian Government has
intimated its willingness to withdraw all opposition
to the union of the Principalities on condition that
the Powers shall guarantee the possession of the
Rouman population who acknowledge her sway,
and who amount to over 4,000,000.

The Sardinian Minister of Finance Ir s presented
a draft of a bill to the Chamber of Deputies at
Turin, for the construction of a telegraphic line
from Sassari to Porto Torra. The addition of 51
telegraphic wire for the service of the Government
to all the existing lines, or those at present being
conmtructed, that is—From Turin to Coni, and
from Savigliano to Salucci ; from Turin to Novara,
by Chtavasso ; from Biella to Santhia ; from Chia-
vasso to Borea, ; from Alessandria to Acqui ; from
Alessandra to Tortona, Voghera, and Stradella ;
from Novi to Tortona.

The design of Messrs. Watson, of Edinburgh, has
been adopted for the Wellington memorial in Liverpool.
Government have determined to improve the barracks
at Berwick. The cost will be 2,0001.
A Prussian paper, the Zeit, announces the death of
Dr. Vogel, the African traveller.
Prussia, it is said, will oppose the admission of Aus-
tria into the German Zollverein.
Miss A. Goddard's soirees terminated last evening.
The whole of the concerts of this distinguished artiste
have been attended with great success.

A " Hertfordshire Incumbent.," in writing to the
Times, says :
" Sir,—A paragraph appeared in your Paris
correspondent's letter on Friday last, on the
authority of a private letter from St Petersburg,
to tl)e ct that a column of troips had been
despatched by the Governor of Russiau Siberia in
the direction of Ki hktia, on the Chinese frontier,
in consequence with an agreement with the Court
of Pekin. The Moititeur de la Flotte, two .rthree days before, gave also a summary of in-
structions, purporting to be issued by the Empe-
ror of China, closing the five ports on the sea-
b:)ard, but making a special exception in fa-
vour of the overland traffic along the Sibe-
rian frontier. Perhaps the connection between
these two notices may not be clear to your readers
without a little explanation.
" Kiahkta is a Russian settlement of more than a
century old, a little to the south of Lake Baikal,
and constitutes, ,with the Chinese frontier town
Maimachen (which is in inunedAte juxtapm-ition),
e emporium through which the whole of the over-
land tea for Russia passes. It is by this channel

A number of Roman antiquities have been discovered
in the Orchard-field, Malton, during the excavations for
the Malto❑ and Thirsk Railway.
Feruk Kahn, according to a Paris letter, in the
Independance of Brussels, is endeavouring to negotiate
a treaty of peace betwee Persia and Belgium.
The Neleus has arrived from Foo-chow-Foo with
1,047,8001 b. of tea. The Arctic, from Canton, is also
reported, but her cargo is understood to consist of
drugs.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 13th inst.
for the conveyance of 1,600 tons of victualling stores
from the River Thames to Hong Kong.
Messrs. Fergusson's sugar refinery, at Greenock, has
been totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimates at
40,0001.
William Hood, E q., one of the Justices of the Peace
for the county of Sussex, died suddenly on Wedneslay
last.

that the article originally reached Western Europe;
and if all intercourse with the Chiut-se seaboard
were stopped—as is contemplated in the Imperial
instructions above referred t•.—by this chaune, only
wculd all consumers, not only in Eurore, but ill
America also, he able to obtain ir. The wh le tea-
drinking world would have to content itself with
obtaining from St. Prtersburg what supplies it
could, after every ounce had been brought a clia-
tance of nearly 8,000 miles by land ttansport and
river navigation. The co=t of transit is such that
before the late war scarcely anything was drunk
throughout the whole kingdom of Poland but
smuggled Canton tea, which was every year pene.
tracing further and further into the interior of Rua-
sia, as may be well imagined, when it is stated
that the average wholesale price of the common tea
was 270 copecks (Bs. 10d.) and of the best 410 00
pocks (13s. Bd.) at Moscow in the year 1854. What
it would reach to were the demand suddenly ill- .;
creased to any great extent defies all conjecture.
One thing is plain,—that it would deprive not
merely the common people, but the great bulk 01
the middle class, of all participation whatever in . •
" cups which cheer but not inebriate."
" The duties on this overland tea form an

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portant item in Russian finance. A most seriou*
diminution in them was occasioned by the treaty
with China which threw upon the northern ports.
In 1842 no less than 467,679 poods of Chinese
merchandise the far greater part of it beingtea, left Kiahkta; in 1854 little more that
half as much. If ape fectly free interwar°
with the interior of China were allowed the
Kiahkta trade would he proportionally din.
nished ; and it is quite conceivable that 1/
would even be superseded altogether, except °
regards the so-called " brickt-a"—a c-mpost of tom'..
leaves a-d sheep's blood, in which the Mong,lll
late exclusively delights. I draw this inference c`)ll,e,
fidently from the positive statement of the Rost
statist, M. Tengoborski, that the Kiahkta tea aos.„'"
20 ci)pecks the pound in transport, before it 0.1%
reaches the emporium ; whereas the esime tou,
from the same depot may be taken to Shangbilf,
only eight copecks, and all the way to London for
10. It is plain, therefore, that the question of 011,0
or closed ports in China is the question between tua
annihilation of the Russian revetucl from tea, *,.11,
the compelling of the consumers of the comeneatv,,
throughout the world to enrich the Russian Treasul„'
by purchasing a tithe of their requirements at WI
fold the pric they need pay for an ample supPli:t
gi Without any wish to discuss the de---ree of ti
or discretion exhibited in recent transactionst,,
must say that I think the attempt to open 20';
to the interior of China is a worthy object of atgire
Government having at heart the comfort of in
mass of the people. And there is one aspect I,t
which the importance of the question lately broaPo
before the Legislature may be viewed which bgei
not yet seen adverted to.
"The only country which has an interest in se.
inc the Chinese seaboard is likewise the onlY°^"of
which enjoys, and has long enjoyed, the privilateast
being represented at Pekin. Ever since 1101 0
1727 the Russian Government has maintained .011
establishment in that capital, the membersof *lnv
are changed regularly everylo years. It origillgae;
professed to be for the spiritual behoof of thB,
scendants of some Siberian settlers who bad 00
carried off about half-a-century before from I 7:
A%
upper valley of the Amoor, but. the mission 01',1'
continues, although the necessity has ceased ; *ye;
while authentic information relative to tha
sources and the administration of the Celestial
pire is derived through this channel by the Foreign,
office at St. Petersburg, no doubt, whatever OPI
nions are current at Pekin of the Powers of Wed;
torn Europe owe their shape and colour to the salow
agency.
"If the paragraph to which I have alluded at tbeg
beginning of this le ter be founded in fact, it bee.tni
certain, regard being had to the dates, that it WI!.
be through the machinery (.f this mission that ni
movement of troops was arranged. The attack °O/
the Bogie Forts took place only on the 20tb.nb
Oct. last, and the intelligence would hardly',..,7o
Pekin before the middle of November. Frem 1„e
to Kiahkta is at least 1,000 miles over a anof
desert ; to Irkutsk (which, I suppose, is the .B'7,re.
the Russian Governor alluded to) some 200131:4
From Kiahkta again to St. Petersburg is ne,-01
5,000 miles. That any communication should
taken place between the latter city and Peliin,,,°llllg,
the commencement of the troubles at Carl"'
therefore, clearly impos,ible. The necessary
ference seems to be that such a contingency
arisen was at least foreseen, and instructionsny
beforehand as to what steps uld be taken
event of its occurrence. a
"Had the late war continued we should 06704
not have been surprised to find mines sr'rival.eo/
under our feet in every Asiatic Court, and t° iera
with a Muscovite Bras;das in many an de
Chalcicide. That soma of the mines should e'ri.lo*
'too late is, in my judgment, quite as reason ton
theory to account for what has occurred at 01°,0
and at Teheran as the attributing a ruffian P°llcleiat
any English statesmen, or cruelty, licentiouoo
and levity to their agent."

Mr. R. Guinness, of Dublin, died suddenly, two days
ago, at the terminus of the Great Southern and Wes-
tern Railway.
It is announced that a regular steam communication
has just been organised between London and Mogadore
The first steamer is to leave the St. Katharine's Docks
on the 16th inst., carrying a mail. _ _

Yesterday evening the 19th anniversary of the Jour-
neymen Tailors' Benevolent Institution was celebrated
at the London Tavern. Upwards of 200 gentlemen sat
down to dinner. The subscriptions amounted to about
7001.

MR. MAYHEW AND VHE TIC.1;0"

LEAVE 11111 N.

WILKINSON V. MATHEW. 0
In this case, which came on for hearing yesterslis
the Whitechapel County Court, the plaintiff appeoregol
person, and Mr. Henry Davies, the attorney, atteeko
for the defendant, Mr. Henry Mayhew, who has te, Afe
so prominent a part in connection with ticket-of'e
men.
This action was brought to recover the sum of .saeo
6d., balance of a bill of 13/. 2s. 6d., for the board
lodging of a returned convict.
The plaintiff handed in two letters written by A go
' Mayhew, in one of which that gentleman promiselse
be answerable for the support of the ticket-of-1010'6L O,
to "a reasonable amount ;" and the plaintiff adle;ised
upon being questioned by Mr. Davies, having rec.'
two 51. notes from Mr. Mayhew.
Mr. Davies stated that his client had no object
pay any amount that was fairly due, but he bad reeihs
to believe this was a gross attempt at imposition, an
wished to put a few questions to the plaintiff. .oto
Mr. Mayhew's attorney then subjected the plaiptle
a severe cross-examination, and elicited from hU
following particulars : 114
That he had kept a registered lodging-house, le 0
men and women belongini: to the "misfortunate oble,j.oso
resorted, and that the ticket-of-leave man, for ilt/zio
support he charged Mr. Mayhew, had not lodged II
house " all the time." bed
Mr. Davies stated he was instructed that the Inefisad
never lived at the plaintiff's house at all, and tbesegist
the reason why he (Mr. Davies) appeared there to riot,
the demand. If he was correctly informed even tb.,ebsoo
that had already been paid by Mr. Mayhew bad bO/
shared by the plaintiff and the ticket-of-leave may; beell
during the whole period which it is alleged he bad bit'
lodging at the plaintiff's house, had really been co"
ing with a woman in another part of the town.
Mr. Davies (to plaintiff).—Are you married
What was your wife's maiden name I—Murphl•
Do you know a person of the name of Ned Salo°
ticket-of-leave man I—Not by that name. 561:
Mr. Davies (handing in a letter, signed ``lied i• es,
mon,"and containing a threat to "garotte" his
and himself)—Do you know this handwriting Y---"N°,ser
Will you swear to that ; be cautious, you are ola Jkso
oath, and I warn you that your words are being to (its
down with a view to further proceedings.—Plain'os,
a whining tone)—l can neither read nor write, f the
Mayhew knows that ; and I leave it in the hands of
judge.
d
lire Honour--Do you mean to say you are en-iOl
ignorant of writing
Plaintiff—Yes, my lord, I am. Op
Mr. Davies said that be was prepared to bear Ole
whole of the real facts of the case misrepresented bY
lot
plaintiff, and he would be happy, if his Henour....tbeteo
it necessary for the ends of justice, to place Mr. ffilieYesi•
in the witness-box, in order to refute the plaintiff's
deuce. ,0
His Honour proceeded to examine Mr. Alayhew
en jo
ters to the plaintiff, and said, taking the matter e,v_insiff
a legal point of view, he could not see that the
bad made out any claim against the defendant. poi
Mr. Davies begged to state that Mr. Maybe • of
offered the ticket-of-leave man in question a situalle..oo
18s. per week, but the man had said he could ear°
by dishonest practices, and would not accept it.
The summons was accordingly dismissed.

A. public meeting of the merchants, bankers, II;
traders, of the City of London, for the purpose of °
sidering the decision come to by the House Of Cent Fri'
to the affairs at Canton, is to be held vex' rye
day, in the Guildha'l. The Lord Mayor will tblo
chair at two o'clock.

DIONEY a DIARKET

AND
COMIVIERCIAL INTELLIGENCF.

CITY, Two o'CLooK.
Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed quietly, but at the extreme
,ates of last week. The sales were estimated at
'MO bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the
exporters. The Railway Share Market exhibited
a
quiet appearance, but a moderate business was
wan meted
There
Eldora Was a meeting held yesterday of the ere-
of Messrs P. Sinanedes and Company. The
parties present expres:.,ed an opinion in favour of
Winding up the estate under inspection, in prefe-
rence to a resort to the Bankruptcy Court.
Ulti-
mately au adjournment for three we-ks was agreed
to
for the
purpose of receiving further information
Apra Alexandria,
respecting the debt of P. H.
stated that the total liabilities to creditors, secured
sad
b uneflonred, amounted to 36,5411. 7s. 3d. ; and
doubtful debts
consisting of cash in hand, bad and
&,ful debts, &c. &e., were estimated at 25,0761.
; leaving a deficiency of 11,4651. 2s. 6d.
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon were
rather flatter, and very little business was trans-
acted,

A. ..at
fu
1-4,Ler supply of gold has arrived by the
Blaautrall, and as several other ships are expected
daring the next week or two, the general stock of
" Precious metals is likely to be materially ang-
tient.A
'-u• The quantity brought by the Blackwell is
80,648 1/4, ounces, or about 322,5921., and among the
rill which are next expected are the Derwent,
Admiral, the Orwell, the Austral, the George
Marshall, and the Royal Charter. The aggregate
C°lll4 to be received, therefore, is likely to
far in excess of the quantity required for
len-ages of silver, but as a proof that the
absorption on that account is still
Tel'Y active, it may be mentioned that the whole
of the remittance by the Mermaid has already been
taken for shipment to France.
An active demand continues to prevail for dis-
eennts, and high rates are paid for the required ac-
commodation.
Prom: a Parliamentary paper just issued it ap-
Pears that the amount of Exchequer Bills raised
fer the supplies of 1857, out-standing on the let.
Inst., was 21,049,7001.
A meeting of the Lynvi Vale Railway Company
Vas held to-day, but it was said to be of a private
character.
There has been a Very heavy market to-day for
t
_,nglish- Securities, although the movement in
prices has not exceeded per cent. Some weak-
ness was occasioned by the announcement that all the
rid by the Mermaid had been sent abroad, but sub-
7questly the arrival of the Blackwell with a further
supply led to rather more firmness. Still, however,
business is remarkably dull, and no revival of spe-
culation is looked for at present. CA-sols Inve
been V/31 1, and 93 for money, and 931 for the
account.lt. Bank Stock is firm at 222. Exchequer
are par to 3s. prem., and the Bonds 981.
Most of the Foreign Securities have remained at
nominal price 4, as very few bargains have been
frLeiallY recorded. Turkish per Cents. have re-
ceded * per cent., viz., to 963- f, and the present;
potation is 961 97. Peruvian 4i per Cents. are
and French 44 per Cents. 93 50, with the ex-
"'tug e at 25 20.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign,
a
t'drs :—Grenada Deferred Bonds. 6la 7 ; Mexi-
can
; Peruvian, 44 per Cents., 78 130
"'"0 'Three per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per
ruts., 44i 45i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; do.
.1 per Cents., 97 99; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40i 41i;
ditto New Deferred, 241 ; Ditto Certificates,
6# 1 ;Ditto Passive, 4 6•
There has been a limited business done in Rail-
'Way §hares this morning, and most of the leading
lines have declined to the extent of about kto per
cent. Chester and Holyhead receded 108. ; Eastern
Counties, 6s. ; East Lancashire, 10s. ; Edinburgh,
Perth, and Dundee, 10.). ; Great Western, ss. ;
Lanc'ashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; North-Western,
6e- to 10s. ; North-Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ; and
South-Eastern about 1/. Paris and Lyons have
declined 155., Grand Trunk of Canada 10s., and
Great Western of Canada about ss.
In Mining Shares the dealings have been very
limited. Devon Great Consols improved to 4571 ;
Worth Wheal Basset to 321 33 ; and Santiago de
Cuba to 111.
in Banking and Miscellaneous Shares there is
very_ little alteration to notßice. London and
County declined 7s. 6d. ; City ank, E. London
General Omnibus Company advanced ss.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS D.
(From the. Official Li. t.)
Basines% dons
ink-Stoek
g_PAI ()out. Consols Annuities
.onsois for Account...... ........ 93i
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
Elooopar 3 p
E500
SEW]
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent. 9Si
Ditto, 1859
,„ PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
zrazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent
Ditto Account
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto AcCount
Spanish tioads, 3 per Csnt.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per uen+,
Ditto Account (March 17) .
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 64
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent,
Ditto Account .......... . ...... .•101 100 f
of Ws 0 *t above cn.
Preuch Rentes, 44 per Ceut. 93f. 50c. xd ex 25f. 20e.
Dutch ExcLange, 24 per Cenl., 12 Guilders 6M
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ...
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money ... 931
Ditto, Assount (April 8) ................ 93i

22j
. 781

~ 90;

25
st.
10
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50
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20
20
10
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20
St.
20
100
100
20

Sir H. Rawlineon, in a letter to the Daily News, says, 20
" Sir,—My attention having been draiwn to a paragraph 20
in your paper of yesterday, which announces that I have 20
been requested by her Majesty's Government to accept 20
the mission to China, I think it my duty to state that 20
yon have been altogether misinformed. No communica- 10
tier! whatever, either direct or indirect, has passed be- 20
2
tween her Majesty's Government and myself on the sub-
-05
ject of China. There is not, in fact, a worn of truth in
the rumour to which you have given currency, and I 20
tritst, therefore, you will have no objection to publish 20
in your next number this, my unqualified contradiction 33,
of it." 10
Tux LATE SNOW STORM.—Mr. J. W. Carr, in writing 20
from Colchester to a contemporary, slays :—" The most 20
remarkable change of temperature took place yesterday 16
that I ever observed. The morning was clear, with a 10
brisk wind from the north-west. A. few minutes past 20
10 a.m. there was thunder and a terrifie gust of wind 20
from the south-east, which lasted about 40
th4Oe seconds. T Lie 20
wind again veered to the north-west, but
At reetemperaturemi. It.
rose to 56 deg. Fahrenheitthere in the shade.
was a heavy fall of hail and
snow, and in the course of 7 2
mites past 11 a.m. minutes the thermometer
fell 19i deg. This extraordinary change was registered
on two instruments, one with a north aspect and the
other south. The barometer 291 inches.
Pam OP GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
lite" 6 Per mille premium, and the these
short exchange on
London is 25.25 per 11. sterling. On comparing _
. per
rates with the English Mint price of 0
31. 17s. 10
ousels for Stan it appears that gold is nearly
111-I.oth Standard gold,
• 3 per cent dearer in Paris than in. London. By
ailvioes frotn ri '
slid the short arehurg the price of gold
exch.,. London • 13.4 a per 11. stet.-
18 424 per mark,
ling. Standard --se on IS .
fore rather moregtoil2d, at the English Mint price is there-
than in Hamburg. York
la 1-10th per cent. dearer in London
ow ,London for niusiante course of exchange at New 1
which, when compared 60
days' cent.,
sight is 103 i per
the
against countries shows with the Mint par between the
against England ; butl,4 tthe exchange is nominally
charges of transport and after making allowance for 1
rate leaves no profit on thedifference of interest, the present li
tr"a
Txx Cyril, SERVICE ESTIM mission of geld either li
way between the two countries,
for the civil services in the ensuilnar
Es.----The total estimate
g year
to 4,448,9681., but it is only 1857-58 amounts
anent to take a vote of 1,553,200r7.P°8ed by the Govern-
items include, in the total estimates,
'669/. for Ro al -,:
"..,'": account." The 1;
palaces and public buildings, ne%...6
of Parliament, 11
gardens, 138,086/. for the ne,,
141,,r1/. for parks and Li
to be voted on
32,0901. for secret service (only 10,0u084
for the
account), 450,8751. for printing and stet
23 /
for postage of public departments, I.lo°3n"Y. 1248;045:i
London police, 195,0001. for County C0nr6t4.5,1.5
art, 110,314/.
for education in GI eat Britain, and 213,d0301. for educa-
tion lj
in Ireland, 73,8551. for science a
for the British Museum, 2,0001. for vu
inents, 3,8801. for Polish and Spanish raecfliegineees,eBlt2a,h3l2i'sbl:
for the Board of Health, 17,8501. for revising barristers
(England and Wales), 15,0001. for the Encumbered Estates Court (Ireland), and 13,8431. for the Scotch ,
ii
Fishery Board.