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LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1845.

The House of Lords met at Five.

The Marquis of NORMANDY drew their Lordships' at-
tention to the fact that the Bishop of LONDON, who had
signed the protest against the third reading of the May-
nooth Bill, had not been present at the time the question
on the third reading of the Bill had been put.
The Bishop of LONDON apologised for his inadvert-
ence, and withdrew his name from the protest.
Lord STANLEY refused to accede to the request of the
Marquis of LONDONDERRY, to postpone the second read-
ing of the Landlords and Tenants (Ireland) Bill.

In answer to the Marquis of LAHSDOWNE, the Earl
of DALHOUSIE explained the practice of the Board of
Trade, with regard to reports of accidents on railways.

The Small Debts Bill was read a second time, after
a short di-cussion.

The Duke of RICHMOND, at the request of several
Noble Lords, postponed the Scotch Toll-bar Bill, until
Friday.

The Charitable Trusts Bill passed through Committee.
The Earl of RIPON moved the second reading of the
Scotch Banking Bill.

The Earl of RADNOR considered the Bill as an unne-
cessary interference with tho system of banking in
Scotland.

The House was subsequently addressed by Lord
KINN'AIRD and the Earl of DALnousiE, and the Bill was
read a second time, and ordered to be committed on
Thursday.
The Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and
their Lordships adjourned.

The House of Commons met at Four.
The second reading of the Scottish University Bill
was postponed to Wednesday, 9th of July,
In answer to Mr. W. 0. STANLEY,
Sir G.,CLERE stated that Gen. PASLEY had reported
that the late accident on the Great Western Railway
had occurred through the too great elasticity of the rails,
combined with the fact that the luggage van had been a
light van, with only four wheels instead of six, that those
defects had been remedied, and that there was no chance
of a similar accident occurring.
Mr. Sergeant MURPHY then explained the cause of
the loss of the Common Law Process Bills. He had
washed his hands of the Bills, and they had been com-
mitted to the charge of the Hon. Member for Ciren-
cester. With regard to the charge which had been made
against him of yielding to the dictation of Mr. O'CoN-
NELL, he would say that he never had, and that he never
would, as a Member of Parliament, yield to the dictation
of any one.
Sir J. GRAHAM, in answer to Mr. S. CRAWFORD, said
it was not his intention to press the Law of Settle-
ment Bill this Session, but as there was no objection to
that part of it which related to the law of removal, he
hoped that that part of it might be permitted to be read
a second time.
On the motion that the House do resolve itself into
Committee on the Academical Education (Ireland) Bill,
after a few preliminary observations from Sir JAMES
GRAHAM and Lord JOHN RUSSELL,

Lord MAHON moved that it be an instruction to the
Committee that provision be made for the religious in-
struction of the pupils from lecture-fees, until such time
as provision should be made for such instruction by pri-
vate benefactions.
Mr. WINE seconded the motion. The House was then
addressed by Mr. J. O`CONNELL, Sir J. Gaansm, Mr.
ESCOTT, Mr. COLQUEOTJN, Sir H. PEEL, and Mr. O'CoN.
NELL, after which a division took place, and the propo-
sition of Lord MAizoN was negatived by a majority
of 140.

behalf of the Spanish Minister to have sugar, the produce of
Spanish colonies, admitted for home consumption at the low
duty named in the new tariff, has met with a refusal. The
ground taken up by our Ministry is a most fair one, viz.
that as Spain has not performed her duty towards us, the
British Government has no right to be called upon to place
her produce in the situation of one of the most favoured
nations. Still, though the course taken may, in a gene-
ral point of view, be held exceedingly right, there is
cause for regret that such an occurrence of bad faith
should have been exhibited on the part of the Spanish
Government, espec'ally after the immense services
this country has rendered to Spain. It could be wished that
a concession should be made in favour of the sugar of the
Spanish colonies, as it would form the second link in the
chain which is in progress of formation for free trade in the
produce of the cane, whether grown in our own or any
foreign climes. We believe, however, that the matter has
not been so completely settled as to preclude the possibility
of an arrangement. We have every reason to believe that
Spain, deficient as she has been in completely fulfilling the
terms of her treaty with us, has not been for want of will,
but from the pretty well known fact that she has not been
able, under the circumstances in which the country has been
placed, of acting up to the pledge given when the last
arrangement was signed.
There were accounts from Brazil to-day to the 26th April.
The political news is unimportant. The debates in the
Chambers upon the increase of duties has been extremely
long, but the private letters do not state whether any deci-
sion had been arrived at. The feeling was against the in-
crease of duty on British manufactures. The Exchange was
at 24%.
A very limited business has been transacted in the British
Securities to-day. The general value of Consols for the
Account has been 99%; for the Three per Cent Reduced
Annuities, 991% %. The premium upon Exchequer-bills
has been quoted at 575. to 595., and Bank Stock at 211 N
and 211.

The Spanish Three per Cents in the Foreign Market have
been flat, having opened at 411, and have fallen further to
40%. Portuguese and the other foreign Bonds are pretty
steady to-day. The Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents are
quoted at 63%, the Portuguese Converted at 671/2, the
Colombian ex Venezuelan at 17% 3i, and Mexican De-
ferred at 21 V, •%.
A large amount of business has been done in the Itailwav
Shares to-day, and with various fluctuations, as the list will
show. The broad and the narrow gauge question is not con-
sidered at all to be settled by the recent decision of the House
of Commons. The battle will be fought over again in the
House of Lords. That it is a question of vital importance as
respects constructed lines, is very generally admitted. The
demand for the French lines is on the increase.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock
3t per Cent. Reduced
'4% 102 A

New 31/1 per Cents ...
India Bonds, 1,0004.
Ditto under 1,000/. ......

Consols for Opening 99% 99%
Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d 57 59 pm. 59
Ditto 500/. .
Ditto Small

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FI7NDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 17%1h% 17%
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... —373 A
Ditto, Deferred 21%% 213j4
Peruvian Bolds, 6 per Cents —
Ditto. Account ..... ... ......
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, Converted 671,4 671/2
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Passive
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dutch, 2% per Cent 635 s 63%

is
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific.... 99, 9914 99 IA
PRICES OF .CLOSING
PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK.
II RAILWAY SHARES PRICES.
Birmin and Gloucester. 100

Ditto % Shares
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction
Bristol and Exeter 7O lO2 100 lOO
Do. New .. . 2 ..... 14 1314
Caledonian
11%
_ .

Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln 11/4...... 4%5•g 4l/2
Chester and Holyhead... 10
Churnet Valley
Coventry, Bedworth, and
Nuneaton ........ •••••• 11(i l3/4 7 l3l
Coventry and Leicester 1 4 l% l5/
Direct Northern
. 8

..1" .
Dublin and Belfast June. 21/2
Dublin and Galway... „ '2l/2 314 4l/,
Eastern Counties 141. 165...... 20% 21 LAI 2.1% 207
Ditto New 41. 16s. VA% 714
Ditto Perpetual, 5 pa
Cent, No. 1....51. 13s. 4d l% ll
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto Quarter Shares 12%...... 1734........
Ely and Bedford -
Great Grimsby and Shef-
field
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Ditto Extension
Great Western BO 210

Ditto Half Shares 5O llB 117
Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 21/2 ... .. 534% % .. 5%
Kull and Selby
Lancaster and Carlisle... 20
London and Birminghm.(Stock)...236% 236 239 239
Do. New Thirds
London and Blackwall. 16/. 133.4 d. 103% 11
London and Brighton... 50
London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. -
• Do. New l3s 4d
Lond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d B3 85 ...... ..... 85
bv. Consolidated Bths 12 — _ _ 30

Do. New
Do. New

London and York 2'4 —
Londonderry&Coleraine 4%:g
Londonderry and Ennis-
kill 21, 45/

tllen
...
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Leeds... 73 17l

Do. Quarters...
Manche:ter and Birmin. 40
Do. Quarters
Do. New Quarters ... 2
Manchester, Buxton, and
Matlock 22s.
Midland 100 lB4 187 ...... ... 187
Do. New
IsTe wi.avtle and Berwick 11,6 —
North British
Do. New
Norwich and Brandon... 10
Oxford and Worcester..; 2% 7.7%3/4 73A
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
Scottish Central
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 2%, , , 414 414
South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 48 473 .. ...... 48
Do., No. 1 8
Do., No. 2.
Do~ No. 3
South Wales 2l ... 63A% 6l/2
Trent Valley 2 . 1811.
Trent Valley and Holy-
head Junction
Welch Midland
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey- ,
mouth
Yarmouth and Norwich. 20
York and North Midland 50 109
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25
Do. Extension .........11,
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Boulogne and A miens... 4
Bordeaux and Toulouse 2
Bordeaux,Toulouse, and
Cette ......... . ... ..... 2 ...... 21.814 21%
Great North. of France
(Laffitte's) ........... 4
Do. do. (Roiamers) 2 ...... 2% 2%
Great Paris and Lyons 2 ...... 1%•••
Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... .
...
........
Lyons and Avignon 2
%
Namur and Liege
2
5% '
5g
Orleans and Vierzon ... 6 ...... 17
Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 ~.... 934 93/
Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2
Paris and Lyons, Gan-
neron's, 2 _
Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... 1% l7i
Paris and 0r1ean5......... 20
Paris and Strasbourg
(Ganneron's) ...... ... 2
Royal North of Spain ... 2
Sambre and Meuse ~... 4
.. •
Verona and Ancon.i
„. 2%
JOINT STOCK BAMiS.
Australasia
British North American 50 .. .• 50

THE SUN, LON.DON,_ TITESDAI MORNING, JUN% 24, 1845.