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THE FUNDS-(C LOSING PRICES.)
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock ' 166 India Stock ...249 pm
3 per Cent. Red. ... ..... 91* Ditto Bonds ....... ..... —pm
3 per Cent. Cons.— .. .. .. 901 Ditto Old Annuities ...
3* per Cent. Red... 104 Ditto New Annuities...
New 3* per Cent .. ...... 100 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d. 48 pm
New 5 per Cen' — Ditto 500/...... 49 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 46 pm
Jan. 1860 ... ...... 12 9-16 Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 11359
Jan. 1660 — !Consols for Acct....... 91
FOREIGN FUNDS.
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Austrian, 5 per cent. — Portugue;C, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent — 'Ditto, New Ditto —
BrazSlian Bonds... Prussian, 5 per cent.., —
Bueno s Ayres 6 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent....„ 1141
Chilian, 6 per cent Ditto, Metallic . ....
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent...,.. 21i
• Dit to 1824 Ditto, Deferred....
Danish, 3 per cent French, 5 per cent. --f. —c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent !Exchange
lUezican, 5 per cent..... 36i !French, 3 per cent —f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 !Dutch, 2 per cent.
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. IDitto, 5 per cent. .. ...
SHARES.
Great Western Railway (65 paid) ..... ...... 87
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) ... 614
London and Brighton (50 paid)
Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid)
North Midland Railway (100)
Ditto Thirds (211. 13s. 4d. paid) 194
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) —
Ditto Scrip. (10 paid) ••• 8

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS
FROM THE EVENING PAPI.IIS OF THIS DAY.
GLOBE.—The Report of Mr. Roebuck's Com-
mittee on Election Compromises, which had been long
looked for, has come at last, and though it is not very
long, it is exceedingly full of matter. There is, per-
haps, nothing in the Report that will startle those who
are at all cognizant—and who in these days is not ?
--of the nature of the proceedings at certain con-
tested elections. If Mr. Roebuck's Committee have no
other good effect, it will at least force upon Parliament
the necessity of taking some step, for its own credit
sake, to put an end to practices which might have
been omitted if they could have been "kept un-
known." Considerable delicacy has been shown to-
wards the parties concerned; who are, in nearly all
the cases investigated by the Committee, declared to
have denied that they had, " either before or during
the election, any personal cognizance of any bribery
or corruption"—a state of innocence that must
have left them in a condition of extraordinary
bewilderment as to what was being done
with the large sums of money which they
were called upon to supply ! The election for Har-
wich was proved before the Committee to have cost
one of the sitting:Members 6,300/. ; and above 3,0001.
of this sum was distributed in bribery among 33 per-
sons, though the individuals from whom the money
came " had no personal cognizance of any bribery !"
But a seat for Harwich was a luxury not to be had for
the trifling consideration of 6,3001., and it was found
necessary to add 2,500/. more by way of compro-
mise for securing the honour of representing Harwich
in Parliament. The reason for the compromise is
stated by the candidates and their agents "to have
been the belief that the seats of the sitting Members
could not be held, in consequence of bribery by parties
who would have been proved to be agents." It ap-
pears, then, that after expending upwards of three
thousand pounds in bribery he did not know of, one
of the sitting Members puts down 2,5001. more, to
avoid the consequences of the corruption practised
against his will, and without his knowledge, by his
over-zealous agents. Each case is so like the other,
that it is unnecessary to call special attention to more
than one ; but it is observed by the Committee, in re-
ference to Nottingham, that the system of bribery
" was particularly developed in the April of 1841,"
which was the date of Mr. Walter's election. It is
stated that the parties concerned have, with few ex-
ceptions, been willing to appear before the Com-
mittee, whose proceedings have been facilitated
by the full and frank disclosures that have been made
by the several candidates. This, indeed, does not sur-
prise us, considering that the inquiry was not one of
a judicial character, and that individuals implicated in
the past were not to be held responsible. It is cer-
tainly wise in them to give every facility to an inves-
tigation, undertaken with a view to putting an end to
a practice which is at once costly in its operation, and
insecure as to its results ; for, however large the out-
lay, the enjoyment of its fruit could never be relied on.
STANDARD.—In the House of Commons, the
fragmentary New Poor-law Bill was read a third
time, and passed, with a most valuable clause added
by way of rider, upon the motion of Sir Thomas
Acland. This excellent addition empowers Boards
of Guardians to appoint local Committees, in order to
spare the poor the necessity of making journeys
of, it may be, ten or twenty miles in pursuit
of relief, perhaps of sixpennyworth of bread, as
we have heard has sometimes happened. We
see in this clause the germ of a return to
sound Christian principles—to the virtual dis-
solution of the overgrown unions. The next step
will probably be the restoration of local workhouses,
reserving the union workhouses for the incorrigible
and worthless. Thus there will be a perfect grada-
tion of relief—out-of-door aid to the respectable and
industrious, who can in part contribute to their own
support; local workhouses for such as are alto-
gether helpless; and "the union" for the utterly
idle and profligate. This arrangement, with a
permanent Central Commission, sitting as a tribunal
of appeal, but originating no orders, would consti-
tute a perfect system of machinery for a Poor-law ;
and to this we trust the law will come sooner or
later. Sir James Graham read the present Poor-
law Commissioners and their Secretary a sharp
lecture upon the head of impertinence : would
it not be right to change them altogether ?
" Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth
speaketh." We know from the best authority,
and every one's experience tells him, that imper-
tinent persons are generally bad hearted persons.
Now bad hearted persons ought not to have that ab-
solute and complete control over the poor with which
Sir James says the Commissioners are invested. We
doubt whether even the spirit of Lord Ashley could
render the New Poor-law sufficiently mild and gene-
rous in its effect; and surely it is not necessary to
render a harsh law still harsher in its operation, by
confiding the administration of it to men capable of
writing as the Commissioners and their Secretery are
accustomed to write.

THE BOULOGNE CUSTOM-HOUSE

The following letter has been addressed to the
Editor of the Boulogne Gazette of Monday, and with
the remarks appended to it, will be read with interest
by all those who have witnessed the harassing treat-
ment to which passengers are occasionally subjected.
Nothing tends more to alienate the two nations. It
can indeed serve no other purpose :
" Sir,—l regret exceedingly to observe week after
week in the columns of your journal complaints on
the part of the Post-office and Custom-house autho-
rities towards passengers by, and parties connected
with, the steam-boats plying to this town, and I,
jointly with others residing here, hope your exposures
will do good. Smuggling, we know and agree, it is
the duty of every Government to prevent. We feel,
however, also, that the person is sacred, and ought not
to be touched; it is so in England, why should it not
be so here ?

" To Boulogne, deriving, as it does, its chief pros-
perity from England, this unwise exercise of power
does incredible mischief, and those interested in its
welfare, ought to do their utmost to stop it. They
know as well as we do, that the passengers by the
steamers to Boulogne are not generally smugglers by
trade, but individuals in search of pleasure, and as it
is indifferent to our pleasure-hunting countrymen,
whether the steamer tbey embark in takes them to
France, Belgium, Holland, or Germany, I opine it is
but natural they should bend their steps to the nation
that it is most civil to them, and if France will hold
out no inducement other than that of being searched,
and fleeced, she cannot be surprised if John Bull'
thinks twice before he visits her.
" Travellers have, in most countries, certain indul-
gences, and why should they not in France ? tra-
vellers, particularly a real John Bull, will not leave
home without his letters of introduction credit, and
innumerable articles for his own and family's use, and
how disgusted must he feel, when landing here, to
find his pockets searched, his letters seized, and the
few things he may have for his domestic use, such as
plate, soap, &c., subjected to a heavy tax, amounting,
in fact, to a prohibition ! No, Mr. Editor, this is bad.
Nothing can be more ridiculous, absurd, or short-
sighted than trying to prevent John doing this. It is
necessary to his comfort, and if France won't indulge
him, he will go elsewhere.
" In another point of view this rigour does harm,
inasmuch as it creates in the breast of Englishmen
here coldness to the French, and as nothing is more
injurious to friendship than coldness, so nothing can
injure the revenue of this country, or encourage the
real smuggler, more than the exercise of petty power.
Boulonnais, see to this; your town, for some time
past, has been falling off: try, and, if possible, ' Cog
the wheel,' ere it be too late.
46 Your well wisher, Q.e
[The letter of "Q" reminds us of a new order
issued by the Customs this week, the inconveniences
of which we witnessed, and the curses it occasioned
we unfortunately heard. This order renders it neces-
sary. to rake a declaration for everything which is
shipped, and no article of ship's provision can go on
board a Steamer without a previous declaration to that
effect. This order, which was meant to be applied
only; to the persons in the habit of supplying the
steamers with provisions, was unfortunately applied
also to the passengers, at least for the first days, by the
Douaniers, to whom the distinction had not . been

WAR-OFFICE, JULY 22.
Royal Regiment of Horse Guards-Cornet A. B. P. Hood
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Anson, who retires; R.
Sheffield, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hood, July 22.
7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards-Cornet R. W. Ark-
wright to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Greene, who re-
tires ; the Hon. C. Petre to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ark-
wright, July 22.
2d Regiment of Dragoons-Lieutenant J. Campbell to be
Captain, by purchase, vice De Trafford, who retires, July 22 ;
Cornet and Adjutant G. Reid to have the rank of Lieutenant,
July 21 ; Cornet H. M. Campbell to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice J. Campbell ; W. F. Carruthers, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Campbell, July 22.
4th Regiment of Light Dragoons-Capt. H. Fane, from
half-pay Unattached, to be Captain; vice Sir K. A. Jackson,
Bart., who exchanges, July 22.
10th Regiment of Light Dragoons-Brevet Major the Hon.
C. C. Vivian, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice
E. D. C. Billiard, who exchanges; Lieut. A. W. Williams,
to be Captain, by purchase, vice Vivian, who retires ; Cornet
R. Pate to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Williams ; F.
Leigh, Gent., to he Cornet, by purchase, vice Pate, July 22.
17th Light Dragoons-Lieut. Hon. H. S. Blackwood to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Williams, who retires ; Cornet W.
A. Lord Inverury to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Black-
wood ; N. M. Innes, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice i
Lord Inverury, July 22.
Ist Regiment of Foot-F. W. D. Waddileve, Gent. to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Hall, appointed to the 73d Foot,
July 22.
3d Foot-Captain J. E. Mutthibury, from half-pay 57th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major B. H. Burchell, who
exchanges; Lieutenant J. T. Airey to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Muttlebury, who retires ; Ensign G. T. Downing
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Airey ; J. Swetenham,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Downing, July 22.
9th Foot-Ensign W. G. Cassidy to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Cumming, killed in action, April 6;
H. G. Cumming, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Cassidy, July 22.
10th Foot-Ensign H. R. Evans, from the 38th Foot, to be
Lieut., without purchase, vice Penrose, deceased,• July 22.
13th Foot-Brevet Lieut.-Col. E. J. Tronson to be Lieut.-
Col. without purchase, vice Dennie, killed in action; Capt.
R. Pattisson to be Major, vice Tronson, July 22.
To be Captains without purchase-Lieutenant P. R. Jen-
nings, vice Kershaw, killed in action, January 13; Lieutenant
A. E. F. Holcombe, vice Pattisson, July 22.
To be Lieutenants, without purchase-Ensign G. G. C.
Stapylton, vice Hobhouse, killed in action ; Ensign R. S.
Parker, vice Jennings, Jan. 13 ; Ensign A. Oakes, vice Hol-
combe ; Ensign G. Talbot, vice Stapylton, whose promotion,
on the 20th May, 1842, has been cancelled, July 22.
To be Ensigns, without purchase-C. C. Abbott, Gent., vice
Parker, July °22; G. H. Tyler, Gent., vice Oakes, July 23;
G. S. Pearson, Gent., vice Talbot, July 24.
28th Foot-Ensign and Adjutant D. M'Gregor to have the
rank of Lieutenant, July 21 ; Ensign H. M. Owen to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Nichoretts, who retires; A. P.
Graves, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Owen, July 22.
29th Foot-Captain E. Boyd, from half-pay Royal Staff
Corps, to be Captain, vice J. G. Weir, who exchanges; En-
sign J. J. Bourke, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stan-
hope, who retires ; C. Couthe, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
Bourke, July 22.
31st Foot-Ensign J. W. Frend, from the 76th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Du Bourdieu, who retires, July 22.
32d Foot-Major F. Markhan, to be Lieutenatst- Colonel, by
purchase, vice Wingfield, who retires; Captain H. V.
Brooke, to be Major, by purchase, vice Markham, July '22 ;
Lieut. J. E. Money to be Captain by purchase, vice Brooke;
Ensign F. Yard to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Money ;
J. D. Phillipps, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Yard,
July 22.
36th Foot-Lieut. W. Mauleverer to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Hiein, who retires ; Ensign H. W. Palmer to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Mauleverer ; J. M. Pochin, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Palmer, July 22.
37th Foot-Lieut. W. G. M. Clibborn to be Paymaster,
vice James Halfhide, who retires upon half-pay; Lieut. H. B.
Phipps, from the Stith Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Clibborn,
appointed Paymaster, July 22.
38th Foot-J. F. Hyde, Gent., to be Ensign, without 'pur-
chase, vice Evans, promoted in the 10th Foot, July 22.
41st Foot-Lieut. R. Donaldsen to be Captain, without
purchase, vice May, killed in action; Ensign W. W. Johnson
to be Lieutenant, vice Donaldson, March 29; Ensign J. C.
Conolly, from the 48th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice J. L. P. Moore, who retires; R. Young, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Johnson, July 22.
44th Foot-R. D. Chapman, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Storey, deceased, July 22.
45th Foot-Captain A. Erskine to be Major, by purchase,
vice Montgomery, who retires ; Lieutenant C. Simeon to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Erskine; Ensign W. E. Bewes to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Simeon ; H. Leach, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice bewes, July 22; L. T.
Cave, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Deacon, ap-
pointed to the 61st Foot, July 23.
46th Foot-Lieut. A. G. Vesey to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Carrol, who retires ; Ensign J. S. Seys to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Vesey; H. B. Jackson, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Seys, July 22.
4Sth Foot-J. Smith, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Conolly, promoted in the 41st Foot, July 22.
59th Foot-Lieut T. Peebles to be Adjutant, vice A. J. L.
Peebles, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, April I.
61st Foot-Ensign G. C. Lees to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Hoey, promoted in the St. Helena Regiment; En-
sign W. E. D. Deacon, from the 54th Foot, to be Ensign,
vice Lees, promoted, July 22.
73d Foot-Lieut. W. L. Y. Baker to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Cross, who retires ; Ensign C. Ltttlehales to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Baker ; Ensign S. W. Hall,
from the Ist Foot, to be Ensign, vice Littlehales, July 22.
76th Foot-W. H. Forster, ent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Frend, promoted in the 31st Foot, Jiey 22.
137th Foot-Regimental Sergeant-Major A. It. Robinson,
from the 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards, to be Second Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Doris, promoted in the Ist West
India Regiment, July 22.
; Ensign F. X. Gwynne to be
94th Foot-Lieut. E. H. M. Kelly to be Captain, without
Campbell, from 71st
purchase, vice Bell, deceased
Lieutenant, vice Kelly ; Sergeant --
, Foot, to be Ensign, vice Gwynne, July 22.
96th Foot-Major C. B. Cumberland to be Lieutenant-Co-
lonel, by purchase, vice Caincross, who retires ; Brevet Major
P. Cheape to be Major, by purchase, vice Cumberland Lieut.
;
W. A. Eyton to he Ensign, by purchase, vice Cheape ;,Ensign
J. N. Magill to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Eyton • J. 'W.
Lloyd, Geiitie Regiment--H..fltobe j
Ensign, by purchase,Bews, vice Magill;Juiy 22.
Ceylon Gent.,
to
be Second
Lieut., without purchase, vice Davies, whose appointment has
been cancelled, July- 22.
Ist West India Regiment-Ensign J. N. Peto to be Lien-
tenant, by purchase, vice Horsford, promoted in the 2d West
India Regiment, July 21 ; Second Lieutenant R. Doris, from
the 87th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Jeffrey,
appointed to the 3d West India Regiment; E. L. Knight,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Peto, July 21; A.
Croat, Gent., to be Ensign 'fallout prelim, July 22;