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1 PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS.
PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS. THE holiday week for Whitsuntide, and the beautiful weather, combined with the commercial panic, have led our minds entirely from politics, and instead of persons asking about the new Reform Bill, the Church Rates Abolition Bill, or the Customs and Revenue Bill, the inquiry has been, what new companies are likely to go next, or what banks are likely to weather the storm. In the lobby of the House of Commons, during the past week, members were asking their friends whether they had anything to do with Overend and Gurney, and were sympathised with, or con- gratulated, according to their loss or escape. A barrister, who occupies a high position in the House of Commons, said he bad been hit for nearly £ 5,000. Oh," said another member, it must quite have upset you." Why, no," replied the learned and witty gentleman; I only lost my balance." The commercial panic, indeed, seemed for several days to occupy the attention of members more than the business of the House, I and the conversation in the lobbies and smoking- rooms was confined to this subject. A very strong party spirit is, however, getting up in the House of Commons, which, I think, will shortly be exhibited in no ordinary manner. There is a determined tone in the speeches of the leading members on the Opposition benches which seems to say "beware:" then there is Mr. Lowe, who gets up on all occasions when he fancies he can injure the Government, and the people's representatives," as they are termed, watch with a jealous eye the concessions that the Chancellor of the Exchequer from time to time makes to the Tories; they do not believe very much in the Re- distribution of Seats Bill, and they fear that the county franchise will be raised from the sum first proposed to a higher one. At the same time, the Members for boroughs where there are Government dockyards, object, of course, to the clause which dis- franchises the Government employes. Altogether, Mr. Gladstone has much to contend with in the progress of his Reform Bill, and he displays occa- SIonally a little irritability, which his friends regret. He visibly winces under the attacks of 7\r" Disraeli or Mr. Lo<ve, and audibly talks to his friends sitting on either side of him on the Treasury Bench as to the injustice of such and Buch an accusation, and you will occasionally hear the remark, That's decidedly untrue," No such such an accusation, and you will occasionally hear the remark, That's decidedly untrue," No such thing," &c. There is no doubt that the Chancellor of the Exchequer works excessively hard; that he Uses every means in his power to arrive at a proper conclusion, and that he honestly prepares every report to the best of his ability before he submits it to the House; and he therefore does think it hard when rebukes come for omissions which have all been con- sidered, or of being prompted by a party spirit, which has never entered his brain. He misses Lord Palmerston, who always took things coolly and managed to keep his colleagues cool also. The late Premier would hear rebuke after rebuke heaped upon his head, and would appear in a som- nolent condition, perfectly beyond hearing of the hard hits of the speaker. He had always one eye open, however, if the other was shut, and when the proper time came could hit an hon. member as hard as he had received. I remember upon one occasion Lord Palmerston, with his hat slouched over his face and his chin resting upon his breast, Was supposed, by a speaker to be fast asleep, and in the course of his speech said, "If the noble lord at the head of the Government were in a position i to hear me," &c.; his lordship immediately took off j his hat and looked full in the member's face, who, unabashed, went on to denounce some act of indiscretion on the part of the Government. If 11 remember right, the speech resolved itself into a question as to whether her Majesty's Ministers j had sanctioned the fitting out of a man-of-war for, the Southern States. As soon as the hon. member sat down, Lord Palrnerston rose and said, I have listened to the long speech of my hon. friend, and I can simply answer him with the monosyllable No." Now this is just what Mr. Gladstone should do; he is bothered with this question and the other, the business of the House is retarded by little matters which are really of no consequence, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with a desire of doing his duty, enters minutely into the ques- tion, and makes a speech of half an hour on a matter which Lord Palmerston would have disposed j of with a monosyllable. Of course, every member of the House of Com- ..1 mons may be denominated the people's repre- sentative," but it has become the usage to apply this only to a few, and these are Mr. White and Mr. Fawcett, the members for Brighton; Mr. Hughes, M.P. for Lambeth; Mr. Stewart Mill, Westminster; Mr. Bright, Birmingham; Mr. Torrens, Finsbury; and Mr. Crawford, London. The blind member, Mr. Fawcett, is led into the house by an attendant, who cannot advance be- yond the bar, and having put the hon. member's hand on the rail of the cress benches, he retires, and Mr. Fawcett feels his way into the outside seat of the first bench below the gangway. Mr. White, a stout and noble-looking gentleman, generally manages to take the first seat on this front bench, the gangway alone separating him .r)m the Ministerial bench. Me. Bright takes Whit C 8eat on the next bench» behind Mr. behind* .,Mr- Mills has the one immediately seat on Si ,Brigh^ and Mt'- Crawford, the first benchimm bench* Mr' HuShes 8ita the positions are ^eh.ind tJ?f Ministers. These the Speaker's ey^ wf} 8*fate4 to catch members are in attend "lg ni8ht,these fully what is done, ami "Vj6' w most care- moment to rise in def £ w It people's rights and wliat the? the The rumour was general i'QO+. „ 0. „ Pee! the Mid^e given to this rumour when, o^TCsdayTvlnW the righthon. baronet was seen ia close ve?8a tion with Mr. Lowe, evidently prompting him ^in the speech made against the ™™ of Tenant Right im Mr. Chichester Fortescue, who superseded Sir Robert Peel in the office of Secretary for Ireland, had charge of the bill, and it was thought rather ungracious for tbe late secretary to oppose anything which may leSsen agrarian complaints. and make the small farmers and peasantryof the country more independent of their landlords and more satisfied with their condi- tion. So thought Mr. Mill, who, upon this occa- sion, gave one of his carefuliy prepared Parlia- mentary essays, in which he placed in oral form a certain number of pages of his political economy, and here and there he gave some touches of epigram, which were exceedingly well received. There was an amount of good, sound reasoning in this speech that one seldom hears in Parliament, and it was delivered with great self-possession and power. Mr. Mill is rapidly improving as a speaker, and his observations are listened to with great attention. It is beginning to be acknowledged by all parties that this political economist is a great acquisition to the House. After Mr. Mill had spoken, the debate languished very consider- ably. Mr. Pim, the member for Dublin, one of the Liberals who voted against the Reform Bill- who has, doubtless, the cheers yet ringing in his ears which greeted him when he announced that intention expected the indulgence of the House whilst he delivered a very incoherent speech upon agricultural matters generally, and landlords and tenants in particular. He was deaf to the cry of Divide, divide," And the ironical "hear, iaeare," and kept the House for an hour without disclosing the real purport of his speech. During the greater part of this debate the Opposition benches were quite empty, but about twelve o'clock the Tories marciied in, one after another, as if they mea.nt mischief. The Attorney-General for Ireland had made an effective speech in favour of the bill, although his strong Irish accent considerably lessens his oratorical powers. The Irish Solicitor-General was taking notes preparatory to speaking, and a number of English members as well as* Irish ones rose at every opportunity to show they were dis- posed to take part in the debate. It was now near twelve o'clock, and Mr. Gladstone rose to move the adjournment of the debate, as it was im- possible for it to terminate that evening. The Opposition raised the cry of Go on, go on," and divided the House on the motion for adjourn- ment, which the Government carried by a very narrow majority. Then Mr. Hubbard wanted to adjourn his motion on the Marine Insurance Duties, and Mr. Gladstone wished him to go on with it, as he desired to press on his Budget busi- ness, which admitted of little delay. The House now got into a sort of merry excitement, and the Tories took this opportunity of worrying the Ministerial leader, who would not give way, and another division was ta,ken, which again gave a small majority to Ministers. But it was not to end here; the adjournment of the debate having failed, the Opposition tried the adjournment of the House, when Mr. Gladstone appealed to Mr. Disraeli, as the leader of his party, to allow the motion of Mr. Hubbard to proceed for the sake of public convenience, knowing that much had to be done during the session, and this motion fixed for a future day would seriously retard Government measures. Mr. Disraeli rose, but not to support Mr. Gladstone—quite the reverse. He availed himself of the opportunity to review the recent conduct of the Government in hurrying on busi- ness in a manner which gave little opportunity for members on that side of the House to express their opinions. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had to succumb under this determined opposition, and a day was fixed for Mr. Hubbard to bring on his motion. On Friday, the last day of sitting before the Whitsuntide vacation, there was very little busi- ness done. A few members only made their ap- pearance, although the list of standing orders was very long. A number of questions having been put and answered, General Duane rose to ask ex- planations concerning various Irish records which were deposited in England. Mr. Childers replied, and during this time there were only twelve mem- bers present. Then Mr. Cochrane rose to move for a Rwyal Commission to inquire into the opera- tion of the Board of Works and the local manage- ment of the metropolis, and during his speech an hon. member quietly suggested to the Speaker that there were not forty members present, where- upon the House was counted out shortly after nine o'clock. On the paper that evening was a motion for inquiring into the Fenian movement, which was to be introduced by Mr. Whalley, his object being to show that this fanatical society was sup- ported by the Roman Catholic priesthood. The member for Peterborough was down stairs taking his dinner, and when he came up and found the House adjourned he looked perfectly horrified, and, to the amusement of those present, suggested that it was a conspiracy against him. So ended the Parliamentary labours up to Whitsuntide. Some sharp fights may be anticipated next week, and it is said that there will be an endeavour on the part of the Tories to oppose the Reform BiU in every stage, so as to postpone it, if possible, until next Session.
CHARGE AGAINST A OdTTLE PLAGUE…
CHARGE AGAINST A OdTTLE PLAGUE INSPECTOR. George Scott, of Lis more-house, Kentish-town, an inspector under the Cattle Plague Act, and Thomas Sketchley, butcher, of Barns bury and Newgate-market, were charged at the Marylebone Police-court with having obtained two cows from Thomas Plant, with intent to defraud, &c. Mr. Plant said he kept cows in High-street, Camden- town, and on the 5th of April he had two in his shed, when, about ten o'clock at night the inspector (Scott) called, and asked how he was getting on. The inspector said he was lucky in having his cows so free from disease. They went to look at ithe two in the shed, and Scott pronounoed one of them diseased. He on another occasion gave the same decision with respect to the second.; and the other defendant, Sketchley, then became con- cerned in the case. Scott asked Plant whether he would have the animals killed or sent away alive; and he said he preferred the latter plan of getting rid of them. After some chloride of lime had been thrown on the oattle they were marched off. Plant telling a man to watch were they were taken in. Certificates, .signed by Scott, were produced, which described the two cows as diseased and destroyed; and evidence was given to show that they were first led to a slaughterer's, and after being left there for a night, were afterwards sent away alive, Scott asking the slaughterer to say that they had been killed. They were afterwards slaughtered and sent to Newg-ate- market. The case was adjourned, Mr.Vaughan consenting to take bail far the appearance of the defendants.
THE BOMBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO.
THE BOMBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO. On Tuesday afternoon a meeting of the mercantile community of Liverpool was held at the Common hall. There was a crowded meeting, and Mr. Councillor Tyler was called to the chair. The following resolu- tions were adopted:—"That a wanton act of destruc- tion of neutral property having been committed by the Spanish squadron, in bombarding the defenceless city of Valparaiso on the 31st of March last, in defiance of the representations and protests of the consular body there, that the loss thereby sustained by British subjects be represented to our Government, and their advice solicited regarding the necessary measures to be employed to obtain payment of their claims. That in the opinion of this meeting, seeing that the avowed object of the Spanish Government was the destruotion of Chilian property, which bore such a small proportion to the value of neutral property in danger, the British authorities ought to have joined with the representatives of other nations in concerting measures to prevent the same, until, at least, a reasonable opportunity had been afforded for withdrawing the valuable neutral property to a place of safety, the time allowed having been the unreasonably short space of four days; and that the conduct of the British minister at Santiago is censurable, inasmuch as he left Valpa. raiso for Santiago on the 29th of March-two days before the bombardment commenced—instead of con- tinuing to the last his efforts to avert a deplorable catastrophe. That the members for the borough be equested to make the necessary statement of the case i? Parliament, eliciting such detailed information from the Government as may be requisite for the informa- vol1 -til0 whose interests are so deeply in- 7 and in particular to ascertain the instructions which the British representatives acted at ,P S<? Pn the occasion referred to; and the extent i? n that British merchants may reckon ?? i ??* Ports in the Pacific which have been threatened with Bimilar aota of barbarity." A com- iaittee was appointed to carry out the views of the meeting, and to form a, deputation to London to wait upon the Government, if necessary. A letter from Valparaiso states that the Resolution, one of the frigates engaged in the bombardment of that defenceless city, fired shot and shell upon the hospital, the Poor Asylum, and the surrounding quarter, although .a white flag was hoisted over the hospital. "The greater part of the property de- stroyed at Valparaiso, the writer adds, belonged to French, English, and American merchants. In bombarding the city the Spanish forces have really damaged the property of foreigners and neutrals, not Chilian commerce. The losses caused by the bom- bardment are valued at < £ 12,000,000 sterling. Nine- tenths of this sum will probably be claimed of the | Spanish Government, and have to be paid to the Go- I veromente of France, England., and the United States; so that on the whole the affair of the 31st of 1 March is likely enough to turn out a rather poor speculation for the government of Isabella the Second."
THE LATEST FASHION.
THE LATEST FASHION. A thing of beauty, and a joy for ever," is brought under our notice by the Paris correspondent of the Globe :-The people of Paris, the ladies in particular, have always been celebrated for the perfection to which they have carried the art of swathing, painting, adorning, and embalming their living bodies, and great therefore is the gratitude inspired by Dr. Audi- guier for his new invention, which leaves to these dearly cherised living bodies all their attractions when dead. The very announcement, as made by Dr. Audiguier in the papers, is sufficient to make those who feel themselves on the wane experience a yearning for the perfections with which they are to be endowed in the grave. No more mutilation," says the doctor, no more cutting — no more indiscretion, no more manipulation—no more uneertainty of result, but the most entire success insured by the system." The body may remai-a entirely dressed, the man may be interred in his habit as he lived. The embalming liquid is taken into the stomach, and when the deceased has been made, as it were, to drink a glass of this precious mixture, the coffin is filled with a vegetable powder, of which the doctor keeps the secret, and the work is done He calls his method that of ingestion, by way of opposition to the old system of injeciion, which has been weighed now for nearly 30 years and been found sadly wanting. The operation lasts not more than 20 minutes, and the corpse will last for ever. In two or three months' time it acquires the hardness and colour of stone. The experiment has been tried at Marseilles, in presence of the whole of the faculty of that place, first on the body of a woman already presenting symptoms of de- cay then upon that of a man who had died of a general dropsy, therefore distended to the highest degree; and upon that of a young girl who had died of consump- tion. All three were placed in a situation as trying as possible to the efficiency of the system, in a damp cellar in the middle of winter, and exposed to ishe burning rays of the sun during the summer months. The pine wood coffins were of the ordinary make, badly joined, thin, and porous. One year afterwards, in the presence of Dr. Cotte and Dr. Braquien, these bodies were found not only in a state of perfect pre- servation, but were completely mummified—they had assumed the hardness of dried wood or the hardest stone. If the system be really available, the question arises—when all the world has become mummified, what shall we do with our mammies ?
FRANCE.
FRANCE. Correspondence from Paris on Monday evening re- ports that the Bourse is still falling. The latest news is that Prussian troops are to oocupy the Hanove- rian military roads. From Nice a correspondent writes that a camp of observation, consisting of 30,000 men, is spoken of as likely to be quartered at Cannes, Antibes, Grasse, Veme, Nice, Villafranca, Monaco, and Mentone. For the last few days small detachments of troops arrive at Nice and start the next day for the frontier. The men are billeted on the townspeople. The unoccupied barraoks of the city, as well as those of the fort and arsenal of Villafranoa, are in course of preparation to receive troops. The commissariat de- partment is busily engaged in collecting stores. It is furthermore asserted that Garibaldi paid a visit to his brother, who has been residing there for his health, and employed his time in having advertisements pla- carded all over the town to induce young men to enter the service of Italy. The secret police only recognised him as he was about to quit Nice. The JFrance publishes an article, in large type, so as to attract attention, entitled, "La Ghiarre," in which the following sentences occur In case of war breaking out between Germany and Italy, there is bat one opinion in Paris, as well as in the departments, and that is entirely in accordance with the neutrality which M. Roaher announced to the Corps Legislatiff, in the name of the Emperor. The Emperor, who watches public opinion so attentively, is perfectly aware that if be yielded to impulse, and sac- rificed the blood and gold of France for the mere sake of an ally, he would not be supported by the popu ar feel- ing. What France wishes for is that Francis Joseph should honourably renounce the domination of Venetia. Between the Cabinet of Vienna and that of Florence there is but one obstacle, and that is Venice. Let Venice be free to-morrow and Austria will then find in France, as well as in Italy, its most devoted supporters to aid her in maintaining her influence in Germany as well as in the West. As to Prussia (adds the France), it only excites the animosity of ou- na- tional feelings. The conduct of the Prussians during the disastrous period of the invasion is still remem- bered in the eastern department. At Waterloo it is remembered that Biucher claimed for his soldiers the privilege of harassing our flying troops. The present policy of Prussia is not calculated to weaken the bitterness which thesesouvenirs evoke. M. de Bismarck is not a statesman of our times, our traditions, or of our manners. Audacity does not constitute genius, and the spirit of adventure cannot be mistaken for true policy."
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Joslah Denman, aged 38, of Peel-street, Notting-Mll, was brought before Mr. Paget, at Thames-street, on Friday, charged with attempting to commit self- destruction. George Roberts, a Thames police-constable, No. 46, had his attention called to the prisoner by two water- men in a boat off Blackball on Thursday night. The prisoner had just been taken out of the water into which he had plunged, and waa half dead. When he revived a little the watermen said the prisoner had attempted to drown himself. The prisoner, who was very much excited, and shivering with wet and cold, said he had been trying to drown himself, and also said, "I am in a low, nervous state. I cannot get a situation,; no one will employ me or look upon me. What am I to do ? Mr. Matthew Brownfield, divisional surgeon, of the East India Dock-road, said that the prisoner ought not to be left alone, and that he was very ill. The prisoner, who appeared to be very ill, said he was nervous-he could not. Here his voice failed him. Mr. Pltget: Take your time, my good man; what is the matter with you ? The prisoner said he was ill and nervous. No one- Those words were pronounced with great difficulty, the poor fellow was trembling excessively. Mr. Paget: What is the prisoner ? Roberts: He is a gentleman's servant. Mr. Paget: Make inquiries about him, and call at the address in Peel-street, Notting-hill. He is re- manded to Clerkenwell House of Detention for a week.
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OUR "CITY n ARTICLE. AFFAIRS in the money market appear to be once more returning to their usual course, after the re- cent severe agitation. Notwithstanding that th* effects of the late crisis continue to make them- selves felt in occasional instances of suspension, the confidence of the public is evidently becoming restored, and we hope that now the panic of 1866 is entirely a thing of the past. Two circumstances have tended to quiet the alarm as rapidly as it arose. Tne first was the prompt action of the Government in suspending the Bank Charter Act when the crisis was at its height; and the second, the fact that, in spite of the panic and the demands it created, the Bank Act has remained uninfringed up to the present time. The extraordinary powers granted by the Government have not, after all, been actually em- ployed and the ordinary system of the Bank has been found sufficient to supply the requirements of the time, without the aid of those additional means which it was nevertheless necessary to pro- vide for an emergency. The Bank return for the week ending the 16th of May is the best measurement we could have of the extent of monetary disturbance during the crisis. It appears from this that the panic week advances were made by the Bank to the total amount of £ 10,099,042. This is the ad- ditional sum entered in the return under the item other securities;" and if we compare it with the increase in the same amount in the preceding return—^463,822—we shall realise the effect of such a crisis, as compared with the ordinary trans- actions of business. A large proportion of the ten millions con- sisted of withdrawals by bankers, who keep their reserves at the Bank of England. They were obtained, of course, in readiness to meet a public run for money; but when it was found that the crisis had passed, these sums soon found their way again into the Bank. Hence we observe in the return an increase of Yc,,105,135 under the head "private deposits," and this may be taken as the measure of returning confidence. The balance of the amounts withdrawn remained, at the date of the return, in the hand's of bankers and others in various parts of the country. There was a consequent diminution of X3,776,600 in the Bank's reserve of notes, and of < £ 832,335 in its stock of bullion. The next weekly account rbay probably show that a large proportion of these, like the London advances, have- since been re- tarned. Among' the suspensions to which we have alluded, we must notice that of the European Bank (Limited), which was formed a few years back by the junction of a concern known as the English and Irish Bank with two or three smaller establishments doing Continental business. The shares were at a heavy discount in the market. The Oriental Commercial Bank is also in the list; this undertaking will be remembered in connection with the Financial Corporation, which broke down a few weeks back. The National Financial Company was also amalgamated with the Oriental Commercial Bank, and it is very instructive to note that a short time ago the joint r concern announced a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. Other suspensions are these of the New Zealand Banking Corporation, formed in 1863, with a paid-up capital of £ 60,000; and among private firms, Messrs. Hallett, Ommanney, and Co., bankers and navy agents, of Westminster. The London Joint-Stock Bank has undertaken to advance 10s. in the pound to the creditors of the latter firm, pending the settlement of its accounts. Efforts are being made to resume the business of Overend, Gurney, and Co. upon a new basis, as it is felt that the large connections of that estab- lishment afford too good an opportunity to be sacrificed, if the necessary arrangements can be made. It has been stated, at a meeting of thu shareholders, that the recent catastrophe was not due to any involvements that have arisen since the business of the private firm passed into the hands of the company, but solely to the old diffi- culties under which the firm is known to have laboured at the time when the transfer was made. It will be remembered that in spite of these diffi- culties, of which the general public were of course in ignorance, the sum of half a million, equal to one-third of the paid-up capital, was made over to the old firm for the goodwill of their business. The lessons of caution which such facts as these involve are surely too striking to be without a beneficial effect, even on people who are at all times ready to embark in new speculations. The recent crisis has had its effect upon the minds of our Continental neighbours, and large sums that had been sent over to England for employment at the high rates lately current here have since been withdrawn. Holders of bills on London have realised to a large extent; but the wiser and better informed of the moneyed men abroad have not taken the alarm, and, as these remain unmoved, the others may shortly find their courage returning. It is a fact, however, that so little is understood, in Paris and elsewhere, ef the English monetary system, that the suspension of the Bank Charter Act by the Gove-nment has been taken as an actual suspension of cash payments in England We have thus been looked upon as virtually in a state of bankruptcy, and it is diffi- cult to remove the impression from those who have too little knowledge and experience to be ac- quainted with the real facts. The EDglish Stock Markets are recovering from the recent shock, and the Government Securities are considerably improved. Investors whose faith has been shaken in hollow speculations, have sought a sounder, if less lucrative, method of employing their capital; and even persons who do not usually look to any of the markets as a means of employing spare money, have been tempted by the low prices of Consols, &c., to make an invest- ment in the funds. In railway shares business is flat; for causes, into which we ma,y hereafter enter ar length, render the public indisposed at preseno to embark in undertakings, which ought, if properly managed, to form one of the best possible ways for the employment of capital, both with regard to the advantage of the actual investor and of the general public. Banking shares still suffer from recent events and financial shares are, in most cases, extremely (jlifficalt to dispose of. We extract the following information on colonial matters, which bear upon the future of our markets at home, from the monthly circular of Messrs. S. W. Silver and Co., 66 and 67, Corn- hill, and 3 and 4, Bishopsgate Within, London:— VICTORIA, March, 1=66.—Gold fields yielding abundantly. A new field discovered at Traraigon, Gipp's Land. NEW SOUTH WALES, March, 1866. .N evv lead discovered at Xiach1a.il Gold Fields. A rich, quartz vein found at Hawkiu's- hill, Tamboroora. QUEENSLAND, March, 1866. The quartz reefs at Talgar are yielding largely. Coal mine opened at Sandy Creek. NEW ZEALAND, March, 1866 -Hokitika and Grey River diggings very prosperous, 14,500 ounces taken to Auckland at one time. Otago gold fields progressing favourably. CANADA, April, 1866. Gold mining being attempted on Niagara River. i(|-—
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ifsiibiru; Ei;ir fcumtrj fgarkefeu Money Market. CITY, MAY 23.-Tile tendency of some of the sto-k markets is rather better to-diy, upon rumours that the negotiations for a congress are making satisfactory progress. A few of the fort-itru bonds have advanced, as well as the shares of some of the financial compruies, but the move- ments are rot important. Bitik shares are flat, and Bank of London have been dealt in as low at 11$, or 11 préID, American securities have improved. The demand for money to-day is moderate, and tbe supply large. The rato for the best paper, however, is maintained at 10 per cent., the bank minimum. In the Stock Exchange short Joans on English Government securities are obtainable at 7 to 8 per cent. Consols are now quoted 86i to 87, with div., for money., and 851 to f, ex div., for the acoonnt (June 6). The railway market is mactive to-day, and prices gene- rally have not varied. London and North-Western stock- may be quoted llE-j to llti; Metropolitan, 124,i to 12bt; Great Western, 52-1 to 53; Midland, 120 to 121; Lanca- shire and Yorkshire, 119i to i; South Eastern, 70f to 7l, Great Northern, 122 to 123; ditto A, to 132; Galedouiaa, 125 to 127; London, Chatham, and Dover, 2} to 25!; arel Great Eastern, Sn to 38. BANK OF ENGLAND.—An Account, pursuant to the Act 7 and 8 Vict., cap. 32, for the week ending on Wedaes- dav. Mav 16. 1863. ISSITE DE'PAP.THEKT. Notes teamed ••• £ 23,851,825 Geveramenfc debt tll,OINIW, Other securities 3,93^,909 Gold coin. & bullion 11,851,825 Silver bullion — £ 26.851, S25 jB26,851,835 BANJn.lsi DEPAItTMENT. 'roprietors' capi t'l £1-L,55: O)[)i Government seeu- Seat- titles (inc. dead pu blic Deposits 5,935,672 weight annuity) £ 10, 'ifiher Deposits 18,620,672 Other Securities 30,913.258 ■icven days and Notes 730,836 other bills Gold &- sdver coiii 471,986 £4:2,983.1251 é¡2S3.125 May 17, 1866. W. MILLER, Chief Cashiey. The Com Trade. MAKE-LAHE, MAY 21,-Fie-li up to our market to-day, the arrivals of Wheat from Essex and Kent were very moderate, but the bulk of the supply came So band in good. condition. With foreign Wneat we were fairly supplied. Pur all qualities the demand ruled he,vy.-L,rge supplies of foreign Barley were on sale, but the show of English produce wps very small-J\Ialt, the show of which wri.; reasonably extensive, was ia moderate request. Tbe quantity of Oats on the stands was again ve:y large; Oil: v'be supply was chiefly composed of foreign parcels. CURRENT PRICES.—EXGMSH. Per Qr. j WHEAT, S. S. OATS S, a. 3sx.,Knt.,rd., old 41 to 52 scotch, feed 22 to new 35 to 4.3 Scotch, potato ..«.«< 2«.> fco *>v Kut., w., old 52 to 57 Irish, white 20 to i. M" 33 to 51 „ blaek 19 tc, Soriolk and .Lin- BEAKS. coin, red, new — to Masagan to 37 BAIILBT. 'Tick 87 to jlalting 33 to 41 Harrow 43 to 4i Distilling 23 to c l Pigeon 44 to -K lirindmg 25 to 28 PEAS. MALT. tirey ZT I H i?ssax,Norfolk, and -$^ Sutfolk 63 to to 'AJr&e « to 46 r-, g t 0 n a n cl Wa r a 58 to C7 FLOUR, Brown 48 to 53 Towa made, per RYE. 2801bs 43 to 46 N ew 26 to 28 Household 37 to ay OATS. Country 3U to 37 English feed 20 to 25 Norfolk & Suffolk, •notato 23 to 30 ex ship 34 M o* OATS. Country 32 to 37 OATS. Country 3U to 37 English feed 20 to 25 Norfolk & Suffolk, •notato 23 to 30 ex ship 34 M o* 11 r FOREIGN. "WHEAT. OATS. Dantzic and Konigs- Danish & Swedish. 22 to 26 berg 48 to 58 Russian 21 to 27 aostock <fc Mecklen- BKAUS. tnirsy 45 to 55 Danish 36 to oS Danish 42 to 47 .Egyptian 3.> to 3S- "Russian, hard 42 to 44 soft 43 to 47 j Jiiaple &7 to *1 American, red 45 to 4-3 j Boilers 33 to 40 white 45 to 54 INDIAN CORN. BAKLEY. White 31 to So Grinding 29 to 80 Yellow 31 to 35 Distilling 33 to 35 .FLOTJB. Malting 33 to 43 Preneii, per sack 3* to o5 OATS. I Spanish, „ 3-I TO Dutch, brew 22 to 25 j American, per Mxrei 2 > to dO feed 21 to 241 Canadian „ 2» to 3v LIVERPOOL, MAY 22.-Tile market thinly attended. Wheat and flour slow sale at late rates. Indian corn steady; mixed 303. Beans unaltered. Oats a-nd oatmeal froat scarcity bring full prices. lieltt and 'Poultry Markets, NEWGATE AND LEADEXHALL.-There are moderate supplies of meat, and the trade is steady. Per 8ibs. by the carcase:— d. s. d s* u. to s. o Inferior beef 3 2 do 3 (5 Capons, each. 0 0 0 Middling ditto 3 8 3 10 Chickens, each 2 0 2 C Prime laree 4 0 4 2 Ducklings,eHeh 2 6 3 8 Ditto small 4 4 id Habfaits, each. 1 0 1 « Large pork 3 10 i 3 j Hares, each 4 0 4 6 Inferior mutton 3 8 1, 6 Grouse, eHoh 0 0 0 0 Middling ditto 4 8 5 0 0 0 0 ditto 5 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 Veal 4 8 5 3 Pigeons, each. 0 7 OS Small pork 4 8 5 4 Ostendfr. butter. Lamb 6 6 7 6 per doz .bs. 11 6 14 0 Turkeys, each 0 0 0 0 English ditto. U 0 W C Goslings, each 7 0 8 0 Prencheggs, 120 6 0 7 b Fowls, each 2 0 3 0 English dicto. 8 0 8 6 METROPOLITAN.-A ^tement of the mipphe^ana prices of fat live stock on Monday, May 22, *8oo, on .■ pared with Monday, Miy 21, lbw> PerSibs. to siuk fcnecfiAL pared with Monday, Miy 21, lbw> r Per Sibs. to siuk fcnecfiAL May 22, Iboo* may ZL. s. d, 3. d. 3. d. 8, d. Coarse and inferior Beasts 3 4 to 3 8 3 i0 to 4 b Second quality ditto 3 10 4 2 4 4 4 8 Prime large Oxen 4 4 4 6 4 10 5 0 Prime Scots, &e. •» — 4 8 4 10 5 0 5 2 Coarse and inienor oheep 4 4 4 8 3 10 4 Second quality ditto 4 10 5 4 4 6 5 d Prime coarse-woolled ditto 5 6 5 10 5 4 5 8 Prime Southdown ditto 6 0 6 2 5 10 6 C famhs 6 8 7 8 6 8 8 0 Large coarse Calves 4 2 4 8 5 4 5 10 Prime small dItto 4 10 5 2 6 0 6 4 Large Hogs 3 6 4 4 4 0 4 4 Neat small Porkers 4 6 4 10 4 6 5 0 Fruit and Vegetables. COVENT-GARDEN.-Cherries from the Continent are *now arriving in tolerable abundance. Grapes are plentiful a-kid prices unaltered: but the supply of strawberries is si 15i unequal to the demasd. -Dessert pears are now confined to Easter Beurr6. Apples consist of Nonpareil and Coprfc Pendu Plat. Of pineapple* there is a fair supply. Salads continue to arrive in gooll condition, and green pea are more plentiful, as are also cucumbers. Plowers chiefly consist of deutzias, orchids, heaths, Chinese primula; cinerarias, camellias, pelargoniums, azaleas, stocks, mig- nonette, and roses. FRUIT. s. d. s. d. 8. d. s. d. Annies n hf-sieve 4 0 8 0 Peaches,per doz. 30 0 43 0 Granes ner lb 8 0 15 0 Pears,kitchen, dz. 0 0 0 0 Lemons p 100 6 0 10 0 „ dessert ,,0 0 0 0 Gooseberries qt l 0 1 6 Pineapples,p. lb. 8 0 13 0 Nnt« cob 1001b 180 0 0 0 birawherries,p oz. 1 0 1 o pub«ts,prlh. 0 0 0 0 Walnuts, pr bh. 14 0 25 0 Oranges,p.100 6 0tol2 0 | Chestnuts, do 8 0 16 0 VEGETABLES. S d 3 4] 3 d 6 d Artichokes,per doz.4 0 to 6 0iMushroorns,perpott.l 6 2 0 Asparagus,per bun. 8 0 3 0;Mustard&Cress,p.p.O 2 0 Beans,kidney,p.100 2 6 0 OiOaiona, »?erbushel.6 0 8 Beet, per dozen.2 0 j t! B pickling, p.qt.O 3 1 0 Broccoli, p. bundle 1 0 1 6 j Parsley, per i sieve 2 0 30 Cabbages, per doz. 1 0 2 0 Peas, per qfc..4 0 6 0 Carrots, per bunch 0 4 C 8 Parsnips, per doz 1 0 2 0 Cauliflowers,p. doz. 2 0 (5 0 Potatoes, York Re- Celery, per bundle 2 0 2 6 gents, per ton 80 0 95 0 Cucumbers, each 0 6 1 0 Rocks, per ton 60 0 70 0 Endive, per score. 0 2 6 Flukes, per ton 105 0125 0 Garlic, per lb 1 0 0 0;Kidneys, per cwfc.8 0 12 0 Herbs, per hunch.0 6 0 OiRadishes, p. 12 bn. 0 6 10 Horseradish.p. bn.2 6 4 OjRhubarb, p. bundle 0 4 10 Leeks, per bunch.0 3 0 OlSeaKale,per punnet 0 0 00 Lettuces, per doz.1 0 1 S|Spinach, per bush. 4 0 5 0 Mint, per bunch .0 6 0 8jTurnips, per bunch 0 4 0 E London Produce Market. MINCING-LANE, MAY 22.—SUGAR.—The business aono in both raw and refined is too trifling to give quotations. COFFEE-About 2.000 hags of Native Ceylon have uoen sold at 63s to 64s 6J for good c^lulax^ -afew PRICES OF BUTTEB, CHEESE, HAMS, &c., at, per ow-to -Bi,itter: Priesland, 94s to 98s; Jersey, 848 to 92- • Dorset 108s to 112s. Presh: per doz., 10s 6d to lis 0-1; Cheese'- Cheshire, 72s to 84s j Double Gloucester, 74? to 73? Chedclar, 76s to 84s; American, t!6s to 74s. Hams: York, new, 90s to 100s; Cumberland, new, 90s to loos Irish, new, 903 to 100s. Bt-con: Wiltshire, 72s to 75s; Irish, green, 66 to 700. COTTON, LIVERPOOL, May 22.—The market continues d0. pressed, and the sales foot up about 5,000 bales. TALLOW, MAY 22.-The market is flat at the, foll prices:—Town tallow, 43s 3d; Petersburg Y.C., on the spot-, 44s to 43s Pd; June, 43a 6d to 43s 6d; July tc September, 44a 3d to 44s; October to December, 46s 3J to 46s. HAY MARKETS.— I Smithfield- i Cnmberiand. Whiteciiapt^ j s. d. d s. d.| s. d. 3. A. Meadow Hay,. 84 0 to 110 0 84 0 to 112 0i 84 0 to '.10 fl Closer 105 0 135 Oil05 0 135 01105 0 135 0 Straw J 40 0 46 01 40 0 46 01 40 0 46 G