The Express. — London, England, 1867-03-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1867. wENE I.V THE lI:EACH CHAMBER. ••,! 1 - nollin:try seene took plaet` during the NI. r in the French Legislative ('orpa on y .M. ii ivmt. speaking of the foreign debate, ; ~,• only kgitiinate government is that in whose I n.,w 1a -:thing. It was consecrated by the vote !, three several times- first. at the moment rtiment was directing the affairs of the stoat disposing of all the means of action--at that f h.- t•s pruswltte.l himself, alone, to the nation , ,•,t of his 11.11111 C, of his misfortune., and of v • la. f•imily. (Loud applause.) The nation ~'c pluclainied Louis-Napoleon iite. r the 2nd of I becristber it proclaimed hint ,•• . I ',dent interruption on some benches.) • s la . Say nothing about the 2nd of .5 cat noise , cries, eclantations.) standing up awl speaking with great energy ‘••1! ied in oblivion' (More violent agitation.) . s.!• is smell milembrances. (Continued noise.) i• • T 'Monsieur Thiers,' pray be calm, and sr.,;, aniess you have received the usual authorisit- N 1.•; I th • olid4 of the noise—lto not speak of ~1 r lvfore those %shout it proscrits.A. " t srdcr. order.•') 1'..1 -1..) Monsieur Thiess. you have nut received and therefore do nut address the 'I. To up. again pronounced some o old.L o, r, hot iu thy twice and agit..tion. 'I r —I must ropiest U. Thins to sit down .1 i!t n Thiers interrupti me with 3 violence I .11 on thy to bear witne4s to. (" Yea, •. t ontotueil agitation.p 31, .1 LES FAV KE --It is you, Monsieur le Ministre, who ! (Noiw cries of "Order, order") Tnit.to;-- I appeal to the Chamber )1. J; i . i ...'OlooN-1 to France and to history ! 1% c.. 11 puLlic ownility to be our witucss ! (l'untinued Itatlo II.) The 1 ICE , II.IiNT --The agitation of the Chamber pre :.T, vliv (non dhdiriguishing the intemiptionA, for if 1 al I a oub I in..tantly call the anthoN of them to order. M. 1 could only bear in M. niers' intetTulr single word •• proscribed." • FAWKE Yes, lie wits au, and contrary to law. " I order, order-) 't'u. 1 . L.1 , 11.Ks r-1 ‘letinuid silence, and I will certainly t di w ta.i“r whoever make* any intenuption. 1:•n sea - I has. to say to M. Thies that I had no ;•.•vution of :treating in his mind either a painful emotion r di,a:,revable reniiithicence. I only wanted to state a •o,gle fact that French society had been saved froin (fries of " Yes, yes," and violent interruptions s..nir bunches.) LI • FAVIIE—it is you who violated the law. (Con. M. 1:4.1111.1( -It was evidently saved from anarchy. I t kiwis those passions of madmen winch burst forth on the benches of the Left. (Cries of " Yes, yes," excta uwtimn the opposition benches.) Why are you here your,lses: You cannot deny your origin; you spring pnuxh from universal suffrage. (Renewed interrup• ton) You think I will stop short before this noise—this Inid of insurrection. You are quite mistaken. (Applause.) %iolent interruptions drown my voice, but tiny cannot alter my conviction, and as to your inteetives, I disdain them ! (Another burst of noise and interruption from the Left.) The principle of nationalities, the ' , 0ven:4,114 of the populations, alone found govern t.ents solemnly and legitimately. (Approbation.) Yes, it 1 , the only form in which regular governments can be constituted, and such persons as protest against the mvereignty of the people are nothing else but factious. (Violent interruptions, as before.) Mr. Rio EAT PICARIII.—It is you who are factious! M. Tit i t: HS again rose suddenly, and uttered some words is the midst of the noise. EUG KNE PELL LTAN —Yea, it is you who are factious. It is you who violated the national sovereignty and uni ‘ersal suffrage. (Cries of "Order, order.") Hurting—The factions were those persons who con sp"tred against Prince Louis-Napoleon. Whoever attacks the existing institutions is nothing but a factious citizen. (" Ves, yes," noise.) PAILH. BETH MONT—Do not speak of the 21 of Decem ber. (Gineral tumult.) M. Rot uut—l ask to be permitted to close the incident. (" Hear, hear," on the left ; " No, no," on the ministerial benches.) But I must declare in the most distinct terms that, whenever you attack that date, I will defend itwith the utmost energy. (Loud applause.) M. IlEn liven (ri , ing)—To language of the most moderate you oppose nothing but abuse. (Cries of "Do not inter rupt.") What ; I should not have the right to make the remark when the word factious is employed ! A HERBER—AIi ! Ah ! Here we have a coalition before M. Itsmass, sitting down—l cannot speak. lam not •ell. The Marquis PE PIRC—The Sick will be inconsolable ; but your protests prove the utility of the 2nd of Dece.uber and the advantage of Baron Hausonann's barracks. INoive.) M. llot Hee then continued his address. Carrel, the supposed Fenian spy, who was at tadcraby Fenian. near Borrisoleigh last week, and left for deal un the road, still survives, but his condition is %try precunnia Sixteen acres of furze were burnt at Waraash, in Hants, on Sunday night. It is supposed to have been set on fire by some children. A corn-field intercepted the fire, or eight acres more would have been burnt. The fire raged for three hours, and was seen at a long distance. The fire appeared some miles off to he quite close to the Royal Victoria Hospital. A private letter front Rome, dated the 12th feat., aays:—" The weather here is quite warm—just like June weather, all windows are thrown open." Jon e MORKlan/LY IN CONORIVIn. —Of all the of the new Congress, Mr. Morrissey, of this city, hl lears to attract most interest in Washington. We are bad that when he made his appearance to be sworn in on Monday, the anxiety of the house and the galleries to get &glimpse of hint was intense. The telegraph, with some eonfte.i o n of language, say. that " Ins fine prraontirl astoeisheil many who had formed their opinions of him, based upon ideas obtained from the pope- Lit conception of his character." Members crowded rowel his seat to congratulate him, end the brilliant array of Wiles who on this occasion were scattered all over the house, gave evidence of something more than curiosity concerning him. The first public act of Mr. Morrissey after heisig sworn in was to enter his protest, in company with his - fellow democrats, against the exclusion of Southern representatives from their seats in Congress, and the p rotest received emphasis from the fact that h e joined in it. If, now, Mr. Morriss ey chooses to take ad van t age o f Ms o pportunity in Con. he can make a mark which few of his fellow. heathen, have the chance to do. And in this we must not he understood as saying anything funny, or with a double nn , thine. Anyone might envy biro the chance of fame that lice in his first speech. We venture to aity that no orator ever Mood in Congress with more eager listeners than he will have when he opens his mouth to deliver his maiden nwecb ; and no speech was ever perused with more interest by the country than his will be when be gives the opportunity. If he take up, as we have no doubt he will, the questi on of reconstruction, and if he deliver an ora tion worthy of the theme and the hour, he may not only aid in bringing order out of political confusion, but he may raise a monument to his own name more durable than that of which Virgil sings. Let him expose the fallacies of Stevens. rebuke the wrath of Logan, and make Butler behave himself—let him, at the same time, with patriotic independence, spurn the Copperhead counsels of Brooks and kernando Wood, and he will soon be able to justify the interest which his presence has already excited in Woihington. In the meantime he should not be long in following up his pmtest of Monday with a more elaborate effort. --A", Yor k Times, March 6. THE LATE GaI.E.—SISLSEY, SCSOCI, TUESDAY.— Th e brigantine Sarah Ann, bound from Jersey to London, with a cargo of broken granite, was wrecked yesterday otf this plaice (reports Herbert C. Foster, 8.0. The Frietail lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was through a very heavy surf, and succeeded in saving the whole of the crew, six in number. As soon as these men were landed signals of distress were heard from the Owr rs light ship, and the lifeboat proceeded to a second vessel which had struck on the shoals, hear the li;ht-ship. Owing to the heavy sea and the ad verse wind end tide, the boat was sometime in making the wreck. add unhappily when she arrived there it was found that all hands had disappeared, and that only the vessel's masts were visible above the water. The lifeboat be haved :ehiiirailly in the breakers.. The wet of this lifeboat WWI Colltrjhlite,l to the Lifeboat Society a few years since inerobers of the Society of Friends—and she has been the !reale, of rescuing the crews of thirteen men belonging to wrecked vessels. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) The SITAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. TILL' CHARGE OF BRIBERY AGAINST MR. W. H. I.KATHAJI. Mr. LEATHAM wished to make a personal explanation with regard to the question which hail been put to the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he was the same air. William Henry Leathain who was found by • select com coati,• of that house guilty personally of bribery in as eke tion at Wakefield. The answer to that question was that ho was not found guilty personally of bribery by a select coiu mittee. A direct contrury resolution was come to, namely. that it was not proved that such bribery was committed with the knowledge and consent of the sitting member.' Before the question was answered, he placed a paper in the hands of the t lancellor of the Exchequer, hoping that his honour was safe in his hands, but the right honourable gentleman did not choose to allude to it, an .I answered the question in a jocose manner. The wily accusation that hail ever been made against him from beginning to end in connection with the Wakefield election was that he wrote a letter to his brother-in-law in London asking for money to he sent down to the argent. That letter was, by a great misfortune, torn in two IT his brother-in-law, and the half which came into court was the half upon which he was convicted at York. Before that occurred he wished to supplement the half letter, but he was not called. The hon. member then proceeded to explain bow it hap pened that be hail hail no subsequent opportunity of supplementing the half of the letter on which he was convicted, adding that it was in consequence of that that lie hail been exposed to taunts which were not de served. lie declared that he was not guilty of what was charged against him, and said that even conservatives had told him they were satisfied on that point. He was, in fact, victimised. Knowing that some clerks in • local bank were conservatives be preferred writing to his brother-in-law fur a loan of 1,0001., and the fact that notes, which could easily be traced, were sent showed that he did not intend the money to Ise used for bribery. The letter of which he had spoken stated that the :manna was wanted for legitimate purposes. The part which was torn off contained these words—" As well as for payments to watchers and runners of a somewhat doubtful character." That was the exact way in which the letter closed. He knew perfectly well at the time that watchers and runners were of doubtful character, and hence that description of them. The hon. member concluded by thanking the house for patiently listening to his explanation. RATES ABOLITION BILL Mr. HARDCASTLE moved the second reading of this bill. Ho mid that he had been blamed last session for want of heal in not pressing his bill last year, but he post poned it in consequence of the intimation thrown out by Mr. Gladstone of his intention to bring forward sonic proposition which would settle the question. Another reason for postponement was that the occupants of the Treasury benches and of the oppowition changed ',Lice'. This was an old question. In former days the opponents of church rates urged their abolition as • matter of conscience, and they were met by the assertion that common honesty required the payment of this impost. Since that time the arguments had changed, and now the supporters of church rates confined themselves principally to asking how the churches were to be repaired and the expenses connected with the conduct of worship defrayed. Compromises were now at an end, and the question was now narrowed to this—whether the comparatively small sum required for the repairs of the churches should con tinue to be raised by church rates' Mr. BAINES, in seconding the motion, expressed his surprise that the hon. member for Stoke (Mr. B. Hope), who was a party to the compromise of last year, had given notice of a motion to reject this bill. He (Mr. Baines) was in favour of the compromise then suggested, which was to abolish compulsory church rates, leaving them to be col lected voluntarily. Mr. B. HOPE said he found, on farther consideration, that the compromise which he spoke in favour of last year would have shut out not only the dissenter but the dishonest churchman. He was in favour of • mode of settling the question which would be carried out by the Church Rates Regulation Bill, which stood for a second reading that day. As to the objection to ticketing, as it was called, persons who did not wish to pay rates, he would remark that the members of that house were ticketed "M. P.," while others were ticketed "M. A." and so on. Such an objection was pitiful, and unworthy of such a great question. He concluded by moving that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. GORST seconded the amendment. Sir G. GREY regretted to find that the house seemed in a less satisfactory position for coming to a settlement on this question than it was last seodon. He should vote fur the second reading of this bill, reserving to himself the right of taking the course ho might deem best with a view to a compromise. Sir W. HEATHCOTE opposed the second reading on the ground that other measures which were on the paper ought first to be considered. Mr. C. S. READ also opposed it. [Left sitting.] REFORM MEETING AT DEVONPORT. —At the first monthly meeting of the Devonport Reform League, held last evening, a resolution was passed by aocla. mation that the meeting " having no confidence in the newfangled Reform Bill of Earl Derby," pledges itself to use all legitimate means to agitate the question of reform, in favour of a measure embodying residential manhood suffrage. Every confidence was expressed in Mr. Gladstone as the leader in any future reform legisla tion. Although started but a abort time, this branch of the Leagues stated to have 200 members, and 100 of these are voters who exert great influence in the elections. A conference of delegates from the Yorkshire branches of the Reform League was held in Leeds yester day, when it was determined to hold a reform demonstra tion on Woodhouse Moot on Easter Tuesday, and to invite reformers of all shades to take part in it. Yesterday, the inquiry into the cause of the death of Mr. Caygill, who was killed by the collision in the Bowling tunnel, on the Leeds and Halifax Railway , on the 11th inst., by which two persons were killed and several injured, was concluded. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the collision was caused by an error of judgment on the part of the signalmen and the guard of one of the trains, adding a recommendation to the com pany that they should appoint more competent men to such offices, even if higher salaries had to be paid. ADVANCE IN THE PRICE or TlN.—Mesas- S. I. Scott and Co.'s circular announces that the price of Eng lish tin is this day advanced 21. per ton. Present prices : Common, 921. ; refined, 9.51. ' RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION. Last evening the fifty-third annual meeting of the East London Auxiliary Sunday School Union was held at the Beaumont Institution, Mile-end ; the Duke of Argyll presiding. The noble chairman, in opening the proceedings, spoke regard ing the place which Sunday-schools must occupy in the future education of the country. He thought it could not be said that England had any system of education at all as a tem, and be contrasted the establishment of a system in eootland with the want of a system in England. It was well known, he said, that at the time of the Reformation in Scotland it was laid down as a principle with which the parliament should deal that care should be taken for the religious and secular education of the young. Schools were aeconlingly established in connexion with the este blished church of Scotland, and the catechisms of the church were taught in those schools ; but it was early laid down that the children of other churches might be secu larly educated in those schools without the religious in struction. In such a system as that Sunday-schools would form an unimportant part of the national education ; but the case of England was different. In England, at the time of the Reformation, no system of education, as a system, was started or founded by the re formers, and there was no national system of education until, comparatively speaking, some few years ego. The education of the young, both secular and religious, was left to the churches, and it must be contented, however valuable that education was, it had not been able to over take the population, and it had proved inadequate to meet the great wants of the people. The time, he felt, was coming when a more truly national system would be pressed for, and he believed that they would look for the adoption of the system of the United States of America, where education was supported out of the public rates. If our parliament should adopt this system, education would more or less be dieconnectel with the religious bodies, and then the Sunday school work would never cease to have its importance in the state. The common school system of the United States of America he did not regard, as some regarded it, as one which did harm, but, on the contrary, as one which did immense good, and facilitated the religious instruction of the scholars. Though he was in favour of a system of education in connexion with de nominations, as far as it could be carried out, yet he could not think that a purely secular education on week days was antagonistic to religious teaching. He had no fear of any such teaching upon the people, and he urged that if this system should be established in this country the churches should set their shoulders to the wheel to sup plement that education by dogmatic teaching. The noble duke, who was greatly cheer ed then called upon the hon. secretary, Mr. Comyn, to read the report. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAl'Sta (Befnre the Judge Ordinary.) BAKLR r. ItAKY/t AND MOOG. Sir R. P. Collier, Q.C. and Mr. English Harrison for the petitioner ; the Queen's Advo e.ite and Mr. Mathew for the respondent ; Dr. Swabey for the co•respoiident. Captain George Grenville Baker sued for a divorce from Mary Matilda, his wife, on the ground of her adultery with William Grigg. Both the respondents denied the charge, and the wife also pleaded recriminatory allega tions. The case on behalf of the petitioner was as follows. In lM.in Captain Baker (who was in the army) was quartered at Portsmouth, and becoming enamoured of the daughter of his landlady, he married her. At that time he wu 111/out 40 years of age, and she about 30 or 31. Her name was Parnell, but she had a half-sister named Madilick, who was a great deal her senior. The parties lived happily together at Car-green, in Cornwall, till 1860, when they went to Plymouth. In the following June there was a separation, the respondent insisting on Jane Mseldick coming to live in the house as her servant. Cap tain Baker told her that if she left him he would not have her hack ; but ehe nevertheless went away, and in May, 1862, a formal ileed of separation was executed between the parties. The co-respondent was a person who styled himself a "medical electrician," at Ply mouth. The respondent took to visiting him, and at length she went to reside at his house. In March, 18611, Mrs. Baker went away, and she afterwards returned with her half vaster and a baby. It was suggested that this child was Jane Maddick's, but the contention of the respondent was that it was his wife's. It was afterwards discovered that it had been born at Totnes, and re gistered by the respondent by the name of Win. Parnell, the son of Mary Matilda Ball , formerly ParneU, the father being described as Wm. Ball, a master mariner; who, however, Sir It. Collier stigmatized as an imaginary personage altogether. In support of the petition Major-General English, a friend of the petitioner, was examined, but he only spoke to seeing Mary Matilda Parnell at Captain Baker's lodgings, and to having been told by hhn that he bad married her. Margaret Butler, *errant to en-respondent, deposed that while Mra, Baker was living at her master's house she had one morning gone upstain with the respondent's clean linen. She knocked twice, but receiving no answer, she au that Mrs. Baker was dead asleep, and ent the room. As she did so Grigg leaped out of bed in his shirt and seek.. He asked her what she wanted, and she said, " Mrs. Baker's clean linen, sir." He took it from her and she left the room. The respondent afterwards told her thatshe was faintand thatshecould not make witness hear; but the co-respondent'sexplanation was that having broke his own bell, helm! gone into Mrs. Grigg 's room to call up the boy. Before Mrs. Baker went away in March she seemed stouter than usual. When she returned she was of her usual site. She seemed very fond of the pushy. Had noticed appearances of two persons having slept in the beds of the respondent. Croreeexaminsd—Mr. Grip had not given witness a satisfactory character, and witness had threatened to tell Captain Baker what she knew. . [Tile case was proceeding when our report left] COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Cornmiaioner ilotruyd.) IN RE ?EASLEY:APPLICATION FOR URLAMi FROM CCM7`OI/T. The bankrupt, • wheelwright, of Oakley, Bucks, re cently passed his examination, and now renewed hie application for release from custody. Mr. (*Maley, in supporting the application, stated that the bankrupt had been eight months in custody. Mr. Means opposed. The circtuustances were peculiar. The bankrupt was in custody for the costs (211.) incurred in an action in which judgment had been obtained since the bankruptcy, and therefore the court had no power to interfere. His Honour mid that the creditor had chosen to flax up the debt and costa, and consequently to make the whole a debt. The court would grant a release, but with. out prejudice to any further steps which the creditor might be advised to take. For this purpose the order would be suspended for • day or two. (Before Mr. Commissioner Cloulbum.) IN RE FREDERICK W. LAVTON. - . The bankrupt was described as of ri, Warwick-gardens, Kensington, and about half a dozen other addresses, and formerly of Wood-street, Cheapside, in partnership with two other persons, as Manchester warehousemen. Debts, WIC ; no assets. Mr. eh dley, for the assignees, offered no opposition, and the order was granted. IN AZ J. A. iv!. The bankrupt was a groper and tea dealer, of Skinner street, Clerkenwell. Debts, 256/. ;nu assets. Mr. Aldridge opposed, and examined the bankrupt. It appeared that in the course of nine months' trading he had occupied two shops, one at a rent of 541., the other '.,*24. He Mal disposed of both before coming to the court. An adjournment was ordered, the bankrupt being re quired to account for the proceeds of his two businesses. MARLBOROrOR-STREET. A UANO OF TOUNU I4HOF THIEVES. Marra SAarpe, a boy, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt as follows : Mr. James Henderson, confectioner, of No. Berrien-street, Oxford-street, said that about 9 o'clock last night, while in the parlour at the rear of ' his shop he saw the prisoner and another boy enter his shop, and snatch up a bottle of wine, and run out. He went after the boys, and the prisoner was stopped by a young man, who took the bottle from him and hsnded it to him. On taking hold of the prisoner, he was attacked by a gang of boys and girls, but lie kept his hold of the prisoner, and at last got him back to his shop, when he gave him into custody. Robert Mini e, 40A, Wells-street, Oxford-street, de posed to seeing a number of boys and girls watching about the prosecutor's, and as he had once lived with the prose cutor and knew that he was frequently rubbed by boys and girls, he kept his eye on them. Seeing the prisoner tun out of the prosecutor's shop lie went after him and held him, when be was surrounded by a number of boys and girls, who tried to prevent his securing the prisoner. Sergeant Barrough, 21 E, said that on taking the pri soner into custody he denied taking the bottle of wine. The prisoner and es number of boys and girls were in the habit of going about at night, and while one went into a shop on the pretence of making a purchase, another of the gang stole something. The gars • was a terror to the neighbourhood, and the conduct and language of the boys and girls were of the most abominable description. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the boy whether he wished to go for trial A woman at the back of the court here called out " settle it here." Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for two months with hard labour, remarking that he had no doubt trades men were much annoyed and harassed by the class to which the prisoner belonged, and promising the prisoner that if he was brought before him again he would be sent to the sessions. _ WESTMINSTER. THREE WEEKS AFTER WEIHMK. ........ An exceedingly well grown young woman who described herself as only 19 years of age, applied to the magistrate this morning for protection. Mr. Arnold inquired what had occurred. Applicant—l am very much ill•uaed by my husband and I have not been used to it. Mr. Arnold—How long have you been married? Applicant—Three weeks to-morrow we were married at Lambeth Church, and he has used me shamefully. Mr. Arnold—lt seems to be the normal condition of marriages in that neighbourhood, but he ham begun very early at three weeks. Applicant--He began at the 'end of the first week, your worship. I bought a nice joint of meat, and first Le threw it on the fire and then under the grate. Mr. Arnold—What does he do to you ? Applicant—He refuses to give me any money. Mr. Arnold—What else? as I cannot interfere with that. Applicant—He locks me into the room and takes thy clothes away. Mr. Arnold—That's to prevent your going out, I eulw pose. Applicant—Yes ; but I didn't marry to be abut up in a room. Mr. Arnold—Has be assaulted you in any way Applicant--He has terrified me very much. He declares he will cut my throat, and he is constantly talking of the horrible things he has done. lie says he has been com mitted to prison seven or eight times. I am very much afraid of him—be is so violent, and the language he uses is horrible. I hope you will protect me. Mr. Arnold granted the summons, to be served forth with. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (IEUTLIVIS TeLrnRAWP.) THE PAPAL STATES. ROME, M:Rfli 20. A proclamation has been issued at Frosinone, offering a reward of 600 acudi for the capture of every hrigand, dead or alive, and 1,200 acudi for the capture of every chief of a band. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, MA itcH 20. The African Company's steam-ship Ethiope with the above mails has arrived here with 14 passengers and 49ozs. of gold dust. Her dates are—Bonny, Feb. 11 ; Fernando Po, 12 ; Cameroons, 14 ; New Calabar, 17 ; Lagos, 20 ; Accra, 22 ; Cape Palmas, 25 ; Sierra Leone, March 1 ; Teneriffe, 10 ; and Madeira, 12. At Lagos the new oil season was expected to be very good, but trade was dull. At Accra trade was also dull, in consequence of a disturbance which had taken place in the interior. Other news unimportant. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) --- ihra o'Owoi. Very few dealings have been reported to-day in the stock markets, and the tone is dull, in conse quence of the uncertain position of the Ministry. The diminished demand for money and the influx of gold to the Bank have no a - Junto-acting in fluence at the moment. The funds are unaltered, but English railway securities have declined, upon the withdrawal of Lord Redesdale's Railway Traffic Protection Bill. Foreign bonds, as well as banking, financial, and miscellaneous shares, are inactive. The government broker has bought to-day 34,000/. New Three per Ceuta. for the Sinking Fund. The discount market is quiet, and the rates for bills are quoted the same as yesterday. Advances on Consols for a few days are offered in the Stock Exchange at 21 per cent. Consols are now quoted 91 to 1 for money, and 911 to 1 for the 10th of April, and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 891 to f, ex div. The amount of business in the foreign stock market is very small, and prices are without change, with the exception of a rise of 1 per cent. in Spanish Certificates and Mexican. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 34.4 to f ; Greek, 151 to 16 ; Spanish Passive, 221 to ; ditto Certificates, 14A to ; Italian of 1861, 53} to j ; Mexican, 171 to 18; Rus sian Scrip, 2} to 1 prem.; Chilian Scrip, 1/ to lg dia. ; and Danubian Scrip, lf to 1 dis. United States 5-20 Bonds are without variation, at 741 to f ; but Erie and Illinois Central Rail way shares have improved f per cent., the present prices being 40 to and 781 to 1, respectively. Atlantic Cable shares are firm, at the rise of yesterday. Anglo-American are quoted 151 to 16, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Pre ference, af to 1. International Financial shame are quoted • to if dis. ; London Financial, 18} to 17f dis. ; General Credit, 3to 2 1 dia. ; Credit Fonder, 61 to 6 dis. ; National Discount, 71 to si prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16. We are informed that intelligence has been re ceived by the East India Irrigation and Canal Company to the effect that the cause which ope rated to prevent the cultivators in Orissa irrigat ing their lands from the company's canals has been removed, the government of India having renewed the present land settlement upon the same terms for 20 years more, and undertaken at any future settlement not to charge more for irrigated than for unirrigated land. Also that, with a view to give more extended employment to the suffering population, and to expedite the extension of irrigation by the company, the Governor-General had offered to advance as much money as the company can expend, in addition to their own regular outlay, during the current year, and that such offer had been accepted by the company's manager. _ - - - HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK. Consols are steady, at 91 to i for money, and 911 to t for the account. No bullion operations have occurred at the Bank. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Reuter opened at 69fr., being about the same as yesterday. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were steady. The rates for bills on Austria were quoted a trifle lower. The usual list is subjoined : Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.183 to 11.191 ; ditto, short, 11.161 to 11.171; Rotte r dam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.1 , .4 ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40; Brussels, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Hamburg and Altana, 3 months, 13.8!. to 13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, &a., 3 months, 6.25 A to 6,26 ,• St. Petersburg, 3 months, 311 to 30,1 , Paris, short, 25.01 to 25.20 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.321 to 25.371; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.321 to 25.371 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months, 114 to 120 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.5 to 13.15 ; Trieste, 3 months, 13.5 to 13.15 ; Maa r ij, 3 months, 481 to 48; Santander, 3 months, 481 to 48; Cadiz, 3 months, 491 to 49; Seville, 3 months, 491 to 49; Malaga, 3 months, 481 to 481 ; Valencia, 3 months, 484 to 481: Bar celona, 3 months, 493 to 481; Bilks, 3 months, 481 to 48 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 481 to 4s ; Leghorn, 3 months, 26.871 to 26.921 ; Genoa, 3 months, 26.87! to 26.921 ; Naples, 3 months, 26.871 to 26.9*.5+. ; Palermo, 3 months, 26.871 to 26.921 • Messina, 3 months, 26.87; to 26.921; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 621 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 521 to 52. A contract has just been made on behalf of the International Ocean Telegraph Company of New York with the Indiurubber, Guttu Percha, and Telegraph Works Company of Silvertown, for the manufacture and laying of a submarine telegraph cable between the United States and Havanna, in the island of Cuba, the working to be completed by the end of June. This is the first link of the in tended cable to Panama cid Jamaica. - •- —• • - The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 249/. over last year. A meeting of the Ebbw Vale Company (Limited) took place yesterday, at which satisfactory explana tions were afforded by the directors with refer ence to the report of the committee of investiga tion, and thanks were unanimously passed to the board for their services. _ . Messrs. A. Young, A. F. Hewett, and J. H. Norman, the liquidators of the Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi Bank Corporation (Limited) have con vened a general meeting of the shareholders for the 21 - th inst., at the London Tavern, to receive a report on the progress of the liquidation. From this re port we extract as follows : The shareholders will remember that a circular was delivered to them about the time of our appointment in March, 1806, containing a statement of the position of the bank as then estimated by the directors and manager, which statement was confirmed be Messrs. Coleman, Tun quand, Youngs, and Co., the aualters, fromwbich it ap peared that the paid-up capital amounted to 417,7711., and that the probable losses incurred would reach the sum of 133,215/. 54. 241., whereby the capital would be reduced to the sum of 284,5551. 14s. 10d. At that time the direct liabilities werelti,s37/. 15e. 9d., and the endorsements on bills of exchange, 380,7301. 17s. 24., making a total liability of 789,208/. 12s. 11d. Since that date nearly the whole of these liabilities have been dis charged or have run off, and on reference to the annexed balance-sheet it will be observed that the chin.s and liabilities on the 27th ult. were estimated at 8,721/. 64. 7d., and that the assets at the same date were represented as follows :—By cash, 267,3190. 3s. Bd. ; by sundry hills , arAl, estimated to produce 11,252/. 1 5 . 9d. ; showing a probable surplus of 27'2,899/. 12a. 10d. As regards the final result of the liquidation—after snaking provision for all losses li`cely to arise, and the expenses of winding-up, we believe that in addition to the return we have already made of V. per 101. paid share, and of 1/. per 51. paid share, there will ultimately be further returns equal to Hs. per share on all the shares of the bank ; that is, assuming that the recent decision of the Court of Chancery regulating the mode of distribution will not be disturbed, and we hope to be able to announce a second return before the expiry of three months from this date. I Special meetings of the West Sussex Junction Railway Company, the Chichest..r and Midharst Railway Company, the Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Corm:a:3 , ❑nd the Lyndon, Brighton, and Synth Coast I.lotniqatv are called for the 2nd of April, to eor,Pider hills now pending in par liament, the el Mt ..hject of which is to vest the rimers of the are,• former undertakings in the Brighton Company. Wie are inf..' tl'at the inspection report of the Delhi Rai' tri‘ by Major W. E. Warrand, R.E., deputy can engineer to the Punjanb government, c, , :,c1•. , 1e. in the following satisfactory terms :—•' The q , • .!Iry of the work is everywhere very good. It is to be hoped that every endeavour will be made t.. erootre .1 proper supply of rolling stock for the Delhi end of the line ; the trek will be very• great. and no help will probably be obtained from de. Lab. .re end for a couple e.f years after its opening. • The prospects of the Suburban Village and (Amend Dwellings Company (Limited) is in &m -' lation, with a propmed capital of 1,000,0001., in 10!. shares, of which, however, the first issue is to be limited to I:oo,this , .. The object is to erect blocks of buildings for the homes of working men 'in or near the metropolis. The arrangements prn- Potted aim at securing the co-operation of the working classes. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, duck, and witterwor.is shares. as given in the Stock Exchange list of L i st evening: Insuraiiee—Alliance British and Foreign, 12'. ; Guardian. 44 S, 4 ; Liverpool and London and Globe (I/. annuit.). lGi • Ocean Marine, Itt ; Thames and Mersey Marine (Limited), 41. Gas Light and Coke—City of Mosoow Gas, 161; Imperial Continentai. ; Surrey Consnoiers, ISt; Western, in, ex illy. Docks—East 125, 6 ; London and Ht. Katharine, 614. Waterworks—Berlin, Ili. The annexed in.mitonindum is from the London Stack and Share Company (Limited). . . . , Amongst the wales at to-day's auction were the following: —Credit Fancier (:'l. paid), at 31. ; Ceylon Coffee (101. paid), at 314. 6,1 ; City (thee; (Mt. paid), at 71. 10.1. ; Guildhall Taverna (10'. paid), at 71. 7a. 61. to 71. 12e. Gd. Haleonihe Company ICJ. paid), at 4/.12.. 6d.; International Hotel W. paid), at 14.. ; an ovenlue debentute for 5,0001., nutted by the Chatirou and Den er Railway, at 54 per ; a debenture of tii.! Natal Colonization Company, as 58 per cent. ; Ottoman Railway shares 1201• paid), at :51.:15. ; Oxford and Canterbury Musk Halls (101. paid), at Pa tid. ; Star and Garter Hotel 110/. paid), at 3e. ; Varna Railway (7.)/. paid), at 31. 7s. 6d. to 31. 10s. ; Albert Insurance Company (101. paid), at 11. 18e.: ditto (31. paid), at re. 4.J. ; Ramage Aataurance (11. paid), at IN. 3d. to •.:N. bd. per share; Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin) Railway (20/. paid), at 3/. 3a— &c. TVESPAT NVIXING. Consols, which closed yesterday at 91a to I for the 10th of April, opened this morning at 91 to a, and closed at 91, 1 , to a. For money the last price was 91 to a. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. showed no variation, closing at 89d to a, ex div. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 90k, la, 904. I,'„ 1. ; ditto, for account, 914; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, a, ex div. ; New Three per Cents., 89a, a, 4, te g xdiv.; ditto, Two and-a-Half per Cents., - 72 ; Annuities, 1885, 12il ex div. ; Bank Stock, • ,ex div., for open ing ; India Five i.er Cont. Stock, 1091, 9, ; ditto Five per Cent. " enlaced" rupee paper, 10* MINES.-(THIS DAY.) 9x3 corms. The mining market is rather active to-day, espe cia'.h• as regards shares in tin mines, owing to the official advance just announced in the price of that metal. Great Vor shares are quotssl 21 to 22 ; North Crofty, G to 6 ; Chiverton Moor, fq to ; Trmnpet Consols. 115 to 125 ; Chiverton, 75 to 8 ; West Chiverton, 0a) to 61 ; Prince of Wales, 535. to This.; Caldbeek• Fells, 14s. to 16e.: Prosper United, 3i to 4 ; Great North Larry, 275. 6d. to 305.: and Bryn Owing, 16 to 18. The smelters yesterday raised their prices for English tin 21. per ton, viz., to 921. for common block, 931. for bar, and 95/. for refined. RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.) Ors olhooz. British railway stocks are offered to-day, and a decline of I to k per cent. has occurred in Metro politan' Great Western, Midland, South Eastern, IGreat Eastern, Great Northern A, and North British. Great Western shows chief depression. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1201 to a, ex div.;GreatWeatern, 40i to 3 ; London and North Western, 11G to Z., ex div. • Midland, 116 k to ex div. and n. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 126* to I, ex div. ; Caledonian, 11(11 to 111 i ; South Eastern, 661: to ex div.; Great Eastern, 27j to 28 ; Great Northern, 115 i to 110 ; cx div. ; ditto A, 1211 to I, ex div.; London, Chatham, and Dover, 17 to w ; and North British, 31i to 32. grand Trunk of Canada Railway stock has im proved I per cent., viz., to 19 to but other colonial, as well :111 foreign linos, are quiet. (For to-day's Share List see page 4.1 IN RE LEICEaTER. The bankrupt, a schoobnuter , of Walham-green, came before the court with debts of 2981. It appeared that he had been in the piano trade, and also in the wine trade, at Manchester, and L a d been twice before insolvent. A creditor o . pposed in person. He bad supplied the bankrupt with groceries to the amount of 12/., and had not been paid •farthing, although the bankrupt had • school full of pupils whose parents paid him regularly. His Honour said he must make • distinction between • man of education like the bankrupt, whose business it was to teach others, and ignorant men who came up in smock frocks, barely able to write their own nausea. The order would be suspended for six months, with limited protec tion. Mr. Aldridge appeared for the official assignee, and Mr. Dobie for the bankrupt. (Before Mr. Registrar Spring Rice.) IN RE HANNAH NEWINGTON. - - This case was recently before the court, on the bank rupt's application for release from custody, and attracted some attention from the number of aliases borne by the bankrupt, amongst which were Canning, De Horne, and several others, the enumeration of which and her various addresses occupies about twenty-sin line, in her pfition. Her release was ordered on her finding bail. The debts are edated at 2,3241. She ascribes her failure to "illness and insufficiency of presents from friends." This was the sitting for choice of assignees, but the pro ceedings were purely formal. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Bodkin, Assistant Judge.) A SHAM INSURANCE AGENT. George IVillianal;;nr;son: - i7,efeiC: was indicted for obtaining divers sums of money, ranging from :Is. to 10s., by false pretences, from various persons. There were six ' indictments against the prisoner. Mr. F. H. Lewis (instructed by Messrs. Humphreys and Morgan) prosecuted ; Mr. Richard Harris defended the prisoner. The mode the prisoner pursued was to ascertain from certain papers that had fallen into his hands as to what insurance offices persons had insured their property in, and going there with certain blank forms of an ofhoe, urged them to insure in that, as it offered very peculiar silvan. taps. In a number of cases be succeeded in inducing persons to consent to insure is the office named, they at the same time filling up one of the forms he presented. He stated that it would be necessary to peya certain sum for the registration, and these sums were paid tohini,and they saw no more of him. It was afterwards discovered that the prisoner was not authorised to receive any applications for insurance in the office, and that in fact they hail all been swindled out of their money. Mr. R. Harris said that the prisoner had formerly been an accredited agent of an insurance company, and he be lieved he could obtain new subecribers for their office, fully intending to pay over the money. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKENWELL. PRACAB BETWEEN TRADE-SEEN. Mr. Hugh M'On ;tor ' of 119, Penton ville.road, dentist, waa summoned by Mr. Thomas Everett, trilor, of Penton street, Pentonville, before Mr. Cooke on a charge of assault. Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, appeared for the complainant, and from his statement, which was borne out by the evidence, it appeared that the complainant went to the defendant's house about soma clothes that he had made for him, and a dispute having arisen as to the amount the defendant had to pay, the defendant became very excited, and called the complainant a d—d scoundrel. The complainant, fearing violence went towards the door, when the defend ant nished at him and drove his hand into the complain ant's face, caught him by the throat, and violently forced him against the wall. The complainant at last got out of the house and the following day asked the defendant to apologise, as he would not, the present proceedings were taken. The defendant denied the charge' toto, and said that the complair.ant had abused him. ' am m o Mr. Ricketts said that while the parties had been in court he had tried to get the defendant to apologise, but he would not. Mr. Cooke said the case was made out, and ordered the defendant to pay a fine of 20s. and the costs, or in default seven days hop-bailment. The tine was paid. WARWICK SPRING MEETING. The following telegram was received from our turf reporter at 1.30 p.m. this day :—" Races again post- poned until 2 o'clock tomorrow (Thursday). The snow is very deep, but at present is thawing rapidly, and there appears every probability of the races coining off to- morrow. Many people have gone away." ARRlV6l).—Wandering Minstrel, Queen of Trumps Gordian Knot, and Elegance. BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.) HALF-PAST Two o'CLock. The attendance not very numerous, and the business transacted limited. There is no noteworthy change to record, and the hones mentioned in the quota tions were not supported for any great amount. Closing prices : CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 8 agst Wild Agnes (t) 100 to 6 Longdown (t) 100 to 6 Aldcroft (off) 20 to 1 Ostreger (off, t2sto 1) 20 to 1 Vespazian (oft, t2sto 1) 40 to 1 Sea Mew (t) 50 to 1 Weather Star (off) METROPOLITAN. 100 to 15 apt Duniany (off) 15 to 1 Tonrmalin (t, 100 to 6 eft. off) 100 to 6 Tormentor (t, 100 to 5 aft. off) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 apt Moulaey (t) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3 to 1 apt Plaudit (off, t 100 to 30) 100 to 11 Julius (off) 100 to 8 Vauban (t) DERBY. 10 to 1 apt D'Eatournel (off) Last night, a numerously attended meeting, con vened by the young men's committee in co-operation with the Liberation Society, was held under the presidency of Mr. J. Spencer Bell, at Radley's Hotel, New Bridge. street, Blackfriars, to hear an ultimo; from Mr. Charles Roundel!, M.A., Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, on ecclesiastical testa in the universities and grammar schools. THE HEALTH OP LONDON. appears from the return issued by authority of the Registrar-General that in the week that ended on Saturday, March 16, the births registered in London and twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,479 • the deaths registered, 3,4 03 . The annual rate of mor tality was 'Z.) per 1,000 persons living. In London the baths of 1,098 boys and 1,048 girls, in all 2,146 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1857-66, the average number, corrected for increase of population, is 2,2 2 6. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,572. It was the eleventh week of the year ; and the average number of deaths for the week 6, with a correction for increase of population, 1,579. The deaths in thepreseotretura approximate closely to the estimated number. The effects of the north easterly winds and the low temperature on the public health, arc again exemphffed by the increase in the number of deaths in London frem 1,425 in the week which ended March 9th to 1,572 last week. In the same period the (baths from bronchitis increased from 175 to 710, the deaths from pneumonia from 78 to 103, and the deaths from diseases of the heart from 70 to KI. The number of persons who died under 20 years of age increased from 679 to 723, and the number of persons who died at the age of 60 and upwards increased from 281 to 310. The deaths from zymotic diseases last week were Ng. Thirty-five deaths from small-pox were registered ; 2in the West, $ in the North, 3 in the Central. 13 in the East, and 9 in the South districts. The deaths from typhus were 31 ; the mortality from typhus is greatest in the East districts, where II d ea th s were repented. Sixty-four children died from whooping-cough, 13 from scarlatina, and 4 from diph theria. THE BRITISH LoDGER. —Once more is the Lodger conspicuous for his absence from parliamentary reform. The procession is long enough, and a good many make at least halt a dozen appearances in various fancy dresses, but the Lodger, the man of every class, and the best represen tative of every interest, is not to be found there, unless he comes in some strange disguise. Indeed, what disguise here would fit the average Lodger ? He has not house and land, otherwise he would not be in lodgings. He seldom keeps a horse ; his landlady objects to a dog ; he has no man servant ; he shows no armorial bearings ; it is seldom indeed that be has 501. in either the funds or • savings bank ; he has very rarely either a degree or an educa tional certificate ; only a small proportion of his class are clerical. Yet the lodger is universal, übiquitous, and welcome everywhere. eis the coming man of all classes. The cottager with a third room, or the village shopkeeper with a parlour, has a Lodger if be can get one. Ground floor fronts and backs, first-floor fronts and backs, second-floor fronts and hacks, throughout whole streets and quarters of our large cities, are like the tiers of vast pigeon-houses, or the cells of • beehive, to flocks and swarms of Lodgers. Not that they are so volatile and migratory • race a. this would imply, for there are few people more closely tethered than the British Lodger. Mansions are bought and sold, banks start and stop, companies swell and burst, while the Lodger remains. All his days are spent out, and he is glad to get home in the evening, and rest or enjoy himself, without thinking of a change. Yet he is an absolute necessity of British social life. The quiet sort of folks who entertain in • cheap way once or twice a week, or are at home most evenings, think the world is frowning on them if one or two Lodgers don't drop in. The Lodger is the Arab of the social desert. Life is indeed drear where he never shows himself. The truly domestic hus band never leaves his fireside, and the sacred fire is apt to smoulder and smoke a little. It is the Lodger that pokes it up and supplies a modicum of intellectual fuel. But there are lodgers of all grades. There is a hierarchy of Lodgers, seraphim and cherubim, literary and scientific Lodgers, affectionate and witty Lodgers, who go the round of an admiring or loving circle, linking firesides together as comets were once said to do suns, and bringing into the very corners of society small currents from the mighty tide of human life. What would London be without Lodgers. What would England ?--Tiaiss. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& DARK-LANE.-(THIS DAT.). There was only a limited quantity of Eughah wheat on sale here to-day. The demand for all kinds was inactive, yet Monday's advance in the quotations was well sup.. The The show of foreign 'wheat was tolerably extensive. On the whole the trade was steady, at very full prigs. Floating cargoes of grain were quite as dear Ltet week. Both English and foreign barley was a dull Inquiry ; but no further decline took place in the quotations. The malt trade was heavy, on former terms. The supply of malt was good. Oats were firm in price ; but the sale for them was by no means so active as on Monday. Beans moved off steadily, at late !idea. Peas commanded very full prices, with a fair demand. The flour trade was steady. Seeds, generdly, were a slow sale, at late currencies. Cakes were quite as dear as last week. •RRIVALS OF GRAIN, de., INTO lANDON. BY LAND AND WATP.Ie CAKKIAON. FRON IIA10:11 141 I'o %LARCH 19, LOUR INeLU9IVE. English and Scotch! Irish lareign Total 00)1PAIRATIvIt run TIM W oboe - Musa IR. 1e67. is INS Qrs. Averap. Qrs ASR. Wheat 67,584 . 4d. Inas& 72.446 .. 4.51. Barley SAWS . 414. bd. Barley 40.160 .. 354 IN. Oslie 5.741. ..i4i AG. OW 5,212.. 235. IN LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (lIT TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OW? CORRZSPONDERT.I The naexhrt steady. &des probably about 10,030 bak e I M ys. vs. asa Bariey at brls. .M I 054‘. !lour sa Iga vs. vs. cks. ..5 140 1570 1 10 .. 1220 700 .. 1190 2510 .. *NO II4I OI ---r 1700 IDM I 1570 , Mail , .. 2880 0 QrANTITIRri AND PRICES OF GRAIN t[9 14180 I TOR TII 00ltr21P0l101110 RIIIC ....__ 24 INCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) Sur:mt.—The nu, rket continues quiet at previous priers. 150 casks of Martinique sold at 30s. 6d. to ;r2s. lid.; 6,000 bags of clayed Manilla at ID4a. 6d.; and 3,000 bats Penang. at 1.1. fsl. to 30s. Refined also continues quiet. Corrim—Business is doing at find prices, including good ordinary native at 64 5. Tau.—The public sales are processing rather heavily, at in some oases a sligl.t decline. lint and ti.turPrritit continue quiet. It wit—There are buyers but no calks' at late rates. ARROW ROOT. —A small panel of St. Vincent sold se 40. Coentsnst.--300 bags sold since Wednesday last, Tens riffe, at firm priors. and Honduras at a slight advance. Corms.—The deinmitl has again become quiet, and pre vious full prices are not supported. HEMP.- The market continues Arm nt 3.1/. to 361. fir cleuu reterdiun, and at 49f. 10s. to .50f. fur fair to gx d roping Manilla. TALLOW MARKET.-iIIVB DAY.) The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted dio. 4d.; Petersburg Y.P. on the spot, 4:te. tld.; March, 435. 4d. to 4:14. 9d. ; April to June, 435. dd. to 435. 91. . tktober to December, 445. to 445. 3d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Hawn. Pattandon and Smith report the trade withonh alteration time Monday. COAL M AlitliET. -(THI S DAY.) Walla End Haswell, 235. ; Wells End Gosfokh, 21a.; Walla End Tunptali, 21a.: Walla End Hartlepool, 222. 9 d.; N or th Felton, 18. . cal ; ld a. -Ships at market, 19 ; at sea. 25. I