The Express. — London, England, 1866-03-05 00:00:00

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HIGH WATILII AT LONDON-WDGL TI DAT Maroft, Afternoon. 4h. 400. Z amonson—o Mora . 412. Ws.— —Afternoon. U. goi. LONDON, MONDAY. MARCH 5. OCCASIONALLY, when a reduction is the value of money is imminent, Consols show a little tempo rary buoyancy, but any rise which may be attained is quickly lost, and it has become plainer than eve that our government Three per Cents., are steadily moving down, from year to year, to a permanently lower level of prices. The causes of this move ment have been frequently referred to, the chief being that the return yielded is considered too small in view of the increased cost of living, and of the growing competition of a multitude of more • remunerative investments. Even during the last few weeks, and dating from the first dawn of light in the money market, there has been a fresh crea tion of securities, appealing to the investing classes. Thus, for example, the Egyptian Government Rail way Loan has attracted a large number, many of whom have shown eagerness to pay up their bonds in full. Quickly following this has come the Chilian Loan of 450,0001., the public appreciation c 4 which is shown in its immediate rise to a very respectable premium. As to our colonies, 'they are constantly issuing fresh debentures, which continue to be steadily absorbed in this country, the latest announcements being a loan of 700,0001. for New South Wales, and 500,0001. for New Zealand. The East India Rail way Company have likewise oome upon the market for a loan of one million, guaranteed 5 per cent., in the usual way, by the Secretary of State for India. The whole mass of Indian railway stooks, it may be further mentioned, are beginning to compete more actively with the English funds, now that the development of the traffic on some of the lines has proceeded so far as to encourage the hope of a re turn in excess of the government guarantee. Nor ought we to omit from the account the significant Indication presented in the recent rise from 4 to 5 per cent, in the rate of interest on the India Government Debentures due in August next. Without dwelling upon the . additional demands upon the market involved in the introduction of new joint-stock companies— some of them, as, for example, the Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, seeking subscriptions to a capital of as much as one or two millions—it is easy to understand why a three per cent. stock, though possessing perhaps the beet security in the world, is cast into the shade. If, as many persons believe, the value of money in this country is be coming permanently higher year after year, if only by reason of the absolute inadequacy of the volume of the currency, under the Act of 1844, to supply the requirements of trade—it is reasonable to infer from this fact alone that the funds must suffer in price, for dear money means, ordinarily, low prices of securities, just as surely as cheap money leads to enhanoed prices. It would appear, furthermore, that in discussing the causes of the fall in Consols, sufficient impor t tance has not been attached to the effects of the cattle plague. It is beyond question that the landed interest are amongst the largest holders in the British funds, and it has been noticed over and over again that the agricultural classes are investors after one or more good harvests, and sellers after bad ones. To what extent, the losses sustained through the cattle plague have caused sales of English government stock it would be difficult to affirm, or even to estimate, but it is at least a re markable coincidence that, since the loss of cattle began, the supply of government stock in the mar ket has presented a distinct increase. In this aspect of the matter, the progress of the pestilence commends itself to the attention of the whole body of fundholders. MK death of Mr. Campbell, Q.C., one of the • Charity Commissioners, places an important piece of patronage in the hands of the government. There I are no public officers who have more important and delicate duties to discharge than the Charity Com missioners ; and the selection of persons fitted to discharge these functions is proportionally difficult. A body of mere equity lawyers and conveyance's is no doubt competent to understand and interpret deeds of settlement, to draw up new schemes of administration, and to collect accounts of the an nual revenue and expenditure of the numerous charitable foundations throughout the country. Hitherto these duties have been creditably per formed by Mr. Erie and his colleagues. But the Commission has a higher purpose. It might be made the instrument of diffusing a mass of most interesting information with respect to the con dition of the charities, and of convincing the public that larger powers of superintendence and reform are required in order to remedy existing abuses. Any one who considers the millions of money which are devoted to charitable objects will readily admit that the principles upon which this fund ought to be administered require peculiar study. Charity is, in fact, • science, which needs for its successful pursuit rather the political economist than the lawyer, or perhaps a combination of both. As the Charity Commission was originally constituted, Dr. Whewell's friend, the well-know• economist, the Rev, Richard Jones, admirably balled every re- quirement. But Biwa his death some years ago, si 1 man of similar acoomplishmestbi equal o OiW ' has been appointed to fill histhoe. Therdis, how ever, one gentleman connected with the der:sten:BA who oertainly possesses the necessary qualification, and whom we should gladly see promoted. Mr. Thomas Hare, originally a Chancery lawyer, has for many years discharged the duties of Inspector, and has thus acquired a most extensive experience in shanty matters. Not satisfied with writing reports, which are generally relegated to some lumber room, he has published some of them, and has contri buted much valuable evidence on the subject of charity to various commissions. As a political econo mist Mr. Hare enjoys no ordinary reputation, whilst his energy and shrewd common sense have been conspicuously displayed in conducting the numerous inquiries with which he has been charged. Probably nothing has so much contributed to I the perpetuation of charity abuses as the fact that these abuses are never published to the world. If the public only knew what things are done in the name of benevolent founders long deceased, they would not suffer them to be done an hour longer. But Charity Trustees, and those who reap the be nefit of charity property, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred quietly absorb whatever comes to them and say as little about it as possible. It is no doubt the business of the Charity Commissioners to probe abuses and to publish them to the world. Hitherto they have neglected this obvious duty. The Commissioners, with the caution peculiar to old lawyers, are rather anxious to avoid than to encourage attack and discussion. This is a neglect which requires to be remedied ; and it is to be hoped that whoever may be selected as Mr. Camp bell's successor will exert himself to supply the necessary remedy. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THLS DAL) TIM IWO= SILL STATISTICS. The return which we gave on Saturday, setting forth the number of male occupiers and electors in the parliamentary boroughs, is the subject this morning of examination and comment in three of our contemporaries. Doubting whether the accuracy of the local authorities can everywhere be trusted, but manmiog that the return is mainly correct, the Times proceeds to quote the statistics to show that the number of men who would be admitted to vote through a mere reduction of the rental qualification would be comparatively small, especially in large constituencies, while the small boroughs which would be increased by it would just be those which I are blessed with freemen who would thus be enfranchised. The immediate tendency of • mere reduction would be to / multiply ,such boroughs as Madre or Bonitos. It I would intensify existing mile and correct none, and I if associated with • reduction of the occupation franchise in counties the anomalies of oar system become still more flagrant. The Times believes in the statement that the government propose to sup plement% their flint measure by • second, dealing with the distribution of mats, and perhaps having other object., and it arms that those who desire a genuine scheme of improve ment should take care that the pressure to which the government has already given way is not relaxed, but that a real measure sball be adopted, dealing frankly and fully with the whole of our system—a measure which shall mlisty thinkers as well es agitators, which shall pleas the constitution on • firmer heals, and not expose it to a renewed and more violent attack../ . . The Dimly News onside:a the return sufficient, if not I , conclusive as to a main branch of the reform: bill, and ; cites various Illustrations of the variety of result which each borough would exhibit and the variety of arooortiaa ' between election and the qualified occupiers at prrsent— concluding with the remark that though these changes I would work very unequally in !different boroughs, it is obvious that the question at issue mast be settled by averages and cot with regard to local prejudice.. The point simply is, whether we shall add 78,000 by a I 61. rating franchise, or WACO by a 61. rental franchise, to our existing half-million of electors. No true reformer— I no one who is really mesible of the react changes and actual condition of the people of England, is their morel ! and intellectual, as well as physical, aspect, can hesitate bo say whioh of these two is called for now. The endowment of a quarter of a million with the privileges of the conetitu. Lion would still leave above half a million of male men. piers of houses without a vote, and less than such a concession, which would give the right to but OD* adult male In every three, would certainly not please any party, which has a desire for reform at all. So much es this • would be safe and prudent ; to offer leas would be to inspire inclifferenee and invite discontent, The Star claims the results of the return as proving the - ' eons:toes@ of its statement five weeks ago, that the adop tioe of a 61. rating franchise would only increase the roll,of • the borough electors by about 75,000 voters. Official returns show that it would add 79,000, and the Star would ask whether there is in the country any reformer so moderate as to think an addition of 79,000 to the city and borough constituencies ought to satisfy the requirements of the en enfranchised millions of Englishmen ! But rumour rya positively that the new bill will matter offer • IW. !ran . *him for the counties nor a 61. rental for the boroughs. Lord Russell is honest in the matter, and if he hes been over- ruled, it is bemuse Mr. Gladstone Is not true to his chief, and L dealing dangerously and foolishly with the question. Rumour tells us that be will improve the Reform Act of 1832, and will add to the number of elector' in boroughs many thousands of °ampler, of 101. and upwards, who, by the legal quibbles raised on the interpretation of that act, have been, up to this moment, deprived of the votes which it Intended to give them. The ratepaying clauses may be abolished—occupiers whose rates are paid by their land lords may be admitted, ant thus the actual number of many constituencies may be considerably increased— and this may be offered as a fulfilment of the solemn pledges of the government to the working men. If Mr. Gladstone imagines that such a proceeding will be taken as the honest performance of the promises of the government, he miser ably deceives himself, The Post has reason to know that the cabinet have not even yet arrived at a final decision as to the provisions of the bill which is to be introduosd oo Monday next, and pre dicts that the result of the conflict in the cabinet will be a measure in which the principles of the advanced liberals will find expression in one clause and repression in another. This would leave the question more unsettled than aver, end would only be supported by those whose greatest dread is that the matter should be finally settled. The Post then argues that it would be infinitely more jest to confer a vote upon every man in the enjoyment of a fixed income of a certain amount than to continue to take the until of his hones as a measure of his property. The TekgrapA wonders whether elected represen tatives Irecw what a future they are laying up for themselves if they reject the government bill Ministers would resign and the new government would step forward to take their place in open and untried demure of Mr. Glad stone, the champion representing the principle of reform, and backed by en ever-increndog pressure of awakening public opinion. Can any man pretend to doubt what the fate of such a ministry would be ? Erie Court. THB EXPRISS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH f t i s :"... . LI. it* • II turgi th. ieleatie eqlst la fat all Dot= Wis sid4nor aLL Ts • al that on the • Thg row warmly 'proves of .111004eliest's ithiah WINDSOR CAUL* 34201113. it reps& se of high . Importance, ta ihdleitieg cos. 'The Onion walked in the grounds this massing menoement of a policy which, with lee exception of the with Princess Helena. emanoipation of staves, would treat the late war as a thing j The Princess Louise elie welt net walking. forgotten and forgiven. 1 Kam 4. The TehirrePh regards the importance of the veto in the The Queen, Princess Helens, Primus Louise, P, income present crisis of American affairs as incalculable. It Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, and the Ladies and Gentlemen 'Teaks of Mr. Simmer as a blind fanatic), and in Waiting, attended Divine service this morning is the of the President as " the remarkable man private chapeL whose striking qualities seem to give utmost of a career The Rev. J. Sholdhara preached the sermon. more splendid than any that baa illustrated American his- There Is no truth in the report that Prime Leopold is tory shoe Washington, after the accomplishment of his about to go abroad on account of his health, inch a step mitsioe, voluntarily abandoned the reigns of power." The being quite unnecessary. proposed statute was but the first in a series of radical mew sures all of which will evidently be overthrown by the use of the weapon which the American constitution =fides to the b ixeoutive. The Tdegraph, begs Kr. Johnson to proceed in ibis task of reducing to impotence the saunas party in the North. . The Prince and Prinoess of Wales took a serziage dries on Saturday. . . In the evening their royal highnesses had a dinner party. The oompany included the Luke of Cambridge, the French Ambassador, the Danish Minister sad Madams de Below, the Iterations's of Ely, Berl Granville, the Earl and Counties of Clarendon, Viscount and Vieeoanteas Sydney, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley, the Hon. Mrs. F. Stonor, the Hon. Frederick Byes, General Sir William and Lady Codrisgton, Sir Augustus and Lady Paget, Mr. L. Oliphant, Mr. J. Rona Colonel Tyrwhitt (in atten dame on the Duke of Cambridge), Lieut.-General Knollym, and Lieut.-Colonel Koppel. The Prince and Princess of Write., with the Hon. Mrs. F. Stellar and Lieut.-Colonel Keppal in waiting, attended Divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The Communion Service wee read by the Rev. the Bub dean, the Rev. Thomas Helntore, and the Rev. 7'. H. Rowsell. ♦nthm, "By the waters of Babylon.* Sung by Muter. Carmichael and ppm, mad Mum. R. Hamby, M. Smith, sod Lawler. Mr. Goes prodded at the organ. The sermon wan preached by the Rev. T. H. Rowsell, Honorary Chaplain to her Majesty. LIMO Genesis, oh. 39, v. 9. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The ministers pre sent ware—Earl Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, the Marquis of Hartington, Earl de Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. G. J. schen, and the Right Hon. 0. P. Villiers. On Saturday a deputation from Liverpool, °Nadeau( of Mr. C. Bowring, Mr. Edward L. Lawrence, Mr. H. T. Magmas, introduced by Mr. Borstal, ILP., and Mr. J. R. Jones, and accompanied by Mr. Baines, of the Liver pool-office, had an interview with Earl Granville at the Privy Council-office, on the subject of the Cattle Plains Regulations. A deputation of officers of Engineer Volunteer Corps, consisting of Lieutenant-Oolonel MacLeod of MacLeod, Middlesex; Major Geskill, Cheshire ; Captain B. Beattie, jun., Laaeashire ; Captain Baohan, Hants ; Captain Be■tall, Ease: ; and Captain Coffey, Tower Hand.* had an inter view with the Marquis of Harrington, at the War-office, on Saturday. The deputation was introduced by Earl Ora• 'snot, M.P., and Mr. G. W. Sandford, M.P. A deputation from the itev%rn Commission, introduced by the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakingtoo, M.P., bad an inter- view with the Right Hoe. T. Maser Gibson, at the office of the Board of Trade, on Saturday. . . . Despatches wen seat on &twiny from the Colonial offlos to the Governors of Gars'ter, ?delta, Ceylon, Hoag Kong, Lamm, sad the North American Provisoes. The Court Journal a few weeks ago stated that the marriage of the Primes' Helena to Prizes Christian would take plane in July next, and not in June. SI generally stated. It now adds that the 9th of July is the day fixed, and the ceremony will be performed at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cam bridge and party honoured theperformances at the Acklpht Theatre on Saturday evening. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge bad a levee at t h e Hens Gear& on Saturday afternoon. There was a very large attendance. The Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon entertained a distinguished Girdle at dinner on Saturday, at their house in Ceriton.gardens. The Countess, I.tar the evening, had an assembly, which was numerously at. tended. ----- The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P., had a parliamentary dinner au Saturday, at his redden°. at Grosvenor-pt.. There were present—Lord Geo. Gordon Len nox, Lord Edwin Hill Trevor, the Right Hoe. Henry T. L. Corry, Admiral Seymour. Admiral Wolcott, Colooel Ed ward.. Colonel Roused., Mr. Paul Dawson, Mr. Dyke, Mr. Thorold, Mr. Lowther, Mr. C. Sykes, Mr. King, Mr. I Earle, Mr. Kelk, and Mr. Mellor. The Countess of Derby will, in addition to the evening parties already announced, have an amicably on the 24th inst. - His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Cousteau Bernsturff had a dinner party on Saturday et the Prussian Embassy, on Carlton-hone-terr►oe. Among the guests present were :—His Excellency the Italian Minister, the Earl and Counteas Grey, the Earl Cowper, Frances Countess Waldegrave and the Rigbt Hos. Chichester Fortasene, Count Pahlen, Hon. Frederic A. Stanley, ILP., and Lady Constance Stanley and Lady Emily Villiers, Mr. F. Hastings Russell, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth RusNll, Mr. Frederick Villiers, &e. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon were prevented joining the circle, having received a command to dine at Marlborough House. The Countess. Bernstorft had a small party later in the evening. His Excellency the Ambassador of France will give a ball at Albert-gate House the latter end of the month. __ _ _ His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer have left town for New Lodge, Windsor Forest. Sir John and Lady Acton have left town for Germany. The Post mentions the death, from diphtheria, of the Hoe. Robert White, third and youngest son of Lord Annaly, at Hamburg. The deceased was in his 21st year, and about entering the diplomatic *orrice. DRAva OF ma EARL BratTCHAMP. —We under stand the Earl Beauchamp died yesterday at his town mei deuce In Belgrave.equars. The deceased nobleman was in his3Tth year, and was see of Henry, the fourthearl. He was formerly in the let Life Guards, and for a few years sat for the Western Division of Woroestershire in the House of Commons. By his death his only brother, the Hon. Frede rick Lygon, M.P. for West Worcestershire, snowed' to the earldom. A vacancy therefore occurs for that division of Worcestershire in the House of Commons. The late peer was a Conservative in politics, sod she p t earl held office in the Earl of Derby's last administration as me ot the junior lords of the Admiralty. The recent cause eilibre of the Probate Court, the Fitzgerald will esse, is likely agile to occupy the attention of the public. Lady Fitzgerald and Mr. Cochrane, in whose favour the voided will was made, have intimated their intention of submitting the verdict of the jury and the rulings of the learned judge I. review, and accordingly have given notice that they will apply for a new trial at the earliest moment. In consequence of the absence of their counsel at the assizes, they have obtained en extension of time to move until the last day of this month. A public meeting was held on Saturday in Willie's-rooms, in oonnerion with a recently formed ergo cation for the improvement of the infirmaries of the Lou don workhouses'. The Earl of Oaraarron tools the chair ; and the claims of the association were advocated by the Archbishop of York, Mr. Hughes, M.P., Mr. Davenport Bromley, M.P., Sir JIM, Kay Shuttleworth, Mr. Ernest Hart, he., who drew a sad picture of the neglect and des titution in which the sick paupers were left, and advocated ma'am of reform. The meeting was a very stormy one, el several poor-law guardians and other pariah officials attended, and caused a good deal of interruption, but the resolutions were carried by a large majority. ' The Abb4 Lists has arrived in Paris to superin tend the rehearsals of his new moos, called "The Crowns ing," which will be performed for the fir.t time on the 15th inst. in the church of St. Rustache, Pses. The Car dinal de Bousechom will celebrate a post:deal high mass, and will preach the sermon. PHISIDKNN JOHNSON AND THI FRINDMIN'S BOATAII. Though vs' dog highly the objects contemplated by the promoters of the Freedmen'e Barran Bill, which was to establish • jurlediotion in the Southern States before which the disputes of blacks and whites might be decided, the Daily Pews Is not prepared to join American statesmen whom it respects, in blaming President Johnson, whose rea sons for vetoing the bill appear so weighty. fie differs in this matter from the majority of the megrim only as to the means, and we most net suppose that bemuse the old friends of slavery rejoin, therefore a blow bas been dealt at freedom. Two days after the veto Mr. Henry Ward Beecher, in addressing an immense multitude, allowed that the Presi dent had given the most serious reasons why in the form in whir& it went before him this bill should not have became the law of the land ; but be added he was rare no one was more in favour of souse legislation that shall amount to an efficient protection for the black man than President Johnson himself. The negro is to be protected, not at the ex pense of the constitution, but by its integrity. Oa a matter of so much importance, and which appeals so much to &sling and Isympathy, as this veto, there will be dilemma of °pinks; THI LIIIXL ON KZ. NOTNEBN. The Herald, having spokes' in complimentary tame of Mr. &them, not oaly ss the masterly delineator of certain types of character, but as a " lading figure in London so ciety, respected by all who know him," adds that in the trial on Saturday the tone of the spiritualist, Mr. Ooleman, was so very humble, and he seems to have been so sublimely unconscious of the nature of the fire he mattered about, that one mend suspect him of deliberate maligatty. But there are osam in which imprudence is a crime. "• - The Tekgraph regards Mr. Coleman as • public bene factor in having added one to the limited number of plea sures which may be enjoyed with keen gratification at no inordinate nest. Hitherto the luxury of libelling anyone you dislike—of traducing his private &meter—of peril ling his domed° happiness by base and groundless impute lions—hm been regarded as unattainable without heavy expense and groat personal risk. Mr. Coleman has shown us that such is not the ease. Henoeforth the enjoyment in question is placed within the reach even of a moderate income and • cautious character. On the preceding Thurs day an unfortunate woman who had sent a letter to • land lord telling him that his tenant, with whom she had had a quarrel, was an Irish impostor, was sentenced by the same judge, in terms of severe rebuke, to a month's imprison ment—• fine, he said, was impossible ; but Benjamin' Coleman's libel, which was so much more atrocious, is punished with a modest fine of 501. So, while Mrs. Kennedy lies in gaol, and will lie there for the next year, unless she can find sureties, Mr. Coleman walked away a free man. Seldom has the uncertainty of our law been more signally exemplified. What could have induced Mr. Chambers to pass so absurdly Inadequate • sentence the Telegram', is at • lois to discover, unless we are to look for it in the impression he conveyed to his listeners, while addressing the prisoner, that he was himself a believer in Spiritualism. The Star says it is impossible not to be dissatisfied in reading the observations of Mr. Chambers on sentencing the defendant. A more flagrant ass of reckless calumny was never known, yet we see an English judge—a member I of parliament, too, and owe who should be peewee& of I ordinary intelligence and good feeling—palliating the act by which Mr. Sothern, but for his happy posses ion of abun dant evidence, might easily have been rained. TEI POSTIPICATIONBI OP QT31230. Some time ago it was determined by the government to spend the sum of 200,0001. in fortifying the elevated batiks which command Quebec. One hundred thousand pounds was taken on account last yea ; the second hundred thousand Mr. Baxter proposes this evening to omit from the estimates. Though not hesitating last year to express its opinion that the fortification of Canada was a hopeless sad wasteful enterprise, the Times hopes the vote will be carried, as to omit it now would probably be to render the expenditure already made useless, and outainly to exhibit to the people of Canada and of the United States a discreditable example of vacillation and uncertainty. The public) faith applies to be pledged, and anxious as we are for economy we cannotseek to obtain it by auch means. It is not by such clumsy reduction as this that the required saving in the Army Estimates is to be effected. We are strongly impressed with the opinion that, without re ducing the force—which, however, is to be reduced, with out any saving in the present vote—it would be quite pos -1 sail. to mako much more effective economies by improve menus m the system of expenditure. The truth is, the management of the army 'Mods greatly in need of a really vigilant and energetic, supervision. Never was each an opportunity fee a statesman with a heed for organisation, I if ever we should be so happy as to find him, and, having found him, so fortunate ea to place him at the head of the War Department. Lord /Ludington has yet his spun to win, and in this matter he hes a golden opportunity. TKO STATE 01 VELD& The Deily Non seams the Board of Trade re tains for the past bear, showing that our export s have increased daring the last six years about 22 per Net, and that though their value in 1864 was con sidered to have reached an unprecedented total, it is con siderably exceeded now notwithstanding that in many articles there hie been a greeter or less reduction in pre.. The reopening of the American trade only accounts for a portion of the advance, namely, that within the last four months. Our exports to America have not!yet reached the total which was attained in the last year before the war, and in our import' from ►he States, the year 1865 compares but little unfavourably with 1860. The figures now made known reduce our alleged over-trading with the United States to the modest sum of 20,0004 What appears a eonaiderable extension of trade is nothing more than a return to the nominal state of events preceding the civil war ; and, judging from experience, we have no reasonable ground to conclude that the purchases of American merchants are beyond the means of the nation to meet. Considerably more thee one-half of the cot ; ton which came over last year arrived in December alone ; ; and if, as there is reason to believe, the shipments are pro . eroding at the same ratio, it is evident th►t the warnings lately pronounced are, to say the least, premature. The decreasing premium on gold, and the state of the exchanges, are quite sufficient to show that, for the present at all ; events, a general insolvency in the States is tolerably remote. Tan Fonrucomaro COURTS BY HER Mx.rarrY.—We are requested to state that the lists for her Majesty's courts on March 16th, April 12th, and May 14th, are now filled, and that no further names can be received for them by the Lord Chamberlain. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—..-The Prince and Princess of Hobanlobe visited the gardens on Saturday afternoon. The bend of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) played an excellent @election of music. Amongstthe visitors were the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Hoary Lennox, Lord Llsnover, Mr. Dawson Demer, Sir Thomas Tronbridge, Sir Andrew sod Lady Scott Waugh. Tan HEALTH OF vas MASTER or Tnnvrr: COLLIGB, CAMBETDGE. —There was no improvement is the condition of the master last evening ; and though it is hoped he is no worse, be is in a very precarious state. Any de cisive change will be duly notified. The Saturday Review thinks that the conduct of Sir Frederick Bruce would have been approved by his countrymen if, on the occasion of Mr. Bancroft's address, he had retired from the hall with the other members of the legation. The Spectator, on the other hand, wishes the I ambassador had not thought it necessary to have refused to meet Mr. Bancroft sobsequestly io private. "For our ewe pert, we should as soon have thought of refusing to meet a jester." Mr. Grant, President of the Royal Academy, hashes° elected President of the Artiste' Benevolent Fund, in pleas of Sir C. Eastlake, sod Mr. Boxall in place of the late Mr. David Roberta. It is now settled that Mr. Layard will take the chair at the anniversary dinner on the 12th of May. The hanging committee of the Academy will be Messrs. Cope, Feed, and Horsley. A letter from Rome of the 27th ult. says : " His holiness appears to enjoy excellent health in spite of the anxieties and dangers described in Cardinal Antocelli's circular. Os Tuesday afternoon he walked wiry cheerfully fa the Oorso sad on the Piscian•hfll, and on Wednesday afternoon he paid a visit to Prince sad Princess Tortoni', at their palace is Boma, to see the magnifimat altar, richly adorned with all sorts of precious stones, which the prince Weeds to present to the elm& of Notre Dame at Bon. losne.enr-Mer.* _ _ Some interesting vestiges of the ancient Temple et Trajan, adjoiniag his Foram at Rome, bay* been dis covered by the workmen employed in repairing the facade time of the Visleellsi Palace. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA'S RESCRIPT. The /ndlyendance of yesterday says :—" As far as we are enabled to judge from the telegraphic summary the imperial receipt appears to be of that character which will cause much disappoint ment. To the Hungarians, who believed them selves certain of obtaining a responsible ministry, , it grants none of the demands which they coma- I dared as an indispensable condition of unity as re- ! gards the common affairs of the empire. On the contrary, all concessions are made dependent on the preliminary statutes which are to regulate the I political union of Hungary with the empire. The laws of 1848, especially that which gave a separate and responsible ministry to Hungary, are declared to be incompatible with the organisation of the empire. The restoration of municipal autonomy is declared to be inopportune and impossible for the present. The Emperor requires the suppres sion of the law which orders the creation of a national guard. In a word, the royal rescript de mands that all the laws of 1848 should be revised and modified before the government can consent the restoration of the legislation which dates from that period, and the largest portion of which never came into practical operation." The Await. National says :—" This document, we believe, will give but poor satisfaction to the Hungarians. It contains restrictions which will be badly received, especially as regards the Rechts continuitat and the immediate restoration of the municipalities." The Temps also regards the Emperor's rescript as unsatisfactory. (310/1:241 ralzawris.) THE PRINCE IMPERIAL PARIS, MAR= 5. The indisposition of the Prince Imperial follows its regular course, and the condition of his imperial highness is •ery satisfactory. THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. VIENNA, Ynos & Telegraphic advices received here announce that six regiments of Cossacks have reinforced the Ras sion corps of obervation stationed on the Muldo- Wallachlan frontier. The candidature of the Duke of Lenchtenburg as the future Rospodar of the Danubian Princi palities is strongly put forward at Jassy. Military reinforcements have been despatched from Bucharest to Jassy, and a military cordon has been established along the frontier line of the Prutb. THE INDLi. AND CHINA MAILS. MARCH 5. The Menageries Imperiales steamship Said, with the India and China mails, arrived here at 4 a.m. to-day. blooms Tax.—This morning was issued a. par liamentary return, showing, under various heads, the sinned values skewed to the income kr in the an 1864-5, and the amount of tax chargeable at 6d. in the pound, as follows :—ln schedule A. lands, tithes, &harks, sad manors, annual values, 57,002,4254, amount of tax, 1,421,8116 ; finer annual values, 204,9324, amount of tax, 5,1184 ; houses, annual values, 63,837,3241., amount of tax, 1,596,7861; mines sad ironworks, 6,588,1611., amount of tax, 164,6914 ; quarries, annual values , 584,9471., amount at tax, 14,6084 ; pa, • canal, sad other property, annual values, 22,647,3084, amount of tax, 563,6371. in schedule 0, public divided., annual values, 32,012,8401. ; amount of tax, 800,3211. In Schedule B, hareditery passions (Oonot lidated Fund), annual values, 42,3604, amount of tax, 1,0591. ; officer salaries, and superannuation, annual values, 20,559,3674, amount of tax, 513,9514 In Schedule D, public I companies, annual values, 11,303,4154, salowat of tar, 282,5684 ; trades and praetorians, annual values, 98,777,4264, amount of ter 2,469,4084 In schedule B, farms, annual values, 17,120,2244, amount of tax, 427,9224 The total of annual values 12330,580,7291., and of amount of tax chargeable at 6d., 8,263,8801. STIMATES.—RSVINUI DIPAZIIIINTS AND PONT orrion PAOINr BEIVICI.—This morning the estimates of the votes proper for these departments for 1866.7 were issued. The total suns required for salaries and expenses in the eustome, inland revenue, and post-office, the paper. annuatiooe, he., of the three departments, sad the Post office picket service, fa 5,824,862/., which is an in crease' as compared with last year, of 328,2 5 5 1 . The chief increase is it the salaries and expenses oil the Poet-office, which are augmented this year by 314,5381. The customs an increased in the same item by 25,4841., and the inland revenue by 11,4881. On the other hand, the mweranneatiose are 4,5721. leas, and the sum for the Poet-Aloe packet service is reduced by 20,7031• The number of persons in the Post-office service is 25,142, which is 555 lees than last year, the apparent decrease arising from certain extra deliveries in provincial districts being performed by sub-postmasters and others already employed by the department, instead of being performed by additional persons sot ooesected with the Poet-cifilee. The increase in the Post-office vote arises in the item of buildings and repairs, for which 348,8321. is required to be voted &pipit 69,7871. voted last year. For the purchase of the site in St. Martin's-le-Grand for additional otiose under the Post-offioe Extension Act of 1865, 320,0001. is asked as being sufficient to provide for the purchase of the freehold, leasehold, and' all other interests. It is added that it is doubtful whether the cost of purchasing more than the freehold will be defrayed dur ing the year 1866-7. The leasehold and other interests, except in the case of one house, will not be purchased until the plan of the buildings shall have been first approved. The number of persons in the onetime vote is 5,508; last year the number was 5,437. Orders have been given to the Customs' authori _ _ . Meant the varlona ontports, in the event of the Peruvian war steamers Indepesdencia and Hussar, or either of them, putting in, to require their commanders to land any British seamen who may be on board of them, and if the com mander should refuse to do so, then to require them forth with to depart from the port, and to prohibit them from obtaining any supplies whatever during their stay. Lord Clarendon has addressed to the Treasury an order for the enforcement of neutrality in the war be tween Spain and the Republica of Chili and Peru, to date in the United Kingdom from Friday het, and in our oo looks from six day■ after its reosipt. The instructions with regard to the ships of war or privateers of either belligereot are similar to those given in relatioa to American vessels during the civil war. The churchwardens and trustees of the English Protestant Church at Rome have allowed the nomination of a nueeicor to the late Rev. Mr. Woodward to devolve upon the British Protestant Association for the Proms- Lion of the Gospel. Priam Count is Idol, and has valuable lauded property in that put of Bemarabia which belongs to Ronda. A new company is about to be introduced to carry on the arrangements for laying the Atlantic cable. It is to be called the Anglo-American Telegraph Oompany, with a capital of 600,0001. The old company will be represented on the board of the sew one, and the plan is to be sub mitted to a meeting of the shareholders of the former on Thursday next. The Sofeil of yesterday contains a letter from Victor Hugo, in which the veteran writer declines the offer made by the editor of 20,0001. for his new work, " lan Travaillenre do la Her," which be intended to pub lish in the shape of a feui/lems. Victor Hugo says : " Your offer is one the most splendid ever offered to a writer. I admit its magnificence, but the question of art la for me above all considerations, and your offer of 20,0001. cannot overcome my scruples as an artist. lam 000viaesd that " Les Tutvaillenre de la Kee ought not to be cut up into jcsiffitons. Perhaps that mode of publication would unit the romance of ' Qnstre-vingt-Treise,' which is the work I am at present engaged ea.' The death is announced at Paris of the banker, M. Louis Hottiogear. He leaves two children, sal pee party which is estimated at 2,400,0001. LAN INTELLICIERAL cram DAY.) --0.- etas to Wm I s o the test ;Oil ill pre od Ole ebildrea was I Ilion Thames yard, adding I &Nivel /17 I ool oanti p x , i m id than she 1 to the i L g ., ..., h air . Barkeressindr. ell about ths ; The oomph be was dstel that she re that she ha -,--- hand. fall - He bad bean COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. . hod s hasbal (Before Mr. Ounmisioner Goallao ao .) • wore Wad. IN II T. 00 X. — . 1 0DGICIIIR. A IMAM and hi The haakurpt was a eoheolnustm, cif Brio* l a , re a lb gene to t Johe'e-wood. Debts about I,OOOL The ceder e(4 l • th at the had was opposed on behalf of the Fob ro o m s • barb( been I oo the gr ound th at the liaakrupt and ormo lo od e els i a o ohing fats oat probable mesas of payment r *Rosters int Has Honour said the baskrupt had cartel ca s 1 The pri or Wilma without capital. He had tam a 120;7 1. 1 I eats before a Iliad it with furniture, and thin gives s ... i hat without the knowledge of his noh 47 s Hr. Bart o w leaving them meth*. He had gore b at on aonse was dab* rot oaly without Be minas, b o o 4 • Turner, Oki the intend.= of miss that Beieg aau et • Prose" know and apparently well to do, he had got ( a mok, fois obvi world make I j og coedit, which he bed dale to Me easel el 1,740 k Mr. Barker ended with rode* to pay anybody. 11h m a i m li ' a o — tertian for a inexcusable in cue who held himself odes it t i sid others, sad was wended to no sympathy is ss, L .., . the nowt . He very candidly aduincs a: loser in dilly/hies all the time Mee Bo* 1864. In November following he had mimed a hi ft wial, which wee Mb* paid for on dslivery. Be ..., very childish excuse for us* so mach w as, that V m ; given to the parents of his pupils at the half.yeady s ui t madam He had dimly entraeted debts Marie aim able or probable means of payment, end the ceder midi s suspended for nine months turn that date, with pew % for 21 days. lii sa W. pAynar.—" sax Oounciu mos us COMPAWY. The bankrupt described as a fermerof Bread% h lik ascribed his dißoulties to his emorrien as dilutor% the Commercial Union Irmo Comp* , Pure% of whose unmoor, an sew seskiog the proteins, punt The debts are 17,700 L, of which 1 2, 6 61 i. err spect of the company ; assets and roper , ' hold shuttle The k a h ra pt had t V iss :l,,. emennatios, sail an* plied for his order of Mr. E. Res& for the aurigaset stated tint the ha* had rawiesly made hieing! puma* liable Is, rock of the company. in Argun last, when in illaublo, had giver charges on his proy to Ms bream mi edi t Behan's', mod immsdia.* show cams to tkie on lio sosigaiote. however, took a favourable view of the canklia 1 rug that the bankrupt's difficulties Witt du bikinis% and iadiscroitior ; but they were advised that i t= he had given on his property Jost before might and ought to be set amide. After hearing Mr. Lawmcce for the bulaist, ; His Miaow mid it woo only right that the Woo should wait the result of propped*, it be Ma hy is assignees, which had been read/rod mummy loy II so i moduct. Adjourned aecordingly. EQUITY COURT. (Bofors Vioaobanoollor Sir 2. T. LW.* WA P•I2.—ISI Mos MIL gethar TwO , bro we th ee ers ocitas ol the at sado tho of ima ram itoad i alattuditio.), Vilna on their surest banking aroma 3,304 however, both sharehoidan bahvidullg 6 1 — "lok oa the lid of soatriatiodis, whi cs:ert,T mg* application fa an artiorvitelk t tikey died bs paid th e dirties& ups Jibs g o k i i i o the appeared for thief:idioms, sag K t e s _ sod Mr. Ootton opposed for the decal liquid s —•wo The Vioaabasedlor held that the Ina hdaga i , paid the wholaamond of their&Odra& oft whatever. nllm John sherr Apa•-ttre %before M mod with at MaryLobo at the thee.. prisoner ea= girl, his dau ho the on refused. the Child admitted gait' imam very cold nl wee found 2 lir. Yerdi and be thou amid be no discharge hii would be pm A young was charged Zenma Low at Hely 7 morning. It appear entering the and on look She waited him what h pisoner's n to two pen their side. enOred the pawner inq was, and on he &odd go go to Black the church tacos the p and said he bat take a Longs ok take a that won The Cool Mr. broils, Tel polianoe ati inemorandi found in hi The min 1111M1S009, said his ad Gated with MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAL) The Harsh gsninl seedoes of the pass for iho sow el Middlesex 000naseeed this morass at iho Bab liOierkeawalltero. tier' Mr. Bed. k l ibtr. f .JZZ—ar."Nr.,:irrie.:, - .sst Mr. H. H. Harwood. Mr. A. Basalt* Mx Mr. J. D. Pletcher. Mr. A. Dodd. Mr. lisrliAll u rl Tyler s, Basted, Hr . Mr. B. Sharp. Mr. H Bookie% Hr. Dreks .L. Taylor, Ns Jarvi. 16618 411 Scrivener. to. _• _ - 1 CALIMIDAL The Weeder eoefollse w seam d N ploooso mined far trial, of whom 75 owe laid for fan ol 11 for eziou— —.our. The state of odoeigios 41 top • idiom --Oaa rood id rise -lords% DOOM was reported Y perfectly. 37 ; can neither reed aor Nee. 3 ; reed and write well, 4. TEOI GRAND JIM. The first Noises@ was the selectee ef Ne geed* and wood those summoned were mewed, bibs 'mei of 60 years of age ; but two rawhide betimes brought wider the notice of the 0011111/ 10169 esessi which the jory lists me made out. It. Joke Wane" and Yr. Thomas Oharae were reterred hem the mai Poplar as qualiSed to serve as red *NM bet es called they did not answer to Oar mem; ma Ida from the office of the Sheriff of ILiddleem, eel Nat sac be summoned them be bend bet they wire bee 11 wards of 74 years of age, very (airs, mad both valid cratelses. They *formed him that they lei *ld exemptiou from er from sorrier may pomace mit tea year, their names did not appeer or air* legit but this year their names had been put oe ars. The Amietant-Jedge mid es they were not bike bier so one appeared from them, he must tee then each. He then teemed the peed jury owl ihry WWI their room. 411=2 Mr: Tr. SIR Ri Sir Ro' on Friday Library, 01 dest. H Ni. Jobs family, 1/11 Robert p Telegrap To illostra h3 refßobert a American he thankei Wand. and the s govemmac bees saved sorry that eseseregie ever, War The right • submar raminct 1 the "ma the sera Eastern, Sir Bober When thi steamer t pleasant a • of the AI the moss aOllttGT /SW • I the °lea his tooth agreeable stood es headlandi ithatn to t e he . upon the /1101DOry 183 in ti which he Robert, him wh ' dead, 1 person words of man, al go to thi but my i I was we oly loot 1 The pn ban he 1 Wed. opol kx. 1 ammo malts i • Ann 30th a TB POLICE COLIWIS (12113 DAY.) MANSION-11011SL DARnta STEW 110BEIZT. Two young women, having the amearsam el MIAs of zneolmoics, on. of whom muted Liebe Wail& to give her address, and the other vs a babies* waft this morning brought before R. tar the Lord Mayor, charged with steam a pans ing a 401. cheque and If. is gold, the propertytie. Mary Fielder. the wife of a proctor residing isarGieblig Mr. T. Beard attended for the priemen. It appeared that on Saturday afters= tbe was in Fenchnrchatrest, accompanied by when the prisoner Wilkins wee seen to go se 101 : 16 take something from her pocket, and {My ibiaindiumbi away, followed by a man who bed sere what Mil pl 1.1 He met as officer, named Gran. sad tell his liet ali4adto seen , , and dsets prisoners teed np a . 11 0m1: bag Limeatr 4 1116 6" men in whose company they bad proviomil 16 . 1 The officer followed them, accommaisd by tits had seen the robbery committed, and he vas AV prehend the prisoners, but the offer and were seized by the two men , gwho bald thm women ran away, and when they tad 0111. "_, in tearing themselves from the V"P " two men they ran after the ;Moat took them into custody at • short dittoes from lis but whets they wore searched no purse was hid QM them. They bad, no doubt, thrown it away winkthift endeavouring to Omake their escape, as it was Ohl; a butcher's boy, but the money and the cheque lis!, abstracted. The men who bad been ie mael ol 7 .* prisoners ooatrived to make their escape. loom Mr. Heard said that he could sot evident), that bad bees adduced, but be ten abr., to deal summarily with the case. Hs yes indium' .* the priamers were respectable women , and that thi their fir offence. Alderm st an Rom said that he could huey hsi l elt • statement It was a very serious demos W robbery of this description partionlarli whet msa we — Berbag hand ready to give their a; rietance if nsomefk,, therefore commit the prisoners to Net BOW-STREET. ALLABOZD W•TOII SODSZRY olf PUMP , Margaret Piss, a woman of the tor stealing a watch from Yr. Gray, a Mary Moran was charged on simian with her. The prosecutor said he was goieg street, on his way home, on Saturday the prisoner Finn. She had a beadle from the way she carried it he thought approached him an if to ben of him. but sits shoved the parcel up against mane moment he heard • map, his watch was gone and the eh? He then wised the prisoner sod perceived that she made a movement man, who was standing near, and suspect' the watch the The man' R i r d to primoDer got away. The young that his suspicions were unfounded, ' The prisoner had by this time coma plated km est t. flo AO& ben in onetody. o him While its was I other prisoner (Moran) whom b before, came up and pulled bim about, Ile she has not got your wa tch." mist George Pollard, a carpenter, living said he wm passing at the time and straggling with the prisoner Finn, who The prosecutor then seised npon • yr went away down Museum-strees. 'The young man go, sad on theprimed onstody. When be Sins saw her • from her, and was smashed oo the fleir The prosecutor said he did not think to do with the robbery. Mr. Vaughan remanded Fien snd L GLUM WELL •111100 TING • °Morse JOkilDN6 aide albs sue* NSW*. dram 17, Ohara-street, St. Oiler's, Barker with begging and ausoying Champ, at 12, iterath-eqsare, Gray's 4 The erretplahmst stated that he , et St. George's, Qnsommoare, and on forges' for smog or sirert i town. ,ea 6 %1 1 1 rotieitift'l 00 0 ice Of bast ing 4 lng 31"11 41 Igiiht. " bin 1 , bit WNW... ght It vas a but leased d dli„ it hie ehw i ' . 10 sp. im a Wed be dud§ h'i Tat 0 ad be: o neat towszds I i uspeeld . be saw " men saw" d witness fel wi t a back. 6 w i I .10 kl *geed h er k g — 1 ▪ d e taisieo_: - • hwi . 771 • 0 bout, W i g' iio • Yoffie " I who fell be thesl young max4_, ki Th . , re mum g*" p i ec e of $ gig itone&,, auk Koran dieelwird *ll6 antuff. " , b g a b bro WIWI ebeli.w,i Be.. s w " - e-ime. wee toe oe o s Work? 0. \ CHIII C