The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-18 00:00:00

was pulling in , ack. Then the of coxswains in lad, and knows is every turn on , und, or makes a He is such a attend to him, ;mat way. The advantage over , e for practice. lud banks, that stroke, at which Finally, while ust not omit to tswain Chucks, .sation, was au anville. Under er heard a coarse the odds are ows! but what y disadvantage, they have that aeli ; a great friend or rival, .ver took oar in taking his op- other boat, or lighter, as soon id now, and a ery well when .me he matched who had won day ; but Peel match. Ben is tying that; but It was simply the Light Blues Lted his party" em their oppo ; but even then 1 but for Lowe's :s to the skill of he heart to keep ►een at the head 10. Big Hardy, red on his con wrong, and be ,o do with it. pace," said Dis t do. Hardy got it—so well helmsford, and the Dons and , and said they f Disraeli per tnything to do er, there they teli for Stroke, is ever.. Then uite up to the Lich he has not is a very odd what to make what he wall L" stroke, and all save pis' his shoulder , again. The ley's .. gover - Light Blues so eeu pulling in Northcote ; call a gentle - L Jack Bright )oat, what i 4 'akington — h e sity, at id has cast his )t much catch, is doubtful if ers has pulled en at work se ham the old 'nough before do now. lhe u he is a capit al e accounts for Dark Blued ng enough 111 iel is the COl" do his best; well as Gly n ' Dig T a ylor for a boat to ge t ? They ha ve Lbly scientific , Lay, and that Ever to-nigh t .e, more eag er long hogu il f t e t e banks, b ow : t will be out vinity, before in his fra ntic nd gentleman ie impending er got to b° 'otti" will no P ° 5- w hich is t° gs for all thet re, with a IC' t iy fanc y, bt an d Won! neatest Plc' ; and , now n the ma tte!, ug h about it have got . are ntil edhP o f bless';a a ha t--ort t he nticiPa te t" tt Can prei The Dar k ow they pull rood praetisi: muddY ditch all in t ile, Li w ater w e- h a 10 1 9 /11 the College: is a ll ve r ?, , n ot owing wa nted °ll Light - 13Iue° en and in and ob arP I st Pul l the e alto gam e a ffair ; brough the frantic el ieal ard ollr nd B ri g " anne end 38 t, but the ford Pall, one "'ore a pull alt O ' n , the c °l ; ionnue illen cathedr 3i „ Gentle' In COP the instrUe- DOS issue d t° ost relatic!DS: ill be bfoteiat f a mily Y 312 CLOCX; ‘. ribiog bri")."): of s c • l , tell a n of V. Bon s°-‘, ' City Stoll fo oly la i s pro og d 3 Of WP'te:sio' e lien Par ° • al ring tilts n a lo rt of ,_ e t for to d ha" it sell 1 the eP P°int : avi daree . toon- stloralf lorj MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols are 93 23 l for money ; ditto, for Ac count, —; Three per Cent. Reduced, 914 4 ; New Tlaree per Cents, 911 3 ; ditto 24 per Cent., Jan., 1834, 741 ; Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 per Cent., 5 1 prem; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., shut. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, 210 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 4 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 14 18 prem. According to Reuter's telegram this morning the French Rentes were 70f 15c ex. In the Foreign Market there is a rise of 1 per cent, in Danubian, at 864 to 871 ; in Russian (1862), at 864 to 87 ; 4 in Portuguese, at 364 to 3 7 ; and 1 in Egyptian (1868), at 753 to 764. There is a fall of 4 in the Tobacco Loan, at 84 ; in Brazilian, at 791 to 791 ; and in Nicolai, at 664 to 674 ; and an 4 in Italian, at 354, and in Spanish at 314. Turkish Five per Cents. are 404, and the Six :per Cents. 634. The railway share market is rather firmer, especially for Great Noreheru (A) and Me tropolitan Extension, both of which show au im provement of ; the quotations being 106 to 107, and 1024 to 1034 ex. div. respectively. London, Chatham, and Dover is also higher, at 161 to 164. A fall of E however, has taken place in Great Eastern, at 374 to 374 ; and Midland, at 1161 to 1161. Caledonian is steady, 794 to 80 ; Great Western, 484 to 49 ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 123 to 1234 ; London and Brighton, 49 * to 491 ; London and North Western, 1134 to 1141 ; Metropolitan, 1034 to 1031 ex div. ; and South Eastern, 754 to 754. United States 5-20 Bonds show a recovery of 4, the price being 834 to 831; but Erie Shares and Illinois are each I lower, being quoted at 244 to 25, and 964 to 974 respectively. Bank Shares show no perceptible chance. Lon don and Westminster is steady at 644 65 ; Oriental, 424 to 434 ; London Joint Stock, 32 to 33 ; Union of London, 364 to 374 ; Consolidated, 44 to 43 ; Anglo-Austrian, 15 to 16 ; Alliance, 134 to 144. The Miscellaneous Securities are unchanged. Anglo-American Telegraph is steady, at 22k- to 22 k; General Credit is quoted, at 1 j to If dis. ; -International, 11 to 1f dis. ; Hudson's Bay is steady, 131 to 13/ ; and National Discount, 11f to 11i. The half-yearly general court of proprietors of the Bank of England was held this morning. The dividend declared was 4f per cent., and it was ordered to be paid on the sth of April. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday, and the transactions during the week since th e date of the last return have resulted on balance in a withdrawal of only £20,000. With regard to the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway scandal, it is stated that a general scheme of compromise and reorganization, based on the principle of mutual concetsion, has been framed, and is now under the consideration of some of the chief holders of the company's deben tures and stock, and if approved by them it will be submitted to the general proprietary for their sanction. The Hudson's Bay Company have issued a copy of the voluminous correspondence between the com pany and the Government, extending over a period from July, 1862, to the 9th March inst., the date of the letter from the Colonial-office, conveying Lord Granville's proposal for the transference of the territory of the company to the Dominion of Canada. A meeting of the shareholders is called for Wednesday next, the 24th inst., to consider this proposal. Meanwhile the opinion of the Stock Exchange with regard to it is indicated by a decline the price of the £2O shares from 141 to 13i. The intimation that the Portuguese Government bad confiscated the South-Eastern of Portugal Railway occasioned great excitement in the City. It is felt that the authorities of Lisbon are playing a very absurd game in thus pretending to forestall the rights of the English bondholders. The arrange ments made in the settlement of the dispute last year were calculated to inspire a hope that the Portuguese Government would be inclined to make a satisfactory adjustment. They have now taken a very opposite course, and the effect will be greatly to interfere with their credit. A protest Should be made to the Government through the English Minister, with the view of expressing au opinion on the point, especially when it is known that the financial affairs of Portugal are in such a State of disorder. The traffic of the London and South-Western Railway shows an increase for the week of £284. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway exhibits an increase of £3,050. The report of the National Bank of India (Limited), to be presented on the 22d inst., shows an available total of £19,961, including a previous balance of £1,069, and recommends a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and the appro priation of £3,000 to reserve, leaving £3,045 to be carried forward. At the meeting of Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) the directors' report, which announced a total distribution of 10 per cent. for the year 1868, free of income tax, was adopted. At a general Court of the London Assurance Cor poration a dividend of £2 ss. per share was de clared for the half-year ending the 25th inst. The mortgage debentures of the Trouville Asso ciation (Limited) were quoted to 1 prem. A general meeting of the Universal Private Tele graph Company is called for the 31st inst. At an adjourned meeting of the creditors of Ilessrs. B. Watson and Co., spinners and manu facturers, held at Manchester, the unsecured liabi lities were stated at £60,000, and the assets, after deducting payments to be made in full, at £10,400. It was resolved to accept a composition of ss. in the pound. A. meeting also took place of the creditors of Messrs. Ward, Armitage, and Co. ; an offer was made to pay 7s. 6d. in the pound, but a committee was appointed to investigate. The l iabilities are £40,000, and the apparent assets 2 0,000. The Coupons of the Egyptian Government Loan of 1864, due the let April, and the Bonds drawn for redemption, will be paid on and after that date. The Coupon of the English series (K) of the Five per Ceut. Debentures of the Dutch Mortgage Bank of Amsterdam, falling due the Ist April, will be paid on and after that date. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, t per Cent. Reduced 9ll i "v l, 8 per Cent New 21. per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen .19. n. 1873 .. — A OLltlitieS, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. —3 DO. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — „ Do (Red Sea Telei.raph),l9oB — 4.zelioquat Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Ct. De .£5OO Do. £lOO k £2OO — +Dank of England Stock, 4por Cent De. account , , anada 4 per Cent. Bonds — tut or - Colonial Omniutn INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lO Do. Opening, for Account -- Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 pec Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates ••• Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Oqut. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 los} D... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., 1;1,000 `).,. uod4r £I.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ' l, r , utine Republic, t; per Cent. 0,. Beni. 4:45 paid AU lifiLLi. tionds o pt.i cent It Do. 1e59 rwlian 5 per Cunt — I). 41 per Coot. i i D o. do. 18. , :• 4 — Uo• do. 186 I)0 . do., 1663 7l " o • 5 per Cent., 1e,65 , U 0 Account 79 45 .etios Ayres 6 per Cent. , Du 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) ens., 6 per 6 per Cont Do. 7 per Cent., 186 G C lo abiao, 6 per Cent. Dan sn 3 per Cent., 1825 Dan .hian Principalities, 7 per Cent --. Do 8 per Cent., 1867 ~ quador .b ew Consolidated, 1 per Cent E ; yf ":iati, 7 per Cent... ••• -- )o zeroed Issue— -21 )o. £5Ol, Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds • •••• Do. 1864 Do. Account ., Do. £suo Bonds Do. 410 e Bonds OOl English Scrip, 1868 76 i i Do do. £45 pd — dis Government Railway De, bent ures GreeK 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — t)o. Account Do. Coupons -- Do. Account ••. -- luatemals 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd Lt-. ian 5 per rent., 1865 Do. Account d . , — Do Maremmana Railway 5B :lexicon 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do n per Cont. Anglo-French — dmu evid9an 6 per Cent. .. Ila , prish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l6l Do 3 per Oen Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865 Do Account .. 78i f Do 41 per Cent. (111:' , arren) Do 4f per Cent.. 1862 • Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2.'1 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent , 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £100,Bonds„ ' Do. di,. £B4 los. do — Do., 186 G, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 los. do — Do Nicolas Railway 67 1 Sardinian S pwr Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . •• -- Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferreu — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. nut funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cont.! •• ...P. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 63 Do Account ....., 62} Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6B Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do per Cent., Guaranteed Do Lauu Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acc.ant Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividoucts on the above payable iu Londob Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch *i4 per CAnt. Ex. 12 Gail, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Itentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 23f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, 25f. Do Account 55 i CLOSING PRICES. Oonsols, Money O3 i Do. Account, April 81 93i Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to t] cap. 32, for the week ending 1 the Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, March 18, 1869. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .....C31,983,165 Governmt. Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £31,983,165 V 1,983,165 BANKING DePARTMENT. Proprietors'Capi . Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 7,202.751 Other Deposits.. 17,983,801 Seven Days and other Bills 464,997 Go veruna. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) ... £14,126,537 Other Securities 19,349,362 Notes 7,262,230 Gold and Silver Coin £43,874,086 GEORI #43,874,086 E FORBES, Chief Cashier. POLICE .INTELLIGENCE—This Day. THAMES. A VERY UNPLEASANT ACQUAINTANCE.—Susan Gale, a smartly-dressed, red-faced, noisy 3 ouna woman, was roaght before Mr. Benson on a warrant, charged with annoying and threatening Mr. William Hiscock, pork butcher, of Hereford-place, Comtnercial-road. Mr. Pelham, solicitor, stated that a warrant was granted for the apprehension of the prisoner on the 23d of October last, and another yesterday, and he put in an apology for the complainant interfering with the execution of the first warrant. It was an error of the head, not of the heart. The complainant had car ried on an intercourse for a short time with the defendant, who now belonged to the class called unfortunate, and Mr. Hiseock very prudently severed the connexion and had married a very respectable young woman. The Defendant—Three weeks ago this very day. Mr. Benson ordered the prisoner to,fiud one surety in the sum of £2O to keep the peace for six months. WESTMINSTER. MAGISTERIAL NEGLECT.—It is required by the Police Courts Act that a magistrate shall be sitting from 10 in the morning until five in the afternoon daily, Sundays excepted. This appears to have been occasionally for gotten, and this morning Mr. Benson did not take his seat until an hour after the proper time. There were thirteen charges to hear, on which the police were kept from their rest and sureties from their business. Without any reason being assigned for the neglect to comply with the provisions of an Act of Parliament as binding upon magistrates as those under which they themselves commit others. There were also a number of applicants waiting for advice and process, and some trifling military business to attend to. Surely the public convenience should be consulted, as well as its being borne in mind that the rest of the police is being broken. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE BOAT RACE. Soon after the start an old tug k no wn as the , " Thomas," ran foul of :" Citi zen L "and was capsized. One man unfortunately was d ro wnc d, an d it i s a wonder a number of others were not als o d r o wne d, a s these little tugs ran into and under all sorts of craft in the river MARKETS-? 1118 DAY. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There are very few beasts fresh up from our own graz ing districts and foreign consignments are smaller. Trade is, however, very dull, and Monday's quotations cannot be maintained. TALLOW. The market is steady. Town tallow, 445 9d; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 47s 3d ; March, 47s 3d ; April to June, 46s 6d . ; June, 46s 6d; October to December, 465. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. March 18.—Sales probably 6,000 bales. Market quiet, and unchanged. The Oxford and Cambridge boat race has a very melancholy end this year ; Mi. Mellor, the original No. 7 of the Cambridge crew, died this morning. A General Press Despatch saps " The Inau guration Ball Committee have engaged the bands of the Marine corps, Annapolis Naval Academy, and the 12th and 14th regiments, numbering in all 120 pieces. The tickets of admission have just been issued. The one ad mitting ladies measures seven by ten inches. In the centre is a bust of Grant, laurel-crowned, with his motto in rays of light behind his head ; at the foot of the bust are sprigs of oak and laurel, and American flags on each side. On the right is Peace, with her palm branch and wings strew ing the earth with blessings ; returning Commerce repre sented by a ship under full sail; and at her feet the plough, and other symbols of Agriculture, covering up the effects of the strife, represented by a deserted gun half lost in the growth. At the opposite side is Columbia, severe and assured, with the cap of Liberty and the horn of Plenty. In the distance, the Capitol, arched by the bow of promise in token of better times. The committee have extended invitations to all the Ministers of Foreign Legations, who, it is expected, will attend in court co3tutne. These, with those sent to the President and Vicd-President elect, and their fatuities, are all the invitations the committee intend to issue. The demand for tickets is very great, and the indications are an unusually large and brilliant assem blage." CRYSTAL PALACE.— ONE SHILLING DAT.—Wed nesday, March 17.—Admissions by season tickets, 1,255, ditto on payment, 490; total visitors, 1,745. The surface of the warm springs near Carson, Nevada, has suddenly sunk two feet. Mrs. Mattoon advertises herself in an lowa paper as an " attorneyess-at-law." THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 121 i 9 Do B lO 4 41 50 Albion 00 Alliance. Limited. 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 191 2 1 201 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Angle-Italian 1866, limited 10 5$ 41 40 Australasian ......... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pin ~.. :5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt ............... all 36 C 8 38 20 Bank of Otago, lint. ....... 10 5 4 25 Bank of South Australia... all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China 25 Chartered Mere, of India, London, and China. 20 City 100 Colonial 10 Consolidated, litre 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East Loudon . , lint 20 English and American, him 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint 20 English, .!cottish, and Aus - tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation ...... 281 Do new , 5l i l 4 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial Ottoman.,,, 10 21 41 124 . t 5 lonian ............. . 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, inn 4 3 4 3 1 100 Do Sp. C. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 75 7S 30 London Bank: of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, hut. 4.5 31 28 20 Do new 74 64 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 10 19 25 Do new 10 '2l 3p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 234 244 20 Loudon and County ......... 20 51 42 50 Do neW iSS at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... ... Loudon Joint Stock,,, 1 1 31 33 321 London and South Afric . an al 91 101 00 Loudon & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... 150 London & Venezuela, lint._ ... 121 ... •-• 100 London and ‘Vestininster. 20 61 65 65 41 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm.. ....... 20 59 61 100 Merchant, lint .................. 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lint. ............ all 64 74 100 Midland, lini.. ................. 20 la 3 6 National of Australia ...... 4 2 3 25 National of Liverpool, litre. 15 3 1 d 100 National Previnc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 4 'f.o National. au 46 43 20 New South Wales ............ all 42 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 45 431 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO il 4 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 87 b 9 10 Do new, all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6 put. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 47 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London MISCELLANEOUS, GOURESIONDENGE F U G PARIS. (FROII OUR OWN COItRESPONDEgT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY, March 17. There is very little that is new in re the railway dispute, and that little is contradictory. The Independence Beige, the Public, and the Patric all publish diverse accounts of the progress of the negotiations. It is clear, therefore, that we must wait until things are more deve loped before forming any decisive conclusion as to the result. But assurances and probabilities are as before on the side of peace. One of the most interesting conse quences of this generally disagreeable complication is that England's position in European politics has been more keenly discussed than I have known it for some, time. The tone of opinion here, and especially in the official papers, betray considerable jealousy of England. It is thought that British policy is generally opposed to that of France, that British sympathy mostly ranges itself on the side'of Prussia,'and that, even in respect of events in Spain, French interests are very little consulted on your side of the Channel. England supports, or at least accepts, the candidature of the Orleanist Prince. Now the fact is that England leaves Spanish affairs to take their own course. When Dom Fernando was pro posed as King, there was, so far as I could observe, a decided balance of opinion in England in favour of his candidature. But Dons Fernando will not accept the crown. The Spaniards have no prince except Montpensier, and England has clearly no interest in preventing his accession. But the Imperial party of France dislikes the crowning of an Orleauist, and hence Eng land's indifference is taken to mean diversity of interest. Then, again, England's content, if not satis faction, at the unity of Germany is interpreted as an unfriendly demonstration against France. And lastly, there is a decided impression here that the British Cabinet in interfering in the Belgian affair has done so in the interests of Belgium. The truth, however, seems now to be definitely ascertained that this intervention has been confined within strictly prudent limits. Lord Clarendon has sought to bring about a reconciliation, but he has in no sense taken the part of Belgium as against France. The discussion which has arisen out of this Belgian affair may be summed up thus : people here see, or think they see, a revival of English interest in foreign affairs ; and in the present isolated position of France they regard with the greatest jealously any British sympathy on the opposite side of a question in which France may be concerned. Only this morning the Etendard comes out with a long article on "England and France." The burden of this song is that English supremacy is everywhere threatened—in America Canada is at the mercy of America, Russia is approaching the frontier of India, the Suez Canal injures our position in the East,-the Darien Canal, constructed by America, must tell against our Pacific trade, &c. The remedy for all this is alliance, strict alliance with France. The Etendard is by no means one of the best representa tives of Parisian journalism, but it has advanced a step as a semi-official paper, and as such is entitled to some consi deration in declarations of policy. Mass was celebrated at the Tuileries yesterday in honour of the birthday of the Prince Imperial. This young gentleman now commences his fourteenth year, and is becoming a political personage of some importance. It is stated that ha may probably snake a tour through France in the early siumner, in order, I suppose, to gain popularity, and to let the people see their future ruler. In another two years the Prince will be "of age," and will then probably have a separate establishment. His health seems better than it was formerly. An electoral amendment to the Budget Las been pro posed. It is thought advisable to set apart a sum of £8 ; 000 iu order to provide a number of uniform envelopes. These, it is hoped, will ensure strict secrecy at the coming elec tion, because every voter could place his bulletin under cover before putting it in the urn. The right of pubic meeting is producing some lively consequences. A meeting at Belleville has just been broken up because an orator delivered a eulogium on Brutus and Cassius. These two his' oric personages, I need hardly say, were chiefly instrumental in the assassination of Caesar ; all the world knows who claims to be the modern Caesar; therefore, Q.E.D. The orator, in declaring that the men who had killed Cesar had delivered their country, excited the alarm of the commissioner, who put an end to Use gathering. A dreadful disaster took place yesterday at the Place de la Sorbonne. A loud explosion took place in the shop of a manufacturing chemist's firm, and the building was directly afterwards enveloped in flames. Assistance was - omptly procured, and the fire got under. The results of e explosion were then seen, presenting a terrible spec- Ladle. Human remains were found mingled with the ruins and scattered around outside, a head being picked up at some distance from the spot. In the confusion which prevailed during the evening no r,:liable accounts could be obtained of the number of victims ; three persons are, however, known to hare perished, namely, M. Bal, one of the part ners of the Erin ; M. Bachimont, cashier; and a third person, who could not be identified in consequence of the remains being so dreadfully disfigured ; he is, however, believed to be an assistant in the laboratory ; a son of another partner is also said to be missing, and several persons are stated to have been injured while passing in the street. All the windows in the neighbourhood were broken, including those of the College St. Louis. The shock was so great as to displace the furni ture in the apartments of the adjoining houses. After the explosion, and during the fire, the in ha,bitants •of the upper part of the house were in considerable danger, their retreat being cut off. Ladders were, however, raised to the second•floor windows, and those persons who occupied the upper storeys, having let themselves down by knotted sheets to the lower balconies, all were rescued in safety. Medical learning is snaking progress amongst women. A young lady named Doumergue has just passed a brill:ant examination in pharmacy at Montpellier. She has b n admitted to the academy to follow the lectures on chemis try, botany, &c. SII.4RE LIST. , tiIIINAILY di - lianiG6 AND STOCKS. u%re tiailways. Paid. Closing Business Price. dens. et Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 at Caledonian ...—..... 110 SO 81 So_7ll SO; 51 Uaniorlau . 20 Cornwall all 21 11 Dublin & Beltart June loo 77 79 at Dun„l'erth,& Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 2 East Loudon all 7 9 t 0 0 ,5 ^ 21 Do 10 '1 Glasgow &S. Western lov 97 99 at Great Eastern .. .00 37 371 871 61 7 it Do. E. Aug!. No. s lOO ... at Great North u 1 Scot-lanai lOO 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 1071 10:4 st Do. A stock. st Do. 13 stuck lOO 12:2 lib at GtS. and W. of Ireland lOO 95 . 7 f“. Gt. Western —Original lOO 41-1 191 44 9 I it Do. South Wales lee 2"); 59 at Do. W. Mid.—Ualore lOO 1:7 29 at Do. Newport lOO t 9 31 at Lancashire Sz Yorkshirs IOU 123 124 at Lou., Brigh., S.Cuast lOO 4) 491 491 02 Do Scrip et I on., Chat., and Dover luo 161 17 161 at Do. Jiletrop. Ex. A lOO - et Lun. & North Western lOO 1 1 3 4 14 114 134 st Lou. South Western lOO 87 9 at Man., Sues., is Lincoln lt U 5 3 131 5 3 1 1 X 4 l at bietropolitan 1 00 103 1 lui 1031 1 at Do Extonsi 10 Do. New rd st Metropolitan District. all 50 53 50 2 10 Metrop. St. John's oo I st Midiand st Do, Birmin. & Darby st Nunn British . 100 i:1 15 151 st uo. Ld., Yth., & 109 st N or. siastern—Berwlek— 110 1011 1021 1021 25 Do. G. N.E purchase-16.13,1 at Do Leeds st Do York . ICO 911 921 921 st Do Carlisle . . ICO 122 125 at Do Stoe c. & Darling... 100 1:9 131 st North Lon ion 10 Do New 18C8 Ft North Staffordshire—. ICO 37 19 st North and S.-W. Jnuetiou 100 VS 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 st Rhyrunoy at Suropshiro Union llO 56 57 st Soutn Devon'. at South Eastern lOO 751 76 751 st Staines, Wok'hain, & Wok all 12 13 at Tali ♦ Aft lOO 195 150 -- Do. 1.; ... 5 3 4 p Wateriora & Kilkenny.. 10u 1./ Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 43 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ..• at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... ..„ st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 30 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gnu all raj Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO at lit. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 97 100 st Do do No. 2 100 94 931 at Do do 6 per cent 100 109 112 109 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 et Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 7u 75 St Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.184 6 100 st Do do 5 p.c.. Way. Val. 1647 100 at Great Not thern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 43 do do du 100 t Du 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 at, Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent 100 at! Gt. Nrth of Scotland, lat pf lOU 54 Great Soutu. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent ...... 100 96 97 St Gt. \Vest.— Orig.& Jut.-Itent cog., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 10: 103 at Do. ()fig. (B.6:11. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 at Do du 4, per cent. 1650 lOO 88 90 at DO du 4 do do st Lo do 4 per cent. redem 100 25 97 st Du du Birmingham gua lOO 60 70 at Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO 80 83 at Do du du 6 per cent lOO at Du du do 5 do 100 95 100 st DJ South Wales, gua. -1 p.e. IJu at Do du 41 p.c IOU ... ..„ st Do du 4 1 1650 100 at Do du 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford tat g lOO 11- 118 st Do du 20 gua lOO 'llO 112 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO vj o f st Do do 20 du 100 100 103 102 at Du gua,. 51 per cent. 1863 100 lOU Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p•c all at Laucash. & Yurksh. 6 p.c. lUJ 1 e 135 at Du _Barnsley, £0 Os lUd p.c. luJ at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). lOU 95 100 st London & Brighton, 5 p.c. guaranteed, Nu. 1 lOO ,•• •„ st Do 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO 3 15 at Do 5 do N.. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent IJO st Do 6 du (W.E. & C.V.) 100 at DJ 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at' London uud H. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 101 102 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Du Shrewsb'y & Welehp'l lOO at London and s.-W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 115 130 28 6d. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2560) all st Mau., Shef., &Liueln. 0 p.c lOO 115 117 6 Do x 4 all par Ipm at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. e lOO 135 140 st D 0 Bristol& Birrn., 6p. c lOO 132 134 1324 st Do 41 per cent, redeem lOO 100 102 at; Do 44 per cent. irreileent lOO 93 100 at Do Leicester &Irchn, 4 p.c lOO 83 20 at North British, 5 p.c. N u.l lOO at Do E. &G. 4p.e.S. it D 10() 8d 83 sab s ttt t DND D .ou o - E N 4ai . s per Borderee, ; 1 , 1 . % Lei . nu2ti, teou, 5L c ons. 4 p: pi e . c u . c.. t ... 1• 1 1 000 0 000 0 95 97 :t D 0 0 0 x ti o l r Ni k .l: l . l 4 . ape:. purchase, 1:0 0. 17 Do Berwick capital , _ p Do Stcktii & Drling. A 5 p.c. 100 106 108 st Do W, Hartlepool If. and R lOO 85 87 20 North Staffordshire lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 10s Do Tavistock Auns., 10s all 9 10 lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 10.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 per cent lOO ... ... st Do Fixed 44 per c en t lOO ... ... st Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pe 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeeni all st Do 4p e coo. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 IA Do 5 do, 1862 IOU 88 ‘4.. at Do New 5 do, 1863. 100 87 89 at Do do 5 do, 1864 IOU 82 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO at Do Boston & Sleald, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. Midi., 4p c 100 st Do Jointi,erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 94 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 108 20 Do Vale N oath peril. 5p c all 19 20 et Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO • 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 I st Loud., Brig., dc., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... 851 at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1 8 65 100 ..• at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2a, 6 p.c lOO at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 • Do do C 6 /ix 100 ". •"• at Loudon& N. Western, 5p c 100 107 16; at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 92 94 10 Mau. chef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 381 at Metropolitan a per ceut at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO IoG 108 St Do B 5 do 100 LAS 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1863 all 21 211 is) Do Inconv. New Shar es all 181 191 221 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 at North Britian, E. and (1,1 No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 —* *** at Do K, P., & Dun., 20, 4pc 100 *** at Do E. &lx , No. 2, 5 p.c 100 *** a t Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at D o E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c 100 "" st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 a t North Eastern, 41 per cent lOU 97 9 ; Fit Do Stock. & Darl., D at N or th London, 41, per ce n t ' (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5 p c.„ 1 00 S t South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st • 5 do 1861 100 ••• ••• Do 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 100 a t sutt Vi D ct o or r ia d a l :rimlioo• 4 1 Po 100 BAIL WAys.—LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSJ -----,--------_ St Birkenhead too ,so vo 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 it Buckinghamshire it Chester and Holyhead lOO 53 55 it Do. 51 per cent. it Do. 5 do. ... it Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO fre I 31: 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... if Cit. East., Newm. , &c ., b 13.0 100 *** s Do. E. U. H arwich, 4 p .c 100 6; F.; st Dodo. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69 72 it Gt. West, W. Mid., Here! 100 98 100 60 Hull and Selby all 111 118 113 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21u 2 5 it London and 13hickwall lOO 93 , 5 93 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ... ... st Loudon, Chat., &c., 41 p C lOO ... st Do. Com. Fun d, sdo 100 ... *** it London and Greenwich et Do. do Preference lOO ... ... it Loudon, Tilbury, & South 100 81 83 it Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 8 0 82 it Do. do. 6 do. i b t 1 3 id li Midland, Bralford, Buxton 10 a 0 11 9 6 , 9:1 se 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 N or th e rn East.,s percent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ... ... it N. Eastern —Hartlepool ... it N. West. A peril. pref, 5p c. 100 103 110 it Du 13 minimum I/ p.c lOO ... ... it Nutting. & Uranth. IL& C lOO 92 u t 24 Preitou and vi yre all 41 4ii ... liopiton, Hitch., and Shcp. 100 133 135 it Sure wibary an Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 8 21 9 4 p it S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 it Do 4 per cent vs lO , 79 31 it Do b do st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 ISO st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all ... ... 20 Do do C all bj '4% it 'Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... it Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO :124 125 st London and St. erine lOO 48 49 100 :0 oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 80 32 at Southampton lOO 74 76 at Surrey CAnumercial 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all, 221 23 221 I 10 Angio-Mediter Tel.,lim 10 12f 131 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 32 34 et Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Inn 9 7 " 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 1 14} 10 Do. New 6 :, 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. ..• 30 6 10 5 Bombay Gas, 11m. Do. New 4 14 id 5) British Am.3rica,u Laud 44 16 18 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., inn lOO 10) 170 20 British Indian Tea, Bin. ..• all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 25 Canada Company all 61 1,6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 24 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lint. •10 31 add 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, Inn 5 41 31 25 City of London Real fro - perty, bin 9 41 14 10 City of Milan Improv. lint all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 1 50 City Oakes, litn ' 2s 251 24 d 3f 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Comanercia;.7lniou (Assur) 5 1 i 4 t 51 10 Company of African 3ler chants, lint. 20 Continental Union Gas, iim all 19} 2ul 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London a _ l _ l 5 7 .- - Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 4 i per cent. all 1,111 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 pet cent. all 1031 10 ,, 10 Credit Fon. of EuglanA, lint. all 2 , !." 2 / 50 Credit Fou.of Mauritius Hui. 10 34 2.2 d • st Crystal Palace lOO 1) 21 st Do. Preference lOO at 99 st Do. 4p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 1l t 20 Darjeeling, bin, "' I 0 Eastern Assam, lint. ~ 50 East Indian Laud Credit •• •••, and Finance, lim 8 6 4d 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 12 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy . ld 16 3 Gila. by Egypt. Gpv . all 94 95 vb 4 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. t im 6 4 1 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 245 255 10 Do. New 8 1 1 13p 3 Eng.& Austral. Copper, inn 21 A 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 " , A 100 Eng. and Scot. M ariue, lint. 8 ... .: 1 .,1 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 II 11d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim. 12 p r 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and _. .I.;;:nStill,,issued at .185 all ga• S; 50 a ellivara, 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 71 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 23 50 Donis & Col Marinelu. limn I 41 311 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all all Li; 13 1;1; 14 20 liaison's Bay 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar bellies, li at. 25 ludo-Europeau Tel., lien. 10 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lint 5 1, 14 20 Interim Land Credit, lint 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land b lti 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Ca your) all 3 3 1 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 20 all 6 2 14 50 Land Securities, lien 5 3 1 25 London African Trading lO 7 "`,: 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint, 6 •••' 10 London County Land and Building, lien 5 Load. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all # TP 50 Lond. Financial As so., lint 30 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lini. all 2 n 2 1 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim. . 2.5 21 161 20 Loud. & Provincial M . ......... st Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua sp.c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, .......... 11 # 10 Mediterra. Exte n. Tel., lim all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, lint. all 32 37 SO .51 illwall Iron Works, litre 121 ..• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion C 0 .,. lint. 25 National Discount Co., lin t ,§ 11; 11,1 111 1 25 National Prov. Marine; lint. 4 4 8 ( 1 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 81 9 1 20 Nerbuchla Coal & Iron, lint. 6 31 10 New Consolidated Dis lim, 3 11 ld 5 IN ew Quebrada, ......... A. 4.0 4 1 4444 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. cantile Agency,litn 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lien 10 Northern Assam Tea, Una 5 7 6 10 Do. B ............ . at North Brit. Austral., li en. , 100 48 53 50 North Brit. & Mercau. 61 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 121 13 .50 Oriental Financial, lien 5 Oriental Gas, lien, ....... all 71 ' 4 5 Do. Now ..................... # 1P 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lint ............... 2 Id IP 5 Ottoman Gas, 1ien....., all 1 1 2 1 10 Panama, New Zealand,and Australian It. Mail lien all 7 -- 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & lklinerl, !inn 100 32 35 50 Penlnsu. & Oriental Steam all 481 60 1 50 Do. New 1867 ...... ... 10 id pr 25 Reuters Telegrarri ............ all 55 63 50 It hymney Iron 15 Do. Now 25 Rio de Janeiro City Int 20 Do. Gas, litre all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam Jim all 19 20 at Scottish Aust. In vest., lien. 100 85 90 . st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ••• "' 20 Societe Fin. d'Egyp te, lien. 10 7 61 20 Societe Uen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 21 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lien 6 25 South Australian Land all 36 1 36 1 36 1 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip ... all 1 1 1 20 Telegraph Con. & Main., litre all 17 171 171 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lien 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lien Bl ••• 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim IP 10 Do do. do. all• 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 6 I fp 50 Union Marine L'pool, lien 6 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint. 6 11 id SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira. all 61 61 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3. 1 41p 20 Universal Marine(ln.), litre. 5 11 2p 7 1.16 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim ....... all 31 2 2 30 Van Dieman's Land ......... 281 el 74 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. ( Mortgage) Loan... all 791 801 SO 79 50 Warrant Finance, lien. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lien 2O 21 II 0 20 WNevsatLreohnoduosuo.Wharves and 1 COLONIAL OOVEIINALNNT BXCUEITINS British Columbia, 6 per cent.,1872.. . Do. 1895.. l3O Can•Gov.6p.c.Jan. t &July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. &Aug lvo 1 1 3 I t b Do. 5 p.c. Mar. it Sept lOO 102 1,4 Do. sp. c. Jan. .t July— 100 93 gi Do. sp. c. Inscribed bk ICO vo 92 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c.1873., 100 102 104 Do.Apl.3tOot 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 18 60 - 00 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.ArJuly, 16th •••• 10 0 108 lit Do. 6 per cent. 15 April and 16 Oot., 1900 lOO 100 102 C.- ion, Nov 1878, 6 P•rs• 100 108 nu Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0. 187 : 1 •.• Jan. and July Do. 18:8 Do. 1882, May and NC .• • 0u 106 108 Do. 1895, Yet). Atle •••• 10 106 194 Melbourne Corporatn 1867-73, 6 per ctn. . 1(0 100 100 N.11.0m6 p.o.Ja. „ t•luly.. lOU 101 104 Natal 0 p et, Apl& Oct... 101 _ Do 6pc.M,y & Not 1 0 ILO 108 N. S. W. 5 p.c., '7l to '7l iou vu If 1 -- Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189 e... 11;; vti voi vo Do. 5 p.c. rd.'6; to '7l N.Zealand, 6p. et. JIM 1:0 Do. 5 per cent.... 140 DoJau,Ap I,Ju.y, 0 t Ico 93 1.4 94) 5 6p c. Mar sept '9l ILO 108 110 Do Ju , te dc Dec , 1 .91 •••• 100 109 ill jlot'rov. I Anc•ld. 10 rie, ISt 2, 1896 .. —1, ova Scotia 6p. O.J an... an 1 July. 1875 - Do lath.. ... 1 — Quceuslnd . 6p. C. '82.6 lOO Irel 1071 107 Lo 1891 . Do. 6 p c..186•J.. --Dn. do. A 2 lOO 108 110 Do rd. 1193 .......• IC3 107 ICB Victoria 61).0.1691.ft.... lc.:0 112 113 A 1131 SCANDAL IN marl QUARTERS. The whisper of a grave scandal has become so loud in circles where reliable information is generally to be found, that it is no longerpossible to leave it unnoticed. It relates to a very high personage, whose position ought to place him high above the breath of suspicion, but whose private life is sullied by excesses which threaten to bring disgrace upon the order to which he belongs, and even to sully the ermine of royalty itself. Had the causes of complaint or of reprobation been confined to private history alone, the probability is that the veil might not have been raised ; but it is asserted that a flagrant abuse of patronage has long prevailed in the depart. ment over which the person in question holds imperial sway, and that the storm of dissatisfaction is attaining a strength and impetuosity which will probably lead the House of Commons, in the interests of the public, to direct such an inquiry as the circumstances of the case may demand. The subject is one of extreme delicacy ; but, in a reforming age like the present, if suspicion justly attaches, it would seem but right that those who are responsible for the honour of the adminis- tration, whether it be military, naval, or civil, should interfere, ere it be too late, to prevent a great scandal, if not a national reproach. It is rumoured that certain facts in connection with the matter have been laid before the chief adviser of the Crown, and that the first move towards inquiry may possibly be in the shape of a motion in the House of Commons for a return of the appointments, pay, salaries, pensions, and allowances held by the individual in question.—London Correspondent of Belfast News•Le:ter. The Birmingham Gazette says it is rumoured that the petition against Mr. John Hardy, one of the Conserva tive members for South Warwickshire, will be withdrawn. The report of the Select Committee on the House of Commons arrangements has been published. The Commissioners have decided that an enlarged House of Com mons is required, and that no enlargement of the present house is desirable. They propose to take down the present dining-rooms, and to construct a new house on the present site of the dining-rooms and common courts. The present house would then be used as a lobby. Accommo dation of all kinds would be increased, the new house would hold 5G9 members and 330 strangers, whereas the present house accommodates 428 members and 263 strangers. The form recommended for the new House is hat of a square with the corners cut off. The proposed fl.)or is to be solid, and the ceiling to be of glass in the ntro with sloping sides of wood. In the construction of the plans great at mutton has been paid to acoustical con- A bill to amend the Representation of the People No, 18r,7, ha i boon propared and brought in by Mr. Henry I. Sheridan mil Mr. Gourley. It proposes to ropeal the •aragrnph numb: red 1 of the third section of the principal or, a!so that 1111:114 rod four of the sixth section, and the .whole of the seveLth suction. It enacts that "From and :`ter the pa.,Ain of this Act, the owner of any dwelling- Louse, or utter tct.ement, sitiLded in a p.nhh wholly or :o.rt'y it, a Lot (nigh iu EnglaLd or Wales mly be rated to the a'e instead of the occupier. The (iv/netof such house or {.u,rikut may lay the said poor rate, or cuter into any corn :)esition for the payment thereof, on behalf and instead of the occupier, to the same extent and in the same manner •is if the principal Act had never passed. The ratfng of the owner instead of the occupier, and the payment of the said poor rate by the owner, shall not affect the right of the occupier as the inhabitant of a dwelling-house within a bo rough to vote for a memlxT or members to servo in Parlia ment, pursuant to the second paragraph of the third section of the principal Act." THE TRADES UNIONS COMMISSIOAY. Though the report of the Trades Union Commission has not yet been officially published, the Sheffield Dail, Telegraph (doubtless through the kindness of Mr. Roebuck. who was supported by it throughout the late election contest) presents the document in extenso to its readers. The report is not a unanimous one, for, out of ten commissioners (Sir William Erle, Lords Elcho and Lichfield, Messrs. Gooch, M.P., Merri vale, Booth, Roebuck, Hughes, M.P., Harrison and Matthews), fye (Elcho, Lichfield, Merrivale, Hughes, and Harrison) dissent from the propositions agreed upon. The report set forth at full length the arguments on either side as to the questions which hare been so long agitating capital and labour. A description is given of a trade society, and the commissioners believe that the results of the inquiry are such as to afford a very clear insight into the constitution and proceedings of all the trade societies in the kingdom. The objects of unions are of a two-fold character—benefit and trade pur- I poses, but these arc often combined. Under the second division the primary objects are to obtain the best rate of , wages, the shortest hours, and an equal division of work. These objects are attained through the direct agency of a , strike. The conducting of a strike is one of the most impor tent duties of the council of a union. Though the evidence did not bear out the idea that strikes were a creation of unionism, nor that strikes were increased in frequency in proportion to the strength of the union, yet it was not unreasonable to suppose that the diminished frequency of strikes arose, not from any want of disposition, but from the fact that the organisation was so powerful as to com mand a concession without having recourse to a strike. Taking the Manchester inquiry, the commissioners show that one view of the subject has been set forth in the report that has been sent to them. The Brickma.kers' Society of that town claim an extent of four miles round Manchester in every direction, an area of 120 square miles, as their peculiar district, within the limits of which they allow no bricks to be made by any but Manchester union men, nor any bricks to be used except those made within the district. There is a tacit understanding among the workmen for repressing competition, and the rules fix the minimum rate of wages, and the maximum number of working hours. Overtime and piecework are both prohibited. Piecework is objected to by its opponents because one of its results is inferior workmanship, a view which the employers do not take. At the same time it is stated that the asso ciations of employers, though in principle the same as the unions of workmen, are few in number. In the event of a strike among workmen they meet it by a "lock out ;" but the existence of the association is of a temporary character, seldom lasting longer than the contest. Trades unions are alsosaidtohave injuriouseffects on the character of the working man, the workmen, looking rather to the approval of their unions than to that of their employers, are less anxious to stand well with the latter, and the employers no longer feel under the same obligation to look after the interests of their workmen, and to assist them in periods of difficulty. All this is set down as twaddle by the unionists, mal the commissioners do not attempt to decide between the disputants. They merely give their opinion as to the position ant the action which the State should take in this matter. The effect of unions on the trade and industry of the country, the cominissioners say, is not easily defined. If a distinct case was made out that the trade bad gone into other channels, it would remain to be shewn what caused the diversion. In so far as the; are effective, many of the rules and practices ,of trades unions are instru mental in enhancing the price of commodities by keeping up the cost of production ; but how far they are sufficient for the object is a question incapable of solution. The commissioners are disposed to think, however, that the operation of trades unions may have tended to enhance the cost of pr.Llnction. The effect of unions on foreign competition is undetermined. The report goes on to say that the trades societies, with very few exceptions, have, by their rules and proceeding; placed their funds beyond the protection of the law, a state of things which ought not to be allowed to continue. On the subject of combination it is set forth that workmen have a perfect right to combine, provided the cozn bination be voluntary ; an equal right has, however, to be extended to those men who desire isolation from the combination to dispose of their labour as they please. The power of combination is liable to abuse. Many instances of ill-advised strikes have been brought under the notice of the commissioners which have resulted in loss and suffering both to employers and em ployed. The system of "picketing," and other similar abuses, the law is equal to repressing. The commisioners recommend that a bill be brought in to relax the existing law, to enact that no combination of persons for the pur pose of disposing of their labour shall be unlawful ; a public prosecutor shall be appointed to deal with trade offences ; that facilities should be granted for the registration of trade societies ; an l that those whose rules are objectionable should be ex: eluded. Trade and benefit societies should as far as pos sible be kept separate. Treated as a question of wages only, the commissioners think it doubtful whether the net earnings of workmen connected with the unions have not on the whole been dimisbed rather than increased through the agency of the unions. The question of co operative and industrial partnerships is touched upon, but as the evidence on this subject was scant the commis sioners offer no opinion. With regard to the settlement of disputes by arbitration and conciliation, the commis sioners believe that the establishment of boards of con ciliation seems to offer a remedy at once speedy, safe, and simple. There is in them no complicated machinery, no novel division of profits, no new mods of conducting business. They need no Act of Parliament, and no legal rowers and' pen al tie.l. There are three paragraphs expressing dissent. Ths first, signed by Lord Elcho, expresses the opinion that contracts of service are amply protected by the Masters and Servants Act, and he objects to any suggestion that further legislation is wanted on that subject. The second dissent, signed by Elcho and Herrmann Merrivale, protests against the unconditional repeal of laws against societies which are intended to restrain trade. The signers also object to a recommendation that trade societies shall not help one another, on the ground that such a provision would lead to the abandonment of the registry by those societies which did not dare to abandon co-operation. - Lord Lichfield and Messrs. Hughes and Harrison give quite a report by themselves. They object to the general report, because it is not proposed to alter, unconditionally and unequivocally, the law whereby trades unions are liable to be regarded as conspiracies. They do not think that it has been shewn that any laws are required relating exclusively to the employment of labour, the general criminal law being, i n th e i r opi. nion, sufficient to deal with any criminal acts. They would propose instead the repeal of all special laws relating to labour, and have it declared that combina tions, whether of masters or men, are legal. They would also extend the Friendly Societies Acts to trades, and give facilities for registering. As to arbitration, they declare that it would be inexpedient to give ally additional legislative character to courts of conciliation or arbi tration, but it would be expedient to give increased facilities in all cases where a code of rules exists under mutual agreement for the enforcement of the agree ment against either party who has bond fide accepted it, Mr. Charles Reado's action against The Round Table for libel, contained in a review of "Griffith Gaunt," the trial of which occupied the Supreme Court of the State of New York for several days, terminated in a verdict for Mr. Reade, with the nominal damages of six cents. IMPORTANT TO SURGEONS WITHOUT PRACTICE. The Berwick guardians have just put forth a characteristic advertisement. They happen to be in want of a medical officer and a workhouse porter. To the former they offer £25 a year, out of which he will be required to pay for all themedicines except cod-liver oil. Candidates are expected to attend before the guardians on the day of election at their own cost. The porter is to have £2O a year, with board and lodging. MEDICAL OFFICERS SUPERANNUATION BILL. — A bill to provide for superannuation allowances to medical officers of poor-law unions, and of dispensary districts of such unions in Ireland, hal just been published. It pro vides that the allowance shall not in any case exceed two thirds of the income derived from the office, and among other clauses it stipulates that the words " medical officer" shall include surgical officer, and that the grant of any such allowance shall not he compulsory upon the guardians of any union. A RAIYAPPROPRIATIONACCOUNTS. —The appropria tion account of the sums granted by Parliament for armyser vices for the year ended March 31, 1868, with the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General, has just been presented to Parliament. A large proportion of the increased charges are due to the adjustment of the NVar Department account with the Colonial Government of New Zealand, for expenses connected with the Maori war and to the Abyssinian votes. The commissariat establishments and movement of troops figure largely under both heads, being £933,544 for Abyssinia and £284,776 for New Zealand. Altogether these two departments take respectively a little more than a million and a quarter and half a million. Several reasons are given for the excess under each particular head, and a detailed account of the extra receipts of the year 1867-8, amount. ing to £512,214, is also given. In the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General, he states that it will be requisite that a vote shall be taken for the stun of 202,024175. 61, the net deficiency in_ army expenditure for 1807 . 0, •_ . 11 -11 1 11-) Ei t()N 1 NOTICE.. The Third E Rion, of " The Stu " of last Evening was published in 'ime for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLEIENCE—Thia Day WEST DRAYTON BIEETING—Tars DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) IVER PLATE. Chceldington Hackler ....... Prebendal.... OPEN HUN r CUP. Lymington , Vabidathus , Diadem Seven ran. Contempt—. Honor.: Actasa.. MIDDLESEX II ANDICAP. Six :an. RAILWAY SELLING STAKES. Marquis of Wot ce.ter. Little Coates.. Hada.. • Claymore 11 eala Prim tau Poleaxe Wild Blood._ Lady Lyon Lymiogton.. Cromwell.... Pakrita.., 1 3 Eight ran. SELLING RACE. 3 fur. cl. 1 2 8 Five ran. SELLING HURDLE RACE. 3 Nino ran. HURDLE RACE. 1 Five ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAT. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 12 to 1 agst Robespierre (offered) 13 to 1 agst Birthday (taken) 100 to 7 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Poinsettia (offered) 18 to 7 agst Consternation (taken and wanted) 20 to 1 agat Cocoa Nut (offered) 20 to 1 agat Vagabond (offered-25 taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Cap-a-pie (taken and offered) 25 to 1 aget King Cophetua (taken and offered) 1000 to 30 agst Anlace (offered) CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 80 agst Romping Girl (offered) 100 to 6 itg,t King's Cross (offered) 20 to 1 ag.,f Kiiiglit of the Garter (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Agean (offered) 1000 to ad i bt Veattutuster (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 7 to 4 ngst Wild Oats (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Bdledrutu (on —t,ke 9 to 2) 100 to 6 egst King Cophetua (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ifuulogue (offered) DERBY. 100 to 8 ag,t Pretender (taken) 100 to 8 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Boulogne (offered) 66 to 1 agst C..usternation (offered) 1000 to 10 oast Drututner (offered) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT ___,,,______ HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The LORD CIIANCELLOIL took his scat on the woolsack at five o'clock. LORD NAPIER AND MR. RARSAM. The Duke of ARGYLL laid on the table a letter from Lot d Napier of Magdala, contradicting some of the state ments of Mr. Rat.satn, in his report of the taking of Magdala in reference to the acceptance of presents of cat►le from the Emperor Theodore atter the captives had been delivered up to him. STATE OF IRELAND. Their lordships then proceeded to consider the causes of the la:e murders and outrages in Irelaud. [LEFT bITTING.I HOUSE OF COMMONS._Tars EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBEIC — Mr. WHITWO1:T11 took the oaths and his seat for Drogheda. OBSOLETE STATUTES. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in reply to Mr. Had field, said the revision of the statutes, up to the 10th of Gco. Ili., had been made, but be could not say whether the revision would be completed during the present session. SNIDER IIIFLES. Mr. CARDWELL, in reply to Mr. Dixon, said the Government had ordered tu,ooo Snider rifles, and order for a great quantity of other anus had been given. THE CASE OF BL ATCHER. Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Colonel Darner, said Blatcher, the police-constable entered the force in 1847, and iu 1866 he was knocked down by a gentleman's carriage near the apot *here the sent iphore now stands. He was much injured, and he was retained is the forse with a pension of £32. In Octobir he went into the hospital, and died soon after; but as the swgeou refused .to say his death took place in consequence of the injury he received, Sir It. Mayne did not recommend his widow for a pmsion. However he believed it was thought by those who knew him that his death was owing to the injuries ha received, he should re consider the decision that had been coma to. THE MAURITIUS. Mr. MONSELL, in reply to Mr. Fowler, said there was no need of apprehending a famine in the Mauritius, as there was a good supply of rice there. THE COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTEL Mr. GLADSTONE said the proposal to give the sum of X 361,000, or 14 years purchase of the present annual payment to the College of Maynooth was founded on the average of years purchase which was proposed for the Episcopal and Presbyterian clergy. VALUATION OF PROPERTY BILL. Mr. GOSOLIEN said this bill, he hoped, would soon be in the hands of members. FENIANISM. Col. KNOX asked the lion. Secretary for Ireland, when it was proposed to dest: oy the bulwark of the na tion. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) He had had his atten tion drawn to a meeting at Cork, at which certain Fenian speeches were made and loudly cheered. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he knew nothing about that matter— (laughter)—and that was all the answer he could give to the question. (Laughter.) IRISH CHCRCH BILL. Mr. Vance, Sir G. Booth, Sir S. Nortbcote, Major Hamilton,.and a great number of other members on the Opposition benches presented petitions from the Pro testants in various parts of Ireland against the Govern ment bill for the disestablishtnent of the Irish Church. On the motion for the second reading of the bill brought in by the Government for the disestablishment of the Irish Church being made by Mr. Gladstone, Mr. DISRAELI rose, and was received with loud cheers. He said when the measure was first introduced the right hon. gentleman said he submitted to the house a gigantic issue, and he entirely agreed with him in that statement, moreover, he thought that if ever there was a motion that required the greatest deliberation, the present was a case in point. He also thought it required much moral control and personal forbearance, and he was forti fied in that beli e f by the turbulent feeling that. wa s oc casioned when the gigantic issue on one years ago was submitted. He hoped that whateve r oecas decision was consideration. ct was come to, the country would bel ieve that the result had been arrived at alter the mo st mature The bill introduced by the rig ht hon. g entleman p ro p osed a severance of because o h haeodwaS:tattve.e, averse e and to h a e sA o p b a j ra ec t t i e o d n to of dtihse establishment• ethought e that, if the severance w Church from the St a a a te. ma(Hdee,artheheCarb.u) H e would re duced to the state of a c i v il cor p oration, a position he for ono most strenuously objected to. (Hear, hear.) pre ceeded thirty years ago, us now religious questions were The present time differed very much from that which certainly arising, and it was greatly to be desired that the det.ates that they called forth would be conducted with the utmost forbearance and consideration. The right hon. gentleman had himself said that a greater or more profound question could not be submitted for discus sion, and he fully agreed with him, and it was so much to be desired that iu the debate the Government should be treated with that respect which the great subject under consideration deserved. He considered the possession of an established religion was the great landmark by which we enjoyed religious toleration, and without it he did not see the security we should have for the safeguard of that toleration. (Hear, hear.) With respect to disendowment, he believed that when a State seized the property of a corporation without.any cause it was an act of t-poliation—(loud cheers of bear, hear, from the Opposition)—and under no circumstances could a trustee appropriate to himself the property he was bound to guard ; if that was so, no property could be secure and the credit of the country would collapse. He was utterly and entirely opposed to confiscation of the property of any corporation, because it either resulted in civil war or pro duced a chronic disaffection for ages among st our fellow subjects ; and of all confiscations that ho mo st disliked was the confiscation al Chur c h p roperty. (Loud cheers.) B e thought the laud e d propr i etoty }tad every right to exer cise their power and influence by every legitimate means, but nothing could be mote short-sighted or more fatal for them than io attempt to do that by what he called sacrilegious spoliation. (r car, hear.) He thought it would not be denied that discontent was to some c taut prevalent in Ireland ; and one of the causes was said to be that her Church was not connected with the State, but the right hon. gentleman now said, " I will re generate the country, and have three churches not con nected with the State." (Loud cheers from the Opposi tion.) If the measure proposed by the Government was passed, he did not believe it wouli cure Irish discontent. (LEFT SPEAKING.) Chicago is to have another female suffrage organ, to be called the New Era.—Over ninety " Lives of Christ'' have been written during the past thirty years.—Mr. Charles 0. Rogers, of the Boston Journal, is said to bo dangerously ill.