The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-05 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TEE PUBLIC JOURNALS. we want, at any rate for the classes whose educational interests we have here been considering, is not more schools, or opportunities of instruction. It is simply required that parents should exercise caution in the selec-• tion of these, and if only they will do this, it is tolerably certain that the conductors of all educational establish ments will readily take the hint, and quickly have to put their own houses in order. The Standard thinks the turret-ship is decidedly victorious the House of Commons, whatever may be the fate of that peculiar style of craft elsewhere. By 122 votes against 46 the House in committee has declared its opinion that it is perfectly possible to build turret-ships which shall be safe and serviceable as ocean cruisers. The vote was the more emphatic inasmuch as the two turret-ships pro posed by the Admiralty were in every respect " thorough," being fitted with twin screws and having no masts. The real strength and energy of the Admiralty have been thrown into the adaptation of the broadside principle to the heavyguns and ponderous armour of the new era. It is now requisite that the same zeal should be displayed for the purpose of making the steady platform, the all-round fire, and the massive armour of the turret-ship available for ocean service The " trials "we are now asked to wait for have themselves been delayed too long. We have been scheming with broadsides until we are brought into the awkward predicament of seeing that what we have done is not to be trusted, while at the same time we are not quite sure as to what we ought to do. But the race must come to an end, and the broadside-ship is falling into the rear. We have been trying to make broadside-ships powerful. We must now tax our ingenuity to make turret-ships seaworthy and comfortable. It is the growing power of naval ord nance which has driven us to this pass, and which compels us to adopt a type of war-ship having little else to recom mend it than its ability to give and take in the battle of big guns and terrible projectiles. ANOTHER MARRIAGE IN THE MUSICAL WORLD. —A Paris correspondent writes :—" Mdlle. Nilsson, the charming Swedish prima donna, is about to abandon Euterpe for Hymen. The fortunate Benedict in pro spective is said to be a French duke, whose name cruel Puck has not yet vouchsafed to make public." A gross case of overcrowding a ferry steamer was brought under the notice of the Liverpool magistrates on Friday. Tho defendant was captain of the i.teamer Queen, and during a trip from Eastham on Good Friday there were nearly 300 passengers iu excess of the number which the vessel was certified to carry. To add to the danger the weather was rough. The captain was fined in penalties amountitig to m arty £l5. Mr. Henry Lee, writing to land and Water, contradicts a statement concerning the Siamese Twins, that "one of their medical examiners tied a ligature round the connecting band so as to prevent the circulation through it, and that in consequence the smaller of the two fainted away and lust all consciousness, and there were symptoms that the same effect would follow on the other." The Twins say that no such experiment has been tried on them, and that the above, which was published as "a fact," is, on the contrary, pure fiction. Mr. Lee offers a "friendly hint" to some new9paper reporters who write without [remembering that their subjects have feelings. I The coarse, flippant, and unfeeling remarks upon the Twins which recently'appeared in a London daily paper were read by them and by their relatives with pain and j Indignation. The Times, in commenting upon the Glasgow bancilFt, says that Lord Stanley is conscious that he has been, and is, on his trial, and hence the tone of apology which can be discerned in his speech. We do not complain of Lord Stanley because he desires to act in the only way in which an English statesman can effectually act—as a member of a party. Our complaint is that by persisting in retaining a position which was at first unavoidable he cripples his energies, and deprives England of the service he could render the nation, because he is in alliance with men whose opinions he does not share. While Lord Stanley was in office he attended to foreign affairs, and he did his business well, but he could do nothing else. Now that he is in Opposition he can do nothing. He pointed out to the working men of Glasgow many real dangers to be avoided, but as a member of the Opposition he is nearly powerless to avert them, while in his proper position he could exercise an immense influence. The essential excuse for adhesion to a party wholly fails. He must act with a party to be effi cient, but acting with the Conservative party he is ineffi cient. No one supposes that the existing combinations can endure for ever, and Lord Stanley, still in his early manhood, has it in his power to assume a station whence he could control the future. Circumstances, it will be said, are too strong for him, and undoubtedly they become stronger day by day and year by year as each fresh con cession is made to their power; but we cannot admit that the external facts of Lord Stanley's position, strong as they are, are sufficient to explain continued submission to their thraldom. If circumstances forbid him to betake himself to his proper place, we must understand by " cir cumstances" not merely hereditary ties and political rela tions, we must extend the phrase to include excessive self distrust, a moral timidity, a lack of confidence in himself and in his career, which, like clay mingled with gold, destroys the strength and power of his character. The Daily News says that in his Glasgow speech Lord Stanley confesses practically how wide the divergence is between himself and his late colleagues. While Lord John Manners strains his voice in crying " No Surrender," and Mr. Gathorne Hardy vows resistance to the last, he declares that the vote in the House of Commons on the Irish Church cinestion is practically without appeal. To attempt to reverse its decision must be vain. He bows to the decree of the country, limiting his aspira tion to the hope that something may be saved out of the fire. Lord Stanley is alarmed by what he conceives to be the general desire on the part of the majority of the Irish people for the repeal of the Union, and he looks with apprehension to the influence of the Catholic hierarchy. To do justice to Ireland is, however, the surest means of creating attachment to the Union, and of weakening the political influence of the priesthood. He raises ° bugbears, less, probably, because he has any real terror, than for the sake of justi fying his past concessions to the party of reac tion, and of sustaining the character which for the present is forced upon him of a Conservative poli tician. He declares, nevertheless, that the voluntary principle is evidently gaining ground in religious matters, and describes titular distinctions and marks of dignity which spring from the Church's connection with the State as not worth retaining. This is the language of Mr. Miall rather than of Dr. Ball, of Mr. Bright and not of Mr. Disraeli. In truth, throughout Lord Stanley's speech, Liberal opinions are latent under Conservative phrase ology. The Telegraph declares that though, in the politics of the hour, birth, circumstances, and the balance of neces sities have given him to the Conservative side, Lord Stanley belongs, as we have lately remarked, to all of us, and is an "Englishman of Englishmen." In Britain a man must go to one side or the other ; the habit of the national mind demands a distinct profession of political opinion. Thus Lord Stanley, who would have the best and highest right to a seat by himself, if carefully-studied opinion and sober judgment could confer it, has obviously done a necessary violence to his convictions, and accepted with intellectual reluctance the name of Tory. By that adhesion his party gains, no doubt, a weighty name, an admirable capacity, and an influence which helps to keep Mr. Gathorne Hardy reasonable and to make Mr. Disraeli safe. Lord Stanley is at once the pride and the despair, the comfort and the terror, of the Tory party. They can't possibly do without him; but he never opens his mouth without causing an un intentionalpang in the bosoms of the squires. His " con founded common-sense " is for ever announcing to them the dismal necessity of acknowledging accomplished events, and looking facts in the face. Lord Stanley's declaration, that the Conservative party must accept "the recorded decision of the country" on the subject of the Irish Church, really surrenders all the genuine old Tory doctrine, which held some things to be so sacred that, even in the nation itself, they could not find a court of final appeal. The utterance is really that of the most advanced Liberalism ; and in no more emphatic words could Lord Stanley have expressed the full significance of the immense majority by which the disestablishment and the disendowment of the Irish Church were virtually decreed. The Herald is inclined to regret that Mr. Forster's educational measure cannot be extended to imendowed establishments, and thinks that there are many existing schools, both proprietary and private, in which the system pursued is superficial and unsound. In both classes there is a strong temptation to push forward a few clever boys who can gain the school credit in competitive examina tions to the neglect of the duller majority. Very often the presiding genius of the place has himself no pretensions whatever to be qualified as instructor, save possibly in one or two of the least important subjects that the pupil can take up. Ife contrives to get together a staff of tutors and a collection of pupils. The work that is done proceeds by fits and starts. So far from there being any of that moral discipline which is one of the most precious adjuncts of a school training, the atmosphere is full of anarchy and misrule. The great object studied is to enable the learner to pass a given examination : education, in the true sense of the word, is a purely secondary affair. There never was a time at which education of one kind or another, good or bad, was more readily accessible than at present. Precisely for this reason it becomes the duty of all who have any interest in the well-being of boys to exercise an increased degree of discrimination and judgment. The task thus imposed upon them is by no means unreasonably heavy; and we have indicated the main principles which should guide them in the performance of this task. What THE SUN, THE COVER NME NT AND THE NISCELLANEOUS NEWS. TELEGRAPHS. POLITICS IN SCOTLAND. The claim of Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) I A Liberal contemporary published in Edinburgh against the General Post Office, under the provisions of i states that in all probability the people of Scot the Act passed last session, to empower the Government to land are at the beginning of something like a acquire the telegraphs, was on S a t ur d a y aga i n un d er the con- j w ar o f c l asses — t h e most bi tter and wasteful all sideration of sideration of Mr. Harrison, C.E., an d M r. Pattiscn, the ! w ars, in which there can scarcely be victory andelections arbitrators, Mr. Russell G u r ne y, R ecor d er o f London ,ac ting ' cannot be gain. i Dri h n a g ve t he late in favour of the ate county as referee. The evide nce a dd uce d po i nted chiefly to ; ri a b l e ly ra t l- enait candidates farmers against the will of their landlords. that clause in the p ro p ose d arrangement with the Post Office which provides for the purchase of the county that no tenant farmer shall be allowed probable profits to be derived by er r . Renter' s coin- to keep a conscience, but shall give over . The fiat has therefore gone forth in more than one pany under a contract with the Indo-European that vote to the factor, and give thehis voice Telegraph Company, which is not yet completed. The where he pays his r t e o nt. be able n to supply the first witness called was Major Champaine, who has acted place, Dumfriesshire is said instances within only the for a number of years as Reuter's agent in India, and who Ballot So t c h ie s ty th w a i t th h in av a e ny elapsed since, for the first furnished the arbitrators with some very glaring fou r months that any people in the county voted instances of delay which had taken place in the transmis- time otherwise than as the landlord desired. But it is in sion of m essages b etween England, Constantinople, and Roxburghshire where the screw is being put on to a India l as t year. The witness, in cross-examination, really alarming extent. One of the most influential admitt e d th a t in May, which was an exceptionally good farmers in the county—who is well known as one of mouth, tele grams h a d b een sent t h roug h as f ar as Con stantinople o n th e average i n s i xteen h ours . Th e practice la th n e d m a o i s i t d ex a te l i e s a si d v i e n, as m we e ll mb a e s r sk o il f fu t l h f e arm c e h r a s i nle n Srcootf been ejected from his h o ldi ng by of telegr a phi ng i n c iph er was, i n hi s op i n i on , th e c ause of Agriculture—has many of the errors which were made the subject the Marquis of Lothian. This is becaus e M r . Scott— of complaint. It was impossible for revise the most the farmer ref erred to—refused to vote for Lord Schom sagacious telegraph clerk properly to some berg Kerr, who is a brother of the Marquis, and a of the telegrams sent. It was also a matter of great son -in- l a w of th e Duke of Buccleuch. Mr. Scott wrote inconvenience that messages sent to India had to pass a letter to the noble Marquis on th e su bj ec t, b u t a lth oug h over lines which belonged to separate administrations. The number of these was no leas than eight in the case of treatment which a gentleman wo u ld no t carry out one route. The Inds-European line would possess great towards even a ratcatcher. This i s on ly one i nstance of many which are now taki ng pl ace i n R ox b urgh. Questioned by Mr. Pattison, the witness stated that the In Perthshire, gentlemen i n p rocess o f o b ta i ning advantages over the present one through Constantinople. renewals of their shooting-l eases fi n d prel i m i nary India Office, as a rule, sent their messages in figures, to demands made upon them as to how they intend to which, of course, the telegraphists did not attempt vote. Such is the present state of affairs across the to attach any meaning at all. The average of Border. If we obtain the Ballot by the next general the time which messages occupied in transmission election—and it seems very likely that we shall—it from London to India in June last year was will be wholly due to the course a d opte d by ccthe two days twenty-two hours and seven minutes. In stupid party." wet weather messages had to be frequently repeated on LORD STANLEY AT GLASGOW. the route, as they could only be sent along the line in Lord Stanley has not been tempted at Glasgow to short sections, and this caused some delay. Mr. Reuter, break his silence on political topics. He was enter being recalled, explained that the reason why the idea of tamed at a banquet on Friday, and made the usual carrying the new line through Turkey was given up was speech ; but said not a word, dropped no hint of his that he could not come to satisf ac t or y t erms w ith th e feelings on the Irish or an y o th er ques ti on except the foreign one. On that point what he said might, if a Government of that cou n try. Sp ea ki ng o f th e grea t increase that o f l a t e y ears h a d t a k en p l ace little abreviated, have stood i n th e Q ueen ' s S peec h . in telegraphi ng , th e w it ness sa id th a t a re d uct i on o f rates He hoped that European pea ce wou ld no t b e an disturbed, but if it were , h e t rus t e d we d secured acc urac y wou ld c ause th e w i res t o b e use d at might be able to maint a i n a neu t ra l a ttit u d e . Th e least three o r f our ti mes as f requen tl y as a t present. He late negotiations with th e U n it e d St a t es h a d, h e mus t spoke in th e s t ronges t t erms o f th e errors ma d e in isles- admit, undoubtedly fail e d ; b u t th ere was no reason sages betwee n E ng l a nd and Indi a , an d th oug ht t h at until to be gloomy about them. He had great faith in the a marked improvement took place in this respect no very good sense of the American people. And for that large number of messages would be sent. Examined as to matter (this was about the most noticeable of his the telegraph to America, the charge at present for a utterances) it did not make much difference message was, said the witness, £3 is. 6d., and at that whether the matter was settled immediately or rate £5Ol bad been produced on an average per day. not. At first the rate charged for ten words was £2O, ' MILITARY AND NAVAL Innis. and then an average amount of £505 was pro- The amendment proposed by Mr. Corry that the duced. The whole of Mr. Renter's evidence went sum of £30,000 should be deducted from the Navy to establish the fact that reduction in price, speed of Estimates—the amount charged for the turret-ships transmission and accuracy would materially tend to —was supported by four Liberals—Mr. C. W. Dilke, develope the operations of the telegraph between this and Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Nicol, and Mr. White. Mr. Disraeli, all other countries. The arbitrators and referee adjourned Mr. Gathorne Hardly, Mr. Ward Hunt :s amendment. and Sir John till the 15th i ns t., it b e i ng understood that the case for Pakington also voted for Mr. Corry Reuter's Telegram Company was virtually closed, there The Conservatives who supported the Government being only some d ocumentary evidence to be put in were Sir James Elphinstone, Mr. Holt, Mr. La ir d, Mr. Liddell, Mr. Meyrick, Mr. Scourfield, Colonel Sturt, and Mr. Talbot (West Kent.) It is rumoured that a bill will shortly be introduced into Parliament which will have the effect of The action of the directors of the Bank of England in alienating Greenwich Hospital from the navy. The raising the official rate of interest has been a matter of rumour gives rise to a strong protest from our pro surprise t o most people, especially when the extent of the fessional contemporaries. rise is taken into consideration. As far as the return Captain Vivian resumed his seat at the War Office itself is concerned, there are sufficient reasons for the on Thursday after an absence of some weeks. Vice movement. Th e return, however, is an exceptional one, Admiral Sir Syd ne y D acres, t h e S en i or Sea Lord of as it includes the preparations to meet the payments fall- the Admiralty, has had a severe attack of illness, ing d ue a t t h e turn of the quarter. Although, therefore but is better. L or d N or thb roo k' s C omm i ttee on there a re some unfavourable features in the accounts, Military Organisation h as b een engage d i n invcsti they are not so unfavourable as might have been antici. gating the New Control system, and General Balfour has been examined at great length. The Telegraph pated for the time of year, and, being merely in- announces that so soon as this committee shall have cidental to the period, will probably right themselves completed their labours at the War Office, a short time. The position o f the Bank, however, is not they will proceed to the Horse Guards, with strong, an d, f or a mon th p as t, has been getting weaker, the view to a searching inquiry into the We fi n d th a t th e li a biliti es o f the bankaag department system of conducting business there. The Lords of have grad ua lly b een on th e i n crease, without a corres- the Admiralty mean to go to sea with the Royal N ponding m o v e m e nt in th e R eser v e . W e mus tb ear i n m i nd, Naval Reserve w h en th e squa d ron assem bl es i n May. however, the fact that a large portion of the p resen t li a bi l i ties The clerical d e p ar t men t a t Whit e h a ll i s to be is caused by the increase in the pres en t d epos i ts, which reduced, and the sen i or c l er k, M r . H aug ht on, w i ll will be dissipated on the paym e nt o f th e di v id ends. When retire. . the capital set free by the payments finds its way into the THE VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR CRITICS. discount market, the demand for accommodation at the The Army and Navy Gazette, carefully suppress- Bank will fall off, and the return will wear a more fav, ur- ing the fact that the volunteers in so far as they able appearance. It is very evident that the advance was engaged in absurd manoeuvres at Dover did so in not generally anticipated in City circles, as we find accordance with officers of the regular army, is very nothing anticipatory of such a movement in the return, severe upon the present state of the force. It the increase in th e o th er secur i t i es being scarcely so great declares that cc th e mac hi ne i s worse than useless. as usual at this time of the year. Every man who enters an army must be willing to As this advance can have little connection with the sacrifice his own will and his own inclination to present requirements of trade, we are compelled to look the will d of t his superior they vicar This the volun to other quarters for an explanatien of it. This ea c i e r r y s r o th leas t recognise; fail l I t t i l i e nif e r; r is l a irs il explanation is to be found in the rampant essential of the soldier. Until this deficiency is re speculations in foreign Government bonds, of which paired, we cannot conceal the fact that the force is we have from time to time warned our readers, utterly valueless, and is pernicious, as people, who are Large amounts of foreign securities have been locked up ignorant of the exact state of the case, neglect pre under advances from the bankers, who in thus fostering cautions and buoy themselves up with a false assu speculation h a v e en t ere d upon a course that scarcely comes rance of security, bli n dl y con fid ent that there are within the circle of legiti mate banking business. Prices have 170,000 men under arms in England. As long as these m en are un di sc i p li ned, the time, the money, consequently constantly tend e d upwards, anil the market has grow n i n t o a most unhealthy state. The high and the t rou bl e w hi c h t h ey devote to volunteering is quotations current here have naturally attracted heavy (n waste legislatio n w hi c h wou ld ma k e t h e force a wasted and thrown away. It i s f u ll ti me t h at this inipertati ons o f t onds from other markets, which have s c) of valuabl e ma t er i a l were di scont i nued by the threatened a d ra i n o f go ld , the extent of which cannot be most valuable • • • auxiliary in cases of extreme need to ascertained. The advance must be regarded, therefore, as the other branches of the military system." a temporary measure adopted to check the speculation in The Broad Arrow i s more discriminating, though question, I likewise severe. It considers that "no one will 1 It is undoubtedly the fact that the greatest speculation ! seriously blame them either for the confused , movements on Easter Monday, or in foreign bonds is that which has lately been carried on , manner in the clumsy in Five-Twenties. A combination evidentlyexists between which they were carried out. Mis- 'takes of this character rest with the authorities who capitalists here and in New York for the purpose of taking advantage of the peculiar circumstances afforded are deputed to mark out the original programme of I t ll he in pa a rt fter of theysom the he en co d rp_ s ia by the pa s t mon th. Th e Amer:cen credit was sure to littleattack sul le nness and defenc e ." N evertheless, there was not a improve up on th e i naugurat i on of a stable Government and one whi c h came i n w i t h the avowed intention of laying when ordered to onfa persed. The volunteers are it is to b some of f afd eared, drift the bugbea r o f repu di at i on. At the same time, we ' ine into the condition of playing at soldiers, and the e believe that a large proportion of the bonds recently country will seriously have to consider if it is getting imported has fallen into the hands of Lond fide investors, its money worth for the Capitation Grant. By far the larger portion, however, is in the hands of the ' The United Service Gazette says that as at present capitalists referred to, who will lock them up until they constituted the volunteer army is a delusion. , can be disposed o f t o pr i vate parties at higher rates. This Either Ministers m us t b e li eve that foreign 1 is a process that will require some time, but we see no invasion is a groundless alarm, or they trust danger of the b on d s b e i ng forced upon the market as in the volunt eer ar m y to resist it, and yet that they are in very st rong h an d s. army " as at present organised is, however rich it may ry a b r e m in y o s f o l d d e i f e e r n li e k e e . material, wh at, th wholly en m u a unreliable the th er es p a o s n s a i n . The Board of Trade returns for the month of Februa have just been published. On the whole they must be bility of those men who ' year after year regarded as satisfactory, both in reference to the import make themselves the instruments of delusive and the export trades. The most unfavourable feature is statements as to the practical efficiency of the force ? the falling-off in the shipment of cotton goods, which is That it might be made efficient there is not the somewhat considerable as compared with l as t year. The .slightest doubt. Th e men are all young, have figures for the two months are as follows : courage, and are patriotic ; they have learned their 1867. 188, 18 6 9 . drill with wonderful aptitude, and amongst their White or plain—yards 275,586,396 336,901.5 . 1 . 5 292,U2,733 numbers there is a greater proportion of marksmen Printed, dyed, or coloured 136,293,922 14b,317,666 154,817,29$ than would be found anywhere else in Europe in any army of similar dimensions. But of what use are all these elements of strength ? If they be not properly instructed and skilfully directed, they are n o thi ng b e tt er th an a mockery, a delusion, and a snare—a snare to the nation, which depends on them for defence, and doubly a snare for the volunteers themselves, who in case of emergency would be led on to certain destruction in their present unprepared state of discipline." The civilian papers are farless severe. The Saturday _Review, for instance, thinks that the volunteers did as well as could be expected under such unfavour able circumstances, and advises them to stick to their work. The John Bull says that while there is great room for improvement in the discipline of our citizen soldiers, to argue, because on a day of un paralleled severity some few volunteers were not sober or did not obey orders, that the force is a mere rabble, is neither just nor generous. THE STATUTES OF THE REALM - . The lawyers, or, at least, their organs in the press are complaining very much that the statutes of the realm, as at present published, are so very unwieldy. Last year the Home Secretary. at the suggestion of Sir J. G. Shaw-Lefevre, reduced the general bulk of the public acts by excluding twenty-two statutes of a local character. At the same time it was admitted by Mr. Gathorne Hardy that it would be advan tageous to relegate to a separate volume " Hybrid Acts." The Law Journal recommends -another reduction, or rather division. It suggests that the statutes of practical utility for the use of the profession and the public should be placed in a volume by themselves. From such the Acts relating to the discipline of the military forces and all Acts of supply would be excluded, together with all statutes of a local character. Last year the Acts relating to the forces and to supply occupied no fewer than 113 pages in the edition by the Queen's printer, that is, one-sixth of the whole bulk. PACTING A TRIBUNAL. 1 Mr. Chambers, the Recorder of Salisbury, a well known High Churchman, has published a pamphlet criticising the Ritual Judgment. In the course of his remarks Mr. Chambers accuses Lord Cairns of having removed the case "Martin v. Mackonochie" . from the bottom to the top of the list, in consequence of the result of the general elections, Lord Cairns being fully aware that neither Sir W. Page Wood, Sir R. Palmer, nor M r . C o l er id ge, th e t h ree men who were then named for the Chancellorship, would be likely to give such a decision as he and Lord Chelms- . ford gave. This is a very grave charge, and, if true, chews how utterly unfit the Privy Council is to adjudicate on ecclesiastical questions. TRADE ASD ELVANCE. Total yards 411,880,313 483. 219,18 i 447,160,036 Total value £3,503,891 7,753,760 7,669,913 ine above figures well exhibit the vast difference in the prices of cotton at the periods mentioned. In 1867, when the shipments were smallest, the declared value was the heaviest ; and while the exports in the current year shew a falling off of about 7 per cent., the values have declined scarcely 2 per cent., owing to the recent rise in the price of the raw material. On the whole, we come to the conclusion that a steany trade has.. been carried on this year, a trade that has been remarkably free from speculation. Dealers in produce may not have found their ventures so profitable in consequence, but it is satisfactory to know that business is being conducted on a safe and legitimate basis. With regard to the decline in the exports of cotton goods, the decrease may be expected to have been greater during March—a fact which will be evident when the nest returns are issued. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, by command of her Majesty, held a Levee at St. James's Palace on Saturday morning. The presentations were numerous, and are to be considered equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. The Liverpool Financial Reform Association have resolved to adopt Mr. Bright's advice to agitate for " a free breakfast table." The council of the association is appeal ing for subscriptions to a special fund for defraying the cost of the movement, end is meeting with a cheering response. Several gentlemen, including Mr. Robertson Gladstone and 61r. J. R. Jeffery, have respectively contributed £25 to the fund. It is understood (the Dublin correspondent of a contemporary writes) that during the visit of Prince Arthur to Dublin two t ails tn a large s-plc will be given by their Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant aid the Countess Spencer. A suite of To( ms is in preparation at the Vice regal Lodge for the use of his Loyal Highness. The band of the Grenadier Guards is expected in Dublin to remain during the Prince's stay. The Royal stand-house on Punchestown race-course is also being fitted up. At the annual rneetirgs of the Ripon Diocesan Church Building Society and Diocesan Board of Education. on Friday, the Bishop of Ripon occupied the t h air. In th course of a long speech on local mutters, he sale, in regard to education, that ho was strongly opposed to a simply secular system, and he thought they should take their stand upon what was called denominational education. He had heard it whispered as a reason for not contributing to these socie• ties that the existence of tho Established Church was in danger. But whatever might be the result of the miserable measure now beforo Parliament, the very fact of such attacks upon the Established Church rendered it doubly incumbent on her friends to spare no sacrifice in promoting such societies. EMIGRATION OF TUE UNEMPLOYED. A public meeting has been held in Southwark with the view of urainz upon the cigvernmellt the _LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, necessity of assisting in the emigration of tee unemployed to the British colonies. The meeting was convened by the National Emigra tion Aid Society, and was addressed by several gentlemen interested in the question. The principal resolution, which was unanimously adopted, affirmed that the supply of labour in this -country greatly exceeded the demand ; that an instant and extensive remedy was demanded ; that the best and most prac ticable was supplied by the exportation of -the excess of labour to the colonies, where it was actually needed ; and that the task, being too great for private charity, could be adequately performed only by the Government. STREET TRAMWAYS. That street tramways will be established in the metropolis seems now more likely than ever. The committee appointed by the Metropolitan Board of Works to investigate the subject have recommended the Board to agree to any plan for facilitating the traffic, but they suggest, with some show of reason,that there ought to be an experiment of the system before any extensive scheme is sanctioned by Parliament. Maybe Parliament will take the hint. A DUCAL TEADROKER. It has been mentioned lately that the Duke of Argyll had put his son into business. He has two sons in trade, the second who has " gone into " wine, the third who has " gone int o " t ea. In fact, the latter, Lord Walter Campbell, has for some two years past been with a firm in Alincing-lane, where he is picking up knowledge which will hereafter be useful to him in Parliament and elsewhere. THE ENGLISH ADDRESS TO THE POPE. The Tablet states that "the address from the clergy of England and Scotland to the Holy Father, together with the gold medallion of the Immaculate Conception, will be taken to Rome by a deputation of priests, composed of the Very Rev. Faa di Bruno, the Very Rev. Canon Jeffries, the Rev. J. K. Dunne, and the Rev. F. Gibbons, who will leave London on Tuesday next. The subscriptions from the clergy towards the medallion have considerably ex ceeded the sum of £5OO which was required for its purchase. The surplus will be forwarded as an offering in Peter's pence. Besides this address, we understand that another presentation is to be for warded from the clergy and laity of Scotland." The Pope has issued an address, in which he ex presses his gratitude that in the midst of all his sorrows and dangers he has been permitted to complete the 50th year of his priesthood, and grants a "plenary indulgence and remission of all their sins to all and each of the Christian faithful of either s ex who, on the 11th day of the month of April in this year, being truly penitent, and having confessed their sins and received the Holy Communion, shall, while present at the holy sacrifice of the Mass in some church or oratory, pour forth their pious sup_ plications to God for the conversion of sinners, for the propag ition of the Catholic faith, and for the peace and triumph of the Roman Church; and this indulgence may also be applied to the souls of the faithful of Christ who, united to God by charity, have passed away from this life." A NEW POLAR, EXPEDITION. Mr. Lamont, the late member for Buteshire, the author of "Seasons with the Sea-Horses," is pre ' paring to renew his acquaintance with the denizens of the Polar Seas. lie has fitted out a new steam vessel of 250 tons, and intends to start in about ten days on a Polar expedition, partly scientific and partly sportsmanlike. He is to be accompanied by Dr. Smith, who has lately returned from the Arctic regions, Mr. Macullmn, a Scotch artist, and others. Trained hunters of the walrus have been engaged in Scandinavia, and the adventurous voyagers contem plate the possibility of even reaching the Pole. The Swedes are formin g an expedition, with the sole object of Polar exploration. They ascer tained last year that Spitzbergen was con nected with Scandinavia by a submarine bank, and they are anxious to follow up the discovery. In Germany and in New York similar exploits are talked of, and even our o wn Admiralty m an if est some energy. A not h er dredging expedition to the north-west passage of the Far'de Islands has been arranged for the summer, and many important questions are likely to be settled by it. Among these are the temperature and density of the sea at different depths, the existence and extent of cur vont.% and their relation f.,1 the sea bottom. THE WI) QtasvoN 1N EunerE. The elections in Hungary- have terminated in a victory for the Deak party. The majority, as we have already stated, will be considerable, though it has not yet been definitely ascertained. It is remarkable that the pro prietors and middle class were all on the side of Deak, whilst the Opposition, the Reds, received the support of the peasants. It is asserted that the Reds, who won some ver y notabl e contests, gained the aid of the peasants by promises of great changes in the land laws. The Speclato,, noting this fact, says it is curious that the land question, or rather the maintenance of great properties, is coming to the fr,,nt in every country in E 'rope except France, England, and Austria. In Spain, Italy, Hun gary, and Russia, " more land " is everywhere the cry of the peasantry. It is about the land only that Socialist doctrines take hold of the people. - THE DI.EV - AND THE HUM C/lURCII BILL. The John _Burl is authorised to contradict the state ment that the Bishops have resolved no t t o vo t e on the Irish Church question in the House of Lords. We believe that the Bishop of Oxford has advised that this course should be taken, but their lord ships will in all probability defer any decision until the bill reaches them, and they will then be guided, as the temporal peers will . be, by event s . It is quite p oss ibl e t h a t they will take the course attri buted to them, although they have not committed themselves to it fliE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT WIGAN. The colliery explosion at Wigan has once again called attention to the manner in which our collieries are worked. People are anxious to know whether these works cannot be conducted without this con tinual tremendous loss of life. Thirty men have fallen victims on this occasion, and was there no way of preventing it ? Cannot blasting be. discontinued ? or, if without firing the mine does not pay, is it not better to abandon the lower stratum until some process shall have been discovered that will enable it to pay ? GOOD PAY, our singers at the top of the ladder get well paid. For instance, we are told that the Marquise De Caux (Adelina. Patti) is to receive £B,OOO for singing at St. 15 Peters burg during the season commencing on March an ending on November J. Th e O rc h es t ra , which s upp li es this information, hop es th a t the rumoured withd rawa l of Patti from the united Operas is not fo un d e d on fact; b ut if she is engaged to sing in St. Petersburg, how can she be amusing a London audience ? Our contemporary further informs us that Madame A lb on i has consented to sing in London, in Rossini's Mass, for the modest sum of £l2O a night. EASTER AMITSInIENTS. All London is flocking just now, and paying its shilling s rea di ly, to a com bi nation of all the talents. There ar e fi rst, a lady w h o professes to be eight feet high, next, the poor Siamese twins, and lastly, a Circas sian lady, whose hair (either by natur e or by training) stands on end. Puritans, who wou l d be horrified at a co ncer t , as being one of the pomps and vanities tf this wicked world, take their children to see these most edifying shows. Art's success i s th oug ht t o b e wickedn ess . b ut Nature ' s f a il ures are elevating. DISRAELI V. HARDY. 'There are rumours of revolt in the Conser vative camp. The John Bull does not confirm them, but to a certain extent justifies them. Our contem porary complains that Mr. Disraeli knows nothing of Church matters, and makes such blunders in his Church appointments that he alienates those who would otherwise be his warmest supporters. Lord Derby acted very differently. " When the time comes for his letters to Bishops Claughton and Sel w y n t o be published, th e wor l d will be surprised at the knowledge and earnest convictions which the late Tory Premier had on Chorch matters. But when Mr. Disraeli came into offi ce what happened ? Hi s acquaintance with th e clergy was a limited and a local one. He might well have consulted Mr. Hardy. But no. The appointments to bishoprics and deaneries were openl canvassed in politi ca l salons • and thou g h Mr.y Disraeli's good sense prevented his falling completely into the trap l a id for him by a p eer and a T or ,agent, the P ro t es t ant interest was supposed to have been secured by some recent Church appointments. Is it or is it not tru e that political agent s sa i d that if the B i shop of Oxford was made Primate the battle at the hustings was hopeless ?" Of course the peer referred to is the present Earl of Abergavenny, and the agent is Mr. Spofforth. It is not for us to defend Mr. Disraeli against his ow n party ; but it should be remembered that he made one of the best episcopal appointments of late YeArs that of Dr. Magee to the see of Peterborough. H o wever, thereby hang s a tale : the app o i n t ment was made in the belief that Dr. Magee was a Low Churchman. He certainly is not that. Th e Spectator calls Mr. Hardy the Spencer Perceval of his time, and considers that ho has retrograded, inasmuch as lie did once admit that to establish the Church of a small minority of the people in any land was a great " anomaly." The Saturday Review thinks that the Conservatives generally are very glad that they are out of office, because they can now shout "No Sur render" in accordance with their true principles, and are very glad that the liajority against them is so overwhelming, because they will not be obliged to do anything more than shout. CHINESE REMEDY FO R TIIE VINE DISEASE.—The Chinese—it is said —use a thick paste made of flowers of sulphur and aluruinous clay; as a remedy for the vine disease. The paste is laid upon the ground about tho vine. APRIL 5, 169. FOREIGN NOTES. MORE RUMOURS. The Continent is clearly determined upon keeping up a state of chronic alarm. War rumours are still circulated with indefatigable energy. At present the French, intent upon the approaching general election, are less vigorous than usual in the manufacture of panic, but the Germans have taken to rumour instead. From Hanover comes the statement that .the reserve of one corps d'armee has been called out, and that the landwehr has been or dered to hold itself in readiness. The enigmatical speech of King Victor Emmanuel has already been given. The Rome correspondent of the Tablet believes that the new "triple alliance" is an accomplished fact. A complete change of policy will take place in France after the elec tions. The French occupation in Italy will in no case be of long duration. Italy, the writer adds, is evidently mustering her forces. The Paris journals have been very sparse with bellicose announcements for some time past, but their provincial contemporaries seem disposed to make up the deficiency. The Phare de la Loire, the leading French country paper, says that an order has been received at Cherbourg for all the ironclads to be got ready by the Ist of May. The work is going on night and day with extraordinary vigour. These are not all the signs which are pointed to as indicative of the ever-threatening war. MONEY 4ND BUSINESS. from Messrs. Henry Clews and Co.'s Monthly Circular.) 32, Wall-street, New York, March 13. United States securities, after a period of unusual acti vity and firmness, have subsided into a quieter and steadier condition. Appearances justify the supposition that a joint speculation, between capitalists here and in Europe, has been in operation, with a view to profiting by certain circumstances peculiarly favourable to the improve ment of the public credit, more especially the inaugura tion of a now Administration favourable to economy and the conservation of the public faith, and the certain pros poet of the enactment of measures directly designed to enhance the credit of the Government. If common report may be credited, between s3o,ooo,ooeoxaagngderBa3tesd,o,oiot,oboeoinof u thatr . whereasouhgt bonds have been sen t to Europe sinc e F e b . 1. These esti mates, h g o n r, v h e v u e s n e es are rhr e o horn probably taod e all shipment bonds hg recou c muchdesigned for a bay l v a e r commonf°r g yr e ° p i roportion ar e regu l arly taken merelyupo n ; h ome speculation. There can be no doubt, however, that, u w o i n th d i s n hthaovelabsetensixe x w p e e e r k t s e , d a; nauundustuhaallt; large amount of should have baen absorbed by investors, thisand yneetwthsupripelye of Five-Twenties advance 71 pe .w r able to obtain ready credence. cent., n a t . ., seems too .ime.pp.robd to the suppositi on therefore, incline that a considerab i l e e , proportion of the seen rities rec ently sent t o E urope are held by speculative capitalists, with a view to their ultimate distribution at higher figures. It is to be presumed that, in conducting such a movement, a certain amount of stock must have come from investors into the lir.iads of the manipulators. If these suppositions be well founded, it follows that a large amount of binds are being carried by dealers at London and Frankfort; and, although it is by no means impro bable, assuming that the money markets do not prove un favourable, that the confidence of investors may ulti mately respond to the circumstances legitimately tend ing to beget an improvement in the credit of our Go vernment, yet is patent that time must be required for the transfer of the present large supply into private hands ; and the inference from this conclusion would be that we cannot expect to export any further impor tant amounts for some time to come. It is not im probable, therefore, that the home market may in the immediate future receive little support from the foreign. It is certainly a favourable indication that the recent large - - advance in prices, affording many holders a handsome profit upon the principal, has brought but few bonds upon the market ; holders appear to consider their investments good ones, even at present high prices-; and as Congress is not likely to do anything calculated to impair the public credit, but rather otherwise, it seems reasonable to con clude that the future of prices must depend mainly upon the course of the money market and the general state of trade. Some sensitiveness is felt respecting the consequences that may arise from the President's well-known views upon the Alabama question, and from the fact that his position is likely to be backed, at an early day, by in fluential Senators. The Cuban revolution, with the possibility that the President might take an early op portunity of recognizing the rebel party as belliger ents is also becoming an element in the prospects of the premium. The foregoing considerations, with no counteracting influences which have not about exhausted their force, do not appear favourable to the con tinuance of the premium at present low figure. At the moment large sales have been made upon the supposition that, the currency on hand in the Sub-Treasury having been reduced to about 85,000,000, the Government will have to sell a portion of its gold. It appears, however, that the change in the currency balance arises from the transfer of a largo amount to the Pension Bureau ; so that the decline is rather apparent than real. The Sub-Treasuries at other points are understood_ to be well supplied with funds, and a portion of their balance will probably be transferred to New York. Next month the income tax becomes payable; when the Treasury wiil receive about $ 2 5,000,000 of currency from that source; connecting with this fact, the known opposition of Secretary Boutwell to sellin g the Treasury gold, and the further fact that the Committee of Ways and Means have recently expressed an opinion rafavourabh3 to the Treasury carrying a large balance in currency, it would seem quite possible that the expectation of sales of coin by the Treasury may be dis appointed. (Front the Springfield Republican, March 20.) Money is by no means easy. The banks plead povet ty, and generally have good reason for doing so, as they have been loaning every cent they could reasonably spare. At New York 7 per cent has been the rate for call loans, and very good names have had to pay 8 and 9 per cent. for longer loans, although most prime discounts have been at the legal rate of 7 per cent. The stringency, as usual, produces still higher figures at Boston. There the very highest grade of paper is held at 8 and 81 per cent., while prime commercial names aro rated as high as 9 to 10, and some good jobbing houses have to pay from 10 to 12 per cent. Boston had lost consid treble capital by accepting offers of 8 and 9 per cent. from New York for thirty and sixty-day loans on Government collaterals ; and the last weekly statement of the Boston banks is by no means favourable. Loans Lave decreased $305,629, but deposits have fallen off $1,443,965, and the only item of increase is circulation, which is $16,277 larger than it was a week ago. At Chicago, says the Republican. of that city, " the supply at most of the banks is inade quate to the demand and the market is working stringent, so much so that only first-class names are accepted, and then only when the proffered collateral is entirely safe and satisfactory. Deposits have been drawn down and are now lower than at any time during the past two years. Rates of interest remain firm at 10 per cent. per annum The movement of currency to and from the city is com paratively light, and against the city. The supply at best is limited." The most interesting financial feature of the week has been the Government Bond Market, which has been hammered with some success by the bears. It is not surprising that the strong and significant advance which accompanied the frank announcement of the policy of honesty by President Grant and the disposition of Congress to pass the Public Credit Bill, should have been followed by a slight re-action. The bears, too, have had various Wash ington rumours to help them. Senator Sumner, they say, _ se ._ has in preparation a defiant and threatening speech on the (From the Wall-street Journal) Alabama claims, which means war with England; and our I NEW YORK, FRIDAY EVENING, March 19. Government is going to recognize the independence I Money on call is active at 7 per cent., and in some cases of Cuba, which would make a further sensation in Europe, coin interest has been paid. Discounts do not show much and perhaps damage our credit. These stories affect the t activity, as the demand for paper is limited, at 9 to 12 per London market, and of course a decline there is quickly cent. for first-class names; at 9to 10 for prime dry gOods responded to here. They also influence gold, and the gold names, and at 10 to 11 per cent. for prime auction names. and bond markets aro so nearly allied as to sympathise Government Bonds have been very active all the week, under such circumstances. Furthermore, the beats would but in sympathy with the increased activity of money have us believe that the late advance was the result of a have receded to-day Ito 1 per cent., but the decline is joint movement between capitalists in this country and in looked on as temporary, and higher prices are again looked Europe ; that the foreign demand has ceased for the pre- for. Gold is firmer, and has fluctuated to-day between sent ; and that the market need expect no support from 1301 end 1311, closing at 1311. Foreign exchange, in that quarter. But after all has been said the facts remain consequence of the large supply of bills resulting from the that confidence in the Government's intention and ability negotiation in England of large blocks of securities, is very to pay its d bts -especially now that the Public Credit dull and heavy. Bill has been repassed and, thanks to Grant, has become a Quotations for specie:- law- is not to be shaken by passing rumours; and that . Amer. silver,,, 95 to 951 I Eng. sous 486 to 489 there is a steady demand for the bonds from persons who Mex. d011ar5...1031 „ 104 1 20 francs 384 „ 386 I wish them, not for speculation, but fo r a permanent Eng. silv er 480 , 485 Thalers I investment. Another cause for confidence is th e eco- Five francs .... 951 „ 961 nornical administration promised by President Grant, ! FOREIGN EXCIL4NGE. and certain to be secured, so far as the Executive L Sixty Days.ouden Bankers pursued, is sure to improve our credit at home and Paris, Bankers 5 20 - 5.171-5.161 Bankers abroad, and will operate potently towards hastening B remen, Hamburgh, Bankers 351-351 the day of specie payments, will make our Government lerrinkfort, O.M . 4Ol-401 securities among the most desirable in the world. Ind ee d B erlin and Cologne 711-71 the late decline has already been followed by another ad- Antwerp 5.221-5.181 Amsterdam, Bankers vance. The American market has been pretty m uc h s wiss 5.221-5.181 cleaned o a t o f th e Five-Twenties o f 1862 on account of the recent heavy demand for them from Europe. Th e Express Stocks are b are l y steady, and business limited. fluctuation s i n g old for the last week h ave b een very The United St a t es C ompany being duly registered, their stock is now called at both Boards. We quote: s - 83 9 slight, but the dullness of the market was broken on Wed- Adams .. nesday by reports that the Government was about to soil American Merchants': Union ::: ::,' ::. 41 4 Li °. , 11 ' 1 gold freely; also that there were to be liberal importations Do. Old Stock .. ... ... ... 151 to 16 from Europe. The .price declined on these rumours from United States .. ... .. ... ... 551 to 56 1311 to 1301. In regard to gold sales the transfer of Wells, Fargo, and Co. .. . ... ... 301 to 31 $3,000,000 in currency, from Washington to New York, PUBLIC FUNDS OF THE UNITED STATES. which has just been made, certainly looks as if Secretary Sixes, 1881, coupon ll6l to 1161 U.S. 6s. Pecific Rail, gad lO3l to 1031 Boutwell did not intend to sell any coin in the irnme- Five-twenties 1862 coupon diate future ; and it is not easy to see how gold could Five-twenties, 1864, coupon come from Europe with exchange at the present rates. Five-twenties, 1865, coupon The receipts of specie at New York for the week ere Five-twenties, 1835, coupon, new $193,217, and for the year $2,590,669 against Five-twenties, 1867, coupon $1,106,837 . -Th e genera l tone of the stock market has U.S. 5-20 C ou p ons , 1868 ll3l to 114 been w ea k . P ac i f i c M a il has been run d own w ith out Ten-forties, coupo n lO5/ to 1051 mercy , and on Wednesday sold at 92, a decline of Railroad Stocks to-dap aro generally s t rong, an d a large about 10 per cent. since last week. New York Cen- business is doing :- CLOSING QUOTATIONS FOR RAILR OAD MORTGAGES. tral has al so fl uc t ua t e d a goo d d eal, and that famous 80 per N. Y.,Central 6 s , 1883 . .. 911 Chi. & N. W. Ist cent. st oc k di v i dend has proved another source of trouble, N. Y. Central 6s, 1887... - Tol. & Wab. 2d M 90 M Ex. 91 the Government having just claimed a tax of $1,200,000 N. Y. Central Cs, R;Est.. - Gt. Western lstM 'BB B6 upon it. Th e stoc k h as had some buoyancy, however, in N. Y. Central 7s, N. Y. Central 6s, Sub' n .. 871 M il. & Pr. du Ch. Ist M - - 96 co nsequence of report s th a t ti e li t i gat i ons aga i nst the com- , N. Y. Cen. 7s, c0n1876.... Gal. & Chi c . Ext - pany, caused by the same dividend, have been stopped N. Y. Cen. 75, '65-'76 - 76.... - G a l . & Chic. 1 10 Chi. & 11. I. I s t M2d M - The a 5 he Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad has d e - E r i e I st Mort, Ex ......... 1031 Chi. R. I. & P ac ifi c 7' s 94 deer cent. dividend. The Fuller Railroad restric- Erie 7s, 2d Mort, 1879.., 871 Cleve. & Tot. S. Fund 99} tion bill, about which so much noise was made in the Illi- Erie 7s, 3d Mort, 1883... -. N. J. Central Ist M 99 Erie 7s, 4th Mort, 1880- - N. J. Central 2d M 102 nois Legislat ure, was shorn of all its objectionable features Erie 7s, sth Mort, 1888... - Pitts. Ft.W ,dr CU. Ist M.lOll before its passage. As finally agreed to it merely requires that L ong Dock Bonds - Pitts. Ft. WI, & Ch. 2d M. - where A and B, living at the same station, have the same Buff. N.Y. &E.lstM,'77 - Pitts. Ft. 'W., &Ch.3d M. 90 class of freight to be sent to the same point, the railroad Biel. R. 7s, Ist m, 'e9 100 Cleve. & Pitts. 3d M ... 90 company shall not charge the one any higher than is Herd. It. 7s, 3d M, '75 1021 Chic. & Alton, S. P. Inc. 93 Harlem Ist M, '6B '72 1011 Chic. &Alton, S.F. lstM.lol charged to the other. The requirement that the rates Mich. C. Ist M, 69'72 1131 Mil. & St. Poll Ist M... 88 ' shall be uniform has no other effect than this, all others Mich. new Ist MBs 'B2 1171 Mil. & St. Paul 2d M.. 83 having been taken away by the exceptions in the bill itself. Mich. tio., 7p. a. 2dM 93i Marintta & Ciu. Ist M... - The exports front New York for the week and year are I,ll.iclllll:lB..,t_GNosjh.esn.e.Flldin7ep'.6cB 98- ~. t .M l 7loe i :rr e r r tii a s e ,l rC E E hs a is a cee . xx l 2l B ds t t 3 M m i ......... 90 9 i $2,67 , ',878 against $1,052,946, and $31,577,637 against $36,520,120. The stock of wheat in store at Chicago at Alton 'Cen. r ‘ l.' r ). ' I ( i l . 1 s o t M. . . ' 9 - ;1 n i Ea l lt . 'n Ba lst3l... 8 9 5 . 1 present is 1,427,000 bushels against 1,105,600 a year ago •; Alton &T. 11. 20 pfd B2 N. il -j4 and the stoat of wheat at Milwaukee 1,572,000 against Alton &T.H. 20 M.lnc 771 Dubuque &S.City,lstM. 94 1,170,000. The comparative receipts of flour and grain Han.&St.J.LandGrants - Peninsula Ist M ....... at the five ports of Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo, Detroit, Han. & St. J. Con — Ohio & Miss. Ist Al 94 and Cleveland, from January Ist to March 13th, were as Chi. B. &Q, Ist ISI 111 Ohio & Miss. Con - Chi. &N. West, S. F.... 95 'Pol. P. W. Ist M. E D,. - follows :-Flour, 1,137,610 barrels against 577,536, wheat Chi. &N. W. Con Cony. 931 Atlantic &G. W. I st . M. 4,445,182 bushels against 2,026,045, corn 5,580,580 against Chi. &N. W. Ex'n 8.... - 5,891,376, oats 1,730,860 against 1,285,409, barley 280,563 , RAILROAD AND MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. against 30 2 , 504 , rye 316,921 against 124,845. It will be N. Y. Centra1,,,,,,...... 1591 Fort Wayne observed that this year's receipts are much larger than . Hudson Reuaadsionn .................. 1. 11- Atlantic Pacific M 3 a f i a l i 1 last year's in every case but two (corn and barley), and Quicksilver that in them the difference is small, whil e t h e receipts ' Mich. youth, &I. ...... 96' el U. Telegraph of wheat and flour are double those of last year. In ' Illinois Central 37 o M h a i r o i P an s d a Mississippi.,, 32 3 3 2 41 the light of these figures it is easy to account for the Cleveland & Pittsbrg. 139 87 'North-WestB4l Boston W ater Power l7l North-West Preferred 92 Cumberland decline in breadstuffs, w hi c h i s likely to go on, especially as canal navigation w ill b e open in a few weeks. The 36 cotton market is rather we a k, and the stock at N ew Y or k ' Roc k Island l2Bl M & S Paul is unusually larg e . Th ere h as been no change in the Cleveland and Toledo 1061 IM & S t. t. Paul Preferred 79 Hartford tobacco market during the past week. The pack- Messrs. Drexel and Co., Philadelphia, report that on ing season is about over, and packers are picking up the ' March 18, the latest sales in Pennsylvania Railroad odds and ends. Prices for old crops of '66 and '67 have Shares were 571 58 ; Si xes, Ist Mortgage, 991 ; 2d varied but little, and the s a l es h ave b een for shipping only, gage, 97 971. Mort and at low rates. Th e quo t a ti ons are as follows :-Crop , of 1866, wrappers, marked weights, 12c to 15c; fillers, 5c to 7c; crop of 1867, wrappers, 30c to 45c; extra, 45c to 55c ; seconds, 15c to 18c ; fillers, 7c to 9c ; crop of 1868, wrappers, 35c to 45c ; fillers, 7c to 8c ; seconds, 10c to 15c. The wholesalers of dry goods, who expected a marked re vival of trade immediately after the inauguration, have been disappointed. Business, although not remarkably dull for the season, is not by any means so active as many jobbers expected. The market, however, is not overstocked with goods, and if a moderate demand should spring up, prices would probably stiffen. Perhaps it is for this rea son that the larger houses do not share in their impa tience to sell which is noticeable among small dealers. The demand for prints is improving, except for dark winter styles, now passing out of date ; the spring styles, many of which are very attractive, sell well at full prices. Ging hams are also in good demand, and there is no weakening in the market. Delaines are dull, but steady, awaiting the coming of spring styles. Cottons are a little lower. The call for unbleached shirtings and shootings has been small, and prices of standard goods have dropped half a cent a yard. Bleached goods have been more active, and prices for the best qualities have been sustained, but those .f poorer grades have declined a trifle. Woollens are dull, but unchanged in price. In all the cheaper kinds of cloths our home manufacturers are driving out foreign goods, as importers cannot compete with them so long as the present tariff of 75 per cent. remains in force. But other importations continue to be very heavy, and although importers complain of small profits, their orders on Europe, as yet, show no falling off. Three Days 109--109 k The experiments which have been made over the telegraph lines between Harvard College and San Fran cisco show that the travelling time required by electricity is as follows:—From Boston: To Buffalo and back 0.10 seconds. To Chicago and back, 0.20 seconds. To Onaaha and back, 0.33 seconds. To Salt Lake and back, 0.54 seconds. To Virginia City and back, 0.70 seconds. To San Francisco and back, 0.74 seconds. The Times City Article of last Wednesday even ing wrote as follows :—" Some time back the New York State Legislature issued a commission to examine into the question of alleged over issues of stock in the Erie •Railway, and also in the New York Central, the Hudson, and the Harlaem lines; and the advices to-day an nounce that the schedule of the Erie Company, put in under their corporate seal and with the affidavit of I the secretary shows the total of ordinary stock to be $ 57 ,000,000, all of which was created prior to the 20th of sBOctober last ; that the preference stock still consists of the ,000,000 issued on its reorganisation some years ago, and that the bond debt is $22,000,000. As these figures do not confirm the statements and evidence recently given regarding excessive issues of new stock by the ex isting Board of Direction, it is surmised that any such issues must have been in the shape of pledges for loans, and that they have been recalled by the discharge of the loans." LAD ViRTISEMENT.]-llenceforth no oue will doubt the valuable properties of Du Barry's health restoring Revalenta Arabic& Invalids' and Infants' Tood, singe to the thousands of blessings it has already received from Invalids whose position had been deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Holiness the Pope, whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote f. om the " Gazette du Midi," July 25th :—" Rome, July 21 ,1866. The health of the Holy Father is excelelent, especially since, abandoning all other reme dies, he hoed himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food. of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly benefici al. elect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." We extract a few out ofinore than 63 000 cures :—Cure No. 58,216, of wasting the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven years' liver complaint away, debility, nervousness, wi:lr a nervous palpitation, all over, bad digestion, constant sleeples - mecs, and the most in tolerable nervous agitation. Cure No 1.771: Lord Stuart de Decies, Lor d - Lieutenant of Waterford o': many years' dyspepsia. No. 49,832: "Fifty years' indescriba tale agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, .aatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting —Maria Joly." Cure N. 46,270: Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' dieeased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and pariial deafness. Im portant Caution—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. In tins, at Is. I}d.; 1 lb. 2s. ed.: 2 lbs. 4s. 6d.; 5 lbs. Ils. ; 12 lbs, 225..; 24 lbs, 40s, —Also Du BARRY'S REVALENTA ARAB/CA CHOCO LATE POWDER is packed in tin canisters; for 12 cups at 25., for 24 cups at 38. 61., for 48 cups at 65., for 288 cups at 308., for 576 cups at 555.—being about one penny per cup. The 30s. &sad 558. tins are sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order. BARRY Do BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street. ton don; and all Grocers and Chemists. Births. FRASER On the 2d inst., at 77, Eaton-place, the Hon. Mrs. Fraser, of Lovat, of a daughter. GARRETT —On the 2d inst., at Hornsey-rise, th e w i fe of Mr. Frank G arre t t, of a son. Marriages. BEAN — HAMMOND—On the 3d inst. at St. Mary' s , Lam beth, Mr. B ean, 119, Wood -street, city, to Miss Ham mond, 9, Albert-square, Clapham -road. MA cKIE — MILLAP.D—On the 31st ult., at Christ Church, Clifton, Mark Mackie, Es 1., to Susan Jane, eldest sur viving daughter of the late Samuel Millard, Esq. of Whitchurch, Herefordshire. Deaths. BLYTH—On the 2d inst., at 4, Park-lane, Piccadilly, Robt. C. Blyth, aged 39. DE limns —On the 2d inst., at 35, Clarges-street, the lion. Mrs. De Rodes. GATES —On the 3d inst., at his residence Goodwood Lodge, Lee -park, Kent, M r . G eorge Gates, aged 60. London : Printed and Pabliehed by WILLIAM ANDREWS of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at ¶ SUN 011ie; No 112 Strand, in the PreCinct 'of the Savoy :n the County of Aliddlesex.—Monday, April 5, 1869. REPUBLICAN 310VE3IENTS IN ITALY. Testimony comes from various quarters respecting the unusual activity of the Italian Republicans. The Rome correspondent of the Tablet says that a number of noted Mazzinians are now in Rome on various pretexts. There is, he says, a general ferment in the Garibaldian centres, and another attempt upon Rome is probable if the French troops are withdrawn. "Very sure information" the writer has received from France leads to the conclusion that a secret treaty of evacuation has been concluded between the Governments of Paris and Florence. WAR IMPROVEMENTN. The French army authorities have been trying the experiment of throwing up entrenchments in front of the line of battle in order to protect the troops from cannon and rifle shots. Of course this device could in any case be available only for defence, but it seems that it will not answer even for that purpose ; for much time is wasted, and in order to throw up these entrenchments it would be necessary -to arm the men like sappers. Another expe dient is, therefore, under consideration. The French soldiers, acting in small parties, have been instructed to make a temporary rampart with their knapsacks, over which they throw their brown coloured blankets. Behind this shelter they can crouch, either using it for the purpose of hiding them entirely or for protection. THE AUSTRIAN FLEET. The Austrians have taken courage by Lissa. Admiral Tegethoff has so much improved the Austrian fleet that the Emperor Francis Joseph has written an autograph letter congratulating him upon the progress of the last two years. His Majesty, during his last journey, visited all the maritime establishments of the Adriatic, was present at the manoeuvres of the armour-plated squadron, and recognised the merit of the new naval artillery. He now declares, with great satisfaction, that Austria at the present day possesses a war fleet worthy of her power and high destinies. This letter has been published as an order of the day. SPAIN. The great debate whicitlsio decide the destinies of Spain opens in the Constituent Cortes to-day. The dis. cession on the draft of the new Constitution will be com menced. So large is the number cf spealcers already announced that the contest promises to be extremely pro tracted. TILE INSURRECTION IN CUBA. The Journal OSiciel of Paris has received news to the effect that General Lesca after many desperate combats, has broken through the insurgents who beleaguer Puerto Principe, and has relieved the city. Many previous attempts to break through the insurgent lines have been defeated. 11\71,97 ION IN NEW YORK. The drain of gold from the Bank of England to the United States' in payment of American Bonds has had the effect of raising the Bank rate of in terest from three to four per cent. The Thnes notices the apprehensions of American authorities on finance, that an inflation prevails in New York, upheld by the means afforded in transferring to Europe, as money, Five-Twenties and other Bonds. Although the national Treasury of the United States is in a comparatively flourishing condition, and steadily hnproving, we regret that there is but too much reason to apprehend that an inflation does prevail in New York, which may eventuate in the catastrophe predicted. The speculation in real estate has risen into a mania, which must end, as these periodical fits always do end, in leaving on the hands of speculators and others a burden of land, to them useless, bought merely to secure the profit on the rise, but which, after reaching the termination of the rise, drop with extraordinary speed to a tithe of th.! value at which the bolder estimated the lots. It is probable that the collapse will first come in this direction, which will take the enemy straight into the citadel, where he may act the part of the bull in the China shop. The Nation asserts that the returns of the Department of Agriculture for February show the truth of the series of articles published in that paper which we summarized, alleging a serious decline in the agri cultural produce of the United States. Oxen and other cattle have decreased in New Jersey, Mary land, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and most in the great agricultu ral State of Illinois, where the decline is five per cent. In several of these States there is a falling off in mulch cows, as well as in the number of sheep and hogs. This the Nation attributes to the eco nomical blunders in legislation which foster manu facturesat the expense of agriculture, drawing labour by artificial means from its natural employment. The same paper has steadily maintained, and has been a good deal abused for its pains, that the price of everything in the United States has been affected by the action of speculators, and that a great fall is inevitable before commerce is placed on a healthy , level. Such a fall must be productive of a disturb ing influence, perhaps of a ca.tastrophe ; and it is as well for men of business to be on their guard against the danger of such a contingency. However, the fact is patent that people have always been predict ing a great smash for the United States ; and those who have been most confilent that it was coming have smashed themselves, while the United States continue the even tenour of their way. Still there is no use in being blind to the fact that it is easier to float a lot of paper than to redeem it ; it is easier to spend a fortune than to make it; and from the commencement of the war the citizens of the United States have been more engaged in the former than in the latter occupation.—Anglo-American Times. Sedley, editor of the Round Table, has explained how the article headed "An English Bully" came to appear in that journal. This was one of the papers on which Mr. Charles Reade, grounded his action for.libel. In June, 1866, the articles were published on "Griffith Gaunt," which gave offence to the author. In response, Mr. Charles Reade wrote "Prurient Prude," which was copied into the New York Times, Tribune, World, and other American newspapers. Meanwhile, as Mr. Sedley had in August purchased the stock of the Round Table Association and assumed editorial charge, he became responsible for what appeared after, but not for what appeared before. But "An English Bully," written in reply to "Prurient Prude," came out in October. Hence Mr. Sedley's connection with the case, and his explanation. The gentleman who had written "An English Bully" urged its publication, and so strongly, as to bear down the remonstrance of the editor, who disapproved of the article, and would not except under peculiar circumstances have allowed it to appear in the Round Table. It was a position an editor can understand and sympathize with, for while disapprov ing both the sentiment and the expression, the article was but the sequel of a previous controversy which had been commenced before Mr. Sedley had taken the editorial chair. He feared to incur the imputation of being un generous and arbitrary by ruling it out under such circum stances; yet, so strongly did he disapprove that he wrote to the office desiring an explanatory foot-note to be in serted or the initials of the two gentlemen defendants in the action, which might imply, by the absence of his own, his non-concurrence. This appears to have arrived too late as the paper had gone to press, and now that the action has terminated, Mr. Sedley has written an article to explain the circumstances.--Myron Angel, the author of several valuable publications on silver mining in Eastern Nevada, has gone to White Pine to take charge editorially of the White Pine News. Mr. Angel Was editor of the Austin Reveille during the palmiest days of that burg, and is a representative Californian in possessing that trait which tends to carry us into the very midst of everything im portant that is transpiring within our reach. Moro re cently, Mr. Angel has been connected with the State Capitol' Reporter at Sacramento.—Mining and AYeienti/ic Press. [ADVERTISEMENT.I—HoIIoway's Pill,.—Enfeebled Ex istence. —This medicine embraces every attribute required in a general and domestic remedy, it overturns the foundations of disease laid by indigestible food and impure air. In obstruc tions or congestions of the liver, lungs, bowels, or any other organ, the pills are especially serviceable and eminently suc cessful. They should be kept in every family, as they are a medicine without a fault for young persons and those of feeble constitutions. • They never cause pain or irritate the most sensi tive nerves or most tender bowels. 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