The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-23 00:00:00

U ~ ~J~1L)~~% ~;y E, April 22. ;ess Christi' ass Beatri'e' nd Pxiuca and Inds. GEO% .I LS. April 23• any'a stezn er , rived here 35 rom Bolnbat April 2 3 • pton At m►d. , April 22. iople to eat er at the Port e ' voy, hitherto red. April 22. any's steal' ived here i° head-wio d4 ars, £.177°00 Vincent Oil ), April 1. limander of ,he 30th 11U' ped on the tsed a sub' o-day. h of March , ags g )0 3 7,800 to France n°- to 503. ; to arch 20. .ance, 5.4° arch 13..::: )1, 423. 63 ' lay bills. April 22. quotation ;I. Ster •e_TwontY ,to, 18 85 ' is, 106 i ; Idlicg 33e. Dorn--old Day. a rough before )fr• . n a public Ai rs JAn° Cd - :d nor,n Tavera :1 103. 6d. of lwr mi d leavo leer, Johnson, soner and de a bola -- tey, , T -I ' 1 gentlerv o down tilt) Mile-ona the Long: etrace big '.. Johnson ling wit h ping bar I the pri - Stopnef' lust big', Ipurso or walkiog a officer, lief, an d e© oval afore he well to f voluu' some 10 : the Pri" 13, was letropc- lark sts prisoorn 's Alras - were 1 on the ;tone is plained Metro loot the Lis very leer the a to the ers and ild n(-4 ho pri r with- everell to hi° ng O. to ine(4 ANY. -- lonian - tealing ,rthern )f the Rice is k Pa cet ! :nont. d saw oposito ok ►QP vataf iu Of tho 11.3 3 aling head TIOTIEY MARKET AND CJAIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. thrY, Two ollocK. Consols are 93 f for money; ditto, for Ac count, —; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91 1 Aew Three per Cents, 91i fl ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 2 3 prem. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 210 12 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 111 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100 k ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., —; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 12 prem. The Foreign Stock Market is firmer, though the changes are not material. Turkish and Spanish have advahced i per cent. The Five per Cents. of the former are 42f to 42 1 1, and the Six per Cents., 66 to 66f. Spanish have recovered to 33f. Ita lian is steady, at 55/ to 551. In American Securities the principal feature is the extreme heaviness of Atlantic and Great Wes tern Railway Securities, though the price current at this moment is hardly the lowest. English Railway Shares axe quiet, and with the exception of an advance of # in Metropolitan Ex tension, the price being ICO to 101, quotations show little or no variation. Dealings in Miscellaneous Shares are again very limited, and the only movement iu prices is an im provement of i t in Anglo-American Telegraph, the prices being:22l to f. More business is doing in Bank Shares, and in some cases prices are firmer. Chartered Mercantile, and London Joint Stock each advanced 10s., the former being quoted at 28 to 29, and the latter at 3 2; co 331. On the other hand Loudon and County is 10s. lower, at 49f 501; London and Westminster, G 3 to 64, Lind' Union of London, 35f to 36k. The Great Luxembourg Railway dividend is offi cially announced at the rate of 4e. per share, or 2 per cent. per annum, against 14 for the correspond ing period of the previous year. At a meeting of the proprietors of the Oriental Bank, an interim dividend at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum was declared. A meeting of the shareholders of the Societe Agricole et lndustrielle d'Egypte is called for the 26th inst., " when the Committee will report pro gress. 7, A petition for the winding up of the Anglo- Egyptian Navigation Company (Limited) is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor James on the Ist of May. The sum of £3,000 in gold was taken to the 11,1 ak yesterday, and £50,000 was withdrawn for Alalta. The Susie:c from Melbourne, has brought £51,000. The Bank of France return for the week shows an increase of £203,000 in the bullion. The Secretary of State for India in Council has given notice that tenders for bills of exchange on Calcutta and Madras will be received at the Bank of Enghind on Wednesday, the st!l May next, on tie tertuB stated on the 10z1 of November, 1863, to the amount of 5,5,03,000 rupees. At an adjourned meeting of the creditors of Mr. John Crossley, in the wool trade, of Halifax, the liabilities were computed at £38,000, and the assets at £14,000. It was decided that the estate shall be 'wound up under trudte:s. The list for the new Spanish Loan will be closed by Alesirs. J. S. Morgan and Co. this afternoon. The subscriptions at Paris are stated to have been larg e . According to arrangements just completed, the United States' mails for Great Britain, conveyed on Tuesdays by the Hamburg-Americin Steamship Company, will in future Le landed at Plymouth instead of Southampton, thus effecting a saving of several hours. The steamers will proceed from Plymouth to Cherbourg to land the French mails and passengers. The Hammonia, from New York on the 13th inst., is the first vessel under the new system. The colonial wool sales are fixed to commence on Thursday, the 61 May. The fresh importa tions up to the present date, since the b.giuniug of last sales, comprise 181,476 bales, viz. :—New South Wales and Queensland, 24,966 ; Victoria, 9 4,406; Tasmania, 4,053; South;Auvralia, 15,481 ; West Australia, 1,870 New Zeal tud, 13,015 ; Total Australasian, 153,841 ; Cape, 27,635. Total Colonial, 185,476 bales. Further arrivals are daisy expected. The Lords of the Admiralty have accepted the ten icr of the Australian Meat Company (Limited), for whom Messrs. John M'Call and Co. are the London agents, fur the supply of 200,0001b5. of Australian preserved beef. When it was mentioned a few days back that the foreign loans, actual an prospective, of the present season might be estimated at 50 mil lions sterling, the tctal was irrespective of any ad ditions that had not thus far been suggested. Yesterday a Roumanian railway loan of £1,500,000 W AS announced by the Anglo-Austrian Bank, being part of an authorized issue of £6,000,000 for the construction of a line from Galatz to Buchare.t. The Bonds are to bear a guaranteed interest of 7f per cent., and are to be issued at the price of 71i. A deposit of 10 per cent. is to be made on applica tion, and the whole of the balance is to be paid by the 15th of next month. The lists are to be open in London on the 28th and 29th inst., and simulta neously in the principal towns of Prussia, Austria, Hungary, and the Danubian Principalities. The ship Ida Ziegler, homeward bound from New Zealand to London, has been reported at Lloyd's, by telegram via Point de Galle, totally lost in Hawkes Bay. She is stated to be heavily insured in the room and among the offices. The Bankers' Protection Association have insti tuted a prosecution against one of the clerks in the house of Messrs. Baring Brothers, named Alexander Dyce, on the charge of forging a cheque purporting to be signed by Mr. Moss Wynan, and endorsed by Messrs. Baring, on Messrs. Martins, bankers, in Lombard-street. The extent of his defalcations are represented to be under £1,500. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 21st of April gives the following results when compared with the previous week Rest PuLlia deposits -3,1:30,241 Increase ... £10,983 4,935,44;3 Increase 649 , 214 Other deposits 17,65 5,278 ... Decrease ... 452286 On the other side of the account : Comment securi ties X 15,020,798 ... No change. Other securities 37,370,006 luorsas e 112 Notes unemployed 7,256,175 Increase ... 154,155 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,637,950, being a decrease of £150,035 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £17,030,151, showing an increase of £61,429 when compared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Console and French Rentes with the corresponding week of last year same Week At Present. last Year. Bullion Reserve 8,392,201 11,587,080 Notes in circulation 23,637,950 ... .£20,527,100 23,940,020 Rate of discount Consols French Routes BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSIN PRICES. (iOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Lia o for Account, 3 per Coot. Reduced 9ll .1 NOW :3 per Cent Ni•iv 21 per Cont. Jan. 1894 . , — Dk.,. 4 per Con J au. 1673 Annuities. So yre, expire sth Jun., 18itte — Do. for 3u yrs, expire sth April 18P5 — Do (14, 4 See Teleijaph). Aug., 1908 — Ell J 3 ju'r Bill 4, £l l 000 1 21 per Ct. - Da £SOO Do. £lOO & £2OO • Bank of England Stock. 4j. per Cent 1) , . opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — In ter -Colonial Omnitun INDIAN UOVY.RNMENT ECTiItITLIKP-. India Vtock, 101 per Cent., Ap r il 1874 2lO 12 O. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent..inly, 1880 Do. 4 pet. Cont., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Papet 4 per Cent.. ..., Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ....,... 'Do. 51 per Cent. May 1879 — D.) Dar Cont., Rup. Dob. 1572 — - do - 1877 . — Do, do. 1882 — D,. Deb., 5 poi. Cent., Aug. liii3 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., .£l,OO no under .€1.400 tORi I IN YUNDS—CLOSINC PRICES. Jc :outine Itepub'lc, t: per Cent ..... Do., Scrip 445 paid .. An Arian Bonds o pea cent .. . Do. 1.59 _ ...... ___ BriLilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cont. ltif)? — po. do. 18 ~8 .... ............. Do. do. 186 , Do. do., 1863 63 Do. ii per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Bo} f 80 B:enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.; C,u'it, 6 per Cent. (.3..ilian 6 per Cent — D.l. 4,1- per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., —... 1 e. 6 per cent. 1E67 961 f T o. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo nbi:sn, 6 pat Cent. Dan . sn, 3 per Cent., 1825... Dan , t.ian Principalities, 7 par Cent 76 DJ 8 per Cent., 1867 ,„.„ _. EquiLlor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent — ,+J SecoLid Issue Do. £Wit Bonds — Do. .£lOO Bonds _ 1864 Do. Account Da. £5OO Bonds Do. 4.10 C Bonds B7l i English Scrip, 18Gii Do do. £45 pd — dis Government ILeAlwav Debentures Grroett 5 per Cent., 1824 . 5, ex Coups. — Do. Account Do. Coupons - Do. Account g r am...rank 5 per Cent . Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., p. Ct., all pd IA *llan 5 per Ceut., 1865 Do. Account Do Maremmana Railway Mexican_ 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account — Do. 1864 — _ __ _ Do g per Cont. Anglo-French — .tontevidiau 6 per Cent. .. — go c.rish imperial 5 per Ceut New Granada l7 l- Du 3 per Con 37f Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 186 i Do Account .. 781 71 I Do 4} per Cent. (Ui Ntrren) Do 4 i per Cent., 1862 - Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,': 351 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, .£2O paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 por Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 186 - ) ... 86 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO 80ndt.,,,, du. £B4 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 64 Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Con .: Do. AcciJunt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferroo Do. Account Do. Passive. Do. Cum. Cort. of Coup. not fuudod Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1866 ....... 961 Do do, Scrip — pa- T:rkisli 6 pa . Ceut. Do Account - Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bondii — Do 6 per Cent., 1e6 9 Do Account Do .ElOO Bonds 7Ol Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1 86 0 6 % 1 i Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warranto (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Ceut. Do. Acc• ant Do 6 per Cant. 1862 Do C per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in Loudon Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cont., Ex. 25f. Dutch %1 ler emu:. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... no. account — French Rentes, 3 per Cont., EL 2M. CLOSING PRICES. Oonsolg, Money Do. Account, May C. 93} f BANK OF FRANCE.' PARIS, April 22. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DBBTOR. April 22. April 15. fr. c. fr. c Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,014,776 o'2 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 14 Reserve of lauded pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 35,547,168 16 35,940,463 22 Treasury account cur rent creditor .157,360,931 24 155,608,230 14 Current accounts, Paris 247,833,298 67 216,618,475 44 Do. branch banks 41,825,856 41,970,021 Dividends payable 898,245 979,540 Discounts and sundry _ _ _ interests Rediscounted the last six months 933,790 85 933,790 85 Surplus of receipts not distributed - - Sundries Total CREDITOR. April 22. Cash in hand and in fr. c. April 15. fr. C. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- counted, not yet due 213,997,550 91 263, 534 069 81 Do. branch banks 234,108,770 236,870,068 Advances on deposit of . - bullion Do. branch banks 2,341,000 2,563,800 Do. on French Public Securities 13,639,300 13,704,900 Do. by branch banks 6,498,080 6,446,580 Do. on railway shares and debentures 38,440,000 38,611,600 Do. branch banks - Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re- servo 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposablo 11entes liumobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 11,0,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bunk and lauded propel ty branches Expenses of manage ment 1,193,571 27 1,174,503 92 Sundries 9,012,473 - 9,022,395 - Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. !es o'clock—The market BOIIIISE, April 22.—T, closed as follows 4; per Cent. - End of mon th ... Ital'an Fives 55 95 3 per Cent End of month 7l 15 Mexican Loan ... 25 25 Credit Mobilier End of month... 253 75 Spanish Throes Credit Foncier ...1485 -- Home Debt — End of month... Deferred Cash. Orleans ............................. 910 Northern .. . ........................ Southern... Western Eastern • • Sardinian Austrian' GB7* Lombard 477f North of Spain Saragossa 52f Boman WILLIAM BRADBURY.—Those who produce this. Periodical desire that it should contain a-record of their affectionate regard for one, who, at a good old agO, and in possession of all the rewards duo to an upright nud ener getic life, has j.i.st passed to his rest. Mr. DI adbury, from he early me:uont when h) bee vitt) associated with this Journal, devoted hitHself to its interests in a spirit of no mere commercial venture : ho rejoiced in all its successes. and to contribute to them was at cuce to become the friend c f a man with whom friendship was no idle name. His genial presence at the meetings of the Contributors was ever welcome, and his hearty co-operation in matters of business was not more appreciated by them than his avowed pride in the fortunes of the work, or his brotherly sympathy with all engaged upon it. They will not soon forget the good man, and good friend, who has peacefully passed away.—Punch. • I)UNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the worid. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to Fr.mich Brandy. Supplied in casks and cares for home use or exports. tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunvillo and Co-, Belfast; or 4, Beautortauthlings, - Strand, Loudon, W.O rtisement. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, • APRIL, 23, 1869. SH ARR LIST. oRDI`ZA3I Ju..L.Aiz AND STOCKS. ikare itiotw..ys nud. etosing Business ?rice. dens. et Brletc.l ►nd Exetzt 10. , :7 79 rc CBledocu4a UA.6lUriati.. to (:!0rd;;;;,11 ' .. all 21 31 Dundn A Bellast o• ne loft 77 79 rt Durt.,l'ert h. 4 AU..; nu- .(0 70 72 2-) East London .. All 6 7 10 td) .1 - - 2t Do 10 - - at GlaeN.ow &S. Western.. 104) VG 9 i sl Great Eastern... 'OO 371 371 371 at Do. E. Augi. N0.'5.... 100 at Great North of Scotian 100 16 6 at Great Northern lOO 1(6 106 106 at Du. A stuck at Do. 11 coos at Gt 6, and W. of Ireland lOO lb 7 al W.. Western -Cfriginat 14)0 4) tilt 411 9 at Du. South Wales lOO 14 66 at Do. W. .1114.1.-Oxtot•r !CO 2b 27 et Do. Newport ,OU t S ,0 et Laueastdre Yorknitire lOO 124 121 123/ / at Lou., itrigh., S.Cuast l l .O 471 lt/ 45 0) Do Scrip .... - - at I on., tAtat., and Dover tun 14 171 171 at Ut). sletrop. Ex. A lOO - le at Lou. S North Western lOO 161 151 1161 16 ,t Lon. South Western lOO Si el it Man., Sint., At Lincoln ICI) 4.6 :Al zds at Metro' °Mau . • lot' 11t3 14)41 1024 at Do Extonsi.nt 110 10.1 1 1 10 Do. Now id 11 ) at Merupolttau District. all 4i ba 19 Il•ftrop st. John'a ‘t col 4 - - at 111.. ,sod at Oa, damn: 4 Dart); st Britian at Do. Ed., l'th., Lau- 100 - - at 1 1 / 4 or. - , iasteru 1110 Iozl 11.411 21 Do. G. N. E putokart ..111.16.1 - - at Do Lee.ls at Do York at Lo Carli.le . ll3 12b at Do Stoc z. ..t 1.1.1 131 t 3 I 1,11 at North Lou ion 16 Do New t 646 st North Staffordshire.-- tug 64 56 at North and S.-W. Junction tOO VS 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... at Rhytnney at Shropshire Union lt 0 57 a st South Devon' st South Eastern lOO 761 741 76/ at Staines, Wok'hant, Wok all 16 16 at 't au sale -- Du. C•• • 5 3 4 p - Wateriord 3c Mike:kr* lu Waterloo Whiteha.l n - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BARKS. LljalLi,..; 1 iL161.65.1 • share NAME. • Paid. Pr:,e. done to Agra Liinia,i, .t all 11 12 1 ill .i'.. Do h lO 21 31 50 All , ion 00 Alliance, Litnite,l 20 A»glo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 2i 21 20 Auglu-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1366, limited 10 51 41 40 AttNtralitHian 20 Bank of British Columhia.. all 11 13 20 Du issued at 2 pin ~.. b 5 4 2b Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 23 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bans. of Victorkt, Australia 25 37 00 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 13 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, A ustra lia, Ind China all 20 21 I*l 2b Chartered Mere, of India. London, and China all :91 30 1 . 271 20 City 100 Colonial 25 39 40 10 Consolidated, lint. b 0 Delhi and London, lint 50 East Loudon, lin t 5 • 2 1 29 English and American, lint 19 ... ... 2b English Bank of ltio de Ja neiro. Hat lO pr Ip 20 English, : . teottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 28; Hong Kong and Slaangnai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Du new 6i 11 21 100 Imperial, lint 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 21 1 ?} Lb lunian all 24 •:6 20 Do now 1 1. IP 110 Lud Mortgage of India, lint 4 :4 4 1 100 Do 4p. c. Debs.lB6l, 10 all 76 74 74 So London Bank' of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 Al Si 100 London and Bra:Alban, Ma 45 30 17 10 Do new 71 61 41 Ivo London &River Plate, litn. 40 3 11 25 Do new 10 24 20 20 Loudon Chart. of Australia all 241 16 20 Loudon and County 2O 10 61 bU Do new • iss a:2O p.m, 16 pd ll ..• ••• Loudon Joi n t Stock 1 821 311 314 London and South African al 64 9 4 00 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 1 t 12 150 London & Venezuela, him._ 121 ... ..• 100 London and Westminster '24 64 61 6 04 1 100 Do Scrip, hni at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, dim 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 71 100 Midland, dim JO 11 - 4 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, , lien l5 ld 1p 100 National Provine. of ng'd 42 ... ... 143 10 Do . 42 ... ... 04 AO National. SO ... • • 20 New South Wales . - all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 411 411 50 l'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., But lO 6 5 00 Pro vincia, of Ireland 2.5 8S t/0 10 Do now.. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brlt. S. Africa, lint 25 15 I 100 Do issued at 6 put lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 WU Union of Ireland, lull 40 Union of London TELEGI APli COMPANIES. TO Anglo-American Tel., Urn all 221 221 321 10 Anglo Moditer Tel., 11in.... l 0 lif P2l at Atlantic Telegraph lO 21 26 24 st Do. S per cent lOO 71 74 72 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 160 165 at Electric Sc Inter. Telegraph 10l 2.0 : 245 10 Do. New 9 S Ilp 25 Indo-European Tel., lini lO .. .. b Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 3 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all * IP 10 Mtxliterra. Eaten. 'fel., lint all 6 4 IS Reutor's Telegram all 50 s 3 ::0 Societe TranHatlant., Um ll 4 3 is et Submarine Tolograili 1 Do. Scrip all 1 li 20 Tolc:;ra;;h eon. &,11ain.,lini all 1 2 1;1 1!1 1 b U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all Li e h Do. 10 per ceut.yref all i 44 4 p SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, The Times thinks that the likaue of Commons is to congratulated on having gone through another section of the Ministerial Bill on Thursday night, and cn having entirely disposed of the clauses granting compensation to persons deprived of income by the. measure. The sions in the course of the evening were marked by the usual majorities of 100 to 115 on the side of the Govern .ment, and we believe that if any supporter of the Minis try felt any comppnction in supporting the terms of com pensation propose] by the bill it would be more than dispelled upon due consideration of the facts of the case. Irish rectors And Irish curates will be secured in the enjoyment of such incomes as they have hitherto received, and this is no slight matter ; but it is scarcely necessary to add that the Free Irish Episcopal Church of the future will be neither poor in- wealth • nor weak in spirit. The landowners of Ireland are Protestant, and it cannot be supposed that the Irish gentry will be slack to support the Ministers of the communion to which they belong. The Church holy will be endowed with churches, with ecclesiastical residences, and with commu tations, and the reconstruction of the • liish Church will enable its. governing committee or trustees to promote the claims of merit and of zeal in a degree little inferior to that hitherto it pesaible under the organisation of the high Establishment. Some economy in administration will, of course, be effected, but it will, be economy of a character the, propriety of which no one will deny. It will be an incident of reorganisation that unn e cessary offices will be suppressed and over-paid duties reduced ; but whatever charge may be inflicted, and justly inflicted, on. the Protestant laity of Ireland in requiring them to pay in the future for privileges hitherto enjoyed at the public expense, the clergy of the Episcopal Church will have cause to acknowledge that no revolution of similar moment has ever been effected with such an absence of trial and suffering to the clergy themselves. The Telegraph observes that Englishmen ate pro verbially jealous of the slightest interference with what they call vested interests ; and hence not the least ticklish part of the Irish Church Bill is that which falls under the head of " compensation to persons deprived of income." However, the Com Mons have cut off the heads of the principal difficulties. Mr. Gladstone asserts that, on an average, each of the permanent curates will receive as compensation a sum of ..£l,ao or 4:1,400; and if they cau get permission from the incumbent of the parish—which many will do by " compounding " with him for the loss of their services, or in other words, by giving a con siderable share of the prize—they are free to roam the wide world over in search of curacies, with perhaps £7OO or 'Eno in their pockets to pay the expenses. As for the non-permanent brethren, they may go where they like without asking leave from anybody, and take their whole prize-money in their pockets. If not wanted in Ireland, they can go to England, Scotland, the United States, Canada, India, Australia, or any other country which possesses a branch of the Protestant Epis copal Church. But Conservative members are too prone to fancy that a crowd of curates will be cast adrift from their Irish moorings. The idea, we repeat, is a libel on the generosity of the Irish Protestants —a libel which finds its beat refutation in the vast wealth that has been poured into the ecclesiastical treasury of Scotland by the Pro testant Free Churchmen in that country. The Irish curates have no reason to despair. They are to be left i❑ clover. May we add the fervtnt hope that, since the recital of their woes is singularly dry, and since their fate has now been settled, the House of Commons has heard the last of their troubles!. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cerit. 100 86 8.1 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gua G p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cant lOO st Do. du. Ordinary lOO SI 84 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbruata 2J Cornwall, i per cent gua all ... at ; Dundee, Perth, cud Aber deen Julien,. lOO OS 107 at Do. lat Class preference lOO ... ••• at lilac. S; S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... st sit. Eastern, E.C. E. No.l 100 96 99 at Do do N 0.2 100 94 91 at Do do G per cent 100 104 112 et Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do do .13 6 du. 100 at Du do C 7 do. lua at Do do No. 1, o p.c. 100 ... et Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 1.10 70 71 at Do Nor folk l p.c.Ex.1646 100 ... at Do do b p.c. Way.V3.1.1147 100 ... at Great Northern, 6 per cent 10 ... at Do 6 p.c., rd at lop. at Do 4 1 du do du 100 ... at Du b du at p. c. 100 at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, ti per cent lOO Bii Nrth of Scutiand, let pi IJO at. Ciremt So.t.a. au .1 Western arolaul) 4.i.ter cent at; Gt. W eat.— Orig.& J ut.-Itent chg., per gui,. I p.c lOO 10 tt at Du. Orig. W.. .;t 11.1,x). p.c IJU 90 10i et Du do 4 . per eent. lo.) 07 e 9 st Do do -do du luJ 77 71.1 st Do do 5 per coat, rode.n. IUJ be SO/ st Du do BiradagUma gus 103 6i 71 st Do do do prof 109 st Du du Cltestor gu A Du do du 13 par out lO4 st Do du do 5 do . 100 Vo 100 st Du South gun. 4 p.o. 1,),/ st Du do 4 1 p.c hit Do do 4 1 188 V st Do do 8 at DoWestllhLOsfurd Ist g. 10) 111 lt~i at Du du 2,1 gun. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 102 at Do do 2,1 do 100 1)1 IVO st Do gua. 61 per cent. 1663 lOU ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c all . Laucasti. & Yorksh. 6 p.c 196 1 a IV. at Du Barnsley, £5 3s lvd p.c IJJ at Du 6 p.e. (East Lancashire) luo lee 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 106 100 at Loudon & Brighton, sp. c guaranteed, Nu 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gu,. Nu. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO ... at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO at Du 7 per cent 1.)0 at Do 6 du (W.E. C.P.) at DJ 4 do 1159 • lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent at London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO lea 110 at Do Bedford &Cambrid,ge lOO at Du Shrewsb'y It Welchp'l 10.) at Loudon and b W. 7 p,c late 3d sharea lOO 110 153 'Do (Portant. peril ans. 256,1) all . at Man., Slid., li,Lincin. 6 p.c lon II t 117 6 Do at Do 31 per cent ' ,lOO dJ eb 10 Do relearn. 6 per cent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 14:i 144 at Do Bristol& Bina., 6p.c Di 1 141 1531 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lee t a to., at Do 41 pa, cunt. irredeem lOO 93 1)1 at Du Leicester & Irchn,4 p.c len 89 at at North 13i - dial', 5 p.e: No.l lOO at Do E. &G.4p.e. S. & I) lOO at Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per aea.t lOO xt Do Border Union, 51 p.c l4O at N.-Ettsteru--Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 92 at Du 41 per cent. redeem-- 100 1,4 at Do 11 N.E. 4 per (teat lOO 17 Do Berwick capital a 13.4. ..„ Do York, IL do S. purchase lO 10 10/ Do Stektn &Drllng. 5 p.c lOO 106 lea at Do W, Llartlepoul 11. and 11 •104 11 16 20 North Statfurlahlre lOs Devon Annuities, 1 all alO lee Do 'raTistock Anna., 10a all 81 91 los Du Fixed 41 per ()eat all a 84 1,0.6. S. East. (Real Anna., 1.0.6) Tallll 22 23 Du 4 1 percent oat ••• a t Do Fixed 45 per cent lOO lit Taff vale No.l lOO 14* 101 91 Waterford ,Y 6 ILlkenny, 6pc 100 41 48 RAILWAY -S.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gas. at Do Scot. Ceu. lulu. 7p c lOO '" ••• a t Do 41 p irredeem.." all at Do 4 p co n. issued at 30 64 7 at Great Eastern 41 p er ceit . 103 78 1. at Do 5 do, 1361 lOO 86 8 8 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO so 88 at Do do 5 do, 1384 103 82 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 et Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ' at Do Boston & S leafd, 41 pa 103 at Great West., W. 3.1idL,5 p c 100 at Do Joint perp e. 5 p c, 1365 100 8 . 3 j;,/ at Do do 6p c irred., 1366 100 104 los 20 Do Vale N eath perp. p all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO • ••• b Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I i p st Loud., Brig , &c. , 41 pc, 1358 100 at Do du 4 do, 158 U 100 • at Do do 4 1 do, 1361 100 ~, „• at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 ~, at Do do b do, 1865 100 „.. st Do No. 6 b do, 1366 100 ,„, st Do No. 7 bdo at Loud , Chat., &e., 2 d, 6 p. c at Do 3le trop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 • Do do C 6 p.c at London &N. Western, 5p e 100 103 110 1161 st Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 ,2 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc,1865 all s Bl at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 140 101 at Midl Do and, A b per c do 100 106 103 ent prat. 100 106 103 t 8 11 5 1 Do 5 p c opt. to cool. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1862 all 201 2gt 13 Do luconl. New Shares all is 191 81 Do 5p c von. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1372 B3 11 at North British, E. and G No. 1, b per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 „, Do E.,1'., & Dun., 21, 4pc 100 ~, st Do N 0.2, b p.c at Do N. 8.. 3 per cent, 1362 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Grill)) 41 p c 103 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 s O ;7 st Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 4 1, par cent (Max. 5 per cent) lOO 103 105 at North Staffordshire bp c lOO „ at South Eastern, 4 1 pC , 1359 100 * - m... a t Do 5 do 1861 106 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1361 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 103 ..„ ,„ RAIL WAYS.-LLNES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS all Yu. 100 9.: 94 at Cheater and Holyhead lOO 51 56 ceut. Prefer all 90 101 per cont. M aa s tt t Buc kingham shire p D p o 4 i r . 6 do. . at Clydesdale, gaaranteed .. at Colchester Stour Valley 100 ... at East Lincoln, gun. p. e lOO 131 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... a Gt. Easn., Newm., Stc., 5 p.c 100 ■ Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 11)0 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Hera 100 96 03 50 Hull and Selby • all 116 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 at London and Black Wall lOO 9.1 95 at Do. 44 per cent lOO at Loudon, Chat., OcC., 41 p c lOO at Do. Com. Fun, 6 du 100 at London and. Greenwich 100 61 .63 et Do- do Preference lOO at Loudon, Tilbury, & South 100 84 s 5 at Loweatoft,gus 4 percent lOO Si 82 at Do. du. 6 do. 55 Manch., Buxton, 3; Matlk all .5 .55 at Midland, Bradford, Prof_ 100 I) Mid Kent Cray Line) N unborn 5.; East „s per cent all 53 5 . 6 50 Do. do. 6 du. all at N. Eastern— Hartlep00l at N. West. A peril. prof, 5p c lOO 107 179 et Do 11 nunnotanl4 p.e • 10U At Notting. 41; Urauth. 100 1 . 6 . 25 Preston and W yro. all 41 46 Royston, Hitch., and Snap. 100 132 1:14 at Shr,vsbury• turd Hereford 100 131 lie 10 Do -do S 2 lip at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 vs et Dc 4 per cent gun lO • 78 30 st Do 5 tlu at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 174 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Clasa A all 14 14 20 Du do B all ••• ••• 20 do C a ll 1 3.1 4 at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset Dock, st East and West India lO3 11z 1 !.6 st Loudon and St. Katherine 100 4 47 100 D ()Del). stock, 4 per emit all Freehold Land st Dock lOO 23 31 St Southampton ~ . , 100 74 76 rat surrey Commercial MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 1)1 Itsl 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance. lint. 10 Baugarah Tta Estates, lint 9 7 6.1 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 11: 141 10 Do. New . 6 2 4 too Bolckow Vaughan, Mil. 5 Bombay Gas, lint. 5 Do. Now 4 11 id b , British Amoricaul , n ,l 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners -I 20 Canada Company all 64 7 ) 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, tint 2l 2 1,1 20 Ceylon Company, lint lO 4 34e1 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, litre 4 _ 25 City of London Heal Pro perty, lint 9 41 21d SU City Offices, lint 25 24 255 60 Colonial, lint. 32.05 CityCi D t ofy oo. f MoscatoMi.ll u ti i ILI; lint i .. lint, all 5 0 221 . „,, 50 Connuercia: , lnion (Assur) 5 , i , i p 10 Company of African Mer chants, Bin. 20 Continental UnionGs,s,llm all 191 201 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London • Bonds, 1677, 41 per Cont, all ali 104 23 1 3 05 24 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 2 10 3 4 ,1 1 100 Du. IF, oe,1 1 :0 6 0 8/2i i t u kp i t e i t oe c l e i u n t i. . a lO ll 1 1 0;1 100 I'o 21 100 95 101 ...8 1 ttt, O , C° Credit rrDpye a:oti.:Crystal Palace Deb. 109 107 it i 20 Darjeeling, lint. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint. 60 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, an.l Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Gus. by-Egypt. Gov 20. Egyptian Com. & Trs d. lint. 6 .. .. $ - Eng. & Anal rah. Copper, Inn 21 / i 16 English and Foreign Credit 73 41 3, , 100 Eng. and Scot. ii arise, li:n. 8 ..• •••d 10 Fairbairn Engin,oring 5 2 Id 20 Furo-streetWarchouse,llin l2 1 lLt, 100 Fur. & Cul. GOT. Trust and Luau Scrip, issued at .E.,Vi all SO 37 50 Gellivara, Inn. 10 General Credit & 10a., inn. 7 1 1,1 11 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 30' Ilent! & Cul M a ri ne In. lint. . 5 3 'l'l -- 10 Hong Kong and China Gus all ••• ••• 20 Hudson's Bay all 141 131 111 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. - -• 20 Intertut.Financial Soo. lint 5 1 3 1 3 83 20 Interns. Laud Credit, lint 6 1 44 80 Italian Land 5 Id p '2O Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all S 3 f 100 Do. Gp. c. Bds., redeem 1870, Issued 80 all 6 1 83 50 Land Securities, lint g 21 11d 25 Loudon African Trading ,10 7 bi 25 Lon. & Caled. Mitrine, In. 6 ••• •'''' 10 London Cou n t y Laud and Building, lint. 50 Lond. Financial Asso , lint 20 21 1 - 0 1 4 Lond.Gen.Omuibus.Co . .lim. all 2 21 21 80 Loud. and UlaL , g. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 161 20 Load. & Provincial Marine '2 Id pr st Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gus. sp.c. by Indi a G cv. lOO 102 104 103 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint.. ............. 50 Merchant Shipping, H ui , .... all 33 38 30 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 1 2 1 •" *** 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. ............ 9 53 4 15 SI • 25 National Discount Cu., lint 5 111 111 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 34 " 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 91 101 20 Nexbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 alit lid 3l 10 New Consolidated. Dili. lint. 3 ' 4 - 15 New Quebrada, li nt 4.4.0 41 . 25 New Zealand Loan & Mar. . ca,ntileAgency,lirn 2l I 11 , 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, 1int......... .......... ~ 10 Northern Assam Tea, lint. 6 ' '; •10 Do. B ........ all 9 8 et North Brit. Austral.n , litn lOO 48 81 b 0 North Brit. & Merca. 1n... 6 1 a 9,, ,20 25 Ocean Marine (I nsurance) 6 L' ^ 50 Oriental Financial, lint...-. 11 ''' ''' b Oriental Gas, Um. 3 Do. Now, ..... 1 i 1 P 10 Otago and Southland In • vestment, lint 6 Ottoman Gas, Bin a ll 11 23 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lint all iri." 5 Do do. et Peel It. Land & Minerl,llra 100 n !I; 60 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 511 50 Do. New 1867 50 Rhymney Iron ... all 22 21 .15 Do. New all 6 1 7 25 Rio de Janeiro City lut I' all 181 19 ~ im. 20 Do. Gas, lint all 2 4 6 100 Royal Mail Steam.,., OO 41 13 at Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 84 90 et Do. op. c. Guar, I'ref lOO .- ••• 20 Societe Flu. d'Egypt e, li nt 10 7 id 20 SocieW Oeu.de l'Empire Ot. 8 21 33 60 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint, • - ... ... 25' South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl do. do. all ••• 'gip 60 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canads 6 • , ~ _ 60 Union Marine L'pool , lint 5 ti rp 10 Trus p t ,t o Agency oi Aus.,lim 1 • ••I r p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp. , li nt 6 , . _ . 20 Universal Marineau.), Bin 5 11 V ., all 11 2 3 1 0 0 Y 2 N - 6 7 00 Viceroy 4 Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Lo a n..• all so 81 50 Warrant FiumuCe , lint. .. , 50 West India and Pacific Upper a ii p i Assam ea i.r , Tea, Land lint Steam, lint 20 2 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses l9 COLOOIAL UOY/CIIIIMMAT 811:CUICITI1c6 British Columbia, 6 per 't.,1172 Cent..-,.s ..... - Do. ........ Can. 6 0v.6 p.c.Jan.*J; J uly 1677-84 .......... . ..... 100 1(41 1064 1061 Do. 6p. lreb. Aug.... 100 tut IU4 - Do. sp. 0. Afar. & Sept.. 100 It 2 1t.4 - Do. 6p. 0. Jan. .t July.. 100 93 94 93 - Do. 60. c. lueuribtd el!•• leo 90 92 - C ap . (I.llope, 6 p.u. 1873 •• ice 102 104 - D0_41,1400 1690-111)0.• 100 1 1 1 113 - Do. do 168040.. 100 107 WV - Do. Jan.AcJuly. iyi •••• 100 lob 113 - Do. S per cent. lb April and lb Oct., 190 0 .. 100 100 102 - Ceylon. Nov 1876. 6 p.c• 100 lus 110 - Do. 1873. do •.. 100 103 107 - Mauritius. 6 p. o. 187 3 ... - Jan. and July ... 4 ..... DO 104 196 Do. 1878 ........ •• 1 106 , u 4 - Do. 18.82, May and N .. u 0 106 los - 00.1895, Ira, Ata..••• 10 1„6 1.10 Melbourne C ) rporatn.,.. 1407,.75, ts per cen , . •••• 1.0 100 100 - N.B.Utiv.6 p.O.JCit.IOI3 110 103 164 - Natal 6 p 0t.Ap1,9 Oct .. Od *•-• • 1011 - Do 6p C. 314 S. Nor 1 O It k i 103 - N. S. W. 6 p.c., '7l to '74 lOO 99 1, 1 - Do. 6 p.o. 114;13 to lb,'. . 163 bki 394 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'d; to ',S - N.Zealitad, 6p. 01. 1801: ICO n 0.6 ptrcent.••• - Do.lao, pI, J u.y, 0 1.•• •l' 0 93 94 - D, pc. Ma, 3c • ci.t .• DA) 100 310 • - Do J tire 36 Dee ,1 91 it 6 1 09 1 - Do Prov. I Aix Id. 1 - - (tt rie •iW !, 1,96 .. - A ova Scotia 6p. c.J ac and JO', 1875 ...... L l9O 162 VA 165 . - latO •••• 109 ' ' - Queeneiud. 6p. c. 'B2-5 100 lefl 1075 - Do !Silt .. • - Tasmanian 0 per c ISOS .. 1061 1075 .06 - Do LIP . ..... iOO le.Gl Ic7 - Victoria 6t cr cent W9l l, 0 113 114 -• Do. April and Oct The D«; 1 y News foresees that the permanent curate of ud will suecee.l the compound householder of England as the great parliamentary bore. He is the text and subiect of lay sermons in St. Stephen's as fearful in them selves and in their probable coesegnences as any thi.t the imaginaVon of Sidney Smith could conceive as proceeding from the wildest of his order. The House of Commons is not yet preached dead ; but the long continuance of the two nights' discussion, of which the permanent curate has been the principal theme, would be execution by process of slow torture. The dropping of water upon the exposed head of the victim is described as, in its cumulative effect, the most terrible infliction which inquisitorial cruelty devised. The dropping of words is almost as bad. The dreary theme is not sensibly relieved by the laboured jocularity of Mr. Vernon Harcourt, nor the apt grace of classical allusion which enables Mr. Beresferd Hope to find in Mr. Synan, the member for Linerick, the counter. part of the Shinn, whose treacherous wiles brought the fatal horse within the walls of sacred Troy. The per manent curate is an entity whom it seems as difficult to apprehend as the abstract idea of a Lord Mayor. He evades definition and arrest with Protean versatility. He is carcely to be caught by gold ; and the promise of some thing to his advantage hardly succeeds in making him enter an appearance. But though lie will not cnne in his proper time and place, he is always intruding where he has no buainess to be. If Mr. Gladstone's calculations be correct, Mr. Vernon Harcourt's complaints that the curates are scurvily treated seem without ground. Ills protestation that they were as well entitled to the consideration of Government as Irish lunatics and idiots gives up the whole principle of the bill, and asserts the claims of a sectarian minority to a portion, at least, of the funds intended for the whole Irish nation, without distinc tion of sect. He dill not succeed in modifying the clause, which passed without opposition, Lis did the sections defining the compensation due to diocesan schoolmasters,. rectors, vergers, organists, and others. The Standard says the Home Secretary has explained the grounds upon which he reprieved Wiltshire, and has vindicated generally the recommendations by which he has guided the exercise of the royal Kerogative of pardon. We cannot say that Mr. Bruce's statement, for eliciting which the country is indebted to Sir George Jenkinson, is at all satisfactory. If we regard it as justifying Mr. Bruce's own proceedings, we can only do so by allowing that a failure of justice may be expected to occur in one at least of every two trials for murder. Talk about legal reforms, indeed. Here is one to which Parliament should give its immediate attention. Human life is, it seems, according to the Home Secretary, the sport of our present tribunals ; and for every murderer convicted and sen tenced an innocent man is put in danger of his life. But the real question as to Mr. Bruce's exercise of the power which his office gives him was not raised. Grant that it was right to reprieve the brute Wiltshire, and the injustice of executing Sheward becomes all the more apparent. The execution of the latter was not needed to impress upon the people a respect for the sanc tity of human life. The verdict which found him guilty of the crime for which he was sentenced, rested entirely upon his own confession, and not even Mr. Bruce could - have felt any confidence in the justice of that verdict unless it had, subsequent to the trial, been supplemeued by another confession. Certainly, if there was any justi fication for the exercise o 4 the prerogative of mercy in the cases in which Mr. Bruce has exercised it, there was a far stronger justification in the case of Sheward, and although there can be no doubt, and we allow it most unbeeta tingly, that Mr. Bruce has anxiously weighed everene of those cases, and decided according to his sense ofirrulic duty, the public will, we fear, be inclined to suspect that Sheward was really hung in order to make the account between executions and reprieves look a littla.ter. The Herald considers that the Liberal ' has been reduced to absolute subjeetiors,' alurtl` none of its members dare express an independent opinion on the clauses of the Irish Church Bill. No one could have believed that the bonds of. putty discipline would be so tiAtly strained, and the obligations of hustings pledges so lightly regarded, that every Liberal should be held bound to vote for every detail of a measure which violated one entire moiety, and that not the least important, of the Promises given during the session and the canvass of 1868. But it has proved that the system of terrorism instituted by Mr. Gladstone, the rejection of so many of the more independent members of th9sarty,and the signal examples 1 of such men as Mr. Laing, Mr. Roebuck, and Mr. Ilorsman, have done their work only too well. The Liberals are as thoroughly cowed as the subjects of Robespierre—as mere machines as a Russian soldiery. They must come down when they are bid ; hold their tongues at the word of command, and vote ' for every word in the bill, and against every proposal that emanates from an independent or Conservative member. They dare not fancy for a moment that their seats, their votes, or their souls are their own. They must give the lie to their clearest convictions and their most definite promises. The only liberty left to them is that of shouting ; and deprived of all freedom of action in every other direction, they vesit their feelings in hooting and laughing to an extent EA unusual as the pressure to which they are subjected. _Under such circumstances it Is simply useless to persevere in any amendment that is not at once accepted by the Government, and impossible to carry the slightest alteration that would do more than correct their many oversights; while it require s a ll t h e authority of the chair to secure a patient hearing for any Opposition speaker who ventures to occupy more than live minutes in the discussion of the m os t i mportant ma tters, whether of principle or of practice. The Star remarks that the vexed question of primary education in Ireland must, sooner or l a t er. come to b e rec,onaidered by Parliament. The general result however of Mr. Foster's inguntes must be regarded as em i nent l y satisfactory. It is agreed, in the first place, that there is no lack of machinery for public instruotion in Ireland, although in some parts of the country a redistri leition of schools is desiderated, is acknowledged that the at' end:trice of children is not practically checke , l by any of those canse4 the commanding influence of which we have unhappily to deplore in this country. The .opinion of the masters, however, appears to incline in favour of an educational poll-tax, with compnleory instruc tion as a c.mdition of it. lint the real List of the educe, thin difficulty in Ireialed is the ejueation of religion. Is the national system of nonsectarian teaching approved by the people or not? Among the ecclesiastics on both sides there are some expellent men, but the sacerdotal temper is the swae all over the world. and the tiposition of clerical fanaticism to every measure tending to break down tlie partition wails between sects was a consequence which must always bo taken into account by statesmen. For all that, the national system of education, displaying such hp i .A 3F two ,, gress as is evident from the testunumel put fovyard by Mr. Foster,ought not to be mill bainkned in ueference to eleri^al ilatricur. 'TA establish denominational instruo leeetini would be a work of much difficulty, incon sistent in many respects with what has been achieved by the disestablishment of the MTh Church ; it would arouse much discontent and create some hardship ; it would only satisfy the clergy at the expense of inconvenience to the people ; and its results would be doubtful at the • , fi t. -• IMPERIAL PATILIA ENT iIOUSE Cu AIOSS.-T.13 EvENING. The SPEAKER,. t.,01, the. char at 4 u'eh,ck. Ir 11E.A.OLAII gave notice that on an early day be should move for copies of curfcspondence iu reference to the existence of riLderpest on the Cot,t'nent. Mr. HARDOASTLE gave notice that. when the hon. men/her for Wick moved for a select committee to inquire into the game laws of Scotland he s h ou t I move t h at t h e ihquiry be extended to all parts of the Unite I Ein g dom. THE THA NIES EMBANKMENT. Mr. GUES 1! asked the bon. member foe Bath whither it was Into that the dock at Ferry -street, Lambeth, had not been male by the Met rep:Aitats Board of Works, altbet:h ordered the /1 , 1 2b aid c. ; and, if so, th., reasons for its nut having been con: tructed ; and, whet .er three docks had boon constructed on the Thattu.s embank ment (south tide) for private firms ; and if so, whether they had been made at the expense of the ratepayers ? TITE said it bad been decided not to conFtruct the dock for various m,ans. The dock on the south side of the embankment had been coastructed at the expense of the firms. - _ . _ THE ROAD AT SEA, Sir J. II t Y asked the Pr ?•iilont of the 'Hoard of T.ad 9 ►►h a the remai :41,r 07 the cw re:.pot.dei oo the ,abj,•ct of ll a rule of road at sea wind I be lii,! Ulu the table ; and whether he would Kam tot motion for O, appointment of a s-legit. committee of the hous3 to kqui e foto the Causes of the loss of life and property at sea by collitkrus, and as to the possibility of a remedy by tome modifica!ion of the , xi , Ung rules of the road, so as to bring. the,. into harmony with the custom of the sea and the decisions of the courts of law. _ _ Mr. 131lIG HT said lie was not aware that there was any correspondence that was really worth the expense of printing. lie objected to the appointment of a select committee for the reason that no ground existed for a change in the rule of the road at sea. YACHTS. In answer to a question, Mr. BRIGHT raid it was under consideration whether yachts should be included in the Sea Fisheries' SHEEP PDX. In answer to a question by Lord IL NiONTAGU, . Mr. FORSTER observed that both the cargoes of sheep, some of which on their arrival in London and Harwich from Antwerp were found to b,) infected with sheep pax. Un fortunately the present state of the laws did not give the Privy Council authorities power to compel the owners of the vessels which carried infected sheep to disinfect them before carrying another cargo. He had, however, pro vided against that unsat'sfactory state of the laws in the 69th clause of the bill he was about to bring in. THE IRISH CHURCH. BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE appealed to those hot]. members who had motions on the paper to give way, in order that the house might go into cemmitteo on the Irish Church Bill. Mr. CORRANCE, who had intended to call attention to the exiting state of pauperise► and vagrancy in Eng lan,i, rostponed his motion. The house then went into committee. Oa clause 18, Mr. GOLDNI Y morel that after the word "Racer the fol!ow•ing should to added—" as hereinafter mention." Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Chichester Fortesquo opposed the amendment, which was supported by Mr. Newdegate. The committee divided, with the following result— Ayes Nies 273 Majority aga"nst —ll2 Loud vipers greeted the announcement cf the numb,3rs from Mw Government benches. (LEFT SITTING. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-LAST EvENING. IRISH CHURCH BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Sir P. Ifeygate, said ho did uut think the Irish Church all would be the best p'ac•e to introduce a el.use enabling limited owners of laud to burrow, and the U m a'ssioners for Public Works to len.l sums not exceeding a fixed p r tentage of the value of such land repayable upon the principal of the lotus fur dr:►iurge, farm buildiuzs and lasourer's hour s, for. the purpose of assisting iu t!►e erection of churclis, ca p,is, and Weeds of worship. lie thought .it best to deal with the matter in a separate bill, and as soon . as the committ.te on the Irish Church Bill ha l been concluded- bill would be brought in to carry out such a proposal. Th house then resume,' the Col►mittee on the bill pro moted by her Majesty's Government. Sir G. JENICINSON moved an amendment to .provide for the case of a vacancy in a parish taking place within a few months of the passing. of the act in parishes which had hitherto been well cared for, so as to provide for the parish not being left without any spiritual in structor. The college of Maynooth was the , only permanent endowment which ha•t been made by the bill,►' but ho hoped the First Lord of the Treasury would adopt the spirit of the amendment if he objected to the words in which he ha•l expressed it. •Mr. G LADSTbNE d.thied that any parmanent endow ment been made to the College of Mitynooth. He could not accept the amendment of the hon. baronet op posite, because if ho were to do so it wou:d bo creating a perpetual endowment in every parish. Tho amendment was eventually nog tived without a division. Mr. PIM then moved an amendmOot to the effact that whore the holder of benefices wh;eh di l not at pre sent produce .£2.70, the commissioners should, in the event of his being twenty-five ears in the Church, g'Ye him annuity to that ex , ent, as the present measure cut hat off from All future , preferment. Mr. GLADSTONE sail ho c )1.11 n Agra', to t'le antut.d•ient. - tle coal,' u.)t tunlertako to provide for tiro I,so of al p 'mina 4/f pl . oll.)ti baej.tlid the pr.y4i)cats w,,re 6 0 x•re.no!3- After a lo:ig eunversadia the :111133a a.yat was with drawn. Tiro a Iditioas were mitd.) to the 03 Mr. G:al stone's motion, tuldifying the conditions under which the annuities to curates are to be deducted from the life inte rests of incumbents, and providing that whoa th 3 rate dies h:s annuity shall revert to the iummbent. They gave r:so to much discussion, and au amendment, moved by Sir Roundel! Palmer, to make it certaiL that the curate to be compensated out if the incumbent's annuity shall be a permanent curate, Was rejected by a minority of 91(2_21 to 128). Clause 15, which regulates the compensation to curates, was also discussed at great length. Numerous verbal amendments were made, and it was long past 10 o'clock before it was finally agreed to. On clause 16, an amendment moved by Mr. Charley was defeated by 115-314 to 199. Iu the middlo of clause 18 a motion was made to report progress and defeated by a majority of 113-289 to 17.; ; but Mr. Gladstone yielded to a second motion to the s tine effect, and the Committee was adjourned soon after mid night until to-night. Several bills were forwarded a stage, and the house ad journed at 25 minutes past 1 o'clock. LONDON GAZETTE-MIS EVENING. -*- WAR-OFFICE, PALL MALL, APRIL 23. 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Algernon Dawson to be Lieutenant. ; 7th •Dragoou Guards—Major John Peyton to be Major. 4th Hussars—Ensign William Wilsuu to be Cornet. sth Lancers—Cornet Alfred Harvey to be Lieutenant. lith Lancers—Cornet Ernest Belford to be Lieutenant. 18th Hussars—Major Christopher Barton to be Major. Military Train—Ensign Edward Holbertou to be Lieu tenant. 2d Regiincnt of Foot—Lieutenant Charles Do St. Croix to• be Captain. 3d Foot—Ensign Ethelred. Sladen to be Lieutenant, Ed ' wards Hovey to be Esigu. "4th Pcot —Lieut. Charles Hammond to be Captain, Ensign Henry Moore to be Lieutenant. 13th Foot— Liet. John Harwood to be Captain, Ensign Christian Holliugworth to be Lieutenant. 83d Foot—Captain John Henderson to be Captain, vice P. C. Browne. 98th Foot—Ensign Dominick M'Causland to be Lieute nant ; Richard Tyacke to be Ensign. 18th Foot—George Everard to bo Quartermaster. 20th Foot—Captain Alfred Addison to be Captain ; En sign John M'Causland to be Lieutenant ; John Mack to be Ensign. 22d Foot—Ensign George Christian to be Lieutenant. 23d Foot—Captain Browne to be Captain ; Ensign Arthur Hutchinson to be Instructor of Musketry. 34th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Fox to 1;(3 Captain ; En sign John Cowslade to be Lieutenant •; Harcourt Rose to be Ensign. 52d Foot —Lieut. Henry Fano to be Captain ; Ensign Lord Charles Pratt to be Lieutenant; Lieut. H. Fano to be Instructor of Musketry. 53d Foot—Ensign Arthur Brooking to be Lieutenant. 54th Foot—Lieut. Michael O'Brien to be Captain; Ensign Arthur Tidy to bo Lieutenant ; Charles Gore to be Ensign. 60th Foot—Lieut. Marcus to be Captain, Ensign Thomas Clarke to be Lieutenant, Ensign Algernon St. Maur to be Lieut Lei Frodel;ek Bleauclork, Gent., to be En sign, Clement Archer to ho Ensign, Lieutenant •Francis Baillie to bo Instructor of Musketry. 64th Foot—Ensign Richard Dennistoun to be Lieutenant. 66th Foot—Captain George Priestley to be Captain. 67th Foot—Ensign Thomas Knox to be Lieutenant, Henry Cowe to be Ensign. 71st Foot—Lieutenant Winship Roche to be Lieutenant. 72d Foot—Lieutenant Thomas I'ardoe to be Captain; Ensign Thomas Wilkinson to be Lieutenant ; Frederick Holland to be Ensign. 75th Foot—Ensign Orfeur Cavenagh to be Lieutenant. 76th Foot —Ensign Charles Gore to be Ensign. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. instralla and New Zealand, via Sonthamptoll.....April 24. Ditto. vis YlrEsilles ..... ....May 17 Kraal'. Buenos Ayres, and Monte. Video May 4 Ditto. by 'french packet May id Cape Verde. by Brazil packet Cape of G00..1 Llope. Asoension. and St. Helena... April 27. China, Penang, sad Singapore, via Southaznptou.. April 24. .Ibraltar. %la Southampton ' ndi a, via South tinauto ti ...... ............._.....April 21 t 'ato p via MttraeLl. ea ...... ... M.r.ata. edgy pt, dca. •••••••. • • • • • • •• % I.,rit 24 . Ditto. AiArseilles 22 Newitiou.tilanc - NlaLritius, Cape of Good dope, and Natal, via dLuthaull tom Ditto. Marseilles May 9 Portu g al United States, c anadl, California, 4:c., by British packet , ~ „ „April 24 Ditto, by Canadian pAokut • • • . . Ditto, by I i iced :slates packet April 2S Ditto dittt (Balti=m) ~) Vi - c¢t cost A Attica. Madeira. and Tenerife ...... May S., Hack Tor, Sea RoLber Prebendal.. Atalan'a. Lieymuia 'A' E... g 1 'ett I SELLING IiCTRDLE RACE. llartingion Poleaxa Peniusul3. 1 Eight ran. GRAND OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Brick Gardener. I. l uscalan tau.... Six ran. Won by a neck. VICTORII CLUB BETTING—TIIIS DAT. TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 30 agst Pretender (take-7 to 2) 4to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken and offered) 9to 2 rigat Drummer (offered) sto 1 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Typhon (offered) CHESTER CUP. 9 to 2 agst 'Evan (taken foi I offered) 9 to 2 agst rani Jones (taken and offered) 100 to 15 agst Romping Girl (offered-7 to 1 taken) 10 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (taken) 11 to 1 agst Manlrake (offered-100 to 8 taken) 100 to 8 agst Fairwiud (offered-100 to 6 taken) 20 to 1 agst St. Menge (taken) 20 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 33 to 1 agst Birthday (offered—take 50 to 1) 500 to 2 agst themenee (offered) DERBY 5 t 2 agst Peru Uomez (offered) 100 tc BNO Pretender (offered) 13 to 1 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 17/to 1 agst Ethus (offered-16 to 1 taken previ ously to X 500) jiPtto 1 agst Delledrum (offerol) Iti6s - ic 4. agst Thorwaldsen (taken) - 10 J to 35 agst itysh.torth (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Typhon (taken and offered) 1,6 1 : : 1 agst Ityshworth 1,2, L (-akeu) I.{..ltilNG FIXTURES. MAY. Chester l, 3, 6,7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldo3 - 10 ?LA Spring 11 12 Salisbury Doncaster 13, 14 St. Albans 17 18 \vett Draytou 17, 1:3 Bath 18, 19 I.l!4nchtsto Ev, 21 Croydon 9, 8, New tou Ascot - . 'J, 10, 11 Livurivul Summer ...lb, 16 Warlsor 13, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragli V, 23, 21 1 Croydot. lEvstna 6unituer .fie. E. wenstla " 23, 24 tlit.thatn liibury Club 23 Stoekurid , ,, -4, 2u, 26 J Woreestor l, 2 Newmarket July 6, Lte. Carlisle 6 7 l'outdraet 9, 1 U Hendon . 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 Uhelat6furd Sutton !Auk Southampton . ....13,1J Itviidims la, 1t Hunt iugdou 2O, 11 Stamford.. "2 23 Goodwood 27, 26, 29, 39 UST. AUG• Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lnr,•es Epson lO, Wolvorinurpton lO, Wiudsor 12, 13 St. Albaus 17, 18 Stockton 18, RI, 2U SEPT. Warwick... 7, 8 Uurragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT 13otlionl 5, (i i 7, S Leiet,.ter t, 6 7 LS Wlllh I iscq . fu 1..)01„,„ I I, itC. , tll.llllllord Kei.o .J Yll lietriow •?, 3 Wuret,t r 3, 4 bt. 5, 6 Oxford York 'II, 2 ~ 3d PI) mom a Pi, 17 Scarborough ...30, 31 Deroy SLIJUIIICI .. bI, Sep 1 Weymouth 31, Sep 1 Cattterbury... . Si, Sep. L IMBER. Hampton 2l, 2 I Western (Ayr) 112, 23 IHendon 23, 21 Muutuoutti... • 23, 21 INttWILIKI ktti, tit Aiet 2S, tte. Lanark._ ":), 30 '0 11 SR. Otieltenhani l9 20 Cu. r 4,0 IJ, J.. , West lita ) tuu Iteref,,nl 11, tam aid: Ll'tuu ...20, No V i ABER. I k4,liiiion Heat G, 7 Liverpool , Shrewsbury . l5, it SIEEPLECIIASE FIX LIMES. 11 A Y. Lituvrick Hunt ... 4 St. Albans Eglintuu Hunt - ......6, 71 ": .t - 4 Drayton 1 JULY. Kingsbury 00 TO BELL Bromley 7 (Vest Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shr o wsbury 13, Harrow 9 , 3 Leautingtou limit 2.; Ste Lverpool 9, 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. ..L..~ - v - 5...+-. / THIRD EDITioN, O'i LUI.. The Third Edition of " The Sa.t of last Evcuing w;;s published iu 'Um) for delivory in town at 7.1.5 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 u'CLocK. SPORTING INTIM LIGENCE —Tills Slay CROYDON RACE;-Tlll3 DAT (BY ELECrBIC TI:LEGCAPH) INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Pout teen ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. i'.ue rat) .... 3 St. Albans.. OCTOBEP, Aneaster and Willoughby, Linculushiro 5, 6. Or:not,by 11), Huntingdon Club.. 26, 2i. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to ti cap. 32, for tho week ending 1 ISSUE DV Notes issued —.230,894,125 he Act 7th and 8t .h Victoriit Wednesday, April 21, 1869. PAMTMEST. .£30,e94,125 BINICLNQ 1) Governmt. Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion Proprietors'Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings Banks, Counnigsioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts Other Deposits 17,592,278 Seven Days and other Bills 483,010 £30,891,125 X 40,783,005 GEOD., Goverumt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Anuuity) t 15,020,793 Other Securities 17,3;0,006 Notes 7,156,175 Gold and Silv.a. Coin £40,763,005 E FORBES, Chief Cushier. 111 A RKE7 S-2 /// S D.IY Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. April 23. —Sales probably 8,000 bales. Too wa!ka steady. COURSE OF E.XCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 11 12 21 Du ... 12 -31 ... 12 Si - ... 25 40 ... 25 47 Brussels — ... 25 40 ... 25 47 Hamburg ti — ... 13 11 ... 13 11 f Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 1 , 4 Ditto Marseilles P ran kfort-ou-the-Maiu . 120 k 121 V ieuua —.-.. 12 -70 ... 12 771 Trieste — ... 12 70 ... 12 771 Petersburg Copenhagen.. ......... Berlin Madrid.. - ..• . 48 1 .• -- ••• Cadiz — • - 49 .. • 49 t. • Leghorn Milan - Genoa Naples -- .. ; 26 , 521 .. . 26 571 ‘. Palermo — ... -26 __s2l ... 26 5;4 . • Rotterdam Autwerp Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro .............. New York z, 4t 5*.:1 52f . 52; TritA 1101`AL, --Miss Batvrain commenced an eugagernJut of twelve nights on Monday evening, when she appeared in her well-Itnown imper sonation of Leah in Dr. Mosenthal's play of that name. The performance throughout was received by a large audience with evident satisfaction, testified by repeated calls" and judicious applause. THE "GAIETY" RESTAURANT.-- Mr. John liol lingsbead appealed to the justices of the Middlesex Ses sions yesterday against the refusal of the Holborn division of magistrates to grant a license to the house and pre mises known as The Gaiety Restaurant, in the Strand. The license was granted by a largo mAjoriiy, only • bends having been bell wo. ache' 110 flits, )f the givou id h t had D had ; oiler gags , `N_