The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-17 00:00:00

CIETY. parliamentary break• place at the Cannon . f Mr. C. REED, M.P. lingworth, M.P., a , M.P., J. Candlish; Sir John Gray, D. M`Laren, I, the Hon. Auberor 11r. Shaw, rick, P,ev. M an Shaw, Mr. Charlet! Binney, and Mr. J. eting in highly con• belief that the Non. party support to 31r. zn 11I`Laren, John Gray, XLP. , is Irish Church. !lied by Sir GEORGH , in a lucid and able under Mich Non. dent to which they leridge's bill. The icasure was warmly ad the Hon. Auberon ce of Mr. Hadfield' he absence of gr. fleeting on the En' tensed by the Eap iek as a very insutg' )en the head master ote of thanks to th' PRINCESS 011 o the Times that the ss of Wales up the " The procession of aannel, and twining r, led by the elegan t re with the royal ng, while the sun bite sides and gilt 'fleeted back from ire of the saloons rise by its novelty, A patient to go on ot, says the doctor, or ever. One date el is very much the )fs vary only in the ,rk them, and as to close they are all :ss or want of it, and then diver• of the Nubian's in the interval the walk on deck A when that is over ig importance, and uer time gradually Own, which allows geld on the bank-- g joy of the day — he soft, cool hours dues aloft, and all the royal Yach t, m, and a durbar 15 I seek each one his ruk to sleep, untuo tly depredator for however, to have thus described :-- atigue and toil for ;ed that her Royal r as the foot of he t e ASSOUaII, where of Abd-el-liader, le above Assouais Ts through rockY. e. The Princess iver, and carte drifted on to e Prince, after his )ther point befog .3ss and her party? ing Arabs on the at the Princess's He dashed round the Princess a t 3 bound, sending ild not make waY when the asses By some lucky were espied near They had neither each was a Pad Princess of Wales )oise themselves, towards Phila.?. tuation and all' rty of balancing ep it in its P laca h our or so t heY aker, who bad :he day, having and a half, and nals enjoyed the swim down the ;he benefit of the h a s been oftett vho want to form ;a ll him savage, n torrent before lais native force's drowned in the -al English reen, perished, The of the fall, and )ws, who leap n' and in a moment rrnan's net, an a are borne whirl )f the spectatorS fi g ht for back con- cess were , serf sands to. ich marks the of the p arty ' Gower, Colonel Arontague, .111 r• iddenover.direct ;era most trying e cooked a bees' Th e island. ere, castle-like crags three compact' ent capable of ten t s fur the h a nd were the to be trans' be seen ;re to . ' es and furtn 3COnd Cataract. le refreshruentS e, lovely in its iirsty, repaired the way froni t h e seven miles longest I ever 3 c15 Ind our Nal al ood, which ease, brown as sec urity .r the ruins of the prostrate Sacred Island. er hour pa ssed th e adva nced kgain and were trill cry of joy 1p on donk-eYs. of Wales and rays of the de. El y towards the ope, through to the ruins of daylight. _Faris cif° nested not t° Workilig fro ni d a a .. vccoive in the gravzci: kenny, the folio ick r° wer ' 1‘1,53' 1115 aa rs. :r ected raudlin.streew! the month ot pat regu laril le headstone, nce rued fe l9 °_ l3 , ccoullt)_°.94 MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business to-day was very restricted, but in the Foreign Market Spanish have advanced owing to the satisfactory news from Spain. In railways prices have not materially altered, but in Ameri can Securities quotations have given way. The rate for money, on short loan, in the house is 2 to 21. Consols are 92i for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 93 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 -I; New Tree per Cents, 911 ; Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent., 4 preen; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 5 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 242. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, —;...,ditto Enfaced Paper 5 per Cent., 1882, 1051; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 14 prem. In the Foreign Market Spanish are very good, at a rise of a ; Italian also are 1-16. Turkish 1-16, and Peruvian of 1865 4 higher ; the Bonds of the Honduras Railway Loan are 85 to 87 ; the Danubian Guaranteed Commission, 4 to 1 prem. ; Argentine Six per Cents., 784 to 794 ; Bralilian of 1865, 794 to 794 ; Chilian of 1867, 844 to 954 ; Danubian Eight per Cents., 854 to 864 ; Egyptian Nine per Cents. 944 to 95; ditto Viceroy Seven per Cents., 794 to 794 ; ditto Seven per Cents. of 1868, 754 to 76 ; Italian Five per Cents., 554 to 554 ; Mexican, 15 to 154 ; Peruvian of 1865,784 to 784 ; Portu guese Three per Cents. of 1867, 364 to 37 ; Russian Five per Cent. Orel and Vitebsk, 81k to 814. ; ditto Four per Cent. Nicolas, 664 to 67 ; ditto Moscow Jaroslaw, 794 to 80 ; Spanish New Three per Cents., 314 to 32 ; Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865, 404 to 404 ; ditto Six per Cents. of 1862, 654 to 664 ; ditto Six per Cents. of 1865, 634 to 634. In the railway market prices are as follows : Caledonian, 804 to 81 ; Great Eastern, 374 to 37 4 ; Great Northern, 1074 to 1084 ; Ditto A Stock, 1054 to 1064 ; Great Western, 484 to 48i ; Great Trunk of Canada, 154 to 154 ; Ditto Fourth Preference, 174 to 18 ; Great Western of Canada, 144 to 144 ; London and Brighton, 484 to 494 ; London and North Western, 1134 to 1134 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 164 to 17 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1234 to 124 ; Metropolitan, 103 to 1034 ; Midland, 1164 to 1164 ; North Eastern, Berwick, 1004 to 1014 ; ditto York, 904 to 914 ; Sheffield, 524 to 524 ; and South Eastern, 754 to 764. American Five-Twenty Bonds have receded to 83 to 834 ditto 1865 issue 4, to 814 to 82 ; the Ten-Forty Bonds, 734 to 734. Bank Shares are quiet. Chartered Mercantile, 31 to 32 ; Consolidated, a to 4 prem. ; London and County, 504 514 ; London Joint Stock, 32 to 33 ; Oriental, 434 t,.) 444 ; Union of London, 364 to 37 4 ; and London and Westminster, 644 654. IniMiscellaneous shares prices are recorded as follows :—Anglo-American, 224 to 23 ; the Eight per Cent. Preference, 4 to 44 ; Credit Foncier, 24 to 4 ; International, 11 to 14 dis. ; Telegraph Con struction, 174 to 174 ; Hudson's Bay, 14 to 144. There was no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The Tasmanian, from the West Indies, has brought £200,247, and the Louisiana is stated to have arrived at St. Nazaire with £544,500, chiefly for England. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Friday, the 19th inst., a special settling day in the shares given in right of the bonds of the Italian Government Six per Cent. Tobacco Loan. A circular has been issued by the Great Central Gas Consumers' Company to their shareholders, in forming them that robbery to a large extent has been systematically carried on by one of their prin cipal clerks, and that a warrant has been issued for his apprehension. Professional accountants are engaged in the investigation of the company's accounts. The directors of the Caledonian Railway have announced a dividend for the half-year at the rate °f 34 per cent. per annum, against 2k for the cor responding period of 1867. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an irAcrease of £2,715 over last year. Manchester advices announce the suspension of Mr. Joan limner (formerly llurst and limner), of Farnworth and Manchester, with liabilities amount ing from £15,000 to £20,000 ; also of Mr. William IlorJail, manufacturer, Cannon-street, and Messrs. W. and A. Openshaw, spinners, Farnworth, with it is believed, only small liabilities. The report of the Argentine Central Railway, to be presented ou the 24th inst., states that the whole lin e from the port of Rosario to the city of Cordova is expected to be opened before the end of the pre sent year. The prospectus of the Trouville Association (Limited), Trouville-sur-Mer, Normandy, has been issued. A loan of £400,000 is proposed to be raised, secured by 7 per cent. mortgage debentures of £lO each. The bankers and directors are highly respec table, and the objects of the association are the pur chase and development of the freehold property at Trouville-sur-Mer, in Normandy, and particu larly the freehold land and houses. An opinion of the soundness of the security and of the value of the distributive share of surplus offered to the de benture-holders may be formed from the several reports, and the consideration that Trouville is one of the choicest marine resorts in France, where the nobility spend their summer. From London Trou ville may be reached via Dover and Calais, or Folkestone and Boulogne, or via Southampton and riavre. From Paris it is only five hours and a half distant by railway. All debentures applied for to be paid up in full will receive priority in full. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. . per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, ..per Cont. Reduced 9li i 11 ,ew 3 per Cent 14 ow 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. o per Con J 9.11.187 3 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 lll Do (Red Sea Teleh,raph), Aug., 1908— ExcLoquz.r Bills,£ £5OO 1,000, 2-1 per Ct. Do Do. £lOO & £2OO 5 Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent De. account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Orunium iNDIAN GOVERNMENT SEcintrriEs. India t•ock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 Do. Opening, for Account - - Do. 5 per Vent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Omit — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per °cut. May 1879 — D 0 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — 1)o. do. 1882 lO5l .1)..;. Deb, 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., .£l,OOO De. under .£l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent 7Bi 9 DO., Scrip £45 paid . . Auitrian Bends b por cent Do. 1859 — Bruilinn 5 per Cent — Da. li per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858..... — Do. do. 1861 — Do. do., 18 .9 7l Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 791 /3';enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 55 utit.Al 6 per Cent. o... Wan 6 per Cent — he. 41 per Cent..., 1)0, 3 per Cent., 1 o. 6 per ce4. 1867 o. 7 per Cent., 1866 C 10 ii bl'i 11, 6 per Cent. Dan 6n. 3 p,r Cent., 1825 Dati. , l,iau Principalities, 7 I.cr Cent 7si Do 8 per Cent., 1867 „. 87 r qu ,1 ~, , ao A.ew ,;onsolidatiod, 1 per Cent. li,Uptian, 7 per Cant — Do Secood Issue D0..£50t Bonds — D0..£100 Bonds ..... 83} Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £suo Bonds D, 0 •4106 Bonds English Scrip, 1868 76} Do . do. .£95 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures - Greek 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups. — n. _Account Do. Coupone Do. Account 'l.l.,tetuala 5 per Cent .. — Flonduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd lt i ,iau 5 per Cent., 1865 — )o. AccountN., — Do Maremmana Railway — Iloxican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account — Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French dontevideau 6 per Cent. . — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l6l Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1565 Do Account 7Bl 1 Do 1i per Cent. (I.ll:liarren) ... Do 44 per Cent., 1862 -. Do Account Portsguose 3 per Ct.,g 6 5 7 3, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'b 3 3 6 61 Do. do. Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, .£ bi Do 41 per Cent . 1850 Do 41 por Cent., 186 n Do 3 per Cent., 1559 Do 5 per Cent., 18:62 Do. Anglu-D utch, 1861, .Eloo.BondE.„ — Do. du. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. da .£B4 158. do — Do Nicolas Railway 671 I Sardinian 5 pf,r Cent Spanish 3 per Con .. Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account - Do. New Deferreu — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent... . •••• Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 -- Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .6100 Bonds 6Bk Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 . 631 I Do I per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acc.nut Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Londo,. Austrian 0 par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per (lent. Ex. 12 Gull„ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificated Do. Account French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. It‘liah 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. Zsi. Do Account 551 1 CLOSING PRICES. Joust)la, Money 921 Do. Account, April 81 92i 3 THE VISIT OF PRINCE ARTHUR TO IRELAND. (By Telegraph.) DUBLIN, March 17. Prince Arthur is to arrive in Dublin on April, and re main at the Viceregal Lodge until the 13th. An official letter to this effect has been received by the Lord Mayor. ST. GEORGE'S IIIEATRE. Not without misgivings do we record the appa rently harmless fact that the edifice in Langham place, which is called sometimes a " Hall," some times a " Theatre," is now tenanted by a band of " Ethiopian " minstrels, entitled the 44 R o y a l Original Christy's Minstrels. The Georgians have a hall which is licensed by the Lord Chamber lain for theatrical performances, and are therefore able, if they please, to give their entertainment more of an operatic character. Thus one of the principal works in their present programme is a short burlesque on "La Grande Duchesse," in which 111 r. Yes tris, who has at command a falsetto voice, cleverly imitates the pretty tricks and man nerisms of Mdlle. Schneider. The sort of art which is required for their gratification is brought to a high degree of perfection by the " Royal Ori ginal" Minstrels.— Times. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, March 11. 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 : DE BTOR. March 11. March 4. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Lair, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 ' 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 li Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight , 35,252,897 68 35 , 108 , 9 7 1 6 8 Treasury account cur rent creditor 154,668,695 68 158,001,580 13 Current accounts, Paris 254,935,353 63 241,0/5,430 89 Do. branch banks 46,322,162 47,325,561 Dividends payable 1,270,221 1,382,806 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed — Sundries Total PARLIAMENTARY NOTICES. In consequence of the late sitting of the House of Com mons on Monday night, several bills were adjourned. The second reading of the Assessed Rates Bill is appointed for Thursday, the Ist April, on which day the adjourned debate on the Attorney- General's motion for a commission to inquire into election practices at Norwich will be resumed. The appointment of the committee to consider the Inclosure of Lands Bill was deferred until Friday. The Attorney- General's Bankruptcy Bill was presented and read a first time, and the second reading is fixed for Monday, April 5. The Contagious Diseases (Animals) Bill — brought in by the Government—will come on for second reading on Thursday, the Bth of April, and not on the Monday previous. Sir John Coleridge's Uni versities Tests Bill is to be committed on Wednesday, May 5. To-morrow (Thursday) Mr. Stacpoole will move an address for returns of the names and sentences of the Fenian convicts not proposed to be released, stating what portion of their sentences is unexpired, and distinguishing between those confined in Australia and those in Great Britain and Ireland (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 72, of the present session). THE COMING DEBATE ON THE IRISH CIIURCIL According to the London correspondent of the Leeds Mercury, the speech which Mr. Disraeli is preparing for to-morrow (Thursday) evening will, it is declared, rival in length and minuteness of detail that with which Mr. Gladstone introduced his bill. The Premier took less than forty-eight hours for the prepara tion of his master-piece of oratory, already engaged in working up the facts and figures with which he has been supplied in the great speech for the defence which he is to deliver on Thursday. That speech, continues the writer, " will take the form more of a formal protest against the bill than of an attempt to convince the House, and there are not wanting those who declare that the debate which will f o llow i t wil l be an exceedingly hol lowaffair, and may even be over by Friday evenin g . It i s , however, more probable that it will extend over three nights, as a great many eminent members of the House, as well as several new comers, are anxious to express their opinion as to the Government scheme. The majority for the second reading will exceed a hundred. It is now almost officially announced that the Peers have made up their minds to accept the measure with certain modifications ; and we may therefore consider the Irish Church Act as being already amongst the things that are." The correspondent of the Evening Freeman says the rumour that Mr. Disraeli is indisposed gains ground. The truth probably is that he is heartily sick of carrying the "No Surrender " flag, and would be very well pleased to confide it to the hands of some young and zealous lieu tenant whose fighting proclivities arc still in the ascendant. Mr. Disraeli is too sagacious not to feel that the game of religious ascendancy is played out. The Lynn election inquiry was opened on Tues day. Lavish treating was charged against the supporters of Mr. Bourke, the sitting member. Cases of mixed bribery and treating, and undue influence, were also alleged to have taken place. A flag made entirely of silk gro w a an of th Aired in California is to be raised over the Capitol State. THE SUN, _LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1169. SHARE LIST. )uIIINARY iiIIAtOLS AND STOCKS. 'hare hallways. Paid. CPrim. losing Busido ne. ess st Bristol and Exeter 100 77 79 at Caledonian lOO 80 81 8011 1 1 st Cambrian 20 Cornwall. ... all 11 3/ at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 st Dun„rerth,& Ab•Junc lOO 70 72 2./ East London all 7 9 20 Do 15 2J Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 97 99 st Great Eastern .. it Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... st urratNorthol Scotland lOO 16 .8 at Great Northern lOO 1071 1081 108 71 at Do. A stock et Do. B stock lOO 123 125 123 et GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 85 7 it. (it. Western —original l9O 481 19 tt Do. South Wales lOO 57 59 it Do. W. Mld.—Oxiord lOO 27 29 st Do. Newport lOO 7.9 31 at Lancashire a. 1' orksiiirg lOO 123 124 1231 it Lon.. Brigh..A S.Coast lOO 4) 4 , 1 492 0i Du Scrip at lon., Chat., 5112 Dover.. 10e 161 17 it Do. Metrop. Ex. A.... 100 - .t Lon. & North Western.. 110 11 3 1 14 1 13 1 1 Lon. & South Western.. 100 Si t 9 871 St st .51a.n., 6110., & Linooln.. ico 521 53 511 st Aletrooolitau • lOO 103 1031 1031 1 st Do Estonsim 100 2 1 3 10 OJ. New rd .• st Metropolitan Dist: Mt. all 4S 52 5) 10 Metro». st. John's W 00l st that id st Do, Durbj lOO 8t b 6 st N,ftli British ...... 100 25 46 st rtll., 102 st or. iCteitern Berwick.. 100 102 102 102 15 Do. i.. N. purchase —16.13,1 st Do Leeds. ...... ....... 100 57 59 58 at Du York st Do Carli,ie . st Do Stoc & 100 1',9 131 it North Lon iou 10 Do New ;tiCB st North Staffordshire 100 57 59 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 94 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ..• •• st Rhymney at Shropshire Uuion r 0 56 57 st South Devon'. st South Eastern lOO 75 751 751 it Staines, Wuk'hara,& Wok all 12 13 st tnu Vale Do. C Watcrlord & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whiteha4l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done • 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 124 S.O Do B lO 4 41 41 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim a ll 194 204 201 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 's 5 4 I 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 31/ 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 31 32 20 City lO 12 121 100 Colonial 25 39f 401 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lint 5 11 01 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim 20 English, zcottish, and sus . tralian Chartered 281 How , ' Kong and Sh ang h a i Bank Corporation all 34 35 28/ Do new 54 :4 14 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 24 t 4 I'2l I s 5 lonian 25 Do new 5 pr 1p 20 Lud Mortgage of India, lira 4 3 1 3 1 100 Do sp.c. De b 5.1861, 30 all 76 75 78 au London Bankl of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 100 Loudon aud Brazilian, lull. 45 32 23 20 Do new 7/ 64 5 1 100 London it River Plate, lim. 40 10 12 25 Do new 10 21 3p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 234 20 London and County 2O 51 52 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... ... 50 1 London Joint 5t0ck..,,,,.., 1 32 3 3 3241 London and South African al 31 10 4 V 00 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... -• 150 London it Venezuela, lira._ 124 ... 100 London and Westminster. 20 64 66 64 4 54 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm. ..... 100 Merchant, lint . 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lim all 64 7 4 100 Midland, lim 2O ld 4 1 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l4 3 1 d 100 National Provinc. of Enid 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National.. 3O 46 43 20 New South Wales .. all 42 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 41 444 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 5 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 87 89 10 Do new. all -. ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 14 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 47 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London MISCELLANEOUS. MR. GLADSTONE ON THE SUNDAY QUESTION. Mr. Gladstone was on Tuesday called upon to give his opinion on the Sunday question. WC, deputations waited upon him, the one from the Lord's-day Rest Association and the other from the Sun day League. The latter was a very numerous body. It was composed of upwards of 150 tradesmen, artisans, and others, who waited upon him, at the invitation of the National Sunday League, for the purpose of urging Government to support Mr. Gregory's motion for the opening of the British Museum, National Gallery. and other institutions on Sunday afternoons. In reply to arguments in favour of the proposed altera tion, Mr. CrLADSTONE reminded the deputation that this matter would be governed, not so much by the opinion of the Administration of the day as by the current of public opinion. He considered the function of the Government in a matter of this kind to be much more limited than in many subjects in connection with which they had special means for acquiring the neces , ary informa tion. The Government had not yet entered upon the consideration of the particular part which they should take with respect to the proposal now made, but it would be their duty to consider it carefully and anxiously. He had given his concurrence to two points from which, as far as he could gather, those present were not likely to dissent. The first was, that, looking at the matter from a religious point of view, the religious observance of the Sunday was the principal mainstay of religion in this country ; and the second was, that abstinence from work on that day was of vital consequence. In connec tion with another point urged by the other deputation, there was the question, to what degree would the labouring population take advantage of the evening openings which they (the deputation) thought was a secondary matter. The opinion of their opponents was that the evening openings would be largely taken advantage of, and they referred, as a case in point, to the South London Working Men's Exhibition. Mr. Murphy, who he had reason to believe, was well acquainted with some of the wishes of the working classes, had told him that there was an average evening attendance at the exhibition of from 12,000 to 15,000 working men and their families, each paying 2d., and that on last Saturday evening there were no less than 4,000 persons present. Another point was with regard to the Sunday question itself, and in refe rence to that, the Sabbatarians alleged that the general feeling of the working classes was opposed to the views of the National Sunday League. Their opponents had stated that the return of Mr. Chambers for Maryle bone was influenced to a considerable - extent by the Sunday question, and that the fact that the majority of his supporters were opposed to the opening of museums on Sunday might be taken as an index of the feeling enter tained by the people whom he represented. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. '2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 30 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO at Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 97 100 st Do do :No. 2 100 95 98 96 t Do do 6 per cent 100 10J 112 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do 0 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 7u 75 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.18 46 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Witv.Val.lB47 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 4 1 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO st, Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO •.• ..• std Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st( Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at' Gt.West.—Orig.&Jut. - Re nt chg., per gua. 5 p.c at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 100 st Do do 41 per cent. 1850— 100 88 90 st Do do 4 do do ... 100 78 8 ) st no do 5 per cent. redeum. 100 6 100 91 97 st Do do Birmingham ga.. 6 70 st Do do do pref... 100 ~ 6. st Do do Chester gua lOO 80 83 at Do do do 8 per cent. WO . 6 , st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 66 . st Do do 4 6 p. c .....••• 100 66. st Do do 41 1659... 100 st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 11 t 118 st Do do 2d gua, lOO 110 112 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO so 9 i st Do do 25 do 100 IVO 101 • st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 66. 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all . 66. st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p .c. 100 10 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 66. at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 yd 100 at London & Brighton, 1 P.C. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. Nu. '2 lOO ~, 66 . st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ~, 66 . st Do 7 per cent 1:0 at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 10U 66 . at DJ 4 do 1859 lOO st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent sti London and 2;, W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 10) 109 at Do Bedford & Cambridge l o t) ~, 66. tit Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO ... st Loudon and W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 145 150 28 60. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 286 d) all ... st Man., Shcf., &Linda. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do £6 all par 1 pin at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 60 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 ... at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c_ 100 135 140 st Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. e lOO 113 146 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 100 102 st, Do 41 per cent. irredoem lOO 96 1a; at Do Leicester & H'clin,4,p.c. 100 83 80 st North British, 5 p.c. N 0.1 st Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO st Du N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Uuiou, 54 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 8t: 33 at Do 44 per cent. redeem-- 100 115 97 at Do 1i .I.E. 4 per cent.,..„ 17 Do Berwick capital Bl3 4 . . • 2 Do York, H. Lt S. purchase lO lu ful s Do Stckta 6:,Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 108 at Do W, llartlepeul H. and IL 100 85 87 20 North Staffordshire 103 8. Devon Annuities, 1 a all 94 101 lOs Do Tavistock Anne., 103 all 9 10 los Do Fixed 44 per cent all 8 9 1,0.6. S. Last. (Head. Anne., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 per cent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale NO.l lOO 115 150 et Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc lOU 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Vo Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO at Do 4t p irredeem all st Do 4p e con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. lOU st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 88 vi.) at Do New 5 du, 1863 lOO ST 82 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 82 88 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ... st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Du Boston & Sleald, 4t pc 100 st Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 st Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 82 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 108 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ,_5 Lane. and York. New 4i per cent till July, 1871 2 1 st Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... st Do du 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 4i do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. G 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c lOU st Do Metro!). Ex., B 6 p.c Do du C 6 p.c st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 107 102 at London &S. Western, 4t p c 100 92 94 10 Man. bhef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all Bbf at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 lOS st B 5 o 18 Do sp d opt, to cony. to 1 00 106 108 Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1669 all 21 211 181 Do Inconv. New Shares a ll 181 111 221 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872....,, 81 lf 2:i? st North British, E. and Gil No. 1, 5 per cent .... lOO st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 *** *** st Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 *** at Do E.& ti , N 0.2, 5 /Lc „. 1 00 '" st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 *** ••• at Do E. & No. 3, 5 1 1 . c lOO st Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 "' at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 47 ;; st Do Stock. & Dart., D 100 111 113 at North London, 41, per cent (2,lax. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO m at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 du 1861 100 ••• ••• at Do sdo (Oh. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 du, 1864 st Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 10J RAILwAys._LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS,' --------1080"jift e . n 4 ll l e pt cent. Prefer.., "4----rTh------'3 li l i ao3 o l 3l 1 : 0 1 1 : 1 : 0 1 3: st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 8 ., 1 . , 92i at Do. 51 per cent. 100 117 114 .... JD-. . st Clydesdale, guaranteed at Colchester Stour Valley ••• a t East Lincoln , gua. 6 p. c lOO 13 . : 136 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ,- a Gt. Easn., Newru., &c., 5 p.c 100 13 Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c. 100 6; i' at Do.do. Woodbrg. ~ do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 100 98 100 50 Hull and Selby all 111 113 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 et London and Black Wall lOO 94 96 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ... st Loudon, Chat. , &e., 41 p c lOO ... st Do. Com. Fund, sdo 100 at London and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO .. . et London, Tilbury, & South 100 81 b li at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 80 82 st Do. du. 6 do. .. 51- Bl anc h., Buxton, & Matlk all 5 ii st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East.,s percent all 51 56 10 Do. do. 6 do. all .., .. • at N. Eastern—Har tle p 00l ... .. st N.West.A perp. prof, 5p c lOO 103 110 st Do B minimum 11 p.e lOO ... .. at Notting. &Urantti. U.& C lOO 92 D i 25 Preston and si yre all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop lOO 133 135 st Shrewsbury and lioreford 100 1:33 135' 10 Do • do 8 21 9,p at S. Yorlish. and River Duu 100 93 100 st De 4 per cent gua lO , 79 81 st D o 5 do st Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 1 1 75 80 lit West Cornwall '2O West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Du do B all all .81 .. .. v. 20 Do do C st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO :122 125 126 st London and St. erine lOO 48 49 43 100 ;D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ... ... Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 10 12 st Southampton lOO 74 76 at Surrey cvnuaorciAl 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 21 221 ; t 10 Anglo-Mediter Tel., inn..., 10 121. 131 12/ 13 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 32 34 321 3 2 at Do. S per cent. lOO 78 81 80 21 25 Australian Agricultural .., 201 16 17 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Rm. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira, 9 7 5,1 10 Berlin Water Works, lim. all 1:f 14/ 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, him 5 Bombay Gas, line. all 3f 4; 5 Do. New 4 11 fd 5a British American Land....., 44 16 18 at B. and L Magnetic Tel., lira. 100 160 170 20 British Indian Tea, line..., a ll 2 , 3 „ 20 British Ship Owners ...' ... 2 29 Canada Company all 61 66 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, line 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, Rm. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, line 5 41 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 41 31,1 30 City of Milan Improv. Urn, all blO 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 1 50 City Offices, lim 25 251 24 1 d 50 Colonial, Rm. Do. •• . ' 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 221 • 1 • I}p st 10 Company of African Mer chants, lime 20 Continental Union Gas, line, all 191 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent, all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent, all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England , line. all 2 , 2 L 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lira lO g 1 ' 2 ,l a 7 at Crystal Palace lOO 12 21 at Do. Preference lOO 94 9 9 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO3 107 11 t 20 Darjeeling, Bin. 50 East Indian Laud C red it 10 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ....4 and Finance, lieu. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, Um. 271 111 101,1 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy, Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 94 95 pa 20 Egyptian Cone. & Trad. line 6 41 4d at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 245 265 10 Do. New 8 11 13p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, line 21 i i 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 7 1 6 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. M arine, lim. 8 .. ... d 10 Fairbairn Engineering. 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lin 12 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .£35 all 85 8$ se 50 Gellivara, line. 2O ... ••• 10 General Credit & Die., lien. 71 1} 14 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Horne & Col Marino In. Lim. 5 41 314 I() Hong Kong and China Gus a ll ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 131 111 184 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., lien. ... 10 ... ••• 20 Interns-Financial:Sue. line. 5 1 3 1,1 6 20 Interns. Laud Credit, line 6 41 50 Italian Land 5 13 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 1 3 . i ICO Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 2U all 61 1;4 62 1 50 Land Securities, line 5 3 1 2 1` 1 25 London African Trading., lO 7 51 25 Lon. & Gala t i. M ar i ne, lim, 6 ... •••- 10 London County Land and Building, lim 5 Loud. Provin c i a l T el. line all :1 1 n a i 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per ccut. a l l ' "" 50 Lond. Financial Asso , lim 30 7 4 Lond.Gen.Ornnibus.o . ).lim. all • `4 al 50 Loud, and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 164 20 Loud. & Provincial Marino 2 Id pr at Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua sp.c. by India Goy. lOO 103 104 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, ant Agency, 1ie...... 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel, lin; all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, line.,, all 32 37 SO Millwall Iron Works, lin 1111.21 ;:,.••• "' 10 Natal Land and Colonist,- lion. Co., lim. 25 National Discount Co. lin lin 5 114 111 111 2010 National Ne r bui a Steam el & 25 National Prove Marine . , lin. 4 4 3d S I r h o i n il , Z B 2l l 13 8 1 13 9 44 4 10 New Consolidated Die. lig ° 5 New Quebrada, lim „ 4 . 4.0 4 1 3 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer• cantile Agencyali n • 21 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust aid Loan, lim ........ 1 14 10 Northern Assam . T . ea .. lin .. . 5 ' - 10 Do. B ..... . ' all 1 2 st' North Brit. Aust ... ~ nm - ... 100 48 53 54 North Brit. & Mercn. In.. 61 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (biennium) 5 121 13 50 Oriental Financial, 1ine,,,,. 11 ••• ••• d 7 1 7 1 5 Do. New. ...... .., 1 i 11 ) 10 Otago and Southland . "n• vestment, line ' 1 1 4 IP 5 Ottoman Gas, line,,.. , • all 1 1 2 1 10 Panama, New Zealand, red Australian R. Mail lm all 7..: 5 Do do, . • all 0 -- st Peel R. Land & Miner:i,...lni 100 32 35 50 Peninsu. & Ori ental sw i m all 491 401 50 491 50 Do. New 1867 ••• lO 1(I pr 9 25 Reuter's Telegram 50 Rhymuey Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im, lim all 19 2 ) 20 Do. Gas, line a ll 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 4: 41 st Scottish Aust. Invest., We lOO 85 9 0 st Do. 6p. C. G uar. rref lOO ... ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'E gypte, li m lO 7 64 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 2 1 5 4 50 S. African Mort. & Inv, line. 6 ''' 25 South Australian Lani at Submarine Tele grap h . 1 Do. Scrip ..... all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Mainlim. all 17 171 171 1 20 Thames and Mersey Maine (Insurance), line 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Lm... 8 1 ... .. 10 Trust &Agency of Aus,lim. 1 1 ip 10 Do do. do. all ••• ••• 20 Trust & Loan Co., LT. Canada 5 i • jp 50 Union Marine L'pool, line 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp, lim 6 11 id SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira , all st 61 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref, a n 34 4ip 20 Universal Marine(lti.), Him 5 11 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, line all )1 2 30 Van Diemar'n Land 2Bl 64 74 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan-. all 791 801 791 4 50 Warrant Finance, line. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 21 11 20 .2[T4stLonlion Wharves and IN areuousua so ••• ••• COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES British Columbia, 6 per oent.,1872••••••—. 100 Do. i 895.. lOO Can.Gov.6 Jmy 1677-84 Do. 6p. 0. Feb. do Aug luo it 3 1(5 Do. s p. a. Mar. e& Sept lOO 102 11.4 Do. sp. c. Jan. is July lOO 93 91 Do. sp. C. Inscribed sk lOO 90 92 Cape G.llope, 6 P. 0.1873 lOO 102 104 Do.Apl.&oot 1590- 1000 lOO 1 1 1 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July , 16)91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Dot., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1876 , 6 p.c lOO 108 110 o. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873 ,- Jan. and July 110 166 (08 - Do. Do. 1882, 1878 May • and Nc* .. Do. 1895, Feb. '8 Aug,,... 10 106 103 Melbourne Corporatn.,.. - 1867-75, 6 per colt N.8.G0v.6 p.o.JadeJul) .. lOU 103 1,1 Natal 6 p c*, Apl & Oct .. 10 _ -- 1)o pc. & Nov 1 0 110 103 N. S. 1%. 5 FT.. '7l to '76 lOO I-0 1, 1 Do. 5 p.o. 1588 to 189 P... 109 cei 00g 99 Do. 5 p.c. rd. G: to 'l% N.Zealand, 6p. et. 1891 lOO - -- Do. 5 per cent.... DoJan,Aptlontly, 0 t lOO 03 94 911 5 Da 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June Sc Dee , 1 , 91 ( Do ?rov. l ALCk Id. 1,0 t *trici 1 31.2, 1696... hiova Scotia 6p. c.Jan... and Jnly. 1875 Do 1886.. Queenalnd. 6p. c. 'B2-5 100 106 1 1074 107 Do 1891 Do. 6 p 0.185 9 ••• lOO —_ Do. do, A 2 . . 100 108 110 Do rd. 1893 Victoria 6,1).0. 1691,..,.. 100 119 1131 1134 LAY AGENCY. Pn Tuesday evening a conference was held at the Pim lico Rooms, Warwick-street, Eccleston-square, for the purpose of enabling the lay helpers in the diocese of London to take measures for making better provision for the south-western districts of the metropolis. The especial object proposed for consideration was "The organisation under the bishop of voluntary lay agency in the work of the Church." The Bishop of London took the chair at eight o'clock, and was supported by Mr. J. G. Talbot, M.P., Sir T. Waller, Archdeacon Jennings, Canon Conway, Preben- dary Marshall, the Rev. B. Belcher, Mr. J. A. Shaw Stewart, Mr. Spottiswoode, Major Gleig, the Rev. J. Oakley, the Rev. C. W. Page, and other gentlemen. The Bishop of LONDON, in opening the proceedings, _aid the object of the conference was to enable people who were interested in the matter to exchange their views on the subject. _ _ _ Mr. J. M. CLABON, solicitor, of Great George-street, !hen read a short paper. He was of opinion that in every parish there should be a mission -house, which should be near to every poor man's house, and to which his family might resort. At present it was awe 1- ascertained fact that three-fourths of the inhabitants of this metropolis never entered any church or chapel at cll. The average population of each parish was 8,000, and if one lourth of these were regarded as Nonconfor mists, that would leave 6,000 to every incumbent ; and if there happened to be a curate in the parish, that woulc. leave 3,000 to each of them. He denounced the pew system. To provide additional teachers, he thought that fit persons might he set apart by a semi -ordination, by a special service which would not bind them as the clergy were. Mr. Clabon deprecated extremes of any kind in parish churches. Everything, he believed, would depend upon the intimate union of clergy and laity throughout the country. The Rev. Canon CONWAY expressed his opinion that the Church of England was in an unhealthy state because the great principle of lay agency was neglected. The Church had lost the poor because no proper agency had been pro vided for them. For the last 20 years the Church of England had had the education of the children patty much altogether in her own hands; and yet no more adults came to church now than came at the commencement of that period. Sufficient care was not taken of the children in church, and the consequence was that as soon as children were free from the engagements of school they ceased to go to church. Mr. J. G. TALBOT, M.P., assured the bishop that it was not the clergy alone who desired the extension of the Church in London, for the laity were becoming more and more alive to the dangers which surrounded them. He was strongly of opinion that the difficulties which existed could be met by the clergy alone, and that the evil must go on increasing unless the laity generally came to theit aid. He thought that on looking to the Roman Catholics on the one hand, and the Protestant Dissenters on the other, they must confess with shame that they had both secured a system of organisation of which the Church of England was not in possession. Mr. E. A. FITzRoY was anxious that the poor should be induced to go to church. In that case there would be no occasion for lay preachers. The Rev. A. J. D'OnsEy said that there were 150 or 206 clergymen in the diocese who had nothing to do on Sundays, and who would gladly give help if they were asked. The Rev. J. OAKLEY suggested that all names of lay helpers at present engaged in the diocese should be sent in. so that there might be a thorough organisation. Thera were two , Nonconformist chapels in London in which £lO,OOO a year was collected in the offertory for external purposes. Nothing like that had been obtained in any churches belonging to the Church of England. The Bishop of LONDON, in closing the meeting. expresee., the deep satisfaction he felt in seeing so much interest in lay agency. Sixteen years ago he was acquainted with the agency which at that time existed in London, and ‘1 AS delighted to find that it had so greatly increased, owing, he believed, to the great exertions of his predecessor in the see of London. To a great extent the duties of laity and clergy in the work of the Church were nearly identical, and the solemn questions at the judgment in reference to Christian charity would be put to laity and clergy alike. He could not understand any clergyman refusing lay help ; indeed, it was the duty of the clergy to solicit parochial assistance from the laity. His lordship passed a high eifogium on real sisters of mercy, ladies who, although they might not have worn the dress, had been engaged actively in the visitation of the poor. He was glad to find that men also were now feeling their respon sibilities, and were urging others to assist them in the work. Many clergymen had 8,000 or 10,000 people in their parishes to attend to, nod it was impossible for them to discharge their duties with anything like success unless they obtained the co-operation of the faithful . laity. He did not think that for ordinary work carried on by the laity any actual commission need be given, but to those who had any high work to perform, such as conduct ing services, there ought to be some direct sanction. In such cases he would issue a commission to perform such duties .3 the cl ergy might rap.; ,, /IF tbsui. He thought, too, that such commission ought to be accompanied by some simple service in the church. Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise .honoured Miss Garrett, of Upper Berkeley-street, with a visit a few days since. Her Royal Highness made some inquiries respecting the prospects of medical educa tion for women in this country, and expressed much sym pathy with Miss Garrett's wish to see the medical profes sion completely opened to women. DEATH OP A MILITARY VETERAN. —TllO W. E. Cochrane, a son of the ninth Earl of Dundonald, has just died. Ile was born in 1781. He entered the rith (King's) Hussars in 1801, with which regiment he was present as major at Sahagnn, in Sir John Moore's expedition in 1808, for which h e received a medal. He also received a clasp for Vittoria, where he commanded the Duke of Wellington's 1 o,ly Lnard. Ile is succeeded I , y his only son, W Lilia it Marshall Cochrane, major Ist Lanark Militia, and lieutenant colonel 2nd Administrative Batta lion 2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteers. • THE SMOKE NUISANCE.—The Corporation of Bradford are attempting to check the smoke nuisance ir• the neighbourhood of that town, and on Tuesday the Bowling Iron Company were summoned for having allowed dense smoke to be vomited from the chimneys at their extensive works. There are twelve chimneys at the works, from furnaces under boilers used for generating steam to drive steam-engines, and it was for the nuisance caused by these, and not from the furnaces themselves, that the information was laid. Ihe magistrates made an order fox Ilwaillatomout 91 the 414. Race iW sic month& • . ~~ .`~! .:~ 1 1 1111 W E 01110 A NOTIOL. The Third Edition of " The San" of last Evening wai published in Mane for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOA 7 RACE THIS DAY. The brutal and barbarous recreations of bygone days with their demoralising intluences have passed away, and, with the march of civilisation, have been succeeded by those of a more healthful and innocent character. In the rapid progress of manly and athletic sports which has taken place during the last few years, none may claim to greater advance ment than rowing. B9ating has of late years so considerably enlarged its limits that it is really difficult to say where it will end, a circumstance readily accounted for by the maritime supremacy of our country. As it has in war " held the mastery over the flood," BJ has its sons in puce cultivated the sports in which its noble rivers have invited them to indulge, until there is hardly a canal or basin but can boast of its rowing club, while the increasing popularity of aquatic sports powerfully conduces to foster them. Time was when they were few in number ; time is when by their yearly multiplication the sedentary and the laborious, the rich and poor alike seek refreshment of mind and body in this vigorous and healthful pastime. We are led to these remarks as an introduction to the Oxford and Cambridge boat race, its early rise and rapid advancement in popular apprecia tion. So celebrated, and at the same time so eminently aristocratic, this race has attained a popularity and importance commensurable with the condition of the competitors ; it ushers in the sea son with its powerful attraction, and exercises a marked influence over the forthcoming aquatic year. The interest and anxiety which it occasions is shared in common by all classes, who anticipate its approach with pride and admiration, and up to the hour of deciding the hopes and fears that have so long prevailed it increases in intensity. The prestige belonging to it is only equalled by that of a Derby ; and it not only basks in the sunshine of popular favour, but has twice within the last five years been honoured by the presence of Royalty. Up to 1860 there were three races in favour of Cambridge, and then came a sad reverse, "Sic transit gloria mundi ;" from that time to the present they have yearly been worsted ; change in trainers, change somewhat in style, and change of boats have produced no change in their fortunes ; they have been annually de feated, and yet with indomitable courage have they annually made another effort to retrieve their lost laurels. They have again and again nearly gained the palm, but the cup has been dashed from their lips at the very moment they had anticipated a taste of its sweetness ; and last year was the sorest discomfiture of their manifold reverses. 'They were beaten easily, and though so vanquished came for ward again, and undismayed threw down the gauntlet, which, we need hardly say, was rapidly accepted, and the following crews represented the respective Universities : OXFORD. st. lb. 1. S. 11. Woodhouse, University ll 0 2. R. Tahourdin, St. John's ll 12 3. T. S. Baker, Queen's 4. F. Willa; Exeter 5. J. C. Fiume, University 6. A. C. 1 arborough, Lincoln ll 12 7. W. D. Benson, Balliol 8. S. D. Darbishire, Balliol D. A. Neilson, St. John's (cox.) 7 10 CAMBRIDGE. at. lb. 1. A. Rushton, Emmanuel 2. J. H. Ridley, Jesus ll 10 3. J. W. Dale, St. John's 4. F. J. Young, Christ's l2 4 5. W. F. 11‘11ichael, Downing ...... 12 4 6. W. 11. And,trson, Trinity ll 5 7. J. 11. Hill, Caius 8. H. D. Go'die, St. John's IL E. Gordon, Trinity (cox.) 7 9 To expatiate upon the exertions of the president, in the task of selecting the above, or to follow them through the maizes of training would be to occupy space too precious to this season to be bestowed un necessarily, and to inflict upon the reader details in which he would take but little interest. Fashion in everything bears sovereign sway, and it has been the fashion of late years to back Oxford to win, at odds, even before their crew had been determined on, and this fashion was not departed from in the present instance. With the advance of training speculation gradually became more important and significant. Investments on the race were, as usual, very considerable. The Oxonians were the favou rites, the price varying from 6 to 4 up to 2 to 1, according to the confidence of the backers. Since the afternoon of the 4th inst., both crews have been at Putney, and have been daily visited by old University friends, and the public in general who like the crews have experienced very change able weather; four days ago, too, a change oc curred in the Cambridge boat, but for the better. M r . J. Still, late president, took the place of Mr. Mellor, who fell sick and went home. The time at length arrives; the Thames Conservancy and police h a ve made such arrangements as are calculated to tend to the general comfort and convenience to the public. Although the price of a steamboat for the occasion was monstrously high, yet there were about the usual number, and tugs innumerable filled with company, besides the usual legion of small row boats. The start is fixed for half-past 3, but it is very doubtful whether tho crew will actually get orf be fore 4. A strong force of police is posted at Ham mersmith, and no persons or carriages are allowed to stop on the roadway of the Suspension Bridge. The attendance of the public on the banks of the river, the different bridges, and other well-known points of view are as great as on any former occa sion. The morning was threatening, and rain fell about noon ; but as the time for the race wore on it brightened up, and a vast assemblage was at Put ney and every spot where a view could be ob tained. There were 11 steamboats and 12 tugs present. Mr. J. W. Chitty, of Exeter College, was the umpire ; Mr. Edward Searle, starter and John Phelps, waterman, judge at Mortlake. The Oxford crew won the toss and chose the Middlesex station, and both crews were heartily cheered by all, including Prince Arthur, who was present, and Prince Hassan of Egypt. THE RACE. Oxford had the first grip of the water, rowing at 36 strokes to Cambridge's 37, but the latter in half a dozen pulls had assumed the lead, of which they were not dispossessed for the next two miles. Their stroke quickened then to 39 as they passed the Duke's Head, leading by a quarter of a length, and at the Point they bad increased it to a third of a length. Here the Oxo nians came up a little, but the steerer keeping too close in shore as they approached Dung-wharf gave the Cantabs an advantage, and they again re sumed a lead of nearly half a length. The Oxonians came at them again, as they neared Rose Bank, where the Cantabs' .steerer held a fine course, and as he steered over to get fairly through the centre arch of Hammersmith the Oxonian gave way, so that the old half length was still to the credit of the light blue representa tives. Here, however, "a change came o'er the spirit of the scene," the Cambridge crew thus early began to break up, and gradually, although Goldie rowed with great determination, they were collared, till, at Hammersmith-bridge, a few feet was all they had to their credit. After this Mr. Goldie made almost superhuman efforts to turn the tide in his favour, but the Oxonians evidently held their own, and though at the bottom of Chiswick Eyot they were dead level, at the centre the Oxonians came clean away, and at the top led by a clear length. The race was over, Oxford got further away, and won by several lengths. 20 minutes 20 seconds. Time In the early part of the race a tug ran across the bows of a steamer, which upset the former, and some of her passengers were immersed ; she righted, however, shortly after, but not it is to be feared without loss of life. Time as taken by Benson's Chronography Hour. Min. Sec. 3 58 2i 4 18 9 Start Arrival Duration of race _ 20 si SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day NORTHAMPTON MEETING—Tars DA.r. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 20 SOVS. Stephanotis Bioudella f Bob Four ran. 1 2 EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. Aunt Hannah c lioraing Star.. Lictor.. 1 T weuty-threo ma. ST. LIZ HANDICAP. Compromise Cap-a - pie ....................... 1 Nino ran. ALTHORI PARK STAKES. Miss Agnes f .. ......... ..... 1 • Florian 2 Stephanotis Seventeen ran. SULBY HANDICAP. Nelly Hill 0 - _ . ..... 1 Wedding Chimes 2 Seven ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. Blueskin 1 Friday le ;11 2 Amster __ Benevolence Juanita Gladness Six ran. SELLING STAKES. 1 S Thirteen ran. RACING FIXTURES. MARCH. Durham 29, 30 AP. Abergavenny l, 2 Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk ... 6, 7 Hungerford 6, 7 Lichfield 6, 7 Cambridge Croaton Park .. 8 Streatham 9 1 9 Epsom 30, 81. Chester 4,5, 6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 14 12 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 St. Albans 13, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 tIL. Newmarket Craven...l2, dre. Knighton. . l3, 3.4 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewos 20 21 Curragh .20, 21, 22 Croydon 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring 26,&0, Jlr. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ..8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 21 1 Doncaster 13, 14 \Vast Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....25, &o. NE. Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle 6, 7 Pontefract 9, 10 I Hendon l2, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Club Cl Brighton u 5 .. _ Newcastle 22, 28, 24 Oldham 22 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Suttou Park .....29, 30 Levi'-es 6, 7 Egbam lO, 11 Wolverhairpton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans 17, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT: Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT , ..5, G Bedford Edinburgh G, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 LY. Southampton 13, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford 22, 28 Goodwood 27, 28,29, 30 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough 80, 31 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury 3l, Sep. 1 rUST. IMBER. Hampton .....21, 22 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Hendon "3, 24 Monmouth...., 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, ho. Lanark... 29, 30 ,BER. Cheltenham l9, 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton "I, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth ... 23, 24 Newmark.t Irton ...25, Sic. IMPERIAL EARL' A 11 ENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—This DAT. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. On the motion of Mr. T. CHAMBERS, a new writ was ordered for tko county of Dumfries, in the room of Sir Sydney Hedlew Waterlow, who has been declared disqua lified from taking his seat. Mr. NORWOOD postponed the second reading of the Admiralty Jurisdiction (County Courts) Bill until the Judicature Commissioners had presented their report. Mr. NORWOOD moved the second reading of the County Courts Bill, and explained that its object was to relieve manufacturers and wholesale traders from the hardships imposed on them by a change in the County Courts Act of 1867, which requires that in all claims for debts under £5O the action should be brought in the County Courts of the district in which the defendant resided. The bill proposes that where goods were sold and delivered below £5O in value the plaintiff should be entitled to bring his action in the court of his own district., but, on an application to the registrar of his county court by the defendant, the plaintiff should be bound to give security for the costs of the defendant. Sir F. GOLDSMID strongly objected to any altera tion in the law as it now sto9d, and moved that tho bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. W. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. After some discussion the motion for the second read ing was withdrawn, until the report of the select com mittece en judicature had been received. REVENUE OFEICES BILL. The motion for the second reading was rejected after a division. The numbers being for the motion, 88; against it, 207. LIBEL BILL. Mr. BARNES moved the secund reading of this bill. Mr. NE WDEGATE objected to the bill as a most dan gerous one, and quuted the opinion of the Attorney-Gene ral delivered in that house when the bill was under dis cussion last year, which was to the effect that the mea sure was one that would tend to limit the freedom of dis cussion. He thought the press of the country possessed great power and great advantages, and that it was worthy of them all, but he did not think the present measure ought to receive the sanction of Parliament, because its effect would be to exempt inferior and local newspapers rom certain restrictions which the superior one so strictly observed. He moved the bill bo read a second time that day six months. Mr. T. CHAMBERS also objected to the bill, because it overturned the first principles of freedom of speech and of civil and criminal law. There had been only twelve petitions with 15 s ignatures presented in favour of the bill. He was quite ready to vote for any libel bill chat would really improve the securities for the protection of private character and the privileges of the press ; but he con tended that the bill under consideration did nothing of the sort. Mr. AYRTON announced that a measure was about to be laid on the table by the Government, which would re_ Hove the press from any undue restriction which now ex isted, and hoped, therefore, the motion for the second reading would be postponed. (The hon. gentlemen was addressing the house at a quarter to six, at which hour the debate terminated, in accordance with the standing order.) The other orders were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. SHIPPING INTELL I GRNCE.—Thi s D ay. -0. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Catharine Elizabeth from Groningen; Echo, steamer, from Calais; Maas, steamer, from Antwerp; Flecha, steamer, from Ghent; Princess Royal, from Ant werp; Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdam ;• , Trial from Guernsey. Sailed—Delglum, steamer, for Ostend; Reine, staamer, for Boulogne; Neva, steamer, and Sir R. Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk. DEAL ) Wednesday Morning. Passed, March 16--Sado, screw steamer, from London, r Cardiff. MARKE7 8-11118 DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. March 17.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Market quiet, and unchanged. DUNVILLE awl C 0. ,, Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exports. tion. Quotations on application :to ,Messrs. Dunville and Co. Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buwiings btrauct, Lyndon W.o,—[Ad rtioymont.