The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-07 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL TWELVE O'CLOCK. The demand for discount accommodation has been active this morning, and the quotations asked by brokers for three months' bankers' bills range from 7i per cent. The directors of the Brazilian and River Plate . Gas Company (Limited) have returned the deposits 1 0 full, the applications for shares not having been in their opinion sufficient to justify them at present In proceeding with the scheme. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Friday, the oth of February, a special settling day ui the following securities :—Scrip of the Argen tine Republic Six per Cent. Loan " to be marked," Scrip and Consolidated Railway Mortgage Bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway " to be marked,." and shares of the London and Australian a gency Company (Limited) " not to be marked." In the affairs of Smith, Knight, and Co., limited, at arrangement has been made - to avert the danger of a winding -up in Chancery, the creditors having unanimously agreed to a policy of forbearance. The nominal capital of this company is £2,000,000, in shares of £5O each, with £l3 paid, which are now quoted 13 to 11 discount, and the proprietors first became alarmed as to its position from a report of a Committee of Investigation in October last. o'. According to R eu t er ' s telegram CLocK the French Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 77c. Ile a , vy. "Very little alteration is to be reported i n th e Stock Exchange Markets. Consols continue at 86 4 a for transfer, and at 87 3-16ths 5-16ths for alarch. There is an extreme degree of dullness in speculation, and few investors appear to impart vitality to business. Alarmists, with regard to the Position of railway contractors and others, have by " h eir folly d one much to intensify the prevailing inquietude and distrust. With a return of caution, however, it is to b e h ope d t h a t b uoyancy w ill soon t he prevailing feature of the different depart tnents of the house. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are marked 864 8 ; ditto 28 per Cents., 69 ; India Stock, 208 ; and ditto 5 per Cents, 1021. Foreign Securities are firmer, and business is finore active. Some of the latest quotations are as llows :—Turkish 5 per Cents. are 39 ; Mexican, 4v B ; Greek, 12k 13 ; Spanish Passive, 26i ; the Certificates, 148 15* ; Italian, 61k ; Confe derate Loan, 5k 6 ; Brazilian Scrip, 4 1 prem. ; a'ißusi d Egyptian 3- prem. ness in the Railway Share Market has con tinued inactive, although in some instances prices e xhibit a slight advance. Great Northern, South- Western, Midland, and Brighton have each im proved 10s. ; and Metropolitan, ss. ; Lancashire and Y orkshire, and North-Eastern (Berwick), however, have each receded ss. In the Foreign and Colonial lines the only C hange to report is a further improvement in Grand Trunk of Canada, which are dealt in at 438. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, without a ny material alteration to notice in prices. Euro pean are at 111 114 ; London Joint Stock, at 47e 4 ; U nion of Australia, at 513- 52 ; London Financial, at r , 13 8 ; General C re dit, at 8 : 1 ; and Overend, Gur ney, and Co., at 198 . London Steam Tow mg Company Sh ares are quoted 13 2 prem. ; and Charles Lailitte and Co., 3 3 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, 40VERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols 3 Li% Account, Feb. 8 B6l 4Per Cent. Reduced ti eW 3 per Cent B6i i 86f N 8 3 i per Cent. Jan. 1894 69 A .7'n. 6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — -,unitities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 bo. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — t„. 1) ? (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., IP,OB — -eue(paer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — D O , £ 5OO — £lOO and £2OO and ..--. of England Stock, 5 per Cent Ind• ---. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. DO Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB‘4 2OB "° Account D• . D o. per Cent. July, 1870 .- , 0. 413 per Cent. Oct. 1888 "-i-.:°. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — ij n • 5 per C ent., J an. 1872 ---°' 5 i per Cent., Aug. 879 _ 13Do. 4 per Cent., . 1866 — , 0 . Bonds, £l,OOO — " 0 . under £l,OOO F OREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. A nst • B ra Il zilianan Bond s, 5 per Cent, 1859 5 er Cent 'o. 41. pe p Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 1 , Do. 1865 — "o Accou t 74 5 4f D o s ll , . pm Bte erip, £3o paid b n ns Ayres 6 per Cent — 80. Account eo 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 1) - all 6 per Cent — solon• 4 1 per Cent — p ub nabian 6 per Cent. — la N 6 yer Cent. D ° , a-s " . per Cent., 1825 — Do 4 per Cent., 1863 — D a • 6 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — D O 411bian Princi alities "'Mader New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — D o 4,,,,_., P rovisional Land Warrant r ti an per Cent — N°., Second Issue _ "0 £lOO Bonds uipo .£ll3o°O. Bonds 1864 931 931 Do . 5 Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons D o .. Account ,„. Coupons "0. Account ittittrerciala 5 per Cent. — D ° iall er t 1865 ' D o 1, 1 ties.. areramana, Railway 6ll ,-lean per Cent Do 1864 lBl 1) 0 6 At o per Cent. Anglo-French — ) 4, nt!ividean 6 per Cent., £3O paid ; D v G anada :ori a i t: N . Imperial 5 per Cent . h o 2 per Cent - BO Deferred D o. ° Land Warrants (Hectares) 6 LI per C ent, 1864 — F e kivarantee per Cent — elliv ian 5 Cent Da per '-,..:0. Account ...J o 3 per Gent. (Uriba rreu ) ._" 41 p er C ent., 1862 P "0 ortlig.uese A.ccount 3 per Cent., 1853 /)0 3 per Cont., 1856 , ' 7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 80 . Account -11ssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St D B O q per Cent. , 1850 o 4 1 per Cent., 1860 B 0 3 pet Cent. 1859 --"° 5 per Cent. 1862 D o K 4, 1 "," per Cent. 1864 94 u l i an ico s l3 p a e n r d C s ent f o c 8 i n• li per C ent — t a . l . e. 8i1?• -41 c 3 Per Cent count Cent ANew Deferred 4o} D o Ac c ount , 0 P assive ."". i,j)ll. Account 261 1 1 ',' Ish Cert. of Coup•not funded — ii,uo Account 131 1 1 15 7, o dish 4 per Cent. — Til r i ci li' Per Cent. 1864 DO 6 '- Do 6 A P e r Cent. 1858 psoo ~....cicocooußnotn..d.; ............................ 7_ 76 t o 6 per Cent 1862 D o Ac count 68 1 71 00 41.00 Bonds D o 5 6 Per Cent., 1863 — B o 8 Per Cent. 1865 —Do el l!), £35 paid to Account Ve444,eZr,Cent.,Guaranteed 391 9 -"itto Per Gent. oo r aeccount 14 'IP/ Cent., 1864 — lv idencis on the above payable in London. 00 4 , , TWO O'CLOCK D' ° ` B for tno Do Ae ney Do. March eot ....—_ 2cgtE (Neat, .STS kr ALDEnsif ow. Yesterday two in tt,te I: t7l:72c:aeld at Aldershott—the first on a pri- Fiighlanders, named John Holkenfel n dt e , said s 14;_tk_ave been the only foreigner in the regiment. and was s4 3eci freln the corps about three weeks ago, p ti t.ed to have deserted, but his body was found outon that ''' ill Alders deserted, canal. The deceased had given he011:184 Just gained .£4 . 50 in a German lottery, and Itt rY Was s uPposed he had met with foul play. show how th e a verdict that there was no evidence to Itaa bathe deceased came by his death. The other inquest veh, body of Captain Marron, of the 63d Regiment, Evicintiged himself in his quarters on Sunday nig • 13%1 lttio 4 1 • given to the -Ce W." effect that the decease d . . had 411c1 the • a ' in his conversation just before tho suicide, kiii.4o4.ll2clllefit was adjourned for the attendance of Airs. SHARE MA RIM T B,—T his Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I raid./ C p, h) ri s ce in . g Mare' Railways. Caledonian Etna Exeter .. Caledonian ... Cambrian • • • Cork and Bandon.... !Cornwall Du u n bliii e Sz rti l l 3elf, , s i t ). J j u u n n c e: E.London, cerip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pn,, Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste, n -Original, I) . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Ilereford Lanc , ishire&Yorkshir Landon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Wyo . . Do. Metrop. I , :x. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., She., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension...., Metropolitan District Do do. do. Do. and St. John'aW'd Mid,and Do. XS) Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby' Mid Kent . (North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. 'Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E puroham. Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 .... Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock DO. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon , outh E, stern Staines, Wok., do Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1, West Cornw til 'OSSE 93 -95 129 30 94 96 13 15 44 5i 68 70 70 72 114 116 39 40 7 8 1281 129 147 143 92 94 581 59 59 61 39 41 34 37 101 03 121 122 b 9 91 08 3G 37 126 126! 93 15 59 59i 136 137 , 2 n 1 3pl 1 98 10 , 124 125 1i If I 93 95 58 5 Business I done. 1281 9 1461 7 61 129 126 i i I 91. i 137 61 / 10* sn 91 1251 41 5 1121 11} P 724 106 i I BRITISH P At►an tic & t. Lawrence Born., Baroda, gu. 5 per cent.. Do. IP dharea Buffalo Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff., Brant, & Go derich 6 p.c. 872-3- ' Calcutta & S. E., lim 'ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. in Kast. Bent.fal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, t. Bonds. Do. do. deterred ... Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred ..• • Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred .. Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. (3 ua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D . Do Great Wt -e. of Canada. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 42 do Do. 4i do . . Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 8 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. Ill.C'da,6pc Istpf.bs. Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub O ., Do.lndus St. Flo, COLONIAL GO VER British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31,1672. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.& Oct 1890-1900 Do. do: 18804 , Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 I Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct. ' 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.( Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 . Do. 188?, Diay 15. Nov. .h Do. 1895, Feb. Aug.. Natal , ;ov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1870 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189.? New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So , tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja ,t July Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITL Cam. Consol. Uold, Chiverton Clif f ord A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradmi East Calm Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy—. G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Herod's Foot .... Hingston Downs - Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley liwyndy Iron Ore, Jim New Se ton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogran North Wheal Crotty Prosper united Pr videnee UnyLdant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. tillogan stray Park Tin Croft 17igra and Ckgan, ihn West Isassett (Iliozan W. Caradon (Loskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Trelawney (Lis. •- 28 111 113 72 73 105 106 37 38 10 II p 124 126 2 26 p 2 26 75 77 11 12 147 149 64 66 112 114 55 57 74 744 8 6 115 150 3 }T 101 103 51 53 ISIONS. 51 60 99 101 id ip 64 61 10 11 75 80 96 98 65 70 100 102 100 101 102 103 40 42 87 89 66 68 57 62 57 59 52 57 46 50 42 46 36 38 34 85 102 103 P t r y 93 100 91 03 16i 14 4} 4 1 82 14 84 66 1 yd 93 100 90 92 86 88 64 66 8 , 82 98 99 98 99 4. 1 98 99 FT SECUR. 93 95 93 96 93 96 79 81 78 SO 101 103 104 106 104 105 101 103 90 92 101 103 106 1.8 IC2 104 103 W 5 103 105 IC4 106 91 101 93 95 92 94 87 89 100 102 84 84 97 99 99} 1000 104 ICO 105 106 9 10 15 17 570 550 / 1 18 20 6 7 46 41 3 36 1 14 126 3 31 5 7 20 21 16 2 36 3C 32 36 3 40 42 51 51 5 7 4 46 2; Itd 40 50 13 15 1 37 39 410 430 2 8 22 9 11 19 20 4 6 3 4 8 10 79 82 190 200 95 1(0 27 30 3 5 2io 23 17 18 PI - Mich:RENCK MHA►I{N;s North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Hail., 80f Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 3 I LINES LEASED AT FIXED 11,10NTALS. South Staffordshire, 86 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco ,11. n.) gua. 7 per cent., 151 1 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), Recite and San Francisca (ltm.), gua. 7 per cent., 13 Sambre and Meuse, gi San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., 16j • - Fl )1C Mi(iN si r :A. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 41 St..lohn del Rey, lim., 52 4 Vaneouver Coal, 21 DOCKS. East and West India, 130 London and St. Katharine, 74 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lira., 55 Alliance, Btu_ 24 Anglo Austrian, 7 Bank of British Columbia, 2'i Bank of Egypt, 321 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 191 European Bank, lira., 111 Imperial Bank, lira., 27/ Imperial Ottoman, 131 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41 4 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 11 pm., 31 London and County, 771 London Joint Stock, 471 London and 11 estminster, 041 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., Midland Bank, lira., 19,1 Union of Australia, 511 2 Union of London. 52 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 3 Berlin Water Works, lim., 11 Ceylon Company, 91 China Steam r hip and Labium Coal Company, 21 City of Moscow Gas, lim , 5} Commercial Union, Insuranae, 71 Credit Fonder and ilobi lier of lin:clan d. 88 1 Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 5) Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 5 41 Electric Telegraph, 139 k Gen. Credit and Finance of Landon. lim..!sk I Imperial Mercantile Credit Am., International Financial society, lim., s}l Joint Stock Discount. lim., 5k 41 London Financial Association. lim., 131 1 M idras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 17 National Discount Company, 161 Or!ental Gas, lim. , 5i Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 19, I Royal Mail Steam, 110 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 12, 1: Upper Assam Tea, lim., The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. lOid. per ounce fbr standard gold, it appears that gold I. about 2-Ittbs per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. p By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4,1 per £1 stcrlin2. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, at about the same price in London and Hamburg. the course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 108 to los} per cent. At these ratesithere is no profit on the importclon of gol from the United Statec SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bartholomew's nomination 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mather's nomination 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Jardine's nomination 25 to 1 agst Mr. R. Jardine's nomination 30 to 1 agst Mr. Brocklobank's nomination LINCOLN HANDICAP. 100 to 8 agst Mephistopheles (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Saccharometer (taken) 100 to 6 agst Pantaloon (taken) 100 to 6 agst Valiant (offered) 25 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 25 to 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken) 30 to 1 agst Twilight (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 6 agst Cortolvin (taken and offered) 18 to 1 agst Creole (offered) 20 to 1 agst Laura (taken) 25 to 1 agst Old Oswestry (taken) 25 to 1 ag-st Innellan (offered) 30 to 1 agst Alcibiades (taken) 30 to 1 agst Balder (taken) 50 to 1 agst Jerry (taken) 50 to 1 agst Ace of Hearts (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 22 to 1 agst Provisor (taken) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken) 30 to 1 agst Fan (taken) 30 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Lord Lyon (offered) 18 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) 20 to 1 agst Jack-in-the-Green (taken) DERBY. 100 to 15 on the field (offered) 500 to 25 agst Auguste (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Strathconan (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Jack-in-the-Green (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Vespasian (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CARMARTHENSHIRE HUNT STEEPLECHASES TUESDAY. The Open Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 1 (to the fund) if declared, with 100 added ; winners extra ; second to save his stake ; over about five miles of the new Flying Course. 38 subs ; 24 declared. Mr. Annesley's Daisy, aged, lOst 51b (Pope) 1 Mr. Wadlow's Roadster, aged, lOst 121 b (W. White) 2 Mr. Somers's Arlescott, aged, lOst 111b...(Rickaby, jun.) 3 Goldfinder, Acrobat, Princess Dagmar, and Freitag also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Goldfinder, 4to 1 each agst Roadster and Arlescott, and sto 1 agst Daisy. Daisy made all the running, and won, after a splendid finish, by a short head ; a length and a half between second and third ; Golfiuder fourth. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 SOTS each, with 40 added ; second to save his stake ; weight for age ; penalties and allowances, &c. Over about three miles of the Old Bank ing Course. Mr. Gwyther's Chance, 5 yrs, 11st 71b (T. Davies) 1 Mr. Powell's Dandy, aged, 12st 101 b (Pope) 2 Mr. Lewis's Aprilis, 4 yrs, 10st 71b (J. Richard) 3 Mr. H. Vaughan's Minstrel, aged, 12st (J. Brace) 0 Betting-6 to 4on Dandy, and 2to 1 agst Chance. Won by two lengths. The Cambrian Stakes (Selling Race) of 3 sovs each. with 30 added. Over about three miles of the Old Banking Course. Mr. Williams's Gaylad, aged, list (X4O) (T. Davies) 1 Mr. Owens's Wings, aged, list (X4O) Mr. Powell's Aunt Sally, aged, 12st (X 100) J. Pope) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Gaylad, and 3to 1 agst Wings. Won in a canter. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866. FEBRUARY. Lincoln 2O MA. Nottingham Spring 27 Croxton Park l6 Northampton 2O Windsor Spring Newcastle Spring 2B Derby Spring 1 Liverpool Spring Warwick Spring Doncaster Lewes Spring Thirsk lO Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring l6 Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O Chester Curragh 24 Epsom Summer l5 Uxbridge 2l Manchester Ascot Summer Liverpool Beverley 2o - Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Curragh 26 Worcester GREAT NORTHERN. Stamford l9 Radcliffe 23 "Winchester 24 Southampton 25 Huntingdon Goodwood 3l THE SUN,' LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBR CARY 7, 1866. Railway and other Companies. The directors of this company have determined to recommend to the proprietors at the general meeting on the 24th inst., a dividend for the half year ending the 31st December last at the rate of £8 15s. per cent. per annum on the original stock of the company, giving for the half year £4 7s. Gd. per cent. on the original stock, £3 per cent. to the B stock, and £5 15s. per cent. to the A stock. Those rates would make the divi lend for the year 1865 £7 2s. Gd. per cent. on the original stock, £6 per cent. on the B stock, and £8 ss. per cent. on the A stock. Ne wmarkot Craven 2 Durham Blackheath dc Woolwich 2 Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 5 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring Ascot Spring 1 Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring Windsor Summer o Newton Hampton 7 Odiham Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chebusford l9 JU: Carlisle Newmarket J uly Pontefract Abingdon Reading Nottingham Down Royal Corp lB - AUG Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham l4 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter 28 Tunbridge 2B Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 3O SEPT] Warwick September 4 CurTagh Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB MBER. Richmond Hendon Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2l Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. OXFORD, Tuesday. A very important change in the Oxford crow has been made since our last notice of this great aquatic event, Mr. Morrell, of Exeter, having been substituted for Mr. `Mason, of Wadham, the latter of whom, although a fine oar, is con sidered too young to row in the boat this year. Mr. George Morrison, of Basildon-park, whose judgment in aquatic matters cannot be overrated, will, it is expected, take charge of the Oxonians during the period of training, which will commence on Wednesday next. The men were eased yesterday, in consequence of some of them being en gaged in the University College sports, but it is expected to-morrow they will continue their breathings over the short course. The floods at present are very high, and the steer ing and counselling the crow are thereby rendered exceed ingly difficult, as the water covers the banks of the river from Riley to Oxford. The following gentlemen constitute the crew at present : R. Raikes, Morton. I W. Freeman, Morton. F. Crowder, Brasenoso. W. W. Wood, University. G. H. Morrell, Exeter. I E. F. Henley, Oriel. F. Willan, E xe t er . I M. Brown, Trinity. The latest betting at Oxford is 2 to 1 agst Cambridge. Since our last notice of the Cambridge crew there have been many changes in the boat, the Hon. J. H. Gordon, S. P. Foster, and A. J. Leavens having retired and given way to Messrs. Andrews, Johnstone, and Griffiths. Mr. King lake, the president, despite the disappointment he must ex perience at finding that several really promising oarsmen are prevented rowing from private reason; is going to work with a praiseworthy will and determination, and there can be but one opinion as to the rowing of the trial crew—it is decidedly better than has been seen on the Cam for some years. The crew at present are : Andrews, St. John's. I J. W. Bourke, Trinity. J. R. Selwyn, Trinity. 1 J. Still, Caius. Johnstone, Magdalene. I H. Watney, St. Joh n ' s . IJ. F. Jerwood, Trinity Hall. W. R. Griffiths, Trinity. R. A. Kinglake, Trinity (cox.) COURSE OF EXCHANGE--Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 1?i. Ditto 3 Months. 12 1./ Rotterdam Antwerp —2 e Brussels Hamburg Paris . Short 25 15 Ditto 3 Months. 25 50 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 1201 Vienna. — 10 60 11 18} 12 2 12 2i 25 55 25 55 13 101 25 221 25 55 25 55 121 Trieste: Petevsburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn 10 62} 291 6 '29 46i 46 25 65 10 65 10 67; 29; 6 29; 46 47 25 0 25 70 25 70 25 72 [an Genoa Naples 25 65 25 65 25 67} A VIOLENT PRISONER.—Joseph Taylor, a ticket of-leave man, was charged at the York police court, on Monday, with stealing a watch. The article, an old fashioned heavy silver watch, was lying upon a table in court. At the conclusion of the evidence of one of the wit nesses, the prisoner seized the watch and threw it at the witness with such force as, had it hit him, would in all pro bability have killed him on the spot. As it was, the wit ness's close proximity to the prisoner saved him, the watch whizzing past within a hair's breadth of his face, then through a pane in the magistrate's room window, into the water of the river Ouse beyond. Two ladies sitting in a recess of the window had a narrow escape. Taylor was handcuffed, and after being committed for trial at the quarter sessions on the charge of stealing the watch, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment With hard lahour for tin RONAUIt upon the witness. MIDLAND. The directors of this company have decided on re commending to the proprietors a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock of the company for the half year ending the 31st Dec. last. CENTRAL ARGENTINE. The second ordinary meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Gracechurch-street---- Mr. J. Hagan in the chair. Mr. Woolcott, the secretary, having read the no tice convening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was take' as read. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the re port, said that the balance sheet to the 31st Dec. showed that£42s,ooo had been called up on the shares, and that a further call of £2 per share had been made on the 15th of January on the 50,000 shares, making together £525,000 called up to the present time, of which only £5,142 was outstanding, and of this amount £3,590 was due on the last call. This showed that their shares were well held. They would have to go on making the calls, as the board was anxious to push on the construction of the works as rapidly as possible. Seventy-two vessels had taken out 30,000 tons of rails to Rosario, and the progress made with laying them was about two miles per week, so that about the end of the summer half the length of the line would be completed. They would have a large instalment of traffic on opening to that point from the adjacent provinces. They had secured the services as general manager of Mr. R. Ogilvie, who had bad considerable railway experi ence, and was otherwise well qualified for that im portant position. The trade at the port of Rosario had greatly increased since the commencement of the railway, which, when completed, would, from its central position, accommodate 11 out of the 14 pro vinces in the Republic, and he thought the railway must therefore be a success. Mr. H. BROCKETT, deputy-chairman, seconded the motion for the adoption of the report, and in doing so congratulated the shareholders on the posi tion of the company and the progress of the works. From late accounts it appeared that 40 miles of line had been completed, and by allowing the same rate of progress he had no doubt that 70 miles in length of permanent way were now completed ; and it was probable that the line would be extended to Frailey Muerto, 124 miles from Rosario, in the course of next summer, when the line would be opened for pas sengers and goods traffic. The materials for 115 miles of permanent way had been shipped, and, he believed, had arrived; and a further quantity of materials for 20 or 30 miles more would shortly be sent out. They continued to receive most favourable accounts as to the construction and prospects of the railway. The Government had given th,ine a large piece of landwith a river frontage of 3,300 feet for the terminal station at Rosario, where vessels could come alongside, and discharge and ship their cargoes close to the rail way. The value of the exports and imports of Rosario had increased from £744,000 in 1864 to £1,026,000 in 1865, showing an inereaae of £281,000. The report was then unanimously adopted. The retiring directors, Mr. E. Johnson, Mr. A. S. Kennard, and Mr. E. W. Nix were re-elected ; and also Mr. R. P. Harding and Mr. W. T. Linford, the retiring auditors. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN to authorise the directors to take the necessary steps to sell, let on lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of the lands, a discussion ensued, in the course of which it was stated that the company had not yet obtained legal possession of the lands from the Government, that the whole would be 900,000 acres, and that Messrs. Brassey and Co., the contractors, would be entitled under the contract to a moiety of those lands, and the company to the other moiety. Lord ABINGER, in seconding the motion respect ing the disposal of the lands, pointed out the way in which he thought the whole business with regard to the lands should be conducted and managed abroad. The motion was adopted, and the directors were authorised to raise £lO,OOO on debentures for de veloping the resources of the lands granted to the company. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. TELEGRAPH TO INDIA (LIMITED). The fifth ordinary general 'meting of this com pany was held yesterday at the office, Moorgate street ; Sir Macdonald Stephenson in the chair. Mr. Mayo, the Secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said they had met solely to sanc tion the payment of a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, out of the half year's revenue from their Egyptian land line. The directors had availed themselves of the opportunity of reassuring the shareholders that their exertions would not be slackened to accomplish, as they con fidently expected they would eventually, the great object of the undertaking to connect this country by an independent line with India, and in doing so, to take care that the shareholders' interests were pro tected, and their individual wishes consulted. The di rectors had been encouraged and confirmed in their policy by the assurance of high mercantile authorities of its soundness and of the support it would un doubtedly receive at their hands when the time arrived for a renewed effort to be made, with all the advan tage which past experience had furnished for their guidance. Like steam navigation, and railways, sub marine telegraphs must pass through their several phases, and it was fortunate that among the many eminent men connected with those works, as en gineers, electricians, and manufacturers, there existed a resolute determination that in this respect at least England should not abandon her post in the van of civilisation and commercial enterprise. He then moved that the report and statement of accounts be approved and adopted, and that a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, for the half year ending on the 31st of December be paid on the 15th instant. Mr. BLYTII seconded the motion. Mr. Small complained that the shares were at a discount, and that they would be greatly improved in value if steps were taken to reduce the nominal value of the shares from £2 to £1 each. Mr. BILLINGS said the directors had had a great received nothing, and h d e e al wished of wo to know fwhether some remuneration could not be voted to them out of thei r f un d s . o r which The motion was then carried u nan i mous ly. The CHAIRMAN said, with reference to the sug gestions of Mr. Smith, the directors had consulted Messrs. Freshfields, their solicitors, who told them that the objections to these suggestions were so great that they could not recommend the directors to adopt that course. He thought that before the next meet ing the directors would be in a position to give them some information as to what should be done. The retiring directors, Mr. F. C. Gaussen, Mr. J. F. Leith, and Mr. C. L. Peel were re-elected ; and also Mr. J. A. Franklin, the re ti r i ng au dit or , voting him 15 guineas for past services. Mr. SMITH proposed a resolution to carry out his views, which was seconded, but aftersome explana tions the motion was withdrawn, and the proceed ings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chair man and directors. THE CATTLE PLAGUE.---At the meeting of Con vocation to-day, the Archbishop of Canterbury stated that he had received a letter from the Home Secretary, declin ing to fix a day of national humiliation for the cattle plague. THEFT BY A MAIL GUARD. —At the High Court of Justiciary on Monday, Henry Orphoot Swanston, the mail guard who was apprehended in October last for the theft of letters containing money and stamps, while in the execution of his duty on the Caledonian Railway, was, on pleading guilty to several of the charges agaiust sen tenced to Aye year penal kervitude. UST. 1421 i 3 422 `,2 3; ITIES. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT The official announcement that her Most Gracious Majesty would yesterday open the hineteenthParlia ment of the United Kingdom, and the seventh of her reign in person, drew forth an immense at tendance of her loyal and loving subjects, who flocked from all quarters of the me tropolis to obtain a glimpse of her Majesty as she proceeded from Buckingham Palace to the Parliamentary Palace at Westminster. The centre mall in St. James's Park was lined on either side by spectators three or four deep, and the steps of the York Column presented a very novel appearance, as they were entirely occupied by sight-seers. _ _ In Whitehall and Parliament-street the spec tators were not confined to the streets—large gal leries in many places erected in front cf the various balconies were filled principally by ladies. A few minutes before one a squadron of the Life Guards took possession of the line of route, and from that hour until a short time previous to the royal carriages leaving Buckingham Palace, the chariots of the nobility, their occupants being ele gantly dressed, continued to pass on their way to the House of Peers. Her Majesty throughout the entire length of the journey was enthusiastically received with waving of hats and handkerchiefs and vociferous cheering. HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY. Even by one o'clock the interior of the House looked magnificently. While in the great court yard outside, under the shadow of the equestrian statue of Richard of the Lion-Heart, the gold-coated band of the Horse Guards—trumpet, drum, fife, bugle, all mounted—defiled into the open space to the sound of martial music. Within the House of Lords the Peers and Peeresses had already assem bled in great numbers both in the body of the house and in the galleries on either hand. The Premier (Earl Russell), the Minister of War, the Earl de Grey and Ripon, the Lord Privy Seal, the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Shrews bury and Talbot, Earl Wicklow, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Cardigan, Lord Taunton, Marquis of Westmeath, Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Sutherland, the Earl of Dudley and Ward. Fifteen Judges,wigged, robed, and ermined, clus tered about and around the woolsack. Vieing with the Peers' robes of scarlet and ermine were the gorgeous colours of the silks, and satins, and moire antiques, of white, lilac, mauve, violet, blue, pink, green, nearly all the colours of the rainbow, worn by the array of Peeresses. The effect was that of a moving, fluttering parterre of flowers, or like the fluc tuating patterns of a kaleidoscope. The Ambassadors were there in full splendour—one blaze of orders and ribands. Conspicuous amongst them, with scarlet fez, the Turkish Minister, M. Musurus ; in his white uniform, the Austrian Minister, the Count Apponyi ; with the red ribbon of the Legion of Honour, the French Ambassador, the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne. At half-past one prayers were solemnly and most impressively said by the Lord Bishop of Ely—the whole assembly hushed and many kneeling. Upon the bench of Bishops we recognised, as matter of course, besides the Bishop of Ely, the familiar presence of the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of London. Carelessly and artistically placed upon the throne —littered across it in many a graceful fold—were the royal robes of the Sovereign. At twenty minutes to two o'clock their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales entered the House," the Prince taking his place at the head of the front bench of Peers on the Opposition side of the house —the Princess being seated on the Woolsack dos-a-dos to the Lord Chancellor, vis-a-vis to the throne. Shortly afterwards the Earl of Derby, entering the house, held a few moments' animated conversation with her Royal Highness. The Prince of Wales, under his, Peer's robes, wore the uniform of a General of Forces, as did his Royal Highness tke Duke of Cambridge, who was for some time iu conversation with the Princess of Wales. Exactly at 2 o'clock, punctually to the hour, there was a successive hush and stir of expectation —the principal officials leaving the house to take part in the royal procession. An interval of a few moments having elapsed, the doors to the right hand of the throne were flung open in breathless silence —no sound of cannon or blast of silver trumpet announcing the advent of the Sovereign. Dressed simply but richly in black moire antique, wearing diamonds upon the bosom, and tiara-like upon her Marie-Stuart cap, from which depended a flowing white lace veil that fell in ample folds upon her shoulders, her Majesty took her seat upon the throne. The assembly having been authorised, in the name of her Majesty, by the Lord Chancellor, there was a pause until—as usual like unruly schoolboys—the Commons of England, headed by the Speaker, and ushered by the Black Rod, hustled each other to the bar. The Chancellor then standing at the right hand of the throne read aloud the Queen's Speech, for once a Speech from near and NOT a Speech from the Throne. [The Speech will be found in another column.] The pro ceedings then terminated by the rapid filing out of the royal processicn. The Queen's voice was not for an instant audible from her Majesty's entrance to her exit. On her Majesty's descent from the throne the Queen saluted with a kiss her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales—his Royal Highness the Prince offering the like mark of homage and affection to his Royal mother as her Majesty ap proached the threshold to take her departure. Their lordships then adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at half-past 4 o'clock for the purpose of swearing in members, and several took the oaths. THE ABYSSINIAN PRISONERS. Lord CHELMSFORD gave notice that on an early day he would draw the attention of the house to this subject, and would ask for the production of all the documents in possession of the Govern ment in reference to the subject. What he wished to know particularly was what were the steps which had been adopted by the Government for the liberation of the captives. The Earl of CLARENb ON thanked the noble and learned lord for having given notice of his in tention to bring this subject before the house. By 5 o'clock, the hour when the regular business commences, the house was crowded on both sides by lay members, and there was an unusually large attendance of right rev. prelates, while several Peeresses were also present. ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY IN REPLY TO THE ROYAL SPEECH. The LORD CHANCELLOR having read the Queen's Speech, The Marquis of NORMANBY rose to move an humble address to her Majesty in reply to her most gracious Speech. He congratulated the house on the circumstance of her Majesty's reappearance in public, which was a source of satisfaction to their lordships and joy to her subjects at large, who were always anxious of the oppor tunity of testifying their loyalty and affec tion to her Majesty's person and the Royal family. (Hear, hear.) Their lordships had heard of the approaching marriage of the Princess Helena to a prince who was well calculated to secure her happiness, while the union would not deprive her Majesty of the society of her beloved daughter. In allusion to the regret ex pressed by her Majesty at the death of her illus trious relative, the King of the Belgians, whose advice had been of so much importance to the Crown in cases of emergency, he said he was sure that in that expression of regret they would deeply sympathise. He next adverted• to the late Lord Palmerston, by whose death, he said, the country had lost an eminent statesman, and the House of Commons an old and a valuable member. Able in counsel, wise in debate, and with a knowledge of his fellow-countrymen seldom attained, that statesman , enjoyed a popularity seldom equalled and never exceeded. As regarded America it was most gratifying to know that the civil war which had devastated the country for four years was now terminated, and that its discontinuance was hallowed by the entire extinction of olayery in that important portion of he world. He expressed a hope that the relations between this country and the United States would continue on a permanent basis. He congratulated the house on the treaty concluded with the Emperor of Austria and our friendly relations with foreign Powers. The outbreak in Jamaica was a matter to be deplored, but under the circumstances the Government had adopted the best course that was open to them by the appointment of a commission com posed of members whose character was a guarantee of the manner in which they would dis charge their duty,and whose appointment must give satisfaction to the country. He did believe that there was a deeply-rooted and widely-organised conspiracy amongst. the native population in Ja maica against the white population, and that the Governor acted wisely. He adverted to the other points in the Royal Speech. Lord MORLEY, in seconding the motion for the Address, paid an eloquent tribute to the memory of the late venerable Premier, and, above all, dwelt upon the heartfelt gratification with which the country hailed the cessation of the civil war in America, and which now allowed one of the greatest branches of the Anglo-Saxon race to peacefully de velope their almost boundless resources and cement the perfect freedom of their institutions. While de clining to express a definite opinion on the recent events in Jamaica, he still could not help regretting that a numerous class in this country had, on the most insufficient evidence, prejudged the whole question, and, without waiting for his defence, vir tually condemned Governor Eyre. He was not in clined to treat the Fenian conspiracy either with contempt or alarm, and the attitude of all the re spectable classes in the sister country was calculated to inspire the well-wishers of Ireland with every ground of reasonable hope for its future. After a brief allusion to the necessity of a well-considered Reform Bill, and an urgent appeal to their Lord ships to adopt most stringent measures for stamping out the cattle plague, his Lordship concluded by seconding the Address. The Duke of RUTLAND wished strongly to call the attention of their Lordships to the last portion of her Majesty's Speech, which referred to the cattle plague. All that was yet known about that terrible disease was that they had no remedy for it, and that the only chance was trying prevention, for trying a cure seemed hopeless. He contended that the Government had full information of the approach of the rinderpest, and also of its dreadful nature, yet they took no steps against its coming here, nor had they taken any proper precautions since it had come. Even at this late hour, however, it might not be too late to induce her Majesty's Government to wake from their slumbers, and, by utterly prohibit ing the movement of cattle, either stop its spread, or at least confine and limit its ravages to places already infected. The Duke of RICHMOND also condemned the supineness of the Government in the same matter, and showed by the Report of the Royal Commis sion that the Government were aware that the plague was steadily coming as far back as 1859. Since it broke out in the country, Professor Symonds thought that the Orders in Council had tended to spread the disease more rapidly than it would have naturally progressed had it been left alone. Lord FEVERSHAM blamed the Government in very severe terms for not having taken a more de cided course in dealing with the cattle plague. It wasa grave national question, and he felt bound to move a resolution declaring that it was the duty of the Government to assume the responsibility of en forcing uniformity of action onthe subject through out the country. Lord ESSEX heartily agreed with what had been said by the previous speaker, and called upon the Government to say what they were prepared to do in the matter. Lord WINCHILSEA thought the plague was due to the introduction of cattle from abroad without proper precautions, and in a lively speech maintained that the Government had mismanaged the matter. Lord GRANVILLE vindicated the course taken by the Government. Did any one mean to say that it was possible as early as last July to stop both the importation and traffic of cattle ? It was not until late in July that the existence of the rinderpest was known in this country. From that date the Govern ment and the Home-office took the most stringent precautions to prevent the spread of the disease, and every step they took was heartily approved by the late Lord Palmerston, who, up to within one week of his lamented death, employed all ;the energies of his active mind in considering various schemes and measures to avert the spread of the calamity with which they were threatened. The example of foreign Governments had been held up to her Majesty's Mi nisters, but Austria had utterly failed in stamping out the disease. Prussia, it was true, succeeded, and so had France, but under the Constitution under which we lived no Government or body of Ministers had the power which was exercised individually by the Emperor of the French or the King of Prussia. With regard to the course which the Government intended to pursue, he might state that at the earliest period they meant to bring in a bill which he thought would meet all the requirements of the case as to the traffic in cattle, though, of course, he did not feel at liberty to anticipate the disclosure of the enactments it was intended to propose. Lord CARNARVON thought that the defence of the Government was worthless. If they lacked constitutional powers to enforce such rules as might have checked the course of the disease, they should have called Parliament together to apply for them. Instead of that, however, Parliament had been called later this year than it had been assembled for many years before. The cattle plague was the greatest national calamity which had fallen on the country for years, and the Government had done absolutely nothing to check or mitigate it. Lord ABERCORN censured the Government for flat having acted earlier, and with more rigour, against the Fenian conspirators. He thought that the undue leniency shown to some who had recently been tried, but who had previously been convicted of sedition years ago and pardoned, was one among the many causes which had raised such a crop of conspirators as now seemed spread throughout the lower classes of Ireland. Lord GREY, reverting again to the subject of the cattle plague, strongly blamed the Government for their extraordinary laxity in not having taken greater precautions than they had done against its spread. When they saw, as they soon could have seen, that there was no cure to be depended on but prevention, they had ample powers to have placed such restrictions on the traffic and sale of cattle as might, if done two months ago, have averted the dreadful evil which was beyond all doubt becoming worse with the lapse of every day. He felt it his duty to say that both the want of judgment and the want of vigour displayed by the Government had laid them open to the severest censure. With regard to the proposed Reform Bill, he confessed he had been much alarmed at the rumours that Lord Russell had been induenced and guided by the advice of a distinguished member of the House of Commons. If the changes which that hon. member in his speech at Rochdale enumerated as necessary, and as stepping stones to others still more radical, were ever submitted to Parliament and the country, he was confident they would be scouted by both alike. If the proposed reform merely meant a reduction of a the franchise , a nd no other chan g e, it would be a sham and delusion , unless it was only meant - lever with which hereafter to effect other and more dangerous changes. The Duke of ARGYLL wished to recall the at tention of the house to the real question before it, which was that of the cattle plague. The Govern ment, he maintained, had been rather ahead of pub lic opinion than behind it in their adoption of pre ventive measures. They had certainly gone nearer to a uniformity of action than those who now sought to censure them, each of whom came forward with a different plan, and each of whom seemed to think that the local laws which answered well in their • • -- -- --- own counties wo u ld b e equally applicable to — all England. The Earl of DERBY—My lords, I can scarcely hope to see the practice adopted here which prevails in some neigh bouring countries, of considering an Address in answer to a Speech from the Throne paragraph by paragraph ; but it must be admitted that, according to the practice we pur sue, it is extremely difficult to enter on a fair discussion of the topics introduced in the Speech. Their multitude and variety render the diecuesion of each &mot TleCeo6arily - fragmentary. One noble lord takes up one, another die cusses another, and it is impossible to do justice to any in the sort of preliminary discussion which takes place on the Address in answer to the Speech from the Throne. In point of fact, one of the main objects answered by the two documents—the Speech and Address—is the opportu nity they afford to Parliament and the people of hearing what has been done during the recess. They serve, also, to give intimation of the particular measures which it is the intention of the Government to introduce, and, on the other hand, the Government have an opportunity of hear ing from various sides of the house what portions of their past conduct are likely to meet with animadversion, and, perhaps, censure and, of course, with regard to other por tions, what are likely to be approved by the country or Parliament. There is one other object answered by the Speech and the Address in answer to it, and that is, it af fords an opportunity for the younger members of your lordships' house to make a trial of their strength, to make their first Parliamentary effort, and holding out the pro mise of future success or failure. I have now, my lords, been a member of your lordships' house for more than 22 years, and I must say, without the slightest flattery to the two noble lords who moved and seconded the Ad dress, that I never heard an Address moved and seconded with greater ability and greater promise than by the noble marquis and the noble earl. (Hear, hear.) I may be permitted more especially to congratulate the noble earl on the singularly clear, lucid, straightforward man ner in which he dealt with the subject (hear), upon the good taste by which all his observations were charac terised, and more especially the becoming modesty with which they were delivered (hear hear), leading us to hope that we may often have the opportunity of hearing him express his sentiments as ono of the most promising young members of your lordships' house. (Hear, hear.) At an earlier period of the evening, and if your lordships had been less occupied, I might, perhaps, have commented at some length on a Speech of more than usual length, and dealing with more than the usual number of subjects; buten many of them we are promised papers, and any attempt to discuss them in the absence of those papers would be neces sarily very imperfect. There are topics again on which there will be no difference of opinion. There will be no difference of opinion as to the sincere congratulations we offer to her Majesty on the approaching marriage of the Princess Helena, or on any matter which nearly concerns and interests her Majesty. lam quite sure your lordships will all be prepared to join her Majesty in the hope that this union may be prosperous and happy. There will be no difference of opi nion as to the grief we feel for the death of her Majesty's illustrious relative the late King of the Belgians—that wise and sagacious monarch, who by his firmness and ability united rival parties in the State, and led them by a feeling of common patriotism to the determination to preserve their independence, and whose wisdom extended the in fluence of that country far beyond its territorial limits, and produced no inconsiderable effect on the whole general policy of Europe. (Hear.) The loss of such a man was a general calamity, and I only hope that his successor will be animated by his example, and prove that he partakes of his firmness and intelligence. (Hear.) It also appears that " her Majesty's relations with foreign Powers are friendly and satisfactory." We are bound to believe that because we are informed of it both by her Majesty and the Govern ment of France. With regard to the meeting of the fleets of England and France, I think it very possible that it may haie produced a friendly feeling among the officers of the two countries, and that these complimentary visits are not without use ; but I am at a loss to understand how the complimentary visit of our fleets from Portsmouth to Cherbourg, and the visit of the French fleet from Cher bourg to Portsmouth, could " prove to the world their friendly concert in the promotion of peace." (Laughter.) All must rejoice that after four years of bloody warfare the sanguinary struggle is put an end to in the now United States, and I concur in that paragraph in the Address which commends the wise and prudent manner in which the ravages of war are sought to be repaired. That paragraph must more particularly apply to the conduct individually pursued by the President, who appears to be honestly seeking after the best mode of restoring the union of his country by a con ciliatory and forbearing policy, and it is to the interest of the United States and of the world that in the wise and benevolent exercise of his authority he may not find himself swamped and overborne by violent passions not yet sub sided, and by the tyranny of a majority which appears to exercise a baneful influence in the Congress. (Cheers.) The abolition of slavery must undoubtedly be a subject of con gratulation, but I fear the abolition may be attended with very severe sufferings in consequence of the idleness and privations of the emancipated negroes, who have little knowledge as yet of the duties imposed upon them as free men, who take exaggerated views of the rights acquired by freedom, and who are likely to prove a source of consider able danger both to the States to which they belong and to the Government of the United States. I hope these feelings will subside, and that better knowledge will lead to more favourable results. At present, though the great object of the extinction of slavery is attained, yet it is attained through the medium of severe suffering and at the risk of no inconsiderable danger. (Hear.) I shall not offer any comment on the correspondence, not yet officially before the house, between the English Government and the United States with respect to injuries inflicted on American com merce by cruisers under the Confederate flag; but I must say that as far as I have seen - the correspondence has been conducted in a courteous, liberal, and honourable spirit, and I concur in the arguments by which the noble earl opposite supported the cause of this country, and the course pursued by the Government. (Hoar.) I will not say a word on the subject of Brazil, the war between Spain and Chili, or the transactions in Japan. I shall rejoice to find that the, treaties entered into will be productive of the very great commercial advantages which the noble earl seems to anticipate. It is singular, however, that those persons who are now so ready to invite commercial treaties with France and also with Austria are the very men who for years and years were denouncing the whole system of com mercial treaties, and proclaiming tb at we had only to con sult what was best for our interest without considering what other countries could give us in return. (Cheers.) That system is abandoned, but rather late, and only when we had nothing to offer to other countries in return. Cer tainly there must be a very moderate appreciation of the benefits of free trade, if this country is to receive Austrian goods at a very low or nominal duty, while our goods are to _pay in Austria 25 per cent., and, after a period, 20 per cent. However, the step is in the right direction, and though we do not get on so far as we wish, I suppose wo must be thankful for small mercies. I agree with the noble earl who seconded the Address, that any expression of opinion would now be premature and improper with re , gard to the deplorable events which have taken place in the colony of Jamaica, although, unfortunately, a portion of the Press of this country has taken on itself to prejudge the question, in the absence of any sufficient information. (Hear, hear.) I am not pretending to say whether Mr. Eyre was justified in the measures of severity which he felt called on to carry into effect. Mr. Eyre's previous charac ter does not lead one to suppose that he would lose his head from sudden infirmity, and if there is one point more prominent in his character than another it is, that in all cases where there was a mixture of races, he stood forward as the advocate and protector. of the inferior race . (Cheers.) It is unlikely that a man of this descrip tion and character, who has had experience of colonial life, should have been so entirely misled as, without foun dation, to believe that a dangerous rebellion was orga nised over the whole of the colony, which broke out in one district, and which, by the admission of the Colo nial Secretary, was put a stop to by the vigour with which the authorities acted in Jamaica. The whole ques tion will turn on what was really the state of the colony. Was there in reality fair ground for the belief that a rebel lion was about to break out, when rigorous measures would be measures of real mercy, though attended with loss of life ? (Hear, hear.) But I pronounce no opinion on this subject. The Government ought to have the reports of Mr. Eyre He fromtimmeestt have toldotimewi ththreesmpecwthat hto the estteof the island. apprehended, and what was the opinion of the whole white population. We know, indeed, that the whole white population—they might have been under a delusion—but we know that they o n must thinky that it has Eyrewere saved a inni m t o h u e 1 0 1 l theny f (Hear, is h measureseahear.) . T Mh They may have been all wrong. I do not saytheyw etroefonnuot, and I want to receive the fu llest inform ation; but with re s p ec t to the course pursued by t he Govern th m tah e t n e competentt;of Ja di Governor sa expressth a t is been a a n mutter opinion,either j o u n : w t ao h nr i d c h gla l mn eaermeotafeusalyly to Ja maica. (Cheers.) The position of the Government has been one of serious responsibility and great danger; and at the ;moment when he believed that he had rendered great services to the country, the course pursued of depos ing and degrading him makes it too painfully evident that the Government have lost their best leg. (Hear, hear.) Such a course would never have been pursued by Lord Pal merston. We have his own recorded sentiments as to the duty of the Government towards their subordinates, and if Lord Palmerston committed any error at all it was that of going into the opposite extreme, and, rightly or wrongly, feeling it his duty to defend the conduct of those who acted under him. I saw the other day in a newspaper which was sent to me a quotation from a speech delivered by Lord Pal merston when the question was under discussion whether or not Sir John Bowring had precipitated us into an un just war with China; and I recommend the noble lord's words to the serious consideration of the Government. "It is not enough," said Lord Palmerston,_ "to support the representative of the Crown when we are satis fied that he is right. Even if we believe be took an unwise eodu'Eng course we will not desert him so long as we are satisfied that he acted honestly, and with a conscientious desire to do his duty to the country. The moment your policy takes a different direction you cease to deserve the confidence of and th t o o ug eall h t o h n e doubtlesshonourable you men. wi11, theym ay will et not e o pbl be high-minded to g b s serve you, they were, lish gentlemen, such as it is necessary to have at the head of affairs in the great colonies and dependencies of this country." (Cheers.) I am far from denying that the state ments f t h Government imperfect did r ewhichrender it thei v r d e oty received, o Gover nor Eyre for an explanation on those points in respect to which he appeared to have exceeded the 1 _ . .. aw. But I do think that to send for a Governor from another colony—l am sorry to say I am afraid contrary to the original inten tion of the Government, whatever the reasons may be which _._ '~`. 11; ch ar, la id, ie.. Ii; lad ,i3t og of lie e ea 100 at 20 100 100 100 all 100 100 "ME.) 190 100 100 1i 0 100 100 In, 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 3f 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 00 i 37i 9 102} f 13/ 14 102} 105;