The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-22 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The directors of the Bank of England have not la ade any alteration in the rate of discount. There 18 a good demand for accommodation, owing to bills which were held in reserve in ease lower rates should prevail being now brought forward. The supply of ea Pital, ho wever , i s no t so l arge as y es t er d a y, an d 5 $ and 6 per cent. are the current quotations for Lae best bills. The gold sent into the Bank yesterday repre- Be ated £21,000. FrThe Stock Exchange Committee have appointed i dY, the 23d inst., a special settling day in the se llP of the Chilian 6 per Cent. Government Loan, which is to be marked as partly and fully paid up. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up ° this date, are in round figures as under:— Great Great We s t ern Western Routh Western •• • Illightott Itidj gouthau d 1866. £67,246 ... 104,687 ... 21,350 36.522 50,148 1865. £64,245 99,178 22,031 15,529 45,757 q r Eastern ... 19,025 19,266 Lett Northern ... 35,668 35,422 ea shire and Yorkshire ... 41,726 36,302 )rifitol and Exeter ... ... 5,826 5,776 Ch„ , Eastern ... 64,264 60,395 4,..enester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 19,810 17,506 Logat Eastern ... 31,271 30,280 ~.,4 401 1, Chatham, and Dover ... 7,821 6,844 l'he ordinary general meeting of the Credit Fon- Z g l* and Mobilier of England (Limited) will be held t the Loudon Tavern, Bisphopsgate-street, on W ednesday, the 25th of April, at 12 o'clock noon r r eesely, for the purpose of receiving the directors' auditors' report and balance sheet, and for de 64ring a dividend. The transfer books of the tk °lll Pany will be closed from 4 p.m. on Wednesday, 14 e 1 8th of April, until 10 a.m. on Friday, the 27th Two o'CLocx. ceording to Reuter's telegram the French Flat, tore Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 37c. Flat le kore ac ti v it y h as preva il e d i n th e E ng li s h St oc k arket t o -d ay , and an advance has been made of i l Per cent. in Consols, which are now quoted 86i 87 " n loney, and 871 for the account. In the other ma rkets, however, sales continue to predominate, d lower valves are generally current. The New frees and Reduced Annuities are quoted at 84,i ; I(:) ellequer Bills, 4s. 3s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1021 102 ; .", t ° 4 per Cent. Debentures, 1011 1. itl r °reign Stocks show weakness, and a decline i t Prices has in most cases been established. r kisii 5 per Cents. are 371 ; Mexican, 21k 2 .1 i ) ditto New, 194 201 ; Greek, 14i 4 ; Spanish ti a l 4 %ive, 27i ; Certificates, 161 1 ; Italian, 601 1 ; br , e Confederate Loan, 6 7; Brazilian Scrip, 21 1 Chilian Scrip, 2 1 ; Egyptian Railway 4 n) 14 prem. ; and the New Egyptian Scrip, Prem. United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 71 4 ; Eri e Shares, 541 4 ; and Illinois, 791 Il tlxineas in the Railway Share Market has been Grestricted ; prices, however, are a shade firmer. uth Eastern, Metropolitan, Great Western, and 'teat Eastern, have each advanced ss. , e 2he Foreign and Colonial lines remain without - Inge of importance. ' s ank and Miscellaneous Shares generally sustain 3 aer values. Alliance are dealt in at 271 4 ; ilt7rtered of India, Austaalia, and China at 26; 1 7 n don and Brighton at 45 ; Union of Ireland at ett i London Financial at 81 9 ; National Dis eat Co. at 124 13 ; General Credit at 31; and erend, Gurney, and Co., at 1711. The bonds of the i t .the loan o f hi s Royal Highness, Ismael Pasha, leeroy of Egypt, are quoted 4 to 1 Fern. !BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. i 4:IO VERNMENT FUNDS. D r Cent. Consols 11 ,Der t April 5 • Account, ... r e ,: Cent. Reduced B4l_ Ist,' 3 per Cent 4 B4l -1 1 4 Z o l per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 44 4 • per Ceut. Jan. 1873 D c ities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 -- 0 . for 30 yrs, axpire sth April, 18 85 — ° (11d Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — March. June. 4cli equer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 3 4 tio. £5OO ILDo • £lOO and £2OO -4(4 b.h., 01 England Stock, 5 per Cent I Z 4 1 •1 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 4-44 Stock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 - D„ • 1 ) , - ., per Cent. July, 1870 13 - % per Cent., Oct. 1888 6 ° . Certificates — b ° • Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent b ° ' 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 °' 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 ~ — ,11 4pe Cent Aug. 1866 ~ r b u • 13 onds, £l,OOO °- ende r £l,OOO 4,, II'OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. s b.. entine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm k i .7s,i!Ln Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — ' ll l an 5 per Cent --°' 4 1 Per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 D— o Account 734 4 4 xd 11,2. Scrip, £35 paid - ` ll os Ayres 6 per Cent D . Account b° £1(0 Bonds — t, _° 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ipall 6 per Cent „,. Scrip, £25 paid , 2 pm Ni °' q per Cent Vaal:nal:l 6 per Cent. b $ a, per Cent. 1 : 14--e u 3 per Cent., 1825 41111bian Principalities % ))0 Account — ll kdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — e . 2 Provisional Land Warrant — llPLian 7 per Cent . 1 - 1 C 4 3 Second Issue — * 4O .£lOO Bonds. 93 2 3 21 IDo. 1864 921 14 1 /0 £lOO Bowls 93 4 O. Government Railway Debentures — D o _ ti, ~.. 420 paid jj e _' 5 per Cents., 1821-5, ex Coupons ~,°- Account t 4 °. Coupons it lit:Tornio 5 per Cent. 4-11 5 per Cent, 1865 D o Account 771 1 kr. li 3 aremmana Railway 6O O. per Cent 0. Account 1) Do 1864 — 1 e 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — 410Utevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid 4 °°r ieh Imperial 5 per Cent e,,lr Granada l4 „"• - ' 0 2 per Cent — "a h ° Deferred b 4 " O Land Warrants (Hectares) DOO ,per Cent, 1864 — P,,„ Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — I , l '" o rian 5 per Cent., 1865 D • Account 6 ° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — A b ° 4 1 per Cent., 1862 , 4 °. ccount -- ri l lgile 3 per Cent., 1853 bO4 per Cen t., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 451 4,,_ Account — ran. 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BB j ° lt Per Cent. 1850 , — jp - % per Cent., 1860 e 3 pea Cent. 1859 D ° 5 per Cent. 1862 9O ha 5 per Cent. 1864 93 tiian 5 per Cent — Dleh 3 per Cent DAccount ° N ew Deferred — 0 0 Account ~,0 Passive t u 0 Account 2 74 1 1 1 N ip tli sh Cert. of Coup not funded — fi v „ -- Ilecount l6l 1 13'ush 4 per Cent. — T 1 ,. ° ; 4 1 4 per Cent. 1864 14 - ' BU 6 Cent. 1854 — 1) ° Ace Per t b oun_ too Lpo co r u e n e t nt. 1858 664 7 D ° £lOO Bonds 3 per Cent. 1862 b° Account 6Bl 1 8 0 £ l OOO O Bonds 691 8191 9 4 b a r Cent.,1863 — D.E. Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — 0 Account V e . 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed — .ljezela 3 r Cent. — tato account ° 6 per 1862 — •k'c. Account C on t. , D O' 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. 4 4 , 4 k i„, l4 n, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 4,tiVa, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. - 'e4 * ~ Cent., Ex. 12 Guil D o I - r e _ P i .,, L er Cent. Certificates lt a i l i te- a Itentes 3 per Cent. h al l 5 per Cent 1861, Ex. 25f. 4-'0 Account, " ety, THREE O'CLOCK. LLsols for money U 0 Account B7 SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share; Railways. I p a i d. l Cgin e. g I Budsoinneess lir Ibtol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian • • • • Cork and 8and0n...... Corn wall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b,Junc NI London, Certi vu 92 131 32 63 67 13 15 5 7 87 70 70 72 Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 118 12) 30 40 6 7 30j d 30f Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock .. Do. B stock 122 121 118 140 1231 39 81 Do. i\ew, is. at 25 per Gt S,_ and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Original 1) S. VAI gua. 8? 01 69 60 52 4 i i i Do. South Wales'-.'. Do. W. Al id.— Oxtord 53 60 40 12 34 36 ,01 02 120 , 12, 86 88 91 90 37 39 43 '5 lzo :22 9z /3 63 61 132 IZ4 2j 1 lit 96 98 Do. Newßort. Do. He eford Lane t shire &Yorkshire Landon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Won., Chat., and Dovcr Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western ILon. & South Western Man., Shet., it Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New 05 :58 7/ 12 }2o}l} (21 / 13 f 3 Do. Extension rtletropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share 123 123 i 9z d 4 , Do, Birmin & Derby vi id Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.IN •E purchase. Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... 8 CO 8 30 109 110 71 72 109 110 Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 18135 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C,ntral 35 57 10 11 1,, 122 125 1f 2P tj 2p 74 76 10 12 150 152 68 70 112 114 Scot. N. E Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. stick Shropshire Union South Devon ,ouch E,stern 5t 63 73 74 8 9 140 143 italnes, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale or Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornwall 3 4 I', 100 102 51 53 BRITISH I'OSSESbION:,. lAttantio Az St. Lawrence rßom., Baroda.,. Cen. In. 5, 40 IC2 103 P iP 6, 7 , 10 11 gu..5 per Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preferenceßuff.,Brant, & Goderlchj 6 p.c. .87-3- Calcutta & B. E., lirn ,;ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben, , al, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canads Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. Id Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. t o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 4i per cent Do Great NV, s. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6p. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 53 do. pay. 1877-8- 1 Indian Branch, limited ) Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 4i do 76 60 96 98 65 70 100 102 101 102 102 104 33 35 88 90 65 6 7 60 6 3 59 6 50 55 45 4 9 42 4 5 32 3 4 70 5 4 109 1 ' 1h 2 i . 2 p Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Cor. B p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Say N. Ea C'da,6pc Istpf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub....l g z .t Do.lndus St Flo C 4 98 71 12n i 110 9; 10 7f& 110 99 100 91 93 16 17 31 3} 84 96 86 :8 1 4u 100 10 9 1)3 87 89 BL et 8' 82 99 100 98 99 97 99 I'D LONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1372 100 - Can.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja.& J uly 1877-34 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l'.o 92 s 4 - Do. sp. C. Mar. & Sept 100 92 94 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 7 s 80 - Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 78 0 - Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 104 Do.Ap1.&001, 1890-1900 100 105 107 1021 - Do. do; 1580-9 100 105 107 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9; 100 112 114 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1100 lOO 90 32 - Ceylon, Nov. 1863, 6 p.t 100 1( 2 104 - Do. 1878, do. 100 106 1 8 - Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1.78 - Do. 1882, May .5, Nov. • r 10 104 1(.6 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Atm_ 100 1. 2 101 - Natal ‘4ov. o per cent l'C/3 100 102 - N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.&.1u1) 100 93 05 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186 lOO - - - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1871 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189 lOO 871 884 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 9t 95 - Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sc , tia Gcv. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 l9O c 8 100 9 ; - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 98 100 984 - 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1858-9 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards l4O 1125 107 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1061 1076 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Cold, lira 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O 15 17 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 560 58) - Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 - East Bassett (Illogan) 294 18 20 - East Caradon 2.14.6 8 9 81 - East Carn Brea 34 34 41 - East Grenville 2 . 14 .0 31 4 - East Gunuislake 8.3.6 * - East Loved 3.9.0 7 9 - E. WI Russell (Tavlstk 10.8. 3 31 - Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Great L ixey, limited all 20 21 .01 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 11 2 - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 39 - G. Wheal Vor (Heist .1.. 40 26 28 - Grenville 8.18.0 31 st - Herod's Foot .... 8.10.0 33 40 - Hingston. Downs 5.10.6 46 5 - Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 6 Slarke Valley 4.10.6 4 44 4 Nl.wyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 24 16d - New Se ton - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 1.4.0 1 North Wheal Crotty - Prosper United 7.1.6 , - Pr evidence UnyLsant 10.6.7 32 34 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 390 410 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 2 11 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park 35.15.6 9 11 - Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 4 6 - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Ltakeard 9 8 10 - West Chiverton ll 75 80 - West Seton - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 51 821 871 - Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 25 276 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 - Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 15 17 ?REFERENCE SHAMS. Great 7orthern, 5 per cent., 110 North Eastern; Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto 46 per cent., rd., 98} North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and nail., 80 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pt., U 0 South Eastern (Reading Anne., £1.0.6), Ditto, 4i per cent., 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam. 10; 11 Belgian Eastern Junction, 2 k Sambre and Meuse, 91 10} FOREIGN MINEP. Port Philip, I United Mexican, lira., 2i Washoe Gold, lira., 6/ BAN Kb. Alliance, lien.. 271 Anv:lo Austrian, 61 Bank of British Columbia, 21 Bank of London. 27 British North American. 48 Chartered Bank of India. Australia, and China. 24 Chartered bier. of India, London, and China, 47 City, 20 East London, lint. 41 English and Swedish, Um., 15 European Bank, lira., 10t Hindustan, China, and Japan, Um., Ditto, new. 17 Imperial Ottoman. 13 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 London B.aik of Mexico and S. America, 11m., 111 London and River t'late. Ditto, issued at 1 pm., 131 London and County, 56} London Joint Stock, 47/ Merchant Bank, iirn National Provincial of England. Ditto. .d and 3d issue, 46 Provincial Banking Corpciation. lim., 6f Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. I it 0, issued at 2 pin.,`_2i Standard of British South Africa, 13 Union of London, at MISCELLANIGOIIB. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Australian Mort. Lard and Finance, lun., 53 Berlin Water Works, lim., 10k ( olonial, Lim.. 4 Company of African Merchants, lim., 33 Credit Fonder and n.obilier of Eng,iana, 83 7i Ditto, new, 7i D:scount Corporation. East India Irrigation and Canal, 91 Ebbw Vale, 17; Fore-street Warehouse, Um., 101 Gen. Credit and Finance of Lyndon, lira., 4S I General Steam Navigation, 27 Hudson's Bay, 17 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso.,llrn., 51 International Financial society, lim., 5 4; Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavourj, 91 Ditto, ii per cent. Bonds, redem. 1670, issued 811 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 10 Land Securities. lim., 3/ 1 London Financial Association, lira., 9; 10 London General Omnibus Company, liva, 31 hI dras Irr.gation and Canal, Mauritius Land, Credit. and Agency, lim., Natal Lana and Colonizati .n Co., 3t 3 National Discount t_ ompany, 13/ 2/ Ocean Ai arine Insurance), 21; Otago and Southland Investment, 11 ; Overend, Gurney, and Co.. lim., 171 I Panama, New Zealand. and Australian Hail, UM., 7 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 72 TNE SUN, LONDON, TIIURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 186(1. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. TIIE FIRE NEAR NEWPORT-MARKET.—The Rev. J. Williams, clergyman of the district of Newport-market, and chaplain of the Newport-market Refuge, waited upon Mr. Knox this morning to ask his assistance with the view of originating a subscription on behalf of the sufferers through a fire which occurred yesterday morning in Porter-street, Newport-market, when several poor families had every article of furniture destroyed, and nearly all their clothing, seven families being admitted into and still living at that most useful institution, the Newport-market Reiuge. Mr. Knox said he was sorry to hear of the disaster, and with the view of commencing a subscription on behalf of the poor persons, ho would order £5 to be given from the poor-box. ASSAULT.-Mr. Win. Fletcher, of No. 4, Piccadilly, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Mary Williams, of No. 17, Montpelier-square. Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the complainant. The complainant said she went into Mr. Wakelin's tavern in Tichbourne-street just before closing time, and the defendant, who was there when she went in, made an insulting remark, and she slapped his face. The defendant then followed her and struck her in the eye, knocking her down. The defendant said that the complainant struck him in the eye, and ho did not resent it, but on the complainant again attempting to strike him he prevented her doing so, and certainly did strike her. But for the provocation he received he could not have done so, being the last man who would strike a woman. Mr. Knox said he believed the defendant had received great provocation, and therefore he would not send him to prison without the option of paying a fine. Tho defend ant must not knock females down. The defendant was then fined £5, A French Hero. -4. ameral Jusuf, who commanded for the last eight or ten months the military division of Montpellier, died at Cannes on Friday morning. There are few names, says the Times' correspondent, when announcing the fact of General Jusuf's demise, in the French army more remark able. It is not clearly known who his parents were, nor the precise place where he was born in. I be lieve ho knew as little on these points as the rest of the world. Neither is the date of his birth known, though it probably was soon after the beginning of the century. His own recollections, I have heard, wore vague, and the first thing he well remembered was his living in the island of Elba in 1810, and his having frequently seen Napoleon in 1814. He left Elba for Florence for his education about the same period, but by whose care is not related. His adventures began in his boyhood. The vessel in which he was a passenger was attacked and captured by a Tunis rover, and in the distribution of the spoil he fell to the Bey. The Bey took an extraordinary liking to him, from the very outset, lodged him in his own palace, and, struck by the natural grace of manner and the quick intelligence of the youth, bestowed as much care on his education as was possible under the circumstances. He provided him with masters, under whom he readily became a pro cient in the Turkish, Arabic, and Spanish languages. The Bey had an only daughter about the same age as the young captive. Au attachment sprung up between them. An intrigue was the result. It was discovered by a vigilant eunuch, who informed his master. The eunuch was found dead next day, and Jusui took to flight. Ho was pursued by a party of soldiers, four of whom were killed in their attempt to seize him. With much difficulty he succeeded in gaining a French ship, the Adonis, when he was safe from further pursuit. He arrived at Toulon and enrolled himself as a volunteer in the expedition to Algeria in December, 1830, under the name of Jusuf Mameluke. His energy, gallantry, pleasing manner, and intelligence soon attracted the attention of his superior, and in less than a year he was promoted to tho rank of Captain in the Ist Regiment of the Chasseurs of Africa. His knowledge of languages, which he owed to the bounty of the Bey, was of great service to him. He was employed in 1831 as interpreter in several most perilous missions. His daring character was signally conspicuous in the cap ture of the citadel of Bona, and his conduct on that occa sion obtained for him his first decoration of the Legion of Honour in 1832. In his despatch to the Minister of War, Savary, Duke of Bevigo, who then commanded the army of Africa, thus spoke of Jusuf :--" I know not to what page of history to turn to find a parallel for his daring gallantry in the taking of the Casbah of Bona ;" and Marshal Soult declared in the Chamber of Peers that it was the finest feat of arms that the present century had witnessed. His promotion continued to be rapid. He was named chef d'escadron of the Spahis of Oran in 1833, and two years later officer of the Legion of Honour. In 1836 he played a brilliant part in the cam paign of Tlemcen, and in the unsuccessful expedition of t Marshal Clausel to Constantine, of which Jusuf hal been somewhat Prematurely named Boy. It was in the winter of this year that he made his first appearance in Paris, where the romantic nature of his early adventures, his daring in the field, and his brilliant military career had already invested him with great interest, and his graceful figure and noble bearing made him the hero of the day. He soon returned to Africa with the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel of Spahis. In 1842 Marshal Bugeaud demanded from the Minister of War his promotion as Colonel of the whole of the native cavalry. The Marshal, in his de spatch, remarked that— . " The praise of tieutenant-Colonel Jusuf's gallantry is in everybody's mouth. There is not an officer, not a pri vate soldier, of the Division of Oran who does not admire him. No man ever displayed more dashing bravery or more activity of mind and body. As a light cavalry officer there are few indeed to be compared to him, and I earnesty en treat you to make him Colonel Commandant of the whole of the Spahis of Algeria." He became a naturalised Frenchman in 1839. In 1845 he was named Major-General, andpaid a second vieit to Paris, on which occasion he abjured the Mussulman faith, became a Christian, and at the same time married a niece of Gene ral Guilleminot. H i e returned to Africa the same year, and from that period to 1848 distinguisbed himself in the war against Abd-el-Kader, whom he defeated and was on the point of making prisoner. In 18(6 he was promoted to General of Division, and in 1857 took a leading part in the second expedition to Kabylia. In 1860 he defeated the bands of Moorishmarauders who bad invaded the Algerian territory. In 1864 ho was charged with putting down the insurrection of a certain number of Arab tribes, defeated them in every encounter, and reduced them to submission at Laghouat. He had been named Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in 1860. Owing to some cause not clearly explained Mush al M'3lahon soon after his appoint ment as Governor-General of Algeria is said to have recommended that Jusuf should be relieved of his com mand there. Ho did not long, however, remain without employment. He was appointed to the military division of Montpellier, which he retained until his death. The prospectus of the Central American Asso ciation (Limited) has been issued, with a capital of £150,000, in 30,000 shares of £5 each. The object of the company is to undertake on a more extended scale operations similar to those which have been so successfully conducted by the Foreign Lands and Mineral Rights Purchase Company, now about to be dissolved (whose shares, with £145 paid, stand at £700), viz., to bring English capital to bear upon the resources of, and to assist in the develop ment of enterprise in, Central America." The board consists of gentlemen connected with com panies already in existence and standing well in the estimation of the investing public. Mr. G. M. Bowen, Consul for Nicaragua, and Capt. Bedford Pim, R.N., who is the orignator of the Foreign Lands, and the Chontales Companies as well as the Concessionaire of the Nicaragua Transit scheme, are on the board. THE PUDDLERS' STRIKE IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE. —The dispute between the puddlers employed at the ex tensive works of the Messrs. Dawes, at Elsecar, has termi nated for the present. It appears that the strike was not for an advance of wages, but against the quality of the iron, which did not allow them, in consequence of its great hardness, to do their six heats per day under 13 hours, instead of 10 or 11 The masters wished the men to re sume work until Easter, when stock would be taken and an alteration made. On Monday a meeting of the men was held at a place called Stubbin, when it was agreed to re sume work as requested by their employers, and to com mence on Tuesday evening, so that there has been a very slight interruption to the trade. REPRESENTATION OF WIGAN. —A vacancy has been caused in the representation of Wigan by the resig nation of Major-General Lindsay, the Conservtive mem ber, the reason assigned for taking this step being that his military duties in Canada, where he is at present in com mand, render it impossible that he can discharge his duty to his constituents. Tho gallant general had, with a brief interval, represented Wigan since 1845. Mr. Eckersley, a banker, has been nominated by the Conservatives, while the Liberals have decided to support Mr. Lancaster, the principal proprietor in the Wigan Coal and Iron Company. THE CANARY BIRD.—Mr. R. E. Alison, in a con tribution to the Quarterly Journal of Agriculture on Teneriffe, says of the canary bird:—"When I saw it first in its native woods I could scarcely recognise it as the same species as our domestic yellow warbler, so much is the latter altered by domestication and repeated crosses. The native bird is grey on the wings, the belly is green, and the back a very dark grey. It builds on bushy trees or high shrubs, lays from four to six pale-blue eggs, and sometimes hatches six times in a season. I was surprised to find that each flock has a different song. The note is between that of the skylark and nightingale. The natives assert that the bird is very difficult to rear, and generally dies in a couple of years if kept in a cage." The Diplomatist of the Drawing-room. (From the Lion. Grantley Berkeley's "Life and Recollections.") About this time there arrived in England, in the dis tinguished position of Ambassador to the Court of St. James's from that of Versailles, a man whose diplomatic reputation was second to that of no player in Europe. The astute Metternich acknowledged his skill—my ready witted friend, Esterhazy, held it in profound respect—and all the most accomplished employes of the most intriguing of Governments respected him as a master of their craft. He had the advantage of wonderful experience, he had had the incalculable benefit of marvellous good fortune. The trials he bad undergone and the perils he had survived, the difficulties he had overcome, were enough to have gained for him the fomo of enjoying a charmed life, or, at least, of possessing a supernatural intellect. Ho had never made a mistake. He was invariably a winner. No matter how the game stood, if he could not be permitted to count honours he was sure to win by cards ; and if the result depended on an odd trick, that trick was certain to be his own. Lady B. had met this celebrated man abroad more than once—she had met him at Vienna playing his cards with consummate skill at the round game there got up for the entertainment of the Congress of European Powers - she had met him in Paris when he was the host of the Emperor Alexander of Russia, during the occupation of the French capital by the allies, and when it is believed that he was permitted to look at the Imperial hand and suggest the Imperial play—she had met him on ono or two other occasions, in one or two other places, sometimes having the deal, sometimes shuffling till he got it —but generally with good cards in his hand, and making the most of his superior knowledge of the game. He had lately turned up a king—a King of Hearts—that is to say, of French hearts. At least, he was so considered when he first took the title of "King of the French." A few years afterwards he ceased to be a king, and then some people who looked more closely at him declared him to be a knave. The fact is, the card had been a good deal thumbed, and appeared to have fallen into dirty hands ; under such circumstances it is difficult to pronounce, in an uncertain light, its true character. No matter, kings have been found to be knaves before now, and of such we islanders have had our share Lady B. having learnt that the representative of this dubious sovereign had arrived in London, for warded to the embassy a cordial invitation, and having that forenoon sent directions to the hall porter that she was not to be at home till a certain hour, to any ono else, she took her ac- customed seat in the glass room about the time usually given to morning calls. She was dressed with great care, but that was a matter of course with Lady B. Her toilette, morning or evening, was always studied; indeed she dressed as if perpetually sitting for her portrait. She looked well, but that was also a matter of course with Lady B. Whether going to a drawing-room or to Almack's, preparing for dinner or waiting for a visitor, her ladyship seemed to insist on look ing well, and what she insisted upon was realised to the letter, as her loi d, who admired her immensely, as her family, as her household, could have testified with remark able unanimity. Though a matron who had already planted her nursery pretty thickly with olive branches, Lady B. was in excel lent preservation. Many of her juniors envied her her clear complexion, her rounded form, and her fine figure. Her personal advantages were still great, and she was not in the slightest degree inclined to hide them from credit able observation. She did not agree with the fact that Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most," for hor sense of the grand was apparently dependent on her sense of the beautiful. Consequently her dress was always elaborately fine ; fine in fabric and fine in fashion, made in the best way, worn in the best manner, and set off with the costliest ornaments. The result was certainly im- posing. Some critics in taste might have considered her display of diamonds for a morning toilette not commendable, but Lady B. had finely-shaped white hands, every taper finger which merited the three or four decorations that had been bestowed upon it. Her well-shaped ears, her well-shaped throat, had at least equal claims upon the foreign aid of ornament. With such demands upon her, and with so well-furnished a jewel-case, her ladyship must have been more or less of a woman of fashion had she cultivated sim- plicity of dress at any period beyond the hours devoted to repose. Lady 8., for the present, like her mirror, seemed to bo exercising no other powers than those of reflection. She sat quiet and self-absorbed, devoting herself to the consi deration of the subject that was uppermost in her mind. Sko thought of the visitor she expected, she thought of what she should say to him, and she thought of what he was likely to say to her. Her object was to gain informa tion which she could not acquire through any other chan nel, and she was well aware that unusual skill would be required to extract it from such a source. Her confidence in herself was very great. She was called upon to play a difficult game with an unrivalled player, but rested content on the conviction that she should hold capital cards, and was sure to play them admirably.. In short, she felt her self mistress of the situation. While she was intently - cogitating on the coming man, and the manner of her dealing with him, the outer door of the large apartment was suddenly thrown open, and the groom of the chambers, in a mellow, sonorous voice, com bining a sense of dignity with a feeling of profound re spect, announced— last night at the Theatre Royal, from my box, where I go with my suite. I see him in the role of an Irishman. It is droll that ' Teddy the Tiler'—his acting was. good. I notice him a little unsteady ; perhaps what you call rollicking. But, pardon ! I cannot say I saw him off his balance," Lady B. for a moment looked confounded, then detecting the equivoque, which she belioved was accidental, laughed a pleasant mellow laugh, in a slightly perceptible degree, it must be added, mingled with mortification. "It is a mistake," she said; "a miscor.ception of my meaning. I alluded to the necessity that exists for main taining among the principal European slates an equili brium that shall prevent mischievous rivalries and dan gerous complications." " Aha!" cried the veteran diplomatist, as the wrinkles of his forehead mounted from his eyebrows to the roots of his silvery hair. " Pozzo di Borgo !" repeated he, in a low voice, pinching his chin with his disengaged hand, and then allowing it to sink into his voluminous cravat. " Yes, Prince, Pozzo di Borgo told me - and your Excel lency must allow that he is likely to be well informed as to the ideas of his Imperial master, my friend, the Autocrat of all the Russian—" _ _ "Ah !" exclaimed the ambassador, scratching the point of his nose with his finger. " That he is certain there never will be peace in Europe till the great Powers are so equal in point of material strength that there shall remain nothing for them to desire and nothing for them to dread." " Good !" " And Palmella—" " Monsieur le Comte Palmella !" repeated the diplomatist, and the wrinkles of his face followed each other like waves from his eyes to his chin. " Exactly ; the count assured me that a Holy Alliance, to be durable, could only exist among sovereigns, when there should be no superiority of any kind throughout the Continent and Peninsula." " Good !" " On the contrary, Metternich informed me-" "Prince Metternich—Oho !" cried the old man, peering curiously out of his dull eyes at his companion, as he put his chin a little deeper into his cravat. "Informed me that it was necessary, for the security of Europe, that Austria should dominate both in Germany and Italy." " Ah !" "Now what is your Excellency's opinion ?" Lady 8., when she undertook the task of obtaining information from Prince Talleyrand, had evidently fancied that the game she was venturing to play would be an easy one. She soon found that there were difficulties in it she had not calculated upon. " Pardon, my lady," replied her companion, the wrinkled parchment smiling all over, as if from an hilarious impulse he was courteously restraining, "I cannot presume to speak in opposition to the illustrious authorities you have been so amiable as to name. As a matter of course, I agree with them all." ...- -__. " But their sentiments are conflicting," cried Lady B. " So are mine," cried the Prince, and he again prinched his chin. " Their ideas c anot be made to coincide." "Nor can mine." Then scratching his nose once more, he added, significantly, " As ono of your popular writers has so well observed, ' much may be said on both sides e but as this has already been admirably expressed by your ladyship's friends, why should I weary you with my tedi ous repetition ? I agree with everybody. There is no thing new to advance." Her ladyship felt that she had lost a trick, though she could not clearly understand how. She saw, however, that she must go on with the game, and thought that the most prudent course she could take was to finesse. She therefore began a very confidential conversation about the younger Bourbons, delicately intimating her desire to know the secret machinery that had been employed to lop off the elder branch, and leave the other flourishing in its place. It is scarcely possible to describe how the wrinkles tra velled up and drown, how the chin rose and sunk, and how the sighs and exclamations followed each other, as the great diplomatist became aware of his hostess's meaning. Having heard all that she seemed inclined to say on that particular point, interspersed with confidential opinions from various influential sources, his venerable face sud denly assumed an expression—his heavy features lighting up apparently with some unusually strong feeling. "Ah !" ho exclaimed in a kind of subdued enthusiasm, "how you English ladies astonish me! I am amazed at the wonderful inclination I observe in you for the c,onsi deration of the most difficult questior 8. Mothers and wives forget their nurseries, forget their husbands, indeed, not unfrequently, forget themselves, to enter into inquiries of some profound policy that the wisest men find it almost impossible to comprehend. Really you must excuse me ; I am quite unprepared to discuss such delicate subjects. But if you like, I will venture to offer some suggestions as to the best method of administering to your charming little family manna and magnesia, castor-oil—whatever you please !" Tho veteran again scratched his nose, and sunk his chin into the bottomless pit of his cravat, with an air of mingled simplicity and interest that defies my powers of description. Lady B. paused—seemed puzzled—then, with true feminine perseverance, continued the game ; but almost every card she played passed over to the other side of the table. She lost, as a matter of course. She need not have averred, like the French King after the conflict at Pavia, that all was lost except honour, for hers had never been in jeopardy; but when the Prince rose from the unequal contest, the result of the game ought to have satisfied her ladyship that she was not quite the skilful player she had thought herself. The Highland Society of London. The annual festival of the members and friends of this society took place yesterday at the Free masons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn fields, to celebrate the anniversary of the battle of Alexandria—his Grace the Duke of Manchester in the chair. The announcement had been put forth to the effect that survivors among the officers of the army and navy who served in the expedition in Egypt under Sir Ralph Abercromby were invited to attend this commemoration as the guests of the society ; but it appeared that the only visitors present who were I able to claim this distinction were the Marquis I of Westmeath and Capt. Forbes, R.N. There were present, besides these two distinguished veterans, Lord Campbell, Sir Robert Colquhoun, Sir Patrick Colquhoun, Colonel Pitcairn, Major Alison, Major M'Leay, Captain Cary, &c. The CHAIRMAN, having given the usual toast of " Her Majesty," and " The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the rest of the Royal Family," proposed in due course "The Army, Navy, and Volunteers." The toast was responded to by able representa tives of each of the services, including Captain FORBES, RN., who, in returning thanks on behalf of the navy, said he was approaching his 90th year, and the long experience he had enjoined had taught him to believe that the great deeds which had been achieved on the sea in times gone by would be fol lowed up in days to come. The energetic manner in which this gallant veteran (who kept his seat while speaking) expressed his sentiments in regard to the scenes he had witnessed, and the confidence he had in the future career of the navy of this country, formed a novel feature in entertainments of this description, and excited a peculiar satisfac tion amongst the auditory, who cheered enthusi astically when the hale old gentleman concluded his speech by observing that, while he emphatically acknowledged the good that had been done by the navy, all he could do now was to shoulder his crutch and show how fights were won. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing a toast to the memory of Sir Ralph Abercromby and the heroes who fell with him in Egypt, made a few brief allu sions to some of the interesting features of the battle of Alexandria, and said it was a source of great gratification to think that two of the heroes of that victory were present on the occasion. The toast having been drunk in solemn silence, Sir R. COLQUIIOUN proposed " The Survivors of the Victory of Alexandria," coupling with the toast the name of the Marquis of Westmeath, who, it ap peared was, at the time of the memorable battle (65 years ago) a subaltern in the Guards. The Marquis of WEST3IEATII returned thanks in language expressing the gratitude he felt at the com pliment which had now been paid to him, and for the mercy which he had received in being spared to be present at this anniversary, after the lapse of so many years. This toast was followed, in rapid succession, by " Chiefs and Clans,"" The Ladies," " Highlanders, shoulder to shoulder," " The Sword and Banner," and " Pipe and Plaid." These various toasts were respectively received with those vigorous manifestations which are pecu liar to Highland honours, and the intervals between the delivery of the several speeches were filled up by performances on the bagpipes by the Queen's piper, and the boys of the Royal Caledonian Asylum. The entertainment on the whole passed off with very decided success—a result which was certainly to be attributed, in some measure, to the satisfactory character of the banquet. By adviccs from Hamburg the price of gold Is 424 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.41 per £1 stcrlin2. Standard gold at the Eng Mint price is, there r ore, at about the same price in London and Hamburg. 33 2i 3i 5g 8 1 7i 8 16a "HIS EXCELLENCY PRINCE TALLEYRAND Presently there slowly entered the saloon a stout old man, with long white hair, walking with a perceptible halt in his gait, while his broad chest, his massive chin half buried in the folds of an enormous neck-cloth, and his wide shoulders indicated the extraordinary physical strength that must have once characterised his stooping, shambling, ungainly figure. It was natural that decay should show itself in his bodily powers. It was between fifty and sixty years since he had attended the coronation of Louis XVI. as the Abb6 de Perigord ; it was 52 years since he had held the ec3lesi astical rank of Bishop of Autan ; it was nearly 40 years since he had ceased to be a prel9te, and became an ambas sador to the Court of England, since he had saved the head his mitre had placed in jeopardy during the horrors of the French Revolution, and visited England for the second time. It was more than thirty years since he had been nominated Foreign Minister under the Directory, and sub sequently gaining the favour of Buonaparte, had become his principal diplomatist and adviser in questions of foreign policy. It was twenty-three years since he had been raised by Napoleon to the dignity of Prince of Benevento ; it was sixteen years since ho had represented the reduced authority of Louis XVIII. at the Congress of Vienna ; and now this marvellous old - man at three score and sixteen possessed power enough to settle another branch of the Bourbons on the throne of France, and had come to represent his august master " the King of the Barri.. cades" at the Court of the most friendly and the most dreaded of his allies. Looking at his mild, stolid physiognomy, as ho slowly approached his hostess in an unassuming ordinary morn ing costume, hat in one hand and stick in the other, bending as if through courtesy rather than infirmity, who could believe that he had survived two sanguinary revolutions, and had been an influential agent in both —had been the friend of Mirabeau and the colleague of Fouchol, and the principal supporter of the Republic, the the Empire, the restored Monarchy—of a second Republic and of a second restoration, with a new sovereign " elected by the people ?' I shall spare the reader a description of the greetings that passed between Lady B. and her illustrious visitor. He will be so good as to imagine them seated in the fauteuils opposite each other, the gentleman leaning on his stick, and turning his peering eyes, that lay half concealed under a pair of shaggy white eyebrows, listlessly here and there, repeating the ordinary small courtesies no well bred Frenchman omits when coming into the presence of a lady ; apparently giving no attention to anything whatever, yet taking in at a glance the glass room in which ho had found himself, and the purpose for which it must have been erected. Involuntarily he drew the thick lips of his large mouth closer together, sunk his big chin into his capacious cravat, and looked with an air of intense simplicity into the fair face of his elaborately got up hostess. Lady B. had paused in the delivery of her civil nothings. In fancy, perhaps, she was dealing out the cards for the interesting game she was bent on playing. If so, this was soon accomplished. She presently placed her hands on her lap, in a way that disclosed to view the beauties of her taper fingers. Her companion did not take any notice—at least, did not seem to do so Lady B. cleared her throat ; she was evidently going t o s p eak— that is, to play—and I s o ta o k k e ed , like Her ecompanion,ie one abou t whom I my to comm commence playing for a great e as well call her ad versary, seemed to divine that something was coming. On the shrivelled parchment that did duty for his face, a set of wrinkles followed each other from. the top of his forehead to the roots of his shaggy eyebrows, and a fitful smile came out of the corners of his twinkling eyes, and played about the curve of his heavy mouth. " Prince," said Lady B. in a stage whisper, "now do tell me what you think of the Balance of Power ?" l t y w l a o s ok a od perplexed, question that reqt e ire s d ud c d o e n n s l though only in a slight degree. "The Balance of Power , " he re peated deliberately, as y t d e l r o a o t k i e e a d . t h n o u e g h p t r f e u :o ; ll though to himself—" what should I think about it ? Par don ! I do not take the interest in such things I did when I was more fond of amusement." Lady B. opened her blue eyes very wide. " The stage is a delightful gratification," continued her companion iu the same tone, and with the same manner, "especially with your Shakspeare and your Sheridan." " Shakspeare and Sheridan !" exclaimed her ladyship in amazement. " Ah! I know Monsieur Sheridan When I was here with Chauvelin, and since," observed Ole old man. The lady looked at him attentively, but the face be ' fore her was not much more expressive than that of a • large cod-fish. " What can your Excellency mean ?" she ' inquired. " Pardon ! the Balance of Power. Did you not ask my opinion?" he demanded in his turn. ' " Certainly, Prince." " Then, my lady, I say I see your favourite comedian THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LEWES RACES-(THIS DAY). (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LEWES CRAVEN HANDICAP. Indigestion Ethelred Mineral Eight ran. CASTLE STAKES. Pelerin.. Venturous Quiver WELTER CUP. Zeloo Disappointment Llangollen Four ran. TOWN PLATE. Fortunatus Puebla Frogmore colt Nine ran. Won by a neck. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Premier Lady Pam My Love.. 3 Seven ran. SELLING STAKES. Star Cross Varnish .. 1 Queen Bee Four ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAT. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 7to 1 agst Out and Outer (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken) 16 to 1 agst Delight (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bredalbane (taken) CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Gong (offered) 100 to 6 agst Baragah (offered) 100 to 6 agst Dalbo (offered, 20 to 1 taken) 18 to 1 agst Saladin (taken) 25 to 1 agst Sandal (taken) 33 to 1 agst Helen (taken) 50 to 1 agst Faun (taken) DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Auguste (taken) 28 to 1 agst Student (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Stabber (taken) 50 to 1 agst Vespasian (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 6 to 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken and offered) BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, March 22. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 4 to 3f per cent. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.-TIIIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at tire o'clock. MASTERS AND OPERATIVES. Lord ST. LEONARDS brought in a bill for the purpose of effqpting an equitable arrangement between masters and operatives, which was similar to that introducep last year. He said that at a meeting of operatives held ten days ago, representing 100,000 members of the working classes, a deputation was appointed to confer with the masters with a view to an amicable adjustment of the dis- putes between them. Tho tone of that meeting throughout was conciliatory, and ho trusted it would be met in a conciliatory spirit.! From what ho could understand some of the masters were in favour of the bill, but it was not his intention to move further in the matter, unless his doing so were rendered necessary. Nhe bill was then read a first time. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the abolition of the Parliamentary Oaths Bill, and any alteration in the form of worship of the Established Church. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Whitmarsh Disabilities Bill was read a third time and passed. PRIVATE BILLS. Lord BEDESDALE moved that the standing order 179, sections 1 and 2, be suspended ; and that the time for de positing petitions praying to be heard against private bills, which would otherwise expire during the adjournment of the houso, be extended to Thursday. the 12th of April. CONSOLIDATION FUND (£19,000,000) BILL. Earl RUSSELL moved the third reading of this bill ; and that the Standing Orders 37 and 38 should be con sidered in order to their being disposed with for that pur pose. The bill was then read a third time and passed. TITLE AND LAND DEBENTURES (IRELAND) ACTS, 1865. The Earl of BELMORE presented a petition from the grand jury of Sligo, praying for greater facilities under the record of Title and Land Debentures (Ireland) Acts, 1865, and moved for copies of the correspondence between the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and the Judgo of the Landed Estate Court and the Treasury with reference to the ap pointment of clerks in the Record Title-office, and for the report of Messrs. Higgessen and Low (if any) on the subject. He contended that a necessity existed for the adoption of the prayer of this petition, as at present the acts in ques tion did not afford the facilities which were necessary to give them the benefit they were intended to confer. He illustrated his views by a reference to the different posi tion in which Ireland was placed, as compared to this country in the transfer of property. Lard DUFFERIN said it would be most inconvenient for her Majasty's Government to give any explanation on this subject until further time was afforded. He could assure the noble earl that the Government would give their best attention to the subject. He had no objection to the production of the papers required. The return was then ordered. RECKLESS DRIVING IN THE METROPOLIS. The Marquis of WESTMEA.TII inquired of her Ma jesty's Government whether it was their intention to intro duce any measure to give greater security to foot passen gers in the streets of the metropolis against the reckless driving of carts and vehicles therein. He said that since he had introduced his bill on this subject in 1858, a large number of accidents, attended with loss of life and injuries, had taken place in the metropolis. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. Mr. DODSON, in the absence of the Speaker, took the chair at four o'clock. BRIDGENORTH ELECTION. Mr. ELLICE brought up the report of the committee ap pointed to inquire into the return of Sir John Acton, Bart., as member for Bridgenorth, which stated that the com mittee found that the hon. baronet not to have been duly elected, while Mr. 11. Whitmore was duly elected. Mr. Ellice also informed the house that the result had been brought about by two votes having been struck off the number recorded on behalf of Sir J. Acton, which thus gave the majority to Mr. Whitmore. Bribery had been com mitted in the interest of Sir John Acton, but not with his knowledge with the consent of his agents. GREAT YARMOUTH EDECTION. Mr. MOWBRAY, the chairman of the Great Yarmouth Election Committee, also brought up the report of this committee. It stated that Mr. Goodson and Sir E. Lacon had been duly elected. Bribery had been committed, but it had not been proved to be with the cognizance of the hon. members or their agents. LIGHTHOUSES IN IRELAND. Sir R. PEEL gave notice that early after Easter he should call the attention of the house to the state of the lighthouses on the east coast of Ireland. THE PATENT LAWS. Mr. BOVILL gave notice that after Easter he should call attention to the Museum of Patents. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Lord H. LENNOX asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether her Majesty's Government had bad under their consideration any scheme for the improvement of the constitution and administration of the British Museum; and if so whether they would lay upon the table o this house the correspondence which ha d taken place on t s e u e b s j e o c i t t b h e s t % B y e ri e t n i s h h e xi r u M s e a u j n s . ty ' It s s o o v : e run whether a r nthe i t d had t beenus dt h e e ci s d a e m d s t o c t u i o p n s t h a e s i p t o w s t a sort% cSeenctrieytahreyi d L h i b y r l a i r r i . a r n a n u i n z d z e i 1 ; • and, whether the would Go vernment lay upon the table of the house any correspondence that had passed between the trustees of the British Museum and the various depart ments of the Government respecting the removal of the Ethnological collections to the east of London? Th e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there had been no correspondence between the Government and the trustees, and no deci sion bad yet been come to with respect to filling up the post of principal librarian. Thsre had been certain communication with the trustees, but they were made separately, and in a such a manner as not to be laid before the house. The first step would be to take the vote for the erection of the building at Kensington, and until that had been decided by the House of Commons no other step would be taken. If there was any correspondence that could be laid before the house it should be produced. THE NEW REFORM BILL. Mr. W. BEAUAIONT asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether, having regard to the additional cost of Parliamentary contests, arising from the proposed in crease of electors, Government would introduce clauses in their Reform [Bill. To render illegal the con veyance of voters to the poll at the expense of candidates, and to multiply polling places; and to defray, out of local rates, certain election charges connected with returning officers, polling places, &c., and generally to re duce the cost of contests. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the proposals were very important, and the object of which the Government were desirous of promoting. The Go vernment had considered the whole matter, but they must be left to the choice of the time and order in which the matters should be brought forward. . _ CATTLE INSURANCE. Lord G. MANNERS asked the Secretary for the Home Department whether it was tho intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce any measure for tho purpose of placing existing local mutual cattle insurance associations on a sound and legal basis. Mr. BARING said it was the intention of the Govern ment to bring in a measure on that subject. THE FENIANS. The O'DONOGHUE asked the Attorney -General for Ireland whether he did not think it would have a good effect upon the state of Ireland, and whether he saw any objection to release from custody those persons arrested under the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act who could procure bail? 'Whether it was true, as reported in the papers, that the Catholic Cathedral at Armagh was searched, and even the vaults entered ; if so, whether it was done by direction or approval of the Government ; if it was not done by the direction or with the approval of the Government, whether he did not think the matter ought to be made the subject of inquiry, with a view to giving redress to the Catholics, and of preventing the recurrence of such an act. And also whether he would state if the Land Bill which the Government is going to introduce differs in principle from the bill introduced by Mr. Cardwell ; and, if so, what is the difference. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said the utmost care and consideration was given to the case of all persons detained in custody, unless it had been shown that had been actually engaged in the conspiracy. He thought it would have a very bad effect to admit such person to bail'and thus enable him to go at large. With respect to the persons coming from America it would be a matter of considerable satisfaction if they on being admitted to bail would quit Ireland for America. With respect to the meeting at the Cathedral of Armaugh he had no know ledge of such a proceeding, but ho would make inquiry and inform the hon. gentleman immediately he received the intelligence. With respect to the land question, it would be unfair to anticipate the statement that would be made when the bill was introduced. • THE LOSS OF THE LONDON. Mr. GRANT asked the President of the Board of Trade if ho considered the late inquiry into the loss of the London steamer a satisfactory one ; and if so, to state what, in his opinion, were the causes alleged in the report of the Court of Inquiry as having occasioned the said wreck, by which so largo a sacrifice of life took place ? _ _ Mr. GIBSON said the inquiry was conducted in a satis factory manner, yet he did not say that mode of carrying on the examination could not be improved, With respect to tho loss of the vessel, the report stated that whether the ship was lost through the sea getting into the engine-room through the hatchway or other part of thp ship, there was no evidence to show. THE WOODS AND FORESTS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said to- morrow he should move that the house resolve itself into committee to consider She acts relating to the Woods and Forests and Land Revenues of the Crown. TO TNES ELECTION. Mr. ROUVERIE brought up the report of the committee appointed to try the merits of this election petition. The committee had come to the conclusion that Mr. John Pender was not duly elected, but that Mr. Alfred Seymour was duly elected. That John Pender had been guilty of bribery by offering to obtain a place or appointment for an elector named Harris. That the election was a void election as far as John Pender was concerned. That gross bribery had taken place at the last election, and that corruption had been shown to exist for a long time in the borough. MILITARY SAVINGS BANKS. Mr. DISRAELI asked for some information relative to the case of a young soldier who had .deposited a certain sum in one of the military savings banks iu India. Afta informing his parents of the sum he had so placed he died, and in place of recovering the amount the soldier informed his parents he had saved, a few shillings only were sent to poor people who were pesants in Buckinghamshire. He should like to have some information on the matter. Mr. FERRAND said a case very similar had occcurred at his residence in the country. The mother of a private soldier had been informed by him that he had placed .£2.0 in the military savings bank, but after so doing he died, and instead of the sum being paid over to her she received but a few shillings. It being a case exactly in point to that brought forward by the right hon. gentleman, he hoped it would be inquired into at the same time. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, his noble friend the Secretary for War not being in his place, he would no doubt give some information on the matter to-morrow evening. es, THE ESCAPE OF STEPHENS. Mr. WHITESIDE then called the attention of the house to the circumstances connected with the escape of Stephens, the head centre of Fenianism, from Richmond Peniten tiary. The hon. and learned gentleman detailed the cir cumstances that had led to the apprehension of Stephens, and those who conduced to his escape. He said that in order to render the escape of the great head of the con spiracy possible, no military guard could have been placed over the prison. The extra guard, if it had been so placed must have withdrawn, or else the officials of the prison must have been greater traitors than the rebel. Ho contended that the whole circumstances was a reflection upon the authorities in Ireland, both military and civil, because he believed, notwithstanding many versions that had been given with present the escape the true ono was that the flight of Stephens from Richmond prison was effected by false keys provided for him by the officials of the goal, who were the paid servants of the Crown. The The whole transaction was a disgrace to the executive in Ireland. He should like to know whether any investigation had been made into the escape of Stephens, and whether there would be any objection to lay a copy of the proceedings on the table of the house. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND roso and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] Bank of England Returns.•--This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, March 21, 1866. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ....X28,534,055 Governmt. Debt.Xll,ols,loo Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £28,551,055 £28,554,055 I BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi tal ............... Xt4,553,000 Rest D4,73,778 Public Deposits (including E xchequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 6,824,602 Other Deposits 1 2 :478,179 Seven Day and other bills 397,849 Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) £9,915,483 Other Securities 19,392,302 Notes 7,918,455 I Gold and Silver Coin £38,127,708 March 22, 1866. .£38,127,708 MILLER, Chief Cashier. • SALE OF THE SHENANDOAH. LIVERPOOL, 111Amu 22. The ex-Confederate cruiser Shenandoah wrs 501 a r auction this day for Liverpool Cotton Market.—Tbis Day. Market rather dull. 7,000 bales. Sales probably 6,000 or Foreign Mail Packet List ISIAILS DUE. Au s Ditto,iaitlitynida N 3 e i Vl a r s Z e e ll a i l e a s n d , Brazil and Cape Verds. by British packet vit t Southampton.. ,„,„Mar. 2z. by French packet A pr il II A pril 0 . Mar. z Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. H e l e na Mir. 1.:4. U 111", Penang, and Singvore, via Southampton—Mar. 2t. Ditto, via Marseilles Mar• 30. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via toutharepton ........ . ........... Mar. 2', India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Mar. 2 z. Ditto, via Marseilles .................... . Mar. 30 India (Bombay), via Southampton.. 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