The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-13 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET; AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. _ . The Money Market remains in a, quiet state, but no alteration has taken place in the prices at which the best commercial bills can be negotiated. The rates continue firm at 5 6 per cent. for short dated raper. The sum of £2,000 was taken into the Bank of England yesterday afternoon. The Bank of England return presents alterations of a reassuring character. The reserve of notes has been slightly increased, and dre other securities have been reduced. Two o'CLoCg. According to Reuter's telegram, this morning, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 55c. Great agitation continues. The English Stock Market has been firmer to day, and in a few instances prices have fractionally advanced. The fear entertained of a war in Ger many, and the panic in the Liverpool cotton market have occasioned sales of stock on the part of the Public. Buyers have, however, appeared attracted by the low prices, and Consols have recovered I per c ent, viz., to 86 * for money, and to 861 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 84 * f ; Exchequer Bills, 7s. to 45. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 103* I ; and ditto Bonds, 1 5s. to 17s. prem. In. the Foreign Stock Market attention has been c hiefly directed to the settlement, which will be com pleted this evening. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 32-1 f ; Mexican, 20* 1; ditto New, 174 18 ; Greek, 124 13 1 ; Spanish Passive 26* I ; the Certificates, 154 16 ; Italian, 531 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 3* 3 dis. United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 674 a ; Erie shares, 52k 53 ; and Illinois, 78k 79. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued very inactive, and in several instances Prices show a further decline. Great Northern A Sto ck, and Metropolitan have each receded £l, and North Western, and Midland, each ss. F oreign and Colonial Railway shares have been at almost nominal rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in very limited req uest. Consolidated have declined to 9/ ; London Bank of Mexico, to 131 ; Credit Fancier toMobilier o f E ng l an d to 61- ; International I n aneial to 4a I, an d O veren d, G urney, an d C o., to 14. BRITISH PUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, May 9 B6l i 3 Per Cent . Reduced B4l New 3 per Cent B 4it 4 1 N ew 2 4 per Cent. Jan. 1894 D o 5 . Per Cent. Jan. 1873 annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Doo. for 30 yrs, expire sth Aug (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1208 — March. ;June. E D xe•-,e b quer Bills, £1,000,3 per C en t. - o, £5OO — Do £lOO and £2OO sank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account — `n, 4 N, DIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Uisu Stock, IA per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. .A.ccount De. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 n i .,°. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent _ D. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ' o • 5 f per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. A rgentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd i pm Alistrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 1 )0 Account 7ll -lie it o• Scrip , £45 paid - - aos Aires 6 per Cent Do £ICO Bonds Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — 921 ebillan 6 . per Cent • —pm D 0 Scrip, £25 paid Colombian Do. er Cent „ 6 per Cent. _ uuba, 6 per Cent. U 1)a11 3 per Cent., 1825 — anubian Principalities Do. Account kiquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Pro visional Land Wa rran t — gyptian. 7 per C en t BB 420. Second Issue — D 0 4100 Bonds _ 87 i Do. 1864 891 9 Do 4100 Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures -_-- d , O. £35 id pa mreek 5 per Cents , 1824.-5, ex Coupons 13 Do Account *Do Coupons Cii Uateraala 5 e 1-'O. Account i„Do• llaremmana Railway 'exicall 3 per Cent O. Account Da .. igi Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French .. . ~ k ontev idean 6 per Cent, £3O paid toorish Imperial 5 per Cent '"eNv Granada .. . DDo 2 per Cent o Deferred ...... , Do Land Warrants(Hectares). 'Jo. 6 per Cent, 1864 ~ Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent rernvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do 3 per Cent. (Ifribarren) Do 4/ per Cent., 1862 1,,D0. Account Tunes° 3 per Cent., 1853 ,"° 3 per Cent ., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 1, uo. Account D°-41i3Bian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St — 4/ per Cent. 1850 3) n ° 4 1 per Cent., 1860 ij ° 3 Poi Cent. 1859 T ,° 5 Per Cent. 1862 B9 lard. 5 Per Cent. 1864 9 2 41 rd.i.niaa 5 Cent 1) 0. . per lB_ . account _ DoVallish 3 per Cent D Ac count D ° New Deferred 36 ~0 Account 1.1 0 b _ ... awSIVO 251 I 6 1 1,•00 Account 1;1811 Cert. of Coup not funded 14 16 1 16 IN. 0 Account Ir ish 4 Per Cent. — Do. —• Tii r k i g Per Cent. 1864 DoBll 6 per Cent. 1854 — D°i) 0 A ccount — ° 6 per Cent. 1858 — D 4c co not b 4100 Bonds —l4 6, Per Cent. 186 2 D ° Ac count 61 3 11 .o°° 410 0 Bo n d s 641 1 .b° 0 6 Per Cent., 186 3 — boper Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip- - 3" ii 2} I /), A-Account Ve t. ' ' Per Cent. Guaranteed — Do ezu e D la 3 per Cent itt o account • 6 per Cent., 1862 — ° Apr 26 )::, 4-10. 1864 33 .. q per Cent — t 0 . Ahvidends on the above payable in London. , gis t A, .kief i , * l- 1 per cent Ex. 25f. c u. 2) ~ . F renc h _ b o / per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull Cent C t'fi . s • er 1 cAtte _ Itali an `antes 3 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 0 Acceunt THREE O'CLOCK. i!istsols for money -Llo. Account 86 1 .....__ CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Smith.) Ada STABBING. aged 57, was in . dict . ed for feloniously hi n , - kong George John Cox with intent to murder prit prisoner. pleaded not guilty. k i a:, In the evidence it appeared that the prisoner 411 `,. !he prosecutor were employed as upholsterers, th,,"loy some time a bad feeling existed on the part of prisoner, as he imagined thatprosecutor was using tiobut;lfluence to get him discharged from his em tiaeut. This the prosecutor positively denied, titi Bc e parrels ensued, and the matter ended in the I ler attacking Cox. th • T k e Jury found the prisoner guilty, and hype -4e nteearned judge said but for hi s age he should se , nced•him to a much severer punishment. hqv.E3entence of the court was that he kept in penal ItUde for the term of ten years. 41'erpool Cotton Market. —This Day. GL II A e ruarket opens very flat. Sales, probably wv O r 7 ,000 bales. 15°1' out ittp 'T-AU-PP.INcE, March 23.—A fire broke r 4,a:1'41°1-Prince on the 19th of March, by which more )ve te 4 house; including almost all the foreign . ones, e d The loss to commerce will be immeug SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Sliarel Railways. I Paid, Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian . Cork and Bandon Corn wall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & e b.Junc &London, erip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angi. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D. A stock Do. B stock Do. sew. I. at 25 pry GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Westein -Origins) { Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire t Yorkshir London and Blackwal Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension metropolitan District, Do. n do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. L 9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby 11 id Kent ....... North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. U.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York D. Carlisle ..... Po. 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. st)ck 1 Shropshire Union I South Devon South Eestern Staines, Wok., .16 Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha 1, West Cornwall IClosing Price. 90 92 127 128 55 65 13 15 3 5 67 70 70 72 2) 15d 115 117 39i 4)i, 6 7 121 123 136} 1371 G7s 681 57 59 39 41 34 35 100 102 1201 120 k, 91 96 29 31 43 15 120; 1201 92 43 62 61 1331 1331 2 1 3 p 1 * lip 92 95 122 k 123 li li P 92 0 67} tBi 26 27 ICBI 1091 71 72 109 110 35i 36i 10 11 p, 122 121 ' 11 2p 14 2p 73 75 108 112 150 162 66 68 Busineal done. 29,1 40 I 54 71 8,1 12if f 29i 124 f 921 2 f 134 3i 21 91} 03 122) & 109} P 73 i i i BRITISH Atiuutic & at. Lawrence Born., Baroda, m Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brantot Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1......• • Calcutta & 8. E., lirn , Jape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pt Fast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canadt Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. iciPrt.f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. stock— Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred G t. India Pen. gua. sp.c i'o. Gun. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c G t. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great W( s. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. fndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4;_do Do. Fifth Extension lielb. Cor. 6 p. C. Bode. & Hudson's Bay.. N. Ill.C'da, 6po lstpf.bs. Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do ti Do. Punjaub....ln Do.lndus St. Flo a' 49 51 73 74 8 9 140 143 2i 3i 100 lu3 51 53 ESSIONS. 65 57 102 103 51 91 101 76 80 96 98 65 ;0 100 102 101 102 102 103 !‘9 31 85 90 63 € 6 55 ou 59 61 50 55 45 49 42 45 30 33 20 33 109 110 1i 21. 1a 2 p 99 100 91 93 16 17 n 314 94 96 86 68 1 4d 99 100 90 12 86 88 62 (4 8• 99 100 98 99 97 9) OP,, rT S 111 CU: 92 94 90 E 4 90 94 7i SO 77 SO 102 IC4 105 107 105 107 102 IG4 90 n 1(2 104 IL6 1 8 102 104 101 106 104 106 Ic2 104 100 102 93 95 90 95 87& 88i 91 95 79 81 98 100 98 100 105 107 1021 104 COLONIAL GO VERNIIEN' British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1972 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 g. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. dt Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. Az July Do. 5 p. c. inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&001, 1890-1900 Do. do; 1830-9 Do. Jan. &July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per Cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 11 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1578 Do. 1882, Mayss, Nov.ll Do. 1895, Feb. do Aug.. Natal qov. 6 per cent.. N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja. &Jul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186b Do. 5 p.c. 183 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. a p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1888-8 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct BRIT I Cam. Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Mogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus GGGreat heal Busy . Whea W l Vor (Helston Grenville Herod's Foot Hingston Downs Marg a ret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Iliwyndy Iron Ore, lim New Sewn North Roskear N. Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United.... Providence Uny Want S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett al Logan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 6 7 14 16 540 680 I 21 23 8 9 384 44 8 9 3 34 5 7 20 21 { 14 1 25 26 S 38 4 0 44 5 4 8 4 4 24 1 4d 35 40 13 15 1 32 34 390 410 If 2 15 20 9 11 14 16 4 6 1 2 4 1 75 80 165 175 826 876 25 276 3 5 210 220 14 16 PREFERENC.E SHARES. Great Western Orig. 41 per cent pE, 90 Rid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto. 4i per cent. irred., os North British sir er cent., No. 1, 101 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 79 Si South Devon, Anna., 10s., 9t PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., 4i per cent. 1858, 01 North British 5 per cent., Ditto E. and G. 4j per cent., 89i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 90 London and Blackwall, 84 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. San Paulo, lien., gua. 6 per cent., 156 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 14/ / FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3i Cobre Copper, 12 St. John del Rey, lira., 52i 3i Washoe Gold, lira., 4 Ditto (£4), -- BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim., 12 Alliance, lim.. 2e4 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 101 Anglo-Italian, lira., 141 Bank of British Columbia, 211 Bank of New Zealand, 181 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 214 20 1 201 Consolidated Bank, lim., 9] English Joint Stock, lim., 8 European Bank, lim., 9 Imperial Ottoman, 10f 1 Ditto. new, 91 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 34 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 131 121 London and Brazilian (lim.), 45 Ditto, new, 61 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 21] 1 London and South-Western, lim., 18 London and Westminster, 96 Merchant Bank,lluz., 21 Ditto, new. '9l Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 151 Midland Bank, lim., 20 (Mental Commercial Bank, lira., late Q. C., 4 Oriental Bana Corporation, 474 Union of London, 52 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 161 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 2/ 1 Australian Mort. Land and Finance. inn.. 51 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Engianu, 61 a / / Ditto, new, 6} Crystal Palace, 37! Ebbw Vale, 7 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 31 Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 12i Gen. Credit and Finance of Landon, 11m., 4 k Hudson's Bay, 16} Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., Urn., 2i 1 2 I nternational Financial Society, lira., London Financial Association, lira., 15k Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 17 Na tional Discount Company, 131 O p e v n er in en su d ia n an nr d r.c o , , ri a e n n f t l a ( l o st , e l a im m . , , 72 s 15 Teleg ra ph Construction and Maintenance, Ditto (.£l2 , Upper Assam Tea, Um., Universal Marine, Insurance, lira., 31 Warrant rinance, im,, 5 gi ross: II 11l 2.1.0 294 214.6 3} 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1866. 19 & nrtOrin Tat .4; HER MAJESTY• OSBORNE, Thursday. The Queen walked out yesterday morning, ac companied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena, and drove in the afternoon, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise. Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice walked out in the afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wales. On Monday their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Home Purves, and accompanied by his Highness Prince Teck, arrived at Sandring ham House on a visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales proceeded to Wol ferton Station to meet his royal relatives. The party at the house was augmented by the arrival of a number of the prince's friends. On Tuesday afternoon the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Clifton, arrived at Sandringham from Lon don. The Viscountess Walden relieved the Hon. Mrs. F. Stonor in attendance on the princess. In the afternoon his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales received at Sandringham House the Rev. T. White, M.A., the head-master of the King's Lynn Grammar School, and Mr. A, E. Flaxman (one of his pupils), with the mayor of King's Lynn, Mr. J. A. Smetham. His royal highness was graciously pleased to present the gold medal, given annually by the prince for competition among the pupils, in classical and modern studies alternately, to Mr. Flaxman, the Winner this year. On Wednesday several guests planted trees in the grounds. The House of Commons. e There was a sort of special interest evinced yes terday on the part of the longing public in seeing the flow of members into the house between half past 3 and half-past 4 o'clock. We need scarcely say that there was no very unusual excitment, and that the working classes bad too much good sense to follow up the mischievous suggestion thrown out as to their assembling in thousands from Charing cross to Palace-yard. Indeed that great thorough fare was yesterday, when the members began to assemble, almost remarkable for its emptiness. In Palace-yard, however, and along one side of West minster Hall there was a fair sprinkling of lookers on, and by half-past 3 some two or three hundered were waiting about. At that time the junior members who wished to secure seats for the evening by being present at prayers began to arrive, and before 4 o'clock much more than 100 had passed into the house. None of these, how ever, with the exception of Sir George Grey, were members whose Parliamentary standing and reputa tion enabled those loitering outside to recognise them. Mr. Fawcett, as he was led slowly along Palace-yard by a friend, was the first Liberal mem ber who elicited any expression of opinion from the people. He was very warmly cheered, and in fact his reception was almost equal to that of Mr. Glad stone himself. This applause naturally drew toge ther an increased number of spectators, on the old metropolitan principle that people stop to see what other people have assembled for. The term " assem bled," however, conveys a rather exaggerated notion of the number who actually waited. At no time were there more than between 600 and 700— scarcely so many as were in Palace-yard on the after noon preceding the division on the celebrated Con spiracy Bill, and not much more than is usual on a " Budget night." Mr. Goschen, the Duke of Argyll, Mr. Layard, and Mr. T. Hughes were all recognised as they drove up, and were warmly applauded, not by cheers so much as by clapping of hands. Mr. Disraeli, who came a few minutes after 4, in a close brougham, passed quite unnoticed to what is called the Speaker's entrance. Not the slightest feeling, either of approbation or dissent, was elicited by his appearance. Mr. Bright, who would, no doubt, have been received with a warm welcome, drove to the Speaker's entrance, and drove so fast that he was recognised by but few. These, however, cheered him loudly. Mr. Gladstone usually drives down to the house in a close brougham. On this occasion, however, he sat in an open carriage, when, being instantly recognised, he was cheered with great enthusiasm as he drove past also to the Speaker's entrance. Beyond these few tokens of passing feeling, there is nothing to record of what was expected to be a sort of great outdoor Reform demonstration. At 6 o'clock nearly all the spectators had left, and Palace-yard was just as it always is on debate nights—that is to say, almost solely occupied by cabs, carriages, and policemen.—Times. BANK OF FRANCE. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. April 12. fr. c. 182,500,000 April 5. fr. C. 182,500,000 - Capital of the Bank Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 894,902,125 Banknotes to order aild receipts payable at sight - Treasury account cur- 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 4,000,000 843,894,125 - 6,674,573 48 7,374,543 41 rent Creditor Current accounts, Paris Do. branch banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last 90,090,630 14 150,810,998 60 26,004,209 - 1,038,811 76 103,577,044 51 130,629,724 52 30,810,415 - 1,067,735 75 9,837,519 34 9,306,425 35 six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 2,074,992 92 2,074,992 92 10,638,528 34 12,897,018 11 Total CREDITOR. Cash in hand and in Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- counted, not yet due Do. branch banks Advances on deposit of bullion _ Do. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures 1). branch banks Do. on Credit Fonder Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re- serve Do. disposable lientes Immobalisees (Law, June 9, 1857) Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage- ment Sundries April 12. April 5. fr. c. fr. c. 503,725,759 72 501,823,911 54 109,798 24 '124,750 51 292,352,516 G 7 285,267,689 -- 9,042,700 - 11,395,300 - 11,197,800 - 5,597,900 - 30,747,500 - 19,989,700 - 596,000 - 406,600 - 60,000,000 -- 299,579,494 11 282,065,447 -- 6,992,600 - 12,047,300 - 11,410,100 - 5,470,000 - 80,726,300 - 19,826,200 - 593,300 - 407,100 60,000,000 -- 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 36,171,987 91 36,171,987 91 100,000,000 - 1 00,000,000 - 8,432,174 - 8,480,090 - 1,089,220 06 18,018,518 99 1,057,869 08 14,525,350 44 Total 1,407,722,914 73 1,407,282,550 73 Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, vi. Southampton...,..April le Ditto, via Marseilles April 13 Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet ...... 3lay 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape or Good Hope, Ascension, and St. lielena Aprll t 3 China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton April 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands . —.....-- .......__ Gibraltar, via 6 outha mpton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... April 19 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. April t 3. Ditto, via narseilles April 22 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton April 13. Ditto, via Maraeillea April 13. Mauritius, via Southampton April 13 Ditto, via Marseilie 3. May 8. Newfoundland ...... --May t Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America, by Brl- fish packet _ April 19 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING- INTELLIGENCE—This Day EPSOM RACES.--Tars DAY. WATERLOO PLATE. Warrior Foncier Haphazard . TWO-YEAR-OLD STARES. Opponax Catherine Ira,yes Ariel Six ran. Won by a lengths. DURDAN STAKES. Melinda .. Moss Rose METROPOLITAN. Treasure Trove. Lueifer Sandal 3 •• Won by four lengths. Eakring bolted out of the course. BALACLAVA STAKES. Marshal Ney Elblag Chicken Hazard Sixteen ran. Won by three-quarters of a length. Verulam ... Rosalind ... WALTON STAKES. Six ran. BETTING ON THE COL RSE CHESTER. Cur. 11 to 2 agst Redcap (taken freely) 6 to 1 agst Delight (taken) 14 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 16 to 1 agst Sandal (taken) 50 to 1 agst Lion (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT - HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PETITIONS. Several petitions on different subjects were presented by Lords Chelmsford, Houghton, and Earl Grey. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time : —Afton Valley Railway, Bodmin Water, Neath and Brecon Rail way (Capital), and New Milford Docks. The Montrose Harbour Bill and the Dublin Connecting Railway Bill were severally read a third time and passed. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he would post pone the second reading of this bill, which was appointed for Tuesday next, for a week. THE OATHS BILL. The Marquis of Westmeath presented a largo number of petitions from different parts of the United Kingdom, and from Jersey, from different sects of dissenter; against the abolition of the Oaths Bill. The enumeration of the names of the places from which the petitions emanated occupied the noble marquis more than a quarter of an hour. He said that although some members of the Church esta blishment had shown a great indifference to the interests of Protestantism in this country. the Dissenters proved that they did not partake of that feeling. The noble mar quis then read extracts ,from one of the petitions from Hastings and Beat, signed by 2,000, strongly denouncing what they designated the tendency of Protestants in high places to promote Roman Catholic ascendancy. The noble marquis then moved for copies of the declara tion against transubstantiation and the sacrifice of the mass by certain Protestants holding office under the Crown, and of any oaths bearing on religion to be taken by per sons in any civil office. He then proceeded to comment on the Abolition of Oaths Bill. Earl GRANVILLE called the noble lord to order on the ground that it was not usual to deal with a bill not before their lordships' house. The Marquis of WESTMEATH, in continuation, said that the progress of Roman Catholic practices in the Church Establishment had filled Protestants generally with alarm, and there was a strong feeling amongst the people of England against that innovation. He would warn the Roman Catholics to restrain their clergy from the aggressions they were making on the Protestant Church, as was shown by the petitions for the disendow ment of the Church, which, he contended, was dictated by the Roman Catholic 'clergy. He called on her Ma jesty's Government in that house to declare the nature of the bill th y paoposed to introduce. Lord RUSSELL said he had no obfection to the returns moved for by the noble marquis. The return was accordingly ordered. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The followinoills were read a third time and passed : Brontsgrove and Droitwich Water; North-Eastern Rail way (Durham Now Lines, &c.) ; North Eastern Railway (Yorkshire New Lines, &c.) ; Manchester Improvement; and Thames Tunnel Company. THE REFORM BILL. Several hon. members having postponed motions that stood before the order of the day for resuming the ad journed debate on the Reform Bill, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER presented petitions in favour of the bill, one of which was from Calne—(hear, hear, and laughter)— signed by the chairman (Mr. Bishop) - (loud laughter)— on behalf of the meeting. The order of the day having been read, Mr. BAXTER rose and said in the observations he should make to the house ho should abstain from person alties, wirh which he thought all were tired, and that the debate would proceed without making further allusions to the hon. member for Calne, because such things were not worthy the dignity of Parliament. He did not stand there as the apologist of the hon. gentleman, as his observations would apply not to the merits of the actors, but to the bill itself. The speech delivered last night by the hon. mem bers for Huntingdon and North Lincoln were still ringing in his ears, but if any one present believed in the terrible dangers prophesied to the House of Lords and to the Throne of their beloved Queen itself, they would not have slept soundly in their beds. (Hear, hear.) In his opinion those observations were levelled at the Re form Bill of 1832, and how the hon. memuer for Hunting don could come to the conclusion that the addition of 400,000' persons to the privilege would be frought with consequences so outrageous surpassed his comprehension. (Hear, hear.) Moderate measures never brought about revolution, but that which did so was a fixed determina tion to refuse the slightest boon that was calculated to bene fit the middle and working classes. (Hear, hear.) What he complained of was that the Opposition did not clearlydefine what they mean. He could only say that he be lieved the Opposition were in favour of a Reform bill so large and so comprehensive that the house was not at all likely to agree to it. (Hear, hear.) If the course was taken that the opposition seemed to recommend, the bill certainly could not have passed during the present session, and perhaps that was what was required. A great point had been made of the non-introduction of the bill for the redistribntion of seats, but if such a measure had. been laid before Parliament previous to the Reform Bill, he should have opposed it, because it would occasion a dissolution before the ques tion of the franchise was settled. (Hear, hoar.) If the Government had adopted that course, he for one should have doubted the sincerity of her Majesty's Government altogether on the subject of reform. The present bill, he believed, was looked upon by the country as an evidence of the honesty of the Government, and their desire to suc ceed. (Hear, hear.) He must say, however, that the bill did not come up to his expectations. (Hear, hear.) He meant that it did not go far enough ; and in his opinion, if the scope of the measure had been largely extended, not the slightest danger was to be apprehended. The house had been told that the working class did not care about reform, that it was a much ado about nothing, but those who knew the best knew things were very different. They knew that the working classes had a dependence on the promises of Parliament, and they felt that they would receive their enfranchisement without violence and without agitation. (Hear, hear) If they were of opinion that P ar li amen t was not sincere in the desire to admit th em t o th e exerc i se of the franchise they would hear a sound of a very dif ferent description. (Hear, hear.) He did, however, hope the Government would reconsider the savings bank clause, as it would enfranchise but an infinitesi ma l nmn bzx of voters, while it was a temptation to fraud and other things much to be deplored. Why was a working man to be tempted to buy a vote by keeping his money in the savings bannh in preference to investing it. to better ad vantage ? He hoped the Government would reconsider the matter, and that the bill would at no very distant day become the law of the land,because its reje c ti on wou ld b e attended with danger and disappointment. Sir B. LYT TON said the proposed bill of the Govern ment, in his opinion, went far beyond the extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats—it went to the extent of affecting the character and constitution of Parliament, and therpfore it was a measure .which demanded the grertest and most careful consideration. [LEFT SPEAKING.] Box AND COX IN THE VESTRY. --The row which took place in the vestry-hall on this occasion beggars description. I can liken it to nothing but an Irish faction fight for the occupation of a drinking -tent at Donnybrook fair. At five o'clock some members of the finance com mittee entered the ball and found their place of meeting occupied by the sanitary committee. "Now then," says a financial gentleman, "we want this room." "y ou s h a ll have it when we're done with it, b u t no t b e f ore, " brusquely returns the sanitary chairman " Get out of this," says the first speaker; we want to d o our business." " And we want to do ours," retorts the other. The two rival chairmen now call upon their respective clerks to read the minutes and the two clerks commence reading together; one, thO minutes of finance; the other, a letter from th e comm i t t ee of works. The clerk of the fina ncial department seems in clined t o ? give way, when his chairm an roars out "Go on, can't you Louder, louder !" Both c l erks go, gabbling on again, when a gentleman of the v es t ry, w h o h as just entered the room, exclaims,. " Holo o , w h a t caper d o you call this 2" The rival chair men hasten to explain, both speaking at once, and a scene ensues something like the one in Box and Cu; where the printer and the hatter appealed to Mrs. Bouncer to declare whose room it is. But it is useless for Mrs. Bouncer to explain that Mr. Box is entitled to the room by day, and Mr. Cox by night. Mr Box won't stir, neither will Mr. Cox. They will not even accommodate each other by tossing for it. During the al tercation between the two chairmen, which lasted for fully half an hour, their partisans kept up a choilis of wrangling„ jeering, and laughing, which left nothing to be desired but a general engagement with fists, ink s t an d s, an d ru l ers. Scarcely a week passes without a row in the vestry, er some case of scandalous mismanagement in the workhouse. —Dickens's All the Year Rowed. ~:-~as3 LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 11. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Mariano Ricardo do Asensi as Consul at Southampton for her Ma jesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. F. G. Prange as Vice-Consul at Liverpool for his Roy al Highness the . Grand D u k e o f M ecklenburg-Schwerin. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 7. Royal Marine Light Infantry —First Lieutenant and Quartermaster John Delves Broughton to be Captain, vice Seymour, deceased ; second Lieutenant Harry Mont gomerie Clements to be First Lieutenant, vice Brou g hton . APRIL 11. a • Royal Marine Light Infantry—First Lieutenant Win Godfrey Hale op be Fitest r Licuteant and Q uar t ermaster, vroughton,mod. APRIL 10. The undermentioned Captains and Commanders have been placed on the Retired List of their rank from the 31st March, 1866, under the provisions of her Majesty's Orders in Council of I st August, 186 0, 9 th July, 1864, and 24th March, 1866 :—Captains —HenryJohn Douglas, Thos. Edward Laws Moore, Richard Robert Quin, Edmund Gar diner Fishbourne, C.B , T. Chaloner, the Right Hon. Lord W. Compton, Henry R. Foote, W. , A. Fellowes, H. Coryton. Commanders—John Gustavus Harrison, George Kenyo n Philip de Sausmarez, John Abelard Shears, John Hay Crang, Edmund Mortimer Leycester, Henry Laird Cox, William Henry Broad. The undermentioned Lieutenants have been placed on the Retired List of their rank from the 31st March, 1866 , under the provisions of her Majesty's Orders in Council of Ist August, 1860, 9th July, 1864, and 24th March, 1866 : Lieutenants St. Leger Aldwortb, Charles Edward Powys, James Hector M'Kenzie Robertson, Charles James Fox Campbell, Arthur Kennedy, Richard Hoops, Thomas Sib bald, Charles Bissett Bayly, Daniel Butler Dawes, Herbert Thomas Ryves, Robert Ellis, James Byon Kinsman, and William Tomlinson Standbridge. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 11. The undermentioned Commanders have been this day promoted to the rank of Captain in her Majesty's Fleet : George William Towsey, William Brabazon Urmst3n, ' William Kynaston Jolliffe, William Henry Feuwick, Thomas James Young, Hon. Maurice Horatio Nelson, Ralph Peter Cator, Geo. John Malcolm, The Hon. Walter Cecil Talbot, W. Cox Chapman, Hon. Amar Lowry Corry, Theodore Morton Jones, Warren Hastings Anderson, William Robert Hobson, Charles Fenton Fletcher Bo ughey, George Henry Parkin. James Andrew Robert Dunlop, D'Arcy Spocer Preston, Henry Bedford Woollcombe, Robert Gordon Douglas, Philip Saumarez, Stapleton John Greville, Charles Matthew Buckle, Cortland Herbert Simpson, Edward Hood Lingard Ray, Charles Trelawny Jago, Francis Reginald Purvis, Charles Richard Fox Boxer, William Samuel Brown, George Tyron, and 'Alex ander Philips. The undermentioned Lieutenants have been this day promoted to the rank of Commander in her Majesty's Fleet :—Edward Thornborough Parsons, John Buchan Telfer, William Tocker Wheare Hambly, Louis Geneste, Robert Elliot, Wm. George England, Charles William Matithorp. COURSE OP EXCHANGE--This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16f Ditto 3 Months. 12 0 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 421 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 121 Ditto 3 Months. 25 371 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine Vienne,. ... 119 k 11 0 Trieste Petersbluza Berlin 11 5 28/ 6 28 11 17i 12 12 25 50 25 50 13 9i 25 20 25 45 25 45 120} 11 50 11 10 281 6 284 47i 47f 25 70 25 724 25 75 25 724 Madrid:: Cadiz .. Leghorn Milan .. Genoa Naples 46i 47i 25 65 25 67 25 67 25 67k POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This lay. 3JARLB ORO UGII-S TREE T. GETTING UP A CHARGE AGAINST A HUSBAICD.—John Jennings, dairyman, of 5, Porter-street, St. Ann's, was charged before Mr. Knox with violently assaulting his wife Annie. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the defence. The wife, who it was evident was actuated by no friendly fueling towards her husband, said that on the pre vious afternoon the prisoner came home after seeing his customers, and accused her of being intoxicated. Ho then ran h 37 into the parlour, and with something he had in his hand stabbed her in the hand, hurting one of her fingers. Ho afterwards knocked her down, and pulled a quantity of her hair off-her head (produced). She had to go to a doctor to have her hand dressed. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the complainant said that she was not drunk, although her husband said so. When he came home ho asked her what money she had taken, but she did not refuse to give it him. He took hold of her pocket and tried to take the money, and she scratched his face in self defence. She afterwards went to a doctor, and on her return a sergeant came in. She was quite sober at the time, though she could form no idea how many times she had been drunk lately. Sergeant Co; 21 0, said that on going to the house ho found the complainant's hand bleeding, and her eye blackened. She was half drunk, and gave the prisoner into custody for cutting her band with some sharp instru ment. The prisoner said he had had a struggle with his wife, who continually got drunk and spent his money, and that in the course of it she hurt her hand with a hook at tached to the window, and on looking at the hook he found the blood on it. Mr. Knox asked the defendant if he last night saw any thing of the hair which had been produced that morning ? The sergeant answered in the negative. Mr. Knox inquired whether the complainant's eye was swollen. The sergeant said it was a little. Mr. Knox told Mr. Lewis that he had heard enough of the case. It was clear there had been a struggle between the prisoner and his drunken wife, and that she had hurt herself. As for the hair it was perfectly easy to produce that. Ile should discharge the prisoner. DIARKETS.—This Day. MARK-LANE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market, to-day, were moderate. The trade for all qualities ruled quiet, but without leading to any quotable change in prices from Monday. Foreign wheat was in fair supply, and the demand for most qualities ruled inactive, at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at previous quotations. There was an increased supply of barley on offer, and the trade both for English and foreign produce was dull, at drooping prices. Malt was in slow request, at late rates. Oats were in good supply, and most qualities sold slowly at late rates. Beans and peas were dull, and prices had a drooping tendency. There was a moderate demand for flour on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. eat. Malt. . lour. English and Scotch esßar 770 460 1ey. oats F 1320 40 750 Irish — — 240 Foreign 6,190 13,350 24,330 240 sks. his. NEWUATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these markets. The trade is heavy at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. s d s Inferior beef 3 4 3 10 Middling do. 4 0 4 4 Prime large do 4 0 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Large pork 4 0 4 8 Lamb, 78 • s d s d Inferior muttOn....3 8 4 4 Middling mutton.. 4 6 5 0 Prime do ...........5 2 5 4 Veal ........ .......4 10 5 8 Small p0rk..........4 10 5 4 Id to 8s Od. BOROUGH HOP. Only a moderate supply of hops is on sale. The trade is quiet, but at unaltered prices. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 140 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents New Sussex Yearlings —s to —s COLONIAL. TaA.—Businoss has remained very quiet, and prices generally are unaltered. SUGAR.—A very limited amount of business has been transacted, and West India descriptions may be quoted fully 6 per cent. cheaper In the refined market fair titlers are in moderate request at 445. to 445. 6d. per cent. COFFEE.—The dealings in both Plantation and Native Ceylon have been to an average extent at fully previous prices. RICE.-- 7 The market continues very dull, and the few transactions reported in the private market have been at rather lower rates. TALLOW. —Business has been steady, and quotations for both present and forward delivery are well maintained. P.Y.C. on the spot, is quoted 48s 48s 3d; and last three months 49s Gd per cwt, WINCHESTER COLLEGE.—The annual examination of candidates for scholarships and exhibitions at this col lege commence on Tuesday, July 10, at 9 a.m. Applica tions for the form of declaration must be made to J. D. Walford, M.A., College-street, Winchester, and to him the required certificates must be sent on or before June 1. The subjects of examination are elementary religious know ledge, English dictation, arithmetic, Latin composition in verse and prose, construing and parsing in Greek and Latin. The scholarships are open to the competition of all boys who have reached their 10th and not completed their 14th year. The average expenses of a Scholar, includ ing all extras, tradesmen's bills, &c., are between £2O and £3O per annum. The, exhibitions, of the annual value of £5O, held by commoners, are open to all boys who are under the age of 15 years, and are tenable during.tho stay at school. Tb o probable number of scholarshsipsw to be competed for is about ten, that of the exhihitionhtlmo, and, as the number of candidates is generally should offer overw e - ju g l Y large, it is recommonded that none themselves wh o have not attained fair proficiency the elementary subjects of classical education. ITI NS. 931 4 31 IMPERIAL FARLIABIENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAsT EVENING The house reassembled this evening for the first time since the Easter recess, and the LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. THE O.A.THS BILL. The Marquis of WESTMEATH presented over 100 peti tions from different parts of the United Kingdom against this bill. The noble earl said that the petitions alleged that the bill was introduced in 1688 for the purpose of securing the Protestant succession and the protection of the Protestant religion in this country, and he contended that it was beyond the powers of their lordships, or at all events required great consideration before such powers were exercised, if they existed, in abrogating a bill of such a character. PRIVATE BUSINESS. A number of private bills were read a third time and passed. ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS (IRELAND 1866: BILL. Lord CHELMSFORD moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to assimilate the law in Ire-- land in reference to the above class of practitioners with that in England. The LORD CHANCELLOR approved of the principle of the bill. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE supported the bill, and showed the necessity that existed for an alteration in the existing law. The bill was then read a second time. EAST INDIA MILITARY FUND, &c., BILL. On the motion of Earl DE GREY this bill was read a second time. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL. Lord RUSSELL said that he had received a letter from the Dean of Exeter in reference to tho bill which he (Lord Russell) proposed that the house should go into committee upon this evening, and in consequence of which would postpone his motion for a fortnight. COUNTY COURTS BILL. The CHANCELLOR, f rom the other house, and h L in moving th e secon d din g e o o th atit came asto said abolish the offices o f treasurers and rea t :f i this ß oe D t bill, w bailiffs in county courts. At present moneys were paid through the treasurer into the Treasury, b ut it was considered unnecessary to retain it any lon ger ; but that moneys should be paid into the Treasury. Th e office of bailiff was also considered unnecessary. After a few words from Lord CHELMSFORD, who agreed to the abolition of the office of treasurer, but thought that of the bailiff required some consideration, the bill was read a second time. EJECTMENTS vIN THE SUPERIOR COURTS OF IRELAND, &c. The Earl of BELMORE moved for a return of the num ber of ejectments in the superior courts of Ireland, from the Ist January, 1860, to the Ist January, 1866, brought for non-payment of rent in each county ; a like return of the number of civil bill ejectments for non-payment of rent for overholding, of replevins in the superior courts, and also for replevins in the inferior courts for the like period. The returns were ordered. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. The attendance of members this evening was very nu merous. The galleries were crowded with strangers, and the interior of the house presented a .very animated ap pearance. The greatest number of members were those on the Opposition side of the house. Outside the building a very large number of persons had assembled to witness the arrival of the different members. THE FRANCHISE BILL. A great number of petitions were presented both in favour and against the Government bill for the amendment of the franchise. TOTNES ELECTION. Mr. BOUVERIE gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he should move a humble address to her Majesty praying that, corrupi practices having been proved to exist at the last election, her Majesty will be pleased to issue a commission to inquire fully into the matter. REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS. Mr. MARSH gave notice that on Monday next he should ask her Majesty's Government whether they intended to keep their intentions secret with respect to the bill for the redistribution of seats until after the discussion on the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill. BEBELLION IN CHINA. Col. SYKES asked the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, whether reports or despatches had been received from Consul Meadows, at Newchang, respecting the ap proach of rebels in December last, also from Consul Med burst, at Hankow, mentioning the proximity of a large rebel force, and detailing the measures adopted for the protection of British property ; and whether the Consuls had suggested to the British Government any and what measures for the future safety of the foreign settlements in China ? Mr. LAYARD said the consul at Newchang appeared to bo labouring undor some Enloe alarm, as to:Ailing of the kind that he anticipated had occurred. There was no reason to believe that 80,000 rebels intended to attack the place, for instead of that number eight men had been discovered on horseback outside the city, each of whom carried a bag. A few shots were fired, when the men galloped off, leaving their bags behind, which wore found to contain eight women. Since that there had been no further attack. (Laughter.) Ho had the satisfaction of informing the hon. and gallant gentleman that, by the last advices, his old friend Taeping had been thoroughly exterminated. He had not received the notification alluded to. CLERKS IN THE INDIA-OFFICE. In reply to Mr. RuNT, Mr. STANSFELD said some alterations were contem plated in the position of clerks in the India-office. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS. In reply to an HON. MEMBER, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the matter would depend entirely upon the conclusion of the proceedings before the election committees now sitting. He did not say that such an act would not be introduced. THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE. On the order of the day being read, a number of mem bers presented more petitions in favour of the Govern ment Reform Bill, the most remarkable of which being those presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Bright (a very large one, mounted on a wooden roller, i signed by 44,000 persons in Birmingham). Sir F. Crossley also put in his quota, which amounted to a very large bundle, and Mr. Badzley presented another from Manches ter' (as much as he would carry) signed by 73,000 people, and tastefully tied up with red ribbon ; also by Mr. Baines, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Forster, Mr. T. B. Potter, Mr. Seeley, Mr. M'Laren, from Edinburgh, signed by 17,000; Mr. Henderson, Mr. Holder, Mr. Cranford, Mr. T. B. Smith, and Mr. Watkins. The CHANCELLOR of the tXCHEQUER—I rise, Sir, to move the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill (cheers); and, in doing so, I propose to supply a defect on which some have commented in the statement with which I introduced the bill to the notice of the house. It was thought on my part almost disrespectful to the house —and suggestions of that kind have proceeded from persons of weight and authority—to have laid a measure of so much importance on the table without dealing more largely than I did presume to deal in substantive reasons for its introduc tion. I will explain briefly to the house the feelings with which that measure was introduced. Her Majesty's Govern ment—for I do not speak on this point of myself alone—her Majesty's Government were sensible of the tender nature of the ground on which they were about to tread. (Cheers and counter cheers.) They had first to apprehend that they prejudice the progress of this great question by giving it unnecessarily, or at all events prematurely, the character of a party conflict. They had also to apprehend that they might do what is still more serious—that they might give to the argument on the subject the character of a conflict between class and class. (Cheers.) They were determined that so far as depended upon them the discussion should not be marked from its commencement by either the one cha racter or the other. I was therefore anxiously studious —with what success I knew not—to tread my way through the whole of that long and, I fear, wearisome address without including in it any statement of principle, any argument, any suggestion, any reference to class which could in any manner excite hostility on the part of gentlemen who sit opposite. I was not at that period aware of any reason, and I am not now aware of any good reason, why gentlemen who sit opposite, and who may be disposed to take a temperate and conciliatory affairs, should not have freely concurred in the enlarge ment—as we think the very moderate enlargement — o f u t he t view of public franchise which we propose. (Cheers.) We had bro u ght forward forward the measure in what appeared to h placed spirit of moderation. We desired that it should confess that before the house in the same spirit. r f u a li n assembly never w w h it e h n ou l t h a ea to r u d e t h he of de s m u a rp n r d i t proceeded. Had I been a dd rbesescutig I could have felt no s f e or at reasons ththe quarter sfnrootma lltvohgfecthhei before conversant with the s o u mos i ,f, who had them hiatetfsoirn;rlar that gentle men who surprise . ha d themselves t it a,shesihrdo- had themselves been re solves supported 11'"fet)trrujoduction of Reform, who had spousible forand this is by far the some' to force piecemeal and strongest case of themselves in the me ' instances — partial measures of Refodremmoannd reasons areluctant Government, s hould come forward why the advi sers of tale Crown, forsoo th, had troubl ed the mind of Parlia ment and the cou ntr y b y the introd uction of the questi on o f and Reform. But although I did not venture into reasoning at large, I did refer to authority—l did refer to two heads of argument which I thought sufficient for the purpose. One was the nature of the promise which had been given, and which had been repeated, more times than one can easily recollect, with respect to the settlement of this question ; and in connexion with that promise the peculiar origin of the question—not from the free and spontaneous choice of the Government, but out of the very bosom, the very mind of Parliament itself. The other was a reference to the state of things that now prevails with regard to popular enfran chisement in the strict sense—the enfranchisement of the working class—as compared with what prevailed in 18 Now, with reference to the origin of the question, I was challenged in terms of extraordinary boldness. I must therefore'revert to that again ; and I do so for the sake of stating that the only fault in the explanation I gave was that I understated the case of Parliamentary responsi bility. In 1851, when this question was first in a serious form introduced to Parliament by my hon. friend the member for West Surrey, I stated that, in spite of the opposition of the Government, a majority of two to one voted for the introduction of the bill, and now what I omitted to state, which, at any rate, greatly strengthens the case, was this—that the house gave that vote and expressed that determination in favour of the introduction of the bill even after my noble friend then, as now, at the head of the Government had stated that the Government would give their attention to the subject and in the ensuing session submit a measure to its consideratio n . And yet, in..theveri face and teeth of that pledge given by my noble friend, the House of Commons took on itself the responsibility of forcing a vote in favour of the introductio n of the bill. Bat lam told that the bill was subsequently thrown out. No doubt ; and under what circumstances was it thrown out? The introduction of the bill was followed by the resigna tion of Ministers. The attempt of the distinguished leaders of the party opposite to form a Government, based as it was on an intention to propose a fixed duty on corn, en tirely failed. In that state of circumstances the Govern ment came back by ordinary process and of necessity into the hands of my noble friend ; and coming back by neces sity into his hands, of course it followed that the House of Commons which accepted him as Minister should accept also his pledge with reference to Parliamentary Reform, and decline to proceed with the bill of my hon. friend. But what did happen, and was remarkable, was that, under these circumstances, the minority were not satisfied with divid ing for the second reading of the bill, but tried to force it on the Government ; and among the gentlemen who were thus anxious to force on piecemeal Parliamentary Reform was my right hon. friend the member for Stroud. (Cheers.) At a subsequent period, in 1858, the very same measure was forced on the' Government of Lord Derby. On that occa sion I voted against the bill, not .because I disapproved it, but because I did not wish to force it on a party who were not prepared for it. Again, my right hon. friend, hot and ungovernable in his zeal for piecemeal extension of the franchise, endeavoured to force on the advisers of the Crown the adoption of a measure not only confined to the subject of the franchise, but confined to a special branch of the franchise. (Hear, hear,) Let us consider who are the persons who have made to the people of this country the promises of which I venture to remind this house—. promises which I think the petitions presented to-day suf bfiucitetnotllyie demonstrate reeorded in the not em mtooy o have r been the fopiezooptlte as engage en(c e hee ga rs), (Cheers.) f ments o Which st t a h t e e y m e a n n t t i c l i v p a s a t g r a e n e d t e d a s k w itthhe something like a jeer from a portion of the house; but let us consider for a moment who gave those promises. They were first given by Lord Russell, they were next given by Lord Aberdeen, they were afterwards given by Lord Derby and the right hon. gentleman opposite. (Hear, hear.) Now what was the promise of the right hon. gentleman, speak ing on the part of the Government of which he was the organ . Was it a first fault on the part of th at Govern ment ? Was it an occasional slide ? Was it a slip from the path of virtue in an unguarded moment (laughter) which led them to introduce a measure of enfranchisement ? No, sir, they had time enough to consider their resolution. The second reading of their bill was met, as the second reading of our bill is, we are told, to be met, by a hostile resolution. It was met by a resolution of which, at any rate, I will say that it was direct and outspoken in its pur pose (hear, hear), and gave the country clearly to under stand the real motives that were in the minds of its sup porters. (Cheers and counter cheers.) That motion was successful. The Parliament was dissolved. " The dissolu tion of Parliament gave an opportunity to the Government of Lord Derby to consider whether they had been right or whether they had been wrong in the introduction of a biil which refused to deal with the borough franchise, and upon the assembling of the new Parliament the right hon. gentleman opposite announced the deliberate view of his Government. On the 7th of June, 1859, he spoke as fol lows : " We are perfectly prepared to deal with that question of the borough franchise and the introduction of the work ing classes by lowering the franchise in boroughs, only acting in that direction with sincerity; because, if you in tend to admit the working classes to the franchise by lower in the suffrage in boroughs you must not keep the promise to the ear and break it to the sense. The lowering of the suffrage must be done in a manner which satisfactorily and completely effects your object, and is at the same timtpcon sistent with maintaining the institutions of the country." (Opposition cheers.) You hail with satisfaction the saving clause of "maintaining the institutions of the country." (Renewed cheers.) But we do not ask you to sacrifice the institutions of the country. (Ministerial cheers.) We do not ask you at this stage of the bill to fix the particular standard for the lowering of the borough franchise. We may have your own views on the-subject, and we have re duced them to what we think aro the narrow limits of strict moderation ; but all that we ask you now is whether you are or are not prepared to act upon the principle enounced by the right hon. gentleman who had said that the Uovernment of Lord Derby, having before it the ques tion whether it was to continue in the possession of power or not, was ready to propose the lowering of the borough franchise. (Cheers.) Well, sir, I do not mean to omit, what perhaps the hon. gentleman opposite may consider impor . 1 taut, that at a subsequent period, unless I am much mis taken, the right hon. gentleman retracted those words. I rather believe, though I cannot give the exact date, that the right hon. gentleman expressed his repentance with regard to the promise he had given. (A laugh.) But, sir, the pro mise that ho gave he gave while in power—he gave it as a Minister of the Crown. (Cheers.) He gave it on the oc casion of an appeal to Parliament to say who was worthy to hold power, and who was not worthy to hold it. It was apromise given, I admit, under political pressure, but it was a promise on that account all the more important, and if in the ease and leisure of opposition the right hon. gentleman has retracted it, and it is not the first time such things have taken place. (Ironical cheers from the Opposition)-- " Ease will retract vows made in pain." (Laughter.) But what I wish to say is this —the right hon. gentleman had a perfect right to make the promise, and he had a perfect right to retract it. It is not for me to question his discretion in the one step, nor do I intend to do so in the other. But let not the right hon. gentleman. suppose, and let not any member of his party suppose, that the retractation of pledges once given by a Minister of the Crown causes those pledges to be as though they had never been made. They can never be effaced from the record of time ; they form material facts in regard to the settlement of this question. B. constitutional Government cannot go before the representatives of a free people to-day and say, " I promise you this, that, and the other," and to-morrow say to them, " I have changed my mind and retract my promise." (Cheers.) That promise was subsequently given by the late Lord Palmerston, who took office upon the basis of a proposal to introduce an extension of the fran chise which, if not numerically wider, yet adopted nume- rically a lower figure than that which we now propose ; and I say that if that series of events does not constitute an engagement between the governors of the country and those who sit in this house, and between tho statesmen of this country and the people, I for one know not in what way or under what circumstances it is possible that such an engagement should be formed. (Hear, hear.) Sir, it is necessary to go into the history of this question—it is ne cessary to lay firmly and broadly the grounds of our discus sion, because although I was more sanguine at a former period, I do not conceal from myself that we may now be upon the threshold of a long and a painful controversy. (Hear, hear.) It is with the deepest grief that I contem atewwheateofmorem- plate the course that has been taken by that great party which I conscientiously believe had no adverse interest in regard to the settlement of this question, though they have unhappily chosen to consider that they have such en far terest. But let us consider—and it is my ju stifi cation is sometimes given. Now, t d h w is el hi lin st g ory upon the history of the question d —in, for r l efer to may s ti o m m e e s tt s m pe e ak s, I w tb it ink, h ha bo ste. wr not be altogether weeklypress a momentary excitem ent ii . kowise a quarterly press, impossible. But, sir, we whatdthe I may justly term the_ philosophy I had the privilege, through the Quarterly Review, li and to that quarterly In t u t e n thein daily haste, m aiynan press d aeryteiCllleiSll ti press h swot a eos v ro e :p r b e y: en ao entitled t a l e w d h t to history.rwhere look II leellent and respected friend the the kindness o! is i i i i i i y ng publisher, of consulting as it is viewed by the acutest minds philosophy of periodical. I see from this kind • that can be . .of history sort of food is sometimes served up for the most in what appetites of the higher in tellectual aPPo classes. (A laugh.) Th e Review was pub lished, I think, to-day, and what lam going to quote is from a history of the Reform Bill. It is highly complimentary to my hon. friend the member for Birmingham as regards his weight and power, but not quite so much as respects his moral character. (Laughter.) The article in question is a philosophical statement of the real causes of this li,,:forni Bill, and, starting from 1860, it shows why we have not had a Reform Bill since 18G0, and why we have a Reform 'Bill now. These are its words : " Just as in 1880 and 1861 the reforming zeal of the Radicals was brought off by the sacrifice of the Paper Duty, so, from 1861 to 1865, it was appeased by the sacri fice of the gallant Confederacy. But with the fall of Itiqi mond Mr. Bri g ht' s h ear t was se t a t ease concern i n g th e ,_ fate of the G overnmen t t o w hi c h his t rue a llegiance L. given." I need not say what Government is intended ; it is not the British Government : "And the moment Lord Palmerston wa s removed by death the Government instinctively felt that the time had o their insatiable ag ally.ai come roun for buy was ngotin ff o h i n ° g ne for it re but to rep ro d uce . n Thistime d there a Reform Bill." (Opposition cheers.) Thus it appears that there are gentle men who think that it was the duty of this country not to have sacrificed the "gallant Confederacy," and who think that what they call the sacrifice of the paper duty was a measure adopted simply to appease my hon. friend (Opposi tion cheers), although they themselves had recommended that measure (Ministerial cheers)—gentlemen who search in such hidden recesses for what they call the causes of events, but who are entirely oblivious of the fact of these repeated and solemn engagements of the Throne and tl io Government of the country, although they were engage- 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 [lOO 2 100 100 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 1021 1021 I 1 81 672 8