The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-28 00:00:00

Representation of Westminster. Last evening the lion. Captain W. Grosvenor, Westminster, candidate for the representation of t he cit y of ,_estminster, met the electors of the par ishes of St. Margaret's and St. John's, at the Te m p erance-hall, I lroadway, Westminster. Mr. Charles Forster, „ occupied the chair. Captain G rosvenor said "s, was the third meeting at which he had met the electors. He would now reply to some questions Which had been put to him at the last meeting at St. James's-hall by Mr. Beal, but which the lateness (4 the hour then prevented his answering. He had b een asked whether he was in favour of the abolition Of capital punishment. He certainly thought an alteration was required in the law as it at present stood, and without giving any distinct pledge he blight state that his opinion was in favour of the abolition of the punishment of death. He had been asked whether he was favourable to the abolition of t he system of purchasing Commissions in the army. tte would at once say he was not prepared to vote for that measure. Again, he was asked if he was favourable to the abolition of flogging in the army. As an English gentleman, he thought the practice Of flogging brutal and degrading. He did not see any reason why it should be continued in regiments en home service, but he thought when an army was engaged on foreign service in an enemy's country elich punishment might be necessary in extreme eases. With regard to the present system of taxa tion, he believed that on the whole the present taxation of the country was fairly apportioned among all classes. He thought, however, that the income-tax might be more equitably adjusted. Those, he believed, were the principal questions remaining unanswered at the last meeting. On the great and important question of Parliamentary Re form he desired not to be misunderstood, He had every confidence in the present Liberal leaders in parliament. He thought Lord Palmerston's Ad ministration was open to grave censure for its con duct on the Reform question. He supported it be cause it had steered the country through a most difficult period as regarded foreign affairs, and kept the country clear of war. He was prepared to give the franchise in boroughs to every householder, With an educational test. He was prepared to give the voter the protection of the ballot. He was Prepared to vote for a better equalisation of electoral districts, and to do away with the small nomination boroughs. But he was not prepared to admit the Working classes as a body to the franchise, which, he thought, would be a transference of political Dower into the hands of a class unfitted by educa tion to hold that power. He was a constitutional, but not a revolutionary, Reformer. He bad formed his opinions after due deliberation, and did not think he should alter them lightly and hastily. If they returned him to Parliament, he could not go as a delegate, but must be sent free and unfettered to assist in carrying out the great principles of civil and religious liberty to which he had always been attached. Mr. Scudamore asked if the candidate Would vote for the recognition of the Southern States. Capt. Grosvenor said that under present circumstances he thought neutrality was the best Policy, whatever his own sympathies might be. Mr. Smith asked if he would support or bring in a bill for the abolition of the game laws. Capt. Grosvenor said he would not. Mr. W. L. Jones then moved a resolution declaring the Hon. Capt. Grosvenor a fit and proper candidate for the representation of West minster. Mr. B. Cox seconded the resolution. Mr. Leno moved as an amendment that the meeting have xo confidence in the candidate now before them, and do not consider him a fit and proper candidate for Westminster. Mr. Morley seconded the amendment. Mr. J. Beal supported the amendment in a long speech. The chairman then put the amendment and resolution to the meeting, and, on a show of hands, said he was sorry to announce that the amendment Was carried by a large majority. The meeting, Which was very noisy throughout, then terminated With a vote of thanks to the chairman. 1. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 871 ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. to 6s. die. ; India 5 per Cents., 10581; and ditto 4 per Cents., 981 4. In the Foreign Market there has not been much animation ; prices at the commencement of business were flatter, but a partial rally has since occurred. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 731 1; do. Con solid* 534 I ; Mexican, 261 ; ditto New, 25f ; Greek, 201 214; Spanish Passive, 321 1; do. Certificates, 174 B ; Italian, 634 4 ; ditto New, 34 3 die. ; and Confederate Loan, 33 35. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been moderately active, and prices have shown, in several instances, a slight improvement. Lanca shire and Yorkshire have advanced 4, Bristol and Exeter 4, and North Western 1 ; w hile Great ; Eastern have declined 1, Metropolitan 4, and Great E Northern, A stock, £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any material change in prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in mode rate request at steady rates. South African Land ; and Finance shares are quoted / 1 prem. ; Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 14 prem. ; South of England Wag gon Company, 4 14 prem. ; and Rhoy Hall Iron, 14 24 prem. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. I per Cent. Consols Do. Account, April 6 — b per Cent. Reduced B 9l 1 l 1 New 3 per Cent B 7l * I I New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908., — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 3 6 Do. £5OO 3 6 Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent - INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 214 Do Account Ds. 5 • 1' Cent. July, 1870 /0.. per.. Do. Account — Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 por Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. si. per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO pm Do. under £l,OOO — pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bond; 5 per Cent Brazilian 5 per Cent D0.,4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 4i. per Cent BO Colombian 6 per Cent. Bl Cuba, 6 per Cent. _ _ _ Do . i Per Cent., 1864 — ' Do. Scrip, £55 paid pm Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. i per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities Do £65 paid Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent... Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 941 i dis DO., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds 95 Do. 1864 96} 6 11 1, Do serip, .C 55 paid pm Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 21 Do Account Do. Coupons ' Do Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 69 Do 1865 — Do Scrip, £25 paid Mexican 3 per Cent. iDo. Account — D. 1864 — 1.10 b per Cont. Anglo-French s2} Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis Montevidean 6 per Cont., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 11 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account — rortug - uose 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account -- Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 47} 1 Do Account — 891 Russian 5 per Cent., 182 2 , £ St., Do 41 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Bo 3 per Cent., 1859 — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 'Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred SD. ..A...0w...4 , Do Passive Do Account • — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l7l 1 4 Swedish 4 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account - — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account IDo. £lOO Bonds 74 31 Do 6 per Cent. 1863 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account — Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 4ll 40/ Do. Account Do 6 per Cent.,',1864 4 ll 2 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., BK. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certifi—xtes — French Rontes, 3 per Cent. Do. Account Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account — THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 894 1 Do. Account EMPLOYMENT OF EX-NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. —We understand under the new afrangement for employ ing ex-noncommissioned officers as clerks in the military department in London, that the pay to be given in the first instance to them willobe about £lOO a-year, exclusive of pension, and that it will increase progressively to about £l5O. With tho very economical habits which sergeants in the army must necessarily have acquired this may be consi dered a very comfortable provision, hnd one quite sufficient to make the prizes duly appreciated in the service.—Army and Navy Gazette. The London Review is about, we understand, to publish weekly the report of a special commission, which it has sent out to 'inquire to what extent the Established Church meets the religious wants of the nation, how far she fails to do so, and in what lies the secret of her failure. The commission will, at the same time, review the efforts of other religious communities for the special instruction of the people ; and as the facts will in every case be derived from personal examination made by special commissioners upon the spot, their report is not only likely to prove most valuable, but most interesting. LANDED PROPERTY IN LONDON.--Few or none— and we include men of learning and rank—are aware that nine English Peers, of the Upper House, or second estate, have greater landed and house property in London, west and north-west of Temple-bar, than any 90 or more commoners, of the Lower House, or the third estate. Here are the names of the nine lucky lords : 1, the Duke of Bedford ; 2, the Duko of Portland ; 3, the Marquis of Exe ter ; 4, the Marquis of Salisbury ; 5, the Marquis of North ampton ; 6, the Marquis of Westminster ; 7, the Marquis of Camden ; 8, Earl Craven ; 9, Earl of Portman. No other nine peers or M.P.'s, or London citizens of " credit and re nown," can be pitted, we repeat, against these nine peers as owners of London property west of Temple-bar, and without the jurisdiction of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the oaken truncheons of the peelers of the city police. —Builder. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—FILEY, near York, Sun day Night.—l have to report (says Mr. R. White) that at 10 o'clock this morning, during a strong gale from the east, with a heavy sea, a vessel without masts was seen about two miles off, drifting towards the land. The lifeboat of the National Institution was thereupon manned and launched, and rowed to the vessel, when she took off the crew of four men, the vessel being then about three quarters of a mile from the shore. Great praise is due to the lifeboat crow for their services on this occasion. The vessel proved to be the schooner Kate of Lynn, bound from Middlesbro to that place, with coals, C. Newby, mas ter. She had lost her masts at 2 o'clock this morning by lightning, and is now ashore on the beach. A FRENCH PALMER.—A mysterious affair, which recalls to mind both the execution of Dr. La Pom meraye and the trial of Trumpy-Demme at Borne, at pre sent occupies the attention of all the inhabitants of a small town in Normandy. A physician is said to have committed a triple murder. The doctor is accused of having murdered the husband of a young woman of whom he was passion ately fond. He is said further to have insured the life of his own wife for a large sum and then poisoned her. An unfortunate young woman is said to be the third victim, likewise poisoned in consequence of having several times drunk potions intended for her master. It appears that the grave had scarcely closed on the three victims when the doctor and his accomplice caused their bans to be published, and suspicions having been roused by their marriage the judicial authorities caused an inquiry to be instituted, which it is believed will bring the accused to trial. XONEY MARKET AN; COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCES rirrv, Twnz. a o o Alm. - The Money Market may now be said to be settling down into a state of quietude. The demand for accommodation to-day has been comparatively small, but as the balances of brokers show a con tinual diminution, the rates for first-class bills have been maintained at 41 per cent. A slight effect is produced by the commercial public who, as usual, are increasing their balances at their bankers at the present period of the quarter. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. Mr. Robert Lyall, East India merchant, of Stf Helen's place, and Mr. Robert John Clarke, of Brabant-court, have joined the board of direction of the Oriental Financial Corporation. The annual election of the committee of the Stock Exchange has taken place, and it appears that the old committee has been returned, except- ing three gentlemen, one of whom being the late chairman, Mr. Slous, who retires through ill-health. The newly-appointed members comprise Messrs. Cawston, W. Lucas, and E. Routh. At a general meeting to-day of the shareholders of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank the report stated that the results of the working of the bank for the first six months have been most satisfactory. Although the critical state of business, owing to the money pressure in England, and the state of the cotton market in Egypt, prescribed great caution, so that little was done for the first three months after the bank was established, a large and profitable regular business has already been transacted, and exten sive operations have been successfully entered into. The provisional balance-sheet just received from Alexandria, shows an aggregate of transactions of upwards of £9,000,000 passing through the books of the bank without a single bad debt or loss ; and the account of profit and loss, after making every allowance for suspense accounts, shows that the directors are fully warranted in recommending an interim dividend of Bs. per share (being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum on the amounts paid up), carrying forward a handsome surplus to be brought into account when the first complete accounts of a financial year's working are submitted to the share holders in October or November next. The report of the directors of Smith, Knight, and Company (Limited) has been issued to the share holders. A further payment of 3s. 6d. per share on account of dividend is recommended, being (with 2s. 6d. per share already paid) at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. Several of the contracts on hand will be completed shortly, when the profits thereon will be ascertainable. The share list of the Wholesale and Import Timber Company (Limited) will close on Thursday, the 30th inst., for London, and on Friday, the 31st, . for country applications. It has been announced that to-morrow, Wednes day, is the last day that applications can be received for the extension. shares of the Brighton Hotel Company. During the last few days there has been very little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets. Sugars have, in some instances, been a shade cheaper. The public sales of tea have proceeded without any material change in prices, while in rice, fruit, and spices, there has been no Change. Coffee has continued in fair demand, at Steady rates, and limited transactions have been entered into in tallow, at about previous quotations, for both present and forward delivery. Two o'CLocr. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. _ . 45c. Quiet. The English Stock Market has been very steadily supported to-day at previous values. The Govern ment broker made another purchase of £30,000 New Three per Cents., which gave a more buoyant tone to the price of the Funds, although very little new business is now in operation owing to the pre parations for the settlement of the account. Con sols for money are 89* ; and for the account, 891 23 ' o 1 liel eo all l tea 0 a the iantle co o' . to r° is t i j e 10 A A `erae. t, 0 1° ,4 , ita lt ‘*- rHEIFSITN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1.86, (This Day.) SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share' Railways. 14 Bir., Wol. ' & Str.Val 1 it Blyth and Tyne ...• • • it Bristol and Exeter .. • • it Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon— • • 10 Cornwall A. gets no div 10 Do. A t - : an •* " till6o c o has •10 Do. B - been paid to B t Dublin & Belfast Juno. 5 ' Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. t Edinburgh & Glasgow t Glasgow &S. Western t Great Eastern, Ord. stk. t Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 ,t Great North of Scotland it Great Northern tDa. A stock st Do. B t Do. New, is. at 25 pm it Gt S, and W. of Ireland it Gt. Western -Original it Dc'. S. Val. Rail gua. it Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.— Oxford it Do. Newport it Do. Hereford • • • it Lancashire &Yorkshire st London and Blackwali st Lon., Brigh., & S Coast st Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lon. & North Western st Lon. & South Western st Man., Shef., & Lincoln 50 Maryport and Carlisle 12i Do. % shares .... . • at Metropolitan 10 Do. New .... all 100 1( 0 110 all all - Midland st Do, Birmin.. & Derby 10 Mid. Gt. W., Ireland 25 Do. ? shares 25 ‘lid Kent st North British st Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 55 Do. G.N•E purchase at Do. Leeds st Do. York at Do. Carlisle . . .. 22 Do. Stock & Darling. 25 Do. do. 185548 :5 Do. do. 1860-61 it North London ,0 Do. New .0 Do. do. 1864 it North Staffordshire [0 N. &S. W. Junction it Scottish Central at Scot. N. E Aber. stock it Do. Scot, Mid. stack 10 Shrews & Welohpool st Shropshire Union st South Devon st South Eastern 10 Staines, Wok., & Wok at Taff Vale 10 Do. C st Vale of Neath st Waterford & Kilkenny at West Cornwall at W.Hartlepool Har.&K. at Do. A irredeemable at Do. A redeemable 100 100 100 6.13.4 100 100 100 5 6 66 68 16 17 81 86 [O7 1(9 47 48 7 8 1291 1301 1431 1441 129 130 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 97 i 128 471 i 143} 1304 30 731 s I Closing I Business I Paid 'l Price. done. 1151 / 16 866 1081 6 117 t 4 i 951 6 1261 nt 61 131 i 23 i 531 i 107 i } I i 67i 7 94 581 S 84}31 BRITISH FOSSE O Atlantic & St.Lawrenc it Bom Baroda, s Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent O Do. i' shares oi Buffalo & Lake Huron O Do. Preference 0 Bu Brant, & derich I Buff ~Brant, 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, , S7' O Do. do. July 1,1873 Do. do. June 1,1574 it Calcutta &S. E., Um.. , :a e Town & Dock, gu. )0 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p• East. Bemal, gu do t East Indian; k - u. 5 p.c.l 20 Do. J Extension st Grand Trunk of Canada 00 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c CO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds 00 Do. do. deferred r 0 Do. 2d Prtf. Bonds 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. ld Pref. stock— )0 Do. do. deferred )0 Do. 4th Pref. stock )0 Do. do. deferred .. IGt. India Pen. gua. re. Goa 5 per cent.. !O Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. A Gt. South of India (11m. gua. 5 per cent 3t D ,„ 4f per cent.— it Do A Great Wes. of Canada.. !el D. New )0 Do. 6p. 0. Bds. pay. 1873 )0 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8.. 10 Indian Branch, limite. st Madras, gua. 5 p.c .... st Do. 41 do at Do. 4i do 20 Do. Fifth Extension st blelb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 50 el. & Hudson's Bay 20 ew Brunswick & Can Class A and B at g.M.C'da, pc lst pf.bds st Scinde . •• at Do. Delhi d 20 Do. do ti 4. at Do. Punjaub Fo. st Do.lndus St Flo , " all 10) 100 {lOO 2 100 100 LAW INT COURT OP BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.) IN RE JOHN RICE.-A HARD CASE. 4 , This bankrupt was described as a dairyman, and to day he applied far his release. Mr. Robertson Griffiths, on behalf of the bankrupt, said there were circumstances of peculiar hardship in the case. The bankrupt had been arrested by the Consolidated Life Assurance Company for a debt of £33, and was detained in custody by them. He was taken into custody on March 13, and during the time he was in prison he heard that his wife, to whom he had been married 50 years, was dying. He asked permission of the detaining creditor to go and see his wife, but was refused, and she died while he was under arrest. The Court would be informed that the bankrupt was surety for his son to the Consolidated Life Office, and that the debt was not one actually contracted by himself. His Honour directed that the bankrupt should be re leased forthwith. IN RE SOPHIA AOG.-A FEMME SOLE. This bankrupt was a married woman, separated from her husband, and she traded in tho city of London as a femme= sole. Her debts amount to £1,532, including liabi lities on bills £742. The assets show—good debts, £l9O ; doubtful, £103; and deficiency, £1,240. An application was made to-day by the trade assignee for cash, goods, and deficiency accounts. Mr. Robertson Griffiths (instructed by Mr. Merryman) opposed the application, but his Honour directed that the accounts should be filed. The case was then adjourned. EBERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr and a Jury.) IMPORTANT QUESTION.-BLACE.BROW V. NASH. This was an action which has created considerable in. terest amongst the fish salesmen at Billingsgate market, and to-day the court was crowded with persons who brought into it an "ancient and fish-like smell." Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, who is a fish smoker and curer; and Mr. Beard represented defendant, who is a salesman of the market. Mr. Buchanan called his client, who deposed that in November last he bought of defendant five baskets of had docks, at 245. per basket. He took them home, and began to take the heads off for curing and smoking, when he discovered that the fish formed but a small portion of the contents of each basket. There were fish at the top, bot tom, and sides, but in the middle there was a pyramid of straw, which reduced the value of each basket to l3s. De fendant refused to make any allowance. Croas-examined—l did not buy the fish "as straw." I do not know that Scarboro' fish are always packed in straw. Mr. Gearing, the clerk of Billingsgate Market, said he attended to-day without a subpoena, because he wished to put a stop to a system of fraud adopted by the consigners of fish to the London markets. He had seen the haddocks sold to the plaintiff, and when he saw the straw he came to the conclusion that it was nothing but a fraud. Cross-examined—Not a fraud by a salesman, but by the sender of the fish. His Honour remarked that he had been trying for the last six years to stop the system, but to no purpose, as the salesmen would not assist him. Evidence was then called to prove the quantity of straw in the pads. Mr. Beard then called the defendant, who said that Scar borough fish always had straw, and York none. The fish sold to plaintiff were sold as with straw. Mr. Buchanan—What is the name of the vendor ? Defendant—Mr. Procter. Mr. Beard then called witnesses to show that the fish was described as being " fish and straw," and plaintiff could have seen each basket before buying. Plaintiffdenied this. His Honour said that the question for the jury was what was the bargain between plaintiff and defendant; and the jury would say if there was more straw in the pads than should reasonably have been there. The jury found for the plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Th© Market opens flat. Prices irregular, with a downward tendency. Sales probably from 1,500 to 2,000 bales. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton... —April 18. Ditto, via Marseilles April 12. Brazil and Cape Verdi', by British packet April 6. Ditto, by British packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 23. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton April 4. Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 29. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton April 4 Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 29. India (Bombay), via Southampton. Mar. 29. Ditto, via Harseilles Mar. 23. Mauritius, via Southampton April 11. Ditto, via Marseire3 ..April 5. Newfoundland April 12. Portugal _ _ April 6. . Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet . . . —Mar. 29 _ Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp- ton Ditto, via Cork & •• Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Mar. 31. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe. April 12. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, _ . and Mexico _ Mar. Si. Bahamas, via New York. April 6. Bermuda, ditto . . April 12. Cuba and Mexico Mar. 31. THE AUTHOR OF " ADAM BEDE." The new periodical, the Watch Tower, will commence with an ori ginal tale called " Through the Furnace," said to be by the author of "Adam Bede." Mr. WIGAN, who is playing in the provinces, will appear as Evelyn in Money, and Mr. Oakley in the Jealous fe, two roles rather out of his usual line. M. THEIRS at the Pourtales sale last week gave £542 for a tankard attributed to the Italian artist Flamingo --e. beautiful ivory sculpture, decorated with a frieze of nine figures. MADAME MEYERBEER AND FAMILY have just ar rived in Paris to participate in the production of the Africaine. THE EMPRESS EUGENIE AT A PARIS PRINTING OFFICE.—The Empress, two days back, visited the printing establishment of M. Paul Dupont at Clichy, where women are employed as compositors. Her Majesty was accompanied by two of her Ladies of Honour—Made moiselle Bouvet, her reader, and the Marquis de Piennes, one of her chamberlains. Baron Haussmann had also ar- rived shortly before to await the Empress. M. Dupont conducted his visitor and suite first to the women's com. posing-rooms and the workshops where other women were employed in folding, stitching, &c. The Empress passed through the rooms, occasionally approaching the womento examine their occupation, and addressing them most kindly. While in the machine-room her Majesty was requested by M. Dupont to :take hold of the lever of a small press, and immediately there was taken from it an acrostic composed in her honour, printed in gold letters on satin. The Em press also inserted in one of the presses a sheet of white paper, which issued bearing in vari6gatee colours the mention of her Majesty's visit, and also accompanied by a reference to a visit to the printing-office of Robert Estienne made by Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Na varre, on the same das of the month of March, in 2566. Her Majesty afterwards entered the residence of M. Dupont and his family to repose fyr a short time. A num ber of Orpheonists among the workmen, with several of the women employed, then assembled noislossly in a room ad joining, and executed a chorus, at which the Empress ex pressed her surprise and gratification. After a stay of nearly two hours her Majesty left, accompanied to the gates of the establishment by the acclamations of between 400 and 500 of the workpoople. During the eveding the Em press sent a sum of 500 f. in aid of the benefit society of the printing-sffice, which the workmen spontaneously resolved should form a pormament fund, bearing the title of "Don do l'lmperatrice," The Court of Assizes of the Haute-Loire has just tried a farm labourer named Biscarrat on a charge of having, on the 12th October last, murdered a man named Rodon, aged 75. On the 13th of October the body of the unfortunate man was found lying in a wood, about 30 paces from the road leading from Loucheyre to Pinols. The post mortem examination showed that he had been murdered by strangulation, and suspicion at once fell on the prisoner, who was a man of very bad character, and had often been heard to utter threats against the deceased, who was his creditor, and had taken proceedings against him to recover a sum of 30f. The cause was to be tried at Pinols on the 12th October, and Redon left home alone early in the morning of the 12th to attend the court, but was murdered on his way thither. When interro gated, the prisoner stoutly denied his guilt, but his pre sence near the spot where the crime was committed was fully established by several witnesses, while others deposed that when the prisoner attended before the juge de paix at Pinols he had several fresh scratches on his face, and had every appearance of having been engaged in a struggle. The jury having brought in a verdict of guilty of homicide without premeditation, and allowed the prisoner the benefit of extenuating circumstances, the court condemned him to 15 years' labour. FEDERAL DESERTERS.—Mr. Lincoln has pro mised a pardon to all deserters who will return to their duty within sixty days. If they should not they will lose the rights of citizenship—rights that Mr. Lincoln's Irish and German subjects have tried very hard to lose. The measure will not much, increase the Federal army, since most of the deserters are "bounty-jumpers," and who merely desert at intervals to re-enlist and get another bounty.—The Index. POLICE IN' This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EMBEZZLEMENT OF A FRIENDLY SOCIETY.—Joseph Jen- , nings, of 10, Edward-street, Pentonville, accountant, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with embezzling moneys to the amount of £432, belonging to the trustees of the Loyal King's Lodge Friendly Society, held at the Prince Albert Tavern, Upper St. Martin's-lane. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the prosecution, and said he was instructed to ' prosecute the prisoner, who was the secretary of the Loyal King's Lodge Friendly Society, a society consisting of a large number of members, for embezzling between £4OO and £5OO, the moneys of the society. The prisoner ab sconded about 12 months ago, and was only apprehended last night. He (Mr. Lewis) would go into ono case, and then ask for a remand, in order to complete the case. Mr. William Lancelot Tallowfield, of Winchester-street, Kentish-town, said he was a member of the Royal King's Lodge Friendly Society. In January, 1863, he paid the prisoner, who was then the secretary, a quarter's money, 4s. 6d., and the prisoner gave him a receipt for the same. In answer to the prisoner the witness said that on the night in question the prisoner was taking the money, a person sitting by his side at the time. He was sure he paid him (prisoner) the money, and took his receipt. William Patrick Francis Callaghan, the present secretary of the society, said in January, 1863, the prisoner was sec retary of the society, and it was his duty to receive the contributions from the members. He (witness) found no entry in the books on the 7th Jan., or subsequently of the sum of 4s. 6d. from Mr. Tallowfield. There was no such name in the books for that quarter. The books had been examined by Messrs. Albison and Waddell, public sc countants, of Walbrook, and defalcations to the amount of £432 were discovered by them, and also by the society's auditors. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked whether all the deficiencies were during the time the prisoner was secretary, and the witness said they were, and during one year and nine months. Mr. Lewis said the prisoner absconded, and there was a reward offered for his apprehension he believed. Witness said that was the case. The prisoner absconded on the 10th of February, 1864. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the witness said the book produced was called the quarterly register, and all pay ments were put down in it. Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the request of Mr. Lewis, then re manded the prisoner. UNPROVOKED AND BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE nV A FOREIGNER.—JuIes de Lerman, a well-dressed Frenchman, described as a commission agent, of 7, St. Swithin's-lane, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and assaulting Abigail Mould, a respectable married woman, residing at 26, Grosse-street, Rathbone-place. Mr. Holmes, prosecuting officer of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, Cecil-street, Strand, attended to watch the case. The complainant was passing through Tudor-street on her way home last night, when the prisoner, who was in company of another foreigner, caught hold of her in an improper manner. She pushed the prisoner, who had been drinking, away, when ho repeated the act, and on her pushing her away a second time he kicked her on the breast. ]n answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the complainant said the prisoner was an entire stranger to her, and that sho had not given him the slightest provocation. A witness having corroboratod the complainant, The prisoner said in French, through Mr. Albert, that ho had not assaulted the complainant. Mr. Tyrwhitt said ho had no doubt about the case what ever. Tho prisoner was a brutal and cowardly hound. He had first insulted the complainant, and then when he found that he had made a mistake in the person, he as saulted her by kicking her in the breast. He should commit the prisoner for two months with hard labour, and his only doubt was whether or not to send him for six months. Respectable women could not now walk the streets. Tho prisoner when the decision was communicated to him seemed rather surprised. WESTMINSTER. A HAZARDOUS ADVENTURE. —Henry Clarke, a young man was charged under the following circumstances : Police-constable 225 B said that at twenty minutes to ono this morning he saw the defendant driving a horse and cab in Emos-terrace, Chelsea. He turned round into the King's-road at the furious rate of fourteen or fifteen miles an hour. As he turned the horse into the King's-road he struck it with a stick to increase its pace. The horse, while in a fierce gallop, came in collision with a Hansom cab. There was a crash, and defendant was thrown from the driving-box and was cut severely about the head, and ' was taken to the hospital. Mr. Arnold—Was defendant the licensed owner of the cab ? Police-constable—No, he is not a cab driver. It seems the regular driver having occasion to leave his cab for a few minutes, asked the defendant to mind it, when he deter mined upon having a drive, and, being exceedingly drunk, got into this trouble. Mr. Arnold—What was the effect of the collision upon the other cab ? _ _ Police-constable—l don't know. I have had no oppor tunity of finding the owner. The horse dashed off after the collision at full speed, and I had no opportunity of stopping it. Defendant, whose hand was bandaged up, said he did not remember driving the cab at all; he was very much injured. Mr. Bobbett, cab proprietor, said that his driver left the cab in defendant's charge not observing that he was drunk. Mr. Arnold remanded the accused until Thursday upon bail. THAMES. JUVENILE CRlME.—George Nichols and Richard Moore, each aged 14 years, were charged with stealing a coat, valued at 55., from outside the shop door of Mr. Fossey, a pawnbroker in Salmon-lane, Limehouse, and Elizabeth Ward, a married woman with an infant in her arms, was charged with feloniously receiving the property, she well knowing it to be stolen. The case of stealing tho coat from the pawnbroker's shop door was clearly made out, and it appeared they gave the coat to the prisoner Ward, who pawned it for 3s. at the shop of Mr. Ashbridge, a pawnbroker in the Commercial road, Ratcliff. She stated that she met one of the boys at the pawnbroker's door, and he asked her to pawn the coat for him, and he said it belonged to his mother. It was, however, proved that the coat was taken to her lodgings, and that she received it there. The magistrate sentenced Moore, who is an old offender, to six months' imprisonment and hard labour, and Nicholls to 14 days' imprisonment and hard labour. He commented with great force on the scandalous conduct of the woman, who was the mother of a family, and was encouraging children to steal. He was afraid from what Inspector Hayes of the S division had told him, that this was not the first offence of which she had been guilty, and that she had been pawning goods for children for some time. She ought to be ashamed of herself. He was sorry the evidence did not justify him in committing her for trial as a receiver of stolen property, but he should convict her for illegally pawning, and sentence her to pay 55., the value of the coat, and a penalty of £5, the highest he could inflict, and in default of payment three months' imprisonment and hard labour. James Sutherland, aged 14, Henry Read, 14, James Briggs, 12, Joseph Organ, 15, and George Yules, 12, were charged with stealing ten brass door knobs, teniescutcheons, and eight iron hinges, the property of Samuel Morgan, proprietor of the Leopard Coffee-house, in High-street, Poplar. The prisoner, scaled the gates of a yard containing old building materials removed from houses pulled down for the construction of new railways on their site. The door knobs, escutcheons, and hinges were knocked off old doors taken away by the prisoners, who were captured with the property in their possession. The magistrate sentenced four of the prisoners to three years' detention in the Industrial School at Feltham. Their fathers would have to contribute towards their main tenance. Organ to 21 days' imprisonment and hard labo SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day, Lovolt, March 28.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cold. CARDIFF, March 27.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bernard, from Mauritius. BRISTOL, March 26.—Wind S.B.E—Arrived—Saxon, from Mauritius. GRIMSBY, March 27.—Wind S.E., strong breeze. — Arrived—Maria Elizabeth, Ella Mackenzie, and Effingham, from Quebec. SWANSEA, March 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Eliza Am stro, from ----. Soul-Lummox, March 28.—Wind E.—Sailed—Poonah, screw steamer, for Alexandria. LivxnrooL, March 26.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Tyrus, for Manilla. DARTMOUTH, March 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Wash ington Irving, from —. NEWPORT, March 27.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Agrico la, for St. Thomas. RAMSGATE, March 26.—1 t has blown a hard gale here, with heavy squalls, from N.E. YARMOUTH, March 27.—Wind N.E.—ArriYed —Victoria, from London for Goole. (ET MAGNETIC TELEGBAPIII•) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, March 27.—Ringteader, from Leghorn ; Excel, from Algoa Bay. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed, March 27.—Alma, from Alicante for London ; has been supplied with two anchors and chain, in lieu of those lost. THE PIQUANT AIR INTRODUCED BY MR. SOTHERN in tho " Woman in Mauve" was sung for some hundreds of nights at the Palais Royal by lidme. Solieider in the burlesque of " Les Disllos COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECIJR' ritish Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1872. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July ___ 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. C. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. 0. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do; 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.o Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. C, 1873, Jan. and July 99 92 91 89 91 79 81 78 82 103 106 105 107 306 108 105 107 102 104 105 107 102 104 105 107 108 109 105 107 88 02 98 100 92 91 91 93 103 105 87 90 Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 16 Natal Gov. 0 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 :1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... •• • Nova So Ala Gov. 6 p. o sterling,, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1818-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, a pril & Oct 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 BRITI 2 tam. Consof. Clold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon as t Carn Brea East Grenville East Lovell E. W'l Russell (Tavletkl di M 2.1.0 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 00} all dram.it StAubylo(Gwen 4 Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Helstou Grenville Herod's Foot Ilingston Downs Margaret (tiny Lelant T. Marke Valley 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lice Nangiles ew Seton i orth Downs North Roskear N.Wh' 1 Bassett (Mogan orth Wheal Crotty Prosper United • ruvidenee Uny Lelant Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 'tray Park in -Croft ▪ est Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Llskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett (Mogan Wheal Butler (Redruth Wheat Ludoott - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. Wheal Union-- .• • • 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 4.3.6 9t 93 102 101 3.10 - .6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 3.12. E ITIES. rREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No.p, 104 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 86 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, So , 8 per cent. 2d pf., 72 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. null and Selby, 109 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 101 Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 54 FOREIGN RAILWAYS:' Bahia and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 14) Dutch Rhenish. 22 Bananio (Rm.), gua. 7 per cent., 17i Y FOREIGN MINES, C obre Copper, 28 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, Um., 12,16 16 Alliance (imi.). 346 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd., 216 Anglo Austrian, 7} Anglo Egyptian, lira., 131 Chartered Bank of India,:Australia, and China, 32 Consolidated Bank, Hm., 106 Hindustan, China, and Japan . (lim.), 251 Ditto, new, 83 Imperial Ottoman, In II London and South-Western, lim., 206 London and 11 estminster, Oriental Bank Corporation. so} Scinde, PUI3j2III), and Delhi. lim., 111 Union of London,sl6 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 84 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 174 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 3} Ceylon Company, 94 Commercial Union, Insurance, El Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Ungland, 10 9; Ditto, new, 8 7} Ebbw Vale, 74 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 4i Electric Telegraph, 1134 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 84 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Bra., 6} Home and C donial Assurance, lira , 4; Hudson's Bay, 15b Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 61, International Financial Society, Urn., 6} Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour,i, Ditto,6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 8 Joint Stock Discount, lien.. 84 London Financial Association, lim., 214 London General Omnibus Company, 3} Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto, new, NC Milwall Iron Works. 6 National Discount Company, lim., 14/ National Provincial Marine, 14 Ottoman Financial Association, Um., 74 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, Um., 44 Royal Mail Steam, 97 Smith, Knightjand Co., lim.; 3 } Telegrat h Construe. and Maintenance, lira., 84 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Um.,.7 Upper Assam Tea, Urn , 64; _ Universal Alarine, Insurance, lira., 6 96 98 128 129 88 90 73 731 62 65 49 52 45 47 100 tO2 1151 1161 86 88 1051 1081 38 19 117} 3171 95 96 57 58 127 1271 1i 23P 132 1321 101 103 53 54 z4i .25 100 107 66 67 93 09 37 38 10 11 p 8i 8 i P 118 120 1 liP 76 77 11 11} 138 142 44 46 57 59 57 59 83 8( £3& 9 155 153 3 4p 108 110 47 49 - - 74 77 SIONS. 53 be. LOli 102} d p 4} 5 65 70 g 8 100 75 85 1( 0 102 99 100 100 101 171 18 S 3 9) 61 • 66 56 58 60 62 53 55 50 53 46 48 25 27 21 26 103 101 id p 93 100 8i 8 1 12i 12d 85 EO 77 EO. - tOO 1 01 93 95 83 90 62 84 3 5 82 81 1004 101 i 100 101 Id 98 101 94' 97 1021 11 2, 105 107 109 110 • 5i 6 20 81 580 59) 20 25 14 151 6 6 4 t 4 11 126 31 41 4 6 19 20 2 2 32 33 4 0 25 36 3i 4 5 7 5 6, 1 11 0 1 16 18 35 45 12 14 I 11 3 1 2 34 33 35 530 550 20 25 15 17 144 151 74 81 7 S 60 62i 190 200 100 105 111 131 195 205 19 20 SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CHELMSFORD RACES—This DAY. EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRIAL STAKES. Troublesome Lytham Regina Seven ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE. Miss Bowzer filly t. Ambition 2 Ficklo Eight ran. BELHUS PLATE. Neilgherry Thais 3 Gauntlet _ Eight ran. CHELMER HANDICAP. Greenland 1 Grace Darling Jevington Eight ran. YORK RACES.—THIS DAY. SELLING SWEEPSTAKES. Star of the Evening 0 w.O, Guitar 0 Lothian's King 3 Four ran. Stakes divided. YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. Cortolvin L Portland Skirlaugh Squire Eight ran. The above are the only telegrams receiTed up to the hour of going to press. The motion, after a few words from Mr. D. GRIFFITH, was withdrawn. THE CONDITION OF THE POPULATION. Mr. BAINES moved an address for returns relative to the condition of the people in England and Wales for the years 1831 and 1864 respectively ; for the number of regis tered newspapers published in 1831 and 1864 ; number of letters delivered by the Post-office in 1839 and 1864, and number of pounds of paper which paid duty in 1831 and 1860 ; number of depositors and amount of deposits at savings banks (general and Post-office) in 1331 and 1864 ; and computed number of enrolled or certified friendly societies and number of members thereof in 1831 and 1864 ; length of line of railways open for traffic, and amount of paid-up capital of Railways in 1831 and 1864, and the total value of imports and of British and Foreign exports in 1831 and 1864 ; and total quantities of tea, coffee, raw sugar, wino, malt, and British and Foreign spirits consumed iu 1831 and 1864.—Ordered. CHURCH ESTABLISHMENT (IRELAND). A great number of petitions on this subject having been presented, Mr. DILLIVYN rose to move that, in the opinion of this house, the present position of the Irish Church Esta blishment is unsatisfactory, and calls for the early atten tion of her Majesty's Govermnient. (LEFT SPEAKING ) IXPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack a' ,he usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Colne Valley and Hampstead Railway Bill was read a second time. The Liverpool United Gas Bill, the Groat Southern and Western Railway Bill, the Kingston and Fardisley Bill, and the Carmarthen and Cardigan Branch Railway (Branches) Bill were read a third time and passed. POLLUTION OF RIVERS. The Earl of DERBY presented petitions from different persons, complaining of the pollution of the rivers of the United Kingdom. COLONIAL NAVAL DEFENCE BILL. This bill went through committee, and the house resumed. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Earl of ST. GERMANS, in moving the third read ing of this bill, briefly explained some of its principal points. The bill was read a third time and passed. ALLEGED GRIEVANCES OF INDIAN OFFICERS. Lord DONOUGIIMORE moved for different returns relating to the grievances of which the Indian offisers com plained, which were ordered. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Tho following bills were read a third time and passed : Bolton Improvement, Bristol Joint Station, Leicester Lunatic and Improvement, Limerick Embankment and Reclamation, Liverpool Improvement, and Metropolitan District Railway Bill. SECOND READINGS. Tho Ogmore Valley Railways (No. 1) Bill was read a second time. PETITIONS. Sir J. SHELLEY presented a number of petitions from Westminster in favour of the bill for opening the metro politan bridges free of toll. Mr. Cox presented a number of petitions from the com positors in London in favour of the bill for the amendment of the Public House Act. Mr. SCULLY presented petitions against the disondow ment of the Irish Church. Col. VANDELELR presented similar petitions. Mr. LOCKE presented petitions in favour of the Chemists and Druggists Bill. Mr. CoGAN presented petitions in favour of an inquiry into the Irish Church, and for the amendment of the law with respect to landlord and tenant. Mr. BLAKE presented petitions against the disendow ment of the Irish Church. Mr. LYGON presented similar petitions. Mr. A. SMITH presented a petition in favour of the open ing of Chelsea-bridge toll free. Mr. AYRTON presented a petition from the Tower Ham lets in favour of the Chemists and Druggists Bill. Mr. BRADY presented petitions praying that the endow ments of the Irish Church be enquired into. JUDGES' LODGINGS. Mr. D. GRIFFITH moved for a return of all sums which have been paid by the High Sheriff of each of the Counties of England and Wales for the expense of judges' lodgings at Assizes, during the last four years ; and of the sums which have been paid to the High Seeriff by the Treasury, in reimbursement of that outlay ; together with the dates of the payments by the sheriff and the repay ments by the Treasury respectively.—The return was ordered. POSTAL SYSTEM IN SCOTLAND. Sir R. ANSTRUT HER asked the Secretary to the Trea sury whether any measures were about to be taken to remedy the defects in the postal system of Fife so frequently complained of ? Mr. F. PEEL said the arrangements of the Post-office were not satisfactory in Fife, but one thing necessary to remedy the matter was that the North British Railway should run more frequently trains. This, however, they were not disposed to do, but the matter was stilli n progress and he hoped the result would be satisfactory. THE CASE OF ALEX. CASEY. Colonel VANDELEUR asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether any, or what, disposition had been made of the property of the late Alex. Casey, of the county Clare, forfeited to the Crown, his alleged will having been set aside by the Court of Probate in 1863 ; and whether it was true that the late Attorney-General for Ireland had recommended the reversion of the property to be left away from the wife of the deceased and to be given in fee to a stranger ; and whether he had any objection to lay all the papers and memorials connected with the case upon the table of the house ? Sir R .PEEL said the property had been disposed of; the widow will receive the proceeds, and at her death it will be paid to the relatives of the deceased. THE RIVER THAMES. Colonel FRENCH asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer what decision had been come to by the Treasury on Mr. Bateman's report on the works left unfinished on the River Thames? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the views of the Treasury were embodied in a letter from the Board of Trade, and if he wished to have that letter he could do so by moving for it in the ordinary way. NAVAL ORDNANCE. Mr. HANBURY-TRACY asked the Under Secretary of State for War, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take advantage of the change in the Ord nance Select Committee, occasioned by the retirement of Colonel Gallwey, to associate another naval member with that committee.? The Marquis of HARTINGTON said Colonel Gallwey was the only engineering officer on the committee, and it had been found necessary to fill it by the appointment of Captain King. LUCKNOW PRIZE MONEY. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD asked the Secretary of State for India whether there would be any further distribution of Lucknow prize money ; and, if so, when it is probable the distribution will take place ? Sir C. WOOD said there would be another distribution. It had in fact been advertised in India. There would be no unnecessary delay in the matter. THE DEBATE ON THE lONIAN PENSIONS. Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to make a personal explana tion. He said that on the occasion of his making his speech on this subject the other evening the Chancellor of the Exchequer impugned two of his statements respecting the late Duke of Newcastle. He had since received a letter which would prove that he (Mr. Cochrane) was perfectly right. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that as the statements made were not made on Mr. Cochrane's own authority, his personal veracity was not impugned, and as to his having used any strong language, all he said was that the assertions of the hon. gentleman were inaccurate. Mr. ROEBUOK, in moving the adjournment of the house, said that all the Chancellor of the Exchequer had done in withdrawing the charge of want of veracity in Mr. B. Cochrane, was to impugn the conduct of a gentle man in that house. He was opinion that the transaction was one disgraceful to the British Government, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer in particular. He felt that — The SPEAKER informed the hon. mem ber that he was trangressing the rules of the house in referring to a former debate. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER rose, but was met with loud cries of " Oh, oh," and " Bear, hear." Mr. ROEBUCK, amidst renew ed cries of Hea, hear," " Order, order," said he hoped the Speaker would enforce the orders of the house. Ho had shut his mouth in sub mission to his authority, and ho did hope now that the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not be allowed to reply to what he (Mr. Roebuck) had not said. (Hear, hoar, and laughter.) The motion for the adjournment was then withdrawn, and the subject droppe THEd. POST-OFFICE. oi se nt l in ec g t c a onnni peer tteo to of the Mr. D. GRlFFlTH p S ra m et o ic v e ed of fo a r pp a tfulmireeZchleutsihverelytheto the office of Post-master-General is one whichis directed or required by any legal enactment or constitutional principle, and whether the continuance of such practice is of advantage to the public service. The hon. gentleman took the opportunity of reviving the cir cumstances connected with the Post-office from a very early period. He contended that the p r actice of appointing none but peers to the Post-office ought to be discontinued , because their aristocratic postmasters-general had never been amongst them, who had improved the postal system ; on the contrary, they had been always opposed to changes of every description, and when Sir Rowland Hill's scheme was first made known the aristocratic post had led to masters were against those who ridiculed the plan which such beneficial results, and which had induced the country to confer a very handsome pension on that distinguished person. Mr. F. PEEL though t the committee proposed would be useless trouble. There was no law to prevent a commoner holding the office of Postmaster-GeneralPo , but stmaster- there was a General n act of Parliament which prevented a sitting in that house. He could not see that there would be an y advantage in having the person filling the oof Postmaster-Geneva resenthat house, especially as the officers of the Treasury at p in the house were quite equal to the transaction of tiny matters of detail. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 28. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Most Honourable Order of the Bath : To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the said Most Honourable Order ; viz. : Admiral Sir Edward Harvey, K.C.B. Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby, K.C.B. General Sir William Rowan, K.C.B. Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, K.C.B. General Sir William John Codrington, K.C.B. General Sir George Augustus Wetherall, K.C.B. Admiral Sir Henry Dude Chads, K.C.B. General Sir James Frederick Love, K.C.B. General Sir James Jackson, K.C.B. Lieut.-General Sir John Cheape, K.C.8., Royal (late Bang-al) Engincre•R Lieut.-General Henry, Viscount Melville, K.C.B. Vice-Admiral the Honourable Sir Frederick William Grey, K.C.B. Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope, K.C.B. To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the said Most Honourable Order ; viz.: — General William Wood, C.B. General Thomas Kenah, C.B. Admiral Sir George Rose Sartorius, Rut. General Abraham Roberts, C.B. Lieut.-General Thomas Monteath-Douglas, C. 8., Bend Army. Lieut.-General William Cator, C.D. Lieut.-General Patrick Montgomerie, C. 8., (tato Madras) Artillery. Lieutenant-General Thomas Reed, C.D. Lieutenant-General John Scott, C.B. Lieutenant-General William Wyllie, C.B. Lieutenant-General Charles Ash Windham, C.D. Vice-Admiral Thomas, Earl of Lauderdale, C.B. Vice-Admiral Robert Smart. Vice-Admiral John Kingcome. Vice-Admiral Horatio Thomas Austin, C.B. Lieutenant-General John Edward Dupuis, C.B. Lieut.-General Fortescue Graham, C. 8., Royal Marines. Rear-Admiral Sydney Colpoys Dacres, C.B. Major-General Lord William Paulet, C.B. Major-General the Hon. Augustus Almeric Spencer, C.B. Major-General Robert W. Honner, C. 8., Bombay Army. Colonel John William Gordon, C.B. C o l one l Edward Harris Greathed, C.B. Colonel Charles William Dunbar Staveley, C.D. James Brown Gibson, Esq., M.D., C. 8., Director - General of the Army Medical Department. William Linton, Esq., M.D., C. 8., Inspector-General of Hospitals on half-pay, and William James Tyrone Power, Esq., C. 8., Commissary- General-in-Chief. DOWNING-STREET, MAncu 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Lloyd, Esq., to be a Non-Elective Member of the Legislative Council of the Virgin Islands. BANKRUPTS, That portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupts had not arrived when wo went to press. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 11 194 11 191 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 524 25 574 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 20 25 30 Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 25 524 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 121 Vienna — 11 40 4 11 45 Tr i este ^"11 40 1 1 45 Petersburgh ... Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn •.• 471 47f 25 57. V 57 47i 25 621 25 62,1-, I 25 574 25 57i -7 * 25 62> Diiran Genoa Naples — 25 57 1 Palermo Messina Lisbon — 514 51; Oporto — 511 54 Foreign Gold in Bars (Steudai) per oz. ... £3 17 9 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND. The report of the directors states that the revenue for the half-year ending the 31st January amounted to £48,850, and the expenditure to £18,643, the in terest on loam to £11,028, and the balance of re venue to £19,178. From this was deducted £10,846 for dividend on the first 4i per cent. preference shares, and £7,277 for dividend on the 5 per cent. preference stock, leaving a balance of £1,055, to which was added a balance of £2,761 from the preceding half-year, making £3,816. From this was deducted £1,889 for loss on working the Strath spey line, and £1,254 for interest to bankers, leav ing £673. Out of this was deducted £545 for dividend at the rate of per cent. per annum on the second 4i per cent. New shares B, leaving a balance of £l2B. The directors deeply regretted the posi tion of matters, which necessitated not only a temporary suspension of dividend on the original shares, but that the B shares must also suffer in the present half-year. The result was due to a diminu tion in the company's net receipts arising from the opening of the Highland line, the withdrawal of the through mails, the great disappointment in the traffic of the Strathspey, Keith, and Dufftown, and Morayshire railways, and the loss of interest on un productive capital invested by the company in those lines, together amounting to nearly £15,000 for the half-year. The high rate of interest recently charged by the banks had further increased the amount of net loss. The traffic derived by the main line from the branches south of Keith—namely, the Formartin and Buchan, Alford Valley, Aberdeen and Turriff, Banff Extension, and Banffshire lines —last year amounted to £29,654, while the interest at 5 per cent. on the productive capital invested by the company in them amounted to £8,273, leaving a surplus of £21,381. The Strathspey, Keith, and Dufftown, and Morayshire lines in the same period yielded a traffic Ito the main line of only £7,000, while the annual loss sustained by the company in working those lines and interest of capital invested in them amounted to double that sum. The exten sion of the Formartin and Buchan line to Fraser burgh (16 miles) would be opened next month, and yield a further revenue to the main line between Dyce and Aberdeen. The capital account showed that £1,708,670 had been expended, including £599,689 subscribed to and expended on undertak ings, leaving a balance of £99,870. LLANTRISSANT AND TAFF VALE• The line has been inspected by Capt. Rich for the Board of Trade, and it is believed that, the certifi cate will be issued in a few days. The new line con nects the Taff Vale with the Great Western and Llantrissant, and runs through an important mine ral district. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. The traffic receipts on this company's lines for the week ending March 4 amounted for local passengers to £4,825, for foreign p a ssengers to £679, for mails, &c., to £642, for local freight and live stock to £14,641, and for foreign freight and live stock to 14,320—t0ta1, £25,107 ; and for the corresponding week of last year to £22,986, showing an increase of £2,121. The total receipts from the Ist of January to the above dat e amounted to £193,479, against £192,061 for the same period last year, showing an increase of £1,418. AFRICAN EXPLORATION.—Mr. Gerhard R, the African traveller, who passed througholphs a Malta few weeks ago on his way to Germ an y , island returned to that on Saturday, the 11th. Starting from Tripoli, he intends to go over part of the same route already traversed by him in Central Africa, and push onwards towards Tim buctoo. He has received liberal support in Germany, and has obtained another grant from tho Royal Geographical Society of London. POOR RELIEF. —It seems, from a Parliamentary return issued yesterday, that the total sum expended for tho relief of the poor in unions in England and Wales in the year ended Lady Day, 1861, was £4,835,953, of which 22,468,508 was charged to the common fund. The sum expended in Lancashire alone was £605,396. a "'~ t I $ i ra La 1011 2 1022 1001 ti~