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

IviONEY MARKET I SHARE AND COMMERCIAL .i.NT.KLLIGENC/S • -.....-- o'. A ccording to Reuter's telegram CLocK the French T hree per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 77c. Reavy. Very little alteration is to be repo r t e d i n th e Stock Exchange Markets. Consols continue at 86 i 1 for transfer, and at 87 3-16ths 5-16ths for M arch. There is an extreme degree of dullness in speculation, and few investors appear to impart vitality to business. Alarmists, with regard to the position of railway contractors and others, have by their folly done mu c h t o i n t ens if y t h e prevailing quietude and distrust. With a return of caution, however, it is to be hoped that buoyancy will soon be the prevailing feature of the different depart ments of the house. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are marked 86/ 1 ; .ditto per Cents., 69 ; India Stock, 208 ; and ditto 5 per Cents, 1021. Foreign Securities are firmer, and business is more active. Some of the latest quotations are as f i .sown :—Turkish 5 per Cents. are 39 ; Mexican, 4 vi 21i ; Greek, 12f 13 ; Spanish Passive, 26f ; the Certificates, 141 15f ; Italian, 61f ; Confe derate Loan, 5f 6 ; Brazilian Scrip, 4. 1 prem. ; a nd Egyptian 4. / prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued inactive, although in some instances prices exhibit a slight advance. Great Northern, South- Western, Midland, and Brighton have each im proved 10s. ; and Metropolitan, ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North-Eastern (Berwick), however, have each receded ss. In the Foreign and Colonial lines the only change to report is a further improvement in Grand Trunk of Canada, which aro dealt in at 431. Bank and Miscellaneous Sharea aro dull, without any material alteration to notice in prices. Euro- Pesti are at 114. 11/ ; London Joint Stock, at 474- 4.; Union of Australia, at 51} 52 ; London Financial, 4t 134. ; General Credit, at 84. 4.; and Overend, ‘ -i nrney, and Co., at 191 1. London Steam Tow- Ch Company Sh ares are quoted 1} 2 prem. ; and arles Laffitte and Co., 3 3} prem. BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. G OVERNMENT FUNDS. I per Cent. Consols no. Account, Feb. 8 B6/ 8 era ~,ent. Reduced B6/ f " e 'w per Cent Nev... 8 r i . 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 69 AZ°. per Cent. Jan. 1873 — -n )lt lities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 ~,'-'O. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — t.,..",? ated Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — -cuequer Bills, X 1,000,3 per Cent. — Do. X5OO 13a,,y. D 0 £lOO and £2OO ~---- or England Stock, 5 per Cent 1 ) , ) ,, lAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. -',,,,".ia1a Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 2OB DO Account 1"1°. P er Cent. Oct 1870 /.1 -13- 4 P Cent., Oct. 1888 --O. C ertificates — lb - , o ,' ~, efaced Paper 4 per Cent — ile - "• ° per Cent., Jan. 1872 ii ° ' 4 per Cent., May 1879 D o _ --°• 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 _ IN* .013. £l,OOO 'lo' und er' £l,000 kw FO REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. , 13, u.i,..an D Bond per Cs,ent per Cent, 1859 — a zili „ 931 5 0 a n n 5 • per Cent., 1852-58-60 1)0, 1863 — D 0 Do . 1865 r., Account f 5 4i LO . . 74 Pill 13o e uenp, £35 paid bn.°Bo Ayres 6 per C en t — 1.1. Account 0 gi? 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) i ° rs.o 6 per C en t — C o l o ' , 4 :1 Per Cent — Cub s 6 pe r C en t. B3 Danish S 6 Per Cent. ~ — 1) 0 3 per Cent., 1825. — D°' 4 Per Cent., 1863 — Da„,„,,.6 Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — , 'AL'lsn Principalities Dkect° an 74 liador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — t„,„,,,°., P rovisional Land Warrant — llP t ias 7 per Cent — n ° .) Second Issue — Do '-'0 4100 Bonds D. 1864 93i 1 (.31. 4100 Bonds Do 6 Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons .00: fccount nu• Cou po n, ~ Account "qtate,y,„, tt o. —...a 5 per Cent. — D 0 5 per Cent, 1865 n'"eall per Cent 1 ,-)o 6 1864 lBf / ' , toot Per Cent. Anglo-French — Ito evidean 6 per Cent., X3O paid ke °l.lBll I mPerial 5 per Cent D o r l /v. Granad a ." ~2 Per Cent — D ° , - "oferred D O. '-'ancl. Warrants (Hectares) I) 6,per Cent, 1864 Po,,,°,„usranteecl, 4 per Cent n - f.q an 5 per Cent — i,j'? Account D Per C ent. (Uribarren) — b o u 4 1 per Cent., 1862 A ort Account bla 8 1 1 • so 3 pe r C en t. , 18 53 D ° 0 Per Cent., 1856, '7 , '9 , ' 6O, '62, '3, 11 „°. Accoun f 7sian 5 p er t Cent., 1822, £ St 45/ " 0 41 per Cent. 1850 Dl)3 891 Cent., 1860 3 41 D per Cent. 1859 1-' 5 , Per Cent. 1862 Mardi ° Per Cent. 1864 94 r 5 per Cent 0 0 ° 1 1 0 Bands — Sik h ; fi Per Cent — D o . 3 per Cent . A 0,, "„ -- ccount 1 ) - ,iew Deferred — ° 4 eee t D 0 k ucl Accoun t I'anish ,-, 26i ill 1) ~e rt. of Coup not funded — D f.voAccount 151 1 1 15 -4311 4 Per Cent. 4,0. 14141,Per Cent. 1864 D o .&_: Per Cent. 1854 — Do Do c onnt . . 91 1 __. o n 00000000000 00000000000000000000000 7, per Cent. 1858 lo S A Z' °ll4 t 000 0 0 00 76 Da --. ,fi b„oticios ........................... .-'0 6 w.. I) Per Cent. 1862 D o )3 A e . — ° ~„ count 0 4 100 13 D° 6 onds D o 5 Per Cent, 1863 — 130 Pc.l. Cent. 1865 — 1)0 A_ ll l 3 , 435 paid ,13, 'P'ecunt . 39i 9 81 9 ve ' ' Per e Ilez u I out. Guaranteed — Oitt o e a 3 Per Cent DO 6 account Dpi. l 141 w it., 1864 — PidenoB on the above payable in London. C 0,., s o i • . THREE O'CLOCK. I), '' ior uiOf . „le, c c oluat ...... 86 ; 86 n I.\''CItESTS ........................ A . Illeat a ..,_ AT xaLD EßSHOTT.—Y h esterday two in vat° i were held at Aldershott —t e to Ita 4 the 92d highlanders, named John H fi o n lk t en o f n el n d a t, e Pswaraiids kis,. Ile been the only foreigner in the regiment. alip,74Bsfrom the corps about three weeks ago, and was PriC d to have deserted, but his body was foundout 4 44 e ill Aldershott canal. The deceased had given and on be had had Just gained £450 in a German lottery, , it Was la nce ret urns '4 PP° "he had me - a d ho w t,d a verdict that there was no evidence to . show t q tte me as came by his death. The other inquest 11,110°11: the body of Captain Marson, of the 63d Regiment, tvide bathe himself in his quarters on Sunday night. ben l ace . was given to the effect that the deceased . . had It,lid tl:l°nal jo his conversation just before the suicide, 444604.14que5t vras adjourned for the attendance of Mrs. ELVE O'CLOC . K. The demand fo r discount T acc W ommodation has been active this morning, and the quotations asked by brokers for three months' bankers' bills range from 7i per cent. The directors of the Brazilian and River Plate Gas Company (Limited) have returned the deposits in full, the applications for shares not baying been in their opinion sufficient to justify them at present in proceeding with the scheme. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Friday, the 9th of February, a special settling day in the following securities :—Scrip of the Argen tine Republic Six per Cent. Loan " to be marked," Scrip and Consolidated Railway Mortgage Bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway " to be marked," and shares of the London and Australian Agency Company (Limited) " not to be marked." In the affairs of Smith, Knight, and Co., limited, all arrangement has been made to avert the danger of a winding -up in Chancery, the creditors having unanimously agreed to a policy of forbearance. The nominal capital of this company is £2,000,000, in shares of £5O each, with £l3 paid, which are now quoted 13 to 11 discount, and the proprietors first became alarmed as to its position from a report of a Committee of Investigation in October last. fat High rincess Lristian t half agbaul ,wager int de led by Palace O n " s atzaul arlbo aches° ;erdal ,arlia- Ighan i San• i Mr. wen), Yen- I the Edell ; H ig h. ,sour, celPn' S il v er Fiel d 1 the Greg r, the of ►lala ,hold, oust,' ; the • the , toll; ' awl !otait ng . $5 of the ara' eel], her the ived rds, - ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I p ail ! Closing a.rel Railways. Price. ?Bristol and Exeter ;t 'Caledonian 100 100 at Cambrian 50 Cork and Bandon.... 20 Cornwall st Dublin & Belfast June. 101 at Dun„Perth, & eb.Juna. 00 E.London, bcrip Certi. 21 Do. at Glasgow &S. Western 101 et Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 101 st Do. E. Angl. st. No 1 104 at Great North of Scotland If et Great Northern bt Do. A stock st Do. B stock lOl st Do. New, Is. at 25 pm 10 st GtS, and W. of Irelan 10t st Gt. Western -Original 1.1 st D S. Val. Rail gua. 101 st Do. South Wales st Do. W. Mid.— Oxford 10( at Do. Newport st _ 1)o. Bei eford 10( 93 95 129 30 94 96 13 15 IQ - 121 122 10 89 91 9 , 1 98 , 0 35 37 00 - - et Lancoihire &Yorkshir• at Lnndon and Blackwall 10 at Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 10: st Lon., Chat., and Dover 1 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A 1_ st Lon. & North Western 10 at Lon. & South Western 10 at Man., Shet., & Lincoln 10: st Metropolitan. 10 Do. New 10 Do Extension` i 00 I Metropolitan District al Do do. do. 11. 10 Do. and bt. John'sW'd 6 at Midland __ lOO 11 4/ 51 K:1 68 70 '0 70 72 Do. £9 Share. it Do, Birmin.. & Derby 1 :5 NM Kent ..... ....... m st North British st Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. I( st Nth. Eastern—Berwielo 25 Do. G.N•E purehtun 16. st Do. Leeds st Do. York iC it Dc. Carlisle .5 Do. Stock. & Darling ' a 5 Do. 10. 1860-61. It North London . 0 Do. do. 1864 .0 Do. do. 1865 it North Staffordshire !O I - I 0 - 114 116 39 40 7 8 )0 I ;28i 129 )0 HO1!7 10 N. &S. W. Junction : al it Scottish Central it Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 10( st [Jo. Scot, Mid. st.)ck 92 91 bBl b 9, 59 6: 39 41 34 3: 101 103 at Shropshire Union toi at South Devon tOi at :,outh E stern :0 Staines, Wok., & Wok al it Taff Vale 10( LC Do. C ;t Vale of Neath ;t Waterford hr. Kilkenny 0 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 4 it West Cornwall I , RITISH POST 00 Atlantic St. Lawrence al st Bom.,Baroda, Cen.l.n. 10 , ( gu. 5 per cent 20 DI o.le shares kOi Buffalo dz Lake Huron al 10 Do. Preference a, 00 /Buff Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- • It at Calcutta do B. E., lim lO at -ape Town dz Dock, gu lO 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p' a] st East. Bengal, gu. , sdo 10 ' st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 10 Z 0 Do. J Extension st Grand Trunk of Canads 10 00 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al 00 Do. Ist eref. Bonds al 00 Do. do. deferred ai 00 al Do. 2d Prut. Bonds. 10 I Do. do. deterred ... 1 0 Do. 3d Pref. stook... )0 Do. do. deferred .... al )0 Do. 4th Pref. stock al )0 Do. do. deterred .... al if Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e. 1 0 ( !O 'o. Gua. 5 per cent.. 1 , 0 Do. New gua. sp. 0.. It Gt. South of India .. gua. 5 per cent Bt D per cent... • Do tOi Great Were. of Canada.. al 204 Do. New )0 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay . 1873 al, )C Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. al LO Indian Branch, limited ' st Madras, gua. 5 p.c it Do. 42 do loi it Do. 43 do lO '0 Do. Filth Extension 100 it Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds.' - )0 ?del. & Hudson's Bay.. al . it N.Hl.C'da,6polstpf.bc 10( It &Ind° ...,. ...... ..% ,lf it Do. Delhi ',O Do. do 4 J ce c 1 I ;t Do. Puniaub ni. 1, it Do.lndus St. Flo, w' 11 1211 S9i 126; 9f # 1121 1 726 1664 1 COLONIAL GOVERN British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872. lO Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja..‘kJuly 1877-84 lO Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug., lei Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 , Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 10 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 101 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 1 Do.Apl.&Oct , 1890-1900 1 , Do. do: 1880-9 J 10 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 10 , Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lO Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 10 Do. 1878, do. 10 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 8 78 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov.ll 10 , Do. 1895, Feb. & Auz Natal , •ov. 6 per cent lt N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.JaA.lul) 10 N. B.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 10 Do. 5 p.c. 183 to 1870 10 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 10 New Zealand, 6p. cent 10 Do. 5 per cent lO - Nova Sc Ala Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l 9, Queensland Gov. 6p. c IC S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 11 Do. 1878 & upwards li Vic,Obv. 6 p.c. Ja &July 1( Do. do, e.pril & Oct ll BRITIS 2 Cam. ConsoL Gold, lim. - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3( - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist - Drakewalls 2. - East Bassett (Illogan) 2 - East Caradon 2.1 - East Carn Brea - ti.ast Grenville 2. - East Gunnislake 8.3 - East Loved &t - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.1 - Gam. 8z StA übyn(G wen. 61 4 Great 14 , otey, limited al - Great South Tolgus O.l - Great Wheal Busy 14 ., - G. Wheal Vor (Heist .o 41 - Grenville B.l - Herod's Foot .... 8.1 - Elingston Downs ...... 5.1 , - Mararet (Uny Lelant 13.1 - Mar ie Valley 4.1 4 01.wyndy Iron Ore, lim - New Sewn - North Roskear - '.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4 North Whea Crofty Prosper United...... 7.1 - Pr vidence Uny Ldant 10. - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) - South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 -- Stray Park - Tin Croft 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim a, - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Llekeard - West Chiverton - West Seton - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan - Wheal Buller (Redruth 1 - Wheal Mary Ann (Alen. - Wheal Seton - Wheal Trelawney (Lis —This Day. Business done. 3 9! i i 9 7 128) 0 1401 7 0, 129 137 61 7i 961 Pi 1251 41 6 00 i li2l 1 3 1122 '4f 3i 37i 9 IC2i f 12 14 ITIES. 1021 )0 1126 na )0 93 95 g;) 59 5% 11 136 138 21 3 p 6 1 lip Li 98 10) 124 125 li 1,1 113 05 58 59 7 28 111 113 72 73 106 107 11 37 38 l 6 10 Ilp )) 121 126 5 2 24 5 2 24 ..1 100 75 77 11 11 12 0 147 149 10 64 66 0 112 114 - - )0 55 57 0 74 74j II 8 9 10 145 150 3 3 t 10 101 103 PI 11 5 -1 6-3 (SESSIONS. LI I 63 6'J )0 N 10) 8 id ft II 64 6/ II 1u 11 75 80 96 08 ki 65 70 11 100 102 )0 100 101 )0 102 103 15 - - ie. I 40 42 11 81 89 11 66 68 Il 57 62 11 57 59 11 52 57 11 46 50 [1 42 46 1 I 36 38 11 3 1 _35 102 IC3 .6 1 6 1 P 93 100 91 93 2 I 1 161 16i .8 4 g 1 .1 F 2 14 11 N 36 2 1 a )0 93 100 )0 90 92 )0 86 88 2 tl ► 64 66 1 8 , 82 LOO 98 99 100 98 99 2 1 4,1 [OO 98 99 00 - - ENT SEC IJ 93 95 43 93 96 10 93 96 10 79 81 10 78 80 ,00 101 103 )0 104 )0 104 )0 101 10 90 92 )0 101 103 10 106 1.8 0 1 103 103 IC4 104 105 105 )06 101 10 100 102 )0 84 84 10 ,97 99 10 99i LOO4 T 1 104 10-0 105 106 MINES. 7i 9 10 10 15 17 1 57u 6ou 1.0 1. 1 :91 18 20 14.6 6 7 31 41 41 14.0 3 36 3.6 1 1 9.0 111 12i B.:J 3 3j 16 5 7 ll 20 21 14.6 . 11 2 .9.6 y 4 3C 32 [B.O 31. 10.0 40 42 10.6 6} 61 17.6 b 7 10.6 4 21 2; 14.3 3} 40 60 , 181 13 15 1.0 13.0 I I 1.6 .6.7 7 39 1} 410 430 2.0 2 1 189 8 22 15.6 9 11 9 19 20 ►ll 4 6 1i 3 4 9 8 10 11 79 82 1,7 i 190 200 5i 95 110 16 27 30 8 3 12210 235 7 17 18 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1, 102) North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 801 Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., Z 1 PREFERENCE SHARES ANDISTOCKI3. Midland A and B pf, 1 , 74 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS . South Staffordshire, 86 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco gua. 7:Per cent, 15 1 1 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 9 Recite and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 13 Sambre and hleuee, 911- San Paulo, lim. , gua. 6 per cent., 161 FolltkatiN nAIi;ICP. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 4$ i St. John del Rey, Elm., 52 4 Vancourer Coal, 21 DOCKS. East and West India, 130 - London and St. Katharine, 74 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, Rm., 65 Alliance, lim.. 24 Anglo Austrian, 7 Bank of British Columbia, 2'i Bank of Egypt, 32k English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 191 European Bank, Um., 11/ Imperial Bank, lira., 27k Imperial Ottoman, 131 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 1 4 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 11 pm., 3/ London and County, 771 London Joint Stook, 471 London and 11 estminster, 948 Mercantile and Exchange, lim., Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 16i Midland Bank, lim.. 191 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 7 Union of Australia, ustralia, 518 2 Union of London, 52 MISCELLANEOIin. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 3 Berlin Water Works, lira., 11 Bo . bay Gas, 1im.,151 Ceylon Company, 9 China Steam hip and Labuan Coal Company, 21 2 City of Moscow Gas, lim , 51 5 City Offices, lim., 6 Commercial Union, Insurance, 7/ Company of African Merchants, lim., 3/ Consolidated Discount. lim , 21 31 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 811 1 Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 Is to pay, 51 1 1 Crystal Palace, 35 1 Ebbw Vale, 8 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 5 4/ Electric Telegraph. 139 5 English and Foreign Credit, 41 Gen. Credit and Finance of Lyndon, lim.. 51 1 1 Hudson's Bay, ICI 1 Imperial Mercantile Credit Astio.,llm.. 6 International Financial hociety, 1im.,.5/ Joint Stock Discount. lim., 5/ 41 London Financial Association, lim., 131 1 M ,dras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 17 1 National Discount Company, 1f Ocean arine Insurance), 21 Oriental Gas, lim.. 5 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 19 1 1 Royal Mail Steam, 110 9 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., i 1 Telegraph Constructim and Maintenance,lim.,— Ditto (Xl2), 81 Thames and Mersey ;Marine) Insurance, Jim., 71 Universal Marine. Insurance, 11m., 3 1 Upper 4.01111111 Tea, lim., 5 Newmarket Craven 2 Durham 2 Blackheath dr Woolwich 2 Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 5 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring Ascot Spring 1 Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton 7 Odiham Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 JU. Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract - 9 I Abingdon Reading , 12 Nottingham Down Royal Corp lB 1 AUG Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham 14 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPT] Warwick September 4 Curragh Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBIWARY 7, 1866. lE.—This Day. York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter 2B Tunbridge 2B Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 3O W. L. BANKS, Cnairman. - J. KEMPTHORNE, Secretary No. 1, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, Westminster, S.W., Feb. 5, 1866. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TkIE MALT TAX. --0-- DEPUTATION TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. —(THIS DAY). The deputation appointed at the great meeting of the farmers of England, held at the Freemasons' Tavern last Monday, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer this afternoon at his official residence in Downing-street. Previous to waiting on the right hon. gentleman, the noblemen, members of Parliament, and gentlemen composing the deputation, assembled at Westminster Palace Hotel, and at the suggestion of Sir Fitzroy Kelly, the different points that were to be brought under the attention of the Chancellor of the Exche quer were agreed upon and arranged as follows :- 1. The injustice of the malt-tax on the growers of barley. 2. The effect of the malt-tax and the beer con sumed by the labouring classes. 3. The influence of the malt-tax upon the pro duction of cereals, wool, the prico of meat, and the raising of live stock, and 4. The reason for stopping short at the malt-tax in carrying out the principles of free trade. A member of the depiztation thought that the question should be asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer why he did not do for the Malt-tax what ho had done for the hop duties. (Hear, hear.) Sir F. KELLY said the different points could be urged shortly upon either of the subjects desired by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Colonel North would introduce the deputation, and intimate to the right hon. gentleman the readiness with which any of the above points could be illustrated. The deputation then proceeded to Downing street, and having been shown into the library of the hon. gentleman's official residence, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer in a few minutes entered the room, and Colonel North formally introduced the deputation. Mr. Reed, Mr. Fielden, Mr. Inwood, Mr. Biddell, Mr. Cayley, and other gentlemen ad dressed the right hon. gentleman, and strongly urged upon him the propriety of reducing the malt duty, which they said was oppressive and unjust-- oppressive because it compelled the poor man to pay double the price he ought for his beer, and un just because it was levied on one particular article, whilst all the rest of the articles entering into the consumption of population of the country had been either altogether modified or greatly re duced. The CIIANCELLLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to the deputation, said that last year he had a large surplus to deal with, and the income tax was greatly reduced, a proposition which met with ge neral approval. He was afraid the expectations of the deputation as to the finances of , the State were not based on correct data. He was not aware that the state of things for the next few months would render it possible to look in the face such a gigantic question now under discussion. The agriculturists were no doubt right in being the first to put in their claims for consideration, but nothing but a magnificent surplus could raise the question of a reduction of the malt tax. With respect to the opinions and suggestions that had been placed before him, it would be the duty of himself and colleagues to give a question of such importance give their best and deepest consideration. The deputation then withdrew. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) _PARIS, Monday Evening. Some amendments are to be proposed on the Address, but hitherto few adhesions have been made to the Opposition suggestions. Fourteen members of the Right only have signed an , amendment in reference to Colonial policy, and urging that the three important islands of Martinique, Guadaloupe, and Bourbon ought to be placed in the same cate gory as the departments of the Empire. At a meeting of Opposition Deputies, which was attended by M. Thiers, it was resolved that three amendments to the Address should be proposed. One respecting Algeria, another for a committee of inquiry into the state of agriculture, and the third demanding the " completion of the edifice ;" this vague phrase, I suppose, means extension of popu lar power. The rapid transmission of the Emperor's Speech by the electric telegraph has excited curiosity and satisfaction. In most of the provincial towns of France the whole Speech was received in less than half an hour, and in an hour at the most distant ones. The telegraph came into full operation in Paris in 1861. The chief office is in the Rue de Grenelle St. German. The Director-General is the Viscount de Vougy. Two hundred electric wires communicate from the central office, which is in direct communication with the 89 prefectures, the principal sub-prefectures, the other important cities of France, and the great centres of Europe. About 200 clerks are employed for the service of the de spatches. I have not ascertained the exact number of females, but the number of female clerks is on the increase. The service is carried on day and night by two divisions of clerks. The first division is engaged from 8 in the morning till 11, and is then relieved by the second. The clerks of the former return to duty at six in the evening and leave it at nine. The second division relieves it in its turn. At mid night half of the latter take repose till three o'clock. The second sleeps from three till eight o'clock in the morning. The average number of private despatches is 5,000 a day, but in some days the number is much greater. The service in general is performed with much correctness, but occasionally strange errors occur. (What human institution is free from them?) When Algeria was first placed in electric communication with Marseilles across the Mediterranean, a French gentleman was in the habit of going to hunt the lions, and was accom panied by a well-known shot very conversant with the localities frequented by the lions of the Atlas. The rest of the family also lived in Algeria, with the excention of a brother who resided in Belgium. On one occasion a telegraph messenger brought the latter a despatch at Brussels. It was sent from Al We hunted lions yes terday.geria a 0 11 u d r w u as n uncle w e f devoured ollos:-- (d " e yore). All the f amily in joy." The young gentleman was stupified. An explanation took place at the office, and it was dis covered that the word devore had been used instead of decort (decorated). A v instead of a c made a wonderful difference. One of the Paris papers, in an article on the In ternational Electric Company of London, ascribes the great success of that company solely to the exertions of M. Gamble. Those acquainted with the details of the management know that the activity and zeal of Mr. Charles Boys, the superin tendent of the Intelligence Department, aided by Mr. James Parry, have tended greatly to the de velopment of the resources of the company. A good deal of amusement was caused at the time of the Exhibition of Paintings in 1864 by the erection of a room appropriated to paintings which had been refused admission to the general saloon by the Committee of Selection. The leading artists have improved upon this idea. A building has been hired at Montmartre, in which will be exhi bited the pictures to which admission may be refused at the next Exhibition of living artists. A com mittee of artists will be appointed to select pictures for admission. All, however, have a place, but the pictures vetoed by the committee will be exhibited in another room. Thus there will be the refusal of the refused. - The official tables respecting the progress of rail ways in 1865 show that the total of new lines con- AFON VALLEY RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the FIRST HALF -YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Share holders of this Company will be held at their Office, No.l, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, Westminster, on THURSDAY, the 22d day of February inst., at 3 o'clock p.m. precisely, for the transaction of the general business of the Company. (Signed) SPORTING VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. WATERLO9 (COURSING) CUP. 20 to 1 agst M r . Bdtholomew's nomination 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mather's nomination 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Jardine's nomination 25 to 1 agst Mr. R. Jardine's nomination 30 to 1 agst Mr. Brocklebank's nomination LINCOLN HANDICAP. 100 to 8 agst Mephistopheles (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Saccharometer (taken) 100 to 6 agst Pantaloon (taken) 100 to 6 agst. Valiant (offered) 25 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 25 to 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken) 30 to 1 agst Twilight (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 6 agst Cortolvin (taken and offered) 18 to 1 agst Creole (offered) 20 to 1 aget Laura (taken) 25 to 1 agst Old Oswestry (taken) 25 to 1 agst Innellan (offered) 30 to 1 agst Alcibiades (taken) 30 to 1 aget Balder (taken) 50 to 1 agst Jerry (taken) 50 to 1 agst Ace of Hearts (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 22 to 1 agst Provisor (taken) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken) 30 to 1 agst Fan (taken) 30 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Lord Lyon (offered) 18 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) 20 to 1 agst Jack-in-the-Green (taken) DERBY. 100 to 15 on the field (offered) 500 to 25 agst A.uguste (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Strathconan (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Jack-in-the-Green (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Vespasian (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CARMARTHENSHIRE HUNT STEEPLECHASES. TUESDAY. The Open Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 1 (to the fund) if declared, with 100 added ; winners extra ; second to save his stake ; over about five miles of the new Flying Course. 38 subs ; 24 declared. Mr. Annesley's Daisy, aged, lOst 51b (Popo) 1 Mr. Wadlow s Roadster, aged, 10st 121 b (W. White) 2 Mr. Somers's Arlescott, aged, lOst 111b...(Riekaby, jun.) 3 Goldfinder, Acrobat, Princess Dagmar, and Freitag also ran. Betting —2 to 1 agst Goldfinder, 4 to 1 each agst Roadster and Arlescott, and 5 to 1 agst Daisy.' Daisy made all the running, and won, after a splendid finish, by a short head ; a length and a half between second and third ; Golfinder fourth. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 SOTS each, with 40 added ; second to save his stake ; weight for age ; penalties and allowances, &c. Over about three miles of the Old Bank ing Course. Mr. Gwyther's Chance, 5 yrs, list 71b (T. Davies) 1 Mr. Powell's Dandy, aged, 12st 101 b (Pope) 2 Mr. Lewis's Aprilis, 4 yrs, 10st 71b (J. Richard) 3 Mr. H. Vaughan's Minstrel, aged, 12st (J. Brace) 0 Betting-6 to 4on Dandy, and 2to 1 agst Chance. Won by two lengths. The Cambrian Stakes (Selling Race) of 3 sous each. with 30 added. Over about three miles of the Old Banking Course. Mr. Williams's Gaylad, aged, list (£4O) (T. Davies) 1 Mr. Owens's Wings, aged, list (£4O) Mr. Powell's Aunt Sally, aged, 12st (.£100) (J. Pope) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Gaylad, and 3to 1 agst Wings. Won in a canter. I RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866. FEBRUARY. Lincoln MARCH. Derby Spring 1 Croxton Park l6 Liverpool Spring Warwick Spring Doncaster Lewes Spring Thirsk lO Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring l6 Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O Chester Curragh 24 Epsom Slur mer l5 Uxbridge 2l Manchester Ascot Summer Liverpool Beverley 2O Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Curragh 26 Worcester Stamford l9 Radcliffe 23 Winchester 24 Southampton 25 Huntingdon Goodwood 3l UST. :MBER. Richmond Hendon Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2l Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. OXFORD, Tuesday. A very important change in the Oxford crew has been made since our last notice of this great aquatic event, Mr. Morrell, of Exeter, having been substituted for Mr. Wason. of Wadham, the latter of whom, although a fine oar, is con sidered too young to row in the boat this year. Mr. George Morrison, of Basildon-park, whose judgment in aquatic matters cannot be overrated, will, it is expected, take charge of the Oxonians during the period of training, which will commence on Wednesday next. The mon were eased yesterday, in consequence of some of them being en gaged in the University College sports, but it is expected to-morrow they will continue their breathings over the short course. The floods at present are very high, and the steer ing and counselling the crew are thereby rendered exceed ingly difficult, as the water covers the banks of the river from Iffiey to Oxford. The following gentlemen constitute the crew at present : R. Raikes, Merton. 1 W. Freeman, Merton. F. Crowder, Brasenose. IW. W. Wood, University. G. H. Morrell, Exeter. I E. F. Henley, O r i e l. 1 F. Willan, E xe t er . M. Brown, Trinity. The latest betting at Oxford is 2 to 1 agst Cambridge. Since our last notice of the Cambridge crew there have been many changes in the boat, the Hon. J. H. Gordon, S. P. Foster, and A. J. Leavens having retired and given way to Messrs. Andrews, Johnstone, and Griffith. Mr. King lake, the president, despite the disappointment he must ex perience at finding that several really promising oarsmen are prevented rowing from private reasons, is going to work with a praiseworthy will and determination, and there can be but one opinion as to the rowing of the trial crew—it is decidedly better than has been seen on the Cam for some years. The crew at present are : Andrews, St. John's.J. W. Bourke, Tri n it y. J. R. Selwyn, Trinity. f J. Still, Caius. I W. R. Griffiths, T r i n iti . Johnstone, Magdalene. H. Watney, St. J o h n ' s. J. F. Jerwood, Trinity Hall. R. A. Kinglake, Trinity (cox.) COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 17} Ditto 3 Months. 12 11 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 50 Brussels — 25 50 Hamburg Paris Short 25 15. Ditto 9 Months. 25 50 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 1201 Vienna — 10 GU Trieste — 10 62} Petersburgh - 291 Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — 25 671 11 18i 12 2 12 21- 25 55 25 55 18 101 25 221 25 55 25 55 121 10 65 10 671 291 6 291 4G 47 25 0 25 70 25 70 25 72 A VIOLENT PRISONER.—Joseph Taylor, a ticket of-leave man, was charged at the York police court, on Monday, with stealing a watch. The article, an old fashioned heavy silver watch, was lying upon a table in court. At the conclusion of the evidence of one of the wit nesses, the prisoner seized the watch and threw it at the witness with such force as, had it hit him, would in all pro bability have killed him on the spot. As it was, the wit ness's close proximity to the prisoner saved him, the watch whizzing past within a hair's breadth of his face, then through a pane in the magistrate's robm window, into the water of the river Ouse beyond. Two ladies sitting in a recess of the window had a narrow escape. Taylor was handcuffed, and after being committed for trial at the quarter sessions on the charge of stealing the watch, was sentenced to two months' impriso:4ment with hard labour for the assault upon the witness. ceded was to the extent of 100 kilometres (a kilo metre is 1,000 yards). The general State concessions, on the 31st December, 1865, was de finitive concessions, 20,392 kilometres ; eventual concessions, 603 kilometres ; total, 21,000 kilo metres. The length of the lines which came into operation in 1865 was much less than in 1864, being only 516 kilometres. Among the lines which came into operation, however, several are of great importance ; for instance, the section from Guingamp to Brest, which completes the last vacancy between Paris and that important military post, the line from Ser quigney to Rouen, the branch from Castelnandary to Castres, the line from Ager to Auch, that from Bretigny to Vendome, which forms the first section of the direct line from Paris to Tours and the line from Lille to Tournay, which opens a new commu nication between France and Belgium. The total length of the lines thus placed in operation on the 31st of December, 1865, was 13,570 kilometres, and that of the lines not yet finished, 7,430 kilo metres. In 1866 and 1867, 2,200 kilometres of new lines will be finished, so that at the end of the latter year the total development of railway com munication will be to the extent of 15,800 kilo metres. The amount of the subventions granted by the State towards railways reaches to a capital of 1 milliard 455 millions, that is to say less than 70,000 f. per kilometre. The official part of the Moniteur states that the Emperor has received a letter, in which his Majesty the King of Bavaria notifies the birth of a Princess daughter of his Serene Highness the Prince Charles Theodore, and of her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia, Duchess in Bavaria. Madame Wagner, the wife of the musical com poser, has just died at Dresden. The Marquis de Flers, formerly Councillor Re ferendary to the Court of Accounts is also deceased at Brussels. The weather to-day and for the last few days past has been unseasonably and unusually warm , and I am sorry to say that an unusual amount of illness exists in Pyxis. Many cases of inflammation, with tend ency to fever, have occurred, but they have not been of a fatal or dangerous character. The Constitutionnel has an argumentative article anticipatory of the contents of her Majesty's Speech, and contends that the position of England is such that the Cabinet, and particularly Mr. Gladstone, will have to exhibit qualities which " eloquence alone cannot always supply." AMERICA. (RETJTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. (Via Roche's Point.) NEW Youx, Jan. 27 (Morning). General Crawford has boon arrested in New Orleans, and lodged in Fort Jackson by order of General Sheridan. Advices received here from Brownsville to the 7th inst. state that the party which captured Bagdad was composed of a miscellaneous crowd of 60 men, Mexican sutlers, ad venturers, clerks, and idlers. Some Federal soldiers were believed to be among them, but these were all back on the American side of the Rio Grande on the following morning and answered the roll call. The capture was planned and executed without the knowledge of any of the liberal chiefs. Bagdad was garrisoned by 300 native troops and 40 Austrians, under Colonel Rice. The latter . _ escaped with the Austrians on board tho Imperial gunboat Antonio. All the native troops turned Libe rals, some joining the captors in pillaging the town. Escobedo arrived on the sth, and being without forces telegraphed to General Weitzel for 200 men to preserve order, which request was granted. Escobedo quarrelled with Crawford, and declared that the latter had no autho rity to interfere with Mexican affairs. The Liberals had four men killed and seven wounded, the Imperialists seven killed and twenty-three wounded. Three hundred men were captured, including two Austrians. The Alcalde was among the killed. The United States Senate has passed a bill enlarging the powers of the Freedmen's Bureau by a strict party vote. The House of Representatives continues in debate upon the joint resolution,for the constitutional amendment fixing the basis of the representation upon the number of voters. The house will vote upon the resolution on Tues day. Secretary Harlan has made a speech stating his belief that the President intended to leave to Congress the question of the admission of Southern representatives to the national Legislature. Sherman, Sheridan, Meade, and Thomas will meet in Washington next week to consult with Grant and the Go vernment authorities relative to the condition of affairs in their respective military departments. • Continual complaints arrive from the interior of Louisi ana of the refusal of the freedmen to work. Small-pox is raging among them, and large numbers are leaving for New Orleans and other places. Mr. Seward arrived at Havana on the 20th inst. The steamer Meteor is still held by the authorities on suspicion of her being a Chilian privateer. The British ship Mary Blades, from New • York, for Queenstown, has been abandoned at sea. The crew were saved. The Hibernian, City of Boston, Java, and Pennsylvania have arrived out. The Columbian Insurance Company has issued a state ment showing over one million dollars on hand, after pay ment of all liabilities. Tho stockholders have resolved to resume the business of the company on a capital not ex ceeding $2,000,000, after obtaining the necessary legisla tive authority. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold, 139 i. Exchange on London, 151 i ; on Paris, 3.721. Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 91j; Illinois, 116 ex div. ; Erie, 841 i 5-20 Bonds, 1021. Cotton dull ; middling upland, 48. Corn dull ; wheat quiet ; flour steady; provisions declining; coffee held firmly; sugar quiet ; molasses heavy. Petroleum slightly firmer ; crude, 32f ; refined, 54. LAW INTEL LIGENCE —This day. COURT OP QUEEN'S BENCH. FITZGERALD V. NORTHCOTE AND STONE. (Continua from our First Edition.) The Lord Chief Justice summed up very elaborately, and the jury retired at a quarter-past four o'clock, and, after an absence of an hour and 25 minutes, returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages £5. Railway and other Companies. GREAT NORTHERN. The directors of this company have determined to recommend to the proprietors at the general meeting on the 24th inst., a dividend for the half year ending the 31st December last at the rate of £8 15s. per cent, per annum on the original stock of the company, giving for the half year £4 75.16 d. per cent. on the original stock, £3 per cent. to the B stock, and £5 15s. per cent. to the A stock. Those rates would make the dividend for the year 1865 £7 2s. 6d. per cent. on the original stock, £6 per cent. on the B stock, and £8 ss. per cent. on the A stock. MIDLAND. 'The directors of this company have decided on re commending to the proprietors a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock of the company for the half year ending the 31st Dec. last. TELEGRAPH TO INDIA (LIMITED). The fifth ordinary general meeting of this com pany was held yesterday at the office, Moorgate street ; Sir Macdonald Stephenson in the chair. Mr. Mayo, the Secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said they had met solely to sanc tion the payment of a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, out of the half year's revenue from their Egyptian land line. The directors had availed themselves of the opportunity of reassuring the shareholders that their exertions would not be slackened to accomplish, as they con fidently expected they would eventually, the great object of the undertaking to connect this country by an independent line with India, and in doing so, to take care that the shareholders' interests were pro tected, and their individual wishes consulted. The di rectors had been encouraged and confirmed in their policy by the assurance of high mercantile authorities of its soundness and of the support it would un doubtedly receive at their hands when the time arrived for a renewed effort to be made, with all the advan tage which past experience had furnished for their guidance. Like steam navigation, and railways, sub marine telegraphs must pass through their several phases, and it was fortunate that among the many eminent men connected with those works, as en gineers, electricians, and manufacturers, there existed a resolute determination that in this respect at least England should not abandon her post in the van of civilisation and commercial enterprise. lie then. moved that the report and statement of accounts be approved and adopted, and that a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, for the half year ending on the 31st of December be paid on the 15th instant. The retiring directors, Mr. F. C. Gaussen, Mr. J. F. Leith, and Mr. C. L. Peel were re-elected ; and also Mr. J. A. Franklin, the retiring auditor, voting him 15 guineas for past services. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--YESTERDAY. ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY IN REPLY TO THE ROYAL SPEECH. The LORD CHANCELLOR having read the Queen's Speech, The Marquis of NORMANBY rose to move an humble address to her Majesty in reply to her most gracious Speech. Lord MORLEY, in seconding the motion for the Address, paid an eloquent tribute to the memory of the late venerable Premier, and, above all, dwelt upon the heartfelt gratification with which the country hailed the cessation of the civil war in America, and which now allowed one of the greatest branches of the Anglo-Saxon race to peacefully de velope their almost boundless resources and cement the perfect freedom of their institutions. While de clining to express a definite opinion on the recent events in Jamaica, he still could not help regretting that a numerous class in this country had, on the most insufficient evidence, prejudged the whole question, and, without waiting for his defence, vir tually condemned Governor Eyre. He was not in clined to treat the Fenian conspiracy either with contempt or alarm, and the attitude of all the re spectable classes in the sister country was calculated to inspire the well'wishers of Ireland with every ground of reasonable hope for its future. After a brief allusion to the necessity of a well-considered Reform Bill, and an urgent appeal to their Lord ships to adopt most stringent measures for stamping out the cattle plague, his Lordship concluded by seconding the Address. The Duke of RUTLAND wished strongly to call the attention of their Lordships to the last portion of her Majesty's Speech, which referred to the cattle plague. All that was yet known about that terrible disease was that they had no remedy for it, and that the only chance was trying prevention, for trying a cure seemed hopeless. He contended that the Government had full information of the approach of the rinderpest, and also of its dreadful nature, yet they took no steps against its coming here, nor had they taken any proper precautions since it had come. Even at this late hour, however, it might not be too late to induce her Majesty's Government to wake from their slumbers, and, by utterly prohibit ing the movement of cattle, either stop its spread, or at least confine and limit its ravages to places already infected. The Duke of RICHMOND also condemned the supineness of the Government in the same matter, and showed by the Report of the Royal Commis sion that the Government were aware that the plague was steadily coming as far back as 1859. Since it broke out inthe country, Professor Symonds thought that the Orders in Council had tended to spread the disease more rapidly than it would have naturally progressed had it been left alone. Lord FEVERSHAM blamed the Government in very severe terms for not having taken a more de cided course in dealing with the cattle plague. It wasa grave national question, and he felt bound to move a resolution declaring that it was the duty of the Government to assume the responsibility of en forcing uniformity of action on the subject through out the country. Lord ESSEX heartilyagreed with what had been said by the previous speaker, and called upon the Government to say what they were prepared to do in the matter. Lord WINCHILSEA thought the plague was due to the introduction of cattle from abroad without proper precautions, and in a lively speech maintained that the Government had mismanaged the matter. Lord GRANVILLE vindicated the course taken by the Government. Did any one mean to say that it was possible as early as last July to stop both the importation and traffic of cattle ? It was not until late in July that the existence of the rinderpest was known in this country. From that date the Govern ment and the Home-office took the most stringent precautions to prevent the spread of the disease, and every step they took was heartily approved by the late Lord Palmerston, who, up to within one week of his lamented death, employed all ;the energies of his active mind in considering various schemes and measures to avert the spread of the calamity with which they were threatened. The example of foreign Governments had been held up to her Majesty's Mi nisters, but Austria had utterly failed in stamping out the disease. Prussia, it was true, succeeded, and so had France, but under the Constitution under which we lived no Governmentor body of Ministers had the power which was exercised individually by the Emperor of the French or the King of Prussia. With regard to the course which the Government intended to pursue, he might state that at the earliest period they meant to bring in a bill which he thought would meet all the requirements of the case as to the traffic in cattle, though, of course, he did not feel at liberty to anticipate the disclosure of the enactments it was intended to propose. Lord CARNARVON Thought that the defence of the Government was worthless. If they lacked constitutional powers to enforce such rules as might have checked the course of the disease, they should have called Parliament together to apply for them. Instead of that, however, Parliament had been called later this year than it had been assembled for many years before. The cattle plague was the greatest national calamity which had fallen on the country for years, and the Government had done absolutely nothing to check or mitigate it. Lord ABERCORN censured the Government for not having acted earlier, and with more rigour, against the Fenian conspirators. He thought that the undue leniency shown to some who had recently been tried, but who had previously been convicted of sedition years ago and pardoned, was one among the many causes which had raised such a crop of conspirators as now seemed spread throughout the lower classes of Ireland. Lord GREY, reverting again to the subject of the cattle plague, strongly blamed the Government for their extraordinary laxity in not having taken greater precautions than they had done against its spread. When they saw, as they soon could have seen, that there was no cure to be depended on but prevention, they had ample powers to have placed such restrictions on the traffic and sale of cattle as might, if done two months ago, have averted the dreadful evil which was beyond all doubt becoming worse with the lapse of every day. He felt it his duty to say that both the want of judgment and the want of vigour displayed by the Government had laid them open to the severest censure. With regard to the proposed Reform Bill, he confessed he had been much alarmed at the rumours that Lord Russell had been influenced and guided by the advice of a distinguished member of the House of Commons. If the changes which that hon. member in his speech at Rochdale enumerated as necessary, and as stepping stones to others still more radical, were ever submitted to Parliament and the country, he was confident they would be scouted by both alike. If the proposed reform merely meant a reduction of the franchise, and no other change, it would be a sham and delusion, unless it was only meant as a l ev er with which hereafter to effect 'oth er and more ARGYLL wished to reca ll the at tention dangerous k c o h a o n f g A es. R of the house to the real question before it, which was that of the cattle plague. The Govern ment, he maintained, had been rather ahead of pub liev en o t i p v i e n i m o n e a t s h u a r n e s. behind,he They t h i a n d theircer adoption of pre tainly gone nearer to a uniformity of action than those who now sought to censure them, each of whom came f orwar d w i t h a different pl an, and each of whom seemed to think that the local laws which answered well in their own counties would be equally applicable to all England. The Earl of DERBY—My lords, I can scarce]yp ho oto see the pra c ti ce a d opted here which prevails in some neigh bouring countries, of con s id er i ng an Add ress i n answer to a Speech from the Throne paragraph by paragraph ; but it must be admitted that, according to the practice we pur sue, it is extremely difficult to enter on a fair discussion of the topics introduced in the Speech. Their multitude and variety render the discussion of each almost necessarily __—...,........,, fragmentary. O ne no bl e l or d takes up one, another dis cusses another, and it is impossible to do justice to any in the sort of preliminary discussion which takes place on the Address in answer to the Speech from the Throne. In point of fact, one of the main objects answered by the two documents—the Speech and Address—is the opportu nity they afford to Parliament and the people of hearing what has been done during the recess. They serve, also, to give intimation of the particular measures which it is the intention of the Government to introduce, and, on the other hand, the Government have an opportunity of hear ing from various sides of the house what portions of their past conduct are likely to meet with animadversion, and, perhaps, censure and, of course, with regard to other por tions, what are likely to be approved by the country or Parliament. There is on 3 other object answered by the Speech and the Address in answer to it, and that is, it af fords an opportunity for the younger members of your lordships' house to make a trial of their strength, to make their first Parliamentary effort, and holding out the pro mise of future success or failure. I have now, my lords, been a. member of your lordships' house for more than 22 years, and I must say, without the slightest flattery to the two noble lords who moved and seconded the Ad dress, that I never heard an Address moved and seconded with greater ability and greater promise than by the noble marquis and the noble earl. (Hear, hear.) I may be permitted more especially to congratulate the noble earl ou the singularly clear, lucid, straightforward man ner in which he dealt with the subject (hear), upon the good taste by which all his observations were charac terised, and more especially the becoming modesty with which they were delivered (hear hear), leading us to hope that we may often have the opportunity of hearing him express his sentiments as one of the most promising young members of your lordships' house. (Hear, hear.) At an earlier period of the evening, and if your lordships had been less occupied, I might, perhaps, have commented at some length on a Speech of more than usual length, and dealing with more than the usual number of subjects; but on many of them we are promised papers, and any attempt to discuss them in the absence of those papers would be neces sarily very imperfect. There are topics again on which there will beno difference of opinion. There will be no difference of opinion as to the sincere congratulations we offer to her Majesty on the approaching marriage of the Princess Helena or on any matter which nearly concerns and interests her Majesty. lam quite sure your lordships will all be prepared to join her Majesty in the hope that this union may be ' prosperous and happy. There will be no difference of opi nion as to the grief we feel for the death of her Majesty's illustrious relative the late Ring of the Belgians —that wise and sagacious monarch, who by his firmness and ability united rival parties in the State, and led them by a feeling of common patriotism to the determination to preserve their independence, and whose wisdom extended the in fluence of that country far beyond its territorial limits, and produced no inconsiderable effect on the whole general policy of Europe. (Hear.) The loss of such a man was a general calamity, and I only hope that his successor will be animated by his example, and prove that he partakes of his firmness and intelligence. (Hear.) It also appears that " her Majesty's relations with foreign Powers are friendly and satisfactory." We are bound to believe that because we are informed of it both by her Majesty and the Govern ment of France. With regard to the meeting of the fleets of England and France, I think it very possible that it may have produced a friendly feeling among the officers of the two countries, and that these complimentary visits are not without use ; but I am at a loss to understand how the complimentary visit of our fleets from Portsmouth to Cherbourg, and the visit of the French fleet from Cher bourg to Portsmouth, could " prove to the world their friendly concert in the promotion of peace." (Laughter.) All must rejoice that after four years of bloody warfare the sanguinary struggle is put an end to in the now United States, and I concur in that paragraph in the Address which commends the wise and prudent man ner in which the ravages of war are sought to be repaired. That paragraph must more particularly apply to the conduct individually pursued by the President, who appears to be honestly seeking after the best mode of restoring the union of his country by a con ciliatory and forbearing policy, and it is to the interest of the United States and of the world that in the wise and 1 benevolent exercise of his authority he may not find himself swamped and overborne by violent passions not yet sub sided, and by the tyranny of a majority which appears to exercise a baneful influence in the Congress. (Cheers.) The abolition of slavery must undoubtedly be a subject of con gratulation, but I fear the abolition may be attended with very severe sufferings in consequence of the idleness and privations of the emancipated negroes, who have little knowledge as yet of the duties imposed upon them as free men, who take exaggerated views of the rights acquired by freedom, and who are likely to prove a source of consider able danger both to the States to which they belong and to the Government of the United States. I hope these feelings will subside, and that better knowledge will lead to more favourable results. - At present, though the great object of the extinction of slavery is attained, yet it is attained through the medium of severe suffering and at the risk of no inconsiderable danger. (Hear.) I shall not offer any comment on the correspondence, not yet officially before the house, between the English Government and the United States with respect to injuries inflicted on American com merce by cruisers under the Confederate flag ; but I must say that as far as I have seen the correspondence has been conducted in a courteous, liberal, and honourable spirit, and I concur in the arguments by which the noble earl opposite supported the cause of this country, and the course pursued by the Government. (Hear.) I will not say a word on the subject of Brazil, the war between Spain and Chili, or the transactions in Japan. 1 shall rejoice to find that the treaties entered into will be productive of the very great commercial advantages which the noble ear seems to anticipate. It is singular, however, that those persons who are now so ready to invite commercial treaties with France and also with Austria are the very men who for years and years were denouncing the whole system of com mercial treaties, and proclaiming that we had only to con sult what was best for our interest without considering what other countries could give us in return. (Cheers.) That system is abandoned, but rather late, and only when we had nothing to offer to other countries in return. Cer taiuly there must be a very moderate appreciation of the benefits of free trade, if this country is to receive Austrian goods at a very low or nominal duty, while our goods are to pay in Austria 25 per cent., and, after a period, 20 per cent. However, the step is in the right direction, and though we do not get on so far as we wish, I suppose we must be thankful for small mercies. I agree with the noble earl who seconded the Address, that any expression of opinion would now be premature and improper with re gard to the deplorable events which have taken place in. the colony of Jamaica, although, unfortunately, a portion of the Press of this country has taken on itself to prejudge the question, in the absence of any sufficient information. (Hear, hear.) I am not pretending to say whether Mr. Eyre was justified in the measures of severity which he felt called on to carry into effect. Mr. Eyre's previous charac ter does not lead one to suppose that ho would lose his head from sudden infirmity, and if there is one point more prominent in his character than another it is, that in all cases where there was a mixture of races, he stood forward as the advocate and protector of the inferior race. (Cheers.) It is unlikely that a man of this descrip tion and character, who has had experience of colonial life, should have been so entirely misled as, without foun dation, to believe that a dangerous rebellion was orga nised over the whole of the colony, which broke out in one district, and which, by the admission of the Colo nial Secretary, was put a stop to by the vigour with which the authorities acted in Jamaica. The whole ques tion will turn on what was really the state of the colony. Was there in reality fair ground for the belief that a rebel lion was about to break out, when rigorous measures would be measures of real mercy, though attended with loss of life ? (Hear, hear.) But I pronounce no opinion on this subject. The Government ought to have the reports of Mr. Eyre from time to time with respect to the state of the island. He must have told them what he apprehended, and what was the opinion of the whole white population. We know, indeed, that the whole white population—they might. have been under a delusion—hut wo know that they were unanimous in the belief that by his measures Mr. Eyre saved the colony of Jamaica. (Hear, hear.) They may have been all wrong. Ido not say they were not, and I want to receive the fullest information; but With respect to the course pursued by the Government, I must say that that is a matter on which I am fully competent to form and express an opinion, and I must say that I do not think it has been either just or generous to the Governor of Ja maica. (Cheers.) The position of the Government has been one of serious responsibility and great danger; and at the & moment when he believed that he had rendered great services to the country, the course pursued of depos ing and degrading him makes it too painfully evident that the Government have lost their best leg. (flear, hear.) Sucha course would never have been pu rsue d b y L or d Pal merston. We have his own recorded sentiments as to the duty of the Government towards their subordinates, and if Lord Palmerston committed any error at all it was that of going into the opposite extreme, and, rightly or wrongly, feeling ithis duty to defend the conduct of those who acted under him. I saw the other day in a newspaper which was sent to me a quotation from a speech delivered by Lord Pal merston when the question was under discussion whether or not Sir John Bowring had precipitated us i n toan lo rr .d ri ,s just war with China ; and I recommend the noblei words to the serious consideration of the Government. • tative of the Crown when we are . support the repiesen • ehe took au unwise satis fied that he is right. Even, if we believe "It is not enough," said Lord P a linerst, `‘to D e oudesire nwtie are s satisfietdo policy take s that course e c t N e v d i l l do his duty to the country. The moment d ese rve the confidence o f honestly,n t d ese desert d h w i m t t h s e a longcosii yours a different direction you cease people high-minded h se - r m v i e n y de o d u, E a n n: necessary to have at the head andnot be e depe ig ndencies of this dhoounbotulreassblyeomueNnv.iii,Yibi but ts Ct i l.oh lij oiys y niN g get sil t l lish gentlemen, such great ) eat l am far from denying that the state ments u a n ff tr ail y is ” in (C th h e eers. . . rece i ve d, imperfect though they were, ments which were did render it the duty of the Government to call on Gover nor Eyre for an explanation on those points in respect to which he appeared to have exceeded the law. But I do think that to send for a Governor from another colony— I am sorry to say I am afraid contrary to the original inten tion of the Government, whatever the reasons may be which