The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-11 00:00:00

gland )y his an ce. rkish Mr. ender rably ok to edge, MONEY' MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, O'CLOCK At Paris, this day, according Two to Mr. Rent . er's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 75c. Firm. Little doing. A further rise of rather more than 1 1. per cent. has taken place this morning in the English Funds, making, with the advance of yesterday, per cent. This upward movement has been produced by the continued purchases by the public, the prospect of increased ease in the money market, and the expec tation that the Government broker will again this quarter be a buyer of stock on behalf of the com missioners for the sinking fund of the national debt. Consols are 9111 for money, and 911 for account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 1 ; India 5 per Cents., 1064 107 ; do. 5i per Cents., Enfaced Paper, 109, and Exchequer Bills, 3s. to 6s. prem. General buoyancy and animation prevail in the Foreign Stock Market. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 74i 4 ; do. Consolides, 554 ; Mexi can, 271 8 ; do. Ne 261 ; Greek, 214 k ; Spanish Passive, 324 ; do. Certificates, 171 ; Italian, 644 65 ; do. New, 31 1 dis. ; and Confederate Loan, 30 32. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been moderately active, and prices have in most instances shown a further improvement. Great Northern (A Stock), Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, South-Eastern, and North-Eastern (Ber wick), have each advanced £1; Bristol and Exeter and Great Western, each 10s. ; and North-Western, Ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been dull, without any material alteration in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain in fair demand, and generally support previous rates. Saloon Steamer Packet Company shares are quoted i 1 prem. ; South African Land, 1 li prem. ; and Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 li prem. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols ' 911 1 Do. Account, May 9 9ll f b per Cent. Reduced B9l 1 New 3 per Cent B9l 1 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,- E xch Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — equer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 6 pm Do. £5OO Do. _ . .£100 and £2OO — Bank ofc co En unt gland Stock, 51 per Cent 2 42 Do A INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account .. .. ... .. • ... DDo. 5 per Celit. ...... 1B'7o o. Account . . Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates . .. ..... per . - ... . . Do. Enlaced Paper 4 Cent — .. Do. 5 pe r C ent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5* per Cent., May 18 79 ..... .... . ..... Do. 4 pe r C ent., Aug. 1866 1 Do. Bond s, £ 1,000.. Do. under £lOOO , FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bond; 5 per Cent ............. Brazilian 5 per Cent . . .- Do. 41 per Cent., 185248-60 ............ 83 o. 1863 ..................... 821 f D 11 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent .. .. - ....... - ... ... Cidl Do I per Cent. (D e f erred 3 per Cent.) ian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent., 1864........... Do. Scrip, £55 paid Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 ... De. 4 per C en t.., 1863. ......... .. -. . ........... . o. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Dc. 1864 Danubian Principalities Do £B6 paid zquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — „., D O ., P rov i sional Land Warrant zgyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue .Do £lOO Bonds _ Do. 1864 95 -uo Scrip, .£ , sb paid — Do Acco Ureek 5 'per unt Cents., 1824-5, ex Cctupons 211 G uatemala 5 per Cent. Do. 1839 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent Olaremmana Railway) 681 DoDo 1865 .%.- ...... - Scrip, ..... 1 paid II exican 3 per Cent. Do. Account ..„ . . .... .. Do 6 per Cent. Angfo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c„ ...... . Moorish Imperial 5 per • Cent ..... . New Granada, ......................... . Do 2 per Cent Do Land Warrants (Hectares) .... Peruvian 41 per C en t .......... Do 3 p er Cent. (TTribarren ) ....... Do. A ccoun t ........ Do 41 p er C ent., 1862 ..................... . - ... . ... .-.- . . .............. P ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ............... _ Do Account 0000000000000000000 000000000 00000000 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 48i Do Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St, .. 89 Do f 4i. per Cent ., 1850 o 1860 Do 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 Do Account Do Passive Do Account Smnish Cert. of Coup not funded ...... Do Account 17 Swedish 4 per Cent. T ur D oish 6 per Cent. 1864 per Cent. 1854 DDo Account .. . . ......... o 6 per Cent. 'lB'sB ................... 72 Do Account .. Do £lOO Bond .... Do 6 per Cent. 1862 —Do Account Do. £lOO Bond's Do 6 per Cent. 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 DoAccount 6 per Cent., 1864 37i Do. per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. B el n, 5 per Cent, Ex. 10 Florins i g i arl, 4-i per cent., Ex. 25f. utch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 63 Do. 4 per Cent. Certifi..4tes ' re ach Rent er 3 per Cent. B Q r Account' °luau per Cent., 1861, Ex 25f. Do. A ccount " • 651- 4 Do. coupons consols, mo ne TWO O'CLOCK. , 9 11, 1 f ............... 9 ,o. AcqountY ........... CITY, TWELVE O'CLOcK. In the general discount market there is no new feature, the demand for accommodation being very small, and the rates easy, at 31 per cent. on the best short dated bills. The supplies are daily in creasing, from the release of the dividends. A further sum of -£5,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Ripon, which left to-day, took out only £2,130 in specie for. Bombay. An important undertaking has been introduced under the title of the Russian (Vyksounsky) Iron works Company, with a proposed capital of £ 5 00,000, in 25,000 shares of £2O each, the present issue to consist of 15,000 shares. It is proposed to extend some large ironworks in successful operation at Vuicksa, in Russia. The estate of 405,000 Eng lish acres, and containing 35,000 inhabitants, is situated on the navigable river Oka (which flows into the Volga at Nijni Novgorod), and is within 66 miles of the railroad which connects Nijni Novgorod with Moscow. It appears that 270,000 acres of the estate are covered with timber, sup- Plying fuel which, coupled with the abundance of labour, has enabled the proprietors to produce iron at a much less cost than in England, whilst the selling price in Russia is considerably higher. The profits of the present time are stated to amount to about 537,000 silver roubles (about £70,000) per annum, subject, however, to a deduction of 72,000 roubles, being interest at 5 per cent., and sinking fund on debt of 1,200,000 roubles due to the Rus sian Government, thus leaving a net annual profit of 465,000 roubles (£60,000). A sinking fund is Proposed for the purpose of returning to the share holders at the expiration of the 37 years, when the in terest of the company will cease, the whole amount of the capital called up. Business has taken place in the shares at 1* 2 prem. 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. A Bir., Wol., & qtr. Val al at Blyth and Tyne at Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian l l, W Cork and Bandon al :1:11 Cornwall. al tO Do. Af A gets no div. ~ LO Do. B till6p.e.p.an.has a: been paid to B it Dublin & Belfast June al 5 Dun,.Perth, & a b.June. al It Edinburgh & Glasgow 101 1 Glasgow &S. Wtstern 101 st Greta' Eastern, Ord. stk. 701 st Do. E. Ana st. No. 2 101 st Great North of Scotland 101 it Great Northera l6 , t 13).A stock if it Do. B . o t Do. New, ts. at 25 poi 41 ft Gt S, and W. of Ireland 10; It Gt. Weste n 1 It I) S. Val. Rail gua. it it Do. South Wales 1 it Do W. 311 d.— Oxford 1 , It Do. Newport t Do. Ile. eford.. st LOcli;hire & Yorkshire 1, st London and Blackwali 11 at Lon., Bak.r,h., & S Coast It st Lon., Chat., and Dover 10 at Lon. & North Western 10 , st Lon. & South Western 101 st Man., Shel., & Lincoln 101 50 Maryport and Carlisle al l 2 Do. i shares . . at Metropolitan 1 0 Do. New at Slid and st Do, Birmin . & Derby 101 , 200 Mid Gt. W.. Ireland al 25 Do. i shares 25 + 1 id Kent st North British at Do. Ed., Pth ,%Sc Dun lOl st Nth. Eastern Berwick 101 55 Do. G.Ii•E purchabe HU at Do. Leeds st Do. York BA a t Do. Carlisle . . ... 22 Do. Stock. & Darling al 25 De. do. 1855-18 2 25 Do. do. 1860-61 1 et North London 10 Do. New. 10 Do. do. 18r4 st worth Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W. Junction „ al. at Scottish Central st soot. N. E , Aber. stock 101 at i o. Scot, Mid. stxdr it 10 qa ews & Welchpool a. at Shropshire Union „ l. ( at South Devon lOO at 4 outh E stern !O Staines, Wok., & Wok all It raff Vale lOO 10 Do. C It Vale of Neath It Waterford & Kilkenny 101 it West Cornwall lOl It W. Hart lepool II ar. & B lOl t Do. A irredeemable_ 10: t Do. A redeemable ~ IC IPaid./ Closing r Business 0 I 95 97 r . 9. 130 j 131 97 1301 6i 6 66 68 i 6 17 )0 8 ) 91 )0 107 1 9 )0 47 48 10 7 8 ;0 1314 132, )0 1474 148 ; 0 131 .33 )O I 87 0 ;5) 76 0 64 66 10 52 53 10 46 49 * Iot 1 03 00 1191 120 0 I 86 68 0 107 109 0 4 14 )0 I 121 123 )0 I 96 97 59} 60i 11 128 129 4J 2 2ip 0 1364 137 0 106 1(8 51 55 15 110,1 111; 10 I 69 70 i 0 103 IC3 a 37 38 t 1t 12 p 4 9 10 p ) 115 11S 11 - 5 1 'Op )0 78 79 11 11 11; 0 138 142 JO 48 50 r)0 - 60 61 52 55 86 661 9 10 155 15s 3 4p X l 7 109 10 I 46 48 I 74 77 soi 7 BRITISH .1' 100 Atlantic & St. Lawrenc- a, et Born., Baroda, A Cen.ln 10 gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. 1 shares 204 Buffalo & Lake Huron al 10 Do Preference a 100 Buff.,Brant, & God er i c h I 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1 1, 87z , a 100 Do. do. July , 1873 IC 100 Do. do. June 1, 1574 tu at Calcutta &S. E., lim lO st 'a e Town & Dock, gu lO4 00 Demerara. 7 p.c. per. la' al it East. Ben;al, gm, sdo 10( at East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 101 20 Do. J Extension et Grand Trunk of Canada 101 100 Do. Eqttip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al' ICO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds al; WO Do. do. deferred .... all PO Do. 2d Prtf. Bonds all 100 Do. do. deferred ,00 Do. Pref. stock all 100 Do. do. deferred .... all .00 Do. 4th Pref. stock., all .00 Do. do. deterred .... all at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 10' 20 I 'o. Gua 5 per cent., 20 Do. New gua. sp. c.. st Gt. South of India (lim. guts. 5 per cent at st D 41 per cent lO Do 204 Great W. P. of Canada,.. al 0 0 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 al 00 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. al 10 Indian Branch, limited at Madras, gua. 5 p.c 101 st D 0.4 do lOl st Do. 40 do l O, 20 Do. Fifth Extension ' st Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 10 SO Mel. (ft Hudson's Bay a] 20 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B st pc Ist pf. bds 10 at Scinde at Do. Delhi 0 Do. do td it Do. Puniaub Ao 100 it Do.lndus St Flo tD 100 COLONIAL GOVERN . British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1572 10 Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-s4 lO Do 6p. c. Feb. & Aug . , 101 D.). sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 1)0.5 p. c. Jan. & July 101 Do. 5 p (.. Inscribed sk 101 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 101 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 10 Do. do! Ib9o-1 10 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lO Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 10 Do. 1878, do. 16 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 Do. 1882, May ;5, Nov. ,5 10; Natal qov. 6 per cent lOl N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.as.l uly 10" N. S. W. Gov. 5 p c. , 1866 0 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 187 c 10 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 101 New Zealand, 6p. cent 1C Do. 8 per cent lO Nova Sc ;tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9 Queensland Gov. 6p. c I S. Ans. Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 11 Do. 1878 & upwards l, Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 11 Do. do, a pril & Oct 1; BRITII Cam. Consol. Gold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake wal ls 2.1 East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon 2.1 as t Carn Brea 3.4 Nast Grenville 2.7 East Love .1 2. t E. W'i Russell (Tavistk 9.1( Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 61 Great L .xey, limited al Great South Tolgus LI G. Wheal Vor (Heist ,u Grenvil.e 7.8 Herod's Foot Hingston Downs 4.1 Margaret *Uny Lelant 1 Marke Valley 4.3 vlwyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangiles New Seton North Downs North Roskear N. Wh'l Bassett (Illogan 3.1 North Whe.l Crofty Prosper United 7.1 Pr vidence UnyL.lant 10. S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. allog - an 18.1 Stray Park Tin Croft West I , assett (I 1 ogan W. Caradun (L.skeard West C hi verton 1 West Seton 4' Wheal Bassett 'lllogan f Wheal Buller (Redruth 1 , %Vhea Ludoutt 3, Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal Uni n.... PREFERENCE Great Eastern, E. U.. 4 per ce Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxl North British 5 per cent., 91 tIARICS. gas., 80i bra 2d guaranteed stock, 118 PREFERENCE 811 Great Eastern 4 • per cent. pr. Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., 97 North British (E din., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 78 RES AND STOCKS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE TALE. London and Greenwich, Oli FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, Ditto (all), 27 FOREIGN MINES, St. John del Rey (lim.), 23 BANKS. Alliance (Um.). 34 Inthizill.3,6laltprnoitin. s:ra.), ..... Ditto, issued at 20 pm., 23j Bank tadan p t Anglo Austrian, 71 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 121 de e d wy Ca P nh t ki Californian, Bank, ' China, a3,i Zealand, lim. o s p h i : ( .3 Hindustan,BEß Consolidated ni n rt so k i Ditto, new, 7 Imperial Ottoman, 171 Land Mortgag e Bank of I n di a, lim.. 41 London Bank of Yi exico and S. America, 1im.,:10/ London and Brazilian Mtn.). 47 1 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate '.--- ~ Ditto, new, 111 London and County, 761 London and 11 estminster, 911 51 Merchant Bank, lim., 271 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 7 f Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 16f Oriental BanK Corporation. 54; 3j Ditto, new, 511 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 2 Provincial of Ireland, 87} South Australia, 341 South E 'stern, lim. ' 111 Union of A ustralia, 65 Union of London, 511 4 MISCELLANEOUS. City of Milan Improvements, 11; Commercial Union, Insurance, 8; Credit Fonder and Mobilicr of England, 9; East Indian Financi .1, Bra., 5 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 31 Fore -street Warehouse, lira., 101 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Sm., 61 1 Hudson's Bay. 151 International Financial Society, lira., 61 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 131 Joint Stock Discount, lira.. 8 JI ,dras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 201 gational Discount Company, lira., 151 Pen nsula and Oriental Steam, E3l 4 Ditto, new. 57 Societe Financiers d'Egypte, lim., THE LATE MR. COBDEN.—Among those preselit at the funeral of Mr. Cobden was M. Auguste Visschers, who postponed his departure from London in order to pay a last tribute of respect to one admired and esteemed by so many Belgians, ;SESSIONS. 50 h 4 1021 1031 2 p 4 4 r 4P 11 b LI eo 94 u 0 a 70 I 1 11r1 10 102 0 10i )0 I 16 18 1 S 7 9) ll 60 65 1 50 55 ll 50 55 11 45 50 11 43 48 11 41 44 11 23 25 11 22 24 I) 101 105 12 I p 2 ip 1011 102 ii I 81 8k ' 8 1g Ind ti 85 ‘ - u LI 75 78 2 i JI [oil 102 )0 -93 95 )0 89 91 64 66 1I 3 5 J 82 81 [OO 1101 a 102 .00 1015 1022 - pr 101 i 102 94 97 NT SECURITIES. )0 91 96 )0 93 95 1) 93 95 )0 83 85 10 81 84 )0 103 106 o 106 108 IGB 10 105 107 )0 102 101 10 105 107 )0 102 104 )0 105 107 11 108 109 10 104 108 * 93 96 9 98 100 O 93 95 O 91 93 0 103 10.5 O 87 90 10 I 94 97 )0 103 105 0 I 105 107 10 1 10 - 6 - 1 10-7il 111 MINES. - 29 31 1 570 58 1.0 18 - 20 14.0 14i 15 LO 64 7 7.0 31 3; t 3.6 10 11 10.6 31 4; _ 4 6 11 1 19 1.0 11 2 1- 0 soi 31 3.3 4 4 ,13 25 36 18.0 31 4 96 S 7 3.0 5 56 26 16 Ot 19 16 18 ;16 35 45 3 - I2} 12 14 [0.6 3.0 1i 2 1.6 3 si 1.6.7 33 35 11 530 550 18.9 20 25 17.6 15 17 9 14& 15 16 74 8D 9 6 g 1 57 6 62t 7i 180 190 5i 100 103 0 30 35 8 ll 13 581 20) 210 7 19 20 4 SHARE w-ttaloct ein t t _ Ir y 3`Y - (1 The MI actions. A special meeting of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science was held in Adam street, Adelphi, last evening, to hear Mr. Thomas Hare read a paper " On such an organisation of the metropolitan elections as would call into exercise the greatest amount of the knowledge and judg ment of the constituencies, and as far as possible discourage all corrupt and pernicious influences." The chair was taken by Lord Stanley, M.P. The company was limited, and comprised nearlyas many ladies as gentlemen. Mr. Hare, in the paper read by him on this occasion, stated that even when the metropolitan seats in Parliament are contested, little more than half the constituencies can be induced to vote. His object was to establish a mode of voting which would make the exercise of the franchise a far more interesting duty, as well as a more valuable right, than it was now felt to be. London, West minster, Southwark, Marylebone, Finsbury, Lam beth, the Tower Hamlets, and Greenwich returned 18 members. With these he would include the members for Middlesex and East Surrey, and so make the number of " metropolitan" members 22. To enable the ten metropolitan constituencies to select representatives his first step would be to invite all who believed themselves, or whose friends be lieved, that they possessed qualities which would render their services useful in Parliament to become candidates. This would be done by such a law as the following :-Ist. A candidate for the metropo litan constituencies, or any of them, on paying a sum of £5O to the Chamberlain of London (to be applied in the payment of the expenses of the elec tion) should be liable to no further charge ; and a list of the candidates being made, such payment should be published day by day. This limit of the necessary charge would not affect any expenses which the candidates might severally think proper to incur in making known their principles or claims by meetings, addresses, or otherwise. Mr. Hare thought it probable that for the 22 seats there might be 50 or 100 candidates—including some of the most eminent men of the time in science, in political life, in public labours and literature, in naval and mili tary service, in manufacture and commerce, the ener getic promoters of home and foreign trade, and colo nial enterprise. Every vote should be given on paper specifying the name or names of the candidate or can didates for whom it was given, such names being numbered successively 1,2, 3, &c., and the vote should be valid for one candidate only, according to such order. The names of the more eminent or popular candidates might be placed at the head of many thousand voting papers, and a waste of votes would follow if this consequence were not averted, thus—Every candidate for - whom the number of votes given should be equal to 1.22 d part of the total number of votes polled should be elected, and the papers exceeding that number on which his name occurred should be available for the next can didates named on them respectively, and when no more candidates were found to have such 22d part, the remainder of the 22 seats should be filled by the candidates having the highest number of votes less than such 22d part. The votes not distributed under Rule 3 should be appropriated to the members re spectively whose names stood highest on the respec tive voting papers, and the entire number of votes taken for every, member respectively should be then set apart as his special constituency, and the four members having the greatest number in the city of London should he returned for London; the two hav ing the greatest number in the city of Westminster for Westminster, the two having the greatest num ber in the boroughof Southwark for Southwark, and the like as to the other constituencies respectively, and those (if any) who should fail to be returned under this rule should be returned in that election as an additional member or additional members for the constituencies in which they had polled the greatest number of votes. The reading of the paper was received with applause. When Mr. Hare had concluded, Mr. Dunne suggested that the paper should be referred to the committee for the purpose of having the details of the plan considered, as he thought there was some difficulty in understanding how it was to be worked out. Mr. Torrens observed that a somewhat similar system to that proposed by Mr. Hare had been tried in Australia, where it was given up as a failure. He doubted, too, whether the object aimed at in the paper was desirable. From an experience in countries in which universal suffrage ' prevailed, he held that the greatest curse which could fall on this country would be to have such members of the House of Commons returned by mere num bers, without reference to education, intellectual ac quirements, and the possession of property. A gentleman present remarked that some experience in the working of voting for Parliamentary candidates by papers would be desirable before it was gene rally adopted. Lord Stanley was of opinion that by allowing the use of voting papers in the Uni versities the Legislature had not intended to try an experiment or pave the way for their use by other constituencies. The constituencies of the Univer sities were very different from those of boroughs or counties. It had always struck him very forcibly that among ordinary constituencies voting papers would facilitate the practice of intimidation and bribery. Mr. Chadwick advocated the use of voting papers. Mr. Hare said he proposed that a voting paper should be taken to the poll by the elector himself, guarded with all the precautions which now surrounded him. As his plan would enable every elector to act independently of those around him, it would lessen the chances of bribery. Sir E. Wilmot believed that we did not require a change of system, but determined action on the part of the Legisla ture to put down bribery and intimidation. Mr. Stuart Mill thought that several of the objections to Mr. Hare's plan arose from the gentleman who made those objections not having studied it. The great beauty and merit of Mr. Hare's system was that it would not leave the election to mere political opi nion—to the three shades of opinion, Whig, Tory, and Radical. The voters would have the choice of the whole country—of all the eminent men in the country. The clubs would no longer be able to send a mere booby with £3,000 or £4,000 in his pocket. If they did not send down a man of merit, the elec tors would choose a man of merit for themselves. At present the Liberals must vote for the Liberal candidate, and the Tories for the Tory candidate, though each of the two candidates might be nothing more than a booby. It was enough to put one out of temper to hear intelligent gentlemen say they could not understand Mr. Hare's plan. It was not anything like so difficult as the multiplication table. Mr. F. Hill said the plan was not a new one. It had been put in operation in a literary society 30 years ago by his late father, and had worked well. Lord Stanley did not think it would be wise of any one to pronounce a final opinion on Mr. Hare's plan at present. It was new to the public mind, and required to be considered. With respect to the ex penses of elections, he believed as long as there were wealthy men whe desired a seat in Parliament, all the means likely to promote success would be used —all the means which the law allowed, and, he was afraid, all the means which the law did not allow. was to Mr. Mill, he was either simple it t for the first time. oS confessedri m c p le le a r an t otdh thoseca clear a h re who t n h vo e ite p wt lh think k it He was afraid it would enormously increase the power of the great London political clubs, which now, to a certain extent, worked the elections throughout England. Mr. Hare having replied, the thanks of the meeting were given to him for his paper, which was ordered - to be printed and circu lated among the members. A vote of thanks •to Lord Stanley closed the proceedings. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 10. The Queen drove in the grounds this morning, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise rode in the Home Park. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, attended by Mr. Buff, also went in the grounds. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred went to Lon don this afternoon, attended by Lieut. Haig and Dr. Bernhardt. Lord and Lady Palmerston left the Castle to-day for London. Lieut.-General Sir H. and Ladyßentinck had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the royal family yesterday. The Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff have left tor St. Leonards-on-Sea. The Duke of Grafton will return home from Cannes the first week in the ensuing month. The duchess, who is far from well, will delay her return to London till late in the season. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, after visiting the Earl and Countess Spencer at Althorp, have gone to their seat in Wiltshire. The Marchioness of Kildare gave birth to a daughter a few days since, at Kilkea Castle, Kildare. The Earl of Dudley has arrived at Dudley House, Park-lane, from Witley-court, Worcestershire. The Earl and Countess of Bessborough have left town for Bessborough House, Kilkenny. The Earl of Wicklow will entertain a succession of Friends at Shelton Abbey, Wicklow. The Dowager Viscountess Combermere and the Hon. Mrs. Hunter have arrived at St. Leonards-on-Sea. Lord Henry and Lady Ulrica Thynne have left own for Maiden Bradley, Wilts. Lord and Lady Huntingfield and the Hon. Misses Vanneck have left the St. George's Hotel. Exhibition of Race Cups. Mr. Hancock, the court jeweller and goldsmith, of New Bond-street, having undertaken the decora tion of the banquet tables at the inauguration of the New Tattersalls, has for the last few days favoured the public with a view of the 'magnificent collection of the race cups he has procured for the occasion. To describe in words the extreme beauty of the collection would be impossible, as each one of the many splendid specimens of thnoldsmith's art would call for more space than we can but in conveniently devote to a cursory notice of the whole. With few exceptions, the " cups," as they are termed, have emanated from the workshop of Mr. Hancock, who is now, par excellence, the race cup manufacturer of England; and a more gorgeous exhibition it is . impossible to imagine. Towering conspicuously in the centre stands the magnificent piece of plate, given by the Emperor Nicholas, which was won by the Earl of Clarendon's Alarm at Ascot. Then we have the splendid York Cup of 1860, illustrating the Battle of the Standards, and the two beautiful tankards, ornamented, with subjects taken from Le Brunn's Battles, forming the Goodwood Cup of 1858. Baron Rothschild's Doncaster Cup of 1853 also will be certain to attract immense at tention for its extreme beauty, whilst the Goodwood Cup of 1863 will again find hosts of admirers, illus trating, as it does, a paragraph in the life of Mary Queen of Scots. There is, however, one piece of plate which, though not a racing " cup," is of extraordinary beauty, the presentation plate to the Master of the Bicester Hounds. Nothing can exceed the exquisite finish or ex treme beauty of this work of art, and had it alone proceeded from the atalier of Mr. Hancock, it would have been sufficient to stamp his fame as one of the most celebrated workers in the precious metals either at home or abroad. Nearly all the race cups, &c., that have been won at Doncaster, Goodwood, Ascot, and other places for the last ten years, amounting to over 100, form the exhibition ; and, therefore, from the cause stated above, we shall be excused from pointing out all the beauties they each present. The glittering collection will, doubtless, form one of the most, if not the most attractive features of the inaugurative banquet. Terrible Fire and Explosion in the Borough, This Day. NEARLY ONE HUNDRED PERSONS INJURED. Shortly after ten o'clock this forenoon the premises of Messrs. Tilleard and Sons, oilmen, Great Suffolk -street' Borough, took fire, and a series of explosions of gunpowder and saltpetre ensued, which resulted in the serious injury of nearly 100 persons, and the destruction of a large amount of property. The premises in which the disaster occurred was one of two warehouses in the tenure of Messrs. Tilleard and Sons, wholesale oilmen and drysalters, carrying on business in Suffolk-street, Borough, within one door of the Winchester Music Hall. From the information obtained from personal observa tion during the raging of the fearful conflagration, it ap pears that Mr. Tilleard, jun., was in the cellar pumping up some Benzone oil. Mr. Tilleard, his wife, the servant. and three other persons being in different upper rooms. All of a sudden a cry of "Fire" was raised, when Mr. Tilleard and his wife made an attempt to descend' by the staircase, but were met by fumes of burning sulphur and oils which prevented them from descending, and as a derme- ressort Mr. Tilleard pulled his wife into one of the front rooms, and having closed the door, he opened the window, and a ladder being in readiness, Police constable McConnell, No. 35 M, and a young man named Cottereil, living in the Southwark-bridge-road, were car rying her down, when a fearful explosion, which shook every house in the vicinity to their foundations, and blew Mrs. Tilleard, the police-constable, and his assistant off the ladder—the first named falling violently upon herhead. Such a scene which next ensued could scarcely be described with accuracy, but it may be stated that four or five other it may be stated that four or five other explosions of greater violence than the first when the roof of the entire building was lifted high into the air. Heavy beams of timber were sent across Suffolk-street, and in their course demolished the skylights and a portion of the roof of the Winchester Music Hall, and falling upon one of the great ornamental lamps in the Southwark-bridge-road, demolished it, and prostrated Mr. Ressitor, a gentleman connected with the Southwark Water Company, who was giving instructions to Pavor, one of the turncocks. Both these persons were thrown upon the ground, and a shower of slates followed, which forced in some of the windows of the opposite public house in Suffolk-street, and the embers were driven into Ann's-court and York-place, which so frightened the in mates that they rushed out into the open road in a state bordering upon frenzy. These persons had barely gained the street when a fifth explosion took place, which so frightened the horses in passing vehicles, and those taken out of the engines which now began to arrive, that they started off in all directions, plunging in a fearful manner amongst men, women, and children. By this time Mr. Superintendent Branford and Inspectors Manson and Wise had arrived, with a powerful body of the M division of police, and Acting-Inspector Pearce came up with a strong detachment of the detective force, and they at once barricaded the whole of the approaches to the scene of conflagration, so as to keep a space clear for the engines to get near. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.—The continental journals are just now occupied in speculating on the reason of the visit which the King of the Belgians is pay ing to the English Court; and apart from political objects, which are of course considered to be one principal cause of the visit, the future matrimonial.alliances of the Princesses Helena and Louise are thought to be engaging his Majesty's attention. The Arenir National, a Parisian journal, states that the Emperor of the French And the King of the Bel gians have for some time past kept up a constant corres pondence in reference to the affairs of Mexico, and, as well as other French journals, is of opinion that the Belgian ruler will visit Paris on his return from England, and will have an interview with the Emperor, in order to confer as to the future support to be rendered by France to the Em peror Maximilian. THE MULLER REWARD.—The question as to the rightful recipients of the reward offered for the dis covery of the murderer of Mr. Briggs is still in abeyance In accordance with the instruction by the attorneys of Sir Richard Mayne, the sum of £lOO has been handed over to Mr. Beard by Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., the bankers. In reply, however, to an application to the North London Railway Company, the directors state that Matthews himself has laid a claim to the money, and taken steps to prevent its being paid over to the assignees Under these circumstances, the reward originally offered by the Railway Company will probably be withheld; and t was ascertained that the bankrupt had not withdrawn his claim for the amount, so that the matter may yet have to be determined by future legal proceedings on the part of the assignees, with a view to substantiate the claim made on behalf of the creditors of Matthews. THE CONVICT HAMILTON.—It was reported to the magistrates this (Monday) morning at the New Bailey Quarter Sessions, that the sentence on William Hamilton, condemned to death at the last assizes for murdering Mr. Taylor Tilley, has been commuted to penal servitude for life.—. Manchester Examiner. REPRESENTATION OF LOUTII.--DUBLIN, Monday Night —The nomination of candidates for Louth took place to-day at Dundalk. Colonel Fortescue proposed, and Mr. William Ruston seconded, Mr. M'Clintock ; Mr Kennedy was nominated by Mr. Foster, and seconded by Mr. Finlay. Colonel Foster and Mr. Andrew M'Kenna were also proposed, but they retired. A show of hands was taken, and declared to be in favour of Mr. Kennedy. The polling was fixed for Thursday. A great crowd assembled, but although party feeling ran high, there was no disturbances reached 4,122 tone. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1865: SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT TERSALLT—MONDAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. Bto 1 agst Grinder (taken) 100 to 12 agst Mail Train (offered) 20 to 1 agst Perfumer (taken freely) 50 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) CHESTER CUP 11 to 1 on the field (offered) 100 to 7 agst Mcestissima filly (taken) 100 to 6 agst La Toucques (taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Thalestris (taken) 40 to 1 agst Hollyfox (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 4 agst Liddington (taken and offered 7to 2 agst Breadalbane (taken freely) 16 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken) 16 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) 33 to 1 agst Rifle (offered) THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Liddington (taken and offered: 6to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 17 to 2 agst The Duke (offered—take 9 to 20 to 1 agst Zambesi (taken) 22 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken) 100 to 6 agst Archimedes (taken) 100 to 6 agst Bedminster (taken) 40 to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken) 40 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) 40 to 1 agst Christmas Carrol (taken) 50 to 1 agst Grappler (taken) 50 to 1 agst Joker (taken) 50 to 1 agst Ariel (offered) 66 'to 1 agst Rifle (offered) RACING FIXTU Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Canterbury Spring Abergavenny 2O Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring - l6 Salisbury lB St. Columb l6 :17] Redditch Chelmsford 7 Manchester Summer 7 Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford l3 Winchester lB AUG Brighton 1 Brighton Club Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Egham l5 Royal Windsor l7 RES FOR 1865. IL. Thirsk Cardiff Epsom Spring Hampton Newton Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge SEPTE Leicester 7 Doncaster Brecon lB Richmond York Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter Derby Summer Weymouth Baden Stockton LIMB. ' I Monmouth Manchester Autumn I Newmarket Ist Oct Walsall :11/3211. NOYB Li'rerpool Autumn Shrewsbury SOUTH SHROPSHIRE.—The writ for the election of a member for South Shropshire, in the room of Viscount Newport, who is elevated to the Upper House, through the death of his father, the Earl of Bradford, has been received, and the election will take place next week. At present there aro no indications of a contest, the only candidate being Colonel the Hon. Percy E. Herbert, C. 8., formerly M.P. for Ludlow. The hon. candidate in his ad dress to the electors refers them to his votes when member for Ludlow as the best indication of the general line of politics 'which he should pursue if elected. He adds : " Should you favour me with your confidence I shall en deavour to secure for the agricultural interest a fairer share than has of late been allotted to it in the remission and re duction of taxation. I shall support such measures as are necessary for the maintenance of our naval and military establishments in a state of efficiency as one of the best securities for peace. At the same time I shall be opposed to extravagant and unnecessary expenditure." RECOVERY OF A BODY ON A WELSH MOUNTAIN.— In the month of January, it was stated in the Guar dian that two men were lost in attempting to cross a huge off-shoot of Carnedd Llewellyn mountain, on their journey from Bangor to Cwm Eigia Slate Quarry, on one side of the hill which flanks the Vale of Conway. Since then one of the bodies has been found ; but that of Owen Jones was not discovered until last week, by reason of the snow which lay so deep on that elevated part of the mountain, and then only by an apparent accident. A shepherd, accompanied by a lad and his dogs, was on the hill looking after the sheep, when his attention was drawn by the dogs to a cer tain snowdrift, where, upon searching, he discovered a portion of a jacket projecting above the snow, and he was not long in perceiving that a human body was lying there. The shepherd informed the relations of Jones of his dis- covert', and a sufficient number of mon was procured. They took with them spades and a pickaxe, and were upwards of an hour releasing the body from the frozen mass of ice which surrounded it. The man's features were but little altered, and the whole body was in a marvellous state of preservation, so much so that it was instantly recognised. The men proceeded to search his pockets ; but, in order to get at his watch, which was only slightly the worse, they had to use an adze. The watch looked quite bright out side, with only a very little rust upon it. TRADE OF CARDIFF.—During the Month of April the exports of coal from this port reached 139,725 tons, against 124,707 tons in February, and 125,529 tons in the corresponding month of last year. Coastwise the ship- monts were 79,928 tons, as compared with 67,436 tons in the previous month, and 66,640 tons in March, 1864. The satisfactory increase in both the export and coasting trades is not attributable to any increased inquiry from particular markets, but there was a general increased demand. 10,146 tons of iron were exported during the month, against 8,318 tons in February, and 7,027 tons in January. New York only took 1,000 tons, while the shipments to Sweden ex- ceeded 2,000 tons. A considerable quantity was also sent to South American ports. The exports of patent fuel Salisbury lB Nol th Harts Yeomanry 19 Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom BO Nottingham Southampton. l9 Chesterfield Goodwood Down Royal Corp _ [ADVERTISEMENTS.] " TAT TERSALLS' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency. —James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place-betting and double events. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders payable at the Fleet-street office. Address, 13, Rolls buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.C. G. R. GLENTh, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, supplies the Latest Edition of " THE SUN round the Royal Oak and Notting-hill by eight o'clock. Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. 6d. post free.— Commissions executed. THE PRITCHARD CASE.—From all we can learn amid the close secrecy preselied it would appear that the quantitative analysis in the case of Mrs. Pritchard is nearly, if not quite, completed, with the result, we hear, of showing that exceptionally large quantities of tarter emetic or tartarized antimony were lodged in the tissues, espe cially of the stomach. The extent to which the body ap pears saturated with the drug would seem to indicate that its administration had extended over a long period. In ex planation of the erroneous rumour regarding the deceased lady, to the effect that she was in'the habit of using wine, we may mention that it may not impossibly be shown that during her fatal illness, the delirium of an apparent fever was induced by administration of sparkling wines and anaesthetics. At first there would appear to have been, among scientific men, a suspicion that monkshood had been an agent in the death of Mrs. Pritchard ; but it is understood that this suspicion has not been supported by the analysis. On Friday Professor Penny, of theAndersonian University, Glasgow, visited Edinburgh, having been called in by the authorities to aid in the investigation, with the view, if required, to corroborative evidence. With regard to the inquiry into the causes of the death of Mrs. Taylor, the authorities in Glasgow have received a communication from Edinburgh, to the effect, we believe, that the appear ances presented in the body of the deceased lady were not of the nature that might have been expected had death re sulted from paralysis or apoplexy, as certified by Dr. Pritchard when he registered the death. This report, of course, has no application to the chemical analysis of the organs of the late Mrs. Taylor, which is now only in process.—Scotsman. WORRIED BY DOGS.—A few mornings since a shocking affair, which terminated almost fatally, occurred to a man named Etherington,who keeps the post office at St. Catherine's, a village situated a short distance from Guildford. It appears that shortly after 7 o'clock on the morning in question Etherington started to deliver letters at the various houses in the village, and on entering a yard adjoining the residence of Mrs. Pope he was attacked by a large mastiff, aided by a retriever, which knocked him down and lacerated his hands, arms, and other portions of his body in a frightful manner. In addition to other in juries the poor fellow received a compound fracture of the right leg, which was attended with very serious symptoms. Several of the female servants went to the assistance of the unfortunate postman, and with great difficulty succeeded in beating the dogs off ; but had they been left to themselves a few moments longer the animals would most certainly have killed their victim. The services of Messrs. Butler and Schollick, surgeons, were obtained, but in spite of every attention the poor fellow is not yet out of danger. The ex planation given is that it was usual to allow these large dogs to wander about the premises during the night, and that the boy whose duty it was to fasten them up had not arrived when the postman called. The dogs were notorious in the neighbourhood, and were never allowed out of the grounds without a keeper. 132 149 81 75f 6 114 2) 84 103 43 2 122 i 3j 3 97 129. I 137 01 7; 55 4 111 70 691 1031 51f 24 102 j 31 104 i 61 5/ 1021 2 ' *4 kt7ST. 21 22 26 27 The jury found Captain Colborne guilty, and strongly recommended him to mercy. They added that they con sidered that the case ought not to have been brought into a criminal court. Mr. Giffard said Mr. Davis did not take the case into a civil court because it might have been thought that his wish was to obtain damages. (The statement was received with a shout of laughter.) The Recorder, in passing sentence, said he collected from the addresses of counsel that the defendant was not actuated by any malignant feeling towards Mr. Davis in writing the pamphlet, but that in attacking a system which he con sidered bad he had incautiously mixed his name up with it. The defendant had pleaded a justification, which he had failed to establish. He would therefore have to bear all the expenses of the prosecution, which in itself would be no slight penalty. Taking the whole of the circumstances into consideration, and bearing in mind the strong recom mendation of the jury, he thought the justice of the case would be met if he ordered the defendant to pay to the Queen a fine of £2O, and be discharged. The decision of ;the Recorder was received with cheers in court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE CHARGE OF DEFRAUDING BY A "COUNT" AND 1118 SERVA.NT.—CharIes Young was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on remand, with conspiring with a person not in custody, and styling himself a Russian Count—the Count de Victoff—to defraud Varlon Rosenoff, a courier, of the sum of £45. The prosecutor was introduced to the pretended Rus sian count and the prisoner, who succeeded in getting £45 from him under the pretence that he was to be engaged by the count to go to Russia to obtain 12,000 roubles for the count. It turned out, however, that the prisoner and the pretended count were the constant associates of skittle sharpers. Mr. E. Dillon Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, for the prosecution, said he waa now prepared with further evidence against the prisoner, and in addition was in structed to prefer a second charge against him for ob taining articles of food to the amount of £lO by means of false pretences—that his master was a nobleman, and kept a banking account at Messrs. Spielmann's. Mr. Lewis then cited the case of " The Queen v. Gardener," where a person was indicted and convicted for obtaining divers articles of food by means of false pretences. This conviction was subsequently quashed by the Court of Criminal Appeal, and Lord Chief-Justice Jervis in giving judgment said, " We are of opinion that the conviction was not right, be cause we think that the obtaining of the articles supplied under the contract, made by reason of the false pretences, was too remote from the pretence in this particular case to become the subject of an indictment for obtaining those specified goods under false pretences." Here, however, he (Mr. Lewis) would show that the articles of food alone were obtained by fraud, and submitted that as the food was supplied, not from the fact of his being a lodger, but on the faith of the prisoner's subsequent representations, the pre sent case was not all fours with the case he had quoted. Mrs. Hutchinson, of Brompton-square, was then called by Mr. Lewis, and stated that the prisoner and a man, calling himself the Count de Vidoff, engaged apartments at her house, they being recommended to her. They lived not as master and servant, but on equality. The prisoner informed her that his master banked at Messrs. Spielman's, and asked her to supply his master with food. Believing the prisoner's statement, she supplied him with food to the amount of £8 or £9. She was informed the prisoner's statement was false. Mr. Tyrwhitt, on the application of Mr. Lewis, remanded the prisoner on both charges for a week. THREATENING TO MURDER.— Charles Williasnß, a gun barrel maker, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on a warrant by O'Shaughnessy, one of the warrant officers, charged with using violent threats towards Mr. Thomas Neville, bootmaker, Dean-street, Soho. Mr. Neville said that on Saturday night last the prisoner, who lodged in his house, made a great disturbance by beating his wife, the wife calling out murder. The prisoner then said he would do for him (Mr. Neville) before he left his house ; and as this was not the first time the prisoner had threatened him, and he had been informed by persons that the prisoner meant to injure him, he kept in his room all Sunday, fearing to leave it owing to the prisoner's dangerous character. On Sunday afternoon the prisoner annoyed all the other lodgers, and threatened one of them The prisoner's wife has several times had black eyes, and a fork stuck through her cheek a fortnight after her con finement. He (Mr. Neville) merely mentioned the latter circumstance to show the prisoner's conduct. Emma Russell, lodging in the same place, proved hearing the prisoner threaten "to do for Mr. Neville," and said the prisoner was a most violent man, the more especially to his wife. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner was a dangerous fellow, and had been taken just in time to prevent him doing something serious. He would have to find two sureties in £lO each to keep the peace towards the prosecutor for six months. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This:day, OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE HON. CAPTAIN COLBORNE'S CASE.--LIBEL. The Hon. Captain Colborne was indicted for a libel on Mr. Phineas Davis, attorney, of Clifford-street, Bond -street. Mr. Giffard, Q.C., with Mr. Poland, prosecuted ; Mr. Cole ridge, Q.C., with Mr. Sleigh, defended. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and a justification. Mr. Giffard said the libel complained of was contained in a pamphlet purporting to give a description of certain persons in London who obtained their living by victimising young men of rank and fortune. It was not true that Mr. Davis had anything to do with such transactions, but was a solicitor of 30 years' standing. Mr. W. Bush, an architect and surveyor, said that on the 4th of January last he purchased the pamphlet at 147 Fleet-street. It was the pamphlet prod uce d. , By Mr. Coleridge—Ho went with the prosecutor's bro ther to buy the pamphlet. Mr. Henry Johnson, of 9, West-street, Soho, said he knew the defendant, and printed for him the pamphlet pro duced. The pamphlet was put in. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., in addressing the jury for the de fence, passed a high eulogium upon the military and per sonal career of Lord Seaton, the father of the defendant, and then proceeded to argue that no reflection could be cast on • the family of the defendant by the transaction with which he was charged ; for although Captain Colborne had broken the law, he had done nothing inconsistent with the character of a gentleman. He (the learned counsel) did not intend to read the passage in the libel complained of, for such a course would only give pain to Mr. Davis, and he at once said that - they were passages for which Captain Colborne could not set up a justification. The pamphlet was full of general abuse - of a system of base and unjust extortion which was practised by money-lenders, and it might be that he had improperly associated the name of Mr. Davis with such transactions. I No personal animosity to Mr. Davis had prompted Captain Colborne in writing the pamphlet, and he now withdrew I what he had written, and regretted that he had done it. I He had broken the but not in a bad cause. The Recorder briefly pointed out to the jury that the pamphlet was a libel, and that it clearly pointed to Mr. Davis. THAMES. ALLEGED KIDNAPPING OF A POLISH JEW.—The Super intendent of an institution called the Wanderers' Home, in Bethnal-green, came before Mr. Paget to complain of the report of an application which appeared in several news papers that a Jew boy had been kidnapped into an asylum for converting people of the Jewish persuasion to Christi anity, and had been detained there against the wishes of his only brother, his natural guardian. Mr. Paget said he well recollected the statement made by a young man that his brother had been induced to re main in an asylum without his (the applicant's) sanction. He had nothing to do with newspaper reports. The appli cant had better address himself to the editor of the journals in which the report appeared. The Superintendent said he had no fault to find with the report. He only wished to state that the lad was in a very destitute condition, and voluntarily entered the Wanderers' Home, where he was sheltered, fed, cleansed from filth, with which he was covered, and provided with a good home. The brother, whose name was Sigmund, took the lad away and kept him for three days. The lad preferred the treatment in the Wanderers' Home to his brother's treatment, and implored admission a second time. The lad was again received, and was very well satisfied. The lad was present. Mr. Paget—Then let him stand forward. I should like to speak to him. A tall youth, with an unmistakeable Jewish face, entered the witness-box laughing, and said that he had not been kidnapped, and had been well used in the Wanderers' Home. Mr. Paget—And you can leave when you please ? The Lad—Yes, sir, but I don't want to leave these kind people. The Superintendent—No coercion has bee n used. The lad came to the place voluntarily, and can leave when he pleases, but he don't want to go to Ame r i ca w i th his bro ther. There is no kidnapping whatever. Mr. Paget was quite satisfied of that. The appearance and condition of the lad was highly satisfactory. There was no occasion to say another word. The parties then retired. BENEFIT SOCIETIES. —An Irishman, named Magrath, complained of the conduct of the officers of the St. Patrick's Benefit Society, which is under the patronage of many of the Roman Catholic bishops and priests, and has agents in many of the principal cities and towns in England. The applicant's mother was member of the society for many years, and ho was entitled to £l3 at her death. The col lector Buckley had certified in writing that his mother "died in benefit," and he was of course entitled to £l3 ; but on applying to the treasurer for the money he refused to pay him more than £7, and all his applications for the remaining £6 had been unsuccessful. He now applied for a summons to compel the secretary to pay him £6 in ac- Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This d.ay. • SOUTHAMPTON, April 10.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Parana, for Brazils. POOLE, April 10.—Wind W.—Sailed—Henry Duncan, for Quebec. BANKOF FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 6. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. April 6. 182,500,000 L. Capital of the Bank.... Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed pro perty Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur-- rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 138,726,379 38 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 1,291,402 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Sundries 7,042,671 62 22,105,750 14 4,000,000 - 786,434,775 - March 30. fr. 182,500,000 -. 7,040,807 97 22,105,750 14 4 ,000,000 - 764,783,125 6,951,784 46 7,336,716 08 8,622,806 18 2,789,444 05 15,345,800 15 142,268,079 57 131,918,748 57 26,367.852 1,402;642 7$ 7,977,746 48 2,789,444 05 8,788,381 75 Total CREDITOR. April 6. Cash in hand and in fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- - • -- due Commercial bills dis- 3,195,539 94 March 30. fr. 456,099,812 05 437,636 84 counted, not yet due' 250,619,532 20 Do. branch banks 269,779,046 Advances on deposit of bullion 19,160,598 35 Do. branch banks 3,370,195 Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures D. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees 261,992,308 07 271,209,94.2 - 19,378,796 35 3,091,332 - 14,802,700 - 8,739,100 - 29,562,000 - 17,930,350 - 14,220,100 - 8,931,200 - 29,188,000 - 17,574,250 - 545,100 - 338,350 - (Law, June 2, 1857) Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed 508,200 329,950 - 60,000,000-- 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 36,558,737 91 36,656,737 91 property branches Expenses of manage ment Sundries 100,000,000 - 100,000,000 - 8,471,280 - 8,452,399 - 1,031,897 86 974,287 65 6,876,109 98 7,445,092 35 Total 1,299,098,846 M 1 ,309,279,294 36 (Signed) Tho Senator Governor of the Bank of France, ROULAND. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mike pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.221 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in London andll'aris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 249 per cent., and the premium on gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of go 'd from the United States. By advicla from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.64 per .E 1 stcrlin Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about -10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Dis count Corporation, held to-day, a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital was recommended. The report of the directors of the Standard Bank of British South Africa, to be presented on the 21st inst., recommends a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum for the half-year ended the 31st of December last, after appropriating £36,000 to re serve, and leaving to £2,009 to be carried forward. The last day for applications for Extension Shares in the Clarence Hotel Company, Dover, is Thurs day next, the 13th inst. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been a very limited amount of business transacted. Tea has been in moderate request, at steady rates, while sugars have maintained about former prices. Coffee, however, has declined about ls. per cwt., while moderate transactions have been reportod in rice at steady quotations. Tallow, however, has continued dull, and prices have been depressed. INLAND PATTERN AND SAMPLE POST.—With reference to the revised rules of the inland pattern and sample post, which were published on the 27th ultimo, it has now been, decided to modify the rule No. 6, and to permit the transmission of samples of seeds, &e., intended for delivery within the United Kingdom in bags entirely closed, provided that such bags were transparent, so that the officers of the department may be able to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents. It is to be distinctly understood that this modification relates only to the inland pattern and sample post. The Bristol, 35, 600 horse power, fitting for the first division of the Chatham Steam Reserve in the place of the Arethusa, 35, 400 horse power, intended for commission, has received her first instalment of the new pattern 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifled Armstrong guns, from the Royal Gun Factory, together with a supply of the 110 pounder breech loading Armstrongs, which have been sent to her from the Ordnance-wharf, Chatham, in lieu of eight of the 40-pounder Armstrongs previously ordered. The Undaunted, Newcastle, Arethusa, Forte, and other frigates of that class, are all to have the 110- pounder Armstrongs supplied them instead of the 40-pounders, which, it would appear, are to be gra dually withdrawn from the navy. Her Majesty's paddle yacht Victoria and Albert, Capt. 11. S. H. the Prince Leiningen, is ordered to be prepared at Portsmouth dockyard, to convey the Prince of Wales to Kingstown, Ireland ,on the occa sion of his visitito Dublin, to be present at the open ing of the Exhibition. The Victoria and Albert will leave Portsmouth about the 4th proximo, for Holy head, where his Royal Highness will embark for Dublin. The screw corvette Menai, 22, in frame at Chatham dockyard, but the work on which has been discontinued for some two years, is to be taken to pieces as soon as the required number of hands can be spared for the work. The frames will be used in the construction of the improved 4-gun ves sel Blanche, one of the Amazon class of ships, from the designs of Mr. E. J. Reed, which will be com menced on the slip on which the ironcased frigate Lord Warden, 24, 1,000 -horse power, is building, as soon as the latter vessel is launched. The partly constructed wooden ships Belvidere, 51, 500-horse power, and the Reindeer, 17, 200-horse power, now on the stocks at Chatham dockyard, are also to be taken to pieces, and the timbers and frames used in the general service. cordance with the rules. He put in the collecting card the certificate of the collecto r . Mr. Paget said he could not interfere. There was a rule in the printed articles put before him that all disputes should be settled by arbitration. The applicant must wait on the secretary, demand arbitration and deposit 10s., which would be returned if the decision was in his favour. Magrath was afraid he should lose his 10s., and his .£6 too, if he acted on the magistrate s advice. Mr. Paget said he could not help that. He could not alter the constitution and rules of the society. There had been many complaints against benefit societies, and every working man, before he joined one, should examine for himself the rules and regulations which were binding upon. him and could not be altered at the will or caprice of ar‘.y officer or member. The applicant was bound by the artic;fe s in the book, and arbitration was his only remedy. e. Market unchanged. Sales probably 4,000 c:T 5,000 bales. LONDON, April 11.—Wind this day at noon —South- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather. DARTMOUTH, April 10.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—British Empire, for Quebec. NEWPORT, April 10.—Wind W.S.W.—A rr i ve d — l bex from France, for S ev i lle. Sailed—Christabel, from Vera Cruz. OFF DARTmounr, April 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived The Great Victoria, screw steamer, from Melbourne, for London. QUEENSTOWN, April 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Novo Bromingen, from Matamoras. SUNDERLAND, April 7.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Kate Kellock, and Maypole, for Bomb a y ; J essie and Maria) r Quebec. Liman; April 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Washing, ton, from the Clyde for Quebec ; Prince of Wales, frou l the Clyde for Bombay. nced A on ign al et of rd's, ssful stain ?,rior ;fac s do nfe -1 by )int, d to fined that this .on ads, his ) be im who war .ive 1— the LM, ing ni- ,nd ers w of LSO P d- 82 1 911 21