The Sun. — London, England, 1870-04-21 00:00:00

THE MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY. Two o'CLooK. The improvement noticed in the Stock Exchange yesterday has barely been maintained to-day ; bu-i- Less was steady, and prices in some instances had a tendency upward, but. Consols b. came a shade lower i n the afternoon. In the foreign market Italians and Turki-h have to be noted higher, and in American Securities there has been a further fall of in Erie shares. For Telegraph shares the demand is very limited, and where transactions have taken place the Price has been in favour of the buyer. In banking and miscellaneous'shares there is also very little doing. Consols are now at 941 4 for money; ditto, account, 941 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 921 1; / New Three per Cents., 921 1; Bank of En g land Stock, 4 per cent., 235. Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 21 per cent., prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, par 5 prem. India Stock, 10i per cent., April, 1874, 209 ; ditto 5 per cent., July, 1880, 1131 ; ditto 4 per ce nt., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper r Per cent., 1872, 104 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 20 25 Prem. In the Foreign Market Argentine Sixes are now 92 to 921 ; Brazilian Five per Cents., 1865, 891 to 89 1 ; Egyptian Seven per Cents., 1868, 81 to 84 ; Italian Five per Cents., 1861, 554• to 551 ; Mexican Three per Cents., 141 to 15 ; Peruvian Five per Cents., 1865, 861 to 87 ; Spanish New Three per Cents., 1867, 281 to 28/ ; Turkish Five per Cents., 1865, 48 to 484; ditto Six per Cents. 1865, 711 to 72. In Railway Shares Caledonians are quoted 74 to 74i ; Great Eastern, 411 to 411; Great Northern, 121 to 122 ; ditto A Stock, 127/ to 128 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 130/ to 131; ; Brighton, 461 to 461; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 161 ; London and North Western, 128 to 1281 ; London and South Western, 92 to 93 ; and Metropolitan, 771 to 771. In Bank Shares Anglo-Austrian are 15 to 17 Prem. ; Alliance, 121 to 13/ ; Chartered Mercantile, 8 1+ to 321; Imperial Ottoman, 3i to 31 prem. ; London and County, 481 to 491; London and West- Miuster, 59f to 60/ ; London Joint Stock, 33 to 34 ; and Union of London, 37 to 38. Anglo-American Cable and French Shares are 17 + to 17i and 151 to 15/ respectively; British In dians 91 to 9i ; China Submarine, 11 to 11 di s . ; Falmouth, 91 to' 91 • and Construction and Main tenance, 371 to 37k. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 881 to 881; Illinois, 1121 to 113/ ; and Eris Shares, 191 to 201. Lombardo-V ene ti an are 161 to 161 ; G rea t L uxemburg, 131 to 131. In Miscellaneous Shares Credit Fonder are 2 9 -16 to 2 11-16 ; General Credit, I to 1 prem. ; In ternational Financial, 11 to 11 dis. ; Hudson's 13 a.7 Company, 11i to 12 ; London General Omnibus Co mpany, 2 5-16 to 2 7-16 ; National Discount, 11 to 11 1 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 43 to 44 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 54 to 56. About £4,000 in bar gold has been taken into the l ' la nit• The total purchased since last return is £lB ,OOO only. A long correspon d ence h as t a ke n pl ace b e t ween bet ween Mr. H. Clarke, secretary to the council of foreign bondholders and the contractors of the loan Paris ; the latter say :—" The loan of 1868 was an - " 4 gYptian Government Severn per Cent. Loan, and is d escribed both in the prospectus and the bonds, and t he stipulation to which you refer was an engage - Illent that the Egyptian Government should not for ; th e space of fi ve ye a r s fro m th e 11th J u ly, 1868, ?sue a f ur th er pu bli c l oan . Th e l oan w hi c h hi s ' d ighness the Khedive is now proposing to raise is a private loan, secured upon his own private estates. and its proceeds are to be applied for the private object s of his Highness, quite apart from Govern ent or State. It is, in fact, similar to the loan t owed by his Highness in 1866 ; and in raising the pro d loan his highness don not consider either in spir it or in letter is he violating the stipulations made 13 Y the Government with the bondholders in 1868. 41 it been the intention of the contracting parties of the loan of 1868 that the engagement should ex tend to the private loans of his Highness it would h ave been so expressed. In proof that the Egyptian Government loans and the private loans of his High ness are esteemed to be of distinctive cLsses, it is only necessary to refer the council to the official list ° f the London Stock Exchange, published in the P u blic daily journals, wherein such loans are sepa rately classified. The share list of the United Land Company (Limited) is closed, the 20,000 £5 shares having been take n up. The advice received from Buenos Ayres, by the la un enoa Ayres Great Southern Railway Comp an y e re) and d a t e d M arc h 17, ma k e no mention what e ver of any damage to the railway or works by the th e storm of the 10th. The railway was, at n latest date, advised in its usual good workiug ord e r . Notice is given that the second annual general meeti ng nof the Nicthoray (Brazil) Gas Company (-331 ited) will be held on the 29th inst., at twelve of lo ck preci s ely, to receive the report and statement ace ;tints. - o . lll e half-yearly interest of the Seven per Cent. Mortgage Bonds of the Peninsular Railway of date lelli gan, due May 1, will be paid on and after that 6 W ith reference to the redemption of the Danish 0:eo per Cent. Loan of 1825, it is notified that b ) speci a l bonds, amounting to £BO,OOO, have 'ell purchased by Messrs. Rothschild and Sons, and cancelled. r r„ . he ordin ar y genera l mee ti ng o f Li e bi g ' s E x t ract of bleat Company (Limited) will be held on the 2d °f May. Tel annual mee ti n g of the Cape of Good H o p e • e g r aPh Company (Limited) is called for the 29th im itant. The ordi nary genera l mee ti ng o f th e F ore i gn Vineyard Associ a ti on (Limited) will be held ou the 28t h blatant. O t an extraordinary meeting of the East Ellie rend, Credit, and Finance Company (Limited) the t t e l , ° . l ntiola previously passed in favour of the under tng being wound up voluntarily was confirmed. t a ,. e Mincing -lane markets have reopened after the 4 . 7er holidays. Only moderate auctions were s:_e_tht forward, and generally business was inactive. i t : was - without improvement, and coffee showed reatl e i ased heaviness, influenced by the unfavourable u „, 43 of the D utc h sa l es, wh i c h went 1 to 2 cents mqer valuations. E RITISLI FUNDS—OLUS,INU PRICES. 8 t*OVliiitliMENT kUNDS. P3irtteo6 O 101: 2° o=lo lS t 941 i 4 40941 941 921 1 tl3,,er Cent. Ituluced . ~.. 921 1 1 Hew`'• d per cent 2 i per Cent Jan. 1894 4 1:)° • 5 Ue r Cen. JAn.1873 lnuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., i o6P •••6 7 ~. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1881-s ' I, Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 190 i. — '''zellot4l42A. Rills, .£l,OOO, 21 P. et' June D. 21 do. J pn rs 1:1 . ,) 4 011,41,. £lOO, £2OO ,ik .C5OO u: of England Stock, 41 per Cent ... 13 1 ,, ~' °Porting 4, 11 ' 4 a 4 per Cont. B tu onds isr-Colonial Oinnnt iNib . • i rj.d . lAN tIaVERNMEN: BBOUULTIE., ...,.. et to e k, 10} per Cont., April 1874..... 2013 D,, Opening, for Account /),;, 4 Per Cent. July,ltBo .. lr etl)7 pt:,.. Cent. Oct. 1888 D • Ref aced Pape. 4 p er Cent.." Q.. '..... ..... '. por xi°— Cent Jan 872 , ... ...... 104 D •, .. Cent. May 1879 '• Per tPe r Cent., Rup. De '. 1872,.. ..... -. Do, do 18' 7 7.... do. 1882 ....... 11.11. ukases tlui 2, Nicely e year. ad that the the m ' W as not , the xe pre's llor of the 11 Osborne ie intend fic ed Erora a , l . w ho via . to shoo t 11d be rilost; kin , use ig h es t light' that of al i n g part 01 an ' I T I denaoralr • oni v ieill eat hold on an d out-of" ut breadth; ithout being i n 0 0 ands tops every' ry at r e men:tithe 0: re volvers,' dying c a ' r ` t 'rayed they for alara Mowed the like his re' d on't You I Old BOY ny friend"' t the WO' ides of ,• toms bill 01 ' es, Pen ang the alert: ok to be iry nth the sole moovage.vie 11,.! seeraS,sw er task. 1 - ° made drunk of intol ia a on saw.' clot of Pro ,me peoz h le: ,f which )rs of a nevi, ung ladies. Le since t l . l° L of CVO; iveu in ° ll oint of vio l , 7oin Japes; ill win Ili ff hey have ending 1311 ' 4 ,, nish habit, BY A G Eit ' , -les Lieb , prtma rteo Lutterraall! ;ether at ant's fathde :her. acceptla he No A Lgs, to leav,her; ntry, e lls„ Aw )1-t ;ended. ith,:t ie could r nduced Ha hburg b j Arr iv f to nd ling ket. Fro f rhitechaP e e followirA id he vrottic; instead it to Sou a change 1 3 10 aid that i tears, Le was CO•-.. and Jan i l . i stealing by of John ;epneY, 3 (3 0. hi s wifA ners lo g t . e .. mew of g o . my q' utt in T cousin went aw:gla h y n the one I.- by ; alleged A, his goo e l , r ; ns bets e o f SeqUell ma n for for o a ma n Or rec eipt 3alnaon-IPP:, time it, an d 0 1r b tl f s %„ I , 3 e•' e h 1 130 ' .0 has bev.,. Cis on creclf '. vith unl 3 n, l e was c° i6U I 3s. et with;i ieir and w en using sc Le prisoo sy .. n 0 . 13- , D se • 1 suPr - e d j i k it home that irad ' Io with 1° I . : Prosecut e ,4l, With 111 S1 in be,and a did° 0 6 . Wt.-P.- ' se • you if • uestion oo f hit 1 )f A, Y NV' g r Ornit° t 6 4 1 erwaxds Ct named ° tl erpoo' dta rk. ea' but 1 3 '200 to Pf ° • •eo a nd E ls a ' xi a fined gu t' LSO II * ---I fht uw the„.,1 713 he - 13 P— It fished- ~befl; L re ; nth a a ve r, it o , ! _ a rev . h stail e st to l o vi l fie balls Crollisict iuckle R e lost 0,4 spen t to ' hadren T er , of fe ve r, dt he ce, stiltfearP", L fo r , r,, 0 0' L l e ()o -)leos $t eatll• tO f "r• e' s be :ptlis t ,Six ra„gre their no• v e oba ii - rt 0 ,bt ° ; ea b. 3,1,1 0,4 d bf injur e (3, l os M a ll F . F a c c oel l e t be' contra , do 7, 3.11c1 L ttels• v 9 liar pro 4 . t l i e pose iectr gilt ei to •tte.- one, ice is one.. THE SUN, LONDON THURSDAY EVENING, APRII 21, 1870. SHARE “ST. RAILWAYS-ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. LA\V INTELLIGENCE-THIS DAY. DIVORCE COURT. This morning before Lord Penzance, the case of " Mordau: tv. Mordtiutit was mentioned. His lord ship said that a special day had been stated for the hearing of the above cm.; on a point of law raised, and it was set down to come on before the full Court on Weducsday next. His lordship said he had heard an application would be made on Tuesday nex in Chambers for a postponement, and if this was PO it was important that this should be at once known. Mr. Inderwick, on behalf of Sir Charles Mordaunt, said there was no foundation for the report, 'and he knew nothing at present to prevent the case being argued next week. This cause will now be again before the public, but without wit. nesses, as the full Court will only have t) decide upon points of law as to the plea of insanity which had been set up on behalf of Lady Mordaunt. • THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A PARIS BANKER. The following additional particulars of the affair of the Rue du Cardinal Fesch are given in a Paris message dated Tuesday :—" A strange crime was reported this morning. A gentleman went to the Rue du Cardinal Fesch and asked if M. Espir, the banker, was at home. ' Yes,' said the concierge. ' I have come to kill him,' added the stranger. The concierge, of course, lost his head, and, seeing M. Espir coming downstairs, said, Ah, there he is.' Thereup on th e v i s it or rus h e d at him, and struck him over the head with a loaded cane. Espir was stunned by the blow, but had strength of mind enough to draw a sword from his cane and to run his assailant through the body. The man staggered and fell, and was carried by the crowd to an apothecary's shop. M. Espir returned to his apartment a good deal hurt ; the state of his antagonist appears to be very critical. The crime seems to have been inspired by jealousy." .D Deb., 0 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do Boucle ; 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £LOOO pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING Ti'll ICES. argentine Republic, ti per Cent Do Account • •• • • .Wltrian Bonds. 5 per cent Do. 1859 ... 13razilian 5 per Cent la. 1i per Cent. 185'2 — Do. do 1858.... Do. (to 136' 1 — Do. do., 1863 BO Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 1.)0, Account B ..enos Ayres 6 per (3 , ?n*. .. ... Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent — C•Winn 6 par Cell' . ' , o. t per Cent..., Do.» 3 per Cent~ Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cert. 1867 ••• ••••• —. 3 10 ilkhti, 6 pet Cent. nanisn 3 per Cont., 1825............ — 0 It)a, 6 per Cent... . - Danrhian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do Account Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ecuador New OenJolidated, 1 per Cent Egyr Sian, 7 per Cent.... ............... .... . )f• 1 / 4 1 ,-,(!01.id Issui .. Do..CSUt Bonds — Du. 1864 Do. Account - Do. £5OO Bowls: Do. A 1 0l; 1501 AS 92 ••• ~ Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ~ Do. Account Do. £lOO Bones • ••• ---- Governnusnt Railway Debentures Greek 5 per Cent.,1824 5, ex Coups Do. Coupons ... Guatemala ii per Cent .. — qonduresGov Rail.Loan.,lop. Ct..all pd B4 I . . Do. Ace, ant ttadan 5 pc: Cent., 1865 B6 Do. Account Do Maremmana Railway — i.xicaL. 3 per Cant . t — Ditto for Account _ — Dn. 1864. Do A oer gent. Anglo-French M sutevidgau 6 per Cent. 4ocrish Imperial 5 psr Cent low Granada ... ..... 26i Do 3 per Cen — Do. IX& r, &I Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) ....... Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 4i per Cent, (111;')urren) ..... Do 4} per Cent.. 1862 . ••• •• Portaguese 31Jer Ct.,1853,'6, 7, 9,'60,'2.' Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, .£2O paid ...... Russian 5 par Cent., 1822, .£ St .. Do 44 per Cent 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 DI 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do &nglo-Dutch, 1864,.X100 Bondr 92k Do. do. £B4 15s. d0......_ Uo., 186 G, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 7o} 691 ‘ar , iinian 6 per Cent — •-•pinisla 3 per Cen ... Do. Account ... Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Passive - — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account S wedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent — Ou Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 671 Do Account Do .110 C Bonds 7ll Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account — no £lOO Bonds 74/ 4 Do. 5 per cent. 1865 4B i 71 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 7li i Do Account D 3 4 por Cent., Guaranteed.... ........... Do do, Scrip — Velezuela 3 per Cent. — D r 6 per Cent. 1864 D . 6 per Cent.,1862 - tustrian 0 par Cent Ex 10 Florins B-Igian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. - Dutch 2} per (lent. Ex. 12 Gull — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Malian 5 per ent. 1881, Ex. 25f Do Account — . CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money' Do. Account, May 4 94} f THE NORTH OF IRELAND AND THE LAND BILL. Cn Monday, a conference of delegates from the different tenantzight associations of Ulster was held in Bally money, county Antrim, to take into consideration the alterations required in the Irish Land Bill, in order to give legal protection to the Ulster tenantry as involved in their ancient tenant-right customs. After lengthened deliberation, the following resolutions were adopted :- 1. That while this meeting recognises the desire of the Prime Minister and Government to remedy the grievances of the Irish tenants without infringing upon the rights of the landlords, it deems it proper to put upon record at this important juncture its deliberate opinion that the Government bill is defective in some important respects ; especially as regards Ulster, and it will not give that sense of security without which the continual progress of the county is impossible.-2. That this meeting, looking to the present position of the bill and to the tenants interest in the soil which in Ulster alone amounts to £2,000,000, is of opinion that provision should be made under clauses eight and fourteen to pre vent the landlords from absorbing by rack renting, in parts or in whole, the tenant's interests whether purchased, inherited, or created.-3. That in the opinion of this me?ting a full recognition of the market value of the tenants' interest in the soil is the simplest and best mode of ascertaining the real value of that interest, and is in entire accordance with the prin ciples of free trade ; and that this market value should in case of eviction be made the basis of compensation to the tenant, together with such further damages for the loss sustained as the court may award. 4. That this meeting desires earnestly to express its opinion that the clauses enabling tenants to buy out the landlords interest are equally fair to both ; as by such means the landlords would obtain a higher price for their land, whilst the positions would be improved of the tenant farmers by their conversion into occupying owners, a class which has always proved the safeguard of society and the best security for the peace and contentment of the county. Therefore this meeting would deplore any change in the bill by which these important clauses would be endangered. 5. That the best thanks of this meeting are due to Mr. Johnston, M.P. for Belfast, for his efforts to define and preserve the Ulster custom, and it desires to express deep regret at the course adopted by the landlord representatives of Ulster, who resisted proposals to improve the bill, and failed to support the cause of the tenant farmer of Ulster in Parliament, as it is apprehended that the Ulster clauses of the bill as it now stands will prevent tenants under the Ulster custom claiming for compen sation for future improvements, and as this can not be the intention of the Government, we respectfully call their attention to this matter, so that Ulster may not be placed in a relatively worse position than the other portions of Ireland. 7th. That this meeting, having heard the explanation of Mr. Morrison, M.P. for Ply mouth, of the scheme of Judge Longfield, begs to express its thanks for his great kindness in attending, at con siderable inconvenience, and for his kind statement of a measure which presents many valuable features, defining and determining by voluntary contract the relative tights of landlord and tenant. It was also resolved to forward copies of the resolutions to the Prime Minister, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. and. Mr. Fortescue, the Chief Secretary. • The Post-office authorities are making arrange ments for having telegrams sent " direct " from the House of Commons to the provincial press. This was done under the old system, and since then great delay has been caused in consequence of the reports having to be conveyed by messenger to the central office - ere they could be trans mitted by telegraph. The date of the French plebiscitum will be fixed, it is anticipated, by an Imperial decree to be issued next Sunday. The printer is already engaged upon the Emperor's letter to the electors, setting forth what the plebiscitum means. Eight millions of copies are ordered., r.nd they are to be ready for nostinc. on Thursday. ANOTHER 6Elzundt OF ARMS IN IRELAND.—AR important seizure of arms has been made at Ballymahon, county Longford. On Saturday, while Sub-Inspector Smith and a party of police under his command were on duty in that town. the Sub-Inspector had occasion to enter the house of a blacksmith called Lovatt, where, per ceiving something which excited suspHon, he at once directed a search to be made on the premises, and the consequence was that the police found concealed under mattresses and in other places about ten guns, eight or nine laistols, a quantity of powder and shot, several half finished gun stocks, a formidable weapon, viz., a scythe fixed on a staff, an d a b ou t 500 l oc k- n i p ples, &c., which shews that the man Lovatt has been in the habit of repair ing arms very extensively. —Dublin Express. A. MODEL PRESIDENT.—A Brazilian journal says: " The Argentine Confederation has been fortunate of late in its presidents. Mitre gave it internal peace, unity, sta bility, and respect for constitutionalism. Sarmiento suc ceeded him to give it education, population, and agricul ture, the three best guarantees for permanency, progress, and prosperity. Immigration is the great lever of Sar iniento's aims, he therefore invites foreigners to his country ; he gives them political rights, and tries to identify these rights with their interests and aspirations. The immigration flowing into the State promises to make the Confederation, ere many years have passed, the wealthiest as well as the most progressive State of South America."_ Closing Business Paid. Name. Quotations. done. St Bristol and Exeter lOO 77 79 St Caledonian 100 751 76 741 31 St Cambrian lOO 15 20 20 Cornwall all 2i 31 St Dublin and Belfast Juuction 100 . . . St Dun, Prth, and Aber. Jnnc 100 70 7 . 2 20 East London , 111 4 6 20 Do 20 Do St Glasgow and S.Western 100 111 113 St Great Eastern lOO 371 394 411 1 St Do East Anglian, No. 2 100 61 71 St Great North of Scotland 100 13 16 St Great Northern 100 119 120 St Do A 100 126 127 1271 St Do B 100 126 128 St Gt. So. and West (Ireland) 100 98 100 St Great Western - Consolid 100 71 711 711 f St Do South Wales 100 68 70 St Do West Midland—Oxford 100 44 45 St Do do Newport 100 36 38 St Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 1254 1271 St Lond, Bright'n, and S.Coast 100 43 431 461 1 St Loud, Chatham, and Dover 100 144 154 161 St Do Metrop Extension A 100 9 11 St 'London and North Western 100 1264 1274 128 4 St Loudon and South Western-100 bB.l 891 921 31 St Manch, Shef, and Lincolnsh.loo 51 511 53 21 St Do New, issued at £5O die 3O .... St Metropolitan 1i:0 791 80 781 4 St Do Preferred... lOO St Do Deferred 100 ... 'lO Do Redeemable St Metropolitan District 100 37 38 381 St Midland lOO 1241 125 1.271 4 St Do Birmingham and Derbyloo 92 94 St North British. lOO. 31 35 354 St Do Edin, Perth, and Dunde 100 13 15 St North Eastern—Berwick 100 1261 1271 1364 1 St Do Leeds, 100 841 851 St Do York St Do Stockton and Darlingta 100 178 180 1821 St North London 100 120 122 120 10 Do New, 1568 St North Staffordshire 100 59 61 St North and So. West. J unct 100 102 105 St. Rhymney lOO 52 54 St Shropshire Union 100 62 63 St South Devon 100 46 48 St South Eastern 100 764 771 784 St Do Preferred ...100 1091 1104 _ _ St Do Deferred 100 41 41i St Staines, Wok'ham, Sc Wok'g, - . all 121 13i St Taff Vale 10 Do C 6 3 6 St Waterford and Cent. Ireland 100 10 Waterloo and Whitehall 6 ... ... MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17 25 Austn Mort Land and Fin, L 5 1d pr 10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lim all 3 5 10 Berlin Water Works, Lim 5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 51 5 Ditto, New 4 pr Ipm 50 British American Land 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 21 31 27 Canada Company all 78 80 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 20 Ditto, A shares 5 2 ld 25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 ad 30 City of Milan Improvment L all 4 5 50 City Offices, Limited 50 Colonial, Limited 2O 1d pr 50 Commercial Union (Asso) 10 Corn of African March, L 3 2 11c1 20 Continental Union Gas, L all 26* 271 25 Copper Miners of England, Pref 71 per cent all 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent all 100 Ditto, 1879, 4 1 par cent 100 Ditto, 1882, 4i per cent Fonc 10 Credit o England, L all 21 31 50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 21 11d St Crystal Palace lOO 20 22 St Do, Preference lOO 94 99 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 108 113 50 E India Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d 32 Ebbw Vale 271 101 10d 100 E c rypt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan gua by Egyptian Gov all 1001 1011 101 20 Egyptian Com and Trading L 4113 3 English and Austr Copper, L 21 1 1 15 Eug and Foreign Credit 7 4 3d 10 European Gas all 17 18 10 Do, new... 6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld p 20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 34 4fp 100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds... all 97 96 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 71 1 id 15 General Steam Navigation l4 29 31 50 Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 ld p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and Co. of Adventurers of Eng trading into) all 12 12} 50 Imperial Continental Gas 43f 134 136 50 India Rub, Telg Works, L 45 57 59 10 International Finan Soc, L 5 11 11d 20 Italian Irrigation Canal, Cav all 41 41 100 Ditto, 6 per cut Bonds, red all 1870 50 Land Securities, Limited 5 2 ld 25 London African Trading lO 50 Lond Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d 11 4 Lond Gen Omnibus, Limd 5() Lond & Glasg Engie, 25 18 16d 20 London and Prov Marine St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100 spc by India Gov lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37 10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lim all 31 41 25 National Discount Co, Lim 5 111 111 10 National Steamship, Limd all 131 141 1 Nerbudda Coal &In Ld 6s 6d 1 1.0 New Consolidated Die Ld 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 4/ 4d 25 N Zealand Lu & Merc, &c ~ 2l ip 25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 11 11p 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5d 10 Do, B all —d St N British Austral, Limited 100 60 70 50 N British & Mercan lusnce 6l 23 231 25 Ocean Marine Insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited all 81 9 5 Do, New 10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 141 fp 5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 2/ St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 43 45 421 50 Do., New, 1867 lO :31 21d 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New all 81 8* 25 Rio Janeiro City Iw., Lmtd all 191 201 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited 'all 291 34 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 51 St. Scot Ana Invest, Limited lOO 20 Societe General de l'Empire Ottoman 8 21 3} 25 South Australian Land 20 Tel Construe & Maintenance (lim and reduced) all 36 361 37 20 Thames & Mers Mn Ins, L 2 21 21p St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan) all 86 88 10 Trustand Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) . 20 Tr &LnCoof Up Canada 5 *lp 50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 64p 20 Union Steam Ship, Ld 15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd ... 6 2 14 20 Quiver Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 44 51p 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 1 1 30 Van Diemen's Land 100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln all 851 864 841 50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d 50 WI & P Steam, Limited COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan and July ,1877-84 100 104 1051 106 Do, Up c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103 Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 1051 1061 Do, 5p c, Jan and July . .... lOO 94/ 95k 97 Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO 94 96 Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1903 lOO 951 961 951 Cof Good Mope, 6p c, Dec, 1873 100 103 105 Do, 6 p c, April and Oct, 1890- 1900 100 111 113 Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111 Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO Do, 5 p c, April 15 and Oct 15, 1900 100 1021 1031 Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p 0 100 109 111 Do, 1872 100 103 105 Do, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114 Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104 Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109 D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113 Natal Gov 6p c, April & Oct 100 108 110 Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 107 109 New Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and ' July 100 104 105 N. S. Wales Gov 5 p c, 1871 to 1876, Jan and July lOO 1001 1011 Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 1896, Jan and July 100 101 102 101; Do, 5 p c, red by ann draws, from 1867 to 1875 1 CIO 100 1011 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 18 - ‘2 to 1898 100 100} 1011 New Zealand 6p c, 1891 100 107 109 Do, 5p c 100 97 98 Do, Jan, April, July, Oct 100 971 981 97f Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July 100 1021. 1031 Do, 1886 lOO 104/ 1051 Queensland .6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July 100 108/ 1091 Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 1081 109 S Australian Government, 6 p c , . 1869-77 lOO Do, 1878-92 100 Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and and July 100 108 110 Do, 6p c red, 1893 to 1897 100 108 110 Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 113 114 Do, April and Oct, 1883-5 lOO 113 i 1141 noi Po, 5p c, Jan. and Ju1y,189.1 11 ,100 101 i 102 1 1021 • BANKRUPTCY COURT. Mr. Reid applied this morning for an interim injunction to restrain proceedings in the case of Sir R. C. D. Tichborne, under the following circum stances :—Petitions had been filed on the 6th of April last for adjudication in bankruptcy, by Mr. John Holmes, who lately acted as solicitor to Sir Roger, and by a creditor named West, both petitions being returnable at two o'clock to-day. Sir Roger himself had since filed a petition, under 4 clause in the Act for liquidation, such petition being returnable on the 12th May next, and it was sought to restrain the two creditors named from proceeding until a meeting of creditors had been held ; a receiver to be appointed at once, Mr. M‘Laren being named as fit to fill that office. The proceedings pending in Chan cery were given as a reason to delay bankruptcy pro ceedings in The interests of the creditors. The Chief Judge said the application was quite irregular, and must be refused. After the adjudication an application might be made in the interests of the estate. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(rnis DAY). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Herman Derschl, upholsterer, of Golden square, was charged before Mr. Knox with assault ing a lad named Henry Dongan. The defendant said that every night about ten o'clock there was a gre It disturbance in the square, a number of girls and lads, like the complainant, hooting and scream ing at the top of their voices. Last night there was a repetition of the nuisance, and as his wife was alarmed and his children could get no sleep he opened his window and told the lads to go away, and they did so, but returned. He then went down to the door and asked a constable who was there, whether he could not remove the persons, and he said he could not. He told the complainant that he supposed he was one of the lot, and he said he was, and so teased him that he could not help strik ing him, and the constable then took him into cus tody. The magistrate gave directions to the police to abate the nuisance, and bound over the de fendant to keep the peace. WESTMINSTER. A wman of miserable appearance came to Mr. Arnold this morning and intreated his interference under the following distressing circumstances : Applicant said that her child was at the present moment lying dead in the Westminster Hospital. She had no means to remove it, and applied to Mr. Nicholson, relieving officer of St. John's, for a shell to bring it away, but he refused to give it her. Mr. Arnold sent the summoning officer with the applicant to the parish to ask whether they could not render her some assistance, as she seemed in gnat distress. THAMES. Mary Moore was brought before Mr. Paget charged with assaulting and wounding Mary Sullivan and biting a piece of flesh out of her cheek. The parties live in an Irish colony called Turner's-buildings, Robin Hood-lane, Poplar, and there was " a row and a scrimmage there yesterday, in, the course of which Mrs Sullivan, whose face had been dressed, said, wall the usual Irish exaggeration, " Missus Moore then kilt me and bit me eye out, and burnt all me hand away." It was, however, certain that Mrs. Sullivan had been very seriously injured. The prisoner, in defence, said that Mrs. Sullivan beat her and kicked her, and that she neither bit nor burnt her neighbour. She had no fire such a hot day as yesterday to make the poker hot, and she was sure Mrs. Sullivan must have done it herself. Mr. Paget did not seem to be lieve in the possibility of a woman biting a piece of flesh out of her own cheek near the left eye, and re manded the prisoner. . TIIE DIFFICULTIES OF ITALY. The Times publishes a letter on Italian finances from an eminent financial authority who has previously more than once presided over the national exchequer. He considers the g e neral opinion formed of Italian finances to be far too unfavourable, and he is now in a position to reason on pre proved for 1868. 9 . The Italian Government has, he says, else figures, as the acco unts have been duly audited and ap been greatly blamed for being always in arrear with its accounts, but this has been the case with all States which have g o ne through a revolutionary period. In Belgium the disorder in the accounts lasted longer than in Italy itself, where affairs are now getting into order. The ordinary revenue has within s even y ears risen from £18,850,000 to £34,420,000. The e stimate for 1870 is £35,000,000. The Budget is divided into two heads, the Permanent and Debt, the Pensions, Civil List, &e., which eannot be econo mised. Under the Administrative head come the War and ordinary in which great savings have been Marine D and an p millions, ati nb lee i p ennadsnit expenditure r a de oe g ff r e a t improve ment the War and Marine Budget for 1862 being made, ditur £14,500,000; and for 1869 £7,500,000. The ordinary expen diture 1860 an ordinary expenditure of £ 3 w 4 h , 4 i 2 c h 0 , 0 t o h o e , revenue of £34,420,000. Unfortunately "the heavy fine t d i u y ce po d ear s nc i 4a r e s2 v il e n ; B u lo e B, 60 o 02 f e b il , X t a ha l r en ; e a slo a , t 08s expenditure,O' nation has bad to pay for its emancipation," has risen in the same time friars 9,572 . ,000 to £24,250,000. The public the permanent i n th os e seven yhas increased nearly ten millions, the pension list has grown from £1,600,000 to £2,000,000 ; the e i is has co consequently e r n e railway guarantees have risen at a still more rapid rate. The national liabilities, however, include large sums expended on public works, which will ultimately prove remunerative. If, says the writer we are quoting, we contrast the ordi nary revenue and the expenditure, both ordinary and ex traordinary, we shall arrive at a e, yearly deficit, but this is not real, because we have not calculated the extraordinar y revenu e of sale of national domains, reimbursement; etc . , and only th e revenue actuall y collected is reckoned, not that which falls in arrear. The Italian Government has b ee n accused of not knowing how to collect their revenue an d it is true there are arrears amounting to no lese than fourteen millions. But some of these represent the debts of the municipal corporations for f • arming out the octroi, some arrears of direct tax k c . The • ' es, c. equalisation of the land tax in the newly annexed provinces occa sioned some unavoidable delay in the collection The arrears, it is stated, are not so great in the Southern States, as in Piedmont and Tuscany, the Loin bards and Venetians being the mo s t r e gular in their ac counts. The condition of Italian finance is therefore far from b e ing hopeless, if not at present as prosperous desire. , as the well wisher' of the country might •- • LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY. Sales probably 12,000 bales. Market quiet. Some wholesale grocers complain that the Oust= House authorities will not afford any relief from the hardship inflicted on manufacturers and dealers in sugar by the sudden alteration in the scale of duties. Their suggestion was that manufactured sugar in stock on the 11th inst. should be placed in the bonded warehouses at the owner's expense, with an affidavit, if required that it had been made from sugar on which the higher rate of duty had been paid, and be admitted to drawback under the same regulations as if intended for sh!_ps' stores or ex port. They hop e th a t th e G overnment, `r for the sake 9t its own honour," will in some way remedy the wrong it ?gas done them. The Queen, it is well known, has for some years taken a very great personal interest in the contents of the Stuart papers, a very large mass of which is in the Royal Library at Windsor and which was being catalogued and arranged by her Majesty's late librarian at the time of his death. One day, ust zsany years ago, the Queen came into the library and inquirea of her then librarian what progress ho was making with the Stuart papers, adding with much naivete, " You must know, Mr. - Ism a devoted support er of the House of Stuart." "Madam, your Majesty will pardaA me," was the ready reply, "if I say that I am an equally devoted gu')vorter of the qa» of ganover.".—Ouvaiffy THE RISE IN TIN PRICES. The rise of £3 per ton in the standard of tin ores on Tuesday, and the corresponding rise in the price of tin metal, place both at a higher point than they have at tained for several years—considerably higher than during the most prosperous period of last year. If this lasts, the mining prosperity of Cornwall, despite the low price of copper, is assured. Undoubtedly, the pre sent movement is in some degree artificial. The price of tin ore is regulated by a few large holders from whom those who wish to buy must obtain their supplies at what ever price may be fixed. But theyresent price is natural to this extent, that it does not give more than a fair remuneration for the labour and capital expended in raising ores from even rich mines. The smelters in fixing the price also take into consideration, to the best of their judgment, the future demand and supply. The dearness of tin, unlike most commodities, inflicts no suffering or privation. We trust that the working miners will at.length be allowed to participate in the prosperity of the mines, and that thus the exodus of the best work men of the county will be stayed.-11 extern Morning News. TENANT-RIGHT IN THE COUNTY CORK.—MT. John Fitzgerald, auctioneer, Mallow, a day or two since set up for auction the interest in a farm containing thirty acres at the rent of £25, held under Mr. Edward Galway for three lives, or thirty-one years, Bidding was brisk, commencing at £lOO, and increased by twenties to £3OO. The next bid was £3lO, and it was ultimately knocked down to a working farmer for £330. There were five parties bidding for the lands.—lrish Times. EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH.—An event has occurred in Manders's menagerie of an extraordinary nature. One of the double striped Bengal tigresses gave birth to a litter of fine young tigers. This is a very rare event, and but seldom occurs in this country, and, we believe with the exception of some born a litfle while ago in the same col lection, the tigers are the only ones ever known to be born out oftheir native jungles. Both dam and young ones are doing well. DISPENSING WITH A HUSBAND'S SIGNATURR.—A singular application was made to the Court of Common Pleas yesterday. A woman named Caroline Ryan was deserted by her husband in 1867, since which time she has heard nothing of him. In November, 1868, she married again. She now wished to sell some property, and the purchaser was desirous of having an order of the court, giving power to dispense with the signature of the first husband. The chief justice said the order might g o ; but it would not affect the purchaser's right to require the concurrence of the woman's present husband. A. MOUNTAIN ON FIRM—The other evening Ben More Mountains, within about six miles of the town of Enniskillen presented an appearance of one almost un broken sheet of flame. It appears that owing to the scorching sun of the past week the furze and heather, with which the mountain is for a great part covered, had become exceedingly dry, and on last Sunday night, whether by accident or otherwise, the whole summit of the mountain had taken fire. The flames were visible at a distance of nearly twenty miles from the mountain. DYER, THE SELF-ACCUSED MURDERER.—The 2lfelbourne Argus says :—" Among the items of news brought by the last English mail, was a statement that a man named George Dyer had given himself up to the London police as the perpetrator of a murder com mitted about December, 1857 on the Mia-Mia Creek, Newstead, near Castlemaine . Inquiries have shewn that a murder was committed about the time and in the place mentioned, and althdugh the victim could never be identified his body, when found, having been buried in a hole four or five months, it seems probable that this is the same case. Detectives Mainwaring and Hodson, who were in the Loddon district at the time the body was found, made great exertions to discover the murderer, but without effect, and from their knowledge of the facts they believe that Dyer is really the culprit, and not the victim of a self-accusing mania." THE FRENCH NOTE TO ROME.—The Memorial Diplomatique says that M. Bonneville arrived at Rome on MoundayThursda,y,andwas received on: the following Satur day by Cardinal Antonelli, who promised to procure him an audience with the Pope in order that he may present his memorandum. This memorandum will be presented to Pius the Ninth in his character of President of the Council, and not as Sovereign Pontiff. The tenour of this note, like that of the 20th of February, shews the greatest veneration for the Pope and respect for the independenceof the Council. The Memorial contradicts the report that the presentation of the memorandum was countermanded by M. 011ivier, and adds that it was impossible for the minister to have taken such a step because the greater part of the Powers of Europe had been informed of the nature of the communication and had coincided with its views. The diplomatic conversances would have prevented the withdrawal of a memorandum by a foreign Minister ad interim which had been agreed upon by a duly qualified foreign Minister in concert with foreign cabinets. The Portuguese regard the fate of Lopez in a very business-like manner. " The news of the death of Lopez and the proximate end of the Paraguayan war has been received with great satisfaction by the mercantile communities of Lisbon and Oporto. Great and immediate benefit is expected to result to the financial condition of Portugal, as immense sums are retained in the Brazils by the unfavourable state of the rate of exchange." The Dublin. Evening Hail is informed that preli minary proceedings were taken yesterday towards the prosecution of a nobleman recently raised to the peerage —his lordship's conduct in a county election being the ground of proceedinr , under the statute. The Mail believes that certain electors of the county in question are about to apply to the House of Commons with a com plaint of the conduct of the peer referred to, in the late election. Mr. Rossetti, the Assistant-Secretary to the Board of Inland Revenue, has written to the principal of a diocesan college acquainting him that the use of armorial bearings upon official paper would render the com mittee or head of the college chargeable with license duty for armorial bearings ; and, further, that if individuals were to use paper bearing these arms in their private cor respondence, they would also become separately chargeable with the same licence duty. The rumour is revived that in consequence of illness the Bishop of London will apply for the appoint ment of a suffragan Bishop, who will probably take the title of Bishop of Westminster. Amongst the names of gentlemen who are spoken of as likely to be recommended to the Crown for that purpose are the Rev. J. E. K em p e , M.A., Rector of St. James's, Piccadilly; the Rev. J. Moorhouse, M.A., Vicar of Paddington • and the Rev. Michael Gibbs, M.A., Rector of Christ Church, Newgate street. The death is reported of a gentleman who was actively connected with a i.cat number of the religious and philanthropic institutions of London—Mr. William. James Maxwell. A correspondent says : " Every sum mer thousands of London school children were brought down at Mr. Maxwell's expense to enjoy a day's recrea tion in Richmond Park. He established a reading-room for the Ist Royal Surrey Militia during the training season, and was a devoted friend to the working classes, whose interests he endeavoured in every possible way to advance." THE BRISTOL ELECTION PETITION.—A Bristol paper says that a final appeal has been made through the medium of placards by the promoters of the Petition, They say that unless further funds are forthcoming the petition must be abandoned. As the sum subscribed only amounts to little more than half of what is needed, the latter alternative is very probable. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SOMNAMBULISM. — Yesterday morning, a singular case of somnambulism occurred in Church-street, Bromley. Matthew Woods, a railway employed had gone on a visit to his brother resid ing there, and went to bed last night at a late hour. At about four o'clock the brother was awakened by a sound which lie fancied proceeded from an attempt to break into the house, but on rising from his bed he missed his brother. He observed a small window at the end of the room altogether removed, and on proceeding to the yard he found the young ma n on the g round coldand insen sible. The width of the aperture through which he was precipitated was barely 16 inches, and the height from which he fell was 20 feet. The unfortunate man was found to have sustained a fracture of the skull and other injuries, but hopes are entertained of his recovery,i According to a cable telegram, the British Minister at Washington has protested against the Darien Ship Canal project unless G reat Britain is allowed an equal participation with the contracting Powers in the enter prise. Mr. Thornton bases this claim on the existing treaty. The Chester Courier states that the Post Office authorities have declined to . subscribe any amount for the rr or yi th n e g om t i h ng eir rac t e e s l . egr i a l p e hi Gc ralnvidrZ to d y i o e e e g ef for the the t f he ca f pro prietors have hitheyto . received £4O for the rights al and privileges of transmitting messages from the the race week. course during Commenting on the Lord Advocate' Game Bill, the Edinburgh Courant r emar k s : " The present Lord Advocate would appear to be very unfortunate in the preparation of his bills. He has never yet brought in a single measure which has not been proved to be so per functorily drawn that a coach-and-six might not be driven through almost any of its clauses." - - Admiral R. L. Warren, the present commander in-chief at Sheerness and the Nore, will not be relieved of his command (consequent upon his promotion) until June next, when it is said he will be succeeded by Vice-Admi ral Sir Robert Spencer Robinson, K.C.8., 1.R.5., a Lord Coramizzioner of the Admiralty and Controller of the Navy. "The Supper at Emmaus," the celebrated picture by Titian, which, after having belonged to several of the patrician galleries of Venice; became, towards 1536, the property of Abbate Callotti, and was subsequently in the collection of Prince Demidoff, has just been placed in the National Gallery of Ireland, having been zur clued for that ilatitutwa by tb.9 Dollatillik s • - "*.-• Till it :I) EDITION. The Third Edition of The Sun of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN.-THIS DAY. 011! ELECTRW TELEGRAPH.) CLARET STAKES. Minaret.. .., w. o. ELEVENTH BIENNIAL Midsummer Boulogne Bertha Three ran. MATCH. Blue Gown receives forfeit. ASIDE PRODUCE STAKES. Falkland Thorwat r SUBSCRIPTION PLATE. Royal Lad Anemone Jupiter 3 Eight ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Cerintha f Goldsborough 2 HANDICAP PLATE. Dodona 1 Brother to Ravioli 2 Little Drum Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Xobleman beat Perambulator. PLATE OF 100 SOVS. Sister ro Polly Perkins Flaneur ... Brother to King Alfred., 3 LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 625 to 200 agst Kingcraft (taken) 6to 1 agst Macgregor (taken) 10 to 1 agst Prince of Wales (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Champion (taken) DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Nobleman (taken) CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES —Tins DAY. CRAVEN HANDICAP. Entorprise 1 Saratoga Six ran. HO RNBY HANDICAP. Moscow Mexico Hector Five ran. ZETLAND STAKES. Ralph Lambton Newark 2 Harebell f 3 Five ran. HUNTERS' STARES. 1 Lawsuit .. Snowflake Carlowrie Ten ran. BEDALE HUNT STAKES. Magnum Bonum Fairyland CUT BETTING.—This DAT. TWO THOUSAND. 3to 1 agst Kingcraft (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst King o' Scots (taken and offered) 6 to 1 agst Macgregor (taken and offered) 8 to 1 agst Stanley (offered) 10 to 1 agst Prince of Wales (taken freely) 100 to 8 agst Sunlight (taken) CHESTER CUP. sto 1 apt Sabinus (offered —take 11 to 2) 600 to 20 agst Muster (taken) DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Prince of Wales (taken) PUNCHESTOWN MEETING.-YESTERDAY. FARMERS' PLATE. Gipsy Girl Fifteen ran. GRAND MILITARY SWEEPSTAKES Middleton Nine ran. CONYNGIIAM CUP Cliasseur Eleven ran. DOWNSHLRE PLATE. Fairy Land Seven ran. *RAILWAY PLATE. Badminton 1 Fourteen ran. VETER, kN STAKES. Queen Bee e 15010... 1 Five ran. FLAT RACING FIXTURES. APRIL. Abergavenny 0 1, 22 Cardiff 26, 27 Eastbourne 9 2,.1 Croydon 2B, 29 MAY. • Newmarket Ist S 2to 6 Wye 19 Edinburgh 7 Doncaster l9, 20 Chester 10 to 13 Ifarpend.n 2O, 21 Winchester 10, 11 Bath 24, 25 S Llisbury 12, 13 Stamford .... 26, 27 Chelmsford 17, 18 Croydon .. 26, 27 York 17, 18 Epsom 31 to June 3 THE HOLY WEEK IN ROME. A telegram from Rome, dated April 19, published in the Memorial Diplomativjue, says :—" Notwith standing the extraordinary fatigues which Pius IX. has had to undergo this year, his vigorous constitu tion has in no way been affected, and when the Holy Father, after the solemn Mass celebrated on Easter Sunday, in St. Peter's, gave from the loggia of the Basilica the Apostolic benediction, his sonorous voice reached from one end to the other of the vast space of St. Peter's. Never was there seen so enormous a throng of the faithful. Not only the square, but also the streets leading to it, were closely packed with kneeling crowds, who, when the benediction had been pronounced, hailed the Holy Father with enthusiastic applause. Favoured by magnificent weather the illumination of St. Peter's on Sunday and yesterday evenings was enchanting, and the fireworks at the Monte Pincio worthily sustained the reputation of the Roman pyrotech nists." WISDOM IN COUNCIL. b e The aTtel the opening e i n n in d g is o c f u s t s e i r n i g n the sa y p s o si thatti s o i n f c o e u t r h j e u d d e a i c i t a h l of his colleague, Lord Justice Giffard usually hears ap peals by himself ; and the Lord Chancellor does the like. Both of those judges are, by the universal acknowledg ment of the Equity Bar, consummate lawyers • but it is no disparagement to their abilities to say that, acting alone, they do not, and cannot, dispose of appeals in a perfectly satisfactory manner. The proposition may be boldly and broadly affirmed, that an appellate jurisdiction. consistin g of a single functionary is essentially unsatisfac tory. Helas to try whether an error has been committed hn the court below—whether another of his brethren has made a mistake. A reversal of the judgment given is the first instance is therefore always somewhat invidious; though, where the appeal justices are numerous, that feeling, for obvious reasons, has but little influence. Be. sides, however vigilant and cautious a judge may be, he cannot, during a long argument, continue so uniformly attentive that nothing of importance escapes him. The help which two or three sitting together give to each other is immense. Nobody can know the full value of such assistance without some practical experience ; it is obvious that the points which one fails to catch will pro bably be noted by another. The grand desideratum of an appellate jurisdiction is an overwhelming authority, such as to make even the most litigious disinclined tc continue the litigation. The Government proposes to establish a numerously constituted court of appeal both from common law and from equity judges. The judgments of a tribunal so constituted will have such weight that suitors, we may reckon, will rarely carry their causes be yond it to the House of Lords. The English system of 4udicature is universally respected by the people for its impartiality and its learning ; but it is the most oompli• cated in the world, and the steps now taken to *simplify it shew that juridical science is making real progress in thilt later half of tho nineteenth century.