The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-11 00:00:00

~~ MONEY MARKET AND COMMFROIAL I N TELL TGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is very little inquiry in the general discount market, and affairs remain without change of im portance. The Asia has arrived from New York, but with only £l,OOO in specie; the Nyanza had also been announced from Alexandria with about £45,000. There were no gold operations at tho Bank of England on Saturday. In the Corn Market during the week the indif ferent condition of the English wheat on offer caused a decline in the value of foreign, which ruled about ls. to 3s. per quarter compared with the highest point realised, the anticipated large arrivals on the coast from the Black Sea having caused some alight excitement to the trade. From the manufacturing districts the accounts for the past week have generally been of a rather un favourable character. At Manchester quotations for cloths and yarns have shown a downward movement, with very little inquiry. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has remained very quiet ; but at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton the receipt of some consider able orders forexportation to the eastern markets has caused a more cheerful tone. To-day has been held the fourteenth meeting of the, Berlin Water Works Company. The report the directors, taking into consideration the late war in Prussia, and the subsequent cessation of build ing operations in Berlin, think satisfactory. The general revenue account yields a balance for the Past half-year of £22,247, from which the Board recommended a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum free of income tax, leaving £1,887 to be carried forward. The directors, in their last report, referred to the contemplated con struction of additional engines. After mature consideration of the various tenders submitted to them, they eventually accepted that of Messrs. Simpson and Co., who are now actively engaged in carrying out their contract. The new filters also alluded to are now completed. It has been notified that the share subscription of the British and American Telegraph Company will close on Wednesday next ; the quotation is 2i pm. The public will learn with pleasure that the company has been so speedily and suc cessfully floated, as all are so deeply in terested in having every possible facility afforded for telegraphic communication between the Old and New World. Under so intelli gent, as well as respectable, a director, we can not doubt that the British and American Tele graph Company will prove as profitable to the Shareholders as it will prove advantageous to the people on both sides of the Atlantic. Already on the alert with the prospect of a keen competi tion, it is understood that the old Atlantic Com pany contemplate a reduction on their minimum tariff for messages from £lO to £5 each. Two o'CLocic. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 69f. 370. Firm. To-morrow will commence the bi-monthly settle- Meta of the account at the Stock Exchange, and its operations are influencing the departments con nected therewith. Foreign bonds, it may be noticed, are very firm, and also American securities, all of 'Which have engaged much attention during the past fortnight but English railway shares, banks, and miscellaneous companies have been comparatively n eglected. Consols at the present moment are Steady at 91 91f for money, and 91k 91k for the account. In the Foreign department a fair average amount of business has been transacted. Spanish Passive are unaltered in price, but the Certificates are 3 higher, at 15 3. Mexican, on the other hand, have receded I, viz., to 18 3. Italian, likewise, are de pressed, being 3 down, at 543 3. Greek have risen to 14 3. Turkish Fives are 31 3, or 3- worse than on Saturday afternoon. Russian is 23 a prem., steady ; and Chiliau Scrip is still at 3 prem. American Securities are steady. Erie Shares have advanced 4, to aol 40. United States remain at 723 ; and Illinois 803 81. Railway Shares have continued very depressed. London, Chatham, and Dover, and North-Western have each declined 3 ; Great Eastern, Metropolitan, Midland, North-Eastern, Berwick, and South- Eastern, each 3 ; and Great Western 13. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit little variation of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain very quiet, and without any material change in values, Alliance being dealt in at 173 ; London and County at 673 683 ; Union of London at 453 ; Hudson's Bay Company at 153 16 ; National Discount Company at 13i ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan improved to 73. MINING MARKET. MONDAY, Two o'Clock. . The Market has been quiet to-day. The shares chiefly dealt in have been Prince of Wales, Retal lick, Seton, Redmoor, Buller , Chiverton Moor, West Chiverton, and East Russell. Annexed are the current quotations : Bryn Gwiog, ; Cam Brea, ; C am Cam borne, 22s Od 24s Od; Central Miners, —; Chiverton Moor, 61. ; Chontales Gold, 21 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 61 7 ; Condurrow, —; Cooks' Kitchen, 111 1`21 ; Drake Wells, 21s Od 23s ; East Basset, 18 20 ; East Caradon, 5 11; East Cam Brea, 31 1 ; East Lovell, 91 101 ; East Russell, al I ; East Wheal Grenville, 11 21; Great 1 11 °Y, —; Great North Downs, 3 1 4 ; Great Itetallack, 47s Od 49s Od ; South Herodsfoot, 6 8; Great South Tolgus, 12s 6d 17s 6d; Great Wheal Vol., 17 171; Marko Valley, 4i 1; North Crofty, 41. 51; North Roskear, ——; North Treskerby, 21 21; Prince of Wales, 33s 35s Od; Prosper United, 0 0; Providence Mines, —; Redmoor, lOs Od 12s 6d; South Caradon, 0; South Condurrow, —s Od —s Od; South Darren, ; South Prances, 18 20 ; South Grenville, 9s Od lls ; St. Ives Consols, —; Stray Park, —8 —a ; Tincroft, —; West Caradon, 101 111; West Chiverton, 62 64; West . Frances, —; West Seton, —; Wheal Buller, 26 48 ; Wheal Chiverton, 81 9 ; Wheal Crsbor, --s —s ; Wheal Grenville, —s —s; Wheal Seton, 1021 1071; - Wheal Basset, 65 671; East Gunnis Lake and South Bed ford, —8 —B. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, March 7 9ll 1 a per Cent. Reduced 9041411 New 3 per Cent 904 1 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — r xehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent l2 pm Do .................. £5OO — D 0.......... 11 . £lOO dr £2OO pm Bank of England Stock, 64 per l Cent ... 2524 11 , INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Lathan Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1881 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 por Cont., £l,OOO O. iind(.r £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. A▪ rgentine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Jarazni an 5 per Coat 1)(3 . 4 4 0 per Cent., 1852-58-60 1863 .r, D - "e• 5 per Cent., 1865 ) in Account — ~, Do. £lOO B onds 744 5 41 zuen os Ayres 6 per Cent — r , Di 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Co n t ) o Ran 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent . 1) 0. 6 per Cent A Do. , B lOl Co lombian, '6 per Cent. E a n bl, 6 per C en t. niBll 3 per Cent., 1825 — D D „ 3. 5 per Cent., D itibian Principalities Do. _Account x 13 q,liador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do.,Provisional Land Warrant — D o Deforied 7Ptian 7 per C en t D —. o -Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. Do. 1864 844 4 Do. 4100 Bonds B5 44 5 41 Do Government Railway Debentures Bll 801 Account Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Coupons Do. Account .. Guttemala 5 per Cent. — 'Wiwi 5 per Ur t 1865 Do, Account - Do. Maremmana Railway — M.,xicar, 3 per Cent Ditto for Account pn. ' 1864 — Do per Cent. Anglo-French ilontevidean i; per Cent. .. — Uoorish Imperial 5 per Cent gew Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land .lamtnts (Hectares) Do. Account Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 65 1 Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) ' — Do 6 per Ceut., M P Do Account Portag,ueso 3 per Ct., 1853 '6,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3 421 4 Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St. — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid BB4 Do. do. £23 paid 24 Ipm Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do. Account Passive Do — Do Aces:int 23 1. Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account S .vedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1861 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds • Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 57 64 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cont., 1865 's Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 5O Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do 4100 Bonds — Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 3 14 i 4 Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2 per Out. Ex. 12 Guil. — Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 541 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9l Do. Account GREAT FIRE AT TOOTING.— This Day. This morning, between the hours of three and four, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. T. Weaver, known as the Rising Sun Tavern, Micham road, Lower Tooting, which has laid in ruins pro perty to the amount of many hundreds of pounds, and caused the loss of four or five lives. The powerful steam engines of Messrs. Shand, Mason, and Co., were turned out, but by the time they ar rived the premises were entirely gutted. As soon as the ruins were sufficiently cooled, Mr. W. Swan ston, the superintendent of the salvage, directed his corps to ascertain if any persons were missing, when they were horrified at finding some lodgers, of the names of Smith, Cullens, Porter, and a man whose name is at present unknown, burnt to death in the ruins. The search for other missing bodies is now being proceeded with ; but up to the time this re port left no more bodies were found. The cause of the fire is unknown. The loss will fall on the Sun Fire-office. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The market opens firm. Sales probably 12,000 bales. Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service. (From the .Civil Service Gazette.) War Office.—Mr. Robert Peel has been appointed to a clerkship in the Commander-in-Chief's office. Colonial Office.—Colonel Harry St. George Ord, R.E., C. 8., Governor of the Bermudas or Somers Islands, has been appointed to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits battlements, Prince of Wales' Island, Malacca, and Singapore. Major Frederick M'Nair has been appointed to be chief engineer in the new colony of the Straits Settlement. Foreign Office.—Mr. Hanson Styleman Lestrange, attache at Mexico, has been appointed to be attacha at Paris. Mr. Herbert Edward Henry Jerningham has been appointed to be attaché at Paris. Mr. Pelham Land Warren has been appointed to be a student interpreter in China, consular service. Mr. Augustus R. Margary has been appointed to be a student interpreter in China. India Office.—Mr. Robert George Crozier has been appointed to be a clerk in the office of the Director-General of Stores. Mr. John Munch . aligner has been appointed to be a clerk in the office of the Director-General of Stores. Board of Trade.—Mr. M. A. Creighton has been appointed to be a clerk in the Joint-stock Registry Office. Mr. John Madden Martyn has been ap pointed to a clerkship. Mr. Ingralu Bathurst Walker has been appointed to a clerkship. Registrar-General's Office.--Mr. Samuel Hillman has been appointed to be a statistical abstractor. The Post-oflice.—Mr. John T. Lawler has been appointed a clerk at Dove:. Mr. Stow, surveyors clerk of the first class, has been promoted to be sur veyor. Customs.—Mr. J. B. Farrell has been appointed outdoor officer, London ; Mr. J. Stammers outdoor officer, Colchester ; and Mr. A. Rusby, clerk, third class, has been promoted to be clerk, second class, London Docks. Inland Revenue. —Stamp and Tax Branch.—Mr. C. Owen Minchin has been appointed clerk in the Legacy Duty-office, Somerset -house. Excise Branch.—Mr. Wm. Ridley, supervisor, Glasgow, 6th district, Glasgow collection, has been appointed to Glasgow, Ist district, Glasgow collec tion ; Mr. Wm. Gott, supervisor, Glasgow, sth dis trict, Glasgow collection, to 6th district ; Mr. A. Tait, supervisor, Ludlow district, Hereford collec tion, to sth district Glasgow collection ; Mr. Wm. H. Cox, supervisor, Wirksworth district, Derby collection, to Ludlow district, Hereford collection ; Mr. M. Gill, examiner, to be supervisor of Wirks worth district, Derby collection ; Mr. J. Limond, supervisor, Cork, Ist district, Cork collection, to Gorey district, Wexford collection ; Mr. John P. Mullany, supervisor of Cork, 2d district, Cork col lection, has been appointed to Ist district ; Mr. J. Proctor, officer, Glasgow, Bth division, Glasgow collection, to be an examiner. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (By Electric Telegraph.) GRATEIOND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 10.—Hourab, from Calcutta; City of Lon don, from Table Bay. Arrived, Feb. 11.—John Bull, steamer, from Antwerp ; Tonning, steamer, from Geestemund. Sailed, Feb. 11.—Vigil for Shanghai. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, Feb. IO —Minerva (screw steamer), from Lon don, for Mediterranean; Blumidun, from Philadelphia, for Hamburg. MR. THEODORE MARTIN is engaged upon a bio graphy of the author of the Bon Gaultier Ballads—the late Professor Aytoun. TilE TITLES OF DANISH AND SWEDISH PAPERS.— WC are glad to see that our foreign correspondent calls attention to the stupid blunder so often made in our English journals, when quoting the names of newspapers published in the Scandinavian languages. It is a pecu liarity of the Scandinavian tongues that they form the definite article in two ways—firstly, by a separate word placed before toe noun, and secondly (which is tho most frequent form), by affixing to the noun itself the termina tion en for the masculine and feminine, and et for the neuter. Thus—Alland, man ; Mandcn, the man ; Trte, tree; Trait, the tree ; Bled, leaf ; Bladet, the leaf. It is therefore as wide of the mark to say "The Dagbladet," as it would be to say, " The La Presse," or for a Frenchman to speak of "Le The Times." We trust some of our confreres will make a note of this; for the English papers are much read in the north of Europe, and the mistake is a very glaring one in the eyes of a Dane, a Norwegian, or a Swede. THE SUN, LON U ON, INIONuAy E V ENING, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx. TAT TERSALL S'---This Evening. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Sacharometer (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Bismarck (taken) 100 to 7 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 20 to 1 agst Rejoinder (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 16 to 1 agst Columbia (taken) 16 to 1 agst Survey (offe: cd) 20 to 1 agst Pan (taken) 28 to 1 agst Doctor (taken) 33 to 1 agst Rhodomontade (taken) 33 to 1 agst Whitehall (taken) CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst Lecturer (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Newland (taken) . 25 to 1 agst Moulsey (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Duke (taken) 40 to 1 agst Gomera (taken) 1000 to 15 agst John Davis (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 3to 1 agst Plaudit (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Julius (offered) 11 to 1 agst Marksman (offered) 12 to / agst Hermit (offered) 25 to 1 agst Palmer (taken) 100 to G agst Knight of the Garter (taken) DERBY. 7to 1 agst The Rake (off., tako Bto 1) 9to 1 agst D'Estournel (taken) 13 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) lo to 1 agst Dragon (taken) 28 to 1 agst Master Butterfly (taken) 33 to 1 agst Taraban (taken) 40 to 1 agst Julius (taken) 66 to 1 agst Enchanteur (taken) ARRIVALS AT BIRMINGHAM. Pensioner, Little Peter, Rossington, Newcastle, Jassy, Violet, Swindler, Arens, Sea King, Risk, Havelock, Grace Darling, Jacob, King of Hearts, Dermot, Asthere, Shak spore, Comberton, Stiff, Savannah,'Mischief, Sir William, Tiger, and Miss Dodson. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND 13TOCICS. Paid. 8s ii 7 115 117 40 45 4 6 e 5 63 70 72 I'4 !16 31i 32 8 8 120 122 1.8 1:9 91 IS bli 61k 100 7 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 WO tOO 100 all 100 100 Closing Business , Prtoe. done. 32 35 33 313 128 130 82 84 Id 20 lU tO 122 323 84 166 LO 61 126 128 3 if , WI 11 1'23 121 IQ 11 92 ill 37 30 4 Id 104 1110 64 Gb 99 101 35 36 10 11 p 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 72 74 115 120 148 152 43 48 70 71 9 10 165 160 3 4; ,SIONS. 66 68 100 101 id ip 4 44 74 tti 60 65 101 103 WI IC3 106 107 21 22 85 88 57 59 63 64 52 51 37 40 23 . 25 106 IC6 o 11 4 1L 1234 4 2 106 11 711 70i 1061 5 Itsl 41 I:sj I 32 1 ) i I 122 11 201 129 1 511 491 511 83; 2 31 2 Di I 122 i 85 4 5 50 I 1:11 I 1 1 10; 11 100& i 1 100 i 100 102 91 93 12k 14 1t 120 1.8 92 81 64 - It 11J1 NO 102 92 $4 85 90 100 {lOO 10 100 100 82 85 97 9J 97 98 1 1.1 97 a 8 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columba, 6 per Cent., Deo. 31, 1572 100 ilan.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&J uly 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug 1 0 99 101 Do. 5 42. a, Mar. & Sept 100. 99 101 00. sp. 0. Jan. & July 100 63 135 80 Do. sp. c. Inscribed s 100 83 85 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 100 101 lti Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 100 . 104 106 Do. do 1880-90 100 103 105 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 101 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 ?2 1 10 0 0 0 1 10 06 1 1 1%3 6 do P . A . Ce p y o lo . n, Nov. 1 1 8 8 7 68 8 , , 'Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 00. 1882, May 15, Nov. r 100 IG3 106 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 105 107 Natal , iov. 6 per cent lOO 99 101 N.8.C10T.6 a.&J uly IGO 95 II e 5. W. Gov. 5 irc., 1664, 100 90 US Do. 5 pm. 18:1 to 187( 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 85 16 153 I New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 9J 101 Do. 5 per cent lOO 84 85 Nova Sootia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 91 93 923 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 186841 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 14:0 104 106 Vio,Gov. p.o. Ja & July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 107 108 108 BRITISH MINES. • Cam. Consol. Gold, ling. 1 Chiverton ' 83 8 9 Clifford Amalgamated 3O 7 8 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 410 420 Urake walls 2.1.0 14 13 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 22 24 East Caradon 2.14.6 6 7 54 East Cam BrPa 33 3 34 3 East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake .. 8.3.0 3 4 East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk 10.8.0 24 23 Gam.3t StAubyn(Gwen. 66 4 0 4 Great Laxey, limited all 17 18 164 Great South Tolgus 0.14.b -- - r Great Wheal Busy 11.9.f G. Wheal Vor (Heist u 40 15 16 7 ienville 8.18.0 14 14 lierod's Foot 8.10.0 30 32 Gingeton Downs 5.10.6 23 54 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13-17.6 2 4 Marke Valley 1.10.6 34 4 liwyndy Iron Ore, Btu 34 24 lid New Se ton - North itoskear N.Wh'l Bassettallo,gan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crotty 2.13. 4 23 34 Prosper United. —. Providence UnyLelant 21. 26 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 300 520 South Condurrow 3.2.0 3 15 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park 35.15.5 Tin Croft 9 1 2 145 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 0 10 West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 1 12 14 West Chirerton ll 54 55 West Seton .„ Wheal Bassett (Mogan 54 65 75 Wheal Buller atedruth 16 18 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Seton -• Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 LINES LEASED AT FIXED BENTALB. East Lincoln gua. 6 per cent., 1344 Qt Western, West Mid., Hereford, tBh FOREJGH RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, lint. , gua. 7 per cent., 11 Great Luxembourg, 12 Sambre and Meuse, 5i per cent. pf., San Paulo, lint., gua. 6 per cent., 13i FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, Norat, Del Roy, I pm St. John del Rey. Rm., 5i United Mexican, Rm., 21 BANKS. Alliance, llm.. 171 Consolidated Baud, lim., 4 Imperial Ottoman. lim., fl 1 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 12 London and River Plate, 47 Ditto, issued at 11 pm., Ditto, ditto, 111 London and County, 681 Metropolitan Bank, lim , 8 Midland Bank, Rm.. 18 Oriental Bank Corporation, 44i Union of London, 451 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph , hTe 2 1e 3 • gr aph, 151 Dit!o, 8 per cent., 57i 60 Berlin Water Works, lira., 123 Ceylon Company, 91 City of Moscow Gas, lim., 17 Commercial Union, Insurance, 43 Credit Fonder of England. lim.. 23 3 Egyptian Com. and Trading, Rm., 3 Electric Telegraph, 1341 Fairblirn Engineering, 41 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 123 Gen. Credit and Discount, 11m., 53 1 Hudson's Bay, 35j- 15 International Laud Credit, lira., 3 London UcneralOmnibus Company, 11 m, I M idras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 percent. by In. dian Government), 193 Merchant Shipping, lim., 12 illwall Freehold Land and Dock, 81 National Discount c ompany, 132 New Zealand Loan and Mer, Agency, lim., 21 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 66 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 203 Royal Mail Steam, tog Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, Jim., 43 Cnivers%l Marine, insurance. lim., 2} Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 73 23 The list of members above GO years of age who claim to be exempt from serving on election committees will be read by the clerk to the house to-day. A member may claim to be excused by declaring in his place, or in writing under his hand, to be delivered to the clerk at the table, that he is more than 60 years old. A NEW " MINISTER OF MARINE."—There is a rumour afloat, and as the idea has always been a favourite one with Sir John Pakington, there may be some founda tion for it, to the effect that the office of the Comptroller of the Navy is to be abolished, and a functionary, with the title of Minister of Marine, appointed in his stead. The new official is to have a salary of £2,000 per annum, and is to have a seat in the House of Commons, so as always to be prepared to give replies to questions of a technical cha acter.—Army and Navy Gazette. VICTORIA CLUB—Tins DAT. More animation was visible at the clubs to-day than has previously boon witnessed this year. Members assembled early, with an evident disposition to speculate. The Lin colushiro Handicap was the first event mentioned, fo which Christmas Carol soon evinced most unhealthy symptoms, and after all sorts of prices had been laid The Carol received his quietus by 100 to 3 being laid several times, at which price ho bcame friend less. There was a commission for Bismark in the market, who soon became first favourite, while Mount Palatine retired to 20 to 1, and Saccharometer wa inquired after, but no more than 100 to 8 was obtainable, and Problem was supported in a well informed quarter at 20 to 1. For the Derby Tlie Rake was firm, and after a small amount had been invested at 81- to 1, an offer to accept 850 to 100 was not responded to. Plaudit advanced for the " Guineas," 300 to 100 being accepted in one bet. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Bismark (taken and offered) 100 to B . agst Saccharometer (offered) 100 to 6 agst Copenhagen (taken) 100 to 6 agst Vigorous (taken) 20 to 1 agst Problem (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mount Palatine (offered) 20 to 1 agst Sultan (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Beadle (offered) 25 to 1 agst John Halifax (t a k en ) 33 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Troublesome (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 1000 to 30 agst John Halifax (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 300 to 100 agst Plaudit (taken) DERBY. 81- to 1 agst The Rake (taken) 13 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) 16 to 1 agst Hermit (taken) 100 to 60 agst Dragon (taken) 18 to 1 agst Marksman (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHA.CE. 16 to 1 agst Surney (offered) 100 to 6 agst Columbia (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Fan (taken) 33 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agst Lecturer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Proserpine (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Newland (taken) 25 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) 40 to 1 agst Weather Star (taken) THE MANCHESTER MARKET. WATERLOO COURSING CUP. 400 to 18 agst Mr. 131and's nomination (taken) 100 to 4 agst Mr. Brocklobank's nomination (taken) 500 to 15 agst Mr. Long.'s nomination (taken) LINCOLN HANDICAP. 9 to 2 agst Christmas Carol (offered— take sto 1 freely) 100 to 6 agst Saceharometer (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 2 agst Plaudit (offered —take 4to 1) DERBY. 40 to 1 agst Taraban (taken to £35) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Tuis EVENING. The LORD CIL&NCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at 5 o'clock. LANDLORD tINTD TENANT (IRISH). The Marquis of CLARENDON gave notice that on Monday he should lay before their lordships a bill to deal with the land question in Ireland. THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN.,IREL AND. The Bishop of DOWN moved an address to her Majesty for a return from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Ire land) of the gross and net revenue of the Established Church in Ireland, specifying the various heads from which such revenue was divided, and including the revenues or the Church now in the hands of the Ecclesi astical Commissioners derived from ecclesiastical sources. The Archbishop of DUBLIN objected to the production of the return on the ground that the information had already been published in a return which had been made in 1864. The Bishop of DOWN still persevered for the produc tion of the return he asked for. The Marquis of CLANRIOARDE thought the return ought to be given. The Earl of DERBY thought that after what had fallen from the Archbishop of Dublin that the making this return would only occasion a deal of trouble and needless expense, it would be better for the right rev. prelate not to press for their production. After a few words from Lord CRANWORTII, The motion for the return was rejected, and their lord ships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THrs EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. The attendance of members at the commencement of the evening did /not exceed that of ordinary occasions. The Strangers' and Speaker's Galleries were well filled, but beyond this there was nothing in the early part of the sitting to indicate that a subject of importance was to be brought under the consideration of tho house. At twenty minutos past four o'clock Mr. Disraeli entered, and walked up the body of the house to his seat on the Government benches without the slightest notice from either side of the house. At half-past four the house assumed a more crowded appearance, the Opposition side being that on which the greatest number of members were present. TURNPIKE TRUSTS. Mr. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Govern ment contemplated . legislation upon th e su bj ec t o f t h e turnpike system during the present Session. Mr. WALPOLE said the question was one he would prefer postponing to answer. BUNHILL-FIELDS BURIAL GROUND. In reply to Mr. CRAWFORD, - Mr. WALPOLE said there were questions it was almost impossible to answer either by an affirmative or negative. There were large claims involved, and a volumnious cor respondence had taken place. The best answer ho could give was that an unopposed motion would be agreed to that evening, which would give the hon. gengentleman all the information ho required. RAILWAY MILEAGE. Mr. CRAWFORD asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the returns of the number of miles travelled by trains, printed on page 27 of Parliamentary Paper, No. 483, ordered to be printed 7th August, 1866, were made up by the several companies referred to on ono and the same ,principlo ? Sir S. NORTHCOTE said he could not say that the papers referred to were all made up on the same principle. He thought the hoe. member required the miles travelled in shunting should be plainly stated. In future ho would see that that was clearly made out. INDIAN POSTAGE. Mr. CRAWFORD asked the SecrotarY to the Treasury if any steps had been taken towards earring into effect the roconnnendations of the select committee of last session with reference to postal communication with the East. Mr. HUNT said notice had been served on the Penin sular and Oriental Company of the termination of their contract for the conveywce of the Indi a an d Chi na ma il s in order that a now oue might be pprepared for the dis patch of mails to Bombay . once a week. That was the only information he could give the hou. gentleman at that moment. HYDE-PARK. Mr. NICOL asked the First Connnissioner of Works when the present barriAdo around Hyde-park was likely to be removed, and what description of fence was to be erected in place of it ? Lord J. MANNER' said the Park-lane portion was under contract to be finished by the 15th of October, and the other part in July next year. (Laughter.) The ma terial would be iron, Ind he h9ped, considered ornamental. The setting would be in granite kerb. Share, Railways. 20 at et 100 Do. llereford Lancashire AG Yorkshiry Landon and Blackwalt Lon., Brig - h., & S Coas Lon., Chat., and Dove, Do. Metrop. Ex. A ,Lon. & orth Western Lon. do South Western! 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N.l{l.(Yda,6pcletpt.bsl Scinde .... 1 0 Do. Delhi . 1 $: Do. do ca .! 4 Do. Punjaub.... pte. Do.lndus St.Flot '''' FEBRUARY 11. 1867. Sir ROWLAND BLENNERHASSET asked tho Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Government intended to take any steps to regulate the custody of the records and rolls of Ireland. Lord NAAS said the subject had occupied considerable attention during the recess, and a bill would be introduced on the subject. THE ARMY ESTIMATES. Captain GRIDLEY asked the Secretary of State for War when the Army Estimates would be laid upon the tablo of the house, and whether they would be considered before the Navy Estimates ? General PEEL said the army estimates would be laid on the table on Monday next. He would bring them forward at the earliest opportunity, but he could not promise that they would be taken before the navy estimates. UNJUST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. In reply to Lord E. CECIL, Mr. WALPOLE said it was the intention of Govern to introduce such a bill on the subject. (Hear, hear.) JAMAICA. Mr. GILPIN asked the Secretary of State for War when the return ordered in August last referring to Jamaica and the correspondence of the Horse Guards with General O'Connor would be laid upon the table, General PEEL said he had laid the papers on the table that evening._ VHE CRETAN INSURRECTION. Mr. GREGORY asked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs when the papers he had moved for on this subject would be laid on the table ? Lord STANLEY said he had placed them there not ten minutes since. (Laughter.) THE REFOR QUESTIO q. [A glance first of all, however, at the actual state of the political situation just in regard to the whole Reform question as it now stands before Parlia ment. If ever, to use Napoleon's'phrase, " the pear was ripe," it is ripe now. The Leader of the House of Commons, one might say, has only to stretch forth his band and gather it. And what is more, every body wants it gathered. People are getting sick to death of the whole subject. As Mr. Gladstone said only the other night, it stops the way. We all want it cleared out of the way and shall be grateful to the man who may have the privilege, or luck, or skill (call it what you please), of so clearing it away. Both in the llouse, and out of the House, there is a general, an universal longing to have it fairly grappled with as a difficulty, and to have it so dealt with at last that—at any rate for a long while to come—we shall be well rid of it. And, certainly, if there was ever a reasonable prospect of its being thus vigorously taken in hand and dealt with, that prospect, one would think, is now immediately before us. During the last few years we have had—one after another—how many bran new Reform Bills? Well, to say nothing of the last Derby-Disraeli Reform Bill, which was smothered and hustled out of the way at the moment of its birth, we have had three purely Russell Reform Bills, as well as a sort of a Whig composite supplementary Reform Bill, or cluster of Reform Bills thrown in to boot. It is almost like an echo of the incantation scenein Mac beth : " Thrice the brindled cat bath mewed, Thrice and once the hedgehog whin'd ; Harper* cries, 'tis time, 'tie time!" 1 . Mr. Bright—let us suggest—who is perpetually harp ing on the subject.] And now comes the sixth Reform Bill, or at any , rate the sixth proposition to have a Reform Bill in troduced, with a view to its being consolidated into a substantial enactment. Preparatory to the Ministerial statement of to-night—there has been within the last few weeks issued from the press a whole mass of what might be called Reform literature. One eminent publishing firm has laid before the public, in a col lected form, the entire series of the Reform Speeches of Mr. Disraeli. Another has given to the world, in the same way, those of Mr. Gladstone. Another, those of Mr. Lowe. Another, the fourth, and the last, and not by any means the least, those delivered in the House and out of it, hither and thither, all over the country by the Boanerges among all living champions of Reform, the hon. member for Birmingham. it was only a year or so back, moreover, that Mr. Moles worth gave, in an interesting and valuable volume, a historical resume of the First Parlia mentary Reform Bill of all, the only ono as yet actually formed into a law, the Reform Bill of Earl Grey, as the ex-Prime Minister, no doubt would fain have it called, if he could, the Reform Bill of Lord John Russell. Whatever may come of the new endeavour which is adventured upon this evening by the Ministers of the Crown with a view to the set tlement, if possible, in right down earnest of the whole complex question of Parliamentary . Reform, so far as it can be dealt with comprehen sively at one sweep by the Imperial Legislature, there is a very wide-spread sense that the statesman upon whom it devolves this evening to open up the question anew in the House of Commons is one who has obtained as perfect a mastery of his subject as any man in either House of Parliament. And it is'the consciousness of this which has imparted such peculiar interest to the statement looked for from his lips this evening. For many years no Ministerial statement has been looked for with such keen and lively expecta tion. Not once, perhaps, ever since the famous night, now more than a good round score of years ago, when Sir Robert Peel made his memorable speech announcing the abrogation of ,the Corn Laws.] OUTSIDE THE HOUSE. The attendance of persons to witness the arrival of the different members of Parliament this even ing, in Palace-yard, was very small, not over 40 or 50 at the most. Earl Russell came down to the House in an open carriage, and alighted at the great door of Westminster Hall, but no notice was taken of his lordship. The noble earl then passed into Westminster Hall, and on his passage to the House of Peers he had to pass a number of persons who had assembled here, but not the slightest recognition took place. Mr. Bright came down to the house in a hackney cab, and entered the house by the comparatively private carriage entrance in Palace-yard. There was not the slightest attempt at a demonstration, although thousands of persons were passing in close proximity to the house after having witnessed the departure of the Reform League procession. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose at exactly at a Quarter to five o'clock to deliver his eagerly looked-for explanations as to the intentions of her Majesty's Government in regard to the whole question of Parliamentary Reform, and as to the significance of every well-weighed word in the most notable of all the numerous announcements con tained in the Royal Speech of Tuesday—that para graph, namely, in which the Sovereign observed to the Lords and Commons through the lips of the Lord High Chancellor— _ _ " Your attention will again be called to the state of the representation of the people in Parliament, and I trust that your deliberations, conducted in a spirit of modera tion and mutual forbearance, may lead to the adoption of measures which, without unduly disturbing the balance of political power, shall freely extend the electoral fran chise." The right hon. gentleman might almost be said to have avowedly taken that distinct porticn of the Speech from the Throne in effect as the text or theme for his elucidatory address of this evening. According to Parliamentary phrase in point of fact, he appeared at the table in obedience to the first of the Orders of the Day, as set forth in these suffi ciently plain terms upon the paper of the House of Commons for the 11th of February— " Represen tation of the People— consideration of so much of Her Majesty's Gracious Speech as relates to the representation of tbo People in Parliament." He began by stating his wish to put clearly before the house the Ministerial inter pretation attached to the word of that paragraph in the Royal Speech addressed to Parliament. He deprecated the continuance of the application of mere party feeling to the consideration of the great question of Parliamentary Reform. He said that the necessity of maintaining of the organisation:of party was fully recognised by the Government. The meaning attributed by him to these words is, that Parliamentary Reform should no longer be a question • which should decide the fate of Ministers. It is consistent with the duty of Ministers to the Crown and country. Ministers hope that such a course is compatible with those principles which ought to influence the opinion of public men. Reform, he said, should no longer be a party question—all parties having attempted to deal with it, and all have failed, In 1852, for example, it was dealt with 'by a Whig Government, headed by Lord Russell, but ineffec tually. In 1854 a Coalition Government, headed by Lord Aberdeen, attempted to deal with this question and failed. In 1859 a Conservative Government, headed by Lord Derby, attempted to deal with it and failed. In 1860 a Moderate Liberal Government, headed by Lord Palmerston, attempted to deal with it and failed. In 1866 another, he would not say immoderate Liberal Government, again headed by Lord Russell, attempted to deal with that question and failed. Therefore he conceived that after all these attempts and all these failures the question should no longer be, as he had said, a mere party question, and ono on which the fate of Ministers ought precariously to be dependent. He alluded to the arguments in favour of modifica tions in the operation of the Reform Bill of 1832, long since recognised by men like Sir Robert Peel and Sir William Follett and others. Disclaiming any intention to expound the opinions expressed by himself in that house upon former occasione, he still thought he might be permitted to resort to the views which he had some years since deemed it necessary to express, in regard to the filling up of what he could not but recognise as deficiencies in the Reform Bill of 1832—namely, at an intermediate period when piecemeal Reform was somewhat the fashion. Mea sures of disrranchisement, lie argued, could be passed in 1832 with impunity--measures that could not be dreamt of at subsequent periods. The in creased application of science to social life had led since 1832 to an immense advance is the prosperity and industry of the population at large. The rapidity of locomotion, that would be a miracle of daily recurrence, but that we are so familiar with it. The application of steam power to the press, and so forth. All these had, by the agency of science, ennobled labour. He deprecated the application of something like terrorism to the hurried settlement of this all-important sub ject. Parliamentary Reform had been a par liamentary question for fifteen years yet, in his opinion, among all the past questions perhaps there was none which had had less discus sion of a practical character, or that had in it less difficulty. The Reform Bill of 1852 he regarded as premature—nevertheless, he recognised the pro duction of it in 1852 by Lord John Russell as strictly an act of self-defence. Independent mem bers had been those who had disturbed first the settlement of the question in 1832. Parliamentary Reform then was a House of Commons question. It was not a party question. It was a House of Commons question. He charged no party with error in this, in alluding to those independent mem bers. But he held the house itself, and no party, as responsible for the settlement of this ques tion. The situation now obtained he re cognised, of course, as peculiarly difficult and embarrassing. Lord Russell's vote of 1859, in suppressing Lord Derby's proposed Reform Bill, had first transformed the House of Commons ques tion into a party question. For rendering it a party question, then, for the first time, Lord Russell was responsible. He demonstrated that up to the time when Lord John Rus sell declared for Finality, Reform was still even then no party question. In 1857, again, when Lord Palmerston had attained the culminating point of power, his enemies were scattered to the winds ; placed in a minority upon the China question, he subjected Parliament to a penal dissolution. Re turned to the house with an immense majority, he (Lord Palmerston) introduced the question of Par liamentary Reform into the Royal Speech and failed. On the introduction of the Reform Bill it was still not by any means a party question. But then, by the vote of Lord Russell, in 1859—Lord Russell being then below the gangway, a private member of Parliament—had rendered it for the first time a party question. He did not complain of this. He mentioned it simply as a fact. He could not, however, endure the repetition of the measures of 1859. The course determined upon, therefore, to be followed by the Government, under these cir cumstances, after these five previous failures in the attempt to revise the Act of 1832—was to avoid, if possible, these risks by another miscarriage. The position was one, of course, of great difficulty. The Ministers then asked permission to be allowed to submit to the, house the course which they propose to adopt in treating the question of Parliamentary Reform. They answered, first of all, the objections advanced by some against the notion of proceeding upon a question like this by resolutions. One was that it necessitated delay. That he took leave to deny. Proceed ing by resolution, with a determination at starting to act vigorously with a view to practical legislation, he could not conceive himself would in any way lead to delay. On the contrary, whenever the course of proceeding by resolution., had been adopted it had resulted in practical legislation. In the instance of the India Bill the interval necessitated was what—one month Ano ther objection to proceeding by resolution was that resolutions:were vague. To a certain extent it was so, but of all persons in the house likely to be anxious to draw out the resolutions with permission, it would be the members of the Government who were re sponsible for them. Foremost, for example, among resolutions that would have to be submitted to the house would be one applying to the extension of the franchise. If Reform were introduced with a resolution about the franchise to the effect that the franchise should be extended in boroughs and in counties he should call that a vague resolution. (Laughter.) The question is—shall the House of Commons be reconstructed in accordance with the principles of the English Constiution or on the principles of many other countries. (Cheers.) Her Ma jesty's Government propose to reconstruct the House of Commons in accordance with the prin ciple of the English Constitution. They regard the English Constitution as no mere phrase. They regard the Constitution to imply under that term the three co-ordinate powers of the King, Lords, and Commons. We should cling to the Constitution as it is, as it has hitherto been, as a system, as the only guide, the only political guide, in the midst of the abounding difficulties that surround us. He here drew an eloquent and impressive picture of the contrasting powers of the Lords and the Commons in the Parliament of England. The Peers, the said, he regarded as more powerful everywhere throughout England than in their own house. The Commons, retaining the financial administration of the country in its hands, retaining in its hands the purse-strings of the nation, and being a great deliberative assembly, The Americans had the same intelligence, the same intellect, the same brains, and, perhaps, more energy, but their House of Representatives was not to be compared to the Hcuse of Commons, because it was elected by one class. (Hear, hear, and H cheers.) Together with America he would mention France, but the representa tions countries could not be said to rule the hear.) He had on a fo rmer occasion attempted to c oi in n t b r o y t . h( these ear , deal with the subject ndered th it impossible that then beset the qu of Restion reeform, bat e difficulties on the present occasion. He hoped to be able to induce the house (LEFT SPEAKING. Foreigu Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. %ustralla and New Zealand, via Southampton. Feb. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet. ..... 6. Ditto, by Frenoli packet • Feb 22 cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Fcb. 27 tjlaina, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Feb 19. Ditto, via Marseilles. Feb. 13 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Feb. 13. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Fcb 13 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Feb. 13 Ditto, via Marseilles .. liana, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Feb. 13. Ditto, via Marseilles Feb 7. 11auritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles. Feb. 73 gawfoundland Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon Jutted Mates and British North America, by Bri- tish packet. ..Feb. 21. Ditto, by United States paokyt, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..Feb. 8 , LIE REFORM DEMONSTRATION. (TIES DAY.) The great political demonstration, under the sus pices of the Reform League, opened with the grelttest order, and from present appearances the most confident hope is entertained that all will pass off quietly and orderly. The greatest care to pre vent unnecessary obstruction has been taken, in order that no unpleasant circumstance shall mar the pleasures of the political holiday. At the Agricultural Hall the platform now oc cupies the equestrian circus or ring. On either side, where the statuary and gas and floral decora tions of the Hippodrome existed, there are other stalls, and reserved seats are to be appropriated to deputations and delegates from the country, for whose accommodation places are to be set apart, the Scotch and Irish Reform League represen tatives being specially cared for under the direction of stewards and ushers, who are to be distinguished by a white ribbon worn round the right arm. 'rho remainder of the Hippodrome., which will afford standing space for some 3,000 or 4,000 persons, will be occupied by the heads of the several societies, banner-bearers, and other officials and organisers of the programme, whilst the amphitheatre and galleries are to be occupied by the mass of the members of the procession and the public. There will be sufficient room, it is esti mated, and for which arrangements will be made by the erection of small platforms in the rear of the northern and southern galleries, and at the arcade entrance by Islington-green, for the accom modation of meetings to the extent of some 3,000 or 4,000 persons each, so that in the aggregate some where from 35,000 to 40,000 persons can be accom modated within the walls of the building. The other arrangements will be carried out sub servient to the agreements which the executive of,. the League have entered into with the Agricultural Hall Company. Amongst other means adopted to make the objects of the League known, on Saturday last every mem ber of the House of Lords and Commons had posted to him by book post a large quarto pamphlet, with a woodcut portrait of Mr. Beales on the cover, con-, Wiling the names and addresses of the council and executive, a list of departments and branches of the National Reform League, with the places and time of meeting, names and addresses of secretaries, ob-. jects, nda other information RUSSELL-SQUARE. In consequence of the announcements which ap peared in the papers, it was understood that the division No. 4 of the body, who, by arrangement, were to take part in the demonstration, should as semble in the above neighbourhood at half-past one o'clock, and a large number of persons were attracted to the Square in consequence. With the exception of a few shoemakers from Nottingham, who, by the way, not having much topographical knowledge, confounded Bloomsbury-square with Russell-square, and went to the former place, the assemblage in that vicinity was very limited indeed. Up to half-past one o'clock there were not 100 people in the neighbourhood. LEICESTER-SQUARE. From twelve o'clock in the morning the square was crowded with a miscellaneous collection, all anxiously expecting to see the parties who it was supposed would be present. However, there was no arrival of processionists until very late, the arrangements appearing not to have been efficiently organised. TRAFALGAR-SQUARE. The scene presented in Trafalgar-square was ex traordinary. Hundreds of thousands of persons of all descriptions had congregated around the spot, and down the different thoroughfares leading to the Square. Up to two o'clock thousands of people were flocking to augment the large assembly - . The centre of the Square was, of course, occu pied by the representatives of the Trades Unions taking part in the procession, and the lino of route along Pall-Mall, St. James's-street, &c., were lined with mounted police. The whole of the division of the procession had not arrived at two o'clock, but shortly after that hour the whole of the sections having arrived, the order was given to the procession to move. The crowd was something terrific, and when once the adventurous sight-seer became involved in it, extrication was almost impossible. The entire route from Trafalgar-square to the Agricultural Hall was lined with spectators, six or seven deep, and altogether a larger gathering of the population of the metropolis has never taken place. It exceeded the memorable demonstration in December last beyond all comparison. Queen's Speeches on Reform. Some interest is attached to the terms in which the Queen has, on so many occasions, been made to refer to Reform. In 1852 we find the following paragraph produced under the auspices of Lord Russell : " It appears to me that this is a fitting time for calmly considering whether it may not be advisable to make such amendments in the act of the late reign, relating to the representation of the Com mons in Parliament,as may be deemed calculated to carry into more complete effect the principles upon which that law is founded. I have the fullest confi dence that in any such consideration you will firmly adhere to the acknowledged principles of the Con stitution by which the prerogative of the Crown, the authority of both Houses of Parliament, and the rights and liberties of the people are equally secured.' l In 1854, under Lord Aberdeen, we have the fol lowing : " Recent experience has shown that it is neces sary to take more effectual precautions against th evils of bribery and corrupt practices at elections. It will also be your duty to consider whether more complete effect may not be given to the prin ciples of the act of the last reign, whereby reforms were made in the representation of the people in Parliament. In recommending this subject to your consideration, ny desire is to remove every cause of just complaint, to increase general confidence in the Legislature, and to give additional stability to the settled institutions of the state." In April, 1857, Lord Palmerston disposes of the matter more summarily, thus : " Your attention will be called to the laws which regulate the representation of the people in Parlia ment, made thereon." der what amendment s ll mmaeynt,bewsiathfelay and beneficially 1859 we find the Earl of Derby approaching the subject in these words : view t(neficocina consider Your attention will be called to the state of the laws which regulate the representation of the people in Parliament, and I cannot but think that you will give to this great subject a degree of calm and im partial consideration proportionate to the magnitude of the interests involved in the result of your dis cussion. In 1860, under Lord Palmerston : " Measures will be laid before you for amending the laws - which regulate the representation of the people in Parliament, and for placing that repre sentation upon a broader and firmer basis." The paragraph devoted to the subject in last year's Queen's Speech was, however, perhaps the most straightforward and manly of the lot. It ran thus : " I have directed that information should be procured in reference to the rights of voting in the election of members to serve in Parliament for counties, cities, and boroughs. When that informa tion is complete the attention of Parliament will be called to the result thus obtained, with a view to such improvements in the laws which regulate the rights of voting in the election of members of the louse of Commons as may tend to strengthen our free institutions, and conduce to the public wel fare." The catalogue is completed by the paragraph from the Speech of Tuesday : " Your attention will again be canal to the state of the representation of the people in Parliament, and I trust that your deliberations, conducted in a spirit of moderation and mutual forbearance, may lead to the adoption of measures which, without unduly disturbing the balance of political power,`; shall freely extend the electoral franchise." ' '.~