The Sun. — London, England, 1867-04-10 00:00:00

..__. -., AION KARKE---T A ND C OMMERCIAL INTELLIGZNCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The report in the general discount market, so far as the last few days are concerned, might have been almost stereotyped. The inquiries are mode rate, and the rates in general discount circles range fr om 2 i upwards, according to the class of paper offered for negotiation. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. Gold to the amount of £106,000 has arrived from Australia by the Echunga, and £32,000 by the Pride of the Ocean. The City of Washington, from New York, has brought about £3,000 in specie. Advices received from Paris respecting the large finance institutions state that the last balance sheet of the Credit Mobilier shows very heavy losses, to which a further loss this month of between two and three millions has to be added. It is the amalgamation of the new shares with the old which presses so heavily on the prices. The new share holders have doubled the capital, and do not receive any profit realised before the Ist January, 1867, and at the same time decline to have any share of the loss of the eight millions, as shown on the balance sheet to the 31st December, 1866. The shares have again declined last week 50f., from 456 to 406 ; and the Immobilier in the same time receded from 300 to 215, showing a fall °1 180 f. in one month. The Credit Foncier shares fell last week from 1,467.50 to 1,380, and are still considered too high. In the portfolios of the insti tution there is the signature of M. de Haussman to the amount of 202,000,000 f. The seventh ordinary general meeting of the standard Bank of British South Africa (Limited) Will be held at the new offices of the company, 10, Cl ement's-lane, Lombard-street, on Friday, the 26th April. With respect to the tea market, Messrs. Layton and Co., in their fortnightly circular, state as follows :—There is no improvement whatever in the condition of the tea market ; indeed during the past fortnight, where importers have pressed sales, Prices have in nearly every instance favoured the buyers, the dulness and depression previously re- Ported continuing to the close. By private con tract the dealers have only been induced to operate, as before, for immediate requirements, while at public auction, although the quantity brought forward " without reserve" has been very Moderate, great heaviness prevailed, and lower quotations were current for all descriptions of Congou, the decline (fully ld. per lb.) being most marked in fair black-leaf of new import, medium r ed-leaf ki nds realising comparatively steady rates. l here has b een a good i nquiry :for common Congou dative port , and some di spos i t i on to b uy f or specu account at 11d. to 11-1-d. per lb. ; with this exception the ma r k e t h as rema i ne d genera ll y in active, and wh ere sa l es of any extent have taken _P l ace it h as b een at the above reduction. The ,e . atim ated stock of t ea i n th e U n it e d Ki ng d om on e Ist inst. amounted to 93,853,000 lbs., against 195,516,000 lbs. last year at the corresponding Period . a 'll e rice market for the past month has shown purposes, and demand for soft grained rice for cleaning i ii • l rposes, and the stocks steadily decreasing the idlers operated freely, securing all available parcels, c _ . Producing a further advance of 3d. to 6d. per ; e t. At this period the early cargoes of new rice eff re , al s° in request, and considerable sales were tat e i c'ed at late rates to a slight advance, the expec °° of their arriving upon a bare market, and ceweintparativu cheapness—being about 9d. to Is. per nientunder spot value—proving the chief induce t ° buyers. Two o'CLocK. !„, f. El British F un d s are st i ll much d epresse d , a ' rt ber decline of I per cent. having occurred to aY. , The mark e t i s qu i et i n th e a b sence o f ac ti ve Pectu at ion, and a li m it e d, num b er o f b ona fid e in ree:tnleets, the Foreign i s at present t h e f avour i te f o ; -rt of time op erators. C onso l s are now 908 111 e3r, and 901 I f or the account. The New reAnnuities," " are 88k ; R e d uce d A nnu i t i es, 888 1; A 1 885, 12*; Exchequer Bills, 20s. prem. ; 0 4441 5 per C ents., 1091 ; ditto Enfaced 4 per C ents 85 ; ditto 5 per C ents., 1031 ; and ditto , 1 , (18 ,. 49 5• prem. the %le Out going mail will t a k e £50 , 000 i n s il ver f or East, and a d emand for the Continent it is thou ght_ Will shortly arise in conseque nce o f th e ap iThensions of war, buyers f rom th ence were i n t h e • mar et yesterd ay • the present price of that metal 0i per oz . ~1 11 the For e i gn M arket there have been slight in uications of improvement. Spanish Passive have declined to 19* ; Certificates -k, to Hi- 12 ; l lrkish 5 per Cents. *, 27* ; Russian Scrip 1, to dis. to par ; and Italian 1, to 481 *; but Greek have advancedli, to 13 14 ; and Chilian Scrip 1, to 5 3 dis. ; Mexican remain firm, at 144 15 ; and the D anubian Scrip at 6 4 dis. A Very moderate amount of business has been t ransacted in the Railway Share Market, but in a f ew instances prices show more firmness. Great Western have advanced I } ; North 4 Western, ; 11 d Great Northern, 1 ; while B r i g h ton have de. c elled 3 ; Metropolitan, 1 ; and South Eastern, s: The Foreig n an d C o loni a l li nes s h ow lit t l e varia ;`en) Gre a t L uxem b ourg b e i ng d ea l t i n at 8/ 91 ; ." a lija and San Francisco, at 141; South Austrian 4011c1 L ombardo -Venetian, at 15 ; Grand Trunk of C li ad at 17/ 18 ; and Bombay and Baroda, at - v 1 1 011. t American Securities show great weakness, thoug i h , to il e Shares are better, 36i 37 8 ; and Illinois 4 , d : I; 6 i 77 i ; but United States 5-20 Bonds have e 4 , ed 1, to 73i with a tendency downware.s. .catia ritic and Great Western Railway Debentures Ze declined to 29 31, and the Consolidated °ll gage Bonds I, to 21 21*. d eoi elt shares rema i n very qu i e t . Alli ance h ave Chi n to 141 ; Ch ar t ere d o f I n di a , L on d on , an d to 57 a ' im Proved t o 301 ; L on d on an d C oun t y , t o 4 . an d Unio n o f A ustra li a, to 46147. zteti Iseellaneous and Finance Shares continue in- T el a t bar egra b h ely previous rates. Anglo-American er een ' ts r . ;) marked 17 1 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 43 • R o . ' BO ; National Discount Company, Constructl -ai Mail Steam, 93 94 ; and Telegraph on and Alaintenance, 12f. MINING MARKET. Th e p , WEDNESDAY EVENING. of , - e utts been a more active inquiry for several Ole • Pritici,s ai pri ces r undertakings. Annexed are latest hi ve eli fro rate% Moor, ...... s}. 51 OookZ- AMalgaraate 6 6i a ,,, , Ititeliela ... 1 11 ba;, liasset ........ 17 18 E ast Le4rachhl ............... 6 61 °yell ,a 4 St Itussof ........... 881 kaetZlieal Grenville 1 li Gr r % 4 , t , 141( rt 6 1 3 : ...... ...... 17 i 18 i Cire f - t i " Ile tallickY Wheal Vo . r. . ... 17 17i Marko Talley 4 ,1 44 North Crofty 42 41 North Treskerby 1i Prince of Wales...s3s Gd 55s Providence Mines South Condurrow 12s 6d 15s Tincroft West Seton) 135 140 West Chiverton 72 74 Wheal Chiverton 6f 7 Wheal Grenville 1 11 Wheal Seton 100 105 Di.vtUNUENT FUNDS. 4°4111811 FU NDS—CLOSING PRICES. 90 /lii 'ou t bo.‘- • Consols 901 i 8 ptr • elteeennt, April 10 881 N "ult. Red' d o w , , , 1i,,,, '4 Per Cent _BB bl Per Cent. Jau. 1891 _ 4 4 u• per Cent. Jan. 1873 Unities, 30 yr ex ire sth Jan., 1880. 14 D°, for 3 yra, si x fro sth April, .:kel?1(11ed Sett Ti3eloPgraph), Anz., 1908 —.._ pm 1880 Niter Bills, £l,OOO 3 and 4 per Ct ...... D o £5OO •~0 pm Ila 1 I)° ' £1. 1 30 & £2OO 11 . c of ngland Stock, 6f per Cent le 14/31411 QOVERNMENT SECURITIES. -1)110414 tock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 — I) °• l'ecount 109 i ................. I\°•. per Cent. July, 1880 IT' ~,Per Cent., Oct. 1888 - I)°' ‘-'ertificates .. . 85 1,0. Enfaced Papal:4 .... Cent 1031 b j ?' 5 Per Cent., Jan 1872 he.Dofp 5/ Per Cent., May 1879 — D eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 . 49 — pm Bouds, 5 per Cont., .£l,OOO Pin 'le. der £l,OOO .. __•• ... PRICES. A VOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING -ra.e.,.. to7‘lue Itepublic, e 1 4 - : 9321 tonds 5 per Cent 1859 zilla ll 5 per bent. ...................... . Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 7ll I Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) C-ilian 6 per Cent 9B Do. 4i. per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent A . Do. „ B Do. „ 1867 Do. „ Scrip, £2O paid 3l dis V )lumbian, 6 per Cent. Ouba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Di. 5 per Cent., 1864 . D tnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent E piador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — gyptian 7 per Cent — 1)0. Second Issue — Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Do. Do. £lOO Bonds 7Bl 9} Do Government Railway Debentures 7B Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account 1861 .. _ Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent . ' J 9 dam 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account .. 69, Do. Marommana Railway — M 3XiCall 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1861 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — ilontevidean 6 per Cent. . — loorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada — Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Laud viarrants (Hectares) Pe -uvian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account — Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account - Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853 '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 404 Russian 5 per Cent., 182 ? 2, £ Si — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pm Cent., 1859 — Do 5 der Cent., 1862 B7 Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 B6l D.'. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B3l 4 31 Do. do. £45 paid par iardinian 5 per Cent • 7l Spanish 3 per Cent Do Accmint n a .„. Do New Detei Lea — Do. Account Passive Do — Do Accvant 194 4 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account .,,, 114 1 12 Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. SC;ip, .£6O paid Curkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account -------------- Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do .£lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 5l Do £lOO Bonds 5l + Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — lio. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Ditto 1+ per Cent. — Divilends on the above payable in Loudon. Austnsn, o per Cent, Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch •A:ift per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... -. French Rentes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. !tallith 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 4Bl 1 + THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9oi 1 , Do. Account 9o+ 1. UR. GLADSTONE'S LATEST AMEND• MENTS TO THE REFORM BILL. The following circular has been addressed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the members of the Conservative party in the House of Commons : "My dear Sir,—Mr. Gladstone has given notice of-a series of amendments which he proposes to move in committee on the Reform Bill, on Thursday next. " These amendments are Mr. Coleridge's relin quished instruction in another form. " The first of them relates to the vital question of residence, and if any one of them be adopted it wil be impossibie for the Government to proceed with the bill. " I shall, therefore, feel particularly obliged by your attendance in the House of Commons on that evening.--I have the honour to remain faithfully " B. DISRAELI. " Downing-street, April 9." yours, POLICE INTELLIGEACE.--This Day MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE AGAINST A CAB PROPRIETOR.—John Tripple, cab proprietor, of No. 25, New Tothill-street, Westminster, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt charged with receiving two axle-trees and two pairs of springs, the property of Mr. Thomas Weldhen, of No. 12, London-mews, Fitzroy square, well knowing that they were fraudulently obtained. The prisoner was further charged with hrving in his pos session two sets of new harness, four new silk umbrellas, one with a cocoanut stem handle, a pair of silvor tongs, and a spoon marked "T. A. E.," some teaspoons marked "J. E.," two silver watches, one maker's , na►e Cooper, a gold watch, a metal watch, a leather hat-box and hat, a pair of gold spectacles, two electro-plated teapots and a coffee. pot, and a large quantity of other articles supposed to be stolen. Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for he prisoner. It should be stated that yesterday a young man named James Johnson was charged with obtaining the axle-trees and springs by means of forged orders from Mr. Weldhen, a carriage ironmonger in London-mews, the orders pur porting to come from Mr. Cowan, of Pitt-street, Old Kent road, and he was remanded, Sergeant Ham, 5 P, informing the magistrate that the prisoner had given him some infor mation which would enable him to And the receiver. Sergeant Ham now said that last night he accompanied Sergeant Burrough, 21 E, to the prisoner Tripple's house, in New Tothill-street, Westminster. He told the prisoner that he had come about some axletrees and springs, and asked the prisoner if he had purchased any during the last week, and he said "Y 08." He then asked the prisoner who he bought them o f, and he said " A young man. " . Th e prisoner's wife th en went to a file, and showed him the re ceipt for one pair of springs —"Paid J. Edwards D. 55." He asked the prisoner if he had any receipt for the axle trees, and he said, "No, I did not take one." He then asked the prisoner how much he paid for the axletrees, and be said £1 25. He then told the prisoner that he should take him into custody for receiving the property, well knowing that it was fraudulently come by, and the prisoner made no reply. He asked the prisoner where the axletrees were, and behind a box in the prisoner's bedroom found them and the springs in the corner of the room. He said he took no receipt for the axletrees, as he thought it was all right. In a cupboard in the room he found a large quantity of property. He believed he should be able to find owners for them, more especially so as some spoons he found corresponded with the description circu lated of some spoons which were stolen a short time ago. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the sergeant admitted there was no attempt at concealment on the part of the prisoner. Mr. Thomas Weldhem identified tho axletrees and springs as his property, and said thair value was about £7. Sergeant Ham asked for a remand. • Mr. Lewis said he could not resist a remand, but he had to apply that the prisoner might be admitted to bail. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, and refused to take bail. THAMES. FEMALE SulcmEs.—Two women, named Harriet Dono van and Elizaboth Whitbourn, were brought up on re mand, charged with being drunk, and while in that state attempting to commit self-destruction. Donovan, while she was intoxicated,;threw herself out of a first-floor window at No. 3, St. George-in-the-East, but, fortunately for her, was not injured. Mrs. Whitbourn, who is 25 years of age, and has been living at No. 6, Ship alloy, St. George-in-the-East, while inebriated flung her self from the swing-bridge which passes over a lock of the London Dock into the water. She was also saved. The prisoners had been in the Clerkenwell House of Detention for a week - , the usual punishment for persons who have at tempted suicide. The chaplain of the prison reported that the prisoners were penitent and had promised to abstain from strong drinks in future. The prisoners were now discharged, and delivered to the care of their friends, and warned that any repetition of their rash attempts would be severely punished. DARING BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.—Henry Solomons, a young man, was charged with being concerned with another in a daring burglary and robbery. This morning, at five o'clock, a police-constable named John Phillips, No. 266 K, saw the prisoner and another man in Sidney-street, Stepney, a few yards from the pre mises of Mr. Charles Bridges, a draper. The two men ran away on seeing the constable apprpach. He captured the prisoner, The other man escaped. After the prisoner was secured, Phillips discovered that one of the shutters of Mr. Bridges' shop was down. A pane of glass was forced out of the window, and it was within the shop with paper and treacle sticking to it to deaden the noise. Mr. Bridges and his wife missed a woollen jacket, two cotton dresses, one measuring 9, the other 10 yards, and a roll of flannel. The property had been drawn through the aperture. The prisoner refused to give any account of himself, except that he lived in the parish of St. ,George in-the-East. He was remanded for a week. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNES Y EVENING, APRIL 10,. 18617. OLD COURT. 'T SECUR 99 101 •98 100 100 1021 83 90' 87 8,1 10t 104 105 107 lu4 106 102 101 91 ?3 lul 103 IL6 1 8 102 IC4 193 105 103 (06 105 107 98 ICO 96 98 91 93 85 A 7 101 102 61 86 ITli 871 61 1041 i 51 4i: Central Criminal Court—(This Day). TIIE JAMAICA REBELLION. This morning the Lord Chief-Justice of England attended at the Central Criminal Court to charge the grand jury with respect to the indictment pre ferred against General Nelson and Lieut. Brand, charging them with the wilful murder of Mr. Gor don. The court was crowded in every part, and when the learned judge took his seat on the bench he was accompanied by Mr. Baron Channell. There were also on the bench—the Lord Mayor, Ear] Granville, Aldermen Copeland, }lnnis, Moon, Rose, Lawrence, Gibbons, and Besley, and Sheriff Water low and Sheriff Lycott. The jury having entered the box, His lordship said,—ln consequence of the learned Recorder having taken part in certain inquiries that had, been made into matters in connection with which an indictment for wilful murder was pre ferred against General Nelson and Lieut. Brand, he had taken upon himself the duty of charging the Grand Jury with respect to the indictment. It was a matter of the gravest importance, and one which would call for their most serious and attentive con sideration. In the year 1865 disturbances broke out in the island of Jamaica which resulted in the execution, with others, of Mr. Gordon, whose sen tence, it was contended, was against the law, and consequently Colonel Nelson and Lieut. Brand, who were officers in her Majesty's service, were to be held criminally responsible for the consequences. His Lordship then proceeded to narrate the cir cumstances connected with the outbreak in Jamaica, in which he said 18 persons were killed and more than 50 wounded. At the time of the disturbance in the island the white population were a very small minority, and it was thought desirable that the Go vernor, with the advice of his Council, should place the whole of the county of Surrey under martial law, with the exception of Kingston. A force of military was sent, and as soon as the soldiers made their appearance their presence was sufficient to quell the outbreak. Martial law was proclaimed on the 13th of October, after which Mr. Gordon, who resided a short distance from Kingston, and was seen there some time previous, was arrested. It was not necessary to enter into the merits of the charges brought against Mr. Gordon—that might occur by and bye—but it - appeared to be the general opinion amongst all, the white population that he was the instigator of the rebellion, and an active accomplice in all that had taken place ; and, therefore, it was thought necessary and right to make him responsible for the consequenCes. He was, accordingly, arrested and put upon his trial at Morant Bay ; Colonel Nelson being in command of the military force in that place. The court-martial before whom Gordon was tried consisted of Lieu tenant Brand,•Lieutenant Errington, and Ensign Kelly. He was found guilty of high treason, and sen tenced to suffer death. The sentenc3 was sent to Colonel Nelson for approval, and by him it was transmitted to General O'Connor, and, finally, it was submitted to the Governor, who approved of it, and it was accordingly carried into effect. It was in respect of that execution that the present proceedings arose. The first question that pre sented itself for consideration was whether the Governor had authority to proclaim martial-law under the circumstances which he did, and that they would find to be a question of the greatest import ance. A governor, as such, had no such power until some proceedings, either imperial or local, giving him the required authority to do so. There were two classes of possessions of the British Crown called Crown colonies and settlements. Crown colonies were those dependencies acquired by conquest or cession, in which the power of the sovereign became absolute, the inhabitants being governed by their own laws. Very different was a Crown settlement—that was land taken possession of in the name of the Crown of England. Here all had the rights of Englishmen, and every subject of the Crown proceeding there took with him that which no Englishman' could forfeit, viz.—his allegiance to the Crown. llc took with him all the rights and liberties, and became entitled to all the privileges such a position gave him. it would, therefore be necessary to ascertain in what position Jamaica stood; either it was a Crown colony or a Crown settlement. The matter was referred to in Cumming's " Digest," and also in Clarke's able work on Colonial Law. Jamaica was acquired by con quest by the English from Spain. An attempt was made to regain the island by the Spanish, but it was unsuccessful. After which the whole of the Spanish subjects who remained after the conquest, and who fled to the mountains, quitted the place, and Charles the Second soon afterwards issued a proclama tion confirming all the rights of Englishmen, or those person proceeding thither, and from all the authorities be had been able to consult, he had arrived at the opinion that Jamaica was entitled to the privileges of a settled colony, because, when the English family went there, they found neither Spanish subjects, laws, nor authority. After this the Assembly of Jamaica and the British Govern ment for years disagreed with respect to the right of the one to tax the other, until, in the reign of George 11., the laws of England were formally de clared to be in force. With respect to mar tial law, it was right to clearly understand what it was, and how it was to be declared in form. It appeared clear that it could only be declared in existence by the authority of the Crown and Parliament, and that no person, on his own responsibility, has the power to proclaim it. The greatest uncertainty also existed as to the powers defined as martial law—law it could scarcely be called at all, because it over-rode all law, and it was but right and high time that it was brought to the test of judicial settlement ; and if it was found to be such as it at present existed, then it was time that Parliament should interpose to put a stop to a power so arbitrary and despotic, and clearly t lay down for th e f u t ure w h a t was to be the law. There was the greatest difficulty in the case ; bdt before such doctrines as those with which they were acquainted were accepted, they ought to examine the matter most minutely. They ought never to forget that a rebel—one guilty of high treason—before he was convicted, had a right that his life should be held sacred until after his convic- tion. This safeguard was essential, as it was the essence of justice, and it prevented men being treated arbitrarily in times of trial and passion. What he wished to arrive at was, whether there was such a thing as martial law, in the sense they understood it, known to the law of England. He had looked through everything that bore upon the subject, and the first instance he found recorded was in the reign of Edward 11., but there it was not such as we understand the term. Then, again, a case was found in the reign of Richard IL; during that time many of those taking part in the proceed ings of Wat Tyler were put to death without any form of trial. Then, again, in the wars that occurred between the houses of York and Lancaster, those taken on the field of battle were put to death by some sort of tribunal similar to that we now call a court-martial. An instance was be found in the reign of Henry VII., but it was not such as they were familiar with, because it was not an instance where a prisoner was brought to trial after the rebellion was suppressed. Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth both issued proclama tions declaring martial law, but it appeared to be clear that in many cases they were issued in ter roreni, and had they been carried into effect in the manner indicated it would have been in violation of all powers of the Crown. Then, again, martial law was threatened during the apprentice riots in the City of London, but had it been carried into effect? Queen Elizabeth must have gone beyond the power which the constitution gave her. He had searched, he believed, every case in which instances of martial Law were recorded, but he could find none in which it had been carried into force in putting down rebellion in this country. With respect to military tribunals known as courts-martial for the trial of military offences, they were all conducted with even justice and high honour. An officer in command had a right by law instantly to repress mutiny by force, but whether that system could be applied to the trial of civilians was a matter that required the most careful and calm consideration. He had also examined the law on that matter, and such information on the subject as he had acquired he would at once convey to the jury. His lordship then referred at great length to the authorities on the points, and concluded a charge remarkable for learning and research with an assurance that the jury would view the whole of the matter in that spirit of justice which had rendered the name of England great and glorious throughout the civilised world. The jury then retired to consider the evidence offered by the prosecution. Cession of Russian America. It appears by telegrams from Washington and St. Petersburg that the Governments of the United States and Russia have agreed to the terms on which the EMPEROR will cede the Russian dominions in America to the United States. So far as the Go vernments go the matter is determined ; but the PRESIDENT of the United States cannot conclude a treaty unless sanctioned by two-thirds of the Senate, assembled in their Chamber. An extra session of that body was called, and the matter sub mitted to it. It was reported from New York on the Ist April that the temper of the House appeared to be unfavourable, and that the terms would be fully debated before action was taken. The sum fixed by the treaty, which resolves itself into a simple purchase, is seven millions (dollars). We presume, therefore, as the question is one of money that it must also be discussed in the House of Re presentatives. The cession of this territory created a feeling of surprise and alarm among British diplo matists, and threw the Embassy at Washington into a state of consternation. Yet it was known that the American and Russian Governments have long been in negociation on this subject ; indeed, before British Columbia was a colony and California a State. People imbued with the AIoNuoE doctrine would naturally wish to conclude such a bargain irrespective of the value of the territory purchased. Russia is a despotism ; and a despotic Government with a footing on North American soil is not an agreeable idea to the American mind. It is pro bable, therefore, that the proposed cession will find many supporters in the Union who may be fully impressed with the worthlessness of the land ceded. Up to the year 1863 this territory was leased to a company of fur-traders, called the Russian-Ameri can Company. The gradual extinction of the fur bearing animals has deprived the tract almost of its only value. The capital Sitka, or New Archangel, is situated on a fine harbour of the largest island of George M.'s archipelago. It contains 1,590 inhabitants, among whom reside the governor and the chief officers of the fur company. There are about a thousand Russians in this land, some Esquimaux dwell in the extreme north, and a few nomadic tribes of Indians wander over the sterile wastes. The harbour of Sitka is well placed for a naval station, and is a commanding outlet for the Japan trade and with the eastern countries of Asia. This wild and ice-bound territory is thus described by INIALTE Bet N :—" Above a range of hills, covered with pines and birch, rise naked moun tains crowned with enormous masses of ice, which often detach themselves, and roll down with a dreadful noise into the valleys below, which they entirely fill up, or into the rivers and bays, where, remaining without melting, they rise in banks of crystal. When such a mass falls the crashing forests are torn up by the roots and scattered to a distance, the echoes resound along the shores with the noise of thunder, the sea rises up in foam, ships experience a violent concussion, and the affrighted navigator witnesses, almost in the middle of thesea, a renewal of those terrific scenes which sometimes spread such devastation in Alpine regions. Between the foot of these mountains and the sea there ex tends a strip of low land, the soil of which is almost everywhere a black and marshy earth. This ground is only calculated for producing coarse, though nutritious, grass and small plants. Some of the marshes hanging on the side of the hills retain the water like a sponge, while their verdure makes them appear like solid ground ; but in attempting to pass over them the traveller sinks up to the knees. Nevertheless the pine tree acquired a great size upon these gloomy rocks. Next to the fir the most common sp'cies is the alder. In many places nothing is to be seen but dwarf trees and shrubs. Upon no coast with which we are acquainted have there been remarked such rapid encroachments of the sea upon the land. The trunks of trees that have been cut down by European navigators have been found and recognised after a lapse of ten years. These trunks are found sunk in the water with the earth which supported them." Every fresh accession of territory to a great power is regarded with extreme jealousy ; and England, which has absorbed more than any other, is not free from this feeling. The country cannot have been of any value to Russia. It may be of some use to the United States, if not materially, at least morally. She has a right in this legitimate manner to fulfil her " manifest destiny" if Congress considers the land worth the price. There appears to be a dispute between Great Britain and Russia regarding the boundary, and this is the only question of any real importance to England. It would be gratifying to us to see the whole of North America, from the Rio Grande and the Gulf of Mexico up to the North Pole, come into the possession of the Anglo-Saxon race; and we believe that the sooner all this conti nent falls into the hands of the branch that can make the best use of it the better it will be for all parties. People begin now to discover that a large portion of British Columbia is shut out from the Pacific seaboard, as if the proposed cession in any way altered the boundaries of the colony. What British Columbia was before British Columbia will remain, with the only difference that a more active and energetic race will be the owners. On the subject of this cession the Russian organ, Le Nord, says : The Transatlantic telegram announcing the meeting of the United States Senate in order to receive communications of a treaty for the cession of Russian America contains nothing which ought to surprise us. The cession, if we are not mis taken, is the consequence of negotiations dating back several months. It is easy to see the mutual advantages that Russia and the United States must derive from such a transaction. These American countries, hitherto all but unproductive to Russia, owing to their distance from the centre of an empire already so vast will be more easily vivified by Yankee expansion ; and the current of colonisation and commerce which will ultimately be established between the Asiatic and American seaboard of the Pacific will powerfully aid the prosperity of Eastern Siberia and the basin of the Amoor."— Anglo-American Times. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (By Telegraph.) GMAXESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, April 9.—Citizen, steamer, from Bordeaux ; Lincolnshire, from Melbourne ; Trio, from NaSBa3. Arrived, April 10.—Velocity, steamer, from Calais ; Holland, steamer, from Ostend; Marys, steamer, from Gothenburg. Sailed, April 10.—Sir Robert Peel, steamer, from Dun kirk ; Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne ;- Belgium, steamer, for Ostend ; Chevy Chase, steamer, for Dunkirk. _ _ DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed.—Sydney Hall, screw steamer, from Canaries ; Mersey, screw strainer, from the west ; Tyburnia, from China; Oriental, from Demerara ; Skimmer of the Wave, from Colobo—all for London. Anchored.—Albatross, from Oporto, for London. Sailed.—Joseph Jurne, Forester, and the rest of tho homeward bound, for London. INTERESTING FACT.—The follJwing singular apd anthen t:c case of restoration of the hu.nan hair is worthy of obser vation, more particularly as it relates to an article of high and universal repute during the last half century. Mr. A. Hermann, of Qucen-street, Soho, had been quite bald for some time past, and had tried various preparations for the recovery of his hair, but without any beneficial result. Ile was then induced to try the effect of "Rowlands' Macassar Oil," and after daily applying it for about two months he, much to his gratification, had his hair quite restored, and now possesses a beautiful head of Lair. This fact speaks too strongly for it: elf to re intro coininent. The workmen at Chatham dockyard have com menced the construction of a large iron caisson in tended for the entrance of No. 3 dock, in which the armour-plated turret-ship Monarch, 6, 1,200-horse power, is building, to take the place of the wooden cofferdam and caisson now in the dock. fiARE MARKETS—This day. --41. - Railways. Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian ... Cambrian. Cork and Bandon.... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & n b.J unc 16. London, scrip Certi 1/0. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Urd. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland' Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock.... Do. New, is. at 25 poi GtS, and W. of Ireland i Gt. Western -Original Do. 5. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coa s tl Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western, Lon. & South Western Man., 8110., & Lincoln .11etropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd Mid!and Do. L 9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby Aid Kent . North British Do. 16d., Pth., & Dung N th. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . Do. do. 1866 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. et.xik Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Raines Wok., & Wok fail Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 20 st st LOO BJIIII6II I' Atlantic & St. La wrence Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 Calcutta & B. E., lim Jape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension G rand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred G t. India Pen. gua. sp.e o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p, o G t. South of India gua. 5 per cent DJ. 41 per cent Do Great Wee, of Canada Do. New .. Do. 6 p. o Bt.s. pay. 1873 Do. 51 du. pay. 1877-8 lindian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Brads. Mel. & Hudson's say N.Rl.C'da, 6pc let pf. bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do ../ Do. Pun;aub.... o b Do.lndus St.Flot -7 2779 107 10i 40 46 4 6 t 5 63 ;0 72 105 tO7 27 29 5 7 113 115 1:0 122 89 H IL 4t tO 55 24 27 25 30 100 100 ' 100 100 100 IUO 100 124 126 74 76 17 IS 13 16 116 118 7:1 'O 47 49 119 120 - - P 104 106 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1121 12 nit 39,1 43 1201 1 61 3 2 114 I 131 451 641 4 i 1011 1 107 i f 18 171 02f V 9 p aid. ' Closing i Business Price. done. COLONIAL GO VERNMEN British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. sp. c. Mar. it Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed ak Cape U.llone, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. Ap I. & Ucl .1890-1206 Do. do 1880-99 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9. Do. 5 per cent. 15 April ana 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. , ._ Do. _ 1878, do alauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July To. 1882, 78 188 1 2 8 ,fray15, Nov. t.; Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal tiov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S. W. Gov. 5 we., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. a sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C i. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja do July Do. do, April & Oct 100 100 100 160 100 100 BILITIb. Cain. Consol. Gold, firs Chiver ton Clif f ord Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Calm Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved. E. WI Russell (Tavistk ,lam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited.. Great South Tolgus.... Great Wheal Busy. •... G. Wheal Vor (lielst.o Grenville Elerod's Foot Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley livyyndy Iron Ore, lim >I ely Se ton North Roskear N. Wh'l Bassett (Illog, an North Wheal Crotty Prosper United......., Providence Uny Lelant I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) . iv South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Mu Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard est Chi verton ....... • West Beton ......... Wheal Bassett / Mogan Wheal Buller (itedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis A Ail.NhB. 2.1.0 29; 2.11.0 31 2.14.01 8.3.6 3.9.0 11.2.6 58i 5.17.0 7 8 T 9 370 390 1 1i 22 24 5 8 3 3i 2 3 i it 9 10 3j 31 4 5 to 17 2C 22 11 11 3a 31 2 31 7 31 11 21 11d 35 45 11 13, 5j 6 2} 21 28 28 310 830 * ti 31 4i 12 14 e li 9 11 68 70 130 140 65 70 23 25 11 13 105 115 10 12 r 11: LOIN Ur: titlAtt.4.o Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent stock, 83 Great Eastern, E. Anglian, A stock 5 per cen North Eastern, York. 11. and Selby purchase. Stockton and Darlington B, O.per cent., 3 FOREIGN RAIL WAY kk. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8} Bahia and San Francisco, i li a., gua. 7 per cent., 141 G r eat Luxembourg, n 9 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15 West Flanders, 8 BANSb. .. 86 Alliance, lim.. 144 Bank of Egypt, 31 Chartered Aler. of India, London, and China, 31 301 Colonial, 38 51 onsolidated _Bank, lim., 4 1 Imperial Ottoman, lim., 71 London and County, 57 6 London and estminster4934 Midland Bank, lim.. 181 New South Wales, 454 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 31 Union of Australia, 47 81 MISCELLANEOUS; Anglo-American Telegraph, 17 4 Atlantic Telegraph, Dit.o, 8 per cent., 80 774 Cit Offices, lim., 54 Credit eoncier of Angland, lim.. 24 Gen. Credit and Discount, tim., 91 Hudson's Bay, 16 London General Omnibus Company, lira, 3 Lon :on and Provincial Marine, 11 National Discount ornpany, 114 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 20 Royal Mail Steam, 94 3 Telegraph Construe. and Mainten., lim., Ditto, 124 At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.968 in. The barometrical reading increased from 29.63 in. on Sunday to 30-30 in. on April 1. The mean tem perature of the air in the week was 48.6 deg., which is 3.7 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Gliieher). The highest day temperature was 62.1 deg. on April 3. The lowest night temperature was 30.5 deg. on Mon day. The entire range of temperature in the week was, therefore, 31.6 deg. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 48'1 deg.; that of the lowest was 41-6. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 7.0 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 77, complete saturation be ing represented by 100. Rain fell to the mea sured amount of 0.03 in. The general direction of the wind was W.S.W. and N.W. According to a return furnished by the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works, the average daily quantity of sewage pumped into the river Thames at the southern outfall works, Crossness, was 42,679,908 gallons, or 193,914 cubic metres, equivalent to about as many tons by weight. 112 115 82 83 34 36 4 18 101 IDS 61 62 92 94 33 35 9 10 1., 112 115 21 , 70 72 113 113 348 152 43- 45 07 8 10 163 158 3 4 ; SSESEiIONS. E 7 60 WO 102 id ip 4 4i 71 Ei 100 100 100 all 100 100 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 108 107 20 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 51 37 40 23 25 100 100 2 all all all 106 100 1 1p 100 102 91 03 12 131 1 e 126 42 81 84 It IF' 160 102 92 04 65 90 82 B 5 97 9? 97 98 1 I 97 98 96 98 91 93 106 108 107 109 112 13 13, 1091 101 10 3,11 4 101 1.01 60 911 2 11 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES—Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM. £lOO PLATE. A Plate of 100 sous, for two year olds which have never wou 100 sous ; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 7lb ; last half mile of B.C. Lictor BouguMiere Veada Fo u rteeu ran. MATcll. Eau do Vie beat Roll Call. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; three year olds 7st 71b, four Bst 111 b, five and upwards 9st 41b ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs if demanded, &e. ; T.Y.C. Confederate 1 Court Card: 2 Lytham Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three year old fillies; Bst 101 b each ; maidens at starting allowed 51b ; T.Y.C. ; 7 subs. liippia Problem Cellina 2 3 SUBSCRIPTION PLATE. A Subscription Plate of 50 sous ; three year olds ist 71b, four Bst 121 b, five and upwards 9st 31b; T.Y.C. Pericles Porter's Knot '2 Five ran. lIANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. A Handicap of 10 sovs each, for three year olds and up wards ; Annie Laurie colt 1 Wild Agnes 2 Thalia Seven ran. COLUMN STAKES. The Column Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; 31b and 51b allowed; R.M. ; 6 subs. Emily filly 1 Ringtail Screamer 2 LATEST 13ETTING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) 9 to 2 agst Julius (taken) 6to 1 agst Vauban (taken) 7to 1 agst Hermit (taken) Bto 1 agst Marksman (taken) 1000 to 40 agst Knight of the Garter (taken) DERBY. 6to 1 apt The Rake (taken) 10 to 1 agst Hermit (taken) ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS.—MoIdavia, Honesty, Honestish, Lady Cavendish, Adonis, Edgar, and Gameboy.; VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING.--(Tars DAL) Though but a mere handful of members were pre sent, and little was doing, the business which transpired was far from devoid of interest. The Sunflower filly was introduced for the Chester Cup, and the Oaks' victress, Tormentor, was supported in a well-informed quarter for £5O at her priee below. For the " Guineas" there was a most de cided move in favour of Hermit, who, after being supported at 8 to 1 for a " century," found favour at 6 to 1, which was kindly taken. CHESTER CUP. 10 to lon the field (offered) ; 20 to 1 agst The Sunflower filly (taken) 25 to 1 agst Tormentor (taken) 50 to 1 agst Land Tax (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Julius (taken) bto 1 agst Plaudit (taken) 6 to 1 agst Hermit (taken) 6to 1 agst Vauban (taken) THE DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Julius (taken) NOTICE.—CIIANGE OF ADDRESS. —JOHN STIRK, late Of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage he has recei'ved during the past year, and begs to inform his friends that he has removed to 25, Wel lington-street, Strand, London, where commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of the Wheatsheaf, Worship-street, Shoreditch; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; and at Ono Swan-yard, Bishopsgate-street. W. HOPKINS t.nd JOHN AmintosE (member of Tattersall's Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all racas throughout the year. Address-33, .010ENDEN STREET, HAYMARKET. Commissions. JOHN PERCIVAL, Oxford Cigar Stores, 3, Panton-street, Haymarket. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches ; also in George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux's Brewery. TIIE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can be seen daily in Talbot-court, Urracechurch-street, from Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, \Valworth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. RACING FIXTI AP. RES FOR 1867. L. Lichfield Spring 8 Newmarket Craven Abergavenny Thirsk Newmarket lst Spring 22 Durham .. 22 Catterick Chester 3O AY. Ascot Spring 7 York Spring 7 Doncaster spring .„ 9 Salisbury Bath JU. Ascot Summer 4 i Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton Odiham l7 I Bibury Club lB JUI Harpenden Epsom Croydon 29 Newton Beverley Stockbridge Chelmsford Summer Newcastle .. Ipswich Worcester Summer .Y Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meetiug 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 Down Royal Cot poratn Stamford Radcliffe Huntingdon Winchester Southampton Goodwood AUGUST. Ripon Brighton • • 6 West Drayton Brighton Club 8 Plymouth ..... Lewes Egham ... . 'Wolverhampton l3 Lichfield Stockton Oxford ••••• 15 1 Weymouth Hastings York August SEPTEMBER. Margate Warwick Spring 3 I Hendon Abingdon 5 Monmouth Leicester Doncaster 13recon l6 OCT __ _ Northampton Autumn: - 1 I Edinburgh Bedford I BER. Newmarket 2d October 7 Cheltenham l6 Newmarket Houghton 0 0 S I N G. COTIWG MEETINGS TO COME. fiEPTEMBER. Namo. Judge. Days of Running Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire Mr. Spofford AQUATICS. , OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. PUTNEY, April 10. The towing-path was thronged with expectant visitors who wanted to see both crews at work, but the Cambridge gentlemen did not go out, as ar rangements had been made for them to have a " spin" with the London Rowing Club twelve at five o'clock this evening, when a very large assem blage of visitors is expected. There was, however, something to see on the part of Oxford, who went up at a nice pace against the tide to Mortlake. They went away at 32 pulls per minute, which were increased to 34 well pulled. On their turn down they had a " spin" with au eight, mainly composed of the Kingston Club men. They were, however, fine oarsmen, and were headed by Mr. W. B. Wood gate, who took the stroke. The " spin" was in the course of the duration very smart. The Oxonians came down with a good flood under them, and were moderated at 38 to 40 strokes per minute. The men are in fine, hthlthy, strong condition, and are backed at 7 to 4. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT ;r: awr HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at. 10 minutes past 12. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Nlanchester Corporation Water, &e. ; Norwich and Spald ing Railway; Tendring Hundred Railway. AGRICULTURL OF AUSTRIA AND DENMARK. Mr. HATLAND asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when Professor Wilson's reports on the agriculture of Austria and Denmark would be laid un the table. Lord STANLEY asked the Len. member to renew the question to-morrow. MERCANTILE MARINI: BILL. In reply to Dr. BRADY, Mr. S. CAVE said in consequonca of the state of busi ness it would be better to intrJduca this bill in the Upper llousa after the Easter recess. MINES, ASSESSMENT BILL. Mr. PERCY WYNDHAM, in moving the second read ing of this bill, explained the way in which coal mimes were at present rated in different parts of the country. Lord G. CAVENDISH moved that the bill be referred to a select committee, and in doing so assured the mover of the second reading that he was acting in no hostility to the principle of the measure, but the details were so com plicated that they could not be dealt with by a committee of the whole house. After a short discussion, the bill was read a second tires and referred to a select committee. TEST ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL. On the motion for the house going into committee ou this bill, Mr. FAWCETT moved that it be an instruction to the committee to extend the provisions of the bill to Cam bridge. He contended that the Universities were na tional institutions, which ought to be open to all her Ma jesty's Subjects, without distinction of sects or creed. A discussion ensued on the question, during which Mr. Gladstone said he was in a peculiar position, as he did not approve of partial legislation. He thought the bill as it stood came within that definition, and for that reason he should vote in favour of the instruction. The house divided, when there appeared— For the instruction Against it Majority —B7 The instruction having been carried, tho house went into committee, when the whole of the clauses were agreed to. ASSOCIATIONS OF WORKMEN BILL. Mr. NEATE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to place trades unions in the same position as friendly societies. He did not want to pre judgo the inquiry that was about to take place before the Royal Commissioners, but he wanted an assurance on the part of the Government that they would not oppose the second reading of the bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was quite im possible for her Majesty's Government to assent to the se cond reading of the bill, not because they objected to trades unions, but because it was asking the assent of the Legis lature to an existing and continuing violation of the law. lie therefore hoped the house would reject the motion. Mr. T. HUGHES hoped the house would not throw out the bill in the summary manner that had been sug gested by the Attorney-General. The bill had been neces sary in consequence of a decision which had been given ia the Court of Queen's Bench, which placed in peril the funds of certain friendly societies, because they were looked upon as trade societies as well its benefit societies, and therefore illegally constituted. lie hoped the house would give its assent to the second reading, as the principal ob ject of it was only to enable trade societies to protect their funds, which could be pocketed by the per sons holding them, if dishonestly disposed, with out the contributors having any legal remedy. against them. The inquiry of the Royal Commissioners must result in legislation, and it was only pending that inquiry that the bill of his hon. friend asked that the funds subscribed by members of these societies should be protected. Mr. BARIIOW opposed the bill. Ile was addressing the house at a quarter to six, at which hour, iu accordaeco with the standing orders, the debate ceased. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned. TURKEY AND GREECE. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 5. The Porte has addressed an energetic note to the Greek Government threatening to invade the latter's territory if it persisted in its hostile proceedings against the Porte. _ . . _Yesterday an extraordinary Council of Ministers was held under the presidency of the Sultan, when the propositions of the Powers in reference to Crete and the future condition of the Christians in Turkey were again considered. Yr. Gladstone on American Finance. 4. _ _ Mr. GLADSTONE, when speaking on the Budget last Thursday, paid a high and well-merited com pliment to the American people. We have ex tracted this portion of his speech, which, we must do Mr. GLADSTONE the justice to say, is in accord with all his previous teachings, and a system he has never ceased to urge on the British nation. Mr. GLADSTONE holds that the true policy of a country is to strengthen its resources in time of peace, by economising its expenditure, so that the finan cier in time of war may have his donkey unloaded, fresh and ready for any burdens—not an over weighted and worn-out ass. As regards the wisdom of the course there can be little question with respect to the United States, but there is much doubt of its feasibility when applied to Europe. So long as one nation is ready, on the opportunity offering, to attack and swallow up another, that other must hold itself in vigilant preparation to prove a tough morsel. The policy of such States as Prussia and Austria, the known gormandising powers of Russia, have had a pernicious influence, more especially the late policy of Prussia, in keeping up Europe as an armed camp. The miseries that a nation inflicts upon its neighbour by forcing on it the intolerable burdens of an armed preparation ramify from one to another till spread over all adjacent countries, from Behring's Straits to Cape Finisterre. From this • curse America is exempt. She is free to carry out the policy dictated by com mon sense, and she is not likely to adopt any other. It is not the American system which deserves praise, for to nature and good fortune the fact that it can be adopted, is due, but the extraordinary manner iu which it has been carried out. The most experienced financier in the world may well pause in the midst of his speech in the greatest of debating societies to express his astonishment and admira tion. " Not," he exclaimed, " that we can expect a continuance of tlle same extraordinary and un heard-of measures, by which so much has been already done, for human nature can hardly stand such a strain." This is the language which will give the spur to the American people who delight to amaze, to overwhelm, to toss up the burden as a plaything, beneath the weight of which great empires have tottered and sank, wh:le the world stands by hardly believing that the weight is genuine, that it is not some juggler's trick they see. To do what no other people could or would attempt to do is the strongest incentive ; and these citizens possess a sympathetic cord which thrills at once through the whole mass, making them act as one man, whose honour or pride is touched, and enables the nation by a combined effort to do what others would never dream of trying. European politicians constantly fall into the mistake, through ignorance of this fact of supposing that American statesmen are discuss ing the wildest chimeras, while, in truth, they are proposing no more than they afterwards perform. We believe Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech will have a good effect on the other side of the Atlantic, for Americans like their efforts to be appreciated by those best able to judge, and have no fancy for " biding their light under a bushel."—Anylo-Anieri can Times. A BENEVOLENT COLLECTION. --A donation of £lOO has lately been sent to the National Lifeboat Insti tution by Master Herbert Marston, a son of the Rev. C. D. Marston, rector of Kersal, Manchester. This young gen tleman, who is afflicted with blindness, was so interested in the work of the lifeboat crews by hearing Mr Bal lantyne's story, "The Lifeboat, a Tale of our Coast Ileroes," that he began in the spring of last year a collec tion for the National Lifeboat Institution, which has re sulted in this peculiar and gratifying donation to the in stitution. HousE.—Y THE C esterday ev en i ng, be tween 9 ano'clock, a fire bra() out just b e hi n d S t. John-street, and in close proximity to the Ch ar t er -h ouse, a t an ivory turner's, destroying th e roo f and threatening destruction to the back premises o f th e Ch arter -house. The officials of this latter place very promptly brought their en gine to bear upon the flames. They with some of the gentlemen in the establishment were mainly the cause of checking the more extensive ravages of the fire. l ADvEnTlsEmENT. ] — Hollowav'sOintinoat and Pills have over and over again proved the best friend to persons afflicted with ulcerations, bad legs, sores, abscesses, fistulas, and other painful and complicated complaints. Printed and very plain directions for the application of this oint ment aro wrapped round each pot. Holloway's alterative pills should be: taken throughout the progress of the cure, to maintain the blood in a state of perfect purity, and to prevent the health of the whole body being j3opardised by the local ailment. Bad legs (old ago's great grievance) are thus readily cured witi•out confining the patient to bed, or withdrawing him from the nutritious diet and generous support so imperatively demanded when weaken ing diseases attack advanced years, or constitutions evine- L ing premature decripitude.