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THE SUN, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1870. PRICE STAMPED. 4d. sd. iTERDAY lembers, caus ea tock Exchang e , consequen ce of Y has been sate' id better, at e May accoun t ' )2. Exchequ et nts., 113, 1 13 ; stock has bee n Corporation Irked 1021. , been but rito firm, at ° I also have non. fallen I, a nd • and North' wer in value. rm. Cana a moderate in' mostly witlias been restricteJ cet for foreig n LB5B, 1859, an d 1865, been Wadi' rirginia Po' the value 6 '. ittle busbies. estricted, but th a droopil fallen 3, and al flat, &iv! 1 ded inesa haa bee 3 liet, at Mon' unced an in• r annum. re held at the i Calcutta, receive abou t 'ull. Ink (limited, vidend at th e The doubt' d were state r realisations, The greate r to have bees 11 remains 16 , irides excep t ert Compaq t would be is I to-day, and in the supP l Y on has be es 1, and in the been free l y )eing to still 7 Daira,l4oo confarae a ' of 70. .A-6 operatiat d eL4wher° 'lit probable d a Railway at., shows * fter meetivg. erest on fir s main to be al Life As: r were statea w prenulllll_ the accuinir tea applies' A the State at 93k, par 1 due on the :t the Stat ° ra liailirsit ununicatio n 14 the State obligation s, t £875,0(4 r.—The .avy at 2 ,1 )° 11 , to '43. pork, 45. $- e supP.J et ' de has rT . to £l2 12 arians, ; and gel 111 ow nlar., & en extend to L ; 445. 9d• retrolel: In, 323. 11 . 11 , 4 , pentine, 0— —The o,l g t es have „if 3 4, is. to 265. ma i n taine d; armed Ingl e b ol d natP r i od ordin a l, unchang°— LlC:—Ma rlcel speculatio* darket dull* inftrY f l _,r 6t4 . fifths, 1). 5 ' )ids, 1 21 ' i ) firkins° May-Jov e ! ith, 1240 Rye, 31111, -Jtule, 143. oubles, 60. i n able he Va.— • i ts Arab le a blessili a had be„ • h pop' 3 t of •ty years do G a zetty, A the .13, ,then ro w ;Revaleu very Old healtll, ShlY•' a 58 ~4 0„ cour. t :; o o, most 1„„ Stuart 4; dyspep s ia, dysPe/ 0 0, sP ms gr. 6,270: used IP' ' no se. , more tb% Liebig 12 lb 20 jllo oo °,oo or 24 c`3 ,, , Sups 93 %t i s are se der. v 3 ndon ; ,assivg cle ' id. Y GljiLl4. It Poi ° late f the , lice •Boa, L i s terf .YThores* ji d ' 1 0,0 6 . St. s" r, Jitz'e4 iier'd ?, ....,". Ewe, o 1 St l43d4 I diesel" RINAHA.N'S LL ' - DUBLIN. E LI3IBITION, 1865. 0 erve tho Red Seal, Pink Labei, and Oork Branded "Kina han LL. W hisgv. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY ga i n ed the Dublin Prizo XI e ta 1. Pura Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very 'Wholesome. 13(tt'es, 3s. Sd., at the Retail houses in London; by the Agents in Itio principal towns In England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. UTU A L LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1859), i 4, RUSSELL-STREET. COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON, And 38, QuEEN'S-HoAD, BRIGHTON. ‘DVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Bale, Free h d or L ease h o ld P roperty, f or one, two, or t h ree years, repay able weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted. I ' o Ms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. 1R W S; WOODIN'S NINE l EENTH WEEK. ." AT HUME," WITH his Famous and Original CARPET-BAG Saturday] ) nd SKETCH-300K ENTERTAINMENT in the Large mo mF EGYPTIAN HALL, Piccadilly. Every Evening (except at 8 ; Saturday Mornings at 3. "M r. Woodin has !Pared no expense in magnificently decorating and luxuriously l ur nishing his salon for the comfort of his patrons." Feats may e secured in advance, at the /lox-office, open from 10 till 5; also st Mitchell's Royal Library, (Ad Bond-street; and all the principal M usic -sellers. Stalls, 3s ; Area, 25.; Balcony, ls. Family Private 1101 , One, Two, a n d hiee Guineas. Carriages at 10. Manager, Mr. DUDLEY. ROYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Late WESTON'S. Proprietor—Mr. J. S. Sweasey. Mr Continued su,cess of the Great VANCE. J. H. MILLBURN received nightly with unbounded applause. ,„, Miss EMMA DAY, the accomplished Serio-Comic. The MATHEWS FAMILY (Nine in number), with their varied Entertainment. Mr. and Mrs RA NDALL, the celebrated Burlesque Duettists. Return of the inimitable Stump Orator, W. WEST, and EMMA WEST. Engagement for six nights only of DUGWAR, Juggler and Equilibrist. Miss KATE PALMER, the Royal Umbrella Belle, is engaged for a limited period at this Hall only. New Overtures.—Full Orchestra. Balcony, Gd ; Stalls, ls. ; Orchestra Stalls, Is 6,1; Private Boxes, 100 6d. Box-office open from 10 to 5. Grand Anniversary Night THURSDAY, April 28. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION. Baker-street—A PORTRAIT MODEL of TROPMANN is now added.—On View, amongst innumerable other relics, the original Lunette and Knife of the actual Guillotine used for the decapitation of Louis XVI., Marie Antoinette, and upwards of rim 0 persons of the best rand worst blood in France. Also an exact copy of the guillotine as in use. Admission, ls.; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a.m. till 5.30, and from 7 till 10 p.m. ARGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL -STREET, Piccadilly. The extraordinary success which has attended the production of the Shadow. • Dance, with the brilliant and varied effects of tho electric light on the groups of dancers that nightly partici pate in it, combined with the admirable Operatic and Dance Music Selections presented in the often-changed programmes, have had the gratifying effect of making the r. sent one the Most extensively patronized season since its first opening. The celebrated Orchestra, under the direction of its highly efficient chef, Signor Luigi Curti, performs the choicest and latest com- Positions of ail distinguished composers—the solos in which are as signed to the eminent euphonionist, Signor L. Mosca ; Messrs. W. Graves L. Silberberg, and other able artistes. Manager, Mr. T homas Pitts. Professor Halliman, M.C. Admission, is.; Reserved Seats, 2s. R.B.lnerzu,, Proprietor. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENMAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room consisting of a new and elegantast§ort Ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks. Obelisks, Ink- Kauds, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Farian, Marble, Rronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. imported a nd manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty 149, Strand, W.C., London. , k) ,.„.M ‘ , 1 % Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, -7'lN slin. ERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Elemen.a of Geology ; tbey will greatly facilitate the inte re studs of MINER A LOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2, 5 710, 20, 50, to 60 guineas men P RACTICAL' INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERA LOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 149, Strand. CAUTION. -POPULAR ERROR.-PRICE'S chills, BENZODYNE, the nt wly-disc,overed Cure for Cough, Bron , '" 8 1 Consumption, and ell wasting diseases, Cholera, Dysentery, has nothing whatever to do with petroleum spirit, falsely . Dull ed Benzoline &c. This uninee remedy may be cihtained of all - ' he tntsts, and. through the Proprietor, Mr. Paws, Analytical t lemist, 2. Lower Seymour i sheet, London, W. _ Prices—ls. 1.',-d., 2s. Od.,.and 4a. 6d per bottle. I) I NNEF OR D - S FLUID MAGNESIA:- The medical profess:on for Thirty Years have approved of t '," B Pure solution of Magnesia as the best remedy for Acidity of uu stomach, Heartburn, Headache, Gout, and Indigestion; and as the best mild aperien' for dercate constitutions, especially 641 aPted for Ladies, Children, and Infants. DIiTNEFORtt and CO., Chemists, 172, New Bond-street, London: and of all other chemists • throughout the world. KING'S DANDELION and QUININE LIVI. R PILLS (Without Mercury;. The very best remedy for BILE, WIND, INDIGESTION, ACIDITY, HEADACHE, HEARTBURN, &c., And acknowledged by many eminent surgeons to be the safest and mildest pills for every constitution. In boxes at is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6cL, at all chemists. I AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN affecting EFF ECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or cting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, coned cases of asthma, and incipient consumption. It fre glentlY cures persons whom the Faculty pronounce incurable, and alls.ys the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. a PProaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Per clePrived of sleep, or even l) ing down for fear of suffocation. ma y depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared °4l 3' and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, King William-street, g - cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 131 d., and ree quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for I,atabert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and addr,.ss are engraved on the stamp. RUPTURES—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. I.IVYHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS tPcrfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 01 and 182), is allowed by upwards of Five ;Hundred !Medical leo . to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment u . "-ERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its € ~.J!.,ets, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the `l4°.3', while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moo- Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with co much ease and cicse ra that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. uo ?eacriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can fail, to fit, forwarded by post, on the circumference of the ; Q aY, er .two inches below the hips, being sent to the mann iactur, it Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. , 0 Single Truss, 165., 215.. 265. 6d., and 315. 6d. Postage, Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is. Bd. An_Urn -1,. al Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. OZ-ost-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post ' a ce, PiccadillY• NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-taPs, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of p ur ;:suess and • , 9velling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are to , 'as, light in telture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like Po s ed. ° stoc,king Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 223, Piccadilly. 111 .TH RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. II BARRY'S delicious health-restoring Invalids and Infants' Food. laves rty times THE REVALENTA -ARABIC A . its cost in other remedies, and restores perfect aq,,''" ol l, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver; refreshing s - 1 ) , functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or '_'!lreebled—removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dyspep rat' e° "b" asthma; consumption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, leh gaa 'rie derangements, litemorrhoids, liver complaints, fiatu -eY, ne rvousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, eat e colds influenza, noises in the head and ears reumatism, gout t in .. • purities, eraptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleep eft.',„bees, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, sPasms nausea and sickness, even in pregnancy or at paninseT,king ffts, and bre' nchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, th e ", the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is most digestible and nourishing of all foods and suitable for "..,Yticla and i n f ants in e ll complaints. , thanes CA.IITION.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more n e .4 1 1 s IoPY imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's e most audaciously attached. B ar elt eeforth none will doubt the valuable properties of Di! f r om he alth -restoring Revalenta Ambles. Invalids' and Infants fr n ch ' , sines to the thousands of blessings it has already received no invalids whose position had been deemed hopeless, we may p or w ts _a . dd that of his Holiness the Pope, whose health has been tr ea ZtlY restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical (Cu rs •.%.nt We quote from the " Gazette do Midi, July 25th ejo. 48,41.3) Rome, July 21st. 1866.—The health of the Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other A rai re• he has confined himself entirely • o Du Barry's Revalenta lie ß ea Food , of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It 11o1iPl'oduced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his o:aft; cannot praise this excellent food too highly." liver'te,, NO 54 ,216 of the Marchioness de Brehan of seven years' iith ..'on:tplaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, irritability, le,o7;_l_learvous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleep de the most intolerable nervous agitation. de D e v ,'N • 7 8, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart deriveeles, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Waterford; "I have eits , t c ) 1 1 . 1 ' 11 0 uell benefit from your excellent food.—STUART DE Ds- Care ' n ano, Cappoquin, County Waterford." dy549,832.—0f fifty years' indescribable agony from ~,,rpsis„:l2eivousness asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, Curssickness, and 'vomiting —Maria Jolly of Lynn, Norfolk. lles s, Ne• 47,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervous eur4endiestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. tar, 11° 56 ,8 4.-- Mr. Samuel hasten, Leicester, of two years' Tla "a ' 6. ; 2 rood is sold in Canisters, at ls. lid.; 11b, 2s. carries b.. free 0 , 1 b • 21 ? e.; 2Cb., 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. canisters, e et, receipte of P. 0. Order Also Du Barry's Revaienta Arabica 10,'27, aPoteder is Packed i n tin canisters : For 12 cups at 25., CU P , "PS at 38. 6d., for 48 cups at 65 ., for 288 cups at 3et. for 576 tine lug about one penny per cup. The 30s. and 5.1 a. 3 rde a r e sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office a 1 at B law DU BARRY and CO., 77, Regent-street. London, ,_ ort ehur,nm and M ason ' s; also at 4, Claeapside ; 61, Grace, rea c itree t; u GI and 15 Grocers and Chemists.xford-street; and 121; New North -London; and all ONE, & SEVENTY DESTITUTE n ay ~YII PHA N CHILDREN are b e i ng ma i n t a i ne d i n th e „„ t o f ALB ERT ORPHAN ASYLUM , at t h e mo d erate rate •••4 per annum each. Funds greatly needed. °M eet 41, Cheapaide, Lona CH on, AR AI EL ,O S WALSER, Secretary. CSS. .Now realy, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., •BRA YE' LADY A the Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman." 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PARTRIDGE AND COOPER. lIANITPAC TURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (E. 0.) THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s. Par ream. s. d. Fine Cream Laid Note; a cheap paper Super9se Cream Laid Note; much approved . 4 0 Supeiline Thick Cream Laid Note; espeeially recommended 5 6 Extra Snrerflne Double Thick Cream Laid Note . . 7 0 Straw Paper, " Patent;" adapted for rapid writing ........ ... 2 6 Large Commercial Note Papers. 35., 45., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream.......... 105. 6d., 12s. 6d., and 14 6 Outsides Foolscap Letter Paper for scribbling .. plain, 4s. ; ruled ditto, 4 6 Tinted Lined Note .... . . . ...five quires for ls. 6d., or 5 6 The New Vellum Wove "Club Souse" bete, five quires for 2s. 63 Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 48 6d, 5s Bd, 8c 68 Gd Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 6d per 1,000 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., 3s. COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to is. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best'artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, &c , post free. Established 1841 UNRIVALLED SPECULATIONS SPLENDID SUCCESS. With a Single Stake of Twelve Shillings you can realise £3,000 ! —with £l, £22,oooll—with £2, £27,o6oll—with £B, 37,0001' For Prospectuses apply without delay to EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey. B RITISH. HOME FOR INCURABLES, Clapham-rise Instituted 1861. • PATRONESS. Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALK?. TREASURERS. George Moore, Esq.; Mr. Alderman Gibbons. This Institution, extending its operations to all parts of the kinglom. provides for those afflicted with incurable diseases a home fpr life, with every comfort and medical atti ndance. Patients art admitte,i, and annuities of Lli. obtained by election. No person ender LO ) ears of a . ,e, nor of the pauper class, is eligible. Full particulars and the necessary forms may b procured from the Secretary. Donations and annual subscriptions are earnestly solicited. _ _ BANKER& Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., E.C.; and Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W. EDWD. WEAVER, Secretary. Offices, 73, Cheapside. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, is the immediate vicinity of the Grbat Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. Vice-Ps tron— His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. President—HiszGraee the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders. is wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance'of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Bar clay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners street; and at the Hospital from 10 to 5. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for the purohase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Groat Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges. 19, Broad-street, and Ealing. 870 children. £l6 will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank, 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, E.C.• and by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.—LONDON FICMALIC PRETIVITIVIC and BEFOIIMILI'OBY IN STITUTION. President—Bev. CANON DALE. CONTaiscrimnS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers Messrs. Blon quet, Salt, and Co., 78, Lombard street, X.C.; Francis Nicholls ifaq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, X.' C. E. W. THOMAS, Sic., 200, Euston-road, N.W. NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861. Under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, La, whereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of the kingdom. The obi( of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Hug ltsh education, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house, And laundry, to ft them for domestic service; and, if not other wise provided for when they attain 16 years of age, to obtain suitable situations for them. The Committee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity Is en irely sustained ty donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINGsCOTE, Tressurcr W H. WIE melt, Secretary. Of f ice, 121, Pall mall S. W KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal street. Lincoln's-inn. -1 ho Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current expenses. Assistance is urgently needed. J• W. WALDRON, Secretary iIUR OCEAN HIGHWAYS" AND ITS MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT, Incorporated with "THE ANGLO-AMERICAN• TIMES." The mission which "Our Ocean Highways" has to achieve is to afford Travellers OF ALL NATIONS a means, in the Simplest and readiest of forms, that of the alphabet, to find their way, safely and easily, over the whole world. The success already obtained by the first annual, for 1870, is a guarantee for the future. The. whole British Press have applauded the enterprise ; many American and Continental Journals have encouraged and sympathized with the move ment, which is International, and made in the best interests of all countries. The host of elaborate special Handbooks and Guides which abound at the Railway Stations give many minute details to Which a condensed Gazetteer of the World, in a moderate-sized volume, cannot lay claim. But what it does claim is, that it contains every necessary particle of Tra velling and Commercial information, derived from the best and original sources. 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A valuable addition will be a FOREIGN PORTS' DIRECTORY, containing the names of British and American MinistOrs, Consuls and Vice-Con suls, Clergymen of all denominations, Physicians, Banks, Managers and London Correspondents, Chief Merchants, Ship Brokers and Shipping Agents, Lloyd's Agents, News papers and Editots, Hotels and Proprietors; in short, no labour or expense is being spared to render the work of paramount universal utility. " Our Ocean Highways" Monthly Supplement, incorpo rated with the " Anglo-American Times," the leading organ of America in Ettope, is essentially for the uss of passengers by our great Ocean Steamship Companies. Each number of the Supplement and each bi-monthly number of "The Anglo- American Times " will contain, in addition to a Ports' Rail way and Steamers Summary, a Skeleton Tour, taking the traveller from the steamer, on his arrival in port, to some one of the great European centres, guiding him on his way and ensuring his comfort at the most eligible hotels. These Supplements accompany the passengers in the homewaid bound tteamers, provision having been made for the Agents of the respective Steamship Companies regWarly receiviug them for distribution at all foreign ports. . • Communications?, suggestions, and corrections are earnestly solicited from all Travellers, either by letter to the Editor, or personal interview, at the Buckingham Palace Hotel, London. STATE OF ALAI3AiIIA.--Issu•; of 2,000,000 Dollars 8 per Cent. Gold Bonds. Authorised by Act of the Legislature under date of 11th of February, 1870, for Railway Purposes. Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co. aro authorised to re ceive Subscriptions for the above Bonds ou the following conditions:— I. The Bonds are to bearer of the nominal amount of $l,OOO (One Thousand Dollars) each, bearing interest from the Ist of April, 1870, at the rate of eight percent. per annum, payable in gold at the Agency of the State of AlaLama ' in the City of New York, on the Ist of January and Ist of July in each year; and will be paid off at par in gold on the Ist January, 1900. 2. The revenues of the State of Alabama ale pledged for the interest and re-payment of the Bonds, and the Act of Legislature 'by which the issue is s•tnctioned Specially guarantees that both interest and capital Nhall be paid in gold. A copy of the Bond and of the Act are appended. 3. These Bonds, being a direct :tato issue, are exempt from the United States Government Tax. 4. The price of issue is 94} per cent. (the dollars cal culated at 4s. 6d.), including interest from the let April; or £212 12s. 6d. per Bond of 1,000 dcls., payable in the follow ing instalments. £lO Os. Od. ou application; £3O Os. Od. on allotment; £75 Os. Od. on the 10th fay; £97 12s. 6d. on the 10th June .£212 12.5. Gd. • Subscribers may anticipate the instalments at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Taking into account the accrued interest and rebate of discount, the price is reduced to 934 per cent. In default of payment of any instalment all previous pay ments will be liable to forfeiture. Scrip Certificates will bo delivered and exchanged after paythent in full, against the definitive Bon'ds as soon as possible. In cases 'were no allotment is made, the deposit will be returned without deduction, and where an allotment is made of an amount smaller than that applied for, tho sur plus will b 3 applied towards the sum payabh3 on allot ment. Applications should be made in the annexed form to Messrs. J. HENRY SCHRODER and Co. The subscrip tion list will Close at 3 o'clock on Saturday, the 9.h inst., for London, and at 12 o'clock on Monday, the 11th inst., for the country. 145, Leadenhall-street, E. 0., April 6, 1870. (To be retained by the Bankers.) STATE OF ALABAMA. ISSUE OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS EIGHT PER CENT. GOLD BONDS. No To Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co. London. GENTLEMEN, —Having paid to the London and Westmin ster Bank, Lothbury, the sum of £ , being the re quired deposit of £lO per Bond, request that you will allot to Bonds of 1,000 dols. each nominal of the above issue, and engage to accept that number, or any less number, which may be allotted, and to pay its instalments thereon in conformity with your cir cular of the 6th of April, l 8; 0. Name Address Date • • (To be retained by the Applicant.) No Received of the sum of being deposit of £lO per Bond upon application for Eight per Cent. Gold Bonds of 1,000 dols. each nominal of the State of Alabama. For the London and Westminster Bank. A.D. 1720. OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London. Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, B.W. OOTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq Governor. 'AMU STEWART H')DGSON, Esq Sub-Governor. OFIAILLES jOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor. _ _ _ DIREOTORS. Robert Barclay, Esq. John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Edward James I)aniell, Esq. William Davidson, Esq Lancelot William Dent, Esq. Alexander Druco, Esq. Fredk. Joseph Edlmann, Esq. Charles Hermann Goschen, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Medical Referee, Bo.= William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, Esq. Novile Lubbock Esq. George Forbes Malcolmson, Esq. Lord osceline Wm. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. . William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. Ed Solly, Esq., F.B.S. NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Lady-day will expire on the 9th of April. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on lvantageons terms. FIRE - DUTY.—This Tax having been abolished, the PREMIUM is NOW the only charge for Fire Insurances. FARMING STOCK.—No Extra Charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Machinea. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who pref erre d th a t f orm o f B onus. The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part nership. The advantages of modern practice, with the secu rity of an Office whose resources have been tested by the experience of a CENTURY AND A HALF. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary, ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. GUILDHALL, 24th Manctr, 1870.—The Com mittee for Letting the City's Lands will meet at Guild hall. on WEDNESDAY, the 13th April next, at half-past One o'clock precisely, to receive proposals for Leases in Lots of the 'several Houses, Nos. 8,9, 10, 12, 13, and 14, Butcher-row, and Nos. 2,4, 6' 8, 10, 12, 14. 16, 18, 20, 32, 31, and 30, Whitehorse -street, liatcliff. A Plan of the Property may be seen, and further particulars and Forms of Tender obtained, upon application at the Architect's Office, Guildhall. FERDD. BRAND, Comptroller. SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square. The only free Hospital for diseases of women. Sub.criptions and donations are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hat chard Piccadilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart,; Messrs. Barclay, , Coutts, Glyn, Ransom; and h' the Secretary. On the motion of Sir C. 'WINGFIELD, a copy of a letter from the Government of India and of the reply of the Secretary of State for India regarding the proposed scheme for offering some inducement to field officers of the Indian Army to retire, was ordered to be produced. UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE, Established 1821. Subscribed Capital... Two Millions. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. • DIRECTORS. • CHAIRMAN—WiIIiam Steven, Esq. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN— Frederick 11. Janson, Lq. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq Richard M. Harvey, Esq Hy. Bonham-1 arter, Esq J. G. Hubbard, Esq Charles Wm Curtis, Esq G. J. Shaw Lefevre, Esq, M.P Charles F. Devas, Esq John Martin, Esq Francis H art Dyke, Esq Rowland Mitchell, Esq Sir W. R. Farquhar, Bart James Morris, Esq James Goodson, Esq Abraham J. hobarts, Esq Archibald Hamilton. Esq Henry Vigne, Esq Thomson Hankey, Esq - SECRETARY—Thomas Tallomach, Esq. ACTUARY—SamI. Brown, Esq. N.ll.—Fire Policies which expire at LADY DAY must be renewed at the Head Office, or with the Agents, o❑ or before the 9th of April. The Government Duty is totally abolished. Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal, with statemen ' of the Asset• and Liabilities in the Life Branch, free on application to the Comany's Agents,or to the Secretary. DA IN LESS awl PRACTICAL DENTISTRY, I by Mr B. L. MOSELY, the Dentist by special appointment, 312, REGENT-STREET, exactly opposite the Royal Polytechnic, and 23, MoORGATE-STREET, Cinr. Established 1820. This, the most perfected system of painless dentistry, originated and invented by Mr. B. L. Mosely, is recommended by the Hospitals and adopted by the profession as, one of the greatest improvements of the age for the alleviation of pain and restoration of the natural functions, can solely be obtained in such perfected success (the rasult of forty years' practical experience) at his only residences, as above. immunityn d e Th r e de These e useful,tee fromh The superlative excellence of this system is pe eu r tau f l e i c tri t ee pain, no teeth operations , anato derst stumps m gumsp sand protected. deca ye teeth neve hauge colour or decay—in fit unerring ease and comfort unsu secl -detection impossible—the facial anatomy faithfully va. a - - and youthful appearance restored—mastication and arti culation guaranteed. The " Times" of March 6 says :—" So good an imitation becomes the next best thing to the original." Teeth froni ss. I' setEcfrtcr 30guitteafh-Conaultation frea...-_,O.uly. addresses, 312, Regent-street, exactly facing the Royal Polytechnic ; ana 23, Moorgate-street, E. C., opposite the Star Insurance Office. . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDALE moved that Standing Order No. 179, s3c. 1, be suspended, and that the time for depositing petitions praying to be heard against private bills, which would otherwise expire during the adjournment of the House, be extended tothe first daron which the House shall sit after the recess at Easter. The motion was agreed to. INVERNESS COUNTY, &c., BOUNDARY BILL. This hill was read a second time. DUBLIN COLLECTO-RQENERAL'S FRANCHISE TILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The Earl of AIRLIE said he should not move for the papers on the subject of the conduct of the public busi ness in Scotland, as he found the report had been already printed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS:—Thunspar. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. THIRD READING. The following bills were read a third time and passed: —Aberdare Local Board Bill, East London Railway Bill, Lincoln City Commons Bill, North Metropolitan Railway Bill, Paisley Gas Bill. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT. A great many petitions were presented in favour of a repeal of this act. MONASTIC INSTITUTIONS. Mr. COGAN presented a great number of petitions from an parts of the country, against the proposed inquiry into these institutions. Several other hon. members presented petitions to a similar.effect. SUNDAY TRADING BILL. Mr. MAcLAREN presented a petition against this bill. EAST INDIA (ARMY OFFICERS). PRINT AND BLEACH WORKS. Mr. WILBRAIIAM EGERTON asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intended to bring in the bill to amend the Printworks and Bleachworks Acts, which he has promised to introduce this session. Mr. BRUCE said the bill was in preparation, but the circumstances which prevented him bringing forward other important measures applied to the measure alluded to. THE NAVY RETIREMENTS. Mr. RICHARD SHAW asked the First Lord of the Ad miralty whether his attention had been drawn to a letter written to a newspaper by a Commander in the Navy, commenting on a debate in the House, and whether he intends to take any notice of this proceeding. Mr. CHILDERS said his attention had been drawn to the matter, which was in direct violation of the 12th article of the Queen's Regulations, but as that particular regulation had so frequently been violated by officers of higher rank, and no notice taken, he did not think it would be fair to take public notice of the letter alluded to. Steps, however, were under consideration with a view of remedying the irregularity for the future. SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the First Lord of the Admfralty whether any further papers will be laid upon the table with reference to the deportation of natives in the South Seas, and especially to the case of the Daphne. Mr. CHILDERS said the Under-Secretary for the Colonies would lay additional papers on the table to-morrow. The conduct of Commodore Farmer had been such as to secure for him the promotion of captain— (hear, hear),—and he would be repaid all money that he had expended in pro tecting the islanders. SIR SIDNEY DACRES. Sir JAMES ELPHINSTONE asked the First Lord of the . Admiralty whether Sir Sidney Dacres was consulted as to the terms and provisions of the late' scheme of retireme at while it was under c onsideration ; and, if so, whether he approved of the measure in all its parts and arrange ments. Mr. CHILDERS replied that he and his colleagues were entirely responsible for advice given to her Majesty, and he thought it inconvenient that questions should be put asking how far certain officers concurred. He might, however, state that Sir S. Dacres was consulted through out on the retirement scheme whilst it was being con* sidered, and he concurred in the proposition. NAVY ESTIMATES. Sir JAMES ELPHINSTONE asked whether, as the arrange ment of the business of the House before the holidays was unlikely to command a numerous attendance, whether the navy estimates could not be considered on the following Monday. Mr. CHILDERS, in reply said the Navy Estimates had been fixed for Monday, and doubted not that they would be proceeded with on that day. PARISH ELECTIONS. M r , w. H. Sum' asked the President of the Poor-law Board if it was true that an order had been issued under which the voting papers for the election of guardians in the metropolis would be call() 1 for by the police at the voters' residences on the morning of Good Friday, and whether it would be possible to make any alteration in the day so as to give a better opportunity for the rate payers to vote. Mr. GoscHEN said the - collection of the papers had taken place in twenty-nine out of the thirty unions, and the only one not collected was the new union of St. George's, Hanover-square. The 15th had been fixed quite by accident, and care would be taken to make the collec tion with as little inconvenience as possible. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Mr. WHALLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Deportment whether it was intended to give effect to the unanimous recommendation of the Royal C sion on Capital Punishment by abolishing the same in cases of murder without malice aforethought. Mr. BRUCE could not give an explicit answer, as the recommendations of the commission were so difficult, that he did not think it was possible to give them any practical effect. NAVAL RETIREMENT. Mr. CORRY gave notice that he should not bring forwara his motion on the subject of naval retirement until after the holidays. Mr. GRAVES asked the Secretary of the Board of Trade if, in the uncertainty of being able to bring on the Mer chant Shippina Code Bill in time for kiscussion on Mon day, he would so far consult the convenience of members as to postpone the second reading of the measure till after Easter. Mr. S. LEFEVRE said he proposed to postpone the second reading. There might be an opportunity, however, on Tuesday. YEOMANRY. Mr. DENF asked the Secretery of State for War whether the new regulations for the organisation and dis cipline of the Yeomanry Cavalry had been finally deter mined upon ; and if so, when they will be communicated to the commanding officers. Mr. CARDWELL said the regulations were ready, and would be circulated without delay. THE NAWAB OF BENGAL. Mr. BAGWELL asked the Under Secretary of State for India whether a memorial had been presented by his Highness the Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa to her Majesty's Secretary of State for India in Council, and whether any steps had been taken with respect to the memorial. Mr. GRANT DUFF replied that a memorial had been presented, and that there was an objection to lay the despatch on the table. - CONVENTS AND MONASTERIES. In reply to Mr. Cogan, Mr. NEWDEGATE said that he would withdraw the motion he had on the paper with reference to the appoint ment of a select committee to inquire into monastic and conventual institutions being referred to a committee of selection. Sir K PALMER, after referring to the clause and scale, and looking at what had been done and what was pro posed, said it would not be wise to reject the terms the Go vernment now offer. As regards the amendment of the hon. member for Carlow, he did not think, as the difference was but one year from that of the Government, that it would be right in him to vote in opposition to the Govern. ment. Sir J. GRAY said it appeared to him a question whether they were sitting to consider the bill, or as a committee of inquiry. There were constant changes of front—(hear, hear)—and every day alterations were made, so that now he frankly admitted he did not know where they were, or what they-were doing. (Laughter and hear, hear.) It appeared to him that they were engaged in a most mysterious piece of business, and that the proper definition of the bill would be a labyrinth to enable a landlord to offer a thirty-one years' lease. Instead of the complicated machinery which it would take months and months to perfect, he should have thought it would have been far better to have had a short bill, with but one clause, enacting that henceforth a tenant should be entitled to a thirty-one years' lease—(hear, hear)—and that on being disturbed in his holding, he should be entitled to so much compensation. (Hear, hear.) He suggested that the Government should give the com mittee the bill after Easter in a way that the members could understand. Mr. HUNT wished to strike out the word "seven" . for the purpose of inserting a lower figure. Mr. COGAN intimated that he should vote for the re tention of the word "seven." That word was considered by the Government a most vital part of the Bill. Mr. DOWNING, who was greeted with loud cries of " vide" expressed his disappointment at the speech from the first Minister of the Crown. He complained that the suggestions of those who were un acquainted with Ireland had been received and adopted, whilst the suggestions of hon. gentlemen who did under stand the condition of Ireland had been ignored. For his own part, he should take no further part in proposing amendments. After some remarks from Mr. KAVANAGH end Mr 0 1 .1ZEtux, the Committee divided on Mr. SYNAN's amendment, and the term of seven years was confirmed by 215 to 50. A proposal was made by Mr. Thu:murex to substi•ute "an nual value" for "rent," but he did not press it. Theamend ments proposed by the Government in the scale were agreed tl up to .£;0, nud hero Mr. W. Fowl=, interposed with an amendment intended to exc:pt all holdings above £5O from the operation of the clause. The amendment was supported by Sir R. PALMER. Mr. GLADSTONE strenuously resisted the amendment, as invo:ving the most serious consequences to the bill ; in fact, he signified in no ambiguous terms that the Government would not accept it, and if it were carried would thro m up the bill. The Committee divided, and the amendment was rejected by a majority of 32-250 to 218. Th , fur Ler progress of the bill was then adjourned until to-day at 12 o'clock. The dispute at Whitton Park between the masters and men at Messrs. Bolckow and Vaughan's ironworks, which occasioned a turn-out a short time since, has been arranged by the standing committee of the arbitration board, who have advised an advance of Gd. per ton in tile price of puddling. The report on Public Petitions chews that the largest number of petitions on any one subject have refer ence to the education question, there being 269 petitions, signed by 20,035 persons, in favour of an extension of the ' present system ; 2,304, having 284,031 signatures, praying for alterations in the Elementary Education Bill ; and 149, with 5,307 signatures, in favour of the bill. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Mr. Evan Richards asked whether any arrangements had been made, or are proposed to be made, in the office of Registrar of Friendly Societies to obtain the quinquen nial return of the " rate or amount of sickness and morality" experienced by each society within the five years ending December, 1870. Mr. STANSFELD, in the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said he concluded that the question was founded upon the fact that in the report for 1866 no such tabulation appeared. It would be the duty of the regis trar during the present year to call the attention of the friendly societies to the provisions of the Act of Parlia ment, and when such returns were made they would be tabulated. LENIENT SENTENCES • Mr. Toms HOWARD asked the Secretary of State tor the Home Department, if his attention had been called to a case tried at the recent Bedlordshire Lent Assizes, in which thelYrisoner, a man thirty-seven years was sen tenced to twelve months imprisonment for an attempt to upset a railway train. Mr. BRUCE said that he had no knowledge of the case beyond that which had been furnished by the hon. gentleman himself. The sentence ' waa inflicted by a learned judge, and it had never been the practice of the Secretary of State to call a judge to account for a sentence which after a consideration of all the circum stances of the, case he thought proper to inflict. . THE DOCKYARDS. Mr. CORRY asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the return relating to certain articles of store in her Majesty's victualling yards at Deptford, Gosport, and Plzmoutb,ordered on the 11th of March, would be in the hands of mein .Viers before the navy estimates wersoagain considered in committee of supply. Mr. CHILDERS was understood to give an. answer in the affirmative. THE LAND BILL. Sir llEuvEv BRUCE asked the Chief Secretary of Ireland whether he would place on the table of the House thepro posed second Clause of the Irish Land Bill before the Easter holidays. Mr. FORTESCUE, in reply, said that there was no con nection whatever between Clause 2 and those portions of the bill which the committee was now engaged upon. But if the hon. gentleman wished to see the proposed Clause 2 / it should be on the table on the following day. THE RED RIVER SETTLEMENT. Mr, WHALLEY askel, with reference to the intellihence that. Colonel John Scott had been put to death by Riel, the rebel leader in thc Red River Settlement, whether any steps have been taken to vindicate the authority of the Imperial Government, and for the protection of the loyal inhabitants, bayond such as were communicated to the House by the House by the right honourable gentleman ou the 22nd March. Mr. MONSELL, in answer to the question ,said he deeply regretted to say that they did receive at the Colonial Office a letter giving an official intimation of the execu tion of Colonel Scott. But considering the difficulty of access to the Red River settlement for eight or nine months of the year, he did not see how any further steps could be taken to vindicate the authority of the Imperial Government and for the protection of the inhabitants, beyond .what were communicated to the House on the 22nd March. With respect to the views of Sir Philip Wodehouse it appeared to him that the ques tion would have been been better reserved until the question of our relations with the colonies came on for discussion on the 26th. Her Majesty's Government and the majority of the colonists were decidedly of opinion that no communities of our race could ever be contented or happy unless they had responsible Government. The result of the introduction of responsi ble government in the colonies, had been to deepen their affection for this country, and their loyalty to the sovereign. MERCHANT SHIPPING. CORRUPT PRACTICES. Mr. GLADSTONE informed the House that on Monday next, after Supply, he should move for a Select Committee to inquire into the state of the saw affecting such persons as had been reported guilty of corrupt practices, and who were now member‘ of the House, and to recommend what proceeding, if any, should be taken with respect to such members ; and what alteration, if any, should be made in the law. IRISH LAND BILL. The House then went into committee on this bill, but a great difficulty arose as to the exact point at which the discussion was to be renewed. After upwards of twenty minutes had been consumed in trying to agree as to the amendment that should take priority. Mr. SYNAN moved an amendment to leave out " £10," and to substitute £5O, and to leave out "seven" and insert " ten" in the compensation scale, the Government propo sition being £lO and seven years. The question the com mittee had to consider was whether seven years' compen sation would be more effectual for the purposes of the bill and of the Government than ten years' compensation. The object of the bill was to prevent eviction, and if they fixed the amount of compensation for eviction less than was the common practice of the country, the people of Ireland would say that it was a bill for eviction. Mr. GLADSTONE opposed the amendment. The word " seven," he thought, could not be well judged of by the committee except in cobjunction with the distinct view— at least the intention—of the Government, so far as re garded the other vital matters which had been mixed up with the debate on the subject of compensation for loss by eviction. The Government proposed seven years as a maximum for the lowest holder, with a diminishing maximum for the large holder down to one year. The right hon. gentleman quoted the recommendations of the principal authorities on the land question, and remarked that he thought it would be seen that the Government had not been influenced by a disposition to adopt extreme views. It would be very important for the House to see thot what they give in one clause they did not take away in - another. The right hon. gentle man then explained the exact position of the tenant with respect to the scale of compensation, which he thought in the main would be found to act fairly to the tenant, with a due regard to the land lord. The' Government had endeavoured to make the bill as clear as possible ; but if there was some obscurity, and he was not prepared to say there was not, that obscurity arose from the difficulty of reconciling con flislting interests ; but the desire of the Government had bee , : to produce a measure that would give practical and solid: good to the country. He was quite unable to consent to t' ie fundamental change that was now proposed. M r. HARDY criticised the manner in which the bill had been ifirawn up, remarking that it was, in fact, a very Irish kaa indeed. With respect to the amendment now under , ronsideration, if the hon. member who proposed it weAti to a division he should give him 4 v*. Mr. Murray, the British Consul at Portland, Maine, has communicated to the Mayor of that city a despatch from the British Government, requesting him to take such opportunities as he can to make known the gratification of the Queen- and her Majesty's Govern ment at the cordiality and kindness shewn by the United States authorities and people to the captain and officers of her Majesty's ship Monarch. THE TEN TRADE AND THE SUEZ CANAL.—TIIO E 'stern Budget say that the opening of the Suez Canal promises to cause quite a revolution in the tea trade batween Russia and China. Tea is in future to be trans mitted between Russia and China rid Suez and Odessa, instead of by the land route as hithert o . Th e princial Chinese town on the new route will be Kalgan, and the Russian merchants, wishing apparently to establish them selves there in the same manner as they have done in Honkow and Kiachta, have asked the Chinese authorities for permission to build warehouses &e. This permission has not yet been granted ; and the Russian merchants are now urging their Government to press their claims at Pekin, representing that otherwise they will be forestalled by the English. PERSECUTION OP THE CHRISTIANS IN JAPAN.— Letters from Catholic missionaries state that the persecu tions against the Christians have been renewed with in creased rigour in Japan. Those districts in which the Christians formerly resided are now almost deserted, the natives who had embraced Christianity were exposed to the severest treatment, made prisoners, and carried off to the idolatrous provinces. The foreign consuls have protested against these proceedings, but the Government declines to interfere in the matter. They declare themselves willing to make treaties, and to allow the missionaries to propagate their doctrine ; but they refuse to permit the establishment of large bodies of Christians, believing such a state of things to be prejudicial to the authority of the Mikado, who is the Sovereign Pontiff of Japan. WEALTHY AMERICAN POETS.—A paragraph lately published, giving the ages of American poets, suggests a statement of their property, and how, in each c ase , i t was acquired. Bryant is reputed worth $500,000, made chiefly by journalism ; Longfellow is estimated at $200,000, the gift of his father-in-law, Nathan Appleton, besides the very considerable profit of his poems ; Holmes is rated at $lOO,OOO hereditary property, increased by lecturing and literature ; Whittier, who lives frugally, is worth $30,000. inherited and earned by his popular pen : Saxe is reputed worth $70,000, inherited and earned in law, lecturing, and literature; Lowell is said to be worth $30,000 or $4OOOO. hereditary and acq u i re d i n hi s c h a i r as pro f essor in Har vard College ; Booker is rich by inheritance, and worth probably $100,000; Bayard Taylor is a man of indepen dent property—the profits of his literature, lecturing, and dividends from his Tribune stock. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS AT VIENNA.—A special telegram of the Eastern Budget, dated the sth of April, says that Count Potocki, late Minister of Agriculture in the Taaffe Cabinet, and a staunch Liberal, has been en trusted by the Emperor with the task of forming the new Ministry. He has opened negotiations with Dr. Rechbaur, the leader of the extreme Left, among the members of the Reichsrath, with a view to drawing up a government programme of electoral reform which shall both secure the position of the German element in the State, and at the same time reconcile the other nationalities. Dr. Brestel, the Finance Minister, has been invited to retain his portfolio ; should he decline, it will be offered to Herr Ho fen s the Vice-President of the Reichsrath. The late Ministers of Commerce, of Agriculture, and of Education, will probably remain at their posts. The appointment of Count Potocki as Presi dent of the new Vienna Cabinet has been very favourably received at Pesth. INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS IN EGYPT.— The Memorial Diplomatique explains the purport of the Nubar A Pacha to Constantinople. As the judicial reforms, which have been lately Introduced into Egypt, concerned that country : only the firman of 1869 authorised the Khedive to carry it out in conjunction with the powers who were interested in it. The authorisation of the Porte was therefore not requisite in the constitution of the inter. national commission which was assembled at Cairo. The Ottomon Government put in a proviso to the effect that it must intervene in the event of the arrangements be tween the Great Powers and the Khedive assuming a diplomatic form, the Porte fearing that if the signature of the Viceroy appeared in the Act of Ratification he would take rank with independent monarchs. France and Eng land agreed that if the judicial reform were concluded in a diplomatic act, the Porte should be permitted to vindicate his rights of sovereignty. To do away with the necessity for the intervention of the Porte, who could not accord to foreigners the same privileges which have been extended to them by the Khedive, recourse has been had to an ex pedient. Diplomatic forms have been put aside, and an arrangement has been entered into concerning the judicial reforms between the Viceroy's Minister of Justice and the foreign Consuls at Cairo. Nubar Pacha has been sent to COnstantinople to explain to the Porte that by this arrangement the sovereign rights of the Sultan will not be interfered with, while the Khedive can take the direct management of the judicial reforms together with the powers that are interested in them. It is officially stated at Cairo ;that the neivs pnb fished relative to the new Egyptian loan, is incorrect. The loan has been contracted by the administra tion of the Viceroy's private property, which i 9 independent of the Egyptian Government. The funds are destined for the purchase of sugar refining machines, the construction of railways through the private property of the Khedive, and the extension of sugar cane culture. M, Victor Hugo has addre:sed the Guernsey Star on the loss of the Normandy, enclosing 50f. for the families of the seamen who perished in her. He says that " had the vessel been provided with watertight compart ments' life-belts for the use of the passengers and crew, and the Silas apparatus, which illumines the sea whatever may be the darkness and the tempest, and which gives L. clear view in the hour of danger—if these three conditions of security had been fulfilled, it is probablo that nd , one would have perished in the wreck of the Normandy."