The Sun. — London, England, 1867-11-22 00:00:00

• iI coy. 21. e grounds Count and went out r Cathcart. f Flanders ORCES - a , fall 3 place of ;petted , horseback' ce led th ° r, been so that up to Two foxes illed viiol - of Sax e lon, M ika ey, COUllt 20 Lang el ' ;he Fri llea he best of ;tee. The I beat, but ras _pheX" ibbits, 29. on at Eve )all, under ice. „ Its in the 12th ju ti st. Dan der sui a coast ° ev( stor e, den, frool a nd Gib ]o mina to ge ai ,„ of les, w curiositY• as, is 121 :; .pe ter. •LY the u'! - ,met 11. In h Govern are seed _ etters fo 1 Vigilant Lou, C°111 i; ,pliedied ~ y e sterday of ,urpos e „ ) draught. rere ta ken ile, when heart per ht ur at 1 ' 4 4 ,ter feo- e load on of ste3": eau nu' couV' e " ith rudde a Scar l % tt :, fence , , t A i devolv ed i a the I ‘ . o ° froui tb bedl la ttac 0 iblin , fi s t rig , 0 a. jiodg° te. ue . bablit tit 13 rigtw - i l COP " ' the se : l —the 4t)t- e' be e° ge a t A 6toleYci'' recei'le fro' Of © 26°1 biS O f vf j) :: go at ' 6i , ; ast, P - ec i - to tli° t bio • ce d r , r ival of XOl - 4By MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The demand for accommodation in the general discount market continues moderately active, con sequent upon a slight improvement in the general trade of the country, usual at this period of the Y e ar. The rates demanded for the negotiation of first-cl ass short -dated paper still range from 11 to 1 1 per cent. An nexed are th e l a t es t quo t at i ons o f b u lli on : r gold, 775. 9i-d_ per oz., standa r d ; d o . P ar ti ng , g,% do. ; doubloons, Spanish, 755. 6d. to 765. per oz. ; d o., Mexican and South American, 735. 9d. (I °.; United States Eagles, 765. 3d. to 4d. do. ; bar S ilver, ss. ON. to id. per oz., sta n d a rd ; d o . containing gold (5 gr. and upwards), ss. Id. do. ; dollars, Mexican, 4s. 10-id. to 11d. per oz. ; cake sil ver, 58. t o s s. 4d. The return from the Bank of England for the iWeek e nding the 20th o f N ovem b er gives the fol wing results when compared with the previous Week mat Publi c ... £3,070,989 Increase .£3,629 Other dsPoeite 5 053 907 ... Decrease 91,256 deposit s () 19 , 053 , 683 Increase 362,010 n the other side of the account : Government sesurities £12,319,203 No change. Other securities 16,680,990 .., Deersase 1,656 Notes enenaployed 12,187,700 ... Increase 187,035 Th e amount o f notes in circulation is £23,899,915, being a decrease of £249,735 ; and the stock of nullion in both departments is £22,236,228, show ing ft decrease of £2,578 when compared with the Preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position withe Bank o f England and the price of Consols the corresponding week of last year : Sarno Week Bullio n At Present. last Year. £22,236,228 ~. £17,752,914 Reserve . . ... ... 96012 ~. 9,808,599 N ot . • ... . 13,3. ,0 es in circulation ..• 23,899,915 ... 22 944,315 Rate of discount 2 per cent. .. P rice of Consols ... . 4 per cent. 901 •.• 91i ••• , The Bank of France return for the past week ex oibits B e following changes when compared with the fornaer statement. The cash has increased £453,200 , the Treasury balance £68,000, and the Plivate accounts £116,000 ; while the bills dis counted have d ecreased £720,000, the notes ~ The f o ll o 19 6,000 , and the advances £4,000. gentlemen have joined the board firmof the Allianwing ce Bank :—Charles J. Venables, of the ~ad of V enables, T y l er, and Son ; Richard Beall, of ?f e t l r lla of Tapling, Beall, and Co., and formerly a bur °, Greatore x , an d B ea ll ; an d J ames ,t`Alaster, of the fi rm o f J . and W. J. M‘Master, _ ,A. meeting of anada merchants. eElastern IttiilwaY the shareholders of the Great will be held this afternoon for the circular, of new directors, and from the annexed appear rcula r, which we are requested to publish, it would 4 that difficulties are anticipated. Git "T EASTERN RAILWAY. ADJOURNED MEETING. " Great Eastern Railway, Bishopsgate "Sir 'W Station, London, N.E. !re 1 ' e have to acknowledge receipt of _a , 1 _ 1 1 ar dated 18th instant, signed by yourself po 4d in ei t iair tnati of a committee of shareholders aph itlt e5l at the extraordinary meeting held on the 8t to 1 .. e 1 , 1 11a which you propose to ask the shareholders f rotil 'ece the number of the board by removing us ' u t he office of directors, and in which you state, A til l3 . ,e,a the powers of the proprietors, under the .es cia4llgarnated Act of 1862, and the Companies tor s 8 : 8 P-et, 1 845, to reduce the number of dire o c - - ra n ; " I) ,( 1 for the purposes of such reduction to . r t l a _ e directors by name. The opinions of eminent assured b have been taken, and the committee are .h th e that the shareholders have the right w , laic , eplannittee now call upon them to exercise. are ‘ ;' o i i 8 . °l3. iduty to infor - in you, that in case such ree utio n ne to p and carried, we must dech la:g n ise its leg ut ality until confirmed by a court of got " W : must further express our regret that for t 4 1 4 t e e, -eas ell you shoul I have issued an ex-pa . r l e or th-riceet, which does not include all the detai s, ° ` act3 l:iced in your hands. "It is P tio, true that Mr. Baxter has . whi ii6 h ior , You, one from the Solicitor-General, in thi s e , ,eaYs, 'I think that the question raised by fr nii c a t te IS one of c onsiderable difficulty.' A second y t I,art this rom ..u.r. Cle_a,,,by, cann o t s e a AtiterneY-General, in which he says, ' I A. third f uat the board have, question is free from doubt . . can be (lone 1 to in which he alone says it Stat e t , •-I lid You have further forgotten . d so licito raoil , Ai r. cl. through their recognise 'Llasv, taken the opinion of Mr. Deni his ',, (4 *°•, and Mr. lloratio Lloyd, so eminent for ar e dePecial knowledge of railway law, and they both eldecil y o f the P°W er to d opinion that the meeting has not , w_ o as you propose. servants' have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient ccJaArMES GOODSON. GEO. JOSSELYN. ~ C. 1-I : P ‘ a. k J e • s l , EV.sJciE.,R,VIS. GEO. PALMER. With lqr, t v . re gard to the grain trade at Birmingham, as follows • e• B. Cave, in his weekly circular, states Pr ~., :"--" The corn trade continues in a de 'l,: —e t- 1 State, but prices do not give way materially.. so e discreditable riots which have taken place in t he e Parts of the country, and which originate from rulitlidle to and the mischievous, only tend in the lon lr vi z ~ h ave a contrary effect to that desired by a ha; -°°fer Prices. It is a well-known fact that the that the ilatirici v k es ,, t o i lar ~ deficient, and all sensible men must see competition in trade will keep earveceB a s low as possible ; and as an independent esi tl t t between seller and buyer, I assert most un or 4, 4 Bt ti ?* that there is not a miller in this town rict who is realising more than his trade ex 13ellea at th 0 t d ll eet:: was a f e ai Present l supply of At this market to-day t , ;T i nd to hold off boufyiwnhgeiattnlebsus but ata millers reduction being farit; r e , e ,, e ' the most retailed business resulted, as Th e —' and dealers generally declined to give Way ; 110,, clUotatiens of Thursday last therefore remain iatitnally th e same. „ du rin the Cheforeign and colonial produce markets, , a la i_ . last few days, there has not been muc peo.-IdiatiO4. , 411 Sugar, operations have been limited, beerng the arrival of the West India mail by the sh ade ° ' and in a few instances prices have been a bet weaajer• Coffee has been in moderate request, in more .nitil°l4 any change in values. Rice has been tiot t a e de any and some rather large transaCd rateB.-4,Ve been reported, at slightly enhanced as r ega 44 tallow there bas been very little change deli,,er 1.(14 values for either present or forward ..,y. ---- l th Two o'CLocK. teille Peri' Bourse to-day, according to r ' r ara t were 68f. 40c.— Ipa, he 3 per Cent. Rentes o zate . he,vßeuter's , Ther e I ,' ' y . , Jt ock it; -as been great firmness in the English ecat.harkei to-day, and Consols are nowl per for - Lgher, a t 94 1 s an d at 921 93 i g• for money, TLS account, ex dividend. xi, taw, ~ w Threes and Reduced Annuities are 92i I ; ditt 'pcck, 241 246 ; India 5 per Cents., 115,1 116; Cents., N a l : .' Per cetitc, 100 i; Enfaced 5 p er Thy and ditto 5/ per Cents., 1091. The " Por-' Gr eek rwei, Turkish ,Stosek Market continues very firm. 331 aW S panish 3 per Cents. have advanced s, to ciille,, ti, to 12/ ; ,h-Lican at 141 1- per Cents. f , to 321 1 ;and (le. Ai t _.' i, to 21i. i ; while Spanish Passive have and Italian remain at 454 / ; Ih e xi. 0.. .1. prem. t a,i -'4e lionduras Loan is firm at 1 1 4 N lit Shares are very quiet. London and je_ 1:11 cr 4t 4 3 : . l'at ajo at 51 54 ; London and Westm _ 13.04,4',68i ; thliColl of London at 33/ 34 ; and 4iZl3ustralasia at 621. shade firtter,ellancoas and Finance Shares area a ad valle Particularly Hudson's Bay, which have t i •ed to 15 1 , tilt ed Q a i t, owing to a rumour that the Aurtioli'tates are in treaty for the purchase of a m , . of the Company's territory. 4 0,, u, rlental Steam remain firm at 55i ; while lai 4lail Steam are flat at 64. Peninsular tra -, 4 very limited amount of business has been d pri,i!actecl in the Railway Share Market, and Nor L lV. iii c g a er t : l tik , i, Ivellll and South 1 ABibiZanaci, downward tendency, Manchester,Eaatern havin 141-1 Easter I\zort,'lle Great Northern have advanced .1, and th,, the Foreign (Berwick) 1. g Sheffield, e d l d e , e l i a n n e and ( I ge of i m Loin and Colonial lines there is little bard° portance. South Austrian and _ venetian remain at 13i, and Sambre and Meuse at 6 ; Grand Trunk of Canada have im proved to 171 f ; East India are steady at 1101 111 ; and Great India Peninsula at 110. American Securities are firm, with the excep tion of Erie Shares, which have declined I, to 45 6f. United States 5-20 Bonds are 70}, ; and Illlinois 84f to 85k. Atlantic and Great Western Debentures have risen /, to 21 21i ; and.the Consolidated ➢Mortgage Bonds 1, to 18 18k. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY', Two P.M. More activity bas prevailed in the Market. Prince of Wales have advanced to 50s. East Caradon, Chiverton Moor, Tincroft, and West Seton are in good demand. iinnexod are the closing quotations : Carn Brea, 25 27 ; Chiverton Moor, 5i 61 ; Cliontales, Gold, 31 ; Clifford Amalgamated, 61 61; East Basset, 10 12 ; East Caradon, 51 6 ; East Lovell, —; East Russell, 33s 335; Frentino and Bolivia Gold, 16s Od 18s Od; Great Laney, 17 18 ; Great Retallick, ; Great Wh al Vor, 17 18 ; Marke Valley, 64 61 ; North Crofty, 24 3 ; North Treskerby, 33s Od 355; Prince of Wales, 50s 52s ; South Frances, 30 32; West Chiverton, 69 71 ; Wheal Basset, 90 95 ; Wheal Grenville, 23s 25s ; Wheal Seton, 971 1021 ; Providence Mines, 29 30 ; Tincroft, 131 141. The Marequita Mining Company (Limited) have received advices, of which the following is an ab stract :—Santa Ana Mines, Sept. 19, 1867.—The mine captain writes —"We commenced to draw mine ral from the slopes on the 7th inst., and we confi dently hope in a few days to be able to raise as large a quantity as usual, as the slopes are now in excellent working order." Martnato mines for the month of September, 1867, cost $12,796 ; returns, $14,786. The cause of the lower amount of returns for this month is the lower standard of the mineral heated and a short supply of water. The cost is also increased by an extraordinary item of $BOO. Aquas Claras, for the month of August—Returns, $2,940. LATEST CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK. The Market for the English Funds exhibits no material change as regards prices. Consols for money cosled at 94 I, and for the account ex dividend, they left off at 92i 93. In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there is no material variation. The following were the closing quotations of some of the principal railway companies' shares this afternoon :—Caledonian, 75 to 76 ; Great Eastern, 30 to 303 ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; Great Western, 431 to 441-; Lancashire and York shire, 121 to 121 k; Brighton, 50f to 511; Metropo litan, 118 to 1183- ; Midland, 111 k to 112 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 964 to 97i ; and South Eastern, 65 to 65k. Messrs. A. Collie and Co.'s Manchester telegram states that there is no change since Tuesday. Mar ket still continues dull, and prices somewhat irre gular. Foreign Stocks are flat, with the exception of Spanish Pa-sive, which have improved 11, viz., to 22j- ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. have also advanced i f, to 321 4 ; Greek Bonds have declined 1, to 114 121; Mexican Stock I, to 141 141 ; and Spanish New 3 per Cents. I, to 331 i. BRITISH FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per tieut. Consols Do. Account, Dec. 5 93 f xd 3 per Cent. Reduced 92- I New 3 per Cent 924 I New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 e — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Tele;„raph), Au„, 1908 — March. Juno, E (chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 Sc 21 per Ct pin Do £5OO — run Do. £lOO & £2OO pm Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent 244 6 51 Do. Account INDIAN UOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10} por Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 lo9f 81 Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 187• ) Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 188 . ) Do- Dub., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., .£l7OOO Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 0 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cont., 1852-58-60 Do. 1803 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 _ Do Account 74/ I Do. £lOO Bonds Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Cain, 6 per Cent. C.,ilian 6 per Cent Do. 4} per Cent L)O. Ciar Cent., B • Do., 1867 Do., Scrip, £74 paid Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip, £32 paid __ C)l inbian, 6 per Cent. Dinisti, 3 ocr Cent., 1825. , — D4nutdan Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 63 E plador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — d;yptian, 7 per Cent — Do. Soc,..Lid Issue D.". £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 Do. £51,0 Bonds — Do. £los Bonds — Govprnment Railway Debentures B9} 90 Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — It ilian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — Ataxicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — llontevideau C per Cent. • — Iloorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 7Ol 1 Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portsguese 3 por Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 41 Russian 5 por Cont., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds B7l Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5.... — Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Oen -- Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive — • Do Account De Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account 1 1 nrkish 6 per Cent., 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cont., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds __ 64 34 Do. 1863 Du 5 per Cent., 186.5 DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 5l Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable iu Loudon. Austnan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4i - cent., Ex. 25f Dutch 2:* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... Bs} French tientes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account — THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 94} } Do. Account The Price of Gold. The quotation 01 gold at Paris Is about at par, an the short exchange on London is 251. 15c. per £1 sterling. On onl paring these rates with the English Mint price ( 43 tie. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in rarls than in Lon don. Übe course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 109} per cent. At this rate Cher is no profit on the importation of gold from the United Status. In a s uit in Georgia, in regard to the delivery of some corn, a freedman gave the following extensive evi dence : " I know no mor'n die. De portracters, de com manders and de allowanders sent me on for to anser to de corn I delivered do corn at William's stable, and claimed ' Here's Afacovey's corn.' Dey sent on de answer all right, and data all de prefixes of do circumstances know'd by do drayman." THE SUN, LONDoN FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1867; BICITISII ML r ji;s. LAW INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, - COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Chief JustiCe Cockburn, and Justices Mellor, Shee, and Lush.) TriE CASE OF FUAD PACHA. Mr. Manesty, Q again brought the case a Fuad Pacha before the Court, and contended tha the Pacha was a privileged person, and therefor( was free from arrest. The Court, however, said that before they ordered the suspension of proceedings against Fuad Pacha, they must be satisfied from the Turkish Embassy that he was attached officially to the Sultan's suite on the occ Lsion of his visit to England in the first instance. The Embassy could be communicated with through the Foreign Office, and until that in formation was before the Court the matter must stand over. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin and Bramwell.) EMERY V. PARRY. This was an action tried before Mr. Baron Mar tin at the first sittings during the present term. It will be recollected that the plaintff is Mr. Emery, the actor, and Mr. Sefton Parry, the proprietor of the Holborn Theatre. The point at issue was, what was the nature of an agreement entered into between them, which provided that Mr. Emery should take a certain part in a drama entitled " An tipodes," which was brought out at the Holborn Theatre, and that his remuneration should be £lO a week during the run of the piece. It was alleged on the part of the plaintiff that, although there was a written agreement to this effect, there was a parol contract which provided that the piece should run for at least eight weeks. Mr. Baron Martin considered that no•such other contract could do away with the effect or the written document itself, and therefore directed the jury to find a verdict for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant Parry now moved for a rule for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection, and con tended that there was a separate and special con tract that the piece should run for eight weeks, and that the plaintiff was entitled to give . parol evidence of the fact ; and that it, in fact, was a supplemental contract. It would be absurd; he argued, to take " the run of the piece" as signifying only the length of time that the drama was played, fur it might only run a week. Who was to decide, then, what was the run of the piece ? Lie contended that this was a separate contract, and that parole evidence could be given on it. On these grounds he asked fur a new trial. The Loid Chief Baron said that he had but one or two observations to make, and they were, that it was izr.possible for the plaintiff to make this con versation part of the contract, and also that it could not be incorporated into a written contract. The parties themselves had imported no understanding of the nature alluded to into the written document, and therefore the court had no occasion to do so. The rule must be refused. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) BARNES V. BARNES AND GRI3IIVADE. This was a suit instituted to obtain a dissolution of marriage on account of the wife's adultery. The Queen's Proctor, intervening on the ground of collusion, Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Searle appeared for the petitioner, and the Attorney-General and Mr. Ilannen for the respondent. The co-respondent did not appear. It appeared that the parties in this action were persons in humble life, the petitioner being in the position of a servant in the employ of a gentleman _ _ in Ipswich, and the co-respondent was a shoe maker. The petitioner had been living sepa rated from his wife for some years, and she had been lodging iu Ipswich alone, but it was alleged that latterly she had been cohabiting with the co-respondent. From the evidence of one witness it seems that Mts. Barnes lodged with her in 1864, and that as they went about together they frequently met Barnes, and on several occasions he had given the respondent money ;- and on one par ticular occasion had treated her to some gin. The respondent left her in 1864 to go to London, and then returned to live with her again. She afterwards left her, and the witness believed that she was living with a shoemaker named Grimwade. She was not a particular friend of Griumade'9. She did not remember Mrs. Barnes talking about a divorce. She heard Barnes say that it would cost £4O to get a divorce, that he had paid up £2O of that sum, she should soon save the rest. This was i❑ a public-house in the Butter-ma;•ket, in Ipswich. It was in Nov., but she could not say the year. She Ltd heard him say.that more than once. Another witness said that more than once. Another witness said that for five or six years, at the fair time he had seen Mr. and Mrs. Barnes and Grimwade there together. Barnes was there, and, although his his wife and Grimwade were always partners, he never objected. Ile used to leave them together. This would be about one o'clock in the morning. Respondent and Grimwade would remain till four dancing. When the petitioner was told of it he would say, " Oh Charley's a decent sort of chap." After some further evidence the Court dismissed the petition. POLICE INTELLIGENOE.—This Day, MARL BOROUGH-STREET. UNGRATEFUL CONDUCT.—Mr. John • Walter Boyer, landlord of the Goldsmiths' Arms, East Acton, was charged bQfore Mr. Knox with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner. Sergeant Brady, 22 C, said that on the previous afternoon he was in Oxford-street when he saw the defendant fall off a cart, and as he was drunk he took him into custody. On the way to the station the defendant behaved in such a manner that he was obliged to ask the assistance of another con stable, who was in plain clothes ; and on the way to the station the defendant accused him of having put his hand into his pocket and taken out £5O, and he afterwards accused the other officer of doing a similar thing. On getting the defendant to the station £27 was found upon him. The defendant said he,didinot . remember accusing the police of robbing him. Mr. Knox said that was because the defendan was drunk. The defendant said he was at the Gloucester coffee-house with a friend, and had a glass of stout, and on getting on to his cart .he slipped o ff, an d the police took him, but he was not disorderly. Mr. Knox said he considered the defendant's conduct very bad, as but for the police he might have broken his neck and been robbed. Instead of thanking the sergeant for what he had done, he had accused him of robbing him of £5O, and also a con stable who had assisted the sergeant. The police had saved the defendant's life and money, and the return he made for it was to abuse them. The de fendant would have to pay a fine of 20s. where the lead was stolen from:was their property, as al6o the lead. Both the prisoners said it was their first offence and wished the magistrate to settle it at once, but they were committed for trial. 2 1 1.4RKETS—(This Day.) hIAIZK LANE. Our market to-day was very moderately supplied with English wheat, coastwise and by railway. The demand for bsth red aLd white parcels was far from active; nevertheless, Monday's prices were supported. The imports of foreign what were seasonably good. Fur most kinds the inquiry was restricted, at late cur- rencies. Floating cargoes of wheat, barley, and rye were in ftetiv4!. afloat, were held firmly at extreme rates. Fine malting barley was scarce. Inferior kinds were a dull sale, and the turn cheaper. Malt, the supply of which was good, moved off slowly, at the late decline in value. Oats gave way Gd. per quarter owing to large arrivals. No quotable change took place in the value of either beans, peas, or flour. seeds and cakes were a slow sale, but not lower in price. ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,510 GGO 440 1,120 Irish Foreign 22,050 4,820 89,990 4,330 sks NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL. These markets are well supplied with meat, for which he market generally is quiet, at the annexed rates:— SHARE LlBT..—This Day. -420. - ORDINARY &HARES AND STOCKS. ;Bristol and Exeter ..; 'Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n......! Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June ! ,Dun,,Perili,& E.London, scrip ClP:1. 00. Glasgow t S. Western ' Great Eastern, Ord. stk.! Do. E. Aug". et. No. 2 Great North of Scotland! Great Northern D., A stock Do. 11 stock Do. New, Is. at 23 pin UtS, and W. of Ireland! Gt. Western -Original; 6. Val. Rail. gull.; Do. South Vitales Do. W. atid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire& Yorksuirel London and Wilekwall i Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast; Lon., Chat., and Dover' Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lou. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shel., & Linuoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd Midland Do. .C 9 Share Do, Birinin.. do Darby did ICent "orth British Do. Ed., Pth., tic Dun th. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•.E purehast; Do. Leads ..... Do. York Da. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock.& Darling. Do. do. 1350-61 North London .. Do. do. 186* 5 . . Do. do. 1":;66 North Staffordshire I . & S. W. Junction ;:cottish Central . zot. N. B , Aber. stocial Do. Scot, Mid. et Jek I Shropshire Union South Devon I -iota!' Eastern . 'itaiues, Wok., & Wok rail Vale Do. C Wale of Nemli Waterford Or Kilkenny 1 :Waterloo & ‘Whitelia West Cur awall 80 B'2 76 77 35 lb 2 4 73 70 70 72 3q4 3 5 7 1 6 107 •09 t.l 112 121 1 91 9i 41/ 45 25 3J 29 31 1211 1211 51 .52 17i 13 12 15 1121 114, ;5 78 47 18 1 119 12° 103 110 80 82 011 112} SO S 2 22 33 93 97 55 63 83 89 1~7 1:9 8 9 pi, 111 116 I 1 lip 61 63 110 112 56 67 42 it 6i G 6 84 Si 143 247 3 2f 107 81 1,1 i 124 121 i I I i sti 1 961 7 431 24 0 f 1451 Railways.Paid.' Closing I Business Price. dune. 77 5f 6i 5, NI i i I 41i 1 1 1 1131 121 1 44 13 i 18 112 111 2 90 80i 90 WESTMINSTER. ROBBING CONDEMNED IIOLTSES.—J. Brown and T. Webb, youths, were charged with stealing lead from a house, the property of th e M e t ropo lit an Rail way Company. J. Buxton, 295 B, said at 11.30 p.m., Nov. 18, he was in York--street, and heard an alarm of thieves from an empty house in Blue Anchor-yard, and he and another constable went to the house, No. 4, and found Brown there with the lead now produced. Webb had been living there with his father and mother. lle found a pair of boots on the trap door leading to the roof. Ile told Brown the charge against him, when he said Webb had induced him to do it. After that he went and apprehended Webb at his new lodgings, the Blue Anchor publichouse. Witness told him be should take him into custody for being concerned with Brown in stealing lead from the roof of a house. When at the station he said the boots found on the house were his ; he put them on and was now wearing them. The lead had been fresh cut and weighed 351 b. Alfred Margery, a surveyor's pupil, proved that he was employed in the Metropolitan District Railway Company's surveyor's office; the house Per 81b; by the carcase. i d a d tided Inferior beef 3 0 3 2 Enferlor mutton.... 2 10 3 2 Middling do. 3 4 3 0 Middling mutton.. 3 4 310 Prime large d0.....3 8 1 u Prime do 4 0 4 4 erime small d0....4 2 4 1 Large pork 3 0 3 8 Veal 3 6 4 2 Small pork 3 10 4 2 /111 RD EMT lON. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'Ci.ocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day WARWICK RACES—THIS DAT. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP PLATE. A Plate of 40 Boys (Handicap) for all ages: the winner to be sold for 40 sops; winners after the weights are ou 51b extra; half a mile. Problem Columbine Lady Valentine 3 The following also ran : Lupus, Hopleaf, Ratty, Pre mier, Gentle Kitty filly, and Albatross. MATCH. (Jeffery: Pride of Erin.. Fanny Betting—G to son Fanny. Won by ten lengths. (Murphy) 1 BOROUGH. HOP. We have no change to notice iu the market. The de• mud for all descriptions has ruled heavy, at prices about equal to Monday. Mid and East Dents £7 Os to £ll Os per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex.. 6 15s to 8 Os 71 Farnham 9 Os to 10 lOs „ Bavarian 5 10s to 885 , Belgians 5 Os to 6 Os Yearlings COLONIAL. TEA.—A very moderate amount of business has been transacted, and since the public sales prices have remained without alteration. SUGAR.--The demand has been moderate; holders, how• ever, do not press sales, and prices generally are well sus. tained. In the refined market late rates aro, in most in• stances, well supported. COFFEE. —Oaly a moderate quantity has boen on offer, and mostly of an inferior quality, prLes, in some instances, ruling a shade lower. RICE.—A amount of business has Wen entered into, and prices tend upwards. TALLow.—Business has been rather inactive, although quotations for both present and forward delivery are well sustain,d, P.Y.C. on the spot being at 425. Gd.; December, 435. ; and spring delivery, 433. Gd. per cwt. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKE7 —This Day Market quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales. WANDERING LUNATICS. -- +--- At the beginning of the week we witnessed two sights in the streets of the metropolis which reflected disgrace equally upon our police regulations and the administration of public and private charity. Early o❑ Sunday morning, at the time when the stream of church-goers was beginning to set steadily along the chief thoroughfares, a crowd drew together to watch the actions of a man in one of the west-central squares. This unfortunate man was so thinly and imperfectly clad that the barest rule of decency was hardly met, and but the very slightest protection from the bitter cold was afforded. His feet, arms, neck, and great portion of the shoulders were bare, and exposed to the piercing wind, and they had a horrible, dusty-red, mottled aspect. With his arms closely folded as if to protect himself from the in clement weather, and an aspect of suffering, he was moving about in a restless, indeterminate fashion, paying no heed to the lookers on, and not soliciting any charity. His lips were moving rapidly, as if he were muttering to himself, and his face had an unmistakeable appearance of weak in - tellect. Presently, and before any scheme of dealing with the man could be, devised, he started off at a very rapid pace, and was soon lost to the sight. On Monday, again, in a back street of Bloomsbury, we saw a man pacing along with a regulated step. He was bare-headed, and with bare feet, and the latter, as well as the face were purple with cold. Under his arm he carried the semblance of a bagpipe, to the drone of which were attached bunches of jingling metal. At every fou:th pace he uttered a loud kind of imitation of the instrument, shaking the seeming drone and its metallic appendages at the same time. He looked neither to the right nor the left, but passed along the centre of the street, while he remained in sight, as if heedless of all else except his own imaginations. He was wretchedly clad, and it was a sad spectacle to witness the effect of the nipping but seemingly unfelt cold upon his exposed head, feet, and hands. If the two men we thus casually saw were not lunatics, they were cer tainly accomplished vagrants, who plied their trade with heroic indifference to physical suffering ; for, under ordinary circumstances, and in a normal state of body, the condition of the exposed skin, as affected by the cold, must have caused acute suffer ' ing. But whether lunatic or vagrant, it is surely a grave public scandal that such spectacles should be witnessed in the teeming thoroughfares of the me tropolis. If these men were vagrants, surely it was the duty of the police to remove them from the streets, and prevent the public being imposed upon as well as horrified. If they were lunatics, surely it w as equally the duty of the police to see that they were placed under control, and properly supplied with food and clothing. The law has amply pro vided for both contingencies, and the Commissioners in Lunacy would do a welcome service to the coun try if they would make inquiry as to the state of vagrant lunatics, and the mode in which the provi sions of the law with regard to them, or applicable to them, are carried out. We commend the subject to their consideration.—Lancet. The Architect of the House of Parliament— Pugin or Barry ? The _6 7 .ent Coast Times of yesterday, in comment ing upon Mr. Welby Pugin's recently-published pamphlet, takes occasion to remark as follows : " Mr. Pugin declines to submit the dispute to any tribunal but that of the public at large ; and unless the Barrys have a much stronger reply than any thing they have yet advanced, that verdict will will be what we have above indicated. " A strange phase has, however, just arisen, for the Messrs. Cooper, solicitors to the executors of the late Sir C. Barry, have written to Messrs. Longman and Co., prohibiting the publication of the pamphlet, until they have compared the same with the original documents. " We can understand the Messrs. Barry wishing to be in possession of all the facts of the case, but why they should desire to restrain the publication, if the facts are incorrectly given, is beyond our comprehension, for should such prove to be the case, their success in damning Mr. Pugiu's claim would be simply proportioned to the number of copies issued. 611IPPING INTELLIGENCE.— This Day. (By Telegraph.) POIITSM . OUTII, Friday. 10.30 a.m. Her Majesty's troop steamships Crocodile, from Alex andria and Malta, and the Serapis, from Alexandria, are now anchoring at Spithead. _ GRATESTIND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 21.—Italia, steamer, from Valencia ; Ba tavier, steamer, from Rotterdam. Arrived, Nov. 22.—Lady Nesboro, from Rouen ; Leo, steamer, from Rotterdam; Souvenir, steamer, from Brus sels ; Ranger, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Rhine, steamer, from Boulogne ; Lord John Russell, steamer, from Dun kirk; Blonde, steamer, from Dunkirk; Vigilant, steamer, fion , Calais ; Nora, steamer, from Harlingen ; Sabrina, steamer, from Palermo ; Belgium, steamer from Ostend. Sailed.—Diana, steamer, for Amsterdam; Beta, steamer, for Oporto; VelnEquez, steamer for Cadiz. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Star of the East, for Guernsey ; Baroness Ottono for Belize; Catherine, for Rio Grande—all from London; Crisea, from the Cape of Good Hope, for London. Cam. Consul. Cold, Ilia. 1 - Chivertun - jelifford Amalgamated 3O 5 7 - Devon G. Cons. (Taviat 1 145 435 - Drake walls 2.1.0 4 1 - East Bassett (Illogan) 2o¢ Is 21 - East Caradon ll., 5 6 - Eas t Cara Br'a 34 3 34 - o/ast Grenville 2.11.0 2 3 - East (I unnislake 8.3.. - East Loved ......... 9 - 8. W'l ( ravists 11.7.6 11 2, - :lam& StAubyu(G wen. 06 4 5 4 Great L txey, limited.. all 17 18 - Great South Tolgus.... u. 14.0 - Great Wheal Busy._ 1 - Wheat %Tor (helst 4U 13 19 - - - ilerod's Foot .1.10.e 35 17 - LI ingston Dow ...... 5.1 1 ).f, 24 2.1 - ilargaret ,tiny , l 3 17.0 6 b 1.1 arke Valley t. too! 4/ 51 4 I.l.wynAy Iron Ore, lin Si of 14 - New Sewn - North Rozkear . .184 3 i.Wit'll3,isbett(lllogau 1.1. t - - North Wheal Crotty - Prosper United 8.11.0 2 2¢ - Prividence Uny alai/ t 10.6.; 29 31 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) lt 380 420 - south Conderrow 4.2.0 - S.Wheal Fran. (Wog - an 18.18.9 374 42, - Stray Park 4 ", 15.8 4 6 - Pin Croft . 13 14 - 7igra and Clogan, Jim all - - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradun (Liskeardi 8 in - West Chirertoa ll 71 73 - West Seton - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 67¢ 12¢ - Wheal Buller (.ll,edruth 16 25 27 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 16 18 - Wheal Seton - Wheal Treiawney (Lie 5.17.8 9 7 131IITIS rossEssioNs. 102 Atlantic& St.Lawreuce all Lb 57 flom.,Baroda, ()man. it 100 112 103 104 1, u. 5 per cant... 40 Do. F shares lO p 4 1 , 404 Buffalo it Lake Huron all 34 4 10 Do. Preference 100 Buff ' Brant, &Goderich I 6 0 p.c. 1872-3-1 lOO 63 71 it caluatta it S. E., Bin lOO - - st .:ay.e. Town .11 Dock, gu lOO 18 L. 2 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 1(2 st East. Bengal, gu. sdo 100 (3 111 114) at East ladtau, go . p.c. 100 110 1104 lul 11 20 Do. J Excensiwi - ran-I rrunk or Canad 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge p.c all o 3 85 100 Do. Ist Prof. Bonds all Liu 52 100 Do. do deferred - - 100 Do. 2d PrLf. Bonds all 40 45 100 Du. do. deferred - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock- all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred - 100 Du. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. du. deterred - - st t. ludi4 gua. sp.c lOO 107 108 110 91 )3 0. Gua. 5 per cent l3 - 2 p ZO Do. New gua. sp. 0 6 - 21 et .4 t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at D. 11 per cent lou 92 94 at Do - 204 ireat Wes. of Canada all 154 154 204 Do. New all - --- 100 Do. 6p. c 80. pay. 1871. all 95 27 100 Do. 5¢ do. pay. 1877-8 , all 15 o 7 10 ft:titian Branch, limited 3 j 41 at Madras, gnu. 5 p.o 100 100 102 104 st Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 st Do. 44 do lOO 19 91 21 Do. Fifth Extension 5 - - 3t Melb. Cor. 6p. 0. Buds. 100 - - SO Mel. .11 Hobson's Bay all - 494 at da, 6pc Ist pf.bs 100 83 85 at Seinde 100 100 101 104 at Do. Delhi l '4 • 100 100¢ 1014 1024 20 Do. do ..?te a, e 1 5 it 5P at Do. I'unjaub....j I 100 99 100 et Do.lndus St.Fl ot j 100 85 87 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIEi. BreletilA. 1 b , C Columbia, j i as72. ,8 per' .. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July . 100 1877 - 84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug FJO 100 102 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 100 102 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 88 91 914 Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 t 8 90 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 100 103 105 Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 100 165 WS Do. do 1880-9 u 100 103 105 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 i 100 105 107 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April • and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 13 05 Ceylon, Nov. 1808, 6 p.c 100 its 103 Do. 1878, do lOO 111 112 :Mauritius, Bp. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. i& 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 108 Natal , iov. 6 per cent lOO 101 103 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 112 101 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1886 100 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 £8 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 100 944 951 971 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia GOT. 6p. O sterling, 1875 l9O 98 99 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 98 100 1041 81 S. Aus.Gov. 61),3.1868-9 100 _ Do. 1878 & upwards lco 106 108 Vlo,oov. 6 p.o. Js, & July 100 Do. (II April & Oct.. 100 109 110 1114 4 1 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 611 13ANE.B. Agra, lim., A. 7 1-16 Ditto, B, 1 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 161 ank of Now Zealand, 18 City, 13 Consolidated, lim., 41 imperial Bank, lim., 174 imperial Ottoman, lim., 94 London Bank of Alexia." and S. America, 11w., 10 London and County, 54 1 London Joint Stock, 354 Ditto, ne s, 18 London and 11 estminster, 68 Ditto, Scrip, 371 7 Union of London, 34 4 31 4 MISCELLANISOUB. Anglo-American Telegraph, lim., 181 Atl tntic relegi apt', 31 Australian Mart. Land and Finance, dm., e Berlin Water Works, lim., 121 Ditto, new. 5/ it Bombay Gas, lint. 91 Ceylon Company , City of Moscow Gas, lira., 121 Credit Foncier of Engtano. Bro.. 2 ; Electric and International Telegraph,:ls2 Ditto, new. 7 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 121 11 / Gen. Credit and Discount, inn., 6/ Hudson's Bay, 161 1 London General Omnibus Company, lim. 2 1.16 Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by Indian Government), 1021' Ne.tional Discount company, 11 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 561 6 71 6 Ditto, new, 1855, 551 5 Ditto, new, 1867, 51 lioyal Mail Steam, 63 Submarine Telegraph, 67 7C Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 70 1 60 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--This Evening. Amsterdam Short. Ditto 3 Months Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels Hamburg Paris Short Ditto 3 Months. Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine Vielint. Trieste Petersburgt Berlin Radii(' • Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina, Lisbon Oporto 11 18} 11 19} 1.12 01 12 11 - 12 1 12 11 - 25 35 25 40 - 25 35 25 40 13 91 13 10 25 10 25 20 L 25 27} 25 35 - 25 30 25 35 - 1201 120} - 12 421 12 50 - 12 421 12 50 -- 32 32} - 6 261 6 271 - 481 481 - 49 491 - 28 40 28 65 - 28 45 28 55 - 28 40 28 55 - 28 40 28 55 - 28 45 28 55 - 28 45 28 55 - 511 511 - 511 511 WELTER HANDICAP. Tho Welter Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft, for three year olds and upwards ; winners after the weights are out 51b extra; gentlemen riders, professionals 61b extra; half a mile. Marshal Ney (Mr. Bevil]) 1 Problem Sir Oliver Deceiver, Bessie, Moonbeam, Nannie, and Greenford also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Sir Oliver, 100 to 30 agst Problem, 5 to 1 each agst Deceiver, Marshal Ney, and Moonbeam, 7 to 1 agst Nannie. Won by a head. WINDING-UP HANDICAP. The Winding-up Free Handicap of 10 sOTS each, in case of acceptance, with 50 added, for all ages ; winners after the weights aro published 71b, twice 141 b extra; three quarters of a mile Langhom Indigestion British tar (S. Adams) 1 The following also ran :—lndian Star, Cellina, Canard, and Young Lord. SELLING RACE. The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 80 added ; two year olds Bst 41b, three 9st 71b, four, five, and upwards 9st 111 b; mares and geldings allowed 81b; the winner to be sold for 1.50 sors ; if entered for 100 soya allowed 71b, GO 141 b, 30 211 b; fiTt3 furlongs. Substance. Catalogue Herennianus (Butler) 1 Sixteen ran. BRADGATE CUP. The Bradgate Cup, value 100 sovs, added to a Handicap of 10 sovs each, 3 ft ; winners of a handicap after Noy. 15 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra ; one mile. Aggravator Breadalbaue Python 3 Ten ran. GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. The Leamington Grand Annual Handicap Steeplechase of 20 sovs each, 10 fr, and 3 only if declared on or before Tuesday, Nov. 12, with 100 sovs added ; for all horses ; a winner of a steeplechase after the weights are pub lished to carry 71b; twice, 101 b extra; the second horse to save his stake, and the winner to pay 25 sovs towards expenses; five horses to start, or the public money will not be given ; entrance 2 sovs. Four miles. 57 subs. Chimney Sweep Northern Light 2 Helen .Seventeen ran. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. The Innkeepers' Plate of 50 sous (Handicap), for three year olds and upwards ; winners after the weights are out 51b extra ; three quarters of a mile. Narino Mistletoe Tightfit c 1 Thirteen raa. PROFESSIONAL JOCKEY. The Professional Jockey Steeplechase Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added, for all ages, &c.; 9st 71b each. Wedding Peal Speculation 2 Fearnought 3 Four ran. THE CONDEMNED FENIANS. TILE DEPUTATON TO TETE QUEEN. WINDSOR, Nov. 22. The deputation on behalf of the Fenian convicts proceeded to the Castle at noon to-day, when they were received with every courtesy. Mr. Clegg, the chairman, sent in the petition to Sir J. Cowell, who, a 3 well as General Grey, returned enclosed answers. A mob followed the deputation to and from the Castle. Mr. Clegg expressed himself satisfied with the manner in which the deputation was re ceived at the Castle. The sense of General Grey's answer was to the effect that the petition should have come through the Secretary of State, by whom alone, as the responsible adviser of the Queen, it could be submitted to her ➢lajesty. PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 22. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon passed the Needles at 2 p.m. to-day. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, MEETING THIS DAY. The adjourned special general meeting of the proprietors in this company was held this afternoon at the London Tavern for the purpose of considering the advisability of reconstructing the present board of directors. At the last meeting a committee was appointed, who have since reported that in their opinion the names of four directors should be struck off the list, namely, Mr. Goodson, M.P., Major Jervis, M.P., Mr. G. Josselyn, and Mr. G. Palmer. In acknowledging the report the four gentlemen in timated that in the event of such a resolution being carried they should decline to acknowledge its legality until conrfimed by a court of law. Mr. S. H. PARKES, after commenting on past circumstances, moved a resolution reducing the number of directors to eleven, mentioning the names of eleven of those now on the board, and ex cluding the four gentlemen above named—Mr. Palmer only being mentioned as one of the Northern and Eastern directors, who might substitute any other name. Mr. BRISTOW seconded the motion. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Christie, Sergeant Spinks, Mr. Burke, Q.C., and other gentlemen, the discussion being of a very mis cellaneous character. At length the resolution was carried with but two dissentients, and a resolution continuing the com mittee was adopted. LONDON GAZETTE.-THIS EVENING. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 19. Sub-Lieutenant Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes to be Lieutenant in her Majesty's Fleet. Nov. 20. The Undermentioned Officers have this day boon pro moted to the rank of Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet : Mr. James Edmonds, Mr. Frederick Hallett, Mr. Andrew Gibson, Mr. John Robertson Stewart, Mr. Archibald Thomas Victor Forst er , M r . R o b er t Macaulay, Mr. Charles George Muller, and Mr. Joseph Bowkur. IMPERIAL PARMA AUNT HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THrs EVENING.) NOTICE OF MOTION. The Earl of DEVON gave notice that he intended to move, on Thursday next, for letters relating to instruc tions issued by the Poor-law Board concerning country Workhouses, and bearing date August, 1866. DIOCESE OP SALISBURY. Lord PORTMAN said that he was instructed to present to their lordships a petition from a large number of the in habitac ts of Salisbury. It was very painful fur him to do so for many reasons, and ho wished that some ono else had been asked to do it. The petition was signed by 3,000 persons of all conditions: some were clergymen, some men of large property, some of the large body of yeomanry, some small tradesmen and churchwar dens. He was told that out of this number two-thirds belonged to the Established Church, and that many others were members of Dissecting bodies who had:left the Church of England because chey disragreed with the opinions against which this petition was presented. What the signers of this petition comptained of was the charge of the Lord Bishop of Salisbury, and it directly named that portion of it which states and clatms for the bishops of the Apastelic Church to have qualifications inhelited from the Apostles, that in the Lord's Supper the body and blood Of Christ is really present, and that the bishops have power to retain sin or to remit it. It was not for him to enter into a theological discussion, but ho must tell their lordships that this charge had created great consternation in that diocese, because they were not aware of auy bishop of the Established Church having put forward such doctrines as these as those of the Church of England. The noble lord was then reading the various extracts complained of, when The Bishop of SALISBURY, interrupting, said that he was perfectly prepared to discuss the whole charge para graph by paragraph, but ho did not think that it was fair to cull out pieces here and there. Lord PORTMAN said that he only desired to save their lordships' time. He did not wish to discuss the question, but to make their lordships aware of what was complained of. Meetings had been held in many parts of the diocese, and the answer of the bishop had been to all appeals that he would answer by and by. He (Lord Portman), how ever, was not aware that he had enforced any of the clergy to carry out his doctrine, bui, the opinion of the great mass of the inhabitants of the diocese in presenting this peti tion was, that there was no remedy for them in the eccle siastical courts, and no sensible man could dream of seeking it. lie would impress upon their lordships what a disturbed and unsettled state such a charge as that of the Lord Bishop's had created among all those residing within his diocese. The noble lord then entered into the insufficiency and dissatisfactory process which was necessary to obtain any decision from the ecclesiastical courts and the ruinous expense which was thus incurred, and worst of all, the denial of justice. Therefore they came to their lordships to obtain some protection from what they feared might possibly ensue. (Hear, hear.) The Bishop of SALISBURY said that as the noble lord opposite had not entered into spiritual subjects, it would not be becoming in him to speak about them, although, if it were not in that house, he should be happy to discuss the whole of the charge. Several charges had been made against him. They would recollect one of them bad been re ferred to a committee, and he was by that committee justi fied. As to the whole of the charge, the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, Absolution, and Ritualism, he now did again most solemnly declare that not one word of that charge, which was written after deep consideration, did he now withdraw. A petition had been presented to the Arch bishop of Canterbury that ho had abused his position as a bishop, and made an authoritative declaration to his people. Now he denied this entirely, he had done no more than a simple clergyman did every Sunday in his life, that was to instruct his people. He denied that there was any diocese where there was so little ritualism. Ho had been 30 y ears i n S a li s b ury, and hadnever at tempted to interfere with anything in the diocese either in cathedral or church. His diocese was ono of the most healthy in the kingdom, and he had ever been a thoroughly English churchman. It was a very hard thing to say that a high churchman was not a good churchman. High churchmen had fought the hardest against the encroach ments of Rome, and therefore he felt no shame in saying hat he was a high churchman, and ho could distinctly de clare that he had never practised any intolerance. LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS (Mrs EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. ITALIAN AFFAIRS. Sir H. W. BARROW gave notice that on Friday nest he should call the attention of the house to the desir ability of the proposed Conference on Italian affairs. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (IRELAND). Mr MAGUIRE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what course the Government intended to adopt with refe rence to granting a Charter for the Catholic University of Ireland ? Rid MAYO said the matter was under consideration, but he hopod to be able to state what was to be done when Parliament met at the ordinary time. THE BREECH-LOADER COMPETITION. Lord ELCIIO asked the Secretary of State for War whether the decision of the committee composed of offi ors of the regular army and of civilians, which was appointed to consider and report upon the various arms submitted for trial, in accordance with the terms of the War Office advertisement issuod in October last, by which " gunmakers and others" were invited to propose "breech-loading rifles which may replace the present ser vice rifles in future manufacture," would be considered final; if not, what ware the grounds for not accepting as final the decision of a committee which was invited "co report upon the bast breech-loading rifle for use in tho army ?" And, also, to what further inquiry would those arms be submitted, by whom would it be conducted, and within what priod of time might it be expected that a final decision would be come to as to the future service rifle ? Sir.f. PAKINGTON said the competition for breech loaders, arranged by the gallant member for Huntingdon, had taken place only to a limited extent, as about TO of the 100 rifles sent in for competition did not comply with the regulations laid down, and, therefore, the pring given by that committee could not be considered final. The first rifle conferred for the first priza did not necessarily carry with it the arra gement that the rifle should be selected for general use in the army. With respect to the large number of rifles not complying with the regula tions it became necessary to make some arrange ments, and it had been decided that further experiments should be carried on, and from the extreme difficulty of selecting the best weapon for the army it would perhaps be about two years before the matter was fully decided. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked whether there would be any objection to lay a return of the number of converted Eu fields, and the number of those fit for conversion, on the table. Sir J. PAKINOTON thought such a return was already on the table. STORM WARNINGS. Colonel SYKES asked the Vico-President of the Board of Trade whether any further correspondence on the sub ject of storm warnings with the Scientific Committee of ,he Royal Society would be presented to the houso. - Mr. CAVE said he hoped to lay the final arrangements on the table of the houso within a very few days. ORNAMENT AL WATER IN REGENT'S PARK. Mr. I'. CHAMBERS, in reference to the subject of the ornamental water in Regent's Park, and the nature of the alteration which was proposed, asked whether the largo quantity of clay and other matter now collected in the neighbourhood of the park was to be thrown into the water, because the inhabitants looked upon such a pro ceeding as highly objectionable ? Lord J. MANNERS said there was no ground for anxiety on the subject. The water of the lake was to be drawn off, the mud left to drain, a covering of clay would then be placed upon it, and upon that a layer of concrete would be placed, and thus by decreasing the depth o the water all fear for the recurrence of such an awful calamity as that which occurred in the beginning of the present year would be avoided. ABYSSINIA. Captain VIVIAN asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any correspondence had taken place between the War-office and Foreign-office relating to the conduct of the British Consul at Barcelona with re gard to the purchase of mules for the Abyssinian expedi_ tion ; and, if so, whether he would lay that correspondence upon the table of the house ? Lord STANLEY said there had been a correspondence on the subjezt, but as it was not complete, he could not at present produce it. Mr. HUNT gave notice, on the part of his right bon friend the Secretary for India, that on Tuesday next ho would move a resolution stating that, as her Majesty had thought it expedient to despatch an expedition to Abyssinia , the ordinary pay of the troops despatched thereto should be; borne by the revenues of India, and also that troops required to replace these despatched to India should also be paid out of the same resources. SUPPLY. The house then went into committee of supply, and the former proposition, that a supply should be granted, was agreed to. THE HONDURAS RAILWAY. Mr. AYRTON asked the Secretary of State for Affairs whether any new treaty of guarantee had been entered into with the state of Honduras. Lord STANLEY said no new treaty had been entere d into with Honduras, and there was no intention to to do so ; the treaty referred to in the document connected with the Honduras and Oceanic Railway must be the one dated August 27, 1856. THE PASSPORT SYSTEM Mr. D. GRIFFITH brought tho case of Mr. Coventry, and the ungentlemanly treatment of her Majesty's vice- consul at Calais, under the notice of the house. The hon. member said he hoped an apology from the French autho rities would be demanded, and that the sergent de vale would be dismissed. Lord STANLEY said he bad waited for particulars on the subject. He found that Mr. Coventry had not been given into custody, and the Vice-Consul also said that feeling the serpent de ville spoke merely under some temporary excitement, he was quite satisfied with the apology that had already been made, and that he had no wish that any further notice need be taken in the matter. Under these circumstances, it had not been thought necssary to take any further notice of the occurrence. LAW OF LIBEL. Sir C. O'LOUGIIIN brought iu a bill to amend the law of libel, which, he said, was similar to the one he intro duced last year. The bill was read a first time. Tile house then adjourned. A poor fellow being asked, on a late trial, for a certificate of his marriage, exhibited a large scar on his head, which looked as though it might have been made with a fire-shovel. The evidence was satisfactory. A Canadian clergyman was not long since called upon by an Irish girl, who inquired how ►ouch he asked for " marrying anybody." Ile replied, "A dollar and a half," and Biddy departed. A few evenings later, on being summoned to the door, ho was accosted by the same person, with the remark that she had come to be married. " Very well," said the minister; but /perceiving, with astonishment, that she was alone, he continued, " Whore is the man ?" An expression of disappointment and cha grin, too ludicrous to be described, passed over Biddy's features as shy ejaculated, " And duu't you find the mau for a dollar and a half ?" .~,~ ~ . Share 20 et St 100