The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-10 00:00:00

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THIS DAY.—Morning, 6h. 15m.—Afternoon, 6h. 49m I'u-Moiat.ow.-MorMag, 7h. 21m.—Afternoon, M. 54m, rj.3 a - ?"..)1f, n'?„ 7, CX) 443 lilt T,ONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1867. A majority of sixty-six for Government, in favour of Mr. DISRAELI'S amendment over that of Mr. HissEßT's proposition, seems to have virtually de cided the fate of the Bill before Parliament, and to prove to its opponents, small and great, that their efforts are fruitless. In some respects, indeed, the division before Easter may be considered to have determined the thing, but last night has certainly made the question more settled and secure. The decision that the committee came to was not arrived at without much debating, and various arguments were used by the speakers against Mr. DISRAELI'S proposal. Mr. MILL was very decided in his lan guage, and pronounced that the effect of passing this measure would be to make a central reg,istra tion society into the chief institution of the country. The hon. member was so eager in his denunciation of the scheme that he was not very particular in the war is he employed to express his views. He said that through the instrumentality of this pro ps..l a number of voters would be put upon the register by unfair means. " All creatures fought with their natural weapons, and those with which hon. gentlemen opposite were most fatniliar were carried in their pockets." This is a ridiculous sort of argument, and in the present instance quite out of character, because any one at all conversant with the subject knows that it is the Liberal side of the House which is the most distinguished for bribery, and which always meets with the greatest losses when the test of a general election takes place. General PEEL, at any rate, made a little diversion, for be infused some amuse ment into the dull discussion by saying that he had been asked how he could reconcile his opposition to this scheme with his desire to see the question settled, and his answer was that a man may wish to see himself settled, andyet "does not, in the hope of securing a settlement, throw himself into the river in despair of getting over the bridge." Mr. GLAD STONE has now found it convenient to forget his determination not to come forward in the discus sions that take place on this subject, for he made a long speech, in which he exhausted his inge nuity to prove that nothing could, would, and should be right which did not fall in with his views and with his system. The House did not, however, seem to pay much at tention to the observations of the right hon. gen tleman, and at any rate were not much influenced by them, if at all. He went a great deal too far in his attempt to prove that the Government plan was wrong, and the close of his remarks brought him indeed to a lame and impotent conclusion. He was actually obliged to withdraw an expression which he had used, "fraud." The good sense and right feeling of the House of Commons will always triumph in the end over the most daring attempts made by the most eminent individuals in support of their extreme views and opinions, and in some respects Mr. GLADSTONE made a greater mistake last night than he has ever done yet, and he had not the last resource of the destitute to fall back upon and plead the " heat of debate," for every thing was perfectly calm. We consider it a very uncalled-for thing for Mr. GLADSTONE to get up and use this language, at a time too when so much had been conceded by the Government. "My belief is that you may do anything with the people of England if you will treat them honestly and above board. But fraud —(ob, oh)—dissimulation, circuitous methods ; legislative fraud, I mean, of course." After some futile attempts to explain himself, the right hon. gentleman was compelled to withdraw the word altogether, but his subsequent observations were not much better. " I will not speak of fraud, but of an adjustment of provisions in an Act of Parliament, which will produce in the public mind, as these provisions are now widely producing, the impression or conviction that Parliament is palter ing in a double sense with the people of England, and professing to give that which it means, in sub stance, as to the far greater part of it, to withhold ; and I say that such a course as this, instead of lead ing to the settlement of the question of Reform, will be a blow to the honour and the credit of the Legislature, and a serious injury to the institutions of the country." All we can say is that, if this was the best Mr. GLADSTONE could do, he had far better have fulfilled his threat, and retired from the lead of the Opposition, and the conduct of affairs on the left hand of the Speaker. His latter end has been worse than his beginning, but we hope that we have heard the last of his vin dictive vituperation on the subject of Reform for this Session. Lord J. MANNERS made an admirable reply to the right hon. gentleman, and showed how in his endeavours to damage the Government he was, in reality, assailing the House of Commons itself by attacking its deliberate act. Mr. LOWE favoured the House with a few re marks, in which he seemed to condemn the scheme before the Committee, and argued that the Govern ment had never taken into account the part the compound householder would play in this question. We do not blame them if they did not, for we ex pect that no one else did, before affairs took a par ' ticular turn. Mr. BRIGHT made another of those earnest appeals to the Committee of which we may truly say that their name is legion, and declared that the bill would not stop agitation. lle called Mr. DISRAELI'S plan an " audacious" one, but he fared even worse than Mr. GLADSTONE, fur his most pathetic adjurations were met with laughter, which evidently irritated him very much, for be said that if he had not a right to speak for those who wished for Reform out of doors no man had. He went on to say that he " la.neuted with a grief that he could not well express the course the House was taking." This mournful announcement was also met with shouts of laughter. The hon. member then waxed wroth, and told the supporters of the Ministry that he ventured at the last hour to tell them they were not acting with fairness or equality. Mr. ROEBUCK'S remarks were a relief to the House after the one-sided harangues they had listened to in many quarters, and the hon. member for Sheffield came out strong,.and showed the difference between the real Reformer and the party one. He told Mr. BRIGHT his mind pretty plainly, and declared that his arguments were a part of that " stump oratory which anybody who goes about telling people that they are dealt unjustly with will always find people ready to listen." As for the unworthy device that was resorted to about Sheffield, Mr. ROEBUCK soon disposed of that, and said that not one respectable man went to the meeting in question, and he won dered at the right hon. gentleman, the member for South Lancashire, alluding to it, with the example of Oxford just in their memories. Again, " when the hon. member for Birmingham twitted me with the altered state of feeling in Sheffield, I should have thought that he would have recollected Man chester." Mr. DISRAELI'S speech was greatly to Cr; point, and he showed the weakness of the arguments employed against the Bill, and that part of it which was the subject of immediate consideration. He made a great point by quoting some of Lord Rus- SELL'S observations, in 1851, about the compound householder, and raised a laugh against Mr. BRIGHT, who interrupted to ask the date, by urging that he had been too many for the hon. member, and had brought his authority to the House. Mr. GLADSTONE'S conduct and manner were properly treated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who eahlthat he had expressed himself viih that "fer vent violence of which he was SO thoroughly a master." Further on be very properly animad verted upon the language employed by the hon. gentleman respecting the doings of the Govern ment, and observed with great force that one who had taken for so long a period a leading part in public affairs ought to have known better than to make use of such expressions. The cheers that rang through the House sufficiently showed the feeling with which hon. members regarded the extravagant language used by Mr. GLADSTONE. The Chancellor of the Exchequer concluded by thanking the House for the candour with which the propositions of the Government had been generally received, and wound up his remarks by this impressive passage : " All I can say of the Government is that we have had no other wish in this business than to bring it to a happy conclusion ; that wish has not been the result of any desire to retain power or acquire reputation. Indeed we have at all times been ready to give to the House of Commons in the conduct of this business that. influential position which would show to the country that the measure, if passed at all, was passed by the House and not by the Govern ment. This assurance I again at the last hour con vey to the consideration of the committee, and still venture to express a hope that, with the aid and assistance of the House, her Majesty's Govern ment may yet succeed in conducting this business to a happy and satisfactory solution." We should think, after last night's division, that, there was no longer any doubt as to the issue of the matter, and we congratulate the Government upon the result of the division. The attacks made upon them recoiled upon their authors, and never was there a greater failure than that met with by Mr. GLADsTONE, Mr. BRIGHT, and others. The course these have taken shows them to be anything but genuine Reformers, and the House of Commons is evidently quite tired of their persistency in a line that they have seen is inimical to its wishes and opinions. The disputes about the Hyde Park affair have now reached the tranquil atmosphere of the Upper House, and they occupied, last evening, a consi derable share of attention. It was no doubt satis factory to their lordships, and it will be satisfac tory to the public, to have Lord DERBY'S own account of the course pursued by the Govern ment. The noble earl gave his explanation with the frankness and straightforwardness which usually distinguish him, and vindicated the con duct of his Cabinet. He informed the House that Mr. WALPOLE, owing to ill-health and the pres sure of anxiety, had resigned his office, so that those who have grumbled at the leniency of his administration may possibly find a more forcible Minister not more welcome. Whatever line of policy has been selected by Mr. WALPOLE, there is very little doubt that he would have been severely blamed by somebody. It is always so easy to censure those in power, and to decide theoretically on the best course to pursue. If he had made no sign, and permitted a stormy meeting which might have resulted in riot or window breaking, he would have been blamed by the peaceable householders of the vicinity. If he had attempted active interference, And a collision had ensued between the people and the military, he would have been censured for pro voking an unpopular conflict. Having left the meeting undisturbed while preparing for a pos sible disturbance, he is blamed for bringing the Executive into contempt. If conduct is to be judged by its results, Mr. WALPOLE was not so unwise as his critics pretended, since the ,much dreaded collision has been avoided, the park and the neighbouring property are uninjured, the Reform League are satisfied, and all is at rest. It must also be remembered that the excellent behaviour of the crowd on Monday was no doubt partly due to the previous communications with the Government, because the members of the League were put on their mettle and exerted themselves to the utmost to preserve order. The knowledge of the ample provision made by the Government for the repres sion of riot and disturbance had no doubt a consi derable effect upon the army of roughs and pick pockets who are always the real sources of danger and confusion in these affairs. Lord DERBY, in answer to Lard CoweEn's speech on the matter, entered fully into the whole history of the matter, and succeeded in placing the conduct of the Go vernment in a more consistent and reasonable light than has heretofore been done by any of its mem bers. He explained that last year, before the dis turbances, the Government, referring to precedents, found that, by the decision of the law officers of the Crown in 1856, there was a right to close the gates of the park or to exclude persons when the gates were open, though of course it was undesirable to exercise such powers unreservedly. " The authority to close and exclude the public from the parks," so run the legal statement, " is that which every landowner has to prevent the public from trespassing on his lands." Acting upon this decision, the Government closed the gates of the park, with, what Lord DERBY justly termed, unfortunate results. Whatever the right of the Crown, he would not, he said, for his part have repeated au experiment which had such disastrous consequences, occasioned so much ill feeling, and rendered the Park for long after the resort of the most lawless and abandoned characters. Lord DERBY declared that it was his full conviction that the Crown had a right to protect the park, and that the intention of the Government in issuing the much-censured notice of the Home Secretary was to found on it an action for trespass against the prin cipal leaders of the movement, an intention which they still intended to fulfil. The legal opinion of their own advisers was not taken till after the affair of last year, and Lord DERBY says it would have been an unsuitable time to hove en deavoured to increase the powers of the Crown at the end of a session when the new bill could not have been passed, and would only have given rise to increased irritation. There was, as we have said, a good deal of debate on the subject, the noble lords on the opposition side being very ready to find fault, but Lord DERBY declared himself quite satisfied with the result, and indifferent to any humiliation brought upon the Government by their own forbearance. " I will say, my lords, over and over again, that I consider as nothing the temporary violation of the rights of the Crown—a subject more especially to be dealt with by a mea sure placing it on a more satisfactory footing—l say I consider that as nothing in comparison with the risk which might have occurred if, iu the exercise of that power, we had brought on a collision between an infuriated mob and a large force of the military and police." Such a conflict would have been on every account much to be deplored. We hope the good sense of the people at large will prevent any repetition of the risk. All unprejudiced observers must see that, as Lord GREY, always a friend to free discussion, last night observed, that the parks are not intended for political discussion, but for the recreation of the public at large. "If the parks were allowed to be used for political why not for religious discussion ? But if the members of the various religious persuasions were allowed to hold forth there, was it not likely that angry con troversies would arise, and that the parks would be soon altogether diverted from their legitimate objecls If the prospect which Lord RUSSELL dimly referred to be realised, and Mr. BEALES thinks it desirable to get up a weekly meeting in Hyde-park, will it not be time for the ratepayers of London to protest against the expenditure of the public money in the futile attempt to beautify and preserve the parks as places of public recreation? The House of Commons beard, with great satis faction last night, the statement of Lord STANLEY respecting the Luxemburg question, and it is a mat ter of general congratulation and relief that, for the present at least, the risk of a European war is averted. " Ten days ago," said Lord STANLEY, " I expretzsed a hope that this Luxemburg question, which was then disturbing Europe, was in a fair way of being brought to an amicable termination, and I believe I am not too sanguine when I say that the hope I then expressed is practically rea• Used." The guarantee given by England is, as Lord STANLEY explained, no new one, and although it was impossible for him in the present position of affairs 'to go into the details of the matter, be reminded the House that England, in common with the rest of the signataries to the Treaty of 1839, actually guaranteed the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg to the King of HOLLAND in the most full, absolute, and unconditional manner. All that has been done now is to adapt that engage ment to the changed circumstances of the times, the present position of the Duchy itself, and the dissolution of the Germanic Confedera tion. Lord STANLEY is so confident of an immediate adjustment of all difficulties, that he hoped in a few days to lay on the table of the Ilouse all papers relating to the negotiations. According to the Etendard of last evening, the Plenipoten tiaries will have several more meetings, though it admits that definite conclusions have been arrived at on the three important points of the neutralisa tion, evacuation, and future position of Luxemburg. Peace, according to all accounts, seems, therefore, secured for the present ; and Lord STANLEY, in his dealing with this grave and difficult question, has acquitted himself in a manner that reflects honour on himself and his country. CORRESPONDENCE FRULYI PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) p e e e r il or presided. The yesterday at the PARIS, Thursd a y E ven i ng. Empress was present. TuTilhereirees was a t a w h a h b in t h e t e C E o m u Although it may perhaps be like sending coals to Newcastle to give you information respecting the Conference at London, yet a few particulars will be interesting. At the ccnclusion of the first sitting on Tuesday, the French Ambassador sent to the Marquis de Moustier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, a telegraphic note of the proceedings. The exact particulars have not transpired, but I am in formed, in an official quarter, that the proceedings were merely formal, and were almost entirely con fined to the verification of the powers of the re spective representatives. Lord Stanley presided, and it was arranged that the Conference should meet again to-day. All the representatives of the Powers who signed the Treaties of 1835, th Lt is to say, Austria, Belgium, France, England, Prussia, Holland, and Russia were present, as well as the foreign ambassadors at the British Court. The Plenipotentiaries who take part in the Conference, nine in number are—For Austria, Count Apponyi ; for France, Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne ; for England, Lord Stanley; for Italy, M. Azeglio ; for Prussia, Count Bernstorff ; for Russia, Baron Brunnow ; for Belgium, M. Von de Weyer ; for the Netherlands, Count Bentinek. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has a special representative, Baron Tornaco, Minister President of the Grand Ducal Government. It was at the suggestion of the King of Belgium, acting in his title of territorial Sove reign, that the different Courts were called upon to take part in the deliberations. The Cabinets, after discussion, agreed to recommend as the basis of the arrangement the neutralisation of the Grand Duchy, with the consequences which it will entail, and particularly the evacuation of the fortress by the Prussian garrison. France, in pursuance of her policy of moderation and disinterestedness, agreed to this programme, and thus gave a proof of her conciliatory views, for which all Europe will thank her. In the best informed circles in Paris there is now full confidence of a pacific solution of all the questions connected with the Luxembourg difficulty. The Illoniteur, in reviewing the position of foreign affairs, says : " The situation of the Roman States improves every day, and the Holy Father has only to con gratulate himself upon the proofs of devotion and respectful gratitude evinced to•vards him by his subjects. The zeal displayed by the Pontifical troops in the pursuit of the brigands has spread discouragement among the bands, who were still upon the frontier. A great number of brigands surrender themselves every day to the authorities, and only ask to be allowed to participate in the amnesty, the period for which expired on the 14th of April. In general this favour is granted to them. This increases the number of submissions, and there is every hope that the scourge from which the Roman States suffered so long will very shortly be radically destroyed. The verbal accord between the military authorities of Italy and the Holy Father has powerfully contributed to this happy result." " The constitutional reorganisation of the empire of Austria proceeds rapidly. Even at present the relative positions of Hungary and the Imperial Government may be considered as settled." The Venice Gazette announces that King Victor Emmanuel is expected this (Thursday) evening in that city, and that he will remain there for several days. The Queen of Port u g al, Marie Pie, youngest sister n cess ame C ro lo u t s ild s e uite. Napoleon,iier Majesty is has arrived in Paris, o fthe with l'riu at present staying w ith the Princes s Clotilde. The a Emperor has g i ve n a splendid dinner and ball at the Tuileries to the members of the Imperial Corn mission and to French and foreign Juries. The Palace could hardly contain the distinguished guests, among whom was Prince Oscar of Sweden, the Duke de Leuchtenberg, the brother of the Taicoon of Japan, and his Embassy, the Duke of Manches ter, and several English noblemen. Again is there a little cloud or something sinister looming in the future about Luxembourg, arising from the account coming from London that England is not disposed to guarantee her neutrality of Luxembourg, or from some other cause. The following article from the Siecle affords an important illustrationof those apprehensive feel ings, even under present circumstances. I n spite of the painful probabilities to which the meeting of the Conference and the conciliatory disposition of the Governments interested give such authority serious apprehensions continue to arise. Military preparations in Germany are talked of. As to France, it may be well to remark that the incorporation of the reserve of 1864 had been ordered prior to the publication of the note in the Moniteur announcing the suspension of the armaments. At all events, we are convinced that France would be very soon ready if pretensions which could not be accepted on the part of Prussia were to be put forth at the Conference. It is well not to be carried away by too much confidence in the best. However fa vourable may be the indications of peace which we have noticed with satisfaction for some days past, we ought to be in a con dition to provide against any eventualities. The reasons which induce us to believe that Prussia feels the necessity of conciliation are very serious. We alluded to them yesterday. (I translated these important passages), and similar arguments are developed in several of the E • • English journals. Prus sia will, no doubt, have to overcome strong resist ance against an attempt to drag the Southern States, Saxony, and the annexed provinces into war. But we ought not to forget that M. Bis marck last year overcame c resistance against strong resistance against P r ecipitating the q •people ' Prussian into a war against Austria. If, therefore, there be the most favourable chance for a pacific solution, it should not be lost sight of that chances are not equal to a certainty." The latest news from Mexico confirms in a very precise manner the report of the capture of Puebla, by Porfirio Dia z . Th e place was carr i e d b y assau :t after a sangui nary combat. it is state d t h at Di az ordered six G enera l s and sixty Imperialist officers to be shot, wh o h a d themselves ordered the execu tion of Republi can prisoners. M ar quez had been beaten in endea vour i ng to assist Pue bl a. Th e re duction of Queretaro, where Maximilian and the remnant of his troops had taken refuge, appeared to be imminent. Novelties are imagined every d a y either for the convenience o r t o a d d to the pl ea sure of visitors to the Exhibiton. The Emperor has ordered an exa mination i n t o an i mproved system of locomot i on b y steam. Th e i nventor proposes to take 40,000 per sons every h our f rom the Place de la C oncor d e to the Exhibiti on f or three halfpence on l y f or eac h person. Si m il ar ve hi cles will ply f rom th e E co l e Militaire to the Place de la Concorde. MINISTERIAL CIIANGES.—It is understood that the post v aca t e d b y the resignation of Mr. Wa l po l o w ill b e filled by the app o i ntment of Mr. Ga,thorne Hardy as Home Secretary; and, ac cor di ng to the report generally current last night, Mr. Hardy will be succeeded at the Poor-law Board by the Earl of Devon. In that case, a fresh vacancy would be created in the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster. LATEST INTEL LIGENUE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ITALY. FLORENCE, May 9 (Evening.) In continuation of the financial statement, Sig nor Ferrara said that the budgets of 1867 and 1868 would be regulated solely by extraordinary mea sures. The Government will avoid having re course to a hasty imposition of new taxes. In order to provide for the ordinary deficit from 1869, Sig nor Ferrara reckons before all on an increased re venne from the present taxes, and especially by a partial farming of the collection of the indirect taxes and the tobacco monopoly. The proceeds of the octroi will be given up entirely to the com munes and provinces, in return for which certain extra imposts now existing in some provinces will revert to the State, in addition to the direct taxes which will thus be equalised, and if possible dimi nished. An alteration is also proposed in the tax on lauded property, with the object of increasing the revenue therefrom derived. An endeavour would also be made to reach those sources of income which have not hitherto been assessed under the tax on personal property. These alterations are to be made after 1867, but will not prevent the Govern ment at once proposing various new taxes, which, however, will not come into operation until after 1869. Means would thus be obtained to cover any annual deficit which might still exist after the re duction of the expenditure by the strictest and firmest economies possible to the indispensable BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, May 9. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : IHE SUN, LONE:ON, FEIDAY EVENIING, MAY 10 1867. minimum. The statement of the Minister was received with loud applause. Signor Ferrara, in reply to a ques tion of Signor Laporta, said that the bill relative to the taxes on ecclesiastical property will be submitted to the Chamber to-morrow, although the contract in reference to the financial operations has not yet been signed by all the parties concerned. It will be completed in a few days. FLORENCE, May 10. The financial operation in reference to the eccle siastical property will be undertaken by Messrs. Rothschild, the Credit Foncier of Paris, and the National Bank of Italy. HUNGARY. PESTII, May 9. At the election of the Burgomaster yesterday the military were ordered to remain in their barracks on account of a threatening demonstration by a por tion of the inhabitants. 'rho election, however, passed off quietly. The result will be announced to-morrow. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, Alay 10. In yesterday's sitting of the London Conference all the articles of a treaty, with a few modifications, were formally agreed to and initiated, excepting Art. 4, relative to the time to be fixed for the evacuation of Luxemburg, in reference to which the Prussian plenipotentiary has asked instructions from AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE BORUSSIA. SOIMIAMPTON, May 10. The Hamburg and American Company's Steamer Borussia, from New York, on the 27th ult., has arrived here with 117 passengers for this port, Ham burg, and Havre, and $75,000 in specie for Eng land. On the 27th she spoke the steamer Citnbria, ; 28th, the Bremen bark Anna; 3d May, the Eng lish ship John Fielder ; sth an English steam fri gate, and on the 7th, the steamer Marianne. Her news has been anticipated. FRANCE. PAINS, May 10. The Marquis Cadore, at present French Minis ter at Carlsruhe, has been appointed to the same post at Munich. Count - Mosbourg has been appointed French Minister at Carlsruhe. FRANCE. BOURSE, May 9.—Two o'clock. —The marke t to-day is buoyant, the general opinion being that the Conference now being held in London will effec tually clear away all cause for an appeal to arms ; and this feeling has recei7ed further consistency by the first telegraphic despatch announcing an ad vance of per cent. on English Consols. French Threes, of which stock 378,000 f. is again posted up for " discount," have improved 371 c., viz., to 68f. 70c., and Italian Fives are firm at 50f. 40c., or an advance of 55c. Credit Foncier shares have gained 22f. 50c., and are now doing at 1,450 f. Much ac tivity also prevails in the railway department, at prices materially better than those current at yes terday's close. Three o'clock.—The market has closed as fol lows : 41 f per Cents Do. end month 3 per Cents. Do. end month 6B 70 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncior Do. end month 1150 Bank Shares — Italian Loan — Do. end month 5O 70 Mexican Loan 2O Do. Bonds 132 50 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred 'AYB. For Account. Orleans ................................... 867 50 _ Northern ......... ............... 1161 2a Lyons and Mediterranean........... 875 Southern ................................. 555 Western .................................. 515 Eastern ................................... 525 Sardinian ................................ Austrian ................................. 392 5 0 Lombard .................................. 372 50 North of Spain ...... Saragossa .................. ......... ..... Ditto to Barc e l ona Roman. .................................. MISERABLE NEGLECT OF A FAmlLY.—Ambrose Bailey, porter, was charged at Hanley, Police-court, on Monday, with neglectof his family. The complainant was the relieving officer of the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, who, on his attention being called to the defendant's family, visited his house at Longton on Friday, when he found the four children of tha defendant, the eldest a girl between nine and ten years of age, and the youngest, an infant of ten months, in a state of nudity, excepting a few filthy rags tied round the loins, their persons covered with dirt and vermin, and starving for want of food. The house was destitute of the smallest particle of furniture, even of straw or rag for the children to lie upon, and was indescribably dirty and unwholesome. These four chil dren were alone in the house, and were so the greater part of their time. Their mother is in gaol, and their father, who can earn from 30s to 40e a week, spends nearly the whole of his earnings in drink. Mr. Davis, the stipendiary magistrate committed him to prison with hard labour for a month. The children were removed to the workhouse. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.— The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at a meeting of the Ccurt of Examiners on the Bth inst., viz.: Messrs. David Owen Fountaine, Stoke Hamond, Bucks ; John Greaves Wiseman, Ossett, York shire ; Henry Cheesman, Lewes, Susses ; Louis Charles Achille Cane, Bath ; Matthew Owen Coleman, Surbiton ; and George Stokell, Lond. and Edinb., and L.S.A. Hobart Town, students of Guy's Hospital. Alfred Steward, Wolverhampton ; Joseph Wharton, Oldham ; and Charles Grindrod, Liverpool, of the Manchester School. Edward Woodward, Birmingham, and James Brown, Dudley Port, of the Birmingham School. Henry Case, Box Moor, and John James Swindell, Finchley, of the Middlesex Hospital. Henry Widenham Maunsell, M. 8., Trinity College, Dublin ; Alexander Paull Fid dian, Bridgend, Glamorgan, of King's College. Samuel Elwin Solly, Savile-row, of St. Thomas's Hospital ; and Thomas Richardson Loy, L.S.A., Stokesloy, Yorkshire, of University College. The Town Council of Edinburgh have resolved to invite the British Association to hold their meeting in 1868 in the Scottish metropolis. The Recordership of Exeter has become vacant by the death of Mr. J. Shapland Stock, Q.C., who was lot many years a leading member of the Western Circuit. DEBTOR. May 9. May 2. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to espital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,014,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve in lantled pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight. 24,033,311 49 25,826,125 53 Treasury account cur- rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 290,650,550 25 262,906,473 97 Do. branch banks Dividends pn,ya.ble 811,229 75 837,294 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed — Sundries Total CREDITOR. May 9. May 2. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. Branch banks 790,984,467 04 780,848,328 68 Commercial bills OTer due Commercial bills die- counted, not yet due 267,656,243 60 265,110,880 16 Do. branch banks 257,541,307 277,624,863 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks , 7,652,400 7,455,800 Do. on French Public Securities 13,210,600 13,040,400 Do. by branch banks 8,014,900 7,824,200 Do. on railway shares and debentures I). branch banks 26,814,450 26,596,950 Do. on Credit Fencier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 1 2,980,750 14 Do. disposable lientes Inunobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 1 00,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment 1,527,466 60 1 ,505,771 57 Sundries Total 1,691,407,546 80 1 , 6 95,853,113 44 Certified by the Senator Governor of the Bank of Franco. (Signed) 'RoI:LIND. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. Yesterday a special general meeting of share holders was held in the International Hotel, Lon don-bridge, Colonel Barttelot, M.P., in the chair. Long before the hour of meeting the room in which it was held was filled by shareholders, who occupied the time in private discussions as to the position and prospects of the company. The CHAIRMAN, referring to the reports which had been issued, said he had no doubt these reports had been read by the proprietors, and the bearing of the one upon . the other anxiously considered by them. As far as he was concerned he would endeavour to abstain from saying anything calculated to create dissension., He should not enter into minute detail, or refer to the figures at the end of the report. He believed theirs was an improving property. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) He did not think the line had ever been properly developed. With regard to Sir C. Jackson, all he had to say was that he had no objection to investigation, if such investi gation was conducted by persons who had a permanent interest in the company. He had the greatest respect for Messrs. Baxter, Rose, and Nor ton, one of whom was his personal friend, but he was not prepared to place in the hands of that firm certain papers and documents, seeing that they were the solicitors of the London, Chatham, and Dover, which was the main cause of the Brighton being placed in its present position. (Hear.) But they had no objection to au investigation by gentlemen having a permanent interest in the company. They had stopped all the works which were not absolutely necessary, and contracted the expenditure in other respects. They had signed an agreement with the South-Eastern, which would lead to peace and harmony and mutual advantage. He hoped the South-Western might also come into it, and he had no objection even to the London, Chatham, and Dover. (No, no.) Unfortunate as was their pre sent position, he believed this was the turning point in their fortunes, and that the time would come, and was not far distant, when the Brighton Com pany would occupy the place it once did as the first railway in England. (Cheers.) Sir C. JACKSON rose to move the following reso lution :--- , "fhat this meeting is of opinion that no vacancy should be filled up in the present board of directors until a report by a committee of investiga tion, to be appointed at this meeting, shall have been presented to the shareholders, and that this meeting be adjourned to the 16th inst. to receive such re port. The committee to consist of the Right Hon. Lord Westbury, Sir Charles Jackson, Ralph L. . Esq., Colonel Meller, ALP Lopes,, Jonas Levi, Esq., and Henry John Anthony Goez, Esq. That such committee shall have full power to inspect and take cop i e s of or extracts from the company's books, papers, and documents, and to obtain such legal and other assistance as they may require, and that th e directors and oilicers of the c om p an y are re quested to render to such committee every assist ance and information in their power. That the directors be, and they arc hereby restricted from entering into any agreement or other important arrangement with any other company without the full sanction and co-operation of the committee. That the present directors be requested to place their seats at the disposal of the shareholders, with a view to a reconstitution of the board at the ad journed meeting. That this meeting is of opinion that the Wharncliffe meeting, which now stands adjourned to the 16th instant, should not take place, but that if it should ultimately thought necessary to submit the bill now b efore Par li amen t in its present or in any amended form to a meeting of the proprietors, a new Wharncliffe meeting should be called for that purpose." The speaker was proceeding to address the meet ing, when several proprietors who orowded the door complained that the room was insufficient, and asked for an adjournment to a larger room. The CIIAIRMAN said they tried to secure a larger room, but failed to get one. Sir C. JACKSON said he would now proceed to address the meeting with regard to the three lines. The CHAIRMAN said it might prevent discussion on that point if he were to say that those lines would be withdrawn from the bill this year, but without prejudice. (Cheers.) Sir C. JACKSON said that the action of the com mittee of shareholders had not been without result, and he congratulated the meeting upon it. (Hear.) On the conclusion of the meeting the poll com menced, and was continued until 5 o'clock under the superintendence of the scrutineers, when theie appeared to have voted in favour of Sir Charles Jackson's motion 168, and 34 against it. The poll is to be continued daily until 10 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, the 16th inst. On the inter mediate days it will continue open from 10 to 4 o'clock, at the International Hotel, Loudon-bridge. The scrutineers demanded the production of the proxies and register of shareholders ; but the secre tary, under the advice of the solicitor of the com pany, declined to comply with their request. PRESENTATION TO MRS. EYRE.—Mrs. Eyre, wife of the late Governor of Jamaica, was presented, on the 6th inst., with a magnificent bracelet in gold and brilliants, by the ladies of the neighbourhood of Market Drayion, ac companied by an illuminated roll of the names of those joining in the testimonial, and comprehending nearly every one of the families within visiting distance of A.dderley Hall. There are 43 ladies' names attached to the roll, in cluding Viscountess Hill, wife of the Lord Lieutenant of the county. The - inscription in the locket attached to the bracelet is as follows :—" To Ada Eyre, a mar.k of affec tionate sympathy from the ladies of Market Drayton, March 29th, 1867." It is a singular fact that both Mr. and Mrs. Eyre were total strangers to Shropshire when they took up their residence there last year. 6:7F Ckinrt 934 litefr tirmltar. HER MAJESTY, dm OSBORNE, May 9. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, at tended by Lady Churchill and the Hon. Flora Mac donald ; and her Majesty and Princess Beatrice rode on ponies in the grounds this morning. _ Princess Louise walked out, accoini;anied by Miss Grey. Prince Leopold also walked out, attended by Mr. Legg. Mr. J. E. Fuller has had the honour of submit ting for her Majesty's inspection a series of etch ings, in crimson lake, illustrating the " Anaient Mariner" after original drawings by Sir J. Noel Paton ; and also an illuminati on "I n M e moriam" of the Prince Consort. Th 3 Forthcoming Visit of Belgian Volunteers. The acceptance by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales of the post of honorary president of the Belgium Reception Committee, accompanied with a donation of 100 gs. to the fund, has given extra ordinary vigour to the movement, and will enable the executive to present a most favourable report at the next general meeting. Lord Bury, being now nearly recovered from the effects of his late acci dent, will resume his position as chairman, and Colonel Loyd-Lindsay has consented to take the post of vice-president. Amongst the various sub scriptions received yesterday, in addition to that of the Prince of Wales, £lOO from Lord 0 verstone, and £lOO from Colonel Loyd-Lindsay, the name of the Duke of Wellington was received for £lOO ; Earl Spencer, £5O ; Earl Cowper, £25 ; Earl Gros venor, £2O; Lord Bury, 25gs. ; Sir B. Phillips (late Lord Mayor), 25gs. ; Mr. G. 11. T. lleatley, 25gs. ; Sir Paul Hunter, Bart., £25 ; Messrs . Howell, James, and Co., £l5 for a Belgian prize, in the hope that other firms may do the same ; Sir F. Goldsmid, M.P., Colonel H. A. Bowyer, Ist Oxford Volunteers, £25 ; and a large number of other sub scriptions from private individuals. In reference to county organisations, the Lancashire county com mittee have set a noble example in the shape of their first list for £350. The Mayor of Bridg north, £5O ; the corporation of Gloucester, £74 ; of Worcester, £5O. With regard to volunteer corps, the return of first lists of subscriptions received up to date are--Per Major Barlow, Ist Cambridge, £l3O ; London Rifle Brigade, £lOO ; London Irish, £5O ; 29th North Middlesex, £5O ; Robin Hoods, to May 1, £3O ; 7th Surrey, per Lieutenant-Colonel Beresford, £7O; Ashford (Kent) Corps, per Lieutenant Furley, £5O ; Captain Hollingsworth, East Kent, £5O ; 19th Middlesex (Working Men's College), £5O ; Ist Berks, £5O ; Bloomsbury (37th Middlesex), £3O ; Small Arms Factory Corps, Enfield, £2O; Ist Sussex (Brighton), per Captain Sangster, £3O ; Bath Corps, per En sign Milsome, £37 ; Plymouth, £35 ; Stafford, £2O; Ist Shropshire, £5O. Returns have also been received from Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and other counties. Charge of Murder. At the Bow-street Police-court yesterday William Wallace, described as a punch maker, was charged before Sir Thomas Henry with having caused the death of a woman named Elizabeth Jefferies, with whom he lived, at 4, Taylor's-buildings, Bedford bury. Mr. Alfred Harvey, surgeon, of 3, Southamp ton-street, Strand, deposed that on Tuesday after noon, about a quarter to two o'clock, the prisoner called at his house and said, " I am afraid that a woman with whom I have been living is dead." The witness consented to go to his lodgings in Bed fordbury, and on their way there the prisoner said, " We had both been drinking on Sunday, and dur ing a scuffle in the afternoon she fell against a bed post." The prisoner took the witness upstairs into a third-floor front room, and there he saw a woman lying dead upon the bed, but still partially warm. She was dressed, and 1 ) ing on her back. Both her eyes were blackened and swollen, so much so that one of them was quite closed up. The injuries on her face, which must have been caused by blows, appeared to have been inflicted about 48 hours previously. She had been dead about an hour and a half. The witness advised the prisoner to call in a policeman and state the whole particulars of what had occurred, and the prisoner seemed very willing to do so. The body was removed to the deadhouse, or catacombs under St. Martin's Church ; on Wednesday a post mortem examination was made, and the witness found the immediate cause of death was the pressure of a clot of blood the size of a pigeon's egg upon the brain, and the clot was formed by the vessels injured by all external blow. He could not say if the injury was produced by a blow or a fall. Police-constable F 124 and Sergeant F 14 both visited the lodging's where the body lay, and heard the prisoner say they had a drunken quarrel and fight on Sunday after noon and she fell against the bedpost. On Wed nesday, after the inquest, they thought proper to apprehend the prisoner, who, on the way to the police station, said the deceased had occasionally suffered from dizziness and deafness of the left ear, caused by a fall over the balusters about five weeks ago. A woman who lived in the same house, named Kennedy, and who knew the prisoner and deceased, had declined to attend, and two other women, com pelled to admit the drunken habits of both, declared the deceased to be " far the worse of the two." Sir T. Henry said these witnesses were evidently par tial to the prisoner, although unable to deny that he had blackened the woman's eyes and treated her her brutally. The prisoner was remanded. MARKETS.--This day. MARK-LANE. Tho quantity of English wheat received fresh up to day was limited. The show of samples was consequently small, yet the demand for both red and white parcels was in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. In foreign wheat, the supply of which was good, only a moderate business was doing. In prices no change took place. Floating cargoes of grain were very moderate. Both English and foreign barley was a slow sale, but not cheaper. Malt was in fair average supply, and moderate request, at full prices. The oat trade was inactive. In prices, howovor, very little change took place. The imports of foreign oats wero very large. Beans and peas changed hands slowly, but at full q'tiota- ,ions. Flour, seeds, and cakes were very quiet, at late rates, SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 950 50 650 1,060 Irish — Foreign 29 1 710 1,620 220 - 44,820 840 sacks Maize, 2,060 qrs• NENVGATE AND LEADENBALL. Owing to the prevailing warm weather the supplies of Scotch and country killed meat have fallen off. The trade, however, is in a sluggish state, as follows : Per 81b by the carcase. adsd s d e 4 Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferior matton....3 4 3 ° it Middling do. 3 8 4 0 Middling mutton.. 4 u 4 . Prime large do t 2 4 4 Prime do i 6 4 : Crime small d0....4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 0 3 u Veal 4 0 5 4 Small pork. 3 8 4 4 Laiub, 55 10d to Oa Sd BOROUGH HOP. The transactions in all kinds of hops are very moderate* but no further decline has taken place in the quotations. Mid and East Keats Faruha►n and country Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings loos to 135 s ~ Olds sos to 80s COLONIAL. TEA.—The public sales of, brought to a con clusion yesterday, 22,776 packages were offered, of whi'-' ll 16,763 were sold, all being without reserve, prices in soma instances ruling a shade higher. StiGAR.—A good business has been done in West India, and prices generally have slightly advanced, particular l y for the better descriptions. Refined goods are firm; cora mon lumps and titlers being quoted 425. 9d. to 435. per cwt' COFFEE. —The market remains steady without any Tna• - terial change to make in values, Plantation Ceylon being in fair request. Ries.—Supplies on offer continue very limited, and holders demand fully late rates. TALLOW.—Businoss has been very quiet, and quo a : tions tend downwards, P.Y.C. on the spot being 4je and last three menthe 44s per cwt.,