The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-26 00:00:00

O N EY AND KET COMMERCIRL INTELLIGENCR. TWELVE o'CLocK. Continued quietude prevailed in the discount market, as there is no extinction of enterprise, com mercial and financial. It will be of interest to notice how the resources of the investing public will be employed. It is to be hoped that extended corn inerc,?, internally and externally, will be the princi- Pal means of bringing the Money Market into legi timate and active play. Specie to the amount of £32,000 has arrived by the Malta from New York. Mr. Charles Oppenheim, in consequence of the report issued by the liquidators, has thought it de sirable to call a meeting of some of the large depo sitors, at 65, Lombard-street, on Thursday, the 28th inst., at 12 o'clock. A report has been issued by the Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, which enters fully into the „nature of the properties acquired and the works in Progress. It also contains a special report of the auditors, who have visited Marseilles for that purpose, giving details of the prospects of various estates, and concludes with the following : *--" After a careful review and consideration of the whole of the circumstances connected with this com- Pany, we cannot withhold the expression of our opinion that it is only by the active co-operation of the shareholders that the directors will be enabled to carry out to a successful and profitable conclusion the large works comprised in these arrangements. Indeed the financial requirements of the company, and its character and position in France, depend entirely upon such assistance and co-operation. We feel it oar duty to convey to the shareholders e mphatically our views on this point, because in the absence of :this co-operation and assistance the Whole undertaking must collapse, and every shilling of the capital invested be lost, to say nothing of the future liabilities of shareholders. Whereas, on the other hand, there appear to us to be in the under taking the elements of success and profit." The liquidators of Overend, Gurney, and Co., Mr. W. Tarquand and Mr. R. P. Harding, have issued a report upon the winding up of the affairs. It is stated that the liabilities, which at the date of the suspension amounted to £18,127,915, are now reduced to £3,640,655 ; and it is anticipated that they will be further reduced to £1,892,881, and that the outstanding assets will produce £1,832,011. Owing to rumours lately current of negotiations being in progress for liquidation of the Greek debts of 1824 and 1825, the committee of Greek bond holders think it right to state, for the information of the parties interested, that nothing of a strictly °Mehl' character has yet reached them on the sub ject. As soon as a proposal of a definite nature shall be officially made, the committee will consider i t their duty to call a meeting of the bondholders to take the same into consideration. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris te daY, the French Rentes were 69f. 82c. Heavy. Less firmness was observable this morning in the market for the English Funds, but Consols have novv recovered, and are 21 for money and the account. Foreign Stocks show very little change, with the eloeption of Turkish 5 per Cents., which have advanced to 31 I ; and Russian Scrip to 21 13re ro• All oth er d es c r ipti ons are e ith er stationary, or at a very slight advance. There has been very little animation exhibited in the Railway Share Market, and the general tendency of prices is still downwards. Metropolitan have receded 11-, Great Eastern f, South. Eastern f, and Great Western 1. Foreign and Colonial railway shares continue . terY dull, at previous rates. , %ilk Shares rema i n i nac ti ve . Alli ance h ave d e; to 1G ; Consolidated to 44 ; and London and Brazilian to 27i 28f. 11 l American Securities Illinois have improved !, t to 77. 7 . ; Erie Shares I, to 37 38 ; an d U n it e d ates 5.20: Bonds remain firm, at 73f Atlintic and Great Western Railway Debentures M ba re decli ned 1, to 31 32, but the Consolidated ortgage Bonds remain steady at 24 25. Miscellaneous and Finance shares are flat. At lantic Tel egrap h 8 per Cents. have receded to 534 ; atioual Discount Company to 13k; and Telegraph C onstruction and Maintenance to 12k. MINING MARKET. TUESDAY, Two o'Clock. 1 4 the Mining Market the dealings have been b "ine rous. The shares chiefly in request have been rinee of Wales, Great Retallick, Seton, and West Chiverton. Annexed are the current quotations : earn Camborne, —s —8; Chiverton Moor, 7 71 ; Chon tales Gold, 9 2" ; Clifford Amalgamate, 5/ 6/ ; Cooks' Xit Drakew e ll s , fast Caradon,-8 —s; East B asse t, 171 20 ; S 51 ; East Cam Brea, 3 3i ; East L ove ll, 9 9 1; East Russell, 31 31 ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 21; Great Laxey, —; Great North Downs, ; Great Itetallack, GOs 703; Great South Tolgus, —s —d —s ; Great Wheal Vor, 151 1.61 ; Marke Valley, 4 41; North Crofty, 42- 5; North Roskear, G 7; North Treskerby, 21 21; Prince of Wales, 36s 388 Od; Prosper United, 3} 4 ; edmoor, 9s lls; South Condurrow, —8 —d ; South G renville, —8 Od ; South Ilerodsfoot, —; Tincroft, 12 13 ; West Caradon, ; West Chiverton, GO 62 ex div ; We s t s ot „ , ; West Drakewells, h 4 s ss; Wheal taeset, Wheal Buller, —— ; We al Chiverton, 8 R., -i; Wheal Grenville ; Wheal Seton, 105 110. BRITISH FUNDS — CLOSING PRICES. 3 1 i 1 CiovEitniENT FUNDS. 90 1 per Cent. Consols 91 / Do. Account, March 7 , 901 / " Per Cent Reducul Ile • 901 I i } Nap w 3 per Cent 2i Per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do A D° . 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —4tities, 30 y s, expire sth Jan., 1880 ----__ for 30 yrs r , expire sth April,BBs 1 • 9 3,. Do (Red Sea Telegi•aph), Anil, 1908— i 4 41 ct., June. 3 ig Ct. March. I I 12 17 klXehequer Bills £l,OOO, 4 per 01. 712 pm 17 ID° .. 1500 ~0 ........... 712 1 7 12 1 3 u ............ £lOO & £2OO ',', arlk 101 En g l and Stock, 6/ per Cent ... 253 I" 4X GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. , -140 Stool, 10 per Cent., April 1874... 210 be. Do. Account 1071 7 °• 6 Per Cent. July, 1880 1)c, ~ ..4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 'l,-,)0. Certificates tic,. Ettfaced Paper 4 per Cent 103 o ° o * Per Cent., Jan. 1872 D ' ~,i Per Cent., May 1879 — • 103 t ) ( • ,I)eb, 5 Per Cent, Aug. 1873 34 pm i) • -.ends, per Cent., £l,OOO 0. lincler £I,OOO Az, IrOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 4en.tine Republic, 6 per Cent — ra.ll."' c elicls, 5 per Cent, 1859 1)( 1 ) . . 1 , i al 5 Per Cent — 66 - si• Per e t 1852 58-60 Cent., ~ - D De 's 1863 . I; 75 ji.)° Per Cent, 1865 1)(o' Ateount 75 ttle_ • .£lOO Bonds D''j°, Ayres 6 per Cent Cent.) C.i4 l P G er cent. (Deferred 3 per , — ,l bo . 3 Per Cent kjo..f. Per Cent. _ b o. ° Per Cent A _ Do . ~ B 1 r , Do. I, 1867 2k i j dis iil i c t i llbia n :' 6 Scrip, £2O paid per Cent. 1447";theier Cent. _ _ b Per Cent., 1825 I) s 5 Per elltlbi Cent, 1864 .. 66 i 5 1 Oluadr,4l3 PrincipolitieF 7 per Cent 0 0 s :'l l , r 14eW C onsolidated ,1 per Cent — _. bo-,6eitovisional Land Wai.l-,.a.n..t 74 ~,,,Fgx 1),,1.,0•004P13.(rinf:Y................' 86} .iirj. (1. 1861 — b o u cfloo tonds 831 I °rck (P'erunleut Railway Debprituro'• 80 i I 1) be . A ci , Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons „";-e°llot . o. 'A")4Pons (4,1,, t * 4 kecouu t Iti;ittlixtltt 4 lor ........... ........ D , A° Pet (Lett 1865 ,so. ecount ~ 14',:cietIaretuntatia Railway — bitto,3) P" Cent on °r Ac court ii . ti o 6" • 1864 ieute,Yeid r Cent. A nglo-French — l eo • —l°4ll g per Vent. - lie th I,,,perial - • 921 ..,I)ir a•r k ,,,,, 0 per Cent Do 3 Per C ent u o. trefi uen, o L errad ............ ,_4_,lito nrarrants (Hecta.res) D o r ; 4 5 Per Cent. , :1865 Do T.eeount ... 1 , ) 1 0 41 P i , e e r , C elli. ... .1.i34 ............... °— 4 ti. - -r Cent. (Unbarren) /IDo 4 :, Per Cent, 186-) ~) ~,ceo,i,,_ ) . rtkiguoso., ' ..................... - ° Per 0t.,1853,'6,'7, '9,'60 3 '2,53 42/ A meeting of the Liberal party, including the Adullamites, was held at the residence of Mr. Glad stone's this afternoon. The Committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution gratefully acknowledge the receipt of £4O, being the proceeds of the third private ball held at the Hanover Square Rooms, on the 24th January last, in aid of the funds of this institution: THE HILDEBRANDT COLLECTION.—The last number of the Illustrated London News contains an engraving of a " Street in Cairo," from the exhibition of water colour drawings, by E. Hildebrandt, 48, Pall-mall. This exhibition had to be closed, already, in January, in consequence of the insecurity of the building, and the Hildebrandt drawings will, therefore, not be exhibited again at the same gallery. MR. ARTHUR SKETCHLEY, the caricaturist, author of the Mrs. Brown papers in Fun, is said to bo the Rev. G. Rose, who was at one time a curate at Stoke Newing ton, and afterwards held a living in the diocese of York. lie became a Catholic some years ago, says the Universe. TEMPLE BAR, as a civic monument, ought to be preserved where it is, according to the Spectator; which adds —it might easily form one-half of the bridge which must be carried over the Strand, and what would hence be lost in uniformity of style would be much more than com pensated by the great historical and literary interest of this relic of an older London. Ducal' OF CORNWALL.—The annual account of the Duchy of Cornwall shows that the payment made to the use of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales amounted in the year 1866 to £53,403, or rather above £2,000 more than in the previous year. Tho salaries and expenses of management also increased. BIELA'S COMET.---On the 27th of February, 1826, Professor Biela, an Austrian astronomer of Joseph stadt, discovered a small comet. When its motions were carefully studied, it was found by M. Clausen, another of those indefatigable German computists, that it revolvel in an elliptic orbit in a period of six years and eight months. On looking back into the list of comets, it proves to be identical with comets that had been observed in 1772, 1805, and perhaps in 1818. Its return was accordingly pre dicted, and the prediction verified with the most striking exactness. And this went on regularly till its appearance (also predicted) in 1846. In that year it was observed as usual, and all seemed to be going on quietly and comfortably, when, behold ! suddenly on the 13th of January it split into two distinct comets, each with a head and coma and a little nucleus of its own. There is some little con tradiction about the exact date. Lieut. Maury, of the United States Observatory of Washington, reported officially, on the 15th, having seen it double on the 13th, but Professor Wichmann, who saw it double on the 15th, avers that he had a good view of it on the 14th, and remarked nothing parti- cular in its appearance. Be that as it may, the comet from a single became a double one. What domestic troubles caused the secession it is impos sible to conjecture, but the two receded further and farther from each other, up to a certain moderate distance, with some degree of mutual communication and a very odd interchange of light—one day one head being brighter, and another the other—till they seem to have agreed finally to part company. The oddest part of the story, however, is yet to come. The year 1852 brought round the time for their reappearance, and behold there they both were, at about the same distance from each other, and both visible in one telescope. The orbit of this comet very nearly interiect3 that of the earth on the 30th of November. If the earth is to be swal- lowed up by a comet, or to swallow up one, it will be on or about that day of the year. In the year 1832 we missed it by a month. The head of the comet enveloped that point of our orbit, but this happened on the 29th of October, so that we escaped that time. Had a meeting taken place, from what we know of comets, it is most pro ble that no harm would have happened, and that nobody would have known anything about it. It would appear that we are happily relieved from the dread of such a collision. It is now (February, 1866) overdue ! Its orbit has been re-computed and an ephemeris calculated. Astronomers have been eagerly looking out for its re-appearance for the last two months, when, according to all former experience, it ought to have been conspicuously visible, but without success, giving rise to the strauge,st theories. At all events, it seems to have fairly, disappeared, and that without any such ex cuse as in the case of Lexell's, the preponderant attraction of some great planet. Can it have come into contact or exceedingly close approach to some asteroid as yet undiscovered ; or, peradventure, plunged into and got bewildered among the ring of meteorolites, which astronomers more than suspect? —Sir John Herschel. Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St.. Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Da 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cont. 1862 BB } Do 5 per Cent. 1864 9Ol Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid BBa 8 } Do. do. £25 paid 2} pm Sardinian 5 per Cent ipanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do Now Deferred Do. Account Passive Do Do Ace:ant Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l4l Do Account S wedish 4 per Cent. Do. 4} per Cont. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Curkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — • Do. Accouut Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do -£ tOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 561 I Do 6 por Cont., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1862 no. 6 per Cent, 1864 3l} Ditto 1} per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrisn, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 4+ per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil,, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 ner Cent., Ex. 251. Italia): 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 2sf. Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK, Consols, Money 9l Do. Account etr. HER MAJESTY, &c. WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 25. The Queen and her Royal Highness Princess Louise walked and rode on ponies in the grounds this morning. The Prince and Princess of Wales. MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, Feb. 25. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales slept for some hours during the night, and is generally improved. The infant Princess is well. (Signed) ARTHUR FARRE, M.D. WILLIAM JENNER, M.D. E. 11. STEVEKIN, The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterday morning, attended by Major Teesdale. His royal highness was present at the debate in the House of Commons in the evening. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh graciously caused his intention to join the llighland Society of London to be intimated to Sir Patrick Colquhoun on the part of that society. The Countess of Shaftesbury will have a reception on Friday next at the family mansion in Grosvenor- square. Lady Egerton of Tatton will have an assembly His evening at the family residence in St. James's- square. Mrs. W. E. Gladstone will have an evening party to-morrow evening at her residence on Carlton ()use. terrace. LYCEUM THEATRE.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess cf Teck, honoured this theatre with their presence last evening. We are authorised to state that the lists for all the Courts to be held by the Queen at Buckingham Palace this season have now been completed. 'IIIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN MG, PEBRUAIIY 26 . 1867. SHARE 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. I Paid. I • I Closing Price. Business done. Bristol and Vita& iCaledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... 'or t r n a 11 u & Belfast June. Dun„rertli,Sz Ab. June. E.London, scrip Certi.' Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, ()rd. stk. Do. E. Angl. est. iNo. 2 Urcat .N orth of Scotland Great :Northern D .). A stock .. Do. II stock Do. .New, is. at za pfa titS, and W. of Ireland' :it. We,tein -urigiva, Du. c. Val. Rail gas Do. South Wales ... Do. W. Abd. —Oxfor, • 85 37 116 )18 1 117 40 43 20 St St 100 4 6 t 5 63 70 72 1 4 116 30 32 5 7 •20 .22 t 3 10v 0 100 'Co Si) 01 47 48 Do. Newj.o7t uo. ticietprd •Lane,shire,St Yoritshir‘ LJudon and illackwal Lou., Brigh.,4 eons Lon., Chat., and DJvt-i Do. Metrep. Ex. A H Lon. & Aorth IFesterii Lon.. South Western Man., She!., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New •Do Extension., • - 32 35 30 33 126 Ik7 82 81 111 13 id 122 .21 81 lit!, 41 51 , 22 124 — P 107 103 sletroporitan Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's ISoct Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Liirmin.. Derby id Kent . . 01 125 lug 11 92 94 `North ilritieh ........ Do. Ed., rtn., & Dun, Nth. Eastern—Berwiea Do. G.N•Z purchase Do. Leeds ...... 100 all 100 100 100 '6.13.4 10%1 100 100 all 37 39 4 Its 04 luti Do. York ----- •• Do. Carlisle - . .... Do. Stook.& Darling Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 6 . C 3 G 5 99 lOU 35 36 10 11 ) 111 1 1 21) 1 2p 70 ;2 115 120 148 162 Do. do. 186 • ***** North Stallordshire N. & S. W. J unction Scottish Central Scot. N. E ,Aber. stock Do. scot, mkt. tatJoi:. Shropshire Union South Devon South E,stern itaines, Wok., & Wok l'ad' Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford dr Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 49 61 69 TO is 10 140 :00 3 4; illsk ! 31 i 3 48_ 9 87, M. 3 Ibl Mei 121 16! 69 i Si BRITISH POSSESSIONS. lOu At!antic& St. Lawrence all 67 60 st nem., Baroda, &Cen.ln. u. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. le shares lO id ip ',04 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 43 I 10 Do. Preference 3 I (00 Bud.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1874-3-; lOO at Calcutta &S. E., lim lOO st ;al e Town & Dock, gru lOO 60 55 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 101 103 st East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 :01. I‘3 3t East Indi an , gu. 5 p.c. 100 106 107 1661 1 20 Do. J Extension at ;rand Trunkot Cauad.; 100 20 22 21 00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c ali 85 88 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 57 59 100 Do. do deferred .... all 53 54 • 100 De. 2d I'rj. Bonds.. all 52 5 1 100 Do. do. deterred .... all 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock.... all 37 / 0 100 Do. do. deferred .... all 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock .. all 23 25 244 WO Do. do. deterred .... all at .4. India Pen. gua. sp.e. 100 106 106 .01 'l3 L'o. Gua. 5 per cent.. 18 4 1 (-; 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 1 lif et kit. South of India ...... gua. 6 per cent at D 4/ per cent lov 01 93 et Do . 204 ;mat s. of Canada all 12i 134- 13, 1 204 DJ. New.. ...... all 11 12 ) 00 Do. 6p. c Bus. pay. 1873 all f'B 22 00 do. 53 do. pay. 1877-8 all 81 44 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 11 14,1 st Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100 100 102 1001 at Do. 41 do 3OO 02 94 at Do. 44 do lOO 85 90 2`) Do. Fifth Extension 5 Melb. Cok. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay., all st N.l.ll.C'da,6pc letpLbs tuu 82 6.5 at Seinde ..... . 100 ii 7 9.1 at Do. Delhi 100 97 98 c. 7 10 Do. do • 10 1 f el st Do. Puniaub n.o 100 97 s 8 st Do-Indus St.Flot 4, 100 COLONIAL GOVERNIIENT SECURITIES. 'I 'H EDI SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NOTTINGHAM RACES.— (rms DAY.) TRIAL STAKES. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each with 30 added ; three year olds Gst 71b, four Bst Sib, five 9st, six and aged 9st 31b; mares and geldings allowed 31b, maiden three year olds at the time of starting allowed 31b, four 61b, five upwards 91b; winners of 200 sovs at any one ti twice 101 b, thrice 141 b extra; one mile; 12 subs. Clarice... Troublesome Volunteer . ie Mb, dividual judge. The salary of the judges was an important portion of the bill, and he (the Lord Chancellor) did not think that any objection would be taken to it when the position which those learned gentlemen had to main tain was taken into consideration. There would also be the fees attaching to the position of the Dean of Arches After having introduced these remarks relative to the bill, the noble lord moved the second reading. Lord CRANWORTII stated that he could not do other wise than oppose the bill. lie thought already that there was quite a sufficient amount of judicial appointments to carry out the functions which they were expected to perform, and that the increased. number provided for by this bill would be superfluous. Ile then entered into the whole question of the proceedings in the Court of Admiralty. (LEFT SPEAKING.) --- HOUSE OF • COMAIONS —THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock - . ROYAL COMMISSION. The SPEAKER attended at the bar of the House of Peers to hear the Riyal assent given to the Habeas Corpus Suspension (Ireland) Act. THE .REFoan BILL-WITHDRAWAL OF T GOVERNMEN r REsoL Q ,lONS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, said he leenied it would b.: for the convenience of the house if lie ,00k the earliest opportunity of stating the course the Go vernment intended to pursue. The great object the G - veranient had in view was to secure for the propositions of her Majesty's Government a fair and candid reception. It was impossible to conceal from himself the effect of the observations of the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets and other hon. members some nights ago, and more espe cially the remarks of the right hon. gentleman opposite, (Mr. Gladstone), that there would be a moral under standing that any bill that the Government might introduce would receive a frank arid candid consideration, and that the second reading of the bill would meet with no opposition. (Cries of " Oh, oh.") He deemed it right, after a consideration of all that had been said, to state that the Government did notproposetoask the house to proceed with the consideration of the resolutions, but to apply themselves at once to the introduction of a bill with as I little delay as•possible. (Hear, hear, and "Oh, oh.") It was impossible that there should not be some delay, because a Reform Bill was not like a road bill. (Laughter.) He hoped in about a week from that time—ho would not take upon himself at that moment to state the exact day—but he would say that by Thursday week at the latest he should introduce a bill fur the reform of that house. (Hear hear, and cheers.) Mr. GLADSTONE said ho wished to follow the state ment of the right hon. gentleman with a few remarks. The right hon. gentleman had not now stated fully the intentions of the Government, and, previous to his state ment, he had placed a motion in the hands of the clerk of the house which he meant to move by way of amendment. It was to the effect that it was the opinion of the house that the further discussion of the motion by resolutions would only tend to create delay, and that any plan that the Government had on the question of Reform be submitted to the house in a definite form. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) It was impossible there should not be some delay that was inherent from such a change of proceeding, but the right hon. gentleman was not liable for that blame. Delay was necessary for the consideration of the various details of such a measure; but what he hoped was, that there would not be a longer delay than was absolutely necessary. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) With respect to the other topics touched upon by the right hon. gentleman that there was something like an engagement existing in that house that there should be no opposition offered to any bill her Majesty's Govern ment might introduce —(hear, hear)—he felt it right, that no misapprehension might exist, to state that he could not consent to anything that appeared to limit the discretion of any hon. member. (Hear, hear.) It was to certain parts of the bill that some observations had been made, but with respect to the bill itself it was right that every member should reserve his discre tion entire and unfettered, and to state their opinions unreservedly upon any bill that might bo brought before them. (Hear, and cheers,; He could only express his great desire that hon. members on his side of the house would find the bill which was to be sub mitted by her Majesty's Government such as to enable them at once to give their ready assent to it, to expedite its passing its earlier stages, and then fair to join issue on any point that members on his side of the house might unfortunately find themselves com pelled to differ from the propositions of the Government Committee would certainly be the place where the nume rous amendments and proposals could most properly be discussed, but with respect to the earlier stages of the bill he felt it better that all right to call iu question the provi sions of the bill, and ho should only be glad if those stages were got over, and all those difficulties brought to issue in committee. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BRIGHT said as the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer seemed to be iu the mood fur receiving advice from members of his (Mr. Bright's) side of the house, perhaps ho would allow him to give him the stone advice that ho had given to Earl Russell ; and that was to introduce his Franchise Bill by itself. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) If he did that he (Mr. Bright) would promise that he would not read to him any portions of the speech of the noble lord the member for King's Lynn. (Loud laughter.) It was wanted to remove the grievance of the excluded working classes. (Cheers.) That was the chief and material point, and every day it was left untouched it became charged with evil to all parties. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) It was the universal feeling that the measure proposed by the Government was very incomplete and very unsatisfactory, it was as bad as the one of last year, if not worse; and nothing useful could be derived from delaying the great question until the distribution plan was settled. He thought the wise and prudent course was to take the Franchise Bill first and then deal with others. (Hear, hear) It would afford them a better leverage to deal with the little boroughs; for himself he would not Object to leave that until after a general election. (Hear, hear.) They ought to settle the question of the franchise first, and after that they could apply themselves with reference to the distribution of seats. To take it into the question of the franchise would only be clogging the bill. (Hear, hear.) It was not a statesmanlike like way of dealing with tho question, and ho hoped they would abandon it for the present, and apply themselves to the one great question of the franchise. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Lord JOHN MANNERS said he should like to know what Earl Russell thought of the advice of the hon. gentle man. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) At the proper time it would be shown that the distribution of seats was a pro per part of the measure, mind if her Majesty's Government acted on the advice of the hon. gentleman, it did not ap pear to him that the present Government would derive no more good from it than the. Government of Earl Russell had done. (Laughter.) The motion for the adjournment of the house, which had been moved by Mr. GLADS.agNE, was then withdrawn. OFFICES OF PROFITS. Sir S. NORTLICOTE moved fora return showing the total numb er o f o ffi ces o f pro fi t which might have been held at one time by members of the House of Commons at the commencement of the years 1827, 1847, and 1867 re spectively ; distinguishing those the acceptance of which would have rendered it necessary for the members accept ing the same to vacate their seats.—The motion was agreed to. ARMY (INDIA AND THE COLONIES). Major ANSON moved for a select committee to inquire into the duties performed by the British Army in India and the colonies; and also to inquire how far it might be desirable to employ certain portions of her Majesty's Native Indian Army iu our colonial and military dependencies. Mr. O'REILLY moved the addition of the following words to the motion, "Or to organise a force of Asiatic troops for general service in suitable climates." [LEFT SPEAKING.] LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 4. Notice is hereby given, that the Queen will hold Courts at Buckingham Palace on the following days : —Thursday, March 7 ; Thursday, March 14, Saturday, March, 23 ; Tuesday, April 2, and on one day during the month of June to be hereafter specified. WHITEHALL, FEB. 25. Tho Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. John Inglis to bo Lord Justice-General and President of the Court of Session in Scotland. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 26. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant Sir Samuel Hercules Hayes, Bart., to be C a pt a in, by purchase, vice Lambert Houlton Ward, who retires; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Clarence Peter Trevelyan Kendall to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sir H. Hayes, Bart.; Cornet Alexander G. P. Clifton Pereeval, from the 15th Hussars, to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Kendall. 31 Dragoon Guards—Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, George Waller Vesey, from the 6th Dra goons, to be Paymaster, vice Hobbs, who exchanges. 6th Dragoons—Paymaster Frederick Fitz-William Trench Hobbs, from the 3d Dragoon Guards, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, George Waller Vesey, who exchanges. 17th Lancers—Lieutenant F. William Blumberg to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Sir John Hill, Bart., who retires ; Cornet Starling Meux Benson b Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bluiuberg ; the Hon. John Pleydell-Bouverie to be Cornet, by purchase, vice • Benson. 15th Hussars—Lieutenant David Maxwell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stewart David D. Cartwright-linery, who retires; Cornet Thomas William Gill to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Maxwell ; Frederick Henry Beck, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Gill ; the Hon. Alexander Frederick Hood to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Alexander G. P. Clifton, Pereeval, promoted, by purchase, iu the 2d Life Guards. Coldstream Guards Quartermaster-Sergeant Joseph Birch to be Quartermaster, vice Arthur Hurl; who re- tires upon hall-p:ty. 9th Foot - Lieut. Charles M. Smyth to be Instiuctor of Musketry, vice Lieut. J. S. Jaffares, who has resigned the appointment. lith Foot—Captain Archibald Roger, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Webber, who ex changes. 20th Foot—Ensign Arthur Ernest Beaumont to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Henry Lawrence, who retires; Gentleman Cadet Robert Winthrop, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Beaumont. 24th Foot—Captain Nicholas Thomas Cuff° Herbert, from half-pay late 4th West Indio Regiment, to be Captain, - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Den.3l, 1572 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-81 - Do. 6p. u. & Au g 1 0 v 8 100 - sp. c. Mar. .0 Sept 10u 100 102 - Do. 5 p. c. Jan. t July 100 83 10 - Do. sp. c. luscribcd sk 100 t 7 8) - Cape U. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 100 Ito Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-100(. 100 105 107 i - do 1881)-0 100 1,4 106 1 - Do. Jan.&.July, Wu 1.2 104 - Do. 5 per ccat. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 91 ; 3 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.• 100 101 1(:i - Do. 1878, do (00 136 1 8 - Mauritius, fi p. a, 1823, Jan. and July - Do. I.qß - 1 )0. 188'1, May 15, Nov. 100 I('3 106 - )o. 18:15, Feb. & Auk.. 100 105 107 - Natal 'iov. 6 per cent.. 100 :8 1(0 - • .8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.&.1111) 100 I 0 18 - 'N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 18(1( 100 91 93 - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187, 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 180 100 85 7 811 ti - New Zealand, 6p. ceni 100 101 102 - Do. 5 per cent.... -- Nova Scotia Gev. 6p. a. sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 - - 4tieensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 01 93 - 3. Aus.Gov. 8 p,c 1868-0 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards llO 108 :( 8 - Vie,Uov. 6 p.c.Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 107 1( 9 108 BRITISII MINES. Cam. Consol. Cold, lin). 1 - - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O 5 7 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 400 410 - Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 /1 - East Bassett (Mogan)" 294 22 21 - East Caradon 2.11.1 6 6 - East Carn Bret 3l 3 34 - East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnislake .. 6 - East Love.l 3.0 . 1. 9 10 91 - E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk 11.2 6 31 31 - Gam.. StAubyn((i wen. 116 4 5 4 Great L.ixey, limited all lb 17 - Great South Tolgus O. i 4.6 - - GreatW heal lousy. • 11.9,1 - - G. Wheal Vor (lielst. , 40 17 18 - Grenville 8.18.0 11 16 - 11 crod's Foot .... 8.103 3.1 3! - ilingston Downs 5.10.0 2} 34 - Margaret (Uny Lelanl 13 17.( 7 D - Marke Valley 4. too. 31 1 4 Vlwyndy Iron Ore, lin, 34 21 lid - New Se con . 431 35 45 . North Iloskear - .N.Wh'll3assettallogan 4.4.0 - - - North Wheal Crotty - Prosper United 7.1.6 21 31 Prswidence UnyLolant 10.6.: 2 6 28 - Caradon (St. Ulcer) ll 310 530 - 'South Condurrow - 'S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 - Stray Park 35.15.0 34 44 - Tin Croft 9 13 14 - Vigra and Clogan, lim,, all - %Vest Bassett (litogan I ; 4 14 - W. Caradon (Liskeard 11 10 .2 sVestChiverton ....... . 11 61 03 - West Seton. 474 130 140 - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 63 75 - Wheal Buller (ltcdruth 10 25 28 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 - Wheal Salon , vtrll4l Tcolawnev L . is 5 17.0 '0 12 lihN Ark 1.14 Ah. , ahfa and San Francisco, gun. 7 per cent.. 13 Sambre and Meuse. 7 Sambre and Meuse, 5a per cent. pf., 8/ South Austrian add Lombardo Venetian, IC/ FOUEIGN AtINEb. Port Philip, f I United Mexican, lim., 2 BAN $S Albion, 8 Atlittner, lim.. 164 f Bank of Egypt, Bank of „tago, British North American, 49 Chartered Bank 01 India. Australia. and Chins. 18 :7 Chartered tiler, of India, London, and China, 314 Colonial, 394 Consolidated Bank, lim., 41:11 Ditto, new, 34 t I Imperial Ottoman, lim., 81 9 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 24 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., London and Brazilian aim.), x? 4 81 Ditto, new,' 44 London and County, 631 4 34 London Joint Stock, 43 4 London and South- Western, lim., 184 London and N estminster, 94 Midland Bank, 11w., 18 Oriental Bank Corporation, 13 Union of Loudon, 454 DOCKF. ondon and St. Katharine, 61 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, lbf Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, 8 per cunt., 561 3} Ccylen Company, Dit‘o, A shares, If City of Moscow Gas, lira , 17 City offices, lim., Commercial Union, InsuranJe. 31 4 credit l'orieler 01 lim . 3i Credit Foneler of Mauritius, lim.. 6i East India Irrigation and Canal. 12 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 121 Gen. Credit and I )qm/unt i l iim.. Hudson's Bay, ilf I Imperial Laid Company or Marseilles, Um.. I iternational Financial t , ociety, lim., 2/ London General Ornnious Company. Ilin, 31 Freehold Land and Dock, 34 N atonal Discount (:ompany, 131 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prern., of which 21 1 is to pay, 101 Ocean .1 , arine Insuranto, 191 Oriental Gas, Urn., 5 Panama New Ze.tland, and Aus. R. Mail, if Royal Steam, 1061 Te.e rap!' Cons rue, and Mainten. im —. Ditto, dh.to, ,2I The Legislature of Maryland has abolished the sale of negroes for gaol dues, thus placing them on the same basis with the whites, and effectually stop ping the small hole which, despite the Emancipation Proclamation, seemed to bid fair to restore slavery to its old importance. It would be a matter of great congratulation to sac all other recent slave States follow the same course. Share S I'AND PLATE. - -- The Stand Pl a t o o f 50 sovs, added —to a Handicap a 5 sovs each, 2ft (to the fund); winners of any handicar after Feb 14 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra; half a mile. Pantaloon Lady Valentine Won by a head. Six ran. NO FTINGHAIII HANDICAP. The Nottingham Spring Handicap of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 100 added ; the owner of the second horse to save his stake; a winner once after the weights aro declared (Feb. 6, at 11 a.m.) to carry 51b, twice, or a winner of any handicap of 200 sovs, 101 b extra. Beadle Lizard .. Dweller .......................... . ...................... Won by two lengths. Ten ran. Numa Pompilius scratched at 3.20. PARK STAKES. 'The Park Stakes of 5 SUVA each, with 40 added ; three year olds Bst 21b, four 10st, five lOst 10Ib, six and aged list; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sol for 100 sovs; if entered for 80 sous allowed Mb, 60 10Ib, 40 141 b, 30 181 b; half a mile. Ida Oppressor Six ran. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. 4 , he Innkeepers' Plato a 50 sous; winners of any handi cap after Fob. 14 (at ton a.m.), 71b ex ; three-quarters (:)J a mile. Landlord 1 Crown Prince 2 Sweet Anne Won by two lengths. Six ran. MACARONI STAKES. The Macaroni Plate of 40 sovs ; four year olds, list ; five, list 1211); six, 12st 41b ; aged, 12st 71b; thorough breds, 101 h extra; gentlemen riders; jockeys, 71b extra; two miles on tho flat. Bonnio Folkeston 1 Greyfoot Five ran. WEST DRAYTON RACES—(Tms DAY.) COLHAM PLATE. • The Colliam Plate of 40 sovs ; three year olds 6st 71b, four, Bst Mb, five and upwards 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. About one mile. Cla tford ............................................................... 1 Grafton ............................................................... Libertine ...................................... Four ran. MIDDLESEX STAKES. The Middlesex Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; winners 51b extra; the winner to be sold (with his engagement) for 200 sovs ; about half a mile ; 5 subs. Maesder wen Trifle Snowdrift .. 3 Four ran. HURDLE RACE. The Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft, with 30 added; about two miles, over six hurdles. 17 subs. Cutler , Speculative Wedding Peal . Eight ran. TITER PLATT. Tho Iver Plato (Handicap) of 40 sous, for all ages; win ners after Feb. 14 (at ten a.m.) sth extra ; about five fur• longs. La Sorrentino Mariculus Countess 8010 Eight ran. GREAT AYES fERN PLATE. The Great Western Plato of 30 sovs; three year olds 7st 91b, four 9st 71b, five lOst 31b, six and aged Ifist 7lb mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for GO sovs; if for 40-sovs allowed 41b, 30 71b; about five furlongs. To close and name between the hours of 6 and 8 in the evening of Monday, Feb. 25. Slender Miss Skeratt Lucy L0ng....,. Five ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—Tuts DAY. Put a thin attendance were present to-day, so many members being absent at Nottingham and West Drayton. The business done was unimpor tant, though some few bets were made in the day's events. For the Chester Cup, Dalby, last year's winner has been inquired after, and supported for £5O at his quoted price, this being the only trans action worthy of remark which transpired ; for though we heard manyoffers to wager on the Grand National, not a blow was struck. The following, however, is an index of the market prices : CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Dalby (taken to X5O) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Shakespeare (offered) 20 to 1 agst Columbia (offered) 20 to 1 agst Dermot Asthoro (offered) 25 lo 1 agst Astrolabe (offered) 80 to 1 agst The Plover (offered) --- Two Moxsrux SWEEPS OVER THE LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, drawn Monday, March 4th, 1867. 10,000 members at is each, and 3,000 members at 2s. 6d. each. Address, HARRY WILSON, Turf Herald Office, Hull. Commissions executed on all races. W. nor Kin lend Jolts A MBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout tho year. Address-33, OXENDEN STREET, HAYMARKET. Mr. GRORGE WEBB, Commission Agent, 125, Queen's crescent, Haverstock-hill. Commissions executed from 10s. upwards. Post-office Orders to be made payable at the Haverstock-hill Branch. Price Lists sent on receipt of a stamped envelope. Mr. W. has Lists posted daily at the Arches, near Farringdon-stre e t, and in George-yard ; also through his Agents, Mr. F. Butler, near Moan's Brewery ; and at Mr. Roberts', Tobacconist, 19, Seymour-street, Euston-square. Evenings after 7 at Mr. C. Durham's, Freemasons' Arms, Long-acre, near Drury-lane; and at Mr. Roberts' as above. IMPERIAL PARMA LI ENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR LOA his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that with regard to the Public Schools Bill, which stood first on that day's notice, he would present a petition from one of the public schools, that of Rugby. THE ADDRESS OF CONGRATULATION. THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN brought up to the house her Majesty's reply to the Address of Congratulation, which had been addressed to her Majesty on the occasion of the confinement of the Princess of Wales and the birth of a princess ; the reply stated that her Majesty thoroughly appreciated and thanked the house fur th e expression of sympathy th a t th a t a ddress contained. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL. The Earl of DERBY moved the second reading of this bill, which was agreed to. THE ADMIRALTY PROBATE AND DIVORCE COURTS BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read ing of this bill, and stated that it was the intention of the bill 'to place the Judge of the Probate in the Court of Admiralty whenever a vacancy should occur, and to create two new judge ships, which would supply an adequate number of judges to conduct the rapidly increasing business of these courts. It would be perfectly patent to their lordships how great was the necessity for these additions, when they took into consideration the extraordinary extent to which the business had increased in all these courts. In the Court of Admiralty, while iu 1811 there were only 237 suits, in 1866 there wore 627. It was true that many of the cases that would corns formerly before the Admiralty, such as the elaimsof sailors, Ste., did not collie before that court now, but the Admiralty Court still took into consideration cases relative to the ownership of ship; charter parties, &e., which had mate , rially added to their business. It was also thought that when the Divorce Court was first instituted that in the first year there might be a large amount of business, still it would not continue. However, it had been found to be different, and that, while in 1858 there wera. only 876 motion; there were in 1865 780. One of the principal advantages to bo derived from the operation of the bill would be that there would be two judges to each Court, two to the Admiralty, two to the Probate, and two to the Divorce Courts, and such an arrangement as that must materially facilitate the carrying out of the public business. There would also be a full Court ready at any time to decide upon any question which might arise from the decision a any in- vice Robert C. Topham Atthill, who retires upon tem porary half-pay ; Ensign Herbert Belasyse Moffat to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice William Melo do Rune Barclay, retired ' • Gentleman Cadet Thomas Osmond Oslear, frorthe Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Moffat. 35th Foot—Ensign Thomas Astley Maberly to bo Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice James Johnston Twining, who retires; Arthur Thomas Chapman, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Maberly. 38th Foot—Ensign Charles Percy Smith, from the 12th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Robert Charles Nicholetts, a Probationer for the Staff Corps in India. 60th Foot.—Captain John Prevost Battersby to be Major, without purchase, vice Thomas Biggs, promoted to a half-pay Lieutenant-Colouelcy, without purchase ; Lieutenant William Henry Moseley to be Captain, by purchase. vice Robert Joits Iliekmau, who retires; _Co sign Beniunin Friend to he Li.otteuirut, by purchase, vice Mosel-y ; Guillemot' Cad .t G..0rg,1 Percy Gilly.rt, from the li. Military Cull .g.i to be Eusigu, pur chase, rice Prenil. filth Foot—Captain C;;arle.; Frase.r. fermi half-pay. late 13th Foof, to b vino W.il an: Jesser who retires upon temporxy 734 Foot -T ne appointment of Ensign II irrison bears date 19th February, and not as pi-evioit ;!‘• stated.. 78th Foot -Lieut. li , .)b•rt L. DalglisLt to be Adjutant, vice Lieut. Gor_.;.l E. Lr.eky, who resigns the app.iintni ,nt. 90th Foot.—Ensign t twin Thackweil to b Lieutenant, by purchase, vice William Henry SpoaJer, wOo retires upon temporary:ny; li us i gn F i • e d er .cl; Maitland Ilalfour,.froin rho 31th Poor, to be E•isign, vic3 Arthur William Bowman, promo: o-1; E Iw.in! Lethbridge, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thaßkwell. 821 Fout—Lieutenant Edward Snow Mason to be Captain, by purchase, vice Christopher Rowland Richardson, promoted to a Half -pay Majority, without purchase; Ensign Nesham Yeeden Lloyd to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mason; Gentleman Cadet William Head Nayly, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lloyd. 99th Foot—Ensign Charles Henry Scott Kennedy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Francis llincks, who retires; Gentleman Cadet Arthur Whichcoto Turner, from the Royal . Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Kennedy. 2d West India Regiment — Captain George Daniel Webber, from the 17th Foot, to be Captain, vice Roger, who exchanges. 4th West India Regiment—Lieutenant F. B. Price White to be Captain, by purchase, vice Thomas Bruce Hutton, promoted, by purchase, in the Ist West India Regi ment ; Ensign John Graham Drury to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice White; ItiChard Leehmere Wilberforce Spooner, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Drury. BREVET. Captain John William Willoughby Osborne, C.D., Ma dras Staff Corps, to be Major; Quartermaster Arthur flurle, half-pay, late Coldstream Guards, to have the honorary rank of Captain. The undermentioned officers, having completed the qua lifying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonel under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 3d February, 1866: -Major and Brevet Lieutenant -Colonel Coote Synge Hutchinson, 24 Dragoon Guards ; Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Henry Lane Fox, Gre nadier Guards. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 Ditto 3 Months. 11 18f Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 35 Brussels — 25 35 Hamburg — 13 81 Paris Short 25 12f Ditto 3 Months. 25 32f Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 119/ Vienna — 12 971 Trieste — 12 95 Petersburgn Berlin Madrid — 48 11 16. 11 19' 11 19 25 40 25 40 13 9 25 20 25 374 25 40' 120} 13 21 13 5 311 6 26; 481 49 27 95 27 95 27 90 27 90 27 95 27 90 52} 521 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina 48 26 85 26 85 26 85 26 85 26 85 26 85 Lisbon . Oporto .. country, and which will bring back again thatee r .......... e . air parti_ tion of political power which the old Constitution of the country recognised, and which, if practicable, it seems to me that ail of us aro desirous should bo accomplished. Well, sir, there is a very great difference between the pe riod of 1832 and the period of 1867. In the period of 1832 Parliamentary Reform was a subject to fire the imagina tions and excite the passions of all men. It was one which banded parties together with a heat and with a power such as very rarely occur. But on the present occasion there is a great unanimity on the subject. We who have succeeded to the place which we occupy in the spirit of the Consti tution, finding that question unsettled and by universal consent requiring settlement, can appeal with confidence, as I now understand, to the candid interpretation of the House of Coen:ems upon our plans and motive; and can count even on the support, of course the discriminating, b.t still the not less generous suppers, of our political rivals. Sir, with these feelings I shell endeavour to speak to those Resolutions which I p;:teed wily a fortnight ag o upon the table of this bons'. (A. tang::.) It is ouly a fort night ago that I asked t house to consider the propriety of p eenit . ing her Ji ijesty's Government to proceed on this subject by way of It !soltitioe, :till it was then more than doubtful whether teat permissiou would be coneeded. It has been said that the Resolutions placed upon the table are vague, and not intended to lead the hens) to any prac tical coneht ;ion. My presence to-day, according to all Par liamentary practice, to give the eplanations which the house has a right to expect, is a sufficient answer to that charge. I confess for myself, sir, that I cannot agree with those who in atterapting to settle great questions begin by disregarding the importance of principles. It appears to me that it is of great impor:ance, if we are endeavouring to bring about a general understanding in the house upon a subject of great moment, that we should begin by Boeing whether there is between us a sympathy on the principles on which that settlement is to be founded. And although I was l ever less inclined to enter into controversy with the house on any part of the subject before us, yet still, in vin dication of the Government, I do not think the period fixed for the consideration of those Resolutions, which form a whole and are connected together, and which at least are the result of reflection and pains —1 do not think that the period was unreasonable. Because what has been the prac tice under such circumstances? Gentlemen take these Re solutions, and endeavour themselves to see what they lead to and what would be the practical results. They them selves make combinations and applications which fail, and some of which perhaps are partially successful; and when they find that the solution of the difficulty is not so easy as they imagine, they come, as it were, into a more practical state of mind, and at the right time they treat her Majesty's Ministers with more candour, and aid them with more zea lous co-operation. (Hear, hear.) I will firstask thehouse to consider that portion of the question which is perhaps im mediately the most interesting, and which has occasioned of late years the most controversy in this house—viz., the state of the borough franchise. Ia considering this question our anxiety has been to widen, as far as we could, the right of exercising political suffrage, and, while retaining the general character of this house, and while we endeavour to give to the working classes their old share in the formation of Parliament, at the same time not derogating from that variety of character in this house which I believe to be so important, and the main foundation of our influence and authority. (Hear, hear.) We have endeavoured, in consi dering the question, to see whether we could not improve and increase the suffrage for boroughs, with a due regard to three important qualities —capital, intelligence, and labour. With this view wo have resolved to recommend the house to adopt four new franchises in boroughs. These four franchises have no novelty to recommend them to alarm the house, for I believe they have on several occasions been the subject of our discussions, and in all instances have experienced a very favourable reception from the house. The first new franchise that we wish to establish would bo an educational franchise. In 1859 we introduced a bill in which we proposed to give the suffrage to the graduates of all Universities, t 3 the members of all the learned profes sions, to clergymen and ministers of religion, to certificated schoolmasters, and others. I should myself wish to see such a suffrage extended. In the present Resolutions, or in the bill which, if the Resolutions aro sanctioned, it will be my duty to bring in, that franchise would to a certain degree be extended, although not to that degree to which some would wish to sea it carried. I believe, however, that under this franchise a considerable number of persons, comparatively speaking, would exercise the franchise who otherwise would not enjoy it. To that point I will advert afterwards. The next new franchise that we wish to estab lish is a savings-batik franchise. That is a franchise which has always been favourably considered, and which has been included in almost every project of Parliamentary Reform of late years, but to which one objection of consi derable importance has been urged, and that is, that it is very difficult to establish and register the names of those who, under such a franchise, would be qualified. We hope to be able to lay a plan before the lento which will be foun I easy and practical, and to render that franchise self adjusting. In that case it will be a very satisfactory and im portant franchise. We propose that a qualification of Litt iu the savings-bank, with a retention of it for ono year, which is a necessary coadi ion, should be the subject of the second franchise. Sir, the third new franchise that we should propose would be established on public pro perty. IVe propose that any person who has £5O in the debt of this country—in the public funds —should be en titled to the franchise. The fourth new franchise which we should wish to propose is one founded upon the payment of direct taxation. We propose that every person who pays 20s. a year direct taxation shall have a vote to elect members of Parliament. These are the four new fran chises that we propose. I will give the house the numbers that the Government believe will register and record their votes under the savings bank franchise—not the numbers that may appear on the first blush qualified to vote under that new franchise, because that would he deceptive. But we believe that under the £3O savings bank qualification in boroughs there will at this moment be 35,000 persons who will register and record their votes. [Sir G. Grey—" Hav ing no other qualification?"] Yes, having no other qualifi cation. We believe that under the education franchise in boroughs there will be 10,000 persons, and under the funded property qualification there will be 7,000 persons, while the direct taxpayers will not be less than 30,000 persons entitled to vote. Having stated the new franchises proposed for boroughs, I will ask the house to consider the question of the readjustment of the old franchise. The Resolutions which I have placed upon the table are connected together, and I wish to call the attention of the house to the fith Re solution. What is expressed in the fifth Resolution is the belief of the Government that "if the principle of plurality of votes were adopted by Parliament it would facilitate the settlement of the borough franchise on an extensive basis." wery t o are wish to make an observation on that Resolution. In the first place, a very great error has prevailed as to the mean ing which the Government associated with this plurality o of aaof voting.th. four Ouri n nt: w rit f i r o a n a w ch a i s se t a ha t t h a a n t y person have mentione d , who posses sed dpossessedhe were an occupier in a borough or if he had a right to vote for a member of for the occupation Parliament, qualification, of the new franchises which he m but should a o l u s l o d fu r vote, an y noton e merely other iehtpowse p possess. (Mur murs.) We believe that if t . hat y a,,t principle o large bound state num bers ih o t f h the e v people led country; frankly that this is not a v i ew of the case which, if to vare n i oresults this e permitted to bring in a bll, we shall at all insist (Ch e ers.) It seems to us that it is not d es i ra bl e to , u re n. ean y proposition on these questions which we have not a fair prospect of carrying to a successful issue, and, there fore, although I myself believe that it is a principle well worthy of our consideration, for it involves nothing invi dious in its character, npplying alike to all classes, yet it is not one which I am now in any way recommending to the house, or announcing that we should act upon it if we had permission to bring in a bill. It is, however, necessary that I should speak frankly to the house on the subject of the fifth resolution. Then, sir, having been obliged to give up acting upon that resolution, we had to consider the basis on which; in our opinion, Parliament should fix the borough franchise so far as occupation is concerned. It must be remembered that Parliament Las asserted the prin ciple of rating as the basis of our electoral system. (Hear.) It must be remembered, also, in offering the general views ' of the Government on the matter, that we have placed the assertion of that principle among the Resolutions on the table of the house ; and therefore I will assume that on that subject there is now no question. We Lave, then, to fix upon some franchise with regard to the boroughs of which rating shall be the basis ; and our object being that wo should fix upon au authentic basis —one not nominally of ratepayers, but as far as possible really of ratepayers—that we should have some resting point to remain upon, and rating being now, as I h ope it will be, accepted as the basis of our whole electoral system, we should recommend the house, having relinquished our fifth Resolution, to adjust the occupation franchise in boroughs upon a £6 rating basis. It now devolves upon me to show the house what will be the effect upon the number of the constituency of the new franchise which wo have proposed, and of the readjustment of the occupation franchise iu the boroughs which I have just mentioned. I must remind the house that the numbers which I place before theni aro the numbers which the Government believe will really be added to the roll. We make all du allowance fur those who do not register, and all duo deductions for other classes, in respect of which I will not now weary the lions-. But we believe that w h it i l a i k ratiug franchise, the number qualified Leing u , n l ib t e i r o; 203,030, there would be new voters to the of that, because probably that proportion m a ' e lY number of now 140,0 ,0. But we must make a deduction be alreadylO,ooo f ei r u o a m_ litied . as electors. Therefore we place t place the the savings-bank voters at 35,0J0; plaice funded property quail the fuu di rect taxation voters at 30,000 ; voters ender a ; franchise in borough s at 130,000. We th ‘r 212,000, which is the fication v_e : t i, ers o_ at m 7 a , k oo4 . ; :litobe voters at 1 00 practically be added to and , the educational franceise number that, in our opinion, will tl e constituency of the boroughs. (titian) It will now be my duty to call the atten tion of the house to w hat we pro poseounty franchise. W e p ropose, in d to the counties the fou r new with respect to the c the first place, to exam sub franchises which I have already mentioned ; and the effect of this upon the counties will be to add to the consti tuency by direct taxation 52,000, by fund e d property 13,000, y the e ducational franchise 15,000, an d b y the savings b IDIPERIAL PARLIAIiENT -46 , ..- - IO USE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. CARDINAL CULLEN. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether the attention of her Majesty's Ministers had been directed to the report of the proceedings at the inaugural banquet of the Lord Mayor of Dublin on Wed nesday last, which was published in the Times of Thurs day, the 21st instant, whence it appeared that Cardinal Cullen was present on the above occasion, in the robes and capacity of a Cardinal Legate from the Court of Rome, took precedence iri that capacity, and addressed the assem bly on matters touching the Government of Ireland ; and whether, assuming' the above report to be substantially correct, iu the' opinion of her Majesty's N.Linisters it was consistent with the laws of this country, or with interna tional law, that an ecclesiastic should;in the capacity of a Cardinal Legate from the Court of It.nue, be permitted, as representing that Court, but without being regularly accredited to the Court of England, or recognised in any diplomatic, capacity, to interfere iu public occasions of an official character, by advice or otherwise, witb matters touching the government of the Uuited Kingdom. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said since the hon. gentleman had given notice of his question, he had made some inquiries upon events which had not before attracted the attention of the Government. The Lord Mayor of Dublin did not consult the Government as to the gentlemen to be invited to the banquet. (Laughter.) The Government had made such inquiry as was decent and respectful to the Lord Mayor. The invitation of the Lord Mayor had not been given to Cardinal Cullen in any exclusive manner. He did not know the politics or re ligious opinions of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, but he found by his inquiries that invitations to the same banquet had also been sent to tho Archbishop of Dublin, the Pre sident of the Presbyterian AsS'embly, and many other re ligious denominations, and ho was given to understand that Cardinal Cullen was given no more attention than would be given to him in any society he would mix. There being no other peer present but the Lord Lieutenant. Cardinal Cullen, who was recognised as a man of princely rank, was given that precedence he would have received in any assembly. Cardinal Cullen did not appear in a diplomatic capacity, and he was doubtful whether he was what had been called a Cardinal Legate. Sir J. BOWYER—No, he is not. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—IIe was not quite certain about it, but doubtless Cardinal Cullen had some local rank given him iu order that he might take precedence of Roman Catholic Bishops iu Ireland. There was no foundation for the assertion that Cardinal Cullen appeared there in any diplomatic capacity, or took part in any way in that assembly t.) which he had not a perfect' right. (Hear, hear.) A cardinal was not of necessity an ecclesiastic, he was a Roman prince ; and he had known a prince who was a cardinal and not an ecclesiastic. (Hear, hear.) With respect to his appearing in England as a cardinal, he recollected the late Sir It. Inglis reproving the zeal of some gentlemen who found fault with Cardinal Wiseman because he appeared before a Parliamentary committee in his ecclesiastical dress. (Cheers.) THE SERVIAN FORTRESSES. Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary of Btato for Foreign Affairs whether Baron Baust, the Minister of Austria, had issued a circular diplomatic note to the great Powers, stating that Austria had advised the Porte to carry out the evacuation of the Servian fortresses, bAng convinced that England and France share the opinions of Austria on this subject ; and whether the English Govern meat had given a favourable reception to that note? Lord STANLEY said Government agreed with the advice given to the Porte, but with respect to the other portion of his question he could not give him a reply. THE REFORM RESOLUTIONS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose amid cheers. Ile said—Mr. Speaker, in rising to move that the house resolve itself into committee of the whole house to take into consideration the most important statute of mo dern times, it might for a moment be supposed thatpropo- sition was oue condemnatory of the great Act of 1832. I can assure the house, however, that nothingis further from the intentions and from the feelings of her Majesty's ad . visors. What they wish on the present occasion, if they have the opportunity, is to do that more efficiently, and nut less sincerely, which they attempted iu 1859, and that is to improve and complete the Reform Act. Sir, the men who devised and carried the Reform Act of 1832 were statesmen, and their names will live in history. They encountered a great emergency, and they proved themselves equal to the occasion. A national party, a party which is nothing if i be not national, had by too long a possession of power shrunk into a heartless oligarchy. The Whig party seized the occasion which was before them, and threw the Go vernment of this country into the hands of tho middle classes. Never, to my mind, was any political experiment morn successful. (Hear.) Never has a country bocu better governed, d to my mind, than England has bee n d ur i ng the last 30 years. (Hear, hear.) Never duri ng a lik e period lave the annals of the House of Commons been more re '-ut. But, sir, there was a deficiency in that act--I will nut say an intended deficiency, but ono w).ich cer tainly arose from want of useful information on an impor tant part of a great question; and, perhaps, without any offence to hon. gentlemen opposite, I might say that omis sion was perhaps more naturally made by a party which, generally speaking, had built up their policy rather upon Liberal opinions than upon popular rights. The political rights of the working classes which existed before the Au t of 1832, and which not only existed but were acknowledged, were on that occasion disregarded and ev en a b o li s h e d , and during the whole p er i o d th a t h as s i nce elapse],in conse quence of the great vigour that has been given to the Government of this country and of the multiplicity of subjects of commanding interest that have engaged and engrossed attention, no great inconvenience has been ex perienced from that cause. Still, during all that time there has been a feeling, sometimes a very painful feeling, that questions have arisen which have been treated in this house without that entire national sympathy which is desirable. (Hear, hear.) Well, sir, it is our business on this occasion, in the first and most important place, to endeavour to offer some proposition to the house which will restore those sple n de rights that were lost in 1832 to the labouring class of the