The Sun. — London, England, 1867-04-03 00:00:00

one of the chief sights connected with the Exhibi tion. The arrangement of this little structure is a merely private enterprise, the speculation of about a dozen French tradesmen ; but they have set about their work with spirit, and having spent an immense sum on its preparation, the Emperor hasbeen pleased to accept it for his own use. It consists of three small apartments, each of which is most elaborately decorated—one called after the Empress, in the style known as that of Louis XVI. ; another named after the Emperor, in the fashion of Louis XIV. ; and the third allotted to the Prince, in a sort of Alham bresque decoration. Besides these apartments there are ante-rooms, in which the ornaments are of Pom peian character. The juxtaposition of so many styles detracts somewhat from the harmony of the build ing- as a whole, which, however, is to be regarded as in itself a miniature Exhibition, and in all its details perfect. The door of entrance alone, adorned in its arch with beautiful serollvvork of hammered steel, has cost about £I,OOO. Iu this elaborate little pavi lion a short stay was made, and the Imperial cortege left the Champ de Mars in the same quiet and un ostentatious manner with which it had entered it, but welcomed everywhere with the same earnest, deep respect. The instant their Majesties had left the building every one was allowed to pass freely through all its galleries. It was only, however, in the picture circle, the Russian and the English Courts, that visitors, as a rule, assembled. In most other places little more than empty benches or dreary piles of cases were to be seen. The Paris Exhibition will be one of the finest of its kind the world has yet beheld, but most assuredly such of the world as visit it now are only fated to the disappointment of guessing at what it will be, and lamenting their misfortune in having come a month too soon. MONEY XARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTICLLIGZINCR. TWELVZ O'CLOCK. The demand in the general discount market con tinues moderately active consequent upon the pre parations made for bills due to-morrow, the 4th inst. The rates remain firm at 21 3 per cent. Gold amounting to £48,000 was taken to the Bank of England yesterday, and there was also a withdrawal of £15,000 for Egypt. The La Plata, from the West Indies, has brought £256,468 in specie ; the Tanjore, from Alexandria, £3,000. The Tasmania, for the West Indies, takes out silver and gold to the amount of £101,130. The shareholders of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company are invited to at tend a meeting on Tuesday, the 9th inst., at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering the propriety or otherwise of taking over the West Sussex Junction, the Chichester and Medhurst, and the Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Companies to be proposed by the directors at the (adjourned) meeting on the 16th inst. Also to consult generally as to the best course to be pursued for stopping the construction of unremunerative branch lines, and for entering into amicable arrangements with neigh bouring companies to prevent ruinous competition. Sir Charles K. L. Jackson will take the chair. It appears that in 1857 the capital of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway was £7,790,615, the revenue £880,587, and the expenditure £353,955 ; while in 1866 the capital was £16,462,191, the revenue £1,189,944, and the expenditure £686,884. The percentage of working expenses in 1857 amounted to £45 7s. per mile, and is now £57 10s. The following is a report from the Prince of Wales Mine :—ln the 55fm. level east, the lode is 4ft. wide, worth £2O per fathom. In the 55fm. level west the lode is 9ft. wide, worth £5O per fm. In the 45 east the lode is lift. wide, worth £lO per fm. I❑ the 45 west the lode is from 4to 5 feet wide, worth £4O per fin. Winze in bottom of 45 east worth £3O per fin. Stopes in back of 45 east worth £2O per fathom. O'CLOCK. Less animation h as t a k en place in Two the English Stock Market, and a slight downward movement has prevailed. :Consols for money and the 10th inst. have receded 1, to 901- 91 ; while for the May settlement they are 9191/. The New Threes are 89/ 4; Reduced Annuities, 89 I ; Exchequer Bills, 16s. 20s. ; India Stock, 1217 219 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1091 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 94 ; and ditto Bonds, 50s. to 525. prem. Foreign Stocks, since the opening of the market, have shown some depression. Italian have declined to 524 53, and Turkish 5 per Cents. 1, to 284 29 ; but Spanish Passive have advanced /, to 21.1 22 ; while Mexican remain at 16/ 4 ; Greek at 141 4 ; Spanish Certificates at 13i 14/ ; Russian Scrip at 2+ / prem.; Chilian Scrip at 3 2/ dis. ; and Danubian at 3/ 3 dis. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been to a fair extent,: but prices generally have shown considerable depression. Brighton have de clined Metropolitan if, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 1, Great Western Lancashire and Yorkshire . f f , Midland f, London, Chatham, and Dover, and South Eastern each I, and Caledonian ; while Great Eastern have advanced li. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue very dull at about previous rates. Bank Shares are in moderate request. Bank of Egypt have improved to 35, and City Bank have receded to 12. American Securities show no alteration in value. United States 5-20 Bonds are 744 75 ; Erie Shares 39 f ; and Illinois, 78f 79. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have advanced f, tc 31f 321 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds temaiu steady-at 22f 23k. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares remain 'with out material change as regards prices. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. have declined to 734 ; Hudson's Bay Company to 161 f ; and Submarine Telegraph to 62f ; while National Discount Com pany have improved to 13 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan to 72f MINING MARKET. WEDNESAY EVING. Quietude has p reva il e d in the mining market to day. The shares mostly dealt in were West Chiver ton, Prince of Wales, and Chiverton Moor. An nexed are the latest rtices:— Chiverton Moor sf 51 Chontales Gold — Clifford Amalgamate 6 61 Cooks' Kitchen ll 12 East Basset l7 19 East Caradon 5l 6 East Lovell 10 101 East Russell East Wheal Gren v ill e 21 3 Great Laxey l7l 181 Great North Laxey Great Wheal Vor l9/ 201 Marko Valley 4 4 1 North Crofty 5l 4 North Treskerby 11 2 Prince of Wales 2l 2i Providence Mines - South Condurrovr 173 20s Tincroft l4} 151 West Chiverton 70 72} Wheal Seton ......135 14U Wheal Chiverton 6} 6f Wheal Grenville 1 lf Wheal Seton 103 104 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. (3CVERNMENT FUNDS. Der (Ant. Consols Do. 4ccount, Ap r il 10 9l/ 1 8 per Cont. Re.duceid B9l 9 } I New 3 por C en t B9} i 9 i New 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 por Cont. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, oxpiro sth An 1188" Do (Ited Sea Telegraph), Aug., -i..i 1908.... -- 3 11Qt , March. 4 V Ct., Juno Exchequer 8i11e,.£1,000, 4 por Ct. . 16 2U Do £5OO ......... 16 9 0 pm Do £lOO & £2OO f, ' , 16 20 Pin Bank of Euglaud Stock, G 1 por C ent ... Pul INDIAN GOVERNMENT Szetntrriza. • Indian Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874... 217 19 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Gent., Oct. 1888 Do, Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B5l Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. 13onds, 5 por Cent., £l,000 Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cont. ` 3 ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 1- azilian 5 pet' Cent — Do. 4} por Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 . Do Account Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.. — DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 8 per Cent.) o.ilia l4 6 V e r () Pfaff'? faffaffmafff "" r. 73 2} Do. 4} per Cent. — Vo. 6 per Cent A -.— Do. ~ B Do. 11 1867 Do. , Scrip, £2O paid — dis Colombian, ' 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — D). 5 per Cent., 1864 ~. D nubian Principalities, 7 per Cent E ivador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l2l I Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Doferied e'gyptian 7 per Cent — 1)o. Second Issue . Do. £lOO Bonds 1.)o. Do. 1864 BOl Do. £lOO Bonds Bll 1 -1 801 Do Government Rail way Debentu res Bl/ 1 f Greek 5 per Cents.. 1324-3, ex Coupon- Dc. Account D ,:- Coupons Do. Account G i.iteinala 5 per Cent .. — 1 .lian 5 r., Cr: - t 1865 Do, Account . I /o. Marepuna na Railway — M xicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account D.. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Angle-French 4 ontevidean LI per Of nt Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada Do 3 per Cen • Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Pe uvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 671 1 1 Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4} per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 185?, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2, '3 411 1 401 11 linssiart 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B7l 1 Do 4f per Cent. 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 p3z Cent., 1859 — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 BBl Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 BBl D .. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B6l 6 Do. do. £45 paid 2l pin 'ardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent — Do Account .- Do New Detei Led — Do. Account Passive Do — Do Accvant 2ll Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l4 Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 4} par Cent. 1864 - Do . Scrip, £6O paid Curkish 6 per Cent. 185 i — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cont. 1862 Do Account 541 / Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed lOO Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — ).)o. 6 per Cent, 1864 3ll 1 1 Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, o per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins B , Agian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per ('Ant. Ex. 12 Gull, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — French Rentes, 3 ner Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 53 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 91 1 Do. Account 9l t Naval and Military Intelligence. The deaths of the following officers have been offi cially reported at the War-office since the lat ult. : —Gen. Como Gordon, Major-Gen. A. Abbott, C. 8., Royal Artillery ; Colonels H. Chas. Cunliffe Owen, C. 8., Royal Engineers ; and Alex. Essex F. Holcombe, 2d Battalion of the Ist Royals ; Lieut.- Colonels Win. Wild J. Cockraft, 58th Regiment ; and Jas. Richardson ; Captains Geo. W. Clutter buck, 63d Regiment ; Jos. Bygrave ; Peter Sher wen ; and Quintus Baron Groeben, 3d Hussars, King's German Legion ; Lieuts. Alexander Knox Malcolmson, 46th Regiment ; Jeffries Kingsley, 3d Dragoons ; Jas. Ormsby, 25th Dragoons ; and John Maxwell, West India Regiment; Ensign William Mathias Cartwright, 45th Regiment; and William Walther, Adjt., sth Line Battalion, King's German Legion ; Deputy Assist-Commissary-Gen. George Datnerum Twining ; Surg. 11. S. Sanders, 49th Regiment; Assist. Superintendent of Stores F. H. Glinn ; Deputy Asdist.-Superinteudent of Stores J. Macintosh. In consequence of the Ist division of the depot Brigade Royal Artillery being below its proper com plement, a detachment of 100 gunners from the division at Warley will proceed to join the head quarters of the Ist division to. morrow. The Royal Horse Guards leave Windsor this morning for the Regent's-park barracks. The 2d Life Guards will march to-day for Windsor. On Friday last Dr. Jas. French, C. 8., Inspect ing -General of Hospitals, died at his house in Lanarkshire. He served with the 4th Regiment in the Pe&nsula from May, 1812, to the end of that war, in 1814. He also served in the American war and the war in China. He had received the war medal with fire clasps. His commissions bear the follow ing dates :—Assist.-Surg., Feb. 8, 1810; Surgeon, Dec. 9,1824 ; Staff-Surgeon, Aug. 1, 1812 ; Deputy- Inspector of Hospitals, Dec. 16, 1845 ; and In spector-Gen., March 12, 1852. After this period he retired on half-pay. In recognition of his long and valuable services he was in 1850 made a Com panion of the Bath. The Sprightly, steam tender, Master Commander G. Allen, returned to Portsmouth yesterday morn ing from the Channel Islands, after having been employed in the disembarkation and embarkation of troops for the Himalaya troopship, Capt. Piers. A court-martial was held yesterday on board the Victory, flagship of Admiral Sir T. C. Pasley, Com mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, for the trial of John West, signalman of her Majesty's ship Ter rible, for having written and forwarded to ()apt:J. E. Commerell, in command of the Terrible, a letter purporting to come from the petty officers of the ship, containing mutinous expressions and threaten ing language. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 18 calendar months from this date, and during that period to be kept in solitary confinement for fire days out of every 28 days of the said term. The Court was under the presidency of Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, A.D.C., her Majesty's ship Victory, and Capt. Commerell appeared as prosecutor. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. T. V. Williams, to the Chanticleer ; Lieut. W. H. Childers to the Canopus; Lieut. F. S. Clayton to the Donegal ; Lieut. J. R. D. Cooper, Lieut. F. Durrant, Lieut. F. G. Gain bier, and Lieut. H. T. Grenfell to the Minotaur ; G. Stovin, master in command, to the Vindictive ; G. Marsh, master, to the Minotaur ; Sub-Lieut. C. J. Fellowes, to the Minotaur ; E. C. Hobkirk, F. H. Tabor, T. Holmes, Hans H. H. Brooke, H. L. Messum, E. C. Chippendale, W. L. Rundle, and J. A. Home, midshipman, to the Bristol, as supernu merary; C. S. Fuller, midshipman, to the Chanti cleer, supernumerary, to fill the first vacancy ; the Hon. G. M. Bennet, and C. W. Fallen, naval cadets, to the Minotaur ; W. H. Richards, pay master, to the Minotaur ; W. A. Stevens, assistant paymaster, to the Minotaur ; C. E. Grant, assistant paymaster, to the Research ; J. Henderson, second master, to the Minotaur ; J. Jeans, master's assist ant, to the Minotaur ; H. Howell and A. Turner, clerks, to the Minotaur; F. B. S. Robinson, clerk, additional, to the . Minotaur ; and W. E. Gill, assist ant clerk, to the Minotaur. INSURANCE CONVENTION.--Says a New York letter :—" We have been holding a convention of representatives of the fire insurance companies. The dis closures which have been brought out are by no moans calculated to inspire confidence among those who are •in cured. Such an exhibition of impaired capital cannot fai , to injure fearfully the whole business. The assembly, just before taking its recess, directed the committee on insurance to meet is this city and institute an inquiry into the mall ter with a view to legislation. It is'evident that the Fire King is omnipotent, and further that he is übiquitous. AFFAIRS IN HAYTI. —The following appears in La Patrie of the 31st March : —The Afoniteur confirms, in accordance with the despatches of the Bth March, the news which we gave, namely, that General Geffrsrd, Pre sident of the llaytian Republic, had completely put down tho movement that had taken place at Port-au- Prince." From other news received, dated the 11th of the same month, it seems that President Geffrard had con voked the Chambers for the 15th March, and that the new Ministry formed by him had been accepted by the country, which enjoyed a complete tranquillity. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY. —On Tuesday the admissions on payment Jvere 772; ditto by season tickets, 1,171 i total visitors, 1,943. 7 100 et I zo '49 too 1 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESO tV EV ENING, APRIL 3, 1867 . 1; • , TO II TT iCAt: I E rtnbr .4sl4f,:f HER MAJESTY, &c. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 2 The QUM], accompanied by her royal highness Princess Christian, drove out yesterday afternoon in a carriage and four, attended by Lady Churchill. Their 'Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and Prince Christian, attended by the llon. Emily Cath cart and Colonel Du Plat, went out riding. Her Majesty drove out this morning, accompanied by Prinn.ess Christian. Princess Louise walked in the grounds, Princess Beatrice rode in the Home Park, and Prince Leo pold went out walking, attended by Mr. Legg. The Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley left the Castle this afternoon. Mr. J. A. Yinter had the honour of submitting to her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses the Prince ana Princess Christian his photograph of his Royal Highness Prince Christian after Winter halter. SHARE MARKETS—This day. --~ ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Bristol and El lealedoni;i : 20 et st 100 reter .... Caniurtau Cork and 8and0n...." Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Jun,•. Duu„Perth,& A b.J one. S.Lonnon, norly Cut:. IJO. Glasgow sr S. Western Crest Eastern, urd. stk. Paid. Do. E. ALIO; tit. No. 21 teat North 01 zicotian reat Northern al. A stock • 1. Do. 11 stock Do. Neu-, is. at :.1. pii,l 10 WS, and W. of Ireland: 10 ,, ';t. ‘Veidern -Origiu iti l i u U... U. s. Val. Luil gua.! 100 Do. South Wales I 1.• 0 Do. W. Mid.—waori 1 ion Do. Newport uo. /lei cford ....... iOO Lancashire & Vorksair 1 Itlo London and Blacitwai N 100 1.00., Brigh.,& ei Coits,l 10, Lon., Chat., and Dover! 10, Do. Metrop.. Ex. A lOO Lou. & North Western 100 Lon. . South Wester 100 Man., Sher., & Lincoln lou atetropolitan all Do. New lO Do. Extension all Metropolitan District all Do. do. do. 10 Do. and St. John's W'u 6 Midland Do. Lit Share 7 Do, Ilirrain.. & Dart)) 100 slid Kent ... . all North British ....... 100 Do. Ed., Pth., it Dun. 100 Nth. Eastern—Kerwic 100 Do. ii.N•E purchasr 16,13.4 Do. Leeds Do. York lOO Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling all Do. do. 1860-61 lB North London Do. do. 1801 5 . . lO Do. do. 1866 . 5 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 __. Closing Prioe. 78 107 0J 40 I 5 4 8 C 5 63 70 72 ios .(7 ;17 29 1) 7 1.3 ,is 1 C i 23 t.v 41 •4 •1: 0 55 27 25 3'; ,21 !hi 71 id 17 13 13 it) 116 .16 7i tO 47 i 9 L2u 101 100. SI 561 Do. Scot, kid. etJok Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern . italues, Wok., & Wok rafl' Vale Do. C Vale 07 Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & VVhiteha West Corn wall 100 100 100 100 all 100 ( 100 100 6 100 Burns El POSSE: Atlantic & St.Lft wrenee Born., Baroda, 4 Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F altares liuffalo .S 5 Lake Iluron Do. Preference BulL,Brant,&Godericli 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta & 3. E., Urn.. Jai e Town & Dock, gu.' Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. East. Bengal, gu., 5 do, East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension ..I Ivo 100 100 all 100 100 irandTrunkot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bon& 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Bonds. Do. do. deferred ... Do. 3d Pref. stook... 1)o. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stook . Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gas. sp.e i o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o Ut. South of India gua. 5 per cent per cent... - D 0....... ..... . 'treat Wes. of Canada , Da. New. ...... Do. 6 p. o B4s. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4f do Do. ticlo •• Do. Pitth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. fel. a H udson's iSay.. pt.bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Pun; aub Do.indus S t 44) 100 {lOO 10 100 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&J my 1877-81 —: D i D ) : 0 ... 6 5 5 p p p ... c. Feb. j l Afar. ' an. 31 t r,A JulySu g e t 1 1 1 0 0 0 U 0 1 8 1 0 ' 0 8 3 8 1 1 :0 0 2 85 Do. sp. o. Insoriuml SK 100 87 8.) Capt: U. [lope, 61).0.1873 lOU 10: 104 Do.Apl. &Cot . 1890-1900 100 105 107 Do. do 188u-9: 100 104 106 Do. Jan.&July, 1800-9. lOu 102 101 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., WOO.— 100 01 03 Cc; ion, Nov. 1808, 6 p lOO 101 103 Do. 1878, do tl.lo 106 1 8 'Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 11». 1882, May i 5, .Nov. 1, 104 103 106 106 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 105 107 IN atal 'lov. o per cent lOO 98 ICO .1.13.G0v.6p.e.Ja.&J al) 100 86 08 N. S.W. Gov. 5 irc.,lB6t, 100 91 9S Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 1870 100 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1803 IOU 85 17 871 I New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 101 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO bi 86 861 Nova So Ala Gev. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 queensiaud Gov. 6p. c lOO 91 23 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-1 100 Do. 1878 & upwards l, 0 106 108 Vie,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja &July 100 - - Do, do, April & Oot lOO 107 109 lea .--- 13111T1s 01 MINES. Cam. Consul. gold, lim. 1 - - Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 7 9 Devon G. Cons. (Tavtst 1 370 390 Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 11 East Bassett (Mogan).* 296 22 2i Nast CaradOn 2.14.6 5 6 East Carn Br"a 3l 3 36 Nast Grenville 2.14.01 2 3 East Gunuislake .. 8.3.0 I 1 Mast Loved ' 3.1 M) 9 10 E. W . l Russell (Tavistk 11.2.6 36 31 ilam.d: StAubyn(G wen. 'l5 4 5 4 Great L txey, limited all 18 17 • , ireat South Tolgus o. IC), - - areat Wheal Busy 11.9,0 - - .1. Wheal Vor (llelst , t, 11., 2C 22 lfi ')lrenville 8.18.1' if 1i tlerod's Foot 7_ 4 M il d ! y g g 1 :a t d rT y I t I lj t r Coo Iron y n o s L r c e , 1 Bin a n t I S :3 . : 1411 11 1 31i0 c 1) 11 . i. 4 6 ; _ 2 68 3 2 1 39 7 6 1 11 it_ ;3 7.i i 10i 9 14 11 1 1 71 llarke Valley .- 'iew Sewn _ North Roskear I.'Wh'lllassettallogan 1.4.)) - - North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 7.1.6 26 21 l'i 2vidence • Uny Lelant 10.0.7 26 28 S. Caradon (St. Uieer) ll 310 330 South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. tlllogau 18.18.9 - -- :i West 1: ,v W. r n.eg a src y cta Catr P rro: a afs : k 35 15.0 36 4 § td d s ro e e C rn t tit:((glnLlac.os.g'k.lael.a)m.ir..::; 9 12 14 West Seton. _.Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 VS 20 Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 23 25 Wheal Mary Ann (slen. 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wlwal Trelawney (Lie 5.17.0 10 12 t lit.lrElilliNl7it, North Eastern, Cons. pref., I per cent., dtto, 4i per Cent. rd.. 92 North Eastern, York. H. and Selby purchase. 10 I'REFERENCE SUARES AzID STOCKS. Midland A and B £5 pf, 103) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALB. Nottingham and Grantham It. and C, 901 South York and River Dun, VG FOREIGN RAIL WA Yl3. ‘ntiverp and Rotterdam, 9 I I , cxlita and 6an Francisco, lhn., gua. 7 per cent. Di Dutch Rhenish, 181 Great Luxembourg, 10 Recife and San Francine, Um., zua. 7 per cent., 13 • San Paulo. Inn., t,ua. per cent., 141 inuth Auttrtan at Lombardo Venetian, 16 Turin sknd Sart na, FOXICIGN MINIM Don redro, North Del Rey, 5-10 pm liAliiib. Agra, Urn., A, 21: t Intl° Austrian. 71 I Australasia, 63 Sank of Egypt, 35 Bank of New Zealand, 181 City, 12 'onsolidated Bank, Urn., 41 English and Swedish, Um., 15 London and River Plate. Ditto, Issued at Ily pm., 101 Loudon Chartered Laua of Australia/421 London and County. 67 London and South African, '2l 111 London and South-Western, lint., 1/ London and t% estmiuster,.93 Midland Bank, Um., IS, lational Provincial of England, 131 1 Ditto, d and id lima, 38k National dank, 62i New South Wales, 4 f Union or Aucitraita, 4u 7 Union of London, 44 DOCK& ondon and St. Kathlriue, KISCELLANISOUB. Anglo-American Telt•graph, if; Atlantic ftilegraph, Dlt 0, 8 per cent., 75 7, 31 Berlin Water IVorks, Ceylon Companyal China Steair;., hip and Labuaa Coal Company, Oredit Fonder of Englituo. Ilm .;2 East India Irrigation and Canal. 121 13 Fore-street Warehouse, Urn., 12, • Gen. Credit and Discount, hut., 4 Hudson's Hay, 164 Imperial Laud Company of Illsteeillas, lim., London GenctitiOninibus Company, lim, 3 Kqdras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by In dian Government). 194 Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, Itcn., 24 atonal viscount Company, 13 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new. 59 8 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. lin Royal Mail Steam, 100 4/9 South Australian Land. 32 4: submarine Telegraph, 626 60 Cele4rapb. Cone rue. and Alainten.. ditto, 1$ United Kingdom Telegraph Co., PM, -- Ditto, Riper cent. pt ; ti Universat Marine, 'Brilliance. Um., 24 Vioercy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, qi THE PRINCE OF WALES. The Prince of Wales, attended by Colonel Kings cote, hunted with her Majesty's staghounds yester day. Captain Ellis has succeeded Lieut.-Col. Keppel as Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales. Prince Murat has left the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park - -corner, for Paris. The Marchioness of Downshire had a dancing party last night at the family mansion in Belgrave-spare. His Excellency Khalil Bey and suite have left the Clarendon Hotel for Paris.. THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. First Night of the Season. Last night Mr. Gye's new season at the Royal Italian was inaugurated magnificently. It is interest ing to bear in mind, in regard to the present season, that it is the Twentieth of the Royal Italian Opera at Covent Garden. And among all the twenty seasons which have now been formerly inaugurated in that noble haunt of the lyrical drama, not one among them all, it may here be very confidently asserted at once, has been ushered in under more auspicious circumstances than the very one which has just now commenced. Remembering the éclat which attended the impersonation of Norma by Madame Maria Vilda last year, it was a wise and a most judicious arrange ment, on the part of the Director of the Royal Italian, to select that grand Opera of Bellini for performance on the first night of 1867 at Covent Garden, with the same distinguishei artiste in the character of the Druid-Priestess. Hardly ever should we suppose has the immortal " Costa Diva" been more superbly rendered since Madame Grisi was in her prime than it was last night by Madame Vilda, whose delivery of that impassioned burst of song last night, of itself confirmed and strengthened her already high, reputation. As the Adelgisa of 1867, Madame Lemmens-Sherrington has at once secured to herself the opportunity of justifying her selection as one of the " bright particular stars" of Mr. Gye's noble Operatic Comp - my at the Royal Italian. The Pollio of the night, and we presume also of the season, was Signor Naudin, whose great natural gifts and artistic accomplish ments always appear in that part to very considerable advantage. Signor Attri's Oroveso needs from us no word of commendation his majestic presence and his equally majestic voice befitting the character to admiration. Under the wizard baton of Mr. Costa, the choral and orchestral effects of Bellini's classic masterpiece approached, as nearly as might be, to absolute perfection. Several calls during the evening attested the delight of the audience with the manner in which the principal artistes acquitted themselves. Madame Vilda, for example, was summoned before the foot lights at the close of each of her two radiant solos—while upon the fall of the curtain at the end of the first act there was a very cordial (and for her a most propitious) call for Madame Lemmens- Sherriugton. The National Anthem this year opened instead of closing the first night's perform ance. To-morrow, however, will be a yet more interesting performance than the one of last e vening—Gounod's Faust elllargherita being the grand and popular opera announced for production thus early in the season, with Signor Mario, the incomparable and perennial primo tenore, as the Faust, and Madame Pauline Lucca as the Margherita. Strand Theatre. In the " French Exhibition" Mr. F. Hay has found materials for the construction of a piece de circonstance of the same name, which has been pro duced here with success. The plot turns on the misadventures of a cockney shopkeeper and his wife, who, visiting Paris together for the purpose of seeing the Exhibition, find themselves immersed in all the troubles and vexations to which such tra vellers have been from time immemorial subject— upon the stage. Their ignorance of the language and manners of the people involve them in so many dilemmas that they lose happiness in the pursuit of pleasure, and are only too glad to get back to their pickle-shop in Pimlico. Mr. Thorne as Mr. Noodles ; Miss Johnstone as Mrs. Noodles ; Mr. Bedford as a roulette sharper, disguised as a teacher of French ; and Mr. Collett as M. Chargetrop, an unconscionable innkeeper, well sustained the fun of the piece. Mr. Byrou's favourite burlesque of " Esmeralda" is now the chief attraction at Mrs. Swanborough's pretty and pleasant theatre ; but a new extravaganza, based on the classic story of " Pygmalion and his Statue," i s in preparation for the Easter holidays. NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL—The court-martial on Win. Fulcher, boatswain of the third-class (additional), serving on board her Majesty's ship Donegal, at Rock ferry, closed on Monday. Six separate charges were brought against the prisoner, including those of acting indecently towards several boys in the ship, and inducing one boy to desert. After a trial of four days Fulcher was found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment for two years in Exeter Gaol, and to be dismissed the service with dis grace. FENIAN CENTRES.--I saw one group in process of formation. A man Stood motionless in the centre of the pathway, near Arran Quay Chapel. He beat the pavement with his iron-shod - heel, as if to warm his feet. Almost immediately we hearth at 'a distance similar triple beatings of the feet, and.in an incredibly short time a group of at least thirty formed in a circle-with their faces turned towards an individual in the centre—to break up in twos or threes almost as soon as formed. I counted thirty one of those groups from the railway terminus to Sack ville-street. But here there was a continuous stream of men and boys passing rapidly over Carlisle bridge. For the most part they were the gamins of the city—horse-holders, sweepers of shop doors, ragged nondescripts, pickpockets. Pale-faced slouching men, smelling strongly of whisky and tobacco, appeared among the ruck. Now and then an American Celt would be seen to hail a cab, into which three and sometimes five persons would enter. The faces wore all turned one way, and the town seemed to be disgorg ing all its nibble. I could compare the stampede to nothing but the rush of people to witness a lire. . Not a word was spoken, and though very large numbers poured out of Dublin together, there was not the slightest disturbance or confusion. I followed the moving stream up Westmore land-street, past the college In whose vast front not a light was to be seen, through Grafton-street, up Stephen's green, and Harcourt-street. There I left them, and hur ried home. Dickens's "All the Year Round." A Vesgel - arrived at Poole, in Ijorsetshire, on Friday last, from Liverpool, laden with nitrate of soda. She left Liverpool on the 2d of January last. She was wind bound at Holyhead a month, and at Falmouth another mouth. She was at the latter port with 400 other vessels a fortnight since during the great storm on the Cornish coast: In her immediate neighbourhood, while she lay at Falmouth, there *era nine vessels wrecked. lADYERTISEMENT—IioIIoway's Pills, for the Curo of Bilious Complaints, Indigestion, and Affections of the Liver. —Symptoms indicative of these disorders are a feeling of nausea, distention and spasmodic pains iu the stomach, sense of oppression and sinkir4 after eating, want of ap removal of the cause is the most important step, for which petite, languor, dejection of Sprits, and general debility. The have recourse to Holloway's Pills, RS they possess such cleansing properties that the ftetion of the liver is speedily corrected, the redyndancy of bile carried off, the stomach strengthened, the splits revived, and the patient is re stored. These excellent loop all the natural functions so fairly balanc6d 'that' they prevent or speedily subdue headache, dizziness, bilious attacks, and similar maladies. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.' f T HAMES. A JUVENILE THlEF.—George Jones, a boy about 15 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a half-crown. Henry Denis, shopman to Mr. L. J. Smith, cheesemonger, 11, Crisp-street, Poplar, stated that while ho was serving another customer last night the prisoner entered the shop, and asked for a half pound of cheese. Directly afterwards the prisoner went to a desk, on which was a pile of half crowns, and took the top ono off with his left hand. Ho said to the prisoner, " What have you got ?" to which he replied, "Nothing," and at the suns time made an attempt toltut his hand in his pocket. The prisoner failed, and he seized his baud and said, "What have you there?" and opened his hand, in which ho found a half-crown. Paul Burgess, a police-constable, 256 K, said the boy was given into his custody, and he said that his mother gave him a half -crow❑ to purchase a half-pound of cheese. Mm: Paget asked the prisoner where ho lived, and whore his .mother was. The prisoner, who broke out into a loud wail, said he lived near the Cotton A-ins, Bow Common, and that his mother had gone out to wash. Mr. Paget said if the mother of the boy had given her son a half-crown to buy cheese it would alter the whole complexion of the case. Burgess—The prisoner is well known. Ire is the con stant associate of thieves. lie was convicted here six months ago, and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, for stealing a plank of wood. Ile was here twelvs months ago for a robbery, and he was discharged. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. Mr. Smith said he wished the prisoner to be summarily convicted. Mr. Paget said he must decline doing so. The prisoner was well dressed, and appeared to be well fed. It was stated by the police constable that the prisoner was an old offender, and he thought such a case as this ought to go before a jury. The prisoner, who declined making any defence or to send for his mother, was committed. LAMBETH. STEALING A COAT. —William Cricket, a lad aged about 14 years, was brought before Mr. Elliott, at the Lambeth Police-court, charged with stealing a coat, the property of Mr. Thomas Merchant, the proprietor of the Vauxhall Saw-mills. James Perry, of 4, Lerinton-place, Princes-street, Lam beth, said that on last Sunday morning he bought the coat of the prisoner in Starch-yard, Lambeth, and gave him for it 6d. The prosecutor said that the coat produced belonged to him, and was stolen from his counting-house on last Thursday. The prisoner, in defence, said ha stole the coat to get some bread with. Mr. Elliot —Have you ally father or mother? . Prisoner—l ha'e a father, but no mother. Mr. Elliot—Hare you been living with your father ? The Prisoner—Not for five or six days, sir. Mr. Elliot—What's that for? Prisoner—He ill-used me, and turned me out of the house. _ _ Mr. Elliott—Where does your father live ? Prisoner—ln Princes. street, Lambeth. Mr. Elliott—How long has your mother been dead? Prisoner—About six months, sir. • Mr. Elliott—Did she ever turn you out of the house ? The prisoner hero commenced crying, and said his mother never ill-used him. Mr. Elliott said he should remand the prisoner for fur ther inquiries to be made, and to have the father present. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PLATING AT " FENIANS."—TWO boys named George Patten and Joseph Chaff were charged before Mr. Tyr whitt with playing at a game called " Fcnians," to the common danger of the passengers iu Castle street, Leices ter-square. Sergeant Jeffery, 21 C, said, that about half-past nine o'clock the previous night he saw the two prisoners with about 40 more boys running up and down Castle-street, some of them being armed with sticks and some with brooms. They were running against persons and knock ing their hats over their eyes. Patton had a thick stick in his hand, and ran against an elderly female and nearly knocked her down, and Chaff had a broom in his hand. A tradesman was in court to speak of the nuisance caused by the boys. Mr. George Cox, of No. 18, Cecil-court, said that nightly a number of boys were in the practice of tearing up and down the court, much to the annoyance of tho in habitants and to the hindrance of business, and such was the nature of the nuisance that no respectable person would pass through the place. Several of the boys were armed with sticks. Patten said he did not have any stick. The stick was picked up by the sergeant at his feet, another boy having dropped it. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that people who know nothing about London would not believe what a nuisance the boys were. He should flue the pritioners 40s. or 14 days' each, which . would perhaps teach them not to assault and annoy per sons again, and if the boys were well flogged by their parents it would be all the better. WESTMINSTER. A DRUNKEN SOLDIER'S FREAK.—John Duff, a private in the Scots Fusilier Guards, was charged with being found in enclosed premises with intent to commit a felony. Mr. George Edwin Collins, landlord of the White Horse public-house, Lupus-street, Pimlico, said that, from infor mation he received at half-past 12 that morning, he wont into the back yard and found the prisoner, drunk, sitting on the wall that divided his house from the next. Ho gave him into custody, but did not think he was about to commit a felony. Some property belonging to a neigh bour was found upon him, ,and he was taken to the station. yY Sergeant Bone, 7 B, said as he took prisoner, who was very drunk, to the station ho observed something protrud ing from under his coat, and asked him what it was. He said, "Nothing," and witness might have it if he liked. It turned out to be a pair of ladies' drawers which had been taken from the next yard. _ _ Miss Emma Willis, 69, Lupus-street, identified the pro perty as hers. It had been left out to dry. She knew nothing of the prisoner. The prisoner said nothing in answer to the charge. In answer to the magistritte, the sergeant of the batta lion said prisoner's character was "irregular." Ile would be punished by the military authorities if not convicted by the magistrate. . _ The prisoner was given up to his regiment to ho dealt with. MARKE TS. --This day. MARK-LANE. The supply of English wheat on offer in our market to day was very moderate. The attendance of buyers was limited, and the demand ruled heavy at Monday's quota tions. Over 23,000 qrs. of foreign whoat having been reported since Saturday sales progressed heavily at the late decline in prices. Floating cargoes of grain were inactive. The barley trade was heavy, and to have forced sales lower rates must have been submitted to. The malt trade was heavy ; in prices, however, no change took place. There was'a fair average supply of oats on offer, and the trade ruled inactive at late rates. Beans were very dull, but not cheaper. In peas only a limited business was passing at late rates. The flour trade was heavy on former terms. Seeds and cakes were a slow inquiry. SKIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,490 500 2,510 450 880 Irish Foreign 23 310 5490, 15,670 600 sacks 100 brls COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND rRICEB OF GRAIN. For the week ending Mar. For the corresponding week 23, 1867. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 59,313-60 s lld Wheat ....... 53,463-4 lid 4s Barley ...... 21,199 -3 9s 6 d Barley 28,051-36 s lld Ot ts 4,886-2is lid , Oats BOROUGH HOP. Our market is still heavy, and late rates are barely sup ported. WIIITECHAPEL. The supp'ies are only moderate, awl the trade is inac tive, as follows : Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s Od to 4s 6d j V ea l Mutton ... 3s 4d to 4 s 61 j Pork It is expected that a general strike of the Dorset shire agricultural labourers will be organised during the summer. Their wages do not exceed in many cases 9s. a week. The death is announced of Dr. James French, C. 8., Inspector-General of Hospitals, which occurred on Friday last, at his residence in Lanarkshire. TRAGIC FATE OF A GERMAN PATRIOT.—Under the presidency of Karl Blind a committee has been formed iu this country in aid of the German patriot, Theo dor Moegling, who, after having been severely wounded iu one of the revolutionary battles in Baden, was kept four long years in solitary confinement at Bruchsal. In con sequence of the after effects of his prison sufferings, Moeg ling's reason has lately given way ; his little estate in Wurtemburg had to be sold, and his family have become utterly impoverished. The committee alluded to, which contains a number of names of the literary, professional, and commercial class, now address an appeal for aid to the Germans in England. Two wealthy and youthful earls have just fallen victims to that scourge of our. climate, consumption—viz., Earl Browulow, at the age of 24, and Earl Rivers, at the ago of 17. The rent-roll of the former produced £120,000 it-year, and that of tho latter £60,000 10.-year, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE', 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE. —This Day. • NORTHAMPTON RACES—THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. RACING STAKES. The Rticing Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added for thr..e-year-olds ; colts Bst 10:b, fillies Bst 61b; win ners twice in 1800 31b, thrice or lnore in that year 51b, winner: , in 1807 7lb eV.ra ; weights not accumulative starters in 18b ; or 1867 without having won up to the day of running allowed if °ace 31b, twice olh; oue 8 subs. • Atalanto Flying Send Bismarck Four ran. EARL. SPENCER'S PLATE. Etrl Spencer's Plate of 100 sous, ailed to a IlAndicap of 13 sous each, 5 ft if declared on or before March 20 (at noon); winners of any handicap after March 22 (at ten a.m.), or of the Whittlebury Stakes this year 71b extra; the New Spencer Plate Course, straight. 63 subs. Mr. Pitt Miller's Maid 2 Satyr 113 115 82 83 34 36 4 18 101 lu3 61 62 92 94 33 35 9 10 ; 112 115 1 tv 70 72 113 115 148 152 43 45 67 6V S 10 03 .58 3 4, ISIONS. 67 50 100 102 id ip 4 4 3 / 4 7 3 / 4 63/4 50 55 lOL 103 101 IG3 106 107 20 22 85 88 57 W 53 54 52 51 37 40 23 25 1O 106 111 it 1 100 102 91 93 121 00 le 12i t-8 92 81 84 11 lid 100 IU4 U 2 94 b 5 pi) 82 85 97 94 97 98 1 97 98 1144 14 12 31} i 5 102 I 1011 i 1071 8 I`B I Business done. 110 9 i 81 IG7 It a 41 14 11 75 34 10i 1;61 I 781 71 VI 4 7 6 Ilts 174 1 1 i 1031 4 77 5j 6; 11131 1 Liz! 0 1 i i i QUEEN'S PLATE. Her Majesty's Plate of 100ga ; three-year-olds, ist 91b, tour 9st 71b, five lOst, six and aged lOst 21b; two miles. Lecturor Regalia 2 Primrose 3 Six ran. • SELLING STAKES. The Selling Stakes of 5 sous each, with 40 added; two year-olds 6st 121 b, three 9st 71b, four 9st 121 b, five, six, and aged lOst 41b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 100 soya; if entered for 80 Boys allowed 41b, 50 71b, 30 141 b; half a mile, straight. Wings of a Dovo filly Varna colt .. Spokesman 3 Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 20 SOVS. A Sweepstakes of 20 sous each, 5 ft, for two-Sear-olds; colts Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 31b; 31b and 51b allowed ; Althorp Park Stakes Course (half a mile). 23 subs. Ninny w.o. WATERLOO GORSE STAKES. The Waterloo Gorse Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, (to go to the second), with 100 added, for maidens; five year olds 12st 71b, six and aged 13st ; gentlemen riders; two miles on the flat ; 15 subs. Venator General Williams 2 Testamor Eight ran. Objection to winner, not being a maiden. ALTHORP STAKES. The Althorp Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 addel, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b ;'winners be fore starting of a stake of 100 sovs value 31b, 200 or two of 100 sovs 51b, 300 71b extra; T.Y.C. About nalf a mile. 44 subs. Lady Elizabeth Suffolk 2 Lady Highthorn Ten ran. ST. LIZ HANDICAP. Renewal of the St. Liz Handicap of 15 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared on or before Tuesday, the 29th of January; with 100 added; the winner of any handicap after the weights appear (Jan. 23, at 6 p.m.) of 200 soya value to carry 5 lbs, of any two such races or more, 10 lbs extra ; the second tv svro his feako. Wild Agnes Knight Errant ' Christmas Carol 3 Twelve ran. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Plaudit (taken) Bto 1 agst Julius (taken) 10 to 1 bar two CHESTER CUP. 9 to 1 agst Lecturer (offered —take 10 to 1) _ .....,, DERBY, 1863. 25 to 1 ngst Suffolk (taken to £500) NOTICE.—CIIANGF OF ADDRESS. —.1 . 011N STIRX, late of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage he has received during the past year, and begs to inform his friends that ho has removed to 25, Wel lington-street, Strand, Loudon, where commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of tho Wlteatsheaf, Worship-street, Shoreditch ; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; sad at One Swan-yard, Bishop3gate-street. W. lIOPKINS .nd JOILI AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, OXENDEN STREET, HAYMARKET. Commissions. JOIIN PERCIVAL, Oxford Cigar Stores, 3, Penton-street, Haymarket. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches; also in George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux's Brewery. --- THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can be seen daily in Talbot-court, Gracechureli-street, from Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth oad, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. IWI P MAL PAR? lAUENT HOUSE OF COMMONS. —Tins DAT. The SPEAKER took the chair at twolve o'clock. JOINT STOCK COMPANI S E (VOTING PAPERS) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Mr. D. GRIFFITH said the great object of the bill was to enable persons to vote at meetings of joint stock com panies by a voting paper in preference to the system now in practice, viz.—either in person or by proxy. At pre sent the proxies were sent in to the directors before the meeting was held, and therefore the system was open to great objection, because it nearly always hap pened that the proxies were used by the directors to enable them to carry their own proposition right or wrong. The voting paper was only to bo used at an adjourned meeting, and then the parties giving them to their friends would be in a position to . give expression to their opinions after they had heard the question to some extent discussed. Mr. LAWSON said the bill was altogether useless, as it would not carry out the object of the hon. gentleman, neither would it be of the slightest benefit to shareholders. After a short discussion the Ist clause was struck out without a division, and on the motion of Sir F. Goldsmid Mr. Dodson left the chair, and the house resumed. SPIRITUAL DESTITUTION BILL. Mr. AYRTON moved the second reading of this bill. lie said when ho first brought forward the subject he was met with the objection that the bill dealt with a small por tion of the country in preference to the larger; and the object of this bill was to call upon the Ecclesiastical Com missioners to give a portion.of the Common Fund to relieve cases of spirituel destitution in England. As that was objected to, ho had consented to extend his measure to the whole of England and Wales, and that the Commissioners should at once be called upon to provide for the urgent cases which presented themselves. The Common Fund was made up mainly from the increased value of land and other episcopal endowments, iu comparison with what they produced when first given to the church, and ho thought it was nothing but just that those places which had given the wealth should have the first of the benefit. The Co mmissioners at the end of the year would come into an in creased income, by the falling in of the Finsbury estate, to the amount of over £50,000 per annum; and therefore he thought the overcrowded portions of the metropolis ought to bo well-cared for. The Commissioners, he believed, proposed a plan of making au appropriation to all places with 5,000 inhabitants, so as to make up the salary of the ministers to 1;300, but he contended that the Fpirittial destitution of the people ought to be cared for before the personal destitution of the clergymen. Mr. HOWES moved that the bill ho read a second time that day six months, because he believed the measure was hostile to the commission in the largest sense. The Com missioners were anxious to relieve all cssss of siiritual destitution, but the bill laid down such stringent principles that be felt bound to oppose it in every way. Mr. B. HOPE supported the bill. Mr. WALPOLE said he should be strongly iu favour of the bill if it were to give curates to populous places as well as to augment beuefices, but as the Commissioners had not sufficient funds in hand when they considered , the clauses which came under the existing act, he could not support the bill. Moreover, if they adopted it mde they would lose the largo benefactions wh ich were now.a to meet the grants wade by the Commissioners. Selwyn, A discussion ensued, in wh ich Mr. Bruce, Mr. m er Sir W. fleatheote, and other embs took mad e part, the ge a sim p ly ral opinion being that the bil l ought to be permissive measure. sa id the bill was compulsory Mr. AYRTON, in rep l y , only so far that the Commissioners should be called upon to consider the casos su bmitted them, but it was permissive as to the distribution of -its funds. Ile was of opinion that for years greater . regard had boon paid to the parson than the people, and it was to remedy that that he had introduced the bill. It had b een sa id that the Ecclesiast ical Commissioners were unable to deal with the cases he had referred to, becaus e th e cOnunigiouero had anticipated the L=l4 that More to come into their hands. Ile denied altogether the right to do so. The bill simply stated that where the population exceeded 5,000 persons and:spiritual destitution existed, the Commissioners should be at liberty to appropriate the funds at their disposal. Ile contended that the poor had s right to assistance from the fund which they had helped to accumulate rather than that those funds should be digtributed amongst parsons and patrons. He was quite willing to alter the bill so far that the commis sioners should take the claims of populous parishes into consideration concurrently with the other claims made. Tho house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 7B Against it 173 Majority The bill was consequently lost. SEA. COAST FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. BLAKE moved the second reading of this bill, wide!' provided, among other things, to eppoint inspectors to gnarl and protect fisheries, to cum.% certain restriction,/ milli respect to trawlite , , and to grant lo i ns t . o fi~taeran ,n for the repair of their bolts and gear. The measure would be productive of touch good in Ireland, and therefore he hoped tine house would consent to its s-contl reading, with a view of referring it to a select committee, where its pro visions cetild be fully examined. . . I oral NAAS said' he should not oppose the progress of. the bill, hot hosp. cially wished to guard himself agairst the burp ,sitiot, that he was favourable to all the pr,vi signs ot ow ue•asure, and he !oust also ask that no further step bo taken iu the matter Wit il al kr Easter, tha question of referring the bill to a select committee being also left open. After some further discussion, the bill was read a second. time. MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third tbne and passed. WATERFORD ELECTION COMMITTEE. Colonel ADAIR brought up the report of the Wfat,.ftford County Election petition. . The report stated that Edward De Is Poor, Esq., was duly elected, and that no corrupt practices were proved to ha7e prevailed at the late election. The house then adjourned. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) Market unchanged. 8,000 bales. Sales probably 7,000 Of SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, April 3.—Wind this day at noon--North- Westerly; light breeze and fine weather. CARDIFF, April 2.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Martin Kay, for Monte Video; Aurora, for Quebec; Exchange, for St. Jago de Cuba. FALMOUTH, April 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Danne brog, from New York; August, from Odessa; Clio, from Sulina. LIVERPOOL, April 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Darian, from Jamaica. Or DOVER, April 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Skyfold, from London for Baltimore, with lossgof maintopsail and other damage. (By Telegraph.) GR►VESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, April 2—Hampton Court, from Iquique ; S i len tium, from Boston; Melita, from New York. Arrived, April 3—Orion (steamer), from Rotterdam; Maas (steamer), from Antwerp; Esk (steamer), from Guernsey ; Leopard (steamer), from Havre ; Chevy Chase (steamer), from Dunkirk ; Holland (steamer), from Ostend ; Marshland (steamer), from Pillau ; Ireton (steamer), from Boulogne; Sir Robert Peel (steamer) from Dunkirk. Sailed—Lord John Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk. Returned, damaged—Li Mountain, for New York. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—lndustry, for San Francisco; Tri Wave, for Rangoon —both from London ; Darmine, from Groningen, for Shoreham; Star of Sunderland, from the North, for the West. REPRESENTATION OF MIDDLESEX.--A requisition is in progress to request Viscount Ranelagh to be a can didate for the county of Mildlesex. At the last general election 4,000 signatures were given' to the requisition, asking his lordship to stand, and he only withdrew front the contest at the eleventh hour, owing to circumstances over which he had no control. ACCIDENT AND Loss OF FIVE LIVES IN A CORNISH MINE.—The Cornish Telegraph of yester day reports a shocking accident which occurred on Mon day in the North Levant Mine, St, Just. While some sloping was going on in the direction of an adjoining un used mine (the Old Maitland) water broke through, and speedily gained such force that several workings became filled, and five poor fellows were either drowned or crushed to death by the debris. The damage done to the mine itself is but trifling, and a portion of it only will be ex cluded from operations, and that, it is believed, but for a few days only. Lord Alfred Churchill, the lion. Ashley Pon souby, and General Craufurd had an interview with Lord John Manners, at the office of her Majesty's Works, Whitehall-place, yesterday. SUPPOSED DISCOVERY OF A PLANET VERY CLOSE TO TILE SUN, within the orbit of Mercury. The story is a curious ono; and, says the Saturday Review, in describing it. as follows : —lf Vulcan eventually proves to be a reality, it will form one of the most ex . traordinary instances of astronomical discovery effected by a humble individual and by the rudest instru ments. In the year 1859, Le Verrier laid before the scien tific world his opinion that an error in the assumed motion of Mercury might be accounted for by an unknown body within the orbit of that planet, disturbing him by its attraction. On this being made public, a humble country physician of Orgeres, in the department of Euro-et-Loire, in Franco, a certain M. Lescarbault, came forwardand stated that on March 26 of that year he bad observed a transit of an object across the Sun's disc i which he thought might be a planet. He gave as his excuse for not having previously announced the fact, that he was waiting fora confirmatory observation. This led to an interview between him and Le Verrier at Orgeres, in which the great astronomer alarmed to no small extent tho poor doctor by throw ing doubts on his veracity, and on the adequacy of his instruments. "Tell me what you have seen." The tran sit was described in all its particulars. The astronomer then inquired by what chronometer the times of first and lastcontacthad been noted. To Le Verrier's horror and sur prise, the little doctor pulled out a huge old watch without minute hands. He laughed ; the whole affair was either an imposition or a delusion. " What, with that old watch showing only minutes dare you talk of estimating seconds ?" Lescarbault produced a pendslum—an ivory ball attached to a silken thread, which, when hung on a nail in the wall, Wit seconds. Rude instrument enough I But how had the doctor counted the seconds? There was no difficulty ; he was accustomed to feel pulses, and to count their pulsations; and he did the sane with his pen dulum. The telescope is then produced, and declared satisfactory. But now for the memoranda. The paper, covered with grease and laudanum, is drawn from a recess. Tho Orgeres' physician is at last caught in his own trap ; the whole story ,is a fabrication ; there is a diffe rence of four minutes of time between the memo randa and Lescarbault's letter. How dare he play such tricks on the scientific world? The physician explains that the difference is between the mean time of his watch and Sidereal time. Le Verrier becomes more courteous, and begins to believe; the telescope is produced by which the old watch was regulated to Sidereal time ; and the doctor's story is now becoming more satisfactory and consistent, even to the account he gives, how, being short of paper, he made his calculations on a plank and, in order to make way for fresh ones, planed off the old. The savant is satisfied ;he believes, congratulates the physician on his discovery, and departs, resolved to give Loscarbault ail the credit duo to his achievement, and to make his observations the bases of fresh calculations. It is believed that this is a real discovery, though much doubt has been thrown on it. There are several records of spots having been traversing the sun with a motion much more rapid than that of Mercury ; and, though no decided confirmation has taken place since 1859, the question can not be considered decided by a negative of the kind, espe cially when it is considered that Vulcau—if there be a Vulcan —is so close to the sun that the rays of that luminary must tend to baffie the most careful searches after his person. Tit E BUILDING TRADE.—The joiners and quarry men in Barnsley and neighbourhood have struck work for an advance of wages and a reduction in the hours of labour. For a considerable time the question of wages and hours of labour has been under discussion, and some few months ago the committees of both trades laid before the masters their grievances, and ultimately notices were delivered by the men to the effect that on and after the Ist of April the joiners wculd require ls. per week advance and a reduction of one hour per day—viz., from ten to nine hours—while th e q uarrymen required an advance of 2s. per week. The t wisters held several meet ings to consider the demands of their worklllol ls with regard to the joiners they a g reed to give the e xtra per week, but declined to concede nny reduction in the hours of labour; with regard to the q uarrymen, it was agreed to advance their wages Is. per week. The latter class of workmen hell a Inceting on Monday evening at the Griffin Inn, when it was resolved not to commence work again ouflatilliettiociinrr :t a p d r s es l: l d t been yy i f 3 r a o m m p 1 2 i e 2 i s l . w to ith. perhe NN.wagesoe andwthnorsceicof t o h N e qinaHrErynNteonnfFrootLnK COAST.—PALLING to 24,5. Sunday.—During a fresh wind a heavy sea— Pl last L night,N Gr (reports Mr. French, the officer of coastguard) the French schooner La Prudence, from wasiron wcastle k to Seville, ff with a Institution,Tilife-boa life-boat fortunately the means National the whole of the crew,,use o o f r eLife-boatthisse u i rescuing t c h e e . six in number. , --- -------- " Ilave you read my last speech'?" said a vain orator to a friend. " I hope so," was the reply. The three ages of a United States Senator are, Mile-age, Post-age, and Patron-age. Why are railroad companies like laundresses?— Because they have ironed the whole country and sometimes do a little mangli►►g. An Irishman being told that the price of bread had fallen, exclaimed, " This is the first time I ever rejoiced in the fall of my beat friend."